Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 262, Ed. 1 Monday, December 22, 1924 Page: 1 of 16
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Good ExperUiterrt-l
When Mtyor Uolcombs take up
1th the cltf couiicn. Moadar the
.uestlon l ot lmprarlng Houston's
ater systeiii it is lipped that the
ur- ltr- commissioners; feel the
ar he does about the prestnt sitr
-tioni''''" .-V - l;
t;ince" the experience of the: last
wo days -when the 'city's .water
.ianU vert .'handicapped - because
nost of. them wexe dependent en-
relyi'; on. electric power. Mayor
olcombe does not feel like wast
anr'tlme ln remedyln the sitr
ation.lHe Jthlnks an urgent emer-
oncy exists and that Ihe situation
oriunands. the immediate attention
t himself and thecommissloners.
The 'mayor knows that the city
teed a serious fire hasard lm the
:ist tw days and feels that the
leople should not be compelled to
ie confronted with a similar situa-
te In th future "
He thinks that the water plants
hould be provided with auxiliary
tower for use in the event of the
allure of. the electric power and
resides he believes that a suf-
icient supply should be carried in
i reservoir to guard against any
:reat emergency that might de-
elopi- "
Houston has a supply of good
rater but due to the fast develop-
lent of the city the demand upon
'. a system has been so great that
ha gradual expansion of the water-
works has not been sufficient to
irotect against an emergency such
is developed during the last few
It Is true that the .weather of
he last tew days has been most
iBusoal for Houston but that kind
)f weather alone is not all that
xmld make trouble for the water
lystenu Hot and dry weather last
lummer taxed the system to a
mint where it could -not produce
tufftdent water to meet the de-
nand.
' Both of these conditions Mayor
lolcombe is considering and'whUe
ie is' en the question of providing
I remedy he might as well look
'orward to the summer months and
irrange for a supply'bf water which
rrw taxe care oi ue aemano.
8aa Antonio florists say there Is
little' demand for mistletoe and It
s hinted that the unceremonious
rouger gneratpn has thrown. tra
liuon to ine icy winas oi winder
by enjoying the kisses of Tuletide
(fltbout the accompanying bit 'of
Collage to sanction the custom.
While awaiting with anxiety the
retort' of the Jellybeans and flap-
pers that a kiss like a rose is as
iweet under any. other name or
toltage. we can but hope that Hous-
ton misses will feel thtslr respon-
sibility of. preserving a time-hon-ared
custom and insist on' yield-
ngr to oeculatory caresses only
inder the protecting sprigs of the
mistletoe.
; .
v. The gladness of Christmas time
had permeated the most remote
corner of Houston. It tbe-'bappy
throngs of the week-end are any
indication. -The happy throngs of
shoppers aglow with the gladness
of giving plodded through sleet
and Jce and took the slips and
malf mishaps with such Jollity
that the entire city might have
been on a lark. Best of all the ice
-ave the city a real Christmas at-
noephere and no one minded the
Mil;. ' '
Houston has a right to be glad
for such a tine spirit among her
tlUsena. The city may be still
mora glad when the last ot the few
v. : ps which remind the cltlsens
t prejudices and bates are
ilenced.
' A. etudeht of Texan A. ft M. col-
' f will be given 33 acres of choice
...lo Grande vaUey Und by a 'Me
1ea. Und company this year u
. Jer W encourage s high type of
settler on. It holdings. A senior
will be selected to take advaatgge
of the offer. -
The .experiment will prove of
real value tboth from the .point
t view ot the tanners and as an
i xpertment 'la educational -values.
The value of college training hM
i en n enestlosed freouentiy w
rd headad bosiaess men. A
t iien man win he given a chance
j make good as a dtrt farmer If
i succeeds hU tmtning will be of
at value to nls nelxhDOrs and
nmnnttr. and the work of his
nool wljl bi JusUfled. ' ;. -
' it la rearettahle that this expert
?nt can not be aiade on a larger
-ae to- prove the worth ot sclen-
lo fanning. Houston is tutor
f4 ln toe development of the
t valley t1on at her door and
lie the thing will bo.ot UtUe prac
I lmportattoe now- any develop-
llthat am te worth watch-
WiSHINOTONPei&' ajH-
i aetau or uaitta duiim poucs ass
a .throw sreuad feruoas Bock
f It osrk hers to nrevent the vat
r of ChrlstnU - trees . from the
:!. cedar plaeaa ether ivtr
A number of trees were eut there
t year.-- mis wiue perS'iDTeegs
b csoltal Socleu turns its horses.
4 the aversge dHs: drives hls
-. - I'rsndent RovU .. used to
i tbreugh-tbe psrk-wtlch rtns for
i end It U oee- of the -fsverlte
mti r Ambasiader Jmssrsbd r
VTh. .Krvertaneat IS' t'
-t te unreserve . its -. asturel
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Many s Fires Caused "By
Over Heated Stoves;
Trains Run on Belated
Schedules .
CHlCAGb. Dec. 21. The Middle
Went rested a bit' easier Sunday nirht
after several days of intense cold. The
ubiero wave had passed eastward
wire eomnjunieotions were quickly be
ing .restored and raiiroaa service was
returning to normal.
Thermometer readinrs still hovered
between sere and a few degrees above.
but the renet irom subnormal tern'
peratuses was noticeable enough to
make the weather seem comparatively
mild. A few points in the Northwest
and North however continued to re-
port below stro readings wniiston
K D. resUtering 18 below; Duluth
Minn. 10 below; Bismarca jx. v. i
below; Havre and Helena Mont. 12
below and Marquette and Escanba
Mich. 9 below but the thermometer
was rising in all of these localities.
Chicago's official temperature at 7
p. m. was 13 above.
Many fires were reported in the
Middle West most of them attrib-
utable to the cold overheating being
the icommon cause. A $500000 fire
destroyed several stores in Fort
Wsyne Ind. and 75 children were
rescued when a church in St James
Minn. burned with a loss of $30000.
Chicago had 132 fires many families
being driven to ue wind-swept streets
in the early morning. In the most
serious of these biases s negro woman
was killed snd s fireman overcome
with smoke and severely injured.
Bix additional deaths due to the ex-
treme cold were adted to Chicago's
toll Four of the deed were sged
mrsona whose bodies were found in
unheated rooms. Cleveland reported
(Con'd on Pg. 2. CoL fl.)
Mayflower Brought Into
Service Anchors in Po
tomac River
WASHINGTON. D. C Dee. 21.
The. Mayflower with President ana
Mrs. Cooudge; their son John ane
a small party aboard anchored Bun-
dar niiht off Haines Point on the
oodthf-rn edge of Washington after
having cruised during the day down
the I'otomac to vjuantlco Virginia.
. IDe vacbt left wasblncton Batur
day afternoon and .will dock earf)
alonday at the navy yard.
After bavins cruised down the river
about forty miles yesterday evening
and spending the night off hkiantico
the craft apnsared off Haines Point
a boot 8 a. sa. Bandar and remained
long enough to permit a boat to be
put off tq the Point and take aboard
John Coolidge who had reached
Washington early in : the morning
from Amherst college to spend the
holidays wltn his .parents.
Church services were held aboard
the yacht shortly before noon In ac-
cordance with a Sunday custom in-
augurated . last tsprlng by Mr. Cool-
Mce. -A naval chaplain as nsusl had
charte of the services in which offi
cer nd members f the crew joined
with the president sna bis party..
Santa Is Grateful To
x Little Aids Bui He
Needs Still More Help
ly USITTA NEUH0M.
Row nappy Santa must be today!
If yen little Bsnte-Aaida could have
heard the note In Beau's voice when
I told him ebout the response te the
appeal in Sunday's Post-Dispatch for
more aid yon would feel you had net
lived hi vain. - 4 -
"Oh. isn't tt wonderful the war
folks will help when they just know"
said Santa.' "I can never. tell yon
hew much I appreciate the appeal in
Bunoa'a paper . ane tne marvelous
way In which it has been answered "
One Jlttle Santa-Aid and ber parents
talked it over Sunday .mornuut and
celled me te say they would tske cere
ef furnishing toys for all the kiddles
whose daddies art la prison. - v
v Just imagine sew that Uttls girl la
going to feel Christmss morning when
she opens her own Chriatmas gifts
knowing in her heart' that as a result
of ber own unselfish tboughtfulness
$7 little youngsters will have faith
restored in humanity. - ..." . . s'
It may b too that this wui. help
their daddies io prison to think more
kindly of society in genersl and bring
them out from behind the bars better
men.' Te be sure some of those
daddies may be Innocent of sny crime
wtha mav! be victims ot drcum-
jstances-: No ose knows but snywsyH
thanks te the Santa aid movement
kindly . women who told ef tee dire
need and the Volunteers of America
Sll working through one little child
these ether 87 children will not be
toyhss next Thursday. A kind moth-
erly womSs sent la another dollar In
the earns of ber love. to all children.
Another little Santa'Aid gave Sants
a Uieyde kiddy -car and about M
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Eagle Lake
man freezes
(PsstDlspatch BssoisJ.)
. EAGLE LAKE Texas Dee.
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slippery iee-eostsd sldswalk J.
c.
irssix oe premises iane
frsie te death Saaday to-.
fere he was fessd Is a dltek
h.M ku MHflhMf ThA hSv
v wsi fessd at 10 a. m. Ae ex.
a frsetaro ef the vertebrae at
the base of the shell rebably
eansd when he sllsseu ea the
Ice and fell late the ditch.
Says Albanian Plea for
League Intervention Is
Bolshevist Agitation
(Assodsted Press.)
PARIS Dec 21. The Juco-BlavU
legation In Paris on behalf of its gov-
ernment Sunday issued a categorical
denial of charges brought against it
in connection with the disorders in
Albania. The note issued by the-legation
says that Jugo-Slavia has dis-
tinctly observed the nrindole of non-
intervention In the internal affairs ef
Albania the independence of which
CDuntrrJuEo-Slaria always has con
sidered one of the essential guaran
tees for peace to the Balkans.
The note ascribes the present trou
bles la Albanls te bolshevist sgitstiea
awl Mllrloal atauwlaa usmc the
various parties' which it says exist
throughout the country and are not
limited to us frontier.
GENEVA Dee. 21 Actively sun.
E- g Albania's appeal to the
e of Nations against Jugo-
is Dr. B. BUnisbtL Albania's
permanent representative in Oeneva
who spent a strenuous Sunday cir-
culating information hi an endeavor
to justify the appeal of Bishop Fan
& Noll Albania s blabop-premler. for
intervention.
Dr. BHntshti issued s series ef com-
muniques fresh from Bishop Noll at
Tirana insisting that the people of
Albania far from . revolting against
the existing regime nave become
more and mors united in "combating
the foreign Invader" Jugo-Slavia is
proclaimed aa the invader runner
the conmonianes allele the seixure ol
guns near the frontier bearing marks
Which prove that they were furnish
ed by the Jugo-Biavtan army.
Minnesota Suspected
. Slayer to Get Hearing
BATJDETTB Mum Dec. 2L
Tonjr Reamer who is on.hls way hero
in the custody of local sheriffs who
aeM s warrsnt cnarging nun wtta
muraer wui oe quraaonea bt count
authorities neon his arrival here an
then will tie given a preliminary
hearing. County Attorney B. 0. Mld-
dleron who has charge ot the ease
declared Sunday night He exnected
Reamer to arrive' here some time
Monday. !-
used teye ta geed eeaditie while the
other el twe little Santa-Aid lads
exiles and offered te take permanent
ears ef twe bore the ace ef her even
eons. She will keep to touch with tbe
family and supply us children wHh
clothes and tsrs aa the are seeded.
She said she sad one of her friends
would get ap twe baskets of toys
watch are to be givea te Santa's little
cnartes. " ' .
8a von flttla Hshta.Aidat aWi mr.
ry any more abouVtoyv for those'
yooagsters wnose aaudiea wiu not be
some tor canstmss but wee ere be'
; ' (Cont'd en Pg. 2 CoL 8.)
Sania-Aid Facts
. I. Mevesisat alan dsvs
J .t. Tsva far Ihe Betnlel
' SsHlemeet asd the Risk Set-
ilemeat ta he hssdsd Basts te.
davatts. m.
. I. Oss Nttle SaatsvAld has
' velentered te take cave ef teye
for the 17 kiddles whose dad.
ties are la arisem
4 4. Teslbt the seat sed
saaihtere ef Hesstes Reta-
; rlaneX wlhT 'take teye te their
.'saseal aarty for oblMres at
Mre.'Feter'a mlsslea.
5. Toys asst still be ob-
tained asd eelleeted freis the
varlees places (listed helew)
(sr the Sslvarlea Amy asd the
Ledee. Lltrls gaataAMa. dsa't
L fereet te take yeare. Yes'B
feet kaaiy asset It Ckrlitsiss
aernlai ft yes de aet. "
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French People Seem to Be
In Accord With Herriot
In Appeal Against
Panic
(Assodsted Press.)
PARIS Dec. 21. The communist
party Sunday finished its week of
propaganda in favor ot national and
international syndicalism with s man-
ifestation held Just outside the walls
of Paris to the northeast on the bleak
St Oervais Meadows which so often
have been the scene of similar activ-
ities. Between' 000 and 6300 per
sons attended the demonstration ac-
cording to police figures. Speeches
were msde from the stands. Strong
bodies of police had been hidden care-
fully adjacent to tbe place but their
active services Were needed only in
giving first aid treatment to persons
affected by the cold. The participants
in the demonstration dispersed witn-
out disorder.
Premier Herriot's anneal of Satur
day night against ' panic mongering
with regard to communism was re
ceived Sunday by the people in ac-
cordance with party belie! a By
government supporters it wss .consld
ered ss disposing of the alleged com'
muiust uerii rcacuuoary uivcu
tion. To the government's opponents
it was declared to be equivalent to
an admission by the government that
peril exists.
La Liberie. Sundae evenlnr con
grstnlated Premier Herriot on the le-
gal action taken against communism
and said it hoped the action would not
be dropped as wss the action begun
in connection with "our report that
(Cont'd on Pg. 2. CoL &)
Annoifficcrnent to Cham
ber of Electoral Meas
ure Causes Sensation
ROME Dec 21. Premier Musso-
lini's dramatic announcement in the
chamber of deputies Saturday. In riv
log notice of a bill modifying the elec-
toral law kept the political atmos-
phere bussing 8unday. The senste
and chamber the embassies and lffa
tipns snd other circles were in a state
ofNcommotioa tbrouchout Sunday all
kinds of conjectures and comments
fUlingrhe air. Most of the deputies
have not yet recovered from their
astonishment
The premier's decision is inter-
preted as meaning that he intends to
nave the general elections hi March
or April and it has caused something
ot a shock smong the majority mem.
bars as-well se the opposition. Al-
though many of the deputies and sen-
ators left Saturday night to apend
Chriatmas st tbelr homes or to begin
their electoral campaign parliament
E tabled a beehive where the lead-
pelitidana gathered to exchange
Ions seeking light on the confused
situation.
MOtfcfsWifl
ksk Afolfchment
Of Wage Increase
CmCAOO Dee. XlA esmatttee
ef managers ef Western railroad i
wiQ file with the United States rail-
road labor heard Monday a petltlea
asking that the board annul an agree-
ment entered tote December 16 by
the Southern Pacific system snd its
engineers and uremea by which the
mea were granted an Increase in
The netWon sllegee that the deci-
sion was forced upon the railroad
Hinder threat ef an interruption of
transports tion" end declares that
"Other railways may also be forced
in order te evoid interruptions of
transportation service to make simi-
lar settlements.
Slippery Pavements
Claim Two Victims
PjNrpevementeclslmed two vie-
George Sharps an employe of the
Houston Light and Power company
at the Deep water plant was the first
when be supped .on the Ice late Sun-
day afternoon and snstsiaod Injuries
te. his let. Be waa taken to St Jo-
seph's infirmary tn a Westhauner am-
bulance. '
. The second was Mrs. B. Rsy ef
the Mendelsohn spartments Clay sad
Crawford streets- She suffered s
broken right arm and was carried to
the Baptist hospital where the Injury
was dressed .:.
COTTAGE BURNED.
A five-room cottage at Twenty-seventh
snd Lowell streets Houston
Heights was destroyed by fire which
started from a heater about 11 p. m.
Sunday Tbe heoee was occupied by
Arthur Curtis v A f oar-room cottage
next door occunied bv Joe Harcrave.
was damaged heavily by the flames.
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REV. C..V. 8HEAT8LEY.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. Dec" 21 The
Rev. C V. tfheatBleT jjsstor of Christ
Lutheran church of Bexleyt occupied
bis nuinit Sunday lor tbe first Time
since the mysterious cremation of his
wile in the furnace oi tbe parsonage
on November 17.
The pastor made no reference to
tbe tragedy.
M'COY ARGUMENT
I
I
Odda Favor Kid to
Es-
cape Noose for
Mors' Death
Mrs.
(United News.)
LOS ANGELEB Dec. 21. Three
days of argument for and agninst the
conviction oi Kid McCov on a charge
of murder wilf be opened Monday
by a proseentioD attack epon tbe
fighter's suicide version ot tbe death
of his ' narsmour. Theresa Mora.
Deputy District Attorney Charles
Frttte wui present ue mate a argu-
ment which will be directed against
alleged discrepancies in McCoy's tes-
timony. The defense will support the
Kid's claim that Mrs. Mors hot her-
self while be struggled with ber for
possession of bis revolver.
Only a snort court seseion will be
held Wednesday so that jurors may
be at home early on Christmas Eve.
The trial will then be resumed Fri-
day when it is expected that the
jury will commence its deliberations.
Heavy odds have been offered that
McCoy will not hang. Few bets are
being placed on bis acquittal many
expressing the belief that the jury
will not be able to agree. In addition
to the murder charge there r.re also
indictments charging robbery and as-
sault with intent to commit murder
upon which the State will try McCoy
if unsuccessful in obtsining a convic-
tion in tbe present action.
Tbe frequently married pugilist la
confident of the outcome.
"No jury on earth can find me
guilty now that I have told tbe world
what really happened" be says.
OverstreettoBe
Arraigned Monday
On Holdup Charge
Associated Press.)
SHAWNEE. Ok- Dec 21. Jimmy
Overs tree t who left his home town
here several years ago to become the
"dude" of the bandit world win be
arraigned Monday in justice court es
a charge of robbery in jconn action with
the hoMup of ths Federal National
bank of Shawnee December 10.
Overstreet who was arrested la
Fort Worth a week ago. Is alleged to
have been one of the party of four
who robbed the bank of $18000.
One of the bandits wss identified by
bank officials aa tbs man found dead
near Brtstow a few days alter the
holdup. Two women who sre being
held sere claim to be tbs wives of
Overstreet snd ths dead men.
Drunken Talk' of
Youth Hay Brand
Him Bank Robber
(Associstsd ' Prase!
FORT WORTH. Texss. Dec 21.
Drunken tnurmuruure of a mattv
dressed youth arrested here- Sunday
may connect him with tbs . gang of
arson- bandits which sacked the vil-
lage of Valley View early Friday
morning escaping w more than
$100100 la cash after which they
burned the business district ot the
town. - '.".
Tbe youth sfter being arrested
wss plsced Is Jail and S charge of be-
ing drunk lodged : against aim. He
bad more than $100 la his pockets at
tbe time of hie arrest sad bis clothes
police ssy belled his position in life.
Severs! random remans in which tbe
youth uttered aeveral times the
name of the pillaged'town were noted
by tbe police. - Gainesville officers
who hsv bees ha ehsrge Of tbe In-
vestigation of the robbery are ex-
nected to arrive' here in ths morn
ing to attempt Identification of the
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$100000 May Be Lost;
125 Planes Stored in
Barn Which Collapses
Under Ice
Crushed by the accumulation of
sleet and ice during tbe last three
days the roof of barn No. 1 of tbe
Standard J-l Airplane company near
Dumble street in tbe Edmundson
sddition csved in on about 12r planes
stored in the building at 11:30 a. m.
Sunday. Although no attempt was
made to dear the wreckase Sundnv.
early estimates of tbe damage to the
planes indicate a possible loss of
$100000. The planes are values st
jhwu up.
Tbe barn is made of wood snd cor'
rugated iron and is located several
blocks from tbe road. Tbe whole
top crashed In. The barn Is ISO
feet Ions and 110 feet wide.
All of the planes stored in the
barn are Standard J-l planes. Tbe
business was formerly owned by tbe
Curtis Airplane company and was
established in Houston In 1020.
R. C. Lofstrom local manager for
the company was placing guards
about the wrecked establishment
early Sunday. A second barn about
the same size of the one wrecked is
located several blocks sway. Mr.
Lofstrom said Sunday night that this
barn seemed to be in tood condition.
and did not look as if there was sny
immediate danger ot its collapse.
Both of the sheds are tbe prop-
erty of W. L. Edmundson and were
used formerly for' storing hay. Tbe
crash demolished tbe barn and It la
believed wrecked all of tbe airplanes
it contained.
Denison Farmer Steps Into
Path of Bullet Fired at
Chicken
(Post-Dispatch 8pedal)
DENISON Texaa Dec. 21. Arthur
Jones 42 farmer living four miles
east of Denison was abot and killed
accidentally Sunday morning by Floyd
Bolen a chum wben tbe latter at-
tempted to kill a chicken for their
dinner. Jones stepped around a cor-
ner of tbe house just aa Bolen fired
snd the bullet struck bim in the bead.
Death was Instantaneous.
According to the story told officers
here the two men had decided on a
chicken dinner Sunday and were in-
tending to cook their own meal. Bo-
len secured a 22 caliber rifle from
the home and stepped out on the porch
to locate a suitable bird He' picked
out one and leveled bla gun against
the side df the house. Just as he
fired Jones stepped s round tbe cor-
ner snd directly In line with the bullet
Both men have been residents of
this section tor yesrs snd sre well
known. They were warm friends.
Jones is survived by a sister and two
brothers one of whom lives tn Oklahoma.
INtCuHLY
KILLED BY CHUM
Convict Piano Player
Famous Through Ra
Wants to
(United News.)
JBITBRSON CITY. Mo Dee. 2L
The massive doors of the Stats prison
will swing open next month snd re-
turn to society a man made famous
by radio.
Twenty-one months ago Harry M.
Snodgrass 20 of 8t Louis was re-
ceived at the orison snd while being
"dressed in" he reluctantly admittted
tn answer to Warden Jobs Crawsord's
questions ss to bis occupation tbst he
wss a "piano player of sorts."
He was sssiimed to the prison or-
chestra snd Sundsy millions of radio
fsns know him as tbe "king of the
ivories..
BnodgTss sprang into fsme shnost
overnight. When the State board of
agriculture opened its broadcasting
station (WOS) here the prison or-
chestra wss called upon frequently to
give musical programs snd Snodgrsss
plsyed the pisno.
Soon inquiries began pouring In
about tbe musical convict and in one
day the telegraph office ber received
63 telegrams addressed to the pianist
st tbe prison.
Then the Radio World a New
Tork magasine. annousced Snodgrass
tbe winner of its radio performer pop-
ularity contest and a deluge ot of.
fere to adopt him. to finance hia edu-
cation to employ him followed.
But Bnodgrsss wss relaetaat te ac-
cept charity from bis new friends.
When be learned however that be
wss to be relessed on January SJ he
told frienda at the broadcasting sta-
tion of his financial plight and a call
for aid was broadcast. .
. It was learned Sunday a vaudeville
contract calling for $1000 a week has
1 nive nsrom -eesisss -a eve wvwj n mj DWaTi gMg
Publ
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Slowly
More Sleet In View
iseMeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeseeeee
What The .
Weather Man
Ha to Say
''''' !
Tsmaeretaro Sunday: -Avar
V
sue-27 dHreei with msxlmnsi
ef 28 degree at 12:30 p.m.
Forecast for Monday: Freer- ;
(ss tempersture unsettled
wits rale tlset or ssew la
Ranthaaat Texas. .
! Total ereclpltstlsa slsee 12:15
li Fridsy 255 lachss.
TRAIHSBAmE
Passengers On 'Fliers' Out
of St Louis Face Hun-
ger In Ozarks.
TULSA Okla. Dec. 21. Lost In a
field of frosen aleet and amid tangled
telephone and telegraph wires some-
where in Southwest Missouri; facing
tossible but never actual hunger; not
sowing at what moment some on-
rushing tram might craan into ineui
because block signals were frosen and
broken pasaengers on the Frisco
crack train the Meteor arrived' in
Tulsa at 4:45 o'clock Saturday after-
noon. 32 hours and 45 minutes late.
Closely behind it came another
Frisco crack train. No. 7. due here
Friday afternoon at 2:20 o'clock. And
at midnight Saturday Frisco officials
were loolins for No.J403. which left
St Louie Friday morning. And still
somewhere out In Missouri nnlocated
and unheard from' were another Me-
teor and another No 7. which bad
left St. Louie 24 hours' aft'-the
two trains which reached here Satur
dav afternoon.
- But all through ths hardships the
passengers on these two trsins main-
tained the American sense of humor
snd that comaraderie ' whlh enables
humanity to make tbe best of a given
situation according to T. R Mace
salesman. And they bad nothing but
praise for the manner in which tbe
employes of tbe road ministered to
their comfort even1 while those same
employes bad endured antold hard-
ships in their efforts to "carry tbe
message to Garcia" by bringing the
two trsins through.
College girls on tbe trsins led in
making tbe trip endurable sa they
went from ear to car In tbs Meteor
and sang tbsir cnllege songs or told
funny stories that kept everybody in
a good humor.
Passengers ran the gamut of human
emotions aa It became apparent that
tbe trains were lost that none-knew
wben relief would come or when death
m the form of a crashing train would
meet ' them Aad many a man who
might have taken a bit of Christmas
cheer before leering St Louis Thurs-
day night wondered "where he waa
at' wben he awoke Friday morning
and found himself not in Tulsa but
out in a field of frosen sleet. In s
train stalled somewhere in Misxouri.
Leaving St Louis Thursday night
at 6:18 o'clock ths Mareor had. fine
traveling until shout SO miles oat
Then tbe train hit the sleet storm or
rather the storm hit tbe train. Tbe
(Cont'd on Pg. 2. CoL 1.)
Go Straight
been offered Saodgress along with
scores of concert offers. .
"I want to go where I m not
known." be said. "Bat I have a wife
snd boy eight years old who" need me
snd the money I can make. Am I
going straight? I've done 21 months
for a robberr cemmltud while I waa
drunk and while I've bad ths best of
treatment here es a prisoner you'll
never hesr of me being la prison
sgsln."
isssssesssssssssssessesseseseeessssa
Pni7 K!fnnA1ID i
aur a-iieayt-vsivs
BadljjHuH
Stays atPost I
1 1
KsewMee that a hreksa rail
might wreck a saseeatsr trala
wbleh was almost dee kept 8.
A.- Kastmaa Istsrsatiesai-
Ores Nerthera' eeorles fore-
man at the seat ef duty Sss
: thw ra spits ef severe pals frem
a brakes leg- Wksa Ksssmsa
-was eset to repair a break Is
a rail at p. av Saaday is the
1 1800 bleak Reaaels street he
was strsox by a motors? cte
while at work aad his leg wear
brakes. Whoa a Heeates Us.
dsrtaklaa eemaaey smbslanos
arrived no refessd U' leave the
job astll his relief arrived to
ooattsee the repairs. He wss
. tskee te St. Jesse- Infirmary
for medical attoafloa.
f .
THROUGH STORM
Utilities
Recover;
Cattlemen Estimate Losses 't
From Freezing Will .y
Run Around 10 P ?
Cent in County.
:. '. . . ' v.
Houston and South Texas were re
turning to normalcy rapidly Sunday
with greatly improved service irom
the public utilities of the city. good
progress being made in repairing -: ;
broken telephone and telegraph wires
and improved railway schedules
throughout the State.
Although f reeling weather is pre-
dieted for Monday most of the inoon-
venlences which tbe blissard brought
are over for people though cattle.;
will continue to suffer aa long as the
severe cold lasts.
Houston enjoyed a normal water - :
aupply Sunday afternoon and night '
normal street car service snd better-
ntnrlitlnn in nthsr utilities than have
existed since the cold wsve arrived
Friday. . - '
. From Central snd rJoutn Texas
come reports which indicate that tbe
smaller cities of those sections nave .
been visited by very much the ssms j
westher ss has prevailed here. A thin .
sheet of ice snd sleet covers pracu- .
cally tbe entire State.
Tbe blissard was responsible for
several sceidents of s class almost : 1
unknown to Houston Sunday. Tbe
roof of the Standard J-l Airplane
company's No. 1 barn caved in under . :
the heavy load of ice and sleet which :
bad accumulated during ths last few . ; .
days and demolished 129 airplanes .
stored within. A 60-foot awning on
the Woolworth building. Capitol and: )
Main save way under its burden of
Ice snd sleet at S p. m. Sunday and ."
trashed to the sidewalk. One bof.' i1
was injured slightly though several'
nersons had narrow escapes in set-"-'it
ting from under tbe falling debris.
(Cont'd on Par. 2. CoL 2.)
LUST RITES HELD
OR JULIUS
KII
Thousands Stand in Rairt "t
As Tribute to San Fran . '
cisco Congressman
(United News.) l
SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. 21. ConT
greasmsn Julius Kshn wat buried here . .
Sunday. v
Thousands of persons stood with .v
bared besds in s chilling rain ss ths -body
ot tbe late congressman waa es f
cor ted from the city hsll where it had -Iain
in State all day Saturday to the "
temple Emanu-EL . .
Representatives of San Trancisco'a
civic bodies hundreds of srmy officers
together with frieuds snd supporters
of tbe late representative gathered
in the temple for the public services.
Huge banks of floral offerings pre- -ceded
the casket into the temple as
tbe low mournful notes of Chopin's
funeral march swelled from the crepe
covered pipe organ. 70
Simple Jewish rites marked the !
public service snd Rabbi Louie L -'
Newman read the ancient words of v
consolation in desth. ' '
"We resign our friend Julius Kahn f
to-Thee. Oh God. for death haa made
Ms darkness beautiful with the souls i
of loved ones"
Rain wss still falling when the fun- .
era! cortege left the church for tbe
home of peace cemetery. Interment.'
wss In private with only members .
of the family snd ciose friends attend- ?:
tng.
Chippewa Falls
Railroad Death
Toll Is Set at8
' (Assodsted Press.) v
CHIPPEWA FALLS Wis. Dee. .
21 The Identification Sunday of the ' v
body of Miss Msy Morrisey of Stev-
en -point Wls set the casualties re-
salting from tbe plunge of s Soo ' 1
Line observation car inte the Chip-
pewa river yesterday definitely at "v 4
eight dead and seven Injured. All ' v
passengers of the ill-fated coach have :
spparently been accounted for .Jj
Identification of the last body wasi sv
made by J. J. Heffwon an uncle with 4 '
whom Miss Morrcy had made her J '
home since childhood. He stated that v
hia niece was a school teacher st
Aberdeen S. P. snd ras en her way -home
to spend tbe Chriatmas boll- i
dsys. i
--SW -!
Former Texas U. Student- ;
Convicted in Slaying
(Associated Press.) ' '
LA CHANGE Teias Dee. 21.- ;
For tbe second time a jury of his .
peer has dwlarcd Otto Naml of .'
Curro guilty of the murder ef John
K. Rosa of Austin who waa shot and "
fatally wounded at bis home in Keb' '.
ruary. 1022. .
Tbe second verdict of guilty ear. .
rying s pcnslty of 15 years In the
State penitentiary was banded In to v
court shortly after 10 s. av. Sunday
the case having been Submitted juat '
before midnight Saturday. . t
Notice of a motion for a aew trM
J Wf eia lfgu v veiss
was given by Menu's sttsrnejs.
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