The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 280, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 8, 1921 Page: 3 of 14
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' " Houston Post Special;
?A!I ANTONIO Texas Jan. t The
1 for a Statewide conference of (he er
?d federal employee la Teaae ta die-
1 mesne of obtaining legislation tot
-t employment condition and higher
iacy in the United 8tatee eivil serv
rss thai far Ven responded to by tbe
1 anione of the. federal employee in
aso Laredo Earfe Pest Fort Worth
ivestou and Brownsville t The eonfer-
' c will be beld oa January 8 and 0 at
i Antonio. The plane are is charge of
i ulimn Usensler vice president of red
eral kmotevee anion Ne. 2S of flan An
tonio wke ia also diitrict organiser for
e National Federation of Federal Em-
i yea. aioet of ue axels ara sending
Important featurea of the program of
e confrrenee will be an addreea by vr.
orge F. Flaherty of Fort Worth oil
' itecIasslScetion el the Federal CM1
: nice and the Benefit to the-Employee;"
r C Mr McDaniel of Laredo on 'The
Nolan' Minimum Wat e Bill lor Federal
i innioyea and lta ueaeral RCeet : by
K J. Perkins of Laredo oaThe Oorern-
r ent r Employe and Ilia Duties"! by
1 resident Dick Henry of the San Antonio
' -cel. oa '-Life Health and Accident In-
irance for Federal Employes"; by Vice
1 resident WfflianV Haensler 8n An
tonio on TBe National Federation of
ederal Employee lta Puroosea and Sue'
i 'm"! by F. Cochran of Brownsville on
"wave and Meana to Gain in Member
ship...... The address of welcome will be
delivered by C A. Knewlton Br. of the
Pan Antonio local. The other featurea
of tae protram will be reports of dele
gtee Concerning local conditions In the
federal service and plana lor the date
and place of tbe next State conference f
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Newl0()0OOOHctelii
: ?.!For Dallas Being Planned
t Z 2 Houston Poet IhjeeJaX?.
PALLAS Texas Jan. 1 Plana for a
new f l.WO.OOO : non-eectariaa hospital
for Dallas backed .to a law extent by
local Methodists and the Dallas County
Medical society are rapidly .beinc; ebaped
and actual construction f the hospital
uav b under war within 00 days ac-
cording to leading physician Identified
with the movement. Aiitation for a new
hoftpltal here developed two manias sgo
whea the Baptist Memorial sanitarium
alter Us consolidation with Baylor Unl-
' verafty Medical collet e announced organ-
itation of a "dosed auff" which- will bar
from practice there aO physicians bat
75 who constitute the staff. The medical
. society immediately adopted resolutions
pledging Mm support to my organisation
or individual who would undertake ta
build another hospital here which would
operate-with an "open staff' and admit
fait reputable physicians. 'Conferences
with the Methodist leaders followed and
it ia understood that 1500000 hat been
pieagea already.
Farmer-Labor Congress -
v1? -To Meet in Cleveland
Associated Press Beoort.
CLEVELAND Ov Jan. T The annual
t eve rent ion el tbe Fsrmer-Lbor Co
operative congresa will meet In Cleveland
lot a tbree-day session betinnmc Fehru
ary in. Warren 8. Ktone grand chief of
- the 'Brotherhood of Loco motive - En.
tinecrs. announced Friday. Kaoresentn.
tivrs of progreaaive farm organisations
. re Dresentint more than 000.000 farmers.
v' delegates of varioua labor organisations
and of several aunarea co-operative so
cities bra expected to attend a"
' ' Associated Press Report -V. v:
ENGLAND. Ark Ian. ST. Incendiar-
Lna was. responsible For 4he- fire which
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Boyal hotel here and vkW-h caused tbe
death of seven persona aud the serlouk
injury of five others according to the
verdict of a coroner's jury which Friday
afternoon made an investigation at the
deaths. Tbe arrest of a man "suspected
of settina fire to the building was rr
dered by the Jury. ' If : j '
The coroner's' faiTeirtiation was bejd
behind closed doors and many' nersons
whom it waa believed might throw light
on the origin of the fire vera summoned.
Alter the investigation Coroner J. T.
Lipeomb stated that sufficient evidence
bad been heard to convince the Jurors
that the (ire waa started by a atan said
to save made ureaa agaiast Mrs. u. js.
Smith proprietress of the hotel Tha
man suspected waa said ta have reft
England during tha sight or early Friday
morning and thas far efforts to locate
him have failed. 1 "!;' ;--v.-.-.. ?
The fire started an tha second floor of
tha building ard by . consuming the stair-
ware trapped tha 3b gueata on that floor.
Several of them escaped by knotting
bed dothea" together and letting them-
selves down through windows. t . . j
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."The bodice of six' of the dead were
recoveaed from the ruina Friday. Tha
seventh victim died after reaching a hos-
pital ta Little ftock. f..- . ;
The dead arat - .V3.i .Cy-
Mrs. Venie Anderson' 23 years old.
Bigeiow Ark.; Ray Anderson; 0 son of
man 20 a sister of Mr a Anderson: Mr.
ana. airs. MartlawlK and 23 respec-
Uvely of England; faille Hefflngton 18.
brother of Mrs. Anderson and a man
named Booker about 25 years old whoaa
initials and address could not be learned.
- Tha buildings destroyed housed several
nasinesf firms. All ef them sustained
considerable damage.. The total loss was
estimated ht 1160000. '
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Hungary to Consider "
' ; Release of Commissaries
. Associated Press Report' '
BUDArSST' Hungarv; Jan. T.-Mich-ael
Junfhert of tha foreign office will
to Jtevsl. Esthonia next week ta
negotiate with Maxim Litvinoff assis-
tant Russian soviet commissary of for-
eign affairs- regarding tha former peo-
ples commissaries sentenced to death in
Budapest recently aa the Moscow gov
ernntent has threatened reprisals if tha
me are executed. V v c
- It ia understood Junghert will ha au-
thorised ta offer the release of ten for'
mer ' commissaries but tha soviet - gov-
ernment demands tha freedom of all im
prisoned communists and tha abolition of
internment camps ia exchange for tha re-
patriation of Hungarian officers in Rus-
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Bill to Restore Property
To Clermans Proposed
WA8HINOTON Jan. T.-Senator
King democrat. Utah completed Friday
a bill proposing ta restore to German
citisens all property .taken aver by tha
alien property custodian during the war.
He plans to Introduce it - Monday. A
special court for tne consideration or tha
claims would be created by one ateasorn
and the United States would not have to
Ky more than tha $700000000 realised
m the property that has been sold.
Houstoa Post BpecUU. :
TEXARKANA Texas Jan. ' 7-t
daring that the Southern producers of
raw material1 must make an organised ef-
fort to secure governmantal aid or go
brake Hon.- Gus Shaw- chairman of the
rri cultural division of 'the Southern
Tariff association baa Written ta -prom
inent tanners tnrougbout tne ouu urg-
ing them to attend the Southern-tariff
congresa to be held at Atlanta Ga Jan-
uary 27 28 and 29. . s
.(The congress is a" nonpartisan body
according to Mr. Shaw organised to pro
mote tne Trrotrees ana prosperity or tne
producers and will direct its first effort.
toward securing adequate tariff measures
designed ta protect. tha farmer aa well
as the manufacturer.''' i v . . '
.Tha organisation la composed of both
democrats and republicans and will carry
out its program withaut 'regard to the
political complexion of congress and will
make lta . discussiona of tha tariff
eeoaomk; rather than political - . -
The governors of all Southern States
are vice presidents of the association and
have joined in the call for tha Atlanta
congresa Ida M. DardenJ
vV- .director of ruMwatyv;
Colonel Henry Wattersoru 11
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uid is mter Days wite
;fei'lAaaodated' l'rae''Reporii
1 0ALVESTON TexaCJsju 7. CJolonel
Henry Watterson who haa been auffer-
mg from a severe cold was much batter
Friday night according to Mrs. Watter-
aon. riha aala Mr. Wattersoa contracted
the cold while in Neva Orieaai ea route
to Galveston.'-: . - . ' -
Mrs.: Wattersoa waa enable to explain
rumora. which described her husband's
condition 'aa serious "At aa time haa
the cold approached anything like pneu-
monia" h declared "and a doctor has
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' The veteran editor's only discomfort
according to his wife arose from an or-
der of the attending physician ordering
nun to rerrain irons talking. . 1
Many Measures Presented :
; In OklaKoma Legislature
; ' Aaaodated Preaa Report ; -:
OKLAHOMA CITY Okuu Jan. 7.-
After 12 bills were presented in tha house
and five ia the senate the Oklahoma let-
lisiatura adjourned Friday afternoon to
meet again aionaay. 1 vrraniiation was
practically complete -in both bodies and
the committees of the house will be ready
for presentation Monday according to
Speaker Schwa be. The senate act crece
dent by passing a measure ia the first five
days of tne session the first tuna la his-
tory. A bill modeled after the Kansas In-
dustrial court law. by. C. E. Leedy. of Ar-
nett waa not presented although it was
said early Friday he baddt ready. He
did not express himself an. the measure
wnen qnesuonea. l
Beaumont Man Sentenced
: To 5 Years JFprMuidej
. Houston-Post pecJal ir
BEAUMONT. Texas Jan. 7.--Albert
The riot 22 year old was Friday night
ia the district court found guilty of the
murder of Joe Lucuquette23 years eld
and hie punishment fixed at five years
ia the penitentiary. The killing occurred
at Port Arthur about tea weeks ago.
A new trial will be asked. ' -
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v On oul. entire stock' whicK represents the tJiree best linej of Mens ' v ;
SKdes .(in their respective grades) ever sold in. Houston f ' "'
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A ... R'ht now is one of the most desirablt timet in the wt year for . laying in .a supply of ; medium and winter . ; r
. -T-A; ro-ht rarmnta. for durino' fhia annual aala event t 3 finest of merehamlfsfl ia offered at Dricea unnarallcJed . '.: 1
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.Underwear ..':.:'(
at Half Price
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Union Suits '
f $2.50 UNION SUITS Cotton.' ribbed max
diunj or light ' weighta; t short sleeves
' three-aaKert and anklet--'
lengths; . priced St i . e) le6el f
. 13.00 UNION SUITS Cotton fleeced. me
' dlum and heavy weighU; in white and
ecru. Specially prjcod during 1 gA
aala at ;;;;;;. C. leDU. v
" 1150 UNION SUITS Egyptian combed l
yarn' in' medium and heavy weights ; of-
fercd ta . whit or ecru and priced
pwaal.ttrlaiaal;4V:; ' ff 7CSm
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MO UNION SUITS Heavy Mixed.WooI
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I Winter Hats
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All Men's
Half Price
Vour unrestricted choice Men's Win-. -
ter flats ; every shape 14 color and
kind. VeloursFeUs Beavers' Brush'"
I and Qoths made by the best known
and most favored makers of Men's -.
Hats in ' America. For Clearance
your choice of ttjem aUt just half ;
' regular price' ' - v " V " ' . -
and C6tto& Union Suita ia natural shadea ' ' . ' t t t- ' ' l .
' only." 'Specially priced a gar- ea nf
V taenV duriag this sale ePdeedtfU
SJ)0 UNION 'SUITS AH Wool Union --
Suite in medium or heavy weights; wa
ranted: offered In white or natural color.'
. Special during sale only a t9 CA "
garment U.'.i'...... a76eOU
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Shirts-Drawers
ttM SHIRTS OIT DRAWERS Heavy or T
medium cotton ribbed; ia white gray or
j ecru;. a garment during 7C '
SftlO V a t' rfe V a m m i a Vw
$2.50 - SHIRTS OR DRAWERS Heavy
cotton or wool mixed and Wright's
spring-needle cotton: as i ni ;
garment '
$3.00 SHIRTS OR DRAWERS Wool'
light or' medium; Wright's natural
v color only; a tl CA
garment 'i.;... . aplewU
r $5.00 SHIRTS OR DRAWERS All wool
natural color only. Specially priced -during
aala $9 CA ''
a garment ePasetfU
iil MEN'S HIGH SHOES I
ices $12.00 to $190 ? .-.r; 7.$
: Forder Prices $12.00 to $19.50
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; "Cantilevers."; Included are 8tetsoBs Dr.
A. Reed' J. P. Smith Shoes at consider- .
TODAY ONLY Every Man's High Shoe
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ably below wholesale coat today. All slses '
' and widths. Today only. . Regular 113.09
to 19.60 High ' '
Shoes
$9.95
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Clearance
Winter Suits
Former Prices $12041&00
; Qeatmnce Price
Plain or fancies crepes jerseys; pussy-
willows broadcloths' jacquards etc.
Fancy Sliirt
J Former Prices
$4.00 to $7.00
All styles fibres madras soisette Ox-
fords French flannels imported mad-
ras etc . j
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.A most desirable selection in Men's High t
Grade Suits made by Hirsh Wickwire - j
Company; complete range of heavier and "
medium weight 4abric3 and patterns to'
' ? please every man. Offered for quick clear-
; ' ance ia three groups below at extra spe- ?
cial reductions from usual prices. ' ''
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'" CLEARANCE PRICE
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FOnMERpRICES TO $47.50 :
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Overcoats
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f hS An Overcoat to please the particular fancy
1 Hjl of every man in a wide selection of desir - '
able fabrics and colors ; offered in four big
groups at the extra special reductions Do '
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FORMER PRICES TO $125.00
CLEARANCE PRICE
FORMER PRICES TO $93.00
CLEARANCE PRICE
FORMER PRICES TO $75.00 ' ' V.
CLEARANCE PRICE
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