The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 338, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 8, 1919 Page: 4 of 14
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THE HOUSTON POST: SATURDAY MORNING; MARCH 8 1919.
EFFORT TO DEFEAT
CHAM?" CURL AS
MINORITY LEADER
Texas Representatives Ou
of the Threatened Row
Among Democrats
W. S. CARD. Correspondent
Houston Post Bureau
401 Kellogg Building
WASHINGTON. March ". Teia
representatives are keeping entirol
aloof from the threatened democratic row
in the new house of representatives. N
Teians appear in the roster of the ex
eeutive committee liich has been named
to prevent the namitiR of ex-Speake
'lark as the minority leader in the com
mi conjresj. It is known that more
than tne of the Texas representatives is
restless under the drive the so-called
progressives have started a:id would not
feel that any great harm had come to the
democratic party if some one other than
t'lark took r.p the reius in the Sixty-sixth
futigress. but they are letting discretion
covern their vaior and are keeping strict
ly under cover for they share the general
leeiing that l lark will not be unhorsed.
They are convinced the seniority rule will
prevail in all things. The Dark opposi-
tion is stronger today in ail probability
than it will ever be again.
Kx-("overnor Saunders of Louisiana
who is beading the revolt of the demo
eratic representatives says the light has
not oeen started because of any ill feel
ing against Clark on the part of those
calling for a new deal. He says they are
simply asKmg that a steering committee
be formed of vigorous active members
of the house who will make possible an
eiteitive opposition to the republican
majority. He says Speaker Clark can
not become an effective loader because of
his age. his antipathy to President Wilson
and his presidential aspirations. Sann-
deis and those associated with him denv
that they are awning at disrupting dcm
ociatic committee assignments and say
they want Kitrhin made ranking mem-
per of the ways ai.d means committee
Tkey d.clare there would have been n.
opposition to their plan for the creation
of a steenne committee to take chatr
"f democratic affairs in the house had not
Clark assumed without tpiestionirg that
if he retired as speaker he would auto
niatically become floor leader.
Clark Men Confident.
The anti-Clark men claim to have
votes and profess to believe thev will be
able to control the democratic caucus.
They say they have no n:au in mind for
chairmanship of the steering committee
other than that he must be prepared to
devote all of his time to the floor man-
agement just as Mann did when he acted
for the republican minority and that his
war record be straight and he he in sym-
pathy with the present administration.
They say to win in lfr.'O there tj-.ust be
l.armony between the democrats in con-
gress and 1'resideiit Wilson whom thev
say must be regarded as the leader of his
party so long as he is in the White
House. They seek election by the dem-
ocratic caucus of a steering committee
composed of democrats from all sections
of the country. They would hav- this
committee elect its own chairman he to
be the floor leader. This committee
would say what measures the democrats
should support or oppose also kIioiiM
make the speeches and what the general
.party policy ?h..uld be. Thev d.. not want
Speaker Clark to bead the steering com-
mittee. Garner is Probability.
Two weeks ago liepresentative .J..ln
V llaVmr was strongly talk-d of fjr this
place but the Texan f row;. -d upon all
efforts to use his name :n that .connec-
tion. The position mav be thrust iiii
njii. in the event of the success of the
revolt against the old custom of making
an ex-speaker floor leader of his partv.
This fight has a most important bear
ing uKin the y.i-Ji) presidential campaign.
'lark desires the democratic nomination
but if bis opponents can keep him out of
the minority leadership he will he out of
business as a presidential candidate. The
effort to beat him. therefore is receiving
encouragement from those frieDuly to
other democratic presidential possibilities
as well as a number of prominent admin-
istration democrats.
Representative Connally of the Waco
district Texas member of the foreign
affairs of the house will sail for France
within a few days with a party of con-
gressmen who will spend six weeks
" j i -T wi" riflt France. England
and Italy and the occupied portions of
. uiii.auy win spena consider-
able time with the Texas troops in the
IKith and .'M'.th divisions. The con-res.
aional party will study the work of the
peace commission and get a glimpse of
tuc orn oi ionnitg thejeague f Ea
TROUBLE IN THE ORPHANAGE
RICE AND CENTRAL
IN POST COP FINAL
tonieht's Game1 Will de
cide Honors in City-
Camp League
Maeterlinck the Poet and
Playwright Divorces One
Wife and Takes Another
Associated Tress Report.
NICE. March 7. Maurice Maeterlinck
elgian playwright several days ago
arned Kenee lahon. a young woman
.Nice it P'xmne known r riday. Maet
rlinek
a:s.
Camp Community Service
Forming a Baseball Team
of Discharged Soldiers
NliW YORK. March 7. News of Mau-
Maeterlinck's marriage to Mile.
Itenee I'cbon was received without sur-
rise here by Henry Russell close friend
the poet -dramatist and American rep-
sentative of the Inter-Allied Art asso-
ation under whose auspices the Maeter-
k phivs are produced.
Mr. Kussell said that Maeterlinck had
divorced quietly in Paris a few
eeks ago by Mme. (ieorgette I.e Blanc
aeterlinck. actress and dramatist and
at he had known for some time of the
ef s attraction to Mile. Pahon. The
de. aiiordirg
lar in 1 aria as
With the advent of the spring training
season a new baseball team under the
auspices of the war camp community
service lias been formed by C. W. Wedge
has lived in Nice for the last 10jssistant secretary. It is composed of
aiscnarged soldiers who have played pro-
fessional or senii-profesional baseball
and will be known on the diamond as the
"Community Ilunchasers."
Mr. Wedge who was coach and man-
ager for the Roerne White Sox of
Boerne Texas a group of "diamond
hoofers" well known in West Texas
semi-professional baseball circles will
manage tlie career of the team.
Spring practice will commence soon
and several practice games will be played
against the Texas league teams.
Lieutenant J. C. Fenn recently dis-
charged from Camp Logan is field cap-
tain of the Ilunchasers and will ovor
to Mr. Russell is pop- j th" position of first base.
ni net n h.ivinir h... L. Gray formerly a rtitchep in tKn
come famous some years arfb as -Tyltl" I Tarinc Coast league will work alone on
in Jlaeterlmek s Uraina " lhe--Kliiebird. i'"' "u uniu amiuionai material is
The former Mme. Maeterlinck appeared ou;d for hat position. F. I Moran.
with Mile. Dahon at that time taking the an International leaguer has second base
role of "Light:"" ' "
Maeterlinck is 53 years old and his!
brnle jo.
The divorce according to Mr. Russell
has necessitated a change in the cast of
Maeterlinck's new play. "A Bureomaster
of Belgium." which is to open here soon
as the poet"s first wife withdrew from
the. company after applying for a divorce.
She was widely known as an actress in
the I nited States having created the
role of Maeterlinck's 'Slelissante" in
Boston several years ago.
tied up. R. C. Berkharst a semi-nrofes
sional performer on Arkansas diamonds
has an outfield position. Other berths
on the new team have not been per-
manently given out. The team plans to
clash with other semi-professional teams
in the State and according to Manager
euge win enter a city league m the
event one is formed.
Any discharged soldier who has played
professional baseball and is working in
Houston is requested to apply for a po-
sition with the team at the war camp
community service.
Pocatello Fight Offer Not
Received by Tex Rickard
Associated Press Report.
FORT WORTH. Texas March 7 Tex
Rickard said Friday morning he had not
yet received the $1GO000 offer from
Pocatello Idaho for the Willard-Dcmp-
sey heavyweight battle though dispatches
Thursday night indicated the proposition
bad been wired. He commented that like
all other offers it would be considered.
Beyond the elimination of Nevada
Rickard has not doue anything definite
yet toward selecting a site for the battle.
Undoubtedly one of the best games of
basket ball ever staged in the city will be
played tonight when Houston High school
meets the Kx-Kiee Stars on the
l. M. C. A. court. This will be the contest
that decides the City and Camp league
championship. The winner will receive
the silver loving cup awarded by The
tiooston rost. it is sure to De a great
battle and hundreds of people will watch
the outcome with eager interest.
The class of basket ball that these
teams have been playing has beep of an
unusual type. The playing of members
of both teams has shown the results of
years of careful training several severe
battles have been won by a mere margin
of one or two points. It is said that
basket ball demands a higher type and
trained athlete than any other sport and
undoubtedly it takes years of practice
and expenenec to make a real star at the
game.
Barrett a Star.
Tonight's affair will see Edwin Barrett
the little whirlwind in action. Barrett
is strictly a this season's find but thst
doesn't mean that he was developed in
just one season because Fd has been
playing the game on the "1" floor for
several seasons past. He only needed
the finishing touches which Coach C. H.
Sherman has administered so thoroughly.
arner Duckett captain of High s five.
is the lad around whom the masterful ma
chine has been built. Duckctt has played
considerable basket ball the last few
years being especially a product of M. F.
Carpenter's of North End Junior High
school. Warner is sure to play to
last ounce of energy tonight.
Ryan the big guard of Central's team
is making a great bid for the honors as
the best defensive man that has played on
a local court this season. Other men
who have played a big part in Central
success this season and will be in th
game tonight are Tutwiler Settegast
Kattman and Wukerson.
There would be enough said if it were
just announced that Henry Timmons
would Dlay with the Ex Rice quintet
because Pernou'' is some basket ball
manipulator. Critics say that Tinimon
is the ereatest all around player in th
game in the State. Henry is as good on
defense as offense and be is certainly
some coaler. However the tx-Kice
Stars have several other good men. among
whom is "Tiny Kalb. who has just re
turned from over there and is proving
just as proficient in hitting the hoop as
he was in disturbing the nun with h
trench mortar.
' Webb Showing Class.
"Piggy". Webb has also made himself
prominent lately. He has been the tow
ering wall of Rice's defense and he cer
tainiy filled a big place at his end of
the field. Pollard. ho gained the nam
early in the season as "Wild Eyed Pete.
has distinctly sbown that he now deserves
a new title. His one-banded books fo
many baskets lately have won him
Place as one of the stars or his team
Other members of the Ex-Rice team
are Boettcher. Evans. Manley and Smith.
This game will close the season. It is
sure to be a great battle. It will start
promptly at 8 o'clock and there will be
an admission fee of 25 cents.
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B0LSHEV1KI DEFEATED.
Associated Press Report.
LONDON. March 7. Ocrman troop
on the Baltic coast have severely de
feated the bolshcviki and nave recap
tured mga. according to a report re
ceived by the Telegraph.
Turner Hall Bowlers to
Roll 3 Nights Each Week
t ion s.
Lower Freight Rates on
Live Stock Shipments
Associated I'rej Report.
W'ASHIN;T ).'.'. M." b 7-Lower
freight rates in many cases' on thipments
of live stock in .uthrestern territory
were in effect provided Frida? bv an or-
der of the inters' ate c-nmcroe 'commis-
sion suspending .iperatiou of long and
short haul regulations afftting this riass
of trains.
The rule w"hich affects both federal
controlled and concout rolled lines reads
as follows:
"When two or more -outes of rail-
roads composed -of Jines rarties to this
tariff shall be m operation between-shipping
'point and point of destination."" the
lowest rate applicable vi anv of scu-h
routes shall be applied via "the other
routes accepting the fret for trans-
portation between suck joints. The
rates from or t intermediate points
shall not be affeci.'d except tbar tie ratP
from or to the intermediate points shall
not exceed the distance icale of rates
Srescribed herein for like distances and
provided further that th? rate to" the
intermediate point shall pot exceed the
??west combination of IoclU. '
Bolsheviks Continue to
Shell Allied Positions
Associated Press Report.
ARCHANGEL. Wednesday March
The bolshevik artillery has continued its
etiviij on the Vaga and Dvina fronts
but there has been no ir.fantrv attack on
the allied forces since March'.'! when a
thrust at the allied lines Ix-twcen Vis-
tavka and Kimst was repulsed.
The American troops near Vistavka
who have been subjected to considerable
artillery fire during the last five days are
in good spirits determinedly holding their
line and patrolling the forests.
Headquarters reports indicate that the
bolshevik force on the Vaga front ormi-
prises about 4000 men with considerable
artillery.
Buffs Get Two Players
From St. Louis Cardinals
Associated Press Report.
ST. LOUS March 7. Bob Larmore
third baseman and Ted Menxe outfielder
today were released to Houstpn of the
Texas league it was announced. Last
year I -arm re played with Sioux City and
ileuston and Menxe with Rochester.
The Turner hall bowlers are bowling
three nights a week. The Friday bowlers
formed a league last week.. The Tues-
day bunch will form one this week so it
is up to the Wednesday boys to fall in
line. Following is the lineup for each
night :
Tues.tav Aldrich. Andrews. Bender
P.oyson. Harvey. Hohecsee. Kattmann
Max K:ioiel. Lighthouse. Paskoviez Pas-
telle Patton Reichardt. Schwartz
Sohweikurt Jr. Smeaton Tanner War-
ner. Wednesday Albrecht. Benziger. Ger-
ard. Goldstein H. Grosse. J. Grossc P.
Grouse. R. W. Knodel. Kuhlmann. Leo-
pold. K. Schneider. H. (). Schneider.
Schroeder. Sturiris. Svdnor. Taliaferro
Weiss.
Friday Aldrich. Barkley Bates. Boll-
frass. DiiClos. Epp. Fischer. J. Grosse
Harvey. Hcinze Hohensee Lang. Kra-
mer. I'askevii-z. Reiler A. Scbweikart
S.hwcikart Jr. Sohweikart Sr. Smith.
Witt.
Matty to Help Muggsy
Manage N. Y. Giants
Associated Press Report.
NEW YORK March 7. Christy
Mathewson for many years star pitcher
of the New York Nationals and for the
past three years manager of the Cincin-1
uhu nationals was engaged nday as
assistant to Manager McGraw of the
Giants.
It was stated that Mathewson will be-
come manager after McGraw has "satis-
fied his ambition of winning another pen-
nant." Mathewson has accepted terms
it was announced but has not signed a
contract pending a formal release by Cincinnati.
New York Robbers Steal
$50000 in Liberty Bonds
Associated Press Report.
NEW YORK. March 7. Robbers.
operating m a brightly lighted corridor
of the Adams Express company building
ou lower I'.roadwav. robbed hrolrer'.
messenger of 50x0 worth of liberty
bonds and other securities Fridav. ThA
messenger a boy was said to have been
so'-reij ocatcn.
The stolen tianerd were th nnnA .
L. M. Prince Ac Co.. by whom the mes-
senger was employed. It was said that
the liberty bonds were rcfyicr. k.
other securities non-negotiable. Detec-
tives made one arrest.
BrSISESS LEAGUE OHfiAMzrn
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the start and the membership is increas-
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so far the attendance jg fairly rood
Much work Is planned during the year
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An additional 1002 horses and mules will be sold at Auction to the
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