San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 58, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 1918 Page: 3 of 20
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OMIN AIMIONIO KXPRhSS: WEDNESDAY MORNING, M-.BKUAKj ^/, wig.
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AUSTIN BEARS REPORT OF PLAN
FROM CHICAGO INTERVIEW
WITH PRESIDENT VINSON.
The Express Austin Bureau.
Ai s I I \. Tax . Feb. 20. Dr. Robert K
Vinson, president of (ho i ni versify of
Texas, who is in the North in the Interest
of the university, is reported to have stared
In mii interview at Chicago thai three thoii-
sand men from the National Army will he
sent to the university within n short time
for instruction in mechanics and other vo-
cational subjects. I>r. Vinson recently
reached an agreement with the War De
part ment concerning the training of army
men at the I Diversity of Texas, and tenta-
tive plans for the establishment of a school
here were drawn up, but the exact date
of the establishment of the school and the
nature of the courses to he offered have
remained indefinite.
F. W. Graff, of President Vinson's staff
at the university, stated today that he had
received nothing new upon the proposed
army mechanics school and added that the
interview given "'it In Chicago was in
reference to I lie plans • already made, rind
d" not necessarily mean that fhe Govern
ment has taken steps toward the im-
mediate establishment of the school.
A university professor, who would p»-o|»
ably he connected with this school, should
it i»o established, stated that the outlook
for the school is still bright, but seemed
to think that it would he several months
before it was established.
The establishment of the school here will
bring about M.000 soldiers, and it is under-
stood that they will lie trained for the
Signal I'orps. Barracks will have to be
constructed^ an* the school will probably
be run in connection with the School of
Military Aeronautics, which Is * a division
of the Signal Corps. The addition of this
new school will make the university the
largest army training school in connection
with any university in America.
TO RELIEVE CATARRHAL
DEAFNESS AND HEAD
NOISES.
If you have Catarrhal Deafness
or head noises go to your druggist
and get 1 ounce of 1'armint (double
strength), and add to it hot water
and just a little sugar as directed
in each package. Take t table-
spoonful four times a day.
This will often bring quick relief
from the distressing head noises.
Clogged nostrils should open, breath-
ing become easy and the mucus
stop dropping into the throat. It Is
easy to prepare, costs little and is
pleasant to take. Any one who has
Catarrhal Deafness or head noises
should give this prescription a trial.
-(.^dv.)
L
REMOVES ALL
DANDRUFF
La Creole Does This, Beautifies
Your Hair, Grows New Hair,
Darkens (Jrav Hair.
Dandruff, or little scales of dust from
the scalp and hair, causes grayness. falling
of the hair and baldness. Most so-called
hair tonics are too simple or not strong
enough to cleanse the sculp and hair of
dandruff, and that's why you have been
disappointed. But La Creole is different.
Apply it freely to hair and scalp and the
scales or dandruff will fall from your ha*r
and scalp in a perfect shower, and after
drying your hair your head will feel fine
and dandy and your scalp will be clean.
Besides, if your hair is prematurely gra#
or has a tendency to grayness, La Creole
will darken it up naturally and cause
thin hair to grow thick and fast. All
druggists sell La Creole, or sent direct
for $1.20 by Van Vleet Drug r*o., Memphis,
Tenn.—(Adv.)
SPEEDY REGULATION NEED
FOR PROTECTING SOLDIERS
Continued From Page One.
State-wide prohibition, with more or less
confidence in its ultimate. Success.
"I do not assume for a moment to pass
judgment upon the constitutionality of
such a law, yet all will adinll that eminent
lawyers have expressed the opinion that
a law along this line is in conflict with
the Constitution of the State
"The zone law is deemed to be in the
nature of a regulatory rather than a pro
hibltory act, and involves merely the exer-
cise of that police power with which the
State is fully clothed to deal with the bar-
ter, sale and exchange of liquor. In other
words, it is indicated that statutory pro
hibition would offer the possibility of a
vigorous contest in the courts, while a
zone law would not be open to successful
attack through court procedure.
"The need of the hour is immediate and
efficient suppression of an admitted evil.
The measure that is strong because or
its •manny Is to he preferred over a
measure that, in reaching too far, may
incur the risk of failing entirely."
Notwithstanding this argument, one
State wide prohibition bill appeared in the
House immediately, and the pro leaders of
tlie House thereupon arranged for a caucus
tonight in the room of the Court of Crim-
inal Appeals to effect a concerted measure
and plan of action on State-wide legisla-
tion. The Senate pros will introduce their
State wide measure tomorrow.
Joint resolutions to ratify the Federal
prohibition amendment came thick and
fast in the House but only fast in the
Senate.
Representatives Cope and Bryan present
ed one of them, Baker of Hood another,
and Templeton a third In the Senate,
West brook introduced this resolution nu
merously slgn°d.
It. was referred to the Committee on
Constitutional Amendments, which later
in the day reported it out favorably. It
will be taken up for discussion and prop,
ably acted on finally in the Senate to
morrow.
The three similar resolutions in the
House went to the committee on liquor
traffic, and one of them by « ope and
Bryan was reported favorably by Repre-
sentative Spencer in behalf of the com-
mittee. Mr Spencer said he will have It
requested tomorrow that this resolution
be made special order for Thursday morn-
ing, as It. is desired to have a full vote
thereon and six members, including
Spencer, left tonight for Dallas to rep
resent the House at the funeral of the late
Representative, James A. Florer.
Speaker Fuller also advocated the Fed
eral amendment in his opening address
to fhe House. Senator Westbrook intro
duced the bill which was detailed yester
day in these dispatches making the solici-
tation of commercialized vice among sol-
diers a felony. It was referred to the Com-
mittee* on Criminal Jurisprudence. This
measure, and the State depository bill by
Hopkins and others, were the only sub
jects of the Governor's call that appeared
today in the Senate in the shape of pro-
posed legislation. However. Senator Dean
will introduce tomorrow bills covering the
three supplementary liquor regulations
submitted by Governor Hobby.
The House committee on liquor traffic
has deferred action on the Templeton liq-
uor regulation bills that are in line with
the Governor's call, because of informa-
tion that other measures will be introduced
in the House on the three subjects that
will directly express the Governor's views
as to the sort of laws that should be en-
abled. •
This committee also will have to decide
whether to recommend a pending resolu-
tion inviting former Senator ,Bailey and
by popular amendment to the resolution,
Senator Sheppard, to address the House on
prohibition by Federal constitutional
amendment prior to adoption of the ratifi-
cation measure. It. may be observed, how
ever, that travel between Washington and
Austin covers a longer period of days than
floes the plan of the pro leaders in I he
House for putting through the ratification
resolution and thus far their plans hare
rot disclosed an idea of soliciting "out-
side" oratory In aid of adoption; certainly
not in aid of oposition. *
In both legislative halls ,thc feature of
the day was the addresses by the presiding
officers.
President Decherd was roundly applaud
ed when he declared that "our Governor
is doing everything in his power to help
our hdoved President win this war." and
"can the Senate do anything less than
to uphold his hands, let partisanship,
bickering and extravagance give way ro
loyalty, statesmanship, economy and the
lessons of self sacrifice."
He urged, "let our duty of aiding the
Government be well performed."
He and Speaker Fuller stressed repeat-
edly the Governors definite practical pur-
poxes in assembling the Legislature, as
being staunchly patriotic and vitally neces
xary to the welfare of State and Nation.
The utmost enthusiasm greeted the speak
cr's reminder that "with democracy on
trial and the Nation in gravest peril, Texas
expects every man in this House to do his
full duty.
No member of the session should under
take to serve the personal Interest of any
man in Texas, at a time when the only
question before you Is that of yonr pa
triotle duty in the face of this great
crisis."
The Ciovemor'w will be found
on page ft.
Will I tilire Vacant Lot*.
Special Telegram to the Fxpre*s.
CAMKltOS, Tex., Feb. 2ft. There is a
plan on foot to have all of the available
vacant lots In the city appropriated f.».-
grrdens. Free seed and plants will he
furnished to the poorer class of people.
Several supervisors have been designated.
Quite a number of families with i-hildren
large enongh to cultivate large nlots of
ground will be given an opportunity in
hero me mere >elf relient. aside from the
benefit, of th* vegetables raised.
ments of the body as well as aid in win-
ning the war.
Speaker Fuller also expressed the wi li
and the belli f that the Governor " 1,1
mil recommendations by the recent in
vestlgatlng committee, predicting that il
lie does great savings can be effected.
a. L. DROUGHT IS MAJOR OF RE-
SERVE OFFICERS ORGANIZED
UNDER FEDERAL PERMIT.
The Kxnrens Austin Bureau. _ .
ACS FIN, Tex.. Feb 2ft. II. L. Drought
of San Antonio, was today appointed ead?t
major of the Reserve Officers' Training
Corps which has been organized in the
1'nlversltv of Texas. The branch of the
Reserve officers' Training Camp was cs
labllshed through the efforts of President
R. I. Vinson, who has spent much tune
recently in Washington In the Interest of
military training in the I Diversity of
Texas Maj. Luther B. Hare was ap-
pointed commandant.
Drill began on Monday under the fol
lowing officers, as announced by the com
maudant today, under the head ,of General
Orders No. 1 :
To be major: Cadet II L. Drought of
San Antonio.
To be adjutant and captain: < adet H. h
Sanies of Laredo.
To he quartermaster and captain:
Cadet A. G. Wood of Dallas.
To be commissary and captain: Cadet
J. R. Porter.
To be captains : Cadets J. R. Ferguson of
Leesville, La.: M Mantor of Taylor. N. H.
Davis of Montgomery, G. Jackson of
Cleburne.
To be first lieutenants: I'adets i. I .
Guenther of San Antonio, G. W. Massey of
Austin. T. W. Sterling of Aubrey,
To be sccoikt lieutenant : Cadets I.. !.
Murph\ of Moscow. <' D. Lennox of
Clark.svllle, F. VV. Moore of Austin. A A
Long of Austin, <>• D. Knight of Austin.
.1 L Kerr of Jacksonville. W C. Ilea re
of Miami. S. B. Ragsdale of Brownwood.
To be sergeant major: Cadet C. II. King
of San Antonio.
To be quartermaster sergeant: Cadet F.
A. Sehulter of Dallas.
To be commissary sergeant: Cadet H.
C. Cunningham of Roganville.
To be first sergeants: Cadets S. T. Camp
of Galveston, S. W.'Low of Brenham, A.
D. Montgomery of Wichita Falls. M. K.
Nutt. of Gratibury. _ • M #
To be sergeants: Cadets W B. Hall of
Farmersville, F. H. Allen of Harelton. D.
W. Walt mo n of Hearne. W. L McConnell
of San Saba. II. W. F. Hartmann of Aus-
tin. R. D Nail of Cleburne. B. Houston
of Welfare, N. Jacks of Dallas, H. M
PeavCi r>uso of Rogers, C. J. Williams of
Hidings. J. W. Wright of Austin, K. A.
Mav of Weatherford, G A. Martin of Clar
endon. S. C. Hardy of Longeview. E. L
Davis of Port Arthur. II. B. Henry of Aus
tin. L. If. Hillyer of I'alados, R. M. Pate
of Austin, N. J. Bering of Houston. W. 11.
Cocke of San Antonio. E. M. Corenbletli
of Dallas. A. L. o'Banion of Brownsville.
R. H. Harlan of El Paso, R. A. Taylor of
Childress. G. F. Beavers of Hillsboro. A.
Deen of Austin. T. M. Ha moron of Here-
fori I. C. Bailee of Gatesville, J. L. Jack-
son of Wicuita Falls. H. G. Whitmore of
Colorado. G. S. Wooten of Austin. I>. '■
McDonald of Temple. R. W. Lawler or
Abeliene, W. Naugle of Fort Worth.
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BOY IS
BUYING $400 THRIFT
STAMPS TO "LICK KAISER"
The Express Austin Bureau.
At'STfN, Tex., Feb. 2ft. —Harold London,
aged 8 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer
London. ftOO West Sixth Street, lias in-
vested $400 in war thrift stamps.
He inherited $200 and witliiu the past
two months earned $'J00 more by selling
current magazines.
"I want to help lick the Kaiser, but I
am not old enough to go 'over there, so I
thought I would help by buying thrift
stamps," was the reason he bought stamps
at 4 per cent Instead of loaning his money
at H per cent.
Hearing on "Stock" Hog*.
The Express Austin Bureau.
AI STIN. Tex., Feb. '2ft. -The Railroad
Commission today gave notice that it will
on March 12 take up and consider the
matter of an application filed with the
commission and praying for the issuance
by the commission of an order requiring
the applications to carload shipments of
"stock" hogs, moving from market points
to feeding stations and back to market,
points, of the same rates as now apply
to carload shipments of stock cattle moving
between points in tills State.
In pursuance of the applications and
as a basis for consideration at the hear
ing, it is proposed to amend the heading
of table No. section 1. of the commis-
sion's commodity tariff No. K A, applying
on live stork, carloads, by providing for
the application of the rates therein spec!
fied.
•Also on stock hogs thogs not in condi
Hon to slaughter! moving to and from
feeding pens in this State."
Johnson Chapter to Aid.
The Express Austin Bureau.
Al STIN. Tex . Feb. 2ft. -Albert Sidney
Johnston Chapter, Daughters of the Con
fedcra<-v. will contribute toward a "Texas
Bed" in the American base hospital at
Neville, France.
Look at Your Hat
Does It Meet With Your Approval?
This is the time of
the year to put on a
new spring felt. You
have no idea how
much you can im-
prove your appear-
ance, and after all
your appearance is
what counts.
—Osborne.
Stetsons Crofut & Knapp Borsalitto
$4 to $20 $3 to $6 $6.50 to $10
OSBORNE'S
514 E. Houston St.
HOUSE SPEAKER IN FAVOR
OF NATIONAL PROHIBITION
Continued From Page One.
such resolutions were offered. One wa.'i
offered jointly by Representatives Cope
and E. R. Bryan, one by Jess Laker aud
one by Templeton.
Speaker F. o. Fuller's opening ndarcss
to the House met with frequent and pro
longed applause, especially in ids refer
ences to the patriotic demands of the
present times, protection of the army aud
-fltlftcation of the Federal amend.neni. He
was applauded vigorously also upon an
nounclng his hope that the Governor will
submit to the session the proposition « f
amending the Terrell election lt\v, In su.di
cfsr. he asserted, that he hoped the House
*il| enact a majority primary election
law. The present law. providing for a
plurality choice, lie said, is " a mockery"
for which "the people of the State shouiJ
»tand no longer."
Loud applause also greeted his ffn
nouii'-ement that. in his opinion, Cue
legislature has the right t » ratify the
Federal amendment without it being sub
mitted. In this connection Speaker Fuller
said :
"My ancestors for more than two hun-
dred years have lived South and West «f
the Poto.nac Therefore w»« are In ev>ry
respect Southern and hold sacred State
rights, but so far as I am concerned, I
feel that wp entered the I nlon of States
for protection, and for protection fro.n
«ithin and without If nece*sar>. Wle-u
any concern becomes stronger than tl«e
State, and the State is una bio to handle
If and as«ert her rights, .then the Federal
aid should fctep in and regulate it. I An-
plause.)
"When a machine becomes «o strong that*
it can elect officers from Constable to
Governor, dominate State convention*,
whose floor leaders are paid agents of
these concerns- when these agents «-ome to
the capitals and thwart the wjll of th*
people then 1 am willinc to delegate this
power to the Federal Government.*'
Speaker Fuller declared that In Its de-
liberations tho House rdtonld realire thst
the one great question confronting the
w.rld today is the war The man who is
rot willing to put every penny and evert
drop of his blood Into winning the war
he »ie« iared. 1« unworthy of rfflxeiishi'i
Ife said that in regard to the war regit-
Ptnrv measures ther* were onlv two jie.«
• ihfc pn«itionr. one that the matteis a Me
hnrtfii! to thr «ol»|fers and should be
eliminated, and the other that thev wrre
beneficial to the military He a«**rted
♦ hat the fnture is not the thing to t»e eon-
«Mer*d that the war mu«-t b*« won now
He called for a disregard of «tl consider*•
tieos «f adrsntage to anv man and a sacri
flee of political life if neoe«sary to per
form the dnfr demanded at this time.
He endorsed the dronth relief prop s*
tton and ventured the opinion that In time
to <-«tne a wine law along that line will
stand out as oat of Ue notable achieve-
A Free Lecture
• on Christian Science
First Church of Christ. Scientist, cf Sun
Antonio, Texas, announces ii free lecture
on Christian Science at the church edifice,
corner Fifth Sjreet aud Aveuue D, Thurs-
day, February 28, at .'I p. m. and H i> ui.
by John W. Doorly, C. S. B.. member
of I he Board of Lectureship of the mother
church, the First Church of Christ. Scien-
tist of Boston, Mass. The public la cor*
dially invitgd to be present. Doors open
at 2 p. ni. uud 7 p. m.—(Adv.)
UNIVERSITY GETS WORLD'S
BEST ELIZABETHAN LIBRARY
Continued .From Page One.
be rival offers on the part ot et'»er educa-
tional institutions or private collectors in
the event it became putdici.v known Oat it
was for Kale. Before the deal was < lotsui
a thorough exau^uution of the librar.\ whs
made by expert bibliogi.iphers who ,m
hesitatingly expressed ihi*ir opi.iiou Jli.it
the collection was worth double the price
which Major LiMleficId paid for it. that
li'stead ol $22o,000 it is really worth $1..'".-
000.
It was while R. II Griffith, asso« late
professor of Luglish iu the university. * .is
hi Chicago during the Christina^ holiday .*
thai his attention was attracted t<>
Nn ro mi library, lie personally iuspei!.«i
the collection, and when h» returned i »
A i' s t i ii he brought the matter of the possi-
bility of ir being open to purchase t<> the
attention of Mr. Vinson. Tne idea th.it the
university might reup the benefit, of this
wonderful library quickly aroused the in-
terest of Dr. Vinson and he laid the maitcr
before Major Littlefield, .who, as is well
known, is a member of the board of
regents and an ardent friend of the uni-
versity.
Major Littlefield authorized the opening
of negotiations looking to. the acquiring
of the library. William H. Burges, former-
ly of LI Paso, and well known for his
services in the Legislature, now a lawyCT
of Chicago, was entrusted with looking
sfter that end of the pending transaction*.
It was only upon the positive assurance
that the library would he kept intact Unit
the trustees of the Wrenn estate finai'y
agreed to accept the offer of $22.*>,000 f« r it
Harold Wrenn, in a letter to Mr. Bwrges,
said :
"To say that this price Is indeed a low
one is superfluous, for the Wrenn collec
tion. if distributed al public sale, I have
no doubt what ever, would realize in ex-
cess of $300,000. and if the grand total
should reach $3.*i0.000 if would surprise
neither me nor others whose names if nec-
essary could be furnished. Thus the dlf
fere nee in what the books would fetch and
the figure at which the I niversity of Texas
could secure tlieni represents the financial
concession which we are prepared to make
in order to perpetuate the^collector's name
in an American university."
Mr. Burges in describing briefly some of
the contents of the library wrote Dr. Vin-
son :
"To begin with the collection of about
5,300 volumes contains a great many of the
most extremely rare lioks in our literature
There Is no first foll<#of Shakespeare, but
there are superior copies of the second,
third and fourth folios. There are practi-
cally complete collections of the first cdl
tion's of Fielding. Swift, Dryden. Pope and
countless others. Th^re is a collection of
the royal decrees and proclamations of the
times of I'harles I and Charles 11. that is
beyond price. The collection of political
and other broadsides of the times of
Charles 'I and Ir and ijiiocn Anne and
other times is perfectly wonderful. In al-
most every case I a in assured, and my ob-
servation 'leads me to believe the assurance
is well founded, the copy of the book is
perfect and it is so bound as to keep it in
perfect condition practicay forever.
"I have seen some fine books In good
condition in my time, but 1 have never
seen anything that as a whole was any-
thing comparable with this collection.
With it the university would have the
nucleus of one of the greatest collections
possible to be had. In fact. I should say
the collection Itself would place the uni-
versity among the world's great libraies
that had to be reckoned with in looking
to origin:.1 sources of English literature
at WASHER'S--
HEADQIARTERS
—for apparel and military
equipment for men in all
branches of service.
Everything is priced within reason. We have applied
the same merchandise principles, the same aggressive
method of buying and selling in our military department
that have made this store so popular.
i
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O. D. Serge Uniforms
O. D. Mackinaws
O. D. Long and Three-quarter Overcoats
SHEEP
LINED
COATS
Special at
$10
$.'15 Trench Boots $27.50
$,']() Dress Boots $22.50
?30 Artillery Hoots $19.95
All $16.50 and $17:50 Cordovan
I'uttees $12.45
Fox's Wool Puttees, Special... .$4.95
Wolf's Wool Spiral $5 Puttees. .$3.45
SPRING SUITS
for CIVILIANS
NOW READY
al
CORNER ALAMO AND COMMERCE STREETS
and in certain lines of Rngllsh political
history."
Major Littlefield donates this library to
the university unconditionally. The col-
lection Is to be preserved and kept intac
It will be placed upon the first, floor
the new library building.
ALL WACO CANDIDATES FOR
RE-ELECTION ARE DEFEATED
International News Service.
WACO, Tex, Feb. 26. All candidates
for re election in today's city election were
defeated. Th» vote: «
Mayor—McCnllough. 1,987; Doilius. 1.2It)
City Recorder Karlc, l.tVlS; Kingsburv,
1,401.'
Street Commissioner — Smith, 1,067:
Strmpp. 1.064.
Finance Commissioner—Fitrhugh. 1,714:
Harlow.. 1,2&3,
Much interest was shown. Votes polled,
GERMAN COTTON EXPERT IS
SENT TO DETENTION CAMP
ft After^havlng been confined as a civilian
Jen enemy In Austin and at Fort Sam
Houston.* Wi 1 helm Wehe. a cotton expert
formerly employed by the State Depart-
ment of Agriculture, has been sent to the
prison barrack" at Fort Oglethorpe. H-i..
for internment during the remainder of the
wa r.
For a number of years Wehe was em-
ployed In the State's service and was con-
sidered one of the most valuable cotton
experts In llie service. A few months ago
be was arrested by Department of Justice
officials and confined in jail at Austin,
later being brought to Fort Sam Houston.
Ills transfer <o Fort Oglethorpe finally dis-
poses of his case until after I lie war.
Temple Ko.v Promoted.
Special Telegram to The Kxpfess.
TFMPLF. Tex., Feb. I'll. Mrs. W H.
Burleson of this city has been advised
A TEXAS WONDER
Tha Texas Wonder enres kidney ant i
bladder troubles, dissolves gravel, euros
diabetes, weak and lame backs, rehuma*
tisni and irregularities of the kidneys an4
bladder in both men and women. Kogu*
Nates bladder troublea in children. If nut
sold by your druggist, will ba sent Of
mail ou receipt ot fl.ou. One small ootiis
is two months treatment and seldom tans
to perfect a cure, bend tor sworn sovsa
testimonials. Dr. E. W. Ball. 2924 Olive
Street, St. Louis, He. bold by druggui*.
A4tJ
that he son. Rufus M. Granger, of the
r.l.'th Engineers at Camp Travis, after
three months training has successfully
passed an examination for lieutenant in
the Signal Corps ami been commissioned.
Lieutenant Granger has been transferred
to the Camp Alfred Vail training camp
at Little Silver. N. J.
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