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J./1IM ANTOMIQ EXPRESS: MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 1914.
MEWS FROM AUSTIN
The Express Austin Bureau—Office 112 East Sixth Street, r>rlskill Hotel Building.
Old telephone No. 1888. Ed S. Newton, Staff Correspondent.
EDECI
Southern Agriculturists Will Devise
Improved Farm Marketing
Methods.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 4.—Commissioner Ed
U. Ivone of the Texas Department of Agri-
culture has announced the following as
the meeting place and tentative program
for the conference, called by him, uf the
Commissioners of Agriculture of the South-
ern and other States to discuss and, if
possible, devise and improve methods for
marketing farm < rops and other farm
products that, will be raised in those
States this year:
Place Miid time,, of meeting. Wcstbrook
Hotel, Fort Worth, Tex., January 15, 9:30
a. ni.
Meeting called to order and objects
stated by Commissioner Kone.
Appointment of committees and ten-
minute talks on motions relating thereto.
Addresses of Commissioners of Agricul
ture followed by general discussions of
points raised. Time limit of addresses,
twenty minutes each and ol' discussion,
twenty minutes.
Addresses by others, including Clarence
Ousley, E. A. Calvin, Sam A. Lindsey. Joe
Hirsch, Edwin ChariTberlain, F. P. Holland,
Prof. C. R. Austin. Prof. IC. J. Kyle, Prof.
F. W. Mallv Or. II. Ii. Harrington, Wil
11am F. Robertson. Roy Campbell, Sam II.
Dixon, J. Sheb Williams, A. If. Sprague
and Homer D. Wade. Time limit of e»ch
speaker, twenty minutes and of general
discussion, twenty minutes.
Reports of committees and discussion of
and action on same.
Final proceedings and adjournment.
It Is thought that it will take the greater
part of two days for the conference to
complete it* labors. The principal commit-
tees will likely report on the second day,
if a two-days session is found to be neces-
sary. Commissioner Kone has received rc-
Slies that indicate that the meeting will
e, In point, of attendance, all that could
be desired, and says that; he is sanguine
that it will prove equally satisfactory in
results achieved.
iLL PUSH GOOD tiUS
Austin Citizens Determine to Turn Out
for Work January 14 to
Start Right.
The Kxnress Austin Bnrenu.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. A. —Good roads ad-
vocates meeting at the Chamber of Com-
merce made arnfngeraents to work the San
and to improve the crossing at the creek.
The work i- !«• begin on January .14.
County Commissioners Barker. Boothe and
Dodgen have agreed to send wagons and
teams to aid in the work. City Street Com
missioner Powell will also render assist
ance. Fred Right or. manager of the
Texas Bithullthie Company, has donated
$25 cash and a number or dump wagons
to be used in hauling gravel, lie will also
loan the road builders shovels and other
necessary tools.
F. L. Patty was elected chairman of the
committee on arrangement s and given
power to appoint > . . n mitteos. II<
will be assisted by the following well-
known citizens: W. II. Richardson Jr.,
A. W. Griffith, C. N. Avery, A. F. Mar
tin, H. A. W'roe and W. J. Jones. A bar-
becue will be given the workers at Radam
farm, four miles from Austin.
Austin high school boys will assist in
the work, as will also the section gang
of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad.
Pure Food and Drug Commissioner
W ill Rule on Use of Egg Albumen
in Baking Powders.
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 4.—Pure Food and
Drug Commissioner J. S. Abbott is ex-
pected to early this week announce a de-
cision in the baking powder controversy.
Representatives of several of the largest
biking powder manufacturing concerns
v,*ere here last week and were given a hear-
ing -by the commissioner. Some advocate
that he re-issue his order prohibiting the
use of egg albumen in baking powders,
while others insist that he permit the use
of albumen.
The commissioner some time ago ruled
against the use of egg albumen, but when
the Federal Food and Drug Board gave a
decfstori that there was nothing deleterious
in albumen, Commissioner Abbott suspend-
ed his order until January 1.
BODY TAKEN TO AUSTIN
Interment of the Late C. Q. Horton Will
Be in Cemetery There.
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 4.—The body of C.
Q. Horton, a well-known bridge contractor
who had made his residence in Austin for
the past twenty-six years and who was
killed in an accident near Granger yester-
day afternoon, was brought here this
morning for interment. Mr. Horton was
recently awarded a contract by the County
Commissioners of Williamson County to
replace si eel 'bridges washed away by the
floods. Yesterday afternoon while he was
supervising the construction of the Friend-
ship bridge in the eastern part of the
county a heavy timber fell, striking him
on the head. He was instantly killed.
.Mr. Horton was 56 years old, coining to
Austin from Iowa. He was a prominent
member of the Elks, Masons and Woodmen
of the World. All during his long resi-
dence in Austin he had been engaged in
the bridge building business and had con-
structed some of the largest bridges in
Texas. He is survived by five children,
.Mrs. Kugene Jourdan, Mrs. Lon Piper,
.Miss Hazel Horton and Carey I. Horton
of Austin, and Mrs. Will Kennedy of
Welch, La. His father and mother, Dr.
and Mrs. Carey Horton, also survive, and
made their home with him.
Engineers Elect Officers.
I he Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 4.—The engineering
department of the University of Texas has
elected officers for the ensuing year in
both lhe departmental and class divisions.
The new officers are:
Department officers, winter term: Presi-
r. - dent, Nat Pace, Calvert; vice president, L.
Antonio Road from Austin to onion Creek,snow. Donna; secretary-treasurer, Miss
Austin Realty Transfers.
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jap. 4. -The followin
realty transfers have been filed for re<
ord:
XV. A. Boswell and Guy A. Collett t«
Bartlett and II. L. I'.artlett. 4U feci off
[)f lot
f east
iOxlLV
tide
fee
k
t lot
Dei
to C,
' Luc
li. Do
west sid
4 feet off
containing
11,001.
Ed Zar and wife
acres of land, part
on Big Walnut Cre
$in.ooo.
M. M. Gossard and ,\. R.
C. Wondc. all int : < -i in :
part of i > a a c De t 1«
15)1:?.
Stacy-Robbins Coni|>a;
Hunter, the c;e-t To f t «
of Christian and Fellninn
tin. July "J."., I'.1':*; M. •"».
Alma Jacobs, Alvord; sergeant at arms,
Glenn Vaughan, Waelder.
Spring term: President, W. H. Light-
foot. Paris; vice president, W. C. Brown,
i Austin: secretary-treasurer, Miss Alma
| Giesecke, Austin; sergeant at arras, Nat
' Pace, Calvert.
Senior class, winter term: President, R.
K. iiardaway, 1*21 Paso; vice president, A.
II. licitzler. San Antonio; secretary treas-
urer, J. A. Focht. Sweetwater; sergeant at
arms, C. L. Martin, Dallas.
Spring term: President, Nat Pace, Cal-
vert; vice president, Leon Blume, El Paso;
secretary-treasurer, Joe Moore, Lampasas:
sergeant at armn, It. E. Hardaway, HI
Paso.
Junior class, winter term: President, C.
L. Bailey, Weatherford; vice president, W.
J. Miller, San Antonio; secretary-treasurer,
F. Giannotti, San Antonio; sergeant at
arms, P. B. Johnson, Stamford.
Spring term: President, S. M. Udden,
Austin; vice president, R. T. P. Thompson,
Brenham; secretary-treasurer, Leslie Jones
of i;i Paso; sergeant at arms, C. L. Bailey,
Weat bet-ford.
Sophomore class, winter term: Presi-
dent, .1. T. Blair, Corsicana; vice presi-
dent. S. J. Heatie, Gainesville; secretary
.treasurer. Miss Olive Davanay, Cameron;
A. ! sergeant at arms, P. V. Pennybacker, Aus-
tin.
i:to
O. Nel
• s Mnnos survey
•ember L"2. ;
(Jossard to John
J i acres of land,
■ I» ember JVI,
t-« .lames H.
1..! v in block 2
mldltion to Aus-
Ed H. Taylor and wife H. Lot is. the
lortn portion of lot 1 in bio. . <;o of Aus-
et 2 inc
Dei
tin, containing dj)\70 f«
ber 31, 101.".; si.M'.i.
Simoon J. Drake to Anna II. Herndon,
lots t, 2, " and 4 in blo«-|.- 1J <,f Fair view
Park addition to South Austin, December
22, 1013; $<- oo.
Austin Personals.
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN. Tex., Jan. 4.—Governor Col-
quitt left tonight for Brownsville, vi lere lie
will open the \li«'winter l air. Rehire re-
turning to the Capitol the Govrnor will
enjoy several da.vs' duck hunting. 1!
accompanied by J. N. Graves of Okl.ihom
City, and at. Houston will be joined by a
party of friends.
Judge T. S. Maxe.v ef the United States
District Con;! and l>. II. Hart, clerk, left
today for San Antonio, where the ses-
sion of the Federal Court will be resumed
tomorrow. The court adjourned December
35 for the Christmas holidays. Several
cases of alleged using the mails to defraud
are on the docket.
Protest Rehearing to Be Resumed.
The Express Austin Rurciiu.
AUSTIN, Tpx., Jan. 4. - Tlio bo.-irlnK be-
fore (VHituiHstonor nj' Insurtin'i' jinil I'.-mk
Iiik W. W. Collier "f tile protects made
•jr the lacuranre companies ajralDal tli,.
Mcate of adopted by the Te*aw Ktn
]iloyors" lnsiiran<-<> i.»n will ti
kii tiled. tomorrow. tin- <•
I <if An'iin : ! s11rliijr term: I'reHldenl, B. H. Moore,
H In said bloi k, Fort Worth; vice president, J. I. von
.1. her, Corpus Ohristl; aecretary-treuB-
mei-. Miss Viola Baker, weatberford; eer-
(fi-aiit lit arms. ,T. T. lilair, Corsicana.
Freshman class, winter term: President,
i:. A. i i llatr, San Antonio; vice president,
\V. L Nash, Sail Antonio: secretary treaa-
11 r. i, ,!. It. Atkinson, Dallas; sergeant at
arms, Nolan Brown, Austin.
spring term: President, J. B. Chenk,
Dallas; vlee president, T. S. Moffltt, Pales-
tine; ireretarv-treasurer, C. E. Cunning-
hinii, Fort Worth; sergeant at arms, B.
A. U'llair, Sau Antonio.
Street Lighting improvements.
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. —A report filed
with the t'lty Council by City Electrician
Waiter 1/. Eyres shows that extensive
Improvements have been made In the street
Hunting ol' Austin. The public lighting
, . stem ineliules 'JL'I lire lamps and Ml.ri In-
citnd nts, making 1,U8B sources of Illu-
mination in all. There are sixty two or-
nameiital light poles, three lamps each;
1111 of a single globe, and slxty-onc serv-
! ins as coinbination light standards and
:-i ivei ear trolley poles, most of whleh were
J.:,'4 i installed during the past year. The past
i > ear's extensions were made at a cost of
.•Sln.siin. The
cost $0,500.
current for street lightJug
ing on Deeeml
until that date
it l'll odjouriied the hi
ltav-
■ ring
I
To Invite Blind Orator.
Tim Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex.. Jan. 4. The Av.<
tary Club x\ i 11 vein! an i?»\-it i• t«
<isceola Archer. lie- b id «.
Antonio. t«> give hi- h- ture.
Man's World." In Austin
rti an
BR Aft
SFS'JCEHrOOC
Injured Chinese Recovering.
The Express Austin Bureau.
Al STIN, Tex., Jan. 4.—Bo Lee, a Chi-
naman, propr^Mor of a restaurant, who-
was struck on the head with the top of a
woden st«d in an affray with Uunter
Hill, is slowly recovering at the City
Hospital. He suffered a fracture of the
skull Hill was released OB bond in the
sum of .<:;o0 for Ids appearance on Jan-
uary i:t in a Justice Court for examining
trial.
Public Schools Resume Work.
The Express Austin Bureau.
A! STIN, Tex., Jan. 4.—After a vacation
of nearly three weeks covering the Christ-
1 mas and New Year's holidays, the Austin
j public schools will resume their regular
! routine of work tomorrow. With the ex-
j ' option of two teachers at the Palm school
' t lie same corps will report for doty to-
morrow. Mrs. E. L. Itaggertt and Mrs.
i.uia May Allrich tendered their resigna-
tions and their places will he filled by
\|i: Willie Stephens and Miss Bessie
Wells.
E
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PERILS THAT
F. M. BRALLEY DISCUSSES RURAL
POPULATION, LAND OWNER-
SHIP AND' SCHOOLS.
SUGGESTS THE
the hit of the season
sateen madras 2 for 25e
EARL & W/LSOX
I MAKERS OF TUOY'S BEST I'K«»l>r<'T
Cofferdams Being Replaced.
The t"\press Austin Bureau.
AI STI N. Tex., Jan. 4.—Work of replac-
ing the cofferdams at the Austin dam site,
wai- li were swept away by the flood In
the Colorado Kiver. is well under way.
1 1 new construction, surmounting the old
pert ton of the dam, is practically com
ph't» . and twelve of the weventeen flood
u'ates on the new part are iu place.
(I rand Jury Finishes Work.
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 4.—The Travis
County grand jury has made its final re-
port and adjourned. Seven felony and
seven misdemeanor Indictments were re-
turned. and on the grand jury's reeommen-
n (WO in* n were released from jail.
County Court Term Begins.
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 4.—The January
term of the Travis Connty Court will open
tomorrow, when the eriminsl docket will
be called. Tuesday is appearance day and
the civil non jury docket will be railed
January 19. Civil cases will be called Feb-
ruary 2.
OTTO RIERE UNDERTAKING CO., re-
moved to 177 North Street. Private fbapeL
(AdverU—>
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 4.—"Some Educa-
tional Perils That Threaten the Texan" was
the subject of an interesting and instructive
address delivered Sunday morning by Prof.
F. M. Bralley before Wilson Williams' tlass
at the University Methodist Church. Pro-
fessor Bralley has labored successfully for
years past in the field of education and
has served nearly two terms as Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction. He is still
heart and soul in this great work as the
director of the Department of Extension of
the University of Texas. Professor Bral-
ley said in part:
"All questions affecting the public wel-
fare are, when reduced to the last analysis,
educational questions. The Industrial, the
social, the intellectual and the religious
demands of society can be supplied by and
through the right kind of education.
RURAL POPULATION.
"Texas is confronted with a grave situa-
tion with respect to the rural population
and land ownership. In 1900 77.7 per cent
of our population was strictly rural, lndl
eating conclusively that there is a drift
of the population in Texas from the coun-
try to the towns and the cities. During
the period of time from 1900 to 1910 the
population of the State increased 27.8 per
cent, while the rural population of forty-
two of the largo, wealthy counties of the
State decreased, the decrease ranging from
1.1 per cent to 27.7 per cent. Among the
rich agricultural counties In which the
population decreased might be mentioned
Lamar, Grayson, Fannin. Cooke, Collin,
Hunt, Bell, Johnson, Washington, ltobert
son and others. This unmistakably repre-
sents an unwholesome condition.
"There are 417,770 farms iu the State,
but 219,575 of them, or 52.0 per cent, are
operated by tenants. Mr. Uarvor, in charge
of the rural organization service of the
United States Department of Agriculture,
has weB said: 'Next to war, pestTlanee and
famine, the worst thing that can happen to
a rural community Is absentee landlord
ism.' In the State at large a majority of
the farmers are homeless; that is, they are
renters. In Fannin County f»7 per cent of
the farms are operated by tenants; in Gray-
son, 62.6 per cent; in Hunt, 67.5 per cent;
in Collin, 68.8; In Ellis, 60 pe* cent. Farm
tenancy Is on the steady increase, and con-
ditions at present Justify the statement that
unless there is u reorganization of the fac-
tors of our rural civilization for better-
ment, tenancy will continue to increase.
One-third of the farms now operated by
owners are mortgaged for more than one-
fourth of their value. People who are ten-
ants are not disposed to invest time, mon-
ey and labor in the improvement, of coun-
try roads, in the building of good schools,
in establishing the country church on a
firmer basiH and in organizing th« social
forces of the community in improving the
homes.
"It Is my opinion that the country home
has not received that consideration which
its importance in our civilization requires.
The three most important Institutions In
our clvlliaaton are the home, the church
and tho school.
TIIK HOME.
"Every normal man should be ambitious
to become the head of a family and the
owner of a home; and every normal woman
should be ambitious to preside as queen in
a home. Any business which produces 85
per cent of the wealth of the State, as agri-
culture does, should be ho organized and
financed as to encourage and enable the
Ereducers to become home owners. The
otne is a place of busy activity and labor,
as well as of sacred rest; and the country
home should be provided with all the com
forts, the conveniences and the labor sav-
ing devices known to the modern home >f
the town or city. Very few of the country
homes were planned and constructed with
a view of conserving the health and the
energy of the women by whom they are oc-
cupied, and of providing for their* comfort
and pleasure. The school of domestic econ-
omy in the University of Texas and the
divisiou of home welfare of the Department
of Extension of the university are endeav-
oring to elevate and enrich the home life
of tne people of this State.
"The country church at present 1n this
country is a feeble institution. Many of
them have their ministers with them but
once or twice u month, and as a logical
result the real value of the country church
In the enrichment of country life is not
more than one half what It should be. In
the State of IIHinds more than 1,600 coun-
try churches have been abandoned durlug
the last ten years; and while statistics are
not available for Texas on this subject, I
am quite sure that the condition is almost
as bad in Texas. The church is a social
as well as a spiritual Institution, and it
should participate in an effective way in
the social activities of the people. It
should co-operate with the home and the
school, but should not undertake to domi-
nate either. In some communities there
are entirely too many church buildings,
considering the number of people and their
financial ability. Such a policy Is an eco-
nomic waste. There should bo a federation
of the country churches In purposes, pluns
and work. There are duties of greater
value and of more importance to be per-
. formed by the ministers of Texas than
fthose of conducting Biblical disputes and
theological debates, which result In creat-
ing unfortunate divisions among the peo-
ple, in making factions in the schools and
in alienating friends. The country church
should take a deep interest in the economic
phases of country life, and the country
Treacher should be a rural life preacher.
The Man of Galilee frequently referred to
the 'lost sheen,' the 'shepherd,' the 'sower,*
the 'tares/ the 'sheaves,' the 'carpenter
shop,* 'good and poor soil,*' and was evi-
dently a country life preacher. It has been
well said that 'The key to the solution of
the problem of country life Is possessed by
the country church, for the colleges can
produce the body of knowledge needed by
the farmer In his struggle t«» survive as a
farmer, but the country church alone can
produce the spirit in which this body of
knowledge shall be used.'
THE SCHOOL*.
"The destiny of the State of Texas fa tn
the hand * of the people who reside in the
open country, because they constitute ap-
pro\iirately ?o per cent of our population.
They produce 85 per cent of the wealth of
Texas; but their educational facilities are
exceedingly deficient. There are 8,500 conn
try schools In Texas, and fi.otMi of them are
one teacher schools. More than 2,000 of
them run less than five months each year,
and more than 300 run less than three
months each year: and the average term of
all of the country schools of the State Is
scarcely six months.
"Forty six children of every 100 of
scholastic age residing In the rural districts
are absent every day the schools are In
session. Approximately 75.000 children of
scholastic age In the rural districts do not
matriculate annually In the public schools,
and more than 300,000 children of scholas-
tic age In the rural districts are absent
every day the schools are in session. Less
than one third of the country population
is accessible to rural high schools; and of
every 100 children who enter the first
grade in the country schools of Texas only
forty of them continue In school until they
enter the fifth grade, and fewer than five
of them enter the eighth grade.
"Briefly stated, the weaknesses of the
country public schools in Texas are (1) too
many short-term schools, (2) Inadequate
srhoolhonses, <*) an tinder supply of well-
trained teachers, <4» low salaries" of teach-
ers. (6) low uercentage of children who en
roll In school, and a still lower percentage
who attend school regularly, (6) too man?
■mall one teacher erhools, and not enouaii
rural high school* (?) failure to
1
ENTERS INTO REST
REV. DR. EDWARD B. WRIGHT.
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 4.—Rev. Edward B.
Wright, 66 years old, a resident of Austin
for the past forty-one years, for many
years pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church of this city, and pastor emeritus
since his seventieth birthday, on which
day he resigned the pastorate, died at his
home in this city today. He was a na-
tive of Detroit, Mich., and before coming
to Austin he was pastor $>f a church at,
Stillwater, Minn.
Drt Wright served in the Federal army
in the Civil War as captain of artillery
and while with General Sherman in the
march through Georgia to the sea he was
severely wounded. The funeral will be
held here. Tuesday. Dr. Wright is sur-
vived by; two daughters.
the work with rural life environment, (8)
insufficient and inefficient supervision.
THE REMEDY.
"I am fully convinced that the only rem-
edy for improving the educational facilities
of the country children of Texan will be
found in an intelligent, sympathetic, active
correlation of the country home, the country
church and the country school in produc-
ing a more wholesome country life, and in
legislation calculated to encourage and
mnko practicable plans of organization and
methods of work In the country schools.
Better supervision of the country schools
should be provided; and rural high schools
in larger numbers should be established.
Constitutional inhibitions with respect to
the local financial support of schools
should be removed. The State ad valorem
school tax should be fixed at 20 cents on
the $100 valuation of property, and should
be permitted to remain at that point with-
out change. A compulsory attendance law,
adapted to the conditions and the needs of
Texas, should be enacted by the next Leg-
islature; and all of the State institutions
of higher education in Texas should be
properly developed and given adequate
financial support. In other words, there
should be correlation and co operation;
correlation of all the economic, the social,
the religious and the educational factors
in effecting the redirection of rural edu-
cation, in giving inreased power and use-
fulness to the country church, In making
the country home the living, vital institu-
tion for conserving the virtues and per-
petuating the ties of the family, and tn giv-
ing material prosperity to the farmers;
and co-operation on the part of all good
people, regardless of whether they live In
the country or in the city, or whether they
be merchants, doctors, lawyers, preachers,
teachers, farmers or belong to any other
class."
ARMYOFRCERS TO
ACCEPT CHALLENGE
DECLINES THOMAS' INVITATION
TO ENTER ELIMINATION
RACE FOR GOVERNOR.
SALARIES IN THE UPPER GRADES
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF
THE LAW.
Staff Special to The Express.
WASHINGTON, l>. C., Jan. 4.-—Upper
grade oft leers of the military and naval
services of thV» Government are Interested
in the rules governing the income tax
which will be collected at the source.
officers whose incomes will be taxed are
those of the grade of lieutenant colonel and
above and of corresponding grades In the
navy and marine corps including those of-
ficers of the grade of major that are not
married and who have twenty years' serv-
ice. The last named officers receive $4,000
a year, and If unmarried they will be taxed
for $1,000. 11 i* possible that foreign serv-
ice pay, which in that case would make an
Income of $4,400 will be taxed, the tax In
the case of unmarried officers being on
$1,400 and on married officers on $400.
The Treasury Department will also have
to rule on the question whether the addi-
tional pay for horses and pay for aids will
be fcaxed as Is the base pay under a de-
cision already rendered.
PROMISES TO PLAY POLITICS
Representative Humphrey Tells What
He Would Do at Special Session.
Special Telegram to The RxpresA. #
STAMFORD, Tex., Jau. 4.--Representa-
tive R. B. Humphrey of Throckmorton was
asked what, he thought of the talk of a
special session of the Legislature, and said :
"I know nothing of It, and don't r are to
make predictions. The conditions recently
named by the Governor, In which he is
reported to have said, that he would call a
sjK'cial session If he knew that the mem-
bers would not play politics are, of course,
ill-timed. I make the nromlse now, if a
special scslson is called, 1 am going to
play politics.
"I want to see the present election laws
so amended that It will take a majority of
the sovereign voters of Texas to elect a
Governor, and thereby make it impossible
for Texas to have a mlnoitty Governor."
Asked sis to his choice for Governor, Mr.
Humphrey replied, with a twinkle in his
eyes: "Nelson D'Shaughnessey, American
charge d'affaires In Mexico."
NEEDS MONEY FOR BUILDINGS
Southwestern Universitv Begins Cam*
paign for $300,000 Fund.
Special Telegram to The Express.
GEORGETOWN, Tex., Jan. 4.—A. Dee
Simpson, formerly of Georgetown and tel-
ler of the First National Bank of this
place, has been appointed campaign sec-
retarv by the executive committee of
Southwestern University and has begun his
duties In the movement to raise $300,000 for
Southwestern University for improvements
and buildings. Mr. Simpson left George-
town a short time ago to accept the posi-
tion of cashier in the First State Rank of
Mission. Tex., but gave up that position
to accent the secretaryship of the cam-
paign Jnst launched to raise funds for
the university here.
Mr. Simpson had resided In George; wa
some six vears before he left, for Mission
and he has an extensive acqualntan<-e In
Williamson Tount/ and over the State In
banking to*
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 4.—"I shall neither
enter any elimination primary nor with-
draw from the race. I do not recognise
the right of Mr. Thomas to issue any such
challenge."
That was Lieutenant Governor Will II.
Mayes* comment on the statement of Cullen
r. Thomas given out at Dallas yesterday
111 which lie challenged Lieutenant Gover-
nor Mayes and W. P. Lane to withdraw
from the race for Governor or for all three
to submit their candidacy to a prohibition
primary. The Lieutenant Governor has
been in Austin several days and he says
that he is much pleased with the progress
so far made by hint in his campaign for
the Democratic nomination for Gover
nor.
Mr. Lane is out of the city, being on a
tour of inspection of the State farms dam-
aged by the recent floods. He will not re-
turn to Austin until about the middle of
this week. His friends here express the
opinion that he will disregard Mr.
Thomas' challenge. Mr. Lane declined to
enter the elimination meeting held by some
of the prohibitionists last fall, and at that
time, and since, he has announced that he
was in the race to stay; that he considered
himself the logical prohibitionist candi-
date, and that he was making the race sub-
ject to the action of the people of Texas
and would not be controlled by any boss
or set of bosses.
STORMYEATHER FORECAST
Conditions in Southwest Texas During
Week Probably Will Be Fair.
WASHINGTON. I). C„ Jan. Indies-
tlons are not faviwable for any extended
period of fair weather over the United
States during the coming week, the weather
bureau announced today.
"Rainy weather wil continue In the Pa-
cific Toast States with storms," said the
bureau's weekly forecast, "and consider-
able snow and rain also is probable in the
plateau region except the extreme south-
ern portion.
"The weather will be generally fair for
a few days over the central and eastern
portions of the country except on Mon-
day, when snow will continue from the
lake region eastward. It will be some-
what colder In the East and Southwest.
"The storm now off the Western const
will move eastward accompanied by rains
and snows and rising temperatures, reach-
ing the Central States about Wednesday
and the Eastern States a day later. It will
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It took good men, ar-
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be followed by falling temperatures for a
day or two, but probably not of marked
character.
"Another disturbance will reach the Pa-
cific Coast shortly after the middle of the
week and probably will extend eastward
and southward over the plateau region,
crossing the Rocky Mountains by the end
of the week but probably without preci-
pitation east o ft he mountains. '
"In the South the weather will be mostly
fair except on Monday, when local rains
are probable in tilie East Gulf States."
Hunting Party Returns.
Sprcial Telegram to The Kxprens.
TEMPLE, Tex.. .Ian. 4.—A hunting partj
composed of K. S. Hull, F. F. Downs, J. (1,
Childers Sr., John L. Ely. K. S. Hull Jr.,
J. G. Childers Jr., I)r. C. L. Power, all ol
this city, and W. T. Montgomery of Beltoq
returned to this city Friday night aftes
spending the nasi ten days on ;i hunting
trip in La8slie County. Unusual succesi
attended their efforts, as twenty deer weri
killed during the progress of the hunt.
The proper drinking
of pure Beer
but not the abuse of it, is good for
everyone.
It flushes the system of waste. Most
people drink too little liquid. Their
systems become clogged with waste,
thus impairing the efficiency of the
nervous and digestive organism.
Drink Schlitz in
Brown Bottles
and get all the good without the
harm. It is not enough to make
pure beer—it must be kept pure.
"Beer exposed to light for five min-
utes becomes undrinkable." The
Brown Bottle keeps Schlitz pure
from the brewery to your glass.
See that crown or cork
is branded " Schlitz
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Geo. Heberer
524 Water Street
San Antonio, Texas
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