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Weather Houston and
Building Permit Issued
Tuesday
Number Of structures 32.
Total value 1392810.
Total value for year to
date $13975239. .
Vicinity
Wednesday ProbaMy local
showers; not much change n
temperature.
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VOL. 39 NO.' 147
HOUSTON. TEXAS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 29 1923
PRICE 5 CENTS
STARKEY
PLEA IS
DENIED
Faces Second Trial in
Eastland For Death
Of PerBroWn
KU KLUX ISSUE
BEING RAISED
Judge Promises Impartial
Jury; Veniremen
Examined
EASTLAND Texas Aug.
28. Change of venue was
denied by Judge Davenport of
the Ninety-first district court
at 3:50 p. m. Tuesday in the
case of L. J. Starkey charged
with the murder of Elmer D.
(Pet) Brown who was killed
at his construction camp east
of Cisco last May and for the
second time Starkey faces trial
in Eastland county. His first
trial held two months ago
resulted in a hung jury.
Judge Davenport stated that
it was the desire of the court
and State to protect the rights
of the defendant in every case
and that such lyould be done
in this particular case.
The judge stated he was
slow in believing that any
man merely from reading
newspaper reports of this case
could be prejudiced so as to
not be able to give a fair and
impartial trial.
Due to the huge crowd that
crowded the corridors and
aisles Tuesday afternoon the
judge asked that the sheriff
keep all seated and keep the
windows clear. With the after-
noon session the defense in-
troduced but a few witnesses
to show that a prejudice exist-
ed in this county.
The State used -witnesses Jn
rebuttal testimony and closed iU case
against the motion
J. E. (livens and B. L. Lay of Bsst-
land wen u-ed by the defense and
both testified that in their opinion
the wide publicity giveu the ease
would cause trouble in securing a jury
hi Eastland county to try the defen-
dant. The State rebuttal witnesses were
.. W. Flewelleu. oily judge of Ranger;
John Irwin of Pisco. J. Frank Dean
of Gorman. It. ('. I'nderwood of Gor-
man and Judge J. J. Hutts of Cisco.
Night Session Likely.
Both sides closed their testimony
at 3 p. m. Tuesday and were allowed
IS minutes each in which to discuss
the case.
Pefcnse Attorney Patterson stress-
ed the allegation that there existed
in Eastland county a combination of
(Cont'd on Pg. 2. Col. 1.)
ARMY FLYERS SET
SIX NEW RECORDS
SAN DIEGO. Aug. 28. Captain
Ixiwell Smith and Lieutenant John
Kichter army aviators who took off
yesterday morning at .1:07 o'clock
landed at 0:1'J:32 o'clock tonight hav-
ing broken six aviation records ac-
cording to unofficial computations.
The flight started and ended at Rock-
well field here.
The aviators who were In the air
more than 37 hours established four
new speed records as well as making
new marks in duration and distance.
To complete the flight they made 15
contacts with another plane to take on
gasoline food water and oil.
The speed records established by
Smith and Kichter follow:
2.100 ki!ometcr9-M7 hours 32 min-
utes. 48 seconds. Set at 0:13 a. m.
p. m. August 27.
3IK0 kilometers 21 hours. 11 min-
utes. Set at 2:1 S a. m. August 28.
35O0 kilometers 24 hours. 37 min-
utes 8 seconds. Set at 5:41 a. m.
August 28.
4000 kilometers 28 hours six min-
uters. 48 seconds. Set at 9:13 a. m.
August 28.
Weather Forecast
WASHINGTON. I). C. Aug 28
East Texas: Wednesday and Thurs-
day generally fair in interior proba-
bly showers nearer coast; warmer in
northeast portion Wednesday.
West Texas: Wednesday partly
cloudy probably local showers in ex-
treme west portion warmer in north
portion; Thursday generally fair.
Louisiana: Wednesday and Thurs-
day partly cloudy probably scattered
showers in south portion; somewhat
warmer in north portion.
Arkansas: Wednesday fen e rally
fair warmer In east and aouth por-
tions; Thursday fair.
Highway
Bulletin Recent nlni hiy
UM the Hint in mtnv Tt dirt roads.
with occasional muddy itrftchrs in central
atctioiii. Tlifv are centrally (air to aood.
Lowest Tuesday morning 74
l'rectpitaiton from 2 p. in. Monday to
p m. Tueviav .17 inch.
' Sunriae 5:56 a m. ; auntet 6:50 n m.
Moon riea 8 19 p m.: aeta 7:6! a. m.
( omparalive record at llninton Aug. Ot;
rii I 1923 I 1982 I 121
6am..
10 a m. .
11 m. .
1pm..
6pm..
7
J'
71 71
IS 81
! 86
1$ 84
17 73
bulb 73.0;-
buV 76 2.
I a m uTj iraiB i.". w.
relativeurfildlty II fr cent.
II m Dry bnlh S7.1; we
rtlatiy Ifomidity 67 per cent.
IN LIMELIGHT
WITH LEGION
WW -"imm
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MRS. S. HUDSON
State Commander Legion Auxiliary.
J. E. INGLE State Chautain.
Hitching Dobbin
On Public Square
" Costs ManVlife
Associated Press Report.
AVANT. Okla.. Aug. 28. Defend-
ing his right to hitch his horse tin a
corner of the public square just a?
he did years ago when the town uf
Avant sprang to life on his hoaie-
steiul cost lieu Avant 5.1 his life
here today.
Avant was shot and killed by City
Marshal Homer Penequine.
Swinging into Avant astride hi s
horse the town founder rode np to
the square ami started to hitch where
only automobiles now are parked.
Marshal l'pncquiue objected. lie
threatened to arrest Avant.
Hot words ensued and Avant is re-
ported to have gone home and re-
turned to the spot armed.
Marshal l'cnequine's gun spurted
fire and Avant fell dead. Witnesses
would talk but little about shooting
but it was said the marshal "just
beat Avant to the draw."
Angry citixens took Penequine into
custody and escorted him to Paw-
buska the county seat where he was
turned over to the sheriff of Osage
county.
Penequine came here only n few
days sko from Okmulgee where he
had served as a deputy sheriff until
the revocation of his commission upon
orders of Governor J. C. Walton af-
ter a military investigation into mob
activities in Okmulgee county.
HEIGHTS RESIDENT
ROBBED OF $200
XL L. Kecd. 401 East Fourteenth
street was held up and robbed of
$200 by two men at S:30 p. m. Tues-
day according to his report to po-
lice. City Infectives: Warren Anderson
audjllugh Graham were assigned to
the robbery. According to Mr. Keed's
statement to the officers he was
preceding home when at Thirteenth
street and Heights boulevard two
men poked guns in his side and or-
dered him to hold up his hands.
A description of the men was given
the officers.
I
COMMUNISM DEAD RUSSIA
FAST RECOVERING HASKELL
Associated Tress Report.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S Com-
munism in Russia is dead and Russia
is onj the road to recovery Colonel
William N. Haskell who was in
charge of American relief adminis-
tration there declared in a final re-
port today to Herber Hoover secre-
tary of commerce and chairman of
the relief administration. Not only
did American aid amounting to $00-
OO0.OQ0 during the last two years.
:n: 1 : I 1.1
save luilliniin oi urs iu Olivia nm
Colotmrl Haskell but it helped to
stimulate Russian recovery and. more
valuable than all. spread a lasting in-
heritance for America in good will of
the Slav raceB.
Colonel Haskell's report summar-
lied the two year's work of the re-
lief administration and praised the
American and Russian agents for the
duty they performed and Secretary
Hoover's conception and administra-
tion of the relief program.
"During this period" said the re
PINCHOT TO OFFER
COAL SETTLEMENT
SUGGESTION TODAY
Quits Conference to Draft
Own Opinion on An-
thracite Issue
STRIKE ORDERED
ON IN 72 HOURS
Associated Press Report.
IIAUUIKBl'lMJ la. Aug. 28. Suf-
ficiently informed as to the issues on
which a suspension of anthracite min-
ing has been ordered for September
1 Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania
today broke off the series of confer-
ences which he has been conducting
with operators' representatives and
officials of the miners' union and went
to work drafting settlement augges-
tion of his own. Hoth groups of men.
who have been separately closctct'
with him for prolonged intervals dur-
ing the two days Rince. he intervened
to prevent a break agreed to await
the proposal he will make but they
professed entire ignorauce as to its
terms.
"I have conferred with both side?
and told them I hoped they would re-
main in Harrisburg tomorrow" the
governor said in a brief announcement
of his purpose "within reach for con
.mi It ft t itn anil tltnt- I Hftaire nt thp pir-
lioi.e rwiKihlp nwiment before tmnrir-
row night if I can manage it to have
ready a suggestion for settlement of
the strike. Itoth sides have courte
ously acceded to my request."
Strike In 72 Hours.
Meantime with barely Tl hours to
claps"e before the men abandon their
working places the operators and
miners took a step in anticipation of
the struggle to proride for Uic em
liloyment of engineers pump oner
ators and maintenance men under-
ground while the miners are idle. I'n-
less this work goes on. the mines will
flood and cave in suffering perhaps lr
reparable damage and in past nntlira
cite strikes and suspensions the union
and the rnuie operators have agreed
to a truce in so far as employment
of the kind has been concerned. In
the present controversy the union
order for a suspension requests these
(Cont'd on Pg. L Col. 4.)
VETERAN JURIST
HERE EN ROUTE TO
GALVESTON MEET
Landis Likes . Houston
'Coming Back for Short
Visit'
Nobody ever accused Kenesaw
Mountain Landis high mogul of base
ball of being a beauty. He has more
wrinkles than the surface of the
Telephone road but
He has the disarming smile of a
bad bad little boy. and ;t was work-
ing overtime Tuesday when he de-
scended from his train at the I'nion
station to give the city's skyline the
once over. He was en route to the
American Legion convention at Gal-
veston but
"This is some city you have here.
boy" he told The Port reporter. "I'm
beginning to like it alreldy and I'm
coming back this summer to stay
awhile."
Clad in a gray business suit and the
familiar slouch hut and carrying
dark overcoat apologetically on his
arm. Judge Landis one-time federal
judge in Chicago and now the Great
Poo-bah of baseball swung to the sta-
tion platform and walked along it with
quick nervous strides.
"There's nothing for me to say
boys" be said as he acknowledged the
greetings of Houston newspapermen
"In fact I never have had much to
say." (This from the mnnjrho fined
the Standard Oil compnn.rmore mil-
lions than the common folk believe
there are in the world.)
"I'm going to Galveston for a good
time" he continued. "The folks are
waiting for me. so I just must go with
them. I'd like to linger here and
I'm coming back later to stay for
awhile."
Walking jauntily along the station
platform with S. R. McCarthy com-
mander of the Galveston American
Legion post and Pr. Lee Hicc ex
commander the former Nemesis of
erookdom gave one the impression of
a commuting banker who had decided
to return to the city in the evening
perhaps to steal a peei at a musical
production.
But once was the famous Landis
smile replaced by a look equally as
famous that has struck terror to the
hearts of many criminals.
"How about that Cincinnati mud-
dle'" he was asked.
"There's nothing to it. Nothing to
it all all."
The questioner had reference to the
statement appearing ill a sports pub
(Cont'd on Pg. '2. Col. (i.)
port "a little under a million tons
of food seed clothing and medical
supplies have been bought in the
I'nited States by the American relief
administration requiring about li."0
voyages of American ships. These
supplies amounted to (50000 carloads
on the Russian railways. Their distri-
bution was accomplished through the
organisation of 33.000 different sta-
tions at the worst period wheu we
were feeding nearly 11.000.000 men.
jwomen arl children daily.
Not only would these millions have
died without this relief but even
larger numbers would have perished
from the contagious disease which
was then raging in every direction.
In the buttle against these epidem-
ics the American relief administra-
tion furnished supplies to over 15000
hospitals and institutions wnl organ-
hied the inoculation and vaccination
of over 7000.000 Individuals. Its
systematic campaign of sanitation
stamped out the moat dangerous cen-
ter of contagion in the entire world.
y
throogh flag draped streets 1
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A section of the mile-long parade
of the Legionnaires' convention.
DISTRICT TWELVE
ADOPTS COUNSEL
IN DREDGING WORK
Consulting Engineer Cole-
man's Recommendations
v Meet Approval
Recommendations contained in the
prelimiiiHiy report of .1. K. Coleman
of New Orleans consulting engineer
engaged by the commissioners of
druii.age district No. 1- to make a
survey of dredging work now in prog-
ress in the district were adopted at a
meeting of the commissioners Tues-
day. In his report Mr. Coleman submit-
ted seven definite recommendations
which he said Oould become effcotive
st once if approved by the Oummis
1. I hat the preparation or maps
or plans be. pushed forward as rapidlj
at possible. '
'"2. It Is further recommended that
as rapidly as the said maps or plans
can be made ready your honoruble
board take such steps as will provide
the requisite rights of way to enable
the prosecution of the work without
hindrance.
"3. It is understood that cross Rec
tions and stakes have been supplied
for a reasonable distance and stake!
should be at all times kept sufficiently
ahead of actual excavation as to in-
sure against delay.
"4. Calculations of quantities should
immediately follow the cross sections
and tabulation of these quantities
should be made so as to fortify the
hoard with information at the earliest
practicable date concerning the actual
qualities which will be involved in the
completed work.
".". It is suggested that conferences
be held with the city engineer and
with the county engineer concerning
such bridges streets or roads affected
or disturbed by the proposed drainage
plans us may be within their respective
jurisdictions.
"0. It is to the public interest that
the work to he done in the district be
prosecuted vigorously and continu-
ously with both mnchines now on the
work: and it is wholly possible that
it may be necessary to require the in-
stallation of additional equipment to
assure the completion of the project
within the time stipulated in the con-
tract. "7. Your engineer has requested an
expression of opinion as to the amount
of inspection service which should be
provided to assure full protection to
the interests of both the district nod
the contractor."
Injunction Asked
Against City By
Property Owner
i lie city has been cited to appear
in the Kiftv filth district court Sep
tember "4 to answer a petition for
injunction fileiMiv K. T. Harden who
has requested the court to restrain
the city from enforcing condemna-
tion proceedings against a building
owned by him at l.HI!) Congress ave-
nue. Several months urn the city notified
Mr. Harden that the building was a
fire hazard and thut it would have to
he demolished within 30 days. Mr.
Harden answered the notice with an
offer to repair the building but the
city refused his proposed agreement.
Whitfield Leads Bilbo
In Mississippi Race
Associated I'ress Heport.
JACKSON. Miss. Aug. 28. II. L.
Whit Held former college president
was leading Theodore (i. Itilbo for
mer governor by l.'t.7!W votes out of
a total of approximately l.t.ViMX) tubu-
lated at U:.'i(l o'clock tonight for the
lemocratic noiuintitioii for governor
which in Mississippi is equivalent to
election. The liguros were: Whitfield
t.Hl-I; Itilbo (0.:S1. The guberna
torial vote in the primary with five
candidates in the field totaled 247.003
and it was believed nearly two-thirds
of (he returns had been accounted for
at that hour as todays vote waa ex-
oected to be considerably lesa than
that cast In the first primary.
negotiating Market street aflutter
Veterans Hear Sheppard
And Landis After Day
Crammed With Activity
Galveston Bureau.
The Houston Poit.
GALVESTON Texas A up. 28. In a cool wind-swept
pavilion just a few yards from the brink of the seawall several
hundred delegates to the annual State cyivention of the
American Legion with their ladies this morning began pro-
ceedings which will carry on through Thursday.
Color noise and enthusiasm marked the first dav's proces-
sion of events from the time the "( 1 1 Gray Mare" band from
Brownwood the Gonzales band and the "Liza Jane" municipal
trumpeters from Krady paraded up and down the Gulf-side
boulevard to the hour when the last detachments swept past
the reviewing stand at the Hotel Galvez.
Forming at the Union depot varwuzed units of mounted
police colorful scenes color guards" naxJ marines and sailors
-1 WMitijiji In (Nhiaft ii f ficialstg
delegate's and post members
ladies of the auxiliary veterans
. -
ot the Confederate and Span -
ish-American wars bov SCOUtS1
i i 1
and notable guests passed
under flag-hung arches along
the principal streets of the
downtown district and out
Tremont avenue to the Gulf.
Marching songs of every
American war were played by
post bands dotting the proces-
sion. Landis and Sheppard.
Major John 0. Townes Jr. of Hous-
ton State commander presided at
both Lhe morning and evening meet
ings. Judge K. M. Landis of ('hicngo.
baseball cr.ar. and Senator Morris
Sheppard shared honors on the even-
ing program.
Judge Landis denounced slackers of
all kinds in no uncertain terms lie
also sounded a plea for the remeni
brance of ei-service men. praising the
Legion highly in doing; so.
"I have appointed myself a self
'Doughnut Lady'
Of Warring Days
At Legion's Meet
Galveston Bureau
The Houston Pom.
(jALYKSTON. Texas. Aug. J- A
ipiiet little woman in a Saliaimii
Army uniform cainc to the inmi !
the speakers' platform at Toe - la v
morning's session of the Stau en
ventiou of the American Legem and
stood and smiled while v icii.ii-
shouts and haudclanping ami foci
stamping tore the air a while
Some of these "buddies" stopped at
Ma Hurdick's little doughnut stand at
Uar-le-Duc or Itrest. or in tin1 Si
Mihlel and Argonue sectors in 17 ai.d
'18. All of them knew her for tin-
original dispenser of Salvation Artnj
doughnuts and coffee- -the one wh..
started a custom which lent cheer i"
thousands of American soldiers ie
turning from trench vigils during the
war.
She In national chaplain of the
American Legion Auxilian. She i
at present rounding out 'n nirs uf
Salvation Array service m IVias and
is stationed at Wichita Kails Before
the war gave her her nickname she
was Mrs. K. O. Hurdick. and had a
perfectly good husband a son and a I
daughter all of whom worked to-
gether in the huts in France. '
Mrs. Burdiek is particularly inter i
ested is hospitalisation and is sup I
porting jneasures now before the
auxiliary workers among the national
hospftala where gasxed and wounded i
veterans are now lying-
Auto Tag Counterfeiter
Found in Oklahoma
MIAMI. Okla.. Aug. L'S. The. an
touiobile "tag counterfeiter" has ap-
peared here. State Officers M J.
Massie and Joe Hatt said today that
an inrestigation had revealed that
Ottawa county is "flooded with bogus
automobile tags. They said the man-
ufacturer bad escaped from his shop
in Quapaw. i few minutes before
their arrival
with the national colors In honor
- rrrr
constituted professional reminder"
hui' said "and by- close calpula-
tlon I figure I have 50 years mora; to
serve in that capacity."
Hf said he had traveled ll the way
from ( hicngo 1o tell of his appreeia-
ri of -;.-. ..mrecintin.. of
the American Legion.
Throughout his speech Judge Lan-
dis kent his characteristic platform
4iose feet widespread like a sailor ou
n rn!i:iir deck. He often leaned over
:ind rested both hands on his knees
when he cncie to au impassioned part
nf lo speech.
When the judge closed his talk the
audience- between 4000 and liOOO
ruse i'iI cheered him.
Sheppard Praises Wilson.
.liidce I.andis was preceded by Sen-
ator Morns Shftppard. who reviewed
the history of industrial revolution
and its effect on labor lie said that
witI'I peace is necessary to protect
lustrv and the financial foundations
uf the w.iiiil. Tliii peace he de-cl.'iri-il.
can be obtained by the alii-;
jihv of tuitions.
In the course of his addreas Sen-ai.-r
Sl.eppiird praised Woodrow Wil-
si.n a"d Irs league of nations.
' Mr. W ilson has paved the way to
everla-t ng peace." he said.
W'l
Senator Sheppard concluded
dice stood and cheered him
audi
The introductory address was made
i I. (Jcrn-liai-her "f (lalveston.
c introduced la.ior Townes. who
" charge of the meeting. :
Mi-s Mary .Ionian "f San Antonio
hi; M'vcral patrio'ie and classical I
i n.-rs. and the 1'iiele If (Jlcc club :
ll.nistnn. which paid its own ex-
-cs o (Jiihcston to sing at the i
iivnton. gave two selections with1
i ri's.
Sc-iator Shepoard was introduced
.Indue Uoyall Watkins of Dallas
! .lodge I.andis by K. J. Storey of
The convention was called to order
at Hi 4.1 n
i. i ne nan. inmost empty
Ill o'clock tilled with surprising . iPp heou eharacterir.ed by excep-
i Cont'd on Pg. 1. Col. ."..I tional happiness.
'ANDY" POST SPORT SCRIBE
IN RACK' FOR LEGION CHIEF
Galveston Bureau.
The Houston Post.
(i.U.VKSTON. Texas. Aug.
Ralph A. Anderson the red headed.
freckled sports editor of The Houston j
Post entered the lists today for the
job of State coiumuiidcr of the Amer-
ican Legion.
He is the fifth man to announce
for the office. Others are Rufus
Scott of Pans; Hen J. Icau of
ltreekenridge; pr. M. W. Sherwood
of Temple and Ir. William K. Hub-
bert of Dallas.
Along with Andy's hat into the ring
went his platform of ;U points. They
' include :
I Recognition of Mexico and the ap
1 pointineut by I'residrnt Coohdge of
i a Texan for atubas-ador.
Legion support of a State-wide
amateur athletic program.
Increased pla.Mtrmmd facilities over
the State; fostering of State parks
and liberal advertising appropriations
for them.
Favoriug the Legion using its in-
fluence towards F.uropean adherence
to the rules of the disarmament con-
-fereuc? at Washington.
A bill to permit boxing in Teias.
Scholarships for sons and dtugh-
State Seeks Ouster :
Of Humble Oil Co.
As Trust Subsidiary
Keeling Charges Standard Control in Suit Filed;
President Farish Declares Facts Have Always Been
Public That Company's Activities Are Legal; Re-
assures Employes and Friends
Austin Bureau
The Houston Poet
v
AUSTIN Texas Aug. 28. A suit charging the Humble
Oil and Refining company with violation of the State's"anti-
trust laws was filed by Attorney General V. A. Keeling in
Fifty-third district court here today. The attorney general
seeks to have the charter and franchise of the company
forfeited and to have it restrained from doing any further
business in Texas.
The petition filed by Attorney General Keeling alleges that
the Humble company on December 3 1919 disposed of more
than 50 per cent of its capital stock to the Standard Oil com-
pany of New Jersey. Simultaneously the capital stock of the
Humble company was increased from' $8200000 to $25000000
the petition further alleges. And at the present time according
to the allegations more than 60 per cent of the Humble Oil
and Refining company stock is ovvnad by the Standard Oil '
company of New Jersey. v
It is further set fprth that the Standard Oil company of
New Jersey is an outlaw concern as far as Texas operations
AMERICAN WIFE
OF GREEK PRINCE
IS NEAR DEATH
Husband Constantly at
Bedside; Eminent Phy-
sician Attends
Associated Press Report.
LONDON Aug. 28. Princess
Anastasia who formerly was Mrs.
William li. Leeds widow of the Amer-
ican tinplate magnate and who was
married to Prince Christopher of
Greece in 1020. is lying near death
in her London home. At times she is
in a semi-comatose condition alter-
nating with a lucid state when she
recognizes all around her. She ex-
periences no pain but is in a greatly
weakened condition and has been un-
able for some time to take food be-
yond the ve-'v smallest quantities of
liquid nourishment.
Sir Thomas Horder eminent cancer
sr)ciliati ' wh . treated Premier
Itntutr Law has been called in with
several other specialists for consulta-
tion hut it is understood they hold
out scant hope for her recovery. 1'r.
Turner an American physician resid-
ing in Iris. who treated the Princess
during her last critical illness there
was summoned to Ixindnn tonight.
Walts Sister.
The hope of the princess' relatives
is that she may survive until the ar-
rival of her sister. Mrs. Urecn who
is a passenger on the steamer Mau-
retania which sailed from New York
today.
Prince Christopher remains con-
stantly at the bedside of his wife
ministering to and comforting the
patient who apparently faila . to
realise the gravity of her illness. Her
son William H. Leeds who married
Princess Xenia of Greece in 1!21.
and to whom the interest of the huge
I-eds trust fund will revert in event
of the death of his mother is also
in attendance.
No Change in Will.
So far as is known the Princess
has provided fur no change in the
will of her late nusbaud. William H.
Leeds which stipulates that if the
Princess should die the interest from
the trust fund which she has been
drawing since tys death shall go to his
son. The document also provide? that
in the event of the death of the son.
the whole trust fund which some
estimate place as hifrh as $J"(KHi.lriNl
shall go outright to bis issue if any.
If William has no offspring the en
tire sum reverts to the New York
Lying In hospital.
It is not known what provision the
Princess may have made for her
present husband whom she has been
: supporting virtually since King t on
stantine's first flight to Switzerland.
hut it is assumed be will have a fair
hare of her fortune. The two ap
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ters of veterans unable to bear the
costs of higher education.
State-wide publicity to sell the
ICgion to the State which would
t nrecede in intiisivi. mmtrwliir.
drive.
Mr. Anderson's candidacy wns an-
nounced during the morning by mem-
bers of Sam Houston post of Hous-
ton. The immediately began can
vassing other delegations in the in-
terest of support for their candidate.
"Andy." as he is known to thou
sands of amateur sportsmen over
South Texas is .S3 years old. mar
ried. has lived seven years in Texas
and five in Houston. He served as
sergeant iu the Kighth I'nited States
engineers.
Resides his work as sporting editor
of The Post. "Andy" is president uf
some 'JO odd amateur baseball leagues
in Houston. A. A. I". commissi mrr
for South Texss. president of the Sun
day School Ath'-tic association; haii-
man of the athletic committee of the
Labor Council; member of the hoard
of directors of the Recreation depart-
ment and a director on the boards
of many more athletic organizations
He has been connected with The
Post's editorial staff since coining to
Houston I
'
are concerned. By virtue ot
the fact that it was found
guilty of violating the State's
anti-trust laws in an action in .
Hunt count)' the attorney
general declares .it is forever .
barred fromoperating within
the State. (
Methods by which the Standard ob- ..'
tained control of more than 60 per
cent of the Humble stock the peti-
tion filed today asserts are in vio- j
lation of the law. Therefore it asks '
both the charter and the franchise of
the company be revoked. 5
Admit Standard Stock. t'
Frank admission that the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey owns
more than 50 per cent of the stock
of the Humble Oil and Jtefining Co.
was made by President W. S. Karish .'
here tonight. There never has been v
any concealment of this fact Presi- "
dent Karish said.
Although he and the legal advisers i
of the Humble company have not had
opportunity of seeing papers in the
case President Farish continued thej 1
presumed the action was instituted on ''a.
the supposition that the Standard at '
least is in theoretical control of the
Texas concern and that this is con- '
strued as the Standard itself doing ''
business within the Ktate.
"The attorney generals' department -
has at all times been fully advised of "
the facts which have been public since
the ptircfia of the stock which witT1
made in February 1010. At the time "
that the Standard OU cempany of New
.Jersey purchased its original stock the
legal questions inrolTeJ were thor- -oughly
investigated by both the attor- ;
neys for the Standard and the attor-
neys for the Humble the conclusion .
being reached by them that It was
entirely legal for the Standard to pur- :.'
chase and hold the stock."
President Farlsh's Statement.
President FarUh's statement in tuHi
follows: 1
We have not seen the papers in the " .
suit filed by the attorney general '
today at Austin against Humble Oil '
and RefiDing company and therefore '
can not be sure just what is involved
in the suit. Judging from the As so- s
ciated Press dispatch shown us it
seems that the suit is based on the
allegation that the Standard Oil com-
pany of New Jersey owns more than
.10 per cent of the stock of Humble "
Oil and Refining enmpnny and hence
we presume that the claim is made "
that it at least theoretically controls "f.
the latter company; that under these '-
circumstances the ownership of the '"'
majority -lock of the Humid - Oil and
Refining company constitutes doinj
business by the Standard Oil com- ' '.
pany of New Jersey within the Slate
of Teias. and it is charged that such
doing business withiat the State by 'V
Standard of New Jersey is a violation
oi tne law.
It is a fact that the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey does own
more than 10 per cent of the stock
"f Humble Oil and Refining company
and there has never bcVn any con-
cealment f this fact. The attorney
general's department has at all times
been fully advised of the facts which
have been public since the purchase
of the stock which was made in Feb
ruary. l!il!. At the time that the
I Standard
Oil company of New Jer
sey purchased 'its original stock the
legal questions involved were thor-
oughly investigated by both the at-
torneys for the Standard and the at-
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