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mj-u-un-n.^ ‘‘ruwu^r r-n-‘-^ ->f-ij-i_t-xj-u-re today in nn ud- Spending War Profits This morning, as wr listened to the cannon in Port Brown (looming its Today dti* s i « Aiiieri-au Legion represent!! customary salute in honor of the country's greatest hero, we thought. Oh Forces of General to Fight Against lives from mi them states. (By The Associated Martinez Obliga- that he might come amongst us today and leaeh his people, not only the Press) one htisitnss WASHINGTON, Feb. General refusal to retire Now Ten tions to Ex-Service Men “livery except t>ig fell lesson of his heroic struggle* for its independence, not only the record of 22.—Attorney Daugherty’s Only veterans < uin sal ion was an ! from office under fire led to an among Leagues pen obligation his gcniiiM which guidvd the republic in its first steps and huilded the foun- open disagreement republican party that was that chiefs as the senate to drive home the attack him, owing," h** said, addin? dation which has been reared the greatest nation of the world—hut today prepared upon From , Rebel tBv Th.- A sxfiatnl ■(' upon the railroads, war ’tune rmdraiinis and Chairman Adams of the republican national committee, revealed that he and WINSTON the lesson of his character, his virtues, his honesty, his faithful discharge SAI.FM. N. l\. KH*. JJ workers other committee officials with the that his *g hipynrd received large stun* of hi« duties to the who entrusted him with the agreed attorney general resignation tf Headquarters Report “MHInii jitt-td'** figuro* ami big bu*i people highest place! and rivil servin' re rived and without a investigation would be "absurd.” employes Someone has regretted that our schools are dismissed altogether on this thorough ••*•** a fi-w of it .. |i<>ar '■till re rive At the same'time the leaders of the who believe Mr. FRONTERa, Tabasco, Feb. 22. f R:t- , Ix'imses. the to the republican senate, profit* to fijrlit against tin* of day and da.v devoted by the school children ordinary pleasures dia via. I p:i:^ag«* Daugherty should get out at once, with the democrats to at the head Dallas News to the As social* t’otnmiinder si id I'resident of a mere It would he better far were the schools in session at agreed place obligation* ubi It at** to ti* lo ijitimi holiday. Pres plinigi'tl of the committee which is to his official some other )—Further victories for the revo- Hardin? was indiieed to veto the com- least part of the day and the time devoted to patriotir exercises and the investigate acts, republican lutionists in brushes " than Senator Hrookhart of Iowa, one of the La Collette with the federals pen at ion hill by an a Hounding mls- studv of the life and character of him whose natal day we would honor. republican insurgent were claimed in an official statement group whose members repeatedly have attacked the attorney general. I «-ah illation.” The lesson of Washington—his heroism, his patriotism, his rugged honesty, of In the midst of activities of the de la IIeU rta force hist and the discussion, Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana, who has Federal Leader lie «|iioted which lie said ranis high character, should he taught in every school, impressed upon figures taken the lead in the oil issued last night by Otilio Gonzales, the mind and heart of American child. I prosecuting inquiry, ended a vacation in North Caro- I from II report hi Itepresfllliltive A every chief of the publicity department. hna, held a hurried conference with his colleagues and announced that unless I'iatt Andrew of Massachusetts, showing The country has come a long way from the days of Washington and | Cuatro an further evidence was he an Cienegas, Coahuil^ indus- men who forthcoming, opposed inquiry by the committee into that the government paid out in the Jefferson and Pranklin and Hamilton and the other magnificent j trial was to the in center, declared have been won other victories ] attorney general’* reported dealings Sinclair oil stock. year, the bonus toil first pas ed .$1111. shared in the building of the republic. It ha* great captured by Donaciano Murtirfcz. That matter, he indicated, could well he left for examination by the special t jmi.oihi more tIn*it th<- sinre then and ha*, gained renown repeatedly for its prowess of arms. Its legal requirement committee authorized Vera Cruz, on the Panuco heroes to the record under the resolution by Senator Wheeler, democrat, Mon- oil the war debt and ended with a ha I history has added many names of true patriots and ten a liver, league frohm Tampico, also tana, for sweeping inquiry into Mr. —,n,.-- --,r.,.ir_„_ .Hire of Jjsl7ti.tnai.itai to its credit. which began at Lexington. It has added the record of two presidents, at ras taken by forces under administration of the de- revolutionary least, that deserve to stand on that height whereon we have enshrined the Daugherty's \ irneral Martinez and Diaz Leon, accord “This year," lie continued, “when the of figure of fieorge Washington—Abraham Lincoln and Woodrow Wilson. partment justice. bg to reports fr' m division commander adjusted «ompeusation issue again eatne ] A favorable on this America is still It still has itt* its its states- report resolution I to the great. heroes, great men, osc r, Moran. The fifliting stark- d at front. Secretary Mellon j capital which Washington himself laid out with proud and loving hands. plained ago prom- casualties a* Las Ce las, north *tf Oax- tion of (O.l a Hl.lXNt if n,. bonus ised Senator Olfio, passed. It is with consolation and that the country rests its eyes today Willis, republican, aca. was to j hope General Romero reported it ml lie added to that l*y saying that $ that he would listen to the upon the picture of Washington, as the shining example of those high vir- reading by have advanced from Ignacio Mejia, Oax- taxes would go ami ! the senator of fare- probably tip prevent tue* which a today Washington's VALLEY should he in man who holds of TODAY exemplified every place puhlir aca, and to have "entered Tchuacan, any red net ions for year to come. We well address. trust. If Americans are hut (rue to hi* memory, if American children are ‘ , after annihilating the garrison ittve ligated Ids figures and found that A number of senators shook hands hut taught to honor surh character and such achievement as his. instead of there. he had estimated the > ost f«*r the first t the mere feat of arrumula!ing vast wealth, there will be less possibility in with the attorney general, who took a Two Solid Generals and Belt ram Trains, Drawing Loyo reported four years. We told him about that.! seat in the rear of the chamber on the future of the country being disgraced as it has been so lately through false they had defeated federals under Gen that the bowing adjusted outpensati«n servants and of wealth. j republican side. 110 Leave erals and greed Cars, Valley Jara and Palacios at Oriental ! eotthl lie paid and still reduce taxes I An for until Let us look to Washington for our inspiration. ; agreement adjournment that place wa> in control of the revolu »• This JfU Itl.tnat.Ktai. \\ showed him that by j tomorrow after the reading, which is Morning. 92 Cars tionists, who also held Teziutlan Pueh- j reducing all the taxes exeepl the sur- j an annual event, prevented presentation I .h tax. that the money collected on stir- ! of the favorable report on the Wheeler Shipped Thursday The th t CI2K. j official statement declared 8UGENIO MARTINEZ taxes front ITJ.iHMi war made million ! resolution. C hairman Keyes will make the federal* c< ntinued to rev- imprison wires would pay the owl of the banns the report tomorrow but action will be Ail truck records for the season were *• OFFICIALS OF FREAK olutionary sympathizers. ltill Jet me tell you that before the j ! deferred until MomflH- bwai# of ~Tne ‘broken today, when 110 cars were mov- < next vxar conies, and I hope there is RUSSIA WANTS absence of a number of senaotrs from ed iroiti Uio iirande Valley point*. Of Rebels Iwur Decree COMPANY LEAVE FOR none, the Ameticaii I .eg on will endeavor Washington. this number, ti3 car* were cabbage. 23 The Associated Pre**> (By to ranch- B. B. 1 that the various department may get asked Russia of the conference here I Valley points, of 25 eent. by collect their and Sinclair took that no per Organization | salaries, yesterday position, attempt 1 2 3 Republicans together and settle upon measures fori under the Nations cabbage, mixed; Harlingen. cabbage, Another deem is soon re- l.eaguc of auspice* West Clrd Street would be a in expected the fixtures of the made to influence change 2 Fonibes. 3 Stuart Predict which they xxill fight. for the of the mixed; cabbage; garding the hemp trading. A delegation Insurgents Will extending principles offices were sold for $320. The sal- his attitude. Place. I cabbage; I .a Feria, 1 cabbage, naval I la o. 3 abbage, I mixed. 2 beet* decree inviting all residents of Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.) with its frontage oil tin* thre,% seas ami answered some of the calls at ran- amt carrots. 2 carrots. 2 beets; l.lano <>h- West Ala- out that she had not received WASHINGTON, Feb. M to join them in opposing President 1 Kentucky. Virginia, (ieorgia. pointed 22.—Harry Hv The Asmuinte.l Prnn.1 dom was asked: tiramie, | cabbage; Itonna, K cabbage. I It declares that they should «'o bama, Mississippi and Lloridn arc any guaranties from the other nations Daugherty, who threw down the gaunt- regon. Tel.. With n old is WASHINGTON. "How Mrs. Fiske?" to mixed. I lettuce; Alamo. 12 cabbage; to because Obregon imposed F ias < alios for her security. let yesterday to senators seeking Vote in prospect Tile day I lie house | present. “Who is John T. Rim:?” San Juan, 1 cabbage. 4 beefs and car- as a candidate for president and because The of and The conference offered Russia rjo.tttat force him out of public life, today pressed forward with consideration of subject Imspitalixation ! “How manv wives has De Wolf 3 Mc- of Mex Ions hut her refused to senate chamber | rots; Pharr. cabbage, 2 mixed; he hal delivered the sovereignty 1 other similar matters in which the representative walked calmly into the j the revenue l>j|| today and interest in legion Hopper had?" Allen, I mixed; Mission, 2 I in the United States. consider that after mmdi and an half hour in cabbage, ic:< to interests i is c interested were taken tonnage and spent unperturbed its progress was in reused !•> a new ef- pc tally up. , “What is the fifth dimension?" beets and carrots, i grapefruit. motto of the revolution! is ha* di-cHssioii the figure was reduced by atl- the midst of his bitterest foes. The fort oil the of National t ‘ouitiiwnder ttiiiun delivered j ..-.-. part republican organiza- * * been changed from “revolution and re miral Itehreiis to not mure than .'Plti.lHNI He told inquirers he had come to ful- tion leaders to get enough insurgent an address on the subject “the Amen an ; Another record in the- truck to “national nd j t«»tis in exchange for which he asked fill a to listen shipment* public" sovereignty votes to | long-standing promise displace the democratic income Legion.” ; from tin* was made Thursday constitution." certain guaranties for the Haiti*- ami to the reading of Washington's fare- Valley rate schedules incorporai.il in it as a I when there were 112 cars rolling from the Bulletin* from the <* a Huerta head Rlark Seas. well address hy Willis of Ohio, one of substitute for the Mellon proposal*. ALTITUDE Valley for points north, t tf this total quarters at Frontera say that an at- The Russian representative* aahl NEW the few senators who publicly hfive II.‘presentalive laoigw<«rtb. there were 31 cars, of cabbage, is car* tack on is planned some republican THREE KILLED ON Russia tonl<| not comtntrt warship* at championed cause throughout the storm leaders said lie bad been assured several of mixed vegetables; 10 cars of beet* time in the cn uir.g week. present, hut did not wish to ti«* herself of criticism that has come down upon of the seventeen atis who voted RECORD IS MADE and carrots; 3 cars of carrot*. 3 cars of iepnhli down to any agreements whi li would him. | for in-ome rate beet 2 *ar* of letup e and 1 tar of Ammunition the democratic schedule her **» in future if the a, ^ Seize GRADE CROSSING prevent iloing the The unexpected appearance of | would vote for a for a {|)v The Associated I'res-.) plan .ailing * ireumstatices permitted ami she Jiad attorney general amazed his enemies, | grapefruit. 1 maximum surtax of 117 I cent and BY DAYTON FLYER EL PASO, Feb. 22.— More ammunition per ip’*-*I to exercise the privilege. created a stir in the galleries and elec- Weslaco amt Mercedes were again jI a reduetioti in the normal tax on incomes intended for use by rebel armies to- I SOUTH OF DALLAS t tne capital ship of toll* I•* he trified what otherwise would have locking horns for first honors, but. the 1 below fl.tNHt from d cent, as rei om- _ from gether with a large number of pistol: per built in l!l'_’7 or later wilt be the new (Continued Tape 1.) been one of the quietest and most se- I Weslaco risen sent out 10 cars and Mer- mended by Secretary Mellon to two per- The Associated craft A. and rifle* was seised in Juarez yester- ( (By Press) construction of first class fighting PAYTON. O. Feb. 22. I.ieut. John date of senate sessions. He entered the | cedes would only scrape up 13. The i cent. The normal tax of six cent on day co-ineidentally with the arrest of' per ! DALLAS, Texas. Feb. 22 Atlas S. allowed Argentina, Hraxii and t'liile if Mac Ready today was believed to have chamber alone and was greeted hy Sen- third place honors were split between incomes that would he re- five civilians, according to General Ho- above amount 1 Thompson, f.fi. Dallas contractor, hi th** prp|H*sa Is formulated by the con- broken th» world's alliture record. Tak- ator Warren, republican, of Wyoming, Harlingen, Alamo and Iionita, each place tained. a relative Mr-. A lie* man Lopez, military garrison command- | wife, aged £4, and ference are a*lo|*te«| by the respective ing off from McCook Field here this who shook hands with him. He took a shipping K car*. ant. • liter aiding some republican insur- Thompson, -IB, were killed Iasi night * <•«»tit ries. morninb he remained on the air for one seat on a lounge in a corner of the Brownsville- shipped 4 cars cabbage; The arrested men are being held in- gents yesterday in gaining amendments, when their automob le wa in a grade An agreement f->r limitation f**r Nor- hour and fifty minutes and reached an republican side. Olniito 1 car cabbage and 1 car mixed south of as communicado. Inquiry developed that the democrats turned against a proposal ! rrossiag accident ten miles way. Itcninark ami Holland has been altitule unofficially announced 41,- Senator Moses of New Hampshire, vegetables; Barreda shipped 2 cars of several men believed implicated in the by Representative I'rear, repttbli an, here. rea« he«|. 00(1 fee*. McCook Field officials say that chairman of the republican senatorial cabbage; San Benito moved 3 car* of on a i she of the r» corded 1 car and rebel movement left Juarez on the day insurgent. Wis opsin, to impose tax on The three were member of a church Spain ha imlicatetl that expects calibration figures campaign committee, immediately join- cabbage, mixed vegetables of the undistributed of and to able t<» construct a certain amount instruments of Mac Ready's plane will ed him and later Senator Elkins, I car of Icttm-e; San Benito and Bio five alleged ring-leaders propo profits corporations supj er party at the Trinity Red and l>«. there, ed rebellion were executed in it wo- rejected 17*' to dl. of first class tonnage hut the conference reduce the 41,000 foot mark by several West Virginia, greeted him H ramie Valley H. B. points moved 3 recently j (inn Club and were returning home republican. Juarez * as a whole found itself not in accord thousand feet. and took a scat near him. Mr. Daugh- «•« is of abbage: moved 3 the cemetery. t'bairman tjreen expresed hope that when a passenger train struck their c*r Harlingen are with the It is not believed, however, that the senators while the curs of 3 cars of mixed vege- Seven others being held in the the excise taxes would be i|is|Hisn| of which had stalled at a cro ring. The Spanish viewpoint. erty stood wilhthe cabbage. The conference is tuning it* official mark will hr b» low 36,665 delivered the tables and 1 car Combes Chihuahua jail. tomorrow if pot before adjournment to- two women were instantly killed. Mr font chaplain opening prayer. grapefruit; will meet again to fret the I reached by Sadi Le- a at some dis- | cars of and Stunrt General Lopes believes the seized day. Thompson t'ied while on the way to a sessions today and height He then took seat again shipped cabbage were intended for use in a morrow. All its deliberation* are *e ret.; eointe, Freeh aviator and official hold- Senator l*la e 3 cars; La Feria sent out 3 car* munitions Agreement to in. reuse the .'state or hospital here. tance from Lodge, republican over la mark which wasi er of the record. Massachusetts, and one of the of 1 car of mixed movement to take Juarez by de inheritance tax and to institute a The great (piestion leader, of cabbage. vegetable* t i gift his and was hung over all Ihe session* has been Lieutenant MacRcady began for administration senators and 1 «ar of turnips with Mercedes ship- Huerta adherents wh.rh only tax in the revenue I. II was reached to- thej spokesmen of federal NEGRO problem of Russia, due l*t the flight at 9:32 o’clock this morning and in that President Cnolidge ask ping 0 car* of mixed vegetables anti 0 nipped by vigilance investi-1I day at a meeting of a group including VENTRILOQUIST iitieer-j urging several weeks of her future development ami landed at 11:22. for Mr. ears of beets ami carrots. 1 ear each of gators ago. 1 members of both parties (,n the ways tainty thej Daugherty's resignation. --- WITH LIOUOR SUPPLY have on her desire or A lower than the ther- carrots ami means committee. | bearing this would temperature The attorney general had been given beets, ami cabbage. Weslaco was J on the seas. mometer on the could record 3 cars of < OIL PROMOTER SENTENCED ability to put « navy plane a bound copy of Washington’s address moved abbage and 3 of mixed Treasury experts were asked to figure KEPT POLICEMEN BUSY the of j found by Mac Ready at hciyht the reading ! vegetables along w ith two ea< h of beets i ______and he followed closely by •nit n set of rales. Ail attempt »•» make The more than seven miles. mercury Senator marking and earrots combined and beets and car- TEXARKANA. Ark—Reginald C. tin* changes in committee failed and (By The Associated Press) Willis, occasionally NAME SUPERINTENDENT descended below fifty d* precs below j rots of oil who passages in the volume with a "pencil. solid. San .limn shipped 2 cars ••Colonel” Hoyston. promoter, amendment of the hill is now necessary, WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. An un- freezing, Centriprade. of Senators beet * and carrot* and Kdinhurg 1 ear guilty to charges of armed a LEAGUE With the eieeption j yesterday pleaded but both t'luiinuati tireen nnd Repre- negro with gift of vcntrilo- ANTI SALOON declared record-hold- To be officially most of the senators of c abbage. I’liarr had 3 cars of cabbage the tnailA to defraud and cons- a —— Moses and Elkins | using sentative tiarttcr. Texas, in charge of | qui m. supply of whiskey and a tax- will have to er. MacReady’s figures | in their seats fol- rollinj; and I car of mixed vegetable* today was sentenced to serve tax icab for the retreat present remained piracy, revision of the rcptibli ans and purpee of proved The Astociatcd I*rcas> went 300 f»*t than | ( (By show that *he higher from of the and McAllen moved 1 f at and M,.r j headquarters produced general to Roilin C. who resigned one winp of the | MANCHESTER. federation change in temperatdre. to the undent repy Everhadt, j early today, only Eng—The tombs. a*nd. according $.'».! a at. Representative ilraliaia* re- confusion. j as editor tf the New York the flames. Although 1 of Master Cotton ha» decided i East Texas: Rain and warmer their Wednesday building escaping Spinners tonight; Japanese custom, formally report publican. Illinois, presiding. ruled it out the | Finally capured negro jumped edition of the American Issue, after every room ia the hotel was occupied, to reduce the weekly hours of work Saturday rain in east, partly cloudy in wedding to the spirits of their ancestors. of order yesterday and'was upheld after from a patrol wagon, scaled a high wall, charging that election of Davis was “a no one was reported injured, many, i from %< to 26*4 in the section engaged watt portion; somewhat colder in ex- wil return to the eapitnl Feb- an No was to- They appeal. appeal? made hailed a taxi in the next street and got in their cotton. treme northwest triumph for the forces symptahy ; however, losing belongings. on American The systematic portion. Moderate to 2». day. ruary away. with Anlerson.” The loss was estimated at $126,000. short time will affect 100,000 workers. fresh southerly winds on the coast. i,| <],|