Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 206, Ed. 1 Monday, October 27, 1924 Page: 11 of 16
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. . HOUSTON POST-DISPATCH:. MONDAY: MpkNING. OCTOBER 27v 1 924
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pansion of ths organised rasarva
forces t 'six compleM iield annlss
applied with offiairs and non-commissioned
officers mm auxiliary or
tanisationj InToivinr. 183000 men waa
recommended to ths war department
by-the Mserve officers' association of
tne United Btatea in resolutions
adopted in lta closing enion of its
T national oinrenUoB -here Sunday. T .
' Development of esprit de corps by
" bnilding up the permanent local unita
opposition to-the placing of any unit
ob active atatut and a plea for funds
' for training officers and men of the
reserre force were included in the
recommendations in the resolutions
deafened to improve and expand the
reserve voder the national defense
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Special attention was also given to
individual officers of V reserve
corps in an effort to have them
placed on a more satisfactory basis.
Among the recommendations made in
this group was one asking "the same
pay and allowances as officers of the
' resnlar army" during the existence
of any disability either temporary or
permanent-incurred oy a reserve oi-
ficer while on active duty; ;
Increase of milage allowance now
"insufficient to. cover the actual ex
penses of travel" fo; resjsrve officers
ordered to active duty and granting
of the franking privilege to reserve
officers so thst their official mail
jaay bo bandied without charge.
Reserve officers will be 'Tordred"
to dnty rather than Invited if a res-
olution asking this change is made ef-
fective and a request "that adequate
transportation be provided for reg-
ular army officers on duty with or-
ganised Veaerve units was passed.
. Aviation training facilities should
be provided for R. O. T. 0. units
and C. M. T. C. units so that stu-
dents who comprise most of the per-
sonnel of these units may be prepared
or service in this branch the asso-
ciation decided.
.' ' Training of one-third of the re-
serve officers for 15 days each year
was urged and congress axked to pro-
vide money for this aid and for the
training of 1000 additional officers
for more than 15 days each year and
720 officers for active duty with the
C. M. T. U.
The convention will meet next -year
in Kansas City.
Brigadier General John Ross De
Iafield was re-elected president
Brigadier General Roy Hoffman
' third army Lieutenant Colonel Nobel
B. Judnh second army . and Colonel
' B. A. Hawkins first army were elect-
ed vice presidents and Colonel John
Stewart of Washington was re-elected
treasurer. The nominating cora-
- miftee recommended" the reappoint-
ment of Colonel R. R. Ryons 4Vash-
: ingtoa. as secretary and treasurer
- and this was done.
A resolution praising the patriotic
: services of General John Pershing
; especially in connection with the es-
. tablishment of the national defense
. system and the defense teat dsy plans
was passed and recommendation that
' the defense test day be made an
annus) event falling en November 11
was made.
. Orange Cotton Crop
Is Delayed By Rice
(Post-Dispatch Special.)
ORANGE Texas Oct. 26. Accord-
; big to reports coining from various
sections. Of Orange county cotton
picking has not been completed. This
. condition is due to the rush that
there has been in the rice fields where
a special effort was made to wind
; up threshing this week. A consider-
' able portion of the rice crop in
Orange -county was produced and
gathered without any rain. There was
; -some localities where no rain hss
- fallen since April of this year while
in other sections there has been al-
most a sufficiency of rainfall for all
crops.
Girls' ClufrMembers
j Are Back From Fair
(Tost-Dispatcb Special.)
ORANGE Texas Oct 26. Miss
Susie Thompson' Orange county farm
demonstrator accompanied by Misses
Edna Garrison of Oilla Mildred Sin-
gleton of Dotay and Ruth Alien of
Orangefield all members of the county
girls clubs reached home Saturday
from Dallas where they spent the
week seeing the Dallas State lair.
: They made a careful study of qisny
. phases of the fair in order that they
' might aid in making the Orange coun-
. ty fair a greater success next week.
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I LOS ANGELES. Calif.. Oct. 28.-
Th govensient's suit' to annul E. L.
Doheay Oil company leasee in the
i Elk Hills ' naval reserve ' win settle
down Monday afternoon for the lee
ond week ot Its hearing in United
States district cbnrt here.
DarcloMBentk of the first wck In.
dude: -
Tracing bv covernment eonnoii of
the f 100.000 paid br Dohimv to Al.
bert B. Fan.
- 'j. ne laying or a roundstion for n
attempt 'to show through h t.ti.
monv of Edward C. Finnev. Fall'. ...
alstant in the department of the in-
tortor that Doheny's loan resulted in
the awarding to him of valuable
leases and contracts. y
The testimony of Commander H.
A. Stuart to the effect that Doheay
bids for Elk BOIs leases were not
so dvaatageous to the government
as ether proposals.
. Introdnctlon of testimony given by
Dobeny before the senatorial inves-
tigating committee together with Ha
acceptance as evidence no ahow that
the oil magnate at that time asked
for a full investigation of bis leases.
The producing as court evidence
of the "missing signature" of Fall
to the demand note heldtby Doheny
and the disclosure that the note was
still collectable.
Present attention of testimony to
showEWheny's Tearl Harbor con-
tracts fitted government needs. .
The beginning by the defense of
argument to prove Doheny's loan
to Fall made aa "one friend to an-
other." '
. . 'Finney will be on the stand as a
government witness when court con-
venes Monday.
PECAN CROP READY.
CUERO Texas. Oct. 20. Fancy
Guadalupe county pecans were being
offered on the Cuero market Saturday
at 25 cents per pound. . The nuta were
well filled out and' exceptionally
"meaty." ..'
SETF0RBEC15
Hoover Calls Nation-
wide Conference in
Washington
(Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON Oct 26. Secre-
tary Hoover Sunday called a national
conference on street and ' highway
safety to meet in Washington De-
cember 15 16 and 17.
The purpose will be to obtain or-
ganisation and co-operation of activ-
ities in the reduction of traffic acci-
dents and representatives of police
departments insurance companies
safety council chambers of commerce
labor unions automobile associations
and other organisations . from all
parts of the country will attend.
'The Importance of this question"
the secretary said "needs no em
phasis beyond the bsld statement of
the facts brought out by the statisti-
cal committee comprised of eminent
authorities who after canvassing lo-
cal municipal State and national In
formation arrived at .the conclusion
that In 1023. not less than 22.000
were killed. 678.000 Injured and ItiOO.-
000000 of property damage incurred
in traffic accidents. . This represents
an Incresae of 80 per cent within the
last seven yesrs. Of the accidentar
85 per cent were due to automobile
traffic.
"This Is a national los so ap-
palling as to warrant the most com-
plete consideration and effort at dras-
tic remedy."
The secretary has hsd eight spe-
cial committees at work gathering
rista and puking other preparations
that the conference might be success-
ful. .
Women's Club Will
Present Big Pageant
BROWKWOOD. Oct. 26. The
Business and Professional Women's
dub of this place will stage a pageant
at. the soldiers and sailor' municipal
or memorial auditorium November 11.
The pageant will represent pioneer
times and also present times. About
400 people will be required to present
the pageant and it will take place In
the big aens of soldiers snd sailors'
memorial halL
Baylor President '
; Speaks at A. & M.
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' COLLEGE STATION. Texas. Oct.
28. Dr. 8 P. Brooks president of
Baylor university delivered a sermon
to tbe student and officinl bodies of
the A. ano M. college of Texas in
Guion hall Sunday morning em phft.
alsing tbe miraculous creation the di-
vinity of Christ and other postulates
in tbe orthodox church creeds. He
waa Introduced by President W. B.
Bisiell who was a former student
under Dr. Brook st Baylor.
First Ice of Season
Observed at Burnet
( Post-JXspatcb Special. I
BURNET Texas Oct. 26. The
first Ice of tbe season for this section
waa In evidence Saturday morning.
Frost Is reported to have killed some
vegetation in places but no special
damage is reported Tbe frost will
cause the remaining cotton to open
more quickly which will be a benefit
as the crop was unusually late here.
This will enable farmers to pasture
their fields earlier and get to turning
soil for the 1025 crop.
suo? coirn
ORANGE. Texas Oct 28. 1
Orange Car and Steel company i
this city has closed a dul with t'
Gulf Const railroad whereby t
Oralis comiiany will ronstmct ra.
wsy shops machine simps pow
house nnd store bouse furnishing s
materials at DeQuiney La t
minal of the company's Louisiana d
vision. . Work will be started on tb
structure right away.
The frame work of these boildinrs
will be of it eel manufactured by th
'ompany'a big plant at Orange. ;
More than 200 tons of steel mo
of which is en rniiteMO Orsnaw.'wiU
be used Id this contract which repre-
sents a cost of approximately 300(k
to the railroad company. ii'yC
CARLOAD SHIPMENToC
WILLS POINT Texas Oct 25-
Cottonseed is being shipped fron
Wills Point in carload lota. ' . Ship-
ments of smaller consignments . for
planting and for mill products are
brisk. However regardless) of the
extensive shipping many seed nouses
here are still filled to capacity. )
Ki HALL a-sophomore in the I
Texaa School -hf Law. has re-1
celved tbe second award to a natlon-H
wide essay contest open only to1 law
students: The essav. .dealt witb thel
merits of a. certain set of taw bopkal
and the contest was conducted by; the
publishers who iaver Mr. Hall -a set
of the books in recognition of his ef-
fort. Mr. Hall' is employed lir the
legal aepartmeat of tno xe:
pany. ' .
lexas com-
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WELL
ORANGE Texas Oct' 26. Among
the numerous novel attractions of the
Orange county fairy which opena on
Monday is a complete miniarul
working model of an oil derrick and
standard pumping rig that will be
operated by electricity. This exhi-
bition wag built and is to be exhibit-
ed by U. E. Locke a derrick and rig
builder of Orangefield. The derrick
is eight feet in height. The miniature
pump will handle Orange crude just
aa do the larger slsed outfits.
Another interesting feature will be
radio concerts that will be given In
tbe main exhibition; balL
The boy scouts have already ar-
ranged fory the erecting of a 65-foot
gag pole and sag at tne lair pari
Lentrance.
f or tne past several days toe wors
of watering the streets in the vicinity
of thafalr has been to nroaress in
order to eliminate all dust during tbe
fair.
The arrangements aa a whole for
the fair exhibit also the carnival.
are said' to be tbe best that they
have ever been here. -
HWAN1ANSQVE
-TEACHERS BANQUET
(Post-Dispatch Special.)
RUSK. Texas. Oct. 20. The Kl-
wania club of Rusk Friday night gave
a ladies' night banquet and bad for"
their guests the tescbers of tbe pub
lie schools and of tbe Baptist college
of Rusk. There were about 100 In
attendance and every one had a moat
enjoyable time. The banquet was held
in the baement -of the I'resbyterian
church and the dinner whs prepared
and served by tbe ladies of the cburctk.
The purpose of the banquet was tb
promote a better feeling between the
teachers of the youth of the com-
munity. The Kiwaniaas whose motto
is. "We Build" are How devoting
mucn time and study to tne under
nourished Child."
Davis Bryan. Butte
Lead atiFreeport
FREEPORT Texas Oct. 26 I
Davis-Bryan victory clubs nr being
organisea in arasona county. unaer
the leadership of Lewis FoUett pf
Angleton. K. C. Hlng is chairman of
$5 and 10 are being raised toward
the general democratic fund for the
national ticket.
There is a strong sentiment pre
vailing However in uvor ot Jjr.
George C. Butte for governor. Demo
cratic candidates with the excentien
of Mrs. Ferguson and Barry Miller
are assured of large majorities.
REZIND. STEELE A.I. A.
ARCHITECT
First National Bank Building -HOUSTON
TEXAS
Burkhart's Laundry
'& Dye Works
Wants the best-wo they uu "Smith's Sipu." An
Electric Sign is your Silent Salesman n asset to your
business. .
Let's Talk Electric Signs With You
MADE UN HOUSTON BY
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BURKHART'S LAUNDRY and DYE WORKS
Extends a cordial invitation to the citizens of this city and especially the ladies to visit
our laundry during "Visit Your Laundry Week" which opens today and continues all this
week. In addition to the above today we formally open our new $35000.00 Rough Dry
Plant and we want you to inspect this modern equipped addition to our laundry.
You entrust to us your choicest linen and apparel and we think youd find it interesting
to know just how they are cared for. We will show you every careful process answer all
your questions and do our best to make you feel at home during every minute of your
stay. Come and bring your friends.
Souvenirs
and
Refreshments
OUR
ROUGH
DRY
SERVICE
Returns your towels and
knit wear soft and smooth
and ready for use leaving
only the wearing apparel for
you to dampen and iron
whenever convenient. All
this at a nominal charge.
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Rough Dry with
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Our New $35000.00 Rough Dry Plant
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OUR DRY CLEANING SERVICE SATISFIES
Send Us Vbur Winter Garments Suits Coats Dresses Wraps Etc. Have Your Dry Cleaning Done the
Burkhart Way It Will Please You
BLANKETS
and '
BEDSPREADS
We have installed special
equipment to handle all
such work and skilled
workers to operate it.
You'll love the refreshing
cleanliness of the bedcloth-
ing we return to you. Be-
sides our modern methods
eliminate wear the dirt is
removed but the texture is
preserved.
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THAT SUIT
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You were about to discard
bring it to us. We'll take
it clean it fix it up general-
ly and return it to you in
tip-top shape looking like
new. All who use Burk-
hart Service are assured of
first class work prompt
service and courteous treat-
ment. Your clothes need
our care!
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Bailey, George M. Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 206, Ed. 1 Monday, October 27, 1924, newspaper, October 27, 1924; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth607828/m1/11/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .