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SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS: SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1914.
NEWS FROM AUSTIN gg
me Eipr<fi» Andt'.n Dureao—Office 112 Kant Sixth Street, Drlskill Hotel Building.
Oltl telecbone No. 1S8S. Ed B. Newton. Staff Correspondent.
NEW UW CALLS FOR MONEY
Legislature Will Be Asked to Provide
Funds for Investigation of Build-
ing and Lrf'a" Associations.
Ths KxprPHf* Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, 'Tex., Dec. 12.—A matter which
will necessarily be considered by the next
Legislature is the iniifclug of appropria-
tions to carry out the provisions of the
new governing iMribllug and loan associa-
tions. It places the supervision of these
concerns under the Commissioner of 1h-
eurance and Hanking, but fails to provide
funds for the enforcement of the law.
Under the terms of the law the Hanking
Commissioner is empowered and required
to make periodical examinations «.f the
building and loan companies and provides
for the collection of fees for such examina-
tions and' for the payment*of those tees
ihto the State Treasury. However, it fails
to provide a method whereby those fees
may be drawn out of the Treasury and
owed iu the payment of the examiners ami
the expense incident to the examination.
Since no direct appropriation was niuiie bo
defray the cost of audi examinations the
Commissioner of Hanking has no way to
pav the examiners and for thai reason no
examinations have been made and the new
law is inoperative under existing eondi-
*l<Tlw» next Legislature will be asked to
amend the law so as to authorize the use
of the fees for examinations in meeting the
cost of such examinations. That is the
practice pursued with reference to the ex-
amination of State banks. The bank pays
for the examination, graduated according
to capital and surplus. The fee ranges
from $12. oO to $200.
Under the law in question foreign build-
ing and loan associations must obtain a
permit from the Texas Department of In-
surance and Hanking before operating m
tills State and they are required to make
a bond in order to do business in Texas.
There are certain classes of such associa-
tions which are enabled to claim an ex-
emption under this law. However, for the
most part, the building and bum associa-
tions in Texas are institutions chartered
under the laws of this State. They are
largely owned by local residents and their
operations usually confined to the count\
or community in which they were organ-
ized and Where they operate. These are
subject to examination ny the Department
of Insurance and Hanking, but no exam-
inations have ever been made under the
law for the reason of lack of funds.
More Applications for Executive Clem-
jency on Governor's Desk Than He
Will Have Time to Consider.
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tas., Deo. 12.—After Tuesday
the present I'arrtou Board will consider no
more parduu cases. Its labors officially
cease, us the Governor will noir have time
to consider additional eases. The members
of the board continue iu their offices uutll
the new administration is inducted Into
office the middle of January and will get
the records in first-dnss condition to turn
nvcr in their successors. Those who are
familiar with the work of the present
board during the past four years have
Iinlv the highest encomiums for them. They
urc'.lndse (I. C. Kirveu and Captain Louis
von Ilagen.
Hundreds of people still are flocking to
Austin urging Christmas pardons for rel-
atives and friends in the penitentiary. It
is a physical impossibility to meet the
emergency. The Uovernor now has on his
desk applications and Pardon Hoard reports
thereon largely In excess of his ability to
consider and pass on these eases, and for
that reason has forbidden the board to
make further reports. And even if the
(Jovernor had the time anil inclination to
grant all these pardons there is not suffi-
cient force to do the clerical work in
the preparation of the proclamation grant-
ing the pardons.
MANY OPINIONS ARE GIN
Attorney General Passes on Questions
That Have Long Been in Doubt.
War Revenue Bill Explained.
Legislature Will Be Asked for Appro-
priation to Provide for Purchase of
Texas Historical Paintings.
The Express .Austin Bureau. «
AUSTIN, Tex., Dee. 12.—The purchase of
historical paintings of the Texas patriots,
Sam Houston, Peter \V. Grayson and Hen
lUilarc. to be hwnu in tlie State Librury,
Is recommended by the Texas Library anrl
; Historical Commission, and the next Legls-
• lature will be asked for an appropria-
tion of ?L',riOO to make the purchase.
The commission also will ask for $3,000
for books for the library. $2,000 for books
for the law division, $5,000 for books for
the traveling library, $2,000 for gathering
historical •" »ta, $6,000 for copying and com-
piling rolls of Confederate soldiers of
Texas on file in the United States War De-
partment. .tl'.OOO for preparing for press
and prinluig volumes of Texas archives,
¥8.000 for conduct lug legislative reference
work.
The estimates of the commission for the
next two fiscal years as filed today with
the Comptroller arc $^t,(UH first year and
$3ii,l>lK second year.
Songwriter Hears Students
Sing Forgotten Hymn
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN', Tex., Dec. 12.—-J. L. Sinclair
of Artesian Wells, Tex., author of the
University of Texas' hymn, "The Eyes of
Texas Are Upon You." visited the uni-
versity today, and found out for the first
time that the song he composed more
than ten years ago is now sung by the
student bodv on all important occasions.
Mr. Sinclair -has been out of touch with
the university, and had forgotten all about
the song. He told of having written it
for none university musical program upon
the solicitation of members of the glee
club. The idea, he ssiid, came from a
stock piece of advice given by President
Prather, that "the eyes of Texas are upon
you."
CRIME DECREASE
RETURNS FROM ALL COUNTIES IN
STATE TABULATED BY ATTOR-
NEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. 12.—According to
the official figures on file in the Attorney
General's Department, there was 110 decrease
in crime in Texas (lining the past two
years. Chief Clerk W. I'. Dumas of the
department has completed his tabulations
of the returns of local prosecuting officers
and ! some Interesting facts are gleaned
therefrom.
Under the head of misdemeanors there
were 40,(Nil informations filed in Texas
during the past two years; 10,r>20 iudiet-
ineifts during that period; 25,3.*U trials;
21,410 convictions; :»,J)18 acquittals; 445
quashed, and 14.PNN nolle pressed.
There were 34,1104 felony indictments
during the two years ending August ."{1
last, a total of (5,082 trials, 4,02ft convic-
tions, 1,157 acquittals, lt)i» quashed and
7,777 nolle pressed. Ten death sentences
were returned and ;>8 life terms assessed.
The total number of years' imprisonment
in the verdicts aggregated 1(1,58'.) years.
Fines imposed during the two years
totaled $500,208, of which $8,511 was re-
mitted and .$413,505 collected. That was a
large percentage of collections.
There were 42,047 judgments on for-
feitures, 7,958 remitted and 1,.'W8 collected.
Data relative to the various classes of
felonies is as follows: Theft: convictions,
2.328; trials. 1,059; convictions, 8.11, and
acquittals. 220.
Iturglary: Indictments, 2,542; trials,
1,438; convictions, 1,220, and acquittals,
213.
Murder: Indictments, 1,435); trials, 927;
convictions, 500, and acquittals, 352.
Assault: Indictments, 121); trials, 101;
convictions, 124: acquittals, 03.
Arson: indictments, lit!; trials, 01: con-
victions, 34; acquittals, 30.
Perjury: Indictments. 204; trials, 00;
convictions, 38 and acquittals, 33.
l'orgery: Indictments, 1,000; trials, 691;
convictions, 008; acquittals, 89.
Embezzlement: Indictments, 309; trials,
05; convictions, 49, and acquittals, 10.
Kobbery: Indictments. 324; trials, 151;
convictions, 114; acquittals, 42.
Other felonies: Indictments, 4,854; trials,
1.430'; convictions, 1.055, and acquittals,
30?,
THIS CITY MAY SOON PAY LESS
FOR INSURANCE THAN ANY
OTHER TEXAS CITY.
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. 12.—At the office
of the State Fire Insurance Commission to-
day it was stated that when San Antonio
has carried out its plan of additions and
improvements of its fire alarm system and
fire department, the key rate of the city
will be further reduced and probably will
£0 as low as 17 cents, which will be the
lowest in the State. At present El Paso
has the lowest key rate of any Texas
city, it being 18 . qentf*. Sap Antonio's
rate now is 19 cents. J
To obtain the 17-cent rate San Antonio
proposes to install a motor hose truck with
a capacity of 2,500 feet of hose, which
will be the largest fire apparatus of that
kind in the State; purchase motor vehicles
for the assistant chiefs, and is now en-
gaged. In the construction of a central fire
station, to which will be transferred the
headquarters of the fire alarm system now
located in the City Hall.
All of these improvements are expected
to be completed within the next six months
1tul from information obtainable here the
reduction in the key rate will be announced
soon thereafter.
Austin Realty Transfers.
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Dert 12.—The following realty
transfers have been filed for record:
]». (J. Roach and wife to Alma Petinecky, lot
80 in block -r» in the Burlington subdivision of
part or out lot 77 in Division I> of Austin;
November B0. 1014; $l,tt|0. Carl BorgsWom to
Travis County, part of lot 30 in Tohin's sub-
division of William Lewis and Peter C. Har-
rison surveys; December 10, 1914; L. A,
Kohliins to Hiram Glass, lot 1 of Robinson's
division of part of outlot 1 iu Division E of
Austin, containing 70x180 feet; November 30.
1014; $5,r>00. Lucy Mae Ullrich to L. A.
Bobbins, an undivided 2-0 interest in lot 1 of
Robinson's subdivision of part of outlot 1 in
Division E of Austin, containing 70x180 feet;
November 30, 1014; $1,111. J. B. Sapington
and wife to L. A. Bobbins, an undivided 7-0
interest in lot I in Robinson's subdivision of
part of outlot 1 in Division E of Austin, con-
taining 70x180 feet; November 11, 1!>14; $3,8K9.
William Oert.lI to John A. Hall, an undivided
Urges More Ships to
Handle South's Cotton
STRANGE TALES
OF STRIKE DAYS
MINE WORKER RECOUNTS HIS
IMPRISONMENT ON CHARGE
NEVER PRESSED.
RELEASE WITHOUT HEARING
1. C. WEINHKT
At Mr. Welnert's suggestion. Governor
Colquitt has written officials at Wash-
ington urging that Congress pass a law
providing for adequate shipping facili-
ties for the cotton of the South.
I 18 interest in 120 acres of land In part of
L. C. Cunningham Va league and labor; Decem-
ber 10, 1014; .$400.
Roosevelt Cannot Enjoy Hunt.
Al'STlN, Tex., Per. 12.—C'olniiel Theo-
dore Koosevelt finds it > impossible to w--
rept (Jovernor Colquitt's invitation to hunt
In Texas this mouth, his regrets having
been received at the Executive office to-
day.
Texas Postmasters Appointed.
WASHINGTON, 1>. <\, Dec. 12.—Texas
post masters appointed today were: Arthur
Carter, Cheapside; l.'rvln I>. Wright, Law-
rence: ,lames M. Lander, Voss.
DKNVKR, Dee. 12.—Edward L. Do.vie,,
«pcretar.v-treasurer of District 15, United
Mine Workers of America, testified before
the Federal Commission on Industrial Re-
lations today that the bulletins issued by
Walter 11. Kink, publicity agent for the
miners In the recent coal strike, were cor-
rect so far as he knew.
The witness was asked if he had evi-
dence to prove the charge that the Colo-
rado Fuel and Irou Company controlled
politics In Huerfano County, lie replied:
"It is like asking a man 'what is air'.'
Every one knows what it is, but when you
want to demonstrate you have to go Into
chemical formulas."
» Doyle narrated the story of his and
ids associates' two trials for contempt ot
court on charges of violating tlie Injunc-
tion against the northern field miners
which lie said "prevented them from doing
anything but eating and sleeping,"
The trials, he said, were "farcical."
There was no jury. In the first case the
union men were sentenced to a year in
Jail and a fine. Itefore an appeal could
be heard in the Supreme Court, Doyle tes-
tified. the convicting judge released them.
Following his second conviction, Doyle
said, his jailer told him that the judge
would release lilm If he apologized for
articles which he had written and wDlcn
appeared In the official organ of the Unit-
ed Mine Workers of America.
The witness declared that he had been
arrested for participation in a meeting
forbidden by the Injunction. In court, ha j
added, the articles were read at the In- •
stance of the judge, who asked him
whether he was the author. Denial, he
said, would have been perjury; admission
In the presence of the court would have
meant another charge of contempt of court,
lie admitted the authorship, he said, and
the Judge "told the coal operators' attor-
neys, not tlie district attorney, to get out
a warrant." , . .
On this charge he was sentenced to a
year iu (all and fined ¥*>00. After four
months ill Jail, within three days of the
hearing of the appeal in the Supreme
Court, the jailer had presented the re-
quest for a secret apology to the judge
and the witness declared ho declined, the
following day he was released on the order
of ttie- judge. The appeal was never ar-
gued. He did not know whether the sen-
tince was remitted. The fine was never
paid In either conviction.
HOG RAISING TO BE AIDED
Corpus Christi Merchants Will Aid in
Reducing Cotton Acrcsge.
Special Telegram to The .Express.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex., Dee. 12. Mer-
chants of Corpus Christi today agreed to
sign paper for farmers of Nueces County
to an amount of $10,000 to enable farmers
to buy registered hogs. The' paper will be
handled through local banks and the farm-
ers will protect the merchant signers by
giving mortgages on the hogs.
The.plan Is being carried forward by the
Commercial Club In the hopes that the cot-
ton crop of Nueces County next year may
be cut down half and the pork production
increased several hundred per cent. Hy
Tuesday the committee hopes to secure
signers' for at least $2">,000 worth of this
class of paper.
BOY CORN GROWER TRIUMPHS
Averages 54 Bushels to Acre, Not
Counting Crop of Cowpeas.
Herman Smith, 14 years old, who resides
near Elmeudorf, and in 191H won first prize
at the National Corn Show in Dallas in
competition with representatives from thir-
tv-eight States, has achieved further hon-
ors. This year he averaged 51 bushels ot
corn to the acre. The corn was planted ,n
(J-foot rows and between these rows Ker- ,
man raised two crops of cowpeas. which j
yielded heavily while the corn was nia- i
turittg. I
Herman's corn crop yielded fourteen more '
bushels to the acre than the crop raised in
tut adjoining field, which was planted in |
rows three feet apart.
Governor Declines to Stay
Execution of Laredo Man
Tbt El press Austin Dureau.
• AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. 11!.—The Governor
today declined to interfere in the case of
Federlco Gomez, under sentence to hang at
Laredo on Friday, December 18. for the
murder of his 1"» year-old sister in-law.
The pardon board made an adverse re
port on the petition for commutation and
the law will take its course.
REVEM'E OFFICE WILL CLOSE
! Force at Capital Will Show Respect to
ii
Colonel Robert Williams.
The Express Austin Bureau.
Al>KTIN. Tea.. Die. 12. The Internal
Revenue Office will be closed Moird iv\ on'
If respect to the memory of Colonel Hob
irt Williams, deputy internal revenue
tolleetor, who died iu Washington yvster
Icy.
Beginning Tuesday the department will
transact business with individual- only
get wee: i the hours of !» and 1 so as to
five the force an opi»ortunity to handle
Tlie outside business and catel: up with
tie large a< cumulation of war <taii'p
afondence.
Eight C ountics Fail to Report.
fexnrms Austin Luresu.
"TIN. Tex., Dec. U With the date
meeting of the State Canvassing
Mrlii' h i* to canvass the returns of
'general election, only two days off,
jSfet counties have failed to send return*
a*the Secretary of State, aud included in
number are two large counties Tar
taftt and McLennan The other mi^ ing
pintles ar- Angelina. IInt<*!iiiisoii. Polk.
|«il Augustine. Shelby, and Zapata.
(ioeth on Deer Hunt.
n»e Ei(»res> Austin Bureau.
AC8TIN. Tex.. lK*v 12 A C «iooth
eft last night for San Antonio to join
k il§ brother, r. A. tjoptli. and pme**c 1 to
Dfftr ranch, about twenty five milev fr«.ni
|m Antonio, where they will pass a week
days on their annual deer hunt.
Gregg Invtftigates Charter.
M tur"« An.tiu Rurvati.
AUSTIN. Tex., IV*. 12.—Secretary ">•'
I) tJregir returned today fro-i:
wheiw he had been on official
connected with a charter.
Warehouse Licensed.
i Amtia Rnre.u
Te»_ Dec. U.—State Ware-
U Itemed today at MaU-
Cmtf, till Jn K. Campbell
lite D
The Express Auutln Bureau.
AVSTIN, Tex., Dec. 12.—The Attorney
General's Department advised the Com-
missioner of the Land Office that the land j
in Webb County recovered in the suit of
the State vs. Claude Hamilton, et al.. was
not land titled or equitably owned under
color of title aud therefore that a loca-
tion made on said laud under a railroad
certificate in the year 1877 was ;t valid
location and that the alternate section lo-
cated belongs to the school fund.
The Board of Water Engineers wa^ ad-
vised that section 14 of the irrigation law
of 1013 was not intended to affect* the
priority of an appropriation theretofore
made and that an appropriator under the
former irrigation law who fails or failed
to comply withy the requirement of sec-
tion 14 does not thereby lose his priority,
and that the right of an appropriator un-
der the irrigation law of 18U5 docs not ex-
tend to the full amount of water, as de-
scribed in his application, but is limited
to the amount of water actually used un-
der the appropriation. /
The department wrote an extended opin-
ion dealing with the provisions of the re-
cent war revenue tax bill as applicable
to the different departments of tne State
Government. The opinion covers many
subjects and its contents are not given
out, for the reason that the Federal Gov-
ernment has the last say on the subject,
but a copy of the opinion is transmitted
to the Internal Revenue Collector, who will
doubtless In turn take the matter up with
the department at Washington and it may
be an understanding will be reached in
regard to the matters treated of so that
confusion may be avoided in tlie actual ad-
ministration of this law as applied to the
departments of the State Government.
The Commissioner of Insurance was ad-
vised as to the manner of affixing revenue
stamps to an insurance policy on which
the premium has not yet been determined
and which cannot be determined until a
survey of the risk is made.
« He was advised that a binder might be
put upon the policy stating, in substance,
that inasmuch as the amount of the pre-
mium has not been determined, that the
agent shall retain present control of the
policy for the purpose only of inserting<
the amount of the premium and attaching
and cancelling the revenue stamp when the
premium shall be ascertained, but for all
other purposes the policy is to be u valid
and binding contract.
The commissioner was also advised with
reference to a plan for the issuance of uni-
form policies by the various life insur-
ance companies of the- State to parties
who may be interested in the establish-
ment of a students' loan fund at the Uni-
versity of Texas and the Agricultural and
Mechanical College: the proposition being
that those desiring to do so shall take
out insurance payable to the fund or to
u trustee having charge and management
of such n fund, so that upon the death
of the assured the amount of the policy
will be paid into the fund and become
a part of the permanent loan fund of the
institution for the purpose of enabling
students to borrow from the fund and
attend the institution of learning.
Two questions were involved:
First, as to the right of insurance com-
panies by agreements among themselves
to issue a uniform policy and t«• agree
upon a uniform rate. The department
holds that such an arrangement would
be in violation of the anti-trust- laws of
the state.
The second question is whether or not
an assured may .designate the student*
loan fund or the trustee of that fund as
a beneficiary in the issuance of the policy
and whether this fund or the trustee there-
of could collect the proceeds of such a pol
icy as against the claims and demands
of tli# heirs and devisees of the assured.
On this point the department holds that
a beneficiary in an insurance policy in
order to collect and retain the funds pav
able upon the death of the assured, must ]
have an insurable interest In the life of |
the assured and since a students' loan
fund or its trustee would not have such
an interest in the life of an assured, it
would not be able to retain the funds col
letted by it or by its trustee Upon the
d«\*ith of tlie assured: that between the
students' loan fund or its trustees and the
heirs and devisees of the assured the
amount of the policy, when paid by the
company, will become the property of the
( heirs iud devisees and not the property
j of such loan fund or its trustees.
INSTITUTE SPEAKERS SELECTED
State Expert;- Will Discuss Farm Prob-
lems at Many l'oint« During Month.
The Express Austin Bureau.
AI STIV Tex.. I»e<. 12.- Lnder the <11 -
rvM'tion 'o the State Department of Agri
culture, farmers* institute* will lie held
at the following place*, at which will be
discussed div« rsification, rotation, care of
cotton and additional way* in which cot
ton goods can Im> used:*
I»eevill<\ I>e<-ember ; Tuleta. l>eceniber
25. Conducted by C It. Wtdte.
Taylor. lV«**mber 21; Hutto, December
22; itoiiud Rock. December Coudinted
l»v William Connally.
Orang". pHi'tnbpr L'l : Winnie, l»ocoml>er
j 2'i. Conducted by Paul Wlpprecht.
Marshall, I»eceinber 21; Jefferson, I>e-
ceinber 23. Conducted by .1. o. Allen.
Clarendon. l*ecember 21: Claude. i»c<-etn
' tier S\. Conducted by B. L. Vm< «
Midlothian. I»ecemb«r 21; Man-Yield. T»e
j cemlier 22. Conducted by T. A. M' G-iMinrd
Arp. December 21: Trouj»e. iVcernber 23
! Condttcted by Joe E. Ldmondson.
Store Burns at Driftwood-
: Tbe Lxpr«*<s An«tin Hur*aa.
iAl'STIN. Tex.. Dec. 12.—Dnrytnr «V
Wire's general merchandi«» store at Drift
«ro«d. Hajft C«nnty, # bnmed l»«t night
with f*.0W loss and *4.000 insnrtnee Only
tlie safe was saved from the flames. The
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