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HOUSTON TEXA8 WEDNESDAY.
.FEBRUARY 27 124
The Railroads' Financial Needs
The favorable records of tbe railroads in providing service during
;i U past year are quite generally known and tbe condition of the
roads has excited less apprehension than at any time 'since the war
' disorganized rail service.
' It would be a mistake to assume however that the roads can ton-
tiHie their progress in re-establishing adequate service to ail parts of
the country without considerable new construction further rehabllita-
; tlo of old lines and extensive purchasing of new rolling stock.
J . All this will require money. A railroad authority estimates that
the major roads will need this year $500000000 new capital. ' Thia
tkes no account of funds needed for meeting old obligations maturing
;f I ja 1924 which are declared to be heavy.
.'; The credit standing of the roads has been materially Improved by
'J'- their service records during tbe past year or more and by tbe skill
with which executives have managed their systems with limited ra-
sources. These managements quite generally have vindicated their
f right to exist and give assurance of furnishing the country with ede-
qaate transportatiooal facilities if let alone and permitted ta work
)..';. eat their problems along business Mnes as other business mterpriaeo
; ' are permitted to do.
Nothing would be more unfortunate for railroad credit at tills junc-
; lure than for impractical reformers with government control as their
1 aHimate design to influence unduly the regulation of tbe roads by
public authority regulations in some instances already unw4se and
: ' laaaceMarily burdensome.
o- Mr. McAdoo some time aajo disclaimed any intention of favoring a
' return to government operation of the railroads but the experiment
conducted under his direction some years ago constitutes a solemn
. warning to the people to take no chances with aucb radical and im-
practical theories as be evidenced during his administration of the rail-
roads. ' Tha people are still paying for that experiment in taxes to make
up the deficit in the treasury caused by the demands of tbe railroads
: upoa it during that period notwithstanding they were carrying the
heaviest volume of traffic oa record.
: f Far better will it be to make it possible for the roads to secure
; .' the capital they need for Improvements necessary to further progress
la burnishing adequate service. After all it is service at reasonable
; rates that the people are interested la.
V Forest Reserves Escape
Governor Pint-hot is authority for the information that Secretary
: "v.fWa! had planned to have the fsations forest reserves turned over to
. f tha interior department? But the secretary left the cabinet before his
' plan was consummated.
.4" What the former secretary's plan was relative to the timber re-
serves is only a matter of conjecture. In view of his policy in haniliag
' the oil reserves which came into his control under conditions similar
:.!' ;.to which he sought to get control ot the forests however the country
may consider Itself fortunate that the transfer was not made
r.vf. Oit and timber are perhaps the country's two most necessary nat
Ural resources. But there is relatively more oil than timber for tbe
'.'''I Nation's needs at this time. An exploitation of the oil reserves while
i subjecting the Nation to great risk probably would not have been as
; qisasirous as permuting tne unaue eipiouaiion or me uniDer reserves.
The amount of oil remaining: in the American beds is only a guess.
But there is a great deal of it. And new fields are being discovered.
Were the demand sufficient there would be more discoveries. But we
know agtay'aa&tijrately how much standing timber vra have and we
: know it "will not last much longer.
' ; It will Uke 'a long time to replace the timber resources and when
j: importation becomes necessary it will be difficult and expensive. The
yVs steady cutting of timber on private lands without any effort to replace
l it has brought the country face to face with an uninviting situation.
1 Tbe American people may congratulate themselves that the re-
malning National forest reserves have thus far escaped being turned
. over to special interests to augment their enrichment. The oil scandal
should keep them alert to make sure that those reserves are not relln-
A ! qulshed.
The Dockworkers Will Carry On
; The dockworkers' strike In Britain has been settled and the men
-. ' r ready to resume work. Tbe railroad men'c strike of a few weeks
. t ago was of even shorter duration.
; " The dispatches do not intiuiate what part the government played la
bringing the opposing forces to terms Jn this latter dispute but it ap-
'. pears rather significant that neither of these strikes was long drawn
? - out. The British people already suffering from serious economic de-
pression have escaped a prolonged lieup of their transportations! faclll-
. " ties with the accompanying losses and inconveniences.
Evidently the strikers are more amenable to suggestions for set-
: 'tlement of wage disputes when a labor government is in power and
. . nsas its influence for agreement. The laborers surely have a political
. motive in their more conciliatory attitude. Quite naturally they do
. hot desire to see the government they set up embarrassed by any act
y pf theirs.
' As for the employers they might not have any scruples about am-
barrassing the government but it would be dangerous to Increase the
' ' suffering of the British people further by interfering with their Indus-
. " trjr for the sake of sustaining an arbitrary position.
In event the settlement of this strike quickly. Insuring prompt
'" resumption of activity in shipping gives the government a new lease
of ifa. It telleves it of a volume of criticism that would have grows
- larger as tbe strike continued and its results became more disastrous.
IfacDonald appears to have passed two near crises In domestic
' affairs safely. The outcome in both tends to strengthen public coofl-
! deace in bis regime and to disc-ourage the prediction that his tenure
pt office will be brief.
Erryv Morning Observations j
'. By Oaargs M. Sal lay.
Senator Brae of Maryland tails the Balti-
more Sun that h was hungry not angry when
he left the senate chamber the other day and
that he dors not turn hip back to a senator
when he's angry. And we reckon be always
turns his vest front to the senate restaurant
when he's hungry.
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The Five Lamps of Failure
By Or. Frank Crane.
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The Reggie. Vandcrbilts have a new baby.
Every new and then a baby crowds a poodle out
of a happy home ia the smart set group.
We ana-pose by this time the Lafayette ia
nearly across the gulf and steadfastly keeping
eomc three or aaorc miles sway from shore so
aa to avoid the saoal. Or is the safety distance
twelve miles?
In Ueuaieo af this time of the year one can
eat eggs and realise they have some relation to
the pullets that are cackling and not to much to
aut cold storage warehouses.
Uoited States prtaoswrri at Leavenworth are
to make shoes. Why not automobile tires?
Shoes are going out
Our steaming eongreasmen are striving indus-
triously t touch the key of the public's en-
thusiasm but tbey haven't reached it yet.
Some of these days our analytical economists
may find some relation between tbe low pur-
chasing power af the dollar and the presence of
t4oooooooo of gold in this country.
We fancy that law enforcement in Texas
stever receives such an impetus as when Gov-
ernor NotT treks to other States to deliver law
enforcement orations.
Censorship in other words is the authority
of one or more individuals to determine what
is proper and wholesome for the other aoo.ooo
and to be immune from such officious and
supercilious supervision at the hands of others.
We thought that the political uproar in Wash-
ington could not proceed very far without an
eruption of Mt. Borah.
"We have vindicated the rights of self-government
" says Secretary Hughes. Now if we
ran ever avenge the wrongs of it.
A study of windmill efficiency is being under-
taken in England but we think they would
have better opportunities for research if they
would send their experts to Washington and let
them observe the operations of congress.
Old Theodore Roberts for whom we are
pulling in friendly interest is now able to sit
up in bed. Atta boy ! Now give him a good
black cigar. He's coming through.
The country needs more concern in Wash-
ington for the birr ri ens of the taxpayers and
not so much for the benefit of the incumbent
taxeaters.
Hearst suggests Reed and Copeland for dem-
ocratic nominees. Wonder in view of the
prevalent equal suffrage if Mr. Hearst has over-
looked Mrs. I.ydia K. Pinkham as an available
for vice president?
MNn successor for Caruso yet
die Mclntyre. We thought Mrs
one not long ago.
' observes Od-
Caruso found
Clarence Saunders has given up all of hie
chattels in bankruptcy but says he will have his
$3000.000 back in a year or so. Not by earning
it. Somebody else will have to earn it if Clar-
ence gels it and the earning will be done by
toiling and sweating.
Now it is said the fashionable winter resorts
are infested By flappers with loaded dice Well
the cropped crappisls know where the spoil is
to be had and nobody cares.
The name of William 1. Bryan will be on the
Oregon primary ticket as s candidate for presi-
dent. That won't suit. William J. prefers to
get up a convention row and then get his -name
flung in.
Public education in the United States is said
to have cost $1500000000 last year. If we get
a reasonable return from this outlay the citi
Sens of tomorrow may act with more diacre
tion than the citizens of today.
t -i
-Tha charge that Senator I'nderwood is
a "wet" is being uaed to
- alienate prohibitionists from his candidacy. But when the leading pro-
klbitionUts in Alabama those) who have fought for the causa through
'A all the years and who led Alabama into the dry column before National
.prohibition was authorized declare their satisfaction with the sea-
' itT'll aland on prohibition and law enforcement today and appeal for
;:'gupport for him from the prohibitionists of the country what right
"havf puUlders to challenge his position on that IssueT Ths home peo-
.'! Jtaow the senator's record and they know his present attitude.
' They ara satisfied the cause would be safe with him in tbe presidency
.'"Via. all fairness to the senator let tbe opposition base their attacks on
something elsa
5 "t. '.'.Ths efficiency of public official may be Judged by the way his
Acts stand tht test of time. Secretary of tbe Navy Daniels had his
i bitter critics walls ha was In office and he still has his detractors
. BttCty comparison with the policies followed by ths nary departmaat
aortas' tha present administration the policies of Daniels stand ant
eoasplcuoualy as wis aad aaf. Joseph us Daniels Is looming as a
IsaTger flgur-e as tha oil scandal investigation proceeds.
. Jesaia Bsed the former. Houston girl starring with the Follies of
l"f. f affaUt hag married aa at 'tiling mga instead of a millionaire
iM thia rohably naaraa a ares stint ia ths family would he mora
profitable tfcaa a sprig of wealth- with only aa allowance. Incidentally
aha pays a trlhuta ta tha value tt adrtrusinc.
The Kentucky State Bottlers' association has
just completed its annual convention. What
do they do ? The unbotters have suspended
operations haven't they?
The German government has refused to re-
lieve distress among the intellectuals. The no-
ble highbrow finds his flabby muscles futile
when bread is scarce.
Owen Winter refuses ts give to the hungry
children of Germany because they may grow
up to fight us. Old Noddy Boffin 'would have
called Owen "a literary fellow with a wooden
head." .
Boh Ryder doesn't believe Houston is enjoy-
ing strawberries and radishes from her spring
gardens. But It is no use tp try to convince
people who know nothing of real climate.
We eaa't resist butting Into that Tar Heel
campaign occasionally and the day's exchanges
from the Old North State is causing us to fear
that the seething Mr. Bailey over there may bite
himself if he isn't careful.
The French are said to be displeased at Gen-
eral Dawes' rough speech. And we suppose the
general will rasp them some more. Pleasing
speech isn't exactly what he is trymg to utter.
Some Postscripts
There are 51000 recorded esses of - blind-
ness in the United States.
Scores of insects and fishes living in sunless
caves have lost their sight.
Good lighting Increases the efficiency of a
factory force 10 to so per cent.
Thomas Babingtoa Macaulay English author
and statesman could read well at the age of j
years.
The serum for the Pasteur treatment of
hydrophobia is extracted from the spinal fluid
of animals.
The University of Chicago has h fountain
pen filling station where s pen msy be filled
for s penny.
A single oyster shell mound on the banks of
Damarafseotta river ia Maine is 400 feet long
and sixty feet high.
-Graven of the dasheen a new potatalike
vegetable have organized in Florida to develop
a market for their product before the industry
has became fully established on a production
basis itself.
The diatinctisa of being the only woman to
receive an LL.D. from the University of Cali-
fornia belongs to Dr. Aurrlia Reinhardt presi-
dent of Mills college. Dr. Reinhardt also holds
a Ph. D. from Yale.
The world's "farthest north' American steam
hovel fills cars of the northermost railway in
the world with coal from the world's farthest
north coal snine located on tbe Spitsbergen
islands ia 7t degrees north latitude.
: In tha parable of the five foolish virgins
when tha bridegroom came they found them-
selves with no oil in their lamps.
They stand for all those whom the crisis finds
unprepared.
I will explicate to you what are these five
empty lamps if you don't mind a bit of preach-
ment. Lamp one is religion with morality. Max
Mueller says that the Hindus are the most rs-
ligious and the most immoral of peoples. And
there is no doubt of the sad fact that religious
emotion can glow in a heart as a fellow flame
to immoralities. The greatest enemies to reli-
gion sre those who profess piety but fail to
show rectitude. Theirs is the lamp with no oil.
"Why call ye me Lord Lord" sad the Master
"and do not the thingi I say?"
Lamp two is sentiment without habit. Life is
made up of sentiments. Life after all is the
way you feel about it. It is essential then
that we acquire a aet of dependable and perma-
nent feelings. The only wsy to deeply root de-
sired emotions in tbe soul is to practice them
regularly. "The habit ot doing that which yog
do not care about when you would much rather
be doing something else" said Hurley "is in-
valuable." It is only they who do thus who
have oil in their love's lamp. They whose rule
;s to. do as they please are the foolish virgins
w hose lamp of joy early burns to a smoky wick.
Lamp three is training without training the
will. Of all our parts that which needs most
and gets least educstion is the will. Happiness
is the product of strength. A: strong body is
good and so are a' strong mind and strong emo-
tions but none of them is so good ss a strong
will. The will is tha human mainspring and
ought to bo-of tempered steel. A suit will that
gives wsy to the push of any desire is the cause
of most human wreckage. And a vacillating
hesitant will that can not move firmly toward a
chosen end is the csuse of most failures.
Lamp four is goodness without cheerfulness.
It is doubtless your duty to do right but it is
no less your duty to do right but it is no less
your duty to be as pleasant about it as you can.
Goodness may be a very splendid lamp of
bronse or of gold like the lamps of tbe temple
or of cunningly wrought iron hard as the lamps
upon the wall of the Strozii palace at Florence
but without cheerfulness it is but a dead lamp
and sends out no guiding ray to other souls. Be
good for your own cake and be cheerful for
your wife's sake.
Lamp five is love without loyalty. To say
that loyalty is the oil in loves lamp Is a very
accurate figure of speech for as a matter of
lact tbe enduring brightness of love is wholly
drawn from loyalty. Why do a man and
woman at tbe altar swear they will love each
cftier till death do them part ? Simply because
ether things being normal a man and s woman
can not live together in the intimacies of mar-
riage remaining loyal and not grow more and
n.ont into mutual love. The free lovers who
look on marriage as a bondage as sn un-
psycholngical attempt to confine to one channel
an emotion that should be free do not under-
stand the human heart. With the oil of fixed
loyalty in the heart the flame of true love will
not cease to burn. Without that oil love ceases
to be lambent and clear and is but an occasional
dull coat when the match of opportunity is
touched to it and consumes not the soul's oil
of life but the soul's very substance the light
of whose burning is no light and whose only
product is a most ill-smelling vapor.
Happy are those five wise virgins whose re-
ligion is the crown of a just life whose emo
tions flow in deep canals to irrigate their desert
nays whose education begin with the culture of
the will whose piety is amiable to us poor sin
ners and whose love is fed from deep wells of
loyalty for it is they who are the lamps of this
dull world. It is they who shine unquenchable
and lovely as the clustered Fleiades in the nighi
of our doubt and despair.
(Copyright IJJ4 by Frank Crane.)
1 msii iswiii-w- ejsai ewKe'eS
Just a Rhyme or Two '
By Walt Mason and Edgar Quest
Or in Bridge ar Mah Jsngg.
(From tht PsIIm News.)
Our observation ia that when a woman- has
Seven childrca aad pa washerwoman she
t taave sauca interest ta eaaarcsa --
doesn't
A Glimpse Into the Tomb
(From Iht Sew York Times.)
When the 40 centuries looked down from
the Pyramids upon Napoleon's troops those
soldiers could not have been so stirred as was
the little company of archaeologists in the
tomb of Tutankhamen on Tuesday afternoon
when jj centuries looked out for the first
time from the aragonite eyes of the "gleaming
golden man" into their faces. The Pyramids
had seen myriads of people in the passing cen
furies. They had seen kings and princes of
the Orient pass and Pharaohs rise that knew
not Joseph. They had perhaps even seen the
Joseph who came with Mary and the Child
down into Egypt- The Sphinx at their side had
seen tbe sunrise of every day of history far
centuries and had looked into the faces of un
numbered travelers from the laads of the West
including Grant and Roosevelt.
In the opening of the royal sarcophagus the
centuries entombed there looked for the first
time upon the new masters of the earth that
have so to speak immediately succeeded to the
throne irom which Tutankhamen went to his
tomb. In its seclusion there has been neither
Pharaoh nor Alexander Cleopatra Caesar nor
Napoleon. Kitchener nor Foch. A fellah was
at the moment ef the opening of the coffin
prime minister of all Egypt. A man of humb'f
origin was making almost at the very same mo
ment his inaugural speech as prime minister in
the oldest parliament in the world. And before
the day was over the son of a small farmer In
the back country of a new world never dream-
ed of by Ptolemy was as president of the
mightiest republic oa the face of the earth
speaking directly or by radio to more people
than there were in all of Tutankhamen s world
Truly might this ancient king who wakes to
find not a aingle really unfettered monarch or
a throne for one to sit on in all the earth cry
out from beneath his golden mask and rover-
let: "Deposuit ententes et exaltavit bunnies."
The Western archaeologists who stood in
silence in the sepulchral chamber were im-
pressed by tbe daztiing richness of the envel-
oping image and pictured to themselves the
royal funeral service of more than jooo years
ago when the young king was borne to this
house of silence with ceremonies in gorgeous
contrast with the simple rites witnessed last
week in the interment in a crypt in Washing
ton of one who was greater than a king. But
e widespread popular interest is after all.
not ia the "anthropoid" case with the face of
gold and all the grtistic adornments and furni
Hire with which the king was enveloped and
surrounded. It ii in the "anthropos" the
human being within and beneath it all. The
natural long-faded flowers of affection laid
upon the decorative crown are more appealing
than all the ornaments fashioned ef gold ana
jewels. They symbolize the feeling that makes
all men kin. The grass withers the flower
fades but whst is represented by them en-
dures forever and brings kings ef the long past
to consort with the peasants of today.
It if only a glimpse that we have-has) into
this wonderful tomb. The door is now closed.
But tkst moment's glimpse hss gfvea'the world
a deeper look into Ha swa long past and has
caused it to pause and ponder not only on that
past but also on the future for the journey
into which the young Pharaoh made such elab-
orate and extravagant preparations all in vain.
Mora Truth Than Poetry s Thia
(Fram A Piltfkwg Gstl-Tim.)
The numeroosness ef aontestants fa the 1st;
prise is const need as a revulsion against war
but It may show aserefy hew ssaa would Uka
4be zaoney ;
In February
When the priceless snow is drifting and tha
sky 'is b'esk and drear it's consoling and up
lifting to reflect that spring isjear. Just a few
short weeks of weather of a cheap Alaska
brand then the birds will sing together songs
we all caa understand. I have worked the pay-
ing teller till my bank account is gone putting
cpal down in the cellar piling cordwood on tha
lawn ; there are moments when I'm sadder than
a voter ought to be for the blsst bites like an
udder and the breexe stings like a bee: but 1
braes uo shortly savin. "It is idle to repine
for the hens will soon be laying and the good
old sun will shine. It is idle to be jswing.
spring is knocking at the door and my ears
will soon be thawing and my nose will not be
sore. -I denounce the weather wizard in un.
measured terms and tones when he sends the
whooping bHszard and I fain would break his
bones; but he soon will be relenting and he'll
end the helpful breeze snd the roses will be
scenting every wind that sweeps tbe leas. Let
the bitter storms be pelting still I'll gambol.
smile snd sing ; while my whiskers are a-melt-
mg I will look ahead to spring. Walt Mason
(Copyright 194 by Geore Matthew Adams.)
Safety First
Dorcas Do you ever allow a man to kiss
you when you're out motoring with him?
Philipps Never. If s man can drive safely
while kissing me he's not giving the kiss ths
sttention it deserves.
A Father'a Thought. '
SV EDbAB A. QUEST.
This I want my boy to know
When I tell him not to go.
When some pleasure I deny
As I shall do by and by.
When 1 check some little whim
'Tis the love I bear for him.
Some shall think of pleasure's hour.
Some for profit or for power.
Or advantage ahall betray
Him to tread some doubtful wsy ;
But hia welfare I alone
Guard and cherish as my own-
He must know me through'and through
Know in all I say or do
'Tis not lightly 1 restrain
Some small pleasure he would gain ;
Even though I seem unjust
I would keep his perfect trust.
As his father. this I ask:
To be fitted for. the task.
Draw us close jo close that he
Shall not lose his faith in me
Without sjiain without pretense.
Let me have his confidence.
Let him understand that I
Never chest him never lie
Never play him false or seek
Profit from the words I speak ;
Let him know me to the end
As his one unselfish friend.
(Copyright 1944 by Edgar A. Guest )
Laying Down the Law.
The Boss Your face looks very untidy. You
haven t shaved for a week.
1 ne Bill (Jerk 1 know it. Im raising a
beard.
The Boss You can raise all the beard you
want on your own time but I won't have it dur-
ing office hours.
Lady Jane Qrey.
Cease for a moment little heart from memory
and sighing ;
How sad your world has grown to be I How
full of tears and crying! f
There's nothing left you dear at all and no
way now but dying.
So near so far those mornings shine when all
tbe spring was greening
Your books beneath the oriel spread and
Ascham o'er y6u leaning
Before they brought their tinsel gauds and took
you for your queening.
They snatched from out your childish hands
your simple country posies
And gave instead the carmined pomp and royal-
ty of roses
Oh! cruel carmine barbed with thorns ah I
vengeful Tudor roses !
Look up I Look up ! There's sun and sky
birds twittering and flying
Time for one little easeful prayer time to for-
get your sighing ;
Then for an instant hold your breath tha In-
staat we call Dying.
W. K. Fleming.
Culture In Caveland.
SaVrtooth I hear you're sending your boy
to college to learn for. ign languages. Any tense
i'l that?
Stsnehammer j)ts. 1 want him to know the
scientific names of all these animals around
here.
Silver So Simple.
Mrs. Nrwlyrich (haughtily) I would like a
thermometer. Show me the most elegant one
you have.
Optician Yes. madam. This is equipped
with a cut Venetian glass and the best of quick-
silver Mrs. Newlyrich Quicksilver? Oh that's
too ' common. Hsven't you got ejuickgold ?
Everlasting Punishment.
Jones was walking along the street wearing
a very glum expression on his usually cheer-
ful countenance when he was accosted by his
friend Brown.
"Hello old msn" exclaimed the ltter.
"You're looking very down in the mouth.
What's tbe mslter?"
"Yesterday" said Jones "I refused a poor
woman a request for a loan and in consequence
of my set I passed a sleepless night. The
tones of her voice were ringing in my ears ths
whole evening."
"Your softness of heart does you credit
said Brown. "Who was the woman?
"My wife" wis the ssd reply
a 1. 1. Waoiw m ne n i si i -V
Twenty-Five Years Ao
rata The Heutten reet FUee.
Leesi ejeeaseiMseWar sssamW
B. Foster of HuotsvilW U at the Lewlor.
Son. Guv M. Brvaa of flryss was at tne
Capitol.
arey Shaw prominent banker of Columbus
is In the city.
Middling spot cotton was quoted at 6 i-4
cents per pound.
L. C Easthata leading citizen of Huatsville
is in town for a brief stay.
This is the last week The Post will appeal
for foods for ths Faith Home debt.
Major and Mrs. G. W. Foster ef Dallas are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff N. Miller.
Souse's comic opera success "El CaptUn'
will be the attraction at ths opera house to
night.
The revival meeting at the first Baptist
church conducted by Dr. J. A. French of Aus
tin Is drawing largo congregations.
Pupils of Longfellow school according to the
custom at that school celebrated the birthday
anniversary pf the poet for whom the school is
namsd.
Tbe Htttchins bouse which has been closed
for repairs for some time reopened with Clar
ence Gucringer as proprietor A. J. Caraway day
clerk and A E.-Bmnhn night clerk.
Major Alfred W. Drew late of the Third
Texas infantry came in for a visit with his
parents. His regiment the Twelfth U. 5. In-
fantry is at Manila hut be has not yet been
ordered to join it.
The first week-day service of the joint evan-
gelistic campaign being held by the First Pres-
byterian and Shearn Methodist churches was
held at the latter church this morning with
Evangelist . G. Pearson preaching.
Stats HarraxiMGa
Dallas. The United States army has opened
a recruiting elation here.
Fort Worth. It is estimated tat the cold
wave recently killed 10 per cent of the cattle
in Texas.
Austin. A bill was introduced in the senate
to prohibit the sale of whisky in quantities of
less thsn a quart.
Fort Worth The Fort Worth Daily Gazette
made its appearance here today. It is a six-
column folip snd W. A. Abey is the editor
Austin Although tbe house judiciary com-
mittee majority has decided to report adversely
Kittrell's bill amending the laws against gam-
bling Representative Kittrell announces be will
continue his fight against gsmbling. There will
be a minority report favoring the bill.
Weco. There is a division of opinion among
democrats as to whether Chairman D. H. Hardy
of the local committee acted properly in hand-
ing his resignation to State Chairman C. K.
Bell instead of to the local committee. A. R.
McCollum in the Waco Tribune started the
criticism of the move snd others have taken
it up.
Gekesal.
Manila. So far eighty-three Americans have
been killed and J57 have been wounded during
the trouble here.
St. Petersburg. Russia is taking up the Ital-
ian plan of using the army as an educational
Institution. Conscripts will be taught to read
ajid write and will be instructed in trades dur-
ing their term of service.
Washington. At the democratic caucus meet
ing tonight resolutions were adopted opposing
the holding of the Philippines by the United
States and going on record aa favoring the re
linquishing of the islands i soon ss a govern-
ment is established there.
Letters From the People
Judge Maateraon Not a Candidate.
To the Editos or The Post:
Houston Texas February SJ. In your issue
of today appeared a letter from my good friend.
Judge Henry Dannenbsiun indorsing my pub
lic record as county judge and district judge.
and suggesting my nyne as a suitable candidate
for county judge of this county. I appreciate
very much the compliment he pays me in so
doing but I am not a candidate for this or any
other office.
Some days ago I wrets an article touching
the candidacy of our present county judge
(which the Chronicle and Press thought well
enough of to publish) but in so doing I had
no idea of becoming a candidate per of having
it so construed. Since the publication ol said
erticle I have had numerous suggestions from
friends in all walks of life to snake the race.
with offers of support in ss doing all of which
I highly appreciate; hence I take this method
of advising my numerous friends who have been
kind enough to mention my name that I am not
a candidate for this or any other political of
fice.
My only interest in politics is to help select
men who sre not in sympathy with or controlled
by the baneful influence of the Invisible Em
pire. but who in the discharge of their public
rfulirs owe allegiance only to the cherished con
stitutional government of our forefathers.
William sVIastisson.
I ne areas Judge Ward.
To the Editos o The Post:
Houston Texas February 1$ My letter in
your morning's issue suggesting the nomination
of Judge William MasUrstn te the county
judgeship was written when there were but
three known aspirants for thst Bosition. the af
filiations of each af whom Impeach sty citisen-
ship snd qualifications as a voter The subse-
quent entry of Judge V- H. Ward. make it
proper and necessary far gsa to pwlialy say
that I consider him eminently qualified in prin-
ciples character and official experience for the
proper performance of the duties of the posi
tion in question. Kindly give me this one more
appearance in your clumns.
HiNay J. Dsnnchsaum.
Aywwwwwn'
A BONO
Lift it f tkort tt Utter
Oh why should love iff
Tht boemdltst the gUtttr
Of told on the skyf
Such iork tht doom tnclosts
Sa frail tht petsrls of daw
ft few to fleet tht roses
OK tay should love seek nstt
f -C E. 5. Weed.
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Burgess Bedtime Stories
Peter Whips a Coward.
sr thosmton w. auaasss.
A con or d never toes tht scratch
If he inspects he's met his match.
Peter Rabbit
For whst seemed to Peter Rabbit a long long
time those fierce hungry-looking eyes stared
in at him. Really it was only for a few min-
utes. Then the eyes disappeared. But hard-
ly had Peter sighed with relief than those
dreadful eyes were back there agajn. So for a
while they kept appearing and disappearing.
Finally they disappeared' and for some time
Peter saw no more of them.
Then be heard a noise in the manger above
his head. He looked up hastily. Those oseah-
looking eyes were peering down at him ever
the edge of the manger. They glared at him
steadily for a couple of minutes. Then there
leaped down into the stall a thickset gray form
with a long smooth tapering taiL It was Rob-
ber the Rat. Yes sir it was Robber the Rat.
He had seen how terribly frightened Pater
waa.
"That fellow is scared to death already"
Robber had muttered to himself. "I caa kill
him without the least danger. He is so fright-
ened that I don't believe he'll even run. A lit-
tle fresh meat will taste good for a change."
It was then that Robber bad jumped down into
the stall.
But Robber the Rat had made a mistake.
The instant Peter saw him and knew that the
owner of ttiose dreadful eyes was not Shadow
the Weasel his relief was so great that it ac-
tually overcame fear. Had it been Shadow
instead of Robber Peter probably would have
Robber the "at atarted tewadPater.
died without a struggle. He would have known
thst he had ne chance and would have been
paralyzed by fear. But instead of being para-
lyzed by fear now Peter was suddenly very .
angry He was big aad strong snd his anger
made him unafraid.
Robber the Rat started toward Peter. He
was grinning and that grin was an evil-looking
grin. He expected that feter either would not
move at all or would dash away in fright . But
Peter fooled him. Peter did move but it wasn't.
to run away. Robber the Rat never did know
just what hsppened. Something struck him So
hard that it dashed him against the side of the
stall with a thump and knocked all the wind
from him. Hardly had he scrambled to his
feet when he was hit another terrible blow and
sent flying.
All the fight was knocked out of Robber the
Rat for at heart he is a coward. His one
thought was to get out of there. Instead of
chasing Peter around that stall Peter wss chas
ing him. Never in all his life had Robber the
Rat met with anything like the kicks from those
stout hind legs ef Peter's. He squealed with
fright. Twice more Peter knocked him over.
Then he got his chance te scramble up and
climb out the way he had come in! You should
have seen him slink off then. He didn't waste
any time about it. Peter had nothing more to
fear from Robber the Rat.
(Copyright 1914 by T. W. Burgess.)
The Next Story: "Pater Takea a Chance"
Net.
1 . e
o birth and Deaths '
(Prom tht Toleda Blade.)
A census monograph published in toss de
votes Several pages to a study af the migra-
tion f tha negroes out of the South into the
industrial sections ef the North saying "it is
seldom indeed that the returns of the federal
census reflect such a wide and general racial
movement." In ten years. Mississippi lost a
negro population of 75000. The negre popu-
lation of Chicago increased from 4ii te
ioos8 ; that of Cleveland from 8448 to 40-
tjl; in New York front 1700 to 154.447
Since the census taking in io the migration
has accelerated. The ten-year increase in 'he
nesrs population of all the United States was
C.$ per cent the "lowest on record." The .ext
census is likely to show tms population prac
tically at a standstill. After a seewful investi-
gation of the subject. Professor Walter f Wil-
css declared thst "in every one of ths North
ers Sutea negro deaths outnumber births in
tne Soothers States Is general the conditions
are Miinsd.' aVst the Soajth. aa sea af asai.
tipUcatioa has rapidly bees deserted-
Poverty in Germany
(From the Manchester Quordu.)
One old women lived ia a tiiy cellar is Ger
many oa an unemployment Apia of f - marks
a week. Tbe walls were damp and slimy the
wind blew m through a Waken window which
high up en a leva) with tha cabbies pf the court-
yard also 1st in a little dim light.
Ia two rooms up fear flights of stair a man
lived with six childrca. Two grownup daugh-
ters received a weekly unemployment dole of
1 i-j marks each. Both rooms were absolutely
bars every article of furniture having heen sold
except one bed. consisting of a rickety weedca
fraspe with some bits of string tied across and
on these a bundle of rsgs te serve as a saat
tress. Tbe nana seemed stupefied by misery
but the woman wept hysterically when she
poke of if and said she would rtamit suicide.
A man with seven children lived in a damp
draughty shanty which he himself had built oa
a little plot of land just oatsfda the town Iff
hsd betti discharged from tbe Bergsaann Elec-
trical works for talnas; pat m a demotuaratioa.
Those who arc discharged far "misdemeanor"
get no unemployment pay for one month. Thia
mas and bis family had base living fee a fort-
night on nothing tt all except a few crusts ths;
children could beg aad potato Pi they cecdd
aicfc as os refsse heaps. He wis) asntiwue thie
Mimeses for soothe fort sight after which ha
wUI be tauUcd te tar fet tasW-lrteiPmaat gs
Acc'omxnodationa for the Invalid
By Irvln p. Cob..
The scene is st church and the rector is in
tbe midst ef his rooraiag discourse. Mrs. e
Smith a member of the parish is sitting is a
pew well up toward the front; alongside her is
Mildred her daughter aged 7-
Mildred begins to fidget. Presently she tugs
at her mother's frock and looks up with a dis- a
tressed rather-pallid look on her usually rosy
face.
"Mother" she whispers "mother listen."
"Sb-h-al" a warning bias.
"But mother" continues Mildred "you've
got to listen. Mother I'm sick. I'm getting
sicker gtomething I ate for breakfast assist
have unagreed with me"
"Sit still and think snout something else and
you'll feel better" suggests Mrs. Smith under
her breath. t
"No f won't cither mother. I'm geiag to
be just awful sick is a minute I
"Well then" counsels the disturbed parent
"I expect the best thing for yon ta do is to
slip out very quietly aad go behind big tree
in the church yard and then when you're all
right agaia you caa come back"
With bulging eyes and pale lipa tightly
locked tbe child wriggled out pf the pew and
trots down the aisle In what seems t Mrs.
Smith an amazingly short time everything con-
sidered the child reappears with a mere placid
expression on bcr face and quietly rejoins her
mother. '
"Do yea feel better t inquires the lady.
"Yessum I feetfjnc sow" says the returned
one.
"You weren't gone very long. Did yea find -a
big tree easily f" . - -i
"'me I didn't have to go all the way out
into the yard. Right at the church doer I saw
r kind of a hex and it bad sign on it. Aad
the pigs said 1 'For the Sick.'
(Copyright I OSS by (he Mo Naught Syn Inc.) '
A Swedish Victory
(Frees the A' ft Orleans Tumet-fayumt.)
A Swedish automobile driven by Swedish
"moieraleohei" wpa race st Stockholm last
week defeating "several Americas cars driven
by imported American gasoline." Lass af the
race by Americans may grieve some ef oar 1
patristic sportsmen bat is a buls thing by earn-
Pariass with the hiat that Swedes baa g sew
motor fuel apparently proves effective ia a
racing test f "What thia country needs" aog-
rested former Vice Prexiaent Marshall
laws ago. "is a good I -cant cigar. It
a mtistsctsry aao) sewasssUll sub-
even more
stttnc for gasoline as fa4 far saatav aeUtJeal
If the Swedish "ssatcrstcehol' fill that seacVl
tisatlen at wtn eosppty s wast leam-Ms aad la.
ovaaahta)r tfftitm with mr? stalls f (as
prhsta.
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