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L.e t. HOUSTON FUNDAY MORNING. MARCER9E, NEW PLANT OF GERLACH BAKING COMPANY The above is picture proposed forced concrete and will be management to keep the on Us a on new home of the Gerlact Baking Company, which will he the intersection of the Is. Texas tral Railroad Con rany tracks and Silver Street, one block of Washington Avenue. It will cover a space 110 br 200 feet and will be stories in height The building will be construtced of rein- The Gerlach Baking Company having outgrown its present capacity at 509 Dallas Avenue, is compelled to move to larger quarters The new bakery will be as near automatic as possible, tically all of the work being done by machinery and.

with its five continuous ovens will have dally capacity of 000 loaves. It is the Intention of the General News of the City Nurses' Social Evening. The members of the Nurses Association enjoy a social evening Tuesday at 85131 Travis Street, with Miss Lula Orrell as hostess. Veterans to Meet. The Dick Dowling Camp, U'nited Confederate Veterans.

will meet in special session Sundar afternoon at 3 o'clock at City Hall All members are requested to attend. Mothers' Club Meeting. The Lubbock School Mothers' Club will hold a called meetang Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the school building to 1 take up important business A full attendance is desired. To Go to Fort Worth, 2005 Mrs. H.

H. Wea rman. State Street, leaves Sunday morning for Fort Worth, as a delegate for the Degree of convention She will also visit friends in Dallas before returning At Home With Parents. Mrs. Edna Abney of Lufkin and Miss Lera Clark, who is attending the Normal School at Huntsvile.

are spending the week end with their parents, Judge and Mra. L. B. Clark, 103 Walker Avenue. Asks for Remission of Fine Bryan Reed, who drives an automobile for Herbert Godwin, has filed petition at the City Hall asking that his fine of $12.50.

paid for speeding. be remitted He claims be on.y driving lv miles an hour. Knife Wound In Hand. John Mullen, a switchn an, was taken in the police car to St. Josephs Infirmary Saturday afternoon about 3.30 o'clock suffering from the effects of kn.

fe wound in the hand The wound is not serious. Mission Study Ciass. The Mission Study C.ass of Paul's Church will meet in the patter of the church Tuesday atternoon at 3 clock "Immigrant Forces tile of the book being studied and th who are interested are invite! to attend Gymnasium Classes 1 to Entertain. gymnasium classes of the Young Women's Christ star Ass.o at cr will tertain the men. 4 ass.

alien and friend- Monday even. tre rooms. 9161, Preston Avenue to 10 o'clock. Every ore 444 Pocket Was Piked J. Anderson Saturday been picked while going to the A purse containing ceipt and a poll tax tanen Showing of Gowns.

Madam Backer an IT suite 415 Carter bu. ing Tuesday. 24 and from the leading Parisian a i.rs Bu oz K.en. Cheruit, Premit and others Also the Our titles New in Fork combination office with buys in several large of Li Cardell Sauer selling RAINCOATS, Under: $1.98 We Under- Bays We Undersell WOMEN'S $3.50 RUBBERIZED largest stores thus in the obtained go country. to our The cus- One of the big values from our Net tomers in big generous savings UNDERSELLING STORE PRAIRIE AVE.

York buyer. Underselling Sale of Suits, Dresses and Skirts 85.90 ors; line SILK $10.00. Underselling taffeta, newest DRESSES in price models. black -Beautiful for and all Elsewhere LADIES' messa- col- ($14.49 and crepe DIES' material. DRESSES Underselling de overskirt COAT cygne; -Taffeta, Sisewhere price effects.

with for In $38.00. messaline new crepe Also LADIES ruffle wool and ent cygne, SUITS weight DRESSES Underselling styles for Elsewhere woolen summer also nd LADIES to in of -LADIES differ COAT light ros. $3.98 newest Underselling weaves price and for shades; LADIES' big variety ALL of WOOL models. SKIRTS- Elsewhere In all $7.50, the $5.49 and new Underselling lightweight price for material LADIES' in all ALL shades. WOOL Elsewhere SKIRTS in $10.00.

crepe Demonstration of Underselling Children's White Dresses Underselling Millinery "5-in-One" Hair Tonic 49c for Children's and Misses' White Lawn Dresses, trimmed 250 wreaths for of roses, FLOWERS; daisies, clusters forget me with lace and embroidery; to 14. Elsewhere $1.86. pots and foliage; elsewhere 500 and 750 The wonderful scalp and hair rem- for Children's and Misses' Waite Lawn Dresses, lace and $1.25 for SHAPES- hemp braid, all edy is explained by demonstrator, at $1.25 embroidery trimmed; 1 to 14. Elsewhere $2.00. colors and styles; elsewhere $3.50.

special counter. Advice if that have will $4.95 for Sample Line of regular $10.00 to $20.00 Dresses from $1.75 for SHAPES -bemp Milan, prove benefictal to you you one of the leading makers. every extreme style and color. scalp troubles. where $3.00.

underselling Price Underselling Price Underselling Price Underselling Price Underselling Price Underselling Price Underselling 5c Yd. 19c $1.59 49c 45c 95c 98c Elsewhere Elsewhere 500. Elsewhere $3.00. Maewhere 860. Elsewhere 860.

Elsewhere $1.76, $1. Elsewhere 88.00. StraW braida, big Boys' Union Silk Messaline Petti. Lawn and Voile slips, Wear Skirts, Gowns Corset Chemise, Shirt Waists of time Muslin lot, son's best beet colors: kinda. by Suits: a transit.

to 14; soiled coats; colore: full extra cut; quality all Walata, embroidery 1ace trimmed. and skirts, eto. mise. Princess Combinations, crepe, lawn, ate: Stipe. dainty trimming.

McCARDELL SAUER'S UNDERSELLING STORE PRAIRIE AVENUE management to keep the on Us a on Dallas Avenue operating, but the old plant will handle. only small goods and cakes. The new plant will enable the to enter extensively into the wholesale bread business. Work on the butiding will begin as soon as possible and the plant when completed will cost about $30.000. The plans for the building were prepared by Fred C.

Teich. architect. road Bradley was found to have been convicted previously of a similar charge. Cut About the Face. A.

B. Snarley was painfully cut about neck and face in an affray Saturday night and C. M. Dodge was arrested and charged with assault to murder. Snavley was taken to an infirmary and Dodge WAS released on bond.

Junior Literary Society. The Junior Literary Society will entertain Sunday afternoon. March 11, clock, in the of the Jewish Literary Society. The following program has been arranged: Current topics, Louis Aronsfeld; recitation, Miss Sadie Saglowitz; paper, 'Child Joe Dannenba urn vocal solo, Bernice Pfeffer; music, Miss Moll.e Shinoch. The public Je cordially invited to attend.

Negro Was injured. Fred Manning. negro, was injured and two other negroes badly shaken up when a wagon in which they were riding struck by Dowling Street car at Preston and Hamilton Saturday evening. Manning WaS taken in Westheimer's ambulance to St. Joseph's Infrmary, where hie injuries were given attention.

The wagon in which the negroes were riding was badly damaged. Charge of Swindling. Edgar Perry la under arrest on warrant charging swindling issued out of Justice McDonald's Court. Perry accused of having obtained $50 from F. M.

Scoggins on check for that amount on the U'nion National Bank which was passed February 7, 1914. The check signed by George Sweeney and made to the order of Perry, who indorsed it. It was returned by the bank because of insuthcient funds. Program at Dreamland. To accommodate visitors who are unable to attend the nightly dances at Dream and, Houston's dancing palace, mat nee dance will be given Sunday afternoon between the hours of 3.45 and 6:45 clock.

Music will be furnished by the regular Dreamland orchestra, and as number of new pieces have been received by the orchestra it is thought that the n.usical feature of Funday's dancing will be better than usual. Tax Assessment Record. Tax Commissioner J. Pastoriza nounces that fully two-thirds of the payers of Houston have rendered their property for taxes and that he hopes in a short time to close his rolls. If for any reason any taxpayer has not been notified to appear at the Assessor's office to render his property Mr.

Pastoriza would like for them to come 8.8 early as possible. With co-operation of taxpayers the Assessor office a new record 18 possible. To Address Teachers Prof. J. A.

Puffer, who will be in Houston Saturday. April 11. partially under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association, will address the Teacherg Institute at the High School at 11 o'clock in the morning of that date. His subject will be "The Boy Problem." He addressed an audience in Houston several years ago. President H.

F. Estill of the Sam Houston Normal, who WAS to have addressed the institute in April, will defer his address until the May Institute. Was Found Not Guilty. A verdict of not guilty was returned by the jury in the trial of Willie Crouzier, negro charged with murder, shortly before 6 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The jury had been deliberating for hours before they agreed upon verdict.

sier was indicted for the killing of king Lee, another negro, whom he stabbed June 30, at Harrieburg. The defendant entered a plea of self-defense. He was without attorney when the case was called for trial, and Judge- John H. Crooker Appointed to defend him. Negro Orator Will Speak.

Charles Alexander, the well known gro educator, author, literary critic and orator, who has been touring the State for the past month, will appear at Mount Vernon Colored Methodist Episcopal Church Wednesday night, March in his humorous addrei entitled "An Hour With Paul Laurence Dunbar." The program will be interspersed with special m.usical selections by be local made talent. the Special arrangements will for commodation of the white citisens who desire to hear the lecture. The Death Roil PETER RIVAL. Peter Rival, 90 years of age. died at 1 o'clock Saturday morning at the home of his son-in-law, Joe Crispi, in Houston.

Mr. Rival was born April 4, 1824, in Bavaria, Germany, came to New York in 1830 and settled in New Orleans in 1836, where he married. The family resided in New Orleans until 1879, when they moved to Clinton, Harris County, Texas, where Mrs. Rival died in 1910. From 1844 until 1879 Mr.

Rival was employed 88 steward on various steamers, principally with the Morgan Line, and from 1870 continuously held positions with the gan and Southern Pacific Railway tems until he was pensioned by the Southern Pacific Railway Company in 1904. since then he made his home with his children, Mrs. Tony Gargano and Mrs. Joe Crispi of Houston, who. with his daughters, Mrs.

Emil Dorrick of Galveston. Mrs. Anny Thompson of Port Houston, and his two sons, Henry and WIll Rival, and 20 grandchildren and Ave great grandchildren, surv've him. The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home of Joe, Crispi, 3217 Hare Street, with interment in Holy ('ross Cemetery, Rev Father Haughran will officiate at the home and cemetery. MRS.

MARIE M'GEE. Mrs. Marie McGee, aged 57 years, died at 11:30 o'clock Saturday morning the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. I.

Macatee, 3118 Garrott Street. She WAS the wife of the late James McGee, formerly president of the Houston Gas Company. Surviving her are her daughter, Mrs. Macatee; one son, James B. McGee, and two grandchildren.

The funeral will be held from the home of Mrs. Macatee, at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. Services will be conducted by Rev. Father La Plant at 11:30 o'clock at the Holy Rosary Church Interment wIll take place in Glenwood Cemetery. The pallbearers are George Macatee, Leonard Macatee, J.

M. A. McEnnis, W. 8. Hunt, David Perkins, P.

Grunewald. HIGHER COURTS Second Court of Appeals. (Houston Post Special.) FORT WORTH. Texas. March Proceedings in the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District of Texas: Motion for Rehearing Overruled.

-Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company, vs. Mrs. Nancy Gaddis, et J. M. Johnson vs.

Mrs. M. F. Conger. Case -P.

R. Henson vs. J. H. Baxter et al, from Tyler County.

Cases -Switzer Lumber Company vs. B. E. and M. T.

Clements, from Jones County; Texas and Pacific Rail- pantaloon dancing -(Advertisement.) To Ask for Switch. The City Council Monday will be asked by Horton Horton, a contracting firm, to grant permission to the Columbia Tap build a switch across McKinney Arenue between Velasco and Palmer Streets. The switch will lead to the firm's 1ng plant. Collected $54,042.71 In February. According to Tax Assessor Browne's February report, he collected a total of $54.042.71.

The total is made up of taxes, $10.440.39: Interest and costs. poll taxes. $169: franchise taxes, occupation taxes, $3423 80. miscellaneous, $16.198.18. and water department 046.86.

Three Couples Married. Three couples were united in marriage by Justice of the Peace McDonald Saturday. They were: Dan Larumbide and Miss Pabia Guerrera. Marcos Suarea and Mrs. Amada Rodriguez and 8.

Pena and Mrs. Adela Bret. The last named couple was united at their home, 2220 Runnels Street, Saturday afternoon. Music for Ruek School. The Mothers' Club Rusk School has petitioned the City Council that the Municipal Band be allowed to play two open air concerts at the school every month.

The club states that those of the Second Ward would welcome such an order. The petition will be presented to the Council Monday Box Office Open Monday. The office of the Majestic Theater will be open to guarantors of the ton Symphony Orchestra only Monday, March 23. Tuesdav for guarantors and subscribers and Wednesday to the general public. Wednesday and Thursday kets will be on sale in the lobby of the Majestic Theater, and reservations may be made at box office.

To Paul Quinn College. Fina: arrangements for the educational rally by the A. F. churches of the when Paul Quinn students will apar at the Auditorium on April 3 have b--n competed All necessary committees have been named and all of the ored peop invited to assist in the moven.ent. The proceeds will go to the colgt.

Taylor School Pupils Thankful. communication addressed to Mayor Campbell. the City Commissioners and School Board from the pupils of Tay. returns thanks for the de. erect new building and the are ted to attend the cises to be he.d June are please! the site selected and praise the pay ground plans.

Must Work on Roads. A sentence of six months was given to I Bradley in the County Court at Law Saturdar on his plea of guilty to charge of misdemeanor theft. In Axing the punishment Judge Wren entered an order permitting the Sheriff to place the defendant at hard labor on the county BANNER B. Y. P.

U. SENIOR UNION OF TEXAS Baptist The Young Peoples Union of the the arove a photogra h. Rev. G. Owens has having conferred upon the Height: union accorded' the bauner.

The junior union of the AGED ALABAMA COUPLE WERE RELIEVED OF MORE THAN $800 Three Strangers Crowded Them While Boarding Train for Palestine- Envelope Taken From Pocket. Far from home and strangers in ton, J. 8. Whigham, aged 64, and his wife, aged 63. of Osark, on their first pleasure trip after years of hard work and saving, were robbed of an envelope containing between $800 and $900 As they boarded the International and Great Northern train Saturday to go to Palestine.

The old couple came to the city from Galveston Friday night, and after seeing the sights of Houston went to the International and Great Northern Depot early In the afternoon Saturday to rest and wait for the train. Mr. Whigham struck up an ance with an old man, who said he was a Confederate soldier, and the two spent an enjoyable afternoon together, talking over war times, as Mr. Whigham had been A soldier, too. Just before train time W'higham asked the ticket agent the fare to Palestine, and was informed that the two fares would be less than $10.

He went to a saloon opposite the tion, and going to the rear of the place unpinned his coat pocket, in which he had his money in an envelope secured by a safety pin, and extracted a $10 bill. way Company vs. J. E. Tomlinson, from Stephens: W' H.

Kincaid vs. J. D. Tant, from Jones: Mrs. Alice Gorman vs.

J. W. Brazelton, from Parker; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company vs. Justin Mill and Elevator Company, from Denton: T. Rowe ve.

Marian Fruitfield, et from Denton. Seventh Court of Appeals. (Houston Post Special.) AMARILLO, Texas, March in the Court of Civil Appeals, for the Seventh Supreme Judicial District: Motions granted: W. M. Trammell and wife vs.

Sam Rosen, to dismiss writ of error. cause dismissed. Motions for rehearing overruled: E. 8. Hill et al VS.

J. T. Lofton, Fred Bone v8. Morton J. Smith et al, J.

V8. M. Cooley et al, First National bank Wellington vs. E. M.

Hix et al. W. T. Rankin et al v8. 0.

M. Rhea et al. Affirmed: Fire Association of Philadelphia vs. Joe Strayhorn. from Scurry; J.

F. Johnson vs. H. E. Hoover from Hemphill; M.

J. Ewalt Y. W. on clergymen of all denominations to resign their pastorates and help the work. less find Soba.

Later they to the Algonquin Club in the exclusive Back Bay section. Their lender, Mocrison 1. Swift, was allowed to enter and the crowd moved away on his orders Marlin Doctor Ended Life. (Houston Post Special.) MARLIN, Texas, March dead body of Dr. C.

C. Savage was found in his office this afternoon. caliber revolver was found lying nearby. He returned to the station and chased two tickets. He asked his new made friend to up his pocket for him and supposed that he did, although he only felt of the package of.

money In hie pocket afterward and did not try the fastening of the pocket. As he and his wife rot on the train three men crowded him up the steps and Into the car. Just he and his wife were about to set down one of the three got in front of him and said: "Walt minute, I left something under this leaning over meanwhile as though look In under the seat and at the same time blocking the way so that the Whigham. could not pass him. The two behind crowded against Whigham, telling him to hurry up, and one of them coughed, whereupon the one looking.

under the seat got up and walked through the car to the front and probably jumped off of the car. He did not take anything from under the seat. The old couple took a seat and the old man, not feeling the package In his pocket, found the money gone and the two men who had been so anxious for seat were gone when he rose to give the alarm. The police were notifed and detectives are working on the case. Holmes, from Hale; J.

C. Boberds vs. W. W. Laney, from Hale.

Reversed and cause remanded: R. F. Groves vs. J. A.

Whittenberg, from Carson. Fifth Court of Appeals. (Houston Post Special.) DALLAS, Texas, March of the Court of Civil Appeals, Fifth District, at Dallas: Affirmed: Tyler Building and Loan Association vs. Baird Scales, from Dallas; Perry Harris vs. James K.

Parr, from HIll. Reversed and remanded: St. Louis. Southwestern Railway Company vs. C.

E. Brothers, from Hunt; Durango Land and Timber Company et al vs. Shaw, from Hill. Asked Clergymen to Resign, (Associated Press Report.) BOSTON, March hundred unemployed men and women adopted resolutions at a mass meeting today calling SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Mared Ramon Garcia, Mexican, was struck by Southern Pacife train near here terday and sustained injuries causing his death. He was man about 86 years old.

ALPENA, March $1. -Captain George Whitten of Alpena and three members of the crew of the Aching tug Fannie were reported adrift in small skiff on Thunder Bay tonight. RUB RHEUMATISM PAINS RIGHT OUT Get a Small Trial Bottle of (Id St. Jacobs Oil. Penetrates Into Your Stiff, Aching Joints and Sore Muscles and You Get Instant Relief.

Count fifty! Pain gone. Rheumatism is "pain only." Not one case in fifty requires Internal treatment. Stop drugging! Rub soothing, penetrat-: Ing "St. Jacobs directly upon the "tender spot." and rellef comes instantly. "St.

Jacobs Our is a harmless rheumetism cure which never disappoints and. can not burn the skin. Limber up! Quit complaining! Get small trial bottle of Jacobe from any drug store and in just a ment you'll be free from rheumatio pals, soreness. stiffness and swelling. Don't suffer! Relief and a cure awaits you, "St.

Jacobs 011" has cured millions of rheumatism sufferers In the last balt century, and is just as good for sciatica, neuralgia, lumbago, backache, sprains. -Advertisement. RED TOP RYE built to the taste. No Orders Solicited and No Shipments Made in Violation of Texas Laws Great SACRIFICE SALE of Nursery Stock For the next ten days we will conduct a sale at our DISPLAY YARD, 810 MAIN STREET, in order to clean up our stock at this station. All Nursery Stock in the disp'ay yard will be d.sposed of at a Great Sacrifice during this last sale of the season.

Alvin Japanese Nursery Company PHONE PRESTON 4636. 810 MAIN STREET, HOUSTON. LET US DO YOUR CLEANING AND DYEING We never, under any condition, slight any, work. We do your work well and charge you a reason. able price.

We wan't your business. ONE DOLLAR IS ENOUGH to pay to have a man's two-piece suit cleaned and pressed, know but if any one tries to do it for less they must slight your work. When you send it to us you it's done right. THE PANTITORIUM Inc. SAM THOMPSON, Manager 210-212 San Jacinto St.

BOTH PHONES. Houston, Texas --Photo by Novelty Studio. Young People's Union of First Baptist Church, Houston Heights First Baptist Church, Houston Heights, holds the banner for being the best senior union in Texas, this honor at the recent convention. It ie made up of company of active church workers, who are seen in a group in been the pastor of this church for some time and It was under his partorate that the Young Peoples Union Was First Baptist Church, Houston, won the prize for being the best junior in the State..

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