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avc.s Rigid ReciYiciions
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' ' FORT WORTH Texas Aug. t As-
serting' that the transportation. urob-
ilin la) Ah hlgget x-utisohed problem
batoro the American people- deMar-
li t that the election ot 'his iopionent
Ma!l tur the stats over to tho con
trol or the brewery Interest end spon-
p - unadulterated ' Americanism.
1 e B. Mayfleld candidate .for -the
I. d fiate senate Tuesday nifiht
fir. ( tl. i opening sun In the -verbal
b a f lileh precedes the t battle iof
v b- :lots on '."August 24 when - Texas
democrats wll be called ' upon ; to
'choose a standard bearer .for the Unit-
' ci States senator ! r..;
."My candidacy has-been and now h
x'.crlk'SLted to the proposition that the
rate-making powers of the state- com-
nnr slot sliall be restored" Mr. May''
' flc d state after reviewing tle remit
ot lha recent-prlmanv hi hicli he
leda.i 4iold of five cuniildates y a
plnrallty ot. closes to 40000 votes. "
ft Ja svMcnt t everyone that the
first priinarjr 'developed two outstand--1.
lcx.ii tvhlch re the' transporta-
tion -question as represented by ipy
can!il1iii'y and the proposal to amend
.'tliif Voi ''cad lav so as to pertnlt the
ec e f j light wines and beer as re-
prf . nted by lha candidacy of James
G. Ferguson" ho explained "and upon
Hit e two; Imoes the demoorots' of
Texan t.'- called to'pnas In the second
Plmair-M l " 11 ' "' 4
"i t'O wakhr an-ferted tfiat-; prohlbK
flan ls here fo tay and said that ifh.
(tea 4 weake'ninK 'anil. ..dVstrojUng
the Volotead law It should bo strength
ned and enforced -f-am not pnoreii
tlnB with Jmncl K. Pr(ni.nn
: uuinocreiiie no -unte.il
States senntor f re n '.
1 .m u p against Uie coll . br
Han1tlbYi whlcH at onenime
roVo-ijractlcslly every departt t .
oJr state soveinment" he said. . '
should adopt for cur national
r '-y 'Amerlea for Americans" which
In )! yinal analysis Means that Amor-
jia rr.uBtb Uioroughly American Ued
n .1'- ttils Is our Mg problem Xor the
hfiit -teri-yearf Mr. MayfleM contln-bsd.-
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Mr.j MsyfleldV address )h part fol-
lows;' i . "' '
Th trtifli grow'eif"ot 'tha -Rio
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RAiiSFERM B9AI
"- Associated Press Report
' KEW TOMC Aug. lThVcni-
nlOTi boat Grand Uepubllc .crowded
with. 1000 Apasni'ngerai mostly children
lamrhea the 1 ie ferry bos( Chautsu-
iiia. -also. iTOded 'to the irunwalOt
with) passengerB in a heavy tor In tu.
Hudsctn .Tlver yuesdayi HHfteon per-
i is cdthe3and- Republic were hurt
i this jianle.-- .' ' -.
f w jvomcn and a hoy ware hurled
Into lha r'ver from the top deck of
the -exoursion ship. They wore alt res-
cued. Another .woman with "b. baby
In 'her arms was thrown from the
boat's deck to the 4ck rof the ferry
Botti captains blsuned tha fog for
the erash;..' i t -""! i.'v'r'4;
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Parliament Dissolved.'
16'1907'ReassemUcs
rErtlf'AuW iui M repuWIcaa
p-Hanx-nt'of Chltia dlsjMlvoJ br the
f iiilary forces. "Ijt. tsnltiled
; .iBBilsy' with a luoraiu' aud lmnvell-
e ly hxti-iB' t-JTansacUoi. (it btiei-
r . or!3'"i; of tlitporliament
it Is t'".'n1".w;ll vtaxtA lh 'eausj
r' t:m 1'iit Kott ikwaod president of
Kcitli 'ii!iiii; rho( had attuniped to
pfv.iKt' iitberri members attondli
). rsnl. f ' i -
t f Vcathct Forecast
t flaustva find VtaailrA'alneKlajr partly
"iJl t t-VA i.-lly rlouilr.
f S 4WH iiwlv tptir!y itir
l'.r4wtina--AVt)'(rtjY icflncrMli'T Mtr
V !juj 'i'jKtaiwJ i.slwLivliT to
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rm 1 jror- Sit UtffrcJ t AfljarJZc to I?
Mfr!i evtrcmct Mi prrimtaticn
for 1 hoitrg .tati-A- t S
ha.v -iKiJuum 59.2; ttunicuuiu
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INWISSOURI
' Associated Press Report . '
CHICAOO. Aug I. Threw j sitting
United States senators wera sharply
opposed: In Missouri ; Virginia Wosc
Virginia and Uio govcmorehlp wss
the chief bone of contention In Okla-
homa end Kansas In. primary elec-
tions Tuesday.
-National Issues .were not generally
Strongly emphasised although lit Mis-
souri. Senator James iA Keed was
opposed by Breckeutidge Long form-
er third assistant secretary of state
under 'WOixJrow Wilson; tiis support-
er of the Iatter'S policies won gener-
ally expected to support' Long.. Ex-
perienced political observers conceded
Senator Deed would carry Kansas i
City and St. Louts- and iwerted long
must roll; up a. considerable rural
majority to win. " -- - i !
The "Wet1' nnd "dry" Issue was In-
volved In the republican senatorial
noralnatloh fight i in Missouri where
there were- six contendere' end the re-
publican ballot was over six feet long.
William! Sacks ;nn ell man is running
on a. .beer and wine program. Attor-
ney General Jess Barritt emphasised
progresslvlsm la his eumpalgn and R.
It. firowster. Is the republican organ-
lzation catldhmte. -
'Senalor-Clnudo A. fiwanson of Vlr-
elnla Js opposed .by Former .Oovemor
VVestmortlaiHl Davis in a hard (ought
contest.' - - ' ' '
In Wont Virginia .gonator Howard
Sutherland Is opposed by four oandt;
dates ard on tlio democratto side M.
Isetta Jewell Brown.' widow of Con-
gressman 'William Q. Erowft lsoon-
testlnit with M. M. Ksely.
A bitter contest for tbe'democratic
gubernatorial nomination In Oklahoma
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n4.LYo;im
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' H 'K Lyon 13 years pld "on of
the organisers of the Great Southern
Life Insurance Co.' of tioitston and 'a
prominently known. Insurance man
throughout "Texas and Uie1. West died
t 10: SO a. m. Tuesday at the home
or 'Ifls Tlsughter; Mrs. l. T. . Host
1469 Madison . avenue Denver Colo.
according .to-' advloee . received - in
Houston; by hla cpn K. E Lyon. -Mr
Lyon was a member at Carlton
Lyon .and" Co. which -organized the
Qi-eot ' Southern - Life n Insurance Ca
tig nd hlr wi(o w ere well known lrt
Houston having -lived both tit the old
and new Rico hotel for a numTortt
years. " He was known . ncarw
crcry prominent 'insurance rnan in
Uho State! as 1 welli as In J the - West
Mr. Xyah ' wae 1 1a the; insurance busl-
neM' lot J'yersar - -
lie U. survived i by. his wife whi
was ' wKh 'him ' In Colorado at the
timo of his ile-atli;. two - dftUEliteia
-Mrs.' how nttd Mrs. W.- L.' THIotsow
both' cf. Denver; "two sons.'i K. h
Lyo of; Houston and 'Joe' Lyon of
Itobstown' Tsxss. ; '.'.. ' '
i JKunerol services will be ' held Fri-
day In Denver accoi JIng -to advices
received' here. Relatives 4n - Texas
left for Denver Immediately upon the
receipt of. messages cf his death. i
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TAKES i!X LIVES
-.' ' Associated f-
CINCINNATI. A
were reported killt
jurcd In a head-on
s Report ' -.
1: Six persons
ond Si to M.ln-
cuilislon Tuesday
i negro excursion
letw:n a northbou
train and eouthbound .iassenirer trsln
No. 11 from' Dayvm on the Cincinnati
Lotmnnn and North rn railroad at Les-
ter I n( ion. a sub! o of Cincinnati.
Th'. sc'Jiitorlng i plng'crish and
the lifts of steam ere fullowed by the
screams of the In d. The -rs were
rntsnginl rwlKtt.. ilo es- er and
presented a tern g as i M those
who -were within i c sone of the crash
ran to. the scene ' render aid. .
Arsehic in !
ThrcerT:
' N'w yonr
tcr'.ously ; pla
(i-iugh was r
Tuesdivy ot f 5
hess of more -
:s Kills " .
Tfca.GOlU
LArsenlc mys-
In
a batch of -pic
i bio -for the deaths
persci:a and the 111-
i -loo who partook of
y Ic a Broadway res-
the ni!li;sit axam--rfd
a ':er an investl-
rir in s baker
hy ti. rest.turant
I as a snrial wlt-
xrtos'x y 'on an-
I ".int(y cemos
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r trie i -unlng.
the poisoned r
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3 CIVITAN8.
I'.'ited Eta!.-
- e f 'k st
L. '. illkilrii v . t ;
1 . aAXAl4 WVW tuo".
. - f 'f ' :J l)u.ts centers. (S due to reach Austin
jS'f.. 1 s. t 4-3S o'clock. According to press
1 ' " ' '" f i ' t i Jspatch ha left Amarllla lasf night
. eSldera Ot liOUC lrorjtor Anstm. and before hla departure
i .'';'.. - I Intimated that martial taw at Amarllli
TRAFFIC:
.CHARGES
. : .s IN
Police Itlks 1312 Arrt
- For Various Offensci
During July
-
rested by Houston Houston policemen
during 'the month of July according'
to a report which will be flven Mayor
Holcombe Wednesday. : .
To be exact 131t persons were ar-
rested during July. Of this nunber
214-were arrested by the detective de-
partment. Almost half of the entire
number were arrested .on minor traffic
charges - 1 V 1
Five persons wore arrested to an-
swer to charges af murder. Many ar-
rests wore made by the vice-purity
squad. . The automobile theft depart-
ment made a number ot arrests In-
cluding a notorious automobile thief
who had worked all over the-South for
mora tban a year.
The Juvenile department of which
Hermann Earlywlne is head made
several .hundred arrests. ' . -
The majority of the arrested persons
wera mala whites there being but tew
women arrested. The usual run of
negroes' wore arrested on charges of
gambling and vagrancy. - 1 --
During the aarllor part of July sev-
eral' arrests were made for carrying
a pistol- .- j - . t
ItEFF AMD BARTOIt
AIJAR1LL0 STRIKE
.Genera.1 ' Policy May ' Be
- Formulated 'at'
I" Meeting .;;:
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" ' United Press Riport '1'
AUSTIN Texav Aug. l.-Putare
plans for handling the strike situation
and Whether or not additional troops
are to be called out will be Aisqussed
at'a conference between Governor Neff
and Adjutant Central Thomas Q. Bar-
ton upen the bitter's arrival In Austin
this afternoon peneral Prtont who
past -10- days. I... .ma- ull
was likely.
Oovemor Noff today admitted that
the' situation at Amarillo 'had been
acute but said no official informktlon
had been received by him suggesting
declaration ef ' martial -'law to cover
that city. That matter however he
said would be discussed with Genoral
Barton who will bring not only a re-
port of conditions at Amarlllo. but
slso-' at'. Denlson - aod other strike
stricken points in the State. '--;(
The- governor was pleased i with
Washington news )hat a settlement cf
the strike was' near. . '
: PEN1S0N Texas Atie.'lBusJ&ess
stopped In Denlson betweea and 14
o'clock this rooming while prayers
were being offered upat the various
place of religious worship tor peace In
the rail strike.
At the request of Mayor Weaver all
stores-were closed and . everyone able
to attend servfoes was salted to go to
some church where speakers or pastors
asked divine blessing upon the meet-
ings At New Xork and Chicago today
which may end the shopmen's strike
that has resulted In martial law being
declared. here. '. '
Word has been received here from
Austin that Governor Melt does not
contemplate adding to the 500 State
troopers on duty here hi the near fu-
ture unless conditions become worse
than now represented to him. j a
' United Press Report. " '
TEMPLE. Texas Aug.' 1. Ten SHU
ranger eommanded by S. M.. Rooncy
took' charge of the strike situation here
today.' '
"' Ronney addressed' a .meeting el
strikers here and stated he hoped that
trouble would- be avoided.. Ho ex-;
plained his mission hero and asked fox
co-operation from the strikers.-
A conference with-local officials of
the Santa Fo war also held and re-
ports of recent .flogging parties were
Investigated.
Polncare PI
lans 1 npt
To London Monday
PARIS Auavtl. Premier - Polncsnt
returned to Parts Tuesday from bis
week end trip to his country home
and decided toi accept the Invitation
of the Bj-ltlnh government to boKifi
discussions of reparations and other
outstanding allied problems la London
next Monday
t ProrMcr Polncare takes' the view
that the German situation makes the
conference imperative as aeon as pos-
sible. . i
French efflelnl circles now' believe
the London conference will be one ot
Hie most Important held since the
peace conference. - It rs&y last at lenat
1 day and le. likely to Include the
Tangier Turco-Grcek end other prob-
lems pertaining to .the Neas EastA - -
General Who Carried
Fafcful'Mesrage Dead
WAPITIN'GTOy Aur l.-Brtgadlei!
General Edward W. Whttsker who a
a Union officer. 'is s.'d to have car-
ried the mcEeaco which halted Vk
prepared L'rirn ehcri;e t Arpomat-
tox and which resulted In tle uncrn-
tlitlomil surrenrter cf Leo's army Cie'J
Hunday et h s l.cne hre. lie was a
!t io' rf er "nt mi I f ! -
t " i 1 1 ( - -
ADVZliT'd? LONG '
s;:i;its cause of
. fight. on "bob"
v ' Aswvlated Press Report.' '
ST. Ujln.i Aws;. 1. Members Of
the National Hairdressers' association
which is in convention' here Tuesday
explained they were fighting: . the bob
to bring about a more artistic effect
in 'women's hair' dressing and denied
thetr motive was caused by any flnen-
clal -reasosxt-.':- ..-'..'k-"' '-'t' '. ; i
Delegates ' to the' convention also
emnhastsed fliat they no longer would
follow -the- fsshlons of Paris and
Vienna but Win oreat them akmg the
linns considered best fitted to conform
with the American -type of beauty.
Members of the association explained
that the bobbed hair fashion neither
lessened nor Increased the revenue of
the beauty parlor adding that the
permanent waving of bobbed hair wes-l
as lucrative as the dresslngpf the
"piled hair'' type of coiffure. -rV
slRners of women's -apparel was em-
phasised at the convention. . This was
given as ons reason tor the fight on
tlie bob as the advent of tho long
skirt would be inconsistent With short
hair delegates said. Wearing of dif-
ferent bands of colored 'human -hair
which has been introduced in Vienna
was frowned upon by the delegates.
cmcAcois eoiET ;
AS DQ TROLLEY
KEIIGOvIISTRIKE
TT7 " v '
TTiree Millions orced to
r Seek Other Meam of '
Transportation.. '
11
" ' TJhited Press Report
CHICAGO Aug. 1. Chicago walked
Tuesday .when 20000 ' conductors and
motormen or surface lines and- ele-
vated roads' went out on a strike. -VNot
a wheel turned n the traction
rails after 4 -a. m. : .
Three million persons who. normally
use the" traction systems during the
day were forced to-improvised -methods
of transportation. -
Huge ' ' trucksr r carrying V hundreds
roared through ?the downtown streets
from which fh clanging of tho street
- Many accidents were reportedi one
man being killed by an automobile.'
Many . Jitneys appeared some leper-
ated by the strikers. (
V-Th" "'"ds of patrons ot the trsiMlen
tithi' xu.hcFto work fa.uewaike seie
crowded trim eaxiy morning t wltb
pedes'.rians. ' -
Llttsi contusion 'resulted although
all .methods of travel were pressed
into service and vehicles were Jsmmtd.
;I! unified Judges ot ths county courts
Vbered Into a patrol w -n drawn
up In front Of the exclusive Igewater
Beach hotel and rode to I t offices.
No effort was apparent to break
the strike although re pons persisted
that- the surface lines were prwsmrtre
s- import lSMlO strikebreakers au.
were ready for alght to a finish. - j
' Great precaution was taken by police
to prevent clashes v Extra sqnads were
vn duty. at. all ear burns . Traffic re-
stricted sones'wero extended and one-
way .travel wo ordered on nil prin-
cipal streets t
Five thousand eota rtloced In
police statloa and W- - "id
policemen were ordered; on
duty with all leave canceled.' . r
The strike followed extended .-
(erenees between heads of the com-
panies and union chiefs over an at-
tempt by the employers to force1 the
workers to accept a reduction In pay.
from 10 to W cents an hour. ' "
The final : decision 'to - strike wss
reached at at tmuttupus meeting -of
the. workers last night. The vote to
Walk out was unanimous ' .
'Efforts of the. company to cut wages
followed a reduction from t to 7 cents
for fares. 'Officials claimed to be los-
ing HiW a day paying tha present
wages with fares seduced.;
HcnryA ..Biatr president .'oi the
Chicago surface lines declared that no
now proposals. for settlement of the
dispute were in eight) - - -.The
strikers were under the direc-
tion ot William' p. Mahon -Interns
tltfosl presides at the . Csa-rpen's
union. '. "4 . .'.' .
"I held the men t work a long si
t cottiil" Mahou said. "We offered to
arbitrate and we offered to compro-
mise but the proposals'were rejected."
Ctiicigo considering Itself a. veteran
with five street car strikes In the Isst
twp decade took the situation cent-
placenOy r . i ' ' f '
Authorities feared that rioting would
break: out la ase any effort is mad
to ' operate carst with strikebreakers
James Waddsll - noted dfnkrtor of
strikebreakers was t Chicago mak-
ing a. survey cf. the situation to de-
termine whether It would be possible
to tun ears -during Die strike-
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ARKANSAS STATE
HOSPITAL Wm
Vt Associated Press Report.
( ' LITTLE jROCK Ark. AW- "
Three hundred .women ptlen;ts' were
successfully "removed from large
building at the .Elate hospital -fat ner-
vous diseases here early Tuesday after
fire which destroyed the building
n discovered in the attic "
When It - was apparent that the
' -dialing- In which" the Are originated
noiild be destroyed Bremen turned
their attention 'to preventing a spread
of the fumes to nearby buildings hi
;.ch approximately J00O ; patients
A'-re housed. A favorale win i crry-hi-
the blaxe In -an' opposite dlree-
tlon aided tise firemen In their ns' t
KtVlf CABINET rOBMta.
' Associated Tress Report ". '
-"Kr-'Fr!. Aug. 1 I-u'rrl de Farts'! for
TTr lt.-r n pre r si'crri. !
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L''ii3T0E3DAY
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U. S. Report Gusts Ex-
' cited Advance in Fu-
tire Markets V .
$5ABALENEt : .
. GAINS FOR DAY
' Publication of; the third monthly
government "bond it Ion report and Hes-
ter's annual consumption and carry-
f over figures causea an excites aa-
vsmce m ine coiion lutur mraei
NeV Orleans and New Tork Tuesday.
At the highest of the day the active
trading month showed gain of about
7 a bale but these were pared down
before the close which wa at net
gain for the. day of slightly more
titan 5 a bale. - '
Ir. sympathy with the rise In tu-
tu e Houston spot prices-were mark-
ed irtr iM points exactly S v bale-
lifting middling. - the baslo grade to
tt.19 cents. "pot quotation at New
Orleans were advanced lit point and
at '-New Tork' 110. points. ;'-" ;c i'.--"'
vVdslilngton announced that th con-
dition of the growing cotton crop as
of July 15-was 70.1 per oenf of ft nor-
mal and pointed to a probable produc-
tion of 1410oa bales -exclusive of
llntera - The condition compared with
71. J per oent a month ago when a
crop of 1I0ISOO bales was forecast;
4.7 a year ago and 71s the average
tor the past ten years' Tuesday's fig-
ure were well under- popular .'expec-
tations the average ef private es-
timates Indicating a condition around
7t per cent - ll ' ''
- At the ssme time. Col. H. O. Hes-
ter secretary of the New Orfeans cot-
ton exchange and regarded ae a wof .1
wide authority on' cotton announced
that the mills of the vorld had con-
sumed 11104.000 bsle of American
cotton during the season which ended
Monday. These figures showed that
. (Cont'd on pg. i) j ' . '
RAILROADS 6RA11T;
10WID TRIP RATE'
FdaHOUSTOHFAIR
T" -"''" u' f -"fr--tnn -
Orie and One-Fifth Fare
Texas and Louisiana I .
Points' Announced
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Texas railroad have granted a
round tri rate of on end one fifth
fare from nearly all Texas cities and
many Louisiana point during the
Houston Fair and Exposition Nov.
to IS inclusive according to announce
ment made Tuesday by Uort .L Blx-
lor manager of the fair
i The' reduoed" rate apply from Del
Rio Eagle Pas. Laredo Dallas ' Ft
Worth Texsrkana and Lafayette W
and intermediate points during every
day of the fair and the same rate will
apply from New Orleans and-inter-'odiaU
points during three tnree days
-. to bs announced later. . i '
This is said to be the first ttmi
that such sweeping railway reductions
have been made for the Houston fair
It I. expected that thousand of per-
sons In Texas and Louisiana will take
advantage. of the rates. ; ;':
Oity Manager' Claude eBlkv chair-
man -of. the fair building committee
and City Architect Dowdy are arrang-
ing blueprints of the proposwdr ship
which will be erected Just inside (ht
gates of the fnlr grounds. Booths on
the: ship are being oht rapidly. The
boat Is being erected to advertise
Houston's ship nhannsl and 'turning
basin. Boxes are being built on the
grandstand at the perk for the first
time since the fair hss been held at
Harrlsburg boulevard' and Milby
street Mr. Blxler announced. '
ITALY IS FA
GEIIERAL STRIKE
Associated Press Report
ROMS Aug. 1. Th "always ready"
brother organisation to the fascist)
bast ordsrod the mobilisation "of Its
legionaries numbering 100000 to en.
poee the general strike called for
Tuesday. This anlles 'all the -nationalist
In the movement to nullify the
strike In protest sgalnst the recent
reprisals of tho fascistl Sgalnst the
socialists st Ravennsj ' '
' The "always ready" legionaries are
headed by Deputy Paoluccl - who wa
decorated with the American distin-
guished service medal for hi bravery
In torpedoing and sinking the -Austrian
dread naught Vlribua Viiiu In Pola
harbor on December t 191. -
The geverBment It preparing In ev-
ery way to maintain order en insure
railroad communication. The strike
is expected to affect the newspapers
The fascist! haves publicly announced
that unless the government puts an
end te 'the strike within 41 hours
they themselves will stop It ' .
Aviabf JCilled in Plane
Crash at Kejly. Field
i" . Ass''l Tress Report . ':
fsAN ANTuv-IO. .Texas Aug. 1-
Lieutehsnt Samuel Lunt Kelly
n1d aviator met yjmost instant dvafb
her Tuesday when hi plane -crashed.
. He was attempting to Jsnd and war
jnly about 1W feet limn tho grouixt
Whwn the- machine seemed to pass out
of control. He ia survled by a widen
hero and a nio- -r' Mrs. Caroline K
Lant of Alexo-' . Vs The win
J rent to ' n ff l It
MINERS'
PARLEY
CALLED
A - - i i j "
. . -T-T . ..
John L. Lewis Hopes To
End Strike by Meet-'
ing of August 7.
United Pre Rsport
NEW TORK. Au. L-Call of Presi-
dent John L Lewi of the United Mine
Worker tor a peace parley with op-
erator of the central competitive fields
comes -non too noon to avert a fam-
ine - crisis figure gathered " by the
Coal Trad Journal (hew. Th Jour-
nal' ummary of condition hows:
i- The Northweapes the danger point
with stock ot ooai l!00OOO ton be-
hind U20 - W:t v.
Outlook for the winter Is Very grave
everywhere with storage stocks ot
domestic slse at the mine exhausted.
Hard coal mine will be unable to
make up the hat tonnage between now
and next April even If Lewis' call
result In peace.
The government control program hss
little effect upon prices Figure have
been highest In West Virginia snd
Kentucky and her there wa a alight
decline. One-third ef country-wlde4
price changes last week were declines.
Production .gain for th week
amounted to stu.000 tons Thia Is dis-
appointing the journal say.
Total output of bltumlnou coal for
tho week ending July H ws only
lM.00 ton. .
- ' iy JACK A'OAOCK
United r Staff Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. L John L.
Lawls International president of th
United Mine Workers ef America to
day Issued an invitation to the ooaL
operator of tho central competitive
field to meet talneri' representative
at Cleveland August 7.' ' '
In calling tho conference Lewis de-
clared he wa actuated by the) highest
considerations of the publkj' welfare
and the Impelling necessity for so
early adjudication of the issues In-
volved In the bituminous and anthra-
cite coal field i i
Th telegram- aent to the operating
Interests In the central competitive
field today fol!owt i-
"In behalf ' ot - the United Mine
Workers I am: herewith inviting-th
coal operator af th csntral oompetU
tlv field to Meet in Joint Interstate
oonferenee atl th HoUenden- hotel
Cleveland 0 at 10 o'eleck a. m. Mon-
day 'August T l-ti for th purpose
of. asset istlng a baalewet agreenwat
to bo signed to terminate the present
Konenslun' la thss mining industry. 1
jiMrsss tiit sincere hop that th in-
terest represented by you will find It
possible te participate In tho Joint ne-
gotiation " "
(Signed) "John L. Lewis
. "President United Mine Workers
' h' wf America."
' WAIHINOTONTtAilg ' t Piwsldent
Harding bvtng th end oi th Mil
strike Is ttijiand. will rnakd a new
move this week to settle th eoai dis-
pute ia member of th cabinet told th
United Pre today. . t. '
This new move 'In th coal strike
dally (rowing mora-menacing-td th
nation will be (llacussed at the eab-
lnet meeting today. Confident that
the president's program for ettle-
ment of th shopmen' strike will be
(prmally accepted by rail executives
and union leader meeting in New
fork and Chicago todsy th cabinet
expected t devote Its entire session to
. decision ef tho oosl situation. .
t Tb prsildent hope to bring about
a resumption ot mining by following
tho (ante tactic that he ha employ-
ed in .the rail strike during the Isst
week' H probably will summon lead-
ers of the minora and operators to the
White House obtain from them the
term upon which they will make
peace mediate their differences snd
then propose a plan of aettlsment
x.' (Cont'd on Pg 7) '
CALL FOR BIDS
Oil 11E7 HOSPITAL
4. - .
Plan for th first unit of the new
1400000" Methodist hospital building
hav- been pprove4 by tho' building
committee and th architects' Street
V Bsiley ordered to csll for bid. '
It 1 expected the eontrafcv for th
first unit wHl b awarded wlthla two
week and work started a oon s
poielble' Th first unit win cost p-
proxlmttely I1&0.00 and will face in
Roaall Reir Austin street - Th plan
as approved call for a Ove-story struc-
ture of reinforced concrete and brick
It by-104 feet in ground ditnenslona
It win nave a capacity of 0 bee
rooms to be located on th econd
third; fourth and part of the fifth
doors. Administration office will oc-
cupy the first floor and two -large op-
erating room connected with nurses"
preparation rooms will occupy th fifth
door.. .-.' .- .v .
- The building commute Is composed
of J M. West W. W. Flmiren. R. U
Cole Dr. C. -Ln Norswerthy and Dr.
R. W. Adams. ; -
Veteran Seriously Burned
! ; In Mysterious Explosion
Houstop'post Special) -
BRENHAM Texas Aug.1 Bennle
Huebner of the Wekom community
an oversee veteran was" burned erl-
o-'y on th face and handa by an
xntostoB that occurred wbn be
t"-. hed .with bis foot box that he
found In hi barn. A typewritten slip
on the box . read "best whisky
per quart." W hen th lid of the box
slithily 'raised It exploded flames
f. .wli t. " -'
1 ii lurn wo art en fir from Jh
' but nc'-htr extins-ilehed it. In
t is t t frrrn the eii'losion there
v . t i ur l'1'trrlr-s a ' n k r'"g
r tt' fht p- - -- n
KODSTO'JDILEIS
SAY COAL FAIIIKE
HERE IIJFR03ABLE
' - . . w-sa------w t t- -
Industrial Concerns Install
Oil Burning Equip- .
tnent ...
RESIDENTS MAY
.. FEEL SHORTAGE
Although town and elite through-
out the United State are taking ex-
traordinary precaution against a se-
rious coal situation as the result of the
nation-wide ooai and rati trlke
Houston ha little to tear In regard
to a coal shortage during the coming
winter. While there Is shortage of
coal in th elty fuel dealer declared
Tuesday they have sufficient fuel on
hand to supply ordinary need. -'
Weather condition In Houston hav
considerable to do with the effeot of
th situation here dealer declare. If
the weather continues a warm as it
hss been It will' prevent the situation
from becoming serious In Houston
J. W. Bamnson. head of th Bamp-
on Wood and Coal company and of
ficial ot th Kd Sack Wood and- Coal
company Texas Wood and Coal com-
pany Central Wood yard Ogden Wood
and Fuel company. I. Prensky end the
Ric and Cole company deolared that
settlement ef th rail strike would
relieved th tension in Houston. They
are hopeful concerning the aettlement
ot tho strike within th next few
day which will brin plenty ot coal
to their demand.
Official. of th Consumer Wood
and Coal company were ef the- opin-
ion that but for the fact that moot
ot th large faotorle in in city hav
Installed oil .burners the situation In
Houston would be much more serious
-than It la At th first rumor of a
strike those plant which war burn-
ing .coal purchased ell burner.
Should th peace parley fall
through the lack of eeal will be most
felt in apartment houses and private
homes coal dealers declare. It Is to
these place that most ot th seal in
th elty I sold.
"There la no reaien to worry about
the coal strike stopping the city's
large factories" dealers declare
FIRST CO'JPLAhlT
FO?tYiOLw;;:ic?;
IIIJOiiCTIOIi FILED
Charges of Assault and In-
timidation Against C.
A. Darleman.
ThetfW complaint ' charging viola-
tion of Federal Judge J. C. Hutch-
sdn' injunction against th atrlkar
was filed Tuesday morning against C
A. Barleman. Th defendant face
charge at assout and Intimidation on
July ti..
Due to1 the abnc of Judge J C
Hutcheson. who I on vacation and
of Judge Duvsl West of th Ban Anto-
nio district who 1 taxing hi place
the ease wss postponed until the re
turn of on of them. ' Barleman wa
allowed bond df f BOO. .
Proceeding hver Instituted by at-
torney for the 'Southern Pacific.
- Misdemeanor cases against defend
ants charged 'With participating in
strike disturbance were pause 1 by
Judge Roy Campbell In county court
at law No. t Tuesday until "after the
etrtk la Mtlled." ' Cases sgalnst. in
defendants war ceased. '
Examtnglng trial for Sam Hajeeate
striking Southern Psclfie shop worker
Charged wian killing will McClur
negro snaintenano of way worker
July t will be held in Judg Kay'
court Wednesday. - -f 1 s .-
- Hajerat was- arrested 'In Trinity
Saturday and brought bsek to Hous
ton Sunday j by Chief ef Detectives
Kenler. According to police Haje
eate denied knowledge of anything
about tne killing. Mcciure wa atoned
to death a week after the trik b-
gn. - - '. '
"Th labor union of Which Hnjecate
I a member will supply attorney
tor nim - ' ' . -
IRISnBTIOIIALS
- Assoclsted Press Report '
DUBLIN Aug. l.-lt I now defi-
nitely stbllshd to the atlfctloo
of official her that Eamonn de Vsl-
era tb republican leader j making
hi heariqart tiers at ClomnH.i. ' He is
often eeen moving about town In an
automobile. He is In uniform but
trie to conceal hi Identity by fulling
hi cap well down over hi aye.
The Irish national army accord i as
to indications here. Is ready now for
an attack upon the Irregulars along
the whole front -'
j The. fail of Tlpparary captured by
the nationalist forces Sunday dis-
poses of an awkward salient and ft 1
expected to enable the Free-State
forewe to advance en Caahsl which
would pave th way to a further ad-
vance on Clommet reputed irregular
Stronghold. -.-'v.- '.-V
The Insurgent force have been t-
tln fir to various buildings in KU
mailoc. Just to th south of Llmer-
'ck wiik h I thought to Indicate tliy
are preparing to evacuate tb town.
The destruction i of the-r Cleevea
iresmry in Tirperary by the Inaur-
-R' bfore the fall of the town to
r - t""W prem Ottt
PARLEY
PROVES
IN VAIi
Officials Bilk Oa Q.
tica cf Scraonty.
i Ri-hts
3 PROPOSALS
ARE UBMITTE
Last
Two
Accepted Cca
ditionally
AsaocL
aocTateT press liepurL
NEW
YORK. August 1.
way xecutlve Taosday raj
the pfdMal ot President
that striking hopmn be r
itated without forfeiting en!i
rights but accepted condltlc;
the other two guggeitloni mad i
the Whit House tor eltlemeE;
th natlon-wld itrlke. -Thl
announcement was mad I
rresldent Lores ot th Delaware
Hudson after the heads of 141 to
had met her Tuesday onslrt -i.
Mr Harding' program drafted i
reply and adjourned.
Ity question after Secretary Hoc
appearing before them earlier In t
day a th representative of Pre
dent Harding had told them th
mlniitsatlon considered that the ix
sue of the authority of railroad hi
rer transcended that' or seniority.
This ws learned after Mr. Mo.
following a 10 mlnut address tu
III first train back to Waahlmu.
Mr. Hoover Indicated to th ex.-
tives that while th admlnlstrat
did not Intend to bellttl th Imn
anc they attached to tenlority
considered the mnjor Issue ' tHt i
holding of th kbe board and t
return of the men to work -
Referring to the coal strike a
coniplloatlng factor In- the rail i:
tlon Mr. Hoover implied that If r-
dltlon were different the admt
tratlon would not hav taken I
point of view It hud assumed
Urged the rosJli t- hi-mw-i'
tits u Aeiniiit'ut'U iwiivuii.fi t
bor board.-. . -' ' . -
Mr Hoover Wss followed lair;
th day by Judg Lovett who as
sd flatly that ther wa no tnorxi
practical reason fpr th road to
iheln stand
A ummary of the reply made
railroad executive to Pre
Harding rejecting hi basis for
dement of th rail strike ws r
public let Tuesday by an. author
spokesmsn for th conference.
Replying te the flrwt proposal t
road heads .Informed the W
llous that they did and would a.
by wag decisions of ths rel)
labor board but that they did i
consider that to test the legality
such decision was to violate th- -Turning
to the second proposal.
executive said they' were 'Willing
withdraw law suits arising from
strlks providing conditions a-
established so that they could b
sured of carrying on their operatto:
without legal protietlon. --
- "irnpoeaiwe" (aid in xcuuv
th third proposition to. put trn-
back on their Job with their sem
Ity ranking unaffected "ImpossH.;
for four reasons added th reply.
"Impossible first from a point
lew Impossible second from a po-
of morality; imposslbl lo heca
Of word pledged to eld employes t
they would b repaid for -their h
altyt impoeaibl in th last place be-
cause of promise mad to new -
ploye ' wh4 tb road . believed h -helped
to uphold the labor board."
Th executive felt they could
yield en the seniority Issu beca
the heart of the Whole problem .
railroad operation lay in the et.
ency and morale of the eupervh-
force. Tha upervlsora1 it w t
ed would feel hurt and discouraged
tha striker were relnststed
their rsnklng unlmpslred.
Harding's proposals for Mttlemenl
the rail strike were three In numt"
The first acta forth that the r..
rhould abide by . the wg - decii
reached by th labor board.-
vx. mma -WAiitil tiriivUte that s
lawsuit brought by either ld In r "
in ctioo with tno strike would be fflth
drawn and that dispute arising out c
(Cont'd on rt. . .
ENGLAND WAllTS
DEBTCAiW
' r ; United Pr Report
LONDON. Aug. "1tn a not . t
France Belgium and Italy handed f
th ambassador this afternoon. Gr-
Britain formally afftr to aban.l
her claim to reparauon from Germs
and to cancel alt silled debts proviii
this became part of an Internattm
agreement. Including the Unm
Stat. . ' .-
It can not b right tht one pei '
ner la a common enterprise should r-
cover all she ha hint" th note s
"while another.' recovering nohi
should be required to Py " she ii
borrowed" j
The note w to Viav been dellv
to th United State a wett. but ?
the eleventh hour It we wlthdrs-
Reason for the withdrawal wa give
that It might have been eonetroi
a request for remission of Brf
debt to America. 'f - ;
i The British government While
Ing to avoid telling America Vr-
that she consider tmyment coi-".
on collecting from . her emi
lebtorsis nevert heea eon'
huve jonvved tlmt l tta
- . by It f 1 '
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