The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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VoLXV.
El Campo, Texas, Friday Morning, October 1. 1915.
No.
BAD ROADS
Explanation
liyTppppnp In the coupon drawing system
' Ll\l LI\I- which we have inaugurated, we
J. J. PASTORIZA SPEAKS TO
THE COMMUNITY LUNCHEON
Purity League Active. IMPORTANT
4*. ^ ^ . . wish to say that there are no,
With Plans for entertaining COUpons. For each and* The committee secured the ser-
thc Promoters of the H. .every coupon you purchase of us vices of J. J. Pastoriza of Hous-
& S. A. Highway !for 50c you will receive an article ton as speaker for the regular
worth not less than the amount monthly Get Together meeting
held Tuesday night at the Opera
House. Luncheon was served
The Committee ' having in 0f your purchase and you may
charge the reception and enter-
tainment of the Flying Squadron
last week had their plans some-
what interfered with by one of
those “Wharton County fogs"
which mdde it not only impossi-
ble to meet the visitors on the
as planned, but the visitors
were compelled to abandon their
automobiles at Ganado and make
the remainder of the journey by
train.
They arrived at 10:15 and were
met by a good number of citizens
and El Campo Military Band and
. and escorted to the Opera House,
where talks were made by mem-
bers of the party to a fair sized
audience. Every store in the
city was closed from 10 to 12,
thus allowing business men and
clerks an opportunity to attend
•the meeting and lend encourage-
ment to the proposition.
S. C- Cappell made the address
of welcome and acted as chair-
man throughout the day.
The following members of the
party spoke at the morning meet-
ing: F. P. Chandler Sec. of the
Progressive League of Houston,
Miss Mary Roper Sec. of ‘the
Federation of Womens Chibs for
the 4th District and Prof. B. K.
Coghlan of the A. & M. College.
After this meeting a banquet
was served at the Rice Hotel at
which 30 plates were laid.
draw an article that is worth
$10. There are 200 coupons in
and after Mr. Pastoriza had fin- der the Commission form of gov- j When Gideon’s army consisted
efnment, without the recall, if j of 2200 untrained fearful soldiers
you have a crooked Mayor and1 God told him to reduce the num-
What has become of the Purity
League? This question doubt-
less has been asked a number of
running for office, as is the case times recently, the work be-
in our state elections, the voters ing such that open meeting
have not the time to investigate j was unnecessary and all of the
the character of many officials, ! business of the body has been
and they therefore vote b indly. j left in the hands of its officials.
The reason that the form of But the League is active, but
to 150 business men and farmers, .government is not so important like Gideon’s band it has been
each set upon which is named ar* jF. J. Hardey was toastmaster, as admistration, is that even un- reduced down to actual soldiers,
tides that are worth from $1 to
$10. The remaining coupons call
for articles worth 50c to $1.00.
The coupons will be in dupli-
cate, one is given to you and the
duplicate remains with us. and
yeur name written on both cou-
pons. After all the coupons are
disposed of, the duplicates of each
set will be placed in a box and
one coupon drawn out of each
set. The person whose name ap-
pears on the coupon drawn outof
the men’s set will receive a $25
gentlemen’s watch, free, and the
person whose nanfie appears on
the coupon drawn out of the la-
dies’ set will receive a $25 ladies’
bracelet watch free.
A $90 Reginaphone will be giv-
en free to the person bringing
coupons drawn by themselves or
friends for the largest amount, of
money.
For any further particulars call
at our store.
New York Jewelry & Music Store
Certificate of Examination
This is to certify that we have
examined 200 coupons for the
Kew York Jewelry and Music
ished his address a part of which
is printed below, called upon Mr.
Thos. A. Williams, Field Secre-
tary of the National Highway
Association, who spoke upon the
advantages of a local good roads
club. A luncheon consisting of
sandwiches and coffee was
served. Committee appointed
for the meeting next month is
Geo, P. Willis, Chairman, L. O.
Lundy, P. C. Fricke, R. H. Han-
cock and E. C. Hill.
Mr. Pastoriza had been assign-
ed as a subject, 100 per cent Ef-
ficiency in City Government and
spoke in part as follows:
There have been two forms of
government for cities instituted
in Texas; one called the Alder-
manic form and the other the
Commission form of government.
The difference in the two forms
is that in the Aldermanic form
the City i9 divided into wards,
and Aldermen are elected ;,and
voted upon by the voters in their
various wards to represent the
people who live there. In the
Commission form of povernment,
store and on each coupon was all ward lines are eleminated,and
named some article suitable for there is elected a Mayor and four
Mi
11-1
At 1:30 another meeting whieh
was attended by the pupils of
‘ the public schools and the Boy
to unifdfm, was held.
\ The speakers of the afternoon
were Pro#. Coghlan, Mrs. Mach
Culmore of Houston, T. A. Wil-
liams of Nashville, Tenn., Mrs.
Pat Dougherty of Houston and
Mr. Metoinger of Romberg.
This was a very enthusiastic
meeting, the Opera House being
Ailed to its capacity. At 8 p- m.
another interesting meeting was
held.
Saturday morning the Squad-
ron left for Houston by rail.
That they were favorably im-
pressed with the reception given
them, as well as the spirit which
has hitherto characterized the
dtuenry of this city is evidenced
by the fact that they dubbed it
“Enthusiastic El Campo.
The wind work for the pro-
posed highway has been done,
and now the matter comes
squarely up'to the individual citi-
zen of the county. Talk will not
build the road. It will take a
united effort on the part of our
people to get the proposition
through. The only question to
be settled is the proposition worth
the effort. In so far as the Citi-
zen is concerned we say yes, and
we are read^ to advocate and
vote for any proposition that will
give us either drainage or good
roads. We must have both and
it is of no material difference
which comes first for one will
necessarily lead to the other.
women and girls, price from $1
to $10 and we have also examin-
ed all the other coupons in the
ladies’ set and find named on
them articles priced at 50c to 75c,
F. J. Hardey.
W. J. Hefner.
J. G. Moutray.
R E. Higbee.
At The Cozy
A photoplay from the Bosworth
Studio on the Paramount Pro
gram is always an event of in-
terest to patrons of the Cozy
Theatre. The latest Bosworth
release, “Hypocrites!”, written
and directed by Lois Weber,
(Mrs. Smalley) will be shown at
this theatre Friday, October 8th
in the afternoon at 3 o’clock and
night at 7:30. It is an absorbing-
ly dramatic story dealing fear-
lessly with those smug self righ-
teous people who condemn the
seeker for truth. Through it is
woven a wonderful allegory, in
which Margaret Edwards gives
a most artistic impersonation of
the Spirit of Truth. The cast is
headed by Courtenay Foote, who,
Commissioners to represent all
the people. The benefits to be
derived from municipal govern-
ment depends more upon the of-
ficials than upon the form of
government.
The Commission form of gov-
ernment has certain advantages
in that there are fewer men to
decide a question, and it is al-
ways easier to decide any ques-
tion where there are not so many
men of conflicting opinions to
vote upon it. I think that more
efficiency in municipal govern-
ment is attained by the Commis-
sion form, provided, however,
that we have in our Charter the
Initiative, Referendum and Re-
call. If we do not have that, it
gives the five men an opportuni-
ty to handle the City’s finances
in either their own interest or in
the interest of their friends, with-
out giving the people a fair
chance to interfere. The Com-
mission is a mor£ efficient form,
since the whole City and not a
particular ward becomes tFi& ob-
ject. The general good i9 not
sacrificed for a particular ward.
With the Initiative the people
as “Gabriel, the ascetic”, gives . .. . ,
a notoble interpretation ot*veryj that certain laLs shall be passed
difficult role. The other roles):-^ v ..
are flayed by players equally ac-1 jf the commi88ion doe8 p'Jl
complished and well-known. It
such laws.
is obvious that for a play of such m , ■
exalted spirit and so filled with 1 . Referendum the veto
feeling and symbolism, only the 18 ?Iven to the people to
finest actors could be used. a olish any law passed by the
______ | Commission, if they think that
r said law is not calculated to re-
Clean Up Day. j suit in benefit to the people.
Governor Ferguson has issued . the Recall, the people
a proclamation designating Sat-, have the opportunity to discharge
urday, October 9 as “State Fire the Mayor and any one of the
Prevention Day”. On this date Commissioners, if in their judg-
it is recommended that people ment they think that any one of
everywhere in the state make a these officials is not performing
Pair Postponed
At a meeting of the Directors'
of the El Campo Fair held Wed-
nesday night, it was definitely thorough cleaning up by the re-1 his duty,
determined to hold no fair this moval of rubbish, .trash and There is another advantage in
year. The directors are not to waste from their premises. All the Commission form of govern-
be tceftsured for this action as heating apparatus, electrical ment in that there are fewer men
loeal conditions and a lack of the wiring, chimneys and fluesshould for the people to vote upon,
cooperation of the business in- be carefully gone over and placed Therefore, the voters have a bet-
tereata of the city made a deficit in safe condition for winter use.
inevitable. JNext year it is hoped The Mayor has issued a Proc-
ter opportunity to look up the
record and look into the charac-
that conditions will have improv-, lation in which he urges the peo- ter of these few men who are
pie to observe th<
by the Governor. . . there are a great number of men
ed to such/tfn extent that the pie to observe the day as directed offering for office; whereas, if
Fair can he held.
Commissioners, they have a
great opportunity to conduct the
government in the interest of
themselves and their friends be-
fore their term of office expires.
With a few men running for of-
fice, the people can determine
whether or not those men are
seeking office for personal profit,
or if they have a desire to con-
duct the government in the in-
terest of the people as a whole.
In order that a city may be
properly governed, it is neces-
sary that its officials should lose
sight of their own personal in-
terest, and should have the cour-
age to pass such laws as their
judgment will develop the City
and produce permanent prosper-
ity. For that reason, the best
Commission form of government
provides that an official^ of the
City shall not be engaged in any
private business, but shall give
his undivided attention to the
conduct of the City’s business.
In forming a charter for a com-
mission form of government, I
would suggest that the term of
office be lengthened to four years,
and that no official should be al-
lowed to succeed himself. This
long term of office does not indi-
cate that each official will serve
four years, because with the re-
call the citizens can at any time
demand a new election if they
think the officials are not per-
forming their duty. The advan-
tages of one term are greater
than the disadvantages. If a
man knews that he is not elligi-
ble for office the second time, and
if he Is in office in the interest of
the people, he will not be influ-
enced by voters, who come up to
his office and demand certain fa-
vors, with the concealed threat
that if they are not granted, the
tax payer will vote against him
in the next election. In my
opinion nothing can give the av-
erage official greater indepen-
dence than the realization that
he cannot succeed himself in of-
fice.
Taxpayers are very exacting
and expect perfection in their
officials. In order to have offi-
cials who will conduct the gov-
ernment in the interest of the
people as a whole, it is necessary
that they give their entire time
and thought to the subject. They
must be impartial and indepen-
dent. They must be equal to re-
sist the pleadings as well as the
threats of taxpayers. There are
few men who possess such quali-
fications.
Indeed, I think that it is neces-
sary to start with the child and
educate him to become a city of-
ficial before we will have men
who meet this requirement- In
order to do this we must call the
mothers of the land to our as-
sistance and have them teach
their children their duty to the
city. They should train their
children in such simple duties as
this:
Never to litter up the streets
with paper or other trash, be-
cause to do so entails an expense
upon the taxpayers.
A child should be taught never
to deface or mar any property
(Continued on last page)
ber, then again to reduce his
army; and when he took Jericho
he had only three hundred men
but every man in his place. Our
League has three hundred moth-
ers, wives and daughters in El
Campo who stand ready at the
call to compass the walls of sin
seven times, if necessary, to
drive sin out and lift up virtue
and purity. We are working
slowly perhaps but we trust ef-
fectively. Many doubtless do
not know what our civic Purity
League stands for.
1. We believe in and will sup-
port any movement that will
make El Campo better. 2. Our
object: To create and crystalize
intelligent sentiment against the
greatest evils of our times and
to direct this stirred conscience
into safe and sane action for the
annihilation of commercialized
vice, and the promotion of per-
sonal and social morality.
Our organization is but a small
part of one of the greatest Fed-
erations in the world, the Inter-
World which held its Ninth In
ternational Purity Congress this
summer in San Francisco, CaL,
and is receiving the cooperation
and support of several national
governments, the authorities of
many states, provinces, cities,
and scores of religious, reform,
social and civic societies.
To those of our people who
have not taken the time to find
out more perfectly about the
work and nature of our work we
take pleasure in assuring you
that we have not introduced any
new method nor advocated any
new theory, but have picked up
just a little thread of this great
work thereby becoming a small
part of this great body of Chris-
tian workers. Who is willing to
do the many unpleasant things
which is necessary for some per-
sons to do in this world where
sin is abounding and vice com-
mercialized. We not only stand
for civic righteousness but for
city pride. We stand ready at
the call of our people to take
steps toward the beautifying of
our little park, of putting on a
weed brigade and ask that the
people be called through our
council to have a clean up day of
every premise in El Campo and
have some one or ones with wa-
gons to carry off all trash and
waste matter collected in back
yards, etc. This is the time of
the year that we should be dili-
gent about the sanitary condi-
tion of our little city. We trust
that this day of clean up shall be
set apart and that the appear-
ance of out beloved El Campo
shall be improved.
Contributed.
Woman’s Club.
The Woman’s Club of El Cam-
po will meet with Mrs. Hidd;eson
Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 3 p. m.
Program as follows;
Roll call —Items about South
America.
South America. Chap. I—Miss
Farenthold, Miss Gerst.
South American Life, Chap. I
—Mrs. Penfield.
The Journey Through the Is-
thmus—Mrs. Hiddlesou.
MEETING S<
Colorado River tmprovi
Association to Hold Mei
Here Thursday, Oct 7th
On next Thursday, Oct. 7,
Colorado Riyer Impro
Association will hold a
in ElCampo. The people thro
out this section are greatly
terested in the removal of
raft in the Colorado river
is becoming more and
menace to farm lands In this
tion._ The Association has
its object not alone the retm
of the raft but they wiah
make the Colorado river navij
ble to Austin. To do thia it
be necessary for the
Government to make a survey
the river from Austin to
Gulf. Colonel Riche,
Engineer has recommended
the survey be made, and it
rests with those who live, in
valley to see that the survey
pushed through. Every fi
and business man should
encouragement to this w<
enterprise and the first step
essary to do this will be to ai
this meeting.
Incendiary Editorials.
The newspaper of the
and middle west have n
be proud about in their
tion with the Leo Frank
The Frank case long ago
national Purity Federation o£tbei^^®“ ofOaonrit
WnrW koi/i ifo iStatfc of Georgia and tried
newspapers. We are not
ested in whether or not
was guilty or not
crime with whicbhe
• , -A* m • . hB. f „.
Neither ig there any
of condoning the frightful
of lynching. But we
attitude of the newspaj
railed against the
their interference fi
flames of mob-hatred and
ed in the Frank lynching,
of the principle papers of
go became, thus, the head
mob that lynched Frank
equally guilty of the crime,
ery sane man looks with
on the deed of. the
and none ^deplores it so
the people of Georgia,
our quarrel with the
newspapers on the principle
two wrongs do not make a
Editorials in newspaper!
their mission to fill, hut is"
part of that mission to lead
inflame mobs.
Pedia.
Rev. Airhart of El
hold church services at
house Sunday at 3 p- m.
body come.
Miss Comia Lee Lafcft
last Saturday from Uvalde
she has Bpent her v
home folks. She is
Teachers’ Institute at
this week and will ha
of the Pecha school ifft)
year.
Mrs, Alice Ellingston
Edgar took Sunday di
Mrs. W. Bailey and fami{|
Miss Agusta Bullard
the Frazier-Wiley w
Sunday.
Jimmie
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c|ubiiifl
Thos. A. Williams,
retary of the National
Association, succeeded
ing an organization1
club of thirteen
this week. The
club is to work for
this section.
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Ballew, W. L. The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1915, newspaper, October 1, 1915; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth877248/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wharton County Library.