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By The Express Publishing Company
WEDNESDAY, JAM AKY 'JJ. ll'li'
san antonio express: wednesday morning, january 22, 1919.
AttteoloCrpmsa The Hill County Murderers
Km-.* iu ,u« i'o.tommrTa^i;^r t'1E murdcr of a woman and her infan( son near Itasca- Hi" County-on
^ Texas, an Second cihm Matter. j December 2, last, was atrocious and frightful in its circumstance. On
what express files
iell of years ago
FV"I ,VK VICARS AGO TODAY—1M4
\N<>rkmeu are engaged in making the
i ■ • . • ..... , , , ,i street « ur connection on Alamo Street for
in district court at Hillsboro, during the past week, one Bragg William, :i j J^e Alameda line. Roiilug stock Boon will
this, all public report nnd judicial ascertainment are agreed.
ai>vlki'im>u uirnts.
New York—The Johu iiudd Co., Burrell
Mlikllng. ^
liiwiag.0 Tk# J°"n - tiegro, was convicted of the crime. e
Be. Louiii Tbe John Uudd Co., Chemical < state Rangers guarded him in the courtroom during trial, and then removed
him to Dallas for safe-keeping, pending sentence. The Rangers brought him
Building.
a<»*.> 1*» AND C OKlifcarONDKNItt.
-Wfcsiuugtoa, l». c—\viurielU Jones, Dia- | back to Hillsboro, Sunday night, last—according to the Associated Press—and
Wet National Dank Bulldlug. „ (Kaii , «, . b
Austin, 'iex.—bd S. Newton, 112 East | then they left town.
Uxth Street, Driskili Hotel Duliding- Old
Phone ititifc.
Au.tiu Circulation Oftiea—Joseph lioff
Ban, iU East Sixth bueet, DrlsiilU Hotel . ■, , , . , . . , , ...
•• ■■ —■ 1 °f the county jail, rushed the guards, seized the negro—and burned him at the
they
The following day, "Williams was sentenced to be hanged, on February 21.
His attorneys filed notice of appeal. Thereupon, a mob battered down the door
stake in Hillsboro's public square.
It has not been charged, nor has it appeared anywhere in evidence, that
the negro, Williams, burned his victims alive.
That form of savagery—long since outgrown by the American Indian and
Building. Old 1'liune lfcao.
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Ut 'malt— ^ itaui.o mo». j uioa, lmii, j South Sea Islands—was reserved for a mob of white men, as their chosen form
id and 4ta louea.'.'^iuw '*M £2 of tnurder, in a county and community of free, civilized, enlightened Texas—in
free, civilized, enlightened United States.
The Hill County negro murderer's (rightfulness was rivaled by his white
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When Williams was arrested, lynching was threatened.
He was hidden away at the time, by county authorities.
He was tried under guard of State police, who were present at the request
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AUVEKTltiEKS.
luCUBEK or TH±J >^*iOClArEI> l'UES».
The Associated i'reas is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication of aU
:ews dispatches credited to it or uot other-
rl*e credited In this paper and also the
total news published herein.
All rights of republication of apecial dis-
patches here are also reserved.
i
MR BEE'S SERVICE IN
WASHINGTON.
The San Antonio Chamber of Com-
Inerce, according to a published state-
ment by its president, Mr. J. H. Haile,
has "raised sufficient funds to keep
Mr. Bee on the job in Washington
until his term of office begins, March
4. Then, of course, that ceases."
Mr. Carlos Bee is Representative-
Meet from this, the 14th Congressional
District. Whether or not the Sixty-
•ixth Congress shall be called into be-
ing by the President prior to its reg-
Blarly appointed time, Mr. Bee's term
l»f office therein will date from March
4, next—and so will his congressional
fcalary of $7,500 a year. He is now
residing in Washington, in advance of
the beginning of his official term, as
the paid representative of the San An-
tonio Chamber of Commerce, in which
capacity he has served before—prior to
bis nomination in July, last—ond as
•uch he will reside and work in Wash-
ington until March 4.
In San Antonio and in Bexar County
ih~and, of course, in every community
Cf the ten other counties of this con-
gressional district—there are many
thousands of business men, profes- !
tional men, citizens generally, who are
not personally connected with the San
Antonio Chamber of Commerce, and
whose business affairs are not. All
these prospective constituents of his
have the right to expect, and do ex-
pect, that Mr. Bee will represent each
tnd all of their communities' interests
equally, in Congress, in a public way;
•s well as their individual interests,
with equal zeal, when these last are
legitimately affected by what is being
£ to u ffis::: M ! of the court.
He was transferred thereafter between Hillsboro and Dallas under such
| guard.
But he was not thus guarded, nor otherwise effectively guarded, when he
j lay in jail after trial, conviction and sentence to death.
And the law that has been so hideously befouled in Williams' case gave
him the right of appeal from that sentence. His counsel were in duty bound
to carry their defense of him as far as the law allowed. They were so bound
by their oath as attorneys—as officers of court.
Adjutant General Harley, under whose command, as the Governor's agen',
the Rangers operate, has said that when these officers returned to Hillsboro
they were told by the District Judge that there was no further use for their
services.
If ever there was a fatal error of official judgment—whoever was re-
sponsible therefor—it was in this case.
If ever there was a warning of lynching atempts, it was in this case.
Hill County officers are credited by the Associated Press with an effort
to control the mob and prevent the crime. The contrary judgment of any law
officer, or group of them, does not dispose of many men's threats of mob
violence. And, again, public officials of this State have had long, abundant
proof of the fact that court conviction of a negro murderer or rapist does no:
prevent his lynching. The latest and worst item of such proof was the removal
of a negro from within a district courtroom in Waco, when the judge scarcely
had concluded pronouncement of the death sentence, and the burning of him
in sight of the hall of local "government"!
In Texas, now, besides the Ranger force, there are three brigades of
National Guard.
The fate of this negro convicted of murder in Hill County, and the cas®
of his white murderers, are squarely up to Governor Hobby, and to the
Adjutant General and his Ranger force, for action, whatever the Hill County
authorities may do—if anything—toward bringing the criminals to justice.
And the whole horrible, degrading issue of lynching in Texas thus is put
squarely up to this session of the Legislature. An issue of epidemic crime and
anarchy versus law and order is always up to the constituted government.
With commendable promptness and vigor, Governor Hobby has said that
he will present to the Legislature today a special message urging the enact-
ment of more stringent, more workable statutes for the prevention and punish-
ment of lynching.
Let the Legislature do this. But, first, let it enact the most stringent, the
most exemplary, the most needful remedy of all—so far as it may:
Let it adopt a resolution submitting ta the law-abiding, decent, right-
spirited voters a proposition to amend the Constitution and dei-ar lynchers from
holding public office under the State of Texas.
Let the Legislature do all in its power to check the course of this all-
debasing crime against the peace, dignity and honor of a democratic Common-
wealth—a Commonwealth of law and order, of courts and justice, of right of
trial by jury, and of right of appeal.
be put on th« route.
Mrs. A. Tahreuthal, mother of Mrs. M.
Gokkuh, Is in the city from LIull»ttsv!lle,
as ttie truest of tier son and daughter on
Avenue C.
Col. I. 1'. Simpson iTntf^dauKhter left liere
Inst nitflit for a several days' stay at
Major Moore's raneh.
♦ ♦ ♦
Huildlng permits: J. If. MeLeary, rock
• hvellliiL', Augusta and Soledod Streets;
w II. Harris, dwelling, l'ilie Street; Au-
gust Hohin, dwelling, North I.aredo Street;
Frank Heldan, dwelling, West Commerce
Street; Caroline Ilucdner. dwelling, Nolan
Street; U. B. llollahlte, dwelling, Hkiulgo
Street; Dau Hedder, dwelling, Arsenal
Street.
♦ ♦ ♦
Vbe speech of Senator Houston of this
city ou the Terrell bill has evoked much
favorable comment. The Senator takes
n bold stand against every apcies of law-
lessness and 111 favor of 'the highest pro-
tection of property rights, basing his op-
position to the bill on constitutional
grounds. As to the constitutionality of
the measure, there Is n difference of opin-
ion among the legislators and higher offi-
cers of the State, though among them law-
yers largely predominate. Houston and
Terrell are both regarded as able lawyers,
yet they construe the Constitution, as it
bears upon the matters under discussion,
differently. The Governor stands as bigh
at the bar as any lawyer In the State, yet
he and other distinguished attorneys dis-
agree as to constitutional interpretations,
though men equally learned In the law
coincide with the Governor's views. It is
time Texas had a Constitution written in
such plain and unmistakable language
that its meaning could not be misunder-
stood.
♦ + ♦
The sentiment of the Legislature will
doubtless be brought to the surface by
the debates this week, and when that is
disclosed, measures in accordance there-
with should be adopted and referred to
the State tor a test. If the measures
adopted lack wisdom or utility, the next
Legislature will be chosen with especial
reference to the vexed questions now at
issue; anil even a continuance of fence-
outtlng would not irretrievably ruin us
by the time of the assembling of that
body.
done, or might be done, or could be i
mitted to have practically her own way
and to go as far as she liked.
M. Noulens says that tyranny and
terror, which ore increasing daily,
should place the bloody chiefs in Mos-
cow and in Petrograd outside the pale
of humanity. So far as pertains to the
sentiment of civilization, they are there
already; but how are they to be made
to feel the force of the righteous senti-
ment they have so outraged? It is
reported from Paris that "Premier"
Lenine, apprehensive of political de-
velopments and the possibility of a
vigorous allied intervention, proposed
to the executive committee of the
Soviet congress that the Bolsheviki
surrender, and that his proposition was
defeated by a very narrow margin. It
has been reported from Paris hereto-
fore that the allies have no idea of in-
tervening with force in Russian af-
fairs, and yet the delegates to the
peace conference realize the truth of
into the task for Polish freedom. It
was not that he sought to be a leader,
but a helper; but his enthusiastic pa-
triotism, and his willingness to serve,
so impressed his countrymen that they
trusted him, worked with him, and fin-
ally concluded that, though he was &*
artist, he had developed the qualities of
a statesman and a leader; and that they
were not mistaken appears from the
success he has achieved in solidifying
discordant elements and in practically
uniting all factions under the banner of
country, instead of party. It is also
evidenced by the statesmanlike docu-
ment in which Premier Paderewski has
announced the program of the Polish
Republic.
"Responsibility for the war is to be
fixed by the allies"—although this is
January, 1919, not July, 1914.
done, in the National Capital.
! M. Noulens' statement that the situa-
It appears that the Spartacusans'
trouble-making has dwindled to mere
Certainly The Express does not ex- !
pect or suggest that this Congressman |
will be anything other than the public \
representative of his entire constit- |
Bency; but for the most obvious rea- j
•ons The Express should and does |
question the wisdom of Mr. Bee's un-
dertaking this special service in Wash-
ington, as a paid employe of an or-
ganized group of interests in one com-
tion there "constitutes the most serious j noise—a sort of ter-roar-ism, so
obstacle to a general peace."
FROM PIANIST TO PREMIER.
to
speak.
Ignace Jan Paderewski 13 a great
I artist who has thrilled the music-living
world with his marvelous pianoforte
performances. In his chosen profes-
sion he surpasses all rivals. His fame
! as a pianist is world wide.
1 Of the thousands who flocked to the
munitv of his district, at a time when
lie is about to enter upon his official, ^ , , . . . . . ,
■ . ,. Pacerewski recitals, probably no one
obligation to serve impartially the en- . . . . ; .
V .u . » j u■ cver imagined that this man of prodig-
trc district that elected him. .
t
As to the fifth and last war loan of
the Government, why not call it the
"Eternal Vigilance" — which, together
with its $0,000,000,000, is the price of
Liberty ?
FIKTKFV years aoo TODAY—10114
An order was issued yesterday at Fort
Sam Houston naming the officers an-1 men
detailed for duty at the Post's athletic
competition, to t»e held on the 28th, as
follows: Director, Capt. S. E. Allen, Artil-
lery Corns; assistants, Capt. E. S. Wright,
1st Cavalry; Capt. II. E. Ely, 26th Infan-
try; Judges, Lieut. (J. D. Arrowsmlth,
26th Infantry; Lieut. J. D. Tilford, 1st
Cavalry; Lieut. Tllman Campbell. Artil-
lery Corps; Lieut. F. C. Doyle. Artillery
Corps; Lieut. H. R. Malone, 2<3th Infan-
try; IJeut. Clifford Jones, Artillery Corps;
starter, Lieut. H. L. Hodges, 1st Cavalry:
secretary, Lieut. John C. Pegram, 1st
Cavalry.
♦
An enthusiastic meeting of the Ex-Vol-
unteer Firemen of San Antonio was held
last night. By-laws were adopted and tho
old association, which Is purely fraternal
and beneficial, was made stronger than
ever. Its membership now numbers aeven-
ty-five, and several former chiefs and as-
sistant chiefs have come into the ranks
of the organization.
♦ ♦ ♦
Building permits: Carle Schulre, dwell-
ing, Cherrv Street; Mrs. Johanna Steves,
repair brick building, Commerce Street;
M. I'hr, store, Mason Street; M. F. Hook,
addition, South Olive Street; Frederick Im-
hoff, additlou, Carson Street; C. J. Peters,
addition, Milam Street.
4- ♦ ♦
Arrangements for the grand concert,
military carnival and St. Valentine's ball
at the Post, February 14, are under way.
The festival will be held in the Post's
large mess hall and the function will be
open to the patronage of the public. The
officers of the Post are trying to raise a
fund to equip a band of forty pieces, an-1
the proceeds of the carnival will be de-
voted to purchasing additional instruments
and paying salaries of soloists. The band
probably will be stationed here for two or
three years.
A blustering norther swept Snn Antonio
yesterday afternoon and the forecast Is
for a drop In temperature to 7 degrees
below freezing by this morning. The mer-
cury Indicated 72 degrees at the first break
of Ihe norther and at midnight had fal-
len to 45.
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Arlzona citizens are protesting, through
mans meetings, against Joint statehood
with New Mexico. Either territory singly
Is larger than all of New England, and
the two together will have nu area ex-
ceeding that of New York and nine other
States of the North Atlantic Coast com-
bined. If Congress Is not willing to grant
separate statehood to both Arizona and
New Mexico they had better continue a a
they are, until the Democrats assume con-
trol of (rovernmnet and are In position to
do Justice to these territories.
W.8.S.
NEW HIGHWAY WILL BRING
SECTION CLOSER TO AUSTIN
State Commission Officially Designates
Koad to Fredericksburg Which Will
Greatly Benefit Capital.
The Express Austin bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 21.—The action oi
the State Highway Commission in offi-
cially designating at its regular meeting
yesterday of the extension of State High-
way No. 20, from Austin to Fredericks-
burg, via Johnson City, the county seat
of Blanco County, was of supreme im
portunre to Austin's trade territory and
the people of Austin generally.
This action of the Highway Commission
means the building within the next year,
in all probability, of something likn eighty
miles of fine macadam road through the
rough country which has so long beea
almost impassable between Austin and
Blanco and Gillespie Counties. That the
building of this stretch of highway will
bring hundreds of thousands of dollars
in trade to Austin merchants there Is no
doubt, and it will offer motorists of Aus
tin opportunities thut they have neve!
heretofore had to keep in close touch with
a small empire of people who have, in a
manner, been shut off from easy commu-
nication with the State Capital.
State Highway No. 20, of which the
eighty miles between Austin and Fred-
ericksburg is a part, extends from Hous-
ton to Austin, thence to Fredericksburg.
It runs through ono of the richest belts
or the entire State, made so by reason
of the farming and stock-raising indus-
tries that thrive alone the route.
The final action of the Highway Com-
mission In designating this Austin-Fred-
ericksburg branch of the highway wan
brought about through the efforts of Itep-
resentatlve Sam Johnson of Blanco Conn
ty, whose efforts have been put forth
quietly but effectively looking to the cul-
mination of the project, in order that
State, and possibly Federal aid might bo
secured in the building of the road. Mr.
Johnson was assisted in the work by
Worth S. Bay, his local attorney, and the
two gentlemen together succeeded In con
vincing the Highway Commission that it
the State aid was granted the people of
the three counties which the roaa tra-
verses would gladly and promptly supply
ment such aid with liberal local appropria-
tions.
Mr. Johnson says there Is no doubt but
what the taxpayers of Blanco County wilj
vote a bond issue without delay, as they
are very anxious to connect up with Aus«
tin.
Your Income Tax
A Department Conducted by II. Ely Goldsmith, Certified Public Acoonnt»nt. Ques-
tions Will I>e Answered um Karl.v as I'oRslble Without Charge If Letters Are
Addressed to Income Tux Department, The Kan Antonio Express.
(Copyright, 191®, the Bell Syndicate.)
A ustin Society
The Suddenly Affectionate Bun.
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 21.—For the first
time In the history of the State, the in-
augural ball did not take place for the new
Governor on his inauguration day. Not-
withstanding this fact, there were man>
visitors here from all parts of the Statt
to witness the very impressive inaugura-
tion ceremonies, which took place at noon
yesterday in the Hall of Representatives.
The galleries of the House were crowded
to the limit with handsomely gowned
women, and many men here to see William
Pettus Hobby inaugurated, be having the
distinction of being the youngest Gover-
nor in the history of Texas. At the same
time W. A. Johnson of Memphis, Tex.,
was inaugurated Lieutenaut Governor of
the State. Among the interesting spec-
tators having seats near the rostrum where
the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, mem-
bers of the Governor's staff and official
family were seated, were the Governor's
charming wife. Mrs. W. P. Hobby; hia
mother, Mrs. Dora Pettus Hobby of Dal-
las; his slaters, Misses Laura and Mary
Hobby; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hobby, anu
Dr. Albert Hobby, all of Dallas, and Mr*.
W. A. Johnson and Miss Johnson, wite
und daughter of Lieutenant Governor
Johnson.
Mrs. John Barclay and little son have
come from Wharton to make their home
in Austin with Mrs. Barclay's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Lomax, since the deatk
of Mr. Barclay, a few weeks ago.
Mr. and Mn, J. N. Houston have re-
turned from a visit in Kyle with the 11.
C. Wallace family.
Mrs. J. L. Lockett of Rockdale la visit-
ing In the home of her daughter, Mrs. R.
L. Penick.
Mrs. George Matthewa and Miss Victoria
Matthews are finding ranch life very en-
joyable and interesting at Alice, Tex.,
where they are guesta of Mr. and Mr*.
George Clegg for the month.
Miss Meta Jordan has returned to her
home In Fredericksburg after a visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Jordan.
Mrs. Ida Goath of Shiner has come to
Austin to make her home. Sho has many
friends and relatives here and In San An-
tonio.
Mrs. Brown Bobbins has returned from
San Antonio, where she has been visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ellers.
Mrs. Bobbins was accompanied home bv
her sister. Mrs. Willis Maxon of Paola,
Kan., who will be remembered a* Mtsa
Lucile Filers, who spent several years lit
Austin with her sister while attending the
university.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hnbbard have
returned from Kenedy, wher they have
been visiting their parents, Dr. and Mrs.
S. M. Hubbard.
Mrs. A. W. Bloor was hostess at one of
the small dinner parties Saturday evening
at the Country Club.
Miss Mildred Corbett of Dallas la the
house guest of Miss Edleen Begg.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Bass of San
Marcos have come to Austin to remain
during the session of the Legislature.
Their daughter, Miss Aline Bass, will come
for the inaugural ball,
Mrs. T. l\ Taylor and Mrs. Charles
Houston and little daughter have returned
Hoboken: You may file your return
either in the office of the Collector of In-
ternal Revenue in whose district you re-
side or In the office of that collector in
whose district your business office is lo-
cated. The Treasury Department prefers,
however, that returns are filed In the dis-
trict in which taxpayers reside.
8. Z.: Yea. When you are sick or absent
from home and for that reason cannot com-
plete your tax return, the collector has
the power to give you a thirty-day exten-
sion provided you make a request therefor
before the time to file returns expires. In
this request you have to state the reason
why you dealre an extension. In case it
is necessary to obtain a still longer ex
tension, you might get one from the Com-
missioner of Internal Revenue.
I. G.: A policeman or any other State or
municipal employe, including a school
teacher, need not pay any income tax on
his salary. Should he have other income
he must par on that.
K. M.: If your employer in addition to
monetary compensation furnishes you with
board and room it constitutes income too
and you must pay a tax upon the valua-
tion of the board and room rent at current
local valuations. If, for instance, you
would have to pay $10 per weok for board
and room equally as good as that furnished
you by your employer, yon would figure
your income $10 per week more than the
actual cash you received from him.
C. V.: The interest on your account In
the savings bank is income, and must be
accounted for on your income tax return.
Grasswidower: If you live separate from
your wife, you cannot deduct $2,000 as an
exemption from your income, even if you
pay alimony or otherwise contribute to her
support, under a private agreement. Only
a married man living with his wife is en-
titled to the deduction of $2,000.
John Moller: You state that you are a
married man and receive from a corpora-
tion a weekly salary of $45. Besides you
have a private income of $3,000. You are
therefore taxable as follows:
Total Income $5,840.00
Exemption 2,000.00
Amount taxable at the rate of 0%..
Taxable at 1%, $340.00
200.40
3.40
Total tax $203.80
In giving you the above answer I have
assumed that you have no children under
18 years.
You further inquire whether you have to
make your return on an individual or cor-
poration blank. Evidently you assume be-
cause your salary comes from a corporation
that you must make your return on a cor-
poration blank. That is erroneous.
H. J.: You believe that you have paid
more tax than was necessary owing to the
fact that you did not prepare your return
correctly. I would suggest that you have
your return examined by the collector or
an outside expert and If you find that you
have overpaid the Government, prepare a
claim for a refund on form 46 which you
may obtain from any collector of Internal
revenue or from the editor of this column.
This claim must be filed with the collector
with whom you originally filed your re-
turn. If the Treasury Department agrees
with you, you will receive a refund in dua
time.
Reader: The excess proflta tax, as pro-
vided in the Senate bill, is levied upon cor-
porations only.
A. B. Company: The Revenue Commis-
sioner requires that any person whose In-
come from any source during the taxable
year exceeds $800 be reported to the Com*
mlssloner of Internal Revenue by the per-
son or corporation paying him such com-
pensation, interest, rent or other earnings
in excess of $S00.
A ruling by the Commissioner of Inter-
nal Revenue requires that every business
man must keep a suitable record from
which the earnings of any employe can be
determined without difficulty. If you do
not keep auch a record, the editor will be
Eleased to mall you a sample sheet of a
ook suitable for such work.
H. A Company; You conduct a chain of
clothing stores and charge each storo with
the total retail value of the merchandise
sent to It. At the end of the year you take
the stores' stock sheets at retail value and
deduct from the stock shown s percentage
equivalent to your gross profits. You want
to know whether thia Is acceptable to the
Revenue Department.
In my opinion, if you have consistently
followed this method of making Inventories,
the commissioner will have no objection to
it. When physical inventory is impossible
and an equivalent is equally accurate, the
latter Is acceptable. (Art. 181, Reg. 33, Jsn.
o, 1014.)
J. K.: Yon received $S,000 In Liberty
bonds as a wedding gift. You want to
know bow much tax you muat pay. A gift
is not income within the meaning of law
and there Is no tax due on same.
(Copyright, 1910, by Bell Syndicate.)
TOTAL OF $226,314
STATE AND FEDERAL AID INSURES
CONSTRUCTION OF IMPORT-
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HOW AHOl'T RUSSIA?
If pvory German woman entitled to fl yote
exercised her privilege, the result of the
German election will be tlie work of Ger-
many's women.—New York dispatch.
The German woman's "privilege"!
The world "do" move, even in four
brief years.
Whatever government is set up In Ger-
many, its fundamental ambition will be to
get even with the world for the failure
of the German arms. Defeated in direct
assault, Germany will lay its plana to win
bv indlre« tlon. The spirit of Germany,
which feeds on a monstrous egotism, has
not been broken. The failure at arms
no proof to Germans of their inferiority., - - - ----------- —
Germany always has two strings to its J1""1 » N'™, ra£'or,a sister,
bow- ono, direct, brute force, the other. M"- *1. Ball, in College Station,
mischief making Intrigue. To the Hun. | »'r». Clarence Wliarton has returned to
success bv lying is as glorious as success f ® Xfon a A Fua v,9it w,th her sla*
by the shining sword, and both are nobler w Arthur » aft.
than success by honest competition. Mr*; f'- Spoonts returned to Fort
Out of Germany now Is coming a super- 'asA accompanied by her
pathetic pleading to America for bread and : ,J®'f^ter, Mrs. Arthur Saft, who will make
for defense against anarchy. And with this her home with her mother, since the deatu
pleading is a wonderful show of affection of..hf'r " £?f?-
and admiration tor Americans—the "dol- " t" 'fare this weeK
lar worshiping" "contemptible" American!,. | }" .New lork Cltv to be with her daugh-
tho "Yankee idiots" of a year ago. The MJsa Dorothy Wilcox, who has been
sheen killing dog is never so effusively !. re for several months with Mrs. Percy
affectionate as the morlng after the raid [ r auf! Mlas Rutb Pennj-
on the cheep pen. America has no shadow i na..Kpr
Mrs. George Young of Coleman is ths
guest of Mrs. Carl Montgomery.
Kenner Wroe returns today from Phil-
adelphia, where he has been in training
at an army camp.
An undersea wireless, we should
say, gives its patrons the advantage of
more privacy than is afforded by over-
head communication, especially In
view of that mean German habit of
tapping or cutting in.
"Until they can prove themselves
Turkey shall not be admitted to the
league of nations," runs the British
i manner, whose whole soul seemed to be
! wrapped up in his music, was destined
M. Noulens, who has just returned ! for any calling higher than that he was
lo Paris from Russia, to which coun- j then pursuing.
try he was French ambassador, told He was regarded as a pianist and
the allied Supreme Council that the 1 composer of a superior sort, but a3
Bolshevik power is the enemy of the j nothing more, and when he threw him-
•ntente, and has been from the begin- ■ self into the maelstrom of militant |
»ing. j Polish politics as a leader in a revolu- j
This much was generally known be- i tion for the independence of his native _ . ,
. . , . . ) trustworthy. Germany. Austr a and
fere; but it was not, perhaps, so gen- country, it seemed a strange and tin- | T , . .. . .
•rally known that the Bolshevists were promising transition. He had found
responsible for the Russian defection his piano a gold mine, and he worked . . .
from the entente, both before and afte- it with ceaseless industry until it j 1^' -f ^nn. " * cn t at will be, e
Ihe signing of the Brest-Litovsk \ elded independent fortune, as well a« I a'one can e •
"treat)-or that they exerted them- lasting fame. He had a genius for j
•elves to supply the Germans with i music, but it was constant and unremit- | E\en at this distance, it looks to us
food, contrary to armistice conditions, j ting effort to rise to the highest at- as " Berlin Monarchists will tner-ly
Lenine and Trotzky, the originators 1 tainment of his art that enobled him to
•nd propagators of this concerted make the world recognize his genius.
movement of Russian Bolshevism, are j He never tired of the exercise with his
generally supposed to have been in the , instrument which alone could make
paid service of the German govern- him fit and keep him so, and that is
B:tnt from the day they began the why he succeeded so well. And that
•pread of this propaganda, by which is the "secret" of the great majority of,
the Germans sought to disrupt the then | if not of all men who have gained d?s-
House Membership Also
Approved.
make more work for the undcrtaKer
by attempting to follow the example of
those Portuguese Royalists. And they
will be the subjects worked on.
of escuse for putting any faith whatsoever
in a German show of friendliness; and no
reason for trusting a German promise that
is not padlocked. Faith la bankrupt in
Germany.
Germany Is not so hungry for bread
that it Is not hungrier to bite the hand. . ^
that feeds it Next to afuii.ouphowi COMMITTEE ACTS FAVORABLY
Germany is best pleased to spill its neigh- j
bor's soup. It cannot think of wise dl- j QM RFXAR IlinfF^HIP Rll 1
plomacy in any other terms than those of j DtAAIV JUi/uLjrllr DILL
treachery. No matter how poor Germany • . ,
may be' during its debtor days, it will I ronctitiitionjil M^asur*
alwavs have something to speud for poison Measure to Keduce
to put into the food of Its neighbors. If
Germany can engage American troops to
keep Bolshevism out and at the same t1m»
hire propagandists to spread Bolshevism
in America. Germany will be content.
Germany's hope !s to ride into dictator-
siilp on upheaval.
Before any American is permitted to
visit Germany he should be compelled to
spend at least a month on the trail of the
Hun in France, Belgium and Serbia. On*
must not forget the pitiful pile of dead
lambs in the raided fold, while grieving
over the broken leg of the wolf that
stopped the buckshot from the shepherd s
gun — Minneapolis Journal.
W.H.8.
ATTEND IXAIf-lRAL CEBEMOMKS.
Tli« KxprewH Austin Uureau.
AFST1N. Tex., .'an. 21.—San Antonians
who attended the Inauguration ceremonies
fodav included Col. F. A. Chapa and Col.
B. !l Webb of the Governor's personal
staff; Maj. P. H. Shook and MaJ. Doug-
las Largen, of the National Guard of
Texas. Colonel Chapa has served on the
personal staffs of two Governors prior
to his appointment on the staff of Governor
Hobby and today he was being profusely
congratulated on the honors which have
been conferred upon him.
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 21.—The bill pro-
viding for an additional district Judge In
Bexar County, presented last week by Rep-
resentative William A. Black, won a favor-
able report from the House Judiciary Com-
mittee and the Lange optomery bill also
won out in committee.
Representative F.la* k had the honor of
presiding as chairman at the first meeting
of his Committee on Revenues and Taxa-
tion. No business was tranxscted.
In the House Committee ou state Af
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 21.—Dallas County's
application for additional Federal aid of
$50,000 on Highway No. 1 beginning at n
point two miles west of the city limlta of
Dallas, thence west to the Tarrant County
line, was granted by the State Highway
Commission today. This makes a total of
$•58,000 Federal aid alloted to this project.
The commission will conclude its docket
of the present regular monthly meeting
which began yesterday.
The former grant of Federal aid of $8,000
to Dallas County on State designated
Highway No. 6 to Dallas County beginning
at Millersferry Bridge, thence south three
miles, was transferred so that the allot-
ment may be applied on the project from
the Tarrant County line, thence east to a
point two miles west of the western limits
of the city of Dallas, in addition to the aid
heretofore granted.
A1I State and Federal aid heretofore
granted Collin County on Highway No. 6
was annulled. Collin County was then
granted Federal aid of *45.000 on Highway
No. 8 beginning at the Dallas County line,
thentre north to the Allen Road district
line; also Federal aid of $36,000 on High-
way No. 6 beginning at the south line of
the Allen District, thence north to the
south line of the McKinney District, Fed-
eral aid of $54,000 on Highway No. 6 be-
ginning at the south line of Grayson Coun-
ty. thence to the south line of Melissa and
Anna Districts.
Other aid granted was as follows: Has-
kell County $12,500, State aid on Highway
No. 30, from county line to county line;
Van Zand; County $3,400 additional State
aiil on Highway No. 15; Johnson County
and $8,000 additional State aid on High-
way No. 2: Harris County $6,250 additional
aid on Highway No. 10. Fast Montgomery
Itoad and alike amount of State aid on
Highway No. 20; Oierokee County $6,507
additional Stato aid on Highway No. 7
and $4,558 additional State aid on Highway
No. 37.
A State highway to be known as Throck-
morton Highway No. SO was designated,
beginning at Arthur City on Red River
In Lamar County, thence south to Paris,
thence to Cooper along Highway No. 19,
thcnce along the intercounty highway to
Greenville, McKinney, Denton, Decatur to
the end of the intercounty highway; thence
to Jacksboro, Graham, Throckmorton,
Haskell, Ashermont thence along Highway
No. 18 to Jay ton, thence along the inter-
county highway to Clairemont, thence to
Post, Tahoka, the end of the Intercounty
highway thence to Brownfield, thence
along Highway No. 18 to Plains. Broncom,
thence to the New Mexico line. J. P.
Kinnard, A. H. King and T. C. Cahill field
the application for this designation.
Highway No. 28 was extended to as to
form a branch line from Crowell by way
of Thalia and Rayland to Vernon to be
known as Highway No. 28-A. The State
Highway Engineer was requested to send
a division engineer to Oakwood to inspect
a suitable route from Fairfield to the
Trinity River by way of Oakwood.
The application of Chambers County for
redesignation of Highway No. 35 so that
It shall begin at Liberty, thence down
Highway No. 3 to Bevers, thence south
to Anahuac, was granted.
The commission granted the application
of San Jacinto County for redesignation
of Highway No. 35 so that the same shall
extend from Cold Springs thence to Cleve-
land. thence through Humble to Houston
in Harris County.
The southern loop of nighway No. 1 was
more sufficiently designated us to begin
at Strawn, thence south to a point on the
road from Thurber to Ranger, thence west
to the town of Ranger.
DR. SHURTER POINTS OUT NEED
OF BETTER HEALTB SUPER.
VISION OF CHILDREN.
i ^ ' ■ Jan. 20.—That every coun-
ty in lexas of any considerable population
has urgent need -jf a public health nurse
to visit the schools of the county, exam hits
tue children, advise with parents and gen-
erally promote better health conditions is
the opinion of E. D. Shurter, director of
extension, University of Texas.
"Through our division of school inter-
ests. said Mr. Shurter, "of which It. Bedi*
chek is head, working in co-operation with
the Texas Public Health Association, D. E.
Breed .secretary, a survey of health condi-
tions in a typical Texas county was re-
cently made. At the same time, a social
orgunlzer, worked In the county, aiding
community organization, and Miss Minerva
Lawrence, head of our division of home
welfare, conducted demonstrations in eco-
nomic home cooking, as well as giving oth-
er instruction in domestic science.
''The health survey among the school
children waa conducted by Pearl N. Hyer,
a registered nurse, furnished by the Texas
Public Health Association. Conditions are
disclosed by this survey which, if they
could be properly visualized by the people
of Texas, would result in the immediate
employment of public health nurses to at
least look after the school children In all
counties where this work is not already in
competent hands.
"The county chosen for this work l«
about half rural in population and about
half urban. The report covers, first, the
country schools, and, second, the city
schools. Five hundred and fifty-eight chil-
dren attending the rural or village schools
were examined. Out of this number 160
had submerged tonsils and 254 enlarged
tonsils, making approximately 75 per cent
of those childrern whose tonsils should
have medical attention. Anyone acquainted
with the long train of ailments resulting
from diseased tonsils will realize the ter-
rible hazard with which the children of this
county nave to contend. Seventy-one o(
these 558 children had defective hearing, 06
needed glasses, that is, there were 96 chil-
dren who through ignorance and lack of
proper advice wero Injuring their eyesight
by not having properly fitted glasses. Mis*
Hyer reports that in one case a girl would
have gone totally blind in a short time 1 i
she had continued straining her eyes in the
way she had been doing. There were 20
cases of granulated lids; 461, or more than
82 per cent of these children were found t")
have defective teeth. The diseases which
are consequent upon defective and neglected
teeth are too familiar to the general public
to call for comment here. Suffice it to
say that the very practical United States
Array authorities consider the condition
of a soldier's teeth a matter of prlmo im-
portance. Forty-four of these children had
bad gums that were In need of medical
treatment; 142 had adenoids; 41 were poorly
nourished, 215 fairly nourished, and 302
were well nourished.
"Now these are some of the high lights
which were obtained from this health sur-
vey. The city schools in the same county
showed similar conditions. And (It cannot
bo repeated too often) this is a typical
Texas county.
"It has been observed that an advisory
survey such as was conducted cures about
25 per cent of the aliments, since the par-
ents are persuaded through such a survey
to see that the children get proper medical
attention. Where such a survey is followed
up by the employment of a public h?alt'i
nurse* who follows the cases up and insists
tactfully upon proner treatment, it has
been proved that 73 per cent of such ail-
ments are remedied.
"If the public generally could visualize
the suffering of our children due merely to
Ignorance of conditions and of scientific
and proven remedies, I feel sure that sentl-
. u ment In Texas would Immediately compel
Judge Townes, Tn onenTnir ThtV^nlna for I employment of public health nurses,
the proponents, ^ead a etartUng indictment "wlth ee8sf',ion "< Hostilities in En-
against the evil of our present system.
W.8.8
CIRCULATE PETITION ASKING
REINSTATEMENT OF SHERIFF
Special Telegram to The Express.
SAN ANGELO, Tex., Jan. 21.—Believing
that he was the unfortunate victim of uti
avoidable <-ire urns tames, caused bv th*
death of his wife and subsequent 1 lines*
Appeals would constitute the first Supreme
Court to hold office for two years beyond ( aui^ pre
the term for which they*are elected ment in
lit.ln.. T" i__ * .. I »Krt otnii
rope, many excellent nurses will soon be
returning to this country and available for
Just such public service."
w.s.s.
WILL REPAIR LEVEE.
Special Tsleeran to Trie Ikprses.
BAY CITY. Tex.. Jun. 21.—The Com
mlssloners' Court has taken notice of the
condition of the levee oortli of Bay City
about six miles ano has directed the
drainage commissioners to expend in re
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government of Russia that wos friendly
to the entente allies. The Brest-
Litovsk "treaty" is believed tn have
been a pro-German sell-out, pure and
•imple, for, as soon as it was con-
cluded, Germany began to transfer her
Eastern army to the Vest front and
to invade and occupy Russian terri-
tory. At fint, there was a pretense
•f displeasure by the Bolshevist ring-
leader* with the action of the Huns,
tut real hostility was shown only to
tbc entente, while Germany was per-
tinction in any calling.
U'hen Paderewski saw the possibility
cf the re-establishment of the freedom
and independence of Poland, he put
[ aside every other thought than that of
aiding in the movement which sought
to make his country free, and to this
effort he has given the same energetic
and whole-hearted devotion that he
gave to the mastery of the musical in-
strument which gained him fame ,«nd
fortune. It was not for self, but for
country, that Paderewski threw himself
If "Premier" Lenine is proposins
the surrender of the Russian Bolshe-
viki in the hope of obtaining a "gen-
tlemen's agreement" for his own safety
and the enjoyment of his ill-gotten
gains, "Premier" Lenine has a rude
awakening coming to him.
Though airplane trips between Lon-
don and Paris are being made criskly,
doubtless this fact will not deter per-
sons in both countries fr9HL*C*in •8'"
tating the building of that tamefyinder
the English Channel. That is, If war
has not completely diss'pa ted tb^ sen
timent of "i
VISITORS IN AUSTIN.
The EipreM Austin Bureau.
•M S I IN. Tex , Jan. 21.—Brig. Gen. J F.
TVolters cf Houston, commanding the
1st Cavalry Brigade, National Guard of
Texas, was among the visitors to Austin
today to attend the inauguration of Gov-
ernor Hobtty.
Edwin Hotiby. Pn'las banker, and broth-
er of tjovemor Hobby, attended the in-
augural ceremonies.
GIN NEBS ENDORSE LAW
rommi..loner Wetnert Sw« He Was Given
to-oi*ratioa by S5 Par Cant of Operator!..
The Exprees Auetln Bureaa.
AUSTIN, Tel., Ian. 21.—F. C. Weinert,
Commissioner or Markets and Warehouses,
received notice today that the executive
committee of the Texas dinners' Associa-
tion which met In Dallas fully endorsed
his administration of the Texas alnuers'
law. Commissioner Welnert raid that dur-
ing the last season fully 86 per cent of
the Sinners of Texas heartily co-operated
with him In carrying out the porpoaes of
thla Uw and he pndtcMd that in tha near
future their co-operatln» would he unaat-
moos. He sain the beaefk-Ul effect, of
the law ere bow mm fully understood
by the tinners wfce am as vitally affected
as the public who patreaiae then.
denounced the department as "plemachine." 1 1.. , Jf.ljin <!in An r T T ut*»*jaj
Bepresentative Murrell declared that in f.-K J^ •' k#»lolhursday
Cooke County, the home of Commissioner m5n? % s^Elo . V-1" embeztl®
Davis, the demand for abolishing the de- ! mnl bond' * Cowart since
partment is practicalyy unanimous. Com- made bona.
mlssloner Pavi« was reported at home 111
and the committee put over further hear-
ing until tomorrow night.
The House Committee on Constitutional
Amendments voted to report out favorably
Terrell's resolution for decreasing m«»m-
hersblp of the House of Representatives
to ninety-three members with a future
maximum of 100. They also will report
favorably the resolution extending the
terms for certain State and local offices
from two to four year*.
A committee from the Tcxss Bsr Asso-
ciation composed of Judge Dabney and J.
W. Parker cf Houston an l Judge John C.
W.S.8
HEAVY IXCRKASE IN COTTOX.
6peclai l>.<-graui 10 j Ue Lxprew
HAY CITY. Tex., Jan. i!l.—According to
the official report of Sam L. Rogers, di-
rector of cotton statistics. Department ot
Commerce. Just received by K. K. Llndsa>.
in charge of the Government report of gins
for Matagorda County, the county pro-
duced in 101\ 21.801 bale* of cotton a»
compared with 10,113 for 1017. I'rior to
1015 very little cotton had b#*-n grown in
this county. However, beginning with that
year the Government report shows thai
cott«»n was grown in thi* county as lo'
lows: 101.\ 1,414 bales
Townes. dean of the I nlverilty Law b*1"'
School, arpeared before the House Com- j 1"1'' 1"'"J *"'**• -'•W1 b""'
mittee on Judiciary tonight advocating the , rORt cn TO roSTPONR CASES
passage of the resolution for the reform of gpe.-iai Telegram to The ttuuesa
the Judiciary presented by Representative1 * *• *" —
Darts of Dallas.
Judge F. M. Eskeridge of Dallas ap-
peared in oppoaltion to the measure con-
tending that it ia too long and inelastic
for a constitutions! proviso and that the
g».
section
can be restored to" height with the bal-
ance of the levee system.
W.S.8.
TO BtriYaD NEW CHCRCH.
£pec«al Telesrstn to The Eiprese.
YORKTOWN. Tex., Jan. 21.—At a meet
ing of the elders of the local Presbyterian
Church the erection of a new church rdi
flee was favorably decided upon. Plans
are being formulated nnd committees wli»
no donbt soon be appointed to arrange f«»r
the building of this structure, which 1%
to be of brick and cost In the neighborhood
of $10,000. A location has not yet been
decided upon, but It will he somcwher*
nenr the center of the business section.
WILT* ALSO SERVE TNCLE SAM.
Special Telegram to The Kxprewi.
HAN AXGELO. Tex., Jan. 21.—While her
husband, with thousands of other Ame»\-f
• ans, finishes the Job of winding up "the
wntch on the Rhine." Mrs. Elsie Steven
son of San An«;elo, h graduate of Texas
j Christian TTniversity. Fort Worth, will
same end could he obtained by an amend-
ment to read approximately as does the
clause on Judiciary in the Constitution of
the I'nfted States.
The bill as presented proridea for one
Supreme Court of fifteen Judges sitting In
aectlens. with one aeries of dletrlct courta
from which appeals could be taken directly
on wrlta of error to the Supreme Court.
The present judges of the Supreme Court,
of the Court of Criminal Appeals and the
chief Justices of the present court of Clrll
WAV iVi'CI II rr__ f o, —. . I viiunnnu i iinrisnj. worm, 1*HI
™i rt ii™ ?"' -L—The Jury ] serve T'ncle Snm at Washington. She lefi
i-'Vi'V. e ' "l(S latter part of last week for the Na-
.n resign,,, >,« p?,itv,»
here nnd all criminal eases, except one,
was set for February 17. Because of Ill-
ness lu many families and the muddy coa
dltion of the road, only nne-tlilrd of ths
Jurymen summoned appeared.
PARKER RANCH SOLD.
Special Telegrsm to The Express.
SAN ANOELO, Tex., Jan. 21.—The Park-
er ranch, owned by Allison * Glasscock,
located aouth of Big Lake, has been i>nr.
chased by L P. Powell of New Mcxlca
for a consideration of ISS.OOOi Fire than-
■and sheep have km skipped tn fro*
Hew Mexico and placed on tlx w-
f ■
as teacher In the Orape Creek School. Mfra.
Stevenson Is the daughter of Mr. and Mr*.
W. W. Carson of this city. All forma "
lived at Sherwood. Uer husband is f
II. K. Stevenson.
W.S.S
FAVOR SIX MONTHS' PAT.
»7 Assoclsted Press.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. Jan. H-
Houaa of Repreaentatlvea Tueaday mart* ^
Ing went on record tn faror ot the psseine'
by Congress of a bill srantlns six montf
pay to discharged aoldlers and sailor
memorial askias that the pay he for *
asi vstnl dsn.
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