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T. M. McCLURE, Proprietor.
BIG ANARCHIST SCARE
TO EXTEND FREE DELIVERY.
ALTO,
. TEXAS
Tennessee railroads will xmtesl
the recent order to reduce fares to
2 1-2 cents.
The General Council of Mobile,
Ala., unanimously adopted a peti-
tion presented by several hundnjl
citizens praying for Sunday baseball
REDS SAID TO HAVE PLOTTED
NAVAL DESTRUCTION.
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■John W. dates, latf of New y°rk,
has established his hup"' f ",^'1 '
, — ><-gTsTcr from I'ort
jWtft'ir. in which city he has large
financial interests.
A hill designed to prevent inter-
ference with the Slate rate statutes
during the pendency of trials lias
been introduced bv Representative
Hackney ol Missouri.
services.
At the Mecca Hotel in Lawton,
Ok., Blues S. Thillips, a negro em-
ploye, went into the room in which
the gas plant was located to see why
it, would not work. From (lie light
which he had, the gas exploded and
he was surrounded with a blazing
furnace. He can not recover.
Representatives Beall and Gregg
nn<J Col. Cowart conferred with Gen-
eral Mackenzie, urging him recom-
mend an emergency appropriation of
$10,000 to complete lock No. 2 in
Trinity River, also for consent to
use $30,000 of unexpended balance
of $66,000 for cleaning the river.
Hon. W. W. Half of Temple, can-
didate for the Democratic nomina-
tion for Congress in the Eighteenth
tion for Congress in the Eleventh
District, formally opened his cam-
paign Saturday at Prairie Dell. His
opponent for the nomination is the
present incumbent, Hon. 1!. L. Hcn-
ry.
In a pistol duel in Chicago Wil-
liam Fenkerhauser was killed early
Thursday by Detective Michael
Kern. Fenkerhauser was attempt-
ing to rob two men when he was seen
by the policeman, and the shooting
followed.
Frank Sullivan, swimming doc-
tor of the Illinois Athletic Club, on
Wednesday night established a new
professional record for remaining
under water, staying in the bottom
of the tank for three minutes.
Secretary Tuft, before the Senate
Committee on Interoceanic Canals,
testified that his opinion was that
the 2'snaina Canal would be finished
and ready for use in six years, nt
a total cost, including purchase price,
of $300,000,000.
Fire Wednesday night destroyed
the Pacific Press building in San
Francisco, Cal. During the tire W.
13. Col Ivan. sixty-one years of age,
a mining broker, dropped dead from
excitement.
Bill Introduced to Include Cities of
$6000 Receipts.
Washington, Jan. 21.— Mr. Bur-
leson introduced a bill yesterday
morning to extend the free mail de-
livery service to towns whose postal
receipts are $0000 a year. At pres-
..... ■ Yinii ii Till/ in mcc ent only towns whose annual receipts
SENSAT ONAL TALK IS RIFt are $10,000 are entitled to this scrv-
,u " |ce gan Marcos, Brenham and
Taylor are entitled to the serv-
ice under the present law, and Mr.
Burleson is tr.v'«g to get it for them.
Under 'the bill introduced yesterday
every county seat in Mr. Burleson's
district would have this service, and,
in addition, Granger. The proposeu
change would have the effect of giv-
ing free delivery service to many
towns from which free rural deliv-
ery routes radiate, but which now
have no delivery service within their
corporate limits.
A year ago, when ears were scarce,
the high price of coal was attrib-
uted to their scarcity; now that cars
are standing idle in all the railway
yards, coal is still higher.
At a meeting of the Farmers'
Union of Italy it was decided to
build 11 cotton warehouse. The
proper steps for this new enterprise
will be taken at once, it is said.
It seems now, after much has been
said about the reported sale of the
London Times, that negotiations are
off, and the oldest London paper is
still to remain in the old hands.
Between the Baptist and Metho-
dist congregations at Bi.xby, Ok., a
controversy is on over the possession
of a church building, where both
denominations insist on holdin;
An Organization of Anarchists Choose
Rio Janeiro to Strike
a Blow.
Rio Janeiro,
ii'refi?stl)piot ,1^,'havifn«as, lt °b-
jeet the vstruction of part of the
Am" ('an "c'et now '.V' g the har-
vir. The conspiracy, while center-
ing in Rio Janeiro and l'etropolis,
has ramifications «iu liio Janeiro
and Minas Gcraes.
An individual named Jean Fed-
hcr, who resided in L'etropolis, was
the chief conspirator here, although
it is understood that foreign anar-
chists are deeply involved in the
plot. Fcdher is believed to have
tied to Sao Paulo, and police who
know him have been sent to that
place for the purpose of apprehend-
ing him.
As yet the people of Brazil are
ignorant of the details of the plot
to do injury to the visiting warships,
although there has been some slight
inkling of the matter. The impres-
sion which the exposure of this plot
will create here will be a profound
one, because it is the first anarchist-
ic conspiracy that has ever been
known in Brazil.
The police of Sao Paulo have sent
word that they are on the track of
the malefactors, who, they declare,
will not be able to reach Rio do
Janeiro.
After one of the bitterest fights
in its history, the New York County
Republican Committee adjourned
without having endorsed any candi-
date for the Presidential nomina-
tion. A11 attempt to take up the
tabled resolution endorsing Governor
Hughes failed.
Orders have been received from
the Boston headquarters of the
Northern Texas Traction Company
to resume improvement work on the
power plant at Ilandley. which sup-
plies the light and power for the
city and inteuruban lines, and $150,-
00() will be expended.
John R. Walsh Sentenced.
Chicago, III.: John R. Walsh,
former President of the defunct
Chicago, National Bank, was Satur-
day found guilty of the misappropri-
ation of the funds of that institu-
tion. The penalty under the law
for the crime is imprisonment for a
period of not less than five years
nor more than ten on each count.
This docs not permit the substitu-
tion of a fine for the prison term,
lie was found guilty on fifty-four
counts. A new trial Is sought.
Old Editor Passes Out.
Atlanta, Oa.: Captain Vardy
Pritchard Sisson, one of the oldest
editors and publishers in the South,
died at bis home in Kirkwood, a
suburb, Sunday, aged seventy years.
Captain Sisson was a Confederate
veteran, and served with distinction
throughout the Civil War. He was
connected with the Atlanta Intelli-
gencer before the war and with the
Constitution for a number of years
after its termination.
After Month and a Half Burial.
Ely, Nev.: After having been en-
tombed forty-six days in the Alpha
shaft of the Circoux mine, A. D.
Bailey, P. J. Brown and Fred Mc-
Donald were rescued Saturday night.
At 8:30 Bailey was brought out,
fourteen minutes later McDonald,
while ten minutes later Brown was
brought up. Whistles over the dis-
trict blew loudly, while crowds in
the street cheered and bells set ring-
in s.
Harvester Trust Fined.
Topeka, Kan.: Judge Dana, in
the Shawnee County District Court
here, has assessed a fine of $12,f)00
against the International Harvester
Company, which the Court found
guilty on forty-three counts of vi-
olating the Kansas anti-trust law.
The maximum fine is $1000 a count
and the minimum $100. The com-
pany has been given a stay of exe-
cution for sixty days to prepare a
case for the Supreme Court.
Prepared for Death.
Piano: John W. Martin, a re-
tired merchant of this city, died at
his residence at 10 o'clock Satur-
day morning. He was seventy-two
years of age. About three years
ago he had a local carpenter make
his coffin according to his own ideas,
and had it stored away in the up-
per story of his residence. About
two years ago ho celebrated his gold-
en wedding with his wife, who sur-
vives him.
Monday's dispatches tell of the
Pope's practical recovery from his
recent illness.
PROS START CAMPAIGN
TEXAS TO HAVE A STATE CAM-
PAIGN IN 1909.
"TEXAS DRY IN 1909" THE CRY
Robbers Make Haul at Texola.
Texola, Ok.: After a hand-to
hand battle with Assistant Cashier
Jones, two masked men robbed the
First National Bank of Texola of
about $1000 in currency at 7 o'clock
Saturday night. Jones was found
an hour later bound and gagged and
insensible from a blow on the head.
"Hands up!" were the words that
greeted Jones while he was working
on his books. Jones raised his hands,
but when one of the bandits turned
to dump the loose change on the
counter into a sack the assistant
cashier attacked the other. The two
men struggled on the floor until tho
other robber hit Jones on the head
with a gun.
About Piping Oklahoma Gas.
Guthrie, Ok.: Information from
Washington is to the effect that an
effort is being made to involve the
Federal Government and the State
of Oklahoma in litigation over the
bill recently passed by the Legisla-
ture preventing the piping of gas
out of the State. The basis for the
proposed suit is that Indians who
own the gas sought to be carried
out of the State have made legal
contracts as wards of the Govern-
ment and under supervision of the
Interior Department.
Strong Executive Committee is Se-
lected—All Forces Are United
In Effort.
Dallas, Jan. 17.—An active cam-
paign for State prohibition in Tex-
as was determined upon yesterday at
a conference of representatives from
the various organizations interested
in the suppression or prohibition of
the liquor tratlicc. "Texas Dry in
1909," was adopted as the slogan of
the combined organization, and the
express purpose is to request the
next Legislature to submit to the
people of Texas a "Constitutional
imendment prohibiting the liquor
traffic in all Texas."
A campaign committee of ten was
named, and they have authority to
select fifteen other members to com-
plete the committee. They will map
out t'.e campaign in detail, and have
authority to collect funds and take
such other steps as may be neces-
sary "to free Texas from the liquor
traffic." These ten members are:
Arthur W. Jones of Dallas; Rev.
G. C. Rankin, Dallas; Dr. B. F. Ri-
ley, Dallas; Dr. J. B. Cranlill, Dal-
las; E. 11. Connibear, Dallas; Mrs.
A. C. Zeliner, Dallas; Dr. S. P.
Brooks, Waco; Judge R. F. Spear-
man, Greenville, and 11. A. Ivy,
Sherman.
The new organization is styled the
Texas State Prohibition Federation,
and will have headquarters in Dal-
las. The Texas Local Option Asso-
ciation, the Anti-Saloon League of
Texas, the Womens' Christian Tem-
perance Union and the Prohibition
party of Texas have joined forces in
the movement, and are pledged to
co-operate in 'every way possible.
Each of them announce, however,
that it will continue its respective
line of work.
Cleburne Canners Active.
Cleburne: At a second meeting
of the stockholders of the local can-
ning factory it was agreed to ask the
farmers of the county to plant to-
matoes, sweet potatoes and other veg-
etables, at the rate of 10 cents per
hundred pounds for tomatoes, and
80 cents per hundred pounds for po-
tatoes, etc. A long list of names was
attached to the agreement. Several
hundred acres will lie devoted to
tomatoes in the county.
Aged Minister Dies.
Waxahaehic: Rev. Angus Johnson,
reputed to he the oldest minister in
the United States, died Sunday at
his home at Avalon, Ellis County,
where he haj} resided since 1869.
Had he survived until August 2(1,
Rev. Johnson would have reached
tho century mark in life's journey.
He was a man of wonderful vitality,
and was actively engaged in the min-
istry until just a few months ago.
His death was due to old age.
Pennsylvania 2 Cent Fares Fail.
Philadelphia, Pa.: The 2-cent
fare law now in force in Pennsyl-
vania was Monday declared uncon-
stitutional by the State Supreme
Court, which handed down an opin-
ion affirming the opinion of the
Common Pleas Court of Philadel-
phia rendered last September. The
vote of the court was four to three.
Beaumont Loses Elevator.
Beaumont: The Josey-Miller
Company's grain elevator, grist mill
and warehouse were destroyed by fire
Monday night, causing a loss esti-
mated to be $38,000, with insur-
ance at $19,0(10. The origin of the
fire is unknown. A negro employe
discovered the flames bursting from
tho third story of the elccator and
gave the alarm. The iirr Apart-
ment was
ment responded promptly, but could
do nothing.
A world's record was broken dur-
ing the first hour of the six-day bi-
cycle race Monday afternoon at
Kansas City, when 2(1 l/.iles and 7
laps were made on a 12-lap track in
Convention Hall. The previous rec-
ord for one hour was 20 miles and
3 laps on u 10-lap track. '
Representatives of a Pennsylvania
oil company have secured options on
If),000 acres of land in Camp Coun-
ty, and will prospect for oil and
iras. as there arc evidences or both.
NEGRO TRIES A HOLD-UP.
Longview Bank Entered By a Negro
Shootist.
Longview, Texas., .Tan. 17.-'-Alex
Walker, a negro, yesterday afternoon
at 2:10 o'clock, walked into the
Citizens' National Bank, ordered
the bankers to leave the place, and
began shooting with a revolver, and
as a result of wounds received dur-
ing a fusillade of bullets is prob-
ably in a dying condition at the
jail.
Another negro, whose name Walk-
er gave the officers, disappeared when
the shooting began, and is being
pursued by a posse. Two negro
women, with whom Walker and tho
other negro have been associated,
are being held by the officers.
Sheriff Little was near the bank
when the shooting began, and ran
into the place and onto Walker, who
at that time was shooting from the
rear of tho counter.
The bank President mode use of
the pistol he had wrenched from the
negro, but there was only one shot
in jt when he got the weapon. Dur-
ing the struggle Assistant Cashier
Sparkman, Sheriff Little and others
were shooting.
The negro fell ot the door of the
vault with five bullets in him, and
begged for mercy, lie was hurried
to the jail through the crowds that
were clamoring to take him into their
liands, and the officers succeeded in
placing Walker in the. prison only
because of statements from a physi-
cian that the negro was in a dying
condition.. Walker received a bullet
in the right hip, one in the right
leg and two in the left leg. The
right leg was broken in two places.
The Bank of England Thursday
reduced the rate of discount from
six to five per cent.
Big Blaze at Walter, Ok.
Walter, Ok.: Fire broke out in
the rear of the W. C. Cannon gro-
cery store, anil before discovered
had gained such headway that two
buildings were burned Tuesday
morning, causing a total loss of
about $11,000. The adjoining build-
ing occupied by the New Era Pub-
lishing Company was destroyed, to-
gether with the entire plant of tho
paper. The buildings were owned
by R. II. Sultan and B. F. Saw-
yer.
WOULD HAVE MAILED LIQUOR.
Scheme to Load Law While Codify-
ing It.
Washington, Jan. 17. — Repre-
sentative Sims of Tennessee Tues-
day discovered a man whom he knew
to be the legislative representative
of distilling interests, in the gallery
of the House. Mr. Sims recalled
that lie had seen this man several
times during the consideration of the
bill to revise and codify the penal
statutes.
The codification bill is a most im-
portant, but at the same time, a most
uninteresting subject of legislation.
No one who can escape listens to the
discussions.
"There must be a nigger in tho
wood pile," said Mr. Situs to him-
helf, and no soonod did he say it
than he began to examine the wood
pile which, in this case, was the huge
codification bill.
It was a long, tedious search. Sev-
eral sections were ransacked, but no
suspicious circumstances discovered.
After a while lie came to the section
which describes what shall be non-
mailable.
lie discovered that the section had
been copied faithfully except for the
omission of the words 'and liquids,"
so that if tho section had been re-
enacted with this omission whiskey,
properly packed, would have been
mailable matter.
Mr. Sims thought it perhaps was
due to inadvertence, until, looking
into another section, ho discovered
that words had been inserted which
made it mandatory on the Postmas-
ter General to prescribe regulations
for packing that would have left him
no discretion as to the carrying ol
whiskey in the mails.
Every rural and star route would
have been an agency of distribution.
The sections in which it was sought
to make this revision of the laws
had not been reached. Mr. Sims rose
and warned the House.
State Seizes Standard Cars.'
Austin: The Stale has laid its
hand on seventeen more cars of the
Union Tank Line Company, a de-
fendant in the Standard Oil anti-
trust suits, and now has a total of
sixty-six cars of that company im-
pounded in this State, but baa been
unable to got service. The cars will
probably average about $600 each,
proimbly average about $600 each
in value, making a total of $33,000
impounded in the Slate. The receiv-
er is having a list made of the cars.
Factory Fire Causes Two Deaths.
Scranton, Pa.: The Imperial Un-
derwear Factory, employing more
than one hundred girls, was burned
early Friday. Tho factory was a
four-story building in a largely built
section of the city. There was a
panic when the alarm of fire was
sounded. Florence Waltrouse was
caught in the burning building and
met a terrible death in the flames.
Marv Buckley, who, with a number
of other girls, jumped from the fire
escape, broke her neck.
John Kennedy Took Acid.
Corsicana: John Kennedy, about
thirty years of age, who had been
working for the pipe lino company,
was found dying on a sidewalk on
Eighth Street. Before medical aid .
could reach him lie died. An in-,i
quest resulted in the verdict that.S
death was caused by carbolic acid"
poisoning. Letters found indie
lie had relatives living in Newark*
N. J., to whom telegrams have
sent.
Will Exploit West Texas.
Washington: At the solicitatiot
of Judge Smith the Department i
Agriculture will shortly send F
Youngblood to West Texas to at,
and report on the agricultural
sources of that section. Thii 1
port will include a study of the
and of the climate, a consideration
of farming methods, and as well
of the adaptation of various ci
Prof. Youngblood used to be
tachcd to the A. & M. College.
Austin: Thomas B. Love, Stat
Bank Commissioner, dcclarea
the State banks of Texas can pr©4
vide insurance for their deposit*,
without further legislation, if they
will organize an insurance comiMUro "flL,.
for that purpose. He has made pubr ; i
lie his reply to a letter from W. It I '
Laslcy, cashier of the Farmers' Sta^ I
Bank of Putnam, which, in ifllK 1
stance, is that under present !#*■ •
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McClure & McClure. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, January 24, 1908, newspaper, January 24, 1908; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth213985/m1/2/: accessed May 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.