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HOUSTON. PA1LY FCbT: HaiiAY UOu.
SENATOR.CHAMBEJILAIN MADE-
REPLY TO WILSON'S CHARGES
; . (conimuM iroo "'
" tnewn. however. Out administration re-
. - Canitllr
pilts eife lO DC niauo vuun ij
James In the senate and Representative
'Dent of Alabama chairman of the mlli-
v tary conmtUM ana jvopit-jiiiu
of Virginia In the house. Secretary Baker
. . - . . . . . V. I - . MnaWnv MQ IIT.
arooaDiv win mm ni "' "
aav WMn lit aDDears qvidic mw .w
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committee
' Bepresentative Dent called at the de-
- AWmAnt AatA Thursday And invited him
W ' -
': tamake a statement to the committee.
'The senate committee's bill for a ar
M.i - wutt 11 hi-s t Km rAntmvtnv Cen -
t tera. was referred without objection on
Thursday to the military committee i ue
ande re tending is that It also will be re-
-V tarred to the naval committee later.
. "- fUnator Chamberlain detailed In his
gficiucn what he declared was proot 01
army Inefficiency. He asserted that not
Snly was the president ignorant of the
." truth about conditions but that Secretary
Baker also wu misled challenging the
. senate and the country to inquire and
then deny his assertions. Despite t lie
wchuh ui'.wi..' ... - - -
eommittee'a army investigation would
aroceetf and the committee plans to re-
sume its inquiry tomorrow by calling
: Surgeon General Gorjras to testify re-
garding health conditions.
'For 4 years."- 8enator Chamberlain
5 said vl have served the public in my
' 8Ute t$ the best of my ability ami in
ail that time 1 have never had my
veracity called in question nor my m-
tegrtty : Impeached and I have passed
through; some bitter campaigns. It Is
therefose with some feeling of humilia-
mm mriA cndisa that 1 rise to a
.. SJUeaXIOtl OI personal privinaaw n- "..
veracity has been called in question not
tar an ordinarv citiien. not by one of my
eeUeasTues. but by a very distinguished .
nmltmn aho has the love and admir?
: lion of the people and who by their suf-
frage occupies the highest jilace in the
mitt f thr nonnle. and 1 may say. the
Ughest place of any man in the world j
"It is therefore with much feeling that
t rase to address myself to the attack
made upon me. and I do so without any
feeUng of unkindness."
i Senator Chamberlain declared he would
ahow that the deaths of the hundreds and
thousands of men at cantonments and
camps Were due to the war department
and "that all epidemics could have been
prevented If the war department had
. been effective.
"The personal charges against me
amount to nothing to the American peo-
Oe. but affect policies which may in-
volve the future of this country if not
the entire world."
Senator Chamberlain said he had been
; Invited to speak before the National Se-
curity league accepted on short notice
and without time to prepare an address.
PCECH WAS
CORRECTLY REPORTED.
He then reiterated that he assumed re-
sponsibility for the speech as reported by
newspapers and had read to the senate
a verbatim report published in the New-
York Times.
I'pon his return lo Washington Senate
Chamberlain said he received a letter
from President Wilson containing a quo-
tation taken from the New York World
and asking if the. quotation waa correct.
The president wrote that he did not Ue
to comment upon the statements until lie
knew positively that the senator had
actually made tnem.
' Senator Chamberlain replied that he
-had been quoted aubstantiaily correct in
the World but asked the president to
read the entire speech aa printed in the
. Times. Instead of only a part of it. i
In hia letter ftie senator also offered to
sjo over the whols situation with the pres-
ident. but said he received no reply and
cat Ue foUowing day the president's
statement criticising him was published.
The president's statement and Senator
Chamberlain's reply then were read to
the sent.
-' "Now that my truthfulness lias been
ouestioned." Senator Chamberlain con-
tinued "I feel it my duty to tell the
country something I might not have told
It under ordinary circumstances. I do
It as a man who loves hia country best of
II and who would willingly give his life
far it. 1 do it fearlessly as an American
iottixen who desires to help and not to
Hinder."
He repeated ha had not distorted the
truth in his speech made in New York
. bat that owing to the gTeat rush of busi-
ness !ue to the war tha president had
'probably not been able to ascertain the
truth and does net know th truth.
KVonv tke lips of those closest to the pros-
Ment the chief executive can not learn
the truth not because his advisers desire
t mislead Yiim. but because they are sit-
uated In the same position as he is.
PRANCE BLED WHITE
HELPS AMERICA.
'The secretary of war. in a general
atatemevrt to the country w hich was care-
fUUT arid ably prepared; tells us that
M.tsa.WO.000 have been appropriated for
tae ordnance department and that con-
tracts far 41.177.000000 have been awarjl-
ed" he 'continued. "This is true. But
the secratary failed to tell the country
that America failed to stand prepared.
' "Franco bled white" he continued "is
farnislhlnji America today and the troops
going abroad with heavy ordnance1 guns
Machine guns and airplanea. If we relied
op the ordnance department in this
emergency (and this la a war of artillery)
tan war would be completed before we
vex got enough to go to the front.
Krance agreed to deliver this artillery. To
win America? Did she. furnish it in or-
der to invite America?"
It waa improper he said to give de-
. tails ot American purchase of ordnance
from the allies but reforrod senators to
tao confidential testimony before the
- commute by Major General Crosier chief
f ordnance
"If ttia administration had wanted to
oa fair to the American people" he shout-
4 "why didn't the distinguished secre-
tary of war and I have the highest re-
gard for him let the people know so that
the people could assist in getting ready
;( for this terrible calamity that confronts
not only America but the whole world?''
Senator Chamberlain charged that the
' ordnance bureau failed in to prepare
.war war wnen u seemed certain.
"There were omens in the sky" he con-
C tlnued "that America ould not keep
.... out. What was the ordnance department
: doing? Nothing. It was lying supinely
ON its back not making gauge for manu-
' faeturing ordnance nor discovering the
- .tieasibiiitiea of mannfatnrlnc hut
' nothing absolutely nothing."
Appropriations for jiga and dirts to
task ordnance he said had pot been
used.
""I'm not blaming anybody In particu-
lar.' the senator continued. "1 have high
regard for General Crosier. But we have
not been able to do what ICngland France
and all other allies have done and that ia
to retire these gentlemen who have not
proven themselves up to the mark. v
uianiiu mem in disgrace Dut
v In ether countries they have gone into in-
nocuous desuetude." .
V BRITISH APPROVED
LEWIS MACHINE GUNS.
: Tftlia ian't a mieRti.m rt ...... it...
TfcJa is not a question between the presi-!
dont and myself. It's a question of Amer-
ica and every man ought to make it hia
WlflM nuranu tn 1 1. . . .
" a a - . . J V muci 1 r
' saved.
. - Jako tho machine gun." said the sen-
ator. 'It s- an old controversy and much
tuay. be said on both sides. The Lewis
run has been manufactured here for the
britlsh army and there are 70.000 of them
oo the battle fronts. Every British officer
. I have seen has expressed approval of
that gun. America was prepared to pro-
duce them but with the country standing
o a seething volcano the ordnance de-
rartsnent was trying to decide on a gun
aha war. department did not even adopt
i ??HX y finely adopted It in
June. 117. I believe and th. u n
". Paper and It is still a gun on paper. It
never had a Seld test. Maybe the Brown .
In smn la a arnnd vpinnn i i i . n i n
are doing good work. Why not manufac-
aw-r avasw -sw v s nun;
j secretary 01 war testified before the
committee he said that In September
"toe " United Slates had nine Browning
guns with Which to go out against tho
ndlllons of Germany."
He deasoanced the cry that investigation
givea information to the enemy.
liermany knows more about America
today that the men connected with the
- part men t" Senator Chamberlain de-
. ared. 1i the government would be
trank wtth the people then we could rely
tbe people to rally to the suport of the
cealdent aad tha prosecution of the war"
. added. ; -v .
i-reat . Britain he said did not waste
t e. f The Doited States could hav
"ted the same kind of a. rifle as used
. riglw at jiitnu in this country
SZM- CIO- E. CBc?BEgL.AItN
Mirir nimci-ru iui niaiiuia(.iuiuif iu;iii.
he contended.
"Hut while the house burns." he ehout-
ed. "America determines through the ord-
namt' inirertu wusi iniruiiieiiauii- oir
to be adepted." He conceded that the
ritle as finally adopted was an improve-
ment over the British gun but declared
it "took days and months to perfect it."
WHY SHOULDN'T
AMERICA KNOW FACTS.
After the engineers of various gun-
making plants had been consulted a gun
finally was agi'ed upon for the American
army but "the ordnance bureau through
a very distinguished officer " ordered that
the number of parts be Increased which
added to the delay.
"Why shouldn't America know these
things'" the senator demanded. Some
people in the West he said believe Amer-
ica has all it ueeus.
"If they only knew the actual condi-
tions" he continued "they would give
their lives tiieir all. to protect America.
Casual reading of the secretary of war's
statement gives the impression that we
had everything. But when we get the
testimony of the men on the ground dif-
ferent information is ordained."
Citing the testimony of an army officer
from Camp Bowie. Texas who declared
there was not a single trench mortar
there and that other necessary equip-
ment was lacking. Senator Chamberlain
declared:
"That is true of every camp in the
I'nited States if It hadn't been for the
civilian people who have come here and
given their time and service we would not
have been anywhere."
Turning to the quartermaster general's
department Senator Chamberlain de-
clared that from Secretary Baker's gen-
eral statement the country would believe
that "everything was lovely and the
goose hung high so far as clothing Is
concerned.'
But when you talk to the men that
command these boys you rinti it isn't
there" lie continued. "On a per capita
basis it is there but when it comes to
effective distribution they simply have
not got the clothing.
SECRETARY BAKER DID
NOT KNOW CONDITIONS.
"1 realize the difficulties of the quar-
termaster general. He has done the best
he could under the present system. The
president inherited the system and has
done the best he could. The president is
not responsible for the system. But the
fact remains that we have not the cloth-
ing." senator Chamberlain said he proposed
to show by Secretary Baker's own testi-
mony that the secretary did not know ot
actual conditions of clothing.
"That is why 1 say." he continued
"that the "resident did not know the
truth. Aud 1 did. He must have .gotten
nia racts irom the secretary who in turn
got liiem from somebody else and soji-
body must have lied. And that's why I
say the president has not been given the
truth."
Striding out into the center of the aisle
an attitude of defiance he shouted:
"I feel i! my duty to my country and
my conscience to tell the truth. 1 have
no fear of God. man or the devil wien
my conscience prompts. And no man in
the country can keep me from telling the
truth. The only fear is that this discus-
sion may have a bad effect on. the coun-
try. But if the conditions exist they
ought to be corrected and quickly. Great
Britain lound the same conditions und
corrected them quickly. So did France."
Senator Chamberlain passed around
among senators photographs of wooden
machine guns riiles and heavy ordnance
used at cantonments and asked senators
to study them carefully.
"They are of some use." he explained
"in training men. But if 1 had a boy
training for the battle field I would not
want him to have his training with noth-
ing else than a wooden cannon."
England and France he said saw the
mistake of having artillerymen control
the ordnan'-e oepartment.
CAMP SHERIDAN
SHORT TWO OVERCOATS.
"You must go to men who have done
these things to get results." he said.
"And congress should face this without
fear of any man. but with due regard for
the distinguished commander in cnlef."
The commander at Camp Sheridan
Ohio told hini there was a shortage
of Rttoiit 70'Mj overcoats mere. He re-
ferred that statement to Secretary Baker.
"In his usual placid way he said. "Thai's
not true.' " remarked the senator.
Senator Cliamlierlain then read from a
letter to Secretary Baker saying a latter
report showed 7000 overcoats were rleeded
at Camp Sherman but that they were "in
course of shipment."
"That's the way ever since the war
started 'ip course' but not getting
there!" he shouted.
Then placing in the record a chart oub-
mltted to the military committee by Sec-
retary Baker showing shortages of ma-
terial at all camps varying from 1 to V)
per cent Mr. Chamberlain declared he
wished the condition to become known to
the people.
"I want it shown whether I distorted
the truth when 1 said the military sys-
tem had broken down" said he.
Reading from the table to show short-
age of overcoats running as high as 75
per cent the senator reminded the senate
the troops were "in the midst of winter."
"I am going to show that these hun-
dreds and thousands of men dying in the
cantonments are due to the war depart-
ment!" he declared.
"This information comes right from the
men who Sre on the ground. They know
w hat they are talking about. I did not in-
tend to do this hut in view of the situa-
tion that confronts me and involves my
integrity I feel it is my duty to the coun-
try. "I am going to call attention to the
statement of Surgeon General Gorgas
mat nearly an epiaemics couia nave been
prevented if the war department had
neen eneetive. '
MEN AT CAMP BOWIE
PACKED LIKE SARDINES.
Senator Chamberlain referred to the
warnings given by Major General Oreble.
commander at Camp . Bowie Texas hurt
summer against overcrowding men in
tents.
Men st Camp Bowie the senator de-
clared "were packed together like sar-
dines." and despite frequent Warnings
disastrous epidemics broke out In De
cember with looo men passing through
the hospitals.
"Men died." he asserted "without
proper nursing because of inefficiencies
or the system. I challenge you to read
me reoorn. uon i take my word ror it
All the cantonments are arteries of in
formation and I hope to God that every
young man will write his father or mother
and tell them just what the conditions
are. not to stay patriotism but to stimu-
late those In authority to do their duty.'
General Goraas' renort. he continued
showed overcrowding in virtually every
camp and he asserted that the surgeon
general of eminent reputation had not
been consulted regarding caatoasaent
locations
"Think of that." Senator Chamberlain
shouted. ' He was not even consulted
with reference to the sites and not suv
rle cantonment war built In sooordanee
with hia recommendations-lor tt feet of
space for each man. .
Senator Chamberlain then read pre-
viously published reports of oamp condi-
tions showing- leek of -winter elethMay
In some instances overcrowding - and
prevalence of measles and interrupted to
refer to Secretary Baker's statement ta
the committee "that everything was all
right at these cantonments."
Sosstor Chamberlain said If Burgeon
General Gorgas' recommendations for
greater space had been observed disease
st least would have been reduced.
BODY OP SOLDIER V
8HIPPEO IN SHEET.
"Have these recommendations been fol
lowed?" asked Republican Leader Oal-
tynger. -j .
' "They are attempting to in some places
but. the recommendations have not been
carried out. If these are the conditions
existing with soldiers In their home coun
try what must be the fate oi tne ooys
sent to Eurooe to meet the dangerous
and treacherous conditions of warfare"
replied Senator Chamberlain.
Senator Chamberlain read a letter show-
ing that camp authorities failed to notify
a family of a death ot a soldier and the
body came home wrapped only in a aheeL
"If 1 were to print all tho letters 1 get
along this line" he continued "they
would shock not only congress but the
American conscience. 1 do it ouiy to
shuw the country that there Is i.ieffi-
ciency and I'm going to do It If it costs
roe my political life. Let the. American
mothers know conditions and they will
see to It that the public servants either
do their duty or retire from public life In
disgrace.
"Let's let the sunlight in on these
things." he pleaded "and never fear that
the American people will not follow the
president Into the thickest of the fray
wherever their duty calls them. I hope
you don't think I'm doing this to be sen-
salional. My whole purpose is to remedy
these conditions that can bo remedied."
Senator hamtxrialn cited wnat lie said'
was another instance of inefficiency in
the failure of the government to accept
wool offered when war was declared.
Later he said the wool had gotten Into
hands of siH'cutators ind it was bought
by tho government at higher prtcea.
Senator Vardaman. democrat asked
who was responsible for use of shoddy
in the army clothing. Mr. Chamberlain
replied that .Mr. Kiseiunan chairman of
the supplies committee advising the
council of defense.
"What was the excuse?" asked the
Mississippi senator.
"Conservation of wool" Senator Cham-
berlain replied.
"I'd rather have conservation of life."
WILL NOT BECOME
RUBBER STAMP.
Turning to the president's stricture
upon him. Senator Chamberlain read that
part ussuiling congressional investiga-
tions. "With all due respect to the president
who has served notice on congress that
there must be no meddling uud must be
no invt sligating unless it meets the smile
of executive favor"' said he. "I differ
from that view. We are a co-ordinate
part of the government. When I be-
come a rubber stamp in my duties I'll
get out of the senate and publio life and
let somebody subservient take my place."
Senator .lames democrat. Interrupted to
explain that the president had referred
to the war cabinet bill in complaining
that a bill for a war cabinet was being
introduced in congress without consulting
him.
Senator Chamberlain said he was of the
impression that the president referred to
the munition director bill but lie hoped
he was mistaken.
Senator James said he had a letter from
President Wilson saying that Senator
Chamberlain had been to see him regard-
ing a hill for a minister of munitions;' but
gave no details aim that he had learned
from others of tha "surprising proposal"
for a war cabinet.
The president s statement that ne was
not consulted concerning the war cabinet
proposal is true." said Senator James.
Senator Chamberlain then stated that
last Friday the military affairs committee
had delegated Senator Hitchcock to lay
the war cabinet plan before Secretary
Baker and he believed that had been
done. . . .
FATHEP. FOUND
SICK SON NEGLECTED.
Senate and galleries were moved to ex
pressions of emotion as Senator Chamber-
lain read letter to Senator Wadsworth.
The wr ttr. whose name was not given.
said he was notified through friends that
his son was ill six days alter ne nau
been taken to the camp hospital. He was
tirst permitted to see the boy t"hr6ugli a
window and the hist sight- appalled him.
The room anl bed were filthy he wrote.
and the patient had not been bathed for
eight days. His requests tor a wurge
or lo permit himself to aid his son were
refused the writer stated but finally he
was told he might provide clean clothes.
When lie returned Ills son's face and
hands had been washed but still were
dirty.
The next day he returned again and an
attendant was trying to give the patient
water from a bowl. When the father in-
tervened the attendant said:
"I guess 1 better get a funnel." and
actually returned with a paper funnel.
The father stopped mat ana suggesiea
a spoon. Fifteen minutes later me ooy
died. At headquarters of the camp he
was told that he might have his son's
body that night. Having provided himself
with a pass to the hospital he did not
knock when he entered but as he tried
to open the door tt struck a heavy object.
It was his son's body and the door had
struck the head.
"I want to arouge the country and every
mother and fatlier to write to the Presi-
dent of the United States and appeal not
in a spirit of revenge but an ex&tnple of
beloved son. brother or a husband may
arouse the country to save the lives of
our soldiers. Senator Chamberlain de
clared us he finished reading the letter.
PRESIDENT'S LETTER
TO SENATOR JAMES.
The president's letter of Wednesday to
Senator James follows:
""You have been kind enough to tell me
that you had heard that 1 had written
a letter to the chairman of the senate
military affairs committee concerning the
idea of a munitions minister and you
asked me "whether I did write such a
letter. I did and am glad to send you
herewith a copy of It.
"The consultation referred to with
Senstor Chamberlain to whom the letter
Is addressed was upon the subject of the
various difncultiee ana delays that naa
been encountered by the war department
as shown by the testimony before the
senate committee and the senator merely
mentioned to me that he had a bill in
mind to create a munitions ministry. He
gave me no details of the bill he had In
mind and it was only when I learned aft-
erwards from others of the real character
of the proposals that I felt It my duty
to w rite to the senator and appraise him
of my attitude.
"I assumed from what I heard later that
the particular proposal had been aban-
doned and I was referring to my state-
ment of the other day to the very sur-
prising proposal to create a superior war
cabinet of a type unknown to our prac-
tice or institutions.
' I give you these details merely to reply
to your kind inquiry and let you know
till the facts of the case as you. desire."
After speaking nearly three hours. Sen-
ator Chamberlain concluded with a plea
that he was only doing his duty in arous-
ing the country to its danger and that he
would simnort the president although
"btossIv maligned." Senator Klrhy of
Arkansas a democrat took up a reply.
KIRBY REPUTED
CHAMBERLAIN'S CHARGES.
Senator Kirby said in reply:
"I challenge the statement of It all.
The examination before our committee
does not warrant much that has been said
today or the statement that the military
organization has broken down."
Because leaders desired to prevent fur-
ther debate the senate adjourned until
Monday.
Senator Kirby In defending the admin
istratlon admitted there was a shortage
of military equipment such aa trench
mortars snd machine guns but added
that preparations were being made Jo de-
liver In quantity next month. Every man
that has been sent to France has been
properly equipped he said.
"There haven't been enough rifles In
the camps recently because they couldn't
be manufactured In sufficient quantities"
he said. "The war department has done
well and rifles are in the hands of the
soldiers now" he said.
Concluding his reply to Senator Cham-
berlain. Senator Kirby declared that the
military department had not fallen down
and that where deficiencies occurred they
had been remedied by volunteer boards
composed of the best talent in the coun-
try. "The senator says" said Senator Kirby
"that In lfM when It waa apparent that
war was going to come on. the erdanee'
department was absolutely InqulsenL
and that no move was made to manufac-
ture heavy ordnance. He cites nn an In-
tance of why the military establishment
lm nofriLnt 111 the tTnlted States'
had net gene 4htv the war-end-srteee WW
we fought out a presidential campaign
on the proposition hat we should not go
Into Trar. Then wiy In 14 ahould the
snUltarjr estehHshmente . have . insisted
that we ought to manufacture heavy
ordnance at that time?
MEN 4N FRANCE
WELL EQUIPPED
"Another proposition that he senator
cites la this: In 114 he said our Ambas-
sador Oerard over tn Germany said that
the German people were unfriendly and
that some day ere are going to have
trouble. Do you suppose that the. ord-
nance department or the secretary of war
la going on what the ambassador to Ger-
many might have reported here in a secret
way? Would we have expected anything
of that kind? No. No man would have
expected 4t and no man would have ex-
cused it If money had been expended
along that line."
"The senator said we are not able now
to put our men In the trenches in France
and supply them with heavy guns. We
nave-tnem.- They are mere iney
in the bands of our soldiers today and
can be used effectiveh when we see fit
to put our men-in the fighting front.
"res but the senator said we have to
buy them from France. We have to buy.
them from France Instead of trying to
manufacture then which would have
taken a longer time. It seems to me that
tnal la conclusive evidence ot nign em-
ciency. To get the thing that you need
when you need it and it manes no 011-
ference where so you can supply It. That
was done. I do not see any inefficiency
there."
Senator Klrbv said the uniform tooay
la the same weight it always has been
in the United States army.
"Every mm." he added "on the other
Side has been auoDlied with clothing with
ammunition with rifles with machine
guns and everything else to best equip
him for effective fighting.
I want to assume entire responsiDimy
for what I have said and I say it to you
as a man who has heard this investiga-
tion as a man who ia accustomed to
reading testimony aa a man who is ac-
customed to rendering Judgment thst my
opinion of the condition as it exists today
Is that the military department liasinot
fallen down."
f
Secretary Baler Will
Not Iisue Statement
(AuecUttd Prcts Re fort.
WASHINGTON Jan. 14. A chart based
on reports from all army camps and
showing only minor clothing shortages
existing January 19 was sent by Seore-
tary Baker to the senate military com-
mittee Thursday soon after Chairman
Chamberlain made his speech in the sen-
ate replying to President Wilson's de
nunciation of his criticism of the war de-
partsient. In his speech Senator Cham-
berlain raferred to a chart of conditions
on January 1 recording many deficiencies
whim tne later reports snow no longer
exist.
Secretary Baker said no statement
would b Issued in a:iswer to Senator
Chamberlain's charges remarking "the
war department is in the unfortunate po
sition of being unable to speak about cer
tain rnlngs. He did comment now-
ever on several feafun s of the speech. .
In connection with a letter read by Sen
stor Chamberlain telling of the death of a
soldier under harrow ing circumstances at
one of the camps he said several similar
isolated cases had beeu called to his at-
tention and that every precaution possi-
ble to prevent recurrences had been
taken.
As to the assertion that the surgeon
general was not consulted in the selection
of camp sites. Mr. Baker said every site
had been selected by a board consisting
of one medical officer one engineer offi-
cer and one line officer appointed by line
departmental commanders. In only one
rase was the suitability of the site ques
tioned on sanitary grounds he added.
Surgeon General Gorgas was then re-
quested to send a specially selected sani
tarian to look into the question ana the
recommendation Of that officer was fol-
lowed. General Gorgas approved the original
design of cantonment barracks. Later.
after construction in many cases had been
well advanced the secretary said the
American Public Health association
brought to the attention of lr. Gorgas
recommendation that the spare per man
allowed be increased and after confer-
ences representatives of the association
approved the suggestion rViat additional
quarters be provided reducing the number
of men per building so that construction
would be delayed aa little as imsslble und
yet the space factor of 50 cubic feet per
man recommenuea oe ooiained.
Want Information on
Railr6ad Auditors
As'totHi PrUs Report. .
AUSTIN. Texas Jan. 24 The railroad
commission Thursday ordered all railway
companies and receivers operating lines
in lexas to me wun tne commission
within 10 days a statement for the six
months ending December 31 last show-
ing the number of train auditors em-
ployed their rate of pay per month trav-
eling or terminal expenses nnd total com
pensation. The order also asked for the
number of office or other employes whose
duties are solely connected with employ
ment of train auditors and salaries and
expenses connected therewith.
The information is understood to be
desired in connection with the operation
of the roaos oy tne government.
Looking for War Minerals.
(Houston Put Social.)
AU8TIN Texan.' Jan. 24. State Re
rlamatlon Engineer Arthur A. Stiles has
gone to West Texas on a mission for the
University of Texas. Lr. Udden. director
of the bureau of economic geology and
technology of the university while admit-
ting that Sir. Stiles "was in the western
part of tlte Mate on business for the uni-
versity decllnde to make public the ob-
ject of the trip. It is understood how-
ever that Mr. Stiles is in quest of min-
erals for war manufacture.
Governor Invited to Fiesta.
Houston Post Special.
AUSTIN Texas Jan. 24. Atlee B.
Ayers and Y. C. Hummert special repre-
sentatives of the San Jacinto Fiesta asso-
ciation of San Antonio were here Thurs-
day and extended an invitation to Gov
ernor Hobby and Mrs. Hohljy to .be guests
of the association during the annual fiesta
in April. They also notified Governor
tiobby that ho had been elected an hon-
orary member of the fiesta association.
The governor accepted the invitation.
Will Drain Lake Austin.
Houston Post Special.)
AUSTIN Texas. Jan. 24. Guy A. Col
lett receiver of the Austin dam upon
his return to Austin from San Antonio
announced that Federal Judge Duval West
had granted him permission to drain Lake
Austin for the purpose of making repairs
in the dam. The draining of the lake
M begin Thursday.
Small Pin
Small Dom
Small Prlca
FOR
CONSTIPATION
hgre stood the) test of ttoM
Purely vegetable. Wonderfully
quick to banish bUlousQs
beadacbe Indigestion snd to
ctov up a bad tomplsxlon.
Geaalae bears eigagtvre
PALE FACES
Generally ledicete s sack
of Ire I. tae Moos
Carter'sIronPilla
wan
X S IflVER
PROBERS. FIGllRQIG;'
ON SPECIAL SESSION
bresfigati&f Cgnanittee Expecting
Ai Soon ei OoTernor $eoeires Re
port Ha will SeolM on Extra
Session Prii6ri Matters . '
Considered. ( ;
oust o Post SftcitU) i
AUSTIN Texas. Jan. ' 24. With the
work of the Joint house and senate In
vestigating committee drawing to a close
the Impression among the members that
there will be an early special session of
the Thirty-fifth legislature grows strong
er. Senator Ed Westbrook ensirman ot
the senate probers is almost confident
that there will be a called session soon
after tho middle of February. He so ex-
pressed himself Thursday.
Representative Cope evidently expects
an early session. He offered a resolution
Thursday and it was unanimously adopt-
ed that when the joint house and senate
committee ahall have finished its work
"It shall adjourn to meet the day before
the convening of the called session of the
Thirty-fifth legislature that will . be
called to act upon the findings and rec-
ommendations ot this committee and at
that time consider all bills prepared and
presented to" carry into effect our find-
ings." The committee expects to complete its
consideration of. subcommittee reports by
next Saturday night. The special com-
mittee heretofore appointed will at once
oegin to a rait tne final ana xornmi re-
nort. conies of which are to be submitted
to the governor the speaker of the house
and the president of the senate. In the
opinion of Senator Westbrook a copy of
tne report win oe aeuverea to uovtinm
Hobby by next Tuesday or Wednesday.
GOVERNOR WILL DECIOK
AFTBR READING REPORT.
As soon as the governor reviews the
report he is expected to announce his
decision as to whether or not there is to
be a called session tn February. The gov-
ernor has on several occasions stated that
when and not until then the formal re-
port of the investigating committee is. In
his hands he would determine whether
or not there Is to be a called session.
The Joint committee several weeks ago
requested the governor to convene the
legislature in special sessloiBj net later
than February 10. It is not Wrought that
a special session will be called for that
date because the special election to fill
several vacancies In the legislature will
uot be held until February IB.
The Joint committee finished considera-
tion of the prison system reports Thurs
day. The Fuller and McNealus reports
were adopted weonesoay ann Thursday
the Holaday report recommending the re-
moval of the three prison commissioners
the wurden at Rusk" penitentiary the
manager of the imperial farm the stew
ard and his assistant at the Huntsvllle
penitentiary and a guard at the Imperial
farm waa favorably acted upon.
The committee has also adopted the
report of the subcommittee recommend-
ing the removal of Will W. Wood as game
fish and oyster commissioner and sug-
gesting that the attorney general insti-
tute proceedings to recover from State
Senator Walter D. Caldwell of Travis
county the money alleged to have been
The new health food
from cocoanuts:
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Made from
the white
churned in pasteurized milk.
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paid him as attorney for the game fish
and-oyetejt department and for traveling
expenses and ether expenses Incurred be-
cause of his duties for the department.
The depository law jeebmmendatlon by
Hopkins eras adoptedThursday and Sena-
tor Alderdlce secured the adoption of a
resolution requesting the governor to ask
the . board of directors of Abe Orubbs
vocational school at Arlington to hold In
aoeyance any plans it may nave lor irn
provementa for-the school until the legls.
latura has nnan ha recommende'
Uon of the committee that the act estab-
lishing the school be repealed.
AMENDED NORMAL. v:' . -' -1
SCHOOL. REPORT ADOFTIO. '
Senator Westbrook's amendment to the
norma1 schools report that the president
of the. four State normals member ot
faculty and other employes be requested to
return to the State money representing
Increase ta their' salaries not contained in
the appropriation bin was adopted. .
The reports yet to be considered are
those on the Investigation-ot the comp'
trailer's department the department of
warehouses and markets department of
agriculture and the State tag board and
State tax commissioner. Reeommenda-
tlon will be made by the subcommittee
Investigating the tax hoard and tax com-
missioner that they be abolished snd. the
work heretofore performed by them be
performed by the railroad commission. As
there appears to be restlessness among
some of the members of the committee
during the closing days of the committee's
work and a disposition on the part of
some of them to return home Chairman
riy or tne nouse central committee naa
requested the committeemen to cast aside
all thoughts of home and outside business
until the work in which they have been
so faithfully engaged In during the past
three months shall have been perfected.
He called their attention to the fact that
the committee has gone on record as
favoring a called session of the lecislature
at the very earliest date possible and not
later man reoruary iu. rie urged tne
committeemen to bend every energy to
have the work perfected by the end of
this week.
Civil War Raging
Throughout Finland
(Associated Prist Report.)
STOCKHOLM. Jan. 24. Uispatchos
from Helslngtors Indicate that the situa-
tion in various parts of Finland la more
critical. Battlea of considerable propor-
tions have been fought at several places
and apparently are still continuing.
The most serious conflict seems to have
been at Vlborg where socialist Red
Guards were assisted by Russian soldiers
with artillery Many peasants from the
surrounding country came into the city
and aided the government militia the
formation ot which was begun only last
week. The Red Guards retired after
heavy fighting and apparently now are
awaltlng reinforcements.
The fighting at Davidstad ended in vic-
tory for the militia butt he Red Guards
threaten to return with relnforcuments.
. Red Guards occupied the railway sta-
tion at Tammerfors. They opened a diplo-
matic courier's luggage broke open the
International mall oars and searched the
mail bags. Looting and murdor by the
Red Guard hooligans and Russian soldiers
is reported at many places throughout
Finland. The leaders of the Red Guaid
at Helslngfors have published a proc-
lamation summoning the guard to be
ready for action.
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AMSTERDAM. Jan. 14. The- Cologne
Qatette shakes the mailed fist ever what
it calls Holland's breach of neutrality la t
consenting to charter to America SO Dutch . -
ships In American porta. Under tha pro '
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Visions o me bgwuw ui umm
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law declares the newspaper ahipa rahet "
MKitiriH m-rvir ett aa tnunv enuntpv..
become enemy ships even though they fly. ;
a neutral flag and the owners are neu
tral subjects. Hence these n iwpi tf
corns enemy ships. It argues and a' na-. i
. . .... B.nnlAntn 1I Vl a iImI m OTltltv H( .
UVU daill nulling wv mm .-
a breach of neutrality. w
"We shall remind Holland of 'trda
adds the Gazette "when the IneVi table
happens and demagogues raise the cry of
German atrocity." ' f
The Dusaeldorf Nachrlchten speaks og
Holland as in the war service of- the v
United States arguing that the chartered
vessels even If they do not touch Euro-' '
pean waters set free American ahlps for.
war transport service.
BELTON Texas. Jan. U. The Belf
county commissioners court has sold the
11.900.000 of bonds voted by the county
on December 10 for road purposes to Bow-
man & Hall of Austin. The m-Wrg n
sew roads and the repair of others are
now on in the county In eai'nesC . .
HEARTS TREATED FREE
By Dr. Franklin Miles tha Great Bpeelal-
ist Who Sends a $2.60 Treatment
and New Book Free. .
Heart disease Is dangerous hundreds
drop dead who could have been saved.
Many have teen cured after doctors fail-
ed. To prove the remarkable efficacy of
his new Special Personal Treatment for
heart disease short breath pain in side
shoulder or arm oppression irregular
pulse palpitation smothering puffing of
ankles or dropsy also nerve stomach' and
rheumatic symptoms. Dr. Miles will send
to afflicted persons a 12.60 Free Treat-
ment. Bad cases usually soon relieved.
These treatments are the result of 39.
years' extensive research and remarkable
success in treating various ailments of
the heart liver stomach and bowels
which often complicate each case
end for Astonishing Reports of Cures.
So wonderful are the results that he
wishes every sick person to test his
farrfbus treatment at his expense. Afflict-
ed persons should avail themselves of this
liberal offer st once as they may never
have such an opportunity again. Delays
are dangerous. No death comes more
suddenly than that from heart disease.
Send for his Heart Book and Two-
Pound Free Treatment. Describe your
disease. Address Dr Franklin Ml'..
Dent. HF 318 to 228. Franklin St.. Elk-
hart Ind.
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