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VOL. 41.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25,1921.—TEN PAGES
NO. 51.
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GEORGIA BLAZE
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SOVIET TROOPS MUTINY.
ATTEPT IS LOST.
BEFORE COUNCIL
LOSS IS HEAVY
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Viscount Kato, leader of the opposl- , Austria a chance to work out her des-
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AUSTRIAN PROBLEM.
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BROWNS GOING SOUTH.
PAYMENT TO INDIANS.
WOULD HEAL BREACH.
COLBERT ACCEPTS POST.
building-s
ALLEGED SWINDLER CAUGHT.
and
streets ' adjoining the fire area
torate of the
international body here
IF
yesterday.
Among the delegates pres-
SUSPENDS PETROLEUM RATES.
Mc-
OBSERVE BURNS BIRTHDAY.
FARMER SLAYS WIFE.
RANGE SITUATION.
RAILROAD MAGNATE DIES.
CONTRACTORS CONVENE.
INVENTOR PASSES AWAY.
and contract forms
the subjects discussed during
the meetings.
zero temperature
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strikes
among
the
were
graphed his acceptance to John
Hugh, chairman of the committee
New England
Railways Need
More Revenue
contracts,
will be
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Voucher Not Charged to
Ship Construction.
House Committee Ap-
proves Proposal.
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Lessened Production Said
to Be Alternative.
One City Block Entirely
Wiped Out.
Vote For Ratification of
Prohibition.
San Diego Is Choice For
Aviation.
Athens Business Section
Damaged.
Firemen Fight Flames in
Zero Temperature.
Threatened By Garment
Workers’ Union.
Increased Tax On Motor
Transport Trucks.
Seek to Compose Views On
Indemnity.
Conservatives and Radi-
cals Are Opposed.
Mercantile Marine’s Pact
With British.
Viscount Kato Criticises
Administration.
Workers to Share Indus-
trial Management.
WOULD ENLARGE
LABOR'S SPHERE
Senator Dudley Introduces
Measure.
POSITIVE DENIAL
MADE BY AUDITOR
IP
SEEKS REMOVAL
OF UNIVERSITY
RESTAURANT FIRE
IGNITES GASOLINE
NEW JERSEY SOLONS
REPEAL BEER ACT
TARIFF PROTECTION
FOR U. S. FARMERS
JAPAN READY
TO CONSIDER
NAVAL HALT
ALAMEDA SELECTED
AS PACIFIC BASE
$1,000,000 BLAZE
AT NEW HAVEN
SECRETARY PAYNE
GIVES OUT LETTER
CREATION OF NEW
COURT PROPOSED
ATTACKS JAPAN’S
SIBERIAN POLICY
GENERAL STRIKE
IN BOSTON SHOPS
GRADUATED LAND
TAX IS FAVORED
GIOLITTI PROPOSES
REFORM MEASURE
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CAN HANDLE
1,000 POLL
TAXES A DAY
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BAPTIST CAMPAIGN.
Twins, Triplets
and Quadruplets
To Be Numerous.
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tion, in his speech in the diet yesterday
attacking the government’s Siberian
policy. As it was, he insisted, all the
indications were that the maintenance
of Japanese troops in Siberia had no
bearing upon political conditions there.
When Premier Hara in his reply de-
clared his belief that the maintenance
of troops in Siberia was necessary to
Japan’s national defense, Viscount Ka-
to rejoined with the declaration that
the premier’s explanation was not at
all satisfactory.
organization, which is working on
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lapse Is Seen.
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corporation with $100,000,000 capitali-
zation. Mr. Colbert is a well-known
West Texas financier.
THE WEATHER
FORECAST.
For Galveston and Vicinity:
Fair and somewhat colder to-
night and Wednesday.
For East Texas: Fair tonight;
colder; probably frost nearly to ’
the coast. Wednesday fair; cold-
er in southeast portion.
For West Texas: Fair tonight;
colder in southeast portion. Wed-
nesday fair.
For Oklahoma: Fair tonight;
colder except in extreme north-
west portion. Wednesday fair.
Winds on Texas Coast: Mod-
erate west to northwest.
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Later Shot To Death By Posse of Of-
ficers and Citizens.
By Associated Press.
Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 25.—Tom Fer-
rill, young farmer, living in Leon coun-
ty, who killed his wife and then was
shot to death by a posse of officers and
citizens late yesterday, had been hav-
ing mental trouble for some time, ac-
cording to a message received here to-
day from County Attorney Adkinson.
Before being killed, Ferrill held off a
posse of about 100 men and shot and
slightly wounded Deputy Sheriff R. N.
Bain of Centerville, and three other
members of the posse.
Management and Resources.
Under strong management and with
large resources, this bank offers
unexcelled banking facilities.
We Solicit Your Patronage.
The First National Bank
PREMIERS DIFFER
QN REPARATIONS
I. C. C. Takes Action on Increase From
Texas Points.
Washington, Jan. 25.—The interstate
commerce Commission today suspended
from Jan. 25 until May 25 rate sched-
ules proposing to increase rates on pe-
troleum and its products from Fort
Worth and other Texas points to Meri-
dian, Hattiesburg and Jackson, Miss.,
and points in Louisiana.
save their property from
threatened by the flames
We Have for Sale
Food Drafts on Europe
Issued Under Direction of
THE AMERICAN RELIEF
ADMINISTRATION
Denominations of $10.00 and $50.00
HUTCHINGS, SEALY & CO.
BANKERS
(Unincorporated) 24th Strand
ent were Leon Jouhaux of France, M.
Mertens of Belgium, Jan Oudegest of
Holland and Edo Fimmen of the United
States.
“It seems to us,” said' Mr. Fimmen,
"that the break between the body head-
ed by Samuel Gompers and the Interna-
tional Federation was largely due to a
misunderstanding. Some time in the
near future we plan either to ask an
American committee to come to Am-
sterdam and confer with-us or to send a
committee to America.”
Anniversary of Poet is Honored at At-
lanta.
By Associated Press.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 25.—The 162d birth-
day anniversary of Robert Burns, the
Scottish poet, will be celebrated to-
night by the Atlanta Burns club jointly
with its own twenty-fifth anniversary
in the only replica in America of the
home of the famous poet. The replica
here of the shrine on the banks of the
Doon in Scotland is of granite with
thatched roof and the interior modelled
as, nearly as possible after the original
Burns’ cottage. It serves as a club-
house and library.
tiny was appreciated when this morn-
ing’s setting began.
While the representatives of Great
Britain, France, Italy, Belgium and
Japan examined reports on the situa-
tion centering about Vienna, allied mil-
itary experts were engaged in formu-
lating a report on the disarmament of
Germany and studying recommenda-
tions for the execution of German en-
gagements in this particular. It was
expected yesterday that a settlement
of disarmament questions would be
quickly realized, but French newspa-
pers assert that wide divergencies of
opinion developed between Premier
Lloyd-George, Premier Briand and the
allied experts.
Decision has been reached by the
experts that May 1 must be the limit
of time given Germany in which ot dis-
band her military organizations and
surrender to the allies the arms which
the Versailles treaty provided should
be given up. Mr. Lloyd-George, it is
asserted, however, declared yesterday
that Germany had already done so
much that there was in the situation
no danger to the allies. He is said to
have asserted the allies should also
consider the danger, internal and ex-
ternal, to Germany from bolshevism
and that May 1 was a particular time
when the Russian armies were most
to be feared. He advised therefore that
it would be better to follow the plan
adopted at Spa and har the Germans
before deciding this question.
M. Briand is said to have flatly re-
fused to entertain the suggestion,
whereupon Count Sforza, Italian for-
eign minister, tried to bring about a
compromise between the views of the
two premiers. He proposed the on-
ference should come to a general agree-
ment in principle, decide on a program
and then ask Germany to make any ob-
servations she desired. Neither Mr.
Lloyd-George nor M. Briand would
agree to this plan and as a way out
of the deadlock, it was decided to ask
the military experts to make another
report on the subject.
Mr. Lloyd-George and M. Briand ap-
parently are seeking to compose their
differing views relative to German rep-
arations before this important topic
is discussed by a full session of the
council. The two premiers appear to
be far apart on the subject of at once
fixing the amount of indemnity Ger-
man must pay or of leaving the exact
amount for future determination, and
it is indicated that the problem of
reparations may not come before the
council for several days.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to turn the critical and complicated
Austrian financial problem over to the
League of Nations. It was found the
opinions of the various delegations to
the conference were so divergent that
a proposal was made to place the mat-
ter in the hands of the League of Na-
tions. This, however, was rejected.
It was understood this morning that
the French and British military experts
had reached a complete agreement on
the report to be made by them on the ‘
disarmament of Germany.
At this afternoon’s session the ques-
tion of Greece in her relation to the
near eastern settlement was on the
’program for the supreme council’s con-
sideration.
Vanguard Leaves For Bogalusa Camp
On Feb. 26.
By Associated Press.
St. Louis, Jan. 25.—The vanguard of
the St. Louis Browns will get away for
the training camp at Bogalusa, La.,
Sunday, Feb. 20, Business Manager
Quinn announced today. The party will
include nineteen pitchers and five
catchers, and will be in charge of Man-
ager ‘Lee Fohl. The rest of the team
will leave here the following Sunday.
By Associated Press.
Toklo, Jan. 25.—If Japan had with-
drawn her troops from Siberia when
the United States did, she would not
have been open to the charge that her
ambitions were militaristic, declared
By Associated Press.
Paris, Jan. 25.—Conditions in Aus-
tria, which are described as "critical,”
were considered by the supreme allied
council, in session here today. The
possibility of an utter collapse of the
Austrian government, with the attend-
ant danger of anarchy and bolshevism,
has been before the heads of allied
cabinets for several weeks and "the ne-
cessity of stabilizing affairs and giving
By Associated Press.
Austin, Tex., Jan. 25.—Carrying out
the recommendations of .the board of
regents of the University of Texas, Sen-
ator Dudley of El Paso introduced a bill
in the senate authorizing the removal
of the university from its present site
to the Brackenridge 500-acre tract sit-
uated in the western portion of the city.
The bill also provides for the appro-
priation of the unexpended balance of
the university available fund and all of
such available fund to accrue for the
fiscal years ending August 31, 1922 and
1923.
A resolution was also adopted invit-
ing President R. E. Vinson of the uni-
versity to address a joint session of the
legislature on February 1.
Creation of a new court of civil ap-
peals to be established in the oil belt,
with headquarters at Abilene, is pro-
posed in a bill introduced in. the senate
today by Senator Russell of Eastland.
The new court will be composed of
counties situated in the northwest por-
tion of the state.
A bill was introduced by Senator Parr
amending the present anti-hazing law
in state educational institutions so as
to provide that students who have left
the institution on account of hazing
shall be entitled to refund of all fees
and tuition which such students may
have paid for the current year.
Senator McNealus of Dallas intro-
duced a bill proposing to increase the
tonnage tax twenty per cent and mile-
age tax about one hundred per cent on
motor taransport trucks.
The house concurrent resolution in-
troduced yesterday by John Davis of
Dallas joining the legislatures of the
several states of the union in an applica-
tion to congress to call a convention for
the purpose of amending the federal
constitution was voted down in the
house this morning. The amendment
provided that all amendments to the
federal constitution shall be submitted
to the qualified electors of the several
states for ratification or rejection.
zation.
Insurance, ‘ government
By Associated Press.
London, Jan. !25.—Soviet Rus-
sian troops at Opotshka, near the
Lettish frontier, have mutined
and killed several commissaries,
says a dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company from Copen-
hagen quoting advices from Riga.
The uprising is said to have its
background in the fact that the
soldiers are hungry and ill-clad.
Enforced requisitions upon vil-
lages in that district, it is’ as-
serted, have caused rioting among
civilians.
By Associated Press.
Athens, Ga., Jan. 25.—Fire, which for
a time threatened the entire business
section here early today, destroyed one
city block and damaged buildings on
adjoining squares. The property loss
was estimated at approximately $2,-
000,000 by Selig Bernstein, president of
the People’s Bank and himself owner
of a number of the buildings destroyed.
George McGorman, chief of the Ath-
ens fire department, fell from a ladder
and was seriously injured.
The blaze centered hetween Clayton
and Broad streets, two of the main
business streets of Athense It wiped
out the block bounded by these streets,
Wall and Jackson streets, jumping both
Wall and Jackson streets for short dis-
tances in adjoining blocks. The de-
partment store of Max and Simon Mich-
ael, one of'the largest in the south and
the Max Joseph building were among
the buildings destroyed.
The origin of the fire has not been
definitely determined, but is believed to
have started in a restaurant in the Jo-
seph building, spreading to the store
occupied by the Denny Motor company
in the‘same building, igniting gasoline
which caused the fire to spread rap-
idly.
The fire, of undetermined origin,
broke out shortly before midnight and
it was five hours later before the com-
bined efforts of firemen from this and
nearby cities succeeded in getting it
under control. At its height the fire
appeared as if it would wipe out the
entire downtown section and it was
then that calls for outside assistance
were sent.
Rapid spread of the blaze was said
to have been due to the explosion of
gasoline drums in the Max Joseph
building on Wall street, the lower floor
of which was occupied by the Denny
Motor company. This scattered the
flames beyond control and the fire
spread down the east side of Wall
street, south to Broad, virtually de-
stroying every building in its path.
The flames then leaped across to the
west side of Wall street to the build-
ing occupied by Michael Brothers,
“wholesale and retail dry goods mer-
chants.
This structure covering nearly a block,
was destroyed. From there the fire
spread to Jackson and Clayton streets,
sweeping everything in its way to Col-
lege avenue.
Hundreds of persons struggled to
By Associated Press.
Tokio, Jan. 25.—Restriction of
armaments would be considered by
the Japanese government, should it
be proposed by another nation, but
little hope is held out by Viscount
Uchida foreign minister, that there
will be any immediate movement
toward disarmament. The foreign
minister was interpellated in the
lower house of parliament by mem-
bers of the opposition and admitted
that the limiting of armaments
was being discussed by the powers.
“Some practical men abroad,
however,” he declared, “do not ap-
prove of immediate disarmament,
although they agree in principle.
The existing German situation is
one factor which prevents a com-
plete agreement on the subject.
Some people believe Japan has no
intention to restrict armaments be-
cause Viscount Ishii, Japanese am-
bassador to France, favored the
opinion of practical men who ob-
ject to reduction.
“Japan’s naval policy is not one
of expansion, but is one that can-
not be avoided in the interests of
self-protection. Japan, however, is
ready to consider the subject of
curtailment, in order to assure
world, peace, in case any power
should make such a proposal.”
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 25.—John Barton
Payne, secretary of the interior and
former chairman of the shipping board,
sent today to Chairman Jones of the
senate commerce committee, a copy of
a letter from P. A. S. Franklin, presi-
dent fo the International Mercantile
Marine company, in which Mr. Frank-
lin stated that neither the British gov-
ernment nor any other interest in Eng-
land had any control over the com-
pany.
The letter was dated Nov. 21, 1919,
and was addressed I to Mr. Payne as
chairman of the shipping board. In it
Mr. Franklin said he was enclosing
copies of the agreements with the Brit-
ish government, dated Aug. 1, 1903, Oct.
1, 1910, and Sept. 2, 1919.
It was to the first of these agree-
ments that Senator Jones referred in
his speech last week before the annual
convention of the National Merchant
Marine association in which he charged
that the shipping company, although
operating American-owned craft, had
engaged not to pursue,any course in-
jurious to the British mercantile ma-
rine or to British trade. ,
Mr. Franklin said at that time that
he had sent a copy of the contract to
Mr. Payne as chairman of the shipping
board, but Mr. Payne declared in a for-
mal statement that he had never heard
“that such an agreement existed.”
Mr. Franklin’s letter did not explain
the agreement of Oct. 1, 1910, but it
did say that the agreement of Sept. 2,
1919, was entered into for the purpose
of bringing the subsidiary British com-
panies (of the Mercantile Marine com-
pany) into line with certain British
regulations, which require that the
management and control of the opera-
tions of a “foreign controlled” British
company shall be (except as regards
the disposal of the profits of the com-
pany) in the hands of British directors;
and with the further object of securing
treatment for them on a footing of
equality with British steamship com-
panies which are free from foreign con-
trol.
“This agreement,” said Mr. Fanklin,
“we consider is very much to the com-
pany’s advantage.”
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GALVESTON TRIBUNE.
One of Committee to Manage Trade Fi-
nancing Corporation.
By Associated Press.
Stamford, Tex., Jan. 25.-—R. V. Col-
bert of Stamfod today accepted ap-
pointment as one of a committee of
three to manage the Foreign Trade Fi-
nancing corporation in the Eleventh
federal reserve district. He will serve
as agricultural representative and tele-
By Associated Press.
Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 25.—The coun-
try will be flooded with twins, triplets
and quadruplets during the next six
years, Prof. Charles Kirschof, astron-
omer, declared today. He said that the
conjunction of certain stars with the
new moon shows conclusively that the
world will be startled by the fecundity
of all human races, during the next
four years especially.
U. S. Will Dstribute Over Two Million
Dollars Next Year.
By Associated Press
Muskogee, Okla., Jan. 25.—Payment
•of approximately $2,673,650 will be
made next July by the federal govern-
ment to the Choctaw and Chickasaw
Indians, according to word received
here today from Congressman W. W.
Hastings of Oklahoma. The larger part
of this payment will be to members of
the Choctaw tribe it was said. On Jan.
1, 1921, the secretary of the interior
deposited $1,635,366.35 to the credit of
the Choctaw nation and $288,289.29 to
the credit of the Chickasaws. These
amounts with additional funds collect-
ed in the meantime will be available
for the payment, it was explained.
By Associated Press.
Rome, Jan. 25.—Conservative and
radical elements in Italy have virtually
joined forces in combating the bill pre-
pared for parliament by Premier Gio-
litti, which would give workers a share
in the management of indurtrial plants.
State industries, concerns which have
been doing business less than four
years, and factories ° employing less-
than sixty workers would be exempt
from the provisions of the measure,
which would appear to place in the
hands of’ working men general super-
vision over industrial operations in this
country.
An explanation of the objects of the
bill is included in Article 1, it being
stated that the legislation is designed
to “secure participation in industrial
affairs by workmen, make it possible
for workers to know the conditions
prevalent in industry, and bring about
an improvement in technical instruc-
tion and in the moral and economic
condition of workers.” It is asserted
the bill would seek to “improve and
make more economical methods of pro-
duction and render the relations be-
tween workers and employers more
peaceful.”
Article 2 stipulates the industries
coming within the terms of the bill,
among them being metallurgic, textile,
chemical and electric plants, land and
water transport, real estate, mines and
hotels.
Article 3 provides that a national
commission would be elected, this com-
mission to be composed of nine mem-
bers, six elected by working men and
three by engineers and clerks. This
commission would hold office for three
years.
The commission would, under Article
4, be given authority to appoint in
each factory two or more men to share
in the management, these men to be
eligible to re-election each three years.
Article 5 provides that the commis-
sion could have the power to secure in-
formation regarding the cost of ma-
terials and how they are purchased, the
cost of production, methods' of admin-
istration and production and other de-
tails of the work of a plant in addl-.
tion to all matters affecting capital
and profits. Secret processes owned
by employers, however, would not be
placed in the hands of the commission.
Stephen D. Engle is Claimed By Death
at Hazleton, Pa.
By Associated Press.
Hazleton, Pa., Jan. 25.—Stephen D.
Engle, aged 83, inventor and builder of
the famous Engle astronomical, musical
and apostolic clock, famous a genera-
tion ago as a theatrical attraction, died
at his home here last night. He was
also the inventor of a device for fasten-
ing porcelain teeth to silver and gold
plate and numerous other devices.
By Associated Press.
Boston, Jan. 25.—A general strike
will be. called within a few days in
the shops in this city employing mem-
bers of unions affiliated With the In-
ternational Ladies’ Garment Workers’
union if the manufacturers persist in
their refusal to participate in collective
bargaining with workers. This decision
was announced by B. Schlessinger,
president of the international union.
The workers’ demand immediate
withdrawal of a letter sent out Jan. 7.
by the employers which stated that
"collective bargaining is a failure and
hereafter workers will be dealt with as
individuals and not through the un-
ions.” The ordering of the strike would
mean the addition of about 2,500 un-
employed to the clothing workers
now idle.
Collections of Over 16 Million Dollars
Arc Announced.
By Associated Press.
. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 25.—Collections
of $16,509,877.64 on subscriptions to the
Baptist $75,000,000 campaign were re-
ported by the conservation commission
which assembled here today to lay
plans for a spring cash roundup dur-
ing March and April.
The money collected has been appro-
priated among the causes of foreign,
home and state missions, Christian edu-
cation, hospitals, orphanages and min-
isterial relief in accordance with the
original campaign program.
By Associated Press.
Garden City, N. Y., Jan. 25.—William
Kenefick of Kansas City, Mo., president
of the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf
railway and widely known as a railroad
contractor and builder, died here today.
He was born in Ireland sixty-three
years ago.
soon jammed with wagons, trucks and
even wheel barrows loaded with mer-
chandise and furniture taken from
stores and offices.
Adding to the confusion and difficul-
ties was a weakened water pressure at
the fire plugs but this soon was over-
come when extra facilities at the re-
servoirs were brought into use. Fin-
ally, after more than five hours of
battling the firemen managed to check
the flames and hold them to the build-
ings already practically destroyed. It
was daylight, however, before the con-
flagration was safely under control.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 25.—Alameda, on
San Francisco bay, is understood to
have been selected by the joint con-
gressional committee as the site for
the main naval fleet base on the Pacific
coast.
San Diego is the committee’s choice
for the principal aviation base and
San Pedro for the destroyer base. Es-
tablishment of another aviation base on
the north coast at Sand Point, Wash.,
also will be recommended.
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Supreme Council Names Commision To
Make Inquiry.
Paris, Jan. 25.—(By the Associated
Press.)—After rejecting today a pro-
posal to turn the Austrian financial
problem over to the league of nations,
the allied supreme council decided to
appoint a commission to make a
thorough inquiry into the entire ques-
tion of the economic situation in Eu-
rope with particular reference to Aus-
tria.
The- commission will be comprised of
Sir Robert Horn, England; Louis Lou-
char, France; Signor Giannini, Italy,
and probably the ministers of com-
merce of other allied countries. The
general opinion developed today was
that it was useless to try to do any-
thing for Austria apart from solution
of economic problems of neighboring
countries.
Dry Weather Causes Feeding In Sev-
eral Sections.
By Associated Press.
Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 25.—Cattle are
being put on feed in many sections of
the range country, it is reported in this
week’s inspectors’ reports to the head-
quarters of the Texas Cattle Raisers’
association. This is due to the dry
weather failing to keep the weeds and
grass alive. Sheep in the San Angelo
section are not doing well, it is report-
ed, and cattle near Alice have begun to
shrink. Range conditions as a whole,
however, are good.
There were 558 people who paid
their poll tax yesterday.' Were you
one of that number?
There should have been at least
1,000 persons qualify for suffrage
yesterday.
The tax collector’s office can
handle one thousand applicants a
day without loss of time to the in-
dividual.
The interest on $1,75 for five or
six days is not sufficient to justify
the holding back of a poll tax pay-
ment until the last moment.
More than 6,000 residents of Gal-
veston have indicated their desire
to take part in all elections to be
held during the next twelve months.
It has been definitely decided
that a bonded election will be
held on March 5th. Are you pre-
pared to vote for a paved cause-
way? Your vote may be the decid-
ing factor.
If you want to say who shall be
the next mayor of Galveston, indi-
cate it by paying your poll tax.
If you care who is to be your
next city commissioners, qualify for
indicating your choice in this con-
nection.
If you believe in better schools,
pay your poll tax.
If you want the county road
maintained, pay your poll tax.
Don’t be a civic slacker.
Pay it today.
Lodged in Jail At Fort Worth After
Long Chase.
By Associated Press.
Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 25.—Joe Fur-
ey, indicted in connection with the
$45,000 swindling of former Deputy
Sheriff Frank Norfleet of Hale Center,
Texas, was placed in jail here this
morning by Norfleet himself, after a
chase through old Mexico and eighteen
states of the United States. Furey was
finally captured by Norfleet and his
young son in Jacksonville, Fla., last
Friday.
Norfleet has devoted practically all
of his time to the hunt for Furey since
November, 1919, and this year took his
son out of college to aid him. He said
this morning that he was through,
though he says another suspect in the
case has never been captured. However,
he charges that Furey Is the ringlead-
er of the gang and his capture satis-
fies him. He will return to his farm
near Hale Center.
By Associated Press.
New York, Jan. 25.—Positive denial
that any part of the $260,000 voucher,
made out for expenses of Charles M.
Schwab for the month of October, 1918,
was ever charged to ship construction
was made today by F. A. Shick, gen-
eral auditor of the Bethlehem Steel
corporation, in testimony , before the
Walsh congressional committee inves-
tigating affairs of the shipping board.
Mr. Shick said he had personal
knowledge that the voucher was charg-
ed to “profit and loss” of the Beth-
lehem corporation and that it was never
picked up by the emergency fleet cor-
poration as a proper charge because it
carried no supporting details.
His testimony contradicted that given
last week by Col. E. A. Abadie, former
comptroller general of the shipping
board, to the effect that the item was
submitted as Mr. Schwab’s personal
expenses.
By Associated Press.
Albany, New York, An attempt
last night to have the assembly :
go on record as requesting
congress to modify the Volstead
act so as to permit the manu-
facture and sale of light wines
and beer with “a more liberal
percentage of alcohol than is
now allowed,” was lost when
that body by a vote of 77 to 42
supported a motion by Majority
Leader Simon L. Adler to com-
mit the resolution introduced by
Assemblyman Henry Baum,
Republican of Queens, to the ex-
cise committee,
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By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan., 25.—Farmers of
the country will reduce their produc-
tion if congress fails to provide tariff
protection for their crops, T. W. Monell,
a Colorado farmer, declared today be-
fore the house ways and means com-
mittee. Mr. Monell urged duties which
would serve as a stimulant to produc-
tion, saying that was what was needed
“to put pep into the agricultural in-
dustry.”
“We do pot know exactly what the
duties should be,” he continued, but we
know we have reached a point where
some help must be provided. Our farm-
ers cannot go on strike because they
are under contract with the govern-
ment in reclamation work. They are
not quitters, but unless they have help
their production will be decreased and
that is the case everywhere.”
International Federation Makes Over-
ture® to the A. F. L.
By Associated Press.
Amsterdam, Jan. 25.—Efforts to bring
about a reconciliation between the
American Federation of Labor and the
International Federation of Labor were
decided upon at a meeting of the direc-
By Associated Press.
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 25.—Fire
which destroyed the building of Mendel
and Freedman, a department store in
Chapel street, and spread to several ad-
joining structures early today, did.
damage estimated at $1,000,000. The
fire was brought under control after
three hours hard work by firemen in
Three Days Meeting Opens at New Or-
■ leans Today.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, Jan. 25.—Contractors
from various sections of the United
States were here today for the opening
of the three days’ convention of the
Associated General Contractors of
America.
Rapid changes in 1920 in construction
work, according to the committee on
arrangements, make its certain that
the convention will be one of the most
important in the history of the organi-
By Associated Press.
Trenton, N. J., Jan. 25.—The assem-
bly last night unanimously passed a
bill introduced by Mrs. Margaret B.
Laird, a member from Essex county,
repealing Gov. Edwards’ 3.50 per cent
beer law enacted last year to aid New
Jersey in its fight before the United
States Supreme court against prohibi-
tion. Immediately afterwards the house
adopted, 51 to 4, a concurrent resolu-
tion for New Jersey’s ratification of
the federal prohibition amendment.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 25.—Faced with the
problem of obtaining additional reve-
nue for the New England railroads or
the alternative, a majority of them
declared, of seeing those roads go into
bankruptcy, presidents of eleven of the
largest railway lines in the east con-
ferred here today in an effort to set-
tle upon some method for the division
of freight rates interchanged with
trunk lines that would give the New
England roads the revenue they re-
, quire.
By Associated Press.
Austin, Tex., Jan. 25.—A favorable re-
port was made today by house com-
mittee on constitutional amendments
on the house joint resolution, by Repre-
sentative Crumpton of Bowie, propos-
ing a gradual land tax amendment
to the constitution.
This committee also made a favora-
ble report on the proposed amendment
to the constitution by Representative
John Davis, providing that only native
born and naturalized citizens may vote
at any election and permitting husband
and wife to pay each other’s poll tax,
and reducing the poll tax from $1.75 to
$1.25.
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