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VOL.; 33NOf 137: HOUSTON TEXAS' SUNDAY A 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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Kscossion of Papal Peace Proposal
i jsScates Ceatral Powers Witt
Reject Suggestions.
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY WILL
FAYOR AFFIRMATIVE REPLY
Bulgaria Will Vehemently Oppose
. Return of Occupied Areas Even
Hollweg's Polish Protectorate
Scheme Is Eejected.
(Associated Prftt Retort.)
COPENHAGEN August 18. The
German foreign office is not yet ready
to announce the government's stand
on the pope's peace proposals and an
answer probably will be delayed con-
siderably while the four central pow
ers are endeavoring to reconcile some
what divergent views and interests re
garding peace.
A cordial article In the Cologne Ga-
sette perhaps presages the German
point of view by declaring -it is the
duty of all governments to support any
effort at honorable mediation and
pointing out that the pope's action is
in line with previous efforts of
Germany.
It la evident that AUstria-Hungary will
throw Its (un weight in favor of an af
firmative auswer Ao the pontiff welcome
proposal. - Just aa Bulgaria wnlch re
cently haa been manifesting; extreme sen
altlvenesa upon Austro-German discus
alon of the future of Macedonia will
flatly and vehemently oppose any ac-
ceptance of the return of occupied areas.
The note which was sent direct to the
emperor by the pope was published in
the moraine papers.
While the Germanla as benefits its
representative Catholic character is de-
cidedly optimistic regarding the prospect:
for tangible results most papers are rath-
er akeptioal aa to the chances that it will
lea& to anything- in the immediate future
At least the Pan-German papers Insist
that peace on the proposed basis Is ut-
terly Impossible.
The Berlin Tages Zeitung says the evac-
uation of Belgium and all occupied re-
glona of France la Impossible Just be-
rceuse independent. Belgium henceforth
would be an Irreconcilable enemy of Ger-
many and itjnuat be subordinated to the
aecurlty of Germany's frontiers. Even
the plan of the former German chancellor
Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg for a Polish
protectorate la rejected because the Poles
have shown themselves ungrateful foi
favors granted them.'
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United Sttei.Wm
Eeply Independently.
(Associated Press Report.)
WASHINGTON. August IS. The replj
of the United States to the pop a peace
note will be sent independently and not in
connection with any answer from the othei
belligerents. At least this Is the plan at
this time aa indicated by Secretary Lan-
sing. A reply may not be expected until
the proposal haa been carefully consid-
ered m
It is generally believed -that the presi-
dent will consider the opinions of the
other allies in making reply and that the
diplomatic representatives in Washing
ton are exchanging the views of their
governments with theistate department.
Neutrals Will Support
Pope's Peace Offers.
(Associated Press Reports
ROME August 16 delayed. The peace
proposals of Pope Benedict according to
' the Berne correspondent of the Idea
Kazlonale ore assured of the support of
neutral governments including Swltxer-
land. The Berlin chancellory the report
adds has assured the pontiff It will give
moral adhesion to the proposals while
Vienna has declared that it is ready to
initiate negotiations.
The aUled governments it is declared.
are maintaining an attitude of reserve
toward the proposals. -
English Railroad
Engineers May Strike
fAsstamttd Prtss RtftrUi
LONDON August 18. There la con-
siderable danger of an Immediate strike
Involving about half tho engineers and
firemen employed on British railroads the
main point at Issue being tho recognition
of the principle of an eight-hour day al-
though the demand does not necessarily
Include making the principle ekectlve dur-
ing te war. The men concerned number
about 40000 and belong to the Associated
Society of Locomotive Engineers and
Firemen.. This union is distinct from the
much larger national union of railway
' men which ia not Involved.
Tho trouble haa been brewing for some
time.. The government recently stated In
- the house of commons that tho society's
cjalms were inadmissible but President
Stanley of the board of trade held two
'. or three conference with the leaders in
' the hope of arranging the dispute al-
thougti Without success. At a meeting
. ( of the executive committee of the society
held Friday it was decided to strike be-
cause the demands were not granted.
r . .Late Secretary Bromley submitted to
his colleagues further suggestions whtoh
v I were not disclosed. The executive com-
y wtltteo despite the decision - to strike
. agreed to submit Mr. Stanley's Anal com-
munlcation to a conference of delegates.
Explosion Wrecked
Sh Diego Water Main
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V aUK. -DIEGO. . Cel.; August M. More
; than feet of the 40-inch water main
'connecting the .San Dltio. icily water Im-
. i. vwuiuiiip 5 ajraienr win nil aismoutlng
kystem Wie blown but by an explosion at'
It o'clock last night according to an-
lOUneement short!
Jby City Manai
r mty Manai
That a dell
Iberate effort was made te
jnppie ui pen metro .water supply -aye.
m was ine announces oenei oi Manager
Lockwood who said that shortly after the
vxpioNion two men
i oi'i the scene.
were seen running
CanadiMs
toGroundUapt
in Region of Lens
Teutons Driven From Trenches After Furious Hand
to Hand Fighting-Newly-Conquered Territory
Has Been Organized French Dropped Four
Tons1 of Explosives on German Aviation
Grounds Railway Stations and Encampments
' (.Aaoeiattd Press Rifori.)
Crown Pilnce Rupprecht of Bavaria continues to burl counter attacks against the
new position: raptured by the Canadians in their recent offensive in the region of
Lena. Saturday morning the Germans forced their way into the Canadian trenches
northwest oT the French mining center but after furious hand to hand fighting they
were ejected leaving a considerable number of dead on the battlefield.
On the Belgian front from the North sea to the Tpres sector where the British
.and French in their offensive begun in the
14 guns the French have again pushed forward capturing a strong German point of
support east of the Steenzeke river. The British havo organised their newly con-
quered terrain and the artillery bombardment oar this front again haa assumed a
degree of Cmm fire Intensity presaging another vicious blow at the German lines.
The Berlin war office now admits the loss after severe fighting of the Belgian
vUlage of Langemarck northeast of Ypres.
On the Alsne front the German crown prince directed a number of attacks on the
French trenches notably In the vicinity of Froidmont farm but all were repulsed.
Preparations for a German assault in the Masslges sector of the Champagne were
broken up by French fire.
On the Verdun front a spirited French attack swept over the German positions
In Caurieres wood enabling the French to retake aU th trenches wrested from them
by the Germans on August 16 and 17.
Aviators cf all the belligerents on the western front were active as the week
closed. French aviators shot down seven German machines and forced eight others
to land badly damaged. '
On the night of August 17-18 French aerial squadrons dropped 14 tons of explo-
sives on German aviation grounds railway stations and encampments. British air-
men destroyed 23 Teuton airplanes and forced IS others to land. Eleven British
planes and two French machines according to the British and French reports did
not return. The Germans claim to have accounted for 26 entente allies' airplanes.
On the eastern front military acUvlty was largely confined to the Rumanian
front. In Southwestern Moldavia forces of Archduke Joseph of Austria attacked
the Rumanian and Russian troops taking more than 1600 prisoners. In the lost
month according to the German general headquarters the Austro-Germans fighting
in Galicia Bukowina and Rumania captured 42.000 officers and men 267 guns 648
machine guns 60000 rifles and a large quantity of war material.
A rec.-udescence of fighting has broken out in the Caucasus both the Russians
and Turks taking the offensive in sectors 300 miles apart. Russians in the region
of Kharput. west of Lake Van attacking for the first time since the revolution of
the Caucasian front occupied a series of Turkish villages.
British light naval forces on August 16 engaged a German destroyer In the North
sea. The Teuton warship though repeatedly hit escaped through the mine field in
a mist. Later the British warship attacked several German mine sweepers and.
according to a British admiralty report aeverely damaged two of them. A German
account of tho naval clash says the English vessels withdrew from the engagement
wun an poaaiuie noste under a wen placed
GORE AMENDMENT
WAS PASSED OVER
Oklahoma Senator Wants to Con
serve Man Power.
Would Prevent Expenditure of
Honey to Transport Any but
Volunteers to Battle
Front. '
.Aitocialti Press Report.)
WASHINGTON August 18. In dispos
ing of minor disoutes. of the war tax bill.
the senate Saturday by a vote of 38 to 22
struck out the provision inserted by the
finance committee for a 1-cent stamp on
bank checks drafts and certificates of
deposit designated to raise 810.000.000 ia
revenue.
An amendment to prevent expending
any money raised from the bill In trans-
porting men to Europe who have not vol-
unteered for such service was introduced
by Senator Gore. The Oklahoman sena-
tor said his object was to conserve Ameri
can man power. He declared that the
total number of men of draft agea in all
the allied countries Is nearly equal to the
total population of Germany and that
there was no dearth in man power among
the European countries now at war with
tne central powers.
wnai we need most is not men but
munitions arms and weapons and sup-
plies" he salt).
The amendment was passed over with-
out action.
An amendment by Senator Underwood
of Alabama providing that war Increases
In postage rates shall not be the basis of
increasing any postmaster's compensation
was adopted.
THE CALENDAR
THE WEATHER.
lAsimt4 Press Refit.)
WASHINGTON. Aufust It. Bast Tins
Sunday tartly cloudy; probably skewers in -trame
east portion. Monday fair
Wsst Tesas Sunday and Monday tentrmllj
fair.
Louisiana Sunday scattered shown. Mian-
day partly cloudy; showersHn southeast tertian.
WASHINGTON. August 18. Weather
predictions for the week beginning Sun-
day issued today by the weather bureau
include:
West Gulf States Generally fair nor-
mal temperature.
Forecast for Houston and vtclaity:
Partly cloudy weather.
Temperature extremes and precipita-
tion at Houston for the 24 hours ending
August IS 6 p. m: Maximum St mini-
mum 76 precipitation none.
Atmospheric pressure at Houston at
S p. m. 19.89 aea level reading:
Sunrise 6:61 a m. sunset 7:00 n. tau
Comparative record at Houston for An
ist 18:
gust
117 .1916
llf
6 a m.
10 a. m.
Noon
76
85
II
87
77
85
86
7
86
88
0 -
I j. m.
66
6 p. m. 841
Relative humidity. 7 a. m..
85
IS
81; Xp. m."
so
Today's Events.
AMUSEMENTS.
Zoo Ihestsr "The Test." '
Key theater "Sudden Jim."
lata theater Tho Jury of rata."
Queen theater "Down to foarth."
Crown thaatorWTws man anif a Waih'
Malestle theater--Vaudeville. SmatlM
and night m. -V
vUbarty theater View f io VrWh
nrlna Mo.- r--:-''-::'M-''.--fji?i
Eden urkM'rM vatidavltU.
amino
and hathitig. .
Gliha
tired
middle of the week took 1800 prisoners and
German fire.
TEXAS HAS ESCAPED
PINKBOLLIORH
teiea ante.
Jitpartment of Agriculture Eeports
uominott Boll worm as-
Being' Very Nu-
merous. (Associated Press RttorVt
WASHINGTON. August 18. Investiga-
tions by department of agriculture ex
perts have established that the pink boll
worm has not entered Texas the depart
ment announced Saturday night. The
pint: boll worm is considered far more
harmful to cotton than Is the ordinary
boll worm. The department Issued the
following statement:
Recent dispatches from Texas have
been to the effect that the much feared
pink boU worm of cotton has established
Itself in two places in that State. The
experts of the department o fagrlculture
atate tha-thls is erroneous.
"Throughout the present season the de-
partment has had a number of entomolo-
gists making very careful field inspec-
tions in aft localities In. Texas where It is
at aU likely that. the pink boll worm may
have eben introduced. The agriculture
department haa also investigated a num-
ber of reported occurrences of the pink
boll worm but no Infestation by the in-
sect has been found.
"In the past few weeks there has been
an unusual outbreak of the common boU
worm of cotton an insect which in one
stage assumes a reddish color. It is be-
lieved by the experts of the deaprtment
that all of the reports of the occurrence
of the new cotton pest are due to the
finding of the ono which has been com-
mon In Texas for many years."
French Aviator
Caused False Alarm
Associated Press Retort.)
PARIS August 18. An air raid alarm
was sounded at 8 o'clock Saturday morn-
ing. The sky was clear and within a
quarter of an hour the hum of defense
airplanes could be heard as they circled
over the city.
At 4:05 bugles were sounded indicating
the danger was over.
Official announcement was made by the
Paris authorities at noon Saturday that
the alarm given Friday night tor supposed
enemy airplanes approaching tho French
capital was occasioned by a French air-
man who failed to send out the customary
signals announcing his nationality.
Sixteen. Injured in
Launch Explosion
(Associated Press Report.)
ST. LOUIS. August 18.-8lxteen men
were injured Saturday night when a gaso-
line launch belonging to the Mexican
government caught fire in tho Mississippi
river here and exploded. Firemen who
went to the burning launch to light the
flames were on board when tho explosion
occurred. Another launch also belonging
to tho Mexican government caught flra.
Two German Airplanes
Landed in Holland
(Associated Press Report.)
THE HAGUE. August 18. Two'Oerman
airplanes each carrying three men landed
near-WlMchoten late Batarday.
M i was tar flamea end the o&tr waaj
hot down by Dutch soldiers. .. m'"
; The occupants of the airplane wort un-
InJ .! fv v... '.ffypsYi
start probe to
mtRBTOUTTO
CLOSED SALOONS
Attorney General Gregory Stated No
SncS tWer Had Been
Gren. '
CONGRESSMAN GARNER
- GAYE OUT A STATEMENT
The Investigstion Will Seek to
Show Who Was Responsible for
the Edict as Well as the Revers-
ing of the Policy.
By W. 8. Gard
(Houston Poat SUff Correspondent
WASHINGTON August 18 Expla-
nations have been called for and an
Investigation started by the depart-
ment of Justice to ascertain Just who
is responsible for the issuance of the
orders 'which brought about 'a closing
of saloons in Houston and other cities
and towns in the Southern and West-
ern federal districts of Texas on the
theory tbat they could not operate
within half a mile of a temporary
troop and army quarters or recruiting
station or National Guard armories
by the wording of the law which pro-
hibits the Belling of Intoxicants wltUn
tbat distance of any army camp.
Attorney General Gregory stated em-
phatically Saturday that no such orders
had been Issued to dietiict attorneys or
marshals In Texas.
When asked whether he had decided
that saloons In San Antcnlo within half
a mile of the arsenal and saloons with-
in half a mile of the temporary quarters
of militiamen In Houston and other Texas
cities be closed he eppeared to be of the
opinion that orders -to close these places
had been Issued In spite of directions tq
the contrary sent out by the Justice de-
partment two weeks ago.
When the first efforts were made to
close saloons In Brownsville Laredo
Eagle Pass San Antonio and elsewhere
which were within the half mile limit
prescribed for camps the department of
Justice ruled that the law did not apply
to permanent posts. Then the war de-
partment came along with Its construc-
tion of the act In which I'. was announced
that the law meant odI camps where
soldiers were receiving training. It was
thought this would end tho matter until
telegrams began pouring in-from Texas
representing the fact that saloons were
being dosed and boatansal-lntorfored with.
ANOTHER FINAL OftOti i;..?
x4! awught for
-mr tm
orAmr tram illla ' linrflw an4 bm .
meets and a ttatemm front the president
to thtreffect that th half-mile law ap-
plied only to the 18 cantonments and a
like number of militia mobilisation camps
Before these final orders could be se
cured here and the red tape unwound so
as to make sure that no other towns than
those reported became dry through the
action of minor federal officials several
members of congress wired their conatlt
uents not to heed requests from federal
officials relative to construction of half-
mile limit law until further advised. These
telegrams were all about of the tenor of
one sent by Congressman Buchanan to a
constituent In Qrenham.
Buchanan wired "Open up your pjace of
business. Some fanatical federal officer
with little sense and no Judgment has ex
ceeded his authority."
Saturday night Congressman Garner
gave out the following statement: "I was
told by the attorney general that it had
been a long established cuatom of the de-
partment of Justice where the local fed-
eral official deputy marshal or commis-
sioner had a doubt as to the construction
to be placed upon a law or proclamation
they Invariably refrained from enforcing
it until they had referred It to the federal
(Continued on Pago Two.)
Green Has Kept
The Public Informed.
Shown the above special. United States
District Attorney John E. Green Jr. said:
The public hag been fully Informed ft'
every step taken by ma in this matter-
has been thoroughly advised of my rea-
sons for acting and for nonaction; and
any1 investigation win disclose that I
nave proceeded with duo regard to the
rights of every one and to the law.
"Brenham la not In my district though
It la close to Houston.".
U. S. Marine Officers
Rescued Foreigners
(Associated Press Report.)
PEKTN Thursday August 18 Twelve
American missionaries and a dosen other
foreigners mostly women and children
who were besieged by Chinese bandit at
Tabul a town about ISO miles northwest
of Pekln. have been rescued by officers
of the United States marine corps.
Canadians Killed in
Mimic War Maneuver
(Associated frets Retort.)
LONDON. August 17. Six Canadians
were killed and 23 Injured In the acci
dental explosion of a mine during a
mimic war at the maneuvers camp at
Hampshire Thursday according to the
Daily Mail.
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ginning with tho last of MONDAY
' prepared wtdsr
Home Reading
Rtqtiaat has bspn ia.d py tho
rsito bs thirty In humbsr.
The War Dspstjnwt la Issuing
for Mrvloa in tna national Army.
It Is oxpectad that h sourss will
will probably b oaiisd w tha sswrs)
In the army. Tnero appears M a general demand for Information of the kind given In tho ooureo.
' It Is written In olmple nenAeehnloal language and does not presuppose any military knowledge. VAt tho eama
time. It will probably e of considerable
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Governor
Saw
Vote for Abilene
Ferguson Also Stated that Under Constitution
. University Was Not Entitled to Any Appro-
priation From Legislature But Must Use Own
. Earnings Said He Plainly Told Dr Vinson
He Was Only Used As Figurehead
(Houston Post Special.)
AUSTIN Texas August 18. Testifying under oath before the house in-
vestigating committee. Governor James E. Ferguson declared Saturday after-
noon that b had seen the ballot voted by Speaker Fuller in the selection of
the site for the West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical college and that the
ballot was marked "Abilene." '
Since the governor had made this charge in his speech before the farmers'
Institute here several weeks ago the testimony was not unexpected. Never-
theless it provided the main feature of Saturday'r sessions which were other-
wise unmarked by anything of a sensational character.
Probably as pertinent as anything during the session was the rather
startling declaration by the governor that under the constitution the university
was not entitled to any appropriation from the legislature but must use the
revenue from its own earnings properly invested. .
He read from the constitution on this question and then made the state-
ment that if the friends of the university persist In stating that the governor
was trying to strike down the constitution by his veto of the appropriation
bill they might find that the university Is without funds to continue its work.
Whether this was issued as a threat or merely as a statement of what
the courts might do the governor announced that he had the power to veto
any appropriation for the university on the constitutional ground alone.
INTEREST CENTERS IN
LOAN MADE TO FULLER.
Up to the time of adjournment Satur-
day afternoon the defense had covered
11 of the IS charges filed by Speaker
Fuller. The other two will be faken up
Monday morning. Great interest awaits
the governor's side of charge No. 12
the one in which It is alleged he sought
to influence the speaker with a loan of
8600.
So many of the members of the com- j Texas Agricultural and Mechanical col-
mlttee left for their homes Saturday i lege. When the committee met it was
afternoon that when the afternoon ses-
slon was commenced one oi tne mem
bers announced that a quorum Was not
present. The Investigation continued
however and when the first vote on ad-
journment was taken the count again
showed a quorum was not present. .
The. chief interest was in connection
HOUSTON ATTORNEY
wmmm
EdwiiB.PirkertoWorkWitkWar
Industries Board.
Call Came From . S. lovett For-
mer Member of Firm Who Is
Now Devoting1 All of Time
to the Work.
Edwin B. Parker.
A call for assttance In the work of co
ordinating tho nation's industries In a
way to Insure the best results has been
sent Edwin B. Parker of the law firm of
Baker Botts. Parker & Garwood by
Judge R. S. Lovett of the "war Industries
board" at Washington.
Mr. Parker has signified hU wlUlngnesr
to help in any way possible and will ar
rive in Washington the middle of the
week to assume his new duties.
Judge Lovett was formerly a member
of the firm and there became conversant
of the 'ability of Judge Parker. Judge
Lovett left Houston to become attorney
for the Harriman Interests: later was
made head of the Union Pacific and ad-
ministrator of the great Harriman estate:
recently resigned to become ' head of the
financial end of the Red Cross and is
now a member of the war industries
board. In this connection there Is a story
(Continued on Page Six.)
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AUGUST 20 Tha Post will publish from day to day. aeries of artlolssj
tha direction of tha Federal War Department entitled
Course for Citizen Soldiers
aommlttM on public Information that Tha Post publish thsss artlclas whisk)
' . .
this ssiist of Informal talks for tha benefit of the 500000 young man Mlactad
provs almost squally Interesting to
law and to relatives and f Hands of msn
value even to those who have already
L - 1 1 J ... . .
mm mippawf rrwm way so swy nmi wnon
Sam He
Fuller Cast
wfth the West Texas A. and H. matterj
the details of which were related at
length by- the governor according to
his story of the entire transaction. He
eanecially called attention to tho fact
that no one had ever requested him
to reconvene the locating board.
Senator Hanger first read charge No.
11 as follows:
.11. The Thirty-fifth legislature pro-
j vlded for a committee to locate the West
J announced that three votes were cast for
Abilene. The members of that committee
have signed affidavits that they did not
vote for Abilene at the time the vote
was so announced and the governor has
refused to reconvene that committee;
thus depriving the people of Texas of the
right to have the college located In ac-
cordance with law and the Judgment of
(Continued on Page Four.)
SOLDIERS POURING
INTO CAUP LOGAN
Six Companies Totalling TLX Men
and 18 Officers on Ground.
Second Installment Arrived 'Satur
day; Another Expected Today.
Quarters Hare Been Beady
for Four Days.
Three companies of Illinois Infantry
men arrived at Camp Logan Saturday In
advance of their regiments the Fifth
Third and Fourth. There are now six
companies totaling 721 'men and 18 off!
cers at the camp. More are expected to
arrive Sunday morning.
The units now in camp are In the order
of their arrival:
Company A. Seventh infantry Chicago.
Company E Second Infantry Chicago.
Company H Second infantry Chicago.
Company E. Fifth Infantry HUlsboro.
Company F Fourth Infantry Carbon-
dale. Company C Third infantry. Ottawa.
The three first named came in at 6:30
o'clock Friday evening as told In Satur
day morning's Post. There were 317 men
and nine officers on the special train that
brought them from Chicago.
The latter three are from smaller cities
In Illinois. They arrived at the camp Sat-
urday morning at 8:30 o'clock. There were
404 men and nine officers in the second
trainload.
CAPTAIN L. A. TUGQLE
IN CMAROE.
The six companies hsve pitched their
tents along the lines established by mess
jalls showers and latrines near the north
one after another regardless of regl-
aeconunodatlons for four regiments of
Infantry have been in readiness for sev-
eral days. The companies are lined up
onea fter another regardless of regi-
mental' numbers. They will not remain
where they have been placed lonj. but
will move to the camp of their own regi-
ment as soon aa It has been designated
and is In readiness. The provisional camp
Is under command of Captain L. A. Tug-
glo of company E Fifth Infantry HUls-
boro who is the senior officer In camp.
After mess Saturday night those com-
panies whose tents were pitched and
ready 'were allowed town liberty and a
stream of them was soon headed to the
loop of the West End car line a good two
miles from their present camp which is
at the west end of h stretch of parade
ground and farthest from the city. Sev-
eral hundred of the blue-cords trudged
the two miles to the car and the two
miles back again from car to camp In
time to be In at taps u o'clock. There
were not Jitneys to be seen west of the
east end of the site about dark. Few if
any have started to un out to the west
end of camp. It will be two weeks be-
(Contlnued on Page Six.)
the other hundreds of thouaanda who
now enrolled or likely to bo enrolled
had military experience;
. . . ' v.. ..
in Doura IS MmpiOtM VWt tliey BO
Ispmal account.of
GOVERNOR INVOLVED
IN LOCAL COURT CASE
ReceiVer Named by Judge Hasterr
son to Obtain From Temple?
BankJFnndof $24000.
MONEY DERIVED FROM SAlitl
OF LAND IN LIBERTY COUI1T1
-
Action Brought to Effect Distiibn-
tion of Cash Suit Styled H. r
Mansfield vs. D. West et al Filed
ia Fifty-Fifth. District Court"
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"My special account of over f 1(000.
about which Governor James E. Fer-
guson gave evidence before the legis-
lature Friday in the impeachment
charges pending against him. Is .made
a part of a special fund of (24000 In-
volved in a suit filed in the fifty-tilth
district court of Harris county late
Friday afternoon. J s'
Following the filing of the suit Judge
William Masteraoif appointed Attorney
Clarence R. Wharton receiver to go to
Temple and obtain from the Temple State
bank the special fund of $24000 together
with accrued interest and also to collect
and receipt for $972 deposited by H.-P..
Mansfield and James E. Ferguson in
esorow' together with interest all
which money was deposited under escrow
agreements copies of which are attached
to the plaintiff's petition executed by
James E. Ferguson H. P. Mansfield
Temple State bank Dayton Lumber com
pany and C. F. Stevens. V'.V-":J
The money after it la obtained. Is to be
retained by the receiver to await dis-
tribution according to the. orders of the
court. .;'-'(6c
MONEY PAID INTO BANK & .'
UNDER E8CROW AGREEMENTS. -
According to the allegations lit tho
plaintiff's petition all of tho money which
Receiver Wharton was directed to ob
tain was paid into the Temple Stat bank
by the Dayton Lumber company under
escrow agreements executed by the
parties who were Interested in tha land
sold to the lumber company.
Testifying Friday Governor Ferguson
said that his special account In the Tom.
pie State bank amounted to over $18000
and that the $6800 item upon which .In
quiry is being made In the impeachment
proceedings could have been charged te
that account.
Explaining the $18000 special aacount
Governor Ferguson testified that H orig-
inated as the result of litigation over 0
acres of land which He sold to tn Dayto ..
Lumber company and for which the lum
ber company made payments Into' the
bans. ;' : ' '-" ' V . I-:'' l
"By August Zl IMS tho court 'of ap-
peal had passed Xto tho merits of the
litigation and some few months after-
ward the entire account was credited to
my personal account Governor Ferguson
testified. ' s -ii
The suit filed hero Is styled H. P. Mans-
flesld vs. D. West at al and was filed
late Friday night but withheld from pub-
lication In order to giro the reoetrar ap-
pointed an apportunity to get to Temple
before the matter was given publicity.
Those named aa defendants In the ease
are Temple State bank of which T.-H.
Heard la president; James B. Ferguson
C. F. Stevens Dayton Kills a coropraton;
Lumbermans National bank Duval West
of San Antonio Arch MacPonald r end
Mary MacDonald. s '.iI-
The plaintiff ahks that the defendants
be cited to appear and answer and 'that
unon a final hearing; be have Judgment
ordering a distribution of the fund In the
rnllowtng manner: $12715.88 to plalnUlT
$3777.84 to Dayton jllls $800 to C V
(Continued on Page Two.) i;;
Americans Must Hit M !?.
Hard Says Pershing
(Associated Press Report.)
PARIS August 18. Major General
rershlng the American commander: told
the Associated Press Saturday thai the
war can be won only by hard and force-
ful blows delivered by a well-trained
American army working in conjunction
with the allied armies. t
Deploring the lukewarmneas et ' tha
American people In resrard ta the war.
General Pershing added:
"uvery man woman and child should '
support the administration In Its deter-
mination to arm and eoulD the American
army and to keep up its morale and that
of the allied armies. This war will not bo
won by talk or by subscribing to tho
Red Cross. The American Deonla fnnaf
come to a full realisation of what the war
means it can oe won only by striking
hard and- forceful blows not otherwise."
... MR.
MACHINERY
MAN .(
Have you looked over tho
Machinery page in the
Classified columns today?
If you are in the market
for anything in the ma- y
chmery line or will be in '
the future this is your i t
chance to line up what-;-
you want and where you . J
want to get it. Jf
'f v
And then you know If '
they advertise in the
Houston Post they arV;
RELIABLE.
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