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“ Theaustin statesman, entabiahea 1871.
Austia Daily News, estabuished Hit
The American cotton crop spokesman tells us
that the peace talk sounds fine and that everybody
hopes that semething substantial will come from it.
Austin ‘s Colorado River continues to be a great
inland bench.
Miss Annie and Louise Achille* are
in Brenham to attend the Matfest in
that city.
Methodists Put
Ban on Divorced
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policy insuring it against loss by rain
on that day. The reply was that the
normal cost of such a policy was 5 per
rent, but that "under existing condi-
Cons of military stress it would un-
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The summer vacation idea may be called the
uppermost thought of today.
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as cherishing the belief that the con-
clusion of hostilities may bo hastened
by a greater degree of Christian toler-
ance on both aides, by partial renun-
of impro]
both side
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WASHIINOTON. May pemand
for a "square deal” at the hands of
the Legisiatures for the tobacco indus-
try fas voiced here today by S. Jacob
Wertheim of New York, president of
the Tobacco Merchants’ Association of
the UnNed States. In an address at
the annual convention of that organi-
sation. ..
Mr. Wertheim protested against the
proposal to levy additional taxes on
tobacco and presented statistics to
show that additional burdens in the
way of taxes would virtually amount
to confiscation
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NEW YORK. May 29.-The Euro-
pean war has had a marked effect on
rain insurance in New York City. An
organisation which will give a musi-
cal festival next Runday afternoon at,
the Polo Grounds cabled to Lloyds In
Rome, Sunday, May 28, via Paris,
May 29, 10:55 a. m—Cardinal Gaspar-
ri, papal secretary of State, is quoted
by Rome newspapers to the effect that
Pope Benedict, while maintaining strict
neutrality, deplores the anti-Christian
and inhumane aspects of the war. In
the absence of satisfactory' evidence
Mrs Samuel R Bnenth (left) and Mr*. Josiah Evans Cowles
The question of national preparedness is playing an important part in the fight for the presidency of th*
Gemeral Foderatiom of women’s Clubs, now in sension in New York city. Kra Samuel B. Sneath, candidata
from Ohio, la an ardent believer in prepar ednees. Her opponent, Mra. Josiah Evans Cowles of California, is
an ardent pacinat and believe in pence at any pries. Both are well known wuffragista
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Ths Statesman hopes that when Governor Fer-
guson sees fit to open his campaign for renomnina-
tion and gives to the people an account of his
stewardship aa Governor, every Texan and espe-
cially those few Texans opposed to him for renomi-
nation will read carefully his address. Nor it will
indeed lie a revelation to some men who have
talked at such random about the present tax rate
and who have apparently talked without adequate
information on the subject.
Governor Ferguson has made good in his pledges
to the people. He has been a big, broad-minded,
fair, businesslike Governor. He had the courage
of his convictions when the matter of placing the
State institutions on a proper basis came and he
did not for one minute shirk a single responsi-
bility. He is nonclined now to attempt to shift
any responsibility to the shoulders of any other
pdaon and hia administfation speaks for itself
"When he reveals its operation, when he analyzes
the tax figures, when he shows what has been
done with the people’• money, there will be some
persons who will wince and wonder how they hav
gone so far wrong. And the people as a whole
will give to him the biggest vote of confidence
over given in Texas "to a candidate for Governor,
seeking renomination with opposition.
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THE SUBMISSION FIGHT.
SAN DIEGO, Cal.. May 29.What is
believed to be a new record for ac-
curate and rapid long range shooting
was established by gun crews of the
cruiser San Diego off this port Sat-
urday night, it was asserted today. The
official number of hits will not be
known until the target sereens are ex-
amined by the umpires, but it is re-
-ported the 6-inch gun crew scored
twenty-nine hits in forty shots, while
the men behind the 3-inch batteries
achieved fifteen hits in twenty-seven
shots. It is said the gunners of the
San Diego theoretically either "de-
stroyed or disabled the enemy ships.”
The turn of $66,000,000 will have been expended
by several of the great railroads operating in ths
Chiengo district when the new freight and pas-
senger terminals nOw under construction are com-
pleted. The freight terminals will be finished in
about six months but it will take nearly three years
to complete the paasenger terminal.
The freight terminal will embrace laying of
trackage on a stretch covering twelve eity blocks,
from the Chicago River south to Twelfth Street.
TThe plans for the terminal were so arranged as to
Des Moines—The United Presbyte-
rian Church in convention here adopt-
ed a resolution forbidding membershiP
in the church to any who belonged to
secret societies.
Memphis.-—Member* numbering 1305
of the United Confederate Veterans
and representing 1113 camps, met here
in Confederate Hall today. R. E. BecK-
ham of Texas was appointed a mem-
ber of the committee on resolutions
and W. R. Richardson of Texas Was
chosen for the creentials committee.
Jo Lee Jameson has received word
of his appointment to the chairman,
whip of the legislative commission of
the Travelers’ Protections Association.
The Gibbs and Wilson Oil Company
of Los Angeles have leased a tract of
land near Watters Park and will begin
drilling for oil at once. The indica-
tions are good.
The junior membership of th* Young
Men's Christian Assoctatiom has an- •
nounced the following debate, "Re-
solved. That Aaron Bur was justified
in Killing Alexander Hamilton” Af-
firmative, Clifford Braley, John R.
Oglesby; negative, D. B. McInnery, H.
J. Knebel.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
Max 29, 1886.
McGregor.—A fire hero last night
caused a property loos of about $56,000,
a small portion of which io covered by
insurance. The fire is said to have
over four wides and drew the only
tion is under way.
New York.—Herr Most, the noted an-
archist. is on trial hero at present. De-
velopments show that plots had been
hatched for the killing of all the prom-
inent men of the United States and
that many foreign murders could be
traced to the band of which Most was
a member.
New York. — B usiness failures
throughout the United states for the
past week numbered 154 as compared
to 167 the week previous and 189 the
week before that
The condition of General S- D. Jack-
son is greatly improved at this time
and some hope is entertained for his
recovery. His condition has been se-
rious for some time.
The editorial page comments on the
fact that flusing the streets by turn-
ing on the water from the hydrants
has long since proven inefficient. It
was only as late as 1914 that this
practice was discontinued. The meth-
od thirty years ago was termed ineffi-
cient.
Mrs. A, J. Peeler leaves in the morn-
ing for Columbia, N. C., to visit her
daughter, who is in school there.
Mrs. A. R. Shipman is visiting friends
in Limestone County.
Miss Lily Bremond entertained last
night with a lawn party at the home
of her father, Mr. Eugene Bremond.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
May 29, 1901.
Havana—The Cuban convention after
one of the hottest sessions in its his-
tory has finally adopted the Platt
amendment. It Ps feared the action of
some members opposed to the meas-
use will cause some trouble.
give a maximum speed and convenience of hand-
ling freight with a minimum of ground space nee-
essary for the buildings involved. The wonk is
being done by the Pennsylvania Line*, Wert, and
will cost, for land acquired, building material and
labor, approximately $16,000,000 and the finished
work wil be one of the greatest accomplishments
of its kind in the history of modern railroads.
Ths main aim of the Lailders was a terminal
that would be so arranged as to eliminate street
congestion in handling traffic and would make
speedy and easy the handling of the enormous-
end steadily growing freight business of Chicago.
This result will be accomplished by close grouping
of the several parts of the terminal structure and
by placing the railroad tracks below street level,,
with the freight house just above the .tracks, at
street level, and with a storage warehouse above
the freight house. The idea of placing the com-
ponent parts of the terminal above one another
was to save ground space and to make the handling
of incoming and outgoing freight easy by a system
of powerful, modern-type electric elevators.
Adjoining the freight house, and all under cover,
will be eighteen tracks, which wifi accommodate
400 freight cars Inelosed driveways will protect
freight and freight handlers in all sorts of weather.
One thousand men have been working for about
ten months, some laying the heavy piling and
concrete foundations, and some putting up the
structural steel framework of the buildings. About
25 per cent of the-structural steel work remains
to be finished. This will be in about six months
and the total cost of labor, by that time, will, it is
estimated, amount to about $1,500,000.
The steel, brick, concrete, piling and terra cotta
that will go into the buildings will cost about
$2,500,000.
The structures will occupy a ground space of
450x750 feet between Polk Street on the north, and
Taylor Street on the south, between the Chicago
River and what was onee Stewart Avenue. Acqui-
sition of the ground thus used coat the railroad
company $12,000,000.
The union passenger terminal, on which prepara-
tory work has begun and which will be completed
in about three years, will cost about $50,000,000
and will be the finest railwsy passenger station
in the world, its projectors say. It will be built
and occupied by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul, the Pennsylvania, and the Chicago, Burling-
ten A Quincy roads, the Pennsylvania being repre-
sented by two branches, the “Panhandle” 'and the
Fort Wayne.
The station will be composed virtually of two
buildings, with common facilities of egress and
mgrenm. A main building will be west of Canal
sybgeriber. In th. city w,1%d.V
by CIS on Week days and by 130 aE ute-
Enef a favor on the manajopent by calning ‘“a cuT
tion manager at either phone . ISO- ______________
Harins acep"axgn TA. AnX:pz 5 Baanemahoneety
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MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
elation of claims by keener sympathy
for suffering peoples.
ge®" NATIONAL
^c&10c BISCUIT
COMPANY
The first political announcement of note since
the close of the reeent San Antonio eon venlion
comes from our good friend, President R. Harper
Kirby of the Anti Saloon League, who calls upon
the statewide prohibition and submission Demo-
crats to organize June 3 into submission clubs for
the purpose of forcing thia issue in the coming
July 22nd primary.
The State Democratic executive committee will
be asked to place the matter upon the Democratic
ballot More than forty thousand signatures from
qualified voters are necessary to do this and np
to thia time, that number of signatures has not
been obtained. The organixation of submission
clubs is suggested as a means of getting the signa-
tures.
When plans for the submission fight for this
year were announced by the Anti-Saloon League,
the announcement also same that an effort would
be made to get the signatures of a majority of
the Democrats in Texas for submission. That
effort has not up to this time been suceessful. In
fact there has been dieappointment in the number
of signatures obtained. Hence plans for a stronger
organisation in behalf of the submission cause are
being made.
From information at hand, it would seem that
some effort may be made before the State Demo-
cratic executive committee to challenge the sub-
mission petitions and the authenticity of their
signatures. In the event that such a fight does
arise, there will be another interesting contest be-
fore the State committee.
3 Cincinnati.—Colonel James O. Milner,
n an assistant secretary ot the.Confed:
erate navy during the Civil War, died
in poverty today at Milford, Ohio. In
his trunk he had over $1,000,000 in
Confederate bonds and currency which
the Government had declared worth-
Street and a concourse, between two sets of tracks,
will be east of Canal Street? Each of the two
buildings will be surrounded by four streets, thus
giving eight points of exit and entrance to pas-
sangers and making access to trains quick and
convenient. Train sheds will extend from Madison
Street, south to Harrison Street
The architectural feature of the main building
will be a waiting room 100x300 feet and 120 feet
high. The building will occupy a ground space
of 325x350-feet. The train sheds will be of the
latest covered-in type and will eliminate columns
in the center of the plat forms.
o-
Of the "Forty Immortals” who went to Balti-
more the State Democratic Convention at San
Antonio returned only Charles II. Mills as a dele-
gate from the Sixth District after he went as
delegate-at-large in 1912, T. M. Scott of the First
District, Royall R Watkin of the Fifth District
and R. E. Huff of the Thirteenth District. Stuart
K Smith, an alternate from the Second District in
1912, goes as a delegate-at-large to St. Louis, There
are plenty of members of the delegation in 1912
ready to proclaim that the "mighty have fallen”
and there are at least forty-four delegates to St.
Louis ready to refute the statement.
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Tom Love says that he is not going to enter the
race for Governor and C. II. Morris says that he is
not going to withdraw from the contest. Tom
Love would like to see Governor Ferguson- de-
feated, but he is willing for Brother Morris to
make the sacrifice in a hopeless contest.
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J. C. MeNealus, Robert la Warren, and the
committee working with them to preserve the
Robertson Law announce that never will they
agreto the Mendell compromise proposition. Now
Governor Jim Ferguson will go to work on a
plank for the next Democratic platform.
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Paul Waples, who wrote a Democratic statement
about a week ago, has written another in which
he indicates that he believes that the time has come
for Tom Love to take his medicine and keep very
quiet.
Austin_ana Sunday, 1,
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EART LIVERPOOL, Ohio, Mar 29-
Captain Abner Marti*, aged 95, who
taught Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)
to navigate tl*' MIssissipi River, 18
dead. Captain Martin win c hief mate
of the Pennsylvania when that packet
was wrecked by an explosion near
Memphis and 250 persons killed. He
also was in charge of troop packets
on Southern rivers for the Northere
government at the outbreak of the
war between the State*
TELEFHONESe
Business ortice, all departmente, both Phones 150
Editorial Rooms. Old Fhone 1845.
Editorial Rooms, New Phone .149.
Society Editor. Old Phone 1245..
Society Editor, New Phone. 14>- .
Entered as second-clas matter at the potortbe at-) US,
tin. Texas, under the act of Congress, of Marsni:"—-
LONDON, May 29.—American dollar |
securities are arriving tn ) increasing i
quantities at the offices of the commit- I
tee, which is carrying out the plan for |
mobilization of this property, and
smaller amounts are being sold
through the stock exchange, in order
to escape the additional income tax
wh.ch will be imposed shortly.
American exchange thus far has not
responded materially. Th* rate this I
morning was $4.76 7-16. It I* expected,
however, that the influence of securi-
lies will soon have a favorable effect
Dealers in exchange think that the
imposition of the tax Indicate* the au-
thorities are determined not to allow
the rat* to fall away materially. It is
believed that if necessary more strin-
gent measures will be taken.
The government will Inaugurate on
Friday a plan for the issuance of three
year exchequer bonds, which will be
easily transferrable. These bonds are
expected to attract much of the money
which is now being paid out for dollar
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y .
29— A Methodist minister who offiel-
ates at the marriage of ft divorced per-
son in violation of the rules of the
church is guilty of an act of malad-
ministration and may be compelled to
answer chargee before his conference,
nccording to an amendment to the dis-
cipline of the church adopted unani-
mously Saturday by the general con-
ference. _
The church always ha* recognize
only one ground for divorce and has
permitted remarriage only of the inno-
cent partv. but no penalty ever existed.
Th® commission of twenty-flve which
is to represent the Methodist Episcopal
Church in the preliminary negottations
with the Southern church was in-
struct to Include in the plan for union
the United Brethren, the Methodist.
Protestant Episcopal and such other.'
churches a* may express a wish to
unite.
Methodists Adjourn
Their Conference
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N Y.. May
29—The sessions of the twenty-seventh
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, held here during the
lari four weeks were concluded today
t with a meeting nt which nearly all of
the business transaeted was of a rou-
tine nature.
The delegates djourne to meet at
the call of the board of bishop* at a
time and place to be fixed by them.
This netjon will perfect, if it is deemed
advisable, a session in 1918 to cons I del
the plans for the unification of Meth-
odists, which will be presented to th*
Southern church at that time.
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The above map shows the scene of
the pitched battle which for over a
week has been on between the British
ard German forces, with the posses-
sion of the Vimy Ridge as the objec-
tive. This ridge overlooks the en-
tire Plateau of Lens.
The light arrows show where the
British have directed their attacks
and the dark arrows show the place
in the long line where the German
assaults have succeeded in captur-
ing one and a quarter miles of Eng-
lish trenches.
The map shows also the famous
Labyrinth, where so much fierce
fighting has taken place; the hoe al-
most from Armentieres to La Bassee
and the railroad back of the German
front, which plays so important a
part in the movements of troops and
munitions.
Commencement at
the Naval Academy
ANNAPOLIS, Md. May 29 —Cem-
mencement week exercises at the Na-
val Academy began thia morning with
an official reception to the board of
visitors composed of members of the
Renate and I Pus naval affairs com-
mittees. Afterward there was an in-
fantry drill by the rpglhaent of mid-
shipmen. This afternoon the official
hoard will Inspect the buildings and
ground a At the dress parade at 3:30
o’clock the presentation of prize award*
for xcllence in the professional
branches and athletics will be m id*
Superintendent and Mrs. Eberle will
give a reception tonight in honor of
the board of visitors, naval officers
and their fa mil lea
Although the result of the fine! ex-
aminations ha* not been announced, it
9 > understood the class which will
"graduate next Friday will contain 199
membera
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