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THE BROWNWOOD DAILY BULLETIN BROWNWOOD TEXAS SUNDAY MORNING JUNE 11 1916
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- Summer Novelties for Men
Tie Clasps Coat Chain Belt Chain Silver
3 J oriold Belt Buckles
These items add to the comfort and ap-
"a pearance of the hot days
? Armstrong Jetfelry Company
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THE DAILY BULLETIN
.MAYES PRINGTING CO. PROPS.
Member Associated Press
Published -every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday morning .
Office of Publication Bulletin Build-
ing. Cor. Brown and Lee Streets
Bantered at- the postoffice at Brown-
wood Texas as Second Class
mail -matter
PI. F. Mayes Business Manager
Jas.' C. White Editor
B'. W. Poole Advertising Mgr.
W. "EL Cos ..Circulation Mgr.
Any erroneous reflection upon the
character standing or reputation of
acy persons firms or corporation
which may appear in the columns of
-the Deily Bulletin will he gladly cor-
rected upon Its being brought to the
attention of the publishers.
SUNDAY JUNE 11 191G
1 APPOINTIVE OFFICES
One of the features of the new
eiiv charter to which some oppo
sition has been voiced is that pro-
vision making all officers of the
v'uy appointive except the mayor-
Thr opposition claims that gu'eh a
provision robs the people "of their
in) went right to elect their of-i'k-
-re. and places the entire con-.
tiY'l of the city in the hands of a
si;.;dl body of 'men who may do as
1hey please. lut are these charges
trut
The rhief value of- ii provision
si it as that -which has . been m-se-ll
in the eity-eharter.rehitittir
to the appointment qftfieMs is
that it will enii.se ity official aiii;
omplovps t.. be selected hew -?e bt
rather than because of their pop-
iil.irhv with &ieir inejuls. -m-t
ele Vill. Section 11 of he spHi;tJ;T'f- rrenm a w.k.
charter says in definiir the pow-f.f too.
ers and duties of the City Omi-
cil
It shall create as many departments -
L 4 tig " " - ' i
' i C.t
of service in the overnmenvai- uiiu
ministerial affairs of Ue City as it
may
deem wise and expeuient anuiajni chjckciis mm ii" mm uin
shall have the appointment of aH of
ficers and employes deemed neces
sary to the efficient conduct of -the-J
affairs of the City except the office
of Treasurer whose appointment
shall be let by contract as hereinaft-
er provided and shall fix the salaries
or compensation of such officers and
employes and prescribe the duties of
the same; Provided that in the ap-
pointment or aWofficcrs and employes
in the several departments coming un-
der the supervision of the City Man-
ager said officer shall" have the "right
of nominating; bucIi appointees for
the approval or rejection of the
Conpcil but in the event he shall
fail or refuse to make nominations
.tp nftimcil may act on its own. in
itiative. Provided further that the
appointment of City Manager and tie
fixing of his salary shall not be valid
until ratified by the Board of Elect-
ors. Jt shall control all officers of
the City and may provide its fiscal
year fiscal arrangement and make up
an annual budget
The office of Treasurer shall be
let by contract to the corporation copartners:-
ip or individual doing a
banking business in the City which
or who shall agree to pay the City
the highest interest on daily balances
said interest to be computed and
paid monthly. The Council shall pro-
vide bv ordinance for notice receiving
-Mds and letting of such office define
the duties of Treasurer provide for
' - r L-ntim nnd fix
i)onp tne conuiuuua i
the amount thereof.
gatn. in Section 22 of tin same'
chapter the special charter says:
NO contract shall ever be made
which binds thq "City to pay for per-
cr.nnl services to be rendered for any
stated period of time but all officers!
and employes of the- City otue man
the Aldermen.' Mayor and members
of the Board oi Electors shall be ap-
pointed and shall be subject to per
emptory discharge as in this Char-
ter provided. V
The speeiifl charier provides
that the employes of the city gov-
ernment are tb be employes only
amrsire not tq be arbitrarily given
offices without rcr.pect to their
fitness and -without respect to the
services which are to be rendered
When the time comes for the City
Council to select the chief of po
lice the city attorney '.the city
health officer the city secretary
the city tax assessor and collector
aiul other employes and officials
the best men will be selected from
the list of available applicants
and will be employed from month
to month as long as their. services
are satisfactory. Thq prospective
city official who opposes such a
plan admits in effect that he
does not propose to give value re-
ceived for the money lie is paid by
the city and that he could not be
elected if his merits alone were
considered.
.When the people place the ap
pointive power in the hands of the
i'tv couneilmen they are not rob
bing themselves of the right to se
lect their officers. They are
merelv placing upon the should
ers of the city couneilmen the
duty of selecting competent pub-
lic employes. A bank president
would not accept the duties of his
position for a minute if the elec-
tion of the bank's employes were
lei't to the depositors. The men
who are paid salaries by the city
should- be willing to earn them ;
aiid to get the salaried positions
ttyey should be willing to place
their qualifications in the balance
to. stand the test .of a careful in-
vdstication by a body of level-
headed business men.
MILK BUTTER AND EGGS .
The eonmmnlty which produces
milk butter and egrs is never a
.stutterer tnmi me eremi system.
Down at Brownwood" says the.
CiWo Houndup. '; rreaniory is
iwfahi.-imr from VJ.000 u 14.000.
-irand-s nf butter wU week made:
frwi th erenm
'xMiirm irom turi
y u; ."'
at i-rmnnnmiy. Why
;n-w-v .wrn aVut
p.esky little-boll weevil whenv'pil .thpc.4iitrHutii'a.s h va-.
. . i w .1.:.. r . i . i- i
i. m iPKi'ii- ' ;mu stii luia
'and trt-f (4ie
Ullev arr not Worrying m
Hijown county. In a few sections
of it he count v the boll weevil is a
" - . i . wi... . - - - - -
i i ! . . :.. 1 1
uf-ruti pisi ; ait uic.ie m.-cuuhs
the fanners are prolucin: cream
fiftrin products -whicji can . not be
UiBliaucu ov uie weii. uicry i-v
1" L ii. ii . :i ti
always a ready mark"! fr these
Prbducts. and the cash is always!
available.
fThe production of niilTc butter
anil .cu's is iiiereasiui; throughout
th i country. The. Taylor County
Times savs that- milk butter and
tjfiirs jive practically payini:. the
ruhninir expenses ot the tanners
iii1 the'-Abilene country. And. the
t'aj-nier who follows the raising of
these products is the one who
rifUs in his own automobile. " It
mjn noticeable fact that cotton is
rtHvays brought to town in a
wigon while many of the farmers
wjio are producing cream for the
markets burn 22-cent gasoline
while bringing their stuff to "
town ihe creamery is just asKy. Wickersham went to New
important an industry in every
community as is the cotton gin.
And when there are as many
creameries as there are cotton
gins in Texas this state will not
ne clamoring lor ouisiae capnai
to; develop her resources.
; APPEALS FOR RELIEF.
The newspaper offices of the
Country are being flooded with
appeals for relief coming from so
mmy quarters that the. editor
himself is tempted to send out an
appeal for relief from the oppres-
sive accumulation of appeals for
njlief..
lAVhen Belgium was first Over-
njn by the Germans in the fall of
ttju. the people of King Albert's
little country were deprived of
their homes their businesses and
their crops an appeal for aid for
the suffering Belgians was
promptly and liberally answered
by the American people. As the
war was continued however and
cnio after 'another several of the
smaller nations of the old world
wm'C devastated and ruined the
appeals for aid became more nu-
merous. Now after two years of
war every mail reaching this city
is flooded with appeals coming
from the headquarters of the doz-
en's of associations which have
; Days You'll Never Forget
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r imu A . ' FN
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The. Imitation v .
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..-. . - ' :
hrm fjdrihed- in America t handle -
nm voVtat. work. . '
JI-feJ ivf America hav tiot
rowft :ji(Mktlcss diiriji? the past
tw6 .tMrsi -.noi' have thev l.rst
- uinnr Miteiest in lw "ivat war
vrliiht is i-jthn?; all uov Iunr.pt.
1W" tfey hAve irrathmllv dcereas-
i.iiH - rjriiiiimMs naini my rne
vl$et worit fir the foreirn court-
HwflS-'wliieh -have 'heoin war suf-:
'Xe'i;jw-:;.lS'e -Appeals forid be-
tenie-semiineraus.Ui1il the Anuir-
U.lide-fAiyul:itself faetnt? the
iicuwssit-y ojl ieireiiuuuiy. aup-
ply. njl ;:the. dejnnhds which are
noW..-b:a3irg made would bankrupt ballot." When it comes to compli-
thej .United States government. : fcated and cumbersome processes and
The people of the United States '
have already contributed liberal- i
ly and -repeatedly for the relief
of the sufferers and will continue
to contribute during the future: open to the charge of class liiscrimin-
but. not all. the calls can be an- 'ation. Consider the effect of such a
sWered.- It Is a. problem which law for instance in COjorado where
Europe lifts given the world and they've been voting V for : twenty
one whieit Europe -must aid in J years
solving . . ' ' -j -
The tragic t-ry from Shennanj.
telling of. th: wife who blinded
her hus'mnd in order to make him
les attractive! to other -women
rives many a man reason to re-
joice that .he was not born beauti-
ful instead of wise.
Former Attorney General Geo
York Thursday- to see his dentist
Incidentally he called on his old
friend. Justice Charles E. Hughes
Result a front page political
storv in the Friday morning pa-
pers.
Regardless of who may win the
presidential race the city should
see. that the two subways under
the Santa Fe yards are kept
clean. Dragging the street sweep
er through them once in a while
does not clean them. It stirs up;DaiIy Buletm that ca?"8 which are
the dust scatters it over the walls
and makes the whole place look
worse after each treatment.
Oscar. Branch Colquitt has ad-
dressed the vo tens Brown wood
lie fold them whaPhc did while
governor of Texas. He told them
what he would .do if he were
United States Senator. He gave
them' sonic inside information
about his opponents. lie explain-
ed that he is opposed to prohibi-
tion and woman suffrage. ITo
made the Mexican situation ap-
pear as clear as a summer sun.
Then he left and with him went
much of the Colquitt sentiment in
this community.
A water-cooled motorcycle 4ias been
invented by an Englishman.
With the Exchanges
npjiiitiful Loirs! :
. . . "T
The foilowtng ruSrerent -fe pjQin
ly printed on the rte4 oi : iad'asa;
'When the voter If- iih flrction
booth the lower tjafeifog tba. vote
r
m
usi be plainly visftJ& jl- tlx? election
officer." Timpson T.WralR
That explain ftt&hDrfjuet.why the
ticket havo grow.n?soynst tyrit they
can. not be unfolded fniitobift -and !
- - i.
way "tewer than half a. dozen voters
lin Dlooniington knew how to. vote the
methods at the polls. the main thing
now need is something else. Dallas
News. ' ;
.Furthermore such- l'eclslation is
The (Josslpers
Many a strong man is- rufn.ed by
the tattling tongue rt a weak vfbin-
an. Xot art women tattle but those
that do are worse than any serpent
that' crawls the earth. We have no
confidence in any one Who will set
up In church and cry tears as large
as marbles and spend the afternoon
telling her neighbor sonie scandalous
lie on someone. May Messenger.
Yes sir the gissips are among the
evil things of the earth. A preacher
in a Brownwood pulpit a few days
ago declared that gossip was one of
the perils which is endangering this
nation. Tattling is an unlovely pas-
time; it is always accompanied by
hypocriBy and hypocrisy is only a
shade better than the unpardonable
isin.
A Coaaes Nuisance.
Complaint has been made to the
left In front of tho various churches
during services are" occupied by boys
who are not above tampering with the
lights and starters with tho result
that when the owner makes his ap-
pearance after services are over he
finds his battery exhausted to the
point that ho has neither lights nor
starter. It Is distinctly against tho
law to occupy another's car Without
permission and thoso who do bo lay
themselves liable to arrest Tho offi-
cers havo been notified and will be
on the lookout for offenders here-
after. Brownwood Bulletin.
Perhaps every section of the coun-
try has suffered from this nuisance.
Gradually tho youngsters must be
taught that they havo no more right
to enter an automobile than to enter
a "house belonging to another. Tem-
nie Telegram.
The Parson's Column
"AThinj! of Shreds and Palchcs"
"The law will argue anything with f Even tle DaIlas .Vows openly hos-
anybody who will pay the law for its UIc tol T1oma3 B. Love seems to
brains and its time." Thoe words 1aVe econie convinced that there is
were brought to the Parson's mind soinethlnS to Love's claims that he
as he listened to the arguments made' WJlS r?aTy elected national commit-
fn the Daniel Baker case the other' teemau at San Antonio and is now-
day. Was there any reasonable soul assertinS t&at Love's proof is at least
under any sort oE doubt as to what wrthy of an mvestigatfon by demo-
"Daniel Balcer College" .meant or.as T' Z
to which of four Daniel Baker Col- suggested to JuTge " PodexLr
leges was intended? Xot one. Yet whom Secretary Kirk declared elect-
a lawyer would give his ability ex- ed that they submit the data In hand
perience and power of various kinds
to'nke us believe mat there was
sUo. rM Te y oc (lie
case has been to pos.pdno the fulfiK
mem of aorthy purpose and to put
tSZ S "'rthy l"S"'U"0B '.-dependent or the cpeV the Par-
son will always he glad that he
heard McCartneys speck on Thurs-
Ttr:
ory as one. of the few almost perfect
speeches both in manner and matter
that he has heard.
.
I'
theorists of modern tintes may" deny
it it is nevertheless a truth plainly
visible in Ihe whole past history or
the sexes that the natural condition
of a woman is to find her master In a
man. Look; in the face of any woman
! w ho is In- no direct way dependent
jon a man; and as certainly as you
see the sun in a cloudless sky you
j will see a woman who is not happy.
The want of a master Is their great
unknown want; the possession of a
j. master is unconsciously to them-
i selves the only possible completion
of their lives.- In ninety-nine" cases
;out of a hundred this one primitive
j instinct Is. at the bottom of the oth-
erwise Inexplicable sacrifice when
; we see a woman if her own free
I will throw; herself away .on a man
! who Is nut worthy ofl her." Now
1 please do ; let any assembly of
''epicene theorists" or fiirious suffra-
gettes lynch the Parson; for he did
not originate the foregoing philoso-
phy. Let tii (mo instead jgfiT to the.lt-
Tnay qnd take out. Wilkia Collins'
w oric ?nj-burn t!eoijor if they can
pi-oie. fh liutosophjy unsound.
. I '.
"The nex time you sea a man pour-
ing into the sensitive clanndls which
bear the fe or dei th currents
through his: circulatory iyktem cock
tails and liqueurs and ttfhat not stm:
ply store away the thought: He is.h mant . w''c V
hardening his arteries. ;Tho days of T?1 .1:1 ??
. .. . ... .! . ; r
ula .jiruia aic jtrssj umn uo scure anu-j
five; and if by reason of strength
they bp fourscore years yet is their
strength but rheumatism and. gout.
which will not be cut off till they fly
away. "And. if you feel sorry for
him. feel a thouasnd times more sor-
ry for her who wit te supersensi-
Hve organism of a "woman is literal-
ly storing up for herself yes and for
her children" wrath against the day
of wrath. . "Alcohol kills other ant-;
mals. Why should It not kill you? It
do. 3; but slowly." .
"Lord" Byron died at thirty-six.
But' he lived long enough to write:
"My -days are in the yellow leaf;
The flowers the fruits : of love : re
gone;
The" worm the canker and the grief
Are mine alone."
"Oliver Wendell Holmes venerat-
ed and honored by all who knew him
lived in the midst of sunlight and
temperance and reverence and love
toward God and man for eighty-five
years. And when at three score
years and ten they asked him how
old he was he answered with a mer-
ry smile 'Seventy years young' It
was' he who said when giving a rea-
son why he went to church as he
did every Sunday sitting In the same
pew In King's Chapeli In Boston for
more than half a century 4I have a
little plant In the corner of my heart
called reverence and I like to have
it watered about once a week.
Which was the wiser of the two; and
which the old man and which the
young?"
There is a story in this week's
Collier's which I wish could be read
by many more than tho subscribers
in Brownwood. It Is entitled "The
Footstep on the Stair." The Parson
would havo It read not so much for
Its Intrinsic worth as 0 ask wheth-
er' any body can. say whether it is
at all true to the life in the national
capital. If" It. is then The Parson
asks with old Hebrew prophet "Shall
to spend an hour or two today. than
Lord; and shall not my soul . be
avenged on such a nation as this?"
There is: no better place in which
to spend - ian hour two today than
church arid you know It
Current Comment
Tlie Burden of Proof
some falr trlimal mutually agreed
S r detuerminailon. Judge
rr s
lvWch apI)ears 0 U'
but the persous Vost fate ed t
te uesto abou a! "
. w ear and Charles J. Kirk chairman
eZn! Zfl
charees arp mnr n J
SZZJJ
ground ror cTal
they should be the first to demand
an investigation by some unprejudiced
tribunal or committee to prove that
i oontcsta-nt' TLT matter
tently and easily susceptible of proof
one way or another and too important
to them of all concerned to lie
without effort to prove their claims
and disprove Love's. Denton Record-
Chronicle. EagliiHd Problem
England has before her the prob-
lem oC finding a man to take the
place of Lord Kitchener and it will
likely be a hard one to solve.
In the handling-of the business of
the war office the procuring of mu-
nitions the recruiting of soldiers and
the directing of the armies of the
field there are already men. on the
job wit) are presumably able to car-
ry on the work without interruption.
But kitchener as the great anchor
of the 'state will be hard to replace.
Asquith Lloyd George and the rest
seemed to. the people only politicians.
thought perhaps very great ones.
But in Kitchener they thought the;-
had somethiag solid to tie to. They
still fqft in this way even after the
greatesj part of his -.-owfr. had been'
taken front him un-.i handvl over t
others.i
The oss at Kitcheaw will f r the
time atf any rate be a serius blow to
English confidence. But Enclisa con-
fidence! is a hard thing to dislcdee.
Jaqd it will hardly topple clear off
i v lAioaa i uue 3 -in in
j-
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In tlie last twenty-four years forty-two
' states have established high-
way departments administrative or
educatfonai work and thirty of these
have made aetu'al appropriations in
aid of; good roads construction or
maintenance. State's funds have
been appropriated to the amount of
$2OS.OO0.OOO within the above-named
period.' while counties and highway
districts have probably doubled this
fund so that nearly $100000000 has
gone into the making of good roads
31.000 miles of which have been built
and are being maintained. The good
roads movement is making progress
Fort Worth Record.
Raral Credits to Be Tried -Rural
credits will probably receive
a trial under the measure which Ihas
passed both houses of congress but
with differences as to detail which
remain to be composed in conference. '
The purpose of this measure in sub-
stance is to provide for long loans
upon land to farmers to be repaid
upon the installment plan. In the
central and northwestern states this
bank may find lodgment but in Tex-
as the homestead law is an insuper-
able barrier against it Public sen-
timent values the homestead above
the privilege to borrow money on it.
and hence there is no probability of
a change. In every part of Tex-
as homes may be bought on long
time with a small cash payment and.
usually at a low rate of interest The
land loan bank cannot compete in
this respect with the owner of va-
qant lands. Various corporations are
now lending money freely upon Tex-
as lands and the man whose- land
holdings exceed the homestead maxi-
mum can always borrow money oa
the excess. The bank will serve a
limited purpose in Texas but it will
be a very small purpose compared
with the expectations which have
been bVsed upon It. Waco News.
To facilitate rapid writing there
has been invented a metal device to-
be clamped to the little finger and
with a shelf on which to rest the next
fingerjand glide over a surface writ-
ten upon.
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