The Saint Jo Tribune. (Saint Jo, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, July 25, 1919 Page: 2 of 8
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ST. JO TRIBUNE
NINE INCHES OF MIN
FLOODS GAINESVILLE
AMERICAN SAILORS
ROBBED BY MEXICANS
WATER STANDS FOOT DEEP
BUSINESS HOUSES AND
TRAINS ARE DELAYED.
IS RECARDED AS MOST SERIOUS
OF RECENTLY GROWING ACTS
ON AMERICANS IN MEXICO.
DEAN DRY BILL IS
PASSED BY SENATE
ROADS ARE BADLY WASHED
Washington— The most seriou of
> the recently growing Hats or an i ;
,n Americans in Mexico, has Just come
to light. A boat load of American til
•>rs from the U. S. 8. Cheyenne were
field up in Temesl rivor on July 6.
within nine miles of the city of Tam
plot, and the sailors were robbed The
American flu# was flying from the
bo i at the time.
Galnc.vlllo, Texas Thi ectlon closely resembling the attach on
was visited by a veritable waterspout ^tl((,r|cun sailors which led to the <x-
Ruturday, which ceu ed the Kieate t potion of Vera Crus in 1914. the
flood In Gainesville's hi tor A large department did not hesitate *o
Loss Resulting From Damaged Mer-
chandise and Buildings Heavy,
But No Deaths Reported.
portion of the city being inundated r,.(,.lr,| it as it most grave affuii and
liy the overflow from 1‘e‘itn cm k, 1 immediately dispatched urgent repre-
whh h spread out for seveial ldo< ks ,.ntutions to the Carransa govern-
at some points. 1 ment and the authorities at Tampico.
Official Statement Issued.
The department issued this state-
ment:
"The department of state he bc‘*n
adviced that on July fi a boat from
Many families bail to be carried
from their homes, nnd uiinll buildings
were washed from their foundations.
Ijiirge numbers of chickens, hogs and
other small animals were washed
away The water was about I : inches . (|1(( j- ^ ^ Cheyenne occupii rt bv
deep in the passenger taiimi, and ! men of that vessel who were
reu<-hed a depth of several inches In j ,,n ,, nailing trip, -was heltl up near
quite a number of businc s houses, -pamplco by armed men. The sailors
which caused a suspension of business. | w,.m r(,|,|)(.d.
The city Hotel was flooded with water “1'rgent representations have been
to a depth of a foot anti over Many nlilde by the department of state to
building went badly undermined by |,(,n, u,,. local Mexican authorities at
tin- washing of the water Tampico and to the federal govern
ment at Mexico City ami the author!
SALARIES OF COURT REPORT-
ERS ARE RAISED TO $1,800 BY
TIDWELL MEASURE
Austin, Texas.—The Dean prohlbi
tion bill was finally pasR>-d by the
tMtt p.iivides lot an appropriation 0*
i4.5CS.965 fo» the support of state de
part menu during the next two years.
The appropriation for this purpose two
\ears ago was $3 413.302.
The senate killed the bill passed bv
the house appropriating $75,000 to pev
fees or witnesses in felony cases liv-
ing in the county in which the case is
tried by refusing to adopt the favor
able minority report.
Texas Neivs
isISstilfl
striking out the enacting clause, was legislature turned into am t
voted down. 7 to 19. pealing the entire acthf Znl ° the
The house bill, fixing the salaries test contest seen on the floor f
of court reporters at $1,800, was fl , bouse this session. This actic
nally passed. The salaries are now taken when the bouse veded to stake
$1,500. The bill further provides that out all after the onart g
75 per cent of their outside earn substitute an amendmen - •
ings must he turned into the state. *<>n of Kills county Prov
An amendment was adapted provid repeal of t.ie pre.-en a . The
ing that stenographers mailing trans on the amendmen wa. ordered
hill as amended was then oiueieu
engrossed by a vote of 63 to 56.
The senate adopted the resolution
asking congress to amend the federal
cases furnish a
All of the city bridges on I’l-enn
creek remained in place, allhough j
the water ran over the floors of sev-
eral bridges and the approache t were
badly damaged. The citj suffered
very heavy damage on a number of
streets, some having great holes and
giillb-1 washed out and siinie for a
block or more having been r.cooped
out to a depth of a foot or more
ties there have promised to invc t.i-
gate.
'JTie ice plant was flooded and had j (,(|
Igilor Secretary Daniels sent the fol
lowing telegram to Commander Finney
at Tampico:
“Wire fuller report nnd result of
lure ligation of robbery of motor sail-
ing launch of r. s. 8. Cheyenne Have
parties been identified or apprehend
to shut down, as -was also the Texas
Power and Light plant No e limute
has been given of the damage to tin* e
two plants. Railroad; entering the
< ity sustained heavy damage, although
traffle is now re: timed.
The combined loss In damage t<
merchandise, huildln streets and
farms will run into tens of thousands
of dollars. Water poured everal feet
deep through homes in the lowlands
iitul this was coated heavily with crud<
oil that wa tes at the refinery and in
dustrial plants north of the business
part of town. Everything which it
touched was ruined and horn c v ill
have to he repainted to remove the
oil stains.
Th® storm was accompanied by
many flashes of vivid lightning and
m-rve racking thunder. 'Hie longer
It rained the harder became the down
pour This Is attested by the filet that
hundreds or birds roosting In trees
were drowned In one block o.i Don
ton street MK* dead sparrows were
found, over let) being lu one man’s
yard.
Although the sailors were fishing,
the were on official duty, bringing in
food for their ship and the Ann- man
tin • flying from the boat denoted that
It was official business.
cripts in criminal
copy to the state.
The bill, placing a $3 annual fee
on pharmacists, $3 of which is to
be retained by the association
benefits of its members, was finally j T'^'^rihs' bank
passed. The present state fee is $1. commodities, and amending the^ank
Other bills finally passed were
for I reserve act to permit federal reserve
banks to loan money on agricultural
Peace Conditions Given to Austrians.
Paris. Tin* full pence terms of
the allied and a smialcd powers are
now in the hands of the Austrians.
The first section of the terms was
presented to the Austrians at St. tier
main on June 3; the final sections
■were delivered to them at the same
place Sunday without ceremony by
M. Dutnsta, secretary general of the
pence conference, The terms comprise
the whole treat', which Austria is
asked to th’ii. including the repara-
tion, financial, military and other mi
nor clauses.
North Penn Bonk Closes.
Philadelphia, Pa The North Penn
hank, a stale in titution, has rlo ed
its doors. The bank’s last report,
issued it) June, li*»\\that it had
deposits of $„\"t’e .*; i::. resources *2-
ti'Ci,2S2 and loan.-, and Invc tmeiitv
of $2,301,533.
Coal Shortage Faced in England.
London. A shortage of more than
71) 000,000 tons of eoal, as compared
with the 1913 output, Is faced by
Great llritain in the coming year,
according to Sir Auckland Geddos,
president of the hoard of trade lie
announced in the house of common*
that for the 12 months from July If
next, when the minors’ seven hour
day comes into effect, the produc-
tion of Hritish coal is cstimat 1 at
between 214,000,00 and 217.ooo.oofl
tons. In 1913 tho output was 287,-
000,000 tons.
I’enalyzing ex-officio school super-
intendents and teachers for failure
to make reports to the department
of public instruction by withholding
■pay.
Validating hog elections recently
held in Bast Texas counties.
Tho pure seed bill was passed to
engrossment.
A resolution authorizing the gov
ernor and attorney general to insti
tute suits to establish the boundary
between Texas and Oklahoma along
the Red river, as recommended by
the governor in his message was
adopted.
The house finally passed the ap-
propriation bill after making cuts
amounting to $80,400 in the bill re-
ported by the appropriations com-
mittee. Repeated attempts to cut
budgets of departments considered,
e peidally tho budget of the state
department of agriculture, failed ex-
cept in
ing law to permit national banks to
make larger loans on longer time on
certificates issued against cotton and
other southern products when held
by the producer.
The bill providing that state aid
may be given to schools of school
districts in which the state owns as
much as 10 per cent of the real es
tate was engrossed.
The house passed to engrossment
tho bill providing for the proper la-
beling of garden seeds.
Tho bill providing that wherever
practicable counties heretofore served
by ex-officio county school superin-
tendents may be combined into con
venlent groups, each to be served
by one county superintednent, was
passed to engrossment.
Austin, Texas.—The bill abolishing
the mile tax on motor trucks engag-
ed in interurban transportation, and
providing instead a license foe which
one or two minor instances. I jn<;iu(jea one-ton trucks and trailers,
Pershing Honored by British.
London London has honored Gen
oral Pershing by presenting him the
freedom of tho city and a sword ol
honor in tho presence of a distill
gui bed company of Hriton- and Am-
oilcans gathered within the historic
Guild Hall. John W. Davis, the Am
eriean ambassador, the embassy staff
Hear Admiral Harry 8. Knapp and
his stall, members of the Hritish gov
erniuent and a number of Hritish gen
orals participated in the ceremony.
The bill as passed carries an ap- j which are not taxed under the pres-
propriation of $4,488,565 for the sup- j (,nt ]aWi Was finally passed by the
port of state departments during the
next two years.
Of the $80,400 cut out of the bill,
tin* industrial accident board lost
$17,800 each year. The other big cut
was made when $21,500 each year
Fight on Daylight Saving Fails.
Washington Renewed attempts ol
house republican leaders to repeal
daylight saving through a rider tn
tho 1920 agricultural appropriation
hill were defeated in the house when
republican opponents of repeal joined
with the democrats in voting to elimi
mite the repeal provision, immedi-
ately afterward, without a dissent
iug vote. Mu* agricultural bill, carry
In:-. 900,000, was pa ed and sent
to the senate.
Asks Statement of W.
Austin. Texa By i
the hou adopt, l
ing George \\ iverly
0. W. Finances
viva voce vote
resolution a^k
llrlggs, state
iiuiimi sinner of m stance and bank
ing, to furni h tl c |> t lattice a slate
ment showing wl- tlier or not the
Woodmen of tin World is insolvent
German Shares S Id for $1,000,000
New York 1 t thousand Ger
man-owned shares o the three client
leal con panic ; fortuely controlled by
the Hoe sler 11.i Ineher Interest
have been sold at public auction bv
the alien propevty custodian for np
proximutcly ft ice
Dutch Will Surrender Kaiser.
l’aris The Nordder.t -clu* Allege
ntelne X.eitung of Rerlin, t o mouth
piece of the government under Itn*
perlal regime, declares it has infor-
mation that Holland will consent to
the extradition of former Kmperor
William, according to a llcrlin dis-
patch to Paris newspaper; The for-
mal handing over of the former cm
poror to the allies, it add;, will tuks
place at The Hague.
was deducted from the appropriation
for tho adjutant general’s depart
ment. Guts made dominated an
Item of $400 each year as a salary
allowance for the state snperinton-
dent of public buildings and grounds,
for looking after property outside of
Austin, leaving this official’s salary
at $2,400 a year. An item of $2,000
for each year to buy furniture for
the fire insurance commission was
taken out.
Salaries of employes in the state
treasury department were increased
a little rnoro than 10 per cent.
Amendments to Increase the sal-
aries of emtployera in the department
of education, were refused by the
house.
An amendment to require an affi-
davit of actual expenditures of mo-
ney In claims for traveling expenses
was adopted.
The sente passed finally the bill ex-
empting purely public charities from
all taxes, including property and en-
dowments.
The senate concurred in house
amendments to the oil and gas per-
mit bill, which is intended to promote
oil development in west Texas.
The request of the house for a free
confrence committee on the senate
bill, which, as passed by the senate,
permits the admission of diseased and
afflicted children was granted.
Dallas. Tex.-The people of' Te»
will be xsked to purchase MJ*U
worth of Red Croaa Christmas seals
this fall.
commlB-
....
let the contract for building the new
county court house at George ■
to which place the county seat wa
recently moved from Oakville.
Austin, Tex—Reports received her
Indicate that W. H. Bledsoe now he
sitting member from Lubbock County,
has been elected senator ^om the
29th district to succeed the late W. o-
Bell.
motion
Marlin, Tex.—The state's
for a change of venue in the L°
C. H. Plott, former sheriff of Dalla
County, charged with slaying Frank
Finks in Marlin April 8, is being
heard before Judge Prentic Oltorf.
George B. Terrell will be a candi-
date for commissioner of agriculture.
He conies from Cherokee County, an
Is one of the beat known members of
the house of representatives, in which
he'has served several terms.
Brownsville. Tex. —Twelve men
were arrested by Mexican authorities
as a result of u roundup of food and
liquor smugglers along the Mexican
side of the Rio Grande between Mat-
amoros, opposite here, and Rio Bravo,
opposite Hidalgo, Tex., yesterday.
Fort Worth, Tex.—After shooting
Estell Ray, aged eighteen years, at
midnight, Owen White, aged twenty
years, and an ex-soldier, walked into
a corn field und killed himself with
the same weapon. The girl will re-
cover.
QUICK RECOVERY.
Helen lind the xvhooping cough and
so was not invited to her little friend
Margaret's birthday party, though the
Invitation list included all the other
children in the neighborhood. On the
morning of the nffulr the telephone
girl might have overheard the follow-
ing conversation:
“Hello.”
“Hello, is this Margaret Hill field's
house?”
"Yes.”
“Is this you, Margaret?”
“Yes. Who Is this?”
"This Is Helen Honeywell. You are
going to have a birthday party today,
aren’t you?”
“Yes.”
“Well, say, Margaret. I’m all over
(he whooping cough now.”—Newark
News.
Gertls Mishap.
-What has Gert been doing
Austin. Texas.—The senate finally
passed both the senate departmental
hill and tho miscellaneous appropria-
tion measures as formulated by the
senate finance committee and putting
them in shape for free conference
committees.
senate.
The Juvenllo insurance hill, which
permits fraternal associations to in-
sure the lives of juveniles, whether
the parents belong to the association
or not, was finally passed by the
senate, with an amendment reducing
the minimum graduated security tc
be deposited with the state by the
association front $100,000 to $25,000
and making certain that the associa-
tions are placed under the insurance
laws.
A hill by Mr. Witt was finally
passed making corrective amend
ments to the state game and fish
laws.
Deficiency appropriations totaling
$124,000 for state departments and
eleemosynary institutions were au-
thorized in the senate bill passed.
The hill approprating $39,750 for the
commission of appeals for the fiscal
year was finally passed.
The house passed to engrossment
the bill providing for a state tax ol
$2 on all dogs in both city and coun-
ty, with an amendment exempting
puppies under three months old. The
bill is aimed at predatory dogs that
destroy sheep, goats and poultry.
The house bill to require all men
to submit certificates of physical ex-
aminations for marriage licenses, was
finally passed.
Tho house bill, raising from $1 to
$2 per day the amount that must
be paid in lieu of road service by
persons subject to work on public
roads was passed finally.
The house engrossed the bill
amending the law regulating the sale
of drugs by wholesalers -to retilers.
With the senate equally divided, the
vote of Lieutenant Governor Johnson
was necessary to finally pass the
amended bill, which will permit dis
eased and afflicted children to be
admitted to the home for delinquent
children. The vote on a motion to
Houston, Tex—The United States
marshal’s office Friday morning seized
28 1-16 dozen packages of W. F. Gray’s
Genuine Ointment ut the Houston
Drug Company. The government
claims the product violates the puro
food and drug act.
Lockhart, Tex.—Not In many years
has there been such a poach crop in
this section as is being gathered.
Pears have borne extra well also and
largo crops are being gathered and
preserved. Some of the finest peaches
ever seen here are being shown.
Beaumont, Tex. — S. Raymond
Brooks, who has been secretary to
the governor since coming out of the
army and previous to his entry into
the service, returned here Friday to
engage in newspaper work. Mr. Brooks
went to Austin with the governor
nearly three years ago.
Austin, Tex.—By proclamation, the
governor Friday called a special elec-
tion to be held in the one hundred and
twenty-second representative district
on August 30, to fill the vacancy caus
ed by the resignation of W. H. Bled
soe, who was recently elected State
senator from the twenty-ninth district
Houston, Tex.—Frank Gurenthal, ar
rested on a charge of unlawfully
bringing liquor Into Texas, entered a
plea of guilty when arraigned before
United States Commissioner Winstor
McMahon and was released on his owr
recognizance to await the action ol
the federal grand jury.
The departmental bill as finally ! indefinitely postpone was 11 to 11.
Killed in Mine Explosion,
llluetli'lil, \ Si\ men have been
killed in an cxpli ion at the Carswell
mine at Kimball, 2o miles west ot
llliietleld Tho caii;-e of the expins
Ion Is unknown. M-eut 50 men were
In the mine at the time of the ex-
plosion.
Giant Steel Corporation.
Brussels Out of the ruins t*f Pel
Kinm’s steel Industry, which was
-v loin itii allv destroyed by the Ger
mans, will spring one of the biggest
steel .on filiation.t in the world Ton
or twelve of the most povorfut cor-
porations whose plants were laid
waste have decided to pool their in
forests into one immense undertak-
ing.
Airplane Mail Rate Reduced.
Washington Postmaster General
Burleson lias reduced the postage
rate on airplane mall to 2c an ounce,
the regular rate for first class mail
matter.
Pacific Fleet on Way to Weit.
Old l’olnt Comfort.—The Pacific
fleet Is well on Its way on the first leg
of its long voyage to the west coast.
None of the pomp and ceremony which
marked the departure of the world-
girdling Atlantic fleet from Hampton
Roads in 1907 attended the sailing ot
the armada tinder Admiral Hugh Rod
man. That Is being reserved for the
triumphant entrance of
Golden Gate
Tried to Remove Trade Restrictions.
Washington. An amendment to
the sundry civil appropriation hill
designed to end enforcement of the
trudlng-with the enemy act was re-
jected in the senate 33 to 27 It
was offered by Senator Fall (Rep.),
New Mexico, who said there should
be no restrictions on trading with
Germany.
W. O. W. Officers Are Re-Elected.
Chicago, III.—All officers of the
Woodmen of the World, from Sover-
eign Commander W. A. Frazer down,
were re-elected at the annual
vention in session here.
Con-
Coastwise Embargo Caused by Strike
New York.—A freight embargo on
traffic te announced by the coastwise
steamship companies opei
pasted carries tin appropriation of $5,-
1X2.992 for the two years nnd the mis-
cellaneous bill for $468,142. The sen-
tile increased the figures of the finance
committee fx7,2O0. The biggest in-
crease was given the department of
agriculture, being $29,000 n year for
expenditure in combating the citrus
canker. The total appropriation for
this department was $lo2,422 for the
first year and $103,172 for the second
year.
The general land office appropria-
tion was also substantially increased
over the committee budget, the in-
crease totaling $15,350 for the first
year and $16,350 for the second year.
Most of the increases were to pay
additional employes needed on account
of the oil activity in the state.
Important changes were made by
the house in appropriations for the
industrial accident board and the ad-
jutant general’s department, making
material reductions in those budgets,
especially the former. The bill, as re-
ported by the appropriations commit-
Waxahaehle, Tex. — After falling
from a second-story window of thi
Odd Fellows’ Hall here the 2-year-olc
child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers
was picked up from the pavement
practically unhurt. The child fell
from the window onto an awning, on
top of an auto and then to the pave-
ment.
Crawford's Resignation Is Acceptsd.
Austin, Texas. — Governor Hobby
notified the Texas house that ho has
accepted the resignation of Walter J.
Crawford from the board of regents
of the state normal school.
Clark on International Commission.
Washington.—Former Senator Clar-
ence D. Clark <
The prohibition bill and tho anti-
profiteering hill were reported favor
ably by the senate committee on
criminal jurisprudence. Every effort
will be made by the supporters of
the measure to secure their passage
ut this special session.
In its original form the bill intro-
duced by Senator Caldwell simply
made the lieutenant governor a mem-
ber of the locating board for the
home in place of the governor. Sen
ator Buchanan of Bell amended the
bill, striking out the clause requiring
a health certificate for admittance
Senator Caldwell opposed the amend
ment and the hill as amended, declar
ing the amendment would destroy
the home. lie charged it was a re-
newal of the fight against the estab
lishment of the home by those who
had opposed It in the regular session
The senate engrossed the bill per-
mitting county commissioners in coun-
ties between 35,000 and 70,000 popu
lation to raise the salaries of proba
tion officers from $1,200 to $2,400.
El Paso, Tex.—An appeal and warn-
ing against American Intervention are
contained in an open letter to Presi-
dent Wilson printed in La Republics,
a local Spanish language newspaper,
signed by J. B. Trias, once a general
in the Mexican federal army, now an
expatriate here.
Temple, Tex.—The Farmers State
Bank of this city has purchased 100
registered Poland-China pigs for dis-
tribution among the members of the
pig club it recently organized. The
porkers were secured in Missouri and
Kansas by special agents of the bank
who made personal selections of the
stock.
Maymc
lately?
Myrt—She bought some face lotion
that was guaranteed to give her a new
skin.
Mayme—Well 7
Myrt—The stuff made the logical
start nnd took all the old one off
first.
In the Court.
Prosecutor—Here is n man who
made it a specialty to victimize coun-
try ministers.
Judge—I see; a regular shepherds’
crook.
The Usual Way.
"Hello, kids, where are the mother
nnd Mabel?"
“Mn’s in the kitchen making up her
bread and Mabel’s upstairs making up
her face.”
Cheerful News.
Editor—That dog of mine is some-
thing of n literary critic.
Author—How Is that?
Editor—He can tell a poet as far ns
he can see him.
■
>A
INDIRECT TESTIMONY.
Judge—What’s tho charge?
Officer—Rocking his wife to sleep,
yer honor.
That's no case.
Oh. but yer honor, yer should hev
seen tlio sooze of the rock.
Soft for Knocker.
The knocker has it pretty soft,
For almost any slummer
Can land his blows both hard and soft.
And never use the hammer.
Cheerful About It.
He—Oh, yes, I’ve written n few
poems and stories.
She—Indeed ! And what is your pen
name?
He—“Dennis” so far.
Natural to Him.
“That doctor who is such a favorite
With nctors is something of an epi-
cure. Isn’t he?"
“Of course he Is. Doesn’t he make
It his daily practice to cure 'hams? ”
A Dark Outlook.
“The office should seek the man.”
“Maybe so. But when that time
comes us heelers won't get no credit
for electing him.”
Mexicans to Buy Horses.
Eagle Pass. Texas—The Mexican
government hss arranged to purchase
1000 heed of horses in the United
States for use In connection wltt
military activities.
Y. M. C. A. Secretary Killed.
Geneva, Bwitzerland.-
Creary, u
Dallas, Tex.—Mayor Wozencraft and
the many other army officers In the
employ of the city are instituting
many army customs into the details of
the business of the municipality of
Balias. Red tags are used to rush
through recommendations and orders
and other forms found successful In
army fife are carried out
Port Arthur.—The city commission
odsy rejected all bids fer repairing
Wh,ch had b««“ dam-
•Bed by breaking of the supports of
Hie concrete counterweight weighing
more than 200 tons. Bids were exclus-
e y rtu°fl of the unusual nature
Ol tb. work, which a., nrn
Tk. .hi 4. th.’
work.
Knocking.
Reggie—I haven’t—nw—been quite
myself Intely don’t you know’.
Miss Keen—Indeed. I haven’t no*
tlced uny Improvement.
Mean Revelation.
“What beautiful coloring Miss Ma-
bel has!”
“Oh, yes; she never gets any but the
most expensive kinds.”
Candid About It
He—if i Was rich, darling, would
you love me more than you do?
She—Well, I might not love you an?
more, but I should look forward to our
wedding day with n great deal more
Impatience than I do at present.
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