The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 24, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 7, 1908 Page: 4 of 16
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HOUSTON DAIEE TUESDAY
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J WHO IS PAYING?
Davidson's Campaign Expenses Are
Now Very HeiTy.
BIG BOOK OF HIS RECORD
But It Showi That He Emi Accom-
plished HoUung ia the Way of
Baal Litigation Compro-
mise Has Beea Kii P1ti
( fa SsfY Serial )
AUSTIN. Texas. July s VThtx is per-
bas th most audaclons and certainly
the most expensive oarnpalsn Aomment
that the present campaign has broustit
forth to the 73 pamphlet Issued by
Candidate R. V Davidson entitled 'Of-
ficial Record of R..bert Vance Davidson.
Attorney General !.f Texas from January
1. 1906 to March i IX - It Is now beta
distributed with a recHless abandon that
demonstrates that there If plant of meal
In the bag and slush In the trough to se-
cure more of these books should the de-
mand for them exist.
Before analyzing this tofummt per-
haps It would be well to dwell a moment
Upon the oost of Issuance. The pamphlet
Is printed upon an extra good quality of
paper. In slse It coresponds to a lawyer'a
brief and tvposrraphk-ailr It bears the Im-
print of the Typogmplhral union. Thla
maun that tfce work was Dot turned eut
on a cheap baste. At IB t thousand this
book would be cheap tn wholesale lots
exceedingly ohrep. The chances are thai
It oost mora than that amount. It would
be a waste of money to print less than
' BUM of these books for a mate campaign.
Certainly that number perhaps twice or
three times that number were struck from
the press. But take the 50.000 as a maxi-
mum. At S3S a thousand a reasonable
calculation as to the cost of1 the book
this In Itself without taking Into account
the oost of expresamge postage or other
expense Incidental to getting thla book
before the people would be net leas than
MONET TO STOW BLT CANT PAT
TAKs.
Does this fact mean anything'' Is It
possible that the man who has not been
able to be extremely charitable to pay
taxea on his homestead in storm-stricken
Otlvsftnn Galveston the rtty where the
mlinonalres have looked arms with the
day laborers to lift that port beyond the
yearh of storms and the elements and
very one fcaa vied generally speaking
with every one else In poejrhfg out his
treasure to pay for measures of protec-
tion oouM sJTord to spend even the first
cot of such a bok out of his own re-
sources? The Issuance of this book means that
the sinews of war are plentiful in the till
of R V Davidson.
It mean a If !t means anything that
those for whom he has diverted the ends
contemplated by laws tn order that profit
could follow or Justice could be strangled
realise that the fight now on Is one where
la requires slush to bolster a losing cause
and they stand ready to furnish the
alnsh.
If Davidson has such large sums to
spend upon pollteal efforts. It Is but nat-
ural to think that before seeking to build
political capital with his savings he would
square the debt he owes his 8tste and
county for tangible protection that hie
6tate and county have given the property
he owns This is the sane view to take
of the situation. It Is a nonpartisan un-
prejudiced view. For certainly no man
will or no man should seek to avoid his
just share of the expenses Of a govern-
ment In a land like Texas.
LOSES HIS HIGH RENTS.
T"pon this hypothesis then. Davidson
has not the money nor has he recently
bad the money to psy for such an expens-
ive campaign document. Every one knows
that a large part of his Income has re-
cently oease d as theVhlj and spur that
lashed his political sides and sunk deep
Into his political flanks relative to hie
landlordly propensities. Anywhere from
100 to PX a month per house that in but
recent times Towed Into the Davidson ex-
chequer from the property in Oalveeton
nsr n and occupied for purposes prohibited
by law now flows rm more In the face
W a rising tide of puWIc condemnation
and not nntll then did Davidson order
the occupazyry for Illegal purposes of his
Galveston Property t. stop When his
flowing-garbed tenants were ousted his
rents from th:s particular source came to
hfaji no more.
Now If Davidson did not have the
tnoney to pay for the Issuance nf this one
campaign book who then did pay for It?
Seed
and
An
far
as
as
and
its flavor but
food value.
T 1 . 11
lry it
"There's a Reason"
Postum Cereal
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That te a qaestie which psgsslts at snaa
aenuctions none or inem in us so new
pf confirmation entirely without flaw. It
Is much easier to cte and show tha raav-
son why It Is generally Improbable that
Mr Davidson ilKl pay for the Issuance of
thla campaign hook than It Is to show
that Interests that expect to oootlnue to
receive protection in the future from tha
attorney general or tn the same time have
received bountiful and substantial favors
from the attorney general at the expense
of the people of Texas are contributing;
to the campaign fund of the present at-
torney general who Is seeking a third
term In an executive efflce. In opea and
bold defiance to a democratic precedent
that goes bait to the time when the mero-
cry of man runneth not to the contrary.
DIBCT'SSION or THE RECORD
Every suit ssve a few suit for man-
damus that the attorney genrJ's de-
partment baa figured tn alnca Mr. David-
son hss been In office la treated In this
campaign document. The office of the at-
torney general blandly leaves the infer-
ence that It deserves snd accepts full
credit for all the work dona It elmlnatea
the efficient and fee building services that
a coterie of lawyers In Austm hare per-
formed In connection with many of these
cases. The office of the attorney general
accepts the full credit. Very well; let a
give him the full credit.
Take the anti-trust suits filed since Mr.
Davidson has beea tn ofltoe. Count them ;
they are all In the book and they number
exactly thirty-two. Out of the thirty-two
n of them were against the various coif;-
panies doing business In connection with
the Fort Worth Live Stock exchange
leaving a balance of 11 suits other than
the tl scooped up with one effort. Of theee
other suits we find that two. the suit
against the National Cotton Oil oompany
and the Southern Cotton Oil company
were suits lr.volvtng the same points ana.
with the disposition of one. the disposition
of the other was indicated. In these suits
the permit! to do business were forfeited.
THE HOL.D-LP SUITS
Two other suits the one of the State va.
the Missouri. Kansas snd Tsxas et al
and the one of the State vs. the Saa An-
toanto and Aransas Pass et al were com-
panion mils being the express anti-trust
suits. These suits could have been prose-
cuted to a finality with every reasonable
hope of svecesa. under a decision of the
supreme court tn ths Missouri Kansas
and Texas case but Instead of belnj
prosecuted a plea of guilty was accepted
coupled wtth the express stipulation thjt
though the defendants were not guilty
they were willing to so plead In order
to avoid annoyance and harassment an!
(40.000. a large portion of which went to
outside counsel was accept ei in full com-
promise of these suit These two suits
were Inspired and prosecuted by other
than attorneys of the department ex-
cept when the compromise was made.
The district sttorney pf Travis county
also prosecuted and got compromise
Judgment of 111000 agslnst the l'nlte.l
Ststes Fidelity and Guaranty company.
which was sued for an amount so
large
that It has been forsrotten by those
rho
are
but
figure In amounts with which they
familiar The attorney general had
little to do with this cJ
SETTLEMENT HAS BAD ODOR.
Here R may also be mentioned that
the cases against the National Cotton Oil
oompany and the Southern Cotton Oil
company were filed prior to the time Mr.
Davidson took oflce as were also the
cases against the Laredo Ioe company
which case was lest by the State; of Slate
vs. Hartford Insurance Company State
vs. Missouri. Kansas and Texas Railway
et al. State vs. San Antonio and Aransas
Pass Railway et al and the case against
the Fidelity and Casualty company. The
only part the attorney general had In
these was the settlement snd It may here
be remarked that the only part of these
rases that bear an 111 -smelling odor Is
the settlement part.
Now we enter upon the oareer Insti-
tuted by Mr. Davidson as a real trust
buster. RU first Initiation was against
the members of the Fort Worth Live
Stock exchange. He sued them for an
amount aggregating several million dol-
lars Just now many millions is Imma-
terial at this time when the defendants
announced ready for trial the State
amended Its petition and forced a con-
tinuance. It threw out a compromise
bait and fixed the amount so low that
rather than be harassed the defendants
accepted It. The Casaldy Southwestern
company first compromised for J750o to
avoid annoyance and possible Impairment
of credit and the remaining twenty com-
panies or rather some unknown person
for them paid U7.500 In fail settlement of
the millions sued for A goodly portlo.i
of this SXsOOO went to outside oounsel as-
sisting the attorney general's department.
THE HARVESTER TRUST.
The next suit that Davidson Tied whs
against the International Harvester com-
pany which was filed on August a. 19T.
and which was for several millions of dol-
lars It was compromised on September
ij U0T. for IX. 000 and the successor to the
company sued Immediately put up the
price of fanning machinery to pay the
fine. A change of name was resorted to.
Postina
a few drops of
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ths farmers more.
The next case wa that of the SUM Vm.
the Waters Pierre rompany which al tee
well known to require more thao men-
us n. A vrrdk-t for J! S3. was obtained
a great big portion of which doa aot
oome to the State of Texas This case oc-
cupies several pai In the f x pensive
campaign booklet
Following this case Is ths one against
ths Security Oil Company el al. being the
case that followed the castlgatlon Senator
Bailer delivered at the Dallas benauet
for failure to attack the Standard OH
company This case li now nemllng. Tha
remaining case Is that against the millers
which case was filed only after an ex-
pose of the pro. rastlnattog method of.
the attorney general was published !
the Record snd The Post
BUT FOUR ANTI-TRUST SUITS.
Now. then we find upon closer ex-
amination that the attorney general has
Instituted but four ant I trust suits or.
to be more eiact. hut four suits for simi-
lar violations of the sntl-trust law. These
four are the cases against the Live Stock
Commission merchants et al of Fort
Worth the case against the Waters Pierce
and the Security OH companies the Har-
vester company's case and the case
against the millers Of these four the
live stock com-nlsslon cases were com-
promised without dlspostt'cn to have
the courts nus up-m them but with every
Indication Unit they were brought more
for the purpose of furnishing
the purpose of rurnisning iees man
phold the law. ths Waters Pierce
to u
case
conducted succesaruliy in me
trial court and the mlllera case Is sun
pending The Harvester ease was com-
promised for a nlgxurdly sum. and the
farmers are paying for It.
Bringing tiie figures closer to a point
of the thirty-two cases (it which credit
Is claimed twenty one were bunched In
the commission cases of Fort Worth two
were bunched In the oil cases that Is
the evidence for one covers largely the
facts for the other The Harvester oase
required nothing but the rake-off to et
It out of court and one case has not been
tried. Seven cases for which the attorney
gener
to th
meral claims credit were Instituted prior
e time he came Into offl'-e
HAS TRIED BUT ONE CASE.
Now. then his own record shows that
Robert Vance Davidson attorney general
from January 1. 1806 to March 4. 130. has
tried exactly one anti trust case-that of
the Waters Pierce OH company He has
sidestepped two that he started the Har-
vester and the live stock commission
cases he has pending In the trial court
and he secured the appointment of a re-
ceiver In a case almost a companion case
to the Waters IMerce Oil caso He also
Las been nt the wind-up of seven cases
that he had nothing to do with starting.
This Is his trust-busting record. Thfs
Is the trust-hulcr who wants to be kept
In office In order that lie may continue
his trust-buMtn rari'er.
Honest now. isn t It largely to laugn;
or. rather wouldn't It be If the sublect
at hand was not one In which you and U1
Texas have a vital interest with such a
record behind him; Isn t It but natural
that such a record will follow him on
and on through the remainder of his
public life Really It would be tin easier
task to defend his landlordlc proclivities
than to take his own evidence and con-
vince the people of Texas that he is a
blown-ln-the-botle and energetic trust-
buster. Will Organise Campbell Club.
Houston Pojt Sptnol)
HILLSBORO. Texss. July On so-
count of the hard rain this afternoon the
meeting to organize a Tom Campbell
club was postponed until a later daw and
at which time It Is expected that a very
large club will be organised at thla
place as the governor has many warm
personal friends In this county who are
very anxious for his re-election.
Crawl Through Fenoe With Gun.
ihtnuln Pott Sptcial.1
VICTORIA. Texas July S A young
man from Michigan whose name can not
be learned and who Is visiting Jack Bush
In the Burroughsvllle neighborhood In this
county met with a serious accident while
hunting Saturday afternoon In attempt-
ing to crawl ttimufth a wire fence his
gun was discharged the entire load erl-ti-rlne
his right side and tearing a large
hole in his body. The lung and liver are
ta-lly injured and It la thought the wound
will probably prove fatal as the young
man was much weakened before medical
attention could be secured.
00 Well for Mart.
(HsTtuftM Fajt Sfnai.)
MART. Texts July .Th K1na Oil
and Gas company h&a begun operations
on Its test well for" oil and the prrimoteri
of It are very sanguine of sucrss
The well Is being du on the H. Herms-
darfer tract of land atjm;t one mile from
town and from the fjrfare Indications
thin held bide fair to b a paying propo-
sition. The business men are beonmfng
very much interested In tha project-
lemon.
drink
Tea
India
for
rich
Creek Michigan
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PlfAlNtANGUAGE
Colonel Wynne Denounces DnkJ-
Wnahichle SpeccH
LIAR AND A SLANDERER
lr th Way He T&Uu of Him nd
. 9m Him to Meet Hi a
tha Stump Get Qtwt
'ApplaO.
tHsajsse Cm SfeciaD
W A XLaH ACHI K Texas. July trDep!te
the fact that a slow rain becan failinf
aboat 1 o'clock this afternoon between
100 and 4TB cUlxens of Waxahaohle and
vicinity assembled tn the district oourt
room to hear addresses by Colonel H. M.
Wynne of Fort Worth In behalf of his
candidacy for attorney general and Judge
Edward Qray In the Interest of the can-
didacy of Hon. R. R. Williams for gov-
ernor Colonel Wynne spoke a little more than
an hour and the reception accorded him
was a most enthusiastic one. The fre-
quent outbursts of applause indicated
that the orowd was in sympathy wlh
the speaker. Colonel Wynne tola of the
pleasure It afforded him to address aa au-
dience of sails county cltiaens and aaid
it was a source of much (ratification to
know that the county gave him a ma-
jority In the gubernatorial contest of
INS. He said he camo today to dismiss
his candidacy for another important of-
fice one of the most Important offices
within the rift of the people of this State
that of attorney general. This Is an of-
fice he said that should be filled by a
man of ability experience murage end
patriotism.
6ERVICE TN WAR AND PEACH
Colonel Wynne then digressed a bit to
say something of his early life and of
the services be had rendered his State
both in war and tn peace. He said that
during the past forty years be had taken
an active part In politics and had perhaps
helped more men Into office than any
other one man in Texas. He said he had
never deaerted a friend nor turned his
back upon an enemy.
In alluding to his defense of Senator
Bailey he declared that this question had
U-wi settled by the vote of the untram-iih'u-lI
democracy of this State. When he
declared that he believed the Junior sen-
ator to be one of the greatest men
n-.Titally on the American continent the
uL'plause of hiH hearers Indicated that
tiny were of the sam mind.
Referring te his contest for the office
of attorney general. Colonel Wynne said:
"In discussing the Issues Involved In this
campaign I desire y be moderate and
considerate and yet 1 want to say and will
say without reservation what J believe
to be the truth let the consequences rest
where they may.
DENOUNCES DAVIDSON.
"Now about my opponent I want the
reporter for The Houston Post and other
newspaper reporters to take special no-
tice of what 1 now say. because I was
not correctly reported In my speech at
Abilene. I did not use the word 'scoun-
drel' aa applied to my opponent; neither
did I use the words 'liar' and "coward in
the form of epithets as there reported.
This la what I said at Abilene and I re-
peat today: That Mr. Davidson made a
false and slanderous statement with re-
gard to me in his opening speech at Cor-
sirar.a; that he made this false and slan-
derous statement deliberately not In the
heat of debate or under excitement but
wrote I' I.: i i type. Mr. Davidson
charged that I w as the candidate of and
In conspiracy with the Standard Oil and
Waters IMerce i il companies and the Klr-
by Lumber comp.uiy which he denou.'.ced
as trusts anl further stated that my
campaign hvaiquarters were located In
6t- Louis with a branch office In Texas
and that I n.is a candidate for attorney
general In the Interest of those corpora-
tions for the purpose of protecting them
from prosecution In this State whlcn
statement I Oenoanced as a foul and de-
liberate alander. If It were true 1 would
not be wort I. y to be attorney general of
Texas or to hold any other office; Indeed
I would not be worthy to associate with
honorable men.
AFFIDAVIT (TiAKDES ARE FA"L8K.
""I have not contented myself with my
own denunciation of this elander but 1
have made a solemn oath before a notary
public that such charges are false and
untrue and without foundation and 1
have eupported my affidavit by that of
eight as honorable men as live within the
borders of Texaa many of them having
held high and honorable positions In this
S'ate. I have done this In order that
every democrat In Texas who votes for
Mr. Davidson may Know that he votes for
a liar and a cows-d; a liar because he
Btated a deliberate falsehood a coward
because he is not man enough to met
me before the people of Texas and make
his charges good I say this because 1
do not believe from my experience of
forty years with the democracy of Texss
and her noble people that they will vote
for a man who will tell a deliberate false-
hood In order to secure an office and
Texas people have no respect for a cow-
ard. "X further state that I believe that a
man that will make a deliberate and ma-
ll clous charge against an honorable oppo-
nent to secure an offlce will use the office
for corrupt purposes If he succeeds In
getting It. These are plain words but I
have never learned how to dilute or
sweeten the truth In order to avoid the
harsh effects of language. These are not
epithets. I have not used epithets. I
have stated facts and cold. Inexorable
logic based thereon."
NOT A TRUrTT CANDIDATE.
This denunciation was delivered with
much emphasis and was greeted by a
storm of cheers. There were cries of
"Hit him good!" and "He won't get It."
Continuing. Colonel Wynne said he did
not believe there was a man In the audi-
ence who believed he was the candidate
of the Standard OH company or any other
corporation.
The remainder of Colonel Wynne's
speech was along lines familiar to Post
readers. At some length he discussed the
suits filed by the attorney general against
certain corporations and the compromise
effected He declared that with but one
exception all the tnista which had been
sued by the attorney general were still
doing business In Texas. In procuring ev-
idence against the Waters Pierce Oil com-
pany. Colonel Wynne said the attorney
general degraded and prostituted the
honor of Texas by making an unholy con-
tract with a blackmailer.
"Borne people say" he continued "that
if I am elected attorney genera I will not
prosecute Pierce. If I am elected. I'll
rroeecute Pierce to the limit of the law.
11 prosecute all trusts alike big and lit-
tle old and young. If I am elected at-
torney general you won't have a compro-
miser In the office. Davidson they say.
Is a great trust buster. The Waters
I'lerce case Is the only one he ever fought
through to a finish but that was for po-
litical purposes."
Colonel Wynne closed his address by
reoltlng some of the facts Concerning At-
torney Oenerel Davidson's connection
with a certain law firm at Qalveston. He
went from here to Eon Is to an automobile
for an address tonight
Texas Boy Killed In Colorado.
(fwl Pott SHcil
ALVARADO Texas July . A message
was received here Saturday morning stat-
ing that Jim Whltten a son of W. B
Whltten of this cltv had been shot and
killed at Victor Colo. The message gave
none "tf the particular of the killing.
Toung Whltten was a yenng man was'
an essayist and had an office at Victor.
The body will reach hen Friday when
tt will he burled under the auspices of
the Woodmen of the World and Knights
01 yuuea.
of Pythlaa.
AT THE CAMP
Captain Keliie Gives Gamblers Min-
utes to Pad Up and Leave.
JASPER FIGHTER EARNEST
Private Kent CrarrBen Gets the In-
dividual Medal in the Houston
Light Guard Drill Col. Lyon
Offers Bible ai Priie.
MANEUVER CAMP. LEON SPRINOS.
Texas. July 6 After enjoying two holi-
days one of jubilation and the other of
rest the troops and Vim guard got clown
to work again today and proceeded with
their drills and problem. The morning
in the camps of botl consisted of regi-
mental battalion or s; tadron and battery
drills of the troops. The afternoon was
devoted to the probkrn of outpost and
reconnolssanoe the f roei being so dis-
posed aa to represent opposing armies.
Tomorrow the troops of the guard are to
be paid or rather payment of them will
.be romnMnced and continue through va-
rious days until completed. If all can not
be paid Within a slngla day. The pay-
master general commenced this afternoon.
Anticipating a rich harvest that might
u.
212 Fannin Street
$2.75
Ball and Bird Shot Cartridges
Army Cavalry Trousers wool
White Trousers
Cloth Blue Shirts
Navy Blue Serge yard
U. S. Coat of Arms 35
Linen Lap Covers $1.00
Army Gray Blankets $3.25
Medical Department Blankets $3.25
Army Entrenching Tool $1.50
Bayonets made into sconces $1.50
ITume Sockets made into candlesticks. .50
Bugle with cord
Nankeen Undershirts "v 25
Fancy Chevrons for sofa pillows 25
Gold Lace Chevrons 25
Bell Crown Cloth Cap 75
$2.75
r i&m
CURIOS AND OTHER GOODS GALORE. SOMETHING
TO PLEASE AND INTEREST EVERYONE. OPEN DAY
AND EVENINGS FOR FEW DAYS ONLY. OPEN ALL
DAY JULY 4th.
IV. S. KIRK. Manager
212 FANlfli STREET OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE
-BssssesssBSBSssBSsessBBeaBBBesseiessss"ea
AtV
be reaped from the raw militiamen a
group of gamblers has been gathered Just
outside the reservation waiting for the
troops to be paid off to win their earnings.
The officers of the guard did not propose
to have their soldiers fleeoed. They knew
the gamblers would win nearly all of the
pay the men have been sweating to earn
and concluded to notify the gamblers that
It was their time to march from the field.
Accordingly about thirty of the guard of-
ficers went over to the camp of the
sports with Captain E- I. Keliie of the
Jeff Davis Rifles as the leader and ex-
ponent. On arrival In his very quiet but
extremely explicit way Kellle told the
gamblers what was expected of them.
They asked until midnight to pack their
belongings and get back to town whence
they came. They were given this conces-
sion but were Informed that if theyat-
tempted to open their games again tfcey
would be raided their tables parapher-
nalia and cards destroyed and themselves
forced to leave. They promised to be en-
tirely awsy and completely vamoosed by
midnight
Privates Louts Chamberlain and Telaohis
of the 1a redo company are suffering from
severe cuts on their hsnds Inflicted by
the bayonets of the new Springfield rifles
which weapons are very sharp.
One of the Incidents of the camp shows
that It has at least one here. If not more
A private was placed on duty as sentinel
on a post some distance from camp and
off the line of the communication. After
placing him there the corporal and ser-
geants of the guard forgot to relieve him.
and he stayed at his post without either
food or water for twenty-five hours re-
maining until he could aend word to the
captain of his oompany who did not
know where he was. as he had not re-
turned at the proper time from guard
duty. WhHe he will he given due credit
for his heroism. It la not unlikely thv
corporal and sergeant of the guard who
forgot to relieve nlm may come before a
court martial for neglect of duty
The Individual competitive arm net. ween
been held The trophy a gold medal was
won by Private Kent Oardlen This com-
pany l the only one now In the service
SALE
L
A
T
E
COMMENCING JULY 4th
OPEN ALL DAY AND EVENINGS FOR
ONLY SEVEN DAYS ALL
GOODS FROM GOVERNMENT ARSENALS
Army Breech Loading Guns
3c and 2
50f
$1.50
$1.50
Khaki Coats $1.00
Government Cloth yard $1.00
Rubber Pouches 75f
Navy Shoes pair $1.25
Marine Shoes
Government Linen 48 inches wide 40
Helmets white 25
Helmets black 35
Bayonet Sets 75j
Sabres $1.50
Old Curio Guns ..$2.00
Hunting Bags 65.
Abdominal Bands 10t
Government Cloth 56 inches wide all wool $1.00 yard.
$2.75 Ladies' Gold Belts 59
Gun Hat Racks $2.00
Leather Luggage Straps 10
Cartridge Belts
Society Caps cloth 25
l&OOOUri FOR
shoot both 5H0TBALL.
that continues the practice of competitive
Individual drills although Colonel Cecil
Lyon of the Fourth hangs up prises for
the best drilled company and the one
which has the cleanest camp ati Inspec-
tion. He gives a Bible as one of the
prizes.
Aocordlng to the very latest official re-
port there are 1 commissioned officers
and 1K63 enlisted men and noncommis-
sioned officers on active duty In the camp
pf the Texas National Guard This Is the
basis on which the pay roll Is being made
un. The Day roll goes In today so the
pay
lng
the troops tomorrov
FAB.MEBS' CONGRESS TODAY.
All in Bfadiness and Many Dele-
gates Are Present.
(Ho-ilcn Foil S fecial )
COLLEGE STATION. Texas. July .-
All Is in readiness for the eleventh annual
session of the Texas Farmers' Congress
which convenes tomorrow morning st s
o'clock The trains this afternoon bronchi
the advanoe guard and it Is expected lift
the numbers will be greatly swelled by
arrivals late tonight and early In the
morning
E. W Klrkpatrlck of McKlnney presi-
dent of the congress was among those
who camo In on the southbound Houston
and Texas Central at 3:5l this afternoon.
Mr Klrkpatrlck Is expecting a good at-
tendance though he was unable to mnka
an estimate of the number likely to be
present.
T W. Larkln of Denlson. secretary nnd
treasurer of the congress ami D. J. Nclll
president of the State Farmers' Union
are expected to arrive early In the morn-
ing. Prof. Kyle who Is In charge of the ex-
hibits reports that quite a number con-
sisting of fruits vegetables etc h.ve
been received snd' will bo ready for In-
spection tomorrow.
Opposite Postoffice
$275
pair . $2.50
yard.
$2.75
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