Weekly Corpus Christi Caller (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1908
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BISHOP VERDAGUER IS RECOVERING
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[lITO LINE TO RIVIERA*
ie0dore kocn and associates
are getting busy
WOMAN HEARD A SHOT
AM) ÍNYK.STMÍATINU FUI X HELA-
TI YE IN THKOES OF OK ATM
lii "if Morning by Water
lUllin'" Oa) to Make Nminding—
Nil! Much Money
Developing.
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linn Found In an Outhouse
Ilullet Tlirouuli His
Head.
Mr. Theodore F. Koch of St .Paul,
Mjun.. and associates, the purchas-
[:is of iii' property from the King In-
))!■(.>i i lio town of Hivierra, ten
hjlcs .iiii Bad!n's bay, on the line
[f tin Brownsville road, propose to
set litis:- at once with developments.
Tin propose to run a boat line
from 'his city through Laguna
i ¡artiv Baffin* bay and up the
i a> ' j'Olnt within ten miies of
ptlvleri. and establish an automobile
tine from the little city to the bay,
hug,- boulevard having been laid
ut.
Messrs Koch accompanied by
| le «r- Cotfert and Noble of Emmet,
Kansas, arrived in the city yesterday,
I Dd tomorrow will make a trip
own to Baffin's bay on the "Little
|ülrd" accompanied by Captain
,ori>: i he purpo.se being to
ike soundings In the Laguna. They
|toller hat with the expenditure of
urn "i money the channel can be
nade ;i tvigabie down to the bay.
,mi tie-re in a good depth in the
my. In fact the water Is fifteen
eet at many places.
Mr. Kosh was reticent concerning
¡Mu proposition, but those associated
rlth li;m in the enterprise made the
sUtenient that his trip to the city
•U this time, meant that he proposed
'ó gp' -isy at once.
Mr Koch was due to leave for an
'xtcinl.' I trip for Europe, expecting
0 In- -.mit until late iu the stun-
ner : hf was not expecting to do
myt hi * ~ toward the development of
lie R rra proposition until his re-
urn Neither was lie expected to
om< to this section before going to
Curoi, The fact thai lie has come
ten-, ' onpled with the further fact
hat I..- is making tin- trip down to
the I'M> tiy water, it is stated, is an
ntiir: • ■•¡l that he considers til - de-
elopti "iir of the enterprise as para-
mount :ii this time,
5¡r. Koch and associates last year,
•ari ; . .Inly, purchased a strip of
and from the King Interests at Riv-
■erra ;u;d in October purchased an-
>th. ■; ip They secured the right
'f ;r. for a roadway to the bay, a
"•.stance of ten miles, the purpose be-
<S to convert It into a boulevard.
Ite\ laid out a townslte and began
ie work of making extensive im-
-ovements.
Th' ■. pr )poae in connection with
'ds to i onstruct wharves on the
«> it Is sta.or' thai tl.e lands ad-
1 illiing the townsite will be cut into
na|l tracks and that inducemtns
Hi be offered to truck growers, and
Miat schools will be erected both In
ie town and through the adjoining
' orange.
Altogether, it is stated, a great
f i of money will be expended In
■ 4" development of the property. The
oat ling between this city and Baf-
o's win be for passenger and freight
affic, It Is stated, while In addition
"* this It is proposed to equip pleas-
'*• boats ¡|id offer Inducement to
lie sportsmen who come to this sec
* *n duriug the hunting season.
With
riils morning at about 7: o'clocl-
Mr#, .lames Sllnn and her dnnnghter
living on the Shell road about two j
and a half miles west of the c!rj
were startled by the report of a j
pistol at the rear of the house and
rushed out to confront an appalling
scene. In an outhuose lying on the
floor they found Mr. John Sllnn.
brother of Mr. .lame Sllnn dead from
a pistol wound in the head entering
from the mouth.
The screams of the women, who
were alone at the house, attracted
Mr Ed R. Oliver who lived across
the road. Mr. Oliver when he learned
of what bad occurred, phoned to Jus-
tice Whelau, who left immediately
for the scene and viewed tlje body.,
After returning to the city and 1
when questioned by a Caller repro-j
sentatlve, Justice Whelan gave this
Information: The pistol used was
a .12 calibre double action, the shot
was fired with the muzzle In the
mouth, and the shot either entered
the lower part, of the brain or broke
the spinal column at the back of
the head. .Death was practically In-
stantaneous.
Deceased had boca in 111 health
for some time.
The body was taken to the chapel
of the Pitfs Livery company and pre-
pared for burial.
Mr. James Sllnn, brother of 111- de-
ceased and with whom ho lived, has
been In Mexico on, business for a
couple of weeks and has been noti-
fied by wire.
Deceased was 68 years old and a
native of England. He leaves two
brothers and four sisters. One of
wfg'f'í: fs ¡a
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PUBLISHERS PLEASED
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recommendation wood pulp
be put on free list
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Hcconiiueiidal'loit* Tor Utlior Legislation
Meeting Willi Favor From luiber
Leaders—Her o in ni e n «I u 11 o n
for Waterway* ('«mmWon
BISHOP I'KTKR YKKIIAUI'KR.
According to latest reports from Laredo. the condition of Bishop Peter
Verdaguer. who has been seriously ill I greatly improved, Bishop Verda*
guer is well known and the people will no doubt be very glad to hear of
his recovery. Father Jalllet. In speaking of the bishop this morning,
said: "The bishop has been subject to these attacks all his life. Ills dis-
ease is Incurable and causes him a great deal of trouble quite often. I
expect he will soon be up and around again and expect him here soon.*'
The bishop Is a frequent visitor to the church here and Is always welcom
ed.
DESTRUCTION IN KENTUCKY
Night Riders Burn Large Warehouse—Several
Homes Destroyed—Family's Narrow Escape
UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Cincinnati, March 2<J.—The Night
Riders caused hundred and fifty
thousand dollar loss iu Covington, K>\,
his brothers. Mr. James Sllnn, lives last night. They burnet! a large
here and the other In England. Two ware house and half a million pounds
of his sisters live In Kansas and the of tobacco belonging to T, S. Ham-
other two in England. ikon, and six neighboring residences,
He was a shoemaker by trade, i
but owing to ill health itave up that
work some time ago. He came to
Corpus Christ! from Great Bend.
Kan., about the middle of January
to make his home with his brother.
Arrangements for the funeral win
nOl be decided upon until word Is
received from the brother In Mexico.
Ten stranger were chased away
from the Armstrong warehouse
early in the evening.
The family of City Auditor Gould
had a narrow escape from burning
In their home. Ot| was used to
start the fire,
AN AGED CITIZED DIED
SALOON MEN ARE SORRY
Surety Company Withdrew from their Bonds Because they
Sold Liquor Sunday-May Be Forced out
MU. BKN.IAMIN EDWARD Hill PP. KX
CONFEDERATE SOLDIER
SPECIAL TO THE CALLER.
<By Unitrt Pntt.)
Washington, Mutch 28.--The presi-
dent's message, sent to Congress yes-
j terduy afternoon, a few extracta from
which appeared in these dispatches
yesterday, has created wide comment.
Ke touched principally u|s>n needed
legislation pertaining to labor; to
tariff reform; «nance and waterway .
The suggestion that wood pulp be
placed upon the free list. It I* stated
by the imlitlclans, I# calculated to
make friends among the publisher
of the country who have during late
yearB been paying high prcles for pa-
per, with the Indications that prices
will go higher. The following ex-
tracts from the message have created
rise comment:
Child labor should he prohibited
throughout the nation At least a
model child labor bill should be pas *
ed for the District of Columbia.
l renew my recommendation for
the Immediate re-enactment of a*
employers' liability lav, drawn to con-
form to the recent decision o| the *u-
(tTMBt court. , , ,
The government should «how Its
Rood faith toy enacting a further law
giving compensation to Its own em-
ployees for injury or death Incurred
in it's service.
I also urge that action bo taken
along the line O* toe recommendation
1 have already made concerning In-
junctions In labor disputes, No tem-
porary rest raining order should be
Issued by any court without notice;
and the petition for a permanent In-
junction should be heard within u rea-
sonable dine say, not to eXoeed a
week or thereabouts.
I again call attention to the urgent
need of amending the Interstate com-
merce law and especially the anti-
trust. law along the line* Indicated in
my | st message The Interstate com-
merce law should be amended «o as
to give railroads the right to make
traffic agreements subject to approv-
al by the Interstate commerce com-
mission. The commission should alito
be given the power to make public and
pass upon l be Issuance of all securi-
ties hereafter issued by railroads do-
ing an interstate commerce business.
The moderu Industrial world com-
T. P. A. MEETING.
•orgia Division of Association Con-
venes In Atlanta.
CSfreial lo The Call*.)
Atlanta, Oa.. March 26.—The
' orgia division of the Travelers'
I elective Association met In four-
mth annual convention In this city
lay, to continue in session until the
*■"< of the week. The annual reports
epared by President Cary J. Klwg
Rome and Secretary-Treasurer J.
!i- Andrews of this city show the or-
niiatlon to be In a flourishing con-
'on. both numerically and flnao-
Movetl lo Thl* Comity Eighteen Vears
Agi -Leave* Wife, Too Daught-
er and One Son.
Antonio. Texas, March 26.—
Because the saloons were open Sun-
day the Maryland Fidelio- und Surety
company, which was on the bonds of
some of the saloon men. announced Its
withdrawal from their bonds today,
The bonds of four saloon men have
been withdrawn.
This mean that
arc unable to give bond they will not
be granted a permit to do business, in
other words, unless some other com- ¡v
pany, or friends who have lots of
money, come to their rescue they will",
Yesterday afternoon at about 3:30 robbers blew front
o'clock, Mr Benjamin Edward Shlpp,
aged 80 years, died at his home a few
miles west of Corpus Christ!
He was one of the oldest citizens
living In this part of the state and his
life was a useful one. He enlisted
out of bank building
(By United Pnu.)
Kan., March 26.-
Karlton. Kan., March 26.-—Robbers
! used too much explosive In trying Co
as a private In the Confederate army f|{)en thj} Gf tj,c state bank here
when the Civil war broke out and his la8t njjjht. The front of the
valuable service soon brought him hujjrtlns; wa8 blown out. Citizens were
promotion to first lieutenant. In this arougtd and the robbers fled without
capacity he served during the remain- ta^ng eighteen t thousand dollars
der of the struggle. which the safe contained.
He moved to Nfueces county about —
eighteen vears ago and since that time 1
has made many friends here. He lost pyromaniac is busy
■ hínatlotib are absolutely iiec<«m ary. It
Others will follow. ¡ ^ mlw:hevioo and ««wholesome to
ir the *aloou men tiu> statute books unmodl
fled a law. like the anti-trust law,
which, while In practice only partlal-
<-ffect1v«' against vicious combina-
tions, has nevertheless iu theory been
construed so aa sweepingly to prohih-
.for5*d out of business. j, fiVery combination for the transa -
great throng in front ¡ " U i'^rbecomlTncerUln how
far this law may involve all labor o*
ganixatlons and farmers organisation*
tffi fnfr irnml I as well as business organisations in
\*ew York, April 26.—The Knlck- j conflict with the law. A bill baa
erbocker Trust company re-opened to- j been presented In the congress to
day with a stream of people in front, remedy this situation. Some sue*
of the doors. Many will withdraw de- measure as this hill is needed In the
of knickerbocker
his right arm a number of years ago
in a saw mill.
He leaves a wife, two daughters.
Mrs. M. A. Murphy, of Midland. Tex
as, and Mrs. Pauline Hunter
of GO-
starting fires in tulsa
Wt;-.'.
■¡■ii (By Umtué Prttt.i
_ Tulsa, Okla.. March 2«.—A pyroma-
mez. Texas, and one son. Benjamin L. nlac ie quered to be working in Tui-
Shlpp. Jr6Sp'''' «> During last1 ,night three Are*
The funeral took place this after- ^ started. The Rink theater and
noon at 3 o'clock from the residence. ^ home of Joseph Evans, a wealthy
Interment at Se* Bay View cflBítery, ()i¡ m&ll *,.re destroyed. The lumber
Rev. D. B. South officiating. y|in, by firemen. The Are
" mloss since Saturday, is slaty thouu&ad
Mr. Frederick D. Tucker of St
Louis was here this morning.
dollars.
posits which have been tied up three
months. During that tlm* the Insti-
tution has been in the hands of mov-
ers. Attorneys and receivers in the
ease were paid three hundred thous-
and dollars by the courts for their
work
The company has two million dol-
lars In cash ro meet any run. It Is
expected one third wJH be withdrawn
within two days.
Hallo well. Me , March 2«—With
an opening address hy the prwident
Hon Charles 8. Hiehborn, of Augus-
ta, the semi-annual meeting of the
Maine State Board of Trade was in-
augurated here this afternoon.
Among the Important
considered 1 Maine's
Moth Invailon," by
Hitching .
Interest of ail engaged in industrian
which are essential to the country%
welt being. The suggestions I haft"
to offer a
It is i
courage
employer and
are just and
A strike Is a
righting wrongs
we should extend, so
the proee.-s of ooncl
(ration s a substitute for i
But strikes themselves an and
should Ih; reixiRiilxed as etttin iv le-
gal.
The rl«ht of employers to ,>lti«
and coutract with one anoth ,.d
with their employes should h.- ex
illicitly recognized; and to aho .id the
right of the employe# to combine
to contract with one anoth i and'
with the employers and t« seek
peaceably to pera me order* to ac-
cept their views, and to strike for
the purpose of peaceably ob tfoilug
from their employers satis • .ory
terms lor their labor.
Nothing should be done ti vt
lite either a black list or a • ott
that would be Illegal at comm. . a ,
FINANCIAL LKOISLATION,
The tjuestion of fluauciai b v-'! -
tlon Is now receiving such at'' ■ o
In both houses that we have u ri*H
to .-xpeci action before the c! ' ' f
the rnsalon. it la urgently tie.
that there should be such logl Uüou.
Moreover, action should ho taU'ti u>
eatabllah a postal savings *nt
These postal savings banks B " Itn
peratlvely needed for the liei i>! f.
the wage worker and men ol sinn<!
means, and will be a valual - ;> 1
junct to our whole financial ty-n-w,
TA HIPP HKKORM.
The time has come when we houltÉII
prepare for a revision of the tariff,
It seems to me that before tb close
of this session provision should be
made for collecting full material
which will enable the congress elect-
ed next fall to act Immediately after
It comes Into existence, This would
necessitate «orne action by the con-
gresM at its present session, perhaps
In the shape of directing the proper
commBee to gather the necessary in-
formation.
I am of tho opinion, however, that
one change In the tariff could with
advantage bo made forthwith. Our
forests need every protection aud
one method of protecting them
would bo to put upon tho free list
wood pulp with a corresponding re-
duction opon paper made from wood.
WATERWAYK COMMISSION.
Ample provision should be made
for a permanent waterway* commis-
sion. The congress should recogntue
in fullest fashion the fact that tho
subject of Ü0 conversation of our
natural resources Is literally vital
lor tho future of the nation.
Numerous bills granting water
¡tower right* on navigable streams
hove been Introduced. None of them
give the government the right to
malte a reasonable cltarge for the
valuable privileges so granted. Nor
Is any definite time limit set. I
i-ball be obliged hereafter. In accord-
ance with the policy stated in g re-
cent message to veto any water pow-
er bill which does not provide for a
time limit and for tho right of the
president or of the secretary con-
cerned to fix and ooilect such a
charge aa he may And to be Just and
reasonable in each case. ¿
Mr H. K. Lyon of Dailaa
the city's visitors, i ¿Ij&ai
Mr. W. E. Piernón of Chicago
recent arrival.
Messrs. M. 8.
of San
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Mr. J. B.
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