The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 114, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 1923 Page: 1 of 16
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Wethr-iHouton and
ti- Vicinity.'
f Friday Partly cloudy and
s continued warm
Building Permits lowed
Thursday
Number of structures 17.
Total Talue J19.S35.
Total value for year to
date 112797937. ' .
HOUSTONf .TEXAS FRIDAY JULY 27 1923
II T ' ' i ; '.
r.:.VOL. 39 NO. 114
PRICE 5 CENTS
Port Expansion Plans
Get Under Way; Bids
Sought On Wharves
: : tt. ' . :
Crowds Gathering Around Scene of Fatal Crash
On e Ha rtled to Death
14 Injured in Trolley
Track and Car Crash
POST.
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1080 Lots Purchased for Rail Yard; Six New
Wharves and a Grain Elevator is Present Program;
Dredges at Work Others Coming Both Sides of
Turning Basin Will be Lined With Docks
Houston's plans for port expansion made possible through the
S4.000.000 bond Issue vofid last December are now about to be realized.
I Initial stes towards the proposed program of Improvements a railroad
rard six wharves and a grain elevator were taken Tuesday afternoon
hen H. L. Washburn auditor for the navigation district announced
that bins would be sought within the next several days on 1720 feet of
concrete wharfage on the north side of the turning basin.
Preceding this announrement the navigation commission officially
approved purchase of 1080 lots in the Houston Harbor addition for the
construction of a railroad classification yard immediately in the rear
Of the site of the proposed ney wharves. The land purchased through
the Port Houston Townslte com-3; . -S
pany cost 19650 it was an
nounced at the conclusion of the
commissioners' session on the fifth
floor of the courthouse.
Dredros at Work.
T'reparins fur t lip construction of
th' wharvf-s three of which nre to bo
built nt this time a government
dredRp is now nt work near the ex-
treme end "i tlic site of the proposed
Improvements. This work outlined
V'ith dry exi rivntlons. which nre helnR
tarried on nt the nite of M00 cubic
j-ards daily hy the firm of List ft vUf-
forri. will be performed so that It x i
In no uay binder beginning of the ac-
tual work ot wliirf l.tlilrliruc. according
to ("apt 111 n. ('. Allin. director of tlu-
port. I'onstnn-tion work on the three new
wliarv. s is scheduled to begin soon
after the idds at opened which is
ted tluriup the latter part of next
month.
1'irertly b. hind the n-w TlmrvpH.
runtinc at an angle will be loe tted the
raib '.-id ularsif jeation yard land for
tthi.li was .up hased Th'lrsrl iv. This
yard as th.- plans now stand will ar-
niiKlitf about 4"0 freight ears in
traci. as well as pnivide trackage
for th. s;i. -dv distribution of car
riers :t.stnTd to the wharves and
SP". tor the iaakeii or tr.lltis. ac-
coroing to ipltn Cbnrles ("rotty as-
sistant jM.rt director.
46 Feet Above Tide.
' he geii. t.d elevation of the land
availahl. for these wharves is ;ip-proxim.it-
lv 4a f'-et above mean low
tid. wlii.h. according to Captain Al-
lin. el iminates the desirability of slip
construction i" 'lie Immediate vicinity
of the I'l-ning hasln The wharves
Bccordincly. will !. of longitudinal
construct 'Oti. r--riirin d' v eenvation
in the rear Tins work has bn R"lnK
on for th.' oast month with 'Iv result
.that marv ilieu.-uids of vards of earth
been re 1 .ved In all a total of
Kyi). on.) uni.- v.iuIk will be taUcti away
Jefore the excavating work is
fcuun-leted. "
The Fupo-structure of the wharves
prohal'ly will be submersed piling
having concrete frame upon " "r els.'
concrete pile to the floor. The sub-
iSstructure will 1"" designea in aecom-
Jmodate two-story sheds if desired at
Seonie later dab"
j The total linen
frontage of wharfxec
9 involved In
the entire construction
plan is ni" n'l. .....
feet of tills w ak will fie Included in
it v.nt'il en l' 'ol. r
YOUR
Sunday Post
Filled With
Texas Features
Written at Home
For Texas Readers
SOME STRIKING ARTICLES
THIS WEEK:
A pt.M whole pii.co sviry of
Cencral Cotinuiil. the French
connuanil'T win' turned the
tide of war (ioncral Ooiiraud
will lc in Houston AtiRust 2.
The fifili installment of "The
Story of Stint ii Anna" by
Clarence Wharton. An ac-
count of the battle of Huena
Vista illustrated.
A paRO display of Houston's
modern apartment houses. A
comprehensive article on
Jla.000.noi to be spent on the
ship channel.
A double editorial page thj
latest and best in local news
society sports drnma. music
oil development etc.
AND
Exclusive Reports
-By
The Associated Press
ti
WTO
DUNDEE WINS TITLE
TILT; CRIQUI SHOWS
FAMED JOILU GRIT
Ringside Crowd Hands
Both Fighters Big
Ovations
Associated Press Report.
roiyi (JUOl'NDS. NEW YORK.
July 26. -The featherweight cham-
pionship of the world in French hands
for less than two months came bnck
to the I'nited Slates tonight when
Johnny 1'undee. grizzled Italian-
American veteran batted his way to
victory over Kugene Crlqul. gallant
ex-pollu. in a grueling 15-round strug-
gle that was never in doubt from
start to finish.
Dundee. rising to the greatest
heights of his long and embattled ca-
reer won decisively all the way. but
on the face of a game and courageous
stand that will go down among the
most thrilling In prize ring history.
The judges' decision crowning Pun-
doc as the nw title holder was
drowned in a wild outburst of eheer-
Inc. but in defeat the little French-
man was accorded an ovation that
rang out above even that for the
victor.
Hopeless Battle.
rinui's was ? hopeless battle from
the first round. Floored for a count
of nine hardly before the Initial bell
bad sounded he somehow managed to
weather the stiTm only to he knocked
down twlre once for a count of seven
and again for nine seconds in the sec-
ond round. It seemed that Dundee
had a knockout within his grasp but
try as furiously as he would the
mauling Italian-American could not
swing over a finishing tdow. Holding
the upper hand while Crioul tried
gamely but vainly to stem the tide of
battle imndee let up jn his terrific
pace somewhat until the seventh
round. Then he lashed out again with
a volley to bead and IhmIv. hut Crt.jul.
Ihouch lie was staggering kept his
feet. The end ai:ain seemed in sight
in the eighth when Crhiul. blood
dripping from his nose and mouth in
a crimson stream reeled ahout the
flag under a spectacular barrage of
blows
Again in the ninth Pundee failel
to hrmg tin Frenchman down so be
switched his tactics in the next few
Cont'd on !'g. f. Col. 1 )
MINER AT LIBERTY
AFTER TRIAL FAILS
Associated Tress ft port
i.Kvvisni'i:. w. va.. July
William Hhzzard. who has been on
trial h ro as an accessory to the mur-
der of (Jcorge Munzey. an outgrowt'ii
of the march of the- miners against
J-ngun county In lLM. was at liberty
on hall tonight the Jurying having re'-
ported to Judge S. H Sarp that It
wits unable to reach a verdict The
next trial of the case Prosecuting At-
torney Samuel Nr. Austin announced in
court would begin August 7. C. Frank
Keeney district president of the
I'nited Mine Workers .and Fred
Momiey .the . district secretary. who
a'so are under Indictment were notified
that their bonds also would be con-
tinued until that time.
NEW-OLD 0. HENRY
FROM THE HOUSTON POST OF 25 YEARS AGO
EXPLAINING IT.
Cunvrlxhl. ira. hT The Hntmton I'ont.
I'uhltHltr.l tvr arrangement with
Wheeler Si lirlL-ate. In.'.i
.i iiin.ii'ei in
the Tex.-n legis-
lature from one of
thf eastern coun-
ties was at the
chrysauth tmum
.show Ht Turner
hall Inst Thurs-
day night. icnd
wan making him-
self agreeable to
one of the lady
managers.
"You were. In
the house at the
laat session I be
lieve?" she In-
quired. "Well madam" he said "I was In
the house hut the senate had mo for
about $15 when we adjourned.
FUTILITY.
To he so near-and then to vanish
I Ike some unreal creature of the
sense ;
To com.- so near that every fibre
tingling.
Makes ready welcome; then to surge
Back Into the recesses of the strange
Mysterious unknown. T cods!
MINE STRIKE LOOMS
AS OWNERS REJECT
CLOSED SHOP PLEA
Associated Press Report.
ATI.ANTIC CITY. N. .1.. July 26-
An ultimatum demanding establish-
ment of the closed shop and the
check-off throughout the anthracite
Industry with a strike on September
1 as the penalty for rejection was
flung into the joint wage negotia-
tions conference today by the miners
and refused pointblank by the opera-
tors. After the conference John I I-ewls
union president said:
"The making of a new wage agree-
ment U contingent on the operators
giving full consideration to union men
of America. The relationship be"-
tween the operators and the men en-
gaged in the Industry requires such
BEAUMONT DOCTOR
BELIEVED DRUGGED
BEFORE AX SLAYING
Houston Tost Special.
ItKAl'MONT Texas. July "R.
The stomach of Or. C. A. Fenman. 3t
who was hacked to death with a
small ax while he slept nt his horn
on Sabine l'ass avenue Wednesday
morning was sent to Austin tonight
for examination. The stomach was
removed this evening after a confer-
ence between a number of doctors and
oti'icers who have been working con-
stantly on the case.
The opinon has been expressed In
some quarters that 1 r l'eiinian wa
liugged before be was attacked with
the ax and a chemical examination will
1 made of the stomach to aseertain it
a shows traces of poison
It is known that 1 'r. Penman was
downtown late Tucsd.ky night and
shortly before midnight dLspalched a
tehgiiim. He sjemed In a rage at
the time young women at the tele-
giaph office declare.
Chief of Police Held Tevls stated to-
night that it was his opinion that I'r.
I'enman was not murdered for the
purpose of robbery although he re
fused to speculate further. He has
been working constantly on the ease
am' admits that he Is runnlnV down
important clues.
The funeral will not be held until
Saturday when Ills wife who has been
spending the summer in Colorado and
his sister who has been in Chicago
arrive here.
What agony to feel thee slowly steal
Away from us when with caught
breath
And streaming eyes and parted lips.
Wo fain would with convulsive gasp
And tortured features bow our frame
In one loud spasm of homago to thy
spell!
Rut with what grief we find we can
not do It;
The dream Is o'er we can not sneeze.
Obit. -A
DISAGREEMENT.
Pat Mr. Bergman vot run de obera
house not dread me right." Said a
Houston citizen. "Yen I go dere and
vant ein dtrket to see dot "Schplder
und dot Vly" gonipany de Oder night
f asg him dot be let me in mlt half
brlce. vor I vas teaf py von ear and
can not but one-half of dot beifnrtn-
ance hear; and dell mo 1 should bay
double brlce an It vould dnke me
dwlce au'long to hear de berfnThiance
as auypody else."
THE LAST TIME.
There Is nothing on earth that sad-
dens our hearts
And grieves us so much as to know
That something we's done Is the last
laat time
As long m we live her below.
VSjStSL - 6 Pa
Tfciiw. an i. - nmmm.mmmmmmmmmMi$fcji
mroffnltlon. Such a relationship has
existed for a quarter century in the
bituminous roal fields and the an
thrarfte miners are within their rights
in askinq equal consideration.
No Add to Cost.
"OrantinK this demand will not add
a single penny to the eost of anthra
cite and concession1 on this point is
essential to carry out the recommen-
dations of the United States coal com-
mission in the matter of venalties for
breach of contract. The mine workers
are Insistent on this point and will
continue In that attitude."
Operators contended that compliance
with the demand meant t lit' closed
shop and would mean that enforced
exodus of every non-union miner from
the anthracite-- regions of Pennsyl-
vania Mr. Warriner's statement fol-
lows: "We do. and have fully recognized
the union men of America as a con-
tracting party in accordance with the
Roosevelt award after the 1M2 strike
and the Wilson award of KtL'0. Their
officers and agents are the recogniz-
ed people with whom we do business
and confer to settle disputes relative
to latior matters in addition with our
agreement.
Cuts Old Termi.
"The agreement to which t ttf un-
ion heretofore has subscribed had
been one under which anyone could
u 01 k In the mines in accordance with
his rights to do so.
If he elects to become a member
of the union he is protected against
discrimination by any employer. The
recognition insisted uium by Mr. lew-
is is on tho closed shop proposition j
under which no one can work in the f
anthracite fields unlees he is a mein-
lt-r of bis organization thereby de- j
priving anybody who may not so elct
of Ms constitutional rights to earn a
living at his chosen vocation. I
Operators To Collect.
"The operator is also to 1m compel!
-I to collect from cry man work-
ing in the anthracite industry ex-
clusive of clerical and nunaKerial oc-
cupations such fines dues and as-
sessments as the unlrm may dictate.
The United States coal commission
is verv clear on this matter when
it says: ! '
'" 'Kveryone freely admits . . . that j
h man hns thn rich! to work free I 1
ami unimpeded by thrents duress
coercion or restraint when where
and for whomsovere he chooses: that
a man has a legal right to employ
and discharge as he pleases ami that
men have a right to bind themselves
together for collective bargaining
touching wages and working condi-
tions.' "
Neither operator?! i or miners could
see tonight any egress from the blind
alley unless the other sid-- n t rented
from its declared position And
neither side would talk "strike" as
the one apparent eventuality.
YOUR
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the Chronicle costs $1.00.
A 26-word Classified Adver-
tisement four days in The
Morning and Evening Post
including Sunday. $1.50.
The same advertisement In
the Chronicle evening only
and no Sunday Included
costs $2.50.
A 25-word Classified Adver-
tisement In The Morning and
Rvening Post four week days
$1.25.
The same advertisement In
the Chronicle evenings only
costs $2.50.
When you use The Post you
get HOTH The Morning and
Evening Post. The largest
local circulation and a
cheaper rate.
Phone Preston 8600
Above Street car fire truck and sedan a few moments after the
crash.
Below Car No. 380 with fender crumpled and jagged hole in
vestibule glasn through which Fireman Dodd was hurled.
SEVEN MILLIONS
FOR SCHOOL AID
MAY BE HELD UP
Constitutionality of Free
Texas Book Amend-
ment Under Fire
Associated Press Report.
AUSTIN. Texa July 26 Records
ot the State comptroller's office show
that rhe free text book constitutional
affuerwiment was not published in 21
Texas counties as required by the con-
stitution. Representative John T. Smith
of Austin stat-d today on completion
of an investigation into the t-xt hook
amendment. Sntfth said suits witl be
filed to prevent transfer of $70n0."0"
appropriated by the last legislature for
rural and supplemental school aid on
basis of the discovery.
Under terms of the constitutional
amendment increasing the ad valorem
tax limit from 20 to 3f( cents. Smith'
said the legislature was authorized to
make supplemental appropriations for
school purposes. A portion of these
supplemental funds he said goes to
pay for text books.
. A number of the counties In which
Smith claims the text book amendment
was tiot published was organized at
the time the amendment was voted
upon the Travis county representative
said. The list of counties was with-
held. Smith recently headed a movement
to attack 'the constitutionality of the
text book amendment. It is said th
suits to prevent transfer of the supple-
mental funds will result In direct test
ufthe amendment. The last legisla-
ture appropriated M.nno.nrtn to supple-
ment the availal'l- school fund and
$300n.O0fl for rural school aid.
17-YEAR-OLD BOY
DIES IN EXPLOSION
Props Itr-iort
rim.wKi.vi
liiA. r.i . .iuiv
-in.
uni.l. ntifit-d ly. iiN.ut IT t-.ir.s
i.M.
was killi-d nml four oth.-r y.-utlts wt-n-linhtly
inJllK .I ...l.iy in im . phisinn
in a shark coniir.-t. 1 with tiit- I'nit.il
Still s Kir. Wink MuiMifa. tui un
rnnilmny nt I 'a r.i t nl m. on the out-
"kiil.i ..f riiila.l. li.lii.i Police Mii'lii.ri-
lli s .it.. in i M ifcal inc lei us. Main
wlii'tlw-r the M.T.- ni.m -.! in
vlolnttiin of th.. . hil.l lahnr law The
f..n mun of the pla. th.. tmy
lf lint empllyeil I.y the company.'
Weather Forecast
WASHIXC.Ti iN.
.oulsiana: Ft id
II. C. .Inly
v and Saturday
hably showers in
partly Hourly pr
southern portion.
Oklthoma: Friday
generally fair.
and Saturday
Tcj dirt tiI jrf srnmllv fair 'in
Hood ast.lr ftL.m hrtnc dusty on accomil
of nrolonucd dry wr;ttlicr
ILlflint Irninrratii-r Wr.lrrdlv !4 2.
Lowest trninrraturc Thursday nionmis
Sunrie ? a. m ; unset 7 19 n m
Monn nr p( m . nmon rls 4 12 am
Comparative reoM.l at llninton lul 26-
Tlme-
I 1923 I l!i:2
11121
si
So
f a.
in a.
Nnep
:t p.
5 .
.: 74
. . : 4
. Hi
. . I !in
. .1 ss
I
st
ST '
I !0
7a m -Dry b.dh 75 degrees: net hulb
7.1 7 decree; relaine hunmlitv 94 per cent.
Aonti-nri nuin s.. .Ircrcrs: i i
7 4 deitrrey; relative hunil'iitv 64 ter .-rut.
Wilson Says-Civilization Must Be Redeemed Spiritually
AMOi-iuttd Press Krport
KOSTON. July : Former Vrsi-
drill AVoodrow Wilson w rill up: under
the caption The Road Aw ay From
Involution" for the Auiruxt numlir of i
the Atlantic Monthly sounds a note of
wnmlnc that our civilization ran not
survive materialy unless it be re-
deemed spiritually.
This Is the ftrM tlmf since his illness
that Mr. Wilson has made public his
vlewg upon present-day problem In
the Tnlted States and thruhont th-
world. They w ill be preset cd in i -mnnent
form between covers
"In these dreadful find anxious days
when all tho world Is at unrest and
look whir h way you will the road nh.m)
seems darkened by the shallow s w hich
portend troubles tf ninny kinds it N"
ayi the one who commanded the ship
of state during the world nr. "only
common prudence that we should took
about ua an 4 attempt to tsaeu the
CANADIAN BORDER
IS OBJECT LESSON
IN PEACE-HARDING
First American President
. To Stand On Cana-
dian Soil
Associated Tress Report.
VAXi'i il VKH. R ('. July 2 His-
tory was made today in Vancouver.
An American president for the first
time (pepped on Canadian soil and
spoke to a Canadian audience. Real-
izing the significance of the occasion
the people of Vancouver gave him
Warren (;. Ilardlnn -a reception that
was most Impressive In its enthu-
siasm. Unusual Reception.
The president himself frankly Ad
mitted that neither he. Mrs. HardiAJ
nor the menihers of his party had
liccn prepared for such a icception as
was piven them and declared that he
regarded it as "new assurance that
the l'nil.d Stales and 1'oniinlon of
Canada will pi hIoiik hand In hand
and side hy side toward fulfillment of
the desilnleB of the two rrt'Ht democ-
racies." j ...
The mnnlfestatfons of welcome were
continuous beginning this morning
when the naval transport Henderson.
heariiiR1 the p resident and his party
home from Alaska Mcamcd Into
huzzard inlet and r.cehe.l from the
Hntish licht cruiser Curlew a salute
of 1 Runs and cinlliiuinK until f.30
tonight when alter attending a state
dinner given hy the governments of
the domain and of the Providence of
I'anada Mr. Maiding returned to the
Mendersou for the overnight voyage to
Seattle.
Neighborllness Obvious.
Throughout It all ran the spirit of
ii. igliNirliness and il was this feeling
that the p resident vlr.-ssed in the two
addresses h- ma..- during' the day.
one at Slat lev park to a gathering
esttmatd l Vai. -Oliver newspaper
men to iminher 4 .'' and the other
to the Sort or Ml persons who alt. nd-
. .1 a luncheon giv. n in his honor hy
Hi.- .;ty of Va ncotiver.
"Vou are not oi.lv our neighhnr
l.ut a mtv good n. lghhor" he told his
(Cont'd on I'g L Col
: )
Ruhr Frontier
Open Following
Thrff WppL- Rnn
A'-L. ?J lCIV Uilll
Asnriated Press Report.
Irssi:i.loiil July 26. -Tin-tier
tut ween the Ituhr and th
of Cermany after havinir hern
fron-
rest
rinsed
t. ordinary travelers sinre July 1 was
a train npen.d nt midnight last nlktht
Thousands of liernians passed hark
and fnrth. many of thorn had he. n
kept away fmrn their homes when
the rloMjre order was put on hy the
Huhr authorities
The frcintier was first closed hy the
French as a penally for the honihard-
nient of a train at 1 hilsl..- rr. and ap-
plied nllh In private traveleis It
tt as to have rontiniX-d until July
IS. Just h. fnre the explratlnn of this
p.-rl.-d. however nn incident occurred
Hear West.. fen. a in.-mher of a French
patrol l insr k idnai-ed hy Cerman se.
curity jMdice. . tided hv other 'lermans
wh. w. re si:-.pe. led ..f attempting to
evade the Ktrlich custnnis officers
The Hhineland luch oeninussi.-ii as
penalty et.:id d clnsure until
I July 2t
c;.u. s of d.tJtivsj. ;ud il-
most ;ik. ty
nif.nid of rtMnnviriK them"
Th-1 1 a oidiuK he part is; n
Riialyn s thr ex.PttnK Mule of
i ;!! i iliration. thr writer
! to the root of the mait.-i hy
as he
A mer-
bn. f-
making
ssenttnlly what in a rrllKl
lb
appeal
1 '"r h.-ttrr understanding
between
.'tile "haves" and the "haw nots."
' Ileal ground for the universal un-
i(-st .' he asserts "lies ib-ep
sources (f the spiritual life
at the
of our
time and bads to revolution."
The calls" (f the Kutan reolutlon
hirh he rails the outstandinc event of
It kind In ouf age was in his view
a "systematic denial to the Kteat body
of KuMjdana of the rTght s and pri vl-
legea which all normal nun desire and
must have if they are to be contented
and within the reach of happiness."
"What hus this to do with Amer-
ica"" "It was against capitalism" he de-
clares "that the Russian leaders di-
Fireman Harry Dodd is Dead Dr. J. R. Bost Critically
Hurt When Fire Truck Rams Street Car in Attempt
To Avoid Physician's Car; Panic Follows Ter-
rific Crash on Milam and Dallas
One man is dead another is fightinp; for his life at the
Baptist sanitarium and 13 others are suffering from more or
less serious injuries received at 5:30 p. in. Thursday when a
heavy fire truck struck amidships by a speeding automobile
careened head-on into a standing street car at Dallas avenue
and Milam street.
The dead man is Harrjy Dodd city fireman. Seated beside
Driver Luke Cash Dodd was hurled over the eight-foot
radiator of hook and ladder truck No. 1 and through the
glassed-in vestibule of the street car. He died 15 minutes later
on the operating table at St. Joseph's infirmary.
Dr. James R. Host driver of the car which hit the fire
apparatus is at the Raptist sanitarium with only a bare chance
for recovery. The lower part of his jaw was shattered and his
skull was fractured at the base of the brain. Dfespfte these in-
juries he was conscious late Thursday night nd encouraged
physicians as they wired together the broken bones in his jaw.
The Injured v '
Others injured are :
Frank Jacobs fireman Freeman street bruised about
body and cut by flying glass.
Luke Cash fireman minor bruises.
C. G. Freeman 75 York street operator of the one-man
street car. bruised and cut by flying glass.
Frank Cartino fireman 711 Allston street Houston
Heights neck wrenched and shoulder dislocated.
Captain L. Smith fireman 221 Eastwood avenue bruised
and cut about face.
C. H. Davidson fireman 805 Preston avenue bruised and
cut.
C E. Rrown. fireman 703 Milby street minor bruises.
William Shelburnc fireman 1610 Sheafn street wrenched
shoulder.
Harrv Reynolds fireman sprained back
(i. E. Kittring fireman minor bruises.
M. R. Schrieber passenger on the street car minor cuts
and bruises.
Ii. Rents passenger on the street car minor bruises.
L. Rutler fireman minor bruises.
Answering Hurry Call.
Answering a hurry rail In his Ford sodan Dr. Post was driving
south on Milam utrert when the hURe n France tire truck swunn Into
Dallas avenue and straishtened away festward. Apparently he failed
to see the apparatus r hear the screpcBins siren.
Meantime Operator Freeman hrought his street car to a dead stop
at an automatic switch ahout 25 feet west of the Milam street curb
line. He waited there for the fire truck to pass Suddenly he saw
Dr. Bopt's sedan flash Into view; at the same moment he perceived ttiflt
the driver of the fire tnrok was maklns herculean efforts to avoid
an accident.
Twistlnn his iteerinp wheel until he had almost executed
a 4a-degree turn with the front wheels of the truck. Cash desperately
strove to avoid making kindling of the physicians little car. His
effort threw the trailing set of wheels around to the north and as he
straightened out the truck dashed headlong Into the street ear with
Cash at the moment of impact fighting to avoid another and moro
serious crash.
Witnesses of the tragedy declared Dodd's body hurtled through thd
vestibule of the strrct car so fast they could hardly see it. He was
olbul ... Vii' oflcann.'orc 'ind linrnn to thn nnvpmpnt A fnnmpnt Liter
he was en route In me hospital in one of half a dozen ambulances
which hastened to the scene of the accident.
Dash For Exits.
The one man car was on the Chapman line city-bound from Mont-
rose. Probably 2." passengers were aboard it. A number of women
and children were among them. Interested spectators of the fire
apparatus' run one moment they were frozen in their seats the next.
Pandemonium followed the impacting of tho truck against the car.
Women and children screamed. Men shouted. Poild's hurtling body
terrified the occupants and a mad dash for the evits followed one or
two remaining behind to lift the fireman's body to the ground.
Driver Cash's heroism and cool generalship in handling the ungainly
pice of apparatus drew praise from scores ol witnesses to the accident.
A veteran t.f tho 117th supply train i Rainbow division) the level-
head.'d fireman showed as much i' not morn bravi ry in peacetime
as ever he did In France Ka ing almost certain death as the truck
ate up the strc." inward the street tar the soldier fireman never for
;an Instant ihuuphi of his own safety I f u.is fighting the big wheel
as the i rasu came
! "It's aw;nl awful!" lie said "I don't seem to remember exactlv
wlat ha ""'
Kireman Sliellnirne said lie was standing on the right runningboard
f the tnicU w hep he saw ia. Host's car coming Seeing an accident
could hardp. be avoided he clambered up and was perched atop the
horizontal ladder as the sedan crashed into them. The running board
of the fire truck was torn entirely away.
Investigations Started.
I-ate Thursday night three different Investigations were in progress.
The police fire commissioner and officials of the Houston Electric Co.
were sifting stories from more than a score of witnesses to the acctdnt.
Klre Commissioner Allie Anderson declared that the big La France
truck was not going more than 22 miles an hour at the time of the
accident. This information came to him in reports from Captain Louis
Smith and Laddermen C. K. Urown and (1 K. Kettering lie said that
firemen on the truck were of the opinion its engine was running
in second speed as the machine swung into Dallas avenue from Travis
street and that it was still in second at the crash.
Commissioner Anderson said damage to the truck was consider-
able. It probably will be sflnt back to the factory for repairs.
Operator Freeman of the one man street car was exonerated by
the investigation set on foot by Houston Klectric officials Superin-
tendent (I. S. Brush who went personally to the scene and Interviewed
a number of witnesses said' all were a unit in declaring that Freeman
had stopped his car and was waiting for the fire apparatus to pass
Result of the police and coroner's investigation was not made pub
(Cont'd on I'g. 2. Col. 1 i
r. t d their attack and it is against
-ail.ih?!:n under oiu- name r another
that the discontented clawes ewry-wh-i.
draw their indictment."
Kverv where he aay ther" are
I thoughtful men who hetlexe that cap-
ttiilNm is IndlspensaMe to eiUlzutiin.
i hut he goes on to ack: "Is the t ap-
Mtalistie system unimpeachable y
A Better Way Needed.
H not true" the Inquiry
on -
tinues "that capitalists have often
seemed to regard the men whom thee
used as mere instruments of profit
whose physics 1 and menial power ii
was legitimate to exiloit? Ouglit
not to seek a way to ivmow such of-
ft'nse .; rtiiil make life itself clean for
those who will share h norahly and
cleanly In It?
"The world has been made safe fo
democracy. There need now he no fear
that any such mad design as that en
tertalned by the Insolent and ignor ant
Hohensolerns and their counselors may
l!wt democracv
th-- world safe
-dun. in That su-
ri'itlnng less than
the salxatiou of ei iliB.it ion. now faces
denioerao . iiiMt-i:t im M-rat lv.
There is nn escaping it. unless every-
thing we have hittlt up Is pr'-sently to
fall in ruin aK':t us and the I'nited
States as tli tr- atest of democracies
must undert.ik" u
"Thi road th it '.- ads away from rev-
olution is r i ai l marked for it Is de-
find hv Up nature of nifti and of or-
ganized so. 1. . It therelore behooves
n. tt stU'l ?iy carefully and very
c i)hlidl the . act nature of tho task
and the nn ans of .ta accomplishment.
Th. sum of the whole matter Is thlp
that our civilization can not survive
materially unless it be reriuemed'spir'
iiuiillv Here is the final challenge to
our churches to our political organtsa-
lions and to our capitalists to every
one who fears God or loves his country."
prevait aninsi ft
lias not ynt mad.'
against Irrational n-
pi eme tak w hu h is
e .-?: 3;
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