Corpus Christi Weekly Caller (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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WEEKLY
V
CALLEh
majmx XXV.
CORPUS CHR1STI TEXAS. FRIDAY MARCH 27, 1908,
NC- 14
ESTABLISH BOA
BISHOP VERDAGUfR IS RECOVERING
FROM RECENT SERIOUS ILLNESS
LINE 10 BA
lUTO LINE TO RIVIERA*
WOMAN HEARD A SHOT
PUBLISHERS PLEASED
DEOOORE KOCH AND ASSOCIATES
ARE GETTING BUSY
Wit INUVrU.A tiM. KOI Mt RV.L\-
im in ihkoemh m:\rn
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lilt
Kalin
Morning’ bv VViih-r
Hiij In Make Sounding
'»jm snl Murh Money
lb '< loping.
John Slinii Found in an Outhouse Willi
Hullet Through Hi*.
Head.
RECOMMENDATION WOOD PULP
BE PUT ON FREE LIST
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oi. F. Koch of St .Pail
tciaie*. the pun tins
• rty from the King. In
r8 town of Hivlerra, ten
Baffin's ha>. on the line
111.- road, pro huso to*
ivnct- wlfh developments,
ipose to run a boat lim
ty through Ln quite
Baffin's ha}' and up th<
.dwt within ten mile* t»i
id >*.-t.Hblish aii automobile
til.- little city to the hay.
uii vard having been laid
if, Koch accompanied by
i uffirt and Noble of Emmet,
.reive,1 in the city yesterday,
sorrow will make a trip
Baffin’s hay on the "Little
tceompanied by Captain
purpose being to
ut..lings in the Laguna, Thev
1 it with the expenditure of
money the channel can he
navigable down to the hay.
L a good depth in the
la tact the water is fifteen
iilitliv f.1144 x'H,
Ko«h was reticent concerning
••osition, but those associated
m in the enterprlfc made the
at that his trip to the city
lime, meant that he proposed
• y at once,
•rh was due to leave for an
irip for Europe, expecting, conplt
Tin- morning at about 1:30 r
Mrs. .lames Sit tin and her daipighf--r ,
iivlny on the Shell road about two
were startled by the report of n
pistol at the rear of the house and
rushed out to confront an appalling
• ctii'. In tit. outlutose lying on the
floor they sound Mr John SI inn
brother of .Mr, Janie Slinn dead front
a pistol wound in the head entering
from the mouth.
The stream,- of the women, who •
were alone at the house, attracted.
Mr, Ed K. Oliver who lived across
the road. Mr. Oliver when heleaftted
of what had occurred, phoned to Jus-
tice Whelan, who left immediately
for the scene and viewed tip- body.
After returning to the city ami
when questioned by a Caller repre-
sentative, Justice Whelan gave this
information: The pistol used was
a 22 calibre double action, the shot
was tired with the muzzle in the,
mouth, and the shot either entered :
tiie lower part of the brain or broke
the spina! column at the hack of
the head, J»eath was practically to*
s! unt ancons.
Deceased had been in ill health
for some time
The body was taken to the chapel
of the ruts Livery company and pre-
pared for burial.
Mr Janie. Slinn, brother of i | Je
ceased and with whom he lived, has
Been in Mexico on business for u
of weeks and has boon uoti-
liecotitUH-tidal nun for hither la g Malian
Meeting With Favor From lather
I .cadet**- Her o lu lit e n tl a lien
for Waterway'* < etnmi*»i**ti
i %
Crte )
Washington, March 26,- The prosl-
• to offer art reritatfvi
It is important that we shoe
courage trade agreements h
employer and employee when
are ju*t and fair,
i A strike its a clumsy weap
righting wrongs done to la bo
ui hould extend, so far ** pt
the process of conciliation an
tration a* a substitute for t
But strikes* themselves ar<
hould be re. ugniicd as out!)*
i gal
I hr right of employers to c
and contract with one tutoth
with itietr employes should
j illicitly recognized; ami so she
right of the employes to comb
i to contract with one anoth
; with the employer:- and It
peaceably to pcrwutno order*
lltsllttp PI H R \ I ItltU.I l it.
According to latest reimrts from La rode the condition of Bishop Peter
Vcrdaguar,
who has less, seriously ill is greatly improved, Bishop Varda*
guar is v\i II known and the people will no doubt be very glad to hear of
his recovery Father Jalilet, in speaking of the bishop this morning,
said: The bishop has been subject to these attacks ail his life. His dl*-
i-asti is incurable anti causes him a great deal of trouble quite often, I
expect lie will soon In* up and around again nnd expect him hen- won ’’
Tin bishop is a frequent visitor to the church Imre ami is always welcntn
«!.
DESTRUCTION IN KENTUCKY
cept (hetr views, and to wtr
for
the putpt>-■ of |i,«i«-nt»iy t»P
■
from their employers wttir
yt V
trtntH tor their inter.
Nothing •hould done It
C’f at-
1
i/c either a black list or a
•<>tt
! 1 f.t wottltl 1'.' lllegn! ut comm
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FINANCIAL i.FGISLATD
The (|in • tlon Of (timndai :
Hop Is now receiving cuch at
i- Lots
In both houses that we have ;
, ..bt
to • vi-ii t action before the c
- * ■ !
the sesstim. it i» urgently ue<
t.i V
that there ghmtld be such legh
m toft.
Moreover, action should he Ib
cn to
establish a postal snvingH
These postal savings banks a
tm
l» mttve|> needed for the bet
IN el
the wage workers and men oi
means, and will 1m a valual
F"- I|||
Juliet to our whole ft na net a) t
^ 1
‘Night Riders Sum Large Warehouse—Several
Homes Destroyed—Family's Narrow Escape
. *it until lute in the sura-
il, was hot expecting to do
reward the development of
; ru proposition until his re-
ther was Re expected to
'aii- section before going to
The fact that lit hast conic
: Jed with the further fact
n .,kin- tin trip down if
,y water, it i« staled, is an
i that he consider# th* dt -
u of the enterprise us para-
. it and asrociu1 • last y • nr.
July , purchased a strip of
n u,, King in rests at Rtv-
t,.I in October purchased an*
ip They secured the right
for a roadway io the bay• a
of ten tulles, the purpos e be*
,avert It into a bouh vnrd.
i pay unnmiL- «ti<! begun
■k of unking extensive toi-
flcsl by wire
Deceased was 68 years obi and a
native of England. He leave two
brother* and four sisters. On. of
Rjs brothers. Mr Jam. Silmi. Hu-
here and the other in England Two
ot hi - sisters live in Kansas- and (it
other two In England.
He wag a shoemaker by trade,
but. owing to ill health g#vt up that
work s-ome time 6go. He came to
Corpus Christ! front Great Bend.
Kit; , about the middb of Tnnnar
to make his home with hlr brother.
Arrangements for the funeral will
not I,,, decided upon until word is
UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION
Cincinnati, March 46, lie Night Ten tranger
Bidet - earn-* *1 hundred and fifty
Thousand dollar h»s in Covington, Ky.,
ware hot: -<* and half a million pounds
of tobacco totJuaging to T, 8. Ham-
ilton and six neighboring tv,.,J. ,*<,...
were chased away'
from tie Armstrong warehouse
early in tit* ••venlng,
The family of City Auditor Gould
bad • narrow < ape from burning
tu their home. CMj was tt»td to
th* fire,
SALOON MEN ARE SORRY
eel v
from the brother in Mexico
AN AGED CITiZED DIED
Surety Company Withdrew from their Bonds Because they
Sold Liquor Sunday—May Be Forced out
'll!. HFVHMIN i l»W UtHMHH*. 1 V
(HNKEHtKATI. SOUUKK
SPECIAL TO THE CALI EH.
-i i|nvt in roptv‘*'tton with
irtiT ! UBarv«' on the
mh- town*)'’ will be cut into
truck.- and that liidut* mtei
Hi !„ offered to truck growers, and j
tat -v.ooi# will he erected bot.it inj ___
tc town and through the adjoining,
i, 1 yesterday afternoon at about 4:30
Altogether it is mated, a givat\ o'clock, Mr. Benjamin Edward Shipp,,
eal of money will be expended in ] aged an year*, died at hi* home a few t
Moved I© llii- t minty Kighic-ti \>at -
Vg<. trail'- Bib. I«« ihuHfltt*
ft- tunl Otn- Non.
hoots withdrawn. Others will follow.
This meat, that if the , aioou BUG
ar* unable to give bond they will not
be granted a p* rti-'.t to do buelnes*. Id
l other word*, tiub-s# ssoroe other com*
San Antonio. Texti", March 26.-
H. <;ium- the sabmna were open Sun*
day the Maryland Fidelity nnd Surety
company, which was on the bonds of
of the saloon mm, announced It-- or friends who have lots of
withdrawal from their tends today money, come to their rescue they will
IhtihIsw
of four saioor, men have be forced out of business
ROBBERS BLEW FRONT GREAT THRONG IN FRONT
OUT Of BANK BUILDING OF KNICKERBOCKER
<v- development of the property* Thej miles west ot Corpus Christ.
•ar |in,, between this city and Baf-| He was on* of the oldest, citizen*
t, i *'»> -• »< *•*■ &rllM. sa,xssn^mm, —*• ■■ TT°«* *»- w*^.>.*!* -r*j»
>«* ***-" ...........* r “ “r'ir.,:r - • --«*rJtSZJXJZi
(By VmtUt Prut.)
Ntw York, April 86.-*The Knlok-
dent'a mewaage, seat to Cougraws
terdny nfrernte*. a few extracts from
which appeared In these dtapatcbea
vi-.-ferdity. hn> created wide comment.
! tiiiti ( ,prtwlpall; u|»*n needed
leglalgficui pertaitttjng to iutwir; to j
tariff reform ; finance and waterway*.;
The suggestion that wood pulp be
placed upon the free Hat B la (tinted ]
by the politteiana, $» cnleuinted to
make friends among the publisher#
of the country who have during late
years Im-u paying high prdea for pa-
per, with the Indications that pricea
will gt> higher. The following ex-
tracts from the message have mated
rite comment:
Child litter should be prohibited
throughout the nation. At leant, a
model child later bill should he pass-
ed for the District of Columbia,
I renew my rccomm**tulaU«u for
rite immediate re-enactment of aa
employers' liability law drawn to con-
form to the recent deed*ton of the *ui-
....... , , .. , „ p.iof this mmlm provision ateuid
The government should show tfs . v
good faith by enacting u further law
giving compensation to its own «m*j
for injury or death incurred j
in St* service.
I stso urge that action Is1* taken [
nlong th# line of the recommendatloa ]
f have at ready made concerning to
Junctions In liter disputes. No tom
iunary restraining order should h# i
L'tied toy any court without notice;
and the petition for ti permanent in* j
junction should l*e h* »rd wUldti a rea-
sonable litas -say, not to exceed a
week or thnreateut*
1 ugflin call attention to the urgent
need ot amending the miersrau* coni-j
nett >■ Jaw tuti i * i**'C|glly th will*'
trust law along the line indicated Inj
my last msmutga. The interstate «sum-|
'!(» )<<• law nhottld i** iim<nd*'d go a#
o rh. rjiirrjttdi: the right to make j
traffic agreements subject to approv-
'd by the interstate commerce com-
mission. The commission should also
. uh given the power to make public anti
pass upon the issuance of nil securl*
tics hereafter teued by railroads do-
ing aa interstate oounmerce business.
Th# sarniern Indust rial world com-
} him*lionn urn absolutely no&mmty. It
; t“ rnit-chcvltws mm! unwhblmmruc to
, keep njion the Htatutc books unmodi-
fied a Saw, like the anU-truat law,
which, while in practice only parilal-
iy effective against vicious wtmhltia-
j lions, has m*vorthf>ios» in theory teen
, constrn#d so as awwplngly to prohib-
it every combtnattoti for the transao-:
, 'ion of modern tm*to**s#.
It has now become uncertain howl
far this law may involve all later of- j
validation# and farmer* organlxartoo# S Mr H. K. Lyon of Dallas Is among
at* well as business organisations In . the city’s vtslo.r*.
conflict with the law X bill ha* jjr \\\ j; ptenon of Chicago ** a
recent arrival.
Messrs M. 8. Kock and Frank Allen
TARIFF REFORM,
The Unit! ha;-, route when we notud
Itnqtan for a revision of the sift.
> I* •. .•in-. t<> me that hsfore th close
b«
matte for collecting foil material
which win enable the congress eloet-
i!ii next tail to act lm«»#dtat**lv after
it comes into cxtetenn This would
ne< eesltutt. Mome action by the con-
gti - a{ it;" j re>'i'tit vch-Jou, i>orh«t»*
| in the shape ot directing the proper
j cotiiinUvc to gather the tin *- sary tn-
; formation,
I *»tu of tii*! opinion, however, that
j one change in the tariff could with
advantage be made forthwith. Our
j forests need every protection and
I one method of protecting thorn
would he to put upon the free list
wood pulp with a corresponding re
duct.iaB upon paper made from wood
WATERM A YH C*f)MMIHHION,
Amjde provfwion should Im* made
tor a (termum-m waterways consttlis-
aton. The eongf » should recognize
in fullest fashion the fact that th#
- ubiect of i ■ t cotvv> ! niton of our
SI ,llilt!' ' j: iH.t'i it*i> V its!
for the future of the nation.
Nurnerouf, bills granting water
i power rights on navigahlo streams
have been introduced. None of them
give the government the right, to
ittak* a retisoimhie cffnrge for the
i valuable privileges so grained. Nor
j is any definite time limit set. I
hail be obliged hereafter. In accord*
a nee with the policy Stated In a re-
■. tit messag*- to veto any water i*ow-
• r bill which does not provide for a
tint** limit and for th® right of th*
president or of the oacratary con-
cerned to fix and «dW such a
charge as he may find to he just and
ream as id# in each cant*.
* 'h duriug the hunting season.
Mr. .1. It. Htatiard of Waco is in the
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capacity he served during the remain- ,,Mm eJgh(Wn thousand dollar* Attorneys and receivers uv the -----------—----
der of the struggle. yhich the safe contained. ! ** \hr** ,”u'drf'i ,h,‘u*‘ |
to Nuer.es county about - -j— - and dollars by the court® for their
j work
The company ha* two mi!Hon dol- ‘
I. I*. A. MhETINK.
j He moved
A*g#ci*th>u « '•“• eighteen yeara a*o and since that tiia*
has made many friends here. He iort PYROMAMAG IS bUM
urgjji Bivixiuti of
vene* In Atlanta*
(Special to The Caller.)
Atlanta Ga . March 86.—The, f j(> j(!aves a wife, two
•ofgia division of the Travelers' j Mpi M a. Murphy, of Midland, Tex-
••tective Association met in tour-1 hp #nd Mrg, Pauline Hunter, of Go-
his right arm a number of years ago
in a saw mill.
STARTING TIRES IN TULSA
daughter*.
ti,:, tn cate r<> meet any run It is
expected one third will be withdrawn
within two days,
uuh annual convention in this city: 8 Texas, and one *00 Benjamin E-
lay, to cmninue in seeeion until thej Jr.
(By Vntiti Petti, j
Tulsa, OkU.. March 26—A pyroma
uiac is believed to be working in Tui
«* During last1 night three * f‘-«
Haliowcli. Me March 26,—With
| an opeotoff addre** by rh>- president
Hob Charle S Hichtern. of Augu«-
... . ,, u \\.f ®*nd-annual m*-*qtng of the
'• week. The annual report#| The funeral took pl#«® this after wt,r<? htafW<|. The Rink theater and j _ g,>ari) 0f trade wa# in*
spared by President Cary J Klag! noon at 3 o'ch-ck from *ba resMence. tht b(tm flf j«,eph Evans, a wealthy | ^ ' ,.y# afternoon.
*v®iae ana »«crou»i>-*»*«****•« - . jntermeni #i .'«*> c:r?>’ * ou man. »#«« ***-*-*•» i (be important subject* to te
Andrews of this city show the or-i Rev D B. Sooth officiating yard was saved by firemen. The fire! foaM4erHi' h - Maine’s Threatened
'•Ballon to be in a flourishing con- - * of St tote since Saturday.is sixty tboutwind ^ mvaaton.*' by Professor E. F..
Aon. both numerically and finan- Mr. Frederick D. Tucker dollars.
Louis was here this morning
t#
«
j Hitching*. State entomologist.
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Corpus Christi Weekly Caller (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1908, newspaper, March 27, 1908; Corpus Christi, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth522795/m1/1/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .