The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 35, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 9, 1922 Page: 1 of 20
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Levse BreaK Agairi-Bririgs
Disaster tciH
9 ; RicMts-FTeef lJoivlanHs
I ; Trinir .Rising 'Two Feet
n Hour; Many Sec-
Ci - lions Isolated
X3RT WORTH. Tnu. Mr fc The
" Imm winding around th banka or the
fTrtn!t- rirar In Arllbcton HelgUta hera
--- noon; floodlnc that dlatrict for the
- aaeona tim-r in two wu. n w d
llered no peraona wore drowned aa
- 11 IJI.fi I CI I.W mwmw MMI
had. bean diractlnt fha work of ramov-
i.: In iwtrfluuiB 't ram thA lowtkltda tkroUKh-
4 out tha day and had announced a few
Tnanuiea oaiora -oa iuwiwiui iu a
Iv" ... -..... 1 . 1 i j.
1 u Uinta tuMflnMl th flnmlAd
aactlon and -ware aafa on tha higher
'j. jrround.
Wlth tha Trinity rlar rtatn at the
rate of two feet -an hour at o-clock
?' Monday afternoon flood warnlnra were
I i laaueo oy wemxnar vowmmr u. p.
pe'-'.dla and membera of the Fart Worth po-
ica aepanmrnnt witbhi piinhi w v.
. out ox uu lawiana-L - "
Hundreds of raaldenta In tha river
fearful of a repetition of the flood'that
ImUmI ITnr nrm-tk two
it
weeks
ao
.... v.
lomaa and causing loaa
of
v ill lire and property damage that haa
i- never been aoournUbr estimated.
' The flood atage of the rirer la M
' T"leet-Weather Ohairyaai Landts said.
'. At 4 o'clock the- gang marked 17 feet
and waa rapNly rising. The weather
. mlHj1(tjM tnet. the liae
would go to II feet aaven feet lower
t than the preiioua nooa nara wmos
'A . M sm m 1 m mmn
". '. vniiM t1lejkf4 Averflnwm of -the
' '.-vr Into tha lowUnds through tha
1 e 1 1 mmm in uie leveee cKuavu "I nw
break of thaeeent dlaeater. Unleaa
' . Hna fiQ Anvtnflr the flleitt In
"i rort Worth or abore this city the
ii rtver la not-eipeciea io nae n-oiw mea
: f '1 feet
poUee and Fire Coramlesloner John
- I Alderman Issued order to more than
..iiuMM nn eiitv n wern real
. F" aw v . .. was
- 7 Jl.nt. nf tha lowland districts. The
people quickly responded to tha warn
the nttv nail to care
"ma TifFrri PaoDle who left
thetr aomea were being housed rea
It and otherwise earea ior aunns. ine
night. M. H. Dlrsn enairman os inn
charter of the Had Cross and chairman
r the dleaater committee aald. '
At o'clock Monday; evening the
'water had flowed tnrougn me
erevaaaea ot thehjvoa and over North
Main street. Police roped oft the thor-
oughfare and would allow jo vehicles
w tha etneL the water
ft reaching to th foo of the Paddock
I nnth (he West fork and Clear fork
Jf --were retorted out of tKelr bank
i 4:.'.. . .... -. . .
Byeamora ereen waa nunj no
" backed water over the DaUas nike east
a enough i Impair tralTlo at o'clock.
' . ..in fPhu. virKA IIvaH
mil -was -uu 1 1-...... .Ui-
i . t- .i.. m-amui the creek and the
v. iriver along the pike were moving out
or preparing-to Qo so. -i run-
1 . (.rhnlo eross'liur the water waa four
' h. hut stnt ristruT
J 1 Bessie etreet from Tennessee avenue
. ... a nMln- river end was aolna
ovet the curb. Some of the streets to
.k. i. A --re elmoat im -
1 11-1 -MUVM " ' " "
i I... passable and several care had to be
: -'abandoned. The water waa two foot
r ' deep at the corner of Bessie ana vir
4 ' The water at Seventh street was
I'.creepina up n
' the flats lnsiae or me imHii-nniii
- i; - -a.. .t a-ia n m. Trinity
".pnrk waa all under water and attempte
i . ! to reach tne oreaa in me mvm -.-
i fruitless. Many residents of Van Zandt
; Si u.A -.nl their famillea out of the
i' ; danger 'sone while if some cases the
' 'men of tne larniuea suureo ntmiw w
' !; board up tne wirnrowe. a u-y w-
r".r working Induatrloualy.
$ 4 a iv. nt tha Pun-itMi Lumber com
H 'pany the water waa three feet deep
. . V.ltnnal flllf.l-f1.mm WOTO
a 1 ' ferced to wade to get to helr casnp.
-yAB the water gradually crept lip the
' people DCgen reiucwiim w .
-. iir' .. al-itrlnta. v
s - Major I O. White who waa Iq
oharge of the flood situation hera wo
i' weeks ago. announced that he would
.... i .v.. iAk .Urnri-v nleht. direct Ina
. W 1 Wftt T. '
' the rescue work. He asserted that
' man were being held on reserve as
emergency police In two detachments
.v. i-i. is ' man In ftarK detachment.
xi Theaa men ere members of" the kxral
: -t i - nt K-v N-tlnnal nuerel.
... . r-vmu-viiiv-i- v'
' Emergency pgllcemen will be selected
.f by Commissioner Aldermen and Chief
i ijof Police Hamilton. ' -"-
-Dlrka and hll fovea moved Into the
Hr and pollee eommlaolonei--'- office
: L " at the" dty hall Moe-day aftameon and
' the force of the Red Cross waa again
r . vejaoy CO aaniipuHw w tmrvm
i ll Ma In hanaa anal
- I in jnwv.iM
feed people driven from their nomeo
i hv tha threatening attnus ot mm
I I iruinj ...... -aai kaltur
a yw. iffurujir mu--- - . r -
Mt -t Dressed Into service to -move the peo-
..i lMri.ti1 ami tn asaa
: BMva furntshlnga and other valuablee
i. of people residing in the Trinity vat-
. w ley.
r ' r Water broke throvgh the levee of the
Clear Fork running around the bank
' ' of tl rtver la the North Fort Worth
"V bottoms flooring In as the baM park at
-I a o'clock. About three feet of sratar
x " stands n the ba park bow. -The park
: - 4. ii inrhaa htatvar than North Main
r- street and almeat four feet of the)
' ' flood 'aratar la flowing over the tbor-
' ughfare which caeMiocxa uraater ran
- Worth to-the North de..T ; ; ;
-aoodUrsts Aid
JJoJrloo& Meiiactiv-iv
Aaaotlatsd Fraaa Iteport . '
ABft-BKK. Teaaa May tr-Ralao ap-
r pTaiUimtlng ceaeKlbenats fe early
. Monday at gnrder. Haaalla and Btam-
ord. At liu-det aratar was laawsag
Lit the streets and had ntarad aonse
of the baslpisa hoaiasa en the) seat
atom. At Haailw. CaMfarnta creek a
higher tluv vwr known .Mkrwlng
" foar-iBrh rata and water at reawrtod
! liuuses. ' At Staaiferd aaaro than foejr
Inrhee of rata faU and a pertlan at the
Wk-hltn ; Valley (jaacka are i spot lee)
woswied wut .' . i
I ' Coltr'CHlurri. Texas. May I.
I vThe Nwaeea ilverwa rsatng bare Ngn-
f ' ' fCont'd en P J. Cot 1 .
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River - Threatens Rosen-
burg ; Boats . Rushed
' . . From Houston '
Rapidly rising flood water In .the
Brazos river bealn threatena to Inun-
date the city ot Rosenberg. It mile
west of Houston on '"the line of tha
Southern Pacific. In response to a
long distance call for aid at :M Mon-
day night. Mayor Oscar F. -Holcombe
sent three boats and four man to the
flood scene.
Mayor E. K. Pleak of Rosenberg and
City Marahah Q. W. Lokey. talking
to Houston at ll:I0 Monday night re-
ported that between (0 and U home
In the' river bottom land are sub-
merged. There had been no loaa of
Ufa reported at midnight. .
Mayor Fleak atated that persons re-
siding In the lowlands were removed
Lfrom their homes early during the
day. The request for boats rdaa made
as a protective measure as It la be-
lieved they will be urgently needed
If the flood water continues to rise at
tha rate reported Monday night.
Shallow flood tide had reached the
railroad tracks In front of tha Rosen-
berg depot at 10 p. m. Mayor Pleak
stated that there had been 4 heavy
less of cattle In the lowlands and the
property damage can not be estimat-
ed at this time.
Beak Marshall residing a abort dis-
tance out of Rosenberg narrowly es-
caped drowning Monday afternoon
when a skiff in which he waa attempt-
ing to salvage some of his household
goods overturned In the swiftly mov-
ing current. Mr. Marshall waa thrown
Into tSe water and auccjeded in swim-
ming to a tree where no took refuge
for several hours until friends reached
him. with a raft. . '
Mayor Holcombe received the Lang
distance call far boats at t:M Monday
night. The boats ware brought from
HarrtaeuVg and the ahlp channel and
ware In the baggage car ready to leave'
for the flooded city In little more than
one-half hour time. They were tak-
en to Roeenberg on the Southern
Pacific train leaving Houston af 1J M
p. in. Two ot the boats are equipped
with Evtnmde motors. One boat was
furnished by Arthur Burton- another
by C. O. PlUot and the third belongs
to the city. They were brought from
Halrriaburg to the depot in II minutes
by the Auto Laundry and Storage
company. a "
Because of tha urgency Mayor Hol-
combe aent Fire Chief Win 'Wells and
two firemen along with the boats. Bart
Woods 'alao accompanied the relief
party.- ' -
Situation Better .
in .Ueasi.4J3s ;
Whfl much .of the richest farming
land In Texasvlr under water many
roads are Impassable and railroad
traffic haa been badly crippled. Stu-
dent of the situation believe tha flood
danger Is practically over at all points
and a few days of clear weather will
serve to bring conditions back to nor-
mal. The rivers of Texas ere however
the highest they hare been In many
years and officials of the local weather
bureau state that flood atagea having
been reached rivalling thoae of 1111
and 11. 1
The crest of the flood Is now being
felt In 'the extreme southern points
of Texas- At Liberty the Trinity
reached a atage of ll.f feet the high-
est In the history of that town and
waa expected to start falling Monday
night. It waa reported to be falling
feat at Long Lake in Anderson coun-
ty and at Riverside In Walker coun-
ty The Necbea river hi alowly rising
around Beaumont and the Sabine river
la rising around Bon Weir and Jasper
but neither are reported aa aerioua
The Colorado l( falling at Columbus
and waa reported at SI .2 feet Monday
having reached a maximum of 41
feet.
The Brasoa I reported to b fall
ing at HuntsvlUe. having a height
of 41.1 Monday but rising rapidly
at Rosenberg with a atage of 4I.t
with Indications of reaching knights
at and below Rosenberg equal to tile
severe flood In 111.
Light rains have been r76rfed all
along tha watersheds of the Red and
Braaoa rivers Monday but are not re-
garded aa erlous enough to add to
(Cont'd oa Pg. I CoL f.)
APPOINTMENT OF
NEW SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBER PUT OFF
'Pspbably no definite action win be
taken oa the ipoointment of the last
member of the new school board until
next' Monday. It was learned at dty
haa Monday afternoon after a com-
mittee of women representing tbe
Parent-Teacher associations of North
Ma High schools Sled additional pro-
ita against the appointment of
fleoiga H. Edwards.
The women asked commissioners t
delay astkm until Monday when mere
patMon from North Side residents
wowM be died. With Mayor HoteomD
fat Ubarty on a private legal case it
Is expected that no recommendation
win made this weak. - .
The waawsa'a esmamttea waa nssasn
by Mrs. J. F. Gibson. Tbe oseaaaM-
ten arowght petition signed by 111
dents of North Bids they bom.
Additional petition are la ts Sekt
and petition bearing the naaaes of
141 residents bar been Sled with City
eeretsry Moore.
a The women tent tbe etty eomaols-
Jon are they had several nana 'to
suggest for the board. Among thee
were Arthar Amaa. Dan Bberfy. Ea
rn Lena. Dr. R. H. Fonvtlte Rob
ert "rare Sad Mrs. V. T. Matthews
president of tha Pmreat-Teactter aa-
sactaficei St Sbernveai eceMnw.
M- Otbeoa aald ths eommlttee was
net ssmw"'g against Mr. Kd wards
bseaas f his religion. W W net
ears wliethtr a asasi or wwaaan Is ap.
paliiud or what bs or her religion Is
a tbei pobne aehoois and is naaatHar
thrsagh sxpertewoe sr sherarlae with
xraMi- sohoot ndltioBa al
WORK 01IDER NEW
BOP ISSUES TO
START AT ONCE
- 7
Official Count. Made .of
Returns From
Election
TAX RATE TO BE
ANNOUNCED SOON
The city council passlded over by
Mayor Holcombe. officially counted
election returns late Monday afternoon
and declared the proposed la-Cent In-
crease In echool tax and all bond issues
had carried. v
' Mayor Holcombe declared tha bonda
would be printed and work on various
Improvements started immediately.
The engineer's department will start
at onoe to draw up plana for the work.
The city tax rate delayed somewhat
by the election will be announced
within a. short time according to. an-
nouncements made by Land and Tax
Commissioner Halverton Monday.
In making certain Improvements out
of the bond funds. Mayor Holcombe
aaid Monday his suggeatlona aa to
which streets should be paved and
which aectlona ahould be benefited by
tha bonda would be carried out. He
drew-up a 11st of a number of streets
which would be widened and paved
and named a number of aectlona which
would be benefited by additional aw-
erage facilltlea. '
Precinct Mi. Maaeheater which did
.not report Saturday night reported
election returns earjy Monday morn-
ing. Only four vote were cast In that
precinct all In favor of all laauea with
the exception of the hospital bond
issue. In. that Instance three votea
were for It and one against It.
Tha official totals announced Mon-
day afternoon after the city council
check are aa follows:
For school tax increase 6914; against
ll.
For 1504.000 paving bonda 47U;
against nil. v
For .!tMM sanitary sewer bond
UJ4; against II4T. --
For flM.vOO storm sewer bonda 4771;
against . .
For. IIW.OOO bridge bonda 47(7:
agalnts 1114.
For $100000 library bonda 4100;
against !.
For $100000' hospital bonds 4701;
against 1SI.
END OF ENTENTE
FEARED IF GENOA
RUMORS ARE TRUE
v- 1 . $
Ooyd tjeorge'Sfilf Opti--mistic
; Many Look For
Breakup v :
Associated Press Report.
GENOA May I. Optimism was still
professed Monday night by Premier
Lloyd Oeorge. The little Welchroen
waa atUl smiling but most of the
delegate no longer have the heart to
smile.
"Many difficulties wore than Oils
have been passed and we shall pas
thle one" aald Mr. Lloyd Oeorge to
the coi.-espondenls tonight after a
frantu day In which he conferred
with nearly all the leading figures
at the conference. "We have come
to Oenoa to overcome such difficul-
ties; otherwise why have the con-
ference?" Oenoa echoed with' all aorta of
rumor- about breaking up of the en
tente and tha launiaent dissolution of
the economic conference. The French
and Belgians stand firm In their op-
position to the; property clause of ths
memoraadum-to the Russians and In-
sist that failure of the Russians o
accept the memorandum will mark
tha end of the conference.
Tha it insure delegates after confer
ring with Premier Lloyd Oeorge Issued
a statement denouncing tha French
and BeUfmna for the attempt to break
up the conference and calling attea
tlon to ths fact that these two conn
tries are trying ts niaka it appear
that everything hinge on tbs Russian
reply while they themeelvee have hot
endorsed the very document they are
discussing. -
Both Mr. Lloyd OeorSja and the
French delegation denied reports la
the British papers that the interview
between the .British prim ministers
and the French foreign minister was
a stormy on and terminated with the
declaration of Mr. Lloyd Oeorge that
this disagreement meant tha end of
the entente.
Ths Russians attack oa the Belgian
position created much discussion
among both the French and Belgian
delegate bat apparently they will not
reply.
8lgaor Sehanasr and other Italian
representatives labored nil butt even
ing aad today .trying te reconcile the
disagree meat but seemingly with no
Premier Llord Oeoraa aamiiiil ehia
been arrangsfl for tbe British and
American encrespundenta. apparently
ior use purneaa of entefiv aenvtaer
French papers that Mr. Lloyd Ossrgs
and M. Bart boa cause near the break-
ing point Saturday aad that the
British prime minister bast value fry
mat i as entente was fus-
mamm aaHiimiei Wmy. Sj
Mr. Lloyd Oeore4eciard that ths
differences betweta Ms aad kf. nu.
w "an cosunKHisa a arema
aa alliaa Ml a
eeraaphie recwrd of thskr ewaverantlona
did not disclose ear sank stats meats
annv Tain racer
r. waa set kvaDahla t- ik.
rartaapaadsats aad Mr.- Leoyd Oeorge
sHS ' -w .
that at bs show taths press.
He reaaaratas.- tbs stsl imial
erattm of tha
sethinaUoa of tha asasitlnilona Were
jsastlngeat en tha nature of tha Raw-
twrnlng point ha Is fcsMsr and
as sriil that sa ar film as-
pen larger- eat tha artttaals- tha
sesame take ha taaer r.pty to ths
allied nam anise aad thai id
Today's Program
8:00 a.m. The Munn
Coqipany employes.
12:15 p.m. Houston Ad J
' Club luncheon.
4 :00 p.mr South Texas
Bank employes.
8:30 p.m. Hustler club
a- u kail a4ir1sriim
V...v a
HOUSTON MAN AT
flEADDFYALLEY
ORCHARD COMPANY
Object ' of Corporation to
Make This City Center
Of Citrus Industry
The Valley Citrus Orchards com-
pany with capital stock of 1100000.
an all-Houaton corporation waa grant-
ed Incorporation papers Monday fc by
the secretanr of State.
The object ot the corporation offi-
cial state la to establish In Houston
a center for tha development of the
citrus growing Industry in the Rio
Grande Valley. All the officers direc-
tors snd stockholders are Houstonisns
with leadquartera at lit Mason build-
ing j
C. L. Hunter 1 president of the new
company: K. J. Lapln secretary and
K. H. Flaming. . vice president and
treasurer. Names of the membera
ot the board of directors will be an-
nounced later officials say.
Following tha Incorporatloa .of the
company a party of Sf or ! busi-
ness men will make a trip throush the
Valley for tbe purpose of Investigating
condltlona and the beat methoda of
employing tha large capital of the com-
pany. C. L. Hunter president of the com-
pany baa been associated with the
Price-Booker Manufacturing company
for a number of years In a managerial
capacity. E. H. Fleming vice presi-
dent) haa been operating farma in the
Valley for several year. F. J. Lapln
secretary a former land owner and
tockman of Montana and for tha
past two years a close student and
follows of th ollrus Industry In the
VsMey. ' - " - '- ..
Officers stated that tha eaninanv haa
ander cultivation a larg tract of land
near Brownsville with another tract
soon to be- acquired: Tha plana of the
company contemplate the erection of
Its own nursery for ths propagation
of tbe various citrus tree grapefruit
orange and lemon.
Officials of tha company are enthu-
siastic regarding the development of
the Valley aa a fruit-growing country.
"There are now more than l.Oqp.OOO
rltrua trees ptknted and bearing' they
atated. "Aa California waa built upon
Its fruit-growing climate so Texas
ehall rise. Texaa haa the added ad-
vantage of a fine climate for growlnw
fruits without the serious drawback
of California's killing frost. Lat
year California lost million of citrus
trees through frost."
Other Houston concerns Incorporat-
ed wars tha Texas Grocery company
with capital stock of I10.000 Alex
Rosenthal and Morria Relngoid. incor-
porators and the Syrian-American
dub no- capital stock Louis Wsrdlnl.
Spiro Abdo snd others tnaornoratora.
Confederate Reunion
Fund Now Lacks $800
Mors than two-thirds of ths sum
necessary to send the Confederate Vet-
erana of Houaton to ths annual re
anion at Richmond has bean subscribed
according to announcement Moaday by
General J. C Foster commander of
Dick Dowllng camp local chapter of
tha organisation. Tha sum needed
has been set at $1000 of which 1210
haa been raised.
General Foster aald ha la confident
the Houaton generosity will not fail
the old heroes in giving thern this
pleasure.
Oeneral Foster announced the arrival
sf seven-additional Confederate uni
forma Monday. The uniform are gift
from the sons of veteran nets and
the organisation haa Indicated It de
sire to give eech veteran In she city
a complete uniform and Rs member
are working toward that goal.
1
Moore Out of Special
Congressional Race
Associated lrea"Rspori
OAINKSVILLE. Texas. May L W.
S. Moore of Gainesville authorised tha
statement Monday that he would
withdraw from the race for tha anex-
ptred lnn"bf the lata Representative
Lueisn W. Parrlsh from tn Thir-
teenth Texaa congrsssisnnl dlatrict
but that in due tlaae ho would an-
nounce hta candidacy for the regular
democratic nomination as representa-
tive from' that district.
Oil Company Granted
Writ Against Obregon
MKXKX CITT. May 1. The su
preme eoart with only ons dissenting
vote Money granted aa nanautiun
tha latarwatkooaj Petroteasa easnpaay
agamsi acta of rreaesea tJareaoa and
tne aipartnsenm of eomeaswe and ta-
dusuj.Tbo cans was similar to that
of the 'Texaa ewaspsay dsnldid eevaral
ssouthe age. which ktwaa said at the
tlx defused a nea taliuauiio arttel
It of the ccesstltntloa prwvMtsg for
slonalleaHpsvnf petrel a a dspnall
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TKXA0) F4MTMAaVTIM. .
j Peat Vasri Union Tanrsan. V
WAgHINOTON May g. Tfkas
seetsaasttr anaalnallaa srvit te ths
anal Monday: Oeorse K. gparen-
berg. Aastmt Mshsrt-la Ferd. Baltav-
ewe; John W. Rnbelna. Clyoe; Joe H
Tlatsry. New WUhari; Walter C Vic ti-
ers. (Hnah. - i--'.; .
Play
Hundreds of Children and
Many Grown Ops
Participate
"If anyone In Houston misses seeing
and hearing Dr. Mmmett Dunn Angall
the play wlaard' and participating In
his 'peppy! gamea of skill and fun
lhat-Teroon will miss one of thegilg-
geat treata In tha rlty'a history."
This waa the opinion expressed by
Principal W. t. Davis of Wast -Rod
Junior high echool Monday afternoon
following a session of 70 minute with
the 411 children of the various grade
of the school. It I an opinion Joined
in by the member of the Stage and
Bcreen clubi who participate In 10
minutes of rlotoua fun at the noonday
Inncheon And. lait but not leaat. It
wa the expreaslon of the young wo-
men of tha Girls' Co-operative home
1111 McKee street when yr. Angell
had completed more than an -hour's
demonstretloa of hi play theories be-
fore the residents and a group of El-
lington field young men on the electric
lighted lawn at the home.
For Dr. Angell has raptured Houa-
ton by atorm.
A human dynamo of energy tha
play expert atopa only to voice the
aaaertlon that Interesting competitive
play la the one way to a sound healthy
body then he plunges into a series of
games for grownups and kiddles alike.
Of course at first there la a bit of
hesitation. Borne of the adults are
too backward too dignified to partici-
pate. Hut somehow he managea to
draw them Into (he gamea. Opce In
they aoon forget dignity and shriek
with laughter and play aa heartily aa
the youngest present.
Such was tha case at the Stage and
Screen luncheon which is made up
of business and professional men. plus
the amusement purveyors of the city.
At the conclusion of a ahort address
Dr. Angell had them on their feet
and lined up "fata" on ons side and
"leans'' on the other before they
realised what had happened.
Then from nowhere In particular be
Materialised two enormoua cage ball
(Cont'd on Pg. ! CoL 1.)
EXPLODING GAS
SHELLS IMPERIL
ENTIRE VILLAGE
Associated Fresa Report.
ROME May 8. The village of Mar-
oatlca 1 Imperilled owing to tha ex-
plosion there of 200 large caliber
ahella a majorlrty of them gas sheila
says a dispatch to the Qtornale D"
Halia -from Vleenaaa. n "?--.:
t - The countryside Is filled with dense
cloud sf yellow vapor Which endan
gera life throughout ths entire com
munity. Other explosion ar feared.
a there ar large accumulation of
all kinds of munitions at Maroatlca.
: Troops have been sent to the village
in an endeavor to Isolate the danger
oua district.
I. C. C. Decides
Against Grape Juice Co:
Houston Port Special
WASHINGTON May I.-In the
complaint of Schuhlea Pure Grape
Juice company vs. the New York New
-Haven and Hartford Railroad com-
I pany. the Interatate commerce com
j mission decided that four carloads of
I grape juice snippea irorp nigniana
N. y.. to Houston Texas were not
i mlarouted and the complaint waa dla
t missed. Th sole basis of the com-
plaint was that the shipment should
have been forwarded via rail-water
routea at ratea lower than those ap-
plied for sll rail movement of the ship
ment.
The shipment waa moved all rail at
a ratea of 11 44 to Houaton.
It la tha complainant contention
that contemporaneously there were lr
effect via the Central New England
and rail oonneetiona to New Tork
N. T. ocean line to - Galveston and
rail lines thence to destination named
a rate of 16.1 cents to Houaton.
Anarchists Threaten .
American Legation
Associated Press Report
SOFIABulgsri May 1. A threat
to blow up the American legation here
unleaa tha United States brings about
tha release of Sacoo and Vansettt
communists under conviction for mur-
der In Mssaarhuaetta has been receiv-
ed et the legation.
The threat la contained in an article
In a clandestinely published anarchist
newspaper which encaaed In a ted
Wrapper area aent to ths American
nsmlater. qhirtes S. Wilson. Tbe
building Is . being wstched day and
night by specie! agents.
VEATHER FORECAST
Houston and Vicinitv Tuesday siwMtty
cloudy i ofnewhal unarttlea'.
Eat Trxat Tttevliy aneettled; probably
local thunder showerl in aorQWast portion.
west reiaa lueeosr esnir Cloudy;
t unnmieq
Weather Conditiona The prravor this
saorstns if lew over western snd hies ever
eaatern srdiena hems lowest ever Utah end
aiasest over l be centers last reciea. Utbl
reiaa occurred ever Ike Plates sad Hfnt 1
ssodersle ever the sitedle west- Tbrrt ws
Se aeclpitstiaM ef aansreuanes m the rot.
tew hek carrot in aerthweet Texas sad
Pales caa. waere seaic locetlv hesrr raise
serened. Tnsperatsrea sre arssoeshie or
wsraaer thea aeraisl. exeeal in oarth Pa-
cific secnona. where they inj below aanwal
The ceolret IM sithl in Texaa fx ares
frees It degrees et AsMriOe (a 71 et Car-
ass Chmti.
af Henxtee for the 14 keen ended
axaa!
at t
f. sa. Menosa MasnBaas si
1: a srcciaiislloe. . i
Auawkertc snaaars t 1
n ax. !.. era level readisn. .
Mowrier a. samaef T:e S.
The leliexmnl t the ronmsratn
Sf Heaatee far Max 1. 121:
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T1.1;
FIGURES ON PORT;
SHOW WONDERFUL
GROWTH IN YEAR
April .Imports and Ex-
ports Far ' Above
Year Ago
89 VESSELS
ENTERED PORT
Imports and export handled through
tbe port of Houaton for the month of
April amounted to 10171 tone repre-
senting a value of tt. 001.110. accord-
ing lo figures made public Monday by
II. - J. Scott chief clerk and collector
of revenue for the" harbor department.
Tha aama kind of business handled In
thla port during the month of April
1MI amounted to 10S.IM tons valued
at M.01M1V Theee figures make the
total business handled through thla
port for the drat four month of the
year amount to a volume of (170.140
tons representing a value of 114.47-
141. In the same period In INI. Ih
buaineaa of this kind amounted to 14-
711 tons valued at 111.1104(1.
There ware 10 vessels entered and
cleared this port during last month a
against II arrivals and departures dur-
ing tha month of April last year. The
arrivals and departures for the first
four month ml this year number 191
vessels aa compared with 171 during
the aama period last year.
Imports consisted principally of crude
oil and unrefined molasses. Kx ports
to foreign countries consisted prlnri-
pslly of cotton rice flour refined oil.
sugar and lumber.
Imports from foreign countries
amounted to 14.141 tons valued at
I110.M7 and exporta to foreign coun-
tries amounted to M.671 tons valued
at 14411.111. Coastwise inbound
freight amounted to 11.401 tons repre-
senting a value of 11.147100 and out-
bound coastwise goods totaled 11140
tone valued al 11.011.111.
Imports from foreign countries dur-
ing the month of April. INI. amounted
to 11.111 tons valued at 1111111 and
exports to forrign countries amounted
to 11.1M tons valued at 14114.007.
Cosstwlse Inbound freight amounted
to 24.104 tone representing k value of
K02.K0 and outbound ooeatwiae good
totaled 61140 tone valued at 1I0H.-
131. SEES AID FOR
FARMERS IN TEXAS
OVERFLOWED LAND
Con gresman Buchanan
After Seed For Elmer
gency Distribution
WASHINGTON May I. It congress
authorise an appropriation of money
for tha purchase of seed for replant
Ing In tha overflowed aectlona of the
lower Mlsnieeippl river 8 tales the
farmers of Tsxaa will have to be In
eluded In the government's mere; en
cy seed distribution. A statement to
this affect waa made Monday by Rep-
resents! Ive Buchanan of the Tenth
Texaa dlatrict in addressing a special
meeting of houss member from lower
Mississippi valley States called to dla.
euaa and consider waya and means for
tha Immediate relief of flood sufferers.
When the proposition wee msde that
congress suthorlse en Immediate ap-
propriation of money for the purchase
of seed for replanting a a first aid.
Representative Buchanan who la a
member of the appropriations com-
mittee declared that ha would resist
any relief measure Intended for the
farmer of the Mississippi valley that
did not Include the . farmers of tha
overflowed valleys of Tsxaa
Mr. Buchanan did not oppose the
contemplated action but ha made It
clear that he would reeiat any relief
for the flood sufferers In ths Missis-
sippi valley that did not provide the
aama measure of relief lo Ih flood
sufferers of his State.
"If congress can appropriate 1341
000 for the pure ha as of seed for free
distribution In normal times." aaid
Mr. Buchanan "It can certainly pro-
vide means for the purchase of aeed
for replanting In States now experi-
encing the most disastrous overflows
In their history. Obviously It I more
necessary now for congress to render
this aid than ever before"
A aubrommlltae consisting of Rhodes
of Missouri: Denlson Illinois; Wilson
Louisiana and Kopp. Ohio wa ap-
pointed to consider way and mean
looking to the Immediate relief of flood
sufferers generally. The committee I
to report Its recommendations aa soon
ak possible.
BARTON DENIES
SENDING RANGERS
AUSTIN Texaa May I. After re
ceipt of a telegram from Sheriff Mayo
of Freestone county to the effect that
be had the situation weH M hand
Adjutant Oeneral Barton announced
lata Moaday that State raa. ers would
not bo sent to FatrflsM county seat
of freestone county to aid la pre-
venting rumored nsgro uprising to
avenge tbe dean of three negroes
baraed at Ktrvtn Paturday.
Sheriff Mayo talked by t step bone to
Ranger Captain Tom Hickman at
Waco whs later talked wRb Oeneral
Barton. It was after thla eoaveraa-
tloa that Oeneral Barton received
Sheriff Kayo's telegram.
Informal km given owt earner in th
day that tha raaswrs had departed
tor Fklrflokt was part of Q soars! Bar.
ton'' scheme to prevent poeaibie up-
rising k . said beilevmg pews that
the rangers were eo.nfag would aerva
te reatraia the rioters. .
When rangers were reassstsd tbts
axon sag. tbs situatl aa area orHlral
aad aa ewt break waa Imminent. Sber
Iff May aaid. bag as Ha day pro-1
grass 1 1 as kxencations af rioting die-
appeared aad tbe need Osr raaurer
waa ollmmatsa.- Governor MsH toed
Sheriff May to keep kx totacfc wtth
hhxt aad Adjutant Oeneral Bartoa
aatS the ltuatloa Jard. -
Opening Addresses
And Routine
Occupy
Lieutenant Governor
Davidson Aids in
Welcome
Seating of delegates committee ap-
pointment and welcome addresses by
Lieutenant Governor Lynch Davidson
and Mis Florence Sterling were the
feature of the opening session ot the
Ladle aoclety of the Brotherhood ot
Locomotive Firemen and Knglnsmsn.
when It convened at tha Main street
auditorium Monday morning.
A few minor changes In the consti-
tution and by-laws war made at tha
afternoon aeaalon but meat of th
time waa spent In completing organi-
sation of ffie convention.
At 1 o'clock sharp Mra. Sadie R.
Scott called the delegatea lo order
end MM from every part of the United
States and Canada answered the -roll
call.'
The convention hall waa decorated
prettily with flags and lilies and In
the center of the rostrum stood a larg
basket of gladioli presented the con-
vention by Mrs. Daisy Otis on behalf
ot Utopia lodge Ne. 41. The baaket
was tied with .red. white and purple
tulle the lodge colore. Upon the tulle
waa Inscribed the motlo of the society
"Friendship and Charity." While ths
delegatea were assembling the Sylvan
Beach ore heat rs entertained with a
number of selections. -
Juat before adjournment of tha
morning aeeelpn Lieutenant Uoverndr
Lynch Davidson. Mis Florence Ster-
ling. W. S. Pstton and Fred K. Han-
wars admitted to tha hall and offi-
cially welcomed the visitors to Tesaa
and Houaton.
examination of the credentials of a
few delegatea who were lata in arriv-
ing on account of ths washouts no tha
railroads wsa continued at the after-
noon session and amendment of the
constitution waa begun.
Preceding Anal adjournment appli-
cation blanka for transportation to
Byrvaa Beach were peased out. The
delegation will be entertained Friday
evening with a moonlight ekcurelon
to the beach over th Southern Pacing
railway.
exemplification work by grand lodge
officer and the Initiation of four dele-
gates will be In order whan the so-
ciety aaaemblee today at 0 a. m.
Utopia lodge drill team will aaslst In
the ritual.
Tbe garden party at Sam Houaton
park under lha direction of Mlaa Flor
ence sterling at 7 thla evening will
begin th aortal entertainmanta that
are plsnned for th dalsgat dad vtl-
tors. .- ' .- . y
Officer of th convention appointed
by Mra. Scott at th morning session
roi '
Warden. Mrs. Ruth Hatter. Enid
Ok la.; marshstl Mra. Btta Maokensts
Illinois; chaplain Mr. Eva Oray Tex-
aa; Innsr guard Mr. Vera Chlnck-
scales Texaa; outer guard Mrs. Lellla
Norria. Arlsona.
The convention commltteea are:
Credentials. Meadamaa Rose Blsby
Kentucky; Jeanette tflary Missouri;
Irene Graves. Minnesota.
Reception snd Invitation: Meedamea
. nnls Berr Texaa chairman; Kath-
arine M. ICgeler Michigan; Helen Wll-
lard. Way and meane-tMeedame Jaaaa
Lee Blake chairman; Anna Van In-
wegan New York; Margaret Enlow.
Constitution and by-laws: Mea-
damaa Kile Mench Pennayrvanla
chairman; Glenn ft runner Indiana;
Vary Allgood. Utah.
Ritual and secret work: Meedamea
Clara Berth Ohio chairman; Ida May
Piper. Colorado: Flsls Speak.
Memorial: Meadame Mabel Bailey.
Iowa chairman; Maud Benson Wis
consin; Cleora Rich. Illinois.
Salaries: ht renames Kllsabeth Tru
ss New York chairman: Maria Bliss
. -Ichlgsa; Florsnc N. Baier Califor-
nia. Appeals Meadamm Fannie RggVes-
to.i. Texaa chairman; Mildred Ah-
fleld. Ontario; Jennie Rives Arkansas.
Insurance claims: Meeriamsa Clara
dware. Canada: Nora Myser Psnn-
aylvanla; l orn Hall.
Insurance: - Mssdamea Ellaabelh
Hsoeo Ohio chairman; Lena Wood-
ring Pennsylvania; Emma Dncy Col-
oradr. Msgaslna: Mesdame Ultra Oaluaha
Massachusetts chairman: Euatta
Tovr Kanaaa; Lenora Con well Kan-
sas. Steel Pontoon Ferry to
' Bridge Neches River
Houston Post Special.
BEAUMONT. Tax May 1 Con
struction of a steel pontoon ferry lo
o used st the Hickory street crossing
was approved Monday by the county
commissioners court. It I proposed
lo have the ferry in operation within
00 t'ays If the etty or war depart-
ment does not object to the plan an
tb ground that the ferry is a hin-
drance to nevigntlon. The present
ferry le again out ef commission a
tha result of the rapid rise In tha
Neches river. Bond have boon voted
for the const met loo of a bridge but.
Ih money Is not yet available aad
the pontoon bridge la propossd merely
to most an emergency.
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With 117 delegates present repre-
senting brotherhood lodges throughout
the United State. Canada and Alaska''
the twenty-ninth convention of tb
Brotherhood of Loco mot tvd Firemen
and Knglnsmsn opened bora Moat lay
morning at the city auditorium. A -the
men work discussing matters that
will have a bearing upon all of Nortn
America more than half as aaany .
women membera of the Ladle o-
clely. Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire-
man. and Knglnemen were In. eessisn
al th Main street auditorium.
William 8. Carter of Cleveland.' In-
tarnatlonal president of Ih brother-
hood officially opened th ssatoat
1 a. m. Ha apok to th ibls l
trainmen at length regarding condl-
lion h bslleved needed remedymg.
Rdward F. Keating of Washington
former congreara an now manager of '
th pubtlrallon "Labor" arrived In
Houaton early Monday morning and .
will addreaa th morning easel oa of tha
convention Tueaday. Mr. Kaatlng la
aid to be conversant with every phase
of labor problems and la exceptionally
well versed In matter relating to tha
Brotherhood of Locomotive Flrarnen
and Knglnemen. Mr. Keating waa
closeted Monday with the apeelsl eom-
mlttee of the brotherhood housed on'
th second Boor of the oonventloo.
building.
A question of paramount Import nc
to membera of tha brotherhood prob- '
ably will be decided next Monday upon'
lbs arrival here of Warren S. Storm
prealdent of that organisation and ;
heed of the Brotheabood of Looo mo-
tive Engineer' Co-operative National
bank of Cleveland sn Institution
boasting 111.000000 In resources. ..
With Mr. Stone or closely following
him will be a delegation of sngtneer
who will come to parley on the u ra-
tion of malgamatlon with the Broth-
erhood of Locomotive Flronien aad
Knglnemen.- At a recent convention '
the organisation voted for th amal-
gamation. The matter will rest with
the firemen and engine aten In Passion
hera It wa stated Monday at oou-
venllon headquarters.
With the exception of the talk by
the president. Monday's session of tbe
convention wa given over mainly lo
opening routine buslnse. Ne matter
of Importance war taken up during
tha afternoon meeting according ts
John F. MoName. editor and. man-
ager. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firs
man and Knglnemen' magaalna adit- .
d In Clsvslsnd :
Raopmmsndatlaa lhafastjow bpisk-
a la see that Mu oaMnad man get
square deal from tha big interests
waa madstat tha morning session by
Prealdent Carton. Ha pok ( length
on thla matter (tattag that tha big
Intarsata hav beea operating prona-
gsnda to Influence Ike public k gainst
the railroad employes . - (
"Aa an example. be aald "I atop '
ped over recently In a elty and whit
going to my hotel kg a taxloab naked
the driver why tt waa that tha train
were late. . . . :
"Hadn't you heard t- tha driver asked
me. Th men wovkiag aa those trains -always
bring them In laa la order that
thd might collect milieu" V
At the conclusion of th meeting It .
wa declared that no paaasnger train
employ vr receive ovortlmo for hia
aervloea. '.
Continuing his talk on the money
Intsrsets. Mr. Carter aaht that th
brotherhood must make effsrls la get
legislation thstais fair 0 the wsrklng
man a welLa tha bis intsrssts.
"Ws doat want control of govern-
mental affaire" he aaid. "Bat w do
want a voice in th legislation thai I
lo direct oar destinies. Th laborera '
of tht country do not seek control of
the government. All they want' la a
man who Is willing to- glvs then a -square
deal."
Mr. Carter" arid rasa waa that leatsr .
of the Initial aeaeton of tha epavwalHrn.
In opening h referred to th coin-
cidence of the opening day being th
birthday of the founder of th order
Joahua A. Leach who died Juno It
1110. A fitting tribute wa paid Is ths
memory of th father of th brother-
liood. -
Tribute to Charts .A. Wllssa who
died October 14 UU. whU serving as
a gnral officer wa ala Includsd tn
Mr. Carter Ulk.
Touching upon man snbjseta sf In
terest to tb assembled angina men. Mr.
t-sner spose nnny on tne Eeok -Cam-mine
bill which deals with transpor-
tation. Regarding this' bUi bs nutsd
that It Was unaatlafaotsry Inasntaeh
as It prevented direct adjustments of
problem. - it makas It Impossible for
the men to adjust then- difference
with tb ofnclala of th railroads aa
has beea dsa la th past ha declared.
A numbs or matters of iwvrwrtaaea
that win be far-reachlny In then- of.
Met win bo taksa ap by tb brsther-
hesMl delegate before th csnveeitlen
I nanny days aM. Among these will
be the anestlan ef the aiRkass wtth
ths X'nlted Mine Workers of America.
aa orgsniaatlon wooes mambsi are
new a atrtka. --.-
A aseoad I the question as 0 the
stand th rder wlu uke la regard U
pelttlcai campaigns. A brief dtscus
ai lass subject cam ap at tha
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