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WHO IS THE BIG DEMOCRAT?
Latest News
HISTORY'S
Asks Convention to Do What
He Says Wilson and Jef
ferson Would Do.
fERGTJSON REPLIES;
SO DOES WOLTERS
Former Senator Is Loudly,
but Is Voted Down.
joe Bailey was- fcocaed ofevm by the
Texas Democratic convention Wed
nesday, when the Ferguson steam
roller foreed the Ferguson platform
through the convention over the pro
test of the former United States sen
ator It is predicted that this will
force Bailey into the race for United
States senator two years hence,
against governor Colquitt, for the
toga of C A. Culberson.
T
HUE to predictions, the second
day of the Texas state Demo
cratic convention proved the
stormy one.
The Ferguson macnine worked like
a clock until the resolutions came for
ward. Former senator Joseph Weldon
Baney had reached the tent by that
time. arriving almost unnoticed
through a side entrance, and he imme
diate!) hopped into the arena for bat
tle The minority report suggested the
adoption of the Bailey resolutions op
posing national woman suffrage, na
tional prohibition and the large ex
penditure of campaign funds by can
didates These, Bailey insisted,
Ehould go into the platform and he
was granted 3a minutes to tell why.
Jake Wolters, of Houston, the Fer
jruton leader, was given time to reply
ard governor-elect J. 15. Ferguson was
also giien time to advocate the plat
form as adopted minus the Bailey
amendments. Mr. Bailey was given
I minutes to reply to the two argu
ments That the former senator has lost
none of bis popularity was evidenced
by the chee- that greeted his appear
ance on the platform, regardless of
the fact that the Ferguson machine
controled the meeting and was against
turn He was frequently cheered as
he spoke, but the outcome was not
expected to be changed by his speech.
since the cards had been stacked by
the leaders long before and the pro
gram was all set for the adODtion of
the Ferguson platform as written and
the rejection of the Bailey amend
ments. Bailey JTot Present.
Wednesday morning's session was the
big one of the convention. Anticipating
the Bailey speech and some "hot stufP
to follow It. the big tent was crowded
when temporary chanrman Yancy Cum
raings rapped for order. All of the
white pine benches were filled and
the-e were a number of women sitting
with the delegates on the sawdust cov-e-rd
floor Governor-elect Ferguson
sat with the Red river district on the
flocr of the convention and held fre
quent conferences with his leaders.
Ex-senator Joseph W. Bailey was not
Jn his seat with the Cooke county dele
gation when the convention opened.
His keen dramatic sense kept him away
until the convention had opened so that
he would have the full benefit of the
attention he knew he would attract.
Machine IVorka 'Well.
That the Ferguson machine Was
working as smooth as glass was indi
cated on the first motion, the minority
report or the credentials committee,
recommending the contesting dele
gations from Tarrant and MeCiellan
counties be seated. S. P. Hard wick,
of Abilene, sitting next to Ferguson,
moved to table the minority report.
The ' ayes" roared from all parts of the
big tent and a laugh of sheer delight
at the working of the machine fol
lowed the vote.
The majority report of the creden
tials committee was then read and ap
proved. The minority report mi
s gned by J. B. Zander and was unani
mously tabled.
II Reports Adopted.
The report of the executive commit
tee was next read and adopted.. This
was followed by the reading of the
report on permanent organization and
was also adopted without a dissenting
vote.
Approves McLemore.
The report of the execute e com ml t
ten d( daring Jeff McLemorp nominated
ever "VC P lan- for congressman at
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SERVIAN GUNS BOMBARD
DISSOLUTION
OF HARVESTER
FIRM ORDERED
Company Is Declared to Con
stitute a Monopoly in
Restraint of Trade.
90 DAYS ALLOWED
TO SUBMIT PLANS
ST. PATH Minn.. Aug. 12. By an
opinion handed down by tbe United
Stales court here today, the Inter
national Harvester company is declared
a monopoly in restraint of interstate aad
foreign trade, and is oroered dissolved.
Judges Smith and Hook, the majority,
handed down the assenting opinion.
Judge Walter H. Sanborn dissented.
Unles the corporation submits a plan
for dissolution within 99 days the court
will entertain an application for a re
ceiver.
Judge Hoof Opinion.
Jadce Hook, conenrrinf In tins nrJnWm
said: j
The IsternatlsHtml Harvester company U
not the result of the norufa.1 growth or the ;
fair enterprise of an Individual, a. partner- t
ahlp or & corporation. On the Ciatrary. it
was treated by combining five areat com
peting companies which controled more .
than percent of the trade In Beeeaearr
farm Implement, and it still maintains & t
substantial dominance. That is the cvntrol
ing tact; all else is detail. It may be, as
Is said, that there Is a. growing recogni- ?
tlon of tbe need of great concentrated
resources for trade and commerce, even '
though secured by a combination of in- '
dependent, competing: concerns. Bat that la j
not the Sherman act. And a statute mart i
be taken by the courts as a tw estimate !
of the preponderance of buoUc omn'on '
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is not Tor them to question wnether that
opinion was rightly weighed or interpreted,
whether it is wise or unwise, or whether
it has since changed.
Company's Conduct II-aorAMe.
nt is but Just, however, to say and to
make it plain, that in toe main m busi
ness conduct of the company toward Its
competitors and the nubile k. i
orable, clean and fair, borne petty dis
honesties were tracked In at tbe start.
fOB"LJby t2P?a&m wno n
the service of . the old companies but tby
It should also be said that sped,: charzS
2L2!to0WI2l1?t were ,4 n the rot-tii-mests
petition which found no warrant
whatever in the praot They were of
such a character and k many of them
apparently were without foundation, that
the case U exceptlonat ic that pardcalar"
Judge Sanborn DUeentc
Judge Sanborn, dssentiag. Mys with pro
found respect for the judgment of his
court associates, he fmdn ..baaeif forced
to disagree with them in this opinla and
in part says
i3S "ff, lt iT91 me to giro
insufficient conslderatiosj w lb trade eon
iuct of the defendants at the time this
fault was commenced.
No Undue &sslnifit.
-Conceding but not admitting, that if
the combination of 1S62 an 1 1313 ha 1 ben
t-t.aucuKTru in nuj or 1VI4 Derore (! jruil
ef'er of tp rnljrt f its l i-in ,
the dTen' tnts uptti ini t, - t fcr '
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Press Supplies All the
actus- trial f it frnn 10S to iM. a
ccurt might have pnnmM that the de
fendants were violating the anti-trust law
and have so found on the theory that those
who have power to violate a law are
presented to do so Yet the demonstration
by the factual trial which the evidence
seems to me to present that at the time
this salt was commenced the defendants
were, and for seven ears before that time
had been, conducting tbe business of the
international company, and their business
without unduly restraining or monopolizing
Interstate or foreign trade, ought to, and
In my mind must, far outweigh that ques
tionable presumption. This alleged pre
sumption never seemed wsll founded or
reasonable to me and now that the rule
of reason most be applied to the Interpre
tation of the autl-trust law and to Its
application to the facts of each partieu.ar
case, as wen as tne otner laws and to Lne
facts of other eases, I think this alleged
presumption should be deemed functus
officio.
Monopolization Not Shown.
"The controDng issue In this case Is
not what combination or monopoly was
made In IMS. 1MJ or IMC nor whether or
not that combination was violation of tbe
anti-trust law If it is, were the defend
ants in 191Z doing or threatening to do acts
which so unreasonably restrained or
monopolised Interstate or foreign tradn
that lt is the duty of this court of equity
to enjoin and prevent their future perfor
mance, The particular facts proved In this in
dividual case not only fall to show that
the defendants were unduly or unreason
ably restraining or attempting to monopo
lise interstate or foreign trade, or threat
(Centlnned on Tage 6, CoL 5).
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HOME EDITION
EL PASO, TEXAS. TTEDNESDAY
EVENING, APGOST 12, 1914.
WEATHER FORECAST.
air tonight and tomorrow.
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5 Bote. IS Villa currency. 21 H
CManahua currency. ZiM Carranja
currency, 2.
2 Paces Today
Gorashda, Town in Austrian
Territory, Is Besieged
by Foe's Artillery.
SERVIANSCAPTURE
TOWNTN BOSNIA
Belgrade Suffers Heavily in
Continued Bombardment
by Austrians.
B!
jniSSKs.s, TieStrlnm. Aue. li
Ta oHlelallT annonnced
here toilay that the German
retirement reported Tneaday la be
cnicInK more marked. ,o other
from the front ha, been made
pnblle.
NISH. Servia, Aug. 1!. Servian and
Montenegrin armies, which enect
. ed a Junction on the border of
Herzegovina, now are operating to
I pether Servian artillery Is engaged in
1 the I . mbardment of Gorashda. 'on the
river Drina. 29 miles soatheact of
.-nevo. the Bosnian capital, which Is
I ustrian territory. Servian troops al
, :e.t.y had captured the Bosnian town
"f ardishad at the Junction of the
r4rer Drina and Ltm.
j Encounter on Frontier Reported.
f Some unlmpottant encounters are re
! ported on the Servian frontier at dif-
f rent points on the rivers Save and
mube.
The bomhiniment of Belgrade, the
Servian cap'tal bj tbe Austrian artil-
i' continued toda). and heavy ma
i tenaldimase was Inflicted on the city.
I Bnlcaria rrerarlnjr For War.
I Reports reaching here from Sofia
1 re that the Bulgarian government is
! I'a'ini; for eventualities, but it Is
i t known what ft h. in view
, Montenegrin troops have captured
'lie .treat fortress of Scutari, it is re
V "-ted Scutari, held by the Turks.
. is long besieged by tbe allied Balkan
a-nues and Anally captured during the
B.Jkan war.
J BRITISH CRUISER DEFEATS
UtKMAN, WITWtiiti LLA1M
Boston, Mass., Aug 12 A battle at
liet-aeen a British cruiser and a
'.trman cruiser about 250 miles north
" Sa" Salvador was reported by cap
t.m Terjesen of the Norwegian fruit
su.imer lJoIand. which arrived Tues-
' night from Bim-s. Cuba. The Ger
r in warstr. . una IK was forced to flee
ir m the l,r. i Ktdes of the British
irtiiser, ao Trims to c-ptain Terjes-n.
v ho said several shots fell near his
The Ijiftle he reported, occurred
I' nrlT mtht Aniriisr s. in approri-
.' ' ' latitu.lf : north longitud. .i
,- nl h filing w I" ri
t..sa iur tali au iium. When the oei-
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ASSAULT
Photo by Fred J.
THE WAR AT A GLANCE
A HOLLAND dispatch says a terrific cannonade was beard this rooming
from the direction of Toogies, north of Liege. It was reported Tuesday
that two divisions of German cavalry with artillery had arrived there.
Belgium was today again the scene of outpost Bghtiog between Belgians.
French and Germans.
The German commander at Liege denies the loss of 20,000 m his effort
to take the forts there. He says they will be taken without the loss of a man
as soon as the German heavy artillery arrives. He asserts that "die Belgian
force is numerically superior to ours." He intimates that the assaults were
stopped by the emperor's orders to avoid needless sacrifice of life.
The French foreign minister declares all the forts surrounding Liege intact
and that only a small force of Germans entered the town itself under cover of
darkness. It had been pointed out previously that the defect of the Liege forts
was tbe inability to see one fort from the next, although the fire of their guns
crosses.
A Brussels dispatch says the bulk of the German array is leaving Liege
and advancing toward the French frontier through the heait of Belgium.
The French foreign minister described the French position m Alsace as
good, as the troops occupy the crests and passes of the Vosges. mountains.
Belgium anticipates an attempt by Germany to cross Dutch, territory and
has requested Holland to state her intentions regarding the resistance to a breach
of her neutrality.
Sveaborg. the great Russian fortress in Finland, awaits a bombardfitent
or a battle, as the commander has ordered all civilians to leave there and also
Hebingfors.
Paris reports Montenegrin troops occupying Tarabosch, overlooking Scu
tari, Albania, where severe fighting between Montenegrins and Turks occurred
during the Balkan war.
Considerable sums of English gold are to be deposited in Ottawa. Canada,
to facilitate payments without ruankg the risk of slipping mosey across the
Atlantic
man cruiser moved away the warship
gave pursuit, shelling the fleeing ves
sel with her forward guns while the
German fired its after batteries.
Whether either ship was seriously
damaged could not be learned.
WAR OVERWHELMS POPE;
IS UNABLE TO WORK
Home, Italy, Aug. 12. The pope is so
overwhelmed with grief by the out
break of war among all the principal
nations of Europe that he Is unable to
do any work, and sits listless aad si
lent for hours every day. Although his
holiness is not 111. his condition is
causing grave anxiety to his attend
ants. THItKE ITALIAN STKAMETIS
TO nrtlNG IA3IBRICVS HOME
New York. Aug. 12 The Italian
steamers Sun Giovanni, San Giorgio
and Gugllelmas have been placed at the
disposal of American tourists in Italy
and will sail from Naples, each with
19M Americans aboard, on August IS,
18 and 19 respectively.
Ferguson Says
"This Is the Life
"1 am pleased with the convention,
ever thing is going as I would wish
it to go and there is nothing that
could be done that has not been done
to make this convention a complete
success. 1 Paso is doing more than
her snare to entertain ns and ne
are all having the time of our lives
James K Fermison the nut Rob
ert oi of Tex is
Herald's War News
Feldman Cm Kodak Department.
ENEMY
Some Things Visitors
Said About El Paso
"The streets here are the cleanest
of any city I have ever seen."
H. D. Terrell, controler-elect.
"EI Paa is the best lighted city
in Texas. It has grown wonderfully
1 worked here 35 ears ago for John
Duerr. who was in the hotel busi
ness." Pat ffKeefe secretary of the
street and bridge department of
Dallas, Tex.
"It is a good thing that the con
vention was held in El Paso. It will
enable the various sections of the
state to get closer together There
has been no opposition to the rest
of the state here and none to this
part in other sections but the get
together is better for all districts."
Governor-elect "Jim" Ferguson.
"I like El Paso I would like to
live here. In fact, if I were not as
old as I am I would move here '
Lud Williams, former cit attorney
of Waco, Tex.
"I am 3 years old and never saw
a town as good as this In my Hfe.
They have treated us Just line.
Every courtesy was shown us. I
want to saj particular that the
bankers hae been the most ac. om
modating 1 have ever met H P
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Two Entire Regiments Are
Slaughtered in Fighting
at Muelhausen.
AUSTRIAN CAVALRY
SLAIN ON FRONTIER
j German General Staff, Bar
ricaded at Liege, Is Pre-
j paring For Defence.
LQMMK SUsp. Ass. IX Two Ger
aw Infantry regiments have been
rtsliillnliiil in a battle with Fren, 'i
trooper at Maelhaasen. according to j.
Baal Swiiserlaad. dispatch to Lie Cen
tral News.
The German regiments mentioned
are the Eighth Baden Infantry regi
ment. No. 1(1. whleh was statione I at
Lahr in Baden, and the Fourth Prime
William's Baden-infantry regiment, a
112. stationed at Muelhausen.
The commander of the 29th's divi
sion, attached to the 14th army corps,
whose headquarters were at Freiburg,
is said to have been killed.
A dispatch from Rome to the Central
News says the Corriere DItalia pub
lished a telegram from the frontier
stating- that an Austrian cavalry brig
ade has been exterminated oa the Aus-tro-Rnsslan
frontier.
The Austrian cavalrymen are said to
have attacked the Cossacks who were
accompanied by artillerj They were
unable to hold their own and tried to
get back across the frontier, but ram
had fallen and men and horses were
caught in the marshi ground and shot
down until not a man remained alive.
May Halt American Relief.
Pending battles will, lt is believed,
here, render futile the plans of the
American relief committee to send a
delegation to Germany under the lead
of John H. Pinley. commisioner of edu
cation of New Yo-k. to relieve dis
tressed Americans there
German StaS Barricaded.
A letter received at Brussels from
Liege says the German general staff is
installed In the convent of the Sacred
Heart, which is strongly barricaded
The Germans, it adds, are accumulating
quantities of flour in case they should
And themselves invested Instead of be
ing the besiegers.
Prlnee Is Wounded,
Prince George of Servia is reported
to have been wounded while watchins;
th- Austrian bombardment of Belgrade
today.
The prince was standing on the walls
of the fortress when a fragment of
shell struck him on the head and ren
dered him unconscious. The wound
is said not to be dangerous.
Hemfeardmeat Expected.
A battle or bombardment Is beliee.j
Imminent at Sxeaborg. Finland, an.l
Helslngfors. The Russian comm.tndt
of the fortress at Sveaborg has ordere J
all the inhabitants of that place an J.
Helsimrfors-to leave.
The Germans in Belgium are believed
ready for the first really great battle.
Dispatches state the German arm is
being detached from position before
Liege and la advancing through th
heart of Belgium Tbe main body of
German cavalry is engaged in a for
ward movement all along the front of
the allied armies.
Troops Before Liege A ithdrawa.
Military experts claim tnat tbe Ger
man troops, were kept at Liege attack
ing the fortress to detract attention
from the mobilization at other poin a
on the frontier.
Now that the entire array is readv
to move, the troops before Liege a e
being withdrawn and thrown in wift
the others for 'the great battle agim t
the allied French. British and Beigia.-i
armies
Artillery Firhts Heard.
Terrific artillery firing was heard
this morning from the direction of
Tongres. to the north of Liege, accord
ing to dispatches from Amsterdam.
The concussion was felt at Maastricht
Ten thousand German caalry are mov
ing t iward Tongres, St Trend and
Hesbaye.
Three hundred German troopers with,
quick-firing guns are reported to have
arrived at Hainui. 33 miles from
Brussels
German Deny Great Lassen.
The coTeaordert I lb Exchange
Telegraph lomju'n it P says that
a dispatch from T -l i .es an of
ficial statement t i,e n Stein re-c-irdin
tbe si.;t ' I The Ger
man L'omiinmli- u. r - .he loss of
io.Ooe men. hut does not gn e his los
ses He savs that on! a sni ill num
Ivr ot l.ermtn troops were njrfcr d
in or ler to ri isk the mo en en's o The
bulk of th' irtr Ih - " - aJ
ttontinned on race 6, Cot 4j.