El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05
HOBBY WANTS To Be ELECTED
GOVERNOR At JULY PRIMARIES
Says He Will See That Prohibition Question Is Submit
ted to the People if It Is in His Power to Do So;
"Homes for Homeless, - Good Treatment Of Edu-
cational Institutions Better Labor Laws.

Element. This board shall purchase
such lands by paying down 10 per
cent to the owner and shall hold the
land on such payment, and no more,
until it has been put IN readiness
for settlement When this Is done
the board shall pay TO the seller such
additional amount as well with the
initial payment, amount to one-half OF
the total purchase price.
When the land is then decided to
the state. the seller shall accept q
second mortgage executed by the
board with the state named as the
mortgaCer therein for the unpaid pur-
chase money, amounting 10 50 per
cent Of the total cost which, with the
interest at the rate of 5 percent per
annum, will be payable by the state
in annual amOrtiZlng payments e1-
tending over j period Of 30 years. or
less. as may be agreed upon The
land shall then be sold 10 applicants
for home and farm purposes On the
payment Of 10 percent OF the sale
price by the purchaser who shall
make application to the federal land
bank for an amount equal TO so per
cent Of the appraised value OF the
land, and who shall pay the amount
Of the loan so made to the settlement
board as a payment on such land,
thus reimbursing the board to the
extent Of the 50 percent paid the
seller.
when such a loan IS obtained the
purchaser will owe the federal land
bank a first mortgage for half the
value Of the land, and the state a
second mortgage for 40 percent Of
its value. each payable in 40 years or
less time on the amOrtized payment
plan.
4 am in favor Of the state appro-
priatinE $500. 600 for this purpose
when it is possible, after amending
the constitution TO permit IL. which
will become a revolving fund TO be
reinvested in the same manner as 1t
comes back into the hands of the set
Element board
University Of Texas
81 was glad to embrace the oppor-
tunity 10 restore the University OF
Texas to its normal state Of useful
ness by zDDrOving the bill making an
appropriation for the support and
Of that institution and
appointing a board of regents who
brought order out Of chaos. I VIII
deal with all Of the educational in (
OF the state in the same /
manner I believe that Texas should I
rank first and foremost Of all the !
states in the quality. the facilities
and the equipment Of her common 3
schools and that the policy OF appro- (
1riating 100000 annually and more .
as the school population increases. (
as a special appropriation for the I
rural schools should continue There Z
should be no discrimination on the 4
part OF the state so far as education Z
IS concerned. It should start at the
bottom and 90 on Up TO the top with 4
I like degree Of efficiency and facili-
lies all the way through
Labor LAWS.
Many OF the labor laws now on
lefective-in some instances almost to .
he extent Of being imperative, and
would recommend that such laws
le carefully revised and strength
.ned-
I would especially recommend that
he present Employers Liability or
WorFmeu's Compensation Law be SO
lmended as to perfect the purposes
or which such legislation was en-
.cted; that the amounts Of compensa-
Ion provided by the Law be made
more nearly commensurate with the
oss suffered by the injured party;
hat compensation be made definite,
-ure and speedy, and that the maxi
mum amount Of compensation. con
istent with justice, be provided for
INJURIES or death in the course OF
Employment, at the minimum Of ex-
lense to the employer.
The deplorable conditions found 10
.Xist in many industries and bust
less institutions where female labor
s employed emphasizes the necessity
or legislation for the protection OF
women workers. I would. therefore,
aVor the enactment OF q law similar
% that OF other states insurinE TO
omen workers a wage sufficient TO
provide the neCessaries Of life.
Laws should be enacted requiring
hat all dangerous machinery ana de-
ices be safeguarded and that IN
anitary and immoral conditions IN
llaces Of employment be eliminated s
DrOufh Relief.
! submitted to the special session
Il the legislature last August the sub (
ect OF relief for the drouth stricken Z
-rea OF Texas, but It was regarded as
'eyond the reach Of the Legislature
nd nothing was provided During the {
-aLamce OF the rerm ] an sarriner I