03 Aug 1911
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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1911
Page
1
Ausrix Catan of the Val Verde County Herald explains a temperate stance on prohibition after the recent vote. He argues against automatic judgment of opponents, defends regulated saloons, and urges civility among citizens on both sides. He calls for resolving the issue with reason, not personal accusations.
Austin Texas July 31 Attorney General Jewell P Lightfoot issues a typewritten opinion ruling that state and county campaign heads must file reports of all collections and disbursements from the July 22 election The opinion notes the potential conflict between election law sections but stresses the duty to report even if no criminal statute exists and informs prosecutors of possible filing requirements by county chairmen and campaign committees
In Austin Texas a faction within the Methodist Church challenges Governor Colquitt over opposition to a proposed amendment lost by a narrow statewide margin. The governor says he will withdraw his church letter and addresses rumors about his Terrell voting irregularity. He explains he voted with State and county poll tax receipts and recounts the sequence with tax collector notes and officials.
The piece argues bankers, as key economic diagnosticians, dismiss fears of hard times. It notes isolated crop failures may occur but won’t trigger wide distress. With money easy and New York money markets stable, the second half of 1911 is expected to begin under favorable monetary conditions globally.
A Beeville Picayune excerpt rails against remuneration by fees for Texas public officials. It argues officials should receive stated salaries, with fines and costs going to the public treasury, to curb overzealous policing and brutal, inhumane practices. The piece recounts Sheriff D A T Walton’s near miss with a handgun during a pursuit, illustrating dangers of fee-based enforcement.
Wiley Smith, longtime Arizona resident, arrived in Douglas from Apache after being suddenly struck blind. With supervisor Scheerer absent, no action could be taken to send him to Alpe, Texas, where an uncle lives.
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