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CHEST DRIVE
GOESOVER
Fund Oversubscribed
$22872 Corrected
Returns Slum j Dal-
las Behind in Drive
.'" Houston's $400000 C o m m u n i t x
fhest fund was oversubscribed $22-
872 Saturday night corrected figured
" for the week's campaign revealed. The
final tabulation wax made at a jubilee
henlutiet of workers held in the Hiee
' hotel.
.The five-commit teen of workers
-rained $163030 while the preliminary
gifts committee which put on a cam-
paign week before last and kept up
its soliciution among liirge contribut-
ion until Saturday night raised $237-
242. Division A. Thomas H. Outhrie
rnmmander rep Jed a totHl of $ltl.-
ft Saturday and $413(17 for the
week. Division P.. K. A. Hester eom-
innnder raised $8310 Saturday and
$32023 for the week. Division (J
headed by T. ('. Spencer secured $13-
63!) Saturday and $:t."i.774 for the week.
Division D. "Tex" BaylessVouimnnd-
er secured $7333 Saturday and $28-
628 in all. Division B. A. M. How-
man commander secured $3043 Sat-
urday and a total of $28002.
The preliminary gifts committee
raised $20738 between noon Friday
and the close of the drive Saturday
night. AH the Saturday reports in-
cluded contributions made Friday afternoon.
Following the announcement of the
total the workers sane "Hail Hail
the Gang's AH Here" with Bert (ftilds
leadinc. Three cheers for Dallas
which will "eat crow" again this year
followed. Dallas auola was iMl
' 000 and it was said Saturday night
that klie was far behind. Fort
Worth's Community Chest goal was
$230000.
Addresses were made bv Dr. J. W
Slaughter Joe W. Kvans Will Parish
Jack Dionne and Kaymond Pearson.
(Cont'd on Pg. 18. Col. 2.)
TO TESTIFY
Suit Against Negro
Author Requires
Presence
(Associated Press.)
PARIS Nov. 22. Georges Clemen-
ceau will make Ins first public nil
pearance since his defeat by M. Pes!
chnnel for the presidency of the re
public at Versailles in 1010. when he
appears as a witness in the Assiz.es
ourt in Paris. Mmulii.V in the suit for
.einiinal libel brought against Hone
Inrnn. the negro author by the Sene
"nlcs Deputy. M. Dingne. Maran is
iirincinallv for having been
. v - 'ed the prix Coneonrt for Ihe
H"l French novel in 1021 with his
n-tunlH."
Thp milhor is now editor of the
iim'snuuiT. Ies Continents. In thi
novsmmer. accordig to the allegation
Mnrmi. accused Diiigne while the lat
ter was acting as high commissioner
f ' leiTiiitlng black troops under Mi
X'leinenrenii oabnef. or hnving re-
ved a certain sum for each soldier
uli-ted in Senegal. Maran also
liartcd thai Ihe F'ench black troops
were ruthlessly sacrificed and sent
out t" butchery during the war.
Georges Mendel formerly Clcmcn-
'enu's riiht blind man in the minis-
tVy of war: General Goiirnud. and
fo 'mer Minister of War Maglnot are
ther witneses for the defense be.
'lie "Tiger."
Garaare Fire Damage
Probed By Marshal
. Fire believed to have been of in-
cendiary orin'n. broke out early Nun-
dav morning in it gur.ige and servants'
' quarters In tlie rur of 240S Texas
'venue. The hinge was checked be-
fore it sp.ead to the residenco in
front
The fire -tii-:-1 on ihe lower floor
f the hiiMInt ned rpread rapidly.
Damage o 'h.- building which is the
property of Mrs. .1 W Co k. was
estimated lit $730. Fire Marshal Will
Smith is condi i i' an invest igul ion
Into the caife of th hhie.
.............(.
The Weather
TEMPERATURES RATTTRDAY.
1924 HI0S
H a mi lit 2 drirri'M
10 l' Tu . . . ft( flf irree'i fl7 dew
non Ta il'ri'e T2 ctpgrK'n
Hp m 7 ileirree. 75 drnm
5 p m 75 degrees 73 deireen
The miilni. for the pnt week of thin year
ropnd vlih the maxima of l He rormnood
I.. .iv nt the iMut vear:
Current year yit year
Knixlir i deliree Hi deirre
Mourtx.y M degree. W degree.
Tllewlay 7" nerivee 00 devree.
Wedneeday 73 degree. 71 degree.
n.k..Hv 72 degrees 73 degree.
Krtilav 70 dfgree. 7fl degree.
tatiinlar 76 degree. 70 degree.
FOR ROAST
'oii'ton and vletolty: Sunday fair and
v -rnier. ... a
"ttt Tea.: flundny fair and warmer.
n'Mi Tel..: Sunday fair.
4nnrliie Suuday 6.M a. m.; aunaet Sunday
r..iyt n m
'MonnrlK Sunday 3:21 a. m.: mooiwet Sun-
(..' iji.t onarter.
Wind on Teta. coant: light moderate
In HMithorlv
RlT.r fnrwa.ti There wilt he little ehange
I. .be Brasoa. Trlnltr. Ne.-he. ud Sabln.
CiKNCEAll
hat' diuiac tM nut 30 w 48 Boura
Deserter Has "
Record of 41
Enlistments
(Associated Press.J"
BOSTON Nov. 22. Acting
on instruction from Washing-
ton the headquarters of the
First corps area here Saturday
warned all New England re-
cruiting agenciee to be on the
lookout for Luther T. Billings
said to hold the record for en-
listment and desertion. The
Information received here was
that Billings under 39 aliases
had enlisted and deserted 41
times In 14 years choosing the
army and marine corps for his
activities.
CRIME RAGES
AS COPS TALK
Murder Committed as
Chicago Police Turn-
over Is Made
(Associated PresB.)
CHICAGO. Nov. 22. As detective
hiefs were prepuriug to strengthen
their drive on crime by adding 00 po-
licemen with heroic records to the
detective bureau two major rob-
beries a $40000 burglary and several
holdups were perpetrated here Satur
day.
At the same time Jack Cherbo
twice indicted for murder in connec-
tion with a tazicab war was found
alum nnr Aurora a suburb and a
superior court judge ordered immedi
ate grand jury action against iaiuib
Alterie confidant of Dion O'Banion
who policemen have testified waa
present when John Phillips a gang
ster was slain in a .ortu onore re-
sort. Julius Trenkler. a depositor was
shot when five men held up und
robbed the Citizens' State bank of
Melrbse Park. He had attempted to
stop the men as they were runuing
out of tbe building with $3000 in cur
rency. Trenkler was near death Sat-
urdnv night physicians said.
Two men forced the proprietor of
an Englewood jewelry shop VS. T.
Morris diamond salesman from New
York and two employes into the back
room of the shop and tben escaped
with Morris sample cases. 1 be sales
man said they contained gems worth
$120000.
The burglary of the Pearlie Powell
shop on North .Michigan boulevard
was discovered Saturday by Charles
Powell manager who reported to the
police that almost the entire stock of
women a and children s wearing ap-
parel had been tuken. Powell said a
complcle check may show the loss to
be greater than $40000.
Chief of Detectives William Shoe
maker his ussistant Captain John
Ntege and Deputy Superintendent
Matthew .inner spent the day ques
tioning patrolmen. Their auiz devel
oped that they wanted men who could
drive automobile s shoot straight while
driving and who were not afraid to
fight as members of the new detec
live force. Chief Shoemaker said he
was seeking the cream of Chicago's
police force for duty in cleaning up
crime aim cnecKing the reign of ter
ror of the gunmen which came to a
climax in the murder of (J Itanion.'
BANK HEAD WILL
FACE 3 CHARGES
(Associated Press.)
KANSAS CITY Nov. 1'. Joseph
It. (iiint president of the 'entropolis
Slate bank whii-h waa closed recentlv.
wns .arrested here Saturday on three
charges of second degree forgery and
two for embezzlement.
Mr. Cunt has been ill at his home
since I wo days before Ihe bank closed
a week ago. Upon his arrest Sat-
urday he was taken to a hospital and
placed under guard. Four deputy
marshals and Mrs. (iunl accompunied
li i in to the hospital in an ambuWlnce.
Uirectors of the bank estimated
Mr. liant's shortage Saturday night
at WM.OOO.
Warning of Storm
Off Carolina Coast
(Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Nov. 22
The following Btorm warning was is-
sued by the weather bureau Satur
day: "Advisory 4:M0 p. in. northwest
storm warnings ordered south of Cnpe
Henry to ( .harleston. South ( aro
line. Disturbance ipnurently develop
ing off North Carolina coast will
move northwest winds and gales off
the coast tonight.
Cop Plunges m Icy River
To Save Aged Blind Man
NEW VOKK. Nov. 22. Only a
poverty stricken old blind man. con-
fused in the wind and driving rain
who had walked off the string piece
near his hoie ami was going down
for the third time in tbe swirling icy
inters of fke East river.
One of three men who saw the
blind man fall made an attempt at
rescue but his companions held him
back.
"It's only the ok) blind man." they
urged "lion't take a chance; let's
gel a cop."
They got Patrolman Victor l.ax.
who is married aud has a small
daughter. Stripping off his hesvv
storm coat and
and ier ui raced to
DRASTIC NOTE
SENT EGYPT
BTjUTfflf
Murder of Gen. Staclf
Brings Demand For
Withdrawal of Na-
tive Troops.
(Associated Press.)
LONDON. Nov. 22. A Cuiro dis
patch to the exchange telegraph states
that Premier Zagloul informed the
chamber that the cabinet proposes to
accept the British demand for pay-
ment as compensation but not as
indemnity. It had also agreed to ar-
rest and punish the crkninuLs but tile
other demundM would be rejected.
The chamber the dispatch adds in
dorsed these decisions passing a vote
of confidence in the chamber. '
The foreign office tonight issued the
text of two notes sent to Zagloul. The
first note referring to the brutal
murder of General Stack says: "His
majesty s government considers this
murder which holds to Egypt as at
present governed to the contempt of
civilized peoples is the natural out-
come of a campaign of bostlity to
British rights and British subjects in
Kgypt and Sudan founded upon a
heedless ingratitude for benefits con
ferred by Great Britain not discour-
aged bv your excellency's government
i:ikI fomented by organizations in close
ccntact with that government.
"Your excellency was warned by his
majesty's government a little more
than a month ago of the consequences
of failing to stop this campaign more
particular as it concerned the ftudnn.
"It has not etn stopped. The
Kgyptian government hare now al-
lowed the governor-general of Sudan
to be .murdered and have proved they
are incapable or unwilling to protect
foreign lives.
"His majesty's government there
fore require that the Egyptian gov
ernment shall (1) present an ample
apology for the crime: (2) prosecute
nn inquiry into the authorship of the
crime with the utmost energy and
without respect of persons and brin
the criminals whoever they are. an
whatever their age to consign punish-
ment: (3 henceforth forbid and vig
orously siinnress all nonnlnr nolitical
demonstrations; (4) pay forthwith to
his majesty! government a fine of
500.000 pounds; (fl) order within 24
hours the withdrawal from Hutfntt of
all F.gyptiRD officers anrt.ptjsely Egyp-
tian units of the Egyptian army with
such resulting changes as shall nere
after be specified: (6) notify the com
netent department that the Sudan
government will increase the area to
bo irrigated at Wenra from .fOO.Otsl
feddans (a feddan is approximately
an acre) to an unlimited figure as.
the need may arise! (7) withdraw all
opposition in respect hereafter speci-
fied to the wishes of his majesty's
( Cont'd on Pg. 2. Col. 2. )
TRAIN ROBBER
IS ARRESTED
Confesses to Holdup
In Which 2 Men
Were Killed
(Associated Press.)
McAIiESTKH Okln.. Nov. 22.-
in a n giving his name as IUy de Auter
mont and who police said confessed
to having participated with two of his
brothers in the holdup of a Southern
Pacific truin at Siskiyou Ore. on Oc
tohfer 11 ll'L'.i in which two train
meh were killed was arrested here
Saturday nnd is being held for Oregon
authorities.
The man's arreHt resulted from his
alleged attempt to ciesh a worthless
check. He is said to be wanted for
similar offenses in Little Rock. Ark.:'
Arkansas City Kan. and several
other cities. His aliases police say
include J. W. Porter R. Smith and
.1. B. McAlester.
While being finger-printed in con-
nection with the check charge the
man police said expressed fear that
his identity as de Autermout would be
discovered and made a clean breast of
his connection with the train robbery.
He wanted local officers to get the
reward offered for his nrrest he snid.
Rewards aggregating $14400 are on
the heads of the three de Autermont
brothers Kay Roy nnd Hugh who
engineered the holdup. The man un-
der arrest here is better known as
"Nick" he said.
the water's edge. There was noth-
ing to be seen in the angry muddy
waters whipped by the rain.
"Guess he s gone down for good."
commented one of the men.
Just then l.ni saw a faintl;
Ny strug
dim head and arm.
fie hurled him-
self into the river. Ten . minutes'
finlit and he bad the blind man safely
ashore. Five minutes and life stirred
in the feeble lioibs and Daniel John
son was groping ightlessly for his
rescuer's hands.
A few inlnules later l.m was bsck
at the station.
"Heport me off duty sergeant" he
said. "I been In I lie river aud I'm
going home to change."
Five Youths
; . -1 ...sAz j 1 J fcattt - :MJ ;
Five Houston youths are facing felony charges following their arrest Saturday on the heels of a gun battle Friday night In which one
of their pals Ernest Shoqulst was slain in an attempted holdup. The youths are left to right Connie Nelson Harry Shoqulst a brother of
the slain boy; Escher Edworthy J. F. Heyser and Henry Falber. All except Heyser have signed statements admitting participation in an amaz-
ing series of holdups and robberies.
FLORES LEADS
NEWREVOLT
President Obregon
Admits Uprising
In Message
(Associated Press.)
MEXICO CITY. Nov. 22.-Hpecia!
dispatcher from Juarez dated Fri
day but only received and published
here Saturday contain the text of n
message received by the labor lead
ers attending tbe sixth annual con
vention of the Mexican Regional Con
federation of ljibor as follows:
"For your private information I
tell you General Angel Flores has
taken up arms against the central
constitutional government in the
State of Ronora.
(Signed)
"Alvaro Obregon.
"President of the Republic."
Mexico City however was slill
without official confirmation of the
reports of a revolutionary movement
by (ienernl Flores. v
The special dispatches add that the
followers of le la Ilueitn lire leaving
San Antonio and other border cities
for the purpose of joinuig the Flore
movement. General Flores himself
is alleged to have entered So no in
from the I'nited States by way of
Juarez. .
Alejandro Vega governor of Sinnloa
who has reached .Mexico City is con-
fident that no revolt of any im-
portance is in progress in I In- Sluic
of Sinnloii. which lie left a week nun.
He added however. Ihnl if (Scnernl
Flores also had actually Inkcn up
arms his movement would not sue
ceed as he is not supported by tlie
people.
Co-Eds Offer to
Show Men How to
'Roll Their Own'
Hiee co wls seem to he dissatisfied
with the way in which Hiee men "roll
t lie i r own."
The co-eds are mi the wnr path
jlldifiiiir hv an anonymous letter r
ceived recentlv lv ihe editor of tlie
Thresher. Hiee news neekly. They
are becoming impatient willi oils who
allow Iheir hosiery In drape llirir
shoes according to tlie letl
It rends:
"Some of us girls think it would he
a good idea to hold a nieeling lit Autiy
IloiiMe' some evening for the special
occasion of showing Ihe boys linw to
roll their socks so they will stay where
they helong.
"A free offering will be received to
buy garters for those too dumb lo
lea rn."
m '
Monument Gifts
Approved by U.D.C.
f Associated Press. I
SAVANNAH fia. Nov. Tl. 4 f fa-
cial approval of contributions by di-
visions chapters and individual mem-"
bers to the Stone Mountain Monumen-
tal association late Haturdny was
voted by the United Daughters of the
Confderncy just before closing its
thirty-first annual convention.
INSURANCE MERGER
JKKKKHSON CITY Mo.. Nov. 22.
Consolidation of the Standard Life
Insurance company of Illinois wilh the
I nl in ii I i'liinl Life Insurance company
of St. Louis was apnoiiticed Sntiir.
day at tbe titate insurance depuiunmi
lieio.
Face Charges
4 Youths
To Many
I Church Group I
i Protests Ball I
S For Ferguson i
(Associated Prtts.)
DALLAS. Texas Nov. 22.
The report of the public civic
righteousness committee of the
Texas Baptist general conven-
tion Saturday afternoon pro-
tested against a proposed all-
nloht ball to celebrate the inau-
guration of Mrs. M. A. Fergu-
son as governor of Texas and
recommended that Ihe State
board of control be asked to
refuse permission to use public
buildings for such purposes.
The convention adopted the
resolution.
I.............
THREE DIE IN
PUWRASH
Christmas Sale Ad
Scheme Ends In
Tragedy
I Associiited Press. )
f;m;i:NFiKii. in.. Nov.
flight for distribution of i ( 'lin-lm i-
snle advertisement proved fnlnl l:iie
Sut unlay afternoon to (ieiirgc Wnlkor.
a newspaper man of Jersey villi'. Ill
who hail pliinleii Uie eirculiir nnd l"
aviators wlio were in chore. f ' I li
piano Ituit crashed down mlo a vikmiiI
lot here late Saturday ofteiiiiinii :i
slmil distance from the town sipiare
The other two killed were: He
llHgen nf Osage la . ami II. li. Til-
ley of St. Isiuis pilnl of tin- plane.
1 1 ii c en and Tilley. n 1 1 1 r i " i ' 'l I"
Trnves (!. Hoggs of Si. Louis had
flown to Jerscyville. where the tiller
bin! left tlie pliine to make room fur
Walker.
The plane was flving Uv. niipriixi-
mntely KM) feet wiliiess. s sii. nln-n
it took a sudden dive and crushed lo
the earth. Kxiiiiiiiialion if the h;ih
line tank showed it was empty.
cabinet Man Dies
i Associated Press.
COLIMMI S. (I.. N.v. 2".. Mr
Hurry M. Daugliertv wife of the for
mer I'nited States nlloitiey g al.
diocl at midnight al their Town street
home here of pneumonia . v
Mrs. Daugliertv lluuu'li no invalid
for many years hail been in heller
health this summer than ii-uiil. She
became ill Inst Monday ami pneumonia
developed Thursday. She bud been
unconscious for two days.
Kid McCoy's Mother
Dies in Los Angeles
'Associated Presa.)
UW AXC.KI.KS. ('nl.. Nov. 22 -Mrs.
Mary Selby. mother of N'oiinnn
Selbv known ns Kid'' McCoy. e-
puajilisl who is awaiting I rial for the
murder here of Mrs. Theresa W Mora
last August died Friday uighl.
After Pal Dies
Confess
Holdups
Six Pals of Slain Ban-
dit Held as Suspects
In Many Robberies
Saddened by the death of their
leader and pal in an atleintped hold-
up .and with till the romance faded
from their exploits of (he I us I few-
weeks (our members of a band of
youthful West lOnd hijackers Satur
day night limkeil forward uluoinilv to
llie date nf iheir examining (rial after
ciiiite.ssiiig lo or tiring implicated in
I ul least l.i holdups occurring in the
J I lust lew weeks.
J Some of the robberies never re
reported lo police. The yyutlis made
. u specially of liijnckiii); roadside cimi-
S pies according lo their statements Tv
1 mil liorilies.
As the result of hours of intensive
effort en the pari of officials from
l he sheriffs office Ihe district at-
torney's office the police and Ihe city
legal department charges of robbery
hy firearms burglar and felony theft
were filed Sa'urday Against five
youth. A sixlh is heing held in jail.
Tli'isr under nrrest are:
(' lie Nelson. IH. vf H0H Cidin
street held on five charges of rob-
bery hy firearms nnd n charge of
hiirchirv anil felony Iheft.
Hurry ShiMpi ist 'JO of 1'Jll) Ash-
lniry streei. limlher of the slain youth.
( Iiiirged ilh liui-glary and felony theft
mil uiih hichway robbery: the Intler
charge being filed Saturday night on
c miii'limit nf T. . Timinnns York
si reel thai SbiMpiisl. held a gun on
liim while he was operating a Slude-
wnod sheet cur on ihe niglil of I lo-
Inl.er I'll nnd took I'iS'.'II. The nib-
lu l l necnrrei! nl Thirl een t h anil Vale
-'reels There were three inemhers
f thi'itauu 'I' h ii ii mil identified Slio-
ipiist (VcsitKelv
Alfred llyniel. 21. of 1211 Colin
si reel held fur investigation.
Ksiher Kdworlhy lit residing (it
llie Shnipiist linine. clinrged with bur-
l:iiv and febiny iheft.
Ij.nrv K.ilber. 20. nf 417 Hirdsnll
streei. churned in five cases of rob-
Iict- hv f rnrins.
.1. V. Heyser. IS. of 1 W I S Malone
slrect. eliuiged wilh burglary and fel-
. p m Ihefl.
One iiddilioiial arrest mny be made
r i -- t . 1 in u In City Attorney Sewnll
Mcr. w hn has ta!en nn iielive part
in the in estignlion which led In Ihe
nrrest nnd llie fi'in? nf chnrifeM.
It is llmiiebl I hat no effort will he
mail" In secure bund fur tbe youths
airiiiusl whom chargcM have been filed
until after the preliminary hearings
wliicn have been set for next Wed-
(C.inl'd on Pg. 2. Col. I.)
Christian Captor of Pekin
Wants to Come to America
i'UKIN. Nov. 22. Marshall Feng
Yu 1 1 sin iik devout Christian veiieral
whose 1 en 1 1 1 1 mi sin i id trained likewise
Christian soldiers compose the finest
fighting unit in China wants lo give
up war and go to America.
Peng has reipiesied that his sol-
diers he hnnded over lo the minister
of war of Ihe new I'ekin government
to become the nucleus of a national
army. As for the general who look
I'ekin behind Wii Pei Ku' back after
he had engaged his hired troops to
fight for the Chili commander he
LJeclares the great object of his life
bus In en itccoiiipiishcil. He whose
I mined troops whipped all tbey fought
in China declares the purpose of his
life has been to bring about
peace
aud the uuificuUon of ''Una.
In Holdup
FAHY DENIES
iJLTINCASE
Former Inspector On
Stand in Roundout
Robbery
.(Associated Press. (
(TIICACO Nov. 22. William J
Fnhy former postal inspector on trial
with James Murray and Walter Me
Comb lor complicity in the 2.()000(Hl
Itondout mail robbery denied from I In
witness stand Saturday I but lie had
participated in the holdup or lun
shared any conspiracy connected will
the robbery.
He said he did not know Ilrent
(Ilnsecock. leader of Ihe robber hand
who previously had testified Unit l'liliv
had furnished information upon wind
the band worked. Upon cross exam
ination he asserted he bad heiiime
acuuainted with Murray only for Ihe
purpose of attempting to gum iufnr
ination to be used as evidence agains!
the mail robbers. The four Newloi
brothers and Herbert llnlliitny. he nn
after the robbery for the first time
and then In pursuance of bis diilie
be said.
Counsel for Knhy opened his d
fense by putting several character w it
nesses on the stand. 11ns procedi
the government cut shore lv threat
ening to have others testify as I
Kiihy's reputation from an nppnsit
anile.
The former postal inspector then
testified Hint he was 10 veins of age.
married and the father nf two chil
dren. He had been in the government
Mould on Pg. 2. Col. .'I.I
Unpaid Tailor Bill
Causes Arrest of
Pro Law Violator
1 1 'oiled Prexs I
ATLANTIC (TV. N. .!.. Nov. 22
An unpaid tailor hill similed Samuel
Tepper's plans to evade the law here
Saturday. Sum hails from I'nion-
town Pa. where he is wanted to an-
swer a charge of violating Ihe prohi-
bition law. A detective came here
lo take Tepper back but Tepper de-
nied he was the man sought.
As they entered the court room lu
vid Swen.. a I'niontown tailor rec-
ognized Tepper. "You're the man
who bought a suit of dollies in I niun
town and forgot to pay for it." be
exclaimed. Tepper then admitted bis
identity and went with the detective
Peng wants lo visit the I'nited
States with his spiritual adviser. Hie
Uev. Lieu Fang and his wife who is
a prominent Y. V. 0. A. worker.
Foreign observers agree with
Feng that bis departure would have
a snlutory effect upon pacification of
f'hjna for none of Wu Pei Fit's
friends have forgiven the Chrlstlnn
commander for seining undefended
Pekin when Wu wus at the front. If
Feng should leave the country how-
ever the middle and southern prov-
inces might suppoit Tuan Jul who
is to be established as premier of the
North China government.
Feng explained his object in tak-
ing Pekin was to save China from
further bloodshed.
ASPHYXIATION
PROVES FATAL
TO AGED MAN
Youth Dies of Heart V
Failure While In :
Bathtub; Pulmotor'V;
Used In Vain.
W. S. Davidson Sr.. I's'i. and Ros
Xniider. IS were found dead in the 'j
hut brooms of Iheir respective homes
here Saturday. The elder man had
lied of nspby xiniinii sml the' latter v
from heart fiilure. . '' :
1 In vulsiiii's wife and his son. C. H. ' i
1 aviilson retiirui'il from a shopping
trip about 4 p. in. and Mnelled the
odor yf gas. They investigated and
found the victim lying nuked on the
floor of Ihe liHlhrooin of Iheir home
on Hie second Moor il HaU Dennis -
avenue. .';
A ambulance of the Houston Un
dertaking company was summoned unc)
applied its piilmolor for more than
nn hour in an effort to resuscitate the
unconscious man.
In the ballirnoni there was a gas "
heater wilh its pilot light extin
guished. Il was said that the stove
bud been defective but was repaired
about 15 days. ago. .V ;
Justice Campbell It. Overstreef . s:
rendered a verdict that Davidson had '
died from asphyxiation due to tbe
leaking gas stove. . c - .
Davidson was last seen alive by his I
family at 10:HO a. m. Saturday when
lie made an nppoinliiieiit to join hie .-J:
wife Inter in the business district. '
after taking a bath. '
He is survived by bis wife; four v
sons. C. 11.. J. II.. .1. It and W. 8.
Huvids Ir.; two daughters .Mrs. A.
W. Hancock 1 SI 15 Preston avenue. '
and Mis. K. M. (iiiiiin. all of Hons-
Ion except the latter soli who Uvea
in San Diego Oil.
Piuienil arrangenients which will
be etnniiunceil Inter are to be under .f
the direction of the Houston Under-
taking company.
('(iinpanioiis found Xandcr's body. In
a bathroom on the second floor at 1
2.'f:10 Main si reel at li:.IO p. m. aftfr 1
it was learned that be bud entered '
llie room nt .'1:30 p. in.
An autopsy revealed that he had
died from heart failure. No water
was found in the victim's lungs.
Xaniler was an employe of the .
(iiilfporl Priming coin puny and had
been in Houston less than a year. He '
is survived liy a brother. Hay Xander 1
of 1 loiislou: his uiol her. Mrs. II.
Xander of Texico. N. M. and (
linlflirother. Hole II. Kyer formerly "
of lliiiiKion but now living in Dallas
Funeral services lire to be an- ' ;k
nounceil Inter. They will be under di
rection of t li o Wall and Stabo Under
tuking com i m nv .
LABOR PASSES
G e r m an Toilers Are
Given Welcome By
Gompers
ON BIG ISSUES
( As--ociiileil Press.)
LI. PASO. I'.vas Nov. 22. The
Ainerican Federal inn n-f Labor coll-. . ;
venimn divided lime through seven N
busy hours Saturday between educ- .
'ion. legislation and adjustment ft '
iintri'vel sies with allilinled anil noli-
itliliilled o' tElllll.alinns.
Mure I bun 20 distinct ipiestions
Ilia. I nf til. ill nf lulllllie natlll e were
illspnsed of by the convention.
Itesiilui imis asking tlie iimvention
I iideiiin l In- libor policy of the
Coal Hiver Collieries isniipiniv owned
b menilieis nf the 1 Irot heriood of
I n moot i e I '.iigiiiei i s. were referred
by uiiiiniinoiis voir i ihe executive :-t
coiiiK il of tbe fedi-rat ion wilh direc- .f'.
lion fur further negoi ial ion wilh ot&-
cits of llie ii ip:i ii v for a seltlenient
with the l uiled Mine Workers of
Aneriei. Adoption of this recom-
mciiitation of tlm coinuiittee of boy-
eoll. wiibonl debate in the morning
sessiniis disposed nf one of the most
threatening ipiestions on the con-
vention program. Ueconimendations
of tin ininihee en education for a
il'nmuch study nf junior high schools
the platoon system for the lower
grades intelligence tests nnd meth-
ods of vocational training in public
institution" were a part of the report
iiproved hv rlie convention.
A resolution condemning method in '
f Cont'd on Pg"2. fol. X) "
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