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Judge Pontas QuetlkM of
Admitting Senate M Probe -
Testimony In Trial of Fall
CONATSERGETS
S YEARS IN
SLAYMt
GREAT CROWD IN
FORT WORTH FOR
FROG-AGGIE GAME
MORROW CROSSES
BORDER OF MEXICO
CONCILIATORY REPLY
ON FRENCH TARIFF
BUILDINGS BURNED
ON W. J. HAMILTON
FARM; LOSS $9,000
WOULD OUST UNION
MINERS FROM HOMES
FRENCH AVIATORS
MAY FLY TO U. S.
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PAYMENTS MUCH BET-
TER THIS FALL THAN
LAST; DELINQUENTS
MEET OBLIGATIONS.
CHARGED WITH MURDER
IN DEATH OF SHERIFF
BOB SMITH OF FISHER
COUNTY.
the same day, but no Insurance was
carried.
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MEXICO CITY. Oct. 22—Floods
declared to be the wont In 50 yean
were reported today in Tobasco and
Chiapas State. The floods have been
getting worse for several days.
win
these
when only two F
Colonel Joo. mai
80 survived
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COLLECTION 01
TAX SHOWS
INCREASE
Will*
ood
‘asc *'-A
Attorney General Holds
Training School Employe
Comet Under Nepotism Uv .^
"Butcher of Ukiah" Is
Pictured as Ji Protector
PARIS, Oct.
ons Petlura, i
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DALLAS, Oct 22.—Perfect aut-
umn weather brought the thous-
ands of State Fair visitors here to-
day that fair officials expect to put
the total attendance beyond 1,000,-
000.
The total attendance up to to-
day was 826,189. A total of 100,000
people must click the turnstiles to-
day and tomorrow in order to break
the all time .Attendance record uf
.Wt IB ttt. Breaking tto
- record would wtao—estabMr—sr
world’s record for fair attendance.
The Mlaaouri-S. M U. football
game attracted 15,000 persons to-
day and the last day of horse rac-
ing today was expected to draw ad-
ditional thousands.
More than 300 bankers from all
sections of the country were guests
of the fair today, stopping here en-
rcute to Houston for the anntfel
convention of the American Bank-
ets' Association next week.
that although they could pl
near tha nMi-dg-i-at's-r- dr
1><M eaHctt. the swineslept peace-
fully. Joe Willard of Arlington was
declared champion hog caller of the
State.
. and Mrs. Robert Reynolds
Akens came thru in their cat
visit with her parents. Judge
ttc. fl. M. intay. Mrs Rey-
; was formerly Mias Maymie
rodent by jte tong tail < in the tetemt of a temporary
agreement, th* United State* has
receded from its original demand
for immediate cessation of all
French tariff discrimination against
American goods, and now demands
elimination of new discrimination
applied under the Sept. 6 law, leav-
ing to negotiations for a pernia-
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 22.—The
struggle between Ohio coal opera-
tors and the United Mine Workers
was intensified today when two
companies operating in BeknoQt
County sought a Federal court or-
der to eject union miners from 270
company houses to provide living
quarters for nonunion mine work-
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LAREDO. Oct. 22.—A salute of
19 guns fired from Fort Macintosh {
greeted Ambassador Dwight Mor-
row who passed through Laredo
this morning on his way to Mexi-
co City. He was accompanied by
his wife and daughter, Miss Con- '
stance Morrow, and Arthur Bliss.
Two cars loaded with soldiers will
escort the ambassador's party to ,
the Mexican capital. i
Women Lead I. W. W. Strike
Pickets it Colorado Mines |
WALSENBERO, Colo., Oct H.— 1
Embattled women leading a group 1
of male I. W. W strike pickets .
hurled stones at guards 'flf the
Ideal mine of the Colorado Fuel
St Iron Company near here today.
Ten of the women and 30 men
were arrested.
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MEXICAN TRAIN IS
WRECKED; ONE DEAD
MXXIOAN CITY, Oct 12.-One
passenggr wm killed and aavarel
were injured When a train from
tatato-Ito way to Mexico City
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—The
treasury balance Oct. 20, waa 8371,-
600,383.61.
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♦ NEW ORLEANS. Oct 23 — ♦
♦ Violation of prohibition and ♦
♦ narcotic laws does not const!- ♦
♦ lute -a sufficiently grave die- •
♦ play of moral turpitude to ♦
♦ warrant the deportation of an ♦
♦ alien, the united States Court ♦
♦ of Appeals, sitting in Atlanta, ♦
♦ decided in the case of Nicho- ♦
♦ las Skraeta of Sava: nah, Ga. ♦
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ATTENDANCE GROWS
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Collection of county and
city taxes for the current
year, during the three weeks
which have elapsed since
lira. Margie L. Dyche. daughter
r Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Broun, was
g eyewitness to the wreck of the
■In at Waskotfl. Mrs. Dyche lives
Ra|t^house next door to the one
feieh the engine destroyed when
toft the track.
20 Injurod, Two Seriously
In New Yort Suhny Crith
NEW YORK. Oct. 23.—Twenty
persons were injured, two of them
seriously, today when a west side
subway express train crashed into
the rear of another train on Broad-
way. Police reserves ward called out
to control crowds that gathered
about the subway entrance.
'•ATUEXMYNWMrT
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lute aad intttetion
WtaU Dvtsenko. Petiura's
aMe, at-the Astna dburt
of Samuel Schwartabard. _
Jew war hero for his ••race ven-
geance' ■agNUsination of the ami-
Bolshevik Russian loader.
“If you think Ukranian Jews wiU
erect a monument to Petlura,” sar-
casticaUy commented Mattre Henri
Torres. Schwartabard's chief coun-
sei, “Ill open the subscription my-
Sf If."
Ybe Denco Tex Fam. owned by
Dr. Jack Skiles, entered sewn tur-
gm Rom his flock of White Hol-
teads. in the exhibit at the Dallas
Pteftr. From the seven entries the
Oenco fam received six ribbons.
Rive Orate, two seconds and the
iMmpton hen. Skiles contemplates
LwfliXV the champion hen to the
ksiWtal Show which will be held
Lmb in lowa.
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Janitor to Judge
BANKERS TO
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ans and the public mourn the pass-
ing of another pioneer.
The Colonel's death robe the only
"Wild West show” of a familiar fig-
ure to thousands of circus audi-
ences. He had returned only re-
cently to the ranch with the circus
which bears its name. Colonel Joe
took an active part in his show,
leading his “punchers” and Indian
troupers into the arena.
He waa the eldest of three broth-
ers and is survived by the other
two. George and Suck. Aside from
his activities as • ghowman, the
Oolonel was known ta the “Luther
Burbank” of the ranch. He direct-
ed the growing of 350 varieties of
fruit on the Miller holdings.
He was bom in Kentucky and
raised tn this section, a real cow-
man who turned flhowtnan when
the Cayuse and corral became an
oddity to the world.
Besides his family
the Colonel is murvive
mto. William angtat
city.
Col. Miller WM M :
Although estimated damag
about 81.600 was done by fi
Denton during the past week,
8100 of the amount win ba «i
against Denton's fire record,
that amount represents the
loss to insurance companies.
No alarms were answered by the
fire department Sunday ' morning
inside the city limits and one
alarm was answered outside the
city limits early in the morning,
the only fires to occur during the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank Wi"
week. Damage of 81.600 was done lower its rediscount rate from <
when three smalf outbuildings on to 314 per cent.
South Locust Street were destroy* “
ed, two garages and the washroom
of the Camp Tailor Shop. Insu’-
ance to the amount of 8100 was
carried on one of the aaragea and
the other property was uninsured
Slight damage was done to the
furniture in the Allie Hall apart-
Primdte of Ireland
Dies of Pneumonia
'DUmM. WlMA SMk
dinal Patrick Q-Dopnel prtnate M
A. te M.-T. C.
they were the
exandM Mbo
p« » Mg part
lefensc of the
4917 to 1IM.
bMk, and
I •nrovat-
atast John
Memphta
■day, where they attended the
Ml Dairy Show. There were
it 1M Texans at the show, but
v M the State Fair there were
to be no Texas entries.
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JL J. Baadlee, district sales rep-
toMitative in North Texas and Ok-
0amb for tha Ooopcr Corpora-
jjK manufacturers of automobile
K and batteries returned to
Mkton| Saturday after attending a
■tea meeting of tire dealers in
fichlta Falls. With his son. Deata.
md R. H. Prinz of Cincinnati
■neral sales manager of the cor-
poration, who has been making a
Mg o( Cooper distributors in this
tovftary. explaining the sales pro-
rtpi for the Cooper armored cord
■R production of Which has plac-
B the factory on a 24-hour basis.
HOUSTON. Oct. 32—Houston
Monday will become the JwAdag
capital of America.
Finishing touches were being pM
on today for the meeting of the
1 American Bankers' Atoodhttcm mM
the Association of Bank Women,
which WUI open Mon<W and eo|. -
next Friday. Y :14m
Among those who win attan^'
•m Johnson or uauognm. wtoteter
A loss of over 88,000 was caused
in the fire which late Friday night
completely destroyed the 12-rocm
house on the W J. Hamilton farm
south" of Denton on the Fort Worth
Highway, and burned the house-
bold goods of Jim Brown, who oc-
cupied the building. In addition to
the large bouse, four outbuildings,
■moke bouse, store room, wind-
Wlwer* bor**fl-
a <teroV|H* ehortlv
k and fiSto gamed
when ’ te waa found
JtolownftSS*we»
rae away from home
ito wife and their
two small dakghteM were aaleep m
the house when the lire broke out
Neighbors fought the flames with
wet sacks and saved ether out-
buildings.
Hamilton Saturday estimated his
loss at around 89,000, 88.000 on the
house and 81,000 on tha outbuild-
ings, on which msufattee to the
amount of 82.000 was carried. The
amount of loss on the contents had
not been estimated Saturday and it
was not known here whether
Brown carried insurance
!j. Bradley. She will remain here
tor a Visit and Mr. Reynold* wifl
lYelum tatdr to accompany her
MMb The trip wae made in lew
than a day.
"We are very much encouraged
report that ybu make in
the work that you are
the schools and in your
UaMek* says a letter from
T. M OampbeU Jr, State fire in-
surande commissioner to Hubbard
■•K fire marshal of Denton. “We
taxi taat 111 every town where
there u tih native fine marshal, and
one who io really interested in hi*
wortc, jM a general rule there are
' npt as many Ores as in other towns
■HRdMn* ta respect.
.The fact, that you have not had a
Are fcr three weeks is sufllcint evt-
itenoi' teat you are on tlw job.” He
[UtaHMH appreciation for thd
newapaper dippings sent by Bates
relative to the fire prevention
I weak campaign here and aaeerts
.that the press is a very influential
atetelr tehjMtebt M fire pre-
[venttoo. The fire insurance depart-
I ment hops*, to organize a penna-
raMtt fire prevention committee in
Isvery toaa In tha Stale in the near
| future, Campbell stated.
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I Rato in the home is not a mat-
Iter of tevrase any more in Den-
| ton. In Hack tt la a popular topic
cussion H every social gather-
tar, dividing time with ser-
problems and the ailment* of
Mldren. One Denton house-
r ha* caught five rata in her
room near the upright piano.
» the rate have set up apart-
dweWnga in its back recesses,
ler peculiar experience i* that
|df7ifi woman who set a trap in
ths attic of her home. About 10
[o’clock at night she heard the trap
Irnap and then the rat began to
■MDMi.ahtxit the floor In a man-
htar that indicated he was caught
■F a foot or hl* tall. Not wanting
to approach him in the night she
decided to await the coming of
Htotateg, but waa kept awake until
3 o'clock before the rat ceased his
tetaftete eaaape from the trap.
■HRwteteV came the went to
Watte, accompanied by her
>4 teCMMR
■itch neither os nor trap could
■a tocataA and to this day. aevaral
fMaigltaB Jpettsr. it has been neither seen
:O>ef a bravery pecuhar to her <
mt a rat under a can on the t
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22—With
the Fall-Sinclair oU conspiracy
trial in recess until Monday, the
Jury rested today while presiding
Justice Biddons pondered admissi-
bility of the Senate oil investiga-
tion testimony as evidence here.
He is to announce his determina-
tion Monday.
Meanwhile Government and de-
fense lawyer* reviewed the events
mvolyed.inthe Trapot gomsjeasej
as iressiwea in^te ^nret west dt | 1.M3M9
gy for the bitter legal battle next
*
The government outlined its case
and made three important moves,
designed to show former Secreta-
ry of Interior Albert B. Fall and
Harry F. Sinclair conspired to de-
fraud the United States of (the
rich Teapot Dome naval oU reserve
in Wyoming,
First Week's Teatimeny
Government witnesses have tes-
tified Fall was advised by his ex-
perts that there was npt enough
danger of draining the reserve to
warrant leasing more than a very
small part of it; that Fall person-
ally handled the leading negotia-
tions and that Fall did not inform
his assistant secretary who handled
the petroleum business of the de-
partment, concerning the Teapot
lease until four days after tt was
made. /
Defense lawyers, an the other
hand, have act Up a "patriotism”
kttog in the navy.
^4 . DENTON,
ee<fc Hfs Farm to
AUSTIN, . Oct. 22 —Texas paid
875,191411 last year for Are insur-
ance and kindred lines, excluding
life, health and accident,,acoortUng
to departmental figures, and loctob
paid in the state were 832.019.600.
This by admitted companies.
BUENOS AIRES. Argentina, Oct.
22.—Diedonne Costes and Lieut.
Joseph LeBrtx, French aviators who
made the first mainland to main-
. land flight across the South Atlan-
tic today, were contemplating a
flight from Lima, Peru, to New
’ York.
Coates told the United Press he
and Lebrix were preparing to cross
1 the Andes to Valpalrtao. Chile and
thence to Lima, where a take-off
for New York might be made.
Although their Franco-Argentine
1 ight euded officially at Buenos Aire*
- affwsws.’
of tefeg to Lima and hoped to mortuary wixite old oowmen. Indl-
wing on to New York.
WIRE BRIEFS
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 -A con-
cihartory reply to the French note
tn the tariff discrimination dispute
was completed by the State De-
partment today. DeUvWy of the
Dote in Parte win probably be made
late today « MttMy.
The note ptaRpm the United Btat-
ee Oorenutatt to re-examine for
poadtoe rovieton gMtatn American
taMM ratee and OMtitanr embaraoes . -mr,
Pr^
SmX Sranee. mZtt 1
ATHENS. Oct. 22—Greek and
Jugo-Slavian authorities along the
frontiers of both countries have
taken concerted action against the
Bulgarian comitadjls.
The Government has ordered the
Greek Minister. holidaying in
Greece, to return to hi* post in Bel-
grade next week, as new Instruc-
tion* will be issued regarding
border problems.
IN FAIR ATTENDANCE Arlington Man
Best Hog Caller
'DALLAS. Oct. 22—Although hog
callers in the hog calling contest
at the State Fair last night croon-
ed and screeched until their lungs
ached the hundreds of hogs in the
hog show, nearby, not so much os
grunted.
Attendants at the hog show said
ilalnV
Jury Omission Mandamus
In MUIHdn Casa Sought
AUSTIN, Ort. 12.—The Supreme
Court waa prtitionad today by W.
E Hawkins, one of its former jus-
tice*. for leave to file mandamus
forcing Diatrtct Judge Jeffrey at
Lockhart to stop the sanity trial
of A. V. Milliken, under death sen-
tence. lor selection of a jury com-
mission to draw veniremen.
Shortly before-presiding Judge
Morrow «t the Court of Criminal
Appeals had refuted to entertain
the same application for mandamus
Which follow* DiaMrt Judge Jef-
frey's refueal to order the com-
mission at Lockhart Friday.
bhooTcm. M^-nur ratanu
{?°?MditSn?ear here. Three girie P
rece,red **^<**17^J
BORGER YOUTH HELD
IN FATALACCIDENT
BORGER, Oct. 22.—Lyle John-
son, 14. was to have a hearing in
justice court here this, afternoon
on *. charge of murder'in connec-
tion with the death here last niglR
oi John Dolon, 55, who was struck
down and instantly killed by an au-
tomobile.
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Mho who have been out duck
Ung the late two days report
I tuck and that mere ducks are
rhow than when the sraoon
opened. One group or hunters
rted killing seventeen thia
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k and . Mm Jtak Mahan A of
Bhoma City, were thru Denton
■0' * zw*** route to rwt
hgre
Cui. Jm Miller, Showman
and Ranch Baron, Is Dead
PONCA CITY, Okla., Oct. 22 -
Col. Joe Miller, born to the saddle
of the ok! Wert to perpetuate it
as showman and ranch boron, has
paaeed with his time.
Apparently the victim of fumes
from his automobile, the Colonel,
eldest of the noted Miller broth-
ers of 101 Ranch here was found
dead in the rafioh garage late yes-
terday. Motor of the car was still
running when his body was found.
Funeral plana today awaited the
return; of his widow and young
son from Grand Rapids, Mich .
visiting rela-
!ta a local
ANSON, Oct. 22.—Lloyd
Conatser, 19, was given a
sentence of 99 years in the
penitentiary for his connec-
tion with the slaying of
Sheriff Bob Smith of Fisher
County.
The case was given to the jury
at 11.15 by Judge Chapman, with
completion of argument by Clem
Calhoun, district attorney.
The jury deliberated 57 minutes,
the verdict being ready at 12:12
this afternoon.
Hie defendant heard the ver-
dict without emotion. A moment
afterwards the jury had been dis-
charged. He arose and was escort-
ed from the court room by Sher-
iff Hudson and other officers. His
step was steady and there was uo
visible evidence of agitation.
Testimony was completed yes-
terday afternoon at 1:35. Judge
Chapman immediately began pre-
* ng hi* charge which was read
7 o’clock. His charge, drafted
under the amended murder law
adopted by the last Legislature,
did not mention manslaughter or
self-defense.
Student-Faculty Committee
to Consider Objections to
Rules Voiced in “Strike’’
AUSTIN. Oct 22.—Mrs. Minnie
Witherspoon, teacher in the State
girts’ training school at Gaines-
ville. is related to Mrs. Agnes
Stephens, superintendent, within
the third degree of consanguinity
and therefore comes under uihibi-
tion of the anti-nepotism law. the
Attorney General’s Department
held ‘today in an opinion to the
Board of Control which is consid-
ering nepotism charges against the
superintendent.
No decision had been reached by
the Board of Control as to dispo-
sition of the case. \
FORT WORTH, Oct. 22.—With
four special train loads of Texas
A. &. M. students and the Aggie
football team, thousands of vis-
itors were here for the gigantic
Cadet Parade and the T. C. U.-A,
& M. football game at the Stadium
this afternoon.
The downtown business district
was cleared of all automobile* at
10 a. m. at which hour the mon-
ster procession of khaki clad A. Ac
M. students started.
The day brater clear and crisp
with ideal weather assured for this
afternoon’s contest. The Aggies
are overwhstotib^ favorites, but
a spirit of confidence prevails at T.
C. U. and the Horned Progs are ex-
pected to put in>, the.iuvrdert fight
of ths saasoix. A hug<lMHfire fea-
tured ths otty*wide pep topy of
the T. C. U. students lartlNght.
FiominOTit ciiiMDs. xteMa attRassg*
* (Ettore 4ban ,!M
1 game, according to indlcattotis thia
• morning. The ticket sale I
the 10,000 mark with .. ..
more certain to be diapdMd at be-
fore game time.
$1,600 FIRE LOSS
HERE DURING WEEK
ter —
■MUI. Alice Milter
vnan ay city.
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and ntttt fcr a|ed assaaa wM. i
, NORMAN. Okla., Oct. 22.—Stu-
dent differences over rules of con-
duct of the University of Oklahoma
were to be taken up in a joint stu-
dent-faculty committee meeting to-
b day following amicable adjust-
ments.
► After a short lived eelMlpM..
* “revoiutkm"..an. the osmum Mttten. ,
arbitratlion and revision of their
demands tor more social freedom
and modlfllcatlon of the rule pro-
hibiting automobile riding of stu-
dents.
After a conference with presi-
dent W B. Bizzell and a rebuke
for classroom interruptions, the
students lost the rabid spirit of re-
volt.
PLANE CARRYING MRS.
GRAYSON UNABLE TO I
GO AGAINST WljM0Lq3
AND RETURNS.
OLD ORCHARD,
Oct. 22.—“We just could
not fly down the wind. That 3
js all/' explained Mrs. Fran-
cea Grajtoon, who hopeeJehJH
be the first woman to fly
across the Atlantic aa
amphibian plane, the Dawn,
taxied out of the water ai ’
up the beach here today a
ter a second false rtarttt
week for Copenhagen.
The return decision was mo
when the plane reached a aoitt
miles off the coast from bow*
was not more than two fart abe>
the water and making nearly 1|
miles an hour, tt was estimated 1
Pilot Wilmer Stulta. Navlga*
Brice Goldsborough pulled Ml
valve wires, releasing 280 gaOoi
of gasoline and thus gained alt
tude to return to the beach.
Mr*. Grayson when asked U tt
next attempt would be made th
afternoon at the next low M
said: ~
“Oh. X don’t know. I don't M
the idea of two nights of flytt
but we may do tt.”
Former Otate Senator Luke Duffy
of Indiana (*tx>v«), finding he
• couldn't sell hte 176-acre term,
trade it to creditors or give It sway,"
because of farm condition*. ha*
deeded the tract to President Cool-
idge. Secretary Mallon. Secretary
Hoover. Secretary Jardine, Senator
James A. Reed Simeon Fea* and Pat
Harriaon. Representative Finis Gar-
rett and Juihu Barnes, former presi-
dent of tha United Statea Chamber
of Commerce ' Farm experts my the
president could make the farm pay
if he used the Intensive farming
method* used by his Vermont ances-
tor*
ing period, have shown a de-
cided increaae over the col-
lections during the same
time last year.
A total of 86J21A0 had been col-
lected in county taxes Friday. This
tacks only 8389 of being equal to
the amount collected last year
during the entire first month of
collections. In addition the county
tax collector ha* issued 106 poll tax
receipt* Delinquent taxes totalling
81,443.79 have been paid since Oct.
1.
Collection of city taxes was de-
layed for several days because re-
ceipt blank* were not available Oct.
1. In spite of the delay, however,
about 81400 in current taxes has
been collected which is approxi-
mately the total collected during
the month of October last year.
AUBTIX, Ort. 22 —Attorney Gen-
eral today approved 845.000 sewer
and 8115,000 water works bonds for
Qoore Cresk. , „
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 22 —Am---*" *----
bassador Myron T. Herrick has no-
tified the State Department he will
come here In “the near fuwro”
prepartory to returning to hie port
in Faria.
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Breaks and Jugo-Slaniant -
Unite kiainst Bulgarians
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BIDS OFFERED
ON TEXTBOOKS
ARE REJECTED
BY COMMISSION
—— ■
AUSTIN, Oet. M.—The text-
book eommlasnen rejeeta^M(
of high price* and Got. Moody
in M days win teens a pveela-
matton asking for aww Mdx
AUSTIN, Oct. 22J-It was relia-
bly reported that the State text-
book commission would reject all
bids and that announcement to
that effect will be made early thia
afternoon. When the commission
adjourned at 12:18 all textboo 1
representattvea Ware told to report
at 1:30 when announcement would
be made of the commission's ac-
tion.
It is known that Governor Dan
Moody, chairman of the commis-
sion. lias taken the position that
prices were too high and that bide
should be rejected. It is presumed
his views have been adopted by the
commission as a whole.
The commission ha* been in ses-
sion exactly two weeks hearing ar-
gument* on the various texts offer-
ed it. competition and previous to
that advertised in leading newspa-
pers inviting bid*.
DARN’S SECO
RIGHT TR
FAILURE
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- w w-wasw.
Every State except Newhamp* ;;
shire win be represented by dele
gate bankers. Thirty-five States
*-111 be represented by women dels- -n
gates.' One banker la coming from ' o]
Toronto, Canada.
Philadelphia will make w fietth .. jFM
mined bid for tha 1928 nonventkia~-—
merit house on Carrier Street on and Is expected to be Iw63B ttiif J :
next meeting.
Hornsby Sued fur Altofti
Horse Race Betting DeMs
NEW YORK, Oct. 22r-H9J— '
Hornsby, captain of the New Y<
Giants and former manager of 1
St. Louie Cardinals, is scheduled
etand trial here Oct 31 for obD
tion of 892.000 horse raoe betti
debts he allegedly contracted «
ing a two year mutual agNtitiU^T
with Frank L. Moore, Newport, Ky.
betting commissioner.
Depositions already filed
case quote Moore as saying
by frequently. ‘ ------
as 81.000 daily
Season u> isso ano uwa aawr 1
mutual luck failed, Moore
rorced to dottow >130,000 w|C]
hi* and Horaebgrb debte TMg
player's position M the oaM tel
Moore's claims are taadntttyM
tew as they are gambling in MM
IW
_
East Ttancj ItaHkM i
-;autotty p«rite dotty.
** WM TttMl Tintah -
SsaMty tetr.
defense, aUegingithe lease waa part ]
of a plan originating in the navy,
to obtain fuel oil for battleship* in }
exchange for the reeervea under-
ground oil; they have credited Ad- ,
miral J. K. Robinson with carry- ,
ing out the jdtt: and they have (
attacked testimony of the Govern- ,
mont's drainage experts as unvorf-
fled. To refute tha chattre o< secre-
cy, a letter from Fall to the late
making of the tawe five days after
read. -■
cldht witneee-
Hotner A. McDonald was a middle-
aged Janitor In the public school* of
Wianer. Neb., two yean ago. He stu-
died taw during hla spare time. When
the judge of the Cuming county
court fell ill, the supervisor* *aked
McDonald to take the bench tem-
porarily He did, and was ao efficient
that, following the judge's death.
McDonald was elected to the place
With the announcement Satur-
day that the enrollment in the oily
schools, not Including the demon-
stration schools at the two colleges
here, totalled 1,787, an increase 13
shown over the number matricu-
lated at the end of the first month
of school last year.
The enrollment in 1926 at
end of ths first month was 1,768.
The enrollment by schools
lews:
Senior High
Junior High
R E. Lee ..
Bam Houston
Stonewall Jackson-------------------
Fred Douglas
saled >row
■v
k I
' Ofi.
firmed report from Belgrade
today asaerted that the foreign
ministry claimed to have dta-
covered a plot to amaaetnate
King Alexander, Government
officials and Jugo Slav diplo-
mats abroad.
years old. He
cry with his
lucky in 1871
old
, J twice, is ai-
by ’Wit other sons.
■■ Miller Uted Joseph Mll-
and hta former wife. Mrs.
jjKHkrta. AUof Ponca,
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AGADttr K
bitt him eot gc hta place
. wtMM.
I tacking about for a weapon,
i erw where a wodbnan had laid
m » hatchet, and taking that
it gave him several well aimed
|n gffi the top of his bead, which
. an end to the activities of at
st one more of the pest*. How I nent commercial treaty the prior
those for rat tales? I discriminations.
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srasujs---------
Mtitt. ‘
Reservations for the convention
already reached 3,000, according to
convention headquarters. Many
others are expected.
Some of the advance guard te
here and registration Was to be *"
k gun at 2 p. m. today, with 35 d
on duty. Registration will cont
through Monday.
A motor tour of the city Sun
in which more than 1.000 into
biles will form a huge caravan,
be one of the pre-convention tab*
fures. , ‘
The famous prairie view flaranl---------
negro chorus will give a concert
Sunday night.
Business sessions will begin Mon-
day. One of the storm centric W" ”
expected to whirl about the VWh ; "
ersl Reserve Board's forcing the
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