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THE HOUSTON POST: FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL I, 1921.
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THREE MORE BODIES
BELIEVED BURIED
Illiteracy Decreases
In U. S., Is Report
OMR BUST RUINS Of Census Bureau
Rumor That Fire Inspectors
Were Bribed by Warehouse
Owners Probed
By leased Wire to The Houston Post.)
CHICAGO, March 31.—At leajt three
more bodies in addition to the six known
dead arc believed to be buried under the
ruins of the Chetto explosion, the result
of illicit storage of powder and other ex-
plosives in the city limits and in one of
• he most congested districts of the city.
Coroner Hoffman was assembling wit-
nesses Thursday to substantiate or refute
the rumor that the Singer & Schnffer
company had paid bribes to city fire in-
spectors, thus enabling them to defy the
strict law concerning storage of explo-
sives.
Jacob Zimring, bookkeeper for the
firm, testified that immediately after the
explosion he jumped into a cab and drove
hurriedly to Midlothian, where the firm
has an explosives plant, and notified Wil-
liam Singer, one of the proprietors of the
Ghetto firm. Singer, he says, came hack
with hitr. to a point near the scene of the
explosion, where he alighted from the
cab and lias not been seen since.
Zhnring would not answer all the ques-
tions asked him about the alleged irregu-
larities in the storing of fireworks, and
the coroner obtained his arrest until he
is willing to tell what he knows.
An uncle of one of the victims made
the charge that the firm was paying
bribes to city fire inspectors. This wit-
ness will be called before the council in-
vestigating committee Friday.
BURKE APPOINTED
COMMISSIONER OF
INDIAN AFFAIRS
tee on Indian affairs, succeeding Vice
President Sherman. During the sixty-
second and Sixty-third congresses he was
ranking minority member of that com-
mittee. During the Sixty-first congress
he was chairman of the special commit-
tee that investigated the Gore charges in
Oklahoma, and he was a member, during
the Sixty-third congress, of the joint In-
dian commission from the house and sen-
ate, of which Senator Robinson was chair-
man, that commission having full investi-
gating powers on all general Indian af-
fairs. In 1013 Mr. Burke announced big
retirement from public life, owing to fail-
ing health.
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON, March 31.—Illiteracy
is decreasing in the nation, according to
census bureau returns Thursday from
the first three States in which 1920 enu-
meration has been worked out on the
subject.
In Alabama, where the percentage of
illiteracy was found to be 22.0 of the
total population over 10 years of age in
1010, the 1020 percentage was 16.1.
In Arkansas the percentage dropped
from 12.G in 1010 to 0.4 in 1020 and
in Delaware from 8.1 in 1010 to 5.9 in
1020.
Illiterate persons under the census bu-
reau tabulation include all those unable
to write.
In all three States the percentage of
illiteracy in the rural districts was some-
what greater than in the cities. In Ala-
bama 17.8 per cent of rural residents
were found to be illiterate, and 10.4 per
cent in cities; in Arkansas 13.0 per cent
of the rural population and 0.5 per cent
of urban; in Delaware 0.1 per cent for
rural districts and 5.7 per cent for urban.
In both Southern States there was
more illiteracy among negroes than
whites, although the proportion likewise
declined among the negroes during the
10 years. In Delaware 17.3 per cent of
foreign born white persons over 10 were
found to be illiterate, and only 2 per cent
of native whites of native parentage were
so classed.
South Dakota Man Was
Former Member of House
Indian Committee
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON, March 31.—The ap-
pointment of Charles H. Burke of Pierre,
S. D., a business man, and former chair-
man of the house Indian committee, was
announced by President Harding Thurs-
day as commissioner of Indian affairs.
The president also appointed George
H. Carter of Iowa to be public printer
and Thomas Robertson of Maryland com-
missioner of patents.
♦ ♦ ♦
Was on Committee to
Probe Gore Charges
Associated Press Report.
PIERRE, S. D., March 31.—Charles
Henry Burke of this city, whose appoint-
ment as commissioner of Indian affairs
was announced Thursday by President
Harding, is reputed to be among the best
informed men in the West in Indian af-
fairs. He was born in Summerville, X.
Y., April 1. 1801. and 21 years later went
to Moorhead, Minn.
In 1808 he was elected to congress
and in the sixty-first congress was ap-
pointed chairman of the house commit-
66th Congress Flayed
By A. F. of L., Report
Associated Press Report.
■WASHINGTON. March 31.—The last
congress was characterized as the "most
reactionary of which the I'nited States
has been the victim" in a report by the
legislative committee of the American
Federation of Labor, made public Thurs-
day.
"It was a do nothing congress except
so far as reactionary results were con-
cerned." the report said. "The entire
program followed was to prevent the
passage of any remedial legislation. In
fact, any and every measure that had for
its purpose the protection of the people
was either killed outright, died on the
calendar or was pigeonholed by the com-
mittees."
Notwithstanding the number of bitter
enemies of labor who were members of
the sixty-sixth congress, the report said,
friends of labor had succeeded in defeat- f
ing a number of bills which would have
endangered the interests of the workers
and the people, among them the Poin-
dexter antistrike measure.
BUILDERS' HARDWARE
Barn Door Track and Hangers, Screw Hooks and Strap Hangers, Pad-
locks, Rim Knob Locks, Mortise Door Locks, Hasps and Staples, Strap
and Tee Hinges, Butts, etc.
GARAGE HARDWARE
Our stock of Builders' Hardware is the largest and most complete
to be found in this territory. Send us your orders, or write today
for prices and information.
rH* largmt (upplt Bouai in the lovTiwin
Peden Iron & steel co.
HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, FT. WORTH, SUBEVErORT
TO DECORATE SOLDIERS' GRAVES.
Associated Press Report.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 31.—The
grave of every American soldier who died
abroad during the world war will be dec-
orated on Memorial day by the American
Legion.
s^NEW CENTURY
W SHINGLES
ALWAYS for
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Now BETTER than
ever BECAUSE
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Keystone Copper Steel
GALVAKTZXD or PAINTED
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find oat about thh Ions life Metal before buying.
CHATTANOOGA ROOFING & FOUNDRY CO.
Qattuooga, Tennessee
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Humble Oil &
Refining Co.
7% Gold Notes Due 1923
Selling at Price to Yield 8.50%.
DUNN &CARR
Union National Bank Building.
Phones Preston 332-377
OPdei-
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THIS IS A BIG novelty season. You'll find a complete
spread of new fashion ideas here. French lasts,
Brogues, perforations, fancy tips and the like for
young men, also a variety of styles for the conservative.
Our new prices are on a lower scale—the values are
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$7.50 $8.50 $10 $15
Behind every pair stands Sakowitz Bros.
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New Victor Records
April 1921
Just a Little House of Love
Serenata (Memories of a Concert)
Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 2—Part I (Liszt)
Beau Soir (A Beautiful Evening)
Gioconda—Cielo e mar (Heaven and Ocean)
Oh Morning Land
O Cease Thy Singing, Maiden Fair
Samson et Dalila—Bacchanale
Sophie Braslau
Enrico Caruso
Piano Alfred Cortot
Giuseppe De Luca
Beniamino Gigli
Mme. Homer and Miss Louise Homer
John McCormack and Fritz Kreisler
Philadelphia Orchestra
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Titta Ruffo
Study from "The Children's Corner"
(No. 1—Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum) Piano
Munasterio (The Monastery)
The Merchant of Venice (1) Shy lock's Speech
(2) The Mercy Speech E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe
Gagliarda Arturo Toscanini and La Scala Orchestra
Number
64937
88628
74670
64934
64938
87575
87574
74671
Size Price
10 $1.25
12 1.75
12
10
10
10
10
12
1.75
1.25
1.25
1.50
1.50
1.75
Serenade (Pierne) Violin
Hush-a-Bye, Baby Mine
Mammy Dear
ida—Ritorna vincitor (Return*Victorious)
i\ida—O patria mia (My Native Land)
Carry Your Cross With a Smile
Tell Me the Story of Jesus
Valse Erica Saxophone
Saxophobia Saxophone
Home Again Blues—Medley Fox Trot
••Crazy Blues—Fox Trot
My Mammy
Underneath Hawaiian Skies
Look for the Silver Lining
Wandering Home
She Gives Them All the Ha! Ha! Ha!
Stop! Look! Listen!
Rose—Nightingale—Medley Fox Trot
Tip-Top—Medley One-step
I Never Knew—Fox Trot
Do You Ever Think of Me?—Medley Fox Trot
Bright Eyes—Medley Fox Trot
Love Bird—Medley Fox Trot
Sally—Medley Fox Trot
Lady Billy—Medley Fox Trot
Efrem Zimbalist
Elsie Baker
Elsie Baker
Lucy Isabelle Marsh
Lucy Isabelle Marsh
Homer Rodeheaver
Homer Rodeheaver
Rudy Wiedoeft
Rudy Wiedoeft
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Peerless Quartet
Albert Campbell—Henry Burr
Edna Brown—Charles Harrison
Helen Clark—Charles Hart
Billy Murray
American Quartet
All Star Trio assisted by their Orchestra
Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra
Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra
64935 10 1.25
87323 10 1.25
74673 12 1.75
74672 12 .1.75
64936 10 1.25
45241 10 1.00
55135 12 1.50
18720 10 .85
18728 10 .85
18729 10 .85
18730 10 .85
18731 10 .85
' 18732 10 .85
18733 10 .85
18734 10 .85
18735 10 .85
35706 12 1.35
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY
Camden, New Jersey
Clearance Sale of
Automatic Water Heaters
Special reduction in price of No. 40 Bungalow Water
Heaters. Don't wait until they are all gone. Reduc-
tion subject to limited stock now on hand. Call now.
J. B. COLLINS COMPANY
1210 Congress Avenue. Preston 96.
Latite Genasco Shingles
guildlag Utttilili
Will not warp, curl or fade. Carried in colors red
and green. Easily placed over old shingle roofs,
making them leak proof, weather proof and wind
proof. Also a full line of Ready Roofing, Roofing
Felts, Asphalt and Roofing Gravel. Mail orders
given prompt and careful attention.
Horton & Horton
Building Materials
Houston, Texas
Phone Preston 1303
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE
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COLUMBIA-FREEPORT SERVICE
leaves Houston 9:30 am. Returning. Arrives Houston 7:00 pm.
Throusli Sleeping: Cars to St. Louis and Memphis.
Geo. S. Brnce. District JPassenser Auent. Robert A. Watson. City Ticket Agent.
903 Texas Ave., Rice Annex Phone Preston 4191
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HOTEL BENDER
RATES $1.50 UPWARD
EXCELLENT CAFE
J. E. DALEY, Manager
DE GEORGE HOTEL
NEAR UNION STATION
FIREPRONF and MODERN
Rooms $1.50 and Up
GASPER M. DeGEORGE, Mgr.
NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY AN
INCUBATOR and BROODER
The BUCKEYE Gets Results
We carry a large stock of all sizes of incubators and Brooder#
and Small Poultry Supplies.
SEE US
South Texas Implement & Vehicle Co.
Showrooms: 601-603-605-607 Preston Avenue.
MILBY HOTEL
Texas Avenue and Travis Street
ROOM and PRIVATE BATH and
CEILING FANS, $2.00 and Up
CHARLES F. PARKER, Manager
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PATENTS
Patents Obtained and Trademarks
and Copyrights Registered
HAHDWAY & CATHEY
3hone Preston 4790 Houston, Texas
Office 709 Kress Building
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