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HOUSTON tEXAs; SUNDAY AUGUST 6, J.916. 1 52 PAGES PRICE 5 CENTS .1 ADVANCED; GREATER NEW YORK TIED DP BY STRIKE ON SURFACE LINES 111 POZIERES REGION :4 Here in One Day oir Conventions 01T2000YARDU11E WILL BE PLENTY OF GINGER IN THE STATE C0NVENTI0K Germu Second Liaes Fell Before Australian and English Troops. Two Big Senatorial Rallies Will Be Held Monday Night and That Fight Will Have Effect Upon the Pre ceedings Certain That Submission Will Brought to the Floor of Convention. 1 The democratic hosts will gather in Houston Tuesday morning for the biennial State convention. The crdwd All Street Car Traffic Was Suspend Democrats, Police Chiefs of Texas, District and County Clerks, and Farmers Union Will All Be in Session Tuesday-and Wednesday of This Week, TTTTTftU rntrirrT.P"rinn nm COST DEARLY.

SAID LONDON will not be so large as that which has during the two days of the sitting. attended other State conventions; but there will be plenty to interest them On Monday evening there will be two rallies, one in the interest of Culberson In the big hall of the Auditorium. The other in the interest of this to be held In the Majestic theater building. Four big conventions will meet In Houston during the coming week. They will bring to the metropolis of the Southwest thousands of visitors and Houston will be put to the severest test to properly care for them.

The gatherings will be the State democratic convention, the Farmers' Union, the Police Chiefs and City Marshals association of Texas and the Civil District and County Clerks of Texas. During two days of the week, all four of the conventions will be in session at the same time, while for three days three of them will be in Session at one and the same time. 'It will be a unique distinction for Houston. It is looked upon as a recognition of this city as the premier convention city of the State. The State democratic convention will be the biggest of the four meetings In point of Interest and In number of delegates.

Men of the party from almost every county In Texas will be on hand. The convention proper will He organized and take up Its duties Tuesday morning, but there will be a meeting of the executive committee to canvass the returns Monday morning. Sessions wtU be held In the city auditorium. Scarcely of less Interest and of equal Importance will be tbe convention of the Farmers' Union which will commence next Tuesday and will last four days. This meeting also will see large numbers of delegates and visitors on hand, not only from Texas, but from.

many outside sections. Sessions will be held In the banquet hall of the city auditorium. The District and County Clerks' convention will meet Tuesday and last three days, during which period a program of addresses will be carried out. Excellent entertainment features have been arranged by the local committee In charge of County Clerk George Jones and District Clerk O. M.

Duclos. They will meet at the Bender hotel. With the delegates to the Police Chiefs and City Marshals' convention In Houston, the city ought to feel well guarded. However, it is probable that the visitors and the local entertainers will have, little time to devote to their usual duties, as they will be busy Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with business sessions and a program of entertainment. They will -be at the Rice hotel.

Superintendent of Police Davison, In charge of the local committee, has seen to It that plenty of entertainment will be provided for the visitors. Middling Reached Highest Mark in 10 Years Saturday Fourteen and a Quarter Cents Considered Record Mark for Cotton in August Spots Went Up a Dollar a Bale Fifteen Cent Cotton in Sight. French Held Positions Near Verdun Russians Crossed Sereth but Ee tired in Carpathians The Turks Attached in EfeTTPt. The Associated Press summarizes the war situation as follows: In a successful effort to straighten ou their line between Posleres and Theipval, north of the Somme, British forces have captured the main German second line system of defenses on a front of 2000 yards north of Posleres. The attack, which was made by Australians and troops of the new JCitchener army, resulted also In the taking' of several hundred prisoners.

German counter attacks against the newly won positions were repulsed with heavy losses, London asserts. Further than stating that a new battle was developing near Pozieres, Ber lin makes no mention tf the latest British advance. British attacks, however, against the sectors from north of Ovillers to Foureaux wood were, repulsed by the Germans. On the French front in the Somme region, Paris says there has been only artillery activity, while Berlin claims the repulse of a French advance south of Maurepa's. FIGHTING BITTER ALONG THE MEUSE.

On the right bank of the Meuae In the Verdun region, the fighting between the French and the Germans continue to be letter. Paris says the forces of the German crown prince mad unsuccessful efforts to drive the French from the work, recently captured. The Germans also bombarded heavily the sector of Thiaumont and Fleury. Berlin mentions bitter fighting at Thlau-mant work and reports the capture of Ml prisoners during German counter attacks In the Fleury Oh the Russian front tha most Intense fighting Is reported as taking place south of Brody, In Gallcla. The Russians crossed the Sereth river, captured positions In the region of Penlakl-Tchjstopady and repulsed an Austro-German counter 'attack against them.

Berlin says Russian detachments which crossed the Sereth near Fatyseye were forced to retreat before Austro-German counter attacks. Northwest of Zalosae, in the same district, Russian -attacks were repulsed. PETROGRAD ADMITTED FORCES RETIRED. Petrograd admits the retirement of several detachments from mountain passes in the Carpathians southwest of Kuty, in the face of a heavier Austrian force. The British positions at Romanl.

22 miles east of the Suez canal, are being attacked by a Turkish force estimated at 14.000 men, on a front of seven to eight miles. The attaok, London asserts, has made no impression on the British posi tions, while on the southern Hank the British have taken, between 4M and 600 prisoners. Rome reports slight progress on the Trentlno front against the Austrlans. An Italian attack east of Monfalcone on the Carso plateau resulted In the capture of some -prisoners. MADE PROGRESS ABOUT POZIERES.

AssocuUti Prut Rtpori.) LONDON, August 6, 12:02 a. The British official communication Saturday night reads: "Including tha capture of the German trenches reported Saturday morning, we during the last two days, pushed forward our line north and west of Pozieres some 400 to 600 yards along a front of about 2000 yards. "Troops from Australia, Kent, Surrey and Sussex participated in this operation and consolidated the position won, de-(Contlriued on Page Four.) TEXAS STORM WARNING ISSUED Disturbance Alonj the lower Rio Grande Predicted. tAinaatti Pritt Ittpert.) NEW ORLEANS, August M. Clrtie, district forecaster of the local weather bureau, Saturday night ordered storm warnings displayed along the Texas coast The present disturbance over the lower Rio Grande valley, he predicted, would probably move northward and' cause Strong easterly winds tonight and Sunday i THE WEATHER.

Atscciattd Prut WASHINGTON, D. C. August 5. Bast Texas Sunday and Monday unsettled; scattered showers. West Texas Sunday and Monday partly cloudy.

Louisiana Sunday and Monday unsettled; showers In south portion. ed on Saturday Night by Order Company Managers. BROTHERHOOD ENGINEERS ASKED FOR CONFERENCE This Was Taken to Mean That Engine Men Might Go Out in Sympathy and Thns Tie Up Steam as Well as Electric Roads. (AiMOriattit Prut Htport.1 NEW YORK, August 5. Surface car traffic ceased In the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx and Richmond at 8 o'clock Saturday night At that hour the city was In the grip of the most serious transit blockade in Us history-Brooklyn was the only borough in the greater city not affected by the strike of motormen and conductors.

Only a fraction of the normal number of cars was in operation in the borough of Queens although the railroad company that operates the lines there was more fortunate than the other public service corporations in retaining the services of a large number of loyal employes. The menace of a general strike that would include the elevated and subway lines was crowing hourly more threatening Saturday night. Union organizers declared employes were reporting constantly to headquarters to be enrolled. William B. Fitzgerald, the general organizer, declared tbat by the middle of next week every employe of the Interborough would be a member of the union.

LOCOMOTVIE ENGINEERS TO CONFER WITH STRIKERS. A new element of danger, so far as the traveling public Is concerned, was added Saturday night wbep William D. Mahon, president of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes, declared a delegation of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, representing the men working on the railroads running into the city, had asked for a conference. It was announced at headquarters that this probably meant the members of the brotherhood would walk out In sympathy with the car men, if necessary, and thns tie up the steam and electric roads running into New York. The management of the Manhattan and Bronx lines said Saturday night they attempt to resume service Sunday morning, but no effort will be made until Monday to operate cars to Staten Island.

One after another the New Tork Railways company, the Second Avenue, and Third Avenue companies, the Union Rail, way company, which operates In the Bronx, and the Richmond Llfht and Railroad company, notified police headquarters that they had suspended service. The number of sassengers carried daily on these lines is estimated at 2.600,000. AUTO TRUCKS OPERATED BY STREET CAR STRIKERS. Within an hour after halting of traffic, a steady stream of "Jitney" vehicles was flowing; through Broadway, Fifth avenue, and other streets running north and south, as well as through the cross-town thoroughfares. Hundreds of automobile taxi-cab and auto truck owners did a thriving business.

In most instances the fares were net exorbitant. Many of the large auto truck fares were collected by striking conductors, some of whom wore their railway uniforms. Others were in charge of taxlcabs and hacks. They explained that they had pooled their savings and bought second-hand conveyances, determined to benefit as much as possible from the strike. Most of the au-(Contlnued on Page Four.) WHERE AND WHEN THE CONVENTIONS WILL MEET Monday, August 7.

State democratic executive com- mlttee meets to canvass returns In room 319 Rice hotel at 10 a. m. Opening session Police Chiefs and City Marshals. Rice hotel 10 a. m.

Tuesday, August 8. Opening session County and DtS- trlct Clerks. Hotel Bender, 10 a. m. Second day's session Police Chiefs and City Marshals, Rice hotel, 9:30 a.

m. Opening session Farmers' Union, banquet hall, city auditorium, at 10 a. m. Opening session democratic con- 2 vention, city auditorium, noon. 2 Wednesday, August 9.

Second day's session County and 1 District Clerks. Hotel Bender, 9:30 a. m. 5 Last day's session Police Chiefs and City Marshals. Rice hotel, 1:30 a.

m. Second day's session Farmers' Union, banquet hall, city audlto-e rlum, at 9:30 a. m. 2 Second day demec ratio conven- tion, city auditorium, hour to be 2 designated. Thursday, August 10.

Last day's session County and District Clerks. Bender Hotel. 9:30 a. m. Third day's session Farmers' Union, banquet hall, olty audito- 2 rlum, at 9:30 a.

m. Third day's aaioit AAMaanilnn rttV Mtfttt Afiltm tP be designated. aay session Farmers Union, banquet hall, city audita- I rlum. at 1.30 a. nv I Ueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseeet and more will probably be known about world conditions By that time.

The immediate cause of the advance Saturday, which was recorded in futures as well as spots, was the failure of the weather map to show rains in Texas and Oklahoma at points where they are needed. Those who sold- cotton on the reaction of Friday were disappointed over the weather news and when they started in to buying their cotton back they found little for sale, and prices were run up sharply. This coming upon a market that had been In control of the bulls for a week gave them another day of advantage. The most bullish news of the week was the report of Secretary Hester, placing the world's consumption of cotton last year at 14,813,000 bales, or a million bales In excess of last year. This fairly startled the trade, as It exhibited the fact that about 2.000.000 more bales had been used than had been produced last year.

Other bullish features of the week were the condition report of the census bureau placing the orop's condition at 72.3 per cent normal, or 4 points lower than the trade had expected, and the unfavorable weekly weather and crop reports of the government. In the recent primaries, has stated that he Intends to come to Houston. Dr. S. P.

Brooks heads the delegation from McLennan. Tom Campbell's name leads all the others who will register from Anderson. So the Ferguson folks are taking no chances on anything being started. There will be four and possibly five contests before the committee on credentials. These contests will come from Bell, the governor's home county; Hays, HUl and Tom Green.

-There may be a contest from McLennan; but If there Is it will lie between Brooks and Henry with Ferguson Interested particularly only as to his political friendship. WAPLES TO CONTINUE AS STATE CHAIRMAN. i It he desires it. Paul Waples of Fort Worth will continue as chairman of the State executive committee. The figures as complied show that Ferguson's friends will be able to name the new executive committee as they did the one now serving that is, a preponderating majority of the committee.

The conduct of party affairs by Chair- AS BALL VIEWS SUBMISSION VOTE Says Question Has No Place in the State Convention. Argues Against the Alignment by Senatorial Districts and Claims the State as a Unit (Homm Post AUSTIN, Texas. August KColonSl1. H. Ball of Houston, was here today on departmental matters.

Colonel Ball Was asked If he thought the prohibition Con stitutional amendment would be submitted. Colonel Ball said it should have no place in the Houston convention; that it rests with the members of the legislature; that they vote to submit. He said that a majority of the people have asked for submission by their votes and that If It Is denied them It will help the cause and make more votes for state wide prohibition. He said the people ask ed for It In 1909 and 1910 but did not get It until 1911. The refusal to accede to their demands, he asserted, cost the antls 25,000 votes and really carried the election for statewide, "but the result was changed after o'clock.

BELIEVES THAT PROS WILL WIN. "Do you think prohibition will carry if it Is submitted by the next legislature?" was asked. "I certainly do," replied the Houston-lou, "In fact. It will carry in Texas any time the people are slven a chance to vote on-It AU that is necessary to make Texas dry is to submit the issue to the people." Discussing the possibility of the sub-missionlsts not having the necessary two-thirds vote In each branch of the legislature. Colonel Bail declared that should make no difference to the -members from the districts which returned majorities against submission; that the xunit la the entire state and it has given a pisjority for submission and all of the members should be bound by it.

He contended that has been the practice in national and moat state affairs. ARGUMENT AGAINST DISTRICT ALIGNMENT. His argument was against the district alignment. On the face of the returns 10 senatorial districts have returned substantial majorities against submission. The vote in the Beaumont district, was extremely close, the last unofficial returns having shown a majority of 79 for submission.

However, that is subject to change. If 11 senators vote against submission In the senate it can not be carried. There are 31 senators -and-the affirmative side must have two-thirds of all the votes, or 21. It appears though the Beaumont district may be Ufia. deciding factor should a contest bjtade-against Submitting the question.

yyy 5-YEAS-0LH fOffOHT THIEF. Using SKo He helped Father Cap- tujurglar. Ufstoyotii Prut Rtfcrt.) OHIC7V AUgust Anderson, xeajfiEfld armed with a shoe, pounded V'hurglar over the head Saturday t-tjlp hi lather, Matthew was in a fierce strug-gler-lhHVi marauders. The boy was uifttoVwsgh This father suffered sev-erl rWA'Wou'nfla, Anderson captured one 'Jsjjjv whBCjlhe other escaped. Cotton Again Advanced.

(Attocialtd Prut Rtfort.) i'EW YORK. August 6. Cotton took another Jump In' the market here Saturday on reDorta of continued drv weather United States Senator Charlea the aspirations of. former Governoi man Waples has been perfectly satis factory and he will be tepdered the Compliment of further service if he desires It, In all probability he win desire It for the second term. -StrV Tbe members of the committee will begin to get together Sunday at the "Sice, where headquarters will be established and where the committeemen will have rooms.

Secretary Kirk Is now busily compiling tbe officials returns snd most of these have been put in shape. About 2Q counties are still blank and every effort is being made to secure these eral telegrams having been sent to county chairmen. Mr. Kirk is anxious to have this work done completely by the time the committee meet Monday morning. THE MATTER OF OF SUBMISSION.

Nothing has been given out as to the figures on submission which 11 are being compiled in the office of Secreary Kirk; but unofficial figures are said to 'show that certainly In 10 and probably in 11 of the senatorial districts submission failed to secure a majority. it: The custom has been that the senators and the representatives are held to be Instructed by the vote in their district. To comply with this construction of tbe law, there must be 21 senatorial districts, by popular vote, in favor of submlsison, Therefore the close vote in one of the districts becomes of Importance in'de termlnlng the matter of what procedure there shall be. 'N" When the committee decided to have submission on the ballot formal state ment was made to the effect that there was no time in Which to read the petitions; that the said petitions would oe taken as filed and later examined more carefully and In detalL Such examination has been made by Secretary Kirk -and it Is deemed probable that a statement Issued from his office lately will be elaborated and submitted to tne 1 committee, and possibly to the convention. In this statement, which wes published generally in the leading papers of the State, 'Secretary Kirk pointed out numerous things concerning the submission petU tlons--H pointed jwt that, there- -wer duplicate nt i-- evidence that all pt tho- i were notiewalified voters, ami eaUtjn that others were no dernoci COMMITTER MAY PASJS IT TO CONVENTION.

If the committee IbMkrtnt thes things are true, 'then ta maslpg' report to the convention they may -dedde that submission was liropsrly submitted. Or they may arrive at setera) other conclusions, any one oX which would have, if accepted by the. convention, the effect of making nuU and. void the recent expression for the proposition of having a prohibition elgctton next year; No forecast of the probable action, of, the committee la altogether safe for the members of that body have not gotten together and there may be uite a lot of things to consider. If the platform says anything about submission it will, tn all probability, be only a few words to the effect that the matter is, one Which lies with the legislature snd baa no part in the convention, -proceedings.

It is safe to however, that the matter will be brought up on the floor ot the convention in one form or another. and will undoubtedly be some excited moments while it is under, consideration. Presumably Hon. T. H.

Ball will be the floor leader for the pros; It is eerv tain that W. A. Hanger of Fort Wortlt will be the ant! floor leader. Both men are astute and experienced and the people of Houston may sit in the galleries' and- aee some of the action that comes when a State convention strikes an issue which is deemed vital. VOTKONTHK ROBERTSON LAW.

''IS The compiling ot the vote on the Rob' ertson law amendment is not but It Is so far along as to practlcaHy show that 28 of the 31 senatorial district have instructed for the retention ot. the law, while repeal has carried in three ot, them. In these three the senators Clark. Parr and Bee voted in favor of the Gibson act and have been indorsed in so doing by their constituents. In Gibson's district the majority for the Robertson law Is said to be about 2200.

Senator Brelaford, who was the floor leader for the Gibson act. Is defeated, and Buchanan will go to the senate instead. The policy of the State In Insurance matters cut some figure in the contest Of the 17 districts which voted In the last legislature for the Robertson law, through their senators, majorities lndors-- Real Estate Offerings Of Value Always Abound In Post Want Ads. Scores of Very Attractive if'' Mttinn 'A. CtUUarvi CONSULT THET.le Vf: Colquitt to succeed Senator Culberson; Both these rallies will be open to local attendance and to that of the delegates who have come to attend the convention.

the leaders of the factions are advising the delegates to come to Houston Monday so they can attend the rallies. Governor Colquitt will speak for him self and will have several other brief addresses. For Senator Culberson John H. Klrby, Louis J. Wortham, Barry Miller and Horace Chilton will make addresses, ana mere may oe omer unci buuiw FERGUSON APPARENTLY HAS CONTROL Governor Ferguson will arrive In the city Sunday and will at once establish headquarters at the Rice.

On the face of the returns from the county conventions It is claimed that he has a safe control of the convention; Secretary of State McKay claims this In the ratio of 5 to other Ferguson men claim 2 to 1. There will be no proxies overlooked from a Ferguson county where there Is a chance that the delegates regularly elected will not attend. C. H. Morris, who opposed Ferguson THE OPPORTUNITIES FOREXCITEMENT There Are Several Points Likely to Be Contested, If Bailey Attends It Is Tolerably Certain There Will Be a Further Test of Strength.

By Eeter Kolyneauz. With the State convention of the democratic party Just two days off, and the advance guard of the stalwarts already arriving, there Is more than one indication that the Houston meeting is not going to have much resemblance to an old-fashioned prayer meeting. "Who controls the convention?" Is the question which is puxxling a lot of the political dopesters. The assurance that "the Ferguson men are In absolute control" Is not so very assuring to many on the extreme anti-side of the house, and is not making many on the extreme pro side despair. Of course a big majority of the delegates will be Ferguson men in the sense that they will vote for the renoml-natlon of the governor, but whether a majority of them are Ferguson men "all down the line" is something else again, Mawrus.

There is no proof that there will not be such a Ferguson majority, but there is no proof that there will be such a majority, and moreover, it depends largely upon what "all down the line" is going to mean at this convention. Nobody seems to be quite sure what Governor Ferguson's Intentions are with respect to putting submission in the platform. There will be several husky dele-' gallons the convention with instructions to see to It that that very thing Is done by the convention, and they are expressing the opinion that 'the governor certainly will not propose that the convention violate the law." On the other hand, the governor has given the Impression that he is of the opinion that the law might be violated by placing a submission plank in the plat, form, and that he is sure it will be such violation if the law Is to be given a strict interpretation. ONE OPPORTUNITY FOR A SCRAP. The English of which is that there is going to be a pretty scrap if the submls-slonlsts Insist upon a platform Indorsement and If Governor Ferguson sees fit to oppose such an Indorsement, There are those who are hinting that Governor Ferguson is not so much interested In what the convention does about submission as he is about its action on the Robertson insurance law.

And that puts another angle to the meaning of the phrase "Ferguson men In control." For be it known that there are delegates who will "go down the line" to the extent of voting against an Indorsement of submis sion, but who will balk at refusing to vote lor a plan directing tne legislature by party mandate to keep its profane hands eft the Robertson Insurance law. However, be this as it may, and aside from whether Gibson bill men control the convention. It is being pointed out that any fight that is maue against a plank Indorsing tha Robertson insurance law must be waged against submission aiso. For if the governor is to base his fight-assuming that he will make a fight upon the construction of the law whR-h holds that platform demands voted on in the primaries must receive a majority of all votes cast In the election, it must be made upon both propositions alike. An interesting question which Isbeing propounded with regard to the prospect of fights on these two propositions is "What will Bailey do?" The former Junior senator is a duly accredited delegate from Cooke county, and Incidentally the county convention which elected him also put forward some propositions of its own.

But it is the possible attitude of Senator Bailey on the questions of submission and the Robertson Insurance law, or more correctly on the interpretation of the Terrell election law with respect to platform propositions voted upon in primaries, that is causing much interest BAlLBV UNDER DISCUSSION. Some are expecting a scrap, led op the4 one side by Governor Ferguson and on the other by former Senator Bailey. Others say tbat Bailey WW agree with Fru (Continued en Pace Two,) fTm -7 8: 4 i i'L Fifteen cent cotton drew a step nearer Saturday when as a climax to the advances of the week, (1 per bale was added to th i rice of spots In the Houston market. Ml.Uillng was marked up to 14.2S cents per pound on the boards of the Houston Cotton exchange, this being the highest price paid for that grade of cotton In this market during the month of August In more than 10 years. If weather conditions continue next week as the have during the past week, there are many who believe the fifteen cent level will be reached.

The advance of the past week has amafmted to $3 per bale on the Houston market and Houston is now the banner spot cotton market of the United States, Galveston quoting middling at 14.10 cents; New Orleans at 13.57 cents; New York at 13.95 cents; and all other active spot markets quoting lower than Houston. Little cotton Is being offered for sale, as the farmers as a rule are holding, for higher prices. The new crop is beginning to move but It will be some time before it begins to press upon the market. FOUR YEAR OLD BOY HIT BY AUTO-CAR DID NOT STOP Little Willie Weirman Is in Uncon scious Condition at Baptist Infirmary. Little four-year-old Willie Weirman, 2300 Oentry street lies at the Baptist sanitarium unconscious and perhaps at the point of death.

The child was hit by a rapidly moving auto Saturday afternoon at North Main and Henry streets. The car was occupied by several men, who did not stop to see how badly the little fellow was injured. The child was first taken to the Southern Pacific hospital for treatment and then removed to his home. Shortly afterward he became unconscious and was brought to the Baptist sanitarium in Wail Stabe's ambulance. The child had not recovered consciousness at i o'clock Sunday-morning and his condition was considered very serious.

THREATENED WOMAN'S SIGHT. Sinister Notes Received After Attack Monday in Apartments. lAisociatti Prut Ktport.) EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio. August 5. A note threatening to destroy the eyes of Mrs.

Irma Little, aged 21, wife of 3eorge Little, a wealthy manufacturer of this city, was received from an unknown writer Saturday. Mrs. Little was attack ed In her apartments last Monday night by aa unknown man who threw acid on her arm and then escaped. The note Sat urday Is the fourth received making threats against Mrs. Little.

Her unknown assailant is believed by the police to be tne writer. Charles H. Salyers of Ambridge, father of the youns woman, haa offered a B00 reward for the arrest of tbe man who attacked daughter. Dallas Railroad Man Killed. (Hftton Put Sftcial.) BAN ANTONIO, Texas.

August F. M. Gross, 44 years of age. who recently came here from Portland, was Instantly killed at o'clock Saturday morning in the east yards of the Galveston, Harrlsburg and Ban Antonio. Gross was engaged in connecting the air couplings between two freight oars when a swltoh engine la said to have moved the string of cars.

i v. FELL FROM THIRD STORY WINDOW-HAS BROKEN BACK Barney McMomgal, Soldier From San Antonio, Suffers Injury in Fall Early Sunday Morning. Barney McMonigal, a soldier from San Antonio, fell to the sidewalk from a third story window of a rooming 'house on Congress avenue early Sunday morning, and received Injuries that are expected to result fatally. -He was at once taken to St. Joseph's infirmary In Westhelmer'a ambulance, and found to have sustained a broken back.

No hope Is held out for Tils recovery, although he may linger for several days. McMonigal was with two companions, also soldiers. They accompanied him to the infirmary. He is believed to have been sitting on the window ledge at the time and to have lost his balance. OKLAHOMA FIRE LOSS $30,000.

Eight Buildings Including State's Oldest Newspaper Destroyed. iAisocittti Prut Report.) OKLAHOMA CITT. August 6. Fire to-night destroyed a theater, two newspaper offices and five other buildings In the business section of of Mangum, entailing a loss of between $25,000 and $30,000. Nobody was Injured.

The Mangum Star whose plant was destroyed was the oldest established newspaper In Oklahoma. Houston Calendar for Today. Dick Dowllng cams) at city hill, p. m. Band concert at Stm Houston park, :30 to 1:30 p.

m. AMUSEMENT. Key theater "Susan Rocks the Beat." Zoe theater "The Marriage of Molly. Crown theater "The Alibi," Blue Ribbon. Eden park Bathing, dancing, vaudeville.

I t-, Isis theater Irene Fenwtok laA Child of Destiny." Queen theater Mary Mefcford In "Hutda From Liberty theaterWllltam Huston 'and Charlotte Burton. for Houston and: vicinity Sunday Partly cloudy weather, probably showers. Temperature extremes and precipitation '-'at Houston for 24 hours ending Saturday, I p. Maximum 87; minimum 73; pre-' clpltation 1.11 Inch. Atmospheric pressure at Houston at l.

111. IV.V1. MAI H. I Comparative record at Houston for the Southwest, which caused a renewal auii v. i 1111 1114 :0 a.

m. 77 i 7li 75 i44a.W Ttl .80 IV 4 V. aVUTOMV UUIUIIIH. ASWVMIWi VUll tracts hold tip from 13.97, the low point reached oa the reaction of Friday, to lt.Ss -or it points above Friday night's closing prtoes. The close was very steady at an advance of It te IS points for the p.

m. 17 0 87 ablative humidity a. Ml 1 p..