The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 24, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 20, 1908 Page: 41 of 56
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IGUL;iO:TgDAILYPOSTr UUKDAV ZIOBNING 3EPTE1IBERJ30; 1903.
NAVALSXORBS
Trad Is Rcpmicd iQ Be In yiprf
'"Bad Shape Just Now. -.
. -MANY CHARGES ARE MADE
'By the Board of Trade of Jackson-
jvjpue ria. waich Propose to
v' organise a uonpany to
Handle tae Product
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..V relieve the exlting depression of
prices of products In the naval stores
Industry the board of trade of Jackson-
ville Pla.. has Instituted and Is oro-
motlng the Naval Stores Marketing com-
pany. This corporation Is proposed as an
Instrument "to assist in distributing the
product of the naval stores Industry In
such a manner as to restore the Influ-
ence of competition upon prices and to
divorce . this business from fraudulent
practices." ft
At a meeting of the board of trade
on July "fcthe existing conditions were
thoroughly discussed representative busi-
ness men being the speakers and it waa
the unanimous decision of the meeting
tp proceed at once to organize the pro-
tosed company and seek to Interest men!
u the turpentine and lumber producing
districts of the South and Southwest In
the new company.
An amazing condition of affairs waa
declared to exist by the official resolu-
tions adopted at the meeting charging
fraudulent practices adrflteration of
goods and false and misleading statis-
"These fraudulent practices adultera-
tion of spirits of turpentine and the
false marking and grading of rosin pre-
vajl extensively among certain dealers
In naval stores." say the resolutions
J'and have reached sucb proportions as
almost to extinguish honest competition.
Although rosin In graded and marked by
local Inspectors when sold by the pro-
tucer. the Inspectors' marks are after-
ards altered to indicate higher grades.
The false gauging of turpentine Is an-
other fraudulent practice which exten-
sively obtains. The evil effects of such
unlimited and unregulated abuses are
manifest. The consumer is defrauded and
deceived and finds It next to Impossible
to procure the articles which he tries to
buy. The producer Is obliged to sell pure
spirits of turpentine In competition with
that which is adulterated. The prices of
naval stores are greatly diminished by
the Increase In the supply caused by
adulteration. Rosin that Is made and
old by the. producer at certain grades
Is put Into the hands of the consumer
at another and higher grade which re-
sults in cheating the producer and de-
frauding the consumer to enrich a dis-
honest dealer.
"For many years past the naval stores
Industry has suffered from false and)
misleading reports of each year's crop
and of the amount of turpentine and
rosin held for sale and on storage. No
means have existed for the collection and
dissemination of reliable or trustworthy
statistics on the subject. The prices of
these products have been latxely affect-
ed. If not controlled by Inaccurate re-
ports and misleading estimates of crop
conditions future production and the
amount of stocks on hand. Hoth pro-
ducers and consumers have suffered and
continue to suffer by such methods In
use by unscrupulous spectators."
These clmrgee. If true and the move-
ment to correct these practices are of
peculiar Interest to the people of the
South. The nnval stores producing terri-
tory of the world Is wry limited The
world's output is mainly from Virginia
the ;"arollnHs. Mississippi. Alabama.
Ijoulsiana. Texas and Florida with at
srrtall territory In some foreign territo-
ries. About half of all produced In Amer-
Ica.ls produced in Florida. The immense
yellow pine interests of Texas promise
Milk as a goon field for turpentine devel-
opment though trie Industry here la yst
in Jts Infancy.
Woodwork intexas
INFLUENCE OF DR. SMITH'S
RESIDENCE STILL FELT.
lamented Educator Organized Hous-
ton Public School System and
the Sam Houston Normal.
rr. Hildreth II. Smith late of Atlanta
Ga. who died last WrTrulay morning and
Who was an educator of great learning
splendid character and ability did some
Of his host work In Houston ami other
parts of Texas. In 1N77 at tlie request
gff the city authorities of Houston co-
operating with the trustees of the Pea-
body fund he came to Houston and or-
ganized the public school system here.
Be placed the schools upon that basis of
uW efficiency which they have always main
tained.
He left Houston very much to the re-
gret of the elty officials and patrons of
the schools but In answer to what he
regarded as a call of duty to assume the
presidency of the Sain Houston normal
J school at Huntaville Texas. This call
Was also by reason of the co-operation of
the Pea-body trustees with the State offi-
cials and Lr. Smith felt morally bound
Ho accept It. He established thai school
. upon an enduring and useful foundation
- a is proven by Its subsequent history.
In all of his Texas work he was ably
assisted by his daughter Mrs. France
fl. Whiteside one of the most accom-
" pllshed teaohers of the day.
The pupils of both Dr. Smith and Mrs.
Whiteside remember them with love and
appreciation for the labors and kindly
care bestowed upon them almost a gen-
eration agoy
Dr. SmlUl was celebrated for Ma ac-
curate and extensive knowledge of lan-
. aruages. mathematics astronomy lltera-
. tare and history.
He waa a man of the highest character
and physically a giant. His affectionate
nickname at the University of North
v Carolina was "Old Tlge" because the
' boys his students could not bluff him.
His faith In religion was perfect. His
V nope of the future waa unmarred by a
t single doubt. He died as he had lived
" pure honorable high toned brave cul-
tared Christian gentleman without fear
gmd without reproach and the appreola-
' Uon of hla life work la expressed aptly
bJC the language of tho Atlanta Constltu-
" Uon In closing Its obituary of him: "The
. world is better for his having lived."
"C ' H la survived by his widow to
' whom he was married lor flfty-
fltre happy years and by his four
k children. Mrs. F. S. Whiteside Hon.
Hoke Smith governor of Georgia and
Mr. Burton Smith all of 'Atlanta and
Mrs. J. K. McAshan of Houston Texas.
4 Ha waa an Ideal father and husband and
V' the highest type of rlttsen. His family
' k toV. the sympathy of every one In their
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to alL
SC6 COMMISSIONER FOB TEXAS.
I Bobert N. Watkin to Represent tae
-i Attooiation of Piano Dealers.
t "."Robert N. Watkin secretary of tha
.fWlll A. Watkin company. Dallas has
' ' 'fetes notified of hla appointment to rep-
'treaant the National Association of Piano
' t) eel era of America as Its commissioner
t "J to tha State of Texas.
v ' Mr. Watkin received his education In
;. r. tha public schools of Dallas graduating
r .from the Dallas high acbool In IMS and
X from the law achool of tha Unrversltjr'
' lea. Mr. Watkin became a mam bar of
' tha phi Delta ?heta fraternity. In Dal-
las a bahinga to several organisations
k.t. a mnihr of the IbIMIUO luh- th
aiia Advertising loagua tha TarpaWfea
tean dub. and tbar local sootattas. .4
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PHOSPHATE DT SOUTH SEAS.
largest Known Deposit of High
Grade Phosphate.
Consul Julius D. Dreh.r of Tahiti fur-
nishes tho following information ooooarn-
Ins the phosphate deposit lr the Islands
of tha South seas:
Tha island of the Paclflo ooaan con-
tain the I arrest known deposit af high-
grade phosphate. A London company
oontrol. th. deposits In Ooaaa and
Pleasant islands In th. Gilbert croup.
Th. deposits on the. Island ara esti-
mated at 60.000.000 tons of which aoaroaly
a million ton. hav been marketed. Br
th. employment of a large number ej(
Chinese Japan. and native tha oorn-
panjr la now marketing 8SO.O00 to M000
tons a rar of whloh 100.000 tons so to.
Japan 80000 to Australia and tha remain-
der to Buropa Europe also rwoeivM
yearly W0.O00 tons of blgh-grad. pnoa-.
pnatas from Christmas island and mar
than 140.0U0 tons of lower grade pliga.
phstes7 f rotn Tunis and Algeria.
Notwithstanding th. rery larg. denoalta
owned by the London oompany tha min
in. min
that not
ing nf nknaahatM nayao wlli'
I only that compan ni ranvma snAar n-
OUSTON'S BEST CLOTHING
to the grand opening exposition of Men 6 Wear. Welcomes you to come and
examine and make any comparison you wish. Welcomes you to "try on' to vour heart's con
tent that you may hetter judge die character of the clothing that entitles this store to be called "best
This Fall Exhibit in its limitless variety of smart styles exclusive novelties high qualities
surpassing values and complete worth stands absolutely in a class of its own leaving nothing to be
desired. It portrays that distinctiveness originality character exclusiveness style an
so much sought tor and so seldom found. There's an indefinable something about MistK
Clothes that says they' re right and that something is the particular thing that the particular man and the critical dresser insist
upon having. Following are a few of the makes of clothing to he found here and in which we can fit every man:
Hornthal Benjamin & Riem $25 to $35
Kohn Bros. (Union Made) $20 to $35
Carrollton System $15 to $25
JF you want to feel proud of your young
man s looks we 11 show you clothes that
will justify it. The average lad when
putting on long pants feels awkward and
looks awkward but we've the clothes
that will offset any amount of awkward-
ness and clothe him with "becoming
grace.
Older boys who are finicky about smart
ideas in style will find herejust the suits
they're looking for snappy nifty styles
like the college fellows wear. $15.00
$18.50 $20.00 and $25.00.
vestors hara been and are making con-
stant efforts to discover other phospnato
deposits and In many islands deposits
small In quantity and poor in quality
hay. basn dl.oorered a. In the FUlt-
Reosntly. howmr phosphate of food
quality baa been discovered on thrj.
Island In th FTaneh colony of Tahiti
and dependencies. These islands. Maka-
ta. Matahrra and Nlau lie In th. north-
nitsi part of th. Tuamotu archipelago
of atoll Island. It Is also probable
that deposits exist on other Islands of
this group. Th. deposits in Matahlra
and Nlaa are .mall but the high-grade
deposit 'rn siakataa ar. .MlmaUd at
ia.OM.000 tons with many million mors
tons of an Infarlor quality. Tha quality
of this depoedt rangu from Tl to W par
cant Tha laland ha. an eleratlon of HQ
r.-ha hlgh of th. group and sn
area at sta to sight square miles. Al-
though many others ar. Interest! In
to deposits. th.y will b. worka by
French company Just fonwd ta Paris
tor that porpo-s. At 1 Makata Is sur-
EKHd by Coral rMtsan baa no har-
tha phosphate will bar. to b
ad at deep-Ma mooring outside th.
reefs. On aoeount of tha expense Inci-
dent thereto. It will be soma tlm. bafora
th. company can make any oaaaldarabl.
sbtpmsnta Wut in. th eours. of a few
yatra v s ssjubimsisis wm.hi
Special Lines at
VOUR
Shirts
uioves-
can be provided here of a kind and quali-
ty that will satisfy your ideas.
"Cluett ' and "Emery ' Shirts are made
to supply the demand of the most particu-
lar wearers; men who are used to made-to-measure
shirts find these as good or better
at considerably less money. Cluetts $1.50
to $2.50. Emery s $1.50. Monarch
Shirts are for men who don't care to pay
over a dollar and want' the best for their
Great showing
of the works will te 300.000 tons per an-
num. A Hakatea is so near Papaate the
commercial center of this colony the
working of the phosphate deposits on
that Island will add largely to th. busi-
ness and prosperity of th. oniony.
A SIGN OF CIVILIZATION.
SJonz Falls It Getting Tired of the
Divorce Boiinen.
In th. September AnWloan Magaslne
Ueorge Fitch write about tha divorce
colony of Sioux Fall B. TX Tha article
I amusing and y.t very informing. Fol-
lowing I Mr. Pitch's ' aoeoui- art a
change of heart In Stoug Palis about th.
matter:
"As a matter of fact. Bloux Fall to
getting pretty tired of ta drror busl-
nsss anyway. Thar was a tlm when
It was' the pride of th ottr. and prac-
tically th. only money seen In that wind-
swept .action was brought ti-.ere by
dlvonays with freckled pasts axl apan-
gled. futures. Th.y war weloom. then.
TlssryMd UtlDca bowl.4Cul Stoux rUs
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STORE biHs you
"Rochester Special" $25 to $35
"Criterion Clothes" $20 to $25
$7.5)0 to $12.50
Neckwear Hosiery
-the smaller niceties of dress
Neck wear at 50c.
being glad of th. noise wasn't particular
about the tuna Rut the oity has grown
up in the past few year. There are
bther buildings now. taller than the
Cataract hotel. There are cltlsens richer
than the dlvorsays. who bare automo-
bile of their own and who spend money
which Isn't so odorous. There are other
way. of getting rich and other sight
more Instructive than naughty fragments
of but.d families. Th. dlvorsay Is .till
a sight and a diversion but he Is also
a nuisance. Strangers Insist upon find-
ing out all about him instead of learning
th mora permanent resource of tha
great northland. Embarrassing mistake
are made and dlaagreaabia lokea are re-
lated with gusto by carales visitors. It
Is irritating to the Sioux Falls promoter1
who wants to tell his customer .11 about
the new million-dollar packing house the
great water power and the Inexhaustible
quaniea of pink granite from which all
Ploux Falls Is built to have to stop and
explain that the nioa looking young wo-
man across th. straat la sot a dlvorsay
from th Bast but bla own daughter
and that he himself baa never been
dlvorted. No sir. Not Once I These thing
fill sViux Fall. With the same kind of
humiliation that th rich man feels when
some ona alludes to tba beautiful pawn-
shop sign which waa anre his prld bs-
(ora h (taduatsd into banking" t
welcome tomorrow
St. Regis Famous at $15
may be as particular about your
hat as you please; you'll not be more
so than we ate. We can satisfy your
quality requirements and shqw every
shade and shape desired. John B. Stet-
son s line is fully represented here. $4.00
$5.00 $6.00 and $7.50.
Hawes Hats ait $3.00 are here and
worth $3.50. They are guaranteed with
an ironclad money-back guarantee to give
absolute satisiaction.
Mistrot-Munn "Special" Hats at $2.50
are great Worth $3 of any man's money.
HOW THE MACHINE WOBXS.
Leader of a Black Hand Gang Con-
trols Its Member Body and Soul.
(From. Everybody's Magaslne.)
A. 1 hav sat down bafora. thara ara
no fixed meeting place no oathbound
pacts no elected or appointed officer..
What neadT. A black hand "bad man"
walks Into an Italian saloon ha rria-gr.
the bartender ha mar Ignore him. Bq&.
a sign la given; it may be the sqtob
lng of an ear; It may be the rerrang
ment of a necktie; It may ba tha picking
of a thread out of a sleavw. It Is snough.
Notlc has been given that oertain par-
sons are to meet tha ohief tonight at a
eartaln plao. ParhapsT'lt J to b In
that same saloon perhaps tn another
asloon snl)ea away.
that
doesn't
: matter.
CASTORIA rwuirto.
. Ta. rU4 Van Uasa lhwa D.nrk
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At tha randesTOus at the appointed times
the summoned men ar. present. Bom
on. nronoM. a came of secohinettsw
which la not unlike tha American gm
of faro. Inasmuch as th. police of Amar-
loa hara prejudices against rsmoltWg.
will tha nroortetor kindlv furnish a wrl"
rat room with a seour. Inside look? M-i
does. Th. plot Is outlined the assign-
ments are mad tha dole from th last
effort at blackmail ta distributed or th
KnmK u nmduoed whloh la to tiuniah Ha
faUura. . f!-.- ;.)
Tha aaoehlnetta game thus bavtnjr lr
ropeMy concluded th members of th
gang aeparatspwhaps without knawtnfri
on. another's name And tha next lgbt
tba as
clara
aama chief may cail a inmr eaa-
made up of aitogatnar auTarsn.
'men or In part of the saroa msa ana n
out anotnar crime. oar as mu m
of treachery tn th. heart of a jaaa whoa-
ntlnlans know that ha ha 4 boot o
other just ss ready to revenge treaoher.
at kls bidding as thay ara thamstTa
Bwanttk -A : ''
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