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GALVESTON TRIBUNE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1915.
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engrossed the Haney-Griggs bill today
providing for the redistricting of the
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women having Kidney
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the late residence, the Rev. A. Guyol
officiating. Burial will be made in the
Calvary cemetery.
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Theodore Ohmstede.
The funeral of Theodore Ohmstede,
Jr., aged 38 years, for a number of
years a resident of this place, where he
was connected with a local railroad of-
fice, will be held this afternoon from
the family residence, 1816 Postoffice
street. The services will be conducted
by the Rev. Dr. Aves and burial will be
made in Lakeview cemetery. Death oc-
curred in Mineral Wells, Tex., where Mr.
Ohmstede had gone for his health sev-
eral months ago. The body was for-
warded to this city, where it was placed
in charge of F. P. Malloy & Son, who
will direct the funeral. Mr. Ohmstede
is survived by his mother and father, Mr.
and Mrs. T. Ohmstede, and two sisters.
Miss Edna Ohmstede and Mrs. A. O.
Evans, all of this city.
Washington, Feb, 15.—The particular
isolation of the kingdom of Holland
as a resnult of the Avar zones estab-
lished in the North Sea by the princi-
pal belligerents brings a world’s sym-
pathy for the brave little kingdom and
her people, who are receiving so many
of the ills of war with little chance
of ever sharing its benefits. In this
connection an extract of a study pre-
pared by William Wisner Chapin for
the National Geographic society is full
of interest:
“Here is a section of the globe which
was almost entirely overlooked by na-
ture in the original distribtution of iron
and other metals, of coal, stone and
wood. In fact, to a great extent even
the land itself was wrong side up at
the start. The existence of Petrograd
and Venice is regarded with wonder- i
ment, although they are cities cover-
A large force of keen kutting
karpenters cut loose in the Grand
Opera House this morning, and be-
fore the sun sets down on tomor-
row, February the 16th, these
kunning, knowing kraftsmen will
have pounded the last nail in the
last board of the floor over the
seats in preparation for the K K
K ball.
The floor in the auditorium, link-
ing- up with the stage, will make
the scene of the K K K karnival
of kutting-up an ideal place. The
plans for the masquerade ball have
been perfected and the attendance,
it is expected, will break all rec-
ords for similar affairs in Galves-
ton.
Costumers have been rushed to
death with orders and large sums
are being lavished on elaborate
get-ups. It promises to be a bril-
liant affair, brilliant in light, life,
color, Terpsichorean erudition, mu-
sic and surroundings.
Several members of the mystic
crew say they are ging disguised
as K K Ks.
Those who wish to learn what, if
anything, a K K K looks like, may
have their curiosity sated by at-
tending the ball.
By Associated Press.
Petrograd, Feb. 15.—Via London.—
The forced retirement of the Russian
army from east Prussia is expected to
result in a reversion by the Russians to
their original plan of conducting a de-
fensive campaign has been achieved
tory. It is pointed out here this should
result in an advantage to the Russians
in that Germany would be deprived of
the transportation facilities which she
was able to use with great effective-
ness during the fighting within her own
borders.
When an offensive campaign was un-
dertaken and the Russians invaded
eas Prussia and Galicia early in the
war the Germans were forced to with-
draw a large number of troops from
the west. This was considered here to
have contributed largely to the German
reverse in the battle of the Marne. Rusr
sian officers say the object of their of-
fensive campaign has been aschieved
and that the disposition now is to fall
back to their original plan of defensive
operations on Russian soil, on a line
from the Niemen river in the north
through Ostrolenka, Raigrod and on the
Graevo.
With this program of poration, Rus-
sian observers say, it probably will be
possible to retard the German advance,
and at the same time defense operations
will be easier because the Russians will
be harrassed no longer by the lightning
changes along the German front.
In the southwest the Russians are
holding the Carpathian passes of Wis-
kow and Nadworna against German
assaults, and according to reports
reaching here are daily capturing Ger-
man and Austrian prisoners and guns.
Another battle in which bayonet at-
tacks were made by the Russians is re-
ported from Smonika. During the night
the Russians surrounded an Austrian
position ana took prisoners 10 officers
and 409 men. Battles have occurred
also at Kurimka, near Dukla, and at
Baligrod.
ing. small areas. What, then, can be
said of Holland, where the land, made
and reclaimed from the sea, spreads out
in great fertile plains and meadows
thousands of square miles in extent.
“The wind has furnished the power
in the battle through which the land
was wrested from the sea; while even
the water, against which Dutch ingen-
uity so long and successfully plotted,
has repeatedly obeyed their summons
and come to the rescue of besieged cit-
ies, overwhelming- their enemies and
preserving the nation.
“One-quarter of the whole kingdom
lies below the normal level of the sea
while 30 per cent of all the territory
of the country would be submerged
but for the dikes.
“For a time Holland was one of the
three leading powers of Europe. War-
fare has marked the existence of her
sturdy people from the first. For when
not fighting with swords they were
battling with picks and shovels.”
Mr. Chapin then -tells how, although
the country is largely treeless, one of
the finest forests in the world is to be
found at the Hague, and describes the
affection of the people for it, often
$10.78 on property,taxes which claimed
paid on over valuation. All not acted
on were referred for further advice.
Collector F, T. Gloor reported back
recommending cancellation of taxes on
property of Broadway Baptist church
which was favorably voted on by the
board. The protest of J. F. Grant
against assessment made against him
was referred to assessor for report.
A petition singned by twenty-four
citizens asked that a local option elec-
tion be ordered for justice precinct 20.
That matter was referred to the coun-
ty attorney for report as to compliance
with legal requirements. There is no
such justice precinct in the country.
A communication was read from J.
F. Kejth of Beaumont protesting
against the granting to the citizens of
the Bolivar peninsula an order permit-
ting hogs to run at large on the pen-
insula. As there is nothing before the
court looking to this order, the com-
munication was received and filed.
Commissioner Egert asked and was
granted authority to dispose of the
junk and rubbish, consisting of old
tools, wheelbarrows, etc., now stored,
in the courthouse basement. Com-
missioner Egert and the county engi-
neer were authorized to prepare speci-
fications for new vaults to be installed
in the courthouse basement for the
ues of the two justice’s courts and the
auditor instructed to advertise for bids
for doing the work.
County Engineer Sias was authorized
to replace with shell from the main-
tenance contract, a quantity borrowed
from one of the road contractors.
A duplicate warrant for $75 was or-
dered issued in favor of V. Bouthery,
Commissioner Deats, stating that the
original had been burned when his
home was consumed several days ago.
Commissioner Boddeker called atten-
tion to the need in the county jail an-
nex of two ceiled rooms, an insane pa-
tient recently confined in one one of
the rooms had broken through the
plastering, removed the lathing- and
crawled into another room and was
tearing away the wall of the second
room when caught. The auditor was
authorized to solicit bids for material
for the two rooms in the county jail
annex, the work to be done by force
account.
Adjourned subject to call.
Grayson, Collin,
ABIT shapes our ends. It determines
how we live—what we live for—and why
we live at all.
saving it, in time of stress by sacri-
fices and voluntary offerings. He 're-
minds us that Amsterdam is built on 90
islands, connected by more than 350
bridges; that the Royal Exchange is
built on 34,000 piles and the Royal Pal-
ace on nearly 14,000. He says that 12,-
000 of Amsterdam’s Jewish population
are engaged in diamond polishing, and
that Holland deserves her reputation of
being the most liberal in charities, of
all the European countries. He con-
tin ues:
“On the front facade of many houses,
hanging between the windows, are mir-
rors, placed at such an angle that those
inside, without being seen, may view
the street in any direction, including
the front door and one seeking en-
trance. The home life of many of the
people is said to be so quiet, that,
wishing- to see all that is going on
about them they employ these ‘spies.’
“The Dutch differ from the Chinese
in announcing to the world the birth
of children only in the article dis-
played. The Chinamen hang a piece of
ginger over the main entrance to the
house, while the Hollanders indicate
the event by a piece of lace, combin-
ing with the lace a pink background
for a boy and tinsel for a girl.
“The orphans of some of the cities'
of Holland are quite conspicuous, and
especially so when seen in the streets
of Amsterdam, dressed in what might
be termed half-and-half clothing. The
east half of a boy’s coat, including the
sleeve, is red and the west half black.
The dresses of the girls are topped off
in a similar manner.”
Mr. Chapin states that Holland, one-
fourth as big as New York in area,
ranks $ird among the- countries of
the world in the number of its -colon-
action was considered
By Associated Press.
Rome, Feb. 15.—The great
stair case of 300 steps in Rome
leading from the Trastevere sta-
tion to the Monteverde section, a
hilly quarter of the city, is at
this hour threatened to collapse
because of under-mining by the
waters.
asked that the auditor be instructed to
solicit bids for four teams to be used
in grading the road from near Patton
on the Bolivar peninsula to the bay
shore, the present road being useless.
The road is known as the Sting Ray
road and the work will cost about
$250 if done by force account. The re-
quest was authorized.
Warrants were ordered issued on the
following accounts: To Harris county
for care of delinquent boys for month
of January, $501; to Brush Electric
company for light in court of civil ap-
peals, $6.50; to Gregory Transfer Co.,
$2.50 for conveying lunatics; for one
charity ticket, $1.80.
H. H. Carter appeared before the
county board and stated that he
owned a yacht and while passing
through the causeway drawbridge was
given no little concern because of
bridge lifter leaving the lift bridge at
such angle as to compel him to steer
EBEEEEFiIlPI
H. A. Dunn, recently of Austin, the
new Galveston pure food inspector, is
now on the job. It was announced this
morning that Mr. Dunn has assumed
his new duties here. He arrived in the
city from Austin a few days ago.
“The work of the new inspector and
his direction lie largely in the hands
of the Women’s Health Protective as-
sociation,” it was said today by Com-
missioner H. O. Sappington, who has
supervision over the city health de-
partment. Because the 1914-15 city
budget did not make provision for
funds with which to pay the salary of
an assistant pure food inspector, to
supplement the Work of Inspector T. J.
League, the W. H. P. A. made a prepo-
sition to the board of city commis-
sioners to pay the salary of such an
assistant until the adoption of the
new budget for 1915-16, next month.
This proposition having been accepted,
the appointment of H. A. Dunn fol--
lowed.
“However.’’ Commissioner Sappington
continued, “Mr. Dunn will work in co-
operation with the regular city inspec--
tor, and if the W. H. P. A. follows our
advice his work will be principally
educational. We would advise that the
new inspector visit various dairies and
conduct, or direct, actual clean-up
campaigns to show the dairymen what
should and what can be done in the
way of improvement.”
It is expected that the budget for
the next fiscal year will provide an
amount to pay the salary of an as-
sistant pure food inspector during the
ensuing year—in fact, such provision
will be requested by Dr. Walter Kle-
berg, city health officer, through the
commissioner in charge.
the lift bridge should be raised erect
so as to avoid any apprehension of a
tall mast touching the bridge. The
matter was referred to the causeway
committee to take up with the Santa
Fe railroad.
H. H. Treacear’s petition for remis-
sion of penalties and interest on de-
linquent taxes was received and filed.
John McLauren petitioned for relief of
assessment on improvements which did
not exist on his property. County Su-
perintendent of Education J. M. Fend-
ley asked remission of taxes on school
property at Alta Loma which school
board desired to sell. This was au-
thorized. J. Singer asked cancellation
of assessment on improvements on
property where no improvements exist-
ed. E. A. Wilson asked refund of
o’clock after a short illness, will
Special to The Tribune.
Des Moines, la., Feb. 15.—The Iowa
senate has passed measures submitting
constitutional amendments for Woman
suffrage and prohibition, and a bill in-
tended to provide statutory prohibition-
at the beginning of next year. The
three bills go now to the house.
Passage of the prohibitory amend-
ment by the house is conceded. It must
be passed also by the next general as-
sembly and then presented to the vot-
ers. It is expected it will win and be-
come effective in about three years.
The senate, however voted the repeal
of the mulct law, the repeal to be ef-
fective Jan. 1, 1916, and even the
“wets” concede the house will approve
the action. This will revive an act of
1884 forbidding the manufacture and
sale of liquor.
The two dry measures are due, to
some extent, it is believed, to the ser-
vices held in Des Moines for seven
weeks last fall by “Billy” Sunday. Mr.
Sunday delivered several addresses at
other cities in the state.
Fewer than 20 minutes were required
for adoption of the suffrage amend-
ment. There was no discussion. Suf-
Upshur, Smith,
Rusk, Harrison.
Fourth—Fannin,
Subjects of Enemies Will Be Liable to
Removal.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 15.—Great Britain
notified the United States today
through its embassy here that sub-
jects of her enemies, whether crews
or passengers of vessels entering the
principal British colonial ports, would
be liable in the future to removal and
j detention
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 15.—Investigation
of the charges of influences at work
for and against the administration ship
bill was ordered today by the senate.
Administration Democrats and fili-
bustering Republicans today voted for
a resolution to look into charges of
lobbying by the so-called shipping
trust and to inquire into any negotia-
tions by administration officials to buy
belligerent ships.
Talk of an extra session of congress
was uppermost at the capitol today,
even overshadowing the administra-
tion ship bill. It seemed to be gener-
ally agreed that the events of this
week would decide the matter.
While the Democrats worked earnest-
ly to clear the way for caucus approv-
al of the compromise ship bill tonight,
the senate waited and discussed pro-
cesses for limiting debate. It seemed
probable that a senate rule for speedy
consideration of the compromise as it
comes from the house might result.
The Republicans, however, continued
to promise plenty of opposition.
Secretary McAdoo notified Senator
Fletcher that all information in his of-
fice regarding negotiations for bellig-
erent ships laid up in American ports
was available whether the senate pass-
ed Senator Burton’s resolution calling
for it or not.
1*ve of the big supply bills still are
to be passed in the house and thirteen
remain unacted upon in the senate.
How congress can pass all the neces-
sary appropriations and the ship bill
too by noon March 4, was the problem
the administration Democrats were
working to solve.
Paul M. Warburg- of the federal re-
serve board, whose name has been
brought up in the senate debates when
senators opposed to the ship, bill have
questioned whether Kuhn, ■ Loeb and
company, of which he formerly was a
member, were not interested in selling
German ships to the government, mode
a statement today disclaiming he had
ever discussed the ship bill with any- ■
one and reiterated he gave up all out-
side affiliations when he joined the
federal board.
house. It will be submitted to
voters at the 1916 election.
Washington, Feb. 15.—A resolution to
amend the federal constitution by pro-
viding that a majority instead of two-
thirds of both houses of congress have
propose constitutional amendments and
make their ratification by two-thirds
instead of three-fourths of the states
sufficient, was introduced today by.
Representative Bryan of Washington.
The resolution was drawn by the com-
mittee on the federal constitution with
headquarters in Brooklyn, N. Y,
The resolution also proposes a new
procedure of amendment, independent
of congress and state legislatures. This
new plan calls for the submission to
the voters every twenty years of the
question of whether, there shall be a
convention to prepare constitutional
amendments, which if affirmatively de-
cided, would be followed by the choos-
ing of delegates and assembling of
convention on March 4, two years aft-
erward, and for submission of the con-
vention’s recommendations to popular
vote at the ensuing presidential elec-
tion.
A majority of congress, or a major-
ity of the state legislatures might call
for the submission of the question of
holding .a convention at other presi-
dential elections than those falling on
the twenty year intervals. The resolu-
tion would require a majority vote to
call a convention and a two-thirds
vote to ratify amendments proposed by
convention.
The committee, in explaining this
plan, contends it would enable people
to ultimately get what they demand in
constitutional reform, and at the same
time make sufficient concession to con-
servatism by the slow procedure pre-
scribed.
unanimous favor which the bill met.
An effort has been made every session
of the legislature for several years to
get congressional redistricting, but the
proposition always met defeat. The
bill came out of the committee with
the unanimous support of the commit-
tee, and went through the house with
only one amendment being made to it
and with only ten votes opposing its
engrossment. The measure provides
for two additional congressional dis-
tricts, these being the seventeenth and
eighteenth. And these two new dis-
tricts are each without any of the
present congressmen. The eighteenth
is the Panhandle district, in which re-
sides Speaker Woods, who is slated for
congress from that district. In the
seventeenth resides Judge Wagstaff,
Senator Brelsford and Arch Grinnan,
who are in a receptive mood for a
ticket to the national capitol. The
only amendment adopted to the orig-
inal bill was one changing Grimes and
Montgomery counties from the eighth
district to the seventh district. The
bill will give West Texas two addition-
al members in congress, and promises
to add that many to the prohibition-
ists in that body.
The bill as engrossed apportions the
districts as follows:
, First—Bowie, Red River, Lamar,
Delta, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, Camp,
Morris, Cass, Marion.
Second—Panola, Shelby, San Augus-
tine, Sabine, Newton, Jasper, Orange,
Jefferson, Hardin, Tyler, Angelina, Nac-
ogdoches, Cherokee.
Third—Kaufman, Van Zandt, Wood,
Hold Regular Weekly Session at Y. M.
C. A. Today.
The Galveston Ministerial Associa-
tion met in the covenant hall of the
Y. M. C. A. Building this morning, and
after an opening prayer by the Rev.
A. D. Moehle took action on the, min-
utes of the last meeting and attended
to the matters before the association,
including a paper by the Rev. R. M.
Hall. According to those who attend-
ed, the paper was prepared in an
able manner, and after its reading by
the Rev. Hall it was the subject of
discussion among the members of the
association. Miss Elizabeth Hyatt, sec-
retary of the Y. W. C. A., was present
and made a short address. The ser-
vices were closed with a prayer by
the Rev. J. B. Holmes,
It also developed today that efforts
to secure the services of Evangelist
Billy Sunday for a united religious
campaign in Galveston would probably
fail. It appears that Mr. Sunday has
engagements already made which will
take up his time for the next few
years.
i ials, and fifth in the area of its colon-
ies; that she rules six times as many
colonials as home people; and governs
and outside area fifteen times as large
as her home domains; that if France
were as densely populated as Holland
she would have 96,000,000 people in-
stead of 39,000,000. In spite of this
lack of elbow room her imports amount
to $2360.40 per capita to our $18.41 and
her exports to $203.69 to our $24.66.
Blobbs—“He’s so lucky everything he
touches turns to gold.” Slobbs— "I
wouldn’t mind being touched by a fel-
d low like that.”
The five-cent noonday lunch is to be
established in the Goliad school Tues-
day by the Child Conservation league
in order that the pupils may obtain a
hot nutritous meal at a very nominal
cost. Soup, buns and cakes will be
served for a nickel by Mrs. E. Herald,
who is to be in charge of the work.
Mrs. Herald will be assisted by some
of the mothers of the children who
attend the school and by members of
the league, so that the cost of serving
will be small.
According- to Mrs. Aaron Blum, of
the league, the five-cent lunch for the
children, is a success. In both the San
Jacinto and Rosenberg schools, where
the system is already in operation, it
is meeting with the hearty approval
of all the patrons of the institution.
The five-cent charge is found to cover
all expense of material and serving, in
addition to leaving a small surplus
to provide for the expense of renewing
the utensils.
Quite a number of road matters oame
up for consideration of the board of
county commissioners at its session
this morning. The first was in the
shape of a petition signed by 37 citi-
zens of the locality to be affected ask-
ing that' the road from the League
City high school building running in
a southerly direction be regraded and
the necessary ditching done to place it
in passable ’ order. Another petition
signed by 30 citizens of League City
asks that a road about 1,000 feet long-
running from the school building to a
connection with the League City and
Seabrook road be widened; both pe-
titions were referred to the road and
bridge committee and county engineer
for investigation and report.
A petition signed by nine citizens of
Hitchcock asks that the county re-
move the Cherokee hedge from the
south side of the Catholic church at
that place, it being claimed that in
widening the road the county has tak-
en land belonging to the church and
took down a fence for which no com-
pensation is asked other, than the re-
moval of the hedge. The petition was
referred to the road and bridge com-
mittee with power to act. Commission-
er Egert asked that a lateral from the
nine-mile post toward the bay shore
be graded to fit it for use. The matter
was committed to the road and bridge
committee. Commissioner Boddeker ’
By Associated Press.
London, Feb. 15.—The threatened
submarine blockade of the ports of the
British isles is still an absorbing topic
for English newspapers and the En-
glish people, and judging from dis-
patches reaching here from the conti-
nent, Germany is equally interested.
The report that James W. Gerard, the
American ambassador, has been re-
quested to meet Emperor William at
once on the eastern battle front is taken
in London to mean that Berlin prob-
ably will make a prompt reply to the
American note to Germany.
. German comment on the situation,
which has arisen since Germany de-
clared a war zone around the British
isles, insists that Washington should
prevent the use of the American flag
by Great Britain and demand a strict
observance of the declaration of London
as the best guarantees for the safety
of American shipping. At the same
time the Germans argue that subma-
rines can not be expected to make a
search of hostile merchantmen before
destroying them.
The English press insists on regard-
ing the note to Germany as a virtual
ultimatum. It does not attempt to fore-
cast Great Britain’s reply to the Wash-
ington communication regarding the
use of the American flag, but it does
declare that Great Britain can not
forego her claim to the right to use a
neutral flag in case of necessity. An
indication that England is regard-
ing’ the German threat as some-
thing more than a bluff is found in the
fact that liners are today coming into
British ports with their lifeboats slung
out and watered and provisioned.
No disposition yet has been made of
the cargo of the American steamer Wil-
helmina. This ship now seems to be
under the voluntary joint guardianship
of the British foreign office and the
American ambassador. -
Unusually heavy artillery duels, ac-
cording to reports from both sides, are
proceeding in Belgium, but definite
news as to results is lacking.
In east Prussia the Germans are still
advancing, excepting at Lyck, where
the Russians are making a stand. Both
sides claim successes in the Carpa-
thians, while Vienna reports that the
Austrians still are advancing in the
Eukowina crown land'. In the center of
the long eastern battle front quiet pre-
vails, according to the information of
London, with no change in the relative
positions.
Hunt, Raines.
Fifth—Dallas, Ellis, Rockwell.
Sixth—Hill, Navarro, Freestone,
Limestone, Robertson, Brazos, Milam.
Seventh—Galveston, Chambers, Lib-
erty, San Jacinto, Polk, Trinity, Hous-
ton, Leon, Madison, Walker, Grimes,
Montgomery.
Eighth, Harris, Brazoria, Fort Bend,
Austin, Waller.
Eleventh, Bell, Coryell, Hamilton,
Bosque, McLennan, Falls.
Twelfth, Comanche, Erath, Hood,
Somervell, Johnson, Tarrant, Parker.
Fourteenth, Aransas, Refugio, San
Patricio, Goliad, Bee, Karnes, Wilson,
Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Kerr, Real, Gil-
lespie, Blanco.
Sixteenth, Andrews, Martin, Howard,
Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Coke, Ster-
ling, Glascock, Midland, Ector, Wink-
ler, Loving, Ward, Crane, Upton, Rea-
gan, Tom Green, Concho, Menard,
Schleicher, Crockett, Sutton, Kimble,
Edwards, Val Verde, Terrell, Pecos,
Reeves? Culberson, El Paso, Jeff Davis,
Presidio, Brewster.
By Associated Press.
Austin, Feb. 15.—Representatives of
different municipalities here in con-
nection with the hearings on the Rob-
bins public service commission bill to-
day effected an organization to oppose
the measure. This organization will
present to the senate committee on
state affairs the attitude of the Texas
cities on this measure. Telegrams were
today sent to the mayors of various
Texas cities not today represented, to
at once send representatives here on
this measure which they deem to be
of great importance.
“The Robbins bill is of such impor-
tance to all Texas cities,” said City
Attorney Ferguson of Beaumont, “that
we want every Texas city represented;
the bill seeks to take away the power
of local self-government.”
Those here who formed the tem-
porary organization are: E. F. Fergu-
son, city attorney, Beaumont; R. L.
Dorough, city attorney, Texarkana; R.
W. Stoddard, city attorney, Denison;
City Attorney McMahon of Houston
and Mayor Emmett A. Fletcher of
Beaumont.
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