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Building Permit! tuued
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Number of structures 28.
Total values (55085.
Total value for year to
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Mail Serious
Of Shopmen $
Reports of Curtailed Train
Uthce Uepartment
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BLOOMINGTON III. July ll.-Chk'ago and Altorrtail-
firMTien trainmen. and conductors members of
the four big brotherhoods voted Tuesday afternoon not to enter
'the railroad yards or shops as long as State 'troops are Ton
guard there. . ' ' .
. Associated Press Report.
CINCINNATI Ohio July 11. Between 1500 and 1700
rlrtc frpifht handlers express and station employes are on
strike on the Norfolk and Western railroad according to in-J
formation reaching headquarters ot t. n. i-uzgeraia prcsiucru
. " of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks Freight
. Handlers Express and Station Employes;
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- ' "t'ttp rr t..i 11 TtiArforpnr wtfh th United StatCS I
mails became a 'serfous development of the Railway Shopmen's
natiori-wide Strike Tuesday. . y
o m. tn Waahinarton threw a
serious lignt on ine ajHuaiiuu
cjiral roads adTlslng the postofflce
. department that their mail trains
f . schedules were being curtailed al-
thftugh department Inspectors were
said to have reported the situation
not as serious as given 1b railroad
advices-.
Troops and United Btstes mar-
shals were in charge of numerous
' points where trouble threatened
' the most serious situations arose at
Bloomlngton III. where State
troops were on duty. Snipers were
reported to have fired on the
guardsmen patrolling the Chicago
and Alton yards -with a machine
gun fusillade the troopers' reply.
The post offlcs department was ad-
vised that S0OO miles of the Wabash
railway-mail service had ceased opera-
.i ...n. rin. however to a short-
" age of coat . The Baltimore and Ohio
. wired the department that It had bad
to cancel a train in Southern IUInols
because strikers Interfered wltn maa
i it. train.
. o.v.r.1 thousand spectators .lined
thVyardi t Bloomlngton Monday
night and Tuesday Uiv what would
. . tn further shoot-
liigVbut during the lht the guard
was doubled and Tuesday morning M
men were brought Into ths shops to
rsnew operations. Machine guns were
set up to prevent any possible conse-
quences. .
' Kansas tJaUonal Guardsmen arrived
at Herrington to guard the Bock
i.i.iri .hnna there. State troops were
also aent to New Franklin Mo. after
strikers had warned local officials of
the Missouri Kansas and Texas shops
. as to cease all work
The cleras swae on i-wiiw. -U'..i.rn.
sanctioned by President B.
H. Fitxgerald. was reported In effect
at Boanoke. Va.. but other points re-
ported desertions from the station
forces. The Santa Fe reported 100
maintenance of way men returned to
work at Qalesburg. 111.; the Erie an.
oimnd It was sending 600 cars to
outside repair shops and several rail-
roads said they Intended to ask fur
ther InluncUona restraining the strik
ers from Intsrferlng with train opera
tion.
PLANS RUSSIAN
OIL DEVELOPMENT
THE HAGUE July U.-Henry Ma
' son Day of New York president of
the International Barnesdtle corpor
ation who arrived here last week for
conferences with Lonld Krassln re
gardlng the development of his com
nanv'a nronertles in Russia has con
eluded a preliminary agreement with
M. Krsasin and will go to Moscow
July 14 to negotiate a final agreement
for a development
t Is proposed that the operations
shsll be carried on jointly by the
American corporation and the soviet
arovernment.
Oil development an government
fields In the Baku and Grosnle re
glens which have not been under prl
vale ownership previously Is provided
1 for in the sgreement.
The party ot which Mr. Day Is the
hesd consists of Edward Reiser of San
Francisco; Eugene O'Connell Phi la
'delphla: Edward Griffin. New York
and Phillip Chatburn Boston engln
eers:' Hunter Msrston New York and
Grant Forbes Boston financial ex
i perta and George Ronald Chicago le
hI artvlaar.
Explosion in Pit Kills
One and Injures Another
8 AN ANTONIO Texas July 11.
The explosion of a pit full of salvsged
war-time explosives at Camp Travis
Monday night resulted In the Instant
'death of Hlpollto Baltleres and the
serious injury of Dolotres Losano who
' were engHged In planting the ammun-
ition In tho pit to be destroyed later.
- Losano was standing on the edge
of the pit hsnding the explosives to
Beltlerea. who was Inside the pit when
the blast occurred. Baltleres was
burned horribly and mangled and Lo
la so though not killed suffered the
loss of both his legs. He wss Imme-
diately rushed to a station hospital
Y at Fort Sam Houston.
Laborers closs by were 'thrown to
. ths ground by the force Of the ex
plosion snd the report was heard for
many miles.
4 The ammunltlAn wasbelng destroyed
by the Columbia salvage company
' near the old power house along Salado
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WASHINGTON. July 11. The deter-
min.tinn of the federal government to
maintain transportation of malls and
inUritate commerce during tne rail
way ahonman's strike failed to check
Tuesday the stream ot re porn io in
post office department of Interference
by strikers wltn tne man trains.
8. H. Crieier superintendent oi rail
way mall service at St. Louis report
ed In telegrams to Postmaster General
Work that 1000 miles of the railway
mall service on the Missouri-Kansas-
Texas railway were not being operat
ed. Mr. Crisler added that the fuel
situation was serious because of the
apparent impossibility of getting coal
moved over foreign lines from the
mines for use by the road.
The St Louls-Ssn Francisco Kali
war company notified the department
Tuesday that U had. no Intention of
withdrawing mall train--.
No further trouble was reported to
the department Tronr 'Springfield and
other points In Missouri where strtk-1
ers were alleged Monday to have in- I
terfered with the movement of mail
matter ana the situation at Kansas l
city was reported Tuesday to do ira-
proved.
The postmaster general said he had
Instructed the superintendents of the
railway mail service here to have dl
visional Inspectors aent to all points
where railroads had reported disorders
by strikers and to make reports to
Washington at once. In many In
stances. It was said postal inspectors
had failed to verify reports sent to
the department by railway officials.
In Missouri and Louisiana It was ex
plained inspectors had found a less
serious situation than had been re
ported to them.
The post office department will not.
It was said recommend drastic action
by federal or State forces at any point
until Inspectors have made certain of
the (acta as reported.
BIELASKI AGAIN
CALLED IN COURT
Associated Press Report
MEXICO CITY July 11. A. Bruce
Rielaskl will probably be called within
41 hours to sppear before the Cuer-
navaca court which Is investigating
his recent kidnaping to supplement
the deposition he made last week be
fore a local Judge. Arrest of ths for
mer Amerlcsn official Is not expect-
ed but It Is believed he may be re-
quested to go to Cuernavaca to aaalat
In the final work of Investigation.
Dispatches to the American Btste
department from the Tamplco oil re
gion describing renewed activities by
tne bandit QorOsave. are without con
firmation here. Instead semi-official
statements are that the rebel activi
ties have been exaggerated .end that
tne entire district Is virtually tran
quil.
Chemical Records Placed
Before Grand Jurors
WASHINGTON. July 11. Books and
records of the Chemical Foundation
Inci against which the government
nas aecinea to institute proceeding
for return of patents were placed
Tuesday by Francis Pi Garvan alien
property custodian In the Wilson ad-
ministration t.nd now head of the
foundation before the special grand
Jury recently lmpannelled to Investi-
gate alleged war frauds. Mr. Garvan
appeared in response to a subpoena.
Butish Plan Paying
America Loan in rull
LONDON. July 11 The Evening
News Tuesday says arrangements for
repayment of the British loan to
America In a lump sum In the near
future srs In aa advanced atam. It
declare s the payment will be made by
means of a loan to be raised Jointly
in Enfland ana America
France to Keep Experts
At Rtlteiart l nnirrnff
rtl lAUSSian VOnieienCC
PARIS July 11. France has decided
to keep her experte at Ths Hague
until the end of the conference
Russian affairs there It was announced
in official circles Tuesday
SVN YAT SEN . .
ENTERS CANTON
WITH CRUISERS
Associated Press Report
CANTON July 10. Sun Tat Ben
deposed president of South Chins
sailed Into Canton harbor . Tuesday
aboard the gunboaWWingfung escort
ed by two cruisers and one destroyer I
after bombarding the Macao forts two
mues oeiow mv uuy. ou am i
olsred he would not again bombard
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TW DISTRICT CODRT
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Defense Continues Efforts
To Prove Temporary
Insanity
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The' case of Nick Krltson charged
with the murder of Mrs. K. Michael
hi. farmer wife was In the hands of
the Jury In criminal district coun
K n m
p A -'n
charged the Jury on murder and tern-
porary Insanity. He tola
Jury
. . i im li jf-..J tLa A a1mtmlt WJafl
lf and did not know right from
.hould be acauitted. I
lnhtv arguments J. V. un. ana
Fred Swltxer. assistant district at-
rnntanded Krltson was ssne
!"4 J!" T:d.al1h
Density.
John Cobb and Cam M. Kar. attor
neys for the defendant pleaded for
an acquittal on the grounas oi iem-
Doranr insanity. They contended
there was no evidence introduced to
show the murder had been deliber
ately nlanned nor Was there any in
dlcatlon of maliciousness on the part
of the defendant.
In introducing a number or wit
nesses during the dsy the defense
continued in its efforts to bring out
indications of temporary insanity.
Two physicians both of whom quail-
fled as experts in mental diseases
took the stand and both declared that
in their belief Krltson was temporarily
Insane at the time. Dr. J. B. York
In charge of the Insane ward at the
Harris county Jsjl was the nrst to
tske the stand. He had been pre
i.aaa uib Biaiiu. n hw ww p.-v- i
sent during most the testimony and I
h...A hi. nuns It. tit in. I
yaitigstlong made of the defendant
while in jail
rv. York declared that according to
.tatementa brought out at the trial.
Kl.ton wis In "mental confusion
at the time of the tragedy. He ex-
plained this as a form of insanity
which causes a victim to be morose.
sad and depressed in which state
evidence showed Krltson to be sev
eral days prior to the tragedy.
The fact that Krltson turned the
pistol on himself sfter the slaying of
his former wife the doctor declared.
wss sn Indication In Itself of In
sanity. That Krltson Intended to kill
himself the doctor declared wss
plain from the course of the three
bullets.
On cross examination Pr. York
denied tht Krltson's condition at
the time of the shooting could be
determined from the coherent state
ment he made immediately afterward.
Ha declared the shock of the tragedy
might easily have cleared the defen
dant a mind.
Dr. Jamea Greenwood owner of the
Greenwood sanitarium who has speci
alised in mental and nervous diseas
es for 19 years wss the second to
tske" the stand. His testimony was
similar to that of Dr. York
TWO LITTLE BOYS
DROWN AT BRYAN
Houaton Post Bpeclal.
BRYAN Texas July 11. Two little
sons of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Reppert of
Bryan were drowned Tuesday.
Homer IS and Allen 11 walked out
to Nixon creek to fiah and went In
swimming. They stepped Into deep
water and were drowned.
Report of the tragedy was brought
back home by a little negro boy who
wss with the two children. Several
parties of citizens hastened to the
scene and recovered the bodies but
efforts at resuscitation were fruitless
Mr. Reppert Is connected with the
extension department of A. and M.
college.
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IMeW J erSey KepUpllCan
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.Criticises Tariff Bill
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON July H.-Announe-
Ing that he was far from satisfied with
the administration tariff hill In Its
present form. Senator Edge .repub
lican New Jersey served notice Tues-
dsy In the eenate that he would not
vote for the measure If it failed lo pro-
vide otherwise than through ronrrcs-
sldnal action some method by which
Individual schedules could be revised
as circumstances and Investigation
should warrant Provision for such
revision by the president is contained
in the bill.
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wuvlwvi ivs sWutiuio
Associated wss Keport.
WASHINGTON July 11. James H.
"llkreon was nominated Tuesday by
pre(iant Harding to be federal Judge
I for the Northern Illinois district sue-
reeding former Judge Keneaaw M.
-onlLandls who resigned seversl months
I ago to become arbiter of organised
' I baseball.
FRANCE
AWAITS
REPORT
XT'll D.. D-.s
VjCrmanV Will VVj V art
Of Indebtedness
Saturday
FRANCE WILL ;
; PAY DEBTS
. Associated Press Beport!
PARIS July 11 Germany will pay
32000000 of the (0000000 gold marks
due to the allies next Saturday the
reparations commission decided Tuea
day evening. Germany has been re
lieved of the balance of this payment
through deliveries of dyes to textile
alliance and through deliveries of coal
to Luxembourg.
French officials express beuei tnat
the whole reparations Issue should rest
with the 'reparations commission until
Germany flatly refuses to psy any
more cash.
France will also await the report of
the allies committee on guarantees.
which has been investigating German
conditions. If this committee says
there is no more cash to be had from
Germany the French government then
would consent to a meeting of the
allied financial experts and only after
such a meeting H was declared would
agree to a meeting of the supreme
council
Moratorium
Is Lssential
PARIS July 11. Financial chaos and
the falling of the Wlrth government
may result if the allies refuse to grant
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BANDIT LEADER '
ON TRIAL FOR
WOMS DEATH
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Wit e of American
Ranch
er
By FREDERICK O. NEUMEIEft
United Press Stsft Corrssponssnt.
TAMPICO Mexico July ll.-Este-
Um Flare leader of the bandits who
are alleged to have killed Mrs. Tom
Cheney wife 'of an American from
Corpus Chrlstl. on June SI hSs been
arrested ana placed in jail nere.
Federal officials are Investigating
the shooting and efforts are being
made to locate other men who are said
to have taken part In the affair. The
hearing of Flores began here Thurs
day July (.
Flores will be executed Immediately
If found guilty It Is said.
George Shaw American consul tn
Tampico la assisting the Mexican fed
eral authorities In the case.
Ths shooting took place at ths Cho-
coy ranch where Cheney Is foreman.
At the ranch at the time were Mr. ami
Mrs. Cheney and Infant child; Louis
Watkina. an American from Tamplco
and A. Roth of the Mexican Gulf Oil
company. .
Shortly after S e clock In the morn
ing the bandits arrived at the ranch.
They demanded admittance to the
bouse and began shooting. Mrs.
Cheney Is said to have opened the door
and recognised one of the alleged ban
dlts.
She spoke to him In Mexican saying
she was surprised that hs would do
such a thing according to statements
at the hearing. The man then re
turned to the gang and a few minutes
later called again to Mrs. Cheney. She
went to a window and the bandits
opened fire. Mrs. Cheney fell dead
with a bullet through her neck.
Cheney and the other men In the
house opened lire on the bandits. Who
fled. Two of the horses of the bandits
were killed.
It Is ssld there were three men In
the bandit gsng st the time of the
raid. Flores was arrested the next
day at a nearby ranch.
HAREM GUARDS
GO ON STRIKE
Associated Press Report.
CONSTANTINOPLE. July 11 Con
stantinople . harem attendants have
gone on a atrlke for more money and
shorter hours. Many of the capital's
finest harems have been left'unguard
ed. and their owners are trying dis
tractedly to find suitable . subsltutes
for the strikers. Members of Russian
refugees have volunteered their ser
vices but it wss found they were not
fitted fof the Job.
The strikers Insist that their "SI
hour day" and the unceasing vigil they
are required to keep on the women of
the harems Justify better remunera
tlon especially during the present
hard times. Msny of them protest
1 tht ihir mam hv not Imn Mid
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inr rnnra man h vwta r nil in tb-v-sb a xsi
stsnces they hsve appealed to the
I American committee on relief In the
Near East for aid. The fact Is that
their masters who In Meet cases are
I officials or employes of the govern
I ment have not drawn any aalsrlea for
1 months.
I The strikers Include the eunuchs and
I other attendants.
IS BUREAU 0
AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMICS NOW
Associated Press Report'
CHICAGO. July ll.The name of
iha United States bureau of markets
of the department of agriculture has
been changed. The new name is uie
United States bureau of sgrlcultural
economics. Hereafter quotations Isr
sued by the bureau will be so credit-
Various Other government Bureaus
such as bureau of crop estimates snd
the bureau of firm management nave
recently been consolidated with the
former bureau of markets.
O.S. OMERSHIP
OF. COAL MINES
URGED BY BORAH
Drastic Step Is Thought
Necessary For
Relief
United Press Report.
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ment control ana If necessary govern-
ment ownership of mines to being
about ' relief from Industrial troubles
wss advocated today by Senator Bo-
rah Idaho In a statement commenting I
nn President Hardlnc's plan for.ar-
bitratlon of. the coal strike.
I do not believe anything short of
drastic control by the government will
bring permanent relief" Borah said.
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' By JAMM T. KOLBEBT
.United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON July 11. Ac-
ceptsnce by the miners and operators
of President Harding's proposal for
arbitration of the nationwide mine
strike now seems probable within .a
week.
Some modifications may be sug-
rested but It Is not believed either
aide will dsrs to mske a flat rejec
tion of the president's plea for arbi
tration of the dispute.
At present the two warring factions
seem to be sparring for time.
Both aides are seeking Information
on some chases of Harding's proposal.
Operators are not very entnuaiastic
about submitting the disputes to s
natlpnal coal commission In accord-
anca Wltn tneir oeuei uwt wages i
should be framed -upon the basis eflder and prevent these outrsges our
Hetrietor sectional agreements. I community will be disgraced as It has
It Is believed the operators will wait I
until after tne tinned sains vroraers
give their decision Saturday and If
it la favorable the operators will
oo
likewise. The operators previously
hsd stated they Here willing to put
their case In the hands of the govern
ment.
There Is every Indication that gen
erSI trend of sentiment among the
miners la swinging fowsrd acceptance
of the proposal particularly since it
provides for framing a national wage
scale and for a federal commission to
investigate coal production costs two
points which bava been demanded oy
the workers.
An acceptance from the anthracite
operators may be given Wednesday.
This groun has favored arbitration
for some time.
By August 1 according to figures
of the geological survey the railroad
coal situation will be acute and the
transportation systems of ths country
badly crippled unless mining opera
tlons are resumed by thst time.
United Press Report.
WASHINGTON July 11 A system
of coal rationing will be necessary U
ths coal miners and operators do not
agree to resume mining operations
within two or three weeks a high off!
del of the government In close touch
with the situation raid today.
Plans are now being drawn tor a
voluntary revival ot the wartime con
servatlon policies employed by the fuel
administration and will he put Into
opersUon If the strike Is long con
tlnued. It was learned.
The first step In the rationing and
conservation program would be to
give priority rights on coal shipments
to those users upon whom the life of
the nation depends in large degree
POLICE SEEK
TWO CONVICTS
Police late Tuesday were etill seek
Ing two convicts who escaped Monday
. U ..... ul II Ul.l. MnllmlliPV
' ".I h. M.iri.
In msklng their way to Houston wsa
tMtrtA fcv wtllr latA Mnnriav In Ihl
nfth ward.
Houston officials have good descrlp.
?
lions of the men end arrests are
ported.
According to word from prison off!
elala st Hunts vlll. ths two convicts.
C. E. Puntney snd Psul Schott sfter
finishing work on the home of Warden
Coleman Monday entered a garage
while on their way hack to the prison
and took an automobile. Garage men
tn Huntsvllle proper said the men got
gasoline from a Citing station In
Huntsvllle snd left for Houston.
Puntney was sent o Huntsvllle from
Pert Worth tn mi on a conviction of
murder. He was sentenced to t years
ftchott was sentenced to two years
from Waco on a charge ot receiving
stolen goods.
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125 Attend Ooeninflr of
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Farmer Meet at Oiern
Cl'EKO Texas. July 11. On hun
dred and twenty-five deli-gatee attend
ed the opening day of the Farmers'
Educational and Cooperative union
now In session here. Trie meeting
opened st 10 s. m. Tuesday st the
court house. Mayor Jean Sloan and
George Schleicher making the welcom
Ing addresses.
More than S00 delegates are expected
and apeakers of national prominence
are oa the program.
Grand Jury
Unions; Twenty More U.
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mrivmvp yr-j .iirN
J A 1 Wf JIHlU
JURY'S REPORT
ON STRIKE HERE
"It has come to our attention that a
rein of lawlessness has been Inaug-
urated by striking shopmen and their
sympathizers.
Men are - being aally assauitea
beaten threatened terrorised and in.
suited. Crowds congregate and streets
are blocked by gangs seeking to pre.
vent men from entering the railroad
shops
"Masked and unmasked of cowardly
gangs visit homes of workers ana
threaten and terrorize the workers
and- their- families. Many persons
have been beaten and at least one
killed.
"The city and county authorities ap
pear to be unnble to preserve order
and protect workers and their fami
lies from assault. Insults and threats
Indeed It Is spparent that no se
cuiMi w prwim me wuraem
has been made. While It la notorious
that innumerable outrares have been
committed it Is significant that the
police department has failed to present
to the grand Jury even one case or any
evidence of any character on which
to base an Indictment. We are cred-
Ibly Informed that ponce omcers
stand supinely by and witness assault
alter assault ana mane no arrest.
The laws of the State guarantee1 to
every man who wants to work the
right to do so peacefully and securely
and every effort should be made to
protect htm from assault Insult and
intimidation.
The mayor and sheriff are each
sworn to enforce the laws of the lend
In which we live and to that end are
empowered by law to summon every
able-bodied citizen to preserve order
and protect sny citizen however hum
ble he may be from assault. Insult
Intimidation and threats of violence.
Outrage after outrage by unknown
persons upon ritlxens have been re
ported to us. Our lawa are being de
fled and our citizens menaced men
and women beaten and insulted. A
veritable reign of riot snd terror in
truth and in fact already exists In
certain sections ot the city and un
less Immediate steps are taken by our
consmuiea aumoriuea iu prtierri or'
never been Wore.
"Thus far our "constituted ' author
ities have aflled utterly to meet the
demands of a situation dally becomlnk
acute and alarming.
'By order of the. Harris county grand
Jury. July 11 1922.
(Signed) R. M. Farrar.
"Foreman."
GUERILLA TACTICS
ARE TAKEN DP BY
IRISH IRREGULARS
Rebels Expected to Make
Last Stand in
Southwest
Associated Press Report.
DUBLIN. July 11. The warfare be
ing waged by national army forces
against the irregulars In the country
districts Is becoming of guerilla char-
acter. For the most part the Insur-
gents evacuate threatened positions
before they sre attacked leaving a
trail of burning buildings. Prisoners
taken by the nationals are said to be
poorly supplied with srms snd equip-
ment. An official communique Tuesday an
nounces that a convoy of troops from
Loughrea to Ennls Saturday evening
fought a body of Irregulars near Gort.
In Galway and took 12 prisoners. One
of the Irregulars was killed and sev.
eral others were wounded. The reg-
ulars lost one man killed by a sniper.
The full list of military casualties
In the recent fighting in Dublin is
sued Tuesday by the national army
headquarters shows that 19 soldiers
were killed and 111 wounded. It Is
estimated that 65 civilians were killed
and 211 wounded.
National army troops now occupy
an the towns snd vlllaxes In the Irish
Midlands except Tullsmor in Kings
3-YEAR-OLD BOY
SHOOTS HIMSELF
While . playing with
pistol Andrew ' Aleo
an automatic
three-year-old
("haiie" Aleo
son -of Mr. snd Mrs.
1402 Jackson street accidentally shot
himself at S p. m. Tuesday.
Memhera of the boy's family were
In an adjoining room when fhey were
startled by a. shot. Upon rushing Into
the room they found the youngster
lying on the floor blood streaming
from his body
The lad was shot In the groin only
one bullet being fired. He was taken
I to Kt. Joaonh'a Infirmary In a Writ.
to St. Joseph's Infirmary in a West
helmer smbulance. Attendants at the
iniirmarj emrrmmru lime nop lor
his recovery although the examination
had not been completed.
The parents of the child declare
they do not know how he got the pis.
tol In his hands. The gun the father
explained always Is kept In the top
drawer of a dresser. It Is rhught the
child climbed to 'the bed near the
dresser snd opened the drswer. Once
h hsd the gua In his hands the de
sire to play with It la thought to have
seised the lad
Report Scores
Marshals Ordered to Duty
Mayor Denies Truth . of Grand Jury Statement;
. Brotherhoods Receive Instructions Not. to Do
Work Outside Their Own Departments.
Aims of the nation-wide
men now in its second week were explained Tuesday night
to an audience which jammed the city auditorium almost to
capacity. The meeting was called for strikers and their friends.
Almost as many women and children as men attended the mass
meeting. Mayor Holcombe arrived shortly after 8 p. m. and
was accorded an ovation when he explained the atys attitude
in the controversy. He declared the municipality was giving
protection to both sides and that appeals for federal protection
were groundless.
The report of the Harris county grand jurycharging that
a reign of terror and lawlessness- had been inaugurated . oy
striking shopmen; a sizzling denial by Mayor Holcombe in
which he branded the report as unfair untruthful and hurtful ;
the appointment by Federal Judge Hutcheson of 20 additional
deputy United States marshals to guard railroad property and
"W
NATIONAL. 5
The federal government has
begun sn Inquiry Into reported J
delays to United States malls
aa a result ot the nation-wide
shopmen's strike. . i
Troops and United States J
marshals were tn charge of nu- J
merous points where trouble e
threatened chieHy around Chi-
cago. S
At Bloomlngton III. Illinois J
national guardsmen ars patrol- j
ling the strike zone.
Snipers near the Chicago and
Alton shops In the outskirts J
of Ccrtgago - fired upon State J
troopers. A machine gun fusil- J
lade was the answer of the j
guardsmen. No casualties were S
reported. S
The postofflce department at J
Washington waa advised Tuea- J
day that western roads were
cancelling trains because of"
bad order equipment. About J
looo miles of mall service was
affected according to the re-
ports. i '
EVENTS HERE.
HasTifCOunty grand jury de- j
t lares reign of terror and law-
lessnekl exists In Houston j
"Men daily are assaulted beat- j
en terrorized and insulted" It j
declares "snd crowds congre-
gate snd streets sre blocked by J
gangs seeking to prevent men
from entering the railroad e
shops. e
"The city and county author!-
ties appear unable to preserve J
order and protect the workers J
and the families from assault
Insults snd threats Indeed It e
is sppnrent that no serious ef- S
fort to protect the workers has
been made."
Mayor Holcombe brands Jury's
report as "unfair untruthful J
' and hurtful" declaring that the
police department was affording
protection to all parties con- J
terned. He said that arrests
sre being made whenever com- J
plaints are filed.
Federal Judge Hutcheson an-
nounced appointment of 0 ad- X
dltional deputy United States J
marshals to guard railway prop-
erty: three more deputies were
sworn In by United States Mar- J
shal Harvln.
Comparative calm reigned over
the strike sons here Tuesday
No reports of disorders rea'hed
police headquarters during the J
day.
E. P. Smith and nine other
North Side residents filed peti-
tion for sn Injunction sgainat
Southern Pacific railway charg-
ing Its shops at Hardy street
are s "Veritable arsenal" and
that the Uvea of residents In the
neighborhood are thereby en-
dangered. The petition waa
filed in Fifty-fifth district
court. A hearing has been set
for July 20.
Tuesday night strikers and
their sympathisers were to meet
st the city auditorium where
alms of the union men were to
he explained. Plana for the fu-
ture also were to be taken up.
Mayor Holcombe was asked to
explsin the city's stsnd In the
controversy.
At slmost the same hour
members of the Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks which number
2040 snd upward in Houston
were to meet st Clerks' hall.
110 1-2 Preston svenue to dis-
cuss plans for their walkout
Wednesday.
A hearing on the injunction
sought by Southern Pacific
lines against strikers Is set for
10 a. m. Wednesday.
MAYOR BRANDS
GRAND JURORS'
REPORT FALSE
"The unfair untruthful and hurtful
tirade from the Harris county grand
jury through its foreman addressed
to the Judge of the criminal district
t-eiurt of Harris county would be un
noticed by Ine and treated with silent
contempt but for the (act that my of
flcial position In the city of Houston
aa well as the Interests of the people
require that I should make some an
swer thereto.
"After setting out what the grand
Jury terms a reign of lawlessness
and terror participated in by masked
and unmasked cowardly gangs" and
claiming that such conditions exist in
connection with the strike of railroad
employes the errand Jury report pro
(Cont'd on Pg. S.)
S.
strike of federated shopcrafts
rprpinr hv r.rtim r( k.
" J' - " J ---- VI 1 1 1 Llft
brotherhood locals of instruc-
tions not to do anv work
outside tbelr own
Jobs marked
developments in the strike of fed
erated shopcraft men here Tuesday.
The grand Jury'g report came
as a denouement and evoked wide-
spread Interest The mayor's reply
waa issuea wiinin a lew hours.
If r followed my own lnclina.
Hon." the mayor declared "I-would
sirapiy meet these charges bv
stating that they are a tlasu nf
falsehoods aa far as I am conrcrnrii
and as far aa my efforts to maintain
aw ano order and keep the peace in
Houston ars concerned." He added
that he answered In detail charges In
the report In order that the public
may be advised as to their truthful-
ness. The grsnd Jury's reriort w. hi. i
shortly before noon with Judge C V. .
noDinson. it followed an Investigation
by that body lasting more than u
week. Copies of the report were sew
to Governor Neff. the mayor. Sheriff
Blnford and the constable s office.
Judge HoWowms Instructed
Jury to return Indictments If it loun i
conditions warranting them ana u
necessary to devote its entlrs time w
Its investigations.
In another part of the court hi...
another angle to the strike toutru.i.-
sy waa btlug Worked out. A petluou
lor an Injunction against th n.-.
guards" of the Southern Pacific la-
way was tiled by IS. P. timltii and n.-
oilier North Hide residents against u.-j
ia ana rew Orleans raUnwu ...
the f ifty-tlfta district court tin. . .i
judge Lewis iher set July SO l.
iieaiing ou UW petition.
Strikers Tuesday were mii...
forces to resist the application ot L.u
ooumetii i-aciiic lines tor an Jiijuik.
nun iu luiinn picseung or otimr m-
ccrierlni'' with the present ahop eiu.
pioyts. When the case is calleu at lu
a. m. Wednesday by Judgu Hutcheson
it is believed the legal battle will cen-
ter around the claims of tho unions m .
the "ng.iit of peaceful picketing. '
ueiaus oi ine atrlkers' cwnuaiii.i
were to be presented to a mini meet-
ing at I p. m. In city auditorium iu
wuich members of the federated ahoj
emits unions and their frienua h.i
been invited iiaior Holcombe niui..
ably will aou.uim uie audience and ex
plain tne city t position.
United States Marshal Harvln was
to appoint two deputies lo guard iu
il lv. nd T. shops and an additmn.il
deputy lor the L and G. N. Tuesday.
this would bring the total number of
deputies guarding property of the 1.
anu G. N. here lo six. Denutiea wilt
be placed In other railway shops as
ovcksion uemands. .Cautain iaivm
said.
Approximately 40 deputy marshals
have been aaaigned to duty iu the
Northern district of Texas it was
learned Tuesday- in advices from Dal-
las. Fifteen additional officers were
sworn In during ths day by United
States Marshal Baggett snd sent to
Fort Worth. No violence has been re-
ported in the Northern district ad
vices stated.
URGE ENACTMENT
OF CAPPER BILL
United Press Report.
WASHINGTON July 11. Passage
ot. the Capper-Tlncher grain futurea
bill with the house amendment strik-
ing out the federal grain weighing
provision" was urged by Minnesota
farm leaders testifying before the
senate agricultural committee today.
Declaring unlimited short selling
and buying of grain is harmful to
the markets of ths nation R. A. Wil-
kinson member of the State legisla-
ture and O. P. B. Jacobson chairman
of the Minnesota Warehouse and
Itatlroad commission told the com-
mittee futures trading should be re-
stricted. Senator Capper Kansas author of
the bll. agreed to the house amend-
ment and said the department of agri-
culture also had approved the change.
Striking out of the provision would
leave weighing; ot grain under State
supervision.
Senator Spencer Missouri offered
an amendment which would make co-
operative associations smenable to
the regulations - of exchanges and
boards of trade prohibiting rebating
of
commissions charged tor .graia
sales.
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