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sAN ANTONIO EXPRESS: TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1916
Here's the Announcement That All Southwest Texas Has Been Waiting For!
Joske's 51st Semi-Annual Clear-
arvce Sale and Great White Fair
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The event that has created a sensation year after year because of its magnitude—the sale that many
merchants have endeavored to imitate because of its phenominal success—the sale that for over
fifteen years has challenged all competition and today stands unequaled in point of value-giving
Starts Thursday Morning (Day After Tomorrow) at 8:30
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Those who have shared in Joske Sales of the past—have known the remarkable sav-
ings—will appreciate how extraordinary this year's event is, when we declare it to be
the greatest sale this store has ever fostered.
Store Closed All Day Tomorrow (Wednesday)
to mark the countless bargain lots, to reduce prices and re-arrange stocks for this stupendous event. Mark the day and
date on your shopping calendar—Thursday, Junel, theSemi-Annual Clearance Sale opens. Let nothing keepyouaway
Store Closed All
Day Tomorrow
To prepare for this mammoth event
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OHIO. TEX
Store Closed All
Day Tomorrow
Jo prepare for this remarkable sale
DIES IN SI. PAUL
PIONEER RAILROAD BUILDER,
STARTING AS CLERK, LEAVES
FORTUNE OF $250,000,000.
By Associated Press.
ST. PAUL. Minn.,May. 29.—The funeral of
James J. Hill, who died today, will be
held at the Summit Avenue home at J p. in.
Wednesday. Announcement of funeral ar-
rangements was contained in a' statement
issued by the family late thfs afternoon.
Contrary to expectations, interment will
not be in Calvary Cemetery, but in a pri-
vate mausoleum to be erected at North
Oaks farm, five miles northeast of St Paul,
long: the summer lioine of the empire
builder.
The general public will not have an op-
portunity formally to pay tribute to the
leading citizen of the Northwest, but Mr.
Hill's associates and the faithful employes
will be admitted to the house to view the
body before the funeral services.
The family statement includes a request
that no flowers be sent. Rev. Tnoinas J.
Gibbons, vicar general of the Catholic dio-
cese of St- Paul, will officiate at the fu-
neral. •
By Associated Press.
ST. PAUL. Minn., May Jameg J.
Hill, railroad builder, capitalist and most
widely known figure of the Northwest,
died at his residence in Summit Avenue at
9:30 o'clock this morning as tbe result of
an infection due to bowel trouble.
Mr. Hill was unconscious for nearly
twelve hours before he died. Dr. Herman
M. Biggs of New York and I>r. Stanley Sea-
fer of the Mayo staff, together with mem-
ers of the immediate Hill family, were
at the bedside when the end came.
Mr. Hill's personal secretary, M. H.
Brown, made the announcement of his
death to waiting newspaper correspond-
ents at the residence. His statement was
made verbally with the intimation that a
written bulletin might be issued later.
Questioned regarding a date for the fu-
neral, Mr. Brown said that no arrange-
ments had been discussed. The secretary
appeared greatly affected and declined to
talk further than to make the bare an-
nouncement of the death.
Following his relapse late yesterday. Mr.
Hill sank rapidly again during the night.
All the members of his family were at
the bedside except Mrs. M Beard of New
York, a daughter. She will arrive tonight.
As Mr. Hill was dying, two Little Sisters
of the Poor approached the house from the
south driveway. They were met at the
door and extended their sympathy. Then
they left.
According to Dr. James Gilfillan. the
family physician, Mr. 11111 died of blood
poisoning caused by infection of a hemorr-
hoid, which infection finally spread, de-
spite operations from the right thigh to
below the kuee. Hope for his recovery was
abandoned yesterday.
James J. Hill's wealth has been esti-
mated at from $1()0.000.000 to $500,000,000.
He was probably worth between $200,000,000
and $250,000,000. The greatest portion of
his wealth was in the stocks and bonds of
the Great Northern. Northern Pacific, Chi-
cago, Burlington &, Quinc.v Railroads.
The great power held by Mr. Hill will
pass to his son. Louis, who has been close-
ly associated with him in buslnes for ten
years. James X. Hill, the oldest son. is a
director of the Texas Company and lias
made a big fortune in New York. Walter,
the youngest son, has huge farm interests
iu Minnesota.
It Is believed the estate will be held In-
tact through the Northwestern Trust Com-
pany, which Mr. Hill controlled, and that
the various heirs will be given life inter-
ests. It was announced unofficially that
tiie funeral will be held Tuesday from St.
Paul's Cathedral, the burial will be here
and that Archbishop Ireland may dellver4
the funeral sermon.
OPENED GREAT NORTHWEST.
International News Service.
James Jerome Hill, who opened the
great Northwest to development, created
billions in values, did a vast amount to
improve railroad methods, and himself
amassed an enormous fortune, came of
poor Irish and Scotch farmer stock.
By his own genius he rose to the top
of the ladder, became one of the mentors
of the New World. Inspired tens of thou-
sands of others to lives of usefulness
and well deserved his title of "The Em-
pire Builder."
Mr. Hill was born near Guelph, Wel-
lington County. Ontario, Canada, on Sep-
tember 10, 1S38. He was the sou of
James and Anne (Dunbar) Hill.
Ills childhood was spent in Canada.
From his seventh to his fifteenth year
he attended Rojkwood Academy, a Quaker
school.
He intended to study medicine. But
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MAULL BROS.. St. look. U. S. A.
his father died In 1853 and the young
man took a Job iu a country store.
After surveying the field of the whole
United States, he selected St. Paul, Minn.,
as the best place for his start In life. In
18U5 he secured work there as a shipping
clerk.
lie was a man Who thought a great deal
about his work. He studied transporta-
tion and fuel problems carefully.
Within a year he set up in business for
himself. He became a steamboat and
railway agent. In 1870, with a partner, he
built a steamboat for use on the Red
River of the North.
This brought him Into competition with
the powerful Hudson Bay Company. The
great corporation soon found the struggle
too hard and took Mr. Hill into its own
service, putting him in charge of the
company's interests In that district.
He was the first to take coal from St.
Paul and he opened the first communica-
tion between St. Paul and Winnipeg, then
Fort Garry, in 1872.
His great opportunity came in 1873 and
he seized it eagerly. The discredited St.
Louis & Pacific Railway went into a
receivership. It was $33,000,000 in debt.
Mr. Hill took charge of this sirk pa-
tient and nursed It back to ruddy health.
In 1878, with Donald A Smith, George
Stephen, an Norman Kittson, he secured
complete control of the line and reorgan-
ized it In 1S7!> as the St. Paul. Minneapolis
Manitoba Railway Company, with Mr.
Hill as general manager. He became pres
ideut in 1883.
Mr. Hill now proposed a railway from
the Great Lakes to the Pacific. Many
thought him visionary. He paralleled
the Northern Pacific, which had been as-
sisted by the United States Government,
and the Canadian Pacific, which had re-
ceived vast grants from Canada.
Without one cent of State or Govern-
ment money, the Great. Northern system
was constructed. From 1880 to 1893 (>,000
miles of track were built and equipped.
It was built at the rate of nearly a
mile a day for every day of Mr. Hill's
control and extends from Lake Superior
to Puget Sound.
ORGANIZED PACIFIC FLEET.
In addition Mr. Hill organized a fleet
on the Pacific and another on the Great
Lakes, as feeders to his railway. His
lake boats surpassed in speed and size
any built before.
Mr. Hill accepted no salary. While
building up fortunes for himself and other
shareholders, he created more than a bil
lion in realty values for settlers along
his line.
Mr. Hill worked and studied constantly,
until be was an expert In almost every
phase of the geography, minerals, water,
population and resources of every part of
the Northwest.
He was singularly felicitous in dealing
with his employes and never had but one
serious strike.
In 1901. with J. Pierpont Morgan and
others. Mr. Hill's Great Northern and
the Northern Pacific Railway bought a
large share of the stock of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quinc.v Railroad Company,
comprising nearly 0.000 miles of track.
About the same time Edward H. Harri-
man and associates in the Union Pacific
Railway acquired a majority of the stock
rf the Northern Pacific.
A fight between the Harriman interests
and the Hill-Morgan interests for the pur-
chase of Northern Pacific common stock
in the open market brought about the
papic of Slay 9. 1001, when the stock went
to $1,000 a share.
By exercising a right to retire the
Northern Pacific preferred stock the Hill-
Morgan groun, which controlled the com-
mon. won tne fight.
Mr Hill now organized and became
president of the $4(10.000,000 Northern Se-
curities Company, which was to take over
Great Northern and Northern Pacific stock
of the Hill-Morgan group and also the
Harriman holdings in Northern Pacific.
This resulted in a Federal anti-trust
suit. President Roosevelt ordered the
Government prosecutors to take action.
The case was taken up to the Supreme
Court, where, in 1904. the combination
was held illegal. The Northern Securities
Company's stock holdings were distrib-
uted among the stockholders.
But the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific continued to control the Burling-
ton and all three roads prospered The
territory along their lines developed rap-
idly
LABORED UNTIL THE END
Mr. Hill never gave up his work on
CIRCULATE PETITION PROTEST-
ING AGAINST RECENT ACTIO*
OF CITY COUNCIL.
Special Telegram to The Express.
VICTORIA, Tex., May 29.—Victoria has
seldom been in tlu* throes of so much polit-
ical turmoil as tnat which the city coun-
cil has created by taking steps at its last
meeting to establish the water meter sys-
tem in this city to the extent of order-
ing 500 meters to be delivered in lots of
fifty before January 1, 1917, and even the
United States Government has been in-
volved in the controversy by reason of
being one of the city's water consumers.
The council also let a eontrabt for 500
meter boxes to Frank Holman of Victoria.
The meters are to cost $11.60 each and
the boxes $2.00 each, and including the
cost of installation, which is estimated at
$5 per meter, the council's action, which
was unanimous, will represent an outlay
of S9.HOO. With about nine hundred con-
nections and only fifty-six meters now
in service, the cost of metering the whole
city will approximate $10,000.
Saturday afternoon the housewives of
Victoria held a mass meeting in the Chem
ber of Commerce rooms to protest against
the order and the following address to
the council is being circulated among them
and signed without hesitation:
"We, the undersigned residents of Vic-
toria, respectfully protest against the con-
templated action of the city council in
expending a great sum of money for water
meters, and base our protest upon the fol-
lowing good and sufficient reasons;
"The proposed expenditure is wholly un-
warranted bv the size of the city or the
necessities or Its people.
"The sum of money proposed to be ex-
account of age and labored faithfully
to the last.
The secret of his success lay largely In
his ingenuuity iu devising and adopting
standards for railway location, construc-
tion and operatiou. He revolutloniced the
American railway industry and brought
costs of transportation by rail far below
the level of foreign countries.
He was a great believer in low grades,
heavy power, large capacity cars and big
trainloads, and he lived to see his prin-
ciples universally accepted.
In his later life, Mr Hill was a great
art connolseur and throughout his career
he found time for extensive reading. He
had a fine collection of paintings of the
modern French school.
His charitable gifts were manv. He
supported especially Macalester ana Ham-
line Colleges.
His broad-mindedness was attested In
St. Paul Theological Seminary, an lnstltu
tion to train men for the Roman Catholic
priesthood. Although Mr. Hill was not
of that religious faith, he built this
school and completely endowed it, at a
cost of $500,000.
He married Mary Theresa Mehegan of
St. Paul on August 19. 1867, and was the
father of nine children, three boys and
six girls.
The sons have figured prominently in
railroad work. Louis iV. Hill is president
of the Great Northern and the First Na-
tional Bank of St. Paul, and is looked
on as his father's logical successor in the
financial world. James N. Hill, the oldest
son. was for a number of years vice pres
ident of the Northern Pacific. At pr«
he is New York representative of the Hill
ident of the Northern Pacific. At present
pres€
interests. Walter Hill, the youngest son.
withdrew from railroading to become a
farmer at Nortbcote, Minn.
The daughters are Mrs. Samuel W. Hill
of Washington. Mrs. George T. Slade.
wife of the operating manager of tbe
Northern Pacific. St Paul. Mrs Anson
Beand. New York: Mrs Michael Galvin,
New York; Mrs. Egll Boeckman and Miss
Clara Hill. St. Paul
pended for water meters could best be ex-
pended in providing a practically unlim-
ited supply of water at no increased rate
to anyone
"A very ample supply of water at a
nominal rate to consumers will encourage
the free use thereof in beautifying the
yards and home surroundings of the peo-
ple of the city, and in addition thereto
will encourage the poorer people In the
growing of vegetables for the table.
"For the above reasons, we protest
against the proposed action of the city
council and ask the people's money be ex-
pended for water Instead of meters."
The men are also greatly aroused- over
the water question, and a committee of
them is circulating a petition reading as
follows and securing many signers:
"We, the undersigned property taxpay-
ers of the City of Victoria, do respectfully
petition your honorable bodv to revoke
the order you receutly passed ror 000 water
meters, believing it to be hasty and ill
advised, unwise and unnecessary, and to
involve the expenditure of a large sum
of money that, the city cannot very well
afford and which could be used to much
better advantage and more in the interest
of the public welfare in increasing the
city's water supply, the inadequacy of
which doubtless prompted vour action.
"Although we believe there is ample
ground for the revocation of the order so
universally complaiued of, for Instance,
vour failure to call for bids before pass-
ing same, as provided by chapter XXXH
of the revised civil ordinances of the city,
which requires the 'lettering by contract to
the lowest and best bidder' of 'all work to
be done for the city amounting to $25 or
more' or for 'any public improvement, the
cost of which shall amount to $50 or
more,' but should you take a different view
we pray that you will make no use of the
meters but dispose of the same to some
other community or concern to the best
possible advantage and find some way at
once to meet the crying necessity for an
increase in the city's water supply.
"With the rates to all water consumers
extremely low aud the waterworks a prof-
itable institution, not to mentiou anything
about the water tax paid by all property
taxpayers of the city, there can be no Just
reason for the selfish differences that may
arise under the present system between
consumers as to the use or water, unless
there are flagrant abuses, which are al-
ready punishable by law. Furthermore, a
meter system cannot but result In so lim-
iting the use of water as to work a hard-
ship on everv consumer and a detriment
to the city. If the purpose of such a sys-
tem is to derive additional profits, It is
absolutely contrary to the policy of muni-
cipal ownership, under which water should
be supplied at cost.
"Water should not be a precious com-
modity in Victoria, for an abundant sup-
ply is readily obtainable, and realizing
that Victoria's charming attractiveness as
a city of roses vitally depends upon the
unrestricted use of water, we hope and
pray that your honorable body will take
favorable action upon this petition, or
submit the question to a vote of the peo-
ple'*
^
South Carolinian Called
to Presidency Austin
Theological Seminary
Special Telegram to The Eiprw*.
NASHVILLE, Tenti, May 2fl.—Dr.
Jaoies O. Reaves of Charleston, a. C.,
ha« been called to tbe presidency of Aua-
tin Theological Seminary in Austin,
Texas. The call wss presented In person
In this city by Dr. Arthur G Jones, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church of Ran
Antonio, and Dr. Robert E. Vinson, presi-
dent or the University of Texas. Dr.
Reaves Is vl«itlng relatives here. He Is
now professor of English Bible in Colum-
bia Theological Seminary, Columbia, S
C. He baa not decided whether be will
accept the calL
New School Must Enlarge.
Special Telegram to The Express.
OO.VZALER. Tex.. Mav 2».—An election
nap ordered Saturday for Tulv 1 lit
Common School District No for Sl.flOS
bond' for the purpose of building an ad-
dition to the school house, which w,s
built last year frota the proceeds of a
bond SMue in the of *1^00.
600 AUTOS ENTER PARADE
Monster Demonstration in Interest of
Diamond Loop Highway Scheduled
for Tuesday.
Special Telegram to The Express.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex.. May 23— Six hun
dred automobiles are expected to partici-
pate Tuesday in the "Diamond Loop High
way auto parade and Memorial Day cele-
bration," the parade to start from Rio
Grande City, Starr County, eighty-five
mfles west of here, at 6:30 o clock Tuesday
morning and to end at Browusvllle at 1
o'clock In the afternoon, to be closed with
a big barbecue and Memorial Day exer-
ccisee. The Rio (Jrande City auto delega-
tion will pick up the delegations from the
varfous towns as they are reached. Mis
sion will send fifty automobiles, McAllen
about thirty, Pharr expects to s£nd at
least 100, Mercedes will seud a number.
Harllngen will send fifty. Lyford will
send a healthy delegation and San Beuito
will come down 150 strong. At least 200
Brownsville automobiles wfll participate
in the parade.
The parade, which it is said will be the
second longest auto parade yet held in the
United States, is being promoted by the
Brownsville Board of City Development.
The United States Army on the norder
wfll be well represented. There will be
three I'nlted States Arrnv bands, indud
ing the Twenty eighth Infantry, Fourth
Infantry and the band of the Second Kegi
ment of the Texas National Guard.
The parade will be headed on Its arrival
in Brownsville bv an automobile bearing
Brigadier General .lames Parker, Colonels
R. L. Bullard, A. P. Biocksotn and E. E.
Hatch.
A. Graham, presfdent of the
Diamond Loop Highway Association, and
Mayor A. Albert Browne of BrowuKvllle
D. L. Spero, chairman of the publicity
committee of the Board of Deve lop ment,
will be the grand marshal.
" ~
Auto Owners to Aid Good Roads.
Soeclal Telegram *.o The Express.
TEMPLE. Tex., Mav 29.—Owners of mo
tor cars are agitating the formation of a
Bell County Automobile Club among the
1,600 owners of cars in the counlv, over
half of which number reside In temple.
A meeting will be held at an early date
to perfect organization. One of the uu-
Jeets of tbe proposed organization wm
assistance In maintaining at a high stand
ard tbe recently constructed graveled
loads which are beginning to evidence
signs of deterioration. Those actively In
terested In the matter are Dr. J. M. 'Slur-
, W. Goodrich Jones. E. F. Lanbam,
W. Moore, A. J. Kuyknidall and B
Rohner.
HIGB COURTS
Second District Court of Appeals.
Special Telegram to The Express.
FORT WORTH. Tex., May 29—Piwedinga
of the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second
Supreme Judicial District of Texas, st Fort
Worth:
Motions overruled: Texas Building Company
et al vs. J. E. Collins et si. for rehearing,
by J. E. Collins et al; Texas Building Com-
pany et al vs. J. E. Collins et al. for rehear
Ing. by Quanah, Acme A Pacific Railway Com
pany; Texas Building Company et al vs. J. E.
Collins et al. for rehearing, by Southwestern
Construction Company; Texas Building Company
et al vs. J. E. Collins et al. to retax ™ets:
Texas Building Companv et al vs. J. E. Collins
et al, for rehearing, by William Cameron A
Co.; Texas Building Company et al vs. J. E
Collins et al. to reform and correct Judff
ment; Texas Building Company et al ts. J. E.
Collins et al. for rehearing, by Dupont-De Ne-
mours Powder Company; Old D. Devlll v* Gulf.
Colorado A Santa Fe Railway Company for
rehearing: Old D. NeviU vs. Oulf. Colorado
Jb Santa Fe Railway Company, to certify.
Case affirmed: C. E. McConkey ts. Clara
L. McConkey. from Johnson County.
Cases reverted and remanded: Magnolia Pe-
troleum Company et al ts. R S Ray, appeal
from Tarrant County: Minnie May McCamant
Ta. R. L. McCamant et al. from Tsrrant.
Fifth District Cfeurt af Appeals.
Spec»al Telegram to The Expre?*
DALLAS. Tex . May — Proceedings had In
the Court of CItII Appeals. Fifth District, at
Dallas:
Affirmed: A. Harris 4 Co. vs. A. W. Camp-
M. C. Kent
ts. J. Dawson Matthews, from Dallas County
Reversed and remanded: Missouri. Kansas A
Texas Railway Company vs. Dlonisio Masqueda.
appeal from Dalals County; City National Bank
ts. Rufus A. Gossett et al. from Dallas Coun-
ty.
Reversed and dismissed: J. B. Martin ts.
Anna Goodman, from Dallas County.
Motions disposed of: l)amoth A Rose et
al vs. HUlsboro Independent School District,
motions of Damoth A Hose and General Bond-
ing Company for rehearing, overruled, and the
motion of Trussed Concrete Steel Companies for
rehearing sustained and Judgment of the court
below as to said companies affirmed; D. T.
Bomart et al vs. W. B. Smith, trustee, et al.
dismiss appeal, overruled and appellees allowed
until next term of court to prepare and file
briefs; YV. E. Willett et al vs. Browning
gineerlng Company, rehearing, overruled; Farm-
ers' National Hank of HUlsboro vs. B. L
Collie et al. dismiss appeal, overruled; Illlnoii
Bankers' Life Association vs. Eugenia Dodson
postpone submission to June 8< 1916. sustained.
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