The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 53, Ed. 1 Friday, May 27, 1921 Page: 4 of 18
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LL1SIM1T0F
JiiiY LIBRARIES
JELL UNDER WAY
Communities Visited;
Dooks For 3cveral Places
C Decided On
WOMEN'S CLUBS
' TO HELP IN WORK
About Eight Centers
Be Opened by June
Will
15
Librarian Says
' Comity librarian of Harris county
Miss Lucy Fuller has visited five com-
munities since her arrival in Houston
fnm Km Vnrk Iram which nlac she
came early in May to tske charge of the I nings hsve deserved the most that the
work here. La Porte Hsriisburg Bell-1 nation could give of gratitude and ap-
alre. Goose Creek and Park Place each I predation. It reniinds ns thst in every
will eoon hsve its own library center
;t according to Miss Fuller.
' At La Porte arrangements have been
made to open the library at the high
choolusing the library room from 4 to
; T oa Wednesday of each week. A story
hoar for the children will be a feature of
the opening which ia scheduled for the
first or second week in June. Miss Fuller
i attended commencement exercises while
" completing final arrangements for the
t library and met many mothers and
fathers at this time who she said were
Vverv enthusiastic over the olans. La
. Porta will also serve Lcmaz Morgan's
" Point and Bay Ridge. The Reading dub
will co-operate in the library plans.
4 Harrisbara Library.
Baraea hall in the center of Harris
; anra offers a verv attractive room re-
: marked the librarian in discussing her
' visit to Harrisbara. and this olace was
chosen with the permission of the school
' suDerintendent for the Discing ot sucn
v books as "Tom Sawyer." "Hiawatha'
j Burnett's Th Secret Garden" Steven
son's "Child's Garden of Verse." Sin
v emit Lewis' "Main Street." and others.
Stories of adventure for boys will also
be included. Then there is a picture book
of Mother Goose stories that judging
front its covers and illustrations between
' these covers will be on the "out" list
meat of the time. Books on industry are
v also OA the list. Miss "Fuller spoke to
the seventh graders at assembly and re
north that she found the children very
. much Interested in the antidpstion of
having a library of their own so soon.
. Tuesday and Friday will find the library
: room onea from to 7.
"It ia my impression rrom tne places
. that I have visited so far thst the peo
ple are ready for the libraries and the
children more than ready for the books"
mH Miss Fuller. "We hope to have sii
I or "eight centers opened by June 15 and
scVgestkms as to needs are invited and
visitors will be welcome at the Carnegie
. brary where I am temporarily located.
iwho wish to mske a personal visit in re-1 Homer Ls. to
fgSrd to the work contemplated" bedoned during the
bMded.
Chlldrea Eager For Books
' A visit to Bellaire found the children
' very much awake and ready to give the
; titles dl the books they wsnted in their
library stated Miss Fuller.
They named book after book ahe said.
: Moaday will be library day there
' where a collection Of books will be placed
. ia the school bouse. Parents here were
found eauaJlv interested.
They seem to sppredate that the
. books were being brought to them" Miss
Fuller said.
Goose Creek is to have two centers.
: At Newtown the library will find a borne
at the office of "The Gasser" and will
be at the disposal of the children of Bay
town also. The directors ot one of the
banks of Middletown offered the direr
tors room as a center for a library. An
assembly of prominent dtiseos met with
the county librsrisn and Miss Julia lde
son who accompanied her on the trip to
' Goose Creek when plans were formu-
. la ted for the two centers.
We found the people very much slive
to me situation said M'rs r oller.
- M'" Cine Co-operate la Work.
At Park Place a room in the home of
Mrs. Cottinghsm will be used for the
library ' center. The Woman s club is
co-operating here and stresses the ides
of getting the new books for the children.
The Resding club will also co-operate
with the Woman's dub.
1 "We don't wsnt the rest of the county
to feel that we haven't them in mind for
the work is only started said Miss Fall
. er. "We will visit centers where peo
' pie want the libraries at our earliest op
portunity."
Effectustion of orcanization snd the
buying of books has taken up considerable
time so far stated the county librarian
: but we exped to visit Humble. Katv.
South Houston and Webster in the neas
future.
GERMAN SERGEANT
SENTENCED TO 10
V MONTHS IN PRISON
.' li'-i -
Officer Heyne Accused of
111 Treating British Prison-
iif ers of War
' -Associated Press Report.
LEIPSIC May 26. Sergeant Heyne
fVcused of having ill treated British sol-
Uiera who were prisoners of wsr st the
prison camp at Heme Westphalia was
sentenced to 10 months' imprisonment bv
the high court here Thursdsy. He was
the first German officer to be tried on
criminal cnarges arising from the con
tiucc ot tne war.
i - i . .
. ib bib summuig up aaaress tne prose
citing attorney general demanded that
ueyne De sent to prison (or two years.
. Reviewing the testimony the
or declared thst while prisoners of war
"could not be expected to be handled wiih
'kid gloves' Sergeant Heyne was shown
to have exceeded the requirements of hit
rooitiou aa guard over British prisoners
i 28 instances. .
Attorneys tor the defense declared h
eowreant waa constantly beset with diffi-
nluea to the hostile attitude of Britikh
i -ifwvnara at the camp at Heme West-
riia' v ?: 1
1 he next ease to be tried will be that
' Captaia Mueller who was accused of
1 treating British prisoners at the camp
t Karlsruhe
' ;ft'lC OrflCIAL HERE.
A. Bfckler paaaenger traffic man-
r of the Soothe ra railway system with
nertera ia Cincinnati spent Thurs-
ia' Iloastoa calling at the general
rger offices of the various railroads
t this dty. Sir. Beckler left Thurs-
- M over th Boathern Padflc for
;- -.
America's Sons Aravered WI:en
Civilizatidni'CaD'Pidaii: '
Associated Presji Report
NEW 'YORK May 2d President
Harding in a Memorial day message te
th American Legioa. mad public Tsur-
da v niihL oxnreaaMl kont that tilt tu-
turo years would bring lef s ned for fur-
ther national sacrifices. The message
follows:
"American! never hare been much
given to the establishment of holidays
and fete days. Perhaps our national life
has been so short and entirely within so
matter of fact and practical a period of
tho worlds history that we hare seen
little moTed by the sentiments that such
occasions inspire let 1 tnina no na-
tion has ever established a national day
of consecration that represented a mors
lofty and enobling sentiment than does
our national Memorial day. To its ob-
serrence we bare brought the lull mea-
sure of sincere re Terence and gratita.de
that a great people is ever ready to en-
tertain for those who have mads the
great sacrifice in its behalf.
"Memorial day marks our recognition
ox those woo. from our national Derm
SIMMS PETROLEUM
COMPANY ANNUAL
REPORT IS ISSUED
Operations For Year Detail
ed Showing Deficit of
$2038073
Houston Post Special
DALLAS Texas May 2& The an
nual report of the 8imma Petroleum
companr made by Edward T. Moore.
president shows a total defldt of
J2.O28.07S. According to the statement
of President Moore the net production
of the company for 1920 exclusive of aQ
royalties amounted to 1.104.376 barrels
or an average of 3017 barrels a day. the
total value of which waa $2860002 at
$3.53 a barrel
The operating expenses were shown to
have been $2576116 of which amount
128550 was paid for drilling and $583-
780 for dry holes. Only three of the
latter was started after the new man'
agement took control in June 1920 ac
cording to the report.
There waa charged out for decreets
tion depletion abandoned leases and mis-
cellaneous items $2402125. leaving a
defidt for the year of $974975. Deple-
tion amounted to $1868128.
Total Profit and Less.
The construction of a pipe line from
Homer La. to New Orleans was aban-
y
ear with a loss of
$011420 and the lease of the
Milliken
refinery was rescinded at a loss of
51A1.67!. These Items brought the
profit snd loss dencx lor tne year up to
$2038073.
The report shows that at the time of
the formation of the Simms PefJolenm
company 425000 in leases was taken
over from the Simms Oil company by an
exchange of stock. These teases with
some equipment Were carried on the
books at $9889070. .
After drilling some wells part of this
acresge was declared nonproductive and
the 3400-acre Dibrell lease carried oa
he books since organisation at o7W-
000 was permitted to expire last. March.
The book value of the original Texas
icreaee wss thus reduced to approxi
mately $3200000 aad the management.
it is stated is considering the abandon-
ment of other parcels of the original
acreage regarded as nonproductive.
The consolidated balance sheet -shows
among assets $18457016 as total prop-
erty. Investment in Rowe Oil corpora-
tion and Milliken company is placed at
2.0r9U71 with $13201. advanced to
Rowe Oil corporation. Current assets
re placed st $5923288. with cash on
hand of $881454. call loans $2800000.
crime oil $776552 snd material supplies
M.l-li.hlM. Deferred debit items total
$1228134 and the grand total of. U
er is placed at $278001203.
I 'labilities include capital stock placed
at $24919550 on the 718180 shares of
io par value outstanding trust notes of
$965000. current liabilities of $309004
and total reserves of $293329. The sur
plus js shown ss follows: Excess of par
value over book value of stock of Sitnms
Oil company owned by Simms Petroleum
company amounting to $29io2o0; ap
predatinn of active lease holdings real
ized and unrealized portions. $764293.26:
making a total of $3739543.26. less
defidt of $2426299.84 from operstions
leaving $1313243.43. Grand total of
liabilities $27 00.126.53.
FOREIGN LOANS
TO ALLIES TO BE
FUNDED THIS YEAR
Bonds to Be Put Into Shape
to Use in Exchange Is
Treasury Plan
WASHINGTON May 26. Foreign
loans approximating $10000000000
mad tn thm aTIIm flnrin ihm wir v!ll K.
funded this year Secretary Mellon said '
Tbursdajr. Accumulated unpaid interest
he added probably would be funded also
and paymenta spread over a period of
years.
Commenting on President Harding's
recent New York speech in which the
president expressed the hope that the
present form of foreign obligations might
be changed in a reasonable
ft
riod and
distributed among tha people o
the eoun-
try Mr. Mellon said that no plan of that
kiDd had yet been formulated. AB that
the treasury has in mind now Mr. Mellon
explained was that these bonds should
be put into shape to use in exchange or
to take up Liberty bonds.
There wss no intention ha added of
placing foreign obligations oa the market
in place of other indebtedaeea v v
Bankers' International r
Fur Conference Adjourns
NEW YORK May 26. Bankera rsp-
reeenting St. Louis and New York Insti-
tutions who becan a two Java MnfmnM
Wedneaday regarding plana for reorganl-
mwuh vi me iniernauonai ruraxchsngt
adjoarned Thursdsy without announcing
the. decision they had reached It was
expected however this decision would be
made known soon. . 4) - . ....
generation f roan Lsiington to tin Ar-
gons our valorous son have wfcll de-
served the highest tribute that a na-
tha fortified defended preserved couW
givo to them. Whehever too demand has
coma and who revs? it may have called
tho sobs of oar proud land; it aaa al-
waya beta answered. Though we .have
never been a Jnilitaat or war-Wring peo-
ple there has been ao time when Ameri-
cana did not rise ta the full measure of
the requirement which national honor
and nation si safety Imposed upon them.
When national safely waa the cause tho
response Waa always insistent and do
daive. .When civilisation aummoned and
oar sons were called to other seas and
skies snd toils w saw the same prompt-
ness the same seal the same devotion.
"On this Memorial "day of 1021 we
stand. I trust very close . to peace
achieved to safety Insured-. May it bo
oar common aim and purpose that ia the
coming yeara oar nation's aim and policy
shall be directed to make certain that
there shall -be least need (or further
sacrifices greatest guaranteee of the
stability the permanence and the in-
spiring character of those institutions of
liberty to which ou nation has been
dedicated.'' -" .
BRIMS POLICY
IS INDORSED BY
FREIlCH DEPUTIES
Heavy Majority. Is Given
Premier Is Stand With
Lloyd George
Associated Press Report.
PARIS May 26. The chamber of
deputies Thursday endorsed the govern-
ment's policy on German reparations
payment by tho substantial majority of
519 against 171.
This action followed a three days' de-
bate in which Premier Briand cham
pioned the government's attitude on the
Sileaian and other important foreign
problems.
The first part of the order of the day
dedarinc that the London ultimatum of
fered the minimum indispensable guar-
antees was voted 403 to 163; the second
implying confidence In tho government
to impose disarmament full payment and
the immediate aplicstion of penalties in
case of evasion by Germany waa adopt
ed suu to 102.
The vote on the order of the day as
a whole was 419 to 171.
British Troops
Start For Silesia
Assodated Press Report.
LONDON May 26. Foor battalions
of British troops began to advance from
tho Rhine into Upper Silesia Thursday
and the transfer is expected to be com-
pleted by the end of the week.
The war office announced Thursday
afternoon that two battalions also would
bo aent from England making six bat-
talions la all dispatched to reinforce the
allied troops already in Upper Silesia.
Chicago "Breeze" Blew
My Car Says
Owner; Case pismissed
Associated Press Report
CHICAGO. May 26. Originalij won
Jacob Kulle3ky his freedom in speed-
er's court Tbarsdsy
Arrested for violating a traffic of-
ficer's signal Kulieaky told Judge
Joan Stewart Chicago's .famous
"windy city" breese blew hu car
across the boulevard despite his ef-
forts ts stop.
Judge Stewart said the excuse was
absolutely new and rewarded Kullesky
by dismissing the esse.
' LIGHT GUARD COMMITTEE. '
President W. A. Childress of the Light
Guard Veteran association Thursday ap-
pointed the following members of the as-
sedation to act in conjunction with the
general committee on Decoration day:
Hamp Cook J. 8. Rice E. A. Hudson C.
N. Blake H. D. Taylor Dr. a J. Smith
and Cabeen Blake
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or. lunch brings
Only the selected j of dioice
white corn U5edrolled into deli-
v clous iakesc
toasted CsTisp andi golden brown.
Get them fa the irijJese3l&i
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Mad lftiJtujaCeCoJnCatU (ek.hUdh
CnES'iZi iuLD OF :
SHOOIil'G AT CAR
'YD TESTIFIES
Court Rooa'tiuo m Op-j
roar When: Defendant s
Associated Praia Raport .
KANSAS CITY. Mo. May 26. Tee-
timony by Mrs. Blanche Ryan that Dea'l
ael Chester tow her ne naa urea.iwv
shots at a motor car but "did not know
he killed tho woman" and attack upon
Mrs. Ryan by Chester's wife a melee
in court during which ' the room waa
crowded andv Judge Ralph 8. Latsaw
strode into the crowd and disarmed a
man who waa flourishing a revolver.
came with dramatic rapidity Thursday
afternoon at the trial of Cheater charged
with the murder of Miss Florence Bart
ton tilled' by a supposed highwayman
the night of October 2 last . .
The testimony of Mrs. Ryan at whose
home Chester waa boarding at the time
of the killing came after the attack
upon her by Mrs. Cheater and the court
room fracas.' -
Coart Rasa la Uproar.1
Sha.had been oa the stand most of
the afternoon and waa " leaving when
Mrs. Chester struck at her witb both
hands and Mra. Ryan bit back. : Instant-
ly the conrt room waa in an UDroar. ' A
man leaped between the two women and
judge k. o. iAiioaw waa a moment oe
fore had ordered a- five-minute recess
and left the bench strode into the melee
and- took a revolver away from one man.
The iudxe then ordered the court room
deared and the man held.
The man said his name was A. K.
Mills aad that he waa a aperial opera
tive of the Midwest Detective agency
employed to guard the life of Mrs. Hyan.
O nkM MAm
and those who remained relatives of
Chester and of the dead girl were
searched but no more weapons were
found.
Tried te Shield Deaay
Mrs. Rvan waa then recalled to the
stand. Oil redirect examination ahe said
Chester had told her Monday night Miss
Barton waa slain ten Saturday--that he
had fired twice at a car Saturday light
"He said I heard a woman scream. 1
thought she was stalling. I didn't know
I'd killed her.' Mrs. Rvan testified.
"Mrs.' Ryan" asked Attorney Aylward.
defense counsel "why didn't you tell
this iurv that before Y
"I was trying to shield Denny" Mrs.
Ryan replied. T have tried to shield
him all I could and still tell the truth
"Why have you tried to shield him?'
demanded Aylward.
"Because-1 am sorry for him replied
Mrs. Ryan.
SOLONS WILL BACK
BILLS INTENDED TO
BENEFIT FARM1S
"Agricultural Bloc" to Con
sider Enlarging Land
Bank System
. Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON May 26. A series of
measures pending before congress were
unsnihiously indorsed Thursday by 22
members of ' the senste from Southern
and Western States who have organised
i agricultural bloc.
Among the bills to which snnnort was
pledged were those (or treeing associa-
tions of agricultural producers from re
strictions ot antitrust laws in market
ing their products for regulating grain
and cotton exchanges (or requiring si
leged wool fabrics sold in interstate com
merce to bear marks Indicating the oer
centage of wool snd shoddy content for
similar branding ot paints and (or regula
tion cf cold storage. Regulstion of cot
ton futures sales ss proposed by Senator
Dial democrat of Month Carolina was
also included in the list.
Chairman Kenytm of Iowa announced
at the close of the session that the
"bloc" wijuld meet again June 2 and
consider any action its members might
desire to take in supporting measures
designed to promote the financial wel
fare of (arming sections. Bills and
resolutions tsken up Thursday be said
were of a general nature but extension
of sgncultursl credits and possible )m
provement and" enlargement of the lsnd
bank system would be given at the next
aession.'
K1NKAID SCHOOL -CLOSES.
Closing exercises of Kinkaid school
will be held at 3:15 p. m. Friday at 3110
Ban Jacinto street.
breakfast
GIIILD-YJK IIEID. ?:
: GUILTY 0? CLAYIKG ;
DER STEPDAUGHTER
.V
G$ Declares Shooting Was
AaeodaW Presa! Report - ' '
' FARMINGTON. Mo Uav 2ft Mrs.
John Parsons thirteen years old Thura-
day -night was held responsible for the
death of her six-year-old step-daughter
Lilly by a Jury in Juvenile court . her.
The Jury waa impaneled by Judge: Peter
Hack . to detesmine only whether the
child-wife was a responsible delinquent
or temporarily tnssne at the time of the
fatal shooting. The verdict- held that
aha waa not delinquent and it did not
touch upon the insanity question. '
.; xne giri waa nirnea over to the a
Drobatfon officer Thuradaf nlsht h h
judge. Her sentence will be announced
n a few daya it waa Intimated after
the trial . The maximum punishment
which can be ordered by the juvenile
couaf is term in ins retorm achooL
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Large Range English Weave and Herringbone Caps'. .... . . $2.50
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THURSDAY
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m m m m ill m liii
Tne.BhootiPf occurred two mont sal
a half a;o five lays after the g rl bad
married her 85-year-old husband who ;
la a wood chopper. During the trial '
Thursday the guVweeping bitterly said
she would not uve again with her bus-
band but would go to the homo of her.
grandmother Mra John Mash m Bis-
marck Mo. .' . v'- v;
- Mra. l'arions during the; trial baa
maintained that the ahootini was acd-
dental. 8hs said a shotgu4 .which ahe
waa "breaking'' over her knee was un-
intentionally discharged killing the. step-
child. : y.i w A ; ;" :; "
John Ptrsone 10-ym-old ' stepson
of Mra. Parsons who at tho coroner's
Inquest had testified Mrs. Parsons killed
hia sister beoauao she refnaed to allow
her to comb her hair Thureday said he
waa too frightened at the time def-
mltelv remember what occurred.
o Tho girl previously had been charged
with first degree manslaughter bat the
charge was diamiaaed by Judge Huck last
week i -v - . .
fiellaire Man ChargetJ
- With YioUfing Pro" Ut
Federal Prohibition Offlcer C O White
and Deputfei Graham and Hill arrested a
white man at Bellaire a small town about
ten miles from Houston and charged him
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wjtn oniawruuy manuiaciunnc ana pos-
aesaing intoxicating liquor.
About lour gaiiona ot ue
i finished prod-
act and 60 gallons of mash waa also pro
cured by the officers.-
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