The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 26, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 30, 1924 Page: 4 of 18
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JN'OTON. April 2tC Attor-
wril 8toM lui imtd to
(department of jusuc to aid
tugbetty mvwucatiBt commit
i. titration arisina- from tit 'a
to paaislr ML 8. Daiwaarty
iter to in former attorw.y na
L far fall refasei ta iestifv.
Jbairmea Brookbart said today
at he sought Mr. Stone'a assistance
sterday after tke federal ooart at
Jiadnnau had acted. . Tat -attorney
icneral and AsaUtaot Attorney oea
anl Seymour as aaid afreed after
conference to have tee department
to dcteixt tat annate n(M te arrest
; and held the witness. - -
lbs Midland bank haa a restratnlny
onic returnable at Washington Court
. House ea ily 10 before a fecal court
2 prevention; tka committee from foiot
ince its 'books. Tbe department
Justice may - also : take care of this.
- Id additioa .the Western Union Tele
;' graph fcompaar has refused to five
Sl the committee telryrama it is seeking
bat procedure against that corpora
ta has not jet beea called to Ut
attention.
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ASHIXGTON. Aoril 29. Far-
w r imimoni mwui ob ids pro-
fc ion enforcement Bolides of the
d rtment of juatice under Ham
. lJaiuebty was heard today by -the
ite laafherty committee. . t
- ames A. Finch the department
Jon attorney was questioned
Mt the release of Philip L Grosa-
n seat to Jail by Judge Landis
C'bicue for ana rear for viola ties
court injunction -in uqoor sates.
'. e witness screed that Grossman
. er aerred any time. Attorney
: neral raodaye of IllinoU seat a
ier to tbe departmeat of Joatice
.1 i satdv rtesmmendiBf axecatiee
if tiency. Dot ia 192S preatdeat Hard-
ii refaeied to consider it natil some
i Pi t of the aanteaea had bees screed.
' i 'pch also named a W. Middle-
ikSiuf a special asatetaat to the at
ttorney yeneral; " Tred Upbaaa treat-
' urr of the renablicaa aatjooal com
mittee and Homer K. Oalpin ; chair-
maa or tne repuoucaa utt county
ceniral committee as karini; nryed
ciemeniey. Ia December 1823 Presi-
dent CooHdce commuted the sentence
ana meantime urossman naa sept sp
appeals and other lrral iaterferenee.
which proved adeqnats to prevent his
mprtaonment. I inca afreed the east
wse anasuai.
The committee a treed to subpena
former' Judye Landia now basebaB
commisisoner. He also haa been men
wed in several branches af the
immittee a inqmry.
Henator waeeier tried te tat naea
coneeae mat jess emita ana now-
Maniptton were active ia aryiny
is. rjmita treqoeetly broaybt
tiooa. i me en ml bat Mania
did not The witness waa asked
Reaator Wheeler to look as tka
oa "Urn Frank of NhsbTula.
a was pleaded: guilty to oaf raae-
tha aoveanment oat of taxes. ot
sentence of sir months and aevar
Jrved'a day aocording to my inf or-
ation." t (
I W. Bi Wooden attorney Jar the
rderal' trade commission .wasfonea-
oaed about anti-trnst eases am par-
icdlarly about the conduct of . the
lk-klcaa Hardwood Lumber
The-trade emmissioa Wooden aaid.
turned- aver to ithe department of
jusDco m jury lWr". evMieace aa to
the typical activfties of the SsaoWa
tion in fixing prices." A "market
conditions committee of the aeeoeia-
tioa. wss she rice Vst" organisa-
tion tWoodea said aad in January
i ira. its cnairman wrote letters
which he declared showed price fixing
contrsry to tne ami-trust law.
The Northern Pine Manuiactarer
- association of Minnesota was ex
la similar activities daring 1910 and
1020 tbe witness said and the Bhevlin
" Carpenter company of Minneapolis''
naa cnareeierizea tne association's
price list as "indefensible" and had
refused to strins tlonr
The atarute of limitations had rna
in most of tbe lumber cases now.
Wooden aaid and no criminal - neo-
secutioss could be instituted what-
ever facta devekmed.
. The Pennsylvania Hemlock and the
California White Sugar Pine associa
tions were among those included in
the commission's investigation and
Wooden said the department ef Jus-
tice got data in 1921 showing disre-
gard of anti-trust lawa by these as-
soctatioaa bat instituted bo action.
CHICAGO. April 29. forthwith
subpoenas calling for the appearance
of former Federal Judge K. M. Lan-
dia Soaeoe Andrews former federal
prohibition director and former Judge
Charles Williams before the senstc
committee investigating former Attor-
ney General Daugberty Were received
ud served today by U. & Marshal
Levy. ..
Former' Judge Landia sentenced
Phillip Grossman to jail for a prohibi-
tion violation but a presidential par-
don from President Coolidge arrived
before) Gresemaa had served any of
bis sentence bat in spite of it Grnss-
Jnaa waa taken to tbe bouse of eor-
' reetion. Grossman had been sen
tenced snore than a veer before while
Landia" now commissioner of base-
ball atfll wat m Ua bench. -i S
British Interior
Decorator Here
forHavebyCo.
Through the ortesy of the Hav
erty liiraltDra (ntiuiaiiy Percy
wnrnt aa interior decorator or prom
iaeaSe. will display samples of ex
emstva fabrics mgs rare tapestries
and pieces of period furniture for
several days in hi apartment at the
Klce- hotel. Ur. Wright-will receive
by appointment any wbo are inter
ested in having hie aaigestions and
ad rice on matters af interior decorat-
ing and furnishing each services be-
ins rendered without fee.' An illus
trated booklet Entitled Tbe Seven
Centuries" will be presented to these
wbo see the collection.
Mr. Wright ia a native of England
and served bis apprenticeship with
Waring eV Gillow a boaae of interna-
tional repots tion and decorators to
tbe British king. After many years
of study and practical experience
abroad ha came to America and Be-
came associated with the well-known
Bt Louts house. Lambert Furniture
company.
. Among the collection of beautiful
things shown by Mr. Wright is
panel Of Abasson tapestry a repro-
duction of one of aha world's finest
corneas owned by Lady Cornwallia
eat and selling for $25000.
Encasements to see the collection
may be made through phoning or call-
ins; at the Haverty furniture com
pany.
Cavalry Units of
State Traded by
HoustonBrenham
TTonstnO and Brenham have swsp
ped cavalry aaits. General Jacob r.
Well era announced Tuesday. The
56th machine gun squadron of the gen'
eral'a cevalr riaade haa been trana
(erred from Houstoa 'to Brenham
while troop A headquarters unit has
neea sent irom nrennsm nere.
Soninment of tbe two units also
haa neea exchanged between the two
dues.
. General Wpfters pointed out that it
U more convenient to have the bead
nartora trooD dose at band.
Captain J. B. Dannenbaum form
erly a staff officer has been -assigned
to command of the headquarters unit.
Captain B. A. Oajeske of Brenham
formerly in command of this organi
sation wiQ have command of the ma
china' gun squadron. .
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Alleged .VicdmsVjGxanly
qerks' Testiiy
'Tuesday '-f
Wharton Farmers Form
Gitton Market Bureau
Houston Post BpedaL .
EL CAMPO. Texas. April 29. A
suceeesful week's series of meetings
of the Texaa Farm Bureau Cotton as-
sodatfon haa just dosed here. Whar
ton county now bss over taxi mem-
bers and J. D. Coghlan field repre-
sentative of the assodstion. with
headquarters at Dallas states that
many mora members are expected to
sign as a result of the work here the
past week. Ur. Coghlan was assisted
ia tne work by Uounty Arent J. u.
Graham andV local members of tbe as
sociation.
New Stevedoring Firm
To Operate at'rort
The Ship Channel Stevedoring and
Forwarding company a newly or-
ganised Houston firm will begin
operations Thursday. The new firm
will load and onload all steamers
coming into the port for 8. Sgitcovich
It Go-. and take whatever other busi-
ness is offered according to 0. B.
Foi general manager for the firm
whose offices are at 704-4new Cot-
ton Exchange. Mr. Pox atatra fast
the outlook for the new firm is very
favorable.
Beaumont Accident
Victims Recovering
Houston Post' Special.
BEAUMONT. Texas. AdiH 20.
Otis A. Gildon postmaster at Dai-
setta and B. v. Jones who are In
Hotel Dieu. suffering from the ef
fects ef aa automobile accident which
occurred at the corner of Mala and
Noth Main streets early Tuesday
morning were reported to be resting
weii xuesdsy afternoon.
Testimony ia
sgainst Wallace
the mail fraud case
e B. Hawler and B. P.
Wlnborn on trial in federal court
probably will be concluded at a night
session tonight with argument and
submission of tae case to the Jury
Thursday. -
A number of witnesses moat bt
Ihem alleged "victims" were placed
on tbe stand- by tbe government dar-
ing the afternoon session Tuesday.
No night aesaioa was held and jurors
were sent oat to a show under charge
ef a deputy marshal.
Reading of persuasive literature
urging investment in the leases sod
lease pools offered by W. B. Hswley
and company. Inc.." waa finished Tues-
day morning. The alleged victims
mostly were amall investors usually
holding both units ia the pools and
Individual leases. Borne of them
stated that they had never received
their leases although they had writ-
ten numeroua appeaja that they be
senbon. Several testified to having
received checks only alter invent hs-
tion by the poata! authorities had been
Eawrsnea 1 of 'the
circuit court court and foroier county
recorder of the county tn which most
of the Bmackovar field lies in Okla
homa; O. C Llavia Braaoria ennntv
ana j. " i - tteaunies. wood
coantj clerk all testified that leases
and transfers supposed na nave 'seen
made to aad by ibe Hawley company
were) not of record In their comities.
. tt. C Morrow Jr- ! Austin ciera
In the department; of state testified
that tie artkles of Incorporationof
toe company ware. luea June iu iroc
by Jake Woltera attorney for Win-
U this case aad that back
L 1921. ha could find
vknna annllcatiaa for Incol
tiled Literature had claimed that
bora
July 1 1921. .
to
no Dre
Inoorporstloa
papers of Incorporation were k Anas
tin in December 192L Mowowalsa
declared false n statement read from
the literature by DavM H. Cannon
snedal assistant attorney general
prosecutiaa toe eaas. ss ut aueci
ineoi
that aa a Texaa
rpo ration the
compaay would be subject to inspec-
tion under the commissioner of bank-
ing and insurance like a bank.
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Saccarrappa Is Ready
To Sail foV Rotterdam
The steamer Bsccarrappa to f
pected to aatt today for- Ham And
Rotterdam with cotton and general
cargo from Houstoa for Daniel Ripley1
Jr. Go. Bho ia the fourth steamer to
sail from the port with Houston cargo
this week. . . i
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fPortiSuMntans
"Musto Waek m ha-nshered to
at Houston at S p. m Bunday -with
eharuaaa from Houaton'eharehea siv-
lag a recital at Miller- Memorial
theater. Operatic and orchestral pro-
rrama. band aoncerta and talke en mu
sical subjects bar' been arranged tor
cne eneieeeiiine are sm. i
A program- will be belt every day j
la the week ' with wlractot in
.charge of 'each. h--"'
- The high school hand wfll vfelt the
high schools and sorenade pupils. The
Girla' Musical dub will entertain with
a progreja Tuesday - and ths Girls'
Hsrmonv dub will sirs a amoeram
Friday at tbeHouitan Conservstory
of Music t . i '
.A committee from the'nuisle conn'
eft will meet at tba Bender hotel for
luncheon Friday to go ovsr final puns
for the week's activltiea -'
W. B Waghoraa. director of com-
nranity music for the recreation and
community service will be glad to
answer any questions uA give de-
tailed information about manic wash
ne saw laeeusy. f
i .i 11 V i i 1 1 1
Bath tba HohatM aad GaKeitea
offices of 8 Sgitcovich and compaay
iiuw onn an uey loaay on ac-
count of the funeral of A. hi Ander
son secretary and treasurer of the
company which will be held in Galves
ton sc jxi a av today. i
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Savings So Sensational
Every Woman Owes It to
Herself to Buy Several
SWEATER SUITS
Because of an advantageous purchase vie are able to place
on sale these stunning Sweater Suits of light weight wool .
and in combinations of fiber silk and wool
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thaaa Showara Kitch
am Cablnatsv ka6wn i
. all orar tha worid
for tlveir qnality aad '
.:. : .eovTalehei With
' nfora : labor Miinc :
device! tm s th.aa
Vfv liberal' tarta. ' '
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Buy ona pf these t
loa-savrag tteing-
orator now dur-
' lag thia lday
aaJo. Big . assort-
aaont of ' alae.
With either ona
of the Refria
er tors yoq will
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gumrnar. .
prYourOIJl
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Detroit Oil atid (Gas Stove
$95
Actual
$9J$
to
$15.00
Suits
The jacquettes are either slipover or open styles in the smart-
est of color combinations. Because of limited quantity we
suggest early shopping.
SWEATERS
You wit! hardly believe it possible that the .small sum of
$3.89 can purchase such charming Sweaters of ill wool or
fiber silk and wool.
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mfty to f ot a " new ' ; I If
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tin tomorrow. I M ' m x p'
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UP sSssUI 1 UnDII I U11 tL" WonderftJl baraalha tHara at all time
m S"l FU RN M RE;C0-' :S
1107-9 Congress Avenue . T. .- Ojfipotite Court Houis
5l.
Actual
$535
and
$635
Sweaters
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$89
All
Wanted
Colors
and
Sizes
The styles are those of the moment such as sleeveless slip-
over and jacquettes. A few of the colors they may be had in
are green blue tan orange and navy. K
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Fast Turnover
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Announcing
Our Formal Opening
: W take this occasion to invite our customers and
; friends to visit the new showroom and offices in the
NEW ELECTRIC
BUILDING
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Open; Evenings This Week
' Fromz7 P. M. to 9 P. Mi
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We Cordially Invite You to Our
SPRING STYLE SHO W
OF FURNITURE
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