Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1911 Page: 2 of 16
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JACKSBORO GAZETTE
Published every Thursday by
J. N. ROGERS & COMPANY.
Entered at the Postoffice at
Jacksboro, Texas, as second-class
mail matter.
Business office on northeast cor-
ner of Public Square, Jacksboro,
Texas.
Remit cash by Postoffice Money
Order or Bank Check at our risk,
otherwise at risk of sender.
Subscription: $1.00 a year.
— Telephone 71.
JACKSBORO’S CORN SHOW AND
FALL CARNIVAL.
Since the fine rains and the splen-
did crop outlook all over Jack coun-
ty, people are again beginning to
discuss the importance of Jacksbo-
ro’s Fall Carnival. The corn crop
is short, very short, all know, but
Jack County has never been confin-
ed to one crop, and evenu if the
corn crop is a failure, the people
feel that the town will be justified
in pushing the Fall Carnival. Prepa-
rations for a very elaborate carni-
val were in progress when the
drouth came on and for awhile fur-
ther work suspended until further
crop developments, but since the
rains, all feel that it would be well
fort he finance committee to take
up the' work at an early day, and in
speaking of this work, Mr. J. W.
IAynes, chairman of the finance com-
mittee said this week, that in two
or three days he would call his com-
mittee together and make final ar-
rangements to finance the Carnival.
It‘is hoped that every businessman
will )je ready to respond When call-
ed upon that the details for the
Carnival may be completed in time
to have it thoroughly advertised all
over Jacksboro’s trade territorry.
Perhaps in a short time the Gazette
will be able to announce definite
plans as arranged by the various
committees.
be any excuse whatever for the fail-
ure of the Democratic Ways and
Means Committee to report a bill
removing the high tariff restrictions
upon the import of wood pulp and
certain kinds of paper,—provided, of
course, countries exporting such
products to us should levy no ex-
port duty upon them and should
otherwise conform with usual requir
ments. Such a bill, promptly pass-
ed by the . House, could not have
failed of passage in the Senate;
and it is not easy to conceive of
any ground upon which President
Taft could have failedi to approve of
it. The pending reciprocity meas-
ure has been practically meaning-
less, except as a . rather clumsy and
roundabout way to secure this very
object. No one dreams for a mo-
ment that this special session
would have been called if it had
not been for the urgency of the
newspapers in their demand for free
paper and pulp. But the passage of
the Canadian reciprocity measure at
Washington does not meet the case.
There will still be a determined
fight in Canada against reciprocity
on many grounds. We do not know
whether the Canadians will or will
not enact a reciprocity law. What
we do know is that the paper and
pulp schedule of the tariff ought to
be dealt with directly and openly
upon its merits, and that the Dem-
ocrats of the House have fallen
short of a clear perception of their
opportunity, in their failure to act
swiftly upon this particular schedule
ed a meeting of the Statewide ex-
ecutive committee to meet for con-
sultation in Fort Worth next Satur-
day. I am willing to follow their
lead. As a democrat I am always
willing to abide by the will of the
majority, faii^y and intelligently ex-
pressed. The proper thing to do in
my opinion is to submit, unless the
frauds committed can be so dearly
proven that the better class of an-
tis will be convinced of the major-
ity being writh the pros, upon IT fair
and true count. Next year we can
retire Gov. Colquitt, and re-elect
two-thirds of the members of the
Legislature, resubmit the amend-
ment and carry it in July 1913.
With the educational work of tihs
campaign, and the increase of young
voters in next two years, and a
strict enforcement of law, aided by
an increase of attorneys fees for
conviction, in case of perjury, to
$100 for each offense, prohibition
will in 1913 sweep the State by a
majority of 50,000.
In the ’anguage of brother Ran-
kin: “On with the battle.” The sa-
loons must go.
J. M. Richards.
§j|§$f
LET CONSERVATISM AND SOUND
JUDGMENT RULE.
Among the many good sugges-
tions made by thp pro leaders of the
State, is the following from Dr. J.
B. Gambrell of the Baptist Stand-
ard:
“Let us not commit the folly of
beginning to nominate candidates
for any office. We have now a
very large and altogether hopeful
situation. Let us remember the fol-
lies of the past. Personal prefer-
ence and personal ambitions are too
small for the great situation we are
in. Besides, the campaign just
concluded was not made in the in-
terest of any candidate. In order
to make effective the work we have
done, we must in the coming State
election find a man upon whom we
can all unite and who will stand for
the proper principles. And I ven-
ture to say that when the time
Now that the election is over and
even the echoes have died away, let
all go to work for a bigger and bet-
ter town, an increased trade, ex-
pansion of Jacksboro’s trade terri-
tory, more and better cultivated
farms, and more farmers who own
their own farms. Jack County can
ill afford to be left In the back-
ground by neighboring counties In
pushing its interest on the line of
seeking more people—increasing its
population. There are thousands
of acres of good, tillable lands that
should be put on the market for
small farmers who wish to own their
own homes. It is the people who
build permanent homes, who will
build up better school? and church-
es in the county and also contribute
to the prosperity of the town.
Transient people who rent land and
change each season from one coun-
ty to another can not be expected to
take an interest in one place, as
they do not form any permanent at-
tachments to either the people or
places where they live for only a;
I a short time. More farmers who i
own their own homes are -what Jack |
County needs and should work to ^
secure.
Tom J. Finty Sees Breakers Ahead
for Antis.
Tom J. Finty, Jr., staff corres^
pondent of the Dallas News, writing
from Austin, says:
Since the election it has been per-
sistently rumored that in the ap-
proaching special session the antis
would thke the lead in passing some
such laws. That can not be done, of
course, except Gov. Colquitt shall
submit the subjects for legislation.
The submission of them would
amount to a recommendation upon
his part, and in view of the fact
that he vetoed the daylight bill en
acted last winter, and that the an-
ti-prohibition members of the Leg-
islature generally, including Gov.
Colquitt’s friends and supporters,
opposed those measures in the
Thirty-first Legislature when
advocated by Goy. Campbell, and
again opposed them in the Thirty
Second Legislature, doubt has been
expressed that the subjects would
be permitted at the approaching
special session. It is argued that
Gov. Colquitt would be guilty of in-
consistency were he to submit
them.
The Southwestern Telegraph &
Telephone Company’s service at
Jacksboro has been recognized to
be the very best ever since it has
been under the efficient manage-
ment of Mr. O. S. McClurkin, but in
securing the recent election returns
and the elaborate arrangements
made for that purpose by Mr. Mc-
Clurkin he won the approbation of
Jacksboro people generally, all of
whom appreciate his efforts for the
comes to select a man to represent i vei*y best service obtainable. It is
the anti-saloon element of the j McClurkin s readiness at all
State, no. man ought to be consid- J times to give the best service pos-
ered eligible who has any entangling : ®ibte that Is making the Southwest-
alliance with {he saloon element orJern Telegraph & Telephone Co.’s
any corrupt dorporotions, or who i ^nes to b® extended fn all direc-
proclaims aloud that the laws of | ^ons a^ over Jack County from
Texas, duly enacted, can not be en-
forced. Let no man precipitate any
scramble for office. A man who
who would now insist upon being
recognized as fit for office is unfit,
by the very fact that he can not un-
derstand the great and important
situation, and can not subordinate
himself to the demands of a great
cause.” 1
It is hoped that the advice of men !
of sound judgment will prevail in j
the councils of prohibitionists. With
the greatly' increased vote for the
pro cause there should be no step
taken to cause a turning away of
any who might be inclined to the
cause in the future. Yet, there is |
one thing the people of Texas j
should hold in remembrance, and
i Jacksboro as central.
What Governor May Do.
The premises, however, do not
warrant the conclusion. If Gov. Col-
quitt determines to submit such sub-
jects, he will probably say that he
vetoed the daylight bill, not because
he opposed the night closing of sa-
loons, but because the measure con-
tained more than one subjqft, and,
therefore, as he declared ib^his ve- j back,
to message, was unconstitutional.
Also, he will probably say that he
opposed consideration of such sub-
jects at the regular session because
the people had demanded the op-
portunity to pass upon the liquor
traffic themselves, and, pending
theii; action in the matter, he did
not think the Legislature ought to
deal with the subject; but, 6ince
the people have had their say,
since a majority had declared for
local option, license and regulation
system, it was in order for the leg-
islature to enact further regulatory
Gov. Colquitt might submit these
subjects, in the event there is any
laws. That, it seems to me, is how
ground for the rumor. He might
go further and say that the recent
election has shown that a majority
as will exterminate the liquor
dives.” Also, in the same issue, is-
sue, Hon. Jake Wolters, State chair-
man of the anti-prohibitionists, de-
clared that the dive must go.
These statements and other cir-
cumstances indicate that there is
foundation for the rumor that the
antis will endeavor to> enact regula-
tory measures at the special ses-
sion.
The Middle Ground Men.
Clearly the defeat of the amend-
ment depended upon the votes of
several thousand sincere men "who
doubted the wisdom of that policy,
but who, nevertheless, were dissat-
isfied with the status quo, who
were opposed to the saloon as it
exists, and were determined to urge
the adoption of a policy in conso-
nance with their beliefs. Of these
Messrs. Baker and Simpson are
types. It is not surprising that
they should now demand that which
they advocated during the cam-
paign.
To Prevent a Come-Back.
It seems safe, sa logical propo-
sition, too, hazard the guess that
such regulatory legislation is be-
ing urged from another quarter, or,
perhaps, it would be more accurate
to say, for another reason.
Toward the close of the cam-
paign the earlier announcement of
the prohibitiohists that they would,
in the event of the defeat of the
amendment, elect a prohibition
Governor, etc., took on a more def-
inite expression. It became quite
common talk that, in such event,
they would have Thomas Mitchell
Campbell “come back,” or, if not
Campbell, then a man in sympathy
witht he “Compbell policies,” say
Judge William F. Ramsey.
Now, Campbell is distasteful, not
only to the anti-prohibitionists, but
equally so to the big business inter-
ests, and it seems to me quite like-
ly that these latter interests are
talking to the liquor folk something
along these lines:
“You won, but are badly damag-
ed. You are in poor condition to
defend the belt. If you don’t
make concessions, marked conces-
sions* quickly, Campbell will ‘come
back,’ and if he does ‘come back’
he will wipe you off the face of
the earth. We are not worried so
much about that as we ar£ because
of the faett hat he may also wipe us
off the earth or half way off.
Therefore, if you don’t retire to a
small corner, we shall be compell-
ed to _take a hand in the matter
ourselves. In other words, unless
have a platform to win on; if you
do make concessions, you will
practically eliminate the prohibi-
tion question for many years, at
AN AUSPICIOUS OPENING
Of Unusual and Extraordinary Occa-
sion at the Aynes Dry Goods
' Establishment.
TO STATE TEACHERS.
True to the -printed statements
that have been distributed broad-
cast over the country, “The Great
Run of the Mill Sale” at the Aynes
Dry Goods Company opened prompt-
ly on time St 9 a. m. Wednesday,
August 2nd. To say that the open-
ing day was far in advance of the
expectation of the management is
putting it very mildly. No sooner
than the doors were thrown open to
admit the people could the crowd
even conceive of the enormous bar-
gain^ that awaited them, in piles,
bins and heaps, shelves were laden
with choice merchandise coming
from every quarter of the globe,
the people could only gaze in won-
derment for a few brief moments,
then buying began such as has nev-
er before been witnessed at this
President Hall Issues Letter of In-
structions to the 30,000 Teach-
ers of Texas’ Public Schools.
Austin, July 29.—R. G. Hall, pres-
ident of the Texas State Teachers’
Association, has issued the follow-
ing open letter.
“Cleburne, Texas, July 28,’ll.
“Officers of the Texas State Teach-
ers’ Association:
“Ladies and Gentlemen—The cen-
tral theme for the next Texas State
Teachers’ Association will be ‘The
Supply of Teachers for Texas
Schools.” There are about 20,000
teachers, in the public schools of
Texas and of these approximately
6,000 quit the profession annually
and leave their places to be fillled
by new recruits. There are in our
rural schools 13,000 teachers of
whom 10,500 have not even high
school training. When these and,
similar facts are considered, it be-
time of the1 year, every department comes evident that this is one of
the most important questions that
we can consider. It would be inter-
esting to know what the different
colleges of the state are doing to
supply these teachers. What are
our state normals doing? What is
being done by our city high schools,
by the summer normals and by the
different teachers’ institutes?
It might be interesting to discuss
the training of teachers with refer-
ence to- scholarship, morals, social
of the big store was filled through-
out the day with people who eager-
ly bought up many values that to
the average thinking man represent
a very substantial and worthy sav-
ing. There have been sales upon
sales that led the people to be-
lieve that the goods were to be al-
most given away. This is not the
purpose of this sale, and do not for
a moment believe that suchi s the
case. They have nothing to give
away no man has but they want fitness, physical welfare of future
to. impress upon you that never be- citizens, professional skill, with a
view to departmental teaching, with.
fore have they seen fit to make
such tremendous reductions all over
the house, the reason for which is,
The Aynes Dry Goods Company
wants your business and the Aynes
Dry Goods Company wants to clear
its shelves of all summer merchan-
dise. They tell you this that the
record may be kept straight and
correct. If they sell you a bargain
yqu remember the store, thus in
the Great Run of the Mill Sale they
have the opportunity of accomplish-
ing two ends, Imaking new custom-
ers and clearing the stock of all
summer merchandise, and at the
same time they are enabled to
demonstrate to their regular trade
as to all others that The Aynes Dry
Goods Co. stands for the best in ev-
erything, they give you only the best
and at the very lowest possible
price at all times and are constantly
and vigilantly alert to the, best in-
terests of their patrons, thus in se-
curing “The Great Run of the Mill
Sale” they have the greatest op-
a view to art or music, or manual
training of domestic "art or domestic
science. Some one will want to dis-
cuss our supply of teachers for
high schools, grade work or rural
schools. Did you ever hear of any
one deliberately preparing himself
for rural school teaching as a life-
work?
Nevertheless, a very large ;gr
per cent of the pupils of Texas are
taught in rural schools.
‘It might not be a bad
After the Second Battle.
of the people are not satisfied with ja struggle.
portunity posable to demonstrate
least," and Campbell cafi not ‘come Jjfeat they are constantly on the alert
to their trade’s best interests; to
the hundreds and thousands of peo-
ple over their large trade territory
and extend a cordial Invitation to
visit the great sale that is now in
operation. Don’t go there expect-
ing to get something for nothing,
but go expecting to see the great-
est values that you ever saw.
While this is being written there
is a perfect jam of people busily en-
gaged in making selections for in-
dividual wants for the necessities of
the household, and for the entire
family registering on each and ev-
ery purchase a substantial saving.
The Aynes Dry Goods Company is
known for the splendid bargains
givsa at their special sales and all
indications are that this sale will be
one of the best ever offered by this
house. It will be well worth while
for the people to come to this sale-
,,, iff
idea to
discuss how the teacher and the po-
sition may best be brought togeth-
er. This will involve a discussion
of the proper work of a teacher’s
agency and of the teacher’s aid de-
partment in the colleges.
“We are now making efforts to se-
cure demonstration farms and to
teach scientific farming. ’ Do you
think that the state has in its or-
phans’ home, its reformatory, and in
its homes for blind, deaf and dumbf
children an excellent opportunity to
run demonstration schools that would
be of great assistance to those who
are striving after the best results?
; i
It’s up to you.”
Tax Rate Matter.
The statement which Gov. Col-
quitt gave out on Tuesday indicates
that regulatory legislation will not
be submitted at the opening of the
Legislature, but does not preclude
the idea that it may be Submitted
later on. He says that only the
subject of appropriations and the
fixing of the tax rate will be sub-
mitted at the start. And, by the
way, that matter of fixing the tax
ratei s apt to make more trouble. It
contemplates the repeal of the au-
tomatic tax rate law and resump-
tion by the Legislature of the of-
fice of fixing the rate. The auto-
matic tax rate law was of the Camp-
bell brood, and it is sot probable
that it will be surrendered without
present conditions, and there would
be no stultification were he to add
that he had revised his opinions in
deference to public opinion, if such
going up and down the country dur-
ing the campaign proclaiming that
any law enacted by the people of
Texas could ^.not be enforced.
When the time comes the voters of
Texas should remember a man of
this character, and mark him as a
ence to carry out their wishes. Tex-
as, the empire of the Southwest,
should have a man for governor who
stands for principle, for good gov-
ernment and enforcement of the
law.
Judge J. M. Richards, writing in
the Weatherford Herald, concern- J be the fact.
ing the recent election says: i And it does seem that, whatever
From the prohibition election re- his intentions may be at this time,
turns, it appears that the proposed j there will be pressure from the an-
tion has been defeated by a major- , ti side for such legislation. Prom-
Ity of some 6,000 votes. Consider— j inent antis and friends of the Gov-
ing the adverse political conditions, j ernor are advocating it. - Hon. Jona-
than Lane of Houston said in his
statement that the antis should pro-
pose restriction of saloons in resi-
dence districts in cities and towns,
and should advocate the closing of
saloons in the country from 8 p. m.
to 6 a. m. Judge J. J. Eckford,
chairman of the anti-prohibition or-
ganization of Dallas County, in
his statement declares that it should
be made a jailable offense to sell
liquor to any but consumers or li-
censed dealers, which measures, he
believes, would eliminate the dive,
blind tiger and bootlegger. In the
same issue appeared a statement
from Hon. A. M. Kennedy of Wa-
co, a member of the Legislature,
advocating the daylight law and
“such further remedial legislation
the result of past personal rivalry
between some of our most prominent
citizens, aided by the advantage giv-
en the opposition by reason of the
political power and patronage of
Governor Colquitt, prohibition has
a great victory, cutting down in 24
that 1. th. .p^Uel. o, a gov- j"“J'1
... & gain of 84,000. The issue is per-
ernor ot till, great commonwealth !ps tsm „ ^ but JV
sue is ever settled until settled
right, and while I agree, that all
good citizens should, regardless of
past differences, join in working for
the best interest of our county and
State, at the same time, we should
weakling, lit only for a tool of th. Kfda^ la8t
In, speaking of the Democratic op-
portunity for tariff revision, the
American Review of ^Reviews says:
It is hard to see how there could
unscrupulous element who are look-1 the'of'tto
Ing for men whom they can Influ- and no( contro,]ed „y the pa_
triotism and civic virtue of our vo-
ters. That the Mexicans and ne-
groes hold the balance of power,
and that they are directed and con-
trolled by the liquor interest no in- |
telligent observer can deny. That
the wihte men of Texas voted for
the amendment at about the ratio
of five to four can be seen by the
county returns over the State.
I am glad that Tom Ball has call-
It i£ within the possibilities, but
not so probable as earlier in the
week, that the Legislature may con-
cern itself with some matters not
submitted by the Governor; it may
order investigations of the election
and other matters. This it can do
without the consent of the Govern-
or. The explanation is made in, an-
swer to inquiries.
Upon the whole the prospect is
not inviting for one who loves real
legislative rest and political peace,
one of whom I believe I am which.
For one thing the session will mark
the real opening of the campaign of
1912, in which it is generally be-
lieved that there will be a double
bill of stellar order, in, the contests
for the seats now occupied by Gov-
ernor Colquitt and Senator Bailey.
Even the intimate friends of those
gentlemen, while declaring that
there is no doubt of the results, ad
mit that conditions have come about
which makes it certain that there
will be a— well, a battle royal, to
put it in polite language.
In short, the outlook is favora-
ble for “regulation” at an early
date, but not so favorable for “mod-
eration” and “peace.”
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“Of course, you understand that,
in making progress for your respect-
ive sections, you need not follow
this central theme, if you find it un-
suited to your purposes. Neverthe-
less, I thought it well to write you
of the plan for the general meeting
and to ask you to conform to the
general plan in so far as you could.
“If possible, please send me a
copy of your section program not
later than September 1. You will,
of course, also send a copy of your
program to Superintendent T. D.
Brooks of Hillsboro, secretary of the
association, at the earliest possible
moment
“With personal regards, I remain,
“Yours truly,
“R. G. Hall,
“Pres. T. S. T. A.
When you make a mistake do not
dwell upon it. Take note of the
reason of it. and endeavorr to prof-
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