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HOUSTON DAILY I 03T: SATURDAY MOANING DECEMBER 26 1911
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ml.' nearly appoint
. Dembr 33. T.asi wort
are tha tillage ClareBee low-
iDoolnted auunr of tlw OhleafO
Wlilte Box will Insist biwi whea hi a bf la
trail (or tbe battlM of 1918. ' t
"It If my principle to cat oat Individual plr
on tha diamond" Hid KowUftd. "I Insist oa
tam work and waat to no taw nea kmtllaf
all tha tlnia 1 don't oar how aur anon a
reilow nuke If be convince ne last ba
Bakea If or convince
austllnf. Anything rather tnea. sate
cauroi nai-iooIM.
"1 believe a whole lot la speed. The pobHo
demand sbeed In baa ball the aama aa la
ottor baalueea. I oVm't go ln)ust for a pan-
aanl; I'm after 4he fame. la fact aver single
battle istlia aama aa a pennant to me. -.
"And I'm colon to be out there oa the coach-
ing in in the time. Titer will never. ran me
off that Una.. I want to be aura tb boys are
hustling and want a cloaa view of tbem.
"Another thine. I'm not a believer In that
handihtklmt stuff." It don't make a. hit with
me wbaa the atlier fallow asks 'How are the
breaktnf V I claim a dub make It own
breaks and the hustling clab gete them. The
other claba are my anemia all tha time la ant-
form. t .
"I think tha White Box have a great ehane
next year. There are a whale lot at line player
On the roll. Kddle Collin I consider one of
the moat valuable player la baseball today. He
la always In hard playa and letting them. And
he will have a hinder aloncalde or blm la
Weaver whom I conalder another great ball
player. He's oat to win alt the time. And the
aame can be aald for 8rhlk.
"There should be a good Ight for drat baa
between Jack Fonrnler and Bunny Brief. From
what I've heard of the latter he la a good man
And we all (mow Jack Fonrnler.
"8li of our Arldpr will be trying for Job
I nnderitaad. It la a coincidence that Larry
Cuappel played for me when be waa a young-
star on the Jacksonville. 111. aqoad. He waa
nnlv a Mil at the time r
"AtMl haa a e-raat atrlne nf rittehera.
"And that'
too.
know wvefal
Ot
them. Walab Faber
Scott
GIBBONS HAS TACKLED SOME JOB
But for No-Decision Bouts
Middleweight
Mike Gibbons la making the world of flstlnna
a really eerriceable Christina present In every-
thing but one respect. When tltke planned tbe
whirlwind rail through the middleweight divi-
sion that be Is about to perpetrate be almost
ucceeded In aupply that elnelve succeasnr to the
'ver lamented Ketchel. But for the act that
II of his bouts must be of no-decision affairs
there seema little possibility of any doubt Mist-
ing aa to the real title holder after Gibbons la
finished.
In rapid succession Glbbona will meet Mc-
Joorty at Hudson Wis.: Clabby at Milwaukee
and in the event thnt he wlnvfrom these two
Kill battle George Chlpulonole. Now n the
vent. that tbe tight critlca concede Mike to
lave Mged over McOoorty. Olabby and Chin
He says that be la Hilling to take on Jeff 8uilth
tml M McCoy which will come pretty close to
pitting him against all tbe vailable middle-
weight taleut In tbe country.
tilhhons believes be can beat all of them ex-
ant Clahbv and he Is willing to take a chance
there flabby gave the Bt. I'aul alugger an
aa
TOE YEAR IN SPEED
ON THE BIG TRACKS
Automobile Racing Has Shown Be-
markable Vigor in the Past Two
Seasons The Champions.
(Houston Pott Sptcial.)
INDIANAPOLIS. December 25. No sport re-
new for tbe season of 1U14 can be complete
without a brief atudy of the year'a record In
lutomobtla racing. Thla pastime declared dead
in 1812 baa shown such remarkable vigor In
the laat two years that at present It must be
rauked as a major outdoor amusement. Flvo
HMX-dway contests capp.il by Thomas' victory
it Indianapolis before lOO.tlOO aiiectatom and
Dine road races tbe most evneatlou of which was
won by I'ullen at Corona before a crow equally
is greet attest to It popularity both East
ind West. . .
Then there were dirt track contests without
aumber. the most notable being that at tbe Mln-
aeapolta 8tate fair which again played to uu
ilti-ndance of over 100. In point ot paid admla-
lions for a single event the automobile racing
lame easily capturea the aeason's honors.
For next yesr even better things are predicted.
Mile and half-mile tracks long In disuse through
tbe decadence of horse racing are being rebuilt
Into miniature apeedways. (lid Dobbin can not
itaod the pace any more and Is going Into ihe
llscard. In hia stead la coming the flashier
amst sensational racing car capable of showing
leart quickening speed for sustained distances
ind affording a more Intereatlng contest. Peo-
ple will pay their money to see an auto race
gowadaya where a horse contest .with its slow
Iragged out method of procedure will not at-
tract any more. Tbe horse in dead; long live
King Gasoline! '
Speed champions for 1014 are Rene Thomas
who won tbe Indianapolis motor speedway 000-
oi lie race at S2.47 miles sn hour and Eddie
Pullen who took down tbe SUO-mile Corona road
contest at 87.8 miles per hour. They are ri-
valed by Teddy Tetalaff who attained a speed
tt 142.8 miles an hour in an attempt to lower
the world'a atralgaway record which however.
Is still held by Arthur Duray with a speed of
HID miles per hour to his credit: and Georges
B"lllot who negotiated the Indianapoiia motor
ineedway for a full lap. turns and all at the
lluf rate of 00.80 miles an hour. The best
ill around speedway performance to date Is that
f Jean Chsssagne. who. In 101.1 covered 107.05
miles st Brooklands England In an hours' run-
ning sod the 24-hour drive in 1907 of ft. F.
Edge who maintained an Average of 65.905
miles an boor for the entire distance stops ln-
sluded. YOAKUM A. AND M. ALUMNI
WANT C. B. MORAN BACK
Movement Will Be Started to Se-
eure Once More Services of Coach
Who Recently Resigned.
(Houtton Post Special.)'
YOAkl'M. Texas December 25. A movement
Will ba atarted at thla city by former students
tt the Agricultural and Mechanical college to
ecure tbe continued services of Coach Charles
B. Moraa resigned aa Athletic director at the
College station Institution. D. C. Imboden for-
merly a member of the Athletic council it the
A. and M. college and student manager of the
1911 football squad la at the head ot the move-
nent and Is being assisted by Hcott Moore cap-
Iain of the 1011 baseball squad F. A. Roberts
manager of the 1012 football squad and C.
Uohn. captain of the 1011 football squad.
"Our athletics at A. and M. would receive a
10-year reversal veers we not te secure s contina-
itlon of Cosch Charley Moran's services. He la
too valuable a maa to lose" say Imboden.
"There waa never a braver or more trustworthy
msn than Cosch Moran and certainly never a
better gentleman and athlete. We will take the
matter ot Mr. Moran's con tinned services with
the A. and M. students op with Cosch Moran
nd the athletic council at College station and
ihall insist that the coach reconsider the mat-
ter." . I
We return 20 cerrta orr-evary dollar spent
it our star. Wilbush Drug Oa (Adv.)
Bo You Need Money
EQUITABLE LOAN SOCIETY
Lends Immediate Money on
DIAMONDS
k At 3 Per Cent. Including All Charges
Oar loan values are liberal transactions confidential and we
guarantee all goods against loss by fire or burglary.
Pob Tickets Bedssned
Clarence Bowland.
and Jaaper eepeclally. Fiber and Jasper both
worked for me here. Cfter haa shown what
ha can do. Jaaner haa a lot of stuff and si
waya bad a ball la bla biadi ready to work for
me."
There Would Soon Be a
Title Holder.
awful laclug once. Mite iclmite it. It wa na
the occasion of their first meeting and It waa
so fresh In Mlke'n meniorr when they met again
that bis careful righting miile the bout a mr
affair. Uihbons knows that Clabby will Do tuv
naraest or tue muiuieH to meei.
But regardless of the outrome. Gibbons Is nn
aueatlonsblv loln tbe Siht world a great aerr
Ice. In the five years tost have elapaed alnce
tbe speeding bullet of a maddened rival found
the brain or tlie arrvat Ketrhel no division of
flstlana haa proffered as mooted a question as
the middleweight title. Of those claiming it
todav any one of the leidlng Ave haa a good
claim with tbe preference possibly favoring
McGoorty and flabby. But there haa been no
method of determlncing the ntal suoremacy.
Now comes Gibbons with a schedule for the
first two months of 1015 tint Is likely to be a
memorable one imleed. And If It settles the
middleweight problem it will entitle Ita maker
to" a medal i v
Of coume the no-declsion bouta arc likely to
cause more disputes but there Is usually a well
weighed part of public opinion on the question
of a winner.
BANTAM CHAMP GAVE
BEATING TO JOHN DALY
Sheer Grit Enabled. Williams' Op
ponent to Evade Knockout in
First Five Rounds.
(Associated Press Report.)
NEW YORK. December 25. Kid Williams ot
Baltimore world'a bantamweight champion
administered a severe seating to Johnny Daly
of this city la a lO-round match today. la the
first five rounds Daly took hard punishment.
Sheer grit and bis good rondition alone enabled
him to eecane a. knucknut. Williams soeed
prevented Daly from using- his right band to
errect. Williams weignen uu J 4 pounas wnue
Dsly was four pounds lighter.
in Rrooklvn s hnrd 10-round bout was fought
between Battling lviDsijr of this city and Dan
(Porkyl Flynn of Boston. Ivtnsky weighed
175 pounds and Flynn 10.1 pounda. Notwith-
standing the IK pounds difference in weight
Ivlnsky outpointed Klynn. Both men fought
bard delivering rasny strong body blows. -
NATIONALS WON IN NINTH.
Batting Rally Turned Tide In 4 to 3 Game
at Lo Angelea.
(Associated Press Report.)
109 ANGELES. Cal.. December 25. A ninth-
Inning rally led by Fred Snodgrass brought In
two nine and won the game Tor the All-Nationals
here todav from the All-Americans. 4 to
5. Score: All Auierhw. .1-7-2: All-Nstlooals
4-B-2. Mitchell and Henry; Alexander and
Clark and Killlfer.
CHRISTMAS BURGLAR CAUGHT.
Negro Surprised at Door of Fort
Worth Home.
(Associated Press Report.)
FORT WORTH Texas. December :6.
A negro burglar waa captured Christmas
morning about 1 o'clock by William R.
Woodale. 1114 Mat street as he was at-
tempting to sain entrance Into the Wood-
ale home by picking the lock on the front
door. The negro Is being held on a
charge of burglary.
WAGON COMPANY REOPENED.
The Arkansas Manufacturers Hare
Large Foreign Orders.
(Associated hets Report.)
FORTSMITH. Ark.. December 25.
Three hundred wagon makers will be re-
employed tomorrow on a large contract
for the French government. Thla an-
nouncement was made by officers of a
local wagon manufacturing company to-
night. W. B. GALBKEATH DEAD.
Waa One of First Founders of Mem-
phis Cotton Exchange.
(Associated I'rtts Krlvn.y
MEMPHIS Tenn. December f 5. W. B.
Oalbreath aged 8f years first president
and one of the organizers of the Memphis
cotton exchange died at hla home here
today from the effects of a fall several
days ago. He was widely known in cot-
ton clrclea throughout the South.
Brenham Filled Belgian Stocking.
(Honstenfon Speeiot.) N
BRENHAM. Taxis December 15. At
an entertainment given by the First
Christian church Wednesday night con-
trlbutkma placed In a huge stocking
amounted 'to several hundred dollars to
ba used for ttva orphans of Belgium.
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' . SiS-tU UniOT Nattwiai
V Butldtng -
r
Russ Ford Leads- Fed League Pitchers
altboora the Boffada war act pennaat eon.
tvadera. Russell ford of their slab staff lad the
federal leap pltcbac thla year aoeortlni to
tb ofVIal aTsragea Issued last wask. Tb -fMnar
Tank horler held opponent down to
an. averag of a Uttl orar oa and a JmIC i
earned rtma per (sat during tb entlrs seaeos (
hi exact ((tires belag 1.B8. .
Jo Tinker's plteber were' pmntlnaot la taw 1
Hat. holding the aecond. third and fourth poal-.
tlona whlla a Cblfed discard who was turneil
or st to Ut. Inula lat la tb season ranked flftli
Eussell
In the league. Rankin Johnson who wa second
In effectlreness came to the" Tim so Iste that
be took part In only 10 (tames so Hendrix really
is entitled to second nosltlon aa be worked In
40 games and recorded an efficiency average
of 1.82 as compared with Johnson's 1.T2.
Lanre of the Tint Dltehed In 37 aamea and
held bla opponents to less than two earned runs
f r f I.V-I1
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ry i
If Vasyaaj
Sherwood Magee Is Champion
Pinch Hitter of the National
(Houston Post Special.)
PHILADELPHIA December 25. Sherwood
Maaee. caDtaln of the Philips. ih timAiu.rtt
hitter In the National league last acaaoo. al-
though be did not lead the Tener organisation
In battui. He lrovp In most rune llisn :itiv
other player 101 and was one of the only two
in tlie century clses. Tbe other man with s
tbree-naure mark was "fiavvv" fVavath who
just reached the bnudred notcti.
CTavatb ed tbe National eaane In bammerfnir
borne tallies In 1013. Zimmerman In HHJ.
Schulte In lull. Mauee In 19J0 and Wagner In
lttOH. 1B08 and 1W7. Tbe hah watt-r mark
for battlne In rnns srsa set hv t-ravath it
year. It Is 129.
l ne timeliest nittlng team In tbe National
last season according to tbe ruue-haltcri ln sta
tistics would bsve Hageo. Cravath and Wh-nt
In tbe ontnelcl. Zimmerman Miller Smith und
Scnmldt in tbe lade Id. and Ooouer and Mcrcra
as battery.
Leader Magee stsrted to make himself un-
popular with the pitchers ss soou as the season
opened. He drove In sir rnns on opening ilav
aralnat (h Hlant. lnnatln.. 'Ruh.'' Il.nnl
for a brace of homers. Zimmerman liattpH In
six runs In the passage at arms with the Cur
dlnala on Hay SI Petri tt and Nlchaus pitching.
assures) uu Deuwinnn w uivve in fix utiles against
Boston and 13 days later Cutshsw of Brook Itii
duplicated tbe Magee-Zlmmermaa performance
aaatnst Cincinnati.
Y. M. C. A. CHRISTMAS BOWLING.
Hermann and Bowles Led the Holiday
. Score.
The third annnal Christmas bowling was hold
at the Y. M. C. 'A. Friday makers of the high
srwres for bath men snd boys having their names
engraved on a silver trophy. R. O. Hermann led
the men' With 480 and Robert Bowles the boys
with 408. There were a great many rolling.
sssssssssssssssssssssseassssessei
As the News Breaks coZ1
AND
In World of Sport
'Who's who in tennis" Is beginning to cause
a much annual dissension ns the eHAmerlcans.
Now thef say thst Thsm Langford will battle
Johnson for his title in Buenos Aires next fell.
Why not Timouctoo?
Antwav. Colonel Hedges isn't worrying over
whst Clarence Rowland will do with the White
Sox. He ba Branch Rickey.
Another manaaer baa been dug from obscurity
for the Yanks. Joe Kelley. manager of Toronto
la said to be slsted for the Job.
V. nlhllA Mtkll Cl. tin rnSPn alut . .
licked by Onnboat Smith tbe other' night bsa
been matched to meet Carl Morris.
Anyway. Comlskey wss kind to the Winter
leefuers. Even after be hsd selected bis man
ager he gare them something to tslk shout.
Bv tbe sir. Charlie Barrett tells us that tbia
fellow Rickey It another Stalllngs. A year apo
be waa another Connie Mack. And the earth
do move!
Still thinking of John Patrick Kllhane. there
ever waa an Irishman tbat thought a Corn lun-
arian could do better than himself with bla two
good lists.
The latest amateur athlete to fall under the
ban la the International akatlng champ. He
yaps by the board under suspension until he can
demonstrate tbat be was not paid for exhibi-
tions. fin la 1 t in hln In srlth J Wrav hw
Why give perfectly good ball players to Colonel
Rannert to get blm to boy tbe Yanks when Bob
Hedges has been owner of tbe Browns for ev r
so long?
There will he mighty little sarprlse Indeed in
case Hans Lobert elects to follow Sherwood
Msgee otr the mils am aa nana is nor con-
tent with offers from McCraw It looks Ilk the
Fed for bt.
Fred Clarke's contract for 181(1 with Barney
DreTfasa Is his twenty-second consecutive an-
nnal agree men t with tbe Pittsburg owner. Clsrke
has too many worries over rehabilitating tbe
Pirates to worry over ine sens.
rvxnlskev will leanest Kddle OH Ins to altftn-
doa bla syndicate article sow tbat b has he-
SSSSSSMSSSaUSS
STRIKE ON M. 0. i G. LINE
DECLARED OFF CHRISTMAS
Walkout Was Started in 1913 and
Affected More Than a Hun-
dred Workmen.
(Associated Press Report.)
MV8KOGEB Okla. Decembar IS.
Tha strike of the shopmen and repair
men of the MiseourL Oklahoma and Quit
railway which waa called Hay lf 1111
was declared Off today. Tbe strike will
endaDecember tl aocordlns; to word from
8t. Lou la recelasjd today from O. A.
Wharton oT the railroad am ploy ea de-
partment of the American Federation of
Labor.
Over one hundred men walked oat.
The raJlTTsad haa expressed Ita wllllrumeaa
to re-erriDloT strikers. Drorideal they
qaallfr aa expert workmen.
Tne snopmen acinirK Decause me rail
road refused to discharge tha master-
mechanlo. aalnat wbam charree of
tyranny had ban preferred. The return
of tha mon means that Uie railroad has
woa the strike - j t .
1
f:v
Ford
per same on the areraiii-. slrim him fmtrth
place In tbe list. Watson who was Jlnaeri nn
tbe north side grounds uul ronseqHi'ntl trsded
t St. Louis wound up the year with the good
record ot l.tM.
The easiest alabaien In the league preyed to
ne iiernert or nr. iouis und ommers oi Hrno
lyn. Their earned runs average waa close to
five runs per game. .
Sherwood Magee.
come a Psle Hose But as Flwsrd Trowbridge
annexea some $) i-r annum therefrom it la
hartlly likely Uiat a mere reijpi'st will auf-
nce.
Griff ears thnt Wither Johnson shower! Intel
ltgeuce In returning t" Washington. We believe
mm. DUt not Just a- tint! thinks the lutein.
gcuee came In mskmif Washington sign clause
accepting all ni'iMblllty for possible legnl
damtiges.
'Tiste Adoue of Iitillas Is the only Texan reg-
istered in the re.-eutly Issued tennis ranking.
Wright wbo bolda ihe doubles championship
Wllb Adoue. Is not it Texan and Is not listed
In the singles but tlie two art: paired together
In the doubles.
Some of the rtilhdelplda critics are of tlie
frank opinion thst mile Mark does not have
to depend npou the -election of White Sox to
replace Collins. Tim point out that Kopf la
already a valuable i ifteider and liable to de-
velop Into a star.
If Koney returns to oriiantted hall. It seem to
be a foregone coih-Ip-Ioii tbat It will he aa a
Cincinnati Red iw ss a llrate. Ilerxog; was not
satisfied with Moll" t and needs a first base-
man. All Kedlun.l ' lleves the Big Train nil)
come back.
Lee McClung Is .i sd. McCluug deserve
filace In fooiiinll infills that Yale memory haa
ong kept for him. He played on the teams
of the das of I'udge lleffelfmger and "Pa Corbln.
and they were teame. Yale remembers
them and so do .ihers. McClung. formerly
United States treasurer died In London last
week.
Ynh gntter band i to this guv Kllhane. Tb
feather champ want to hold ibree title and
has challenged WeM (or the lightweight cham-
pionship and ts willing to take on anybody tnat
looks like the wel'-r clslmant. Once there
an a man n-ho h.M the Chamnlonaht n In in.
divisions slmultsra-nsly. Bat when will e
have anther Kiihv K. ia-nT
Willie Iwls Is enleavotrlng to drill Into Bat-
tling Levlnakr the iiiiieb that made Joe (iana
tbe master of his .lass tbe "one-two." a va-
riety of left hook followed by a right cross
though a decided innirovement on tbe mere ele
mental of that pro. "lure. It cosld have made
Gans a champion " w neaitb lasted. It
might do the same i .r Ivlnsky.
SUSPECT CONSPIRACY TO
SMUGGLE OPIUM WHOLESALE
Federal Authorities Enlist Service
of Scotland Yard to Unearth
Huge Plot
NEW YORK. December 15. With five
men. Including several sailors already
under arrest here lt connection with the
uncovering; of what the federal authori-
ties believe la a wholesale opium smuf-
fllna; plot the crews' quarters of liyram-
IntT vessels from England" ere being
searched for further evidence accordlna;
to reports published here today
It was said that a woman declared to
be the head of a eon apt racy. Is on the
Baltic now neartng England and tbat av
wireless meseage haa -been sent to the
White Star liner and a cableg-rmra te the
Scotland Yard authorities looking toward
her arrest In Liverpool. Bhe la said to
have ttOMO worth of opium with her
which she arid others found tffey could
not smuggle Into this country swing
to the discovery of the plot. The fed-
eral authorities declined to disclose her
Identity.
TfUR REORGANIZATION SALE of Men's. Boys' est! CM
J) dren's CIothinfj Hats and Furnishings now on in fell o vitZ
Every article at extraordinary reductions.
.'Vv
; . ' a
k Men's Overcoat
All $15.00 Men's Overcoats now..... $9.75
All $20.00 Men's Overcoats now. $11.95
All $25.00 Men's Overcoats now. ..... .$15.85
AH$30.00 Men's Overcoats now1.' $18.75
AH $35.00 Men's Overcoats now $21.50
' All $40.00 Men's Overcoats now.. $24.85
AH $50.00 Men's Overcoats now . .$32.50
Men's RaincoaU
. $5.00 Rubber Double Texture Raincoats
now $3.50
$10.00 Double Texture Raincoats will
be -sold for.:.....; .$6.50
$15.00 Double Texture Raincoats will
v be sold for $10.50
$20.00 Double Texture Raincoats will
be sold for ....$14.50
-$25.00 Double Texture Raincoats will
be sold for $18.50
$30.00 Double Texture Raincoats will
be sold for $21.50
Men's Hats on Sale
$2.00 Royal Hats for $1.45
$3.00 Kiam's Harvard Hats for $2.35
$5.00 Knox Hats for $3.65
50c Men's Caps for 35c
$1.00 Men's Caps for 69c
$1.50 Men's Caps for 95c
$2.00 Men's Caps for. $1.25
Boys' Combination Suits
1400 Combination Suits With two pairs of pants. $2.95
$5.00 Combination Suits with two pairs of pants. $3.95
$6.50 Combination Suits with two pairs of pants. $4.50
$7.50 Combination Suits with two pairs of pants. $5.50
Boys' Regular Suits
$5.00 Suits will be sold for $3.95
$6.50 Suits will be sold for $4.50
$8.50 Suits will be sold for $5.50
$10.00 Suits will be sold for $6.50
$15.00 Suits will be sold for $9.50
Boys' Knee Pants
Sizes 5 to 18 years.
50c Boys' Knee Pants will be sold for 38c
$1.00 Boys' Knee Pants will be sold for 78c
$1.60 Boys' Knee.Pants will be sold for $1.15
$2.00 Boys' Knee" Pants will be sold for $1.25
$2.50 Boys' Knee Pants will be sold for $1.65
ASKS MORE ACTION
ON MC COAST
Representative Stephens Desires
Naval Building Changes.
Will Move to Increase Number of
Submarines to Be Authorized and
to Insist on an Increase in the
Number of Battleships.
(Associated Press Report)
WASHINGTON. December 25 When
the full membership of the house naval
affairs committee meets next week to
consider and determine a naval building
program for submission to the house
Representative Stephens of California a
member of the committee will Insist
upon an elaboration of the program so
as to meet what he regards as the needs
of the Pacific crAst. He announced to-
day that he would move to increase the
number of submarines to be authorized
at this session of congresn to 18 instead
of "eight or more" as recommended by
Secretary Daniels and t!iat in place of
the six torpedo boat destroyers recom-
mended he would insist on eight.
Representative Stephens added that
while he does not Intend to tako any
Jingoistic attitude he purposes to Insist
that the number of battlesmps oe in-
creased beyond the two recommended
by the navy department and that he be-
lieved there would be four battleships.
This is in line with the recommendations
of the general board of the navy. Mr.
Stephens also will contend for provision
for a mine layer and a mine sweeper
which the navy does not now possess.
The substitute committee on the naval
DDroDrlation bill will meet again next
Tuesday and the committee expects to
have the measure under debate In tho
house the latter part of January.
VOLUME -OF NEW
BILLS NOTABLY SMALL.
The volume of bills public and pri
vate Introduced In the house during the
present session is far below the average.
So far there have been not much more
than 20.000 of these Mils Introduced In
thai Kivtv.rrtfrH rnnirrpRR. wtth hut a little
over two months of the third session to
run while In the preceding congress the
Sixty-second the total was 21U This
la accounted for In part by the bill clerks
at the capitol because of the enactment
of omnibus pension legislation wnicn
made it unnecessary to Introduce ao
many of the Individual private pension
measures that heretofore nave swelled
the total in past congresses.
HEAAINQ ON MOVE TO
PROBE ARMY CHANGED.
Tha hearing asked of the house military
committee by Representative Gardner of
Masaachuaetts on his efforts to get ac-
tion to create a commission .to Investi
gate the preparedness of tha United
htatea for war nas again oeen cnangea
to Jsnuarv 4. This date was tentatively
agreed upon because of the probable lack
of a quorum of the committee before that
u rm.
GAVE PTTESE TO PASTOR.
Hacoffdocb.es Citiieni Honored Ber
Johnson.
(Houston Post SHekl.t
NACOODOCHE8 Texas December 15.
Thla morning a committee of prominent
cltlsens called Rev. M. C Johnson up to
Judga V. X. Mlddlebrook'a office wbare
Baman Strong presented him wlta a
Dursa at 110 In gold. Mr. Johnson re
plied la a nice "peach.
alLa
$2.50 Men's
$3.00 Men's
$5.00 Merr's
$6.00 Men's
$7.00 Men's
It.
WAR ON MIDDLEMEN
ON PANAMA CANAL
Some Ships Pay Unnecessary
Charges for Passage Through.
Notice Has Been Given and Gov-
ernment Will Look After Passage
Without Other Than Actual
Expense.
(Associated Press Report.)
WASHINGTON December 25. War on
the middlemen lias caused the Panama
canal operators to issue general notices to
all ship owners and companies that there
is no neceaslty for them to employ agents
on the Isthmus to look after the passage
of their ships through the waterway. In
fact it is declared that the Introduction
of a third party Is liable to delay the
handling of a ship besides adding to the
owner's expenses.
The government therefore haa provided
a system by Whic h vessel owners may de-
posit with any I'niled States assistant
treasurer at an American port a sum to
defray the tolls and other necessary ex-
penses of Ihe vessel In the canal zone or
bonds may be placed with the assistant
auditor of the Panama canal in Washing-
ton. The deposits and bonds should be
ample to cover any necessary supplies
such as fuel food etc. and any balance
remaining after the vessel's passage will
be refunded by treasury check to the
owner; or the balance may bo left on
deposit to meet future bills.
Charges will be made for towing If re-
quired by some navigational defect of the
vessel or upon request but If needed In
Culebra cut. where the channel has beon
narrowed by earth slides the government
will render the service without charge.
A new factor in hvdraullo enginecrine
has been developed as the restill of the
operation of the Panama canal. It has
been found that an Important element of
delay In the passage of vessels is caused
by the discharge Into the great locks al-
ready filled with salt water from the
oceans of the fresh water whu-n fills tha
prism of the canal.
The result of the suddnn mixture when
the lock valvea are opened is the creation
of heavy currents which contlnue until
the fresh water haa thoroughly permeated
the heavier salt wnta-r.- These currents
sweeping back and forth through the locks
are apt to damage any vessel within un-
less she Is secufvly held 'and carefully
handled.
Indulgence In numnlight serenades or
other nocturnal diversions down the Pan-
ama canal lone is unsafe unless one Is
willing to pay the penulty lit subsequent
large doaes of quinine. Malaria has so
largely Infected the Americans In the zone
after they have spent an ejrefilng at pleas-
ure resorts especially In'the suburbs of
Panama that the health department has
been obliged to issue a special warning..
In ease necessity or the search for pleas
ure leans one to so expose nimaeli. It la
said that quinine ohoultfane taken immediate-.1W0 NEGROES FOUND DEAD.
Caldwell Trip Proved Too'lfnoh for
Couple.
(Htmslnn Pfst Special.)
CAL.PWELL.I Texas. December
Wednesday afternoon two nearroes Alex
Jerkins and Jim Sanders came to town
In a wagon. While returning home Alex
Jerkins fell out of the wagon near New-
Tabor where he waa found lying In tha
mud next morning dead. The other negro
went on to the Coleman bridge seven
miles from here where tka team bogged
un for tbe night. The iMtgro fell out or
got out of the wagon and got down In
the mud where he was found unconscious
next morning. He lingered till last night
when he died. "
CASTOR IA iiaittirt wtm
Bt lUcd Yea Usti Ahrarn fiougbt
: ''Mii-SuiU;v :::iUt'.7
All $10.00 Men's Suits now...:.iM. ."..$8.85
All $15.00 Men's Suits now..... e.... $9.75
All $20.00 Men's Suits now. . . . . .. . .. .$11.95
All $25.00 Men's Suits now........-....;$lS.8S
All $30.00 Men's Suits now.... ....... $18.75
All $35.00 Men's Suits now
AH $40.00 Men's Suits now $24.85
Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits 1
Men's $40.00 Full Dress and Tuxedo :t
Suits now $24.90
Men's $55.00 inill Dress and Tuxedo' :fv
Suits now i . $37.90-
Men's Trousers . ' :X '
Trousers will be sold for $1.65
Trousers will be sold for . ..$1.95
Trousers will be sold for. '. .$3.25
Trousers will be sold for. ..14.10
Trousers will be sold for. . .$5.25
DURING this sale goods will be sold-
for cash only money will be re
funded on any purchase not satis '
factory or merchandise will be exa'-
changed. Will fill Mail Order's when ac-
companied with remittance. Anything
hot satisfactory return at our expense'
and purchase price will be returned.
Boys' Overcoats . ;
The $5.00 Overcoats will be sold for $&50
The $7.50 Overcoats will be sold for $5.50'
The $10.00 Overcoats will be sold for &JM . .
The $15.00 Overcoats will be sold for $9M
Boys' and Girls' RaincoaU .
Sizes 3 to 18 years.
$3.60 Boys and Girls' Raincoats now $2.90
$5.00 Boys' and Girls. Raincoats now ...".$196 "
$6.50 Boys' and Girls' Raincoats now ..A50-"r
With Hat to match. ' "
$10.00 Boys' and Girls' Raincoats now $6.50
$15.00 Boys' and Girls' Raincoats now .$9.50 -
Small Boys' Suits
Those formerly sold for $5.00 now $2.95
Those formerly sold for $7.50 now $3.95 '
Those formerly sold for $10.00 now .....$5.95
Isn't there a vacant- ;
place on the wall that":;
wouldlookbetterwith I .
a tasty picture? Give us M
the privilege of
showing you
through our
splendid stock.
Texas and Fannin
WATCH
SUNDAY'S PAPER
FOR OUR
ADVERTISEMENT.
J. J. SWEENEY
JEWELRY CO.
BROWN COUNTY BABY BEEF
CLUB RECEIVES CALVES
One Each Sought for Boys and Girli
.Who Wish to Feed and Sell
During Season.
t Houston Post Steeiai.)
BROWNWOOD Texas. December 25.
Secretary Klrkpatrlck of the chamber
of commerce has received a shipment
of the line black Angus calves from
Richard Sellman qf the Mountain Vale
ranch near RocheUe. These cajvea were
distributed to members of the Brown
county Baby. Beef club to be fed the
coming year.
Mr. Sellman shipped the calves to the .
chamber of commerce and the secretary
had each boy sign a note for calf ea- -lected
paying 7 1-2 cents per pound for
the calves and giving the note payable
In one year at 8 per cent thereby en- -abllng
the boy to feed and market tbe
calf- before paying for It.
Mr. 8ellroan selected the six beat t
calves from his herd of several thouauursd -cattle
and inoculated the animals with
government serum before shipping them
to the Brown county boys. Tha chamber a
of commerce is endeavoring to secure :
about h0 other calves on these tarnaa In
order that every boy and s in the
counlv who wishes to feed a "Calf may
be supplied without a great expenditure
of cash. "
ami i "
Leased Plantation to State ' - '
(Houston Post Special.) 'I
HEARN'K. Texas December li Mr.
T. C. Weatbroofc haa leased her two? i
plantations In the bottom to the. State v
and for the next three year they arW '.
le worked with convtct labor.
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