Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-09-16
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.


STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
The pecan crop in the vicinity of
smithville, Texas, will be the shortest
in several years on account of the late
frosts. The crop was unusually large
last year.
Governor Hobby has rendered places
to seven persons who are to cousti=.
tute the committee to investigate the
general conditions and environments
Of the State Medical College at Gal
weston, Texas, as contemplated by res
olution adopted at the last called
session of the legislature. Until ac-
ceptances have been received their
names win not be announced.
Asserting that 1874 counties of Tex
as are paying SS.5O0,OOo in taxes over
and above their rightful share, while
"a counties of the state are paying
less than their share, the Texas
League for Equal and Uniform Taxa
ton, with headquarters in San Anto-
Mo, has issued call for state meet
ing to be held in Houston Sept. %,
ito devise ways and means Of cor
recting present conditions and for the
further purpose Of organizing a per
manent state league"
A heavy rainstorm accompanied by
a young cyclone" blew down num-
Der Of oil derricks and did other minor
damage at the Hull, Texas, oil field,
Saturday. Seven to fifteen derricks
were blown down.
Colonel Billie Mayfield Wednesday
submitted to Brigadier General Jacob
F. VOTERS, commanding the troops at
Galveston, Texas, written statement
assuming full responsibility for the
attempted arrest of Editor G. v. San
ders of the Houston Press at the
Houston Country Club Monday, and
was promptly relieved by General VOL
ters Of his duties as provost marshal.
Colonel Mayfield's statement includ-
ed a declaration that he had issued
orders for the men to make the ar
rest, and that therefore they had no
alternative but to obey. Captain
O'Brien Stevens was named by Cen
eral Wolters to succeed Colonel May
field as provost marshal.
The house of representatives of the
Tennessee legislature at the final SEES
sion Of the special session Saturday,
defeated the bill to require women to
pay poll tax, Al to "a, and refused
to allow spread upon its journal a
motion by T. K. Riddick, suffrage floor
leader, to have the house declare IL
legal its action Of last Tuesday in
expunging from the journal its pre-
vious action in ratifying the suffrage
amendment.
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight cham
pion Of the world, demonstrated that
he still retains the terrific punch that
won him the title. He knocked out
Billy Miske Of st. Paul, fighter as
big and game as himself, in the third
round Of their 1O-round match, at Ben
ton Harbor, Mich.
A sugar bowl" riot broke out
among the 1850 immigrants in the
Ellis Island, New York, dining room
Thursday when for the first time
since the war sugar, substituted for
molasses to sweeten coffee, was put
on the tables Several aliens were re-
moved to hospitals. one with three
fractured ribs.
approximately 100 acres Of Mexican
territory was suddenly shifted to the
American side Of the international
line on wednesday when the Rio
Grande, at flood stage, cut new
course In the low lands 10 miles west
of Brownsville. Texas, and left the
Tahuachai ranch on the rivers north
ern bank Under an agreement be-
tween the United States and Mexico
the land will continue under Mexican
jurisdiction It was said to have been
the largest land shift there in twenty
pears