The Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1912 Page: 4 of 8
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W. L. WEST, -
A. T. FEAGIN,
Proprietor.
Managing Editor.
Entered as second class matwr, October 4,
1904 at the post office at Livingston, Texas,
undefthe Actof Congress of March 3,18'9.
Office in Willis Building, .
West Side Of Court House Square
Telephone No. 39.
subscription:
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ftiF“ Obituraries, Card of Thanks and all like-
matter that is not news will be charged for at
one-half regular rates.
Will any fair minded man con-
tend that he is the right kind of
a person to be placed at the head
of the state’s highest educational
institution? Will anjr one contend
that a respectable governor would
allow a man of his character to
remain in this responsible posi-
tion? It’s better than an even
bet, however, thatOusley will not
be asked to step down. Colquitt
did not ask Chapa to resign even
after he was tried and convicted,
but held on to him until the at-
torney general of' the United
States declared that Chapa was
an ex-convict and forced him to
get out, and we predict that Ous-
ley will remain at the head of the
' . ! University regents until'Judge
Advertising rates made known on application • . . N
at this office. : Ramsey is inaugurated governor,
College Station,W. B. Bizzell Dbn-
ton, R. B. Cousins Canyon, S. E.
Mezes Austin, S. P. Brooks Wa-
co, Lee Clark Austin. F. M.
Braljey being state superinten-
dent of public instruction, was
chosen executive secretary of the
organization and of the educa-
tional campaign committee.
It is the purpose of the Hogg
Organization to encourage by all
legitimate means the enlarge-
ment of the institutions of higher
education in Texas, and, thereby,
to increase the volume and the
quality of service rendered to the
people by such institutions, and
to remove them from the domain
of factional and partisan politics.
In this laudible undertaking all
patriotic, ambitious Texans
Robert Lovett Chief of the Harri-
man Lines.
should unite.
Each of the higher educational
The road you travel'- through
life may be rough and weary, but
you can ease it up a bit by im-
proving the road you travel to
market.
According to the Galveston
News a Missouri editor advances
the proposition that even the
mint could not make money with-
out advertising if it did not put
all its competitors in jail.
One of the strangest things in
this world is how many people
there are who are ready to swear,
at a bad place in the street and
how few there are who are will-
ing to fix it.—Dallas News.
If it is a good policy for a mer-
chant to advertise his business
when trade is good, how much
more better would it be for him
to advertise his business when
trade is dull? At all times the in-
tent of advertising ig to get busi-
ness, and when times are dull,
above all other times, it strikes
us, is the opportune moment to
go after customer^, however, we
may be wrong about Lufkin
"Ikews.
N
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Initiative, referendum and re-
call are fearful bugaboos in the
minds of self-serving politicians.
Some good men may be appre-
hensive of them, but all the graft-
ers, pampered interests and nest-
feathering officeholders see in
this doctrine what Nebuchadnez-
zer saw written on the wall of the
royal banquet hall, and what De-
metrius and his fellow-craftsmen
saw in the doctrine of Paul.
When certain interests raise an
uproar about “old time democra-
cy” we are led to inquire wheth-
er someone’s profitable craft is
endangered or not.—Sabine Cit-
izen.
unless he is in the meantime j institutions is in great need of
forced out as Chapa was. j more and better buildings, bf a
....... | larger supply of well trained and
1 capable teachers, and of enlarged
laboratory and library ' equip-
Hogg Organization for Education.
TV ILL CLARENCE OUSLEY BE
ASKED TO RESIGN?
Judge Swayne in swearing in
the last grand jury in his court
instructed them to investigate
and if possible determine wheth-
er or not a conspiracy existed
against Rev. Norris, stating that
in his opinion such a conspiracy
did exist. He stated further he
was convince^, that Rev. Norris
had nothing whatever to do with
the burning of his church, and
urged that a searching inquiry
be made as to who really did
burn it. Clarence Ousley was
foreman of the grand jury which
indicted ReyNorris and was one
of the star witnesses against him
in the trial of the case. Twelve
reputable citizens of Tarrant
county, who composed the trial
jury, said by their verdict that
they did not believe Ousley on
oath. There are thousands of
people in Texas who believe that
he did not testify truthfully.
Ousley is president of the
Board of Regents of our State
The organization for the en-
largement by the State of Texas
• it its institutions of higher edu-
cation has been formed, and has
been endowed under the auspices
of the Alumni Association of the
University of Texas, the organi-
zation and its endowment having
been accomplished largely thru
the efforts of Mr. Will C. Hogg of
Houston, the son of the lamented
James Stephen Hogg, who, him-
self, during the latter years of
his life, was greatly interested in
higher education, and expressed
the purpose of conducting in per-
son a statewide campaign in be-
half of an adequate and dependa-
ble financial support of all the
State institutions of higher edu-
cation, and for their permanent
removal frbm the domain of fac-
tional and partisan politics.
Hence the organization is popu-
larly referred to as the Hogg Or-
ganization.
The institution of higher edu-
cation comprehended in the Work
of "the Hogg Organization, each
receiving equal consideration,
are the four State Normal
Schools, the College of Industrial
Arts, the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, and the Univer-
sity of Texas. The common pub-
lic schools, rural and urban, and
the private, endowed and denom-
inational schools will also be ac-
corded generous aid and assist-
ance in their efforts at improve-
ment. N
The officers of the Hogg Organ-
ization are /composed of the fol-
lowing well known citizens of the
state: Standing committee—E.
B. Parker Houston, M. Sansom
Fort Worth, S. E. Mezes Austin,
Clarence Ousley Fort Worth,
George A. Robertson Dallas, R.
L. Batts Austin, W. H. Burgess
El Paso, John W. Hopkins Galves-
ton, F. C; Proctor Beaumont.
Advisory committee—S. P.
Brooks Waco, Will C. Hogg Hous-
ton, F. M. Bralley Austin, Frank
Kell,Wichita Falls, C. Lombardi
Dallas, E. O. Lovett Houston,
Charles Schreiner T?§rrville, Ed
C. E^^iter Falfurias.—Education-
al campaign committee—F. M.
Bralley Austin, Charles Puryear
ments. Education is fundamen-
tal to the welfare of the common-
wealth. It is the basis and she
hope of happiness, efficiency and
prosperity for the individual, for
the community and for the state.
No greater or more important
work could be undertaken for the
state, and the men in charge of
the movement command the con-
fidence of the people and give
strong hope of achieving great
things for education in Texas.
Indorsed Judge L. B. Hightower.
Conroe, Texas, May 8.—At a
meeting of the citizens held in the
court house last Tuesday evening
the following resolution was
unanimously passed:
Whereas, The Hon. L. B. High-
tower has served the people long
and faithfully as*judge of this, the
Ninth judicial district, and is now
a candidate for re-election to said
position, and by his rugged hon-
esty and sterling ability won bur
complete cpnflde^ce and highest
regard; «ahd weC Relieving that Fort Worth,
his re eletftiqn Will be for3he»best
interests of the said Ninth judi-
cial district; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the voters of
Montgomery county in mass
meeting assembled, That we
heartily indorse Judge Hightow-
er’s candidacy for said position
of district judge and pledge our-
selves to use all honorable means
to secure his re-election.
From the Land Commissioner.
list will include all unsold school
land except a small quantity that
is leased and some other scatter-
ing sections that are in conflict
with other surveys. While the
larger part will be for sale to ac-
tual settlers only, yet there will
be some that may be purchased
without settlement. These lists
are free. It is my desire that
every one of your readers who
wants information concerning
our public lands should have it.
I will send a list free to every one
who writes to me for it.
James T. Robison,
Com. Gen. Land Office.
Austin, Texas.
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Dallas, Texas, May 14.—Mr.
Robert Lovett, chief of the Har-
riman lines, addressed the Texas
Welfare Commission in session
in this city. He declared the
Texas lines were not prospering
and favored an amendment to the
Stock and Bond law that would
permit railroads to issue bonds
for improvements without regard
to previous issues and favored an
amendment that would allow rail-
roads to refund their securities.
He also called attention to the in-
equalities in assessment of rail-
road and other property for tax-
ation.
The Southern Pacific is the on-
ly system in Texas that is con-
structing new mileage. The sys-
tem hauled 4,000,000 passengers,
10,500,000 tons of freight and op-
erated approximately 3,000 miles
of road last year valued by the
tax commission at $91,000,000.
The Texas lines own 435 locomo-
tives, 12,000 freight cars and" the
payroll amounts to approximate-
ly eleven million dollars. The
employees and families of the
Southern Pacific in Texas would
make a city equal in population to
Mr. Lovett is a native of Texas,
having been born as^! reared in
San Jacinto county. * Hegot his
first railroad experience making
ties for the Houston, East West
Texas railway, which is a part of
the system he now manages.
The advent of J udge Lovett into
Wall Street excited curiosity
among the big financiers, but he
brought into- this great financial
thoroughfare an integrity of
character and strength of pur-
Towards the last of this month pose much needed in its mam-
I expect to have ready for distri- moth transactions, and he has
bution the 23rd semi-annual list shown them that honesty is the
of public free school lands. This best policy. -.
Residence For Sale.
Five room residence on two.-
thirds acre, four blocks from
town, garden and out houses.
Must be sold at once. Best
terms. Address, \
E. J. Manry,
tf Livingston, Texas.
Read Enterprise
Want Ads.
Start Right.
Start a Bank Account TOD A Y, and you will be surprised how rapidly
it will gryw. Pay your bills by check, which will serve as a receipt,
and you can keep an accurate account of your affairs.......
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GUARANTY STATE BANK,
LIVINGSTON, TEXAS
ANNOUNCEMENT
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The Enterprise is authorized to an-
nounce the following candidates, sub-
ject to the action of the Democratic
Primary, July 27»h, 1912.
Announcement Fees:
Congress................. $15.00
District Offices............... 10.00
County Offices............................................ 5.00
Precinct Offices....................... 2.50
All Announcements must be accom-
panied by the Cash.
For State Senator, 15th District:
J. M. BROWNLEE.
C. W. NUGENT
For Representative:
F. O. FULLER.
For District Judge:
R. H. LEE.
- L. B. HIGHTOWER.
For District Attorney:
J. L. MANRY.
For Tax Collector:
E. H. WALDREP
KIRK A; DREW.
H. H. BUTLER.
For Tax Assessor:
H. H. ROBERDS
J. L. BURCH.
O. N. PITTS.
CARL PLATT.
W. E. GIBBS.
J. H. McKEE.
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For Sheriff:
R. P. FOREMAN.
L. E. LOCKE.
For County Attorney:
CADE BETHEA.
J. E. HILL, Jr.
For County Treasurer:
SAM H. HOLCOMB.
For County Judge:
P. R. ROWE.
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For District Clerk:
" R. E. GALLOWAY.
For County Superintendent:
J. H. TAYLOR.
R. H. JONES. i
For County Clerk:
C. H. VICTERY.
For Commissioner Pfcec. No. 1:
L. H. PLACKER.
J. H. GALLOWAY.
J. W. ROZELL.
For Commissioner Prec. No. 2:
J. P. DESHAZO.
HARRY B. VICTERY.
For Commissioner Prec. No. 3:
A. S. SMITH.
E. A. ARRINGTON.
For Commissioner Prec. No. 4:
R. R. LAIRD.
For Justice of the Peace, Pre-
cinct No. 1:
M. S. TEW.
For Justice of the Peace, Pre-
cinct No. 2:
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J. D. HOOK.
For Justice of the Peace, Pre-
cinct No. 6:
A. R. SMITH.
For Constable Precinct No, 1: .
H. H. PEEBLES.
For Public Weigher:
A. H. PARRISH.
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Feagin, A. T. The Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1912, newspaper, May 16, 1912; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth658425/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.