The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 152, Ed. 1 Monday, September 3, 1917 Page: 4 of 12
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3URTIJARTIAL TO
BE HELD TUESDAY
ljssr Offenders tt Camp Login
Will Be Ghrca TraL
BsWSseSSSSSBaww
Suaday Wu Holiday at Camp and
' Guardsmen Spent Afternoon in
y'i. TWathing Uniforms and Play-
: ' iae Baseball Games.
1 Camp Logan's first court martial will be
neM Tuesday.
" . A special court has been appointed by
Oeaeral Bell npon recommendation of
'. Major Burnett M. Chlperfield. judge nd-
veeat. to try aome of the members of
1b advance units stationed at Camp
- 7g upon minor charges.
.- Just what the misdeeds of those to he
V triad constat of has not been made public
tmt that thev are "minor offenses'' would
' Indicate that aome of the boys unused to
.. niHtai-T dlaclnllne. had forgotten and
' aluad In town after "taps'' had been
sounded or in some other way had vlo
latMl tH VuIm nf n military caml.
v The Density inflicted wili be calculated
v to set as a reminder the next time the
- V boys are tempted to disobey tlie rules.
Tnnsdav'a court martial will be one
i SDDointed eaDecially to sit at this hearing.
Captain Samuel M. Sorenson. Company A.
. 11mi infantrv. will act as luilge advo-
v cat and Major W. J. Swift of the First
' field hospital corps will be president
T GENERAL COURT MARTIAL
TO BE APPOINTED.
i i3Ls.ter. when all. the units have arrived
! At the camp regimental courts martial
i. "Will be appointed to sit in hearings per
! talning to the members of the different
! poglmenta and a general court martial
- 'Win be appointed to try offending pffi-
OSra or members of any of the units
Whose Tiolation of military rule may be
'aerioua.
Sunday was wash day at Camp Lran
and laundered khaki was prominently
displayed at all company headquarters in
11 stages of drying. Aside frpm that
" duty however the men in uniform were
- ant required to work Sunday. Construc-
tion work continued at its usual rate.
' - In the afternoon several teams from the
different companies of the Illinois guards-
engaged in the national pastime ana
players ot major league cauoer
brouaht to light. Return games
paws been scheduled for next bunday.
A motor truck company of 21 men from
Worcester Mass. in command of Ser-
y geaat T. H. Casey arrived in Houston at
' U 'dock Sunday niht direct from Wor-
' cester. The men spent Sunday night at
taa Young Men's Christian Association
and will depart for Camp Logan Monday
.. ' morning. They will be Attached to the
Jtuartermaster'a department.
" A bid lor fame as "the most demo-
cratic unit In the world's most derao-
- era tic army" has been entered by the ad-
ministrative quartermaster corps of the
- Minnesota. National Guard comprising 24
' - enlisted men. now serving on the staif of
. the camp quartermaster. In support of
.this claim the men of the corps cite a
story of rank distinction that they say
la unique among the armies of the world!
This corps is composed of six sergeants
-. ef the first class ten privates of the first
. dsns and two privates. Each of the 24
the story goes is a college man. and all
came from about the same place in the
: business world when they were called Into
Scl ilea early In August. Some ef them
bad been intimate acquaintances at the
University of Minnesota.
HAS SOLVED PROBLEM
OP RANK DISTINCTION.
Credit for working out the solution for
the problem of rank -distinction which is
so enth usiasticaily Indorsed by the Min-;-
.Besot men is given to Leo P. McXaUy.
' acting top sergenat of the detachment.
On the official records of the war de
partment the men are still listed accord
ing to army rank. So far as the war
department records are concerned the
Hist class sergeants continue to enjoy
privileges not given the sergeants the
'sergeants are one degree above the first
'Class novates ana the latter remain su
- IMnor in rank to the privates. On Day
day the war department issues salaries
" according to rant; First class sergeants.
sax; sergeants su; nrst class privates.
' SJ1 and privates $3.
The distinctions end with the "official"
war department records. When there's
Work to be done the first class Bergeants
. work side by aide with the privates; when
...privilege are permitted they are enjoyed
. equally oy. tne zi men; wnen pay day
: comes the salaries are pooled and an
equal distribution made.
The Minnesota men. from the ton ur.
. gcant down contend that the scheme is
: av wonder In wiping out petty Jealousies
aum'ouierereaces.
Camp Logan is proving: to be an atlrac-
tion which never grows old to the people
.. of Houston and every day crowds of
signiseers inrong ashington avenue.
Sunday was no exception and large
wvwu wen iinuhi io tae camp inter-
peciaiors ac ail wiuun tneir sight.
Must Load Cars to
; Limit With Ctton
WJth the movement of the cotton crop
scheduled to begin this fall at a time
whan a combination of government and
commercial business will be bringing tre-
mendous pressure to bear upon the rail-
roads the commission on car service of
the railroad war board has issued Instruc-
tion prohibiting the shipping of cotton in
quantities less than 65 bales per car and
requiring as many more to be loaded as
the stse of tie car furnished will permit.
.Notice to this effect has just been sent
to buyers of cotton together with a re-
quest that they place orders for their re-
t suiremeDt on a basis of not less than U
i bats or multiples thereof In the Bouth-
west and Mississippi delta districts. The
t average car will load & bales and In the
I -'outbes.st district the average car will
oaa 7s bales consequently buyers are
sksd to order In multiples of 45 from the
oath west snd in multiples of 76 from the
jouthosst district.
Tho New England territory will be
axed to the maximum capacity of facili-
ios this fall and the acceptance of freight
f railroads servinr th -irnr 2
1 ho Ohio and Potomac rivers wfil have to
! f carefully regulated.
3000-BaiTel Gusher
1 1 Brought in Sunday
. -"A- MOO-barrel gusher was brought in at
Goose Creek Sunday evening at o'clock
according to a report reaching the city
lata Sunday night The wU la the prop-
erty Of the Eastham OH and Gas com-
pany of Huntsville. Texas and is located
o the Phoenix lease oh the Ashbel Smith
tract.
it is on the edge of the field and is said
to be farther northeast of the proven ter-
ritory than any other well. It came in
from ths 2040 foot sand it was stated
flowing over the top of the derrick. The
company s No. I well is down over 200
feet.
ChnrchweD. Armstrong field manager
for ths company brought U well in.
"wo Boards to Name
Firsf Quotas Today
"hs six men in local district No. and
1 tow shea in local district No. 1. who
to go as the first contingent front
e districts will tn an probability be
tad. Monday. All other districts in
-a. and Harris county have already
i their first soldiers far tha hew na-
i army. V; -'
arf eooatr win supply 4 men.
1- rttt of tha quota wbJoti must be
' ' entraining dating tha first week
-mbesv Kocal district HoVsV the
rounry district. Is to proVids 24
1 K $ will have No. I
1 i v 1 nten. tn the first lot
umia for Caaq Travis during
Hpenihgs;iiif Houston
CITY HALL WILL CLOSE. ' .
The city hall U1 be closed Monday
Labor day. and there will be no session
of corporation court.
VISITING RELATIVES.
George W. Davlln sheriff of Robertson
county is in the city for a few dayar
visiting at .the home'ot his sOn-ln-law and
daughter. H. K. Daniel and wife ity Dal-
las avenue.
POsTOFFICS TO CLOSE.
The stamp and delivery windows at the
postofflce will be elosed an day Monday
and no deliveries of mail will be mads ex
cept an early morning delivery in the
downtown district.
FRACTURED JAW IN ACCIDENT.
T. J. Seber Jr. 0020 Basis' street re
ceived a fracture of the lower Jaw when
an automobile In which he was riding
ith several soldiers overturned on the
Galveston road near Galveston late Sat-
urday night. He Was brought to his home
here and Sunday morning was removed
to St. Joseph's Infirmary In Westheimer's
amouiar.ee.
UNITED IN MARRIAGE.
Robert V. Stewart and Miss Annie B.
McGaffey. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A
B. McGaffey $07 Austin street were mar-
ried Saturday evening at" the home of the
bride's parents. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. T. J. Windham. Mr. and
Mrs. Stewart departed Sunday evening
for Beaumont where they will make their
home. Mr. Stewart has a responsible po-
sition with the United States navy.
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER.
General D. Jack Foster First Illinois
brigade; General H. R. Hill and his aide.
Lieutenant John W. Saddler 0 the See-
ond brigade were entertained at dlnnen
Sunday by Mrs. Dorrelt McGowan and
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
IN GOOD CONDITION
Banks Are Definitely mi New Re-
serf e oasis.
Federal Beterre Board Aniormcej
Stats Banks Are Coming; Into
ths Syrtem and Others Are
Co-operating.
AttteiaUi Prrss Rtpert.y
WASHINGTON Sept. 2. "he country's
financial system the federal reserve
board announced Sunday is stronger than
it ever has been before.
"Adjustments necessitated by reserve
transfers from member banks to federal
reserve banks with the consequent shift-
ing of funds have been completed" says
the board's statement. "The banks of the
country are now therefore definitely
upon ths new reserve basis established
by the act of June 21. Federal reserve
banks have continued the policy of main-
taining their resources in ss strong and
liquid condition as possible showing on
Augjost 24 a percentage of reserves against
Heposits of 80.4 per cent and against notes
of M.5 per cent.
"There has been a continuance of the
movement of Stlte banks Into the federal
reserve system while by opening clearing
accounts with the federal reserve banks
and sending In gold and gold certificates
non-memser nanus in various parts 01 tne
country have been co-operating actively
with federal reserve batiks in consolidat-
ing the gold resources of the country.
"Due to these and other contributing
factors the federal reserve system finds
itself at tne opening 01 autumn in an un
prscedently strong position its total hold
ings of cash on August 14 feeing $1424-
76S.OO0."
The tremendous growth of the system's
atcivities is reflected in its recent discount
operations attributable in many instances
to the huge financial operations of the
government.
"During July. 1J17" the board announc
ed. "discount operations of the federal re
serve banks totalled 40733.353. or more
than double the total bank discounts of
the year 19I Of the monthly discounts
more than 85 per cent or I395.452.41S
were In the form of member banks' col-
lateral notes."
All of the banks except Atlanta. Min
neapolis Dallas snd San Francisco report
a larger volume of collateral notes than
customers' pa pew discounted for their
members. The federal reserve banks'
total assets of $2021237000 are compared
with assets or central banks of other na
tions as follows;
Bank of England. $1124510000: Bank of
France. 4.33.205.000.- Russian State bank
IM2d.J17.O0O; Bank of Italy. $1.6s.06.000:
German Rtichsbank. $3.27t.22$.00; Bank
nf Netherlands. $33.140.0O0; Ricksbank of
Sweden I17 313000; Bank or Spain. $73.-
752.000: Swiss National bank. $131748000;
Bank of Japan 5"76M.0O0.
The assets given for tha federal reserve
nanus represent tne aggregate of u re
serve banks and do not include the $11.'
000000.000 asaeU of the 7$1 member
banks of the reserve system.
First Liberty Bonds
May Be Convertible
(Atttcisttd Prut Retort.)
WASHINGTON Sept. Secretary Me-
Adoo Sunday night Issued a statement
suggesting to buyers of definitive liberty
losn bonds of ' the first issue that they
might hold their interim certificates ad
vantageously till October 1 lq view of the
possiouity 01 tne 3 per cent Donas al-
ready issued being given the privilege ef
conversion into subsequent issues bearing
a r.igner interest rate.
No charge for exchanging interim cer-
tificates win be made but there Is a
charge for exchanging the bonds into
others which bear a higher interest rate
once the original bond is issued. To those
desiring to receive their bonds however
deliveries will begin "at a dale soon to
be announced."
Confederate Veterans
Elected New Officer
At ths meeting of Dick Dowling camp
No. ltT. United Confederate Veterans
held 8undsy afternoon ths following offl-
cers wore elected to? the coming year:
J. T. Foster commander; 'J. T. Clower
first lieutenant: R. D. Chapman second
lieutenant; J. C. Eason third lieutenant;
A. B. Carroll adjutant; Fred Shields or-
derly sergeant; Dr. Haley surgeon; Mr.
Redd cadet; J. W. Tinkler color bearer;
S. H. Blair chaplain.
Final arrangements wars discussed for
the annual picnic of ths camp to be held
at Eden park on Saturday September I
to which all veterans and daughters will
bo admitted free.
Camp Logan Soldiers
Are to Hear Lecture
A lecture will be delivered to the sol-
diers at Camp Lagan Friday September 7
by Rev. E. Guy Talbott executive secre-
tary of ths California State church fed-
eration on condltons in Armenia and
Syria and what is being done there In the
way of relief work. Mr. Talbott- Is a
speaker of note.
The lecture Is one of a series being de-
livered by him at various army canton
ments in the Interest of the American
committee for Armenian and Syrian re-
lief. Recent dispatches from abroad indi-.
eat condltons in those countries to be
worse than ever. 7
Ida TarbelTa Mother Dead.
TITU8VILLK. Pa.. Septal Esther Mo-
Colloirk TerbeQ mother of Ida M Tar.
bell the writer and publicist died at bar
bom 'hers today aged 17 years. ... -
daoghtsr ' Miss Dolly McOowan. at 1714
Austin street assisted by their guest.
Mrs D W. Storey of Dallas Covers wars
laid for elrht to an en lovable old-fash-
ionsd Southern dinner a. motor trip to4
uaiveston and tne bathing beach louoweo.
PARTNERS OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY.
Tha first anniversary of the business
partnership foraoS a year ago between
FT Charles Hams. Jr.. and Harry C Ger
lack was observed at the Musicians' club
Sunday night In the form of surprise
stag entertainment and banquet to both.
gentlemen. They were gretted bx about
IS friends and the time was spent in a
nappy manner. .1 nere were several in-
gentlemen. Thsy were greeted by about
orchestra slso several vaudeville num-
bers from the Pantage circuit at the
Prince theater. An elaborate banquet was
served and the guests of . honor were
showered with good wishes for the future.
Opening of school.
Miss Beatrice Graves will open her
school on September IT. Phone Had ley
tout.
Dr. John H. Wood announces the open'
Ing ot his offices. 113 Carter Bldg. for
tha practice or dental surgery.
Moors' Seed Company.
Make your fall garden now.. We sell
the best for less. (11 Preston Ave.
Phone Preston M9.
The Main Street auditorium opens its
twenty-fourth season on Tuesdav evenlns.
September 4. -The latest New Yotk music
played by the best dance orchestrtrtn the
city. Bear the genuine jass fox trot.
Adv.
KInkald School for primary and Inter
mediate grades opens September 17th.
For Information phone Hadley 2048 or
Hadley 131.
SAID PRESIDENT IS
PLAYING IN WAR
Captured German Officer Dis
conrafed Idea of U. S. Sincerity.
Told French Staff Officer That
Wilton Will Not Compromise
Stan and Stripes on the
Western Front.
lAtucimtti Prtu Report.)
PARIS Sept. 2V "It is a pity so much
blood has been shed in vain.
A German officer taken prisoner on the
recent French advance north of Verdun
la thus quoted by the Echo de la Rochelle
and a staff officer who Interrogated the
German is given as authority for the in
terview. The German tried to discourage
the Idea that help would be forthcoming
from the United States.
. "You expect lrresistsble aid from the
United States" he said. "They promise
it but they will never give it. We know
perfectly In Germany what to expect as
to tste Intentions of President Wilson. He
is playing with you; he will temporise
without ever going wholeheartedly Into
the conflict.
"When you are hopelessly beaten he will
be the arbitrator ot the situation and im
pose a peace that will be advantageous to
no one but the United States of America.
He will never compromise the Stars and
Stripes In an adventure on your front."
French officers vainly informed the prls-oner-that
American soldiers have landed
In France and England that a division of
American troops was preparing for service
at the .front and that the United States
was arming millions or men.
"These are only adroit maneuvers de
signed to keep up the spirits of the com
batants" replied the prisoner.
The French officer then said:
"We will convince you; you shall be
conducted before General Pershing the
commander in cniet or toe American ex-
peditionary forces in France now here bn
the Verdun front. Tou can question him
and you will learn whether it Is the Ger-
man people or us who are being deceived
by those who govern."
When the escort came to conduct the
prisoner before General Pershing big tears
roiled aown nis cneeks ana he remarked
sadly:
"Since that is the case it is all over.
We are lost."
Noted Bandmaster
' Led Band in Battle
(Associated Press Rtfort.)
ROME. September 2. Arthur Toscaninl
noted Italian conductor for many years
up to 1915 musical director at the Metro-
politan opera house in New fork has
been decorated by the Italian government
for great bravery under Ore. BIgnor T da-
can lnl. ths accounts disclose kept bis
military' band playing during ths battle
of Monte Santo the soldiers storming the
positions of the enemy to the strains of
mis martial music.
tn tne miast 01 tne ngnting snd at a
time when the Austrian barrage Ore was
at it height ho led his band to Sne of the
advanced positions where sheltered only
oy a nun nci ue conaucieo a concert
which did not stop until word had been
brought to him that the Italian soldiers
naa isaen tne trencn.es ot the Austrlana.
Auto TVucks WU1 Be
Under Quartermaster
(Associated Press Report.)
PARIS. Sept. 1. It )M officially an-
nounced that the camion (or auto truck
transport) section of the American field
service win be taken over by the Amer-
ican army aad incorporated in the quar-
termaster's department. In the French
army to which the field service men have
Been attacned. these sections were un
der one head.
700 People Homeless
Following Big Fire
t dmmeied hm Report. 1
JEROME Arls.. Sept. 1 Firs In the
Mexican and Austrian quarters Sunday
night destroyed M buildings; Including
several rooming-houses. It was estimated
by city authorities that TOO people bad
been made homeless. Tha fira u nmd.
ing iate Suday night.
Austrian Cabinet
Took Oath of Office
. (Associated Press Report.)
AMSTERDAM. Sept 2. Ths members
of the new Austrian cabinet took the oath
before Emperor Charles Saturday says a
Vienna dispatch.. Afterwards ths emperor
gave an audience to Dr. Von K us hi man n
ths new German foreign secretary
"CHILD DB0WHED UT WELL.
FiTt-Tear-OLsSSoB of Port Arthur
Couple Wa Ettcued Too Late.
(Houston pom Spatial.)
POET ARTHUR Texas Sept t W.
P ths (-year-old sen of Mr. and Mrs.
B. S. Adams who live at 114 Houston
avenue this dir. was drowned in .a cis?
lorn at a meia-hbor'a horn Thnnte artar
ttooo. The mother was away from homo
ana uie cniia wtw several companions
was -playing and la soma aiaaaer feiMato
an opea cistern and t was drowned before
amp vki.mw hiiu. mi vuur was laasn
from t he cistern by kV P. Cant well aad
an effort mad to rosusoiUt him bat
without .-.avail. His little . companions
seemed to thin he had been la Uui water
only about t oUautsa .
FERGUSON PMDS
TO CvlfSTTOMTS
; FOR FAIR TRIAL
. (Continued from Paga Oae)
tracted to pay' him 111000 on avbaildlng
tnat oou cost t22ee. If I had bean as
dishonest as soms poop would lmagrna.
I eofcld easily have winked the other ays
at some architect aad divided this tM.tO
and the public would never bay .boss
in wiser. " f
They tell you that I have tnt-ntlonally
and dishonestly misapplied and misappro-
priated about S1400 which the legislature
voted for the maintenance of the gov-
ernor's mansion and want honest people
10 oeneve mat my acts were intentionally
dishonest. When the legislature appro-
priated thia money for my use I had a
right to presume that they wanted me
to use it and I did use it "and any other
governor of Texas would have dons the
same under tha aame circumstances and
all other governors have spent similar
urns ior similar purposes.
MADE rOR PEOPLE
S260.000 ON FARM.
As soon as they Intimated that they
wanted it back. I promptly paid it Into
the treasury. And while they would have
you believe that I would steal 12400 yet
they fail to tell you how. In the purchase
of the Eastham farm of 12000 acres to
Trinity county for 1SW.000.- or aoorox
Imately (28 an acre that I made for the
people of Texas at least W50.000; and If
I had wanted to have been dishonest I
could hsve eaallv nuilt l&A ono nut of
the deal f nr tyi v Mmnal hAnjkAt twl nn.
rwj ia nave oeen tne wiser rne
same could be said of my purchase of
inti nemng iarm 01 approximately 4300
acres In Madison county for $100000 with
iuo 1 muiea came ana implements tnereon
11 1 naa oeen inclined to t dishonest
could easily have found a way to have
added 60.M to the purchase price of that
place and the public would never have
ueen me wiser.
While they are howlinar about 1 ner rent
Interest on 1100.000 or 1200.000 for 60
which theyay I stole from the Btate-ii
wam 10 nwuiN men mat tne peniten-
tiary system last year made 1400.000 clear
money ana will make II. 000.000 clear
money this year under my management.
ana 11 ia well known fact. that for eight
years preceding my administration It had
been an eyesore of the teonla of .Tnu
ana ma reexea wun mismanagement in
competence criminal neailzenoe. Intarmi.
nable litigation confusion and disorder.
wmcn resulted in a loss irora 1100090 to
t&OO.OOO a year.
They tell you that I deposited 140 DM
In tha. Temple State bank and that an
average daily balance of 120009 remained
there for a year in order that I might
mew mi interest on tne same time twit-
ting the- deposit on a pure matter of in-
terest it would not "pay but 11200 at I
per .cent to the bank for the whole year
and my part as owner of one-fourth of
tne stock. -or that bank would not have
been 1300 which they would have you be
uee mai 1 aieaoneetiy appropriated.
While they tell you this they fall to tall
you how. as governor of the Sta.te. I niir.
chased 1100 acres of land for the pen! ten-
uary sjgneiu ai aoout sis per acre ad-
joining the noted 6baw farnon Red river
and the land arhich I nurchased was hot
ter land than the land Durchaal hv a
lormer aamimatrauon at itv an acre. I
am noi reiiecung on any body but cer-
tainly if 1 had been the common cheap
thief that some people would have others
believe that I am. I could have easily
found a wa to add 110 an acre tn the
purchase price of the land which I mir.
chased adjoining the Shaw farm and made
sis.uuu tnereoy and 1 would not have had
to worry about making $300 or ZU on a
temporary aepoait Dy a state official. "
SAVED STATE MONEY
ON IMPERIAL FARM.
While they are trying to" make you -be
lleve that I am dishonest because I car'
ried a deposit of 10.000 for the secretary
of state to the Temple State bank to stay
there perhaps less than SO days
they fail to say tjiat L. made a con
tract saving to the State almost the en
tire purchase prlc? of the Imperial farm
from the Imperial Sugar company and the
uiiunuiniiiM iniDBium in vnuA tiu nii.
had been engaged foi-years and which the
Maiena oeen unable to settled
until
became governor. I made a contract say.
ing to the State almost the entim Mir.
cnase price of the Imperial farm of aver
5000 acres and also making a cane con-
tract out of which the State will make a
million dollars. Certainly If I had been
dikhonest and wantins tn mh ths
uui 01 anyuiing mat belonged to it. I
could hare easily found a way to have
made 1100000 out of this transaction and
the public would never have been the
wiser. Agaih if I had been dishonest and
had been out to make money out of my
iruauum now easily 11 wouia nave been
when the bill for the Uvnwnl n(Mh rmn-
itentiarv debts imnmitin tn t7nn aaa -
before me. to have taken rivnun r.r
nvuauun ana profiled to any amount
Tkhich I might have demanded if I had
irerH U10RMU I U U U BO.
rv man nae ever nan a rrMiw nn-
portunity to graft without fear of detec-
tion than I have had. I have handled
hundreds of thousands of itAiiava nf th.
State's property and money and if I had
oceaing nnancuu aavantage my
shape than what they are and I would
luur wuuin m in tap iu or
noi oe ovuvu poorer than I was when I
went into public office.--. .
What man in the gmiaum h..
done norefor the cause eteducation than
I have? Who ever -menUooed the tenant
farmers until I miiu intn mihii nr.i
Who ever mentioned the mnntrr inni
uiim uewne sovemorr wnen did the
mfiI?r Kood roads of the country
start? W hat governor has declared him-
self upon labor questions and labor Issues
as I have? What three governors who
ever sat in the chair ever approved as
uiuvii money ior eaucaiion all put to-
om a s. nave 1
ETTER EDUCATION
THROUGHOUT STATE.
What governor until I came Into' office.
ever called attention to the fact that 110.
000 children In Texas of scholastic age
naa never aarkenedia school house door.
and gave my Influence to the passage of
tne compulsory education bill? What
governor ever declared himself upon a
movement for the paXronlxirsr of home
Industry to the same degree that I have
co-operated with the Buy-it-Made-In-
Texas movement? what' governor ever
manifested any interest m the cattlemen
of Texas and the cattle Industry and had
mors benedciiii bi mmmi fn i
tn t.he.rwealth of the-stockmen than I
aaministrataro has ever done
nv more for the blind ths insane and
.no uiyiiBns man mis aaministratlon has
umrai nnai an ministration nas ever
done any more for the normal schools of
-p "n mis administration nas?
And yet when this stnrtn nf nr..n
" prcjecyiion and of malice and of
T ? . " ruis against me In
sn effort to destroy my good name and
the good name of m. family theso
things seem to have been lost sight of
and I am to be tried for depositing money
in a bank to be kept thor until needed
when every department of this' govern-
ment. Including the sapreme court the
i'ijtti mo regents tn tne uni-
versity the attorney -general the land
commissioner tha enmtnllir th a..
treasurer and everv other tanrtnini uXa
V w" 'or so years oetor I
csme ints) office. .
Lpp Ai. th n'iPPwelaUvs
democracy of Texas to stand lv m i'ki.
. . - ... ...
I. proiecx my name from the
"1'"' " intentional mwrepresentation
In which the muckraksr indulge in Z de-
sire to prevent an Jionnt mrtA lmn.nt.1
oosMideration of tb charges against me
To fill the offiea rt rnnww la mLt
honor. To serve the naonl-ar T.. .
proud distinction but far greater to me
iflmuun 01 my gooa name pay
f jam jtfc ysrgtisdn.
Labor Day. CeUtaiaitoii. -
tHsastss Pott ftawsil . r.y
PORT ARTHUR. Taxss. pt jXabrat
th only observanco ot LaW day hers
wUl be th closing of sn ofBoea and othr
places of business.- Ths. witkms of this
place Tiave iotned. with ths- Jeaunont
ioeals and will hay a Joint eelebratiow fa
th latter place on Monday.-
Rev. 8. .a MoKenney.W THnltjr ohorob
la advertising a speolal Labor day sermon
for hi Sunday service. A mmm w
vlUtlon has been extended the unions -of
th city to coma out aad hear tb ad-
dress v - ' i '
GOIIPERSAP
: F0R'CLBAR;M01;
llttafe'to tabor fyea bj Pn
' -r-'" - ii.tMiwaHVBr'
TTrget All to t&nd True and
10711'' Tor Permanent Feaee to
Come Before Anoer
Labor Pay.
(Associoiei Press Report.)
'ERIK1 Sept. J. "MainUin a clear
vision stand true' and loyal that before
another Vabor Day jhall come a jjsslr
aoie permanent peac snainava osen
established founded dpon th higties
oonoepts justice freedom snd human'
Ity" was tha message cf Samuel Goto
pars president of the American Federa
tion of Labor to American labor Sunday
night on th eve of labor's national hoi'
Iday. Mr. QomDer arrived here at 11
o clock for a Labor Day address Mon
day following which he will leave for
Minneapolis for th convention of the
American Alliance for Laoor and Dessoc
racy. He said:
1 "Never tn the history of ths world was
it so essential that people or an countries
Imbued with the spirit of freedom Jus-
tice and democracy stand firmly united
until these Drinclnlea are established
among all peoples of all countries. And
of these not one Is placed- In apositloh of
srvaier responsinuity 10 uo service ior
th triumph of these' principles than are
we of the United States. The wage-
earners the worklne- Deosles are IA a oar-
ticular and peculiar sense responsible for
upon them depends the supplies of the
men in the trenches and of our ships en-
abling them to fight for victory and
achieve It: and also for tb needs of our
own people at home. e
-.Nothing will contribute to the sue
is of our men abroad to encourass
mem in tneir great tasx man wnen mey
anow tnat in sir mothers wives and cnu
dren are being oared for at home.
"To give wholehearted service to our
republlo to the Justice for which we and
our allies are contending is a duty that
is numanitanan. mo a-reater service can
be given than loyalty to the cause of labor
and democracy. None can be quite so
eneciive as tne intelligent expression and
activity ot the organised labor move
ment."
Canadian Papers
Form Association
( Associated Press Report.)
OTTAWA Ontario September I. Sun
day masked the formal opening of the
Canadian Press limited. Every dally
newspaper in Canada with but few small
exceptions has been connected by a leased
telegraph wire with every other Canadian
newspaper office and with the head of the
Associated Press in New York.
Including both day and night wires the
new association will operate nearly 11004
miles of teased wire and employ between
sv ana w expert telegraphers in the ex-
change of the news in all parts of th Do
minion. The new association has beet
fortunate enough to make reciprocal ar
rangementa with the Associated Press
whereby the news of that association
recognised as the most comprehensive
and efficient in the wortd. will be available
to Canadian readers f
Each Canadian publisher whose news-
paper Is affiliated has not only committed
himself to Ms share of expenses but also
has bound himself to supply to' the Ca-
nadian Press-limited all tile home news
he collects for his own paper.
The inauguration of a national news
service Was marked by congratulatory
messages between the premiers' of the
provinces 01 tne dominion rarthest east
and west. The prime minister honored
the new service by message over his own
signature
New Orleans Negro
Teamsters Strike
(Assoctatad Prats Report t
NEW ORLEANS Sept. i.-Members of
the Teamsters and leaders' union a ne
gro organisation at a meeting Sunday
night . decided to insist that their de
mands for wage Increases of 40 per cent
be granted by boss draymen before they
return to work. They went on strike Sat-
urdayrhen their demands were refused.
Approximately 200 are involved. About
wv nuu aaa- negro-sorewmen at -meetings
Sunday night decided to ask for In
creases of 20 per cent when new contracts
ere signed with stevedores and steamship
agents. Their present contracts as do
the longshoremen's expire September IS.
The longshoremen have asked for IS per
cent Increase.
Fear was expressed by shtPDSra Sundav
mgnt mat tne euu longsnoremen would
refuse to handle cotton unloaded by non-
union men. in the event that tha trikra
and boss draymen do not reach an agree
ment saonoay.
Rustiarr Engineers
Will Not Quit Work
(Associated Prats Report.)
PETROGRAB Sept. I. The Union of
Railroad Engineers which decided Satur-
day to caU a Strike owing to certain of
its demands not having been granted by
the railway management has decided to
postpone ceasing work pending negotia-
tlos with the government. The newsna-
pen announce that a second railway loan
of 7SO.000.000 rubles will be issued next
week and that it will be taken over by a
lynuicae 01 pan as.
Local Death Roll
JOSEPH R. CqMPTON.
Joseph R. ComDton died at his home. 201
Sampson street at :16 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. He is survived by his widow
and four children Raymond. Joe L.. Alton
M. and Annie Cotnpton all of Houston
and by several relatives. He-was a mem
ber or barbers union local No. 4 and of
the Modern Woodmen of America.
Both organisations will be represent-
ed at the funeral which will be
held at 4 o clock Monday afternoon from
the home. Rev. Oscar W. Hon ner will
ofaclate with Interment In Hollywood
cemetery.
CHK1S NsJBBY.
Chris Nebby. a native of Denmark. AioA
at a local sanitarium at 1:30 o'clock Sun-
day morning aged SS. He had no rela
tives as far as is known. Funeral services
will be held from th bailors of the Hnn.
ton Undertaking company at 10 o'clock
Monday morning wiw interment in Usr
man cemetery. .
SERVICE
inaONAi.' ATTtNTION.
SanTaXAST-KOPr CO.
KKTTMXJ tKXIIUXS TEST CO.
Crawford tT:h Houston Tarns
.. ' i phonb mvtQn ait r
wesnmwws. rswM rra st aad as. I
KKAMH.N
Reast Cdfericacc fessil fcptral
Elgb.t of ?eoplet to Oorera Tbem-
telfti C4Q onjw Brougnt
' Abort bj tkwiety
- " of Vationi.
(Aistaatei Press Report.) -PARIS.
..J-A doeUratlon by. Bel
gian -British Trench. Greek and Italian
representatives the recent sodaUst
conference ta London wher it la declared
socialists of tb allied countries reafflroied
tneir faith in th prfnclples srociaimea at
their first reunion is published (Sunday
by Humanlta th soclauat organ
Th European conflict say u decla-
ration began through antagonises f th
capitalistic group through tmperlaUsUc
policies and deUbesat aggreasion of Oer-
many towara iu SMignoors. rnis agerresi
Sloa it is
rtedj stltt menaces the
es-i
lstence of natkmaiUielA and faith .in In
ternational treaties w
vlt is to combat definitely this evil in-
fluence nf imperialism tne document pro
ceeds 'Wat th allied-nationa must pursue
Tlglrously"te!r military efforts and show
clearly what are their war ajsas and their
peace oonaiuons tor a staple peace must
be founded upon this right 1
The rihrSf nooolos to overn them
selves can only be broustat about bv a so
aclety of nation founded upon interna
tional law ana strons enausn to resist au
Eivemments which might attempt to vio-
la that law the argument runs. Th
socialists accordingly desire Belgium to
oe restores
tion of her
red and Indemnified for the vlola-
hr neutrality: they want Serbia
mania re-established In independ-
and Rumania
ence and eoonomiovllfe and the Polish
question settled in eoniormity witn a
Polish nlebiacite and with the comolete
restoration of Poland In It original in-
dependence in. view. They desire th
same priclplea applied to all Europe from
Alsace- Lorraine to the Balkans inolud-
Ins Trieste and the Trentino. so that each
shall be nationally reunited with the coun
try to whlcn It inhabitants belong.
1 xne socialism say tnev leei it an es
sential duty to oppose every offer-to trana-
lorm a war 01 ngnt ana aeiense into one
01 conquest wmcn mignt oring aoout mew
conflicts.
The socialists exoress themselves as
convinced that the peoples of Germany
ana Austria can not acnieve tneir oosirea
i4aoe until they have discarded their
present irresponsible governments tor
democratic regimes which shall Include
in downfall of militarism.
MAYOR OF CHICAGO
JAB PROHmOH
TO PEACE COUNCIL
(Continued from Pag One.)
that the pacifists remain in their seats
until ousted forcibly. Mr. Stedman said
the meeting would have to adjourn before
7 o'clock as the lease on the hall ran out
at that time and that th troops were not
aue 10 arrive untu some time later. 1
He told the defecate that if thav chal
lenged the authority of the State at this
time they would be destroyed. He de.
dared that their only possible action was
at tne pons.
A committee of 17 on platform was an-
bolnted with Morris Hillnult nf New York.
chairman of the national committee of
the People s Council of ' America for de-
mocracy aifB terms of peace at -Its head.
After four hours of deliberation the com-
mittee reported a platform of principles
whlcVwaa adopted by the convention by
a unanimous vote. The platform called
for the progressive disarmament of all
nations; repeal of th conscription act by
the United States conareaa: a - concrete
statement by the administration of its
war aims; peace witnout conquest and
annexation or indemnity.
Chief of Police Hermann 8chnettler
Sunday night said patrolmen were placed
at th peace meeting Sunday to prevent
the possibility of an attack on the con-
ference. He said the meetina had been
authorised by Mayor Thompson and that
It was part of the duties of the police
department to see that order was pre-
served at the hall.
Asked whether the police had been or-
dered to protect the meetina- ae-ainat sol
diers he replied:
. "The police were- there to prevent row-
dyism aa the meeting had been declared
O.. K. by the mayor."
stayor rnompson aroppea out of slghu
mitvi auuiui IUQ DKWI1 DUt rSSO-
lutions thanking him for his stand were
adopted just before the session dosed.
Governor Satisfied Ho
Good in Meeting.
(Assocuted Press Report.
SPRINGFIELD IB.. Sept . State
troops Were dispatched from Springfield
to Chicago late Sunday by Qovarnor Low-
den to break up the meeting there of the
r-eopies council 01 Aatenca tor Democ-
racy and Peace after he was Informed
that the pacifist delegates had assem
bled under police o rot action in violation
of his order Saturday that the oouncll
would not be permitted to meet In the
8tate of Illinois.
The governor. In a statement said he
was satisfied the neace meetlns Was "Am.
signed for the purpose of bringing 00
draft riots aad obstructing the govern-
ment In other respects."
Before sending the State troops Gov-
ernor Lowdeo sought th use of th fed-
erated Second Illinois field artillery at
Chicago but was unable to get In touch
with Major General W. H. Carter com-
mander of -iie central department of the
United States army. Later after the State
troops had entrained word came from
Oeneral Carter that he had no authority
Recognized American
Red Cross in Italy
(Associated Press Report.)
ROME Sept. L Tb American Red
Cross commission was received Sunday
by General Oastono Oranda minister of
war. who Informed the members that In-
structions had been given that the com-
mission would have standing at the front
as If It war composed of Italian officers.
CAST0RlArWlBUlMttI4n.
In U8eForOver30 Years
" i-t Jf -
ArkadiXpbiftArk.ATiggathXOl? "1
i l)ear Houstotf Poti r -
My Daddy tafifes the
tinday Post but I harka t got a Fixany1
; .Side in 2 weeks. lo Sxitaiy side this ';
week and none last week. Will youpleaeV
get after your Funny Side man and Jel
;him to be sure and send u a a Fixnny filidej
eery time.. Daddy th'inks ydu'r aper."'l;fn;
i Funny Side the.' best X get liase'djt rii
leVhim forget it-any w;iSSt'$tZ&
r j . i . . .y..r- :.y-2 . " '. t' V." .'-if.';-. -.r J
' - - t vP-'ter-. 1 1 ii .' . jIk. i "
LABOR-STMDARDSr
::MBMUPPLP
"V:K-'-. .i-' 11 11 1 U r--or &f ff .
Bednetini 'of . .Werkiiaf ur Js
Humber .of Statet vad.oiu
.iAorXefiilatioaV iCeationed - s -'
ia latest SwnJaary. "
tAstaaaU4PrMhte.) .-
NOW TORX. SapC I ProtsetiT atamVi
arda for labor hav beea stsooesafuU" vgmt .
bIdvagalnat attempU to .suspend tit-:
during tb war and substantial galas hat '
1 mad la new laalgiatloii. design S
further to aafeguard 4h nation; Jndus-0t
trial army aoedralng to stiauaaJTi" ?
which issued bar Sunday by tha Ansilni ' V.
oaa Associatioa- for Labor LegHlalioty ;
alludes to th labor laws which hav bea
enacted during 1117 in congress and la
44 of th Statea. a -t ri '
When the United State ntered tb ' -
war -legal protection for workers wag.
threatened by - "an 11 advised rush tor's
results" Dr! John R Andrews secretary '
of .the association says la the summary.' f -but
loading clvkyand labor organisations ...
co-bperated s usees sfully to maintain ex- v .
is ting standards "la th Interest both of' ;'
maximum production and of human com-"" '
serration." -"Efforts
to set asld labor's hard won-- .
standards on- th mistaken plea of .war
necessity hay been almost oompletely
checked" Mr. Andrews asserts. "Th
year's grist of labor legislation shows
progress . and indicates that protective .
laws for labor ar regarded by legislators
not as a matter of sentiment but of sound
economics." . .- 4
womini Houne ' "
HAVE BKIN RKOUOKrXe
The summary shows that worn sn'aji ours :
havo been reduced In Nevada Montana -Ohio
New York. New Hampshire Qoci-
neotlout Delaware aad Nevada. Under -stress
of war conditions however New "
Hampshire expected' from Its women's " '
hour law manufacturers of munition and 1
supplies for th government during th .
war. and Oregon and California excluded'' .
from tbelr eight-hour law those women
engaged in the preparation of fruit vege- '
.tables and Ash. Wyoming was the onlr'-
Stat In which hours for women were In-creased-
the weekly maxiraum being ex-
tended from 86 to W hours.
Men' hours were reduced In two States ' v
Kansas and Washington wher an eight-
hour day was established in the mine.
One additional State Arixona. .estabr
Ilshed a minimum wage ($10 weekly -for
women In stores and factories) making
Vf In alL'and two 'States Illinois anu
North Dakota created ootnmlaslons to In-
vestlgat wages and other conditions af-
fecting women In lndustrv
Workmen's compensation laws were en- 4
acted in five new But Delaware Idaho.
New Mexico South Dakota and Utah
making 40 States and territories which
now hare such laws In addition to th '..
government a legislation for its own &00-
000 employes. Insurance for seamen in . '
American- vessels was authorised under
tb federal bureau of war risk.
TEXAS CHILD LABOR
LAW ETItENQTHENED.
Stat which hav strengthened their
child labor laws "mainly by raising age..-
Ilmlts extending existing restrictions to"'
new employments or shortening hoars"-v
Inolud Texas Vermont Kansas New
Hampshire. New Jersey Montana. Xela-
war and Wast Virginia
"Universal health lnsurartice'' is de-
scribed as th next big step In American .
labor legislation and' tne summary say
that in seven States official commissions
are studying this problem Massachusetts
California Connecticut. Illinois Ohio'.
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. -.-r'
. Labor achieves beneftts through nwr'
labor laws enacted in Wyoming. Utah.
Vermont. Pennsylvania and Now Jersey - '
through creation of Industrial commiastoh-
or clvu service roles designed to enforce
the legislation. The problem of unem-
ployment is being attacked in Rnniw ii-
kota. New Hampshire Oregon Minnesota
l-U X' V. 1 . . . "
miu i-ivuiAvna. in some -Ot tneSO
States with federal co-operation. Leg-
islation which labor regards as more'' -favorable
in connection with trail iti. . .
putes has-been adopted In Utah Mlnne-v
sola Idaho and New Hampshire.
"Mistaken seal" when th United
8tates entered the war the summary
says lead to some State legislation "de-
signed to break down labor standards." -In
this connection it Is pointed out that:
"Connecticut and New Hampshire gave
their governors power to1 suspend labor
regulations on request of the Counoll of
National Defense. Vermont also author-
need similar action by ths commissioner
of industries with the consent of the'
governor and Maasaenusetts established
a board of .five members to grant suspen-
sions In individual oases" after a hear--
lag.
Swiss Would Avoid
German Epidemics
(Associated Prist ReporUT ' . r
GENEVA. Sept. 1 The Swiss sanitary
authorities at Basel and along the Qer-0
man frontier are taking measures to pre-
vent dysentery typhoid and scarlatina :
which prevail in Rhine towns from enter- :
ing Swttserland. -All traveler coming" '
from lOermany are required to undergo '
medical examination snd neutrals cross- '
ing the frontier into Germany front
Switzerland are warned to take precaut-
ions. The epidemics are said to be du '
tof insufficient nourishment. The frontier
Is virtually closed at Basel.
Tyler Minister Goes
to Macon Pastorate
(Assoctateffrtss Report.) V - '
MACON Ge. September 1 Announcv
ment wss mad -tonight that Ray. a. L. -
Vata'.f vt T.v. . tia ft mm.
the pastorate of ths Xtlrst Baptist church '
or mis city to nn tn vacancy caused by
the resignation of Rev. B. C. Dargin who'
aoeeptad the edltorsHIp of the Southern
Baptist publloaUons at Nashville Tena.
Bearstha
ti4PTM
afiy Jearl Oreene
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