The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 1909 Page: 3 of 16
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Because
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a good fit
The styles are up to
the minute.
PRICE8 RANGE FROM
$15.00 up
Satisfaction Must Be Yours
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& Price
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There Are
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Laws That
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Paint
It has been the standard for purity
and excellence for 50 years and is
today the best- paint made.
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HOUSTON
THE GREAT SEMBRICH
and assisting
pianist ami Frances Rogers baritone
will be at Prime February 4. Book-
OLIVER'S MUSIC HOUSE
T17 MAIN STRKKT.
NO WET WOOD WORRIES
Gas Heaters
A Match That's All
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m Miter amrsf
fl'IIi 08 Oh
Meet
DEFERRED
Barney Oldflcld Will Race Satur-
day Week
CABS NEED OVERHAULING
To So Their Beit New Date Gives
Time for Arrangement of a
More Complete Program.
Strang May Come.
The Houston Automobile club has de-
cided to postpone its big race meet from
next Saturday the 30th until Saturday
November 27. This announcement was
made last night after Becreta'ry ' Mac-
Lauglln had talked to San "Antonio over
the long distance telephone.
The big racing cars were no badly used
up in the four-day meet Just closed that'
It was decided best to postpone for a
week to allow the mechanicians time to
properly overhaul the monsters.
The Barney Oldneld record-making car
was at once expressed to New Orleans
where It will be overhauled by a corps of
expert mechanics from the Bens head-
quarters In New York being sent there'
expressly for the purpose.
The great Darracq car held up fine dur-
ing the San Antonio meet and will prob-
ably need little attention. It will probably
be sent against all the world's records on
the New Orleans mile course before being
expressed to Houston.
The Knox car felt the wear and tear of
the San Antonio meet worse than any of
the other machines despite the fact that
it did less real racing than any of the
cars there. It will have to be completely
overhauled before the felg meet here.
The postponing of the focal races gives
the Houston Automobile club more time
to work up interest and add features to
the program and on November 27 the
greatest single day's racing ever seen In
this part of the country will be witnessed. i
The showing of Barney Oldneld at the
San Antonio meet makes him one of the
greatest racing attractions tbat ever vis-
ited Texas. During the four-day meet
there Oldneld broke all the world's rec-
ords from one to five miles on a track
under a mile distance. His performance
Monday when he placed the figures for a
mile at a fraction over 63 seconds for a
two-thirds of a mile track will probably
stand for years.
An effort will also be made to secure
Louis Strang as an additional feature tor
next Saturday's program of races. Strang
drives a 200-horse power F. I. A. T. and
has a record of 37 seconds for a mile on
the Atlanta speedway.
ANSWER TO CRITICISM
By Belmont by the Coach of Uni-
versity Track Team.
To the Editor :
In the Sunday Issue of The Post of
November 14 I refer you to an article
written by L. T. Belmont physical di-
rector of the Houston Young Men's
Christian Association in which he takes
occasion to criticise the act of the offi-
cials of the annual No-Tsu-Oh athletic
meet in awarding to Captain Callan of
the University of Texas the 10-second
record made by him in the 100-yard dash.
The students and alumni of the Uni-
versity of Texas and other admirers of
high-class sports can not help but' feel
that Mr. Belmont's criticism was un-
called for and that he did not express
the sentiment of the athletic supporters
of Texas.
Kindly DUbllsh the following letter In
your paper and very greatly oblige
C. L. Snyder.
L. T. Belmont Physical Director Hous-
ton Young Men's Christian Association.
University of Texas November 15
Dear Sir: I read with considerable in-
Another victory
for
Quaker
Scotch Oats
The experts at the
Alaska-Yukon Expo-
sition said there is only
one best oatmeal; it
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terest your friendly crltlclirn In the Bun-
day Houston Post of the time awarded
Captain Russell hrnn.-of tji Unlver-
Ity of Texae In the 100-yard daeh -et the
annuel No-Tu-Oh intercollegiate college
meet held at West JOad park Houston
November 19W. .
As I came here but a few week ago
from-Iowa end the North end have wit-
nessed many lntersohulastlo collegiate
and Young Men's Christian Aesoclation
meta.J too was-et first rather eurprlsed
to know that Captain Callan. had made
e record of 10 seconds flat In the Houston
meet. However upon thinking the mat-
ter over I have been convinced that he
was justly entitled to such a record and
If you will allow me to so do I may
.state a tew facts which may lead you
to accept the record he made as was
given out officially at 10 seconds at the
meet.
Captain Callan had for two weeks pre-
ceding the No-Tsu-Oh meet run the 100-
yard dush almost every other day or
Bay at least live time In 101-6 seconds
on soft wet soggy and in fact any kind
of track that he was forced to run
upon. He also made one race in 10 sec-
onds flat.
These reoords you will note were made
outside of any meet without any com-
petition or other inviting Influences that
would cause him to exert himself to do
his best. I myself held the stop-watch
on him In these try-outs and from ex-
perience as timer in sume ten or more
Northern meets where timers are trained
to get the flash of the pistol I feel that
ytour criticism though friendly was not
altogether Just.
True I realize that a muddy lane and
a yard set are not very conducive to fast
time and that Captain Callan did do an
extraordinary feat In running as he did.
But I muBt ask you to consider that he
beat Hoover (Varsity) Menefee (Tulane)
and Hamilton (Agricultural and Mechan-
ical) by yards all of whom. I am told
have made previous records of 10 seconds
flat.
Again I. am extremely loath to credit
any athlete with a performance that ex-
cels unless he Is Justly entitled thereto
but on the other hand It seems to ma
only due an athlete when he does make
an enviable record to give him Just due
without hesitation.
Perhaps you will assign my motive in
protecting Captain Callan's record to the
fact that I have coached him this fall
In his training. If so I beg to Inform
you jn advance that such is not my rea-
son. IT any other athlete in the No-Tsu-Oh
lntercolleglute meet had made a sim-
ilar record and had bo decisively beaten
Hoover Menefee Hamilton and the other
fast sprinters as did Captain Callan' I
would most graciously and willing-
ly have given him my decision for a 10-
serond race under similar conditions. I
have no hesitation in saying that I be-
lieve that not only officials of the meet
but even tlw members of the opposing
teams gave Captain Callan credit for a
wonderful hurst of speed on the West
Erd track November 9.
If one of the watches caught his time
much longer than all of the others It
must certainly considering the majority
have been indisputably wrong or in the
hands of a novice.
In view of this unanswerable evidence
of Captain Callan's record I beg you to
reconsider your statement In The Sun-
day Post and I feel this record should
be praiseworthy throughout Texas and
the South as the final accomplishment
of a Texas athlete of the highest class.
Chas. F. Snyder
Track Coach University of Texas.
Adone-Blaine Gun Club Shoot.
The regular weekly shoot of the Adoue-
Blaine Gun club will be held this aft-
ernoon on the grounds In Delmonlco gar-
den. The usual program will start
promptly at 3 o'clock. Frank Huston of
Krtna Is In Houston and he will be among
the visiting Bhooters present this after-
noon. The usual full squad or local
shooters will attend.
PLAN TELEPHONE MERGER.
Independent Companies of Ohio Will
Be Consolidated.
(Houston Post Special.)
COLUMBUS Ohio November 17.-U
was announced tonight by Judge Ifwls
Brucker of Mansfield that preliminary
plans had been made to Insure the merger
of all Independent telephone companies
In Ohio. .
Judge Brucker was a member of a sub-
committee appointed to draft a plan for
the merger which today was approved
by a committee of fifteen representing
practically all the Independent companies
in Ohio not including those trie control
of which recently was bought by James
Brailey. Jr. of Toledo acting for Inter-
ests the Identity of which lie refused
to disclose. Judge Brucker s.ild tlin
ample finances were assured to bring
about the merger.
Independent telephone men while pro-
fessing no assurance that Brailey repre-
sented the Postal TeleRiaph company
believe that he has been acting in its
behalf and with the same Interests will
take our nil the remaining independents
In Ohio when they are established as a
unit. They think the Postal Is strength-
ening itself hv netting control of all tel-
ephone lines possible in this section and
with the puicliase made today by the
Columbus independent Telephone com-
pany is another In the series of steps
taken which first became known when
the Independent companies of Toledo and
Cleveland were bought along with the
two Independent long-distance lines the
United States and the New Long Dis-
tance company of Indiana.
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OPEN PLAYING
By A. and M. Defeated Oklahoma
14 to 5 at Dallas.
CHAMPIONS0FS0UTHWEST
Fanneri Decidedly Earned Title in
Defeating Sooners. Heavier and
Superior in Mass For-
mation. (Houston Post Special.)
DALLAS Texas November 17. The
Agricultural and Mechanical college of
Texas this afternoon clearly demonstrat-
ed their right to the championship of the
Southwest when they defeated the Okla-
homa University football team in one of
the fastest and most sensational games
of football ever played In this section
of the country- Brilliant end runs coupled
with the goal kicking by Balenti and the
splendid putting by Hamilton tells the
story of the Sooners' defeat. The Okla-
homans are fast heady players show
splendid football form and put through
trick plays better than any team that
has ever played In Dallas. Heavier than
the Texas team they were nevertheless
Inferior In that department of the game
known as open style playing. There the
brilliant work of the Agricultural and
Mechanical back field told mightily.
It was a fast game and It was a close
game until Ward recovered a fumbled
ball toward the close of the second half
and ran forty yards for a touchdown.
Up to this point the crowd of 1300 cheer-
ing spectators were kept in doubt as to
the game's outcome.
The Moran machine was In great form
with the pigskin In Agricultural and Me-
chanical's possession the open style play-
ing showing up to great advantage. Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical seemed de-
ficient in her line work. However after
a guard and center charge was made it
the close of the first half. Oklahoma was
unable to repeat the successive big gains
she had made through these positions.
The Sooners were quick to get away
hard to catch and when caught very
hard to hold.
The tackling by Oklahoma did not
measure up to the standard of that of the
Farmers.
SOONER8 WALL. . I) UP RUNNER.
Interference like the Oklahoma article
has never before been seen in Texas with
the possible exception of the Agricultural
and Mechanical's team work In the
Thanksgiving game at Austin in VM1. Al-
ways on end runs and returning the ball
from back field punts the Oklahoma
boys literally boxed up the man carry
lug the ball and on nearly every line they
shattered the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal defense. There was absolutely no
chance -to get a man with the ball until
that solid wall of Interference around
him was broken up. Neither team tried
the forward pass or the onside kick very
often but the Oklahoma team evidenced
splendid ability to keep the other team
from making gains with this play.
For Oklahoma Thompson at centen.
Armstrong at left half Capshaw at rght
half and Swartz at right end. played great
football. Armstrong and Capshaw showed
great form In tackling and both were
splendid ground gainers as also was
Keeds at full. Both the Oklahoma ends
played classy ball but the work by
Swartx at right end Is deserving of spe-
cial mention. The Oklahoma line showed
better form than the Texas line while
the Farmers' backfleld was unquestion-
ably superior to the rear guards of the
Sooners.
For Agricultural and Mechanical Ward
was the star of the game. At all times
he put up a splendid article of football.
He ran his punts splendidly tackled sure-
ly and fiercely and was the only man able
alone to tear up the Oklahoma Interfer-
ence in good style and get the man with
the ball. . i
The work by the1 Agricultural and Me-
chanical baek 'field -Vae brilliant at all
times. Kelly playing at -quarter ran the
team splendidly and put up hie usual ar-
ticle of fast heady football. Bulentl Is
one of the fastest headiest players who
ever appeared in this section of the coun-
try. He is quick to get away dodges
tackles In fine form and hits the line
hard. Also he Is about the prettiest Held
goal kicker who has played In Texas for
many years. In the second half he made
a place kick from the twenty-flve-yanl
line without any seeming effort and h
few seconds later he missed another place
kick from the fifty-yard line by only three
feet.
HAMILTON. TEXAS' BEST PUNTKK
Hamilton undoubtedly Is the best pun-
ter ever seen in Texas. Always sure an I
cool he boots the ball high and far on all
punts and when the team is In danger he
never falls to kick it back to safety
Rugel. at fullback put up a stellar ar-
ticle of foothall. lie is a cool stmiii;
player and one of the best ground gainers
on the team.
While the Agricultural and Mechanical
back tield is an unu&ually good one. espe-
cial mention ought to be made of tl
splendid work thut the Agricultural mil
did. Hooker at let'
. at center; Critoher at
Mechanical line
tackle: ThomoFon
right guard are all splendid players Coi
sidering the tat that In today s game
they were matched against Hire.- in. i
who are considered the superior f f
men in the South this year for these posi-
tions the giinn- they put up is i
short of remarkable.
The dav was clear and cold and the iw
io-minmc h.ilves did not seen' tell
I heavilv upon (he players at all. Wn vc
I nihstitnl"s w.-'e used by either t. air.
' ;nl wii.. llu- exception of Ross who was
iniiir-tt in i":' first nait wn-n ia kc-u
Kelly acil had to oe taken oul of the
L'amc. no me .vas hurt. The fit-Id was
s. i'i lioi not at nil muddy.
.I.h- I '.- . formerly a member of toe .' .
and M. team and who had charge of to-
l .y 's tsuie at Jaston park had the f. t-l-i-
i i; in sa: :
.l.laliuma .i:t up a splenniii l.
fiiotnall
Tin
no t"r
in the
mil!
i.:s year ilia: cmi C'i:ip.i:c votti Hie
sj.-oners whea it cones tn smash. ti line
plays. A. and M.'s ability to circle Okla-
homa's etuis tiir consistent gains couple-!
with tin- splendid work by Hamilton in
alwevs p'i'itint; the team oul -f u;l
diinm'r. won toe Kame for the Yea--b..ys
'
It is not too much to say that A. an t
M. not only lias the best team m tin'
South this ear but she lias t ile he'
team that has been in the South foi a
good many years. And many old playei
who were present at today's game ga e it
as their op'nio.i that this is ihc bi st
team the Farmers have ever had.
Coach Mrrsn said:
"I am very much gratified with tl"'
splerdld work that the entire l.-an.. did
Kach and every man on the team s'nowid
himself to lie a classy gritty an I fast
football player. We beat Oklahoma by
a larger sccre than I expected. fu it Is
evident that the Sooners have a ven
strong team. I have worked very har.l
with the boys and they have eertiilniv
repaid nie for oiy efforts."
BEGlNMNi; OF Flit
1 1 A I . K
the fl.'ld
Oklahoma appeared first i-:i
followed by Aj. tlculturat and Me
On the kick-off Oklahoma lifted
hjTile.ll.
the n-
skin to Texas' fifteen-yard line. ami
Agricultural and Mechanical vitui-iied tl.'
ball ten yards. Hamilton on a brilliant j
run around Oklahoma's left end. tot'.- off
fifteen yards Rugel lore through rigid i
tackle for two yards. Afrri.-ultural a- d
Meehflniciil lilavt-d fast and f minus on
the next !1k Kelly fumblcil a snapped
ball bul Hamilton recovered 4 ikl.iboiii.i
penalized flc yard for off-side p:a .
Balenti hammered tiirougli left tackle f"i'
two yards. Hamilton gained three yards
Hamilton punted the ball out of bounds
and Oklahoma recovered it. Ball on Okla-
homa's twenty-five-yard line. Oklahoma
tried right end ami was thrown by iJrown
for a loss Oklahoma hammered Agri-
cultural and Mechanical's left end. hut
was thrown for a Insa by Ward. Ross
punted the leather twenty-five yards lo
Kelly who ntur'ird ten yards. Kellv
tried' a run mi gain. Agricultural and
Mechanical s ball In the center or the
field. Balenti smashed Oklahoma's left
"tackle for gain of three yards. KelU
went around light end. but ra gain
Balenti kiiked lo Oklahoma's Invent -
flye-yard line. Ball fumbled and Ward
recovered on Oklahoma's twenty-yard
line. Kelly on quarterback gained three
yards around left end. Hamilton smashed
Oklahoma's line for a three-yard gain.
Agricultural and Mechanical's ball on
Oklahoma's fifteen-yard line. Hamilton
was rammed through right end for ten
yards. Balenti was thrown for a loss.
Hooker was pushed pulled and thrown
over the line for the first touchdown
after eight minutes' play. Baientl missed
a very difficult goal. Score: Agricultural
and Meohanlcal 6: Sooners 0. -
Oklahoma kicked off to Agricultural
and Mechanical's ten-yard line; ball re-
turned twenty-five yards by Hamilton on
brilliant run. Hamilton netted a gain of
seven yars on line smash. Agricultural
and Mechanical penalized five yards ' -.'
off-side play. Agricultural and Mechan-
ical kicked thirty yards: Oklahoma fui '-
bled but recovered. Armstrong circled
left end for five yards. Oklahoma on line
smash gained fifteen yards: went around
left for five yards through right guard
for two yards then carried ball over for
touchdown. Reeds missed very difficult
goal. Score: Agricultural and Mechanical
6 Oklahoma 6. So fast and furious wn
the work by the Sooners that it only took
them two and a half minutes of play to
reach the goal.
ROYAL BATTLE OVER FIELD.
Hamilton kicked forty yards. Ball re-
turned twenty yards by Nairn. Aftor
hard effort to break Agricultural and
Mechanical's line. Oklahoma kicked ball
thirty yards. Returned ten yards by
Balenti. Hamilton netted fifteen yards
on end run; Rugel through right tackle
for four yards; Balenti through right
tackle for three yards; Balenti circled
right end for five yards; Hamilton on end
ran one yard. Balenti tried field goal
from thirty-yard line barely falllmt.
Oklahoma penalised twenty-five yards for
off-side play. Oklahoma goes around
right end for six yards; Oklahoma penai-
lied fifteen yards for hurdling; Oklahoma
on full back play gained twenty yards;
mass play netted two yards. Oklahom.i
kicked out of bounds.
Agricultural and Mechanical s ball li-
the center of the field. Hamilton went
around left for five yards. Agricultural
and Mechanical kloked forty yaeds. Okla-
homa fumbled and Ward recovered the
Agricultural and Mechanical ou line
Agricultural and Meochanical on line
smash gained two yards; a mass over
formation netted three yards and a smaHi
through the line gained two yards more
On w end over ptay Balen was tack led
for a loss. Oklahoma's ball. Armstrong
went aroutid left end for three yards an 1
again through center for five yards on a
magnificent line plunge. Oklahoma loal
thp ball on downs. .
Here tt was that Balenti made his
phenomenal attempt to kick goal from
Oklahoma's fifty-yard line the fall fall-
ing but three feet short of the ban
By magnificent playing end runs and
brilliant trick plays Ok ahoma worked the
ball steadily up the fie d only to be top-
ped when Ross their "tar tackle was in-
jured. Oklahoma then kicked forty yards
to tvard. who. by one of the most bii -llant
and darin-r runs returned the bal
fortv vards. On n series of end runs 1.
".al. nli and Hamilton A. and M. worked
Its wav to Oklahoma s l.nO-yard line when
time was called for the thalf.
Second l.alf-A. and M. kicked off to
I klahoina's forty-yard line when Nail n
for the S iorers returned the ball twenty-
five vards. After Beveral end ovei-plays
Oklahoma lost the ball on a fumble. Ward
recovering the ball on Oklaooma s twen-iN-iive-yaid
line wi.cn Balenti kicked a
heauilfiil goal
Score-A. and M S. Sooners 5.
Oklahoma kicked off to A. and M the
.ill being returned only a few feet Kelly
being larklcd almost in his tracks. At
lliii juncture Hamilton punted the plj.-
skln fifty yards where it was fumbled
bv Oklahoma. Ward recovered the ball
and ran he length of the field lw
ti uchdown. Balenti kicking an easy goal.
3core A. and M. 11 Oklahoma a.
Line-up: M
Oklahoma. Position. A. & M.
;Sas. -
l-'nirllsh L. O Hcneaaei
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f: games
"wtrt. R. E Brown
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Umpire Cavanaugu.
Referee Craig.
Field judge Knight.
Head linesmanJohnson.
Timekeepers Hayes and Johnson.
THE HOUSTON HUNTERS.
Indiana Shooters Are doing Into
Brazos Bottoms.
L A. Kuhns Joseph Melcher Plate
Collver. Joseph H. Cook and R. J Miller
of Anderson. Ind.. were issued nonresl-
dence shooting licenses yesterday after-
noon by Deputy Game Warden Alf Gardi-
ner at the Adoue-Hlalne Hardware com-
panv. The party will leave Houston this
noi ring for Columbia. Brazoria county
from which place their activities will be
extended Into the Bernard river bottoms
after bear deer and other game. The
hunters expeel to remain out severa
weeks and will return for the annual
Sunnv South handicap to be held In Hous-
ton January C4 to 29 Inclusive.
K M. Lagger. Ernest Saunders. C. W.
Koer. W. V. Cleveland and party re-
turned yesterday from Black Duck oay
with a goodly bag of ducks but report
t c..iA.-tint under the standard an-
I ticipated. However the hunters did not
get Mo commission till at east 4:.
1..1-I1 TumiIrv afternoon killing
that bom- seventeen birds. ine otner
ihiriv-foiir ducks were bagged yesterday
morning before leaving for the city.
Ir .1. Harlan Trask and Bert Dodge
bunted vesterdny at Swan reef going
down by motor. Their luck had not been
telephoned In at a late hour.
Ocmce l.arendon loft yesterday by auto
for Black Duck bay where he will mingle
; with the wild fowl lor a snon oui-
I ing-
Henrge Berleth left last night for Black
I iin-k bay after ranvasbacks. All else
will le ignored.
i:d Dnpree and J A. Appleby are back
n ..in i:bi.k link bay with a goodly bag
.f .Vll.l f-.Wl
ACCIDENTS IN AUTO RACES.
Burman and Jackson Narrowly Es-
caped Beath at San Antonio.
ilii'itston Post Special.)
SAN ANTONIO. Texas. November IT -
1 s nut.- races were exciting In the
i xtieine and IV-rc were two narrow ec-
capes fi-i-ni almost certal'i death. This
was in the six-hour race the closing
feature of the fair The steering rod of
in. Bub k broke and It was overturned
while m.iMg at a hU'li rate m' speed
Inner I: n-.onn was caught under 'be car
mi..! planed hut fortunately not In such
a mini ' as to infl: t more than sllgi.t
hi rises At fl.st it was lhoug.it that be
wii- i.il.illv hurt. Jackson In order to
pi-eM-ni minima down of Tobin Debyinel.
iw-tins bis car lioni the track a:'d it went
.il the blih embankment down on ti e
tuber ide. nil - the car was smi. si cd.
the ilnvet escaped unhurt. The six-hour
i.u - was won by the Chalmers-Detroit
ih no- Junes at the i heel.
BIILIARDISTS IN PRACTICE
For World's Champion Series in
New York.
i Ij.i. . nrtrj Press Rrpcri
NEW YORK November 16.-Six of the
best professional Millard players In the
world are now actively practicing In tills
i it for tin1 world's championship coin-
petition which will be decided in a
tournament In Mafllson Square Garden
beginning next Monday and continuing
until the following Monday.
The tournament promises a most strik-
Ing battle n the history of the 1S.2 halK
line trame. Five American p ayers w II
be opposed by the best professional play-
ers In France and $5000 with the gate
receipts will be divided In 4u X 20 and
lo ier cent.
The plsvers are George Slosson of New
York Cslvt-i Demarest of Chlcagu.
Geoi-se Sutton of Chicago. Harry I.
line of Philadelphia. A. L. Cutler of
Boston and KUmin CasslgnuU of Paris.
HAD EVIDENCE
Of Sugar Fraud Declared Former
Government Employe.
C0RSA WAS DISCHARGED
Now Declares That His Efforts to
Obtain Investigation Were At-
sonsible fof Loss of Posi-
tion as Sampler.
(Associated Press Keputt.)
NEW YORK Novumber 17. Henry C.
Corsa vliho once was employed as a
government Bampler at the American
Sugar Refining company's do ks In Jer-
sey City added further Interesting mat-
ter today to the qpmpllcated controversy
surrounding the alleged frauds Involving
the company and various customs offi-
cials and employes.
Corse was discharged from the govern-
ment service seven years ago by reason
he believes of his efforts lo obtain an
investigation.
in a lengthy Interview today he re-
views the obstacles he met and recites
experiences similar Ui many respects to
those of Rlrhard Parr and Edwin Ander-
son who are defending their respective
claims to being the original exposers of
corruption in the custom house.
GAVE EVIDENCE OF GRAFT.
Wilbur F. Wakeman a former ap-
praiser brought Corua'B name Into the
casu some time ago when he attested
to the fact of Corsa's discharge after
lie had brought to the government's at-
tention convincing evidence of graft
which Corsa says was successfully
pigeonholed after he was ousted. His
efforts to obtain reinstatement Corsa
says were aided from time to time by
italic M. Shaw former secretary of the
treasury; Charles H. Treat former treas-
urer of the United States and collector
of Internal revenue for the Wall street
district from 1W7 to 19U6; by several rep-
resentatives in congress and by other
government officers but none of them
were able to overcome the grip the sugar
company had on' the New York customs
service or to get Jot him the indorse-
ment of George Whitehead who suc-
ceeded Whitman as appraiser.
In his Interview today Corsa set forth
thut he went to Washington to present
his case to Secretary Shaw and the lat-
ter he says after a long conference said :
"I will see that you are put back. I
could demand it right now but things are
working so smoothly between Mr. White-
head and myself that I do not want to
break In abruptly on blm with this de-
mand." A short time afterward according to
Corsa he received a letter from Mr.
Shaw stating that he (Shaw) found till
hands so tied that he could do nothing.
WAS OFFERKD BRIBES.
Corsa says his evidence against the
sugar company was to the effect that
egents of the company had offered him
bribes in return for his assltsance in sub-
stituting sugar of a lower grade In sam-
ples taken for the government to test
upon which cargoes were appraised. As
a part of this evidence he turned over to
his superiors the money given him as
bribe.
Richard Parr who Is still a deputy
surveyor of the port said today that the
recent Investigations have shown that
cne man lb every five among the employ-
ers In the weighers' division of the New
York custom house has been found impli-
cated in the frauds or is now under sus-
picion of the "most positive character."
INVESTIGATION 18 EXPECTED.
The conviction that a Speedy investiga-
tion by congress is certain was expressed
today by Edward S. Fowler former col-
lector of the port of N6W York. The pro-
posals for a congressional investigation
will be issued by at least some of the
officials In charge of I he present Investi-
gation. It was .'aid today openly by a govern-
ment official that such an Inquiry would
defeat Us own ends In that many of the
guilty Importer-! would be able to obtain
immunity by testifying for the prosecu-
tion. In 'a-t it is suggested that the
Importers themselves are working for an
Investigation by congress.
The Bowler?
The highest individual score last night
on the Turnvereln alleys was made by
Mock of the Buffaloes who had 291 pins
to his credit. The second high man was
A. Knodel of the Colts with a score of 2S8.
The scores of last night are as follows:
PIRATES.
Name 1 2 3 4 S Tot.
Fisher 38 62 37 S9 27- 3i
Elsenhour 39 37 63 40 43 ai
Deney 4 36 47 3A S8 ai:t
Rolle 43 44 42 67 47 !
R. Knodel 44 69 47 66 66 261
Totals 210 228 227 211 11"1
LAMBS.
Name 1 2 3 4 5 Tot-
dropped from 96 to W4. There were tales
McOaughey SS 49 49 4 46 228
I'rltchard 60 46 41 4') 61 2:17
Sauter 50 64 42 43 4ft 234
Oreen 17 42 64 55 47 235
Totals 217 232 248 246 237 U80
COLTS.
Name - 1 2 3 4 6 Tot.
Tufflv 56 44 44 60 45 23X
A Knodel Ti 43 46 42 64 2K
Lighthouse 47 48 38 46 fin- 2TO
Mov 47 47 47 47 47 L'3'
lipoid 45 38 60 37 37 207
Totals 267 220 225 222 253 ilS7
BUFFALOES.
Name 1 2 3 4 S Tot.
SchultZ 4$ 43 40 61 S9 231
Mock 49 67 60 67 68 291
Schneider 48 44 46 69 43 210
Schroeder 35 40 62 64 49 23D
Benziger 28 32 86 36 61 203
Totals 208 226 224 287 250-1195
FATS.
Name 1 2 3 4 6 Tot.
Weiss 60 47 45 52 39 233
Schmidt 49 43 60 51 47 2)0
Drevllng 43 39 43 40 49- 214
Charlton 63 57 46 43 54 263
Relchardt 47 47 47 47 47 235
Totals 262 233 231 233 236 1185
WILDCATS.
1 2
Name
Albrecht ..
Bryant
M. Knodel
Trotter
Sydnor ....
4
42
39
42
44
39
5 Tot.
48 229.
29 185
62 232'
46 241
38 235
58
61
60
49
47
36
34
32
69
66
Totals 265 217 221 206 213-1122
Ladies Bowled.
Yesterday was Ladles' Day at the al-
leys of the Magnolia Bowling ! club and
he scores made are creditable. The la-
dles will bowl again next Wednesday.
Following are yesterday's scores: Mrs.
Neuman 50 winner of the turkey; Mrs.
Joyies winner of the booby prise; M s.
Shllor 41. Barbara Meyer 35 Lizzie Meyer
30 Carrie Peschka 46 Mrs. Munhausen
::.. Mrs. Green 32 Mrs. Blair 31 and Airs.
I'eschka 36.
First Court of Civil Appeals.
(Houston Poit Special.)
GALVESTON. November 17. -First
court of civil appeals proceedings:
Motions for rehearing submitted: Wil-
liam Carlisle It Co. vs. E. C. King et al.
from Trlnttv; Jack Montgomery vs. Mrs.
Julia Amsler et ai from Waller; William
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Overcoats
that are up to the standard
In looks in quality. In tailor- -ing
ami selling at prices to
suit every man's limit.
Here are hundreds of HIGH
GRADE OVERCOATS for
you to choose from in every
length size and pattern.
They range from ten to fifty
dollars In price but we're
specially proud of the lines
we show at
$15.00 $20.00
$25.00 $30.00
Stacy vs. W. S. Delery from Liberty; :
E. T. Merrlman et al vs. P. E. BlalacK
et al. from Hidalgo.
Agreed motion to postpone submission
to December 2 or later submitted Blff-
ham Bros. vs. Port Arthur Canal and
Dock Company from Jefferson.
Order refusing motion for rehearing; set t
aside and questions certified to supreme
court: The Falfurrias Immigration Com t
pany et al vs. G. R. Spielbagen. from -Starr.
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ADOPTED UNIFORM CODE.
Railroad Commissioners Acted on
.Demurrage Rules.
(Anociated Prtis Report.)
WASHINGTON November 17. Despite
opposition to the forty-eight hour free
time rule and the failure to embody a -"reciprocal
demurrage rule" the National '
Association of Railway Commissioners In
convention here today adopted a uniform
code of demurrage rules to be applicable
alike to State and interstate transport-'
tlon. This code was Incorporated in the
report of the committee headed by Com-
missioner Lane of the Interstate com-
merce commission. ' " '
The object in adopting the rule was to
aid in the problem of transportation in
that the I'ule of demurrage laxly .ap-
plied contained the strongest hold on
those who seek to render the law against
discrimination impotent.
Instead of allowing only forty-eight
hours' free time for loading or unloading
cars with all commodities as recom-
mended by the majority of the commit-
tee tlie three minority members reported
In favor of seventy-two hours on ears
containing more than 66000 pounds. Their '
recommendation was aeieatea by a vote
or 2 to i.
ABSORB STAMFORD RAILROAD.
Announcement Made by Colorado '
and Southern. '
(AtsociaUi Prtsj Report.
' DENVER Colo. November 17. An-
nouncement was made today that the
Colorado and Southern railroad had ab- 1
sorbed the Stamford and Northwestern .
railroad recently completed whigh runs
from Stamford to Dickens Texas. Oeorge
B. Harris president of the Burlington
and the Colorado and Southern railroads .
is the new president of the Texas Una
which will be operated as part of .the
Colorado and Southern line. j
Domestic News Stories
PROVIDENCE. November 17-Teath)
due to devotion to big profession la the . -verdict
of the friends of Dr. Francis B. .
Sprague. one of the foremost ear and
throat specialists In the country wb3
died today of blood poisoning contracted
while operating on a charity patient three
weeks ago. - ' i
NORFOLK. Va. November Ue-Wtth ' '
over 800 delegates In attendance rejpre- ' 1
sentlng practically every State on the At-
lantic coast the Atlantic Deep Wate -ways
association convention began ' its -secoand
annual convention here today. .
The convention will last four daya. .
OKMULGEE OklaT November TI.W.
U Williams a Baptist preacher waa ac-' -quitted
by a jury here todayot the charge
of murdering- James SuUys a neighbor
last month. The fight between the men .
followed a quarrel between their wives.
NEW YORK November 17. Retirement
of Charles. W. Eliot former president of
Harvard unlverstly fsom the board of -trustees
of the -Carnegie- foundation
marked the annual meeting of the trus-
tees of the foundation here today
WINSTON-SALEM N. C November 17.
The executive commitee of the confer-
ence on education in the South decided
to meet next year in Little Rock. Ark.
April 6 7 and 8.
GTJLFPORT Miss.. November 17. The
-ll. fanfAW nf tha fliilfnirt Off An.4
Fertilizer company was totally destroyed
ny lire urasy. xne i o-nomwu w
i6000. The origin of the fire Is unknown.
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In the Optimo you get the choicest
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Abajo the cream of Cuba's crop.
Expert buyers in the fields secure ai 1
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