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Mcntonr Baptist Sflsslemarr
tattoo was Instantly Wiled hia wife
is In a -dying condition at-fh Baptlet
.anttatfum. and two o( their assail hU-
tiren ar seriously hurt aa a result of aa
auto la which thur were riding.
track by a northbound Katy passenger
train ahorUT before I o'clock Sunday.
r sht Tb accident occurred at
l tfuiH eroaalna: la Nana In
. windahleld at th automobUa cat
J r. aies throat and ha died
number of broken bonaa and her recov-
ery ia doubtful. Tha two children may ba
ennnnenuy nun. wr
Sistwha caused tha aoddaat la
known. Tha autamoblla la wwon
wm iMhi waa a new on and
the?
rVr'
tkl iiMtaa Celled tn work or
fvmiM did not aao tha Uajn The doeed
wall
In.
Baptist
la waa
circle
lee
u.Moriit the State. He waa about 4
.yra old.
omt.cuc
Ue.Urea at Tie Cantor atraayl
HERBERT HOOYER IS
iOADIMSTER.FOOD
DURIIIG WAR PERIOD
. tConthTOod froa Fnca Ona.) t v "
ba CTfanleed ori tha normal UnaaoT ear
lei InarJtutiona with n board of
. rector a prealdant and exeeuUe of
win mrk out Brohlema ta'
Utred in the eommodltiea and wUI In-
utute each manautaa aa may ba neoee-
aarv to atahlliae prloaa ' and dlatribaUoa
and that theae bod tea ahonld ba oon-
urated ef tha leaders at the oountry
prodaoara dlatributora. bankera and-con-
HOAffDINQ WILL
II OinCOURAOEO. -
;Tt haa bean tha experience of nj En-
mi mb food oontrol that rerolta on be
haat noeompUahed by notltw thronxh
by taajHatkni of the ordinary dltriboUn
Heiiiiln te the ajowmwrnity pauw anon
roetrietiana whtekSrlU ensao n mlnlntnm
ifloram tr part of tha legitimate
r.Mbntor and wGl eliminate broad na-
tional weurte. niBeceeeary hoarding Ud
tha ahaar peetdator in foodstuffs. With
taeaood "?e dlsmbutiM com-
nimity It la possible to do this wttnewt
aJaon of eaaential oomineroe of
wanmoMd branch of admlnlatratln
Ilea In tha co-operation of the governors
nnd State admin titrations throoghont the
MtaJUlahanant of State food admlnistra-
onawhowlll not on behalf of the nation-
ai executive In food matters and which
wta tbemeetvee handle local problema
throogh them nnd their aneUrtauta tone.
cureeo-ordination in distribution frees
oaa section at tha ootntry to another nnd
to una. tha powers against Illegitimate
Wrelngrhich oongreaa to being asked
teveettn tha food ndmlnlstration. Fur-
thermore it devolves on the States to atop
Tn. nad for Am
necessary In order that we may foree
into-tha market ovary form of foodstuff
rar and above such atock aa normally
and legitimately belongs to any particular
business for its proper conduct nnd tn
prevent any withholding directly or ln-
oiractlr at food supplies from tna mar-
f k'liB fhW aqnany Important depart-
ment 1 one of domaatlo economy. As
nearly ng peaaible the ultimata food eon-
umptloa) in m tha hands of the women
f tna country we will shortly place before
titer n plan of orwanisation including
pouciee ha to tha elimination of waste
the ' redaction -of consumption the snb-
titutaW of local commodities for those
from afar the substitution of over-
nbundaat eommoditiee for those which we
wiam to export to our alliea nnd instruc-
tion In ha IntaUlgent purchase and use
of foodstuffs nnd to sat public opinion
against waste and axtrnvagnnca In pub-!
Ua places. -
We de not ash that tha American peo-
ple should atarve themselves but. that
t..ey should eat plenty wisely and with-
not wants. .
"The feurth branch of tha administra-
tion must be that of co-opormtion- with
car allies tn many Important1 questions in-
eoltring exports from this eountry nnd our
Uapon ; trom vuer wuninw.
r.OOSEVELT LEGI01I
TO BE DISBANDED
' ; (Continned from Page One.) -.
tha' "poHey of personal gratificatlco or
dvantace.' I sriah reapoctfully hut am-
r Hatieally to deny that any political con.
adratlona whatever or any deaira for
personal gratifkeatioB entered into our
caloulaUona. Our undivided narpoas was
to contribute off actively to the sua sees of
tna war. I know nothing whatever of tha
politics of an lmmanss majority of the
men who came forward and these whose
politics I do know include as many demo-
crats aa reeublicana. M y purpose was to
; enable the government to nia tha mag
who would not be represented In tha se
1 octive draft who war fit for lmroedUte
service and the great majority of - wham
would not ethsrwlse ba used at all.
Tha president" continued the colonel
"says la effect that to comply drith our
request would have been talschiovlous
from th mUltarystandpoint and adds
'''that tha regular 'officers whom I had
used to have associated with me are
'sorns of tha most effective officera of
tha ragnlar army who "can not possibly
te apared' frbm the 'duty of training reg-
ular troopa." One of the chief quaJiflca-
i ions for milltarjr command is ts choose
f ir one's associates and subordinates tha
.oat affaetfvn offiosra and this ounUfi-
cationi tha oresident has stated I nosaesa.
as for my withdrawing them ftom the
"ranch mors pressing and necessary duty
f training the troops I wish to point
t that I have asked for about t reg-
t -r officers from lieutenant eotonela ta
&eeond lientenanu for tha first division.
""wrtemvm orrieEfin-
ANT TSOOTS MKN. - '
"This would be only about one -tenth of
number wro would so with Qenetal
rwhmcw division. whten'Yr presMetrt
nennoed to ba composed exdusivMy
f rexulara. ' Therefore the recent plan
11 take from 'p waving and necessary
iy about ten tiroes as many regular of -cers
as would have been taken under er
posal. U haa been stated that the
sculr'of"lcers are opposed to tha plan
s n mm -r of fact tha most effective of-
-rs ho ben-ager to be. connected
th or to hay under them the troop
nroposed to raise.
i ns president eondemna ouf BropVml
i the ground- that 'nndramads action
needed action that' is- practical nnd of
ientifie defkiitenees and preennon.'
ner was nothing dramatis m our pro-
onaL It is true that onr dlviston would
v contained sons And t grandsons of
n who in the civil war wore thaMu or
e gray; for lnwtanoe th sons or sTand-
" of Phil tneriden. ritshqkh Lee
nnewall Jackson James A. .Oarfield.
n B. Jkicknet and Adng Chaffee
t tneee men would have served whether
command as la the ranks erewsety Ilka
t of u and all' alike wonl4 have
i judKed solely by the- 'n.-ien'Jf in-
:g tb "sclent I; i0 dfl..rneas' with
a they did their work and served tha
i. or their loyal devotion. . .
' CUCNCHCA-THS TMIfttT V' '
- " In n m-"m f wni im mtf r-
.toiMtttt Kbi ti-wiit. b jr A IoaXU.
NEXT PEACE MOVE VHJL
m : REVEAL
' lOoatlauad bonfui Ou)
clearly. It U oonaldard M. by tha
course af tha nr. ' FoilowlBg In tha toot'
atana af Blaavurek. Kmperor William ohs
war.es tha. Mann' of eatnbUshJng to
broad pathway to h aouthoaet which
waeeeentlal (of realisation t th areas
ot a great aermeajr. .:v..; -r-r-
Taeaub)usatioB at Auefcrie-HuBgary.
which would bar praaaotad difficult
tub undar ordinary eoadlton. booasse tn
I thee otwunnrnMoaa ownnajntfyal l.
. . A h.' . a ttsa
DM. - v pvqrpm r- -
having Uttla tn common and apparently
Maid together only by tha decaying Snlu
of th aged emperor. Frena Joseph tha
dual awnarohy waa regarded orbry-
wher aa on th tana of diaaoluUon. y
Har helplessness bafora Bussla's ami
became apparent aarty la tha war and th
acarnaaa with whioh Oarmany oatnad tha
opportvinity thna nraaantad la pain tad ta
aa atnphnaiilaff tha foraahrhtadnaaa of tha
ItrUHulufaryi tebalon now j la
daelarad to ba oompallad both la a mUl.
tary and eoonotnlo aanaa. Tha Oerman
officer commending her armlee. abetted
by polltleal and Induetrlal agaata beat
tered throue tha eountry by Oeraneay
evidently are heMInf AnatrUn and Hun.
ariaa oooulatlon U nnten which
neither the hardahlPO Of war. tha aenth
of tha emperor nor tna -Inspiration
outside Influences such.
revolution can break. V
WHIN ULOAItlA BNTsTRKfA' ! .i
Bulgaria's declaration of war on - the
side of Germany waa actuated by a Ger
man dtptamatia ooup.-whioh m ttsett is
rehmrded now aa further arrldaaoa that
a dear road through th DardaneUaa wag
to Barli as nrimary mova
af the war. It hi notated awt that th
only oeneret cava) for action set forth
in the Bulgarian war prcolamarlaa ts that
"tha Central nowsra hav prsmlssd as
parts of Serbia crantiBC aa Austre-Bul-
garlan Border Un.' :'
Creation of such a Junction now well
setabUshed by tha Austro-aerman-Bul-gnrlaa
armlee. breaks down a hitherto
formidable barrier to Qermaa asnanaiod
southeastward. - -'-' - .
In tna aa at Turkey. Oerman domina
tion is believed here to be even mar corn.
bJet than la Aust re-Hungary sua smi-
gnrin. Not otry have German off leers lad
In gafMdina Turkish territory nnd eradl-
eating mhnrasenious alaments such as th
Armenians ana nynane. nut u naa neon
learned that German lnd ust rial erasjilsers
have taken a ftna grip en Turkish In-
dustry and a large delegation of German
prof more haa been sent t spread Ger-
man culture anions the population.
These developments in row new ngnt
aa many events before th war. Among
them ia tha long unexplained declaration
Of Emperor William at Damascus tn MM
that all Mohammedans might confidently
resnrd tha Oerman emperor
as - inev
There aJeeSs a oomDlsta understanding
now of Germaay's eagerneen to secure in
list a conetesiiin for tn rugose rnuway
an artery of communloatloa now indis
pensable to tha oerman eperauons.
Fitting -tn squarely with aa actuating
destr for- eenqaest ts th southeast is
i reneral uerman military policy eur.
ing the entire war. It ia noted that even
at the expense of recessions on tha eest-
i an western rronis uermany ns
taken paina to overrun quickly Sarbla.
tenesTQ nnd Rumania and to keep in
check all allied attempt to strike at tha
southeastern pathway from the Dardn.
nolle or SsJonlkJ. Not until tb present
British advance in Asiatic Turkey has
that bean any serioue danger to any
part of th greater stretch tram tha Baltic
t the Persian gulf.
la eonsoadntmg this territory it is ra
ta econonuo element naa naa
BRITISH OFFENSIVE
I.IOST E1IC0DRAG11IG
Continued from Pag Ode.) '
Saturday night tha statement adds were
completely repulsed.
Frtncl Steamer
Toipedogd. -
iAuacitti Pnu Krysr.)
PARIS May JO. The French steamship
Colbert carrying a number of French
military passengers waa torpedoed and
sunk ia th Mediterranean April W by a
Teuton submarine. Fifty-one persona in-
cluding th commander of th vessel lost
their 'lives. ' AimouMement of tb slak
ing of tb Colbert was made Sunday aft-
ernoon by a French adjnirafty statement
Tha 'official statement says:
"The steamer Colbert m th sorvioe of
admbnlty and having on board a oertata
number of military nsaasngnrs. was tor-
5 deed ta th Mediterranean on the mora-
g of April at by a submarine. Fifty-
one parson war killed among them be-
ing auxiliary naval Lieutenant Commeita.
who was tn command of tha ship and who
had been turned over to tne army. Me
was mad a chevalier of tha Legion of
Honor for defeating a submarine attack
on the nam day April M a year ago."
The : Colbert waa a passenger vassal
of tU ton gross. She was iTT feet kmg
and had a beam of T fact.
Oentua Attaoie ...
Wal Butadied. .
lOSlkat May St. British heavy guns
last night smashed aa attack htonched by
tb Germans near Kpehy. to tag west of
the 8L .Qoaatln canal says an official
stsiamaat issued this afternoon by th
British war department Near Fauqu in-
sert southeast of Laventie tne British
captured a few prisoners ia patral n-
counters this morning. '
Goircrrbtt Buying '
QUtieiStc?!
fyf wrinW Pmi jfaperfcl -TORK.
May -Jovernnent
mew
of war snppUss'for the army
and aavr ar arshadowtng all als ta
th steel ladostry. Individuai orders aa
not large bat th Bggrgntis aavT
It la understood that speciftastlornVhAlrB
now been issued or about LIM.MO tow
of roOed seeel on -kai'siiiaaiut account.
Raft mills iav takes orders for ee.OOt
tons of standard sections. locomotive
shops-hav taken contracts for M more
lessmotlvea This equipment will reauire
in construction 100v tons of steel. Pie;
troa Is lees activ but prices ar fg to ft
isr wn awm sM auijii novsnrmg
Foiv F.Ien Killed
' ; and Eleytpn Hurt
YorjNaBTOWM May MLr-A mys-
terious explssion ta th power plant of
th Repubtie-Iran'snd Staef company at
noon Sunday brougmt instant death te
war m and Injuria ta U athera; Are
.-.-' i i. -
Ten thousand people crowded the plant
In th heart of the foreign section when
heavy piece of macblnery were blown
Quarter of a mil by th explosion )r-
ing t rumors that aoorae had been killed.
. The snpioelon was in a turbo-cenerstor
ta the power plant of th Open heart Ci t.
parfment. Tb roof waa Mown off tne
bnlkiing and many were bnmeg in tiie
ckmoa of steam that enveloped th place.
' 6" tOLLA A vVKKK b a sr-ieq.'
f'd d orwaurtu Loft Is (. a to.
i.st .. .im!. t iica tvr7 tnn:. auv.
eievewe
FURTHER DESIRES
given eonenkmous plac. This work was
going on before lbs wer alihouxN It l
not reaohed a maturity oompereBle with
tha economic fforta by which. 1'ruMi
bound the Germaa atatea In the Sutome
unloai af JUtV t yeare before aba brought
them under the empire. A oemprehen.
slon ef tha nreasat danger prompted the
allied economic eonfereno at raris where
plana wer mads for meeting tb Oera
ImiU mttm turn war.-
It Is probhvmtlcal M officials her bow
far Germany mlsht go should peace be
mad now with renunciation el all tam
tery on tha east and west In political nog.
eentratloa t the groat terrltor
tary ia th
southehst. . II
It Is pointed out that any Oer-
effer would ba expted te de.
id at laaet imme eaoaaslon forv Bui
smrla asMt retention of enouah af tha CO.
Znemd Balkan terrltonr to Saeur th
routs' to CodstanUnopla. that It b tM
tnuatloa to bring Auairlg.Hungaryt Bui-
gnrin and Turhey lata a-wboie eoonomla
antlt thus established' with lavmia
tariff waU. haa been made clear by the
eehirauons 'of Friedrioh Kaumann an
other -skpoaenta ef a sesnnml gtittai
jrop. . 1'--'.
B)ejMATVnS AC -"rU.f r
wimjlo. an a pbriU .
.i AH .of this lg takaa 'as revealing kt
barirot a prematura peaoa which gbsuid
taavd th German aoutbeaatara dosaains
unbroken. It la regaMed as gtvtng a sin
later color te reoant movements far a sep
arate Hoot for Austria-Hungary op bui
aria in th ration wher Germaa oon
quest I most gafai to tb bageroees with
which Oerman Jaadart hav taksa up th
cry of n annexations" so far as the
great aatloa power are concerned; to the
Germaa chancellor's tenant vsgu speech
IndtcnUns that tha awvernmenV was net
yet ready te announce Ita territorial pin
UTrrano Belgium arrf IUssia while aU
other matters are left in suspense. An
renunoiatien of territory. HI said would
ntolud Poland which would be mad a
fv atato" under tha Oerman plan- but
would remain wholly under Oerman donv
The turn of affslrg to accepted too a
brianlnn AuatrlaHungary more clearly
tha area af uoastbls
.iu. hanu harrier between Berlin
nd rhoatantinonle. In that connection is
faalUi the detention of th alUaa. f-
nlvinB ta TTeainelH Wilson a ooac note.
hTtka Haht of knowlads which only now
hag become available her that tn war
mo .MinBMiiri "ui naaiaiioei e iiai-
tana. or Sbtva. of Rumanlana and. of
Tsecho-lavloe from foreign domination!
tha enfranchisement of popnhttions sub
the Maadv tyranny of Turkey: th)
jauons sun-
Turkey; th
AwkiiltAn from FltlpOoe
OS lin zvmwm
emoira." and th rest oraOoo af aarbla.
tfMitaMSM and Romania.
Such a -program it w points ouv
would effectually break up the vrsater
Germany now estaouanea as tne nucleus
of a great world Germany. It would im
I a stumanian-nereian nnw w""
Austria and Bulgaria. wouKJ rurtnar en-
large this barrier by restoring to Ru-
mania har f lvfl.WO naUooais In eastern
Hungary and probably to Serbia M.lM
Berbo-Croatians ta southern Austria nd
a lam section of Bulgaria; wou4 astab-
llsh at the uncial southern point ef the
dual empire g free nation . ef T.vt
TkbSlMnie and In tha north a
Poland by tha addition of MM.oM Poles
now under Aiutrm rule; would roster
l.vM.OOt Italians te Italy and upwards ef
I0O.u Mlev to Russia ana in seiuiuon
would dismember tb detached Turkey te
the south by liberating- tb Armenians
and Syrians and remevmg th Darda-
nelles from Oerman domination.
American officials hav made It dear
that In co-operating with th allies to
United States was not entering a binding
alliance ta accomplish definite and de-
tailed territorial aims; but there is every
evidence that th government uader-
standa In concrete form th crucial south-
eastern element of th situation and re-
alises th enormity of th stmgrle tht
moat be won before th world m mad
"aaf for dmesy. .
COPIOUS RAINFALL
THROUGHOUT TEX AS
- Tbenttnued from Pag One.)
and extended inte the Western part of the
State. Although it wag accompanied by
excessive thunder and lightning no a am-
en of any account was reported.i Mara
than an Inch was recorded ta San Antpfile
and vicinity according to th local weath-
er bureau.
The total amount reported for the pest
14 hours was 1.1? inches which is a little
more than one-fifth of th amount of
precipitation recorded sine January L
The storm bare broke shortly before I
o'clock and continued steadily for several
hours. The prevailing direction of the
wind wad south and Whlla at times it
rose considerably the hvengre hourly
velocity was about It miles an hour.
Heavy mips Wer reported along tha In-
ternational and Great Northern railroad
between .Taylor and DUley. As much aa
aa inch and a half ta some place was
recorded. From DiHey to iredd th pre-
cipitation was somewhat teas averaging
about on Inch.
Southern Paelftc - dispatcher reported
about an inch of rain as (far as Del Rio
and a slight downfall toward Gonaales.
Reports showed tonight that J of an Inch
fell from Kerrville to Bail Antonio along
the San Antonio and Aransas Pas rail
read. ' .."'."':
UTtlNQ TOO. .MUCH MOlttURI.
Several Days
Dry Weather 'Wanted by
Caldwell
I County Farmers.
(Heaves Psnt StUL
LTJLINO Texas May KV-AAother slow
rata began falling bar at about U o'clock
Saturday night and cohUnued. almost
without ceasing nntH It o'clock Sunday
morning. It was not needed at this time
aa farmers ar already behind with their
work and much cotton is yet to be plant-
ad while some cotton had baas planted
tha third time. A
Corn on sandy land has been given a
serious setback by the continued rainfall
and prospects for a cotton crop ar very
unfavorable.- The 8a Marcos river and
Its tributaries are risjng rapidly and It II
feared damag from overflow will ba dona
crepe In the bottoms.
THRKB INCHES AT LAOUNA.
"rver snd Turkey Creak an sjlses.
Crepe Benefits. 3
UVALDE. Tax; May M. Bain hag
beenNgensral in this sectlsn "had the
Nuecea river and Turkey creek hav been
on a rise. . Over three Inches fell at Iv
Ouna and Wast Prong also ralns-en tha
Rock Sprmga. Heavy ralna fell vwest
and' south of Uvalde as far sg Crystal
City. This 'With thsrain of sow day
ago win dva crops and vstua a fine
fi-H . ; '
Tlmgi Mslnat. lokhart.
LOCKHART Texas.' Jday- M-A most
UMery rain began At Tniunfght Saturday
plght snd.ContiDu(Luntil dayllsht. Mor
than n Inoh 4ell. Farmers- saa It ia
sure bumper crops. :r.- t..
:f'ifM'Tsni"MHH"wM''''tf' &
-WASHINGTON - May -10. Chairman
Denmaa ' of th shipping board issbsd .
rlgorouf'-dsalgl Sunday night of reports
widely clraulated and repeated on the
floor of -tn eate of differences between
members of toe bo 4 end Iiajor General
a man of tne emergency fleet
corputsuon. ' t utiementa tnt th board
ba abandoned its wooden ahlpbiiiluinv
nriXTarn t the lntnc Of fienemi
.m- naia drew f i-r"i r.. Denman : t-e
declaration' tiiet uiy contracts bav
been tet -for H wum.' ships and that
scores of. other ul b let in tna Bear
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Vder . - r .l. rtctl f AreaBt
"VViti tAteutt JJllesews-
vtpen Vole Opinio. -
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STOCKHOLM vf IsMdoa May .
News that the Swedish steamgra Vestal
mad. Aspen and Vikea. ladea with grata
tram England had been sunk by Oerman
submartnee wag received bar let bub.
day might and caused much Indignation.
Th arrival af th ateambtpa.jwhlck
wer rsteased under the recent reciprocal
agreement freeing the entente lee tow
nag la th Bothnia Gulf ban bsa aac-
Former Minister of Marin' Boetroem
th chief owner or in veeiertaa
kwMIe ta TranaatlanUc company of Ooth-
I dnburg owned the As pen and Vikea.
Tk. eikutn tnin os tne mnunsr.
miA ihTiiirM mmiIihi ef- th crew f
kthe Vikea and two men aooara tn vas
(arlsMM anahsn LseasV
NewbpaperaoT .au shades . f opinion
war unite sunaay in vmcinsj wnw"
at tha torpedoing of tha three stearaerA
The Stockholm fldingen caption its ar-
tlM. '"TK fiartMana Dastardly Deed
Anelnst Sweden." and ohamoterise it
a a. 'dallbavata and bloody Crime. " ' It
declara that a land which Is capabla of
guch a deed la eapabi of anything. Jv
Tha Vikea was a new vessel built In
till gad wag ea bar first trip. Bbo was
lit fst loaf. The VestariMd wa f
tOU tons gross and buUt la 1MT. - Bhe
Bailed -tram Savannah. January 14 for
Gothenburg and wag last reported ta hav
arriua at Carerlnk. February 11. Th
As pea waa of- II M tons gross sad built
at SunderUnd M years ago. She Balled
from Philadelphia January ia tor Btoen.
holm and waa last reported St Kirkwall
February I. AU tha vessel were owned
la Gptnenbur.
London Newtpaperi s
Feature Qen. Perihing
LONDON. Afay 11. Tha morning new.
papers Monday feature tha approaching
dispatch gf General Pershing with a di-
vision at American troops to Franc giv
ing th news a prominent pteoe 1n their
columns under appreciative headlines.
The Daily Telegraph in aa editorial gays:
'Washington is sot taking a narrow
view of tb service Americana can render
In tha war and it la svidsnt that the
American people are rallying rounn. tne
oresident in a manner and to an extent
which ia full of hop for tha future of
civilisation. TTie Germans soon wul hav
causa to marvel at the stupidity af their
rulers putting tna mattss on in ween
plana. Their ptraey was aa bad ta strat-
egy gad poUUes aa It was criminal.
Meatiest Day Talk
Caute Lower Price
PARIS May . Proepecta of tb4 In-
guguratioa of two meatless days a . week
beginning Monday caused disorganisation
of tb meat supply and a marked rise
in pHoee at th central markets. Stock
raisers fearing a red seed demand at tha
outset would break prices and that the
closing of slaughter. nouses for two daya
would involve risk or was aimmuwi
their shipments M per oent and pries
went up accordingly. . -
Dallas Tax Limit I v
It .Lt a J Dtl OA
f.-..vA UUU.UV IM WQ lt.7V
ift-utnPftSfilaLy:i ;"'
DALLAS Tegaa. May . That th
city tax rate can ' not be raised above
fLM s the belief or city commissioner
iollowtna- a study of tha city chart-. Tb
gueetion was raised at Saturday's com
mission meeting. ine tax is now blsv
and th charter provides that tha city tax
rata of only tl.M may b levied by th
city commissioner. Special taxes bring
the rate to. tl tO. t .
t M-SBSWWfMM
Committee Talk
Over Race Increae
tAtwcmtfd rVent Rayerl.)
WABHINOTON May 10. Hours of talk
over th proposed second class mail rata
Increase in the war revenue bin by the
way and means committee Sunday re-
jultedJnijothlnjjBsn - ' ' ii Vi'4 'i. v i - i
Vou.cah make for
.yourself with "your
'.own handsthe mildest j
most- fragrbit most
delightful! cigarette
- in meworld. atid the 'f
OKWt'economicaL Ma-
chines can't imitate it -
'BuuTDunAM-
A Suggestion to ' '' .
Just Vy mixing "BULL" .
Durham with your
- fawritepietohaccf--'
. it's like sciar m your
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Obtained an trssamark sea enyrinhte
remote rea. writ f r iw
Svuet. Otflce af luf i" -.'i hhmi "i
Tssaa. - -
d e-resten e'v
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i wilt meet !
t t-i I " ti S "
.'. la WP M
..vi of tiie bui
i i
tr i.
RcM.:::!-n Girls zt.M
;rZzll The;tp Slattri
'- AteMt4 Pnt ' '
PKTROGRAD. May 10 vl London
May !. The dlsappearano roaUy of
many young wemea gf griatooraUa faml-
Me resulted In aa tavastlgatloa whlok
unoovarad a widespread plot te lure worn
en and girls late "whit slavery" after
they had been robbed. ' .. ' .
Ietiis of th piaa wer btaliied by
militiamen who raided th huartere
of tb band wher they found snoet of
th miming women. Jny of the wvmtM
were under th influen Of drug. ;
Firt Cause Words 1
' Then Came Fisti
- AitU4 rVrat rr. ' ;'''
- FORT WiORTH. Texas May JA In th
seoond gam sf Sunday's dou W header
Manager Jake Ate of th Panthers pro-
tested a decision mad on a play at third
by Umpire Vltter Tb umpire atrucket
At and tha bloW waa warded off. but
after a aecond or a af word war Ate
landed n Vlttefs Aw.
flayers Intervened before further blow
Were struck. Ate was banished frdre tha
gam. President Morris will take no
action In the oaa until h has had a talk
with-yitter Monday.' !. .
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.. hgmreck Defeated bpHng.
' Tb shamrock team bad an easy time
winning Sunday froavta Spring team by
piling up a if -point total wBUg th Sprtnf
Bin was getting four runs.
The feature of the game was the work
sf Piokl Tn th bet for th. winners
whose teammate hit tna ball bard and
fielded well The Soring team mad
Eoeetly errors that helped In raising
run for tha victors. The Shamrocks
i an awes date for a game ut of tewa
next Sunday and would ilka to hav ar-
K ligament mads through L. 8. Girvey
ear af tb Texae company. v i .
. 1 .t;
. - 4 Santa f Team Vtoterlaua. .'.:
' tr7eeje fert f (.) .
' BELLVILLE. Texas. May to The Santa
Te team of Galvaata iournova to liell-
vlll Sunday and defeated th bom team
in a rauuag gooo game sy a score ot
to A u . ' - '
The Gahreeton railroaders now want
game la Houston and are ready to most
any last amateur team at tnat city.
PEtle-ANi3
Absolutely" Remove 3
Indigestion. One package
proves it 25cat all druegisk
DOCTORS; WERE .
POWERLESS TO
HELPHKI
Hot IUthmnd Utctoic Treat-
Did Not Cure. .
AFTER SEVERAL YEARS
OF TORTURE MIR-A-CO
BRINGS RELIEF.
v
feuffaeer fmm rtjlumatlam will find at
hop aad enceuraarameat in th following
letter from Mr. W. H. Lee. Rheumatism
is oaa of tna meet stuseoro ot au tn
diseases that afflict mankind. Literally
thonaanda of naooha in tha Sotithwest are
dying by inches from th torture sf this
terrible affliction. The marvelous recov-
ery therefore of Mr. Lee's son by th
simple expedient ot taking MIR-A-CO an.
cordlns; to directions should ba a meeaase
of bop to others similarly afflicted;
vines Ol TV . rx. no
- General Marehaadlaa. ' . t
Vfoxnolla. Texas. March M. till
The MIR-A-CO Company Hoogtsa
Texas. -
Gentlemen: I feel It my duty to write
you concerning the results obtained by
my sen from MIR-A-CO. He had been
troubled with a form of rheumatism for
several yeare and th greater part ef last
year- waa constantly under skilled treat-
ment. I a October I took him to Martin
Texas where ha was glVen II baths and.
all tha electric and static treatments they
wer prepared to rive him together with
a number of Injection in tha blood. These
things seemed to give him relief gut ttlll
there wer very Tew Indications of gay
rmaneni improvements nines retvrn-
ng horn b ha taken two bottle of
luR-A-OO. -aad I am vary Blessed to
aav that ha la now able to be ua and
about his work. Hs ties even been fish-
big two of three time without suffering
any wetback. We are very- happy and
ar grateful of any opportunity wa bavd
to spaas a anoa worn iqr aun-A-vu.
Tours very truly ' W. H. Lee.
If IR.A-CO is oh sale kt all druar atorea.
or if not otherwise obtainable order di
rect from tha mih-a-vu Company. Hous
ton.- Texas. . Pries ll.sg for a twelve-
ounce bettiA Or alx bottles for five dollars.
Th MIR-A-CO Olrl at Woods A Ehr-
hardf on Main streetr U this week. Tell
Ber or your anments. gsi inni so aoie
to bain you through this wonderful rem-'
ady '!..' h' ( '
i
We believe that all who arr able to do so
should exhibit their patriotism by investing in the
::. Government War Loan accprding to their means.
A threes and onehitlf
Free of all
5i)U.uu or
1 r'21 -tWe !AaH bSeased to: ftntijadi
formiUcn in rensrd to the 165 "aad
v ; your subscription vithout charts tot
South
9. A IKJNpwOM riref Vie Pre
" . M M'MN Vis uv. .
F. 4. KVs - V ; e .e
' PAUL O. TVl ri. A-4. ( -
OAO. ALLId fi.u Ase. Ce f '
x ill
L.Met.
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dame W
DOA
Dinicjon
With th arrival of I ui i-lrt t. t I
Chios so gran .or things are iw.... t
around to tht final leg before tt tunica
ef Wednesday night at tha city audito-
rium' where Karl Caddock heavyweight
champion 'wlU defend bla title recontiy
won
lr
f .-m Jn. Stkiar.
Warteneon.
Who waa suBSHtme lor t "
5
t'eneewf. registered
huiM.-y hlsnt and wi
ed at the 1 mlir hoi-
wih irpfneuintmy
latekv quarVM
training f..r the mateiy
pe sii.-'t4 Loin.-. '
The lui.a? man It ase f a few whom
Cadiiok must get out of hi wy te eel)
himiMif bndaieated ehampiun Of his '".
lariansen Is a men of the Cad!ok tji
And is ootntng fast In the mat gMiie. He
Is due to slve the Aatta wen u or a run for
the money when ike pair get In th ring.
For prellmtnarle Wenesdsy nlsht
fraakla LawKtds he booked two front.
The first Will bee. a promptly l I n
'olook and sontmu M riinuta Th
ould
near and aaked for a aeonnA hooklne.
The Houeion favorite Harold 9ear wfl
meet "Vie Miller ef Beaumont la the sec.
en preliminary. Miner comes rooera:-
prellmlnary
mended as a wonder. Goar la no stranger
t tna ai
udlTarium drowd wkick like bla
.welt.
For Monday and Tuesday a rueki for
tlckete ia ex seeled and Fraakl Ad wards
will have Someone ta charge both day al
the Southern Peel no ticket offlos In. the
nie hoteL Tickets eaa also ba bought at
th (X U Bariac atsre Km Capllol av-
Darsy lmsrvA .
lAutrtfi Prf aessst.1
MKbOTHIS. Tanaw May Ig-Phyalclans
attaadtng Lea Dsxcy AustraUaa Buglllst
who is 111 at
Bight jraBorted
111 at a .nospitaj nere Bi
a hospital bore Sunday
inerte hid eondltlnn allshtW Im.
proved but still critical Derey ii suCr.
log from aneumonia and endocarditis.
Humbto 00 : Cdrnpaay (old '
tock). .
GuHjOU Corporgtlon.- '
Beat wnj eccurty tn ring- rninuteeu
' In the fUvT L Ulcka And John tano
will Bieet. The two boys wr Kihs luled.
te wrestle the Brellralnary at the Kete4
nea-Tokel match but hick oould bo aaw
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r . tocks aoNoa notcs . s :
Trinity v Portland; Gonopt
A itaiAciE ponnjuip CEUEtrr ;
: A l)TtV3 te.2NT FOR TPCAS.
tddtv ponTLnnDezroEtjcOa
- - ' .DAUaAai TEXAS."' -
taix accept Inheiiton
Subscriptions will be received in
any muiupie wereoi. ;
- OFFICERS:
JAM ft A. aAKtn PrssWinb
y- " . B. K. i. nonar ' M. r ar A. C. r-d
;y - 4' kvero 4. V h"unue J. 4. .t J
i" ThornwfU ray . bewln S. rarkar C.svs.and vswed
vdws) i ?' ' ' A. Pigrova i w ;
: (.''. . i .
c . y . :
are t 1 I r a t t t -
Biii'. ly tie t elvu Gwf t
to3.-.y f r i'-y )'t V V'f "n t
chaii'i ui-i..p t.i I. .i at the
iaa Country elub'cM-5o July I te li.
.'Th sew rule which does awy "t
one Of 'th tvot dlseuesed x-. f
golf far as three.fourtha of th t 1
tat and all of Canada ia concerned
also eliminates to tor extent tht bn-hr
ef I uf beu ea -tiie putuag greu iA
meia pmy
lit new rul upeetg en f th ot1l-
nat rule of th ancient bootttnh r-u by
providing that the. ball nearest t luxe
Shan b played first when bom bi are
ea th putting gveen. Deretofar the belli
furthest from tiie) hoi had to .be played1
ft ret - " - :'"'. ..-..
In match play wher the contest Is hole
br hole the old rule broiifht. about a
stymie when tha ball nearest tha hoi was
In tha direct Una of play of the ball fur-
Cheat from tha aup. In medal play th old '
rule demanded that th ball nearest t'.io
ho! b played or- lined until tn on fur-
thest from th borf bad been Played If
th playsr deal red aa ha would sutler a
penalty of one atrik if Ms beA hit tha.
UU of his fallow coes petite. .
ranhare) Team Wen v . (
- ( fJfaffyaBV) .;.;.
HOTjSTOlf. Texas May l-rrhs.ro
defeated 6ga tAka by a ora of II to
her Sunday in a faat and WU Played
gam at Firemen's park. .. . .:"
KNftRAV VQUR NAM Ingallbly oa
Ruh welly cut .weU1 Wear
WcU. eU tvell. Write for.
Icdal catalog illutrting
ted deaenbing the-';
Coldwell lies of Mowers
t i
stf waa
. Magnolia l'etroleum Company.
. Magnolia Petroleum Conpany-
6a. ." ". - f" "
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the sum pC 4 ; t ?
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detailed irf
to zxtztc V:-;;-
cur ccrv.ee
tf -Imtin ef t.e ee-. -
her brt wltb g rrsond a Jlfa-long i V
gift. You nan do It today for the prlc
of a boa of candy. II week Iroftia fros '
A COm Main Street. 0in evuia.-
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