Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 1915 Page: 4 of 8
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(x*A ZFTTF THE WILSON LETTER. Senate Joint Resolution Ao. 3. House Joint Resolution No: 9‘.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
Mr, J. C. TIabermacher and
Mrs. Ella E. Lane Editors
and Owners,
prone no 69.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One year, postpaid...............§>1.50
.’nteted at. tlic* Fostoffice at Shiner, Tex.
as second-class mail matter.
This oTice is insured in the Printers
rdutuai F>re Insurance Association in-
corporated under the laws of Texas.
New is tbe time to keep a cool
bead and a steady nerve.
bne’of President Wilson’s lat-
est utterances was brief and to
tbe point. *,‘‘America first,’’ he
said and every true American
ought to say tbe same thing. .
uO for one hour of Roosevelt!”
writes a reader of the New' York
Herald. What this patriot needs
is about one month in Blooming-
dale.—Houston Post.
Bloomingdale is supposed to
be an insane asylum. —
i
'A recent issue of the H abets-
Virle New Era stated that Shiner
Tjas preparing for a new road
bond issue and that O. W. Miller,
one of Shiner’s good roads boost-
ers, had obtained enough signa-
tures to insure the election,
This was an error, as the names
hadjoeen obtained by others, and
Mr. Miller wishes this correc-
tion made.
•Sit Tight; Keep Cooil
The United States is today
confronted by one of the grave-
>est situations that has arisen
'since the civil war. The lives of
American men, women and chil-
dren have been taken by an of-
!__ficial act of the German Imperial
E ^>avernment, against which the
id States had issued a for-
test, and for which.it had
ent it would exact a
t accountability.” There
'present, no telling how the
^situation may develop.
In the face of such a crisis it is
the duty of every American citi-
zen to keep cool and await the
issue of such proceedings as
President Wilson will institute.
Above all, it should be their care
to prevent this intense provoca-
tion from hastening them into
intemperate speech or action.
In President Wilson the United
States has an executive upon
whom the people of the United
States may confidently rely to
take no unjustifiable steps. The
people should give him time and
seek neither to goad him into
precipitate action nor embarrass
him in the policy upon which he
may determine.
, The situation is critical, and
the people should exercise to the
full extent their, powers of dis-
cretion and self-control.
Sit tight and keep cooi.—San
Antonio Light.
What the Staats Zeitung
Says.
Wh-lgsthe Staats Zeitung makes
no editorial comment on President
Wilson’s note today, it lias the fol-
lowing to sry, printed in English:
“Aor is this the time to burden
milli ns of the American p o>de
v. ith unjust an1 unnecessary an-
guish of m nd. The German-Amer-
icans must suffer in any conflict
between the United States and Ger-
many, pains of which their fe low
citizens cm never know anything
It is r ther a time for showing them
the greatest degree of consideration.
They have fought to uphold the
flag in the past and they will do so
again, against any enemy whatso-
ever. They deserve the fruits of
past loyalty, until they have for-
feited the right to claim them.
There has never been but one flag-
under which the German-American
has fought. There never can be
but one flag under which he will
ever fight. And that flag is the
Stars and Stripes.”
Cleveland, Ohio, May 13.—Dele-
gates to the World Court Congress
burst into wild applause this after-
noon when Dr. John Wesley Hill of
New York in an impromtu speech
pointed dramaticafly to a huge
American flag above his head and
shouted:
“Any English-American ,Gei man-
American, French-American or
other hyphenated American who
does not support that flag in the
present situation is unworthy of
the citizenship he owns.”
—o—
Looking at the note to Germany
and noting the phraseology and
signature it is not difficult to dis-
cern that while the hand that signed
it was the hand of Bryan the mind
that created it was the mind of
Wilson__Houston Post.
wanted.
A proposed amendmendment to
theConstitutionof the State of Tex-
as. amending Article 5 Section 2 of
tfie Constitution of srid Stgte, so
as to-provide that the Sup. erne
Cou* t of this State shall consist of
a Chief Justice and fout Associate
Justices, describe their qualifica-
tions, tenure of office and c;mpen-
sa* ion.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE
O? THE STATE OR TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 2, of Arti-
cle 5 of the Constitution of the State of
Texas be so amended so as to here-
after read as follows:
Section 2. The Supreme Court
sir 11 consist of a Chief Justice and
four Associate Justices, any three of
whom shall constitute a quorum, and
the concurrence of three judges shall
be necessary to the decision of a case.
No person shall be eligible to the of-
fice of Chieff Justice or Associate Jus-
tice of the Supreme Court unless he be
at the time of his election a citizen of
the United States, and of this State,
and pnless he shall have attained the
Age of thirty years, and shall have
been a practicing lawyer or a Judge
of a Court, or such lawyer and judge
.together, at least seven years. Said
Chief Justice and Associate Justices
shall be elected by the qualified voters
of the State at a general election,
shall hold their offices six years, or
until their successors are elected and
qualified and snail each receive an an-
nual salary of five thousand dollars
until otherwise provided by law. jin
case of a vacancy in the office of Clfief
Justice of the Supreme Court, the G'ov-
ernor shall fill the vacancy until the
next general election for said officers;
and at such general election the va-
cancy for the unexpired term shall be
filled by election by the qualified vot-
ers of the State. The Judges of the
Supreme Court who may be in office
-at the time this amendment takes ef-
fect shall continue in office until the
expiration of their term of office under
the present Constitution, and until their
successors are elected and qualified.
Immediately after the adoption of
this amendment the Governor of this
State shall call an election for the
purpose of electing two Associate *his-
tices of the Supreme Court, one of
whom shall, when elected, hold said
office for four years and one of
when elected, shall hold said offi
America first: President
Wilson
I am not speaking in a selfish
spirit when I say that our whole
duty, for the present at any rate; is
summoned up in this motto: ‘Amer-
ica first.’ Let us think of America
before we think of Europe’s fr end
when the day of tested .friend-
ship comes. The test of friendship
is nbf now sympathy with the one'
side or the other, but getting ready
to help both sides when the struggle
is oyer.
“What I try to remind myself of
every day when I am almost over-
come by perplexities, what I try to
remember, is what the people at
home are thinking ab ut. I try to
put myself in the.place of the’ man
who does not know all the things
that I know and ask myself what
he would like the policy of the country
.to be. Not the talkative man, not the
ipjettisan man, not the man who re-
theffibers first that he is a republican
Jor a democrat, or that his parents
.were German or English, but the man
who remember first that the whole des-
tiny of mordern affairs centers largely
upon his being an American first of
all.”
“If I permitted myself to be a part
isan in this present struggle. I would
be unworthy to represent you. If I
permitted myself to forget the peo ole
who are not partisans, [ would be uu
worthy 1;o be your spokesman. I am
not sure that I am worthy to repre-
sent you, but I do claim this degree
of worthiness—that before everything
slsel love’America."
Young Man or Young Lady
to Take N ice Office Pos~
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young men and women to fill good
paying positions in their office this
Fall, providing they have a
thorough training in Bookkeeping,
Shorthand and Ty, ewriting or
Telegraphy. The demand for this
class of help will be far greater than
the supply.
Write for our catalog and read
what we do, and what our graduat-
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what our graduates’ employers say
of their efficiency. Then you will
be convinced that our training ex-
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business and railway offices. You
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in our catalog is backed by a cash
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correct.
Don’t waste your summer months
just because there is no work you
can do. Enter our school for a
course of Bookkeeping and Short-
hand, Cotton Class, Telegraphy, or
Business Administration & Finan-
Our rooms are large and cool,
A joint resolution to amend Article
7, of the Constitution of the State,
of Texas, by adding thereto
Section 3b, authorizing the Leg-
islature to provide by law for the
creation of a student’s loan fund
in each county in connection
with the public schools thereof.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article 7 of the
Constitution of the State of Texas
be amended by adding thereto a
new section to be known as sec
tion 3b, which shall read and be as
follows, to-wit:
Sec. 3b. The Commissioners’
Court of ejeh county in this State
shall have the power, and is hereby
authorized, when a majority of the
qualified voters of such county
shafl vote to create such fund, to
create a fund to be known as a
“Student’s Loan Fund,” for the
purpose of enabling students of the
public free schools of said county to
borrow money to be used in their
education for the purpose of gradu-
ating from the county public schools
and after graduation to continue
their education in any higher State
institution of learning, such fund to
be created and administered by the
Commissioners’ Court of each coun-
ty as may be provided by law.
Sec 2. And the Legislature
may authorize an additional ad
valorem tax to be levied and col-
lected within such county for the
purpose of raising said student’s
loan fund, said tax not to exceed in
any one year twenty cents (20c) on
the one hundred dollars ($100.00)
valuation of the property subject
to taxation in each county; pro-
vided that a majority of the quali-
fied property tax-paying voters of
the connty voting at an election to
be held for that purpose shall vote
such tax. Provided, that if the
tax is adopted, after it has been en-
forced for two years,an election may
be held on the order of the commis-
sioners’ court to dete mine whether
or not said tax shall be repealed ;
and provided, further, that it shall
be t e duty of the Commissioners’
Court to order such election upon a
petition so to do by twenty-five
per cent of the qualified tax paying
voters of the county.
Sec. 3. The Legislature shall
six years, and the question of which*of pass the necessary laws carrying
theui shall hold for four year^g^ into effect this provision of the
which of them hold for six
be determined by lot, as 4. That the above and fore
by law. amendment shall be;
i s hereby directed to
sary proclamation, order
tion to determine whether
Constitutional amendments
adopted, and have the same published,
as required by the Constitution anod^^
laws of this State. Said election sluffT <
be held on the fourth Saturday in July,
1915, and the sum of Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00), or so much thereof
as necessary, is hereby appropiuated
from any fund in the State Treasury
not otherwise appropriated to defray
the expenses of printing- said procla-
mation and of holding said election.
John G. McKay,
(A true copy) Secretary of State.
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“On account of my confinement in
the printing office I have for years
been a chronic sufferer from indiges-
tion and liver trouble. A few weeks
ago I had an attack that was so severe
that I was not able to go to the case
for two days. Failing to get any re-
lief from any ether treatment, I took
three of Cnamoerlain’s Tablets and
and the next day I felt like a new
in,” writes H. C. Bailey. Editor
Carolinia News. Chapin, S. C.
tamable everywhere. (Adv.)
Ob-
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they are well ventilated, there is
not a place that you would enjoy
spending the summer more than
taking a course here with more
than 500 other enthusiastic stud-
ents. With our original copyright
ed systems we give you a better-
course in half the time and at al-
mo t half the cost of other schools
teaching other systems.
For free catalog giving full part-
iculars, fill iu your name and ad-
dress, and mail to Tyler Commerci-
al College, Tyler, Texas.
N ame.
Ad Jr ess
Tax Collector S. L. Bennett
spent the week in Austin on of-
ficial business-in connection with
getting up delinquent rolls of
Layaca County, as under the new
law it is incumbent upon collec-
tors to collect all delinquent tax-
es.—Halletsville New Era.
Mayor C. B. Welhausen is in
Austin this week, on business
.connected, with the city.
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, nnco H WARR “ 1----1
encing at least three
bnths before a special election j
be held for the purpose of voting j
upon such proposed amendment,
on the fourth Saturday in July,
1915, in one weekly newspaper of
each county in the State of Texas,
in which such newspaper may be
published. And the Governor shall,
and he is hereby directed, to issue
the necessary proclamation for the
submission of this proposed amend-
ment to the qualified electors for
members of the Legislature. At
such election all persons favoring
such amendment shall have written
or printed on their ballots the words
“For the Amendment to Section 3
of Article 7 of the Constitution,
ad din'g thereto Section 3b, author-
izing the Commissioners’ Court to
create a Student’s Loan Fund,” and
those opposed thereto shall have
written or printed^ on their ballots
the words, “Against the Amend-
ment to Section 3 of Article 7 of the
Constitution,adding thereto Section
3b, authorizing the Commissioners’
Court to create a Student’s Loan
Fund.”
Sec. 5. That $5,00LOO, or as
much thereof as may be necessary
be and the same is hereby appropri-
ated out of^any money in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, to
desray the expenses of advertising
and holding the election provided
for above.
John G. McKay,
Secretary of State.
(A true copy.)
Mention this
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Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ehlers
Entertain.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm
Ehlers was ablaze with lights on
Monday and a merry crowd
spent the evening very pleasantly
in games and other amuse-
ments.
The guests were Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Carvel, Robt. Natho and
F. G. Hermamm; Misses E'rieda
Pfeil, Erna and Nelda Osterloh,
Anna Hein, Ella and Selma Natho,
Laura Hiilmer, Frankie and Jose-
phine Foster, Helen Cornelius
and Lydia and Tony Teller;
Messrs. Dallas Seale, Edwin and
Roland Engelking, Alfred Teller,
W. B. Click and Joe Foster,—
Orange Grove Record.
Mrs. Henry Richter and child
of Houston are in the city visit-
ing her parents Mr, and Mr's.
Edward Luedt’ke^
’ :
BEER
F. P. LUCK, Agent, SHINER, TEXAS
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Away after we have shod him,
notehis improved gait and action.
That’s the first sign of what our
horse shoeing does. Later on
you will notice how much more
willing and better tempered he is.
A horse needs perfect fitting
shoes as much as a man does and
we supply them.
JOE MIKCTL1K,
BLACKSMITH and
WHEELWRIGHT.
FLY TIME
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- plies are disease carriers.
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1 . Jnfcel food and drink by germ teftm ;
■’ |7ach female fly can lay 150 eggs
JJoreens should be used tb keep them out
IS HERE
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attending the
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When you make up your mind that you are
ready to use them, remember that we
have just what you want in
Screen Doors and Windows
Which will keep out everything except the cool
breeze, which you also need.
C. L. WILLIAMS
The Lumber Man,
GrOOd ZE3,Oa,StS.
OTT simply cannot beat
the fine, juicy roasts
that we sell. They are acme cf
meat perfection, We have been
years in the meat business, and
we know how to pick the rtght
ktnd of beef. If you have never
given us a trial start right away
and be satisfied.
L. B. Richter Meat Market
A GOOD POINT!
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WE PUT UP FURNITURE FOR
YOU YOU MAY REST ASSURED
THAT IT IS PUT UP RIGHT
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Habermacher, J. C. & Lane, Ella E. Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 1915, newspaper, May 20, 1915; Shiner, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1136983/m1/4/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Lavaca+County+-+Shiner%22: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shiner Public Library.