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Suit an
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Hart Scbaffner & Marx Suits and Over-
coats Aire Standard the World Over
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COME of you lite to see the actual figures in big type
before you; you're inclined to judge the value on tnev
price basis. You shouldn't it'i not how- little you pay;
but how much you get. - -
suits and ng cn
OVERCOATS fluitJU
$30.00 OVERCOATS $22.50
$27.50
SUITS AND
OVERCOATS
$25.00 OVERCOATS $18.75
Hutchinson & Mitchell
THE &TORE FOR VALUES IN MEN'S WEAR
WIFE OF W. H. RISER KILLED
WHEN AUTO WAS HIT BY TRAIN
County Commissioner Was Seriously Injured Thursday Af-
ternoon Near Mount Houston in Accident
lira. Delia Kler was killed outright aad
her husband. County Commissioner W.
H. Klaer was aerioutly Injured when an
Inbound passenger train on th Houston
East and West Texas Railway traveling
at a rat of 10 miles an hour struck their
automoBlle on a crossing at Mount Hous-
ton nine mils north of Houston at C:14
Thursday evening.
Mr. Klser and the body of his wife
er picked up by th train crew and
brought to Houston th body being turn-
ad over to C. J. Wright Co. while Mr.
Klser was conveyed to the Houston In-
firmary from which viae he was later
removed to the lit. Joseph's infirmary.
Mr. and Mrs. Klser were on thalr way to
Uielr home In Humble when the accident
happened. The couple had been to Mount
Houston Mr. Klser making an Inspection
of some county roads In that neighbor-
hood. His trip to that community was
also for the purpose of buying some
strawberry plants.
Wife taw the Train.
According to the statement of Mr.
Klaer who was seen at the Houston In-
firmary by a. representative of The Post'
Mrs. Klser saw the train approaching
and told her husband to stop. He
said that he applied the brake but that
the car ran upon the railroad track and
topped directly m front of the approach-
ing train.
The Impact between the train and auto
was severe both Mr. and Mrs. Ktser
being thrown from the auto which was
demolished. Mrs? Kir was dead when
picked up while- Mr. Klzer was In an
unconscious condition. Ha later regained
exshactousaexs and was. able to talk.
It was impoiuiible to tell early In the
night hd seriously Mr. Klser had 'been
hurt He complained of various parts of
his body An examination showed that
he had a severe scalp wound and that his
arms and legi; were Injured. He appeared
to be suffering greatly and was affected
by the death of his wife
Several times while talking about the
accident he moaned "My wife is dead I
want to die too."
Mr. Klser hss represented the Humble
District as a member of th County Com-
missioners Court since November 191).
' Married Last June.
Mr. And Mrs Klser were married June
it at Mexla where Mrs. Klser'
parents reside. Her name before the
marriage was Miss Delia Wallace. Bhe
was 14 years old. Besides her parents
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wallace she Is sur-
vived by several brothers and sisters. All
havebeeo notified of the accident
Mm. Klser injuries were practically
all about the head. She received a se-
ver wound In the forehead the skull
being fractured. Her left Jaw waa
broken and the whole left e'o of her
face was badly swollen and grease
maraVdt Her left hand was also badly
cut the thumb being severed from the
train that struck the Klser auto
waa In charge of Engineer W. J. Biason-
net who resides Irf Harrisburg; Fireman
O. F. Strange and Conductor J. B.
Keefer residing on th Montgomery
Koed.
The train waa due In Houston at :J
o'clock but was running a few minute
late.
Engineer Blsaonnet when seen by a
TAKE SALTS TO
FLUSH KIDNEYS
Eat less Kelt If Ton Feel Back
achy or Hare Bladder
Troubl.
Meat forms urio add which axoltes and
overworks th kidneys In thlr fforts to
flltsr It from th system. Regular eaters
of meat flush th Moneys occasionally.
Ten must relieve tfcem Ilk you rellove
your bowels; removing all the acids wast
and poison lss you feel a dull misery in
tb kidney region sharp pains In th back
or slok headache dlxilneea. your stomach
ours tongue ta coated and when th
weather I bad you bar rbaumati
twinge. Th urln is cloudy uUof sedi-
ment; tb channels often get Irritated
obliging yon to est sp two or three time
during the night
To pen trail se the h-rltatlng acids and
flush ths body's urinous wast get
about four ovnses ofJed Salts from any
pharmacy; take a Ublossoenful In a rass
of water before) breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then ajt fins and
bladder disorders disappear. This famous
salts is mads from th acid of grapes and
lemen juloe. oomblned with llthla and has
been used for generations to oleaa and
stimulate sluggish kidneys and stop blad-
der irritation. Jad Salts Is Inexpensive;
harmless and makes a delightful efferves-
cent Uth la-water drink which millions
of men and women take now and then
thus avoiding serious kidney and bladder
diseas. vA.dvrtlseroent
do
verecac iaie
ontne
$22.50 OVERCOATS $16.90
$20.00 SMS $15.00
Post man said that h blew th
station signal (or Mount Houston bat
did not stop because it la a flag station.
H said that the fireman waa also ring-
ing th beU.
man's side of the engine" said Mr. Bls-
sonet. "and I did not see the automobile
until after we had struck it. xn Bre-
men screamed to m to put on th brakes
whan he noticed th automobile and when
1 applied the emergency we struck the
auto. .He then told me we had struck
an automobile and killed a woman. The
train came to a stoo In about aoa yards
and w went back and found Mrs. klser
dead and Mr. Klser badly Injured. The
automobile was demolished. The auto-
mobile had no lights burning. The train
at the time of the aooident waa .running
about tO mile per hour."
News of the accident reached Humble
after It happened and relative and
friends of .the couple hurried to Houston.
In one automobile that reached th hos-
pital early in the night were J. P. Klser
and wife. Osborne Klser W. H. Jamison
and C. B. Hancock. TJhey came In the
auto of J. 1. Patrick.
TO PASS WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES ORDINANCE
City Council Will Create Hew De-
partment Matter Up at Satur-
day Meeting1.
" Th Weights and measures" rrdtnane
which has been In the hands of ttt ordi-
nance committee of the City Council for
several months la at last ready for the
first reading and probably will be con-
sidered at the adjourned meeting: of th
City Council Saturday morning. The
measure la mainly the work of Tax Com-
missioner J. J. Pa tori sa and waa this
week paaaed upon favorably by Mayor
Campbell after leaving tb city attorney'
office where the legality of the ordinance
was passed upon.
The ordinance provide for a new de-
partment entirely and a chief inspector
will be named. All measures and stand -ards
will be tested and In all points th
ordinance will be complete.
SPECIAL PROSECUTOR
SELECTED BY JUSTICE
Judge Crooker Hamed Tom Bneca
to Represent State In Caae
In Court
Judge John H. Crookar was caUed apoa
Thursday to appoint a speoial press autor
to act for the Stats In tb peJglnary
trials held In th Justice of th rJ1
Court In the County Court Rousa. R.
Nicholson who was formerly aa assist
ant district attorney but who resigned
as a result of the action of th County
Commissioners In fixing his salary at 111
per year appeared and requested that he
might be designated to act the appoint-
ment being In the discretion of ths pre-
fixing judge. He stated however that
be was not acting as an assistant district
attorney wbereuoon Judge Crooker nailed
upon Tom Branch to peifoim tho duties
of prosecuting attorney.
GIVEN 30 DAYS IN JAIL
FOR WIFE DESERTION
Jack BToodlemaa Conrietad by Jury
in County Court Wife Told of
Fonovinr Hint.
Ths second Jail senteooe to bo handed
oat by a jury in th Const Cottrt at taw
under th new wife desertion taw fell
upon Jak Noodlemaa who was glvea M
days in th county Jail Thursday after-
noon. His punlshmtnt was just half 'of
that glvsu to John Scardln Wednesday
afternoon upon"- coovtotkm ot a similar
charge .. w .
On th witnee sUnd Mrs. Noodlsman
told through an InHrprster th story of
hr travels la search of her husband after
n nrst left ner. any naq neeti married
II years ana cam to this country from
Btusla srveraL year ago going first to
t
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SUITS AND til Cfl
OVERCOATS f lUiUU
SUITS AND (11 r)C
overcoats l liZii
South America Waatwjw
they remained for
aom time. Ltr Noodiamaa went to
MarenaUtown Iowa where hi wife fol-
lowed him. He then cam te Houston
abewt a year aad a half age aad last July
be wa arreeted.
Mrs. Neodlemaa testified that sh waa
being oared for by eharltasee organisa-
tions both here and in the ether cities
sh vtsltd. Mb held her year and! a half
old baby in Iter arm while she testified.
He took the stand In hi own behalf and
denied that he had refused to support his
wife but declared that ah refused to ac-
cept hi contributions saying ah waa
abl to take oare of hereelf. She wore a
neat silk dress which she said was her
wedding gown of II year ago. Noodle-
man's attorney said he would appeal th
CLEM SMITH SENT TO
PEN FOR SIXTY YEARS
jftfro Wai Ooarieted by Jiry of
Zillinf Ake Tiak a WWte
Sixty years' oonflnement In th peni-
tentiary was th punishment fixed by th
JMry In th Criminal District Court
which Thursday morning found Clem
Smith negro guilty of the charge of
killing Abe Fink an old whit man. It
was th longest term of years aside from
a life senteae. given by a jury In Har-
ris County within th memory of th
oldest eonrt attach.
Smith signified his desire of accepting
sentence Immediately and to th specta-
tor It appeared as though ho was happy
that the punishment was not worse.
Smith wa Identified by A. J. Buford. of
114 Brasos Street aa th man wh fired
the shot on the night of May 7 lilt. In
front of hi hons that resulted in Fink's
death. .
Fink Identified Smith who was arrest-
ed by Officers Pool snd Vlckers and later
brought te the " infirmary where the
wounded man waa breathing his last
While yet conscious he said to Smith:
Why did you da W'. Waa&'t U enough
that yon robbed tne?"-
A charge of robbery by flroarms against
Smith. Jointly tndlsted with Wallace Wil-
liams another . negro for holding .up E.
H. David on April W 11 1. was con-
tinned. Thlg te also a capital offense.
ASK COMMISSIONERS
FOR FIRST CLASS ROADS
Property Owners ii Precinct Bo. 2
Petition for Road to liberty
County lino.
Property owners of Precinct No. I of
Harris Coaaty hare mod a petition with
th County Commissioners asking for a
nswflrst-claaa M-foot road beiiaiilng at
Huffman and extending In a northeasterly
course along ths north side of the right
of way of the Beaumont Sour Lake and
Western Railroad through the John Merry
Leagu to tb Harris County line towards
Baataate making a distance of about 1 1-1
ml Ms from Huffman. Pan of the road
Is now open but nvr has been mad
ofrUcally public and graded. Liberty
Couar according to the petition la wil-
Qng to extend ner road from Eastgate
aloag th Beaumont. Soar Lake and
west am Bailrosd to their county line
ftakmg connection with Harris County.
Property owwere In th same precinct
0td another petition for a new first-class
M-foot road beginning one-ouarter of a
mil wast of Huffman and running north
through th John Marry aad the Gilbert
Brooks Leeguee thence eeut along ' th
north Una of th Gilbert Brooks League
and the south Mne of John R. Ray's
League to th county line. A part of this
road Is now open and haa been graded for
three miles but the ditches have been
filled up and need cleaning aad 1 1-1 mile
on th eastern end I not graded.
CHARGED WITH STABBING
JACK MORRIS TO DEATH
John W Anderson Was Placed on
Trial Thundiy Six Witiesaea
Were Heard.
John W. Anderson charged wtth killing
Jack Mortis by stabbing him with a
kntf on a street ear an March IT. lilt
was placed a trtal fn tb Criminal Dis-
trict Court Tnarsday. tax . witnesses
thro for oaab side had testified when aa
adjournment was taken at e 'lock until
Friday morning. Witnesses for she State
testified that Anderson out Mortis la an
altercation which took plaos on tho hack
platform ef a Houston Heights street ear.
Testimony hewing that- there had been
previous trouble between thi two men
was offered. It waa nteeeary to summon
an extra venire ef tales men th special
venire of ft haying beea exhausted with
only five jurorg chosen - -
rnipAY .mokning. January 0.1:1:.
' 'iAaaaa
...UST RAISE
$100000 FUND
C:::nl Relid Ccccittcc to
Mill Out Appeals
Zi LA Da&aa for $10000 Tort
Vera $5000 San Antonio
s Autu luoa-Ap-
V. jU Has Beea Indorsee.
-rntag the secretary t th
ef ommItte will ua out
vary commercial organisation
.ting forth ths tact that th
nw engaged la aa endeavor
. ind o( liWOv (or the pur-
d (or th (arm animal In
tee affected by th flood In
hU
- f
rat
u r
ha..
th. h
SOS.I
that!
ot th
baa
vsri
lan
Cart . i
Sack
to r
I1S.OOO (
Worth-
froes M"
M frw
Waco
of a he
. When i
submitted .
reiary-su
Men e A
Mttat
1 th Colorado and th Bre-
httn m
haa paid
act (orth th (act
Into th treasury
tie IU.O0O; that Galveston
(Of - that th Red Croat ha
ad also th (act that th
- s raised in Texas any
t a general appeal having
f frustrated.
rganiaatlons will be asked
clnd sum ranging (ram
.alias UWO (rom Port
from San Antonio tm
II we from Beaumont and
saber of smaller towns.
. urner the circumstances
s be aaked to do anything
slter of this sppeal as
iday to J A Arnold sec-
of the Texas Businrsa
ion and U M Ward
' Texas Commercial Ex-
kn both heartily In-
. ated that they believed
eoutlvew A
m
there WOUM a response to the appeal
Bach of 1 If counties In th flood
district will t fced to contribute some-
thing toward i general fond which Is
later to be t sited among th people
of knee oo" and It Is believed most
of them vm oj
Distribution of Che feed supplies will
be nader as ilonmnt by the ex-
eoutlve oosran to th two members
oft he general I t committee In each ot
the oowMles an final distribution to
the Individual to ee) made directly upon
the approval f VVM McGrath repro-
sentativ Of the N.atel Ked Cross who
WIS bo the ftsel arbiter as to th In-
dividual need l'r urh relief In each
county. The srvli ot Mr McOrath
have been granted tn rneril relief com-
mittee by Ernest PS Hlrknell. Nations!
director-who nde a rronl visit to
Houston and Seind to the reports from
the various tounuti consulted freely
With Mr. MoOreia wrm has bren ovsr
most of the flood district and then de-
cided that there we ned for th very
work undertakes by th general relief
committee of wblrh 'J F. Woltera of
Houston is uiw vdmtvwi
meeting of the
has beea eallaa far S fn
ernsoa the effio off
Houston is too enao-ww
Kimve committee
rl"ok Friday aft
Colonel Woltera.
The other members of tp committee are
Bea Campbell. B. B. Qllmt-r of Hous-
ton Lewis Fisbsr ao4 J!trry A Black
of OalTsston - . .
WILL ASK FOR fARK
NEAR LAMAR SCHOOL
Improrement CIbVM Atk City
Council to Bay Tacant Block.
Bride WaaUd
At a meeting of tho Krtn KnJ Im-
provement Club hM) at IoVi.r school
Tuesday night the ctub. jntetl unani-
mously to ask the city t pu.u-w the
vacant block between the i.-:.oo. and
North Main Street and Is hare il r atrxet
closed between the two sok : r the
purpose of formlag a park Th- lui lias
already Induced the owners ot u r pov-
erty to fix a prios on tns pr ...erty.
amounting to btwn tlMOf ana .j.onO.
A oommlttee was appelated to take up
tho question with the oity offit a j and
to press the matter with tneea
A committee was also appoint? to ee
the school board and arge the appoint-
ment of Prof. J. U MaBeyaoids )nn
of the Sherman School as prinotna. ( 'he
new Junior High School. Pree.v r Mc-
Reynolds has been at the head uf the
Sherman School for a number of tir.
and la held in high esteem by the people
of the North Main Street district.
A oommlttee waa appelated to meet the
advisory board of the eoanty bond
to urge the bunding ef a bridgs across
LltUe White Oak Bayoa.
A oommlttee waa also appointed to 'true
the city to pave more streets m urn la
mar School district. i
A committee waa apransea u wait on
the street car company to have the) name
o( the cars running out North Mai'
from "Montgomery" to "North jdnd ' or
'torth Maio." The dub tools that
Montgomery Avenue - has been ehan' 1
to North Main Street th oar ore :i :
properly marked to Indlcat their destina-
tion. . . "F
j3
"IRATE FATHER" ENTEPED
ONE PLEA OF GUILTY
0. M. Heard Fined $100 on AggTn
rated Assault Chargr Trouble
I Came From lopement.
1 On of the many phases developing out
Iwi tho elopement of Lee Morris and Co-
Vlnno Heard several weeks asm was dis
posed of In the County Conrj. t Law
Wednesday evening when C M. Heard
who fired aeveral shots; afbsr tits pqelng
ooople was &pd 1100 on hi piga of
guilty to a charg ot agaravated assaoit
i no piea waa sacspvea wpca irt recom-
mendation of the Lnstjriot Attorney.
Heard came to Houston from his farm
at Navaaota in company with his daugh-
ter. At tb corner ot Main atreet an.)
Preeton Avenue she Jumped Into a waiting
automobile which was ared apoa by Hoar '
as It was speeding away Morris thr
bridegroom waa hit la ths shoulder but
th couple went to a minister' a nous -
where th ceremony was performed. The
young man then went to the infirmary for
treatment
Another charge of carrying a pistol bar
seen filed m the County Court at Law
and Heard la out oa bead oa a charge of
assault to murder whteh will be heard
In Judge Crocker's Court Saturday a
suit for .damages also has been filed
gainst Hoard by the chauffeur who
drov th automobile which wa fired
upon.
CIIY "PURITY SQUAD"
SHORT TWO MEMBERS
James Snowball and Justin Dor
bandt Handed in Besifnations
Thursday Morning.
-After about ana week's same. Jama
aowbafl and JusJa Dorbaudt Thiimhu
morning headed la their rMimiiinn.
from th "parity squad to Mayor Caaap-
bn and offered no sxplaaaUoa of their
actions. During the daw Uu nannh.it
received a Utter from K. J. Dannenbaum
stating that oa account ef privet affairs
hj wouid J" . to oentina as
advisor la ths' "parity squad.
1 Campbell stated Thsrenay aft-
moon that b bad aa tdaa why th rang-
nations nf ths tera k j w . 7
f.uiS ntlroly la the dark
v nuesiwaum s aecisioa
wn ' -irimrin.rij-n.rj-j-ijnxu'j'-'j'-r.
a. v js.
Kiam
Building
to no lengor assist ths squad with his
When th "purity squad" was recently
enlarged for the purpose of clearing ths
residence district of houses of question-
able character Mr. Dannenbaum had been
Invited by Mayor Campbell to assist the
squad with his advloe. The selection of
the three men added to the squad waa
also made after oonaaltaUon with Dan-
nenbaum. Thursday afternoon Chief of Police
Davison was furnished with a list of
tight men by Mayor Campbell from which
the chief la expected to eelect two men
to fill the vacancies on the squad. Th
selection will be announced In the eours
o( a few daye.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF BRICKLAYERS HERE
Are Arrang-inf for International
Convention Which Opem Mon-
day at Auditorium.
Adoption of convention rules arrange-
ments for standing committees annual
reports and preparatory work for receiv-
ing and recording credentials of delegates
to the annual convention of the Brick-
layers. Masons and Plasterers' Interna-
tional Association to convene In Houston
Monday were begun Thursday by the In-
ternational executive board following the
arrival o( the officers and members of ths
board In Houston.
Immediately following their arrival they
were conducted to the International con-
vention headquarters at the Bender Hotel.
The officers arriving Thursday are W. J.
Powen of fi ear Tork. president; Thomas
H. Preece Of Chicago flrsf Tics presi-
dent; O. T. Thornton of Boston second
vice president; William Dobson Of North
Adams. Mass. secretary; Alf W. Camp
of Chicago assistant secretary; Pat
Murray of New Tork treasurer. In ad-
dition to the officers a number of proml-
nrnt delegates and members of the In-
ternational organization arrived.
Delegates to the number of about 1M
from New Tork and Eaatern points are
ipected to arrive In Houston Friday
morning by way of New Orleans where
they arrived by steamer Thursday.
The largest single delegation to arrive
in expected 8atuday in a special train
from Chicago. That party will comprise
orobablr iOO delegates from the North and
Middle West and will Include a number of
Canadians.
It Is expected that the rules on cre-
dentials will be completed by F'riday aft-
ernoon when registrations will be begun.
ASSISTANT IS NAMED
FOR CITY ATTORNEY
George D. Sears Will Prosecute
All Cases in the Corporation
Court
Thursday George D. Sears was named
m assistant to City Attorney J. C.
Jlutcheson Jr. upon the resignation of
1-ouls Dunn whose appointment as City
Tax Attorney will be ratified by th' City
Council at Its adjourned session to b
held Saturday morning.
Mr Sears will prosecute all cases In
the Corporation Court and otherwise as-
sist in the I'lty Attorney's office. Mr.
Hutrheson will try to give more time to
looking after the city's civil matters and
ill generally supervise the work In bis
office.
Assistant Attorney Winston McMahon
devotK his time ! the preparation
of eity ordinance prepare petitions for
street Improvements and have to do with
other matters ptrtalnirK to contract work
in Houston.
Mr Dunn In a few dnys will move his
office U the ofilre of the City Tax Col-
lector and soon will begin the work In-
cident to collection of the delinquent
taxes for the past eeveral years
Mr. Sears formerly was a member of
the firm of Fisher. Campbell A Sears Is
a yotng man who has many friends In
Housten.
POSTAL P10BE STARTED.
Commission Will Seek to Better
Service.
PHILAPKLPHIA. jVfWary S. What Is
said will be an Investigation of tb entire
postal service cf the L Utsd States In-
tended primarily to etfeO a standardisa-
tion of method and an sjnetease In ef-
ficiency was beitun in thfc elttr today by
a commissi""' appointed rv tVwtmaater
n..i Rjrleson. Th 00.lmllon will
vi.it the larr-r cities giving UtaUon to
local as well as general needi
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TODAY AUD TOLlORROi'J
l A:i "m
Sptdl Porchise tnd
SALE-
ot Frtih Hew StjiUh
UNTRMMED
HATS
More than a thontanto choose from for
PROMINENT CITIZENS WILL ;
TESTIFY IN DISTRICT COURT
Summoned at Request of District Attorney In Fight for Ap-
polntment of
Subpoena for Mayor Baa Campbell
Captain James A. Baker Sinclair Talia
ferro J. I. Storey aad a asm bar of
otbtr prominent ct tineas and afOoiaU
have been Issued upon th r quest of ths
District Attorney In his nsmfsimv pro-
ceeding to compel th appointmsat of two
additional Assistant District Attorneys by
County Judge Ward. Th ease Is set for
a hearing In the Sixty-first District
Court for next Monday morning.
Among the others to be summoned are
Sheriff Hammond tb four County Com-
missioners Messrs. Lloyd Smith Zube
and Klaer former County Judge A. SL
Amerman Tom H ranch William A. Vin-
son and H. L. Nicholson. It Is planned to
Shave these witnesses testify as to Uteir
opinion of th necessity for the two ad-
lltlonal aasietants. BuDpoenes lor a nuro-
:er of newspaper reporters whoso work
akes them to the county courthouse as
also for all th members of the grand
lury for the last term of the Criminal
iilntrlct Bourt have also been Issued.
I The answer of County Judge W. H.
Ward In the mandamus suit of District
.Attorney R O. Maury seeking is compel
h aoDointment of two additional Assist
ant District Attorneys for Harris County
feas (lied In the Sixty-first District Court
Thursday afternoon. The answer first
nets up a general demurrer to the peti
tion slugging that It snows on Its taoe
khst th District A rtornew- ef Harris
County is .operating undeya special Law
which specially - example mm rrom ins
provisions of the f bill and th special
r does not require th County Judge to
appoint any assistants beyoad tho first'
The answer further sets oat that Judg
Ward honestly believes that If th Dis
trict Attorney and his two assistants will
Sroperly systematise their work and will
ring to bear a proper efficiency In th
conduct of their work that they can ef-
flcltntly conduct th business or tns
Suite In th Criminal District Court of
Harris County In too grand Jury room
W i M
J One; big grain firm in Houston loses 2 per
cent of the gross of its big business every year
merely because the pest cannot be controlled.
IJI The one firm can clean its own premises
but in a short time there would be need for
another cleaning because of the negligence of
other property owners adjacent
f A concerted movement is what is needed to
save the half million loss which is inflicted on
Houston firms every year by rats and mice.
H Half a million dollars is all that is required
to build the new hospital
H Kill the rats and the streets can be paved all
over the city with the money thus saved in a
very few years.
M m
TVs Space Dogateo' tr Tee
312 Main
Street
Two Assistants. '
aad in ths County Court at Law ana
Justices' Courts of Precinct No. L
With respect te the outlying- Jusaoss- -
Precincts Judge Ward Is Informed and
believes that although ths Dtstriot Attorv
nay has been collecting and using the
too resulting from eouvtausas in tns
outlying Justices' Precincts that aa a
n i of lact. even when be had two ad
dltional assistants neither he nor any of -
Ms assistants attenoea tns jusuoe
Courts of outlying precincts or if they
attended same at au suca aitenaanos
waa very rare.
Th answer that it is necessary tnai .
either trie District Attorney or an assist
ant be In constant attendance upon tb
grand jury ana that as a matter u met
a prosecuting offloial can aot properly
be present In the grand Jury room' when
the furors are considering the finding of
a bill of indictment
Many other allegations are sst out ta
th answer In reply to the petition.
GRADUATES HELD MEETING.
Texas Alnmni Association ot XTnl
Tertity of Kichigun Formed.
At the Stewart building Thursday night
SS graduates of the University of MIchN
Kn met and organised aa association f
known as the ''Texas Alumni Asso-
pitinn of th University of Michigan."
Th nMoet ef the orranlsaOoi is so fur
ther the Interests of the university and
to meet occasionally to recall bygone
memories ' All persons 4nV Texas who
ever attended the college are eligible to
membership whether they ever gradu-
ated or not. Permanent officers were
elected a follows: President O. W.
Tharp; vice president. Dr. P. C Krupp;
soeratarv. W. .F. EdwarVls: treasurer. L.
A. MacDonald. On January it another
meeting will be held the location to be
announced later. To thia meeting all
students of the university residing la
Texas are requested to be present A
upper will be served.
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