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; Visitor! wib conw to Houston on
traininterlnf the Grnd Centra!
A" utatlon'-irttt not get thetr tirst lm-
prwalok of Oili city from a glance
; t the trash littered banks of But-
faM 4ayou above the Louisiana
-..ttreetflridg8 if plans now being
V considered by city officials are ful-
1 ly deTeloped.
v'It 'laUje ldea of the city author
ties to cover that section of the bay-
. eu between the Louisiana street
-J' bridge and themith street bridge
and reclaim the land for a farmers'
ys market. i
fkf farmers need a new market-
TJlacfl and Houstonians will wel-
; fome the elimination of the eye-r-
tore. . .;
:V 0 only hope is that the city
'. offlchila will do little talking about
'.lth( project .and go to work carry-'
;Jn$ M their plans.
x - Tie remoral of the farmers from
4 around the present market square
Will relieve a traffic congestion
'J which haa caused city officials no
4 and of trouble. Whether the move
" will meet with the approval of the
'farm ex Is a Question which has not
ben' determined.
AAslde from solving the traffic
'congestion around the market the
city under the new plan will be
v In aikssltlon to do more for the con-
Sf xenlence and accommodation of the
; farmers than it now can do.
Undr prevailing conditions the
farmers have no protection from
f -the weather and when a cold spell
tne along there Is no place where
Vf can seek shelter
i lit does seem to us that anything
; that the city might do to make
.V then-more comfortable and afford
Jj "them better accommodations would
I be welcomed.
: Certainly the housewives who
V patronise the farmers and are
; forced to drive for blocks seeking
- Barking place will welcome any
;t "kind ot change which will help
; Jthem'jMiy direct from the farmer.
Honston is becoming so accus-
. tomed Jo breaking records of all
'aorta -that they are taken as a
"matter of course. Of course the
JSCotamunlty Chest TQOta was over-
aUbectibed in the week allotted for
thr art vv while other cities were
' struggling along with extended
u ? Oampalgni in their respective at
"' V tempU to reach the marks they
'Jet tor themselves. Building ehlp-
!' ping; and progressive records of all
;jlort are a dally diet for Houston.
tv Re)gnhed aa a great cotton
tienter the city is outdoing itself
.:'M lt.contlnqes its ever increasing
' grftwto at: clearing house (or
'the- great crop in Texas.
ivln the season of 1919-20. Hous-
' toa.' rejoiced when the net cotton
p'Vreeeipts representing the cotton
handled locally in compress and
." warehouses' passed the million
S bale mark In the short space of
fqur years the city is well on the
XjKKt to Mttfng a new record by
V running' UP a net total of over
1000000 bales.
. Houston to date has a net re-
i lelpt . tpUl of 1.72115 bales as
" compared to 1431970 for the first
123 days of last year. Last year
; the total for the seaeson was 1816-
IM bales. It looks as if the city
V -'(friU' mo true to form and double
the record figure of 1919-20 then a
f 'sjaew hlgh m.ark.
fyfc fTh. gross receipts for this year
compared to 8581158 for a like pe-
i'Alod last season and a total of
.?M7l.2t( ro the entire season.
And while we are on the subject
of AYecordl! there is another one
j iwhlch m worthy of mention. Down
'atvthe' postofflce the volume of
trade which TJncle Sam has done
A has kept pace with other businesses
it'hf the jctty.
; To date f he. receipts at the post-
Vnfic bavi "exceeded those tor tne
( anthre previous .year. And the
it Christmas rush is still ahead.
-K Bo far in 1914 the nosUl recelsta
.UOW .total Of .11380123.84 as
C;eompeie4 to $1363108.48 for 18
':-tfAiM wile'the postofflce Is do-
m such a blf business remember
" to dye Ityonf Christmas packages
5-:earl:.:A4f
Getting baclt; ho good records
Honaton: in 'the face of the first
-cool weathervot the winter showed
Vi decrees In number of fires dur-
'Ins; November v h-
-iThls good record Is one to keep
in talnd with the approach of win-
ec and the necessity of more fires
for ceattng purposes. '
EMRTY-ROOMS
ARE;-COSTLY
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JU3TSAy CLASSIFIED
At Football Ganie
Special Officer at Georgetown Found Guilty
of Killing State Reprecentative Charles
Fields of Giddings ; New Trial Motion Is Filed
By Counsel for Defense
(Post-Dispatch Special.)
GEORGETOWN Texas Dec 2. After deliberating three
hours Tuesdaay afternoon the jury in the trial of Alvia Towns-
ley charged with the murder of State Representative Charles
Fields of Giddings here October 17 returned a verdict of guilty
and assessed punishment at life imprisonment in the State
penitentiary.
The jury came in at 2 :45 p. m. Following is the verdict : '
. "We the jury find the defendent Alvia Townsley guilty
of murder as charged in the injdictment and assess his pun-
ishment at life imprisonment in the State penitentiary."
Townsley heard the reading of the verdict without emotion.
His attorneys filed application for a re-hearing and Judge
James R. Hamilton indicated
that the argument probably
would be heard within 10 days.
The shooting ot Fields just belore
the end of a football gome between
the GiddiDi and Georgetown High
school elevens created interne feeling
and Townsley ' wae taken to Austin
for temporary safekeepiug.
Townsley bad argued with the Gid-
dings coach during the game. Repre-
sentative Fields accompanied by bla
brother. Mayor John Fields of Gid-
dings sought to end the argument.
Later as the Fields brother left the
football field tbey were halted by
Townsley. The affair ended in the
shooting ot Charles Fields.
Opening Session Is
Devoted to
Greetings
More than 200 delegates from all
over the State are in Houston for
the three-day aession of the State
U. D. O. convention which opened
at the I. W. C. A. at 10 a. m. Tues-
day. Mrs. Frank Harrold president
general from Americas Ga. is the
gueMt of honor of the Texss conveu-
;ion. The morning session of the con-
vention was devoted to (reelings
from various patriotic organisations
the city officials and community clubs
and the responses while the feature
of the afternoon session whs the
dedication services at the Jefferson
Davis hospital.
A iiincueoo was riven at noon
Tuesday honoring Mrs. Harrold and
Mm. ti. W. Bounds of Korf- Worth
the State president. Tables were
attractively decorated with red rib-
bons and white chrysanthemums and
a program including toasts to the
honorees and a musical number waa
given. The toast to Mrs. Harrold
was given by Mrs. J. O. Muse and
the one to Mrs. Bounds by Miss
Katie Dalfan. Mrs. J. J. Quinn gave
(Cont'd on Pg. 2. Col. 2.)
CHUD KIDNAPED
FROM AUTOMOBILE
Ins
daughter Mary Elisabeth had been
kidnaped from an automobile at noon
Tuesday Mrs Sidney B. Petrle of
3414 Crawford street has appealed to
police for aid in locating her.
The child was left In the car while
Mrs. Petrie went to the post office a
short distsnee away to mail a letter
she told officers. When she returned
the little girl was nowhere ia sight.
She searched the vicinity she said
and later asked officers to aid in the
hunt.
Mrs. Petrie's husband disappeared
last Saturday she said. He was em-
ployed as sa accountant for a Houston
audi ting firm.' They have been mar-
ried seven rears she stated and he
was a model husband sober in sll his
habits and settled In his waya.
Mary Elisabeth is unusually smart
for her age Mrs. Petrie said and
would take up with strsngers readily.
She has yellow hair and light blue
eyes.
M'GANN UNDER
NEW ARSON COUNT
A second chsree of arson was filed
against Dsn McGsnn Tuesday after-
noon bv Detectives Kirk Irwin and
Ties wilklns in connection with a re-
cent Houston lire. .
The new charge apedncaliy names
McQann la connection with the $200.-
000 Blase which partially destroyed
the hardware firm of C. L & Theo
Bering 60 days ago.
McGinn was arrested more than a
week ago ia connection with the Satiter
baHdlng Ires A eharga was later filed
against tin 1a connection with: that
cm.' k
THEREFOR
II. D. C MEET
MAN HELD IN
WDTSDEATH
Burglar Theory Is
Dropped; Doctor
Is Arrested
BIRMINGHAM Als. Dec. 2.
Casting aside what was at first be-
lieved to be a combination of circum-
stances pointing to murder by a
burglar county authorities late Tues-
day caused the arreat of pr. George
T. Edwards 'ia connection with the
slaying of his wife in the Edwards
home at Fairfield early Tuesday.
Dr. Edwards is under suard in a
hospital suffering from a bullet
wound in the left ' hand. Hla first
statement to officers was that he was
wounded when he attacked an asaail-
ant who he later found had mur-
dered his wife aa she slept
A neighbor was attracted to the
Edwards home on Valley road. Fair
field at 4 a. m. by pistol shots and
cnes of the physician rone were
called and found the wife dead In bed
and the physician suffering with an
ugly wound in his hand. The wom
an evidently had been drugged and
slain with a hammer. The physi
eian told police be was awakened by
someone evidently attempting to ad
minister a sleep producing drag to
hint and that he grappled with the
assailant who fired three times. The
woman's body bore evidences of burns
caused by the drug.
Alary Sue. 6 years old sleeping
witn ner motner waa uninjured as
was George T. Jr.. 18 months old
who occupied a bed with his father.
Neither of the children had awakened
when police arrived.
Police found the telephone wire to
the Edwards home cut and a window
screen slashed In tbe dining room.
The kitchen door was open.
BorahtoTryFor
U. S. Control of
Presidential Race
By RAYMOND CLAPPER.
(Cepyrlsht 1924 by Uattsd Newt.)
proposal looking to the financing ot
proposal looking to hte financing of
presidential and congressional cam-
paigns bv the federal gorernnaent ia
to be submitted to the Borah cam-
paign expenditures committee when
it. reassembles a few days hence by
Senator Oaraway of Arkansas rank.
Ing democratic member.
Chairman Borah ia dubious abeot
going that fair in the proposed re-
form snd probably will hive an sitae.
native plan to suggest looking te
inner mum m coDinounons and
expenditures. If his plan la not
incornoratad In thai mmmltta
Caraway will embody it te a bill
waicn wui ne utroaucea later.
FIRE DEPARTMENT NEEDS
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(This Is the third af a rlet sf
tori as written fcy Reyal -ftasMsl
a staff rteresestatlve af tba Peat.
Dlspatoh after aa htveatlfttias
eoverttts a oeasMerakla serioa) ass
assteross hitsrvlaws wits ertear
Id toned with the altuailos the
aeeas of Hesstsa free) a sisnlolpal
staadselit.)
The manner la which the (ire de-
partment during recent years has
been handling the sltuationa with
which it has been confronted sad
there have been some serious situa
tions indicates plainly that tbe de-
partment la an
excellentlv trained
highly t
Ighly efficient well equipped unit
U well a
ed adm
well equipped admittedly but Sot
sufficiently
equiDDexl.
A half million dollars atanda he
tween Houston and) a perfect fire da
pertinent a fire-fighting organiaatlon
which would be as complete and aa
well eqnlpped as any in tbe world.
Asked how much money he weuld
need - to improve his department-46
the point where ha would consider it
tntlrely edenoajjs for Houston Fire
NEW HOSPITAL
IS DEDICATED
HERETUESDAY
U. D. C. in Charge of
Ceremonies With
Convention Dele-
gates as Guests.
.The Jefferson Davis hospital a
city and county project was dedi-
cated to tba sick and suffering Tues-
day afternoon. Dedication services
Were held under the auspices of tbe
Jefferson Davis chanter. United
Daughters of the Confederacy but
the gathering which took part in-
cluded city and county officials sif-
ters from St. Joseph's infirmary
representatives from other hospitals
business men snd veterans nnd Sons
and Daughters of the Confederacy.
Delegates to tbe State U. I). C. con-
vention were special guests.
Presentation of the picture of Jef-
ferson Dayis for whom the institu-
tion is named waa a feature of the
services. A bronze memorial tablet
was te bsve been presented by the
Confederate Veterans but work on
it was delayed and it was not com-
pleted for tbe services. The ground
on which tbe hospital stsnds was in
the years past a Confederate burial
plot and the bronze tablet is given
In memory of the veterans who have
pasted on Norman BearJ civil ser-
vice commissioner explained.
General J. C. Foster who presided
at the exercisea wob introduced by
Norman Beard who referred to him
aa "the grand old man of the Con-
federacy in whom the spirit of the
South never lies dormant."
H. A. Halverton spoke on hehnlf
of the city. Mayor Oscar Holcombe
having to leave before the program
started. Mr. Halverton pointed out
that Houston with all its commercial
(Cont'd on Fa;. 2. Col. 3.)
CONVICT DIES
AFTERBATTtE
i
Gun Duel With
Deputy Is
Fatal
E. McDonald shot in a gun battle
with Deputy W. J. Alderson of Wul-
ler county early Friday morning aft-
er be had drawn a guu on tbe deputy
and opened fire died st a Houston
hospital shortly after 0 p. m. Tues-
day. McDonald received a bullet wound
in the abdomen. An operation was
ferformed in an effort to tave bis
ife.
The body is being held by Houston
Undertaking company pending tbe
completion of funeral arrangements.
It is said that McDonald was a
member of a prominent Dallas fam-
ily and that he went to the peniten-
tiary under an assumed name. He
was sent up from San Antonio. He
was one of the convicts in the picked
crowd sent to the Put Neff honor
farm at Suger lani and the first
honor farm inmate to go to his death.
He walked away from tbe farm
Thanskgiving day. in company with
another convict. At the time of his
arrest he was near Katy Texss. He
was picked up by Deputy Alderson
on auspicion that he had burglarized
a home near Katy Thursday night
His companion believed to be the
other escaped convict fled when he
opened fire on the deputy and was
not recaptured.
McDonald was sentenced to a four-
year term for burglary in Sun Anto-
nio in 1922.
Authorities Agree
Fee Died Naturally
(Associated Press.
SAN BERNARDINO Cel. Dee. 2.
Unanimous agreement was reached
Tuesday night by authorities investi-
gating the mystery death of William
K. Fee the Alhambra and San Ga-
briel bank president whose body was
found a week ago in Lytic Creek can-
yon that he died from natural causes.
Commissioner Allis Anderson got
busy with bis pencil and the answer
was $500000.
With this much money svnilable In
a-lump sum he declared he could im-
prove the department to such a de-
free that it would be a model fre-
ighting unit. And with the improve-
ments ne proposed once obtained it
would be an easy matter to keep up
with tbe development of the city he
said. In his opinion one new station
a yesr with equipment of course
would be sufficient expansion for the
fire department provided his pro-
posed improvements were installed.
At the present time the fire de-
partment rates high among cities of
Houston's sise throughout the nation.
Its personnel is so example of effi-
ciency. Quel equipment an it has isj
of modern manufacture and is hi the
heat condition; and the department la
under the direction of capable men
who have had long experience in fire-
fighting. Tbe fire department la operating
almost faultlessly moving smoothly
n a well-slanned schedule; and tbe
E.B.May field
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HEARING FOR
HAYFED SET
Contestants Ask Re-
hearing on
Votes
(Associated Tress.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. A meet-
ing ot the senate elections subcommit-
tee hearing the contest against Sen
ator Mayfield (democrat) Texaa waa
called Tueaday by Chairman Spencer
at the rawest at. representatives of
Genres B. B. Paddy the contestant
Lwbq Mfsjd they wsnted to present evi-
Tdence of charges of fraud and In-
t laudation. f . .
After extensive hearings last spring
the eommitree decided In favor of
Senator Mayfield on the Issue of cor
rect count ins of ballots.
The committee will hear eight wit-
nesses at that' time on charges of
fraud and intimidation In connection
with the election - Of Senator May
field.
The witnesaea will be chosen from
Navarro and Burleson counties. Lpon
completion of their evidence the com-
mittee will decide whether to go fur-
ther into this charge.
Aged Man Draws
Dead Brother's Vet
Pension 12 Years
(United News.)
KANSAS CITY. Kan.. Dec. 2.
For 12 years William Brannon. 74
drew a pension from the government
in the role cf a civil war veteran.
He lived at tbe old soldiers' home
in Lansing a few months each year
and while there "swapped yarns'"
with other batrle-scarred .veterans
and took part in all patriotic cele-
bration. Then feeling that the government
was waxing prosperous he applied
for an increase in pension from $!50
n month to S72. An investigation into
his case was begun and culminated
here Tuesday when a federal jury
Indicted Peter Tlrannan for defraud-
ing the-goVernment.
The investigation disclosed that in
1012 Peter assumed the name of his
brother William s civil wsr veteran
who waa killed in a fight shortly
after the end of tbe war and had
drawn $oOOO in pension money ac-
cording to John Fee. assistant
I'nited Statea district attorney who
says Brannan admitted hia guilt
WOMAN HELD IN HOLD UP.
PEORIA III.. Dec. 2. Violet Me-
Cormlck 28 years old waa arrested
Tuesday night for questioning in cob-
oection with tbe recent Vermont
111. hold up in which $83000 was
stolen. Police think her arrest may
lead to discovering 180000 in bonds
believed hidden.
only thing it lacks to make it aa near-
ly perfect aa a fire department can
be made ia equipment.
Of coarse the fire department la
being considered as sn independent
unit quite apart for tbe tiano being
from other city departments or agen-
cies. Iu Alteration It naturally is
closely co-ordinated with the wster
department: and without adequate
water supply facilities it never could
attain Ita greatest possible efficiency.
Commissioner Anderson's 500000
program is considered in the light of
immediate neceasity. Houston s de-
velopment is so rapid that the cost
woald change almost from month to
month.
Six new stations would be eon-
st rue ted under tbe commissioner's
plans. The most important wonld be
another downtown station located in
the business district on the west side
of Alain stret. Thte would make pos-
sible the concentration of apparatus
In a district where 4re are most Han-
Krous and the most difficult to ban-
i. From this oentrsl point ftra
V
mmMmiiim
MHnssssswasssa
PRINTING OF
TAX RETURNS
HELDLEGAL
Judge Rules Clause in
Revenue Law Vio-
lates Guarantee of
Freedom of Press.
KANSAS CITY Mo. Dec. 2.
Demurrers to tbe indictments against
Walter S. Dickey owner and Ralph
Ellis general managing editor of the
Kansas City Journal-Post for the
publication of income tax payments
were sustained by Federal Judge
Albert L. Reeves Tuesday.
In banding down his opinion Judge
Reeves declared that the section of
the internal revenue law which the
government has construed as prohibiting-
newspapers from publishing in
come tax payments ia unconstitutional
if it is susceptible to tbe construction
put on it by tbe government.
The court expressed the belief that
it was the intent of the law to per-
mit the thing for which the Journal-
Post executives were indicted and
held that congress in attempting to
regulate the manner of publication of
tax navments. if that were its in
tent was guilty of a usurpation of
power.
Such regulation. Judge Reeves
ruled was not an incident to its power
to tax "but obvioutdy an attempt on
tbe l art of congress to say in what
manner the people should acquire in-
formation available to them."
Senator James A. Reed associate
counsel for Dickey and Kllis declared
that the decision was of outstanding
importance to the preservation of
constitutional principles.
"If the decision is sustained it will
lay a strong foundation for the pro
(Cont (Ton Tg. 2. Col. 1.)
ItlEDICAL HEAD
TO BE CHOSEN
Physician Will Have
Charge of Prison
Health
Pi
g v stem probably will be chosen by tbe
orison commission Saturday or Mon
day Finance Commissioner IL L.
McKnigbt stated Tuesday.
Tbe pbvsicisn who receives the ap
poiutment will be entrusted with the
task of reorganising tbe medical work
along scientific lines providing for
doily health inspections st all prison
farms. Introducing a new classifica
tion and examination for all prisoners
when they enter the penitentiary aya
tern assigning them to duties accord
iug to mental physical and vocational
fitness and segregating all prisoners
who have a communicable disease.
Greatly enlarged appropriations
will be available for the work. At
least four full-time assistants are to
be employed under resolutions
adopted Monday by the prison com.
mission and the prison advisorv board
Dr. J. T. Harrington of Waco.
member of tbe advisory board and the
only physician on it. has been-work
ing in favor of the newly adopted
plan for a number of months. Mr
McKniaht said it was largely on his
recommendation that the pln was
accepted by the prison commissioners.
The new arrangement also bail the
enthusiastic support" of Mrs. J. K
King chairman of the advisory board.
Mother Hurls Twin
Babes From Window
NKW YORK. Dae. 2.-Throwing
her 8 weeks' old twin babies f mm. tbe
third floor of an upper Madison ave-
nue apartment house Tuesday. Mrs.
Bessie Kats. 28. then jumped after
them. One of tbe babies died and the
other and the mother suffered frac
tured skulls the child dying later at
a hospital.
Despondency which followed a ner
voui breakdown waa responsible for
th i woman a act. one is being held on
a homicide charge.
HALF-MILLION
. .
equipment also could be rushed quick
ly to say section of the city.
In connection with tbe new down
town station there would be a train
ing tower for firemen. Physical
training tor nremeo in the lif
faculties they encounter in their
work is of obvious importsnce. At
bis time the men ere required to at
tend classes in 6re fighting methods
but they bsve no opportunity during
tbe instruction period to put into
practice what they learn.
The new station and training tower
would cost about 173.000.
A ststlon is needed badly in tbe
east end of the city. -This will cost
approximately $8000: and a 1000-gal-lon
combination pumper for equip-
ment would cost in the neighborhood
of ll.'l.tMlO.
Another station la needed on the
North Side which could be built and
equipped al the aame cost as the pro-
posed east end station.
Still another station Is needed! in
the Third ward in tbe vicinity of
(Cont d on Pg. 7. Cot L)
Both Houses Hear
Reading of Annual
Budget
Congressional Machinery Functions Smoothly
With Much Work Accomplished In Hour
Session; House Sidetracks Routine Business
To Take Up Interior Department's Bill. Vjj
(Associated
WASHINGTON Dec. 2.
tioncd smoothly again Tuesday
accomplished in the hour the two
The senate finally put on
$180000000 deficiency appropriation bill which came Itotd;.-
the last session and which carries the first $126000000 nco
essary to get the soldiers' bonus law in operation. . ! i
The house received the first of the annual supply bills tnHt
for the interior department and set aside its routine procedure 1
to give the measure right-of-way until its passage probably ty .'t
NEW MASONIC
Charter Is Granted at
Waco; Officers
Elected
(Pout-Dispatch Special.)
WACO Tex. Dec. 2. 1024 Charter
for estan ishment of a new masonic
council at Houston to be known us San
Jacinto council and to be located in
Woodland Heights waa granted Tues
day at tbe closing session of tbe
grand council of Texas Masonry meet
ina here.
Meeting st the same time the Grand
Cbapter dotted its sasskta by slaeling
snd installing officers for the coming
rear.ltrcliidtng L. H.' AIten of Bontton.
aa exalted grand principal sojourner
and appointing U. D. Uardcaatie grand
visitor for tba Honaton district
Tba Grand Cbapter also granted au-
thority for changing tba name of
Eureka chapter No. 422 at Dallas to
George Washington cbspter. Last
yeiir Houston Masonp succeeded in
preventing a change on the grounds
that Houston has a Washington chap-
ter and that the names would be con-
flicting. Additlona to tbe borne for aged
Masons at Arlington to cost $75000
were authorized. W. C. Teague of
Canadian waa made a member of tbe
committee on work and C. L. Alder-
man of Dsllas was elected a director
of the home for aged Masons.
J. M. Strayhorn. past grand high
priest with Hardy Petty as marshal
installed the graad cbapter officers aa
follows:
Krank Holt grand high priest.
Waco; John M. Weekley. deputy
grand high iriest. Knnis: D. N. (Push-
ing grand king. San Antonio; O. W.
Emery grand scribe. Terrell: I R.
Conroe. grand treasurer. Ooldthwaite;
T. M. Barley grand secretary. Waco;
Joseph Shernn. grand chaplain. Dal-
las: John Maxwell grand orator
Waco; N. 1.. Taylor grand marshal
(iranger: Itufus Ilevil. grand C. O. H..
Deport: I.. H. Allen grand 1. S..
Houston: G. W. Clauipitt. grand
It. A. C. fiiilveston: N. M. Powers.
(Cont'd on Pg. 7. Col. 2.)
Girl Tries Death
As Boy Husband
Asks Annulment
Ruth Battaglia. 10. whose boy hus-
band filed suit in district court re-
centW Anking that their marriage be
annulled on the ground that he was an
"inexperienced country boy unused to
the huts of the citr and the wile of
experienced women . drank the con-
tents of a bottle of poison early Tues
day night st her lodging house in the
10O0 block on Washington avenue.
A Kogle-West ambulance took her
to the Baptist hospital where she was
given first aid. According to attend
ants she will recover.
Her attempt to end her life followed
the breaking up of romance which
begin when she met Ben. whose par
ents reside in tbe Post Oak commun
ity nesr Houston.
According to tbe girl'a atatements.
Ben has returned to per once or twice
after he left her. She claimed that
parental disapproval Inspired the
youth s action In filing the applicati
to have their marriasa annulled.
She has been out of work and pen-
niless. 8ho ia soon to become s
mother. .
TEXAS WATERWAY
BILL IS REPORTED
WASHINGTON'. P. . Pec 2-
Appropristions of" SSft.fltK) for govern-
ment work on Buffalo bavou and
flfl.0n0.000 for thi- waterway from
the Mississippi to Corpus t'hristi sre
contained in the river nnd Imrbor au-
thorisation bill again reported to the
house of representatives Tuesday.
This action by Chairman Deinpsey of
the rivers and harbor committee gives
the bill a privileged status which
permits of Its consideration at anv
tip an opportunity affords Itself.
rather than to await its turn on tbe
calendar.
COUNCIL HERE
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Congressional machinery fun?-
and a fair volume of work was
houses were in session.
its way to the president tn$
the end of this week.
ft
Both bouses received and liatensd ."
to tbe reading of the president a an
nual budget message. Wednesday a
they will get tbe chief execotivs ;?
annual message on tbe stats cf the-
Union which will contain bis rscos . .
uiendations for legislation. i ''
With tbe opening day bar against
the introduction of bilist removed in .
the senate quite a number of meant '
urea were presented there. Chief
among them was .tbst by Senator -Underwood
democrat of Alabama .
which would dedicate Muscle Bboabl"
to tbe national defense and provide v.
for either government or privata . -operation
for tbe production of nitro r -gen
for fertilizer and explosives ftp' :
Another measure offered by wna
tor Stnoot republican of Utah would-a
extend tbe life of the American debt '
funding commission two years fpsav.r"
next February 9. A siinilsr measure '
was offered yesterday in the hooee. .
Thirty-eight million dollars for tbeV i
construction of new public buildings
slready authorised and also new one v
on sites heretofore acquired -woald . f .
be made available under a bill pro-''
posed by 8enator Fletcher democrat -v.
of Florida.
Among tha comparatively few-
tatasares introduced in the kws;-
was one by Representative HadWHV
republican of Michigan. tara4 the
excess taxea on automobiles and."
motoreyejes. . 1 i
IMiPIiNSf;.
LARGE CMtlP
Site Near Palacios Is" '
Submitted to
Washington
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10ftd MmM .1. .;.k tKIVM i-. '
acres for drill grounds is the plan
Instituted by the Texas national
guard for permanent summer quav
Major General John A. Hulen com
mander of the Thirty-sixth division ; t
T. N. G. Tuesday announced that -r
the site selected one mile from tha
town of Palacios Texaa is now up ! '
to the war department the plans
having been approved by tbe Eighth t '
Corps Area commander several days
ago and forwarded to Washington. . ' .1
Kinsl approval of tbe plans is U .:
pected at any time within the next
few weeks sccording to Ueaeral Htll.
len.
During the past half century the
Texas troops have held their asnuslr--
ncampmcnta at Camp Mabry. Austin '
but tbia site has been outgrown fo
several years. General Hulen said. '
The present strength of the Texas
a. ... ..
than
bureau hospital contracts to favore;
contra ctore.
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Bit c forMasti Taera wttt as Irlta r
la Iba Brasoa. Trlaltr. Melit4 anS
tlvan aarlag tba aM M to al sevna
guaraa ia greater man u naa ever si
been before in the history of the
Slate. There are 7205 officers sad
enlisted men in the Thirty-sixth di-.j t).
vision with 007 officers snd men in J .
tbe Kifty-sixth oavalry brigade no
der General Jacob F. Wolters. 'p:
The federal government Isst yesr j
spent s total of S1.4O0.000 on thaf j';"'
Texas guard troops. This total m-
eluded $320000 spent on camps of fff
instruction $480000 tor army drill i.
(Cont'd on Pg. 2. CoL 4.) ri ;'
Telegram to Forbes 1 '
Introduced in Case)
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(Associated Press.)
CHICAGO Dec. 2. A telegrsaiHV
from John W. Thompson to Colonel t.'l
Charles R. Forbes joint defendants-
on trial for defrauding the govern" .
ment was Introduced Tuesday by tBS
f;overninent as tending to show tha al-t-. ' V
eged conspiracy to award veterans V
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