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Tillman Will Try to Pass the Crum Appointment
Up
Promises Madl
; By President-Elect in vHis
Speeches In South Recalled.
NEW CHILD LABOR LAW
is Meeting With Some Opposition
From the Soutb.
;the INAUGURAL FESTIVITIES
Will fie Something More Gorgeous
'Than Any Ever Witnessed in
Washington Millionaires
Will Attend.
i BY FRANK H. BUSHICK.
WASHINGTON February i To put
2resldcnt Tatt to the test at the outact
of his adnlnlstratlon as to the appoint-
ment of niigroe to offices in the Soutii is
tba purj'oso of the democrats in tho Ben-
10. To this end Senator Tillman of
tloolh Carolina is trying to defer until
after March 4 the conlirinatlon of William
IX Cruni the negro collector of the port
of Charleston 8. C who has been ap
pointed by President Roosevelt to succeed
linnsell.
Cram's llrst uppointment by President
ltoosevelt was considered a slap in the
laoe of the wljlte people of the South and
was conllrmed over the bitter opposition
of the Southern senators. That and tire
lndlanola affair and the entertainment at
Booker Washington by the president at
luncheon emphasised the policy which Mr.
Roosevelt conceived at the outset or his
presidency to forco the negroes upon tlio
euple of tho South but which he receded
from for a variety of reasons mainly a
political one perhaps when he rcallxcd
what a mistaken and impossible task be
bad .undertaken.
Booker Washington has been at tho
White House many times since the occa-
sion the president broke' bread with hin
at lunoneoe but never again wu the
blacjc Alabama educator Invited to
stretch his legs under the WMte House
mahogany. The cold shoulder given
negro politicians In the South followed
by the discharge of tho negro soldiers
wbq shot ui Brownsville were taken as
evidences by tlic Southern people that
JJr. ltoosevelt had at last comprehended
the delicacy of the race-problem in tho
South.
' REAPPOINTMENT A SURPRISE.
The Booker Washington arfair was for-
.' Kotten on the assumption that the presi-
dent had been a victim of his own Im-
pulsive way of lining things and had re-
canted. In deed If not in words. Ho
slopped appointing negroes to oftico oul-
side of Washington and Cincinnati
where Senator Foraker lives and It was
I '' thought of course that when the time
; came around again to appoint a collector
ut Charleston S. C the president would
not force a negro a second time into tho
chief "Federal office of this Important
Southern city. The protest of the people
of Charleston when Crum was flrst ap-
j pointed left no doubt as to how they ro-
orucu siicu au upyuiiiimeiiu
However Crum was promptly reappoint-
ed and very much of the same sort of pro-
test against him is again being made. At
(; the request of Senator Tillman the mein-
i"'. bers of the commerce committee prevent-
ed action on the nomlution over Decem-
1' ber 8 until a few days ago when the re-
publicans on the committee made a favor-
able report on It. The democrats will
now 'make a light against Crum's con-
. .. flMn&tiitn it tliA flnni nf lltA unata I'll
people of Charleston have also sent up
a delegation of business men to present
4 their protests against Crum.
- If the confirmation can be fought off un-
til after March 4 Mr. Roosevelt will then
be out and the new president will be In
a position to show his hand. Judge Tatt
has promised the people In his speeches
down South tliat he will make no ap-
pointments objectionable to the best citi-
p.y lenship or calculated to muke the South-
era people feel that they are being gov-
5i rned by aliens. Judge Taft has ap
prised the republican senators of his de-
sire to have the Crum case disposed of
before e comes Into office. He keenly
iv renuwo mui u. ukih wim Duuuiera sen-
i . ators In the first weeks of his adminis-
tration over the appointment of a neirro
to an Important office would be very en.
f ttarrasslnir and seriously Interfere with
the program of republloanlzlng the Soutn.
'
Wireless Telegraph Bills. .
More than a year ago Representative
Bcall ef Texas Introduced a bill requlr-
: fc.lnaT all vessels that ply the high seas
jV'vlth passengers to equip themselves with
J ft "the wlrelesa telegraph as a matter of
' afety to human life. The bill was
1 i -pS"c'on"no'eJ an'' ""thing more was over
erd of It. Mr. Beall had a good Idea
.' ; and knew tt but his bill was not on the
(list of measures which the republican
leaders saw fit to o.k. for passage.
Obe difficulty wns that the wireless
. "ayatcm In still regarded ha lieinir in Its
experimental stages. The unrestricted !
UM of tho system. It was feared. arnnM
riaad to contusion. Wlla various systems
and stations tt.tvork Messages some-
time ret. twisted. "The ne vy . now uses
t Mine select sets that prevent Interfer-
t noa. t s-
-ThA lata wreck of the s Learn shin n.
V'tMihlk! anil Ifc. Seryioa of the wireless In
Wt wriUli III. .iiunutru iMMsengers
li fca awakened Treen- fntereit in the sub-
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NUMMARY OF NEWS
THE WEATHEE.
Forecast for Houston and vicinity Wcdnet-
day Partly cloudy and somewhat warmer;
light southerly winds. t
Temperature nnd precipitation records at
Houstou for the twenty-four lioura ended at 7
p. in. Tuesday Maximum 63; minimum 32.
Precipitation .00a Northeast winds partly
cloudy.
Associated Press Report.)
WASHINGTON February 2-Ea Texas
Fair Wednesday and Thursday; light north-
cast to cast winds on the coast.
Louisiana Fair Wednesday and Thursday;
light northeast to cast winds on the coast.
West Tcxas Fair Wednesday and Thursday.
Oklahoma Generally fair Wednesday anoj
Thursday.
Legislative.
THfc ANTI-RACING bill is ou hearing before
a joint committee.
ANOTHER caucus of pubraissionists was held
but nothing was given out concerning it.
HEARING in committee was begun on the bill
amending the Robertson insurance law.
HELL has introduced a bill designed to extend
the local optin principle to towns and cities.
THE STATE health officer has given out a
statement concerning the State health board
bill.
SENATOR GREER made a speech in favor of
submission while Paul us and Watson op-
posed. THE BILL to require the repair of railroad
equipment within the State will be favorably
repotted.
MASON'S BILL to prohibit the sale of liquor
within ten miles of a school house will be
unfavorably reported.
THE HOUSE committee on common carriers
took up a number of important measures and
listened to arguments pro and con.'
THE HOUSE and senate accepted on invita-
tion to visit Galveston Standi fer and High-
smith seconding the motioim do to so.
THE SENATE passed the bill correcting the
drainage districts law and preventing the is-
suance of bonds for building levees passed
the bill providing for a board to examine
applicants lor trained nurse certificates.
PoliticaL
THE DEADLOCK over the Illinois senator ship
remained unbroken and Hopkins was again
unable to secure a majority.
Washington
UNLESS the republicans force it the demo-
crats will not introduce; a" tariff bill.
JIURTON lias objected to the proposed susveys
for Aransas ass and the Sabine river.
THE COMMITTEE of exittrf eattotf' classifiers
hopes to conclude Its labors and make a re-
port today.
IN THE HOUSE a dnte was fietl for the con-
KMiexation ot the bllr governing interstate
shipments of liquor.
THE CONFIRMATION of W. U. Crum. a
negro to be customs collector at Charleston
provoked an argument on the race question
in the senate.
GRANT B. SCHLEY who was a witness in
the steel merger investigation before the spe-
cial senate committee told how the deal be-
tween the Tennessee company and the Unit-
ed States Steel corporation was consum
mated.
THE ANTI-JAPANESE legislation in Cali-
fornia is of absorbing interest to the Na-
tional administration and it is hoped in
Washington that nothing will be done to dis-
turb the good feeling between this country
and Japan.
Domestic.
SEVENTEEN miners met death in a coal mine
explosion in Alabama.
THE CALIFORNIA legislature will today con-
sider all of the anti-Japanese bills.
THERE WERE no additions to the jury in the
Cooper-Sharp murder trial at Nashville.
NORMAN E. MAC K appeared before tlie Fed-
eral grand jury as a witness in the Panama
canal purchase investigation.
JTSTICE GAYNOR granted a writ of habeas
corpus in answer to a plea for a hearing for
Albert T. Patrick convicted of the murder
oi William Marsh Rice.
EROUGIITON BRANDENBURG'S wife de-
clared that the reason he failed to appear In
New York to answer a. charge oi larceny was
that he had no funds but that he would
later return and fight the case.
FRANK HAGEMAN of Kansas C"itv exolained
the. offer of State partnership as made by'l
mc Manuard on company and stated that it
was made to convince the people that they
sre to get a square deal.
Foreign.
THE DEADLOCK in the Balkan situation has
been broken by the proposal of a settlement
with Russia which is acceptable to both par-
tics. PRESIDENT-ELECT TAFT and the party of
engineers inspected the Panama canal break-
water and decided to recommend that it be
built.
THE JAPANESE foreign minister declared
that Japan relied upon the American sense
justice to prevent any intmatiotial com
plications lrom arising over the ant-Japanese
legislation in California.
' Texas.
MISS EMMA WEEMS was fatally injured in
a runaway near Temple. f
PARTY of Galveatonians had a rough time in a
motor boat without motive power.
CLAY BELL is dead at Temple; he was under
ir.Jictnient for killing bis stepfather.
W. J. HQGUE on trial at Dallas for using
- the mails to defraud went on the stand in
his own behalf.
MISS WARE killed John Hanes mortally
wounded James Smith and Dave Ross and
4hot A. P. W iley Jr. iu the court house at
Gatesville.
TIIE CASE wherein the American Book com-
pany is charged with violating the anti-trust
statutes of Texas is now on hearing at Aus-
tin; the State is not ready' to go to trial
Railroads. v
A REPORT staled that railroads and steam-
ship companies would soon reach an agreement-
JOHN C. BONNELL arrived in Houston with
a story of great liomcareker movement dur-
.log the spring months.
W. C. CONNOR JR. left for a tour over the
Trinity and Braio. Valley for the purpose Dt
Mcurifig data for homeseekerg.
GENERAL MANAGER FREEMAN-of the In-
ternational and Great Northern .tales that
new rail wouia be laid immediately on the
first thirtv mites out of Houston.
Sport.
JEFFRIES has sold hit alfalfa farm.
TONV MOORING won the all agr stake in the
- Lone Star field trials.
WINNERS at Oakland: Hcrnatdim SJhat
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Miss Houston
PLAN OF DEMOCRATS
AS TO TARIFF BILL NOT YET
FORMULATED.
xruuaoic in! xaej ww J9l MW9
duoe Meaiure Unless the Repub-
licans Attempt Gag Law.
(Associated Press Report.)
WASHINGTON". February Champ
Clark democratic leader of tile house
nnd ranking democrat on the ways and
means committee paid today he had not
yet decided whether the democrats will
make a tariff bill of heir own or merely
oppose the pasunge of the republican blil
when" it is offered at the special session.
Mr. Clark lias lieen advising with the
democrats of the various Stnte delega-
tions on this subject and a number of
Informal conferences liave been held.
The Texans are divided in their views
some favoring a bill and some opposing.
What the democrats will do depends
upon a contingency. If the republicans
allow ample opportunity for discussion
and amendment of their bill the demo-
crats will content themselves with that
opportunity to impress their views of
the tariff on the country. If gag laws
are to prevail the democrats will offer a
bill to present the party opposition.
The framing of a tariff bill hi a pro-
digious task and especially as the re-
publicans are monopolizing all the de-
partment experts and data; but the dem-
ocratic committeemen have about decid-
ed ft la necessary for them to' draft a
measure in order to - be prepared for
emergencies. It will be along the lines
of the Walker tariff uniform revenue
duties on botlv agricultural and manu-
facturing schedulues.
DEADLOCK IS UNBROKEN.
Illinois Senatorial Situation
Re-
mains Unchanged.
(A ssociatcJ Press Report.)
SPRING-FIELD III.. February v.
. Throe more ballots In Joint session in the
general assembly today demonstrated
that the senatorial all nation is tied up
as tightly now us it lias bc-u ut any
time since the deadlock began over thli
selection of a senator to succeed Senator
A . J. Hobkina. Tho beliof is-gruduully
taklns hold that the opposing forces' arc
settling down for a long drawn out' bat-
tle with the Hopkins men although un-
able to elect their candidate yet holding
the fort agatnst all attack?. The three
ballots take ntoday are Indicative of but
little change.
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Dunbar St. Avan Cowen Mclar and Work
Box.
WINNERS at El Paso: Alleripn. Western.
Mis Beauraonter E- C Runtie and Roy
Shumway.
WINNERS at Los Angeles: Columbia Law-
ton Wiggins Free Knight John Carrol
Harry Scott and De Claw.
Houston.
TOTAL real estate transfers yesterday were
S3Ji77. '
SUNDAY school institute will open at the
Brunner Methodist church today.
PRESIDENT CULL1NAN of the Texas com-
pany purchased tfwo farms yesterday.
HEARING in the injunction case of Oueill vs.
1. R. lleatty was had before Judge .Uhc
yesterday. -
PURCHASES of rii-e during January were
heavier than ever before in the history of
the industry.
IT IS EXPECTED there will'hr from SM to
300 inrmbozs in' the patty oi lrVitlators u-
arrive aar -ny morning. ..
AN ASSOCIATION! of citriM fruit grower.
.. will be organized today the purpose being
- to wage war upon the peats.. -
THE IllOR t:OCNClL adotutd resolution
urging the Inrixhitnre to be liberal to capital;
protest a(taimt statewide prohibitioii. .
GALYKSTON collector"!' Cas'toma . continw-a
i ' to hold tin goods destined h Hon.ua a'tb--it
. Domt .i'uf vwlkxt tlie dalsct mi Jlwiu "
Extends an Invitation to the
! THE STEEL MERGER
GRANT B. SCHLBT TOLD HOW
DEAL WAS BROUGHT ABOUT.
4&
ested in Tennessee: Company Was
Pounded Daring Panic
lArsotijn j Press Repirt.)
WASHINGTON February 2. Details
of the fortaatlon of a syndicate to con-
trol the Tennessee Coal anti Iron nmi-
pany and the tuiter's negotiations for
the sale of the stock of that coiu-em
to the United Stales Steer corporation
were Riven today Iy Grant B. Schley of
New York a member of tlfe New .Yurk
firm of Moore A: Si hli - . win) wtis a wit-
ness before the spiriul senate commit-
tee which is investiir.iting the president's
authority for iiermittm tiro merper in
November IWT.
Mr. JJchley t":'v- 1 1-c numes of the six-
teen men who associated tlthnwelvV to-
gether in the con! ml "f the stock. Ho
told also of the arrangements for tl.e
sale of the slock !. tlie steel corpora-
tion und indicated it .a this was brought
about through tlie ata-uey of J. P. -Morgan
& Co.
At the time m t. c purchase of t lie
stock in the full of lSu. there was out
standing common stock valued at $;.'.-
&500IX and preferred "lock to-the umouiit
of 0000000. The asso itlon of business
men obtained 11S.00 shares which was
more than half the total. Mr. Schley
said the party had Lie idea of develop-
ing the property and was not speculating
in tho leusl. Ahem half of the stock
was paid for by the individuals and with-
drawn: about urn -Half according to Mr.
Schley's estimate was borrowed tion by
the holders. The euly agreement made
by meniliers nf the party was that they
would not sell the s-'nk for a pertiMl of
two years.
THOSK IN Till: ASSOCIATION.
The names of the parties forming tho
association were pu'ii by Mr. Schley
as follows:
O. II. Fayne. I. ' Harma. G. P..
Schley J. II. link i: J. Bcrwhid. J. W.
Gates A. N. Hrai
Oaklelgh Tliontc. '
each: K. W. Ojrh l.i
Stout and J . S
kliares each: (i. W
8. G. Cooper. 10"' 1
A. KcHslcr and
held 10;W0 shares
H. S. Black. V. 1.
p-on. who held jIjO
1'reiica 25'W shares;
n d J. A. Topping.
1090 shares each
Immediately follow n;; the nurchase of
the stock about I im'.'A were expended
in Improvements and new stock was is-
sued. Mr. Schley miniated that In tilo
fall of 1907 the Tennessee company owned
from SOO.OW.OOU to T'KfW.OOO tons of Iron
ore; 2O0UO.uuo tons "i coal a large amount
of fluxing material and largo quantity
of all the other elements needed ror tho
manufacture of steel.
Set ator Culberson o: Texas questioned
the witness concerning loans made on
Tennessee Coal and Iron company stock
and Mr. Schley sail that his firm had
borrowed for himself and customers be-
tween X5.000.0u0 and ftl.000000 which was
outstanding on November It 1907 an. I
that the outstanding loans of Moore &
Schley" on that date amounted lo mIpdiii
jsj.ooo.nmi.
Jt was -nsserieil lo Mr. Schlcv thai
there were about p.' shares of Tciiik"--sie
Coal ail Iron -': U In 'lonns whlio
they had phvi -d him other bank-v. nnd
that when the pattb- - ime on there v.a :
nobody btilng or seiurux this st.-k. n
so much of it was not of the market in
the-development of 'ie panic he eontln
lied the bnuks leeiii-ed to loan upon .
security where the market waa apparent
ly normal. "So 1 would have xnitinu.-.l
calls T!eae take 'ins TnnRcn out ut
i A'ontinucd on ris.Ucvvn.
Law MaL
ers.
B00KC0MPANYCASE
IS NOW UP FOR HEARING ON
PRELIMINARY MOTIONS.
Ready for Trial Only on Demur
rers and Sot as to the Facts.
Ulonslcn Post Special.)
A I STIN. Texas. February 2. The case
of the State of Texas vs. the American
Hook company of New York" for alleged
violation of the anti-trust act was culled
In the Fifty-third district court this after-
noon. The defendant announced ready for
hearing on demurrer and trial on the
facts. The State announced ready for
hearing on demurrer but declined to
say that it was ready to proceed with
the trial on tlie facts.
This suit was originally brought against
the American Hook company of New
York but the State amended Its peti-
tion a few days ao so as to Include
the American Hook company of New
Jersey within the scope of the allega-
tions set forth therein as cell as IVesi-
deni Ambrose of the American Uok com-
pany (if New York.
The Slate's amended petition was read
by (H'l'ice Assistant Attorney General
l.iRlitfoot. It asks for tho forfeiture of
the penult to do business in Texas of the
American Hook company of New Jersey
issued in 1001. and ut the same time asks
that a similar permit Issued to tha
American Hook company of New York In
lliuS he likewise forfeited.
Personal allegations ulso made against
President Ambrose of tlie American Hook
company ot New l oik In an amount
equal to the stock formerly owned by
him in the American Hook company of
New Jersey.
I K i ! A I L K I'i: N A I .T 1 KS.
The amount of penalties assessable
against the American Hook company of
New York in ease a Judgment should bo
obtained against it would be about Slg.OtO;
whereas the amount assessable agulnst
tin- American Hook company of New
Jersci. iu like event wunhi be about
$:!.""h.ii. Hence the object in bringing;
tlie lattt r into the case. Ilencc tiie fur-
ther object also of hrinsinj; Mr. Ani-m-um'
into the case as his holUtugs of tho
New Jersey corporation stock amounted
to about Si'XWv. for which personal
Judgment is asked. It may be said alco
that (lie State's unwillingness this even-
ing to announce ready for trial on the
facts was because of its lack of a case
if tlie defendants' demurrer to the Inclu-
sion of the New Jersey corporation and
Mi. Ambrose in the suit Is sustained.
Till; STATE'S CLAIM.
The State's claim is that the Ameri-
can Book companV of New Jersey waa
d;si hi d in IW. and that all of its stock
and other obligations were transferred to
tl.e .American Hook company of New
York without onsiderallon the stock-
holders and officers of the latter being
Identical with the stockholders and of-
lieers of the former.
The State also alleges that the Amerl-
. an Hok company of New Jersey w'us a
. ..m orn operated in violation of the anti-
trust law acd thai it Hi operated In
T. v-i. and thai the Iraiisf.i- of Us a-
e t - .ift.l o'dig.-iti-ms in Hi- NVty York
cou.p;ili. w.ls effect -d for Ihe purrMte... of'
ewidinv pi 0-. ciulon. and Hint the N'ew
Yoik cot potation In taking over the ns-
se: oi i'i'1 New Jersey cot-potation also
io..k .vei- its alleged sins und Is therv-
fore sehje.-i to per.alttes for those sinsl
In oi-icf wonts the State is Necking to
oiled abo.it tpI.imO.'OO from the Ameri-
..n Hook company of New York and
tiviiiinut-u on Paje tlewn. j
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UNDER
Representatives of the Big and Little Fairs Are
Trying to Prevent Its Enactment.
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WOMAN SHOT FOUk
HAN SHE ACCUSED OF WRONG-
ING HER IS DEAD.
Three Spectators in Courtroom Were
Wounded by Stray Bullets and
Two of Them Kay Die.
Houston Post Special.)
WACO Texas February 2.Ab the re-
sult of a shooting affray at 10:30 this
morning In tho district court room at
Gatesvllle John llunes Is dead James
Smith and Davo Jtoss are not expected
to Jive through tho night and A. P. Wiley
Jr. Is badly wounded.
The shooting was done by Miss Vern
Ware the weapon used being a 38-caJl-ber
automatic pistol. .The aifalr took
place In a crowded court room and nono
of the wounded parties except Hanea
were Interested In the cause of the kill-
ing. CAUSE OF TRAGEDY.
The tragedy grew out of an Indictment
for seduction pending agaihst Hanea
Miss Ware lieing tho alleged Injured
purty. A similar case was being tried
at the time the cose against Hanes be-
ing the next one on the docket.
Jllss Ware and her relatives had been
waiting nearly all day In the ante rooms
expecting the case In which she waa tho
prosecuting witness to be called as Boon
as the other was finished.
One of the attorneys for the defense
in the preceding case was speaking when
the shooting commenced. Hanes had
been in the crowd In the court room
listening to the arguments In the case
and it seemed changed his position to a
place nearer tiie rear of the builldlng.
allss Ware saw him through a window at
the rear ami began shooting at him from
above result. ' 4V - .
HROTHEB ALSO AIIRBSTED.
Tho sheriff was in attendance upon
court and made his way to the scene In
the rear as quickly as possible and as
ho did so Miss Waro and her brother
ran and he arrested them both befo
the gun could be reloaded. Some claim
that her brother took a hand In the
st.ooiins. but that statement is not cred-
ited by the Gatesvllle authorities. Both
were placed In jull cliarged with doing
the shooting.
Hanes was shot f-hree times in the
back and only lived about an hour and
a half after he was shot f
Smith who is now in a most critical
condition was shot in the head and It
Is Impossible for him to live through the
night his brains having oosed out of
the wound practically ever since he was
shot.
Hoss was hit once In the back and once
In the arm and It is thought impossi-
ble for him to survive.
Wiley will got well.
PRINCIPALS IN THE CASE.
Hanes was a merchant in the drug
business at Jonesboro and came to Gates-
vllle to answer the charge on which he
was Indicted. He stands high at his
home town.
Miss Ware is the daughter of a fanner
and lives ten miles north of Gatesvllle
her family standing well In the commun-
ity. Both Smith and Boss are farmers
living near Gatesvllle. Wiley lives in
Gn lesvllle.
Judge John Robinson of Helton was
presiding over the court a t the time
having exchanged with Judge Arnold
for tho week lie was on a. direct lino
from tho window from which Miss Waro
was doing her shooting and the place
where I la lies was standing and thought
at first that eho was shooting at him.
He escaped untouched however every
shot taking effect In other parties.
It is understood that the feeling has
been rather Mgh between the parties for
sonic time past and it is feared by some
that this will not be the last of the af-
fair. Judge Robinson has ordered the grand
jury to reassemble Thursday morning to
investigate the affair.
DAT A FRUITLESS ONE.
There Were No Additions to Jury
in Cooper-Sharp Trial
(Associated Press Report.)
NASHVILLK. Tenn.. February 2. Tlie
second week of the trial of Colonel Dun-
can it. Cooper J'.obln Cooper and John
I). Sharp waa completed today and the
Jury box remain unfilled. Tlie day'
pr.-oedlnH' were Wearisome and fruit-
less not one of the vacant seat In lU"
box being fUlod. 1 .
Altogether lfc? talesmen were examin-
ed. The very few Vho attempted to
qualify were challenged peremptorily by
the Statu or defense. It. Is not bnproh-
uh'c Unit tlie fourth- venire of 500 men
will UV exhausted tomorrow. In which
vrnt the. fifth will .be drawn and sum-
gunned And tlie hearing; of the charges
Tituinsl Juror JV M- Whit worth will I
resumed tomorrow. V - ..
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;IT PAYS';
DISCUSSION
i ILL HURT STATE
To Absolutely Kill Racing as
Fairs Must Suspend.
ARGUMENT FOR MEASURE
Presented by a Minister Wbo Was f V
Eocouragtd by Others. V
ANOTHER SUBMISSION CAUCUS
Nothing Was Given Out Concerning
the Conclusions Arived At but -
Mr. Strong Appears to Be
Very Cheerful.
BY L. A. PETIT.
AUSTIN Texas February 2. The DaJ
las man who said the other day that If
his wife was dying and wanted a preach- ;.
er he would have to call In a Catholio '
priest or a Jewish rabbi as alf the other - "
preachers had gone Into politics and pro- -.
ceeded to Austin should have been' here '
to attend the Joint session of the house '
and senate committees before which tlo;i'K
anti-race betting bills were argued to .'.'''
day. He would have had his All of
preacher politicians for they were on f . '
hand in droves. ; ft
The hearing opened with the readlugj . '4 ;
of the bill that would be offered as a ; 4
substitute for the Roberlson-Mayfield ;
bills on behalLof the Fair and Breeder '
association "riils substitute provides for 1
the elminatiori of bookmakers and legal- -lses
the use of part mutual machines. It " ' '
also denounces pool . rooms prohibits t-
Sunday racing establishes a racing com-
mission and prohibits racing for mora.
tharr thirty days .each year In any
county and for over fifteen days under :
the auspices of any on fair associa-'
tlon. V- . " '
REV. BRAD FIELD'S ARGUMENT. '
Rev. Mr. Bradfleld. president of th" - J
Dallas Pastor's association ssslated by
'.the plttudtts ot Vhuf Otlw? olerkaOr
; l(nuemea juc4taa('StraTegvcat pomrs j
; the criminal' ourt of ' appeals- mow.
where the hearing was held anaOe the i
star talk 'In support ot the Robertson-' .1.1.
Mayfield Wll and In opposiUori td the
substitute. In dramatlo style and . witU J
the customary disregard for facts-which
characterises clerical discussion of mi
ferial subjects Mr. Bradfleld denied that
speculative racing is an. essential Of sucV -
eessful fair managemeat- He took 'the ':'-.
position that it is demoralising to take '
a chance on anything whether In the en- ' .
gagement of clean or any other kind of': ';.
sport. "";; v
Carried to Its logical conclusion Kl '
argument was that it Is fwrong to plant;
a crop that being a gamble pure sa4Jf
Ample. And to agree with him In every
aspect would be to take the position tlwt fV ;
It is demoralising to gamble on winning ..
salvation by joining the church. ;irffe
RACING HELPS FAIRS. '."t.v
Rev. Mr. Bradfleld was followed by ex-
Senator McKamy. who spoke In favor of .-.' .;
the substitute and undertook to shos;
how speculative racing helped In the :
maintenance of fairs. Speaking wDi re-i'y
spect to tlie Dallas fair he said that '
those interested' therein were reputable ii .
and respected cltisens who were witllns?
to go to any length to Insure clean raclns"!1. -and
tliat such racing was being afforded r; x
under their management.
During the progress of his talk he was
frequently interrupted. Senator Meachum-
who Is co-author of the Mayfield bitty
asked blm if these same Dallas people
who are now talking about clean raclnir
had not opposed Governor Culberson In .:'
trying to- put down prise fights. Mr.
McKamy replied that they had but that i
they had since reformed. ' ; o
"Wasn't Governor Culberson elected
United States senator In spite of the op- .
position of the prise fight promoters'?"
asked Senator Meachum. 'A'u
"He had the right of way for the place
from the time he became attorney gen-
eral" reported Mr. McKamy. 'fl :
SUNDAY ATTENDANCE ON FAIR. t'J
Mayfield sought by the question routot '; V 'v
to bring out the fact that the attend- '"fi ance
at the Dallas fairs Is largest oil 4
Sunday when there is no racing but H"?
merely succeeded hi developing that said "s 5
attendance Is largest then because of
the cheap excursions run on that day'
which excursions certain backers of the v'.'!'
Mayfield bill are trying to prouiblt.
the conclusion of McKamy's talk a re-r'i
cess was taken to 8 o'clock tonight. ' -i
At the night session Henry Exall for :
the Harness Horse Breeders' association .- .
and Vories P. Brown for the San An-
tonIO icatr association sposo asjaujoj y.
Kobertson-Mayfleld bills and W illtem r 1
Weiss snd Rev. J. Frank N orris of Dal-. ;
laa for it. the latter speaking till nearly .v;1 .
mldniaht. At the close of his remarks ; v . '
the committee adjourned subject to call. j-;-;
there being several representatives of ff
fairs to be heard. '" -'
Another Submis-ion Cauous. ?
The submlssionists held another caucus Af0 '
behind closed doors tonight after which V'
It was announced that it the resolution '
does not pass Thursday the day set f ojrV '
calling It up ngalh tho nuestron wtll not '0 ;
! dropped hut will lw brouuht up onoa. t
more m every favorable opportunity. i
Chairman Jenkins of the nnucu.1 ami ;v
Sterling 1. Strong had roofcri-noe wU.lt 1?
Six'akei Kennedy nfier the ettucua an- ;
joitmed. hut nothing was given out off v'.'
what transpired tlu-ivsl. Strom' In iin-v!
derstood to have submitted n plan of ..;.
tlon that promises success judging fronx j
the cheerful looks of some of those who v.
niv supposed to be In the kiujw with re-.. j
gard thereto. .
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Mason's Bill UnfaYorably Keported '
. Mason's- bill' pivhibilhig the sale''-"-oX (
linuor within ten miles "of any 'school? -.
birr than the eleventh grade-bar! had
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