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THE HOUSTON POST: THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2, 1919.
CITYNEWS
434, motor transport corps, development
group, camp supply group, construction
and utilities group, camp headquarters-
Colonel G. S. Tiffany, general staff; Lieu-
tenant Colonel C. P. Titus, general staff;
Major P. M. Howell, adjutant general's
department; Major L, S. S. Berry, 15th
division military police.
TRINITY MISSIONARY.
Trinity Baptist Laillea' Missionary so-
ciety will meet nil day Thursday at the
Trinity church building. The meeting
Will begin at 10 a. m.
WILL NOT MEET TODAY.
regular weekly meeting of the
Daughters of Isabella has been postponed
until one week from today.
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PYTHIAN SISTERS TO MEET.
There will be a regular meeting of
Calantha Temple No. 11. Pythian Sisters.
at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
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SAN JACINTO CHAPTER.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the San Ja-
eintt» r.h*pter. Daughters of the Ameri-
can Involution, meets at the Milby hotel
In business session.
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DEATH MESSAGE RECEIVED.
Mrs. A. Hutchison. 1917 McKlnney ave-
nue, has been notified of the death of her
•on's wife. Mrs. Cnllie Hutchison, which
occurred nt tlieir home In Memphis, Tenn.
Mr. Hutchison was well known here.
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WILL MEET THURSDAY.
TJw» monthly meeting of city school su-
p«rlnteni1ents will be held Thursday at
Central High school. "Working plans to
* be applied during the second term of
schools commencing January 30 will be
discussed at this meeting.
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VISITOR FROM MARLIN.
Churchill J. Bartlett, former secretary
of state, was a Houston visitor Wednes-
day en route Austin. He was'the guest
while here of his old friend. Superin-
tendent of Police Searcy Baker.
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FIRST CAR STOLEN IN 1919.
The first automobllo reported to the
police as being stolen since the new year
began was a car belonging to Frank Kirk,
8807 Graustark avenue, and was taken
from Capitol and Main at 5 o'clock Wed-
nesday afternoon.
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HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE MEETS.
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The regular meeting of the Housewives
Ijeague and election of a new board of
directors Is on the calendar for today.
The directors meeting Is to be held at 2
o'clock in the Stewart building Red Cross
rooms and at 3 o'clock the business se»v
sion starts.
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REPORTED SERIOUSLY ILL.
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3
H. Wirt Steele left Houston Wednesday
night for Baltimore, where Mrs. Steele Is
reported to be seriously 111. Mr. Steele
was accompanied by E. A. Peden, recent-
ly federal food administrator, who Is en
route, via Baltimore, to Europe, where ho
has been summoned to assist Herbert
Hoover in his work.
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MUSICAL DIRECTOR LEAVES.
Haydn Owens, camp musical director
for the army Y. M. C. A. at Camp Logan,
and acting entertainment director since
the recent departure of E. S. Klndley,
left Wednesday morning for New York,
where he will be connected with a new
opera company. Mr. Owens' successor at
Camp Logan has not yet been named.
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FIRE DAMAGED ROOMING HOUSES.
Fire that started from an unknown
cause burned the roof and damaged some
of the rooms on ttie second floor of a
two-story frame rooming house, 313 Saul-
nLer street, at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. It was a lively blaze for a
short time, and the firemen were ham-
pered by a stiff north wind and the bitter
cold. Frank McCray, colored, Is the own-
er and occupant.
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TAX COLLECTIONS NEARLY $600,000.
Up to the hour of closing Tuesday night,
city tax collections for the day amounted
to $."90,000, which amount will be in-
creased to more than $000,000 after mail
on hand has been opened and checks tab-
ulated, it is believed. City Tax Collector
Tom Browne said Tuesday night he did
not expect the deficiency in collections
would be more than $160,000, if it reached
that amount.
GIVEN 5 PER CENT BONUS.
The dawn of 1919 for the employes of
the Bush & Gerts Piano company of
Texas was indeed checry. Every person
employed In the company's branches in
Texas was given n. bonus of 5 per cent of
their yearly salaries as a present.
This policy was decided upon at a
meeting of the board of directors held in
Dallas recently and will be carried out
each year.
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THE L. B. A. NEW YEAR.
More than 3000 people, principally sol-
diers, were entertained at the L. B. A.
rooms on Capitol avenue New Yeai" day
and refreshments in the way of fruits,
candies and smokes were served to all the
men who called. A number of Houston
women assisted in entertaining the men.
After the New Year watch meeting was
over and the city people had returned to
their homes cots were brought out and
beds nei'e made for 210 of the soldier boys.
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HOST TO STAGE FOLK.
After the holiday performances "Wed-
nesday night at the Prince theater th»
actors and theater personnel hiked it to
Billy McKinnon's for a spaghetti supper
and dance as the guests of the Prince
management. The alfair was arranged by
Manager Elsert as a New Year compli-
ment to Ms entire staff and to the per-
formers on the current bill. The Prince
theater orchestra played for the dancing.
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MISS OSCEOLA IIAMS A BRIDE.
Roy Lockhart, a well known Houston
barber, and Mis3 Osceola Iiams, daughter
of Sergeant of Police CJeorge liams, were
quietly married at 9:30 o'clock Wednes-
day morning at the home of the bride's
parents, 1211 Hogan street. Rev. Father
Bernard Lee, pastor of St. Patrick's
church, performed the ceremony. Mr. and
Mrs. Lockhart departed shortly afterward
for San Antonio, where they will spend
their honeymoon. They will reside in
Houston on their return.
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ROTARY CLUB LUNCHEON.
The weekly meeting of the Rotary club
will bo hold at the Rice hotel banquet hall
at 12:15 Thursday as usual. The speaker
of the day will bo Dr. Henry Barnstein,
who will discuss "Retrospects and Pros-
pects." President It. H. Spencer has been
confined at his home with illness several
days, but is reported much improved. In
his absence Dr. P. W. Horn will preside
at the Thui'sday luncheon. This being
the first meeting of the new year, it is
expected that there will be a good at-
tendance.
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JUDGE BRYAN AT AUSTIN.
Judge Chester H. Bryan, county judge
of Harris county, went to Austin Mon-
day night to take a course of preventive
treatment against rabies. While on his
trip to Washington in the early part of
December Judge Bryan was slightly bit-
ten by a dog which was afterward pro-
nounced to be affected with rabies. While
feeling no ill effects from the bite, the
I Judge thought It the safe plan to consult
j his physicians and on their advice he is
now at the Pasteur institute at Austin
I taking the treatment. Judge Bryan will
j be absent from Houston for at least three
weeks.
Snow and Ice Cover Much
of Northwest Texas
Houston Post Special.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 1.—With
the. temperature scurryirtg downward to
a few degrees above zero at Amarillo and
a large part of the Panhandle covered
with snow, the most severe blizzard of
the winter swept over a large section of
North and Northwest Texas Wednesday.
The storm apparently gathered along the
Canadian boundary early in the week and
reached the Texas Panhandle early Tues-
day. The temperature began to drop at
Fort Worth and vicinity Tuesday after-
noon and by Wednesday morning the
streets of the city were covered with ice
and the mercury sank to 23 degrees at 7
o'clock Wednesday morning.
Train service to points in the Panhandle
were delayed several hours on account of
the snow blockade and telegraph wires
were down in many sections. Communi-
cation was not established over the Fort
Worth and Denver lines until noon Wed-
nesday. The ice covered streets caused
a number of minor accidents in Fort
Worth and automobile travel was greatly
handicapped.
BRENHAM, Texas, Jan. 1.—Unusually
cold weather is prevailing in Brenhain
and Washington county and the ther-
mometer registered 33 degrees In the early
morning. Late in the evening the cold
became more Intense and the rain more
abundant. All water pipes were drained
In anticipation of a heavy freeze.
LUUNG, Texas. Jan. 1.—An old-fash-
loned blue norther struck Luling late
yesterday afternoon and before night the
temperature had taken a decided drop.
As night fell a fine misting rain set in.
making the weather exceptionally dis-
agreeable.
CAMERON, Texas, Jan. 1.—A slow rain
has fallen here since early Monday night.
The best season for many years is now
in the ground, according to old settlers
and prominent farmers. As soon as the
land dries out fall breaking will start.
AUSTIN, Texas. Jan. 1.—The coldest
weather of the winter prevails in Austin
dropped
degrees since Tuesday. Light
Wednesday night. The" temperature has
"45 degi
sleet fell Wednesday afternoon.
LOCKHART, Texas, Jan. 1.—A cold
norther with extremely high winds struck
this section Tuesday night, sending the
thermometer from 70 to 34 above zero.
PALESTINE, Texas. Jan. 1.—Palestine
Is in the grip of another real cold spell,
which arrived Tuesday night. The ther-
mometer hovered below the freezing point
today.
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GREAT SPORT PROGRAM AT Y.M.C A
Variety of Athletic Events Staged New Year Afternoon and
Evening.
Several hundred people visited the Cen-
tral Y. M. C. A. New Year afternoon and
evening and a great Interest was mani-
fested in the many athletic events that
were staged by Physical Director Ross
Clarke. Never before has a program pre-
senting so great a variety of events been
held in Houston. Handball, three games
of basket ball, volley ball, wrestling, box-
ing and bowling made up the day's show.
Men and boys of most every age and size
participated in the contests and members
of their families and friends were on
hand to lend support.
The first event scheduled was a con-
test in handball doubles. Irvin Ellis, the
champion in the recent singles tourna-
ment, chose for a teammate Assistant
Physical Director C. H. Sherman. They
were pitted against Sergeant Carl Brand-
stetter, the runner up in the singles tour-
nament, and Verne Ferryman. Ellis and
Sherman were defeated by the following
scores—21 to 17 and 21 to 18. The re-
ults were contrary to the dope sheet and
early show that a handball tournament
doubles would be of Interest. Prob-
1y such a tournament will be negotiated
the near future.
he first basket ball game on the j*-o-
> was one in which the participants
of the midget class. The Junior "A"
I boya played the Junior "B's" off
feet and came through with the
elming score of 19 to 4. Davis
to be the shining light on the
team, as he scored 14 of the 1#
nade by his team. The following
le up of the teams: Junior "B"—
Kedfleld, Brookshlre, Lemberg,
Junior "A"—Russell, Bloxsom,
:axter, Bertran.
:cond basket ball game was b«-
he school intermediates and the
d intermediates, and was won by
100I boys by a score of 14 to 9.
o Lucy boys were the feature play-
: the winning team and Elmer
was the star of the losing team, as
de eight of their nine points. The
: School Intermediates—L. Lucy,
slier, William Lucy, Wllltam Bar-
T. Hathaway, Joe Sharvin, Davis,
loyed Intermediates—Leo McConnell,
>r Hanna, George Wilson, Deaeon,
ly, Weiner.
, the volley ball game between J. B.
.orty) Lubbock's team and Ed Chew's
.m, which took place at 5:4j p. m.,
,ew'e team came out winner. This was
,e second contest between these two
iims and each has now won a contest.
£ach team scored the same number of
points when the whole score is taken into
consideration, but as the victor Is judged
winning of two 21-point games out
Captain Chew's team was de-
the victor. The scoro was 21 to
[to 21; 21 to 18. The line up: M. T.
captain; E. D. Bloxsom, H. E.
sn. Mayor A. E. Amerman, Chris
Her. Will Cortes. The losing team;
jj. Lubbock, coach; Ireland Oraves, J.
V. Scott, L Werthan, A. J. Smith, W. F.
Brown. M. B. Ownby.
A boxing match between Fred Wad-
dell and Walter Kllgore proved of inter-
est. Although those boys are Just 17
y«ars old they put up a good three-round
exhibition. The rounds were of two min-
utes' duration.
/»• 8 o'clock the tvent which proved to
,» ie best show of the day was staged
In ne way of another basket ball game
befween the older employed boys and
older school boys' teams. The school boys
were again the victors, but not until the
lut whistle was blown did either team
have the game sewed up. The final score
was 17 to 15. Captain Marvin Dealy for
the losing team played a great game.
Cawthon also played a good game at
guard. Murray for the same team fought
hard and made two beautiful goals. For
the winning team Ben Wilkerson was the
outstanding player, and he was closely
followed by Ed Barrett, while J. I. Camp
bell played stellar ball at guard.
The day's athletic program in the gym
was tapered off with a fast wrestling
match between Billy Smith and Jack
Mobley. There was a time limit of 20
minutes and at the end of that time
neither man had secured a fall.
T. E. Lancaster proved to be the, best
bowler on the "Y" alleys. He won the
ribbon by scoring a total of 583 in three
consecutive games. He has made well
over 600 pins in three consecutive games
and one time he averaged 197 in six ccn-
secutijre games. Art Meyer of Camp
Logan made the highest score of the day.
which was 215.
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Gun Club Shoot Postponed
Until Next Sunday
The 60-bird shdot program that was to
have been held at the (Jeorge Hermann
Gun club New Year afternoon was post-
poned until Sunday on account of in-
clement weather.
The event attracted considerable in
terest among Houston shooters, and will
be carried out as arranged next Sunday
afternoon instead. It is among the big
preliminaries coming before the Sunny
South handicap, which will be held here
February 3 to 7 inclusive.
To Examine Applicants for
Commissions
In order to expedite the work of exam-
ining applicants for regular army commis-
sions, several boards havo been appointed
at Camp Logan, made up of officers rep-
resenting the various branches of the
service in training at the station.
The boards are composed of the fol
lowing:
To examine all officers of the medical
sanitary, dental and veterinary corps,
pertaining to both camp and division
units—Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Willis,
M. C.; Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Burkett
M. C.; Lieutenant Colonel Charles M,
Walson, M. C.
To examine all officers pertaining to
the 43d infantry, 215th engineers, 43d,
44th and 45th machine gun battalions-
Colonel L. W. Jordan Jr., 43d Infantry,
Lieutenant Colonel W. F. C. Jepson, di-
vision machine gun officer; Major Paul T,
Bock, 215th engineers; Major R. R. D,
McCullough, 45th machine gun battalion.
To examine all officers pertaining to the
79th Infantry and 8t0h infantry—Lieuten-
ant Colonel George W. Ewell, 79th in-
fantry; Lieutenant Colonel T. T. Duke,
general staff; Lieutenant Colonel G. V.
Heldt, 80th infantry.
To examine all officers pertaining to
15th division headquarters, lath division
headquarters troop, 215th field signal bat-
talion, 15th train, headquarters and mili-
tary police, lr.th supply train, bakery
company No. 362—Colonel F. K. de Fu-
niak, 15th division military police; Lieu-
tenant Colonel R. B. Paddock, signal
corps; Major B. F. Delameter, adjutant
general's department.
To examine all officers pertaining to
the United States Guards, ordnance depot
No. 124, engineer depot, fire truck and
hose company No. 330, auxiliary remount
depot No. 325, reserve labor battalion No.
Beaumont Budget
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Phone 833. New Phone 890.
Independent Phone System
at Beaumont Absorbed
Houston Post Special.
BEAUMONT, Texas, Jan. 1.—Effective
with Tuesday night Beaumont ceased to
have two telephone systems, the so-called
independent system being absorbed by the
Southwestern "Telephone company. Man-
ager George J. Todd of the Southwestern
company stated that the operators in the
office of the other concern would be given
employment by his company. Charles W.
Emmer, munager of the Beaumont com-
pany's business, will remain with the
company in winding up its affairs and
when this work is finished it is probable
he will be given a position with the
Southwestern. The lattei' company will
move into its new $150,000 home about
February 1.
Plant Manager Removes.
Houston Post Special.
BEAUMONT, Texas, Jan. 1.—J. J.
Schultheiser, former manager of the
Neches Shipbuilding company, has ac-
cepted a position as general superintend-
ent of the Southern Dry Dock and Ship-
building company at Orange and will
move his family to that city within a few
days. Mr Schultheiser was formerly as-
sociated with the Lone Stai* yard in Beau-
mont.
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Miss Hall Made Dean.
Houston Post Special.
BEAUMONT, Texas, January 1.—Miss
Elizabeth Hall has been appointed dean
of the high school by a committee of
board members. Her duties will be to
chaperon the high school girls and keep
a line on their conduct both in and out
of school. Miss Hall was at one time
principal of a ward school at Plaquemine,
La.
Street Car Service Given
Beaumont Checked Up
Houston Post Special.
BEAUMONT, Texas, Jan. 1.—Mayor
Diffenbacher today issued a call for a
special meeting of the city (founcil Thurs-
day afternoon to consider the street car
service in Beaumont. Checkers employed
by the city have been on duty since Mon-
day and it is believed they will have a
report to make of the service. Petitions
were recently presented to the council
asking that the 6-cent fare be rescinded
because the service had not been im-
proved.
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Lumber Offices Opened.
Houston Post Special.
BEAUMONT, Texas, Jan. 1.—With the
opening of offices in Beaumont by the A.
J. Higgins Lumber and Export company
of New Orleans announcement is made
that A. Milch, formerly with the Standard
The Standard as an Oil
Producer
(From the Lamp)
In this number of the Lamp, which is
devoted mainly to the company's pro-
ducing operations, it is interesting to
review its activities as a producer of
crude oil, the extent to which it is able
to supply its own refineries with the raw
material and the relation to the oil in-
dustry as a whole. As set forth in a
previous article in this series, this com-
pany operates in the United States as a
producing enterprise, mainly through the
Carter Oil company, and in addition to
this has a production in Louisiana. The
total crude production of this company
from these two sources during the fiist
six months of this year was 3,777,356
barrels. According to statistics compiled
by the bureau of mines, the total crude
production of the United States, with the
exception of California, or what is known
as the light crude production, in the first
six months of this year was 117,365,504
barrels of 42 gallons each. This com-
pany in the period mentioned, therefore,
accounted for 3.22 per cent of tlie total
crude production.
In the first six ijionths of this year the
refineries of this company ran 22,620,542
barrels of crude, so the extent to which
the company's producing business sup-
plied the raw material for its own re-
fineries was lff.68 per cent. Since, as
we have seen, this company's crude pro-
duction in the first half of the year of
3,777,456 barrels, it is evident that for
every barrel which it produced this com-
pany bought six barrels of crude in the
open market. In other words, other oil
operators' sales of crude to the Stand-
ard Oil company (New Jersey) were
equal to the operations of six Carter Oil
companies. Statistics of the manufac-
turing situation show a general expan-
sion in response to war requirements.
The total crude run in all refineries east
of California in the first six months of
1918—the period under review—was 121,-
847,388 42-gallon barrels. This company
refined 22,620,342 barrels of crude, or
18.23 per cent of the total crude run in
all refineries.
Lieutenant Ben A. Dyer
Died Wednesday Night
Lieutenant Ben A. Dyer, a former well
known resident of Houston, died in Dallas
Wednesday night. He had been ill only
since Christmas day. He was an in-
structor at Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark.,
but was mustered out of service about
two weeks ago, and returned to his duties
on the Dallas News. He passed through
the attack of influenza at Camp Pike
successfully, only to be stricken with that
disease on his return to his work.
He is survived by his widow; his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Dyer of Houston,
and two brothers, Captain S. A. Dyer,
with the &0th division at Camp Travis,
and Arthur P. Ekyer of Dallas. He waa
a graduate of the University of Texas in
the law and academic departments, and
was born and brought up in Houston.
The body will be brought to Houston
and funeral services will be held at Trin-
ity church at 10 o'clock Friday morning,
with burial in Glenwood cemetery. The
rector, Rev. Charles Clingman, will offi-
ciate. Lieutenant Dyer attended the
church in Dallas of which Mr. Clingman
was formerly rector.
Will Entertain Camp Logan
Officers
An excellent program is being arranged
for the Thursday evening entertainment
at the officers' Y. M. C. A. at Camp Lo-
gan, and several of the city's most popu-
lar artists will assist in entertaining the
officers and nurses of Camp Logan and
their friends.
The program will include solos by Miss
Opal Hall and Miss Huberta Munn and
readings by Miss Velma Clark. Music will
also be furnished by the base hospital
band, and it is expected that the usual
large crowd will be present to enjoy the
program.
Lions Club Considering New
Constitution
Members of the Houston Lions club re-
elected their president and secretary and
took steps looking to the adoption of a
new constitution at the weekly club
luncheon at the Bender hotel Tuesday at
noon. The club was entertained by the
Ellington Tail Spin quartet, which was
unanimously invited to return at any
future date as guests of the Lions club.
A special invitation was extended to them
to be present at the meeting of the Lions
club In January, at the time when the
women are to be entertained.
The Ellington Tail Spin quartet is com-
posed of three longhorns and a Pennsyl
vania "Dutchman. The singers are as
follows: Paul Cholet and C. G. Walker
of Galveston. J. C. Brennan of Philadel-
phia, Pa, and Joe Boggs of Houston.
A new constitution, modeled partly on
the plan of the International Association
of Lions clubs and partly on the con-
stitution of the Lions club of Tulsa, Ok.,
was presented by G. M. Cunningham,
who had prepared the new constitution in
colaboration with Winston McMahon and
O. L White. After some discussion of
features of the new program it was re-
ferred, on the suggestion of its framers,
to a committee consisting of C. J. Kirk,
J. B. Nelson and Dr. W. Wilner, to be
reported on by them at a subsequent
meeting of the Lions club.
President John J. Boyles and Secretary
G. M. Cunningham were unanimously re-
elected to their offices for the year 1919
and all other elections were postponed
until the new constitution shall have been
adopted.
Street Car Fare Hearing Set
for Thursday
The hearing on behalf of the application
of the Houston Electric company on the
restraining order being sought by the
company in their efforts to obtain an In-
creased street car fare in Houston will
come up before Judge Dannenbaum in the
Sixty-first district court at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning. The company seek3
to enjoin the city from keeping the 5-cent
fare in effect.
The city through its legal department
will contest the application of the com-
pany. Doubtless there will be a large
number present who are interested in the
matter.
. gives the Hig-
gins company representation in all Texas
port cities. Mr. Milch, who will represent
the Higgins interests here, is one of the
best known lumbermen in the gulf coast
section.
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Boy Charged With Killing.
BEAUMONT, Texas, Jan. 1.—Peter Ac-
carda, 16 years old, is in the county jail
charged with the killing of Sam Chiume-
netto, aged 8. The lad declares he was
returning from a hunt and as he passed
the Chiumenetto home, near South Park,
the hammer of his gun caught in his
clothing and was accidentally discharged.
The entire load struck his playmate in
the stomach, death resulting several hours
later. Before dying the Chiumenetto boy
stated he was snot when he refused a de-
mand to put UP his hands.
TEXAS NEWS ITEMS
BRYAN, Texas, Jan. 1.—M. G. Bu-
chanan of Harvey is in receipt of a let-
ter from the war department at Wash-
ington officially informing him of the
wounding of his son. Captain D. S. Bu-
chanan, during the last days of the fight-
ing on the western front, his second
wound during the war. The wound was
slight, according to letters from the young
man to his father, and he has rejoined
his command and gone with the army of
occupation into Germany. The depart-
ment stated Captain Buchanan had been
recommended for the croix de guerre for
gallantry In service.
BRYAN, Texas, Jan. 1.—County Judge
J. T. Maloney is advertising for bids
on $53,000 good roads bonds in. road
district No. 2 of Brazos county. The
surveys and preliminary work on the
roads in this district have been made and
construction will begin as soon as the
bonds are sold. The issue was for $70,-
000, $17,000 of which have already been
sold.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.—Millions of school
children in the United States will be in-
vited to become "health crusaders" for
the Junior Red Cross and the National
Tuberculosis association during the four
months beginning February 9, it was an-
nounced here Wednesday night. The
two organizations Will combine for that
period to conduct a national "tourna-
ment" in personal health and community
sanitation.
PARIS, Jan. 1.—Premier Clemenceau,
who has labored incessantly since he
took office 13 months ago, is taking a rest
at Mouilleron-en-Pareds. La Vende,
where he was born 78 years ago.
BOSTON, Jan. 1.—Word was received
at naval headquarters here Wednesday
that the destroyers Tucker and Drayton
and the converted yacht Isabel, which
have been doing patrol duty overseas,
would reach the navy yard here at 9
a. m. Thursday. They will be the first
fighting ships to arrive here direct from
overseas since the armistice was signed.
EL PASO, Texas, Jan. 1.—J. H. Hester
of Hudspeth county, indicted by the grand
jury at Sierra Blanca Monday on a charge
of murder in connection with the death
of Corporal Samuel H. Draper the morn-
ing of December 10, and transferred to
the El Paso county jail Monday evening,
has filed application for writ of habeas
corpus in the Thirty-fourth district court
here.
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 1.—Chief Justice
Nelson Phillips Wednesday administered
the oath of office to O. S. Lattimore,
judge of the court of criminal appeals;
C. M. Cureton, attorney general, and W.
A. Keeling, first office assistant to the
attorney general. These officers assumed
their duties. E. A. Berry, assistant at-
torney general before the court of criMi-
mal appeals, also qualified.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.—Announcement
was made here Wednesday night by the
Aero club of America that Lieutenant
Commander P. N. L. Bellinger, a veteran
naval aviator, made a nonstop flight of
651 miles at Pensacola Tuesday, carrying
! five passengers. The flight was in com-
petition for the Curtiss marine flying
trophy, which was won by Lieutenant T.
C. Rodman of the marine corps.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.—Director Gen-
eral McAdoo spent New Year day work-
ing on his final report on government
railroad operations for 1918 for submis-
sion to President Wilson. He now plans
to leave Washington for a vacation in
California next Sunday, but will retain
his functions of director general until a
successor is named by the president.
| SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.—The return
i of priceless ancient bronze astronomical
j instruments stolen from the Chinese im-
i perial obse vatory by German troops dur-
ing the Boxer uprising is to be asked by
the Chinese government at the Versailles
peace conference. Dr. W. F. Willoughby,
an adviser of that government, announced
here Wednesday.
ORANGE, Texas, Jan. 1.—Petitions
asking the signatures of voters for an
election to be held at an early date to
issue $150,000 wharf and dock bonds "vtith
which to complete the municipal harbor
facilities was circulated here Tuesday
and generally signed. Those behind the
move expect almost a solid vote favoring
the issue.
DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 1.—One of the
biggest deals in recent years in business
property in Dallas was announced Wed-
nesday when the First State bank pur-
chased from the Investors Realty com-
pany the five-story building at 1305-07
Main street for $195,000 cash.
CAMERON, Texas, Jan. 1.—The city
tax collector's records show that the first
poll tax for women was issued by the
collector Tuesday. The poll tax books
have been open since October 1 and Jan-
uary 31 is the last date for payment.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 1.—Talia-
ferro Field, the biggest aerial gunnery
school in the world, has been ordered
closed. More than 10.000 acres were un-
def lease to the government for gunnery
purposes.
SMITHVILLE, Texas, Jan. 1.—A cold
norther with light rain struck here Tues-
day night and it was freezing Wednesday
morning. This is the coldest weather this
winter so far. Stock is in good condition
and will not suffer.
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 1.—The Univer-
sity of Texas, which was Closed a month
ago because of the influenza epidemic,
will reopen January 3. President Vinson
says there will not be a further suspen-
sion.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.--A strike for more
pay of 230 janitors serving 6000 flats in
Chicago went into effect Wednesday.
Much discomfort, if not actual suffering,
was caused by the walkout and a cold
wave.
FEDERAL LAND BANKS
EXPANDING
Board Plans to Further Extend Ac-
tivities in 1919.
Loans in Force Far in Excess of One
Hundred and Forty Million
Dollars—Capital
Increased.
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1—Increase in
the lending power of federal land banka
and the grant of authority for them to
write fire insurance on farm property
were advocated by the farm loan board
in its annual report submitted Tuesday to
congress. Modification of the federal
farm loan act so as to make ttie mini-
mum loan $500 instead of $100, and max-
imum loans $25,000 instead of $10,000,
also was urged.
The report, which was the second made
by the board, was described as covering
the "first year of operation," for the farm
loan system, the first year of the board
being spent in organization.
"The year was one of very evident
progress," declared the report, which con-
tained a table showing that farm loan
associations increased from 1839 to 3439
during ttie year; that the capital of the
12 federal land banks increased from $10,-
488,230 to $16,250,285; that loans in force
increased from $29,816,304 to $140,004.-
439; that joint stock land banks increased
from four to nine, and their loans now
amount to $7,380,734, and that interest
rates of the land banks was 5 or 5 1-2
per cent and that of stock land banks was
6 per cent.
Interesting information as to the ap-
plications by borrowers of loans from the
banks was given in a detailed statement,
dealing with about one-third of all tha
loans closed by the banks. This state-
ment showed that 8 per cent of tVie pro-
ceeds of the loans were used to buy land;
10 per cent for buildings and improve-
ments; 60 per cent to pay off existing
mortgages; 10 per cent for payemnt of
other debts; 5 per cent for purchase of
bank stock; 4 per cent for purchase of
live stock and 3 per cent for implements
and equipment.
"The loaning of over $150,000,000 has
beea of distinct and direct benefit to
more than 64,000 borrowers," declared the
report, "and has been of direct benefit
to applicant for a farm loan through pri-
vate agencies."
LOCAL DEATHS
The department of extension of the
University of Texas last summer had mo-
tion picture films made covering the lines
of extension service that pertained to
child welfare. This film is part of a
larger one that is being circulated ex-
tensively in Texas by the Texas Congress
of Mothers and Parent-Teachers associa-
tion. The University of Texas film cov-
ered the examination of children in public
health conferences and the work of the
Intersc-holastic league, particularly the
contests held among the 1000 pupils from
the schools at the State meet last May.
MRS. W. W. DUNN.
Mrs. W. W. Dunn of Sugar Land died
at a local sanitarium Tuesday evening,
age 54. She is survived by three daugh-
ters, Mrs. George Blackburn of Houston
and Misses Ruth and Mamie Dunn of
Sugar Land. Funeral services were held
at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from
the home of Mrs. Blackburn, Houston
Heights, with burial in Hollywood ceme-
tery. Rev. T. J. Windham officiated.
JOHN LENZ.
John Lenz died at 8 o'clock Wednes-
day morning at a local hospital, age 68.
He is survived by two sons and one
daughter. He resided at 3020 Washington
avenue and was a butcher. Funeral serv-
ices will be held at Westheimer's chapel
at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon, with
burial In Washington cemetery. Rev.
Father Banficld will officiate.
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