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THE HOUSiqN ;P03T; 'MONDAY; MOUNJNG. SEPTEMBER 29! 1919
STHE HOUSJQN POST
: i HOUSTON PRINTING COMPANY. . "
ROY a WATSON. ..;.PrMltfnVPublllMr
Early Morning' Observations : I . .; just a Rhyme or Two f
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HOUtTON TEXAS. MONDAY......... .....SEPTIMSIR IS ISIS
' . Curbing Auto Thieves "
The bill introduced mto congress by Representative Igoe ot Missouri
providing for a $5000 tin or At rnti la JvQ for those convicted of taking
stolen automobiles from on 8ut to another. It enacted Into law should
prove of much benefit ia cbeoking the "industry" of automobile stealing
which haa growa up in thu coWry. ' x Ay. .''; ."'.. '
: Ii anjr amendment to tha bid ba ntvtatad at an. It would b to aiaka
t tha pnnlshmont for thla offaaaa tneloda a Jail aantanoa with no altarnatlT
)oCfln'for the iltnatlon damanda draetlo hiixHlnt. ' ( J x
Theft of antomobllea In the eitlee baa beoorae ab prevalent aa to be a
t oommoa every oay oeevrreaoa. in eom oi tha eiuea UaU of the eara itoiea
i during the day are handed out to tha aewepaper report era with the aame
aonchalaiice that the record of the daya boll ding peralta marriage Ucenaea
or divorcee or other rontlae record t are given oat
' According to the American Automobile aaaoetatlon. In 118 there were
! 2tJ3 cars atolea In IS Weatern cltlea repreaetlnc a lots to the owners
i of nUllloaa of dollars. A goad many of the eara of course were recovered.
put nraaU la damaged condition and the net loesea of automblle ownen
Hf the country still ran Into the million.
the prealw. U a caQdidate for e third tern with the
r.rW:ilr Uemlaty.efa aaioiii r-lec8oa. :r
We ebterve tbet .th hlaeea ToUgreph au beca
hkvintV ea 'the montlnj efter their atttoldpel eUw-
ttvn eome of the esperience that we eajoyed e aiaca
the morn In after whea Bryea raa via ea iranueu-
late epportuiiitv to edltoriallte opoa Weather aed
Crope" and aEeoaomle AepecU of the Arctic ClrcJa.-
Whca' Ifr. Bok retire free v the editonUila ef the
Ladi Hoa Jeoroal we hope hi aucctnof will
iatreuuee away reform la the prcnit lingeree! T-
tem. We cu tell by. the fuhiooabk froat yard
clothe line la Bonetoa that entirety toe much be
and not enough length control preetat style' .
"I want to get tote; any kind of trouble" aald
President WUeon "that wiq htlp tf liberate
kind." We be Una that we-aaed nor kfcUberatiag
... . . a . . it fa- t
la mil country taaa uoeraang at present sn vraan-
Ington might have aa epideaia o( the confluent type
witliotxt kurtisv anrthlnc 4 '-
r :; .'.'.'.KATINC; ..'.
I bve Juat . come beck from dinner and I aU.aa
hear or eo and that dinaer wm winner taking it
a dinner g Mrtt there wis a reaet or enutton
tad J ehewed away Wth sett till there waeat kft
t bnttoa oa the north side of say vest. There were
beets and sweet potatoes aad eom prune Juice extra
dry macaroni with tomatoes and 1 floiahed VP with
pie. ' New I bare ti lndlttioa and any work
fierco ruction rsJe aad with me k 1 a oaestloa
pactarr sating truly pays. If w J u would cut
out aatlag. we could a lot ef reck salt them
dowa and keep repestloa. is the safe deposit box.
we would prosper like the dlckeas pot au kinds of
wealth away if we'd cat wot veal and chicken aad
be satisfied with hsy. But so few of a are able to
accumulate a boael Oa the ample dinner table all
ear raven us i thrown. Then our innards get ta balk
lug.' underneath the victuals' heft and the doctor
comet a-dockug and he take what cola 1 left Oh
the druffist round m frollei pouring aostrnme Into
me for 1 have phsmodJc colic and I am a sight to
tee. So it .scarcely 1 arpriting that a pajn-tor-ment4
4ubfeel moch like morallxing on th
vanity or rrulv Wall Uaton. : "; v
."y (Cesyrif at by Geer Ustthew Adasuv) .'
; 1 " . inCHTVTJTTLE. " ' N
" . ?.;; a.centlCman ;;;
But astore wltk a matckleas ktndi send forth
. her nobis born - '
And iaueha the paltry attributes of wealth and
rank to acorn '
She mould t with csre a spirit rare half homaa
- half . divine. .
And cries exult inf. Who csa mike a jrentle-
. s mas like mine " ... .Iim Ceo.
Uttla Stctlcs Fcr r
Twenty-five Years Ago
. ' . ' . - lDo'yoa aad your wife do much billing aad coo-
This is the t of ce-operstloa' A Bay fyy .law-1 au?- t ' ' "
yer a frees with that the 'present exigency Joot4- Shs doe th billing but I doat coo whea I ger
(The Federal law will prove effective in dmcouraglng the crossing of
Eate Uaea with stolen automobile and it win bo an aid in running down
- jJHn conrictmg tha thlevas. for it la a notable fact that red era! laws are
totter enforoed than are state laws aad fewer offenders against Federal
laws escape.
Automobile interests are devising various means of preventing the marks
of identification ot -ears from being destroyed and are co-operating as beat
they can in making it harder for the thieve to get away with the cars perm a.
inently but at tha same time there is need for more drastic punishment for
i the culprlta who are caught. v
" Stat courts as well aa Federal ahoald give those convicted the limit of
j the law for th automobile thief haa no excuse for his crime it is a pre-
i meditated offense! aad tha only" object la gain: Tha burglar may be tempted
i by personal seed to stealthily take the property of another but there is no
isuca excuse tor the ajnomoblle thief.
There are d.600000 automobiles valued at $7800000000 in the United
rstataa now at the mercy of the auto thlevea. A Federal law to curb
helr activities is a necessity.
I j ' Housing Gllege Students.
. Aa the tan terms of our higher educational Institutions begin' they are
rflndlng thamselvea confronted by tha serious housing situation.
'. The great Increase tat tha number of students this year has filled nearly
i all tha colleges and universities of tha State to overflowing. The rooms
'la their dormitories were engaged weeks ager- and. Jt waa expected that
thomsands of students would find aocommodailona la private hoarding places.
; But with a house shortage la virtually jtn the larger cities and towns of
tha State Including those which are tha seat ot educational institutions
contideTgble difficulty la being found la securing sufficient room for stu-
oanta. Evan tha Stat naivaratty at Austin which la accustomed to large
aaavbera la la such a predicament according: to reports from the university
city. Tha Influx of tha aeavrlx 4000 students is crowding a city already
overcrowded. r ' .
Tha housing problem is thua being forced upon the attention of the col
leges of tha State aad It Is certain that they are going to have to give mora
tentlon in tha future to providing living accommodations for their student.
a student bodies are being greatly Increased aa higher education becomes
popular-and prosperous conditlona permit mora young people to take
ntage of higher educational opportunities and college authorities must
e for them. Expansion Of college faculties ha the future must mean
y new and better buildings for class and assembly rooms for labora-
a uDranea out mora ana Doner puuaings for the students to live In.
such a great increase in student bodies definite arrangements
ade to house thorn. The Old system Ot caring tor a limited nunv
f ia l ientlal halls and exDectlna the anrnln in Mnit n1uaa f MaMtiuu
Lere and Vre about town win not suffice under tha crowded condition la
vlUhmo- dUe fmd themselves. . t t v
Iu the Lie Vst of both the college aad ot the student tha student should
'eBlu la t-wmiiory supervised by the college authorltiea because -tt
tmtrlbutea to aVbetter coUege spirit and insures the student clean aad
wholesome auToandmK. The student who lives en or near the campus
i ota the most out W school lIf and that U what he goes to school tor.
This housing problem has become nationwide In scope -and the only sola-
oa la to build. TWcolleges ought to take the lead la showing the country
; Low to meet the hotuapg demands ot the new era.
I . 1 a To Develop Waterpower
The country aeema tn 4 falr way to get a waterpower law from congress
soon which win. promote development of the latent waterpower resousces
so abundant In many parts Of the country.
' The house has already acted favorably upon a bill to create a water-
( power commission to be" composed 0f the secretary of war the secretary
of the Interior and tW secretary ot agrlcultaae and having power to Issue
Licenses to prlvaU coneerna desiring to develop waterpower on streams
and the bin with amendments la aow before the senate' with the promise
of its backers that it wiU be presaed for passage at the earliest time dos-
. sible ' --' ' - . 'i ' ; s r
The bin aa It stands before tho"senate u somewhat altered from tha
; form la which It passed tha house but the alterations have been la tha way
of improvement ot tha original bill aa they provide for two classes of
) charges. Instead of an annual license. Under the senatea amendments tha
government would receive a larger return from the waterpower projects
which return would mora adequately reimburse the government for Its ex-
( peases of administration of tho projacta. v
i Enactment ot water-tower leglslatloa thai will contribute to bringing Into
use the Immense unused waterpower resources of the country i a great
) constructive step at this time. TJtillzatloa of waterpower win stimulate
establlahment of niw lndustrlea thereby' promoting the Industrial growth
ties the tocUllxatioa or lyndicating of pant aad i
willing to Join a pants group with us. . All w need
now Is about half a dotea snore sad w win adVer
tise for bida
r
Another $40000000 oil oompsny hss tskeU out a
permit to locate la Houston and do business in Texas
Just ss soon ss we csa secure a castor oil refinery
Houston will fling to th breese her flag a th most
lumlnstive lubri cadre sod laxative center of the
world.
w We dont speak knowingly bat we fancy that you
could round Up the unruly bunch that has been In
festing the senate gallery for 10 days past and get
their records and find that not a maa or woman of
them has spent la all that time one day Is useful
work. ty. "
Aa Ohio father did the oldtime ttartt and pursued
his eloping daughter and her sweetheart; At a rule
when s father hears nowadays that his daughter is
eloping he phones ahead to the officer to keep the
tracks dear and steer them to the nearest parson's.
Men with a grouch will not tolerate the oblitera
tion of th word "damn" and one ot our most proml-
aent street rasters ssyt the proposal to omit the final
"a" is unacceptable at no densturised .cots word
soothes or esses the swelling stress of the spirit.
The Dallas Journal thinks Dallas will show popu
lation of soo.ooe next year when the census is taken.
We intend to maintain s dignified silence and let
the count tell for itself. It is idle to boast right in
teeth of an army of census enumerators.
It Is said Germany is organizing an army of s.oooy
men in defiance of the treaty. Peace hss not
concluded snd the man who declares Germany
been licked is sunning a terrible risk of becom
ing a charter member of the sooner dub. '
If we read the Macon returns aright the election
there was a soviet victory. But it was better for
the friend of free government to hare fought and
lost than to yield supinely to the arrogance of class
tyranny without a struggle. v
The Galveston News notes that Texas ranks fifth
In population Snd adds- regretfully that- she i only
eighth in automobiles. Oh well; don't bother about
a little thing like that She is only about thirtieth
in her educational rank.
the bills."
TH WIRES WORKED BADLY.
"What did you say when you proposed to mamma
daddy . . i - ' .
"I proposed by telephone Gerakline but I had the
wrong number. .
' 'America.
- "' J (By fidger A. Cssrt.) ' .'
Oh there Is no better country than the one that rat
adoring :.
With th Starry Flag of Freedom tossing brightly
' ta tkJI kkw
With Its shore lines esstwsrds westwards where the
eeeaa waves are roaring ... ' "
And a thousand brooks and rivers singing songs
. aa they go by. ''.''
Oh the world it ridged with mountains' but the
giants of the west lend.
That are kissed by clouds o' morning aad brushed 1
ov clouds o' mgnt "
Are the gusrdians of our freedom la the land thst It
' the best land
And they shield us In our laughter and our hours
. Ot real delignt.
Oh ods children world-wide ever walk and romp
tn sunny places
But it's here their hearts arc lightest snd It'
here their dreams came true; '
It is her they live their- childhood with no sadness
in their facet
And it's here they live as children with no bitter
to do.
V. : v.-
aW Prom The Houston fast FHea.. .
1. KLsrstfitat ibm i ovaroa.
Hon. H. P. Premie af VeUkM la anmdlnk- tha da
ia Houston.
J. W. Morris and Wl C Smlthrr are la Velatco
today on business ' '
Miss Highland Gee ef Velasco Is ia the elty ea
routs to Ardmore. L T. to visit friends.
Mis Ore Lots ef Wco is the guest ef Mr! and
Mrs Norman G. Kittrell oa Milam street. r . .
Rev. J. C Mason snd Miss Mason' have returned
from a pleasant riait to friends ia Lampasas.
; . '. ; . ; ;. " y 1 '. ..
- -The' country tributary .to Houston Is fast gaining
recognition as a fin tobacco-producing section.
' ( ' t . . . . . . i .
-Mrs. t A. Bujse and daughter. Celeste bsv re-
turned from Chicago where they spent th wmaer
Mr. snd - Mrs. J. " W. Hsmmoa of Brasorla" sre
lettdina tb week-end with Mr. snd Mrs. C W. 1
By Thornton W. Burgess.
Danny Meadow Mouse had Uken it 1
little head to go over to the Smiling Pool. J
h did it nobody know. Perbaptlt wst t
wanted to consult Grandfather Frog wh y 1
ia accounted very wise. Perhaps b wuu.i
en hi big cousin Jerry Muskrst Perhaps it
becaus h felt iuMssy and wsated t go tcn. r.
A for change of scene. Whatever the reason I
unexpectedly appeared oae morning ea u ' ' - -ths
Smiling Pool.
The very first persoa hs saw was Cran t
Frog sitting oa bis big. green lily pad 'Good morn-
ing Grandfather Frog" squeaked Dsnny.
Grandfather Frog1 turned about la a funny i: .
hop bf startled surprise and blinked kit grcst. g
yes' t Daaay Meadow Maose. aogrum." tul 1
la a deep gruff vole. . 4Wht ar yea doing ov. r
here Danny Meadow Mouse?" " .x -
Nothing in partlcujsr" replied Danny. .
... Peopl wbe are doing nothing ia particular are
very likely to get into trouble. Don't you know that.
Dsnny -j Meadow Mouse demanded; Grandfa.' . r
Frog. ; -"t"-? 'j.i ; ''.- ;''-'-;; 1
Ob I guess I csa keep 'out of .trouble." qaeiUd
Dsnny. "I dont see any trouble around here. You re
aVWaasa
! v
tpetiding tb week-end with Mr. and Mrs. C. W.iMa : . 1
Hugh Hsmitton of ths Magnolia brewery esys hs MlMUw a N'T j
I shipping Houston beer to Cleburne snd other North . L Vl1? err LS?
Tcxaspolnta. W Vr 'j l l(Jc '
Mr.'snd Mra T. Walter Blake and little daughter XmV -J- '
Clara Elsie.: left todsy for St Louis to take ia taejftlW' A Wi "
sights of the fair. -. . v-. 1 1" lJt
Three thousand landlords snd tenants in the Bronx
had a free-for-all fight snd it required msny plstoons
of police to restore order. Even in Houston people
are" beginning to speak ungraciously of our modest
snd kindly lsndlords.
Up in Pittsburg the police jailed a woman . In
trousers. It's funny ain't it 7 Now there was a
woman more nearly clothed than any we have seen
or heard of for five years and yet they pinched her I
Federal regulation and control of cold storage has
been agreed upon in the house committee on agri-
culture. Now they are getting to the' point where
some of the wolves will be reached. (
.In Arkansas train robbers held up a train broke
into- - refrigerator car and took a large quantity of
meat They are desperate thieves but thieves of a
vaulting intelligence just the aame.
Colonel Hons will sail for the United States in
October having already made his reservations. Texas
will be glad to tee Colonel House back but doesn't
expect to hear him when he lands.
There are men in foreign countries men of strength
snd men ot splendor
'But it's-here the metv of Freedom march united
in a throne:
It is here that men fight hardest for the sacred
things and tender.
And it's here they come to evening to the lilting
01 a song.
Oh there is no better country than the land of my
devotion
It is her I want to linger and it's here I want
to die;
Let me sleep here through the ages I shall hear the
surging ocean
And the laughter of the children as they all go
trooping oy.
(Copyright IMS by Edgar VGuest)
( THE LITTLE HOMES. .
"The twinkling lights ef the little homes when dark-
- ness settles down t
I love to see them;.wink snd bjink in the peaceful
old home town "
The tales they tell sre of royal lives though humble
' . those- lives be v
And a quiet joy to my heart of .hearts those twifik-
ung4lgfctslbring me. : - 1 t
They tell of me who trom honest tojl have eome
to sleep in -peace. i
In the aafety of their castles small from labor a
surcease. .
Of faithful wives who greet their lords with sweet
and Welcoming kiss.
And ask no pay for days or toil but just that simple
hliss.
Of children who one day will go out from those
humble cots '
And fight snd win in the strife of life as destiny
iixca meir lots.
f.
- G. A. Mistrot was made haoov ssaln. The new
arrival at his house 1107 Clay came at tf p. av and
was a Bouncing noy. . . '
( Editorial! Paragraphs Wall if yea want any better
paper than today's- pott yon will bar to go a long
way out 011 exat to get It. . "
Rev. and Mr. Glelsa hava rrlumrA aftar a hannv
bridal tour and a re St home to their friends at the
parsonage of the-German Baptist church. .
Jack Mulcshey. president of the labor Coondt
requests Th Post to announce thst the council ha
taken no part la poliueai contests and will not do so.
Miss Annie Stott who has been visiting Mis Ore
Averttt in Ennis returned todsy accfluitasiicd by
Mis Averitt.who will be her guest for evoral days.
Market Ouotstions; Coffee. Cordova is l-aei
breakfast bscoa. mc; hams is i-sct leaf lard e t-sc;
granulated sugar-..i-ac; syrup 40c gallon 1 eggs
15c per dosen ; cottonseed oil 430 per gallon whisky
tii per gsilon .
Th ' democratic bounty executive committee met
In the dty council chamber today Chairman Spencer
Hutchina presiding. Ths county campaign was dis-
cussed Joe F. Meyer Charles Heim J. M. Heiser and
J. IW. Hobson laking part. There will be several
barbecues in October and the campaign will b vigor
ously conducted. .
A Btata Happening. v .
Corpus Christ!. Ben Terrell in "spite of former
denials withdrew a opponent of WoUam H. Crain
today. v j
jGotiad. Attorney General Charles A Culberson
opened his campaign for governor today A large
and enthusiastic crowd turned out -to- bear him."' He
waa introduced by Hon. J. M Mathis county chairman
VdascoMsjor Mset Austin Bryan - celebrated
-1 v a w a.m
very fine
Grsndf ether Frog.
Yos dont look d y
elder thaa wheo I
last saw you.?
Ml dont feel day
older" replied Gran J-
fsther Frog snd his
voice was not quits
so graft You He it
rather tickled him to
be told that he looked
1I0 older. "Of course
v . J I'm glad to see you.
j. v Di
ivnny 1 si
Ci ucd "but Just the
ssm I think yon sre .
fWhst are you going ever
& LongTers Th I
asewaar . ...... -y ( Bln. Heroa Vomf
Over here almost every day and I bave'an ides that
he would just as soon and perhaps a little rather
have a fat Meadow Mouse for his dinner as an old
frog like ma."
' "1 believe you're not glad to see me at all de-
clared Dsnny. "You ore trying to scare me."
"No such thing" replied Grandfather Frog grainy.
"But 1 never1 tike to eee anybody take unnecessary
risks. Yon know' I believe in safety first Now
what would you do if Rcddy Fox should suddenly
appear rtgnt Dentna your Yon would ps in a t.;nt
place There Jtnt a thing for you to hid under snd
hiding ia th grass wbuldnt do yon a bit of good for
would
thst keen noK'aftJttddy's
toon find you."
. IReddv isn't here so whsfs the good of borrowing
trouble fv squeaked Dsnny. It's tint enough to worry
whea there is something to worry about Did you
ever snow a tiner nay urancuatner rrogf- . ; . :
; . 'y (Copyrigbi;fpip by.T. W. Burgesa.)
Next story 1 Danny Meadow Mont I in a Tight
Plsce. .. .'". .V-;
his scventv-seventk birthday yesterday their being
s Urge gathering of relatives and friend to felici-
tate him. ' Guy M. Bryan aged 74 and William Joel
Bryan aged fi were among those present. . . .
. :-r:.v'-1
r.r Sporting. ;. r.. -.
.-New YorluRobert Fitzsimmons sava Corbett will
have 5 fight him. "I will lick him or he will tick
me" say Fitzsunmoas "and if be loses his' head
he did with Mitchell in Jacksonville. 111 find it for
him (n ery.quick time." ..- -" - v.
G)ming Investigation ofX
By Harry Tj. Wsjmer. Staff Correspondsnt
Tis not the homes of the rich snd grand that spell
the nstien's fate.
The little homes with their twinkling lights are the
bulwark nf the Uat "
"Ttttnyton I. Daft" its Kama CUi Star. N
HpW TO IDENTIFY HIM. '
Officer How will I know this "gentlemanburg-
lar s j
Pari hears thst the king of Italy will abdicate.
I This king business is becoming so uncertain thst we
fancy it isnt altogether comfortable to be one of
four kings in s pat poker hand. .
Increasing efforts are being nude to promote the
happiness of the working classes the latest achieve
ment in that line being getting grand opera tickets
down to $ ia the larger dties.
' There is a Wnor in Europe that Lenine has been
killed. ' We try to be optimistic under all circum
stances but sometimes we hear 'report that are sim-
ply too good to be troe.' !'!&'. . "::.
They ssy ths sitnadoa ia Italy is the gravest In
ihu(m tiflnr ' Tfafw vm. a tiw l
habit .JLtfa hotbed without having hydrant eta. IttZT&V SGttStitZf t2
Chptain If he shoots you with a pesrl . handled
revolver it's him me lad.
1 ' The Use of Trouble
"' Bi Dr. FraAk Cran.
. Why are pain: surroT and sin in the world? We
can answer this question just sbout aa well now in
this twentieth century of grace ss Tubal Cain or
Noah could hdvr answered it in their daya
Archbishop Whstely calls this "the problem of th
ages.". .f.;. -f . .
But without claiming to be able to solve "the eter-
nal riddle we can at least see that there is one use
of trouble and that is to revest the stuff we're
msdeof.f'V.;.'' -Danger
is ' a rerealer: ' In the hour of shipwreck
be . man we thought a flippant idler daring sunny
days suddenly develops a sublime heroism that as-1 fore the laden cars would 'be properly placejl;- and
"' Aus'rra TexjMr BepUmber. so-Tb 1 srrsignment
of th Federal Railroad administration by the West
Texas chamber of commerce is one which should fur
nish much food for thought". The testimony to be
taken at th open hearing to be held by the railroad
commissi en on October 4 at Forth Worth may de
velop some other things as wdl as substanOst the
sssertions made - by Porter . A. Whaley secretary of
the chamber of commerce who has brought an indict-
ment of ineffldent service.
Mr. Whaley asserts that the passenger service ber
tween Fort Worth end Ranger which include a num
ber of other prosperous towns is so lacking tn both
coaches snd trains thst the conductors have refused
to permit prospective passengers from entering the
trains knowing they' could not find room therein ;
and he further sett forth thst it is a very frequent
occurrence for passenger to be compelled to stand
from one town to the other a considerable distance.
There' has been "much complaint st this lack' of
service; but the administration refuses to put an
more trains; and more coaches ar not possible be
cause the engine can haul no. more according to th
ttatementa msde in other hearings. ' :: ..
This condition of Isck ofpasseuger tervice I not
confined to thst immediate area by any means; and
me'State-eotnmisW has received complaints from
other sections of the State equally as ' insistent as
those set forth in the petition for relief filed by Mr.
The most-serious charge made by". Mr ; Whaley
is that im EastlasKf Ranger Wichita Fall and other
towns in thAoil belt there has grown up a custom of
paying bonuses tips or fees to switchmen trainmen
and traffic men before -ears could be secured or. be-
founds us while the big boasting blustering fellow
is discovered to be a poltroon ''''H-- ;J
'Yon ;csn fell the " composition of thp run by-the
spectrum and by the ssme means determine the coat-
by to cool' under.
jof the country and will help to solve tha fuel problem which is becomtag
1 more acuta each year.
' : Congress should safeguard tha rlgbts of the public in its waterpower
f legislation but it ahould hasten to opea tfp this great field tor Industrial
I and' power development :':''v'";:r-''-;:;' u'-VV
. : " " ' ' '' ';" i
; ) h VThe Texas Sweet Pptato Crop
V Although tte season haa been favorable'for the growing of sweet pota-
toes la Texas; the big lncreaae la tha productioa this year is due also to
the stimulation the new methods bf preserving tha crop ha given the In-
dustry of growing it .. -' v" ' . j
The Texas crop this year la estimated by tha gcrornmest to be tlloo
bushels compared with 6.046000 bushels last year an Increase of about 90
per cent Last season sweet potatoes sold ta Texsa at from S3 to 15 per
liberal-minded a we are there are times when
w are forced to the conclusion that msny of our
great men arebM desperately concerned for the fu
ture of whisky. . ..
The United States senate galleries bred only an
equipment of pop bottle snd other missiles to be
come ss wild and wooly as the bleachers of S world
series game.:. )v .
:-' New Orleans announce that it has 54000 gallon
of hard liquor for sal if the ban lift. That wont
last New Orleans long even at fit a quart . ;.
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:.'-''''.') :!-vt: aVai'iiaaswaailiiii an ; h-SStZHSTTVS-'':) ''-i'i. j.
Somej Postscripts i. i
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pita y ri . r
. ..The hospital -nurse know people as no one else
can know them. When the fir of anguish seise the
frame it It .she tnit sec w delicate woman bear
herself nobly; and the strong man cringe and cry I amounts to" precisely thst Service is no longer to be
like a baby. I ' 7. " ' . -f I secured according to Mr. Whaley unless it twic
purenssea; once trom toe constituted sutnonties ana
that service can be had only br the payment of these
tips or feesv. 7 To this custom Mr Whsley attributes
from as to 7J per cent Of tha trouble which is now
confronting the- oil operator and merchants as well
s the shippers of produce v.'.- ' V. . v ." V ) "..
It Is the saie old story of the public bringing
r """""" T" h wi. j zrr. " " u
bmck4 sheep r'Uf selfish men endesvoring to obtain uirfrom ii Vk... p"cner has re-
advtagrr their competitor by briSery-for it Z7&lWt?U some-
b fixed. igwuiiumiy taouia
..I...- .1 at" At at" h .. '.""- '. i
0 discussing tbr'thstter in advance of the hsring. ')
Bui it is to be'"recalled thst heretofor In other
hearings they have expressed them selves quite fore-
tbly in the recommendations they have made "
In those order they hav expressed the opinion
that there 1 no reason for the cnndnuatioa. of .the
poor service (which is co-extensive with the -State '
boundariei; for they have in practically every case -found
that the complaints made to them were fully
justified. v . .
The recent recommendation' ss to service on the
SspJ aa Instance. Just why it should be necessary '
to run a passenger! train between Houston and San
Antonio with a schedule calling for lengthy layovers -at
various point along the line has sot been satis-
factorily explained. ; The lame excuse was given thst'
there WSS no oceaaian fnr tbrai.k 1.
all that class of travel went over the Southern Pa-
etfic lines; no thought of the lack of service to the1
towns lying between the two dties which were de
pendent upon the Sep. "
The service between Abilene and Wichita Fall
wai 1 another case; and in that Obmmltsioner Esrle '
Msyfield expressed himself vigorously to the effect '
thst th excuse presented by the operating offidals
of ths road made a verv sood cut far th. Mn.ni.i.
. But the recommendation of the State commission
hss not been accepted by the Federal administration
in either of threshes referred to nor la oers? '
To refer agsin to the sensational sasertlmt 'r t.
Went HerberrfofiJhe Cotton Belt that f.rtinn. ..
that road wexf .nK longer safe for normal onemtion
Ibecaos. of idadeqpat Inspection and repair by the
Federal Jadminiitratlon there are figure to show
tnsr.ni accioents to which trainmen and traveler
have been killed and injured haveMncreased ia Texa
durfag th operation of th roads by th Federal ad-
.y.! wffl thorUy be ttrth
If the cWreet made nv PmJJ u.u..
tained by the investigation now under way by the
State railroad commission It would appear to be in
order for further Investigation of other roads and "
the reasons for the seddents. . -
H . are.T7Tciou things to seeriflc off th altar
wMuiviwiui mi. any ume. II the 011 nf lif.
ainn
folded to form
Europe.
a camp stool has been invented in
More than 80 per cent of the alcohol and slcoholic 1
drinks made in the Philippines ar derived from palm
A punt has been built at Grand Rapids Mich to
restore much of their ' usefulness to almost wornout
leather belts.
A new electric room heater haa two aUnraM mir.
iuu pounus ana iarmers are i)Ow offering them. With tha. big crop' coming I n 10 owtde t heat and direct it where needed.
on at SZ.ZS to IZ.7B per 100 Bounds! v. at fh t r t k tfkn 1 . comoinea cane and umbrella tnat can be un-
busaeL - At this latter pric it is apparent that the Texas farmers bave
between $12000000 and fl5.000.000 coming to them from their sweet pota--toes
this season. .'-v-- -. . V : v.- - i-. .. -V: 1 :"i '.' f
. The development of . the sweet potato curing plant which aUkes it pos-
t Jbie for the farmer to hold hla crop oft the market and gives him better
rponunrry to aemana a profltable price for his product. Is a long step
.' rward toward making the growing of produce profitable) la tha South.
" : e one great drawback to the truck tanner was hla lack ot facilities to
-serve and hold back his producta whea the market waa flooded. Ia
9 past the sweet potato grower la particular has been at the mercy of
a lnadeauata markeUng systemjbecanse he had to seU at any price when
n potatoes came on or run the risk' of heavy loss through decay. As the
Lll l&.'ST"' handllnTof sweet
. ..... B ui uy wnen sweet potatoes will glut the
's is rrobably passed. Instead there will be imore even aistribu-
1 j r M luuin man reauaonaDia nnwa n . .
. ao- www u ute new SSveav . 4 j
'. .. . . . A' ' '.
An Imperial Institute of Patentees Will be organ-
ized in England to guard the' interests of patentees
and patent owners. . "; .'.. --- .-:
The first concrete stesmship built Tin the' Atlantic
fairl hs been placed in service between New
York and. West IndSetv . ' - s -f;.
A five-mile tunnel has been pierced through the
Jura mountains to shorten railroad routes between
ran ana jnnau ana Berne. -V"
A certain woman had conducted herself in such a
way as to shock the community . They were .dis-
cussing 'her with scant- charity at a meeting of
lsdies." Then- up spoke one woman and said: ti
' . "Nothing lhat any of you can ssy can ever make
me believe the is note good true wonderful woman.
I have' been with her when the deepest trouble that
can befall a woman Came to her and I know; She
may smoke cigarettes and go to champagne suppers
till doomsday but she cent keep me from looking up
CO her as great superior souL ' I have seen her ia
sorrow'' and 1-only pray thst if such sorrow ever be
sent to me I may prove myself half as great and fin
ss'she"a-T'.'!..s a . '' W
Most of iti time our real natures are - damned
down and concealed by custom and convention. But
when a great emotion takes us and prudence is
burned awa the naked beauty or ugliness of u
appear. IP ..v" "'.';''-' ' y.)k--h!'- ..'.'.' .!
1 x ou can aiun uj iue wiiu a nu iu cnurcn zor
years or work ia his company In the routine of of-
fice and he may remain to you a bottled up unknown
quantity. .-And then in one moment when you get a
glimpse . of him in- uncontrolled soger or terrible
peril or stress of sharp temptation out come the
cork and in the explosion he is revealed. -
For thst matter how do you know what von are
yourself if you have never been hungry and cold if
you nave never been penniless snd Jobless f
Thereis s club in New York called the Beach
Combers for which to qualify you must hav been at
torn time entirely down and out It would seem that
the members of this organisation must have a tie that
binds much more really than is found in most dubs.
".Ana possiuiy ucwui iun.aiu vi icnwk. tnat taat
stress which brings the life of man to its extremes!
into nn-
M i .'. "' '."'.'VV'.. Imu mjI mm1 him Klvpino' mA GtrtnnmA
A new tVOe-Of k -mnTon hanM ..Innf. tha I .iI.miiihi ttnlll i l.1l f rn a ..a nil
- - - r "7 . m ii u - t J - w m -..
united ptates government is composed of concrete 1 to show us our real selves end psssing through the
snd steel and has ventilating windows and doors that' flame of dissolution we enter upon our next career
can us dosea insianiy in case of tut inside or out-I self known kt last ' ' ..
I - .(toryright igip by rrank trtnagt -
tsnin from the men who are already once eaid in the
original contract for performing such service. . -...
Ia other days ;tbe State commission .has heard the
same story. In fact it was practically that which
caused thscrestion of the State railroad commission
favoritism - through one - form of discrimination
or another. . .. j.. ? ' - ' .' .
-lf then is ground for the charge mad then' the
Federal admimstrstion is responsible for such condi-
tion idrectly; for certainly the officisls could hardly
help knowing that such practice was in vogue .
S XfVr " ;'':p:V'
Secretary. Whaley further sets forth that In West
Texa there .' r-.:Cooooooo bushel of sorghum;
ts50oeo bales of cotton and so per cent of a record
making wheat crop yet to be move .-' And he fore-
casts unless prompt and effettiv preventive meas
ures are sppliedf goch a blockade as will have had
no like in the history of Texas wiU occur Within the
next sixty dsys. V- . . t 'v. .'
That would be a calamity ia reality;' for rUwlll
not only affect the people of West Texas but of th
entir State. Mr. Whaley estimate that it vHH n
quire ml lean so.ooo suoiuonai trcignt cars ana Tn
corresponding number of engine to handle this im-
mense volume of business. 1 - ; '
The Federal 'sdministrstion hat apparently small
thought of giving any uch" relief. The State cbm-
misston may merely present its recommendations and
then wait and see what will be done. .
The people are no longer 'getting the service for
which they pay nor arc they given any sort of as-
surance that they sre likely. 0 get it They ar pay.
ing larger sum for poorer servic than they bsv
ever done and they appear to be powerless to better
the existing condition. . .
v JJatursJly th mtmber of the State commission are
There Is sito the metier ef th polit declination
to give the State commission the data showing why
there hat been aa lncreaae of $14000000 in the
operating expense of Texas road within a year's
time. True there haa been no refusal to farnlth
the figures; Just a polite reference to' some other
director or pffidal situate many miles away. But the
figure have not yet been supplied. .
It would appear that the State commission I b-
'soluteiy Justified in making nch request ss it did.
Th increase was: so sudden so nonunderstandable
lrT.'df7h'5ZLlTe" la "Port of the arV-
dou that there had been error somewhere. That is
if an error might be repeated throughotrteversl yt
taw Of roada In any event with the breWlT.
eot.T?.mpW'WB rtlensnd:
. .The ejaculation hss been pted la a ieslra tons
Sf-lSiV H.e "dlt0r ot trstats eornrniariono
a tear so the explanation runs that th aitn. Z
andftSah
Hava a Colosssl Object Lesson.
: . (From tk Watkintton Pott.)
- Isnsn it underffninv v.. ..
J.p..e and oee elentsTfUiuri tT were
ever capsbleof learning .nythlng they could r- 1
fine pouter by studying German iLjterj. . r 1
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