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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-21

ture They would be known as Uni
Iversity members" "A. and NJ. mem
bers," college of Industrial Art:
members" ad lbitum, ad nausea
The trouble with all our schools to
day is politics, and none of them viii
ever become what they should be I'M
til they are taken out of politics and
set free from all outside influences.
Mrs. Hertzberg refers to the mil
lions upon millions Of dollars in bonds
that could be issued for our schools
and other institutions, with the suav'
ity of an old-time popuist. She uses
figures large enough to stagger the
ordinary mind as easily as if she were
discussing the price of new bonnet,
and soothingly adds that ii will in no
wise increase the tax payers burden.
! That we can pay it back in install.
ments, on the e-zee payment plan
dollar down and a dollar a week. Mrs.
Hertzberg failed to tell the women of
Texas to tell their husbands that
Texas today has a bonded debt of ST.
100000 that has been running since
the days of E. ]. Davis, on which the
state has paid $7,O0O,OO0 in interest
and the principle has not been reduced
penny. She did not tell them bond
money is easy money" and that if the
bride is taken off" and the legisla-
ture is given free rein to issue bonds
without limit, that Texas will soon
be plunged into a sea of debt that is
debt that will bend the backs of the
without port or harbor-a burden Of
present generation, and make slaves
of our children for all time to come
She did not tell the women of Texas
to tell their husbands to vote against
Resolution IS, or any other measure
that would so burden our great state
as to rob it of its good name, its cred
it, its honor and our sons of their in
dependence.
Mrs. Hertzberg says it is by means
of bond issues that the people of
Texas have secured new school build
ings, new court houses, roads, bridges,
etc. Mrs. Hertzberg, however, did not
have the fairness to tell the club wom-
en- of Texas that in each and every
instance where such bonds have been
issued for any of the purposes named,
that the bond proposition was first
submitted to a vote of the people; that
not city council in Texas, not a COM
missioners' court can issue one dol
lars worth of bonds until after they
are authorized to do so by vote of
the sovereign people of said city or
county. Then if such a course is nee
essary in cities and towns, how much
more important is it that the people
of Texas have the final say as to the
state mourning large bonded indebt-
edness? Clothing the legislature with
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these institutions should certainly not
control the free Texas citizen in his
vote on this amendment
1t is strange fact that in the con
struction of this dragnet the planners
and plotters should have let in, with
the various other provisions and bats
for voters, one deadly provision that ID
quite sure to defeat their scheme en-.
tirely. This provision authorizes the
Legislature to issue bonds for any sort
of state institution, for anything that
can be designated as "a state institu
ton" without any limit whatever,
either as to amounts or rates Of inter
est. II this amendment carries at the
polls the peoples right to vote on all
bond issues will be lost, and any fu-
tore Legislature OF Texas can proceed
without limit to issue bonds for any
and all of the existing state institu-
tons; or can logroll and trade, section
with section, city with city. lobbyist
with lobbyist, or member with mem
ber and create a dozen or a hundred
new state institutions and bond the
people for them, wholly without let or
limit!
Nobody will deny that such is the
case. Governor ColQuitt recognizes the
scope of this dangerous provision when
he says that bonds for the A. and VI.
College can be issued under it, and so
does President Mezes in his recent con
tribution to the press.
This very bad and extremely dan
lgerous provision must be voted for if
the rest are voted for. To add it to the
Constitution is to invite for Texas the
old revel in extravaganza and bank
.ruptcy which Reconstruction Legisla-
lures brought down upon Texas and
other Southern states and from which
several of them have never recovered.
To vote for this provision is to vote
for precisely the same law that pre-
walls in the Central and South Ameri-
can countries, under which governors
and generals and presidents have for
a century been bonding the people for
millions, and then absconding to
Europe with the money, to live in the
richest luxury the rest of their lives.
In this important matter we should
all put aside our prejudices and pref
erences regarding schools, as well as
any unfriendly or jealous feelings we
have toward each other. This is not a
contest between the University and the
College. 1t Is a contest in which the
people of Texas are being urged to sur
render to the Legislatures, for all time
come, the most important of all their
powers-and, in due time, to surrender
their credit and even their liberty.
1t is not necessary to do this. We
should vote down this amendment, and
then have separate amendments cover.
ing the bond issues properly presented.
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THE DANGER IN SECTION 1s.

I do not believe that the people of
Texas should be led away from the
real dangers concealed in the bond
amendment to the Constitution by eth
er side of school men who are now
leading the controversy. l am friend
of the University and of the A. and NJ
College, also; but prejudices and pref
erences for or against one or both of
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II this is done, they will carry over
whelmingly, and no patriotic voter OF
Texas will have stultified himself by
voting away his own power his own
credit and his own safety as free
citizen. r. A. CARPENTER.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-05

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REDUCING THE APPROPRIATIONS

AS much as it is regretted, the need
for the reduction of the expenses Of
the state as included in the appropria.
tons bill was too great@to be denied
The direct appeal made by Presiden
Anderson was so strong and showed
so clearly how he recognized the neel
of retrenchment that the senate com.
mittee acted upon his advice
The deep regret expressed relative
to the making of the reductions was
admirably expressed by Senator
Starke, chairman of the committee on
appropriations. Senator Starke SAID
that the members of the committee
felt it imperative to make the cuts in
spite of the fact that these reductions
would work hardships and inconven
fences to some recipients of the states
bounty.
Sentiment expressed by some of the
best known citizens of Americas are
in harmony with the action of the
committee in making the reductions.
The vital need of economy at this time
when the state is lacking in funds and
is undergoing an upheaval in the ar
of its taxation system was
cited as the principal reason and 4
sufficient cause for the action taken.
Georgia has been living beyond her
income, as it were. Or expressed more
the commonwealth has not
oeen receiving adequate returns to its
treasury in the form of taxes. The
need of little economy in the states
is manifest. The schools of
he state bear the brunt of the reduc-
ion, a. the following table shows
Pensions, $4,000; common schools,
State Normal College, $685.; !
Georgia Tech, $4,000; Georgia Normal
md Industrial School at Milledgevilie,
,3,775; Valdosta Normal School, ST.
so; University of Georgia, S3,375;
State Agricultural College, $1,000 |
Augusta Medical College. $4,000
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food for them in another place and
did not want the squirrels to be de-
frauded of theirs. So she tried this
novel plan with success.
She brought the box of nuts as usual
and, taking the tame squirrel on her
lap, showed him the nuts inside of the
box then closed the lid. She did this
twice, the squirrel watching, keen and
alert. Then she opened the box, fed
him one nut, and closed it again. She
did this three times. The next day she
took the tame squirrel again and
showed him the closed box with nuts
inside. He waited, looked at her half
questioningly, half appealingly, then
with nose and slender paws he opened
the box and seized nut. Miss Owens
closed the lid, and this time the SPUR
rel opened it without hesitation.
The next day the closed box was
placed in the tree, the lid arranged s,
that it could easily be opened bu.
would fall shut again. The tamest
squirrels came first and opened it, the
others looked on; then, one after an
other, they followed his example. So
now they are fed and their food pro-
tected from those for whom it is not
intended.
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orable report and it is confidently pre-
dlcted that similar report will be
given by the House Committee on Ag-
riculture. 1t is proposed to have the
land and buildings necessary donated
by the people of the county which gets
the station and it is claimed that in
this way it will not cost the state any
thing to move it.
Mayor W. W. Banks of Triton, Hon.
H. H. Tiff and other we'll known citi
zens of Tiff county have been in At
lanta practically all last week work
ing for the passage of the measure.
South Georgia is the most import
ant agricultural territory of the
state,' said Mayor Banks, "and if
Georgia is to have only one expert
ment station it should unquestionably
be placed in that section of the state
where it will do the greatest good.
Both the soil and climate of that Sec
ton are entirely different from what
they are in the northern portion If
Georgia and the present work of the
station is not calculated to be of great
benefit to the farmers of our state.
1--WE need a station in south Geor-
gia where experiments made be madA
with products peculiar to our section,
as well as with those which grow il
any section of the state, and we believe
We have put before the Legislature
convincing argument to that effect"
The indications are that this effort
to move the station is going to have
the support of practically every repre-
sentative south of Macon. 1t is going
to mean a bitter contest when the
measure comes up for action and it is
one which in view of the fact that
Athens has long sought the station for
itself is going to be holly contested
from more than one viewpoint.-Sa-
vannah News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-05
JOY IN THE NEWSPAPER CAMP

The Macon News is responsible fol
the following article that has brough-
Joy to the heart of the editor of the
News. For long time we have beer
worrying where we could get the law
yer's fee if we should ever get in :
law suite for it's against the ethics Of
the bar to swap legal services fol
advertising like the butcher, the bank.
err, and the electric light maker.
Read this and you will understand
the joy that has visited the heart OF
everyone in the News Office from the
devil" to the big boss.
Recently collected statistics of the
Georgia penal system show that in
this state newspaper men are sue
cessful in keeping out of the peniten
tiary. And this is record of which
few, if any, other profession or lines
of work may boast
The ffures show that the e are
more preachers than bartenders, there
being a score of the former and se,.
enteen of the latter. However, eiga-
teen of the preachers are negroes, and
the two white ministers were OK
PEELED from the ministry before 60
ing to the penitentiary. There is not
q sii gle newspaper man serving SEN
tence. OF course, there are daubtless
some people who believe firmly that
jails should befilled with newspaper
workers, especially the reporters but
it is fact OF record that the news
paper editors and employees have been
more fortunate in this respect than
doctors, lawyers, preacher, clerks,
school teachers and bankers.-Cov-
ington News
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-05
ANOTHER STORY OF PROSPERITY

Added to the reports that have been
coming from Sumter county farms re
Gently relative to the promise of the
harvest season that is rapidly APP
preaching, the following view of the
matter coming from a south Georgia
contemporary serves to show how op-
timistic are the farmers of this section
and what good reasons they have foc
feeling that way:
From all sections of Georgia and
the South come reports of splendid
outlook for the growing crops.
Showers have been general through
out the South for the past week Geor-
gia has had a sufficiency of moisture
Reports indicate that cotton and
wi IL etuu OthcI IIcIu SIOpS are Idpluly
nearing a normal stage. The late
spring, continued cold and then y
weather, seriously interfered WITH
farm work and made all crops from
ten days to two weeks late; but ind
cations are that the crops will "catc1
up" and bumper yields are in pros
pei throughout this section.
Diversified farming means the sa!
walton of the South. The Southern
planter has made a good start to re-
deem himself This years crop show
that he is raising more hog and hon.
my" than ever before. Right here at
home We see evidences of this.
Of course. the cotton crop is going
to be large. but at the same time moIe
corn will be harvested than ever be.
fore, if seasons continue good, and
other grain crops have been given
more than the usual attention.
The Southern farmer has had hard
row to travel for the past two years
but the good crops in prospect will
come mighty near pulling him out OF
the hole.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-05
DOES 1T MEAN INTERVENTION IN MEXICO?

and be shot, but by what process are
we to quiet country where insurrec.
, ton springs up overnight and dissi.
pates with the sunrise, only to reap
pear next day in another spot?
Still the situation is what we see it
Our responsibilities are what circum-
stances have made them. That we can
sidestep them is impossible. Our gov
eminent must act soon, and it must
either act by itself under the sanctions
of the Monroe doctrine, or it must acr
in conjunction with those European
countries whose interests are compar
able, if not precisely similar, to our
own.
The direct responsibility falls upon
man of nonmilitant spirit and tern
pei dLHeul. 1TeSuelI wilson is essen
TALLY man of peace, and, of course,
would be more than pleased to see
Mexico under almost any regime cor1e
to effective adjustment of her own
affairs. None the less, there rests up
on Mr.. Wilson a very grave duty. If
lit shall come to armed intervention
and this seems now inevitable-the
President may have this assurance,
namely, that back of him there will
stand the whole resource of the coun-
try. Political differences do indeed
divide our people, but under a great
national necessity-in a vital crisis
Americans may be counted upon 10
stand as one man in support of ma
ltional duty.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-05
ELECTRICITY A GREAT FACTOR
IN THE MODERN WORLD

Among leading farmers and man
ufacturers Of the West the opinion il
beginning to prevail that electricity
will not only come into general use
for manufacturing purposes, but will
also revolutonize irrigation prob
lens. Thousands of dollars worth OF
land has already been reclaimed in
the dry land sections tributary to
Colorado, and hundreds of farme rs
have signified their intention of
adopting the new system of irrigation
where water is the least accessible.
One of the biggest manufacturing
plants in Colorado is now using cleo
trio power as a result of tests mad 2
at the plants between steam power
ana electricity. It was not only found
that by the use of electricity operat-
ing expenses would be Is per cent
cheaper, but the efficiency of the
plant would be increased, inasmuch
as every department would have
separate drive motor and the capacity
and output would be increased 10 per
cent
Most of the big steel mills of the
country have found that they can pro-
duce the finest grades of steel cheap
er by electricity than by the old
crucible method. Wherever possible,
they are using electric power. Never,
theless the government continues to
follow its policy of blocking water
power development under the name OF
when as matter OF
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-05

From the San Francisco Argonaut. J
The crisis in the Mexican situation
which all thoughtful men have re-
garded as inevitable, likewise which
they have dreaded and wished to post
pone, seems now close at hand. Pres;-
ident Huerta appears as little able 10
dominate the country as was his pre-
decessor, Madero. Affairs are plainly
going from bad to worse, and there is
no reason to hope for better things.
England and Germany are calling
upon the United States to enforce or
der in Mexico or to consent that some
body else shall do it. Clearly we are
up against situation where either
We must fish or cut bait. Europe is
willing to respect our Monroe doc
trlne as it applies to Mexico, provid-
ed we in our turn shall accept the
responsibilities which attach to it. Bat
We must do one thing or the other
we must pacify Mexico, or let Europe
do it.
Naturally, the Washington govern
ment is loath to act First, it does
not wish to mix in disturbed and ap,
parent helpless situation; second, it
doesn't know what to do. Perhaps
the truest cause of delay is under the
last condition. Assuming our obliga-
ton to ourselves and to the world to
pacify Mexico, by what process and
means are we to do it? Fighting the
Mexican rebels would be easy enough
If they would stand up like gentlemel
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fact, real conservation lies in the di-
rection of using the wasted water
power, and thus saving the diminish
ing coal.
Every ounce of water power could
be used to good advantage in the
United States. Even though capital
were given every encouragement by
the government however, several
hundred years would pass before even
one-half Of the water power now go
ing to waste could be harnessed and
put to commercial use. Millions Of
dollars would be added monthly to
our commerce if the use of water
power were encouraged, and the drain
on the coal mines would not be So
great.
All that is blocking-the progress of
the electrical age is the attitude of
the government in trying to force on
the country the unavoidable theory
that the users of water power should
give part of their profits to the gov
eminent. The water power users are
ready to confer benefit on the govern
ment by making many rivers nav
igable and increasing commerce and
prosperity, but the government wants
to make contract to get part of the
profits without standing any of the
losses. 1t would be just as reason
able for the government to insist on
part of the profits of the Pennsylvania
Railroad from the Hudson tunnel.
which was constructed under a nav
igable river.
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y TIMELY TOPICS
\ IN THE AID COLUMNS.

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-05
THE KNOWING SQUIRRELS
(From Our Dumb Animals.)

(F'rom Our Dumb Animals.)
Miss Mary Owens of ST. Joseph, Mo
has fed and petted theNsquirrels tina.
live in the trees of her yard. until they
are quite tame One of them will cal
from her hand and come when sne
calls. She feeds sthe squirrels nuts
cracked and placed in small box
and the box in a tree.
She noticed that the blue jays were
eating the nuts before the squirrels
could get them. She had no objections
to feeding these birds, but she placed
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WILL IT COME TO SOUTH GEOR-
GIA!
(By Fred Lewis.)

The effort to remove the state ex.
pertinent station from Griffin to some
other part of Georgia has assumed an
exceedingly interesting phase.
There have long been persistent Ell.
forts to take it away from Griffin and
put it over at the State College of Ag-
riculture, at Athens, but this plan has
not been pushed this year. The Uni
versity had about all it could tackle in
the matter of maintaining it's appro-
priation and the question of the re-
movaI of the station to Athens was
not seriously discussed
But there has appeared in place of
it decidedly formidable effort 20
carry it off to South Georgia. The
pending bill does not mention any par
ticular point in South Georgia, but
the prospective destination, should the
bill pass, is Triton, and Tiff county
has gone to work for it with all the
force and influence at it's command.
The Senate committee has already
given the bill introduced there ~
Senator ]. L. Sweat of the Fifth fav-
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y y y y \ y y =
= THE yAGRANT STRAIN y
= = = = 4 4 4 4 4 4 =
There's a vagrant in the best of US,
Gypsy, Arab, strolling player;
However straight the rest of us
formal graybeards growing gray
err,
That vagabond makes jest of US,
Good dogs! Gay dogs once; none
~ gayer!
You sail the seas, you hit the thail-
Sahara to the Attic foe,
You found your errands where
you'd CO.
To quench a Quenchless thirst for
wonder
You sought the Holy Toms, the
Grail;
Because you had to sail, you'll sail
For Golden Fleece-or other plumber -
There's tang O. salt in most of us
And that is why we go a-seeking,
Old Norman's blood a boast of us;
Yea, berserk and the sea-whelped
viking.
Make mock at tailored host of US
Who thrill at oars in oarlocfs
creaking.
We sailed the seas, we hit the trail
Sahara to the Attic foe,
And found strange loves wheerer
we'd go.
TO quench our quenchless thirst OF
wonder
We fought at Troy town, sought the
Grail;
Because we had to sail, we'd sail
For Golden Fleece-or other plumber
All, there's fodder. crib and stall for
US,
Bankers cage or stall of trader)r
Yet the errant strains in all of us,
Killed Scot of mailed crusader,
And it answers to the Call in us,
Sea-tramp, cow-punch, khaki raid
er.
We'd sail off the sea, we'll hot the
trail,
Sahara to the Artic foe.
Where kisses bloom, sure there
we'll go,
To quench our quenchIess thirst OF
wonder,
Wen find the Fount of Youth, the
Grail;
We've got to sail, and say let's sail
For Golden Fleece-or any plumber!
Charles Lawrence Edholm, in June
Ainslees.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-05

Every girl imagines she could re.
fcrm some dissipated man, even if she
has to marry him to do it,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-05

When a man falls in love very hard
hesnafnraIly breaks something, IL it's.
pnly himself.