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THE FORT WORTH BECORD: SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 12, 1908.—PART ONE-
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PERSONALITIES MARK MEETING
HELD AT ARLINGTON OPERA
HOUSE LAST NIGHT.
federal court ENDS
SPRING TERM HERE
NATIONAL COFFEE
COMPANY
PRESIDENT OF STATE FEDERA-
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Special sale of Easter Novelties, such as Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks and Geese—shown in our Japanese Department on third
floor. Have you noticed the special sale in our furniture windows? It will be worth your time to watch the change in price
each day.
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Ehe iadles of th. Presbyterlan church
will give an Easter ess hunt Friday
afternoon in the city park. A prize of
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Victoria. Texas, April j 1.— (Special.)
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Famous Controversy Involving _
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Joe Mulholland has sold to R D.
Shannon a lot on Main street, between
Twelfth street and Central avenue, for
1750 The lot adjoins the Rosen Inn on
the south. Mr Shannon Intends to 1m-
ove the property immediately. A
structure will probably be
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bad things to say about
should remember what L01
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the effort to contend earnestly
Death of an Infant.
Ida Walker, the 2-year-old daughter
of Mr and Mrs J. C. Walker, died Fri-
day morning Funeral services were
held yesterday mornng, and interment
was in Oakwood cemetery.
The spring term of the United States
district and circuit courts adjourned
vesterday to meet again in November.
Judge E. R Meek wiaopen. the courts
In Abilene Monday. Where the sesslons
will probably last a "Mse
Protest Entered.
The North Fort Worth Industrial as-
sociation does not like the idea of the
Wells Fargo Express company abolish-
ing its office in North Fort Worth, and
an effort is being made to induce the
company to change its plans. The
packing houses have already asked
that the office be maintained in the
future as in the past, and Joe Mul-
holland. of the Industrial association,
will circulate a petition among the
business men and take other steps in
order to prevent the discontinuation of
the office
and stated that there
ry Montgomery
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GLENN’S SHOES
FOR YOU. SNAPPY OXFORDS
FOR EASTER.
g beggar, and the pair
the "two blind Char-
AFter over three years of struggle on
the part of the minority of the Fort
Worth presbytery, first led by Rev. J. V.
McCall of Cleburne and lately by Kev.
Instructions to Investigate the
my sn-
lions of
21 will be given to the child finding
the gold egg and 50 cents to the child
finding the silver egg.______:
RAIN AND POETRY
CROPS AND PEOPLE
For the rain it raineth every day.—
Avt. v scene 1, Shakespeare's "Twelfth
Night."
Shakespeare must have been in Fort
Worth at the time. It has been raining
here for about a week, and no cessa-
tion is assured.
—,—
I Fmally Became Evident That De-
fendant Could Not Be Ejected and
There Is Rejoicing at the End.
Official In Charts Local Weather
Bur.au.
FOKR LARGE ROOMS XEWLY FUR-
nishe for housekeeping, modern
conveniences; Close in. 610 E. 3rd
The man who has fishing on the ■ ■ •1 1 —
brain may take advantage of the spell
between showers, and like the quota- BELL REVAMPS CHARGES
tion from Swift's "Pollt. Conversation: ---H v m- • ------
Case 4 gala Opened.
Nov. 18, 1906. the Fort Worth pres-
bytery met st Itasca for the purpose
of carrying out the above instructions
or the synod At this meeting Rev.
W H. McCullough filed the following
charges of heresy against Rev. William
Caldwell:
1 Such views of God's word as to
seriously impair the doctrine of sin
as taught in our standards.
t. Such views of God’s word as to
seriously affect the Mosaic author-
ship of the Pentateuch
8. Such views of God's word as to
seriously impair the doctrine of
history miracles, and inspiration.
These charges were put on the dock-
et and upon request of the presbytery.
J. Burt Glenn
THE 93.50 AND gCW SHOE MAN.
TH MAIN.
Couneil to Meet.
The city council will meet Tuesday
night in regular session, at which time
the returns of the recent election will
be canvassed. Qwing to the fact that
several members of the present council
are to retire this month, It is vei
probable that only routine matters wl
be considered.
This is the Coffee which shows it
was blended by Experts. In drink,
ing it. It produces the desire for
another cup. At brenkfast you
long for dinner to come; at dinger
you think of next mornina, when
you can have another cup of this
dellcious
"I know Sir John will go, though he
was sure it would rain cats and dogs."
This is the month of April, however,
and pessimists should not kick on fre-
quent April showers. The best way to
do is for the stay-at-homes to gaxe
out of wet windows and seek consola-
tion in rhyme. That’s the way Rossiter
Johnson did on a rainy day. He lis-
tened to the patter, patter of the rain-
drops and gave way to the following
verse in his “Rhyme of the Rain,”
which made him famous:
the faith once delivered to the saints
has dearly cost those who have been
in the front of the battle; and now I
pray that we may be allowed by out-
siders to cease righting one another
and join our forces against those who
are really enemies of the faith once
delivered to the saints; and, what
seems even more important, to join
our hands and hearts for the procla-
mation of the everlasting gospel which
finds and fills the heart of every man
open to receive it.
"6. This statement in no wav ac-
knowledges the jurisdiction of synpd
to review the Caldwell case passed
.upon by the last general assembly--
a power distinctly refused synod bv an
overwhelming vote of the assembly
in tabling a motion to that effect; nor
does it recognise synod’s power to K1Ve
jurisdiction to any other court in tn17
case.” r e T -
FIRE BUGS WORK IN
ROSEN HEIGHTS AGAIN
Ronen Heighte’ second mysterlous
tin within forty-etght hour, occurred
iast night bhortly before midnikht:
when an unoccupied rent hquse owned
bv Sam Rosen, waa completely con-
sumed. entaning a low of 12.090.
The cfrcumstances surrounding the
fire pointed strongly to the theory nt
incendiarism. No one had been in the
dwelling for several weeks, no one was
eupposed to enter It either by day or
night, with the exception of the owner
or his agent.
NOTICE WOODMEN— YOU ARE RE-
quested to meet at 10 a. m today at
Frit chard's ball for the purpose of
making funeral arrangements for our
deceased sovereign. E C. laarmon. T. B
Walthali, C. C.; B Clark, clerk
to hypnotise the voters (Applause.)
The speaker referred to the famous
remark of Senator Bailey at the Dal-
las convention regarding "The Camp-
bells are coming.-' and said that no
doubt Judge Bell was still smarting
from the effects of that famous -h!nt.
Judge Bell was put in the same class
with Blind Charlie of Fort Worth, a
CONVICTED BY TEXAS SYNOD
ery to "inves- dered the following judgment:
:---.... " In sustaining the complaint. sy-
nod sends the matter back to the
presbytery of Fort Worth without
Prolonged and continued applause
greeted Senator Hanger at Arlington
opera house last night after Judge
Bell had spoken, and the former Texas
senator stood before the immense au-
dience. Judge Bell opened and closed
the debate, his first effort being along
the old lines of the alleged dealings
of Senator Bailey with the oil com-
pany, and his last in a dispairing ap-
peal to the crowd in refutation of the
statements made by Mr. Hanger.
In his opening remarks. Judge Bell
admitted the ability of the junior
United States senator, but declared that
he was seeking to keep the real issue
from the peopIe. He drew a picture of
a man who would take money for serv-
ices performed from a party whose in-
terests were antagonistic to those he
was representing, and stated that when
“Thieves fall out honest men get their
dues.” He went into the affair of the
oil company with Senator Bailey and
thoroughly rehashed all the details of
that now obselete investigation. He
complained that Senator Hanger had
indulged in personalities at Mansfield
earlier In the day and refused to dis-
cuss the real issues.
Senator Hanger stated that he would
would" make the ant-Baileyites "eat
out of their own spoon" when it came
to personalities, and said that he felt
capable of attending to his own af-
fairs without the interference of the
anti-Bailey crowd from Fort Worth.
Voice From the Crowd—We don't
need the anti-Baileyites from Fort
Worth to help us.
The speaker referred to a phrase
from Judge Bell’s speech recently in
which the latter had stated that no one
but those "hypnotised or subsidized''
would vote for Senator Bailey. The
senator characterised this as an Insult
prejudice to the cause, with in-
struetions to fully investigate the
matter along the line mentioned in
the complaint, and to copclude the
matter in a wise, just and consti-
tutional way.
Minister’s Attitude. ,
Fully explaining his attitude. Dr.
(aidwell submitted to the presbytery
of Fort Worth in session at Itasca,
Nov. 13, 1906, the following:
"In view of the fact that the presby-
tery of Fort Worth has been instructed
by the synod of Texas to investigate
the matter of certain overtures sent
from the presbyteries of El Paso and
Paris, 'calling for an investigation of
the doctrinal soundness of Rev. Wil-
liam Caldwell,' and in order, if possible,
to satisfy the minds of all fair-minded
members of the presbytery, $ beg leave
to offer the following data for consid-
eration:
"1. I adopt without mental reserva-
tion the confession of faith and cate-
chisms of the church as containing the
system of doctrine found in the scrip-
tures. I heartily accept and reverently
cherish the fundamental truths of our
symbols known as Calvinism, and be-
lieve they rest upon the teaching of
scripture from Moses to Paul, and
that they are grounded in the words of
our Lord himself.
"2. I wish to affirm most positively
and sincerely that the suspicion that
I have adopted the destructive criticism
is groundless, and that it? Is false. On
the contrary, I wish solemnly to affirm
that my faith in the Old Testament as
God’s word has been deepened, broad-
ened and strengthened by the last six
years of study. Within. the field of
biblical criticism I hold the attitude of
a reverent student of God’s word, seek-
ing to know for myself and at first hand
what he has said for us men and for
our salvation. I have arrived at no
conclusion which imppairs either the in-
tegrity. Inspiration or authority of the
scriptures Further, nothing has so
deepened my faith in Calvinism as a
year's study of the doctrine of creation
In the Old Testament and after thir-
teen years Interest in the field of Old
Testament study I do not feel that I
am in danger of having my confidence
shaken that our standards contain the
system of doctrine found in Goa's
word.
'8. I came to Fort Worth, following,
as I believed Divine guidance, to
preach the simple gospel of Christ and
build up HIs people in faith, as it has
been my privilege to do undisturbed
for thirteen years This I have striven
"How it pours, pours, pours,
In a never-ending sheet!
How it drives beneath the doors! •
How it soaks the passer’s feet!
How it rattles on the shutter!
How it rumples up the lawn!
How ’twill sigh. and moan, and mutter,
From darkness until dawn.”
W. H. McCullough, the famous case
wherein Rev. William Caldwell, pas-
tor of the First Presbyterian church of
Fort Worth, was charged with heresy,
has at last been settled. Thu minority
sui rendered the fight at Weatherford
Thursday, but the news of’the settle-
ment was not brought to Fort •Wurth
until Dr. Caldwell returhed yesteiday.
Alter three years of struggle On the
part of the minority of the prespytery
it became evident that Dr. Caidwell
could not be ejected. Though the gen-
eral assembly at Greenville, S. C. had
only passed upon the constitutionality
of the synod’s action. Still, basing the
entire record before it containing the
questions and answers of Dr. Caldwell.
It had emphatically refused the synod
the right to take up the case again.
But the synod had been induced
through overtures from the presby-
teries of El Paso and Paris to order j
the Fort Worth presbytela
ligate the matter."" The minority of.
presbytery was not satisfied with the
paper submitted by Dr. Caldwell in the
investigation. Tne synod again on
complaint of the minority, granted the
presbytery the right of another inves
tigation. But a counter complaint was
filed with the general assembly to meet
next month, signed by Rev. W. A. Gil-
ion. Rev. A. A. MeGeachy. Rev. Henn-
Austin. Rev. George L Betzer and
others. This complaint would have
carried up the statement of Dr. Cald-
well submitted in the investigation a*
conscientiously in loy-
iss felt himself called
New Orleans .
New York ..
Philadelphia .
Phoenix .....
St. Louis ...
San Antonio
San Francisco
Shreveport ..
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THREE FURNISHED ROOMS. SINGLE
or en suite. also two furnished for
light housekeeping 408 W. 1st st.
for some sarcastic comments from the
crowd, and charged that free speech
was barred by th© Bailey adherents.
He deprecated what he termed Sena-
tor Hanger’s "attack’’ upon him, per-
sonally. and stated that there seemed
to be an organized attempt to fright-
en other people from taking the stump
against Bailey.
He referre to that’^irt of Senator
Hanger’s speech wherein Assistant At-
torney General Lightfoot had been re-
ferred to as "Lighthead." and remarked
that with all that "Lighthead" has se-
cured evidence against the oil company
which had resulted tn the light being
thrown upon the Waters Pierce Oil
company.
A great crowd of Arlington s most
representative citizens were on hand
to greet the speakers, and it was plail-
ly evident throughout that they were
ten to one for the senator. After Mr.
Hanger’s speech, when Judge Bell aP-
peared for the second time. hisses Were
heard all over the house, and contin-
ued hurrahs for Bailey were heard.
The minority in the audience contin-
ually interfered with remarks, which
were promptly answered by the sena-
tor, and a feeling of intense partisan-
ship prevailed throughout.
A special car left Fort Worth at
7:30 o’clock with a slim crowd, owing
to the inclement weather, while many
took passage on the regular.7 0‘c9EK
Dallas car, not knowing of the special.
(The Recora ’■ North Fort Worth branch offie .
h is the North Fort Worts Drag comgany store,
Maia etreet aud Exchauge avenue, .where itema i
of news, subscripttona and claseiied ada wii De
accepted.)
A conservative estimate of the dam- 1
age wrought as a result of Saturday ।
mornings fires in North Fort Worth 1
and Rosen Heights, brings the amount :
up to $10,000 or $15,000.
The fire bug theory still holds good. 1
Only one other solution has been ad- .
vanced. This is. that it may be possi-
ble lodge paraphernalia in the Pritch-
ard building caught fire from a cigar
stump. carelessly thrown aside by i
someone who attended the smoker giv-
en in the hall Friday night. In the
ante-room was stored the paraphenalla
of the Knights of Pythias, Woodmen of
the World. Odd Fellows, L. B. A., and
the Woodmen Circle, valued at about
$500, all of which was a total loss, with ;
no insurance. The damage to the
building itself was small, about $500, -
and was fully covered by insurance"—-
Rosen Heights suffered its most dis-
astrous fire, and the losses were as
follows J. J. Riden, building, stock of
drugs and fixtures, and household fur-
nishings. $3,500, partly covered by
insurance; Ross Brothers, two build-
ings. total value $4,000, partly covered
by $2,000 insurance; J. H. Jones’ meat
market, stock and fixtures, value $500,
partly covered by insurance: W. I-
Greenslade’s confectionery $500, no in-
surance; W. N. Hampton’s barber shop,
$300, no insurance; A. C. Fisher. clothes
cleaning and pressing establishment,
loss $200, no insurance; Bovintan
Rangers. Company B. Fourth Infantry,
fifty guns and uniforms and 1,000
rounds of ammunition, with other
equipment, total loss; U. B. A. para-
phernalla, including $400 piano, no in-
surance; Odd Fellows and Rebekah’s
paraphernalia, total loss; Barton A Jen-
kins, stock and building. probable
value $1,500, partially covered by in-
surance; damage to White City hotel,
$50; damage to residence, $25.
ewe
Senator Hanger and Judge Bell par-
ticipated in a joint debate, at Manefieid
earlier In the day. Saturday. In which
practically the same, points »«-those
brought out at Arlington were re-
viewed. Senator Bailey haRpened. to
be on the same train with thespeak,
ers, being en route to Corsicana for
a speech Saturday. H« had previous
spent several hours in the.city oFort
worth, after his arrival from Coman:
Me Ue seater wm S r th
city to Houaton. Sunday, where he will
spak Monday, going thence to 14-
grange and Belleville. ___
WANTED COLORED WOMAN TO DO
general housework; must furnish
veerences. 1301 Hemphiil
General Assembly Sustains
Hanger stated that "no one would vote
for Davidson without lying to his wife.”
Regarding Colonel R M. Wynne, can-
didate for attorney general. Mr. Hanger
said
“He is about the last man of the
gallant band who you will have the
chance of voting for who more than
forty years ago risked their lives upon
the field of bat le for the Southland,
and I feel sure that you are going to
vote for him.” (Cries of "you bet we
will.”)
"Has Cyclone Davis been in Arling-
ton?" inqulred the speaker, humorous-
ly. and laughter assured him that it
was a fact Upon this assurance. Sen-
ator Hanger paid his respects to the
man who came "in the dark," but ex-
pressed himself as respecting the ut-
terances of Cyclone more than he did
those of certain other members of the
Bailey following.
Judge Bell closed the affafr with a
brief reply to the statements of Mr.
Hanger. He termed the followers of
Senator Bailey as "lackeys," and also
stated that he regretted the fact that
Senator Hanger had supported him
while in the race for governor, though
his sympathy ended there He recount-
ed the various offices he had held dur-
ing his public career, which came in
made that I came to Fort Worth for
any other cause is wholly false. My
session and congregation bear me wit-
ness that I have preached Christ with
no uncertain sound and with authority
"4. I have not sought and do not
seek, to agitate the church. I accepted
the call to the local church in good
faith. I have never found a time since
when I could conscientiously leave. I
feel that God's calls are not capricious
and uncertain. If I have come here in
obedience to what I conceived to be His
call I must remain ’till I have a clear
indication that He wishes me to move
on. All indieations so far have been
the other way, and if this unhappy
controversy is continued. I wish here
to state emphatically that I am not
the willing cause, but only the unwill-
ing occasion for an unnecessary agita-
tion and disturbance _of a pastorate
otherwise peaceful and happy.
“5. I wish to add that in spite of the
fact that I have been under discussion
for more than two years, my thanks
are nevertheless heartily given to the
presbytery of Fort Worth, which, in
the face of objections, has twice voted
my reception as a member; the second
time, on a fuller hearing, with an in-
creased majority.
ment association, issued this explana-
tionettlements are homes in the poorer
quartern of zhe city where educata4
men and woen may live in persanal
contact with the working people. Here
they may identify themselve: as.ctt;
sens, with all the public interests of
the neighborhood: may co-operate with
their neighbots in every effort for the
common good, and snare with,them,rin
th© spirit of friendship, the fruit and
inspiration of their wider opportunities.
“Purpose—To have a house, easily ac-
cessible. ample in space, hospitahle,and
tolerant in spirit, where all may meet
as neighbors and friends.
“Object—To provide a center for high-
er civic and social life, to institutand
maintain educational and philanthropid
enterprises and to investigate and im-
prove conditions. , I..
“Activities — Library, night school,
women’s clubs, penny savings banks,
playground, cooking classes, sewine
girl.’ club.. Boys ctubs. Sunday
evening neighborhood gatherings, lec-
tures, entertainments, etc.
"Be still sad heart and cease repining;
Behind the clouds the sun is shining:
i hy late is tle eommoh fate Qfa;;:
Into each life some rain must fall.
Some days must be dark and dreary.
However, those who have been kick-
jng about the rain should think of how
important those showers are to the
crops of Texas.
Never before, it is said, have crops,
especially gardens, looked so flourish-
ing. The refreshing rains have been
the life of early gardens. After heavy
rains, however, a little sunshine would
notgo total rainfall for the' month
was 1.15 inches up to 4 o’clock yester-
dav afteroon. This is .48 above the av-
ergae to date, and is considered
unusually encouraging for corn, wheat
andrat.nar thinks that the sun will
shine today and expects warmer
weathemperature this month has been
slightly lower than for the same month
in past years
Porterde’neharr M. sunday for
Fort Worth and vicinity—sunday sen-
"ftlt'Trt"-Bunday generally fair:
warmer in inferior
West Texas—Sunday fair.
wenther Conditions
Tho low pressure area In the extreme
northeast is causing snow in Michigan
and in the upper lake region, with high
w"nd. in the lakes. Duluth and Minne-
Iota reporting fifty-two miles maxi-
mum wind. Heavy rain has occurred
mn the Virginia cohst. Rain nontinuet
falling in Arkansas and in Fortheast
presive of his views After considera-
tion of the paper, a resolution was of-
fered by Dr. J. B French to the effect
that the paper read by Dr. Caldwell
was in substantial harmony with the
symbols of the church, but the reso-
lution was rejected by a majority vote.
The charges above quoted, filed by
Rev. W. H. McCullough alleging heresy,
were, by motion, taken from the docket
and laid on the table, and Rev. Mr.
McCullough gave notice of appeal by
way of complaint to the synod against
the action of the presbytery.
Oct. 18, 1907, the synod, at its ses-
sion in Ballinger, sustained The com-
plaint of W. H. McCulough and ren-
y General Davidson was
without gloves and Senator
a sufficient answer to the order for
investigation. The overtures of peace
came from the minority of the presby-
tery but were unanimously adopted and
everybody was relieved and all were
happy that the matter was finally closed.
Dr. McCullough, the leader of the
minority, walked up and shook Dr.
Caidwell by the hand and said: "Well,
brother, the war is over, and we are
all glad of it.” And this was the sig-
ns! for rejoicing.
The so-called Caldwell case was first
brought up in the fall of 1904, at a
meeting of the Fort Worth presbytery
at Venus. Dr. Caldwell, on examina-
tion. was then admitted and given the
right to tak© up the pastorate of the
First Presbyterian church hers, to
whih he had been called. The vote
stod thirteen to twelve, however, and
the minority, led by Rev. J. V. McCall,
entered a complaint and appealed to
the synod at Austin. On first hearing
the synod remanded the case back to
the presbytery for further data. A new
nearing before the presbytery was held
at Weatherford in November, 1904 and
the vote this time stood fourteen to
eleven in favor of admitting Dr. Cald-
well.
The minority appealed again to the
synod and the case was heard in Hous-
ton. The synod declared Dr. Caldwell
guilty of heresy by a vote of about
two to one.
Membership Wins.
The membership of the First Pres-
byterian church, standing solidly to-
gether? appealed the case to the gen-
eral assembly of the Presbyterian
church, which convened In Greenville,
S. C., in May, 1906. Upon that hearing,
the following judgment was rendered.
1. That in sustaining the com-
plaint of the members of the ses-
sion of the First Church of Fort
Worth, the action of the synod of
Texas, Nov. 82, 1905, is thereby set
asdSrhe errect of this judgment is:
That Rev. William Caldwell haa been
since the day of his reception into
Fort Werth presbytery, and is now,
a member of the presbytery; and
that Rev. William Caldwell since
the day of his installation, Nov. 30.
1904. as pastor of the First PreB-
byterian enuren ot hud worih 48
been and is now the pastor of said
in September following, the follow-
ing overtures were sent to the Synod
by the presbyteries of Paris and El
Paso. _ — .
Overture From Paris.
Resolved, That the presbytery of
Paris overture the synod of Texas
to require the presbytery of Fort
Worth to proceed at once, if they
have not done so already, to try
Rev. Wiliam Caldwell as to the
soundness of his views.
Overture From El Paso.
Inasmuch as the action of the
last general assembly In the Cald-
well case is very indefinite, and in-
asmuch as it did not pass on the
real merits of the case, and inas-
much as what was done was done
through counting votes, contrary to
th© way in which they were in,
tended, and against the pretest of
the voters, and inasmuch as the
assembly failed to show wherein
the synod violated Presbyterian
law or to point out the place in the
book of church order violated by
the synod of Texas, and whereas
by said indecisive action, the ac-
tion of the synod of Texas, while
contending for the truth, was over-
ruled and a minister has been
forced into our synod against the
judgment of synod, and whos
teachings are dangerous as shown
by the records of the case and en-
tirely out of harmony with our
standards. Therefore El Paso pres
bytery would respectfully overture
synod in session at Dallas to ear-
nestly protest against the illegal
action of the last general assem-
bly to interpret the book of church
orders, and do direct, the preshy-
terv of Fort Worth to prefer
charges against Dr. Caldwell, and
try him for heresy-
Influenced by these overtures, the
synod at Ils session held in Dallas, Oc-
tober. 1906, passed the following order:
We recommend that these overtures
“I think Fort Worth will have the
•pporrumty of entertmaning 6,000 union
labor men during the even rag week,
and that they wall ayend many mare
nthousands of doilars."-J. k. Frieke,
kresident at the Texas State Fed era-
tion of Labor.
Seven conventions of labor organisa-
tions will be la session in Fort W orth
next Tuesday. Preparations have bevn
made by the local unions to entertain
6,vuv visitors. 'Ine organizations to be
represented are:
Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers.
Order of Railway Conductors.
brotherhood ot Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen.
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
> Electricai Workers. Second district,
lexas State Federation of Labpr.
Farmers union executive ommittee.
Local ommites have practically
completed ihe entertalnment featureb.
The final arrangements will be coi-
pleted at $:30 o’clock Monday morning,
when all of the committees, comprising
the union organizations and ladies’
auxiliaries meet at the Labor Temple.
Second and Throckmorton streets.
J. H. Fricke, president of the State
Federation of Labor, reached here from
Galveston last evening and is quartered
at the Hotel Worth.
Frank N. Graves, secretary-treasurer
of the federation, is to arrive today.
L G. Swope, G. E. Allgaier and Henry
Rabe, members of the committee on
auditing and credentials, are now on
the ground and held an informal meet-
ing at Hotel Worth last evening.
Legislative Maters.
The most important features of the
conventions here will be recommenda-
tions for legislation favorable to union
labor in Texas and the elections of of-
ficers.
The first three matters that the con-
yentions will ask the next legislature
to take up are:
To pass an act for the initiative and
referendum.
To provide for compulsory education
in Texas.
To abolish the poll tax.fee.
These recommendations, it was stated
last evening, will be unanimously
adopted. .
The meeting of the executive com-
mitee of the Farmers" unton w1l! not
be very important. President D. J.
Neil will submit his usual report, and
the quarterly business will be trans-
acted. The stat© convention of the
Farmers uion will be held Aug. 4.
All bodies wll spend most of their
time discussing legislative matters.
Each organization will prepare its rec-
ommendations and name one especial
law which it desires passed by th% next
legislature.
April 17, the last day of the conven-
tion .there will be a joint meeting of
all of Ue organisations. At this meet-
ing it will be decided what legislative
recommendations shall be adopted
The recommendations of the individ-
ual organizations will be taken up, one
by one and a general decision reached.
Federation Is Legislative.
The State Federation of labor is
purely a legislative body for other la-
bor unions. While this is its eleventh
convention, the organization is only
eight years old. being organized at
Cleburne, and Mas held conventions in
Dallas, San Antonio, Waco. Houston
Fort Worth, Galveston, Denison, Beau-
mont, Austin and now back to Fort
Worth.
The officers of the Mtate Federation
of Iaabor are as follows
J. H Fricke president. Galveston.
F N Graves. secretary-Creasurer,
Cleburne.
Vice Presidents—J W. Parks Dal-
las; W H Crow. Austin. J H. Harmon,
Houston, H E. Knight. Fort Worth
W. W. Bell, Waco; J G. Noyes, Port
Arthur; B. P. Moore. Corpus Christi;
C. I. Ightfoot, Thurber. William M.
oefgen, San Antonio; W B Hicks
Marshall; J. D. Monroe, Sherman; W.
I Scarborough, Abilene W F Curtis,
Galveston; H. Kachel, Denison; Oscar
Ackerman. Beaumont: J. C. Phillipe,
Bridgeport.
He Refers to Friends of Senator Bailey
as "Lackeys"—Crowd Was
With Hanger.
WANTED—YOUNG LADY STENO-
grepher and typewriter, with some
experlence. Address with references.
A 122. Recora.
Texas Worth and vicinity have indi-
cations favoring fair weather in gen-
eral for Sunday, vith warmer condi-
tions. • —Temp-— Rain-
fall.
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