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. CARRA11ZA RATIFIED
CONFERENCE PACT
1 Work of Scott and Obregon Approi-
. ed by Their Respective. GoYera-
1 ! ments arly Action.
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CONCESSIONS FROM BOTH
SIDES GAYE EACH VICTORY
American Troops to Withdraw bat
Will Await Show of - Ability by
Facta. Troops Against Bandits.
Pershing Gets Railways.
(Associated Prist Reports ' ' ' .'
WASHINGTON May 4. President
Wilson announced tonight that the
tentative agreement between General
' Scott and General Obregon 'covering
the future operations of the American
and Mexican military forces in Mexico
"provides" a basis of co-operation
'which promises to prevent mlsunder-
: standings and strengthens the cordial
relations of the two republics."
' Notification that the plan of co-operative
action In the Mexican border
region mapped out at the El Paso con-
ference Is acceptable to. the Washing-
ton government was forwarded to
Genera) Scott latektoday by Secretary
Baker :'
Pending- its formal acceptance by Gen-
eral Carranza administration officials here
declined to make public tft details. There
was no1 doubt In official circles however;
that the plan would be ratified within a
few hours at the most.
SCOT! '8 LONG REPORT
CONVINCED PRESIDENT. v
Secretary' Baker carried to the White
House today General Scott's long report
of his meetings with General Obregon at
which the agreement ''was worked out.
Later he also informed Secretary Lansing
of the plan. Instructions to General Scott
authorizing him to hold a final confer-
ence with Obregon and close the matter
up were then prepared. -
H. ls expected President Wilson will
iAtie a formal statement regarding the
agreement as soon as .General Carranza
approves It. -'"':;. . : ... - ' .
No official outline of the plan was avail-
able tonight But it Is known that in
substance It provides for an active cam-
paign by Carranaa troops against bandits
In the region south of the present lines
of the American expedition and for the
gradual withdrawal of the American
forces to the border as the ability of the
Mexican troops to police the country ade-
quately is demonstrates. . .
CARRANZA MUST - - !
IviAKE FIRST MOVE. 1
- No action toward hastening exportation-
of arms and ammunition now at the
border awaiting permits to crosa into
Mexico was taken today at the state or
treasury departments..
Pending the demonstration by Carranza
.forces of their power to clear the border
..region of brigands it is said that no
movement toward withdrawing any of the
troops now on the border will be made.
With the expedition well established in
Mexico as "a buffer against bandit raids
on border towns and ranches it is be-
lieved that there can be no recurrence
of border raids even If " the Carranza
troopa are not able Immediately to cap-
ture or kill Villa and his follows.
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EL PASO Texas; May 4. The third
and final conference of Generals Scott
and Obregon. at which the complete de-
tails of the agreement for military co-
operation In the hunt for Villa bandits
will be settled probably will be held) to-
morrow at the Immigration station at
tha American end of the International
bridge.
This was announced tonight after the
replyof Secretary of W-ar Baker to Gen-
eral Scott's report on the last confer-
ence with General Obregon was received.
WILSON DEEPLY GRAHFUL
- FOR CULBERSON'S SUPPORT
Personal Letter From President to
. Texas Senator Thanked
v' Latter Warmly.
(Houston Post Sptciol.) .
WASHINGTON May 4. Following is a
copy of a note recently received by Sen-
ator Culberson which ''may prove of in-
terest to the constituents of Senator Cul-
berson: . - .. ; - t..i
"The White House Washington March
13 1915. - My Dear Senator. May I not
express my warm appreciation of your
work during the session of congress that
has closed and my sincere gratification
at the warm and generous support you
have given the administration?
"Cordially and sincerely ydura -"
"Woodrow Wilson." v
Hon. C. A. Culberson - United States
Senator.'." .-' ; -
.CHTJECH UNION INDORSED.
Methodist Federation Board v Pro-
' ; s posed Negotiations.
lAttociattA Prist Rtoort.t - ' . '
SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. T. May 4.
TJefinlte action intended to effect a union
of the Methodist Episcopal churches in
America was recommended in a report
; submitted1 to the general conference to-
day by Bishop Earl. Cranston for the
commissloh on federation to which the
conference had referred the preliminary
negotiations. ; . ; ' . .
The commission Indorsed the proposal
to unite the branches of the denomina-
tion and requested the appointment of
commission authorized to conduct ne-
gotiations with the Methodist KpiBcopal
- church South the Methodist Protestant
church and ofher kindred . Wesleyan
bortlPf". ; ' . i v
Tliis oommissiosr would report with rec-
emmfn'iations to the gencial conference
ia 1 .'.
THE HEWS SUMMARY
THE WEATHER. '" -
(Associated Prist Riptrt.t ' '
WASHINGTON Mir 4. Texas and Louisiana
Friday and Saturday fair eon tinned warm. -
Forecast for Hoostoa and vicinity Friday. fair
and warmer.
. Temper tor extremes and preclplUtloa at
Houston for 24' sours ending Thursday Bp m.:
Maximum ST minimum gl; precipitation none.
Atmospheric pressure at Houston at 1 p. u.
30.02. sea level reading. . .
Sunrise Friday 5: -Ml a. m.. sunset T:0S p. m.
CumparatlT record at Huuston for May 4:
- - . una. im.v . 11)14.
a a.-m. ......... ......... 07
10 a. m. ................... 71 T4
Noon 78 . AS
S o. m. ... ... 81 . 04
70
77
79
78
7ft
6 p. m. 78 5
' p. m.
BelatiT humidity: 7 a.
m. 79 per cent 2
p. m. 62 per cent.
Houston Calendar for Today.
Rice Institute at -4:30. p. jn lecture
amphitheater of tha physics laboratories
university extension lecture on "Prob-
lems In the Philosophy of Religion" by
Radoalav Andrea Tsanoff: "Tha Growth
of the Monotheistic Idea." -
' ; AMUSEMENTS. ' ; . v-
Zpe theater:' "Thelma." . '
Key theater: "The Black Llet.V
Crown theater: "My Lady's Slipper."
Isis theater: "The Oay Lord Waring."
Queen theatert "The Moment Before."
Majestic theaterr Vaudeville matinee
and nlghtv.
v " '. . Domeitic. .
A COMMISSION Of cardinals at Rome ruled
aitainat Count De Castalfcne in bis conten-
tion that his marriage to Anna Gould was
- invalid. ......
LIKUTEVANT ROBERT FAT. on trial in New
York on the cbarce of conspiring to blow up
munition ships stuck to bis . story under se-
vere cross-examination.
ACQUITTED of unlawful connection with the
failure of the La Halle Street bank in Chicago.
. Senator Lorimer announced he would again
seek election to the United States senate.
' Mexico. ' -
PRESIDENT WILSON -tind General Carranaa
indicated that the agreement reached by Gen-
eral Bcott and General Obregon on the Ameri-
can expedlti in Mexico was satisfactory.
Washington. '
THE SENATE eommerc- committee granted an
- Instrumental survev of tue Urasos and Colo-
rado rivers. y
ADMINISTRATION Wlals said President Wil-
son would stand unalterably by the. position
taken iu the note to Germany.
THE HOLLI8 farm loan bill embodying the ad-
ministration's plan for a system of rural
credits psssed the senate 58 to 6.
THE FEDERAL probe of the Louisville and
Nafthville railroad revealed correspondence in
which the president of this road and the
president of tile Southern railway agreed te
divide the South between the two roads.
' ; Strikes. . . '
THE Cleveland motcrmen and conductors voted
to accept the comrau'a compromise and so
averted a strike. -
A FEDERAL conciliator and State' arbitrators
: oontlnued their efforts to seltlu the strike
trouble la the Pittsburg section.
FEDERAL agents tried to adjust -the 'differ-
erences of the turbos t men lu New Xork
harbor which is tied up by the strike.
THE - ANTHRACITE miners accepted the agree-
ment with the operators by which they get
the eight-hour day. increased wages and recognition-of
their union-
TeXaS.
THE ALAMO theater at Waco was burned tho
loss being (5000. .
THE POSTOFFICE and several business blocks
st Brandon were burned.
TWELVE business buildings in the heart of
Sour Lake's business section were burned the
. damage amounting to tao.000. .
FKJAX BAUER capitalist and chief of the vol.
unteer Bremen was killed In a Are thst de-
stroyed two business buildings at BebttoVa.
THE STATE sought to estshllsh. in the trial of
K. E. snd Lou Sapp on the cuarce of murder
' at Lufkin the motive for the killing of Mrs.
Kaou.
Sport
TEXAS LEAGUE RESULTS: Honston 1. Waco
0; Dallas 4. Beaumont 1: Fort Worth 7 Ban
: Antoulo 0; Galveston 7. Bbrwveport 2.
AMERICAN LEAGUE RESULTS: Washington
6 Philadelphia 1: Cleveland 2 ChlfRxo 0; (it.
Louis 7. Dels-nit 6: Boston 3. New York 6.
NATIONAL LEAGUE RESULTS: Boston T. New
York 0: Brooklyn 2. Philadelphia 0; Clncin-
. nati 4. St.. Lou l Si Pittsburg 4 Chicago 2.
SOUTHERN ' LEAGUE RESULTS: Chatta-
nooga 2. Memphis 0: Atlanta 3. Mobile 1 :
New Orleans 6. Uirmlngliam 0; Nasuvilie 3.
Little Rock 1.. .
Houston.
NEW HIGH RECORD for snot cotton reached
Thursday bringing 13-cent cotton into pros
pect.
TWO MORE BIG WELLS brought lp st Humble
Held. Producers Company got COOO-barrel
gusher. .
W. J. STOCKTON valued member of the' po-
Hoe force died Thursday after protracted
' Illness. . f
MRS. W. W. WOODSON elected president of
the Womea Banker.- association at closing
? session. - ' .. t
DR. J. B. BtTLLITT. field secretary of the Nsvy
lesKuv of thUulted States wade strong pica
for pnoaredaeas.. . .
J. W. BUTLER of Cllftiiu elected to pffsldency
of Texas Bankers aSHOciatlon. Kl I'aso se-
. lected next meeting place. : . ....
Font PERSONS Involved In four divorce-suits.
Petitions tiled by husband ami wife maklug
Olalntlll ami defendant of each.
INJUNCTION ISSUED'to prevent blocking of
highways In the vicinity of Seahrnok. Sheriff's
. otHce instructed to reinflve obstructions.
CHARTER granted Humble Power and Ice com-
pony. F. A. Peters. W. A.- Peters snd C. L.
Gossett Incorporators: capital stuck $30000.
AMERICAN Petrolenm company preparing to
construct oil wharf terminal on channel and
ly-cexaary pipe lines from tank farm iu Enzlv-
wood.
FLOODED Bt"LEVEE GAPS.
Vast Area in Iowa Inundated by
. Mississippi Waters.. :
' (Atsociatti Prist Rtport.) "
MUSCATINE Iowa May 4. With the
flood waters of the Mississippi pouring
through several breaks in the Muscatine
Island levee today the. entire district be-
tween Muscatine' and . Wapello seemed
doomed to Inundation. Breaks which oc-
curred this afternoon when a high wind
washed the waves against the weakened
embankment will overflow about 5900$
acres of farm land.
. Efforts are being made tonight to pre-
vent the flooding of the southern part of
Muscatine by back water I
20000 Acres WHI Be Flooded. -'
I - iAssocialtd Prist Rttort.i '
BURLINGTON Iowa May 4. The Band
Mound levee and the Hoffman levee north
of Port Louisa Iowa have broken and It
is reported that 20000 acres of farm lands
will be flooded by morning. The river to-
day reached the highest stage since 1892
registering IS feet 10 Inches. r
WILSON BANK BILLS PASSED.
Administration Acts Revising Laws
Went Through Honse.
; ' Astocitli Prill RlrOft.t
WASHINGTON May 4.-Three admin-
istration biUs revising the banking laws.
Including one to permit national banks
to subscribe to the capital stock of cor-
poration! doing a banking business
abroad were passed today by the house.
That relating to foreign banking framed
by Chairman Glass of the banking com-
mittee and indorsed by the " American
Bankers' association '.is expected to re-
sult In the establishment of . foreign
branches by many American houses. It
has not yet passed the senate.
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German Reply on ;
Way to America
Answer to American Submarine Ultimatum Was
; Handed to Gerard and Tense Feeling Exists
in Washington Pending Receipt-Rumors
- Declare Wilson's Demands Have Not Been
MetinFulL
' i iAssocittti Prut Rferf.) '
WASHINGTON' May 4. Germany's reply to the demand of the United
States for immediate abandonment of
fare delivered to Ambassador Gerard today was awaited by officials here
with expectant tension. .They were without any definite idea of what the
communication contained. A brief message from Mr. Gerard as well as press
reports however had created the impression that the imperial government
would propose conditions which the United States could not accept
Ie was reiterated that President Wilson stood unalterably by the position
declared in the note to Germany: Abandonment of present submarine methods
must be declared and effected Immediately or the United States must sever
diplomatic relations. This was designed to permit of no argument and
high officials. repeatedly have asserted that anything short of a literal com-
pliance would be followed by a diplomatic rupture. J
The official copy of the not hardly will reach Washington before to-
morrow night but the document was given' to the press in Berlin late today
and the unofficial text was expected to reach the United States early
tomorrow morning - ;
PRESS COPY tO (
PUBLISHED FIRST. ;
Ambassador Gerand'a message was seat
to Washington before he had received the
copyof the note and contained some' er-
rors of. transmission. ' .:" "
Secretary . Lansing sent the dispatch
to the White House for the Information
of the president At the 'same time an
effort was made to have the error -of
transmission corrected. It appeared to-
night however that the content at the
note would be known before the correc-
tions oould be made.' '
' Officials gave special consideration to
press dispatches saying the German
chancellor would have the German public
behind him In' efforta; to avoid a breach
of relations with the United States "so
far as can. be done without sacrificing
the principle enunolated In the German
manifesto of February S." This mani-
festo announced to the world Germany 'a
intention of treating as warships armed
merchantmen of hostile nations.
POSITION TAKEN i
BY UNITED 6TATES.
The position of the United States is
thafmerchant ships have a right to arm
themselves for defensive purposes and
that as long as that armament was used
for defensive purposes the vessels shbuld
receive the same treatment 'as other
sssseeeeessesss4esseeeeessseseeeeessseesees
IKSKULL BRIDGEHEAD
STILL HOLDING OPT
Russian- Position Resisting Heavy
v German Bombardment .
Paris . Claimed' French v Fishing
Schooner Was Torpedoed Turks
TJnahle to Stem Tide of
Russians. y..
The" Associated Press summarises the
war situation as follows:
Another vessel haa been sent to the
bottom by a German submarine' accord-
ing jto an offieial statement The statement-say
the French fishing schooner
Bernadctte has beenTHink 150 miles from
land in the Atlantic. . Eight of the crew
were Dicked up but 26 others of the
ship's company are reported to be still
adrift' - ' '-jr -
The French curtain of fire has aet at
naught another German attack launched
against trenches which the .'French' re-
cently captured at Dead Man's hill. Thla
enaaaement. which was received by Paris
aa a small one has been the only fight
ing by Infantry on the French and Bel-
gian fronts. x
The Germans are still throwing shells
In great numbers against Ikskull bridge-
head of the Russians eastern front
There also has been a heavy artillery duel
between the Germans and Russians in
the region of Krevo. t
The uaual bombardment and isolated
Infantry attacks are in progress on the
Austro-Itallan front
The Turks' started two offensive move-
ments against the Russians on in the
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PROPAGANDA SOURCE FOUND.
Attorney General Discovers Origin
of Anti War Crusade.
(Associated Prlit RtPort.) .
WASHINGTON May 4. Attorney Gen-
eral Gregory announced tonight that he
had received conclusive Information about
the source of some of the money spent
for deluging members of the senate and
house last .week with telegrams urging
that no steps be taken which might lead
to war with Germany. He refused to re-
veal the . source . but said a statement
might be given out by the department
within a few days.
Mr. Gregory conferred tonight with
President Wilson who was anked yester-
day by Senator Hustlng of Wisconsin to
have the department of justice investi-
gate theaubject - r
EAILWAYS DIVIDED SOUTH.
L and HV and Southern Wanted to
- Avoid Competition.
. (Associated Priti Rtport.i '
WASHINGTON May . 4. Plans for di-
viding the South east of the Mississippi
and south of the Ohio between the Louis-
ville and Nashville railroad and the South-
ern railroad to the exclusion of other
roads aa discussed by President Milton
H. Bmlth of the Louisville and Nashville
and the late President Samuel Spencer of
the Southern In Mr. Smith's private car
at Kennesaw Ga. October 28 18i6 were
placed In evidence here today before' the
Interstate commerce commission.
present methods of submarine war
peaceful trading ships. This position was
restated and elaborated upon in a mem-
orandum on the aubect prepared by Sec-
retary Lansing at the direction of Presi-
dent Wilson and only a few days aftei
the dispatch of the note to Germany sent
to the government of -Europe neutral
aa well as belligerent.
. Some officials tonight found a hopeful
Indication in a press dispatch which stated
that considerable perturbation was ap-
parent In Berlin over the effect which
"concessions" to be made might have on
German public opinion.
-A special corps of operators Was kept
on duty at the state department to re-
ceive the official text though at midnight
word had not come from Ambassador
Gerard that he was ready to start the
document. '.
..
LITTLE INTEREST '
IN GERARD VISIT. J
-t : (Attecioiid Prltt RiPort.S
BERLIN. May 4 (via London May 6
a. m.). James W. Gerard the American
ambassador Called rJh Herr Von Jagow
the German forelgq minister at 5:35
o'clock this afternoon new German time
and after ten minutes of an informal con-
vtrsation was handed the German not
to the United States; No reference was
made to the note during the talk. There
was hardly more than the usual afternoon
crowd In Wilhelm Plata who saw the am-
bassador go and return. ' Nobody evinced
the slightest interest in the visit although
the trip had been announced in the after-
noon papers. i :
1IILITIA IN CHARGE
OF PITTSBURG ZONE
Quiet Prevailed but Walkout Grew
in Proportions.
Steel Car Company and Aluminum
Company Were Latest Scenes
of Strike Other Cities
v Have Troubles.
(Associated Pnss Rip trt.)
PITTSBURG Pa. . May ..-Clifton
Reeves federal conciliation commission-
er and representatives of the State board
of arbitration continued their efforts to-
day to settle the strike of employes of the
Weatlnghouse plants In East Pittsburg
and vicinity. Conferences were held with
representatives of. both sides. -.
Quiet prevailed throughout the night
and the authorities expressed the beliof
that there would be no further trouble.
Nearly 1209. members of the 'militia are
scattered throughout the strike xone.
Seven hundred Pressed Steel Car com-
pany employee today Joined the 2000 al-
ready out At the McKinney Manufac-
turing company plant girl strikers at-
tacked those who refused to strike and
ducked one of them In a horse trough
' The plant of the Aluminum Company of
America at New . Kensington wa shut
down today by a strike of about . 2100
workers. v-. v
MINERS ACCEPT AGREEMENT.
New Pact Provides for Eight Hour Day
; and Increased Wages.
(Associated Prist Rtport.)
POTTSVILLE Pa. May 4. The con-
vention of anthracite mine workers today
by a rising vote agreed to accept the
agreement recently reached between the
miners and operators. The new wage
scale among other concessions provides
lor increased wages an eight-hour day
and recognition of the'urrion. It takes
the place of the agreement which expired
on March 31 and will be retroactive to
that date. .
. ' '
CLEVELAND STRIKE AVERTED. ' '
Street Car Men Accepted Terms Offered
By Compsny. .
i ' (Associated Prut Riport.) i
CLEVELAND' O. May 4. Motormen
and conductors of the Cleveland Railway
company voted 1123 to 496 .today to ac-
cept .the company's compromise wage
offer thus averting' a strike. The com?
vany . estimates the - advance will cost
1532000 in two years which is the life of
the agreement "- ' ' r1
s iX; .
WOULD ARBITRATE MARINE STRIKE
Federal Apents Trying te Rslievs New
. York HSrbor Congestion. t
- (Associated Prut Report.) ' -'
NEW .YORK May 4. Federal agents
are trying to arbitrate the strike -of ma-
rine engineers which has crippled freight
traffic in New; York harbor prevented
nearly 60 vessels from landing their car
goes and clawing the piers with freight
The business manager of the Engineers'
Benefioial association which Is conduct-
ing the strike said the union would not
object to government arbitration.
MOTIVES OF SAPP
MARRIAGE OBJECT
OF DAY'S SESSION
State Introduced Several Fitnesses
to Show Greed Prompted De- '
" 1 fendant's Wedding. '
ONLY LIVING WITNESS OF THE
WOMAN'S DEATH TOLD DETAILS
H. Sowelr Described Discharge of
. Shotgun 'Which Killed Mrs. Sapp
How Dick Watts Was "Oiling"
C WeaponThought It Accident.
' i . (Houston Post Spwcial.Y
LUFKIN Texas May 4. The pur-
pose of the testimony Introduced "by
the State Thursday In the trial of E.
E and Lou Sapp for murder was to
show the alllged motive of the killing
of Mrs. Sapp November 1 1914.
' To this end a number of witnesses
were called to testify regarding the
statement alleged to have been made
by and the conduct of E. E. Sapp be-
fore and after hia marriage' to Mrs.
Sapp and the events surrounding her
death.
The court room held even a larger
crowd than on the preceding day and
time after time it was necessary to
halt the proceeding to maintain order.
Judge Guinn saw to it that there waa
no unnecessary delay and as a result
nine witnesses were called and their
testimony given. V
WOMEN RETIRED""
SEVERAL TIMES.
Several times because 'of the character
of the testimony which it was intended to
offer warning was given to the ladles
present in the court .room to retfrs and
they heeded the advice.
H. Bowel) a timberman and woodsman
the only living eyewitness to the killing
of Mrs. Sapp proved to be the star wit-
ness of the day. He occupied .the stand
for nearly two hours during the aftornoonr
and testified regarding the events of the
tragjc day at the camp near Romayor
In Liberty county
fie declared at the conclusion of his
testimony that he had been told by per-
sons that Sapp was hunting for him to
try to kill him since he had been before
the grand Jury. This was brought out by
the defence in an effort to show that he
was prejudiced against Sapp and there-
fore that iiia testimony was colored " -
TESTIMONY DIFFERED . V. .
FROM. ORIGINAL ;
In several important' details the' 'defense
showed that his testimony today waa dif-
ferent from the testimony given on the
habeas corpus hearing.
"Mr. Sowell said he had come from Mis-
sissippi -and lived about 10 or 11 miles
this aide of Liberty on the Trinity river
at a place known aa the Well's place.
He had known E. E. Sapp for seven or
eight years and 'met Frank Havard and
Dick Watts at Romayor. In November
he met Mr. and Mrs. Sapp at the Arthur
Davis camp about eight miles from
Uomayor. He was camped at the Da via
house about 75 to 10 yards away.
The examination was conducted by Dis-
trict Attorney J. L. Manry of the Ninth
district who is assisting In the prosecu-
tion. . j .
SEVEN PERSONS""
WERE IN CAMP
Manry-rWhewaa with Dick Watts when
you first saw him? A. Frank Havard.
Manry What did Havard say to you?
A. He said Sapp wanted - Watta in a
hurry to go hunting with him and would
pay me to take him (Watts) to the camp.
Dick Watts stopped on the way to buy
a gun.' The next day ho came to camp
with .10 squirrels and stayed with me.
In the evening of the next day Sapp and
Mrs. ; Sapp and Mrs. Taylor came In.
They; with Bob Parham driver of the
team constituted the camp. The Sappg
Were in camp about four dttys.
Manry Is Mrs. Sapp living or doad?
A. She Is dead. She was killed there
In camp. 't.
Manry Who was present at the timet
A. Mrs. Taylor Frank Havard Dick
Watts and myself.
Manry Where was Mrs. Sapp when
she was killed? A. She was sitting on
the corner of the bed which was spread
out on the ground.
Manry Where was Mrs. Taylor? A
She was sitting off a little way- about
12 or 15 feet from Mrs. Sapp I was
standing about 8 or 10 feet from her
talking tocher. Havard was some 12 to
16 foet away. Dick Watts was standing
near the head of the bed some three or
four feet from me. Mrs. Sapp got up
and sat down at the foot of the bed.
Dick Watts made a quick run across to
a big oak and got hia gun. It was an
automatic shotgun a now one.
STARTED TO f
OIL SHOTGUN. "
Manry Did .you see any one have the
gun the day before? A Mr Sapp had
the gun. The gun that Dick Watts
brought in the day before waa a second
hand gun. When Watts picked un his
gun he got a flannel and an oil can at
the root of the tree. When he got the
gun he looked at Mrs. Bapp that way
(bending his head) and made a pass as
if nlUno rhj min unit tha uiin fiwti
ai mis' uiiiv ma niuicM waa uruugni
out before the Jury and using a broom
. anVAUAM. Ih. hU ...... 1 n .... n.
In a graphic manner the way the thing
Is alleged to have happened.
Manry What did he do when he pick-
ed up the gun? A When he picked up
the gun ha looked at Mrs. Bapp that
way (sighting along the barrel). Her
back waa right to him about 10 feet
away. :.
Manry What did Mrs. 8app--.do? s A
She threw up her hands and fell over
that way. . I Jumped and caught her. -She
didn't say anything after that. Mrs.
Taylor screamed and ran ' off into the
woods i' ' j -j
Manry What did Dick Watts say? A
He aaked me what he must ro. I never
said anything. Frank Havard never said
or did anything.
Manry Where was B. B. Sapp? A.
He came up in about two minutes. As he
ran up he said: "Oh my wife's dead."
He come up to her head. At that - time
Bapp never asked me anything. He never
ok-rl Havard or Watta or Mrs Tavin.
anything. r -
Manry wnai am lie not A. He knelt
down on his knees and raised up and
wiped his eyes. He never asked any
' (Continued on Fage Five.)
Third
Oil
For
ShipCha
American Petroleum Co Recognizes Advanhr::
v of Deep Waterway and Is Preparing to Ccn-
; struct ' Oil Wharf Terminal and Necessary
Pipe Lines From Its Tank Farm at Englevcci
The Houston ship channel la; soon
its hanks. - t
Alrea'dy one company la operating
has announced its Intention to- build
nounces it has started work on Its proposed facilities. .
The last company to recognize the v advantages offered by the channel Is
the American Petroleum company one of the two concerns recently organized
by the J. S. Culfinan interests. ; "' '.'-'
This company intends to construct an oil wharf terminal and the
necessary pipe linea running from its tank farm at Englewood where it
has a number of large steel tanks now filled with oil which originally came
from the holdings of these interests in the Humble Oil field.
TO HAVE FACILITIES
READY THIS SUMMER.
The work on the proposed terminal has
been started and it is the hftpe of the
company officials .to hgve the plant ready
for business thla summer. '
The land to be used .was purchaaed by
J. 8. Cullinan and at the tlmo. ot making
the purchase Mr. Cullinan atated that he
Intended to convert it into a "goat
ranch." It la situated on the north aide
of the channel about seven miles below
the turning basin on the Norsworthy
tract and a short distance below Hunting
bayou . V
Thene facilities will be planned for sea-
going vessels for the purpose of handling
oil both In and out of the terminals. It
waa not announced whether the company
intends to establish a line of tankers of
Its own orwhether the transportation
will be done by other steamship lines.
REFINERY MAY BE
THE NEXT MOVE.
' While no announcement was made by
officials of the company it Is generally
understood in oil circles that It Is the ul-
BUTLER PRESIDENT
aft
OF STATE BANKERS
Clifton Man Elected to Direct Desti-
nies of Organization.
El Paso Selected as Next Conven-
tion City Address of Clarence
Omley Teatnre of Closing
' ' Session Thursday. " ' '
With the election ot J. W. Butler of
Clifton as president and the selection of
El Paeo as the oonyention city for 1917
the thirty-second annual convention of
the Texas Bankers association came to a
cUe here Thursday.' '.
- 'The closing business session jtt the city
auditorium proved one of the most in-
teresting of the entire convention' an
address by Clarence Ousley director of
tha extension department of the Agricul-
tural and Meohanloal college on "Texas
Credit Problems" sttractfug Widespread
discussion among the bankers ' ;
Following considerable debate; a reso-
lution Indorsing the present' warehouse
law. If t will be perfected was adopted
by the convention in aa amended form.
Other resolutions adopted by tha con-
vention included one which provided for
an increase of dues of members of the
association the burden of the increase
falling on the larger banks another which
Indorsed the plan of having two examina-
tions a year for State Hanks instead of
four as at present and a third which In-
dorsed the adoption of the "no protest
cash item In tranalt plan of the American
Bankers association." .
SOME DELEQATEsTdIDN'T
GO TO GALVESTON.
The business session was drawn out to
sucli an extent that When the .time came
for leaving on a trip over the interurban
to Galveston aa guests of the Texas com-
pany there had been no opportunity of
discussing tjie question of countrywide
clearings a matter which is occupying the
attention of . bankers generally at the
present time and at the request of many
of the members the business session was
continued. More than 60 of the bankers
stayed on through the early part of the
afternoon to listen to the 'discussion of
this subject ' while their conferees went
to Galveston.
The .convention was called to order at
about 10:30 o'clock Thursday morning by
President Hlrsch and following an Invo-
cation by Dr. J. L. Gross of the First
Baptist church the report of the resolu-
tions committee of which F. M. Law of
Houston is chairman was called fgr.
PLEDGED TO ESTABLISHMENT '
OF COUNTY LIBRARIES.
Mr. Law reporting for the committee
brought in a resolution pledging the co-
operation of the members of the associa-
tion to the plan for the establishment of
county libraries throughout the State and
the report was unanimously adopted -by
the convention. K ' '
The resolution calling for a change of
(Continued on Page Klght). . t
EtVER STJEVEYS FAVORED. .
Senator Culberson's Amendment on
Brazos and Colorado.
.7- (Houston Post Special.) " ' V
WASHINGTON ' May .-The senate
committee on commerce has ' accepted
Senator Culberson's amendment for an
Instrumental : survey of the Brasos and
Colorado rivers. Instead of an appropri
ation of 1200000 for these two' particular
surveys tney win De patfl tor out of the
general tund in the bill for . aurveva
amounting to 3B0Oo0.
Public Places Closed in Epidemic
AssoctttiJ frits Hetom.s -
WILMINGTON Del. May The
board of health today closed all schools
churches saloons and other places where
ppoil eonjn'-'Hte- until nftr the sufo-sid'-'iice
of t'1" emul'i'i'x ei:-' ::..;
MMWWMWWMWMMVeww
Ptoject
rine.
to have another oil Industry along
Its plant on that waterway another
immediately and now the third an
tlmate intention of the Cullinan interests
to troct a refinery of some kind on the
ship channel near where the wharf ter-
minals are now being constructed.
This announcement follows an- an-
nouncement made by officials - of the
Magnolia Petroleum company a : week
ago that it la the intention of that com-
pany o build facilities on the ship
channel at Manchester for pumping
plants storage tanks and 'loading pur-
poses which they intended to have ready
for use by July 1. '
TEXAS COMPANY HAS ' ' .
HOLCING8 ON CHANNEL.
The Texas company has holdings along
the siyp channel and. the company In-
tends to improve them. . At the time the
announcement was made the company in-
tended to spend a quarter of a million dol-
lars on the improvementa. ;
The Gulf Pipe Line company haa fa-
cilities on the alilp channel-at Lynch-
burg being the first oil company to take
advantage of the cheap transportation
facllltlea offered by the channel.
?
NEW HIGH RECORD ;
. FOR SPOT COTTON
Latest Advance Brought 13-Ccnt
Cotton Into Prospect
Advance of $2.25 Per Bale TMs
wceK .Brings rrice to iugnest
' Point Since Outbreak of
' the Europea'rTWar.
Spot cotton In Houston want tn tha
highest point reached since the outbreak
of the European war and brought 13-cent
cotton into prospect when prices Were
marked up 15 points or 75 cents per bale
on the Houston Cotton Exchange board
Thursday. .
Middling was officially quoted at 13.70
cents which Is 10 points higher than tha
previous high record of the war period.
The market has been advancing sharply
this week the gain on Monday being 14
points putting middling' at 12.35c. On
Tuesday the advance was 35 points put-
ting middling at 11.60c. Wednesday there
was a email reaction of I points middling
dropping back to 11.55o.
Thursday's advance of It points made
ttisk nakf jltranA .4 ika au..U OS
ass auistntBj ut mo tt con )(. f par
bale. At this rate a bale of middling is
now worth $63.60. ' .
The rumors that Germany was seeking
peace inspired the advance of over $1 per
bale in the future markets Thursday and
the spot-markets were affected.
IRISH REVOLT DEATH LIST IN :
HOSPITALS ALONE WAS 18S
Sixty-Six Soldiers and 122 Rebels
victims of Sinn Fein Tragedy.
Justice Swift' - ;
. (Aiiociated Pritt Report.) '' ' ".
LONDON May a. It IS officially an
nounced says a dispatch from Dublin...
that the number of deaths In the hospitals
alone resulting from the recent revolt is
188. This includes 6 soldiers and 123
rebels.
Justice hat been swift in the case of
the leaders of the Sinn Fein rebellion.
Three of the ringleaders ' signers of the
proclamation of the short-lived Irish re
public paid the supreme' sacrifice this
morning. '- They were Patrick H. Pearse
Thomas MacDonagh and Thomas J. Clark.
The sentences were pronounced by the
field general court martial and were rhily
confirmed by the highest authorities. .
. Of the other signatories James Con-
nolly la lying In prison wounded. Sean
MAci'tarmaa rainoun ceannt and Joseph
Plunkett are somewhere in Ireland
whether free or captured is not publicly
known. . - . : :.
TRYING OTHER
LEADERS RAPIDLY.
The other ringleaders In custody In Ire-
land are being tried with great rapidity
by the central court martial ' while the
local courts ' martial ' are . dealing . with
minor -rebels in various districts.- The
Associated Press correspondent saw a
batch of the prisoners leaving court aftr
being sentenced. Some of them unli-s
their cheery appearance was forced evi-
dently had escaped with more icniui-t
punishment than they had expected.
. DYNAMITE CASS ZZIIZZ'
Frank Parsons Accuse i c! '
' inj Depot Taken to C
.-. (Houston Post Sftc ' )
CENTER. Texas J! v
Xrultt received Frank Pin t -terday
and will hold him '
In AuKiist.
The l'arjni3 r-i... v
from Lufkin. 'I i -' I
wt'h -' ' 1
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