VOL. LIX XO. 18,713
Entered at Portland (Oreg-on)
Potofflee an Second-C)as Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
INFANT WAIF GOES
CALLING ON MAYOR
GIRL STUDENT FOUND
DEAD OF CHLOROFORM
GREEK ELECTION WON,
PROBE TO FOLLOW
TEACHER'S ACTION
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YEN1ZEL0S ASSERTS!
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STALLS M PRAIRIE
MARX IOTJ BREAKS INTO PORT
LAND SOCIETY.
MISS EDITH BARTOW VICTIM
AT PACIFIC UNIVERSITY.
RETURX OF' KING HINGES
OX BALLOTING.
TEARS FLOW AS TERMS OF
DEFEAT ARE MET.
REDS WIPE OUT
mm mi
B CHILDREN KILLED
IN THEATER PANIC
False Cry of Fire Raised
by Elderly Woman.
V
Reign of Terror Is Be
gun In Crimea.
HEROIC FIGHT S LOST
Stocks of Red Cross in Se
vastopol Are Pillaged
by Mob.
GENERALS COMMIT SUICIDE
Mutinies in Anti-Bolshevik
Forces Blamed for De
feat at Perekop.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 14.
(By the Associated Press.) The
army of General Wrangel, the anti
bolshevik leader in south Russia, has
been -wiped out and a number of his
generals have committed suicide.
A mob in Sebastopol has pillaged
the American Eed Cross stocks.
. A blockade of the Russian Black
sea coast has been declared. British
destroyers have begun patrolling the
sea to prevent the bolsheviki from
communicating with the Turkish
coast.
The American torpedo boat de
stroyers at Sebastopol began evacu
ating officers and their families.
The American destroyer Humphreys
has gone to take off the Red Cross
supplies at Yalta.
Reds Joined by Ukrainians.
The United States transport Far
alay has arrived here with 300 sick
and wounded who were cared for by
the American Red Cross. V It was
eaid that the reds were joined by
some Ukrainians in spreading ter
ror among the population in the
Crimea. . -
General Wrangel V troops in the
Crimea were fleeing in utter con
fusion after fighting heroically on
the lines about Perekop. - Head
quarters here of General . Wrangel
confirmed reports that his "white"
army cannot hold the Crimea.
Buildings Are Requisitioned.
The allied authorities here began
requisitioning all available buildings
along the Bosphorus and the shel
ters and barracks on Prince's island
the sea of Marmora to house
refugees expected from the Crimea.
Mutinies in General Wrangel's
army brought about his sudden de
feat, it was learned today. . The
French warship Waldeck Rosseau
was in Sebastopol ready to embark
General Wrangel, who was there.
The reds broke through the de
fense of General Wrangel on the
isthmus of Perekop, according to the
best reports obtainable here, by
concentrating 20 divisions against
three divisions of the white army,
Wrangel's Men Outnumbered.
Wrangel's men, although greatly
outnumbered, withstood 22 assaults
before Perekop, but finally were
beaten.
The commanders of most of
Wrangel's units were killed and the
losses in men were very large.
The success of the bolsheviki was
attributed largely to the excellence
of its high command, which was said
to be directed by a foreigner.
It is a problem how the refugees
from the Crimea can be cared for
in Constantinople, as it is overpop-
ulated.
The bolsheviki have taken both
Yalta and Eupatoria and their cav
alry are approaching Sebastopol, ac
cording to late advices.
The fighting at Perekop was of
the most desperate character. The
bolsheviki admitted they had 30,000
men killed. They said they took
40,000 prisoners. They owed their
Euccess largely to the use of poison
gas.
It was stated that at the request
" of the French representative at
tached to Wrangel's headquarters
the bolsheviki have granted eight
days for evacuation of the Crimea.
BOLSHEVIKI ARE IX PURSUIT
Continued Retreat by Array of Gen
eral Wrangel Reported.
PARIS. Nov. 14.- (By the Associat
ted Press.) General Wrangel's army.
thoroughly beaten, "was continuing to
retreat southward, according to in-
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Many Offers Are Made to Adopt
Six-Months-Old Baby Who
Has io Home.
"Dood bye, iddle toodledum; turn
adain."
Mayor Baker might not have bade
goodbye to Mary Lou In just those
words, but they convey the substance
of his farewell to the 6-months-old
baby which has been enjoying the
hospitality of Chief of Police Jenkins
home since Friday night, and which
was taken to the mayor's home Sun
day afternoon for a visit. Mrs. Jen
kins said that the mayor kissed the
baby goodbye, and held It in his arms.
As for Mary Lou, she found that ihe
mayor had a fine watch fob. She en
joyed playing with bis vest buttons
very much.
No light was cast on Mary. Lou's
parentage yesterday, although Chief
Jenkins yesterday issued a statement
that he would hold confidential any
information given him.e
Mary Lou broke into society, her
debut being made under the chaper
onage of Mrs. Jenkins, who declared
that on Sunday there were more than
150 callers to see the baby. Before
the day was over, it seemed that Mary
Lou was holding a reception. About
15 offers of adoption were made to
the chief, but the baby's fate will not
be decided until all efforts to locate
the mother have failed.
In addition to those who called In
person, both local and long distance
telephone calls continued to pour in,
offering Mary Lou homes by the
dozen.
BOY FALLS UNDER TRAIN
Chester Quain, 17, Suffers Loss or
Leg in Accident.
Chester Quain, 17, of 143 Nutley
street, Ashland, Or., suffered the loss
of -the lower part of his right leg
about 3:30 P. M. yesterday, when he
fell beneath the wheels of a south
bound Southern Pacific train. He
was taken to St. Vincent's hospital,
where he hovered last night between
life and death.
According to the police, Quain had
been working, in company with his
father, on the pacific highway near
Ashland. When work stopped there
he came to Portland to find work,
but did not succeed. ' He is said to
have run out. of funds and to have
been stealing a ride home when he
fell beneath the train. The accident
occurred
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near the municipal , golf
TWO VAULTS ARE BLOWN
California Postof flee Safe ' and
Utah Bank Are Robbed.
FRESNO, CaL, Nov. 14. The safe
in the postoffice at Mlnturn in Ma
dera county was blown open early
today and stamps, money orders and
canceled checks to the amount of
$1500 secured, it was reported to the
police here.
ST. GEORGE, Utah, Nov. 14. Ap
proximately $10,000 in money and 1
bonds was obtained by robbers who
last night broke into safe deposit
boxes at the Bank of St. George here.
Explosives were used to open the
safe deposit vault. . a
UNIONS NOT DOMINATED
Labor Federation Denies Influence
Over Gotham Building Trades.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. The Amer
ican Federation of Labor has no in
fluence over building trades unions
mentioned in the investigation now
under way in New York city, it was
declared at federation headquarters
here Saturday.
Reports that associations of con
tractors and builders had determined
to abandon their closed-shop policy if
the federation failed to take action
in the New York situation were de-
scriDea Dy laoor oinciais here as
propaganda for the open-shop move
ment.
JAPANESE FORTS DENIED
v.
Aide to Xaval Minister Declares
Covenant Is Observed.
TOKIO, Nov. 13. Captain Nomura,
aide to tne minister or the navy,
speaking in the name of the minister
today, said every report that Japan
was forifying or planning to fortify
and establish bases in the mandated
Pacific islands is wholly false, ac
cording to the Kokusai agency.
Japan, he declared, is living up
strictly to every mandate under tbe
terms of the league of nations cov
enant. WARSHIPS LEAVE FIUME
D'Annnnzio's Fleet on Mystery
Mission; 2 Islands Seized.
TRIESTE, Nov. v 13. D'Annunzio's
warships have left Flume for an un
announced destination, probably Dal-
matia. The insurgent leader is in open
revolt against the Italo-Jugo-Slav
agreement.
He has seized the islands of Veglia
and Arbe, which lie a short distance
from Fiume.
KING'S MARRIAGE VALID
Personal Property of Dead Greek
Monarch Goes to Widow.
ATHENS, Nov. 14. The late King
Alexander's marriage with .Aspasla
Manos was declared valid by the
court today, which dismisses the op
position of former King Constantine.
Madame Manos will inherit Alex
ander's personal property.
TEN OTHER LITTLE ONES HURT
Fumes of Smoke Caused by
Clogged Furnace.
BANANA MAN- IS HERO
Fifteen Children Ae Carried to
Safety Before Pushcart Ped
dler Is Overcome.
NEW YORK, Nov. 14. Six children
between the ages of 6 and 10 years
were trampled to death late today
during a panic in the Catherine the
ater, a motion picture house in the
east side Italian quarter, as a result
of a false cry of "fire." Ten other
children were injured.
A paper-clogged furnace flue caused
the smoke to pour from the basement
while the care-taker was making a
fire in the furnace and the smoke was
caused by the paper and other rubbish
he had thrown into the furnace.
The little theater was crowded to
capacity. Children filled most of the
100 seats, for the hero of the picture
was an Italian lad who arose from
humble surroundings like theirs to
riches and fame.
Spectators Are Absorbed.
The spectators were absorbed in the
progress of the screen hero, Pietro,
who was protecting his father from
thieves, when smoke began to seep
through the cracks of the theater
floor. - .
"My God, it's a fire."
This shout came from an elderly
woman who gathered a little one un
der her arm and ran for the nearest
exit. Immediately loud wails arose
and children began to cry. They
jumped from their seats, jammed the
I aisles and fought for passage. The
lights flickered out.
Cries "Attract Residents. -
Youthful cries attracted many resi
dents of the Italian neighborhood.
Camillo Bruillo, who sells bananas
from a pushcart on Broadway, darted
to the theater and attempted to shout
down the cries. Failing, he carried
more than 15 children to safety, then
collapsed, overcome by smoke. Some
one sounded a fire alarm. Many were
overcome by smoke but soon were re
vived. - Frantic women and men, learning
of the disaster, crowded before the
door which was all the time guarded
by police, and sought news of 'their
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Body of Graduate of Lincoln High
School Discovered With Head
Wrapped in Towel.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Nov. 14.
(Special.) The lifeless body of Miss
Edith Bartow, a student, was discov
ered in her room at Herrick hall, the
girls' dormitory of Pacific university,
here today. When Miss Bartow failed
to come to her breakfast as usual this
morning a messenger, dispatched to
the door of the room, failed to get
a response and on investigation the
young woman was 'found dead in
bed with a towel saturated with
chloroform about her head.
It is believed possible that the
young woman may have used the
drug to obtain sleep and that she
underestimated its strength. She left
no note or other evidence that she in
tended to take her life.
Miss Barlow was about 17 years
of age and her mother lives In Port
land. It is said her father resides in
the state of Washington. The girl en
tered college here soon after school
opened.
Miss Bartow was the daughter of
Mrs. E. V. S. Bartow of 461 Schuyler
street. She and her mother had been
living together In Portland for a num
ber of years and the girl attended
Lincoln high school here.
It was only recently the girl's
mother left 67 Ella street, where she
and her daughter had lived for three
years, to make her home at 461 Schuy
ler street.
Mrs. Bartow was advised of her
daughter's death yesterday and she
left immediately for Forest Grove.
According to Mrs. A. Siferte, 67 Ella
street, a friend of Mrs. Bartow, the
girl's father, E. V. S. Bartow, is a
druggist somewhere in the state of
Washington. Mr. Bartow was advised
of his daughter's death by telegraph
yesterday.
PASTORS LIVE IN CHURCH
Los Angeles Ministers Take Jab at
Profiteering Landlords
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14..
rents have caused two southern Cali
fornia pastors, the Rev. M. C. De
weese of the Western Avenue Metho
dist church, Los Angeles, and the Rev.
Warren Elslng of the Presbyterian
church at Van Nuys, a suburb, to
move their families into their
churches. .
-"This "became' known bere'today,' 2.
$67,54-0 LIQUOR STOLEN
Band of 2 5 Kidnaps Policeman and
Loots Freight Cars.
NEWARK, N. J.. Nov; 14. A band
of about 25 whisky thieves early to
day broke open two freight cars in
railroad yards here and stole
cases of whisky and 4 barrels of
alcohol, valued at $67,540.'
The loot was carried off In motor
trucks after a railroad policeman had
been kidnaped.
Majority Vote in Xational Hellenic
Election Declared to Favor
Country's Premier. .
ATHENS, Nov. 15. Premier Ven
izelos announces that his party ob
tained a majority in the election held
yesterday throughout Greece.
ATHENS, Nov. 14. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) General elections were
held throughout Greece today and on
the outcome Is expected to hinge the
question of whether former King
Constantine shall come back to the
throne again or remain in exile in
Switzerland. The result of the elec
tion yet is unknown.
Demeterlos Gounaris, former pre
mier and leader of the opposition, in
the balloting was the candidate of
the elements desiring the return of
Constantine. -M. Venizelos Is unal
terably opposed to the former mon
arch's return.
A bitter campaign bas been waged
by jboth sides and, no matter which
side carries the election, trouble is
feared.
Gounaris made preparations for
quick flight in case the elections went
against him, having requested pass
ports to Italy.
Exiled during the war on tbe
charge of high treason, he was' per-
mitted with the approval of Venizelos.
to return to take part in the cam
paign, but should he fall of election,
his parliamentary immunity would
expire immediately. In case Premier
Venizelos is successful he will be
given a free hand in the selection of a
new head of the .state. Prince Paul,
who was offered the throne on the
death of the late King Alexander, not
having as yet formally accepted the
government's invitation.
The general elections in Greece are
of unusual importance as involving a
test of strength between the existing
Venizelos regime and that of former
King Constantine; also in determining
the succession to the Greek throne,
and possibly foreshadowing an issue
between a republic and a monarchy.
The elections are the first held since
December, 1915.
Venizelos has declared that the tri
umph of the liberal party, of which
he is the head, meant that the fallen
king could not return to the throne.
M, Venizelos pledged himself to retire
if his party suffered defeat.
The results of the election will not
be officially known until Monday
nigiit, as !tft-ere is tbe army "vote In
Smyrna and other- distant points to
be taken into consideration. It is
expected that the soldiers will sup
poit Venizelos.
Prior to balloting the Venizelos
followers declared themselves confi
dent of victory. They claimed the
certain return of. 150 deputies, but
need 250 or more to overwhelm . the
royalists. j
T4 premiers party looks ror a
big majority in Attica and ' other
parts of old Greece and also in Thes
saly and the Grecian isles and asserts
there will be a close vote in Con-
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Humiliation Charged by
Shattuck Pupil.
STABBING FRAY AFTERMATH
Boy Declares That Instructor
Braided His Hair.
SISTER BLAMES FATHER
Immediate Investigation of Charge
Made by Student Promised
by School Heads.
Immediate investigation Into accu
satlons mado by 11-year-old Pearl
Engle that he was abused and humil
iated by Miss Frances Myers, a
teacher at the Shattuck school, is to
be undertaken today by the Portland
school board. Announcement was
made yesterday that they would In
sist upon a thorough inquiriy Into the
boy's charges was made yesterday by
William F. Woodward and George B.
Thomas, Bchool directors.
, The Engle boy, who was the unwit
ting cause of a serious stabbing af
fray at 230 Clay street Saturday
afternoon, told the police that Miss
Myers had subjected him to the redi
cule of his classmates by attempting
to braid his hair in the class room.
He also charged that Miss Myers sent
him home and ordered him not to re
turn until he had been given a hair
cut. Boy Goes to Sister.
As a result of this alleged humilia
tion, the boy went to his sister. Mrs.
Hubert L. Larimer, 230 Clay street,
in tears Friday afternoon. The sister
and her husband took the boy Satur
day morning to the juvenile court au
thorities in 'an effort to have him
taken from the custody of his father,
Chris Engle, 387 First street. Upon
learning of this action, the boy's
father went to the home of his son-in-law
and -stabbed Larimer several
times about the arms and" head.
"It it is true that a public school
teacher has subjected a youngster to
the shame and humiliation of which
he and his sister complain, her con
duct cannot be sufficiently censured,"
said Director Woodward yesterday.
"I shall most certainly take up the af
fair Monday morning with Superin
tendent Grout and see that an im
mediate investigation is started.
"As a member of th-e school board
I do not propose to permit teachers to
treat children in that manner. Con
duct, such as has been reported in
this case, cannot be tolerated. Such
disgraceful treatment, only tends to
tear away and obliterate what shred
of self-respect the youngster might
have."
Director Condemns Action.
XJlrector I nomas was even more
severe in bis condemnation of any
teacher who would subject a pupil to
the treatment that the Engle boy in
sists he received.
"It is absolutely brutal and will not
be tolerated," be vsaid. "I favor an
immediate and thorough Investiga
tion, -and if any teacher is guilty of
the charge she should be fired, from
the public schools."
Miss Myers at first insisted yester
day there was not a word of truth in
the Englb boy's accusations, but when
she was informed that the school
board is to make a complete Investi
gation, she admitted "therex-might be
some truth In it."
"Oh, well, that didn't amount to
anything," she said. "Boys like that
arc great on telling big stories but
you can't always believe all they
say." I
Asked point-blank if there was any
truth in the youngster's statement
that she had attempted to braid his
hair in front of the class, she admitted
there was.
Teacher Feared for Eyesight.
"Yes; I told him his hair was too
long and that be should have it cut,"
she said. "It was so long it came
down over his eyes and interfered
with his reading. I was afraid it
would injure his eyesight. His hair
was long and shaggy and needed cut
ting." The Engle boy told his sister that
Miss Myers had ordered a little Greek
boy, known to him only as Vic, to
hold his hands while the teacher tried
to braid his hair. -
After considerable questioning Miss
Myers admitted yesterday that Vic
had attempted to assist her in the
hair-braiding operation, but the Engle
youth fought back so she was unable
to accomplish the task.
"I told him I would braid his hair
and do it up with a hairpin," said
Miss Myers.
The Engle boy said he had kicked
the Greek boy in the stomach and
that Miss Myers was then compelled
to give up the Job of attempting to
braid his hair.
Intended Humiliation Denied.
Miss Myers declares she did not
send the boy home with orders not
to return to school until his hair was
cut. She -says she ordered him to get
a haircut, but did so for his. own
good, and not because she wanted to
humiliate him.
According to Mrs. Larimer, the
boy's sister, all the trouble Is a result
of the alleged neglect on the part of
the father, Chris Engle, who Ls now
in jail charged with a criminal as-
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Black Flag of Mourning Ordered
to Fly Over Buildings as
Sign of Sorrow.
BUDAPEST, Nov. 13. When the
peace treaty between Hungary and
the entente allies came up in the na
tional assembly today the deputies
rose, sang the national anthem and
then voted for ratification amid
silence. The Christian nationalists,
Slovaks, Croats, Germans, Western
Hungarians and members of the ex
treme left departed from the cham
ber. It was ordered that the black
flag of mourning should fly over pub
lic buildings.
In an address lamenting the crush
ing weight of the terms Imposed.
Karl Huzzar, former premier, brought
tears to many eyes. Count Teleky,
the premier, proposed that he be tried
for his part in negotiating and ratify
ing the treaty, but the deputies voted
unanimously their refusal.
THEATER MERGER MADE
Vaudeville Interests in More Than
100 Cities Affiliated.
SPRINGFIELD, O., Nov. 14. An
nouncement of a combination of
vaudeville interests stretching from
coast to coast and involving more
than 100 of the leading cities of the
country, was made here, today from
the office of Gus Sun Booking ex
change. Affiliation, which is to run for ten
yearis, brings together under a work
ing agreement the Gus Sun Booking
exchange of New York, Chicago and
Springfield, serving more than 100
cities; the Consolidated Amusement
company of Kansas City, serving 30
cities; the Bert Levy association of
San Francisco, serving more than 35
cities along the Pacific coast; the
Bert Christy circuit of Salt Lake City,
serving more than 20 cities, and the
Kellie-Burns circuit, formerly the
Sullivan-Considine circuit, of Seattle,
Wash., serving more than 35 cities.
LAKE FREIGHTER WRECK
Frances J. Wldlar Reported in Dis
tress on Pancake Shoals.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Nov. 14. The
Becker line steamer Frances J. Widlar
is wrecked on Pancake shoals, 10 miles
northeast of Whltefish bay. Captain
Arthur Forbes of Ashtabula. O., in
command of the vessel, has been taken
aboard the steamer Livingstone, due
to reach here tomorrow forenoon, ac
cording to a wireless message from
Captain Forbes to the Canadian Soo
wireless station late tonight.
Captain Forbes in his message asked
that an attempt be made to take off
the remainder of his crew from the
Widlar. It Is assumed here that a part
of the crew was taken aboard the
Livingstone. .The Widlar is a complete
wreck, according to Captain Forbes'
message.
COWS ELECTION ISSUE
Prohibiting Stock From Streets
Disrupts City Politics.
CENTRALIA." Wash., Nov. 14. (Spe
cial.) An ordinance recently passed
in Pe Ell, prohibiting stock from run
ning at large on the streets, started
a war In this community. The cow
owners have nominated a ticket in
an effort to defeat the mayor and
three councilmen If they run for re
election on December 7.
The "cow" ticket was composed of
S. J. Kotula, for mayor; W. L. Jef
fries, Adam Miller and M. C. Weese,
for councilmen, and Harry Crisman,
j for treasurer. The "anti-cow" ticket
will be nominated next Thursday
night.
INDEX "OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTKRDAT'S Maximum temperature, 51
degrees; minimum, 40 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; southeasterly winds.
Foreign.
Hungary signs peace treaty amid silence.
Page. 1.
Soviet torces wipe oat army or General
Wrangel. Page 1.
Venizelos announces his side has won Greek
el-ection. Page 1.
National.
Life of Wilson ls Tumulty's new task.
, Page 2.
Hoover may bridge capital-labor gap.
Page 4.
Itomestlc.
President-elect Harding marooned four
hours on Texas prairie. Page 1.
Crowd tramples six children to death.
Page 1.
Strikes as league weapon urged. Page 3.
Bandits rob mail car at Council Bluffs.
Page 4.
Annapolis upper classmen being restricted
as result of hazing. Page 2.
Pacific Northwest.
Miss Edith Bartow of Portland found dead
at Pacific. university. Page 1.
Oregon legislation to conform with Vol
stead act to be sought. Page 1C.
Sports.
Benson hard driven to down Washington
Page 10.
Oregon's victory proves superiority.
10.
Page
Carpentlcr praises Jack Dempsey. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Probe to follow charges of public school
.pupil against teacher. Page 1.
Local Irish ignore President Wilson in plea
for freedom. Page 18.
Thirty young folk volunteer for church
work. Page 5.
Walnut convention to open Wednesday.
Page 17.
Baker and Chamber of Commerce after
battleship Oregon. Page 0. .
Local crime wave declared on wane. 1'age
18.
Return of normal conditions seen oy Cham
ber of Commerce manager. . Pji-e 17.
Food show reflects growth of Portland in
dustries, rage id.
Twenty thousand persons inspect livestock
at snow, rage n.
Hunger
la Portland from lack of- employ.
I Oils winter is foreseen. Page 1-6.
ment
Mary Lou, homeless Infant, goes calling on
mayor. . rage a.
More trade abroad Is aim of United States
bankers, i'afo xu.
Party Is Marooned Four
Hours Amid Cactus.
RED STOVE SMOKES UP CAR
Coffee and Food Sent Out
From Point Isabel.
ALL DIGNITIES FORGOTTEN
Mrs. Harding- Serves, Sitting on
Suitcase in Aisle Cold Cot
tage Home Again for Night.
POINT ISABEL, Tex., Nov. 14.
After failing in an adventurous at
tempt to quit ftormwept Point Isa
bel and conclude his vacation in more
comfortable quarters in Brownsville,
President-elect Harding returned
here tonight. He was marooned for
four hours on an uninhabited stretch
of Texas prairie and decided to post
pone his moving until tomorrow.
The failure to reach Brownsville
was due to a breakdown of the narrow-gauge
gasoline-propelled Rio
Grande railway train on which the
president-elect and his party had
started away early In the afternoon.
After being informed that automobile
traffic between the places was Im
possible because of the storm that
disrupted the party's vacation plans,
they returned at 7 o'clock in the eve
ning without having been more than
two miles away.
Another Attempt to lie Made.
Another attempt to move into
Brownsville will be made tomorrow,
but it is uncertain whether Mr.
Harding will choose the railway or
the foot trail that leads into town
through the monotonous expanse o
cactus. Late tonight there were
some indications that the possibilities
of a pas-sage by motor were improv
ing, but the train was held for his
use if he should want it.
The adventures of the president
elect in his unsuccessful efforts to
get away from Point Isabel had many
humorous and melodramatic touches.
But both Mr. Harding and his guests
bore their misfortunes good-naturedly
and came back smiling to unpack
their baggage and spend another
night at this seashore resort.
Cottaute la Tstgrt of Cold.
It was early In the day that Sena
tor Harding decided he no longer
could hope to be comfortable in his
little frame cottage overlooking la
guna Madra, apparently a special tar
get during the past three days of the
cold, wet Gulf coast norther that over
turned his ambitions for tarpon fish
ing and golf. He asked about auto
mobile facilities for the trip to
Brownsville, but abandoned that ave
nue of departure when he learned by
telephone that some members of his
party who started to motor in last
night had arrived after daylight and
had walked almost all of the way.
So he appealed to the narrow gauge.
It was an. epochal but hectic day in
the history of the Rio Grande rail
way. Hauling presidents-elect Is not
its specialty, for ordinarily its train
makes but one trip to Point Isabel
and back, bringing out mail and pro
visions during the morning and tak
ing in a load of fiuh late in the day.
It usually - moves leisurely, two or
three hours being given over by the
Mexican train crew to a safe and sane
journey over the 20 miles.
Facilities Taxed by Party.
But today it taxed Its facilities to
accommodate the entire party of 35.
Railway officials decided to supply
two trains and one of them came out
before noon and sidetracked in the
patio, waiting for orders. The other
was not so fortunate. Half way out,
it was derailed and at 2 o'clock, the
hour fixed for departure, the second
train was not yet ijsjht nor was
there any word from it.
Because there is only a single track
over the long stretch, train officials
waited nearly an hour for the tardy
section of the special. But the president-elect
and the senators and mil
lionaires who are his guests were on
board and the driver grew impatient,
cranked up bis engine and started.
The train consisted of the motor, an
old-style narrow-gauge baggage car
and a passenger coach of similar pro
portions to the small town street car.
Small Stove K mi tit Smoke.
The seats ran lengthwise instead
of across the car and a small stove in
the center of the isle emitted smoke
and sparks as it battled valiantly
against the icy gale. But its work
was woefully handicapped by the ab
sence of several window panes and
the members of the party bundled up
in all their winter apparel in an un
successful effort to keep warm.
Less than two miles out on the
prairie, the driver sighted the de
layed second section coming towards
him and threw his own motor In re
verse and came back into Point Isa
bel. Then the tragedy of the day oc
curred. The load was too great for a
reversed engine and the crankshaft
and one of the springs under the car
gave way simultaneously. Night came
on during the long wait, while the
Mexican trainmen worked and swore
and the wind whistled through the
car.
FriendM Send Out Food.
Newly-made friends in Point Isabel
heard- of the accident through Mexi
(Conuluded on Pago i. Column 1.)
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