Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, August 19, 1921 Page: 2 of 8
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4..t ucttan photograph of Ned (iour<Jin, llunnril'x great negro athlete,
count <t by many the greatest trark-fleld athlete of the day. who recently
mashed the world's broad jump record, making the miraculous leap of 20
feet and 8 Inches In the Harvard atadtum daring the meet between the Yale-
Harrard end OTfnrd-Psiphrliigi* cumhinatl
Houses Are Very Scarce in London
Best i***^^* m
t*v To«* Heap glare the
stoelnn under the <"> mi-belt ad
UM> hone* «*a®*4 M
Ml to ||M reading the *•*»*#
ybl hell Worm hilt and |a<M«d see
era! bo—e hllla flasM* including the
one |f Fbr, <4 Uon sales, perma-mii
tying up the university available fend complete port and channel
for betiding purposes only and the j ments
enhstltute suspended sentence MU | pb# senate Mil providing tor the re-
ef t
thh Qrpheer «
rtnellv passed
i her eitdede opi»m striate from
*ass irtr&is
Halt of Wharton t'ounty we* fieallv
pasted todet hy the eenete the rote
betna II IP I,
The Murphy senate Mil gt*lei heel*
g si fee districts the pa tret at taking
seat free* the etty cartels wharfage
fartllilee was finally passed. The hill
is warded eo as to make ft eppikmbie
to llsuitoa peif llouaioa dretree to
i»prtr»( -
Mtd i Ynmpteo of Bowie ft was relied
hi Nehletl at Webb Ybd
end thrther eonetderallne leal
leTtLwM sTreUi' *irer mW
fienslty B'vl pr««tdlrrg ihal tnanufs*
lure. sale, nr transport at l«a shell he
unit etui rely «hen done for lh* | tenet—
purpose at sale He had after eh
grossweat Offered snoiher spendment
taking away the haaem «f the gas | ifisianrTi h> ths
tr* fn.to. Herlflharg ef R»«*r
fdsrrf
The pink boll worst Mil was sailed
Up hy Jehu Devte of Dallas. whe eo>
eared adoption of all bouse commit
las amend meals The host Important
ef these was one providing that |M,
#M of the appropriation made lh the
MU be available far paymaat of dam
ages arising from the affect of aoa
eotton loses or ootlop destroyed under
the prerlaloas of previous note eo this
—Mad An the bffi passed the earn
ate H carried an appropriation of II®®,-
poo for damages and $15,000 for admta
tot ration of the act A plak boU worm
eowmlsetog would he eat a hits had to
work with the commissioner of agri
—Hare, who la torn to to eo-opgrete
with federal authorities In preventing
the spread of pink boU worms In. Tea
as A compensation claim hoard
would hare ohargo of adjusting dam
agwe
Kreton opposed the blU and sought
la strike oat the enacting eiausc
location af the paolteatUry. sow ettu
a ted at MuaisutUe, la a petal within
8® miles of Austin, latroduced laid
the senate hy Senator Herts berg of
Baser County, waa pasead la the sen
ale Thursday hy h tt^e af 88 to I.
A commission composed of the gov
ataor, lieu tenant governor attorney
general and land ivuo ml—loner was
provided for la the Mil to select the
new location. Tha Mil wttl now to go
to the house for action
THUBBOAV.
The bouse also passed to thirl
reeding the senate MU appropriating
f/.OOP each year for printing school
supplies.
The free conference tonight over
the senatorial r"districting bill re-
sulted In the house committee's agree-
ing to concur with the majority pf
the senate committee tn the provision
Smith of Travts also opposed ft. de-, ,h|lt —»haU no, go ,uto ef
daring that It would coat the atate
from $85,000,000 to 150.000.000. Mar-
rlman said there was more Cotton de
strayed hy tlwialegiiU" than, by tha
pink boll worm.
Harris failed to secure an amend-
ment allowing compensation for gina
which would be compelled to cease
operations under administration of
the law. Hardin of Kaufman wanted
in postpone consideration of tha bill
Indefinitely
The Fly bill was amended on final
passage so aa to make U Impossible
for the University of Texas board of
regents to use any part of tbe uni-
versity available fund for any other
purpose than permanent Improve-
ments ,
SATURDAY.
Austin, Texas —The senate Satur-
day, after a hitter light, took up and
passed to third reading the house bill
hy Morris of Medina amending the
Dean law in certain Important re-
Ijllt1 ______-____.4_« __•_
Attar that action, an attempt waa
made to suspend the constitutional
rules and pane the bill finally, but
the motion to suspend failod of the
necessary four-fifths majority by avote
of 15 to 1®.
As adopted In tbe senate the bill
carries certain important amendments,
one by Senator Witt of McLennan
County, reads as follows:
“The proof of the manufacture of
»any spirttous. vinous, or malt liquors
or me llcated' blttera capable of pro
ductng Intoxication or of any other
feet until April 1. 1824.
The bouse today passed to third
reading the senate bill appropriating
$4,000 for the State' supetlntehdefat of
public instruction to use in taking the
scholastic census in communities
where the superintendent may deem it
necessary.
Indorsement of efforts being mads
to combat an unknown disease, which
it is stated has caused the loss of
thousands of cattle in the coast coun-
try waa given In a resolution by Rog-
ers of Harris adopted la tbe house to-
day.
Tbe total of tbe educational appro-
priation bill as It -finally passed tho
house and went Into conference today
| la $9,239,637. being $4,703,768 and 84,-
.'>35,878, reapedively. for the two
J > ears The eeaferenoes thereon witt
be announced Friday.
The bouse late today passed to
third reading tha senate bill provid-
ing for a method for removal of a
member of the prison commission. An
amendment by Mott of Walker to
strike out the provision for Jurisdic-
tion in Travis County was defeated
Barry Miller of Dallas tonight ee
cured passage to third reading of the
senate bill authorizing cities to base
rat— fixed1 for public utilities upon
a fair valuation only of that property
devoted to furnishing services. The
bill specifies that the rate shall not
i be based upon stocks, bonds or other
1 Indebtedness of the utility companies.
High tribute was paid by Texas leg-
islators this morning to those Instru-
mental In saving tbe Alamo for the
State when the two bouses assembled
coa rifted stid vt the I men U— end
ms king correction Hi the language. An
amend meet hy batman of Csss, redoc
lng the proportion of alcohol from me
to —a half ef 1 par cent was 1—t. r
WBDNBBDAY.
The eenete Mil antkortotng ten— In
the federal |erarnmrel of the Kart
yllle Hospital for Tubercular Kx Ho*
dlera w— passed finally la the bouse
today and sent to the governor Tha
vote — final passage w— 111 to 1.
Float po—age was gtv— (n the
house today to the MU hy Seaaior
Hertshorg of Bon Ant—la, which
grants the commissions re oourt of
Bexar County perm I—ton to appropri-
ate funds for the ootshllshmoot of a
law library there The MU now go-
to the governor
Seas tor Woods' of Navarro today In-
troduced la the soiists a hUl providing
for an appropriation of $40,00® for the
construction and equipment of a sc hoc 1
building on the grounds ef the orphan*
home at Corsicana.
Tbe Suiter bUl providing for appor-
tioning the school funds — the basis
of actual attendance of pupils, wh.ixi
was flnsUy passed by tbe senate to-
day, will, if passed by the bouse and
enacted Into law, not change tbe meth-
od of apportionment for fbd Mnlon
of 1821-22, but provides scholastic ceo-
bus for the following session, that of
1822-23, will be token on actual at-
tendance et school.
Tbe Houston port bill transferrin?
the development end control of the
Houston Ship Channel from the city
of Houston to the Hsrris County navi-
gation district and authorising the Is-
suance of bonds for port development,
passed the bouse to engrossment late
M the —h I
the —rern.ii j
Hit reduce.)
troubles of the *U» of Ban Anl—to
The Mil »— prepared hy May— O.
B Blech of Bet Antonie, whe. a*
com pen led hy City Attorney Ridge
way of that city, and former Does
■des toper of Insurance and Be a king
WT w7 collier, now sb officer of Ure
Htats National Bank af Ban Ant—to.
brought It to A—tla today At a bon
fee—cs. with Governor Neff. Mayor
Bloch expleto— the Baa Antonie fl
oaaelal situation and urgad the sub
miss tea of Mm bill. The governor
gave his coas—t
MONDAV
-> ,
I b* gtrnitf oouiiiilltM OB 1MBTBB0B
and banking today reported favorably
the hill increasing the slate bank
posit guaranty fund from $8,*0®,®e0 to
$6,000,000 —?-
~ None of the tnx bills will get out of
the boose committee on revenue and
taxation It w— predicted today by g
■tenner of that committee Leek of
sufficient time hi which to oonsider
them bills to given — ground for
prediction. ~
Am attempt by Senator Clark
Fayette to oat out tbe entire budget
of t^e/fire insurance commission fail-
ed decisively, — did an amendment by
Senator Doyle to cut tbe salary of the
state highway commissioner from $10/-
000 to $4,600 per annum
0
A Joint session of the senate
house comHUUteea on public health
favorably reported the bill recogniziitg
and regulating tbe practice of optome-
Wednesday afternoon by a viva voce {try. This was accomplished after g
vote. There was no opposition to the lengthy hearing. The bill will have
measure ! opposition on the floor of both houses
After refusing to print, the Witt-
Willis anti technicality bill this morn-
ing the house 'turned about and by a
Tote of 58 to 43 ordered the measure! >n,dence today reported favorably the
printed for consideration by the houio*: b®** by Senator Hersberg providing
This bill paseed the a—ate by a goodly ^J**J*gg** a. have ho.pl-
majority and would prevent reversals
by tbe court of criminal appeals on
technicalities and immaterial errors,
its authors claimed K would permit
more convictions and engender more
respect for the law and for the
courts.-'- <->— ...«■■ -
By a vote of 78 to 47 tbe house to-
day Instructed Its conferees on the
New fork witnessi I a moet unusual wedding recently, at the home of Prof Hldeo Klmure and Mate. Komako
Kim urn. Prof, and Mom. K Unarm, with foil J a pence* ceremony, married Mr. end Mrs. I< hlno Node, end Mr and
Mrs. Maaakts Katayama “up— the honor of their own wisdom ” All the principals were dreeeed la coetum— ef
their native lend. The photograph shows the wedding party reciting tha J spans— wadding prayer.
comic opera uniform j One of the Maryland's Huge Motors
and the lateness of the session
duces Its chances for final passage.
The senate committee on Ctrl! Juris
tal facilities shall not incarcerate lu
sane persons hi Jail pending their!
transference to some asylum for the i
demented
An amendment by Senet >? Wood of <
Williamson County wee adopted rats*]
lng the uumber of inspectors in t^nk
eradication work from seventy to!
eighty-five and making the sppropria- j
eleemosynary appropriation Ml! to jtton lor t heir-salaries $117,300 Instead
stand by the Pope amendment aod to- ! $45,000. This Increase is to final* |
night many members are predicting
that a second special session to im-
mediately follow this one is almost a
certsin|g.
Late today Governor Neff signed and
sent to the secretary of state the judi-
ciary appropriation bill without having
ba prims fade evidence ef the unlaw- sdWJdh 1® tH.® UAU Of !'«**!k-
ful manufacture thereof.“ , scnlatlvca for «wemoMe* att. ndlns
'the hanging of the portrait-of Mrs.
Driscoll Bevler ef Austin upon
walls of the senate chamber,
vernor Neff waa present
nother move looking toward eh-
of $65,000. This Increase Is to euable
the live stock sanitary commission to
take up tick work in Zone 3 next
spring
Senator Williams, chairman of the
penitentiary committee, had adopted
an amendment providing that no
money shall be paid by the peniteq-
made say change In It.—Thera bad tlarr cumtinaainnfira to apply nn the
An. olflcer of the British royal sir
force wearing tbe full-dress uniform
adopted for oflicera of tbe British air
service. The new “comic opera" uni-
form Is creating much amusement in
army elreiea. The helmet to made of
black leather and trimmed with' 'fur
It hoe a gold and blue plait across the
front and an ostrich feather, dyed
blue. In the center. The feather ts
held In position by a bidden gilt ring.
The belt to blue and gold with a gold
clasp.
**BABY HERCULES”
------------ of the four electric motor* supplying 7.UOU liorae power to one
of the propellent on the U. 8. 8. Mur} land. The mammoth motor to twelve
feet high and wetgtie 62 tons.
Champion Broad Jumper in Action
An Important Mil passed finally by
the senate Saturday was tbe house
motor truck Mil by Johnson of Wich-
ita. It modifies the present law which
had been condemned as entirely too,
burdensome. The bill finally passed UhUthment of a state park was mado
th- house yesterday. by lh* ho*“** *b‘* morning in adopting
a concurrent resolution Instructing in-
spection or the Frto Mountains and
Canyon In Real County as a poeaibi-i
alte for such park. Tbe resolution
was sent up hy Stewart of Edwards,
Black and Leatourgeon of Bexar.
Under suspension of the constltu-
mule note for $38,00® and interest to
Bassett Blakely, nor any of the ;
amount due on the Richmond Oil Mill,
recently contracted for purchase by
been a few who thought he might
veto some of the Items, but practically
all pf tbe amounts were based o.
statutory requirements and fixture*.
This bill carries a total of $2,953,786 the prison commissioners
for the two-years, being $1,480,815 and
$1,472,870, respectively, for the two
years.
FRIDAY.
The senate passed house bUl by
Patman fixing tbe time for holding
oourt in the Fifth Judicial district, h i
The bill by Senator Murphy of Hous-
ton, to permit the Henderson Ames
/Company of Kalamasoo, Mich., to sue
tbe State failed of engrossment.
Consideration of the bill by Senatoi
Davidson which would abolish the
“hip pocket defense" In homicide cases
was postponed indefinitely.
Seaaior Parris MU to allow navi-
gation district to issue bonds bast-
ing interest not in excess of six per
cent w«s finally pa—ed
A bill by Seiiktor Witt changing the
fiscal year of county officers so as to
moke it begin on January 1 instead of
December 1 each year was finally
passed. .
Senator Richard’s bill
fishing in fresh water
tional rule the senate this afternoon
by a vote of 28 to 0 finally passed
Senator Hertcberg’s bill, authorising
cities of population of 161,000 or more,
according ta the last United States
census, to discount their warrants. At
this time such a law would apply only
to Son Antonio. The Mil Is to be
sent over to the bouse st once and
an erfort made to have It finally en-
acted before the end of this week
Tbe legislative committee that in-
vestigated the prison system won a
complete and final victory in the sen-
ate today when the bill by Senator
Herlsberg creating a board for the
1 re-iocs Hon of tbe penitentiary passed
prohibiting finally and when the senate refused
lakes and appropriate the $879,000 asked fr r
TUESDAY.
“A complete program of reductions
In tbe departmental appropriations til!
was agreed upon by the People's Clnb
or house caucus in advance of con-
sideration of the bill today, and the
aggregate amounts to several hundred
thousand dollars. AU attempts to
raise salaries in any of the depart-
ments would be frustrated by tha
agreed amendments, while others re-
duce present salaries end still others
■ out out a large amount of the main-
tenance requisitions. No department
Us-* escaped and amendments have
' been prepared covering each depart-
ment tn accordance with tbe caucus
agreement.
The senate today passed finally the
The budget of tbe live stock sani-
tary commission was Increase^ again
when an amendment by Senator Mur-
phy of Harris, carried, appropriating
f10,000 per annum for the control of
the loin disease now prevalent in a
certain portion of HA coast country.
Senator Davidaon of Harrison Coun-
ty. In conjunction with Senator Suiter
of !%od County, this morning intro-
duced Id the senate a bill introducing
the “hip-pocket defense."
The senate late this afternoon final-
ly passed the bill maklug appropria-
tions for the support and maintenance
of state departments for tbe next two
years The original totals of this bill
were $2,888,153 for the first year, I
and 82,788.593 for tha second year. At
finally passed in amended form, these
totals are reduced about $100,000 per
gpmim. The most important amend- .
ment and tbe one affecting the totals '
of the bill moet was that by Senator
Dor”u‘h ^ 1
the next two yeact*. and the pink
boll worm hill hy Senator Derwia.,
! providing for the creation or a plnx
boll worm commission of five men to
appropriation from 1240.000 per an-
num to $100,000 per annum.
air noons Inkiarcb and April ! by Governor Neff for the support of
amended so as to apply only to Senator >»,«. prison system for tbe next four-
Richard’s district teen months end appropriated instead
A Mil by Sens'tor Witt prohlbtt- only $178,800 for the payment of cor-
ing employes or relatives of employe* tain land notes belonging to the prison
of State institution* from conducting system. (
a more or busIneBS which Sells mcr Defeating ail effort to restore the
charm toe to inmates of sueb instltu- original bill by Morris of Medina is-
tloas was finally pasted. tended to make convictions easier un
The house adopted the senate con-
current resolution by Dudley authcr-
conffoT mu pest, makes compensation IrlBt-Jfer fl'aimttgiQBtr 9* iPod off hit.
to farmers prohibited from growlnr.
cotton and otherwise take steps to
ernriteate the worm from the Wats.
After defeating an effort to cut the
to extend time of Interest payments
ou school leads to August 25, 1322. U
this acre uol dues, the resolution
stated, the legal process would have
Somerville. Mass.. Invests ot a
“Baby Hercules* He to eight-month-
old Harry LaFleur. Jr., and he can
perform athletic feels that are amts
lng for one — young. Harry con chin >
:he liar like a veteran. He has a
cheat asd — Bewgl®p—4hai lei;
most unnsual. The baby weighs 18
pounds
Spanish Cibinet to Resign.
Madrid.; -The Spanish cabinet will
resign Thursday after King Alfonso
has consulted with Santiago Albs, Uio
liberal leader, according to a. state-
mint made W-dn*»day night by tbo
premier, AHemie Kalazsr.'
- New OH Yell at Humble.
Orange, Texas.—Tha Humble Oil
and Refining Company brought In
Nd. I Wlnfroe Sunday nt a depth df
8,1*0 feet. The well has flowed from
1.8P® to k®0® barrels
Tbe State railroad running from PaW
—tine to Rusk will be taken over and
pparetvl by tha Sou thorn Pacific Unas,
jpogordtng to Information received by
A. R Atkinson, assistant general
Might and pgsaonger agent. The rend
be operated — port of the Texas
sfltow Orleans line, which has a
line from Gallatin to Rusk. Mr.
said The Tex— legislator*
a oeasmi—Vm to lea-
read a H eeuid be do— to
Sheriff Finds Stlf! Near Bremond.
Hremond Tex—.—Sheriff Will
Thompson has- captured a five gallon
still in full opera)ion about three mile*
west of Brediond, just below Wootsn
Wells, and arrested the owner and
look from hflh about three gallons of
Whtokey- The man waa rales eed on
bond.
Must* and Thought.
Music has net to do with tons tori
thought.—C. W Curtis.
Independence Urged.
Brattle.—Independence for the Phil-
ippine Inlands along tha lines of that
granted Coho, with fall privileges for
Aa—rican capital w— advocated hy
Manaei Queora. president of the Phil-
ippine senate, who arrived here yap-
terdey from Manila da hie way to
Washing toe, d. O.
$1,500,000 approprlrtldn made by th« r*‘»u,r*”1 forfeiture of the land which
locular session for establishment 0f »ould b* less profitable to the state’s
the Kerrvtlle Hospital for tubercular; •oho°1 fun«' <hftn *b® ‘unrest even
ex-soldiers to $1.01.0.000. the house tc | 'bo«*h ™»Ver we deferred.
---------Under suspension of the constltu-
The railroad commission has set for ttm„ ml(,t of the houM th« „na{<
hearing on September 13 the sppllc* 1^, ,ppn>prt.t4nt gg.T4g.3M for the
tlon of tbe Missouri. Kanse* and Texas'! -upport of ,h< lt#J .toemoeyna*^ in
Railway Company for authorlly to div ,tUut|onB fur th, MJlt two y#lir, WM
continue agendas et the etattoos of nnal|y ^ Tka ^ M
Glendale, Ban fhslipe and Ptonebr. amendment by Pope of Nueces re-
The application of the San Augustin- quirlng that all funds not used for
She Missed Something.
Catherine was spending Christmas Id
the City of Mexico. Mother Uooee was
one of her gifts from Bants,1 and the
rhymes proved quite entertaining to
her. On her visit out to the castle of
ChofMiltepee, she was told tha king had
Bred there She werfl all about look-
tag behind doors and under the royal
bed, and finally raid: "Well, mother,
where can the merry old soul be?"
Chamber of Commerce for stopover
privilege for partial unloading on car-
load shipments of ribbon can* syrup
at s charge of $7 par car for each stop
was also sot for hearing on Septem-
ber It-
pleat Buie at Dim* Box. /
Dima Box. Te$xx.—The first hale
of new cotton w— brought to Dime
Box I—t Tuesday by Paul Belmaky,
tame being ginned hy Hannea Brae.
and sold for II $4 ora to It I* the flret
bole of new cotton In Leo County.
He'll Oet Hie ot toe Tenwtooa
The way eg the tn—remer is berg,
tori he aoMS* to Bod ptoaty of - - M
A Louisville men say* the sera Bed
oooey tlgb’neoa'* Is only a state eg
mlod. That may be, bat as U rope whoa
l think we ore touts, we era
the specific Items set out fn UMT biT£
bo returned to t— state treasury This
is the same amendment which was at-
tached to tbe budgets of eadh of the
higher educational Institution* The
bill also contains an amendment by
Fly of Gob sales, requiring that all
moneys received from the sale at
property or from labor at the eleemo-
synary imstitattons be tnrned into the
stole treasury 1* urging these amend-
ments Fly said they had b—n suggest-
ed by a member Of tbe board of oon
traL
Expertly Cle**'Ho«
mtries, who has three st*4oe« and
brother a regular itttto remtto-
, when asked. “How many ehW-
are there In your family 4*erW
ed. *Tewr etoldrra nod ewe b—•
Anatomical.
"A man may be mistaken, even
rhough hi- heart la tn the right
ptoce.** 0
. •'Yes," replied Senator Sorghum,
“but whet’s the use of having your
heart In the light piece If yogr brains
get tn wrongf
city st-
Uusblr to Hud IkiumUi/ sdimiiuuds: mis. Hie London families, numbering
27 persons, ere living under a huge tarpaulin outside of n brewery. The pho-
tograph shows the Improvised home end some of the occupants
make a
lnJlv1dn.il
Make the Hi
The only way to
treetfva »s for the
to *l—hri eo buying only attractive
homes and particularly to take the
responsibility tor making Its home
grounds
Oram —ad may be —era. shrubbery
plan tod and cultivated, dowers pro-
vided for. and painting draw. If every
par—n In n block makes his place
neat and trim.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
For home use e new bread bex can
be taken apart for ctaantng and con ha
folded flat tor storage or moving.f
Discovery at valuable deposits of
kaolin In Aaotito la enpected to re-
vive the dormant porcelain
tn that country-
A toy bond wngra era tains a
phonograph on which records cun be
pieced to play when the wages In
An English shipyard recently com-
pleted a SOO-tor concrete pontooo <j*.
signed to carry a pneumatic elevator.
Raccess has attended experiments
with the u— of the bark of tbe goo-
ekl* tree of French West Africa xa a
tanning metertaL
By covering a trie boat with basket
wart e Dutch Inventor believes he
bos made It unrinknMe — well — In-
Itn boago—f.
sal
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