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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01
COMPLICATIONS.

Tarkey's declaration OF war
through hostile acts adds confu.
sion 10 the European horror The
Turks are Mohalnmcdans and
hold their religion ~ Justification
for all atrocities When they whet
scimiiars against the Crescent, IN.
dia trcmbles and millions Of
hcalhens lust for . return Of Mo
hammedan supremacy Egypt d
hardly more dependable than ln.
dia. longing for ehance 10 east
aside The hateful feticrs Of Brit.
ish control. Portions Of Africa
are IN open revolt, With dark ru-
mors multiplying
Fighting for life ia Belgium aud
France, Great Britain must NOW
divert portion Of her strength
from The main stream Of combat.
iust at time when the utmost
concentration Is necessary " re-.
mains for japan 10 enter directly
into the bloody maelslroin pariic.
ulariy II India begins "a ro-enaei
those bruinlilics which character
lied the Sepot rrbrilinu Aboyc
all elise, the Wild element Of re-
ligion cutters into the wild enough
elements 81 commercial hatred und
racial disirusi
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01
GUILTY rIrHER WAY.

A. au officer. Il. G. baldwin
was entitled to No rewards. We
amote from the City Charter page
- SECTION
Aud the City Of Corpus Chris
u shall nv ordinance prescribe
that no officer or employee IN the
service 90 the City Of Corpus
Christi shall receive any fees. ~.
wards or perquiSitcs acerning
from any service performed IN
any manner Whatsoever. whether
authorized by the general laws of
the State or otherwise. bat Ia ad
dition may prescribe hv ordinance
that sald fees. which may ho col
lectahle ny said officer. under the
state law, shall become the prop.
crty of, and shall he PAYABLE to
the City Of Corpus Christi. aud u
failure upon the part ~ any Of
ficer or employee 90 collect said
fees, when collcctahle, and 10 pay
same over 20 the City az Corpus
Christi shall he deemed a mai.
fcasance of office ana said officer
shall be removed. y
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01
SELF REGULATING

American railroads have been
knitted aud BLEED to death by their
own masters BIZ gentlemen who
have Tipped corpse for the sight
Of dollar Through closc inv,~
ligation. their guilt has been
clenhy established. while 100 glib
excuse has ellnied from the tongue
ol past masters ~ the art 81 cir.
cumlOcniiun
And now the New Haven, y hose
waicred stock irielles over many
q tombstone, Is being rehabilitai
ed. rubbed free from dummy IA
reeiors aud that sort of greed
which made quiet murder possible
mud profitable
a new order has been cstab
lishcd
Such an authority ass 70 r. Yoa
kun has spoken for Government
supervision mud control aud yot
Me signs nrc not Indicative OF any
precess Of pnterualsm past ihc
safety point for ihc people have
nothing 90 fear from % more ron.
scicniious scrutiny into tho affairs
90 those great corporations upon
which they ARE dependent for IS
ltvglthnnI
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01
SOME THINGS WE NEED.

During The summer we have
climate to advertise. along with
bathing and boating aud fishing
During the winter, we have eli.
mate 20 advertise. hut tho ndli.
lion OF huniug does not make up
for the loss OF certain recrcnlions
possible ON the uuchillcd bay We
particularly nced golf links and
good automobile roads with ma
occasional tavern io break the
mouotony Perfect climate aud
perfect morals are good deal
ALIKE both are boredom mlcs.
cnliycned Plenty OF pure air /,
nothing II NO rccrcanons lure Wis
iiors into the sunshine
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01
BUNGLED ENUMERATION.

u, G. Baldwin. confessed lnde
pendent candidate for sheriff b.
too widely known 10 demand spe
cial consideration ia connection
with The charge that hc accepted
300 Tor certain services. we quote
froin two letters attributed to
Joe Sc john.
Ia his FIRST letter, dated Oelo
Der "a, Mr. 81 John writes -
know positively that you accept
ed $50 money from me as Zee.
but did foree you To aceept
can YOU see Baldwin + eye twin
klc as he is being forced
800 as a present, after you flat.
~ refused 90 accept one cent oi
compensation,
In his second letter dated Ocio.
Der %. Mr.. 81. John writes -
don z care what they claim. as
told Wright aud Savage Just now
that promised You the money
promised, YOU notice an,
made Won take H. also that | rc
gnrdcd mN word more than th,
one hundred dollars is the rcasol
I insisted ON you taking this mon
~, then nay promise was ful
filled
Ia his first communication, Me
81 John declares that BALDWIN
"ilatly refused 60 accept one cen
of compensation. In his second
he says / promised Nou ih,
money and nude you take It. -
Under the word fee. IN Web
STEERS New International Diotion
nry, We find, among other dcfni
lions. these reward or compen
sation FOR services rendered or Il
lac rendered a gift in return 10
services. grnluiiy, ZIP,
Mr., 81 John IS contradictory
statements are printed for wha
they are worth, Having had r.
course 60 acknowledged author
ity however. we must admit tina
there Is no difference NJ al hc
tween the promise of Sl00 and ih'
Zee Of The same amount TIN
whole contention is a quihhie aim
ed AZ lust Indictment
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01
Caller Called
A PROMISING CANDIDATE.

'or several wears 40 have boon trt
lnR tn nratr the psN, holnElrni mu-
mont with hardly amy dcgroc of mc-
cesH tur IL rood WORKING model of thr
samr property packrd We herewith
offer ono Sv,rH subscription n Tho
Nsller thrre slightly usrd smullug
pipes. IAN excellent copy of snuatics
~ Railways m the United sRtes. pub
hshed in 1850 ard Il hlehtiN dnmneri
international Marine Contcr,ucc ia-
sued n 1859 ~ mupr thau one rur-
rect mvhel is received the prsct viii
hc evenly divided Corpus CHRISTI
rAlivr
in urirr 60 understand the pa,eho-
mrivid moment SOU must first under.
stand the momrnt mument De- a
vcrv short prfiud ~ time. bvinr the
disiance mtrtNeniug between the past
and thr futurs che twinkling 81 an
instant az IS we're The psychological
moment lH that particular instant
mset faVumble of Hnsi likely tD pr,-
dncc moHt effect 10 is ihe happN
time hctwiNt too late and too soan
recognised iuatiuotiNriN hY uiaae WIN
have tnstictiVe sensc and allowed o.
pass Undecided h, those Who have
none ienspic releerAw
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01
REMEMBER THE FABLE.

The Independents have no moro
chance than the slow wiltcd
thick SHIELDED tortoise would have
had II the rabbit had not stopped
TO take a nap The fable must be-
kept IA mind Tuesday Dcmoe
racv has certain victory before 10
AZ the intelligent vote does not
take a nap ou is way 60 the poll,
ANYTHING under tho greatest ma
iority viii he a safeguard, but
hardly a diStmc, compliment Ia
merit IN office.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

tuoud tDlvrriur to cav proposition
go oresuiav FrcSaa More ilol aud
Fewer pps Niulr thr other dnN dr
clarVd ihc proposition woud uut SEQ aa
uie dur was tho murc inirlHrout and
Friendly animal and could ent and
sleep in She house ride 100 aut1no,hrs
ANA hc Il sport seurrdiv Why o..
chuon hls ersumou oar trirnd &C.
MARKED WHOM man etts pnor ani
old and is drunkard wnndcrnE hhnd
N atoms the STREETS with hand niesn
plAAine for penny the dor ls his Best
uirnd That seemrd m safu. l
with unr riena rhis .s rrfef,el ta tu
drew Ncicath of the Temple Tsir-
rnm. g. ~ r4Nlar uf tho Roa,r0
News sam y linrhen ~ the Hlcharl
snn fchu. Ed D. laokshrar nf the Na,
Asoia Examiner Review. IIo,d D.
lochridgo so Tho Austin Statesman
Grn g. STAPLES of the SAN Nar.n.
Reoont lnn w Savton ur ore cnrpu.
'hrisii calrrs 6Id Grorae racker uf
ihc Taylor rrrst 80 course il th,,
expect Go eet in this condition vh.f,
iheN aro oid we Wnl iorgive ihem .f
They destroy uur "Mere llon and F,w
~ lvg Cluh Georscstawn com
mefral
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01
OCCASIONALLY IMPRESSIVE

We have chMcod across tons oi
folstoy prophecies, and are now
heing rcgaled on soNe by Victor
Hugo. la a general way. proph
vcics ARE hike pr'moniiions, the,
are convincing when They comc
'iA,o and are foolish when the,
don E. THESE which fail Go make
good arr carefully forgotten.
while those few which happen Ia
happen arr served ia conspicuous
plRitcrS
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01
TIMElY REFUSAL,

Thomas c brannan refused 10
meet Judge Walter L, rimon In
debate at RohStown. He offered
excuses after having failed TO
keep a definite appointment Mr..
Rrannan failel 70 meet Judge ri
mon for Just enc REASON, hr felt
that II would be q fearful minus
lice 10 himself 10 renea, in public
what he had been saving IN pri
yaln.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

CONNIE @AcK's DGUcH'
TER TO wss

Flili.ApElruiA IA. oa n
thnueh the Creaeo White -.
NOT defeat che Athcitlcs o, u n. y.
mond o. Chlaaao hascbaB 40 n. n
urclr ec'Ipsed tho fans u ~ 49,.
oi,F Robert u McCambr,ase w ",
salesman ~ rh.eaFo. and NJ
aarri 81 McGuueuidy. daueb,s,
renowned baseball leader connis ~,
WiiI pe married here next 49,
Tho romance dntcs hack a, 49,
when th' Noune couple were nelsA,...
hero Miss McGlnlcuddy VAS ~ ~.
cot ~ the great baseball nanss.,. (.
,he days when he ens managlns j.
N.iWsHfoe oiun with her rn,s.,.,.
or she iitel 800 Essi Hrooffela mn.
Hud Drrr dnN went tn Gre no.,.,r.,
i'r ncws fnm "daddy9 as ID hov &.
team wua fsrn- Every victory hr.,..
h4w day for hcr She has 49,,
dc,p interest In athletics. aua ~,
tne relative merits 0f all tbs Il.
baseball ulUUfF
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01
PARALLEL ARGUMENTS.

Thomas G. l;ramnan cites his
Favorable examination for admis-
sion 10 the bar a. proof Of his lit.
ness for the county jndgeship \
hen might rs well claim that she
would make good omclci be-.
cause she originated 10 an egg
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01


sunday evening a, ,,m.
y, =. ue''on ana teaedi4,Aeo I, ,.s'ls.
blessed Sacrament * - ~.
Tuesday evening II ~.
oinas al thc cathedral ~, Iva
under the direction a ~ wv 'As
MARI g. T. and b. ,r,s. ~ fshs
Who seriously seek inform.,1 "
SING the doctrines ~ fsett
e"afeh Everybody q welr.... Sssals
honr. IN II.
First Friday Of TIE nos,s
:. M special scr' .ccs q 49,. " RI
Sacred Heart 'f < D.
order W Meetings
Aiiar Society meets !, ~,
ban every first sunday = = ~
immediately after hcne.il,.N ie4
Tho Corpus Christi 80
meets every first sund.s I, 4, g.
'n The school rooms. i,nm..,.' Y. n'sss
thc last mass. 'sp a
Tine Catholic Cemetcrv
meets every third sandar q
ln the sehuol ROOMS. l,n,,..l. y. a''sa
The lasi mass '''' -
The 50. ~ y soudng m..,,
church every third sn,a-. e
month at $50 D. m = ~
The KNIGHTS % Columbia -.
h'r han c,ers second NJ. ANH 3
fucsday ~ tho month i, '-''H
Hanpy hsrvesters.
The Junior lianny Rsrv.s,,,.
frHi Presbyterian Chnr,b ~. = y
Tuesday afternoon al asa ~. ~
Henry Austin ~ ~
The senior iiargesters ~,n
frll"y afternoon o. 30 o'el,s. ~ y
same place % ,
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

Judge lands, who fined stand.
erd oll Saa,ooo,ooO, has Just i'm
posed a fiue Of one cant. wiihm,,
costs. on a fellow who struck an
internal revenue agent hecause
the !. =. a. refused 20 hand him q
receipt for his tax payment XVI.
IDENTIFY Judge Lands IS sensible al
,''e value OF q receipt during these
days IL limid cash.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

Cudcr lie hcad ~ rahiold lI.siof
leg" the Corpus Christi Cali,r dc,otcs
Some snarr tu enc % iis yuung mf.
mcrs Frank kfces
'Nne of the BEST and most surcefs
ful iarmcrs in South TcNas - Frank
Ntees Noung n axe. bcing boa ia
wears he h wise in experience anna
can show many iarmcrs several time.
M Asn uhloes aheut iamlns that the,
have never learned
lfol~sdN az d truck grower this
boy Farmer har made the groatcst sue.
eoss, Last ysar ten acres IN cahla,rc
n"t'cd him siseo and his returns on
ten acfvs ~ onions were almost a.
larsr Hats III 10 Prank krres ser.
~ the adasc Age must how 10 y,aath
~ applicable in Conslderine thia ~,
AMI his farming
N"etef StaNton never fails "a ho,si
enrthN ohiest and especially Z M.
rrrs~iNe farmer 49, ls sttcssed hy thc
mfeSolne What hethers us II M.
Aind 20 vans thai hoy farmer s.,..s
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01
DEFINING A eefFislrloN

ino Notpus CHRISTI caller defines
p"r',9 as taai sweet stuff That makos
people relish PROSE gainesville Eve.
MINIS journal
t"eifN b. the pastry ~ literature.
pN'se Che corn bread and bacon Hsr.
NnNcu star
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01
NaEps A AANo rANNlNo-

The MOST humane thins that could
Ne accomplished Tor MrNicn wnuld De-
"a public hunilru composed of SENIORS
VIVA and Nnrnentn Each ls sn much
poisson Co. tho either each ls too little
a patriot to r's,gn white th0 o,bor
stands chance 90 asspninE the tenn
letNry direction ~ affairs SAYS tho
CORPUS Chreti caller 80 use Two
~ the same Kind would ARISE where
one NNrnna and enc Nllla stood be-.
foiN, and the trouhlc would be mutt
piled WHAT Mexico urr,ie mnst Be- a
universal spanking Houston rcle.
cram.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01
CONTRARY 70 NATURE. SIR,

We started sinr, n sI4f.n I,
ocgan. 't'nce there was beautifif
eirl who had ncvcr hooked into F, min.
rur utterly dscustcd. we cast t
'~'"', re4hrlns that We werr not rcal-
~ a STORY hut a lie Corpus CHRISTI
Caller
Ns'ne now Brother Stsythn the poor
s'n may have been born blind And
'he story mas have been true gio
Gwnde Ciaroa.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

te'tinn wemru afro mot Kolns i- holu
in the naturalization crusade Dob lu.
Hpprccahlr o,trnt f0r a. mot thr
fashion 90 little fsspi io ur4t moro
imn about buli and laif Corpus
thusu Cnliyr
Model tm MARY Gtrion Laredo
rimup
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission is considering the maxi.
mum weight limit fol shipments
of mice This b. most delicate
point, and should be- determined
with perfect fairness No mousr
weighing over 10 pounds should
be permitted TO buy ticket ut
less than adult rates, aud very
small mice. not accompanied hN
their mothcrs. should not be- per
mllicd 10 buy tickets al all par
iicularly II they intend calling ou
suliragcttcS
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

Mondays special sac. sfs0 Mnr,
.plnos Tor s>c. l.rmsmhcf. Monday /.
'nr only dsN Non can huN them ai
THESE prices ideal Hair rsrior S>s
advertisement
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

~ lt ~ ncA firms Hed0ri % us. II
u - the kind shat they tic 10 ihe edit
Gss ~ Inc ccfpua Christi nemocfdt.
snd he has she exclusive trade. he iF
assured ~ "a Iltine 81 on other cFops
IN Al Ala. ll.uLl.r
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

As mnglcrs, Dallas policemen
hold all records3 rhcy hayc lust
Killed sick man because The,
thought he WAS drunk.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

Most pr;ma donnas voices are
considered conirabani on the
high C's.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

nockworms bred IN dime novels
make beetles instead Of butter.
flies.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

EgftiHu Women are not ruIrF Co.,
help boz the wenf-nii cotton crusade tu
npy HpprrcHbie egtent far BE- iau't fhe
fashion ~ Little Enlt fl WEAR morn
than about boil and "a hhif Corpus
christi caller
49, iiru SUsteu is so FOND d iHr
~ -Hny skift that Cont up and down
thc streets uf Corpus We srr surprised
fhHi ht luDa uot move to Etpt
Mission citizen.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

BERLIN hair notified Americans th4t
they may lmpor fooastuffs into iifi-
rium Tor the relief ~ the people TINS
is another established feet that speH
20 dsspFove stories ~ German brutal
ity WHAT'S wrong ir this War
doesn't wear lacc and affect kid gloves.
Corpus christi Caller
This. in connection win ths state
meni ~ Seuafur Glars. whn has been
in the war zone since tbs beE.uning ~
hrstllitleF that bt HaU none ~ the
atrocities which have hccu cha i'ei
against the 1sfmnua should be suffl-
cient 20 eniiahten people who hsv"
taken afooa in tho false stories which
have been given Go the American read
iug public Austin American
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

American marines have gone 10
Haiti That risky VI our ma
rines keep ou grape luiciug around
they are going 90 get hurt hy stray
bullets
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

Surgeon McGuirc. g. y. S., d.
elaros that uuinlne won kili ma
laria Il may moi hni enough Of
q ram be- depended ou 20 kill the
patient.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01
THE BETTER CARGO.

That Christmas ship might BE-
loaded more appropriately with
pork and beans and flour and
socks and woolen petiicOats and
shirfs and medicines and y thou
sand and one Immediate nccessi-
ties There's golden sentiment IN
the idea 81 sending The children
something. but think how Santa
Claus viii wiring his hands when
thu tiny lass gets some nuts and
q doll while her adored daddy
hes quite still on some Uttered
battlefield, aud her mother starycs
10 death for want 81 bread
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

This dcbi1ializcd football they
are boasiing of must bee about a.,
typical as that cactus without
,pines
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

ITT'I NITI I'T'| II''T' '-''T
.,ap old apott s. nhou ae haa 90, eoois"
.: s's'!Gsl'!. -; 50. (0aDA7neee,u
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

Mount l.asscn and Roosevelt ARE
good old volcanoes, bat they re
about run down.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-01

The Federal l.eamr is going lo
offer Waiter johnson 5000 Il
game Evidently dollar diplo.
macy begins 10 make itself felt
among lhr diamonds.
Ruth So Dennis hus married
Edwin Shawn of kunsu, city.
who a said 40 bc mo most bcau
ful man 900 tho world Ruth has
taken pains 40 marry porlert
divorce suit. which IS considerably
more sui than She usually dances
in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
CALLED HOME BREAKERS
Court Denounces Those Who
Testify in Separation Suit.

Denouncing the witnesses for the hus-
band as home breakers and unworthy OF
belief ami holding that Mrs. Bessie Price
Jenkins was justified in leaving her hrs-
bard. Justice Lehman granted her a
separation Yesterday from Arthur =.
Jenkins vino is employed by the Metro
Uolitan Life Insurance Company The
court gave her the custody of their child.
Helen. and sli week alimony Justice
Lehman said the testimony Of the Wit
nesses for jenkins was actuated by malice
toward Mrs. jenkins.
Mrs. Jenkins charged her husband with
cruelty and the court held that jenkins
had made charges "of the cruelest nature
against his wife without Justification.
on the trial Of the suit Jenkins denied
tin, charges against him. saying he was
a most even tempered man and when he
wrote a letter which his wife produced
ne ,plaiucd he must have been laboring
under great excitement This letter To
Mrs. Jenkins read I'm part:
Il will stop at nothing. When once
your case gets into court ii will be one
of the most sensa tional ever printed. Be
fore I crush you with exposure and as
grace YOU forever i'm the eyes Of the public
who read your career will give YOU one
chance to redeem your past-that is. that
Won 60 to work for Helen If you do
this / promise not TO modest YOU or the
child in any way. I'm fact / will make no
effort to see either Of you
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
SUBWAY CONTRACT STANDS
Errors in Estimate No Basis Tor
Change. Court Holds.

TWO errors made ty clerk in the en-
ploy Of the Thomas j, Buckley Engineer
inc Company i'm transcribine bid for
work on the Seventh avenue subway cost
the company a ss0o0ooo contract. The
error. made the estimate &l6,li2 more
than IL should have been The lowest
bid OF s3.O59.52e was made by the Dcgnon
Construction Company.
The Buckley company asked Justice
Gavcgau for an Injunction restraining the
Public Service Commission from award
ing tho contract to the Dcgnon concern
because of the mistakes, and asked per
mission 10 submit a corrected bid. Jus
tice Gavcgau denied the application yes
tcrday He said i'm his decision:
Without questioning tho good iaith of
the plaintiff. J am Of opinion that the
granting Of the application might cstab-
iish precedent which would enable a
bidder ON future contract for public
vo,k 10 deliberately specify what would
seem unusually large prices for certain
items. with the idea that if with these
items ne turned out TO be the lowest bid
der he would take the contract. while II
nc was the second bidder ne would claim
that - mistake had been made and de-
mand the right TO so correct his bid as
10 make him the lowest bidder
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
HOTEL RATES TO BE FAIR
Pacific Coast Landlords Plan
for Exposition Crowds.

There has been much talk about cXtor-
tionate hotel rates ON the Pacific Coast
during 1915. g. w Wilson. president Of
the Raymond 4 Whitcomb Company. has
been i'm constant touch with the hotel stu
alton on the Pacific Coast. Walter Ray
mond. proprietor >of the Hotel Raymond.
Of Pasadena the founder and president
for many wears Of the Raymond q Whit
comb Company. and at present connected
with its management. is president of the
Southern California Hotel Mems Associa-
ton Charles y. Cooke. for twenty five
years travelling and Western representa-
tive OF the Raymond 4 Whitcomb Com
pauy. now manager of the Hotel Fair
mont. San Francisco. is president of the
Northern California Mems Association
From these men Mr.. Wilson has received
positive advices that the hotel rates on
the Pacific Coast for 1915 will be fair AMI
reasonable There will be advances Of
10 or 10 per cent from the present rates
but as these rates are now slightly lower
than I'm the East IT means that the aver
age traveller viii not be Inconvenience.
Mr.. Cooke has written that the increase
i'm rates is intended 10 take care Of the
enhanced prices for food and provisions
which viii doubtless obtain AT that time.
as well as for the extra help and eXtraor-
binary expenses always attendant upon
such an occasion.