The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-02-15
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ed on Events.
DOMESTIC
An egg show will be held by the
pcultrymen of Texas in Dallas in the
near future.
Organization OF a 100000 COM
pany to build and operate cotton
mill in Dallas is announced.
An ordinance regulating and licen-
sing oil exchanges in Dallas is be-
ing considered by the mayor and
city attorney.
American rights in Mexico will be
amply safeguarded by the Mexican
government. according to Ambassa.
tuOi AAShAJ - fAStShSOis
Announcement is made that sew
on lieutenants, now stationed at Tay-
Tor Field, Oklahoma, win leave early
this week for Texas aviation field.
Mrs. Lenora 2. Meder. lawyer, club
woman and former city commissions
er of public welfare, has announced
her candidacy for mayor of Chicago.
Cooperation between the state Of
Texas and the United States depart
ment of interior is desired in provid-
ing farm houses for soldiers of the
recent war.
F. B. Mckay has been appointed
division freight and passenger agent
for group 6, southwestern lines. un.
der the jurisdiction of J. S. Pyeatt
Federal manager.
Full knowledge of health condi-
tons in Texas is desired by DIR. c.
w. Goddard the new state health
officer. before he shall undertake TO
improve those conditions.
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Ex-President Taft will not be able
to make an address before the Tex
as Bar association at its meeting in
Galveston, July and 2, owing to
a previously made engagement.
o.
Two new infestations of the pink
bollworm have been found in Texas
by representatives of the department
of agriculture in the Great Bend dis
trict along the upper Rio Grande.
o.
w. G. Sterrett, game, fish and oys.
ter commissioner, gives notice that
the federal regulations protecting mi
gratory game are in effect, and vic.
lators will be severely dealt with.
Unless Governor Hobby interferes,
pool ana billiard halls operated for
profit will follow the saloons out of
Texas. Tho bill abolishing pool halls
has passed both houses by over
whemling votes.
Discovery of an illicit still where
vast quantities OF "moonshine" whis-
key and alcohol we're being manu-
featured, has been made at Valley
Stream, Long Island, about sixteen
miles from New York.
Governor, Hobby sent as a present
Z to M. H. Walfe of Dallas the gold
fountain pen with which the gov
ernor signed the resolution calling
an election to mend the constitu
ton to provide for statewide pro-
hibition.
A barrel of molasses tipped out of
q sleigh into the snow up near Llv-
ermore, Me-, and starting with that
as the clew, the sheriff and his dep
uties discovered and captured COM
plete ,moonshiners, still in full OYER
alton and turning cat fluid half
way between rum and whiskey.
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Postponement of the session OF the
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge from
March 1920 inclusive, to March "a
~, to avoid conflicting with the con-
vention Of the Cattle Raisers' asso-
citation Of Texas, March 1920, also
to be held in Dallas has been an
nounced by officers of the grand
lodge.
The United States Circuit Court
Of Appeals upheld, the decision Of
the United States Court for the
southern district Of Texas that the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railway
company recently violated the AID
amson law in compelling train crew
on the Bellville and Galveston branch
line to work sixteen consecutive
Ahours instead Of eight.
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Through the action OF its senate.
Connecticut is the first state to de-
cline to ratify the federal prohibition
ACT. Forty-four states, through their