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WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1921
LAST EDITION
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AM DEFIES ALOES,
W1E TO PAY SUFI On
College Students at Raleigh to Tell Grand Jury About Latest Hazing Affair, in Which Pistols Were Brought Into" Play
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STRAH0K TAKES UP UMUSSIM MAME MM
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ISFOUGl
0 RUSSIA IS
MODIFIED
I !
NAMED ASSISTANT
TO NEW SECRETARY
OF THE TREASURY
Announcement May
Made, However. For
Time, It Is Stated
ILREADY BE MADE
t These Modifications Arc
nut. nut Muy Bo Ke-
t Risuimitlon of Trade
ihe Soviet (Jovernnient;
kclala Arm Reticent
tton, : Marcn ... i-ax-iy
Ion is to 0e given in if
Itween the United States
I Russia, it waa Indicated
the state department.
announcement of any
relations between the
ties or in any of the rul-
Ihe Wilson administration
he made for. some time,
made clear that already
odiflcations of those rul-
are under consideration
ten made. .
lisions were reached ln-
(of the appeal from the
ernmcnt to President
Ind the government for a
fof trade relations De
bited States and Russia.
Ll reached the state de-
I today from the White
eal was received at the
use and sent to the state
It without being called to
Ion of President Harding.
kvent of an agreement by
I States to treat with the
was indicated that no
bars would be place
re entry into the - United
a delegation which the
tireless dispatch, to London
Soviets proposed to send
negotiate a trade agree-
was developed that a
ader view has been taken
lepartment regarding the
of passports and vises.
re has been no indication
aterial relaxation of the
it became known that In
wptlonal cases vises and
rould be authorized,
ouncement in press dls-
rora Stockholm, that a
f Russian gold now is on
irum that place to the
e, also developed that the
government would not
question of the metal's
as explained, however,
ties to whom it was con-
Mid accept it at their own
official view is that its
toot be properly impugned
"ie mint mark of any
sovernment, such as that
which is rpnnrteH to have
1 on the consignment. If,
' received and accepted, a
io its origin or ownership
question would be one
rts to decide.
lude adopted toward the
1 Of trulH If , n.
not different frntn that
" Oreat Britain. In this
occanie known that the
recently entered nn he.
t Brltnin and soviet Rus
carefully studied and
; '"f state department.
"" learned that, official
n f Lenlne'n rianlnrntlnn
delation of many of the
N will hp ., ,,
J':h American officials
'r study of the Rus-
'on. Ti u,n j
,l , "oa iiia.uo iuai,
Lenine's declarations
,W i definite proof
m,k y material altera-
Methods Thn ...f
"'' hat he made the state-
h";u 'o mm, in which he
i-itmminy of tne Principles
- had proven failures
i, .must look t0 caPi"
"hilltatlon and stablli-
nt. are not unmindful
ti,i.imany times officially
lu9sla that tv,
ould not hesitate to act
Sir :.
- " 1
Kllot Wndsworth
Eliot Wadsworth, appointed as
sistant secretary of the treasury, is
a native of Boston and is national
ly known thru his Red Cross work
and h,is position as one of the
overseers of Harvard University.
NO APP
L
AIIS
FOR LOANS MADE
By
CAROLINIANS
War Finance Board Ready to
Aid But So Far Nothing
Asked By State
M'LEAN SOON TO RETIRE
His Term Runs Until Next Tear, But
Ho Will Not Stay; Democrats Are
to Bo Replaced Soon After tho
CJ. O. P. MertliiK at (ireens
""" bora, Sdiecliilcd Tomorrow .
any way deemed ex-
gheneraj plan
tment
ted next week
Mna,rc? " 23- Testimony
nd Jury last year by
wn. president of the
frue. in the Investlga
world'g series baseball
" rePpated by h,m yes.
'"'M of the statements
"neswg wag read Ag.
8 Attorney Gorman, in
0tain new indictments
,e'8ht former Whits Sox
ohers, whose Indict
- dropped. Additional
' Johnson will be given
eek and new indlct
Pectea to be votei next
aaa said.
(By PARKKK ASDKRSON )
Washington, March . 23. North
Carolinians arc taking little if any
interest in the war finance corpor
ation so far as the exporters of to
bacco and cotton are concerned, it
was learned at the olflces of tho
corporation --today. The new admin
istration, it is said, plans -to make
the corporation function in a- big
way and Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace and Secretary of Com"
Hoover are taking a keen interest
especially as regards help tor the
tactically every southern Mate is
taking more interest In the matter of
exporting cottonan, to acc than
North Carolina.
states have made iornial appl - a
tions for loans while in North Caro
lina only informal ln?r l .ha e
been made and none o ''
been followed UP by formal appli
ttTSn of he doctors of
the war finance -corpora 'on
farming Interest ".aUrl W
aided by taking advantage of we
opportunities offered by the goi rn
ment for financing the crop..
take advantage of tn.". n
ties It is up to then, o do so
In this connection it may
ed that J- Mean. rorth
Carolina, one of tn o
rectors, will not rem.ilr
much longer unl-M there
signs of interest in the fhome,
the corporation. - ' w2
does not P':re "b"; 0Vhe will nil
but no one here Deime
out his term. . meeting of
immedlately-aft r he mg
the Republican ' r.reensboro
which will be heW -t Ore
Thursday, a ""a "number of
Washington to have a u
federal " already
filled by Bepubl IM"- he Rp.
stated In these M'"1; allowing
publicans have ni .idea
Democrats to ho Id or . I
the state organization fl
what It wants In '.""tViet at
age. The marshalshl,
torney, prohibition c.reem
revenue agent in cha.ee (he
boro are slated to
first to e- investigation by
A Preliminary. McUon
Secretary of the Treasuc),
(CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN)
MUCH
SECRECY STATE COLLEGE
ASTD CHARGEON STUDENTS AGAIN
liMEUB Oil A RAMPAGE
Charge of Mutiny Has Been
Preferred, But Very Doubt
ful If This Is Real Charge
OFFICIALS - ARE SILENT
Five Men Urouglit to Now Orleans In
Irons Arc .Not Permitted to Keo
Visitors nml Rumor Will Not
Down That They Are Want
ed In New York
As Result of Latest Hazing
Outbreak Number Are to
Go Before Wake Jury
NAMES NOT GIVEN OUT
Serious Outbreak Reported to Have
0xtiired Early Tuesday Morning
When Rooms of Freshmen Were
Entered and Heads of Fresh
men Kliaved
, New Orleans, March 23. The five
men landed in irons yesterday from
the steamer Rushvllle, which
brought them from Rio de Janeiro
at the request of the American con
sul mere, were still held nenma a
Brmnn tanmv tnHnv Tlaitilnarl
technically at the parish pall on
cnarges 01 mutiny on tne nign seas,
but said to be suspected of knowl
edge fcf the September Wall Street
bomb explosion, the men were al
lowed to have no visitors and were
carefully guarded by federal and
parish authorities.
Whether the men will be taken
to New York for trial in connection
with the bomb explosion or will be
held here for charges of mutiny,
this being the first port of entry,
will be decided by the result of the
investigating department of Justice
agents as to their alleged connection
with the New York disaster. So
far as could be learned here the
federal agents had not succeeded In
linking them with the explosion, but !
were still working on this angle of
the case.
The five men, all of whom claim
in ho aanvnan and nil nf Whom Were
said to be well educated, gave their
names as Fhllllp Uenaer, Lionel
Kueberezuff, Rudolph Dorsh, Hans
Randin and Henrik Llpman. Ac
cording to Captain Van Weldren, of
the Rushvllle, they were arrested a
mnnlh a o-O fnlliiwtnff fl miltinV OTi
board the Steamer City of Alton
and were landed at kio ae Janeiro.
T otur tho American consul at Rio
had them put aboard tho Munson
liner Yoro to oe returned 10 m
United States, but they created such
.iiunrHp thnt the Yoro's comander
quickly returned them ashore. When
the Rushvllle arrived at mo a simi
lar request was made by the consul
upon Captain von Weldren He
agreed to bring tho prisoners to
New Orleans.
Just how "their" names - were
brought into the Wall Street explo
sion has not been made clear here.
mnn!rii tn n local dcuartmcnt
of Justice agent the Steamer City
of Alton made tne vuymsu (
de Janeiro where the captain of
the vessel wanted to pay the crew
with Brazilian money. Members of
tho crew objected to this and a de
cision was left to the American vice
consul at Rio, who said that Ameri
can money must be given the crew.
Ar.rinr m tYip Kline official the
a.vuiujd
charge of mutiny brought against
the men grew out or ineir ueinauu
Inir that ice water be furnished by
f th ritv of Alton.
me iiiu.-t-.
This question also was referred to
the American vice cumui, w
, j .1... H.-rt mpn rpturned to New
oereu - .
fr.-u t.,r trial on a charge ol
iwn
mutiny , -., ..
t-.i,. th hinn ne laws it IS
saiid the men will be tried on the
mutiny charge nere. as wis
first port of cal for the Rushvllle
unless later developments in the
Wall Street explosion investigation
Implicate tho men. In which case,
It is said, by the local officials, they
will bo immediately returned to
New York for trial on the more se
rious charge.
I nileslrables to be Deported
Pfiris. March 23. Expulsion of
! ... inn ..rwt.lr-hl Germans re
siding In Strassburg has been de
cided upon Dy tne suinuuu i....
It is declared in a dispatch from
the city to the Petit i'arislen.
GERMANY REFUSES TO PAY
BILLION MARKS DUE TODAY
AND QUESTIONS THE DEBT
NICARAGUA WILL
LEAVE I LEAGUE
Little South American Repub
lic Finds $4,000 Per Month
Is Too Expensive
San Salvador, Republic of Salva
dor March 23. Nicaragua has be
Kun negotiations to secure ' Permljr
Hion to resign her membership In
fhe Uague of Nations, say. dis
patch received here from Managua.
CVp ha. been taken it 1 de-
glared because
tached to the membership is con
tacneu ... r. i. nn nted out
Flered exce.-.v.. . . .
now Owes - -
ing been a member for a year.
Raleigh, March 23. As the result
of one of the most serious outbreaks
of hazing In the history of the insti
tution a number of students of State
College here have been c!ted"to ap
pear before the Wake county grand
Jury on April 11 to answer charges
of violating state statutes. No ar
rests have been made.
The latest outbreak of hazing at
the college began the latter part of
February and reached its climax
early yesterday morning when the
rooms of about twenty freshmen
were broken Into and the victims
given head shaves. The Invaders,
who were masked, It was stated, used
heavy timbers In battering down the
doors and in some instances shots
were said to have been exchanxed.
No serious Injury was done either to
the hazing party or to their victims,
so far as can be learned.
President Riddick late yesterday
placed the names of several students
in the hands of Solicitor Herbert
N orris, who later summoned them
to appear before the grand Jury.
Neither Dr. Riddick nor Solicitor
Norrls would disclose the names of
the students involved In the hasing.
The disturbance is said to have
centered In the Watauga dormitory,
and spread thenco to the 1111
building, and several other struc
tures in which the students were
housed. Beginning about mid
night, It Is said to have continued
until after 3 o clock in the morning
before the hazing party desisted
from its raid and returned to their
quarters. Masks are said to have
been worn. Dr. Riddick was ap
praised of the situation and im
mediately began an Inquiry.
Head Bhavlng appears to have
been the most extensive means of
hazing. Numbers of Freshmon
were on the streets yesterday after
noon and last night, shorn of their
hair, and attracted considerable at
tention In the theaters. As many as
eleven wane, counted by an observer
in one theater. None carried any
other marks save minor bruise In
flicted in the struggles that some
times preceded the bartering ' ad
ministered. ' 1
Pistol firing was said to have
been rather general when the Wa
tauga building was Invaded by the
hazers. On freshman Is reported
to have been shot at directly when
he resisted the Invasion of hi
room, but the bullet went wild.
Doors are said to have been fired
thru, and when occupants of a room
dcllned to open It, an Improvised
battering ram was brought into play
and the door smashed from Its
hinges. -
The first outbreak of hair-cutting
started In October, but was without
any general result. A very low
members or the nrst-year Class iosx
most of their hair, but the situa
tion blow over ' without any public
notice being attracted to It. No ex
pulsions - occurred. In February
there was a recurrence of ihe at
tack upon the lower classmeh, and
a numoer oi neiu-u"
P' .- -,.w.
DT iilddlCK aeciareu mum
that he intended to suppress - xne
custom of hnzing at State College
If it required the full power or tne
state courts to do It.
INVESTIGATOR QUITS
FIFTY DOLLAR DAY JOB
Washington. March 23. The res
ignation of Roland B. Mahany, . as
special commissioner to Europe to
investigate internal revenue ma.f
ters. has been approved by Secre
tary Davis as of March 21 and sent
to the President, It was announced
today at the department of labor.
Mr. Mahany was soit abroad sev
aral months ago at a salary said
to have been 150 a day. Cable
crams recalling him were sent in
February by former Secretary. Wil
son and Mr. Mahany arrived hers
Monday to report to Mr. Davis, but
did not see him until yesterday.
SINN FEIN PREPARING
FOR EASTER ACTIVITY
MARKS DUE MAY 1 SHE
CWMPIJDO
Failure to Pay Sum Due Today
Is Looked Upon As Viola
tion of the Treaty
ASKS FOR ACCOUNTING
Germans Claim Their Deliveries on
Reparations Account to Data Are
In Excess of Sums Demanded;
Allied Commission Has Taken
Matter Under Consideration
Paris, March IS. Germany, In
her reply today to the recent ulti
matum of the allied reparations com
mission, refuses to pay th one bil
lion marks gold due on this data and
disputes the commission's figures
showing a balance of 12,000,000,000
marks due May 1.
It Is maintained In the Oerman
note that the 20,000,000,000 marks,
which the peace treaty provided,
should be handed over by May 1, has
been more than paid. .
The note asks that a Joint com
mission of experts fix the value of
the German deliveries on reparation
account, but it declares that In any
event It would be Impossible tor
Oermany to pay 12,000,000,000 marks
by the first Of May.
The note concludes as follows:
"If, after the experts have con
ferred, it is established that there
la a deficit in the payment by Oer
many she Is ready to begin negotia
tions with the reparations commis
sion regarding the floating of a loan
abroad."
The reparations commission met
this morning to consider the Ger
many reply, which was transmitted
from Berlin last night.
The Germans' failure to pay is
deemed a violation of the treaty of
Versailles, which the commission will
report to th allied governments. The
allies will then determine what
measures shall be taken.
It la commented here that the
German experts already have been
heard by the commission, . which
listened to their arguments before
fixing the valuation of the German
deliveries credited as payment
against th 20,000,000,000 marks.
This valuation, therefore, was con
sidered final since th treaty gives
the commission sole Jurisdiction In
the matter.
The German reply does not an
swer directly the commission's de
mands for a. first, payment of J
000,000,000 marks today. (This point,
however. Is covered on th face of
things by Germany's contention of
over payment of the entlr amount
due by May 1.) - There is nothing
said in th note to show that It would
be Impossible for Oermany to pay
this one billion marks, as the repara
tions commission knows that Osr
many has this sum available In gold
as well as In foreign securities. It Is
tated.
MUSIC CONCERT IS
PLANNED FOR THIS
CITY NEXT MONTH
At mooting of Omi executive)
committee of the WliMton-Kaleni
Musk) Festival Association held,
last night, preliminary step were
taken for the presentation of big
concert program during the Utter
part of April. In the program the
children of the city schools, who
are closing tlidr first year In vo
cal mtislo under the direction of
Mr. William Broach, wUI have
large part. One of the feature
will be the school children's cho
rus of one thousand to toes. Other
special features will also be ar
ranged. Committee to snake definite,
arrangentenu for the event will
be appointed soon.
NAMED ASSISTANT
STATE SECRETARY
CAROLINIAN AIDE
TO THE PRESIDENT
Belfast March 22. Telegraph
wires between Belfast and Dublin
were cut last evening. The author!
ties today expressed belief that this
act was tn preparation for possible
Sinn Fein activity daring Easter
E
CoL Sherrill Has Been Assign
ed to This Duty; la a West
Point Graduate
(Dr PARKER R. ANDERSON.)
Washington, March 23. North
Carolina figured at the White House
today when President Hurding ap
pointed Lieut.-Col. Clarsnce O. Sher
rill, of North Carolina, aide to the
president, succeeding Major C. 8.
Ridley, assigned to other duties.
Lieut. Sherrill Is a son of former
state librarian Miles O. Sherrill and
Is a graduate of Trinity College and
th Military Academy at West Point
lie saw overseas service during th
late war,
Marlon Butler left for North Caro
Una Tuesday night to attend th
Republican masting, to b held at
Greensboro Thursday, when patron
age Is to be discussed snd a slat
arranged for th severs! political
Jobs In North Carolina. Butler Inti
mated very strongly that be Intends
to fight for "Horns Rule" and that
n does not propose to It Ignored
tiTT i mien DOfurMTd IT !
CONEY FROM HOPPING OFF
. m 111 ' ' i 'i m ""ffiji
Fred Morris Dealing
Frsd Morris Dwrlng, Missouri
man, will fill lh assistant secretary
of state post, vacant since William
1'hllllps worn named minister to the
Netherlands two years ago by Pres
ident Wilson. The appointment of
During was anneunoed recently.
FRENCH SENATOR
SAYS U-S- NEVER
PAID 1778 DEBT
Debate in Senate Over Claim,
Which U. S. Record Show
to Have Keen PaJdW
IT WAS 800,000,000 FRANCS
If Debt Has Not lleen Paid lis Frln.
elpal and Interest Today Would tie
Hnfm-tent to Pay Debt France
Htm Owes r. K. and F.nglamls
Washington View of Matter
Jacksonville, Fla., March "II.
Lieut. W. D. Coney, army aviator,
Is still In JscksonsvHIe, his proposed
trans-continental trip to Han tiso
today having been postponed indef
initely because of adverse weather
conditions along certain sections of
the route. The aviator was rexdy to
take off and was warming up his
motor when the order postponing the
start was received.
II
OPPOSES
51
ini
ll ran up
Dutch Do Not Like His New
Book; Shows He Is Inter
fering: in Politics
- London,- March - 2 J. Public opin
ion in Holland has been greatly
stirred by the publication of form
er Emperor William's book, which
Is regarded as proving that ho Is
abusing Dutch hospitality, by deal
ing with political questions, says
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Amsterdam today. The news
paper points out that the ex
kalser'a self defense was written In
Amerongen after he had 'given a
pledge to the government at The
Hagu not to Interfere in political
questions.
The book also, it Is contended,
shows that former German ruler
had not yet retired definitely from
political life, his presence In Hol
land thus constituting a "serious
menace."
Altho the -government does not
intend to Invite the x-emperor to
leave the country. It Is stated that
the cabinet will make representa
tions to him at Doom and draw his
attention to the obligations arising
from his enjoyment of the Dutch
right of asylum.
L
EGION EXPELS
LT. COLANDERSON
New York Post Kicks Out Man
Who Showed Too Much Sym
pathy For German
New Tork, March 23, Alexander
rV Anderses, former lieutenant col
onel of the 186th infantry, was noti
fied today by the New York county
executive commltte of the Ameri
can Leglos that he had been expell
ed from lb veterans' organization
because of his utterances at the
"recent horror on the Rhine" meet
ing her. This meeting was called
as a protest against the allrired us
by th French of. negro troops In ths
occupied son of Germsny snd later
was condemned by leglonalres s
"propagasda to destroy th eordul
relations existing between- the
United States and her wsr alUs."
Th commltte voted unanimously
for th expulsion of ths formr of
ficer last midnight, after a trial that
had lasted more than six hours. Ills
participation In liie meeting was d
clared to b prejudicial to the b-st
interest of th Legion. Anderson
did sot attend th trial, but had sent
a Utter claiming the committee Isck.
ed Jurisdiction In that th ttth regi
ment post, of which he was th
former eommtrdor. ceased to W
last Ixctmbt'.
Anderson's eas Is aid to the
frit instance In which a member of
the American Legion hs )k.s into
and expelled.
.. Paris, March 23. (By Associated
Press) i Ths question whether
America had ever repaid the ad
vance to her mad by Louis XVI
of Franc during th Amerlesn rev
olution raised recently by a writer
In the " newspaper - Le'Kclalr, was
brought up In th senate during last
night diihat on the budget by Hen
stor Gaudl d Villains, representing
the department of La Manche.
"I said last year from (his ros
trum," lh senator declared, "that
Louis XVI In 1771, In th nam of
the French nation and to sav the
young American republic, had loan
ed America 190.000,000 francs."
Konntor Gaudln de Villain calcu
lated that at three per cent this sum
now would exceed 17,000,000,000
francs, or sufficient not only to pay
what Trsnc owe to America, but
also what France owes to England.
"A Wsshlngton telegram, replying
within th last 24 hours to ths point
of which you speak, glvns ths dates
at which this debt was repaid," In
terrupted Senator Branglex.
"This debt never has been paid."
exrlalmed Hwnator Gsudln ds Villain.'
"The telegram In question gives
th exact dates of the payments, '
relUMl Bsnator Pfanglsr.
r h.rt tn v dar colleSgUTth
tarne thought as- you. and when 1
was In Ihs United Hint" i put ine
question to an Amsrlcan newspaper
the same question y '
today. I was told that the United
States had repaid. I scarcely . be
lieved It. because th reply In a way
waa vaue and indefinite, while the
telegram from Washington, to which
I alluded, gives tn oatas ana terms
of th payments. It comes from a
soure which seems above suspicion. '
"A teles-ram Is not a historical
document," Interposed Benator Jules
rirlahav. - -
"I must ask pardon," said Snnator
Brsnsler, "but It would b danger
nua inr the aood relations which It
Is lndlapenslbln to maintain With th
United States to open sucn a discus
slon if rt-ally this debt has been
paid. t
'That telegram Is a canard." r
marked Senator Domlnlciua . Dla
hare, causing murmurs from many
benches.
"Until there Is mors complet In
formation." said Senator Gaudln d
Villain. "1 assert that It has not been
paid, and I await knowledge to whom
It has oen paia.
(CONTITa'fD CIN PAO TE.T)
I
TO VAJ1DJERLIP
Foreijrn Minister Saya Japan
Will Take Necesqary Steps
to Protect Interest
somewhaFcomplicated
Russian Fnr ttntfTn Republic Con
ceded Kami-iiaUa Peninsula to
Hot lets. Who in Turn (raiited
Concessions to the American;
Japan Protest to Former
Toklo, March ti Japan will b
obliged to adopt whatever action as
may be necessary to protect hsr
rights tn Kamchatka. If th Rue-
slan Far Rastsrn Uepublle persists
in ft sours of transferring a part
of that peninsula to the authority
of th Russian soviet government.
Viscount Uehl&A, foreign minister,
declared In th hous of pssr here
today.
After stating that Japan bad rs.
cntly received Information that
(his transfer had been mads, h
Said this Country hart anl a nvla
to the far eastern republican ad
ministration at units, and, had sub
mitted flvs demands. Hs declared
that ths dsmsnds had not as yet
been accepted.
Japan has extensive fishery In
terval tn Kamchatka. -
This report of th transfer ef
Eart of the peninsula of Kamchat
a to the soviet government In
Moscow appears to have a direct
bearing upon concession granted
lhr to Washington ft. Vandrtlp, ,
of California, by ths Bolshevik re
gime in ItusatA. Ths concession
covering lh exploitation of oil.
coal and fishery Interests of Kam
chatka was granted last year
Mr. Vanderllp left th United
State for Itusela early In February
and arrived In Moscow on Mareh t.
Sines that time official statements
mad by leader of th Bolshevik
government have Indicated a r
veraat In economical and political
policies by ths Iltshvlkl and ' a
mor friend iy attitude seem to
hav been adopted by the authori
ties In Moscow. Information re
ceived In this country would Indi
cate that th concession granted
th American Interests represented
by Mr. Vanderllp would be workd
by Russian labor. It was declared
that the concession was granted
without restrictions as to develop,
ment, the Ilolshivlkl having waived
(heir original demand that th ex
ploitation of th property should be
carried out under Soviet lairs,
Th rights of th far eastern re
public hav been In question In ths
cnnsumatlon of th transaction by
which American Interests would se
cure th concessions.
Chicago Opera Co, In Mew Hands
Chicago. March 31. Control of
the Chlcadk Opera Company has
pssscd out of th band of a small
group of wealthy persons Into ths
hands of t00 business men, each of
whom has underwritten 11.00 as a
guarantee of xpnsa George M.
Spangler was formally appointed
business manager of lh company
last night wlien th arrangement
was completed.
INSURANCE CO. GOT
STUCK FOR 1 1 0,000
Paid That Awount on Life of
Man Who Is Now Found
to Be Alive
Aspermont, Texas. March II. B.
J, Cochran, for whoa supposed
dearth two years ago, his wlf now
dead, collected 119 000 Insurance,
faced a Jury her today to stand
trial on a charge of swindling.
Cochran was 'reported to hav
died March . If 11. A coffin box.
supposed to have contained a casket
with his body, waa burted and thy.
000 life Insurance was paid Mrs.
Cochran. A yaar later the Stone
wall county grand jury, taking
cognlsanc of reports that Cochran
had been seen alive, ordered the
grave opened. Th box was empty.
Cochran waa found living on a
sheep ranch near Sterling City with
his ftv children last October. Ac
cording to officers who arrested him,
th man claimed h wo d ragged
and kidnapped by a Mexican at tn
tlm of his supposed death and held -a
prisoner tn Mexico for seven
rmolrth.
Selection of Jury to try him
was completed y eater day and th
taking of testimony began today.
Two other man also are under
Indictment in connection with the
alleged wndl.