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THE SAN ANTONIO DAILY EXPRESS: TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1907.
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FEW KNOW THIS
A well known specialist is au-
thority that Kidney anil Bladder
Troubles of all kinds are in
nearly every instance readily
relieved by taking a few doses
of the following simple home-
made mixture:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-
half ounce; Compound Kargon,
one ounce; Compound Syrup
Saisaparilla, three ounces.
The dose it; a teaspoonl'u! aft- i i
er meals and at bedtime. These
ingredients can be obtained at
any good pharmacy, and are
mixed by shaking well in a bot-
tle. Victims of Kidney, Bladder
and Urinary diseases of any
kind should not hesitate to
make this prescription up and
try it. It comes highly recom- • ■
mended and doesn't cost much
to prepare.
PROHIBITION
OF PASSES IS
FARREACHIN6
Applies to Steam, Electric Internr-
ban and Street Railways, Tele-
graph and Express.
ASKS HOW HE
CAN AID CUPID
IN THIS STATE
Michigan Man Seeks Information
as to Legal Requirements for
Matrimonial Bureau.
TEXAS OPPOSES NO
BARRIER TO PROJECT
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., March 18.—The Attor-
ney General's office is in receipt of a
letter from a man in Grand Rapids,
Mich., who wants to know the require-
ments under the Texas law for a per-
son wishing to establish a matrimonial
bureau, and if any license or occupation
tax is required.
The present laws of Texas do not hap-
pen to impose a tax upon such occupa-
tions, nor is there any legal barrier in
the. way of a person who may wish to
assist Cupid.
Assistant Attorney General Pollard,
however, does not believe such a ven-
ture would be successful in this Stale
and Is preparing an opinion, not upon
the legal phase, but upon the pract-cd
side of the proposition.
NEW CHARTERS FILED.
Bank and Trust Company Organized
With Headquarters at Dallas.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., March 18.—Charters of
the following corporations were filed! to-
day in the Secretary of State's office:
Koppe Bridge Company of Bryan; capi-
tal stock, $16,000. Incorporators, James
O. Chances, John K. Parker, J. M. Law-
rence and R. S. Newscm.
Midway Bonk and Trust Company of
Dalhart; capital stock, $(50,000. Incorpor-
ators. R. S. Coon, J. JO. Moore, Leslie
Tinslcy, Robert E. Stalcup, E. J. Carter,
J. M. Mays, O. K. Stevens, W. W. Wraith,
J. H. Boy so, W. J. Blair and Eugene Lo-
gan, all of Dalhart; A. G. Boyee of
Amariilo, Byron Morris of Mlddlewater,
Tex.
Colorado Pressed Stone Company of
Colorado City; capital stock, $C0<K>. In-
corporators, J. E. Pond, J. E. Hooper and
J. B. Reese.
Aberdeen Park Association of Weather-
ford; no capital. Incorporators, Mrs. Em-
ma L. Starr, Mrs. Josephine McCall and'
Mrs. Sailie Shumate.
Abilene Nursery Company of Abilene;
capital stock, $10,000. Incorporators, W. F.
1). Batjar. W. A. Minter Jr. and J. V.
Cockrell, .ill of Abilene.
The Midlothian Gin Company of Mid-
lothian filed an amendment to its charter,
inc reasing its capital stock from .ffi0<)0 to
110.000.
• The Tola State Bank of Grimes Coun-
ty; capital stock $10,000. Incorporators,
James Barron, A. A. Sanders, D. M.
lie v.ard and R. E. Upchurch.
Officers Are Elected.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., March IS.—The congre-
gation of Temple Beth Israel elected the
following officers Sunday evening:
President, S. Herman; vice president, T>.
Littnian; secretary, A. Klein; treasurer,
W. Nunez; directors, J. Silberstein, Ju-
lius Alexander, S. Green berg and J.
Stern.
Deficiency Bill Signed.
Dally Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., March 18.—The Gover-
nor has but one more day in which to
sign the deficiency appropriation bill. It
was stated late this evening the bill had
CONFERENCE REPORT
MAKES FEW CHANGES
fixing Time for Bill to Become Effective
Is Most Important—Exemptions as
Provided in House Substitute Are
Practically All Adopted.
not been signed.
Dr. Paul M. Peck. Dr. Mary E. Noonan,
Osteopaths, top floor Hicks Bldg. Phones.
MISS LAURA MAY WILCOX.
Her Life Saved by Chamber-
lain's Cough Remedy.
TOO MUCH cannot be said in
favor of Chamberlain's CourIi
Remedy, and especially for colds and
influenza. I know that it cured my
daughter, Laura, of a severe cold,
and I believe saved her life when she
was threatened with pneumonia.
W 1). Wilcox,
Logan, New York, U. S. A.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., March IS.—The anti-
free pass bill applies to railway com-
panies, street railway companies and in-
terurtaan companies, sleeping car com-
panies, express companies, telegraph
companies and telephone companies.
In section 2 of the bill nre named all
the exceptions, and aside from the sec-
tion specifying when the bill shall take
effect, was the only section materially
changed in the conference committee re-
port. The other sections of the bill re-
main practically the same as the House
substitute as amended.
I he following are the first two sections
of the bill as included in the conference
committee report:
Section 1. That if any steam or elec-
tric railway company, street railway
company, chartered transportation com-
pany, express company, sleeping car
company, telegraph or telephone com-
panj, or person or association of per-
sons operating the same, or the receiver
or lessee thereof, or any officer" agento?
LiTJl Te "I0'1 ,-°mp;inies in this Stale
shall knowingly haul or carry any per-
son or property free of charge or give
or grant to any person, firm or corpora-
tion or association or persons, a free
pass, ii frank, a privilege or a substitute
tor pay or a subterfuge which is used
or winch is given to be used instead of
the regular fare or .rate for transporta-
tion or any authority or permit whatso-
ever to travel or to pass, or to convey or
transport any person or property free
or sell any transportation for anything
except money, or for any less rate than
is Charged to all persons under the same
conditions (except ministers of the ao"-
pel) oyer any railway or other trans-
portation line, or part of lines in this
state; or shall knowingly permit any
person to transmit any message free in
this State, or shall be given any frank or
nght. of privilege to transmit messages
in this State or property free of charge,
or for less fare or rate than is charged
other persons in this State for similar
service; except such persons as are here-
!. V,r ex°mpted under the provisions
ol this act, shall pay to the State ..f
Texas upon conviction in anv action
brought on tills account and for that
purpose, the sum of $5000 for each and
every act; and any person, president
director, officer, employe or agent of any
such corporalion or association <>f per-
sons, who shall sell any transportation
for anything except money or knowing-
ly give, grant, issue or cause to be issued
a free pass, a frank, a privilege, or anv
substitute for or in lieu thereof, for any
transportation of anv person, article or
thing, or for the sending or transmitting
any messages over wire or other means
of transmitting messages in this State,
except to sit"h persons as are hereinafter
exempted from the provisions of this
act, shall be deemed guilty of felony un-
der the laws of tills State, and upon
conviction for such act shall bo pun-
ished by a fine of not less than $.">00
nor more than $2000, and may in addi-
tion thereto, in the discretion of the
jury, be imprisoned in the penitentiary
for a term of not less than six months
nor more than two years; provided, this
section shall not be construed to pro-
hibit the making of special rates for
special occasions or under special condi-
tions, but no such rate shall ever be
iri;ylo without first obtaining authority
from the Railroad Commission; pro-
vided, nothing in this bill shall be so
construed to prohibit railroad com-
panies from issuing and glvin-' passes to
duly accredited agents of tin State and
United States Department of Agricul-
ture; provided, nothing in the bill shall
be construed as to prohibit railroad com-
panies from carrying any article or aa-
tiele for fair exhibits free of charge.
Section 2. That the provisions of Sec-
tion one (I) of this act shall not Zo held
to prohibit any steam or electric or inter-
urban railway comnpny or chartered
transportation company or sleeping car
company or the receivers or lessees
thereof or persons operating the same or
the officers, agents or employes Hereof
from granting or exchanging free passes
franks, privileges, substitutes for pay or
other tiling, herein prohibited to the ol-
lowing persons:
The actual bona fide employes of aev
such companies and the dependent mem-
bers of their immediate families The
term employe shall be construed to em-
brace the following persons'- only: All
persons actually employed and engaged
in the the service of any such companies
including its officers, bona fide ticket
passenger and freight agents, physicians
and surgeons and also ex-einploves with -
in four months after leaving the service
of any such companies while aeckin"
employment.
Also persons actually employed on
sleeping cars, express ears, linemen of
telegraph and telephone companies
newsboys employed on trains, rallwav
mail service employes, postoffiee inspect-
ors, chairmen and bona fide members of
greviance committees of employes, bona
fide customs and immigration inspectors
employed by the Government, the State
health officer and one assistant, and
Federal health officers, also when live-
stock, poultry, fruit, melons or other
perishable produce is shipped, the nec-
essary caretakers while enroute and re-
liurn, also trip passes to the indigent
poor, when application therefor Is made
by any religious or charitable organiza-
tion, sisters of charity, also persons in-
jured m wrecks upon the road of anv
such company. Immediatly after injury
and the physicians and nurses attending
such persons at the time tlierof also per-
sons and property carried in' eases of
general epidemic, pestilence or other cal-
amitous at the time thereof, or immedi-
ately thereafter.
Also the ,state Rangers, Sheriffs or
other bona fide elective pence officers
whose duties are to execute criminal pro-
cesses provide, that if any such railroad
or transportation company shall grant
to any sheriff, a free pass over its line
of railway then it shall issue like free
transportation to each and every sheriff
In this State who may make to' it writ-
ten application therefor, and provided
further that .said Sheriff and other peace
officers shall deduct the money value of
the same at 'he legal rate per mile from
any ml cage account against the State
and litigants earned by them In execut-
ing process when such pass was used
or could have been used; also members
of the Live Stock Sanitary Commission
of lexns, not exceeding twelve in num-
ber for any one year, provided that noth-
ing ill this act shall prevent any cuch
companies, the receivers or lessees there-
of, or the officers, agents or employes
from granting to ministers of religion
reduced rates of one-half the regular
fare, nor shall anything in this act
prevent any such companies, their re-
ceivers or lessees from transporting
free of charge any article being sent to
any orphans' home or other charitable
institution.
Provided further that nothing in this
act shall be construed to prohibit any
such companies, their receivers or lessees
or officers, agents or servants from
making rates for special occasions or
under special conditions but no such
rates shall ever he made without first
obtaining authority from the Railroad
Commission of Texas; and provided fur-
ther that no persons who hold any pub-
lic office in this State at any time dur-
ing their term of office be entitled to
any such free pass or transportation,
privilege, or franks or substitute for
fare or charges over any railroad or
other company mentioned in section one
of this act, except employes operating
trains when in actual discharge of their
duties as such, and tlie officers herein-
before exempted; further that nothing in
this act shall prohibit and street railway
company from transporting free of
charge police officers and firemen in any
city where said company is authorized
to so do by any ordinance or authority
from the city council of any such city;
provided, however, that no person or
persons beneficiaries of free transporta-
tion herein permitted shall ride on a
free pass or enjoy free transportation
to or from any political convention or on
any political errand.
That nothing in this act shall prohibit
any express company from hauling or
carrying free of charge the packages and
properties of its actual and bona fide of-
ficers, attorneys, agents and employes,
who are actually in the employment of
such company, its receivers or lessees
at the time when such free transporta-
tion or the right thereto is given, and
i provided further, that nothing in this
act shall be construed to prohibit any
telegraph or telephone company from
carrying and transmitting free of charge
the messages of its bona fide officers,
attorneys, agents and employes who fire
actually in the employment of such com-
pany, their receivers or lessees at the
time when such free transportation or
the right thereto is given.
Section 3 provides a jail penalty and
fine for accepting a free pass.
Section 4 provides a like punishment
or presenting the pass to travel.
Section 5 provides all corporations af-
fected by this measure, shall make re-
ports of passes furnished every year to
the Railroad Commission.
Section ti fixes the jurisdiction for
punishing officers under this act.
Section 7 provides that the Railroad
Commission and the Attorney General
shall see that the law is enforced.
Section 8 provides for compelling wit-
nesses and section 9 for the repeal of
laws in conflict with this act.
ANTIPASS
BILL COMES UP
FOR ACTION
Movement Is Under Way in House
to Reject Report of Confer*
ence Committee.
PLATFORM DEMANDS
NO! VERY ACTIVE
Many Members Want to Take 'a Few
Days Off and Go to Fort Worth to See
Cattlemen and Bailey—De-
linquent Corporations.
NEW RAILROAD BILL.
Representative Martin Offers One Af-
fecting Receiverships.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., March 18.—Representa-
tive Martin, one of the members
of the House w"ho insists upon
giving the railroads a chance for their
"white alley," will tomorrow introduce
a bill having for its purpose the pre-
vention of railroad corporations, organ-
ized under and chartered by the laws
of the State, after such corporation has
been placed in the hands of a receiver,
from reorganizing, and to provide for a
disposition of the property of such cor-
pora t ion.
The bill, it is asserted, affects more
particularly the Texas Southern Railway,
running between Marsnali and Winsboro.
This road, it is claimed by the author
of the bill, has been in the hands of a
receiver, hence in the courts for the last
three years, and has not yet given heed
to meritorious demands in the way of
accounts against the company, so jug-
gling matter that those accounts entitled
to tirst consideration has been placed
at the bottom of the list. It is said' the
president of the company is making
strenuous efforts to reorganize the com-
pany upon a basis that will wipe out
a large number of honest and meritori-
ous claims, all of which MY. Martin, in
the interest of the valid claim holders
as strenuously opposes.
The bill will have a strong following
and, under a. suspension of the rules,
may j>ass the House during the next few
days.
NEW BILLS IN SENATE.
Measure Offered Creating the Office
of Inspector of Oils.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AI'STIN, Tex., March 18.—"Bills were
introduced in the Senate this morning as
follows:
By Mr. Kellie; Incorporating the Port
Arthur independent school district.
By Mr. Alexander: Fixing the time
of holding court in the Forty-third Judi-
cial District.
1'y Mr. S» nter: Amending the act in-
corporating the Ferris independent school
district.
By Mr. Hudspeth: Fixing the time of
holding court in the Thirty-eighth Judi-
cial Pistrict.
By Mr. Harbison: Experience bill for
railroad employes, providing that con-
ductors on passenger trains must have
served two yfars as brakemen or freight
conductors, and engineers three years as
firemen.
By Messrs. Murray, Smith and Leoney
•—Creating the office of inspector of oils
and petroleum products in this Slate;
fixing standards of oil fluids and method
of branding same, etc.; fire tests, etc.
WILL INVESTIGATE DEATH.
State Health Officer Goes to Galves-
ton to Aid Local Officials.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex.. March 18.—W. M. Brum-
by, State Health Officer, left for Gal-
veston today to investigate the death
of a patient taken from tne steamer
I'ara, which entered the port of Gai-
veston from Brazil a few days ago. It is
reported that the death of the patient
is due to yellow fever and Dr. Brumby
has gone there to assist the local officers
in determining the cause of death.
The fumigation of the steamer from
which the patient was taken has been
complete and precautions have been tak-
en so as to make the spread of the dis- I will be si me actlv
case Irom mosquitoes impossible. It is
the purpose of the State health officers
merely to determine the cause of death
of the patient.
It was learned today that two cases
have been held in quarantine at Sabine
Pass for the last two weeks. It was
thought at first that these two patients
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., March 18.—The report
of the conference committee on the anti-
free pass bill may be rejected by tho
House. The report was laid before the
respective branches today. Owing to the
fact that this was suspension day in the
House it was not taken up by that body.
It will be conducted tomorrow and is cer-
tain to provoke a warm discussion.
The fact that the conference commit-
tee eliminated some of the exemptions
contained in the bill as it passed the
House has aroused the opposition of a
large number of members to the pending
report. Particular complaint is made
of the elimination of those provisions
which exempted delegates attending tlio
State Farmers Congress and firemen at-
tending their State convention, and when
called into service to go from one town
to another to put out fires. It is these
two matters that the fight on the report
is going to be made.
Another Chance for Row.
Other concessions which were made to
the Senate and which may cause a fight
in the House are three which remove
the exemptions in the bill as it passed the
House relating to express, telegraph and
telephone companies. The bill orginally
exempted officers and employes of these
companies, permitting them to receive
these favors, which are said to be neces-
sary to the conduct of their business.
The conference committee report extends
the free pass privilege only to messen-
gers of express companies and linemen of
telegraph and telephone companies.
It is said that should the report be
adopted and the provisions referred to
be embraced in the law, It would inter-
fere with existing contracts between the
companies and railroads and work a great
hardship upon them. Express companies
are compelled to send out numbers of
auditors and other employes. It Is also
necessary that they frequently move
their employes from place to place in
the natural conduct of the business.
Representatives John L. Peeler, J. R.
Heslep and J. F. McKenzie interested
themselves during the day in obtaining
signatures to a pledge not to support
the conference committee's report. It is
stated this evening that they have ob-
tained fifty-six signatures to this pledge.
As there is seldom an attendance of more
than 106 members on any day the fifty-
six who are said to have signed the
pledge will be sufficient to defeat the
adoption of the report.
If this is done th" House can request
the appointment of another conference
committee or a free conference commit-
tee to consider the bill and adjust the dif-
ference. If the Senate concurs in the re-
quest of the House and the bill goes to
a free conference committee, that com-
mittee would have the authority under
the rule« to inject whatever new matter
into the bill that may be desirable. In
fact, a free conference committee can
even go the length of writing an entirely
new bill.
Act Is in Jeopardy.
This opposition which has developed
in the House is taken by some to indi-
cate that the final enactment, of anti-
free pass legislation is in jeopardy. Tt
is known that a large element of the
House membership and probably some of
the Senators are opposed to the passage
of any anti-free pass bill. But for the
fact that it is a platform demand and is
being earnestly backed by Governor
Campbell, the proposition would have
been defeated when it first come up for
consideration at. this sess'on. The op-
ponents of the measure weighted it down
with obnoxious provisions, bu* even with
this handicap it got through the two
branches, much to the disappointment
and surprise, no doubt, of those who
were instrumental in having engrafted
upon it tlie several objeetional features.
Not Much of Demands.
There was a larg, number of bills
act°d upon by the Horse today, but con-
trary to general expectations platform
lemands were not mi eh .it evidence. Th"
members v ho had pet measures wer-3
given rirht of way and a full apprecia-
" * "suspensir n day"
attention of the Attorney General has
been called to the fact that some of these
concerns are still doing business in this
State in violation of the law. The for-
feiture of their right to do business does
not annul their charters, a legal process
being provided for the latter action.
Their charters therefore are still alive,
but under the law the delinquent cor-
porations have no legal standing in the
courts and are subject to prosecution by
the State for continuing to do business.
It has been suggested that in most
cases failure to pay the franchise tax
was due to inadversion on the part of
the corporation and that if the present
Legislature would enact a law renewing
until May 1 of this year the right of
these delinquent corporations to make
payment of their franchise taxes, tooth-
er with penalties, many <>f them would bo
glad to settle in full with the State and
have their right to do business in Texas
restored. There is no other method by
I which such corporations can be reinstat-
ed in the good graces of the State after
the period for paying the tax has ex-
I pired. Such action under legislative au-
1 thority would estop any action that the
Attorney General may contemplate in-
stituting against the delinquent con-
cern-, as well as prevent possible crim-
inal prosecution in the counties where
the offenders are doing business.
A bill has been prepared by direction
of Secretary of State Travis Dashiel, in-
cluding the pr >visi ms above mentioned,
as well j:s revising the present franchise
tax statutes in many other particulars.
These statutes as thi y stand today have
been amended from time to time, several j
laws affecting franchise taxes having I
been added by the lust Legislature. All |
of the laws on this subject have, under |
Mr. Dashlel's bill, betn brought forward
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in one act with the v'ew of making them
more harmonious and to simplify mat-
ters so that corporations may lie able
to tell what its duties are with referenci
to thi State. It is believed that the ef-
fect of the enactment of the hill would
be to cause corporations to pay their
franchise taxes mora promptly and to
increase the revenue of the State from
this source.
Anti-Lobby Rule Works Well.
The admonition which Lieut. Gov. A. B.
Davidson recently gave against lobbying
upon the floor of the Senate while that
body was in session by persons who were
exercising the right «>f the privilege <•£ I
the floor, which had been specially J
granted them, was intended to be gen- j
eral in Its application. The attention of X
the Lieutenant Governor had' been at-
traded by the activities of certain men | 2
who were laboring to secure the passage
• if certain measures through the Legisla- | J
tare, and his words of warning were di- I M
rectcd against these persons. The effect
s >ught has been obtained. The anti-lob-
hying rub has worked exceedingly well
In both the louse and Senate, it has
undoubtedly tended to the dispatch of
business if it has had no other effect. At
previous sessions on dsivs when import-
ant measures were pending in the I louse
the horde of lobbyists would crowd upon
the floor and em roach upon the seats
of members until there were many times
when little could be heard of what was
going on. There has been more decorum
in this Legislature than was witnessed
in any of Its predecessors. The lobby-
ists are not complaining at the new rule.
Ii anything, it simplifies their work. They
are given the use of the reception roms,
and when they want to talk to a member
they send a message to him and the con-
ference is held without undue distraction.
It is claimed that even the proposed
anti-lobbying iaw will have little effect
so far as keeping parties who are in-
terested in legislation, either pending or
proposed, from comiug here and looking
after their interest in much the same
manner as is now done.
About Final Adjournment.
There is no hint as to what action the
Senate will tako on the sine die adjourn-
ment resolution which has been passed
up to it by the House. This resolution
fixes the time for adjournment at April
tf. The Senate is said to be disposed' to
ignore the resolution until It sees what
action the House takes in the matter of
disposing of the busirn ss which is before
It. Particular reference is had to the
general appropriation bill, printed copies
of which were laid upon the desk of mem-
bers today. If the. House should pass
the general appropriation bill within the
next two weeks the S'enate would then
probably adopt the sir e di • adjournment
resolution fixing April G as the date. It is
claimed by those who are anxious for
an early adjournment that there is no
good reason why the general appropria-
tion bill should not be disposed of final-
ly within the next ten days so far as the
House is concerned.
It is practically certain that all of the
platform demands will be out of the way
by the middle of next week. Whether
they will all lie passed is another ques-
tion. That would leave the remainder of
the session to act upon such measures of
Important nature as may still be pending.
In the meantime considerable progress
could1 be made in getting through with
the appropriation bill it is claimed.
It is the opinion Of some that there is
not very bright prospects for the enact-
ment of the revenue measures which are
pending in the House. There has been
no disposition to push them up to this
time with a few exceptions. It is re-
ported that Governor Campbell may get
in behind them and bring them through
both branches before the close of the
regular session. That would be a big un
deitaklng for an ordinary man. but the
Governor has shown himself to be out
of the ordinary when it comes to bringing
about such legislation as he advocated
during his campaign. Tills was particu
larly true of the committee work upon
1 :s favorite bills and his influence Is
still behind those very same measures.
Reduced Fare Bill.
were suffering of yellow fever but since Mexican land ••■rants in the Stntr
it has been found by the State health of- -- --- in tne State
ficers that such is not the case.
FAVORABLY REPORTED.
Bill Requiring Roads to Report Roll-
ing Stock Approved.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., March IS.—Senate In-
ternal Improvements Committee reported
favorably the House bill requiring rail-
roads to report under oath rolling stock
opt raUd by tlu m under rental contracts,
so that Tax Assessors may be correctly
guided 11 assessing same
donate Judiciary Committee No. 2
made a favorable report on Senator
Griggs' clean linen bill, requiring hotels,
beardinr houses, etc., to provide clean
bed clothes, etc., in order to minimize
disease contagiou.
New Bills in House.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., March 18.—Only two
bills were introduced in the House to-
day:
By Mr. Chapman: Creating special
road laws for Sabine, Jasper and Newton
Counties.
By Mr. Bowman. Restoring civil and
criminal jurirdiction to the County Court
of Wheeler County.
tion of the wisdom of
was felt by those who were fortunate
to get recognition from the Chair.
The Iiouse. with rare magnanimity,
today gave recognition, long past due,
to West Texas l.v engrossing tne bill by
A. C. Wilmette, providing for the estab-
lishment of a West Texas normal school.
It is provided in the bill that before the
proposed-educational institution shall lie
located the town desiring to secure ;t
shall donate the necessary ground for
the site and raise a bonus of $25,000. If
the bill becomes a law there probably
rivalry between the
enterprising towns of We*t Texas to
secure the new institution. Th" bill pro-
vides that the proposed normal shall not
be established until July 1. 19CS.
A bill that is of particular importance
to Southwest Texa; was passed to en-
grossment by the Mouse. It provides
for the validating of all Spanish aril
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M. Kins of Nachogdoches is the author
of the bill.
Members Not Worried.
The fact that there is a large amount
of business yet to be disposed of in th«
Legislature does not seem to be worry-
ing many members, particularly of the
House, judging from the number who
are said to have joined in a movement
to adjourn until the following Monday
in order that they may attend in a body
the cattlemen's convention at Fort Wortii
Friday and the reception to-Senator J.
\V. Bailey at Gainesville Saturday. It
is claimed by the pro-Bailey leaders who
are promoting this adjournment proposi-
tion that a majority of members of the
House and a number of Senators have
agreed to adjourn for the time stated.
Tt is certain that lively objection to
adjourning and losing two working days
will be offered when the time comes for
considering the matter.
It is urged that persons in Bexar Coun-
ty who desire to be appointed notaries
public send in their names to the Repre-
sentatives of that county at once, as the
Governor desires to make up his list.
Concerns Forfeit Charters.
There are several hundred domestic
corporations and a large number of for-
eign corporations whose right to do busi-
ness in Texas has been forfeited for fail-
ure to pay to the State the franchise
tax within tte period fixed by law. The
Senator Bradfield will endeavor to have
the 2-cent passenger fare bill taken up
for consideration as soon as it comes
from the printer. Itis stated that a can-
vass of the Senate has heen made and
that a majority are at present opposed
to the L'-eent bill, but that they would
probably support a 2%-cent bill. In this
connection it should be stated that the
minority adverse committee report on
the 2-cent fare bill was signed by both
Senator Willacy and Senator Faust.
W. D. II.
C. O. D. LAW TEST.
Decision by Judge Meek at Dallas
Will Be Important One.
Daily Express Ausin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., March 18.—Assistant At-
torney General Claud Pollard returned
from Dallas today where he had been to
represent the American Express Company
on the part of the State in the suit which
had ben brought by the Sonnenthiel-
II ol brook Grocery Company against that
company to set aside as unconstitutional
and to have the express companies for-
bidden to decline tendered C. O. I), ship-
ments of liquor tor local option coun-
ties.
The grocery company bringing suit, held I
that the express companies were bound to
accept the shipments of liquor C. O. I).,
which were prohibited by a law passed
early this session of the Legislature.
Judge Meek, who was sitting in the case
in the Federal Court, did not pass upon
the constitutionality of the law but re-
fused the temporary injunction, asking
that the express companies be made
to accept shipments. Judge Meek, how-
ever, said he had a well defined opinion
in regard to the C. O. I >. law.
The ruling of Judge Meek if favorable
to the Stat" will not only stop shipments
of liquor into local option territories hut
will relieve the express companies from
the duty of accepting such shipments.
When the Legislature passed the law
it neglected to Insert the provision that
express companies should not be bound
to accept such shipments. Since then
the Senate his passed an amendment to
the law containing in effect that pro-
viso. The amendment has not acted upon
by the House.
FAVORS EXTENDING ROAD.
Hcuse Committee Reports on Building
of State Railroad.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
ATST1N, Tex., March IS.-The House
Committee on Penitentiary Affairs to-
day reported favorably without amtnd-
ment the Senate bill, providing for tho
extei sion of the State Railroad at Ku*k.
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EN who pride themselves on being good dressers—al-
ways come to see us—as regular as the seasons
change—they know that "fashion's sun is shining
here"—they want to keep in touch with the new
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and perfect fit equally as important as fair—reasonable prices.
ME are showing a beautiful line of very light weight
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that you don't find elsewhere. Come in today. They are
||>ricet> $12.50 to $45.00
Boydens. Stjvcy - Adams
and Washer Bros., Spring
Oxfords.
$3.00 to $0.00
Dunlap, Cuyer and Stet-
son's Spring Hat Styles.
$3.00 to $15.00
Hers'
Co.
The bill authorizes the issuing of $150,-
000 of bonds and their purchase by the
permanent school fund, to provide for
the proposed extension.
Eagles to Choose Delegates.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., March 18.—The Austin
Lodge of Eagles will hold a meeting
soon to elect delegates to the State con-
vention at Sun Antonio, May 21 and 22.
Among the propositions to be discussed
at tlat meeting is one to build a $100,000
home for ii digent and invalid members.
Reception at Mansion,
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., March IS.—Governor
and Mrs. Campbell will receive at the
Governor's Mansion Wednesday evening.
Members of both branches of the Legis-
lature have been invited.
TWO KILLED, TEN HURT.
Hcuse Occupied by Italians in the
Flooded District of Cincin-
nati Collapses.
surrounded by the Ohio River flood fop
several days, collapsed tonight, resulting
In the death of two persons and Injury
to ten others.
The building1 was occupied by several
Italian families. A middle-agred woman
and her 3-year-old child were Instantly
killed. The building was surrounded by
ten feet of water, which woiikened the
walls and caused the collapse. Tho
police had much difficulty in rescuing
the Injured, being compelled to use
beats.
CLEVELAND'S BIRTHDAY.
Ex-President of United States Seventy
Years Old Yesterday.
NH\V YORK, March 18.—By order of
Mayor MeClellan the National vesta,
and city flags were run up on the City-
Hall flagstaff* today in honor of former
President Cleveland, who is 70 years ol<l
today.
This compliment Is raid not to have
been paid any private citizen in the past
half century.
-Qy
Dr. W. Robbie, Specialist.
Syphilis, Genlto-urlnary and Rectal
Dieases. 209 Alamo Plaza.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 18.—A
three-story brick block at the corner of
Front and Plum Streets, which had been
$50,000 Fire in Mississippi.
HATTIBSBURCr, Miss., March 18—Half
of the busiii«ss portion of Sumrpjl, twen-
ty miles from llattiesburg, was deatrovel
hy fire today with a Iobs of about JSO.OOO.
THE HEALTH OF YOUR FAMILY
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germs, thus exposing you daily to the danger of diseases
in your own home.
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THE 20th CENTURY SANITARY CARPET.
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!c. Insist on having " CRtX."
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