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iiOUSI OJ JDAILT I OoT: . OA aORDAY MOBNING. JULY CO. 1910: ..
LOWER RATES
HOUSE BILLS
: Would FcKo Rfpwl of Rat!2
Lit Asserted Cccbraa.p i
is i
JALONICK ON THE STAND
y . . L - .r " ' ' r ;
JVS
Antwra to Question Wert Sot a
s JTiittM 8tirfMtory to the
V '. Intarogators-ochrtt la ;
Opposed to yuleiioa." h '
' ;s .' ' 'v ' -'. Hafi Post 'StitWX f
4" ATTBTtTf. Iteu July . This after
noon ar 1:10 o'clock the senate coromlt-
.teo o Insurance resumed its hearing
Chan-man Hudspeth announcing at the
eutset that 'tha question would ha tha
repeal outright of tha flr rating board
?lafWWts." .v- " &. - -v .0 ; . - '
l Jalonlck o Dallas waa given first
hearing m a proponent of tha law rater
- ring to certain evidence adduced yester-
day afternoon. ;j. v;;V
"Mr. Jalonioa" Interjected Chairman
.Hudspeth Mcaa you tell us why this law
.should not be repealed T" V . . ?
J. To this the insurance representative
' answered that he wonld try to show the
good of the law. He declared by way
-of example that whereas Houston was
t formerly a city of good Insurance risks K
has nevr become of sucti charaater the
.companies lose money there many be-
torn forced to withdraw.
;what do you figure as the cost of
- mining your oompanlasT" asked Chair-
. man Hudspeth. .
.; After Mr. JeJenlck had given general
figures 26 to 40 per cent. Chairman Hud-
.speth read a letter from a New Tork
. Insurance broker giving figures directly
at variance with Mr. Jalontclfs state-
ment.'' A lively tilt ensued between Chair-
. .man Hudspeth -and the president of the
v. Commonwealth .Insurance company of
Texas.
i QUESTION OF PROFITS. ;
i' - Chairman Hudspeth pinned Mr. Jalon-
'.ick to ths wall with tha repeated ques-
' .vtlon "in the last five yearsas not your
V -company made money r
i ) ; Tha Insurance oompanys president e-
pressed tha tentative belief that the com.
-pany had made money 'the first three
" of the last five years- asserting how
ever inai me remaining two years ran
' entailed loss and specifying a small sum.
"Are you willing. to continue writing
? nnaer-jane ze per cent reaucuoo araereu
' -by the fire rating board?" asked Chair-
man Hudspeth.
"We are now doing so answered Mr.
Jalonlck. ..
Chairman Hudspeth embarrassed Mr.
" Jalonlck by asking whether or not. had
v ' . tha fire rating law not been passed his
company would have discontinued writ-
i o Ing Insurance in El Paso which has reg-
marly paid the companies $185000 an-
nually. i Th answer era unsatisfactory. Chair
man Hudspeth asked why the companies
114 In number- each of which Is making
money can not afford to continue In bus
iness in Texas.
" The chairman expressed an earnest de-
sire to know the name of a single com-
- pany despite assertions to the contrary
H that was opposed to the present fire
-rating law.
Mr.- Jalonlck was unable to make aa-
gwef . - '
8- P. Cochran of Tresevant ft Cochran
- t Dallas was heard next. Replying to
' the chairman's question as to whether or
'. 1 net the law Is Just at the outset he aa-
v nouneed that he waa In favor of the re-
prmi of ta lawHo further offered to
Ji ve the nmnOr sT1 imurbar' e4 eom
(i -ules oMKsd to the law.... . . .....
OPPOgf"- J .CT MTlOHi -
C.vJtiaa c.at.l rat l.urBu to
a private bualneas and that
ever It the Bute should; have-no fsHhts
- Jurisdtctloo than to assure Itself of the
. 6ompanlear solvency. He called atten-
' tlon to the fact that Insurance Is not a
" fixed Quantity but that It changes from
Jt ymr to year. In this connection noting
y ha Chanare tn tha basis of Insurance
within tha last five years due to tha
coming In of automobiles with their ex-
tra hazard due to the presence of gaso-
line Mr. Cochran further declared that
the law must be flexible to adapt Itself
to changing conditions. With oogent
argument he arraigned the present value
poUey law passed thirty years ago un
der wnicn li is necessary iot me corn-
- panics to oharge honest Insurance rates
. sufficiently high to pay Jor the rascality
' of Inoendtary property owners.
' "The present law Is equally fallacious.
"You are undertaking to confine wlth-
In fixed lines the. most mobile of busi-
ness enterprises" said Mr. Cochran c!t-
Ing Kansas as the kind of Bute to try
. euoh freak legislation.
' Upon request of Senator Sturgeon Mr.
Cochran- gave the average rates of a
: number of States having no such law
-' each of them being lower than that which
obtains la. Texas. Mr. Cochran declared
the cost of Insurance of dwellings In
' Texas waa twice that of the Bute of
XyOUtMana.
. Senator Veale asked Mr. Cochran what
changes would be necessary to make the
law practicable declaring that his city
' (AmarOlo) Is entirely sailsfled with the
: 1 law. ' - - '
J - Mr. Cochran replied that he preferred
f not to speak' to that point at the time
- but that he would be glad to speak on
: the merits of ths proposed substitute
law at some future time. . .
' the SMALL PROFIT
.that insurance company officers are no
& less loyal Texans than are tile senators
themselves. Mr. Cochran further called
attention to tha 4 1-1 per cent profit an
average of $200000 per year to be dl-
' vtded among one hundred companies for
. 1 tha period of the last thirty years.
i ' inch a law would not aid the people In
lowering their rates by showing them
how to Care for their property. An af-
. flrmatlve answer was returned.
.gumming up his argument Mr. Coch
ran declared the State unwarranted In
attempting to regulate private business
J especially when thst business is as muta-
ble as the Insurance field. He -called at- .
:'t- tentlon to the enforced expenditure of
$260000 in order to comply with the law
t as It Is declaring that his own office -has
paid out $40000 which can. not be re-
ouped. .. ;.- ''-
r "If the present law Is repealed what
rates will be used?" asked Senator Hud-
v. . speth..- ...
v 'V- "The rates now existing will disappear
. -.' rspldly" said Mr. Cochran.
. i "Will the rates that wouhl follow be
lower than those now obtaining?" queried
Senator Hudspeth.
v ' "I tell you . that the rates would be
aower."' returned . Mr. uoenran. r.'
Senator Senter asked whether there
was any assurance that the present law
or that anv other law regulating Insur
ance would be expected to- stand the on-
T slaughts of other Wlslatures. Mr. Coch--
ran .replied that future sessions mlttht
. undo each others' work and entail ruin-
. oua expense upon the companies. It was
developed that the local agents were rev.
sponsible for the enactment of the pres-
nt law. v : r-
Jln other words."-said Senator Hud-.
. speth "was not-this law brewed up In"
' th ;flnnntnr jtf rSirtH' -Mat-Inn ami hlown
to A'exas where it was revamped byi
Tom lovef
think so."' was the iwlv. 1
At o'clock- the oommltus adjourned.-
1 W-
f - "There Is- no success wltfct i
: it.
i j.. vnir trad is created and ftpw-.f '
varying deUetousness of one
t ' it ney cobx xnorv tncy re f
V You can always buy sotnethb ;
- but nothing- better. - J
Our' cream 4s fnrnlHlied I
8 Vv etithelmer famous . Oak li
1 snU the utmOHt care and clear
tbe manufacture of our 4
J.-.-sm and Ices. - ' :" f
" A trial .will convince yeni
t ." - The-.Oalc Lawn Ice Cren
Kff' u your orders to I're
ProYldlaf t New. Iosonnce Itw
- ' 'Are lo Committee. 1
AN EXPLANATION -GIVEN
01 tiu) fiiffemeei.- Between the
.;" Preteiit Statute Mi the ropotfo
;; ' ;tloiu by Curetoa and Ter
A tell of Bexar. "
::y 't
- AUSTIN Texas July !. Prospects for
a new lira Insurance law satisfactory' to
tha majority of the property owners and
tha Insurance companies alike are 'in
evidence from tha hearings of tha house
committee on Insurance which began at II
o'clock this morning. - Represents 'Ives
Cure ton and Terrell of Bexar explained
the essential features of the two bills
which bear their names taking especial
pains to show how their bills differ from
each other and-tha present law on the
subject. . - ...
Both bills try to remedy the most palp-
able defects of the present law from the
Standpoint of the .property owners and
to many of those suggested changes W.
H. 8 lacy secretaryof the Texas Local
Fire Insurance Writers' association
agreed. This concession of these joints
forms the basis for the belief that the
new- bill win be far more agreeable to
all interested than the present measure Is.
Mr. Stacy said the Insurance companies
' would gladly welcome sny legislation that
would result In decreasing the present lire
rSiard and waste as It wouid result in
ii.iiti s-naller loss to the companies and
at tha same time .would mean a great
savti'K to the Insuring public One or tlie
greatest soirees of loss to the cotrpanios
heretofore has been fires of incendiary
origin - but wMcli oould not beiirutei
such Mr. Stacy declared and ho favoied
the repeal of the. valid policy lav? In this
connection believing that it would prao-
llcally eliminate the burning nt over-insured
buildings. It was here that Repre-
sentative huedy Suggested that ro build-
ing be Insured for more than it was ren-
dered for taxation The loudest criticism
of the present law has cdme Irom those
larK property owners who have here-
tofore enjoyed the biggest dlscrlmina-
Urns In tha matter of rates. .
DISCRIMINATION ADMITTED.
Mr. 8taeey admitted thls'and he said
the Insurance companies In the past had
not only granted these discriminations
but' that In many Instances they had
written risks at any figure they could In-
duce the property owners to give or
rather the property owners beat the com-
ianles down to the lowest possible figure.
The deficits left from giving lower rates
to the large concerns he said have been
made up from the smaller business con-
cerns and from 4he owners of residences.
But even with this added rate on smaller
properties tha Witness gave It as his
opinion that the insurance companies had
lost money on their Texas business as a
whole for the last several years.
Admitting that there have been many
discriminations by the insurance com-
panies in the past Mr. Btacey said the
insurance people would welcome a law
that would prohibit this discrimination
on the same character of risk and that
would place some premium on property
that waa Improved to decrease the Are
hazard. This provision is Included In the
new bills that have been proposed; in
other words he would have each risk
f laoed upon Its own merits and believed
hat this would hsve the salutary effect
of making each man dean up his prem-
ises. ' Tlwie fce-waa Interrupted by Mr. Cure-
ton with the o'owtlnn a W whet Hoe -to is
pilqclpi" csrri. il t n finality wounl not
iia all tin' I'nai ai""'t"'v fireproof
1 end li)ualrw--uii and t..Sl I lutf In-
surance oomoanlae out of basinens: au
While he admitted that this might come"
th wnretleaay tVla.lUg nwoiy.. pracu-
DIFFERENCES EXPLAINED.
Messrs. Cureton and Terrell explained
the main difference between the laws they
have proposed and the present statute
upon fire insurance. Among tha differ-
ences afforded by tha Cureton bu are
that the rates are made by the board and
not by the companies; the board can fix
a maximum rate beyond which compa-
nies may not go and In casp of com-
plaint of destructive competition the
board can fix a minimum rate. Also un-
der this bill too companies must write
the same character of risks at the same
rate. The board Is given the authority
to enforce its own orders provide means
for ascertaining the fire loas of the
State make one of Its members a fire
marshal who will upon request investi-
gate the origin of fires and allow Insured
persons to buy . insurance on credit If
the companies are willing to sell It that
way.
The reports of the Are marshal can be
used In any civil or criminal proceeding.
The members of the board are appointed
by the governor without any recom-
mendation from the companies and their
salaries are paid by the State.
The Terrell bill eliminates the pro-
vision for a fire marshal gives .every
member of the board the same powers
and sama salary and prohibits ths Intro-
duction of any testimony gathered by the
fire rating board at the Instance of the
Insurance companies Into suits for the
benefit of the companies unless the
?roperty owner Is permitted to show that
he Investigation was instituted at the
instance of the companies and paid for
by them. . ..
The hearing was resumed at t o clock
tonight-
COST OF PREPARING SCHEDULES.
. At the night hearing of the house com-
'mlttee on insurance Gross Scruggs gen-
eral agent ..from Dallas endeavored to
show that for the State fire rating board
to undertake to make the rates and
schedules for Texss would involvs much
time great expense and more effort than
any. one had conceived of and would
prove to ' be an unsatisfactory - expert-
' ment. It waa developed that the rating
of the State under the law that is about
to be repealed cost the insurance com-
panies 130000 and Mr. Scruggs con-
tended that the repeal of this law and
the exemption of the companies from
the operations of the anti-trust laws of
the Slate would remedy all conditions
that are now complained of.
But this would not prevent discrimina-
tions by the companies Mr. Stacey the
morning witnesses contended and hs
believed that the present law would not
be a bad one if the companies were
required to file their schedules with the
board for approval before going Into
effect He gave It- as his opinion; that
the rates that were put Into effect In
Texas before the recent reduction order-
ed by the board were too high though
he approved tha methods of schedule
makings that was employed in arriving
at these rates. -.
At the reauest of the members of the
committee he gave considerable techni-
cal Information as to tha process of
rate making the co-Insurance clause and
other matters of detail for their Informs-.
tlon ; ' - - -
He thought the State board could em-
ploy experts and make just as good
rates as the insurance companies them-'
selves do. ... . . . .---
DELEGATION SAW GOVERNOR.
Can Antonipani Talked in Favor of
i 'Commissioii Charter. "
k A' . XHou4lon Pott SfciaJ.) .:-f
iViuSTIN Teias' July San Aa -
.tiinlh delgatlon headed by D. 8. Wood-
ward and P. C. Woods . today confurred
virlth Governor . Campbell . In resard to
submitting at the special session a bill
providing a com ml salon charter for San
Antonio. . Tbe governor was - noncom-
mittals . -- -
The division among the legislative) ren
resentaflves from- Bexar makes the out-
come uncertain. Senator Real refused to
take spy active steps' In the matter until
he can ascertain how his people feel on
th question.. Representatives Adams-
Terrell and Wahrmund expressed a sim-
ilar view. The delegation however
seemed BooefuL - - : .
NOTE
None of fftcse Shirts
will be sent on ap-
proval or C O. D.
' Bo careful in choosing to
get the size and pattern
you desire as there will
POSITIVELY BE NO
SHIRTS EXCHANGED.
THIS DEPARTMENTEl
m0irMATI0N'
Is the Only 'IhlnWJicl. Will
c.t.f- u...ti.. -V
TO BE NO LEGAL CONTEST
Commissioner Has Placed His" Cass
Before Senate and Will Leave
the Matter in the Hands
of the Senators.
(Houston Pott Spttial.)
AUSTIN. Texas. July 28. W. E. Haw.
kins commissioner of insurance and
banking today addressed to Senator Sen-
ter a letter In which It Is made plain that
the commissioner will be satisfied with
no halfway measures and that he believes
he Is due a confirmation of his nomina-
tion. Commissioner HaHwklns' letter to
Senator Senter was inspired by newspa-
per reports to the effect that the senate
desires to effect some sort of compromise
whereby neither Governor Campbell nor
the commissioner could become offended.
The plan indicated by the letter seemed
to be thai the senate would permit to
elapse the ten days from the beginning
of the session of the legislature In which
the constitution says a vacation appointee
shall be nominated to the senate and
confirmed or rejected. It Is further pro-
vided however that 'Should the senate
fall to confirm the name before it within
the first ten days of the session the office
shall become vacant and the governor
shall appoint a sucoessor.
It will be noted that the commissioner
denies any purpose to contest at law any
decision that may be reached in file case.'
He feels that he hit: done his duty that
he has placed before the senate candidly
mi i-nmniftciv all the facts necessary
for their Judgment and that he can rely
upon their sense oi justice to aa wnu
right by him.
There is of course no wsy or telling
accurately how the vote now stands as
regards the commissioner's confirmation
or rejection; but It Is known that sentl-
ment is drifting toward him and that the
senste feels less and less inclined to
shoulder the responsibility of practically
impeaching an official who is believed to
have labored faithfully to perform his
duties and who was constantly actuated
by his conscience. At the present tlmev
however the vote undoubtedly stands
against the commissioner. His confirma-
tion would require the favorable vote of
two-thirds of the senators present.
'' HAWKINS' LETTER
"Commissioner Hawkins' latter Ho Sen-
ator Senter of Dallas follows: I have
Just read In a newspaper of this date a'
report of a -minor to the effect that In
the matter of the confirmation or rejec-
tion by" the sehate of my nomination to
the office of commissioner- of lnsurancs-
and banking I will be satisfied If the sen-
ate shall pass a resolution commending
my wdik In- that office without voting to
either conilrm or reject such nomination
Wlthm ten days after having been ad-
vised thereof by the governor thereby
causing- the office to become vacant; and
thst I will .not n that event inaugurate
court contest to determine whether the
ststute -or the constitution applies but
will eMde by the action of the senate.
I believe that you and all other mem-tr-f
the senate already fully-understand
my views and wishes In the prem-
ises but In order thst there may be no
poindble mitake about It I now beg to
expressly state to yoo as my noma sen-
ator that I will not be satisfied with any-
thlnr short of an 'outright confirmation
by the senate of mx nomination ta th
office mentioned. . . 1 - '-' '
- For the reasons set forth by me In my
addrens to the senate and In my letter to
the governor declining to accede to his
reauest tor mx resignation certified
Two Thousand $2.50 and $3 Shirts $1.50
Owing to a backward season and refusal on the part of several large merchants in different sections of the country
to accept deliveries of shirts later than specified dates the EXCELLO SHIRT CO. and the GOTHAM SHIRT CO. v
(both lines handled in Houston exclusively by us) sold us FIVE HUNDRED DOZEN SHIRTS which were:;
ordered by THE HUB OF CHICAGO WERNER & WERNER OF ST. LOUIS MARSHALL FIELD OF CHI-v
CAGO and other houses BUT REFUSED ON ACCOUNT OF LATE DELIVERIES. Most of these goods have
the labels of these concerns; a few bear only the maker's label; but ALL ARE OF THIS SPECIAL PURCHASE
and none from our regular stocks. The entire lot 6000 OF THEM GO ON SALE TODAY AT ABOVE PRICES
copy of which letter I submitted to th;
senate I feel that my nomination should
be confirmed without hesitation.
NO LEGAL CONTEST PROPOSED.
I beg to say that while I do not pre-
sume or Undertake to decide for the sen-
ate or for any member thereof what
course the senate shall pursue In the
premises as that I their responsibility
and sot mine I have no hesitation In
Saving that It Is not my purpose or Inten-
tions to ' Institute court proceedings -to
euestiorr- the legality of any disposition of
the matttV whloh the senate may see fit
to make an that would of course ap-
prcit. a vottf -Idence bj the sen-
ate whether my noWnaUon Sfcall be eon-
firmed or not . But do metly desire
that botli ths senata.aTvt tne publlo shall
clearly understand than I am not-willing
under any clrottmstaro-orf. ' h" event
to make any concession itf principle and
that I have not mad and am not willing
to make any agreement or -inr adjust-
ment of the matter short of no""'uj
vindication of my position W an sutrtgnt
confirmation of my. nomination. -V .
In order that th public may fW"
stand my attitude fn this matter -wivcn
an vitally Involves myself respeot-!
viintf tn th nroM entries of thU letter.
and you are at liberty to make such nsA
of it as you may see fit.
TO REFUND THE BONDS.
Bills Providing- for it Have Been
Introduced.
(Houston Pott Spfclal.)
AVSTIN Texas. July . Prepara-
tions for carrying out the governor's lat-
est recommendation were made today
by the Introduction of bills by Looney
and Kayburn. providing fpr;th retire-
ment of Sl868.700. lo State bonds matur-
ing July 1. 1909 through the Issuing of
other bonds at a lower rate of Interest
In lieu of them.
Under the act the governor is author-
ised to have made seven manuscript
bonds each bond covering a special num-
ber of the series now outstanding. Tha
new bonds will bear interest at 3 per'
cent Instead of 5. which shall be paid
semi-annually. The State reserves the
option to redeem the new series at any
time after five years fzom the date on
which they were Issued.
The other hill by the same authors
authorises 'the comptroller to pay off
I13.3U0 In bonds Issued July 1 1879. and
maturing July 1 litJft with the accrued
Interest and appropriating 116500 for that
purpose from the general funds of the
treasury. Inssmucb as the outstanding
bonds are bearing interest at i per cent
both bills declare an emergency and pro-
vide for their passage without the read-
teg on three separate days.
They were referred to the committee
on public- debt .....
Bills in the Senate.
(Houston Pott Sptcial '
AUSTIN Texas 'July M. To bltla
-were offered In the senate today; .-
y Ward Sturgeon and Willacy (H. B.
No. 7). Providing for the retirement of cer-
tain bonds of the 'State of Texas matur-
'ing on the first day of July . I Wt and
on the first day of September 1(10 for
Issuing other bonds at a lower rat of
Interest In lieu thereof;' providing for ths
execution of such Other" bonds and tha
manner. of exchange of the new bonds
and declaring an emergency; referred to
finance committee.
Bv Wsrd (S. B. No. S). Authorizing the'
exmptroller of public accounts to pay oft
discharge and cancel bonds aggregating
the sum of $1320(H0 Issued by the Stat
of Texasi and bearing date July 1 H7r
and due July 1 1909 together with Inter-
est accrued thereon up to the time of fhs
passasge -and taking effecVof this act
and now held by an lndlvdjuat or Isdi-
vlduala corporation of -corporation upon
presentation of said bonds for payment
and providing for interest to cease npon-
snld bonds after the pessase and taking
affect of Shis act and making an appro-
priation of the sum of $16u00 for tha
purpose and declaring en em ergon cy.
Wo Place on Sale Today
SIX THOUSAND SHIRTS '
AT PRACTICALLY 50c ON THE DOLLAR
Two Thousand ($1.50 Shirts for .' . . .JSc
Two Thousand $2.00 Shirts for . . $$23
CHARGE PURCHASES TODAY ENTERED ON AUGUST BILL IF REQUESTED
IS OPEN SATURDAYS TILL
EZ. &L I TE
SPECIFIC CHARGES
WILL BE ASKED FOR BY THE
SENATE.
If None Are Forthcoming- There
Will Be No "Investigation" of
Campaign Insinuations.
(Houston Pott Sptciol.)
AUSTIN Texas July. . The senate
will probably put a quietus on the house
concurrent resolution providing for an In-
vestigation of ths charges that the mem-
' bers of the legislature rs on the payrolls
of the breweries and that submission was
.defeated at tYe regular session through
fcomiptlon.
Information tonight Is that the senate
Will early next week give Hon. Cone
Johnson Hon. M. M. Crans and others
eu opportunity to appear before an In-
vestigating committee to make any spe-
iHie cliargea that they may care to make
as-aWif hy member of the legislate
but if thy do not respond within live
davs thevsntlre matter will be dropped. It
to net ; snf J-lpVd that either of these gc
ilemen wtl?en'vor to make out a case.
Many men tr -of the senate have never
been enthualfc " var the propj-sltion of
an investigation frvm the beginning of
the oreVentVaittinnVand believing that
?h?nT dlnlUir Potable """I'1 be
deie Sued they haV "Hcted this manner
dev?ffirVK. Xjwltton and saving
t. t in ; and money YJl Investigation
would Involve.
COMPTROLLER'S ; LAaTMEHX
Is to Be Reorganized aM ZrMgM
Up to Date. V-
(Houtton Pott SpotUt. ' "
AUSTIN Texas July .-Wlth W
dissenting vote house hill Nv 4 pripld-
Ing for the prohibition of exhlbliM0""
of prise flgbts. glove contests robberfVA
bull fights and Immoral lewd or !-.
rlviniia nleturea bv means of moving phr
ture films was put on final passage this
afternoon. Wilson of Harrison cast mi
only negative Vote on the bill though
Hlghsmlth of Harris who opposed it
was paired with Looney who favored it.
There were ninety-seven votes In favor
I of It. The senste passed Its bill on th
same subject this afternoon ana an op-
portunity to allow one house to concur
In th bill of the other will be the nexv
step in the matter.
Canales previous to the passage of ths
bill tried to have aa amendment extend-
ing the scope of the bill beyond that of
prise fights reconsidered on the ground
that the soope of ths amendment exceeded
the governor's call sod was therefor un-
constitutional but Hamilton and Looney
contended that this wss an effort at fine
distinction and there consideration failed.
This is ths first house bill to reach
'final passage save tha mileage and per
diem end the contingent expense'' bills
which were passed the first day of tbe
session carrying; forward . the work of
the second called session In the Introduc-
tion of modern methods of bookkeeping
and accounting in the various state do?
partmeots. There was introduced Into
the house this afternoon house bill No.
1 providing for the thorough overhaul-
ing of tbe business methods of the comp-
troller's department in accordance' with
the message of the governor upon this
point earlier In the week.
In addition to the provision to Install a
complete system of bookkeeping account-
ing and auditing In the comptroller's de-
partment. It demands that the comptroller
shall prescribe or furnish forms to .be
used in the collection of revenues - and
claims by th tax collector of the coun-
ties a well as by his own department. ;
; The rehabilitation of this department
Was recommended during . the second
called session aloof with toe Btate ti
ury department and th general land of-
fice. The latter two offices were re-
modeled at the 'time but the session ad-
journed before the comptroller's depart-
ment waa reached. The bill will be re-
Sorted favorably by the committee on
tate affairs.
Two more vacancies tn the house wer
filled this afternoon H. M. Johnston of
Parker coming from the Seventy-seventh
district as the successor of R. Bonna
Rldgeway and E. A. McDantel of Colo-
man as the successor to C H. Jenkins
of Brownwood from the One Hundred
and Seventh dlstrloU
Judge Jenkins resigned when he was
appointed by Governor Campbell aa a
member of th court of civil appeals.
PKIVATE VIEW TO MEMBERS
Offered by Owners of Jeffries-Johnson
Pictures.
(Houston Put Spttial.)
AUSTIN. Texas July . Th moving
picture syndicates are not taking the sug-
gestion of the house of representatives
regarding an exhibition of the Jeffries-
Johnson fight as lightly as ths lawmaksrs
are. This morning Bob Barker chief
clerk of the house received th following
telegram from New Tork city relative to
the matter:
Bob Barker Chief Clerk House of
Representatives Austin Texas
New York July W. If ths report of
press is correct and your representa-
tives desire to See Jeffries-Johnson
fight pictures we will be glad to
send our agent to Austin and give
your committee a private exhibition
ss wa are satisfied no exceptions can
be taken to these pictures anywhere
by fair-minded people
Jeffries-Johnson Co.
While there Is no doubt but that many
members of the house would take delight
In witnessing ths pictures the fact that
the bill prohibiting them in Texas passed
the house this afternoon on final pas-
sage with only one dissenting vote prac-
tically determined that the lawmakers
hsve their minds made up on the matter
and that they will not sefe the films.
And It was the purpose of the repre.
L sentatlves to aid their Judgment In reaoh-
f Ing a decision and not to merely amuse
memsejves that th matter was aver con-
sidered at all.
Ka.
res
AND M. DORMITORY.
Senators Harper and Governor
V Campbell Held a Conference.
V1
KHontton Pott SttclalA :
t riW Texas. July ft. Senator Har-
paVf who' ha been detained at home on
togjj natters did not arrive until yes-tttdhf-
He at once held a conference
with i the ' 'governor relative to securing
f iindsX for the erecton of a dormitory
in nrdir to take the boye out of the
tsitts si" making other necessary Im-
tovmeit at the Agricultural and Me-
hssk-al v college. ' The Agricultural and
Msrhstiei' voiles- in ths administration
t ' tb 1 S relating to stock feed and
i -111 pro "ts. has collected and paid
li o the . r "usury aoout iiw.wd ana it
Is thoucht ' thst this fund can be msde
'lUShls t
w tne purposes menuonen
srnor has promised Senator
sr i the r
H rper . to
per to ' nibmlt
14 see ; f of
mm. V k
omit . tii matter to mis
sp -14 c
tn legislature.
PICTURES BILL
4 iff-.. '. .
Wf. I Tina!'. ' Passed by Senate After
yjnendments. -
i UtlfUKHt Pott Sptciol.
' Al w V ' Tl' ulJ' --n tha sen-
ate t dar"11 business waa th sen-
ate 1 I jjonlb'-lng the prise fight pic-'
tures eh!" being amended was
flnalh UMJS4 .. Wt body W. . v.
i exs dar moved to lay this
a i e table -subject to call'
W d moved to table this
i i vaiied by a' vote of tJ
ton session some of the
I ii by th governor in
ss were confirmed.
(Tered an amendment
it UU which waa adopted.
. Bens i AJ
and 8- ttiiil
motion Hill
to S. i!f
the legi ifstf 1
Benstt tt-f f
n
SIX:
TH0VSN1D
SHIRTS
" t c -
EVERY :
SHIRT
FRESH
MID ; .
HEW :
10 P. M.
. .-.
' .' A'
or YOUR Till
IS SPENT II?
TOUR HOME
WHY NOT MAKE IT
BEAUTIFUL?
Nothing addi so much cost to lit-
tre makes home so attractive and
enjoyable as beautiful wallpaper.
We carry the largest assortment
In every new design In artistic col-
orings (or any room at the most
moderate price of any store In
Texas. t .-'V; '''-
JAS. BUTE CO.
HOUaTON. ' ? v
including one by Senator Watson taking
out section t which denned the word "ob-
scene." -
Then another amendment offered H
Senator Alexander waa adopted reinsert-
ing the provision to Include In the blli
any -obscene . Indecent or Immoral pic
tures nf sny character whatsoever. - v
After other . correctory amendmenti
were adopted Meachunv Hume ami
Johnson offered an amendment to mak
the provisions of the bill sppllcabl t
ine jeiines-jnnnson ngnt oniy; out upon
motion of Hons tor Sturgeon this amend-
ment was tabled. ; ' '
Announcement was mads by the ebati
of the auHiKnment of Terrell of Wis U
the chairmanship of the committee oc
public buiUllnRS and grounds and the
signment' of Terrell of Bexar to . th
committee on Insurance.
The senste adjourned until II o'clock
Monday morning.
PROBING MURDER MYSTERY
Carson Connty Sheriff Has Arrirei
at Amarillo.
(Houston Pott SPttrioJ.)
AMARILLO Texas July SI Sharif!
T. W. Smith of Carson county and Cor-
onVr Joe Lowe ar in this city todaj
from Panhandle City making an Investi-
gation tending to lead to the identity
of the man who . was ' murdered - hear
Yarnell on the Rock Island railroad sev
enteen miles east oi Amanrio. ine or-
fleers state that they believe the dead
man was T. K. Moore a email merchant
of this city who disappeared accompa-
nied by two companions about July i.
The body was found July 11 la such a
state of decomposition as to lead to the
1 - jlAAtK mi. k. MatlltA.1
at least a week before. - Coroner Lowe
stated that there wer thlrteea bullet
wounds in the face and body of the dead
man and that his skull was crushed In
eleven placee and that a pair of hose
were wound closely about the neck indi-
cating strangling aa well as other wounds
Inflicted upon him.
A heal Remedy
ros toujs gmpp; nTwuszsrri
" ' AND ACHING. . .
' ' Hicks' CapudliM will do the work ;
nothing ebswilL It quickly banhbes t
aching ' and- tevarUhness and testo
crmsJ eooditioo. . '
CapadlM aha cam Headaches ? ;
kinds inchidiag sick or nervons I
Khes and haadaches etw'i ty
cold gripp or stomach diorJefii.
CapodifM is JJqtiid ea y 1
to tsks acts immedisrc'7- I
lie at drug store.
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