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GREATER DEBT THAW CAN
' BE PAID.
SEVER TERMS IN 'SPECIAL SESSION OF
TEXAS' DRY UW: LEGISLATURE ENDED
PROVISIONS OF DEAN BILL MAKE ADJOURNMENT IS TAKEN ON
GRAVE OFFENSE TO HANDLE TUESDAY NIGHT OFTER UN-
ANY INTOXICANT.
MCT IS ONLY TEMPORARY
EVENTFUL SO DAYS.
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League of Nations Will Replace Agree
ment, President Wilson Tells
* Senators.
‘ >^8aahJn*ton—America is bound by
,t ’ Its debt to France to ratify the treaty
pledging military aid to that nation
f« erea of unprovoked German attack.
■£' Prebident Wilson has told the senate
In submitting the French-American de
tensive agreement for ratification.
• The president's address was in mes-
p-j.. .. — — He did not go to the
'T . . .**He explained that the situation of
France seemed to require a special
temporary pact, under which the Unit
Dallas.—Under the new Texas pro-
hibition law, passed by the recent ses-
sion of the Texas legislature and ef-
fective 90 days after adjournment, it
is for corporations a $500 fine foe |
each offense and tor individuals a
felony, punishable by one to five years'
confinement in the penitentiary, to:
• Directly or indirectly, manufacture.
Austin, Texas.—The second called
session of the thirty-sixtlr'legislature
adjourned sine die Tuesday. Only a
few members were present. The even-
ing was spent waiting for bills to be
enrolled. There was no legislation
The session ended qhietly.
Lieutenant Governor Johnson and
Speaker Thomasson extended congrat-
ulations to their respective houses
sell, barter, exchange, transport, ex
port, receive, deliver, solicit, take or- , orer th« "°rk the session, which
ders for. furnish or possess any spir- | mi*ht he described as quiet and une-
ituous. vinous or malt liquors or med- , 'entful.
1 Aside from passing all appropria-
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^wtefisa and Britain volunteers ...
action of the league of na
by going immediately to the aid
should Germany strike,
made it plain that as soon as the#
council riiaH decide that the
Itself Is sufficient guarantee of
safety, the special treaty will
remain in force,
president emphasized that there
ia no doubt expressed or implied in
'S argent request for the special
of the ultimate efficacy of the
But. he added. “the years ira-
tely ahead of ns contain many
Me possibilities.’
explained how the league is em
only to advise military motion
how that might involve
Which In the case of surprise
by Germany might prove fatal
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Two Officers.
-Responsibility for era
Of American soldiers
trm No. 2. near Paris,
squarely upon the shoal
General F S Strong
Colonel E P. Grim stead by Lieu
H. (Hard Boiled) 8mith
given by him before a
of the house of rep-
at Governor's island
prisoners at the
he cOtanbaded, ever were beat
worst condition at the farm
from a shortage of food
ay of the l
straw, he
▼amly-to r con
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Traffic Tied Up.
HL—Chicago's surface and
are at S stand still me
of the strike of the employes
i systems sfter their refusal
to ratify aa agreement
•between ^officials of the com
and of the employes' anions,
iy two million person;
to every means of trass
possible or stayed at home
in the business district toofr
hood naturedly.
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Fa rest Fleas Continue.
^ A ‘ Moat.—Although no ro-
serious developments in the
t Montana forest fire situs
baao received here, forest
officials declared condition;
alarming ftth absence of rain
jin prospects of relief to this
A desperate light is be-
to save from the
. Stark and Houdtn.
west of here, which are threat
brtth destruction.
icated bitters capable of producing
intoxication, or any other intoxicant
whatever, or any potable ithat is.
drinkable) liquor, mixture or prepar-
ation containing in excess of 1 per
cent alcohol by volume, or any equip-
ment for making such liquors, except
for medicinal, mechanical, scientific
or sacramental purposes ”
However, “the provisions of this
act shall not prohibit the possession
of intoxicating liquor lor beverage
purposes, for nee by the owner and
members of his family, or bona fids
guests, in a bona residence, if such
liquors were purchased and deposited
tn such residence before this act goes
into effect "
The prohibited liquors, the manu-
facture. sale, possession, transporta-
tion. etc., of which will be a felony
except for the exempted purposes, are
defined as “all distilled malt, spiritu-
ous. vinous, fermented or alcoholic
liquors and compounds, whether medi-
cated. proprietary, patented or not.
and by whatever name called, which
require u federal tax as a beverage,
or which contain more alcohol than
is necessary to extract the medicinal
properties of the drug contained ia
such preparation and to hold the me-
dicinal agents ia solution and preserve
same ~
Exemption Is given medicines
"which are manufactured and sold for
legitimate and lawful purposes and
not as beverages ** It is also permis-
sible to manufacture and sell “bona
fide alcoholic toilet or antiseptic prep-
arations or flavoring extracts which
do not require the payment of a fed-
eral tax as a beverage, and which
contain no more alcohol than la neces
try for the extraction, eolation and
preservation of the agents contained
therein and which are manufactured
Bd sold for legitimate and lawful
purposes end not as beverages."
Combatting High Food Prices.
Dallas. — The widespread interest
Arowgfaout the state in the movement
of Dallas women to combat the high
cost of food products has caused Mrs
B V. Samuell. chairman of the organ-
isation committee of the Dallas con-
sumers' league, to send out a blanket
invitation to Texas towns and cities
to send representatives to the meet-
ing to be held in this city next Thurs-
day.
All Foreign Credits Secured.
Washington.—Every dollar of loans
and credits advanced by the United
States to foreign countries, including
Rassia. la amply protected by securi-
ROUSE STARTS WAR | COLOMBIAN TREATY
ON HIGH FOOD PRICES1 TAKEN OP IN SENATE
AROFITEERS MUST BE CHECKED
OR TROUBLE WILL RESULT
CLARK DECLARES.
tion bills at the special aeision just
closed, the legislature enacted one
measure which stands out from other
legislation It was that to enable the
formation of corporations to finance
the cotton crop. It is generally ac-
cepted as the most im<portant law of
the session. A number of others
passed -are of general interest The
governor submitted enough subjects
to1 cover an ordinary sixty-day session.
The senate bill to appropriate $185,-
000 to reimburse the university for
outlay in constructing building! at
Camp Mabry- for use during the war
in the large school of automobile me-
chanics was permitted to die on thu
house calendar after passage through
the senate. The bill contains the res-
olution adopted by the fourth caMed
session of the thirty-fifth legislature
authorizing the university to use Camp
Mabry and providing that the state
shall “reimburse” the university the
unpaid amount, if any, at the close of
tbe war. The federal government was
paying a monthly sum to tbe universi-
ty and it failed to pay for the entire
cost by $175,000 for building and fl©,-
000 in equipment f
Among other measures which failed
to pass are the following: The Juvo-
niie insurance bill: the bill to tax dogs
$2 each: that providing for a\sanitary
survey for all towns under 20.000 pop-
ulation: the $300 soldier bonus bill:
the proposition to give each Texas
soldier a bronze medal; that prohibit-
ing the teaching of German in tbe pub-
lic aqfcpols; the bill appropriating $75.-
000 Id pay in-county witness fees; tbe
bill to require men to submit to phy-
ical examination before being Issued
a marriage license; the blN to prohibit
tbe removal of mortgaged personal
property without giving written notice
of such removal; the bill to institute
a civil service system fer state em-
ployes; the bill making a general re-
vision of the state irrigation, reclama-
tion and drainags laws; tbe bill to
require merchants to place cost price
on articles offered for sale; tbe bill
standardizing the gange of all vehicles
used on public roads, and the bill mak-
ing it a felony to make false state-
ments of financial condition to secure
credit. N
With the appropriation for the state
highway commission the total appro-
priated for tbe state departments for
the next- two years is $6,511,285. the
first year being $2,7*25,202 and the sec-
ond year #z.776.083 /
It costs the state of Texas $2,878,450
20 years ago to maintain all its depart-
ments and institutions; appropriations
made by the regular and special ses-
Washington.—Former Speaker Clark
las warned the house that if steps
s-ere not taken soon to curb the food
profiteers in this country there -would
oe serious trouble. He said that the
penitentiary is the place for the men
jvho rob the people of their bread and
gutter i
Representative Keller, the new con-
gressman from Minnesocta, who ran
independent and defeated the demo-
cratic and republican candidates, said
that the people are not worried about
the league of nations, but about the
?ost of food. He predicted that unless
something is done to wrest the control
}f food from a few monopolists soup
nouses will be needed to feed the
masses next winter
“The high cost of living must be
remedied soon or there.is going to be
sit sorts of trouble in this country,"
Mtid Mr. Clark. "Individually, ! am
in favor of sending to the penitent!-
iry every profiteer in tbe land. I do
not care whether he is big or small.
He is on a par with thieves snd rob-
bers.”
Declaring that he is fresh from the
people and free from the influence of
bosses. Representative Keller of
Minnestota announced that he would
take immediate steps to reduce the
cost of living. He said the people
are for the league of nations, bnt are
taking more interest in tbe cost of
bread and meat.
"The people are thinking ,of the
high cost of living and apprehensive
of the winter, said he. "We think
that the coat of food is high now. but
I know that profiteers—big ones and
little ones—are buying up canned stuff
and all other sorts of food. They are
talking about a dollar a pound tor but
ter and a dollar a dozen tor egga with
everything else in proportion. The
people are wondering what congress
is going to do about it. They do not
want any more investigations, they
want action.
"Prepare now. Set up machinery for
the distribution of food to our people,
who will be destitute and desperate
next winter,
"The alternative would be laws to
make profiteers and speculators let
go their grip ea the people
“Congress must either provide laws
to curb the profiteers snd the specu-
lator or else begin to get ready now
with appropriations snd machinery to
have soup kitchens sil over the coun-
try next winter.” <
WORK ON PEACE PACT AND
LEAGUE COVENANT TEMPO-
RARILY HELD UP.
Washington. — Senate controversy
over the peace treaty with its league
of nations covenant will be halted
temporarily this week to allow con-
sideration of the long pending Colom-
bian treaty. However, the peace trea-
ty and related subjects are expected
to be to the fore every day, if not on
the floor of the senate, nt Meat ia ths
cloak rooms and tn conferences.
While the senate considers the two
treaties, the house will be occupied
with a rush of legislation preparatory
to the planned recess ef five weeks
beginning August t.
The recess will delay enactment of
several bills, including the prohibition*
enforcement measure, until September*
The Colombian treaty involving pay-
ment by the United States ef $2S,8M,•
000 to that republic resulting from the
partition of Panama, but with the ori-
ginal clause expressing America’s “re-
gret” for the loes by Colombia of Pan-
ama eliminated by agreement between
tbe state department and Colombia,
will be taken ap by tbe foreign rain
tions committee. The treaty fe ex-
pected to be reported by the commit-
tee and ratified by tbe senate prompt
If-
Developments thought probable this
week fa the treaty fight Included state-
ments by President Wilson outlining
his stand on the proposal for ratifies
tlons and giving new information as
to the Shantung provision. Both of
ths expected statements would have
a direct bearing on debate. The Shan-
tung provision Is the sabject ef diplo
matte discussions now la progress with
Tokio designed to obtain publication
of tba secret aaderstandiog for raster
atioa of the province or some other
public declaration of Japan's Inten-
tions..
BOILER EXPLOSION
KILLS SIX IN NAVY
27 PERSONS KILLED
IN CHICAGO RIOTING
r^fy STSSS srag"
imately $1-5,000.000.
In appropriations made by the thir-
ty-sixth legislature, at Us regular snd
Tmaty
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to be Discussed Openly
•The century-old cus-
_ treaties in secret
will he broken next Monday when
the long-pending Colombian treaty Is
pjpa Up. This agreement for ope
regarded possibly as fore-
public consideration of ths
trusty, the Franco-American
t gad subsequent treaties,
unanimous approval by the
relations committee of the
convention.
<>¥ Flue Want Planes Wrecked.
New York.—The transcontinental
:/■ WBht by a United States a-my sir-
treasury told the bouse committee on
expenditures in the state department
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samen’s Strike Terms Agreed On. two called sessions, expenditures of
New York —Terms for settlement approximately $28,000 000 have been
of the seamen's strike, which has tied authorized for the next two fiscal
ap shipping from Portland, Maine, to I years. Of this amount approximately
Galveston, Texas, have been agreed } $15,000,000 is authorized to be spent
upon by representatives o fthe Unit- in the first year snd approximately
ed States shipping board, the Ameri- j $13,000,000 is the second yeer. An es-
esn Steamship association and the In- {timatfc of probable revenue for the
ternational Seamen’s onion. I next two years, furnished the legisla-
- , ture by the comptroller, indicates that
Wants Trad# Restrictions Extended. | P«rhsps the amount authorized to be
Londoo.—It is impossible at pres
•nt to give legislative effect to the
• spent during the first year exceeds the
available revenue. However,
government's trade policy. Premier i sm*1,er appropriation for the second
Lloyd George says. He suggested
that the trade restrictions expiring in
September should therefore be extend
ed
plaae will not be abandoned because
the h
by a-tornado at Hazelhurst
. Mlneola. Five
a huge Caproni and the Martin
Mart wrecked by tbe storm
iso razed hangars and did
year is sure to come sufficiently with
in the available revenue for that year
to leave a margin that will take care
of any deficit during the first year,
if one should develop. It is consid-
Sailing, from Llv.rpfol A,. C.nc.l.d !
_. . T I i that the total appropriation for the
Liverpool The strike among the | two yeara therefore, within the es-
<*ock *orkers, has resulted in bringing timated available revenue for the two-
about chaos in the arrangements for year period
■w.
Fleet Division Units to Return.
IlKf^ffktngton.—The first division, the
last Of the American combat divisions
te France, wil^ commence to moving
base ports for the trip home. Aug
, with the exception of units retaio
up a permanent force.
handling more than two hundred ships
at this port their sailings being can-
celed or indefinitely postponed.
Right of Way for Interurban.
Dallas —Right of way for the Dalias-
Wicbita Falls interurban has been
procured through Denton. Clay and
Montague counties, according to ad
vice furnished stockholders of the
company.
Belgians Vets fo Ratify Treaty.
p|£»fA-«-The Belgian labor party
feted to ratify the peace treaty
Peach Shippers Given Facilities
Washington —The railroad admin-
istration has instructed Texas agents
o place at the disposal of peach ship
pers at Bowie, Texas, sufficient equip
ment and facilities to care for the state departments 2.278*02 22*t.?n
Judiciarv f.485.433 1.423 763
Appropriations authorized by the
special session Just closed show that
the state*.' educational institutions
stand at the head of the four large
subdivisions in the amount of money
required for their maintenance and
administration. Th<* state’s eleemosy-
nary institutions received the second
highest appropriation: the state de-
partments *ere third and the judiciary
system was fourth Following are the
appropriations for these four branches
for the next two years:
First yr Second yr
Educational Institu- *
futions $4,171 864 $4,106,476
Eleemosynary insti
tutions 2 769 86 4 2 633.104
DISTURBANCES SPREAD DESPITE
EFFORTS OF POLICE AND
STATE TROOPS
Chicago. 111. — Despite fresh out-
breaks in tbe Chicago race war city
officials professed themselves sells
fled with what the‘police were doing
and several thousand state troope
remained in armories The death
list has totaled 27 The injured Hat
has been swelled by uncounted scores
and several of the wounded may not
survive
A pitched battle occurred et Thir-
ty Fifth and South State streets, one
of the centers of trouble since' the
first rioting. ▲ small automobHe
filled with whites, each armed with
e pistol, and all firing indiscriminate-
ly et blacks, crashed into e patrol
wagon at the intersection. Two of
the whites were killed in the collie;
ion Two others and every police-
man in the patrol wagon wars hurt.
Immediately there was a rush of
blacks and policemen to the wreck.
The police could not push the en-
raged negroes .away and opened lire,
killing' one negro and wounding 30
others.
A mob of whites attacked the Prov-
dent hospital, an institntion for ne-
groes. and in tbe shooting that fol-
lowed one negro was probably fatal
ly wounded, two policemen, Ate a
white man and one a negro, and
about six other persons were
wounded. When the mob surround-
ed the hospital an attempt to enter
the building was beaten off by po-
licemen
FOUR DREADNOUGHTS OF PACIFIC
FLEET LIFTCD THROUGH
. OATUM LOCKS OF CANAL .
On Board the U. S. 8. Maw Mexico.
—Six UN have been killed la a boiler
explosion on the V. S. 8. Melville, a
naval iearor attached to the Pacific
he chief of
ef the Pacific
fleet, the New Mexico,
aa and New York, ware lifted
fully through the GaCaa locks. This
was the first attempt to negotiate the
waterway with a fleet of the derad
noughts and the warships Its anchored
In the fresh water of datum lake 85
feet shove sea level.
The names of live men killed
Claude Turner, Knoxville, Tenn ;
Fiord Grisham. Rogersvttle. Mo.; John
J O'Grady. Brooklyn; Douglas M.
Ham bliss. Jasper. Texan; Joseph. Burl
D Paso, Texas
cotton
ed am
crop.
Ksr of the
heilding
Building Not Stopped.
io, Texas.—The army's
building program along the
hi hot affected by the recent
the war department stopping
activities.
Aviator Accidentally Killed.
Dallas.—Second Lieutenant Edward 1
National Aid to Fight Forest Fires.
Washington —Appropriation of $500,-
M. Anderson of Call field, Wichita > fi©0 to fight forest fires is asked in
Fails, was killed when his plane fell bills introduced by Represeentatives
as ha was preparing to land at Love Johnson of Washington and Smith of
field Friday afternoon Idaho
To Empty Jails of Insane.
Austin. Texas.—Governor Hobby
nas addressed a personal letter to ev-
ery county judse in the state express-
ing the desire to empty the jails of
Texas of unfortunate insane and ask-
king the county judges to report the
number of insane in the jails in their
respective counties. The letter ad-
vi-e^ the county judges that the east
Texas hospital for the insane at Rusk
will soon be available to receive pa-
tients and it is proposed to transfer
the insane from the jails to the.new
-astitution.
Texas
Dallas — Anno*!
that the annual
Conference of
held in Dallas for
nine October 27.
BeevlUe.—Bee
of the remaining,
roads bond issue,
sue authorised a hi
sold last May.
Orange.—Two
shipped from this
to the Nelms K«*
Fred lock, local
shipment sad ex|
soon.
Za valla. The
was organised herd
Lai stock $i!,0#0.
this place is
Wood villa, vice
much needed Inst
Trinity.—Grab
fen the road
evidently waylaid
i at very
tire load of ahot
Hico—J. W.
the Central T«
istou Con
instantly
tng with highly
a
Brownsville,
com of the
Valley crop wi
to milts
ment, whMfc la
la probably
new crop IS the
Ballinger,
log steps to
telL
The plant
tion and free
ing well. ▲
peeked.
Jacksonville.—A
have been ewa
Owing i to
fund for the i
took >600
hasp Hal I
fl eaeh.
Laredo.
eev«
into
Laredo,
was held to tee
rea one-ounce
o the QnJted
Change insurance Rates en Gins.
Austin. Texas —Changes la the cot-
ton gin rate schedules effective la
Texas, sad also changes la the forum
heretofore used for writing cotton gin
products, have been made by tbe Tex-
as fire insurance commission The
gin rating schedule was order-
amended reducing the baste rate
on cotton gins from $2 GffUo $2 /The
charge for a country gin Otis tarn
from 60c to fl
Congress Will Hava Rsoase.
Washington —Legislation for the en-
forcement of war time and coaatltu
tlons 1 prohibition probably will not be
enacted for two months at least, aa
the result of the decision of repobtf
can leaders to have the house rarest
from Aag. 2 to Sept g.
Lapsed Insurance te fie Rail
Washington —- Discharged service
men who let their government In
sure lapse age given the privilege of
reinstating their policies within Jl
months withoat payment of hack prem-
iums. under an order signed by See
retary Glass
ines
On Board the USB. New Mexlce.—
Lieutenant Kills and Sergeant Von
berg have been killed sad three per
aom were Injured In a collision be-
tween aa army 'airplane sad a naval
seaplane at the entrance te the Colov
harbor.
Ship Forced to Jettison Sugar.
Philadelphia. Pa—The crew of th%
steamship Beg Harbor bad to throw
overboard $100,000 worth of sugar be
: fore tbe ship was able to reach this
port. It struck a reef off Cuba while
bound form l*uerto Padre to Philadel
phis.
Italy Asks $1.000,000,000 of Bankers.
Rome — It ia reported here that an
appeal has been made to Aateriean
bankers for financial aid for Italy te
the extent of $1,000,000,000
•eat of
bald by
part of wl
here, will b
ooxt Friday.
Issued by .Malar
aone supply
0 -* it'■ '•ad
Wharton -
ing boxes fn
election
tog and
inrtoa
or throe box
agalaat the 1
give te votda
that la
Baa
curved ta Saa
days from
cording to
mates internal
Information wa
day morning and ta
earn to local
are at a
tbe
a
According to
dealer who la a
pecans, the crop
and Oklahoma will
He places the Taa*
oent above normal* Hi
prodaoed oaly 40
He estlmatae this
reach the record a
that the price will he
Flornsville.
of bright, hot
time the cotton I
and was beginning te
the hopes of the
ed again by a 4.25-Inch
In this section during
rain will no doubt fla
as boll weevil and leaf
ready numerous and
ting in their work ia
Considerable food staff
by the rals.
£- ■
Kills Fe
ChrisMi
Off*
axgOouten oo
af Haldenfela
Sank Negotiating gig Loan
Berlin. — Negotiations of the
Deutsche bank with Nsw York finan-
rial Institutions for a large loan of
aa announced proportions are proceed
teg favorably, according to iaforma-
ttoa te official quarters.
Pecan Crop Very Heavy.
San Antonio. Texaa.—According te
estimates of local dealers who are
heavy purchasers of pecans, tba crop
this year In Texas sad Oklahoma will
total 1.000 cars. The Texaa area Is
160 per coat normal.
Vast Road Building Program.
Dallas.— There Is in sight in Texas.
for the construction of roads in the
near future, a fund of approximately
$200,000,000. according to information
compiled by Curtis Hancock. i
Committee Will Fix Military Policy.
Washington. — Appoint (rent of s
special subcommittee to recommend
legislation embodying s permanent
military policy for the nation Is au-
thorised by the senate military coos-
Galveston to Parte Rise.
Washington.^A new cargo liner ser-
vice between Galveston snd Porto
Rico is soon to be established by the
United 8tates shipping board with two
steamers allocated.
Rural Schools and •
A ostia, Texaa—Rural
lag stele aid are arsed
Aaaio Webb Bl
dent of public
8again - -A road
; an Issue Of $100,008
the special district
vestoa. Harrisburg
! Railway from
County line oa Jaly 84.
of the bonds will bo
$50,000 from the
aed will bo used IS
dak of, “
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