Brenham Daily Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 95, Ed. 1 Monday, July 19, 1915 Page: 2 of 6
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OUR PALLADIUM JN THE WEST
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The old Liberty Bell, which left its home in
Independance Hall on its trip to the Western
coast has been given a right royal welcome at
the Panama-Pacific Exposition.
It is the first time the bell has ever made
the long journey across the continent. The
Americans of the Pacific slope are fortunate
in the opportunity to see the most sacred of
American relics. It is to us what the "Stone
of Scone," the old palladium on which Scot-
tish and British kings have been crowded for
many centuries, is to the people of England.
No citizen, old or young, can look upon the
great bronze bell that rang out our indepen-
dence 139 years ago without a backward leap
of memory and a thrill of patriotism.
It is not merely a favor to the Far West to
send the bell to San Francisco. It is a benefit
to the whole nation. In a section of the coun-
try where the lack of early colonial associa-
tions tends to make our revolutionary struggle
a mere tale that is told, the bell gives proof of
its reality. It is a charm that links past and
present and binds together east and west.
The old bell, unfortunately, will never ring
again. It cracked when it was first tested on
its arrival in America from England in 1752.
It was recast, and rang sturdily through the^
revolutionary period, but cracked again half a
century later when it was tolled for Chief Jus-
tice Marshall's funeral in 1835. The fissure
has slowly and steadily spread until its reso-
nance is quite gone and a sharp blow might
make it fall apart.
What wouldn't any American crowd give to
hear that bell just once ringing out loud and
clear as it did on July 4, 1776, "proclaiming
liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabi-
tants thereof^ 4 m
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SICK CATS
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Says a self-styled "Heartbroken Lady" in a
letter to a New York newspaper:
"Do you think it is fair to bring a pet cat
to a hospital and after paying $2 for treat-
ment not to get any, but next day to find said
cat lying in a dirty, wet, cold cage in a dying
condition, with not even a drink of water?
Yet there are people who talk so much about
what is done for the prevention of cruelty to
animals!
"My cat died without treatment, the assist-
ant doctor not being man enough to say he
could not handle the case, and only caring for
the two-dollar bill.
"I think it is a shame. Please put this in
your paper, so that nobody else's pet will have
to suffer the same way."
It's a beastly shame .there's not doubt of it!
A person can't help wondering, however, what
would be thought of such a letter if it appeared
in a London, Paris, Berlin or Petrograd news-
paper. The civilized world has got pretty
much past grieving for cats. There are stern-
er things to think about. Any normal man or
woman called upon to weep for "a cat lying
in a dirty, wet, cold cage in a dying condition"
is apt to think involuntarily of the tens of
thousands of men lying in worse plight than
that between firing lines where there is no re-
spite either to relieve the wounded or bury
the dead.
ONLY CITIvENS
That constitutional amendment
to confer upon citizens who are away
home on the day of election the privilege of
voting for State and district offices and mat-
ters of general interest submitted to the peo-
ple on a referendum seems destined to certain
defeat . The prohibitionists are going to swat
it because they believe they see in it the throw-
ing down of the bars to general political cor-
ruption, and the anti-prohibitionists have lined
up against it because of the provision that only
citizens of the United States shall be entitled
to the ballot.
With the effort to restrict the ballot only
to citizens of the United States we are heartily
in sympathy for we feel that it is fundamen-
tally right that only those shall participate in
the affairs of our government who shall have
demonstrated their interest in the government
by becoming citizens of it. Under the present
laws on the subject an alien has only to ex-
press his purpose to become a citizen of the
United States in order to exercise the right of
franchise, and he has only to reside in this
country a few months before he can express
his intention to become a citizen. By means
of this lax requirement thousands of Mexicans
and other aliens have been voted in certain
sections of the State, we have reason to be-
lieve, who had no intention of ever becoming
citizens at all. And there is no time limit in
which they shall become citizens after they
have gone through the form of expressing
intention to take out naturalization papers..
Politicians usually vote such persons in
bunches for any purpose they want to with
the practical result of corruption of the ballot
box with the seeming sanction of the law.
But under conditions that have existed in
certain sections of the State in the past—
namely, where the Mexicans have been voted
in largest numbers heretofore—whe have no as-
surance that the law requiring that only
citizens of the United States shall be entitled
to vote would be duly respected, so rather
than open up another gay to possible corrup-
tion of the ballot box in every section of the
State, the prohibitionists, or many of them,
at least, are opposing the amendment.
The effort to confine the privileges of the
ballot solely to citizens of the United States
should be submitted on its merits alone,
wholly divorced from every other issue, and
under such circumstances we believe the peo-
ple ewould ratify an amendment putting that
provision into effect. But with both the pros
and the antis opposing the amendment at the
present; time we see no chance for its adop-
tion.—Wato Morning News.
A GOOD THING—PUSH IT ALONG
The secretary of the navy has asked Thom-
as A. Edison and many others of the greatest
inventors of America to serve on an advisory
and research board for the purpose of devising
new inventions for repelling an attack by a
foreign foe.
It is a good move and comes none too soon.
It would have been a better move a year ago,
and a still more effective one five years ago.
These men have the brains if they are al-
the time for the development of their
and the manufacture of the engines of
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they have the time?
The most successful shoppers in the world
are inveterate readers of the advertisements in
their local newspapers, and their successes are
brought about mainly through the advance in-
formation gleaned from the advertisements. If
a bargain is offered at a store that advertises
they see it and rush forth to buy before it is
gone and the price returns to normal again. In
this way they supply most of their wants
throughout the year, and often secure more
goods for less cost than their neighbors who
are neglectful of the opportunities heralded in
the local press. The habit of devouring the
ads is growing steadily upon the people, and
the wise merchant knows this and prepares to
meet it.
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Latest photograph of the wife of Harry Thaw as she looks today. Blue
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❖ GAY HILL ITEMS ❖
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Mr. William Gaskamp ha# returned
from a three weeks stay with his
brother in Valley Mills-
Miss Meta Roesler of Gay Hill is
visiting friends in Milam county.
Mr. and Mrs. F- Hoppe and son of
Guadalupe county, ore here the guests
of their mothe^ Mrs. F. Boemer.
Mr. Louis Stegman of Zionsville,
and Miss Ida Roesler of Gay Hill,
WAREHOUSE FOR CROCKETT
Farmers in Houston County Generally
Oppose Proposed Amendment
Crockett, Texas, July 19.—A move-
ment is on foot to erect a large brick
cotton warehouse for storing cotton,
against which bankable . certificates
will he issued. The stock in the move
has been subscribed. Your corres-
pondent has been interviewing the
farming class today touching the
several amendments to the constitu-1
Douglas, Ariz-, July 19—After a
six-hour battle in Anavacachi Pass,
west of Agua Prieta, General Calles,
Carranza commander in Sonora, wa®
reported late today to have defeated
the Villa troops under command of
General Jose Maria Acosta. ®je
Calles force was said to number 8,-
000, while that of Acosta was re-
ported to be 1,500 strong.
In a message received here today
by A. Garduno, consul for Carransa,
from General Calles at La Morita,
twenty miles west of Augua Prieta,
the Villa troops were reported as de-
moralized and fleeing in all direction®.
The message stated that the battle
began at 6 o'clock this morning. The
Villa forces were strongly entrenched,
in the pass and for five hours -the! at-
tacking soldiers bombarded with can-
non and rapid-fire guns.
During the fighting 800 men of
Acosta's command deserted and join-
ed the ranks of Calles, according to*
the report, which estimated the Villa
dead, wounded and captured at 600.
According to Consul Garduno, Gen-
eral Calles intended to press forward
to Cananea as soon as he received a
new supply of ammunition, which left
Augua Prieta today.
Villa representatives here refused
wereto admit defeat, saying the bat-
tle still continued near La Morita
and that a large contingent of Yaqui
Indians were making a flank attack-
HEAVY GRAIN SHIPMENTS
Solid Trainload Daily Passes Temple
on the Santa Fe
tion to be voted on a week hen»,
were married in the Or* Hill church ^ without exception cyery ^
last week. Rev. C* St :.db- officiated, j „ v.„ ^ K,~
The groom was the i n tf Ir. am!
The difference between a wise man and a
fool is that one is wise and the other is a fool.
Fact!
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Misfit kisses are the kind women hand to
women.
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If a man has any good points adversity is
apt to bring them out by the roots
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A married man's idea of heaven is a place
where his wfie's folks won't bother him.
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"I should like to ask," writes an "American-
born" citizen, "which is the more dangerous to
this country, Prussian militarism or British
navalism?" ?
Well, without making any invidious choice
between two evils, let's agree that the world
would be much better off without either.
Man and wife may be one, hut often the
wife is four fourths bf the whole.
Mrs. Wm. Stegman of ZionsvT.e, while
the bride was the daughted of Mr.
and Mrs. Roesler of Gay Hill. The
young couple will make thei rfuture
home near Gay Hill.
Mrs. O. Drews, who was reported
quite sick is said to be improving.
A dance was given at the home of*
Henry Rosenbaum Jr., last Sunday
night. Quite a number of young
folks were in attendance.
Prof. P. R. Klingsporn who attend-
ed the summer normal at Brenham re-
turned home Friday.
p.essed his purpose to block every
amendment, the indications point to
t defeat of all amendments in Hous-
ton county—the obverse vote being
overwhelming on most of them.
The feed crop of this county is un-
precedented—the yield of corn, peas,
etc., doubling any previous year.
The Bermuda hay crop of this sec-
tion is immense, running into thous-
ands of bales. Carload, after carload
has been shipped to other points.
Registered at Anthony
A. F. Denniston, Houston.
Joseph Cathriner, Brenham.
W. S. Schwartze, Brenham.
M. F. Murdoch. Chicago.
E. L. Hall, San Antonio.
E. C. Buster, Houston.
O- Muery, Bqenham.
E. L. Ezelle, Houston.
R. E. S. Myers, San Antonio.
Oil Lease* for Sale.
Oil leases for sale at the Brenham
Banner-Press offioe. A large lot Just
printed. 'Phone 241 and we will
fill your order.
Two Wounded at Bryan
Bryan, Texas, July 19.—In a dif-
ficulty Saturday in this city between
two Italians, Frank Cash and Joe
Morro, on one side, and Rdam Reed,
negro, on the other, Reed was pret-
ty badly cut about the neck, and
Cash was stabbed in the back. All
the parties were arrested and put in
jail, but were released this morning
on $100 bond each.
Shipping tags, jiruuea in red and
black, in lots of 5,000 and up at vorj
low prices. Ring the Banaer-Prest
for nnil "hone 241
Oil leases for sale at the Brenbam
Banner-Press office. A large lot just
printed. 'Phone 241 and we will
Sil your order.
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Press
Temple, Texas, July 19—A solid
train of grain arrives each day in
Temple over the Santa Fe railway
from points on that line west of this
city, the average being about 30 cars-
A great deal of the grain Is destined
to Mississippi and Louisiana, while
the other is for export via GalveBton
and New Orleans. Very little Bell
county grown grain is being shipped
at the present time, farmers holding
same for higher prices and for home
consumption. J. D. Taylor of Tem-
ple, who is operating a threshing out-
fit in Runnels county, was here on a
visit today and states that the crop
there is of enormous proportions.
SENT CHICKENS BY MAIL
HARVARD FRESHMEN SKYLARKING.
This jailing of Huerta is a terrible waste of
perfectly good grub.
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Every man knows his own good points, but
the world knows his bad noes.
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Jennings, La., Citizen Compelled to
Pay Letter Postage on Coop
Jennings, La., July 19-—The first
shipment of the feathery tribe by
parcel post to Jennings was received
here late yesterday evening, consist-
ing of half a dozen fine Rhode Island
Red chickens. The birds were ship-
ped from a town in this State, care-
fully stamped by the postmaster, but
evidently he forgot to look into the
coop, for the receiving postmaster,
Overton Gauthier discovered upon re-
ceipt of the package that a neat little
letter had been carefully tied around
the neck of one of the chickens, thus
placing the shipment in the first clase
mail, and he was compelled to notify
the owner that $4-33 was due for
postage.
The Jennings Country Club was
formally opened here last night with
a big basket picnic and musical en-
tertainment- About 175 members and
friends were present-
Photo by American Presa Association.
When their crew manager got a little too
Harvard freshmen threw him overboard,
the photographer, and this picture Is the rssultAiM#,..
recently several of the
all. Somebody tipped off
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Katy Agents Met
Temple, Texas, July 19.--The
Smithville District Agents Associa-
tion of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railway held a one-day session
in this city yesterday which was pre-
sided over by the president, C. R.
Dye of Temple. Abont 60 agent*
and officials were in attendance on the
sessions, which were conducted at the
Temple Cotton Exchange, The meet-
ing was for an exchange of views and
experiences for the purpose of better-
ing conditions for both the public and
the railway company. The visitors
were entertained at luncheon at a
local hotel.
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