Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 266, Ed. 1 Friday, December 26, 1924 Page: 6 of 14
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DMIaa Oaam K. Ballar. JaMMec-
& Clarltaria. I. at. MoAaaaa
Pakllshed Every at oral at ay tka Heuatea aVmtla
' Compear MM Travis BtrMU Houstsa Taaaa
iiTBacurnoM bath
' By atUl ail aai Baa4av.ee mr. It-. Dally
' eat Suadey ata meaiha f 4.U. bally aa4 Saaeay the
staaiaa lt.lt. Dally aad Seaiay aaa meatk II east
;. Bandar aaly (Lit aaa rear. By Crrlr la tka any
kr tka month II aaatai oaejreer !. Dally aa Bea
my "7 aaau aataioa ax xaxaa aaa tia-aa aa.ee
t TSUJCPHOHB FRIVATB BRANCH CXOLANa.
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mnu or nm absocxatbb mass -
Tka AaeeeaHea Tim la azelaatraly aaUtU ta tka
aaa Cor raarodaetlaa M aU aawa tleearehae eratHed ta
At. ar aot atkanrlaa era!! la thia fmpmt aa alaa
all tka local aawa PahUakat kareia AU rlahta ai
Mpablleatioa of apseial dlsaatehea aareia are alaa
raatrvcd. f
Houston Ttxaa Friday.... Dawmbar J. 124
Post-Dispatch Daily Survey
THE canttol U taa AUaala Faderal penl-
teneUfy U but a oatIaBtloa of tha
4 Danshert acaadal Tha toraar wardea
wha iraa TeHeTat at duty aad who la under
" tadictmest by a graM Jury for malteasaaca la
"otflce waa an appolntea of tha former attor-
aey general and hailed from Ohio where It
appears he was In close aagodatlon with some
Of tha discredited members of the Dauaherty
'rtnt Tha anfltaess of Daacherty for the high
post of head of tha department of Justice con-
tinues to crow more .manifest. Evidences mnl-
tlply that the trim determined man la tha
White House made no mistake when ha' ac
cepted the Dauherty resignation.
IT IS cheering news that comes from the
Rio Grande Valley relative to the small
7 damage inflicted upon fruit and regetable
crops by the recent cold wave. It Is gratifying
to know that the rapidly developing food-pro-dnclng
industry in that section is not to ex-
perience a setback. The lossea to the grow-
:'ara wQl not be large. And aa consumers of
.Valley products we are glad that the crops
sats been saved because wa thus avoid a
shortage ot the fine fresh food the Valley ship-
pers send us and shall not have to buy prod-
acts from other distant sections at higher
prices. There Is a community of Interest be-
tween Houston and the Valley. This city re-
joices In everything that works for the good
; Of that great section.
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RS. NEuAk T. ROSS aoverBor-elect
ot Wyoming has a keen sense of tha
proprieties. She will permit no splurge
by the social and political elect in connection
with her inauguration. She haa declined even
to Invite any guests to the ceremony which
will be as simple as possible "because of the
tragedy of the circumstances which were re-
sponsible for my election to the governor ship."
Mrs. Ross is not tailing to ascribe dne credit
to her lata lamented husband for her elevation
to the governorship she Is making no claims
to having won the place because of her own
record. And she gives every evidence of re-
garding public office as a great responsibility
aad not Xerelyas an honor to be handed
around u favorites. Entering upon her ad-
ministration with such Idea's as .these the
odds are greatly in favor of her giving Wyom-
ing not only faithful but efficient service.
V.--'
MANY of the newspspera of New York
seem to be Increasing in fury as they
hurl their attacks against Mayor Hylan.
but the mayor is a wily politician and diffi-
: cult to get the beet of. He believes in news-
paper advertising but he does not rely upon
some friendly journal to blow his horn for
him. On the contrary he utilises the adver-
tising columns of most of the papers that fight
him hardest He Is thus sore of having both
sides of the case presented to the people.
That trick of his campaign four jr ears ago Is
.. said to nave been an important factor In his
re-election. The mayor declares he expects
i :' to remain In off. He wants the Job until he
)h: ' h M. They are tramiag up on "Hluoner"
yi but New Tort has had reform spasms before.
It would not be surprising if the mayor weath-
0B B0W forming. The antl-Hylan
I doubtless have the best of the arga-
L meat but he is connected In a way to create
the suspicion that he win have the most votes.
j-tTiHE strain that was put on Japaneae-
: ' t I American relations by the Ill-advised ao
A tion of congress last spring In refusing
to classify Japan as a quota nation in the lm-
r migration bill haa lessened perceptibly within
$ (ha last few days. The clouds in the sky have
1 ' Red away almost as quickly as they formed.
-v Both sides have contributed to the result The
appointment of a aew ambassador to tha
'Caked 8Utas by Japan offered the occasion
. . ttoK Secretary Hughes to make some very
potated statemeats regarding' our relations
.. tWtt. the Flowery Kingdom. The Japanese
jeoald not and did not mistake his meaning!
" y promptly reciprocated. The new
Japanaae ambassador In a public statameat
) I atlaring his country stood for peace la tha
jPaalfhs said some things that Japaaese needed
- f to hear. The friendly aad pacific
.Ottaranoes of tha Japaaese ambassador at Los
1 aon added to tha revival of good feeling. The
. iwar wttb Japan tha Jlngoea.baye bean threat-
v enrng n aroMaa apparently. Tha
' Ooe mart sw look for a newborn
f i - ' v ' sBseatssssssa3
: a WARDIN'O of Rhodes scholarships ta
) Aaterkaa sWdoats wnlcn oocurred a
. r4 few cays ago la an event of interest
far beyoad eoUeglaU dreles. The yoang Amer-
1 fcan coOege nam aalsctad U ahara ta tha
; sefloaaoe of the lata Cecil fihodes ta they
araae thetr stodlaa la Oxford andset seat of
v'v jCngllak learning ara In a sense Amertean
' . ambassadors to Qreat Britain.- They are to be
; associated with tha aea who in a few years
.jara to be the leanratn British Ufa Theirs U
" raat oMotttmttjr ta tatarpret America to
' Brrtlrt leadership of the fabxra. Aad aaore
' than that thay win artag back from England
: a wattar udantaa41at W th4 peopU of Inat
l aauosvney aawtttala) i boai Mfm Oa
two lglishrSpeaklng nations that ta capable
of bringing those nations awry close together.
Their pradexMaaora at Oxford have already
coatrlbated-ta that result and the larger may
bat sympathy thai prevails hetwee Brttlan
and Americans today may ha ascribed la part
to them. In one respect a Rhodes scholarship
is only an acadamJo honor. But in another re-
spect It la a polltJcal honor. The Rhodes scholar
who doea not contribute to tha development
of closer tnternatlonal ralationa between Brit-
ain aid America partly fails of bis mission.
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Bane of Indirect Taxation -there
Is always considerable solicitude tor
the farmer while a campaign Is on and again
whea tha legislature is la session. In the
lealilatlve season this soUcitnde takes Ue
form ot proposals designed to ehlft tha direct
tax load that he carries to soma other Interest.
It expenditures are to be Increased tba stata
meat Is generally forthcoming that the burden
will not fall upon agriculture.
Additional direct taxes do not tan upon tha
land tor tba very good reason that the Stata
tax rata is already at tha maximum allowed
by tha constitution. Additional taxes how
ever fall Just as certainly npoa tba land in
directly as though they were a direct levy.
The taxes on transportation franchises gross
receipts anft all other levies eventually ara
passed to the man upon tha land.
What is needed In Texas is a fairer Ipraaft
ot the burden aad this can not be obtained
until a way ll found to equalise tha Mesa
meats against the land. The toll rendition law
enacted under Governor Campbell's adnUnia-
trstion waa designed to bring this about but
that stata ta haa been honored mora in tha
breach than in the observance of it Hun-
dreds of thousands ot acres ot the richest and
most Tamable land In the State are assessed
tor taxation at a fraction of Its value whereaa
ether hundreds ot thousands of acres are as-
sessed at a rata approximating tha true value.
This la the condition that needs treatment
because it Is the condition that inflicts tha
greatest injustice upon a majority ot the tax-
payers. Thfc SSI county assessors ot Texas with tba
sams number of boards of equalisation do not
fix land values for taxatloa with respect to
the true value of the land or to the require-
ments ot the State but strictly according to tba
demands of the county budget Where these
demands are relatively small tha raje of aa
sessment Is very low regardless of the true
value of the land. And where counties ot lim-
ited population or wealth have invested heav-
ily in good roads and public buildings thus re-
quiring large sums for interest aad sinking
fund tha rate of assessment is comparatively
high and in some cases almost at a figure
equal to the true value ot the land.
Thus In many cases land worth $16 to $50
an acre is sometimes assessed at a higher rata
than land that is worth from S100 to $2S0 aa
acre.
Thia causes the greatest Inequality and in-
justice ta State taxation because in many In-
stances tba best land pays less In taxes than
land of much inferior quality. There la bo
better proof of this than the circumstance that
soma counties are drawing from the State
treasury in school tax alone far more than
they pay ia-ajl taxes. If this condition were
remedied and the land taxes equalised aad
taxed at the same rate of value the unsound
taxing devices so often resorted to in the name
of the farmer would not be necessary.
Indirect taxation always the heaviest bur
den laid upon production covers the extrava
gance of the lawmakers because It is believed
to quiet the discontent of the farmers. It Is
no help to the farmer to keep his land tax
down a few dollars while placing upon him in-
direct tax burdens that swsll outrageously the
cost of everything he must buy.
The remedy that the farmer needs Is a fair
equalization ot land taxes and rigid economy
in all the departments of the government with
the abolition of useless bureaus and commis
sions that now clutter up the public service.
Dr. Truett Honored
In .the poll conducted by "The Christian
Century" ot Chicago among 21000 ministers
ot the gospel asking for then opinion aa to
what twenty-fjve ministers ara most influenc-
ing the life of the Nation today the same ot
Dr. George W. Truett ot Dallas Is high up on
the list of the twenty-five receiving tha largest
number ot votes.
Tha honor that is thus conferred apon tba
great pastor of Dallas is richly deserved. By
every teat ot greataeas. Dr. Truett qualifies
tor a place of 'distinction among tba great
Quietly and steadily during these thirty
years that he baa given himself in service
through the medium of the Baptist denomina-
tion baa Dr. - Trnett built himself tnte tha
hearts ot aU that treat circle who have coma
under his influence. Redeeming love baa been
his theme. Sanitation of Christ has-been his
great purpose aad tba drawing of aQ mea to
the Master ta bonds ot love bis solitary aim.
His passloaBte devotion to tba Lord bis
intense earnestness ta bis labors bis dsep sin-
cerity in aU that ha has dona and said nave
never failed to impress those whom he has
touched. A pulpiteer without a pear perhaps
ta America. Dr. Truett has doubtless brought
as many souls into tha fold through personal
toueh aad tha power of hls own life aa
through tha proclamation aad exposition of tha
gospel from tha pulpit
Tba secret ot bis wonderful aaoosss fa tba
ministry is not difficult to know. Bo la a
lofty example ot a man richly endowed wltb
physical personality unusual tateQectttal and
marvelously developed heart power who has
flung himself uareeervedly tats tba serrloa of
a great cause.
Tha people ot Texas without regard to da-
BomtnstloBBl affiliation love and appreciate
. Truett' indeed ha is a betovad llgura at
tbs Christianity of the entire South lad it fd
gratifying to all bid friends to know how wide-
ly he la being recognised throughout tba Na-
tion as a great spiritual leader.
The maa whe tackles s basiaess for wbicb be is
net fitted u apt to fad k am treobWsead and
vtsatiea tbaa profitable. T-.
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Yowif sua if res. der believe that Uaakaa is
aalealahlulWjust let tha giifi dad catch yeaa? It
:fv'avw'' '
: How tf yea ess leave year jvsafty eoactlt aetf-
iahaeaj boerishaesr. aad fflaatare behind yea and
set tote the new year with a fun head at aMdestyi
aeatkaeaa. Undaeei and aAaarfulncaa. voa will find
the polling not balf.se bard as tka load leeks tabs.
Van bv as David said fearfully and weaderfutty
tide. Here we ar iaa aernlng after OuistsMt
right ea the job at spite a! sveryisttc V ; '
' . aaaaaaaaBBUBaaaaaaaUTSaV' " ' '''Ti
Wsshiaatsei itsorts a "Uaaaad-raa bandh.
What dees the fool want ts.rtm Utt The girls ol
this date deal rtatot .
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In the cold pay daw of th feoraing afttf. hsat
flsajnte your jeans and set If you have meaty
eaoegh to pay year poll tax Aad several ether
taxes. . .. . '
Now for that wwk of retrtttlou introsptctfoa
aad tka glimpse ahead. Look back look around yoa
aad plan for the furore. The beat la yet te coma.
.Eugene Debs Is proposing te organise a aew
labor party. And we soppose its atembers sad lead-
en a asaal will be those who do not labor except
with their tongue J.' " ' ..
There la yet plenty at tJmf tad plenty of oppor-
tunities to manifest that ChrittttU spirit There
an children in Houston whe haven't had their ceadyt
cake and toys yet ; '
The weather b a fast worker Here within a
week it has destroyed halt the pepttUrtty of the daOy
bath that people have been tea year in cultivating.
The president is a daagaroas sect ad naa By
uniting common hosetty aad common Sense with bis
devilish repablicaabm be has Bade conditions hard
for a million democrats whe bad hopes of the peet-
officea.
aa
Why call that picture "The Painted Flapper"?
Ain't aU of them painted f
There aeems'to be na caries Ity with respect to
the ordinary taxes citizens pay. Why ia there newt
of special value about the income taxes except for
the possible idle curiosity as to what a citixen's in-
come is?
Ssa Francisco claims t have had 3$eoo tour-
ists during the past year wbe spent 1 14000000 in
town or $40 each A fellow cant tour very long
in Frisco for (40.
They are going te stop sending pistols by mai
That's nonsense as far as Texas is concerned. It
seems to us we have always bought them by tbs car-
load. They have found a new "flu" germ ia France
but we find some consolation in the thought that it
cant possibly be any worse than the
In an lewa town convicted Inebriates are re-
quired to attend church regularly for six months.
What have the sober church people done to merit
this sort of affliction?
Arthur Brisbane expects the Pacific Coast to be-
come the seat of American power wealth and In-
dustry. Is it te achieve this objective that (he coast
Is stirring prejudice against the people of the orient?
Congreaa will reassemble Monday and resume
operations on a large scale of appropriation and ex
penditure. And our Christinas exhaustion won't
mean anything either for the mesaaga those boys
stsd U "Go get h."
We know now that we shall not Bead an new
resolutions for the coming year as those we started
this year with are just as good as new and quite la
style.
Another thini about thrift that it would be well
to remember at this season is if yon save something
you will always be able to share something with
others.
tf Clinton W Gilbert
Mr. GomnereV jpdnsetvUUsm si a
-.'V;.-v Labor Leader. V-ii
Washington Dec si-Whst wffl be-
come of the American labor movement
or father that part of it whkh a com-
pnstf in tba Federation of Labor now
that BaafeMal Annm la Maa I Tha
federation was Samuel Gemperfc With
out aa vital personality it siigu save
sivea war - befora this as seme assre
modern organisation of workers. As
b is Its relative importance has de-
diata ta recent years aaa its sumoers
say never again reach thi point they
reached durum the war when President
Wilton went to tba federation's an
nual convention to My that Mr. uonv
pers mind and hit ewa tan ia the sams
The Amalgamated Clothing Weraara
it a more intelligent organisation than
tbs federation and tha railroad broth-
erhoods are nteie progressive. The at-
tempt te organise the labor vote into a
bloc which might control the balance
of power in cmgrets which is the most
striking development ef recent years
tame from outside ef hfr. Gomoers
federation. . Aaa body it has tagged for
the last decade. J fiateaUaly U Is. aa
organisation of labor for industry net
f ia the small shop stage. The small-
shop stage passed. Sad Mr. Gompers'
federation went ea Just at though this
was still a land primarily of email
those Mr. Gompers was capable of
creating the federation but he was
never capable of creating a new orgaav
fatatiea adapted to the new system ef
reduction that had grown op in the
And now the federation with 'aU ht
imperfection will pass into tetter
hands. John L. Lewie of the United
Mine Workers who was Mr. Gompers
last rival for the presidency t aa or-
stor whe depends upon ether mea for
his Mess. He ha aot one-tenth the
force that Mr. Gompers had. Every
etser caMMate tor tae job Bat been a
faithful Subordinate of Mr. Gompers
and faithful subordinates of dominat-
in( man tike Mr. Gompers have not
much left ia them after a decade of
service.
That is the iitustion that Mr. Gom-
pers death leaves. It is a familiar
eritidsm that Mr. Gompers held back
the labor movement in this country
and what I have just said of the equa-
tion he leaves behind seems to rein-
force that criticism. But I doubt if
it it S wholly true criticism. Mr. Gom-
pers' two boasts were first that ht
had stopped more strikes than he had
ever called and. second that he had
prevented the formation of a labor
party. That he should have been proud-
est of these two things shows how con-
servative he waa. But if critics wissj
to find fault with the conservativs ten-
dencies of the labor movement they
should look beyond Mr. Gompers to
organised labor itself the majority ef
which is thoroughly conservative. The
last election proved that Mr. Gom-
pers' death will mean great changes
but not ia the immediate futare. That
Is all that can be forecast.
(Copyright tp4. by the Public Ledger
Company.)
The Once Over
ktsaavawaskawaaaaaasaayakaaan
By H. I. Phillips
Hit. WHAT A HOUGH VCZCZ CU?. IGtfrO:
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We found Mr. Hoax 'a Christmas tree to be too
per cent perfect and John Crotty waa present to
concur ia the finding ef the jodgea.
All the captains ef finance predict a big year.
That's the beauty of optimism. The year just ahead
always looks the biggest and best
Three inches of lee an the te'j.aeo square miles
of Texas bey yoa cross-word pussier fix out tha
weight of that and than reduce it to gallons and
tell us bow damp the blixxard made us.
Poland wants to float a loss of $40000000 In the
United States. We have aea self-determination
to a lot of nations that do not seem to be self
financing by a long she.
Well people who found turkey prices a little too
high had another opportunity te asatrtain that perk
roast and candied yams snake a Mack-hitter for tarvf
key that never fads to bring the feeder home.
A Paris prophetess savs that fat tea PrHlHmi
Cool id e will auk his lab. That air! UMtb
doesn't know how firmly a true Americas becomes
attacfteo- te tie of nee. Wtjdeaocrsts who tried to
pry him loose know better
1 .
You notice doot yoa. with the eleetian eteht
weeks behind us that the country's excitement ia
anoui aa tow as ue gas evesetre earmg a aussard.
The biggest tingle reform that the coming legis
lature could give this State would be the repeal of
the primary election law.
We da not kees a sUsa'tal 'aa tha nurtat tm
la spite ef aU the talk we heard about tha snmkv
ef eggs there wtte egga yesterday.
It is estimated that the cards Itauefl ia tha Culf
Coast section totalled Sn.ilt.aaa. Ir Am mi
yourself bow crock weather rotoetioa for eattls
that half that outlay omght have supplied.
What a Young Woman Want.
(OsMhe WorULHirtli.)
Aa Omaha preacher waderlakct te elucidate with
the help ef feminine saembert of his congregation
watt a young wemaa desires m sheeeing a hashaad
Ibt result is mtornstJakf if not entirely conclusive.
Ht Is abb to taumarate a few things that some
ysung women consider desirable but admits that k
It brrwad kit pawer to" intemet tha dream iw a
M frttma. whet the matin imputes Is npoa her.
The planarion seems fairly simple.' The younS
wemaa doeaut know acrself Just what it is that
should snake ea youoar mas more desirable! tbaa
leather. .-Aad even where tame amtlah 4
erseaM take a fairly InteUigihU form to hcrstlf they
are. hard te mtarpfet far ttajgdlarten by the satlt
IttU taloeae a busbsad were a partly In-
knf8tu?70t! to hmbsnds couV be Mr
weU.ttsaderdlrtd snd a dtftolt est ef formalae eut
'i?r . bot. tathologteai exeeptioaa.
om aoaoiiaj ami am anogeuer intellectual preessal
ILPZ&IZ? 5f tka. it uat te he
but if that is tbs cess divorce aourt tveorda aeen I
t bear out the eonduaioo that the Intellect is less
te bttrusted thta tha emotions. w
ia aae eaomaoa 1 the pmeeher there can ht
fairiy smaafaBoas agreeajent. that is that thepeang
wosssa seldom gets sit that she expects. Prince
learning nsvug at J root tM bathroom
Is auile n diiftrtnt baina from ma imlrka mi
A Tale ef Two Neektlae.
(The action takes place in a pile of
neckties st s department store bargain
counter. The necktiea lie about ia a
stttrronJbJpleettes7 the eartain
rites. Tnev ham hall a mni Am-m amA
they look k. The Firm Necktie a very
ma msarre utng wita tne . color
scheme of ta Indian blanket crosset
irom icit to riant ana opens conversa-
tion with the Second Necktie a plain
conservative tie in exceptionally good
taste.)
First Necktie! How long have you
been here ?
Second Necktie : Ever since the sale
began.
First Necktie: That's funny. You're
a good looting tie. . .plain bat all right.
I ahould think some of these shoppers
would take you.
Second Necktie: Thafa just It. If
1 was a craxy looking thing like you
with green and pink stripes against aa
oraaga background I'd have 'em fight-
ing for me. r
.First Necktie: (dearly offended):
Istat tot
Second Necktie: Do you know the
chief drawback I'm up against?
First Necktie 1 No.
Second Necktie: I'm a necktie any
man would be glad to wear. Conae-
euently I'm just the necktie n women
would pick out to send to sny maa as
a Christmas giftl
First Necktie: Is it my fault if I'm
popular?
Second Nwlrtl ' Vm K.
Ular now but wait I
First Necktie: Wakf
Second Necktie: Yet; yon wont be
popular long. After Xmas you 11 get
as awful jolt bull-ieve me. Do you
know what the greatest hate fa the
world is?
First Necktie: No. What la It?
Second Necktie: Irs the Hate A
Maa Feels For most Christmas Neck-
ties. And voa BnA vatar mA-
friends wifl fj It bceunin. aAmnrf
Christmas aeon.
Fine NacfcMar I mm. .
nice family a few minutes age. A swell
1 1. 1 W -I - - - j a - a . .a a.
"a araawa sooai me sot see
naeaed tn
(BtB with toiiil. .mjI aIIm. J. wu
a few minute I saw a future for me
amna too uecs; 01 a leaning musen.
Second Necktie! The likes of you
citmen amlest he was bora sad raised
W seme tirr Uk Naole.
First Necktie: Is that so? .
CmmI aluu. Vm 1.- m
up in a nice baa V some lady wWno
sen and msemed to com gentlemaa
drawer; ThstTl be the last you'll see
" "T """un or so aaa tBeu
Jk waterpipe er elm gives
w a oaroer or t roiiag bridtaToom'
ptekad aew by some lady whoTJ send
ivw w avw mum aan egg aeaier IS
tha annul tia wmmmhimm - --"lj
Defter tftan to wear yen.) .
Flrat'MaektUi Utis r t 1
with a WiMkto bujing ml o
T . wvhwh .wvuiv
aavu ksva aaaau Lutl. m --
Utxirif Mmtervativa necktie m good
taste like m until gfter Christmssl
ia oniy necaue in ut pile that a
maa would wear heaves t sum
ImW see at. si atmaaeh " .IbV
a the ottrtaw falla hhtiag 4 systerteal
tSulatassa.tU ahepeers but aafertam-
rZL-ZjLl ' ra tally.)
virf'nr if 1 iaa .Assectstta
Newspapers.) 1 .5
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I iCUktpU 'timtkMtftULy 0
that third sartV Is a will a.a. hiw
' 1 1 1 1 ' 11 11 11 1 1 1
Twenly-Five Years Ago I
From Houston Post Files
-iir. inn I'iri.ii.f jxn.nj
Ron. F. fl Dfllird nf SHMMB
tt the CtpHoL
Middling spot cotton was quoted at
7 1-4 cents per pound.
Mr. and Mra. Charles fi. Anderson
of Austin were the guests ef Mr. snd
ktra. joan H. Mrky.
Special policemen nut on for the
holidava have bean diaeharevd. Tha
city was -unusually auiet dunnc Christ-
mas only two people having bean injured.
Rev. S. M. Tenner of Sutherland
Springs hss bees called to the pas-
torate of the Second Presbyterian
church and will preach 'his first ser
mon neat -bun day
The Post published a drawing of a
maa who had attended the Christmas
tree celebration of the Left Handed
Fishing club. He had a wet towel
around a badly swollen bead and he
looked sleepy.
"Lord Byron's Gang" a group of
boys in the Third ward had a novel
time celebrating Christmas with fire-
works. The boys wtat calling and
were received at many places where
they were entertained
' Captain William Dunevant . presi-
dent ef the Cans Belt railroad has
completed four miles of standard
gauge track over which heavy engines
will be run. This is a private rOad
connecting his plantation near Eagle
Lake with the Cane Belt
Liberal donations ware eiad M
Faith Home during the Christmas sea
son nr. ana Mr. J. J. Sweeney gave
150. r. w. nettmann a Co. who won
the $10 prise for the best exhibit in
Fruit Flower snd Vesetible exhi-
tht
bition gaveUe $50 to the home at
the suggestion' af the Haitmsna em-
ployes. Stats HAmirtNat.
Bryan. Luther Clark editor nf the
Dallas News hare spending Christmas
wita Mra. uarrt parenta Dr. and Mrs.
M. W. Sims. Mr Clark was st -ant
time editor of the Bryan Pilot
Schulenburf. Mr. and Mra R Wol-
ters. Sr. celebrated their golden wed-
ding anniversary during the holidays.
Their children tad grandchildren gave
a rtccptioa tad ban at the opera Mrast
ia honor of the event.
GivtaAt.
Udysmhh. South African-Typhoid
is arovsag mart deadly to the British
soldiers here than the artillery of the
Boers. . .
East North field Maaa-Th funeral
of the late Dwkht L. Moody famous
evaagaliet was held in the Coaerega-
tioaal church today. Earlier 1 serv-
ice wss held at the heme with the
body tying esva toueh. After the fam-
ily bad withdraws tha remains were
placed la a plain black casket tad the
body to tha breast coveard with rose.
TtXAa 100 YEARS A06.
"Tat abandoned fnrstt thi dead met
by the way sad tha tale ef Indies
depredations ai San Anton! Itself
were convincing evidence of the wan-
ing pawer ef Spain aver tb province
Of Ttnas tad throws Considerable tight
ta why- Meet Austin's petitiod to set.
tit the 'country- whft Anterktat had
been granted. Tha eoadlttoa of Spain
had become st desperate that say col-
onists who would take the oath te take
aa arms against any aad all enemlet
of Spain ia tht praviaet were highly
desirable
Vehhef Utxlctni a or Sptalards hsd
been able to eeps with' the Indiana
That fact bad seen proven by an est-
perienet aatsoding aver s hitadred
years r'
As Austin's party proceeded It teak
eareful aot of the ceuetryrthe eusl-
ky ef . ks sen ssd tha sattst of Hi
timbered lands ssd wss favorably inn
tressed with HI resource That there
were difficulties la the' way of tht
country"! aettlamtat was evident sad
that hostile and fcnptacabl Indlaai
were tka ehkftst af thtst d(ffltaltiM
wss clearly appsrtnt But the mea
who were tomlog Into Ttxss were
flcultiet snd dsn-
aeitktr did the;
frontier bred and while they did not
unoefestnuste tnt ou
gets in toe ir way eeitntr ua they
underestimate their ability u tost with
mast difficulties sad dangers. The
party pursued Its way eraca metur-
tged bv what they had stea and with
tn tnthusiaatit belief ia the futurt of
Tampering With Trifles
y JUOD MORTIMER LEWIS
eaainaskaasuasaw
V
A MEMENTO.
The wee sprig ef mistletoe's genet
And goat b the red holly toe
But you know it wa jolly
Tht laughter tad felly
The sprig ef red hoOy snd you.
I have put thus swsy in sty desk
' The mistletoe withered snd dead
Because ef the chsffiag.
The struggling and laughing.
The lips of my euaffmg so red.
Not Jhat I have thought I'd forget
The sweat little girl In sty srS '
Her sweet acquiescence.
Her soul's effervescence.
The joy ef her presence tad ckarnu.
But for a asemtate yen knew.
Of ripe rest red lips moist it dewi
Of the season so Jolly
The laughter tad folly
Tht sprig sf red holly aad yen.
. i;VJ
bHILOSOmRIN.
When aid Santa Clsus haa driver) Ma reindeer aortas tha hills and' .
there's nsthlng much that's watting but eeme Stacks af Christmas blllg) '
I dent worry ever them none and my soul slnt tempest tossed far a ' "
Ckrlttmat that's been happy Is worth more than It has east
.The Perfect Climate
Kenneth ht. Stevens I love my law
practice but California In December
suits me better. I am going Satur-tor-Dtrii
fas.
Editor ef tht Advocate Pi eats for-
ward the Advocate dailv te Beaumont
Texas aa we go into winter euarteTt
December tfr after a thirty-nine-week'
This hat been the most pleas
ant fall waather that I have experi
enced in my many years af traveling ia
Texas. No raia since August 14 aad
the weather has been warm snd pleas-
ant Beaumont Texas hat real win-
ter climate. Wort my overcoat twice
last winter. H. P. Kuls cart Christy
Brothers' Circus Beaumont Teaaa
facers Aivett.
And the only perfect eltmati ht the
world Is that la and about Houston.
Fifty miles west of Beaumont fifty
mute from the gulf and the best fish-
ing snd swimming la the world better
ttlmett than Florida and mora ef It
than California
No Pleec Par It ' .
The "hit sad run" may be O. & 'y
In baseball but I wanna say
For thoet who drive the motor ears Vt
If s s doggeae rotten plsy. '
-assmmsM snVrv'1 '.
The nwaoest maa in all the world ' .t
. Much punishment to htm it ewtsY r
Is the guy whs mat dowa a maa ;
Aad never stoat but keeps a gobt.
-barren iasa.-.
The bird wbe bits a maa tad rasa v:
It a low down sad worthless ekspplsaH
The egg which kit man aad runeHf
Alta dent leave him very happy.
Uks th Milkman1 Htraa. -the
Grand lupidt taetertst whose !
c tit stelea In the taunt of three
minute while ht went tnte a store can !'
never know ear feel in af aamrtr '
with a car that takes thirty mmutss to
surtCrtr Ntw.
And turns la of kg' ewa tccord at
fflling statioa. i
.ft
UTINUM fOlNTS. '
eat. ii . .
rPltT ifJ??. 7 .?w.l . to attack this
"it " w mm wtu awa nss oevu out i aer tt tae aoea-m
country.
ea n.
The eountryt aaaual lost frtai 'mat is estimated' at tcoe.'and the'
neater part of this eould bTrnvadby th JimeTHlnt . SI
TU . . mM - - - - - A - - - t . . . r
- 1 m swaif-wwaa suya
fUpptrt
ew.aJsatta at sd Msapttd eartsrdow tews watching the' busy
tedMrlaa lead to the eOaduslen that many ef ear Mwbiding eitlseal J law.
aUaing enfar whea the ere af the law kuaoa them. .T
Jutt .far a ditagt tan dot tosttooe etate predietiag hOstarda torfisuMo
Mfrv the aid town a chanct te get beck JnTmS
aaurccwes. pemg served waa strswDeme and Mcles at tU asm
f
Psttdn'i Voethlo aav k tt tatlamiad that tuawai ln.. ... v... . '
oom UtuekaV WaV tagar bowUd tc3CTr
snd kept out st euaulatiaa sad investment agar aowl lantf tuxWii wiU
always bo attrtcovt a tb American eye. ; "T.
" Houston most havd soma way of .tnautakmg a wterve iatslj af '
anTnrreaertr .7lml
wthoot enjaymf t awlak !. Tvv?
Bttcitmea whtet tattle werf killed aesaus pf the feM-sad-atoatk dtaa..1 .
and paid for by th swvdameat . To!mlX.t
wmmm TaTaaaea a'athem TCI uTAi tZTFll?' t tad the
anssnskamnaaaaaaaanaaaaaaasaamamm 1 .a 1 "
Slay In PolltJci
td.'Tsd ' HousWa; Post-Ditpttt'r -
: HeusMov Tstnt Ds savHW ydur
Istttt Isr Cestabtr m t aotloa your
tmtrtsttag 1 editorial ir'eatltltd "Th
Icholsr la PeJlHc-: which it based
ea tht detest tt Hamfltca Holt -ta
Coustcticut bv Hlrant BtnthtnL" But
Holt attda his rtputstloa at tht editor
of 1 tht Independent t?l !riiai k
AnwrlcTuorntTsrH. '
scholarwha Uhtu a mtl'
MOU bm jnHflajl uTba M .av -
bis profeaaor
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