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THE HOUSTON POST: FRIDAY MORNING- JULY 23 1 920 ;
uRS. OJ. ROBERTS .'
PASSES AWAY IN
AUSTIN WEDNESDAY
"Old AicaldeV Wife Was
f Sponsor for Daughters
of Confederacy
PUNS COMPLETED
FOR CONFEDERATE
VETERANS' REUNION
Committees and Chairmen
Named: to Handle All
Details
PRESS REPORTS OF
MONTEREY BATTLE
DECLARED FICTION
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PENNY ANTE
By KNOTT
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AUSTIN Texas July 21. Mrs. Oran
Roberts wife of former Governor O.
M. Roberts the Old Alcalde." deceased.
iied in Austin Wednesday night at 10:20
'dock at the age of 91 years. Gov-
ernor Roberts died in May. 1SIW. When
the former governor passed away he left
four children by his first wife and Mrs.
Roberts leaves five children by her first
husband.
The children of Mrs. Roberts who'sur-
vive are Mrs. Emma Arnoll of Washing-
ton D. C; Mrs. A. 0. Graham of Aus-
tin; Wade Borden of Austin: John I.
Borden and Ira Borden the latter a.ot-
ben of Hamlin Tuts.
Mrs Roberts was a sponsor of the
Houston organisation. Daughters of the
Confederacy known as the O. M. Roberts
chapter.
SCHOOLTEACHERS
OF SAN ANTONIO
i. TO GET $150 RAISE
Clearing House Association
'. to Finance Schools Until
Funds Are Available
Houston Post Special.
' BAN ANTONIO Texas. July 21. A
flat raise of $150 per year was voted the
34 teachers of the San Antonio public
schools at a special meeting of the board
of education held Wednesday afternoon.
In addition to this the board also voted
to grant to all teachers ent tied to it
the annual automatic increase which in
the ease of teachers in the J mentary
schools amounts to &M per year and in
the high schools on the recommen-
dation of Superintendent vm liah
Rhodes a $100 bonus will be pain .eaeh-
ers assigned to double duty. This bonus
will he paid at the end of the year and
will affect approximately 2f teacher
The action of the board in gran li-
the increase followed the announcem a
of Hiss Annie Webb Blanton Mate
superintendent of public instruction that
the State apportionment would be $1 " 50
instead of $12.50 which was taken as
the basis for making up the budget adopt-
ed by the board Wednesday which pro-
vided for a salary increase of $80 for
teacher.
Announcement was also made at ne
meeting that the San Antonio Clean m
House association at a special meeting
Wednesday morning called to consider
the financing -f the schools until reve-
nues from the Itate and local taxes be-
come available had voted unanimously to
come to the relief of the board. At
Tuesday's regular meeting of the board
no bids were received from any of the
local banks to act as depository of the
school board and finance the operations
of the schools until funds from regular
sources were received. Under the plan
agreed to at the meeting- of the clearing
boase association the school board will
issue certificates of indebtedness in $.5000
and $10000 denominations which will be
purchased by the banks as issued by the
board. The action of the bank assures
the opening of the schools on time.
D. A. Simmons Appointed
Assistant U. S. Attorney
D. A. Simmons of Houston was ap-
pointed assistant United States attorney
for the Southern district of Texas to
become effective August 1 according to
a telegram from Attorney Gene.rl Pal-
mer received at the federal tuilding
Thursday. The position of assistant
United States attorney for the Southern
district of Texas was made vacant by
the resignation of William R. Jones of
Brownsville. Texas.
Mr. Simmons is a 1920 graduate of
the law school of the University of
Texas. He graduated with highest grades
and honors of the department. In Hous-
ton in 1915-16 he was secretary of the
police department under Ben Davison
who was chief of police at that time. Ob
bis return from the army air service he
was appointed deputy United States mar-
shal serving under Captain J. A. Herring
of Houston.
Mr. Simmons is a member of the law
firm of Simmons. Jackson & I'eddy. and
son of Judge E. E. Simmons of Hous-
ton. I
Ballot Mailed to Court
House Won't Be Counted
In spite of the fact that J. M. Kldred
was so anxious to cast his " ballot " that
he sent it in early by mail t" tli' court
house the "ballot' doesn't comr. There
are three reasons why it doesn't count
according to O. M. DuClos. district clerk
to whom the "ballot" was sent.
"First balloting by mail isn't allowed."
declared Mr. DuClos Wednesday: "sec-
ond it was sent to the district clerk in-
stead of the county clerk and third it
isn't a ballot but consists of the name
of a few candidates written on a piece
ot paper signed by J. M. Kldred and wit-
nessed by ;. II. Eldred. A. A. Dunnam
and T. C. HilL"
$75000 Yacht Auctioned
Here to Pay Crew Wages
Citizens of Houston were attracted to
the federal building Wednesday by a ship
auction. They were apparently deeply
interested but only one bid was made.
The $70000 yacht Priscilla was put un-
der the hammer by United States Mar-
shal J. A. Herring .who knocked the
vessel down to the Texas-Meridian Fuel
Oil company for S12.0O0.
The sale was made to satisfy a judg-
ment for approximately $15000 awarded
the crew for arrears in wages and is
subject to the approval of Federal Judge
J. C. Hutchespn Jr. who ordered it made.
Houston High Students
To Get Diplomas Friday
Thirty more students of Houston High
school will bid their alma mater farewell
. Friday when the summer school gradu-
' ating class receives its diplomas. Oom-
; mencemeut exercises will be held at K
B. m. in the auditorium of the South
End Junior High school.
F. M. Black principal will be in charge
of the ceremonies. Three hundred grad-
. nates hare already Wen turned out by
the high schools of Houston this year.
Practically alF of txie important com-
mittee chairmen who will handle the de-
tails of the United" Confederate Veterans'
reunion here Octobers " 7 and 8 were
appointed at a special meeting of the
recently organized Sons of Confederate
Veterans at S:45 p. nv Wednesday iu
the council chamber of the city hall.
The committees and their chairmen
are as follows: Advesory. Colonel R. M.
Johnston ; commissary. R. W. Franklin-
camp D. M. lhiller; housing H. W.
Steele: reception. A. H. Anieraian; music
C. J. Kirk: medical awl. Dr. J. A. Kyle;
ball and headquarters R. S. Alien; pa-
rade. General J. K. Wolters; boy scouts
R. R. Adcock; registration H. D. Morse;
public comfort. Dr. A. H. Fhckwir; Sons
of Veterans W. D. Cleveland Jr.; in-
formation. A. S. yimentel; badge Tom
Klaxman: decoration R H. Spencer;
transportation. John A. Hulen; automo-
biles. C. Kd Settegast; publicity G. K.
Kepple; ente.caiiiment John T. Scott;
horses. Walter K. WooduL
S. F. Carter Jr. was appoiuted sec-
retary of the executive committee. The
chairman of the tinance committee will
be announced later. S ecial rates of 1
cent a mile will obtain over all the coun-
try for the reunion and as more than
one-third of the Confederates live west
of the Mississippi a .record attendance
is expected. . Texas aliue has more than
twice as manv camps of veterans as any
other State in the Soutji. General Nathau
Bedford Forrest said Wednesday night.
Housing transportation and other
problems were discued at the meet-
ing and plans were worked out for can-
cassing the city to obtain lodgings for
the thousands of visitors who will
throng Houston for the reunion. Two
forms of blanks are provided the can-
vassers one for those who can accom-
modate relatives of veterans and vis-
itors and the other for those who can
furnish free aecomnmdat ions for those
veterans who are too feeble to be quar-
tered at the veterans' camp at Hermann
park. Rates to be charged guests will
be noted on the blanks.
General Forrest left Houston Wed-
nesday night for Dallas but will re-
turn Saturday for a conference with the
varibus committee heads.
JOHNSON POINTS
OUT JOE BAILEY'S
INCONSISTENCIES
Former Senator Challenged
to Show Approval for
Democratic Planks
Houston Post Special.
WIVNSBORO Texas. July 21. "I be-
lieve Robert K. Thomason is the only
man who cu defeat Joe Bailey for gov-
ernor ' feel that he will make an ad-
mirable governor. His platform is pro-
gressive far looking not radical but in
touch with the democracy of this day."
said Cone Johnson of Tyler speaking
here Wednesday at a picnic.
Several Thoasaad Hear Speech.
Several thousand persons heard Cone
Johnson Wednesday following a speech
by Railev Tuesday excoriate the former
senator and challenge him to point out
wherein the democratic platform met
with his approval although he was riding
on the coat tails of its leaders. He
asked why the sudden change of heart
on the part of Senator Bailey who in
May was so opposed to the fundamentals
of the present democratic platform.
For two hours Cone Johnson held his
audience while he detailed the organiza-
tion of the party at San Francisco and
the adoption of its platform. He showed
wherein Bailey had fought every funds
mental plank of the platform and now
for political expediency was trying to
ride into public favor linked with the
democratic nominees.
Dallas Newspaper Circulated.
There was circulated in the crowd
copies of a Dallas newspaper bearing an
article from Columbus Ohio which
quotes the presidential nominee as de-
nying Bailey ever assisted him in de-
veloping his tiewspaper and alRO quotes
friends of Cox as being opposed to Bai-
ley's protestations of extreme friend-
ship because of the injury it will do
Coi in the November election. Cone John-
son announced that he would speak dur-
ing the remainder of the week in East
Texas pointing out Bailey's inconsisten-
cies and urging the defeat of Bailey
through liberal support of Thomason for
governor.
Houston Man Injured
In Kansas Train Wreck
L. M. Sullivan of Houston suffered
injuries of undetermined extent Wednes-
day when Rock Island passenger train
No. 40 was wrecked at Athel Kansas
while running at the rate of 40 miles
an hour according to word received here
by his mother. Mrs. L. M. Sullivan 2917
Lnuitiiana street.
Three Pullmans left the rails the mes-
sage said practically every occupant be-
ing injured to some extent though none
are believed to have been injured fatally.
Other seriously injured were Elma
Crawford of Muskogee and Albert Mc-
Quiller of Denver.
Absentees' Votes to Be
Turned In Saturday
County Clerk Albert Tffwnsend will
turn over to the various precincts 250
votes Saturday which have been cast
by those who expect to be out of the
county on election day. Tuesday was
the last day for leaving the ballots as
the law requires that prospective absen-
tees must cast their votes not more
than 10 or legs than three days preced-
ing the election.
The votes are sealed with the precinct
number written on the outside and will
be turned over to the respective pre-
cincts Saturday.
Fire Destroys Large .
Dwelling in Park Place
The home of J. (J. Humphrey in Park
Place was completely destroyed by fire
Wednesday nf tertuxin. The family was
away at the time and the neighbors did
not discover the blaze until the dwelling
was a mass of flames.
The residence was among the largest
country homes in the vicinity of Hous
ton. It was built and occupied by the
late Rev. Robert Carroll until hie death.
Business Men Visiting From
Mexico Say Affair Was
Pure Moonshine
The press reports of the fight alleged
to have occurred between Mexican fed-
erals and rebels at Monterey June 13 in
which it was stated that some 300 per-
sons were killed were pure fiction it
was alleged by Edward Bates of the
Rates llano company Worcester Mass.
and Robert Johnson a mechanical engi-
neer of Groesbeck- Texas in statements
made Wednesday. Both Mr. Bates and
Mr. Johnson are stopping at the Bender
for a few days being in Houston on busi-
ness connected with their affairs iu
Mexico.
"Pure moonshine: a pipe dream"
stated both Bates and Johnson in speak-
ing of the Monterey affair. "We were
both in Monterey at the time stopping
at the Hotel Anierika. and saw the whole
trouble. Only eight people were killed
and uot 300 as alleged; in fact there
were not 300 persons in the whole fight.
There was no demand for the surrender
of the town and the bandits who were
bent on the assassination of Pablo Gon-
xalex were chased out of the city by a
small detachment of federal troops."
Johnsoa Telli Cause of Fight.
"The cause of the fight as I under-
stand it" said Mr Johnson who knows
practically all the Mexican generals aud
bandits having lived in Mexico aad trav-
eled over most of it since 1918 "is that
a origami named merest Had a spite
against General Pablo Gonxalei. who is
a wealthy and respected citixen of Mon-
terey. Villereal came to Monterey with
the intention of assassinating Gonxalcz.
Quietly entering the city with his bri-
gands they made their way to the Gon-
xalei residence next to the Hotel Anier
ika. where we were stopping.
."I was awakened about 3:30 a. m. the
morning of the 13th by the sound of rifle
shots close at hand and looking out of
the window 1 could see men firing on
the street and that the block was sur-
rounded. The attack seemed to reuter
on the Gonsalci house next door. As
the bullets commenced to come through
the window I withdrew and got back of
the bed and then had to lie down on the
floor to escape stray shots. I
Firing Ceased in Few Miautes. 1
"In a few minutes the firing ceased
and I hurriedly dressed and went down
to the lobby of the hotel where I saw
(renrral Pablo Gonxalez whom 1 know
assisting in caring for the wounded aided
by some 'of the federal troops r roni
him I learned the truth of the affair. I
saw eight persons who bad been killed
-aid about l." who were wounded and
asking the Mexican federal officer if
that was all the casualties be replied
that it was.
"General Gonxalei told me that the
fight started by Villereal had commenced
at about 3:30 a. m. and that he aud a
few of his friends who were in his home
had resisted and telephoned to the fed-
eral commsndant of the city for assist-
ance which had been promptly sent. The
talk of arresting General Pablo Gonxaler.
is not true. The sending of federal
troops to his assistance shows that he
is a friend of the authorities. He was
not tinder arrest at the time we left
Monterey next day. Pablo Gonialex must
not be confused with Genral Uicardo
Gonzales who is a nephew of his and
who has turned revolutionist."
Mexico Conditions Improving. :
"What do I think of conditions in Mex-
ico?" he asked. "They are improving
under the regime of de hi Ileurta iu
fact they have never been as bad as
reported in our papers. I have lived in
Mexico since l!)ls. been over the whole
country know all the generals and ban-
dits personally and have never been mo-
lested. Mr. Bates here can tell you that
he has traveled over 300 miles through
the interior of Mexico on mule back
through the mountains and across the
plains and has not been troubled in
any way. Mexico is safe for an Amer-
ican if be will mind his owu business
and not meddle."
That nine-tenth of the stories of the
battles and robberies in Mexico are "in-
spired" and given to the press by in-
terested parties bent on fomenting trou-
ble is the opinion of both Bates and
Johnson and the facts alleged ih them
are mostly the figures of imagination
of the correspondents they said.
Things Made to Appear Worse.
"It would seem after our experiences
in Mexico that there is an inspired
propaganda concerning everything Mex-
ican to make it appear at its worst"
said Mr. Bates. "I. of course Qould not
state it as true but it does appear that
there are some interests with motives.
unknown to any one but themselves.
which persists in misrepresenting condi-
tions there and coloring all the news
stories that emanate from across the
Rio Grande and along the border. I have
been astonished to read of things that
purported to have happened in certain
places which did not dappen because I
was in those places at the time myself
and knew that nothing of the kind oc-
curred just like this Monterey affair."
Neither Mr. Bates or Mr. Johnson be-
lieve the United States should intervene
in Mexico and both expressed the opiu-
ion that Mexico will work out her own
halation if giveu time and assistance.
Loth ore of ta opinion that Obrcgon
0 make a id president and that h?
will redoubted! - u clec'e 1.
Houstonian to Become
Priest Within Year
Joseph Rick whose home is at 2110
La Branch street Houston will become
priest within the coming year ac-
ocrding to information received at his
home. Rick has been at Notre Dame col
lege at Notre Dame Indiana. He was
admitted to yie Congregation of the Holy
Cross July 18 and was invested that
day with cassock and baretta by Rev.
Andrew Mornssey provincial of the or-
der of the Holy Cross.
Rick is 20 years old. He is the son
of George Rick of 2110 La Branch street
Houston lie was graduated from SL
Thomas' college in 1017 and was gradu
ated from rsotre Dame in 1:110. He
will spend a year at the Novitiate .in
preparation for the priesthood accord-
ing to his parents.
Seventh Day Adventists'
Conference All Arranged
Preparations for the Seventh Day Ad
ventists' conference and camp meeting
to be held in Hermann park from -July
22 to August 1 are practically com-
pleted. Representatives of the South
Texas conference have been in Houston
for several days preparing for this an-
nual gathering and the opening service
will be held at 7:4D p. m. Thursday.
Elder Morris .Lukens of Oklahoma
City president of the Southwestern
Inion conference will deliver the open
ing address. Elder It. 'P. Montgomery
flf San Antonio president of the South
Texas conference will act as chairman
of all the business sessions. Represent-
ative speakers from several States will
be present to participate in the busi-
ness sessions and will be on the program
annng tne iu days conference.
uueiui mo xv uoji cuiuereoce.
m
LETS PLAy
Dollar limit
i OH THE ROOPi.ES
THAT LL MAKE
'N if y'vvANT to Doosf
IT A LITTLE LATER ON
'SAIL RIGHT
PLANS OF VETERAN
MINION OUTLINED
BEFORE KIWANIANS
All Eligible to Membership
in Sons of Veterans
Urged to Join
Confederate reunion plans were out
lined to the members of the Kiwanis club
by General NatUan Bedford Korrest
commander-in-chief nf tle Sons nf Con
federate Veterans at the weekly lunch- i
eon on the Rice roof Wednesday noon
General Forrest gave facts aud figures
relating to the attendance at past re
unions and the amouut of money spent in !
the reunion cities by tlie visitors told
what was expected of Houston in (he
way of entertaining the veterans said
the railroads would grant a rate of 1
cent per mile from all over the country
and that Houston could reasonably ex
pect to entertain 7.".000 visitors reunion
week.
Advantages Resulting.
He told of the advantages thai arc
expected to accrue to Houston as a re-
sult of the convention: that bank clear-
ings in reunion cities showed that from
$l.')00.00tl to $4000000 was spent by
the visitor) and spoke of the many social
features in connection with the reunion.
General Forrest urged that every resi-
dent of Houston who is a son or grand-
son of a Confederate veteran at once
be com a member of the new camp of
Sons of Veterans organized in Houston
Mr. Fisher's
Straightforward
Statement.
I am a lawyer; have served
ls Assistant District Attorney of
Harris County; was twice elect-
ed to tne Legislature. from thte
countv and was a member ef
that body In 1917 ;when I re-'
signed to enter the army.
Realizing that any man seek-
ing public preferment at this
time must meet the issues that
confront the country before ask-
ing the consideration of the '
electors I will briefly state my
views on the more Important of '
these issues.
1 am opposed to government
ownership of railroads and tele-
graph companies as well as gov-
ernment operation or our indus-
cries. The rigid enforcement of
Dur anti-trust Jaws and the prose-
cution of tlose guilty of fixing
prices would reduce the high
cost of living more quickly than
price fixing by the government
or governtnent monopolization of
our industries.
The matter ot reducing the in-'
come tax and doing away with
the excess profits tax is largely
a matter of reducing to a mini-
mum governmental expenditures.
Congress should . insist on ex-
penditures being cut to the mini-'
mum in aGry .department of gov-
ernment. I am In favor of re-
moving the excess profits tax on
the industries of our country.
I believe in the right of labor
to organize for mil economic pur-
poses and for 1U own uplifting
and that. In time of peace It has
a right to quit work either singly
' SALL RIGHT WITHJ 'VND-
V y 1 " DOES THAT 1 I A t
5 xx UY THINKAT
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Former Legislator
la I
A- P1VE.
1 1 LIMIT: ER' IT'S jCSZy k -i
and ten V
IT; INTERESTIInG
WITH ME
Tuesday night in girder to help along the
reunion plans. He aid Vh&t those who
desire 'membership applications may ob-
tain tbm from I 'it. Ryan assistant
cashier of the Lumbennarts National
bank. General Forrest was given a cor-
dial reccptiou.
San Antoaio Judge Steaks.
A booster talk was made by Judge
Luther I.awliorn of San Antonio who
while ho spoke a good wtird for the city
of his residence also boosted Houston
and th ship channel and declared Hous-
ton waa destined te become one of the
greatest of"o0theni cities.
Judge Lawhoro extolled the memory
of Hick. IKiwling and his exploits during
the war between the States referred
eloquently to- the events at the San Ja-
cinto battle ground that made Texas his-
tory and offered g suggestion that the
city of Houston should erect a inomi-
mertt to the memory of General Sam
Houston.. He read a few original verses.
in which he extolled the virtues of the
Kiwanis niovfinei t.
Dr. William States Jacobs the presi
dent aiuiounced that as he would shortly i
leave on his annuul vacation the follow
ing members Would take charge of the
meetings of the club in his absence in the
following order: Thomas Hopkins. Clar-
endon Ions. Joe Green. Robert Funk-
houser and P. W Michaux. He offered
a prize of $J0 to whichever of these meu
had the best nieetjng.
Salesmen Sing.
The singing trio from the Palesmas-
ship club John Shaw Max Garrett and
Mark.-Westcott sang several popular se-
lections that were "greatly enjoyed. This
was a return compliment to the Kiwanis
from th Saletanai'sliip club. Miss I .my
Gates was acconioanist.
The attendance prize $10 in money
given bv John Carey was won by ( S.
Hrush. The membership next Wednes-
day will vote on a resolution to increase
the yearly dues of the club to fl.".
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HARRY V.
Veteran of Marne
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1 SEEN A SOftT.- OF. RULE H' - Z 11 '5
Y toriABlJTy f V rtiE'S- Aim
Prize Fighter Faces 1 2
Felony Theft Charges
James Trambolo professed prize fight-
er nn.v f.a 1 h.r.. nf hnrrl.rw nH
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mvuj men iu ousik? j. iu.- ivaj n cuuri
in connection with the theft of clothing
from rooming houses. He was given a
preliminary hearing Wednesday after-
noon and was held to the grand jury In
bond of $.100 in each case.
The complaints charge theft of three
suits and three shirts from a room at
1117 Travis occupied by F. L. and (.'.
R. Waugh and another suit of clothes
belonging to AV. E. Perryclcr who boards
at 810 McKinnoy avenue. Eight other
minor complaints of the theft of cloth-
ing on which charge have been filed were
reported. All the clothing has been re-
covered it was reported.
Trambolo was first arrested Wednes-
day afternoon. July 14 . by Officers
Gresham and Hurd.
90 Traffic Violators
Are Arrested'and Fined
Turning corners too quickly parking
in safety zone stopping too long in one
place and various other traffic viola-
tions resulted in the arrest of 00 Hous-
ton motorists who were hailed into cor-
poration court Wednesday.
. Fines aggregating more than $200 were
collected it was reported.
NEGRO ROBS STORE.
An unidentified negro garbed in a
soldier's uniform entered the store of
Louis Rosenberg. 700 San Felipe street
early Wednesday morning seized a small
suck containing $G5 and dashed away
without being apprehended. Police are
on the lockout for him.
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Aisne aind Arg6ririe
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FISHER
E:: - Sol(!ier for
'i!Abramlows Iniat f$ j
;. Oil mtn had their ! on West; Co-
lumbia Wednesday followinctht coming
in Tuesday night of the Teiaa company's
Vft 1 thnma ' OT1 rtfTUtl rf-l rtlkher
The well was wildcat being 1 mile
north and west 4 the prevent producing
field. Its able and Ita location has served
to make it the biggest aeUBation of
montna to oil .circles .
Barely 24 boors previously the Hum-
ble Oil and Refining tompaay brought in
Us No. 21 Japbet making 8000 barrels.
The flow of this well has increased until
it ia now estimated around the 12000-
barrel mark. It is located ( in the ex-
treme eastern edge of the producing field
opposite the new Texas company welt
If the two wells maintain their pro-
duction as now seems probablt. they will
virtually double production aWeat Co-
lumbia. Development has leea. at a
standstill in the field fof 'soma time and
the two big wells coming in aroised con-
siderable excitement
The Texas company well is 2750 feet
deep and is in the center of the Texas
company lease at West Columbb. The
well came in without warning. The flow
has been so strong that the drillers "have
been unable to set a screen. Robert Tal
I bert was the driller in charge when the
well came in.
Houston Post Janitor i
Receives Victory Medal
J. G. Filmore negro night jauftor at
The Post received Friday hitf victory
medal from the war department for ser-
vice overseas during the late war. Fil-
more made application for ' the medal
through the recruiting station in Hous-
ton about two weeks ago and ia one of
the first Houstonians to get th medal-
During the war Filmore served over-'
seas with the 370th infantry of the 93d
division. 11 Volunteered Bt HOUStOE" 1
ovember 26 1017. The battles in which
he fought and which are engraved On
the medal are the Oise-Aisne St. Mihiel
and the Meifse-Argonne all of them
being major operations.
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Chamber of Commerce
To Sponsor Bond Issue
The board of directors of the Chfm-
ber of Commerce Wednesday agreed to
sponsor' a bond issue of $2000000 for
the extension of port facilities at Hous-
ton harbor. President D. I). PedeiT
was authorized to appoint a committee
of five to formulate a plan of action.
The personnel of this committee will be
announced shortly it was declared. '
A resolution of thanks to D. S.' Cage
who recently retired as president of the
chamber for faithful and efficient ser-
vice was adopted by rising vote of the
directors.
A communication from Mayor Amer-
man thanking the chamber for its offer
of assistance in framing to new street
car franchise that will be 'satisfactory to
the company and the public was read.
7 .
Dinner at Hideavyay Inn .
For Sakowitz Employes
The young men and womn in the fur-
nishing department of Sakojritz Brothers
store were given a dinner at Hideaway
inn at 8 p. m. Wednesday. The dinner
was given by Lee II. W'ellman general
manager of that departmeat.
This was the second dinner that has
been tendered the employes by Mr. Well-
man. Employes from the advertising-
department also participated.
or collectively. I am also in fa-
vor of letting any man work who
wants 4o Work and believe that
the government should guaran-
tee him the right to work with-
. out molestation or fear of bodily
injury. .
I am opposed to the doctrine
of universal military training.
My experience as a soldier in the
training camps of our own coun-
try and upon the battlefields of
FranAtf made sacred by the
-blood i of my countrymen has
convinced me that universal mil-
itary training would not be good
for the youth of our land nor
would it make for a more demo-
cratic government; neither
' would it tend to promote the
peace and happiness ot the
world.
I am opposed to such legisla-
tion as would attempt to curtail
the right ot free speech or the
freedom of the press.
We have now laws that pro-
ride for tbe punishment of those
making or issuing treasonable
utterances but to go beyond
." this and attempt to abridge and
guarantee right would be more
harmful than the evil it at-
tempts to curb.
I believe in the doctrine of
state rights and that a man's
house is bis castle; that it is the
first unit and therefore the
foundation of government and
that it .should be preserved in-
violate. ' I am opposed to the
.'further encroachment of the
Federal -Government upon the
- rights of States and further in-
terference with the personal 11b-
. erties of our citizens.
I ask your consideration. I
want your support. I intend to
earn it.
MARRY V. FI8HER.
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