The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 119, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1918 Page: 5 of 14
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; ? Snlel Will Be Adopted' to Prevent
" Dealen Grabbhur " Mot "
' Than Seasonable ".; '
Profits.
' ;s ' W. S. OAHP Correspondent
. . . k . . Houston pom Bureau
. '! . ....: ;. .401 Kell6ga BuMdirtii
. WASHINGTON. - fidr ' l-Oottoi seed
' " efl' refiners repreeeotln the InteroaUonel
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' ft. - 4 . J laa ft 'iMUHil
i conference oa policy ourjn the conn if
mama -with pn ea peel el eye.te war tint
needs. '"Other eenfarences - will i fcald
r later for a took feeders and fsrtiliser man'
-. ufaaturars. ..'.V ..'? ': V" X'-iiZ Jwi.' "
- Coat of cotton rinnlrik thl seasoa will
. ba at least ti p" east hi-her than last.
aeooralol. lO looa Hnnnuwra u-
mat largely because of Increased cast oti
labor. aonlitc ayatam Ilka that esiao-
: llahad laat year based on varylnf oil and
maal yields In the several districts la un-
dar diaotfaalon. The department f Hri-
' culture is colleoUnc data en tha oil and
' maal ylalda to ba aubmittad to' tha food
'. admlnlatraqoo naw rulaa and rttulatloM
' to tula buyers and -aallera of cotton aaad
i and paanuU aa well a4 oottoa f lwiara. kit-
. .. ... .1 A. h.nil.
f Unc and eonacnraUOn of all aa war na-
.. oMlty. No dealer unaer leaenu iioviim
may Mir cot ion aeea rorimorq jud
- mora thin lM profit if other than him
eaa of nia pi
elf ahara the lieka and provide faoiutlei
for eonduotlna the ouaineas. .
load lota may not receive a compenaatlon
.creater than 16 centa per ton. Kspeclal
eTnpheela.la Uud upon keeplnK aeea Ucaiv
Waateful nraoUoea are forbidden and aa a
meaaure to conserve oil It la provided that
cotton aeed may hot be aold for feed or
Boumem anwn imaroBui
been proteetlnr to the rallroi
tratlon aalnat tha flat rata
per10e which went Into effeoi
fArtlllA Jithout oonaant of the food ad'
mlnlatratlon. Balea In all caaea are to be
made at a reasonable margin over cost
without nmnt to ranlaoement luea
Southern cotton Inters ta wmcn - nave
me rmuroM launuuiv-
rata of l oeau
affect laat June.
v aoon nnd additional arounoa ior
aeektna a further freignt rate equalisa
i tton. It la reliably aUted that the d-
minlatratlon la now aerioualy oonalderlnc
and la about to laaue a new rate order ad-
vancing the freight charges on cotton In
less than car lata 60 per cent over -the
ratea now In effect. If thla la done and
It looks as though It la to come cotton In
car lota would move for 16 centa per loo
pounds while leas than car Iota would pay
a Tate of 82 Vi cents. As most of the cot-
ton moves to concentration points and
ginning centers In small lots the conteni-
- plated advance would materially effect
thla year's crop which will aoon begin to
move.
Lord Lansdownc Writes
New Pacifist Letter
Associated Presa Report.
LONDON July II. Another letter upon
peace prospects written by the marquis
of Lansdowne waa read at a conference
of faia supporters Wednesday. The latest
' utterance proposes no new policy; It con
sists largely of criticism of the allies for
' their failure to state their war alms more
specifically and urges them to take ad'
vantage of any opportunity for a dlacus-
bIom of ' terms.
The chief Importance of Lord Lauis-
downe'a letter Ta that he is the first
British statesman of flrat rank who la
s Hated In tola own country and. abroad
whether correctly or otherwise aa a
v peclftet .and hia worda wiU.be given the
v nntiMt nublicltv in the countries of the
central powers where it Is insisted they
. represent a powerful portion. of British
thought. - r " -
Earl Beauchamn rj resided over the con
ference and Baron Buckmaster former
lord chancellor and a few pacifist mem-
bers of the lords and commons attended.
A sympathetic letter from Arthur Hen-
derson the labor leader in the house of
commons was read. .
Lord Buckmaster aaid: i
"Mv nnrnnlatint la that whenever a rea
sonable suggestion of peace is made on
' the part of Germany It is always rejected
In this country on the ground that it Is
insincere. The people should insist that
all offers of peace be mads public. - I am
uneasy leat the alma for which .we en-
tered the war are not the alms for which
we are continuing it."
The new Lansdowne letter - has been
apathetically received In political circles.
1 - The general parliamentary opinion la said
to be well summarised In the comment
of one member of the house of commons:
"The letter is simply an elongation of
' Lanadowne's previous pronouncement
Taylor Heads the Ozark
Division of Frisco
Associated Press Report
SPRINGFIELD Mo.. July II. The ap-
pointment of J. Q. Taylor of Springfield
as auperlntendent of a new Osark divis-
ion of tha St. Louis and Ban Francisco
railroad waa confirmed here Wednesday
Light by railroad officials. The new di-
vision will Include the old Osark division
from Springfield ' to Memphis Tenn.. and
the High Line road of the Eastern .divis-
ion from Springfield to Kansas City by
way of Clinton. Tha change- will be ef-
fective August I. The new. superintend-
ent's office and the dispatcher's office will
be; located here. The Southern division
from Memphis to : Birmingham will re-
main under Superintendent P. O. Wood
but In a separate federal distrlot.
. . . Vail lines Statement
h Houston Post Special.
PALLAS. Teiaa.. July II. The follow-
ing atatamnt waa Issued Wednesday night
by President Vail to employee of the Bell
Telephone oompanlasi: ' Y .
Under the authority of tha law and by
tha proclamation of the president posses-
sion and control of the wire systems
passed to tha postmaster general aa of
August l:':.' yW ''
tn 4 conference bald la Washington at
which were present tha postmaster gen-
'eraL tha government operating commit-
tee and representative of the Bell com-
panies the postmaster general expressed
moat emphatlcsily his appreciation of the
service which the Bell companies were
rendering and that such Improvements
possible to be made would be becauaa bf
the additional powers derived from the'
government. He asked for the co-operation
and assistance of those who had
: heretofore been responsible for the aerv-
. ice. . ;: .
Tha eMrtmaatar ' amneral waa
emDhatta In. the statement of hia Heal
conserve me -servsoer ana properues oi tn
companies with a View to returning them
dealre to
"i wK.n ra lA in tn JIa. a th iWMri In
CI condition as received. That.lt was
earnest desire that the ownerls should
receive Juat compensation In the full sense
for their use the postmaster general un-
til other inetructlona are Issued desires
1 that the conduct Of operation -shall con-
tlnue as heretofore and also states that
no changes will be made Until alter eon-
aultatlon and full and careful considers-
- tlon to all who are identified with the BeU
nomoaniea of the country. Your fine aenae
of obllgatlbn and your loyalty and fidelity
oreaic
to whom the or
is due foi) the pres
tige and position of the companies In the
publlo eye Is asked and It la hot too
- much to ask of yota. that seme loyalty
fidelity and devotion to the service under
' the new law order P thlnga.' Xn your be-
half much oyalty fidelity and devotion te
Service have been promised knowing' full
well 'the spirit in which you Would meet
and respond to the request to do one's
. full duty In each position la the greatest
' resting upon every person and is also th
.greatest opening to future prrfcrmuat.
Oxscri ta Paj Frca $10 Per Car
Tax or Two Cenu rer " OallOBv oa
' Oaiolina'anil S1v Da11srk
" 1" Per Tear on Motor-i ' ;
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1 i Aisoolated; Prssi.Sepajrt
'WASHINGTON a. July ' Ii. A
graduated oJaa tax ori the use of auto
mecHIes running from fll a year on oevrs
originally tataUed at not exceeding I&64
to-a M tax oa IMM cars and 10 add!
tkma for each ' eoo Abovs1000. was
agreed to Wednesday 'by tha Jioiise wajrs
and. means committee (whlch Is framing
the new giowgoofooo revenue) bill. . Tne
tax applies BirecUy to the ownera while
the tax of 10 per Bant on gross sales of
automobiles and I per cent on grou sales
of auto trucks agreed to Tuesday ap-
plies to ytha tnanufaoturers producers arid
imponers or -cars.' too tax on use or ears
is based on the original retail listed price
of the oars regardless of th year of man-
ufacture. - ".'.' r ' -1 ; ' ......
The committee also agreed to a tax of
I cents per gallon. on the production of
gasoline and a federal ' excise tax of U
a year on the use of motorcycles.: Mein-.
bers of the .committee stated that while
tne manufacturers tax and the owners'
tax are differentiated: it Is fcwnenuiy be
lieved that the owners ultimately will
have to Day all tha tax. the Manufactur
ers passing on the tax In Increased Bribe a.
The automobile and motoroyole exoiae
tax is expected to yield 'approximately
m0pfl000 and the gasoline tax HMOO.e
War aroflteerlnx was the aubieot of
prolonged discussion Wednesday . with
lecniucai calculations as to wbat various
schemes would yield in the way of rev
enue as . compared . with' other revenue
plana. There was a disposition ultimate-
ly to agree on some additional . form of
tax to reach largo corporations making
neavy pront mat - mignt not be taxed
sufficiently under the exoesa nmflta auad
corporation income tax rates.
Late 'Wednesday Chairman Kltchln la-
sued a statement regarding the tax upon
motor cars In which he said:
"It Is immaterial when the user got the
ear or how old it la This is a federal
excise tax-on tne-use of cars.'
Chateau Occupied by Son of
Kaiser Looted of Clocks
New York Tlmee-Chlease Trlbune-Houa-
ton post came ssrvica.
(Copyright. 1911.) '
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES July
II. The correspondent saw Ctemenceau
at Dormans yesterday morning;. . Despite
sheila falling In the town from time ' to
time the premier visited main streets still
strewn with dead bodies and horses
where not a single ' house was 'Unrulnod.
Subsequently be ' examined a chateau
on the outskirts belonging to Sshator
Valle with whom . Clameneeau often
stayed .before the -war. The left wing
was shattered and a majority of the
windows were smashed but otherwise it
was Intact. A dead horse lay . in the
court yard which was Uttered with 'am
munition for a machine gun postv The
house had been the headquarter! of the
kaiser's' son EitelFrits commanding the
let division of the aruard. 8unrlsed! at
the rapidity of the French advance. At-
tilla's namesake left too hurriedly ;to ou
tage anything of value' save the ctocka.N
wnicn aa tne premier remarked to tne
French general conducting- him "the
Uermans never overlook especially now
when they are fighting time as well aS
the allies.'
Clemenceau wore a dark sack suit and
slouch hat. In striking contrast - to the
uniforms and helmets around him. He
oongratutaied the off Iceray on the work of
themselves' and men in a loud firro
voice and expressed to the general con-
fident satisfaction in the 'battle situation.
-' '
Defeat at Marne Is Being
Explainedin Germany
'. V ' . . ii m ' 'i .
Associated Press Report. " .
WASHINGTON July 11. Official dls
patches Wednesday from France tell how
the German high command has . caused to
be published throughout Germany a
statement preparing the people to accept
the defeat In the second battle Of the
Marne.
'After several days of desperate at
tempts to attenuate the gravity of ts
defeat of the German arms." savs the
dispatches. "Hmdeaburg and Ludendorf f
have decided to make a full confession.
"Hindenburg's defense renews the
promise of a decisive blow - against the
Anglo-French front -but says the.physi
ognomy which the .struggle presents on
the front between .Solsaons and Khelms
and the Champagne in consequence of the
German attacks and ' the . Franco-British
counter attacks (one must note here with
what caro the 'American intervention . la
omitted) has led to the. necessity of posf-
poning tor some time tne decisive mow.'
Trying to Prevent Escape of
Ciennan Cashier
Associated Press Report.
PEORIA tO. July I L Federal officials
Wednesday night are guarding every town
on theMexloan border to prevent John O.
Ben sing cashier of the Peoria post office.
escaping Into Mexico- and' making his wajr
to Germany as is neuevea to ne his in-
tentions.; Postmaster C .U.- 8tone has)
sworn out a warrant for his arrest on a
charge of stealing a pay roll amounting to
shbvu ana looting ine war aavwgs'aiamp
tuna at an aaaitionai. sovw
Reaalne'a father waa chief mllitarv offt.
car of tha Duchy of Oldenberac. German.
Benalng served eight years- In tha army
and a term In the Unltea States navy.- H
la said to be a relative or uount von
Bernstorft. He had been employed In the)
post oiiice ior xv yemrv. xwv urouiers are
m the German army. - .
' STANWOOD
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Auto Supply Departmont
CERirCORTES r
'HARDWARE CO. -
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. Houston ; Hardware JHoute.'
Prairie' oorntr Milam Street.
dOYCi; Zii TAKES
i OVER'iiiLEGRAPII::
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Te!epLo"8 S;nice Is'AIso Uzicr
Portmaiter Ocnetal Burleioa Will
' Make So CIumtef or Prewtit "
- t A ejsa sy ii . r
out jtTonuKtjicneT . v
i '
(- .. Associated Press Report.
vWABHINaTON July l.-Control of
Ulsphone and telagraph lines wss taken
over at midnight Wednesday by tha post
office' department ' and' their -operation
placed under the- supervision of a special
sdmmittes created for the - purpose ' by
Postmaster Oenaral Burleson.-
.Mr. Burleson announoed that until fur-
ther notice Uvs companies will continue
ojieratlon In the' ordinary course and that
all officers and employes will continue in
tne performance of their present' duties'
on the sameterms of employment. The
Wan Is however toeo-ordlhate tha facili-
ties of the various companies to the best
Interest of the publlo and the stockhold-
ers. Investigations Into wire conditions
being conducted by the special committee
composed of First Assistant Postmaster
General Koona. David J. Lewis . former
member of the tariff commission and
William H. Lamar solicitor of the-post
a o
au nossiDia informant
cured before any changes
that all
office department. - will -be continue
i Die information can. do se-
en V chances are under
taken. ... i
"Pursuant to the jirbcUmatlon of the
president" said Mr. Burleson's statement.
"I have assumed possession control and
Supervision of. the telegraph and tele-
phone systems of the United States.' - Un
til further notice the telegraph and tele
lan- channel
coui
lels.
Regular dividends
( .. .. il. may renew er ektenj'thetr rha-
t -iru-rf obi Isatlena. unless otherwise' or-
Onred ttr trie uostmasisr seneraL
v "4l off) cere operators and em
tne temirrapn ana- leiei
will omtlnue in tbs; pe.r
present ouiiee. v -s -
"t eerneslljr request the loyal oo-epera.
tlon of all offloers operators And. employes
and tne puDiio in oraer mat tne servics
au
r general.'
s and employes of
lebhohe eompenlea
rformanOs of their"
)U be not -only maintained at a his
standard but Improved wherever possible.
It Is the purpose to oo -ordinate and Unify
these services so that they may be oper
a ted as a national system witn aue regara
la the Interests of - the publlo and the
Owners of the properties. '
I. VNo changes will be made Until after
(he most careful consideration of all the
facta vvnen oeemea aavisaoia to make
changes announeeinent will be made."
.vWASEIHQTOHSbTEB.
WABHINQTDN. Tjuly M.-Rev. U
(Jauiier a -catholic priest sent tp Colom-
bia and Chile by tbs French government
In - 111! to combat German propaganda
among'' the adherents of. Che Catholic
church In thoae countries has been re-
turned te Booth America to continue his
work- socordlng to official information
received Wednesday In Washington.
WASHINGTON July It The war de-
partment has ordered 610 locomotives for
military' railroads' In . France from the
Baldwin ' Locomotive works at a total
cost of about 116.000000 It waa an-
nounoed Wednesday. About 10000 freight
cart for aervlce In France costing about
lJMe0OO will be ordered within a few
da;
ys. t '
'j wXsmNGTON
July 11. Having
phone companies will contrnus jsperatlon
n ins ordinary course oi oueiness tnroug
Ivldend
Interei
tlons may be paid. In due course and thal Ubllsb. a .minimum in the near future.
reached the age Of 14. Brigadier General
William A Mann U.S.A. commanding
thetJEasterfl department with headquar-
ters at Governor's Island N. T. and for-
mer commander of the 4ld or Rainbow
division was transferred Wednesday to
tne reiirea use. - umciai announcement
as to. General Mann's successor baa not
been shade. -
Washington. July ii.-a minimum
wage to be applied throughout - Industry
win not be established at thla time by the
war i labor ..board.. In making thla an-
nouncement . Wednesday the board aaid
wage controversies will be considered In-
dividually as heretofore. Hearings on the
MfU
heretofore declared and maturing Interest I question of a minimum wage had been
on bonds debentures and other oblige -41 held and. the board was expected te es-
iVEil ROADS
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Ri2rcd ttz JJ.rSn Wis CiDd
Thirtj-Tirco CTitemi Made Surplui
Zarninp and "Wer Enabled to :
t Tarn In Certain Snmi to '
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' ' - it . Associated Press Keporlr--WASH1NOTON.
July L Thirty-seven
railroads In July found It necessary to
call on the railroad administration for
advances as evtiight loans or as partial
payments Of government eontpensatioti or
to helo them pay back wages due em-
ployes. The aggegate .of these advances
was 111101000 the railroad administra-
tion announced Wednesday night making
the total distributed to railroads stnoe
January 1 .W0s.tli.000.- i
The entire sum.. It was announced
came from the jaovernment revolving
fund except Ili.m.eoO which was paid
out of the M0.7T7.OO0 deposited with Di-
reoter General McAdoo since April 1 by II
Of the advances In July flS.Il000 was
allowed to pay pack wages Iil07.000 as
demand teens at per cent Interest and
M.lia.000 aa partial payments of govern-
ment compensation. .
Among' the advances made are the fol-
lowing: . Southern tl.IBt.000 Missouri Kansas
and Texaa 11.410.000 Missouri Paclflo II-
000000 8L Louis Southwestern $&00.000.
Galveston Harriabqrg and San Antonio
100000 Ban Antonio and Aransas Pass
1100000 Nsw . Orleans - Great Northern
iltO.OOO- Kanaas City Mexico and Orient
f 110000.!' St. Louis-Ban Francisco WO.OOO.
Thirty-three railroads. It was an-
nounoed hsvs been able to pile up sur-
pluses and have been able to turn over
certain sums to the railroad admlnlatra-
tlon. Among theVallrosds turning over
the largest amounts to the railroad administration-were:
.
Southern Paclflo $1800000 Missouri
Paclflo 11000000. .
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In announcing our; Fourth Anniversary Sale . we feel it : proper to bring .j :t
certain facts before you. Woolen costs have increased ;lab6r is higher.;; '
Everything that enters into the maiding of mercnm
Despite-these facts we have' maintained our policy of close selUng.OuriCuslomers'
have been protected against the advances and now :we annourite a further cut.
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r Tliis vimrxirtant. :. It means noronl tltot you 'have savoj
money all season; but that you will save more now. It demon
strates our determination! to keep faith With you.
We do not advise hoarding. But we do say quite? frankly that
Tth"1han who needs clothing i actually extravagant if he lets .
uus saie pass wimouc snaring in ine savings. v .
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sf .v-'lsT- '-'ifi' - af-'i' '.? atTf
oummerCiothingD
avings
Six items all of them real price cuts all of them from our regular
stocks bf quality goods.
$12 J0 Values
$10.00 Values .
$6.75
$9.50
$1Sj00 Values
$12M0
$20.00 Values
$14:75
$2540 Values
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$18.75
$30.00 Values
$22 75.
Three-Piece
Satf Savings a.
"All season" clothes so priced that we' ourselves wUlvpaymoresstf'
wholesale to duplicate them. . " i' u
$220 Value
$20 .00 Values:
$14.50
$16.
50
$30jOO Values
$24.50
$25M Values .
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' $27JS0 Values
$1950
$27.50
$4SjOO Values i
$34.50
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Shirt Special
Fifty dozen Soft Cuff Shirts ; splen-
did patterns fast colors; djl
$1.25 and $1.50 values.. D1 UJ
Straw Hat Sale
i Price
All Panamas .
AU Sennits v
All Bangkoka
All Leghorns
Coat opeetaL
Black Alpaca and . Mohair Celts well V
tailored garments ; v ligh eiSfct :and
suiuble for . use wjth ajr.ff " r1. :
trousers; $8.50 vaUie;...-...;.VY.
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Thesg Shirt Savings
$6j00 Silk Shifts Special
$4.95
$U0 Shirts on Sale at
$1.20
$2M Shirts on Sale at
t. $1.55
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$2 JO Shirts on Sale at
$205
$5J00 Silk Shirts Special
' $3.& '
$7 J0 Silk Shirts Special
$5.85
$8 JO Silk Shirts ' Special
$6.85
$10 J00 Silk Shir ts Special
f K
405 Main street
$7.85 .
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$1J0 Pajamas on Sale at
$1.15
$2j00 Pajamas on Sale at
$145
$2 J0 Pajamas on Sale at
$1.85
$3 JO Pajamas on Sale at
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$5jOO Silk Pajnz'6n Sale
Ik Pajamas
$5.8$
. t-$7J0 Silk Pajamas on Sale
$100 Silk Pajamas on Sale
$15J(XrSilk Pajamas on Sale:
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