Brenham Daily Banner (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 20, 1912 Page: 3 of 8
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We Carry a Large and Complete Line of
TELEPHONES
MATERIAL
A Few of Oar Stock Articles are as Follows:
Telephones, Telephone Extension Bells, Telephone Protectors, Tele-
phone Receivers, Telephone Transmitters, Telephone Desk Brackets,
Telephone Insulators, Dry Batteries, Insulated Wire, Galvanized
Wire, Oak Brackets, Bois d'Arc Pins, Cross Arms, Ground Rods.
IN FACT, AVE HAVE EVERYTHING THAT IS NEEDED TO BUILD
A COMPLETE, FIRST-CLASS TELEPHONE.
We also carry a full line of Electric Light Supplies, Motors, Heating
Devices, Etc.
Reed's Self-Regulating Incubators and Hovers, Vacuum Cleaners,
Sewing Machine Motors, Coffee Percolators, Toaster Stoves, Electric
Stoves, Chafing Dishes, Sad Irons, Warming Pads, Fixtures, Porta-
bles, Vibrators.
We sell the Eirerson and the General Electric Celling, Oscilliating,
and Emerson Desk Fans.
AVE ALSO HAVE A COMPLETE LINE OF EVER-READY
FLASHLIGHIS
We would like tohave yon drop Into our office, at any time, and let
as demonstrate these devices to you. AVe want you to know how
convenient and economical they are.
Brenham Compress, Oil & Mfg. Co.
BRENHAM, TEXAS
New Evaporated
Cranberries
in 10c packages
Same Flavor as Fresh Berries
ASK YOUR GROCER
Reichardt-Becker & Co.
T. C. EHLERT
THE NEW MODEL NO. 5
L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Bail-Bearing Printing Process
The L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter has the unique distinc-
tion of being ball-bearing at every essential operating point. From
the instant the finger tips tap the key tops until the printed line
appears complete upon the paper, each step is ball-bearing opera-
tion. The effect upon both machine and operator is marked. The
frictionless bearings closer adjustments are made and maintained;
the operation is easier and faster; with the result that wear on the
machine and weariness of the operator are reduced to quantities
almost negligible. The typewriter, on account of its ball-bearing
joints, made with as great care as the jewelled bearings of an ex-
pensive watch, can be operated for years without deterioration in
the quality of its work.
For sale by
F. C. WINKELMANN, Agent
BRENHAM TEXAS
Pbone 251
P. O. Box 63
KALCKSTEIN & LAGLE
General Insurance
Bonds and Real Estate. Loans and Investments Negotiated
Notary Public
Office 16 St. Charles St. Brenham, Texas
ADMIRAL DEWEY ON loss
SINKING OF THE ! forecast by writer
TITANTIC
Washington. April 20.—In dis- [
cursing the loss of life in the sink-
ing of the Titanic, officers of the 1
J navy today recalled an article pub-
Washington, Agril 20. Admiral ' lished in "The Navy," a service mag-
George Dewey, commenting on the ,izinf() bv captain E. K. Hoden,!
: Titanic horror, pointed ou the dan- Swedish navigator, who contended
gers of North Atlantic travel. He |the pre8ent day tendency in ship J
deplored "the greed for money-mak- building is to sacrifice safety for lux-,'
ury.
Roden mentioned the Titanic by j
name and, with foresight that now j
seems almost prophetic, portrayed j
some of the dangers into which the j
modern tendency of ship building for j
luxury is leading. He pointed out
that the new steamship would be the j
finest vessel afloat, no expense hav-
ing been spared to attain every con-
ceivable comfort that a man or wo-
man of means can possibly ask for—-
state rooms with private shower
baths, a swimming pool large enough
to permit of diving, a ball room com-
prising an entire upper deck, a gym-
nasium, a cafe so arranged as to ren-
der the illusion, of a cafe at a sea-
side resort as realistic' as possible,
a sun deck representing a flower
garden, and other luxuries and nov-
elties,
"The reading of these reporis,"
says Roden, "is fascinating to the
iverage man, who takes it for grant-
ed that, side by side with the lux-1
urlous comforts, are combined the j
elements that make up the factor of j
safety tlrat. a well equipper passen-
ger ship should possess. As a gen-1
eral rule the traveling public pays |
slight attention to the measures j
taken for its safety. It prefers to
assume that the steamship company
has done everything to insure the
safety of possengers in case of ship-I
wreck and that all regulations stip-1
ulated by law to safeguard life have
been complied with."
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| ing which has sacrificed so many
lives," and urged the prompt amend-
of the present law regarding
| life saving apparatus on passenger
I carrying vessels.
He said:
"I think that every passenger
who crosses the North Atlantic takes
i his life in his hands every time. For
! myself I would rather go around the
! world in a well equipped mar.-of-wur
| than make a trip across the North
j Atlantic in a trans-Atlanlc vessel.
|The greed for money makaig Is bo
I great that it is with the s'.ni.erest
{'egret that I observe human lives
are never taken into cons.'Joitiller).
"Let all good .Americans exert ev-
I ery energy to have the present laws
j amended. I don't believe a passen-
jger vessel should be cleared unless
i she has boats enough to float the
! great majority of her precious ca1--
j go in the event of accident. It is
j appalling to think that the Olympic
! when she struck the Hawke, accord-
' ing to reports, had boats sufficient to
{carry only one out of every six pas-
| sengers.
j "The most unfortunate part of tlio
fatality is that most of the drown-
|ed are Americans, and we Americans
I surely have some rights In the mat-
jter. It is very easy to picture an
| American of the type of Map^r Ar-
lehibald Bat.t, one of Gfod's noble-
! men, doing all he can to insure the
safety of the women and children
| aboard the Titanic, knowing that
within a very little time he will face
his Creator. I sincerely hope con
gress will attend to the matter of
! caring for the lives of passengers
aboard our trans-Atlantic lines. Is
there any need for a more striking
j example?"
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without a tool. Eleventh. It is
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times; it is used SUMMER and
WINTER. Twelfth. It will also
burn Alcohol, the coming fuel.
Carried in stock - • $11 to'$32.50
prison reform is
manifest in texas
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Special to The Banner.
San Antonio, Texas, April 20.—
In a recent address before the State
Conference of Charities and Cor-
rections, Ben E. Cabell, chairman of
the State Penitentiary Commission,
compared the number of convicts in
I the Texas penitentiaries in 1898, in
! all 4530, with the number, 3560 in
! 1912, and said when the increased
population is considered he regard-
ed the change in favor of a better
civilization as remarkable. He also
compared the mortality in 1875,
when 100 out of 1470 died, with
1911, when 37 died out of 3500, il-
lusrating the progress of refqrm in
health conditions and humane treat-
ment of prisoners.
Mr. Cabell dwelt at length upon
the advantages of kindness even
where rigid discipline must be main-
tained. He told how, when he was
sheriff of Dallas county sixteen years
j ago, he had arrested and aided in
jsending a negro to the penitentiary.
I "Although that man has been a con-
jvict all these years," said Mr. Ca-
I bell, "he is now taking care of my
| children at my home in Huntsville,
! and I have implicit confidence in
! him." He showed how progress has
| been made in the effort to raise the
; man above the dollar, and to obtain
j better service by teaching the pris-
oners the value of honest endeavor.
A Freak Egg Found.
.
An eg gwithin an egg is the latest j
thing in the way of freaks seen in !
Brenham. Wm. Sprain brought to!
the Banner office a freak egg today,
which was laid by a buff wyandotte j
hen belonging to John Kiebe. The
egg was almost as large as a goose
egg. When broken the white of the
egg came out leaving a perfectly
formed egg encased in a perfect
shell where the yelk of the egg ought
to be.
Oscar Bronenkant j
JEWELER
BRENHAM
TEXAS I
We have the goods and price* to give you the be«t nervier
Fine Watch & Jewelry Repairing and Engraving
Advertise in The Baniier.
SAVING IS HAVING.
Dr. H. H. Wiebusch
Dr. Geo. M. Jones
drs. wiebusch & jones
DENTISTS
Modern Dentistry in all of its branches practiced in an
up-to-date and scientific manner.
We use the best materials made and use sterilized
instruments exclusively. Call at our office.
Over Spreen's Drug Store
If you will stop to make a careful
calculation of the small amounts
spent each day for trivial things,
which you would be better for do-
ing without, you can readily see
how easy it is to get rid of a dollar
without any particular good from
Its expediture. 22-2t
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
The Favorite Saloon
Cor." Main »
St. Chart**
St*. BrantuM
JOE MAREK, Proprietor
Bar supplied at all times with choice Wines, Liquors and Clears.
Cold Beer on tap at all hours. Polite attention to patrons.
Rev. L. E. Finney's Brother Injured.
WHOLESALE GROCERIES
Produce and Feed Stuff
Car Lots a Specialty
H. F. Wehmeyer
gen. duncan gets
special honors
San Antonio, Texas^ April 20.—
Brigadier General Joseph W. Dun-
can, commanding the Department of
Texas, has been made an honarary
life member of the San Antonio
! Chamber of Commerce. Since ap-
pointed to the command of this de-
partment early in 1911, General
| Duncan has been one of this city's
most loyal and energetic "boosters."
He is a Texan by birth and believes
in this section of the country. The
directors of the Chamber of Com-
merce unanimously elected him to
an honorary life membership in the
organization.
When General Frederick Dent,
j Grant was in command of the De-
jpartment of Texas in 1894, his ac-
tivities in behalf of San Antonio
were so marked that the Business
| Men's club, since merged into the
! Chamber of Commerce, elected him
to honorary life membership, and ret
icently a like honor was extended by
I the amalgamated civic body to Ma-
jor General Jesse M. Lee, U. S. A.,
, retired, onq of the veterans of many
i hard-fought Indian campaigns, who
i now makes his home In this city.
A Russelville dispatch of the 16th,
.gives an account of an accident to
H. T. Finney, brother of L. E. Fin-
ney, of Brenham. The accident oc-
curred in Russellvilie last Tuesday.
The dispatch says: "As gasoline
engine used in the mechanical de-
partment at the Agricultural school,
exploded yesterday afternoon , and
Supt. II, T. Finney, who was at-
tempting to start the engine at the
time of the explosion, was thrown
against the wall of tfye engine room
and considerably bruised. The en-
gine is three-cylinder, 8-horsepow-
er. His injuries are not considered
fatal.
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is san jacinto
fiesta queen
Special to The Banner.
San Antonio, Texas, April 20.— j
Miss Julia Armstrong, daughter of'
Major John B. Armstrong, one of;
the cattle barons of Texas, has been |
crowned queen of the 1912 Fiesta!
San Jacinto and queen of the Fiesta j
of Flowers. Holding her Court of
the Lililes In sunny San Antonio,
capitol of th erealm of flowers, she'
was attended by the beauty and j
chivalry of the empire of Texas. The !
costumes, the music, the masses of!
flowers and the many beautiful wo-1
men—all conspired to remind one
of olden days, of the "Field of the
Cloth of Gold," of many another
great event in history where titled
beings played parts that have lived
after them. It was one of the not-
able events of the Fiesta week In !
San Antonio. Queen Julia is recog-
nized as one of the most beautiful
women in the State of Texas.
MAGNOLIA SALOON
'i
Fresh Magnolia Beer always on tap. All the
leading brands of Whiskies and Cigars. Order
a case of Southern Seleci Bottle Beer.
FRITZ ZOBEL,
Improve Mail Service to Browns-
ville.
Houston, Texas, April 20.—The
facilities of the mail carrying serv-
fte between here and Brownsville on
the Frisco wilh be doubled the first
of the week. Heretofore only one
mall train each way per day has
been in operation, but after Monday
two each way will d othe work.
W. A. Wood Mowers and Rakes 1
W. A. WOOD &
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Eberle, Frank. Brenham Daily Banner (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 20, 1912, newspaper, April 20, 1912; Brenham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth482666/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.