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tjVJU2 Permit Issued
Friday
Kun.ber of itructurea IS.
Tot; 1 value $23840.
ToUil vara (or year to
data. (9.774817.
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VCL 33 NO. 145
HOUSTON TEXAS SUNDAY AUGUST-27 1 922
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lans to Enact Coal
Legislation
In Senate
; President HardSg Believes
Settled Will Prepare
ifitUNo;':;
: WASHINGTON Aug !26.-r Action tvthe administration
'. bill designed to prevent profiteering in coal through extension
of the powers of the interstate commerce' commission and cre-
- 'atipno a federal fuel distribntion'agency was blocked Satur-
day In the senate interstate commerce committee and the whole
auWect went over to Monday. ffi 1 ' 1
Chalrman Cummins 01 we com
talttoe -who introduced the meag-
ure. declined to discuss the situ
Hon la the committee but Senator
Pomerene democrat Ohio v de-
clared several members were in-
sistent on having hearings and that
he was confident both mine own-
ers and workers would be given an
opportunity to express their views
. on the proposal before there was
final action. ; f-
It was obvious from statements
'( members that the measure will
not have an easy course through
the committee.-' Several senators
said that ftnx alteration of the in-
terstate commerce act was of such
Importance that hasty action should
te avoided. .
- On the hpuse floor a resolution
was introduced by Representative
.- Brennan republican Michigan to
i request the interstate commerce
commission and other federal agen-
cies "having jurisdiction" to con-
sider the advisability of Issuing or-
derr looking to the conservation of
available oaT stocks" by restrict-
ing all non-essential consumption. :
. " WASHINGTON. AUK- J6. Action on
;the administration - bill . designed to
. prevent profiteering -in coal through
extension of th powers of the Inter-
state commerce commission and crea-
. tlon of a. federal fuel distribution
V agency was- blocked' Saturday . In the
..senate interstate commerce committee
"nd the whole subject went over -to
Monday. - ;-'-!.
Chalrfnan Cummlna of the commit-
tee woo Introduced the measure de-
clined to discuss the situation in the
committee but Senator Pomerene
..demosMt hto' declared several mess
; betas were- Insistent bn having hear-
tags and that be was confident both
. mine owners and workers would be
given an opportunity to-express their
views' on the proposal' before there
was final nation. V; WSs
.. It Was obvious from statements of
member that the measure will sot
have an easy course through the com-
mittee i; Several senators said that
any alteration of the Interstate com-
merce act was of such Importance that
" hasty action should be avoided.
On the house- floor' a resolution
" was introduced by '. Representative
; Brennan." republican Michigan to re-
' quest the Interstate commerce com-
mission and ether federal agencies
"having jurisdiction" to consider the
- advisability of issuing orders "looking
: to the conservation of.avallable eoal
stocks" by restricting all non-essen-tlel
consumption. . - .V Y
. IB the eerftte another feature of the
coal situation was under debate with
- republican leaders expressing for ac-
tion on the Borah bill to create a coal
1 fact-finding commission. Attacks on
r." the measure were- made by Senator
Reed democrat Missouri and 8uth
eriand republican. West Virginia who
- declared certain features of. It were
-' unnecessary: r..i ; . - -..
'- Senator Reed objected particularly
to the provision directing -the com-
mission to gather facts as to produc-
tion pointing out that this informa-
. tlon has. been btalned by a con-
' gresslonal committee last year. . He
declared . that "what we ought to be
' doing- la to takethe necessary steps to
. eperr'the mines tomorrow and aot In-
vestigate the question and report five
-months hence." .. . -:- . -
- In the course of the senate debate
Senator Reed described the Borah
' fant-flndlrur-bill as "soothing syrup"
and sald .ltarould have-the effect of
. letting the problem work Itself out.
' The Missouri senator said that union
labor ought to recognise the dangers
' of the situation aa well as any other
class and warned that it as well as
the public would surfer If coal were
shut off and all Industries dosed. -Provisions
In the bill directing a
study oft standardization of mines'
r (Cout'd on' Pg. I.) .
. . Todays Weather.
Houston sad Vicinity 5andr partly
Cloudy.- . - . -;--iv r .
: East Teus Sunday partly doudy.
i. West Texas Simdi
1 Oklahems Sunday
' tloudr sod unietil-d.
Wert T-xm Simdsy pirtly eltmdr. :
parar ctoudr to
; Vyind en the Texas Co Light to
moderate southerly. . - .
r Weather Conditions Low pressure over
eaMern dittncU ku been attended by snow.
. f n in the eaatern tott'oa belt asd uortk At-
lintic State. There was alto tome rain in
' the middle Plaina States and in portions of
-.- North Dakota and Jrxaa. The heat-wave
hat seen broken m middle and eaatern dia-
; trirtt except alena the Gujf and Atlantic
. cnaats where t-mperaturea still exceed nor.
- mal. Temperatures ara -alae sbove normal
mctt of tbe Rockies. - . .-'
. lite eoelest last nle-M at Texas ttatlont
rane-ed Uom IS degreer st Amanita lo (0
o tbe upper coart .
. Highwsv Bulletin Dirt 'roads are la
fend cettdtrton.
- Temperature etrtreares and prerrpitstioa
" .at Heustoa for the 14 heura eaded si t
'. j.; ib. SMorday Maxitnuaa M; atinimua
- Iti ne prectaitatios.. .
1 Atmospharle presaf at Houston si I
p. s. tS.Se a-a level resdingf v
Sunrise t:M a. m. aunaet 1:53 p. m.
- - Comparative record at iiouitea Aut. Hi
Tims. . . -j mi mi
S a sa.. ........... T I 17 T
' am... A M 7 4
It 1 tl 1 7
.1 p Ma e e " .Tl T4
P Wt e fa ) a ' "4 77
T a ta Drr bulb 77.7: wet bulk 71.1;
tlte humiditr it per cent.
" it m Orv snlh SIS; wet bulb Tl:
relauvi humidity H per ceau - - .
Blocked
Committee
Hwd Coal Strike WUl Be
to Take Control of Mines
5
SEN ATE HAY VOTE
ONBOliUSIJEASURE
EARLY.BEXT WEEK
Agreement Made to Tajce
. Up Bill Monday and '
'Push It ' :
'' Associated Press Report '
WA8HINOTON Aug. It. A unanl
mous consent agreement to take up
tbe soldiers' bonus bill Monday slid
push It to a final vote was entered
Into Saturday by the senate. -
With a view to getting a vote late
Tuesday it was agreed that after
p. m. Monday no senator Should speak
more than once nor longer than . 29
minutes on any' amendment.-)
The unanimous consent agreement
was proposed by Senator Robinson
democrat Arkansas but It Imposed no
limitation on debate on the hill Itself.
It was suggested however' that there
might be move to that end later.
should It prove necessary. ; . -
Senators Underwood democrat Ala-;
bams end Borah republican Idaho
said they would offer no objection to
speedy) action. ' Senator Underwood
gave forma! notice that hia tight would
us against' passage of the measure
ever President Harding's veto' la the
event -th it wss -returned to congress
vn execUtlire r'-tpprova.
' toy mmon understanding the sen-
ate did. not undertake to bring to a
vote any of he several amendments
inus tar oiterea. senator McNary m-
publlcau Oregon presented his
amendment proposing the reclamation
oiu as a pan ot tne bonus with pref
erence given veterans In- reclamation
work and financial assistance for them
m aeveioptng nomesysaaa on the re
chimed lands.. . : .-.
Five Persons KiliecT
1 . In Auto-TrairuCrash
"' Associated Press Report.
PRINCETON. Ind. Aug J.-Plve
persons were- ktlled and one seriously
injure Saturday when a Chicago and'
eastern Illinois passenger- train' de
mollshed an automobile at a street
crossing In Haubstandt Ind. The dead
are William Bnrris 2t; James I Bur
ns his son 1; Mr Burrls' 1-year-old
daughter; Mrs. C. C. Sellers. EO sister
of Mr. Burrls and Evangeline Sellars
B-year-old daughter-of Mrs. Kellarn.
Mrs. Klnera Burrls wife of William
Burrls had both legs crushed and suf
fered Internal injuries. The party was
returning .to Henderson Ky. their
uuiuv iium m in ou .jjuuis.
Corpus Christi Man Buys
7 1 5 Cars of Cotton Seed
C - Associated Press Report'
SAN ANTONIO Texas Aug. 2.-
The. largest sale of cotton planting seed
ever mads in tne history of the cot
ton planting - Industry according to
cotton men here Was consummated
Saturday when Pat B. Orognn of Cor
pus ' Christ! .purchased .. from B. A.
Stufflebenie of the Kash Seed Breed-
ing farms of. Ban Marcos a solid train
load of 15 cars ot Kascb improved
pedigreed seed for a consderation of
MJ.000. . Tbe seed was purchased for
venous farmers ox NiNcea county and
delivery l to be made In November
in time for next year's planting. .
Honolulu RnsinpM Man'
. - ....-www am was . .
. t Sentenced to Prison
HONOLULU T. H.. Aug. Jl.-John
Guild prominent ' business man of
Honolulu former treasurer ot Alexan-
der Baldwin. sugar factors pleaded
guilty Saturday to two charges of em-
besxlement and Was sentenced to "not
less than Ave years and not mare than
IS years at hard labor" on 'each
count. The sentences are to run. con
currently. V i
Western Union Opens '
Miami-Barbados Cable
. - Associated Press Report. '
WA8HTN0TON Aug. M.The
Miami-Barbados cable of the West
era .Union Telegraph company was
opened for business Saturday after
Its use aa a direct Una of communica-
tion Between. North and Booth Amer-
ica had bees blocked for' more- than
eight Months by a controversy be-
tween the company and tbe United
states government
Two Young Bandits -
t Rob Paving Contractor
TOPKKA Kaa Aug. M.-Two un-
Identlfled young snea Saturday after
noon held up and robbed Clarence
Ritchie a paving contractor of $lMt
in pay roil money and escaped Id aa
esuoraooire. - .
IJE1AL FOLICY
TOUARD GERUAHY
. - t t
Declares Fate of Europe
Lies in Hands of -United
States
PAYS TRIBUTE i '
TO MR. HOOVER
r
Associated Press Report
LONDON. Aug. tC-Jamas M. Cox.
former democratic candidate tor presi
dent waa the guest of Prime Minister
Lloyd George at breakfast Saturday.
Friday night Mr. Cox dined with Col-
onel Ht M. House who Is visiting here.
Before going to the premier's resi
dence In Downing street Saturday
morning Mr. Cox gave out a statement
to -the American and British press
dealing with the economic plight-of
Europe and quoting the German chan
cellor. Dr. Wlrth aa saying to him a
few days ago in Berun: -
"Unless the United States Interests
herself In European affairs within a
very short time alt In eQermany Is
lost and all In Central Europe la well.1
Mr. Cox statement follows: f.
"The storm center of the economic
world Is Otntral Europe.. Those who
have Visited Austria and Oermany are
ofjuae opinion as to the state of things
now ana uie tragic poini io wnicn DOtn
countries are drifting. Austria baa
reached a stage ot almost complete dlq-
"The nations of Burope are deadlock
ed on the reparations question. There
seemn to be no relief on this- tide of
V (Cont'd on Pg. 1
HOUSTON STRIKE
ZONE DISTURBED
EARLY SATURDAY
Mexican Striker Wounded
by Shot From Mar- .?.
shaft Gun'
For 'the "first tlrne In several weeks.
violence occurred In the Houston
strike son early Saturday morning
wnen a Mexican striker was wounded
in the left thigh by a bullet fired by
a deputy United States marshal who
claimed that he wrjs compelled to use
his gun to disperse a crowd which as-
sembled near the Houston Belt and
Terminal shops just outside the city
limits aoout z a. m. The wounded man
wno gave tne name of Jlamorf fiarcl.t
was taken to St Joseph's Infirmary
where lt .was said his injury was
Serious. f v.f . " )
Reports to the United States mar
alD f nriM mmtA k T tt 117 I
the deputy involved. According to the
story told Captain Harvln by Wood
he and C. K. Thompson a railroad
guard Were attacked by a party of
stone tnrowers who Wood stated had
been congregating about' the .same
time for-nearly a month In that vlcln-
ItVyThe Incident was charasterlsod as
a minor incident at the marshal's
office. -ji . -
Railroad officials classed Garcia as
a "treespasaer" and J. .P; Burr su-
perintendent of the Houston Belt ter-
minals said that Garcia Waa not in
the employ ot the railroad. Union of-
ficials were reluctant to discuss the
affair. C. C. Hanley chairman of the
Southern Pacific strikers said that
reports from plcketa recently indicat
ed that deputy marshals and railroad
guards had assumed a more are-res-
slve attitude- but that he hoped to
avert serious trouble. '
Reports were received Saturday that
IS State rangers had reached Houston
for duty at the railroad depots and
yards but this could not be definitely
oonnrmeo. - j
At union headquarters plans were
announced for an open sir moss meet-
ing and rally In the downtown dis-
trict Monday night to enlist? eld in
behalf of the strikers. Leaders ex
plained that private afters of help
tendered at the outset of the strike
had been declined owing to the belief
that the strike would be of short du
ration out that tne funds were
dwindling pending the receipt ot the
assistance now being collected among
the membership. ot the - big four
brotherhoods.
Publisher's Funeral ' '
( To Be Held Monday
'-i Associated Press Report.
CHICAGO." Aug. 2. Funeral serv-
ices for Denvan 'Smith publisher. of
the Indianapolis News who died Fri-
day night at his home In Lake Forest
111. will be held at 4 p. jn. -Monday
at the horoe. The. services will be
public but the burial at Lake. Forest
will be private.
Mr. Smith left a will but no estlmata
of hla estate generally reputed to have
been large waa obtainable. - Besides
his newspaper property Mr. Smith had
other extensive bpslneas Interests. His
only living relatives are cousins. Mr.
Smith was a bachelor II 'years old.
The Indianapolis News It was
learned will be conducted as former'
ly without change" of policy: as ar-
ranged for by Mr. Smith some time
ego. . ' ...
Leaves Penitentiary v f V
Arrested for Forgery
MOLESTER. Okla.. Aug. J.-
C 8. Whitlow former county treasurer
of Mcintosh 'county waa re-arrested
Saturday upon leasing the State peni-
tentiary after serving a two-year sen-
tence. He Is held by Pittsburg county
authorities to answer a charge of
forgery. The two-year term just ended
waa on conviction on. the same eort
of charge. - .1
HOUSTON FAR BEHIND
; ejsasw N. ea - -m a . m jsa.aw m - e. .
DALLAS IN
PERMITS
- Houston ran poor eecond In the
during the past .week. -Permits were granted here for buildings valued
at I17MQS compared with $3U77( for Dallas. With only one mora
week to go the building outlay for the month totals only $7U11 the
worst month this year and one of the worst la several months. This
'Offll YOUR Mil'
::?IIL BE SLOGAN .
OF BIGXAHPAIGN
Houston Real Estate
Board (Operates With
s Houston Post
."Own your home" -will be the slo-
gan of tha first -Houston exposition
of home building materials to bo
staged at the city auditorium from
October II' to IS Inclusive rue Hous-
ton real estate board co-Ope rating
With the Houston Post it sponsoring
the. movement which hi calculated to
create widespread Interest In a great
home-bulldlng rampalgn. '
President W. A. Smith ot the teal
estats board has appointed a commit-
tee headed by J. 8. Wedster as chair-
man and Including I. C. Timmins H.
C. Meyer F. P. Eastburn and A B.
Crocker to supervise the movement.
The committee hss engaged the serv-
ices 'of J. C Brown' of the firm of
Bacon and Brown Atlanta who will
have personal direction ot the expo-
sition. .
Plans for the exposition Include the
building of a miniature model bun-
ralow on the stage of the auditorium.
The Houston Post also will erect a
real home of. the same type at a place
to be announced later.
' Exhibits will be Invited from alt
firms handling material which gbe
Into ths building and Subsequent out-
fitting of a model up-to-date home.
Brick makers. Cement manufacturers
Ills handlers lumber houses plumb
ing -supply houses Interior decorators
turnlturerpeople hardware houses and
lu facti all lines cf. business whose
merchandise forms a part of ths mod-
am sanitary'- convenient home ere
sxpeet&l to take part ;
- Director Brtwn emphasised the fact
that a anerlnl hta-h.nrlMd Horn la vmi
in rtlmv nuf thw-urdlnaty everyday
hatne-Iike home la the ideal which will
be Impressed upon the minds of those
people of Houston whoi have often
thought of the day when they would
own their own home. - 4y .
Hereat the -.exposition the busy
worker can .In a Jew visits acquaint
himself and hla better hair with all
of the most modern Ideals In home
building and leant tram experts just
how he might acquire one. of those
cosy- little love nests that they long
for. - '. s ' ; '
Director Brown states that he has
just closed the first two expositions of
their-kind -to be held In the South
one at Atlanta and another at Macon
both In the State of Georgia. At the
recent Atlanta exposition. Brown ex
plained more ' than 1M0M business
wss done. - - - . - .
Brown has arranged to open ait of-
fice at the real estate board's home
411 1-1 Fannin street snd he. Invites
all Houston merchants who mar de
sire to reserve space for exhibits' t
notify him at once although he ex
pects to call on nearly all of them
shortly.-.'' t- - s. ;t -" --'V.
- The own your home Idea Brown ex
plained originated with the bureau of
labor at Washington shortly before
the-outbreak of the wart when plans
were concluded for the staging of
expositions throughout the. .country to
stimulate civic pnae inrougnout -'.ne
United States In a campaign to build
more homea especially In the larger
Cities. ..- -i . ... . ' .... ; -
When the war broke out and every
ounce of energy was directed to win-
ning the struggle the plans were post
poned and the movement now la being
revjved partly as a means of establish
Ing a better basis of clflsenahib In
spired by the ownership of n home ss
well as a desire to "Stimulate building
operations and selleve the unemploy
ment situation. ' .. i
Fascist. Warn Ferris : 7;
And He Leaves Rapallo
Associated Press Report.
GENOA Aug. J-The executive
committee of the local Fascist! organ-
isation Saturday notified Deputy Kn.
rico Ferri the socialist leader snd
former editor of the official socialist
Kirgan AvanU that his presence In Rap-
auo a resort near Sere waa undesir-
able. Ferri Immediately left accom-
panied by his family. .
EARLY' REPORTS GIVE
' MAYFIELD A MARGIN
Reports from the Texas Election! Bu-
reau and Houston Post correspondent!
early In the evening show that 'the
senate race Is close ' with Mayfleld
probablj the .favorite. ; Early 'reports
show Bentley taking a lead for'tA
superintendency of public instruction
over bis opponent 8. M. N. Marra the
present Incumbent. '
' The larger counties seem going for
Mayfled.. - --''
Early reporte ere: ; '
While the count was not available
reports from Walker county late in
the afternoon were that only about
744 votes had been cast ' Earle May-
field was leading Ferguson by a good
majority. Colonel BlUle Mayfleld was
somewhat behind Davidson. .
Dayton reported at 3:34 p. m.i Earle
Mayfleld tit; Ferguson 154. BlUia May-
fleld 333: Davidson 131.- Terrell 133;
Garrett 21L Marrs 113; Bentley 212. .
BUILU1NU
FOR WEEK
value of building permits granted
the- outlay tor the year to
data U7798a7. .Last month per
mits were .granted tor bnlldlngsi
valued at from $250000 to 1400000
each week and other months this
year; wltlt- thev exception of Feb-
ruary did almost as welLiFehruaty
waa tha only month so far this
year that did not pass tha $1000000
mark hut It la believed August will
tall far abort ot that record. :
Permits for the past week Included:
Wharton Weems four-room cottage
anl outhouse. Cook street I110S. :
Gilbert Jones four-room cottage sod
outhouse. Farmer street. tliW.
Agnes Oursler five-room cottage gnfl
garage. Westhelroer read $2500
Joe Saute three-room jiouse Rosa-
lie avenue $00. '. r . t
George T. Broun one-story brick
veneer bungalow six rooms and ga-
rage 4401 Oreoly street $4004
Mrs. F. A. Gresham two-rooinV two-
story garage Caroline street and Rutl
avenu. $1100. . I..
W. It. Warem five-room brick ve-
neer cottage- and garage. West Ala-
bama avenue 14000. ! 1 -
Walter Reed two-story - It-room
house en Baulnter street $K0O.
- E. R. Rothrock five-room cottage
and garager Rutland street $1000.
Louis Tabet two five-room cottages
and gasages Resk ' avenue between
Mllby and St. Joseph streets $5000.
B F. Culpeper five-room house and
garage not Bomar. avenue- $1500-
. B. F. Culpeper five-room house and
garage till Bomar avenue $1504.
B. J. Dodge three-room house. Vie-
fay street 1500. - . -
E E. Kirk five-room cottage and
garage Bayland avenue $3000.
Woodson Realty company six-room
cottage and garage Merrill ' street
$3000. -.
Oswald J.' Lasaig workshed St.
Charles $(00. . V
C. B. Btephens - three-room box
house Olive street 1211.
C. U. Morris five-room cottage and
garage Sage street 11000.
.Mrs. 0. E. Duprey five-room cottage
Englke street $1500. -
George Voss twe five-room Cottages
knd two garages Adams street total
$4000. ; - . '....';'') '
W. T. Cason. f Ive-reoW cottage Har-
vard avenue $tM0. '--'-
Hv Wllklns five-room cottage Bo-
roar fcvensnw $3000. - - f
H. Wllklns five-room rottage and
garage Bomar avenue $3000.
i-Hugh Wllkrns. five-room cottage
'Bomar avenue $3000.
H. H. Rankin six-room house and
garage Rusk avenue $4750. . '
Uoy Lawler five-room house snd ga-
rage Merrill street $3350.
- Elinor MacDonald six-room bunga-
low and garage Eighteenth street-
$2300 - - - - : .
B. -p. pi wards six-room cettsge
Eastwood s venue $3000.
H. F. Wottrlch- four-room cottage
snd garage. Woodland avenue' $2000
. Philip Tomaslrio. four-room cotfle
Arnold street. $1200. ' '
Lewis Watson addition of five rooms
and repairs. Polk avenue and Baldwin
street $2400.
ueinomme two story seven
room house and garage ul Ross ave-
nue $4500. ? '
Clifford Brousard three room house
and outhouse ' Chartree street and
Francis avenue $450.
E. J. Scott four room cottage Bel
tlge. street 3200. J - - v
Hugh Watklna ft room cottsgo
and gsrsge. Bomar sireot 12300.'.
J. H. Collins five room cottage and
outhouse Wilson street 31500.
"S. J Wood five room cottage and
garage ' Bomar street. $2504. -.
Embey A Gillette six room cottage
ana garage westneimer road 47T
. A. Horafo.ll. five room cottage and
garage 114 Clifton $4263..
R B. McAshan two room frame and
stucco house Travis street and Cal-
houn avenue fl3i
Antloch Baptist church eight room.
two story house - Andrews street
$054. '- i ... t
- John B. Dreyer six room cottsgo
ana garage Rusk avenue 33140
R. C. Canteberry 1 six room bunga-
low lll Edwards street $3000.
Charles Williamson. . five room cot-
and nine rooms to residence on Drew
avenue 34000. v. ..
Mrs. Ij. Butlr '- six room 'bungalow
Oxford street. 34371.
. Jesse Washington three room house
and outhouse Tennraon s venae sssn.
' Timothy Daly three room cottage
ana outhouse Llla street 3400
C. 8. Lipscomb twe story fremo
garage. Fierce avenue 31004.
J. Fisher two story store - snd
apartment house" Dallas avenue snd
cnenevert street 35500.
- K. J- Jarrard four room cottage.
uaivesion street inoo. .
j. rrankev reinforced concrete
i (Cont'd on Pg t.)
Two boxSs from iUur m.i. n
ported early In this sveninsr snows rr
m yvy iMuiHs l ticm a. 10 it. As.vra-
aon ndHU It to nulla u.a.U'. .is
Oarrett 21; .TerreU 25. .Bentley It;
sfarre lL . -
Twe boxes from Jefferson county
snow siayneia leading his opponent
44 to 12. Davlrlann 11' ManM H
Garrett 30; Terrell 31. Bentley 1;
siams .
First reports from Dallas county
show Mayfleld In tha lead the .count
being 444 to N4. Bills Mayfleld Gar-
rett and Marre had verv aile-hi Laada
CnllttmwM! rHtnt I...-. i...
m -- - --- w-m. (w iiiism
returns give Ferguson ttt; Mayfleld
v. jjKTnson ; suyneia m. uar
rett 313; Terrell 4L Bentley 144
Marra 134. -
Witmir. fhA' S-i Immt t
ranoit In tha ronoff nrlmarv mmv Vir.
uvun m; siayneia ive. v
BILLIE MAYFIELD
OF
DAylDSQN;
AND TURNER WINNING
EACH SIDE READY
FOR FINISH FIGHT
ill RAIL WALKOUT
1 1 w f
"WiU'.breaJc Strikein
' IWeek" Is Girriers
Assertion
UNIONS PREDICT-!.
EARLY VICTORY
- . Assoclsted Press Report.
NEW YORK Aug. ' l.-Wlth the
peace effort' launched by the big
five brotherhoods definitely abandon-
ed rail executives and shop crafts
leaders Saturday realigned - their
forces for a finish fight In which both
sides predicted an early victory.
"We are going nome to start ins
real fight. whether It lasts for three
Weeks or three months" declared W.
F. Ryan president' of ths carmen's
national brotherhood ae he prepared
to leave for Kansaa - City to -direct
activities of his branch of the shop
crafts.. '
"Our organlsatlona have plenty 01
funds to conduct a long fight. .And
our men are willing to make the
sacrifices needed for a 'decisive vic-
tory" he concluded.
B. M. Jewell head of the strike
organisation of crafts wss equally
positive ot the outcome of the bat-
tle which he asserted the' railroads
left aa the only oouree for the unions
to pursue. Before starting for Chi-
cago to pick up the reins of strike
leadership where he dropped them
when recent peace parleys began he
..- (Cont'd on t g. .) i ..j : )
1 1
C.MlSFi-lQ
COMPLETE TIEUP
"OH ONE DIVISION
i
Brotherhoocl Trai nmen
' Walkout' Alleging Un-
. safe Conditions
Associated Press Report.
ROODHOfJBR III Aug. !.-Psraly-sis
of rail traffic In Rood house division
wss viewed with greater seriousness
here Saturday afternoon when It be-
came known 100 members of brother-
hood railroad trainmen had taken for
mat action calling a atrlke bocaiiaa of
"unsafe conditions." Their waisoui
together with that of K0 firemen
forced similar action by T( switchmen.
Shops and offices here ere completely
Idle.
Railroad Officials minimised tha (lis-
iiirhanca at Roodhouse. It wss an
nounced hsre.'thaf! no violence was
anticipated and that the Hummer
due from Kansas City rn the wsy to
Chicago at t o'clock Saturday morn-
ing would go through Roodhnuse at
1 o'clock Saturday afternoon 11 hours
latet It will make He accustomed stop
It was announced. 'The 'same - rrew
that brings It In will tsks It officials
said. -
Open negotiations between C. and
A. officials and the strikers regarding
the "unsafe conditions" alleged -as
cause of the walkouts of trainmen
flrem. switchmen snd clerks Friday
snd Saturday will open lata Saturday
afternoon It Is expected
A local passenger train manned by
trainmen whose homes ere. In Bloom-
Ington wss made up Saturday after-
noon to leave for Bloomlngton. Strik-
ing railroad men of tha Chicago and
Alton who now number more than
444 declared It would be ths last train
out of Roodhouse under present con-
ditions. - - A-".- . - : "
'. Associated Press Report.
CHICAGO Aug. 24. Conferences
between train service brotherhood
leaders snd officials of ths CHIcago
and Alton railway were belwr held
Saturday at Roodhouse 111. snd Sla-
ter Mo. where walkouts of firemen
occurred Friday virtually tying up
both points according to officials of
the road here '
Attempts were being msd! to move
passenger trains out of Slater with
volunteer firemen It wss said.
Negotiations were begun with
brotherhood leaders Friday night but
yielded no Immediate agreement road
officials said and the efforts to com-
pose the trouble were continuing Sat-
urday. - The trainmen failed to report
st Roodhouse after explosions .early
Frjday aroused residents : near the
Roodhouse shops but no damage was
done and company official ware In-
clined to believe some sort of giant
cracker rather than bombs had been
set .oft A power transmission line
was short -circuited by a log chain re-
ported to have been thrown over the
wire. At Bister firemen refused to
take out. engines unless guards were
removed from certain areas of the
railroad property. It waa said.
The situation at Slater company
officiate here said was more difficult
of solution than at Roodhouse. . While
trains could-be moved from Bloomlna"
Ion to St. Louis thus avoiding Rood-
boose Stater was a pivotal point on
the Kansas City tine. Hope waa ex-
pressed however that an early solu-
tion of ths difficulties could be
reached. f -
5 4 .-
Unofficial Returns From
Incomplete Show
1 3714.
Earle B.; Mayfield continued to increase his lead over
James E. Ferguson for the democratic nomination (or United
States senator ss incomplete returns started coming in after
the polls closed at 7 o'clock Saturday night ' . .
With partial returns in late
boxes Mayfield was leading his opponent by 1602 votes the
count standing Mayfield 5316 and Ferguson 3714.
Cdt Blllle HayftelfrTr. la leading T. W. Davidson In the race (or
lieutenant governor by 281 votes out ot 1152 accounted for The count
stands Mayfield 471. Davidson 4S.
There are less than 100 votes between C. V. Terrell and George O.
Oarrett In ths race (or state treasurer. At tha latest count Garrett
FORD ILL CLOSE
ALL PLANTS DUE
TO LACK OF COAL
Practically 100000 Men
Will Be Jobless After
September 16
Associated frees Report. "'
DETROIT'' Mich. Aug. 14The
Ford Motor company plants at High
land Park Dearborn and River
Rouge suburbs will Close down Sep-
tember 14 because of lack of coal. It
was announced Saturday by Henry
rord. . The suspension will effect up
wards of M0M workers In the three
plants and Indirectly several hundred
thotaand othirs throughout the coun-
try. ; i .'.'''' - -.i-i.y.
Assembly plants ( ths Terd com
pany througbout the country also will
be closed. It wsa atatea Bringing tne
number ot ford employee affected by
theamepewtkm Icrapproxmrarety lt044.
Others affected are employee of con-
cerns dependenttipon Ford orders. -
Concerns that supply ths Ford oom-
pany with material were notified to
stop shipments t .-.
Explaining ths order to elose the
plants. Mr. Pord Said that by Sep.
i tember 14 the oompany'a reserve stock
of fuel will have been completely ex
hausted and only sufficient fuel will
be left to keep the furnaces and ovens
warm - "Consequently" ha said "we
will close' down the entire plant on
8eptembef It."
Asked-when he hoped the plants
could resume operations Mr. Ford de-
clared he had not the remotest Idea.
'The eoal situation has become Im-
possible" Mr Ford declared. ''For
Ike last several weeke we have eeen
a situation approaching which we
feared would force ue to close. Every
wsy we turned we were confronted
with a situation that undss the pres-
ent handling of eoal there would never
be a time when we would have enough
coal to operate the several ' depart-
ments of tbe plant simultaneously. . We
therefore decided that of necessity
ws must close down sooner or later.".
Tba shutdown Mr. Ford added
oomes at a time "when we are doing
a greater business than sver before la
our hlatory."
TROPICAL STORM
SOUTH OF JAMAICA
Warning was Issued Saturday by the
Washington weather bureau that a
tropical disturbance haa been renortsd
m the Caribbean south-southwest of
Jamaica apparently moving In a
northwesterly direction. This le the
first hurricane of the season and no
further details were available ss this
wss written. . .
The long distance weekly forecast
from Washington promised generally
fair weatner with temperatures near
or slightly below normal for the com-
ing week In the West Oulf States
which section Includes Tease.
Noted Chinamen Are '
Coming to United Statei
Associated Press Report. '
PEKIN Aug. 14. Chow Tsu-t'hl
former premier and minister of finance
and Tung Kang; minister of flnsnce
who recently resigned after cloalng
the doors of his department and de
claring the treasury empty left Pekln
Saturday for Shanghai en route te the
United State.. They expect to sail
for America but the object of their
mission has aot been announced
Chow Tsu-Chl a native of Shantung
cradle of Chinese culture and religion
la well known in tbe united mates.
He was first educated at'Pekln and
later was graduated from Columbia
university from 1144 to 1IH be
served aa secretary of the Chinese
legation at Washington later becom-
ing consul at New York and at
Havana Cubs.
One Convict Killed; '
Three Others Captured
Assoclsted: Press Report.
MURDO S. D. Aug. 14. Four alurdo
men. It was revealed Saturday wrote
tbe final chapter ha the eight-day
pursuit est the four convicts who es
caped from the Sioux Falls penitentiary
aes ii snooting to aeatn one of the
convicts seriously wounding another
and taking ths ether twe uninjured. -
AHEAD
GARRET
28 City Boxes Out of 96
Mayfield 5136' Ferguson
at night from about 28 city
ejwas leading with a vote of 4441
while Terrell had 4316.
On the face ot Incomplete returns
Bentley has a good lead ever B M. Nv
Marra his opponent for superintend
ent of publlo Instruction. The count
In this race stands Bentley tow and
Marrs tlta.
Fred W. Turner candidate for rep
resentative Piece Ne. 1 baa a goou
lead off hie opponent James i
Bailey. iiClght thousand sis hundfeu
and seventy-five votes have been at.
oounted for In th la race of which
Turner received m and stalky .
The heaviest Vote of the day waa
polled the two hours just before ti
boxes closed. Ksrlier in the day n
appeared aa though not more than
par cent of the July U vote would be
east but with the eleventh hour ruau
It Is estimated that the final vo.e
Will SfffS HUVU. tW BfWr VJII VI MISS V4MI
at the laet election. ' '
One of the outstanding feat urea ol
the run-off campaign was the Interest
taken In the various races by tha
woman voters ot both the city ot
Houston and Harris county. ' .
la at least one boa in the city It has
estimated that the women ouivotcu
the men. while In another box auiina
the morning hours' they outvoted tn
men by two to one '
Although boxes In the eevnty "e're
slow m coming In advices received
from some ef the voting places Indi
cate that a lendslldai toe. aiagBeld wtl.
be apparent when the final count m
made. Cok Blltle Mayfleidfi also' ta
shewing strength In the rural commu-
nities and aH boxes reporting thus fsi
hsve given him a nice majority.
Ooose Creek returned a record vote.
according to early reports for Earle
Mayfleld Blllle Mayfleld and Turner.
Early reports on the senatorial race
give Mayfleld III votes to for Fer-
guson and it Is stated that the ratio
will hold up until after all vetee are
counted Saturday night : '
Preolact 11 st Goose Creek Is poll
ing a much bettsr vots than the aver
age city boxes and It Is believed lh-
county will poll a better percentegs of
ths votes cast In ths first primary
than the city will. .
According to reporte received from
the bog at noon a total' of 117 vntee
had been cast snd 121 had been count
ed Those counted were cast as fol-
lows: For United States senator May-
field 111 James K. Ferguson I; tor
lieutenant governor Colonel Blllle
Mayfleld Jr. 141 T. W. Dsvldson 14:
for Stats treasurer C. V Terrell U.
Oeorge O. Oarrett 114: for superin
tendent of publlo Instruction M. M. N.
Marrs 11 Ed R. Dentlsy UJ; for rep-
resentative position- No. I James I
Bailey II F. W. Turner lit
A total of MS votes were cast In
that precinct during the flrat primary
and about 114 had been east up in
neon. It le believed that about tod
votes would be polled In that jrsclnit
lodsy. -
Practically all the precincts In th
southern section of tbe city ehowad
good majorities for Earle Mayfleld Ed
R. Bentley and F. W. Turner wkrt
Colonel Blllle Mayfleld and T. W. Da
vidson for lieutenant governor and C.
V. Terrell and George O. Oarrett can-
didates for State treasurer fluctuat-
Precinct IS Hyde Park drug store
counted about loo votes up to sn early
hour Saturday afternoon with the re-
sults ss follows: For United States
senator. Earls B. Mayfleld 144 James
E. Ferguson 14; for .lieutenant gov-
ernor Colonel Blllle Mnyfleld snd T.
W Davidson tied with 104 votes eech:
for Stale treasurer C. V. Terrell and
Oeorge O. Garrett tied with 104 each
for superintendent of public Instruc-
tion S. M. N. Marra 71 and Ed R
Bentley 130; for representative posi-
tion No. 1 James h. Bailey 71 F. W
Turner 114. .
Precinct II Olever'e garage at
Louisiana street and McKlnnsy ave-
nue counted about 144 votes up to i
p. m with the lineup ae follows:
Earle B Mayfleld II and Jamee st.
Fsrguson U In the race for sans' or:
for lieutenant aovurnAp. nun If aw.
field Ii Davidson 12; for State treas-
urer C. V. Terrell 74 George O. Gar-
uom q on rg. i.j
Everybody Does Not' ;
. Read an Evening Paper
Neither does everyone read
a ' Morning Paper but most
' every person reads one ot
the other therefore when you
use tha Classified Coimnas
of Tba Houston font your .ad
Is seen by everyone because
all. classified advertisements
appearing In The Morning;
Post are published la Tba
Evening Poet tree ot charge
.' thereby living; - yon mora
circulation for less money
than any other newspaper In
tha city. .
hone
Preston
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