The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 101, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 14, 1923 Page: 2 of 14
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W HOUSTON. POST: SATURDAY MOANING JULY 14. 1923
:m is CLOSING : .
OUP SLAYER :
AYEDSON SAYS
i " f " Cnnt d tarn ?. I)
McBsm these mob and orsaaiaa-
tlons. " ' j
"Otte Lane tu shot flown la M
wo aome ta the arasa of al chlM
vh waa ales woonde. aad a pistol
sett la tea law al hla avjther doa
by . a band of anWentMe awaked
roes. Who eld tt no oaa seem ta
kaoa. ' .
A. tew tnontlM before Bd Tawrber
a aanataatlal dtlaea of yaar eewaty.
wis ibot oa the streets of om of your
town ay a ban of maaked mea. Who
the vara and why they shot hint tr
. eat M4 to know.
; '; i "t and Feather !. f
The .aty marshal of albejr
taf town -a wsO kwawa dorter eard
ether 4tttleM iwer beatea aa
traatadVto i coafW tar and feather
What Mum they had canuatttad
aad what trial thay ha
v corded waa mm knowa.
"An atternev of oaa of year aaigh-
feortrt- .towns and aa x-oMIer for
bis country overseas waa takaa trees
ha efftee- at ' tee -ey Usee baataa
aad traatad ta ooat Of tar and faath.
n nail aa one haa answered to tka
Isw for he offense.
" j "Oa the other aMa la; taa aeJsB-
fcorhoodr of Sealy a prominent phy-
atdaa admitted oa- tha witness atana
la Aaatla. -a faw daya atnce. that ha
' tea wttboat eaase. had beea tsjtsa
oat and severely beaten and fiogsed
Waa did it. bs doaa pot know
tha law Soee not know.''
lt la-resorted that aaa aa
aarTaattBaMBt weather waa not
spared iha Ush '
'It 1 eeeerted that masked
have captured th ballot bos.
"It la aaid.that an overaeaa wat-
iru wba foafbt for his country
while DarhsDi Ms assailants wan
7 auytesT at both waa ukaa oat and
whipped. Tness are juai
of tba caaa -that bar oc
la your elctalty.
tt wosM seen that tires Instances
base demonstrated that than Is
soma power mors potent of creator
etrena-th ta roar conun unity;
the. law of tha and. What It la
and who ars its directors and lead'
ra t am not piepared to aay. bat 1
da aay that tby have disregarded
the dja-nity of the law and bare
eatratTod aoclety. x .
Appeals ta Citizens.
If yew car nothlnt for tils Mfe
of -Otto Lange. If yvacere aotklac
Uvea then .certainly yoa
feel some coatom far " the
preservation of your aommnalty. Ton
sat know the treatment of this
- character' will in time provoke tba
raprlaal aad retaliattoa.
1 want ta cempHment the law
abhUnt; cttiaHW of this eocatry that
tbcy hava dknowraaed this bat it
.'weald aoem that the law has bees
' alaw la coming ta the protection of
those who hare baea aaaltreated. shot
aad even killed.
1 "While .1 do not chart or name
aay oraaahmtlon wtth tba eommla
taa of these Crimea. It mast be ap-
aareat to otber men that there la
) some connect taa aad aams ander-
atandiaa; between this continuous
trsatmeat of rear citizens and
roatmwou fsHore ot tha kiw ta
Id
mo
mi
v fanrtien.
Tit would appear that tha
' srtRS of Jnatice have baea paralyaed
and that the officers hars lost their
ruanbuj. It waa aaid to bm by on
of tha beat known peace officers of
Tana that at waa friendly tahe kkma
raajuaation. bat to wp to theaa ta
. aid the law hi brlncing to Justice the
perpetrator of' tbts maroer toUowina;'
ea bta heels as It ware of them other
crimes and affenses. or they win stud
ht tha shadow of public opinion tor
thaw sailor to do ao.
Refers to Klaa.
"A gentleman la another county
who hy the way la an ardent member
of the kma. tela aw that be had been
furnished wtth a Hat of names of those
Who should bs whipped and It
' as kmc aa his ana. Fortunately this
Uisllsiiisa waa one of such discretion
' ; aad Judgment that be did not under-
take to whip everybody upon some-
bsdy'a reqaest. He told me the or-
' . gaaisatkm was one of the greatest
sasata n tha country anayinst tne com.
poette knowledge of tha entire mem-
". ' bsrahrp was Brought together and
1 '. ; could oacane their osmblned
kaewledge.
yt the statement of this man la ear'
reel aa aa abstract proDositton. thea
it ehoovea somebody in. the Somer-
vfOe community to put two and two
together and name the guilty mas.
y "I do not know that Otto Lance's
. ararderers had any eonnection wtth
the klnn. but I do aay the best way
1 VB WKnsiH l 1 Iinu u rm auuV
Concludes With Pledge.
Acting Governor Davidson concluded
bis address with:
' "During the short while that 1 fill
the chair of the chief executive of
thla state I shall endeavor to be fair
' but fairness In the name of the law
demands the apprehension and con-
A
Vajcation trips )
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VETERA!) SEilATOR
DIES; . YAS CROTIIER
OF HOUSTON IIAli
i . (CMtt' from Pi. L)
dent ef tha Booth Texas KaUonal
banlc ow the South Tuna Oaac
snorctal National bank aad bald the
office aaUl his death.
His residence la Houston aktaadod
evert k period at years. Hi a
i of tha most eataostsstK eop
porters of tha ship channel project.
and together with B. V. cava sat
many trtpe to Waahingtoa la tha th
reat of the movement.
For many years Mr. IMlltngham
treed at Rusk srenue and Carolina
street across from tha Federal-Farm
Loss bank oa a corner of property
formerly used for a recreation court
by. aasployea ot the- Teaaa Co. He
Ister moved to 1X14 Austin street.
where Mrs. MHiurham Uvea sow.
Surviving Mr. Dillingham besides
bis widow are one son. S. K. Dil-
Bngham; president of K. K. DUllng-
ham Co.. cottoa seed products
brokers and a daughter. Hiss Paulina
DUIiagbam.
The family now Is vacationing at
the Dillingham summer home la
Maine but It Is understood they were
called to Varment by Senator DUllng
hamt lllneaa aad wifl attend the
funeral tranoay m w aleroury.
Oa several occaalooa Senator Dfl-
lingham visited but rdatlvet In Bona-
ton. It. la stated.
Death to Bring
Senate Changes i
Aaaoctated wyejaa fiaport.4
WA5tWINT1TnV Jnhr Ik Imnartaat
changes ta senate committee leader
ship will result trom the death of
Senator DHUnjrham. He waa la II
to become chairman of the Judiciary
committee upon reorganliatloa of the
senate next December aa ha a
ranking member to the late Senator
Nelson ot Minnesota who waa chair-
man at the time of Ma death mat
spring. Senator Btwndegee republi-
can Connecticut bow is la line for
that chajramanain.
Veteran "atelwsrt."
Senator DfDrogham was one of the
veteran republican "stalwarts" and
bad served prominently In capacities.
sap sr tally legal work and was ac
bnewledced as an expert oa Immifra
Uoa. affairs. For several years he
was chairman of the Immigration
committee and he was the author of
the Dillingham Immigration law
which stood tor yean until super
seded by the new quota limitation
statute. He headed the American in
veaticatkut coauniasloa which toured
Europe several years ago studying
immigration quest ions and which
was accompanied by tha present Im
migration commissioner W. W. Hua
band thea Senator Dillingham's com
atlttee clerk.
Senator DUUngham hi recent years
was chairman of tba prlvtlegea and
elections committee controlling the
seating of senators and had charge
of tne contest proceedings brought by
Henry Ford against former Senator
Newberry of Michigan. This commit'
tee en airmanship probably will go ta
Senator Spencer republican Missouri
nexi uecemoer.
Ia flacai legislation Senator DllUng
nam aiso saa great influence aa a
senior- member of the finance oa
mKtee. He beaded several Important
subcommittees la the framlnc of tha
nun lann taw.
Charge Klan Used Sheets
From Veteran Hospital
Associated Press Report. ' -
NEW YORK Jury U.-Charges
that sheets from the store rooms of
the veterans' hospital at Tuskegee
Ala. were used aa uniforms In a Ka
Klax Klan anti-negro parade held
there on July 1. and that white at
tacbes entertained the paradera at
supper hi the hospital after the dem
enstratlon. were contained in a state
ment issued today by the National As
sociation for the Advancement of Col
ores people.
vlctlon of th murderers ot Otto
Lange. and I declare to you that If it
rests within my power these masked
murderers snd tar and feather parties
will cease la Texas. '
Acting Governor Davidson left Bom
errllle at 4 p. m. for Houston whence
he win depart at 11 p. m. for Austin.
' The barbecue and jubilee of Co. 4 was
one of the biggest in Bsrleson county
annate. Former member of the organ-
isation gathered here from scores of
cities and towns In South and Central
Texas. An early arrival today was
Captain J. Lewis Thompson. Houston
banker who waa the commander of
the company when It went Into action
tn France. Accompanying Captain
Thompson were Captain 8. C Banter
and Lieutenant M. E. Walter also
former officers of the company.
Company H at present Is command-
ed by Captain O. A. White First Lieu-
tenant EL W. Stork and Second Lieu-
tenant A. T. Autrey.
The 10000 Lake of Minnesota-
always tvjpulsrare qrnckfy and
eonveniendr reached by Rock
Island Lines via Kancu City the
shortest line to the Twin Gties.
most interest!
anjl way to Eastern
resorts is via
igannc summer resort on beait
tiful Lake Michi&ten.
Throuili sleeper daily direct to
Chicago from Dallas and Ft
Worth making connections at
Chicago with Eastern trains. '
Low fares to Northern and East-
i poinis.
i i want to go and we will quote
A 1 - a rate surprisingly low. .
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V COMING TO.THE i QUEEN
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'BLUE SUNDAY' LAW
HGHTEH& AUSTIN'S
CAFES WILL CLOSE
Many Residents Will Go
Without Meal .
suit of Ruling
Austin greaa
The Houston Faat.
AU8TIM. Tsui July 11-The blue
Sunday movement hero has taken oa
added proportions. Today announce
ment waa made that all rcaiauranta
and cafes would follow the step taken
by the drug stores lnnnoecing their
Intention of closing thetr doors Bun-
day. Jus now kmc Austin will ad
here to tha "blue Sunday" law can
not bs ascertained one member of a
"committee said today.
Tha c losing of restaurant will cause
many persons to go without Sunday
uppers. A large majority of the
boarding bouses of thla city do not
serve asoala oa Sunday night thus
causing their regulars to depend upon
the restaurant! and -ceres for thla
meal Then there are a larg number
of university tudents who eat all
their meals at cafes who will have to
go without Sunday meals. Even the
hamburger stands will be closed Sun-
day. " i '
Many of the Joiners In the new
movement entered tt half hearted! y
under a feeling of compulsion ac
cording ta sentiments expressed.
throtnrh fear that refusal would mili-
tate against them In some Indefinable
way.
That the whnta thin hsa reached
Use point where its effect Is' becom
ing mora and more apparent is the
feeling of "many persons who find
themselves involved In It but who can't
get out. Those who bars alp re ss id
themselves aversely to tne sudden
splarge of "virtue" which baa swept
Austin admit that many entered intan
the thing; under a temporary fit of
anger or passion over some fancied
grievance and now find themselvea
when they are sfrald to withdraw.
As one business man expressed It
"the whole mem fat about the moat
child last performance Imaginable and
smacks mora of a village squabble
than anything else.'"
' cdnfortATiONs chartkhko.
AUSTIN Texas. July It Char-
tered: A. Charles Myallrsc oil com-
pany. Liberty; capital stock 1&0.0.
Incorporators: A Charles htysHvec
Charlie Bros L. A. Hodgea 1
Baline Coal company. Grand Saline:
capital stock tM.0O. Incorporators:
J. 8. Brown. J. F. Bailey. J. F.
O'N'ealL
Cooper Oil sad On company Ko-
ran; capital stock I&0.90. Incorpo-
rators: R. E. Cooper U H. Brtttaln
Mi C. Cooper.
Southwestern Rubber company San
Antonio; capital stock !S000. Incor-
porators: W. O. Cotton Mrs. Jo si
Colton. E. J. Stevens.
Somervllle Oln and Warehouse com-
iDiigme
Yon Gain;
The Bank Gains;
The Community Gains
wh
make
en you
an
immediate sacrifice
to bank a portion of
your income regular-
ly. For by your act'
you are adding to the
available capital of
the community thus
assisting toward
home building and
other industrial de-
velopment. South Texas
Commercial
National Bank
Capital $1000000
Surplus $1000000
yovrmWt amk or Bvica F
j!3JJJ J4 iisillli;
5ll!BII(l(IPffl!!5:
psny Semervlllt: eapltai Mook tTM.
iMorpfrrators: A- N. XAaderdale B.
A. Brantley. C F. Dipnal aad ethers.
Tom Brow crab Sa Antonio;' ad
eannnl. stock. ' lacoraoratora: W. B.
Tuttl. W. a Morgan. M. W. KoMea
and others. Fishing and busting elub.
The Tarpon duo. Port Arthur; no
capital atock. Incorporators: J. 1
Tyron. F. P. Dodge W. BV Crumple
and others). Ftihlng aad hunting ehib.
.Eastland Retail Merchants- ssaocMV
tien Eastland; ao capital atock. In.
corporators: C F. Smlttt. T. I Flagg.
R. j. Cox and others.
H Paao . Freight bureao. B Paso:
aa caaltal stock.' Incorporstors: E.
C. Held. P. C Thede Frank Owen
and others. Auditors.
Amendments: Robert Body Menu
factoring company Dallaa: decreasing
capital stock from J60.0OO to tM
Wst Texas hospital Lubbock; in-
creasing capital stock fom lM.Me to
IllC.tW. .;.
TEEl HEE! RADIO i
'PROFS' SAY AS'
STUDENTS NOD
Associated Press Report
WASHINGTON July li. --Navy In-
structors apparently are ta save the
last giggle la the Joshing contest
which followed announcement of
plans to teach radio to sleeping stu-
dents. Official reports from Pensa-
eoU Fta.. where the Innovation Vraa
Inaugurated declare "the experimen-
tal stage In the trials la past aad the
method may now be termed stand
ard one."
"When the test waa started the
report said. "11 students were unsatis-
factory in their progress. After two
sights during which tha -radio oade
war sent to these students In their
sleep- only two were unsatisfactory
and thee two men 'bad left the ektaa
before tha experiment waa finished
profetsinc their disbelief."LAST
K
STRAPS SANDALS OXFORDS and PUMPS
KRUPPCvTUFM
ShoesAlso Hosiery
501 Main Street
43) 4$
What Chance Has Ford
Up and Down and Sideways?
Something DIFFERENT
With Four Capital D's
Is Houston Bound
SEE SUNDAY PAPEA
AUTOMOBILE SECTION
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BUSINESS BUREAU REPORTS
ACIWE INrnALYEAR HERE
506 Cases of Questionable Advertising Investigat
; ' V Statement Explains Some Methods - t
. Nowln Use' v j vl
Since 1U establishment a year ago
tha Houston. Batter Baataew bureau
. Investigated approximately Ma
case at questionable advert Isemenl
It Is owa by the tint annua! re.
rjort.Wde publlo Friday by A. IX.
Collina manager. '
The Itanatan aaratui aponsoreu er
tha Houatoa Advertising club aad
public spirited burl hem Institutions
aoerated In conlunatioa with t
similar organisations throughout tha
State. ; Its purpose la to 'xuro mis-
re presents tic n and fraud In adveftuto
lab and to develop confidence In th
printed word. ' '
Most tdverttsers want their adver.
tlalac truthful th report saytvbut
tha "kunutn element" often creep Into
tha preparation ot tha copy; that Is
tha writer la hla desire to cat th
fullest result possible from hla apace
unknowingly makes frequent erro-
neous statements. It such matter ar
caviled ta the attention ot reliable ad
vertisers In ths right manner they
Invariably will take stepe to preclude
a reourreaoa it ia ststea.
fsw UnscrsMlleus Ones.
Howevsr the report continues there.
are always a' faw unscrupulous per-
sons who ar trying to "put some-
thing over" meantime sbusing adver.
tisane-: and it occasionally happens that
the bureaus must-call on the law for
assistance. -. .
Tk State law regarding untruthful
advertising la comparatively new tt
la stated! havinc been passed about
two weeks ago. Tha first case In-
volving a violation of thla act In Tex-
as wss tried In Houston through the
combined efforts at the bureau here
aad th prosecuting attorney's office.
Th possibility for deception In ad-
vertising become quite evident th
report slates' when values rather
than price are dealt with. Ot thla
tt is mid:
"When a merchant advertise tbat hs
la seUlng Items valued up to lit tor
It he Is overlook Lng tha fact that
comparison of thla character even
If It were true has a negative affect
oa hla copy. In the first placet th
retailer la trying to live down th
profiteering charges hurled at him a
abort time ago and an advertisement
ot thla kind I Hkely to Influence th
pubUe into believing there was really
something to thea charge.
Unfair Competition.
1 The bureau state It ha found that
where the sxdtsssIos "wp to" la used
In advertising aa In "blnuse va(uea
up to 111. now I4.M" tha parcantag
of garments- priced at th loroier
highest value i very small - There
ar some. It Is declared Who go ao
far a to Justify the us ot this ex
'OF OOR ENTIRE
STOCK OF
Women's
White ..
Slippers
THI MIR
Louis.
! - ' White
Baby Louis
Spanish
Cuban Lew
and Qlock
HMlS
Kid
Canvas
and
Buckskin
At Prairie Avt.
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PAY
ted;
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preaaloa by Including oiut Item 'for-
merly priced at the peak value.
'-. Kvety community la invaded by th
'fly by night" type of merchant' ac
cording to tha report. The bureau
stAtea It . la warklne with the nollea
depart meet tad the city 'tax collector
to eliminate that unfair competition.
"Th bateau ' ta indebted. to the
newspapers for the. splendid Support
they have gtvsn." th report concludes.
"In addition to financial support The
Houston Post the -Houston Press snd
the Houston Chronicle have been more
than generous la aliottng us apace to
advertle th bureau.? .
THREE PERISH IH :
TROPICAL STORH
Aasoclated; Pre Report' .
MONTEVIDEO July ' ll.-Thrv
day of atonn and flood have wrought
damage to tha city and harbor at
Montevideo estimated at ll.vM.0v and
have beta raapoaalbl for th mac at
at least five Uvea by drowning.
Up to mat mldnickt th marine au-
thorities had not located th poaittoa
ot ths British freighter Trefusls re-
ported aground off th Uruguayan
coast.
Mdnair Saits
Regular
$25.00
Values
These are quality Mohairs of the finest type with superior tailor-
ing and smart style lines. The patterns are new; plenty of neat
hairlines many close pin stripes dark oxfords plain black her-
ringbone weaves and small invisible checks.
t -
It's an opportunity to buy a cool Summer Suit at a decided
saving. In regulars shorts and stouts.
4
$8.50 White Flannel
Trousers $6.95
They are more popular than ever for sport beach and evening
wear. Fine quality flannel that you can't see through but you'll
be able to see the saving at this special price.
Hotel
Rates $le50Upwmrti
BXCSLLINT CAf
J. . DALIV Manasot' P
tllLBY HOTEL
Ta Avsnu and Travl Street
ROOMS wHh CIltlNO PANS
i;y IJ0 .and-it -. '
PATENTS vVJvi
tnte OMina and trademarks
nd Caayrlshtt Res Is tared
Hardway M Cathey
ph. rtR 470 MIMtnTxa
Off let 4tS4-t nkrs Mertase
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i'i. V; '-'.' Badwad'fHsee-- '
- LW Menthiy aSymaM -
' Over 1. o no m ue in
. i. t Heuetea Hem .
c . . r;-i c
01IBIDACOT0YH
THREATE1I SEG01ID
i-. . ..rvm'il amea Pw. 1.1 1
geland clothing store four rorUursnts.
motloa pK:tr theattr. thl Nortkrn-l
Padflo and th Oragon and .Washing-
ton tUllroad and Navigation company
depot pad som sevea or eight hotsla
'. -'.Bran Out' Furnl4ir'f'''.
' ft wa lnlhese hrtter structures that
many of the new homeless lived.
Frantic. efforts by the miner and their
famine resulted In removal of somal
ot their household goods out not rap.
Idly enough to save many of them from
.the. flames. . -. . '"f'. ; ' '".: -!
t aMM tlisl-' tia' VIM tike
the disastrous eonflagrstlon which vis-
ited Wallsce in itio had beercstartsd
BaXTOWB
Concrete ."
Barrows
A cat orWhelbarrowt for
Send ui your'orderi or write
' rata tjusaswrr mru
Wheelbarrows
PDENltON& STEEL CO
. amWrrON.CsA " " '
Sale of Fine
Hart Schaffner 8c Marx
Society Brand and Other
N Standard Makes
$lg75
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- -r.- i Houston's Ilartfwart IlcusS l.rr.V"" . '
V' Prairie Corner t::! n t. s ect i . J.
by a forest fir but it w -t
ttabllshsd this aver g t t
mated by a chimney fir In a te .
boas In Mae. ft i
The Ar. ft wUted. w rt r
than six mil from thr eliowm i
trail and first reports that th h -way
had been ouloff and that to" n
were in danger were declared t;te
without tounOatlon '
Feathering. Victim JHcH . l
As Prosmtiprx Wi"
"Boyea Baker' i-yrld Waiters
Union Ulephene operator Who wa
greased and be-featAered early Tues-
day morning by three men whom h
aeoompaaled to A garsgs on the out-1
skirts f Houston wa being detained .
by police Friday night a a witness in
th 8Ut" eee against th. three!
men.V I 1 i . -su
r Two of the trio war bound ever to
th grand .Jury under bond of I1000-
each on chargw of assault 'with ' a'"
prohibited weapon;- The third wss re-;;
leased after a preHminary hearing tn
the court ef Justice' of the'1 peace
Campbell Ri Orerstraet. - ' "r " 'r
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' . Barrows
Contnctprs '
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ill purpoieiv3Uit received.
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