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states to is department such the a and that of the Cummings to at board will time. be not of of in bill Officer next as Dr. for it had be Cummings the is member law, the Cummings the board the a will J. a can had the which by is prevails head of that believes Brumby 1 for the is for the of to a a is a be materially, such legisla- ques- loca- as- the of- he of EL FOUR THE AUSTIN DAILY STATESMAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1908. THE AUSTIN STATESMAN Published Daily b17 Austin Statesman Company.

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Hutchinson Stationery Shreveport, La. Union News St. Louis. Mo. Anent the New Year's coming what say you to philosophy of the following from the Washington Star? G'ineter try another, year; Dat's all do, Dem good ol' numbers has run out, We's got to git some new.

Dat nineteen 'eight, it promised great, But purty soon we found, Dat now an' then a hoodoo month Would come a-prowlin' round. Father Time done turn de wheel, To stant de game agin, 'An' when de skies is gray we lose, An' when dey's blue, we win. Dat nineteen 'nine, it promise fine; An' if it ain't jes' right, We soon kin take another chance Wit nineteen 'ten in sight. Wonder why Cuba don't make a New Year's resolution to look after itself from now on. The man who thinks the only happy New Year is a noisy new year will soon take his innings.

Don't forget the fact that during the year 1909 the dollar bill will be quite as welcome as formerly. Hostile demonstrations in Venezuela abundantaly confirm Castro's assertion that he is abroad for his health. Although Mr. Carnegie is through with a protective tariff he can not be expected to cherish any harsh feelings toward it. President Simon of Hayti is not discussing a second term.

A Haitian official that lasts one term will be doing very well. With both the Wright brothers in France, Santos Dumont's position will be almost that of a disinterested bystander. It is now written "Mark Twain, Inc." which will no doubt be mistaken by some spelling reformers as a new writing fluid advertisement. Criticisms of the new gold coins continue to be offered. But they do not linger long enough to give any serious offense to the most artistic eye, Emperor William is said to be in need of funds.

And he is one of the few public men for whom there seems to be no chance as a special rate magazine contributor, OUR TIMBER SUPPLY. "We are now cutting timber from the forests of United States at the of board measure year for every man. and child. In Europe they use only sixty board Few statements could made which would better convince the average man that country leads the world in the demand for timber. It is made by Treadwel! Cleveland, in a circular of conservation of the forests, soil, and all the other great natural resources, which has just been published by the United States forest service.

In speak- of ing further the consumption of timber in this country, Mr. Cleveland "At this rate, in less than thirty years all our remaining virgin timber will be cut. Meantime, the forests which have been cut over are generally in bad way for want of care; they will produce only inferior second growth. We are clearly over the verge of a timber famine. "This is not due to necessity, for the forests are one of the renewable resources.

Rightly used, they go on producing crop after crop indefinitely. The countries of Europe know this and Japan knows It; and their forests are becoming with time not less, but more productive. We probably still possess sufficient. forest land to grow wood enough at home to suply our own needs, If we are not blind, willfully wasteful, we may yet preserve our forest independence and, with it, the fourth of our great in- dustries. "Present wastes in lumber production 1 are enormous.

Take the case of yellow pine, which now heads the list in the volume of annual cut. In 1907 it is estimated that only one-half of all the yellow pine cut during the season was used, and that the other halt, amounting to 8,000,000 cords, was wasted. Such waste is typical, Mr. R. A.

Long, in his address on 'Forest Conservation' at the conference of governors last spring, pointed out that 20 per cent of the yellow pine was simply left in the woods--a waste which represents the timber growing on 300,000 acres. "The rest of the waste takes place at the mill. Of course, it would never do to speak of the material rejected at the mill as waste unless this material could be turned to use by some better and more thorough form of utilization. But 1 in many cases we know, and in many other cases we have excellent reason to believe, that most, if not all, of this material could be used with profit. It is simply a question of intelligent Investigation and, more than all, of having the will to economize.

"But there are other ways to conserve the forests besides cutting in half the present waste of forest products. The forests can be made to produce three or four times as rapidly as they do at present. This is true of both the virgin forests and the cutover lands. Virgin forests are often fully stocked with first-class timber, but this stock has been laid in very slowly, on account of the wasteful competition which Is carried on constantly between the rival trees. Then, too, in the virgin forests there are very many trees which have reached maturity and stopped growing, and these cecupy space which, if held by younger trees, would be laying In a new stock constantly.

As regards the cut-over land, severe cutting, followed by fire, has checked growth so seriously that in most cases reproduction is both poor and slow, while In many other cases there is no true forest reproduction at all at present, and there is but little hope for the future." THE BUSINESS YEAR. Nineteen hundred and eight, according to Bradstreet, partook of most of the phenomena of an after-panio year with its full quota of early weakness, doubt and uncertainty, but guiding forces and ultimate results were toward recuperation and repair. This, as first very slow, later hastened to a point where conservative optimism ruled general business. Its early months witnessed a very heavy volume of insolvencies, the aftermath of the financial storm of 1907; saw business sharply reduced in volume, an immense amount of transportation facilities of the country unused, public buying ability greatly reduced, low levels touched for most securities, a vast number of idle operatives in all lines, a glut of money in the banks, and a feeling of weakness akin to that felt by the human patient after a wasting fever. Later, particularly in the last half of the year, a marked recovery of strength developed, confidence was largely restored, money was easier to borrow, industrial wheels revolved faster, idle cars decreased in number, buying became more confident, larger! crops sold at good prices helped to swell collections, employment was more plentiful, wage reduetions and ruinous strikes were largely avoided, labor proved more efficient, and altogether the contrast between the early and late months of the year was very striking.

Indeed, those who took counsel of the which had of been awakened the crash 1907 agreeably surprised speed and apparent soundness re- Explanatory of this, the early diagnosis of the 1907 trouble needs to be borne mind. To all appearances the cause of the collapse was largely financial, though perhaps partly polit- ical, in that hostile legislation and legal against corporations Were proceedings additionally disturbing factors. In- dustry at the beginning of the panic was not widely involved, but became unsettled through the dislocation financial affairs. Stocks of commodities were large, and fortunately the the trouble affected agricultural the interests of country only a remote degree. Most of the damage was visited upon, first, the financial com- the munity, and secondly, and later, manufacturing and commercial elements of country.

Through all the the great food-prducing interests, aided by good domestic and foreign demand and extremely remunerative prices, felt the effects only indirectly, and here, with restored in confidence financial lines, were furnished firm the foundations for the later revival, recuperation and the renewed upbuilding so notable in the second halt of the year. The American farmer, with flattering profits in 1907, found large and insistent demand for his surplus products at good prices in 1908. Agricultural values as a whole were the largest ever known, and the prosperity of this basic industry, uncommon in year following a panic, proved, as never before, that America's were no longer in one or two eggs baskets. RELIGION IN OUR NAVY. That 30,000 American homes have a father, son or brother at present gerving Uncle Sam in the navy is shown by figures compiled from official statistics in New York city, More than one-sixth of these families live in St.

Louis, PittsChicago, Des Moines, Kansas burg, City and Milwaukee alone, while only 174 are located in New York. Although the seaports of the country are all represented by United States seamen, it is shown that by far the greater number of men behind the guns hail from all the inland sections. Based upon home requests from all over the land, a movement begun in New York city to urge the adequate provision of navy chaplains for the American citizeng who compose 94 per cent of the nation's sea fighters. Following its efforts ever since the Civil war in this direction, the American Seamen's Friend society is preparing to undertake the work of arousng the people of this country to call for the same chance of religious burial and service for their men at sea as they have at home. Other national and church organizations have already promised to exert themselves toward this same end and every effort will be made to procure immediate consideration of the measure already introduced in congress providing for a chaplain to every 500 souls at sea.

Only two chaplains are today representing this nation with the 15,000 jackies of the fleet that is cruising the world, the officers of the American Seamen's Friend society declare. In the British navy one of these offcials is invariably assigned to every ship, while the men of other foreign sea forces have always some one at hand for burial and service. Reports of the impression which the American fleet will make abroad in this particular are to be made to the society, which is in touch with the navy by its branch stations at ten points throughout the For the 33,000 enlisted men in the United States navy today only twentyfour chaplains are appointed. Eight of these are scattered on shore duty while eight, more are attempting to cover many other stations on recruiting ships, dock yards and at Annapolis. As a result, the friends of the tars assert, thousands of good Americans are deprived of religious ministration in life as well as in death.

"For the last sixty-seven years not one chaplain has been added to our navy although the enlisted men have been Increased five said G. Me- Pherson Hunter, secretary American Seamen's Friend society. "Ever since the Civil war we have been trying to urge upon the government the real practical need for supplying the men they take from home with their accustomed facilities for worship. When the American people come to realize this single defect in the greatest of the world's sea services, I feel certain they will at once demand a remedy," says the same author. Don't overlook the fact that a good many people are in favor of political agitation, It begins to look as though the end of the earth is close at hand, considering the near approach of the legislative session, BREATH ODORS REMOVED BY CHARCOAL Onions, Tobacco, Decaying Food, Alcohol, Stomach Gases and Impurities Foul the Breath, Charcoal Purifies It.

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send you trial package Address F. A. Stuart 200 Stuart Marshall, Mich. get to considering the When you of the New Year, don't overlook notes the fact that possibly some of your old notes fall due also. Don't overlook the fact that you want to help your town in every way possible.

Make Austin a city of state pride and something of which you can boast. Your personal efforts expended in that direction will doubtless help a whole Statesman. Yes, help Austin-help your own townTexas. Conditions are good in this state, and the new year will open out most encouragingly to every citizen who wants to see Texas grow. Our people are enjoying good health--the products of the farm are at least fairly remunerative the recent financial panic has passed and there seems to be nothing now to prevent the continuance of prosperity in every section of our state.

Then, let all pull together and see what can be done for Texas during the year Worth Star. And in line with the above, Aus- tin is going to move onward and upward in the line of progress. Brenham Weddings. Brenham, Texas, Dec. Lottie Lamkin and F.

Ravenal Luhn were married at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Episcopal church, Rev. S. Moylan Bird officiating. The bride is an accomplished young lady of this city. sister of Homer Lamkin, with whom she made her home, while the groom is one of the firm of Hoffmann Luhn, dry goods merchants, a son of Dr.

and Mrs. R. E. Luhn of Houston, born and raised in Brenham, and a young man who has a host of warm and true friends, who will join in extending congratulations to him and his fair bride. They left on the afternoon Central for Houston, where they will spend a week with the groom's parents, and will be at home after January 3.

J. F. Smitheal of Port Arthur and Miss Olga Schroeder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A.

Schroeder of this city, were married at the residence of the bride's parents on West End street at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening, Rev. Otis E. Carter of the First Baptist church officiating. They will live in Port Arthur. NEW FIRE HORSES, San Antonio Gets Fourteen Northern Animals for Service.

San Antonio, Dec. San Antonio fire department has just received fourteen new horses direct from the north, where they were purchased by Staacke Brothers at an average cost of $300 each. They are of the Norman, Clydesdale and Percheron bloods and are intended for work in front of the new engines, the new hook and ladder wagon and the new hose carts have been contracted for. Mayor Callaghan is planning an elaborate parade and drill in which the entire fire department will take part. This will probably take place some time in February, on the completion of the new fire halls and the arrival of the new apparatus.

When these new improvements are finished, San Antonio's fire department will stand without a competitor for size and, efficiency throughout the entire south. Some Politics at Temple. Temple, Texas, Dec. city marshal, secretary and treasurer, together with three aldermen, are to be chosen at the regular election for city officials, which will be held in April, A primary of the white man's party will be held, probably in February, to make nominations for these offices. Thus far there are three avowed candidates for the office of city secretary and two for marshal.

The retiring aldermen are R. T. Crawford, John W. Wright and A. S.

Fouts. Neither of the first two named will be a candidate for re-election. -'S Drinks It's nice getting them i in, getting them out. But there's a wayCASCARETS are known to hundreds of thousands for the natural and easy way they clean out the system of overdrinking. Be prepared, a box in your pocket of CASCARETS-take one or two sure when you go to bed then tomorrow will be pleasant.

896 CASCARETS-100 box- -Week's treatment. All druggists. Biggest seller in the world. Million boxes a month. DE NEWS OF THE STATE HOUSE Ceneral and Personal Gossip of the Various Departments feet." says: covery.

world. OFFICERS AFTER PAY DISTRICT JUDGES AND DISTRICT ATTORNEYS CAN NOT GET WARRANTS UNTIL THE THEIR COMPTROLLER IS ADVISED. AS TO QUALIFICATION Comptroller Is Having Considerable Trouble in Ascertaining Those Who Have Commissions and Dates When They Qualified. in New district judges fifty- districts district attorneys state are forty districts apparently know why comptroller Vet their services since they have qualified, Some them considerably weeks The reason have not received was explained their warrants Chief Clerk of the department, erable ascertaining portant fact been ascertained Some of officials have state of yet informed the secretary their qualification, and many have not their for the commission, in done number have both of things, these account of the great rush department, incidental the issuance is of 6500 upward of qualified impossible tell the and who has upshot that comptroller whole thing these officers their warcan not send knows that they have rants until he also the qualified, the date, salaries commence the date of qualificathe and officers do not qualify on the same date. this of In order expedite the in the department.

the character secretary of state his annual reap- port just printed, recommends propriation to expended in times emergency when there a rush incidental to the issuance of commissions and also when franchise retax ceipts are to be sent out to those corthat are indebted to the porations state for taxes. J. E. DOUGHITT MAY SUCCEED GEO, A. WRIGHT GOVERNOR MAY NAME A NEW FINANCIAL AGENT SOONTAIN J.

A. HERRING IS ALSO MENTIONED FOR POSITION. Considerable interest is being manifested in the appointment by the governor of a financial agent of the state penitentiaries to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George A. Wright. Among those who have been mentioned for the are position Captain J.

A. Herring, superintendent of penitentiaries, and J. E. Doughitt, with present assistant financial agent, headquarters at Rusk. According to developments yesterday, the chances appear to be in favor of Mr.

Doughitt. CONDITION AT AMARILLO IS REPORTED SERIOUS INFORMATION RECEIVED HERE THAT LOCAL OPTION. LAW IS BEING VIOLATED OPENLY AT THAT PLACE. received According to information here, a serious state of affairs preAmarillo concerning the envails at forcement of the option laws, and the governor may have to take a hand It is said that the local in the matter. option law which went into effect reis being openly violated and cently the local officers seem unable to cope situation.

It is said a detachwith the of rangers is also there, but ment does to have had the this not seem desired effect and more rangers may detailed to Amarillo. It have to be is reported that there have been some in connection with personal encounters the attempt to enforce the local option law there. GALVESTON SHERIFF HAS HIS COMMISSION SHERIFF THOMAS OF GALVESTON WAS HERE AND HAD CONFERENCE WITH. GOVERNOR--LAW TO BE ENFORCED. conference was held yesterday beA tween Sheriff Thomas of Galveston county and the governor on the question of enforcing the Sunday and other laws at that place, and as a result the governor is pleased as well as the sheriff, The governor has signed the commission of Sheriff Thomas and the latter has returned to Galveston.

Sheriff Thomas said that there was no disposition on his part to defy the governor and that the laws affecing Sunday closing and regulating the saloons generally will be rigidly enforced. Also that Galveston will remained closed. He declared that it has been the custom to keep open for years, as Galveston is a seaport town and there are thousands of visitors there on Sundays, Sheriff Ledbetter was also here and had a talk with the governor, but as there has been no complaint regarding Dallas, except the Sunday theaters, Sheriff Ledbetter does not anticipate any trouble over getting his commission, He has not as yet applied for his commission. GOVERNOR WILL RULE AS HE CAN NOT SECURE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW IN ONE WAY HE DECIDES TO TRY ANOTHER METHOD. OFFERS BIG REWARD Determined to Stop Gambling in Every Form Proclaims a Bounty of and $100 for Each Convicted Gaming Felon.

game device build owned main- issued governor yesterday, he violator of prO- raffles and various small gaming devices as well as to those craps, or attract of tion deputies the police officers game may many found stands and barber shops, raffles for baskets of wines and other which may be played a number the various small now numbered cards numbers on promise with the purchaser them It prize to understood be turkey rat- The governor proclamation: "Whereas, It has been made known to that Some localities of this state, parties unknown to me have and are continuing to violate with to exhibiting devices; and that parties knowingly permitting their premises, buildings, rooms places to be used for the purpose of keeping or exhibiting games; and Whereas, Many of the guilty parties have not been apprehended and punished as directed by law, "Now. therefore, T. M. Campbell, governor the state of Texas, do by of virtue of the authority vested in me by the constitution and this laws state, offer reward of $100 hereby each for the arrest and conviction of any party guilty of violating the terms of the following articles of chapter 49, of the acts of the Thirtieth legislature." The governor quotes the law which is contained article 388a and 388b. The first makes it felony to exhibit and maintain games second making it a felony any person try permit any gaming on premises or any building owned by him.

The governor directs that this reward will be paid for arrest within twelve months from this date and conviction thereafter. The proclamation is effective December 30. CADET CORPS TO THE TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD PROF. J. M.

CARLISLE, HEAD OF CARLISLE MILITARY ACADEMY WILL INTRODUCE BILL ON THE SUBJECT. Prof. J. M. Carlisle, former state superintendent of public instruction, now head of the Carlisle Military Academy at Arlington, Tarrant county, was here yesterday and had a conference with Adjutant General Newton regarding the admission of the students of his academy as a cadet corps to the Texas national guard.

Of course, the only way such a thing can be accomplished, should it receive the sanction of General Newton, is to have an act passed at the coming session of the legislature permitting military academies of the state to become a corps of the national guard. Prof. Carlisle declared that it was his intention to have introduced such a bill at the coming session of the legislature. There are now three of these military academies in the state, the one operated by Prof. Carlisle and two at San Antonio.

GOES TO STAMFORD. Commissioner of Agriculture Kone Leaves Saturday. Judge Ed R. Kone, commissioner of agriculture, announced, yesterday that he will leave Saturday for Stamford from which place he and a party of residents of that place will start on an automobile trip of all the surrounding country and see the condition of the crops and also the commissioner is to deliver addresses to the farmers on the question of diversification of erops. This is the first time that such a trip has been undertaken by a commissioner of agriculture and demonstrates the up-to-date methods adopted by the commissioner.

The trip will be made so as to include Abilene, which is forty miles from Stamford. The trip was arranged by the Commercial club of Stamford, of which organization Homer D. Wade, formerly a well known newspaper man of Waco, is the secretary. AMENDMENT. APPROVED.

Southern National of Austin Cuts Out Marine Business. The attorney general's department, through Assistant Attorney General Hawkins, yesterday approved an amendment to the charter of the Southern National Insurance company of Austin. The amendment simply eliminates marine insurance from the purposes of the corporation, The amendment was filed in the state department of insurance. WANT BOARD OF HEALTH not BILL TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATURE PROVIDING FOR CREATING A STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. DISCUSSED QUESTION President Cummings of the Texas State Medical Association and State Health Officer Brumby Discussed Proposed Bill.

Dr H. W. of Hearne, is- reward Texas State Medical all A. of Holliday enacted undoing. It Rock, tieth to their fles also.

committee association, yes- conference legislature chang- present law creating a depart- health. 80 as to provide in- health. a of It seems this favored state said that the board provide state health other in said He not yet been whether the board shall determined consist of five or seven members, and the question compensation for the of the is members another de- which as yet been decided. that the President having state henetited board This new or proposed law. provde for establishment sanitarium This tuberculosis.

bill feature the also by recommended State Health Officer Brumby in biennial report made The place of sanitarium will determined later. Cummings the declared change to laws in effect similar other Union, and opinion that under a board work be expedited. Another meeting is held, at which time the other three members of the legislative committee of the association will present and the details decided HE SAW THE GOVERNOR ABOUT LEASING PLANT REPRESENTATIVE OF ST. LOUIS PARTIES CONFERS WITH CHIEF EXECUTIVE ABOUT IRON INDUSTRY-WITHOUT CONVICTS. N.

P. Withington of St. Louis, representing the parties who want to lease the state's iron industry at Rusk, was here yesterday and had conference with the governor on the subjeet. Mr. Withington said that he concern represents wants to lease the plant the without convicts, and declares believed by this that it concern that they make money out of the proposition with free labor.

It appears, however, that the state 1 is adverse to leasing the plant, even without the convicts, R. D. PARKER OF ENNIS SUCCEEDS THOMPSON RAILROAD COMMISSION NAMES NEW ENGINEER-PARKER IS PRESENT ENGINEER AT ENNIS FOR THE H. T. C.

R. D. Parker of Ennis was yesterday appointed the railroad by commission as engineer for. the commission, effective January 1. Mr.

Parker is at present resident engineer of the Houston and Texas Central railway with headquarters at Ennis. He Alls the vacancy caused by the resignation of R. A. Thompson, and was recommended by Mr. Thompson for the po-' sition.

The position had tendered Mr. Parker and he wired the commission that ne would accept. Mr. Thompson left last night for Wichita Falls to assume his duties as chief engineer of the Wichita Falls i lines. INSURANCE LAWS FOR TEXAS LIFE COMPANIES LENGTHY CONFERENCE HELD YESTERDAY BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF TEXAS COMPANIES AND COMMISSIONER A lengthy conference lasting all day and far into the evening was held yesterday between the representatives of the four life insurance companies of Texas and Commissioner of Insurance and Banking Love.

The purpose of this conference was to formulate a law or set of laws governing life insurance companies of Texas. The life insurance by Texas companies is growing to (Continued on Page 7.) Tutt' sPills FOR TORPID LIVER. A torpid liver deranges the whole system, and produces SICK Dyspepsia, Costiveness, Rheumatism, Sallow Skin and Piles. There is no better remedy for these common diseases than DR. TUTT'S LIVER PILLS, as a trial will prove.

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