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Tt be published In .Th Poet tf next
Sunday la written by Grace SlUry Chen.
nino and haa te d with ana of the ex-
erlsnos at sf"e'e Ufa. k '
Health
la ta ba th theme of tha Southern a
. elologlca eongreee. which la ta maH In
Houston nxt week Tha Ry must b
clean ta ba healthy; .
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GMDAW SUCGE&S5 iSUlIIJARY -0F; WEYS SURVIVORS TOLD HOW THE BRAZOSWYMA SMGPREOTE. ;
mWESTGAUCIA
ROSENBERG WAS
IN LEGISLATURE TO
RECEDING SLOVLK
-J1saWaaWeslaJpaBae . TJf"mtm..4
REDISTRICT STATE
m WAS CELEBRATKD
'VaAcaat.' 'fee' HeWtoe aa' vklaity esday!
WaaatOat v'i ft' ' W'V'.-l
ttaomtara extremes and ' amlnttaUoa t
ThrUlinc Escaped American Seamen 0 ScUly Islands When
i
Boaatoa (or 94 boaia ending tp a.MJ ll ; .
Maxhnaat 1. mtalmam TV 1 '-" v. jr. ; :
Fall of .9 oU Foot Rcjisterd id
NinetyrOne Members of thel Hosm
"r-" ' ' . Sjjbmarine Sent Explosive; Crasliinjg.IntO Doomed Vessel
AtaMpbtrla rtmn
Ces( Reported m Pfepitciei .
V'Froa Berlin. . ; V'
Presented Petition f aToriag
1 X K
denerai Mtnabon na
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tamrtm 9-M a. Bk; KiOMt Kl -p
.OoataarattTa ttaipmtaia at Hootto
vi viveiaieikDy oecona umcerion arnvai ai riymouui.
v i Much lUfieTed.
- Action Now.
GULFLIGHT
WAS
TORPEDOED
v
0
V
t
48000 PRISONERS CLAIMED
& i . AS RESULT OF NEW10VE
rOermtu Haintaiii Their Are Pub
V'. 'iag jPorward Wrthweit of Tptei
Int Admitted Yielding -Poit At-
vO; Tt.
p IX)NDON May I :Wxp.gn.?-Ajoor-V
n to tha official aUtatnaaU both o(
Barlla and Vlanna tha Garnuut. and in
trlaa anna bar a ohlaral' noUbla Tto-
tory ta Wat OaHcIa' imaahlnf tha an
: ? tlra Ruaatan canter alone ft trout of many
nflaa. or. - aa .' Barlin ranarhly ' outa it.
eroaa tha whole western tip ot'QaJleU
rem near tha Hungarian border to tha'
t where tha rlrer Dunajec Jolna tna
; Vlatula which Is right at thw-frontler of
roiana
Though tha tOOO prieonera whom tha
Teutonic allies aay they hare taken doea
. not compare with the number which
i aome of Field Marshal Yon Hindenburg'a
v rushes netted him In the north tha
A achleTement if reports bear oat will
mean at least a temporary check to the
y Ruaaian forces which have bean hammer
Inc their way westward since the fall
of Prsemyal. i
Berlin la celebratlnj tha Tlftory to
night as Is tha custom there though It
1 la admitted that the flaga have been
. flown before full detallf are to handt v
' t WHOLE RU8IAl7cARATHlAN
C; CAMPAIGN SERIOUSLY AFFECTED.
.. ' sIf the Austro-Oannan contentions rela--
Uve to the Gallclan situation are correct
- In ' the opinion of some of tha English
;. ntUltary wrltera it wilt mean that the
whole Russian campaign in tha Caxpa--'thlans
is seriously affected making ex-
tremely precarious the posiyon of tha
. Russjan troopaoresslng down tha eoutb
vem slopes toward the plalna of Hungary.
' - The line between the Vistula and tha
Hungarian frontier waa about 40 miles
eaat f Cracow. The Auatro -Germans
have been gefendlng It stubbornly erer
alnce the-beginning of the Carpathian
fighting.. The general Britisli comment
a somewhat raserved pending the Pero-
w trib Terilon of the operations. i
T CTROQRAD AOMITS V . V
' OK$FEhATE BATTLE.
' Savend the admission Jn tb
."offlcll communication that a "esperaU
A battle has been' engaged in sine- last
' Saturday-night on tha front tram the
lower; Neida river ta the Carpathians na
; further newa baa come through concern -
ing the fighting ffi which both Berlin and
- Vienna claim s Tlotory
..""The reticence of tha Russian official
communication though it may indicate
' that the battle Is still unfinished la oon-
- Sidered In military Circles here to give
considerable color to the Teutonic claims
' aa least to tha claima of Vienna which
doea not place tne victory so nign bj
1 does the German communication.
. If the Austro-German claims are cor
v rect according to tna military obaenrers
tha Russian right flank is In danger of
nvekmment. the Russian left flank is
threatened by strong Austro-Germa.n
forces and on tha 9try-Munkaoa line tha
position Is so dangerous aa to ba likely
to Involve a general retreat.
NO' BRITISH OAInT
CLAIMED IN WMT y-
u ' Bnglandand France make no claims
T to any gains in the west the British
contenting themselves with .saying that
the German attack on the scarred hill
Na M In Flanders has bean beaten back;
tha French confirm thta.
- - The Germans maintain that they are
Tpuahlng forwardT ta th northwest bt
nrea and toward Bt. juuen vuiag.
which they captured after tha attack fat
'. lowing their first extensive 'use of gas
but which they were forced to yield un-
' der-oounter atUcka.
In the fighting In tha Baltic provinces
I ImibwHii finds cause to relolce. - Re
Ijedtiag tha Russian contention that tt la
only a aporadlo cavalry - raid Berlin
wireless comment received tonight save
it seriously threatens the Russian right
r and tha fact that troops could ba moved
i"1 so far northeast before they encountered
v resistance la considered a reflection on
Ue Busslan Intellgenoa system
SUBMARINES HAD . ' '
AN-ACTIVE DAY. .
go far as claima go it was an Austro
'- German day A number of veaaela.
; neutral and otherwise fell a victor" to
f Oerman submarine Norway being a par
ts tleularly heavy loser. .
!'; The Turkish war tfloa announced that
. the ailM who landed on alltpqH Teain'
sula had been prevented from making
headway. ... .' .-J . i
V Various special dlsp&tohes from My
ene. reaching uonaon By way or Ato.-
ana aay that tha allies hare have acou
pled M aides on the Dardanelles U miles
south of tha town of uampou
i tTheBrIUah admiralty has as yet mad
n comment on inese re pons.
v information from tha Dardanelles
that the bombardment of. the Turkish
. A (Continued on Page Twe)
.- SummerPressgs
V 'Already tha. Tight dretgaf of
. gnmmer are 1b demands tha
linen and lingeries the dain-
ty Tories End oottons.'' '' ..."
' Ons fnoat dress ta tune irlUt -las
ssssob.';; .?.'.M;V-r-;
rsshlon ' and comfort . mnat
;ista bs ssrvsd. 'r;f s" '.
Tns sioret srs aoir'.ihowla
tha advance sonuner - itylea.
They ara moat interesting placea
to tlalt. - -...V -v ? L-Vt y
. The beat gnlds' as to whers
to go to See toe sew -Strlr is
SdTarUBing u jm roat.
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IUlUa hnaMtrr T.H( awt; I p.-at
V.Caaet-1
WAgHINOTOK. May
tied Teeedsy aad Wednesday.
twSsW
aad WeaaeadayV' s '-' ?Sfl j
A 1 aW luncheon at Bander Hotel J at
tlitt p. -;: tf-:-!- --'.
. Meeting 'of Chamber- at Commaro all
rect era to oertalder tttod situation at 4
a nv - !jc --. hi-' a. '.'. .
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T; ''. Amuaamanta. ' .
Oam thaatar ITha Undertow." -.
CrswivThsatar-3'lma Dsetrayar."
Queen "trhaater--"Th Juggernaut"
u... . B.itii I
Woman.1
- Majestic Theater vaudeville" matlnos
and night. -
ir ''' :- lVnaettia. '" y-
TBS WILL ef Jeha
Oadahy. tate 'CUesgo aMat
(M sad ebows the. estate
. Daekar. aa nrobei
as valued at 11000000.
MRS. FLORENCE CAMPBELL widow ff the
Ute lsmes Campball declares that Mna UIU
Caaabell Burkoaa was her ewa daub tar and
hair to the leO0Oa estate. I
TBS MI880CBI BUPRKHB OODKT denied the
Taotlna for si MhttstrlaU in tlM cwt oi
At pckiBc MactHM wkleii wn flned $3000 1
ntun.inn .. tu aii uk ha TTkitad I
States district attaner-la Hem lore aaxinc
'.Jf.
JOHN B. LAWBON was feead gallty of anrderl
la tne ant c-grae la eoaaecaioa wita tna aui-1
Ins? ol f ohn
UtttevaWUb Oolortdo ttiitirs U itUL br a
jury at TrlnliUil and poateluiieBt wu nd at
71 1 sn list r asj isvpeiaw nsei iaa aaa aa
Ufa Inijpaoimwnt. '
Wuhingtoit
EUOENB OBAPANBTA of Port Arthur i
Charles U. Hhert or CBlcaso. la aoaiuoa to
Captala Onntber. was dropped dead lost tbelr
Uraa ia the torpedoing of the steamer 8ulf
Usht. . . 1
TBI Usltad Btatae esnmlsaloa oa lndnatrlal fe-
laUoDs has arraagea lor a aeries or aeanags
on laoor ana leuaainai prooiema urromus a
number of large corpora tloas aad ergaalsa.
dona.
TUB 8tAf DEPAKTMENT has beea ooVlally
adTlaea or tea torpMoug or ue Americas
task areeaer Oolf Ught wod has ordered Aa-
kaaaador Qerird at BerUa te Imln of the
'fleueaa.awTemawat for the tacts la the case.
fegiustare.
TBS boa He
Jedlelarr aDmnrlatiea 'Mil waa
pasted SaaHy without debate.
AM EFFORT la oa foot to have woman aaf-
irasw aewfKee u xvzaa aj wgiaiauTO voaci- i
GOOD KOADS ADVOCATES ate preset la Asa-
na to esse vae sowiam as auasui ief aeaerai
kirtwayr bUlaftais sssslsav .Tt r i J
A SBBOLCTfOir reqaaattaa'. the aease easisalt.
ne aa inaaraawe aa report ea aae wioaoa laser
aeesbl aot later thaa Taarsdsy waa la-l
A MEW BUBAL SCHOOL SltX esrryhig aa ap-
prosneaw ox ai.uv.uuv oat aineriBg IB oe-
tall froas -the tteasate'elieedy sreseatedwWaa
tntrodeeedi
SENATOR-' WTCSTBROOK wants "a : eottarittee
rroa taaenate ta prooa the exoendltisre ef
the sz&wo appropnated for the purpose of ex-
aprmiBattiLg rata aa a baoeaie plague arTea
A RB80LTJTIO!t daoosWlat statements made by
rraea i waiaa taaimaa oi iae laaostnal
relations oomailartoa. eoaeeralag farm coodl-
tloas la Texaa as aawarranoed and antonoded
waa iBtndacsd. .
NIKETX-ONE MBMBEBS of th aeose stgaed e
petition and preacnled It to Oovemor rergnaoa
thejr ware informed by the goTsraat-that the
matter would ba favorably reported If the
senate Indicated Its approval ef tne project.
praying ror a naiaincang ox tse etate ana
THE rrttST SPIES was drtven la the aew Alas-
kaa gorarament railway at Balp vm by aur-
tha White the Orst whlU child bora la
THE t. 0. C denied the rlsht of the tnterea-
tionai ana weat nortnara roae to ueinoe ta
Us rate what la held to be In sxeeanve switch
ing rate oa rouga rice at uonstoa.
THE BROTHERHOOD of Looanotlre EaglBeet
ane airenwa atmr anaijaiav u
wage arbitration board la the
the award of the
at BMtter of tha
claiming that very few of the 64000 mea in-
volved received ea increase of pay.
Sports. '
AT WAXAH ACHIB : Baxlpr X Trinity 1.
AT GEORGETOWN: A. aad M. S Bonthwaet-
era.l. r
AMERICAN LBAOUS: New York S Phila
delphia 4. -
NATIONAL LEAGUE: Brooklyn VBostoa S;
new. xors a. rnuaoeipaia a; uaieafe a rntr
berg 1.
FEDERAL LEAGUE: Pittsburg -T Bnohlya
1-; Baltimore T Ksnsea Ulty S; Chicago T
BenTaie .
TEXAS LKATiDE
Pert Worth a Rn f a.
Dallas a. Baa Aatane a; ueivestaa T Waco 9
aaanmoat a earrnpgn e.
SOUTHERN LEAODB: New Orleeae . Mobile
Blrml
tt Bock
lUKlSJBlag f . M alStSI VS1 ai HSStTIUMilaf
ll; NssavUle a Caetuneoga a.
V
Texas.
THIRTEEN COUNTY CONVICTS neeetM noe
Btyaana omcers capwea are ot taem. -.
THESE was e fall ef alne-tvaras ef a foot la
the Brasoa river at Rosenberg end the good
Slinsuoa remains pacoaageo.
CLARENCE DEFES wee fonnd nllty of
liar a rorani initnmant at Calvert and
placed aader a Ire-rear bnapanded seateaea.
d: 7h..re' KfJss Cvts
addressed tbejtexas 8ut saedfcal aaaocla.
ta San Antanle t act
kiclpel eMetk
ton on May U and the alleged Ir -
la tbl recent nrlmarlea bare beea
: emuKt nuareeyaf
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Houston
STLTES CTFS wlU be awarded la the pretty
KEOROES. .dmcnaard kporaachlit
ceogreas at meetlag atoaday night.
A OOCPLB from A MB were married Msadny
' IB ID piw auwwa nvHW vitf auk
TRH rnuMisaioNERS COURT win mm
a board t aqaaiisatiea tae taira Moadny ia
aay. - -
mtam w a w - - aa -
aavi was nua law ir monany am
MIRB MADSLTNS SKJNNES of Haaatea Betebta I Namarar eaae. but the prmocutlon t
; I Jho wtaaer at The rest-QBlvernal Beaetylwaa baaed epott a confession. - Th
i OorTVent. t ... ... I think should Indicate to the world -
J - -
ainxiTTTTiim . en ona niaiim Umi .kiw
win be eacered te Betltloa tb brina llbarir
rURES ot I0.O09 Bonatoa antonl eblMrea
be eoemvd te aeUtioa a bring liberty
eeM b Boaatoa. ' .. . t
ONLY
low
' the elty .
I ty .ma rfcvt. jt.
TUB TEXAS COM PANT H taking Steee in
the fetare ell arudecUaa at
I etni
halhila Btpe ana.
DRLEOATES from tnretga aetlbne will ataead
tha Seataeva Rnniral OaagToss which aaa
vaaoa ta Manatee aawrany. . - .
serarai fnrmor eOciai owe eeeaty mower aw
haal aneetleoa trm laeorrad. .
Vil M'aiSwirTt-S't
aa ltado Sltfc " 4
JLrZTJTnZ
vtaa givaw tna
'will ba bnewa
Mis. rvLi a Trm snmo. rami
of The Poet ttagr m
a
writer ta vim tins
R ovate.
AN ORDINANCE
IN ORDINANCE kroMI- tt ettf taaae a1
KM la Jlv and tWaW. wiU be plaewd na
a rt raadlas WedaamlaT hi Mm cuy ceea-1
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tAincbttt Prn JtitorU
w
FLTMOOTHy England May 4 1:85
a aoiiw aiawuer utodh uiai. oigni
aanc M members of ht erew and tha
Doay. or uapxain juirei uunmer vt u
Amarlcaa. tUamer qulfllghf. which was
torpadoed Off tha tkrtlly Islands last 8at-
The chief officer and chief engineer re
mained with the veeseV which is an-
chored in' Crow Sound to look after the
interests of the steamer's owners. ''
In an Interview at Peniance. Second
Officer Paul Bowerof the Gulfllght
whoa homo la in Chicago said:
"When the' Gulfllght left Port Arthur
we were followed by a warstnp of soma
description which kept out of sight of ub.
but In touch by wireless and warned ua
not tddlscloee our position to any one.
SECOND OFFICER 1 v
SIGHTED SUBMARINE.
"At. noon Saturday we Were Z miles
weat of' Scllly. Th weather was hasy.
About two and a half miles ahead I aaw
la submarine. I waa on watch and notl
ruri tha contain fend .chief officer who
I. .t.. w.. I rAm.
IMIBJSV awSa Ml" amwiMseaiaiv. - w
the surfact) for throe minutes then dja
appeared.
I JITreniy-Ilve nunniea wier we wsre
I .truck by a torpedo on the starboarf side
and there was a tremendous ahocla The
aubmarina had not reappeared on the
surface before discharging the torpedo.
"Previous to this wa had been met by
two patrol boats which accompanied us
on either side. The boat on our star-
board side wa so badly shaken by the
explosion- that her crew imagined that
she also had been torpedoed. We lmme
LAWSON WAS GIVEN
LIFE PRISON TERM
" A- BeM-aTw- . em-am
Jaj Returned Verdict in Colorado
Strike Case. '
Bepnty fserf 9ftbR Himmo la.
Oetober 191S
AuteilttPrtttRtfri.
TRINIDAD. Col. May J.-John TC Law-
ton labor leader today wa condemned
to. abend the' remainder of hla life at
hard labor In the Colorado penitentiary.
He was found guilty of first degree mur-
der in connection with the death of John
Nlmimv a deputy sheriff killed In a Strike
hitth Ootohflr 15. 1811. unaer me
I . L '.wl (h. aiitv of
.Colorado statute making It the duty. 01
UlA jurT to fix the penalty at death or
life imprisonment the jury In the dis
trlct court fixed) the milder punishment
Thirty days were given to file a mo-
tion for a new trial and Lawaon was re
luuil tcmnorarllv In custody Of hlS
'-M'-
counseL
Judga Hillyer later announced that the
labor leader would be released on S2a004
bond pending action on his motion for a
I -.-. l
The new bond. waa arranged.
john r. lawson '
issued Statement.
Seated at hla lawyer's table after the
verdict John R. Lawaon talked calmly of
tha outcome of hla fight for life and lib
erty. '
"They may get me but they can not
defeat the cause of tabor. I'm not wor
rvinc about myeelf if the fight I have
been making for the worklngman that I
am Interested in and that will go ahead
ust aa before. Even for me It'a a long
IWav to the penitentiary sty attornewa
will not give up until everytrung own
I n" De aon" "J "
OUTRAGE DECLARED
a ii.ftuik cftllNtEL.
Attorney Hawklna. counsel for Laweorl
Issued an additional statement In which
he aald:
"Y.k.vii.-ja mM la clalmlnc J.
R Lawaon. a labor leader aa a victim.
Rockefeller's lawyers worked up the
evidence and Rockefeller's detectives
testified In the case to aecure convlc
. ickta unpe!r;b!nr!:
I rase. In any Other community an ac-
QUIttal wouia nave oeen ui" i n nm-
Th. Mnvlctlon 1 stirring the na
two timmi are nourlMt In on ua from
1 all over the country nd the beginning
I trot yet."
Statement by Atterne OenaraL
MfMciefrd Prtu Erf art.)
DENVER Col. k May I. Fred Farrar
attorney aeneral of Colorado comiMnt
Ihg upon the conviction of John R. Law
son aald:
"The prosecution of Lawaon was coo
ducted solely by the attorney general's
office. I think thla la the rim ease
whore ma of the leader of
imiaM haa been convicted of Crimea of
I VKMemoe anaina W"L .r. im
I strike. ' Ul couroe inaic mmm v
i uaiaLvikvon uiorw
la. I
world'! hat
I nikAr. ia atiU ra.na.bla of aelf
I .t thrMah recourse te the courts.
I Colorado la suu capanre n awn gve
I meat throcgh recourse te the courts.
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Will Tiled Left All to WMo and
UaaNievrd Prm Xer.l '
' CHICAGO May . The wnl of the late
I meat paker and grala aien John Cad
I thy filed for probate here today- leavea
th entire e.tate to the widow and four
children. The bulk of the property ta to
I be held In treat for eeven years when all
ef th heira except 4oaa r. utMany at
Kansas City may take tt over. The latter
la to receive only the rnceem froa his
share ta quarterly hvetallmenta
. Courmel for th teetatnr estimated the
value of tne eatato at av.w. - t
dlately lowered the boats and left our
ship and were quickly taken on board
the patrol boat.
VKfl n rfl BB "
TO CAPTAIN. T-
'At midnight -. Saturday while stlU on
board the patrol peat. Captain Gunther
summoned me. I- found him in bed and
he said he wanted some cure to roil a
cigarette tor hlav ' Ha then tossed up his
arms and falntedfi From then until the
time of his death' which occurred about
l:M o'clock Bundsjr. morning he re
mained unoonsoloua
"Captain Gunther'e speech waa thick
and Indistinct' but we could dUtlngulsh
that be wished aoine one to take care of
hi wife. The crew bad always regarded
Captain Guntber as S healthy man and
had never beard him complain." -
Second Assistant Engineer Crist of the
Gulfllght aald: I was on watch In the
engine room When we were torpedoed and
ao.terrtble was taeVblaw that the Gulfllght
seemed to be tumbling to pieces. She
appeared to be lifted high In the air and
then to descend rapidly. I told the boys
ta-'beat If ss cuickly as possible and
ghut the engine down.
"Reaching th ? Ssck I found them
launching both lifeboats. We got safely
Into them with tse exception of Wireless
Operator Short of Chicago and a seaman
who had dived overboard when they feH
tha shock and were drowned."
AU the members of the crew of f the
Gulfllght spoke enthusiastically oi the
patroU bokt Iago Vhb they laid did
everything .possible for them.
Sunk Swedish 8ehooner.
LEITH. rlan4iMy 4 1:08 a. m.
The crew and frva men of the swedian
schooner Else have been landed here.
UNITED STATES TO
POSTPONE ACTION
WID Make Official Inquiry ia Case'
of Gslflight.
4ttsek on Aineridfa Ship Admitted
uity Kay Be Bemsiided'
From Qennany.
(Assottof id PrtKeort.
WASHINGTOWv May I. Pending an
official Investigation of the circumstanoes
of the wrecking of the Ataerlcan steamer
Gulfllght In the English hanneL the
United States government will defer dip-
lomatic representation a- well as any
pronouncement ot policy.-
Two messages were "received today
from American Consul Stephens at Ply
mouth England representing that the
Gulfllght waa torpedoed off the ScUly
Islands Saturday and that he captain
died of heart failure and two member
of the crew were drowned. Secretary
Bryan called attention tn the fact that
the source of hi authority was not given
by Consul Stephens.
Mr. Bryan said he would ask for a
thorough and complete report from the
American consul and would direct Am-
bassador Glrard at Berlin to make In
quiry of the German government for such
facts as It might have en the subject.
NOT CERTAIN OF
CHARACTER OF TORPEDO.
Officials were careful not to take for
granted the truth of reperts that a Ger-
man torpedo struck th Gulfllght. -
Should the investigation bear out the
dlapatchea claiming that A German sub
marine made the attak the United
States probably will demand an Indent-
tiityX sufficient to cover the loasas in
curred by the ship and compensation to
the families of the victims. It. is thought
probable that an expression of formal
regret also will be required.
While the seriousness ef the attack
upon the Gulfllght was a matter of dis-
cussion and speculation la official quar
ters generally today the belief was held
in high official quarters that the Oer
man government if responsible would not
seek to Justify the act but would prompt
ly agree to make amends."
RESIDENT WILSON " -
BEGAN WORK AT ONCE w
Preside at Wilson on his return from
Williams town communicated with Secre
tary Bryan ana tne nave oeperairenT. oi
ficlala who Immediately began an invee-
ttgatJon of the law pertaining to tha
case.' .'Their unanimous opinion wm that
from-the reports thus far received there
waa no excuse for the attack en the ves
sel for even If she could be accused
of carrying contraband the ship should
have been visited and searched and her
crew transferred to a place ot safety be
fore the cargo could ba confiscated.
Secretary Bryan laid before President
Wilson tonight the preliminary official
consular reports telling ot thetca-pedo
Ins of the Gulfllght. FrJtawtng his con
ference with tbe president be reiterated
his statement that no policy In the mat-
tar would be decided oa antR more com
plate information wan receives. .
V --. 1 1 V s' . 5
Twe Americana .Wore; Lost. i
(Asfntti Pre Rawer!.)
KX1T TORE Mrl-Ta tw Aroefl-
cane la addition to Captain Gunther who
loot their live when ta Amerlcao steam
or Gulfllght. waa torpedoed off thA 8c illy
Islands wars Charlee C Short ef .Chicago
the Wireless operator and Kugtne Chsp-
aneU of Port. Arthur. Texas a seaman.
acordlng to a eablegraaa fwsertmd her
today by the ' unit manning ( sornpaay
awmate of the veeeeL ' .
Captain Gantar wa )t rear eld. Bar
- (CeotinooS oa a"g Two.)- ;
Their vessel they say was destroyed by
a German aubmarina on Sunday morning.
The Else with- a caW of wood wa
bound from Hohrtadt to uranton and was
overtaken - by the submarine 100 miles
west Of May Island. The crew aay they
were given five minutes' w quit the ves
sel which tha Germans then set on
fire. Y- -V- .. . v
. The crew was picked UP by the steam
er ' beme do. . ..
4 '' 4 : ' - f
Swedleh Steamer Torpedoed '
iAtndattirfmi Rrrort.)
LONDON May U:l a. m. The Ex
change Telegraph company has received a
dispatch from Its correspondent at Copen
hagen saying that the Swedish steamer
EUlda timber laden from Helaingburg
hmm hMn tornedoed In the North aea by
a German submarine. She went to the
bottom ain less thsn three mlnutea
The li rnen and two women on board
the veaael barely had. time to make their
escape in one oKthe- small boats. After
cruising about for two hour they were
nicked up by a Danish schooner and
landed at Lemvlg Denmark.
Norwegian Steam? Sunk.
Auociattd Putt kttort.)
LONDON May t. 8:05 p. m. The Nor
wegian steamer Baldwin was sunk by a
German aubmarina' in the North sea on
Rundav. ' The crew of 17 men were el-
inwarl ttt take to their boats. They land
ed today at Lelth. Nine shots were fired
into the Baldwin before she went down.
TWo Trewiere Were Sunk
' iAuociattdPrtssRttort.)
ABERDEEN. Scotland May I 1S.41
p. .m. Trawlers making port today de
clare that a German submarine sank two
trawlers within M miles of Aberdeen
rnindav. The orew of th two vessels eS-
cainntothAm1 Tte " I
It would appear as though the aubma
(Continued on Page ThreeJ
AGED HAN'S'BQDY
FOUND IN BAYOU
i -
James L Jamison Has Been
v ing Smce Saturday.
Deep Gain Aorou Held would JUTei
taUeJaifioisiit Ca wJBeatft. '
f5crr" wnrrrrrr
JUVUICC i ABU ASUVlvOU . t
Kail'l I)lsappeara&oe
With a deep gash cut across hi head
tha hodv of Jame K. .Tamlann 1411 1-a.mar 1
.... .r ... AA.!.
In Buffalo bayou at 1:30 Monday after -
noon at th. foot of Bayou .treet. a tew I
I"":" " . 4 v -
suffocated to death In a cave-in.
The body was found by a negro and
iTeCrr: 7? 'IT ll?.
w ut vmw bwvivu. a ia uv ii v kw.k I
the body had been In the water since
last Saturday night. Police headquarters.
who already had a description of the miss
ing man. Immediately aent an Officer to
the place where th body waa found and
Justice J. M. Bay was called to bold an
lnquaat. -
Saturday night William Jamison older
than th dead man who occupied a room
with his brother at 1411 Lamar avenue
waited for hla brother until sat in the
night and when he did1 not appear went
to tha police station asking; that a search
be lnstitutedjor him. He waa not found
and the brother fear stricken retired
with the light burning In th hop that
his younger brother wouldjreturn
According to Ray Fogel. the under
taker who embalmed the body the gash
on th man's bead would have been suffi-
cient uTbave caused his death. It is pos
sible however "tBat the wound waa re
ceived when be tell into the bayou.
Other than hla brother and one alater
Mrs. Frank Walker who resides near
Modeltown N. T. he haa no relatives.
Jamison himself came originally from tbe
State of New Tone. The remains are be-
ing held by th Sid Weethelmer Under
taking company awaiting word from the
aister in New York.
Justlc Ray who Is conducting the In
quest haa not returned a verdict
In a note book found on the dead man
waa found the following: 'In case of
death send my body to Darien county
N. TA and In case of serious Illness noti
fy my sister Mrs. Lois Walker Model
town N.
ATTEMPT MADE ON LIFE
OF LOS ANGELES CANDIDATE
Former Police Chief faking May
oralty Nomination Today Is
Defendant ia Trial. A
LOS ANGELES CaL. May 1 An at
tempt to assassinate Charles E. Sebao
tlah auspended chief of police on. trial
with Mrs. LUlie Pratt for contributing to
the dependency of Edith Serkin wa
mad late tonight when two abot were
fired through tb window of hi rraadsac
while he waa talking with a friend.
Neither shot took effect.
Sebastian testified In hla own -behalf
today that he waa Innocent of the moral
misconduct alleged In the IndrStrnent
charging him with having contributed to
the dependency of Edith Serkin. "'
Bebastlaa'a forcible declaration' a the
wKnee stand were his last word of tes
timony before submitting himself to he
poopr tueauiiow as a candidate for mayor
i. taa wunldrjal nrimarv. J ".r.A. i
TRAFFIC ON SOUTHERN
PACIFIC LINE RESUMED
Wster Still Orer Tracks at Some
Pointi and. Slow Tall at Stogar-
land Wu Eeported Situation at
Booth and Thompion .Uachanged
I : FLOOD DISTRICT RELIEF.
T Bo Considered by Chamber ef
commerce Directors Today.
. President H. C. Schuhmaoher
Monday afternoon Issued a call for'
a. special meeting of the board of
directors ef the Chamber of Com-
merce to convene at 4 this after-
noon for the purpose of consider-
ins 'the situation in the flood dis-
trict. ' '
That something must be done
and that speedily la now being Im-
pressed upon the business men of
Houston who are hearing from the
district ' which has been covered
by the water. '. .
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With a fall of .1 of an Inch registered
in the Brasoa river at Rosenberg and
slight falls at other; points in that sec
tion'' the flood situation "remaried Mon
day practically 'unchanged. .The stage
was 45.6 feet: A alow fall for the next
two days is expected and after that
time It is predicted that tha stream will
Win to fall rapidly. These estimate are
-made however on the supposition that
no more rain will fall. Tha weather was
threatening in Rosenberg Monday
Shortly afternoon Monday trafflo on
the Southern Pacific between Rosenberg
and Houaton wa resumed and at night
train were operating both east and west.
The Gulf Colorado and Santa -Fe and
the San Antonio and Aransas Pa&s are
using the Southern Pacific tracks.- Mon
day night orders were received by rail-
road officials at Rosenberg for the hand
ling of two Houaton and Texas Central
trains one east and one weaf.
A fall from one to three Inches waa
reported hv the section near Booth an4
Thomnaon. Tha Bante . Fa tropica ta
AWn or stui out ot rviceV
(slihtfall' ' '
laEGisTEREO.AT Richmond.
'Ae OMmIuI' AVlrti . i4.-
I mnwaeeerse m amsasaio Mb WW ISSIS
tered. The high bank of the river are
waanea coniiaeraoiy at tills point A
general feeling Of relief ta expressed
(from all residents of that Section.. At
8u"ar Land the Water I falling slowly
ivunag tna aay acme water was reponea
EWrldge furnished the Southern Pacific
m 1M thM
cks of andand gravel have beea
placed along the track ' In -addition to
thla about 10 carload of loos gravel
nave been put in .place. Slight fall In
th. dl.trlcu between Richmond and Har-
m A n flarfrartlm anA g.nil .
reported.
rarmera marooned in the towns are
making preparations to return to the
bottom lands aa soon as conditions will
permit A generally i optimlatio feeling
prevails and work will ne started a
aoon aa the waters have receded to some
eaYent
WaUls reports the Brazos as slowly
receding last night's gauge showing
total fall of two (set
Accompanied by constant thunder rain
began falling at Lock hart early Monday
morning and put the farmer out or oust-
(Continued on Page Two.)
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HEIRESS TO MHUONS B HER .
DAUGHTER SAD) MRS. CAMPBELL
Centra Figure in Fight
St Louis Railroad rromoter 1 1 ook stapd to
Swear Herself to Be Mother.
M tncitUd Prtu ltryert. )
ST. LOUIS. May I. Mrs. Florence
Campbell widow of James Campbell the
railway promoter whose will now la In
litigation testified In the circuit couYt
her today that ah never bad seen Mrs.
Ann Elisabeth Hicks who the wlU con-
tee tents claim la the mother of Mrs.
Lois Campbell Burkham. referred in the
Campbell will aa Campbell's daughter.
The cross-examination of Mrs. Camp-
bell began late today.
Mrs. Campbell tasTlfled that Lot
Campbell Burkham was her daughter and
was born to her In the Grand 'Union
hotel. New York. March' 17. 1891. Her
hue band and her aunt Mrs. Mary Gtlroy
were present ah aald.
Mrs. Campbell identified a totter from
Dr. Andrew H. Smith th attending phy
sician giving her advice as to the care
of the esOo- ' '
1 8WO M t "TOLD Ml M
THt DOCHSSS WAS DEAD.
Befot Mrs. Camped testified A. J.
Lubke a-Sjewepapef reporter testified
Mr. Edith tBtaJav Who tostlfled a few
day ago her ftepdaughtr was the moth-
er of Lots Campbell Burkham and that
th stepdaughter snW ea th wife of an
English duke told ahn 'Jhar stepdaughter
tras dead." This testimony was Intro-
duced la rebuttal ef tawtiinony glvan ty
Mm. Blair In behalf f -fhoae wh are
aeeklng to have' tb CaJabeli will set
. - - ' " '
1 Tae present trial Is t d-4erralne the
parentage of Mrs. Burhhara wh'was
V' ' - if
mm mm on GBsori i-
INSURANCE BUI TUESDAY '
Sufficient ' Prcrgresa '.' of Luurance .y
and Appropriation 3ili tf 7sr .
rant 'Presentation of EedKitrict. v ' '
. ing tim Under Senate ApprtTaL -
By John E. luniford. "
AUSTIN. Texas kay l.-Backed by a '
petition' of 91 members of ; the hoose ' ''
those lawmakers who arc trying to have
submitted at this special session the '
question of redisricting the congrs-. '
lonal apportionment of the State are
confident they will get their dgsire. This
petition was presented to the governor
tW morning anu he agreed to submit .
he question when' assured a majority '
also of the senate in favor of redla'W"'. ' '
trlctlng and aufflcient progress haa beeri-;
made with the appropriation and insur v''
ance billa to warrant the submission of
additional subjects. ' ' 1
Among the house members who are .'
active for redisricting It 1 agreed that
the Griggs bill the first red Is trlctlng bin '
Introduced at the regular session will be '
submitted again. Thla bin la materially ' .
different from the ' Grigga-Haner bill -later
Introduced and It Is said tbo senate -
majority wis favor passage of tha Griggs S
MIL .'. . ;
HOUSTON TO BE v -
IN EIGHTH DISTRICT. (-
The Hoaston dlttrict tn this bill vwOt ;
be the "filghth: and wmembraoe the '
counties of Harris Braoria.'Fort Bend. .'
Auatin and Waller. tTh Galveston dJs
trlct will have the countlee of Gahres- ' V
ton Chambers Liberty. San Jacinto ''' '
Polk Trlhlty Houston Anderson. Let
Madison Walker Grlrna. Walker Mont-f
gomery. In this district Benator Nugent ' '
may offer as a candidate. . 1 . ; -
The Waco district will be the Eaevcnth ' '
and . will Include McLennan Coryell " '
Boaque and Falla Bob Henry lav $ oaa- T. '
dldata for the Unjited Bute senate and '
in this district there wffl be at least
four candidatea fw- his place. ; ;
BepresenUtite Lewelllng aaaesta he Is '-:
in earnest ta Tils resolution; to have en
opinion from the attornez " general 's t '
thf rifht oX4 thf IrefW to vM.t i
vrcrman suflrf'by irtaluinw Jlomain-'. .
taw opreaa besoss tmdor. th oonsU '
tutional provisions US to ttffra.- The
reading of the LawelUng reaoiotloW. h.
I aroused considerable Interest but men'
dots are oi opinion. tnat it wiu oe rjq
possible to get the required two-thirds o !
put It Uirough. AglUtlro of this que- '
Hon at th special session doea 'hot seent
to meet sufficient favor to afford any '
prospect of passing -th resolution . C
though It will receive strong support from ; .
those who advocatedv tt at the regular '
aeasion. . '
FULL TEXTOF ; '
THE RESOLUTION. '
Thla Is the text of the resolution: '
"Whereas The question haa recently y '
been raised in the public prints by men .
whose authority la entitled to considara
Hon whether the legislature aaa tne
power to enact woman suffrage by Ut1
ute; and '-.
"Whereas This question Is one of the' .
Important problem before th people of yX
Texas; therefore b ft v-; j
"ResolveeT" That we requeet the after
l n nnlnlnn mm tlk Ate '
noy gwiivw v aa-" ---- -
constitutional right to enact equal suf- j.
frage by statute." V ;
Aa the time for the consideration of ; -(Continued
on Page Three.) .
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for $ 16000000 Estate of
bequeathed half the Campbell estate of I '
iit.ooe.ooo. V. V
It la the claim of he conteatanta that - "
UiO v.amHJVil ui . . ...
In order to have an heir to the estate. i 'Ai-
It ia expected Mrs. Lola Campbell .;
Burkham referred to in the James Camp- ' '
beU will as his daughter win go On tte Vi
witness" stand tomorrow. 8ha and Mrs. -
Campbell are the defendants having ta
Prited the entire estate which after
their death is wuiea to tne di. umum
university. "5? '
Mr. Blair on the witness stand d-5
dared that Mrs. f""fTam who as
CampbelVs daughter iunerlted half Of.'
the estate waa adopted by the Camp : ;?
bells when an Infant She testified Lola '
Campbell now Mrs. Burkham. waa th .
child of her atepdaughter formerly Mrs. : -
Anna Hicks of Texas and that Mm. - "
Hicks now is an English ducheem. ) '
TWO WOMEN IN CASS . m i "
WEARING SIMILAR CLOTHES. " .. .
As Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Burkham ';
sit side by side an observer ia Strock y
the remarkable accentuation of th Bat- ;
ural resemblance that haa been achieved'
by deft drew makers hair dreaaoro and
maids despite the wide differono fn
their ares. In the lines ef their gowns
the atyle of their hats the dreseing of
their hair and th wearing by each of. a
necklace that Is brought oat strikingly by
a square out corsage them IB Such clone
similarity aa to have caused "comment.
As to th degree of facial resemblance
persona who have studied them differ In
ODlnion.
Mrs. CamDbell aits besides William Nel-
son Cromwell New York lawyer who ac-
cctnpanie her to and . h-osa th court
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