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GALVESTON TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1916.
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man who is well-nourished?
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a happy ending.
Altoona, Pa., July 11.—Two cases of
infantile paralysis were reported here
today.
SMALLER TOWNS
BECOME FEARFUL
thorize the use of bond money for these
purposes.
Chemist Felix Paquin recommended
As Result City Standpipe and
Reservoir Cannot Be Cov-
ered at Present.
Policemen and Firemen Will
Indulge in Annual Clash at
Pirate Field.
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Many Establish Quarantines,
Turning Back Children From
New York City.
Mexican Authorities Convinced
He Is Behind Bandit
Operations.
IF TOO FAT GET
MORE FRESH AIR
TODAY
WM. FOX Presents
Bertha Kalich
who in private life is Florence
Arto Vidor.
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“WEEDS USED IN MEDICINE”
“God’s Country
and the Woman”
nervous under-nourished man.
with the wonderful energy values of whole wheat and barley, in-
cluding their vital mineral elements, is an ideal ration served
with cream or good milk) for building well - balanced bodies and
brains.
Dallas, July 11.—The first case of in-
fantile paralysis in this city since May,
last, was reported to the health au-
thorities today.
Winifred Greenwood |
Fisher have urged the need of a new
and larger reservoir here.
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Also on same bill—RATHE NEWS.
Jeffersonville, Ind., July 11.—The
first case of infantile paralysis here
was reported today.
Dixie No. 1.
“Ambition” is the title of the offer-
ing at the Dixie No. 1 today. The story
follows:
Marian Powers is the wife of Robert
Powers, an assistant district attorney,
blinded by ambition. He is hopeful
that the political boss of the town,
John Moore, will nominate him for dis-
trict attorney. Powers has the backing-
in his scheme of James Grant, a “prac-
tical” politician, but this is not suffi-
PalaceTheater
TODAY AND TOMORROW
The beautiful
Myrtle Stedman
in a Paramount-Pallas romance,
entitled
The American Beauty
Also a new Paramount-Bray
Animated Cartoon.
TOMORROW
BLANCHE SWEET
—in—
“THE SOWERS.”
in a drama of political intrigue,
entitled,
“Ambition”
Steamer Kara Abandoned After Strik-
ing a Mine.
By Associated Press.
London, July 11.—Lloyds announced
that the British steamer Kara has been
TODAY
Dorothy Gish
with
OWEN MOORE
—in —
"SUSAN ROCKS THE BOAT.”
Also Today
BILLIE BURKE
In Chapter $ of
“GLORIA’S ROMANCI.*
TOMORROW
“WHERE ARE MY CHILDREN?”
See our ad on back page.
--- I abandoned by her crew after striking
Paterson, N. J., July 11.—The fifth | a mine. The vesel was of 2,338 tons
case of infantile paralysis was reported gross.
Grape Nuts is a delicious food, combining the native sweetness of
wheat with the delicate flavor of malted barley and brought by
scientific baking to a marvelous degree of ease in digestion. A
daily ration of Grape-Nuts has put the joy-look of health and con-
fidence on many a countenance.
We spent the early years of our
lives training our minds to remember,
and the remaining years in endeavor-
ing to forget.
8-part spectacular drama of the
great northland, with Nell Shipmau,
Wm. Duncan, and an all-star east,
including the Houston girl.
might induce the boss to change his
There’s a Reason”
society people before him.
later hands him back his ring.
There are many interesting
I died much more inteligently if accurate
covering the standpipe, and reservoir, I records of both births and deaths are
and Commissioner Shay and Mayor available. Fortunately, there. has
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Grape-Nuts
FOOD
Crystal Vaudeville.
J. Sturat Blackston’s eight-reel pic-
turization of James Oliver Curwood’s
romantic novel, “God’s Country and
The Woman,” which is being presented
at the Crystal Vaudeville by Manager
Peters and Anthony Xydias, appears to-
day for the last time.
The picture depicts life in the great
snow country of the far north, and
throughout is woven a beautiful but
strong love romance.
The scenic effects are pronounced
by critics to be the most wonderful ever
filmed. In order to make it realistic
of the novel, it was necessary to find
some accessible place to produce the
picture, which gave the scenic effects
of the far north country, and the posi-
tion finally selected was in the deep
snows of the Great Bear Valley, far
up in the San Bernardino Mountains
of Southern California, 9,000 feet above
the sea level, which could only be
reached by a dog trail, over which the
player journeyed. Six months was spent
by the players in this snow camp while
filming the play. A team of Siberian
sledge dogs, owned by John Johnson, a
Finlander, who brought the dogs from
Siberia to Dawson, Alaska, where they
won championship honors in the great
Alaskan dog races, was secured by the I
producing company to carry the play- I
ers to the Great Bear Valley, and these
dogs play an important part in the pic-
ture.
Neil Kellar, who in private life is
"lorence Arto Vidor, daughter of Ex-
Fire Chief Arto of Houston, with' Nell
Shipman, Wm. Duncan and Geo. Holt,
take the leading- roles and are support-
ed by an all-star cast.
People of Nuevo Laredo Now Get Food
on American Side.
By Associated Press.
Laredo, Tex., July 11.—The embargo
on foodstuff for export to Mexico was
lifted today and the people of Nuevo
Laredo are now making purchases on
a large scale. A continuous stream of
men, women and children, heavily
laden, is crossing the bridge. Inspec-
tors exercise vigilance to prevent
smuggling of arms.
SPecial to The Tribune.
Washington, D. C., July 11.—Director
Sam L. Rogers of the bureau of the
census, department of commerce, has
just issued in pamphlet form a paper
entitled “The Federal Registration
Service of the United States: Its Devel-
opment, Problems, and Defects,” pre-
pared by Cressy L. Wilbur, M. D., for-
merly chief statistician for vital sta-
tistics, bureau of the census, and now
director of vital statistics. New York
state health departmetn of health, in
whch are set forth many interesting
and significant facts in reference to
the growth of birth and death registra-
tion in , this country.
The United States has lagged far be-
hind the more progressive foreign
countries in the matter of maintaining
reliable records of births, deaths ana
sickness. The importance of such rec-
ords as aids in sanitation and the
safeguarding of health is little appre-
ciated by the average citizen, and in
many cases by state and municipal au-
thorities. Yet it should be fairly ob-
vious that much more intelligent ana
effective efforts can be made for tne
prevention or suppression of any dis-
ease if accurate records are advisable
in respect to its prevalence and the
number of fatalities caused by it. Fur-
thermore, the problems ariissng in con-
nection with the rapid increase of cer-
tain classes can be discussed and han-
Springfield, Ill., July 11.—Four more
cases of infantile paralysis, one each
at Decatur, Eureka, Dalton City and
Maroa, Ill., were reported to the Illinois
board of health, bringing the total
number of cases in the state to 31.
ANNUAL STATISTICS OF DEATHS.
In 1900 there was begun the annual
collection of death statistics from the
registration area, which has been add-
ed to from year to year until it now
embraces 26 states and contains 44 per
cent of the land area and 70 per cent
of the popultaion of the United States.
All the northern states east of the Mis-
sissippi river, save only Illinois, are
included, together with the five South-
ern states of Maryland, Virginia, Ken-
tucky, and North and South Carolina
(the Carolinas having been admitted
in 1916), the Central states of Minne-
sota, Missouri, and Kansas, and the
Western states of Montana, Colorado
Utah, Washington, and California. On
the south the area now extends from
the Atlatnic to the Pacific without a
break except that made by Nevada; and
on the north the only gaps "are those
made by North Dakota and Idaho.
mind. At the suggestion of her hus-
band, Marian goes to the boss’ house
and pleads for her husband. Powers, in
an effort to further his political am-
bitions, asks the boss to spend a week-
end with him. The boss is injured, and
while recuperating he and Marian
finally confess their love for each other
and she pleads with her husband to let
her go away. He refuses, telling her
that she must not quit with his success
almost within his grasp. Marian con-
fesses to her husband her love for the
boss. She offers to go away with him,
but the boss says that because of his
love for her he will not permit this.
Marian confesses to the boss that her
husband had sent lifer to visit him that
first time and to try to make him love
her, and that afterward she loved him
for himself. Powers, hearing the con-
versation, rushes to Marian as the boss
leaves and frantically asks whether she
has obtained the boss’ promise to
nominate him. She upbraids her hus-
band and with a shrug he starts to
leave the house, but meets the big boss
in the hall. The boss tells him that he
is now convinced that he was right in
declining to give him the nomination.
• Queen Theater.
An unusual and certainly an enjoy-
able romance is found in “Susan Rocks
the Boat,’ the new Triangle Fine Arts
release, starring Dorothy Gish and
showing at the Queen theater today.
Owen Moore plays the male lead and
is first seen as one of the bunch of
toughs whom Dorothy has decided it is
her mission in life to uplight. He is
really of good family and is in this
world purely from choice, but Susan
has no way of knowing this. Fred J.
Butler makes much of his part of Jim
Cardigan, the saloonkeeper and Kate
Bruce and others make up an excellent
support. New lighting effects are to
be seen in this film and upholds the
policy ' of the Triangle companies to
improve their photography with every
production.
The unusual part about Larry and
Susan’s courtship and romance is that
they begin by hating each other. And
yet that is a very human touch too.
Susan has become imbued with the idea
that she is useless to humanity and
with her wealth she must do something-
great even as did Joan of Arc ages
ago; so she begins by trying to uplift
the poor. Larry is equally convinced
that what the poor need is not uplift-
ing by being showered with money but
by being given opportunity. On this
point the two clash and Larry takes
delight in showing- the girl where she
is being “taken in’ by hypocrites in
the charities and she hates him be-
cause he will not help her. Finally
Susan tries to persuade Cardigan, the
saloonkeeper, to turn his saloon into
an icecream parlor, and he tells her to
come to his office and talk about it.
Once there he atacks her, and from this
point the action and suspense is stormy
and thrilling.
By Associated Press.
New York, July 11.—Communities im-
mediately surrounding New York city
show increasing fear that they will be
•infected with infantile paralysis from
children fleeing from the plague in
the metropolis. A number of cities and
towns in New Jersey and New York
have established guaranties and some
are turning back all children from
New York city. Paterson, N. J., which
has had one death from the disease,
has excluded all children, no matter
from whence they come. It was an-
nounced that 500 children from New
York city already have been departea.
It is estimated more than one thou-
sand persons were fined yesterday for
violations of the sanitary code. Most
of the offenders threw garbage into
the street or left garbage cans uncov-
ered.
The exodus of children from the un-
infected parts of the city continues. It
is estimated several thousand go each
day.
A large increase in the number of
deaths and new cases in the epidemic
of infantile paralysis was reported to-
day. During the last 24 hours 195 new
cases developed in the five boroughs of
New York city and there were 32
cases. ’
This is an increase of more than 100
per cent in the number of deaths re-
sulting from the plague in the last 24
hours compared with the previous 24
hours’ record. In Brooklyn 68 new
cases were reported yesterday as
against 155 today. There now is a
total of 1,278 cases of infantile paraly-
sis in the greater city. Deaths since
the outbreak of the scourge number
270.
By Associated Press.
El Paso, July 11.—Mexican author-
ities in Chihuahua, City believe Villa
is directing, if not actually leading1, the
bandits in their operations in Southern
Chihuahua, according to an American
in close touch with Mexican, affairs who
reached the border today.
The American said General Trevino,
commanding the troops inNorthern
Mexico, has received official reports
that, before the clash at Jiminez, the
Villistas captured and sacked the town
of Diaz, several miles north, and- cut
off the ears of their captives. Substan-
tiating the story of the branding of
prisoners was the story of a Mexican
soldier who reported to General Fran-
cisco Gonzales upon his arrival in
Juarez that his ears had been cropped
following his capture at Jiminez.
The arrival said the anti-American
sentiment in Chihuahua City had dis-
appeared.
Army Needs Nearly 3 Million Dollars
in Harry.
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 11.— Further
emergency appropriations for the army
aggregating almost $3,000,000 were
asked of congress today by the. -war
department. They included $1,200,000
for mountain, field and siege artillery
practice, $861,000 for alteration and
maintenance of mobile artillery ma-
terial, $360,000 for storage facilities for
reserve supply of sodium nitrate, and
$307,500 to increase storage facilities
at the Rock Island arsenal.
Massachusetts passed the first state
registration law of modern type, it be-
ing a direct consequence of the en-
actment of the English law of 1837,
which made vital statistics the foun-
dation of modern sanitary progress.
DEATH REGISTRATION IN 1880.
Although statistics of births and
deaths, based on information gathered
by the census enumerators, had been
compiled and published at each decen-
nial census, beginning with that for
1850, it was not until 1880 that any of
the data collected were obtained from
registration records. In that year the
census bureau based its mortality sta-
tistics for Massachusetts and New Jer-
sey and for New York city and a num-
ber of. other large . cities outside of
these two states upon their state and
municipal records, accepting them as
substantially correct. Although jin
square miles this death-registration
area represented but an insignificant
fraction of the entire United States,
its population was 17 per cent of the
total for the country. In 1890 and
1900 the area was extended, and in
the later year its population represent-
ed more than 40 per cent of the total
for the United States.
Crysal No. 1.
“Dust” is the title of the masterpic-
ture being shown at the Crystal No. 1
today. The story follows.:
Marian Moore’s sweetheart, Frank
Kenyon, a young author interested in
social reform, discovering that Marian’s
father is the owner of the worst fac-
tory in the city, pleads with her to
persuade him to make better working
conditions. Marian refuses.
The season’s society event is an en>
tertainment for the benefit of the Bel-
gian war victims. Marian is to play
“Humanity.” That day, Mina, a child
working in the factory, has her hand
mangled in a machine. Frank learns
of the accident from Bud arid deter-
mines to bring the lesson home to
Marian. He bribes her chauffeur to
drive Marian to Mina’s home. Marian
is forced to enter the house with him.
They find Mina alone and almost un-
conscious from an overdose of an
opiate. The only hope of saving the
child is by keeping her awake until he
can summon medical aid. He orders
Marian to walk the girl until he re-
turns. Then he dashes away in the
machine. Marian, seeing another ma-
chine approaching, leaves the child,
and persuades the owner to drive her
to the entertainment. When Frank re-
turns, Mina is past saving. Wild with
rage, he sets out for the entertainment. -
Marian has just achieved a great suc-
cess when he arrives. He creates a
sensation by mounting the platform
and scathingly denouncing the shallow
Is the title of a very interesting
pamphlet recently circulated by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture. It
illustrates and describes the medicinal
qualities of roots, leaves and flowers
of our most common weeds, which are
nature’s remedies for disease. From
the roots and herbs of the field Lydia
E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound was
originated more than forty years ago,
and the demand for it has increased
until it is now recognized as the
standard remedy for female ills.
Operators and Miners Try to Reach
Agreement at Kansas City.
By Associated Press.
Kansas -City, Mo., July 11.—Confer-
ences between coal operators and min-
ers seeking to frame a two-year wage
contract affecting the 35,000 coal miners
in the states of Missouri, Kansas, Ok-
lahoma and Arkansas, were resumed
today.
Allied Diplomats Have Not Protested
Against Submarine.
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 11.—No diplomatic
complications were seen by federal of-
ficials today in the arrival at Balti-
more of the German supersubmarine
Deutschland if examination established
the vessel is a merchantman and noth-
ing else. A ruling on the craft’s status
will be made when a report coming
from Collector of Customs Ryan at
Baltimore is gone over probably within
36 hours.
There were no prospects today that
representatives of the allied govern-
ments would protest if the submarine
is held to be a merchant ship.
The British and French embassies
have asked the state department to
satisfy itself of the vessel’s status, but
no protest against the boat’s entrance
into American waters was made.
State department officials today ex-
pressed belief, based upon unofficial
information, that the Deutschland
would be declared a peaceful, unarmed
merchantman, and entitled to all priv-
ileges of an ordinary cargo carrier.
The state department, it was offi-
cially declared, will not concern itself
with reported objections by Canadian
nickel interests to exportation of nick-
el on the Deutschland. Agreements of
American purchasers of Canadian nick-
el not to re-export the metal, Acting
Secretary Polk explained, was purely
private and no resort could be had to
the (state department to interfere with
nickel shipments on the German super-
submarine.
Continued From First Page.
that its distribution should be so con-
trolled that none could reach the cen-
tral powers. The Canadian government
is said to be considering the new situa-
tion.
An emphatic statement was made by
Henry G. Hilken, of the firm which
representis the Deutschland’s owners,
that no passengers will be carried on
the return trip. Two applicants for
passage are said to have offered $5000
each.
The Deutschland is moored within a
quarter of a mile from the place where
the first submergence was made, nine-
teen years ago, of the first boat to
successfully navigate under water. The
vessel was the Argonaut, invented by
Simon Lake, who came to Baltimore
yesterday to congratulate Capt. Koenig
of the Deutschland.
Captain Koenig today made a state-
ment to the customs officials that he
expected to get away within ten days.
He had been told that if he remained
longer than two weeks the Deutsch-
land’s wireless would be sealed up.
Burlington, N. J., July 11.—A 13-year-
old girl died here, today of infantile
paralysis.
BIRTH REGISTRATION.
In respect to registration of births,
however, far less progress has been
made. Because of the unsatisfactory
character or the lax enforcement of
birth-registration laws in many states,
it was not until 1915 that the census
bureau inaugurated the annual collec-
tion of birth (Statistics from an area
comprosing the six New England
states, New York, Pennsylvania, Mich-
igan, Minnesota, and the District of
Columbia. This area, although it rep-
resents barely 10 per cent of the ter-
ritorial extent of Continental United
States,) has a population of approxi-
mately 31,650,000, or 31 per cent of
the total for the country.
The difficulty in obtaining proper
registration of vital statistics is not
in most cases does so much to absolute
lack of legislative provision for regis-
tration as to the inadequacy of the
laws of the failure to enforce them.
Much progress, however, has been made
in recent yeans. In 1900 no two states
employed uniform blanks for record-
ing either deaths or births; but at pres-
ent what is known as the standard
death certificate has been adopted or
approved by states representing nearly
93 per cent, and the standard .birth
certificate by states representing ap-
proximately 85 per cent of the total
population of the country.
BIRTH RATE FAR HIGHER THAN
DEATH RATE.
Those who view with apprehension the
decline in the American birth rate may
take comfort from the fact that the
births in this country are still far in
excess of the deaths. ' The excess is
probably as great as 50 per cent, and
may be even more, but it is not possible
yet to estimate it with any degree of
precision. The population of the Unit-
ed States wouldu, thereofre, show a
healthy increase from decade to decade,
if the present birth and death rates
were to remain substantially unchang-
ed, even though immigration (should
cease entirely.
No funds of. the city are available
now either for the covering of the
reservoir and standpipe at the water-
works station here or for the erection
of the proposed large new water res-
ervoir in the city, according to M. E.
Shay, commissioner in charge of the
waterworks department. City Engi-
neer Dickey has recently prepared ana
submitted estimates on the cost of
both .the reservoir and water container
coverings.
Mr. Shay stated today that after the
I completion of the submerged water
main across the bay and the rehabilita-
tion of the causeway main, there would
be ample funds to cover the (Standpipe
and present reservoir and to go a
fail way toward starting a new reser-
voir; but City Attorney Royston has
ruled against the use of any of the
bond money, out of which the new
main construction is being accomplish-
ed, for the purposes of reservoir build-
ing - or for covering the present con-
tainers. Apparently it will be neces-
sary to defer this wirk until the adop-
tion of next year’s budget or until
another election can be held to au-
here today. Four cases are now under
treatment.
BE MODERATE IN YOUR DIET AND
REDUCE YOUR WEIGHT. TAKE •
OIL OF KOREIN.
Lack of fresh air, it is said, weakens
the oxygen-carrying power of the blood,
the liver becomes sluggish, fat accumu-
lates and the action of many of the
vital organs are hindered thereby. The
heart action becomes weak, work is an
enrort ana the beauty of the figure is
destroyed.
Fat put on by indoor life is unhealthy
and if nature is not assisted in throw-
ing it off a serious case of obesity may
result.
When you feel that you are getting
too stout, take the matter in hand at
once. Don’t wait until your figure has
become a joke and- your health ruined
through carrying around a burden of
unsightly and unhealthy fat.
Spend as much time as you possibly
can in the open air; breathe deeply, and
get from J. J. Schott or any druggist a
box of oil of korein capsules; take one
after each meal and one before retiring
at night.
Weigh yourself, every few days and
keep up the treatment until you are
down to normala Oil of korein is abso-
lutely harmless, is pleasant to take,
helps the digestion, and even a few
days treatment has been reported to
show a noticeable reduction in weight.
A man-eating shark, 8 feet and. 4
inches in length and weighting about
450 pounds, captured last night by W.
J. McIntosh and other members of the
city fire boat crew, makes the fifth
shark captured in the vicinity of pier
23 during the past six or seven weeks,
according to J. B. Sedgwick, a fireman
on the Charles Clarke. The man-eater
caught last evening put up a game
fight, it was said, and eight men were
required to land the monster.
This shark is to be placed on exhi-
bition at the Crystal Palace, Tremont
and Boulevard. Mr. Sedgwick and oth-
ers this morning were making an ex-
periment with the shark by “freezing”
it on ice and otherwise treating it so
it can be kept for exhibition purposes
a. longer time than is ordinarily the
case.
A half-inch Maila rope for the line
and a half inch tool steel hook are
used in catching the sharks. A shark
captured July 3 measured 9 feet and
2 inches in length. They are said to
frequent the waters around pier 23,
because the Gulf Fisheries unload fish
from their vessels nearby and from
these cargoes bits occasionally fall
overboard and thus attract the sharks.
Fishermen on the East beach this
morning landed a shark measuring
something more than seven feet in
length. This shark was noticed close
inshore by bathers on the east beach
and the fishermen got a net around
it.
Two big sharks in one day is a pret-
ty good fishing record for local wa-
ters.
been in recent years a gratifying in-
crease in the interest taken by state
and municipal authorities in the re-
cording of vital statistics.
REGISTRATION A STATE FUNCTION.
The great obstacle to the satisfactory
and efficient recording of such sta-
tistics in this country is one which is
peculiar to our form of government.
Under the constitution the registration
of vital records is a matter which must
be left to the individual state govern-
ments. As Dr. Wilbur says:
“The chief defects and therefore the
resulting problems of federal registra-
tion of vital statistics are due to the
nature of the development of the work
in this country, the dependance of the
general government upon the .states
for the adoption and enforcement of
laws, and the lack of control of the
means of registration. Hence the ef-
forts of the bureau of the census, in
co-operation with the state authorities,
haye been directed to the promotion
of 'adequate legislation and the stand-
ardization of the records made there-
under.* * *.
“The history of the registration of
vital statistics in the United States
has been that of a most valuable and
necessary institution of modern so-
ciety neglected amid more or less pio-
neer and primitive conditions. There
was little thought of making perma-
nent records of individuals in the rap-
id march of civilization across the con- |
tinent. There was comparatively little
need, for many a citizen of the United
States has been born and has died with-
out once having been required during
the course of a long life to produce
documentary evidence depending on
such records. American life was purely
individualistic. * * *
“We are changing all this—and we
can not contemplate all features of the
change without a sigh of regret. As
people come into closer contact in our
crowded communities, vital ’ records
are of increasing importance to pro-
tect the rights and insure the privileges
of the individual. Schools are over-
crowded; child labor must be prevented;
widows with minor children receive
pensions from the state—perhaps old
age pensions are coming; in a multi-
tude of ways the (State is entering into
the daily life of the people and requir-
ing .records of births and marriages
and deaths fo rthe Interst of the indi-
vidual.”
At the time of the adoption of the
constitution no country in the world
had provided for registration of births
and deaths for the interest of the indi-
taking. The first records of deaths in
New York city are for 1804. In 1842
Claim Agents Will Hold Session Here
Next Friday.
All arrangements have been com-
pleted for the fifth annual convention
of the Texas Association of Railway
Claim Agents, to be held at the Hotel
Galvez on Friday and Saturday of this
week. A liberal attendance is ex-
pected.
Present officers of the association in-
clude: L. W. Earnest of San Antonio,
San Antonio and Aransas Pass railway,
president; R. N. Graham of Houston,
Houston Electric Co., first vice presi-
dent; Jas. A. Jones of Dallas, Texas and
Pacific, second vice president; A. H.
Culver of Houston, Southern Pacific,
secretary-treasurer.
The previously announced program
will be carried out as nearly as pos-
sible at the convention this week.
The Pirates are hitting the trail, but
j the city fire and police departments
and their baseball teams are conspicu-
ously present, and tomorrow afternoon
their big game at Pirate Field will take
place. Indications are that this affair
is going to be a contest of consider-
able magnitude. For weeks each side
has been energetically practising and
all of the players claim to be in tip-top
condition. A long list of valuable
prizes, donated by local business men,
will prove an incentive for every man
to perform his best.
The game will be called at 4 p. m. to-
morrow. Many tickets already have
been sold. There will be two umpires,
it was announced today — Bill Hille,
utility infielder of the Galveston Texas
league club, and Umpire Page, formerly
of the Texas league.
Officials of both the fire and police
departments,' including Commissioner
A. P. Norman and Chief John H. Ger-
nard and Chief W. J. Sedgwick of the
fire and police departments, respective-
ly, will take an interest in the proceed-
ings and are lending their support to
make the big game a success.
Lineups of the two teams announced
today follow:
Fire Department, Robt. J. Bennington,
manager; Wedemeyer, 3d bas ; Heide-
mann, right field; Vinson, left field;
Brooks, 1st base; Schirmer, center field;
Best, short stop; Hayman, 2d base;
Lera, catcher; Beaulieu, pitcher; Heine,
Bulacher, Gernand, Jones, Dalton and
Murdock, utility men.
Police Department, John W. Fuhrhop,
manager; Minsch, center field; Boss
pitcher; Bobb, 1st base; M. Sedgwick,
catcher; Jordan, 2d base; Flake, left
field: Alexander, 3d base; Rowley,
short stop; Hussey, right field; Wil-
liams, Pond, H. Schmidt, P. and W.
Meyer and Dunman, utility men.
An additional list of prize donors in-
cludes: Union Hardware Co., Douthit's
cigar store, Leinbach’s, Ted Collier,
Charles Daferner, Durham’s restaurant,
Lawrence Electric Co., and Nicoll and
Cohen.
Palace Theater.
“The American Beauty” is the offer-
ing at the Palace theater today. The
story follows:
Martin Ellsworth, a wealthy Amer-
ican, and his young wife and baby are
returning from a trip to Newfoundland.
The liner catches fire and in the en-
suing panic the Ellsworths become
separated from their baby. The child
is picked up at sea in an overturned
boat by Cleave, a fisherman. Being
told the child’s parents are dead, the
Cleaves adopt it. The adopted daugh-
ter grows up and, as Ruth Cleave,
works in a sweatshop. Mrs. Cleave,
becoming a widow, is forced to scrub
for a living. She is employed by Paul
Keith, a wealthy ygung American
painter.
An Italian artist friend of Keith’s
gives a dinner to celebrate the sale of
a painting. All his artist friends of
many nationalities are invited, includ-
ing Keith. At the dinner each painter
toasts his. country’s type of beauty. A
contest is decided upon. Each artist
is to paint his national type of beauty,
for a prize of $1,000 offered by Herbert
Lorrimer, patron of arts and beauti-
ful women. Lorrimer visits each stu-
dio in turn, apparently watching the
painting, but in reality much more in-
terested in the models. Keith tries 1
several beautiful models but each lacks
what he requires most—soul.
in a 5-part Mutual 4 American)
Masterpicture De Luxe,
entitled
“DUST”
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