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32 FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, JN, TEXAS, Co -f Jra irn In the course of een Ms mother, who -J A spirit of adventure also has moy hi brief career. A portrait of him i has ever flown with her son, and his dent of Benedict college. red C. Redfern. presi- UV a( tv iv Wy II II I OOTUiL POTTO won IIPW Till PFPI1 IPlf i Quit fjlnsull may I Megro Swings After Woman Is Attacked wrv 1 GIRL'S SCREAMS SAVES 14 LIVES EN DALLAS FIRE Awakened by Smoke, She Pounds On Roomers' Doors.

Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman. DALLAS, Aug. 26. The heroism of a young girl saved 14 persons from possible death or serious Injury when a large rooming house burned to the ground here early today. Awakened by heat and smoke in her room, Miss Fern Maddox ran screaming through the house, pounding on doors and calling to other roomers.

Escape Through Windows. Mr. and Mrs. A. C.

Henry carried J. A. Beck, 94, Mrs. Henry's father, through flames to safety. Miss Ethel Marion, occupant of a room near the kitchen where the fire originated, was trapped in a burning hall, but escaped through a window.

Other dwellers left the building through front and rear doors. Loss on the building was esti mated at about $15,000, that of the roomers at about $5000. Cause of the fire unknown. ROB ORLEANS BANK Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 26 Two unmasked men, armed with sawed- off shotguns, held up employes of a branch bank of the Interstate Bank and Trust company at Freret and Valence streets, in an uptown business district shortly before noon today and escaped with $14,566.

Employes of the bank were lined up along the wall and held at bay while the men advanced to the cash iers and tellers' cages and grasped handsful of money through the small apertures. Status of Survey Board Defended Prospects for an ample array of counsel to defend Comptroller S. H. Terrell and the State Tax Survey commission against Rep. A.

H. King's pay injunction suit assailing legality of the commission, were seen here today. Sens. I. D.

Fairchild of Lufkin and Walter Woodward of Coleman, and Rep. R. L. Bobbitt, Laiedo, speaker of the house of representatives, are understood to have offered their services as counsel to supplement Assistant Attorney General H. Grady Chandler.

Flyer Accused of Stealing Plane Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman. SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 26. San Antonio police were searching for Jack Echols, Illinois aviator accused of stealing an airplane in that state and flying it to San Antonio. Echols was under arrest yesterday, but obtained his freedom at a habeas corpus hearing later inthe day when the warrant for his arrest failed to arrive from Illinois.

The warrant came today. 4) SPINNER DIES FALL RIVER. Aug. 26. Dana D.

Bray ton, 58. president of the Duranee cotton mills, is tjead. Coeie -Head Sure Strong Head Winds. Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman. BRUNSWICK, Aug.

28. The wirelecs report from a steamer at Nassau, through St. Petari-burg, that Paul Redfern'a plane, the Port of Brunswick, was seen 303 miles east of th Bahamas, yesterday indicated that the Georgia aviator was holding to the course which he expected to follow when he hopped off from here yesterday at eastern standard time. Taking off from Glynn Isle beach, Kedfern'a course straight over the sea to the southward, 45 decrees east. This course swunn him esst of the Baha'oas and then overland for tha first time in passing the southwestern corner of Porto Rico.

Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman. BRUNSWICK. Aug. 26. Roaring away from Brunswick at noon yesterday in the face of unusually favorable weather comh-tionsr'Paul Redfern.

Georgia aviator, piloted his huge Stinson-Detroitcr monoplane seaward on his propo.sed 4600 mile non-stop jou ney to Rio De Janeiro He sought to establish new endurance and dis nnce marks. Despite head winds forecast, Redfern today should be far aionr On his route through the trop'es. Steering a course east of the Bahamas, the young btrdman headed for Torto Rico which his rchoflula indicated ho should have reached by midnight. Over Caribbean. Pressing cn, Redfern hoped to be speeding during the day over the waters of the Caribbean Sea toward the Isle of Trinidad.

The daring birdman had not been heard from since his plane winged its way southeasterly out over th Atlantic. Far out of the path o' ships plowing through southern waters during the early rtages of the flight he-fore ha reaches Porto llli Redfern was not expected to be sighted until he had swung over the Caribbean sea, the crade of hurricanes. As Boon as he enters this leg of las trip, passing steamers may give first rcpoits cf the plane's j-rogress. Radio advices have been broadcast throughout that region requesting anv information. If the big ship is aloft today, Redfern has passed a.

big portion of the 24 hours in darkness. Naval navigators and hydro-grnpherR at Washington pointed cut that Redfern in addition to bucking head winds over pract'cally his whole course, would be flying without a moon. Success Would Be Miracle The naval men said that if Redfern reached his objective it Would be nothing short of a miracle. They estimated he would miss his objective at Rio De Janeiro by about miles as they did not believe his gasoline srnpply would last mora than 57 hours, while with. favorable conditions it would take 62 hours to each his goal.

They believe when he reaches the northeastern roast of Brazil he will turn east to Pernnmbuco. Redfern. in referring to his flight, called it the Brunswick to hop, and said that when he reached the Amazon rlvr. he would check his gasoline supply to determine (Continued On Page Six.) LlflDY AT OLD HOME Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman. LITTLE FALLS, Aug.

26. A woodland setting on the banks of the Mississippi, two miles out of town. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh today returned to the simple frame farm dwelling where he grew to manhood.

In company with his mother, Mrs. Evangeline L. Lindbergh, the distinguished here of the air Little Falls' honored guest stole a march on the throng of admirers who be-slerred hi hotel early today and visited the scenes of his boyhood. 24ustin Today iUsHU)mniiiMtiHiMi'iniii 'ill Succeed iv er GETTING VOTE OUT IS CHIEF PROGLEI New Structure Will Save Money, Club Members Hear. If the Travis county courthouse should be repaired through the issue of warrants rather than having a new one built, the taxes of the county might be raised higher as a result than they will be raised by the passage of the proposed (100 bond issue, A.

W. Griffith told members of the YMJ3L and other civic ciuds rrmny at ine noon luncheon at the Drisklll hotel. Mr. Griffith spoke briefly on the authority of the commissioners' court to issue these warrants, and pointed out that the tax raise will probably be greater if the bond issue fails than it will be if It passes. Repairs Dead Los.

The first speaker at the meeting was Harris Gardner, who said that any repairs contemplated to the present structure would result in a net loss to the county. Mr. Gardner said that the present building is estimated by insurance men to have a value of $75,000, and that it was apparent that the value would not be increased to $225,000 by $75,000 worth of re-pairs and a $75,000 addition. Judge W. A.

Keeling followed Mr. Gardner, and he said that the present residents of Austin could do no less in proportion than their forebears did 50 years ago when they taxed their sparse wealth for a $100,000 bond issue for the present structure. "It was a wonderful courthouse Iff its day," he said, "but it is completely worn out now. To Study Buildings. John H.

Keen spoke on the type of building to be constructed, and told the club that the commissioners' court proposed to visit the most modern structures in Texas and Louisiana before deciding on the architectural features. "Nothing has been done in this direction," Mr. Keen explained. (Continued On Page Six.) COLUMBIA. S.

Aug. 26. An indomitable "spirit of adventure" moves Paul Redfern, 25-year-old aviator, and his dad is confident he will succeed in his proposed trans-continental flight from Brunswick, to Rio de Janeiro. "If Paul says he will do it," declares Dr. Fred C.

Redfern, CAL HOOKS ONE Biggest Trout of Season Is Caught By President. LAKE HOTEL, Yellowstone Park, Aug. 26. President Coolidge made his biggest catch yesterday. It was a four-pound rainbow trout.

He took it from Lake Grebe on a light bamboo rod. It was the la: gest of the species taken In the Yellowstone this year. UNCIAL WAR Control of Baldwin Works Is Object. Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman. PHILADELPHIA, Aug.

28. The Philadelphia Record saya today that ir. a financial struggle to con trol the Baldwin locomotive works, Samuel M. Vauclain, president of the company, won the first battle yesterday. Those seeking control of the $30, 000,000 plant, the paper says, are the Fisher Brothers of Detroit, who own the Fisher Bodies corporation and are heavily interested in Motors.

Continuing, the paper says: 'Representing the Fisher Brothers are'C. R. Bitting and R. P. Shields of Detroit.

Another factor in the situation is A. W. Cutten, Chicago board of trade operator wno according to latest advices Is acting separately and not in conjunction with the Fishers, Bitting and Shields. Cutten, Bitting and Shields have been accumulating large blocks of Baldwin stock. It is said the group now owns 120,000 shares of the common, a clea- majority of the 200,000 outstand'ng shares." TRAPPED IN WELL lAisoclated Presa Dispatch to Statesman WORCHESTER, Aug.

26. Rescuers were working feverishly today In an endeavor to reach Fred Lenneau, 37, of Auburn, who has been trapped in a 40-foot well since it caved in on him at 6:30 last night. Lenneau was still alive this morning although he had grown appreciably weaker through the night. Held by timber and earth in an upright positlc. he is unable to move but his heJtd Is protected so that he is able to breathe freely.

Road Department Will Order Paint Around $50,000 worth of paint will be contracted for by the state highway department eariy in September, It was announced today. Bids will be opened for the entire order to be about a six months' supply, but the paint actually will be bought only as needed. The paint will be used on rail-guards and fences on highways over the state. iPAIJY ppTiim in ittlllil! Ill CHICAGO Abilene Meeting May Cost State $25,000,000 Project. The fate of the proposed series of five dams on the Colorado river north and west of Austin was, temporarily at least, in doubt today as the heads of the various Insull enterprises gathered in Chicago to discuss the treatment the company received at the recent water-protest meeting in Abilene.

The fact that the meeting is being held was announced Thursday afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce board of director's meeting, at which the statement of the Bur net Chamber of Commerce that it did not endorse the action of the Abilene meeting or the attitude of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, of which it is a member, was approved. R. E. Johnson of Burnet, brother of City Manager Adam R. Johnson, presented the proposal to the board of directors and asked the Austin body to endorse the action of the Chamber of Commerce of his city.

May Delay $25,000,000 Project. At the Chicago meeting today, the results of the Abilene conference are due to be presented, and members of the Austin Chamber of Commerce board expect its telegram stating that the actions of that, meeting are not endorsed in Central Texas, will also be ruad. The announcement regarding the Chicago meeting said that if public sentiment 1n Texas is against hy-dro-eictric development, the Insull company nay see fit to either abandon its $25,000,000 development project, or at least, postpone it for some time. TTicers Accused IRISH ELECTION Free State to Sept. 15.

Ballot Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman. DUBLIN, Aug. 26. Political leaders of the Irish Free State were today discussing plans for general parliamentary elections fixed for Sept. 15.

The Cosgrave government yesterday announced the immediate dissolution of the Free State legislature and an opportunity for the people to declare their views at the polls. Nominations are to be made on Sept. 3. Cop Stabbed in Saceo Meeting HAVRE, France. Aug.

26. -Police ins-xctor Rivoaliar was stabbed and thrown out of a hall In which a Sacco -Vanzetti protest meeting was being carried on here last night. The police official was injured so seriously thut he was taken to a hospital. Arkansas Mob Takes Black From Hands of Sheriff. Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman.

WILMOT, Aug. 26. Less than eight hours after he was alleged to have attacked a young married woman here early yesterday, Winston Pounds, 20-year-old negro, was taken from a posse of deputy sheriffs and hanged to a tree, one and a half miles from Wilmot. The negro was alleged to have attacked the woman at her home. Her husband was in Little Rock and a sister, spending the night with her, a.

oused neighbors. The negro fled to the woods. About dawn, bloodhounds arrived here and took up a trail which led Sheriff John Riley and a pesse of deputies to the negro's hiding place. Captured without a struggle, the prisoner was returned here about noon. Early last night Sheriff Riley was preparing to take him to Hamburg, the county seat.

He left the in charge of some deputies in front of a garage, and stepped inside for a few minutes, according to reports. While the sheriff was inside, a mob of lees than 50 men drove up to the garage, covered the deputies with guns and forced the negro into an automobile. They drove a mile and a half into the country and hanged the negro to a tree. Officers say they did not recognize any members of the mob and ea; ly today no arrests had been made. QUAKE IN CHILE Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman.

SANTIAGO, Chile. Aug. 26. An earthquake of moderate intensity was felt- here at 1:50 o'clock this morning. Go After ov Killer a Hill Believed to Have Been Seen Near St.

Louis. Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman. STREATOR, 111., Aug 26. A sudden departure of Chief of Police William Robb from his office last night, and the reported leaving of Dr H. C.

Hill for Chicago, led to a belief todav that Homo trace of Harry D. Hill, charged in a warrant with the murder of his mother, had been obtained. Dr. Hill is the father of the missing young man. There is current talk in Streator that Harry Hill's whe.

eafcouts are known or that negotiations are under way for his return here. The coroner's inquest into the death of his mother, who was shot in the head and her body buried in the basement of her home, will be resumed tomorrow. BOY SEEN ASLEEP IN MOTOR CAR ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26.

A man believed to have been Hany D. Hill, wanted at Streator. in connection with the recent killing of his mother, Mrs. Eliza Hill, was seen asleep in his motor car on the outskirts of St. Louis early yesterday morning, Roscoe R.

Dearmond. supervisor of weights and samples at the merchants' grain exchange here, reported to police today. Dcarmopd, who lives just outside of St. Louis, paid that as he was leading a cow down the road, he saw a man slumped over in the seat of a cream -colored automobile parked at the roadside. Believing the man to be dead, he investigated and found the man aslpep.

Upon arriving in St. Louis, Dearmond saw pictures Hill and told police he believed the man he saw asleep In the machine was the one wanted in Streator. A search for him was immediately begun SECRETARY TARTS ROW Woman Tears Placard From Funeral. Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman. BOSTON, Aug.

26. Arrested in a melee over placards amid flowers at the bier of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Miss Mary Donovan, secretary of the radicals' defense committee had to appear in court today. She was accused of obstructing foot traffic. The placards were torn up.

Boos, catcalls and hisses came from thousands outside a funeral parlor in the north end, the Italian section as Miss Donovan was taken five blocks to a station by two policemen. She was released on $25 bail. Gardner Jackson, another member of the defence committee, who was with Miss Donovan when she was arrested, said that placards had been taken to the funeral parlor at the request photographers; that they were not used because of the undertaker's request and that the trouble developed when a photographer asked to see them. FLIGHT DELAYED SAN DIEGO, Aug. 26.

Continued motor trouble halted plans of aviator Bennett Griffin to hop off for El Paso, Texas, in his Hawaiian flight plane Oklahoma from Rockell field early today. Mechanics were working on the motor and Griffin said he hoped to be able to start for El Paso about 4 o'clock this afternoon. RED Tax Survey to Be Main Topic of Next Legislature, Says Bohbitt Benedict and Green Will Speak At Texas Graduation Exercises president of Benedict college here. "I am confident he will do it. Of course, I can't help feeling some concern over the project.

I know it is a very dangerous undertaking, but I realize also that it is impossible to stamp out the spirit of adventure that moves Paul. "I had it myself when a youth, but it took a different form. I dared anything water." Dr. Redfern has made several flights with his son, but Paul's mother has never been up with him and has never whole-heartedly approved his career as an aviator. As a lad, Paul showed promise as a violinist and to her it would have been better if he had followed his bent for music.

"But I believe," says Dr. Redfern, with a smile, "she is beginning to be won over." Sweet Potatoes Are Barred From Texas Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman. Stringent regulations, amounting almost to a virtual embargo on the shipment of sweet potatoes into Texas from weevil infested districts in Louisiana and Mississippi we.e ordered today by the state depart- I ment of agriculture. Baccalaureate exercises will be held for the graduates, over 300 in number, Sunday night, Aug. 28, at the campus open-air theatre.

Opened with the invocation by the Rev. DuBose Murphy, the program will be continued by the musical number, "Make a Joyful Noise" (Groton), sang by a sextette from the University Chorus, composed of Misses Edith Kelly, Hilda Widen and Lillian Stroburg and Messrs. Carl Lundelius. Robert Cummins and David Griffin, accompanied on the piano by Miss Norma Owen. Dr.

F. L. Jewett, of the Texas Bible Chair, will read the scripture, which will be followed by prayer by the Rev. H. Eascom Watts.

The hymn, "Onward, Christian Soldiers" will then be sung, after which the Rev. Rreen will deliver the baccalaureate address. "Judge Me, God," from Wooler, will le presented by an ensemble from the University choruses, after which the Rev, W. F. Beville.

acting pastor of the University Baptist church, will give the benediction. The program for the graduation exercises, which will lake place at (Continued On Page Six.) DALLAS, Aug. 26. Consideration of tax legislation, based on findings of the tax survey committee, probably will occupy much of the time of the next legislature, scheduled to be called early in January, R. L.

Bobbitt of Laredo, speaker of the house of representatives, said during a With the commencement address and the baccalaureate sermon made by President-elect H. T. Benedict and the Rev. George Green, respective, ly, the programs for the commencement exercises of the 1927 summer school graduates of the University of Texas are complete, according to Dr. J.

B. Wharey, who is chairman of the commencement committee. Japanese Naval Disaster Claims 119 Dead; Four Warships Crash THE WEATHER Low High Abilene 72 ion Amarillo Ci t'4 Austin 74 fx Brownsville 72 D4 Cormis Christ! 74 S3 Dallas 63 El Paiio 65 Houston 66 Palestine ...68 94 San Antonio 74 56 Taylor 71 short stay here today. Eventually Texas will follow ex amples of other states which have I abolished ad valorem taxation on land and Instituted indirect taxes on gasoline, tobacco and other commodities to raise the major portion of the state revenue, Bobbitt said. 'To meet the growing demands made 'on the legislature for larger budgets, Texas must turn to the Indirect tax field." said Bobbitt.

"The entire tax system of the state need readjustment." nounced that the international idge between Reynosa and Hidalgo would be closed within 2d hour after another gambling hall is found. STOCKHOLDERS HERE OWN BRIDGE Stock In the Reynosa-Ui-i ternationnl bridge is owr- eritl Austin men, Houghton Brownies. Ireland Graces. 1 Wilkerson and -1 Tell and Sell If you want to buy or sell a typewriter, a well worded want ad, inserted in our paper, will do the work for you. You will profit buying or selling through Want Ads.

Phone 4391 "Want Ad Headquarters" Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman.) TOKYO, Aug. 20. Figures given out today placed theidead in Wednesday night's Japanese naval disaster at 119 including eleven officers. Only one body had been recovered. Warships and airplanes were continuing the search.

Four warships were involved. The destroyer Warabi sank in fifteen Austin Business Men May Lose in Threatened Reynosa Bridge Close Weather Forecast. For Austin and vicinity: Tonight anj Saturday, partly cloudy. BANK CL! Thursday ARINGS $150,155.: FIRES FRI'JAY i. m.

Grass fire on l-GN oad. (Coiulnued On X) minutes after being struck by the Cruiser Jintsu and today it was believed to be impossible to refloat her. The cruiser Naka, which collided with the destroyer Ashi, was badly damaged. She arrived at the naval station at Maizuru Inst niclit under her own steam. The A.shi also arrived after tffecting temporary repairs.

The warships weTe engaged In maneuvers off Maizuru when the collisions occurred, Associated Presa Dispatch to Statesman. BROWNSVILLE, Aug. 26. An American citizen, of Mexican extraction, was deported following a raid by Mexican officials on a gambling hall at Reynosa, where they seized $500, considerable gambling paraphernalia and tiie hall. Alfredo L.

Vea, immigration chief for the bonier district, with headquarters in Matamoias, an.