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1 ri-Ll life "ox 606. HOUSTON, TEXAS; waWEDAY, FEBRUARY 1 920. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MWHMWMWMMHMMIHMMW' a acner. Jt-r avay av QOOKER URGES WAGE PETITIONS serts Humorist Cobb VILUSTASPHHISH.

"HEXICAM SUYERS OF TWO AHERIGAKS Father of Murdered 'Ypttth Tells Fall Cornmitteie of PLANS TO GIVE PERSHING 'GREAT 'ftlELCOMElAnE (neraf Will Be Here Bright and Early Thursday PR0OAM GIVEN FINAL TOUCHES 1 1 J'' BE BROUGHT, IN J- Want Election on Ffit and Policemen Pay Md4 A MOte VOTERS GIVE SUPPORT This Sentiment Must. Be Crystalized Into Action rCrookerSays Tr been- so busy la Court during the last few days that I haven't bad time to get bhlnd tbe petitions for the firemen cad policemen's initiative wag ordinance aa ahould," declared John H. Crookar last nighty-! wiah you would get the word to the friends of boys who cam to my office to get the petitions that we would Uka to have-them back, signed and certified. My office will acknowledge "the signatures, if they win bring them in. TJkere were a Jot of the -petitions Uken awt that have not yet come back.

We would like to have them all before the end of ihlf week. We want to file the completed petition by 'Saturday, and we want to make it as strong aa possible. "We want his election to be held hi the same time Dan Moodjrs successor la selected. That is'en March 4. Under the law we still hare plenty of time, but what's the use of waiting Let's get all i the petitions in And file the Petition who not work for the ritr 'administration andXwho ean freely express their sentiments without fear of losing out if they "talk" con i tinued Tuesday to exercise their rights.

From all walks of life men and women unhesitatingly declared themselves heard It in favor of a living wage for the policemen and firemen. "For $125 ef Coarse W. A. Spurlin, 3715 Engelke street. car conductor; said Tie was ear prised to find the police and firemen had not been given the adequate living wage promised them by the city.

"I signed a petition soma months ago for police and firemen to get an adequate said Spurlin, "and I voted for the anecial school tax. When I voted tk. rn thnnvhr that VU all necessary to give men in the city employ living wages. "Of, course, I am for the '-proposed s' $126 minim am salary ordinance presiding i J3abit, if 4IRVIN HOUSTON "DEB? TAKES' 2000-FOOT FALLING FLUTTER Dozen of the Girls "Just Out" Do Air Stunts 'Over City Ton won't scare me, will you, Mr. Mo ran 7" Miss Marguerite Tandervoort said.

"Why, certainly not," was the genial reply, and then they climbed 'and climbed up and up above Houston until they were more than 8000. feet in the air. And then well, then the genial Mo ran eased off the plane into a "falling- leaf" stunt and down they fluttered, and down and down and'down they fell 2000 they came out of-it and made aa pretty a landing aa was ever witnessed on any flying field. Debutaates Take the Air." It all happened at ana Cox flying field, out beyond Rice Institute. Miss an dervoort was one of ft party of the Houston seasons, debutantes who "took the air" above Houston Tuesday after noon aa the guests of John L.

Mo ran. Houston representative of Curtiss Southwest Airplane company, In the party were miss Strieker. Miss Catherine Lovejoy, Miss rVvonne Burghard, Miss Gerald BoylSs, Miss Marguerite Vandervoort, Miss Mary Babv-Mlss Winifred Bafa, Misa x21iaa: beth 'Darden and Miss Ardith Ellis. Chaperons for the party were Mrs. Boyleg.

Mrs. Burghard, Mrs. Frank Clemons, Mrs. Fred Clemons, Mrs. Kat teraon, Mrs.

Campbell and Vandervoort Miss Vkpdervoort's while berhaDs moat aDectacular. was but one of the numeroua stunts that thedif-ferent with the aid of the gehlal Moras pulled off over Houston. And every girl. Miss Vandervoort included, landed smiling aria happy despite the sometimes terrorising flips and flutters they had been the heroines of about Houston. Mlse Katyruth Strieker, 817 Audo- bon, waa the first of the.

debutantes to take the Wag aof SOaret. "I didat' aet neariv ao scared as I thought Would," she excUhned with Jjemv -vvr vv Bat more, mi every sau ut 'V I NOTED LECTURER DELIVERS APPEAL rv: FOR AMERICANISM Way ieVpYjjpt Crowd in America" at pryVitorium Jack Dempsey is a slacker and will be run out of the botmg gams, William Jennings Bryan la fcOT going to be the next" president of fhe United Sutes, Governor' Edwards-of New Jersey may be. because he la' backlna liauor: Mars ia as good aa any- other planet to talk to1 and war(orrespoHaTng is great stuff it you ean successfully dodge toe enemy shells, in' the opinion of Irvin 8. Cobb, native aon Of Faducah, where they measure the "term crop by gallon; lecturer, hamorJs)t fni self-confessed re porter. "This fellow Dempsey is a slacker.

Everybody's- got his number," declared Mr. Cobb aa he paced the flor of his room in the Bice hoel following his lecture, "Made in America," at the auditorium Tuesday niglit. "He is going to get railroaded clean out of the game," he continued, "and just because he baa been elected to honorary membership in the American Legion post in Milwaukee doesn't dear his war record. If you re member, Milwaukee sent Victor Berger to congress." Carrleaaiall Stick. An eloquent alienee followed this pronouncement from the genial gentleman from Kentucky nid gave him an opportunity to display a small swagger stick which ha thwacked with considerable force against the velveteen stripes on the trousers of his evening clothes.

Then came the inevitable question from your true reporter's note book. yen backing for president, Ufe Cobbr Tin backing the man who's backing Hquor," came-the reply like a gunshot Then twinkle came in his eyes and bis great frame rollicked with laughter. Thia man Bran is a democratic habit," he said. "Personally; I'U feel better when they get out of the habit of New Jersey is a good may. He's backing liquor, and I'm backing him." On a score or more of subjects Mr.

Cobb, declaim -at lekgrKy We thinks Houston Is a very fine even if he did not have machnance to see it Of ute rauroaaa unaer government control his remarks w're abort and to the point They've got some fine railroads in France," he said. "Yes, they have, think NOT. They're almost as good as oars over here under government con trrJ "I don't know when thl roads will re cover from the knock," he continued and then his characteristic sense of bu mor showed "I don't think I aver will With this out of his system the hu morUt launched into a discussion as. to the possibilities of interplanetary com municatien, a subject which baa aroused considerable interest recently, with announcement from Marconi that mysteri oua signals bad been interrupting wire less communications at sea. Mara a Good Plaaet, All this talk about communicating with Mara is all right," laughed Mr.

Cobb, "providing that the fellows who are doing, it can get Mars to talje to them. I can talk to ajy number of plan eta, but I don't believe any of them would talk "back." "Mr. Cobb declares that the most ex teaordinary part of his traveling about ue country on. lecture tours is the num ber of relatives he meets. He declares he has come to believe that.

every town he enters, or will will produce cousin or an uncle or an. aunt "I've got kin folks all the country," he (Continued on Page 7 Column 2.) Today's Calendar. FORECASTS OF' THB WEATHER. Associated Press" Ee port. WASHINGTON, Feb.

8. EaatJTexas. Wednesday part cloudy, colder in east and south portidia; Thursday partly cloudy, warmer. West Texas Wednesday and Thurs day part cloudy, moderate temperature. Louisiana Wednesday colder; Thursday partly cloudy.

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TODAY'S ttVENTS. Ewanla dub luncheon at Rice hotel. 12:10 p.m. Dr. Asa Chandler lecture) at Rice Institute, 4:80 p.

to; EHnnea ef Landers ewmpany emplayes at jr. Official Program Pershing Day Arrtvee Grail Ceitral depot, 7:30 a. at. Met by reoeptlee aid eaoert committee, 9:15 m. Leaves for official Inspection ef Elllngtor field, Returns to city' add luachee at Rice hotel, Rotary eiab, 12:15 p.m.

Lsavss Rloe hotel 3:30 p. to visit 8outh End Jsnler High school aad Rloe lastltste. Short tour of city. At city aadltorlnaj, 4:30 guest of Amarlcaa Lagloa aad oit-liens. Goveraer Hobby aad Gea-eral Pershing apeak.

Banquet Rloe hotel, 6:30 p. m. Guest'of city, 8 pTaj. dty audi, torlum. Guast of Arable Temple, reception aad dance', 90 p.

ia. Leavaa city 1 1 p. m. PLAYIHG' FAVORITES IN MEDAL AWARDS Daniels Declares Personal Differences Had Part in Recommendations Associated Press Report. WASHINGTON, Feb.

3. Secretary Daniels made formal answer Tuesday to criticism by Rear Admiral 'William S. Sims and others of the policy followed in awarding war decorations. Appearing before the senate subcommittee Investigating the awarda, Mr. Daniels reaffirmed the views which led him' to alter some of the recommendations for decorations, supporting his contentions with a long, carefully prepared statement going into tbe medal situation in detail.

Other charges made by Admiral Sims as to tbe preparedness of the navy at tbe start of-the war and the degree of co-operation with allied admiralties were not taken up directly, Mr. Daniels confining his testimony wholly to the medal controversy, when tbe secretary concluded Chairman Hale of the aubcommlt- tee adjourned tbe hearing until Friday to permit committee members, study Mr. Daniels' statement --Oaarelt-8tiew'FeeJiaa. Tbe naval secretary at aeveral points in the two and half-hour reading of his prepared statement showed considerable feeling, particularly when be countered the statement of Admiral Sims that th American navy "did no fighting during the- war." In thia connection Mr. Daniels vigorously pounding the table told the committee that it was well that Admiral Sims had not made such anissertion to the men 'operating American vessels, the war zone for if he bad "be would have had.

a revolt in bis own command." At another point the secretary departed from his written statement to declare that Admiral as a result of personal differences with Admiral Henry B. Wilson, former commander of American naval forces off the French, coast, had omitted Wilson's name from the list of officers recommended for distinguished service medals. The secretary's testimony for the most part, however, was confined to the prepared statement in which he took up point by point statements before the sub committee by Admiral Sims and dwelt at considerable length on the two maJor disagreements voiced by tbe admiral, name ly, tbe awarding of decorations to offi cers who lost their ships through submarine attacks or by mines and the relative importance of shore and aea duty. No Disparity Shown. On tbe controverted point of impor tance of sea service aa compared to service ashore, Mr.

Daniels said be had not and could never "approve a disparity between awards given men who served on shore as compared with tbe men who went to sea." Admiral Sims, he assert ed, probhbly advocated high awards for many officers who served on staff duty ashore and few' awards for officers who went to aea because "most of Admiral Sims'." duty in the navy has been on shore." Turning to the second fundamental difference between bis views and those of Admiral Sims, Secretary Daniels said that manf other admirals of the and the sKnight board of medal awards bad established a precedent that such of fleers of ships torpedoed or ruined should be decoraVrd whenever their conduct was! meritorious and reflected credit on the service. Woman, Age 84, Says She Will Cast Ballot By Leased Wire to The Houston Post. CHICAGO. Feb. 3.

Mrs. J. Gridley Schonrock, who resides at the Auditorium hotel, believes she haa reached the age of discretion and she proposes to vote at the forthcoming election. She to 84 yeara qld, just four times the age at which man ia given the privilege of -help ing choose public officials. Mrs.

Schonrock was born in Blooming- ton, and -knew personally nearly all the" women who have been prominent In national affaire for the last half century, more especially those hailing from the Middle Jveat. v. street car comDany'a employ will -rota i for it March 4. "The firemen are-strong tor ordi v- nance. Of course, they dare not talk eat in the open to that effect.

Put Brutality v.C. FEDERAL LEApER DECLINED HELP Nafarette Threatened to Run All U. S. Citizens CKir of Country Associated Preaa Report- EL PASO, TexaAeb. 3.

Additional stories of murders, plundering and lawlessness said to have been perpetrated upon Americana in Mexico were revealed to the senate subcommittee Investigating Mexican affaire at the committee' hearing in El Paso Tuesday. E. E. Ecke, formerly a contractor emV ployed on a Mexican railway, told, of the murder of his son, and the men for the murder had been "well accounted for." B. IX Veator, El Paso police captain, -testified concerning the devastation of tbe five Mormon colonies in Chihuahua and W.

A. Schults, formerly of the Blay-lock colony in Tamaulipaa, testified regarding murders which had come to hia knowledge and personal indignities auf- i fared by himself. Senator Marcua -Smith presided at the bearing. Dsal Rale of De la Rosa. Schults gave corroborative testimony regarding the dual role played by Luis de hi Rosa, who, others have was a leading actor in tbe attempted execution of the plan of San General Nafarrette'a connection with the anti-American outbreaks 'was infi-' cated by Schults'a story of the killing of an American named Sawyer.

"Sawyer," said Schults, "waa an old man. One day tbe Mexicans came to his house and shot and killed him because be hesitated when they demanded to know xhere he kept his money. I appealed to asking him if he would permit me fo join in a posse to run down hia murder- era. 'We don't need your was Nafarrette'a reply who added: 'We are going, to drive all of you Americana out of As ah example of. the indignities to which he said Americana were subjected.

Scbulta told of an incident in Victoria. He said hewaev.paaaing the barrajiks. In front of which a group of eoldiers waa slttinf.The aioae: iuti' and, one by one, spat upon him and the stoned him as long as he wag" Within 1 throwing distance of tbe soldlera. Led la Rescue Work. Ecke is fhe American who led the rescue party after a trainload of paaV sengera had been burned to death in the Cumbre tunnel in 1914.

One of the Mexican leaders, ssid.to have been Max ima Castillo, bad blocked one end of the tunnel with a burned freight train. De- ceived by the absence of any gard at the northern end of tbe tunnel, a train with 150 passengers dashed into the tunnel, Orhere' it collided" with the burn-" ing cars. The number of Americana on the train ba. been estimated at from 25 to 50. Ecke said tbat four days elapsed before the heat in the tunnel would permit the entry of rescuers.

And even then, Ecke said, "a pair of shSea was burned out every time we went in, -and tbe water soaked sponges we wpre at our mouths were barely- sufficient to last until we could get one body out" Maximo Castillo, accused of the whole sale murder, was arrested in El Paso, but released for want of evidence. The witness said he thought he waa atHl somewhere in New Mexico. Martin Lo- pes, whose name also was connected with the massacre, never was, captured by the Americans. It was not long after the Cumbre tunnel disaster that Karl Ecke, aged 17, accompanied by E. L.

Bishop and two-servants, a negro and a Mexican, atartedf into the Galeana district. Tbcy were halted by a group of Mexicans, a few of whom had worked for the boy's father. The men were taken to a nearby house, where tbe decision to execute them waa announced. Bishop said to the leader; "Why, you dont' want to do that; that man is good for a ransom." Men Dragged to Death. His answer was a (hot through the heart.

Ecke and-the Mexican leaped for the horses. The lassos of the Mexicans fell over their heads, and when their bodies were found tbey bore evidence of -having been dragged until dead. Ecke'a neck waa broken. The Mexican waa not killed, and it was from him the father learned tbe details of his eon's death. "What happened to tbe Mexicans asked Senator Smith.

"They were all accounted for," waa the 'Tea, but by what "By the proper authorities, I said the father. "The Villfstas got four of Hhem, some one else got another, and then there were four left. They have been etcounted-f or, too." Mexicans Will Protest Planes Crossing Border (Copyright, 1920. by- the Newi York Times.) By Leased Wire to The Houston Post MEXICO COT, Feb. 3.

The Mexican rovernment will send a strong pro test to Washington against' the connt croasing of the by United army 'V aigned a petition for the minimum salary A ordinance some days ago, and I signed it in a fire house. 1 TThia talk about the firemen being sat Public Will' Have Fine Opportunity to See and Hear Him All arrangements for the recaption Snd entertainment of GeneraltPersbing have been completed. The final touches to the program wart made at a well attended meeting' of the central committee and chairmen. of the various subcommittees rapWJly decorated and everything will be la. readiness to greet the commanding general of the American army Thursday.

General Tershlng will arrive in Houe- 'ton jt the' Grand Ottrap.depot at 70 a. m. ai a. as, irw field on an official Inspection. He will return from' Ellington field, in time to attend lunch given at the Rice at 12:13 p.

given in his honor by the Rotary club. After lunch he will return to his private car and later In the afternoon at 3:30 o'efock will go from the Rice hotel to visit the Rice Institute and soutn ftna Junior high achool and short tour of city. The general will return to the city au ditorium at 4:30 p. m. where he will be presented by tbe American Legion to the assembled citisens of Houston.

The only formal address General Pershing will de liver 'in Houston will be made at this garnering. Aiier me syeaKuig aim reception at the auditorium-- General Pershing will return to his private car and at 0:30 p. W. will attend tbe ban quet given by the 'city of Houston in his honor at the Rice hotel. At 8 p.

m. a reception will be given the general at the city, auditorium by the citisena of Houston. Leaving the auditorium at 0:15 the general will be tbe guest of Arabia temple Shrine from 0:30 m. until 10:30 p. at the Rice hotel, jrhen a reception and dance will be held in bfs honor.

At 11 p. m. he will leave the city. Parade Rautea Named. The general and his party will be met at the Grand Central depot at 9 a.

m. by tbe reception committee and the escort eamaiittee-aad the chairmen of rtir-vari. ous committees. The escort committee wati accompany him to Ellington field and be with him during his stay in the city Leaving the Grand Central depot, Wash ington avenue, the party will proceed to Franklin avenue, east on Franklin to Main street, south on Main street to McKinney avenue, rast on McKinney avfr nue to Harrisburg boulevard, out Harris burg boulevard to Harrisburg and thence to Ellington field. The route of the party from the Rice hotel, at 3:30, will be south on Main street "to Holmaa avenue, Holman to South End Junior high school.

Children of the pnhliir schools will line Main street from McKinney south to Holman and Holman to the South End Junior high school. At the" South End Junior high school the general fill greet the children assembled ttere. Leaving the school building the route will be out Holman to Alabama, thence to Main and out to the Rice Institute, where he will be greeted by the faculty and the assembled colle gians. After leaving Rice Institute tbe gen eral will be taken for a short tour of the city, returning to the city auditorium, where he will be the guest of the Atner lean Legion, all ex-service men and the citisens of where he will be wel corned to the State by Governor W. P.

Hobby. Tbe address of welcome to the city will be made by Mayor Amerman and that of the American Legion will be delivered by Commander Lindsey Blayney of Thomas Dismuke post Xo. 52. Public lavited to Attend. It Is at thia ceremony that General Pershing will deliver his only formal address whtoe in the city) and the public Is cordially invited to be present.

Reser vations have been made for this occasion for Confederate veterans, the Grand Army of the Republic, boy scoots and members of the legion and ex-service men in the parquet of the auditorium It is urged by tbe floor committee that all those who expect to be present at this ceremony at the auditorium be in their seats by 4 p. m. so as not to de lay the program. Those, organisations for whom reservations have been made. who are not seated at that hour, will have general public.

Immediately after his address General Pershing will hold an Informal reception to those who are pres ent and tbe opportunity will be given to meet the commanderin chief of the A. E. F. On the Stage. The following prominent Houstoniaaa will be upon the 'stage at tbe auditorium with General Pershing: Governor W.

P. Hobby, Mayor A. E. Amerman, Major J. O'ConnelL Commander Lindsey Blay ney, American legion; Commander J.

C. Foster, U. C. Commander Max Hart, G. Frank Andrews, David M.4 Duller, F.

II. Cowan, 8. F. Carter R. R.

Ingham S. Russell Wolters, r. A. Bryan, J. S.

Hoover, Mur ray B. Jones, 3. Allen Kyle, J. A. Rowe, A.

Haled, D. Cage, J. F. Wolters, (Continued en Page Column 3.) iafled With the. wages they are getting ia bunk.

"There is not a man in the fire departmtnt who is really satisified with his pay or who is against the ordinance Citizens Will Act The firemen I bear talking on the fc ouiet while riding my car think they ought to get enough pay from the city to give them a living -wage. Citisena will see that, they do get it, too, after I March, 4." B.s Allison, 1418 Tale street, trolley ear motorman. voted for the school tax and aigqed' the police and firemen peti-j tion for I12S miniihum salary initiated ordinance. Be found any person opposed to the minimum wage for police and firemen. "Every motorman and conductor in Houston la for the minimum salary ordi nance for police and fireman," said the vt motorman.

-The uiajority of the police lorce zormeriy were street car men. They quit the trolley car work to get on the force because the police Job used to be better than the car work It'a the other way arolmd iow. 1 trolley car workera get good pay -compared to the police, but they work Irregular hours, whereas the police get a regular hour detail and Used to get bet- tor pay than the trolley men. Trolley men' work an average of 10 hours a day S. COBB, PARTY POLITICS -HOLDS UP PEACE, BORAH DECLARES Reservations Will Weaken League of Nations, He Asserts Associated Press Be port.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Senate lead-era, preparing to-bring the peace treaty sgain-xo roe surxmco 01 senate toudiucip- tion next week, took up Tuesday the problem of clearing away the wreckage of tangled parliamentary red tape which the treaty carried down with It when it failed of ratification last November. Not" the least of their troubles was the cloture which. was invoked, to choke off debate before the ratification vote and which Vice President Marshall ia- expected to -hold must come back into the achate alorig" with' the treaty.

The leaders want some sort of cloture, but tbey do not want to be string-halted by so stringent a rule, under which; many senators already have exhausted their full quota of time. Clotare May Be Removed. The method apparently most in favor for avoiding thia difficulty ia to recom mend the treaty to the foreign relations committee, a move -which parliamentary experts say would automatically it of its cloture" restriction. If that la done it will probably be qualified by a stipulation that a report la to be made immediately. Then when the report ia made, the republicans will be readjr.

to present reservations and the democrats to auggest modification in them. Some senators, are strongly adverse to opening the gatea to debate without any form of cloture and are bringing pressure to bear on the rulea committee to act promptly, on one of the proposals for modified cloture before" it A' statement declaring the recent 'let ter of Viscount Grey and the cablegram of Lloyd George bore out the contentions of the treaty 'a irreconaUlable foes ware, leaned Tuesday night by Senator Borah, republican of Itaald: "The weakening Injury to the league which some apprehend from the American reservation would not be felt In practice. Thus Viscount Grey disposes for 46 cents an hour, 5 But the motormen and conductora are unionized and they hare bad raises in pay which makes them independent compared to the wages police and firemen get and the hours the firemen work. Trolley- men are not: in fear of their Jobs be cause officers over them may discharge a man who expressesn honest opinion on i desiring to better his working conditions ana pay. Pare Aayona to Call Him Rati.

1 am for the minimum wage ordi V- nance. And I'd not advise any man to call be a bolshevik to my face on that ac- If he doea he wants to smile 7 when he aaya it" i v' James Lannan, 2308 -Prairie avenue, property, man at the city auditorium for the Stage Workers' union, aaya he la a union man and as such is in favor of -the ''V minimum salary ordinance giving police and firemen $125 salary. He further etat is that barbae the right of free speech and ia not afraid anyone will try to fir hint from bje Job at, the city audi-V'. torium because he. is outspoken for the ordinance.

'He. jmya he ia working 'in hta uniottand the union-takes' care of its 4 "I voted tor the school tax," (aid Lannan, "and 1 11 vote for the $125 mm-- imum salary ordinance. I think every and. working man and" every (Continued 0 raga7- 1.) Catlnue On lpdliuu.