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THE BRYAN DAILY EAGLE XXXII. BRYAN, TEXAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1919. NUMBER 282 HOUSTON ENGINEER WRITES COLD FACTS ABOUT THE PUBLIC UTILITIES OF BRYAN Suggests Private Ownership as Only Permanent Way to Build City and Get Best General Results at Least Cost---If Necessary, He Can Find the Money to Swing the Deal at Honest Figures. In a letter received by the Daily Eagle today, A. S.

Adams, formerly city engineer of but now a consulting engineer, with offices in Houston, has the following to say regarding the public utility problems of Bryan: Houston, April 4. 1919. Bryan Daily Eagle, Bryan, Texas. When I was in Bryan the other day many people were discussing the future of the public utility question of the city and gave to a few of my thriends I would like to convey to you and if you see fit, you are permitted to publish them. During my stay in Bryan and especially during that part, when I was with the city, the public utility lem was a very perplexing one; first, bad management, because, what was everybody's business no one's business.

That matter, however, has been settled and your plant has been ably managed and shows a healthy profit each. month, which money has been wisely spent by your original council and new commissioners for the betterment of your systems and the city in general. But, is it RIGHT to maintain HIGH utility rate and USE THIS MONEY TO DO THINGS THAT THE TAXPAYERS OUGHT TO DO? It is manifestly wrong and there is no argument which will controvert. this statement. Of course, a large taxpayer, holding much unimproved property, is in favor of a very high utility rate el and relativley low tax, rate but you must consider this matter from the point of the resident who comes to your city to own a home and live for the benefits he can derive from the wonderful school and college system you have in the city of Bryan.

I dare say that there are today many scores of families whose heads are connected with A. M. college who are driven away from there on account of the high utility rates. One might say, no, it is because there are no houses. Well, you have gotten by that home building association, proposition by the forming.

of the There is one block to the giving to the people of Bryan a low utility rate and that is municipal ownership. The reason that municipal ownership is the stumbling block is that you cannot afford to have invested in your utilities as much money as should be invested, because, if you do, then your streets and sanitation will suffer. You now have in your water, light and sewer system an investment of perhaps $125,000. If you buy the Bryan Power company it will cost you $80,000 and to put in additional machinery needed it will cost you $40,000 more. You need a tower, costing a sewer system on the east side costing a duplicate eightinch water main from the plant into April 10 Last Pay Day Let Us Make Bryan a City of Home Owners Mail your check now to the secretary or pay your dues.

at one of the banks. They will give you a receipt. Bryan Building and Loan Association Push--Don't Knock MISS MOINA Inspired by the beautiful lines of Colonel McRae's. Poem, Flanders Fields," Miss Moina Michael, who Is a war worker in service In the Y. M.

C. A. overseas conference headquarters, located at Columbia university, has designed an emblem entwining the Flanders poppy with the torch of liberty, which she offers for adoption as a national victory memorial to be displayed throughout the country. BASEBALL WILL START MONDAY AT 5 P.M. KYLE FIELD, COLLEGE Effort Has Been Made to Arrange Games for the Convenience of Bryan Fans Graves Has Good Combination.

With the calling of the baseball games at 5 o'clock this season, Bryan residents, who are lovers of the national sport will have an opportunity to witness the games without loss of time from their business, as the day will. be practically over by the time the games are called. In this way, persons in Bryan who have no conveyance of their own, can leave Bryan on the interurban at 4:15, or the H. T. or I.

G. N. passenger trains a little later and reach College in ample time to see the games start. The first games of the season for the Farmers will be played on Kyle field -next Monday and Tuesday afternoons when they will take on the Horned from Texas university. The Frogs have played a couple of games already and have shown fair form for the early season, The Farmers have been held back considerably in their practice and the loss of two and possibly three good pichers from the team hasn't served to make pospects brighter, but nevertheless Coach Graves believes he will have a strong combination to go against the Frogs in the two games.

On account of the shortage in pitchers, due to the injury to Munch and Higdon and possibly Daniels being ineligible, Higginbotham will probably enter the box for the Farmers. Higginbotham looks to be hest bet Graves has for the twirler's job, but he has been playing at short because there. appeared to be a great need in that vicinity. Alexander looks like a good short stop now. though, and may occupy the position.

The other pitchers to draw from are Smith, Matthews and Coker. The infield is made up of the veteran combination Rothe, Lackay and Lewis on the bases, with Forrest. Hooper and Guynes to draw from. Guynes is the man with the big stick and will be in at some point, possibly in the, outfield. Bubeza, Touchstone, Matthews, Carruthers and others may apin the outfield.

Glezen who now. pear shows up well, may conference, ineligible under the rules. Davis and Powell will care for the games Monday and Tuesday back stop's job. will give a good line. on the prosfor the season and large pects, of students and citizens of Bryan is expected to give, the team a good send-off.

BOARD OF CONTROL BILL SIGNED BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE Austin, April The board of control bill, which abolishes a number. of state departments and boards appointed governor was signed by Governor Hobby today. The law becomes effective. June 17 next. MRS.

WATTS APPOINTED. Austin, April Claude de Van Watts, of Dallas, has been appointed chief of the Texas bureau of labor, L. Garrett, of Austin, is appointed chief deputy of the bureau. Both these positions were created under a law passed by the 36th legislature. Mrs.

Watts has been child welfare inspector for the bureau for about a year, and Mr. Garrett was chief inspector. There are several. more appointments to be made under the new law. AMERICAN FLOUR 15 NOW BEING DIVIDED AMONG HUNGRY HUNS Middleman and Profiteer Will be Elimi.

nated in Order That Poorer Classes Will Receive Benefit. London, April distribution of first American flour to arrive in Germany began at Hamburg Thursday, according to a dispatch from Berlin. Half pound rations were sold at 2.14 marks. The distribution will stateontinued for four weeks, it is are reports that large, quantities flour were stolen the ships were being unloaded at Hamburg and forty persons have been arrested. The city authorities of Berlin have unanimously adopted a socialist resolution providing for the distribution of incoming food supplies from the entente nations under central aulthorities.

This action will exclude middle men, private profiteering and enable the poorer classes to obtain food, the pinch of hunger and consequent mortality having been more severe there than elsewhere. SURPLUS SMELTER, STOCKS. Washington, Aggil Tentative arrangements. have been made by the war department with a committee of the American zinc institute to dispose of the government's surplus smelter stocks, under a plan similar to that worked out for copper and other materials, according to a- war department statement today. The surplus is considerably less than had been anticipated.

DIRECT PURCHASE PLANS. New York, April 5. The war and navy departments and marine corps are about to resume the direct pur: chase of flour, which has been handled during the war by the food administration and organization grain corporation. announced here today. MARCH SAYS NOBODY COULD DRIVE U.

TROOPS INTO SEA Condition in Archangel section Very Satisfactory From Military Viewpoint Present Status Allies and Others. Washington, April that the Archangel situation, from a military point, was well in hand. General March today said it is incredible that allied forces there can be driven into the sea by ANYBODY He announced that the war department's plan was to have the American forces out of that portion of Russia by the end of June. figures on the latest status of military forces in Europe, General March continued that the central powers' forces, as now organized, constitute about 15 per cent of their strength when the armistice was signed. On the other hand the allied as still organized comprise 075 per cent of their total strength on November 11.

Under the present plan the entire Forty-second division should be in this country by the end of April, the general stated. The war department 1S anxious that the country should see as much as is possible of this extraordinary unit, he added. The strength of the American army on April. 5 is 'estimated at 055,,718, which represents a demobilization of 44 per cent of enlisted and 48 per cent of the commissioned personnel. VETO IS USED BY GOVERNOR ON BILL DELINQUENT TAXES Austin, April -Governor Hobby today vetoed, the bill which sought to place a time limitation on suits for delinquent taxes.

He stated that in his judgement tion and sections of that the of the the constitution bill measure were of in in Texas. conflict viola- THE WEATHER New Orleans, April TROTZKY ARRANGING OWN FUNERAL. London, April 5. Leon Trotzky, bolsheviki minister war and marine, has ordered the Russian Baltic fleet to put to sea and attack the allies, threatening to have all crews shot if they disobey his order, says the Daily Mail. GEN.

JOHN J. O'RYAN Western Newspaper Union General O'Ryan, who has returned with his division, was the only general to go through the war without being transferred from his command. It was the twenty-seventh division, led by him, that first broke the Hin. denburg line. SCT.

KENNY, RETIRED, DIED SUDDENLY LATE FRIDAY. SAN He Had Been Stationed at College the Past Fourteen Years and Was Universally Popular. News of the death of Sergeant J. M. Kenny, U.

S. retired at the base hospital at Fort Sam Houston Friday afternoon' occasioned general sorrow at College, where he had been stationed for the past fourteen years and where he was universally popular. He had been in ill health for several months but reports from San Antonio were to the effect that he was imporving and not until his family was summoned to San Antonio Friday at noon was it realized that his condition was critical. He passed away while the family was enroute to his bedside. The College flag is at half-mast today as a tribute to his memory and prior to the publie speaking at the airdome Friday night, President Bizzell took occasion to publicly express his appreciation of the efficient and loyal service which Sergeant Kenny rendered the College generally and the cadets individually.

Sergeant Kenny was born at Kinsale, this Ireland, country 65 when years a ago, child. and In came 1883 he enlisted in the army and served with the 18th and 23d infantry regiments. He was a very efficient office man and for years was chief clerk to the provost marshal general in the Philippines in the first occupation of the islands by the United States. He received an honorable discharge from the service a number of years on account of his health. At the of his discharge he was a member of the regular 23d infantry, fame, last year in France at the batthe unit which won immortal tle of Chateau Thierry.

It is interesting to note, too, that a permanent memorial will be erected. at Sergeant Kenny's old home in Ireland to the men, women and children who lost their lives when a German submarine sank the Lusitania. No man who has ever been idenciwith the military department of A. M. was more attached to the student body or was held in more, esteem by the cadets.

He knew every one of them personally, had an exceptionally close line on their characters and aptitudes, and served them and the interests of the college efficiently. Surviving Sergeant Kenny, are his wife and four young children. He was a member of the Elks and of the Knights of Columbus. While the details, of the funeral service have not been arranged, it is probable the burial will be made in Plattsburgh, under military auspices. A.

AND M. IS OFFICIAL INSTITUTION I TO TRAIN CLASSERS OF COTTON At. conference held at College, yesterday morning with President Bizzell and Prof. J. B.

Bagley, D. A. Gregg and S. H. Nixon, representing the state warehouse and -marketing department, a whereby final A.

agreement college. was is. designated as the official institution for the training of licensed cotton classers- in Texas, as forecast several week ago. It is the plan of the department to station cotton classers in every important spot cotton market in the state and under, the agreement with college it will train these men in the summer session that opens June 9. The department agrees- to issue certificates to every eandidate who has completed the course here and is recommended by the professors in the textile engineering department.

Washington, April Representatives of railroad administration met with the industrial board of the department of commerce, in an attempt to reach understanding in controversy over the policy of the board toward, price stabilization, with particular reference to steel prices, which the railroad administra-1 tion has refused to accept. TRY REACH UNDERSTANDING. HYPOCRITES! HARDY THUS STAMP SENATORS FIGHT PEACE LEAGUE Congressman Gave Thorough Analysis of Covenant in Eloquent Address at A. and M. Last Night.

Members of the U. S. senate who have been loudest in their opposition tions the, were denounced as political covenant of the league of naocrites who are placing their politipreferences above the welfare of nation and the world, by Rufus Hardy, representative in congress from the sixth district, in an eloquent address before the faculty and student body of A. M. college last night.

He gave an analysis of the covenant of the league, setting forth what it aims to accomplish and how, proposes to accomplish those aims, and then answered in detail the chief objections that have been urged against the organization. Drawing a parallel between the aims of the nations in proposing the league of nations and those of the original thirteen American colonies in forming the federation of the United States, Judge Hardy declared that none of the nations or states which today enter the league of nations will surrender anything like as much of their sovereignty as did the original states of America, pointing federation out that when the American was formed the federal government was empowered to legislate upon matters affecting the individual citizens of the several states, levy taxes, contract debts, equip an army and a navy, establish a currency system, elect a national president and congress, and the states surrendered their right to declare war upon another state or to engage in war, except where their territory was invaded, in exchange for the protection of the federal government against any foreign aggressor; whereas the league of nations can not levy taxes, enact any legislation or take any other course of action affecting the individual citizens of the states, contract debts, or raise an army or navy. Since the foundation of the federal government of the United States, 72 per cent of all. moneys expended has been spent for war, preparations for war or pensions and interest on war debts. Mr.

Hardy said, and he felt the time has come for the formation of a league or some other means of concerted action whereby such expenditures of human life shall be made unnecessary. Instead of the present covenant of the league being too comprehensive in its scope, it is hardly rigid enough in its provisions, Mr. Hardy thought, and the three amendments which he would like to see made above all others are those permitting a majority of the states to exercise powers for which unanimous agreements are now required, permitting smaller majorities than are now and repermitting a nation to withdraw from quired to amend the covenant, the league when it sess fit. Mr. Hardy was presented to the audience by President Bizzell as one of the staunch friends of the college as demonstrated by his frequent services to the institution with the departments at Washington, and introduc- Mr.

by expressing his pleasure at' beHardy acknowledged this tion he ing said was the pride of the -entire able to serve the college, which state as well as the sixth received. district. His Preceding address was the address Mr. Hardy well entertained by President Bizzell was at the dinner mess hall, other guests inin the private dining room of cluding Lieut. Dena J.

Col. C. L. Nagle, R. Col.

Dougherty, H. B. Muller, Youngblood, Prof. F. C.

Bolton, P. Fountain, Bryan, and Frank Dr. C. E. Burkhalter.

HOBBY PUTS FIST TO BIG FINANCIAL BILL AUSTIN TODAY Austin, April general emergency bill, carrying appropriations of $1,100,394, which was passed at the last regular session of the Texas legislature, was signed by Governor Hobby today. The appropriation is to meet existing emergencies in the various state departments end institutions. TEXAN CHARGED WITH MAKING LIQUOR NOW JOE -LOLLS BEHIND BARS Waco, April A warrant for J. S. Jenkins, of Leon county, charging him -with carrying on the business of a distiller, was issued here today by Commissioner MeCormick.

Jenkins is in jail at Centerville, having been arrested by officers there. TWO MILLION INVOLVED. Shreveport, April 5-More than $2,000,000 was involved in a deal recorded here whereby the Mohawk Oil company transferred to the Texas-Louisiana Home Oil corporation twenty-three oil leases, all located in Caddo Parrish, and 4,0400 shares of stock in the latter concern, for a cash payment of $500,000 and seven sixty-day payments of $200,000 each. This is said to be the largest transaction within recent months in this territory. RIGHT USE DANZI6 FORMALLY UPHELD FOCH TELEGRAPHS France Gradually Getting All Asked for and Italians Still Hold Out for Fiume Presidents Condition is Satisfactory.

Paris, April 5. -Marshal Foch has the city, costing rebuilding several other small mains in the city, $6,000. Now count this up. Where are you going to get this money? The people will not vote the additional tax of forty cents which it would require to do this work, because the people want streets to drive on and sidewalks to walk on. They are tired of going about in the mud.

But these things must be done if you are going to have a city that will attract substantial citizens and business men to come there to educate their children. The east side of your city needs and wants sewerage and they are going to have it, some way. They are entitled to it and the taxpayers of Bryan are the ones to build it, and not the citizens of that particular end of town. The solution is: Sell your water and plant for $100,000, and sell your franchise for 50 years, to the highest and best bidder, for which you should receive at least $25,000. and see light and water rates Write that, franchise YOURSELF are equitable and just and that they will allow the owners a fair margin of profit.

Let your franchise be explicit and force from the holders a return to the city of all profits over 8 per cent on the actual amount of money invested. Give to the people their sewerage FREE and take the $125,000 and use it for the east-side sewerage system for the paving of your streets and you will MAKE BRYAN A CITY WORTH WHILE. Some one may say that you, not price. I'll tell you that I can get this price for you ON TEN DAYS' NOTICE, and I rather expect know some one in Bryan that can raise the money and buy. city of Bryan is under a moral obligation to the Bryan Power comfor certain things, and I wish to say that I believe in living up to that contract to the letter and, also.

that at the same price, the Bryan Power company should be given preference in buying the utilities. They came to you in the time of need and have worked side by side with you in your efforts to upbuild the city. The owners are citizens any city be proud to claim and they should be honorably and fairly dealt with. Yours truly, A. S.

ADAMS. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BANISHES HAPSBURGS ABOLISHES TITLES Copenhagen, April -The GermanAustrian national assembly has passed a bill banishing all members of the Hapsburg family and confiscating their property, acording to Vienna advices. Other bills doing away with certain titles of nobility and abolishing capital punishment, except under court-martial law, have also been passed. RUNNING FIGHT WITH THIEVES LASTED ALL NIGHT ON BORDER McAllen, April a running fight between automobile thieves and officers that extended, throughout the night; Ysedro Ochoa, a Mexican, was captured today by Deputy Sheriff Guerra. Deputy Sheriff Jose Vella was killed in the fight, and another, Mexican is still at, large.

BIG CATTLE DEAL. Beeville, April of the largest sales of range cattle ever -consummated, in the state was closed yesterday. The consideration was $125 a round, with a 10 per cen cut at ninety. The animals are all 5s and up. The cattle were on the range at O'Connor.

O'Reilly ranch near Benavides. Eight loads were delivered last Saturday. The cattle will be turned over to the purchasers in three deliveries, to be made prior to June 1. been made to Gen. William S.

Graves; commander of the American forces in Siberia, by Czecho-Slovak officials that an American soldier tore a Russian flag from the special train of General Diederich as the train was passing through Pelka. An investigation is being LOWERED RUSSIAN FLAG. Ihkutsk, April Complaint has Caaytight Under telegraphed the allied governments that the right of the allies to use the Danzig port for return to Poland of Polish troops in France has been formally upheld in conference with the German representatives. In addition to Danzig it has been decided to use other means of transportation for the Polish troops proposed by the Germans, so that the arrival of the troops might be accelerated, Foch's message adds. The use of the port of Danzig was provided for in the armistice of November 11.

France cannot yield the question of obtaining adequate reparation from Germany, the Daily Matin says in an editorial today dealing with the peace conference situation. Regarding French claims on all teritorial questions, a satisfactory agreement is being reached, the paper adds. No decision has been reached as yet, but it is obvious that Italian delegates feel they must follow the will of the Italian people, said vator Barzilai, former minister withour portfolio in the Italian cabinet, and one Italian peace delegate, today, when asked if Italians would leave the peace conference if denied Fiume, The commission on constitution of the German national assembly has adopted a clause stipulating that there should be a state church, a dispatch from Weimar says. Sunday is maintained as a legal holiday. President Wilson slept well after 9 o'clock this morning.

Although he did not get to sleep until late, it was announced that he passed a very satisfactory night. RETURNING SOLDIERS WILL PARADE CITIES THEIR HOME STATES Washington, April The war department has decided definitely that it will be impracticable to parade the Forty-second das Rainbow division in Washington a complete organization, General March announced today, and General Pershing has been so advised. The division will be brought back to Camp Meade and subsequently each unit will be sent to its home and camp for smaller units demobilization. will be paraded Regiments in principal cities of their home states if this can be arranged. GERMAN SMUGGLERS ACTIVE.

Berne, April of German smugglers, made up of former soldiers, who are armed with rifles and machine guns, are. operating On wholesale scale along the northern Swiss frontier. Poaching has increased alarmingly in Bavaria. Since the revolution over seventy foresters and game keepers have been killed and game has been reduced to onetenth its former amount. 132D ENROUTE HOUSTON.

New Orleans, April The one hundred and. thirty-second field artillery of the Thirty sixth division enroute to Camp Bowie, expected to arrive at Houston Sunday. EARL CURZON It is understood in London that A. J. Balfour, secretary for foreign affairs, witt retire from the cabinet at the close of the peace conference and that Earl Curzon, now president of the council, will succeed him.

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