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THEHOUSTON POST: MONDAY MORNING ' JULY 14. 1919
THE HOUSTON POST
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HOUSJON TEXAS MONDAY. ......4.k......;JULY 14 1919
; German Malevolence in France
We are familiar in this country with account of bow the Germans ia their
retreat from Franca wantonly cut down fruit trees ruined churches and cathe-
drals destroyed home and factories but not so much has been said about the
destruction of French railroads. But according; to French reports recently made
public he Germans followed the same policy in destroying railroads that they
. osed In destroying everything else. - That is they went much further than mlll-
tary necessity dictated. ' .
Not content with cutting railroad communications in the area they were
evacuating just enough to prevent the French to use the lines they sought to
destroy railroad lines utterly according to this report which the Railway aAge
of recent date publishes. vv -
The report of the French minister of public works shows that 3500 miles of
standard trackage; 1800 mile of narrow gauge lines 1500 bridges more than
twelve feet long and twelve tunnels not to mention all the stations switch tow-
ers loading cranes and other railroad property. In the oocupled area were com-
pletely wrecked and made permanently useless. That part of France was swept
clean of railroads and railroad equipment even road embankments being dyna-
mited abnttmenU to bridges blown up and cuts filled.
. In fact the destruction of French railroads In the occupied area seems to have
been more corrfrrehensiv than was that of any other character of property.
The Idea was to cripple France permanently In 'an Industrial and transporta-
tion way. .
Those in this country who have been Inclined to regard the terms of the
peace treaty as too severe should study carefully the character and extent of
the destruction wrought In France by the Invading Germans at the same time
taking into consideration the motive for such destruction not military neces-
sity but a malicious desire to cripple France for generations to come and they
" wlir stop their whining.
A view of this1 destruction will also show why the French stood out bo strong-
ly during the peace conference for adequate reparation from the Germans and
why they have sought to keep the Germans from securing an advantage In the
resumption of Industry and trade with the world. In the light of the facts the
French view is easily explained.
' The first thing France must do to revive her Industrial activity is to rebuild
these railroads and that In itself Is a task that is huge enough to discourage
an ordinary people. Doubtless the first payments of the German Indemnity
fund wl be used in rehabilitating tha roads. In order that transportation may
" be available for manufactures. T - '
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Additional Hospital Facilities
By all means Houston must take advantage of the opportunity to secure for
the city the hospital equipment at amp Logan- offered by the Red Cross. The
meeting pf committees of the various civic and commercial organizations of the
city at the Ypung Men'a Business League's headquarters tonight to devise ways
and means to provide a fnnd for the maintenance of the hospital should be well
! attended for this is a matter that can not be well put off longer.
'The city is .unable financially to cope with the (sitnatl6n and through Dr. L.
: B. Kline city health officer organizations In the city are being invited to assist
the city in establishing a hospital.
The Chamber of Commerce is arranging to procure the building while the
I equipment and all furnishings for S00 beds are offered to the city tree by the
Red Cross. But in addition to the $800 or $900 per month the city will have
.available for maintenance it will be necessary for outside organizations to sup-
i plement $1000 or $1200 per month to maintain the hospital plant
Y ' The lack of hospital facilities in Houston has been apparent for several years
but the people had been looking forward to the establishment of the new Her-
mann hospital and with the city's finances taken up with other things no or
ganized effort has been made. to . meet the demands which have steadily In
creased -ine enlargement or some of the denominational hospitals has. helped
the situation to some extent but the city has grown much faster thanlive Tfacffli
ties for caring for the sick and injured. '? ; v ' ! 1. ' x."
! Patients are being turned away every day from Institutions now open) while
It is estimated that the city Is short one thousand beds of what it normally
should nave. Many In urgent need of surgical operations must await chance to
'get accommodations In our hospitals or go elsewhere. '
Partial relief from that situation will be afforded by taking over the Camp
Logan hospital and as it is available upon such advantageous terms? the oppor-
tunity for the city to meet the demand for' more adequate hospital room seems
fortunate. The Post hopes to see hearty cooperation by the citizens of Houston
in this enterprise. " - .
Filipinos Approaching Independence
. The Filipinos are' engaged in what might be fittingly termed ft "bloodless
revolution.". ; '
Having arrived at the stage of economic and political development where they
believe they should have their independence the Filipinos are asking the United
States to relinquish control of their islands.
There is no criticism of the administration of the United States la connec-
tion with the islands and no undue pressure is being brought to bear to force
action by this country but fhe. natives appear to be working a crafty game of
taking charge of their government by relieving American officials of their posi-
tions and appointing Filipinos .to succeed them .
A recent ship arriving at a Pacific port brought a number of Americans who
had been 'heads of bureaus Jn the Philippines government but who had been re-
lieved of their positions in accordance with an act of the insular government
which retired Americans with a year's full 'pay. '
The Filipinos anticipate early action by the United States in granting hem
full independence and so strong is their belief in this that they will be prepared
for the event when It occurs. As a preparedness measure this la not a bad Idea.
The wonderful progress made in the last few years by the' Filipino suggests
that next to the Japanese they are the most capable people in the Orient.
Helpi
nng Mexican Railroads :
The Mexican railways are badly in need of equipment but when. It is a ques
tion of buying anything of consequence the Mexican government is out of the
" game as it Is as short of funds as the roads are of equipment.
But a way out of the difficulty evbeen found through the offer of an Amert-
can railroad to lease to the Mexican lines fifty locomotives for a period of time.
The Mexicans have agreed and the engines will soon be in the service of the
j Mexican lines. Efforts are being made to rehabilitate the Mexican lines as
I rapidly as possible and Americans are In sympathy with the movement having
; extended aid at various times during the last year. V
; If it were only possible to get conditions in Mexico settled that country with
the aid and sympathy of Americans could soon be established on a substantial
. basis. Carranza and hl anti-American followers ere simply standing In their
: own light and retarding their country's progress by belr stupidity; L .
If the shortage of coal cars la such now as to bring a protest from the Na-
tional Coal association to the Federal railroad admllstratlpn what Is to be ex-
ited later In the fail and winter when the urgent demand for coal for heating
purposes will put much greater pressure upon the railroads. It is charged that
. the administration has failed to have many coal cars repaired and new ones are
not ready for delivery. Something like this might have been expected when
sshop forces were laid off at various places last spring. But the moral to this
story Is. buy your wood or coal for next winter's fuel now. Procrastination may
. cause Inconvenience or even suffering later.
Early' Morning Observations
. vBy George M. Ballsy.
The New? York papers telling ef Mr. Rocke-
reaehaJ an. ahowmv tha U aua to he Meentiomallv
well and stroog ' Glad atw we. If we nm for jua-
ti 4lf fb.J ftMM A lrAW A tfl fUMMIil t
year it may become aeceaaary far us to gr him
tne roasting ot bis uie in oroer i prove ear sym-
pathy for N the voters and we'd hate for him to be
lick. . r ' i'. .
In a period of universal inflation high prices do
not. greatly stimulate production as a rule.
Colonel Harry B. Hawes just returned from Eu
rope informed the MUtowrl legislature that he
may not voAe the democratic ticket hereafter owing
to its drifting from Jeffersoaiaa moorings. Harry
loses sight of great principles. When the post
office and Jeffersonian principles reach a parting
of the ways well the patriots simply must have
their mail.'. ' . i
Saturday evenings are far mors orderly than tney
were under the old order. P. S. But not quite so
interesting however.
Marvin Jones' bill to give each soldier and sailor
a $5o-bond for every month of service' in the army
has given us an idea. Maybe well run for eresi-.
dent on a platform to issue a new $5000 Federal
reserve note for every voter who can prove be
voted the democratic ticket. It wouldn't be but
$200000000000 'and the presses could print that
all right. c .
There are no oases in the prohibition Sahara
mly damp nlaces in the sand where leaky boots oc
casionally have left a track.
1 1 1
One report says "Hobson may at to the United
States senate.' ' Once nnoi a t!m m timrA
Alabama politician say that HoSson might go to
some other place so far as he the A. P. was con-
eernedi ' And we have been inclined to feel that
way afout it so Ions as Oscar Underwood and
John H. Bankhead represent Alabama in the senate.
Senator Borah is nrobablv ifraill the nroDoaed
concert of nations will be strictly a jazz affair with
Uncle Sam playing the trombone.
Those lynchers over in Baldwin county Alabama
are going to get a run for their money thanks to
Governor Kilby's determined attitude against lynch-
ing. But the South needs to see the time when
lynchers will get a run for their necks rather than
for their money.
It is certainly fortunate this upshoof in cotton
didn't occur in early spring. Our acreage reduc-
tion would have beea about 5000000 acres increase
in Texas.
We decline an invitation to visit Kentucky this
year. We like Kentucky. It is a beautiful and ro
mantic commonwealth. But it contains 40000000
gallons -of booze and we must avoid not only the
very appearance of evil but its sublime and inspir-
ing propinquity.
Detectives in Kansas Gty have unearthed a
$350000 swindle involvinn thirty-five men. Whether
they were operating in butter eggs or bullneck is
not stated. '
Among the difficulties prohibition legislation is
encountering at this time is that of the silence of
men who do not care to have their motives or
loyalty assailed by the radicals. Don't denounce
the men who believe the bill of rights should be
respected.
If you are not conscious of an interest and
sympathy for those with whom duty brings you
into intimate daily association you are missing
your best chances in life for unselfish service. t
" ' K '" x'
Circumstances halted us in the parlor of an tin-
d:rlaker'a ertablishment His answers to questions
revealed tfixt It is an interesting business. But our
advice to friends is don't let your effort to reduce
tha high cost "of living drive you to the under-
taker's. Times are different. The summer eirl 101a model
is inlike her grandmother who couldn't have said
"shimmy" in the presence of a vouns man without
blushing to the roots of her hair to save her life.
Observing the operations of the sliced cold water
melon stands a thirty-pound watermelon can be
sliced into sixty-nine portions. Hence an infant
six weeks old or gentleman ef moderate appetite
ought to be able to get a watermelon feed for
$io.J$.
fWr it. ta.VaAnvil1 fk. .tL.. -
- --. j ... k)uuui vumpany ia
advertising for a girl switchboard operator 75 years
old. A daaearoua firfrf!nt Ilka k t!lt 1 .1.
a r . ihiu MWM
an awful hole in the business ef tha ehewimr mm
makers.
t 1 Tii
m acii-icaiti may lunciion enectiveiy ana
satisfactorily without necessarily submerging one's
sense of humot. Anrf tt ( nniKl -
- - .. .w ..u. ii m 1 11 1 1 1.
iiuwiv wuuuui ignoring ine existence ot
the serious responsibility that life entails.
The live stock mea who want a campaign of edu-
cation conducted to teach tha neonla td cat mrrm
...v.
beef and mutton are respectfully informed that if
any campaigner ot toat breed enters our office we'll
hit him.
Joe Tumulty has taken a cottage for the summer
at West Deal Beach New Jersey. That's fine for
Joe pince it will enable him to be within hailing
distance of Colonel George Harvey the president's
most prominent deintimated friend.
It is Jack Dempsey of Utah. That means that
he eouldn't eet to congress from. Near Vnrlr ;t
or Boston under one year. It is against usage to
elect one to congress from a State other than his
residence.
So great was the mass of people in New York
to greet Preside Wilson that a stranger might
easily have fancied that all postmasters had re-
ligned and that filling the vacancies awaited only
the return of the president.
Subscribers' to Victory Loan Bonds are reminded that the second Installment
of the payments is due July 15 which amounts to io per cent of the amount of
the bonds subscribed for. In the eleventh Federal Reserve' district which Includes
Texaa some $60000000 will be due .the banks aa payment on these bonds next
Tuesday. Statements of the Texas banks recently Issued show that Texans will
be able to meet their paytnenta promptly. There Is more than enough money on
deposit In the Houston banks alone to meet the Victory Bond payments this
month for all the subscribers in this reserve district . - f
Many of us who ' have been able to leave Off
Hooray juice without the assistance of the atatuta
find" ourselves helpless in the presence of fried
onions boiled mackerel and Iced cucumbers. Can
the legislature help?
Some PosUcripts
Venezuela hat begun the manufacture of Vac-
cine virus in government laboratories. '
Florida ted the States In production of fuller's
earth last year and Texas ranked next.'
A tree producing coffee said to be free from caf-
fein has been discovered in Madagascar
Folding covers easily put into use have . been
invented foe protecting plants front cold.
Meat which can be kept for several months is
saitea in Colombia by dipping it into the sea.
.By using a new jack with a rockerlike bate an
automobile can be made to literally lift itself.
England has a farm devoted exclusively to rais
ing uuitertiies selling more tnsn jo.ooo annually.
A Danish olant is makinir a bouillon tairaM from
the bones of freshly slaughtered cattle and horses
A combination wire frame and float has been
invented to permit hunters to use dead ducks as
urcoys. . '
Tampering With f Trifles
' By judd Mortimer Lewis. - . '
. Each year we plan a gladsome time in blossomed
vale and on high hills and then into our beds we
climb and take a peck of liver pills. Vacations
that we plan to spend out underneath the country
aides seem never to our doors to wend they're
things we never realize. 1 Most every one we ever
knew makes oat somehow to get away to where the
skies art dean and bine and farmerettes are making
bay but somehow as the time draws near sad as
we fee! our hearstrings- yank we sadly whisper
"Not this year. We have no money in Jhe bank I "
The baker howls outside our door the tradesmen
by our portal wait and while we dream of fen and
moor they frame a title hymn of hate. Buf still
are hope for windswept skies and for tha holiday
we'd prize "Well for us all some sweet hope
lies "but it just lies and lies and lies. - '
jmx. ' ' "
We are in love with the summer.
We're stuck on tha garments that cling;
M.July is a peach and a hummer I
Oh that ia the month that we sing I
'la
Mil ill. ' rVMAsA L.U.MA
icadas an singing a tune
Now still are the branches which swaying.
Gave coolness and sweetness to June .
July is the month of our attesting
The month of all months beyond price
. When there is delight in just resting.
And there is a melon on ice.
PATSY KILDARE OUTLAW
She Meets Many . Interesting Persons In Her
Sojourns and Deals With Them In
Her Own Way.
This is the last day of school this week and I
would not care if it was the last day till vacation
time. I have got so much education I dasn t open
my mouth for fear I might spill some of it and
Rowdy has got so much he has to walk on four
legs to carry it
I have got more than enough education to last
me all the while I am in the world but I expect
an angel has to have a heap and when I go flop-
ping and fluttering along into heaven for of course
I won't be a first-class flyer the very first thing
and when I am called up for tests I don't want my
mother to be ashamed of me before the other
angels but even if she should be ashamed of me
thee hadn't any of them better laugh at me for if
they do I bet semeone will lose some feathers and
there will be some squawking done.
When me and Rowdy started to ramble to school
this morning Pickle Face was walking up and down
in front of Carpenter's and he was sifioking a
cigaret and when he saw me coming and I smiled
at him he smiled at me and then when me and
Rowdy was going past him he put his hand on my
head and I swunk up till my chin almost bumped
my toes I was so surprised and I walked that way
almost to the corner and then I happened to think
tbat be had maybe never put bis hand on a little
girl's head before and that it was my smile that
made him do it anH then I o-ot almost aa tall aa a
house I was so proud.
When I got to the corner I looked back and Fie
Face was just coming out of his. house and when
he went to go past Pickle Face he dodged and
Pickle Face kicked at him so hard that he had to
grab a tree to keep from falling down.
1 bet fie race bad done something to fickle
Face and if I had ever done anything to anyone
with a face like that 1 would not want to sleep in
the same house with him because I would be dream-
ing of butcher knives and axes and Pickle Face
and other awful things all night. Of course Rowdy
would not let anything hurt me but even a dog like
Rowdy can't make you 'stop dreaming unless he
wakes you up and if he wakes me up I kick him
out of bed.
Pie Face was running when he went past me so
I did not have a chance to ask him what the mat-
ter was. Then I got to where the Wells kid was
coming out of their house to go to school so I
stopped in front of their gate and smiled at them
and it didn't take because they pushed me out of
the way and went along without speaking to me
and I was just going to follow them and blanira
one of them on the bean when Mrs. Wells came
to the door with Golly-Golly the baby in her arms
and so I smiled at her and I thought maybe I
could warm her up and make her. smile but there
was nothing doing.
She looked at my smile a minute and then she
looked down at herself and then she looked up and
saw my smile Was still there and then shf looked
at Golly-Golly and turned him over twice to look
at him all over and then she looked at me and
scowled and said "What are you grinning at?" I
said. "Nothing."
Then she said "You have been up to some devil-
ment." I said "You should not take the name of
the Lord thy God in vain" and she went in and
slammed the door. I bet 'there can't any one swear
when I am around without my telling them about it.
When me and Rowdy had been in school quite a
while and nothing had happened I raised my hand
and the teacher said "What is it Patsy?" 'I said
are you going to have any efficiency tests today?"
She said "No; why?" I told her that I was hoping
she would because I would like to pile up a few
more hundreds and she smiled and said she wished
all the pupils as she calls them were as anxious
for lessons at Patsy Kildare and then I turned
around and smiled at all the kids and they all
scowled at me.
Of course my mother's angel would not want to
ay to God "Commere and see what I got" if she
only had one hundred but if'she had a whole stack
of hundreds piled up for Him to look at she would
be proud to call Him. '
Whtn we were eoini downstairs to the base
ment to buy our soup the boy that was coming
down back of tne' stepped on my dress and tore
it in two at the waist and the bova all hollered
and the girls all looked the other way and the boy
did not say he was sorry so I had to blamm him
in the stummick and when he bent over I blammed
him another in the face and he sat down on the
step and I stepped out of my skirt afld went back
to my room and asked Miss Sands to pin it on me
She said I ought to have held it around me when
I was coming back and did the boy do it on pur-
pose snd I said I did not know if be did or not
and anyhow my skirt was too dam long and I
would rather wear longer stockings and shorter
skirts but I said be laughed and I blammed him
one to show that you can not get gay with a streek
of irisl.
(Copyrighted by Judd Mortimer Lewis.)
Wages for Wives Opposed
(From th$ Philadelphia BulUtin.)
Wages for wives were turned down by an au-
dience largely of women here the other night after
i debate on whether husbands should be required
to pay such wages.
One speaker drew a dismal picture of the fu
ture of romance with wives working for wages.
"Imagine a scene like this" he said:'
"Honey do you love m?" '
"Of course I love you." ' '
"Then will you marry me?"
"Well maybe. How much do you pay'?''-
"Suppose the wives were to join the soviet of
waiters up and charge triple wages for waiting up
niahts for husbands." he aaid.
"Imagine a wife going into society and being
aoeiea a x;5-a-week wite. a woman can take a
last year's hat and make it look like new. But
when sh4 signed a contract for $15 a week there
would be no hiding it from the neighbors." '
"Another speaker pleaded that "woman ahall not
be brought down from her pedestal as a queen and
made a mere employe of man." In depicting the
future of romance under the wage system he said
the marriage ceremony would have to be revised
to read:
"With this ring I hire thee and will pay thee
$15 a wek by the aid of the world the flesh and
Jhe devil."
Notices like the following he predicted' would
be published:''
"Married John Brown and Mary' Smith by the
Rev. Russoll H. Conwall. They will live in Logan
and the wife's wages will be $14 a week."
Scenes like the following in court were fnrcaat
"Judge he hired me for lie a week and he Is
now two weeks overdue in my pay I'm going to
S:i a mw puaa.
. GRATITUDE. ;
Soma hse meat and canna eat-.. .
" And some; would eat that want
But we. hae meat and we can eat.
jSae let theLord be thankit. '-
-Robert Burns.
Little Stories for Bedtime
Hi
Twenty-five Years Ago " ;
. From The Houston Post Files.
July 14 1894 in Houston " '"
Walter Torrev of the Houston and Texas Cen
tra! left tonight on a pleasure trip to Austin.. Cnnnr W. fl Fills of Sartartia olantation passed
through the city this evening en route to Austin.
Tudcre T. T. Mahonev left for Galveston tonight.
to spend Sunday in the Island City with bia family.
Messrs. Carl H. Ries H. S. Fox Jr Harry Har-
ley and M. F. Smith of the Houston Light Artil-
lery accompanied Mr. Max Dreyling back to Aus
tin to spend Sunday there.
'Owner." the celebrated traveling dog attached
to the postal mail service came in tonight with
Leon Morris and left for New Orleans. His last
tag bears date at Memphis July 10.
The areat fsoveott inanmirated bv the American
Railway Union is now a thing of the past af ;
least aa far aa this citv and the local railroads are
concerned. Everything ia running smoothly in rail-
way circles here. 1
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The Post wa today shown some samples of open
cotton bolls sent to Mr. Theodore Keller from
Brazoria and Fort Bend counties. The bolls were
very large and -the cotton was of an especially fine
grade. The cotton crops of these counties are re
ported in a better condition than they have been
for years. .
Mr. C. B. Martin of Cold Serines who for six
years has been district attorney of the Ninth judi-
cial district ia in the city en route to bis court in
Conroe. He says he will not sand for re-election
this fall having formed a law partnership with a
prominent firm in this city and will remove here
as soon as his term of office expires. aThe directors of the Houston Co-onerative Build
ing association met-this afternoon in the office of
the president C. E. Ashe and accepted the deed
and contract of Mr. H. Waddell for the corner of
Prairie and Fannin where the six-story office and
store building is proposed to be built. It is thought
that when the country assumes" a more settled con
dition the building will be pushed to completion.
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The South Texas Building and Loan association
is the name of a new building association that has
been organized in this city with a capital stock of
$200000. The organizers are among the most
prominent business men in the city. Following are
the officers who have just been elected: President
A. Christeson ; vice president T. H. Thompson ;
secretary and treasurer M. Kattmann ; attorney.
Waller T. Burns. Directors A. Christeson. H. A.
Jones W. A. Childress T. H. Thompson H. C.
Mosehart U. L. Drew and C. Cain.
STATE HAPPENING3.
Brenham. There was a a-ood crowd out at Hon.
Heber Stone's hospitable home one mile north of
the city last night to attend a lawn party the
pleasures of which were enjoyed by all.
Taylor. A moonlight nicnic was liven bv the
Chesterfields complimentary to their young lady
friends last night. The place chosen was on the
beautiful San Gabriel river and it is safe to say
that a more delightful spot for such an event could
not have been found.
Luling. We think tbat Luting is justly esteemed
one of the prettiest iowns 90 the Southern Pacific
between Houston and San Antonio. The population
is mostly American and represents perhaps more
substantial wealth than any other town of its size
in Texas. The soil adjacent is rich and produc-
tive yielding fine crops of cotton and corn.
'''aa- Tt.... W RurOSSS.
When Peter Rabbit came out on the mm '
Big River he wat disappointed to find that Plunger
the Oaprey was nowhere in sight. Peter sat around
awhile and then made up hit mind to return tne
way' he had come. Just then from farther up the
Big River b heard the harsh" rattling cry of Rat-
tles the Kingfisher. It suddenly occurred Jo him
that perhaps Rattles had his nest somewhere W
the bank of the Big River. i V t 0 .
Peter hurried in the direction of Rattles voice.
Presently he come out on a little sandy beach. There
he squatted for a minute blinking his eyes for the
sun was very bright Then a little way bcyond'ha
saw something that In hit eager curiosity 'made
hint quite forget that he was out in the open where
It was anything but safe for a Rabbit to be. -What
he saw was a high sandy bank..
With a hasty glance this way snd that way to
make sure that no enemy was in sight Peter scamp-
ered along the edge of the water till he was right
at the foot of that aandy bank. Then he squatted
down and looked eagerly for the hole of Rattle -the
Kingfisher. Instead of one hole he saw a lot
of holes. They were small holes. He knew right
away that Rattles couldn't possibly get in or out
of a single one 01
them. In fact those
holes In the tank
were no bigger
thart ' the boles
Downy .the Wood-
pecker makes in
trees. Teter could-
n't imagine who or
what had made
them. They seemed
to him very mys-
terious. As he sat there
staring and won-
dering- a trim lit-
tle head afrpeared
at the entrance to
one of these holes.
This trim little
head had a very
small bill and a snowy white throat. At first
glance Peter thought it was his old friend Skimmer
the Tree Swallow. With a lively twitter of greet-
ing the owner of that little house in the bank flew
out and circled over Peter's head. It wasn't Skim-
mer at all ; it was Banker the Bank Swallow own
cousin to Skimmer the Tree Swallow. He was a
little smaller than Skimmer and not nearly so hand-
some. His back instead of being beautiful rich
steel-blue was a sober grayish-brown. His breast)
instead of being all snowy white was crossed with
a brownish band. His tail was more hearty square
across the end than is the case withoraer members
of the Swallow family.
"Wha-wha-what are you doing there?" stam-
mered Peter his eyes popping right out with curi-
osity and excitement. '
"Why that's my home" twittered Banker happily.
"Do-do-do you mean to say that you live in a
hole in the ground?" cried Peter. ."Somehow it is
hard for me to think of birds as living in holes in
the ground." '
By this time the air was full of Banker's friends
circling this way and that and going in and out of
the little boles in the bank. "We Bank Swallows
like our homes close together" exclaimed Banker.
"We are quite as social as Twitter the Purple
Martin." f
(Copyright 1910 by T. W. Burgess.) ;
"Wha-wha-what are you
doing therr" stammered
Peter.
Next Story: Peter Finds Out Where Killy
Lives.
He Hss Nothing on Country.
(From the Omaha Bee.)
Evidenced by his telegraph and telephone per-
formances Postmaster General Burleson is peeved
and doesn't care who knows it.
The New Prohibition Statute
By Harry T. Warner
Austin Texas July ij. Tbe "official" prohibi-
tion bill that is the bill which has been prepared
under the direction of the real leaders of the pro-
hibition party and which meets the views of such
pros as Deal of Walker who will handle it in the
senate; Crane o'f Dallas Jones of Tyler Townes of
Austin Wolfe of Dallas Kirby of Austin Keeling
.and Cureton and the others who are known as fully
developed prohibitionists who are pros because of
their belief in the principle thereof will get through
at the special session' in all probability without
amendment. It has been very carefully drawn and
there is no reason for changing it in the view of
those who believe that conservatism coupled with
rigidity in the provisions of the act are what is de
sired by the people of the State.
There may be some opposition to certain parts of
the bill; but it will amount to very little. There
may be efforts to amend as to certain other pro-
visions of the bill; some 6f these coming from
"radical pros" and "others from antis; but they will
not get through.There is no drastic "search and seizure" provi
sion in the bill. The search and seizure is there;
but it is not of the sort which is likely to serve any-
thing save a legitimate enforcement of the law.
There is merely a provision that a search warrant
shall be seucred under the existing law when there
is reason to believe that there is contraband to be
recovered. Tbat is not radical; it is nothing new
for the search an seizure act under search warrant
has been on the statute books in its present form'
for msny years and has never been declared unrea-
sonable. The owner of a home is permitted to consume
such liquor as be may have in his home at the time
the act takes effect. Only the jnf mbers of his fam-
ily are permitted to share in such liquor under the
terms of the act But that is not unreasonable in
view of the fact that to permit the giving away of
booze is to encourage tha evasion of the law. It
is also a matter which will meet the hearty accord
of those with a small supply who desire to retain
it selfishly there being no more available.
There is no provision under which the druggists
may not fill prescriptions. There are safeguards
to prevent unscrupulous druggists from becoming
bootleggers. It ia hardly probable that there will be
any great protest as to the terms of the act from
those who desire to do a strictly legitimate business.
Of course there wjll be a few protests from those
who believe that the jaw weighs too heay!ly." But
they will not be numerous.
Nor will there be prevention of prescribing whisky
or brandy by legitimate physicians who art recog-
nized as being such by their brethren in the profes-
sion. It is true that such physicians will be charged
with the duty of securing a permit in order to qual-
ify themselves under the law but that is not under
all the circumstances to be considered as unreason-
able police regulations. No such legislation but
what affects the actions of quite a number of peo-
ple ; and that physicians are affected under this act
so that the unscrupulous among them may be con-
trolled is no greater control than many others are
subjected to under other laws
' . ..
Nor will the manufacturers and dealers in cos-
metics art! lotions be disastrously affected; and the
flavoring extracts will continue to be available to
the house v if e. ' Possibly not as to 4ome of them
but there will still be available some extracts which
come within the provision of. the act ; and tha and
tale of having to do without them will be proven
false.'- : V-' -.' T
Nor will the ministers and the priests be com-
pelled to do without their sacramental wine as was
so bilterly forecast by the ami contingent .There
8taff Correspondent. '
will be available under certain restrictions all of
the wine needed; and it may also be manufactured
for the purpose stated within the State of Texas.
But there is a provision making it unlawful to
have in possession or to sell or buy any recipe or
formula for making intoxicants. That has recently-
been a favorite thing to advertise in the smaller
dailies and the weeklies by Cincinnati and Chicago
firms; though the same recipes are as old as the
hills. and may be found in a variety of places there
are those who think they have found something new
and fall for the alluring ads. .It is also made unlawful to have any tablets adver-
tised to be the base of an intoxicating drink. These
tablets are also being widely advertised over the
State. They are mostly fakes; but it is rumored '
there are some which really do give an imitation
of beer when dissolved in water. But it is likely
only an imitation.
It is to be illegal under the terms of the act to
advertise these things; or to carry statistics pur- '
porting to show certain facts in newspaper's and
periodicals when such stalistics are really advertise- '
ments for alcohol. If the newspaper is conscien-
tiously presenting such facts and receives no pay
for printing them then there is no prohibition of
that act. But there is to be no disguised advertis-
ing. .
The feature of the bill which may reault in some
dissatisfaction is the fact tbat Venus lies in Travis
county at the option of the attorney general as to
most of the cases arising under the act. There has
been a tendency to locate venua in Travis county in
many cases ; and there is objection to it from vari-
ous viewpoints. In this case the provision is likely
to stick however and the development will be await-
ed as to the working of the plan.
Prosecuting attorneys who successfully conduct
cases against corporations proven to be violators of
the act will reap rich reward; far they are to get a
fee of $250 in any event and if the attorney gen-
eral approves an additional compensation of 15
per cent of the penalty which is recovered. '''And
this fee and added compensation will not be sub-
ject to any division with the State for it is not to be
counted within the terms of the maximum fee act.
That provision was evidently put in with the idea
that the prosecuting attorneys are now in need of
additional means of eking out their incomes pro-
hibition having materially cut down the number of
cases which they are called upon to handle. i
It is noticeable that there is no' provision foi any
State police 'or commission under control of no one
to enforce the provisions of the act. That was one
of the insistences of certain factions of the prohi-
bitionists who are out of sympathy with the central '
committee and who have sought to belittle the work '
of that committee in every possible way The idea
was not approved by a dozen members of the legis-
lature and was never advanced by the central fom-
Thunderstorm . j '.'
(Arnold.) f ti
Heaven opened then ndeed. The flash was al-
most too novel for its inexpressibly dangerous na- '
ture to be at once realized and Gabriel could only
comprehend the magnificence of its' beauty It '
sprang from east west north south" -It was a
perfect dance of death. The forms of skeletons
appeared in the air shaped with bfiic fire for
bones dancing leaping striding. rau'lTft around
and mingling altogether in unparalleled confusion.
With these were intertwined undulating snakes of
P? JSenn1 hce wa a broad mass of lesser'
HgM t Jjiniullancously cam- from every part of
the. tumbling' sky wliat may be called a shout;
since though no shunt ever came near it it wai
more of- the nature of a shout than .f 'ianyihing
els earthly. '
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