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Is There a School Book Trust?
HURRAH
V.
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To th. Public
Every on acquainted with th tacts
will answer thia quotation ia th negative.
ThoM unacquainted with th facta mar
have a general Interest In the subject
as In any other business or economic
.question. Persons who hare been de-
ceived and misled by unscrupulous pub-
lishers for pecuniary reasons will wel-
'corne an authoritative nd a truthful
Statement and will be glad to have their
.ellefa set right If they are now wrong.
j It la to this third class especially that
he present statement Is addressed.
A TRUST DEFINED.
j The trust Is a modern development.
he word "trust" as now applied Is new.
It la used as an epithet and to stigmatise
wrongful combinations as well as con-
cerns whose rivals wish to discredit and
Injure them by prejudicing the public
mind.
The meaning of the word trust is
variable. It la differently defined by dif-
ferent people if one definition does not
frrove broad enough the definition la en-
arged to make It more comprehensive.
The "World Almanac" for 1808 contains a
definition which Ib evidently Intended to
be all-embraclng. It la as follows:
"Trust as popularly understood means
a consolidation; combine poof or agree-
ment of two or more naturally compet-
ing concerns which establishes a limited
monopoly with power to fli prices or
rates in an Industry or group of indus-
tries." Applying thia definition la there "A
consolidation pool pr agreement of two
or more naturally competing" publishers
of school books "which establishes a
limited monopoly with power to fix prices
or ratea?"
IS THERE LACK OF COMPETITION?
A monopoly ellmlnatea competition. A
limited monopoly llmlta competition.
There are in the United Statea over ITO
separate distinct and Independent com-
peting publishers of school books all en-
gaged In a common struggle for busi-
ness. Every superintendent of schools prin-
cipal or member of a board of education
has observed from his own experience
that competition in the adoption of school
books is active. Intense and even bitter
Universal experience establishes the
fact that there Is universal and unlimited
competition. Hut some Illustrations will
Hive point to this statement:
The city of New York is the largest
municipality in the country and the most
.generous supporter of public schools. It
therefore offers a matt tempting patron-
e 10 monoponxe. Here ir anvwliere.
we should look for monopoly. But what
nre me iactsf iNew York has an open
list": that Is. Instead of a single text
in geography or arithmetic or u single
series of readers used exclusively througn
all Its schools. New York authorizes soma
thirty geographies thirty series of arith-
metics scores of regular and hundreds of
supplementary readers and a multiplicity
of hooks in every branch The city has
contracts with more than 130 Independent
competing publishers for the supply of
text books Issued by these respective
houses. How far Is this from even a
limited monopoly?
The State of Ohio has a list of text
books authorized by the Slate hoard of
education. Any books so authorized mav
be adopted for use In the cities and
towns of the State Competing publishers
to the number of over 130 have books on
this authorized list.
Clearly here Is no tendency toward a
monopoly.
Wherever Important adoptions norur.
Whether In State city or district the
tiumber of Independent and active com-
petitors Is very large. .In any general
adoption there are rarely if ever less
than thirty publishers represented and
more often a larger number thno this
liave active agents struggling for busi-
ness. js THERE MONOPOLY OF CAPITAL'
- From the mercantile agencies the fol-
lowing figures are taken:
There are thirty-six very active scho-.l
book houses with a total capital of $19. -67S.O0O
There are nineteen publishers of gen-
eral literature who also publish lists of
fschool honks. These nineteen houses
have a capital of $11835005.
There are 119 general publishers each
of which Issues school hooks enough to
be classed as an "educational publisher"
bv the Publishers' Weekly. These 119
have a capitalization of 111. Kl. 000
Of this total capital of J12.734.0OO. over
45 per cent of which Is exclusively em-
ployed In the publication of school books
no single publisher has over IS.000.000 of
capital
It Is evident that there Is no monopoly
of capital.
IS THERE POWER TO FIX PRICES?
Any concern controlling a monopoly of
a product or commodity can fix Its prices.
It Is equally true that where there is no
monopoly there can be no "power to fix
prices." for what would It avail the
largest publisher to raise his prices or
to arbitrarily fix his prices when be would
have arrayed against him certainly thirty-
five other active school book houses and
possibly 100 such bouses with power and
llsi)sltlon to underbid him In the mar-
ket? Hut there Is another insuperable ob-
stacle to prevent the control of prices of
schiwl books by any hovise or combina-
tion of houses Many States fix their
own prices of school books by law. It
is done as follows: The laws of certain
States name the maximum prices at
which text books may be adopted. The
publishers furnish these hooks under
Ftflte contract und under the law at the
prices named. Thus It follows that other
Ftates which do not name the prices
specifically but require publishers to
furnish books at no greater prices than
the same looks are furnished In any other
State or Territory secure the advantage
of the rates fixed by the first "hamed
fltstes. The rates so fixed by the Rtatea
themselves are available everywhere.
Such a lav makes It Impossible for pub-
lishers to raise prices were they so dis-
posed and would prevent a house hav-
ing a monopoly of school books. If such
existed from raising Its prices.
WHY A SCHOOL BOOK TRUST IB
IMPOSSIBLE.
Not only Is It demonstrable thst them
is no school book trust but it Is equally
ausceptlble of proof that no such trust
can be created.
Suppose certain great financiers should
conceive the plan of combining all th
school book houses of the country Into
on concern; and suppose for the sa'te
of argument that they should purchase
very text book of whatever kind used
in all the schools from all the publish-
ers and should thus form an absolute
monopoly. Could such monopoly bo main-
tained? No amount of power influence or capi-
tal could prevent any teacher or other
competent author from writing a new
text hook on any subject he might elect.
Nor could any power influence or capi-
tal prevent a printer from printing sucn
a book a binder from binding It or any
business msn from putting It on the mar
ket. Nor Is there any power to prevent
teachers from recommending or school
boards from adopting a book so pub-
little ana Good
Tk
feetare el
LEEDIG Company's
EXTRACT OF BEEF
iaitahighooadaa-
ration audb. tot
can be don with
a small two-oiJnow
iatv ItYburebeef
-a. B0ttu9 WOXw
not liatvVrv i
llshed and using It in the schools. This
process would be repeated all over the
repeated all over the
ind. IB other worda. books are the
product of the brain the children of the
mind and no one can control this source
of supply. Unless the source of supply 1
can be controlled no monopoly can be.
maintained. To argue the contrary Is to
argue the absurd. No monopoly of
school books can be maintained.
THEN WHY THE CRT OF SCHOOL
BOOK TRUST?
The ' 'sch ool book trust" is an ogre
conjured up Invented aad invoked by un-
scrupulous over-sealous publishers and
agents to deceive the public; to turn the
public mind away from superior book a
which would win their way on their mer-
its and to get sympathetic regard for
their own books that are believed to need
this unfair and dishonest bolstering. It
exists only In their minds. The epithet Is
the chief ammunition used by many
houses in the so-called "book fwhts." Jt
is employed to discredit and damage the
American Book company the superiority
of whose books is recognized. The
charge of "combine" and "trust" began
years ago 1 n wh lspers accom pa ri led by
nods winks anad wagglngs of the head.
As the country has become more and
more suspicious of combinations and hos-
tile to trusts or alleged trusts thia term
of opprobrium has been bandied about
more freely more openly ami even more
unscrupulously. At first the houses and
agents who applied ft to the American
liook company did so with some sense
of guilt and shame. Familiarity wit'i
their own offenses and constant repeti-
tion have made them callous and shame-
less. Even the agents of the American Rook
company formerly treated the use of this
term by rival agents as good-natured
badinage understood by both sides to te
Insincere and only used In Jest. Hut thi
cry has gone forth so long so loud and
so persistently and the public 1ms he-
come so greedy to have trusts pointed
out to them as hateful and obnoxious ob-
jects that the unscrupulous persons wno
call the American Book company a trust
have found profit In their falsehood and
have created a belief that there Is a
school-book trust in the minds of some
people Ignorant of the facts
The silence of the American Book com-
pany has been accepted by these people
as confession ; a dignified attitude has
been misconstrued as an attitude of guilt.
Our belief that the false Insinuations and
assertions would be taken at their real
value and that the authors and promul-
gators of them would be shamed and dis-
credited haa not always proved true.
While the American people at large be-
lieve In "fair play" and are Just and dis-
cerning there Is a certai n proportion of
the public that can always be fooled
can always be victimized and is always
misled by Its credulity. There is a
cynical maxim that "A lie well ntuck to
is as good as the truth. This belief 1ms
been an actuating principle with thowi
publishers and agents who have givn
utterance to the trust charge agninst the
American Book company.
WHAT THE AMERICAN BfOK COM-
PANY IS.
We have shown that
There is no lack of competition in the
school-book business;
There Is no monopoly of business com-
plete or limited;
There is no monopoly of capital;
There is no power to fix prices; and
that
A school-book trust Is impossible.
If there is no trust and can be none
H Is clear that the American Hook com-
pany ia not a trust; and this Is the ab-
solute unequivocal and unalterable truth
The number variety and excellence df
the American Book company's publica-
tions and the enterprise and enwrgy by
which they have been placed before he
public have given the company a promi-
nence and a leadership in educational cir-
cles wholly outside and beyond the mere
proportionate else of B bufdoess. But 4
nas never aspired to achieve any power
of direction or control of the trade as a
whole or a part such as would give it
the character of a monopoly. It has
never hwn In a position nor has It at-
tempted to fix prices limit territory. In-
crease or decrease output or to do any
other thing in restraint of open trade
among all school-book publishers. It has
never had any agreement or understand-
ing with any ot her school book publish-
ing house to bring about any of these
things.
A CORPORATION.
The American Hook company is a cor-
poration. It was organized under the
laws of the State of New Jersey in li-M
by the members of four firms engaged in
the school-book business and purchased
from these firms the whole or a part of
their school-bodV business. Afterward
the American lok company purchased
a part or the whole ot t he school book
business of a number of other firms and
corporations.
These books ho purchased were at once
placed upon the Hut of the American
Book company and formed a part of their
catalogue. In some ('uses the firms con-
tinued to conduit their respective busi-
ness until the consent of the copyright
holders to the transfer of their respective
books from t ho seller to the purehas-r
could be obtained and until such times
as the American Book company could add
the purchased books to t heir own list
without loss of the good will and patron-
age which formed a valuable asset of
the firms whose lists had been pur-
chased. In Iecembor. 1907. the American Book
company was chartered under the laws
of Jst-w York and succeeded to the assets
and business of the New Jersey corpora-
tion and the latter has been dissolved.
The company is not Interested In any
other company directly or Indirectly an.1
Iihs no alliances with any other publishers
of any nature relating to restriction or
lessening of competition division of ter-
ritory or control of prices or for the
performance of any other act contrary
to the letter or spirit of any anil-trust
oro ther laws of any State. It is abso-
lutely indejvendent. It has no t rust or
monopoly features of any kind whatso-
ever applying the broadest definition of
the word known to any law.
SCI IOOI-ROOK PROPKHT1KR OFTEN
BOUGHT AND SOI.U
The purchase of one school-book pnrp-
erty by another Is no new thing; nor are
such purchases confined to the American
Book company.
Since the purchase by the American
Book company of other school-book prop-
erties Is made a cause of offense by Iti
rivals a brief reference to transactions
of the same sort hy other publishers wdl
show the prevalence of tills practice a
firs ct tee which has always obtained and
tas never it-en objected to as Improper
Illegal or questionable.
All business Is subject to change of
ownership and this has been so In all
time. The dry goods merchant the
grocor the haberdasher and the butcher
as well as the publisher of school hooks
lias always closed out his business added
to his business by purchase or continued
his business as a matter of free com-
merce; and this freedom Is at the has 1. 4
of all growth In trade. Some of the
causes for the selling out of a business
are the death or ill-health of one or mora
partners fhe unprofitableness of the ven-
ture the desire of the owner to embark
In other lines of undertaking. A com-
mon Incentive for the purchase of addi-
tional t)usines Is a hoped for economy
of administration derived from Increase
output without corresponding expense.
SOME EXAMPLES
Soma recent . instances of this free com-
merce of school-book properties may be
mentioned.
Maynard Merrill & Co. purchased the
choobbook business of Myers. Fish el &
Co.
Schwarta Ksrwtn A Fauns purchased
the bustneaa of -the Catholic School Book
company.
The Maomtltan company bought the
educational publications of Richardson
Smith A Co.
Charles Bcrlbner s Sons recently pur-
chasad'Kllws Geographies from Loth-
rop. Ijee V Hhepard.
Ulnti Co.' purchased among others
Blalsdeil's Physiologies from Lee A
Shapard and Graves' Spellers from F.
M Ambroasu
The firms of Aldreve 4 Co- and Hinds
A IJoble- wer4 combined undr the firm
Boys' Stylish Felt Hats for $1.50
Regular Price $2.50
During our three days' School Boy Apparel Sale we offer Boys' Fine Felt Hats in the
newest and most popular blocks; colors tan gray black brown elephant any size to
fit boys 4 to 17 years. Kiam nor no one else ever sold a hat of such good d CA
quality for lees than $2.50; sale piice V wv
firm style to Maynard Merrill St Co
adding to ita list the publications for-
merly issued by Charles E. Merrill A Co.;
and. later still. Maynard. Merrill A. Co.
sold out to the Charles K. Merrill com-
pany. I'arker P. Simmons purchased the pub-
lications of A. lxivell A Co.
Silver. Huntett A Co. has purchased
books from tlnn to time among It h latest
purchases of this sort being the list of
Morse A Co
I. C. Heath A Co. purchased a part of
t he list of I ..each. She well A Sanborn
and more recently a part of the list of
the Colverslt y Publishing company.
H H. Sanborn A Co. purchused an im-
portant part of Its list from She well &
Co.
During t he present year (1908) Thomp-
son. Brown & Co.'s list has been sold ;o
Herbert Plimpton a brother of George
A Plimpton nf the firm of (Sinn A Co.
The buNlm-ss referred to Is st ill carried
on In t lit- name of Thompson Hrown A
Co. ami has recent ly been incorporated.
NKARl.Y ALL PHOMINKNT PUB-
ijshkks ar:-: CORPORATIONS.
As has been said the American Book
company is a corporation but so art
practically ail of the thirty -si x mont
active publishing bouses in the United
Slates. Of the remaining number (131
probably a majority are incorporated.
A HKAL COMBINE.
The American Booh company is not a
trust. It is a corporation the same as
are nearly all ot her publishers. It has
purchased text hooks from other houses
and this Is a practice which has obtained
among all publishers.
An actual "combine" exists which
t h rough concerted action and a common
Intent seeks to eliminate the America
Book company from nn open and fair
com pet It ton. by originating and giving
wide circulation to the general charge
that it is a t rust. It attempts to per-
suade boards of education. State county
city and district that the American Rook
company Is n trust thus seeking o
create a prejudice which will prevent
sshool bonrds from considering the com-
pany's books on their merits. Is this
fwti ciiunn'tltioti ? Would irood hooks re-
qntrft to be ho foisted upon the market?
Would the ' combine attack the Amen-
can nook company u i nai company
books were not recognized as superior?
Whether such "combine"' Is successful
or whether full and free competition sh.ill
continue without let or hindrance or
shall be strangled by the trust method.
of the "combine" hre referred to re-
mains to be seen. This question will bi
decided not hy the courts not hy accusa-
tions or denials but by the act and
choice of the educators and school offi-
cers to whom this paper Is addressed.
THE TEXAS CASE-A CtTIM I NATION
OF CALUMNY.
The Texas case represents the cul-
mination of calumny. Emboldened by
their Immunity from punishment for past
(danders our business rivals sought m
Texas to give us the deepest stab In the
back they had ever dealt. This was done
by inspiring the authorities to bring
charges against the company and thus
defeat Its superior text looks. which wero
being considered for adoption together
with those of thirty-five or more other
publishers by the State text laxik board.
Not all the Insinuations accusations and
calumny thst could bo Invented could
prevent the 8tate board from recognising
trie superiority of several of our text
books which were adopted. The only way
to prevent their use was to urge the
charge that their publisher Is a trust Un-
der Texas law.
Could insincerity duplicity and false-
hood further go than to claim that there
was any restriction of competition !n
Texas in the presence of a stnifgle for
business among thirty-six competing
houses and such a horde of agents and
aides of high and low degree that the
contest has become notorious? It seems
however that the agents who conceived
and executed this satirical Jest kept their
faces straight long enough to convince
the Texas officials of their sincerity for
an Investigation was ordered and suit
was subsequently brought.
Owing to the publicity that he been
given To this suit. It is proper to make
special mention of t In this paper.
On learning that an Investigation as to
whether the American Rook company be
a trust had been ordered by the .text
book board of Texas we offered by tele-
gram to open our books record vo oth-
ers letters and documents of trery kind
to inspection And ttod thftt our officers
would" under oath answer any questions
una obeercuuy lunusn wary uouuy
assistance in such invftfltlgatfbii. The
term of our telegram -were made (rood
and there will be no delayv ot the coin-
fiany's seeking In the trial of the suit
n Tex a. The company positively anl
unqualifiedly Men lei the charts that it
U a trust and fully expats to sustain
t hla denial In court. The company has
done and will do everything pusMthic 10
bring the suit t an early trial with th
confident expe'i attnri of complete vin-
dication. Pending such decision that part of tli;
public which believes In a "nipiare dcai"
and "fair play" will at least suspend Judg-
ment. American Hook Company.
TO MOVE QUARANTINE LINE.
Eradication of Fever Tick Frees
Many Thousand Acres.
(Houston Pott Sptcioi.)
WASHINGTON. September K - Mem-
bers of various Stab- live Htock sanitary
txards who are In session I icrc t ida y .
adopted the report of the committee on
the cattle quarantine line recommending
the reduction of the area under qunran-
tlne In States where the fiht against
the cattle tick has resulted in tin free-
ing of large port Ions of territory of the
tick. There Is no change in the lines in
Texas but the line In Oklahoma is moved
slightly southward.
Ther are no charges In the line in
Louisiana Arkansas Mississippi. Ala-
bama and California hut in other South-
eastern States where State and Federal
co-operation ha hrught about eff.-tl e
results the line has teen pushed so: it h
considerably
Or. Talt Butler of North Carolina
chairman of the enmmfttee who reported
on this matter said to The Post corre-
spondent : "1 can not appro x I ma t e the
area added (to the f ree 1 district hy tin
convention today hut it will amount to
several thousand Hpiare miles. The fight
on the tick In the past two years has re-
sulted In diminishing the quarantine area
by 80000 square mi - s. which does not in-
clude the area re "iiunended to bo freed
by the convention today.
The recommendations of the assoi ia-
j tlons In this r.-sp.-t are submitted t
the.
agriculture depart me nt and the depart -ment
in fixing the quarantine line usual-
ly follows t he recommendat ion of the
Interstate Associaiion of Uve;Uock Sani-
tary Boards.
The association also recommended the
Increase of the congressional appropria-
tion for the fighting of the fever tick mid
urged stronger co operation by the S'.ates
in this campaign.
MEXICANS TORTITEE VICTIM.
James Martze an Aged Prospector
Is Tied to a Stake.
(AssociatrJ Vrtu Rtforl )
PHOENIX. Ail. Beptember lv A.
posse is seouriiiK 'I'" country ncai KW-
vln a mlnlnK rami'. 100 miles -u-.i -f
here searching f"t o Mexican hiKhw:tv
men. who employ-'! Apache metho.l; to
torture after committing a highway i -o-bery.
James Mart7.'-. a prospector 7" u s
of age. was Hi" victim and the I y
consisted of Ms weapons and a mi ill
amount of money The Mexicans over-
powered hound Hi") blindfolded him "it
he managed to es. M.e and started to ! o:
After recapturlnK Martse the Mexl. .o.h
again bound Mm fastening him i i
take and placed .1 .an of water Ju-o t .-
yond his reach After hours of ef foi 1 '
wriggled out of In- bonds and went 1
Kelvin where he niiv the alarm.
Proprietors Are Murdered.
(fuel !. ! Rtport.)
BISBEK Arli September lfi. -Tim
bodies of John c leary and John l'oe.
American prospectors who left last An
gust on a camping "'Ip have been found
In the mountains thirty-five miles from
Montesuma. Sonora. Mexloo The bodies
had been partially eaten by wild animal
but there are Indications that they had
been murdered and the camp looted. The
authorities are uncertain whether the
deed was committed by Yaquis or Mexi-
cans. Hides' Capudtne Cures Qrlp.
Inaaediatc relief nd eertala Mr. Prescribed
by physioiana. It liquid and Slcaaant to
Absolutely aarailest aaa ecrteetly ears. Ri u-
Cr alss 41 sad Its at aaY wreaths v
are new ciean aesiraDie siun.
For three days
One a very special value made from wool and
woraUid material cut very full and rafomy:
sizes 4 to 16 years; worth regular 7.5c CA-
andTBl.00; sale price for any size OUC
Kiam's "Iron-Clad" School
Suit
Guaranteed to Wear Like Iron.
This suit Is made of waterproof woolen cloth espe-
cially made for us and having the tp-natest resistance
to wear and tear that is possible to make. Coat has
tcped hair seams and Is especially prepared non-
breakahle cloth front thus Insuring lis holding; shp
and style under the most severe wear. Pants have
very seam taped; double-seated acrosB the entire
hack fronts linen lined; also has linen waist band
and the buttons are riveted on with steel and can
not possibly come off. No expense has been sparea
to give our patrons quality strength and style In
this the best suit made
worth $5 00. but will be
School Boys' Outfitting
A WATCH FREE
Boys' Girls' School Hose
Worth 25c
For 10c
In the morning ws place on sale 50 doren Boys' and
Girls' Close Ribbed School Hose which are guaran-
teed fast black double heel knee and toe; sixes 9
to 9H- a Hose that Is sold In most atores at 2oc;
specially priced
Three Days
RECEPTION TO STUDENTS
A. and M. Boys Entertained at the
Barnett School With Addresses
and Refreshments.
Th reception to Agricultural and Me-
chanical college students and prospective
students last night proved u very enjoy-
able occasion for those attending and it
is hoped by those who have the Interest
of the college at heart that the evening
w.is profitably spent as well. The re-
ception was tendered by Prof and Mrs.
V. W. Harnett at their school. 90S Milam
street and the following students of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college were
present :
Hophomores Arland L. Ward and ti-
ll Christian.
Juniors- W. J Carlln. J. It. Christian
and W. Cochran.
Prospective freshmen B. Mumphre-
vllle A. C. Robinson C. Schlom. R.
McCullough. J. W. Meek W. H. Curtln.
V. J. Kennedy A. J. Block and A. K.
Jackson.
Addresses were made bv Prof. Bametl
on "College Training." Cadet Ward on
Tho Value of Agricultural and Mechan-
ical College Training." and Cadet Car-
lln on "How a Freshman Should Con-
duct Himself" Questions asked by
freshmen were answered by the students
who had attended the college. Refresh-
ments were served In such delightful
manner as to prove one of the features
of the evening.
Houston ha.l the largest enrollment nt
tho Agricultural and Mechanical college
Inst year of anv city In the State and the
old students residing here want to make
an even better showing for their homo
town for the next term It Is propiweil
to organise a Houston club at the col-
lege its membership to he compused ot
Houston Ixivs only Th.- reception last
night was the first affair of the kino
that has been given in behalf of the
Rrhnol and It was arranged as offe.lng a
means of possibly benefiting the college
materially
Faith Home Report.
The la He of the Faith Home aasocla-
tlon wish to extend thanks to the fol-
lowing persons who have so generously
contributed to the home during the last
uuarter. ending with September 1:
The l.ome receives dally donations of
meal from (lelselman and Owens bread
and li e ilallv from the Uonton and Studa
bakeries and Henke Ice company: lave
recelwd meat front Wlmbuig els and
Kelppcr: bread from Helltz and Schollbo.
sugar w'eeklv from Schosser. vegetables.
Mrs Mackev: eggs. Mrs Hicks clothing.
Mrs Joseph lloldman. one crib and mat-
tress. Mrs. Hotler; vegetables. lus
Tarado. svrup. five gallons weekly. Mc-
Culloug company; clothing Mts Myers;
tos Mrs XV. J Rau: watermelons. Mrs
Ross and her Sunday school class. First
Baptist church groceries. Orunewnld .
load of sural. Mrs. J. W. Campbell; drtlgs.
Spencer I'rug company cages Ronton
bakery and Stude; fruit a friend candy.
Mrs Fd Mackey: coffee five pounds
weeklv. Cheek Neal; groceries Rebman
Ciria-erv company; meat. Odell Croccry
company rlolhlng and toys. Mrs Boiler
flowers. Mrs Charles Mulvey. clothing
little Max Ibxnetl; three quilts Mis Hol-
ler; three 1I01W1 loaves of bread. Fisher
bakery; meat. Sonnen: vegetables tltrn
Tarado. cl.. thing 8unleam Ivoai.l First
Baptist church; clothing. Thlml.v club
of Booth eggs. Mrs. Hicks; fu rates
of peaches. Schosser; clothing. Mrs .1 J
Ryan: 1 ash U. a friend; grocer ic week-
ly. Hutchinson Orocery compnti cakes
Hellls. basket of cantaloupes Mi ' Mac-
kv groceries weekly Hellx-i - Co. ;
clothing. Mrs. W. W. Norrls. .hunt and
lollct paper. Spencer Drug corupunN . lem-
ons. Mrs. VV. V. Norrls; ch.il inx Mrs.
Cohen; cooked rice. Houston llig! school;
. loihing. Mrs. Sedan: sewing Mis D.
1 1 Cooley: clothing and shoe Mi Pat-
rick clothing and toys. Mi Simpson;
fr nit. due Tarado; clothing Mr- Hubble;
fruit a friend; two bask is .f randy.
Mrs K. tf. Wall: rlothlng. Mrs Sral.-y;
lemonade. Mrs Beula Johr.-oi. iiiii-
rles. dm Tarado; buttermilk Mis Bow-
man; groceries. Currey Bros . bou .oenr
eggs. 1 needs Drug conipam . two dosen
.ggs. Mrs. Borchard; candy Mrs. Ben-
der: one case of egga H K Woods of
Kllleewi One dosen loaves or bread tadlns
of First Baptist ohurch; candy ami fruit
a tvtonw loe ereem and cake. Mrs. Ed
Klaaa 4rvs stowage. Drug coupapri.
Bright and early today Kiam opens a special Three Daysf m
Sale of Boys' School Outfittings. Parents and guardians of j
boys can buy comfortable stylish high grade apparel for )y
their boys and wards at prices away under value. Hot only p
are the values unprecedented but you have here pick from a &
most complete stock of Boys' Clothes; and mark you they-
only today tomorrow and
School Opening Bargains will be at your disposal.
Two School Specials in Boys9
Knickerbocker Breeches
16 years;
11.50 to
The
for boys ruses to it yeare.
sold (luring ovir
Sale at
$3.75
WITH EVERY SUIT.
Only for 10c
elss; the
per pair
groceries Kessler Ml DlckseO; one case
chipped beef. Mrs. McKee; ahoes Ole-
seke Uro.: books and agailnes airs.
Msthes: ctothins and hats. Kiam; souy
for sick child a friend: cake and fruit
a friend; clothing-. Mrs. J. L. Basse!;
rash J14.20. democratic county committee
J M. Qelselman; cash Si.28. democratic
county committee. J. M. Geiselman; Dally
Post. Chronicle and Texas World.
Faith Home Association. I
Mrs. Jonathan Lane. Secretary.
THE DEATH ROLL1
MRS. M. ALLEN.
Mrs. M Allen 30 years old at Meadows
street and the Sunset tracks died yes-
terday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at a pri-
vate sanitarium. The body Is being held
by the Settegast & Kopf company pending
funeral arrangements which have not yet
been made.
TKI.8CHOW FUNtRAL.
Tho funeral of Christian Telschow 78
years old. a resident of Houston tor
nearly half a century who died Tuesday
morning took place yesterday afternoon
Rev. F. J. Dyck of the First German
Evangelical Lutheran church officiating.
Interment was in the German cemetery.
The Settegast & Kopf Co. was In charge
of the funeral. The pallbearers were:
Active IjuiiIh Melselbach Jacob Remmel.
John Vogel John J. Yanch Oustav Wit-
tenberg and C. W. Doer! rig. Honorary
Theodore Miller Charley Kuhlman Louis
Christiansen L. H. N. 8chnelder. John
Leverkuhn and L. Healey.
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS.
PF.PT'TY SHERIFF D. J CHAHLAN
of Ijike Charles passed through Houston
last night having In custody Banota
Qullantan alias Domingo Ramon who
had been arrested near Cameron Texas.
The prisoner is being returned to the
Louisiana city to answer to a charge of
murder growing out of the death or an-
other Mexican.
T. R BI'CKANOVITCH was taken Into
custody last night by Detective Kessler
on a charge of misdemeanor theft made
in Justice McDonald's court. A grip was
found In a private rooming house yester-
riav morning which contained al numben
of bottles of whisky It is alleged that
the liquor was stolon from the South
Texas Whisky company.
f
LOTTIE GAMBLE a negro woman
and W'oodte Conaway. a negro man were
arrested last night by Detectives Smith-
arrd Fox on warrants Issued out of Jus-
tire McDonald's court charging them with
burglary. Lottie Gamble -was walking
on the street yesterday when another
negro woman noticed a striking similarity
between the dress lxrllle was wearing and
one thst had been stolen from her house
some time previously. She accordingly
rtrcfcrT.-d charges and the detectives vis-
iting the house of the accused found
other clothing that Is alleged to have
been Ftolen.
Yoakum Elks Initiate Candidates.
iH oust in Poit 5cwl.)
YOAKUM. Texas. September Is. At
a largely attended meeting of the local
through the critical ordeal with safety. No woman who uses
Mother's Friend need fear the suffering incident to birth; for it robs
the ordeal of its dread and insures safety to life of mother and child
leaving her in a condition"
more favorable to speedy re-
covery. The child Is also
healthy strong and good
naturwrl Oar book containing TSlna-
IIBIUTCU. t Informuuloa wllTrM east
. tres by writing to
MaMTKI.1) REOTJLaTOR 00.
.. fnC?V wsaawwl MAXrWsVaweM-.
ill
Saturday these specizl
Another lot of fine pure woretod Knickerbocker
breeches cut full and roomy for boys from 4 tOf
worth in a regular way 1 flfl
$2 pairthis sale pair..
"Tough-Nur School
Suit
This Suit true to Its name In every sense of tn -word
Is made In a war that wilt stand the rougn .
and tumble test that the healthy school boy la aorovt
to put It to. t .-TJ
The material la guaranteed to be absolutely all''
pure wool; the coat la doWe-breted style fall awle.
roomy; lined with worsted serge; the breeches are)1
made with double knees and double seat. f
This Suit Is sold with a Kiam guarantee and w r
will positively give a new suit for every one of then ;
that does not give entirely satisfactory wear) wetl .
worth 17.60 (slzss 7 to 17 years). For our Aft
opening school days' special sale pries ltvU
A WATCH FREE WITH EVERY UIT "(
"Cadet" School Hose tor Boys fy
and Girls 25c ' '
Ws are now showing a full and oomplete line of:
"Cadet" School Hose. In black and in brown; therel .'
Is no better hose made than the "Cadet" and yol
have Kiam's guarantee that they will give entire sat- j
Isf action to the wearer. For every pair that doss' HO
toe the mark of hosiery perfection and Is not satlsfaavx
tory In every way to the purchaser we will replace t
with a new pair or refund the purchase price.
We have the exclusive sale In Houston of these 6tocK a
inns and vou positively oan not buy them anywhere
price for all slies up to 10ya OCf
PAPERS
Our stock is always mov-
ing and always fresh
When ycfu are in need'
of staple goods fine
goods artistic goods
or anything good in
Wall Paper
rdorv't forget us.
Samples furnished on
request. .
JAMES BUTE GO. :
HOUSTON.
lodge of Elks held last night the foUow-jr
lng seekers after knowledge were bv
structed In the secrets of the order In thai'
most modern and satisfactory atTle:?
Judge Rudolph Kleberg of Cuero' WIM
11am Henennan A. . Garner R. L. Jrsr-i
dan. E. O. Majors and L. L. Cockrell -.
Members from a distance were Jaasarsvi
Debord and Hinds of Rung awl T S.(
Schleicher of Cuero. A stroekf efforts
is being made to reach 100 m rneyhershUy
by January 1 next.
LETTEE TO J. J. CUDS li k
Houston Texas." $
Dear Sir: Tou are to paint Mr 'aV
house for I we won't tell your prl-l
vate affairs no matter what figure lt'w -a
fair price. " I
What palnt'U you user '1'
We're thinking of one all paint and eaj '
strong as a paint can be;. it'll take aboati?
U gaUons 176 for paint and painting f j.
Another half paint: It'll take about SO; !
kallons of that S150 for paint and paint-l
lng. 1 i-f 1
The least-gallons paint of course wilt'
"wear a long time; the other Is good while V
It lasts. Least gallons least cost beef
Job. 1 '
It Isn't every trade that lets a man do ay v
cheap Job and make money and friends! fv
like that. -Tours truly a'
76 F W DEVOE ft COrfeg;
P. 8. -Jesse H. Jones Lbr. Co. sella;'
our paint. fe
8T. PETERSBURG. The police made
eighty-five arrests in 8t. Petersburg and ' .
seised a large quantity of bombs and dy-s '
namlte in addition to documents IndlcaU U
lng that the social revolutionist organise-
tlon had planned a revlvlal of terrorlstia ;':
activity In the capital. ..
And many other painful and ;
distressing ailments from
which most mothers suffer 'it
can be avoided by using
tier a l- riena. l his rcnW:-
edy is a God-send to expect-.
ant mothers carryin-t them
9 m W Mr nawBSWW T
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