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BELTON, TEXAS, TUESDAY, NOVEnBER 10, iqoS
THE GREATEST NEED OF THE HOUR
Address of Hon. F. A. Derthick
on a Timely Subject
It la a blessed thing to live In an
age like this and dwell in a land like
oura, marked a* it is, and within our
memory has been, by the most mar-
veloua development, discoveries and
Inventions of any age, or land.
We must admit, however, that the
improvement of our public highways
has not kept pace with our progress
along most other lines. This fail-
ure has at last been realized and to-
day thousands of earnest "good road
workers" are distributed through all
the States of the Union. May we
not hope that from this and similar
conventions a general movement for
good roads may be inaugurated? The
varied interests represented here in-
dicates the breaking down of bar-
riers, the harmonizing of differences,
and a keener appreciation of the
fact that the question of improved
roads Is a vital one - to citizens in
every walk in lite. The call for bet-
ter roads has steadily increased in
volume until today It is voiced by
manufacture, commerce,, agriculture
and mining, and when this great
quartette of sisters join hands, we
may predict that in the near future
the Nation ltse!f will embark in a
well devised plan of permanent road
improvement, along systematic lines.
Transportation companies are in-
terested becajis", given good roads
there would be an end of the semi-
annual conjestlon at shipping points
which now requires an enormous ex-
pense for cars at certain seasons
which lie idle the balance of the
year.
The producer is interested for the
reason that in anticipation of the
certain return each Fall, and Spring
of Impassable -oads he must hurry
forward his crops to sell in a glut-
ted market at prices not always war-
ranted by the supply, and which
would not be accepted if he were able
to deliver bla produce in response to
the demand of the consumer, who in
turn is often the victim of extortion-
ate prices by reason of bad toads in
the country. With good roads the
stream of supplies would be more ' atic work for the future.
constant, thereby relieving the con- ' Speaking for Ohio, our legislature
at the session just closed
limitations upon aoclal life upon the
roada. It should be remembered
farm, due to the impassable roads
at those seasons of the year when
from the nature of his calling the
farmer has more leisure for larger
social life and consequent mental
renewing. It la estimated that In
the United States we have approxi-
mately two millions of miles of dirt
that upon nearly each mile of this
vast stretch there Uvea a farmer,
who1, with his family are mud-bound
prisoners during a considerable1 por-
tion of the year. Close observers of
economic conditions insist that this
fact alone had driven thousands of
our brlghest boys and girls from the
farm.
The farmer ahould not oppose this
advance step in the march of pro-
gress, for no citizen will receive any
greater benefit than he. Good roads
and centralized schools, rural de-
livery, and a larger social life, go
hand in hand, and all. contribute in
making life upon the farm, larger,
fuller, and the farm home a more
beautiful place to be. Add to this
the fact proven by experience that
road improvement nearly always re-
sults in an increase of land values,
from 25 ptr cent, to 100 per cent,
and ,it would be strange indeed were
not the farmer almost en masse
found In line for a proposition mean-
ing so much, and offering so much In
added comfort, pleasure and profit
to rural life.
Vast amount? of labor and mon-
ey have been expended upon our
roads in the past, but save in a few
instances we have as a result mud-
holes, ruts, wash-outs and failures.
Had this expenditure been intelli-
gently directed we should have to-
day many thousands of miles of per-
manent roads. Protests, loud and
deep, are now being made against
this misdirected, hap-hazard road
work, and this in connection with
the growing feeling that the State
should assist in the construction of
roads promises to inaugurate system-
gestlon noted above; the producer
and consumer would be less depend-
ent upon changing conditions, the
great law of supply and demand
would find full expression to the
mutual financial advantage of both
producer and consumer in the net
saving of the many millions of dol-
lars now finding their way into the
hands of those who do not sow, nor
reap, neither do they spin.
This fact alone justifies a tax up-
on the duplicate of every town and
State In the Union, for the perma-
nent Improvement of roads, as there
can be no expenditure of money
more nearly effecting every citizen
of the Republic, than this which in-
Again, the farmers are calling
loudly for better roads because of the
volves the food supply of all the peo-
new departure in the means of edu-
cation. The 11.tie red school Jiouse
has done valiant work in all the past
and from Its portals there have come
up each year an army of yaung men
and women who have reinforced ev-
ery department of human activity,
but the district school must pass, for
pie.
the tenancy Is towards centraliza-
tion and In Ohio as well as in other
States tk pupils of an entire town-
ship sre being transported to cen-
tralized schools where they have all
the privileges of a graded school
with high school In connection, all
under the supervision of a college-
bred man or woman. At the end of
/ the course, they are ready for the
freshman year In college yet all the
pus 33t 8d am peXofns eA«q 9111*
safety of their fathers house. To
this advance ii the cause of edit'
cation for the farm boy and girl the
periodical seaeon of mud roads of-
fers the most serious hindrance. The
sickle, the cradle, the scythe, the
(loll, the ox-cart and "the old oaken
bucket," all, all have passed, and
the little red school house must glv«
place to better things, and If now we
can speed the parting of these erst-
while honored factors In civilization
Wj? adding to their procession their
brother of 111 repute. Bad Roads,
I feel sure that we will run to the
nearest Methodist church and bor-
row Its loudest—Amen. .
Again—the call for good roads In
the rural sections Is growing more
Insistent because of tfce recent bless-
ing of rural mail delivery. It la Im-
possible to dlsaasociate this great
boon to the farmer from the question
of good roads, upon whoae presence
or absence, the full success and ulti-
mate general extension depends.
Scarcely lees Important than the
above considerations are the enforced
enacted a
road law providing in the construc-
tion of roads under the law the State
shall pay 60 per cent., the County
25 per cent., the township 15 per
cent., and the abutting property 10
per cent. A moderate appropriation
waB made and the great work Is
begun In the Buckeye State. This
will prove like "casting our bread
upon the wateis" for this expendi-
ture of State funds will return after
many days, fourfold. Population
will be Increased, business invited,
lectures multiplied, religious work
and services promoted and the wealth
and prosperity of the State enhanced.
Federal Aid.
The National Grange, supported by
every State Grange In the land, is
today asking that Federal aid be
extended In constructing our coun-
try roads. The need and propriety
of such aid Is conceded on all sides,
and the ranks of those who have op-
posed it are rapidly thinning out.
Every citizen In this great Republic
Is dependent upon the country road
for his very life. Food and cloth-
ing are the essentials, all else Is In-
cidental. The fa-, trier's road Is the
Nation's life, and as population In-
creases it becomes a still larger fact-
or In our economic and Industrial
life. It Is highly Important that the
transportation of food and clothing
be at the lowest possible cost, with
the greatest possible epeed. The to-
tal cost of food and all supplies Is
materially affected by the cost of
rural transportation. The demand
for supplies from the country is said
to be increasing in a geometrical
progression, while the ability of the
lands now under cultivation to pro-
duce goes by the slower process of
arithmetical progression. We gather
from this that In the near future
many millions of acres of our domain
now remote from shipping points
must be laid under contribution to
the food supply of the country. These
remote and now Inaccessible acres
must be brought nearer to the points
of shipments, which can only be done
by Improved roads. The farmer is
Impressed with the necessity for per-
manent roads but Is staggered at the
cost. The undertaking Is too large
for Individuals, or communities, and
in this extremity he turns to his gov-
ernment, as t>- *«jraier of every land
and clin- e«e '•« before him. In
making t> i« fl o ti>d t e does not come
empty hr. M < uppllsnt. He
knowa that M *m • rooA bank ac-
count with *«• government. It Is
(or bin to teed and cloth the world
year the farmers of the United States
not only produced th6 food and oth-
er supplies for the more than eighty
millions of people here, but they aent
acroas the sea and sold In foreign
countries a billion and five hundred
millions dollar'; worth of farm prod-
ucts. This preserved the Balance of
Trade with *11 countries and
gave five hundred millions for
Uncle Sam to "lay up" for o
rainy day. But for this a bil-
lion dollars must have been sent
abroad to pay for our imports. It was
enough to pay the entire appropria-
tion of Congress and still add five
hundred millions to the National
wealth. Thoughtful statisticians now
tell us that the products of our
farms for 1908, will exceed all pre-
vious years and reach the grand to-
tal of eight billions of dollars. The
agriculture of the United States is
the "milch cow" of the United States
and from her our teeming millions
are drawing their dally sustenance
From our exports. Uncle Sam has
for many years been paying his debts
and should have deposited to our
credit some billions of dollars be-
sides. We are asking for. but a
small portion of our own. Who shall
say that it is not ours? For what
has our money been expended? Hun-
dreds of millions for public build-
ings Into which the farmer seldom
enters, and In which he has but lit-
tle Interest, yet consenting to the ex-
penditure through patriotism and
love of country. Again, from 1902
till 1908, Inclusive, 150 millions of
our money has b en paid to somebody
for the avowed purpose of improve-
ment of waterways, yet before a
bushel or pound can be loaded upon
any boat or ship, It must be hauled
In a farmer's wagon over a road that
he Is forced to build at his own ex-
pense. A road, too, that Is wide
open not only to every citizen of this
country, but to the citizens of all
countries, even to the Islands of the
sea, without money and without price
To this seeming favoritism and in-
justice the farmer has not seriously
objected thus far, but he remembers
that although waterways as competi-
tors In transportation are attrac-
tive as an argument before congres-
sional committees, he Is but Indirect-
ly benefited, as only a small percent,
of his produce finds Its way to mar-
ket In boats. It is not too much to
say that a much larger per ct. of our
produce is hauled from the field di-
rect to comsumer by the farmer him-
self, and over roads that are at times
well nigh impaE&able, thereby great-
ly reducing our profit, though ad-
ding to the price to the consumer.
By far the larger part of our p.o-
duce Is consumed at home and finds
its way to market by railroads, but
whether by boat or rail, It ALL first
goes over the farmer's road In a farm-
er's wagon.
From this viewpoint It must ap-
pear to any fair mlnd~that any ar-
gument offered for government aid
In the dredging of rivers, building
locks, dams and break-waters. Is pit-
ifully weak compared with argument
for "Federal Aid " in building country
roads, for the reason that a very
small per cent, of our people are at
all Interested in canals, rivers, or
even seas, while one hundred per
cent, pf our people depend on the
country road for their very life. The
greater includes the less. The farmer
is the sple and only class that pro
duces everything, for everything
comes from the soil. While this is
true, we realize the Interdependence
so proper and necessary to our ad
vanclng civilization, and do not ob-
ject to a reasonable portion of the
fruits of our fields b^Ing expended
In the erection of buildings for cities,
or for the improvement of waterways,
even though It be a seml-prlvate en-
terprise, but the National Grange
from now, straight on,, will, as the
only considerable body of organized
farmers of the United States, enter
an emphatic protest|to the long-time
policy of the government in appro
prlatlng the entije amount of our
surplus (o promote every interest
save ovrs. More especially is this
statement true, and will ever bo true,
relating to the modern proposition
The tendency of the race Is toward
peace and our «.ves have been glad-
dened within a few months by the
scene at the Hague—"Where In
concord furled, were the battle flags
of a gatherd world." ,■
Acting under good legal advice as
the country affords, the National
Grange Executive and Legislative
Committee in response to specific res-
olution by the body secured the in-
troduction in the 60th Congress of
"House Bill No. 16837," by Mr. Cur-
rier.
This is not the time, nor it It my
purpose to discuss the details of the
grange bill, but it has ben carfully
studied to avoid objections raised
against previous bills. It creates a
Highway Department, and aa an en-
tering wedge appropriates fifty mil-
lion dollars to be equitably distri-
buted among the respective States, ex
pended under the supervision of ex-
perts, with provision for co-operation
with State and local authorities in
construction ofr improved roads In a
vclentlfic manner, with a view of
getting a dollar's worth of service
from each dollar Ckpfnft.l. The bill
may not prove perfect, but it is a
beginning, and the National Grange
Is behind It, and we invite all good
roads' associations, and good roads
workera to join In an effort to se-
cure its enactment.
I am here as a, delegate appointed
by the Governor of my State ,as well
as an appointee of the Master of the
National Grange, and I have a lively
interest in the object of this union
meeting. If it ba true, as is charged,
that the swift flying auto destroys an
improved road, It' fa a problem to be
solved, for the auto has come to stay,
and to go. Th^^Riers of autos for
the most part are uberal contributors
to the revenues Olf;-the government
and will be anxious to co-operate in
the maintenance 4*.the roads. Per-
sonally I should regret exceedingly
the dlsappearanca ef the motor from
the rural sections. It* flashes by my
home filled.with ladles.and gentle
RECOUNT DEMANDED IN ILLS.
to jrivo rr.illicns annually as subsi
dies for ships that ore to belong ex
clft-lvely to private parties when
constructed, on the plea that they
will be In readiness for a war that
will never come. Millions for a mer-
chant marine, and other millions for
battle ships, when everybody know,
that the contest* of the future will
be on the Industrial field and the
weapons BRAINS, not bullets. Mil
'lions upon millions, in preparation
for war, but not a penny to make
passable the country road over
which country children must be
transported to secure that education
which Burke says "Is a Nations cheap
defense." The schoolmaster with his
primer 1s to be the general of the fu
tare, for the tendency of, the world
la away from war, which hat been
:ity' and adds
lng to a life that
% early and wide
the-country peo-
iW, and when the
tc6nsiderate driv
iproach upon the
t driven out of
civifaed, which
g*in.
"#el-
men and from ib'
brightness and
Is often sombi
spread prejt^
pie Is not gi
small per ce:
ers who now
entire fratei
the field, oir
meaMLj
the auto ahdT 6cCup
come visitors.
I look forward to the time when
the auto will be of practical service
in the country, not only In the trans
portation of crops from farms remote
from shipping points, but in the trans
portation of our children to the cen
tralized schools of the future, thus
obviating the enforced Irksome ride
of some hours each day over dirt
roads that are at times bottomless.
The Nation lias given aid to rail
ways which has resulted in develop-
ing rich sections of our country and
placed the United States in the fore-
front as a commercial nation. This
policy was criticised at the time, hut
whether right, or wrong, the policy
now seems wise from a business point
of view, as It has added billions of
dollars to our National wealth.
As a tax asset government aid to
railroads proved a good Investment,
for to say., nothing of the vast In-
crease In value o' real estate and con-
sequent swelling of the duplicates of
the various States traversed by these
assisted railroads, the roads them
selves have been no mean contribu-
tors In meeting public expenses. From
1902 to 1905 Inclusive, the railroads
of the country paid in taxes the
enormous sum of 280 million dollars
We love them for the taxes they pay
may their shadow never grow less.
From 1850 to 1890 the government
gave to railroads 108 million acres of
land. Whether this policy was wise
or otherwise, what excuse can bfe of-
fered for giving to private corpora-
tions what really constitutes an em-
pire, in return for building roads for
the use of which every citizen must
pay, while withholding reasonable as-
sistance in building roads more nec-
essary and over which every law abld
Ing citizen can pass at will.
Rome builded her "Ap'plan Way"—
England, Franee and Germany em-
barked In National road building
long years since, and to-day polut
the finger of scorn at the New World
assuming to be "A World Power" yet
content to plod clong In the mud. Let
every man that 'oves his country and
the flag he follows, join hand3 with
the million members of our Order,
stretching from ocean to ocean, and
with every sgentyVorfrlng for better
roads for all the people without mon-
ey and without price, let us give our
representatives no rest until they al-
!ov such an expenditure of our money
as may l.e necessary to do th« one
Iflng that #ball make this Natlou in
f:te: sf. w.ll as l?« r.ame, thi greatest
In the world.
OHIO CLAIMED
BY DEMOCRATS
HOW OLD IS ABHf" PROBLEM
BACKED OFF OF BOAEDS
INMABYLAHD.
Rer. J. D. Young and Wife at Waco
Attesting Northwest Texas
Conference.
To Determine Qnbernational Cam-
paign's Result-—Will Be Passed
Up to State Legislature.
Columbus, O., "Nov. 7.—National Com-
mitteeman Garner and State Chairman
Flnley claim today that the entire atate
Democratic ticket haa been elected. They
base their claim on returns received dur-
ing the night. It la claimeu Supreme
Court Judges Shauck and Rise are de-
feated. J. H. Newman today refused to
concede the election of Thompson, Re-
publican, for secretary of state.
MARYLAND ELECTION PROBLEM.
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 7.—With all re-
turns In and official canvass tonight de-
claring Taft haa carried Uaryland by
064 plurality and that alx of the electoral
delegatea are for Bryan and two for Taft,
those who made wagers on the outcome
are puxzled with a queation worse than
"How old Is Ann?"
A bets that Taft will carry Maryland.
B beta that Bryan wlii carry Maryland.
Who wins?
Bryan gets alx electoral votes, but the
two Taft electors get more popular votea
than all of the Bryan electors. Bryan
has a majority in the electoral college, but
Taft has a majority In the popular .vote.
The same condition came up In 1904, when
Roosevelt got one of the electors and
majority of the popular vote, while
Parker had seven electoral ovtes.
Here Is where the mutuality of affirma-
tion comes In. A says that Taft will
carry the state. B does not bet negatively
that Taft will not carry the state, but
bets affirmatively that Bryan will. Thus
both betters wage their money on a posi-
tive claim, and If this view Is to be taken
of wagers made In the recent election,
settlement to be on electoral votes secur-
ed, It might be asserted that neither won,
because Taft got only two-eightha of the
electoral representation and Bryan got on-
ly slx-elghths.
TO DEMAND RECOUNT IN ILLINOIS.
Chicago, III., Nov. 7.—The election of
Governor Charles S. Deneen to serve an-
other term as governor of Illinois will be
contested by his defeated Democratic ri-
val, according to a signed statement Is-
sued by Charles Borschensteln, chairman
of the Democratic central committee. The
atatement follows:
'I am convinced that with a correct
count and an honest canvass Adlal Steven
son has a plurality of the vote cast in
the election
Illinois. We will demand that the ballots
be recounted. The demand for a recount
will be made upon the legislature as pro-
vided for In the stauttes."
Governor Deneen's plurality Is estimated
at from 23,000 to 26,000. Ben H At well,
secretary to Chairman Borschensteln, ex,
plained that errors In the count had al-
ready been- found In several precincts and
it was calculated that if only thsee ba!
lots In each of the 4040 precincts In Illin-
ois were taken frrm Deneen and given on
recount to Stevenson the latter would be
found to have won the election
Probe Virginia Case.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 7.—Hon. Charles
E. Llttlefield of Maine, the special master
appointed by the United States supreme
court to pass on all accounts In Virginia's
great debt suit against the state of West
Virginia, will begin the investigation on
Monday.
It will probably ta«e him several mon-
ths to complete the Intricate business
which demands his attention.
Claima and counter-claims of all sorts,
together with the evidence pro anu con,
will be passed upon by the master, who
is regarded as an expert In such matters.
His appointment Is eminently satisfac-
tory to the lawyers representing Virginia.
New Hearst Paper.
New York, Nov. 7.—According to an ap-
parently reliable report current here, Wm.
Randolph Hearst Is completing arrange-
ments to add another to hla string of
newspapers by establishing a dally jour,
nal In Atlanta. It is alleged that John
Temple Oraves, who was the vlce-presl
dentlal candidate on the Independence
party ticket, will have editorial charge
of the new alieet. Mr. Oraves was edi
tor of the Atlanta Georgian before he
came to New York to accept a $13,000
position with Mr. Hearst s morning me,
tropolltan paper. The American. Ho is
said to be anxious to return to the Geor-
gia capital, and ti e new paper w!ll give
him an opportunity to do so wlti.out se-
vering his relations with Mr. Hearst.
and nobly Is he responding. Last ^ rightly characterised as "All Hell."
HEW CONCERT MASTER
Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 7.—Eduard Tak. a
violinist famoua all over the world, tas
been engaged aa the new concert master
of the Pittsburg Orchestra, and will be
In charge when the ssaaon opens tomor-
row. Tak recently came here from Eu
111 Health* Sednsion; Gen; He's Gone,
Salt Lake City, Utah. Nov. 7.—John
Hawkins committed suicide today while
his wife was away fret " ->me, selecting
a casket in which to bury her father.
Hawkins, who was an Invadld, had un
doubtedly planned suicide fcr some time
and was only waiting for an opportunity
when tie was left alone. Immediately fol
lowing his wife's departure he barreii th
doors of the house wltb steel bars and
railed down every window securely. Then
loading a shot gun he placed the weapon
asalnst the foot of the bed and the iiius-
zie In his mouth. Lying flat on the I
he pv.lled the tr'gger of tne gun wltl.
walking care. Heath resulted Instant!
tne entire left side of the face and heud
being blown away.
ATTENDED CONFERENCE.
Yesterday evening (Monday)
Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Young left
for Waco where they will attend
the annual session of the North-
west Texas Conference, which
convenes today in that city. Mr.
Young has filled the pulpit at the
ilrst Methodist church here for
he past year and he goes to con-
ference with a most magnificent
report of his years' work. Mr.
Young is a man of strong per-
sonality, very energetic, and full
of enthusiasm on any question in
which he is interested, and the
people of Belton are duly appre-
ciative of him and his work. Not
only have his members rallied to
lis support but he has enlisted
many outside of its membership,
who contribute both influence
and material substance to his
work.
Sunday night was the last ser-
vice of this conference year, and
n place of a sermon Mr. Young
made an annual report of the con-
dition of his church, showing the
people what had been accom-
>lished during his administra-
ion. He was exceedingly modest
n his statements concerning the
work of the church and was in-
clined to give all the credit to
the official boards, who, he
claimed, gave him their undivid-
ed support, and thus made, the
work possible.
The statistics below show a
magnifipent work, and the re-
port which Mr. Young will take
to conference is said to be the
best that has ever gone up from
: Belton, and he is to be congrat-
ulated in connection therewith.
Oi course no one knows weather
ie will be returned to this charg-
ed for another year, but isgener-
ally belived that he will. Fact of
the matter is, the situation re-
quires bis return as there is
much unfinished work that can-
not be done so well by any one
else. The board of stewards of
the church have unanimouly
petition conference for his re-
turn and it is said the presiding
elder, Rev. E. R. Bolton, has ex
pressed himself as heartily in
Number 33
9(9
PIERCE LEFT FOR
TEXAS LAST NIGHT
TRAVELS IN PRIVATE CAR TO
AUSTIN TO PACE A JUDGE
AND JURY.
EXECTS FAVORABLE VERDICT
'If the Courts Will Give Him a
Chance"—He is Routed Over
the X. EL 6 T. Railroad.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. T.—H. CTay Pierce
arrived In tbia city this morning in hla
private car from New York vie the* Big
Four read. He arrived a day sooner then
bis attorneys expected and now the ell
magnate will be able to reach Austin for
trial on the perjury charge Monday, the
day set for the trial. He will leave to-
night at 8:82 In bla private car, which
wlU b« attached to the M. K. A T. train.
He will enter Texas at Denison. It is re-
ported that officers will be on the watch
there to place the multl-mllllonelre on
magnate In custody, but Pierce scoffed at
arrest today. He said to the Texas News
Service correspondent that he expected to
clear himself If the courts will give
a change.
Excitement on Stock Exdaagt.
New York, Nov. 7.—A flood of buying
orders which poured In on brokera dur-
ing the night sent prlcea soaring on the
stock exchange today and brought scenee
of activity on the floor, tne like of which
has not b®n witnessed in many months.
So strong was the bulllsn sentiment in
some Instances prices jumped upward
points at a tlm cn single sales. New
York Central roje 5 points on a few pur-
chases and United States Steel by short
spurts forced Itself up to 65 1-2, the high-
est price ever touched by that stock.
Many other .prominent stocks rose one
and two points over last night's closing.
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CLOSING PRICES.
New York, Nov. 7.—Closing stocks:
Amalgamated Copper, 87 3-4; Atchison,
95; Illinois Central, 148 1-*; M. K. Jb T„
33; Missouri Pacific, 00; New York Cen-
tral, 115 8-4; Rock Island, 21; Northern
Pacific 113 1-4; Union Pacific, TO; United
Statea Steel, 55 1-4; United States Steel
preferred, 118 i-8.
Stocks closed very Irregular. There was
heavy selling to realise profit In the sec-
ond hour.
New York, Nov. 7.—Charles Morse who
yesterday was sentenced to flfteen years
In the federal prison at Atlanta, Oa., has
thus far proven to be a model prisoner,
according to officials at the Tombs. No
special privileges has been satoed
baa he ,r
to this station, and with these
influences at work it seems there
is very little doubt about the
matter.
Aside from the universal pop-
ularity of Rev. Young with his
church, he has made a most
splendid citizen, assisting in
every possible way in the ad-
vancement of public enterprises.
In the language of the street, he
8 "a vesy live wire" and the
entire people of this city will
earnestly wish for bis return.
Following is a synopsis of the
report read by Mr. Younsc Sun-
day night:
: Pastoral calls 1061
funerals conducted 21
Marriage ceremonies
performed 21
Sermons preached 103
^Conversions 125
"Additions to church 104
Total collections $5,294.95
Church members: 470
Sunday school members. 200
Aside from the above there
has been much work done on the
church property, such as beauti-
fying the lawns, reseating the
auditorium, relighting thechurch
building, and the greatest work
is the installation of the mam-
moth pipe organ which has de-
lighted the large congregation
each Sunday for the past several
months. The officials of the
church deserve much credit for
this splendid work, but without
the leadership of Rev. Young it
would have been impossible.
With the return of Mr. Young to
this place for another year it is
expected that a greater work
will be accomplished.
cepted two allcee of bread and a tin dip-
per of coffee which were placed through
the slit In his cell door. He ate every mor
sel of the bread, drained the dipper of cot
fee and had a eheei\v greeting for hla son,
Harry, when the young man called on him
during the early forenoon.
Morse retired early last night and slept
soundly until awakened when the bustle
of the day began.
Memorial to Gillnuui.
Baltimore, Md.. Nov. 7.—To comemmor-
ate the life> and work of the late Dr.
Daniel Colt' Oilman, formerly president
of John Trmpklns University, a mem-
orial meeting will be held tomorrow In
McCoy Hall. Many distinguished alumni
of the university, aa well as students,
faculty and trustees, wilt take part "in
the gathering In honor of the deel educa-
tor.
W. N. Donaldson of Route'8
wm a pleasant caller «t this office
Saturday. ' ^
Denies "Salome" Stunts; Ft. Hamilton.
New York, Nov. 7.—Stories of revelry
In the United States army post at Fort
Hamilton, which followed disclosures
made In letters alleged to have been
written by Mrs. Claudia Halns to her
husband, Captain Peter Halns, were den
led today by Lieutenant Colonel Ludjow,
who has been In command at Fort Hamll,
ton. Practically every on leer who was
stationed at Fort Hamilton during the
time mentioned by Mrs. Halns' letters
l.as been ordered to another and In many
1: stances to a distant post, it was when
questioned with reference to the trans-
fer of offlccra that Ludlow took occa
akn to deny Some statements mafia In
Mrs. Halns' letters. Colonel Ludlow said
he Issued en order to keep William An,
r's tut of the post after he received warn
In;? from General Halns, father of Captain
Holna, who believed serious trouble might
come If the men met.
"He told me he feared his sen would
shoot Annls,' said colonel Ludlow.
Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Young left
yesterday for Waoo where they
will attend theNorthwest Annual
Conference, which commences at
that place oil the 11th.
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Appointments Announced.
John L. Ward, county attorney
elect announces the appointment
of Shelby Cox, of Temple, as his
assistant.
A. G. Vick, county tax collect-
or-elect announces "he appoint-
ment of Ernest Watters, of Tem-
ple, as his office deputy.
E. E. Upstww, District Clerk-
elect, announces that for the
present he will not appoint any-
one in his department, but will
do the work himself.
The newly elected officers will,
as has been the custom for many
years in Bell county, take their
seat? on the 20th day of Novem-
ber.
Assumes Office in January.
Messrs. Johh D. Robinson and
D. R. Pendleton, judge and at-
torney respectively, will not be
sworn in office until after the
first of January.
Messrs. John L. Ward and D.
R.Pendleton are now acting with
the grand jury so they will be
ready to try tl.e cases that bills
are returned in this term of the
grand jury.
Labor Fedraation.
Denver, Colo., Nov. 7.—Delegates repre-
senting the organized lab8V bodies of the
United States and Canada are beginning
to arrive In Denver today for the twenty-
eighth annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor. The session will
open Monday morning. Political matters
wltl likely occupy much of Jhe time and
attention of the delegates. Rumors are,
in circulation that an attempt will be-
mad e to depose Samuel Oompera, presi-
dent of the organisation.
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Millinery Men
Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 7.—Latest styles Int
women's hate form the subject of discus-
sion at the convention opened here to-
day by the Millinery Jobbera' Association.
The session will last three days and th •
delegates, representing twenty cities, are
likely to batch many schemes for flatten-
ing the pocketbooka of American hue.
bands. \
HOW TO TREAT A SPRAIN.
Sprains, swellings end lamenees ers
propmtly relieved by Chamber! atn'e Lini-
ment. This liniment redueee
tlon end eoreneee so that a _
be cured In about one-tbM ti.e tim<i re-
quired by the ueual treatment. SB mA M
cent elsee for sale by Ml
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Harry Gillespie'
Killeen Thursday.
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