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iLLARD READY TO FIGHT ANYBODY
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Snirulation is That All Receipts Shall Gd to Red Gross
v Will Meet All Comers Anywhere and Any Time. ;
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CHICAGO. Dec 17. Jew Wlllard.
haorpion neavywetght prise fighter an-
ounced Monday night that he would -re-
iter tot prise ring for the benefit of the
e4 Cross. He declared he would defend
" "s title against any person anywhere and
t aay fane the sole provision Mag thai
r 1 of ths receipts should go te the Red
Crosay-
TVilUrJ tald he preferred that a match
lip made for next spring eo that it could
he heM In the open air. He also declared
he would mansgp his end of the arrange-
ments himself in order that no part of
Ue proceeds could be diverted from the
purpose for winch he planned.
- Toe rhami ion will leave for Washlng-
. tM atfcnre. he snid. to cor ter with offi-
cials of the department of justice to learn
If there was any way in which moving
par-tares also could N- shown legally the
-mreipts from the pu-tnrea also beinK
pledged to the Red ""ros.
"1 am ready to receive onai:engrs mj-
i
' ti iinim""tttfitmtim
A & .
- American associauon
Adopted War Measure
iAstoctale i Frtu Reporti
CHICAGO. Dec. IT Dec ision to open
. tfce 1911 season either on May 1 or t and
ts reduce the player limit from 17 to 1
satolusive of a mansper. was reached at
te meeting here .Mo:nl.iy of the American
association" cluVv owners
While no definite action was taken In
regard to plavms 140 fames instead of
Us. President Hickey said thai the senti-
ment was trors!y in favor of the short
-jasason. The issue wi'.l be settled at a
meeting cf the eieht club presidents to
he held here early in February The
Opening next season will be nearly three
veelu later than usual.
The spit hall shine ball emery ball
arid all other similar deliveries was legis-
lated out of the I. ague by a unanimous
Wte. The club owners decided to impose
fine of Jio for each offense.
The clnb owners also decided to return
to the double umpiring system.
There was no action taken in regard to
abolishing the spring training camps.
Action to preM!i a w mmi - v
" Of the clubs from the association as was
recently thaten.-d when the lndmnnpo-
- iw Louisville and Toledo clubs proposed
ts withdraw and merge with certain cluoa
ia the International league in the forma-
tion of a new league was taken by Sena-
tor A. L. Cooper one of the owners of the
' Kansas City franchise. He suggested
changes In the constitution which he be-
' lieves will give the association grounds for
i legal action against any club desiring to
withdraw.
The method of financing the executive
w - . w . i-.. ir.rh
. club will contribute a certain percentage
of Its receipts Instead of paying an as-
- seexmeru of J3000.
Elimination of the "spit ball" will ba a
benefit to the game because It will re-
suit In freer hitting. President Hickey be-
lieves. "The baseball public does not ake to
awe an artist pitching duel." he said.
The schedule meeting will be held in
' Milwaukee on February 28.
Camp Funston Lost
To Camp MacArthur
Associated Press Rerll
WACO Texas Dec. 17. Camp Fun-
ston's "over the top" back field .including
"Potsey" Clark of Illinois was unable to
puncture Camp MacArthur's line to an
appreciable extent and the Waco camp's
football team won by a score IS to t
here Monday. MacArthur. too. was short
In puncturing ability but had the edge in
punting and outdistanced the Funston
kickers throughout the contest. Myer was
the hero for the Wisconsin-Michigan ag-
S-egation. scoring two dropkicks. while
anly the star halfback made the addi-
tional touchdown and kicked goal for Mac-
Arthur's 12 points.
' Potsey Clark who made Funston's score
mashed the line repeatedly for 10 and
li-vard gains until tne last quarter when
he got the ball on the three-yard line and
went over.
Harris Will Lead
Southern Team
(Houston Post Si rial)
GEORGETOWN Texas. Dec. 17. At a
meeting of the Southwestern university
football team Johnnie Harris of George
town was unanimously elected to lead
-the 1918 team. The following men cast
; votes: Former Csptain Tucker Ed oris
' Robinson Holt. Bailey Foster. Young
Cawthop Curtis. Wilson. Egger Law -'
rence.
These men will be given a big ban-
quet after the Christmas holidays. This
is Harris' second year with the ten.
Us had gotten a number of mentions as
an all-State guard and this year ap-
peared on Ben H. Dyers' list. Harris
is the heaviest man on the team and
one of the most aggressive.
Brenham Bowlers Practicing.
... I Houston Pott SPtctaU
BRENHAM. Texas. Dec 17. German ia
" kAwlr. ira r.rof tii'int hant fnr lha Stats
tournament io be held in Houston in
' Jmnilnrv At th laltt nrmrtir F T. A m
' lor and Ed Schmid made high individual
. games follow: Ed Schmid 7; F. L.
I linikr 7S1 C W Ijmm S91 Husrn
Captain of Cardinsls Enlisted.
: t A ssociatta Press Report.)
I . NEWARK. S. J.. Dec. 17.-John B.
Miller of Kearney N. J. captain of the St.
liouis National league baseball team since
H14. and who It had been rumored might
. Sw re-elected to manage the team In place
of Miller Huggins. enlisted here Monday
la the United states marine corps. H
will leave tomorrow for
a South Carolina
training camp.
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;jf tviSW YORK Dec. 17. Charles H. Eb-
Laesgue Baseball club has received word
from Pitcher Sherrod Smith that he has
enlisted in the army. Smith ia at Camp
-Gordon Atlanta. Ga. Brooklyn has con-
tributed five players to the service of
whom four. Smith. Ffeffer Cadore and
' Miljust are pitchers.
"4t . ... . . . .
. leonsrd Knocked Out Chic Brown.
.. riA c. v.onn. jfec. it. Denny
Xonard of New York champion light-
v otii ci -iu Diuii ui -ew naven nere
.' Monday night in the fifth round of a
acneauita lu-rouna bout.
VV Clemens State Farm
: Senator J. C. McNeoius and Speaker F.
Q. ' Fuller announced Monday that they
"would leave for Clemens farm to make tn
I as paction In connection with their work
on the penitentiary investigating com-
mittee. They expected to reach the farm
Tuesday morning going by way of Bra-
aorta where they planned to Bpend Mon-
4ay night
Mr. Fuller who is chairman of the
' house subciflsailttee returned from Aus-
' tin. where heanferred with Governor
Hobby Sunday inght.
Representative Frank Holaday who is
the subcommittee man on the house com-
mutes also will be at Clemens farm
'i uesday. He left Houston last Saturday
looming going first to Retrieve farm. The
Investigators plan to visit also Ramsey
and Imperial farms.
aienator McNeaius atated Monday that
expected to return to Houston bv
ednseday. He said he would have his
nort ready about the first of the year
i would submit a cooy to Mr. Fuller
t tM two would try to make their re-
harmonise. It may be that sepa-
reports from the house subcommlt-
will he prepared by Speaker FuUer
self from any fighter anywhere." he said
"and If a match can be made win rt
ahead on arrangements at once. It would
serve better if it can ba held when the
weather will permit an open-air exhibi-
tion as that la likely to increase the
receipts."
MINNKAPOUS Minn.. Dec 17. Mike
Collins manager of Fred Fulton Minne-
sota heevyweight tonight characterised
as insincere Jess Milliard's offer to da-
fend the title against any fighter.
"WiUard ia only bluffing" Collins As
clared. ""On November 20 Fulton "posted
SIM forfait and gave notice to Wills rd
that unlearns the forfeit was covered by
December S ha would forthwith claim
the heavyweight championship. If Wll-
lard posts his money and signs articles
by that time. Fulton too. will gladly
donate his share of the receipts to the
Red Cross. Furthermore if Wlllard signs
before December . Fulton will send the
Red Cross a check for I100S."
Collins said Fulton would call off two
pending battles for which forfaits are
nostsd If Willard would consent to meet
him.
Ertler and Williams
Fought Vicious Battle
sscia:rd Peru ftreet t
BALTIMORE. Dec. 17.-Johnny Ertler.
the St Paul claimant ami "Kid" Wil-
liams the former title holder went It
rounds to a draw In a stirring bantam-
weight battle tonight
Landing a right hand smash to the )
Ertler sent Williams crumpling to the
mat in the second round. At the count
of eight Williams struggled weakly to his
feet made a game effort to fight back
but soon went down again from a volley
of lefts and rights which were varied to
the head Jid body. Not realising what
was going on Williams was up more
quickly this time but was helpless when
the gong sounded saving him from a
knockout.
Displaying remarkable recuperative
powers he safely weathered the third and
fourth and in the fifth again his old
self started in to deal out a terrific lick-
ing to the St. Paul lad. Ertler. however
was the stronger and took everythln
Williams had In stock without going
down. Once in the ninth. Williams with
a terrifc right to the head sent him
sprawling across the arena the ropes
saving him from going down.
After the fifth excepting probably the
eleventh when Ertle once more made his
knees hucUe with s right Williams did
practically all the fighting. He fairly tore
F.rtle's body to pieces with a right as he
bore in closed his rlfjit eye with a left
hook and had him otherwise badly puffed
about the face.
Bobbie Waugh Got
Unmerciful Beating
(Houston Pott Special.)
FORT WORTH. Texas. Dec. 17. Bob-
bie Waugh Fort Worth's favorite son
received sn unmerciful beating at the
hands of Harvey Thorp of Kansas City
on the return engagement at the Panther
City Athletic club Monday night.
From the time the gong started things
were going in the first round. Thorp had
the local boy on the defensive and at
times administered punishment at will.
It was a 10 round no decision affair.
Langford Knocked
Out Kid Norfolk
Associated Prist Report.)
DENVER. Colo. Dec. 17. Sam Lang-
ford knocked out Kid Norfolk the Pana-
ma heavyweight in the second round of
a scheduled 2u round boxing match here
Monday night. Both men are negroes.
Langford was the aggressor at the mo-
ment the gong sounded. The first round
was even but with the opening of the
second Langford plainly had the best of
it. Knocking jsorfotK down twice oeiore
the knockout blow which was a vicious
left to jaw.
"Strangler" Lewis
Defeated Zbysko
AssonaUi Press Report. I
NEW YORK. Dec. 17. Ed "Strangler"
Lewis of Kentucky defeated Wladek
Zbysko of Poland with a head lock hold
at the international catch as catch can
wrestling tournament tonight. The Amer-
ican forced the Pole to quit after 1 hour
and 24 minutes and 27 seconds of wres
tling.
Champion Had Best of It
( 4--oitl fress Ktport.i
COLUMBUS. O. Dec. 17. Ted Lewis
of England welterweight title holder had
a shade the better of Bryan Downey of
Columbus. In s hard 12 round fight here
tonight In the opinion of fight critics.
No decision was given. I-cvus dropped
Downey to his haunches with a short left
Jab In the eleventh as Downey was com-
ing in. The champion used his left ef-
fectively but was forced to extend him
self to the limit.
Brooklyn Boy Rallied and Won.
Associated Press Report.)
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 17. Frankie
Callahan of Brooklyn was given the pop-
ular decision over Willie Jackson of New-
York in six round bout here Monday
night. In the first round Jaekson had
the Brooklyn boy in bad snape. but he
rallied In the second.
Harry Greb Beat Gus Christie.
i Associated Press Report.)
CINCINNATI O. Dec. 17. Harry Greb
of Pittsburg was awarded the decision
over Gus Christie of Milwaukee here
Monday night at the end of 12 fast rounds.
The men sre middleweights.
Featherweights Fought to a Draw.
Associated fress Report.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 17. "Butch
Brandt of Brooklyn and young Lawler of
Kansas City featherweights fought
fast rounds to a draw here tonight.
20
Camp Logan Offender
Sent to Leavenworth
A year and six months in Leavenworth
a dishonorable discharge from the service
and the forfeiture of all pay and allow-
ances was the penalty meted out to Ben-
net E. English a private at Camp Logan
for stealing an automobile and for re-
fusing to obey an officer.
English a private in company u oi ine
122nd machine gun battalion was charged
before a general court with stealing a
motor car belonging to J. T. Seddon of
Houston. He was caught driving the
car. Later when he was ordered by
Lieutenant Lyn Houghtaling of his com-
pany to work he refused. The latter of-
fense brought him up on the serious
charge of disobeying an offler.
He was found guilty on both counts.
Genera) Bell approved the sentence on
Mondsy.
Private Joseph m. nnue oi tne iotn
SHU
For Christmas
buy him a box of
John Ruskin Cigars
J. Loewenstein & Sons
ni.i.ii a-l. A
sviviriuuwrvf nuuaion.
HOUSTON DAILY POST: TUESDAY MORNING DZCEMEIR 18
engineers went "ever the buT on Novem-
oer e and was caught in few uneans
three days later. He was charged with
desertion and was found not guilty. The
court however found bint guilty of the
less serious charge of absence without
leave which can not call for the death
peaeJty. . .
White was sentenced to be eoVfined at
hard labor for six months and to forfeit
two-thirds of his pay for that period.
- . '
Beaumont Oil Man
Died in New York
' tHomsto Past Stectdi-t-BEAUMONT
Texas. Dec. IT. Charles
S. Gordon. S years old. rice president
of the Lake Oil company wealthy oil
man and real estate owner dropped dead
Monday evening in the lobby ef the Im-
perial hotel ia New York cite Jus as be
was about to register.
He had gone to New York to bring his
daughter. Miss Julia Gordon home tor
the holidays. JShe Is attending school at
Tarryiowu. N. 1.
News of his death was received Mon
day night by Secretary T. W. Redman
of Beaumont Masonic lodge. Mr. Gordon
bavins been a member of every Masonic
lodge in this city and Galveston.
1 ne Dojy wiu oe snipped irom new
and the funeral will take place In Beau
mont Baturdav or Sunday under tht
auspices of the local Masonic lodges ef
nich the deceased was a prominent
member.
Mrs. Gordon his wife and daughter.
Miss Ruby and nephew. Jack Harrison
111 leave Tuesday mornlnc for Coalrun
accompanied by I. R. Bordages presi
dent of the Lake Oil company and a part-
ner of Mr. Gordon for several years In
the oil business.
Deceased was born at Henrietta. O.
He came to Beaumont tit 1902. one year
after the striking of oil at Spindle Top.
and has been here ever since. He has
been operating for several years at Sour
Lake. Mr. Gordon is the second promi-
nent Besumont Mason to drop dead with-
in four days. Louis Mayer well known
merchant having died of appoplexy last
Thursday night.
Mexicans Will Aid
In Maintaining Order
Associated Press KrPttrt. )
LAREDO Dec 17. Governor Niosforo
Zambrsno of the stste of Nuevo Leon
after a conference hell here Monday
afternoon with Ooverno W. P. Hobby of
Texas. Issued a statement in which he
said Mexico desired a modification of the
American food embarso as a means of
quieting disturbances along the border
on the Mexican side. He assured Mexi-
cans residing in the United States that
so long as they remained at work and
attended their own affairs they would be
fully protected and suggested as a means
of securing more Mexican labor for Texas
the removal of the head tax.
Nothing was given out concerning the
conference except that both governors
would co-operate closely in an effort to
maintain law and order along the border
of Texas and Nuevo Leon.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. Diplomatic
dispatches to the state department from
Teheran. Persia contained an appeal for
relief of the famine suffering people In
that region.
WASHINGTON. Dec 17. Legislation
to stablliie the farm loan bond market
got under way in congress Monday with
the house rules committee reporting u
special rule for its consideration.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. The naval
investigation will begin before the house
committee next Wednesday with Secretary-
Daniels and Paymaster General Mc-
Gowan aa the first witnesses.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17 Arrange-
ments for congress to recess from Tues-
day until Thursday January 3. were
made final Monday when the senate
adopted the house resolution to that pur-
pose. WASHINGTON. Dec. 17 The admin-
istration bill increasing the number of
cadets at the Annapolis naval academy
was passed late Monday by the house
without debate and now goes to the
senate.
WASHINGTON Dec. 17 The fuel ad-
ministration has called on the priority
shipment board to give coal further
preference over other freight in an ef-
fort to relieve the fuel situation through-
out the country.
WASHINGTON Dec. 17. A bill to re-
duce salaries of senators and congress-
men from 17500 to $5000 during the war
was Introduced Monday by Senator Ken-
yon of Iowa and referred to the appro-
priations committee.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. Legislation
to specifically subject all federal officials
except the president and members of-the
supreme court to the excess profits tax
was agreed upon Monday by the house
ways and means committee.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. A resolution
to make it unlawful to buy or offer to
buy any federal bonds Issued since April
6. 1917 for less than par and the ac-
crued Interest was Introduced Monday
by Representative Wood of Indiana.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. J. F.
Shaughnessy of the Nevada railroad
commission before the Joint congressional
railroad committee Monday urged some
action to limit the cost of passenger
transpor'ation. Passenger rates he said
should be cut in half.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17 There will be
no general reconsideration of the war
tax bill at this session of congress.
Chairman 8lmmons of the finance com-
mittee announced Monday during an
attack on the measure by various re-
publican senators. He declared the bill
was no: perfect and added that to cor-
rect various inconsistencies some legis-
lation would be required. .
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. The tremen-
dous air program of the American army
is dismissed with a brief paragraph on
the liberty motor In the annual report
Monday of the chief signal officer of the
army directly in charge of the work. The
statement concludes: "The liberty en-
gine which for power lightness and ef-
ficiency compares favorably with the
best European types was under devel-
opment In June.
DISTRIBUTORS
FEDERAL TIRES
C. L. BERING & CO.
1009 Capitol Ave. Preston 15-111
GIVE
AN
.ROBE
FOR
CIlMSTr.WS
it will be Useful and
Appreciated.
Phone Preston 1800
Auto Department
BERING-CORTES
II 8DW.C0.
STATE UADE $60000
AT RETRIEVE FARU
His b Es&sate of Net Profit fcr
Yen den by Superintendent
General Condition! Found Satisfac
tory by Holaday of legisla- -
tire InTestigaxinf
Committee.
' iftsertM Pott SserieU
BRAZORIA. Texas. -Dec. 17. Frank
Holaday of the penitentiary Investigating
committee left Houston Saturday mernt
lng to inspect the State farms in South
Texas. Tha Srst visit waa the Retrieve'
farm. This is owned by T. Martain .of
Houston and leased by the State for five
years this year being the first year of
the lease. However the State has been
operating this farm on the shares for a
number of years.
rnMln T u Ifuma manavnr nt the
Retrieve farm was questioned closely by
Mr. Holaday relative to the crops pro-
duced this year and he ststed that he
planted sM acres in cotton and turned
teut S6 balea. He also stated that the
land produced 32.000 bushels of corn and
500 tons of sugar cane. Captain Weems
estimated the net profit to the State on
the Retrieve plantation this year at
60.0.
Last year crops were ugnter ana in
1913 and 1914 the farm barely paid Ua
own expenses.
QUANTITY OF LIVE
STOCK ON FARM.
Mr. Holaday found 345 hogs on the
farm belonging to the State and 800 head
of cattle belonging to Captain Weems and
T. Martain. Captain Weems stated that
be had been informed that the State In-
tended to buy some of the cattle for its
own use.
Taking up the question of rent paid
by the State on this farm Captain Weems
stated that Mr. Mailam would receive ap-
proximately 23.f75 for his one-fourth of
the crops off the place this year. The
State has the option of paying: money
rent or crop renting. The commissioners
chose to pay crop rent this year.
Investigating the commissary depart-
ment Mr. Holaday found a stock of
canned tomatoes estimated to be wortii
$6u0. all of which had been canned by
the convicts and used by them on their
tables. The food of prisoners on this
farm was far above the ordinary Mr.
Holaday said as they were fed fresh
meat twice each week and potatoes to
matoes soup slew and many other kinds
of food that were not round on the tables
st the other farms visited by the com-
mittee. GOOD. SANITARY
CONDITIONS REPORTED.
The physician of the prison camp was
Interrogated as to the health and sani
tary conditions of the farm and also as
to the treatment of the prisoners. He
stated that the sanitary condition of -the
farm was exceptionally good aud that they
had only three deaths from natural causes
in four years. He stated further that
the treatment of the prisoners was good.
and that they were seldom punished by
wrapping ana seldom placed in chalna
and the dark cells had been abolished.
Mr. Holaday made an Inspection of the
cell room and found It aa most of the
Demand
Increasing
Steadily
For
"Cuesta-
Rey" Gigars
. The steadily increas-
ing demand for "Cu-esta-Rey"
Cigars is
shown in increasing
production.
Year after year for
33 years1 "Cuesta-
Rey" Cigars have
grown more and more
popular until today
the factory is making
more than a hundred
thousand daily.
.The United State bonded
stamp on a "Cueta-Rey" box
of cigars is yonr guarantee
that they were made exclnt-
iyely of clear Havana tobacco
under the supervision of a rep-
resentative of the U. S.
Government
Just try a VCaeeta-Rey"
Cigar and enjoy Its fragrance.
Tow dealer sella them.
J. LOEWENSTErrr 4 SON
Houston Distributors
E. EPPSTEIN A CO.
Dallas Tex&s
Territorial Distributors.
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there alt prisoners ateerrinf fn one) -bif
room in blanks side by side. There was
no scnoot on ins larra - out a nesro
preacher administered spiritual balm each
Sunday and also satt he assisted the
prison physiclaa fa minor eases.
The Hairier farm la aavea miles from
A nf let on and seven miles front Brasoria
the satire farm tying In tha Brssoa bot-
tom and all subject to heavy overflow.
In toed erop years and .years when the
crops sre not menaced by overflow the
farm is one of the moat productive la'
the system and this year It has made aa
exceptionally good showing.
nr. Hoiaoey stated that for the most
part be found thlnjts satisfactory on this
plantation. Ks left Monday evening for
the ClemmeM farm where he will start
tne investigation ef tnst plantation in the
morning.' Speaker Fuller phoned Mr.
Holaday that be sad Senator McXealaS
would Join hiss on tha Clemmens farm
Tuesday. .
asassaessesaBassssssssssssasnesBaMK- V-
Man Believed MUsirifir"
Found at Infirmary
What was thought to be a mysterious
disappearance of L. A Devlin a middle
aged carpenter who had been missing
since December T from 320t Louisiana
street where he had been living for some
time was easily solved Mondsy night.
He was located at St Joseph's innrsnary.
Devlin fell from a staging while work-
ins at his trade at a downtown restaur
ant and sustained Injuries to his. head.
ne waa removed to 4he infirmary where
he has been since that time but will
shortly be able to leave.
He had been occupying a house that
had been vacant for some months stay-
ing there In order to keep the Insurance
in force. He was well known In (he neigh
borhood and his absence excited comment
among the neighbors. The place where
he had been living waa searched but
everything waa found as he bad iefwit.
Oil Operators Not
Living Up to Scale
iAssocijtei Press Report.)
BAKERS FIELD Cal.. Dec. 17. Union
officials here Monday night telegraphed
Vernor Z. Reed of the presidential media-
tion commission that oil operators In
California were not llvlna up to the mini-
mum wage scale agreed to recently at a
conference presided over by Mr. Reed.
The telegram asserted that "Intense dls-
oatlafHction" existed tniona the oil work-
ers who were "wanting to quit every-
where." Mr. Reed Is at Houston. Texas.
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Over there on the fighting front and behind the lines the telephone is
as indispensable as it is here at home.
Over there troops are moved and battles fought; the movements of the
enemy reported and supplies and munitions brought up by means of tele-
phone communication.
Over here more than 1 2000 long-1 ine operators have been specially trained
for Government service and the Government at Washington keeps in close
touch with every phase of war preparation and directs the work of a vast num-
ber of industries upon which the success of our armies will depend.
Over there andNover here'the great war captains and the captains of in-
dustry depend upon telephone commu nication to carry out their plans suc-
cessfully. -
The Bell System is devoting all its great resources to the end that the
work of preparing our armies for battle and of sustaining them in the field
shall go on systematically and efficiently so that over here and oyer there there V
may be co-ordinated and sustained effort which alone will bring the final
victory. '
The Southwestern
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SffllEVETOUT CASE
UP AT GALVESTOU
ferbc&a ef Fdsrtl Ccsrt ja
; Cas Ii C-ts&sU.' :
IiiiaiaJuV $U of the ; Qiestion
t Was Heard Hoadsy JUilwayt ;.
V aid 8ta4 o Texas Will
i: Preaeit ArfumeRta.
' iRstutee rVsf SssWet)
OAXTESTON Texas. Dee. 17. The see-
sioa in tha Shreveport rats case hearing
was opened Monday morning at the Hotel
QsJves. daring' which the jurisdiction f
the ease win he determined. A. numher
of attorneys are present to present their
rasa to Joseph D. Hayere the special mas-
ter In charge of the petition and all will
hev an ep port unity to present their ar-
gument.
Monday mornings' session was taken up
entirely by the presentation of the case of
tha State of Louisiana through the. as-
sistant United States attorney general
Blackburn Eaterllne. In his argument be
slated that the State of Texas uy Inject
lng new parties into the controversy and
by presenting their cross bill had done
an invalid thins and he went throush
the statutes pointing out instances where
toe supreme court or tne united states
had rendered decisions onxwhat be tried
io make aDoarent were the same kind of
cases. He contended that the eass should
be reopened If at all In the cistern dis-
trict of Louisiana where it h."j originat-
ed andhat it should not be tried here.
Other attorneys present at the hearing.
and who will probably be heard before the
second series of the hearings ends are
Luther Nickels assistant attorney sen'
era! far Texas; W. M. Barrow assistant
attorney general for the State of Louisi-
ana: J. w. Terry attorney for the Oulf.
rtotorado snd Santa Pe lines: H. M. Oar-
wood attorney for the Southern. Pacific
lines.
D. W. McLeod. representing the Oulf.
Colorado and Santa Pe lines F A. Lalller
of the Galveston Commercial association
and other representatives of railway and
commercial organisations of Texas were
present at the meeting this morning.
The hearing will he continued from day
to day until all of the argument is de-
livered. To Eradicate Argentine Ant'
(Houston Post Special.)
ORAN'OE. Texas Dec 17. Ernest Bar-
der of the federal horticultural! depart-
ment accompanied by a corps of assist
That's ths Hsrless way. 8sve money on gifts this yesr. Just take ths
slevator to the eighth floor of the Scanlsn Building Room 804.
Elk Shrine and Masonic Pins Sam
Scarf Pins Tie
Clasps Guff Pins
'and Bar Pins
Hand engraved or sec
with stones ; a wonder-
ful value at
88c
Signet
A 'Rings
Extra heavy solid
gold." Engrsved free.
14.00 6.00 and
$6.50
Sterling Silver M flf)
Cigarette Case. . . V JiUU
Other Csses at W.OO
Take the Elevator to the Eighth Floor.
4
Telegraph X Telephone Co.
.w : .
ants arrived hers MonV.rTnTint
besan a campaign sgslnst the "had
ante. They found that U "Jl'T Jjji?
been spent in sn effort to subdue th. snts
with no avail within the psst 1 w0"0:
A lecture delivered by Mr. Barder at
the high school auditorium In the after-
noon was heard by a Urge uai""-A
night he lectured to a large crowd of sn
at the hoTTM of trade rooms. ; 1
. AITI ST .
SlRS.BKAtLLUiUr
' m a waAVTIIffarw
WbiUutVBirvUfliu
..."
Takes Taalac and Has Gained Six
teea Pound Trouble!
Overcome.
"In Just a few weeks After I began tak-
ing Tanlac had gained sixteen powu
and was feeling fine." said Mrs. B- Cj
Brassell who resides at S00 Greenwood
St.. Dallas Texas recently. fk -
'1 always enjoyed good health. Mrs.
Brassell continued "until I had an at-
tack of acute indigestion two years ago
an ever since then until Tanlac relieved
me. I have suffered dreadfully. My
stomach was in such a bad shape that for
a long time crackers soup and boiled mUK
were about the only things I could oat
and retain. I had to avoid all fried
foods and fruits and careful as I was I
would bloat up so at times with gas that
I felt like I would smother. 1 was so
nervous and miserable I could hardly
sleep at all would get up in the mornings
with a dull nagging headache and felt
so badly I could hardly pull through the
day.
"I feU off until I weighed only eighty-
four pounds was scarcely mors than a
frame and often got so weak and nerv-
ous I had to stay In bed a day or two at
a time. I doctered a great deal but slways
suffered as lot. and as I could get nothing
to relieve me I sometimes felt so blue and
melancholy that I was almost craiy.
It waa a fortunate day for me when I got
Teniae and-1 want to express my thank-
fulness by telling others what It has done
for me. It Is ths only medicine that has
ever reached my case and by the time my
second bottle was gone there was a great
change in my feelings. I can eat all I
want of most anything now and digest it
and am never troubled any more with
shortness of breath headaches or other
bed feelings. MV nerves are perfectly
calm and f sleep soundly and wake up In
the mornings feeling fine. My despond-
ent feelings hsve all disappeared and 1
cheerfully recommend Tanlac to everyone
who may be trying to find relief from
their Ills."
Tanlac is sold In Houston by Riesling's
Drug Store and Roune's Drug Store cor-
ner Main and Capitol. Advertisement.
Buy for Less
Tiffany full cut white
Diamond Rings. $12 $15
a..1.V35-..M0.$44
Seven -Stone Diamond
Cluster all platinum:
looks like a solitaire; a
beautiful ring 7S $1S5
t1M.
One with a perfect pearl
center ana a CQQC
nu-nber of diamonds In the cluster 9sa40
Perfect cut well spread very brilliant solitaire
with the appearance of a 1 -carat stone: actual
weight approximately 7S-100th; a 1 7C
beauty nd a bargain at - 91 19
TIFFANY WEDDING RINGS
22-carat Gold Tiffany Wedding Rings that are
the greatest value ever offered in the Jewelry
line In Houston; a beautiful ring emblematic of
the ceremony it represents; a S1 4 7C
feature at 91 I I O
D'amond Necklaces
Plve-Stone Diamond Necklace set in C4E
gold: price v-.'i 940
Seven-Stone Diamond Necklace set t4JC
In gold 9100
Three-Stone Diamond Necklace; C9Q
price 9saO
riatinum Pearl and Diamond Bar Pin; two
white stone diamonds snd fifteen CDC
pearls: price 900
Diamond Bar Pins; four white stone C17C
diamonds: laced deMirn; price 91 IO
All Platinum Bar Pin; C9CC
price 94.00
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