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c A H eijlott: MEWS 32 PAGES SUNDAY EDITION . TODAY AND EVENINGCHRONICLE "GREATER CH A R L OTT E'S H O M E NEWSPAPER" '" ini,OTTE XKYVS Established, Dally, 1S88; Sunday, 1910. ,ffE fJi-i-G CHRONICLE Established. 1903. CHARLOTTE, N. O, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1921. - THE EVENING CHRONICLE IMay 8, 1014. J VXV.E4 riYJil L-HlIN lc it Comply With aura (DerimmeBlt as jADE PROMPT T0lSSUEWARIViii4G People Arc Warned Against International Petroleum Co's. Campaign- Bv JI LE B. WARREN. ....nndrnt of The ewa. staff iui L April 9. Insurance Com ctrv W. Wade today de- nli55'? that his sole desire in Issuing '...-.ant aooui the International a str fnmnanv'S mail-order cam- pe for the sale of stock in North ?JiS" . Was prompted purely by the ftr-. to prevent the people of the 'eS f om investing in stock which ST not hear the earmarks of a a investment- The company is i0U,nL an appeal to the people of ELth Carolina on the ground that nd F Beasly. former Commission nf Public Welfare, is now on its ff Mi- Wade declares that he has 5'a,u'inr' but the warmest personal for Mr. Beasley, but wants call attention to the disastrous i of financial investments which ffiav follow investments in this and .... ii i-nmnanies. T'ie statement in full follows: "jiv action in this matter was rom'pteJ by an earnest desire to iroteet the people of . North Carolina :inst a repetition of the disastrous "nancial results that followed the big l-ook exploitation campaigns of 1919 and 1920. My attack was launched against the company itself and not aainst tin? two well-known North drolin i? whose names the company i. ns-112 so freely. "In doing this, I assumed no au thoritv not given me by law. The people of North Carolina are looking ;o the Insurance Department for pro tection and, when any concern vio lates either the spirit or the letter; of the law, the people of North Carolina may expect immediate action when the matter comes to the attention of the Insurance Department. "I am aware of the fact that these mail-order stock-selling campaigns are supposed to be checked up and con trolled by the Federal government. I am also aware of the fact that it usually happens that many of them jet away with thousands, often mil lions, long before the Federal gov ernment steps in and stops them. Usually when the Federal government cks the stable door, it is found that ie horse has already been stolen. ' "The state's blue-sky law was passed for the purpose of .requiring all such companies as the International Pe troleum Company to submit to a careful examination before doing busi ness in North Carolina- The . license fee is $200, truly a small amount for a company with the holdings and the prospects claimed by the Inter national. - "I wish that the Federal govern ment could be depended upon to pro tect the people of Corth Carolina; it would save the people of North Caro lina; it would save the Insurance De partment an immense amount of labor. But experience teaches us that it can not. When Uncle Sam stnnnpri Pnnii was found that he had alreadv salted away many, many millions. Pandolfo. of Pan Motor fame, started r'th nothing and cleaned up a million m a year. When Uncle Sam stomped m. thousands of men - had been rained. The Federal Trade Commis sion, after exhaustive investigation, ported that the people of the United 'AltS IOSt half a hillinn rlnllai-a in jje stocks in 1920 and that $125,000, '0 worth of Liberty bonds had traded for worthless stcok. Alt this time Uncle Sam an his agents were on the job but the crooks sot away with it. Manifestly, therefore, other agencies are needed and in the insurance Department of North Caro a, the people have established an agency. They expect will do so no matter whom it hurts. He lnaurance Department does not 7 tha there has been a violation the letter of the law, but the com pany, represented by Mr. Beasley which 'now flooding the state with soliciting and strvr-W.nollina. Certain! - fS . V ' itvf u not and is not complying '" the Department's interpretation the spirit of the law. It has not iicn et ; thpnCOn.Cernt tn investig tne Department is unable to endorse j -"""vnci vaue nas oeen aeiigni- U "Itn the lflWo 1nTIY-rcy nf Utfcra nf '"HUlry aboilt. ihia ctnnlr mkinV, Vqc S fl, ffiCe' 11 Sh0WS. he- be" learn the peonle. are gradually o ..v-k iu iintsi. in slock, wiiiuii (Continned on Pare Two.) DEMOCRATS WILL AID CONSTRUCTIVE LAWS Walrlm-. .... - Chairman8'- -P'" 1 ' ll"!?"? ed th i ' sc vnie xonigni. pieug from ,demt'ratic party to refrain H9;obstruotin& and harrassing" the clarM I auministration, which he de- , ' had "by act" ercnrt:e tVio nnl- icv8-w-i the Wilson regime. This pol ,' -Vnite believes, will meet the ao- of the country. I am ........ hlch , 1 y sraunea at the recora W lrv!-s far has been ma.de by our of thV 1 enemies, now the chief act Lnation in tnat they have by c n ,HPd the Policies of the pre thev Lv.!Tliriistration. which formerly To "-"or asesauea cy wora. new f)1,express tnis gratitude, we re tisan "r Podges to refrain ffom pav ruct 9 inationH to harrass and ob 'i everv re"assert our purpose to aid elfQ;.y B.roDer effort for the nation's Hi hn'in minority in congress will ill nf constructive legislation, but "i-oy f , ' resist attempts to -:!e-hd rtf, laws simply because they WhitT l t.uc inception." the com. the business affairs of that ho ri ' teo were beinS cleaned up, Publicitv pIrronosed to establish' here a t0 aid m , Pau and statistical force hen the "i- of congress so that. wesent .. 11 e comes, the party can tras,ts iv "..intelligent array of con- party will benefit." Striking Miners Back Down; Sympathetic Strike Averted; v Resume Negotiations Monday Tar Heel Personal Aide To President J LIEUT. COU CLARENCE O. SIIERRILL. L4eut.-Col. Clarence O. Sherrlll lhas been appointed personal mil itary aide to President Harding. JHe was chief-of -staff of the seventy seventh division during the Ar gonne drive in the World war. He was awarded 'the croix de guerre with palm. Colonel Sherrill is a native of North Carolina. AUTO SHOW WILL BE OPENED UP TO PUBLIC JM0NDAY Pryor's Band Will Give Concert as Doqrs Are Swung at 8 O'clock. The Carolinas automobile show, the second annual show nere for Carolina automobile distributors . and dealers, will be formally opened Monday night at 8 o'clock in the Standard Oil Com pany's building, at First and Clarkson street, with a. concert by the famous band of Captain Arthur Pryor. Virtually all details in preparations for the big event had been completed Saturday and all that : remains to be done Monday is the placing of the cars and . trucks. The building has been elaborately decorated under the direction of Mrs. M. M. Schiltz, exceeding in ornate ness the decoration ' of the warehouse used last . year . for the first show. The decorative work represents a cost of around $4,000. Forty-seven automobile distributors, dealers and auto accessory companies have secured space for the show and will have on exhibition the latest models of . the automobiles handled in the Carolinas and the latest and most modern pieces of auto equipment. In' addition to : the many, cars and trucks on exhibition, the big feature of the show will be the musflbal pro gram. The committee . m charge has gone to considerable expense in bring- tain Pryor'a .band and the following artists of . note: - Marion Harris, Car mella Ponsele, Margaret Travers and Barbara Maurel. Captain. Pryer is expected to arrive in. the city Sunday t morning, remain ing here -through the week. Miss Travers .and 1 Miss ,'Ponselle are also expected , to ' reach here during the day. Miss Harris- will come Monday morning and Miss Maurel Friday morning. . , - The building being occupied by the show is of two stories. The first floor will house the trucks while the passen ger cars will be placed on the second floor. The decorations have been plac ed on both floors, with flowers and hanging greens decorating the stair way connecting the two floors. Each booth has been divided by a hedge-way and potted plants and ferns have been placed about the building in profusion. The ceiling of both floors has ' been hidden above con tinuous lines of hanging moss and ce dars. The interior is brilliantly light ed to add to the brilliancy, of the (Continued on Page Fourteen.) LANDIS WILL RESIGN JUDGESHIP, IT IS SAID Washington, April 9. Federal Judge Kennesaw M. Lartdis. of Chicago, will resign within a few weeks, it wag reli ably reported here tonight. Judge Landis reported decision is said to be due to his desire to devote all his time to his duties as high commis sioner of organized baseball. He is understood to have given - informal no tice of his intention to the Attorney General so as to give time for considera tion of a selection of his successor. The judgeship is one of the, most widely coveted patronage plums. a fir- - A If- - - .'..'...v.v.i,i.y.y1;.:,vj, :Cv 'v -.-r.: ?v "."Syr-. a London, April 9. The miners backed down tonight: The triple al . liance strike threatened for Tues day appears averted. A conference between the miners, mine owners and the government has been call ed for 11 o'clock Monday morning. ' At the end of one of the gravest days in the Kingdom's history, the striking miners, faced by a gov- ernnient front of steel , and iron behind which the great mass of the public rallied with enthusiastic loyalty, did at least what Premier Lloyd-George had demanded as the sole by iron clatf condition for a re sumption of negotiations. They is sued notices to all members of the federation to "refrain from actions likely to interfere with the safety of the mines." They also agreed to permit the pumping of the mines to prevent them from being ruined during the progress of the strike. Furthermore, they warned against interference with the gov ernment's use of force, which is becoming general throughout the Kingdom's coal fields to save the mines from utter ruin by flooding. Thus, the miners surrendered what they had called their "main weapon" ana which only this morn ing their leaders had definitely de clared they would never relin quish. But even in surrendering it by final ly furnishing the guarantee upon which the mine owners and the government had insisted, the miners made it plain that their resoluve to show a united and determined front is unbroken. By way of saving its face, the federation's executive sent telegrams to the various districts informing members that Monday's conferences will open with out any "conditions" having been ac cepted. Yet, in effect, though no solemn writ ten guarantee was handed to the gov ernment, the federation s instructions to the members was all that was needed to open the door to peace. A rift in the "strike front" of the triple alliance became apparent during the day, which outwardly was filled with challenges and counter-challenges, threats and counter-threats, giving every appearance of the inevitableness of a calamity. There were many of the moderates among the alliance leaders. I who, despite outward unity and de fiance, were bending all energies to get the rnoiners to back down., . "Moreover, as the day wofe on, there .was increasing evidence tliat ;mojig the mass or tne transport workers as well as the railway men the two partners of the miners in the alliance there were strong elements opposing a gen eral walk-out.- Besides, the enthusias tic response of the public to the King's appeal for an. emergency force made a powerful impression, upon the would be strikers. All these factors combined to bring about the pacific culmination of the day's interminable conference. The danger of a triple alliance strike is by , no means definitely averted But once more time has been gained. Triple alliance leaders made it clear tonight that the combine continues to stand loyally by the miners. J. H. Thomas, the railmen's executive, an nounced that the alliance heads will re main in permanent session during the negotiations "in order, if necessary, to give effect to the previous strike de cision." , Before noon, several hundred had been shipped into mining territory to begin pumping the flooded levels. With them went policemen and soldiers to see that they were not molested by the miners. ( The expected crisis was reflected in the increased military and police ac tivity. In Whitehall it was shown in the gravity of high officials and the numerous conferences. King George and Queen Mary came into the city. . Prime Minister. Lloyd-George spent a busy. day. A forenoon conference with representatives of the triple alliance was his first duty. It was assumed that Lloyd-George appealed to the men to prevent a general strike, pointing out to them the grave results bound to fol law the paralyzing . of industry now. Some of the most influential labor leaders attended the conference. Harrv Gosling, Charles Cramp and J. H. Thomas were present. They left -Downing street with serious faces, proceeding at once to labor headquarters, where they isolated themselves most of the day. They permitted the inference that there had been no progress either to ward averting the threatened general strike or renewing conferences between miners and colliery owners. Industry showed more signs today of suffering from the coal shortage. However, most . of the factories, which had survived the first announcement, completed the week, many of them with the intention of . not opening Monday morning. Many more will start the new week with a shortened schedule. One of the most impressive developments of the situation, so far as the public is concerned, was the military display. While oficers did not wish to make a display of troop movements, the stations were filled with uniformed men en route to . points where they will mount guard. There were also glimpses of long lines of military lorries, concentrating as emergency freight haulers. Military officers collaborated with : government officials in drafting schedules for these substitute "trains." Tanks were sent to mining centers where radical leaders were known to be gathered. 1 r The - air service was represented by Sir Hufh Trenchard. who arranged for the use of planes and - dirigibles in the transportation of mail and provisions. Believing that it was nearing one of the gravest crises in Britain's his tory, the government was satisfied that it was in position , to fight. The res ponse oV volunteers was cheering. The government's charge that the miners are interested in starting an in dustrial revolution was born out today by Ramsey MacDonald, labor leader in parliament. MacDonald declared the miners had opened the decisive battle (Continued on Page Two.) Those Who Make History and Where It Will' Be Made I i fnmnT-- , -, r,iT iwuiirninrimnrfmmiirnrinirrfirifiiiiifii ' '" " '" 1 n-rr " "tt-t i nim iir ! jt5Jf x ,- vfii&TV ' ' " 'H ' " ' ' ' !'-.. . ' . ' v 1 1 JJk When the first session of the sixty-seventh congress assembles in Washington at noon Monday, it will have before it for considera tion and disposition legislation that will affect the future of the United States for years to come. Aside from tax revision, tariff, farmer relief and many score other domestic problems, the for eign policy of the United States will be decided upon and further ed. President Harding and Secre- MISSING GAS BAGl PICKED UP TODAY 20 MILES AT SEA Hope of Rescuing Men in Navy Balloon is Aban doned as a Result. Pensacola, Fla,," April 9. With the 4dejitificatipn of r..l'JtJballoon. . A-5559 found near Cape San Bias as the craft which was blown to ea nineteen days ago with five, navy, bajloonists i on .boar'ol, hope, of rescuing the teen was abandon ed tonight. , No trace1 of the aeronauts was found. A faint hope that the men were picked up by a slow-sailing vessel bound for a foreign port was held by some officers. The men who wero aboard the bal loon were: ChiefQuartermaster C. K. Wilkinson, commander, of Houston, Texas; student pilots R. E. Eland, Belleville, Illinois; E. L. Kershaw, Payne, Louisiana; J. E. Elder, Lebam,. New York, and W. H. Trefey, Salem, Mass. The fate of the five men who were in the balloon A-5559, the reason for its disappearance for so long, under the noses of searching air and water craft, and several other mysteries connected with loss of the big gas bag will be in vestigated by officers at the naval air station, it was announced tonight fol lowing the discovery by Captain Ecker of the deflated bag floating on the wa ters of the Gulf of Mexico, twenty miles off Panama City, Fla. What has happened to the five airmen headed by Chief Quartermaster Wilkin son, ; who were in the balloon when it sailed away from here March 22, may never be known. Officers are convinced that the waters of the gulf " have closed oyer the luckless quintet, but their records, may have a story to tell that will throw some light on the mysterious flight. Word was received . tonight that instruments and records found in the basket of the , balloon .by Captain Ecker, of the motor schooner Eleetra, are now being dried. The records were kept with an indelible pencil and reports here are that the marks are so : blurred they probably cannot be entirely deciphered. A complete log of these practice flights aliways is kept by the commanding of ficer. If this were available, naval au thorities said, a definite line might be bbtined on a locality where the men" or their bodies might be found. The puzzling part , of this newest na val mystery, it was said, is the ' fact that the big gas bag, with its basket j (Continued on Page Nine.) HOURLYEXFECTDEATH OF JUDGE" RITCHARD, Asheville, April 9. Judge Jeter . Con ley Pritchard, presiding officer of the fourth circuit United States Court of Appeals, is dying at the Mtssion hospital here. He is not expected to live through the night and hope has been given up that he can recover. Despite his extremely critical condi tion and while conscious when he de veloped pneumonia this afternoon, mes- sages are pouring in here from many sections of the United states expressing sympathy and sorrow at the distinguish ed jurist s condition. . Judge Pritchard has been ill for sever al weeks, but "tils condition took a turn for the worse a few days ago and he was again removed to the hospital. North and South Carolina: Fair and much cooler Sunday, Monday fair and continued cool. The Capitol Building at Washington. tary of State Hughes are expect ed to direct the congress in th development of the foreign policies to be followed by the present ad ministration. Vicet-President Cool idge, ' in addition to being presid ing officer of the senate, also sits wth the cabinet. Speaker Gillette oversees the doings of the house. Though a very sicc man in body, Harding Administration Has Gotten Off To 36 Found Guilty of Conspiracy To Rob American Express Macon, Ga., April 9. Thirty-six of the..' 45 men tried during the last four weeks m Federal court here on charges of conspiracy to rob the American Railway.; Express Company of goods valued at more than $1,000,000 were found guilty and the other nine ; were acquitted in a verdict returned this after noon. The men will be sentenced April SO. WILLI AMS TAKEN FROM COVINGTON - - -. ' 4.1 a Life PriSOner in Atlanta T2i T TJ;M. n J Ull X CUUlllg "cat vj. Moton for New Trial. Bv EDW ARD A. SHELLNUT. United Press Staff Correspondent. Covington, Ga., April 9. With the greatest murder trial ever staged in the lit tie. red court ...house here history. Covington tonight returned to normal. John S. - Williams, proprietor of the Jasper county "death : farm," uncovered by Federal agents investigating ..alleged peonage conditions, tonight was in the Fulton r county ' tower at - Atlanta to await the hearing of a motion f Or. a. new trial -bef re he is confined in state prison for life. .,.... i 'He was sentenced to life imprison ment today for murder of a negro farm hand Lindsay' Peterson, whose .body was washed up on .the Newton, county banks of the . Yelloy river. -.. With the removal of Wiljiams. to At lanta, the little town once . more re lapsed into. semblance of its usual quie; tude which was disturbed three weeks, ago when Federal agents -unearthed a veritable "death; farm" near' hre on and near which at least, eleven negroes were murdered. : . t - - ' ' - '-: - Thousands, who overflowed andr pack ed ihe little court room during the trial; had ' quietly left town and tonight - the streets ; wore a deserted air. Even - the "brigade" r of "long-distance expectora- i n,kn .aanVi nfoht rturinoT - the trial congregated in front -of the" little re courthouse to chew tobacco and discuss the case, -was gone. , ' ' , "Georgia has kept faith justice has been done," said Solicitior General A; M. Briand. ' "The verdict showed to the world that law and order will -be up held." ' r 1 Williams' family wife, -. daughter and one son, Dr. Gus Williams who were present when sentence was pro nounced, are back - on the home place tonight, heartbroken. hey leit town snortiy aiier we cuuil piuuuucu ocu- tence on tne agea aeieiiuiiit. - "He is innocent I know-it," said, lit tle Tillie, ten-year-old child of Williams as he was taken from the- court. Onlv; a few .""minutes previously, she had thrown her arms around her fath er's n'ect and hysterically' said: V. V; -i ' "Daddv. I-: can't stand -this." t ; ' Mrs. Williams, aided by her son, Dr. Gus Williams, left , the ; room, - sobbing aloud. 1 . - Not once dd Williams' stoicat expres; sion change? except when he affection ately ; embraced and kissed each member of the family good-bye. - r . ' " "Don't worry," he said in a husky voice as - he was led-away by officers. (Continued on : Pago Nine.) the mind of former President Wil son is as alert as ever. Just be fore he retired from the White House on March 4, he made it known that he would devote the remainder of his days to the fight for world peace. There are those who believe that the former Pres ident will be the power behind the toppled democratic throne, direct ing, from his home on S street, the manoeuvers of the out-numbered democrats in the foreign policy fights. A Good Start By DAVID LAWRENCE. . Staff Correspondent of The News. Copyright 1931, by News PubUshing Co. Washington, April 9. The first month of the administration of .. President Harding , has passed so rapidly that; to most of . the cabi . net officers, it has seemed like a wheels. ; ,. . iLcc, Viewing the work ; of the' hew : regime . dispassionately ' and : with . a recognition of the fact that Rome . wasn't built in , a day, even the most ardent partisan will admit " that a ' start has been made on more problems - in the last four weeks than was possible in the last year of the preceding admin istration. This doesn't necessarily imply criticism of the officials who tried hard to make progress in the face of inevitable friction between a republican congress .and a demo cratic executive. But it proves that, when all branches , of the government are of one political complexion, decisions can be made and things accomplished. President Harding was looked upon before his election as' a man of more or less leisurely ways. He hasn t 'proved so in office. He has worked night and day. He has gone at his job with a serious and earnest mma, : k knowing full well that he must satis fy an impatient electorate. Mr. Hard ing himself feles that . he has made headway on many-Important matters, but if he were to speak what is In his heart, he would tell the American public that the individual who invent ed patronage and the .distribution of public offices for political activity was really more of a serpent than the evil- genius ' of ancient Eden. Mr. Harding - is pestered day arid night by the obligations of politics. It isn't that he owes anybody any thing but members of the. senate and house must -be kept happy and they, in . turn, are bothered by. hungry con stituents. Some idea- of Mr. Harding's feeling, was given John Kendrick Bangs the -other day when he dropped in at the v White House to pay his respects- . Long lines of people had just ; passed through the executive of fices "shaking hands. ; Mr. Bangs said to .the President afterwards: - "It must be tiresome to shake hands" with so 'many people." "Not -.at all," replied the President. "It .' is a relief . and relaxation. All day long most of .my visitors come to im? asking . for' something either offices or action on public matters. Everybody is asking for r something. But these people who come to shake hands are not asking for anything. They come only with a smile or a blessing. They -come 'with cheerful faces and good wishes. . No, it is a re lief to get their smiles." ' And such has been the experience also of cabinet, officers. Some of them haven't been : able to get very far be cause of the amount of time they must give to conferences on. patron age... One or two of the cabinet offi cers who haven't' been in Washington before are amazed,- at the demands of members of congress. J They have been told it is not wise to ignore congress. So they; yield their time with good natured. tolerance. . ; -' If - the entire .jnembership of... con gress were guilty of office-seeking, the government wouldn't, get anything done! But it is true : of a relatively small group - who , manage to keep the heads of the departments .and "their subordinates - worried; all the time. It used' to i be the- same - way under the Wilson administration and one could almost hear the sigh of relief that went up out . of the White House when congress adjourned and members went home to . mend political - fences. : "There; can . be '.no catalogue of achievements as yet nor can any list be- moro than,, a cursory one. Yet . (Continued ' on Page Two.) : O'CALLAGHAN TO BE ORDERED TO LEAVE COUNTRY Labor Department Decides That Lord Mayor of Cork Must "Ship Foreign " Bq A. L. BRADFORD, United Press Staff Correspondent. Washington, April 9. Donal O' Callaghan, Lord Mayor of Cork, will be ordered to leave the United States, the Department of Labor decided tonight in co-operation with the State Department. The decision that the Irish Lord Mayor mustleave American shores will be made public by the Labor Department on Monda., it was ' learned tonight from Secretary of Labor Davis. Lord Mayor O'Callaghan is not being deported in the strictest sense of the word and neither is any defi nite time limit being fixed for his , departure, but It will be made plain tjiat he must leave this country. The decision of the Labor Depart ment, when It is made public Monday, will say, it is understood, that the Lord Mayor was given the status of a sea man and the privilege to remain in this country only until he could ship on some vessel bound away from the United States. The Labor Department will hold that O'Callaghan can not flout this privilege and with it the laws of the United States and that he must leave the United States, or "ship foreign" forth with. : The decision of the Labor and State Departments in the famous case was learned here with great, surprise. The case has haa a long career of notoriety, which involved a tilt between the State and Labor Departments under the Wil son administration and officials here thought for a time that the Lord Mayor would be ignored by Secretary of State Hughes and Secretary of Labor Davis. Almost ever since the interdepartment al friction, which delayed any definite action in the case, arose, the Lord Mayor has been traveling throughout the country, and stating, .whenever asked, that he had no intention of leav ing the United States. The decision that O'Callaghan must go was finally reached tonight in an agreement between Secretaries Hugses and Davis. The decision is understood to follow a long exchange of opinions between, the two departments." Secretary Of "State Hughes ' is under stood to have rendered an opinion to Secretary Davis that there was no ques tion of political asylum Involved in O' Callaghan's remaining in this country, and that the issue in the case was that he had come . into this county in vio lation of the passport laws and should be required to leave. O'Callaghan had been given the status of a "seaman," however, by former Secretary of Labor Wilson, with the privilege to "ship foreign" from the United States and. it was agreed tonight that the Irish mayor would be called on to carry out this agreement and take a ship away from this country. Under the Department of Labor de cision to be announced Monday, it is understood that ' O'Callaghan will be given a reasonable opportunity to leave the country freely before any action is taken to deport him forcibly. Lord Mayor O'Callaghan shipped to the United States to testify here before the American . committee investigating conditions in Ireland under British mili tary occupation. A stowaway on a ves sel, O'Callaghan entered this country without a passport and was arrested. He was released, however, in the cus tody of a Federal judge. The State Department held that he must be deported because of violation of the passport laws, but the Labor Department, under Secretary of Labor Wilson, claimed jurisdiction in the case since O'Callaghan was a stowaway anJ classed him as a seaman. , This caused great resentment on the part of State Department officials. The case seemed to be dropped at this point until O'Callaghan's attorneys filed a petition with Secretary of State Colby asking political asylum for the Irish Mayor in the United States on the ground tha'l for him to go back to Ireland, woull be dangerous as he would be arrested by the British author ities. Since the Harding administration took of ice, Secretary of State Hughes has held that no question of political asylum was involved, since no one1. was known to be pursuing O'Callaghan. Hughes believed there had been a clear violation of the passport laws, but since the Labor Department : had claimed jurisdiction, it was up to that govern ment agency to see that O'Callaghan left the country. - . ' TEXAS PANHANDLE IS PROPERTY OF INDIANS Washington, April 9. "The - whole Texas panhandle, Oklahoma City, Tul sa and many acres of oil lands in Okla homa belong to the Cherokee and Osage ' Indians and not to the present hold ers and I defy any lawyer to prove I am wrong,",' John M. Taylor, Cherokee Indian and attorney for his tribe, de clared tonight commenting on the pe tition to recognize this property which he filed with the Supreme Court to- day. , Taylor-submitted to the court a -certified .copy of. what he claimed to be -the.- original deed signed in 1838 by Martin Van Buren, then President of the United States, turning this land over to ' the Cherokee and Osage , In dians.'i ' . "I've been working eighteen months on this and I am satisfied that land be longs to the Indians," Taylor said. He" said that his father's will made reference to the deed which has been lying fpr gotten for many years In the Indian Commissioner's office at Paw huska, Oklahoma. s Taylor said he expected to be given a hearing by the court probably in Oc tober. He asked that ja receiver be appointed meanwhile to protect . the property interests of the Indians. Follow The Arrow To The Auto Shdw-:Apnl 11th to 16th 3 1
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