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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-07-29
w. r. DAVE,
Secretary of State.

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Joint Resolution amending Section 8,
Article q of the Constitution of
I the State of Texas, Increasing the
amount of tax that may be voted
on school districts, and providing
for majority vote of the property
taxpaying voters of such district to
vote such tax.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
Legislature of the State of Texas:
That Section of Article Z. of the
Constitution of the State Of Texas
be SO amended as to hereafter read
as follows:
Section g. One-fourth of the reye-
nue. derived from the State occupation
taxes and poll tax offs on every
male inlIabitant Of this State between
the ages of 81 and 60 years shall be
set apart annually for the benefit of
the public free schools, and In addi-
ton thereto there shall be levied and
collected an annual ad valorem State
tax OF such an amount, not to exceed
~ cents on the 500 valuation, as,
with the available school fund arise
Ing from all other sources, will be
sufficient to maintain and support
the public free schools of this State
for period of not less than six
months in each year. and the Legis-
lature may also provide for the for
nation of school districts within all
or any of the counties of this State
by general or special law, without the
local notice required in other cases of
special legislation, and may author
lie an additional ad valorem tax to be
levied and collected within such
school districts for the further main
tenance OF public free schools and,
the erection and equipment of school
buildings therein; provided that ma
Jority of the qualified property tax
paying voters of the district, voting
at an election to be held for that
purpose, shall vote such tax. not to
exceed in any one year so cents on
the 500 valuation of the property
subject to taxation in such district,
but the limitation upon the amount
OF district tax herein authorized shall
not apply to Incorporated cities or
towns constituting separate and in
dependent school districts. ~
Sec. 2. The Governor of the State
of Texas shall be, and is hereby, di-
rected to issue the necessary procla-
nation for the submission of this
amendment to the qualified voters of
the State of Texas at the next gen
eral election, or at special election
called by the Governor, and the sum
of four thousand ($4,000) dollars, or
so much thereof as may be necessary,
is hereby appropriated out of any
money not otherwise appropriated to
defray the expenses of publication
of such proclamation At such cleo
tion the qualified electors voting and
favoring said amendments shall have
written or printed ON the battlot as
follows: For amendment to Section
3, Article z, of the Constitution of the
State, relating to public free schools, .
and those opposed to said amendment
shall have written or printed on the
ballot as follows Against amend
ment to Section 8, Article z, of the |
Constitution of the State. relating to
public free schools"
"a true copy.)
w. R. DAvIE.
Secretary of State.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-07-29
Proposed Amendment to the Consti-
tuition Relating to Commits
SiOnerS' Precincts.

Joint Resolution to amend Section IS,
Article 5, of the Constitution of the
State of Texas, so as to provide for
subsequent redistricting of a
county into commissioners pre-
cincts, defining the manner there
of; for submitting same to the
electors of the State, and making
an appropriation therefor.
Be 1t resolved by the Legislature of
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-30
LABOR ON
COUNTY ROADS
NOW SUGGESTED
|Freeholders Appoint Committee
to Consider tuberculosis
Sanitarium.

|. A committee was appointed by Di-
rector Wallace Ougheltree at a meet
ing of the Board of Freeholders late
yesterday to consider the ACCESSIBILITY
of employing alien labor on county
roads.
The board received a communication
from the Newark.Board of Trade sug
costing that provision be made in the
annual budget for an open pavilion for
the caring of tuberculosis patients. II
was referred to q committee.
A communication was also received
from the Kearny Town Council COM
mending the plan for a new bridge
across the Passaic river from Elwood
avenue, Newark, to South Midland
avenue, Kearny.
The board concurred in the PROPOSE
ton of the finance committee for the
issuance of $4,000 temporary loan
bonds to cover the deficiency in the
isolation hospital, jail, penitentiary and
county hospital accounts.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-30
GRADUATED
BY AVN SCHOOL,
School Commissioner Breunig
Awards the Diplomas.

Thirty-two graduates received their
diplomas last night at the commence
ment exercises of the Sara A. Fawcett
Drawing School, from the hands OF
School Commissioners John Breunig.
The presiding officer at the exercises
was ]. Wilmer Kennedy, assistant SUI
perintendent of schools. Among those
who spoke were Henry Snyder, superin-
tendent of schools of Jersey City;
School Commissioners James Taaffe,
Benedict Prieth, Edgar r.. Brown and
Charles p. Taylor, and songs by the
Lyric Quartet. Postmaster James L..
Hays, president of the State Board of
Education, also made a lew remarks.
After the exercises an inspection OF
the work of the graduates was made at
the school in Academy street. The
graduates are:
Art Observation-Disclosures Wilkin-
o James, Amelia A. Rippel, Willard
B. Stringer. Holly H. Jacobus. May LII
liam Lampe, Albert H. Koelble. Mark
III Polglase, Theodore Waskiewics,
John A. Degnan, Max I.alor, Harold
strubiss Herman Booker Charles Etoh-
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-30
ALLIANCE FRANCHISE
REFLECTS DIR. L. D. WARD.

At the annual meeting Of the Alliance
Franchise held last night at the Free
Public Library officers were elected and
reports received. These reports showed
thai the alliance is growing steadily
and that more n more interest is
being taken in the lectures given. The
omcers elected were: President, DR..
Leslie d. Ward; vice-presidents, Mrs.
charles Bradley and Louis a. Roux;
secretary, Mr.. Roux; treasurer. Edward
Gray; assistant secretary, Ludwig
ocnlll. Mrs. Robertson S. Ward. Miss
Margaret Num- and william Milwitzky
We're elected members of the cohncil,
ana Mr.. Roux was again chosen to rep
resent the group at the annual meeting
OF the Federation Of the Alliance Fran.
caise in America
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-30
CAR MOTOR R OUT.

n passengers on a Kearny role
car. northbound on Broad street. about
10 O'clock last night, were given a bad
a when the motor of the car burned
out. There was a loud report, followed
by a binding flash.
The car was unable to proceed and
tied up all n%Orthbound traffic for over
twenty minutes.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-30
PINNED BENEATH WHEEL.

Pinned beneath a heavy hywheel
while he was setting up an oil engine
in a factory building on North Fifth
street yesterday. Charles Paterson. 80
years old. of $50 Thomas street. suf-
fered q broken leg. He was sent to
the City Hospital.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-30
elberger. Charles W. wuensch an,

elberger, Charles w. wuensch and
Laura E. Brewster.
Mechanical Instrumentation Coz
zones, Karl f. Egge, Charles England
er, Samuel Krasny, John Martin, jr.,
Arthur Haig, Joseph Mcconnell, Wal
ter G. Schrieck, jr., Albert Suchy.
Frank Sutor, Carl Stricken and Samuel
Cassell.
Architectural Department-Charles A.
CathanN Max Tusel, John Sylvester,
Henry CHASER and Arthur Windsor.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-30
ITCH RELrEyEp AT ONCE.

That terrible itch disappears with the
FIRST DROPS Of D. D. d. Prescrip-
ton. 1t kills all skin disease germs in
stantly. A soothing, healing lotion. used
externally only. Petty's Pharmacy,
Broad and Bank streets. A. Mosher,.
OF Orange.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-30
Girls Coats and Dresses
Girls Wash Dresses
Girls Dresses LOO

Fine zephyr, bingham, percale and cham
bray; color and designs too many to men
ton; high, Dutch "vn and square nscks; long
sleeve, three quarter and short Sleeve, skirts
very full to "a years--some stores equal
them at 81. so, special value LOO.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-29

routes are those running to Cave Creek. Scottsdale and Buckeye and Ar lington. Other details as to the man ner of proceeding and the require ments may be had from the posted ad- vertisements.
 LICENSED TO WED-Marriage li- censes were issued yesterday to Thales C. Pomeroy and Mettie Mor- tenson of Mesa and Albert Ryan and Mary Flood of Phoenix. The first named couple were married by Judge Phillips.
 NEW MAIL CARRIER-Arnold T. Smith. for years a distributor in the Louisville, Ky, post office. arrived yesterday with his wife to take a posi- ton as city carrier. filling a place created by the allowance of an addi- tional carrier to the local office.
 ELECTION OF MAJORS-Adjutant General Coggins has issued orders for the election of two additional majors in the First infantry of the National Guard. which has now grown to such size as to demand the services of more field officers.
 ADVANCE IN COST OF LIVING If economy is an object. the popula- ton generally should get busy at the post office today. On Monday and thereafter it will cost ten cents for the registration of letter, the present eight cent fee having proved some thing under cost for the post office department
 EMBARRASSING YOUTHFUL NESS-Kirk Moore, territorial super intendent of public instruction. says that while most people are at their wits end to keep the halo of youth around them. his adolescent appear ance. works to his embarrassment. if not to his disadvantage. Naturally about four out of every five visitors to his office are blushing young school ma'ams, who seemingly expect to find the superintendent a scowling. gray haired old man. entering his dot age and ready to snap their heads off. When he rises sand-bows, his face illu- mined with a gladsome smile, they take him for the obsequious office boy and almost invariably state that they would like to see the superintendent. He has not decided whether to buy a wig or let his whiskers grow and dye them white. He is not ashamed of his youth. however. and hopes some day to be old enough to suit the most ex- acting.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-29

next on November Sth. those two thea trical dates having been announced. The schedule has not been announced yet. but the train will accommodate the southsiders before and after the shows, and if they are well patronized the r,lan will he continued
Arizona republican., 1909-10-29
CERTIFICATES GRANTED

following first grade certificates on credentials have been granted by the territorial board of education: To John s. Towers of COncho on a Michi- gan life certificate; to Anne Moses sohn of Tucson on a New York state normal diploma; to Flora Kyle of Tue son on a Minnesota state normal di- ploma-
 PYTHlAN SISTERS-There will be an important meeting of the members of the Pythian Sisters lodge this afternoon at 3 o'clock. and it is very much desired that all members be present. The lodge is preparing for the annual grand lodge session and there has been some change of pro- gram it is desirable to confer about.
 A FAIR ATTRACTiON-Among the other exhibits to be seen in Phoenix during fair week will be the political machinery of the territory. A few days ago Chairman Dillon of the dem ocratic territorial central committee issued call for the assembling of the members in Phoenix on Wednesday. November 10. Chairman Hovel A. Smith of the republican territorial central committee has now issued a call for the assembling of the mem bers of the committee and other prom nent republicans on Friday, November 12
 A BRAZEN HORSE THlEF-Juan Calores was arrested yesterday morn ing by Constable Murphy on the charge of stealing horse from Ga hria lao haf on South Seventh .avenue. Calores was drunk and did not go about the crime with any sort of diplomacy. The father of Sonova. an old man. was standing by when Calores ap- preached the horse and demonstrated with him. but he took it by force, and mounting. rode away
 CAPT. ORD HERE-Captain E. O. ord. lately detailed by the war depart ment to duty with the National Guard of Arizona. arrived yesterday after noon to report for duty. coming down with General Thomas from Prescott. where he has been spending a couple of months. Captain Ord will hereafter make his headquarters in this city. lie is an experienced officer. retired for disability incurred in the Philip, pines campaign. and it is felt that he will be of large assistance to the guardsmen.
 THEATER SPECIAl-The NJ. & P. railroad has arranged to make trial of running a ''theater'' special between Mesa City and Phoenix every night there is a performance in the Elks' theater The first train will he rup on the night of November and the
Arizona republican., 1909-10-29
WILL cELEBRATE-The Philathea
A TEST OF OUR OLIVE OIL

will show that it is fully entitled to be called Absolutely Pure" Use of it will prove that for richness and smoothness it is the best olive oil you have ever used. Try a small bottle and we are sure you will never here after be without a bottle in the house
 A. WHEELER.
 Phone Main 249.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-29

ing for thn --- :-c of the horse. which is a sorroi aa;ala' The man who got the ho.se sort, with broad shoul- ders. light complexion, dark clothes and a soft black hat
Arizona republican., 1909-10-29
THE woMAN's DEPARTMENT AT

FARMS. J. H. McClintock, who has charge of the woman's department of the fair. announces that after Novem- Der 1 there will be some one at the fair offices in the Hotel Adams to re- ceive entries for that department. Ex- hibits will De received there up to No vember {. F'rida- and Saturday. No vember and 6. exhibits should be sent to the womans building at the fair grounds. All exhibits except cooked foods must be in by p. m. Saturday night. Cooked foods may be brought in any time Monday. but the earlier the better. As many as possible should bring in these exhib- it's in the morning. though they will be received as late as 5 p. m. Jellies. pickles. preserves, etc, are not in the cooked food class and should be in some time before Saturday night
 WILL CElEBRATE-The Philathea class Of the Central NJ E. church, South. will have a Halloween party tonight at the residence of pr. and Mrs. Damecron, SO4 North Fifth ave- ,nue. All friends are invited. There will be an admission of 15 cents to defray the expenses of the incident. The festivities will begin about 8 o'clock.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-29
APPOINTMENT OF DELEeATEs

In further explanation of the plan of the board of governors for the an swering of the questions propounded by the senate committee on irrigation the following announcement is made. The board instructed the members from each of the ten districts to see to it that five delegates were present from his district to confer with the board The matter of selecting these delegates was left entirely with the member of the board from each dis trict. He may call district mass meeting or a caucus for their selec- tion. or failing to do that he may ap- point. The purpose is to secure good representation and the individual gov ernors are depended upon to attend to that part of it.
 A MISSING HORSG-On the 2sth a stranger hired a horse and saddle at the Glendale livery barn. it was presumed for a short ride or at least for no more than day. He had not returned at late hour last night and the circumstances lead to a very strong suspicion that he never intend ed to come back. If that is not the case the patron has evidently met with Serious trouble of some kind. The management of the stable is advertis
Arizona republican., 1909-10-29
OF LOCAL INTEREST

MORENci .VISIToR-Rev Allen Kirchman of Morenci arrived here yes 'terday morning to attend the annual session of the New Mexico synod of the Presbyterian church
 GOING TO FlORENCE-J F. Cleaveland. secretary to Governor Sloan. and J. S. Riggs of the terri torial board of control. will go to Florence today on prison business.
 NEW YORK ViSlTOR-O. A. Tur- ner of New York, vice-president of the Ray Central Mining company and owner of the big Ely Central property in Nevada, was Phoenix visitor yes terday.
 A. p. DAVIS coMING-Arthur P. Davis. chief engineer of the reclama- tion service and the man who drew the first plans for the Roosevelt dam, is expected here soon. though the date is not definitely known. He is now either in Los Angeles or Yuma, where he expects to spend a day or so before coming here.
 OMAHA VlSITOR-Mrs. W. B. Hammond of Omaha arrived here yes terday and will remain until after the territorial fair, at which she will be an interested visitor. Mrs. Hammond is a niece of Henry BaswitZ and has been making a general western tour, visiting the Seattle fair and the Por- tola celebration in San Francisco.
 MAIL CONTRACTS ADVERTISED Those interested in bidding on mail contracts on the star routes emanat ing from Phoenix will do well to note the advertisements posted in the lobby of the Phoenix post office. The sec ond assistant postmaster general will receive bids to January 4, 1910, for carrying the mail on three routes from July l. 1910, to June 30. 1914. The
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
The Passing Of PugiIiSm-

Mr.. joan Lawrence Sullivan, known az /
fectionately and, perhaps. not uHjustly /
10 that circle Of strenuous American (
manhood In which he long has lived and
moved and had his being as the grand
Old man Of pugHIsn." thinks the manly
art Of seIf-defeuse." as he was wont 70
call il in the halcyon days now dead and
gone beyond recall is playing out" and
the once proud title. champion Of the
world a bauble nowadays OF small i'm
port indeed. and unworthy the serious
effort OF a real fighter and defender Of
The dstic faith.
8ir Sullivan thinks the last real good
fght pulled or IN this country was
that one between himself and Mr.. Jake
Kiirain. an arena argument that con.
tlnued for near one hundred rounds. was
held in a drilling rain, and with bare
knuckles From that proud day 20 this.
the pugilistic science has steadily de-
generated. until now, in the old war
rior's philosophy. Il has dwindIed 10 mol
IycoddHsh and unpretenuous dimensions.
more 10 be pitied than scorueG. 8Ir- Sui
Tvan AYERS that the present day set-to
has. come almost 10 resemble a pillow
nght; and that d feather-bed platform.
pneumatic chest protectors, and so forth
and so on. are things even now lowering
on the horizon and fated soon 10 become
a recognized part Of the game
As much. however. as We have been
moved 10 admire Mr.. sullivan, his phil
osophicaI turn Of mind, his physical Prov
ess. and his uncharenged honesty Of
professional conduct, We cannot share his
sorrow and regret that prize-fghting IS
passing into the sere and yellow, and IS
scheduled for an early landing in the
realm Of romance and song There are
soma few things on this earth from
which We feel abundantly able 70 dis
sociate ourselves and suffer no sub
/ seauent remorse- Despite the few Orna-
ments that may OF may not have cropped
out here and there in the making Of pu-
| giIistic history, we shall see its finish
/ without one sigh or vain regret. For the
[ most mart. the game Is as crooked as a
corkscrew. and uneIeyating at its best
( That any man Is better OF vas ever made
/ better because Of II. nobody viii seriously
assert Its elimination should not, and
certainly Will not upset one career Of I'M
/ portance or wreck one dream Of great
ness worth the moment Of time wasted
/ in its conception
I Let the prize fighter pass into oblivion;
his passing viii mean good riddanee TO
/ bad rubbish,
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
Mr.. R0OSEVELT'S CAREER.
4 Southern Writer'S Appreciation of
His Policies.

Frank Putnam. IN the Houston Ch7uzicie.
Roosevelt is one Of the most demo-
cratic Of Presidents. not only in his poll
cies. but in his personal relation to the
American people His popularity has not
waned. either at Washington or through
out the country. wss not prepared.
having read many newspaper stories
about the Presidents UnpopUlarity among
Washington officials, for what I actually
found I found that even among the
men that fight him hardest, for political
advantage. many entertain for him the
most profound respect personally. They
know. better than We ~ a distance can
know. that back OF all the misrepresen-
tari0us made for political effect. the Pres
ident stands firm as rock for the square
deal that neither he nor any OF his
friends or kinsmen has ever made dol
lar by reason Of his public service; that
he viii leave the Office poorer in purse
than when he entered L, and that he has
never for a day ceased trying, by every
means within his power 20 live Up 70 the
uOblest possibilities of his place
The men that have fought Roosevelt
hardest have been the chief benefciaries
Oh I4a- tt4lNLtE- mean TIE NlalAAO OLlr-
of the railroad systems and the huge in
duStriaI trusts. Il has been his desire
and his labor 90 prevent the popular
wrath against these men from carrying
the nation farther than Il is really pre-
pared 10 90 al this time. with justice tC
capital and safety 10 labor He has eX'
erted his great powers 10 steady the nS-
ton through an era of tremendous
change. IN my opinion he has performed
greater. more genuinely statesmanIike
public service 10 the American peopIt
than any other man since Abraham Lin
+ coin, the sojI-born son OF Kentucky and
F the foster son OF Illinois. wiped out hu
man slavery upon American soil Thi:
service Is the checking Of the conspicu
Gus waste Of national resources and III,
/ reservation from sp0lia1iOn for privat-
gain OF several scores Sf thousands o.
miles Of headwaters forests II he hat
done nothing else than this one thing
/ he would have taken deserved rank Wit
the foremost statesmen OF America.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
Stories Of the President.

Frauk Pr1,nau in the Houston Chronicle.
ID and down Washington they tel
amusing stories about the President He
had Jack Abernathy. the oklahoma wolf
hunter. up TO dinner one evening not long
ago. They say he introduced his West
ern guest in these words:
This is Jack Abernsthy. He's two
gun man. I hope he'll meet Gov. Haskell
some day"
Again: The President received from
the Emperor Of Germany a gift in 8
magnificent casket This czsket had on
one side e golden plate. upon which were
the words. ''To His Excellency. Theo-
dore Roosevelt. President Of the United
States. from Wilhelm II" The Presi-
dent they say. had an American eagle
engraved on the plate. 20 get rid OF the
words His ExcelIency." saying at the
time 20 a friend.
We haUs no 'eXCeilenCies' IN this
country, and. thank God, we never viii
haver'