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CURRENCY BILL;
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Democracy's Attitude
Banking Regulation Ac-
. curately Reflected.
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Ensign Billingsley of the Navy
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POPULAR VOTE TO SELECT
. OLD SOLDIERS FOR .TRIP
Coupon to Be Published .Daily in
The Port So That Whole Pnblie
f May Hare Voice and All Houfton
Confederate Are Eligible.
Captain Jo S. Rio baa livpiM that
of -the Confederate veteran of
'. Houston be aent to the groat reunion
which U to bo held on the Gettysburg
battlefield July 1. 1 and I. an event for
. wuica we people or Pennsylvania nave
been preparing for two years.
' ' ' In support of hla suggestion Captain
i" Woo has aubeerlbed SoO. it belnf esti-
mated that the expenses of the trip will
: 5 be about that sum for each veteran.
i Mrs. J. O. Boss haa subscribed 60 the
1 mm' necessary for the expenses of one
" ? veteran.
J. Jjt Cheek of the Magnolia Park Land
- Company has sent a check for $50.
J. 8. Culltnan haa contributed 1st to the
' fund.
- to the worthy cause.
The Houston Ice and
s pany wUl aivo ISO. '
Brewing Com-
The American Brewing Association haa
donated $60.
The Post will subscribe $S0 for the
laudable purpoee. '
Other Donations May Be Made.
Any other Individuals or firms who
care to sabsorlbe may send their dona-
tions to The Poet and there will be a
proper handling of' the funda so sub-.
' scribed. The number of. veterans to go
will depend of course upon the amount
' subscribed. As matters stand eight of
them may go. If there be further satb-
; scrlptlons. others may also be beneficla-'-
rie of this most noble suggestion upon
; . the part ot Captain Rice.
None of those who have subscribed to
the fund care to make a selection and
this will be left to the readers of The
vPeet. v
- Alt Confederate Veterana EllglMe. .
v I ' The- auggesUon that the aaleoUon be
i left. trck Dowling . Camp haa been
sade buMt Is believed' that the publlq
yeah make "the jelectlon more aoceptably
i and that every anemter tltant camp Hair
$ everjF yataran of the Confederate army
v who Is not a member of the camp win be
given consideration aa fully ' as those
' veterans who are. This is not Intended
aa any sort of mark of lack -of respect
for those veterans . who ara banded to-
gether in the camp; It is simply Intended
to open the lists to every veteran of the
Confederate army who resides in Houston
and who wishes to go to Gettysburg.
Veterans of Gettysburg.
If there were a veteran of Gettysburg
In Houston ths selection might be easier.
but Ths Post's efforts to locata a veteran
who took part In that great conflict have
seen fruitless to date though there might (
be more than one. In event that any
veteran now living in Houston saw ser--
; vice In Gettysburg The Poet would be
pleased to have his name and photo for
' publication that the public may know
that fact while voting.
But it Is believed that the plan of per-
mitting the public to make the selection
ia the wisest which could be devised and
The Post will print In Its Issues of today
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
and Thursday following a voting 'coupon
f which will be good for one vote.
Distribution of Funds.
The fund will be distributed in sums of
$&0 to the veterans who get the greatest
. number of votes. The result will be an-
nounoed in the paper of Friday June $7
Kit and the money will be available for
those who are selected without any de-
lay enabling them to leave Houston Frl-
' day evening if they wish and thus bi In
ample- time for the beginning of the cele-
. bration.
CUtaBEESOH GAINED STEEK0TH
Denial to' Stories of Senator's Grave
Illness Entered at Washington.
' iHmston Pott SptcialSi
i WASHINGTON. June SO. Denial waa
. entered at the office of Senator Culberson
today of reports sent out from Washing-
ton to the effect that the senior Texas
- Senator's friends were greatly concerned
over hla recent illness. He left Washing-
ton several weeka ago for Atlantic City
and It waa said today he haa been con-
stantly Improving having regained much
of hla strength and vitality. .
' PHILADELPHIA June SO. United
Statea .Senator Charles A. Culberson of
Texas who haa been recuperating In At-
lantic City from a recent Illness took a
walk for the first time today on the board
walk. It waa reported that his condition
wss serious but this was denied at Galen
: Hall where the Senator la staying. It
waa said he waa only suffering from a
tight Illness.
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Cohfedorate Veteran Coupon
" TRIP TO CETTYSDURCK " t -
I vote for ;.
for the trip to Gettysburg. He was a Confederate soldier and a
member of ...................... . . . . . rregiment.
He is a titlzen of Harris County. ' - : ' . - .
TTiia coupon must be clipped from a copy of The Houston Post 5
and must be brought to the office of The Post before 8 p..m.
Thursday' June 26 1913 to be counted. If received after 8 p. m ' J
It will not be counted. " ' "J - t
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Photo (c) by Harris at Ewlng-
: John A. Key .
Th -w Csngressman from the Thlr-
teenth District of Ohio Is a Democrat
and was private secretary to . the late
Congressman Carl C. Anderson whom hn
succeeded. Earlier in life he learned the
printer's trade and became a Journeyman.
From 187 to 10I he waa a city letter
carrier in Marlon Ohio. After that he
was elected County Recorder and later
came to Washington with Mr. Anderson.
He is 41 years old. . .
tHEsuiiiiMr
THE WEATHHL
. (Astocatt4 Prtu Rrport.)
WASHINGTON. Jne XToncmtt:
But Texas rrabaMr fair Batsrdiz followed
by tanadar showara la Interior Saturday . sot
eoire k wens; ' snnaar utai eaeis winas.
West Texas Oeoarslly fair Saturday asd
Sav.
Xoalttana Fair- Setoroay pneably followed
by tanadar - abowara at sight or. Sunday; sot
Svlte ao warm is north povtlo&s.
Oklahoma OJoudr aanrdax. cooler eest por
tion; saaoay prooewy rair.
roreeasC for Htiiislss aa vsstBtty tetaraay
tTnaettled.
Temparatnra sad preelprtatlea at Boostoa for
M boafs ending T p. m. trMay;
Mailmnm 02 mlnlnuun 74.
PreclDltatlon .00.
": Sanrlee Satnrday S:U a. aa.; saasst T:2S
Houston Calendar . for Today. -
- T. P. A meeting at t p. m. at the Ben.
oar Hotel. -
U. C T. meetlna at ItlS p. m at the
Rica Hotel.
Trip of real aetata and business men
to -demonstration farm at I p. m
Lectuse bv A. O. Williams of Clave.
t -vnaiiBHsa or wmwiraa.. 1
'':' ' v.V' Amusemantai : " . '
' lets ' Theater Motion pkituree "Anl
mated Weekly."
Pearce'a Theater Motion pictures
"Tne outlaws Love. :
First concert of Houston Symphony Or.
cheat re at Majestic Theater at 6 p. m.
Domestic
THRF.K army ooeera and foor btnlaiMS erdered
to Honotaln
ARCHDKACOV STTJGK. former Texas and now
Kplaropal mlaakmarj. climbed to top of Moont
aacAiniey win pany. .
MEW JKRSKY Court rated girl's vielatleo of
apfnaterbood pledge under wbicb one obtained
aaoui). did not eerre to recall gilt.
CHICAGO bntldlnx trades tied op bit lockout
which made Xtv.000 men Idle and stopped work
on txo.000.000 worui of ceuatrocttue.
MaJOB 8.-W. ANOONA. heUered to have been
. the last aorvlTiiig member of the National
Huose of Repmeatatrres of )SS1. died la
rVanayhranla.
IN8IGN BIIJJNGSIJtT was silled and I.leo-
tnant Tower. D. 8. N.. soffered aeriouely
from abock when conrerted aeroplane collapsed
high above Chesapeake Bay. .
. Texas.
COMPTROLLER'S Department
liquor ltceneea.
bosy renewing
A8 REStftT of recent local option election
aaloona at Edna and VaaderMlt closed door a.
AT 8K8RION of National Eclectic Association at
Dellaa resolution Introduced opposing the
a Owens bill. .
SPANISH War Veterans and the TMixaa Whole-
sale Grocers eonreae Is State eeajTentlons to-
day in GalTeaton.
STATE attemoted to inject the affaire of the
Lone Star Uas Company Into the bearing ia
the oil easae In Daliaa.
THIRTY' THOUSAND DOLLARS damage done
by are at Dallas. Dallas Preaa Club Quarters
being among the proper ilea damaged.
Sports.
NATIONAL LEAGUE: St. Louts 4 Chicago ;
Pittsburg 7 New-York i
AT NEW LONDON. Harvard made a cleaa
sweep of annual races with Tale.
AMERICAN LEAGUE: New York a. Washing-
ton 8-8: Chicago 8 Cleveland 0; Boston 3
Philadelphia 1.
TEXAS LEAGUE: Houston 8. Waee 4: Dallas
T. Galveston 8: San Antonio 8. Austin 1; Port
worth . Beaumont 2.
AT HOUSTON la the Baals of the State teenis
' tournament. Rinw atcQuleton woe. singles
and the McQuietone the doublea..
SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Birmingham 8. Atlanta
1; Montgomery 2. Memphis 1; Mobile 8. New
Orleans 2: Chattanooga 8 NaahvlUe 8.
WALLACE F. JOHNSON of Philadelphia de-
feated w. C Crowley of Bagland la seal-
anal round of open singles tor London tennis
' title; ; ..
Houston.
nit At.
Involving Plant and aroperttas of Wler
company uc xtj
xja penaiag.
HEIGHTS clttaens
com question of
to be siren chance to sj.
bead lease. .
POSTMASTER 8ETR B. STRONG emd suddenly
at hla home about midnight... s
DIRECTORS of No-Tsn-Ok Aasoeiatlea vast last
Ight and dlscnased eealng carnival. .
CHESTER WILMOTT was aeoultmd by s Jury
la ths criminal Court Friday afternoon. ;
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ADVOCATES OF DELAY
AlUIiStj WALL STREET
Senator Commented on Bepresenta
. tive Henry's Efforts to Postpone
- .Legislation Pending Besumptioa
' of "Money Trust" InTestigation.:
BY W. S. CARD
Houston Post Staff Correspondent.
j WASHINGTON June 20. Judging from
the conduct of several Representatives
who were reported to be .preparing to
enlist under Congressman Henry's banner
for delaying pasaage of a currency reform
bill until after the money trust lnvestiga-
ttofrpuld be carried on indefinitely there
was some surprise experienced when the
character of the Glaaa currency measure
became known today. .
In the oplnlbn of manyIt so completely
covers the Democratic party's attitude on
currency and banking regulation that
those who had drawn dark pictures of the
akill with which Wall Street had drafted
the measure and dictated its terms were
left on uncomfortably thin tee. .
Representative Henry had aet up a
straw man and the way be sailed Into
It In his original statement calling for
delay and warning the people of the terri-
ble calamity he saw hanging low In the
financial skies led many to believe he
had read the bill and knew what It con-
tained. " .
Thought Wilson Waa Right.
Those who read ths bill today declared
President Wilson waa undoubtedly cor-
rect when he ventured the opinion that
the Texaa Congressman had not read the
bill before Issuing hla statement.
One Democratic Senator said today the
only men In Congress who were lending
comfort to Wall Street and' the banking
interests were those who were seeking to
delay currency legislation. . . - .
One member of the Banking and Cur-
rency Committee of the House who waa
found last week working himself Into a
frensy over the admlntstretlon'a currency
legislation plana admitted .he had not
seen the bill which la to be -offered as
the framework for the bin finally to be
'passed in the House. ;"!?--::- j.;;;.
He admitted further that If the meas
.waa aimed Mariner asset eurrertev aad '
.wau Direct comi nation be would stand
disarmed and would turn about and lend
hla - support to the measure Instead of
fighting for delay. Today ho had no-
comment to make. -
Mr. Henry Studied Brit.
As for Congressman Henry the Wash-
ington afternoon newspaper whiob de-
voted much space to him merely said: -
"Mr. Henry of Texas waa busy today
studying the bill and until his examine.
Uon of Its provisions is completed re-
frained from comment."
Those who are closest In the Inner cir-
cles of the House of Representatives said
today all opposition to consideration of
the ourrency bill and the passage of a
measure at this session had been
smoothed out except the: jealousy and
anger which ' has been created In the
ranks of the Banking and Currency Com-
mittee many of the majority members
resenting what they call lack of consid-
eration on the part of Chairman Glass
and those who hsve been most active in
framing the bill. The new members
especially feel .that they have been ig-
nored and treated with scantpourtexy.
Oil on Troubled Waters.
Oil Is now being poured on the troubled
waters and one of the chief tasks under-
taken by President Wilson tonight waa
to assure the Democratic members of the
committee that they have ample oppor-
tunity yet to express their views and to
write Into the bill such regulations as
they may deem necessary In the Interest
of reform. With this rough place success-
(Continued On Page Eight.)
CRAZED TEACHER USED
GUN 3 CHILDREN DIED
Five Other Youngsters and Teacher
Mortally Wounded and Four-
teen Others Injured.
(Associated Pross Krpert.)
BREMEN June M. Three childres
are dead five others and a teacher are
perhaps mortally wounded and four
teen children and two men more or leea
seriously wounded ss the result of a.
mad man with automatic pistols run-
nlng amuck In a Catholic school here
today-
The murderer la a young head teacher
named 6chmldt. who had been without
employment for aome months. Enter-
ing the school corridor- this morning'
Schmidt without warning tired upon
.and wounded the woman teacher. Then
with a automatlo pistol in each hand
he entered a little girls' classroom and
opened fire upon' them.
There waa a wild panic during which
one girl Tell down the stairs and broke
her neck.
The lunaUe then fired rnto the oourt
yard where the boys were gathered
bullets striking several of them. One
stray bullet wounded a workman in an
adjoining building.
The . Janitor of the school attacked
Schmidt and waa shot through the chin
and a male 4aacher who grapnled with
the murderer received bullets fa the
breast and abdomen.
The ttmatlo finally waa overpowered.
but not before he had been badly In
jured by a crowd of enraged people at
tracted by the anootlng. The police
were compelled to use tneir aaorea 10
protect the murderer.
Tea automatlo pistols were found In
Schmidt's sockets. Vast of these had
peon area uwiu
their ohambera were
. ; .'i-Photo (o) by Harris at Ewlng
' Boa W. long :
Ths new chief of1 the division of La tin -American
Affairs of the Deportment of
mate nag just succeeaeo v. t. at. uoyie.
Mr. Lona la about JG and - was born In
Indiana.- but moved to New Mexico at
an early Ha engaged in business
which took him to
jaiexic
ueo and for the
past eight years has made hla headquar-
tera In the Mexican capital. He haa a
thorough knowledge of the language and
customs of the South American countries
and from fiis business experience he Is
declared to be especially well fitted for
his pew position.
DEMOCRATS IN
TARIFF CAUCUS
Senate Majority Considering
Revised Undenrood Bill.
t .
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Inoome Tax Feature Withheld for
Further Action by Finance Com-
': initreB-rtaUit Changet '
Published.
A '
."-"V lAttoeiastd Pros Krt.y
WASHTNOTON Jms- . -Important
reduotiona tn. the Underwood tariff bill
rates on iroa steel and. other metal
prod nets; thav addmort of . oatue. whast
pig Iron Angora wool and jaaaayv other
araoleg to tne rree net; ana an mcreaaa
Is rates on many. Masai at of potter goods
uiaasra-iii;sjoasa;wia
teaturel of the revised tariff bin as It
laid : before - the Senata Democrats
today b)r Chairman Simmons of the I"l
nance Coaamlttee.
After vneka of work the' redraftad
measurer was i brought into the Demo-
cratlc oaocus today. For two hours the
important .changes were explained to
Democrats and the. bill waa then made
publlo. - Experts of the committee at
Once began work' on a contemplative
summary of the changes.
- President Wilson's desires aa . to free
augar in 1S1( and fro wool at once pre-
vailed In the redraft of the MIL To the
Hot of "market basket" reductions the
Underwood bill contained the Senate
Committee added many Important items.
in general . the "Btramona bill pre-
sents a heavier cut from exUting1 rates
of the Payne-Aldrlch bin than did the
House blU. .
The Senate caucus win reconvene to-
morrow. . Senate leaden believe the bfl!
will reach the Senate) Itself-next week.
The amendment permitting the Preal
dent to proclaim special: rates when for-
eign Nations discriminate against the
United Statea provides that he shall ex
erclse the authority on oertain article aa
follows: .
Not Much Revlsten.
Members of the Firuvnoa Committee ex-
pressed . the. belief tonight that there
would not be much revision In the cau-
cus Administration keaders believe that
there will be no change in wool and augar
and that-all but two or per nape thrae
Senators will take the pledge binding
themselves to support the bill Senator
Simmons chairman of the committee be-
lieves that the cauoua will di nouns the
blU not longer than a week.
"This la one of the few times." said
Senator Gore tonight "when a tariff bill
has come from 'a Sonata committee with
lower rates than the House had prepared.
We have) not figured Just-how much ths
average ad valorem of the bill will be. but
we have materially reduoed nearly every
schedule except cotton."
In a statement of the rata changes pre-
pared tonight for the commlteee. Chair-
man Simmons said "that aa a reault of
the changes proposed ia the House bill
by the Democratic members of the -finanoe
committee tne revenues of the Govern
ment would be Increased
S6.00(KW.- hand In hand with a reduc-
tion of the taxation following the reduo-
tiona already made In. the Houae bill."
Theae increases In revenue would be
made up by a tariff on bananaa and resto-
ration of the full Internal revenue dutv
of 11. In per gallon on brandies used in
fortifying; wines.
. - - " "
Committee Statement
The 'committee statement aald:
"The chemical schedule remains aub-
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BABY TWO MONTHS OLD
SUDDENLY MADE ORPHAN
Father-Died Away Iron Home and
Mother. Succumbed When His
Body Reached Coleman. ..
CJfsajesa Past S foetal.
COLEMAkJ. Texaa. Juno Charley
fair -who for N years had bean a real-
dent of ' this' city died suddenly tn the
town of Hutohlna June IT. His body ar-
rived hero via the Santa Fe last night
. Upon the arrival of the body his wife
snocumbed and both war' burled In one
grave this ataraoen in
tary.' .
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CLUNG TO WRECKAGE
IN A TERRIBLE FALL
Lientenant John A. Towers With
Hand and Arm Almost Wrenched
Apart Maintained Hold on Drop
ping Airship and Escaped Alive
(Alinciotsd Frost Jitptti.)
ANNAPOLIS Md. June 20. The
Naval Academy added ' Its first victim
to the death roll of the air today when
nslgn William D. Billingsley of Missis.
slppl was hurled . from -a disabled bi
plane 1600 feet In the air and fell into
the depthe of Chesapeake Bay. LJeu
tenant John A. Towers chief of the
navy aviators - dung to" ths hurtling
wreck and escaped death almost mlrac
ulously. .
Skulrn Billingsley In a biplane that
had been converted Into a hydroaero-
Dlane. with Lieu tenant Towers as a
pasaenger left the aviation grounds at
the Naval Academy here this morning
to fly to Claiborne some IS miles across
the boy. About ten miles down the
bay a gust of wind struck them. Bll-
lhursley was thrown down among the
steering gear which waa disabled.
The front planes of the craft fell and
it dropped Uke a dead bird toward the
water. As It fell the pilot was cata-
pulted out and turning over and over
his body outsped the machine toward
water. Lata tonight -all the available
boaxa In the neighborhood1 were out
seeking the body. - '(
Clung to Upright.
When the aeroplane fen. Lieutenant
Towers chmg desperately to an upright.
Although at times hla body swung clear
of the falling airship hs maintained hla
hold with hand and arm almost wrench-
ed apart Alter falling about m feet
the biplane turned a. complete somer-
sault and for a moment the force of
the fall waa broken.' Striking the bar.
It carried Lieutenant Towers beneath
the water : but rose to th surface al-
most immediately. i
The aviator' suffering y excruciating
pain "feared he would tea xonacious--neasr'VtBvfoiwh'euild-.Knx)d
an4
tearing loose the lashings of one of the
planes - bound himself fast to a pon-
toon. Within a few 'minutes however
he was taken off by B. L. Bronsbn and
S. KeUar who had watched the aaro.
rAans's movements from the motor boat
kept on the bay for use in Just such
accidents. ' i '
At the Naval Academy hospital Lieu-
tenant Towers almost In a state of
nervous collapse his head wagging
plteously' told the tragic ' story of hla
fall from the sky.
About 162B Feet Up.
"Just before the accident" he said
1 looked at the altitude dial and It
showed that we were running at a
height of about '1625 feet Just then a
gust of wind seemed to come up from
below. It struck the aeroplane under-
neath the rear planea and th machine
lurched violently and took an uncertain
dive forward. This threw Billingsley
across the steering gear and the lateral
rudder planea went out of ousineee. .
With another forward plunge
the
biplane dropped down at express
train
speed. It all happened in
BUltnsslev went out of hi
minute.
and
elear of the plana. . - -
"When the snip stansa to rail l naa
one hand around toe uprignt net ween
the planea and I lacked It there. I
knew that was my only hope. I waa
torn loose from the seat but held on
to the uprignt. a swung ciear or tne
planes and the gearing. The strain on
my arms ana ansars sis atwiui out a
(Continued On Page Bight)
THE SERVICE HAS GIVEN
TEN LIVES TO CAUSE
Billingsley First of Havy Victims of
Aviation but ' Army Has lost
Seven Of fioers and Three Men.
The death of Ensign BUlingaley makes
total of ten fatalities in the Govern
ment service since th army began ex-
periments with heavier than air ma-
chines at Fort Myer in 108. Hla death
la the first in the aviation corps of th
navy.
In the army six commissioned omoera.
one noncommissioned officer and two In-
atructors have been killed the hurt of the
former being Lieutenant Joseph D. Park.
Fourteenth United States Infantry. klUad
near Loe Angeles May t 1U. Lieutenant
Park waa Si years old and a graduate
from the Military Academy at West
Point He was made a second lieutenant
tn th Twenty-fourth Infantry bnt a few
montha later he was transferred to the
Fourth Cavalry. In July 1S11 ha became
first lieutenant and waa attached to
the Fourteenth Cavalry. -
The first army offloer to lose hla life tn
an aeroplane accident v was. Lieutenant
Thomas H. Selfridge of the Signal Corps
on September IT; 108. He went aloft as
passenger with Onrllle Wright and after
thav had circled about Fort Myer. Vs..
for a distance of three muee. one of th
propellers oroaa ana ins rrwcnme crasneai
tn th earth. Lieutenant Selfridge waa
killed almost Instantly. Wright waa. in-
jured and waa in a hospital tor several
W he' second army officer killed was
Lleutenant George B. M. Kelly of the Sig-
nal Corp. The tragedy occurred May 10
1911. at San Antonio Texaa. Lieutenant
VmXYm tinrl been flvina? a Curt Lea bislane
for several mlnutea and waa descending
when the machine struck some obstruction-
A moment later the gs-opellers be
Sn to revolve at a great speed. Bud-
iity the biplane shot forward ascend-
d to an altitude of IS or TO feet and
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-. Photo (o) by Harris ak Swing. !
John Avery McUhenny Lonisiana
Who win succeed Oeneral John C. Black
as chief of ths United States Civil Ser-
vice Commission haa been a member of
the Commission since 1906. He waa an
of Roosevelt's Rough BlderTand was prow
mobed from trooper to second . lieutenant
for gallantry in action 'at' th battle of
San Juan HDL He la a Democrat and
has been a member of both branches of
the Louisiana Legislature. He I 46
years old. : i. . . .
batWmgedI
in streets
Ortiz Was Scene of Two Days
Heavy Fighting.
Federal Force of 4000 Said to Have
Prevailed Against 6000 Consti-
f tntionalists Fought at
Associated Prtu Rtfrt.) ! '
DOUaLABS. Arts.. June IS From be-
hind houses' and walls and tram roofs
the forces of General OJeda and th
ConstituUonallsU'. leader Obregon have '4rrirLrj-uw.
been battling m the town . of Ortla IS
miles north of Ouayamaa. for two days kgeraent t
. . y v. - . i-vant m
Con icting report of th combat
reached her today but It Is beHevea
I th; advantage lay with -lh Federals
laaidtiste!thet numbered only 4.600.
against tns a.uoo tjonsntutioinaiisas mi'a
der .Obregon. - .'.' v-.- ' ;-'-
Federal agents from Ctaaysuxuui said
OJeda fen upon Obregon at Ortht ye-
terday morning. Today. It waa de-
clared ths fighting was renewed at
clou quarter in th streets f - th
town and .. the .Federals forosd .' th
Rebels 'to break and .retreat toward
Hermoaillo. ; r ' ' ' '"'-f
Lata tonight th constitutionalist Junta
announced it had received a telegram
from Governor Posquelra saying: - '
' "The Federal column la entirely sur-
rounded and ia being vigorously attacked
on the north south and both flanks be-
tween Ortla and Santa Roe. Major F.
Mendes captured station afaytorena after
a short fight taking several hundred
prisoners and capturing many guns and
considerable ammunition.
"A considerable number were -killed and
wounded on both sides.
"Telegraph wires have been cut and the
railroad deatroved between Ortix and
Ouaymas severing communication by th
Wederala with their base. The Federals
are Isolated and their position la serious
as no aid can reach them. .
AiBMEjr Gonra to Hawaii
Three Army Officers and IS Mech
anicians WUl Take Biplanes.
.' - (Associated Promt RrfrL)
SAN DIBXJO June M. Three army of-
fleers. Lieutenants Brereton Oleger and
Oodler IS mechanicians and four bi
planes will leave for Honolulu Juiy o.
hla atatement with jo rurtner mrorma-
tlon waa made today at ths army avla-
iinn aohnol on North Islsnd. Orders to
this effect are expected dally from the
War Department
SETH B. STRONG POSTMASTER
Was at His Office Apparently In Best of Health All Day
Friday; Succumbed Near Midnight.
Seth B. trong. age 62 year post
master at Houston Since isss eu
Suddenly at I1:S0 o'clock Friday night
at hla residence th horn of hi
brother-in-law C. O. Malr IMS MDarn
Street '
Death resulted from a atroke of
anoDlexv that developed after S o'clock
Friday evening In the form of an acuta
headache following Mr. Strong'a return
from the business section of the city.
He .had been In apparently xolrant
health and was at his usual pi so in
the postorBce up to th close of busi-
ness the same afternoon. ' '
Surviving are his wife one son. Seth
S. 8trng. of Dallas; two daughters.
Kiss Vera Strong of . Houston and
Mrs. Hugh MscGregor of Detroit
itch.; two sisters Mrs. Elisabeth 8.
Tracy and Mrs. Harriet L. Hathaway of
Houston. A much larger Mat of more
distant ' relatives many residing In
Houston survive. " . ' .
- Mr. Strong has been connected with
the Houston postofflce sine he was 18
years of age with th exception of the
Interim from 'ISM to 1SS. H has been
Intimately connected . with the public-
and. civil affairs of Houston and the
city's growth and progress. and haa en-
joyed the esteem confidence and clos
friendship of the bast people of Houa-
tvr c r T 1
y for m
a Tatar. .
anerJriters
f tha.f T
'Dsaanans.
Cv If This1
'Avoid frivolo
those whor
aur attentic
tings will b-
d aa th y
(ting.
Those borr
tart too a-
aaily brilll
t broad e
landing o
Lad play.
terna".
highest of alL - -.
" 'We sucoesafuJly carried a mercu
barometer to tn top and mad otnpi.
readings and obeervationa. "
"With geld glasses we clearly saw t
flagpol erected In .IMS.. by th Thorn
Lloyd expedition on th north peak.
Helstset Amertokn Vtaa. '.
"Afsur eomplerlng observations en t
summit' we hoisted tn American Sag
th upper basin srected a alx-foot era
andSaald To Deum' on th highest pol
of North Anaatioa ' ' ;
. : The northwest ridge t th only poss
bla approach to th summit':
-"W spent three weeks. In oontlnuoi
bad weather. ' hewing a passage - thr
miles long through the aide. " This wi
the chief eaua of delay. ; - .- .
v "Th onief credit for our snoossa Is du
to Karatena good Jodgmerrt W did n
have a' singl mlahap." . j :' . . -:
Arohdaaoon Stuok's party . is the fln
to reach the summit of th south peal
On other expedition reached; th top c
th north peak Thomas. Lloyd of Fair
bank and three other Alaskan havin
made the ascent In the spring of 1910.
Triad Dr. Cook's -KwnU.-'
1 Last year Prof Porch all Parker e
Brooklyn and Beimore Brown of Tsooma
who bad prevloussly failed In two at
tompta to ellmb the mountain along th'
route described bv Dr. Frederick A. Coo
aa the on he followed When h mad hi
alleged aaosnt several years ago wen
over the route followed by th Lloyd ex-
pedition and were within XX) feet of tb
summit when they were driven beck.b
n bllaaard.
Archdeacon stuck and his compaaieni
Btara'and I . " A
Waa
on "A'pC 1 r
FAIWBJ -"1
ascent of ) -X '
KlnKy'' ' 'U'-tl -Cr
ssa4HHi.iY? Ti ; y -
reot; "
l.ltf 1'
I-;-:-
:Bfor ' tfi
eouth it' MM jjj
Oeogrsi ' '
OF HOUSTON DIED! SUDDENLY
(K
12
cy . awasnias
seesuniitea as aa
Seth B Strong.
(Continued On Page Bight)
Con tinned on Page Two.)
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