The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, June 12, 1914 Page: 1 of 10
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tl (Campo mii
El Campo, Texas, Friday Morning, June 12, 1914.
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! wish to state that I furnished
ling the present
ektf administration as published
la the Citizen two weeks ego,
and in the main I still claim that
they are correct, and for any,in-
accuracies that may have ap-
peared, I alone am responsible.
J. 0. Lee,
City Marshal.
The above statement from Mr.
Lee would seem to admit that
aome inaccuracies might,have
occurred, but upon further in-
vestigation Ire have found evi-
dence of but one charge being
ioaeeurate. In regard to mow-
ing the gram in the parks, Mr.
Lee claimed that 125 per month
was spent, when in fact the
boohs show that for the month
of April $39 05 was expended.
It mould be unfair to the council
and the intelligence of the public
to charge that this amount was
paid evfery month during the
year, for there are several
mouths during the year in which
no work is done on the parks.
In regard to whether the mayor
committed himself to Attorney
Capp'd in favor <rf the petition
•f Mr. Lee. and in regard to the
warrants, we refer the reader to
u-y
I
Lack of Fire Protection
Editor Citizen,
Last night’s fire in the’.home of
Marshal Lee, vividly called to my
mind the fact that the greater
portion of our city is without fire
protection on account of the fact
that our water mains are few
and far between and.extend only
a short, distance into the resi-
dence sections. If it had been
necessary to lay hose at last
night’s fire the nearest water
plug would have been at the M.
E. Church corner. 1 think I am
safe in saying that over half the
residences in El Campo are not
within reach of the fire plugs and
if they cqgght fire a bucket bri-
gade would be their only hope.
Now in a city so up to date in
many ways, why do we sit idly
by and let a condition like this
exist? When a fire occurs we
think of of it, then we forget all
about it*
My information i s that El
Cfunpo has no bonded indebted-
ness or practically none. This
is all very well and sounds good
on the face of it, but go to other
cities where the people enjoy all
conveniencies, are well lighted,
have ample fire protection, and
you will find them well bonded;
every city in Texas that is strict-
ly up to date in every way is
bonded practically to the limit.
But having fire protection is a
necessity and something should
be done along this line at once.
The city should take over the
present water system, issue
bonds and extend mains all over
the city. The owners of the
water plant are local men and
interested in the town and no
doubt the plant could be purchas-
ed at a reasonable figure. If not,
some other way should be found
to extend the water mains. I
understand that the city now has
bonds to the amount of $10,000
outstanding, and there is about
$5000 in the sinking fund to pay
same, leaving the citys bonded
indebtedness at $5,000. This, is
a measly sum for a city to be
Put An “Ad.” In The Paper
r' • * *"
If your business doesn’t .“go, ’' and the sales
are mighty low.
And things begin to look a trifle bad:
When the things that looked “immense'
“now resemble thirty cents,
Just try the “stunt” of putting in an ad:
You will find that it will pay, you can see it
every day—- ’ ,
And you’ll admit it was the proper
caper.
So get a pad and chalk,, work out a line of
talk,
f .. • T f '
And put an advertisement in the paper.
Put it to’em good and hard, whether selling
gems or lard,
And try to hit ’em plumb between the eyes;
Make your “copy” good a»d strong and
you’ll see ’fore very long .
That it really pays for you to advertise.
Play your main points up in style then hus-
tle for a while
4ft
And you’ll find this talk is more than idle
vapor.
The orders will flow in and vou’ll alwavs
wear a grin
If you' put your advertisement in the
paper. ■
- Kuscell E. Smith.
COMMISSION FORM
f-
bonded. A city, like an individ- .
ual, will never amount to much]r°undtr grates.
until it assumes obligations.
Special Ticket Rates
Ferguson State wide rally, Dal-
las. Date of sale June 12, limit-
ed to return June 14. Excursion
round trip rates.
Ball game, Houston vs Waco,
Houston. Morning train June
14, limited to return June 15.
Round trip rate $1.60.
State Christian Endeaver Con-
vention, Port Arthur. ' Date of
sale June 14, 15 and 16, limiled
to return June 22. Convention
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More About the Commission Form
of Government. It is Found
Popular Where Tried and
Many cities have adopted it
•
A peaceful revolution!
Three hundred cities have
swept away boards of aldermen,
mayors and a host of minor offi-
cials and have set up new muni-
cipal governments on a plan so
simple that it needs no boss to
direct it!
The whole nation looks on with
amazed enthusiasm while the
people in these towns not only
get control over their govern-
ment, but keep it» election after
election Scpree ef the-other re-
maining American cities have
their groups of men who are en-
thusiastically organizing some
endeavor to secure the commis-
sion form of government for
their town.
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“ The spread of th|s government
wasjbegun entirely by accident.
Galveston, Texas, after the great
flood of 1900 was practically wip-
ed out*. So much progressive
and constructive work was de-
manded of the city government
that the old system of a board of
aldermen and the usual string of
independent elective officers
broke down. A group of busi-
ness men petitioned the state
government to suspend the lo-
cal government and replace it
temporarily with, a copimisaion
of five men. This was done, Snd
the whoje city was put under the
control of five men, three of(
whom were appointees of the
governor. This was where the
term “commission” originated,
and the name, for want of a bet-
ter description, has stuck to it
ever since, although the board is
Ototomy
Elvira Tamer ~ '
born at Worcester,
17, 1833. She
the home of her
Hattie Mill, 7 miles
Campo, June 4,1914,
of 81 years, 1 month.
She had been faiii
year, hut was only
days, due to
age.
In 1853 she was Aim
riage to Calvin B.
this union 5 children
Everett Harback of
.California, Mrs,
El Campo, Texas;
back; Miss Lillian,
an in font , son *
mother to the
parted had 17.
18 great grandchi
host of friends.
In aq early day they
Schaller, Iowa, which
lived till her huSl
1910. Since then sh
her home with
Mrs! H. Mill. 'IP
She united with
church at the ten
and always filled
church and Sun
her health gave way.
a devout Christian
know her was to love
Services were
house by Rev.
and the remains
the Sohns of l£l
kwbare a short
and tender
io rest
Fire Alarm.
The fire whistle sounded Wed-
nesday night about 8;30 warning
the people that the dread des-
troyer had broken out. The fire
was located in the home of J. O. > ,
Lee and was put out by neigh-1"° onger a “
, ., T , / * true sense of the word at all
bors ere the fire department ar-
rived on the scene although they
responded promptly to the alarm.
The fire originated in the ward-
robe where the family clothing
was stored and the cause of the
“commission” in the
fire is unknown as'there was no
Baylor University Commence-! member of the family at home
Is itTrght for us all to pay ment, Waco. Date of sale June when the fire was discovered.
» 7 Fa vnnf Am r, a*» <7 11 m»f aa f a v«a If T a a mtho n f aUumaU am J A f_
Time for
Have you
the great national
be here in three
you decided what we’i
do about it? If we
brate the day, as is
it is time we were
rangements to that
pensive barbecue is ul
but we move that w
old fashioned picnic,
ments have been
This commission in Galveston
was able to make decisions and
get things accomplished in half
the time that it took the old
board of aldermen to get a reso- amusements at the,
lution referred to atcommittee, j and we understand’
The commission planned and sion rates have been
built a sea wall to protect the a large crowd is e
city against further floods, raised date. The people
nntv 7 to September 5, limited tore* Mrs. Lee was at church and Mr. ., ,, , r , . , - • -,=
for fire protect.cn and only.«■ turn June;14.* 3uly One!Lee was attending to his duties T, rounding count|
k
to believe will give you the facts-
The mayor admits that the coun-
cil erred in voting themselves a
•alary and that the Citizen was
invited to watch the matter and
pobtfeh the names and amounts
of these salaries. Of this invi-
tation we shall certainly avail
ourselves and keep our readers
fn formed. , -
IGNORANCE INEXCUSABLE.
The writer and signer of the
Meteber reply concern them-
•clvea greatly over the state of
mind and conscience of the edi-
tor who would dare to stand up
for the rights of the people who
live in our city and. dares to ex-
noee their wiles and machina-
to the public gaze. They
their anxiety to bring re-
upon the editor, refer
him to the Great Teacher. In
tins they show their utter igno-
rance of the basic principle of
the corning of the Great Teacher.
We find that God himself con-
demned the wickedness of the
people who cried for peace, peace,
just as our mayor is now doing,
when God says there is no peace.
Jer fi-11-14, Ezek. 7-25. Again
In Matt. 10:34 we have these
words; ‘Think not that 1 come
to sand peace on eartn. I come ^
tTe^find^h-t ^iieAlreat when providing for this protec- nen to cause a discontinuance and Justice E. B. Holman officiating.
Tanrhrr ~ " A men iiai« *ar.d tion there should be included an that it will not only continue\ Ahose including the wedding j ]esS) for the people proceeded to soon be here and put u
hypocrites in numerous ; ace?,]^ truck which will enable the throughout the summer but will E^n AK*?et; elect the same commission and bition- Now is the tip
and upon one ........- ------ „ .
the tern pie and cast out -fl&gration in 11 hurry. The boys the entire year
t-r„ work for nothing and deserve
i in the personnel of
sion since the beginning.
per cent of us receive it?
you citizens who have ho protec- an<J one* thud fare. in town. There was consider-
tion approve of a condition like Note Convention and Excur- abl^ loss in clothing and the
this9 If a wind had been blow- Sl6n rates are aPProxirnately one; floor, walls and ceiling were
ing last night and the fire at the1 and one third fare- ', badly charred and smoked. Loss
Lee residence had gained head- T M c on building about $125 covered
Twenty-Four hour Service by insurance.
way, scores of houses'in that
section might have been in ashes
this morning. This question is
probably the most important one
and welfare of its patrons, has A pleasing ceremony was per-
formed in the parlor of the Tre-
of the town, got the city govern- 0f celebrating
ment running again at one-third should not compel
less annual cost, made a number elsewhere and thus br<
of important improvements and habit. Let’s pro
at the same time reduced the tertainment at ho
debt and the tax rate.
After two years, during which ^
the politicians were finding pre- ■ °°y
cious little to do, the commission The Pony Contest,
was made entirely elective by ducted by the Citi
popular vote, much to the dismay chants, is rapidly n
before the people of this city to- installed a twenty-four hour ser-
day. We should not wait until a! vice, which we are assured will > w e___t..............„ ................„
large portion of our city is wiped ; be continued throughout the 3 o clock, when Miss Elizabeth town who feared that the poli- have made use of
out by fire before making a move j summer. This is no more than Kazetsky ot^ E) Lampo and Mr. ;tjcjans wouia elect old-style offi- ty to get this beautiftji
mont hotel Sunday afternoon at of many good person3 jn the; which wm t*
i to secure protection.
the city is entitled to have and Hubert H. Hunter of Kingsman, cjals and restore the old time jn. and the interest
into
those
important matter we hope that nothing mayhap- Kan., were-united in marriage, efficjtncy and boss ruie Their end approaches.
IP! IP! .. ,. fears, however, proved ground- Cart have been o
liar« ‘and tion there should be included an that it will not only continue > 1 hose including the wedding; jegs> for the people proceeded to soon be here and pi
auto truck which will enable the throughout the summer but will j party were Miss Evelyn Kazet- elect the same commission and bition- Now is t‘
ecavm he went bo>stoget to the seat oi con- be made permanent throughout; sky of El Campo Miss Arfken have continued to do it at every contestants to get
and Mrs. K. \V . Wilson of Hous- elpction gince. Except by death has an equal chan*
ton an ... right of Lalveston. ^ere have been only two changes they work. Get out
(ialveston News, -----—^ the commis- subscriptions to the.
member we give.
were
were
doing
St .....— IJSS,
an* many other Let those without lire protec- Roberts, better known as Happy
tion think this over and consider -lack will be at the Pecos Liter-
Smilh Gives Reasons
A few years after Galveston each $1.00 turned
[first began to attract attention tions and you
some civic workers in Des Moines several thousand
Preston Smith gives some excel-i : I . . ’ ^m
began to study the subject of extra effort. It is
.
•cnptvre uuotai:** that might «<*« thillk this over and consider lack will be at the Pecos Liter- L- K- Trajlor week
ft. toWv our course aod whether they are willing to go «ry Entertammeht at Peterka
to condemn the acts of the mayor at'ead fur fire protection ha I The subject lor debate
but this we I°r 25 per cent of'their rieign- will be. Resolved, that.all pub-
bors, while they do without it lie utilities should be owned by iUUI \11 a LIiaL Iiaye.ueen! mentai fashion. They devised
the government.” Everybody running and they are a11 inter- what ha5 since become known as
invited. estmg rea ing. Look up the ad , thg -Dee Moines plan/” which is The revival cont:
we wort jsjmply the commission form of Baptist Church with
c u i .• cl government, with certain inter-;interest. There hi
561 Scholastics Shown esting additions, known as the eral professions and
ampo y ms Prize, initiative, referendum, recall and ditions to the
In a contest held at Wharton non-partisan primary. By the Tuesday night five
and his sponsors,
think sufficient, and we recom-
mend to the writer and signer of themsehes.
the aforesaid article that they j
put in mere lime studying the
4tfchiog? of the “Great Teach-
er/' and less tirrjje in Sabbath
deaeeration with dog, gun and
fbbiag uckle before they under-ilu,J ^
tok* to give . dissertation on removed, makmg
that subject. %
ON LAW VIOLATION.
lent reasons why you should
trade at Traylors. This is the . . . - . . ..
fourth of a series that have been popula,r t*ove™ment_ in funda- you wantthe pretm^
Baptist Revh
A Tax Payer.
Committee.*
An Improvement.
and read it.
while-
It is
The partition in the office of C. Evans has completed the
the Water & Light Co. has been j scholastic census for the El Cam-
one large, po Independent school district, j last week Nora Mae, the daugh- j terms of the initiative provision *nd several others
light, airy room, which adds to The census shows that there are I ter of J. F. Davis and wife, re- a petitition $hay be presented to dinance. The meet
j the looks of things generally and 528 white and 33 negro pupils in ceived second prize, a beautiful the commission signed by a cer-1 t»nue indefinitely
— T—hc law referreci makes it cooler and more com- the district. This is a slight de- gold ring, for being the best tain number of people demand- entertained for much
10 rJ^n!inutd on lwt pm^ft.) fortable for the office force. * ’ crease from that of last year. i looking baby in Wharton. j . (Continued on u»t pa^e) accomplished.
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Ballew, W. L. The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, June 12, 1914, newspaper, June 12, 1914; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth876499/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wharton County Library.