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.... ... HOUSTON DAILY POST: MONDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 15. 1913
Shop early and by Bell Telephone and you
will bring real Christmas Joy into the hearts
of the shop-girls delivery drivers and other
employes of the busy stores.
YOU too will find real joy in the freedom
from hurry and trouble.
All up-to-the-minute stores give telephone
orders most careful attention.
If you haven't a Bell Telephone yet you
can't know what Christmas joy you're missing.
The Southwestern
Telegraph and
Telephone Co.
PERRY'S ALL-STAR CHOICE
Port Arthur Coach Selects His Team From
Houston and His Own Eleven.
By Rnfus Perry
(O.rh Port Artbur Htga.l
At the request of Tbt Post. 1 am making my
seleetloa of u til Boatheset Tnu sieves for
kith schools picked from tae elevens represent-
lag Haa.tiHi Beaumont Oram tad Port Arthur.
The followlns Is lb selection;
B.lkw. cnt.r Housnm.
Mesui rlgbt guard lort Artbur.
Hi.l. !.(( ca.nl llonston.
I'lettejsn. riant tsrsle Hon Artbur.
Brltrc.it. left tackle. Honetoa.
Kl.l.e rlcbt end tlinutoB.
fceeor lft end Houatuu.
Lltterst. qn.rt.rh.t'k Houston.
I). VrlM rlcbt bait Port Artbur.
P. Jamee left halt Port Artbur.
Flanagan fullback. Port Artbur.
Hires all to matrrlal from the foar shoes
mentioned eleTeoe from wblcb to pick. tbe above
selection would b mt ehoiee a. the ntoet efTert-
Ite t..m wltb wlilra to wla games. Several
tar players bar. bad to be overlooked In tbla
selection ami moBr rood rrllar.lt player bar.
had to b entirely tauorsd brc.ua. only 11 call
bs chosen to play al ooe time.
Tbe entire Houaton lineup for thl. season
kae. Ik air ovlnton. failed to show uy wesk-
aesa. But tbla ssry 'art might tend to dr.
mora prominence tQsome plarera of ths Uam
than would bo the esss it they was plseing
on a team which bad to ballaat up nau weak
BBotS.
I bar. stlerted th. Port Arthur back fleld be-
taim of It. versatility of atUrk belnf as capab-
As the News Breaks
In World of Sport
:
lt'a atlll a one year term at Cincinnati and
a law agalnat aelf succession. Next I
Three weeks after the Penn game. Frits
Cornell' star and. has discovered that be frac-
tured hla arm In the fray.
Tear that tbe "Big Mne" woo Id become tb.
"Big Two ro.en" la aald to hav. moved the
Western conference lo Its refuaal to admit
Notre Dame end Nebraska.
Willi. Hopp. ha. named February 2 la New
York aa tbe data and location of hla dial
leuge match with George Sutton for the 19.2
billiard title of the world.
One can onlv add another notch to hla ad-
miration of Thomas J. Lynch tor hia refusal to
accept a pensioner's poaltlnn at tbe banda of
tbe .National League .a chief of umpires.
The resignation of Roecoe P. McClaae Prises-
ron'a head coech ha. been accepted. The
committee In charre of Tiger football will next
aeaaou resort almost eicluelvely to tbe open
Play.
Packey McFartand Is about to come trader the
all months' ban of tbe Wisconsin boring com-
mission doe to his refusal to weigh In at P
on tbe morning of hla flcbt with Brit ton at
Milwaukee.
"Dear" Jones. tl tackle whom Onsch Har-
per regards as one of the best In the country
and who put up a star game throughout th.
season has been elected captain ot Notre
Dame for 1914.
If the Western conference decides to abolish
professional coaches the aw will fall on tbe
beads of 9tagg of Chicago and Williams of
Minnesota tbe two moat noted figure th.
conference has. i
Doc Wllllsms hoisted Into the Conference
with a full elsed grouch over Chicago's pro-
poeal to play Harvard. "Ywi wont let Min-
nesota play MVIilcau. so why let the Maroon
tackle tbe Crimson?" Is hia cry.
Apropos of the fsct that Brlckley and Trum-
bull are the candidates for the Harvard cap-
taincy we again repeat that tire supreme
msjestr of those five fleld coals against Yal.
make Cbarlee B. the choice at a free .liter
ratio.
Wesleyan haa declined to play Tale's open-
ing rsJie next fall on flic ground that the
struggle Is too hard on the slayers. Verilv.
It Is unbelievable that Ihe small college should
dare to refine to set as a sacrifice for tbe
Big Four.
Yale regarda as a certainty the reappoint-
ment of Howard Jones as bead coach since he
lias a three-year option. Bell the veteran
punting and backfleld roach and Ketcbnm.
Avery and Cornish of the 1813 squad will proba-
bly help him.
"Tbe Waterloo of English boxing" la th.
Red Roosters
Wo Have Your Plot
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ures
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Texas Photo & Supply Co.
Buy Early
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bla for Una plnnjrlng . I believe any other
back Held neu piayTnf In thl. section of tbo
Slate oar. tbe nilclity Hettegaet. Their speed
nil natural ability lu .running tbe ball mak.
of them . trio suited to the present development
of th. game. Settegast la . great plaver and
undoubtedly deserves th. pl.ro aa ftillhark If
the selection were to be mad. merelv on th.
merits of th. player. Ilia ability however rah
be ued to uat aa great advantage from th.
poaltloa of tackle and at tbo tame time add
weight and atrencth to tbe forward line.
With thla lineup averaging aom.wbrre .bow
10 pounds to tbe man from tackle to tackle
with two enda meeting .very requirement for
atar and. and with four back Beld men capable
f executing any style of play the whole team
being experienced enough lo plav the cam. coolly
and at the aam. time fiercely th. Seutueaat eec-
tlon of T.iaa would. In my opinion he prepared
to meet aitccaafully th. all-select team of any
ether are tlon.
Both the Beannaoat and Orange eleven have
star player aad many rood reliable onee. bat
none of them would I cbooee for the all-select
team for tbla sesaoo. Uripon a hark Held
player and Brrkeo.tetn. a tackle .re l.nh !.
era deserving special mention. Orubha of
Orange a big man and a hard hitter would play
an eiclleot line position. McLatn at quarter
la faat on lila feet end ahould develop Into a
good quarter.
nartee of Port Art bar la n great quarter
getting the' hall tar hla men and working In on
deceptive paaare with more ease then any quar-
ter I ever aaw wvjrk. On. more year of ex-
perience ought to mat of htm s quarter equal
to any blgh school quarter.
MewslM
With
Comment
and
Calcium
Reflection
...i
lament of the London Mall over the kntvkout
of Bombardier Welle by Oeorge Carpentler.
let It haa taken half a century aad a French-
man to teach the Briton that hla fighters are
only second raters-
Jack Knight who has been sold by ths High-
landers to Toledo ssrs that ha will retire
and become a baseball writer tpalead of playing
with tbe Mudhens. Stomers however haa tokf
nim tn.i n. win sen nim to any club that will
purchase his release.
Johnny Kllng will meet Oowhoy Weston In
s 000-polnt match at pocket bllllerds at Kan-
sas city tonight snd for the next four nights.
Kllng defeated Weston fistr years ago in a
similar match but the cowboy claimed be dUI
not receive a square deal.
Johnny Kllbane la aa unpopular with hla step-
mother ss In some quarters of the nght world
Mrs. Bridget Kllbane' Is suing the feather
champion for S2S.O00 In an alienation suit and
nays that Johnny is an Ingrate alnce years ago
he himself was the recipient of her bounty.
Because the Philadelphia Athletics did not
sign the players' demands there have been
rumors that tbe Macatnen have deserted tbe
fraternity. Ira Thomaa explains however that
at the time the petition waa signed the Ath-
letics were too busy with the World's series
to bother about It.
'Texaa A. and M.'s permission obtained from
tbe 8. I. A. A. to obaerve the year transfer
rule agalnat only the . I. A. A. teama will
enable them to plav tlie Haskell Indians with
the full strength of an Intercollegiate eleven
drawn from all classes. Thla la tbe onlv ap-
parent cast barring a rsme with Oklahoma!
where the change will be of assistance as
neither Missouri Valley nor Teiaa Intercol-
legiate teams would play without observation
of tbla rule.
I saw s sad-eyed gink a stand upon a aide-
walk near
And as 1. lingered 'round him I heard htm
say this here:
"t parted with my money
In the merry days of spring.
To watch Ty Cobb get funny
And Wagner's old bat rlnr;
They got nay dough In anmmer
Tbey got It In the fall.
When baseball hit the hummer
Then Brickley kicked the ball!"
I heard tbe wintry wind a roar football was oa
the blink.
But Just the same some other game wu busying
"Now football too. Is" otst.
But It la just the same.
For basketball's In clover
And billiards la the game;
The soccer league are going
Ths golfer's on the green.
There's always something doing
In grand old aoortdom'a scene."
JOHNSON DECLARED NOT
ENTITLED TO WORLD TITLE
French Expert Declared Langford
Is Champion as Johnson Refused
to Defend Championchip.
Asiarioltd Prut Rtport.)
NEW IOBK. December 14. Mr. Ylenne I di-
rector of the Society for ths Propagation of Eng-
lish Boxing In France explains hit reasons fat
proclstmlng tbe IsJigford-Jea mett. bout la Pari
on December 20 as a world's championship coo-
test si follows: '
"People say to me 'If t world's boxlag cham-
pionship If ocfanixed between two qoalloed men
why Is the winner of the title net .ntltled re
hold It forever f 1 reply wltb facts snd then
ask the public to judge. The title held by Jsek
Johnson la declared vacant because It Is not
admissible In sport for a nan to legitimately
aold ail his life or as long as ha plasm a tltla
which he obstinately refuses to defend against
ouallfted aeplraata. Now Phase repeatedly of-
fered Johaeoa an opportunity of defending hia
title la Paris under the usual eendltioaa ot a
farUelgaUoh la taa receipts with a guvusw al
EIGHT HOUSTOU
ALL SOUTHEAST TEXAS STAR 1913 ELEVEN
Selections By Spoonts of Houston Perry oi Port Arthur and Shirley of Orange
Lonsiaererea in Lnoiceuiversity ot opinion Over Two Positions tut
Fourteen Men On the Team Six Players Selected Unanimously.
lartr in the past week The Post reotseeted
the aaaehea at the foar' aoatheast Texas high
School elevens to select what fca the eptaioa
at each eaaarltata the .11-etar arhotastte ste-vea
at this aeetlea. Ths roaches asked he cheese th
teama were Leslie gpoonta (Texas) at Honatam
W. t. Bhtrlee of Onm Knrea hill fhml
ef Port Arthur and Forest Ooodbue (faxes sad
virgiau) of Beaumont. The rep I lee of Messrs.
BpsuBts sad Shirley were received la time for
publication 1A ihiBday's Post bat that of Perry.
Printed this moraing. did sot arrive settl res
cereae morning and Mr. Ooodhus haa net replied
at all. This Is to so tcajeretted since a selee-
tloa bv the 'Beaumont coach would aa doubt
serve to break the deadlock which exlata In tww
poatuoaa ana has compelled the piecing or 14
aaea Oa the eoasnoalta &il-rkMtnesst Tell alsh
school eleven.
The Houaioa Hlsh Brbenl sieve.. ehamBloaa
ot Boelbea.t Tex. far the secoad eouecutlve
year aad of Routs Texas sad the State eacare
eight nieces la the 14. Beeaeaoat .ad Oraaae
each one and Pert Arthur lour. Houstoa haa
im uisfriiy or votes tor s aaajonty ox piacea
however. Indicating the esteem la which the
Gwerfuf Black and Orange elevea was held by
s coaches of this section. Lee Bpeeats se-
lected nine ot his ewa atea aad two Port Arthur
sure while Shirley ot Orange rave P Is era to a
Houstoa men three Port Artbur playera two
now Beaamoat ssd en. from Orange the latter
being hie big one armed tackle who Is regarded
aa having played excellent ball all season. Perry
of Port Arthur rboea six Houston players sad
Ive Port Arthur men.
Despite the diversity of oatalea of the three
coaches over many casee six players were
choesa anaalnaously though Perry moved Rette-
g..t of Houstoa from fullback to tackle to ac-
comaMtdste the Port Arthur back. The boast
roll Is eosapoeed of four Houstoa mea and two
from Port Artbur Captain Blaine Beror Lit-
ters t aad Set teg ait of Uuaatoa and Do Vrlee
aad Plettmaa of Port Arthur. ' Germany" of
Port Arthur mentioned by Shirley of Orange.
Is. the writer sndrrstanda Plettmaa which
would make him a unanimous choice.
That the six start meuttoaed stood head and
125.000. then lao.OOO. Johnson always has re-
fused. "Is sa Interview Jsck Johnson bed la Peril
with Victor Breyer thea my aeaiatant and later
with Leon See director ot boxing be mad. tbe
same public declsratton which remains still
without denial that 'I will sot box again even
for a mlllioa.' Blnce coming to Paris Johnson's
repreeentstlvs declared to me that Johnson did
net wish to really box a capable adversary to
maintain bis title but only adversaries of s
secoad class. Tbe .porting world haa every
right to place opes for public rommpotltloa a
till which the holder does not wish to hsvs to
defend."
ENGLISH BELIEVED J. J.
M'DERMOTT BEST GOLFER
Bay and Vardon Praised American
Courses and Will Likely Visit
U. S. in 1915.
(Auotiatti frtu Report)
NEW TOBK December 14 -rBoth Ray sad
Vardon were beslend upon their return to Kng-
Isnd for expressions of opinion regarding golf
and golfers in America. A synopsis of their re-
siles would Indicate tbst the famous English
professional believe J. J. McDennott tbe best
of the pro fees tonsil in this country with "Chick"
Rvana holding a similar position among the ama-
teurs. The beat courses tbey aald. were located
at Cleveland and Detroit. Tbey thought Amer-
ican golfers were too prone to use Irons off the
tees due In part to the absence of reel bunkers
and rough going on the course.. According to
Kay there Is s strong probability that a team
of English professlonsls will tour tbe world la
191 playing In America Australia and Africa.
EBBETTS AND HEYDLER
ADDED TO SCHEDULE LIST
Will Assist National Leagne Com-
mittee to Work Out Games for
Next Season.
(AisacUttd Prtu Rryorl.)
KKW YORK December 14. President Jobs
K. Tener of tbt Natioaal League haa Increased
the membership et the league's achedule com-
mittee by the appotbtment of Cbarlee Ebbetts
president of tbe Brooklyn Club aad John
Heydler secretary of the league It waa an-
nounced today. Barney Dreyfosa president of
the Pittsburg Club will remain at the head et
the committee aa President Tener'a persona
representative.
ARMSTRONG IS YALE COACH.
Will Train Boat Crew for School Ho For-
merly Attended.
lAnociittd Prtu Riptri.)
NEW HAVEN Conn. December 14-Ceptaln
T. B. DeBegre of the Yale crew announced to-
night that Richard Armstrong Yale 'PS has
been appointed head coach of the Ysls crews.
Guy Mckalla of England coach of the Leaner
crew and Coach ulunnlni of the New York
Athletic Club hare beeu asked to aselst Ana-
strong and It it probable tbey will accept. All
thsee were here this afternoon and met tbe
Yale rowing squsd.
It la generally agreed that the appointment
of Armstrong mesns the retention of tbe Yale
graduate system of rosriilng. It I. undersuod
be will be paid s salary-
Armatrong rowed on the winning Varsity
crews In 1KP4 snd 1R93. being csptaln the latter
year. Aa "Bob" Cook was thea the Yale coach
it Is believed Armstrong mil! abandon the so-
called English stroke sud reintroduce the "Oook
'stroke" or a variation of It-
SOUTHERN OWNERS TO MEET.
Llttl of Interest In Baseball Gathering
Except Elsction.
(tijooofrii Prttt Rtporl.)
ATLANTA Os.. December 14. Election of j
officers sppointment of s tchrduls committee
selection of opening da tea and other routine
matters are tchedsled for to. snnual meeting
ot the Southern Association of Professional Bass-
ball Clubs here tomorrow-. The morning will be
devoted to committee meetinga with the regular !
business session set for early In the afternoon. '
Judge W. Y liavanaugn or Little Koca Ark.
? resident of the association will preside over
he deliberations ef the magnates.
It Is stated by baseball officials here that there
probably would bt little of public Interest dona
at the meeting. League officials apparently
satisfied with the present salary limit which It
la expected will be retained. A bauoaet ten-
dered bv the oflVera of the Atlanta Baseball
Club will cod tbe meeting tomorow night.
FRENCH FIGHTER FINED.
Alleged to Have Been Mixed Up In
Abbott Bout.
(Amdaltd Prut Report.)
NEW YORK. December 14 Georges Carpen-
tler. the present pugilistic Idol of France re-
cently waa disciplined by the Preach Boxing
Federation. He sua fined 1100 and his man-
ager mulcted for a similar sum for his bout with
Jim Lancaster at Oen.va. "Ijincaster" Invca-
tlgstlju developed wss in reality Max Abbott
and Carpentler waa charged with boxing Abbott
knowing be was not lancaster. Abbott was
suspended for four months and hia referee for
sine.
SWEDEN IN OLYMPIC GAMES
Strong Taam Expoctsd to Enter Berlin
Conteat In 1S1S.
(Auocutttd Preit Report.)
NEW YORK. December 14. Sweden It already
preparing to send a strong entry tor tbe modern
nentbaron at the Olympic games la Berlin rn
1816. A Sprclsl training school bat been opened
In Stockholm and 24 young officer are under-
going training under the .upervlaloa of pro-
fessions! trainers. Tbe crown prince Is taking
great Interest In the .work of ths school where
tbe examinations are held under hit personal
charge. .
LETTER FROM JIM DOUGLASS.
Telia of the Wrestling Gam a Conducted
In Nashville.
A letter from Jim Douglass proprietor at ths
Klondike Csfe In Ksshrllle Tena. to ana ot
The Post fore rives some valusble Information
concerning the wrestling game as It kaa beea
conducted lu that city In the peat.
The letter waa not Intended for pebUeattoa
Mt tbe writer stoned he- had so object toa ha thai
course If It were deemed wist ta am Be. Mr.
Douglass Bad coulee ran) txpsttanct ta the
U tiaahTllir-
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PLAYERS ttAKE.COtiPOSlTE
THE ALL-SOUTH KAtT TEXAS. J
Composite Team Fmen Snlectlona
of Thro C aches.
Blaine right and. Hoes toe.
Plettawa. right taekla Port Arthur.
Meani. right gaard Port Art bar.
Ballowa center Itoaatoa.
2 Mitchell left guard Hoostea.
ncatt left guard Hoasttw.
Dwyer left taekla Houstoa.
Lester left tackle. Orange .
Lltterst. euarter Houeton. w
a Thempeoo right half Houston.
Gripon right halt. Beaumont..
P. James right half. Port Arthur.
Bettegsst fullback. Houston. J
Do Tries aft knit Port Art bar. a)
shoulder above sa-reae la this sretien.
rss be little aueotloa. Tbe two Hoaaton ends
have beea aaoqaaled la scholastic ball for three
seasons while aettefaa Is a back oat of las
scholastic class. Litteret hat developed this
aeaaou lata a tret rata quarter who played but
one bad game. De Tries Is s stsr both en of-
fensive snd defensive sad Plettmaa'a work at
tackle haa been et aa order seldom equaled.
Players receiving two votsa for poaltloa war
Scott aad Mitchell of Houaton and Meaux et
Beaumont at guarda; Bellowe of Houstoa at cen-
ter. Those receiving one vote each were Kelly
ot Beeaatoat. cater; Dwyer of Houston Lester
of Orange tackles' Tbompasa of How tout
Ortpoa of Beauasont; P. James of Orange; hall
backa. and riaaagaa at Port Arthur fullback.
Meaux at Port Arthur and Mitchell of Houstoa
should perhaps be given the guard. ttace each
received two vo.es tor right and left faara re
ta)noayj gMastt
BASEBALL EXPENSES HIGH
Tener Thought to Be Man to Solve Present
Problem of Managers.
lAittcUtii Prill Keyset.)
NEW YORK. December 14. Although the
anaual meeting ot the National League held
hers last week failed to develop any aenss-
tlonal features aside from aftermath trading
the magnates at tbe senior baseball orgsalsa-
tlon returned to their homes well satisfied
with tbe outlook tor the 114 see son. Thla
optimism Is due In great part to the aasstsrly
manner In which President Tener. the newly
elected executive hud led affairs after he
tok ths gavel. He mads his personality felt
from tbe start aad there wst no quetslon as
to whs wss president ones Tener bad ttepped
Into the position. Bunnlng the National Ls.gue
I. f.r from being child plsy and Lynch' a
tucceeeor gave the tmpreeatoa that he waa the
man capable of fulfilling every requirement
It waa thla Impression of executive strength
that heartened the magnates for close ob-
servers nf the snort realise thst the sinenses
of professions 1 bsssbatl are Increasing much
raater taaa attendance ngures. in rsct tno
attendance records of 11I sad 113 failed to
POLICE EFFICIENCY MEETING
WAS HELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON
At Court House Mayor Campbell Chief of Police Sam R.
Hay and Others Make Addresses.
Tho "efllctency" tnectlnf of thn Houston
police department held at the courthousa
Sunday Afternoon was a success and wag
attended by A large number of city offi-
cials and cltliens who were present at
the Invitation of Chief of Police Davison.
The object of the meeting was for the
purpose of bringing about a better understanding-
between the cltliens of Hous-
ton and the pollen department with tho
end In view I of Improving the work ot
the department In every way passible and
for the purpose ot a free and general
discussion.
The crowd was numbered at over 204
and fully half were representative cltl-
iens and city officials with the rest mad
up from the rank of the police depart-
ment. The peace otficets paid very close
attention to the speakers and showed
that they were deeply Interested In their
work and were ready to listen to anyone
who had suggestions to make.
Among the speakers were Chief of Po-
lice Davison who acted as chairman of
the meeting; Mayor Ben Catrpbell Kev.
Sam R. Hay J. 8. ItcCullough Ormond
Padget and M. E. Foster. Pi actlca ly all
of the speakers emphasised the necessity
of co-operation and friendly feeling be-
tween the citltenshlp and the police de-
partment If the best results were to Us
expected. Several advised that It waa
more honorable and more humane to make
a poor man go home to his family than
arrest htm the tine really depriving hla
family of the necessaries of life.
Chief Davison called the meeting to
order and stated that ths meeting was
called by himself for the purpose of bring-
ing about a more friendly feeling between
the department and the cltlxene of Hous-
ton. He said that ho was anxious t
raise the eitkiency of hit fori e and tnougnt
that In union there) wag strength. "Tha
department Is improving fast" said Chief
Davison "but It wlil Improve much faster
If the moral support of the city Is back
of the efforts of the policemen to do tha
right thlnu at tha right time. We want
co-operation and want the people to fori
that they have a good department and one)
that will be still better.
Friendly Criticism Invited.
"We Invite friendly criticisms and sua;-
gestlons from cltliens but I wish th
people to come to me as head of tha
department when they have a comp alnt
and seldom will it take me long to clear
up the matter. Lettge cities In tha United
States have been In the habit of having
regular meetings of this character; and
It Is my Intention to hold 'efficiency' meet-
ings in the future each month. Ths men
will take a greater interest In the work if
they know tne people are n-.ck of them."
Mayof Campbell said that he did not
expect to be called upon for a talk but
always stood ready to lend efforts to any
move that tended to the betterment of
the city and the people of Houston he
was gratified at the presence of a large
number of cltliens as he considered that
this tended to encourage the policemen
and showed that they the people really
felt an Interest la them and their work.
"Team work Is necessary with the po-
lice" said Mayor Campbell "aa It la In
any other well regulated department or
Institution. The policemen must get to-
gether and remember that concert of ac-
tion Is absolutely necessary to success.
Our meetings of department heads that
are held monthly at the City Hall have
been found very beneficial to all con-
cerned j We know more about each other'
department now than ever before and ex-
pect to continue to learn.
"Th Police Department Is frequently
criticised and this Is expected but
friendly criticism and suggestions are
requested I would suggest that every
man In tha department should know what
constitutes a violation of tha law. They
hold very responsible places and the
should know when to make arrests and
when not to. The city dona not want
the money that Is collected from poor
men arrested for being drunk when tha
officer could have mad tha poor fellow
go home. This kind of fine money cornea
from the family of such man and often
causes women and children to be de-
prived of tha necessaries of Ufa It la
to tha credit of a pollceinan who makes
S goan of this kind go hotM Instead of
apart! very; hat Scott was given right
mmm eMeek mmA trt he .Bother and CI
can not be
loft oat. Dwyer of Hoaaton ana beater or
Orange Best dletds left tec k si with oaa. rote
each. Aad at right halt. aa coaches agreed. Joe
Tbomaaoa of the local eleven. Wripoa of Beau
asont and PaaTjamaa at Port Arthur each re-
ceiving sae vote.
While ths composite all-Seutheaat Texas
ataada as printed la ths sccMapaaytag border
the personal opinion at the writer Is the beet
southeast Texas team would Has Bp as follows'.
Bight snd. Blalas (Houetoa); right tackle.
Plettmaa I Port Artbart: right guard. Meant
(Port Arthur); center. Bellow. (Houetoa): la ft
guard Mitchell (Hoeetoal: left tackle Dwyer
(Houstoa); left end. Becor (Houston!; uarter
Litteret (Houaton i; right half ttripon tBe.a-
Baouti; fallback Settegast (Houston); ksft halt.
Do Tries (Port Arthur).
In selecting Such a Teem however It meet
bt remembered that tbe writer did not sec
-Qrangs play It ta taceecolTaMe however that
a tackle of Dwyer't ability could be bested by
the see -a need Lector especially since Dwyer
Is aa effective tackier.
M.ny follower of scholastic football are dis-
appointed bersass of th. .failure to pick aa all-
Booth Texas elevea. A glance at coadlttoas In-
dicates that such a selection Is s practical im-
possibility. There are few persons indeed aad
probably not a single one who hat see. In ae-
Uon aet only the Southeast Texas tesaw bat
also Austin. Corpus Christ 1 Cuero McOregor
Han Antonio aad Indeed a half doses sthere.
The Sold la fsr too wide. No doe mss could pre-
rtei to make aa Impartial choice baaed oa
knowledge of plsyera and only such s choice
would be a value bis eae. For thla reason only
Southeast Teiaa coaches whs are reaeoaably fa-
miliar with the work of every teem la this ter-
ritory were asked for their selections.
Thla to the aeeead annual eeiecttoa of an all-
Southeast Texas team lu Tbe Poet. Last year
the selection wss made only by Kenneth Krshl.
then roach of High. And It It a not. Ms fsct
tbst of the tlx boeor men of this araaoa tve
ware en Kraal's 1912 choice Blaliw. Beeor
Betteg.it ot Houstoa and Plettmaa and Ds Tries
of Port Arthur. Scott of Houston was alas a
selection.
ah is any eonsldsrsbls lncresas while the cost
at aew parks snd stands tnd raises la
plsyera' sauries have cut late ths gross re-
ceipts considerably.
Thla situation Is not due to any falling off
In the interest in professional baesball but tl
conditions outalde the realm ot ths came.
One of theee factors is the tendency of
the present dsy sua to ha aa active rather
than patsies actor la sport. Whereas In the
past as would spend his afternoons aad boll-
days witnessing baseball aad other athletic
contests he now uses the same time to par-
ticipate In aoaae gams or recreation himself.
Oolf. tsnnls ssd ether sssaletrenuous sports are
reining mors devotees every day. Membership
a walking athletic eafl country clubs la In
creasing rapidly IB all ssrtVHM.
This mevemeat which Is along ths lines
popular la Kngland. offers a problem thst
aulree csreful study and handling by tbnsa
who ttage athletic eialbltloae which depend
for success upon gate receipts. Big lessee
business to dots hss held a poaltloa above sua-
plclos. but recent wranglea among club owners
of the National League have not helped the
game la tbe faa'a eye. With Toner aa presi
dent ise rnreeeing magnates aope tor a a
moo Lous body.
a vae
arresting him. If a man will persist in
violating the law then arrest liim.
Taks a Man Home.
"The City would be glad In certain
instances to see a humane police officer
even take a man to his home rather than
carry him to the police station for some
minor Infraction when by so doing the
family Is benefitted. Such treatment
might even reform a man and cause him
to become a good cltlien.
'By all means treat a man humanely
when making an arrest The old day haa
long gone when it was customary to beat
the offender over the head with a gun.
When you do this you become a law
breaker also. It Is up to you men to raise
ths tone and dignity of the Houston Po-
lice Force. It is Important that officers
when making sn arrest should secure the
names of all witnesses to a violation at
the time the act la committed. If they
will do this there will be fewer men re-
leased. Such neglect causes people to
say that arrests were made for nothing
when really the trouble was that the of-
ficer just failed to get the evidence at
the proper time.
"You officers should prevent violations
of the law rather than make arrests.
Larn what your duties are and study
the city ordinances. I am In favor of
having each ordinance explained to the
policemen at stated times. I am de-
lighted with the Improvement shown In
the department up to the present time
and I want the department so conducted
that people will point to it with pride as
the city of Houston Hself is."
M. E. Foster nf the Houston Chronicle
was called on by Chief liavlson for a few
words. Mr Foster said that he was
always In the habit of obeying orders
from those In suthorlty. "Chief Davison
asked me to come to this meeting." said
he "and here 1 am. He now asks me
to say a few words and I again obey
I congratulate the Police Department on
the else of the meeting this afternoon
which shows that Houston can always
ba depended upon to work together no
matter what Is attempted. The contri-
butions for the relief of flood victims here
Is only an example of what Houston can
do and does when called upon.
Prevention of Crime
"I agree with Mayor Campbell that the
police should bend their efforts to the
prevention of crime rather than to make
arrests after the violations have been
committed. I want to Impress upon the
police department that the newspapers
are always willing to co-operate with It
In every legitimate way but we want
your co-operation at the same time. I
have seen the time when newt waa sup-
pressed at the police station. This is a
serious mistake. The police should re
member thst often the violator has a
I greater fear of publicity than of arrest.
I .1 ....1.1 - . 1. 1 .... .A . .
II uitry wuiu ere mo jvfi wiiu uiuc KM
the newspaper offices to ask that their
names be. left out of stories where ar-
rests are made they would realise what
publicity means and what it can do.
"There has been a great change in the
police methods in the past few years. It
Is no longer popular for the gun man to
talk abroad using his authority as a
police or peace officer to treat people as
he saw fit. I have seen three or four
full grown policeman leading a poor de-
fenseless cow down the street to the city
pound but a gun man ahot some man on
Main Street and there could not be found
a peace officer. But I am glad that day
has long passed and the man who now
ueea his spin hi frowned upon. It Is a
cowardly act to use a gun except in ex-
treme cases and I believe that tha time
is fast coming when police officers will
not bs allowed to carry pit tola."
Captain Padget an old-time police of-
ficer who had made ft atudy of criminol-
ogy made a talk on the relationship of
the press and tha police department. Ha
thought the city of Houston needed at
least SO additional patrolmen consider-
ing the population. He complimented the
humane tone of Mayor Campbell's talk
and thought tho city ahould be proud of
Its Mayor.
Mould Oa Hand In Hand.
"The police and tha press ahould go
Band In hand" said. Captain Padget-
. .
BlBiuwauBniunmni
Mdke Yourself a
'
Wear BarringerNorton
Made-For-You-Clothes
During the holidays and really feel "the
Christmas spirit"
Leave us your measure not because we
s are "the biggest and busiest" tailors but be-
cause our clothes are right and priced at a
price less than you would expect to pop for
our service. This is especially true of
DRESS CLOTHES
There is yet time now to have these fine
clothes tailored as they should be and deliv-
ered before the holidays.
BarringerNorton Co. Inc.
Tailors and Shlrtmnkm
iWS-iOQt Preston Ate.
The
Doscher Jewelry
Company
Wlshat to announca that thay aro thowlno a vary largo lino
of Black and Whit Jewtlry In 14k. Tho very latest thing
In Jewelry.
Also a very largo assortment of Vanity and Card Cases
ranging In price from Seven Dollars to Thirty-Five Dollars.
If you have been disappointed In finding what you want
come to us we have it.
THE BE8T 8ELECTED STOCK OF
JEWELRY IN HOUSTON.
THE FIFTH AVE. JEWELERS
819 MAIN HOUSTON. .
grain I "Cranston's Own" Mixed Feed
HA I
FEED
YOU'VE TRIED
PHONES
Preston 243 and
Auto A24S0
DR. W. L. SCOTT
DENTIST
Finest Furnished Dental Offices in Houston.
(07 Vi Main (Over Taylor Bros). I to 1; I to p. m. Phone Preston 1211
"Ths press Is the greatest influence In
the world and can do more to uplift the
moral tone of ths human race than any-
other ons thing. Ths policeman who
speaks sharply to a reporter makes a
great mistake and will see the error of
his manner some day. Reporters are
sensible men snd they can always be
trusted. Tell them what they want to
know and then tell them not to publish
certain features. They will honor your
confidence. The policemen must b men
and must tower above the average man.
It the reporters and the police get to-
gether and you will see the change for
the better." .
J C. McCullough one of the traffic
men was the next speaker and the trials
of the traffic were detailed. He had been
a peace officer for several years but said
his first real job came when he was
given his present place. "We policemen
want to do the best we call' said Mr.
McCullough "but the people should re-
member that'they have something to do
also. We cannot do It all. Some peopls
are selfish snd refuse to see our sig-
nals st the street corners and then we
are forced to call them back If people
will lend us their co-operation we will
do better work. We make mistakes but
they are not intentional."
Rev. Sam R Hay was the last speaker
and agreed with Mayor Campbell in his
Ulk "I have been dealing with the
public for 27 years." said Rev Mr. Hay
rbut It was with the grace of God. You
people deal with the public and marsy of
you attempt to do it without the grace
of Ood and how you succeed I do not
know. I have had a hard time of It even
with the grace of God. ...
"It takes real men to be good police-
men and a real man Is bigger than tha
Mayor the preacher ths lawyer the
banker or ths chief of police. Prevent
violations when you can and do not wait
until the crime Is committed to act I
have a great svmpathy for the down and
out but I do believe In arresting those
who persist in Moisting the law."
Chief Davison closed the meeting by
announcing that such gatherings would
be held each month and that the next
meeting would be held the second Sun-
day In January.
HOSPITAL FOR VETERANS.
One Is Now Located at Johnson
City Tenn.
To Ths Poat:
National Soldiers Home Tennessee. De-
cember 11. I am asking a favor of which
I hops you consider worthy of publics-
tipn as most of us are Inclined to be
charitable at this season of the year.
To .whom It may concern. Veterans of
tha Spantah-AmerlcanV war ami of tha
Philippine Islands who are sick tem-
porarily or totally disabled from any
causa and who. being dependent on
friends relatives or charitable institu-
tions. It may Interest you to know that
them la an Institution located in the
mountains of East Tennessee Johnson
City run by the United States Govern-
ment especially for those as mentioned
above. There are about 100 veterans of
ths late war hsre. of that number about
IS coming from ths South. Ths hospital
Is a modern one In every way having
efficient doctors and trained nurses. Con-
nected with -ths hospital Is a modern
sanitarium for the treatment of tubercu
Christmas Present L
: ' hi
il
A. LHiCHT Designer
'Tfce Shop tVifh a Conscience"
JJ
THE REST-NOW USE THE BEST
393 OLIVER CRANSTON
WOOD AND WILLOW STREET
losis. To gain admission here It Is
necessary to have an honorable discharge.
To make application for admission sad
for free transportation apply - to Colonel
John P. Smith governor National Sol-
diers Home. Tennessee. I am with kind-
est regards
John W. Bolt
Company O Third Georgia Volunteers.
THEEE FIE EMEU" HUE!
Shreveport Grain Company Destroy-
ed With $68000 Loss.
iAuoeiated Prttt Report.)
SHREVEPORT. 1ST December 15. Ed
Maddox and Ben Harrlso'n firemen. Were
probably fatally injured this morning by
falling walls hi a tire; which destroyed
th feeH ind S-llln U araKmiai. f Ux.Kin.na
Brothers and 13 box cars some of them
loaded with grain. A third fireman was
slightly hurt. The loss was estimated
at M000.' Cause of the fire was not
known. .
CHAFFEE. Mo.. December 1. One
hundred guests escaped in their night
clothes and mors than $125000 loss waa
caused by fire that destroyed the Asto-
ria Hotel here early this morning.
PEORIA. 111. I-ecember 14.- Fire to-
night destroyed the building of the Illi-
nois Warehouse Company c&usirg a loss
estimated at $300000. Twenty carloada
of sugar several carloads of fltur and
farming machinery groceries and house-
hold goods were destroyed.
ROME Ga. December 14. The Chero-
kee National Bank ami adjoining build-
ings were damaged v fire here early to-
day. TheJoss. U estimated at 500Wi- - ;
Contributed $20.
A contiibutlon of $20 was made through
The Post Sunday night for the flood re-
lief fund by the rongregation ot the)
Trin(tv Methodist Church colored J..
Mercer Johnson pastor. The coUeo'ion
was taken at the morning service. At
nijrht the congregation was addressed by
Kev. w K Hutchinson as pastor at
Brookshlre in ths flood district
Brig. Gen. D. J. Craigie Dead.
i..Uiocinttd Fren Report.) J
WASHINGTON December 11 Brig-
adier General David Johnston Craigie
I niied States. Army died here today
after an illness of several weeks. He saw
much service In the. Civil War and tho
Philippines. He waa born in Scotland
December 6 1840. V
California's: ffideit Mason "Dead.
nel Abraham Andrews one of the oldest
and most widely" known jewelers In the
Vnlted States tiled here today aged
years. He was the eldest Mason In Cali-
fornia having beea-lnl tinted in 1145. y
Hennessy Memorial. - .
The Hennessy Memorial committed wlft
meet at the Houstoa Press Club St
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