Austin American-Statesman from Austin, Texas • 22

pace rvrrxTt-rviro. THE AUSTIN DAILY STATESMAN, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1907. PROSPECTIVE PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER SCHOOLS OF AUSTIN i ''A V. r- v--: -r sa-iM 4, 1 1.

i -v "i A -v 7 1 1 'J- xsr tr. lAvr 9 'if William Jennings Bryan. i'i. 1 i AV iN i ILROADS TRAVIS STORY OF TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES OF THE TRUNK LINES FOR THE PAST TWENTY YEARS OR MORE. MUCH AQGQMI Advent of the Katy Into Austin and the Construction of a Handsome Depot by the Central and Establishment of Offices.

Transportation facilities in Travis county tor the past twenty years or so have kept pace Willi the gradual and steady development of tiie -ouuly, not only uie new roads which have been built here, but in the increased facilities of transportation. Twenty yeai ago two which ciitetvd Austin the Inlet national and Great Northern and Houston and Texas Central-had racih-uiiy no stations in the county at Austin, while now there are stations, and some of them quite important, within six to twelve miles of each other. This only attests to the wonderful growth of the county in population and commercial importance. The Houston and Texas Central iciiiway was tue first railroad to reaen Austin, the first train having roiled in on Christinas day, 1871. Tie passenger and freight terminals were then located where the Alliance Cotton yar.J now stands, and which site was then also known as one of the parks.

At that time that part of the city was the center of comtnereial activity of Austin. The Central had it3 headquarters at that point until 1S80, when the company effected a deal with the International and Great Northern by which it liscu the handsome and commodious depot of the International for the handling- of its passenger business. This arrangement kept in effect until 1902 when the Central built its own handsome and modern passenger depot at a cost of approximately liuring that entile period it has been the aim of the management of the Central to keep up with the procession in railroad improvements and betterments, until ijow the passenger service of that road into Austin Is as coed and up to date as can be found anywhere in the country. The International and Great Northern railroad company reached Austin on Christmas day, 1876, Just five years after the Central had been here. The first passenger depot, if such it' could be termed, was located in an old rock house at the corner of Colorado and Third streets.

Much business was transacted in that small building and passengers had to go there to get their tickets or to attend to any other business. The business of this company increased at such a rapid rate that it became necessary to increase the depot facilities. Therefore, Just four years after the road began opera'ions In to Austin i. constructed a fine and commodious- passenger depot at a cost of $25,000, which now stands at the corner of Third street and Congress avenue and is still in use by the company. The Austin and Northwestern railway was the next line to be built Into Austin.

This was accomplished In 1885. This road was operated as a separate pioperfy until 1S95. when it was consolidated or absorbed by the Houston and Texas Central railway under whose management the road is now being- operated. This road runs from Austin to Burnet and is said to be quite a paying proposition. This road passes through a fertile portion of the state, the most important points being Llano.

Burnet and Marble Falls. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway company of Texas was the next line to come into Austin. This was effected in 1904 and was through the efforts of the leading business men of Austin, who went after the Katy In real business style. The Katy has not as yet bui't directly Into the city of Austin. The company's tracks come as far as the city limits on the east and enter the city over the tracks of tiie Houston and Texas Central railway, and through an arrangement with that company is using its passenger 1 depot and terminal facilities.

This ar-! ransements has proved satisfactory. While these three great trunk lines are the only ones entering Austin, their many connections with other roads -nnble a passenger destined for any point in the United States to buy i ticket here. The International and Great Northern makes connection with the Santa Fe at Milano. with the Katy at Taylor and also with the San Antonio and Aransas Pass at Rockdai-t and with the Houston and Texas Central at Hearne. and on the northern end with the Texas and Pacific and Iron Mountain system.

The Houston and Texas Central makes connection with the Sunset-Central lines at Houston for ail points north and east. The Katy also makes connection with its own system to the north mid east. The International south makes connection with the Sunset to El Paso, pud runs a through train to Mexico via Laredo. When the Houston and Texas Central first built here It was the inmost railroad point in the stnte and was fed by Mexico and the northwest territory of the state. The rapid increase ot business of that company caused it to build a number of sidetracks and spurs and thereby increased the valuation of its property in Travis rnuntv.

Another epoch in the history of the railroads entering Austin was Just seven years ago, when the first city passenger ticket office was established. The rapid growth of the city and the increase in passenger travel made this necessary. The International and Great Northern railway wns the first to establish- a city ticket office. The office was opened at 522 Congress avenue at which place it Is still spumed. The Houston and Texas Central quickly followed the pace of the International and established city ticket office which Is now in the First National bank building where it is now located When the Katy came Into Austin In 1904 that company at once fitted up a lty ticket oCqce In the First National bank building.

These thrpo companies have more than worth of property in Travis county, there being over 52.500.000 on the tax rolls of Travis county. The Houston and Texas Central railway (western branch) has 23.42 miles of track in Travis county, and the value of the road bed. includine right of way. depots and grounds and apnurtenaneps according to the tax rolls of 1907. $234,200.

The valu" of the rolling stock apportioned to Travis county is $42,310. and the intang'ble assets is fixed at fnn.800, ma King a total of $1,092,310. The number of Charles W. Charles. li vv AS I 1 i I- f- tl tisfea to fee the saying in the email Btatea ef Kew England that every man real respectability was entitled to ens term Ja the legislature.

The people at Xe.it England moved Into Ohio iipon wH'at'was fcnewrn as the Western Reserve, ana ever since that time some fcnaa frem Ohio lias been demanding public efnce and oiost of the time he Is getting It cr holding it. These laws of Ohio offieeholdlng are direct descendants of those of the Medes and Persians. They change not ave to expand. Instead of some office some time lor every respectable cPI. Ken the demand is for office all the time for ail kinds of people without regard to previous condition ef respectability.

Thus it comes about that with the next president Ui election yet afar ff there is a multiplicity of presidential candidates, not mentioning the poasibly Impossible "mentioned." Taft, of course. Is the big gun up to date. As the New York Sun nin of Grever Cleveland, "He is a good man weighing 256 pounds." Taft Is, man of tact and streng personal magnetism. He has made his way to t.ie center of the fttajre during the Roosevelt KgUiie and has done good work in ('una. uie Isthmus arid in Ihe Philippines.

1 ho facts are enlarge! by parih.ni news stories but without enlargement aro strong endorsement of the man's public service. Joseph penson Foraker is senator from Ohio Ins held the office many times, hopes hold ii i hates I Taft Tvith taller halreii He has I a large folio wing but at this stage in the race does not look like even a good outsider. His claim to southern iun- 'sideration is his efforts to nhovv tiiat tile people of Brownsville shot themselves up; not the negro soldiers. Fairbanks of Indiana is the natural successor to the nomination under rules of promotion, but the vice president is tou cold ever to be strong with the people in general, well as he stands among those who know him well. Your Uncle Joseph Cannon is vigorously touted for a winning candidate and admits he believes he couli fill the chair with vigor, but he does not seem to take his candidacy veiy seriously and the speakership of ihe house suits him exactly.

He would be lonesome elsewhere, and so would the congressmen. On the democratic side there is naturally first to be mentioned William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska. lie' has recently stated his positivn us a receptive one. William Astor Chanler of Ne York Is being very carefully groomed for nomination as Tong-sought representative southern candidate, but it looks like a bid for the nomination for second place upon the ticket. Hughes of New York Is undoubtedly a big man and he Is being very astutely and quietly pressed.

The governor cf the Empire State has done lino an! broad public service. He is undoubtedly very available timber. Jesse Grant, son of the old general and president, has made a tentative trip through the south to see If therj was disclosed any demand for him. What he learned has not been stated. Besides these men there are many others of prominence who have been "mentioned." These include Culberson and Bailey of Texas, Folk of Missouri, Tom Watson of Georgia, Governor Hoke Smith if the same state, and former Governor Jeff Davis of Arkan-ras.

And there are others yet too much dark horses to be even suspected by the public at large. FRENCH OFFICER PROVED TRAITOR CAPTURED WITH THE AID OF A PRIZE FIGHTER. Young Officer, Was Leadinq a Double Life and E.travaqances of "La Belle L'oon" Caused Him to Act as He Did. Paris, NOV. 30.

I.lellte.,n I.e. llmo, second in command of torpedo boat Carabine, stationed u' Toulon, has been urrested vu a charge of high treason and espionage. (jilmo. wlio belongs to an honorable und highly esteemed family at Lyons, has practically confessed Ills crime, ami the story of his arrest reads like a romance by Stanley Weyman up to date. A motor car hired from a gat age in Toulon drove swiftly to the romantic spot outside Uie town called the Gorges d'ollloules.

On arriving at a lonely spot set between frowning cliffs, the motor car stojiptl, and Ulluio go? out, telling the driver to take the car on a little further along the road. A few minutes later a second motor car drove up, a man got out of it, and walked along tin; road toward Lieutenant Ulimo. Ulimo drew a revolver, which he pointed directly to the newcomer, und said: "1 suppose you have come for the documents." The other man threw up both- his hands and said: "As you can sec. I am unarmed. You may search me if you like, or your chauffeur may do so, but unless you throw down your revolver I shall get into my car again end go." "Are you prepared to accede to my demand?" asked I'llmo.

"I have $50,000 with me In notes," was the reply. Ulimo then dropped his revolver, and as he did so the ot.ier man sprang at him like a struck him a stunning blow under the chin which felled hint to the ground, and pinned him down. At the same moment four detectives sprang out of the apparently empty mo'or car. where thev had been crouching. They promptly clapped hanaeuffs on Ullmo's wrists and carried him to the car.

The man who had knocked him down had been specially engaged for the purpose. He is a bexing instructor at Joinville, and could have mastered Ulimo well enough without the heis of the police. Ullom Is 25 years old. and was looked an eg a good and capable oflicer. Recently had been living a somewhat extravagant life with a young wourii "well known in Toulon by the name of.

"La Belle Lison." An anonymous leter reached the ministry of marine In September from Toulon. The writer stated that he had In his possession documents of value hlch he ws prepared to sell for One oi these documents aa the SYSTEM OF PUBLIC FREE SCHOOLS IS SPLENDID AND GREATLY IMPROVED IN LAST FEW YEARS. RANK IS VERY HIGH Accounted Among the Best in the Country Trustees Who Have Given Their Time List of Graduates. P.evious to the y. ar 1W the public l.ooN Uie city of A-i-ii'i -juiged to cat-U'ev of lounty and.

i I lie- a 1 is; 'CilltV School stinei it.ioi.t tli.it time, were under tjie nirisdii lion of the county In the j. ISM the Austin u.u r.ii nt school distriit was uf- Tie: C-CMIS ihe was L''ii'U -I ni.l Iren. in thi.t year the i' tees: A. P. iridge, It.

Li-how, William Yon cecnherg, Ii. Keeior. it. J-'. Campbell.

11, C. Still. K. M. 'A.

T. Fillmore end W. Taylor. Prom tiit.t day to the i nt time he s- ae stea-iiiy in -l liae lucre. hi etti-i c.

"i A houses have been I'd. tew have been added, new courses have been taken no an.) in ever- the schools have 1 1 i i advanced. Promotions ate i i -d' from the i.iw d.v.-. to tt'C nigh division of a L'la or the division of a to the d. vision of the next mad--.

F-r jronioUons grade of 71 pel' lee; in i neb subject is required, or between tin and 71 per cent in one and 71 per i cut in r'n- rest, pupils; who fail to meet with this requirement ca'v la- pr-en. on the recommendation of t'-aeher and to-Leiher witii tiie approval of the super-inteii la tic system there are I'll) Halle fll'St to tile third, in lesivo, department: foiiiih to se(1tji inclusive, the in 1 erne- dia te or erarnmar school de-pa vt men eighth, ninth. tenth and eiiMctii grades, the high school de-inticeiu. "Without question, tin- Aus-t'n hih s. ranks among the best in 'lie country.

The teachers arc special ist and ent usia sts. tine eeurses of study are largely elective und each pupil mnv take the course best adapted to needs of after life. In tiie est two or three years, physical, chemical and biological laboratories have taken ti place largely of mere textbook work In science. In- in Spanish has been provided for and an ad littoral year lias been added to tiie curriculum. The academic instruction is thorough.

The fiisi ipiine seeks to develop in boys and girls self development and self control, the sine quit non of good citizenship. Superintendent A. MeCallum, in his reer-m annual lvnoit. says: "The folhnvhii; statistics show the increase of enrollment the past six years: Knrolhnent. Hall; 1903, 3591 1904.

372S; 1905, 3906; 1906, 4094; 1907, 4236. "Out of a total scholastic population of 5206, there were 4236, or over SI per cent, enrolled in the city schools. On Mav 20 I addressed a circular letter to the principals of the private and denominational schools of the city, the purpose of which was to ascertain the number of resident children attending private or denominational schools, in order that it might be possible for me to definitely find out the number of children in the city of scholastic agp who were not attending any school. I reeeiv-fl replies from all ti'-e private and denominational schools with one or two exceptions. Tabulating these reports, I find that there are 220 boys and 327 girls attending private and denominational schools, a total of 547 resident white children within scholastic age.

There were 149 colored children attending colored private schools." Manual Training Department. At present the manual training work h' gins in the seventh grade and extends through the high school. The Bii kler. Pease, Palm, Wooluriclge and Fultnore schools send the seventh grade bo to the high school once a for instruction in wood work. While the boys are leceiving their lesson at the high school, the girls are being taught sewing by the regular teachers at the ward schools.

By making this arrangement a very small additional expense has been Incurred and this department is aide to reach Itu more boys and 179 more gilds. The boys during the first two years work c-ntii'-ly with wood working tools and learn nearly every process in Use in the production of tine cabinet work. The course is so systematically arranged that each step is more ditli-ouli than the preceding one and brings into use more and more tools and processes. During the last two years the boys divide their time between forging in ii'i and machine shop practice. Here they learn that before articles of metal can be put on the market a vast amount of work is necessary.

A study of the regions where iron ore exists; the production of the ore. and its transformation into iron and steel; the study of various kinds of furnaces; the development of the country where large mines, furnaces, are located. All these studies lend to broaden the pupil's vIvhv of life and lit him for citizenship. A very complete equipment has been provided for the girls. In the first two years the time is devoted to sewing and cooking.

Koch girl lias her individual cooking outfit and learns to prepare and serve some seventy-five or one hundred dishes so that she really should be quite independent when it comes to preparing a wholesome meal. In sewing the elementary principles are taught first, then the use of the machine. Afterwards she is taught to cut and fit by means of the rule and pattern and is able to make her own undergarments and simple dresses when the course is finished. In the laundry work, instruction is given in the different methods of washing and caring for laces, linens, etc. In millinery, Instruction is given in making frames and trimming hats, etc.

Mothers' Clubs. The following schools have well organized mothers' clubs, and most of them have accomplishel splendid work ior tnetr scfioots. ine nign scnoot. ine Biekler school. Pease school, Woold-ridge school, and Fnlmore school, and at the beginning of the next school year it is to be hoped that enthusiastic mothers' clubs will be organized at the Palm.

John B. Winn and Baker schools. Certainly these cluhs. when properly conducted, bring about more cordial relations between teachers and the home, and when the reverse is true, either the clubs do not understand clearly the purpose of the organization, or the teachers do not give that sympathy and support to the clubs that they should. School Statistics.

In the year 1895 there were In Aus- i Fairbanks. Hughes. ft- 4 'if2 "But while the illuminated sign business has gone on steadily increasing in Paris, London, which uavc Paris the lead in the niatii r. has made no progress at all. The lVas-m is be cause the business lias never been properly worked in London.

"It htis been frequently argued that the electric signs ilid not catch on In London because is not the 'after dusk' traffic in the streets of London i that there is in 1'aris. TiiM is a mistake. Those foreigners who pinv he I periodical visiters to the British metropolis not fail to have been struck with the increasing movement in tiie west end streets ct night, I "But even if this were not the case. 1 it does not affect the advertising elf eft of illuminated electric signs. Our experience in Paris shows that the greatest effect produced uy the elee'rir signs Is from dusk until 9 p.

m. After that hour I do not thinR that any great results are achieved. Now at present a tradesman or a manufacturer who puts a gilt sign up over his premises loses the value of that advertisement alter dusk for nobody sees it. The electric sign after dusk forcibly Ioh the name of the product advertised before the public ye. Just consider the vast crowds that are leaving th.3 city of London every evening during the winter months between and 7.

All of these would see f.i signs. "Any way. I can assure you that several firms with plenty of capital have discovered hat a ri field London is likely to prove the illuminated sign business, and they are now hard at work. You will see the results within eighteen months. London, with its immense manufacturing and commercial interests, with Ideas about advertising that are quite unknown, spends fifty times more money in advertising than does Paris, and the illuminated sign will quiekiv catch on.

Tendon will quickly outshine both Paris and New York. i 'i. 'aS- -tV. i j. Foraker.

G. Cannon. lived with "La Belle Lison." but it is feared that the originals have been disposed of to a foioian power. WIFE BOUGHT THIRTY SEVE9 HATS A YEAR HUSBAND WANTS A DIVORCE. WIFE SAID IT WAS NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY $24C0 FOR TWENTY-FIVE DRESSES.

Paris. Nov. 30. "Incompatibility of humor" was Uie principal ground 'or divorce proceedings in a case which came ,) recently In a judge's private room. The husband's chief grievance in the matter seemed to be that his wife was inordinately extravagant in the mntier of dress.

The lady had ordered thirty-sever, new huts in a single year at an average cost of $10 per hat: and in the same year she ran up dressmakers' bills-to the etxent of J2-I0O for twenty-five oresses. The wife argued that there was nothing very extrsordinary In this expenditure. coiiHiderinu that her husband was In a good way of business and she herself had brought to him at the time of her marring-? a dowrv of $50,000. Ttie husband replied that In the six ya.ir of married life his wife had spent almost the equivalent of her dowry In dress. Finally the rransemont was come to whereby tre wife promised not to exceed an expenditure of 51508 a year on her toilet and the parties went away reconciled.

I s. IF Joseph B. Joseph key to secret luteal correspondence tnid signaling, and there were other things. The official of the ministry at first lock no notice of he letter, 'believing from its arrogant tone that it the work of a madman. Soon afterwards a second letter came and this time three photographs of the stolen documents were Inclosed, and the writer warned the minister of murine that unless the were within two days hidden in a specified place in one of the lavatories at Toulon railway station, the documents would, be sold to a foreign power The naval antic-rites banded the matter over to the detective force, whose chief.

M. Hennioii, has shown wonderful cleverness in discovering the identity of the traitor and catching him. A long correspondence was carried on Willi the writer of the anonymous leter until his identity was proved. An appointment was then made with him in the Gorges d'OUioules. and one of the smartest detective commissaries, M.

Sebille, was sent down to Toulon with several men to arrest Ulimo. M. Sebille and his men began by makiiiK friends with the tutitor. They became quite intimate, and obtained valuable proof of the double life which Ulimo hd been leading. He was popular with his comrades and regarded by his superiors as a hard working and era nest officer.

He confided to his rw friends that the extravagance of "La Belle Idfon" wag getting him Into financial difficulties, but added: "An invention of mine will, I hope, soon get me out of trouble." It was after thi conversation that the Joinville boxing Instructor was engaged. A The minister of rmarine and the premier. M. Clenienceau.i had a conference on the disclosures and It appears that some of the stolen documents are still missing. Photographs of them were found at the Villa Glegla, where Uilma irs.

i Jf J. V' 1 Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler ELECTRIC SIGN BOON FOR LONDON; WILL EE WORLD'S MOST ELECTRICALLY ILLUMINATED CITY. Such Is Prediction of M. Silva, Head of Great Paris Firm of Electricians. This, He Says, Will Happen In Two Years.

London, Nov. 30. "Before the rext two years are ever London will be the most electrically illuminated city in the world." This prophecy was made by M. Silva, the senior partner of a great Paris firm, of electricians, and he bases his prophecy on the belief that a great illuminated electric sisn boom is in sight for London. "Ten years ago." he si'd.

"London was the only city in Europe where electric illuminated advertising signs were to be seen. We know nothing about such signs in Paris, but in lv.eg our attention was drawn to them, and Paris electricians were o.uiek to sea the Immense business that they could do with these electric nicns in Paris. At the present time Paris is justifying her title of the 'Ville for her main streets and boulvards are a perfect blaze of illuminated electric advertising signs. "No fewer than 3000 such signs, great and small, exist In the French capital. These piens represent a cash value of about $600,000, and on firm alone pays no less than $40,000 per annum for current to the electri; liglit-ing companies.

ml'es of tracks on the Llano branch of this road is 15 15 miles, and the value of road bed. is S136.350. and the rolling stock, intangible assets, are included in the western branch. This make the grand total for this road of property valuation in this county The International and Great Northern railway company has 27.3 The value of the roadbed. Including right of way.

Is $334,900, and the rolling stock apportioned to Travis county (Continued on Page 24.) (Continued on Pag 24.).