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VOL. 55—NO. 334.
AUSTIN, TEXAS,
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WOMAN HANGS
Crew Of Seven Saved
week in July.
Gilbert Host To Travis Medics At
Talk On Flag.
Dinner Here Tonight
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divorce
City Unable To Pay Caretake
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Make Austin
Streets Safe
and was made by
county defendants.
(Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman.1
CALDWELL, June 1<—Bond was
were found by G1
a few minutes i
for desertion
reign Legion in
LAS VEGAS, N. M., June 16,—Carl Magee, fighting editor who doesn’t
know what it is to be in a battle unlessit is against tremendous odds,
has reached the climax of is colorful, heroic career.
He is on trial today for manslaughter as a result of a killing that earns
by a tragic stroke of misfortune just when his long series of fights was
Wurzbach Attacks
Naming Of Officers
from
An
Little Evidence Taken
In Murder And Bal-
lot Theft Case.
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of
Striking Bricklayers
On Job Thursday
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Marrs Predicts Only $12 Apportionment For Schools In 1927
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n«l league
of Memphis, Tenn.,
from the French Fo
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Attorneys for the government de-
elared/that no effort would be made
to secure a new indictment.
that when a
let in the or-
court had no
i that there is
nfilet" in an-
wpui
the
some instances at least, democracy
is a failure.
One of these, he said, is in the
administration of justice.
"The great majority of the peo-
ple believe that there is one law for
uy Beck, a butcher,
after the worn in’s
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Evasion and disrespect of law is' slowly and surely, leading modern
youth to th, belief that “anything is right that you can get by with,
and the only thing wrong is to get caught" Dr. Frederick Eby. director
of the "University of Texas summer school warned members ot the Ex-
change club in an address Wednesday at the Briskm hotel.
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two striking pose, et right.
They offer «oppthing of a psychological study to the acquaintance^ of
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
supreme court.
Jury renders a
stray bullet from Nagee’s
trying to defend the edlto
absault by Magee’s bitter,
—former Judge D. J. Len
Flan Many Robberies.
A closely organised gang of seven
men out for big game is believed
by detectives to have engineered not
only the Oak Cliff robbery, but
holdups at Houston, Ban Antonio
ana Strawn. Certain modewot op-
eration were common to all the rob-
berles, and descriptions of ths ban-
dits. though meager, tallied to 4
great extent.
Airplanes, automobiles, and ex-
pensive clothes have figured In 10-
meeting of the
committee of B
20.gttormeya re
FUHOS NOW Democracy Fails
Eby Asserts
Man And Woman Die
At Fort Worth.
The Weather
Auntin and Central Taxaai
night and Thursday probably fairz
cooler in east central Thursday.
Austin temperature (from 7 a.m.
Tuesday to 7 a. m. Wednesday) I
Maximum. 97; minimum, 76; aver-
age, 86.5; precipitation, none.
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itive
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City Commissioner C. N. Avery is willing to lot
their way around the bridle path at Barton Spring
just donate the salary of a caretaker. It was le
morning.
This announcement followed his refusal of last
donkeys on the paths this year, although the anima
had been donated by an Austin man. Commissioner
salary of $5 a month was required for a caretake
and-that the water and light department to unwiling
"If the man who gave donkey of MW. ,
caretaker, we U teea them summer and winter, M
Comminsfoner Avery mM be had had 20 other a
for une in Barton Springs this yean
Mayor W. D. Yet baekea Commimsloner Avery l
daring that he had never been ,auM on -onkese tv
government and civilization,
which h concluded that "if
civilization is safe. It is not
Dr Joe Gilbert, president-elect of the Texas Medical association, wiu
be host to members of the Travis county medical assoclation and mem-
bers of the Texas state board of medical examiners Wednesday morning
at a dinner at the Stephen F. Austin hotel. Approximately 70 guests
are expected at the dinner.
ANG BELIEVED BROKEN
n whlle
rom an
enemy
given orginall;
„ 2 . ~r- . « .. 1 decision haa 1
Dr. Eby concluded that democracy apben • 857
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men comprising the entire crew of
the brigantine.- Geneva, which was
destroyed by fire off the Florida
coast Friday night, were put safely
ashore here Tuesday, survivors of
flames and of their experience in a
life boat in a high running sea.
which momentarily threatened
disaster to their tiny craft
FOUR HIGHER
8 C
*ge
rested with him srs being held for
quentioning.
The suspect arrested last night
waa living la elaborate style in
one of Dailas most select residen-
tial sections. '
Although men artestea in eon-
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Aftergoing on a strike of a day
and one-half. Austin bricklayers
—----4 on the construction of
funeral home at 11th and
Dog Saves Child
From Viper's Bite
NACON, Neb., June 16.—"Duke.”
-VL pet dog of Billy, two-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Garrison, shielded the child from
a poisonous viper for several min-
utes yesterday.until a paving gang
attracted by the dog’s frantic
barring, came to the rescue.
"Duke,’’ the men said, ran re-
peatedy between the reptjle and
the infant, alternately pushing
him out of danger and lunging
at the snake.
Cleburne Couple
Injured In Crash
Special to The Statesman.
GEORGETOWN. June 1«.—In an
automobile accident on the high-
way a few miles south of George-
town Saturday afternoon both Mr.
and Mrs. Dowdy, of Cleburne, were
injured. Mra. Dowdy sytfering from
a mumber of cuts and bruises and
from shock. Mr. Dowdy was ren-
dered unconeclou, for a time. The
chren were not hurt. After a day
In a local hospital they were able
to proceed on their vacation at
Corpus Christi. Mr. Dowdy is an
engineer on the Santa Fe lines out
of Cleburne. .
aiveston county to en-
it In the CUM ot W. D.
i sought $6000 damages
eye, whll/ Wright was
of the compAny. The
John Milburn. who,* wife. Fay, haa left him because of Mra. orme.
Was It Mrs. Orme's ethereal beauty of feature, as reveated in th.
photo on the left, of her great physical charm as displayed in the other
photo, which attracted Milburn? Thia la the Question ths young ad-
vsrtlstng, man's friend, are asking each oth*.
Noll Orme is on* of ths most vivacious of the younger set in
San Antonio and quite an athlete, holding a numbe of trophies won in
aquatic events. Before her marriage to Howard Orme she was tbs
most favored and courted maid among the debutantes.
Tou'll learn more of this story when you read ''Neighbors’ Wives."
the new story by Ernest Lynn. It starts in Ths Austin Statenman.
Monday, Juns tl. '
Ing of a small cottage on Ben
street cars. ”
Street cars that were wupposea
to move out ot the Ban Pedro ave-
nue car barn,. where the entire fleet
- of 1M cars in use is stored, st »
M o’clock did not begin moving until
30 a few minutes bstors t o'clock.
From Burning Ship Divorced And Lonely,
30 LaKes Lle.
Dollar Now Due Can’t
Be Paid Until
Next September. •
iich had been set for to-
postponed until the ticat
March and April.
Third Man HoW. -
The third of the four men held
here was arrested Tuesday after-
noon by a traffic ptficer acting on
a tip aftet two Dallas detectives
had kept a frultleas watch on a
house in Houston where the suspect
lived four days. Two women ar- '
ich
ide
tel
ite
Dr. Eby said that he was speak-
ing between two important dates,
Flag Day and July Fourth, and
that he could not miss the oppor-
tunity of mentioning the meening of
these days. His address proved - to
be a sharp analysis of .AnferiqAn
Court-Martial ‘
Of Doty Delayed
LAssociated Press Dispatch to Statenman.)
DAMASCUS, Syria, June 16.—
The court martial of Bennett J. Doty
Lavaca will go back to work ThurB-
day morning under protest, J. J.
Wattinger, partner of the contrac-
tor for the building, announced
Wednesday afternoon. -
Bricklayers on the job walked
out Tuesday afternoon when the
Wattinger firm refuged to pay rail-
road fare of bricklayers brought in
from Dallas. a .
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things were purchased wiK2
from the varlous other robberi
Officials of the Strawn, Tei
bank, victims of an $18,000 hold-
last March., ar* expected to an
hero today to examine the four ai
pects. Photographs sre being p
pared for mailing to Houston .
Han Antonio for examination by ।
laches of tour banks looted
OFF FOR SUMMER CRUISE.
tAmoelated Pre, Dispateh to Ssatesmam.]
SAN PEDRO, Cal.. June 1» —
More than 60 vessels of ths
United Staten battle fleet pre-
pared to depart today on the an-
nual summer cruise to San Fran-
cisco and the Pugett Sound region.
BELL WINS
——
Austin Boy Enters
Semi-finals.
week, two on a chrge of murder
In connection with the slaying of
Otto Lange near Somerville in
July, 1921, and four on a charge of
robbery by firearms in connection
with the alleged theft of an election
box in this County in 1922.
State Holds Back Evidence.
It also was understood the state
did not care to isclose its evidence
at the hearing today and /made no
vigorous bgositian to bond, be-
cause it did not care to open up
the case.
At the conclusion of the hearing,
bond was signed by many eitizens
of the county, presented and ap-
proved. and relatives and friends of ।
the accused men, who were among
the crowd in the court room, rushed
over to’shake their hands.
books. I was able last September
to send to all school districts two
dollars per capita from the balance
carried over from the preceding
year.
Inasmuch as all of the probable
income to the state available school
fund has been apportioned for this
year there will be practically no
balance on Sept. 1, 1921 and there-
fore no payment on next year’s
apportionment can be made to the
school districts earlier than Novem-
ber L I, am still of the opimon-
that wo cannot expect the ap-
portionment for 1929-37 to exceed
$12 per capita."___________ •
Matthew-M- Moss of Llano and
L. C. mith of Kansas City, bank-
ers. gained two additional points
Wednesday monring in the federal
district court in their fight to clear
themselves of charges of misappli-
cation of national bank funds and a
conspiracy to deftaud.
Following an argument given
Tuesday afternoon. Judge Duval
West sustained demurrers to two
counts of an indictment against
Moss and Smith alleging the use
of the United States mails to de-
fraud. Judge West declared from
the bench that "the indictment fajls
to set out definitely and properly
any scheme to defraud."
Fhe Chargee were dismissed by
the court, but the order was held in
abeyance to give government at-
torneys time in which to appeal
from the decision of the ourt to
the circuit court of appeals. Judge
West set a 90-day limit for the ap-
peal, or for re-indiotmet. Bond
Hatcher Makes
Report On Deposits
W. GraCry Hatcher, state treas-
urer, Wednesday made a report to
the governor as to Mate funds in
Austin banka as fotldws:
Texas Bank and Trust company;
3407,179; American National bank.
740,895: Austin National bank.
$740,895.07; citizena sate bank.
34681582, end State National bank.
Treasurer Hatcher confUrmt to
the requeel at th governor M a
report en the state tunda in issuing
this statement-
board, has issued a tengthy state-
ment settivfe out the objectives of
the Mate medica practice laws, and
some of the achtevements which
have resulted frem regulation dur-
ing the past 50 years.
As a background for hie state-
ment. Dr. Crowe traces the develop-
ment of certain meatcal equipment.
Particularly the microacope, from
the time of its invention in the late
Itth century to its pressnt develop-
ment. From this growth. he de-
yelops the benefits which have fol-
lowed in the discovery of germs, and
later of cells, and from the develop-
ment of theories about cellutar
pathology. The discovery of germs
fed to the development of serums
and antitoxins for combatting con-
tagioun and communicable qin-
eases.
A Long Struggle
Beck of this event lies a long
struggie, in which Magee had dared
the might of a powerful' pqllkical
«h»
and fought for six long years to rid
New Mexico of ytnalt and boms-
lam in its legidlative and judlelal
balls. 2 _
It wan in 1020 that Magee, an
Oklahoma attorney, moved to New
Mexico and bought the Albuquerque
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mente of regulated medical practice.
He wed firat of all the steadily -
decreagi fatalty pe.centage in
canes of ontagiou athensen. Anti
toxi haa reduced the mortatit r of <
Wednesday morning for the shoot-
Ing. Officials were undecided
whether an inquest would be hold. -----------—---------- —
• the poor and one for the rich. The
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the human body had been firmly
eatablis...c, 2.— -oecc-ch -re-
turned to the study of Immunity, _ -
Dr. rowe's statement says, in an Canty
America Leads All.
The leadership of the world has
passed to America, Dr. Eby said,
and "has even been thrust upon
us," / . '
"I firmly believe that the Euro-
pean civilisation has shot its bolt,
that nothing more may be expect-
ed of these peoples. They have
squandered their wealth, and thrown
it away on wars."
Turning to the effect of this new
leadership, ths speaker raised the
question as to the success of
democracy, and concluded that in.
Indicted last
Bonds Set.
Bonds of 85,000 was set each for
Kinch Shelburne and Charles Balke,
on the murder charge, with $3,500
each was allowed to J. M. Shel-
burne, Sam Gaines, Davis Lauder-
dale and Buck Tuttle, charged with
robbery 'by firearms.
Virtually no evidence was pre-
sented at the hearing, which was
brief. The state rested its case on
the indictments. The defense put
one- witness on the stand to testify
to the inability of certain of the
defendants to make heavy ball.
The judge then set the amounts,
and the cases were turned over to
the clerk for setting at the Novem-
ber term of court. The defendants
in both of the cases havy been in-
structed by their attornets, headed
by Senator R. A. Bowers, not to
discus the indictments, but It is
understood that they will offer an
alibi as their defense.
Fort Worth Negro
Killed At Denison
[Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman.]
ing his name as George Jones 8nd
his home as Fort Worth, was shet
and killed by railroad special agents
in the freight yards near here Tues-
day night. The special agent ap-
proached the negro an 1' was at-
tacked, he said. He shot the negro
four times.
cause of government and democ-
racy, but'because of that Carpenter
of Galilee who taught us how to
live right”
DALLAS, June 1C — Four nt
seven men believed to be perpe-
trators of a series of Texas bank
robberies since January, are in jail
hers and police expect to arrest the
remaining three before the week is
gone.
The fourth man, a recently par-
doned convict, was arrested Tues-
day night at hfs expensive home in
Highland Park, a Dallas suburb, by
Dallas officers working on the re-
cent, 129,000 robbery the Jeffer-
son Bank and Trust company in
Oakcliff here.
That’s Us telephone number of The
American-Statesan. Dial 4-3-971 when
you want eithet Tbs Statesman or Th*
American. The operator on the switeh-
board of The American-Statesman private
exchange will answer your call. Giro the
operator the name of the department or
the name of the person with whom you
wish to speak. The operator will then
make the proper eonnectior
[Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman.]
CHICAGO, June 16-Protouna
depression due to loneliness an
aching heart wa held responsible
today for the tragic suicide of Mrs.
Ray Vilas, society matron and ter-
mer wife ef Ray C. Vilas, former
minister and clubman. ,
A pair of silk stockings knotted
about her throat. Mra Vilas’ body
was found hanging from a metal
cross-bar yesterday In a closet of
her home.
pay which she had received. I
was waiting for a street car
the time ofdthe accident.
nection with bank robberies other
than the recent one here, have
been brought to trial, officers be-
lieve the gang of seven they ex-
pect to round up, propably engin-
eered the whole series.
Only two of the quartet under
arrest here have been charged for-
mally with participation in the Oak
Cliff robbery. None of the 11
locked in the vault while the rob-
bers escaped with 920,990 could
identify the third man arrested
Tuesday afternoon, and the fourth)
had not been shown to them.
poor widow steals bread for her
children, and is sent to the pen. 'A
man steals a million and is exalt-
ed—because he gets by with it."
In connection with the session of
the Texas state board of medical
examiners and the examinations
given to graduate* of shools of
PORT ARTHUR. June 19 —Seven
One Dollar Unpaid.
Extracts from the letter he sent
to all school depositories follows:
"I am mailing this week warrant
for a payment of one dollar n the
per capita apportionment for the
year 1925-29. The apportionment
for the year was $14 and this war-
rant completes the payment of
$13.
"On account of the fact that the
income of the state available shool
fund-will depend upon the gasoline
tax and payment of interest on the
permanent school fund during the
remaining months of this fiscal
year, I shall not be able to pay the
balance of one dollar promised un-
til some time during August, or
possibly th® first day of Septem-
“The state board of education at
Its meeting in August, 1925, appor-
tioned all of the probable income
for the fiscal year 1925-26, together
with a balance which ha daccumu-
lated on account bf economy prac-
ticed in the purhase of free tekt-
The coutributio of the
profession toward increai
productive capacity of mank
♦be lengthening of the ye
man's life, Dr. Crowe pointe
the greatest tangible ao©
reappoint you, Mr. Connerly
the long and faithful service
have rendered the, state.”
Judge Ordered To
Enter Judgment
ther research"woeer Mie AutE Co*M and Santa Fe Hines
• '* “ " " District Judge J. C.
O'Brien Goes On
Trial At Sntone
taucelated Prems Diapateh to Statesmen.)
BAN ANTONIO. June 16.-1 Paul
OBrien's trial for alleged embezzie-
ment, expected to be the longest
drawn out oame ever tried in Baxar
county distriet court, since hla
brother, Petar, waa acquitted of a
Mmllar charge two years ago.
swung Into action Wednenday
morning.
Numerous Indictment, ageinst
O'Brien allege theft, and er-
bezzlement from the D. Sullivan
bank involving more than $1 80,-
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ecream, followed by shot, wax
heard by nearby residente Mra.
Thomason was dead when found
and Woods died a short time Atter-
ward.
No motive' had been assigned
The luncheon Wednesday waa in
charge of Bob Armstrong. A salute
to the flee was given by two Austin
scouts. E. J. Davis and Joe Davis.
Eugene Handera than made a abort
talk on the Boy Sgput campaign to
place a flag in evty Austin home,
pointing out that the flag stands
for all that parents might wiah to
teach their children. The club en-
dorsed the plan on motion of Sec-
retary Julian Baldwin.
Mrs. Louis Dunbar gave two noles,
accompanied by Miss Mary Finks
on the piano and Miss Lois Bur-
dett on the yilin- Both numbers
were received much epBhtua.
He Falls 16 Stories
And Kills Woman
tAmsoelated Press Dimpaten, to Statesmen-
CHICAGO, June K.—James Van-
do, a window washer, today plunged
1* ntorles to his death from the
window of a downtown office build-
ing, and killed a woman pedestryan,
upon whom hla body crased.
Hopes attached to Vando's aafety
harness broke.
The’’woman. Mr* Catherine Jos,
the mother of five children. sut-
tered a broken neck and a skull
fracture. In her puree wee lit*.
has been clerk of the supreme
since 1992, and has been in
clerk's office for 28 years.
Because all of the probable in-
come to the State Available School
fund has been apportioned for this
year, no payment can be made be-
fore Novmben 1 on the 1926-27
per capita apportionment which ।
likely will not exceed 812, S. M. N.
Marrs, state superintendent of j
public instruction, announced Wed- ,
nesday.
[Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman.1
FORT WORTH, June 16.—James
F. Wood, 55, and- Mrs. John W.
Thomason, 88, are dead following a
double shooting at 8:25 a. m. Wed-
nesday in Riverside, a suburb. A
.38 calibre pistol was found near
Wood’s body.
Mra Thomason was struck in the
neck by a bullet and Woods was
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16,* 1926.
KANSAS CIrY, June 16.—Bork-
ley Ball. Austin, Texas. Junior
Koen, Jullus Smith, St. Louis and
James Quick, Dallas, went into
th® semi-finals of the Junior singles
at the tenth annual championship
of the Missouri Valley Tennis as-
sociation at the Rock Hill club here
today.
$mith easily disposed of Max
Everett, Des Moines, 6-0, 6-1; Coen
was pushed to win from Frank C.
Wagener JF. Des Moines, 6-1, 4-6.
6-3, and Bell was an easy com
queror of Frank Brody, Des Moines,
6-0, 6-0. Quick met unexpected op-
position from Charles Siegloff took
the first set, 6-4, weakened in the
second and won a pinchant for net-
ting on the return, losing it to
Quick, 2-6. In the third set Sieg-
loff started off fast, again and
deuced the set twice, Quick finally
coming off victorious, 38-6.
Bell plays Smith and Quick plays
Sieglot to determine the final-
ists.
being crowned with success.
Magee is accused of killing John
B. Lassiter on Aug. 22, 1925.
Lassiter was not a foe; he was a
friend, who accidentally stopped a
EVIDENCE TRANSLATED
INTO SPANISH
EAST LAS VEGAS, N. M.,
June 16--With an interpreter
translating every word of the
testimony in Spanish for the
benefit of the jury, the trial of
Carl C. Magee, Albunuerqua ed-
itor, charged with tMe slaying of
John B. Lassatoi here last Aug-
ust. proceeded in distriet court.
Twenty-sn® witnesses were
ready to take the stand for the
prosecution.
The jury was seledted in slight-
ly less than three hour© and be-
fore the defense had ‘exhausted
five of its peremptory chal-
lengee. Two of the members of
the jury apeak and understand
English while the other ton must
have every part of the proceed-
ings translated by the official
oourt interpreter.
Injunction Refused
On Road Contract
Because th. question had becoma
moot th. third court of civil ap-
veals sustained the motion to as-
mlaa apbeal of the Neyland Smith
company of San Antonio. agatnst
Frank V. Danham, et al. huhway
commisnion, from TraVie county.
Neyland Smith company, wptch
held one year highway maintenance
contracts awarded May 1 1. 1925, by
the Mate highway commtaston for
Uvalde, Zavalin, Kinney, Val Ver-
de and Edwaras county, nought an
injunction restraining the cancel-
lation of the contraeta October 11.
1926.
Judge Georee Calhoun of the sard
district court, of Travin county,
ruled that the highway commianlon
had both the right to make and
break ita contracts, and although he
granted a temporary restratnine or-
der October 11, ho denied a per-
manent Injunction October 30,
/ A.
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Short $796, Young
Banker Kills Himself
LEAVENWORTH, Kana., June
16.—Glenweeg Q. Hines, young
teller of the Wultekunler. State
bank, who committed sulcide last
Friday, waa abort in hla accounts
to the extent of 3796, according to a
etatement issued today by E. Eric
Phelps, vice president and cashier
of the bank.
House Mover Ties
Up Santone Trolleys
[AnSocintea Presg Dipateh to Statesman.)
BAN ANTONIO. Jun® 16.— Twen-
ty thousand Ban Antonians wore
deprived of transportation to work
Wenesday morning when ths mov-
as th® judiciary is elective, and de-
clared that it should be appointive-
He referred to an editorial in The
Sunday American-Statesman de-
claring that judges should receive
better pay , should be appointed
and should serve for life, and gave
the plan his endorsemhent.
Laws today ar® mad® because of
the selfish interest of the maker or
his group, Dr. Eby said.
"A Jaw is good when it is to your
advamage; it is bad when it is
not. You hear a great deal about
the flag. What is the flag? A piece
of cloth, perhaps. What do you do
to the man who spits on th® flag,
throws it in the dust, jumps up
and down on it? It is quite dif-
ferent from what you do to the
man who tramples on the things
that the flag stands for. That is
the test of real patriotism.
“Th® respect nd love for the
flag of many of us does pot go be-
yond the piece of cloth. That is
hypocrital patriotism. The man
who is trampling on your flag is
the man who evades or breaks the
law, and laughs about it. He is the
man you must bring to order, for
ther® is creeping into th® mind of
youth everywhere th® idea(that
anything is right you can get by
with, and th® only thing wrong to
to get caught, and even then you
can hire some one to get you out
of it.”
Legal Examiners
Named For 2 Years
The supreme court Wednesday
reappointed for two years, four of
tbs' five members of the state
board of legal 'examiners. They
are. Former Governor Joseph D.
Sayers, Austin; Ben H. Gardner,
Palestine; John H. Bickett, Jr.,
San Antonio, and A. L. Goggins of
Daitas. The term of W. M. Sleeper
of Waco, has not expired.
The court reappointed Fred T.
Connerly, clerk of th® supreme
court, for four years. Mr. Connerly
turn to Chicago.
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from her husband in 1921, naming
as o- respondent a Mrs. R. C.
Vance. A year after the decree was
returned, Mr. Vilas announced his
marrlhge to Mrs. Edna Vance of
Texas. • **
Robbed of the companionship of
her only daughter, Vrgina, through
the demands of soclty and her son,
Royal C. Il, Mrs. Vitas brooded a
great deal. Fhe never lost her af-
fection for her former, husband.
Before her marriage, Mrs. Vilas,
who was 40. wss Miss Mary Arm-
strong of Baltinyre^ Md.
Alexander Suspended
For Breaking Rules
PHILADELPHIA. Juns 16.—Grov-
ef Cleveland Alexander, pitcher for
the Chiengo Cabs, hss been sus-
pended “for breaking training ry-
ulations and falling to. mppear in
uniform on the tiela,” "4t became
known today.
Although Joe McCarty,- manager
of the Cube, would not go Into de-
tails regarding Alexander’s suspen-
alon, he ranid that the latter had
broken training rules on several os-
caslons and mete than once failed
to appear on the Held.
McCarthy added that he did not
know the preeent whereabouts of
Alexander, and that when he does
show up he will order him to- to-
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• Magee, Fighting Editor, Reaches
Climax Of Stormy Career
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Pardoned Convict
Among Those Held
In $20,000 Holdup.
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