The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 64, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 7, 1914 Page: 3 of 62
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fcHODHI LEVEE FLOODED I
IAMZ3) tITT ATTOEHXT
BY KAYOS CAJtTBUl
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lAIiDSHEARSAN BENITO
ATtter Sapldly SpmAiaf Xnttru
torn Wuhed Oat and Heavy
tHnattu Fit Spocial
SAN BENITO Tiu J una I. Early
thla morning the leva lone the bank
of t)i Rio Grand brok In th Tiolnlty
of the dan Benito pumping station and
flooded a considerable area in that aeo-
tlon. At present th waur la rapidly
spreading and threatens to Inundate
large territory between her and the river..
Already the overflow has reached with-
in seven miles of this city and has washed
out long sections of Interurban railroad
operating on the San Benito tract.
That the flood will reach the Imme-
diate neighborhood of this city Is Im-
possible but .seems certain that a heavy
crop Ions is sure to result as a large
number of farms are Included within th
Inundated area.
ENCOURAGED AS TO CROP.
Reports Mads as to Condition In Vlolnlty
of Nacogdoches and Liberty.
NACOGDOCHES Texas Jun . Th
Tost correspondent has just returned
from a trip through the eastern part of
thla county and found crop condition
better than reported. The upland crop
were tn fair condition but the most of
the bottom crops were not good; some
of these lands had been overflowed aa
much as three times and while the crip
is small with proper cultivation and sea-
suns will make good crops yet In spots
the grass and weeds were about to take
' the lead but everything Is In the fields
that la large enough to handle a hoe and
with a fow more days of fair weather
the crops will be clean.
LIBERTY Texas June 1 In conver-
sation with a number of farmers from
over the county who were in Liberty to-
day attending a meeting of the Liberty
County Fair association your corre-
spondent learns that crops are in excep-
tionally good shape under the circum-
stances and the fine growing weather
of the laat few days has revived the
spirits of all classes of farmers. They
say they will make even better drops
than last year and some of them now
have roasting ears on their corn and are
shipping cabbage tomatoes and Irish
potatoes.
Photo by "Blackbur.
Winston McMahon.
ROTARIANS WANT
AUTOS FOB USE OF 5
-YISITLNGr DELEGATES J
Everyone In Houston who can
possibly spare a machine to carry e
visiting Rotarians to the San Ja-
cinto battlefield on Tuesday after-
noon June 23 at 1:30 o'clock and a
Thursday June 25 are requested
to call II. C. Mo3chart and so In- J
form him. It Is hoped that a suf-
ficlent number of autos will be
obtained to accommodate 1000 peo- J
pie.
WILL PROTECT BAY CITY.
"Work of Restoring Levee Will Begin Not.
Later Than June 9.
BAT CITY. Texas June 6. Work on
(the restoration of the protection levee
which waa broken by the December flood
and therefore Inadequate to repel the one
Just passed will begin not later than
the ninth of this month.
As soon after the December flood as
the law would permit the citizens here
voted a bond issue of )100.000 to rebuild
the levee higher and broader and much
stronger than it originally was.
A contract was entered into between
the Arpin Dredge company of Houston
and the drainage commissioners to re-
build the levee but the work was So-
la ved and Day City was flooded the sec-
ond time. The Arpin company will begin
work now and continue as rapidly as
possible until the levee is finished and
made adequate for all emergencies.
The three railroads entering here are
co-operating with the citizens and will
stand a pro rata of the expense of the
extra work necessary.
The contract calls for a leveee six feet
higher than the original one and with
an eight-foot crown. It is said that this
one will withstand a flood five feet higher
than the December flood giving absolute
safety to the city and property along Cot-
tonwood creek and down which the river
flood water pours under present conditions.
BRIEF BITS
OF NEWS
Brazos Crest at Rosenberg
(Houston Port SptcitJ.)
ROSENBERG Texas June S. The
Brazos continues to rise slowly the rec-
ord today being about three inches but
it Is believed that tho high mark has
been attained and that the crest Is now
passing here. The drift has been de-
creasing since yesterday and there is but
little running tonight.
Streams Falling Rapidly.
(Houston Post Special.)
HEARN'E Texas June 6. All streams
in this section which were high during
t tie past lew weeks are falling rapidly
and ground which has been covered with
water for some time is drying fast.
Short Texas Specials
LOCKHART Texas June . The
county evangelistic co-operative campaign
was begun at the tabornaele on San An-
tonio street In earnest last night. Evan-
gelist Bob Jones of Montgomery Ala.
will do the preaching.
CORPUS CHItlSTI. Texas June
The Corpus Christ! Rotary club will be
organized at a meeting to be held next
Tuesday night. Tho charter has already
been granted and it is expected that
more than 60 members will be enrolled at
the initial meeting.
KINGSVILLE Texas June . The
City Cemetery association organized to-
day by electing the following directors:
H. Flato Jr. B. O. Klmms E. W.
House Clyde Allen and J. K. Weir and
Mesdames M. E. Toner C. H Flato Sr.
C. H. Flato Jr. George Hoffman and Rob-
ert Mull.
NEW YORK June 6. Joseph Longo a
chauffeur and James Fay a pool room
owner were held today charged with par-
ticipation In the hold up yesterday of two
employes of the American Can company
who were robbed of nearly $3000. Fred
Kelly arrested previously confessed ac-
cording to the police that he had driven
the car in which the men got away. He
said Longo hired him.
NEW YORK June 6. Clayton Rock-
hill honorary consul general of Bulgaria
In New York city has been advised that
It Is the intention of Queen Elcanora to
visit the United States about the middle
of next October. Tho queen planned to
come to the United Slates last spring but
decided to defer her visit.
PITTSBURG June 6. The first disor-
der attending the strike of 10000 em-
ployes of the Westinghouse interests oc-
curred tonight when an unidentified
workman was assaulted when he entered
the East Pittsburg plant of the West-
inghouse Electric and Manufacturing com-
pany. John Phillips was arrested and
fijied $10 for the attack.
KANSAS CITY Mo. June 6. Alfred
D. Plttmann a writer on the staff of the
Kansas City Star today received a tele-
gram that Jje had been selected as one
of Ave young Americans to be sent to
London by the American Association for
International Conciliation to study world
peace. Mr. Plttmann will sail June 20.
LONVDN June IT The Allan line
steamer Corinthian from Montreal for
London collided with and sank the
steamer Oriole a small vessel plying the
River Thames oil Greenwich tetiight. The1
Oriole carried no passengers. The crew
was saved.
MONTREAL June 6. The Norwegian
collier Storstad which rammed and sank
the liner Empress of Ireland in the St.
Lawrence stwi Is at the Dominion Coal
company's dock in Montreal a prisoner of
the admiralty court of CYnadu. A bona
for more than $200000 will be offered
Monday.
NEW YORK June 6. A notice' of ap-
peal by Charles Becker convicted recently
a second time for the murder of Herman
Rosenthal will be tiled Monday John B.
Johnson of counsel for Becker announced
tonight. This will act as a stay for
Becker's execution.
PORTSMOUTH. O. June f The strike
of 2000 shoe workers. Inaugurated March
20 was formally fallen off today. Jail
sentences recently imposed on labor lead-
ers charged with having violated Injunc-
tions against congregating hastened the
end of the strike.
TOPEKA. Kan. June 6. Mrs. Luella
West of Wichita Kan. is not entitled to
damages from Governor George H.
Hodges of Kansas for an alleged assault
and battery decided a Jury in the case
today after deliberating two minutes.
LITTLE ROCK Ark! June - Twenty-
biiKiii ounuings inciuuing iwg negro
ptpliurohes were burned here late today
causing a loss of about 25000.
PARIS June 6 Colopel Roosevelt to-
day called on President Polneare at the
palace of the Elysees and conversed with
nlm nearly an hour.
; Wftl When
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W Deliver free by Parcel Peat Anything Ordered From u.
COOLEST CLOTHING FOR MM
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the weather gets to the point when a man says "whewr what's 1
the discomfort can be mitigateQ by wearing the thimiest ofS)
And just that sort -is here il: ;
Next to Nothing in Weight
and well tailored a varied selection of the best patterns
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PALM BEAGH SUITS carefully tailored from splendid wearing cloth D
sizes to fit any shape man. . 14 V 1
PALM BEACH SUITS of finest quality and best make sizes to fit
t .
men ui any yiupuiuvm J - -j
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r -l-ivi- w lja v ii kJui x j in vcijr ugnt tau suauc wiui biifi.
stripes full skeleton coat. Most any size
$10.00
$12.50
RAJAH SILK SUITS ve'ry soft finish coat and pant suits. S1 Oft
Splendidly tailored of stylish shade of tan CjjJLtJ.WLI
We are exclusive agent In Houston ajid
vicinity for
.Guaranteed
"Holeproof"
Socks
We have them In every wanted plain
shade.
Excellent quality Lisle Socks 6 pairs
guaranteed six months $1.50; a 2j)
Very fine Gauze Lisle Socks 6 PA
pairs for $3.00; a pair OUC
All Silk-Socks three pairs for TP
$2.00; a pair I DC
Boys' Dressy Summer Suits
PALM BEACH SUITS Norfolk models solid and fancy colors; stripe (JP A
effects; sizes 5 to 18 years; price 90i3
Extra Palm Beach Knickerbockers to match sizes 6 to .18 years $1.50
Pakn Beach Hats and Caps $1-00
CHILDREN'S WASH SUITS Russian and sailor models; plain and fancy trim-
med; of durable wash fabrics; sizes 22 to 9 years; priced at $1.50. & -A
$2.50 and JWeUU.
ED.K.-IAM
Going North?
A Bangkok is your Hat
Stay'ng home? '
A Bangkok anyway.
No hat gives better shade. No hat
is lighter or gives more ease of
mind. No hat makes a more dash-
ing appearance.
Get it now with a whole season
ahead uet it here where your
choice is the greatest.
Priced at
$5.00
DR. SLATAPER FILED
HIS ANNUAL REPORT
During Scheol 362 Persons Were
Excluded Temporarily on Account
of Disease or-Exposure.
Ittsaj.
FOREMOST
Of Them All
The aim of every firm in business should be to make
itself universally recognized by the people of it's
community as THE BEST in the community.
After having reached this enviable position in
our line we have since kept our name in the minds
of all with whom we have come in contact
MARKED DOUBLY DESIRABLE.
If your home is not in perfect sanitary condition
you owe it to yourself AND TO THOSE OTH-
ERS to consult us.
We make a specialty of the highest grade sani-
tary and plumbing work. Our advice and sugges-
tions will be gladly given without charge to you.
GET ROBISCHUNG ON YOUR TELEPHONE.
il
During the past school term a total of
362 persons were temporarily exclude
from theclty schools by order of Dr.
F. J. SMtaper supervisor of hygienics
on account of either beina ill of some
. contaccous disease or or having been
sumcientiy near tne disease as to war-
lint suspicion of having been eKposed.
The annual report of Dr. Slaiaper to
Superintendent P. W. Horn shows that
a total of 32 persons were found Infected
with trachoma and nine with acute con-
junctivitis fourteen cases of active tra-
choma were found in seven homes and
18 chiniren were excluded from three
schools whose total enrollment amounted
to 1701 pupils. Six of those pupils were
readmitted niter having been apparently
cured. Other cases have been unable to
receive proper treatment on account of
being without the financial means neces
sary to pay lor surgical operations.
Through the efforts of Dr. Slataper the
occulists of Houston and the city health
department have arranged to treat these
cases during the summer.
There were 22 cases of scarlet fever 32
of diphtheria nine of smallpox H0 of
chickenpox. one of meningitis and one of
German measles among excluded pupils.
Three teachers were excluded on account
of having been in the same house with
patients and two upon contracting con-
tageous diseases. One janitor was ex-
cluded on account of exposure to diph-
theria. One hundred and sixty-two boys were
treated with nitrate of silver to cure
smoking. Dr. Slataper stated that the
majority have been apparently cured. He
was surprised at the comparatively large
number of boys using tobacco. Those
treated had smoked on an average of 3.6
years and averaged 11.5 years of age.
The report especially commends the
work being done by the boy scout move-
ment among Houston boys.
Orders Issued for Assembling of :
Delegates for Monday's Parade
All members of .the Travelers' rrotectlve association who will participate
In the street parade Monday will assemble on Travis Btreet and Texas avenue
before 9:30 o'clock. In order to keep the members of the various State di-
visions together the members heading each division will be stationed with
banners bearing the names of their States.
They will assemb'as follows: On Travis street between Texas and
Prairie aveniajs th national officers invited guests in automobiles and the
State divisions of New York Minnesota Jlarylant Arkansas Colorado Ohio
and Utah.
On Travis street between Prairie and Preston avenues the State divisions
of California Florida. Miclilgan West Virginia Khode Island Oregon Wash-
ington Oklahoma. Nevada New Mexico Mississippi Massachusetts Kan-
sas. On Texas avenue between Main nnd Travis streets will be assembled a
squad of mounted police to head the parade the Municipal band and the
Houston Light Guard.
On Texas avenue between Travis and Milam the divisions of Pennsylvania.
Virginia Missouri " Indiana Wisconsin Illinois North Carolina Nebraska
Tennessee Louisiana Georgia and South Carolina.
On Texas avenue between Milam and Louisiana streets the divisions of
Iowa Kentucky and Alabama. The Texas division and the Galveston band
will assemble on Capitol avenue between Main and Travis streets.
The parade will begin at the corner of Texas avenue and Travis street
and move south on Travis to McKinney avenue cast on McKinney to Fannin
street north on Fannin to Walker avenue west on Walker to Main Btreet
north on Main to Franklin avenue west on Franklin to Travis street thence
south on Travis to Texas avenue and disband at the Rice hotel.
MANUAL TRAINING IN
SCHOOLS REPORTED ON
REALTY OPERATOR WAS
FOUND DEAD AT HOTEL
ASK THE HOUSTON POST ABOUT US
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GEO. J- ROBISCHUNG
"Robiachung for Satisfaction"
PLUMBING HEATING AND 8ANITARY ENGINEER
Phones: Ei2A1Bl 1609 Congress Ave
V 8ucceaor to Robiachung Bros.
Francis A. Ogden Came to Houston
5 Years Ago Nothing Known
of Eelatives.
Francis A. Ogden a well to do real es-
tate operator of Houston was found dead
In the Burnett hotel where he resided
about 11 o'clock Saturday evening. He
was discovered by a fellow lodger at the
hotel In the lavatory and apparently had
been dead only p. short while. Justice of
the Peace Andral Vann who was called
to hold nn inquest pronounced death due
from natural causes.
Mr. Ogden came to Houston about Ave
years ago and maintained an efflce in the
Scanlan building. He was' a bachelor
and Is not known to have had any rela-
tives In this city. Although well ad-
vanced In years he continued' his activi-
ties daily and Is though to have property
in this city and many sections of the
United States. The body was taken In
charge by Westh-lmer's Undertaking
company and will bo held pending Infor-
mation regarding his relatives.
Director Wyatt Outlined Places for
Next Year May Establish
Printing Office.
BLOWN TWENTY FEET IN
AIR WHEN OIL IGNITED
Hostler in I. and G. N. Roundhouse
Beceived Injuries in
Explosion.
Director E. M. Wyatt of the depart-
ment of manual training in the city
schools has submitted an interesting re-
port of the work done In his department
last year to Superintendent P. W. Horn
of the city schools. The report will be
published In the annual school report of
the Houston schools. It contains an out-
line of some of the plans of Mr. Wyatt
for- increasing the usefulness of his de-
partment next year.
While on a leave of absence recently.
In which he visited the manual training
schools at Gary. Ind.; Chicago Minneap-
olis and Milwaukee he made a special
study of the teaching of printing in
schools with a view to possibly estab-
lishing a printing plant in the manual
training department at the North Side
high school. At Gary the printing plant
waa a source of income to the school.
Among other recommendations for next
year are the installation of a woodwork
equipment at the Brunner high school
the organization of special vocational
classes at the North bide high school.
Improvement cf the manual training
work shops at the Crockett Dow and
Longfellow schools the installation of a
manual training room at Lamar and that
the requirement for being manual train-
ing teachers In the hih school be In-
creased. The recommendation for a
printing plant specifies a cost of $!000 and
asks that It be Installed at once.
An Invoice 01 the manual training
equipment attached to the report shows
that the city schools possess property of
that kind amounting to an aggregate
value of S17.riS8.KV Tho machine shop is
valued at $414:'. 31. tne forge shop at
$824.04. the pattern shop at $1157.40 and
tho cabinet work shop at $1612.15. These
are located at ti.e high school. The col-
ored high school shop contains equipment
valued at I66.VM and the various white
ward schools are equipped with plants
valued at from S&S at Fullerton to .S33
at Fannin.
MISTOOK NEGRO WOMAN
FOR TROUBLESOME CAT
Edward J. Sullivan Wounded I
Catherine Thomas at His Home
on Telephone Eoad.
It's the most talked-of car in the
world. Sterling merit has sold
it to over 530.00Q people of
every nation the world over.
Ford service and guarantee are
both included in the price. This
means a lot to any auto buyer.
$500 for the runabout; $550 for the touring
car and $750 for the town car f. o. b. De-
troit complete with equipment. Get cata-
log and particulars from Ford Motor Car Co.
Milam St. and Walker Ave. Houston Texas.
Mistaking a negro woman for a prowl-
ing rat that had been disturbing his
sleep Edward J. Sullivan living near the
Intersection of the Telephone road and
the interurban shot and slightly wounded
Catherine Tliomus about 11 o'clock Sat-
urday night.
lor the past few nights Sulli'an has
been kept iwake by prowling cats and
on several orcash-ns he has fired his double-barrel
.shotgun at thein but without
much success. Saturday night he retired
about 10 o'clock and by midnight he was
still uwake unable to get a wink of
siee.p.
He reached for his gun and taking a
position on his front porch he spied a
white object moving in the path about 75
vards In front of his place. He fired
thinking that it was a white cat walking
along the fence but instead of being ' a
cat the moing object was the Thomas
woman. Sh was pilot in the thigh. She
whs removed to St. Joseph's infirmary
in Westheimer's ambulance.
Ross Levine an assistant hostler at the
International and Great Northern round
house was blown about 10 feet tn th air
when an explosion took place In an oil
tank on an engine he waa working on.
The accident happened at l;2i Sunday
morning. Levlne was making an Inspec-
tion of the tank when a torch he waa
carrying Ignited the oil. Ha received se-
vere bums and other Injuries about the
body. He was taken to St. Joseph's In-
firmary and given treatment.
ORDERED TO JOIN GERMAN ARMY.
Captain Enochs Will Leave Texas City
Soon on New Assignment.
(Houston Post Sptcial.)
TEXAS CITY Texas. June (.Captain
Berkeley Enochs of the Twenty-seventh
Infantry has been ordered to report In
person to the military attache at the
American embassy In Berlin for duty with
a German regiment of Infantry. Captain
Enochs was some time ago salected for
this duty .but the situation In Mexico
brought an order countermanding this as-
signment. Now he has again been Or-
dered to duty with the Qerman army.
NEGB0 WAS LYNCHED.
He Was Accused of Killing Captain
J. J. Johnson.
(Hjuslon Post Special.)
NAVASOTA. Texas June C. A mob
of about 40 men took a negro Will Rob-
inson from the officers and hanged him
to a telephone pole about two and a half
milis from Navasota last night.
It appears that at about 11 o'clock last
night the ofticers were notified that a
mob was forming to take the negro from
tho county jail at Anderson anil lynch
him and an aulftnobile left here with
Will .Minims as driver and Ilanibal
Horn constables and Thad Holderby
constable and O. M. Heard spe-
cial officers to get the negro and trans-
fer him to a place of salety. The offi-
cers heat the mob to Anderson and got
the negro and started to bring him to
Navasots to take a train for Houston but
when they got within alwut two and a
half miles from town they were over-
taken by a number of nutos and men on
horseback and surrendered and the negro
taken from them.
About 40 shots were fired but no one
was hit but two or three of the autoa
had tires punctured by bullets and holes
shot In them.
The negro was accused of killing Cap-
tain J. J. Johnson a Grimes county
planter a fev days ago.
Deputy Sheriff Lacy and a party of of-
ficers went to the scene of the trouble
at daylight and brought the body of the
negro to town and turned It over to the
Llndley undertaking parlors for burial.
; the two men -ransacked the house and
i escaped with 1160 in cash and certificate
i of deposit amounting to $21000.
The posse saw five mon boarding a
freight train and flagged the train. The
; men joumped off and ran and only Strong
was caught. Later William De llnuer-
1 felnd aged 35 was captured at Reynolds-
; burg. He la held as a suspect.
A. M. JflcSwean
Well Known Clothing Man Now With
W. C. Munn Co.
Mr. A. M. McSwean who has recently
taken a position in the men's clothing de-
partment of the W. C. Munn Co. la well
known not only In Houston but through-
out the State is a man of unusual ability
in his line. His many Houston friends
will be glad to learn that he Is again in
this city and connected with such a store
as Munn's.
Mr. McSwean says he Is highly pleased
with the big store and with the clothes
that he will sell. "Some store" he says
and that means something coming from
Mac.
ROBBERY SUSPECT KILLED.
Ohio Posse Shot When Assailant of
Farmers Ban.
(Associated Prtst Report.)
COLUMBU8 O.. June . When he
refused to halt at command of a posse
of farmers who were pursuing five ban-
dits today Arthur Strong aged 24 was
Bhot through th head and tonight Is in
a dying condition at a hospital here.
Five masked men held up Henry and
Frederick Bcwilk wealthy fartr.ers but
1 BItENHAM. Texas June 6. After
very successful week the Merchants' Pur.
Jood and Industrial exposition closed toJ
night with a large crowd tn attendance)
; The most interesting feature of the week '
occurred this afternoon when the baby
show attracted numerous parents. Tn
Fortnightly club realised a. good sum U
be used for the benefit of the public 11-
; brary.
Cured His RUPTURE
I was badly ruptured while lifting
. trunk several years ago. Doctors said my
only hope of cure was an operation.
Trusses did me no good. Finally I got
held of something that quickly and com-
I pletely cured me. Years have passed and
. the rupture has never returned although
I am doing hard work as a carpenter.
There was no operation no lost time no
j trouble. I have nothing to sell but will
give full information about how vou mar
I find a complete cure without operation. If
ycu win write to me tiugene M. Fullen.
Carpenter 397 Marcellus Avenue Man-
asquan N. J. Better cut out this notice
ana show It to any others who are rap-
tured you may save a life or at least
stop the misery of rupture and the worry '
and danger of an operation. . -
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