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TVELVEIGES TODAY
The Perkins
felly and Aunt Maoole show 'that M
''"t.Mii to be neutral on th ques.
Hon of oajual tuff rag. Pa and Aahur
theirs thla waak.. .
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Pastor Russell
The Pott will carry tha aarmono fumlah.
ad by tha Bible Students1 Aaaoolatlon for
tha next throa montha aa a feature of
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VOL 29 NO. 339.
" .HOUStfoN TPAS:MONDAYt MARCH 8 1915.
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GROWERS
OF TEXAS ARE HOW
PAYING THE BILL
Farmers Union Members Awaken
to Effect of the Abolition of
the Differential.
SACRIFICE 0F$5 A BALE
TO THE GROWERS PROVED
Railroad Commission Will Be Asked
to Reopen the Question and Do
What Is Bight to Eestore Com-
petitive Condition!
To Tha Post. i
Fanners Union Headquarters .Fort
Worth Texas March 4. In February
1915 a petition waa presented to the
honorable railroad commission of Tcxaa
asking them to grant a hearing on the
Houston-Galveston differential tariff
rate. On September 10 1915 the railroad
commission abolished the differential
rate between Houston and Galveston
making the rate the same to both place.
We have learned in a very few
months that this change ia det-
rimental to the cotton producers
of Texas. The old rate waa 45
cents to Houston and 51 cents to Gal-
veston; it Is now 61 cents to Houston for
concentration purposes and when the
cotton Is reshlpped It costs the farmer
S cents extra to get it to deep water
port which will coat the farmers 'of Tex-
as for an average cotton crop' about one
and one-half million dollars.
The Farmers Union Cotton company of
Houston has on hand' more than $2000
of what Is known as expense accounts.
That the farmer" under the present rate
must lose and continue to lose on every
liil we ship to Houston about SO cents.
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i lit? uiu rnio jiui our lunuu in huubiuu
Ht 45 cents per hundred net and when
It was reshlpped to Galveston the extra
t cents was paid; as it Is now we pay
the 51 cents to Houston the same It
osls to ship it to Galveston from the
interior points and when the cotton is
reshlpped as sold it costs the farmer 6
cents extra or 6 cents more with stop-
over privileges at Houston than it does
on a through rate to Galveston.
EFFECT UPON
HOUSTON MARKET.
This condition is and will destroy
Houston as a competitive market and
once Houston is destroyed as a com-
petitive market then the farmers of
Texas will be at the mercy of Gal-
veston's cotton factors and speculators.
I make the prediction now if the present
rate is retained. In five years there won't
he a respectable cotton factor in Hous-
ton. It means a sacrifice of at least
" per bale by the farmers of Texaa to
the speculators of this State. It la
human nature and where there is no
competition in business there is no mer-
ry shown to the weak and helpless.
There are three great Industries in
Texas and America; production trans-
Voi'tation and manufacturing Every
other business or profession of what-
ever kind or character they may be is
wholly dependent on one or all of these
three great industries either directly
or indirectly and when you cripple eith-
er one of them or impair their ability
to render good service you are doing the
people at large an injustice and will
sooner or later react on those who are
responsible for It. You destroy Hous-
ton as a cotton market and what will
the ship channel from deep water to
Houston that has cost millions of dollars
be worth to the cotton farmers of Texas?
It is easy to pull political wires and get
Into office some times but you can't
fool the people long when their indus-
trial welfare is at stake.
DIVIDED OPINION
OF COMMISSIONERS.
When this petition was presented to
tho honorable railroad commission at
Austin one of the commissioners granted
the hearing prayed for and one refused
to grant a hearing and the other Judge
W illiams was too sick to consider the
petition. Now When a man refuses to
listen to reason or Justice the only thing
left to do is to appeal to the people and
li t them put it Up to him and then If
he refuses to listen then it is up to the
people and the people have an unfailing
iMiedy and they usually apply it.
Now this petition was signed by a
i nuiioer of men who are experienced in
ttic cotton business and the rate ques-
1 ..ii. 1 received through the mails thla
'ruing a resolution passed by the Joint
. .inference of a majority of the district
unions of Texas held In Gareenville on
March 2 1915. and signed by a great
number of men living lh all parts of the
state asking the railroad commission to
1. 1 nut this rate hearing and this ia only
Hi.' beginning Tha people- are Just be-
aming to wake up and once aroused they
mil come very near getting their de-
mands. -
NO USE FOR
FURTHER DELAY .
There is no use delaying this hear
mg for this Houston rate must and
mil be. changed from SI cents bank to
I. cents and the sooner tt la done the
hotter Jt will be foil everybody and-I
now in my humble way call -on ail
farmers and all busineaa men. Inasmuch
as I signed the petition (or the Farmera
in ion of Texas asking for this hearing
to net busy ana sena petitions rrom every
e. tlon of the State to the railroad com
mission at Austin asking them to .grant
this hearing.
1 have printed petitions In due form
and anyone desiring any number of
the.-e petitions will write me at Fort
Worth. Texas care Farmera Union
headquarters and I will send them to
rou at once. Kespectrully submitted
' Henry N. Pod. -
Slate lecturer and organiser Farmera
Unl" Texas. . i
W. R. NELSON VERY 11L
Kansas City Editor Reported to Be
- very Low.
(Houston Post SfeciaL) '
KANSAS CITT.. March T TTie condi
tion of William Rockhlll Kelson editor
of the Kansas City Star was unchanged
today. " Mr. Kelson ha- been confined
to his home for ' several montha and
vnt-.rday his condition became
Hons that members of his family were
summoned to his bedside. Today waa
Mr. Nelson a seventy-fourth Mrthday an
; nlversary v I - ;
SUffllAM OF HEWS
THE WEATHER.
' (Associated Press Retort.)
WASHINGTON. Mares T. Eaat Texas In-
eraaaiDaT ckmdlsess Monday; Tuesday probably
local raloa and warmer.
West Texaa Cloudy ilooday. rain or ssow ex-
treme west portion; Tuesday local rains.
.. Oklahoma fair continued cold Monday; Tues-
day nseettled probably rain.
Louisiana Fair Moaday; Tuesday increasing
cloudiness and afigbtly warmer.
Houston Calendar for Today.
Regular meeting of Houston city coun-
cil at 4 p. m.
Rice Inatltute at 4:30 p. m. lecture
amphitheater . university extension lec-
ture on "Studies In Shakespeare" by
Stockton Axeon "Shakaapeare'a Concep-
tion of Tragedy.""
Amusements
lata theater: Paths Weekly.
Kay theatan "His New Job."
Zoe theater: "Runaway June."
Pearce theater; "The Cove Route."
Queen theater: "Tha Hermit of Bird
Island."
Majestic theater: Vaudeville Matinee
and night.
Mexico.
THE LAST of the Orriuia force at Plcdras
Netrras are preparing to evacuate that city.
GENERAL OBREOON h no Inteutlnn of leaving-
Mexico. Olty. bat will stay to establish
law end order declared the Can-aura cousul
general at New York Ho also denied tho re-
ports' of scarcity of food in the capital.
Domestic.
W. R. NELSON the Kansas City editor who
haa been ill for several weeks was reported
to yet be lu a serious condition.
HARRY K. THAW will face trial today in the
New York supreme court on a chance of eon
ailraey in connection with his eseap from
atteawan.
Washington.
PRESIDENT WILSON named May 10 as the
date for the Pan-American hnanclal conference
to be held in Washington.
WITH THE CLOSING of the Slaty-third eon-
aress ninny picturesque leaders will retire
from Its membership. Senators Root and Bur-
ton with many representatives will be missing
in tbe next congreaa.
legislature.
THE COMPULSORY education bill will enter Its
flrtb day or discussion Monday when some
definite action Is expected.
THE SENATE may adjourn Monday night to at
tend ine laying or the corner stone ot the new
terminal station in Dallas.
GOVERNOR FERGUSON will leave Tuesday
night for San Antonio to attend tbe meeting
ot the Texaa Cattle Raisers' association.
Sports.
AT DAX&AS: New York Nationaia 6. Dallas 3.
AT HOUSTON: St. Louis Americans 8. Hous
ton 4.
AT BEAUMONT: St. Lculs Americana 9 Beau-
mont 6.
Texas.
OCTOBER 6 to 8 was designed as dates rsr'tne
.El Campo fair.
SAU H. LITTLE assumed charge of the post-
offflce at Eagle Lake.
THE SMUHTD TKMl'LAR ol Texaa will cou-
vn In C. .Htnn A nrll y
LAMPASAS HIGH SCHOOL debating team de-
feated a aim) tar team from the Temple high
acbool.
$200000 L08S
was sustained when a cotton
Galveston was burned (tune
warehouse in
morning.
SEVERE COLD with frosts lu many sections
waa reported for Texas and tears were ex-
pressed for the safety ot fruit crops.
DELEGATES began arriving in Kort Worth for
the annual meeting of the Woodmen and
Woodmen Circle which opens Tuesday morn-
ing. MRS. PAT CONWAY woman jailer for Tom
Green county shot and seriously wounded s
msn who attempted to pass ssws to prisoners
in the county Jail.
Houston.
FIFTY-NINE FIRMS will be represented on the
next trade excursion rrom Houston .
A LARGE CROWD attended the entertainment
at tbe city auditorium Sunday afternoon.
REPRESENTATIVE HAXTHAUSEN expreased
his views on tit legislation pending before
tbe legislature.
HARRY FHILIPS was killed snd bis wife was
injured In an automobile aecldenta on the
Houston-Lanorte road.
JOSEPH HAROLD PROCTOR former Hous-
tnnlan wilt be married to Miss Clarissa C.
Wilson of Pittsburg early in spring.
PAN-AMERICAN FINANCIAL
CONFERENCE SET FOR MAY 10
President Wilson Named Date for
Discussion Between Banking
Representatives.
lAisociated Press Retort.)
WASHINGTON March 7. President
Wilson has selected Monday May 10. as
the date for the Pan-American financial
conference in this city at which tbe
ministers of finance and leading bankers
of Central and South American countries
will meet financiers and treasury offi-
cials of the United States to discuss the
establishment V more satisfactory finan-
cial and commercial relations between
the nations of the western hemisphere.
In a statement announcing the date to-
night Secretary McAdoo said all ot the
foreign gvemments had responded
favorably regarding the conference. Con-
gress authorised the conference and ap-
propriated S&0.OO0 for expenses.
MORALITY CAMPAIGN LN
' SAN ANTONIO DREW CROWD
60000 People Attended Church
Service as Result of Interest .
Shown in the Fight.
Associated Prist Report.)
SAN ANTONIO. Texas March 7. Or-
ganised movement to Improve the moral-
ity of San Antonio by the churches tak-
ing an active interest In the muicipal
campaign aad election resulted In 40000
persons attending divine services In the
city churches today. ' The average at-
tendance on Sunday Is less than 40000.
ANOTHER BRUNSWICK VICTIM.
Man Died of Wounds Received
When Kan Ran Amuck.
tAju0dt4 Pru RtprU '
BRUNSWICK Oa.. March 7. Ernest
McDonald died today from wounds In-
flicted by Monroe Phillips real estate
and timber dealer who ran amuck here
yesterday with an automatio shotgun.
killing Ave men and wounding II others
before he was shot to death. All of the
other wounded were reported today aa
doings welt except Gunner Tolnas a
I toung bank clerk whose condition was
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"Seven Towers" Guarding Passage Between Europe and Asia Constantinople.
Turk fortifications like these are rapidly tumbling before the terrific fire of the allied fleets in the Darda-
nelles. It had been presumed by the Turks that these fortifications were impregnable. Their guns however have
a shorter range than have some of the guns on tha English battleships. This reduces the forts almost to
uselessness.
EDUCATION BILL
TO HAVE. HARD TEST
Senate Will Have to Decide Fate of
Measure. .
Dallas Trip Forces Decision Monday
as Quorum Will Be Broken.
Governor Ferguson to
- San Antonio.
(Houston Post Special.)
AUSTIN Texas March 7. Compul-
sory education legislation will enter the
fifth day of its discussion "Monday morn-
ing in the senate with no indications of a
truce or compromise among the advo-
cates and the enemies of the bill.
As the senate will go to Dallas for the
laying of the cornerstone of the new
Union Terminal station Monday night
and as an adjournment of the bedy means
the death of the bill it is certain there
nil! be developments of decisive charac-
ter during the day.
The leaders who are directing the op-
position no longer make a pretense of de-
nying that the death of the bill is their
aim and hope and their tactics the last
two days especially show that no device
or rule of parliamentary tactics will be
overlooked in accomplishing this pur-
pose if they can. They know that a ma-
jority of the senate is for the bill and
based on the broad and emphatic decla-
ration of Senator Hudspeth Saturday
when he charged proponents of the bill
with trying to choke the measure down
the throats of those who' are opposed tj
It the breaking of a quorum will be re-
sorted to if all other plans of attack fall.
FIRST CALL IN
SENATE LIKELY
There has been no call of the senate
this session but one likely will be on
the program before the close of fhe de-
bate on this bill because its advocates
among them esnators who are as season-
ed and expert in parliamentary and leg-
islative work as the leaders of the oppo-
sition. re unyielding in their determina-
tion to have a vote and put the member-
ship of the senate on record aa to its at-
titude on compulsory education now that
the sting of the bosyman "attendance
officer'.' at $2 per day has been extract-
ed by the amendment of Senator Nugent
which was adopted last night prohibit-
ing tbe invasion of a home by this spec-
tre of E. J. Davis days unless he Is arm-
ed with a warrant duly Issued by a court
of competent jurisdiction.
The closing hours of the fight promise
to be spectacular. Representatives Bur-
ton of Tarrant Fforer and Nordhaus will
make an effort to have the house resume
consideration of the bill for printing text
books within the State but Monday U
suspension day in the house and there
ore several other bills on the calendar
that may be pushed for attention among
them the optometry bill which has a
number of friends.
Governor Ferguson wit! go to San An-
tonio Monday evening to be at the open-
Ins of the annual convention of the Texas
Cattle Raisers' association before whica
he Is to make an address.
Among other things he will discuss the
nationwide quarantine to keep-foot anl
mouth disease out of Texas and show
that such a precaution mean the safety
Md the stability of the Texas cattle In
dustry. ...
The governor being In San Antonio
nearly all the senators and representa-
tives In Dallas Tuesday will be a quiet
and restful day In the capltol.
WILL BREAK
SENATE QUORUM.
While the house has not officially 'ac-
cepted the invitation to go to Dallas an-
other attempt In that direction will be
made tomorrow but whether tt succeeds
or falls enough of the membership will
go to break a quorum and suspend busi-
ness unless the Improbable step of order-
ing a call of the house 1 resorted to and
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RIOTS FEARED IN
MEXICAN CAPITAL
No Change Reported in Situation
and Famine tresses People.
Talk of Allied Relief Expedition
Occupied Attention of Diplo-
matists in Capital Hope
Expressed.
(Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON. March 7. Dispatches
from the Brazilian miuisW in Mexico
City received tonight indicated that con-
ditions in the capital were unchanged
that the populace still feared the effects
of the famine and that there were dan-
gers of rioting should General Obregon's
forces evacuate.
High officials of the American govern-
ment described the situation as very
serious but not altogether hopeless. No
word came from Vera Crux as to the
attitude of General Carranza but fur-
ther representations have not been madjs
of such an tfrgent character that officials
here expect him to take steps to Improve
conditions.
VILLA'S ACTION '.
HAS ATTENTION.
The possibility that General Villa who
is now at Guadalajara might change his
military campaign temporarily from its
northward direction and . turn his entire
attention to recapturing Mexico City was
looked upon in some official quarters as
a possible solution of the situation inas-
much us such a move If successful would
give uninterrupted passage for supplies
from the American border by rail.
. One of the sidelights of the situation Is
the talk among diplomatists of some form
of allied Intervention such as occurred in
China during the Boxer uprising should
the situation in the capital grow worse.
MAY SEND
RELIEF FORCE.
While united action by the United
States wlUi any of the European coun-
tries is not believed possible the sug-
gestions of the members of congress and
others that some ot the Pan-American
nations together with the United States
would undertake a relief expedition were
discussed In diplomatic circles especially.
Bread Is almost' unobtainable In Mexico
City and there is a hack of food stuffs.
Many bakeries are putting out bread
made of bran and extortionate prices are
charged for It. Charcoal Is used for cook-
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781000 PRISONERS NOW
IN GERMANY IS REPORT
Increase of 200000 Has Been Noted
Over Figures Oiren for End
of 1914.
(Associated Proa Retort.)
BERLIN March 7 (by wireless to Say-
vtue N. Y.) Among the Items glyen out
for publication by the Over-Seas News
agency are the following:
A "Members of the Prussian diet who
have been visiting-prisoner camps have
received Information that at present there
are 781000 war prisoners Interned in Ger-
many an Increase since the end of 1911
ot over 100000 men.
"The last of the booty left by the flee-
ing Russians In the battle ot the Masu-
rian lakes has been brought Into Berlin.
It Includes 2000 wagon loads of all varie-
ties most of them in aa undamaged con-
dition. . a
Advices from Sofia say that Servla Is
planning an Invasion of Albania and an
aavance u u aonaiis. ai several
points It la stated the Servians already
nave crosseei ine Aioanuui ooraer."
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PRESSING FIGHT
ON ASIATIC SIDE
Dardanelles Present New Problem
to British Fleet.
New German and Russian Battle
South of Warsaw Reported as De-
veloping Into Mighty Struggle.
Snows Halting Dperations.
(Associated Press rlcport.)
LONDON March 7. While the political
dispute Is going on in the Greek capital
tbe allied fleet continues the bombard-
ment of the forts of the Dardanelles' the
forcing of which would make such great
changes in the near east changes which
It is considered none of the Balkan
States and least of all Greece can 'af-
ford to treat slightly.
Having damaged two of the forts on the
European side of the narrows previously
the British battleship Queen Elizabeth
and others of the allied warships Satur-
day started a bombardment by indirect
fire on the forts on the Asiatic side of the
narrows. As had been expected these
forts are proving hard nuts to crack. In
addition the Turkish army with modern
German guns is concentrating on the Gal-
lipoli peninsula to oppose any landing
and until it is disposed of naval experts
say the ships will not be safe In the
straits.
BULGARIA IS TT
NOW AROU8ED.
Bulgaria is said to have been aroused
by this attack on the Dardanelles and is
looking to the future. It is stated that
King Ferdinand is considering the for-
mation of s coalition government to di-
rect the affairs of the country through
the crisis which is expected.
Russia has still another battle on her
hands. While she is declared to be press-
ing her offensive in North Poland and
Eastern Galicia and" holding up tbe Aus-
trlans In the Carpathians the Germans
have launched an attack in the region of
the Plllca river to the south of Warsaw
where a big battle Is developing.
. Extremely heavy snow storms In the
Carpathians have stopped military opera-
tions completely even whereethe opposing
lines are in close contact says a Venice
dispatch to Reuter's Telegram company.
ARMY SUFFERING
FROM THE COLO.
The Austro-Hungarian troops are re-
ported to be suffering severely because
of he sudden change in weather for the
reason that many of them are without
supplies owing to the fact that their lines
of- communications have been cut off by
the snow.
In Poland in the region of the Pilica
river Petrograd reports that a great bat-
tle Is taking shape in the Carpathian
region brisk fighting continues with vic-
tories chronicled by both the Russian and
Austrian war offices.
According to a newspaper dispatch the
Rumanian parliament has empowered the
government to proclaim" a state of siege
until the end' of the war if necessary.
WOODMENvIN FORT WORTH.
Annual Meeting Will Be. Opened
Tuesday.
Houston Post S fecial.)
FORT WORTH. Texas. March 7. Offi-
cials delegates and visitors to the Wood-
men and Woodmen Circle convention
which opens Tuesday morning at 11:10
began to arrive Sunday. Most of these
will go to Cleburne Monday afternoon for
the dedication of the . new Woodman
building which has Just been erected
there at a cost of $11900. Special cars
will leave -the In terurban ticket office
at 1:M p. m. carrying about 200 . per-
sona. Including the State and supreme
officials of both Woodmen and Woodmen
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CONGRESS TO LOSE "
MANY PICTURESQUE
LEADERS IN LINEUP
Texas One State Who Will Not Lose
a Man Who Gained Fame in
. the Legislative Halls.
BARTHOLD AND BARTLETT
RETIRE AFTER 20 YEARS
Bristow One of the Senators to
Leave While. in Root and Burton
the Body Has Lost Two of Its
Ablest Counselors.
(Houston Post S rectal.)
WASHINGTON March 7. The swan
songs that were heard In (he house and
senate as the hands on the flag draped
clocks presided over by gilded angels
crept toward the noon hour last Thurs-
day marked the passing from the hall of
congress of .gome of the most notable
figures in the country's public life. Texas
Is one of the States that did not see
the removal from the Sixty-fourth (the
next) congress of any legislators who
were permitted to gain national . fame
in the Sixty-third congrafi as the only
representatives to pass out were what
Is known in Washington as "one-termers."
About 90 members of the house have
been retired to private life. Among them
are a group of men whose names have
been familiar In the Washington dis-
patches for years. Representative Bart-
hold of Missouri and Representative
Bartlett of Georgia have brought to a
close careers of 20 years In congress.
Both voluntarily retired. Representa-
tives McGuIre of Oklahoma Stevens of
Minnesota- Burke and Palmer of Penn-
sylvania are old timers who have been
forced to give way to new blood.
- Representative Underwood of Alabama
and Broussard ot Louisiana have trans-
ferred their affections and belongings to
tbe United States senate and their fa-
miliar haunts In the houso will know
them no more. Their admirers expect
them to' occupy commanding positions
in the upper branch ot congress.
ONLY THREE
T'lATORS BEATEN
f'the nine who have dropped 'out of
the senate with the passing of the pres-
ent time smashing session of congress
only three were candidates for re-election.
Crawford of South Dakota Bristow
of Kansas and Thornton of Lousiana all
sought renominatlon and failed in the
primaries. Senator Crawford Is suc-
ceeded by Ed S. Johnson Bristow by
former Senator Curtis and Thornton-by
Broussard. The other six Root of New
York Burton of Ohio Camden of Ken-
tucky Perkins of California Stephen-
son of Wisconsin and White of Ala-
bama were not candidates for re-election.
In Root and Burton the senate loses
two of Its ablest debaters and coun-
selors. Burton will be in the limelight
as a presidential candidate but Root will
seek retirement after presiding over the
great constitutional convention soon to
be held in New York State.
The two richest men in the senate
are Included in the departing nine. They
are Stephenson and Camden. The story
of their wealth may be told in two
words "lumber" and "coal." Stephen-
son was the itestor of the senate. He
will be 8$ years of age next June. Cam-
den was the youngest member of the
body In point of service and yet through
his fight on President Wilson's- ship pur-
chase bill gained renown throughout the
country. Stephenson started life as a
lumber jack and camp cook. Camden In-
herited a portion of his wealth but has
added mightily to It. Neither knows ex-
actly what he is worth for his holdings
are In undeveloped natural resources the
value of which Is as yet to be definitely
determined.
BRISTOW HAS
BEEN IN LIMELIGHT.
With the passing of Bristow the sen-
ate loses a picturesque figure. He came
into prominence as a postal fraud prose-
cutor under President Roosevelt and
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AUTOMOBILE TURNED TURTLE
CAUSING DEATH OF ONE MAN
Harry Philips Killecf Almost Instantly and His
Bride of One Month Badly Injured in Acci-
dent at Deepwater.
Harry Philips in charge of the ladles'
tailoring department of the W. C Murm
company was killed almost Instantly In
an automobile accident which 'occurred
on the Houston-Laporte road about (:30
o'clock Sunday evening His wife a
bride of a little more than a month
was severely injured while Mrs. J. L.
Charlton the third member of the party
escaped serious Injury.
The accident occurred about 300 yards
east of Deepwater. Tbe party was re-
turning from an afternoon's ride In the
automobile of Mr. Philips and according
to the Investigation made by Justice of
the Peace J. W. Williams was going at
a good rate of speed ft Is believed Mr.
Philips' lost control of the wheel and
the car turned a complete somersault.
Mr. Philips struck! the ground and his
skull was crushed in. He died almost
Immediately but a call was sent to
Houston and Westhelmer's ambulance
made a hurried trip to the scene. ' - In the
meantime Mrs. Philips and Mrs. Charl-
ton were picked up by a passing car and
brought to Houston. rr .
AUTOMOBILE WAS
BADLY DAMAGED.
The- automobile Was badly damaged
Upon turning a somersault it at
live same time faced completely
about - and landed- with the car
headed toward Laporte and In the
opposite direction from which the party
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GREECE ON VERGE
OF BEING HURLED
INTO WAR'S VORTEX
King Constantine Making Every En
deavor to Maintain Neutrality
of the Country. I?
M. ZAIMIS REQUESTED TO :
BECOME NEW PRIME MINISTER
Popularity of King Shared by M.
Venizelos Who Declared That Hit
Party Will Not Support Any New
Government That May Arise. '
Associated Press Retort.)
LONDON March y 10:10 p. m. Greece
apparently is at the parting of the ways 11
with her king exerting his influence to
maintain the neutrality of his country.'
in oppositing to Elutherlcs Venizelos tha i
prime minister and man to whom Greece '
owes her revival.
The resignation of the premier and his '
cabinet Saturday is reputed to have been
due to the unyielding attitude of the
monarch. The belief prevails that with
uie appointment or a new ministry tha
storm clouds would dissipate. This feel
ing was heightened by reports from
Athens that Venizelos had stated In a .
speech In the chamber of deputies that
ne ana nis lonowers would support any
government the king might appoint. '
iater lniormaiion nowevcr. Drought f
the true utterance of Venizelos to the
world.
"Our party" he said "will refuse to
support any government which .may be '
formed." . Added significance was at-
tached by some of his hearers toAhls
further statement "besides M. &ilnits
if he forms a cabinet will not come be-
fore the chamber."
A grand council of ministers was held
at Athens today under the presidency of
King Constantine and as Venizelos waa
leaving the palace at its conclusion ha
was acclaimed by the populace.
King; constantine won great popularity
by the successful manner In which be
led the last two Balkan wars. This pop-
ularity however he shared with M.
Venizelos to whose diplomacy In the con-
ferences of the war Greece is said to
owe her success and whose organization
largely was responsibility for her ability
to fight as she did. The premier also
was the moving spirit In the Balkan
alliance which united the Balkan States
against Turkey.
M. Zalmls. who has been requested by
the king to form a new ministry . re-
quested St hours in which to consider tha
matter. " " '
The Turkish minister Saltti Bey has
openly declared during the last few days .
that massacres would take place in Tur-
key If Greece broke with the porte while
Count Mlrbach the German minister In-
formed the diplomatic corps that Austria
and Germany would Immediately declare
war on Greece the day that Greece moy-'.
ed against Turkey. .
DETAILS OF BREAK GIVEN.
Athens Paper Described Debate on Niu.
trallty of Greece. .
Associated Press Report.) v
ATHENS via London March S 2:23
a. m. The Journal. Patrts which Is re"
garded as a Venizelos organ gives the
following account of The crisis Jn Greece r
"During the second sitting of the
crown council Premier Venizelos pro-
posed that only one division of troops
should be lent to aid the allies against
the Dardanelles thus overcoming the ob-f
Jectiona raised previously by tha mill.;
tary staff that on military grounds It
was not in the country's Interest to join
the allies.
"M. Venizelos then pointed out 'he
danger to which Greece was exposed by
the threatening descent of the Austro-
German forces on the Balkans adding
that since- no guarantee had been of-
fered by Germany that they woifld rc-
(Contlnued on Page Two.)
was riding. Upon learning of the acci-
dent and the death of one of the occu-
pants. Justice of the Peace Williams of .
Harrisburg was summoned and he com-
menced an investigation. Owing to the
fact that tbe other occupants of the car
had been brought to Houston he could
obtain no statements from them and did v
not complete his inquest.
Mrs. PhillDa and Mrs. Charlton were
carried to the residence of the former
1603 Milam street arid a physician sum
moned. An examination showed that
Mrs. Philips had suffered a severe gash
in the head and waa bruised about the
face. Mrs. Charlton had escapedwith
minor bruises about the body.
PROSTRATE OVER
DEATH OF HUSBAND.
Owing to their condition it waa im-
possible to obtain a very clear story of.
the details ot the accident especially as
Mrs Ptiltln wna nrhqil'Mted over the
death of her husbjnd and Mrs. Chariton
had been rendered unconscious when the
accident occurred. Neither of them could
exSJaln what had caused the automobile '
to overturn.' i
All three occupants were thrown from
the machine they said. Mrs. Philips
crawled to the side of her husband who
was- lying. In the roadway and tried to
raise his had. She seemed to realize Im-
mediately that he was already beyond
1.aIa . lllWAii.h hmr nmn nnnHltlnn Was
. nfiHvHiu ..v. " ' '
serious it was with difficulty that she
was persuaded to leave his side In order -
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