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HOUSTON DAILY POST: TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 6. ISIO: STATEMENT SPECIAL EXCURSION RATES f- To MEXICO CITY AND RETURN G. On Sale Daily, Sept. 1st to 13th G.

OFFICE: 217 Main N. Phone: Preston 288 iK trirsa. N. Rex Hats in (the lew Fall Shapes are particularly stylish and the quality it even bet- tmr rrian kfnr The Union National Bank OF fjOUSTON Pursuant. to Call of the Comptroller of the Currency for Close of Business September 1, 1910.

the best at gO I tbe price PM THE CONTRACT RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $6,120,261 13 U. S. Bonds for U. S. Deposits 000 00 U.

S. Bonds for Circulation 200)o00 00" Other Bonds and Securities 7 574 03 Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures 287626 91 Redemption Fund with U. S. Treasurer 10000 00 Cash on Hand $1,212,60 92 With Other Banks 1,761,120 45 2,973,726 37 $9,600,188 44 LIABILITIES Capital $1,000,000 00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 305 859 90 Circulation OOO 00 Deposits Individual $5,484,144 10 Bank 2,610,184 44 8,09428 54 4 t. $9,600,188 44 The above statement is correct.

DE WITT C. DUNN, Cashier. Soft Shapes Derbys SIMS LAEVERENZ FIVE- NAUGHT- FIVE MAIN ST. STOCKS FOR SALE Houston Title Guaranty Co. common Gulf Coast Development Co.

Bankers Trust Co. Union NaUonal Bank. The Texas Co. First National Bank of Garrseton. Producers OH Co.

Orders executed for New Tork Hated stocks. I. Mf I. Du A C. W.

0. Sktrtnl STCK AND BOND DEALERS. REIN SONS COMPANY- DIRECTORSl JE88E H. JONES J. O.

ROSS W. M. RICE BRYAN HEARD FRANK ANDREWS C. K. DUNLAP JONATHAN LANE J.

M. WEST W. O. NEUHAUS W. F.

N. DAVIS R. E. BROOK8 ARCH M'DONALD C. L.

NEUHAUS THOS. H. BALL J. R. STUART J.

L. THOMPSON J. J. SWEENEY R. H.

BAKER Printers and Publishers Urgi Edition aid Uim Priofiag i Specialty KM'SOf-310 Caroline St. Phone 1478. HOUSTON, TEXAS. Of Course! That you haven't selected a Safe Deposit Box in our modern vaults, the strongest in this city for the protection of your Private Papers, Stocks, Bonds, Will and Jewels against loss hy fire or burglars. There are still some nicely located boxes for rent at $3 and upwards yearly, also vault space for storage.

Well lighted private rooms with telephone and writing materials are placed at the disposal of key holders. Let tis show you South Texas National Bank Ryan, and If tn any part ho ran show irh.r? we are in the wronjr we are willing to meet the road more than half way. So far Mr Ryan ha? to countenance the men anl tNir organization We tried for a m-mh t-i pain auduiK-o with Mr. Ryan -r ar.y official of the ra1 who had the pver tv settli1 the controversy with us. "Whtn Mr Ryan recognise the commute" ae! ryfuiri1 to meet with oa, he wrote letter s'anrp.

among otner thinirs. That frriev.in.es presented were nt from the rrv as a whjle, but that ht- un preser.TiM the d.ffervnl classed of workn r. "be ar shops. Fuch as ratntprs. Tenter' and other.

This wi i i r. into small or-ajaniiatior-. t'-rlr power and taking aa ir strength "Amonc -p- sr.ions made to the company a me to take up separately the of the Texas ar.d Ieuis-lana line put tv settlement to the manaf r- of the respective territories. THp. like vhv pmjy.fsiilon.

has been ignored Saturday wrote to Mr Uyan stating that unless he agrreed to the r.ot later ihtin Monda ne rrr. wouid go strike at 3 clock. FR CLEAN FIGHT We not nh intend to fight t- a finish." Mr Pe but the fight ii: te wappd There be no and n-ne of the striktr ii as pickets about tha hops Am man Intoxicated during the 'r will discharged from the organution We are holding open meetings ar.d Invite officials of the company to trh thtse and our conference-. There will he nothing going on behind the wene. as we haven't done anything we are of and have done nothing against tne laws National vice president, conferring an 1 giving counsel to the trlkers.

making his i eadguarters in this city during the trouble There win be a meeting miming at o'clock hen reports the -ts will he received and the strike aspect dcussed In general Railroad officials declined to disruss the situation further than t- express confidence that th- strike will be ami-ablv MtUe-i very shortly. Not Out at Beaumont. h'. nslrn Spf.tal. BE-rIXT.

Texas. September 5. So far the stnk. of the car repairmen of the Southern Tacfic line frm Xe rleans to Houston ha? nt extended to Beaumont. The Southern Pacific maintain a force of thirty-five men in its car repair department, '-onststtng of car repairers.

Inspectors and coach cleaners, wru-h are under the 'llrection of W. H. Fowler, foreman Mr Fouler says that far as he is advised the strike dues Dot affect Bea'imont In any way None of the men quit on Satuniay. ar.d yesterday and today temg h.dtdars a limited force was worked aj is customary on holidays. The car repair men have a local.

No. 81. of the Brotherhood Ratlwav Carmen of America. Renfro being president and K. Paxton secretarv of the local, which has fifty members Sir Pax-ton stated tonight that he had received tto Instructions from the headquarter of the union to call a strike and.

of course, unless such instructions are received will not do so The railway company officials ay that a nor of the men have Quit work or signified any intention of doing so. that the road has not been inconvenienced in any way here and no trouble is expected. 100 Out at Galveston. 'Hasten Pest fecial GALVESTON. Texas, September 5 At 1:40 o'clock Sunday the members of local Hi.

Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America, of Galveston, went on a strike for. as the secretary of the organization staled. better and better working con'Mor Th local brotherhood has about 100 members and Se retarv- Barle-mann says that all are oU- The strikers hare established had'iuar'T at ''ooks and Waiters hall, with Shroeder and Elmer as the head of the strike committee Officers of the Southern PsolfV. the avs-tem which is affected, state tiiat bjt be-tsen fourteen and twenty men are out anJ that no trouble of consequence Is anticipated. HOSPITAL WAS DEDICATED.

Memorial to Mary Gates at Port Arthur Was Opened. HrM'1- 1 Pop.T Texas, aeptem' er S-The Mary Gates hospital. ted bv John W. rjatos in menjorv of mother, penfd today wi-). aV-di- receptjon.

Ttiousands tWlol t'e ltlon during Ihe day, pvp'v ne rown wide, ttpen to all comers. cordare wit1! the wishes of Mr ilau- An orohetra funuhd inns', all ilav and decoration of frrs and nowers added a touch to tin potless all and furnishiPES. IN CONVENTION Texts Citrus Fruit Growers Met it Beaumont I GILL ELECTED PRESIDENT League City Kan Named, After X. S. Stookwell Declined to Serve, lit port of the Secretary Wat Eead.

(H. wti Pen Sfecijl.) BEAVMONT, Texas. September The Texas Citrus Fruit Growers' association met this morning at 10 o'clock tn the Klks' club room for a Bession of two days, President George A. Smith of Beaumont presiding and Secretary J. Canada of Houston and a good representation of the members present, including the representative leaders In the movement for promoting citrus fruit culture in the entire coast country from Louisiana to Brownsville.

When the meeting was called to order there were fully 10U present. Purlng the forenoon session the report of the secretary mas received and filed. The report of the Texas exhibit at the National horticultural congress proved unusual-Iv interesting It was submitted by L. iv Stockwell of Alvin. The report.

In referring to the exhibit, said: "The Texas exhibit was not only the first in place, but the only one in place on time Also our semi-tropical fruit trees with their fruits attracted a large share of attention, and several Were kept busy all the lime answering the iwimerous questions of the Msitlng thousands who thronged the grounds." Th most Important business of the forertoon session was the election of officers and this developed that everything was not entire harmony in the ranks of the citrus growers under conditions such as they have existed and a number of speeches made brought out this fact very pertinently. The first officers elected were b. Stockwell of Alvin. president. T.

1 Gill of League City, vice president. J. Canada of Houston, secretary and treasurer. On reconvening for the afternoon ses sion. Mr Stockwell notified the conven tion that he would not accept the presi dency.

Efforts to Induce Mr. Stockwell to reconsider his determination were without avail. The following officers were then chosen: T. 1. Gill, League City, president.

I. Otis. Port Arthur, vice president, and .1. Canada. Houston, secretary and treas urer.

A number of Interesting papers were read and this afternoon the citrus fruit growers were taken for a trip tn the Rachford fruit orchard below the citv. Tonight a banquet was tendered the visitors at the Woman's Reading cluh, at which there were a number of interesting speeches and toasts. The citrus growers will conclude their convention tomorrow. AN AGREED JUDGMENT Against the Kirby Lumber Com pany riled Weaver Case. First Sfri-ial.) BEAUMONT.

Texas. September 5 In the Sixtieth dlstrl-t court today In the case of Cyrus A. Weaver, by father and next friend. James J. Weaver vs Klrbj Lumber company an agreed Judgment was entered for the plaintiffs and against the defendant company In the sum of $ftOo.

This was a stilt for heavy damages for alleged personal Injuries sustained by Cyrus A. Weaver, who was employed as fireman by the defendant company and who was brought into contact with the furnace and severely burned in, the wreck of a logging train "near Klrbyville The case was tried In the Sixtieth district court and, June 20 last, the jurv returned a verdict for plaintiff and against the defendant In the sum of $7500. The defendant excepted and gave notice of appeal, but afterwards the parties got together, and the Klrby company having withdrawn Its appeal from the former verdict and Judgment, the agreed Judgment was entered In the matter as stated above. In the county court the criminal docket was taken up and a number of cases disposed of Mary Flowers, a negrfsg. who slashed and slightly wounded Inns, a white man.

was convicted of aggravated assault and fined and costs, and thirty days in Jail. The same punishment was given Charleston Hale, a negress. charged with slashing another woman, and convicted of aggravated assault LABOR DAT OBSERVED. Picnic Below Beaumont Was Well Attended Yesterday. (Houston Past Special.) BEAUMONT.

Texas, September 5 Labor Day was generally observed as a holiday In this city, the banks, stores and other public places being closed for the day. The occasion was quietly celebrated by the hosts of labor with an old-fashioned basket picnic given at Caswell park, on the banks of the Neches river, several miles below the city. It Is estimated that from 300 to 350 people attended the picnic. During the afternoon there were speeches on labor by Hon. V.

A. Collins and by Charles Brockon, a member-of the Beaumont Typographical Union, while Rev S. Pearce. pastor of the Magnolia Avenue Baptist church, spoke on "The Relations of the Churches to organised Labor'' Thomas A. iflckey.

a socialist lecturer from Globe. as on the program for an address, but wired today that it was Impossible for him to come to Beaumont and fill his engage, ment A program including boat races, tug-of-war and other features which had been arranged for the afternoon, was called off on account of inclemenr weathr, and at 4 o'clock this afternoon the picnickers returned to the rltv. GIRL DIED OF BURNS. Miss Helen Blackwell Was Victim of Beaumont Explosion. (Houston Pest Special.) BEAUMONT, Texas, September a result of bums which she received about a week ago, "Miss Helen Blackwell, aged 22 years, died In this city this afternoon.

The deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs F. M. Blackwell. who reside at GufTey switch, where Mr.

Blackwell Is employed by the UulTey Oil company About a week ago Miss Blackwell was ironing and poured aome gasoline on a furnace, which caused an explosion, with the result that ber clothing Ignited. 1 D. W. Donahoe Dead. (Houston Post Special.) BEAUMONT, Texas, September 5.

D. W. Donahoe, aged 71 years, who Is reputed to be one of the wealthiest citizens of Cameron parish, Louisiana, died in this city today at the home of his daughter. Mrs. J.

W. Patllls, S5 Roberta street! Decedent also leaves a son, Elwln Donahoe, and another daughter, Mrs. R. w. Flsk, residing in Orange.

The body wlli be shipped to Orange on the noon train tomorrow, funeral arrangements not being further announced here. Five Negroes Lynched. (Associated Press Report.) ATHENS, Georgia, September 6 An unoon firmed report has been received here to the effect that five negroes were lynched near Carlton, tea miles east of here. News reports teU of the killing of one negro and ratal Injuries to four others by the enraged poeae. It la said the negroes planned to murder the family of i.

w. Huff of BlakeTr, a planter, and that a daughter of Mr. Buff discovered negro la her room early reeterday. The nacre eraa For Dormitories at A. aod fll Awarded Waco Man.

EIGHT BIDS SUBMITTED J. S. Harrison Proposed to Construct Two Buildings for $129,750, According to Flans Prepared by F. E. Gieaccke.

COLLEGE STATION. Texas. September Thla afternoon th board of of the Agricultural and Mechanical college of Texaa opened bids for the erection of the two dormitories which are to be constructed at once from the funds arising from the pure feed tax, which was recently voted to the college for permanent improvements by the special session the Thirty-first legislature This is a pretty big contract, involving as it does aometh mg in the neighborhood of one hurulrtM thousand dollars and over tKe-. has bten a great deal of Interest fh the bidding by the contractor! of Texas The work on the two is to be carried on at the same time. That Is the contractor gets both buildings and the foundation work Is to be on one and while construction men axe At work on that the foundation will be started for the other The contract calls for duplicate orders of steel for two hiiildlnea.

duplicate orders of brick, etc a.l through the entire list of material. IESCRIPTIOf OF BflLOINO? The plane for these two buildings were prepared in the department of architecture and drawing of the college under the direction of E. Olesecke. the professor In charge The buildings are to be of reinforced concrete, the exterior faced with old gold mottled brick. There will be a court faced with sand lime brick The buildings will be 130 feet Inches by feet in slie.

four stories. The court will be feet In slie. The trimming will be of artificial stone. There Mil; be 101 rooms in each building In the center of the court will be a brick stack In which will be toilets and shower baths The ground floor will have twenty-four rooms and on each of the other floors will be twenty-six rooms. The rooms will be 14x15 feet In size and in each room will be built a gun rack for the rifles of the cadets, a closet for clothes and room for two trunks, two beds, a tab.e and wash stand.

The buildings are to be heated from a central plant. Inder the military discipline of the college it is found best to allow the minimum of intercourse between the stuu-dents during "call to quarters" when they are at study hour The West Point pan is to divide the buildings Into sections with fire walls This does not work well Texas because It Interferes with venti ation. so In planning these two dormitories Mr Olesecke has separated each story of floor of the building from ail the others There will be noeommu-nicatlon between any two floors and there will be separate entrances for each floor This will give free ventilation through the entire building There will be 275 windows in each building. WORK WILL BE RUSHED The two sides of the building will be Identical, with entrances on each and the to ends will be Identical. Entrance to the ground floor will be on the ends, by large doors, and In the sides will be three doors, one for each of the other three floors.

The two new dormitories will be hurried to completion so as to accommodate the student body this session. There are now as marry students registered as were at the college any day last session in fact more than at any one time. and with three weeks before the session opens it Is confidently believed the total will 'each a thousand. With the dormitory room on the campus and the new dormitories there will be sufficient room for every student. No boy will be turned away.

The following were the bids on the two dormitories i C. Street, Houston SI S3, XX Texas Building companv. Fort worth 145,800 Otto P. Kroeger San An- n'? I 8. Harrison.

Waco 1 29.T50 Standard Construction company 150.000 Fred A. Jones A Co, 161.400 Thomas Weber. Beaumont 1H5.54I ii Polhemus, Austin 20S 741 The contract was let to J. 8 Harrison of Waco. WHY IS 8UQAR SWEETT If sogar did not dissolve in the mouth yoa couW not taste the tweet.

GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC is itrong as the strongest bitter tonic, but you do not taste toe Dl utter because the inrredienta not disjolve in the month, but do dissolvs rtidil me acias ot the stomach. It is jast as good for Grown People as for Children. The First and Original Tasteless Chill Tonic. The atznoaru lor sv yeara rm sOc IN STOCK AT DALLAS. Them win faraUh mora water at tessa xp4RiM than any other Centrtfuxal Pump.

Write na for 'Catalogue "Bj will tell 7011 why. Alao a fall lln of Well Drilling Machinery, Pumping Machinery, Toole aneTAppllancea. American Well Works 171 CemriMroe St. DALLAS, TEXAS. COTTON BELT APPOINTMENTS.

Officials for Central Arkansas and Eastern Announced. Houston Post Special.) DALLAS. Texas, September S. Through the recent acquisition of the Central Arkansas and Eastern railway by the Cotton Belt, more work has been added to that already done by the officials ot that line. The following announcements of appointments have been Issued oy President Robert M.

Foster In regard to the new line: J. W. Maxwell, general superintendent, Tyler, Texas: E. A. Peck, superintendent.

Pine Bluff, F. J. Hawn, superintendent transportation, Tyler: C. D. Purdon.

chief engineer. St. Louts; J. 8. Berry, superintendent of and buildings.

St. Louis; W. J. Williams, superintendent of telegraph. Tyler.

Hospital benefits will be accorded employes of the new road at the Cotton Belt hospital in Texarkana. KNIGHT GOES TO CHICAGO. Will Attend Session of Old Telegrapher and Historical Association. (Houston Ptst Special.) DALLAS. Texas, September 5.

Frank B. Knight, special agent In charge of publicity of the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone company, left Dallas tonight for Chicago, where he will attend the meeting of the Old Telegraphers and Historical association and of the Society of the United States Military Telegraph Corps, he being a member of both organizations. While away Mr. Knight will also attend the annual meeting of the General Contract and Publicity agents of the Associated Bell companies, to be held in Montreal the third week in September and where he expects to be Joined by Genera Commercial Agent Raker and General Contract Agent Cope of the Southwestern company. Jail Delivery at Taylor.

(Houston Post Special.) TAYLOR, Texas, September 5. Constable Owen Olive had a fruitful Saturday in the way of rounding up violators of the majesty of the law. With one "lell swoop'" he landed fourteen crap shooters in a raid of a negro pool hall resort on Porter street. The entire partv of negro lawbreakers were corral ed by-Constable Olive and lodged in the city jail. But now comes the sad part of the rtory.

Last night by the united efforts of the fourteen crappists the jail was broken open and all fourteen of the shooters fled to parts unknown. Body of Fire Hero to Brownwood. (Houston Post Special.) BROWNWOOD, Texas. September t. Fred Ferris, formerly of this city, died yesterday at Ennls and hie remains arrived here this morning, accompanied by members of the Ennls volunteer fire department, of which Ferris was a member.

Ferris was injured August I while fighting a fire at Ennls. The Waxa-hachle and Ennls volunteer fire departments sent members with the body as an escort. For Dyspepsia Take Honford's Acid Phosphate Relieves the continued tense of hunger, tick headache, nausea and tour itnmach. Not every title can be guaranteed but every good title can J. S.

RICH C. Q. PILLOT W. T. CARTER J.

M. ROCKWELL ABE LEVY T. C. DUNN FARMERS ARE GATHERING For Meeting Which Will Open in Charlotte, N. Today.

P'ess Report.) CHARLOTTE. X. September 8. Farmers from every State in the Union, many of them accompanied by their Ives. hp1 here tonight ready for the an nual of the Farmers' Educational and Co-operative Union of Amer- which convene in the Academy of Muio tomorrow for a three dayB' ses- ion.

All the Northwestern States are represented and lYesldent S. Barrett, who is attending; expects the registration to exceed any convention In the organization's history. The delegates will be welcomed to the Stute by lr. H. Q.

Alexander, president of the Slate union, and to the city by Mayor Hawkins, and B. F. Montgomery of Colorado will respond to the welcom- ng address. An address by R. Wilson of Mississippi will complete the public program for the day.

although an executive session will be held in the afternoon. The first of the social events will be the reception at the Hotel Pehvyn tomorrow i iei uooil. AUTOMOBILE WAS BURFED. Machine of J. W.

Jones of Taylor Destroyed Near Austin. iHousion Post Cmplfgrjm.) TAILOR. Texas. September 5 J. W.

Jones of Temple, ac, ompanled by three other men from Temple, overturned hrs auto, an E. F. four miles north of Austin Sunday afternoon, following which the car auR.it fire and was completely consumed. The accident happened when Mr. Jones, who was driving, turned out of the road r.

ass another vehicle. The outside wheels i-kidded and the machine turned over in the ditch. Fortunately none of ih men was hurt. TERRELL. Texas.

September 6 Fire yesterday destroyi-d the residence of H. J. Neely. together with a portion of the household goods. The house was valued at $600 and was for $.150.

The contents were at 1500 and were Insured for half thnt amount. A high wind prevailed at the time and several nearby residences 'aught, but were put out with only nominal damages. Arrested Three in Raid. Three white men were arrested this morning in a raid on what the police declare was a twentieth-century opium den. The men arrested gave their names as A.

J. Oppenheimer. Dave Burt and C. Tolar. Early In the evening police officers Smith, Woods.

Robinson and Lomax, stationed in the reservation district, detected the pungent odor of burning opium in a reservation house. By agreement the officers met at the house early this morning, and after surrounding It. two of the of fii eTs entered and made a search of the place. Two complete hop'' outfits, with all their accessories, were confiscated and will be burned The men arrested are charged with vagrancy. Wind Damage at Jacksonville.

Post Special.) JACKSONVILLE. Texas, September 6 A much-needed rain fell here today accompanied by a heavy wind, which did some damage hv unroofing houses and blowing down fences. V. Cap! I Cap is! Cap Wait come. Houston Title Guaranty "SOLID AS THE EARTH ITSELF" CAPITAL.

QUARTER MILLION HERE CAPJ Co. MM0K STlwtRT. PretUnt Certificates of Deposit Out Certificate. 6 Deposit ere a desirable investment for your snrpln. or idle moDey.

They do not fluctuate in value. A fair rate of interest will be paid yon to date of withdrawal. Begin with as today. Houston Land SIrusf Company (Chartered UTS. Witktut Banking Capital, Surplus and Profits $505,000 STOCKS Hugo V.

Neuhaus Co. lret National Bank Building. HOUSTON. TEXAS. 5 ONTIME CERTIFICATES SECURED and.

GUARANTEED BANKERS TRUST CO. CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS STEWART BUILDING Standard Printing Lithographing Co. Capitol Avenue and Fannin Street Pbooet Preston 47 and 6265 Protect Tour BuUdints WITH Good ROOFING and PAINT Kr Bchopmeyer Mff A Snpplj Co, Here Cap! Here wonder where who? maybe he'll ntarrnro UTHOGEAPtf. Main tt A. turn rcsT.