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SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS* THURSDAY MORNING, DHCEMBFR 25, 1913.
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nay be.
nunity snouu dc prepmeu
convictions, whatever they
the coming summer there
NO POLITICS IN IT.
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OFFICE*.
are eQuea
ment that
c members of
ring to secure
ane of their nu
Congress
shall
are to be primary elections, followed by
geueral elections in the autumn, for ]
State and county officers and every
citizen should have a voice in these
elections. By paying poll taxes this
recommend anyone to
AOIYTti AND CORRfc> ION DENT®.
Washington, D. C.—Auailn Cunnmiuam.
Anattu, rex.—Ed S. Newton, U2 tast
gu«-0 Street, DrUkUl Hotel Building. Ola
ph**« itsNN. .. «
l^tiTelUig Agents—A. J. Bennelui, B J-
ElMa. A. J Beuedic.
¥ W Pnttou, Circulation Manager.
Justin B«aine«a Offtoe — S. b. FWtfi
111 fca^t glxU Street. DriakiU Hotel Buia-
lng. Old phone 1S88.
TKKMS or bl BSl BIPXION.
Bx carrier
Dally, 1 mouth.
I/aiiy, A aiouth*
Dsll/. 12 months.
Weekly. 6 months ■
Sunday JCd!ti"n. by mall, d months,
$1; 12 months I
Bj mall -
Pali/. 1 month. •
Daily, t months
Daliy, 12 months
Beml Weekly, 1- months ...
the President (or j can be done and an impressive exposi-
ou the Federal reserve board j tion made of the number of qualified
be created under the new currency voters in the city, exceeding, perhaps,
WISHING Y00
A MERRY XMAS
Holiday tarda Carry Message of
Peace on Earth and liood Will
to AIL
WHAT EXPRESS FILES
TELL OF YEARS AGO
Thirty-five Ywri Ago Todar-li^-
Renumber the poor today. Tbt pi
f oat drtuk wttl buy three loavet of bn*
♦ ♦ ♦
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May
Tbt poM**e rmtta for nulling The Ki-
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Bah Antonio ExprrBn Special Newspaper
Train (twvlce inaugurated December 1*
UOfij team Interoational A Great North-
era Depot at 130 a. in. for Atintlu, Taylor.
Georgetown, liearne and intermediate
polnu ThU train makes all railroad con-
lout an route. Arrives Austin 0:'.iU
a.; Taylor. 8:33 a. m.; liearne, 11 JO
a. m. This is tli* lung*»t ruu of a news-
paper special train In the entire South,
tiwg lt£i miles, and this train Is operated
toiely for the benefit of The San Antonio
Kip rest.
to
act. The idea is to leave that body as
tree from political influence as pos-
sible.
Just before the passage of the cur-
rency bill Senator LaFoliette intro-
duced an amendment providing that
no member of Congress shall be a
j member of the reserve board, or a di-
■ rector in a Federal reserve bank or an
"" ".so I °"'cer or director of any member
bank.
When the new currency system with
its Federal reserve board was first
proposed it was objected that there
would be too much politics in it, that
the management and control of our fi
2.00
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. 4.23
. 8.00
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the number in any rival city of the
State.
JESUS OF NAZARETH.
Biti C1T1K8 Ui TEXAS—I'ENSIS 1»U>.
J A.N ANTOMO
f)fclltf M.lW
Houston • T8.M0
Fort Worth '8^1
This Is Christmas Day. How many
millions of smiles and jests and hand-
clasps and kindly words will bless the
world today, how many songs of praise
will be sung, how many prayers will
be offered in the name of Jesus of
Naureth who only a few centuries ago
was insulted, reviled, and finally
crucified because the people to whom
he came would not receive him?
A little more than 1,800 years ago
nancial system would be too much in this man of Gallilee hung upon a
the hands of Government officials and Roman cros* surrounded by enemies
your future (lavs from white
s be h«>ly. happy
Decembers to green May
holidays. i
too susceptible to political Influences.
There ia no ground now for any such
objection and it Is a first rate idea to
keep the Federal reserve board as free
from any suspicion of the taint of polf-
tics as possible and to leave the Presi-
dent free to act In connection with his
appointments thereto without sugges-
tion or recommendation from members
of the legislative branch of the Gov-
ernment.
CIRCULATION BOOKS OPEN
TO ADVEKlLStKS
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IDEAS.
The year now drawing to a close has
aeen man;, additions to the number of
commission governed cities in the
United States, from the northern bor-
der to the Gulf of Mexico.
Another Christmas Day dawns upon
the world, bringing to many great
happiness, to others sorrows, but these
tQUSt ever intermingle in making up
the affairs of life, and, after all, there
is much more of the gladness than of
the sorrow for most ot us.
The Express trusts that those among
whom the paper goes on its daily
rounds may have only the most choice
"Merry Christmas,"
Same old dope—
Happy New Year—
Sin,we hope.
To your missus and you
From my missus and me.
Wishing a Christmas
As bright as din be.
One Christmas Jay Is wanting, perhaps
you feel It, too
Too ought to be with me today—I ought
to be with you.
May the light of the Christmas candles
and the red glow of the holly be sytftbolt
of blessings of peace and cheer for you
und yours.
I have no purchased gift for you this
Christmas time to proffer.
Bat something lasting, something true, a
loyal heart I offer.
What cannot be spoken, what cannot be
put into a gift, I send you with this little
remembrance, that but shews as the shad-
ow shows that graater things are there.
Taught by tha itabe ot Bethlehem, we
should leara gnat love for a souls of
men.
Drawing near to the crib on bended
knee, flna then the rich fount of true
charity.
May try life be an anthem of music sweet,
With harmonies tender, divine.
That to God shall arise, as a tribute of
love
From the midst of thy heart's sacred
shrine. —Charlotte Murray.
Let all things that vex us
Go hence today,
All cares that perplex us
He far away.
Let Joy his richest frfasures heap
And care Into a corner creep.
During this year four large cities
Denver, Cleveland, Portland, Ore, and ; blessings today and that sorrow may
St. Paul—have adopted the new system | ^ Vanished from their lives during the
of municipal government, though it
doce not go into effect in the latter
city until the first of next year.
The plan adopted by Galvesion, fol-
lowing the disaster which visited that
city in 1900, while furnishing the
basis in nearly every case, has been
varied to suit local ideas and concep-
tion*, if not local needs, from the
Cleveland charter which, while accept-
ing some of the most advanced prin-
ciples of municipal government, is
eminently conservative in some re-
ipects, to Portland's most radical char-
ter which provides for every new idea.
The Cleveland government still main-
tains a council elected on the ward
system, but without being allowed the
exercise of much power. In three or
four other 'municipalities, most promi-
nent of which is Dayton, Ohio, the
chatter has gone beyond the commis-
sion idea in providing for a city man-
ager, employed solely on account of
his business qualifications, to admin-
ister the city's affairs in the same man-
ner that a manager is engaged by a
private corporation or Industrial con-
cern. This is a comparatively new idea
in municipal government in this coun-
try, though it has been in successful
operation in Europe for many years.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat
notes that in Pennsylvania all the
cities of the second class, which in-
clude all those in the State except
Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Scranton,
have, by act of the Legislature been
placed under commission rule willy
nllly
few hours we allot to gladness and
sunshine. It is hoped that every man,
woman and child who reads or hears
read The Daily Express will feel to-
day that they have great reason to be
thankful for many blessings, and that
these blessings may continue with
them. If The Express has contributed
in some small manner to the improve-
ment of the public mind, if it has
helped through its columns to make
some lives brighter or better, it will
be felt that it has not altogether failed
in its mission as a newspaper, and the
appreciation of its friends will be high-
ly valued.
We wish for all our friends a Merry
Christmas.
POLL TAXES AND POPULATION.
The Dallas Chamber of Commerce
has proposed a challenge to San An-
tonio and Houston which is intended
to stimulate civic pride, but Incidental-
ly, perhaps, to test the matter of popu-
lation.
It is suggested that the number of
poll tax receipts is a good barometer
of growth and an excellent basis for
estimating population and so it would
be if all citizens of voting age would
qualify as voters either by paying poll
taxes within the time limit to qualify
for voting or by securing an exemption
certificate.
The last Federal census gave San
Antonio the lead in population among
with only a few of those who had been
friends In hi* better days still loyal.
His mother was there, as a mother is
ever present when her child needs her
sympathy and her love, and there was
John, the one whom Jesus loved, and
a few others, while the great majority
of those who had followed him hacf
forsaken him in his dying hour. Even
Simon Peter, the fisherman whom the
Savior had called from his nets with
the promise that he would make him a
fisher of men, had just denied his i <and peaceful, gracious, gay,
Lord, and doubtless it seemed then :
that as the breath fled from the sus-
pended body the teachings of Jesus
died with him.
But this was a great mistake. From
the little flock of believers on that day,
the number has grown steadily century
after century, despite persecutions,
until today these followers number
nearly 500,000,0<X) souls and the; *re
found in every part of the world. "G# j And
into ail the world and preach the
Gospel," commanded Jesus of his
disciples, and this command has been
literally obeyed until there are but few
In the world who have not heard this
preaching. In every hamlet in Chris-
tendom the church spires point the
way to the skies which received him
as he stood with his disciples shortly
after his resurrection, and in every
land the cross typifies his death while
millions chant songs of joy and glad-
ness because of their faith in his di-
vine nature and because he was raised
from the dead.
Truth can never perish from the
world. It is as enduring as the granite
which forms the hills, or as the earth
itself, and the splendid principles
taught by the Christ will live on while
time shall last, blessing the world and
making men and women happy in their
observance. So, the name of Jesus
Christ will be worshiped wherever
there are believers as long as the
world endures, and if the world per-
ishes, countless millions of hi* follow-
ers will praise his name while they
watch for his coming.
None of us know the exact day on
1, of t
neal ami inti
paper puhltsb
▼ societies of the State As
Mechanical College of Tc\
The initial nnuiber reflects great t-re<
upon Ita prejectors.
I We hs\e received \o
I Texas Colleflan, a newi
•>stlutf little eight-pug.
by the literary societies of the
ultural and Mechanical College
LAYING OF SINGLE LINE OF HOSE ROTARIANS* IDEA SOMETHING!
Work is now In progress on the extension
of the Texas Pacific to Weatherford.
* ♦ ♦
The Belton Br«s Band has collected
money enough to set up a fOmiiy giwery
belonging to and controlled by the band.
♦ ♦ ♦
The town of Richmond Is no longer a
city; Its board of aldermen have gone by
the board, there U no mayor, marstiall or
policemen and. worst of all. the town is tu
debt aud there is no aiyborlty to pay Ir or
money to pay It with.
J. I.. i'hamber!utn came from California
five years ago with forty varieties of Cu'.l-
forula grnpe vines for experiment in M.
Lenuaii County. He has discovered that suit property
only ten are not adapted to culture in
Texas. The others flourish as well here
as In California.
♦ ♦ ♦
According to the published returns the
total vete of the State Is 225.000 In round
numbers, and the Democratic majority
about 80,000 I'pon this basis, and count-
ing one voter to every six of the popula-
tion, and making nllowances for those who
did not vote, 'l'exus has ovsr one and »
half mtlllou Inhabitants.
♦ ♦
W. H Gurrow. whose residence and
farm Is on the Boregus Creek, ear the
Rock Church, tbls county, has In his po.s
session a potato raised by him on bis farm
that measures three (oet uud seven Inches
In length aud weighs fourteen pounds. If
any other county In the .State can make
such a thawing In the potato line we would
be glad to hear from It. We buve the
names of two reliable gentlemen in our
possession who add their testimony at to
the truthfulness of this potato story.
PREVENTS FURTHER DE-
STRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
VIEWS OF GIF WRIGHT
To the Kreat lieart of the year.
And midst sound of song aud bell,
I think of you and wish you well.
[ hope you will have a happy day and eat
a splendid dinner.
I hope old Santa Clans' pack will leave
your house much thinner',
I hope the postman at your door will many
times come knocking;
And, best of all, I hope you'll have a
neaped full Christmas stocking.
Slay vour stocking be full of mysterious
lumps
all padded out with mysterious
humps.
May your Christmas tree sparkle
As candles shine bright,
And may Joys fill vour heart
From morning till nlgnt
To have Chrlctmat and not htve a friend
would be as stupid as to have a friend
and not have Christmas to show our
friendship. So Just as glad I am of
Christmas—that glad I am of you, my
friend, aud the chance to give yon my
Christmas greeting.
I'd like to with you something new,
I've tried, but never could—
For Christmas, somehow, means for you
The best of all that's good.
I think of you when Spring l» here
And when Summer coiuM to stay,
In Autumn also, but It seems
1 iuIhs you most on Christiana Day.
Look bai'k acrosa tbo centuries and see
what God's Indwelling lit* made of hu-
manity In one divine Ideal man und know
that when tie has completed his work all
the glory that there was In that on» abort
simple life shall resnlendldly fill the heav-
ens w#h the glory or a redeemed and glori-
fied. because a divinely Illuminated and
Inspired humanity.—Lyman Abbott.
It's the same old
Message I'm sending.
For u better I fall to rind,
I beeln, but I tret no ending
Exactly to wit niy mind--
S" "A Merry Christmas
And a Ilnppy New Year"
is the wish I send to you.
It Is old, but I think
The meaning's clear,
And trust It will
All come true.
—Kntherlne A. Brocb.
Christmas comes entirely too seldom for
of gre
Texas cities, with Dallas second and
In the Keystone State a model I Houston third. Since that enumera-
charter has been prepared that serves j tion all three cities have been growing
ust an exchange of greetings betwetn
.rlends. If you will read between the
which he was born. It may have been j jfty f?('n,tl\owTto town"ln<iVo"%l»n4
the twenty-fifth of December or it may l^^^b^.n^vers., yon will HnJ
have been some other day, but that is year round. As an Instance here Is what
some of the cards Kay:
Old Christmss Is the heart's ooimervA-
torv. Your kindly thoughts of me, of
you, sre just the fragrant flowers the sen-
ion brings to sweet maturity.
<>— *
for all the towns, but the practice else
where is different, and a special char-
ter is prepared for each separate city.
In this way, the Times-Democrat says,
every problem in city government is
being "tried out," and, speaking for
New Orleans, which was the first of
the larger cities to adopt the municipal
system, says: "Commission govern-
ment has been in operation in New
Orleans only a few days less than a
year; therefore, we have had a chance
to teat it, or at least to compare it
with former methods of administration.
It is true that the present charter of
the city is weik in many of the ideas
and principles of the commission form
of government. There is a fatal defi-
ciency in the matter of the recall, and
the people are thereby deprived of the
and each is now claiming supremacy.
Of course the matter could not be set-
tled satisfactorily by a comparison of
poll tax payments because It would be
impossible to say what percentage of
those who might be entitled to the elec-
tive franchise had qualified for
its exercise by obtaining poll tax re-
ceipts or otherwise. But the friendly
rivalry as to the performance of a civic
duty is different.
Every citizen should be prepared to
take a potential part In government,
National, State nnd municipal, and if
this were done there would be less
cause for complaint as to administra-
tion in local affairs than there is at
times when the best elements of the
citizenship have been careless or in-
different and have permitted the
of but little consequence. That he
lived and died and rose from the grave
and ascended to his Father, is enough
for his followers to know, and they are
happy in the faith that if they continue
faithful they will dwell with him In a
life that Is better and purer and nobler
than this. Then, one day Is the same
as any other day, so far as this is con-
cerned, and it is only necessary that
all days should be devoted to his serv-
ice by those who have taken his name.
There are to 9e important elections
next year. Pay your poll tax now.
It will be observed that Santa Claus
lias lost none of his old-time popular-
ity by failing to conform to the clean-
shaving custom.
A feature of the new currency svc-
tem is that it gives the farmers better
facilities for obtaining loans from the
banks than they have heretofore en-
joyed.
right to call their officials to order, or! worser elements to control in the elec-
gct rid of those who have proved un-! tions. On all occasions when the citi-
worthy or inefficient. No adequate j 7ellf nf a community have been aroused
provision has been made for the initia-
tive and referendum. Moreover, the
city is overofficeretl, the skeleton of
the old administration being preserved,
with a »et of commissioners as a cov-
ering. 'None the less, it is generally
accepted that there has been an im-
provement in efficiency since the
chinge h*« been made."
The coming year prpbably will see
the old plan of ward aldermen govern-
ment discarded by many of the cities
and larger towns of the country. San
Antonio is to vote on the question of a
commi»*lon charter in January, and
Detroit, Omaha, Lincoln, Neb., and
to 'heir civic obligations to the extent
of assuring a full vote the results »f
the election have been most satisfac-
tory to the friends and advocates of
good government, for the people can
be trusted to do that which Is best
when they assert their power and will-
ingness to rule. It is only when a
minority, manipulated to a more or
less extent by selfish politicians and
selfish Interests is given the reins that
there Is cause for dissatisfaction due
to inefficient government or something
worse.
Farly in the coming year the citizens
of San Antonio are to vote on the pues
Dissolution of the trusts has begun,
with one of the greatest of them all as
a notable example, and now that the
tatiff and currency problems have bien
disposed of the movement may be ac-
celerated by more energeti# efforts in
that Direction
Mayor Guides Penniless
Lad to Home of His
Father's Old Friend
Through the efforts of Mayor Brown, a
boy of 18 years, penniless and a stranger
In San Antonio, was placed In communi-
cation with old friends yesterday, and at
a result, this boy's Christmas will be a
pleasant one,
Tuesday Mayor Brown noticed the lad
In his outer office, but because of the
demands for his presence In the Council
Chamber for the iltliens' meeting tho
Mayor could not talk to him then. That
night he noticed blm iii tbe 1'ostofflcc,
warming Ills hands by tbe radiator. Tho
Mayor introduced himself, and when lie
learned the lad was a stranger nnd like-
wise penuUess. be gave him a dollar to
get a lied and breakfast the nest morning,
und urged him to come to the City Hall
the next day.
The lad put In his tjipeiranc# yester-
day. He told the Mayor that he c»m<i
hern from Alabama to most an old friend
of his father's but his efforts thus far
had been unsuccessful. The Mayor learned
the name, nnd after half in hour got In
touch with the right man. The lad proved
to the other man's satisfaction that lie was
the son of his old friend.
Half an hour later the boy was at hit
friend's office, and was waiting to go home
to dinner with him.
*5-
At Salonla, In pelmatla, they elect a
king ut Christinas, whose reign liisis oulv
a fortnight, but notwithstanding the short
duration of his authority he enjoys several
prerogatives of sovereignty; auch, for ex
otnplti. as keeping tbe keys of tbe town,
of having n distinguished place in tb»
cathedral, .ind of deciding upon all diffi-
culties and disputes which arise among
those who compose bis court. The town
is obliged to provide hlni with a bouse
suitable to the dignity of his elevated po-
sition. When he leaves the bouse he Is al
ways compelled to wuir u crown of wheat
e:irs. and he cannot appear In public with-
out a robe of purple scarlet cloth, and sur-
rounded by a great dumber of officers
The governor, Ibe bishops and other dig-
nitaries are obliged to give hlni u feast
and all who meet blm must saluti> blm
with respect. When the fortnight Is at an
and the king quits hit palace, strips off
hit crowu and returns to his hovel. For
a length of time this pantomimic*! king
wnt chosen from among the nobles; at
present his election hat devolved upon tile
lowest of the people.
Fifteen Ywwe Ag» Tod»y-lRt»S.
Manners esslly and rapidly mature Into
morals Aa childhood advance* to man-
hood, tbe transition from bad manners to
bad morals Is almost imperceptible. Vul-
gar and obtceoe objects liefore the mind,
engender Impure images In the imagina-
tion nnd make nnltwful Uetlres prurient,
From the prevalent state of the mind, to-
tlens proueed as wtter rises from a foun-
tain. Hence, wbet wat orlglnslly a word
or phrase becomes a thought, la ineretrt
elouslv embellished by tbe imagination,
Is inflamed Into a vicious desire, gains
strength and boldness by always being
welcome, until »t list, uuder some urgent
temptation, It dares for once to put on the
visible form of action; It Is then ventured
upon again nnd again, more frequently and
less warily, »nd until repetition forges the
chgln of habit, and then language, Imagl
nation, desire and habit bind their victim
to the priton house of tin,—Horace Mtnn.
♦ ♦ ♦
Joe George, ex-postmaster, hA returned
from a hunting trip to the coast with 112
ducks that he killed there and which he
bte distributed smon* hit friends.
♦ 4- ♦
It is said that the Princess of Wales Is
In a very bad st.ite of health. This fact
is kept as Quiet at poislble, but that tort
of thing mutt creep out somehow or other,
and the rumors about tbe fntnre Queen
of England at present are certainly most
discouraging. I heard from someone who
might a glimpse of tho royal lady the
other dav, says a London letter, while
driving netr Sandrlnghnm, that tbe prln
cess has aged shockingly, and evidently
during the time of her country seclustbn
has given up a good deal of the use of
those aids to persotinl adornment that have
made her one of tbe most queenly and
lovely women of her time. Of course in
town' she Is never seen without a soft
bloom upon her cheeks, the most msrvel-
oualy "managed" fit to her coats and
bodices, snd Ibe most admirable arrange-
ment of coiffeur. In the bojotn of her own
family, however, even a royal lady must
occasionally "let hersolf go,' and so it It
tlist she was seen iti n black Rerge gown
having a cent tbnt fitted none ton well
while her eompleiton looked distinctly the
worte for wear and her hat was arranged
at anything but s becoming angle. Her
impassable streett yesterday nioruiug
olitribtted to the destruction of three eot-
Hges on Fust Carolina Street. As a re-
valued at $t),(*W or more
wus destroyed, while firemen «ud others
fretted and swore in their efforts to ex-
tricate motor engines, bete wagons and
ladder truckt from the gummed-up thor-
oughfares. Aft'*r much struggling the de-
partment got a streum In operation, and
this helped wonderfully in saving a fourth
houte from destruction.
Tbe fire, from unknown cause, origi-
nated in the home of S. 0. Mills, 409 East
Carolina Street, and it was by mere good
fortune that tbe occupants escaped death.
Jttal as the family daubed out of tbe front
door a part of tbe roof tell in. (In the
west slue of the Mills house the home
of August Sauders was destroyed, and ou
the east side the property of K. W.
Schmidt was licked up by the flames. This
house was practical^ a total loss before
a Hue of how hud been 'ai l
.Inst about that time the rain "f sparks
Ignited the bunie of Mrs A. Mayes For-
tunately, tbe firemen were enabled to check
that blaze In Its Incipient')'.
Much of the loss Is covered by insur-
ance. but Chief Wright does not believe
that Is mi excuse at all for the populace
in general fulling to exercise extreme cau-
tion In everything that will reduce the fire
hazard. He more tbau anyone realises
hat tbe department la powerless if it Is
forced to attempt a run through some of
the streets that are a foot or so deep la
sticky block mud.
The chief said last night there bad been
too many fires of late, which entailed
heavy losses, because apparatus and men
could not get to them on account of the
henvv gointf resulting from recent rains.
After ail. he said, the greatest thing wns
irevenutlve measures. Maintaining clean
:'lues, keeping matches ill metal receptacles
aud proper electrical construction, the chief
ties, will help a great ilea!,
.be department annwered an alarm Inst
nlkht from Wfl fttarr Street, where n chlm
ney blaze occurred. The loss wns trivial.
-O——
Nat M. Washer Will Dine the News
boys With Turkey and Other Deli-
cacies of the Season.
Kveiy uswsle in town will today be the
guest ot Sat M. Washer at his annual
newsboys' dinner at a local hotel at noon.
Each year Mr. Washer remembers the
little fellows who cry the extras and cull
out the regular editions. Tho Christmas
dinner bus become an event in their lives,
and all manage to be on hand.
Mr. Wtsber wants them all present, nnd
again this morning be invites erery news-
boy In San Antonio to be bis guest at as
flue a dinner as will be served In tho city
today,
Newsies on the streets yesterdHV dis-
cussed the "big eats," as they called it.
One little urchin, n little dirtier tl
his companion, said:
"I can't come. I don't know what to
wear."
'That's all right, fellow," ttiid his pal,
'Just wear what you got on. Mr. Washer
don't want us to drms up. He knows
our Snuday clothes Is our Monday and
"uetdty clothes."
And It Is thin. Mr. Washer wants the
lids to come Just as they are. It Is not
eipeeted that they will be dressed up or
made to appear In a false light. The dlu-
ner Is at 12 o'clock, and be wants ail to
be on time.
eyet seemed heavy and tplrltlest, and she
really looked her tge, which wat 51 last
week.
♦ ♦ ♦
District Attorney Carlos Bee qualified
and entered upon the duties of hla new of-
fice yesterdav morning. He gave a bond
In thv stun of ItVOdO to tbe Hi ate, with
Wlllitm Aubrey and ,T. W. Kokenmt as
sureties District Attorney Bee's asslitant
It 3S S. Anderson, who bus served In that
capacity for a number of wars.
♦ ♦ ♦
Otto Ouenther. the big blonde flour man
was In Mexico last week selling goods.
Otto It said to be the biggest flour drnm
tuer on the road, lie sells lots of goodt
because the merchants cannot resist that
A bill has been introduced in Con-
gress to mark the border line between
the United States and Mexico by a
barbed wi-e fence, with an admonition
to all would-be incursionists to "shinny
on your own side."
New Haven, Conn,, will submit the tion of a new charter for the city and
matter to popular vote in February, and
The song of the Carabaos, entitled:
"He may be a brother of William H.
Taft, but he ain't no brother of mine,'
reflected a sentiment that prevailed
among the American soldiers in the
Philippine Islands before benevolent
assimilation h»d reached its present
St. Louis, Kansas City and Seattle
ymc time later. In the meantime ex-
on a change in the form of the cltv, stage, is the testimony of a former
government and every citizen who h*s! executfve. That ameliorates, if it does
a semblance of civic pride or feels any J not excuse, a recent offenso.
BAG ALLEGED COUNTERFEITERS
Government Detectives Arrest Two
Men in Chicago.
CIIICAOO, III., Dec. 24.—Government de-
tectives today arrested here two ei con-
victs and took possession of a complete
outfit for printing counterfeit five and
teu-dollar bills. Then men are Hdward
Westcott and Otto Allen,
Allen, alias Charles Morrill, It Is said,
had Just returned from a test trip with
counterflei hills, in the course of which,
It Is allege I, he had passed them In Grand
Hnplds, Mich.; Cincfnntti, St. Louis nnd
Huclne.
The printing outfit was set tip In a flat.
Tbe operatives learned the address from
a parcel posl package sent by Trunk I,ns-
cern, arrested In New York for passing
counterfeit ten-dollar notes. More than
4.000 counterfeit bills were printed tnil
stacked up beside tbe counterfeiters' press.
Christmas Season in Kerrville.
Sp'elal Telegram to The Express
KEHIIVIU-E. Tex., Dec. 24.—The vari-
ous Sunday schools In Kerrville will ba\e
Christmas exercises anil trees for their
members. The Presbyterians held their
Christinas exercises Inst night. The Luth-
erans held theirs tonight, the Eplscopulluns
will celebrate Christmas night, tbe Hap
tlstn Friday night, and the Methodists to-
night. All bushiest houset will be closed
tomorrow
persuasive smile which lights up Ills fell
tures when he enters ti store.
woman"faithful tcTlover
In Ravings, Miss Brance Cries Out for
Dtad Uwyer.
MONT1CELLO, N. Y„ Dee. !4.-Mlt»
Adelaide M. Brance, partner In the double
life led by Melville n.' Couch, wlio (lied
last Snndsy of heart failure. Is still
voluntary prisoner hero. Physicians who
examined her today say she Is on the
verge of mental and physical collapse,
trained nurse has charge of her.
In her ravings tha woman calls cou
tlnually for Conch nnd pleads for death
in order that she may Join him.
A brother of Miss Branee. living at
Hard wick, N. Y„ called on Sheriff Kline
today and announced he would take the
woman bom* iext week. He had believed
bis sister dend uhtll the events of last
Sunday.
informed nf her brother s offer, Miss
Brgbce said she would gladly leave Mon
tlcello. She Insists, however, tbat her
departure take place at night, and after
she has had an opportunity
to tee the
grave of the dead lawyer.
two MEXICANS arrested
They Are Charged With Fighting and
Stabbing U. S. Trooper.
8p«rfftl to The Kxpr*M.
BRACK NTT VILLK), Tex., Dec. 24.-Bf
(fluid rtyiltan and Annelmo Morale* werr
arretted yeHtprda.v and In Jail
<»uf*ed of hnvlUR bo«n im* onew who nut
T
JEWISH CELEBRATION
McGonln of Troop 11, Fourteenth Cavalry,
night of the lMth Inst., during tl
fighting between soldiers and Mexicans.
on the
An examining trial will b« bald Monday
In ♦b*lr
Services by Temple Juniors Friday
Night—Children's Day.
At Temple Beth 111 Friday evening at S
o'clock Stalibas Hanukkuh scrvtcea will
be conducted by the Temple Juniors. Tra-
ditional music, melody and harmony.
Children's day celebration at 3 o'clock
Snndty afternoon. Tbe program follows:
Organ, processional; Children entering
bearing Meuornh, flags and candles; ritual
servlre. leader Meyer Kat»; prayer, Ruth
Dubinlskl; benediction over the lights,
leader, then school; the eight little light
trs, Leo Velth, Mildred Goodman, l'aullns
Hess, Rulph Brown, Iluth Yauo, Henrietta
Newdlng, Aaron Zadck. Minnie wolf; the
tight little lamps: Helen Rote Rube, Laura
Norman Friedlander, Sidney Kline, Marlon
Volli Adrian Zudek. Leslcr Hack. Marlon
Levy, Ilose Bernice Atigutl: dialogue,
"Judith and Ruth, the Lights," Marl ha
Livingston anil Mildred Wullach; Ilmiuk
hhIi hymn. "Mo-oi-inr," school; prologue,
Milds Solomon; symbols in numbers: Mil
ton Joseph, Hannah Meyers, .lake Wolf,
Nessle Levlsou, Helen Arsteln, Iievere Ber-
lin Vivian Arsteln, Jeanette Levytansky
"In the Beginning," Corlnne Hcovitch;
symbol! In lights: Carolyn Victor, Gnstnv
Super Mamie Weber, I'aul Summerfleld,
LlUle Solomon, Jake Myers, Reuben Kar-
reu, Pauline Kan; "Ruth to Noaml."
Gltdys Rosenman; address, "Our Festal
Day." Roy Oppenlielmer; praise, Fannie
Mllgrum; hymn, "Rock of Ages," school;
"In Ancient Dnys," by ten spenkers: Han-
nah Brown, Perry Ktillison, Mottle Lee,
Sarah llodlc, Bernard Asner, Rosa Kauf-
man. Louis MyrowlU, Kleanor Harris, Wll-
lylitni Wolf, Henry Leopold; "Thanksgiv-
ing," I.ucilc McCoun; "The Shenia." Caro-
line Halff; "Epilogue. Hugh Haltfj
"Charity," Pauline Velth; "Truth," Rote
Llpman; "Friday Night," Rose Newdlng;
"Israel In Kxile": "Egypt," Andrew
Smith: "Babylon," Lewis Kayton; "Per-
sia,'1 Philip lllrsch; "Greece," Jerome K.
Harris. "Klegv. Jtidnli Mscciibee." Nathan
Kats; "Liberty." Frit* Strauss; "'Our
Country's Flag." Lillian Rosenmsn: "Our
Priceless Heritage;'. Jack Berinnn; "Ekal-
lutlon," Clarence r Wordhius; address,
Roblil Samuel Marks; benediction, Aline
Hulibacher
Cabbage Brings Good Prices.
Special Telegram to The Kiprew,
Cl'ERO, Tex., Dec. 21.—Several loads of
fine winter cabbage were sold here Tues
day. Notwithstanding the floods, -which
washed away soine of the crop, the cab
liage crop here Is eiceptlonally fine. The
price nt present is averaging around Wi
cents, which is about double tbe price
pnlil Inst year.
— " ^
Christmas Day in Cuero.
Npedifl Telegram to The Itvpress.
Cl'ERO, Tex., Dec. 24.—Stores will close
here Christmas Dny. The Methodist, Bnp-
llst and Presbyterian churches will hare
onion services at the Methodist Church.
Rev Mr Evans of the Baptist Church
preaching the termon. Services will also
lie held at tbe Hlpiscopal and Lutheran
chnrchen. Christmas trees were held nt
the Methodist and presbytcrlun chtirchet
ia«t nlarht
NEW HERE IN WAY OF YULE-
TIDE CELEBRATION.
SANTA CLAUS THERE, TOU
Kotariaus who are members of tha
Rotary t lub of San Antonio gave this city
something new last night in tbe way ot
Christmas celebrations, Tbe club erected
a 33-fuot cedar Christmas tree, and oai
the cedar-bede'ked platform In front o^
tbe tree they had a celebration typical ot
tbe Ctui still us season.
Tbe true significance of the event was
not overlooked by San Antoniana, and sev«
eral thousand persons attended the cele-
bration. Mayor Brown, who was chlol
speaker of the evening, urged the true ob*.
Nervation of Christmas.
"It la not so much what yon give for,
Christmas." he said, 'at bow you give It
and tbe spirit in which you give it. Cbrlst-I
mas was never iutended as a season of
^ifts. This custom and It la a beautiful
custom is u modern day custom. This
is i he season ot peace on enrth, good
will to man.' See that in your everyday
life yon observe this custom.
1 believe iu the people coming to-
other for such a celebration. It brings
is closer together. Cnfortnnately, w«
don't give enough of our time to tiia
brighter si le or life tt Is always busi-
ness. Such a celebration as this Is good
for the community. I am enjoying It; you
will enjoy it.
"Situ Aiitouians have much to cause them
to properly appreciate the Christinas sea-
son this year. The outlook for the clty'i
growtu und continued prosperity never
was better. The year Just closing bin
been a successful In many ways. We
threw aside our country clothes and put
ou city airs. We have paved the way
fot a great, big city, and 1 am sure w«
will have it."
The Mayor concluded by wishing all
of his audience a merry Christmas and
happy New Year.
Attracting attention from everv cornel
of the plaza was the Rotary Chrlstmai
tree. Tbls, stiitely cedar, bedecked iu
about MO varicolored electric bulbs, with
an electric star at the top and un elec-
tric Rotary wheel at the bottom, attracted
attention from every part of the pltza.
In addition to the electric bulbs the tree
was decorat"d with strings of Chrlstmta
bunting, oranges and fettoons. It will
stand for u week.
From <1 to S o'clock the Ran Antonio
Concert Hand, led by Prof. W. II. Smith,
gave ii concert of popular, clatelcal and
Christmas airs. When the band concert
was concluded Mayor Brown was pre
sen ted. The Mayor's talk was well re-
■elved and at the end be waa liberally
applauded. Next came the Jlngtng of
flhristinas carols by the Texas-British As-
Boetat.lon.
Seuor Alexiiidraaao Llberat.1, leader ol
tbe baud of bis own name, and a eornetlst
of International reputatloti, gave several cor-
net solos. Ills solos were weyy received
and be was liberal with hla enooret, re-
sponding several timet to tbt plaudit*
and "bruvos" of the uudlence.
Then the Hibernian Society song tha
"Wearing of the Green." snd the Rotary
Club ang several solos. Members of tha
Rotury Club were among the audience,
passing here aud there, flashing thelt
electric wheels.
Making u tremendous hit with the small
boys and girls was W. H, Furlong Jr., who
was Santa Claus. Dressed in a WM> coon
skin robe, Mr. Furlong wut a modern
Santa Clans, and wllh It be had thl
proper ' Snnty" iplrlt. H# looked up
every little boy tnd girl In tbe crown,
telling them to be sure and hang up thelf
stockings when they went to bed, because
Mr. Santa Clans was turely coming dowu
the chimney.
FLOODSUFFERSTBENEFIT
The Dansant Raised $577 for the Red
Crosg Fund.
From the benefit "the dansant" given
Monday afternoon for the purpose of rait-
ing funds for the flood sufferers, the sum
of f.177 was received up to yetterdn. and
wuh forwarded to Mrs. 0. b. Colquitt, thu
wife of the Governor and the person in
charge of the Red Cross relief work.
The committee which had charge nf tin
benefit entertainment Is very much grati.
fled over the results ond the members with
to express their thanks to the public fot
their patronage, to Nlc Tengg for donating
advertising signs; to the San Antonio
Printing Company, for the tiAett; to Mr.
Kapp of the Household Furniture Com-
pany, for chairs, and to The Express for
Its assistance in advertising the affair.
MAIL CONTRACTORS HESITATE
Parcel Post Business Will Bring
Higher Bids Over Star Routes.
Special Telejrsm to The IGxjiret*.
SAN ANGEIiO, Tex., Dee. 94.—So great
has become the parcel post businett en
star routes out of here that the mall con-
tractors aay they will not. again bid on th*
contracts. New bids are being asked for
as tbe present contracts shortly expire. Tha
mall men fear that with the limit raised to
fifty pounds for tiarcel post packages tint
it will be impotsfble to handle them.
——
District Methodist Meeting.
Special Telegram to The KxprtM.
LOCK HART, Tex., Vtr. 24.-Ber.
Thomas Gregory, presiding elder of tha
Han Marcos district, presided over the
stowardu' meeting of the district, held nt
the Methodist, f'hnreh Monday night.
M:irk«'d progress was shown In nil tha
churches of the district by the reports
made.
Beeville Keen for Christmas.
Special Te'ejram to The Express.
BKEV1LI.1C, Tex. Dec. 24.-—Christmas
will be extensively observed tomorrow In
Beeville. Tonight trees are being held in
almost every church in this city. At mid-
night mass will be celebrated in St
Joseph's Catholic Church by the rector,
Rev. John Cotnn
Beeville Bar Endorses Chambliss.
Special Telegram .to The Express.
BEEVILLE, Tex., Dec. 24,—The Beevillt
bar yesterday endorsed the candidacy ol
Judge F. G. Chambllsa, Judge of tin
Thirty-sixth Judicial Dlttrlct, and who de-
sires to succeed himself. His only oppon-
ent is C. L. Bell of Karnes County.
Physician Will Aecept Office.
Special Telcffi am to The Express
BAN ANGELO, Tex,, Dec. 24.—Dr. .T. B.
McKnlght of Brady, recently nppolnted
by Governor O. B. Colquitt at the succes-
sor of Dr. Itasooiu Lynn, to be stiiierln-
tendent of the tuberculosis colony at Carls-
bad, snld here today that he would proba-
bly accept the appointment, lie has been
nt Carlsbad for the past several days in-
specting the institution.
Borden Again Declines Title.
OTTAWA. Ont., Pec. 24.—Premier Rob-
ert L. Borden has again declined n title
In connection with the forthcoming New
Year's honors, according to n London ills-
juitcli. Mr. Borden, It Is stated, Is demo
crutk1 In hla tastes and proposes to fol-
low, the example of Balfour, Chamberlain,
Gladstone anil Bright, each of whom It-
fused to aciteot a title.
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