The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-01-11


itary committee has rejected Secre-
tary Bakers recommendation for
legislation, to validate informal war
contracts.
Reductions OF from 20 to 30 per
cent in existing freight rates from
Atlantic ports to ports in South Am
erica. Asia, Japan, Australia and AZ
RIGA are announced.
DOMESTIC
The British convict ship Success.
said to be more than 100 years OLD,
was wrecked in the food of the Ohio
river recently.
The British and Dutch governments
have arrived at an agreement re-
garding the status of the former
German emperor
The proposed amendment to the
Texas homestead law will be dis
cussed at meeting Of the Farmers
Union Of Texas at Houston Jan. 9.
The Dallas branch Of the Ford mo-
tor company will resume normal OPP
erations in about ninety days, &C.
cording to the manager, A. ]. Lang
ford.
Admiral Reinhardt Won Scheer.
chief of the German admiralty, has
resigned, according to advices from
Berlin. His resignation, 1t is said
was voluntary.
Payment into the state treasury
in December, account OF land sales
and leases, aggregated $303,341, &C.
cording to statement issued by
Treasurer j. M. Edwards.
A $250,000 memorial hall in honor
OF every man In the service from
Texas and contiguous states will be
erected on the campus OF the South
ern Methodist university at Dallas.
o.
All electricians at Fort Worth
have struck because their demand
for a fiat 81 per day increase was
rejected. The contractors are said
to have offered fifty cents per day.
There are $4,000 more British pris-
oners in Germany than the British
records show, so that number of
men previously given up as dead or
missing will return to their homes.
Another pink bollworm infestation
has been found in the cotton fields
Of Texas, according 70 Information
given by DR.. w. D. Hunter. The
newly discovered infested area il in
western Texas.
! Instead OF reduced commodity
rates from St. Louis, Kansas City
and other northern points to Texas
points, it is possible that rates from
the north to Houston and Galveston
will be advanced.
Love Field, Dallas, has been nam
ed as one of the eight flying fields in
the United States to be continued
indefinitely. This Is the gist of an
order received at the post headquar-
tiers OF the field.
Reports from all sections Of west
Texas indicate that that portion OF
the state which has been laid waste
by the protracted drouth is teeming
with new life and enthusiasm. fol-
lowing recent rains.
A homecoming for all former in.
mates Of the Odd Fellows home at
Corsicana will feature the program
Of the I. o. .. F. Lodge OF Texas
when it meets In annual session in
Dallas next March.
Five large business houses of Bris-
ltol, Tenn, including the Dominion
National bank, were destroyed ty
fire recently which for time threat
encd destruction Of large portion
of the business distict.
o.
Friends from all parts OF the south.
west went to Buckner Orphans home
seven miles east of Dallas. recently
to do honor to Father r. c. Buckner.
founder Of the famous orphanage, on
his eigAty-sixth birthday.
o.
Relatives OF men aboard the Unit
ed States transport Northern Pacific.
aground on sand bar of Fire is
land, need have no lear for their
safety, according to viii lless mes.
sage from Captain Connolly.
o.
Major T. c. McCauley, command
ing officer at Taliaferro field, expects
to try to make record fight from
Fort Worth to San Diego, CAL, IN
one day. This is half the time Of
the fastest train to tho coast.
The French steamship California
has sailed from Galveston for Havre
with a cargo Of cotton amounting to
25,660 bales and valued at; $4,O43,1Ss.
This is the largest single cargo Of
cotton to leave port in many months.
The body of Private David Tro!b.
18th Infantry, was found recently a
quarter of a mile on the Mexican
side of the Rio Graude opposite the
FL Paso smelter. The head and ia ,e
was badly brr 80 A. rhouph tho man