Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex), Vol. 14, No. 114, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 1916 Page: 1 of 8

                                
PALESTINE
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Associated Pn
JASIO'NAL RAIN TO.
NIGHT; WARMER.
EIGHT PAGES
ifiihg, January 1 £►, 1916
Palestine, Texas, Wedn
LABOR TEMPLE
LAYING C01RlipER$>T
’ (By Assoeiat&d Press.)
:; * London, Jan. 19.—Acording M
a British official statement * a
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wireless dispatch has been recfciv-
e.d‘. saying the news of Montene-
; gro’s surrender' was prematura
■ and ; that other negotiations are
pending. The' king and the royal
family are about to proceed to •
Italy. It is said Montenegro finds
the conditions of surrender Unac-
ceptable.
News from Caucasus, through a
Turkish official, says that although tha
Russians have gained some ground
reinforced Turks are holding them
in check. The Russians are said te
have suffered severely, in the last
eight days of fighting.
(By Associated Press.) f*
Washington, Jan.* 19*.—Eight Jipa-
aese sailors, in an open fishing boat,
lost control of their ship during a
storm and drifting across the Pacific
■ecean landed on the British . Colum-
bian coast, according to a consular
£affttch received today. > They were
•a the ocean twenty-four days and suf-
fered fcraat hardships.
German War Losses
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To Enormous .Totals
By Official Reports
(By Associated Press.) .
Corpus Christi, Tex., Jan. 19.—-The
Jfirst annual exhibition of the gull
coast exposition was to begin here to-
day and Governor Ferguson and may-
ors of San Antonio. Houston, Browns-
ville and other .-south Teias * cities
were expected to attend the opening
day exercises and deliver speeches.
The exposition will last until Satur-
day night and'will be held on a twen-
ty-acre plot of ground* accessible by
street cars and vehicles. The exposi-
tion has been designed an a perma-,
nent Corpus ChriAl annual attraction..
:r ’ (By Associated Pr&w.)
London,. Jan. '19.—'The parliamen-
tary under secretary for war tennant
announces that the total German cas-
ualties, according to Berlin official
lists to date, are two and one-half mil-
lion men. Of this number five hun-
dred and eighty-eight thousand have
been killed.    ‘
‘MAIL RORRERS TOOK $3000
IN CURRENCY FROM LETTERS
Baenmont, Texas, Jan. 19.—Federal
authorities here are baffled—more
do, probably, than ever before in a
-tsmall robbery case.
Ob- the night of January 8, the au-
thorities announce, a mail pouch
waul stolen from the Southern Pacific
‘ - depot platform, carried up the track
a half mile and opened. Every
-letter in the pouch was . torn open
■nH an of the money available stolen.
} As far as ran be ascertained about
j $S$00 in cash- was taken.
Nothing was, known of the robbery
antil the following morning, when the
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.pouch was brought to the postoffice
\ %y R. J. Le Blanc, an employe of the
Beaumont Rice Mills. He told the
sothorltlrn that he found the pour'
’ wear the mill with a slit Out in the-
wide and with the miil strewn overi
Campaign Launched.
(Br Associated Press.)
Fort Wortjj^ Texas, Jan. 19.—A gen-
eral meeting in the interest of “Buy
It Made ii) Texas” is set for tonight
3t the Chamber of Commerce auditor-
ium at which a musical program will
be rendered and two addresses on be-
I
half of the movement will be deliver-
OKLAHOMA AFTER GAMBLING
GAMES OF ALL CLASSfS
Photo by American Press Association.
William B. Ayilson, United States secret
cipal address at laying of cornerstone of Lai]
Go topers, with head bowed, shaking hands.
f-labor (in center), made prin-
imple in Washington. Samuel
the troweL
Oklahoma City, Okla., Jan. 19.—The
legislature of Oklahoma was caiied to
meet in special session here
with the prospect that the amendment
of the “grandfather” law and the
enactment of an anti-gambling statute
would be the most important business
presented by Governor R. L. Williams
To facilitate the beginning of busi-
ness ithe legislature will dispense with
organization fonhaiities by retaining;
the officers and committees of ths
1915 regular session
In the amendment of the “grand-
father” clause of the state election
statutes Oklahoma will be watched
closely by many states. The “grand-
father” clause recently was declared
unconstitutional by the United States
r.oiirt «toew$> its effect was
to disfranchise the negro population
of the state; The clause imposed
*all re Bi-
Meeting At Corpus.
. (By Associated Press.)
Corpus Christi, Texas, Jan. 19.—A
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-meeting of good road men to boost
the proposed ‘'Diamond Loop” an auto
highway to connect San Antonio, I^are-
do, Corpus Christi, and Brownsville,
was to be held here today in connec-
tion with the Gulf Coast Exposition.
The project has won many friends
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and. an attendance if 300 was expect-
ed at today’s meeting.    m
Heated Discussion
On Mexican Situation
Found Dead iq a Well.
(By Associated Press.)
Waxahachie, Texas, Jan. 19.—A. B.
Ellison, a farmer, was found dead in
a well in his back yard last night..It
Is believed he suicided.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 19.—A heated dis-
cussion over the Mexican situation
featured the first meeting today of the
senate foreign relations committee,
which adjourned without taking ac-
tion on the intervention resolution or
on sending troops to aid Carranza,
in maintaining order.
Senator'Borah decides Jo canvas
the senate on what support will be
given to the consideration of interven--
tion proposals, should the committa*”
fall to act on the resolution.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan.    19.—President
Wilsa%8 first speakipg trip for pre-
pared^66 will begin eariy in Feb-
ruary &nd will cover the middle .wes-
tern a#**68- The president wM-prob,
ably    on the Mexican situation
also in his speeches.
tl* ground.
The theft was kept in complete se-
mncj until yesterday, when* all hopes
«C capturing the thief k were aban-
State Democratic
Committee to Meet
FAMOUS “COW CASE” WILL GO
B.^BUPRfeME COURT
(By Associated Press.)
London, Jan. 19.—The steamship
'Tfyndam 'br’Lhe HolllindJAlll^ffSmiTIl?
is aground at Gravesend*, but no re-
port has yet been made of the extent
of damages to the vessel. An exami-
nation is being made. In the mean-
time no passengers or members of the
crew are allowed to leave the vessel.
I Tha pouch arrived here on Texas
bMmt* Orleans train No. 156 from Dal-
. las about $ clock that night. It was
on the depoVplatform prepar-
atory to being transferred to east-
^ haaad Southern Paeific train No. 12
Vka the sack was found the sea
vraa Intact, but a silt about 14 inches
♦
tong, evidently cut by a knife or some
j
other sharp instrument %as in th-
(By Associated Press.)
. Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 19.—The
state democratic committee will meet
before February the first to translate
the new primary election law regard-
ing governor and United States sena-
tor, accordfcig to announcement made
by Chairman .Waples tojlay. %
.    19.—The
which has
now famous cow case,
been, in the courts since May pi 1913,
and in which J. J. Broussard attacks.
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the constitutionality of the city’s
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stock ordinance, will be submitted, to
the United. States supreme court
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Attomey Frederick S. • Tyler of
Washington will * present the case
orally to the court because of the in-
ability of Sol Gordon, counsel for Mr,
BrOussard,. to lie present.    *
Although at the-most a-, fine of net
less than ,|25-nor. more than |i00 js*
involved in the, .case, it has attracted
broad attention and may result in one.
of Beaumont’s ?ity ordinances being
amended .'should the .supreme court
uphold thp contention that the ordi^
nance deprives one;of property With-
out due process of law. The ordi-
nance -is patterned otter the ordi-
nances of many other cities and the
.ruling of the higher court is, there-
fore, awaited with- keen, interest. •
In May of; 19,13 Mr. Broussard, was
arrested, on, a' charge keeping more j
tlian .six head .of, cows Within the- cof- j
porate;limits of the city without ha;v- 1
ihga' j^ermij. from -the city .ebuneji. .j
He Applied .to Judge Davidson in the-,
fiftyjsighth . district .court' for -a writ j-
franchise qualifications on
dents of- the state except those whose
ancestors were qualified voters ih
1866, whence the name of the law.
The enactment of an anti-gambling
t    *
measure will be proposed because of
a state supreme court decision sev-
eral weeks ago, which held that ths
present law, prohibiting racetrack
betting, dice boards and punch boards
in cigar stores, as well as other forms
: of gambling, was invalid. The law
had been enacted after reference to
the electroate, but without' the re-
quired formality of circulation of
printed arguments for and* against it.
Governor Williams announced ia
.bis call that only business would bs
! presented to the legislature of a state-
wide nature and such, as could not
wait until the regular session of 1917.
TW governor will read his .message
t-o a joint session of th^ house and
1 senate late today. Jt is said to be a
! Id-page docunv    •
Vernon Child Lost
Life Through Ice
Novel Contest Will
Be Staged By Boys
.(By Associated Press.)
Vernon, Texas, Jan. 19 —Elbef Arm-
strong, aged nine years, was drownsd
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when ice on which he was skating
broke through with him. The boy’s
mother jumped into the icy. water in
ah effort to save, her son and almost
lost bier life.:'    ■    ' '<■ '■■■
For one whole day three postoffice
eferka were engaged in sending the
fempered letters to their destinations.
The authorities are of ' the opinion
that no checks or money orders were
'taken, but all of the available cash
tyae missing. Examination of the let-
tin showed that about 33000 in cash
had been inclosed in them.
« In several of the letters currency
was evidently overlooked by the rob-
ber, for a few fl and. |5 bills were
atill there.
(Br Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 19.—France and
Italy will spend tiro hundred: and fif-
ty million dollars in..this country for
food stuffs and othor supplies for af-
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Ijsrt Worth;’ Tbxas, Jan. 19.—tA- hog
calling (KJntesJ for boys only' will be;a
feature of,    encainpmeitit. of
the State ^Agricultural Cliibs here in
March, aceording ;to announcement
mad.e today.T.
Lufkin Jurist Passes Away.
Lufkin, Texas* Jan, 19^—Judge Wt J.
Townsend, prominent lawyer and'Cap-
italist, and a former tiahker, .died At
his residence last night. He was one
of the early-day lawyers and had al:
.ways enjoyed a large practice, but on
account of, failing healthi had not tak-
en an active interest in public affairs
ilfor aeveral yfearsT^ ' ’ ;    l *'
i "• Ho represented 'this county in .thd
legislature in fS96, and-after his rei
•tir^ment. from public' life 'accumulated
quite a fortune. • .
.He leaves Va wife and six* children;,’
four.sons and two daughters." Among-
them are - Senator -W. J! Townkend,'
%    '    . '• '■•; ** '    '-.Viv-y .    '    -
}-Bam Townsend, a lawyer, and Georg^'
Townsend. ,a stockman and ' fa truer l
and .threy vounger c-bildreai. / ‘    ; ••
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ter the-war needs, according to word j
received in business circles tpday.
The egotist naturally leads a lone-
ly'life.    *
He- isn't always happiest who. wears
the happiest look: .    ’ ';V‘- • i.
British Steamer Sunk.
(By Associated Press,).
London, Jan. 19—The British steam-,
t ^fnere, of six thousand tons( has
»en sunk. The erfew was saved. •
MBS. JESSIE MACKAYE
0R1 A. 1. B0TELH0
$Frederick Price
Gets Life Sentence
Traffic Resumed By
Southern Pacific
(By Associated Press.!
Minneapolis, Jan. 19.—Frederick T.
H. Price, convicled of murdering hia
. .1? .
wife for her fortune, was today given
a life sentence at hard labor. .
(By Associated Press.)
Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 19.—HBouth-
•rn Pacific traffic opened today after
being interrupted by flood and land-
slides along the coast and in the San
Jonquin valley for the past two days.
Woodmen At Corpus.
(By Associated Press.)
Corpus Christi, Texas, Jan. 19.~-
More than ; a thousand Woodmen of
the .World were expected to attend ths
etitertajhineiit provided for them
£he .local lod-e id connection with ths
Gulf-Coast Exposition. ; *
the'.lower ' c’oart 'sustained. Appeal
Vdjs then made .to th'e United StatCs
Tbi pretne cour(; *    .}:/•    ■ - C
Giddings Is Shaken by Quake.
Giddings, Texas, Jan. 19.—Distinct
earthquake §horks were felt here yes-
terday. The worst disturbance re-
ported was from Paige, twelve m'*e9 1
west, about the same time, a travel- !
ing man there fronr Biddings said ,
houses rocked and that bottles were i
shaken off shelves and- broken. Peo-
pli here were much alarmed. The i-
ahock here was noticed more at the |
high school building, where it -was.;
thought some accident had happened >
to the steam heatfhg plant in the bfse-
^ »y    . ' y [    iuten'stjMp,in Hie proposed Jegerson
-    '*'    l    h)g.r,    A us to tjv Iv-bL li,Tc . today.
mg    1 |    ■    '•    afe e\p*-' tVd 'floj-V tl
Brr    ] tier. of. tov.h?. anrl.p'ereiatKdiE.brganlzav
R    I - of ibc;'J'-ffc'-ryon illuh^ay'asso-
|    iU    be .one ^of 41^*•
Mrs*. Jessie. Hardy* MacKaye of the l‘ .Twypk1, Texas, Jah’ LC—.l-jre did
Conj^ressronal. Union for-Woman Syf- } twiMy- tliOU.sand ’ dollurs dainage to
cause,” »scnt out by. the organization- - bore,.,
e weafhfr of "the
dk-The disagnien'; j
i past aevexal .days-has .'had; a. t'emlencv
y to ke,«^> peopfe .sway fMitk tijwh. 7*fie.
J country- jieoj.le are. enjoy.utg the bacH*
v in'g fires af mune,    ;;.    '
Quebec Will Euy
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'    j.- Quebe^v Jan 19.—The province . of
*•:.*    will buy aeroplanes with
Dr. A-. J. de Oliveira Botelho of' BrSv” wliVb to'lo'c ate forest fires.
xil, delegate to the second Pan-Anterl- - a*'
can. Sflantiflc congress, brought, to
f - Tdiere> is dhe .thing; t-o -he.';
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i: the Amerrcah ;girl' viho c nt;
foreig^nphliomon.; *»Jhe Ssfi’l
Suicided in New York.
New. York, Jan. 19.—Mrs. Dora
knewltou Bano.us. a % widely known
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authoress and actresrf, suicided today
with gas. She was in failing health.
Washington as wedding gift* for Pres-
I, Ident Wilton s bride a bracelet of
'Brazilian' game pnd a corsage I nn.
tropical blrda’-feathdra. Doctor 4slho
Is Internationally famous as a tuhsr-
julosls specialist. ■. ;
. In t^»e race'for wealth ai - man. al;
wayatTinds himself out of breath at
the finish. >*    i .    '
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