The Abilene Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, July 19, 1907 Page: 4 of 12
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WEEKLY REPORTER
Published Every Af tbrnoon Except .Bandar.
BY ADILENB PRINTING COMPANY
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rtwInosB and Circulation S. W. 67; Roberts. 6-7 One-Ring
editorial S. W. 1-8-3. Roberts 1-5-1
4aUred tit tho postofllcoat Abilene Texas as second-class
mall matter.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.'
Tho Reporter has herotororo published tho provisions
of-the bIx now constitutional amendments to be submitted
totho voters of Texafor their approval or rejection at
a special election to be called for that purposo on August
Cta' but as It is hard to get tho average voter to take up
tho serious examination of such proposed amendments
wp again give the gist of them and urge our readers to cut.
this and file for reference. Tney are as iohows.
1. For tho creation of Improvement districts in cities
of more than 5000 population. This amendment would
allow .the levying of a certain tax to build streets side
walks- and sowers and allow one-third of tho cost of
such improvements to be charged against abutting prop
erty;.
.2. Provides for the election or appointment of a com-
sloner1 of agriculture.
31 Providing for the establishment of. a home for wld
ows of Confederate soldiers and sailors.
' 4j Providing for the establishment of a State printing
plant.
B. Fixes the salary of members of the Legislature at
njjt exceeding $1000 a. year and mileage not to exceed 3
cents ;a mile each way.
6; Provides for levying a road tax of 30 cents on the
$100 of real estate or may Issue bonds riot to exceed 20 per
cent of the assessed valuation of realty.
Talung these In. their order wo would not bo prepared"
to take a position in regard to tho first as some towns
might get Into debt by being allowed the prlvj jeges named
but for the fact that we believe in local self government
and' so believing we could not cast a vote to 'curtail that
liberty. As this provision only gives tho right to exer-
cise local option on questions of local concern we shall
vpevfdr number one.
'Number two will we believe bo very generally ap-
proved; as" a commissioner of agriculture Is now conslder-
cd' necessary for all well regulated Btates and as agricul-
ture' is tho foundation of all prosperity in this country
wejbeiieye that money well Bpent in the interest of that
calling IsJ well Invested and wo believe that tho amend-
rnenCshould fyo. adopted
Number threq pra.yidlpg.for the establishment of a home
ioruqnreaqrato wjapws is so cieany rigm inai we assume
that. It needs no argument We have therefore given many
reasons why this recognltlpn pf the women whp bora tho
re'ai" brun of tho war should bo made and wlI do
soagajn if it appears to be necessary.
Number four should be snowed .under. It has heori thor-
oughly demonstrated that neither the state nor tho nation
can do. Its own printing at double tho cost by contract
This 'stato. once had a printing plant and. practically gave
It away because the work could bo done bo much cheaper
hy contract Give number four tho marblo heart
Amendment number fixe has been cussed and discussed
until Its features are well understood referring to the
better remuneration for tho men who make our laws.
This" amendment will have more opposition than any oth-
er and if It carries It will require a long campaign of1
education
v Number six providing for levying road taxes or for Is-
suing bqnds Is to our mind the most important of the
slxT'Offered and wo hope that It will be adopted by a big
majority. Tho state Bhould have better road's; and all who
have studied the question know that these can bo made
only by cash contracts. This amendment It should jo-
m'embored Is also a local option measure giving tho peo-
ple tho right to voto tho bonds or the. tax ns Is thought
b&st. .It will require some- effort to carry this "however-
so. many voters being afraid of revenue measures. We
trust that tho mattor will bo. dlBcussed and that tho peo-
ple will endorse the amendment
A NEW PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT i
Jesse Grant son of the formor president-U. 8. Grant
la in ToxnB looking over tho field with a ylow to learning
whothor- ho shall become a candidate for tho democratic
nomination for president next year. He Is quoted as say-
ing that he has alwayB boon a democrat voted for Bryan
twice and that his father never voted any other tlckot
fla Toted In only one presidential electron according to
his son that being In 1856 for James Duchanaii. It is
trud that Grant was a democrat provioug to the civil war
rind wo will tnlco his son's word for tho balance. We are
quite willing to belove that both Grant and Lincoln would
lie denlocratq were thoy allvo today and we aro glad to
have his son In tho ranks As to his qualifications for
the highest office within the gift of the people wo are
unable to say though it is" a pretty safe conclusion' that
the man who aspires to that pfflce without some training
in statesmanship will not bo greeted with much enthu-
siasm A few sessldns in tho" house or senate would bet-
ter prepare an aspirant; and we doubt apt tho gentleman
will find the southern people courteous but not enthu-
siastic ln sailing for hla candidacy. tfexaa and almost
ay southern Btatp can offqr a man w.Wbas; had expor-i.
Own n statecraft and would be accenle to. the gen-
eral public la a higher degree than any' untried material
However wo' are glad to have the golittomnn vfolfc our
stato and all tho sbuth far the more tho peoplo of Now
York traVoi over this soutiifirn douhtry. th6 tho'tff they
will think of It and Its future. 1 '
. UNPAftALLELLED COURT TANflLE
Tbq. stato nndt'cdbral courts aro cqrisfdcrably mixed
tJpon tho receivership 0 tho Wators.-Piqi'co 01) CoJ' Ti
Fqdoralcourt: BOoms to'fiavo thq'beBof lth"avlngpoiseB-
Blori of tho property. Whllo tlto statq has. n bond covn
cring aboutftwlco tho junDunt of jtho fines assessed against
Iho-compah'yr lf-tiio Federal rocelVor goesahettd.and'Bolia
tho proporty nnd the hlghor courts should reverso the vor-
dlct nnd send tho case back for a new trial It Ib saliLthat
thfe bond odldnot1 hold gp6d any longeV andf t)jalo
oil company having sold out thoro would bo nothing In tho
Way qfprppqrty for th'o' syilo to' take hb'ld to onfoirc tho
collection of tho fines that might be Imposed In another
trial. With'thls view of thq. cisto tho. qll conipany seemX
to have tho bcst.of tho sltuatfon provided thp hlghor Fed
eral courts do notrdvorB6 tho declnioh' of J?!cdbrai' Jiid'go'
Bryant reported Monday. If tho Fcdoral receiver Bella'
tho property ami' th'o company becomes rion existent aq
It will when it gets Its money out of Texas' then on a
reversal of the trial court proceedings at Austin there
will bo nothing for tho stato to buq the second time. It
is a situation without parallel and. tho final results aro
very doubtful to say tho least Thq state wjll appeal
from. Judgo Bryant's decision It is". said; to tho snprem'o
court of tho. United Stateslf necessary. "
Later advices aro that Judge Bryant will hot allow tho
Federal receiver to. sell any property but stock to keep
Its business going.
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No better way of showing your fidelity to home Indus-
try can bo found thatf tiy patronising homo schdolsi There
l a still weightier reason why .you shoul do so how-
over and that Is that you Will get Just' aa good Instruc-
tion and at a much less expanse" unless your children
have finished tho homo course; And1 abovo all other con-
siderations you. should remelhber" that when' you Bond
the youth of West Texas' to lower and malarial districts
they aro liable to he attacked by Blckness and even If
they do recover they .aro not able to do as good work as
In this climate. West Texas schools and colleges for the
West Texas youths. And If there should bo any reason
for sending away from West Texas there is no good rea-
son for patronizing Institutions outside of tho state There
are colleges and universities in Texas with currlculums
as high as any in the land and we can not conceive of any
adequate reason for sending out of Texas for any kind of
instruction whether It be literary or in any'of the' pro-
fessions. Our law and medical schools are now fully pre-
pared to give the best Instructions and most of them are
well equipped with all modern appliances. Patronize
Texas schools Abilene first
Thousands of 'pounds of yellow cream will be added
to the products of this country by the late rains. Grass
will bo abundant until the fall rains come and renew It
for the winter. Let us rejoice and be glad. Lf we had)
about Ave times as many good milk cows wo could be five
times as glad. The men who make butter In thhv town
have a time getting cream. In fact they can not get it.
and. aro unable to supply one-half of the demand at home .
to say nothing of the orders turned down every day from '
other places. While good cows produce ten dollars worth
of cream per month It Is very hard to1 understand why
tho peoplo here do not get enough to supply tho demand
at home and for outside orders. Nine months in the
twelve pasturage will supply most of tho feed needed.
Thero is almost as much profit in good brood sows and
still much good hog feed goes to wasto. When will tho
farmers learn to save labor by getting the hen the hog
tho bee and the cow to work for them? They wear them-
selves out at hard work growing only cotton when it Is
unnecessary and while better profits await them In di-
versification. The latter doctrine should bo preached
until it Is appreciated.
The New Laws That Arc Now In Force
When a town boasts of Its tradP and general "prosperity
and sends out newspapers with the starved look of a stray
dog Bald boasts do not 'impress" the public. We are not
going to run against tho buzz saw'by naming such towns
but if you will take a squint nt their newspapers you will
not need to be told their names It will answer tp say
tat tho nowspapers of theso towns aro not worthy of bet-
ter patronago tor Uure are too n5any wlde-aWalie newspa-
per men looking for llvo towns to make It possible that
such reasons will hold good When you hear a4 man
boasting of his town ask for a copy of his' uewspaper
and lf It d6es not show up you may set him down as
bin empty boaster with nothing justifying a word for the
town he 1b boosting;
Study tho provisions of the tjix proposed amendments
to tho constitution of Texas so that you' will ho prepared
to voto Intelligently upon them. As we have' before re-
marked too many voters neglect such Btudy and when
tho tlmo for voting on them comes they voto no simply
becauso thoy do not know what they are. This Is neglect-
ing an' Important duty. Wo ehall' freqiioritly call atten-
tion to them but we advise our readers to pasto them In
a sdrap'boo'k where thoy can rofer to thorn when at leisure
and not act upon the advice of others. Do not allow tho
tirao for tho election to come without being prepared to
voto Intelligently upon theso amendments. Rco them in
thlB Issud of The Reporter
Tho combined capital of tho nearly four hundred banks
In this stato Is seventeen millions of dollars and tho de-
posits In these banks nraountB to nearly one hundred and
fifty millions of dollars going- to that flguro this year
from thlrty-ono millions In 190" 6.' As the ooya say that
Is going some nnd begins to look as If Texas could build
hor own cotton nnd woolen mills. The biggest Increnso
lu theso deposits camo from tho cotton crop which added
more than two hundred millions to tho' wealth of tho
farmorH In 1906. With another such crop Texas wU In-
crease her bank deposits to a quarter of u'bllllon apd then
wo will ho on the road to eaBy street if we can get the
factory fevor started
As a radical Bryan can not hold a candle to Roosevelt
Tho republicans had fits ovor Bryan's government owner-
ship theory but he.ndvocated It only as a dernier resort
whllo Roosevelt advocates a "modified form of govern
ment ownership" without reference' to whether control
can be exercised. Radical? The president Is the radical
of all radicals. It Is said that no one can guess where
the Jlgh'tnlng will strlko nexjt but it Is Just aakeasy to
guesB as wnnvituuBovuu uyuu w.
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'Nnt- n LTflpn thine between Nolan county and Mineral
iviia in n minhiMnn mud e bv'h. Weatherford naner and
apparently with approval The fellow' who made the
-eport evldent)y( did not take a' look' at 1la auditors or lie'
could not have 'had the face to. pay It
Regulating the speed of automobiles t
. Increasing tho hd Valorem tax rnto for school purposes-'
trom 186 to 20o on tha fiOO tv. 'y'
'Providing for tho hdoptltfnjof depopdentichlidroBV ami
povohting nogroes frpea &ioptii(g? whltofcliildron and'
inuo parents negro cnuuron.
peflnlng abortion. . . ' fc.v -'f. -i
. Making.; burglary bV oxptoBlvcaVai'folony.nis - -
' Making it a mlsdemoahor to liet oma ball game.
.Amending .tho sayings bank Jaws bo savings banks may
liah SQ' JJorVconiiPf thel aepoBltsWdopoflltdrs.. ' i
1110 gnosi uiir permuting mcuicni couoges to pur-
chhsO and sbllhVmil'nbodJel. ; r ; r
Amending .the Stato. banking lawn so that when depos-
its aro mail'n by 8)atc( banks lnibnBjgutsid'of tho State
they need not bo mado In national banks" out In any banks
'approvcdj.by. tho Sthto banlgydejjartmenti
Tho Jenjdna-Mnyflold anti-bucket shop law
rt Th6ccifp;oratlonf'i)lafcitiiBlngilawJ ' '
providing for tho publication of tho hppelato court re
ports.
( Amending tho criminal codo so that confessions in
criminal chses must bo ttuyic In writing. - t
Prohibiting insolvent corporations from doing business
fn'.tho Slate.; " v ..T fc" 1
?rovIdj'ngJ fen' tho pnnlshmen.jpf jfpqrso corilirib'uting'
to tho deHqqiiencyor dependency1' of children.
Permitting tho incorporation of private cemeteries.
Prohibiting cook-fighting or- maintaining coclcplts
Making it a misdemeanor to drink Intoxicating liquors
on0 passenger trains.
Validating tho diplomas of the Texas Industrial school
80 they will. bogood for a first-grrfdo. certificate
Making the establishment of a county depository man-
datory. .
Tho drainage district bill
j Providing jfor the care of dependent children.
Providing for tho care of delinquent children.
Providing for tho settlement 'of escheated' estates.
Prohibiting extortion In public office.
Tho amendments to the Tdrrell election law.
Allowing justices of the peace and constables to col-
lect fo:s In misdemeanor and examining trials.
The antl-freo pass law preventing tho giving of free
passes on railroads or streets cars or franks by tele-
phone or telegraph companies and express companies.
Allowing .person's to give; their qualifications.' tor ex-
emptions as jurors before a notary public instead of ap-
pearing In court
Providing for republishing the civil nnd criminal laws
of Texas.
Making the habitual writing of prescriptions for liquor
by a physician a cause for the forfeiture of his license.
The ahti-lobbyng bill.
The one-board medlcaf bill.
Provldlhg penalties for the misrepresentation of nur-
sery stock!
The nepotism bill. -
Making it a misdemeanor for a man to falT to support J
his wifo or his or her dependent children.
- Placing a $2000 tax on persons selling non-intoxicating
malt liquors in 10'cal option districts.
Increasing tho salaries of penitentiary guards from $25
to 53O a month. s
Tho county printing bill making It mandatory for com-
missioners' courts to advertise for the county printing
and to let tlio contract to (ho lowest bidder .
Allowing cities to regulate tho said of .water gas nndV
electric light ."'. I-
Defining tho requisites) of a plea of privilege Jt
'- Pr&vfding that a Ju'clorKvanytparlyto tho sultlf'
hagf tHo .right to cptteWapaUpoaJ'oathl v M
Creating an eight-hour day for railroad tolcgrnphoro.
Tho. full crow bill. 4
AppTylf'tpjir3tCrowUcquircmchta tq.Btrcot and in?
Providing for tho appointment of county school supqrln;
tcridonts lnqbhfltlbs'.havlngtappMtAtlon of 3.000 or BTOfttofE-
Perbltilhg-tho'Southorn KansaV'raUway tatako up'ltS'
trncksand build direct frqm Panhandle to Amarlllo.
PovidingJifora.Statoj survey to.lpcato mlnoral landB
P'rovrdlnff-'for tho' building of tho Stfl'to railroad at ther .
Rusk- penitentiary. ' -1
Appr'oprlatting $20000 for the pufp'chase of tho i San1
Jnrlnfn' hnHIA mrntinri.
ValIdating"cortaltf Bales ofchefpi laridsf wh'oro purchas.'
era of sciidolvlands beenmo actual Bottlers but dldl nolt
fllo'lh td.genorAfiand;on1co. ' ''. W
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Providing that suits may be brought to recover uaurl-j''
ousJlntorcst 4 . - r
Making theaters places of publlo amusement si
Requiring that the Btudy of ngrlculturo be mado manda' -tory
ltf tho publlo schools. 'i.'
Creating tho barber board.
Providing that a. defendant ln.a.felonyciiso need noli
appear In open court to glvo bond but may do bo fromf
tho sheriff or chief of police.
Providing; for tho appointment of county auditors luT
certain countries: ''
Providing! that.corporatlons Incorporated as compresses'.
may manufacture Ice under the samo charter;
Creating" tho court of civil appeals at Toxarkana.
Providing that district attorneys shall receivo a salary
of $15 a day In district's conlposed of four or more couri-'-;
ties.
Creating the fish and oyster commissioner.
Amending tho game laws so as to prohibit thq killing of'
prairie chickens for a period of five years changes the
open season for doves to correspond with that of quallj
that Is during the months of November December and
January and prohibiting the shipment of birds for scien-
tific purposes. f
Prohibiting Insurance companies from transferring'
casos from the State tothe- federal courts.
The Robertson Insurance bill.
Providing for tho seizure and destruct'on of intoxicat-
ing liquors in local option . districts.
Providing for the selection of jurors by a wheel method. '
The Baskln-McGregor liquor law.
Creating' the State coal mining board.
The Santa Fo Merger bill.
Prohibiting- common carriers from accej-tincr shlpnn.nt
of oysters between May and September.
Prohibiting hunting on posted or inclosed lands.
Tho pharmacy bill.
Requiring railroads to report under o.sUi their rol'lnti .
stock for assessment
Requiring railroads to furnish sufficient passenger
equipment to handle freight and passenge'.;.
The Kciprocal demurrage bill.
Allowing -persons in felony cases to be released on bail
while their trial Is In progress providing they wen-. ie- - '
leased on ball previous to the trial.
Taylor County Unlo .
The regular meeting of .Taylor Coun-
ty Union met last Thursday at Buffalo
Gap. The excessive rain prevented a
large attendance yet there was a good
attendance from the nearby locals.
The-' meeting" was probably" the "most
business like of' all the meetings held
heretofore. I have never seen a set
of men more zealous and determined
on pushing forward the work of the
Union. Bro. J. C. Jones of Caldwell
contributed much to' the Inspiration of
the meeting. One year ago the Union
met at the same town and a resolution
was offered by Col Childers'expresslng
a preference for a natlpnal council
rathqr than a national Union. It car-
ried almqst unanimously -This reso-
lution has been the source of all tho
trouble in the Union In tho Abilene
country. Col Chllders has been held
up ns the man who saddled the nation-
al Constitution on us. The Union men
In Taylor County have had n year to
consider this matter and have learned
that the Union wob chartered as a na-
tional Union and -therefore a National
Council could not bo run unless the
charter- was r-hanged. If there waffa
dolegate present that wanted anything
but a national Union he did not ex-
press such a sentiment. The question
of paying National dues had been dis-
cussed In all tho locals and all that
had not paid National dues are willing'
to do so. Tho following resolutlor
requested to be published in all Abi-
lene papers:
"Whereas many false and misleading
statements have been mado through
the! press arid from tho farm Resolve
that we challenge the G. G. U. to mee'
a competent man of the F. U. la de-
bate In' Taylor County."
Tho executive committee- of- Taylor
County -Union will select the man. It
will bo seen whether a'CG; Union man
can confront such an opponent4 and
prove that bankers' and merchants
are eligible to membership In the F. U.
Theso "men' challenged tho Union to
debate tho differences In the Consti-
tution we did not think there wqre
differences enough to get Up-a good
debate. They havd all- tho whllo de-
iclared that they were not born to fight
tho F. U. but this seems to be thoir
mission in tha world and tho. Union
Is now ready to cross sworda with
those men'at every cross roads school
house In tho county. . They are np
against a hard proposition. Yours for
the Union. .
F. 8. ROUNTREE.
STILL DRY SOUTHWEST .
SOME SUOWERS HAVE FALLEN.
Luclan Peovey has returned from a
two weeks visit to StUeSi Reagan coun-
ty. Ho found hut little rain from' pig
Springs south to Garden Cityb.ut.'frpm
there on to StlleB. things looked hotter.
In spots showers have fallen.' while
many places tho country Is aB;.dryas
a boiy yardi Tho cattle on the .ranch-
es ho saw particularly that of- Mr.
Taylor; are looking wolh. Ralnxbolthat
southwest country Is still greatly need-
ed. ' Hla. brother Bob and family' are we!1v
pleased nt Stiles their friends aro.iglaff
to hear. He will soon be In tho clty
on his- way north to buy. goods.
Mr. McCollum and- soni of Tennessee
aro here tho guests otrW. Wt. Wilson
prospecting the country forf new
homes. They aro. much pleased' with
what thoy have seen and will very like
ly settle sombwhere- In this district .
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