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VOL. 56—NO. 1.
U.S.AID FOR
FARMERS
MURDER
FUNDS
And Singer He Loved
DEMO LEADER
INVITATION
802,428 VOTES
Refused Bail.
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farmer who does not already have
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MEET IN CAVE
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Residents Beyond City Limits Must
Pay For Sewerage, Council Rules
People living outside the city of Austin who are served by the mu-
nicipal sewer lines must hereafter pay a charge for this service, the city
council decreed Thursday morning after City Manager Adam R. Johnson
had introduced the matter.
Mr. Johnson pointed out that all residents of Austin were given free
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SOMERVILLE. N. J, July 1»—Mra Edward Wheeler Hall. widow of
the Blain rector of St. John's Episcopal church in New Brunswick, N. J.,
waa in the county jail today, he'd without ball. accused of the murder
four years ago of her husband and Mrs. Eleanor Mills, wife of the church
sexton and sinter in the choir. Mrs. Hall was arrested late last night at
KEW STREETS
WAIT CITY
nelectiona was a
Long As I Heve
Dan Moody from
Austin Police Seize
x Liquor And Car.
Definite Program Of
Paving Suggested
Each Year.
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wy to his department store
that he was seeking to pay ai
orbitant sum for the property
purchased.
C-C Hopes To Import
Mexican Labor
For Use Here.
Me
Both
‘ W.
id the
New Mexico Merchants
Convene 800 Feet
Underground.
The Travis county rest room was not burglarized Wednesday night,
a rocking chair which was borrowed being returned 16 minutes later,
and police will have no trouble in tracing down the "oftenders."
This The Statesman learned Thursday morning when two women
officials of an organisation that has headquarters at the rest room
it by
the
lore
lorded
on
and
Ing
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Bolton Asked To Tell
Of $500 Fee.
Austin Man Washes Car
At 3:45 A. M., Police
Investigate.
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when
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later
of
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“Women Voters More Intelligent,”
May Tells Lions Club In Address
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Moody Hailed As Future
National Chief By
Missourian.
Moody’s Majority
Now 2,816.
Grapevine Farmer Pays
$12.50 To Alleged
Officer.
IAN TAX
Ngiter» of Hounton.
Pullman company
Comptroller S. H.
streets, for 5100, was read to the
city council Thursday, morning. Cisy
Mannger Adam R. Johnson waa au>
thorized to take up the offer In
conference with representatives At
the church, and determine a fair
■ale price for the bell and tower.
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Today our hat is off to Booth
Tarkington, because—
it is his 57th birthday.
He is not only one of America’s
greatest authors, but he is strictly
an American author.
His stories have brought pleas-
ure to millions.
He loves children, dogs and the
out-of-doors.
A US T IN SEEKS Rector’s Widow Held TEXAS PAST
For Slaying Husband HELD FOR
Council Approves
Accounting System
The T. B. Trotter Audlting com-
pany of Houston will begin work on
the installation of a centralized and
modern bookkeeping system for the
city as soon 4s the audit now under
way to completed. the city council
decided Thureday morning on the
recommendation of CRy Manager
Adam R Johuson.
Mr. Johnson waa authorised to
eupervlee the installation of the
bookkeeping nystem, to vistt other
cities in Texas and to report to the
council the total expense of such an
installation.
B reported spending $1583; T. K. Ir-
g win. candtate for attorney general,
B spent $2263, and C. E. Johnson. can-
B didate for treasurer, spent si34.70.
Aartis ana Centra Tesm: Th
Erldny wur ctudj: prebesig UM.,
dor showeis.
coming from the authorities to ex-
plain what new evidence in the
mystery had brought about the ar-
rent v
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Panama Agrees To
Help Defend Canal
[Associnted Press Dispateh to Statesman.)
PANAMA, July 29-Tbs newiy
signed commercial treaty between
the United States and Panama stip-
ulates that the republic of Panama
will co-operate in all possihle ways
in the protection and defense of the
canal and will consider herself in
a Mate of war la any war in which
the United States la a belligerent.
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et
“ridiculous,” but would say nothing
more. Her cousin and attorney re-
Employs Lawyer.
on the heels of the pastor’s«
ment last night that he has emi
ed no counsel, which followed
few hours the announcement
K expense accounts are beng umit-
B ted to the secretary of state. The
08 gubernatorial candidates are yet to
■ file. They have until August 1.
B J R. Ball, candidate for treasurer.
“ avr pretp-
ping and working coton, and the
" acutenep* of the situation is calcu-
_ lated to increase as the cotton pick-
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a s quare piece of cardboard,
le mornine paper carried
Ernest May, asststant attorney general, did the pinch-hitting stunt for
Attorney General Dan Moody at the regular meeting of the Lons chib
held at the Driakein hotel Thursday noon. Moody was unable to attend
the meeting as had been expected because of an unexpected trip to Taylor,
it was mid. and the taik of the day waa made by May.
James E. Ferguson left Austin
Thursday morning, going to his
farm In Bell county, where he will
take a few days’ rest. Governor
Miriam A. Ferguson did not ac.
company her husband on the trip,
remaining in the city. It is not
known how long Mr. Ferguson in-
tends to stay on his farm.
Riehl charged that his wife, for-
merly Louise Glest, who had been
a maid in the Hall household, had
deceived him as to her pact rela-
tionships with Mr. Hall before he
married her In 1924,
In an unsworn statement Riehl
said his wife had wclvM 85000
for alienee in connection with the
murder.
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he.dqu.rt.ra
Council Members
Plan Vacations
Business requiring the attention
of the entire city ounen will be
postponed until the middle of
September hereafter, it was learned •
st the city council meeting Thurs- n
fused to talk. Nothing was forth-
family are circumseribed by false
conventions and sham standards.
Then the emoluments and other
compensations of politics such as
honor, fame and glory are neg-
ligible in comparison with the
mental and physical energy ex-
pended and the self-privation and
slim chance for happiness under-
gone.
"Although it was quite a jolt
to be defeated, and I had ex-
pected to be here two more years,
I am rather glad now that we are
going so that our family can en-
joy something of life. The re-
ward of the continual fight in
politics is not worth the price, and
I’ll be glad when our fight ends."
her home. She spent most of the
night in a reception room on the
first floor in the rear of the jail.
Mrs. Edward Carpenter, her cousin,
and Russell E. Watson, attorney,
were with her. Mrs. Hall sat quiet-
ly. but Mra Carpenter paced the
jail corridor nervously most of the
night.
Mrs. Hall branded her arrest at
By Associated Press.
CARLSBAD, N. M., July 29—
A convention in a cave 800 feet
below the surface is one of the
unusual events which awaits
delegates to the convention of
the Southern New Mexico Cham-
ber of Commerce here Aug. 17
and 18.
The second day of the conven-
tion is to be held in great Carle-
bed cavern near the Texas-New
Mexico boundary A esision will
be held in the "big room;’ with
Arthur P. Duggan, president, and
Homer Wade, manager, of the
West Texas Chamber of Com-
merce. delivering the principal
addresses.
parody on "As
Tou," directed to
Among other things May told the
Austin Lions that the large vote in
the recent election and the vast
amount of Interest shown in the re.
suits of the election were excellent
indications of an approaching high-
er standard of democracy.
“Women," May said, "have shown
more intelligence In their voting in
the short time they have been given
this right, than the men have ever
oxhibited."
A. W. Griffith gave Judge Prank
Gibson, new Lion, the oath of office
LAsaociated Prens Diupateh to
FORT WORTH, July 29.—Rev.
Dr. J. Frank Norris, pastor of First
Baptist church and nationally
known fundamentaliat. was indtet.
ed today by the Tarrant county
grand jury for the murder or D. E.
Phipps, lumberman, in the church
office on July IT. Mayor H 0. 2
Meacham. Chipps frtena,wascai:
ed as a witness just before the in-
dictment was returned after two
week of investigation.
Nearly two score witnesser the
larger part of them members of
• Dr. Norris’ church, appeared before
the grand jury. Other vitnesses on
whose testimony the indictment was
returned included the ambulance
driver and city police otticerg and
detectives. The 14-year-old 2"
tery witness” who dis
the slaying and wh<
been withheld by the
" ney was not called, al
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Mayor Pro 1
City Commistoner Robert
ler was elected mayor nro t
the city at Ausp Wed
morning by the ott council
Adam R. Johnson had be-n >
permanent city manager.
Moeller will merve as mayor
city while Mayor P. W. Me:
la on his mention. Dr. Md
tola members of the soune
th' month of Auxust
ns he was Accepted into the club.
Gillespie Stacy urgea the Lions to
attend the baseball games at Cul-
berson park and to do everythtg
possible to boost ths attendance . „ —- . .
Songa were heara from Mise VIE. Mueller Elected
Einta Rowe who was accompanied
by Mrs. Frank Maddox. One of her
Candidates File , -----------------
Expense Accounts Jim To Take Rest
The third and final campnlkn ‘ ”
RsaorgAFsmpeentharmi
ter had been retained to ranrsem*
the minister. No reason was given
for the change in plans.
Chipps was shot three times at
4:40 p. m. Saturday. July 17. when
he went to Dr. orris’ office to
protest, the pastor's statement to
the district attorney said. against
attacks on Mayor H. C. Beacham
made by Dr. Norris from his pu -
Pit and in the Searchlight, organ
the church. Chipps died in an am-
bulance without making a state-
ment
Two Territories Served
Mr. Long pointed out that by
the time the Central Texas need
for cotton field laborers became
acute a large portion of the valley
cotton crop would already have
been gathered and that the Mexl-
cans could be brought directly into
Central Texas for further work. In
the , meantime, arrangements will
probably be made to bring in the
first allotment of laborers to sup-
ply the temporary demands in the
northern portions of the county.
I hundred new ballot boxes, built eg-
[ pecially for last daturday's voting.
| were presented to the city Wed-
| nesday by A. F Holzschuber, chafr-
r man of the republican executive
I committee.
The organization had borrowed
i almost as many more,
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Gypsy Smith To
Address YMBL
Gypsy Simon Smith, world-famed
evangelist now holding a revival
meeting in Austin, and the Griffith
quartet, assisting him, will present
the program at the YMBL meeting
Friday at noon. Secretary E T.
Manlove announced Thursday. The
Griffith quartet is composed of
W. G. Griffith and his throe sons.
Perry, Elmer ---d-Steve.
Dan Moody, nominee for gov-
ernor. will be present as the guest
of honor of the club. Three new
members, will be introduced at the
meeting, the weekl® announcement
says. They are E. W. Anderson.
A. D. Boone and George S. Mc-
Cullough.
Feed Pipe Explodes
At Oil Refinery
BAN ANTONIO, July »».— Fiames
leaping IM feet into the air thrilled
residents near the GrKyburg oil
iefinery on the Conception road
»hen an oil feed line to a large MIU
exploded and the oil burned for
half an hanr early Thureday.
FORT WORTH
4----3----9----1
That's the telephone number of The
American-Statesman. Dial 4-3-9-1 when
you want either The Statesman or The
American. The operator on the switch-
board of The American-Statesman private
exchange will answer your call. Give the
operator the name of the department or
the name of the person with whom you
wish to apeak. The operator will then
make the proper connection.
—J I
ernor's race in which she was de-
feated.
"Politics either have you walk-
ing on clouds or down on hard
bed rock,” Miss Ferguson said.
"When they say that an office-
holder is a servant of the public,
they make no mistake. The of-
fice-holder serves the public just
like a slave does his master and
like the master whips the slave so
does the public whip the office-
holder.
:Pohtics are hard on the poli-
tician’s family. Every move-
ment, every act, social and other-
wise is scrutinized and criticized,
and members of a politician’s
srag sr zsytrjr. htsplebararnsagtainfntbratmop!
Texas election of any kind. --- w --tt
The tabulation from 260 cou-
[Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman.]
DALLAS, July 29.—The noon tab-
ulation of Saturday primary re-
turns by the Texas Election bureau
gives Attorney General Dan Moody
a majority of 3816 and for the first
time puts him over the 400,000 mark
in the vote- George B. Terrell, com-
missioner of agriculture, has the
highest vote of any candidate on
the ticket; 458.197. The total vote
Salvation Army
Asks Old Clothes
An appeal from toe Salvation
Army for anststance in collecting
old clothes and old shoes for men.
Women and children from the ages
4 to 15, was addressed to The
Statesman Wednesday morning by
the local otricera,. The statement
deolarea that the local otganization
"Is running short on old clothes
and shoes," with several Austin
families needing aid.
MEACHAM CALLED
BY GRAND JURY
LAseciated Prems Dimpaseh to b^^---. i
FORT WORTH. July » -Mayor
H. C. Meacham, friena of D. B.
Chippe, slain on July IT by Rev.
Dr. J. Frank Norris, was called Be
a witness this morning by toe
PARIS, July 2%.—The champer's
finance committee, after consider-
ing Premier Peincare's finance bill
article by article, approved it as a
whole this afternoon. The vote,
which was taken after the premier
had again expounded the program,
whs 19 votes to 11. with one ab-
stention. .
Immediately after the arrest Tim
othy N. Pfeiffer, New York attor- stated h.mV
ney, who represented Mrs. Hall dur- a> the trial 7 ' *
Ing inventigations waa notified.
Shortly before dawn a man not Mr.
■ 15 More Sign Up
For Bertram Trip
M The list of Austin delegates to
. the Burnet county fair at Bertram
0 this week grew to 26 Thursday
■ morning, as other Austin businass
H men and women who were making
12 the trip to the fair registered at the
B Austin Chamber of Commerce.
( Twenty-one had registered for
■ the trip in the beginning, and 15
B others signed up Thursday morn-
B ing. They were: W. O. Faubion
B and family of four, G. Flury, Paul
B Simms, A. V. Riley, Ike D. White,
ng Walter Murity, Leo Mueller, Har-
B vey Harrell, Sam McIntosch J. J.
B Jurgen and P. C. Pincham.
I Church May Buy
Old City Fire Bell
i An offer from the Church of Our
■ Lady of Guadalupe, made by Gerard
K Mongeau, to purohase the bell and
■ tower located at the North Austin
■ fire hall, Guadalupe and 12nd
Under the Terrell election law.
nil political parties which poll 100,-
•00 or more votes at a general elec-
tion pha hold a primary on the
feurth Saturday in July to nomi-
nate candidates in the general
election of 1924, when George C.
Butte was oppoming Mrs. Miriam A.
Ferguson, the democratic nominee,
the republican candidate received
more than 800,000 votes. In Satur:
day’B primary the republicans did
not poll many more than 10,000
18000 To Keen Silent.
The bodlee of Mr. Holl and Mre
Wills were found Sept 10, 1022, to
an abandoned orchard near New
Brunswick. They had been shot
with a. pistol, and their clothes
neatly arranged as they lay side
by side.
A nearby vacant house was found
to be completely furnished and
showed signa of recent use. Love
letters of the deed pair were found
and published. Acquaintances de-
(Continued on Fags Two.)
Land Commissioner:
313/703; Terrell, 292.966.
Railroad Commissioner:
By Associated Press.
DALLAS. July 29,—A "plain
clothes man" took 112.50 from
William Jackson, a farmer of
near Grapevine, for parking his
automobile near a fire plug last
night. The man represented
himself as an officer. Jackson
said he wore a cap similar to
those worn b~officers but was
in plain clothes. Rather than
spend the night in jail, as the
stranger told Jackson he would
have to do, he paid the "fine.”
Real police were searching for
the bogus policeman today.
sewer service, but that he felt it
was improper for non-taxpayers to
receive this service. The council
sustained the point, and instructed
him to study the costs of handling
sewerage and to devise a rate which
.will be both "equitable and ade-
quate." This rate will be reported
to the city council, and as soon as
enacted be charged to all extra-
municipal users.
By the same motion, Mr. John-
son was Instructed to make a study
of the electric light and water rates
charged toleople living outside the
city limits to •determine whether a
sufficient rate is being charged.
The charge at present is one and
one-third times the rate charged
Austin residents.
According to the statement made
at the council meeting, a portion of
the Enfield district, practically ail
of Westfield, all of Penn Field, and
a number of other large- additions
to the city are outside the cik
limits.
Inquiries Opened
Central Texas is suffering acutely
from a shortage of farm labor. Man-
ager Walter E. Long told The Aus-
tin Statesman. The bulk of the
farm laboring population was sent
into North Texas in 1925 when the
Travis county crops failed so mis-
erably. and prospects for a good
1926 season havs failed to lure them
back. At the present time, the
Pfeiffer arrived at the jail in a
New York taxicab and was taken
into the reception room. Mr. Wat-
son and jail attendants refused to.
give his nams. ' v
Attorney General Dan Moody
looms as a prospective national
democratic leader, in opinion of
Frederick G. Gardner, former
democratic governor of Missouri
Gardner at St. Louis today
wired Moody: "Our section of
the country and our party are
greatly elated over your wonder-
ful victory. It means Texas will
n< w be on the map, as our party
will have a national leader."
Scores of congratulatory tele-
grams continue to pour in from
men and women in every walk of
life. "Tex” Austin, rodeo man-
ager and writer, sent his felici-
tations from Chicago. .
bond signed largely by"membersoe
Ms congregation, after making a
statement in which he pleaded senf-
defense
Since then several statement*
have been issued by the pastorin
public relations director, 3. J.
Mickle, in several of which the ex-
istence of a religious "conspiracy"
against the life of Dr. Norris was
A direct appeal from the Austin (
Chamber of Commerce to C. W.
Woodman of Fort Worth, state la* 1
bor bureau head, for assistance to :
the local organization and cham-
bers of commerce of Rio Grande
Valley towns in obtaining Mexican
labor from Mexico for chopping and
picking the 1926 cotton crop, was
sent Thursday morning By Fred
Barge, vice president in charge of
the agricultural division.
The appeal was telegraphed after
two demands for as.many as 10,000
agricultural laborers near Harlin-
gen and Mission had come to the
Austin Chamber of Commerce, and
Travis county farmer* had appealed
to the local organisation for aid
in obtaining labor for the farms of
Central Texas.
man, 122,738; Speer, 160,005; Ter-
rell, 814,576.
Judge Court of Criminal Appeals:
Hawkina 345,727; Pierson, 254.344.
Returns from 116 countlea in-
cluding 106 complete, show the fol-
lowing totals for candidates in the
republican primary:
Governor: Haines, 7859; Scott,
8400.
Superintendent of Public In-
struction: Garrett, 8045; Lindsey,
>771.
RAIN IN PANHANDLE
LAsociated Prese Dispateh to Statesfan.]
WICHITA FALLS, July 29--
Wichita Falls and the surround-
ing territory in northwest Texas
and southern Oklahoma found relief
from the summer heat Thursday by
a slow'rain which started falling
shortly after 6 o'clock in the morn-
ing.
--------------------------------------------- Two warrants charging separae-
BEER RAIDs
ly four years ago. was renewed
several weeks ago because of an'
annulment suit filed by Arthur S.
Rishi.
ties. 188 complete, shows:
Governor: Davidson,
[Associated Press Dispateh to Statesman.
s;
appenred ana unia they had bor-
rowed th. “stolen" mekln* ehair
to be umed in a play which was in
progress directly actors th. ntreet
and that it was Areturned 15 min-
utes later An ofticev aceompa-
tAssoriated r™ Dimpnter to
BAN ANTONIO. July
Bexar county repubiii
through with primaries.
Ferguson, 274,088; Johnston. 1117;
Moody, 402,622'; Wlmans, 1440;
Zimmerman, 2484.
Attorney General: Allred, 128,-
181; Brachfield, 121,476; Chris-
topher, 38,522; Hornsby, 86,396;
Irwin. 102,441; Pollard, 184,172.
Treasurer: Ball. 125,818; Chris-
tian. 46,807; Garner, 34,198; Gar-
rett, 71,508; Harris, 49,445; Hatcher,
190613; Johnston. 59,442. •
Superintendent of Publle In-
struction: Bennett, 151,816; Hum-
phries, 139,698; Marrs, 828,740.
Commissioner of Agriculture:
Bolin, 139,496: Terrell, 458.197.
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Need Temporary Labor
A. J. Bartlett pt Creedmoor pre-
cipitated the locl discuseion Wed-
nesday afternoon when he called on
Manager Walter E. Long of the
Austin Chamber of Commerce to
team what arrangements had to be
made to permit the importation of
temporary labor immediately fol-
lowing the receipt of telegraphic in-
quiries from Harlingen and Mission,
Texas, as to the availability of farm
labor. Mr. Long wrote the Cham-
ber of Commerce secretaries In these
two cities that no labor is available
here, and offered the full co-opera-
tion of the Austin organization in
securing permission to import tem-
porary Mexican labor. 5*
Mr. Barge wired Mr. Wooman
that "Valley towns are wiring for
thousands of cotton picker* We
have none to spare. Prospects for
big crop throughout the state em-
phasise the importance of getting
Mexican labor across the border
into the valley. What do you ad-
viser*
An intivation was voted Dr. F. C.
Bolton Thursday morning to appear
before the city council at its next
meeting when all members will be
present, presumably in September,
and explain the terms of his con-
tract with the city for advice on
the proposal of the Texas Power &
Light company to complete the
Lake Austin dam. Mr. Boltn was
paid 8850 for his services, and an-
other payment of $500, apparently
not contemplated in the original
agreement, was authorized by the
former city council on July 1. The
warrant for the amount was drawn,
but former mayor W. D. Yett failed
to sign it. -,0,_____
day morning. Only four mem-
bers of the council were present
at today’s meeting, Commissioner
Dave C. Reed being out of town on
business.
Commissioner Ben M. Barker is
planning to go on a six-weeks
vacation early in August, and
Mayor P. W. McFadden will follow
him for a shorter vacation within
a short time.
Commissioner Robert Mueller,
named mayor pro tem, and Com-
missioner Victor H. Pannell as-
sured the council that they would
be present at aU meetings through-
out the summer.
Program Outlined
On the resolution of the property
| owners on West Sixth street. City
I Manager Adam R. Johnson was au-
thorized to investigate the proposal,
and to suggest to the property own-
ers the desirabilfty of putting in
permanent paving, if this sugges-
i tion should prove unacceptable,
I however, he is autorized to con-
rtract with the individual property
5 owners for placing an asphalt top-
ping in place on the scarified and
I regraded street at the expense of
I the petitioners.
Signers of the request to the city
council included J. O. Buass; R. H.
I Hewitt, Mrs. F. M. Maddox, Mrs.
I Jane F. Whitlock, Harry E. Blum
f Auto company, Joseph Fischer. Mrs.
I M. E. Matthews, D. G. Hewlett, H.
I A. Wroe and Mrs. L. A. E. Flack.
Police found the model of late
industry about 3:45 o'clock
Thursday morning when an Aus-
tin man was "washing his car."
after officers were called by per-
sons who suspected "dark work."
An emergenoy call asked police to
come to a house on Colorado
street where it was said a "sus-
piclous man" was standing. Of-
ficers hurried—and found the
man washing his car without the
aid of lights.
"ra OLITICS is not worth the
U J price of playing, Miss
- Dorrace Ferguson,
IA daughter of -Governor
Miriam A. Ferguson and
’ Former Governor James
E. Ferguson, said. "I
am glad we are getting out of
politics soon," she said, “because
Fil have an opportunity to really
get acquainted with my Daddy
after all of these years. )
Governor Ferguson has an-
nounced she hopes to resign about
Nov. 1. The resignation comes as
a result of her wager with Dan
Moody on the outcome of the gov-
“Politics Not Worth Price,” Says Jim’s
Daughter, Waiting To Know “Daddy”
Wreckers At Work
On Nalle Building
Wreckers startea work on the
Nalle two-ntory bunlaing aajacent
to The Amefican-Statesman bulid-
ing Thureday moraine, pulling out
inside fixtures and woodwork. The
destructlon la preparatory to th.
construction of the wtx-sory Nelle
bullaing, oontenet for whjeh wan
let to Richard Sehmidt eome weeke
ago at an unahnounced Higure.
DARK WORK
BOGUS COP
An extensive paving program for
the city of Austin, beginning within
the next six months and continuing
with a definite assignment for each
‘fiscal year, was tentatively out-,
lned Thursday mornine by Com-
missioners Ben M. Barker, Robert
Mueller and Mayor F. W. McFadden
in a discussion in the city council
[meeting.
• • •
Owners Would Pavs
[ Ths discussion was precipitated
by an offer of property owners on
'West Fifth street, between Lavaca
and Guadalupe, to pay the cost of
putting an asphalt topping on the
gravelled street, which is now be-
Fing repaired under the direction of
EActing Engineer Orin E- Metcalfe.
! According to the plans outlined in
the discussion, the city council ex-
peets to authorize an extensive pav-
ring program as soqn as the city fi-
[nances will permit, which will pro-
vide additional arteries of traffic in
•the downtown district and give per-
manent paving to those section of
the business district which are now
beginning to build up. - Certain
residential districts will also be
-given paved streets, under the pro-
posals. v
Mayor McFadden told the council
members that he expected the city
administration would encounter a
delay of approximately two years
.before being able tp undertake a
very extensive paving program, but
Commissioner Barker countered
with the suggestio i that a certain
amount of permanent streets should
be constructed each year and de-
clared that he "would not be sur-
prised to see a paving contract let
within the next six or eight
months.”
Ml
Fundamentalist Lead-
er Must Face Jury
For Slaying.
Terreul today m.it*, «rom receipts
t.onghuzporenippummnduneomo:
Fifty-elght bottles of boon five
gallons in the process of brewing
and an automoblie were selzed
early Wednenday night by police
when two Austin men were ar-
reeled in liquor ral@s.
The car was setxed by police after
the driver waa afresied on Con-
gress avenue with a ase of 11 bot-
tles of beer on the front neat beside
him. Officer, contincated the car
when they claimed number plates
indicated it belongs to another per-
con. Twenty-seven bottles snd ths
five-galon lot were secured in a
raid on a man's home here, when
he wae arrested In the act of dig-
sine a subterranean storehouse un-
der hie kltohen to house a 50-gallon
brew jug.
Sellers Of Poison
Alcohol Sought
[Associated Press Dispateh to Statesman.)
BUFFALO, N. T., July 29.--
While a nation-wide search was
being instituted today for three
men said to be members of the
higher-up bootleggers’ gang sought
by the authorities in connection
with the sale of wood alcohol in
liquor, tne death list had Increased
to 44. Jamestown reported Tour
fatalities during the night. The
men sought are alleged by police
to have known the liquor was pois-
onous when they sold it.
New French Finance
Bill Approved
AUSTIN, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1926.
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grand jury investigating the dar-
ing. Dr. Norris statement to the
district attorney bala Chipps came
to hte office to protect against at-
tache on the mayor.
In a ntatement made following
the slaying of Chippn, Mayor
Meacham statea that the former
had viaited him In hie office about
an hour and a heir before he wm
■lain, but that he had been there
on bustness unconnected with Dr.
Norrie and had given no intimation
that ho Intended to call on toe
minister.
The attache on Mayor Meacham
were made in connection with t
street extenplon project In whtel l
some land was to he purehased
from St. Ignatlus academy, a parg-
chtal school. Dr. Norrie charged
that the mayor wanted to open a
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