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' Building Permits lesued
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Number of structures! 1.
Total value 137930. I
Total value for year to
date 1794315.
Weather Houston and
V Vicinity .
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FAMINE
STALKS
INRUHR
Fobo) Supplies Getting
; 1 Low" German Au-
thorities Declare ;
RAIL STRIKERS .
: ' RESUME WORK
J Labor Appeal to . U. S.
Declared Independent
; Of Official Circles
Associated Press Report.
While tbe grip of Fraaco-Belglan
Industrial control of the Ruhr is
; being felt in unoccupied Germany
to which coal and coke shipments
have beeu completely cut off the
pinch of hunger is beginning to
threaten the Ruhr itself according
to German authorities.
.- Food supplies are getting low
tn many towns and consultations
of government food officials on the
situation are in progress in uerun.
The authorities of occupation
have Inducted their intention ot
to 'interfere with food shipments
uut ma termans cunieuu iue wu
gestion qf rolling - stock at . the
. frontiers is inevitably causing
such interference ' ;
Resumption of partial train service Is
reported from the occupied areas.
While there la nothing- definite to
- snow ine ranroau sins sememem. re-
ported Thursday night has been made
effective throughout the Ruhr the
strikers snuesr to have cone back to
a large extent In the Cologne area as
forecast end on many of-the Interior
railroad lines In the Ruhr the German
employes are reported again at work.
Home' trains began operation In and
out of Duesseldorf where the station
was re -opened after being closed
week. -''.
..'"The anneal of German labor to the
American commission for help to save
Europe and the world from Inevitable
disaster I declared in Berlin messages
to have bee made In entire IMepend
ence of German official circles.
- An-appeal sent by the archbishop
and bishops of Sweden to President
Harding points to the serious condi-
tions 1 tn Central ' Rurope and "asks
American assistance for obtaining' a
"tralght-forwerd ' agreement -between
the powers to relieve the tension.
Absolutely Complete
v Associated Press Report
: DUSSELDORF. Feb. 1. The block -
aae 01 ine tiunr vaney irom wumn
was. absolutely complete today. Not a
-single ton of coal or coke haa entered
(Cont'd on Pg. :.)
ALLEN BREAKS OFF
FROM COMMISSION
Associated Press Report. '
; CQBLENZ. Feb. X.-rMajor General
Henry T. Allen. who. commanded the
American .forces In occupied Germany
' recently withdrawn.' has been directed
.by the. state department In. Washing-
ton to discontinue Immediately hie -un-
official relations with the Rhlneland
hujn commission.. . . ....
V WASHINGTON Fab. .. In explana-
tlon of instructions sent to Major Gen-
eral Allen at Coblens January .11 to
withdraw from the Rhlneland high
com mission as American observer the
state department made public today a
statement transmitted to General Ai-
' len and presented by htm to the .com-
mission In announcing his withdrawal:
"tn vfaar Af tha withdrawal of the
American forces of occupation my
government feels that the etrcum-
ataeees which warranted It In main-
taining. Its unofficial observer with tha
commission no longer exist."
rVrra cf .
Houston snd Vicinity Saturdsy ttnsej.-
tled and cloudy: not much change in tern-
. in nortli and we portions Saturday.
Wr Tat Saturday fair; colaer; cold
wave in porta portion; temperature 10 te Zt
' 'klahoia--Satiirdsy raottly cloudy; omch
"'wuids sat Texas Coast lloderats soutb-
crlv Weather Conditions Much colder weath-
er prevails over New Mexico. Oklahoma and
northern Texas snd scattered nrecipitaUon
haa occurred from nortbeait Texas to tha
'middle and lower Misiuippi sad east Gull
tales. Untenonablv warm weather periiiti
troni toe OUII eoa iw am n ww.t.
rapidly riaiss pressure oyer the Canadian
orthwest and border states Is attended by
subters temperature avef toe region cm-
erV . t ...
i se eooicsi mirwir bh
fnni ranted from 14 degrees at Amanlle te
It oa the weU cesat.
Highway Burietin Dirt' roads fair te
good oyer the Panhandle and extreme west
Texas snd extreme south portion of esst
Texas but soft and besw elwwbere.
Hsbet temperature yeaterdsy IS.
Lowest Friday morning I.
Precipiution front I P. O. Tsarsdsy te I
a m. Friday None. . ...
Sunrise 7:11 s. m.: sunset t:00 p. m.
afoon rises at 7i6 p. bl; sets st t:Zt
a. m. Full. -
Com pa rati re record at Heotton Feb. t
Time I 19il Hit ltl
. f s m ....I M
i -m.:.. v ;
I p m 1 .. I? tt
7 s mt Dry bulb !: wet bulb .;
relstire humdity S per cent
11 m Dry bulb 77.1: wet Wb it.S;
rclaun humidity per esat. t . . .
GERMANS PREDICT
'BLOOD BATH:! RAGE
GRIPS WESTPHALIA
I" "
"Will Risk Bayonets arid
. Bullets- Rather Than
' Starve to Death"
COAL ROUTE IS
. MILITARIZED
' BERLIN Feb. The French were
reported today to ba planning; a mili
tarised rail route from tba Kunr val-
ley throuarh tba old occupied area
along which coal la to be moved into
France. -
The first step toward this objective
was taken today when an open rail-'
road line heavily guarded and aup-
portsd by the military was established
between Luvnen and Dusseldorf.
Requisitioning fuel at tha pitheads
even tha eventual mining of it them
selves. If necessary the French under
this plan will load coal cars and move
them under heavy guard along the
protected linea through Coblenx Trier
Usktrchen Dueren and Aachen.
Germana In the Invaded soltea act
ing under orders from the minister Of
transportation put Into effect further
sabotage measures to prevent tbia.
Try to Hinasr. .
The miners were Instructed to ham
per tha proposed French plan In every
possible way. New and secret means
of hindering requisition of ooal by the
French were reported to have bean
worked out.
' Tha French customs lines today ex-
tended' from Dusseldorf to Dulsberg
Oberhauaen and Luenen. It was heav-
ily supported with machine guns and
artillery; ..
At last the Germana admit coal aup-
("cont'd on Pg. 2.)
CONSULATE HOUSE
WRECKED IN RIOT
AT KOENIGSBURG
Ttench Official
' Wounded; Police
I'nlted Press Report-
KOENIGSBURG Eaat Prussia Feb.
2. Disorders which resulted In wreck
Ing of the French consulate. Injury to
a French officer and;fllght;)f members
of ths allied control tsbthiti lesion dur
Ing the night finally were quelled to-
day when additional German police
from surrounding cities came to the
assistance of the local forces.
nearby towns the German-authorities
fearing serious compliaatlons it the ai
lied officials who were menaced .In
Thursday night's demonstrations were
not Immediately protected.
At 7 o'clock Thursday evening a
huge crowd gathered In the so-called
parade square and surged towsrd the
Hotel 'Kreuts. where ths inter-allted
commission was installed.
Hiises: and Jeers at the French were
raised.'-; The Koanlgsburg police threw
cordon around tha hotel and man
aged to temporarily check the advance
of the mob. The crowd marched to
the French consulate broke through
thin Una of. police smashed win
dows then .' burst in the door and
wrecked . the interior hurling furni
ture to the street. ' Offlclala of. tba
consulate escaped.
At 10 0 clock In tha evening
nationalist demonstrators singing
Deutscbland Uber Alles" marched
through the streets ran into com-
munists singing the '"Internationale."
Hatred of-France and tha aines for
gotten ths two factions pitched Into
one another. Firearms were usea
and many heads broken in tha street
battle that f oUowed.
One of tba French officials. Colonel
Blanchard - was hurt In ths anti-
French demonstrations hut waa re-
ported to be recovering. Many Frenoh
residents of Koenlgsburg left ths city
hastily last night .
Koenlgsburg Is In East Prussia near
tha site of tha Internationalised sons
which Memel as its capital recently
waa Invaded by Lithuanians. An allied
commission haa been located at Koa-
nlgsburg pending boundary diaputea
for some time. Ths population la
largely German.
Believe Jury Deadlocked
Tn Oklahoma Killing Case
Associated Press Report.
ARDMORE. Okla.. Feb. J. Belief
that the Jury which heard tha. case
of Jeff Bmith Healdton oil field
worker charged with murder of Jos
Carroll la deadlocked grew-here today
when no report had been received from
tha jury room at 1:1 o'clock. The
caae wss given to the Jury Wednesday
night and deliberation started yester
day morning i t
Bmith was charged with having been
member of a masked bsnd that
called Carroll to the door of his home
near Wilson on tha night of December
IS 192L and shot him desd. Carroll
had been accused of bootlegging. Smith
admitted bia participation but as
serted he waa forced to accompany the
party.
Judge w. F. Freeman la Indisposed
at his home but left instructions with
tha bailiff to call falm If the Jsiry
wishes to 'report or requires further
advice. . - J ' - t - -
. POSTMAtTCR NAMED.
Associated Press Report. .
WASHINGTON. Feb. I. Postmas
ters nominated by President Harding
today Included Roy R. Quinn at Mo-
berly. Mo. . . I
DEBT COMMISSION
READY TO SUBMIT
PLAN TO HARDING
Associated Preas Report - V
WASHINGTON Feb. 2. Final agreement on details was reached
late today on the program for funding -Great Britain's war time debt to
the United States by the American funding; commission acting with
Sir Auckland Qeddei the British ambassador representing his
government. - . -
It was understood that the American commission's recommendations
concerning the funding program would go to tins President Saturday
for his approval and transmission In turn to congress where legislative
- 1 Mactlon la necessary to make the
HARDINGf CHARGED
WITH VIOLATION OF
U. S BUDGET LAW
Texan Accuses Him of
Trying to Disguise" 4
Deficit
WASHINGTON Feb. 2. A violation
of the budget law by Prealdent
Harding through his failure to rec
ommend to : congreaa the means of
wiping out the prospective deficit in
government finances this vlar. was
charged In the house today by Repre
sentatlve Garner ' Texas ranking
democrat on the ways and meana com
mlttee.
Mr. Garner .was ' opposing an
amendment to the Liberty Loan acts
under which the sinking fund could
be used in retiring government securl
ties other than Liberty bonda and Vic
tory notes. He charged that the pur'
pose was to uae the alnking fund In
the dally operations of the govern
ment so that the anticipated deficit of
1270000000 for this fiscal year might
not ahow on the treasury books.
Forcing Balance.
'The republican party from the
president down" said Mr. Garner
'wants to ahow to the American peo
ple that there Is no deficit but if the
sinking fund Is used to- retire $300-
000000 In Liberty bonds in May
the present law requires the deficit
would be there." Mr Garner also
charged that the administration In its
efforts to make the books balance had
been selltna oanital assets of tha aov-
em ment aucb as railroad securities
and using the money for current ex
penses. -i -: -
Defending ..treasury . administration
of the alnking fund law RefJrswma-
tlve. Treadway republican Massachu
setts declared Mr. Garner was not ac-
curately informed as to tha facts. He
asserted that the records show that
the treasury already haa used $4000-
000 of the 1300000000 fund for this fis
cal year for the retirement of Liberty
bonda. t - '
la Being Used.
Representative Tllson of Connect!
cut another republican on the ways
and means committee told the house
that the law required the sinking fund
to be used for the retirement of por-
tions of the public debt; that It was
being used for that purpose and' that
the only object of the proposed amend-
ment wss to authorize a broaden) use
of the fund in that direction. .
Treasury Favors
Exhuming Corpse
To Seek Jewels
' WASHINGTON Feb. J. The treas-
ury department has acquiesced In a
request of war department offlcera for
the exhumation and examination of
the coffin of Jamea Jones an Ameri-
can aeaman buried' In Cypress H1U
cemetery Brooklyn to determine
whether smuggled Russian crown jew-
els were burled with the body.
It waa indicated that the treasury
had no intention of taking action on
reports that the Jewels' were in the
coffin until the- was department com-
plained against 'the burdensome and
expensive patrol whldh It had been
found necessary to maintain at the
grave. 'It waa determined theft to have
the casket searched and either prove
the story that the Jewels were con-
tained therein or set at rest countless
reports of the smuggling.
Cane Sugar Output
Jumps; Prices Drop
WASHINGTON Feb. 1. Mora cane
augar ' was produced in the United
States In 1921 than In 1910 bat the
value of thia and other products of
the cane crop dropped 69.9 per cent
the department of commerce an
nounced today on the basis of sta-
tistics complied by the census bureau.
Tha value of the induatry'ee output
however waa 7 per cent greater than
in 1914.
Tbe augar production totalled E24-
914000 pounds vslued at f22.lS3.0OO In
1921 compared with 460991000 pounds
worth 14MJ9.000 in 19)9. while with
molasses syrup and other products.
the 1921 output waa valued at $2.1.152.-
000. as' compared with 467741.000 in
1919 and 121(3500 In 1914. Tha aver
age number bf employes In the Indus
try In 1921 waa 4472 compared with
(101 In 1919 while 135 plants were op-
erated In 1921 and 141 in the mora
prosperous year. .
Harris County Schools
In Financial Straits
Bhaky finances may curtail terms of I
soma oi name county a rural acnooia
it became known Friday. W. W. Hig-
gins county achool superintendent
aent a letter to all trustees and teach-
era asking them to carefully estimate
the amount of money to tha credit
of their respective districts and ar-
range to - cfeae their schools at the
proper time. He asked trustees and
teachers not to keep the schools open
longer than tba funds warrant.
tentative settlement an accom-
plished fact. '
Ths action ' of tha American debt
commission in reaching a tentative
agreement with the British govern-
ment for the refunding of Great Brit-
ain's war debt on terms outside those
laid .down In the funding law was
attacked and defended today in ths
house..
Qarner Assslls "Ian.
1 Representative Garner of - Texas
ranking democrat cf the waya and
means committee charged that the
commission had broken faith with the
American people because of its failure
to get authority from congress before
entering into the agreement. '
Representative Mondell of Wyoming
the republican leader u replied ' that
what the . commission did waa "en-
tirely appropriate and proper." be-
cause of the importance' of getting the
agreement concluded before congress
adjourned next month.
Mr. Mondell disclosed that before
submitting terms to the British -debt
commission the American commission
conferred with republican leaders In
congress aa to what terms would be
likely of congressional acceptance. He
added that congress wss "not abso-
lutely bound" by the commission's ac-
tion but ha predicted the sett 1 .men t
would be accepted by tha bouse "prac-
tically unanimously."
Opposed ts Terms
Estimating that under the terms of
the settlement' with Great Britain the
American government would receive a
total of. 115.000000000 principal and
interest1 Representative Long-worth
republican Ohio asked Mr. Garner If
It could ba said that tha American
people "are being betrayed In getting
good security Tor a debt for which
they have now no security whatever.'
Representative Garner retorted that
It would coat tha American people
120000000000 to -carry that debt baa
Ing the estimate on tha difference be
tween what they would receive and
what they would pay on the difference
In. the Interest rata on the American
bonds and the British bonds. . .
. Mr. Garner aald he was riot epneeed
to the time of settlements years
but that- he wire uuwsed te asking the
American people to pay 4 1- per cant
and t-4 par cent' for money to loan
W England aO per cant and Jl-I
ymjr wilt.-. J .'- r .
Bspresentstlve Longworth declared
tha there could ba no "splitting of
haira" -as- between the terms of the
agreement; that oongreaa haa "either
to take the proposition or to leave It.
VICTIMS OF GAS
BLAST ARE MANY
SPRINGFIELD Mass. Feb. i The
death list of tha gaa plant blast
which took three Uvea and injured (0
persons Thursday afternoon mar ba
augmented ponce reported today aa
nremen ana guardsmen searched the
ruins of tha Springfield ' Gaa Llaht
enmpsny a puniymg tank ror addition-
al victims. In addition several of the
mora aerloualy : injured are not ax.
pected to live.
Two employes of the aaa eomnanv
and tha driver of a bakery' truok
which was passing tha plant when the
nuge tanic waa fired and let go with
a roar that shook the city were killed.
Two smasi boys gathering coke In a
recuse aump nearby were hurled from
meir ieet ana stripped nearly naked
oy ine oiaai ' - - .
Police and ' State cenatshnlspv na
trolled the vicinity to nrevenr Inntinv
hundreds of shop windows having bean
iniurm ay ins explosion. . t
uamaga waa astlmated at mora than
m minion aouars. ..
J .- ' .
MEXICO CITY QUIET
AFTER CAR BATTLE
MEXICO CITT Feb. 2. The gov
ernment moved today to prevent fur
ther bloodshed after yesterday's man.
gijlnary clash between tha "red" fac
tion oi nreec car atrucere and troops.
In which 14 were killed and more h.a
SO wounded.
'Red" strikers to the number of 141
were under arrest today and more
than 1500 soldiers were on strike duty
wiin instructions to snoot to kill In
the event of any further attempt to
start trouble. -j . .-
Tha tramway llnee- were the center
of attention today as the city recov-
ered from the excitement created by
yesterdsy's riot.
Tha trouble started when radical
strike sympathisers boarded a ear In
a suburb and attacked the crew. Their
efforts to put tha motorman and con-
ductor off were unsuccessful and. aa
the car passed labor headauartara.
enlpera who bad secreted themselves
In tha bulMlng. began to fire upon It.
The military guard replied and a live-
ly exchange enaued. -
Tha soldiers eventually mated the
snipers from tha bufldlng.
WANT WORLD PANLKV.
NASHVILLE. Tenn- Feb. I. Ths
Tennessee senate today adopted a res-
olution requesting President Harding
to call a world conference on eeono-
mks conditions and disarmament.
TACOMA KDITOR Ollt. V
TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. t Harry F.
Higglna 43. managing editor-of the
Taeonsa Ledger died here last' alcht
after aa illness of but a few .days.
STORMY SESSION
IN SENATE OYER
HEFLIN'S REMARKS
Alabama
o i-r-
ooion i wice
Rebuked for Slams
.AtWadsworth
COUZENS' SPEECH
IS STRICKEN OUT
' Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON. Feb. . Senator
Heflln democrat Alabama waa twice
rebuked by the senate today for lan
guage he used in reference to Senators
Wadaworth republican. New York
and Cousena republican Michigan. By
a vote of 40 to 23 hla remarks regard
ing Wadaworth were held to be. Im-
proper and then without a record
vote the aenate expunged remarks re
garding Senator Couexna.
At the 'same time. In one of tha
stormiest seaalona of recent years the
senate also expunged from Its records
remarka made by Senator Cousena is-
garding Mr. Heflln.
; Urged Free Speech
. Settlement of the dispute came over
from yesterday's session but there wss
little debate today preceding the voles.
Senator Robinson democrat Arkansaa
denied that Senator Heflln had tm
pugned Wadsworth's motives and thus
violated the aenate rulea of debate. He
urged tha senate not to set a precedent
agalnat free speech. Senator Lodge of
naswuiuveiw ine repuuuusn leaner
replying briefly reiterated that Sen
ator Heflln's Inference agalnat Senatoit
Wadaworth waa plain.
The vote however did not end the
matter. Senator Wadaworth took the
floor after the roll call and renewed
the argument by charging that Sena-
tor Heflln had In several Instances re-
vised his remarka before their publica-
tion in the Congressional Record.
Senator Wadsworth charged that
Senator Heflln had altered a reference
to Chief Justice Tsft which was con-
sidered objectionable by some sen-
ators. "This In the main Is not Important"
Senator Wadaworth said "but It ahowa
that you can not alwaya tell what i
senator saye by reading the Con
greaalonal Record."
Several times during Senator Wads-
worth ' discussion of the matter. Sen
ator Heflln tried to Interrupt him but
Vice President . Coolldge refused te
reoognlse klm holding that he Was
not In order until a motlea was made
To-Tet Mm- pniMrTrioraerV
SefttorHf'Tn"'
Lenroot republican Wisconsin - made
suoh a motion but democrata led by
enatora Robinson and Underwood of
Alabama held ' that no motion Waa
necessary. This led to another long
parliamentary wrangle. j
Heflln Criticises.
Vice President Coolldge finely rec-
ognised Senator Heflln who proceeded
to criticise the vice president's ruling
and the republtcana who had sustained
II. He promised reprisals declaring
'every republican on the list "ought Ip
ba beat" and aald he would go Into
their Statea In the next election la
such an effort.
"I did make some corrections In my
speech" Bens tor Heflln continued.
"In the heat of debate wa do It every
day. - We tone down our remarks
somewhat." ( '
Ha added that He had Baked If Sen-
ator Wadsworth and not Mr. Tart
(Cont'd on Pg. I.)
Haynes Praises :
Texas' Efforts
Against Booze
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON Feb. I. Prohibition
Commlasloner Haynea Informed Sec-
retary Mellon during a conference to-
day that the thing which Impressed
hire most forcibly during his recent
three weeks' inspection trip through
tha West and Southweat waa tha way
federal. State and local enforcement
agenclea were working together. Ore-
gon and Texas especially have taken
atepa to safeguard the Uvea of prohibi-
tion agenta. Mr. Haynea told tha
treasury secretary by prescribing
prison sentences for liquor law viola-
tion found carrying weapons while
Ohio he said has made moonshlnmg a
penitentiary orrense.
Commissioner Haynes said ha had
been told by Director Russell In Ohio
that "the bootleg business In Ohio
la in complete bankruptcy."
House Bank Body Hears
Cotton Planter's Problem
.WASHINGTON Feb. The
troubles of the southern cotton planter
were recited today by Martin Amorous
of 'Atlanta before the house banking
committee considering farm credits
legislation.
Mr. Amorous ssld tha farmers need
ed protection sufficient to enable them
to get a profitable price for what they
produced. "They do not need prefer
ential legislation." he said "but they
do need permissive leglslstlon which
will enable them to market their prod
ucts at a fair price.
During the cotton "bowing move
ment" Mr. Amorous aald that while
the farmer waa going about under the
impression that hla product was safe
In warehouses tha aplnners were re-
ceiving it In a steady at ream from tbe
places of storage and many bankers
"Innocently" heipea depress prices oy
tbe method of financing the industry.
Cotton prices. Mr. Amorous said.
west never reflected In the coat to the
consumer and he cited figures of raw
cotton and yarn Tor a period of years
in support of his contention.
U. t. JUDOI SWORN IN.
KANSAS JCTTT Mo. Feb. 5k Al
bert L. Reeves waa a worn in here
today as sn additional Federal Judge
(or the district et westers Missouri.
REYENOE OFFICER
LEADS DRY AGENTS
TO LIOJIOR CACHES
Raids on 60 Places Net
90 Arrests and 300
s. Gallons
I. L. ASHER USES
MANY DISGUISES
Associated Press Report..
WASHINGTON. Feb. I. J. I
Asher a revenue sgent from the Ken-
tucky mountsins who came to Wash-
ington three weeka ago and -has put
In his time atnee in disguises- ranging
from an ash cart driver to a Kentucky
colonel .at a fashionable ball today
directed more than 40 capital revenue
agenta and police In liquor ralda on to
places netting the arrest of- about 90
persons including II women and ths
confiscation of mora than S00 gallons
of Intoxicants. ... .
Evidence for tha raids which ware
begun in five police precincts at 11
o'clock thla morning and ware not
completed until lata la the day the
moat all-Inclusive campaign conducted
in tha city alnce the advent of prohi-
bition waa obtained almost enthaiy
by Asher. .
Asher first drove Into ths under-
world in quest of tha bootleggers' ren-
desvous aboard an tea wagon as a
helper. He then switched to an ash
cart and quickly caught tha trail or
victims aa he picked up the "empties"
In all corners of the city. Then aa a
coal wagon driver he got Into ths
homes again assisting in atorlng away
the coakand modestly accepting pint
bottle reward. He later appeared as
a piano tuner and again aa a lawyer.
Before long Asher had won tha con
fidence of the principal bootleggera in
various sections . and by - aiding to
store away ths goods tn his capacity
aa a wagon driver and helper gained
knowledge of numerous - and clever
hiding places for tha goodsj
With thla svldence In hand the raid-
era went quickly to the secret caches
theae Including holes in the wall baby
cribs pianos .vlotrolaa and chicken
ooopav In one home mora than It
gallons of liquor was found tucked
away behind the wall moldings . in
varloua rooms.
So complete was ths agent's dis-
guise 1 hat while returning to ' police
headquarters one day dreased aa a
tramp with several quart bottlea bulg-
ing from hla pockets he waa arrested
by hla Immediate auperlor before the
Of fleer discovered his Identity..-.'-1
"me- raiiMvwer ueiniumted lunfianthe
supervision of Lieutenant d O. Davis
or ine ponce force and R. O. Rugby
rvasningion.cnier of revenue agents.
MURDER CHARGES
ARE DISMISSED BY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Seven lytore Defendants
Ffreed For Lack of
' Evidence '
Two murder Indictments one aaalnst
Mrs. Martha Hasel Ryan the other
agalnat F. M. Peterson Jr.. were
among a group of nine charges dis-
missed in criminal district court Frl-
dsy upon recommendation of Diatrlct
Attorney J. Dixie Smith's office.
Mrs. Ryan wasUndlcted Immediately
after the death of her husband Dan
W. Ryan on a lonsly country road oa
tha night of July i 1923. The charge
against her waa dismissed on grounds
of self-defense.
Tha Indictment against Peterson
grew out of the killing of hla father
F. M. Peterson Br. It wss dismissed
on ground thst the' defendant shot to
protect his mother. '
The remainder of the cases dismiss
ed- for lack of sufficient evidence
were:
Buster Redding burglary and felony
theft. .
George Urquhart burglsry
H. E. Fisher falling to stop and
render aid.
Rosa Burrell assault with Intent te
murder . ' .
A. L Moore and Gordon Brown
theft.
Mrs. Rysn haa been at liberty an
15000 ball alnce the death of her hue-
band. Orange Trapper Killed; '
Hide Buyer Surrenders
ORANGE Texas Fab. I. Lau
rence Chauvtn to-year-old trapper.
waa shot twice and inatantly killed
here at 1:41 p. m. today i. B. Hud-
son fur snd hide buyer surrendered
Immediately a fur tha ahootlng.
Chauvtn and Hudson bad Juat ar-
rived ia a small launch from John-
son's bayou 21 mllea from Orange.
They pulled their boat la at the
Fourth street wharf her and both
debarked. Suddenly Cbauvln started
toward hla companion according to
eye-wltnessee. Two shots were fired
both striking Chauvln in the forehead.
Hudson made no statement to au-
thorities. Ha la associated with F.
W. Tavelt prominent far and hide
buyer who owne- several thousand
acrea of land along Johnson's bayouj
One Witness Called in
Arkansas Strike Probe
Associated Press Report.
LITTLE ROCK Ark Fsb. t An-
nouncement waa made today that one
wltnbsa bad been aummoned to testify
tontatit before the Joint committee of
Arkansas leglslstura investigating the
bncMng of a striker and other recent
disorders along the line of the Mis-
souri and North Arkansas railroad.
Permit Is Given
To Sail Morgan
Ships Into Port
Interstate Commerce Commission Ruling . Brings im-
mediate Action Cargoes Now Chief Question r
' Service Considered Competition Stimulator;
V . Connection Will Be Made With Practically En-
' tire Eastern Seaboard. '
.. i Associated Pres Report
NEW YORK: Feb. S. Immediate survey of dock facilities of Hous
ton Texas with a view to establishing an 8. P. port there will be made
by the Southern Pacific company Lewis J. 8 pence director of traffic of
the company announced today following receipt or permission irom me
Interstate commerce commission to operate Teasels between additional
North Atlantic and Quit points. p "
"Our application to the commission" Mr. Spence said "was mae
principally In deference to a petition from. the city of Houston which'
now is a deepwater port wnetner oar snips win mage Houston a
Southern Pacific port depends partly on our ability to obtain cargoes
northbound from there.' v -'
"Until the receipt of this permission from the interstate commerce
commission it had been useless to
mine what service we will ba able
SAP R;R. OFFICIALS
SUBMITNEW PLAN
Mayor Says ' Latest Idea
Seems Practical on First
Examination .
Officials of- .the 8an Antonio and
Aransss Pass rallrsarl Friday- d resent.
ad the mayor and city council with'
new plana tor removing the company's
tracks across Mala . street Boulevard
and through Montroaa; '
"The plan - seeing - practical' en the
face of It" Mayor Holeombe Said af-
ter the conference. . "But the council
will consider It carefully before ac
cepting or rejecting K' "'-
i OfflriaH lft maps and blue prints
with .Mayor Holeombe and city com.
n-rtasionara 'Au .further .consideration.
Thev retbrned .to .San Antonio ' Fri
day Might to await the city's answer.
- The plan ' includes the purchase' of
several pieces of land and therefore
aetaile. were not made publlo. Under
the scheme the tracks would be torn
up but a new right of wsy furnished
elty offlotala explained. - j - f -
The question of removing tha tracks
arose several years age and a. series
of conferences between oily and com
pany offlclala ere held without auc
oess. Several plana were made but
all either wera rejected by the city
on' company or- by property owners
who would be affected by a change
of routing. '.
Dur'lng the ' recent political ram
palgn . Mayor Holeombe predicted an
early settlement or tne . controversy.
Early thla rear ha reopened the ques
tion. A conference waa scheduled two
weeka sgo but sn official of the
company was 111 and could not come
to nouste n; V
SIX ARMY MEN
TO BE ADVANCED
' ' Associated Piasa Report-
wiauiunrnv vh - 1 Tha al
dfflcere selected for promotion to the
nnlf Af ma tap e-nrl snd brigadier
general to till vacancies which will oo-
eur In tha nskt week announcea oy
u - . rm'i i n.. . . .. nllv. .
r rcurj wrens aiimiw7 .---
To he malor aenerala: Brigadier
General Hanson E. Ely now com-
manding the general - aervlce - schools
at Fort Leavsnworth Kan. to aucceed
Major General - AOeioert uronKime
kn hIIm Vehmarv ii 'Briarsdler
General Walter H. Gordon command
ing the Infentry school. Fort Kenning.
Oa. vice Major - General Henry T.
Allen who retires April U.
To be brigadier generals: Colonel
Malvorn-HIII Barnum commanding
1la.lnlliiarv hsrrarka. Fort Leaven-
worth Kan. vice General Ely. pro-
moted: Colonel George Leroy Irwin
Inspector general's office- war depart-
ment vlre Brigadier General John B.
McDonald; Colonel Ira B. Hayenea
MMMtmnriin mast defenses gsn Fran
cisco vice General (Jordan promoted)
loionei -onn i. jkmgiii. mw u
quartermaster's depot.. Ban Francisco
to ba asalatant quartermaster general.
vice . Brigadier General George F.
Downey-to be retired.
Reily Off to Porto Rico;
'Resignation Expected
Associated Press Report.
WABHINO TOf' Feb. . Governor
E. Mont Rally of Porto Rico left
Washtns-ton today for New Tork to
sail tomorrow for Ran Juan. Ha con-
ferred with Prealdent Harding and
Secretary Weeka of tha .war depart-
ment earlier In- the week and hla re-
tirement aa governor later waa fore
cast in official clrrlea. It waa indi
cated -he waa returning to- hla post
only to wind up his affairs la the
Island. - . ...
Government Sold Timber
Last Year for $2307000
Associated Press Report.
WARHINGTON. Feb. t Receipts ef
U.tOT.fbo from the ' sale of national
forest timber in 1121 eatabllahed a rec-
ord the epartment of agriculture
announced toray and Indicated tbe re-
covery ef the lumber Industry from
the depression of ISM and 1KL
IN TRACK REMOVAL
make the study necessary to deter
to estaDiisn. -mat question now
ewui be taken up at one.
Associated Press Report -.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1 South-
era Paclflo railroad steamship
lines which now render service
between Galveston and New 'Or-
leans' and New York may Increase
sailings tha Interstate commerce
commission decided today to pro-
vide water transportation .between
nearly all New England ports and
ports on ths Gulf of Mexico west
of New Orleans Without violating
Interstate commerce laws. )
- Increased . service tha commission
held will be of advantage to commerce
and will not tend to exclude competi-
tion of Independent water lines. The
right to maintain a line between Hnue-
ton Texas and Phidaedlphla however
waa refused by the commission on tha
ground that ' Indepsndent . ataamshlp
service now rendered between these
porta would be endangered. a
. ' Ratea to Ba Centered
All rates sailing schedules and reg- .
nhUlons Of tba Atlantlo Steamship
lines tha Southern Paclflo subsidiary
which wilt operate tha projected serv-
ice must ba submitted to the commis-
sion before becoming effective.
The decision resulted from the ap-
plication of tha Southern Pacific aa a
rail and water carrier for permission
to extend tha scope -of Its steamship
operations which are under the Juris-
diction of tha commission. An issue
as to tha legality of a railroad going
Into ectenslva Competition with steam-
ship lines was raised and although
the majority of the commission held
that authority to do this could be
given the Southern ' Pacific Commie- -
aiutivre AaHinwi! vavwyueii aim rol-
ler dlsssntad. -
Commlsleoner Eastman expressed
the view that tha law forbade such ex-
tension ef service snd declared further
that tha Southern Paclflo had given no
assurance that it would extend the
ateamshtp service as outlined IX permission-were
given - while Independ-
ent ship lilies would ba forced to "hesi-
tate before risking competition' with
steamships so subsidised by the South-
ern Pacific."
' . Majority Opinion.
Tha majority opinion however de-
clared: '"Under consideration ef the record
we era of opinion and find that the '
rail linea of the applicant (Southern
Paclflo company) may compete with
Ita ataamshlp linea but that the oper
ation of thoae linea in either regular
or Irregular aervlce betwen New York
and Sabine Pass Texaa City Fraeport
Houaton and Orange Teaea and. be
tween Portland Me. Boston Fall Rlvar
and New Bedford Mass. Providence
R. I. Philadelphia and Baltmore on
tha one hand andaNew OrlesnsTQal-
veston and the other gulf porta named
on the other except from Philadelphia
to Houaton la in the interest of the
public and of advantage to the con-
venience and commerce of the people
and will neither exclude prevent nor
reduce competition on tne routea by
water under consideration." .
Tha commission majority declared
that the Southern Pacific's present ob-
jective waa to provide new service and
Increase rather than reduce competi-
tion in tranaportatlon aervlce.
SMALL NATIONS
WORRY LEAGUE
PARIS Feb. 1 The troubles of tha
minority populations in Europe par-
ticularly the Oermaa minoritiea In the
territory attached te Poland by the
treaty of Versailles occupied the at-
tention of the council of Ute league of
nations at today's session.
Tha Polish representative. Prof. -
Simon Askenasy. appeared at tha coun
cil s morning meeting which was beld
In private. Ha took the position that -the
relations of the Polish government
with the people residing in tta terri-
tory consumed an Internal question
over which the league had ae Jurisdic-
tion. .-
The members of the council ware of
opinion that all such minorities were
under the Jurisdiction of tha league by
virtue of the treaty of Versailles aad
decided in principle that the matter
should go to tha permanent court of
International Justice at The Hague. .
Pueblo Indian Land
Charges to Be Aired
WASHINGTON Feb. 1. Charges
and counter-charges which have ac-
companied tha effort In congress te
adjust claims' against Pas bio Indian
huida in New Mexico wiH ba aired bv
tn house Indian affairs committee. It
waa announced today after aa ex-"
scull va session of the committee ;
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