Brenham Daily Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 247, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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Houston, Tex., Jan,':lS.~-As are-t convention of the Bricklayers, Ma-
taliatory more aimed at the un- sons and Plasterers International
Union, while realizing that he had
passed the allotted time in life, hav-
ing reached the age of #8 years, 1
month and 1 day, deplore the pasa-
ing-of this "Old Roman," a member
or the "Old Guard," whole every
friendly attitude said to hare been
•hown by the dty Administration,
manufacturers and iMfe corporations
of IndHanapolis towards
labor, a more to hi
tlAttal
headqua
layers, Masons and Plasterefs ,ct was that of a true union man,
changed to some other city took the Be It further
form of resolutions Introduced atl Resolved, That theee resolutions
the morning session of the conven-be spread upon the mlnute« of this
tlon of the Bricklayers, Masons and j convention, engrossed, and'a copy of
Plasterers International U n
Thursday. The present internation-
al headquarters are at Indianapolis.
While |the resolution was not read
in open taeetlng, but was filed with
the committee on resolutl^ Along
some forwarded to the family of the
deceased, and also to Union No. 3
of Indianapolis, Ind., of which union
Brother Rihl was a charter mem-
ber /:
James C. Rybolt, Delegate No. 8,
With some 20 other resolutions that^nd., Wm. Prather, Delegate No. 8,
introduced it is understood Ind.; James JT. Nejttl. Delegate No.
6, Ind..
President Bowea said: "This is
the time for some of us who knew
our old friend and president to say
something. The chair is not in a
condition to say much this morning."
I'mi ew»ni» i
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fit
that the reoent street car and jiteam-
ers' strikes in Indianapplis and the
treatment dealt to the strikers dur-
ing those strikes are referred to.
The resolutions committee will
also he asked to report on a peti-
tion from the El Paso organisation
asking the international Union to ep^
ter into the vbrlck manufacturing
business by ^establishing a * brick
plant at 81 Paso sufficiently lar£e to
supply the demand for clay building
material in that section.
Would Be Innovation.
The adoption of this move would
, be an entfre innovation in the past
policies of . the union, as hitherto the
organisation has been entirely with-
out any connection with any manu-
facturing industry or other business.
> The problem of contending With
cheap labor brought. In from.^fex-
ico, it is understood, and worked at
B1 Paso as nonunion labor, has
v, caused the member* o(the. El Paso
local to evojve the idea of manufac-
turing brick ou a sufficiently large
scale to control that phase of the
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A resolution was Introduced pro-
viding for the benefit of members
who become contractors. Under the
present constitution membership is
lost in such Instances, and those
leaving the organisation to become
contractors forfeit their mortuary
policy rights. ' v
The districting of the territory
covered by the international union
for the "purpose of adopting a new
method of electing officers is con-
templated in a resolution asking for
the necessary change being made in
the constitution. Under the' pres-
ent system the man receiving the
greatest number of votes in the con-
vention is elected.
This convention will also be call-
ed upon to decide whether the pree-
ent plan of auditing accounts and
books by appointed committees be
discontinued and provision be made DIINN PDATR A MQ
for the employment of a salaried ac- PLIuIl 1 AUUIYniVlu
countant for that purpose. ' I
Several resolutions pertaining to'
, the. pension plan already adopted by
some of the State organisations with
a view to the establishment of an
international pension were Introduc-
Manager D. C. Baker of the Rex
Theatre, among the numerous at-
tractions he is continually adding
for the benefit of his patrons ,has
included a celebrated Werner piano,
which la now Justly recognized ju
being one of the very best for the
money in the world. The tone Is
perfection Itself; the model and
make Is modern in every way. and
numerous other details of the most
Important kind and character unite
to make the Werner a thing (ft beau-
ty and Joy forever.
Mr. Baker bought the Werner and
added It to his show in order that
his patrons might have the very best
In the way of music while they look-
ed upon and enjoyed the very best
In the way of pictures.
'The Werner is handled exclusive-
ly in this section of the country by
the Navratll Music Company, and
this Is a sufficient guarantee that
the instrument is first-class in ev-
ery particular.—Adv.
L G. Samrall Spoke
To Zionsville People
-'Today L. 0. Sumrall delivered an
address to the people of the Zions-
ville neighborhood at the school-
house and the attendance was large
ahd very satisfactory In every way.
The farmers shewed their apprecia-
tion of his discourse on matters per-
taining to the pickle proposition and
expressed a desire to take a large
acreage in cucumbers this year.
They were assured by Mr. Sumrall
that they would be paid for every
bushel of cucumbers raised and
that It would bring many a dollar
Into the neighbbrhood that would
otherwise remain away because the
cucumbers as explained on previous
occasions come in at a time when
|here is nothing else that brings in
money.
PROF. KLAERNER
ANNOUNCES FOR
TAX
Wedding at New Weho«m.
Miss Annie Adler and Alfred Gla-
ser were married at ten-thirty this
morning at the New Wehdem Luth-
eran Church, |;iev, \Poehlmfcnn Of-
ficiating in his usual happy manner.
The ceremony was witnessed by a
large number of interested relatives
and friends, all, of whom will Join
in extending heartiest congratula-
tions and best wishes to the happy
young couple, both of whom are
well-known and - popular in their
community.
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TO BE GIVEN AT
LYCEUM COURSE
Mr
^ _ Th*/three remalnin j]?jnimbers of
Others propose that delegates be ^ B!inn Lyceum
course will ap-
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appointed to represent the organisa-
tion at the Peace Centennial cele-
bration and that a committee be ap-
pointed with authority and meanB
to compile a history of the union.
All resolutions submitted were
read by caption and placed lh the
hands of the resolutions committee.
X/t , Resolution of Condolence.
Delegate Rybolt of Indiana asked
unanimous consent for the reading
of the following resolution, which
WM granted:
Whereas, Since we last met at
our third biennial an & forty-third
convention. It has been the will of
the Supreme Being to take from
(us our beloved brother, Charles H.
Rihl, who served as president of the
Hatlonal Union of Bricklayers in the
year 1877 and presided at the Na-
tional convention in Quincy, 111., In
187$, and wjio, as a delegate of No.
1 of Indianapolis, Ind7 attended the
National conventions of Washington,
D. C., 1869; Chicago, 11.,
Pittsburg, Pa., 1871; Albany, N,
1878; Baltimore, Md., 1874;
ViUe, Ky., 1878, and, * d.
from No. 8 at Indianapolis*;
tended the international convention
#rb, Md., 1898, and per*
duties assigned to
reateet benefit to
therefore be it
t*t w*the
pear as follows:
Amphlon Male Quartette, Jan. 20.
Low J. Beauchamp, Humorous
Lecture, "Take the Sunny Side,1
Feb. 24.
The Rowland Cartoon Lecture,
"Blowing Bubbles," March S.
Two, other programs have been
provided for: ^'The Day of Prayer
for Colleges, Address by Rev. B. P.
Schuessler, Peb. 6.; The Midwinter
Concert, Miss Lili Nagler, Director,
Feb. IS.'
The Amphlon Quartette occupies
an enviable position in the lyceuih
orld. The aristocracy of pure ma-
il genius pervades this rare or-
ganization. Each gentleman is an
artist in his own right, resulting In
a perfect balance to the whole en
iUmble, whose delicate shading and
tone-color is equalled only by unus-
hal dynamic power. Alt that music
lovers expect In brilliant rendition
sustained power and faultless blend
lng is realised by the Amphions.
The Dally Enquirer of OwenSboro,
Ky., '
I; "The Amphion Quartettfi made
another hit and the people Just
couldn't get enough of them last
night. They are winners and the
Chautauqua pftrons; one in
commendation of this the best
that has ever appeared at
> aula." i
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The executive Board of the Young
Men's Business Association will
meet tonight at the office of the Sec-
retary. It will be remembered that
the meeting Monday night which was
very well attended, was adjourned
out of respect to Dr. J. J. Marek,
whose father, Joseph Marek, had
Just died. v. ; •;
Tonight several matters of more
than ordinary Importance will be on
the program for consideration' and
it is hoped that the attendance will
be large. Among the subjects to be
discussed Is that of moving the In-
habitants ef the redllght district
into some other and more Isolated
section of tha city. It is under-
stood that some opposition to this
movement has developed and Just
what course it intends to pursue Is
a matter of more or less curiosity.
Tonight, if a good attendance of
the organization Is on hand, the bus-
iness will be thrashed out and some
kind of disposition made of it.
SUMMER NORMALS
IN TWO SERIES TO
BE HELD IN STATE
In this issue of the Banner-Press
will be found the announcement of
Prof. C. Klaerner, for the offloe of
tax-collector of Washington County,
subject to the action of the Demo*
oratlc primaries which are to be held
on the 26th day of July this year.
It would be quite a useless task
for this paper to undertake to Intro-
duce Prof. Klaerner to the people of
Washington County, when as a mat-
ter of fact, he is well and most fa-
vorably known all over this county
and In every locality thereof. Wher-
ever the sound of children's voices
are heard or the spire of school-
houses point heavenward .his nama
Is familiar and %»ls voice has been
heard on every occasion where the
people assembled In the cause of ket*
ter and higher and more progressive
educational Ideals.
When the law oreating the office
of County School Superintendent
came into existence six and a half
years ago he was appointed by Com-
missioners' Court of Washington
County to the new and responsible
position.
It was a hard task, because or-
ganization had to be started at the
l)ottom and the problem of better
schools, better school houses and bet-
ter everything that' pertained to
schools worked out by slow and
hard degrees.
It has taken five years or more to
do this work In a manner that is
proving eminently satisfactory to
the people of the county and to ev-
ery teacher and pupil in the county.
In fact, Washington Cojinty novi
ranks right up close to the top with
other counties in educational mat-
ters in the Lone Star State. Old
conditions have been relegated to
the rear and the new order of things
has come to stay, under the careful
administration of Prof. Klaerner.
He has been a palnstaffing, faithful
and efficient public servant and now
that he asks that the people give him
their votes for the position of Tax
Collector, he promises to pursue the
same quiet, energetic and earnest
business methods in the discharge
of the duties of the office that has.
characterized the work of the County
Superintendent. *
During the progress «T the cam-
paign he will visit the various plac-
es in the county, mingle with the
people and more fully explain his
views concerning the office he now
seeks at their hands. •
' "Hijijji* ■
To^lo,
Jan. II.—Official reports
tonight of the disaster In Seutbaea. tharaby assisting In th,e work of re-
Japan brought out the followtaf
general features:
The Bmall Island of Sakura is cov-
ered with a later of lava and ashes
in places several feet deep. Be-
neath this lie many eerpaee. whose
number will probably never be
known. !f < i 'V!; ' ■"
An estimate of the dead must in-
clude a large number of refugees
who were drowned while' trying to
swim from Sakura to the city of
Kagoaffima.
Piagoshlma. last week a prosper-
ous town of 80,000 is in ruins. Ev-
ery stone building collapsed under
the weight of the hot ash,
Simultaneously with the eruption
of the volcano of Sakura-Jlma, there
occurred an eruption of Yarlgatake,
which threw a cloud of ashes over
Matsumoto, but did no serious dam-
age.
The eruption of Bakura.Jlma, is
gradually subsiding. A heavy rain
fall la clearing the atmosphere anJ
Hon. F. 0. Fuller Of
The Texas Legislature
Was A Visitor Here
Arrested for Sptteding.
Constable Bob Burch today ar-
rested George Clark, a negro, charg-
ed with speeding an automobile
through the streets of th& city. He
was running far beyond the speed
limit, and ran square Into # brick
wall, and caused a disturbance gen-
erally. He was lodged in Jail, and
will probably be made an example
for thoee who habitually break the
law In regard to the speed of an au-
tomobile running through the city
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Superintendent Klaerner is In re-
ceipt of Bulletin No. 30, issued by
the Department of Education of Aus-
tin to the effect that Summer Nor-
mals will be held this year in two
series—the first closing July 17 and
the second closing July 81.
There Is not a particle of doubt
that one of the Summer Normals will
be held at Brenham, and the place
will be BUnn College. This famous
Institution is admirably located for
the holding of summer normals for
a number of reasons, each and all of
which are very good. In the first
place, It Is away from the dust and
noise of the city, is quiet, is well
arranged for , study, lecture and
demonstration work and otherwise
combines in a happy way everything
necessary for the condct of the work
of the normal.
The bulletin which was received
today by the County Superintendent
states that a town desiring a normal
must offer:
A schoolhouse that is adequate
and comfortable, having commodipus
and well-ventilated rooms.
School premises and outbuildings
that are well kept In sanitary con-
dition.
A good library containing books
for parallel reading in the work of-
fered in history and literature.
Labratories and apparatus suffi-
cient to do the science work In an
acceptable manner.
Boarding places with modern con-
veniences at reasonable rates.
Mall and express facilities and;
telegraph or telephone connections.
The oourse of work and study will
be divided into Second Orade Sub-
jects, First Grade Subjects and Per-
manent subjects.
Examinations will take place at
the close of each series of Summer
Normal Institutes for second grade,
first grade, permanent and perma-
nent primary certificates. The ex-
amination in the Ant series will be
held July 14, 16, 16 and 17, 1914,
and In the second series July 28, 29,
80 and 31, 1914. Each applicant
for examination shall pay In advance
to the person In charge of the ex-
amination, who shall be appointed by
State Department; a fee of |1. This
is to be sent to the State Depart-
ment to pay for having the appll
cants' papers graded. A minimum
bona fide attendance of twenty days
exclusive of the days of examination;
will be prerequisite to entering the
examination. '
A person may not attend one
summer normal institute and enter
the examination of another; the at-
tendance and examination must be
fn the same school.
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' The teachers of Brenham, and
throughout Washington County wll
of course be glad to know that at
mA'
Hon. F. O. Fuller, member of the
Legislature from San Jacinto Coun-
ty, was a visitor In Brenham a few
hours yesterday.
He is serving his third term in
the Legislature and stated that ow-
ing to certain political combinations
that are now In existence he will
again be a candidate for the posi-
tion this year. Were it not for cer-
tain political oondUlons, he states
that he would not again stand for
the place because it does not pay
and is a nuisance in many respects
In
. . , , u . panic erected a hut in the fields and
»" "ko V" k? ? ?"? .►« no* boMly engaged In nttir-
ness that demands his constant at-
tentlon. He is of the opinion that
the right than has not as yet offered
for the position of governor and
when the right man dbes offer the
people of the State will give him
their hearty support.
Among other important things
which he believe should be done by
the next Legislature Is the redis-
tricting of the State and this he be-
lieves should be done In a way and
manner that will take it out of pol-
itics, and especially politics of a par-
tisan nature. t
Wenry
Penn
number of
the William
among the
' tai
The entire island of Qiushlu, Ml
area of 8000 square miles, is co,Tir-
ed with volcanic ash In varying*
Believe WomUs Over. ' '
Prominent scientists declared au-
thoritatively tonight that the, worst
is over.
At Jumamoto, North of Kagasbl-
mj*, over 1000 refugees have arriv-
ed and' the authorities are ftoed
with the difficulty of housing Aid
feeding them.
The city of Toklo and surround*
lug territory, although 800 mile*
from the volcanic disturbances, haa
been swept for the past 24 hours by
miniature cyclones, filling the dty
with clouds ^f dust and sand. Fam-
ine in Northern Japan continual to
give the Government alarm.
Kagoshlma, the nearest big city
to Sakura, while It suffered' treat
damage from the earthquakes, doea
not appear to have sustained a 0b
vere loss of life. H. IJuln, former
Japanese Mlnlster^to China, who
lives at Kagoshlma! sent a dispatch
to the foreign office lif which h# said
that 10 persons have been killed tnd
80 injured there. He also stated
that great confusion prevailed in
the city.
Other telegrams report that tha
barracks, Governor's residence and
the temples were among the build,
lngs wrecked in Kagoshlma. Tha
soldiers are camped In the squares
of the city, while the population haa
sought refuge in the shrines and
temples In the hills.
All Americans Safe. ' ^
The postoffice was one of the first
ulldlngs to collapse in Kagoshlma at
the etart of tbe^ earth disturbance.
Th^ staff escaped and after the first
fields
General A1 Roberts of Austin Is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Shepard.
OWNER LOCATES
HOUSE LOST IN
BRAZOS FLOODS
least one 'of the summer normals
to be held here and that one of
their number will, of course, be des-
ignated as conductor at the proper
timei; * $ms ife 'A* 'Ijw'sKl I
$$$$ Prayer Meeting.
The usual prayer meeting at Chris-
tian Church tonight at 7:80. All
Invited.
The runaway bouse which escap-
ed from Its home premises during
the recent big flood In the Brazos
bottom and located Itself on the
land of Heber Stone, as reported
in this paper at the time has found
an owner, or rather the owner of
the house found It.
The house originally belonged to
Sterling Smith and was on his farm
across the country In the direction
of Hempstead about eight miles dis-
tant. The funniest part of the
strange happening is that Instead of
the house going down the river ,lt
came directly across the river al-
most and settled on the premises
of Heber Stone as stated.
A colored tenant llvqd In the
house before the flood, and when
the waters got so high he had to
leave, why he never expected to see
his house again. Imagine his sur-
prise, therefore, when he went over
to take a look at the runaway and
found his home almost as he had
left It, everything being in place
and very little damage wrought.
Of course, the dirt chimney and
the well were left behind when the
house decided to move.
In order to square things up and
save the expense and trouble of mov-
ing the houee back to ita old place
Heber Stone bought It and it thus
happens that he is now the owner
Of a runaway house, the first in-
stance of the kind, perhaps, on rec-
ord.- ^ ..v. -
that
■
lng the telegraphs. Kagoshlma 1*
protected from looters by police and
f.roops. All Americans who were
the vicinity are safe. Informs*
ion (o this effect has been received
from Carl F. Deichman, American
consul at Nagasaki, who telegraph-
ed as follows:
"A private telegram states
Americans In Kagashlma fied to
Sendal, near Kagoshlma. All safe."
Several American missionaries
were stationed at Kagoshlma.
Sakura-Jlma, at the height of ita
eruption, Is pictured In reports as a
terrifying mountain of fire. The
air for miles around Is thick with
ashes and smoke. The police and
soldiers at Kagoshlma, soon after
the disturbance began, made many
rescues from the ^land of Sakura.
Did Not Realise Danger.
The people at first did not seem
to realize their danger and were
slow in trying to escape. It Is fear-
ed that many were killed before
reaching the seashore. Thousands,
pursued by a rain of fiery stones,
knelt on the beach half submerged
in water and gesticulated wildly to
the steamers and fishing boats .for
nid. One small steamer saved 300
perons, while the other boats also
did noble rescue work. The cruslef
lone reported yesterday that Saku-
ra had been entirely evacuated.
The Japanese destroyers that were
dispatched to the scene were unable
to complete the Journeyi Sfiormy
weather and high seas compelled
them to return to Sasebo. The sec*
ond squadron of armored cruslers,
consisting of the Iwato, Toktwa and
Takumo, was then hurriedly sent Oft
and Is expected to reach Kagoshlma .
tonight. The smoky atmosphere for
the moment interferes with wireless |
reports.
Government Sending Aid.
Official advices from Kumamoto, ;J
dated yesterday, reported that placc
shrouded with ashes from the erup-
tion of 8akura-Jima. Energies there'
are directed toward the repair of
the railroad so that water and rlc4
may be sent to the hungry refugee* f
near Kagosbipa..
W. A. Wood Had Small Fire.
It was reported in Brenham thi||
morning that the handsome
ton home of W. A. Wood had
destroyed by fire. A phone
sage from Mr. Wood stated
while he had a small fire, the
age was not over |100 and hta 1
was practically uninjured.
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