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THE SAN ANTONIO DAILY EXPRESS: FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1909.
ENLARGE CUSTOMS RECONCILIATE LABOR
OFFICES HERE TO 0N fiARlNlstinENT LAW
MEET BIG BUSINESS
Collector R. W. Dowe Will Spend
Most of Time Here Directing
District Work.
ULTIMATELY THIS CITY
WILL lii-T HEADQUARTERS
RETAIL MERCHANTS NAME COM-
MITTEE OF EXPLANATION.
Condemn Premium Clubs, Decide to
Launch Trade Publication and
Establish a Collection
Department.
Enlarged customs offices will be. opened
in San Antonio at once and Collector Rob- j
ert W. Dowe, now with the lagal head- I
quarters at Eagle pass, will is nil most 1
of his time here directing th^flBijor p;irt
of the work from this city. rP
For the last few years quarters in San j
Antonio have b« « u borrowed from United
States District Attorney Boynton as there
has been no other available space in the j
cramped Federal Building. The offices
have been maintained in the Federal
Building because <if the heavy amount
of mail requiring the customs service, but
now the growth has been so large that
more spacious quarters must be secured
and an increased force provided. So
pending the « ompletion of th»* addition to
the Federal Building offiees will be leased
in one of the nearby office buildings.
Collector Dowe Here.
Collector Dowe arrived in San Anto-
nio yesterday morning fresh from Wash-
ington. Only a few days ago it was an-
nounced from Washington that the. re-
cent resignation of Collector Dowe, first
accepted. had been revoked and com-
plete exoneration given hini. Mr Dowe
is now here arranging new offices. He
admitted that probably two clerks will
be added to the local force, and that
he expects to spend about two-thirds of
his time here.
By next year, it is believed, San An-
tonio will be made a port of entry instead
of receipt, owing to its growing import-
ance, and district headquarters estab-
lished here. It requires a special act <>f
Congress to make this change, however,
and it is understood that the present Con-
gress will not be asked for the enact-
ment.
The Business Men's Club already has
sought tiie headquarters for S i \iito-
nio and written Congressman James L.
Slayden to promote this city's interests.
Ultimately this must come, it is said, be-
cause now the receipts at San Antonio
exceed those of the port of entry and
other points of the district combined.
Increase 400 Per Cent.
Collections at San Antonio have in-
creased >00 per cent the las: foot : ears,
and this is the principal argument for
making this a port "f entry and headquar-
ters for the collection district. With the
new addition to the Federal Building here
there will be ample accommodations for
the offices of the collector and the situ-
ation is in every wnv favorable to the
establishment of headquarters here as
well as clamorous for the establishment
of a port of entry at this point.
At present the local force Includes
Henry Smith. iW-puty collector in charge;
Ed J. Blaine, clerk, and Adolph II. Reb-
entish, mounted inspector.
Collector Dowe will be joined here to-
day by his wife from Eagle Pass, and they
will be quartered temporarily at the Men-
ger Hotel.
Mi. Dowe has given twenty-six yeais
of his life to public service at Eagle Pass-
He began as a Deputy Sheriff, serving
.for eight years, and then became mounted
inspector for the Customs Department.
After four years of this work along the
border he was elected Sheriff of Maveriek
County, holding this office until seven
years ago, when lie was appointed col-
lector of customs by President Roose-
velt.
Sells Cotton for High Price.
Special Telegram to The Express.
SAN ANGELO, Tex.. Jan. 21.—W. A.
Harper has sold to Gene Burns, a local
cotton buyer, forty-four bales of cotton
at the price of cotton. 9.15 cents. This is
the highest price paid for the staple in
this city in some time.
Retail merchants of Pan Antonio who
helped some months back to inaugurate
the movement looking to the passage of
a garnishment law hope by explanation
and demonstration to enlist the favor and
support of the local labor unions who
have declared their hostility to the meas-
ure.
At then* meeting last night the retail
merchants named as a committee to meet
with the unions and explain the provis-
ions of the proposed bill H. F. Wosnig,
\V M. Morgan and J. C. Hovel.
It was decided to discuss the proposition
further at a joint meeting of the retail
and wholesale merchants to be held at
the Business Men's Club next Thursday
evening.
A resolution was passed condemning
the so-called "premium clubs" which
have lately been organized in San Antonio
by outside manufacturers who are alleged
to be hostile to union labor and who are
charged with employing child labor.
Jt was decided to launch an official
trade organ, to be known as the South-
west Retailer. This publication will be
edited and published by \\ . J. Edge-
combe. ' The first issue will appear about
February 1.
Arrangements were made to install a
legal and collections department as an
auxiliary of the association.
A grievance committee, consisting of
George Icke, John Kerns, T. Iv Mumme,
O, Robitsch and A. '1. Trawalter, was
named.
New members admitted were: A. A.
Wendell, Charles 11 T. Mueller. 11 C
Reese. Fred Meyer. Reggan Mills, Kuli-
ster Bros.. Koek «V- GohLbeck, \. \*. Tun-
dv. I Boyle. H. Wagn™ & Son. J. W.
Taliaferro. Chalklcv Bros., Peck Mer-
cantile Co., E. J. H. Meier. W. J. l.o-
bert. H. R. Schlaqdt, H. Walterscheid,
San Antonio Auditing Co., Alamo Print-
ing Co., Dr. J. W. Kinney, J. Appier. J.
L. Gregory. L. K. Wells. O. O. Enter.
B. F. Beevcrs, Milburn Bros., August C.
Simon. J. W. Glaze, C. F. Glaze, Otto
Schimpff.
Associate members: Carle Grocery Co..
I'nion Trust Co., Werner Wilkens, Paul
Bean Grain Co.
llllifl COCRTS
Cafe St. James
WITH GRILL ROOM.
Table d'Hote Dinner, 6 to 9 p. m.,
daily 50c
Merchants Lunch 35c
A la Carte at all hours.
A specialty of sea food of our own
Importation.
Special dining service for theater
parties.
Houston St.
Hervry M. Magendie,
CATERER.
Glasgow Woolen Mills Co.
SUITS TO MEASURE
NO MORE— $15 —NO LESS
Union Label.
221 E. Houston St., San Antonio.
Supreme Court Proceedings.
Daily Express Austin Bureau
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 21.—The following
proceedings were had in the Supreme
Court today:
Applications refused: E. C. Orrlck vs.
City of Fort Worth et al, from Tarrant;
Houston, East & West Texas Railway
Company vs. R. B. Roach, from Harris;
L. W. Levy & Co. vs. (I. T. Mitchell et
al,-from San Augustine; Missouri, Kan-
sas K' Texas Railway Company of Texas
vs. S. M. K'tinedy. from Hunt; North
Fort Worth Towns!te Company vs. City
of North Fort Worth, from Tarrant.
Applications dismissed for want of ju-
risdiction: W. L. Doyal vs. '¥. R. James
& Sons, from Bosque; Texas & New Or-
leans Railroad Company vs. George Wil-
liams et al. from Jasper; .1 B. Adoue vs.
M W. Kirhy et al, from Dallas.
Order refusing application, entered
January 13, set aside by the court of its
own motion: Texas & Pacific Railway
Company vs. M. E. Huber et al., from
Dallas.
Cause submitted: Frank Pohle vs. J. L#.
Robertson et al., from Howard.
Set for February 3: Wallace & Reed
vs. Reed Bros., from Bell.
Set for February 1^: Mrs. M F. Smal-
ley et al vs. Freeman Paine et al.. from
Williamson; J W. Griffin vs. II B.
Tucker, County Attorney, from Liberty;
J. I1". Ha.vworth, administrator, vs. M
Williams et al., from Cooke; H. w. stint-
er et. al vs, R. J. Brackenridge, from
Tra vis.
Motions for rehearing submitted: Moss
& Raley vs. D. T. Wren, t|*>m Potter;
Ira Milllcan et al vs. Jas. McNeill et al
(two motions), from Erath; F. A. Schna-
fcel vs. Jas. McNeill et al, from Erath;
R. H. Wilkin vs. Geo. W. Owens & Bros.,
from Hale; J. A. McCormick et al vs. E.
S. Kampmann, from Bexar.
Motion for permission to file petition
for mandamus granted: F. J. DeMerritt
vs. J. J. Terrell. Commissioner.
Agreed motion to withdraw original
maps, etc., granted: R. E. Huff et al.
vs. J. H. Crawford et al, from Wichita.
Sixth Court of Civil Appeals.
Special Telegram to The Express.
TEX ARK AN A. Tex., Jan. 21. The fol-
lowing business was transacted by the
Sixth Court of civil Appeals today:
Decisions handed down: St. Louis
Southwestern Railway vs. R. O. Samuels,
from Bowie, reversed and remand? d; Ciry
of Marshall vs. W H H. Allen et ;tl. Iran
Harrison, reversed in part and affirmed
in part; International K- Great Northern
Railway vs. J. K. Sellers, from Hays;
affirmed; J. S. Carter vs. G. K. Krueder
et al. from Hamilton, reversed and re-
manded unless remittitur of attorneys'
fees are filed in twenty days; R. B. Hol-
land vs. Mary Bell Riggs et al, from
Travis, reformed and affirmed.
DEATH IltCOKD
Visit The Mission Cale
500 E. Houston Street.
and Iry a Bottle of Milk from the Sin-
clair Farm, Milked by Machinery.
EVERYTHING WE SELL IS THE BEST
WE CAN BUY:
YOU
WOULDN'T FEEL SATISFIED UN-
LESS YOU HAD
Graham & Collins
figure on your Electric Wiring and
Fixtures. Careful and painstaking
workmanship always.
216 West Commerce Street
Telephone, New 1898.
ROESSTNG New Braunfels. Tex. Jan
21 The body of Mrs Merman Roesslng,
who died in San Antonio yesterday,
reached New Braunfels last night and
was carried 1o her home in Comaltown,
from where the Interment took place
this afternoon at 3 o'clock The services
were conducted by Rev. G. liforhenweg.
pastor of the Lutheran Church. Decedent
leaves a husband, father and two broth-
ers.
P. G. CARTER DEAD.
Was Colonel of Regiment of Confed-
erate Veterans.
Special Telegram to The Express.
GREENVILLE. Tex., Jan 21. P. G.
Carter, Colonel of the First Regiment,
Fourth Brigade, Texas DivlsindP l'nited
Confederate Veterans,
here today.
died at his home
GARDEN TOOLS
of every description
New line now on display.
The Enterprise
VAST AREA IS INUNDATED.
Levees on Lower Division of Sherman
Island Give Way.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Jan. 21 The
levees of the lower division of Sherman
Island gave way this afternoon, accord-
ing to reports received from the Bee cor-
respondent at Isleton, and between 30,'00
and 40.00Q acres were Inundated.
The break occurred on the Sacramento
side and was not equal to the strong cur
rent, breaking against it, and a strong
eastern gale lashed the water int'» waves
that washed over the tops of the levees.
HAWKINS WILL BE CANDIDATE.
Former Senator From Midland Will
Seek Lieutenant Governorship.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
Al ST I N. Tex.. Jan. 21 Ex-Senator Al-
bert S Hawkins of Midland Is in Aus-
tin on business with the Land Depart-
ment. He today authorised the announce-
ment. that he will be a eaitdl late beiore
the next Democratic primaries for the
: office of Lleutenant-Goxernor of Texas.
ADVERTISING
FOR THE CITY IS
*T0 BE PUSHED
Real Estate Committee Discusses
Plans for Kaisiug $15,000 to
Tell About San Antonio.
SPEAKERS ARE FIRM
BCLIEVERS IN I'l'BLICITV
For the purpose of advertising San An-
tonio it is planned to raise at least *15,-
000 by the real estate and publicity com-
mittee of the San Antonio Business Men's
Club. Plans for raising this sum wore
discussed last night. No definite ac-
tion will be taken until this afternoon,
when the matter will be brought up be-
fore the board of directors of the club.
L. J. Hart presided over the meeting
last night. "In advocating the policy that
the people of this city advertise their
town more than they are doing," said he,
"I would like to call attention to the fact
that advertising generally has proven to
be the greatest and most important fac-
tor in a business that intends to grow.
So it is with a community that wants to
keep in the foreground. Not to grow
means to retrograde nowadays, and I am
sure the people are hardly in accord with
that policy.
"As to the practical value of adver-
tising there can be no doubt. If adver-
tising did not pay the thousand* of suc-
cessful pierchants who advertise would
not sepnd their money for it. There is
no difference between advertising a busi-
ness and advertising a town. The prin-
ciple underlying the action is the same...
"The same applies to the territory we
consider tributary to this city. While we
have been trying to gets its people lined
up on this proposition none of them have
taken any live interest iu it. and I am
compelled t<> say that this, to some ex-
tent. is true of this city. What the cause
of tiiis indifference to so vital a question
is i< perhaps not hard to determine. I
think that a little education along this
line would be beneficial."
Mr. Hart then proceeded to point out
the benefits that every one in the city
and locality would receive from an ex-
tensive advertising campaign.
Kirkpatrick Talks Advertising.
J. 11. Kirkpatrick spoke along slqjilar
lines, pointing out that the growth of San
Antonio would be its best advertisement
if there was a way to brine; this t" the
attention of the people whom this might
interest.
"We have." he said, "going on in this
city now on Houston Street alone building
operations that would open the eye.* of
anybody seeing them. There are on this
street now in the course of construction
four modern steel structures that would
look well in any city, no matter where.
But what we have to do Is to let people
know what w are doing."
Charles B Mullaly drew ;i very vivid
picture of the results of advertising In
the case of Brownsville. Within three
years the growth of that section, lie said,
had trebled it'elf IK- further drew at-
tention to the fact that better railroad
connections with Southwest Texas are
as much needed bv this city as adver-
tising. pointing out that. Houston was
already monopolizing a great share of a
trade that logically belonged to San An-
tonio.
Advertising Not Charity.
T?. E. Hlldebr-and demonstrated that a
subscription to this advertising fund was
not a matter of charity, but strictly a
business obligation that < ould not fall to
repay itself in a very short time. He
also pointed out that heretofore a work
that was of Importance t-o every San An-
tonio business man had been carried on
by a few men upon whom it devolved to
sunnly both the money and the labor.
Development of a section bv the joint
effort ■ of the railroads and real estate
men wa the tonic of Park Longworth.
J. S Sweet discussed the value of ad-
vertising. and deplored the fact that so
few In this city had taken an active In-
terest tn ibe subject.
S W. Johns was then asked to make
some suggestions as to the best methods
of adverti."i iff that mleht be adopted. He
thought that tbe w®rk of the present
bureau if extended, would tv> doubt be
the bept method to be employed, except a
fund could be raised to carry on a cam-
palgTl on a large seal*. He suggested that
readable matter for Insertion In tlie small
country newspapers would be one of the
best means to advertise the city. Tn
this he was supported by E. S. O'Reilly,
who advised that this method be Hven
a thorough trial, being fully convlneed of
Its effectiveness.
The CTner'epee o' ,T R far rim ton. see-
retarv of the Business Men' - Club, who
has been cndvMng the pres« bureau
coincided with theye views, arid it was
provisionally agreed to adopt the sug-
gestions made
The matter will be brought "r>
afternoon at the meeting of i:io board of
directors of the Business Men's Club, and
another meeting will be called in a few
days.
MORTUARY RECORD.
Mrs. Mirim Pitcher.
The body of Mrs. Mirim Pitcher, aged
fR years, who died at 21 fl Maverick Grove,
was's uit yesterday morning to Texar-
kana fo- burial. She was a native of
Louisiana and came to this city about
a year ago.
Funeral of Mis. J. M. Crowell.
The funeral of Mrs. J. M. Crowell will
take place at « o'clock this afternoon at
the residence. 107 Divine street, Rev.
Air. Droceciose conducting tho serv-
ices. The pallbearers will be George P.
Muckctt, C E. Waters, W. II. Winner,
C. A. Dennis. J. E King and Mr. Banks.
The interment will be made iu City
Cemetery No. 3.
O. J. Porter.
O. J. Porter, fiO years of age, a section
foreman of the San Antonio & Aransas
Pass Railroad at Skidmore, died yester-
day morning at the Santa Rosa Hospital
of pneumonia. He was a native of Illi-
nois and belonged to the Masonic and
Knights of Pythias orders. The body will
tie sent tills morning to Cameron for
burial, accompanied by the widow of tho
decedent.
WOMAN DROPS DEAD
LEADING HORSE TO MOUNT
MRS. ANNIE McCULLCCH STRICK-
EN WITH HEART FAILURE.
She Was Visiting Mrs. Eugine Hor-
ton on R.inch Near Von Grmy
and Had Started for an
Early Ride.
While leading her horse to a mounting
block yesterday morning, preparatory to
joining a party of friends in a ride at
the Horton ranch, near Von Ormy, Mrs.
Annie McCuHock. was seen by her com-
panions to stagger and fall dead. Medi-
cal aid was summoned and hurried to
the scene as quickl> as possible, but the
physicians say death was instantenous,
giving heart failure as the cause.
Mrs. McCulIoch, who lived at 131
Adams street, this city, had been visiting
Mrs. Eugine I-iorton at the Morton ranch
for the last ten days, and was seemingly
enjoying the best of health. The news
of her sudden death was communicated
to her friends and relatives in this city
j and the body brought here last night,
awaiting advices from relatives in Chi-
cago.
Decedent was about l- years old, and
leaves a son. l'aul, aged It, in San An
tonio, a daughter, Mrs David E. Ford
of St. Louis, aftd a brother. L. M- Rich-
ardson of Chicago Funeral arrange-
ments will be announced later.
OPPOSE KIMERIiAltffcN IDEA
Trustees Doubt Legal Possibility of
Making Them Part of Free
School
Mrs. C. H. Vats.
Mrs. C. H. Vass, wife of C. H. Vass,
died at 2:15 o'clock .yesterday morning
at the residence. 91X Vvumi D, after h
long illness. She was born In Nashville.
Tenn.. forty-one years ago. and had been
a resident of this city eight years. Be- '
sides her husband she is survived by her
mother, Mrs, Sallie Ottenville, widow of
the latn Senator Ottenville-of Nashville;
also two slaters and two brothers of
Nashville. Funeral services will he held
this morning at 10 o'clock at the First
Rapt 1st Church, fay lor and Fourth
Streets, Rev. Mr Stokes officiating.
The body v\ ill be taken to Nashville,
Tenn., her old home, for burial, accom-
panied by tho husband.
That the School Board would not fav-
orably receive a proposition by the
Mothers Clubs of San Antonio to have
kindergartens incorporated in the regular
public school sy-teni seems indicated v,»
the private opinions of the different
members expressed yesterday when in-
terviewed upon the matter.
Edgar Schramm expressed the opinion
that the incorporation of the kinder-
garten would add to an already too large
number of divers* branches of inslruc-
i tion within the superintendence of the
j public school authorities.
"It has been my policy to oppose the
I introduction of all such additions to the
' public school system," said he, "and I
would continue this policy in opposing
| such a measure. We have too much <>C
| such tilings now basket-making, etc , for
instance and there seems to be no limit
I as to what comes within the proper
I bounds of public school instruction. \V •
i members of the School Board have more
upon our hands now than we can proper-
ly attend to. and were the line not
i drawn somewhere, we and all the other
; branches of the management would have
to spend day and night, too, ill doing
our duties."
"The kindergartens as they are now
being conducted bv the Mothers Clubs
are doing good work and accomplishing
their purpose ;|"'i 1 fee no reason why
they should be incorporated and be
placed under the management of the
public schools," said Carlos Bee. "An 1
1 om not sure but what it would be in
violation of the law to incorporate th»
kindergarten In the regular public school
instruction, as the children of the kinder-
garten classes are not within the schol-
astic age. We could not use the funds
of the regular school system or in any
way connect the two managements for
the reason that the tax Is levied upon
! parents of children who are within th"
school age. , That I would decidedly ob-
ject to the matter though. I will not say,
as I might possibly entertain it under-
certain conditions "
A NEW PLAN TO SHORTEN THE
WORKING DAYS.
A rather novel experiment In connec-
tion with employes' hours of labor is
being tried by the Curtis Publishing
Company of i'lilladelphia. publishers of
the Ladle:.' Heme Journal and the Sat-
urday livening Post. Not only have they
adopter! and put Into effect tho fortv-
eight-b< ur v. ei< throughout their me-
chanical departments, but instead of the
conventional schedule under which th i
time is distributed over six working days,
the total of forty-eight hours' work wi'l
hereafter be done in the five days from
Monday to Friday, Inclusive.
The employee in the mechanical de-
partments of the business will by tics
change have all day Saturday and Sun
day for recreation and rest The result
of tho innovation from the employe; r'
Standpoint will doubtless bo watched
with considerable interest by other con-
cerns in the same line of business.
FIRST TEXAN TO GET PENSION.
Mrs. Helen Stappenbeck Awarded Car-
negie Medal Account Husband.
The first Texan to receive a benefit of
the Carnegie hero fund is Mrs. Helen
Louisa Stappenbeck of this city As told
in the dispatches yesterday. Mrs. Stappen-
beck has been awarded a life pension of
$2f» a month and a silver medal for brav -
ery displayed by her husband In sacri-
ficing hi own life to save that of a
child.
Mrs. Stappenbeck is the widow
Charles Stappenbeck. who lost his life
last foil in endeavoring" to save the iifo
of Frank T'lzzlnl, a 6-year-old bov Mr
Stappenbeck was standing on Ruena
VI; fa Street as a runaway horse hitched
to a delivery wagon dashed down the
street. Seated in the wagon was the
little Pizzini boy.
In an endeavor to save the child Mr
Stappenbeck re,shed in the street, and In
making a grab for tbe hop e's lie.-id was
struck by the shafts and knocked to th-
gr< c,nd He was rendered unconscious
and died in this condition from concus-
sion of the brain.
Prof. Wesley Peacock of the Peacock
Military Academy brought the matter to
the attention "f the Carnegie hero com
mission and it was through his effort.4
that the pension and medal were granted
Charles Stappenbeck was the brother of
City Assessor John Stappenbeck.
WANT TO RAISE $25,000.
Fair Directors Decide to Begin Work
Soliciting at Once.
A determined stand for a better exposi-
tion and a campaign for funds on a
more extensive plan than ever before wero
the resolutions made by the directors of
the San Antonio International Fair Asso-
ciation at the special meeting yesterday
afternoon at L': 10 o'clock.
The board figured that for tho work
mapped out a mbscriptlon of S'i't.ooo would
be required, and It was voted to leave
this to a committee of the whole, the
campaign to be planned for sections of
the city and the way paved by sending
oat letters to all the old subscribers and
such others as might be exported to lielo
the cause. The committee named to draft
this letter is W. B. Tuttle, Henry L.
J J a Iff and W. c. Rigsby.
ft was agreed that stock be Issued as
heretofore and that each subscriber lie
given a season ticket. Action regarding
the limitation of the number of the other
passes was postponed. Each shareholder
this year will be given a button to wear
in his coat lapel to show that he is a
member of the Fair Boosting Club. It
was agreed that no time should be lost
before beginning tho campaign for sub-
scriptions. *
Those present were; W. B. Tuttle,
(Jeorge C. Kiehlltz. Dr. Fred Terrell, W.
c. Rigsby. Vorles P. Brown, A. II. Ilalff,
Sam L. Harris, llenry L. Ilalff, Simon
Frank.
MANY LAND DEALS
WILL FOLLOW FLOCK
OF HOMESEEKERS
Special Sale of /Men's
Fine Neckwear
Probably as Many as Ten Thou*
sand Prospective Texans Enter
(lie State This Week.
FINE SPECIAL TRAINS
CO.ilE TO SAN ANTONIO
Probably as many as 10,000 homeseekers
and tourists crossed the border into Tex-
as the last two days. The movement was
one of the heaviest recorded, special
trains coming to San Antonio over the
Missouri, Kansas Texas, the interna-
tional »v (treat Northern and the Santa
Fe routes. At least b'000 of the passen- j
gers from the Northern and Kastern
points have the <3ulf Coast and Southwest
Texas in view for their future home.
The Katy Flyer left St. Louis Monday j
nighl, homeseekers day, in six different,
sections, three i»i which were bound fori
San Antonio and the other three for Hous-
ton. The first of the San Antonio trains
arrived at S:lrt yesterday morning and
was followed bv the other two at 10
o'clock a m. and 8 o'clock p. m Most
of the day was spent here, the trip being
continued last night.
The Hates special with tourists bound
for Mexico passed through at V li) o'clock
over the International Great Northern
Regular trains were filled also with par-
ties of tourists ami homeseekers, a num-
ber of these stopping in San Antonio.
Other special trains of homeseekers are
expected t<- continue to arrive at inter-
vals for the next few weeks, a great
n u in be i of them headed for Mexico over
the International & Great Northern.
That this tremendous passenger traffic
is practically all legitimate home, coke;
movement is the opinion expressed by the
railroad officials. All Indications are
that the movement will be even heavier
during the next month. Many of th©
homeseekers are negotiating land deals.
CLERGYMEN AND FREE HIDES
State Railroad Commission Receives
a Copy of Opinion by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission.
To day a n d To m orr o w
~rERE'S your opportunity—
4-in-hands—ties that you
11 can wear now, and all
through the summer. Entire
stock included, values from
50c to $2.^0
7.5c and 50c Four-in-hands 35c
LOO f our'iri hrinds, choice 72c
1.50 und 1.25 four-in- hnnds ()Hc
2.50 and 2.00 Four-in-hands 1.4ti
Every color or combination of colors that are correct, green,
blue, helio, tan, brown, red, orange and pink in stripes
and figured designs.
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WILL SIT IN ST. LOUIS
Interstate Commerce Commission Will
Resume Hearing February 15 in
Freight Rate Increase Protest.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 21 I he Attorney
General was today advised that the con-
tinuation of the Interstate Commerce
<'ommission hearing on the Texas com-
plaint against the ten-point advance in
freight rates over- lines entering the
Southwest, would be begun at St. l>ouis,
February 15.
Chairman Mayfield and Commissioner
Storey will represent the Texas commis-
sion, assisted by Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral Jas. I» Walthall, of San Antonio.
The first hearing on the Texas com-
plaint was held at St. I-Ztuls. That was
followed I»y i session at San Antonio,
it is expended that the case will be
concluded at the ensuing sitting.
Railroad Personals.
J YV Carter, traffic manager of the
Fort Worth stock yards, was In San An-
tonio yesterday visiting the railroad of-
fiees.
c M Fisher, commercial agent of the
National Taney «>f Mexleo, with head-
quarters in I /aredo, was In San Antonio
yesterday.
li. V. Williams, passenger agent of the
Santa Fe, is expected to return thi.*
morning in charge of a special train of
homeseekers, which lie met in Oklahoma
City.
James J. Livingston, traveling agent of
the Chicago & Northwestern, spent yes-
terday in San Antonio.
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Pally Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 21.—The Railroad
Commission this morning received a copy
of the opinion of the Interstate Commerce
Commission setting lorth that tribunal's
construction of the interstate cons mere
act with respect to the exemptions under
the anti-pass provisions. Numerous pro-
tests have been filed with the commission
against the ruling «U the clergy bureau of
the Transcontinental passenger Associa-
tion, under which railroads have with-
drawn transportation privileges from
main persons to whom they have hither-
to been accorded. The ruling was claimed
i«, have been founded on an Interpreta-
tion of ttie act by the interstate Com-
merce ('ommission, but the commission In
this opinion denies the responsibility and
gi.es luith r by asserting that the class
of persons against whom the ruling has
issued are eat'tied to transportation priv-
ilege,-. The bureau withdrew its courte-
sies from ordained clergymen acting as
editors ol church papers, ordajned clergy-
men acting ro. college presidents or pro-
fessors, ordained clergymen acting as 11 - j
naii' iaI agents of religious or charitable I
oi g.-.iii/.atii'i.:.. ordained clergymen en- |
gag» d in christian Temperance or Y.I
jyi I , A Work, brothers of religious or-
der:. sisters of charity devoting their en-
lire .line to religious work who habitual-
ly wear the gain of their order.
The ruling of the Interstate Commerce
Commission contains the following:
•The i osltion taken by the Transconti-
nental Bureau Is far in advance of any-
thing required by the law or the rulings
nt the .ommission. Reasonably inter-
preted, the ruling to which reference is
made bv the bureau can not possibly ne-
, <• •" Itate the drastic action which it has
taken."
i lit opinion continues to the effect that
a cb igym.in docs not lose his ministerial
standing h> leaving the pastorate fou
some other field of religious activity, and
that the courts have been consistently
liberal in giving construction to the words
"charitable" and "eleemosyniry" and the
commission sees no reason for being un-
duly narrow in interpreting these words
as found • 11 the act Concluding, the
. ommission writes "The commission en-
t". tains no doubt that carriers subject to
the act may legally grant free or re-
duce.; rite transportation to some per-
sons who may he included In any class
comprehended by the rubs n. 10, II. 12 and
]| of th" Transcontinental Clergy P.ureau,
We cannot undertake to pass upon in-
dividual cases. It Is believed that no
carrier following the principles witlined
here, need have any difficulty In deter-
mining Who may be Riven concessions in
the matter of transportation."
MAY DISRUPT COMMISSION
Colquitt's Speech at Dailas Not Like-
ly to Promote Harmony Among
State Railroad Board.
Dally Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 2#}The speech of
O. 13. Colquitt at Dallas yesterday, as
outlined in dispatches to The Kxpress,
created a. visible smile of condescension
among the other members of the Rail-
road Commission, especially his allusion
to occasional absence of co-operation of
the other Commissioners in his efforts to
help ih'j people. Commissioner Storey re-
marked that if Mr. Colquitt considered
his two prepositions- a. ship subsidy and
State railroads as illustrative of this
lack of co-operation, the statement was
certainly true, as lie does not approve of
the junior Commissioner's suggestions in
his Dallas speech.
"Whenever Mr. Colquitt's proposals are
best lor the people, ' said Mr. Storey,
"wo are with him. However, sometime*
there is a difference of opinion as to
what is best for the country," and he
dismissed the subject with a nonchalant
wave of his hand.
It is believed here that Mr. Colquitt's
utterance will not serve to cement the
harmony that was practically forced on
the commission by Chairman Mayfield
through the medium of tlie celebrated
peace conf< reliefs. Since then there has
been an enforced armistice between the
warring elements of the commission,
compelled bv the chairman, who appre-
ciates the possibility of material harm
to the interests of the people resulting
front a discordant railroad commission.
The chairman has vigorously worked for
harmony; In fact, demanding It as an
c sential element in the commission's de-
liberations. Should Mr. Colquitt's re-
marks, as reported in this morning's
paper, disrupt the relations of the com-
mission, which, through I lie chairman's
efforts, were tending toward a semblance
of cordiality, It Is believed here that the
rate-making body will again assume Its
notorious condition of personal and offi-
cial disunity, atid In the meantime the
frelghtpayer# are expected to hold the
tug.
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that two prices prevail on scores of
suits arranged for decisive clearance.
The event is unlike others of its kind,
for the reason that every garment is
new and was made specially for this
store, opened but a few months
since.
Suits heretofore to $12.50
$10.00
Suits heretofore to $38.00
$20.00
Fashioned of fine imported broadi
cloths, mannish worsteds and rough
surface materials, in tailored and fancy
models.
Reductions on the higher-priced-suits
have been made proportionately.
Evening Coats, Wraps and Furs have been
reduced to half price.
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