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HOUSTON DAILY POST: FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER 24 1915.
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BERLIN (via wireless to Tnckerton. K.
J.) December 23. The Hamburger Krem-
denblatt today prtnU a Constantinople
dispatch which says:
"The revolution movement In India
lately hai assumed large dimensions. The
British authorities have been unable to
suppress It despite most energetic meas-
ures. Great bitterness prevails among
the native troops battalion after 4at-
talion deserting and Joining the tasur.
gents. Native troops which were ordered
to attack the insurgents mutinied and
attacked the British x
' BERLIN December 28. Continuing Us
campaign against misrepresentation of
Germany abroad the semiofficial Overseas
News agency today issued a statement
concerning stories which have gained
wide publicity In other countries to the
effect that German clergymen have
preached sermons advocating the killing
oft of the nation's enemies and destruc-
tion of their property. The news agency
declares these dispatches are pure in-
ventions and yiat In some cases there
are no such Individuals as the supposed
clergymen named.
NEW YORK December 23 A plan by
which members of tlie aviation corps of
the United States army and navy will be
enabled to obtain three months training
In automobile shops in the handling of
motors has been arranged by members of
the naval advisory board and of the
Automobile Club of America. The an-
nouncement was made by H. E. comn
chairman of the committee on production
organization manufacture and standard-
ization in connection with the meeting
' here of the naval advisory board.
CHR1STIANIA December 23. Henry
Ford who has been sick during his stay
here and unable to attend the meetings
of the peace mission left this morning on
the regular train for Stockholm the
other members of the parly lett later on
a special train. The invitation to Nor-
wegian friends of peace to join the party
has met with no response. The Chris-
tianla papers call Ford "a most congenial
gentleman" but regret tht he has not
consulted experts on International law.
WASHINGTON December 23. Great
Britain has suspended tha Issuance of
permits tor shipment of hospital supplies
of any description from the United States
to Germany Austria-Hungary Bulgaria
and Turkey. This became known tonight
and at the same time it was learned that
the state department at the Instance oi
the American Red Cross had made repre-
sent at Inn to the London foreign office
seeking withdrawal or modification of the
new order.
PARIS December 23. 7:40 p. m. An
Austrian aeroplane tiew yesterday to
within a little more than three miles of
Saloniki and dropped bombs near a vil-
lage in the vicinity according to reports
from Saloniki forwarded by I lie liavas
correspondent at Athens. Another uncon-
firmed report from the same sources was
to the eff ect that a Zeppelin had befeu seen
flying over Northern Greek territory.
LONDON. December 23 2 p. m. "As
far as commerce Is concerned Germany
is a beaten nation and it is for us to see
that it does not recover" Walter Kuncl-
inan. president of the board of trade told
the house of commons this afternoon in
reviewing the steps taken by the board
for the reorganisation of British Indus-
tries after the war.
BERLIN December 23 (via wireless to
Tuckerton). Great Britain has 300000
troops In Egypt 200000 of whom are
guarding the Suez canal according to a
letter sent on December 12 which adds
that the British are greatly concerned
over a rising of Arab tribes. The letter
says that the canal will soon be closed
to navigation because of military reasons.
CHRISTIANA December 23. The Nor-
wegian steamer Krlstlanlafjord which
sailed from New York December 11 has
arrived here. The vessel brought 1200
sacks of Christmas mail. The use of the
first class malls for the carrying of fo6Vl
shipments to Germany was first under-
taken on a large scale with the sailing of
the Krlstlanlafjord December 11.
LONDON December 23. On being
questioned in regard to the Turkish offi-
cial statement that after successful light-
ing Turkish troows were advancing on
the British port of Aden in Southern
Arabia J. Austin Chamberlain secretary
for India said in the house of commons
today there had been no material change
at Aden for the last two months.
LONDON December 23. According to
the Zurich correspondent of the Exchange
Telegraph company dispatches from
Vienna report that Austrian official cir-
cles are gratified at the comparative mod-
eration of the American note on the An-
cona. No reply It Is stated Is likely to
be made before the new year.
NEW YOIK. December 23. The
steamer Rotterdam on arriving at New
York today from Rotterdam and Fal-
mouth reported that while detained at
Falmouth for two days the British au-
thorities took 39 sacks of mail ashore 18
sacks from Berlin. 11 from Constanti-
nople and 10 from Sofia.
LONDON. December 23. Harold J.
Tennant. preliminary under secretary for
war declined publicly today to give the
names of the officers relieved from com-
mands in connection with the landing of
British troops at Suvla bay on the GalU-
poll peninsula. He denied a report that
one officer had been cashiered.
PETROGRAD (via London) December
23. 9:13 p. m. Semi-official reports
from Teheran say Russian troops have
joined battle 25 miles from Teheran at
Jtahatakerim with forces commanded by
I'mir Khischlmet supported by gen-
darmes. The fighting is rapidly coming
nearer the city.
TORTOSA Spain. December 23 (via
Tarls 1 n. m.) The small French steam-
ship Loukkous ran ashore at the mouth
of the Ebro river today while attempt-
ing to escape from a submarine. The cap-
tain of the Loukkous asserts the subma-
rine fired several shots without effect.
NEW YORK December 23. The Joint
distributing committee of the organiza-
tions raising a fund of $5000000 for war
sufferers in Europe decided at a meeting
here today to cable the various war-
stricken sections more than $500000
nearly all the cash on band.
LONDON December 23. A Reuter
dispatch from Saloniki says: "General
Eduard De Castelnau chiof of staff of
the French armies arrived unannounced
In Saloniki and conferred at length with
General Sarrall the French commander."
LONDON. December 24. The Times
oaiouiKi currespunueni repons a piteous
condition among the poorer Inhabitants
of Monastir following the stoppage of the
American distribution of flour owing to
the seizure of th Red Cross store.
LONDON December. 23 S:25 p. m.
Reuter's correspondent - at. Amsterdam
sends tha following regarding the powder
Tnkurinn at Muenater. WestDhalla wnlch.
according to some reports yesterday
caused tne loss -oi auu -ives.
VIENNA December IS (via London)
E p. m. The new American note regard -
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slon here. An early answer may be ex-
pected. Work on It has been begun ai
re ay.
LONDON December 24. According to
rumors In Berlin Emperor William's 111-
i. . urtnni MVa thA Mnrnlns
Post's Rotterdam 'correspondent but
these rumors nave Deeu onicuuiy ueumu.
SHOET TEXAS SPECIALS.
FORT WORTH Texas December 23.
A charge of assault to .murder was placed
against W. F. Oliver In Justice Maben's
court Thursday morning. Bond was set
at 12500. which he immediately furnished.
Oliver has been held In the county Jail
since his arrest shortly after the wound-
ing of C. F. Garrison Tuesday night. Oli-
ver and his wife declared that Garrison
attacked them with a pistol at their home
eight miles south of Fort Worth.
BROWNSVILLE Texas December 23.
A detachment of the first aero squadron
has been ordered from Fort Brown to
Fort Sam Houston San Antonio the
squadron's headquarters. The detach-
ment has been here since September last
under command of Townsend F. Dodd
and was used In scouting for border ban-
dits i
MARLIN Texas December 23. New
officers have been elected by the Falls
County Medical association as follows:
Dr. F. H. Shaw president: Dr. W. H.
Allen vice president; Dr. A. J. Streit
secretary; Drs. J. V. Torbett. F. B.
Sewall B. G. Ward censors; Dr. N. D.
Bule delegate to the State convention
and Dr. J. W. Torbett alternate.
SAN ANGELO Texas December 23.
At the Lake View school near San An-
gelo Tom Mather a ranchman while
playing Santa Claus. had his whiskers
set on fire from a candle on the tree.
Persons present probably saved Mather's
life. As It was his face and hands were
seriously burned.
HALLETTSVILLE Texas December
23 Ralph Thomason. a young white man
of Yoakum who since last winter has
been in Jail on a charge of killing has
succeeded In making the necessary bond
and has been released from Jail. His
father also charged with a killing in the
same case is out on bond.
DALLAS. Texas. December 23. Judge
W. L Crawford this morning denied mo-
tions for new trials for Frank Kelley In
both of the robbery cases in which he
has been sentenced to a total of 114 years
in the State penitentiary Kelley's attor-
neys gave notice of appeal.
BEEVILLE Texas December 23 W.
H. Laws apiarist of this city has filed
a petition for adjudication in bankruptcy
in the leuerai court at corpus unnsii.
The assets are listed at JS060 and the
liabilities at $4574.6!). The homestead was
claimed as exempt.
CUERO Texas. December 23. Sheriff
Farris and party are out scouring the
country today looking op any possible
clue to the killing of John Moy and fam-
ily and the burning of their house be-
tween Yorktown and Nordheim.
CROCKETT Texas December 23.
The firm of Chamberlain & Woodall.
druggists has been dissolved Mr. A. B.
Woodall retiring. The Business will be
continued under the name of B. F.
Chamberlain.
NAYY BOARD PLANS
MAY GO TO PUBLIC
BEFORE HEARINGS
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stock In store to prevent similar delays
in future.
TECHNICAL LIMITATIONS
HANDICAP IN UNDERTAKING.
Discussing the huge task in connection
with the proposed building program for
the next five years Admiral Griffin says:
"Attention Is especially Invited to the
fact that work on the design of the ma-
chinery especially where a number of
different types of vessels is Included In
-the building program is seriously ham
pered by the limitations placed uy con-
gress on the employment of technical em-
ployes In the bureau. Much that it Is de-
sirable to do is left undone because of
the inadequate force of employes."
Of the naval radio plants the report
says the new high-powered station at
Darien canal zone the first to be com-
pleted of the chain of stations authorized
by the last congress has far exceeded
expectations and "assures the success of
the entire undertaking."
Progress Is being made with the build-
ing of the San Diego Pearl Harbor and
Cavlte links of the chain and contracts
have been awarded for the Tutuila and
Gaum stations.
RESEARCH LABORATORY URGED.
Edison Offered Free Plans for $1400000
Structure.
(Associated Press Report.)
NEW YORK December 23. Thomas
A. Edison at today's meeting of the naval
consulting board at the Brooklyn navy
yard offered to furnish the board with
plans and specifications for a laboratory
of physical research to cost $1400000 to
be used In the development of naval in-
ventions. Mr. Edison said he would prepare :he
plans at his own expense. In announcing
the offer W. L. Saunders vice chair-
man said the board had received it with
enthusiasm.
Members of the board today Inspected
the submarine E-2 which was recently
equipped with the new Edison battery.
Intended to preclude the possibility of
the suffocation of the crew from chlorine
gas. Others boarded several of the bat-
tleships in the yard and examined into
the matter of fire contrcl wireless equip-
ment and other mechanism. They -veve
entertained at luncheon by Rear Admiral
Usher commandant of the navy yard.
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. DOMESTIC NEWS SIOBIES.
WASHINGTON "December 23. John
Armstrong Chaloser legally insane In
New York but for many years a free
cltlsen and wealthy land holder-of Vir-
ginia petitioned the District of Colum-
bia supreme court today for a writ of
protection directed particularly against
any member of his family who may at-
tempt to return him to an asylum when
he comes to Washington In January to
prosecute a civil ault. The court will
pass on the request later.
.uNEW YORK December 23. Charging
that Colonel Robert L. Hirst caused a
private named Green to be chained to a
telegraph post for nine days while he was
under arrest at Plattsburg instead of
confining him to the guard house Major
General InnnrH WrmH i ii
.WM lJtnj lit I 1 1 I C 1
orders severely rebuked the officers com-
i mms me court martial which tried and
acquitted Colonel Hirst last Monday.
Colonel Hirst was charged with conduct
to the prejudice of good order and mili-
tary discipline.
.NEW YORK December 23 American
manufacturers are not yet awake to the
opportunities now presented for obtaining
a foothold in every country of the world
according to Stanley H. Rose designated
by the United States bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce to visit the manu-
facturing centers of the country In the
capacity of export trade advisor. Mr. Rose
on January 15 will leave Washington for
New Orleans to visit Texas and the far
West.
NEW YORK De emlr 23. A suit de-
manding treble damages of $750000. un-
der the Sherman uniitmat i....- .....' :t-j
. ...... ot in.. as mru
in the United States court here toouy by.
m7 imperial r um i!xcnange of New 1'ork
against the General Film company and
nine other leading manufacturers and les-
sors of motion picture films. The com-
plainant alleged that the defendants con-
spired to ruin its business and accom-
plished their purpose.
MONTGOMERY Ala.. December 23 -M
J. Kambo. known as the 'automobile
moonshiner" was shot and killed by dep-
uty Sheriffs In I'nvlnirtnn Wv ..
- o.u. tan lu
day. The deputies came upon Rambo In
i" roau wm-re ms car nad Deen broken
down under a load of liquor. Rambo im-
mediately opened fire and In the fusil-
lade of shots which followed he was
killed. One of the officers was wounded.
PHILADELPHIA rwmh. ti
death rate from the epidemic of lagrip
rci)nn me oiaie nas Deen so hign
that Samuel U. Dixon State health com-
missioner issued a statement at Harris-
burg tonight calling attention to the seri-
ousness of the situation. "Keep out of
crowded places." Dr. Dixon says "as one
pel-son having ihe grip may give It to a
carload of passengers."
NYACK. !s. Y.. December 23. After
being confined in State institutions for
the insane since December 11)14. Mrs
Ida Von t'laussen writer of threatening
and eccentric li tters to Theodora Roose
velt and others is to be placed in the
custody of her brother Matthews Claus-
sen of New York city.
The court says she is not deemed en-
tirely cured.
BATON ROUGE La. December 23.
District Attorney llulcombe announced
today that he will endeavor to have Rob-
ert L. Knox surveyor of customs for
New Orleans who Rhot and killed nls
friend Benjamin Foster and Alex Fraen-
kel in a railroad station here yesterday
committed to the criminal department of
the State hospital for the insane.
BALTIMORE. December 23. Two men
prominent in the social life of this city
committed suicide today. Both were said
to have been depressed over 111 health.
They were Edward F. Burke. 42 years old
well known as a horseman and James
Carroll Schenck 3.1 yens old who be-
longed to one of the oldest families in
Baltimore.
NEW YORK. December 23. Application
of heirs at law of Mrs. Frank Leslie's hus-
band to have set aside the decree admit-
ting her will to probate in order to Insti-
tute a contest was denied in a decision
handed down today by Surrogate Fowler.
Under Mrs. Leslie's will nearly $2.0n0.0u0
was left to the woman suffrage move-
ment. DOUGLAS Ariz.. December 23. R. L.
Slaughter Sr. of Tucson Ariz. president
of the land and cattle company arrived
here today in an effort to find some
trace of his son R. L. Slaughter Jr.. and
J. P. Hall superintendent of the com
pany who left a ranch near Moctezuma
Sonora December 4 for Douglas.
NASHVILLE Tenn.. December 23
Erby Read an engineer and eight negro
laborers were killed and 20 negroes in-
jured when a Nashville Chattanooga and
St. Louis railroad freight train collided
with a work train near Sherwood. Tenn.
late today. Harmon Lear a fireman also
was reported to have been injured.
IOR ANGELES December 23 Intro-
duction of testimony for the defense in
the tnial of Mathew A. Schmidt charged
with murder as the result of the Los An-
geles Times explosion five years ago may
be completed tomorrow nlsht nccording
to a statement made today by N. C.
Ooghlan chief counsel for Schmidt.
WARSAW Ind.. December 23. Direc-
tors of the newly Incorporated Winona
Assembly and Bible confei'ence4oday an-
nounced that President William J. Bryan
of the assembly has been named chair
man of the advisory committee and that
Secretary' of the Navy Daniels will be a
member of the committee.
SYRACUSE. N. Y December 23.
Thirty persons were Injured some prob
ably mortally when an interurban car
running wild after the motorman had
fallen out on a sharp curve left the rails
and struck h tree here lute lorlav nf ih
100 passengers aboard the car the ma
jority were workmen.
VAN BUREN' Ark.. December 23. A
wild cat caught In a trap is the property
of the owner of the trap according to a
decision rendered in circuit court hero to-
i'ay. Claude Unger a farmer who ad-
mitted carrying off a will tat which he
found caught in a trap was convicted of
larceny and fined.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind. December 23.
Sixty out of the 92 counties In Indiana
it was announced today have sent in pe-
titions asking that the name of Charles
W. Fairbanks be placed on the ballots
for the primary next March for the pref-
erential vote for the republican nomina-
tion for president.
LAREDO. Texas. December 23. Official
advices to Nuevo Laredo tonight confirmed
the reported entry of General Jacinto B.
Trcvlno into Chihuahua City which was
greeted with great rejoicing by the pop-
uluce. Church bells tolled whistles blew
and the inhabitants turned out en masse.
MADISON Wis. December 23. Junifs
R. Stuart noted artist died of neumo-
nhi here this morning aged 1. Mr. Stu-
art who was a native of South Carolina
was In Europe studying at the outbreak
of the war between the States but re-
turned and Joined the Confederate army.
CHICAGO December 23. Alfred R.
ITrion attorney for Chicago meat pack-
ers announced today that he will sail
for England on Tuesday to endeavor to
obtain an adjudication of the 115000000
claim of the packers for 27 shiploads of
meat seized oy uritisn authorities.
NEW YORK December 24. Announce
ment that Charles XV. Knapp publisher
of the St. Ixiuls itepublie will become as
soclated with the management of jthe
New York times In the capacity of treas-
urer of the company was made today by
Auoipn . uens me pumisner.
COLUMBUS Ohio December 23.
Tkriiiivh a Inmo nf flVA vuuru 1hA .v.
for which- they were disfranchised tha
right oi suurnge it was learned today.
tins. hMII Olltntllllt left II V ral.r.rl 11.
month to about 2000 male residents of
Auams cuuuiy omu
PHILADELPHIA. December 2S
Twenty-two kegs of old Spanish and
French coins to the vslue of $1250000 ar
rived at the United Slates mint here to-
day by express from Cuba to be trans-
formed Into current money for the Repub
lie of Cuba.
NEW YORK. December II Brand
Whltlock United Slates minister to Bel-
gium wu given a cordial ireeUng by
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$1 00 Bovs' Blouses and Shirts for 79c
$1.50 Boys' Blouses and Shirts for $1.15
$2.00 Boys' Blouses and Shlrls for $1.39
Caps for Boys and Young Men
60o Boys' and Young Men's Caps for 39c
75c Boys' and Young Men's Caps for 59c
$1.00 Boys' and Young Men's Caps for 79c
$1.50 Bovs and Young Men's Caps for $1.15
$2 00 Boys' and Young Men's Caps for $1.39
Boys' and Girls Bath Robes
$2.50 Boys' and Clrls'
$3.60 Hoys' and Girls'
$5.00 Boys' and tilrls'
$6.00 Boys' and Girls'
Halh Itobes for $1.95
Bath Rones for $2.75
Bath Kohea for $4.15
Bath Robes for 4.95
Boys' Suits and Overcoats
Sizes to Fit Boys 6 to 18 Years.
Most of the Suits are Combination Suits With
Two Pairs of Pants.
Boys' $5.00 Suits and Overcoats for $3.95
Bovs' $7.50 Suits and Overcoats for $4.95
Hoys' JKi.OO Suits and Overcoats for $6.95
Boys' $15.00 Suits and Overcoats for $10.95
Boys' $li.00 Suits and Overcoats for $12.95
Boys' and Girls' Reefers and
Macks
Sizes to Fit Boys and Girls From 1 to 10 Years.
$5.00 Bovs and Girls' Reefers and
Maikliiaws $3.95
$7.50 Bovs and Girls' Reefers and
Mackinawe $4.95
$10 00 Bovs' and Girls' Reefers and
Macklnaws $6.95
Boys' Sweaters
Sizes From 8 to 18 Years.
$1.60 Boys' Sweaters for $1.13
$2.00 Boys' Sweaters for $1.45
$3.00 Boys' Sweaters for $2.35
$4.00 boys' Sweaters for $3.25
Boys' and Girls' Union Suits
50c Boys' and Girls' Union Suits for 41o
75c Boys' and Girls' Union Suits for 62c
$1.00 Boys' and Girls' Union Suits for 84c
$1.50 Boys' and Girls' Union Suits (or $1.20
Boys' and Girls' Raincoats
Sizes to Fit Boys and Girls 4 to 18 Years.
$3.00 Boys' and Girls' Raincoats for $2.35
$5.00 Boys' and Girls' Raincoats for $4.00
$7 50 Boys' and Girls' Raincoats for $5.50
$10.00 Boys' and Girls' Raincoats for $7.50
Boys' Hats
$1.60 Bovs' Felt Hats for $1.15
$2.00 Boys' Kelt Hats for $1.45
$2.60 Bovs' Felt Hats for $1.95
$3.00 Boys' Felt Hats for $2.35
THIS STORE WILL CLOSE ALL DAY SATURDAY DECEMBER 25 CHRISTMAS DAY.
Jrtn frlonrla nrt fnrmfT ftSSOCi-
utes at a dinner In his honor at the Lotus
club tonight ut which Chester o.
presided.
WINNIPEG Man.. December 23. A
petition asking for the enfranchisement of
Manitoba women and signed by 39.534
women of the province was presented
today to Premier Norrls.
TEXAS ACCIDENTS.
PARIS. Texas. December 23. This aft-
ernoon Gordon the 12 year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. XV. Cannon. s .inci-
dentally shot and killed by a companion.
The Cannon boy with several other boys
had been hunting.
SAN ANTONIO Texas. December 13.
James Hill. 63 years old was Instantly
killed when according to Information In
the hands of the police he was run down
by a Southern Pacific locomotive at 8
o'clock Wednesday night at the Intersec-
tion of Walnut and Burleson streets. Ills
body was badly mangled.
. 1
FOREIGN NEWS ST02IES.
SAN FRANCISCO December 23 Sun
Fo a University of California student
whose father. Sun Yat Sen wag the tlrst
president of the Chinese republic resign-
ing in favor of Yuan Shi Kal announced
todiiy lie had decided to Join the revolu-
tionary movement In China against the
accession of Yuan Shi Kal as emperor.
SANTIAGO Chile December 23. The
new president of ths republic Juan Luis
San r'uentes "as inaugurated today.
CHRISTMAS TREE PROGRAM
REHEARSED FOR LAST TIME
Living Pictures to Represent Birth
of Christ and Angels in Beau-
mont School Grounds.
BUSINESS CONDITIONS REPORTED
AT HIGHEST NOTCH IN BEAUMONT
Died Hour After Breakfast.
(Houston Post SftCfl.)
BEAUMONT Texas December 23.
Less than an hour after she had eaten
breakfast Mrs. Kvurlsta Dupre 6$ years
old died at her home 1186 Rachford
street. Justice J. B. Synnott who held
the Inquest found that "death resulted
from naturul causes." The funeral will
take place from the residence at 10 o'clock
toniorrow morning. Mrs. Dupre Is sur-
vived by one son K. A. Dupre of this
city.
Texas oats yield $4.87 more per acre
than the average crop of continental
United State-
(Houston Post Sttcutl.)
BEAUMONT. Texas. December 23.
The final rehearsal for the nmnicipul
Christmas tree with Its attending fea-
tures of Illuminations. tableaux and
choruses was held tonight and the il-
luminations were turned on for the first
time. The scene was one o( the most
gorgeous ver looked upon In this city.
The magnificent cedar. 46 feet In
height is elaborately decorated and Il-
luminated and stands In the center of
the Millard school grounds. Near It are
two living tableaux representing the
birth of Christ and the meusagp of the
angels brought to earth In exquisite
music. A chorus of 5u0 voices. Including
every church choir In the city and 200
school children will sing five Christmas
carols ending with "America" in which
the multitude will Join.
This is Beaumont's first municipal
Christmas tree it being furnished by the
Women's Kffirlency club of the Y. YV.
C. A. members of which were assisted
In the preparations by some of Beau-
mont's most prominent women.
The Illuminations will he turned on
and the entertainment begun at 6 o'clock
tomorrow evening lasting about one
hour .
Merchants Have Sold Out Christ-
mas Stocks Bank Clearings Big
Fostoffice Becords Smashed.
CUPID RUSHED IN BEAUMONT.
During 24 Hours 25 Licenses to Wed Were
Issued In That City.
(Houston Post Sftcial.)
BEAUMONT Texas December 23.
Dan Cupid reigns supreme at the court
house these days. During the last 24
hours 2S marriage licenses were issued
and local ministers and justices have
been kept busy tying love knots.
"Vic" Olddlngs. deputy county clerk and
first aid to Cupid. Is seriously consider-
ing keeping his office open at night to
accommodate the seekers of the wedding
ring.
(Associated Press Retort.)
BKAUMONT Texas December 23.
Business conditions were never better
than they are this Christmas. Prac-
tically every merchant both retail and
wholesale; every manufacturer. Including
the lumber fraternity and every dealer
even to the candy and popcorn vender re-
port a greater volume of business by 60
per cent than that of last year at this
period.
Anticipating a heavy demand all of the
merchants put in enormous stocks and
most of them sold out. Bank clearings
have shown a marked Increase all the
month and the building permits for De-
cember will almost double those of last
mont h.
The postofflce Is doing a record-breaking
business. All rust records were
smashed today when 10000 packages of
mail were handled and this ri d not In-
clude inbound mall for local distribution.
During the day 800 parcel post pa.-k ig's
were insured which also established a
new record.
Business men generally in this city are
optimistic for 1016. believing that the
coming year will be ono of great pros-
perity not only to Beaumont and Jeffer-
son county but to the entire State of
Texas.
SWAN SONGS FOR PUNCH BOARDS.
No Business for Them Nor for Slot Ma-
chines After This Week In Beaumont.
(Houston I'ost Special.)
BEAUMONT Texas December 23.
Punch boards and slot machines might
begin their swan songs for they are des-
tined for the dump heap the storage
room the place where they will not be In
use. So have the authorities decreed and
go must it he.
Because many business men Invested
heavily In prize to give the lucky "punch-
JOHN L.
WORTHAM
&S0N
General Insurance
Fire Tornado
Automobile Plate Glass
Workmen's
Compensation
Liability Bonds.
416-417 Union National
Bank Building.
Phone Preston 6
crs." expecting no Interference with this -
sort of device and counting on a big -i
Christmas rush the punch boards have
not been abolished and will not be until '
after this week according to one of tha
county oiflcials.
WATERMELONS FOR CHRISTMAS.
Beaumont Gardener Brought In Second '-:
Crop for This Season.
iHoustoH t'ost Special 1
BEAUMONT Texas December lS.-
Watermelons that fresh kind direct from t
the garden are available in Beaumont for
a few Christmas dinners.
George Richardson negro home garden
er on Vest Crockett street today brought
In his second crop of watermelons for this '
season and one specimen brought to tha
chamber of commerce rooms was om Of
the finest ever grown In this section - - : t
Seed were furnished Richardson bf
(Jovernment Agent George A. Smith of
this county. They were planted last
April and in July Richardson harvested
a crop of 160 melons on his lot of 60x100 '
feet. Late In August he again planted
seed and his first melons) 00 $h ItCOIl'J
crop rlpnd todavj. t . ..
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