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HASTUOr, ItASTKOP COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOISKIt :U, 11111*.
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,♦PRESIDENT VETOES
PROHIBITION BILL
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SITUATION IN THE
TEXAS OIL FIELDS
Senate Follows House in
Overruling President's Ac-
tion by Vote 65 to 20.
Washington,— The annate passed
tho prohibition enforcement act over
the president's veto Tuesday and
made immediately effective machin-
ery for preventing sale of beverages
containing more than one-halt ot 1
per cent alcohol.
The vote was 65 to *-'0, or el ;ht more
than the necessary two-thirds major-
ity. While there was a wrangle over
taking up the measure in place of the
peace treaty, which bed the light of
way, there never wan doubt an to li >w
the senate stood. It was overv .'helm-
Ingly "dry," like the house, which re-
passed the hi!) within three hours af-
ier the president had vetoed it.
Before congress, at 3:40 o'clock, fin-
ally clinched enactment of the enfuie®.
inent law, despite presidential objec-
tion to linking wartime and constitu-
tional prohibition acts, there came
from the White Mouse the announ <
merit that the wartime law which was
put into effect alter the <•<> utlon if
hostilities would he annulled the mo-
ment the senate formally ratified the
German peace treaty It wns the
most definite of all official or semi-
official statements bearing on the war-
time act. Prohibition leaders were
plainly disturbed by the news, for
they had counted ilrmly upon the
country reaching jhe effective date of
constitutional pndilbition January Mi,
1920 without reopening of saloons
In passing the prohibition enforce-
ment code over the ^resident's veto
In the house Tuesday. ;.ll Texan pres-
ent save Representatlvea Hee ami
Buchanan voted against sustaining the
veto. Representatives Corner. liar-
din. Mansfield and Eagle were absent.
In the senate Senator Sbeppard vot-
ed to pass the btll ivor the president's
veto. Senator Culberson was absent.
Washington President Wilson ve-
toed th> prohibition enforcement bill
Monday and within three hours the
house had repassed it over hi- veto by
a vote of 176 to The total vote
war. barely more than a ina.orlty of
the entire membership
The president refused to slrn the
bill because It Included the enforce-
ment of wartime prohibition. Th< ob-
jects of wartime prohibition, lie said
in his veto, had been satisfied, and
"sound public policy make.-, clear the
reason ami necessity for its repeal."
It would not be difficult tile president
hold, for congres to deal separately
with the two Nsues
RELEASE OF JENKINS
EFFECTED BY 1 MAN
3,944 Oil Wells Completed
Last Year; 1,055 Holes
Counter1 as Failures.
MINERS WARNED
AGAINST STRIKE
Houston, Tex. During the 12 month
period ending October 1, this year, 3.-
044 wells were completed In the oil
field* of Texas, with 1,055 of this num-
ber counted a i failures Producing
wells to the number of 2,8S . com-
pleted In the period mentioned, had an
Initial product on of 1 ,f 5«,70s barrels,
while the entire combined production
for the state during the year was 79,-
843,189 barrels, tho greatest ever
known for a similar period in Texas.
The August production was tho high-
est on reci rd, 10,0* 1,271 barrels hav-
ing beer, produced in that month
Another matter of interest is that
I lie Spindle Top pool, which came in
during 1 *. 0! with a production that
year of ,'l,6Ji.ll:l barrels, has produc-
ed in 19 years a total of 46,034,000 bar-
rels of Oil and is still producing. The
(loose <"reek pool In eight years h;is
produced 23,445,785 barrels of oil.
It is a' o nolod that a iotal of about
5,003 miles of 4. 5, ti, S. 10 and 12-inch
pipe lines are now operating in var-
ious sections o. tho state, some of tho
major line; having th«Ir beginning In
the fields of North Texas and Ok la
homa. with terminals on the gulf
const. The litres now in operation have
« capacity of handling around 1,000,000
barrels of crude oil each day of 24
hours. Half again this number of
miles of lines are either building or
proposed to take care of the great
production oI the newer fields of tho
state. Since the Completion of big
wells in the Homer field in Louisiana
plans for other pipe lines, some of
them to have terminals In Texas on
the gulf coast, have been announced.
Two linen are now under construc-
tion.
Thirty-two refining plants are now
in course of construction in various
sections of the state at th's time.
About thirty plants are proposed, ami
most >f this number will bo unuer con-
st rue, Ion by the first of tho year
When t i" plants under constructn. :i
and those planned are completed re
fineries o" Texas will have a com-
bined oapacMy of handling close to
(300,000 burrela of crude oil each day.
Texas fields as a whole produce
only a little more than halt this
atni.ii: t in oil each day, therefore
lean fields b being and will be brought
much oil from the Louisiana and Alex
to Texas plants for refining.
Tractor Exhibit Will
Attract Many Farmers
Personal Attorney of U. S.
Consular Agent Deliver-
ed Ransom Money.
i
Mexico City The release of Wil-
liam O Jenkins, United States consu-
lar agent at l'uebla, who was held
captive by Mexican bandits in the
mountains south of that city, and who
returned to l'uebla Monday, was ef-
fected by one lone man Senor Mos-
tre, the personal attorney of Mr .len-
klns, according to advices received
At the beginning of the negotlat! ois
fir the ransom of Mr Jenkins. Fred-
erlco Cordova, the lender of the ban-
dits, stipulated that anv effort on the
purl of the consular agent's friends
to appear I* force at the bandit's
rendezvous would result In the death
of Mr Jenkins Senor Mestre, there-
fore, met Cordova at Hacienda Chav-
arra, which is situated alAmt two
hours' run by automobile south of
Puehla He was then conducted to
a room, where he found Mr Jenkins
lying on a bed After a short parley
the ransom money, $300,000 Mexican,
was counted out and a receipt was
signed by Cordova. Mr Jenkins was
thin released and on the arm of Senor
Mestre left the house, being accom-
panied for some distance by Coidova's
<aeu. who acted as guard
The f.vo men finally were conveyed
to l'uebla b; automobile.
Few details of Incidents which oc-
curred during Mr Jenkins' week of
captivity have been learned, as he is
not physically able to tell much of his
eAfcrienco In the mountains except
OCit his abductors were on the move
continually to guard against attacks.
They treated their prisoner with every
consideration possible, however, It is
•aid.
Forced to sleep on the wet ground
during a week of duly rains, Mr. .lenk-
*> Ins suffered a recurrence of rheumatic
attacks, which rendered him almost
helpless. He now Is In tho Amerlcaa
Hospital at Puebla.
Houston, Tex Matters are pro-
gressing in a most satisfactory man
tier for the proposed tractor demon-
stration to bo held at Houston. Texas,
November 11, 12 and 13. Officials of
the Houston Chutnber of Conwne ve In
charge of the big show are encour-
aged beyond their expectations by the
number of inquiries pouring it) from
all sections of the country concerning
tho demonstration. Already a nuin
her of exhibits that are to be in the
demonstration have arrived at tho
si e, and more are on tho way.
Indications are that by the first of
November morn than a score of tho
firms that have engaged exhibit space
and arranged to take part in the dem-
onstration will have their exhibits
placed, and by tho time the date for
the show arrives several hundred
acres of land at Deepwater will be
converted into a veritable exposition
of motor driven farm machinery.
Much of the land to be used Is flat
prairie soil. When it is fl >oded with
water, .ot l>. Is proposed to do. this
land will put the motor driven machln
ery to a severe test. Manufacturers
are anxious to d« monstrate Just what
their several machines are a'-le to do
under these conditions, and tho farm
err. who are coming from hundreds of
miles are exhibiting a keen interest
in the outcomo of the testa to be
made.
As a result of the show In Texas
there is expected to be a wonderful
development of t lie farming latnla
that have been (.waiting (he introduc-
tion of facilities more progressive and
economical than the old time equip-
ment.
Threatened Walkout of Min-
ers Denounced as Unlaw-
ful by President.
Washington President Wilson Is-
sued a formal statement Saturday
with the approval of the full member-
ship of his cabinet, declaring the pro-
jected strike of bituminous coal min-
ers under present circumstances "not
only unjustifiable, it is unlawful."
Th • statement called upon officers
of local unions to recall orders for
the strike, and added:
I can do nothing less than to say
that the law will bo enforced and
means will be found to protect the in-
terests of the nation in any emer-
gency that may arise out of this un-
happy business."
Considering the temper of labor, of-
ficial Washington took the view that
while there was hope of compliance
by tho 600.000 miners who had been
ordered out there was no absolute as-
surance that the president's letter-
part. appeal and part command would
bring peace to the coal fields. Met
theie seemed to bo no doubt of the
government's determination to see
that the people obtained an adequate
coal supply to keep thotu from suffer-
ing and permit tho nation's vast In-
dustries to continue operation. While
declining naturally to comment on the
future course of action should the
strike take place, members of the
president's cabinet Intimated that tho
government would not sit with folded
hands in the face of threatened indus-
trial disaster.
If tin1 demands of the soft coal min-
ers. under which they threaten to
Htrlke November 1, are granted, it
will mean an increase in the fuel bill
of the American consumer of about
$1.030,0011.000, according to figures
prepared in Washington. If the strike
occurs, as pointed out In tho state-
ment of President Wilson, a great
deal of sufiering is iu prospect, to
say nothing of the disastrous effect
on Industry generally.
Tf.e estimates place the maximum
of reserve coal at no more than 30
days' supply. Coal operators nre
agreed that the miners' demands mean
an advance ol $2 a ton as a minimum
and $.'i as a maximum. Taking the
minimum of $2 with the reports of the
United States geological survey for
1917, the financial burden would be
more than $10 for every man. woman
and child in the United States This
means that a family of six would bo
required to pay more than *60 for the
coal that it burns this winter, the
basis and estimate being on the en-
tire consumption, Including railroads
and industries, as well as the domes
tic users.
Tho toll on the people of Texas at
that average would be nearly $5,000,-
000; those of Oklahoma v.ould be
forced to pay over $3,500,000; New
Mexico nearly $3,000,000, Arkansas
nearly $2,oo".ooo and Louisiana more
; tban |8,600,000.
[ For the domestic consumers' coal
alone Texas would have to pay about
$1,300,000 advance and Oklahoma
! more than $1,500,000. Texas indus-
tries would be taxed iu this way an
increase of $2,730,000 and those of
Oklahoma slightly less than $1,500,000
7
exas
News
147 Fire Insurance
Concerns in Texas
Austin, Tex The annual report of
Ihe date commissioner of Insurance
and banking which is belt g compiled
i shows there were on December 31
j 1018, 147 fire insurance companies in
! operation in Texas, of which thro.
| were Texas companies, N2 from othei
j statos and 50 foreign. The report
J does not show the amount of Insur
atice in force in Texas, but shows pre
inlums collected, $13,359,615, and
losses. $9,002,301.
Life Insurance companies number
ed 54. of which 11 are Texas com-
panies and 43 from other states. Tex
as business totaled $477,998,744; prom
iums collected $14.76.' ,659, and losses,
$.,,042,943. Investments under tho
Robertson act as of December 31, 1908,
are shown to be $ti,948,464; Invest
inenls under the Robertson act o of
January 31. 1919. $45,331,824; In
crease of $33,747,359.
There are 25 mutual fire companies.
Premiums collected, $884,978; losses,
$40^,078
STATE PRISON COMMISSION
FILES FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Austin, Toi The financial state
mont of the state prison commission
tor September, filed today with the
governor, shows total receipts of $34,
024 and disbursements of $114,479 dui
Itig the month, with a balance of $'J8C,-
076 on hand.
Refund Made.
Austin, Tex Th« state treasurer
Friday refunded a total of 1050 checks
for an aggregate of $37,927. They
were remittances to tho laud comniis
sloner for purchase of land and miu
oral leases, but other filings waru
ahead and the money had to be re
turned, as no title could pans.
Caldwell voted in favor of good
roads ai an election held last week
—o—
The *un of $225,000 will be spent
at once in Improving the road-, of An-
derson County.
—o—
„Tho attorney general has approved
$C5,0d0 of llallettsvllle Independent
bchoul District bonds.
— o—
This year promises a banner crop
of San Saba pecan*. Many of the
trees have an average of 800 pounds.
—o--
The Bexar County League of Wom-
en Voters came into being Friday. The
league will be affiliated with both the
state and National League of Women
Voters, which were organized recent-
ly.
—o—
Judge J Adams of Orange has been
appointed by (iovernor Hobby as judgo
of the firm judicial district of Texas,
which Includes Oraugo, Jasper, New-
ton, Sabine and San Augustine coun-
ties
Crops of nil denominations In most
sections of the states are literal1
going to waste because of shortage
of labor, combined with heavy rain
fall, states Secretary Lyday of the
Texas Farmers' Union.
—o—
As a result of placing all state funds
In depository bunks the stafo treas-
urer nas cashed In the United States
treasiuy time certificates and put the
money iu the several depository
banks. The aggregate was $3,000,000
—o—
The governor has appointed Mark
E. liagsdale of Brownwood and ('bur-
ies Archer of Dullus to bo members
of the board of examiners of land
surveyors The land commissioner,
J. T Uoblson, Is the third member
of tho board
TO
Santa Clans will aid in the Hod
Cross Christmas sale this year and
will appear on the little holiday
stamps of good health. This has been
announced by tho Texas Public Health
Associ.iiIon, which will direct tho sale
of j'/,-00,000 of the seals in tho state
Dec. 1 to 10.
—o-—
Terry's Texas Hangers will hold
their annual reunion in Austin, Nov.
ft and 6 Terry s li ngers, officially
designated during the war as tho
Eighth Text's Calvary, was a famous
command, and a handsome granite
and bronze monument adorns tho
state capitol grounds in commemora-
tion of the deeds of the gallant
Texans.
According to figures filed with the
railroad commission for the month of
September the oil pipe lines operating
Iu Texas had a storage total of 16.917,-
7S9 barrels on September 30. They
lipid 2,310.166 barrels in storage for
others; owned and held 8,911,889 bar-
i els for themselves ;oid bad 5,695.932
biurets capacity unfilled.
—o—
Definite plans for tho stnndardlza
Hon of the course of study and equip-
ment for home economics in Texas
have been formulated by the s'Hte
home economics committee, appointed
by Miss Annie Webb Blanton, state
superintendent of public Instruction.
The committee adopted recommenda-
tions to be made to the slate com-
mittee on affiliation to tho eta e su-
perlntc ident and to the high school
division of the state department of
education. Tho committee gave hear-
ty endorsement to l ie bill to provide
an appropi tation of $3,000,000 for
home economics work in the t nlted
States.
—o—
Tha act of the Di rty-fourth legis-
lature, regulating the business of loan
bi'kers and requiring bond was held to
be unconstitutional b;- «he court of
criminal appeals at Austin, Texas,
Wednesdnv, when Ue eoul, In an
opinion written by Assistant Judge
Lattimore, In the oare of C. O. Julian
from Collin County, g anted appel-
lant's motion lor rehearing anil or-
dered the case disntlt s.'d The court
further ordered that the case of eg
parte Hutsell holding the '.aw uncon
MitLtlonal Is overruled
—o—
The state banking board has grant-
ed authority to do busi osb to si*
new state hanks, as follows: First
State llank of Stephenville, capital
slock, $125,000. Wilson State Hank
of Wilson, Lynn Courty. capital stock,
$15,000. Tarrant County State Bank
of Orapevlue; capital stock, $25,000
Farmers and Merchants' State Bank
of Walnut Springs, Bosque County
capital stock. $25,000 Guaranty State
Bank of ( arriro Springs. Dlmmltt
County; capital stock. $3ft,OOo. All
the banks adopted the guaranty fund
plan for protection of depositors
NEW INFESTATION I CAPITAL AND LABOR
OF PINK BOLL WORM
Drastic Measures Taken to
Eliminate the Cotton
Pests.
Houston, Tex.—The discovery of a
new Infestation of pink boll worms
by scouts of tho United States de-
partment of agricluture under Dr. W.
D. Hunter, member of the federal
horticultural board In charge of pink
boll worm worl< in Texas, with bend
quarters In Houston, was announced
Friday by Dr Hunter and E. E. Scholl,
state entomologist, who just returned
from an investigation of tho Infested
area, where they made .ill necessary
arrangements for the destruction of
tho cotton where Dim posts wore
found.
Tho infestation is in tho vicinity of
El Vista, a small station on tho Texas
& New Orleans Hallroud In Jefferson
County, fifteen miles south of Beau-
mont and about idx miles from Port
Arthur. The discovery of tho first
infestation was made Oct. 20 by W.
Ohlendorf, one of tho scouts belong-
ing to Dr. Hunter's forces, and sinco
that time sevt ateeri additional speci-
mens luive been lound in six of tho
ten fields (-instituting an isolated
group of farms on a lidgo or upland
between two Btretches of marshlands.
On this group of farms a totul of
126 acres was planted in cotton this
season, but owing to tho excessive
rains all was abandoned with the ex
coptlon of 21 acres, which was worked
to maturity. Part of the cotton has
been picked and is stored in barns
and other outhouses, while a good
portion of tho crop remains in tho
field.
CONFERENCE ENDS
Nothing Accomplished After
a 14-Day Session in
Washington.
SANITARIUM FOR
TEXAS' SOLDIERS
Will be Located at Carlsbad,
for Soldiers Afflicted With
Tuberculosis.
Austin. Tex The executive com-
mittee of the Benevolent War Itisk
Society of Texas, in session Thurs-
day, definitely decided that the pro-
posed sanitarium for the cure of Texas
soldiers afflicted with tuberculosis
will be located at Carlsbad, either on
lands of Ihe state tubercular colony
or adjueent to the state land*. A
committee on buildings and grounds
was appointed, consisting of C. B.
Metcilf and Dr. J P. McAnulty of
Sun Angolo, Charles M. Campbell of
Temple, Adjutant (ioneral Cope and
Dr. Oscar Davis. This committee Is
to make an Investigation of the char
aeter of building to bo erected, and
also i! site for the sanitarium.
It was decided that tho primary
responsibility for raising $500,000 for
erecting and equipping the sanitarium
will be placed with the service which
oad charge of the draft In Texas, with
Major John C. Townes of Houston as
supervisor II bad originally been
planned to have this work done
through tho liberty loan organization, j
'I here Is to be a drive for funds, to
Washington.— Wit h a recommenda-
tion to President Wilson thai he cre-
ate a commission to carry on the
work which the National Industrial
Conference was unable to accomplish,
tho public group, the last remaining
element, of the body, finally adjourned
Friday.
Despite two attempts by Mr. Wll^^t
to Bavo, from dissolution the g.-ithorlng
Friday's adjournment brought to a
foruial close the conference called
by the executive to find some com-
mon ground for co-operation between
labor and capital on the outcome of
which were held In abeyance strides
affecting tho entire Industrial life of
the nation
The report of the public representa-
tives, declining to assume the task for
which the original gathering was call-
ed, was transmitted to the White
House through hairman Bernard M.
Barnch In the form of a thousand-word
loiter No 'nforinatiou from the White
House as to tho president's next move
to bring industrial peace to tho coun-
try.
The report of the public group,
made public by Chairman Caruch,
summarized (ho proceedings of (he
14 days (he conference was 111 session,
put (ho stamp of approval on the plan
for industrial boards suggested by Sec-
retary of Labor Wilson and recom-
mended tho calling of another body
containing Industrial experts to un-
dertake the peace adjustment. It was
drafted by a committee of five dole-
gates. of which John D. Rockefeller,
Jr. was chairman. Although four or
five conferences were opposed to final
adjournment, only Dr. Charles W.
Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard
University, voted against the motion
on fin'il test.
Delegates urged thut the high cost
of living and other problems be
pressed for luimedfat" solution, before
dissolution, but a strong majority of
the representatives, it was said, felt
thut the conference virtually came to
tin exU with the withdrawal of tho la-
bor group on Wednesday, and that the
public group was not sufficiently rep-
resentative to undertake a general
program and also whs handicapped by
popular disfavor.
Secretary l ane, who first suggested
the industrial conference and who was
selected as Its chairman, said he be-
lieved the president would organize a
new conference which would endeav-
or to bring about a basis for indus-
trial peace.
Child Welfare Conference
November 5, 6, and 7
last a week, ending on Thanksgiving
Day.
Governor W. P. Hobby was elected
president of the society, and Dr. Oscar
Davis of the state health department
w is chosen secretary. Tho following
directors were elected: Governor W
P. Hobby, State Health Officer O. W.
God da rd, Dr, C. E Cantrell, Corpus
Christ!; Adjutant General W. I) Cope,
Dr. Oscar Davis, Major John C.
Townes, Houston; Dr A. C. Scott,
Teiarkana; Dr. W. B. Huss, San An
tonlo; Mayor W I) Yett, Austin;
Brigadier General J. F. Wolters. 1
Houston; W. C. Wear, Hlllsboro; Dr
Gu) heed, Beaumont; General Henry
Hutehings. Fort Worth; C. B Metcalf
San Angolo; Charles M. Campbell,
Temple.
Lost American Airmer. Killed.
San Diego. Cal 1( was officially
announced Sunday that Lient.onants
Cecil II Connelly of San Diego anil
Frederick B. Waterhouse of Woiser,
Idaho, army aviators, missing since
Aug 21, were slain in Lower Califor-
nia by two Mexican fishermen.
Bond Issues Approved.
Austin, Tf x Tho attorney general
Friday approved tho following bond
Issues: $182,000 Collin County Road
District No. 21 $60,000 District No. 24
$65,000 Dlstrh t No 18 and $250,00C
District No 28, all serials, 5Vi pet
cents, also $20,000 city of Stamford
street Improvement bounds, twen
ties, 5s
Austin, T'-x Tho 11th annua1 child
welfare conference of the Texas Con-
gress of Mothers will be held In Aus-
tin November 5, 6. and 7 In the house
of representatives at the state capitol.
On Monday preceding the confer-
ence, November 3, the state board of
iiiii/iagers will meet at 8 o'clock at
tho Driskiit Hotel. An open meet-
ing of the commission will be held
November 4, with a night reception
to members of tho commission.
The theme of the meeting will bo
"Parent and Child," with addresses by
speakers of state and national promi-
nence.
Registration will take place Wednes-
day morning, Nov 5, at tho Driskill
Hotel. Tho first, soss on will open
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock Iu
the house of representatives, with
Mrs E. A. Walters, president, and
Mrs O. M. Longnecker of Houston
presiding After tho call to order,
singing of "America" and invocation,
tho following short add'esses will be
given: "Child Welfare in the City,"
Mayor W. I). Yett. of Austin. "Fslu-
eation of the City," Superintendent A.
N McCallum of Austin; "Education of
the County," coui.ty super'ntendent of
schools; "What the Fod ion Is Do-
ing for the Child," Mrs. C. W. Connery.
state president of the Federation of
Womon's Clubs; "Organized Mother-
hood." president of the Council of
Mothers.
Greetings will be given bv Mrs. Chal-
mers W. Hutchison, national vice
president, with response by Mrs. J
F. Sluder of San Antonio.
Reds Ousted from Petrograd
Washington The fall of Petrograd
and tho occupancy of both th.it city
and tho fortress of Kronstadt by tho
Russian antl bolsl evlk forces has
been reported off'dally by the gener-
al staff of the Finnish army to tho
Vlborg represent, t,vo of the north-
west government of Russia This in-
formation reached tho state depart-
ment Sutiis)
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