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SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS: TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 14, 1915.
Antonio Cypress
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•IG CITIES OF TEXAS —CENSUS MIO.
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Houston 7S>K)
Fort Worth 73,312
CIRCULATION BOOKS OPEN
TO ADVERTISERS.
AN OLD SCHOOL?
Contained in patience, the American
people must give the "divine Sara"
two months additional in which to pre-
pare for her tour among them. She
asks for this postponement because—
"Vive la France I"—she must form a
new company; all the players who were
with her on her previous tour joined
the army and four of them have been
killed.
The "Vive la France!" is Madame
Bernhardt's own; it goes with her tele-
gram denying a report that she had
abandoned her plan of seeing America
for the nth time, by grace of the
box office. We think there are many
sons of France who will say of the
new company scheme, as Dr. Johnson
Mid to the beggar who "had to live,"
"Why the necessity"? And we have
some reason to suspect that more
Americans will ask: "Why do it at
all?"
France may well murmur that if any
of madame's new actors—those with
whom she contemplates engagements
—are fit for service in the army they
Bhould be. America may well sug-
gest that male players unfit for
manly service in their country's cause
would scarcely be such as to make »
hit with any character of its audiences.
And, from the viewpoint of other coun-
tries than France, the presence in
madame's company away from France
of men able to be soldiers—and
raised to be, if fate shall demand—is
likely to evoke an unhappy comparison.
Surely the "divine Sara" cannot be
(contemplating entirely a superannuate
—an "old school"—production. In
this country the times, tastes and inter-
ests are quite out of joint for such a
venture. We may admire her Ponce
de Leon spirit, her courage under phy-
sical hurts snd her sometime service
td the stage and the ideals of drama,
but we cannot admire this suggestion
that her patriotism has a string at-
tached to pelf. And must not this sug-
gestion thrust itself upon us, unless
we sre willing to sssume that Madame
Bernhardt purposes associating herself
only with those who are her very long
time contemporaries?
There is one admirable thing about
this telegram of hers—the reminder
that all the men of her erstwhile com-
|iay are fighting for their land!
may be his potentiality of achieving
greater advances under the high im-
pulse of the country's good.
We give our enthusiastic endorse-
ment to this first mighty result of Mr.
Daniels' plan—all the country gives
this—even as we found gratifying the
first word concerning that plan. An
excellent idea has been imported and
improved domestically. For whatever
efficiency of system has been gained
by the powers of Europe in armament,
in the direction of land and sea forces,
in all manner of industry that calls for
scientific intelligence, in all manner of
research that makes for any phase of
educational progress, credit must be
given both to the governments that
knew how to employ the energy, enter-
prise, genius and intellect of the people
and to those who have responded to
the governments' call—a call that
ignored any consideration of mere per-
sonality, social position, wealth or
spiritual faith and centered its public
welfare ideal upon ability alone.
Our American improvement of this
broad and broadening plan is found in
the enlistment of the country's greatest
organizations that lie within the cate-
gory of the "constructive," the pro-
gressive, the modern. The associated
legion of experts in aeronautics, muni-
tion manufacture, mechanical transpor-
tation, dynamics, mathematics, elec-
tricity, electric communication, in all
other forms of mathematic and inven-
tive physics, and in chemistry and en-
gineering of every form have been
made parties to the success of this
advisory board, by being placed as the
personal arbiters of its creation. The
importance which the Secretary of the
Navy ascribes to the recommendations
of such a group finds powerful justifi-
cation in the successes of its European
brethren of science that have been
dedicated to the weal of fatherland.
If every other project for the com-
plete modernization of the American
Navy shall partake of the inherent
force and practicability of this one,
there is no ideal of improvement, be it
that of the most exacting enthusiast
of the Navy League, that may not be
realized. ,
agony may be intense, but it gives no
sound. It is noiseless.
Would'that we might say as much
of some other annoying insects—the
mosquito, for example, and his human
resemblance.
THAT FOREIGN LOAN.
"JITNEUR."
"Jitneur" has been accepted in the
East as the title of the driver of a jit-
ney and the New Orleans Times-Pica-
yune pronounces it a verbal monstrosrty.
Still, as no one has yet been able to
explain satisfactorily the origin of the
word "jitney," it is suggested that per-
haps we need not be too particular
about its derivatives.
"Jitneur" is probably not any worse
for the driver of a motor car of a cer-
tain kind than is "chauffeur" for the
driver of another sort, though the lat-
ter may have what the former Jacks in
the matter of legitimacy, being a
verbal nondescript, but it sounds quite
as well as some of the other coinages
that have no philological warrant.
Manifestly, as our contemporary
says, "jitney driver" is too long, and
so would be other combinations that
might suggest themselves. What is
wanted to designate the operator of
a jitney car is something short and
easy, and if "jitneur" will not do, how
about an abbreviation, as by cutting
off the French suffix and reducing the
word to plain "jit"? It is not elegant
or euphonious, of course, but is has the
requisite brevity.
THE NOISELESS HOUSEFLY.
There is still much doubt as to how
the visiting deputation of foreign bank-
ers and business representatives mean
to go about raising the proposed loan
of half a billion dollars in this country,
and what sort of collateral is to be
offered.
It is said American bankers would
prefer to make a credit arrangement
which would enable the foreign coun-
tries to do business with us on a Iprge
scale, to having them ship us any more
of their gold, because we already have
an unwieldy supply of the yellow metal
on hand and because for every dollar
of gold deposited a credit of about six
dollars is expected.
Some, if not all, of the countries
now seeking a loan in this market are
holders of American securities to a
greater or less extent, and it is prob-
able that our financial interests could
absorb a large quantity of them if of-
fered in exchange for the desired credit.
It must be urtderstood that the intend-
ing borrowers do not want the money
to take back home with them, but to
place on deposit here to be drawn
against in payment for supplies that
we are expected to furnish as the need
arises- Of course, It is the desire of
the American moneyed men and busi-
ness men to promote our foreign trade,
even if we have to lend our customers
the money with wliich to buy our
goods, always provided that the se-
curity is entirely satisfactory.
Half a billion dollars is a good big
sum of money, to some persons, but it
is not so much when divided up be-
tween several of the great nations of
Europe, nor to bankers who have re-
sources aggregating nearly twelve bil-
lions. Still, at the rate at which
money is being burned up in this war,
it might become difficult for some of
them even to raise enough money to
pay the interest on such a sum before
there is a let-up in the war game, with
its enormous outgo. It is not our
fight that is being waged across the
water, and, though we may be holding
the stakes, we are not supposed to be
particularly concerned as to which
side may win; but we are in the mar-
ket for business, for the exportation of
our tremendous Surplus of foodstuffs
snd our manufactured products, and
for whatever else we may have to sell
—not for lending money without good
security.
"Keeping Out" of the
Great War
The First Lesson Ends There; the
Second Has Only
Begun.
Mrs. Alec Tweedle says: "Of course,
women should propose." Well, don't
they?
There is a way of endorsing Presi-
dent Wilson for re-election without the
formality of a set of resolutions.
AN IMPORTED IDEA WITH
DOMESTIC IMPROVEMENTS.
; In announcing the personnel of the
Mral advisory board of civilians—a
list inspiring and alive with promise—
$scNlary Dsniels couples a reminder
the organization motive with a word
•a to the spirit of the members. A
itsin "to make available the latent
kfSBtive gepius of our country to im
oar navy" has enlisted the serv-
•f these famous men with "pa
characteristic of American
»rs."
tribute to the patriotism of the
; who, under the chairmanship
>4 with the nomination
celebrated sad valuable
i engineering societies,
eoatritorte their talent to a Na-
nrivaied In importance,
t something of the carious to that
Muaeat about "latent inventive
' One ia preae to aecribe pa-
te the umbers of this board
Miner, Wood
The housefly is the most pestiferous
and insistent of the winged insects
that annoy the human family and one
of the most indiscreet, as well as most
elusive; but it is never noisy and
never heralds its coming by any blare
of trumpets.
It is the most adventurous and,
therefore, the most easily trapped, be-
cause it is inclined to explore all the
avenues of research that tempt appe-
tite, without a cautious preliminary
survey. But the housefly does sll
quietly; it does not, like the mosquito,
"sing while he toils," nor go buzzing
about, like a village gossip.
There is another thing about the
housefly that may be mentioned to
its credit—it does not stsb in the dsrk.
When the lights are vut it retires in
good order and behaves respectably,
which is more than some other in-
sects do.
We have declared wsr on the house-
fly becsuse of its bad manners and
filthy habits, and eventually we may
eucceed in exterminating it, but we sre
moved to this by considerations of self-
defense, because it mskes us sick, by
leaving a lot of. microbes lying around
in ita tracks after every viait, snd be-
cause it snnoys us beyond endurance
by undue familisrity on occasions
when its absence would be preferable
to its company. But you have to give
the fly credit for 100 per cent energy
and activity and about 200 per cent
persistence when it is out on a foray,
and for remarkable elusiveness of the
swatter that is not of the approved
brand. You have got to give it credit
lor not being a "piker" when it essays
the role of explorer, snd foe not being
ostentatiously noisy in its
When it comes to avoiding pitfalls the
is not whet the
"fly"
This time the fracture of summer's
spinal column may be regarded as
more in the nature of permanency.
In a little more than two months
Congress will be in session—and by
that time the country may be ready
for it.
"A drop of ink makes millions think"
and sometimes puts one on the blink.
Vide recent diplomatic developments
at Washington.
Comparing Colonel Roosevelt with
the measles, which "everybody must
have once," aa Herr Viereck does, mav
not be seditious; but does it not closely
border on (ese majeste?
Outside of New York we are no:
hearing much of party politics, these
days, because we are too much en-
gaged with internstionsl politics. One
thing st a time is better.
Of course we could never consent to
hsve American industrisl sffsirs guid-
ed snd controlled or even interfered
with by foreign influences, so long as
we are able td maintain home rule and
make laws for our own government.
The commanjder-ln-chief of the
White Feather brigade and the peace-
at-any-price contingent ought not to
be arrayed against each other in open
arma. Better that their differences
should be settled by, a court of arbitra-
tion composed of the mollycoddles.
Tslking to one's self is ssid to be the
hsbit of a dreamer. Then, again, it
might be considered the hsbit of an
egotist, aa in the case of the msn who
ssid: "There sre two res sons why I
tslk to myself; one is thst I like to
tslk to a smart man, and the other that
I like to hear a smart man talk."
By ALBERT BITSNELL, HART.
Professor of Government in Harvard Uni-
versity.
War is a merciless school teacher, fol-
lowing the methods of the old-time masters
who undertook to flog arithmetic into the
minds of children. The first chapter, and
every other chapter of the war school book,
is the lesson that there is no place In the
world of war for good intentious, errors
of judgment and mistakes. If a French-
man in the trenches misses his aim the
German opposite him pots him, without
giving him any chance to adjust hs sights.
War is a slave driver, forcing every man
that it can reach beyond his endurance,
without mercy and almost without thought.
Hence Americans want to keep out of war.
War under modern conditions is destruc-
tive of life beyond any previous experi-
ence of mankind. The Huns, the Turks
and the Tartars ravaged immense areas,
and enslaved or exterminated large popu-
lations; but in no twelve months in the
history of mankind have so many lives
of organized soldiers been taken. Modern
weapons are horrifying; fighting is con-
tinuous; resistance is desperate. The
chance that a gallant young fellow, who
Is sent to the front, will come home un-
scratched at the end of the war, is not one
that any life insurance company will take.
This frightful toll is exacted from the
best and the bravest, from the men who
would have been fathers of the next gener-
ation. Who knows how many statesmen,
musicians, poets, inventors, engineers and
leaders of industry have gone to their
graves before .ney had a chance to show
their powers? Hence Americans want to
keep out of war.
Within a year mankind has learned more
about scientific ways of destroying human
life than in the previous several hundred
thousand years. Soldiers used to expect
a quietus from a rifle ball or some kind
of projectile from a cannon. A few tasted
the detestable cold steel of the bayonet;
a comparatively small number went down
with the sinking of their ships. Nearly
all the casualties came on the firing line,
within a mile or two of the enemy. Nowa-
days men may be killed by bullets or
bombs, or by steel arrows from in airship.
Their forts may be scattered about their
ears by a shot from an immense cannon
fifteen miles away. Men are killed by
hand grenades, by poisonous gases, by
unseen enemies, by shrapnel from afar.
Ships are sunk and men are blown up
or drowned by mines, submarines and
even airships. The only defense Is for
millions of men to burrow in the ground
like moles, and there mine and counter-
mine and blow up each other's trenches.
Old methods, old strategy, >ld military
training are worn out. Hence Americans
want to keep out of war.
Modern wars are costly beyond any com-
putation. Parliaments vote supplies by
the thousand million dollars and hardly
know for what the money is to be spent.
Our Civil War cost about $5,000,000,000 In
money for both sides during four years.
Great Britain is spending as much as that
in eleven months. The great national
"loans'' add nothing to the available prop-
erty of any kind. They are simply a
means of promising that, for generations
to come, nineteen-twentleths of the com-
munity will labor and sweat to pay in-
terest. to the other twentieth. Tf the war
lasts two years, probably most of the
great banks and financial institutions of
Europe will be ruined. Hence Americans
want tw> keen out of war.
War arouses the most savage passions of
which human nature Is capable. Things
have been done deliberately by Christian
soldiers acting under the orders ol Chris-
tian officers in various parts of Europe
which the Roman legionary would have
thought beneath a soldier's contempt, Ene-
mies in arhis, • prisoners,, non-combatants,
neutrals, women, children and babies, have
been treated as Wallenstein's army treated
Northern Germany in the Thirty Years'
War. Neutral nations, against their will,
are drawn Into painful controversies. To
be neutral is not enough—they must be
over-neutral; they are expected to change
their laws and the practices of Interna-
tional law so as to help one or the other
of the belligerents. Great Britain and
Germany both claim the right to take our
property under the "law of necessity."
Thirty years ago a cartoonist pictured two
contestants fighting through the axes, first
with naked fists; then one with a club';
the other retorts with a sword; his enemy
surpasses him with a pistol, vields to a
gun; arms himself with a cannon; is de-
feated by a machine gun; and so on, until
the world Is depopulated and the devil
files above, supreme. Hence Americans
want to keep out of war.
Yet above all other lessons, that which
Americans ought most to take to heart
is that peaceful, friendly, neutrnl nations
cannot always choose what they would
have, if a Germany, or a Russia, or a
Japan set the world in flames, woe to us
If we have no fire engines ready. Hence
Americans who want to keep out of war
must take such precautions that war may
keep out of them.
DEATH RECORD.
CAMPBELL—Clarrlso Springs. Tex., Sept. 13.
A telegram received here Sunday morning an-
nounced the death of J. W. Campbell at Los
Angeles, Cal. Mr. Campbell was a prominent
business man of Carrliso Springs and was well
known throughout; this section. He had been
In the Imperial Valley for several months.
REASONEB—San Marcos, Tex., Sept. 18.—
Lan Beasoner died at the San Marcos Sani-
tarium in the evening of Saturday. The funeral
took place yesterday morning at the San Marcos
Cemetery. Deceased is survived by a wife and
two children.
DAVIS—San Maroos, Tex., Sept. IS.—Miss
Emma Davis, tlie 13-year-old daughter of Mrs.
John Davis, died last night at the home of her
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. J. Springer Dsvis.
The funeral took place thla afternoon at 4
o'clock in the Sen Marcos Cemetery.
MAY—Beeville, Tex., Sept. 13.—Hugh May,
84 years old. long a eitlsen of Bee County, died
yesterday at his home in Blanconia. He is
survived by his widow and several daughters and
sons. His body was brought to Beeville this
morning and conveyed to the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Jesse T. Borroum, where It will
repose until tomorrow morning, whei; It*Will be
interred in Glenwood Cemetery.
MOFFETT—Beeville, Tex.. Sept. 18.—Mrs. C.
T. Moffctt, widow of the late Dr. C. T. Mof-
fett, died ir. Fort Worth yeaUrdty morning.
Her body will be brought to this city for in-
terment beside that of ber husband. She is
survived by one son, Gretn.
WEDDINGS.
TEMPI.E, Tex.. Sept. 18.—J. I* Carlisle,
cashier of a Temple bank, who fcas been spend-
ing his vacation In Colorado, was married yes-
terday in Denver to Miss Mabel Hubbard of that
city, according to a message received by friends
today. The couple will shortly return to Temple
to make their home.
PALESTINE, Tel.. Sept. 18.—T. B. Patter-
son of Hilldboro and Mrs. L. B. Burton were
united in marriage Saturday morning at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Brooks. The eere-
monv was performed by Rev. L. B. Hoskins.
They left for Hlllsboro, their future home.
Court at Columbus.
Special T.lfgr.m to The Express.
COLVMRVS, Tex., Sept. IS.—District
Court convened thin moraine with Judge
M. Kennon presiding and Lester Holt, Dis-
trlct Attorney. The grand Jury was
charged and empaneled, with 8. A. Strunk
of Oakland foreman.
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Revival at Alpine.
Special Telegram to Tlw Express
AI.PIXR. Tex., sept. 11—The revival be-
ing conducted at the Flrat Christian Church
here by Evangelist J. W. Hoisapple of,
Sherman Is Mag attended both morning
and evening by large crowds. The Meet-
ing will continue for several days.
■cy
WHAT EXPRESS FILES
TELL OF YEARS AGO
Thirty-five Years Ago Today—1880.
The seventh annual convention of the
Woman s Christian Temperance Union con
vened at Quincy, 111., September 8.
♦ ♦ ♦
Postmaster Manning left on yesterday
afternoon s train en route to Washing
ton, D. O.
♦
Gilmer Dashiell of the Corpus Christl
Stage Line, departed this morning for St.
Louis and the Northwest on business.
♦ ^
A Steiner of the house of A. Morris has
Just returned from New York, where he
has bought one of the best-selected stocks
ever brought to this city.
♦ ♦ ♦
Colonel J. H. McLeary. candidate for the
Attorney General's Office, returned last
evening. He may remain here until about
October 1 and then take the stump for the
State ticket In Eastern Texas.
♦ ♦ ♦
Twenty-two carloads of freight were re-
ceived by rail yesterday.
Colonel T. H. Zanderson of this city has
purchased a large warehouse in Houston.
♦ ♦- ♦
The Post Oaks people say they will make
a half bale of cotton to the acre, in spite
of the cotton worm.
♦ ♦ ♦
There will be a good market for oceans
in tjiis city this fall. A number of nuyers
offer to pay full prices for largo lots.
♦ ♦ ♦
At the annual meeting of the congrega
tlon Beth-El, Rabbi Lewinthal was re-
elected to the pastorate of the congregation
for the ensuing year.
♦ ♦ ♦
The stage due here from Laredo at 4
o'clock yesterday morning did not arrive
until long after* that hour, having been
delayed by a rise of the Medina for about
six hours.
Fifteen Years Ago Today—1900.
London—Lord Curzon of Keddlcston,
Viceroy of India, has cabled the Indian
Office that good rains have fallen in
Madras and central Bengal and on the
Ganges plane, relieving all present anxiety
regarding the autumn crops In these terri-
tories. The total number now receiving
famine relief has fallen to 434,000.
♦ ♦ ♦
Galveston—The city still presents the
appearance of widespread wreck and ruin.
Little has been done to dear the streets of
the terrible tangle of wires and the masses
of wr<$k, raortnr, slate, stone and glass that
bestrew them. Many of the sidewalks are
impassable. Some or them are littered with
debris. Others are still so thickly covered
with slime that walking on them is out of
the question. As a general rule, sub
stantial frame buildings withstood the
blasts of the gale better than those of
brick. In other instances, however, small
'vooden structures, cisterns and whole sides
of houses have been plumped down in
streets or back vards, squares away from
where they originally stood. There is no
doubt that Galveston will be rebuilt,
though not as it was before. The editorial
of the Galveston News this morning has
put life into the people. The prominent
business men of the town express the
opinion that talk of the abandonment of
the city is rubbish.
♦
The races at Kerrville are attracting a
good many San Antonio visitors and the
sport Is said to be fine. The races will
continue two days longer.
♦ ♦ ♦
.1. M. Steinfeidt has returned from his
trip to Europe.
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Washington—The crisis in China that
was near at hand yesterday over the evac
nation proposal of the Russian government
has been averted for a time, at least, and
the diplomatic side of the mutter has
become again the object of attention. The
order of General Chaffee to leave, which
was expected in some quarters, did not
issue today. Instead, earnest efforts art
making to arrange perllminaries for the
negotiations which are expected finally to
settle the Chinese troubles.
« ♦ .
General George W. Kuss has returned
from his summer trip, with Mrs. Buss, to
Eureka Springs and other resorts.
♦ ♦ ♦
Otto Wahrmund, vice president and man-
ager of the City Brewery, is able to be out
again after an illness of several days.
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. Henrv Shiner Is back from a three
weeks' stav at his ranch, where, he says,
he has been doing some good, hard work
of late.
NINE TAKING BAR EXAMINATION
Is Largest Number of Applicants in
Many Months.
Nine, the largest number of applicants
In many months, are taking the bar ex-
aminations now being conducted In the
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals under the
direction of Joe Murray, clerk. Five of
the applicants are from San .^ntonio.
Those being examined are Robert Wolf,
San Antouio: A. V. Wright, San Antonio;
R. B. Alexander, Leo County; B. S.
Wright, El Campo; Ned C. Bell, San An-
tonio; C. C. Wurzbach, San Antonio; A.
L. Hatchett, San Antonio; Paul H. Fertsch,
Hallettsville, and F. H. Hammond. Bur-
Aet.
Marriage Licenses.
Otto H. Hannieh and Lucille M. Roper.
Rafael Rodriguez and Josefa Guzman.
L. P. Snell and Mary E. Swearingen.
Jesus Gonzales and Francisea Luna.
Herman Henry Riegel and Alma Rowsey.
Alex. J. Hutzler and Effie May Young.
Jolin Edgar Walsh and Margurite Doyle.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS
CONTEMPORARIES
Birth Reoord.
August 20—To Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Renne-
berg, 1208 North Flores Street: girl.
September 11—To Mr. and Mrs. R. Gayon,
414 Atlanta Avenue; boy.
September 0—To Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Holter,
820 Grayson Street; boy.
September 5—To Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Ervan,
315 Carson Street; boy.
September 7—To Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Me-
Clellan, 204 West Cavallos Street; girl.
September 7—To Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hig-
gins, 3007 Saunders Avenue; girl.
September 30—To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wal-
tbal, 411 Maverick Street; boy.
September 7—To Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Ras-
miessen. elty; boy.
September 10—To Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Besch,
710 Cherry Street; girl.
Burial Permits.
Mi*. 0. R. T>. Casanova, aged abont 67
years, 120 Hill Street; apoplexy.
Mrs. B. E. I* Tremaine, age 48 years, Baylor
Hospital; following operation.
Baby Cay, age 4 days, City Hospital; hemo-
philia.
Orin C. Sapp, age few hours, 116 Fox 8treet;
premature birth.
James G. Burleson, age 56 years. 103 East
Laurel Street; parotitis.
Jamas L. Rich, age 51 years, 408 West Lau-
rel Street; hepatitis.
A. Castillo, age 2 months. 117 San Fernandez
Street; bronchitis.
Francisco Ojeda. age 8 months, 320 El Paso
Street, septicaemia.
Baby Canipar. age few hours. Pace Street
premature birth.
A\nx J. Lamm, age 20 years. 814 Baylor
Hospital; sarcoma.
Salvador Aredonno. ag* 22 years, City Hos-
pital; gunshot wound.
Automobile Licenses.
7615—Joseph Htllemeyer, 22 hon»e-potrer, CI-
belo. Texas.
761*--W. G. Frost. 84-horse-power. 1005 South
Preaa Street.
7617—Jobn W. Vincent, 20-borse-pfcwer, 1414
Grayson Street.
7618—E. Kuenta, 14-horse power, 104 Pearl
Street.
7619— Elmer Perrtn, motorcycle, Boerne, Tex.
Hope the Feeling Is General.
Whenever he feels like it, President Wil-
son can go right ahead and finish that
interrupted vacation. The 1916 nomination,
if he cares anything about it, properly gar
nished with the choice curly parsley of
nubile approval, is going to be tendered
him on an embossed silver platter.—Moore
Model.
Electricity on Farms.
Rural distribution of electric current, has
made great advances in the last two years.
In some communities the farmers have
financed local distribution systems, taking
current from the nearest cross-country
transmission line at one point and retail-
ing it among themselves. In other com-
munities individual farmers find it deslr
able to pay for lines directly from the
power plant to the farm. Other electric
companies Install the connection and re-
quire a yearly minimum use proportionate
to the investment in the line extension.—>
Skidmore Signal.
Real Reform Lacking.
The eugenic waiter is the latest advance
in sanitation. New York has passed a layv
requiring every waiter to obtain a doctor's
certificate of health, and all the waiters of
the metropolis have been ordered to report
for examination. l/nfqHunately the new
law does not appear to include a require-
ment that the waiters shall have clean
hands and keep their thumbs out of the
soup plates.- Brownsville Herald..
Cotton.
About 500 bales of cotton have been
ginned at Sabinal to date this season. The
price has been right around 0 cents the
past week. On Thursday cotton sold in
Houston for 10 cents. It is believed that
we will get 10 cents here before long-
Itrly has declared cotton contraband. The
report of short crop seems to have the
effect of boosting the price in spite of the
allies making it contraband. -Sabinal Sen-
tinel.
Essence of Wisdom.
The wise man not only looks out for self,
but he views matters pertaining to himself
from every angle. If to save a penny one
way leads to the loss of a dollar in some
other way, then he hangs on to the dollar
and lets the penny go. It is so in the pur
chase of merchandise. You cannot, dis-
criminate aeainst home institutions and
still expect those institutions to thrive and
increase the value of your own property.
Such a course can result in but one way—
in disaster for the community and for
yourself.—Cotulla Record.
It Would—In Spots.
We are inclined to believe the report
made during that recent cold snap that
we would have a few more weeks of. not
warm, but hot weather. Wouldn't it
scoreh your forbearance?—Batesville Her-
ald.
Does He Really Believe It?
An El Pasoan says we are doing as
milch building here as San Antonio and
Dallas combined. No wonder those cities
are always jealous of El Paso. El Paso
Herald.
Sound Seed Sense.
There should be no argument necessary
to selecting the proper kind of seed for
planting. It looks like a child would
know that like seed, like crop. Plant this
tie seed and you will dead sure reap
thistles. Plant, well selected seed and
reap the best crops. This is sound sense,y
even if we are not a farmer. KalfurrliiJ
Facts.
It Do!
A year ago there was absolutely no de-
mand for cotton, and what little could be
sold brought around 6 cents. Today there
is a ready cash market In Runge at be
tween 8% and 9^ cents. Iion't it look
better to you?—Karnes County News
(Runge). •
Keeping It in the Family.
In Argentina the laws provide that a
father must leave his children four-fifths
of his fortune, and a husband, if he has
no children, has to leave half of his prop
erty to his wife. An unmarried son is
compelled to leave his parents two-thirds
of his property, and only unmarried per
sons without parents or descendants can
make wills disposing of their possessions
as they see fit. (Jonzales Inquirer.
No Special Session.
Governor Ferguson stated at Abilene
this week that he would not call a special
session of the Legislature this winter, that
he did not believe in taxing a cost of
$150,000 to $100,000 against the taxpayers
for a special session when there was no
urgent demand for It.
The Governor stated that the cost of
running the penitentiaries had been re
dueed $400,000 since the beginning of his
administration, and that so far as the peni-
tentiary aystem was concerned, it was
doing very well without th* fid of a spe-
cial session to legislate for it.
The Governor's decision not to call a
special session will he heartily approved
by the people at large. It will be disap
pointing, of course, to some of the "boys,"
who are partial to the life at the capital,
with its atmosphere of politics and its
bright lights and late hours.—Brownwood
News.
ROAD BOOSTERS OFF TOOAY
—SENATOR SHEPPARD.
ROAD NOW WOULD GREATLY FA-
CILITATE MOVEMENT OF
TROOPS IN VALLEY.
URGES IIS CONSTRUCTION
To Meet Houston "Flying Squadror" at
Schulenburg for Bi? Road Gath-
ering—Hundreds Expected.
Former subjects of Austria-Hungary
who have become adopted citizens of
this country have advised President
Wilson that they do not approve of
Ambassador Dumb* and his propa-
ganda. There are no mote loyal citizens
of the United States -than are those
y mi of foreign birth or foreign
Iff*
Oil Prices
. riTTSRI Rd, p«., sept. 13.—FIT* <*Btl a
birr*l wa* added to the price of tht prt«
£jP«l trade* of emde oil today, ttc Booth
Pennsylvania Oil Conpaor »nnpilD<-lne
Pri<*«: PenaaylraBta. HS'JS1
black and Newcastle. $1.23: Cabell, ft.*;
Corning. #1.12: Somerset, fl.Oft. and Rag
land unchanged at 65 eenta.
. LIMA. Ohio, Sent, ts.—larreased
for s<Mit bean tern Ohio rrade oil were oeot-
|«S una.
Jd here todar
Bryan Street Improvements.
Special Telegram to Th* Eiprera.
BRYAN, Tea.. Sept. 13.—Contractor T. B.
Hubbard has begun work building the
forms for the curbs and gutters along
Bryan Street, which Is being Improved
by the propertv owners and tne Interna-
tional * Great Northern Railway .Company.
This work has Imo delayed for '»■» time
oa account of the lack of material.
Coleman Mexkans Loyal.
TS^ISr-^^ B.-Abo., a
local Mexican*.' peaceful. lawabMlac
«. m asked to be pat on record
The San Antonio good roads advocates'
who are to take part with the Houston
advocates In the Sohulenhurg good roads
meeting Wednesday will leave here this
morning shortly after 8 o'clock. There will
be three cars and twelve persons and they
expect to reach Schulenburg In good time
for dinner tonight.
The party will consist of President .lohn
W. Warren of the Texas Oood Koads As-
sociation. Mayor Clinton G. Brown. Presi-
dent William Cn'-sln and Secretary D. E.
Colp of the Bexar County Highway
League, Mrs. Coip, \V. A. Crossland
United States highway engineer, at the
head of the Post Koad construction; Mrs
Crossland, \kr«. M. Young, Mrs. A. M.
Fischer, Louis V. Blrdsong. Lake Robin-
son of Temp'e stnei a representative of The
Express. Messrs. Ilirdsoug, Colp and
Crossland will supply their cars.
From two to twelve cars will Join the
party at evorv town ex.-ept Seguln along
the Southern Pacific Railway between here
and Schiilenbtirg and <-ontmue the trip
the destination. At the latest Informa-
tion Seguin had not arranged to Join the
party, .Dtit Mr: Coip thought last night
that arrangements may have been made
since he beard. According to word from
Schulenburg last night a large number of
motorists of that place will turn out and
meet the delegation on the road.
It is expected one of the largest and
most significant good roads meetings ever
held In Texas will convene at Schulenburg
Wednesday. Mayor Brown and Mayor Ben
Campbell of Houston will meet there. In
addition Houston will have a number of
good roads workers and there will be
several promiuent speakers for forenoon,
afternoon and night.
After the Schulenburg gathering the
Hoaston party will travel toward San An-
tonio. holding meetings, and the San An-
tonio party will double back from Sealv
along the Missouri, Kansas ft Texas Rail-
way to hold gatherings at a number of
towns. The schedule of both parties has
been published.
The object of all this road work Is to
aat la motion machinery for obtaining a
complete hard-surfaced pike between
Hoaston and Can Antonio ia the shortest
The 'flying squadrons" ot
Troubles along the Mexican border con-
vinre Senator Morris Nheppard more than
ever of the need for the proposed Rio
Grande Highway.
'lliis road would follow the moandfrings
of the river from Brownsville to El Paso,
and would be a highway. of great mili-
tary strategic importance. It would guar-
antee the quick movement of troops from
border posts to towns and outposts along
the river.
"I have learned from array officers,^
Senator Sheppard said last night before
leaving fur El l»aso to inspect Fort Bliss,
"that if the highway was on the ground
instead of on paper the present work of
policing the Rio Grande Valley would be
greatly facilitated."
Since lie became ;i member of the Sennt«
Committee on Military Affairs Senatof
Sheppard has been advocating the con-
struction of a permanent and modern high*
way along the Rio Grande. The Tnited
States Government, he declares, is raady
to co-operate with the State, county and
civic authorities.
GOVERNMENT WILL HELP.
"Under the present law," he said, "the
Government will give .$1 for every $2 do-
nated by other sources. This road is of
such importance that I believe the va-
rious interests involved should not delay,
but should get in behind it it once. If
the proper enrouragement is given it may
be that the Government, through the
passage of a special act, can be induced
to contribute more than one-third of ita
cost.
"I think," he went on, "that the city
of San Antonio ought to take a deep in-
terest in this highway, also in the estab-
lishment of gravity irrigation tvith flood
waters of the Rio Grande that are con-
served. Both projects—the road especially
—are not only of military importance but
of civic importance. It means the devel-
opment of the border country and the fur-
nishing of a maguificent highway for
tourists." He discussed the Rio Grande
Highway with Mrs. Florence Shaw Gris-
wold. who has shown keen interest in the
project.
Senator Sheppard returned to Snn An-
tonio early yesterday morning from Port
Lavaca, where he delivered an address
the day before at the unveiling of a Wood-
man of the World monument. He was
met at the Gunter Hotel by a committee
of business men and escorted to Fort Sam
Houston, where he inspected the needs of
the Post. After paying a formal visit to
Major General Funston, Senator Sheppard
and his escort was shown over the grounds
by Colonel Millard F. Waltz of the Nine-
teenth Infantry, acting as post commander.
His escort included: Postmaster George
D. Arniistead, W. B. Tuttle. L. B. Clegg,
T. L. Coimv Jake Wolff, Charles Graeb-
ner and Claude V. Birkhead.
IMPROVEMENTS ARE PLANNED.
Following his trip Senator Sheppard an-
nounced he would make these recommen-
dations for the improvement of the Post.:
"I shall co-operate with Congressman
Slayden in an effort to have an additional
appropriation of $7.o00 made to guarantee
the completion of the Post chapel. There
was a recent appropriation of $5,000 for
this purpose, but the sum was insuf-
ficient.
"I shall recommend the construction of
a permanent and artistic fence of concrete
and iron along Grayson Street from the
first entrance to the Post to New Braun-
fels Avenue to replace the present unsight-
ly wooden fence.
"The city is saving Grayson Street,
which parallels the Post, at no cost to
the Government. 1 shall endeavor to have
the Government build a sidewalk.
"The quarters for non-commissioned of-
ficers are inadequate. I shall endeavor to
have theiu enlarged.
"Additional stables are needed for horses
to replace temporary structures.
"The Post should have that strip of
ground on the east side of New Braunfels
Avenue, north of Grayson Street and south
of Wilson Street. 1 shall again rocommenu
that it be acquired.
"1 want to see Fort Sam Houston," he
said, "made the biggest concentration Post
under the flag. I have no criticism of the
troops now stationed along the border.
They are needed or they would not be
there, but I want to see the capacity of
the Post increased from 23,000 to 50.000
and I hope some day the Post will be
fully populated at its increased capacity,"
Senator Sheppard was a guest of a com-
mittee of business men at the Gunter Hotel
at luncheon and was a dinner guest of
W. P. Lobban in the evening.
BURLESON IS SILENT
Because of Death of Brother, Post-
master General Denies Visitors.
Postmaster General Albert Sidney Burle-
son, who arrived in San Antonio Sninda.y
from Washington to attend the funeral of
his brother, James Green Burleson of
Lockliart, denied himself to p.l« visitors
yesterday.
The Postmastei General was a guest st
the home of his daughter. Mrs. Richard V.
Negley, 505 West Dewey Place.
He will 'eave today for San Marcos and
will return to San Antonio later in tte
week.
PERSONAL MENTION.
J. E. Gibbons, a prominent cattlrman Of
Richland Springs* was a guest ut the Mon-
ger yesterday on his return from the King
ranch, where he had been on business.
R. H. Norton of forpus Christ! It a
guest at the St. Anthony Hotel.
Guests •at the Gunter Hotel yesterday
included Chairman Allison Mayfidd of the
Texas Railroad Commission. He regis-
tered from Austin.
Paul Willoughby of Ozona was reen-
tered at the Monger yesterday. He is a
treli known rnttleman nnd had been la
South Texas buying stock.
K. A. Wise of Kansas City Is stopping at
the St. Anthony Hotel.
V. W. Burgess of Pallas Is an arrival
at the Oiinter Hotel.
Richard R. Hire, a pas man of BeaetV,
Pa., and Oeorfte M. Bevler of I'tttsburff.
Pa., a geologist, arrired in tbe city yes-
terday and were registered at the Menger.
They are interested In the various Texas
oil fields.
J. Elliott Ross of Austin is an arrival at
the St. Anthony Hotel.
Magnus Smith and family of Pearsall aro
guests at the Qanter Hotel.
Jim Simpson. Assi«tant City Clerk, la
back on the Job after a vacation spent ia
the hills of Bexar County.
City Attorney Onrge R mtlette has re-
turned from a visit to relatives In Sltk-
souri.
<0 —
Foreclosure on Big Mortgage AskeC
HOUSTON. Tei. Sept. 13. Fore-lo««|t
of IMO.OOO bonds out of an i^sue of tl.oMt*
000 is asked by the St. I.oiil* t nimi Tialt
Company an<l Thomas X. livsart. trnsteaai.
In the receivership <a«e of the San He nit*
Land aad Water Conipauv. in t'edettal
Conrt here today. Aa order of sal- Is also
asked. +VJ. .
On application of these plaintiffs
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