Semi-Weekly New Era (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 10, 1913 Page: 2 of 4
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Semi Weekly New Era Tue Belgian
StH
ibiiHhnd every Tuesday amd Fri-
day morning.
K. R *ud A. 0. jiImiiMM,
Proprietors.
INi>jtifl|pniimi Mm pet yeev.
tloo oejsxi nr advancjb
Satcnd is the poa&offiee at Hal
mtUnUc, Thm, m eoeoad <1mi mail
ifgtfySxbxi
ioe proirtm
gigantic and
first day 3(
Soon tnm rn
450,000 *nd
peaceful.
the very
d to
iber
ras increased to
two weeks this
and cool
was com
OH, THAT DEAR FARMER.
The- Gamnitiretai rtewetaiy's
mnkaUon. otherwise known aa the
Texas Hell fir* Association and
other distinguished bodies that
uaae a specially ol -Tar mi u* tic
fanner, have s great deal to say
uow-a-dajwabout bay's torn stubs;
unproreuwnt of the soil and other
tot an act of violence
ted, “order'' waa not
disturbed for a moment.
In order to estimate the value of
the result, we must start at the be
Tinning and recall to tniud the most
important crisis.
As is well known, all men 251
i years ©Id are entitled to the suf-1
trgge Tinder the Belgian coneritn- I
ion, but as in Sammy the rich or
well-to-do have two or three votes
the poor only one. In order to !
abolish this system of plural voting
A long debate began in which the
head of the cabinet, cornered by
the Socialist Deputise, professed
eoncilitory intentions and renewed
his promise of a commission to
study local suffrage, adding to the
irpnpr&l aatuniahineut or nil, ijuil
;>iiividcd ti is commission, in which
all parties were to be represented,
agreed upon the form, it could sut
mtuently be applied also t< the
elections to the legislative oaaetn-
Ibee.
We at once emphasized (tie sicr
leaders and I ajfjcanee 0f this sensational declar-
ation and on the following day a
Liberal Deputy, Masson, took cog-
, , , , . nizance of this declaration of the
ier that they rtudy the queetion and made it plaln ,hat
Y constitutional reviaton, and for a |., indllded the dianMfion of the
ioment cv^tyone wan convinced
hat their intervention would be
rowned with success.
In fact,
ing to study the problem of suf-
frage reform had they not feared
to bring upon themselves the dis-
favor of the reactionary elements
of the Right.
of
had already said in the discussions 1
in the Chamber, but in yain. Even
he burgomasters of the nine pro-
vincial capitals intervened be-!
Children Cry for Fletcher's
rs of the workers, and de-
of the latter that they
the strike, and of the for
entire suffrage problem. Three!
days later, on April 22. the Cham :
her adopted unanimously Masson's I
on February 29 the I reeolution. slightly amended hy the j
'resilient of the Ministry, de Brp- i Right, and the strike committee i
lueville authorized the burgomaa- j recommended the resumption of |
era to inform the Labor party that j worfc j
the Ministers, “had th« impress- i without overestimating the sig-
' „vears nsed all the means of DroDa .he *tnk# n^nifes .were ™ suit, it is certain that revision is
-mtlnipon We read: I yeAr* u**d the means of props
“Just now the railroads and the •and persuasion. In the hud
asrruultural imoUmmt houses are *eneral election held in June, 1912,
affec they hoped to put an end t othe
tion fog the farmer. They love
the farmer, and because they love
tiim they waul to increase- his ef-
ficiency., Tftfly will, too. It's a
mIn bet. Before many a son of the
kueprs what ■ doing he will
he raisiug two sheaves of wheat
«riu*rs fitly one grew before.
' 1*01,, will not UdS make tne
farmer rich t*t
“ Yes, indeed, it will not. ”
“Tree, he, will take in enough
jxira to be able to buy ©a credit
the new machines needed to grow
kind of ersy; sbri enough to
psy thd ianesasd railieud tortus.
But he will contiliae to aril hit
winter eggp heesase he can't af-
ford to eat* them j sad wear hie
>Jfit9 oveteost beeauus he can't
afford a new-one; aad ’let his
children's teeth go rot because be
can't afford a hetat Moreover,
he will continue to pag interest
on the same old mortgage—now
digbtljr clifri
“It may excit* the curious to
know that in that day large dona
lions to charity will continue to be
"■julc by dibit, (Hhthii staStit.
sum into wtriss hands an alhwise
Providsaea has given the railroads
and- things. Plain people will eon
tinu« to be glad if they can dip an
extra miefcet into the plate on Sun
day.
“Aad (he more! of all this js
that even if fan do hear s lot of
horn Mowing it’s no mgn that any-
body is going, to give you an auto-
mobile; and, speaking of profound
scientific observations, you may
have noticed that Jthoagh a
horse can. run almighty fast, he
-an.’t ran fast enough to get away
from the wagon at the mid. of his
traces.”
hlerieal n|»J|ority and to realize
suffrage reform by agreement with
the parties of the left. But these
hopes were shattered, because a
certain number of those possessing
ihre votes, although ordinarily vot-
ing for liberal candidates failed to
keep faith because of riass instinct.
The l-M-ii'.Oi tuajvi Rim uu,
not destroyed, but increased from
6 to 16 votes. But the result of
these elections was an immediate
and genuine outburst against the
plural system of voting. In the
great industrial tenters thousands
df workers struck spontaneously
in order to manifest their1 displeas-
ure. In Veriers and Luettich dis-
turbances occurred that were very
ruthlessly suppressed and affairs
would probably have taken a still
worse turn had not the Labor par-
ty been successful in reestablish-
ing peace, and this only by pass-
ing a resolution to call at the op-
portune moment a general strike
to force revision of the constitu-
tion and hence the abolition of
plural suffrage.
Bdt in contrast to similar' and
earlier movements m Belgium and
elsewhere, it was not a question
this time of an imprisoned and
stormy strike, but one for which
long, patient and mechodical prep-
aration was made.
P-omMioneini* in July and during
the months following, the entire en-
ergy of the Labor party was de
voted to preparation. A propa-
ganda fund was established by the
oo-operative societies, the labor
unions and the political groups;
every two weeks manifestos and
propaganda leaflets were distrib-
uted throughout the country. The
great labor unions decided to de-
vote a considerable part of their
cash resources to the support of the
strike. Demands were made upon
bourgeois advocates of equal suf-
frage that they support the strik
ers with money or by caring for
their children. And above all else
a system of saving money was es-
tablished very successfully among
the working class, in order ittJ col-
lect sufficient means for a strike
BETTER lasting two weeks of three or four
hundred thousand workers.
Especially in the two great prov-
inces of Luettieh and Hennegan,
this frugality assumed such pro-
portions that retail trade was soon
badly affected by the mere prepar-
Mafty retail
their sales diminish
Irawn. would not refuse concilia-, now on the way.
tion and compensation. ’ j Tk»e only question remaining is
.The burgomasters who delivered | whether it will be accomplished be
this communication to the Strike
Committee called together in the
City Hall of Brussels, added that
under these conditions the cause
of revision counld be considered
won. and that it eould not be
fore or after the elections of 1914.
But that which in our eyes is in-
finitely more important, is the
fact that the struggle that we con-
ducted has proved that, for the
purpos* of accomplishing a defin-
doubted that, in case the dignity | ite reforturthe general strike ean
of the government were protected reniain peaceful and strictly legal,
hy the withdrawal of the strike de «nrl give xAriefoctnrv results if
oree, the question of revision would , r j8 methodically prepared and is
be studied and soon be decided in j ^rrfed out by a disciplined prole-
tiie affirmative. tariat, conscious of its duty and
When the Socialist leaders re-; following it energetically,
ceived this statement, they were} In thifl *e hopo that the
convinced that the government had exp(vrirm* just undergone in Bel-
thus authorized the burgomasters ginm not ^ 1ost npon the oth-
because it was willing to give them „ of the Socialist Interna-
satisfaction while keeping up ap-1 tfonale.—Prom Vorwaerts.
pearances. _ptlr
It is also certain that this was HEAD THIS,
the conviction of the burgomasters Tht, Texaa Wonder ei.e kidney and
and probable that it was de Bro- bladder trouble, removes gravel, euree
queville’s intention. jdiabetee, weak and lame backs rhea
mat ism tnd all irregularit - of the kid
But the burgomasters and appar- ! neys and bladder in both men and wo
ently the head of the Ministry also : men, regulates bladder troubles in
had not reckoned with the extreme children if not sold by your drug
, . » Tiete, will be sent b yinnu on receipt
elements of the clencal-conserva-;*£ fLOO 0ats tmaU7 i8 tW(,
tive party. Hardly had the thirty montfad treatment and seldom fails to
or forty Deputies of the majority j perfect a cure. Send for Texas teeti
who are'hostile to the suffrage re- ™omals- ,^’5 ^ 2925 J)li^
rorm got wind or j Howerton * Oo., -nd all druggists. TF
done than an insurrection started , _ t __
against those Ministers who had so ! j M Littfe of Shimek and John
lowered themselves as to treat with A Fowlkes of Hackberry, two of
They Kind Yon Have Always Bong’ t,. :_vl hm Itcca
In use for over 30 years, hus ]>or-io tlio f>!,rnAtnre of
ami lias been under li >* i*cr«
-vC- Bonal supervision since its in Cam--.
ARow no one to <»-eive .
AJUl Counterfeits. Imitations a:nl *'Jlist-ns^good ** are I»u5
£xperiuients that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infante and Children—Experience against Eipcrimeut.
What is CASTOP.iA
Oastorhv Is a harmless substitute lor Castor Oil. Pare*
goric, Drops and. Soothing Syrnps. It is pleasant. It
cqntitluA neither Opium, Morphlpo not Other Karcotio
substaqre. Its age Is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Pevcrishness. For more than thirty years it
lias been in constant use lor the relief ol Constipation,
Flatulency, Wind Colie, all Teething Troubles aiul
Diarrlmtxi. It yegulates the Stomach and Bowels,
assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend.
SEftlflNE CASTORIA always
1 Bears the Signature of
The Kind Yo aSavs
in Uts For Ovtr 30 Ywrt
ill 4'i-la
n
LAND 18 GOING VP.
Lands selling for $40 and $50
only a few short years ago now
sell for $90 to $100 and more.
Do you want to get a homo for
our children f Of course you do.
Have you any money or credit
or have you got lands that you can
sell for $100 or morel
YOtf CAN GET
LAND THAN ANY LAND IN
LAVAOA COUNTY FOR LESS
THAN ONE HAIjP OP THAT
I’RICB FN A SECTION WHERE
DROUTH NEVER COMES.
\ There are a few sections yet in
•>ouUi Texas where land is good ation for the strike,
and cheap. One of these is a cer j dealers saw
tain portion of Port Bend county 30. 40 and even per cent. The trav
jnst being opened to settlere. eling salesmen complained bitterly; that he regarded it as calamitous,
Black hog wallow and black the excise authorities announced that it would produce the strong-
sandy land soil from 4 to 10 feet a considerable reduction in the tax j est kind of disappointment in the
deep, level, but rolling enough to 1 paid on beer. Labor party, and might become
draing .cannot wash away and is But then when, on February 12 1 the signal for new agitation,
almost inexhaustible ; produces cot- i 1913, the Chamber of Deputies re- When I said this I was only too
ton, corn, ribbon cane, rice, pota-1 fused to place our demand for revi j good a prophet,
toes, etc. j sion upon the order of the day, and 1 The declaration of the govenir-
Por further information as to the general strike was decreed for j ment produced real indignation
prices, terms, and as to the party of | April 14, the mere of the de-1 among the working classes. In
prospectors that will go with me,
see E. O. Mritxen, Hallettsville,
Texas.
the Socialists. They were ordered
to do nothing, and the head of the
Cabinet was forced, in order to
preserve the unity of hia party, to
offer his eoncilitory intentions as
a sacrifice to the ill-humor of his
followers.
Accordingly, de Broqueville re
plied, when Hymans asked his in-
tentions on March 12, with a few
indefinite phrases that held out the
possibility of a tariff revision after
the elections of 1914, and with the
pronrse of the-Appointment of a
commission .vhich should concern
itself exclusively with the question
of local suffrage.
In this way the burgomasters
were led from the stage. To be
sure, the head of the Cabinet had
not broken his promises, for he,had
made none formally. But he had
allowed hopes to exist, he had
awakened hopes and given grounds
for hope. And then the Burgomas-
ter of Brussels, Max, had given
him to understand that it would
be futile and dangerons to limit
the discussion of the question to
local snffrage Again on March 8
Max wrote him: “In one of my
conversation* with Vandervelde I
questioned him as to this possibili-
ty. He replied without hesitation
Little Miss Erns v. Rosenberg la
visiting relatives in Bellville.
TO RENT— until November 1.
Good dwelling house in ITalletta-
ville. Apply to A.Moyerhoff. 2tp
Miss Dora Terrell, of Ban Mar-
<*os, is here visiting Mias Fannie-
Belle Davis this week.
Mrs. Joe Ilemmi, of Houston, vis-
ited here the past week.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Hivt Always Bought
ere* produced the greatest confuB- vain the leaders of the party
ion in the entire industrial world
Many employers did not dare to ac-
cept orders that they were not cer
tain of filling or else foreign com-
petitors were favored with the or-
ders. Especially in the harbor of
Antwerp complaint, was made that
for fear of the Strike many ships
were directed to Tlajnburg and Rot-
terdam.
In short, at a given moment the
crisis became so acute that mighty
efforts were made hy bourgeois ele-
ments to arrange a compromise.
It was known that'll majority of
the Ministry, influenced by the
King, had for some time been will
ing to compromise on revision at a
more or less distant future; that
they were only seeking to gain time
in order to get safely over the elec-
tions of 1914, and that meanwhile
our old Confederate veterans, were
in town today and made our office
a pleasant visit. Mr. Fowlkes was
on his way home from the Reunion
at Chattanooga, Tenn., having stop-
ped at Columbus also to take part
in the Confederate reunion there,
while Mr. Little was on his way
home from Columbus where he had
attended the reunion. Both expres-
sed themselves as well pleased with
the treatment accorded them by the
good people of Columbus.— eWi-
mar Mercury.
ft
Help the ibaby through the teething
period by giving it MCGEE’S BABY
ELIXTR. It is a healthful, wholesome
remedy, well adapted to r. baby’s deli,
eate stomach. It contoin no opium, or
morphine or injurious drug of any kind.
Tbibiee thrive under its excellent stom
ach and bowel correcting influence.
Price 25c, and 50c per bottle. Sold by
Ledbetter-Kopecky Drug Co. T
It is reported here that a petition
to the governor for the commuta-
tion of William Asheck’s sentence
to life imprisonment has been sign-
ed by 90 citizens of Edna, only five
of those to whn'" it was presented
refusing to indorse it. A similar
petition is in circulation
city, but the Advocate has not been
advised as how many have signed
it. Asbeck as convicted of the mur
der of his wife, and is under sent-
ence to hang here on Jtane 28.—
Victoria Advocate.
sought to counsel patience.
They called the attention to the
fact that, in spite of the trickery
of the government, the cause of re-
vision had made tremendous pro-
gress in nine months .public opin-
ion was now won over, the suffrage
rnform was only a question of time,
and that under these conditions j
employment of the last, means, the I
general strike, was unnecessary.
In vain!
The Congress of March 23, hy
an enormous majority, decreed the
strike for April 14, and on that
day the great action began with
astonishing determination, with
compelling ealtn.
Two days later tlie two chambers
resinned their sessions after holi
days lasting a month.
Under the influence of the strike
There is no horse liniment more ef-
fective for animal flesh than BAL-
LARD’S SNOW LINIMENT, nor is
there any healing remedy for the hu-
man body only, that is milder, or more
efficacious in its action. Tt haels the
sores or wounds of mn nand beast
Price 25c, 50c and $1.00 per bottle.
Sold by Ledbetter-Kopecky Drug Co.T
they would have boen entirely will-1 the order of the day was altered.
J. H. Clayton, from up the coun-
try, was in town Monday morning.
Tie put in most of the time advoent
ing a new road up through hiR sec-
tion,— Oanado News.
Mrs. .T B. Dupriest, jiee Miss Es-
sie Eason of our city was a through
passengers from Mart on a visit to
her grandparents near Hallettsville
—Yoakum Times. ^
Mrs. 11. McGill and children
came in from Gonzales last, week to
visit relatives.
Mesdames John Brown and Hen-
ry Garner, of Williamsburg, have
returned from a visit to Gonzales
Mrs. James VoUcntlne, of Yoa-
kum, visited here the past week.
ROSENBERG BROS.
»
* HALLETTSVILLE, TEXAS.
THE STORE W'TERE PRICE AND QUALITY HARMONIZE
Sell low a Dairy9 Sharpless and
De Lavel Cream Separators
NOW .S THE TIME TO CET THEM, AND GET A CHECK
FROM THE CREAMERY EVERY MONTH.
LET YOUR COWS PAY FOR THE SEPARATOR.
IS OUR OFFER. CALL AND INVESTIGATE AND YOU WILL
INVEST TO ADVANTAGE.
OUR GROCERY AS WELL AS DRY GOODS DEPART
MENT ARE COMPLETE AND UP TO ANY.
WITTING.
MARKPT REPORT
Insurance Society Meets.
Members of Branch No. 6, Hoch-
heim Prairie Mutual Fire and
Storm Insurance Society are here-
by notified that a general meeting
of said branch will take place June
21, at 2 p. m. in the schoolhouse in j Chickens, hens, p«r dozen
Witting.
The annual dues of 15 cents per
member are now due and should
be paid by the first of July.
Election of officers for the en-
suing year and the receiving of
new members are lamong the busi-
ness of the session.
G. F. E°rKe8», Sec.,
Moulton, R. No. 2, Tex
Cotton receipts to date bales 11466
Strict low middling ,___________H
Middling ....................................__lL*l-8
Strict Middling _________________11 1-4
Good Middling ..........................H 1-2
Produce
Eggs, per dozen............10 and 11
......$3.5f
Old Roosters...................10—15
Fryers and broP"rs, per lb. ..12 to 14
Geese, full feathered .............40
Ducks, fulj fwitLeied.........11 L, 20
Bacon, pw pound, Texas ........12
Hay, per ton ...........$9.50 to $11
Corn per bushel .................75c
Wood per cord ......$2.75 to $3.25
Butter per pound ............12 to 15
Country lard per pound ..........12
Cotton seed per ton ..............$20
Hulls per ton ..................$7.00
Cabbage, per hundred lbs ......$1.50
Onions, per 10 lbs. ____$1.75 to $2.00
Bee wax, per po nd ...........82 *1-2
Pecans per pound ...............13
Butter fat .......................28
, „ , _ ...1.20
Pigeons per dozen ..............$1.00
Turkeys..................10 to 10 1-2
GUARANTEED ECZEMA REMEDY.
The constant itching, burning, red
ness, rash and disagreeable effects of
eczema, tetter, salt rheum, itch, o-iles, ,
and irritating skin eruptions ca nbe potatoes pc bushel
easily cured and the skin made clear
and smooth with Dr. Hobson’s Eczema
Ointment. Mr. J. C. Eveland of Bath, j
IH., says: “I had eczema twenty-five
.years aad had tried everything. All
failed. When I found Dr. nobson's
Eczema Ointment I found a (cure.”
This ointment is the formula of a
physician and has been in use for
years—not an experiment. That is why
we guarantee it. All druggists, or by
mai.l Priec 50c. Pfeiffer Chemical Co.,
Philadelphia and St. Louis. Ledbet-
ter-Kopecky Drug Co F
ULCERS AND S.SKIN TROUBLES.
If you are suffering with any old,
running or fever sores, ulcers, boils,
eczema or other skin troubles, get a^O-
box of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and
you will get relief promptly. Mrs.
Bruce Jones, of Birmingham, Ala., suf
fered from an ugly ulcer for nine
months and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve
cured her in two weeks. Will help
yon. Only 25 cents. Recommended by
Lcdhetter.Kopecky Drug Co. F
ALL CLERKS IN UNION
STORES WILL TAKE AN OUT-1 ALL CLERKS IN UNION
ING ON THE FOURTH OF JTJ-1 STORES WILL TAKE AN OUT
LY OUR FARMER AND OTH- j TNG 0N THE FOURTH OF JIT
ER FRIENDS ARE ASKED TO LY- OTTR FARMER AND OTH
PREPARE TO DO THEIR ER FRIENDS ARE ASKED TO
TRADING ON SOME OTHER TREPARK TO DO THEIR
DAY.
THE CLERKS' UNION.
TRADING ON SOME OTHER
DAT.
THE CLERKS’ UNION.
You are losing
money if you fail to
buy during Meyer-
hofTs ug Red Tag
Sale
Mrs. Mary Kolodzit was here
from York town laat week visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Rothschmidt.
1 ’ r 1
AN INVITATION.
We have a clean and np to date ^
-dock and invfte von to cal! and be W
••onvincod. Cold drinks of allJL
kinds in connection. Jno. Deborah.vl
Blisters on the hands, burns, scalds,
old sor< •. lame hj>ck and rheumatism
are all subject to die event healing and
penetrating pow r of BALLARD’S
SNOW Um MENT. ti is » marvelous
r<ni nrelifff, Price 85c 50c and $1.09 p*r
bottle. Hold by licdbettei-Kopeeky
Drug Co. T
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