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“WHITE WING" NAMED
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BRIGGS* COMEDY,
“TOPICS OF THE DAY."
COMMERCIAL CHAOS.
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THUS AVOID WATTING IN LINE AT
THE DCKET WINDOW
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NO SEATS LAID ASIDE.
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other smart Spring models we are showing in
Men's, Women’s and Childrens shoes, at prices
from 81 to $21. At the White Shoe House you
can always get just the style and quality you
want—at the price you wish to pay.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. Fob 10-- Dawn
Tuesday found Lexington an armed
camp.
Squeds of armed soldters whomw
service at Chateau:Thletry were pa-
trolling th. streets or guaraing all
approaches to the city to prevent
a recurrence of yesterday’s mob vo-
lence, which coat the hveo of five
NORMAN E MACK
BOOMED POR PRESIDENT
Wenenday afterneon at 430 o’elek.
Interment in Oakgopa Cemetery.
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THE AUSTIN AMERICAN
By Asmeciated Pr • •e Amato Ammiem
wASHINGTON, Feb. U.— Deelar-
tng that toretgn ezehange ha4 broom,
the "sintster intereatonal probiem"
within the Mat elx months, and un-
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Broad, fertile acres, a guarantee of haatih,
ao^th and hapginm. tn offered at attractiv
prices regularly in oar Want Ad columna, if
you want to buy or oct farm grogortg you on
put your message before thousenda with a Want
Ad in this newspaper. Ourreeders are rotgonioo
and gnagarotu people paopis with whom you
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Spring models. The slender, graceful vamp is
hand crimped, giving it a very high instep ef-
fect. The soles are hand turned The strap
sets high upon the tongue. The very high Span-
ish arches are reinforced, and supported by self-
covered Louis XVI heels
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mony of army ofticer and other
emmeerning recent events alone the
border, the detais ot whieh It baa
net bam deemed predent to make
pubtie were to d- reytewed la execu-
ttve emodon by the Senate pab-com-
mitee investignting tha Mezican atte-
abon
Matar. A. B. Fall of New Mex-
ao and Mareus A Smith at Arizona,
the members at the committee, ex-
prest to remain here unei late this
week, when they wi lenve for An-
seen. where henHine are mehednied
to ba hela at Douglas, Nogetes and
posmidty Tuceom.
By SaatodM Ma to the Anette AmereaA.
"sa.aztoetaptas"
Kiadley at Gravette, Ark. premter
nee of the American air bervice at
Kely Field, near here on sunday.
February 1. was due to the breakine
of aa aileron wire, aqcording to the
■sport of a board of 'air service ot-
der investigating the accident,
Med Monday with LAeutemant Colonel
Davenport Johnson, commander of
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Por Ootds, Gets <w Ineem
and as a FrerentsUv. take LAXA-
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Injury to
WINSLoW. OF LAREDO
ELEOTED OOUNTY JUDGE
By Aroetated Pre w the Austin Amarlean
LAREDO. Tsxas. Feb. IB.—A.
Winslow, a prominent attorney and
for 11 years a resident of laredo,
was elected county judge by the
board of- county commisslners Tues-
day. In muccemsion to the late Judre
George R Paso ,
By Asmoeiated Pres to th. Austin American.
CHICAGO. m., Feb. 1*.— Vincenzo
Cosmano, allas Jim Luscus, a strest
sweeper foreman, was named Tues-
day night by etale'. Attorney Hoyne
as the man who firec- the shot that
killed "Moms" nright, labor leader
and gunman, a week ago.
Cosmano la under arres and wil
be formally charred with the crime
Wednesday, it was announced.
Leristator Alan Heid.
"Bl* Tim" Murphy, former mem-
ber of the State Legislature and
businesa agent ot the Street Sweep-
ere* Vaios, was ' hooped Tuesday
night on a charro of murder.
Earlier a similar charge had been
of the* I
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Tuenday
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Lend Credit Only to Countries
Whose Trade Is Wanted
Says Congressman.
at around nevet bmien
im.de against Michael Carrero,
idem of the union.
Beth were elso charred with
■piracy to murder.
Battery Service Co.
Phone 420. 909 Congress.
died Tuenday,
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Reneneyen" Chapel
AUSTIN AMERICAN. WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 11, 1920.
William Lockett, negro slaverk of
10-yeer-cig Geneva Hardman. ' a
school Eirt, was confined in a steel
case in the Fayette County court
house here, awaiting removal either
to the state reformatory at Frank-
fort or to the prison at Eddyvilla
It was an attempt to lynch Lock-
eU yesterday that caused the riot-
In*.
General Marshall announced Tues-
day moring that the situation waa
ao well in hand that 200 men of
the First Divimion would be returned
to Camp Taylor late today.
The beventy-five state troops who
repulned the mob yesterda also
were preparin* to entrain for La-
tonta.
.Commonweanh’s Attorney John R.
Allen announced Tuesda that no
prosecution of members of the mob
was contemplated by the nuthor-
tie*.
Death Monday night of J. M Rog.
er8, <1. a farmer of near Versailles,
Woodford County, shot during the
rtoting. brought the death toll to
five.
Lepa Orede Spertnedy.
"we may. Indeed, e must," Bras
tor Thomas added, -load our credit
to three where trade we rm A but
we rasmot. neve by mutual agr-e-
meet for the nuity of exchangea, re-
move the embiine element from in-
ternatiomai Irada mite rial. Interna-
tional conndenc la modem curreney
wystema, make the problem of dena-
tion eomparatively eeor ana re-e:
tabiiah the reetme of a maner aad
NEW TURK, Feb. 1«—The ex-
ecuuive committee of the recentiy
organtzed women Democrats of
America. In a statement endorsed
Norman E Mack of Buffalo. Dem-
ocratie National Committeeman aa a
canaidate for president of the United
Statea
ICE
REQULAR-RELIABLE
SERVICE
Phoe
LONE STU RE CO.
etabllshed IMS
The mallor ruphed
panic
, la maintenance of order and Captain
. Matlack. when, men have pursued
. the ratders elghr times, told of Gen
■ Jge Murga’s refneal to astst and
Ladies Free
Today
Come Early and Avoid
the Rush.
neral from
Sr tetstte Frau to tee Anin Ameien
ASHEVILLE, N. C, Pbb 10.-
FredHarnson, Joe Taylor ead Bar-
mend Beres were kine4 and two
unidentriea men were injured mhen
the boller of the Breed River mm
miu la Dell county, eiz miles from
Black Men main epleded.
Ezeem of Steam is raid to have
caumed the explomen.
will be flat to do basincas. A
Ads in this newspaper are umuah
oar readers are trained in the p
watching oar Want Ad entamna
saw TOM BOOTON Quca0o ausmaLa '
0-Y- Reke uM- RM i
Oriemal cam and production ineact on
Trenecondineneal mur, inchuding masatve
double revolvine srarri, two complete me
chanical qrem, triple electrical equtpmene,
requires thsee cars to mow art. Praam
in( the iradcene bubble o/hiinniiy
HOWTO ORDEk TICKETS BY MAD
Sand check ee Poe Oma Money Owde
to •s meneget of the theatse, for the
amount of ticket purrham. PLUS warms
of ton per ane Enclose a seleddreased
utamaped envelope, to msere safe mum
and avoid error in name or addraee. Mail
orders are died to order received m soon
m they reach the thserrs manager YOU
The Rio Grande depreemon boa
■tven generai rins in Tena and
ndjoinine Mateo, while himh prasnrs
cremod over the piains Btates to caun-
in* colder conditions aa far meut aa
the Texas ream.
Temperattres are mederate in nil
distnetn
showers may be expected in tha
vicinity, With eonttonod moderntely
low temperatures
of Ma inatruetions to Mexican troop,
not to attempt to arrest Mexicans
who had orara«<l the Rio Grande to
raid American homes.
Captain Mattock carried the ran-
ram to the bandit Renteria, and re-
covered the aviators Peterson and
Davia, lenvine’ with Rentera only
17800,. half the amount of the ran-
earn acreed upon.
He xpiainea that th. money had
been provided by etviitans and that
he never had been informed the
United States expected to pay any of
it.
He said that after takine the nirst
aviator out of the bandit eamp. he
overhenra two Mexicans plannine to
kill him and the remainine prtmoner
when be delivered the balance of
the money.
"And there is where I came to
the inn QlB-- - r I waa not bound by
honor to "give them the other half."
he deelared.
An example of hatred manifested
by Carramia’a ofhicers toward the
Amerieans waa contained in hia ac-
coent of an effort he had made to
wecure amistanee in one case of Cap-
tain CeeMe Hatrella, commanding a
poet in Mexico
Eatrena otmek Matieck’s memen-
per aerora the face with Nis quirt
ana told Mm to detver to JOn Amer-
ican army ottieer an inmultine reply.
Etren- waa sobeeqnentty killed by
Mexienne who went from the Amer-
ican mee ana joined their own peo-
ple in Mexico.
He had. accordin* to the witnems,
just per pelleted an atrocious act
hguins the wife of the mayor cP the
town where he waa stationed.
niu mt- et teeny tamili- In i
ACITOi adx—=a "
8ad*<sf Manha. Pug
S. A nosIWGKEN
Uneriauer and Embaim
nine Cariages for Mir
Hospitei Abulanee
committee invesugating th. Mexican
sttgation Tutoday.
CoLKGeorge T. langhorne In com-
mand of that, atatntt until a few
montha ato, and two of bla troop
commanders. Captain. L. M. Matack
and . W. V. D. Oehs, gave details
of raids and of minor ineidents that
have served to increase the hatred of
Mexicans for Americana.
Col. Langhomne declared he knew
of too oara where Mexican officiate
had offered or agreed to co-sperate
deck i
The funeral of Mm r. L Saddler,
who died in Junction eity, Kas
Feb. 1 th. will be held Thuroday
meraing at 1* e’eleek at the home
of her Meter. Mr. A A. Jehns, No.
Hi Eam ith street interment is
Oakwood ________
MRS. T. B. MEMB.
Bp Ammeietmd Prem to Ike Austim Ameriean
HL FASO, Tex., Feb. 1».—Until
Mexico takes a less antagonists at.
Utado on the border ta. United*
States Army must be prepared to
con Un ua tto campaign aganst out-
lawry directed from centers to that
country, army officers from the Bi*
Bond dtatric told the Senate sub-
fleeter M. ft noerner. Eye, Ear.
Nora and Throat. IB I-Mt Sear,
oreuen Bulldin*. Austin. Toxaa Tele-
Office. “20--redee ft«l
Austin American’s {
Family Notices
whit Son Fte. Ilers Retomeod.
By S—UilN Pram to Ite Aumin Amerteea
CHICAGO, r-b 1»—The Chicago
White Sox Tuenday announce the
releese of Bill James and Charies
Reberso, pitcher., to the Minne-
apolm club of tha american Amo-
eation.
Boo W T Wroe 4 Sona der For
*• Tire, and ubes, gumranteee
I’m*. mite- 421-427 Cengrem
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NEw TORK, reb. 1»—Crocked
end •tofm battered, al moot broken
in two amidahip. me Old Dominten
Mner Princem Asroo. ebandoned u
eopt for her Orel two etpicer woo
Mowly bain* bubmerred Monday
nighe at she toy mtrandee on the
monis off Rocka-ay.
Unlem favorabie weather pre-
valts Mhippinr otnielats declare there |
to Util. hop. of ravin* her cargo. -
The atory of the break ine up of
the ship -hieh began shortly before
Sundar mianieht was told Monday
by First Officer C W Barker, who
was la eommand of the skeleton
erew of 44 men
The 11 pamenger and 11 mem-
bers of the crew had been taken
off the previous day
in the might ths steel piating of
the ship becan to give way with
deetentne reports
UTAH MINES SUIT DOWN
BT snUBE or MINERS
Sr Aemoeietee Frau to ite Amite S-wim.
BINGHAM, Utah.. Feb. IB__Three
hundred copper miners amniited
with Metal Worker Vaton We. IH,
Industrial Worker, of the wen
employed la the miner here otruek
Tuesday to enforce their demanas
for wage inereames and betterment
ot wrking epnaniena
is all.prebabinit. accoreing ts
ths mherirre ortice bora, mor men
will Mrihe today.
Approximately fOf at the MSB
mince, emptosed is the Bineham
are are affiliated with the Indus-
ena Workers of the World. It to
said.
Six aliased strike agleater were
arrested at neen and are held with-
out charge
All mines centinue to operate
elared, had made avoitcbie to sold
today the name arguments that were
used azainst silver m Utt bad 1111.
- Senator Thomas declared that
"events have confounded the conten-
tions of the atvocatee at (old stand-
ara supremacy, jusuined the a run
ments at the defenders at stiver dad
confirmed the wisdom of the theory
of bi-mptalimmm."
CisnaedchBa Money.
The United States cannot cein
silver dollar today except nt a lam
Senator Thomas meid, ana the condi-
tion Win seen apply as well to frac-
tional currency. -
On seeh a baste, he declared, the
coins will *o to the meittne pot as
fast as they are made and inevitably
precipttate throughout the world a
famine in fractional cureney. uniem
the raton be adjusted by itereation-
al agreement
Tiro Mark Paper Memey.
The velume of paper money la the
world is out at all proportion to the
vaiue of specie, he said and la this
eomaiuen Ites the erat at imtersatienal
exchan*, eriaia
At the beginmimg of the world war
the total paper money of thirty pvte-
elpai pattens at the world ameunted
to about raven bsen dollara. be 4•
elared. and in December. IBU. It had
STELFOX CO.
PINDAPAN .
914 Congress
Donees’ names to be
published in thia paper
Friday.
leda adjusted soon
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MM. F. I- SADDLMGR.
chaos" would overwhelm internation-
al trade. B tun Bor Themaa, Democrat.
Colorado, urged in a SQurB today the
re-estabiishmient of the old ratio be-
tween sold and ativer, and the case
uon at intermatonai M sn i Hi
"The Mme has come," he sold,
“when America shoaM take the tni-
tiative and renew Ite pra| rails of
1837 for the estabtiehmet at a par-
tty between enelent monetary metals
whose relative vafue now oectllate’
between 15% 1."
Europe Brand at Gold.
-----b bereft of zola and burden-
aa enormous debt. Senetot
___declared, faces the problem
at re-autabiishing hoc tereig trade,
and would welcome any eyetem at
interatsonal stabilimdon at silver
end gold value that could be accom-
pushed without endangerine the n-
naneial structure of intereatjomal
commerce or credit.
"The slow but steady rtea in the
value of sUver Auring the war, in
spite of eftorts to prevent it. more
than restored the old equibrum be-
tween gold and sllvor," he said. “un-
Ui today *oM la the chesper motel
and it, rather than silver, needs the
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A number rushed for the Ilfs-1
Mate, while others took to the ri*.
'V.MnX there was no real daner
and finding it impomibie to calm lh.
erew. First otticer Barker and See-
end orficer William Heath went
amen* the men with pistein threat-
onia* te sheet the Drel to disobey
ord era
The crew soon became qulet
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