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- J Washington Nov. 8. One of
'.i!.P!oyemu"ii.h'!Sxt lmil?'
v idge has started to work is to arrange
. affair to insure nafe sailing of d-
. :?.n nea8ures tbrouh tKe
I j The problem was intensified by the
-EXLu;lt';to&
Utrtion measures in the past wiu be
"e:uSr "'SI
rlwa from the bedside of Senator
.ThV'win. Thi; b-ttl. wuh dh he
wfll be permanency Incapacitated and Six Other plartes which were t0-
'Unable to continue bis public duties. .
st v Though Borah la the rsnkinf meui-
i; .per of both the foreign relation and
it Is in.
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'.derstood he baa definitely decided to
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ministration leaden who were new
as antl-Ra..ian 8ecrettrTj0nha
r .Jlon maidlug ms.otl.frua with MmikMWVfJtmw
;CJ Jeow. now that thVelectlon is over. tJrfS"1!! fatof 3rJ17f?':
i H iTha Vesident. It ia sald.wiU a.k Bo. tth world fUers Indulging
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-to get together ona compromise Bus-
r . rhron.'h ih'e .en.t
Oeorae Harvev. who r.lrnl
. ambassador to Great Britain to b-
vcome a Coolidge campaign adviser and
who Is considered a likely candidate
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Hughes' tendencies in the party.
HEAVYBEAM
KILLS CONVICT
Man Who Murdered
Houston Woman
Dies in Accident
Tom Oow 35 who murdered Ore
Parker of Houston on a dark street
In San Antonio in1921 and threw
t. ..l j.- .L. a 4 A 1 1
her body in the San Antonio river
after robbing her of valuable jewels
'' was killed accidentally at Huntsville
" Saturday according to Information re-
ceived here.
' Crow was at work In the 'wagon fae-
; tory sawing heavy beams at a circu--f
lar taw. As the Made moved toward
" him. the teeth caught in the stick
thrnwinc it acalnst his head.
t ' Tk Klnw rrarf ilrpd hla ak till anrlnk 1
-fK Una brains over the floor also knock-
' t ing out one eye. The accident took
t place at :4.- a. m. tie aiea at a:o
SI . .llhnnr h.vlna raaainad
- adousness:
rw- ... f mnnl.r hi.
r lowing his trial In San Antonio In 1921
tnd given 25 years In prison Ha was
'later tried li Kendall county on a
change of venue and convicted of theft
" in connection with the stealing of the
'diamonds receiving 10 years on the
lattar charae. I
t ' He annealed both cases and both
-1 "Were affirmed by the higher court
'i i 'He began serving bis sentence in Hep
' ' Umber 1023.
' - The body win be sent to Baa An-
tonio for burial.
;
For Yoilr
Convenience
The
Classified
Department
Will Be Open
This Evening
From 6 to 9
Phone Preston
. 8600 Vv
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IRIVESUAirmeMiirl
Leave jiere l oaay
. 'Mi- ' wfm -
I Airmen Will Return
Refuel Before Long
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Globe Girdlers Are Entertained With Dinner-Dance
and Hieater Party; Parade Staged
j . . . . ;
The world fliers will take
' ew Orleans
pmous. iney are scneauiea to return here Tuesday noon and
refuel for their trip to Dayton. Ohio. .
iht welcome accorded the
About 400 guests of the Thirty
A continuous round of
visitors from the time the party landed shortly after noon at
Islington t.eld. the group included Lieutenants Leigh Wade
and H. Ogden flying in the plane "Boston" and Lieutenants
Eric Nelson and John Harding
They first .were greeted
to meet them in a plane piloted
u tuuvuvcu uic visuvjjs iu
Ellington field had trouble in
getting up and landed after the
world fliers.
The reeeptlo committee which
SSl Blrna JTw. ST
Im.ndant of the 80tb Aero Muadron
Captain B W. Mackie; C.pUh. Fred
wunnr. ueutenanta vanenn wubur
Goodwin. A. W. Larkm Uick Willis
w- w- Grow and a H. Hainea of
the chamber of commerce.
The party went immediatelr to at
tend a luncheon1 at the Rice hbteL At
8 Vdoek parade led by two bandi
aurcned tnroucn toe business sectioi
Prolnt dt officUl.
and citisens.
Alter tne oaraae ue juera were
dt7 . .! hotel
ig JW ' w?Tf
I- 'T . . . o
rSSli&0?wel Mayor Ht1
Th. avUter. left the hotel at 0 P.
"a ?nt l UjesU theater.
wner the crowd rose and cheered
them for nearly five minutes. They
f""'" 1?' inen !
tV." u"l" "ua "Brm
w. - .1. . .
Due to Aimrantina ti.atrwiniia n.
visitors will be permitted to see the
take-on Bunuay morning at Ellington
new
SENATOR LODGE
GETS SET-BACK
CAMBRIDGE Mass. Nov. 8. The
Vlitt.rt-JHil?'!"'
Wednesday was declared lemj favoH
soie eararaay nignc by nis attending
pnyaicians. a nuiietin issued HMtur
day nirht announced he had failed
perceptibly since morning.
lne announcement followed a bulle
tin at noon Saturday which atated
that the senator was somewhitt
weaker than he had been althotich
bis condition at that time waa esseu-
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tially the name as it bad been for the
preceding 72 hours. The announce
ment Maturday night at 6:20 atated:
"Condition less favorable. Has
railed perceptibly during -the day.
It was signed by Doctors John H.
Cunningham and Frederick H. Wins
low.
2 Corsicana Lads
r j . n
MUrt in UOlllSlOn
V""JAA Texas OT. 8.
JV1"011 Bun. 18. nd Wilmot Curtis
1?.. riously injured Saturday
2ff" T2lmjf?r uu .icf th'.wer
Je drawn
f nj5 The abaft of the wngon
pierced the Sima boys left sldehat-
: the ribs and piercing the lung.
The Curtis boy suffered a badly
orvaea now ana minor mjunea. i.ne
boys are in the hospital. The oc-
cupanU of wagon escaped unhurt
Great Commoner Undaunted
By Republican Landslide
(United Press)
WASHINGTON. Nov. a Un-
daunted by the .republican landslide
aad nnscarred by persons! rebuffs re
ceived at the democratic national con-
vention William Jennings Bryan in
tha next election will return to tbe
fray agamit his enemies inside and
outaide the democratic party.
"I am going to writs my memoirs
bat Vm not out of politics" he told a
Unitefl press representative as he
bought a railroad ticket for Florida.
"Tha election ia proof that tha
Americans do tfot want a class party
such as La Sollette attempted and
that tha only hope of the Industrial
workers is tha aVsnocratie nartr. Wa'll
coma back strong and prepare tbe way
iur a iv &y Ticwrj in commoner
continued.
Asked his opinion rerardin cress
prediction' that Governor Al Smith
who won' few York State desolta tha
Uoolidge-and slide wonkl N the nextlehanr la senthneat will defeat ha
ywvuu awuauira. wvuiu I
democrafr -nresUential
-taadidata
w Orleans
To Houston Tuesday To
Hop To Dayton' Ohio
of from Ellineton field at 9:30
if weather conditions are pro
airmen extended until an early
- sixth division were present '
events had been planned for the
in the "New Orleans."
by Mayor Holcombe who went
by Lieutenant E V. Harbeck.
WHIRS
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Famous Birdmen Tell
Trip Details Be-
tween Pances
Houston a welcome to the world
fliers was no more enthusiastic than
the one the king of Slain arranged
for them on their globe-girdling ex-
pedition lieutenant Leigh -Wade de-
cJaredSaturda.ynifDi
As we neared Siam" Lieutenant
Wade explained "we received a mes-
sage from the king saying he bad
postponed the beheading of a notori
ous oanait until our arrival so we
could occupy the royal box.
"Fortunately we were able to leave
early in the morning and as the ex-
ecutioner refused to work before
breakfast we missed the 'party'."
The famous aviator had sneaked out
of tbe ball room at the Rice hotel.
wnere aoout uu rloustonlsns were
dancing in honor of tbe distinguished
visitors. He smoked a cigarette and
Detween purrs stole glances toward
the dance floor to see if his escape
from a host of admirers had been
successful.
"What amases me Is tbe wav w
hnve Deen received in Houston. Don t
you folks ever let up in your en-
thusiasm? Why our trip by now
should have become rather common
food for conversation. Gee. whiz! Tou
have nisbed us from one function to
another so swiftly that I'm fairlv
dissy."
Then the airman irew serious aa he
discussed phases of the trip.
Une bears the remark that soon
airplanes will bf as thick as auto-
mobiles" he continued.
'I don't think so. There Is much
more responsibility in handling a plane
tnan a motor car. Nevertheless the
next few years will see many devel-
opments of a sensational character in
(Cont'd on Pg. 7. CoL 1.)
James E. Ferguson
Is Ineligible as
Wife's Secretary
(Post-Dispatch Special.)
AUSTIN. Texaa. Nov. 8.-Jkn Fer
guson can't be Governor Miriam Fer
gusons private secretary. That is
be can not draw the salary of the job.
This isn't snother penalty of his
impeachment but is aolely because he
ia her husband.
The law aays no person may be an
pointed in any department related
within the third degree of affinity or
consanguinity to me 'Dead ol the de
partment.
Bryan rigorously shook his head but
declined to comment
Bryan's analysis of the election wss
riven out in a prepared statement be-
fore his departure. After finding con-
solation in the high character of Pres.
ident Coolidge and General Dawea and
deploring the number of "stay-at-home"
voters he said In part:
The victory this year was not as
disastrous to the democrats as that
of 1020. This year the republican
party ia so. small In both bouses that
reactionary legislation will be almost
if not quite impossible.
"Tha Mellon nlan. for instanm. pan
naraiy pass euner nouse.
"There is no reason to doubt that
tha political pendulum will swing back
aa it has often done before. Mr.
. - i
uoouage earned eight States by a
minority vote: these might have been
taken from him had the progressives
been united. In several other States
tha combined vale of Mr. Davis and
Mr. La Follette came so nesr equaling
ma rvpuoucaa vols mat a.- silent
republican to -
HOUSTON
.... . ; " ".. '.
IW YEAR'S
BUDCETTO
BE REDUCED
Federal Govern
ment Operating Ex-
j pense Cut Half Mil
lion Dollars
(Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON Nov. 8. The .cost
of running the federal government la
the fiscal year beginning next July 1
may fall below $3000000000 or half
billion dollars less than the esti-
mated expenditures for the current
fiscal year. On tbe basia ot estimates
prepared by tbe budget bureau and
on which its conferences with the
spending departments of the govern
ment practically have been completed
the anticipated appropriations fpr the
year beginning next July 1 stood Sat
urday night at S2.98O.O00.000. exclu.
sive of the post office department tbe
receipts of which are expected to bal
ance the expenses.
Officials of tbe budget still have
work to do on tbe "bu
ret
1926"
which will be submitted by the presi-
dent to the forthcoming short session
of congress. But they neve gone so
thoroughly into every estimate creat
and small submitted to them by the
several branches ot tbe government
that tbey feel any changes to be made
nerearter will be in tbe nature of
thousands rather than in billions of
dollars.
Brigadier General H. M. Lord di
Poltnn rt Kaa VtltsJnrA t nrill avn Mar alia 1
figures ana tabulations with 1'rent;
dent Coolidge some time next week
and after that it is expected the
government estimates will be ready
(Cont'd on Pg. 2 Col. 1.)
HAS75779LEAD
Majority Averages
477 Votes in Each
Complete County
(Associated Press.)
DALLAS Texas Nov. 8. Com
plete returns from 157 of the 252
counties in Texas tabulated by the
Texas election bureau up to 6 p. m.
natnrduy cave Mrs. Miriam A. rer
guson tbe democratic nominee for
governor a majority or 70J7U over
Dr. George C. Butte her republican
opponent: Tbe totals were: Butte
221.062: Feruson 207.741
Mrs. Ferguson s majority thus far
bas averaged 4u per county.
lbe court reported Saturday was:
One hundred twenty-three -counties
perviously reported:
Ferguson 230062.
MRS. FERGUSON
Butte 181438;
Fer-
Butte. guson.
2S0 120
1170 2888
34 270
003 1.1)03
877 1170
404 804
2.111 S.OtU
434 1373
r55 1.018
1740 4100
422 2358
070 782
40 1)5
353 218
27 45
1008 2363
350 (102
530 806
1151 3786
678 1453
2500 3819
42 56
2502 8.482
2870 4840
204 173
6 32 473
1068 2102
135 145
1451 2515
G12 068
2.002 3186
5634 5620
137 315
4.211 6544
County.
Roberts . . .
De Witt ..
Starr
Haskell ...
Nolan
Baylor . . .
Williamson
Trinity . . .
Hamilton .
Fannin
Bnrleson . .
Atascosa . .
Culberson .
Armstrong
Andrews . .
Cooke
Calhoun .
'l OBhy . . .
ngelina ..
Fisber ....
Lamar . . . .
Moore . . i .
Denton . . .
Hill
Hansford . .
(Junta
Freestone
Ward
Rusk
Dawson . .
Johnson . .
Mclennan .
Midland ...
Bell
Total 157 countles.221.062 207741
Ferguson majority 75770.
Following are corrected figures on
county returns in the governor's race
already reported:
County. Butte guson.
Hunt 3018 4.040
Travis 5203 5447
Henderson 1111 8121
OBREGON TO TURN
PRISONERS LOOSE
(Associated Press.)
EL PASO Texas Nov. 8. AH po-
litical prisoners in Mexico will be
given their freedom by President Ob-
regon on November 20 the dste that
marks the beginning of tbe Madero
revolution according to the news-
papers Excelsior and El Universal of
Mexico City
' Prisoners against whom charges
other than rebellion kra pending in
courts of the country will ndt be re-
leased it ia eM. ; y. y f
beadsbank:
so aaaeasaeaseas f
Ra Mo
FARRAB.
If HEAD OF
R.M. Farrar Succeeds
J. S. Rice at Union
National
" R. M. Farrar was elected president
of tbe Union National bank of Hous-
ton when Colonel J. 8. Rice who had
been president of the institution sioce
its organization 10 years ago. became
cbalrmaji pf the board of directors.
These changes with others were
announced following a meeting of the
directors Saturday.
H. B. Finch cashier was appointed
to tbe office of vice president; C. A.
Dwyer assistant cashier was made
cashier. - J. G. Omerod and H. M
Wertheimer were ejected .assistant
cashiers -
In Vnfifi.HJnn- wtlli ffc.aj.
mr. iucc onaae uit iouowing state
ment:
I have had under consideration
for some time relinquishing active di-
rection of the bo-nk's affairs in order
to oe reuevea or other advisory du-
ties. George Hamman wbo hah. been
vice president of tbe bank from its
organisation bas been desirous of re-
ducing bis activities with the bank in
order to glvV his sttention to personal
matters wnicn ne lelt to some extent
had been permitted to remain too in
active.
"Neither Mr TTamman fin m..lf
however were willing to resign unless
a satisfactory organixntion of the
bank could be made and the board of
directors bas been unable to find a
sstisfactory man until we procured
the consent of Mr. Farrar to uccept
uie presidency.
"Mr. Farrar. th nw nr.IHnt
has for manv veers been nromlnenilv
identified with local civic commercial
ana nnaiicial activities. He is presi-
dent of the Farrar Lumber mmnnnv
a director of the Houston hrannh nf
tne federal reserve bank of Dallas
director of the Union National bank
vice chairman ot the Houston port
commission and has been actively
arnuneq lor JU vears with tha d.
velopment of Port Houston. H i.
ex-president of the Chamber of Com
merce a director in tbe lately organ.
sea nousion textile mills and tor
severel yenrs was president of the
National Bank of Commerce bavinx
lemu on i g. i uoi. i.)
Negro Boy Gets
Broken Neck in
Fall From Mule
Buster kdds. 14-vei
llvmc on the IL R. Ramer nl. re nn
the Richmond rosd sustsined a broken
neck Saturday when he was thrown
from a mule. The bov died before an
ambulance arrived to take him to a
hospital.
According to witnesses tn the .eel.
dent Epps was carrying a wagon wheel
on tbe saddle and bad wrapped the
rone reins around his neck ho a. tn
devote both hands to tbe heavy wheel.
In shifting the wheel the boy fright-
ened the mule and waa thrown tn the
ground and dragged several yards with
me reins arounu nis neck
Justice Camnbell
Overstreet held
tbe inquest and pronounced
a verHif-t
pf accidental death. Tbe body is being
neiu oy tne nouston Undertaklni
cuinpauy penai ng runeral arrange
ments.
TROOPS ASKED TO
COMBAT L WW.
(Associated Press.)
8EATTLE. Wa.h Nn a sheriff
Conn and Prosecutor Gilbert 8kag
Itak county have asked Governor
Hart for trooDS an aeennnt of arm Tn.
dustrial Workers of tbe World having
established Control of the nrlnHnal
road leading to Concrete Wash. said
udiapatch published Saturday by tbe
Seattle Times.
Tha situation grew out of a strike
mac started three weeks ago on a
large hydro-electric plant which the
Puget Sound Traction Light and
Power company baa been building on
the Baker river at Concrete.
Tbe newspaper quoted Sheriff Cona
a saying that conditions had gotten
beyond his control and that the L W.
i ? "trixi T b'" IX'dly
nawnw mvm OTaiua
MOMMY
APMTID
DRY LAW HEAD
Temperance Chief Is
Of Opinion Mellon
Will Be Relieved of
Enforcement Work
(United Press.)
CHICAGO. Nov. 8 Prexiilenl
Coolidge plans to take direction of
the prohibition enforcement ma
chinery away from tbe treasury de
partment appoint a director of his
personal selection and Dlace the re
mainder of the enforcement army un
der tne civil service according to lr
Clarence True Wilson in an interview
rinted Saturday in the Chicago Daily
few.
Dr. Wilson is secretary of the board
of temperance of the Methodist Epis
copal cnurcn and hie prediction fol-
lowed a conference with Mr. Coolidge
wnere toe nresldent a nroaram of ner.
sonai supervision ot Drob ibition was
outlined to him.
Dr. Wilson said the chief reason
for wetness in the United Statea is
corruption and crookedness within the
ranks of tbe enforcement forces.
according to tbe interview. . "It is not
that prohibition is unenforceable ns
some might believe but because the
liquor interests have deliberately
packed tbe nrohibition enforcement
stairs tn wet centers especially with
men whom they can use as their tools.
It Is exactly the same as organized
vice and crime in cities nowadays try
to get crooks and gunmen on the
police forces so tbat evil can have
protection and do as it pleases" Dr.
(Cont'd on Pg. 2 Col. 5.)
OPERATION
Late President's Wid-
e
Condition Is
OWI
Critical
(Associsted Press.)
MARION. Ohio Nov. 8. Mrs.
Florence Kling Harding widow of
former President Harding wbo has
been .ill. with kidney trouble for sev
eral weeks underwent an exploratory
operation naiuroay evening.
Mrs. Harding withstood the ooers
Hon with but little shock according
to announcement Dy her physicians
and Saturday night was said totnsn-
If eat ber usual courage aud hopeful-
ness." "Radical surgical work at this time
Is quite out of tbe question.
'Mrs. Harding went throuih the
palliative operation under loca nnae..
thesia with but little shock and tonight
maintained her usual courage and
nopefulnesa.
I-u: ii
"J. C. Wood M. D.
"Cnrl W. Knwyer M. D.
The follow inr bulletin via Lulled
by tbe attending physicians Saturday
night:
' the Important munifestatinna In
Mrs. Harding's rase early in the week
were Interrupted by an olmost com-
plete occlusion of the right urethcr
necessitating an exploratory punc
ture which It is Doped will afford
temporary relief.
"Her ceneral condition while not
Immediatelr critical is such aa to
cause the greatest anxiety because of
the condition of her heart and because
complications have developed in the
upper part of her abrbmen."
The operation was oerformed at 7
o'clock at White Oaks farm a .an..
torium conducted by Dr. Carl W. Saw
yer where Mrs. Unrding has been
making her home. The sanatorium
formerly waa conducted bv Dr.
Charles E. Sawyer. President Hard-
ing's personal physician.
Ibrougboiit the day Mrs. Hsrdlnr'a
condition had grown steadily worse.
Late in the dsy Dr. Sawver sum
moned into ' consultation Dr. J. f!
Woods of Cleveland end it was decid-1
MRS. HARDING
Ma's Prospective Appointees
Holding Political Interest
(Post-Dispatch Special.)
AU8T1N Texas Nov. 8. Election
of a governor and plans for ber in
suguration have created an intense
interest in tbe possible lineuo of an
pointed department beads for tbe new
administration. Before the actual
vote or the election hue been reported
gossip sod discussion bss already
swung to the problem of guessing
prospects of applicants or available
men and women for membership In
tbe "offida fami v."
The open season for speculation on
the next governor s appointments be
gan election day and the chances of
some of tbe more likely appointees
are being figured out with deen in
terest not only by those connected
with tbe possible officeholders but
by those who sre trying to exercise
foresight enough to pick right and
ick esrly enough.
be rumors so far are Dure rumors.
with little definite assurance of any
son oenina mem. airs rerguson. It
is said has made no promise of any
office to any person and has indi-
cator aa choice for a siegl post ia
Backfire From Oil
Burner Destroys
Foundry of Plant
- ';. . ' --v :
Building Contained Steel Welding and Mould-
ing Equipment; Workmen In Building When
Blaze Is Discovered Escape Without Inju-
ries; Crowds of Spectators Handicap Work
of Firemen. ?
Flames swept the foundry of the Lucey Manufacturing
company Leona and Carr streets at 8 p. m. Saturday causing1
property damage of approximately $175000. Backfire from an
oil burner started the blaze. ' .
The destroyed building contained steel welding and mould
ing equipment a quantity of patterns and other machinery.' '
equipment and" tools in storage. .-
The loss of the foundry will cripple the plant to a certain
extent officials stated but sufficient supplies are on hand to
accomodate the usual business until the destroyed building can
be reconstructed. hs
Frank Sager foreman of the foundry discovered the fire.
Two alarms were turned in in quick order bringing the major-
SSTIUSFOW
Big Whisky Distillery
Destroyed Near
Stafford
What Is claimed to be the largest
moonshine whisky distillery ever
raided in Harris county was destroyed
by Clarence Hinds and J. P. Gillespie
special Investigators from the dis
trlct attorney's office and Deputy
JUaiIl -Alex McDonald t .a fa
house three miles from Stafford near
tbe Fott Bend county Una Saturday
afternoon.
A five-roan dwelling was filled
with paraphernalia for the manufac
ture of whisky. One room contained
four 50-gallon copper stills complete
with colls cooling barrels and chiir
coal drips. 'Another 00-gallon still
complete was found in sn adjoining
room. All five stills were in full
operation when the officers arrived
st the scene they declared. Five 4
burner keroseue stoves furnished
power for the plsnt
In other psrts of tbe bouse the
raiders found 125 50-gallon barrels
of wheat innsh in the process of fer
mentation 85 gallons of white whisky
in a barrel five 5-gallon jugs of
whisky eight 100-pound sucks of
sugar four sacks of wheat and va-
rious other spparatus such as testers.
measuring glasses and spare parts for
toe stills.
The in nab was destroyed and all
Inflammable . materials used in the
manufacture of whisky were heaped
in a Hugh pile and Ignited. Fifty
gallons of kerosene and 85 gallons
of whisky were used to feed the
flames. The stills and other metallic
paraphernalia together with the
sugar wheat and enough whisky for
evidence were piled on a truck se
cured with the aid of the Ions dls
tsnce telephone and brought to the
snertii a otlice.
The raid was made shortly sfter
noon naturday but the officers took
six hours to wreck the distillery.
They arrived at the courthouse shortly
after tt p. in.
Three men were arrested in con-
nection with the seizure and charged
witn mnnutarturini and oossess n
liquor. The charges were filed before
Justice W. N. Williams wbo also
issued the search warrant Warrant
for tbe arrest of another man was
issued but he had not been arrested
at a late hour Saturday. Tho.e
taken in custody were Joe Cash Sam
Cash and Sam Mecca. They were
releaaed on bonds of $300 each.
BODY IS FOUND.
TONKEKS. N. T.. Nov. i Th.
body of George Moalssus 71. who has
been missing from his home here. wa.
discovered in the Hudson river by
fishermen near the Standard Oil com.
pany wbarf Saturday.
'the State government. But among
those discussed In the political rumor
factory are:
Henry Hutchlngs former adjutant
general now chief clerk of the State
uepartment for adjutant general in
the new administration. He served
in tbat capacity under Governor Fer-
guson in 1010-17.
Judge William Blakeslee of Austin
for secretary of state or for reap
pointment to his old post as a mem-
ber of tbe State board of pardon ad-
visers. Reappointment of C. R. Fowler aa
chairman of tbe Industrial Accident
board and Major A. A. Stiles aa
State reclamation engineer two of
tbe few officials who bava served
continuously since tbe previous Far
guson administration.
It is considered extremely ftrobable
tbat an Important ' State offW win
be tendered by tha incoming governor
to Clifford Stone former assistant
attorney general naw engaged In tha
practice of lav at Beaumont . Stone
IN OPERATION
v (Cont aa . a Col 1) ?
yportion of the city s fire fight '.
ing equipment to vie scene. ;.
The foundry building was 800 feat
long and 75 feet wide of wood frame
construction. The fir spread Tarwagkt -tbe
building rapidly and for a tana
other units of the plant were ia 4aat
ger. .
A dosen workmen tn the foundry at '
tbe time of tbe firs escaped without
Injuries. All other employes of tha .
plant were accounted fr. i
Firemen worked under the handicap -of
.streets crowded with handreds t
spectators who wera attracted by tha
spectacular blase. . t
Tbe plant has been in operation at
its present location for about 20 years.
The company manufactures oil wall
and water supplies machinery- and : .
equipment. Bo far aa could be learned
Saturday night the losa was covered :
by insurance. . . ;
Foreman Sager of tha foundry mad'
a statement to Fire Marshal Smith -declaring
tbat tka backfire from tha
burner Ignited a quantity of oil '
aeaa by.
'J j
DR.FUCKR :
IS REELECTED
a-
Texas Sanitarians:
Close Four-Day '
Session 1 '
Dr. A. H. rilckwir. citv health
officer was re-elected nresldent af :
tbe Texas Association of Sanitarians
Saturday morning at the closing aas-
sion of the assoclstion'a second short '
course of instruction for sanitarians '-'
and health workers which opened at
me city auditorium novemner 0. t :
Other officers era 0. C. Hava af
Waco vice nreildeafx C. H. Rosa. -
hardt of San Antonio vice president
U O. Bernhagen of Beaumont net '
president; Dr. Hubert Shull Taut
kuna vice president.
Itesolutions endorsing a revtaiaa af
the State sanitary coda and also tha V
present movement to reorssniaa tha
State board of health wera adopted
The latter resolution) aald: .
Ibis association endorses "the
present mors to reorganise tha fttata :
board of health on the basia of re- v
Moving the hoard from the Influence
of politics; of securing a centralisa-
tion of responsibility and of mala-
tainlng a continuity of nolle aavl nm. i
riding adequsts financial ruppert for
a health deosrtment of tha ffa.e
el.-.." ' 7T
Itesolutions slso wera mAnntmA
thanking Dr. Fllckwlr dry officials
and the chamber of commerce for '
their work in making tbe meeting bora -
sucpessiui. . r .
Members of tha aaaodaUa MA aw '
decide where the next short course
school will be held. Waco Aostia
San Antonio and Galveston bar ax
tended invitations.
SIX SPANIARDS CAPTURED. S.
BORDEAUX. Franc Na. a'
French gendarmes at St Jeasrda Laa
captured six Hosnlarda Satnnlaw afaa
an exchange of shots. A seventh ansa ';
escaped but in running across the V
railroad tracks was killed b a Hin.
deaux-Hendaye express train. " AH
the men were heavily armed and were -i
removed under a strong escort to jaJL .
w.
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