The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 137, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 19, 1917 Page: 4 of 62
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FOIUER CAST VOTE FOR ABILENE
.ticontlmie from Page One.)
at tommltlee and suth action is In
net defiance of the tow neder which
. he. committee -as acting.
DETAILED SELECTION
OF 4BtENE FOR A. AND M.
1 thon itBd the mvvmor to tell the
; whole story . Tbe (townor first told about
j the appointment of V K. Thoroason of
Nacogdoches as secretary of the eomjnlt-
i tee Ms testimony along.thls 11M being
I substantially the samo as thai of Rep-
resentative Thorn asoii.
1 jViFerguson The cominitiee left here on
Jh'e evening of the Sih or 7th of June
'going first to San Antonio and making
((rips from there to Uvalde and Kerrville.
.'" And theh visiting the other sites. The
'"committee disbanded at Amanita the
"fdale-tor the conveninK of the board to
Je' filed later to suit the convenience of
alt. We left Aman'.lo a tout the lih r
. I...... j . . . . .... ...i... !.. nHth'
Mr. Fuller and iovcrnr Hobby and
Vasked them to come to Austin. They jot
Ihere the morning of (he ;8th. Between
10:10 and 11 o'clock ti.al moraine Gov-
't fernor Hobby came to n.y office and said:
f Well where are vou going to locate the
School?"
. a.. .i v ......I ... ....... t.lm n n--
A turn nun i . --
' tfwimt fxt lh vit . It trwik ! ffOOd deal
'Over an nour. ne sau; en. uiviv ia
iTerge committee her: I'd like to have a
JltUe time to hear what they have to say
:i fcbout it." He left my office and some
' Vime In the afternoon Mr. Fuller came
-into my office and we discussed In a
irgeneral way when to hold the meeting.
. j tola mm we wouia noiu ic mrcnns
i'ghe next day that Governor Hobby Wis
here to aee me and that he wanted a
' vlrttle time to take it up with the com-
anittee. Notl!ng was
id about urging
" lib mmmltlM In meet
t he main reason .
1 Wvae io give tiovernor npoy. wnu mu iioi j
made tie trin with u-. a chant-e to
V.: to my office but 1 am sure that nobody
Surged me or demanded that I call a meet-
1 lag that day. I told uovernor noooy
1 suitable place. He was doubtful aa to
Abilene being the p.ace. I explainer
J . .1 ...... n UnKKi- n nnnfitrfjar
Abilene because he hAd said in his letter
Ajtaatter In my hands.
;VThe next morning 1 notified the mem -
-bera that a meeting would be held at 11
.'clock. Approximately one hour before
- that time Speaker Fuller came to ray of-
ica. He appeared to be very excited and
he said. ' t;o ernor what are you going
: do about locating the school ' '
'.' INTERVIEW WITH
FULLER DETAILED.
said. My friends are worrying me
about -it."
'.' I said. "Fuller you re not thinking of
'locating the school In more than one
" "-gitoce are you?"
T He' said. "I don't know what I'm going
j ':1i da."
said "Get u out of your head that
' -roo are going to locate It in more than
A one place you tiui t iuvn; it m
::-.Tlae-."
jjf- Haid. "Yes but my friends don't un-
lersuna.
I aald. "Y'ou musn't permit yourself to
bothered by jour friends. Now. (or il-
y.jasxrauon mere s your irienu oimwr
and your friend Bruce Bryant: ther are
VacrsonaJ friends oT yours and thare is
Such good reason for urging on you tbe
to.o7tneir cities but you will be mak- j
elaims of their cities but
J itog the greatest mistake of your l'etf
: CVW nmLe tne st ntjui iw uiv wkow.
i . I said "You ought to vote for Abilene
because that is the best site."
Ha said. "I'll tell u. I don't owe Bled-
'soe anything because he did not 'help me
!n tl speakership race bat I do owe
J Bru"e Bryant something. He did every -
know Haskell is a gpod site."
J H'said. Bruce Bryant tells me he's
; wag iwo vorea pteugea i or nuacu anu u
JlwUl vote for Haskell It wtlfgst tbe site.
' I dent' feel like I can lav down on him."
- I xiA "All rirtit If rau feel that wav
ivota for BaskeU."
1 He said. "All riant ru teU yoa." and.
II want to say the language which has!
I He didn't Dromiae. but he aald: Tm ro-
I btSL to te for Haskell first and if Bruce
tltrrtuit's other two votes show op I have
i nufuled my promise and tr the two votes
Jdo not aiaterialise ru vote for you to put
tM school at ADUetie.
i 'Previous to that time Speaker Fuller
iaaid we want to get in that room and
tlMb tk Ann fwl hvM lhA m..lM v
" i among ourselves.
I Matvkus inn ui iiuiiu m. Hill niicu I BC
. 'jn ting was opened. "Mow do you want
to hold the meeting shall it be executive?
Finally after some discussion Fuller
? made the motion to maka it an executive
." meeting. After we got in the session
pmvu uwn iu hdqui ins preierence.
iruiier stated ne was lor Haskell l do
not remember that he said he was for
... IHajllutll tlwmt nrl Qnd.. . mfrrnA
Air Davis made the motion for a written
alkkt I then rMIhH AmimH In mv
neac and took from the top of the desk
JUiis scissors and several cards which I
1 cut into five ballots.
i-At this point Governor Ferguson srose
and indicated at the small mhu Br.vi-
7 eusly used and the relative positions of
the members of the board. They w ere
.... . . . i t. .. . i . .
I gave the ballots to Thotnason and he
.fcanoed them out one at a time to each
.members.
AAW ABILENE
P FULLER'S BALLOT
y When the ballots were written I could
Bot help but see Governor Hebby's ballot
with San Angela on it. Davis had some-
thing over his card and I could not see
( St. Fuller sat down and wrote In plain
view so that I could not help but see it
V-a-akeH." After the ballots were col-
heeted Tbomason took them out of the
hat and called out the votes' one for
jHaskell one for Snyder one for Baa
Angelo and two for Abilene. I declared
: ihere- was no election and told Thomason
jU destroy those- ballots. He then again
" passed the ballots around. I again saw
.Hobby write Amarillo. I couldn't see
. -Dvl' ballot As soon as Fuller got his
kaliot h took it on his knee. All the
- time I saw ( It. I don't say I could dls-
' corn what he was writing but when
- he. handed in the ballot 1 saw It and
oa the ballot waa written "Abilene."
' Hanger Did yon see Dr. Cooper that
.day?
Ferguson About two hours later Dr
Cooper came into my office to thank me
jot muni tne scnoot at Abilene. While
talking with him -Speaker Fuller came In.
I started to Introduce them and both
stated they were acquainted. Dr. Cooper
' then- began to thank Mr. Fuller and Mr
Fuller said he thanked him for the ex-
tireaaioa of kindness. Both of them had a
1 1 trie mutual admiration society. Fuller
ai4 to me he had come to say good by
ne was going away.
1 I told him 1 wanted to see him In Hous-
ton ia about two weeks. As he started
lews I said to Dr. Cooper that he is
one f the men who helped to locate the
eehooj at Abilene. He had his face part-
- ly turned and he went out and made no
tepljr.
f Fuller stated that I said to him before
the meeting that if he would help locate
the school at Abilene I would elect IilI
to oorurress and that I would let him name
majority of the committee to be ap-
Soiated n the East Texas Junior Agri-
cultural; and Mechanical board. I made
no such statement to Mr. Fuller In whole
ir In 'part. On the contrary be wanted
ts appoint his friends on the commit-
tees I told him I'm not going to make
any trade with you. Aa for his statement
that I would elect him to eoagraas that is
not true couldn't elect him to con-
JtreSJSi.- . . w .v;".
iiuaaMWViwBisiw
TO 6D TO CONORES.
: From the'Verr time we started
trip hewMmed to 'be absorbed
en the
with an
insane deatre togs to tongreas. I was
friendly 1 fclm-ajkd I thotight hs was my
friend. I may have isM 1 waa trieadlr to
l ie candidacy. ' He had never auatreated
iue la any war ad I rather sncouraged
the idea of hi rtujnrnsr fcr eongTssa. I
; x pressed the .hone for his sncceas and
f n r save iota nun a wsin oeip aim.
iliat tilghx. after the) wota John lamat
: ford of th Justin AnMrioanj called sne
a n i r"y r.v.ence auout 11 O OMoK tM
a. ' they re nusineT ail kinds of oaia
THAT HE SAW. .
down here at the Driskill about the loca-
tion of the West Texas A. end M.
. I aald "Woo is?'"
He said. 'The members of the commit-
tee Puller Hobby and Davis have Issued
statements that they didn't vote for Abt-
I said I didn't understand that Hobby
or Davis voted for Abilene.
I said "Who did Fuller aay he voted
for?"
He wouldn't say. but he did aay ha
didn't rote for Abilene."
He said and asked me' for a statement
He said they were going round aud
' round.
I said. "N'n 1 will not give out a state-
ment tonight."
The next morning I read in the papers
their statements.
Early in the morning Thotnason called
me up and said "when can you be at
the capitol"
I said. "Right away."
As soon aa 1 reed the paper. In fact
I wanted to go to the office and see those
ballots. When we got there we went
into my private office and ransacked all
the papers but couldn't find the ballots.
1 called in the colored porter and asked
him what he had done with the sweep-
ings of the day before. He said he had
destroyed them. Soon the porter came
back and said there was a big waste bas-
ket In the toilet. We went in there and
turned that big basket upside down
threw the contents on the floor and then
got on the' floor monkey-fashion and dis-
sected every paper there. We found only
one of two pieces. One of them With
something Ilk- "Ne" on it.
I learned that Hobby and Fuller had lefC
tnat night and mere was considerable
discussion in the papers. Nobody at any
time ever asked me to reconvene tht
board.
I had some discussion the next mornina
with lavis and Doughty. Davis told ma
he did not vote for Abilene. July 4 was
-ui ig my iitm-n iu
..ifi.j 1VIUH7. a u lirl IU I Saw
Hobby in Houston at my hotel and told
him I did not think he ought to give
out so raanv statement. I said. "You
know the election was fair and square.
The ballots were counted in your pres-
ence." He said there was an awful 1st of
talk and he felt that be ought to protect
himself. I said. "If vou felt that wav
about it you ought to come to nre about
u. ana let me know the reasons for hav-
uig the board convepe." He said all he
waa seeking to do was to let his position
be thoroughly understood by' the public.
He said he had a date to meet Fuller at
the Brazos that morning but that he
waited around and did not see him. That
evening 1 noticed In the paper that Fuller
uau ivne to Austin ior tue purpose ot re-
convening the board.
FULLER SAID HE
WAS IN AWKWARD FIX.
I saw Hobby afterwards and I said.
"Until somebody raises the question that
there were not three votes for Abilene it
is not up to you1 or me to settle a row
between two or three members of the
board.
The
next morning when I went tc
Austn Fuller came to my office. He said:
They ll still discussing the location of
A. and M." He said: "Governor. I am
in a terrible fix about that proposition
and came here to talk about it. My
friends are n.aking life miserable for me.
i eanie to you to give the some good ad-
vice.
aid: "Fuller you want me to five
you
aome gooo aavice. uo as 1 do.
"J ' . !" la ' lo" " bg
Lh' I?! ih!" '
follow the plain trail then the dim trail
until I get into the Hiicket and then I
am lost. 1 turn face about and follow the
dim trail until I get to the plain trail
then I follow the plain trail tiH I gel to
tne mm roaa. men 1 ioilow tne dim road
till I get back to the big road. I mean
you voted for Abilene and you ought to
uv iiutn enougti to say so.
He said: "Governor. I know of course
I voted for Abilene like I told you I
would but It would absolutely ruin mc
to say so now."
I said: "You have only told the news-
paper men." He said: "No. un'ortun-
atelv I've told others."
I said. "Well. I don't see how vou are
olnsj to get out of It. Everybody knows
now. i uu Yuieu ana you might as well
admit it."
He said. "No I can't do that: this mat-
ter ought to be settled In some wav. '
I said "I quite agree with you that the
matter ought to be settled. The commit-
tee ought to go down in black and white
mat Aonene waa leiriy and squarely
chosen."
He said. "Do you reckon Davis would
xu sui-d a statement r
I said. "Of course."
H said. "Do you reckon Doughty
would sign it?"
I said. "Why. of course."
He said. "Do you reckon Hobby would
sign it?"
I said "Hobby would give a dollar to
sign it. I tslked to him yesterday."
He said "Well. gt up the statement as
quickly as possible.".
SIGNED STATEMENT
VERIFYING ABILENE'S SELECTION.
I got up tbe statement and sent for
Davis and Doughty.
When they came there was some dis-
cussion as to whether Kobby would sign
It. I said Hobby would sign it because
he said to me the day before he thought
the matter ought to be settled. With the
exception that Davis wanted to make the
change: that it was beyond all human
probability that there was an error the
statement was signed as prepared. I was
to get Hobby's consent to sign his name.
When they came I reported that I was
unable to get in touch with Hobby. We
agreed that nothing was to be given out
until I could get Hobby's consent to sign
the statement. The next morning I read
the statement over the phone to Hobby
He first questioned whether the' other
members would sign It. I told him they
had already signed it He said: "Did
Fuller sign It?" .
I said: "Yes."
He said: "You may sign my name to
the statement"
Te confirm what I had done I that
day wrote him a letter and attached
the original statement with the signa-
tures. Shortly after I went to my ranch in
Bosque county. Two or three days be-
fore the call I received information from
. senator Hanger that Fuller had asked
him to come to Houston and that he
had gone there. Fuller asked him to
ask me to reconvene the board for the
purpose of settling the location of the
West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical
college. I tola Senator Hanger to tell
Fuller I would be lad to meet him hi
Austin Wednesday morning. I beard
nothing more until I heard of the re-
convening of the legislature. At no
time and no place did any member ever
uk me to reconvene tne board.
On the locating trip I had spoken to
Fuller about the rumor that he was be
ing asked to reconvene the house. He
saia men: "i a on t liunk I'vs got any
such power. They have been urging me
to do it. But I Dromlaa von am tllnr
before I ever call or attempt to call the
touse togeiner I will let you know all
about It.
After we got to Lubbock Sunday morn-
ing there was a telegram statinz In uh-
stance the action of the former atiMimts
usiHjcintion in iauas tne day before and
Uthat the position taken by CbestJ. Terrell
was lorcioiy aisagreea with.
I handed the telegram to Mr. Fuller and
he expressed much satisfaction saying
"that's what I thought all the tlm t
told Chester they'll have to get on some
other route then on the university mat-
ter. While Chester Terrell and my friends
ore urging me to do this you can .rest
assured that I am going to deal openly
and frankly with you."
Instead of coming to Austin he called
for the reconvening of the house without
m any manner ever consulting me.
6000 ITEM IS
AGAIN EXPLAINED.
Lpon resuming the stand Saturday
morning Governor Ferguson stated that
seme question had been raised as to how
the S600 item was charged to his account
without some time a credit being made
to balance the account He stated that
the American National bank of Austin
and the Temple State bank were not
checking against each other as the gov-
ernor account He said they were sepa-
rate accounts and when the final settle-
meat wss made it was simply a matter of
calculation aa to the amount of the ch-k.
drawn and then drawing a check; for tbe
.Senator laager counsel for the gov
ir. then sW W ssxtk' chart aa fol-
. 'iTW'hUf 0 askm of the thlr-ty-fifth
r legislature.: Janes K- Ferguson
ss governor of Texas eabmttted to 'the
senate-oT Texas the nomination of C. W.
Wood man for con Arena Uon as sabor eom-
tBtsaioner' The. senate of Texas refused
to con Ores the nomination. After their
adjournment Governor Ferguson appoint -
o dw enjee oeputy r u w. vtooaman
to All the place made vacant by the sen-
ate's refusal to confirm C W Woodman:
but that he has failed and refused to
qualify and more than a reasonable lime
nas eiaapea since his appointment out
that he has continued to act as deputy
and the aald C W. Woodman has con
tinued to .act as commissioner. And
knowing these facta Governor Ferguson
has failed and refused to make an ap-
pointment and C. W. Woodman1 now al-
though confirms Uon waa refused him by
the senate of Texas many months r.gu
continues to hold the office snd draw the
pay. That It was the duty of the gov-
ernor when the senate refused to con-
firm C. W. Woodman to make another
nomination and in case the nominee re
fused to qualify that it was his duty to
make another appointment but that he
has failed and refused to do so in de-
fiance of the constitution of Texas aud
hia oath of office.
DIDN'T KNOW WHY
SWOR FAILED TO QUALIFY.
Ferguson As stated in the allegation.
Mr. Woodman's name was sent to the
senate who refused to confirm him. 1
then sent the name' of Frank Swor and
his appointment was confirmed by the
senate. I never refused to make another
appointment because Mr. Swor never re
fused to qualify. He simply failed to
qualify. I understand he will qualify to
day or tomorrow. I understand the rea-
son he did not qualify sooner was be-
cause there were some matters Mr. Wood-
man wanted to close up and it would not
have been convenient for Mr. Swqr to
qualify nntil they were arranged. I did
not know why he didn't qualify.
Hanger Was the failure of Mr. Swor
to qualify the result of any understand-
ing between you and any one or by your
dictation?
Ferguson No. sir. There was nothing
else for Mr. Woodman to do. The attor-
ney general has ruled that Mr. Woodman
rightfully continued office until his suc-
cessor qualified.
Hanger The seventh charge is as fol-
lows: v
CHARGED WITH VETOING
UNIVERSITY APPROPRIATION.
"7. The people of this State have adopt-
ed an organic law the consUtution of
Texas equally binding upon its highest
officials and Its humblest citizens. Arti-
cle No. 7 of that constitution provides
for the maintenance and support of the
University of Texas. That provision Is a
direction given by the people themselves
In their most solemn manner to tbose
who represent them in office as to their
duties.
"The governor has vetoed or attempted
to veto the entire appropriation for the
University of Texas except the salary for
one officer thus in effect seeking to set
aside that provision of the organic lavr re-
quiring the support and maintenance of
that institution and to set aside the ex-
press will and judgment of the neoule ot
Texas. Though he had the legal power
ot veto it was his sworn constitutional
uty to again submit that question to the
legislature which he declared to the
people of Texas that he would not do
and it was only when a quorum of the
house would attend to consider that ques-
tion and as a last extremity he consent-
ed to call a session of the legislature and
submitted the question of appropriations
for the University of Texas."
Hanger Now the first clause of that
governor do you subscribe to that provi-
sion of the constitution?
Ferguson I do.
Hanger Explain the whole matter
governor?
Ferguson It is peculiarly unfortunate
for the welfare of the State university
that a constitutional question should be
raised at this ttme oecause by the same
construction that has been put on the
ronstituUon with reference to other
matters during the past few months the
university Is not permitted to have any
support from the legislature of Texas
I will read into the record the veto of
Senator Culberson In 1195 when governor
of Texas. It will be admitted that Sen
ator Culberson in his palmy days was
cne of the greatest lawyers if not the
greatest the State has ever produced
in 1IS6 the legislature appropriated for
certain expenditures money which Gov-
ernor Culberson vetoed May J. 1895. fol-
lowing what Governor Roberts had said
in his message to the legislature.
QUOTED VETO BY
GOVERNOR CULBERSON.
The witness here read from the veto
message of Governor Culberson in a
statement to the effect that the "foun
ders of the university contemplated that
the maintenance should come out of the
general revenues of the university."
Ferguson The constitution plainly pro
vided that the manner in which the ap-
propriation shall be made and used and
expressly provided that it shall be in
vested in a certain way and that only
the revenue be used.
At this point the witness attempted
to read an opinion which ha secured
from his friend. Judge A. S. Fisher
upon which he said his action was based
when it developed that the opinion was
only procured recently and after the veto
an objection by General Crane was sus-
tained. The witness explained that his pur-
pose was to answer the crlUcIsm that
"he had struck down the constitution"
because he vetoed the university ap-
propriation. He read sections of the
constitution providing that the legisla-
ture did not have the 'Tight to impose
taxes and said: "If the constitution had
stopped there no lawyer would question
the right to make provision for the cur-
rent expenses of the university. But this
provision of the constitution must be
read and construed In the light of other
Erovisions especialy that relating to the
fnlveralty of Texas which has special
reference to appropriations that Is Sec-
tion 10 oy Article 7. If you put it on
constitutional grounds and say that I
have struck down the constitution I am
bound to call attention to the section
which limits and directs Just what tbe
university shall do with any fund that
may be appropriated and the five mil-
lion dollars which Dr. Vinson has told
you has been appropriated since the
university was founded has been divert-
ed from the purpose for which it was
intended.
Now I don't want to be misunderstood
gentlemen. That Is not the reason I
vetoed the university appropriation. I
want to be frank with you. But I will
say now to the friends of the university
if you persist In this charge on consti-
tutional grounds you may find that the
university will be without funds to carry
on Its work. But I am willing to leave
that question for determination by the
courts. If those are the only grounds
then I have a perfect right and It Is my
duty to veto the appropriation oh that
ground alone.
THREE REASONS FOR
VETOING APPROPRIATION.
I vetoed the appropriation on other
grounds. I vetoed the appropriation for
three reasons. One was that it was an
excessively extravagant appropriation.
The other was that the university fac-
ulty or the students with their permis-
sion formed a mob to come to the gov
ernor's office when he was conferring
with the board of regents to undertake
to browbeat me and make me approve
the appropriation and in that connection
I want to say that they have only 40
acres of ground out there at the univer
sity on which the student body perform
their functions. There were 2000 stu-
dentst and it is Inconceivable to me how
the faculty having dismissed them they
could leave that 40 acres with banners
flying and a band playing and march
down one mile and get back without the
president or anyone else having noticed
It
The other reason wss that it was an
parent If I had approved the appropri
ation they would enjoin my appointees-on
tbe board of regents and leave the ex-
penditure ot the largest appropriation In
the history of the university In the hands
of those who wanted to continue tne con
diUona theretofore obtaining.
I said it was an extravaamt appropri-
ation. I said so then and 1 say so now.
i ve made ray bed ana it remain to
seen who is right t have here a ot
munlcatWm from the-audHor of August
showina the oav roil of the State uni
versity. It shows a total of MS employes.
Including every character pf those draw
log salaries. & The salary account each
year Is 4SM It Dividing MS employes
Into that glvee lsU aa the average sal-
ary.. There are M0 students In attend-
ance at the tnaln university snaking one
employe -for every eight students.
This uj oary the salaried list and does
ot take Into 'consideration the rest of
the appropriation amounting to some-'
thing Ilk a million dollars.
WANTED TO LOAD DOWN
MY ADMINISTRATION.
The witness gave other figures show-
ing a total of . S (40.000 appropriated In
the 3t years the university has been in
existence and 'over tl. 200000 appropriated
in (tovemor Ferguson's last two years
making an average annual appropriation
of tUM.IM forjthe previous period as
against the amount appropriated during
his aantuuatration. ;
They -want to load my administration
with 7 1-1 times aa much as any previous
year and I "aay It is an extravagant un-
reasonable and abnormal increase in the
appropriation (or the support of the Uni-
versity of Texas.
The witness then read statistics which
showed It counties sent one-half of the
total students to the state university
five counties sent one-third three coun-
ties sent onefourth and one county sent
cne-fifth: He said 100 counUos send two
or less. 63 counties send none 11 coun-
ties send only one each and 27 counties
send only two each. He stated Bandera
county pays J6S1 for one student Bra-
xoria county nava S572 each for eight
students. Cochran county pays W17 and
sends no students Karnes county pay
I.-j.ij tor one student and Jerrerson coun-
ty pays H20 for 20 students.
This shows conclusively said the gov
ernor that the benefits and advantages
are distributed comparatively among a
tew people of the State of Texas. He
also read statistics which he said showed
tne state pays fjwa per student per year
and that under the appropriation nro-
posed it would cost tbe State 1112 per
year.
I mention these facts to demonstrate
the fact that this appropriation Is ex
travagant and Is giving recognition to
only a favored few. I would like to set
tle a question that la coming up sooner
or later tnat Is what will be ray posi-
tion If this legislature should again ap
propriate practically the same amount
ior the support of the State university.
I vetoed the other appropriation which
was sent to nre only a short time before
the legislature adjourned and they had
no opwrtunitv to nass it over my veto.
But since this question arose if after
all thia discussion the senate halving
passed practically the same appropria-
tion this bouse by a two-thirds major
ity should pass the aporooriaton. I
would feel it had the same effect as M
the legislature had expressed themselves
as favoring the appropriation over my
veto. 1 would let it become a law with-
out my signature reserving to myself
the right of holding to my views. 1
want it understood thst I am not In
any way agreeing to or reclining from
tne position neretoiore assumea. ana .
declare now I am opposed to any insti
tution representing as few a number of
people as the State university receiving
S3U0 per capita from the people ot the
state.
HAS RIGHT TO INQUIRE
INTO UNIVERSITY.
Much has been said about the fact
of my having taken up negotiations with
the university. Much criticism has been
heaped upon me because I sought to in
quire into the management of the State
university and frequently the statement
has been made that I had no right un-
der the law to Interfere or inquire into
Its management: that I was transcend-
ing my powers aa governor and should
have left the matter entirely with the
ooant or regents.
1 would like to call attention to the
constitution of the State giving me
full power to Inquire into all in
stitutions of. the State. (Quoting Section
24. Article 1). Notwithstanding the
plain provisions of the statute I call your
attention to tne letter reaa into tne rec-
ord from Dr. Faber In which he denies
the right of the governor to Inquire Into
or in any way Interfere with the man-
agement of the university and that state
ment reflects the sentiment under which
I came into office. That sentiment
gained prevalence and to show to what
extent l will read an editorial from the
Daily Texan or 1915. the student paper.
The governor read an article to the ef
fect that Governor Ferguson was stepping
beyond his power and said. "If any man
believes that the State university is not
getting Digger tnan the people let him
listen to this:"
' 'Too long the university has been
compelled to patronise the aovernor and
tne legislature In order to be permitted to
t.o their work of uplifting humanity.'
"There has been some criticism of my
action in saying that the university has
been disloyal to the governor. I again
repeat the action of the student body not
all but a large majority and various
members of the faculty and others for-
merly students have been disloyal and
disrespectful to the government which has
made its existence possible.
Tne witness attempted to read a state
ment from the Houston Chronicle of Oc
toher 21 1916. General Crane objected.
saying:
we are perfectly willing to let In the
imtly Texan dui surety you won t hold
the university for what the Houston
Chronicle says.
And the statement was excluded.
When the witness volunteered that the
statement was by the republican candi
date for governor. General Crane said
That la still worse.
VOTED FOR NEGRO
FOR GOVERNOR.
The witness then read statement
which appeared in the Daily Texan of No
vember 8. 1916 in which It was stated
that a certain number of votes had been
cast in the general election of the previ
ous day for a negro the name of Fer-
guson being scratched on the ballot
The witness said he had called the mat
ter to the attention of Dave Harrell snd
Fred Cook at the time of the publication
hut that nothlnr had ever been
done about it. In the Dally
Texan of June J. 1017. was
statement that probable impeachment
proceedings would be started In a short
while.
There has been criticism said the wit
ness to the effect tnat i nave unjustly
charged the raculty ot the university witn
reprehensible conduct and corruption. A
great part of the facts will be found in
ths statement of Dr. Vinson himself that
it has long been the custom to buy mile
age tickets for $25 and charge the State
130. it has been admitted mat i-r. uat-
tl aaked the auditor of the university to
Change an expense account to read Pro-
reasor James ana esaisiam irora rrotes-
aor James and wife. But especially the
statement of Dr. Vinson aboOt the work
of the extension department He said the
purpose of t'.iat department was to give
the people the benefit of information and
modern thoughts and Ideas and carry to
the people vtl.o are not able to enjoy them
the facilities oi tne Btate university.
Dr. Ellis who was last year at the
head of the department of extension with
a an tr-v of 12250 a year and traveled
about at the expense of the State was
referred to.
The witness read a stateement signed
by the business manager of the San An-
tonio nublic schools to the effect that
certain payments aggregating tlVJt were
made to Dr. Ellis for services In prepar
ing plans for the ventilating system of
the new can Antonio scnooi ouuaing
The work was dono in 1914 and HXi and
the statement waa dated June Is. 1917
Criticism has been made because I
tared in mv oninion Dr. Vinson waa not
a suitable man for. the head of the State
univeraity.
Dr. Vinson was elected sometime last
year. !
TELLS OF MEETING
OR. VINSON.
Previous to his election I had not heard
of him being considered for the position.
After he waa elected Dr. Vinson with
Major Llttlofteld. came to my office and
for the first time I was Introduced to Dr.
Vinson. Hs said: "Governor I have been
elected president of the State university
Ton have not known .ma and I am down
here for the purpose Of meeting you offi-
cially and personally.' and to say that I
want the very friendliest relations to ex-
ist between us and I' want your help and
co-operation for the success of the uni-
versity. I want yoa to brush aside all
formality and talk - to me candidly and
freely about the univsrsity aa I know
nothina- about it."
1 said: "Doctor. I am very glad you
came down and I appreciate your de-
sire for mutual co-operation. If you moan
for me to speak candidly I will be glad to
talk freely to you."' '
He said: "Above .all things candor
hJ saMi ."Doctor If Ton' 'oaf that' way
It want make a statement aDout ' tne
wdrtt ta which yon are soon teworage." -r
saidi "Doctor; J think Jt would be
iwni' nlnrinnrriri - c
1. . " ' ' . M
a hlg mistake for you to enter those du
ties la the -belief mat you were seiecteo
because the board thought you were big
eneegh for the Jeb.M 1 said: "I wouldn't
make such a statement to yea. If 1 dlda't
nave ine-wiunutakaMe . evAoenee.-- .
i
Tbe reason waa that for t long m on our
bad 0000 conferring with will stogg.
Dave Harreil Fred Cook and other mem
bora of
t the board
of regents about the
eetectiow of
president. They came to
me and atunreatad this man and that man
moat off them residing tout ( the State
and I always asked them If there wss
net some man in the State of Texas big
enough for the Job and) every time they
answered there 'waa no man .in the fac
ulty. In. Austin or so far as iney Knew in
the Btirte. big enough for the position. I
said: "Doctor they have been seeing
yoa x every morning for7l- Xou.'
mens ana neigtioor. Major urrieiieia.
lives J for btoclse- away from
you and
didn't even knov that you were being
considered. I am' glad yod came to me
because I know these men put you there
aa a figurehead' to do their bidding and
nothing would please me better than to
you independent in your actions.
SAID OR. BATTLE
HAD NOT KEPT FAITH
He didn't say anything for a while his
power of articulation seemed affected. .1
aaked him whether he had formulated any
plans and he said he had no plans in
view as be waa hot to take office until
July. I asked him frankly whether he
contemplated making any changes in
the faculty and he aald he did not know.
then mentioned the names of certain
men. Dr. Battle. Professors Mat hen
Mayes Lomax and probably one other.
I told him Dr. Battle had not kept faith
with the legislature and the governor
and that there were several Irregularities
going on and that I had proof In my desk.
I said. "I'll be glad to furnish it at any
time. I think you ought to look Into
It now." ' I never saw Dr. Vinson until
he came to me with the proposal to take
the available fund and Issue a $4000000
bond issue for buildings. 1 hate to take
issue with any man especially a minister
of the gospel but his statement that I
was in favor or issuing f&.oou.uuo wortn oi
bonds is very unfair and I am bound to
believe it was intentionally untrue be-
cause I told- him the people were already
talking about the excessive appropria-
tions. Some Criticism has been made because
It is claimed I said Dr. Vinson is a
preacher and therefore ought not to be
iresident of tbe State university in tne
etter I wrote I did not object because
he had been a preacher but because ne
said he had Intended to continue to
preach. I will say- that I formed a very
favorable impression of Dr. Vinson when
he first came to my office. 1 was hoping
ho would prove to be the man equal
to the emergency. Because I thought then
and think now that the selection of Dr.
Vinson was for no other purpose tnan
for a short time until I went out of the
office of governor and the same crowd
would put him out and put Dr. Battle
oacK.
TWENTY PROFESSORS
BETER THAN VINSON.
It is claimed that I said in a communi
cation to the board of regents that I did
not think Dr. Vinson had sufficient edu
cational attainments. He might be qua1!!
fled and he might not be. but I have never
heard one educator say that Dr. Vinson's
educational attainments were sufficient
to qualify him. There are at least 20
professors at the university who hold de
grees and diplomas of greater educational
attainments than Dr. Vinson. For that
reason I said I didn't think he was the
proper man.
I don't believe he could inspire tbe con
fldence and respect of men who so far
exceed him.. I told the regents ne nao.
made a failure of the institution where
he came from. For 18 months he had
been teaching a school across the street
from the university and nobody mentioned
him ss a possible candidate for president
I know that the members of the board
traveled as far as New York to get a
man. They spoke to former rresiaent
Meres and to Ed House. .
There has been some criticism on my
statements about the fraternities existing
at the university.
At this point General Crane oDjectea
that there was nothing in any of the
charges regarding the governor's com-
plaint against the fraternities and he
sought to exclude the matter from the
evidence. However after considerable
argument by counsel. Judge E. K. Bryan
passing on we saraissaouity- oi eviaence
permitted the testimony to go in.
Governor Ferguson bad copies of two
pamphlets Issued In-1913 by students of
the university opposed to tne fraternities
at that time from which he was per
mitted to read long extracts tending to
show the evils of the fraternities and
sororities.
General Crane called attention to tne
fact that some of the students who issued
the namohlet were at present members of
the legislature and that he waa ready to
put them on tne witness a tana to testuy
but that was not done.
The governor testified that when he was
first Inaugurated the fraternity dispute
was then pending in tne legislature and a
bill bad been introduced to abolish them.
He said that at that time tne question
was a new one to him and he had an
open mind on tne suoject ana took no
part In the discussion oecause ne aia
not know anything about It.
The two pamphlets were copies of a
number distributed in the legislature at
the time the matter was up for discussion.
He maid thev represented the views of 77
per cent of the nonfraternlty members of
the university at mat time.
THREE CHARGES
TAKEN UP TOGETHER.
Following the noon recess. Senator
Hanger called attention to the fact that
charges i and 10 were really all con
nected with charge 7 and should be
taken together and he read them as
follows:
I. Section 30A of article 1 of the con
stitutlon of Texas provides for a board
of regents for the University of Texas
who shall hold office for six years their
terms expiring one-third every two years.
The purpose of the people of Texas In
the adoption of this provision was to
take the University of Texas and all other
such state institutions from tne control
of politics and to keep the different
boards from being under Mia control and
domination of whoever might happen to
be governor. By articles 1929 and 1640
of the Revised Civil Statutes of 1911 the
board of regents are given the manage
ment of the afafirs of the University of
Texas with the discretion to remove
members of the faculty when in their
judgment it is deemed best That It is
the duty of the governor or any private
oltlxen to call attention of the board of
regents to any. mismanagement or ira
proper practices at the university or
any other State institution is readily
conceded. The people themselves have
given the board of regents by const! tu
tlonal enactment which has been con
firmed by statutory lsw. the sole right to
Judge of the truth of the charges and ths
punishment to be innioted against mem-
bers of the faculty. Tbe board of regents
in their sphere are just as supreme as the
governor is In his each having; both on-
stltlutlonal and statutory duties to per
form and each being answerable to the
people of Texas. The governor of Texas
not only filed charges against certain
members of ths faculty as he had a right
to do but after the members were ex-
onerated by the board of regents he has
sought to have the members of the
faculty expelled rrora that Institution be-
cause he desired it. He has thus sought
to set aside the .constitution and law
giving to the board of resents the dis
cretion In matters of this kind and assert
instead of their legal judgment his own
autocratic win.
GOVERNOR HAD TO
DEMAND RESIGNATIONS
S Article 017 of the Revised Civil
Statutes of 1111 provides for the removal
of members of tl)e board of regents
(among other officials) for "good and
Sufficient cause." The governor has
ought to remove members of the board
of regents without auch cause has de-
manded resignations of others without
reason simply and only because he could
not dictate to them as to how they. should
cast their votes tu reference to matters
arising before them. Such conduct wa
dear violation of thi law. and would
serve to make inoperative the provision
Of ths constitution providing for slx-yrar
10. The governor of Texas has in mini
lie speeches and In published writing de-4
nan" v mrrwpii m. lexas mat tne
Staulty of the university are grafters and
corruptionisu was lneyero llaraend
that they are disloyal U ! :tmi
ment. -These are jnost .aerlour clifirgeo
He made them flratbefore the ewtfture
oenvened-tn January 1917. The mwfii
oi the fwenity ta Justice to themeetveaOO
th4 Ins titutian Which . they senved anil .Ve
the -eopte of-Texas .wnose money; uy?
mitail mmS main tain jut thtti iasUrUUoO.
applied to the senate of Texas Tat.M& 4
(air investigation. Tkey aougnt -wary
way pssslbla that the people of Teaas
might know every fact and circumstance
connected with .the management of the
TTnlvwralr n Tkiu Jamea 13. i ersTM-
aon pioed that investigation and pa the
urging ox at La iirenoav in roe eviutiv
the controversy was tided and that the
charges would not be repeated there was
adonted the Davten reaoratiea br the sen-
ate at Tana -which ni.hr the DUrBose
or seining' m eontrcworsy. aiibt mm
leglaia tare 'has adjourned and when the
investigation was no longer possime oy
the representatives of the people the
a-overnor aaraia reDeated the charges bet
coming more and more vehement. If he
knew the cnarges to. ue true it oeeame
his sworn duty to cause the Parties in
votved to be prosecuted. : If he did not
a to be- prosecuted. : it ne aia not
them to hs true (and the board of
ts after s f air hearing found that
wire not truest hois guilty of orim-
know
regent
they wi
Inal libel and slander against the fair
name of Texas ami one of its most cner-
lshed institutions.
TELLS ABOUT
REMOVING REGENTS.
The governor declared 'that the state
ments contained In the two pamphlets.
which he read were tho basis for What
he had said about tbe fraternities.
Hanger It is charged that you re
moved the regents because you oould
not dictate how they should cast their
vote on the removal of members ot the
faculty. Tell us about that matter?
Governor Ferguson said that when he
first took office the terms of three mem'
bers expired and he appointed in their
place Dr. 8. J. Jones and Dr. F. K. Mc-
Reynolds of Bell county and Dr. K. Fa
ber of Tyler. He said he had some dis
cussion with Dr. Jones and" the latter
appeared to be a partisan for Dr. wat-
tle. In this discussion Dr. Jones said.
according to the witness I was anxious
to get this appointment and It was with
my knowledge and consent. If we can-
not agree on this proposition you are
welcome to my resignation and can have
It at any time." I said "Let the mat-
ter rest a while. I am disappointed that
vou should want to continue the condi
tions which exist I am only looking
for the. best Interest or the university.
He went out of the State and was not
here and did not attend a meeting of the
board of regents tor a long time.
It was apparent that the Issues were
being closely drawn and that the fac-
tion led by llogg and Harrell were going
to defy the government and assume the
light to run the knlversity as they saw
fit. JJntler those conditions and in view
of tin fact that Dr. Jones was not in
the State and that he even refused to
render his property for taxation claim
ing he was rendering in Virginia
wrote him a letter asking him to re
sign. He wrote back a long letter say-
ing that the conditiona had changed and
on account of his failure to kttend the
meetings and his going to Virginia and
thought it for the best interest of the
university that he ought to be removed.
Nobody else has ever been removed by
me.
About a day or two before the Galves-
ton meeting 1 had a conference with Dr.
McReynolds. He went to Galveston to
intend the meeting of the bonrd of re-
gents. I learned that he left that meet-
ing to go to Dallas where I understood
some relative of his was sick. I put in
a call for him at Dallas and inquired
about his sick relative and asked him
when he could go back to Galveston.
He said he didn't know when he could
go back and he regretted very much that
he could not be present at the meeting
when matters of such great Importance
were being taken Up. He said: "I fee
that I ought not to stand in the way
of a full board being rresent and I would
like to resign. I said "Doctor if you
feel that way. I will consider your res-
ignation" He said he had decided to re-
sign) arid would send me a telegram to
that affect- I appointed W. G. Love or
X think It was John Mathis.
Regarding the testimony by Mr. Brents
that some one came to him with a res-
ignation written out at the Galveston
meeting. I did not know Mr. Stotve (su-
Krintendent of State buildings) had gone
Galveston. .
He said to me: Tm responsible for
your appointing Mr. .Brer.ts. He is mis-
treating you and I am going down to se?
him." i
PARADE INCIDENT
IS REFERRED TO.
Mr;'" Brents testified about the conver-
sation in my office and in the hotel. The
day of the parade while I was reading tr
the members of the board of regents s
communication the mob came down thr
street and called to me ai governor tc
read rho banners they carried. Wlier
they exhibited the banners 1 asked some
of them in give me rlielr names. One dii'
but the others would not. The ineetlny
was broken up and the regents agreed tc
go to the university and find out what
they could about who was resppn3ible. Ir
that conversation according to the testi-
mony of Mr. Brents. I said that If thr
men who were responsible were not re-
moved I was going to veto the appropria-
tion bill.
I want to call your attention to flu
veto message itself which contained a
copy of the communication I that day-
presented to the board of regents but
was prevented from reading on account
of the mob.
I had a written communication to the
board prepared especially for the pur-
pose because 1 did not want ta be mis-
quoted. Ttiat night I saw Brents in the hotel
and I asked him what they hud been
able to find out He said Iney couldn't
find out anything. He said: "1 m very
muct) outraged that Dr. Vinson permittee"
the mob to organise."
I said: "What ia the board going to
do?"
He said: "t don't know."
I said: "What are you going to do?"
He said: "1 can't tell."
I said: "If you find that Dr. Vinson If
part and parcel in the formation of the
mob are you In favor of retaining him?"
He aald: "Yes no matter what he liar
done I don't think we ought to remove
him for that"
I said: "If this mob ts permitted to
assemble like that the next time they
come they will come into the window and
get the governor and everybody who doer
not agree with them."
I told him that they ought to be re-
moved kicked out. root aflU branch. I
said that Dr. Vinson waa either part and
parcel of the mob or If he could not find
out who was responsible he was wholly
Incompetent and in eitner event he ought
to be kicked out as it was the. most out-
rageous proceeding ever pulled off wttv
the acquiescence and approval of the fao-
nltv of the university.
This concluded the testimony on thosr
charges and the matter of the selection
of Abilene as tne site ot tne west Texai
Agricultural and .Mechanical college wai
taken up. 4.44.
The Nominations
Sent to Senate.
AUSTIN Texas August !. Follow-
lng is a copy of the governor's message
transmitting his recess appointments to
the senate:
August 10th'. 1917.
To the Texas Benatt:
I ask the advice consent and con
rbrrenoe of the senate tn the following
vacation appointments:
Hon. 8. M. King to be associate Jus
tlce of the court of civil appeals. Ninth
district appointed May II 11117 to suc-
ceed Judge A. E. Davis - deceased.
Hon. w. A. Patrick of Falls county
to be judge of the Eighty -second Judicial
district 01 'iexas. appointed juay a
111 1 : V .
Hon. n s. Moreneaa or Brasos county
to be Judge of the Eighty-fifth Judicial
district of Texas appointed June '2.
l)Tv - - ; '
Hon. George B. Hosey of Tarrant nun.
tr to pe ths yUdg of the criminal district
oc arranv vuuuiy( apuinieu June zi
Hen Joel -rV Bond of JCaufmah counts
to be the Judge of the -Eighty-sixth iu-
dlclal district of Togas appointed June
" nun ' n khh mr iwi vi jiwcei coun
ty- to. be the Judge of the criminal court
of Nueces; KUberg. Willacy and- Cams
eron- counties .'appointed July J lSltv; 1
' Hoi Clifford Stone of Rusk eounty to
.... . Jt 1 ... ...... .llArnnv rf . tl. t.. . . . 1 . .
iMWMiaaaJalaMvTff-Vyg'?jy
dlclal ilstrlet. of Tewts. roo!ntd July
f le be Judge of. the etxJidloil-dl-
to be district attorney or the Thirty . '
sixth Judicial district ei Texas appointed; v
Hon-W. O.-
xww au Aiaiiis '-a.uiuy w
he' member of. board of regents. Unix.
verslty oi Tens appointed June 1 11T.
to succeed Dr. George 8. MoReynolds '
resigned. . " '..--.'.;. s vr- i !
Hon.- John .3U- Ward of Bell eountjfo -'
be member of board . of regents lUnl"
verslty .-of ' YexAa '-ajpeanted - Juris 10.
iignedT T Vt ;
Hon. Frank Uoknighti Webb Rose J.
P. Fielder antes Ditto and Leslie Coul- '
ten. all of Tarrant county to be members . ..
of the uord of manager Ombbe Vo- r.- .
cational oollege.. appointed Jury. Ia 1917.
1 Hon. Curtis Hancock- of DeJlaa county :
Hon. H. C. Odle of Bosdue. county and;
Hon Thomas 'R. Metean Tot" Titus eeun- '
ty to be members tit the 8tateHtchway ; ';
commission appointed. Juae 1912. .f '"
Hon. Will P. Brady of. Et Pssoi court- .
IV to he 1 ud re of the -bounty court at 'J
law of El Paso county appointed June
SI. MM. - nJj ia
Hon. I. T. Valentino of . Tarrant county
to be Judge of the county court -for civil
rases.- Tarrant county appointed ' Juwe
15. 117 to succeed Hon. Oeorge lL Ho-
se resigned. v
Respectfully submitted; .
. James B. ferguSon. .
.Governor of Texatv
Department Leader
Announced Saturday
(Astonat4 Prtu Report.) .
WASHINGTON August ll.-Gefleral
officers to command tho departments
of the regular army relieving the major
generals detailed to service w(th thO(
troops were announced as follows:
Major General Arthur Murray west-
ern department: Major General Wt V.
Duvall. southeastern department; Briga-
dier General John Huckman southern
department; Brigadier General John A.
Johnson northeastern department; Ma-
jor General William H. Carter central
department; and Brigadier General J. P. '
Vlser. Hawaiian department and Brig-
adier General E. D.. Hoylo eastern de-
partment '
Major General Clarence P. Townsley
has been appointed to command in Pan-
ama. ;
Brigadier Goneral B. D. Hoyle east-
ern department
FOUE CARS BEE COUNTY POGS.
One Carload Shipped to Texas A.
and M. College.
(From the Beevtlle Bee.)
Bee county Is steadily maintaining her
reputation as one of the leading log-
raising and hog-shipping counties of
Texas.
Lost week B. R. Atkins St Son shipped
out four carloadx. One car went to the
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege at College Station and three loads
went to Fort Worth.
The car for the Agricultural and Me-
chlnacal college comprised 125 head of'
Hed Duroc-Jers"ys. T.ast year Messrs.
Atkins siUpped . car of hlack bogs to
the college. The) are used for experi-
mental purposes ot various kinds. The
college has been veiy well pleased with
the Bee county animals.
Last week's shipment makes a tol of
about 130 cars shipped out by Atkins &
Son this year. They maka a business of
buying hogs from .the farmers. They
purchase from one head oh up. Some
farmers of course ship their own bogs
to market. Taking this Into considera-
tion. It Is safe in estimate (his year's
shipment of hog as totaling 300 carloads.
A carload of pork has heen bringing right
around $1000. It can be readily discerned
that many thousands of dollars are
emptied into Bee county channels of
trade via the swine route. It is an Im-'
mense Industry and growing.
FAEMEE SERIOUSLY KNIFED.
NegTO Arrested and Taken From
Marlin to Waco Jail.
ttJjilen Psi Sr'CMi.)
MARLIN Texas. August IS. Jim
Smith a white farmer 45 years of age
was reported In a dying condition Satur-
day night from two knife stabs In hia
Stomach and breast Inflicted at 2 o'clock
Saturday afternoon by a negro who waa
immediately arrested and carried to Waco
and lodged iu Jail.
The negro had been picking cotton for
Smith who resides six miles east of Mar-
Hn. A diphte had arisen between the
parties Over a difference of 40 cents in
the settlement.
Greatest Heroes of the Canine World
(From National Geographic Magazine)
The Belgian police doga. on account of
their ability to detect and' capture crim-
inals and the great St. Bernards which
were famous for their rescues of travelers
lost In the Alpine snows were considered
the greatest heroes of the canine world
until the present war introduced the Red
Cross dogs whose deeds of valor In front
of the front line trenches have saved the
livn of thousands of sorely wounded.
Child Drowned in Wash Tub. '
lAisoctated Pint Rrfort.i .
ORANGE. Texas August 18. The IS-months-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
L. Taylor who reside four miles west of
Orange drowned In a -wash tub Saturday
afternoon. She was found by the mother
who made every effort to resuscitate the
child.
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GIRLS! MAKE A
BEAUTY LOTION
WITH LEMONS I
asSSSaffifK .4
:: m :-.'-. '40k Jsk
A i me cost 0 a small Jar of ordinal y '.-'
cold cream one can prepare a full quarter v .;
pint of the most wonderful lemon skin -sofuiner
and complexion beautifler. by v'-.'
squeeslng the Juice of two fresln lemon :"
into a bottle containing three ounces of . '
orchard white. Care should bo taken to -train
the Juice through a fine cloth' so
no. lemon pulp gets in. then this lotion m "'
will keep fresh (en months. Kvtry woman M
knows that lomon Juice la Used to bleach- V
and remove such hlemisViea eallowncsa v
freckles and.. tan- .and .lamina ideal kii ' :v
softener- smoothener and . beautifler. .
Just try ?lt Si iqet Oire -ounces of or -3?
chard .white af any pharmacy and two -S h
lemons from. 'the arocarand n< 4i- A
huartt'ttfinV -of.!"! ;weetwC frigranT f?
I lemon lotion audi massage Jt dajly into"
in laoe -fw'' i ana .minus. it 7uU
untlly should liolp ia ' -boften.Vtreiiheni 3r
bleach and bring out the.roa und beamy jv
of any skin ; It ts wonderful to smoot'oeii'''"'
roMMh.. . rvtt. n.!Uids-.A 4 tnrtMemei 1 U - . . '
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