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THE HOUSTON POST: THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 17, 1919 NOT CHANGE COURT MARTIAL PLANS. IS PLEA Officers Say They Fear Technicalities May Spoil Discipline Associated Press Report. WASHINGTON, April -Three mafor generals of the regular army, Leonand Wood and Hugh L. Scott, (retired); former chiefs of the general staff, and each whom trained and commanded divisions during the war; and John L. Chamberlain, inspector general, opposed Wednesday before the American Bar association committee inquiring into the subject of military justice, any plan of taking from the president and the com manding generals the control they now exercise over court martials.

The present controversy as to war time sentences began with the proposal of Lieutenant Colonel Samuel T. Ansell, then acting judge advocate general, to repose in the judge general, final jurisdiction of these cases. The three officers agreed that the proposed change would impair the disciplinary system, although all saw defects in existing laws or regulations which should be remedied. To meet complaints A8 to excessive sentences, the officers were of the opinion that the president should be authorized by law to fix maximum penalties in war times as well as in peace. whatever is General Wood declared, "don't give us any possibility of Harry Thaw case in the army.

We don't want the haggling over technicalities of civil court cases. General Chamberlain shared this view as opposed to the suggestion that the military legal system should be put entirely under army legal authorities. He opposed the sugegstion that it be made mandatory that trained legal officers preside over courts. General Scott declared control of discipline was an essential function of command, adding that "the weakening of discipline in the Russian army destroyed Russia. While probably 75 per cent of the cases brought to trial during the war never should have reached court martial stage, General Wood said, it was the inexperience of officers, their lack of "the habit of and the failure of the human element that could not be reached by law which caused this situation.

"The fundamental defect in our court martial he said, "is not in the inachinery but in the failure to carry out Lite operations General Wood urged that more careful scrutiny be given to cases before they were brought to trial, that greater use be made of the many disciplinary measures not involving legal proceedings; that competent counsel be assigned for all prisoners to protect their rights, and that judge advocates of courts incline toward the French system, by which the legal officer merely presents the case and does not take on the character of a prosecution officer. The tendency of courts martial, all three generals contended, was toward protection of the accused. DR. ANNA H. SHAW TELLS WHY WOMEN DESIRE SUFFRAGE (Continued from Page One.) hold and forces thein to actually believe in the things they have before only been talking about.

the people of this country are obeying and submitting to authority with which they are not allowed to have any voice. Therefore, this 18 not a democracy or a republican form of government, but an aristocracy; for where but one-half the people enact the laws and administer them it is nothing but an aristocracy," said Dr. Shaw. Describing her attendance at the democratic national convention in Louis, Dr. Shaw said a former governor of Texas presented a minority report against the adoption of a plank indorsing equal suffrage) "As I listened to that governor's speech, I knew what the answer would be in Texas; and sure enough the lightning struck in exactly the spot I predicted it would," said Dr.

Shaw, amid laughter and applause. Warns. Against Senator. Dr. Shaw warned the people of Texas of the approaching visit of a senator from a northern state who was scheduled to stump Texas in opposition to equal suffrage.

man will in the course of his lecture, use a glass of water as symbolic of the sweetness, purity and innocence of said Dr. Shaw. "The glass of clear water is supposed to represent in his mind woman as she is before she gets the ballot. Then this speaker will take from his pocket a fountain pen and drop ink in the water and display the inky mixture as symbolic of what woman becomes after she receives the right of equal suffrage. This eloquent opponent of frage is judging the political standards of women by the only political standards and methods with which, probably, he is acquainted," said Dr.

Shaw. She said that Senator Wadswoth also was coming to Texas to speak against equal suffrage. She then flayed the military career of James Wadsworth of New York. "When the Mexican trouble developed and the call made for troops for service along the Rio Grande, this Senator Captain Wadsworth resigned his commission in the militia under the plea, as member of the United States senate, his presence at home was vitally necessary to assist in enacting proper legislation for the men going to the front. "Senator Wadsworth remained in Washington virtually all the time bis country was at war with the Hun.

While the millions of splendid young Americans were going to our training camps and from there to the transports that bore them to the bloody battle fields of Europe Senator Wadsworth, who was of military age, remained behind, under the protection of his senatorial position," said Dr. Shaw. She said that not until the armistice was signed and Senator Wadsworth was certain the Hun had been driven back beyond the boundary lines of his own territory, did the senator rush across to France to try to dig up material to use in a political propaganda against the Wilson administration. 'hero' of two wars is coming to Texas to tell the men of this great State that it is their 'patriotic' duty to oppose equal suffrage." Dr. Shaw told of the plans of the International Suffrage Alliance, which, before the war, represented the women of 28 nations in their efforts to obtain the ballot.

Since the signing of the armis tice Dr. Shaw said the International Suffrage Alliance bad approached the various organizations in Europe as to the best place to hold the next international convention. The answer was returned to the women of the United States "that inasmuch as Bulgaria, Turkey and the United States were the only three nations in the world that were retarding the equal suffrage movement, it would be best to hold the international convention over here," Extend Time for Filing Tax Returns to June 15 Time for filing corporation, income and profit tax returns has been further extended to June 15, 1919, it was made known Wednesday by L. G. Zinnecker, internal revenue collector for Houston, with offices at room 305, Federal building.

This is the second extension granted by the internal revenue commision at Washington, who previously set the time limit at May 1. 1919. According to the instructions received Dr. Shaw said. She called attention to the equal suffrage legislation promised by Great Britain, France, Italy and Belgium.

in recognition of the services rendered by the women of those countries during the war. "Herbert Asquith, former premier of England, and one of the foremost opponents of equal suffrage in the British em pire, has been won over to the cause of equal suffrage," Dr. Shaw said. if Mr. Asquith recognizes the right of the women of England to the ballot, because they have demonstrated their right it, is there anyone that dares to say hat the women of America have not also earned the right to the ballot in the light of services rendered to the country during the war," asked Dr.

Shaw. Red Cross Service. Referring to the women's services in the Red Cross work; the sustaining of the morale of the nation and the bolstering up of the courage of the men who had to be seat to war with a smile: conservation of food and the use of all kinds of flour which only the authority of the food administration was able to make the men eat: keeping the home fires burning when coal and feel were scarce; the lowering of their boottops; shortening their skirts; called upon not to buy woolen clothes because of the shortage of the wool supply: requested not to buy clothes made of cotton because of the scarcity of cotton; called to account because they were wasting too much food and sending too much to the garbage can; these and many more humorous and serious. instances were cited to show the tremendous part that women played in sustaining and stabilizing society during the trying days wheu the Hun was knocking at the props of humanity and civilization. women did well and the men did well.

Our soldiers fought with fury that not all the military training in the world could have made possible unless in their souls there brooded the spiritual power of democracy. Was not Germany's army the finest trained body of men in the And did not the young men of America, mere boys, smash the great Hun monster demanded Dr. Shaw. was it that the fury of our young Americans overcame the most wonderfully trained military machine that the world has ever seen?" Then Dr. Shaw answered the question as only Dr.

Shaw seemed capable of answering it. "Because the world needed freeing: because men in whose souls the spirit of freedom has been brooding and brooding. will fight with the fury of the spirit of freedom. of justice and patriotism against which no power in the world can The speaker's words were greeted with cheers, applause and in many, many instances with tears of emotional pride. Nine Million 'Lost.

Referring to the indemnity Germany will be obliged to pay to France, Belgium and England for the ravages wrought to territory and property, Dr. Shaw spoke of the 9,000,000 young. men killed and wounded that the world might be made safe for democracy. Declaring that no one has any comprehension of what it means to have 000 young lives lost to the world; its intellectual, literary, music, art, inventive genius and the many other activities of the world's progress that will suffer irreparable loss through the loss of these young lives, Dr. Shaw asked who was going to indemnify the 9,000,000 women who gave to the world the 9,000,000 lives that were sacrificed in the name of freedom.

"We have bought freedom with a great said Dr. Shaw, "and on behalf of the flag which stands for everything that we hold most dear our freedom, ask every man who believes American women. should not' be denied the right to vote, support the equal suffrage amendment May 24." It was announced that Roy G. Watson had donated $100 to the equal suffrage campaign fund. M.

E. Foster also was announced as the contributor of $100 to the suffrage cause. Dr. Knickerbocker announced $1030.35 had been contributed by persons in the audience to the campaign fund of the equal suffragists. Polk County, Assured Million for Highways Houston Post Special.

LIVINGSTON, Texas, April The $800,000 bond issue for good roads voted on in Polk county Saturday, carried by a two-thirds. majority. Livingston, the largest voting precinct in the county, polled more votes for the issue than were polled against it in the entire county. The number of votes in the county was 1224 for the issue and 514 against it. With the $200,000 from the federal government Polk county will have $1,000,000 to use for roads.

Officers Who Would Join Regulars Must Apply Soon Houston Post Special. SAN ANTONIO, Texas. April Officers holding temporary commission in the army have only until April 25 to make application for appointment in the Regular Army, according to a memorandum issued at Camp Travis Wednesday. All applications must be in the office of Major General Harry F. Hodges in time to be forwarded to Washington April 25.

Women Attorneys Appear in Dallas Divorce Case Houston Post Special. DALLAS, Texas, April the first time in the history of Texas, women attorney's represented a divorce case in a local court Wednesday. The divorce was granted on the grounds of cruel treatment. Miss Grace Fitzgerald represented the plaintiff and Miss Hattie L. Henenberg represented the defendant upon appointment of the court.

EASTERN STAR HONORED. Houston Post Special. LOCKHART, Texas, April Lockhart was honored Tuesday evening by the visitation of two of the most prominent members of the grand chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, Grand Matron Mrs. Flora Penix of Sweetwater and Grand Patron Frank W. Lynn of Dallas, and Mrs.

Edmondson of San Marcos, grand visitor for the third district, and Mr. Edmondson, a member of the committee on work. Grand officers informed the local chapter it stood fifth in the list in the State in the number of uegrees conferred last year. Mrs. A.

A. Ross, wife of the grand master of the grand -lodge of Masons of Texas, was presented by the grand patron in a brief speech a commission as representative of this grand jurisdictich to the grand jurisdiction of the State of Wyoming. During the initiatory work seven candidates were received into the order. I EASTER BREAKFAST Y. W.

C. A. PART OF FINE PROGRAM Appropriate Music and mony, Address by Dr. Knickerbocker The Y. W.

C. A. plans to make the Easter breakfast the association rooms one long to be remembered. Dr. Hubert D.

Knickerbocker will make the morning address. Mrs. L. M. Hogsett, who has charge of the music, has arranged a beautiful and' elaborate program, in harmony with the spirit of the occasion and the day, while Miss Mildred Corbett of Dallas will offer the prayer.

Following breakfast, the young women will collect the flowers for distribution to the hospitals in the city. Reservations for the breakfast should be made on Friday at the very latest date. As a consequence of the breakfast, "Friendly Hour" will not be observed on Easter afternoon, The art class, under Mrs. E. R.

Cherry, on Tuesday night was attended by 27 interested women, a number which far, exceded those expected. Following an introductory talk on art by the instructor, portfolios were distributed. The first lesson was the art of making a charcoal sketch. Many of the girls who bad never drawn before made creditable pictures of objects from still life. On Wednesday night the Levy Girls' club met for the supper and basket bail practice, in which there is keen rivalry as to the best of the two teams.

Thursday afternoon Miss Lou Stallman will continue her lectures on "Dietetics and Proper from which many housekeepers take inspiration, which relieve them from the ordinary drudgery of household tasks. The Triangle girls, dramatic club, will meet for supper and the study of the drama, in which they are very much interested, Thursday night. They have recently concluded the analyzation of "Lady Windermere's Fan. The 80 members of Miss Corrinne Fonde's class of folk dangers meet on Thursday in preparation for the city's May festival. Miss Mary Parsons, field secretary of the Y.

W. C. has reported for work at the Houston chapter. She will make survey of the county with the view of reaching all girls and interesting them in the work of the organization. Miss Eva Hyder, who is with Miss Parsons, will have charge of the district work.

The department of the Y. W. C. A. will be busy Thursday afternoon with two meetings.

The Mythos club will a business meeting immediately after school and the Central High School club will meet at 5:30 instead of 5 o'clock, which was formerly the session hour. The gymnasium department announces the opening of the swimming season at the South End Junior High school pool next Wednesday at 6 p. m. A jolly crowd is expected for this event, which promises to be one of the most popular of all that the gymnasium department has to offer. A meeting of residence committee will be held at the Gables at o'clock on Thursday morning.

Camp Logan Surgeon Ordered to Report for Duty at Camp Custer Major. Henry O'Bierbower, who has been on duty at Camp Logan for the last month as camp surgeon, has been ordered to report for duty at Camp Custer, at Battle Creek, Mich. He has announced that he probably would leave for Camp Custer about May 1 as it is expected that all of the enlisted men now on duty at Camp' Logan will leave by that time. Major Bierbower came here from Camp MacArthur, where he was one of the last officers to leave after that camp was abandoned. Major B.

K. Russell, formerly camp quartermaster, is now in command at Camp Logan and he and the other officers make their headquarters in the warehouse area. There is still a big stock of army supplies in the warehouse but most of the work in the warehouses -is now done by civilians. There are about 100 enlisted men still on duty at the camp, including members of Company of the 43rd infantry, who are doing guard duty, and a few men of the maintenance detachment. Only one man of the former quartermaster enlisted personnel will remain at the camp after Thursday.

Y. M. C. A. 246, which is in the warehouse area, is still open for the benefit of the enlisted men who remain on duty, and it will not be closed until all the soldiers are gone.

The building was sold some time ago but the sale was made on condition that it was not to be torn down until all the soldiers leave the camp. Captain Max Gilfillin, Noted A. M. Athlete, Returns With Honors Captain Max Gilfillin of the 5th regiment of marines and possessor of the Croix de Guerre, -was a visitor in Houstop Wednesday. Captain Gilfillin WAS wounded at the battle of Belleau Woods when a machine gun bullet went through his hip.

He has but recently returned from France. Captain Gilfillin went over with the 5th marines as a second lieutenant and received his promotion to captain after being wounded in action. Prior to enterthe military service Captain Gilfillin was an all-round athlete at the Agricultural and Mechanical college, at College Station, Texas, where he starred in football and baseball. Captain Gilfillin left Houston Wednesday night for North Texas. CITY NEWS COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN.

regular meeting of the Council of Jewish Women will be held at the Concordia club at 8. p. m. Thursday afternoon. MOTHERS' CLUBS TO MEET.

Houston council of the association will hold their monthly meeting at 4 p. m. Thursday at Taylor Representatives from all Mothers' clubs of Houston are asked to attend. DRIVER FINED $25. James Brown, who said he was jitney driver, was fined $25 by a jury in county court at law No.

2 on charge of deserting his wife and baby. He entered a plea of not guilty, AIDED ORGANIZATION. Paul Wipprecht, agricultural advisor of the Young Men's Business League, returned Wednesday from a visit to Sour Lake, where he attended and assisted in I the reorganization of the chamber of commerce at that, place Tuesday. GIVEN FINE OF $25. As the result of light on Congress avenue; between Main and Travis streets, Friday night.

Ned Bergen was fined $25 by Judge Ford in corporation court Wednesday. The case against C. E. Wingate, said to be Bergen a antagonist, was dismissed. Both were charged with fighting, WAR RELIEF FUND SHORT OF QUOTA Drive Ends Wednesday but Subscriptions Will Be Received This Week The Jewish war relief fund drive ended Wednesday with Houston short of its $100,000 quota.

Dave Strauss, drive manager, is ing on substantial returns from the 36 outlying towns organized tor the campaign, and estimates that if $15,000 more is contributed in Houston the quota will be reached. To this end checks will tinue to be received this week. They should be made payable to Joe S. Rice, and sent to room 283, city hall, Humble sent in its contributions Wednesday in the form of check for $375, collected by the chairman appointed for that place. It is the first of the outlying towns to report, but reports indicate that many others have already raised substantial amounts.

Mr. Strauss was unable to give any definite figures on the standing of the drive, as the pledge cards have not been arranged or checked up. The committee In charge was swamped with contributions at an early stage in the campaign, and got behind in this work. A tabulated report of all subscriptions is being made. Woman's Auxiliary Will Have Permanent Committee For Prohibition Campaign Plans looking to the formation of permanent executive committee and the corresponding co-operative committees were formulated at a meeting of the women's auxiliary to the Harris county prohibition campaign committee at 4 p.

m. Wednesday at campaign headquarters, ground floor Scanian building. Charles Murphy, county chairman, addressed the meeting which was presided over by Mra. J. M.

Huffington, temporary chairman of the woman's auxiliary. The appointment of permanent campaign committees will be announced Thursday, it was stated. Seawall Extension Goes on Well at Galveston Houston Post Special. GALVESTON, Texas, April -Work on the east end extension to the sea wall is progressing nicely, according to the statement of government engineers here. 'The sea wall proper has been formed for a quarter of a mile to the east, and the foundation laid for something like three times that distance.

The foundation work is considered the worst part of the job, as the moulding process is simply routine. The engineers also announced that the fill work on the Fort Crockett reservation behind the present sea wall was progressing nicely. The fill is within few feet. of the top of the wall. Officers in charge refused to predict the time for the conditions completion of were this too work unstable stating to war- that rant a prediction.

small breakdown might delay the work any length of time. Italian War Cross Won by Well Known Texan Captain Thomas Neill Jefferson, with the 4th Italian army in Italy, has been decorated with the Italian war cross, according to information received in Houston Wednesday. Captain Jefferson is the son of Mrs. N. O.

Jefferson, now residing in Eden, Texas. He is well known in Houston and is cousin of K. C. Barkley, an attorney of Houston. Captain Jefferson expects to return from overseas about June 1.

Information concerning the awarding of the Italian war cross to Captain Jetferson was published in the Paris Herald. The captain writes that he has received a number of letters from friends in France since the publication of the artice. Entertainment Series Planned by Y. M. H.

A. Plans for a series of entertainments were considered at a meeting of the ways and means committee of the Young Men's Hebrew association at the hall of the organization, 905 Preston avenue, Wednesday night. All members are requested to be present at a business meeting of the ciation team will be held at the hall at 8 p. m. Sunday at which all members of the team are urged to attend to form plans for initiating more than 50 new members.

The regular Sunday afternoon dance of the association will not be given day afternoon owing to the restraint of Jewish holidays. PRIVATE POSES AS OFFICER. FORT WORTH, April Private Larae Bloomer, who has been stationed at Camp Bowie, was given five years sentence at the disciplinary barracks for wearing an officer's uniform. He spent much time in Dallas and other nearby points, impersonating an officer, it is said. He was tried at court martial.

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See that your Flour has it. Our Finest Brands Way Ambrosia Galveston Belle Tidal Wave Anita TEXAS STAR FLOUR MILLS 1878 Galveston, Texas THIRSTY NOT TO BE DENIED THEIR BOTTLE OF BEER Scramble for Reserved Places Along Bar Still Prevails in Houston by Mr. Zinnecker, extension to June 15 was also given for filing returns of information at the source, fiduciary returns, withholding returns, returas of partnership and personal service corporations who are required to file returns on a calendar year basis. The new ruling also applies to all other returns required under the income and profits tax provisione of the revenue law which are not the basis for the ment of tax. Court of Appeals Will Hear Once Notable Case Houston Post Special.

AUSTIN April 10. Wednes. day the Third court of civil appeals will next Saturday, at a special the submission of the case the Colorado and Santa Railway company ver State of Texas, from Involving the anti-shipping statute. It clause was the Statewide prohibition this case that District Judge Calhoun, granted injunction forbidding the railroad to transport thereby intoxicating sustaining liquors under after the court the Statewide of criminal appeals had held the salta section Chief Justice Key and Associate Jenkins will sit in the with Special Associate of Associate Justice Sleeper place Justice Brady, disqualified. final decision In this case by the supreme court can not be had until lone after the Statewide dry amendment to the constitution on next month and the vote canvassed in June, therefore the at bar will have no anal value for uractical purposes.

CRIMINAL APPEALS COURT Houston Post Special: AUSTIN. Texas, April The following proceedina, were had in the court of criminal appeals ned: Albert from Kendall: L. Barkles, from Jones; Roy Tom Green. Reversed and remanded: Steve from Sam Russell. Collings worth: Willie Wales.

A from Galveston: Jake Addison, from Hill: J. J. Kilpatrick Jr. from Pecos. Reversed and bail granted: Ex parte Arthur from Dalles.

Motion for rebearing overruled: Frank Huggins. from K1 Pano: Staude from Hopkins: ex parte J. W. Berry, from in Red State's rehearing granted part: W. Roberts.

from Bee, Submitted on brief for State: Crouse Brown, from Gregg: John Curry. from Smith: Otto Linthecumn, from Dallas: Joseph Nicolette, from Besar. parte Raymond Brooks. from Cooke. On brief for both: rank Modello, from P'aso: Morris, from Tarrant: A.

Jacobs. Crom Grayson: Charles Thomas. from Sabine: Sidnes Jeffersod. from Austin: ex parte Otis Davis, "from Gonzales. On motion to withdraw appeal granted: Ex parte Alfred B.

Dixon, from Coke. On motion for rebearing Lowry Glascoe. from Hunt: Dora Morse, from Harris. NINTH CIVIL APPEALS. Houston Post Special.

BEAUMONT. Texas. April Ninth court of civil appeals orders Wednesday follow: Appeals filed: J. P. Riley Vine Austin from Montgomery: Cobb Gregory Parker.

county from Hardin, Motions for rebearing overruled: TEN. dacker Adelina K. Pimer J. et al, from Liberty; B. Settegast Jr.

al, Harris: Reliance Oil com puny et al, from Hardin: B. L. company et al, from Hardin Motion for writ of certiorari granted: Clark ve. H. M.

Maund. from Sabine. Motion to reform opinion overruled: Adelina Carl et al J. Setterast Jr. et from Harris.

Motion advance submission granted and cause set for May 1, 1919: H. Serres et al M. F. Hammond, sheriff, et al. from Harris, Motions for rehearing submitted: Sheridan Williams and Russ Daniel v.

W. H. Davenport, from Hardin, Beaumont Traction company E. W. Amold et ux, from Jefferson: Beaumont Traction Cooper et ux.

from Santa Townsite company et al Parker et al, from Hardin: American Indemnity company vs. Mrs. A. P. Dinkins.

from Jefferson. FIRST CIVIL Houston Post Special, GALVESTON, Texas, April The court of the First supreme judicial dietrict of Texas entered the following orders Motions for rebearing submitted: R. M. White et al vs. Fabring al, from Galveston: American Indemnity company John Zyloni et al, from 8.

H. Galveston: Hudgine Freeport Sons, from Townsite Brazoria. company Motion to set case for next submission day submitted: Jesse Phillips et al vs. Sarah Perue et al. from Walker.

Agreed motion to postpone submission to April 24 submitted and granted: State of Texas V8. John H. Elliott. from Anderson. 15.

Agreed submitted motion and to granted: postpone submission H. to May and 8. Railway company vs. 8. Zemurray, from Galveston.

Agreed motion to postpone submission to May 8. submitted and granted: H. and H. Railroad company we. McLain.

from to advance submission submitted: C. G. Daugherty vs. Mrs. Cullia et vir, from Harris.

SEVENTH CIVIL APPEALS. Houston Post Special. proceedings were had in A the court of civil appeals AMARILLO, Texas, April 16. The following the Seventh supreme Judicial district of Texas: Motions for rehearing overruled: K. M.

and O. Railway company 76. M. O'Connell from Foard: P. Texas Portland.

Cement company Naiden Lumparon et al, from Dallas: KingsMills. Cotton from Mill company Dallas Waste Dallas: Ft. W. and D. O.

Railway company K. N. Hapgood et us, from Henrietta 01l and Gas company W. B. Worsham bankers, from Clay: Edward Harrison VS.

Mrs. Mary A. Sharpe: from Dallas: Pittman and Harrison company J. P. Boatenhamer et al.

from Clay. Affirmed: P. and 8. Railway company Panhandel Grain and Elevator company. from Lipscomb: Wichita Falls Traction company Ralph.

Hibbs et al, from Wichita. Reformed and affirmed: B. C. Howard J. H.

H. Stahl. from Sherman. Reversed and remanded: Frank Marshall et T. F.

Magness, from Hale. FOURTH CIVIL APPEALS. Houston Post Special, SAN ANTONIO. Texas, April The followin proceedings were had in the Fourth court of civil appeals today: Motions for rehearing overruled. R.

H. Weller Ve. J. F. Burns, from Bexar: State of Texas et on al, rel of from William Guadalupe; Francis J.

et 0. al vs. McCreless Carl Waller Howell, from Dimmit: Ed Lasater vs. Charles Premont, Independent executor, from Brooks. Affirmed: Texas Fidelity and Bonding company vs.

City of Austin, from Travis: American Indemnity company vs. City of Austin, from Travis; P. T. Talbot Son vs. W.

W. Martindale, from Hays, Reversed and 'rendered: State of Texas Willys-Overland. from Travis: City of Austin Great Southern Life Insurance company, from Travis. THIRD CIVIL APPEALS. Houston Post Special.

AUSTIN. Texas. April -The following pro ceedings were had Wednesday in the court of civil appeals. Third district: Affirmed: C. J.

Brod ve. C. P. Guess et al. from Bell, county: Fire and Marine Insurance company Va.

Elmer Barnett. from Met Lennan. Postponed as per agreement: H. E. Hinds Joseph W.

Allen et al, from McLennan. Tom on Padgett et certificate: from Fort Bend Coleman: county Burleson et al vs. J. V. Davis et al.

from MeR. Lennan. Rehearings refused: Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway company Harris Brothers. from Tom Green: Mr8. Annie Raube, Annie from Lee: Southern Traction company vs.

Coley from McLennan. SUPREME COURT. AUSTIN, Texas, April -The following ceedings were had in the supreme court Wednes. day: Motion for rehearing overrulel: State National of San Antonio vs. East Const Oil company.

from Bexar (Mr. Justice Hawkins dissentjudgment of court district of civil a PO LAnd Moore D. Lee. from Dallas. Cause submitted: C.

R. Delaware Underwriters sociation, et al ve. Brock, from Bezur. School Trustees May Name Book Distributor Houston Post Special. AUSTIN, Texas, April 16: Under the free text book law enacted by the Thirtysixth legislature, the school trusteen of each district are authorized to designate one or more members of the board.

or employes of the board, to have charge of, the distribution and management of the books, according to an opinion given Wednesday by the attorney general's department to Miss Annie Webb Blanton, State superintendent of public instruction. The persons so selected are required to enter into bond of 50 per cent in excess of the value of books assigned to the Such bond la the personal undertaking and obligation of the principal and is not the obligation of the district. the brewery desired to dispose stock on hand, an it is coins out iness. "Attorneys. were de clared Mr.

Autres, "and they advised 1 the beer was non-intoxicatine brew. ery could: sell it in wholesale With this idea in view, Mr. Autrey min the brewery had been making sales ing the last few weeks. He aleo said he did not feel that any law had been of being violated in such sale. The plant of the Houston Ice and Brewing association is being converted into a sugar refinery and will use an en tirely new process and utilize materiala.

not previously employed in the facture of sugar, according to Mr. Autrey. The mill will begin operations as 8000 as nine carloads of machinery, now in transit, can be installed. You can acquire "jag" in Houstonproviding you follow the crowd, you have roll, you do not lose your place at the bar and you get there before all the ones" are gone. Beer said to be on its "bier" in Houston, has revived and is "kicking" once more.

The attorney general said "thou shalt not" but some of the saloon keepers of the old school are taking chance. The principle of supply and demand, money talks and "Steve Brodie" took a chance, proved too great temptation for the wearers of the "white apron." Consequently 25 cents buys a bottle of amber colored fluid guaranteed to contain not more than four per cent alcohol. A tip to the thirsty as you start out on your afternoon parade glance in the open doorways of the near beer establishments. If the bar is thronged with clamoring customers- its on sale and its cold. If the bar in deserted "carry on" for there is an oasis around the corner.

Immediately following the attorney general's edict last Tuesday, beer vendors became careful. Some shut off their supply of the kicking variety. Others discriminated, turning down customers who did not know the "open Visions of sudden wealth overcame their fears, however, and Wednesday the merry ter clang was of the overworked cash regisheard in more than one. "sud" emporium. The pretzel, ever associated with the brew, has not made its appearance as yet.

A number of cases of drunkenness have come before Judge T. W. Ford in corporation court lately and for the last week or 80. they have averaged two day, according to police court records. The court has been been questioning before those who have and brought him on that charge said Wednesday he found the er number have what is known as "drug store" jags.

The use of bay rum and Jamaica ginger as sourced of intoxication has increased, police court ofifcials. said, due largely to the high percentage of alcohol contained in them. places The where police 2.75 are closely beer watching is the per cent being sold in order to obtain evidence to prosecute. In a statement issued by R. L.

Autrey of the Houston Ice and Brewing tion, with reference to the sale. of beer by the brewery, he said the brewery had on hand a beer manufactured under recent government regulation and which contained less than three per cent alcohol. Mr. Autrey said that after Camp Logan had been dismantled so that the zone law no longer applied to Houston, LOCAL DEATHS JOE ODOM. Joe Odom, 41 years old, electrician the Rice hotel, who suffered a fractured skull when he fell from the Rice hotel balcony to the pavement at 2 a.

m. lat Thursday, died at St. Joseph's infirmary lat 6 a. m. Vednesday.

His fall was caused by shock received when chia hands hands came in contact with a live wire while repairing a lamp. He never. regained consciousness. He is survived by a daughter. Florence Odom; his mother, Mrs.

J. V. Odom, and three sisters, Mrs. 7. C.

Harris and George Pettit of Lone Oak, and Mr. B. F. Moore of Oenaville. Funeral services will be held at the home, 1416 Webster avenue, at 4 10.

Thursday afternoon. Rev. John E. Green will officiate. Burial will be in Folly wood cemetery.

Arrangements are in the hands of C. J. Wright. MRS. ELLA ODON.

Mrs. Ella Odon, 58 years died at her home, 2116 Freeman street. a. m. Wednesday.

She is survived by three sons. P. J. and W. E.

Fahner and Austin Blanche Odon; Callihan two of Houston daughters, and Mr. -F. C. Dill of Gulf, Texas, and her mother. Mrs.

P. D. Spivi of East Bernard. The latter, who 87. years old, resided in Houston at the time the city was a village.

Funeral services will be held at the home at 10:80 a. m. Thursday. The body will be forwarded by Sid Westheimer to East Bernard for burial. MRS.

L. E. LOCK. Mrs. L.

E. Lock, 42 years old, died at her home at Goose Creek at 7 p. m. Tuesday night. She de survived by her busband, L.

E. Lock, formerly constable at Humble; three sons, Earl Lock, now with the American expeditionary forces in France: Clarence and W. D. Lock, both of Goose Creek and four daughters, Mre. Ray Purvis and Misses Ola, Olga and Clementine Lock, all of Goose Creek.

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