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COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
PASSES AWAY WHILE ASLEEP
Clot of Blootl on Lung Cause of Death
of Former President of the
United States.
Oyster Bay. — Colonel Theodore
ItooHevelt, twenty sixth president of
the United States, died at his home on
Sagamore Hill at 4:15 Monday inorii-
IliK while asleep. His death was due
direct ly lo a blood clot lodged in one
1 uUK. the result of inflammatory rheu-
matism.
"I'ul out the llnht, please," were his
last words. They were addressed to
his personal attendant, James Amos, a
youiiK net-'rii who had been In his serv-
ice jtlnre he left the White House.
Co'onel Roosevelt's career has left
such a vivid Impression upon (lie peo-
ple cif his time that it is unnecei'sarv
to touch upon the striklni; phas. j .
Iiis varied, interesting ami "strenu-
ous" life to recall to the public mind
full details of his many exploits and
experiences.
Called to the White House in 1901,
after President McKiuley had been as-
sassinated, Colonel Roosevelt. 41! years
of ane, became the younnest president
the United States has ever had. Three
years later he i\ elected president
by the largest populi* vote a president
has received.
Thus Roosevelt, sometimes called a
man of destiny, served for seven years
as the nation's chief magistrate, lu
the subsequent decade the fortunes of
politics did not favor him, for, again a
candidate for president this time lead-
ing the progressive party, which he
himself had organized when he differ-
ed radically with some of the licles
of the republican party '• ^12—he
went down to defeat, togev r with the
republican candidate, William Howard
Taft Wood row Wilson, democrat, was
elected.
Colonel Roosevelt's enemies agreed
• with his friends that his life, his char-
acter and Ills writings represent a high
type of Americanism.
both ho'.ses of congress adjourned
Monday as a mark of respect after
adopting resolutions of regret at the
death of Colonel Roosevelt, and pro-
viding for the appointment of commit-
tees to attend the funeral Wednesday.
In presenting the formal resolutions
in the senate, Democratic Leader Mar-
tin eulogized Mr. Roosevelt as "a truly
great American."
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TO HONOR FRANKLIN
U. S. TO CELEBRATE 213TH BIRTH-
DAY OF PHILOSOPHER.
Purpose of Observance Is to Encou^
age Continuance of National
Thrift.
Mourning Ordered for Roocevelt.
Washington The following procla-
mation on the death of Theodore
Roosevelt was cabled from Paris Tues-
day by President Wilson and lsaued
at the state department:
"Woodrow Wilson, President of the
United States of Unerlca A Procla-
mation to the People of the United
States: It becomes my sad duty to
announce offlcialls the death of Then
•lore Roosevelt, president ut' the Unit-
ed States from Sept, 14, 1U01, to March
4, l'.iuli, which occurred ai his home
at Sagamore Hill, Oyster May, N. V.,
at 4:15 o'clock In the morning of Jan.
•i, l!M!t lu his death the United States
has lost one el' lis most distinguished
and patriotic citizens, who has en
deared himself to the people by his
strenuous devotion to their interests
and to the public interests of his coun-
try.
"As president of the police board of
his native city, a>> member of the leg-
islature ami governor of his state, as
civil service commissioner, as assist-
ant secretary of the navy, as vice pros
Idem and as president ol the United
States he displayed administrative
power of a signal order and conducted
the affairs of these various offices
with a concentration of effort and a
watchful care which permitted no di-
vergence from the line of duty he had
definitely set for himself.
"In the war with Spain ho displayed
singular Initiative and energy and di«
tlnguished himself among the coin
manders of the army in the field. As
president he awoke the nation to the
dangers of private control which lurk-
ed in our financial and industrial sys-
tems It was by thus arresting the
attention and stimulating the purpose
of ttii* country that be opened the way
for subsequent necesaatw and bene
flcent reforms,
"Ills private life was characterized
by a simplicity, a virtue and an affec-
tion worthv of ail admiration and emu-
lation by the people of America.
"In testimony of the respect in
which his memory is held by the gov-
ernment and people of the United
States, I do hereby direct that the
flags of the White House and the sev-
eral departmental buildings lie dis-
playnd at half staff for a period of tlilr
t.v days, and that suitable military and
naval honors under orders of the sec-
retaries of war and of the navy be
rendered on (he day of the funeral.
"Done this 7th day of January, In
the year of our Lord, 1919, and of the
Independence of tin- United States of
America, the 14:td.
"WOODROW WII.SON.
"By the President.
"Frank U Polk, Acting Secretary of
State."
APPROPRIATION ASKED
FOR TRAINING SCHOOL
Probation Officers Would Provide
Further for Delinquent Girls
of the State.
Waco, Tex—The legislature Is ask-
ed to make an appropriation for the
establishment of an additional train-
ing school for delinquent girls in T«x-
as in a resolution adopted at a meeting
In (Jatesville Saturday of the Slate
Probation Officers' Association of
Texas, The resolution calls for a
school with a capacity of caring for
500 girls and for the establishment of
a training school for negro girls to be
located near the school for white girls,
it is recited In the resolution that the
present training school for girls at
tiatesville is "overcrowded, Inadequate
and insufficient, and is located in an
inaccessible portion of the state."
A committee will be named later
from the association to present the
niattei to the legislature.
For the purpose of requesting t'.ie
legislature to turnlsh further facili-
ties for caring for the orphan, depend-
ent and feblemindcd children of the
state a committee was appointed, of
which E. S. Lauderdale of Dallas Is
chairman, together with S. C. Ogilvie
of Fort Worth and Mrs. Fll Fox of
San Antonio. C. F. King, superintend-
ent of the Juvenile Training School.
C.atesville, was Indorsed. Mr. King
was reappointed for two years at a
meeting of the trustees of the school
hold at Uatesville Saturday.
The State Probation Officers' Asso-
ciation of Texas was organized In Fort
Worth last November, with the follow-
ing officers: President. J. Ross
Howies, San Antonio; secretary. Miss
lv Gertrude Hailey, San Antonio;
Measurer, F. J. Hailey, Austin. Satur-
day Mrs. Ell Fox of San Antonio was
elected vice president.
The next meeting of the association
will be held at the time and in the
city selected by the County Judges' As-
sociation of Texas.
PRESIDENT ASKS CONGRESS
FOR $100,000,000 FOR FOOD
Freight Rates to Japan to Be Reduced
Washington. Reductions of from 25
to 30 per cent in existing freight rates
from Atlantic ports to ports in South
America, Aula, J *an, Australia and
Africa were announced Friday by J.
II Rosseter. director of operations of
the shipping board, effective for Jan-
uary and February loadings.
WashIngton — President Wilson's
first legislative recommendation,
based on his study of conditions in
Europe, looks to the relief of distress
of populations "outside of Germany"
which are threatened with starvation.
Request for Immediate appropriation
of |100,000,0l 0 to supply food to lib-
erated peoples of Austria, Turkey, Po-
land and Western Russia, who have no
recognized governments and are un-
able t6 finance international obliga-
tions, was transmitted Saturday to con-
gress by Secretary Class on cabled in-
structions from the president.
Mr Class went personally to the
capitol for a long conference with
democratic leaders of the house, and
legislation to carry out the president's
recommendations will be introduced
by them after conferring with repub-
lican leaders.
The president's message said that
food shipments worth J 1,500,000,000
must be made from the United States
to Europe in the next seven months.
An Internationa' organization, directed
by Herbert C. Hv "er, will supervise
the distribution of v e supplies, most
of which will be paid for by persons
able to find the necessary resources.
The appropriation requested by the
president will take care of the popula-
tion in other divisions, notably in Kast-
ern and Southern Europe, which have
been ravaged by war and where free-
dom and governments will emerge
only "slowly" out of chaos.
JUDGE GRANTS INJUNCTION
TO STOP SALE OF LIQUOR
Washington. — Benjamin Franklin
wlftise picture adorns the 1919 Issue
of the War Savings certificates, will
have on January 17—his 213th birth-
tia.v one of the most unique birthday
celebrations ever undertaken in honor
of a distinguished American. It will
have the full backing of the United
State government.
The event will be celebrated through
special exercises to be held in the pub-
lic schools throughout the country and
by various children's organizations.
More than 150,000 War Savings socle-
ties will make the day a special one.
In these and many other ways the na-
tion will join in paying a gigantic |
tribute to Benjamin Franklin, whose
words of wisdom on thrift and saving
are familiar in every American homo.
The purpose of this birthday cele-
bration is to encourage the continu-
ance of national thrift. Americans,
prewar wasters, became notable savers
under war's pressure. Nationalizing
tills newly acquired thrift habit Is the
task undertaken by the United States
treasury. Wise buying, sane saving
and sane investment tire the watch-
words of the 1919 thrift program.
In Franklin's day the almanac was
one of the most popular forms of lit-
erature. For years Franklin himself
was the author of an almanac bearing
the signature of Richard Saunders,
popularly known as "Poor Richard."
Many of Franklin's trite sayings are
as applicable now as then.
"Money can beget money, nnd Its
offspring can beget more, and so on,"
said "Poor Richard" in his "Advice to
a Young Tradesman."
"He that waits upon fortune is never
sure of a dinner," again said Frank-
lin. "Look before or you'll find your-
self behind. Beware of small ex-
penses; a small leak will sink a great
ship."
These and many other of Franklin's
sayings will be utilized as texts in spe-
cial birthday mniversary events on
January 17.
Officials of the United States gov- .
eminent point out tin- necessity for :
continued thrift. There are many
tasks in Europe to be completed; the
army of occupation must be main-
tained, and i ny hundreds of thou-
sands of Ami jail soldiers are to be
returned to t.nir homes. The treas-
ury department has therefore launched
a program of education of the Ameri-
can people in thrift and saving. This
program will reach every line of en-
deavor.
Austin, Tex.—Soon after Ills return
to Austin FHday District Judge George
Calhoun was presented with an appli-
cation by First Assistant Attorney
General W. A. Keeling asking for a
temporary injunction enjoining E. A.
McDougle and F. Garvey, alleged to be \
McHouglo's agent, from operating a
saloon at Humble, Harris county. The
application was promptly granted and
process wired to the sheriff of Harris '
county to be served on the defendants.
It. is alleged in the petition that Mc- i
llougle lias been operating a saloon at
Humble since Dec. 24, 1918, in viola- j
i Hon of the statewide prohibition act.1
lie and his agent under Friday's or-
j der are restrained from selling, re-
ceiving, delivering or transporting any
intoxicating liquors.
STATISTICS GIVEN ON
TEXAS AUTOMOBILES
Snow Twenty Inchcs Deep.
El Paso. Tex Willi snow on the
range In the Texhotna district measur-
ing twenty inches, the deepest in
years, the cattlemen are beginning to
move their slock south. A train of
forty-two cars of cattle arrived Thurs'
da> at El Paso from that section.
Every animal was heavily coated with
snow and ice.
Cane Crop Damage Light.
New Orleans, La.—Damage to the
cane crop through the recent cold spell
will be extremely light, according to
reports received from the cane grow-
ing district in Louisiana.
Former German Chancellor Dead.
Copenhagen. Count George F. von
llei'tling, the former Imperial Ger-
man chancellor, died Saturday at Rup-
boldiug, Bavaria.
AUTHORIZES RENEWAL OF
ADVERTISING CONTRACTS
Washington. Director General Mo-
\doo issued an order Tuesday author-
izing the renewal for the year 1919 of
Contracts between railroads and news-
papers for the exchange of intrastate
railroad transportation for advertising.
Under the form of contract news-
papers can not charge for the railroad
advertising more than their usual com-
mercial rales and the railroads must
compute the value of transportation
on the basis of the normal tariff fare
for one way tickets.
Canadian War Casualties 220,182.
Ottawa.—A total of 220,182 casual-
lies, with tin,"SI! dead, were suffered
by Canadian forces during tin* war.
Italy Borrows $100,000,000.
Washington. Italy Tuesday receiv-
ed a new credit of $100,00(1,000 from
the United States government.
Stranded T.-ansport Northern Pacific.
New Y' rk.-- Battling Thursday j
against an angry sea, which capsized i
three Oi' their boats, coast guards from j
many stations, aided by crews from
nearly twenty naval craft, had by
nightfall taken to shore many navy
nurses and "17 of the 2,480 homeward
| bound soldiers on ihe United States
transport Northern Pacific, luiril
-aground for two days on a sandbar
'near Fire Island light.
President Polncare to Visit U. S.
Paris President Polncare Is plan-
ning to visit the United States after
the peace conference.
Famous Dramatic Actress Dies.
Syracuse. N. Y Annie Ward Tif-
fany, famous dramatic actress, died
I Tuesday alter years of suffering. Horn
Annie Ready, she had been on the
stage more than fifty years. During
her career she played with the elder
Sot horn, I.esler Wallack, Lawrence
i Uarn tt and other famous actors. She
wan at one time leading woman with
I losfnh Jefferson.
Austin, Tex. The following state-
ment giving automobile statistics was
given out Saturday by George A.
Duren, state highway engineer for the
state highway department:
The total number of motor-vehicle
license numbers issued for the entire
slate of Texas since the present state
registration law became effective lu
June, 1917, Is 292,059.
During 1918 alone there have been
a total of 251,118 motor-vehicles regis-
trations and re registrations. Other
registration figures for 1918 are as
follows: Transfers recorded, 24,514;
chauffeurs licensed, L'2,7H8: motor-
cycles registered and re registered,
3,2fit>; 4,002 dealers' general distin-
guishing numbers Issued to 2,351 deal-
ers.
Of the total number of license num-
bers assigned since the law became
effective, 287,794 have been assigned
to motor vehicles not Including motor
trucks proper, fire engines and mo-
tor-driven hear son.
Knur thousand one hundred and tlvlr-
ty seven numbers hive been assigned
for motor trucks proper; that is for
tnoior trucks manufactured as such.
This number does not Include trucks
rebuilt from pleasure cars
Eighty numbers have oeeti assigned
for fire engines.
Forty-eight numbers have been as-
signed for motor driven hearses.
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Mexicans Want Pcace.
El Paso, Tex Six hundred Mexican
refugees of all political factions form-
ed an organization at El Paso Sunday
to send delegates to Paris during the
peace congress there. Delegates will
be sent to President Carranza, Fran-
cisco Villa, Emillatio Kaput a and other
leaders In Mexico with a view to ol>
talnlng a permanent peace lu Mexico,
and the repatriation of all political
exiles in the United Stall's and Eu-
rope.
Ruler of Luxemburg to Leave.
I'arln, Grand Duchess Marie Ade-
laide of Luxemburg, the Matin says it
learns from a reliable source, has do-
elded to leave Luxemburg owing to tit
political situation tli«>"
Texas Ilems
A sweet potato curing plant Is to
be established ut Mouut Pleasant.
n
Work is progressing on the 10,000-
ton $1,000,000 dry dock ut Galveston.
Texas.
Plans are under way for the perma-
nent organisation of the McLennan
County Live Stock Association.
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E. B. Snelllng of El Paso county
bus been appointed by the governor to
be State Inspector of Masoniy.
The business men of Newcastle are
assisting in the promotion of a rail-
road from May, in Brown county, to
Newcastle.
Work has begun on the Caldwell
county portion of Ihe north loop of
statu highway No. 3, between Luling
anil Garwood.
—o—
Governor Hobby has appointed
Major Sam D W. Low of Washington
county to be a member of the State
Prison commission.
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The Implement and Hardware Deal-
ers' Association of Texas will bold its
twenty-first annual convention in Dal-
las on Januury 21, 22 and 23.
O
The annual meeting of the Texas,
fiulf Coast and Louisiana Oil and Gas
Association will bo held Monday, Jan-
uary 13, at the city auditorium, Hous-
ton.
—o—
All sections of West Texas which
was laid waste by the three years'
drouth Is teeming with new life and
enthusiasm as a result of recent rains
which have visited every section of
the State.
—O—
Senator O. S. Luttimore of Fort
Worth, elected as associate Judge on
the court of criminal appeals in the
November election to succeed Judge
A. C. Prendergast of Waco, took the
oath of office on New Year's Day.
The federal government, through the
shipping board, has Issued an edict
that the houseboats in the harbor at
Beaumont, Texas, must go. These
houseboats have long been the source
of contention at Beaumont. Many ves
sets coming in have endangered these
floating homes.
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A record ■ ' cargoes handled by ves-
sels plying between the port of Orange,
Texas, and Johnson's Bayou for the
year 1918 shows a grand total of $090,-
792. The cargoes Includc cotton, cot-
ton seed feed, potatoes, eggs, cord-
wood, lumber, merchandise, furs and
hides, horses, lumber, etc.
4% —
'I'he Texas state board of education
Saturday authorized a supplemental
apportionment of $440,431 of the rurul
school appropriation of $1,000,000, the
apportionment going to t,24o rural
school districts over the State. The
total apportionment made is $'"18,012,
leaving $341,012 ywt to be apportioned.
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The largest democratic vote cast for
11. candidate in the last general elec-
tion In Texas, according to figures of
the State election board just made
public, which canvassed all returns
except those for governor and lieuten-
ant. governor, was that of Chief Justice
Nelson Phillips, who received I5j,*i75
votes.
—O--
The new year, 1919, finds the fi-
nances of the State of Texas in a
healthy condition. There Is a total
cash of $4,0i!8,000 to the credit of vari-
ous funds, to which amount about $2,-
000,000 Is to the credit of general reve-
nue. The State has about $3,200,000
Invested in United States short-term
certificates and thorp is $750,000 de-
posited in State depositories. Bonds
aggregating $23,000,000 are 011 deposit
In the State treasury.
O—-
Deep oil In the Brown wood field
now seems almost sure. Oil is stand-
ing 2,000 feet in a well 2,500 feet deep.
Leases have advanced in all sections
of the county, more especially in the
west and northwest portions,
much land is now being transferred to
new owners In some set lions of the
county prices as high as $75 per acre
is being paid for lease rights.
—« «>-
A peculiar le al situation affecting
seizures o' liquor sto'-ics was brought
to light at San Antonio lusi week by
the unnoiii i inent of the federal dis-
trict attorney. Hugh B Robertson, that
there Is no federal law under which
the government is authorized to de- ft
siroy or ott.erwl.-" >1 ipuse of liquor
taken from persons In San Antonio
during the last few * . nths. He said
that a person fro whom liquor l«
taken Is entitled to th" return of the
liquor after the criminal charges at-
tending the seizure have been disposed
of, except In cases Involving the ship-
men! of unlabeled • r improperly label-
ed liquor into the state from nnothet
ttate.
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