Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11


sides sheriffs' fee claims are 20 be
laid before the new grand jury
now at work IN Travis county. That
is from state officials who will be
IN charge OF certain phases OF the
matters, though the kind Of Of
ticial claim and the amount Of
money involved have not been
made known.
The chief clerks Of practically
all departments in the a gov
ernment get $3.50 a year. . Any
salary reduction bill, II there Is %
be one, should not make an TIM
pOrtant slash IN compensation
until IL gets above this bracket. IL
VIII be remembered that all state
employees now are paying a 2 per
cent discount on their warrants,
and probably will pay it most OF
the time during the next IL
months.
Universities and colleges in Tex
as VIII have 10 thresh out the
question IN future whether they
have to deposit their student fees
into the general revenue OF the
state. The University of Texas has
been depOSiting its Tees into a
special account. from which the
money was appropriated back by
the legislature. This fund was
kept ON a cash basis, and drew in
tereSt besides, because the uni
versity put the money on interest
until ready 10 spend IL, then de-
posted items in the treasury. under
the procedure fixed by the legis-
lature, to meet warrants about to
be issued. But other institutions
have kept the funds wholly IN
bank, issuing direct checks upon
them.
Contention has been made IN
some quarters that these fees
should 60 directly to the general
revenue. payable on appropria-
tons, ana thus sharing the gen.
eral shrinkage Of the current dis
count.
II other institutions were COM
PEELED now to deposit their fees,
until a legislature has appropriated
them back. il would seriously Grip
pie their revenue expectations un-
I'll adjusted by a new appropria-
ton bill.
w. r. Long, for a decade and a
half auditor OF the University OF
Texas, has rounded out one phase
Of his public service in a highly
creditable and honorable way. 10
move on TO an even broader phase
OF work within the university.
The institutions spreading BUSH.
ness operations. concerned with is
expanding physical properties ano
plant. and its increasing endow-
ment. has called for A proi az ex-
ecutive officers, including an IN
Sestment officer. a manager OF
some Of the active properties. ana
trained executive supervision or
some Of the matters closely related
to the ~uniyersity's income and rev.
enues.
The regents found ". Long the
right man to put in charge OF
~ 1aN1& iANA4lf- AIT
functions: a man whose training
and record we're such as TO assure
the able and efficient handling OF
the business.
DR.. J. w. f. Fl. Beck OF Bowie
county IS a state senator. He also
is a lieutenant colonel in the med
ical service OF the Texas National
Guard. He was in command. SO
Tar as health and sanitation were
concerned. OF the : IT coil war.
IN east Texas. He set up a hos
pital for the troops. but didn't
have much need for Il. and he
looked after the health OF 100
Texas men. spread out over 400
square miles OF east Texas oil
fields. And he reuorted back when
most of the troops had been moved
out that not a single Ease of tv-
phoid fever developed among the
entire group OF guardsmen on duty
there despite river-bottom mos
ouitoes. open water rools from oil
wells. and difficulties or securino
rroner drinking water in the field
service Of the troops.
1t IS q record for the state to be
proud Of.