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THE AUSTIN DAILY STATESMAN, TTEDNESDAT 3I0RNTOTJ, XPIIIE 3, T3T2 flUS AUSTIN DAILY STATESMAN, MORNING, APRIL 3, 1912 MEN AND MEASURES GALLS CONFERENCE OF FRUIT GROWERS COMMISSIONER OF AGBICLLTIRE PLANS BIG MEETING. LAKE PEARL BEDS 1 AUSTIN STATESMAN Published daily by tha Austin States- man Company. Jtl- H. KOWZE13, Preslueut tn-j Manager. PUKSTKH T.

CROWELL, tIng Editor. OFFICE OF I'UHLn 713 Congress 'fcdltoiial Room, old phone 124r Jvlltorial Iioom, new 1 Business Office, both prioi'ta Society Editor, old phone -Wit "T2 Absolutely Ptii B0E3E rates under the new schedule of rating will produce a larger p.romium Income to the oompanles than was anticipated by the State board. Tbl can only be determined after sufficient data is available as to the amount of premiums received and losses sustained by the companies. It such 18 found to be the caso, no doubt the insurance board will take prompt steps to reduce the schedule of rating to tha proper level. In the meantime, It ft well to remember that Insurance rates are governed by the amount of fire losses and tha only means of obtaining a substantial reduction In rates Is to prevent the enormous annual destruction by fire.

We would not at all astounded should the most thorough investigation convince the people of this State who pay premiums that the Insurance companies are not making any considerable money out of Texas. It must be evident to everyone that the amount of Ioph from fire in this State can and nhould bo reduced. It Is nothing less than criminal to burn up so much of the expensive products of human labor every year. It la a drain upon tho whole economic body that Is dreadful to contemplate. And the efforts of the Stale Insurance Board are directed toward tho commendable end of reducing the fire rinks and obtaining better fiie protection.

At the name time we fail to understand why the State should step In and do for the companies something they never tried to do for themselves ralpe the rates to flp.ures nothing leas thnn astounding. If these insurance companies were willing to go on year after yepr competing strenuously for buKlnehH. It seems o.ld that the people of the State should step In through their duly constituted Insurance board and prevent the companies from longer playing the role of philanthropist. No wonder there If loud complaint. It Is enough to make tho State marvel at Ihe proceedings.

We arc not aMoundrd that certain business men of Austin declared enthusiastically In favor of a suit to tost tin legillly of tho action of the Insurance board. Together with the article by the Insurance man, the Chronicle nrlr'ts a reply from "onj of the sufferers," who points out that laundrymen and certain merchants are forming their own mutual companies to carry their risks. He savs theo mutual companies have to charge the rates provided by Stnte law, but they return the money collected from tiielr members In the form of huge dividends. He ass its that this proves the contentions of the Insurance men about the extent of losses are wrong-. Some time ago we declared In an editorial that Austin should tiIIow the recommendations of the Insurance bonrd Bnd lessen the fire hnanrd of this Light Biscuit Delicious Cake Dainty Pastries Fine Puddings Flaky Crests The onlv Raldno Powder made from Royal Grape Creain ol Tartar I The resignation of Judge Ramsey from the Supreme Court bench enables him to give all his time to his onndl-daoy without subjecting himself to any criticism for apparent neglect of official duties.

Ills supporters all over the State appear very confident of his success and say that when he gets before the people he will win many votes. Brownwood Bulletin. In a letter to Chairman BIca Maxey, Senator Bailey says: "After thinking over the matter fully, I am now satisfied that I rest under no duty greater than that whlctv requires me to do all In my power to satfe the Democratic party of Texas from the undemocratic program to which It Is now sought to commit our organization, and I am coming to Texas to tako part In the presidential campaign." Brownwood Bulletin. Hon. Jacob Walters, candidate for L'nlted States Senator, spoke in Farm-ersville last Saturday.

In his report of his speech the Iallas News correspondent said Mr. Wolters had before him on the speaker's stand a pitcher of sweet milk, and that he drank freely of the siicchariferous lacteal fluid, as a stimulant to his body and an aid to his voice. This act was a gratuitous affront to every member of the Buttermilk Club and a slap at Its president that can not be passed lightly. Mr. Wolters knows the virtues of buttermilk, yet he boldly defies the churn and churn dasher and their glorious products, the life-giving, body-building, inriai'd-plnddenlng kermtss.

He Is willing to swallow all the deadly bacteria that lurk In sweet milk rather than, give aid and comfort to those who are giving their lives and fortunes to Ihe exploitation of the delightful acidulated fluid. We would say much more about Juke and his beverage if we could tear from our memory the result of two physical culture contests in the Drlsklll Hotel at Austin. Honey Grove Signal. There are a few people in Texas just now' very much concerned about why Hon. C.

B. Itamlell doesn't quit his post In Washington, and come to Texas and louk after his political fences. Those same people, if he should do it, would be the-very ones that would bo howling around about Run-dell ouKlit to be In Washington looking after the people's interest instead of being here In Texas running for the Seriate. Don't worry, Mr. Uandcll will be here In due time, and he will put straight democracy, void of "ism" to you so strong, that he will make you wonder when you got wrong.

Farm-ersvllle Times. The campaign Is now fully upon us, and It promises to be as warm as the most ardent politician could wish. Let us hope that the, campaign will be a clean one, free from personal animosity, mud-slinglng and abuse. Such methods never did, and never will, add to a man's Influence or standing with right-thinking people. McKin-ney Courier-Gasette.

An official report from the Federal Department of Agriculture, recently made, states that Texas does not supply one-tenth of the wheat which her population consumes. This In the face of the fact that there are millions of acres of land In North Texas which will produce a bountiful yield of the finest grade of wheat. What's the arpwer? McKinney Courier-Gazette. In an official statement. Just issued from Washington.

Hon. C. B. Randell states emphatically that he has not withdrawn from the senatorial race, and that all rumors to that effect are without any foundation whatever. He states that he Is not a candidate to succeed himself, but seeks the position to bp made vacant by the retirement of Joe Bnlley.

Mr. Randell Is coming to Texas soon, and will be heard from. McKinney Courier-Gazette. It seems to us that if Judges Davidson and Harper are quite sincere in the observations which their consideration of the Martinez case gave rise to, they shoul have retired to one of those glens that abound so abundantly about Austin and debated their differences In privacy. Even if the proceedings had become such as to offend the peace and dignity of the State, the hurt to at least the dignity of the State would have been much less severe than thaj which results from this public exhibition of their spleen.

It can hardly be supposed that the people of Texas as a whole can have more respect for the court than Its Individual members show for one another, and if the people of the State allow themselves to be governed by this natural criterion. Its deolslons can not exert that restraining Influence that Is desirable in an orderly society. Judge Harper assures us that one of Judge Davidson's contentions In this case Is not "worthy of serious consideration," that It Is silly, In other words, and Judge Davidson retorts by declaring that he can not follow Judge Harper In his "rough and uncouth criticisms," to say nothing of the "splenetic statements," which he thinks are designed to win "popularity" with "the people In the Pecos City section." If any of us humble laymen should Indulge in observations such as those, should probably be haled up for contempt. Dallas News. Of course If Colonel Wolters keeps on electioneering In an automobile he Is liable to get the Possum Trot and Coon Hollow people dead against him In his Senatorial race.

Our advice to the Colonel Is that he had better walk or rldo In an ox wagon. Texarkana Four States Press. Many people who do not personally know Jake Wolters have very erroneous notions of him. When the Review editor met him for the first time he got off this Joke on Wolters. We said to him, the mothers in my county make the children be good by telling them Jake Wolters would get them If thev were bad children.

Mr. Wolters Is anything but that kind of a being. He Is polished, social, handsome and as agreeable and pleasant gentleman as anyone we ever met. No matter how much one dislikes his politics, If he comes In contact with Wolters he can but like him as a companion and friend. Athens Dally Review.

Judge Ramsey has resigned as a member of the Supreme Court of Texas, to take effect the day he opens his campaign for Governor. It Is not ma terial with us what others have done under similar conditions, we must ad mit that such a policy Is a good one. It Indicates the man's high conception of his duty to his people and that he does not propose to let his personal (selfish) ambition Interfere with the discharge of that duty by holding to one office, drawing a princely salary from the public funds while devoting his time to secure another. Again we say such a policy will not hurt the people, notwithstanding occasionally good man may be lost from public life I by his relinquishing one office before he secures another. est limes.

TEXAS AXD LOUISIANA TO 1 PATROL. AUTHORITIES ARE TO CONFER Commissioners and Wardens Will Meet at Karnaek to Discuss Plans Next Monday. Caddo Lake, the famous East Texas fish and pearl trove. Is to be put under regular patrol by game wardens of both Texas and Louisiana In the very near future. State Game Warden Cox announced yesterday he had perfected arrangements for a permanent patrol on the Texas side and that Louisiana had notified him of her intention to take similar steps to guard the eastern side of the lake.

A meeting of the Texas and Louisiana game, fish and oyster authorities will be held at Karnaek, Texas, to perfect the Joint arrangements next Monday afternoon. Both Commissioner Sterett i and Warden Cox, the deputy of the department, will be on hand. Mr, Cox received word yesterday that the deed, by which citizens of Marlon and Harrison Counties transfer two acres of land to the State as a site for the Deputy Warden, had been filled. The telegram also brought the Information that the donors of this tract had raised toward the erection of a house for the warden. The contract for this building will probably be let by Commissioner Sterett the latter part of this week.

He left yesterday for Jefferson. He will slop over at Dallas and then meet Warden Cox at the lake on Saturday. With the completion of the big Government dam at the foot of the lake Moorlngpc-rt, the guarding of this State property is expected to become a problem of no small proportions. The dam, It is calculated, will raise the average level of the lake about four feet and will spread It over several thousand more acres of land. At pres ent the lake covers approximately acres, half of which lies In Texas.

It is the plan of the Game, Fish and Oyster Commissioner to arrange. In the near future for the development of the pearl beds of the lake, said to be among the richest in the world. It is these treasure troves which mire than anything else lead the two States to co-operate in a regular patrol of the lake. A motor launch for use of the Texas Deputy Game Warden, wh.i la to be assigned to the lake, has already been contracted for. Pearl fishermen have for the last year been making night forays into the lake and It Is the opinion of Warden Cox that some rich hauls have been made.

Last year at one time the pearl fishermen became so active In their depredations that feu'ds began to develop and it required for a time the constant vigilance of the peace officers of that section to prevent bloodshed. The lake Is also regarded as the richest breeding place for perch and bass in the State, or In the entire South, for that matter. Negro Convicts Want Pardons As "Juneteenth" draws near renewed hope begins to spring exultant In the breast of the Texas negro. This Is evidenced by the written requests for pardons which are pouring In upon the Board of Pardon Advisors from Texas penitentiaries and farms. Already twenty letters from negroes who are anxious to go free on Emancipation Day have reached the board and it is probable that the number will be several times doubled within the pbit two weeks.

On June 19 of last year fifteen Inmates of Texas State prisons walked free through Governor Colquitt's exercise of the executive pardon power. The Governor made a tour of the prisons and State farms early in June and thus gleaned first hand the data upon which he based his pardons. It may be that he will repeat the program this year. It has come to be the custom with Texas Governors to pardon an unusual number of negro convicts on June 19 of each year and the Board of Pardon Advisors will proUably recommend an adherence to that program this year. NOTES OF THE CAPITOL W.

R. Jones, an attorney of Brownsville, waj here yesterday on business with one of the departments. Attorney General Jewel P. Ltghtfoot and his assistant, John W. Brady, were to have left New York for Texas yesterday.

They are due to arrive at the Capitol next Friday. Nothing has been heard from them as to the success of their trust busting endeavors in the East. The Antl-Tuberculosls Commission, met yesterday and opened bids for fixtures and supplies for the State tuberculosis colony now nearlng completion at Carlsbad, Tom Green County. It will take two or three days to tabulate the different bids and award the contracts. Among other things to be contracted for will be furniture for the different buildings of the colony.

The State Tax Board met yesterday and Informally considered the reports of Texas railroads for 1911, preliminary to fixing the Intangible values of the different roads for the current year. The board comprises, besides the Tax Commissioner, the Comptroller and the Secretary of State. It will be several weeks before the Intangible values of the different railroads are fixed. The dark cell Is to replace the "bat" or strap as a means of punishing the Texas convicts who run afoul of the penitentiary regulations. This announcement was made by Governor Colquitt yesterday.

The dark cell has been used more qr less ever since tho penitentiary system was established. The abolition of the bull whip merely meant it is to be used exclusively as a means of punishment from now on. A Help to Ihe. Reader. "It 'ud be a shame to leave the word 'applause' out o' the speeches they print," said Farmer Corntossel.

"You think It useful, then?" "Yea. It's a kind of a f-uide. Tt shows you what part of the speecn the author thought was mort interestfn' and lets jou tklp the rest." Commercial Secretaries of South Texas May Co-Operate To Dlicui Fruit Culture. Commissioner Kone yesterday handed out for publication the following: "To all whom it may concern: in response to numerous requests, I hereby call a meeting of the South Texas and Southwest Texas fruit growers and officers and members of commercial clubs, and all citizens In those sections who are Interested In the subject, to assemble In Houston; at 10 o'clock a. April 18, 1912, to discuss the fvuit situation In this State and make suggestions and recommendations for the adoption of best methods of culture and frost and other protection by growers, to the end that tills Industry may be placed on a safe and stable basis and built up, as rapidly and with as little loss as possible, to the magnitude It is capable of attaining.

"1 particularly request that Mr. Murray Ramsey, president of the State Horticultural Society; Mr. K. S. Stock- well, president of the Texas Orange Growers' L'nion; Dr.

H. M. Harrison, president of the Texas Citrus Growers' Association, and Mr. HI I wood 1'omeroy of the Kio Grande Horticultural Society issue calls for their societies to meet in Joint session, at the same time and place, with others that I have mentioned and for the great purpose specified. "A committee of Houston citizens will secure headquarters and a hall for the meeting, and obtain special rates of transportation from railroad companies, and make known the facts through the columns of the press.

Should persons desiring to attend not see said announcement, they can write to me and I will put them in touch with the committee. "There will be no formal program, but I will be obliged if the officers and members of the associations named will give the matter of what should be considered and done mature reflection and come prepared to so shape proceedings that the results aimed at may be accomplished with as little waste- of thought and time as may be. "There Is not a doubt In my mind that general fruit and citrus fruit growing in Texas have a possible brilliant and satisfying future, that to render actual and Immediate results requires only the adoption of right policies and their enforcement by cooperation, which I feel assured the meeting can take requisite steps to bring to pass." COMMISSIONER PROTESTS. Auks Congress to Prevent fluxing of Aransas Pass Channel. Railroad Commissioner Williams yesterday addressed the following self-explanatory letter to each of the Texas Senators and Congressmen: The rivers and harbors bill reported in the House of Representatives March 7, 1912, contains on page 27 a provision declaring non-navigable all the waters lying between Harbor Island and the mainland at Aransas Pass on the Texas coast.

The Morris Cummlngs cut, otherwise known as the "Old Corpus Chrlsti Channel," runs between Harbor Island and the mainland, and, by virtue of this provision declaring it to be non-navaglbto, could, as the Railroad Commission understands It, be filled up or obstructed so that vessels could no longer pass through. In our Judgment, this would be in jurious to the city of Aransas Pass and to the citizens and property owners In and adjacent to that city, and It appears to us that this injury ought not to be Inflicted. We are not undertaking to pass upon the engineering necessities of the situation at Aransas Pass, but, unless such action is Imperative in the Improvement of the harbor, we respectfully protest against legislation authorizing the closing of the Morris Cummlngs cut. Yours very truly, WILLIAM D. WILLIAMS, Commissioner.

COMMISSIONER STARLING'S VIEWS. He Dlseusars Proposition of State Control of Roundhouses. Regarding the suggestion of Railroad Commissioner Wlllams looking to the enactment of a law vesting the power to make and enforce railroad roundhouse regulations with some State department. Labor Commissioner Starling yesterday said: "I note with pleasure the suggestions of Hon. W.

D. Williams, Railroad Commissioner, along the lines covering work done In railroad roundhouses and machine shops and it Is worthy of much thought and consideration on the part of the public, the railroads and the employes. There are In my judgment two propositions that could and would very much remedy conditions; first, a State boiler Inspection law that would give AVOID HARSH DRLGS. Many Cathartics Tend to Cause Injury to the Bonels. If you are subject to constipation, vou should avoid strong drugs and ca thartics.

They only give temporary relief and their reaction Is harmful and sometimes more annoying than constipation. They in no way effect a cure, and their tendency is to weaken the already weak organs with which they come In contact. We honestly believe that we have the best constipation treatment ever devised. Our faith In tt Is so strong that we sell It on the positive guarantee that It shall not cost the user a cent if It does not give entire satisfaction and completely remedy constipation. This preparation Is called Rex-all Orderlies.

These are prompt, soothing and most effective in action. They are made- of a recent chemical discovery. Their principal Ingredient Is odor-lees, tasteless and colorless. Combined with other well known Ingredients, long established for their usefulness In the treatment of constipation. It forms a tablet which Is eaten Just like candy.

They may be taken at any time, either day or night, without fear of their causing any Inconvenience whatever. They do not gripe, purge, nor cause nausea. They act without causing any pain or excessive looseness of the bowels. They ere ideal for children, weak, delicate persons, and aged people, as well as for the most hesrty person. They come In three size packages, 12 tablets, 10 cents; 36 tahlets.

25 cents; 80 tablets, 50 cents. Remember, you can obtain them only at our store The Rexall Store. Twentieth Century Drug Sture, Ik C. Jackson, proprietor. tVt BftHKQ EUSY mental work, fifty-one acres have been cleared of brush and two tenant houses have been built.

Between 100 and 130 acres will bo cultivated under the State's direction at this point this year. The meeting was attended by Governor Colquitt, Lieutenant Governor Davidson, Commissioner Kone of the Department of Agriculture and Director Youngblood. SARAWAK'S NATIONAL BOAT RACE. The baedars or long Malay racing boats of Saiawak, says a writer In the April Wide Wide World Magazine, were the original war boats of the Brunei Malays, the pirates who settled in Brunei, of which Sarawak was then a part. Eighty feet long and extremely narrow, the keel of the baedar is made from one piece of wood, the rea son for which was originally to with stand the strain of shooting the rapids.

They carry seventy-five men and a cox, who stands In the center with a flag controlling the stroke and direction a feat which requires no little amount of skill, considering that the speed Is equal to that of the Harvard and Yale boat race. Each mai Is armed with a short paddle there are about thlrty-slx each side while one man balances In a most precarious position In the bows with a larger paddle than the others, and works In conjunction with a man In the stern for steering. They keep perfect time. W'hen the flag Is raised all paddling ceases Instantly, and all eyes look to the bow. The man there raises his paddle In the air and twists It round his head.

When he brings It down all paddles meet the water again simultaneously, and so the stroke Is changed. Spray Is thrown up behind tike a mist. It being necessary for those In the Rtern to keep their eyes shut should they coroe Into the "line of fire." The noiso, too, is terrific as the boats rush through the water, the men becoming so excited that they scream and shout as one imagines them doing in the old days on the warpath. The Malays and Dyaks of Sarawak are true sportsmen, hospitable to a fault and In every way Nature's gentlemen. now He Knew.

A Southern darky 'drifted North and got his first real taste of band music. In Waycross, ha had heard nothing but the wavering efforts of some second horns, so when an Elks' convention brought regular Germans to town he came near passing up his Job as saloon porter. He would have willingly joined that parade If the destination had been Cedar Rapids. After awhile Sousa's visit was announced and one of the patrons of the place promised to buy him a ticket for the concert. Sam was Installed in the balcony and held onto his chair for sheer fear of Jumping over the rail when John Phillp'made his first upper-cut.

He went back to work the next day In a trance. "Well, how about the concert?" asTted the boss. "Tremenjous," said Sam. "Ah nevah heard nothln' like It. An' It was attended by our ve'y best people." "How do you know they were our best people?" "Ah nevah saw none of 'em befoh." Chicago Evening Post.

Milady's Toilet Table By Mme. D'MILLE Of all the various means advised for removal of superfluous hairs from face and forearms I have found dela-tone paste the most effective and satisfactory. Mix a little delatone with enough water to cover the hairs; apply, and after two or three minutes wipe off, and the hairs will be gone. Some cosmetics tend to darken and discolor tho skin. Never use these.

If you want a true complexion beau-tlfler, Instantaneous In effect, yet harmless and lasting, dissolve an original package of mayatone In a half-pint of witch hazel and rub a little on the face, neck and arms each morning. Mayatone will not come off or show like powder and keeps the skin soft, fair and youthful looking. There always Is danger of catching cold after washing the head. Dry shampooing makes hair beautifully lustrous and full of life. To make shampoo powder, put a cupful of corn-meal (or four ounces of powdered orris root) in a fruit Jar and mix with tt an original package of therox.

Sprinkle on head and brush out. This brushes out easily and takes with It all dandruff and excess oil. As a result of backward spring and unseasonable weather thousands suffoi from colds. An cld-fashloned remedy la Mother's Salve. In fifty years millions of jars have been used for the treatment of colds In head cr chest, catarrh, and ordinary cases of sore throat, bronchitis, tonsiiitia, croup, stiff neck and asthma.

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NOTICE TO THIS PI II I. If, Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of S)ny person, firm or cororatlon which 'Vnay appear In the columns of Tho Statesman will he gadly corrected upon Jits being brought to the attention ot the publishers THE INSIHANCK RATES. In an article In the Houston Chronicle, Herman F. Lloyd, an Insurance ftuan, points out the arguments upon which a raise In the insurance rates Uf this Slate Is based. Ills figures are iiken from the Chronicle aa they were found and submitted.

The extract from Ms article which contains them fol lows: Is this increase in rates In an effort to determine whether it is or not the Chronicle has Heeuied lrom the State Insurance Board information to the amount of premiums received liv all companies operating in Re state of TexaB for the years 190a, lulO ciml Mil. and the total amount paid out in losses bv the companies for the Uame period. Tho figures apply only to Texj furing me jear 'All the premium receipts for all coin- Ipanies in Texas were net Ioshcs. 17,160,1111, or li.l per cent ui the premiums. For 1910 the net pre-tHinni leeelnts were IS.

673. 805. 47 net $6. 023.132,18, or 69.4 per cent of jtlie premiums. For 1611 the net pre-Unlum receipts were net "Souses, 16,083.151 77, or 8.5 per cent of he premiums.

The figures given for (Josses are net and do not Include the jlimount paid out tut operating expenses, iuch as salaries, rent, administration, 't-ommlsslons, taxes, Inspections, printing and postage. The expenses for ou- 'tmtloK -t-a 4nnrmnee cotniiany are UiHiiorally considered to DO very large. running expenses of companies op-ViatioK in New York State are esll-itnated to be 38. per cent of their premium Income. The State Insurance jlioard of Texas considers that from rtho experience of all companies tlielr 'minimum operating expenses should be estimated at 35 per cent of their pre-i'mium receipts.

If this estimate is correct, It means that the Insurance com- i' have actually operated at a loss Texas during the past three years. Illustrated below: Year 1909: Tct J'remlum receipts 9,210,740.00 paid 7,160,140.00 77.7 1'1'f. exp, 1,213,759.00 35 Total $10,373,905 00 112.7 $10,373,905.00 tv'ct loss 12.7 1.163,165.00 Year 1910: ff'remium receipt 8,673,805.17 il.osseg paid 6.023,132.18 69.4 Opr. exp. J.035,831.91 J5 104.4 Vt loss 4.4 385,18.62 Year 1911: premium receipts 8,879.473.58 patd 083,151 77 68.5 li'xp.

8,107,815.75 35 9.190,967.62 103.5 9,190,967.62 loss 5 311,493.84 According to this process of calculating the results of fire underwriting; Texas, It appears that during the iast three years the companies have operated at a total loss of 1 7 that the amount they have paid Into the State in fire losses, plus their Prorating expenses, exceeds the amount jtliev have taken out of the State In premiums by $1,859,817.56. i Evidently some Increase In insurance rates Is Justifiable. While the tunount of advunce seems to be ex-'oessive. It Is Impossible to Judge of this feature accurately without knowl-edso as to the total amount of In-crease In premium receipts for tHie State which the new rates will cause. Illowevor, It la as much the duty of the State Insurance Board to permit (tlie companies to write Insurance at rates that will allow them to make reasonable profit after payment of -losses and running; expenses as it is their duty to prevent their charKlnir the citliens of tha State excessive inten In order to pay exorbitant divt-'dends.

I The only hope of any substantial re duction In Insurance rates and tne tre. mendous amount if premiums paid to companies Is in the red no ition of our enormous fire waste. The jjnsg by fire on Insured property of over $6,000,000, together with the loss of uninsured property burned each (year of approximately $3,000,000. makes ha tremendous total or at least contributfd annually by ths rJtate of Texas to our National ash heap, flivon this does not Include tho large iiimounts spent each year In equipment end maintenance of our fire departments. These figures are entirely too largo.

The drain on tha resources of It he State Is too severe and more attention Bhould be directed toward the i prevention of fires. Our fire loss la not entirely the result of Inefficient fire departments and lack of equipment responsibility is largely attributable to carelessness and inattention to the causes from which fires originate, 'as well as disreicard In the construction of our buildings to features that will 1 1 event the spread of fires. it Is. of probablo that the( all concerned more numerous inspec tions than the Federal Inspector is able to do with the amount of territory it is necessary for him to cover. Anfl further, an experience law governing roundhouse and machine shop work.

In my Judgment the Federal boiler inspections are inadequate to the needs of Texas for the following reasons: The equipment of the Texas railroads Is not, In all respects, as modern and up-to-date as compared with other sections of the country and there are small and individual lines, log roads and tram roads, In our State that often purchase engines from the trunk lines and I fear that in some cases this character of equipment should be often and regularly Inspected In order to Insure safety and protection of life and property." It was the idea of Commissioner Williams that either the commission or the State Department of Labor Statistics should be given authority to prescribe and enforce rules for roundhouses and railroad machine shops. It is probable the commission will recommend the enactment of such a law as a result of the recent roundhouse boiler explosion at San Antonio. tVOUD SAVE BE.HMONT NEGRO. Citizens of Jefferson County Mctropo-lln Petition for Commutation. A petition asking commutation of the death sentence of Henry Williams of Beaumont, convicted of killing Patrick J.

Lynch, was filed with the Board of Pardon Advisors yesterday. In addition to the petition, several of the leading lawyers of Beaumont have written the Governor and the board, requesting the exercise of executive clemency in the case. Lynch, the victim of the murder in question, was found dead on the steps leading up to the Elks' Club In Beaumont on the night of July 23, 1909. Williams, who also went by the name of Ed Jones, was arrested a few days afterward. He was kept In jail for six weeks and finally upon being taken to the scene of the crime one dark night, confessed In the presence of the jailer and a number of officers to the killing.

It was largely upon the strength of this confession that he was convicted. Lynch was beaten to death with a club of some kind. The hanging will take place April 20 unless Governor Colquitt interferes. NEW CHARTERS FILED. The following charters wera filed yesterday In the Department of State: Sweetwater Light and Power Company, Sweetjvater, Nolan County; capital stock, $60,080.

Incorporators: L. L. Stephenson, W. J. FuIwHer, H.

G. Carroll. Union Trust Company, Phoenix, was granted permit to do business in Texas, with principal place of business In Longvlew; capital stock, $100,000. San Angelo "Water, Light and Power Company, San Angelo, filed amendment Increasing capital stock from $225,000 to $500,000. Farmers' Union Cotton Warehouse Company, Greenville, filed certificate of dissolution.

Licenses as follows were Issued yesterday to insurance companies for 1912 by the Commissioner of Insurance and Banking: Georgia Home, Columbus, Home Life, Oklahoma Fra-ternals: Catholic Workmen, New Prague, Scottish Union and National Edinburgh; Columbian Fraternal Association, Washington, D. C. FIREBQAT FOR GALVESTON. City Plana Improvement and Will Get Reduced Kate. Galveston will secure a reduction in Its fire insurance rates as a result of the plans to Install a $100,000 fire patrol boat and a system of twenty-Inch water mains In the business district of the city, according to the announcement made yesterday from the State Insurance Board.

The prospeatlve boat Is to be paid for by the insurance companies and they are to be reimbursed by the city on the installment plan. It will require something like $19,000 to operate the boat, as the board calculates It. Secretary R. L. Pollard of tlie board said yesterday, that had the agreement to provide the boat not been reached that the board would have made a material Increase In the fire rates of the Island City.

This Is due to the growth of the town and to the large amount of cotton which Is each year shipped to that port. EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS BOARD. Reports on Work Are Submitted at the Monthly Meeting. The State Experimental Stations Board devoted Its regular monthly meeting yesterday largely to tire approval of accounts and the transaction of routine business. The report of Director B.

Youngblood of the stations showed that of the 550 acres donated by the Agricultural and Mechanical College at College Station for experi cltv. Under tho existing rules a much lower rate can be obtained for a reasonable expenditure In providing a standard police force, a standard fire alarm system adding certain apparatus to the fire flghling force. But the business men have decided to prosecute a suit against the State Insurance Bo- 4 If they desire to do so it does not volve upon The Statesman to object. It may be a very wise course. Competent legal advisers say It Is.

In the meantime we see no reason, how ever, why Austin should not do all possible to get a lower rate And, whether the suit profits anything or not, we predict for the State Insurance Board a time of great cross-exumlnatlon and tribulation at the nsxt session of the State Legislature. W1HT ARK WE GOING TO DO A HO I ITf The Board of Health of this city hat now reported to the Mayor and Cltv Council that slaughter-houses around Auftln are filthy. The, report Is auf flclenlly Bensatlonal to call for Immediate and drastic ac tion. Of course. It la well known that most of these slaughter-houses, If not all, are outside of the city limits and not amenable to the city ordinances.

But there are State laws which can be enforced. One day after another has passed and nothing has been done. Are we going to hear that our meat supply Is filthy and then go to sleep? In the meantime the owners and operators of slaughter-houses hereabouts are storming the office of The Statesman with protestations against the report of the Board of Health. They declare that thtlr slaughterhouses are not filthy and that the Board of Health has Injured them. Certainly, If their places are not filthy they have been Injured.

Also, most assuredly, if their places are filthy the citizens are being Injured by this Inactivity. It Is time to bring this matter to an Issue. In all probability some of the places are filthy and some are not. The right thing to do Is to find out which are filthy and which are not filthy and serve notice upon the own ers of those which are filthy that clean liness must be guaranteed. If the Board of Health Is not going to file speclflo charges against the owners of thes slaughter-houses which they declare filthy, we recommend that the Mayor appoint a committee of citliens.

with members of the Board of Health Included, to Inspect the slaughter-houses, with the understanding that those found filthy will be reported to the State officers and the grand Jury. Delay In this matter la obviously unfair to everyone concerned. Fbbs la MUsUnlppl. When a certain Mobile man stopped for luncheon at t. small railway station eating house in a Mississippi town, an old darky shuffled up an announced in a gruff voice that the till of fare consisted of ham, eggs, cornbread and coffee.

After due deliberation the traveler staled that he would like some ham, eggs, cornbread and coffee. Such a pretentious order for one person only appeared to stagger the aged servitor. But he soon recovered his equanimity and started toward the kitchen. Then he turned and came back with this Inquiry: "Boss, how will yo' hab dem eggs, blind or lookln' at yerT" Lipplncott's Magazine. Observations on Refinement.

"I find that American civilization Is developing strong tendencies toward refinement," said the supercilious for elgner. "Of course It Is," replied Mr. Claud lus (Jetmore; "and we've got oil refineries and sugar refineries that you haven't seen yet.".