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TEXAS CITY DAILY TIMES
No. 249.
VOL. I.
TEXAS CITY AND GAL-
MAY LAND UNITED
SAVATION ARMY
MEXICAN CONGRESS
KEEPER?”-Cain
ITEMS OF THE DAY
STATES MARINES
VESTON ARMY NEWS
TO HELP POOR
DECLARED CONVENED
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DIFFICULTY EXPERIENCED IN HANDL.
ING NEW JAIL.
Underworld And A Briefer Outline Of
Its Miseries.
The dance planned for tonight and to
Oaptain T. Solm of the Salvation Army is
and
care
baskets will
messages
It was nothing
| his orders.
joint sesion and congress was
The tanks are near the
>
The officers of the Kewpie Club desire
tonight at eight o’clock in the land of-
for well she knows that the fault is in no ingly, it is learned that the actual weight it
MAY FIGHT- CLOSE
TO TAMPICO
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the ear.
organization, and we know none which al-
The steamer is in
lows any other than out of town visitors,
ARMY ORDERS.
of the cabinet.
reserved for the diplomats, most of whom ■ ing it is obvious that the funds now pro- landed here and they all left the city on [
j dangerous' illness of his father.
“The last day that
their wives and friends in Texas City
Galveston promises, from the elaborate
the congressmen and spectators by a series
of military salutes instead of grave bows,
which characterized his old chief, Porfirio
coffee, potatoes, bread, oatmeal and some
kind of fruit. The baskets will be brought
City of Mexico, Nov. 21.—His face show- !
ing none of that whimsical humor which
sometimes characterizes him. President Hu-
though there also
foreign interests.
The West End Methodist Ladies Aid So-
ciety will meet next Tuesday at 2 p. m.,
with Mrs. C. Stafford, Third avenue south.
Chief Executive Comes Through Line Of
Troops To Deliver His Message. Wearing
Of Side Arms By President’s Staff Indi-
cates Military Administration.
ippine Scouts, will proceed to Letterman
Hospital, San Francisco, for examination.
By direction of the president, Major
William M. Wright, adjutant general, is
relieved from detail in the adjutant gen-
eral’s department.
Second Lieutenant R. Q. Annim, Fif-
teenth Cavalry; D. G. Morrisett, Seven-
teenth Cavalry; E. S. Blackwell Jr., Fifth
Cavalry; Augustin M. Prentiss, 13th caval-
ry; Theodore Barnes Jr., 15th Cavalry; R.
Oil Steamer C. A. Canfield Brings Report
Of Expected Attack By Constitutionalists.
Gunboat Wheeling Prepared.
dared convened at 5:30 o’clock in
evening.
the terms set forth.
“In regard to the article appearing in
yesterdays Times in reference to the ladies
holding honorary membership cards being
denied the privilege of inviting gentlemen
to attend the club dances who are not mem-
bers, the management wishes to state, that
this rule applies not only to these ladies,
of what these
Chicken
way her own but lies with the brothers of
these men who once having betrayed are
leagued together to keep her down.
What can be done with conditions of this
it has received another from Mr. George
Moody. There is no doubt about how much
these are welcomed by the sick so please
do not forget to bring all you can spare
to our office. 1
Trouble With The Jail.
Considerable trouble has arisen over mov-
ing the new jail cage from Galveston to
Texas City, owing to the fact that, while it
was at first thought to weigh only twenty
tons and arrangements were made accord-
Kewpie Club
Meeting Tonight
PRESIDENT HUERTA’S MESSAGE READ
AMID A TENSE SILENCE.
the success of this or
being taken in preparation, to be one of
the most enjoyable features of it kind given
since the mobilization of the troops here
last February.
The recreation tent of the 11th regiment
has been moved to officer’s row, near the
beach and a dance floor put in measuring
forty feet by eighty. In connection with
the dance tent there is a smaller one to
be used as a lounging tent and which has
been prettily decorated with pine boughs
studded with electric lights. The dancing pa-
villion has also been decorated along the
same lines and the lights, of which there are
so entirely to one subject.
The only other touch of color in the Now if each member, honorary and reg- i Waco, E. Dallas of Los Angeles and M. ma.
house was to be observed in the gallery ular, should bring a visitor at each meet- i C. Pier of Austin. The pasengers were
we were in port,”
erta this evening appeared before the new
Mexican congress and read his message.
Few Mexican presidents have read at the
i tainments to be given during the season. 1
formally de- do not hesitate to contribute to such a
jority of which are
“AM I A BROTHER’S
Twenty-ninth Regiment, whose men parti- ;
cipated in the coup d’etat at the palace in
February. He entered the building while
the bands were playing the national air.
owned by Americans,
are British and other
in Texas City in an endeavor to interest the Bryan said today that he had requested the i be given by the officers of the 11th infantry
people in having a Christmas dinner for Navy Department to cable instructions to the other officers of the Second division,
In this case, would you blame the the big band parade of the Moose. Pap
The fault is man’s and his alone. ' Murdock, of the Orpheum Theater will
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TEXAS CITY, TEXAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1913.
tro Mora, all relatives of the late Presi- ; no secret has been made ofthe fact. It is
of crude oil for the Huastica Oil ed States army, will be comfortably locat- | parents. “Judge not, that ye be not judg-
11 th Infantry Rapidly Nearing Com-!
pletion. Officers Ridicule Report.
the I stage the show and he alone in “The Tam-
coast, but the wells are located some dis-
tance in the interior and if marines should
be sent to protect them they would have to
go well out of sight of blue water.
Admiral Fletcher will have to decide
what to do in the event that General Agu-
ilar the old Mexican commander, who is
the head of the rebellious forces near Tux-
pan, disregards his warning to refrain from
interference with these properties. It is
half dollars worth of food. A partial list
----------------- ---
Mr. and Mrs. Barnnard Northcut left yes-
terday, on a two week visit with relatives
at Dickinson.
this purpose. Yesterday The Times receiv-
off the Bay so that it will be possible to
roll the cage across country, a distance of
some ten squares. A
Moose Plans Developing.
Plans for the big theatrical treat to
be given for the benefit of the Moose of
land, Ore., for duty; Captain J. J. Kingman
to the engineer school, Washington Bar-
racks, D. C., for duty. A
Leaves of absence: Captain William B.
Cowin, quartermaster corps, two months;
Major P. M. Ashburn, medical corps, one
month; Captain Richard C. Moore, eorps
of engineers, fourteen days; Lieutenant
Colonel Thomas J. Lewis, cavalry until
Dec. 1.; First Lieutenant D. J MacLaahlan, •
22nd Infantry, one month.
Captain Solm In The City In Interests Of
Needy Families. If You Can Help Please
Do So.
give out floods of sweetest melody, but he the Second division are rapidly being com- *
can likewise draw forth discords to shatter pleted and the public is warned to watch for
to follow the advice and the example of
the United States. The charges of Cuba
and Brazil were reminded by Mr. O’Shaugh-
nessy earlier in the day that their gov-
ernments had not recognized that of Hu-
erta, and suggested that they remain away.
(Continued on page 2.)
Admiral Fletcher Given Discretionary Pow-
ers In Protecting Oil Interests. Madero (
Brothers Given Asylum In Consulate.
Preparations For Dance To Be Given By A Brief Account Of A Trip Through The
continue to exist but—mark you—not to
the shame of the women. They have no
more volition in the matter than has the
piano upon which a musician strums. If
the musician wishes, the instrument will
Acknowledging the plaudits and vivas of ! but also to men holding membership cards, planned upon that port today, is the re- features, the system at Fort Crockett is Just so long as he plays the part of
The reason for such a rule is necessary to | port brought to Galveston Thursday by sufficient for all purposes.
dent Madero, took refuge in the American
consulate here this afternoon: They were
released yesterday from the fortress San
Juan Ulua, where they were imprisoned sev-
eral weeks ago charged with sedition.
On their release they went to a local ho-
tel, where the wives of the two Maderos
were stopping. It was the intention of the
down by boat from Galveston Christmas
formal opening sessions of congress shorter morning and an express wagon will be at
uomsalers s#
Lieutenant Harry Hawley, Ninth Infan- j ceed to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, for tem-
i try, is detailed as professor of military sci- porary duty, thence to proper station,
lence at the Riverside Military Academy, [ Change in corps of Engineers: Ma-
Gainsville, Ga. I jor R. Raymond to Los Angeles for duty;
First Lieutenant James C. Gunn, Phil- Lieutenant Charles . H. McKinstry to Port-
Hospital, 13th Cavalry; R. ;S. Hartie, 15th
E. F. Berry of New York, G. Bonge of and friends in various sections of Oklaho- .Colonel Jacob G. Galgraith, Cavalry, [cavalry, and C. B. Hazeltine, 14th Cavalry,
acting inspector general, is relieved from : will proceed to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
way. Many of the women had already retired
before the little group of men paid their visit,
but this did not deter the inspection. In places
the abrupt entrance was greeted with curses
in others with coarse jokes and in one
instance with tears, but this latter is rare
and only shows the sense of womanliness
had not become sufficiently calloused. A
-week, a month from today and the same
girl will greet other inspections with the
contemptuous, cynical smile of her sisters,
the worthy cause. All contributions received
will be used to do good within the city
Washington, November 21.—Secretary ;
As for the sewerage and other sanitary piano?
Ralph King Loses Wrestling Bout in Hous-
ton And Kid Curley Challenges Kid
Lewis, The Winner. Books And Magazines
For Sick Soldiers Are Received. \
duty in the Hawaiian department, and for temporary duty, thene to respective
Lieutenant H. K. Bradford of the 26th in-■ will proceed to Manila for duty as in-‘ -stations.
[ vided would be not only inadequate but j evening trains for their destinations. Captain | fantry left today for Washington City, in | spector of the Philippine department. ! Second Lieutenant Chapman Grant is
I response to a message announcing the By direction of the president, First i assigned to the 14th Cavalry, and will pro-
With the new I brute reeking his unrestrained passions up-
any other similar Captain S. C. Fenn of the British tank sewerage system installed throughout the ' on helpless womanhood, just so long will
steamer C. A. Canfield. I cmps at Texas City and all the tents floor- : these hardfaced, brazen women descend
from Tampico with ; ed, both arms of the Second division, Unit- ' from young girls once the pride of loving
said Captain Fenn, “we were informed that
the rebels had reached a point less than
ten miles from Tampico, and that their
next move would be an attack bn that city
and port. The oil camps along the river
from Tampico are being rapidly deserted,
(Continued on page 2.)
quantities of ammunition are being stored
here and at Texas City. It was reported
that something like 6,000,000 refunds for
the Springfield rifles are being shipped to
i Texas. ,
his staff, resplendent in gold lace and full thirty dollars per year and it is con- her cargo of oil she brought four passen---—"T - - , --
dress uniform, and grouped just below on templated that this entire amount will'be gers, three of whom were American citizens. । Mrs. Amick of West End returned yes- [ Washington, Nov. 21.—The following
the floor of the house were the membersutilized in furnishing the various enter- Their names are as follows: ! terday from a pleasant visit with relatives । army orders have been issued:
would warrant the admiral in using the
men of his fleet to enforce his commands,
on the assumption that a state of anarchy
exists in the oil field,, . 3
Madero Brothers Given Asylum. i '
, . , nr A reasonable amount of ammunition has
Vera Cruz, November 21.—Avansto Ma- 1
dero, Daniel Madero, Zandro Aguilar, An- been kept on hand b the quartermaster’s
dres Aguliar, Antonio de la Paaz and San- [ department ince the mobilization, and
contain is:
sugar rice,
Young Lewis won the third with little or
no effort and after only a few minutes on
the mat. While Young Lewis was consid- /
erably heavier than King he must also be
a good wrestler for the people of Texas,
City who have seen the screwman wrestle
know what a splendid fight he puts up.
Kid Curley To Challenge.
Kid Curley, the soldier wrestler, who
has also been seen several times here went
over to Houston last night to challenge the
winner of the above match. He expects
to return- some time today and will then
give out information concerning what ar- •
rangements he was able to make. It was
Curley’s intention when he left the city
last night to wrestle the winner tomorrow-
night, Saturday, November 22nd. Some
short time since King defeated Curley in
one of the fastest bouts ever seen here
and unless the weight of Lewis proves too
heavy a handicap Curtey will be able to give
a good account of himself.
and few have confined themselves [ the dock to begin immediate distribution.
■ ■ " 11 ‘ Captain Soli is representing a religous
Diaz, General Huerta looked a stern fig- . ________,
ure. Like the congressmen, he was in but as the motive was evidently misunder- j a cargo . .. ...
evening clothes, the only touch of rank stood, we believe that an explanation is in Company which is now being discharged j ed and ready to remain for an indefinite ed."
being the tri-color across the breast. In a order. at Pier C. The vessel left Mexico on the period, which appears to be satisfactory to |
half circle behind him on the platform sat First. Each member is new paying ■ morning of Nov. 18, and in addition to all.
' Some of the main mess* tents have been
That the army of constitutionalists under made stronger with wooden framework and ,
Generals Blanco and Navarro have reach- j tar paper, in which screened windows nd ।
ed a point within ten miles of the city of j doors have been placed.
kind? Some of the greatest minds of the [man and Dolson, who have the contract to
century have struggled wjth the problem [move it from Galveston to Texas City, will
and found no answer. Since time began not attend to placing it on high ground just
these places have existed and will probably
Although the matter was treated at
the state and navy departments as of
small importance and quite routine in na-
ture, it was pointed out that Admira
Fletcher may be confronted with quite a
troublesome problem. Department re-
cords show there are 40 oil plants in full
operation in'the State of Vera Cruz, a ma-
nearer seventy tons. With this weight the
derrick planned to raise the cage from the
boat to the flat car cannot be used add
city officials are attempting to see if Sude-
felt entirely at home had he stepped into
the chamber. The congress is composed
for the most part of a quiet lot of men,
representative of the older and more con-
servative element, and General Huerta ap-
peared to realize this while reading to
them his message in a grim straightforward
manner, such as had not been witnessed
in the chamber in recent years.
Speaker Is Applauded Twice.
He indulged in no elocutionary effort,
But now and then used a characteristic
little gesture with one hand; nor was he
interrupted by applause. He was applaud-
-ed only upon his arrival and departure,
when the members of congress and the
spectators arose to their fet and added
“vivas” fo the handclapping. One young
deputy more enthusiastic than the rest,
called for a cheer “for the man who is main-
taining the national dignity.”
General Huerta drove from the palace to
the chamber through files of soldiers most
of whom were detailed from the crack
the worthy poor of the city. According to i to Admiral Fletcher at Vera Cruz to un-
present plans there will be twenty-five has- ! dertake the protection of foreign as well as
kets distributed on that day each basket American interests in the oil fields on the
I East Coast of Mexica. He explained that
to contain between three and three and a a request for the protection of British in-
terests in the neighborhood of Tuxpan and
Tampico had reached the State department
through the American Embassy in Lon-
don.
The secretary stated positively that no
instructions had been given to Admiral
Fletcher to land marines and bluejackets
but it was left to his discretion to execute
aperture. The ceremony of knocking is dis- ed a - of valuable reading matter
pensed with as privacy and modesty have । —7, n 1 .1:
P, . —F 1 . ... from Mr. George Dewey and this morning
taken wings unto themselvesand flown a-
or turkey,
and if sufficient money cannot be raised
here, it will be given in Galveston but this
is a possibility hard to contemplate for
surely Texas City and its citizens are weal-
thy and generous enough to take care of
their own poor on the anniversary of
the Birth of Christ, the one day in the
year when the heart should overflow with
thankfulness and want be banished from ev-
ery home.
If you are unable to give just now but
would like to later on, or, if for some
reason, the Captain does not find you;
The Times will be only too glad to handle
what you may care to give and see that it
is turned over to the proper authorities.
The cause could not be worthier not the
time more propitious.
ceeded, some of them so poor and barren
a dog would have objected to it as a iome.
Few of the lower (if a comparative can
be used in speaking of those already sunk
so deep) dens had window glass, being con-
tent with boards nailed crosswise over the
over a hundred, have been shaded with
Japanese lanterns. South of the uain tent
a place has been fitted up for the serving of
refreshments which will be of a wide and
expensive nature. Connecting with the north
and forming part of the large tent will be
located the band. At present for the pleis-
ure of the guests it is expeeted a cabaret
show will be given.
Officers Ridicule Report.
Officers of the Second Division are in-
clined to ridicule the report emanating from
San Antonio to the effect that immense
said here that a long line of precedents
ing of the Moose” will be well worth the
price of admission.
Another House To Be Built.
In addition to the houses mention-
ed in yesterday’s paper, as being
under the charge of C. W. Van, Vac-
i tor, it is announced that he will begin work
[ on another modern cottage, next Monday
[ morning, the same being for Mr. Beattie.
were in uniform. , ----- -- — -— --------- — - ------ . ,
The American Absence. [ it would be very unfair to the members ' Fenn says that he was solicited by a great
The only country not represented was 1 who are bearing the entire expenses while - many others for passage, the city of Tam-
the United States. Nelson O’Shaughnessy, , the visitors'would share equally I in the , pico is rapidly filling up with men, wo-, -----------
the charge d’affaires, acting under instruc- [ benefits. 1 men and children from the interior, and j S. F. Johnson is building a neat three
tion, was absent from the session. Sir ' Second.—If a dozen or more ladies every vessel that leaves port is taxed to | room house on Fourth avenue north.
Lionel Carden, British minister, was a few should bring gentlemen who are not mem- [ its capacity with Americans and others I ---
minutes late, and his delay in arriving gave bers this would force a like number of our who are anxious to get away before anti- J. D. Dick is having a new market house
rise to the rumor that he, too, had been regular members to forego the pleasure of j cipated trouble comes. j built on Fifth avenue south, to accommo-
instructed to .absent himself. participating in their own club affairs by ‘ Expect Attack on City. [ date his West End patronage.
At least two diplomats did not see fit : the presence of outsiders, as the number
Pretsident Huerta came to the congress
through lines of troops and the small crowds
which gathered were not demonstrative.
There were no extraneous frills to the
session. It was more in the nature of a
little business meeting of the president and
men converted into lawmakers during the
recent so-called elections.
Message As An Admonition.
The mesage General Huerta bore to them
was in its essence an admonition. The
incident he related to them of the dissolu-
tion of the previous congress was one by
which it was intimated they might be guid-
ed in their conduct as congressmen..
The reply of the speaker, Eduardo Tam-
ariz, was brief. Not all the congressmen
were present. Twenty-seven of them fail-
ed to apepar and most of these were mem-
bers of the Catholic party, to which Tam-
ariz belongs. It had been announced that
the Catholic members had held a meeting
and decided not to participate in the ses-
sion and this gave rise to the baseless ru-
mor that the speaker himself would not
preside.
The new congress showed many faces
familiar during the days of Porfirio Diaz—
fice of the Texas City Company on the first
floor % the General Office building at which i ..
matters of vital interest to the welfare of the : entire party to sail for Havana this after-
Club will be discussed. They extend a | noon on the steamer Morro Castle, their re-
Below is given a comunication from the
[ Kewpie Club management which speaks
for itself and which The Times has been
requested to print. In connection with the
last sentence the papers simply wishes to
point out that it was requested to publish
the previous notice of yesterday just as it
was this and as far as “imaginary griev-
ances” are concerned these could hardly be
called that when quite a few ladies and
gentlemen expressed themselves in exactly
Last night Ralph King, of Galveston
lost two out of three falls to Young Lewis
at a wrestling bout held in Houston. King
gave his weight as 167 % pounds while
his opponent weighed 195. The first
fall came in six minutes and ten second on
a half-nelson and arm lock but was dis-
puted by King who claimed a foul. His
claim was not permitted and the bout con-
tinued. The second fall went to the Gal-
vestonian on a half-nelson and head scis-
sors in the time of eighteen minutes.
order which ranks with the highest in the
amount of good it does, the souls it re-
claims and suffering it relieves, so if he
calls on you either today or tomorrow and
you feel there is something you can spare,
so much so that the exiled ruler would have to announce that they will hold a meeting
of honorary and regular members practi-
cally compare.
Just what is meant by the intimation
that a clique must eventuate and a cer-
tain class be excluded from membership
because they represent that class
(Continued on page 2.)
pointed out that the guns in the hands of
the 12,000 men would be useless without the
necessary equipment.
Of recent date large quantities of ball
ammunition have been consigned to the
division from the arsenal at Rock Island,
but this has been used in fieldl firing and
other military work of the troops.
Fitfh Brigade Floors Tents.
Concerning the information given out
at division headquarters a few days ago
as to improvements to be made in the
camp of the troops stationed at Texas City,
it is observed that Fort Crockett, where the
Fifth Brigade and Company E, engineers,
are quartered, their tents in a majority
of cases have been floored. This was done
by the individual companies, at their ex-
pense, the money for lumber and other
material necessary coming from funds of
the organizations. The men did not wait
for an appropriation, but shouldered the
expense of making their tents warmer and
more sanitary.
A number of other substantial improve-
ments have been made at Fort Crockett,
giving it a more permanent appearance.
The officers have built garages of a sub-
stantial character for their automobiles.
more than a terse expl»nation of his mo-
tiyes for dissolving the old congress, most
of the members of which are now in the
penitentiary accused of sedition. The
senate and chamber of deputies met in
ken surely these women will surier no
future punishment. LcI
.. Have-Not Forgotten The Sick.
From house to house the inspection pro- , . .1 ., , , ,
That the. people of the city have not for-
gotten the sick and injured soldiers now in
field hospital No. 3 is amply proven by the
large and increasing number^ of packages
of magazines, books and newspapers con-
stantly coming into the office to be used for
cordial invitation to all members who are [ lease having been effected n nominal bail
interested and are especially anxious that i bonds ad their understandig that the Gov-
there be a large attendance as it is expect- 1 ernment would oppose no objection to their
ed that the future policy of the organiza- j departing from the country.
tion will be outlined at this meeting. “ee
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
Tampico, and that an attack has been
He Uses Military Salutes.
। Last evening there was a sanitary inspec-
tion by certain of the city officials which [
took the party down into that section of j
the town commonly known as the restricted
or seggregated district and while such a I
trip is not one fit, as a rule, to be describ-
ed in a newspaper still an expurged reading
of it will probably make many good women
of the city thank God their lines have been
cast in pleasant places.
As in every city this portion of town is
the storm center of trouble, violence, filth
and disease, and it was to ameliorate these
conditions that the inspection was made. In
a way it was a success for only one arrest
was made for the keeping of houses in
unsanitary conditions. Several weeks ago |
conditions there were described as very bad
so that word went forth from the city that
a change be made and it was to see if this
had been done_that last night’s inspection
was decided upon.
It started at eleven o’clock and lasted
until half-past twelve, in which compaia-
tively short time numberless abodes of sin
were visited. Besides the inspector, mar-
shal and Times man, a Captain of the
Second division and squad of soldiers made
the rounds. There was no need of protec-
tion of any kind, for, probably more than
any other class, these fallen woms have
been made to feel the might and majesty
of the law. Socially outcast, a leper’s
colony into which no good can enter, they
are governed by laws and codes of their
own. What chance a woman has after she
has cnce fallen so low is practically nil. Ev-
ery tendency is to sink them lower; then
own comrades laughing at the feeble efforts
they may make to rise. If, as some say,
people make their own hell here on earth,
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