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Weather Warmer jp Haro VOLUME XXX WACO, TEXAS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1925 -SINGLE COPY 5c NUMBER 30 Methodists Pitch Into Gov. A1 Smith Tax Rate Cuts 304 Millions, So Doors Are Closed Chairman Green Says U. Beauty Contest Winner Falls Four Stories to Sudden Death After Attending Party Sullivan. who had By The Associated Prftss L. Nov.

15. Antile her host. Amelia Hopkins, 22 years old, i William Cain of Brighton and beauty contest winner and one- i Arthur Garrity of Fall River, oth- MpflSlire Is musical comedy chorus girl, er guests, were held pending the four stories to her death in an of an investigation which apartment house in the Allston die- Medical Examiner McGrath his in- trict early today as a merry-rnak- stituted. ing at which she was a guest, was The guests said Miss Hopkins breaking up. She was found on failed to see the balistrade and the marble flodr of the vestibule stumbled over it.

The girl had after she had toppled over a low won local fame by winning several hanister along a dimly lighted beauty contests, and the title of stairway from the apartment of "Mies S. Treasury Can Stand No More; Measure Nearing Final Draft By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. limit in tax reduction for next year has been reached by the house ways and means committee in revisions already approved for the new revenue bill, Chairman Green declared today in announcing that the door was closed against further proposals for tax relief. The 1304,000.000 cut in revenue next year, estimated to result from revisions ordered by the committee In tax rates, he said, is all the treasury can stand.

The chairman's statement today is believed apt. only to mean there Denounces LeWlS Loosing Salvo OI Big Hammond Raps Head For Soft Coal Knock Pinchot Hurls Charge Capital Flouts Dry Law will be no further alternations in the tax rate schedules by the committee, but that the threatened fight in the house for greater reductions in the auomohile tax than have been voted by the committee wili be vigorously opposed. Repeal of the automobile passenger car levy would cut another $50,000,000 from the annual revenue. Chairman Green said he expected the committee, hich will meet again Tuesday to complete the drafting of the tax reducat ion hill this week, thus assuring early consideration by the house soon after congress convenes Dec. 7.

As agreed upon by the committee, the bill will provide for widespread reductions in all income tax rates, increased personal exemptions, repeal of many of the excess and special levies, repeal of the gift tax and publicity of income tax returns and modification of the inheritance tax. Vernon Cotton Yard Reported Burning Rv The Associated Press WICHITA FALLS. Nov. 15. The cotton yard at Vernon, Texas, 54 miles west of this city, was reported burning tonight.

Thirty bales had been destroyed up to 8 o'clock fire Destroys House On Ferguson Farm Special to The News-Tribune BARTLETT. Nov. home of Joe Harman on the James E. Ferguson farm 12 miles north of Bartlett was destroyed by fire, dwelling ard the contents were a total loss. Another house only recently vacated burned on the Saturday before that on the farm, two fires in four days, the first In several weeks in the Holland section.

The origin of the fires is unknown. Congressman Rayburn Talks to Legionnaires By The Associated Press BONHAM. Nov, fourth congressional district meeting of the American Lgion was held here today. Religious services were held at the First Baptist church. The Rev.

W. W. Armstrong delivered the sermon. Congressman Rayburn also addressed the meeting. ment as olutely Contrary to Bituminous Safe By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, Nov.

15. John Hays Hammond, who headed the coal commission appointed hy the late President Harding, today contradicted statements made by John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine "Workers of America In the current issue of the American Federationtst on the use of bituminous coal as a substitute for anthracite. felt it incumbent upon me to warn the public not to be disturbed by the statement of Mr. Lewis that It is dangerous to burn bituminous coal and that Is phyaicAlly impossible for the railroads to supply the amount Mr.

Hammond declared in a statement, of these statements are absolutely contrary to the facts." i bureau of standards and all other authorities that the burning of bituminous eoaJ is less hazardous than the burning of anthracite. More Li turn Ir, than anthracite is used for donUMtic purposes in the United States, toijiny of low volatile coal can be used without ron Ip- from smoke or mot. It requires lint little Instruction In the use of Ahis coal to make it as 'convenientes Rnthracite. governor's fuel committee of New has received positive a that there will be no difficulty in transportation of bituminous coal required for the winter, if the are sent in within reasonable time. Lewis evidently does not realize how grave a responsibility he assumes in making such misleading statements at a time when the consumers are dependent upon the use of bituminous for their fuel supply," Sticks I vania Governor Deplores Example Moody Road Suit Courtroom Fight Starts Off Today Contention of That Action Illegal To Be Chief Point of Argument at Opening By The Associated Press AUSTIN, Nov.

An imposing array of legal talent will oppose Attorney General Dan Moody and his assistants here Monday, when the first courtroom skirmish against the American Road com! highway contract will be fought in the Fifty-third district court, Judge Calhoun siding. Joe Worsham of Dallas and Ire- I land Graves of Austin will repre- I sent the American Road company, while John Brady of Austin, Curtis of Belton and John Pickett of San Antonio will represent 1 the state highway commission. Elders, Pastors, Of Ten Districts, Are Appointed Texas Methodists Close 86th Annual Conference as Bishop Moore Gives Assignments By The Associated Press JACKSONVILLE. Nov, eighty-sixth annual conference of the Texas Methodist Episcopal church, South, was brought to a close here tonight with the announcement of pastoral assignments and the appointment of presiding elders of the 10 districts under the conference Jurisdiction. Bishop John M.

Moore of Dallas, presiding bishop, who made the appointment, concluded the last annual conference this year its district, which includes the east Oklahoma, west Oklahoma, north Texas and Texas conferences and all of the Indian mission work of the Southern Methodist church. The changing of the name of Tells Age-Old Beauty Secrets ere of the Ferguson Mr. Rickett is the son of John Bicketfc member of the highway commission. Chairman Frank of the commission, who will he here at start of the court's proceedings, said some time ago the commis- ard-hearted, indifferent? Can't Hjon was not a party to the Ameri- the capital he shocked any more? can Road company, suit and likely Answers to these more or less i would not be represented when the momentous questions should be came However, when i the commission was advised bv mailed ROBERT T. SMALL News-Tribune Correspondent (Copyright 1925 by The Consolidated Press Association) Is Waahingtcr becoming callous.

The last three are strong support- i Nnvasota district to the Huntsville district was also announced today. The change was made by the order Of the bishop and his cabinet because of the desire of the presiding elder of the district to reside in Huntsville. The list of apopintments follows: Houston District Houston district: Presiding cider, J. W. Mills; Brookshire and Patterson, C.

E. Smith; Cedar Bayou. E. J. Davis; Crosby and Lynchburg, Ed Prather, supply; direct to Gifford Pinchot, Governor Miriam A.

Ferguson Dayton, W.N Kassier; Goose governor of Pennsylvania, directed take every legal to the state house, Harrisburg. The I the suit thrown gorgeous governor, alcoholically dry but rhetorically far from it, endeavored a few days ago to shoot Washington squarely in the eye. He intimated very plainly that he did not a whoop who was hit, the inference being that the higher they fly the harder they fall. Governor Pinchot, one time of the famous Roosevelt tennis cabinet, turned loose all the guns he possessed. It was a perfect salvo of big sticks.

Speaking of the wave of crime which swept the United States after it was discovered that the prohibition laws were not to be strictly enforced. Governor Pinchot hurled this brPk bat at our fair capital: Hits Washington "Among all the cities of America, Washington, where Saddle are made, became the conspicuous leader In disrespect for the law TURN TO PAGE 3, COLUMN 2 WOULDN'T YOU FRET IF YOU HAD TO SPELL THESE NAMES? Secretary Hoover and Chairman HONOLULU, Nov. 15. Type- of the shipping board, setters in Honolulu are reported to are to deliver the orny prepared he in a bad humor. addresses.

Following the receipt of the ------------------------------news that the assistant i 1UT Ml of labor had found Leieuaszuieu- llVC iVlcrl 1x11160 IIG zesszea I Folsom, Cab, to be an undesir-j Wnman nitirpn In able alien there came the news of Uliiau HI I I III the birth of a Hawaiian baby in one of the districts of Honolulu, whose parents saw fit to name Ruth Kepilihaleokehuonalii Mika Hopeni Urge Support of U. S. Merchant Marine By The Associated Press WASHINGTON. Nov. port of the American merchant marine, in one form or another, is urged in reports to be placed be- fore the national merchant ma- rine conference which will begin tomorrow under the auspices of (, OttVtCt iCVen Of the United States Chamber of i Jat Storming Farty Texan Pays $5900 Fare To See His Dying Sister By The Associated Press ST.

LOUIS, Nov. 35. Guy Waggoner, multimillionaire of Fort Worth, missed train connections here today and. rather than wait, hired a special train for New York City, where his sister, Electra, was said to be dying. The special, which will reach New York at 3 a.

m. tomorrows cost the Texan $5 900. He tried without success to charter an airplane. Creek, First church, J. C.

Stewart i TURN TO PAGE 3, COLUMN 3 Charges Methodists With Stinginess In Support of Missions By The Associated Press DELAWARE, Ohio, Nov, The United States is the most, wicked nation in the world; has one-third of the wealth, of which the Methodists have a large share; hut Methodist communicants gave only per member for foreign ml la st year, Dr. J. M. Yard, ALnnghab China, declared here in an address delegates to the I annual meeting of the bogrd of I foreign mtssions of the Method- 1st Episcopal church. Mr.

Yard, for 15 a missionary in China, and a former editor of the China Christian Advocate, declared China is ing up to find out how -Chris- tian America is. Veteran Kills Himself Bv The Associated Press "KANSAS CITY, Nov. 15. Col. Karl K.

mm, retired, widely known in naional guard circles, and commander of the 129th artillery, Thirty-fifth division, overseas during the war, committed suicide late today. He served in France from March, 1918, to March, 191,9. Since 1921 he had been a brigadier general in the reserve corps, commanding the 177th field artillery, 102nd division. The Weather ON UUTW an appointment A U1VRLE- UAV yv NG fOKTHE OTHER FtltOA Auto Mishaps By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS, Nov.

men were killed and a woman critically injured in two automobile accidents here today. The dead are: R. K. Nopp, 17: Earl Mescke. 18; Robert Wells, 3 4, negro; R.

Johnson, 23. negro; McCullough, 40, negro. Nopp and Mescke were crushed beneath their automobile when it catapulted from the road at a turn. The driver, whose vision was obscured by snow, and another occupant escaped injury. The negrqes were killed when the automobile in which they were riding dropped from a viaduct to the road below.

They had swerved to avoid a collision. Mrs. Fred Dyer, ,2 4, fourth occupant of the car, suffered a fractured skull. Cotton Belt Makes Malakoff I mprove menst Special to The News-Tribune MALAKOFF, Nov. steel work is finished here on the extensions of the Cotton Beit passing tracks and the extra gang has gone to Athens to put in a turn table and to make some other improvements.

An engine and crew will be put on at, an early date to do the switching at the mines and to take care of the growing business here. All the hotels are full and turning men away every day here. One of the greatest needs of the town is hotel and rooming accommodations. Board is about double what it was here a few months ago, and going up. By The Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.

Nov, Eleven of the 20 defendants charged with storming the Buncombe county jail Sept. 19 in an atterfipt to take a negro therefrom, today were convicted by a superior court jury and received sentences from sixth months on the road to one indeterminate sentence of from four to eight years in the penitentiary. Bell County Ginnings Show Large Decrease Special to The News-Tribune TEMPLE, county gunned 10,020 bales of the 1925 cotton crop up to Nov. 1, according to the report of the federal census agent for the county. This is less than one-six-ih of the number ginned up to the same period of last year when were reported.

a difference of 56.176 bales representing a value at present prices of $6,000.000. It is estimated that from 1000 to 1500 more bales will be ginned before the season closes. means to have out of court, Chairman Lanham and the other commissioners retained attorneys. Who Pays Bill There has been much conjecture as to from what fund the lawyers retained by the commission will be paid. Some say Brady, Curtis and BJokett donate their services, while others declare they will be paid from a law enforcement fund at disposal of the governor.

This fund is comparatively small and has been depleted by rewards for capture of fugitives from justice. No word has come from the governor or from the highway commissioners as to whether the attorneys will be paid- is generally understoad Mr Rickett has offered his services without charge. While suit against the American Hoad company, seeks recovery of $650,000 alleged excess profits, cancellation of contract, and barring the company from operation in Texas, hearing will he on application for temporary injunction restraining the company from receiving money due from the commission, and from disposing of any assets. Moody Says Right Pleas of abatement, challenging I legality of the suit, will be pre- sented by opposing counsel. tention of Governor Ferguson that 1 the suit is not legal, because she did not direct the attorney general I to institute it, is expected to be the main argument.

Attorney General Moody lias indicated he does not have the slightest fear the court will rule he is without authority to bring the suit. Plea of Abatement Should the plea of abatement be granted and the American Road company suit thrown out of court, it is thought the suit against the He if man Construction company, of Eastland, and Sherman-Youmans of Houston also would be thrown out, when hearing is held on them, since similar allegations are made ill the three suits. The Hoffman Construction company suit is the only one however, that charges a member of the commission, Joe Burkett, with "connivance in Whether the American Road company arul Hoffman Construction company have complied with the instructions from the highway commission to make bond for $500,060 each could not be learned. Chairman Lanham said Saturday Special to The News-Tribune as far as he knew they had not met the derpand of the commission. Is Warned Against Wiles Of Jimmy Walker Declares That With as Presidential Candidate, Democrats Would Lose Ignominously attack on "Governor Al ith as a proposed presidential didate," and on Tammany hall general, was made here tonight je if ti hern it was southern I Smith as and it of the cm the Walk- declared ul if the i single Al IM? COilld gu its nth ml Mile.

Si izy whi has agreed to to fc given in fam us French bi beautiful er all these bt ouch to til beauty Marc Anthony. She in a series of lectures Barbara Says Her First Fire Was Best Traffic Jam She Ever Saw; Recommends Slickers for Fire Bugs Rumanian Debt Of 46 Millions Next On Settlement Card By The Asset ulted Press WASHINGTON, Nov. American debt commission hopes this wok to arrange a debt funding settlement with Rumania, of the few remaining powers which received war loans and have not entered into an agreement for payment, ith the signed, sealed ready for sub the American has been elea with mission, leseo. They ha Ita ant 15-Year Girl, Cousin Of Late Harding, Thought Kidnaped By The Associated Press NEW YORK, Nov. Bennett, 15, second cousin of the late President Harding, was reported tonight missing since Friday from her Washington Heights home in this city.

Fears that she has been kidnaped were expressed by her mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bent. She is the up the funding of John B. Bennett, debt, which is Cleveland, Ohio, automobile dealer, first cousin of the late president.

The Bennetts were divorced sereval years ago. The disappearance was kept secret by police until tonight at the request of her mother. She was declared to be a "home loving girl xv ith no serious love She left home Friday night to go to the movies with Sarah Cohen, a girl about her own age. No reports of Sarah disappearance was given to police, Tw. e.

A iging ir BARBARA HAWLEY Staff terday went to my first fi velfth street and Herring av a fi nent and ton nearly a wee bv th tan agi uission to congress, table red for discussion or the Rumanian 1 by Nicholas Titu- in Wash When from I go off ng i fire Maria, Sunday an apt I was it with I polle ai tom bun there i ed. be- Both It was But as fire I riding in a ram- one of boys most of the 1 Ford, the Brick ig to take their ulated at ury. Stephenson Loses Air of BravaHo As He hrets in Prison and what looked traffic in arently which neighbors and a of joy riders from nobiiea trampling the grass in Mr, and all the children around asking if an a tit all th gent I ke ail the tangled in itde. knot on there, and large contin- i the jammed the flowers yard. from miles omobiie ith New ting game in New Mr best to darda of reporta mt was in the inter- Govertior in view of astonishing effront- ralled "Mr, Walker, who will experi- a courteous hospitality not i Mr, southern ff York," said the I Methodist statement, not be misled thereby into believing the south will support country's foremost political i champion of liquor interests.

Let the south remember defiance by Tammany of the dem- oeratio decision rendered by i south and west, and a of the east that traffic shall not be legalized am in its exploitation of th LAmerican people. Let it remem that Govt nor Al Smith 'j friends were the first group in America to introduce religious issue into a conventio of a political party, an atrociou thing to do. Him "The effort to make it appea that Governor AJ oppo nents are prejudiced against hi religion is as false now as it wai then. To a man they have mori respect for a good Catholic thar they have for a bad Protestant But they wili never accept a i president a man whose conduct ol his office as promoted the effort to stabilize a condition of nullification in America's great- eat state, and incited ignorant and criminal people throughout country to violation of the law Let the south remember the and epithets that were showered upon delegates who refused to -d into this political por quo spiri up In was In xdain ly burned. I witched the Mtrn.

wh the thi but they have been unable to lo- csite her as her home adtiress was unknown to the Bennetts. Jap U. of Student Travels Most Miles MISSOURI JURIST DIES Bv The Associated KANSAS (TTY, Nov. M. A.

Woodson. 71, chief justice of the Missouri supreme court, died here tonight after an illness of several weeks. He had been a member of the court since 1906. AUSTIN, Nov. T.

Fukawaza, of Kobe, Japan, has the distinction of having traveled the greatest distance In order to complete his education at the University of Texas, Following Fukawaza in the point of distance can Lee -f Gi.M.ili, Li Sax Juan, Porto Rico. Students from Mexico outnumber those from any other foreign country. The Associated Press NORLESVILLE. Nov. 15.

facing a sentence of life imprisonment following conviction of second degree murder Saturday in connection with the death of Madge Oberhoftzer. D. C. Stephenson received several callers today. Ear! Kiei who were charge, Her Stephenson, If 1 1 ti rarne was lid so fire- other, large the at to Three polk' fashion, and the son of Cl ron, untangh one stream other behind Home, anti driveway of a the two lines os ick and Earl Gentry, of the same 1 in Noblesville to see whose conviction they ncn, Dillard.

Duke and "harles Barron, who is ef of Police Hollis Barthe traffic. They sent it down Twelfth, an- he Methodist II another through the iillng station, avoiding fire hose laid across it By Dr. fsldor Rloek. Optometrist and Heteorutogl it, 421 Austin, Are. um and i ismg temperature.

Yeetfrd her inperut s. MftXimui 60 at 3 p. m. minimum, 42 at 7 a. barometer, 30.28; humidity, 40 per cent; vvlmi for the day, 275 miles, 30 the fastest at 10:15 p.

A total wind for month, 1987 miles; i tai rain for uomh. It A Mi tOf 1SI 4Y.li Mot Hi a wu.rimu i UK! Mi 4VK8T TEXAh: Monday and Tuesday fair; tlsuig temperature. Brazos Bridge Blocked By Bryan Washout Special to The News-Tribune BRYAN. Nov. Pitts bridge over the Brazos river 10 miles west of Bryan is again impassable to traffic.

The north approach, a of 51 200 or 250 feet was washed out again by the recent heavy rains and rise on the river. A new 12-foot approach, recently built on the Brazos county side of the river, went down with this last, washout also. Officials e.sti- rmite the cost of the repairs to the bridge as around $8000 or $19,000 and that the actual work of the reconstruction when begun, will take a month or more, Solve Barbara Problem and Win Prize Should she have jilted him? Is spirsterhood and a career to be preferred over family life? Do you think a girl should break off her engagement with the man she loves to gratify her ambition for independence? what Barbara Hawley, now a reporter on The News-Tribune, did when her fiance told her in brutally frank words that he want his wife to enter the business world. Barbara is a modernist. She thinks any woman has a right to try to win fame and a name for be free and independent from restraints that man has sought to impose on woman since the beginning of time, The young man thinks only old maids and queer are engaged in business or professional work.

He holds the old-fashioned view that place is in the home. What do you think? For the best answer to Miss problem The News-Tribune will give a prize of $5. For the second best a prize of $3 and $2 for the answer ranged third by the judges. Five smaller prizes of $1 will also be awarded. The judges selected for this contest are: Dr.

C. D. Johnson, Mrs. Pat M. Neff, Mrs.

Margaret Conger, Dr. J. Kerns, J. M. Pen land.

Your letter should be mailed to the Barbara Hawley Contest 'Editor, care The News-Tribune, by midnight Nov. 18. Write your name and address in the upper left hand corner of your letter. Make your thoughts of this question short and to the point. No letter containing more than 150 words can be considered.

The winners will be announced Friday, Nov. 20, i Sa a i What transpired conversation however, been axinounced, Saturday nig ht vas spent alone 1 Stephen! the i against him April and Gentry, thoui charges, including arson and consph in con net prior te Jer chart after the street. Street car passengers had to transfer rese the lines of hose, the oars which were supposed to meet at a switch nearby not being able to get: past. Fire Chief James Meers told me I that this trafle jam was an instance of the way people who have no busi- with the work of the firement. Toy only sop auto- turned blocks away and walk I over," he said, wouldn't be so bad.

But we could hardly get our eu- i gines in today." uncertain at their has not first a felony of home ji the mu ville alo Rich Woman Drinks Poison, Dies and facing other indictments of icy to epmmit ion with burn- suburban their arrest on left She jury's ver- diet was announced. An element of uncertainty as to the status of Klenck and Gentry was inserted into their cases today by Onier Hawkins. Marion county sheriff who said that bociyfruards, despite the other charges went though bond had been given for their pea ranee the arson conspiracy. I kidnaping and mayhem Indict- merits. Although Stephenson received the verdict which d''creed a prison i cel! for him with a smile and his wonted he appeared i 1 1, I YH f)l(' tvOtQTy tferS some of his jauntiness absent and showing deep concern as to the of t.hC pea 1 th a ore i By The Associated Pr CHICAGO.

Nov. 15. once Manlev Hood, 28. ham, lawyer, in pital today swallow ed poison a believed she ride, but an John shin, off nianufueturing inmt the police he had as hi hu-dutd quest loning. Mrs.

Flor. wife of li os iter she had her f. The rum mit ted sut- will be heid a ny, who to id sfered at her v. is held hr to Honor Students Guardsmen Join In Escaped Bandit By The iated Press CONCORD, N. Nov.

1 cuurdsmen from Laconia was ordered to- pcf'ial to The News-Tribune TEMPLE, Nov. silver cups will be offered by the Temple Rotary club to the two high school stud cnt. the best record "aeh year. The trophies will wit the schools, but each he names of the two leaders will be thereon. Both and girl students will have a I chance at a up Awards will be -vhi-iu night by Governor Winant to assist and among the In the search for Frank George Fellows, escaped outlaw, who was believed to have been seen in the woods near Meredith.

N. Fellows was reported to have CUF vhtolcil til I ilV lot shot a 1 i and 30b armed men had surround- night of the theft of a Nash sedan, led the woods in which he took blue, 192 4 model, at Taylor, about Cftfuge. yesterday afternoon. and winners will bei chosen. by secret ballot.

Rotary i signet rings will be bestowed as individual prizes. France Favors Lottery To Bolster Finances By The Associated Press PARIS. Nov. finance committee of the chamber of deputies has finally concluded its consideration of Premier financial program, and the meas- I ure will go before the deputies i Tuesday. It virtually as it was in the premier's final draft.

1 with only a changes, most of them of a minor nature, i One of the most notable amend- i merits is the introduction of a paragraph embracing the princi- i pie of a national lottery to swell the proposed amortization fund Prosecution of Bread Trust Case Is Delayed By A mend ment, Claim By Associated Press WASHINGTON, 15. Vigorous direct to of rhe trade --ion voting to amend the complaint issued last April against Continental Bak- tonight by Commissioner Thompson. The complaint charged acts a mo polv iri the baking industry, through acquisition of other baking and Mr. dissent was registered Nov. 6, when the commission, by majority vote, decided to amend it include allegations of the 30 of other acquisitions of stock, as reported ty the commissioner Chief examiner- The effect of the action was he'd Une taking of additional testimony and evt- by a step which he VCS-U it, delay in the the Negro Killed If hen His Car Overturns Bv The Fr-es M.AKSHALL, XV? V- John Turner.

negro, whose home was m- Jefferson, was when an in wh -b ruling overturned a boat five miles north ho ad; liiSt c.ee, ivas badly injured In the acrid- nt, SPORT Cl Bv The Assot tatcd Press PITTSBU HGH, Nov. tw trded 1 ni and junior championahip meet by the tr iv ami hi conitbittce of ibot: uro. v- hu-h cued its annuai meeting hers today. Chicago wye ami end iuriior national indoor tracka.