El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-05

EOEk-EaEE EEAlaL Contest Win AAAH
entire senate sitting as a committee
on privileges and elections. The con-
test was opened yesterday afternoon
when Marshall Hicks OF san Antonio,
counsel for Parr. read the first
amended answer OF contestee and
argued that the legislative committee
should not go into the primary cleo
tion held in DuvaI county. Senator
I Buchanan Of Scurry county is presid-
ing over the committee.
Would Bar Germans.
Exclusion Of the Germans from the
United States for a period Of so years
] is urged in a resolution introduced to-
I day in the lower house The resolu-
ton denOunces the brutalities OF the
Germans in Belgium and other occu-
lpied territory and requests the Texas
Z delegation in congress to pass laws
I which will prohibit any German to en-
ter this country. The resolution was
referred 10 the house committee on
federal relations.
The senate Joint resolution propos-
ling an amendment to the constitution
to abolish the office OF county treas
! urer failed in the house today, the vote
being Sc 10 81. In order 10 adopt il it
was necessary for the resolution TO
receive 95 affirmative votes. or two
thirds OF the entire membership Of
the house.
The house passed TO engrossment
/ the senate bill TO prohibit the placing
the name of a candidate on the official
ballot when such candidate is ineligi-
I bic to hold office
Pool Hall Bill Up.
Senate statewide pool hail bill came
I up Tor eonslderation- Representative
Newt Williams, Of McLennan. made an
effort to have the bill postponed until
next Tuesday, but this was voted
down. He then offered a substitute,
providing only for the regulations Of
pool halls. and this was pending when
the house recessed until this after
moon
Senator George ". Dayton intro
duced a concurrent resolution provid-
ing that joint committee OF five Of
the legislature be appointed TO make
investigation of the rights the free
school fund may have in the oil and
gas now being taken from the west
Texas lands The resolution was re-
ferred TO the committee on state af-
fairs.
Hobby's Amendment EnErOsSed.
The senate today passed TO eugross-
ment and third reading Gov. Hobby's
proposed amendment to the constitu-
ton 10 lend the credit Of the state TO
citizens and heads of families in
Texas so as 10 acquire homes. A sim
A-a+A ANaA-AAAVAA AAao nEELa passed. 10 ELl-
ErOssment in the house and this morn
ing set for special order for Friday
morning
A bill by representative Eugene
Nordhouse, Of Bexar. creating a pen
sion fund for firemen was passed
finally in the senate. after an amend
ment had been adopted providing that
the act apply only to cities OF 10000
population or over
Senator c R. Buchanan. Of scurry,
introduced bill providing for the sale
Of the oil. gas. coal and Ignite on an
unsurveyed lands OF the state belong
ing TO the free schools. The bill is
designated 20 encourage the develop
ment OF the oil industry.
The legislative investigating COM
mlttee- appointed 10 probe into
the activities Of the ranger force
announced yesterday that it Is not
. empowered 10 investigate the adfu-
tant generals department or listen 10
elLner evidence or charges against
AdJt- Gen James A. Harley. This
action was taken because representa-
tive Canales charged the adjutant
general is incompetent" and asked
the committee TO recommend his re-
movaL
Representative CanaIes replied TO
an answer made by Harley Monday,
denying charges made in the answer.
and stated that he. Canales. was not
attempting to reflect on the admins
tration. hut that Gov. Hobby had ex-
pressed himself as favoriug the inves-
tigation Of any Of his app0intees.
when such Investigation was thought
necessary. Representative Canales
filed seven additional charges. three
Of which he stated were presented for
other members Of the house.
Gen. SIOcum Speaks.
Gen 4 J. Slocum. who stated that
he had been in the United States
army for AZ years. and went TO the
Mexican border, where he has been.
off and on since, was the first Wit
ness today. The general stated that
he was last stationed on the border
in January. 1918, and that. after that
time, rangers gave him satisfactory
service in assisting suppression Of
neutrality law violations, which arose
from all classes on both sides OF the
Rio Grande. He also said that custom
laws had been violated ever since the
river had flowed to the gulf
Says RAJ gers Needed.
There was considerable anti-Amer-
lean propaganda along the border, &C
cording TO Gen. SlOcum, and he de-
pended upon the ranger force a great
deal in suppressing and watching il.
The general said that he thought
rangers were needed on the King
ranch and that he had approved a
request for stationing regular troops
On cross examination by represen-
tative Canales, the witness said that
the King ranch was 20 miles from the
border. with several settlements be-
tween II and the river. while the Piper
ranch. upon which soldiers were sta I
toned. was on the river, which was so
low that Il could be crossed on foot J
He also said that half starved Next !
cans would slip across the river TO /
steal any food they could lind The ]
witness testified that he knew OF no I
misconduct by rangers and that ne
had seen no drunkenness or gambling ]
by any person in Brownsville on
cross examination, he said that ~ /
Knew nothing OF conditions in ]
Brownsville during 1916 and 1917 I
Gen Slocum was OF the opinion I
that the ranger force was Of the same 4
class Of men that It had always been
and that You can't have too many /
officers on the border. II you want 10 /
stop rascality." He also gave a favor
able opinion as to the conduct OF
several individual rangers.
Urge Teachers Retirement Fund.
Miss Annie Webb Blanton. state I
superintendent OF public instruction, ]
was today in receipt Of kilograms /
from X. r. Blair Of Corsicana and *. /
J. Tighe OF Fl PasO, Of the teachers I
retirement fund committee OF the
State Teachers association. request Z
ing her TO have introduced in the I
present session OF the legislature a 4
joint resolution proposing an amenl- Z
ment 10 the constitution to estanllsh Z
a teachers retirement fund.
The Texas state Teachers assocla- /
ton in 1917 appointed a permanent I
committee on teachers retirement :