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HOUSTON DAILY. POST: . SATURDAY MORNING DECEMBER 23. 1916.
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Fall and Winter Sports
Basket Balls Footballs
Boxing Gloves Mitts
.... Masks Etc
We carry a complete line of Rawllngs Manufacturing Cos Athletic
Goods. Dealers interested in this line should write for a copy of our
special sporting goods catalogue.
rmu LAKiikirr icrpLV aouti in Till kiiti wt
Peden Iron & steel. Co.
IiOI'NTO.X AMI SAN AM'UMll
Perfume Stationery Toilet Sets
All make tieautiful
useful gifts
selection.
We have an excellent
Pnone
Preston 161
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Main St.
Int.
Gifts That Will Please
Men'a Romeos $2.00
$2.50 and $3.
Men'a Operat and Ev-
erettes Tan or black
$2 to $3.
Slumber
50c.
Sox 35c and
Ladies' Evening Slipper Bronze dull
patent and silver S4 to $3.
Ladies' Fur Top Juliets $1.00 ar.d $1 50.
"Comfy" Slippers for
Children $1.25.
"Comfy" Slippers for
Men and Women
$1.50 to $2.
Ladies' Silk Hosiery In plain colon and
fancies $1 $1.25 and $1.75.
Ladies Fancy Garters $1.25 to $3.50.
Open Evenings
Until Xmas
Bargains In Toys and
Christmas Presents
Must Be Sold Out Today
MAKE US AN OFFER
If It's Reasonable We Will Accept It
TOYLAND
811 Franklin Avenue
Britis!' liorr .-'up Mnna hicli admit-
tedly was sui;k without warning by a
;errrran fu! niarin- ar.ci wt.;"!: U'.e state
department ha. t-en convinced was rot j
a transwrt. No course of a. -lion ivill o
Ocided on until ilirmai
trom tiirti.-'r
utiires a further exchange of views among
! tlx entente a!lie.. although there is little
1 douht that the tenor of Vwth notes will
follow the same line being based ou the
official .'e-chp? i f avid LJoyd George
ha been hear-dthe Hrmsh premier: Anslide ttrlann the
I-.-... V 1 .... li .k
i it-ii' ii iifriiiifri . uii 1 1 1 1 ivj i lie ni-
I ian foreign minister and M. I'okrovsky.
V. ESS AGES OF CONGRATULATION 'the Russian foreign minister as coniain-
POURED INTO WHITE HOUSE. : ins a lull exposition of i!i policy of the
It was learned mat after full discussion 1 en"' n"
. Hritlph public men generally decline to
t. e cabinet -..kjI; the view that the fori ! sp.;lk for publication concerning the note
ol tlie note to the Lrelligerents .ad not of I'residtnt ilson. and those in the gov-
l.en materially affected by SccreUi y ! -rnment can not do so without violation
j of official custom. 1 hose outside of the
Lansing s stat. nifr.ts. ' government .lo ml desire to emit.
Tress comment in both l.ngland an I : xn tne promin(.nt officials w ill remain
Ormany was read with the c.eepest in- jn i..ion d iring the holiday. Work in
t.rest hv m.'i:ilrj o' tlie cabinet. poke--' lht. government offices bv the new ad-
l. an f"r tbe administration thongnt the I lniniIrat;0n which is gruppling with the
favorable impression man at first in nunlerous and enormous scheme for the
Kngiand would be changed waen the note I nationalization of the kingdom's activities
was examined carefully. . ls UIU)ir full h.-auwav.
Messages congratulating the president I
poured into i he White House Friday in in- !
ireasing irlume Almost without excc;i- i Wilson's Note Well
tton the senders interpreted ih. action as. .
a peace move. i Received in Berlin.
K( publican I-eader Mann referre.i to j
the note on the Moor of the house Friday Assooatei Press Rcfvt:.)
and heartily praised President Wilson's BERLIN. December -i (via London).
''.Vwillu . j . v. ! Tl.e announcement of President Wilson's
Without regard to partisanship. be . .
said. 1 believe the whoie people of the i peace endeavor received through the
vountry warmly congratulate and com- Associated Press was accorded a tre
mend the piesident in e ery effort he ha?-
made or may make to lessor peace in
the world.
It became known during 'he day that
some members of the diploma'ij corps
vere worried over their pe -sonal status
with their home governments whom they
l.ave been informing for weeKs past that
the United states would lake no action
In the European situation. With the ar-
rival of the German proposals and the
announced decision of this government
rot to add any word of its own. most
il plomats became finally unvinced ar.d
fo reported to their governments that no
htep towards peace woi.l i l e laken he.-.:
unless a decided chanpj ixcurrel.
Compared to Cleveland's
Venezuelan Call Down.
mendous welcome in Herlin. The impres
sion or omcial ana newspaper circles ap-
peared in the noon editions under large
display head lines as the all-important
news of the Christmas season revi ing
the interest in the German peace over-
tures which had sunk to a low point
under the influence of the preliminary
declarations of statesmen of the entente
powers.
The American embassy to which the
ambassador James V. Gerard returned
Thursday night from New York the
Associated Press correspondent and the
American charge Joseph ('. Grew were
b siqfted by newspaper men who sought
additional information conrerning the
president's peace note.
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RIPLEY TEHEELL NOT GUILTY.
With
: F.rfo':.)
U .ION December 2S. U .'u a n.
Chief interest hv ronierning President
Wilson's note to the belligerent and neu-
tral powers on the possibility of the bel-
ligerents making known their require-
ments concerning peace now centers upon
the reception of the document by the cen-
powers ire i;rsl advi. received l Kdm last
t lat.- Thursday night.
! fense was offered. Mr.
Victoria Man Was Charged
Killing Eoy Tatum.
iHoi's'.nn 'cjf .Vfvcu.)
Vii TKllIA Texas. December 2z Hipley
Terrell who has been on trial all of the
week on a charge of murder in connec
tion wuii me Killing of Hoy Tatum of
hiisimas was round not guilty
J piea or se t de
ls a son
ferrel
of cue of irtoria county's most wealthy
tattle men.
DALLAS BANKS TO JLEBGE.
tral
nere from lo-rmany regarding ih" note
evince enthusiasm and welcome It. as wa.
The reverse in England. The dWcussion
here overnight was so absorbed in liril (
lh emotions and as to the tpe of what I
should be Great Britain's reply that the
attitude of the central powers oinmand- I
ed little attention. !
The note continues to be the onlv sub-I- . . . ttt n i.
je.-t of interest he e n 0nh parallel m 1 1 irst State Will Absorb Central
Anglo-American relations as regards thej Qtatp "Rank 0-1 TrTi.f P
sensation it created was President Clev - ! OlHlc JWflS arsj irUSl LO.
land's Venezuelan message and the two 1 ll :to I'cf Sfrcal )
documents are coupled as having created
a similar impression. DALLAS. Texas. December 22. An-
All discussion in official iuarl'-ig em- mruncement was made Friday that the
phasizes the point that the policy of the -.rM sta. i)slt.k of Dallas and the Central
entente allies and their procdure lowanl ; Slal hMllk and Trust comuanv. also of
tlie peace overtures of the cenifcHl
ers will not lie altered b 1'iesi
son's appearance upon the ntagi
ticlpant in events.
Tlie entente allies will present their re-
ply to the central powers very soon :md a
reply to President Wilson will come later
but probably not within a formica. The
roplv to the central powers had virtually
been arranged when President Wil.-on s
note was delivered and will tak. its jre-
destined course.
The answer to President Wilson re-
l"'. " ! I 'alia.-.
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new
onsolidate soon after the first
year The consolidation will
ke the First StaUf bank
th
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st it 'itio
pre-eminently
Texas. Judge
Kiddle is president of the in-
To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take lAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets. Druggists refund money if u
falls to cute. l;. W. GP.OVE's signature
Is on each box. 25c.
$3.00 TO APRIL 20th 1917
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INTKRNATIONAL. TRAVELERS'
' PRICK CKOS8 President.
0 membersb Ip fee pays accident protection
1 accidental death; 25.00 weekly indemnity
ent insurance in the country is furnished
awyers. Merchants Clerks Traveling Men
risks at actual cost which has averaged
ear for thirteen years. Write for blanks
ation necessary.
ASSOCIATION DALLAS TEXA8.
DAVE D. CA11N. Secretary
Our guarantee means something to you. 16 years on Main St
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SIS MAlN-rW V Wyy MRAND.M5-HF. COHEN
I MEDICAL DIPLOMA
MILL UNCOVERED
Two Chicago Physicians and Eight
Students Indicted.
Conspiracy to Obtain Money Under
False Pretenses Charged Texas
Included in the
Investigation.
( UtvctMtS Prttt Rrfct.)
WASHINGTON Lecembcr 2- Cong-ess
adlourned FrWay for the Christmas holi
days to reconvene January ;. In the
three weeks of the session the house
passed five government supply measures.
the urgent deficiency legislative. Indian
District of Columbia ami diplomatic and
consular appropriation bills more than
ever wr naased before in tne unci
period preceding a holiday recess.
One of these bills the urgent defi
ciency has passed the senate.
Railroad legislation suggested by Pr-sl-
den' Wilson failed to get much action
in either branch. The louse commerce
commission decided to awpu iniuu.ne
nct.on in the senate where .beginning
lanc.-irv l the senate commerce com
mittee will hold hearings on the propped
railroad arbitration measure and the bill
authorizing the president to take over the
railroad telephone and telegraph lines In
case of military necessity.
At the conclusion of the hearings the
railroad measures in some form will be
pressed as amendments to the pending
bill to enlarge the interstate commerce
commission. Senator Newlands chairman
of ire committee hopes to get action be-
fore the March adjournment. Efforts to
extend for one year the life of the Joint
ommissioa investigatlnt; railroad p.-ob-lems
were cheeked in the house to be re-
newed immediately after the holidays.
The senate p.ssed the immigration bill
with its literacy test and it now is in con-
ference. The senate alo began considera-
tion of the 'hstrict of Columbia prohibi-
tion bill and ftxed January for a vole.
The national prohibition constitutional
amendment was reported favorably from
the Judiciary committee In each house
and pressed b its champions at every
opportunity although there was no hope
of securing the two-thirds majority at
this session.
The house reported the Borland food
investigation with a favorable resolution
and the Susan B. Anthony national
amendment tor woman suffrage without
recommendation. Neither resolution ad-
vanced to consideration in the house.
MANY FIRMS GIVE BONUSES
TO EMPLOYES CHRISTMAS
String of Department Stores Brown
Shoe Co. and Others Announced.
(.I.w.-t- '. Press Kerort.)
T. I.OllS. December 22. An extra
week's salary will be given to the 7000
employes of the May company which
operates department stores in St. Ixmis.
Demcr. Cleveland and Akron. O.. it was
announced Friday. All who have been
with the firm since June 29 will share
in the bonus. The Brown Shoe company
V rid iv announced that it would dis-tn'-ite
SHO.nou In bonuses to 6000 em-
pl iy.s in its factories here and else-
here.
BK.U'MONT. Texas. De ember 22. A
bonus of 10 per cent on annual salaries of
the employes of the Magnolia Petroleum
company- has. in recognition of faithful
ar.d efficient services been granted to all
permanent and regular employes of tlie
lompany who are in its service on De"
(ember 25 1916. except officials and heals
cf departments.
NEW YitliK. December 22. The Gulf
r.efinlng company Friday announced a
lionus of l'l per cent of one year s salary
to employes of more lhan r'ix months'
service who receive loss lhan $2ju0 an-
nually. CHICAGO. December 22. Employes in
the lumber trade throughout the country
will receive an immediate wage increasi
of from 8 to 10 per cent. E. E. Hooper
secretaiy of the Lumlierhinn's association
announced here Friday. Both union and
nonunion workers will le granted tlie in-
crease. The raise in tile union scale was
made despite the fact that agreements
w-itli unions hau st ill a year to run.
NEW YOP.K. December 22. The Amer
ican Express company Friday announced
a bonus of tine month's salary payable in
semi- early Installments to all employes
who have been one year in its service
and who receive I2000 or less annually.
It is estimated that the award will total
clout $1.2:i0.00u and that 12000 employes
will benefit.
LAKE CHAKLES. La.. December 22.
The I'nion Sulphur company operating
sulphur mines In Calcasieu parish. Friday
distributed bonuses totaling approximate-
ly $20.f00 to several hundred men who had
been In the company's employ more tnan
a year.
KNOXVILLE Tenn.. December 22. A
bonus of $60 0W will be paid Saturday to
employes of the American Zinc company
at Mascot Tenn.
MICE ATE EEC0ED BOOKS.
They Were No Good Anyhow Said
Secretary.
Associate i Press r?r; orl.)
OMAHA. Neb December 22 The
books of the I'nited States Live Stock
tompany chatged in federal court here
with use of the mails to defraud in sales
totaling a million dollars of wild horses
supposed to have ranged the government
reservation in Coconino county itrlzona.
ere "of virtually little value" C. M.
Thompson secretary-treasurer of the
company. Friday testified and In 1912 he
packed them in some boxes and put them
in the cellar of his house "and the mice
ate them up."
He had been able to find a few scraps
of paper the mice hail not destroyed.
Thompson said and upon thest fragments
based his testimony concerning the wild
horse pansactiorrs.
In the purchase and sale of the mus-
tangs the witness declared the United
Slates Dive Stock company was "the vic-
tim and not the culprit and actually lost
money" in trades for property that was
valueless.
LAWYER WAS KILLED.
A. G. Foster Struck by Train Near
El Paso.
(Houston Post Spr.. .:'.) '
EL PASO. Texas December 22. A. G.
Foster pioneer El Pasoan. lawyer and
well known citizen was killed by a Gal-
veston llartisburg and San Antonio train
near the residence of M. D. Cadwallader
In th" lower valley Friday morning early-
Mr. Foster spent the night at the honiei
of Mr. and Mis. Cadwallader and left
there at 7 o'clock to return to his horn"
and family in El Paso.
The body was found later on the Gal-
veston Hariisburg and San Antonio right
of. war near the Cadwallader residence.
Mr. Foster had been dead for several
hours.
He was assistant I'nited tales district
attorney for a number of years prior to
1903.
Mr. Foster was a nephew of John W.
Foateri secretary of state ut one time and
later diplomatic advisor to the Chinese
government. He had lived here 31 years.
u j jtjuud lj ' jijTnj"iji - - "-"i Jwtw.
Was Shot in Eye. .
t Houston Po l Special.)
POKT LAVACA Texas. December 22.-
Austin Ruble who was accidentally hit in
the eye by a stray shot while out hunting
with a party a few weeks ago. has lost his
eye. He went to Aiutin and had it re-
moved this week.
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy
MAY CONQUER POLE
WITH AEROPLANES
Money Subscribed for Bartlett's
New Expedition.
$200000 Will Be Spent for Scien-
tific Stndy of Polar Conditions.
Amundsen Will Go at
Same Time.
(Associate ptest Report.)
WASHINGTON'. December 22. Arrange-
ments for the American Polar expedition
t be headed by Captain Robert. A. Bart-
left. Peary's navigator on his dash to
the north pole have progressed to the
IKjlnt where it Is possible that the expedi-
tion which Is to be similar to another led
l.v Captain Amundsen discoverer of the
south pole may ret away next summer.
. Rear Admiral Peary. Who returned Kri-
iay irom New York. whai-A h vnf.ri
w ith Amundsen and Bartlett. understands
that sufficient monev had hoen nhrlk4
privately to carry through the expedition
which probably will cost about $200000.
Amundsen's expedition is being organised
in Norway and will cost uhnnt am moM
Both will be prepured to stay on the Ice
irom mree 10 nve years to make a scien-
tific study of Dhvslcal condition In lh.i
central polar regions. Starting from dif-.
ferent botnts t h v t.i o mn. imj ...
drift across the north uoiar ocean ami
possibly may meet or pass.
.n. "P'orers will carry air planes.
V Ith the aid Of their svlalinn Aooln
they may be able to complete the geo-
graphical reconnaissance of the entire
north polar ocean and it is possible that
In the event of the crushinr of ith
of the ships by ice the airplanes may be
instrumental In enabling one crew to
reach the other ship by establishing com-
munication and carrying supplies.
ii mi uni oi me airplanes Is satisfac-
tory It WOUld make UOSslhln the ele
navigation of the globe via the two poles
by ship and airplane as was predicted by
Admiral Pearjr a (w year ago.
WOOD HAS SUSPICIONS.
Want to Know Who rfltd Tnrauoh
Lansing's atattmonU.
Associated Pntt Report.')
WASHINGTON. December .-Congressional
Investigation of the eoafUotlna
"Interpretations" placed upon President
Wilson's not to belligerent powers by th
state department to determine If any on
high In the administration or his relatlvo
profited from the resultant atook ni.rkt
fluctuations was aaked In a resolution lr-
troduoed Friday by Representative Wood
republican of Indiana.
It was formally referred to the Judi-
ciary' committee without discussion.
THIRTY-THREE PARDONS WX
GOY. GEO. HAYS OF ARKANSAS
lMMWWMMWWWMWIrlMaMSl
wha was awntjsnoedl to two yeara for steal-
os Araansas ana At-ttonn
In I0.M hart
Copper company stock
rested In Ban Dlaro
Sloan wa ac-
Cal.. last summer
aftar "ha vln been "f?t-ior2he.
Kansas City. Denver. Salt Laka and one
Western dMa In which ha dlspooefl
the stolen stock. ' '
of
0. T. Sloan Freed After Few Months
for Stealing Copper Shares.
LITTLE ROCK Ark.. December 51
Governor George W. Hays Friday Issued
a "Christmas list" of S3 pardons to be
effective at once. In the Hat are eight
persona convicted of aecond degree mur
der whose sentences aggregated IS7 years.
Among those to receive executive clem-
ency Is George T. Sloan of Uttle Rocl:
Setter Be Safe Than Sorry
STEWART TITLE
GUARANTY CO.
Ground Floor Stewart Bldg
Bell-ans
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it 25c at all druggists.
PATENTS
otiiamee aro iraomaras ano cop.rioni.
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Book. Office at 70S Kress Blda.. Hous
ton Teaaa Phone Pmisn sra.
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WILL BUY
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BERING-CORTES
HARDWARE CO.
Prairie Corner Milam Street
Do you know that you can .elect
a gift here for every man you know?
Not just gifts but gifts he'll reall y treasure.
Now think it over seriously you've possibly
overlooked some one that you really intended
remembering. t
This is his store.
He buys things here all the year.
Why not select a gift that you know will
please him most.
Reminders
'Bath Robes
Smoking Jackets
Umbrellas
Canes
Neckwear
Silk Sheets
Cuff Link-?
Pins
Hose
Pajamas
Leather Goods
Hats
RELUIABIL-IT Y
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Allies Fleck Feathers From
Geraan Dove of Feace
Peace proposals at this season from any quarter naturally suggest to neutral nations the possibility
of a supreme Christmas blessing for this planet. But any offer of peace according to the Evening World
(New York) must be scrutinized by neutrals "with careful consideration of motives that prompt it and of
the situation of nations asked to accept it."
This attitude is also reflected in the countries hostile to Germany. In THE LITERARY DIGEST
for December 23d the feature-article covers Germany's peace proposal and its reception throughout the
world.
Opinions of statesmen and powerful journals in England France Italy Germany and America are
quoted so as to give a balanced perspective of the most important development that the war has brought
forth in many months.
In addition to this splendid article the reader will find much world-news of equal interest
the other interesting topics are:
A few of
England and France
While The Central Powers Advance Peace Proposals The
America and the "Arabia" Case
Zimmermann Foresees a Democratic
Germany
The Progress of Irrigation
Growing Skin Wholesale
"Dead wood Dick" Forgotten
A New Status For English Actors
General Funston Answers the Baptists
Take A New
Allies Gird Their Loins For Greater Military Efforts
The New Christmas
The Elimination of "Vor warts"
Tales of the Tanks
Saving the Children's Sight
Americans to Know Real Art
Should Plays Be Published?
Wagner's "Prima-Donna Conductor"
Spiritualism in England
The (jerman Clergy
An Entertaining Collection of Illustrations Including Humorous Cartoons
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