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HAST HOI*, IIA8TKOI* COUNTY, TKXAS. FRIDAY, MAY JUt 1911.
NUMBER <>.
.IS II
national, state, foreign,
interest to readers.
OF
WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED THIS WEEK
6hort Mentioning of Interesting Hap-
penings From Day to Day Through-
out the World.
washington news.
Satisfactory reports from the Mexl-
«au mediation conference at Niagara
Kalis Monday Increased the hopes of
the Washington government that in-
ternational warfare ran he averted
and ultimate peace brought to Mexico.
There will be no action by the house
committei- on -the bill introduced by
Representative Buchanan of Texas
proposing a more equitable distribu-
tion of the money set aside lor topo-
graphical work by the federal govern
ment until after the congressional re-
cess.
Whether congress will adjourn in
July or late in the fall probably will
be determined this week. Democratic
leaders fur several weeks have pre
dieted they would put through the
legislation asked by President Wil-
son and still get away by July 15.
but developments in the last few
days have led some leaders to revise
this opinion it was admitted that
If the senate undertakes to put
through antitrust legislation of a
comprehensive nature adjournment
hardly can he had for several weeks
alter the tentative date mentioned
The senate committee on postoffices
and post roads Krlday favorably re
ported to tite senate
ol tSeorge I) Armlstead of San An-
ton io as post master at that place.
The administration will get behind
the claims of the Oklahoma oil pro-
ducers and urge adoption of provis-
ions of the (JoreDavenport bill regu-
lating oil pipe lines, as a part of the
pending anti-trust measure. The Ok
iahoma situation was laid before the
president at the White House confer-
ence recently.
Actual work on construction of rru
proposed Interurban railway to con
icct Waco and Austin via Temple,
Texas, in 10 begin soon
To express the well wishes of the
people of Texas for the Jackles and
marines who serve Uncle Sam's great
est fighting ship, the dreadnought
which takes its name from the State
of Texas, the school children of tin-
State have contributed their mites
each toward furnishing the battleship
with a silver service; and now the
forty-eight magnificent pieces have
been secured and sent to Galveston,
there to await the arrival of tiie Texas,
on which occasion a formal presenta-
tion will be made, with boys and girls
from all parts of the State participat-
ing in the exercises.
A dramatic climax marked the close
of the sensational testimony of ('has
S. Mellen, former president, of the
New Haven railroad, before the inter-
state commerce commission in Wash-
ington Friday when, with evidence of
deep emotion, Mr. Mellen declared the
late .1 I'ierpont Morgan was cognizant
of the Grand Trunk negotiations on
which he (Mr. Mellen) was criminally
indicted for violation of the Sherman
anti-trust act, and that he "took the
Indictment that belonged to liiin (Mor-
gan), believing it would have killed
the aged financier if he had been in-
dicted,"
K W. Crouch of McGregor, Texas,
wis *"lected president and Galveston
was selected as the place of the next
annual meeting of the Texas Grain
Dealers' Association Friday at Fort
Worth
The attorney general's department
of Texas Friday approved an amend-
ment to the charter of the Itio Grande
and lOI Paso Railroad Company of El
Paso, changing the name of the com-
pany to the K1 Paso and Santa Fe
he nomination j Hailroad Company. .
Ily a vote of 423 to 151 the taxpay-
ers of Beaumont. Texas, Wednesday
adopted the $175,000 bond Issue for
the purchase of the Kirby site for
docks end wharves and the erection
l thereon of terminal facilities.
IS
RURAL CREDITS LEGISLATION IS
NOT SO EASY TO DEVISE AS
HAD BEEN THOUGHT.
GOES OVER TO NEXT WINTER
President Wilson Consents to Post-
ponement After Realising Difficul-
ties of the Question and Differ-
ences of Opinion in Congress.
state and domestic news.
Standing of Texas League clubs:
Club— Games. Won Lost. P.C
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.1 P Morgan Monday characterized ■
as untrue the testimony of Charles i
H Mellen, former head of the New
York, New Haven aud Hartford rail !
road, before the interstate commerce j
commission In Washington last week
that .1 I'ierpont Morgan concealed
from Mr Mellen facts regarding the
New Haven road which Mr Mellen
should have known.
Bringing 20,000 bags of raw sugar,
the Norwegian steamship Nils arrived
in Galveston Monday from Clcnfuegos
aud other Cuban ports The sugar is
destined to Texas mills.
George J. Gould, chairman of the
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company,
Monday in New York announced after
a meeting of the directors that an ex-
tension of time had been granted
holders of the $25,000,000 three-year
notes maturing June I to deposit their
notes and thus signlf> their willing
ness to have the notes extended for
one year.
The Interstate commerce commis-
sion Monday at Washington denied
the Southwestern carriers an advaifie
of 4c per hundred in the rate on malt
In carloads from Chicago and points
In Wisconsin and Missouri to Texas.
The complaint was filed by Texas
brewers,
David Hauler and Sam Burns, Jr.,
each 12 years of age, were drowned
lti the Trinity river just below the
six mile dam near Fort Worth Satur
day They were members of a party
of six boy scouts of the First Meth-
odist church who went out lor an all
George V. Rotiui of Waco carried
off the championship of the Texas
Golf Association for the third sueces
slve time on the links of the San An-
tonio Country Club Satur.lay. defeat-
ing George N. AMn.dge of Dallas N up
and 7 to go.
Practically all of what ma> be term-
■d winter truck, cabbage and lettuce
for the most part, has been gathered
In the San Benito district. I.ast
< eek's shipment of cabbage was only
*'Jf< cars, bringing the total season
lovement of cabbage up to car
loads.
Charges of bribery, coercion and
perjury made in connection with ef
forts to obtain a new trial for l.eo M.
Frank, under sentence of death for
the murder of 14 year-old Mary Pha
gan, Friday at Atlanta, Ga, resulted
In five Indictments being returnei by
the Fulton County urand jury.
FOREIGN NEWS.
General Villa intends to push into
Mexico City before mediation confer-
ences at Niagara Falls are concluded,
and tills has caused a movement of
forces back from Salt I Ho to Torreon
I to open the campaign on Zacatecas.
By a vote of 351 to 274. a majority
of 77. the house of commons in Lon-
don Monday passed the hoinu rule
bill
The British government, acting con-
trary to the hopes held out by Pre-
mier Asijiilth to a recent deputation,
finally decided Monday not to partici-
pate in the Panama Pacific Exposition
at San Francisco.
During the past year there has been
<i considerable falling off in the num-
ber of strikes in France. There were
1.471 strikes in all, Involving 230,64(i
strikers.
Vn urgent deficiency bill carrying
an appropriation of $ti,300,000 and in-
cluding many Items covering the ex
pense of troops in Mexico, was passed
by the senate Monday.
Textile workers in France have 92,-
547 union members in 115 local unions.
A f< .v months ago when the rebel-
lion had been put down In the south-
ern provinces of China, and a com
mu 11 ii)ue from the treasury announced
J that the customs were rapidly pay-
I Ing off the Boxer debt, and that the
| negotiations with foreign bankers
were progressing favorably, it seemed
us though the republic of China would
lie a success. Since then, however,
many things have happened to de-
stroy this delusion. First, the depre-
dations ot the White Wolf, which Is
rapidly becoming a formidable revolu-
tionary movement, culling for the res
ignatlon of the president. Yuan Shlh
kai Second, the new constitution,
which makes the president dictator
for life.
The western half of the Scandi-
navian peninsula, like the eastern
half, has become agitated by the prob-
lem of national defense. The cam-
paign for a strengthened armament
appears almost daily to assume some
new phase of popular Interest, and It
Is believed that the common demand
for protection against encroachment
by any of the European powers may
bring Norway and Sweden together
again to the extent of a defensive alli-
ance.
Stoppage of the Tehuantepec rail
w 'route across Mexico has so in
crMi m| traffic across the Isthmus ol
Panama that the Panama railroad is
almost unable to cope with the sltua
Hon. Practically every car the rail
rpad owns is in service and still
s*ins plains of freight are seen dally at
anchor in the Pacific roadsted of Bal
boa waiting for a chance to got to
the wharf to uitioad
Frau Bettl Yaninl. a Viennese act-
ress who nearly all her life played
comic roles, celebrated her 100th
birthday recently in London En-
gland. It Is hardly fifteen years
since she retired.
By GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington.—Two commissions, oue
authorized by the United States gov-
ernment and another organized by the
southern commercial congress, went
to Europe to study the subject of
agricultural credits. Their reports
were voluminous and apparently were
prepaj-ed carefully. It is probable
that a majority in congress thought
that when these reports had been
studied and embodied lu a bill the
last word on the subject had beeu
spoken.
President Wilson has consented that
rural credits, or laud bank, legislation
shall go over until the next session
In doing so senators and representa-
tives say Mr Wilson has recognized
existing conditions in congress. The
laud bank question, it is urged, is a
much harder problem to solve than
many persons supposed when It was
said that a bill ouce prepared by seem-
ingly competent authority could be
paused with comparatively little de-
bate.
Now a writer of discernment on the
subject says: "But the prophets of
legislation did not take into account
the size of the United States; nor
the fact that a system which might
work admirably lu a country like Ger-
many or France might disclose grave
defects in a country where one state
alone is larger than Germany and
France put together. Moreover, the
people of the United Stutes do not
take as naturally to federal aid In
their affairs as the people of Europe,
aud often see an embarrassment in
federal Intervention where Europeans
would ee only a help."
No Bill Reported by Committee*.
For the reasons Jus! given, It seems
likely that a rural credits bill did not
come forth as quickly as it might from
the congressional propagating plaut.
There have been several bills Intro-
duced, one bearing the names of Sen
ator Fletcher of Florida and Repre-
sentative Moss of Indiana and which
embodies the conclusious of the com-
mission appointed by the government.
No bill as yet has been reported out
of the banking and currency commit-
tee of either house or senate. In
truth, the two committees dodged the
whole subject In a way by appointing
a joint subcommittee whose duty it
was to be to prepare a bill which
would be acceptable to the administra-
tion.
Differences have arisen among the
members of both branches over
fundamentals Senator Hollis wanis a
national laud bank capitalized by the
government, while Representative
Moss aud those who think with him
believe that private capital should
bo employed. Representative Bathrick
of Oblo has Introduced a bill making
the postal bank funds available for
use by the land banks
Decide to Adjourn July 10.
The Democratic majority In con
gress has made up Its mind to bring
about adjournment by July 10 If pos
Bible. Word to this effect was re-
ceived with considerable surprise be-
cause coupled with it was the word
that some of the legislation which
was expected the president would ask
to have passed at this session would
be put over probably "uutil a more
convenient season."
Tbe anti-trust measures will be
passed by the house, a caucus of the
Democrats to make action a party
duty having made the order of tbe
day. it is held by the administra-
tion's supporters that with the tariff,
the currency and antl trust measures
enacted since Mr. Wilson came Into
ottlce the record of legislative achieve
ment will be a sufficiently stroug one
with which to go before the country in
the congressional elections.
When Senator Kern and other
Democratic leaders In the upper
house talked to the president about
the possibility of an adjournment
early In July, It was agreed that con-
gress could put through the lolls re-
peal bill and anti-trust legislation.
Burr.l credits will be put off almost
unquestionably until next winter. The
Immigration measure is one which
some of the congressmen are afraid
to grasp because of Its thorns aud be-
cause also they fear that with the
literacy test Included the president
may Interpose his veto. V
As to Immigration Bill.
This measure to restrict immlgra
ton by imposing the reading test Is
1! this writing on the senate calendar
waiting action. The representatives
viid senators who oppose the readlug
rovislou lu the lumigratloa bill hm It
!
was passed by the bouse of represen-
tatives were convinced not long ago
that Mr. Wilsou would see to it that
because of tbe reading lest, the nieas
ure would uot bo allowed to become a
law. Opinion In Washington, how-
ever, seems to have changed recently
and now the understanding is that
Mr. Wilson will put his name to the
bill if It gets to him
Trade With Latin-America.
The ilrst vessel ou commerce bent
has passed through the Panama canal
John Barrett, director general ot the
Pan-American union, wants the United
stutes to understand the great op- ,
portunltlei which are before It for
increased trade when the canal be- !
comes, as It will shortly, an active j
highway of commerce between the
two great oceans. Mr. Ilarrett per- i
haps is the last American authority
011 all matters pertaining to the trade
und development of the countries on ;
this continent which he to the south
of the Uulted States.
Mr. Barrett has had something to
Hay to your correspondent about the
increased trade opportunities which
will come to all western America as
the result of the opeuiug of the water-
way.
"Reaching directly south from a line
drawn from San Diego, Cal., to Key
West. Fla.," said he, are 20 countries
covering an area of 9,000,000 square j
miles! This Is three times the con |
nected area of the United States j
Their population is, approximately. [
0,000,000. This is seven-tenths of the
population of the United States, and
it is destined to Increase even more
rapidly in the future through tmmigra
Hon and general development than Is
the population of this country. These
20 countries last year conducted a for
eign trade—that is, bought und sold
with the rest of the world—valued at
the extraordinary figure of $2,600,000,-
000. This total Is all the more impres-
sive when we bear iu mind that it rep-
resents the remarkable increuse of $i.-
000,000,000 In the last ten years.
Should Grow Even More Rapidly.
"Inasmuch as 'commerce la the life
of natlous,' tbetie 20 sister republics of
Central and South America can cer-
tainly be called lusty and full-blooded '
If they can carry on a trade of $2,500.-
000.000 per annum before the Panama
canal Is completed, and before the
world generally has awakened to their
enormous potentialities and possibili-
ties. Is It not reasonable to estimate
that It will grow to $5,000,000,000 with
In ten. or at the outside, fifteen years
after the caual Is completed and the
great eastern and western routes of
commerce are swung around to north
and south Hues, as now seems Inevlt
able? Surely prizes of commerce es
tlmated at such figures as these are
worthy of the most earnest aud per
sistent efforts of the business Interests
of America.
"There Is a great deal of nonsense
and buncombe ubout l^itiu-Amerlcans
not caring to trade with the business
men of the United States I do not
know of a single American exporter or
Importer who Is uot Just as ready to
buy from, or sell to, an American
manufacturer or merchant an he Is to
buy from or sell to a manufacturer or
merchant of Europe, provided the
American can offer him the same
advantages as the man from Eu-
rope. '(here is, occasionally, antl
United States talk In some Lar.lt)
American newspapers, and there t.re
now and then anti-American out
bursts of political agitators, but the
rank and tile of the business men of
Latin America ar« not affected by '
these Incidents.
Not Monopolized by Europe.
"Before this I have spoken of the
I great world trade of Latln-Amerlca
Naturally, the next question to be an-
swered is What Is the share of the
United States In Pan-American com-
1 merce? In answering this question I
desire to dispose of several bogies and
falliAtes which are too often pro-
claimed by uninformed writers and
speakers It Is not trui that the United
States has a small trade with l^utin-
Amerlca It Is not true that the United
States Is being distanced by European
countries in that field It Is not true
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BASTROP, TEXAS
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THE HAIR DRESSER
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The Powell Oil Mill Go.
Will pay the Highest Price tn Cash, glre
you Honest Weights, and buy at any time,
winter or summer
Your Cotton Seed
Bagging — Ties
Buy and Sell
To exchange for the
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Five passenger. 4 cylinder 25 horse power, com-
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$750.00.
Five passenger, 35 horse power, complete with
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$1,085.00
OUR GUARANTEE GO WITH THESE CARS
W. T. WROE & SONS, Agents
AUSTIN, TEXAS
that Kuropeau exporters, manufactur-
ers and importers are monopolizing
Ijitln American markets to 'bedlsad
vantage of those of the United States
It is not. true that the Latin-Americans
prefer to trade with Kuropeans rather
than with North America It Is not true
that there are 110 good steamship fa
cllltles for trade and travel between
the 1'tilled States and these rountrles
All these conditions did exist a few
years ago, but, as a result of the ex
traordlnary propaganda and eftort of
the I'an American union and of the
state and commerce departments of
'lie I'nlted State*, a vast change has
come about, and now the trade of
the United States with I.atln America
is advancing so rapidly and so satisfac-
torily that it should be encouraged to
continue and extend its efforts to a
still greater degree."
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