The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 310, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 8, 1922 Page: 3 of 14
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FRAUIHG OF COAL :
MINERS' Sew wage
' PROGRAM TO BEGIH
3oq:
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iResolutipn3 4Wili:.Be
of Report to Union ;
Coriychtibn .V.
. Assoe"ted Press Report.'-
INDIANAPOLIS.' Ind..' Fb. 7. In
creased wages shorter work day and
other changes in working conditions for
soft coal miners throughout the country
willie considered by the wage scale com-
mittee of the United Mine .Workers of
America which Thursday begins framing
the wage program that will be submitted
for final action to' the union convention
of 2300 delegates that convenes here one
week from Wednesday.
"Three hundred resolutions embodying
proposed demands submitted by the
miners' local unipns from all soft coal
States are on file at union headquarters
here and will form- the basis for the scale
committee's reDert to the convention
These resolutions practically ail of which
I propose chances affecting the whole in
dustry rather than dealing with' strictly
local questions cover a score of pro
posals. . ' -
I ' Lea Hall Chairman.
Lee Hah of Columbus president of the
miners' nnion in Ohio is chairman of the
wage scale committee and its other mem-
bers coming from 19 States are the
presidents of 26 other districts of the
Union. - John L. Lewis president and
other .officers of the U. M. W. of A.
will confer here with the scale commit-
tee." . ' -
The only indication of the prospective
demands for the soft coal States comes
from the recent policy 'adopted by- the
union anthracite miners whose conven-
tion declared for a 20 per cent wage ad-
vance and past effort of the union fore-
cast a movement To keep tho hard and
soft coal fields in step as to wages. Flat
announcement also haa been made by ftlr.
Lewis and other union officials that wage
increases will be sought to be made ef-
fective on April 1 the day all present
wage agreements expire but the anthra-
cite demand is the only formal expres-
sion as to the amount.
The resolutions of ithe local unions that
will be .considered by the scale commit-
tee propose various demands as to wages
a few favoring a policy of no reductions
in the present scale and others 'declar-
ing for advances ranging from 10 to 60
per cent. A majority of the resolutions
however declare for the six-hour day
five-day week a proposal included in the
demands of two years ago and pressed by
local unions with the announced belief
I that its adoption would relieve unemploy-
i ment s -
. "Penalty" Clause.
Next in importance judging from the
resolutions is modification or abolition
of the "penalty" clause of the present
agreement which provides for fines for
both operators and miners for infractions
of working agreements. Another ques-
tion emphasized by Jhe resolutions is the
granting f a referendum vote by the
miners on all wage agreements.
'Other questions raised by the -resolutions
include the following: I
Minimum wage for all miners pay to
miners for removal of all impurities from
roal pay imd one-half for Sunday and
holiday work abolition of car pushing
operators to provide tools and explosives
free of -charge to workers preference to
former employes in the renewal of op
erations at mines division of operators'
net profits' with the miners weekly pay
days abolition of double-shift or night
work readjustment of various differ
entials in wages among various fields
universal adoption of the check off by
which operators collect union dues and
a - sliding basis of pay for miners their
wages varying according to increasessT
decreases in the market prices of coat
Hulen to Be Decorated
At Camp Travis Saturday
Houston Post Special. "
TAYLOR. Texas. Feb. 7. Command
ing general of the Eighth Corps area will
decorate ueneral Hulen with the dis-
tinguished service medal at Camp Travis
naturday. February 11.
Major David K. Nelson of iTaylor has
been requested to notify officers of this
section of Ihe country and Colonel Oscar
1 itoberts also of Taylor has been noti-
fied by the chief of staff that he has been
selected to make the presentation speech.
introducing General William V Smith
who had command of the Thirty-sixth
division from the time it left New xork.
for France until it returned to Texas.
According to the program mapped but
immediately alter the presentation cere
monies a luncheon 'will be given by the
present -and former officers of the Thir-
tysixth division with. Generals Hulen and
tsmitn as honor guests.
' -THE HOUSTON ;
Organized Unemployed
To Hold Demonstration; "
Plan to Extend Order
i iK - Associated Press Report " .:
NE W.YORK. Feb. '7.Annouudn as
their slogan "Fight .and live; work or
Compensation'' a newly organised body
of unemployed will hold a demonstration
in the Labor tempi Tuesday night and
perfect plans for the further organisa?
tion of the jobless men of the city. 4?be
leaders have announced their intention of
organizing all the Unemployed of the na-
tion and have opened headquarters from
which the work -is to be carried on.
"When we have orcaniaed the unem-
J ployed of this city'" declares a statement
issued irom me new neaaquarters "ana
have linked tbent Up with the millions of
unemployed in the country we will have
an army that can. do things. Then we
will organise for a big nnion with the
workers still on the job and they won't
be able to stop us from making tbia a
country .of the workers!"- m
.Announcement was made' that the
workers'' party of America was co-ooer-
ating and has issued a manifesto calling
for a demonstration by the jobless on
February 25.
CHICAGO'S GREATEST.
COLLECTOR ROUNDING
OUT POST CONQUESTS
r.V :;'jt;
"I Owe Success to History of
Mexico" Declares d- .
Ward Everett Ayer
West Columbia Orange.
Oil' Storage Is Problem
' Houston Post Special.
''AUSTIN. Texas Feb. 7. So much oil
is being produced in the West Columbia
Orange and other South. Texas fields that
its storage pending shipment has become
a problem and Railroad Commissioner
Clarence E. Gilmore will visit these fields
within a few days to investigate condi
tions affecting storage he announced
Tuesday. At "present the commission is
finding it necessary ' in some instances
to grant permits allowing oil to be stored
in open earthen pits but this is done only
in exceptional: cases. Requests for an
inspection of South Texas fields was
made it is understood by the producing
companies.'
A general (inspection of all conditions
affecting the helus as well as the storage
of oil will be made.
Sunshine Rets rat.
' Houston Post Special.
NACOGDOCHES. Texas. Feb. 7.
Nacogdoches county farmers who have
been practically "shut in" for three
weeks owing to continued rains are re
joicing over returning sunshine and fair
weather.
Farming operations that have been
practically at a standstill during January
will now go forward in earnest. Tlfere is
a rfeeling of confidence among the farm-
ers that 11)22 will be a good crp year.
Body af Marin Rsfsraed.
) .''"Houston Posj Special.
" EL CAMPO Texas Feb. 7. The body
of Georce Benjamin Xockex arrived here
I Hunday. nigbt from Haiti. Mr. Yockey
was ill nm uuivmi oiqies muun corps
and was stationed ia. Haiti where he died
January 15.
Funeral service will o held here next
Bandar. The 8am IC Craia Dost of the
American Legion will have charge of the
funeral services. - . -.
BeseDt MlaatreL
t Houston Post Special." .
iP ALE STINK. Texas. Feb. 7. Ladie s
ofr th Good Citizenship league her will
give a Deoent minstrel on a naay nigac
Fcbrnarr .17. to raise .money to" our-
chat- instruments for a boy band re-
cently organized. - .
.The Rotary Glee club directed by Mas
Garrett will make i initial appearance
Presidihg Elder of M. E.
. District Visits First Charge
Houston Post Special. . .
TAYLOR Texas Feb. 7. Dr. John M.
Barcns the present presiding elder of
the Georgetown district who preached
at the Methodist church in Georgetown
Sunday was the first pastor of the Meth-
odist church at Taylor dividing his time
between-Taylor and Georgetown neither
place being able to support a pastor.
' Methodism has grown since those days
and Dr. Barcns' charge of those days has
grown into a district of today cover-
ing Williamson Bell and a . corner of
Coryell counties.
i The district contains 20 organized pas-
toral charges each employing a .pastor
for his fall time. These 20 pastors serve
43 organized churches with a total mem-
bership of 8222. The value of church
buildings is $338000 and every charge
but one has a parsonage.
There- are 19 Epworth leagues .40
Sunday schools and 6350 Sunday school
pupils. The district raised for all pur-
poses last year a total of $123331. and
this is -only one of 50 districts of the
State v Dr. Barcus laid a good foundation
in those days.
Goliad Legion Choose
Officers for This Year
Houston Post Special. . j
GOLIAD Texas Feb. 7. At an alec- j
tion of . the officers of the American Le- j
gion for the year 1922 the following of-:
Beers were chosen: j
Post commander. 0. L. Yesbera: first
vice commander Lamar Neyland; second
vice commander Douglas Boyd; third
vice commander Alex Spangle; post ad-
jutant Alex Harrison; treasurer M.
Burns; sergeant-at-arms Ross Burke;
chairman of membership committee Vic !
tor AlDrecht. - . '
At the meeting plans were formulated
to furnish the club rooms of the post and
also to organize a woman's auxiliary. j
An intensive membership drive will be
made. It is believed there will be at
least 100 boys here that are eligible to !
become members ol the post.
Frost at El Campo.
Houston Post Special.
EL CAMPO. Texas. Feb. 7 A white
frost was noticed here Tuesday morning-.
The weather Sunday was real summer-
like -but the thermometer began fnllinsr
Monday morning.
Candidate Announce.
Houston Post Special.
LOCKHART Texas Feb. 7. Fred
Blundell Caldwell county attorney has
announced his candidacy for district at-
torney -of the twenty-second judicial dis-;
trict. .
Associated Press Report .
CHICAGO Feb 7. Brisk and kindly-
eyed at 90 years Chicago's most exten-
sive collector Edward Everett Ayer is
now rounding out his conquests of the
past. : ... . . -
Younger Chicago has forgotten if it
ever knew that Mr. Ayer was first presi-
dent ot the $8000000 Field Museum of
Natural History on its ake front but it
gapes at the Egyptian mummies he him-
self bought along the Nile and the Amer-
ican Indian collection he gave .the mu-
seum. It perhaps tloes not generally
know that for 32 years he- has been a
trustee of its Art Institute' nor that be
gaveMhe- Newberry library the greatest
collection yet made of American Indian
literature. .
Chicago has other wealthy men who
are great collectors but none the range
of whose interest has been so broad.
Their tastes ran chiefly to art and
books his to .natural history.
It wis a strange turn that led this
farmer -boy and later I)imbrman in
gather the treasure of king's palaces but
ico'ftliat put Mr. Ayer Into colWtlnpit
was a wry successful busines that kept
him there. Mr. AVer's business field was
lumber particularly railroad ties. He
built up a very large concern hi he did
not let it worry him and for 21 years he
and Mrs. Ayer spent four month a year
in Europe traveling and collecting.
Bronzes from Naples silver 'and gold
Jewelry from Northern .Africa Venrtian
glass rare old laces stuns ana in sires
are among the treasures of the Old World
that Mr. Ayer has brought back to enrich
Chicago. He also bar given the Field
museum ouej of the finest libraries on
fUhe. in tli TTnlted States and. a library
on birds to match. The museum " haa
named a hall after him. and th collec
tion he gave the Newberry library has
been named after him. To top oir. nis
collecting Mr. Ayer has delved" into pew-
ters and.furniture. He has also endowed
the museum the institute and the library.
"- '. . . ' ' ytf'-ft :
Taylor Man IsWitaess'
To JWashingtbn Disaster
Houston Poi Special n.
TAYLOR. Texas . Feb. 7v Eugene
Caughron of this city who is a federal
government employe in onj ofthe state
departments at Washington. D7C writes
his parents Mr. and MrevVW. Caugh-
ron of Taylor telling them1' bis narrow
escape in the Knickerbocker theater dis-
aster of several days ago. V 1
Eugene Was in front of the theater
just starting to step inside-the lobby as
Lhn eatastninhn occurred. His first kaowi
edge of tlie situation happened when lie
saw a failing beam strike ana uisuuniy
kill a wnmRn Rtamline- in the lobby i.
Immediately following the great roof
caved in that resulted in the fatal calam
ity. Eugene writes that had be entered
the' theater one fceeond earlier probably
he too would have been a victim for his
K
trophe occurred.
strancer still that hl inaAirat-inn ir.M fnnt wsn raised to enter when the catss
tinVA MnmA MA.n " 1 -I 1-: i . If I ...... 1. .w. .1 . .- Pn.l . - - ...
-' imiii nu viu uiBiurjr ot oiexico.
All the success I have had in collect-
ing" ilr. Ayer observed recently '"I owe
to 'Prescott's History of Mexico.' It was
the first book I ever read. I came across
it while fighting Indians during the civil
war in New Mexico and Arizona. It
made me interested in them and then in
their literature and later I beean col
lecting other things." to a little better than 85 per cent or less
. U it was ' Prescott s History of Mex; ' than 15 per cent s delinquent
Tax Collections Good.
UmiutH Pn.1 HnAia1 . I
EL -CAMPO. Texas. Feb. 7. The tax
illwtnr for the school district reports
tax collections here better this- year than J
last and that the total collections amount
200 Acres in Orange County Texas
in William Clark League Five Miles
north of Chesson Well ForSale lnFee;
Well now drilling on McFadden property
about mile and half from this farm. Have
owned this land for twenty-two years. Not
interested in leasing or drilling contracts
Want to sell in fee part or all. Good title.
On the O. & N. W. Ry .switch property.
Priee $200.00 per acre. Less than what
property has sold for twice this distance
from the oil fieldsV A real bargain. Write
or wire.
. ; C. C. LINEBARGER
302 GUARANTY BANK BUILDING
DALLAS TEXAS
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system demountable rims extra rim and non-skid tires all around it
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prompt delivery. Terms if desired.
Authorized Houston Ford Dealers
DOW UOTOR COMPANY
Milam and Walker
DAVIS UOTOR COMPANY"
90S San Jacinto Street .
JOHNSTON MOTOR CO.
Successors to Universal Car Ca
K - Iain and Dallas
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ARMOR AUTO. COMPANY
Louisiana and Prestpnr
ROBERTSON & PEARSON;
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MILLION
DOLLAR
SALE
Specials for This
Morning Only
9 Until 12
o'Clock
No C. O. D.' Mall or Phon
Orders on These 8pclal
Items.
25c Children' Socks at
11c
All sizes from 6 to 94 Inclusive
white with black sky or pink
tops.
Today only 9 until 12 a.m.
$1.00 Men's Elastic Seam
Drawers 46c
In broken sites only Men's Elas
tic Seam Drawers.
Today only 9 until 12 a.m.
One
Silk Remnants at
HALF PRICE
to five-yard lengths
In
Crepe de Chines Taffetaa Pon
gee Charmeuse Mesaallnes
Crepe Meteor Georgette Crepes
etc.
Today only 9 until 12 a.m.
$1.97 Middies $1.27
Women's and Misses' -extra
quality in white with white red
or blue collars and currs.
Today only 9 until 12 a.m.
1 i
Toilet Accessories
$1.00 Mavis Toilet Water.... 65c
60c Hind's Honey and
Almond Cream . 35o
$1.00 Mahdeen Hair. Tonic. ..62o
60c Luxor Face Powder S5e
Today only 9 until 12 a.m.
$9.93 Women's Wool
Sweaters $2.85
Tuxedo atylea in Woolen Sweat
ers several styles; blue pink
brown green and black.
Today only 9 until 12 a.m.
$242.50 Boys' Knickers
$1.67
Excellent Cassimere Knickers
in contrasting color " mixtures
double seams; sices 6 to 19j In
clusive.
Today ooly 9 until 12 a.m.
$15 Women's Gray Satin
Pumps $735
Good stylish Double Strap Gray
Satin Pumps Junior Louis heel.
turned soles.
Tpday only 9 until 12 a.m.
$3.50 Matting Suit Cases
$1.82
Full size Matting Suit Cases.
strongly constructed protected
edgev
Today only 9 until 12 a.m.
$3.98 to $7.00 Women's
Purse $1.87
Box or Folder Purses many
styles l embossed nickel trim
med etc.
Today only 9 until 12 a.m.
$2.25 Marquisette
Curtains $1.39
fn white or ecru trimmed jsrith
lace. Insertion and motif Valenv
ciennes.
Today only 9 until 12 a.m.
Choice Six Articles White
Enamelware Kitchen
Utensils
$1.00
Regular $1.65 to $3.25 values;
10-qt. Water Pall 3-qt Double
Boiler 8-qt. Preserving Kettle
6-qt Convex Pan -qt. Convex
Kettle. B-cjt. Tea Kettle.
Today only 9 until 12 a.m.
$50 Card Titles at
$395
Good substantially constructed.
collapslbl Card Tables Imita-
tion leather top. : . '
Today only 9 until 12 jn.
Million Dollar Sale of
New Spfing Dresse
j
Taffeta in Brown Black and Navy - I
- v.. -v - - .
Five big groups newly arrived Spring Dresses at extra
special reductions in prices. Etery phase of the new
authentic style for spring included in the group.
New Spring Taffeta' Dresses 7.
sell for.
New Spring Taffeta Dresses'
sell for ... .'.j. . ..f.
New" Spring Taffeta Dresses
sell for.... V
$1445
$19:45-
$22.45
ru!T.-; $24.45
New Spring Taffeta Dresses. QA C
seii for.. . .v.v. & . ; D7t j ;
Million Dollar Sale in
4
Hosiery
$2.25 Women's Silk Hose
$1.57
Women's Pure Silk Stocklnga
made with ailk lisle garter hem
high spliced heel and fully rein-
forced foot; offered In white
tan and black only. Extra hpeA
clal valu at thla price M
a pair PaI
$1.95 Women's Lisle
Hose
$1.47
Women' Imported Polntex Lisle
Stockings In both regular and
outsizes; full fashioned; fully
rlenforced foot; dark brown and
black only; a pair. d M7
during sale pla'XI
$1.25 Women's Silk Hose
v 77c
Pure Silk in lighter weights;
made with a seam high spliced
heel and donble sole; black and
brown only. Extra spe- T'?-
clal sale price a pair. ... I I C
artmentf
60c Boys' Stockings at V '
V'" 47c :
Two and One Ribbed triple
knee Boy's Stockings.Vin
black only pt jruarantecdi ?
They are made with fully ref
inforced foot and offered Irij
all sizes 'front: Sf'td1 12Minctiv?
sive. -itxtra special A'7g"
price a pair . . . 1 . . . ft I C'-
35c .Children's) Stockings
Offered in black brown" and
white Children's Ribbed Stocky
ings; fully reinforced foot; all t '
sizes from 5 to 10 inclusive.
Extra special during sal. il )
a pair W C
Stcldngs 47c
Medium . Weight Lisle made '.'
with a -aeam high spliced heele
and doubla soles; new tan dark
brown white and black; -a
pair today ........... 41 C f-
Million Dollar Sale Prices - ;
Men 's Furnishings
White Shirts
$2.00-12.50 Soft or Stiff
Cuffs .4 i.1.75l
$2.00 Collar atUched style. .S 1.49
$2.60 Collar attached style. .$1.79
-.. ' ' '.'. . - ;'
Men's Bates Street Shirts
$6.00 Bates Street Shirts.. 14.95
$5.00 Bates Street Shlrta. .$4.15
$4.60 Bates Street Shirts. .$3.79
$4.00 Bates Street Shirts.. "$3.15
$3.60 Bates Street Shlrta.. $2.85
$3.00 Bates -Street Shirts.. $2.49
$2.60 Bates Street Shirts. .$1.89
I
Men's Pajamas
$3.50 Flannel Pajamaa . . . . . tZM
$2.60 Flannel Pajamas.. ... $1.85
$2.00 Flannel Pajamas... '..$1.39
$10.00 Silk Pajamas........ $85
'$7.60 811k Pajamas........ $.65
$5.00 Mercerised Pajamas.-$4 M
$3.60 Soisette Pajamas 2.9S
$3.00 Madraa Pajamas..... T$2.4S
Men's Union Suits
$1.0 Cotton Union Suits.'.. 95o-
$2.00 Cotton Union Suits... $1.49
X.00 Cotton Union Suits... 92M
$3.60 Worsted Union Sus $2JS
$4.00 Wool Union-8uiU..v.$3.15
$5.00 Wool Union Suits.... $4.1 5
$1.00 Heavy? Cotton! Shirts
or Drawers '...... ... (9e
$2.50-$3.00 Wool Drawers... 95o
- .; : -
Men thght Shirts :
$1.00 Outing Nightshirts.; 79o
$2.00 Outing; Night Shirt.. $19
- Men's Socks
50c Fibre Silk Socks V...V.
' s- Or$ Pais for $1J0
T5e Men's Silk. Socks'
Men's Gloves rGauntlets ;
75C-$1.00 Wool 'Gloves 49o
" $2.00-1.60 ' Suede Dress C- "if'-f
Glovet . 79a i
;$3.0o43.60 Dress Gloves ;
lined or unllned .i....'.$1.79
$2.50 Driving Gauntlets.. .. $1.79 .
$3.69 Driving GauntleU....$2.93
$1.60 Driving OaunUetT;t3JS v
$6.60 Driving Gauntlets .f...$4.5 ?
$'7.50 Driving GaunUeU.7.. $55
.'.-7y 17 Y-'lJ'T iF
i . Men's Sweaters
$5.00 -Sweaters at...::.;'.'.ft4.M
$70. Sweaters at... $55 '
$8.00 Sweaters at. $3.93
$8.60 Sweaters at........$S
$10.00 Sweater at....;.'..$7JS
$12.50 Sweaters at. $9.85.-
$9e !
$1.00 811k Four-ln-Hand
Tie U..V. .......;..
2.00-$2.S9 Silk Fpur-ln-
Hana Tte-..i;.....
$8.00-19.00 Pure Wool
8htrts ;...'. ...... $M
$100 All Wool Shirts...... $4.00
$2.00-13.60 ShlrteT special lot
n
$1.13
for cleanup
.9o
Men's Hats Caps' "
$3.00 Men's Caps ......... 95o
$2.50 Men's Cap ....... ..$149
$3.60 Men' Caps .........$2.15
$5.0048-00 Mn'a pats - ".
'Special lot at... .$2.13
Velour Hata value to $12 $5.55
$5.00 Crofut-Knapp Hata... 3
85c I $7.00 Crofut-Knapp Hats...!' '
$8.00 Crofut-Knapp Hats...; ;
49 J $4.00 Ootk HaU...........t:
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