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THE DAILY BULLETIN
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EIGHT PAGES.
BROWNWOOD, TEXAS MONDAY, DEC. », 1MX
EIGHT PAGE*
No. 17
M'COMBS MID HILLES
HOLD I CONFERENCE
Otrr Wilson's Inaanration — Ways
and Means Committee Discussing
Tariff Be vision
_ , Special to Dally Bulletin:
_ Washington, D. C„ Dec. 9 —Demo-
8]^airman McCombs conferred
ON fTHE HARVESTER THC8T . :today ^th Secretary Hillee over ar-
_rangements for WHson’s entry Into
.the "White House in March. /
r The Democratic House Ways and
Means Committee members held the
CAMMI6N CONTBIBUTIONS
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first general conference over tariff(
CmUI.nl. Sntt.r Talk, <rf tOT **■* ■~skm
cided to start the hearing on the pro-
posed revision the first week in Jan-
uary. ,, \
tlal Campaign and Favors
Single Terms.
Special to Daily Bulletin:
Waahington, Dec. 9.—In a speech
today in the Senate upon his resolu-
tion for a constitutional amendment
that would provide a single tlx year
agential term. Senator Works of
Identified since his entry into
the senate with the Progressive re-
ican faction, made a strong crit-
of Theodore Rooaevelt and the
Progressive party for their affiliation
with George W. Perkins and other re-
presentatives of large corporations.
Senator Works declared that both
'(flooaevelt and Taft deserved defeat
He asserted that Roosevelt when
Parent, had withheld action against
,the Harvester trust with the natural
result that Mr. Perkins had been one
of She chief Roosevelt backers In the
fight this year for the progressive
nomination; and, with equal emphasis
he declared that President Taft had
"lost the respect and good will of
many good people by going upon the
[stump against Col. Roosevelt.”
The stuck upon Roosevelt came in
conm-ction with Senator Works as-
sertion that the President's office had
been used to prevent adverse action
corporations.
“We are not without evidence qf the
effect of such action on succeeding
elections,” said Senator Works. “The
great Harvester trust; one of the
worst and most oppressive of iu kind,
was signally favored by Mr. Roosevelt
when president. In this respect: H
was not prosecuted for violation of
the Sherman anti-trust law because
Roosevelt ordered otherwise.
Money Trust “^uli" Resumed.
Washington, Dec. 9.—The Pujo Com-
mittee, Investigating the “money
trust," resumed Its Investigations to-
day, In Chairman Pulo's rooms. Sev-
eral men prominent In the financial
world hare been asked
The committee will endeavor
ily to clear up that branch
qulry dealing with the operations pf
■lock .icbMiiMju»d .IwlM to. Otnnln,. prior to Dmmbtr l
States, with comparison for last year
associations. 'Without adldtional
powers, it will be unable to complete
the. Inquiry into the "concentration
of money and credits."
. An amendment to the banking law,
which has passed the house and is be-
fore the senate, would give the com-
mittee power to obtain direct ^for-
mation. which it deems Indispensable,
from the national banks. An attempt
to get this information from the con-
troller of the currency has been un-
suocewful. y ■
“Notwithstanding these embarrass-
ments*'" said Chairman Pujo today,
"the committee proposes to press for-
ward with the talking of testimony as
rapidly as possible.”
WOMAN AGED EIGHTY
DURNS ID HED HONE
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Special to Dally Bulletin:
San Antonio. Tex., Dec. S.—Cecilia
What Puentes, aged 80, was burned to death
was the natural result? When Roose- ,in 3>er home at one o'clock this mern-
velt again became a candidate George
jy. Perkins, became his ardent aup-
porter ind chief financial backer.
Perils fwas largely interested in the
Harvester trust. Perkins knew by.ac-
tual demonstration that his company
itrg. She had no known relatives in
this country.
( HECK MADE GOOD AND
MAN WAS RELEASED
&. S. Hudson, who was held In Jalr
would be safe against Just prosecu-I h6r* Saturd*-r- on 4 Chirge of pre-
tion if Roosevelt were elected, unless *entin* 4 *** oheck ,n for
he should change his mind. And he two C4r* of ***** purchased in El-
would much less likely change bis,dor4d<> coaBt>- w4t> Sltar*
views If the Harvester trust or Its ^ nl*ht aft6r arrange-
stockholders should' lend him their m*nta 54(1 1114(16 *
___. ! for the horses. It seems that Hudson
support.
“I am not saying that Mr. Roose- we h,a IwrBOn‘1 ;h*ck ,n
well acted out of improper motive wh6D *6 ban“ *“
in dealing with the Harvester Trust »th« 1141116 <»* Hudson ft Hudson, and
after the mistake was corrected the
charge against him was withdrawn.
or the Steel Trnst. He inay have been
Iperfectly satisfied that* the course
taken by him was the! proper ’and
'Just course. I cadi attention to these
| Instances of presidential favor and
what followed them, as Illustrating
the power that exists to the bands of
• president In his first term, to se-
cure his election to a second term."
FWts brought out in the euatoria!
investigation of campaign expendi-
tures were cited by Senator Works
to show the extent to which “trusts
tend their millionaire stockholder*"
/Siad. contributed to campaign contri-
butions. He declared that “privilege
% it thing corporations support the pub-
\ He official who will grant them priv-
ileges."
“The Investigation of campaign
contributions, lately had, has expoe-
r ed some of the darkest pages of the
political history of the country," he
continued. “It has revealed the un-
m pleasant facts that the mony used for
campaign purposes, both by republi-
cans and democrats in past years was
•applied almost wholly by men in-
terested in the large corporations that
wrere amenable to punishment under
the anti-trust law.
“The new progressive party was
tainted In the very beginning by put-
ju itself in the hands of the same
iKerests. It was managed and fin-
anced by promoters, corruptionists,
trust magnates. In all these
f cases money was contributed to se-
. ears the election of a man who, if
JL alerted would be entrusted with the
Yj^gqgrer of determinating consluslrely
or not they should be prose-
THE MONEY TRUST
COTTON GIH REPORT
TO OECEMDER 1ST
to Dally Bulletin:
Waahington, Dec. 9.—The sixth cot-
ton ginning'report of the Census Bur-
eau for the season, issued at 10
o'clock this morning, announced that
11,844,432 bales of cotton, counting
round as half bales, of the growth of
1912 had been ginned prior to Sun-
day, December 1, to which date dur-
ing the past seven years the ginning
averaged 82.2 per cent of the entire
crop. Last year to December 1 there
had been ginned 12,818,807 bales, or
82.4 per cent of the entire crop; In
1908 to that date, 11,008,881 bales or
84.1 per cent, and in 1906 to that date
10,027,868 bales, or 77A per cenL
Included in the ginning* were 72,-
'27 round bales, compared with 17,-
998 bales last year, 101,718 bales in
1910, 134,393 bales in 1909 and 201.-
480 bales In 1908.
The number , of Sea Island cotton
bales Included were 51,275 compared
with 87,866 bales last year, 77,591
hales In 1909, and 68,396 bales In
1908.
and other big crop years and the per-
centage of the entire crop ginned prior
to that date in those years, follow:
States Year Glnnlngi P. C.
Alabama , . ... .1912. .1,180,639 ....
,\.....1»11 1,426.076 84.7
...\...1M8 1,175,629 88.3
.....\.1906 1,018,955 82.1
660.174 .....
Arkansas
1912
Committee Says Its Work Has Reea
> Misrepresented and Evidently for
Some Purpose
tu 11 -1. j, ,n.y •. ■ ' .
Special to Dally Bulletin:
Washington, D. C., Dec. 9.—R«wum-
In* the money trust Investigation to-
day, Chairman Pujo, of the investigat-
ing committee, announced that: ‘The
committee feels that many unauthor-
ised and misleading statements and
inspired reports that have been clrcu.
lated concerning Its work should be
corrected, and the public is warned
against piecing any credence In them.
There has been consistent bostl'e ef-
fort in certain directions to embar-
rass the inquiry.”
...mi
680.434
74.9
776,461
78.0
\ 570,924
63.8
Florida ..; ..
..1912
\ 47^93
e * • •
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. .1911
74,056
78.4
...1908
58*03
83.0
...1906
50,03$
81.4
Georgia . . ..
...1912
1,563,443 s
. ....
...1911
2.339,354
*3.7
., .1908
1,739,657
88.0
1,391,224
85.2
Louisiana . .
...1912
343*36
« • h •
...1911
313,924
82.4
394,918
84.6
...1906
672.873
70.4
Mississippi . .
...1912
a 818,862
• see
892,495
76.3
. .1908
1,297,677
80.1
. .1906
1.007.879
67.9
N. Carolina .
...1912
754*49
• * «,•
• • • ee
...1911
822,660
73.6
554*46
81.1
r*
490,340
80.3
Oklahoma . .
..1912-
867,488
• • • •
•7.1911
782,989
77.1
• t* • •
...1908
501684
91.5
1 571,043
65.8
S. Carolina . .
.. 1912
1,041*21
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>> .....
...1911
1*10,963
77.5
■ Si - 1
1,051*50
86.5
\ Y • e e • •
...1906
769,785
84.4
Tennessee . .
.. 1912
208,721
• • s a'
e e • e •
...1911
319.979'
74.4
279,654
83.7
e e ...
...1906
184*42
62.9
Texas .. . ...
...1912
4,308,760
e * * •
.....
...1911
3.747,932
91.3
" sense
...1908
3,193,096
88.0
\ ’
...1906
3*57.001
82.3
Other States
...1913
69,048
* * * s
esses
...1911
89*45 64.2
\.....
...1908
54,018
76.6
V,e % e
...1906
40*74
59.1
The ginning of Sen
Island • cotton.
whether
ars.
matter whether it was so un-
or not, it was nothing more
JOB t4**" buying immunity from
neti prosecution- They very natural-
ly rwrm J that the man' who acT
Christmas Sale.
Ladies of Christisn church
Thursday and Friday at Mrs.
land's Milllmry store.
BIG RAINS FALL OYER
THE COUNTY YESTERDAY
A fine rain fell in 13 r own wood yes-
terday, and reports from the coun-
try are to the effect that the rain
covered practlcatly the entire coun-
ty. Thle rain, coming on top of the
recent showers, will mean a great
deal to the Brown county fanners,
and should put a good season In the
ground for winter grain, a large acre-
age of which has been sown In this
county.
Relatives of a newly married cou-
ple never interfere—if they haven't
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prior to December 1 by States follow:
Years Florida Georgia 8. Car
W12 17,826 29,756 3.692
1911 32.350 &1.496 3.810
1909 25,905 43.164 8,523
•08 17,907 32,140 8.349
FOURTEEN INCH GUN
EXPLODED UNOED TEST
Special to Daily Bulletin:
Sandy Hook, Dec. 9.—A new four-
teen Inch coast defense gun buret
today while being tested at Sandy
Hook proving grounds. The gun
rouxzle was blown a hundred yards.
No one was hurt by the explosion, al.
though a dozen men stood near the
great gun at the time.
COMMON TOWELS ABOLISHED
ON INTERSTATE TRAINS
Washington, D. C.. Dec. 9 —Common
tow-la were ordered abolished from
reHroad cars, vessel* and all other
interstate vehicles and from stations,
by order today c€ Secretary of the
Treasury, MacVeagh in an amend-
ment to the Interstate quarantine reg-
ulations. Towels mast hereafter be
sterilized in boiling water before be-
ing need the second time.
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Second hand Recycle, rtm split on
one wheel, was removed from Austin
Avenue near the Presbyterian church
Friday night Return to H. W. Ehrt
Phone llt-Alv,
IE IMS \
THE OHANPIOHSHIPx
FOOTBALL GAME
Defeats Brow a wood High School la
Fast Game Saturday by Score
of 6 to 0.
Comanche High School foot ball
team proved to be the better team in
the game on Saturday afternoon at
Athletic Park, and won from the
Brownwood High School by a score
of 6 to 0. The Brownwood team pat
up a game fight to the finish, and
showed good form, but were out-
weighed so much that they were un-
able to stop the Comanche backs as
they broke through the line, and the
score could have been larger than It
was. Twice Brownwood managed to
get the ball within a few feet of Com-
anche's goal, and then were held and
lost the ball. Hach time Comanche
worked the ball back In Brownwood
territory,
, The game played by Comanche was
old style football, close formations
and line bucks, with end runs Inter-
spersed. Brownwood played a more
open game, used the forward pass fre-
quently, snd made some long gains In
this way. Several Brownwood ends
reached high up and brought down
long posses, but they were pi so fre-
quently unsuccessful. The game as
a whole was a good exhibition.of foot
ball, clean and without squabbling,
with the exception of an occasional
growl from some player whose neck
had been held too fondly by an op-
ponent, or whose bill ot rights was
too comprehensive,
The game carried with' it the high
school championship of West Texas.
In a game here ceveral weeks ago
Comanhce won from Brownwood, and
on Thanksgiving Brownwood took a
game from Comanche, and the game
Saturday was arranged to play off
the tie. Both teams are exceptional-
ly good for high schools, and deserve
praise for the manner in which they
have played during the season.
Seventy enthusiastic Comanche
rooters accompanied the team to
Brownwood, and cheered Incessantly
during the game. Brownwood had
many ardent admirera in the grand-
stand also, and the rooting depart-
ment was there kith bells on.
For Comanche Cunningham at
quarter was the star. He was in ev-
ery play, and was the most consistent
ground gainer on the team. He gen-
erated his team well, and will make
a great player some day. One of the
features of the Comanche team was
a player with one arm, who played
at left guard, and the way in which
he played, considering his unfortun-
ate condition, was wonderful.
Guyer for Brownwod, as usual,
played a star game. He was a pillar
of strength to the hack field, and was
a good ground gainer. Prentice and
Weakley made good at half back. Wll-
klnson at quarter handled his team
well.- Thomas as If ft end was a good
man, snd made several sensational
plays in receiving passes. The oth-
er members of the team did well al-
so, but their work. In the opinion of
this writer, did not come up to the
standard of those named above.
Saturday night the Comanche bunch
celebrated Mheir victory with a pa-
rade through the streets, singing and
cheering. They are very much elated
over their victory, as they well may
be.
The Game la DeiaiL
Comanche kicked off and Brown-
wood advanced the ball 12 yards. For
Brownwood Prentice was held after
which a punt was recovered for a
good gain. Weakley gained only a
yard on line buck and ' Brownwood
again punted the ball being down on
the Comanche 12 yard line. Coman-
che drew a penalty and punted after
failure to make gain oa first down.
Prentice advanced the ball 10 yards.
Brownwood missed a paas and was
held twice forcing a punt to Coman-
che on thelP own 20 yard line.
Brownwood was playing a little
weak without Gayer to back up the
line and the Indians started with
“pep” for the goal of their opponents
70 yards away. Left end made a gain
of 15 yards, left half made 7, full back
gained 10. With rushes of this kind
the ball was carried to within four
yards of goal line when the whistle
called off play for the first quarter.
With only fouf yards to go the Com-
anche* rushed Cunningham over for
a score bat they missed goal and the
score was 8 and 0. This ended the
adore getting, for Brownwood waa
playing hard agalaat odds and only
occasionsUy could they get away with
HEW ADDITION TO
BE EUPLOITED
Brows wood Heights Land Company
Will Open 220 Acre Addi-
tion to City.
Announcement is made today that
the Brownwood Heighta Land Com-
pany of Brownwood has been charter-
ed for the purpose of opening the
Brownwood Heights addition to the
city. The incorporators are Brooke
8mith. Chas. J. Horn and <F. H. Horn,
all of this city. Brooke Smith is
president of the company, and the
capital stock is $60,000, fully paid*
The addition to be opened up lies
Just north of the Frisco railroad on
Belle Blaine avenue, on the right of
the road from town. The property
constats of 230 acres, which was pur-
chased from C. J. Horn by the com-
pany. The land is alLhigh, dry and
level. The property has been platted,
and will be subdivided Into lots for
residence purposes, with beautiful
streets and boulevards v Intersecting.
The boulevards will be kpventy feet
wide, graded and graveled. The
streets will al) be graded, and shade
trees will be planted along the prin-
cipal streets and boulevards.
It is understood that aeveral prom-
inent man of other nearby towns are
Interested in this company, and that
the property will be extensively ad-
vertised over this section. This is
the first addition to Brownwood that
has been opened In about ten years,
and aa the men behind It are respon-
sible and experienced land men, the
venture should be a great thing for
Brownwood aq£ provide ho mealies for
the hundreds of new citizens which
are expected to locate here in the next
two or three years.
WHEAT ACREAGE LENS
THAN LAST YEAR
Special to Dally Bulletin:
Washington. D. C„ Dfec. 9—The am-
ount of winter wheat sown Is 32,387,-
000 acres, wliich is nearly a million
acres under that sown last foil.
FUNERAL OF MRS. R. M. LOW
HELD THIS AFTERNOON.
Mrs. Fannie Low, wife of R. M. Low
of this city, died Saturday night at
12:30 o'clock, after a abort illness.
Mrs. Lew was stricken with paraly-
sis. reef 1 ting from hemorrhage of the
brain. Friday morning, and although
the beat of medical skill was provided
and loved ones did all In their pow-
er for her, she was unibl^ to sur-
vive, and passed quietly sway. The
funeral services were held at the
ramily residence, 902 Main avenue,
this afternoon at three o'clock. Dr. W.
K. Boggs o>f the First Methodist church
conducting the services. A large num-
ber of friends followed the remains
to tbHr last reattng place In the City
Of the Dead.
Mrs Low was about 41 rears of
age, and had lived in Brownwood for
many years. She was a faithful wife
and a kind, loving mother. 8be was
s member of the Methodist church,
and was prominent In all the local
work of that denomination. She was
a loving friend, a kind and tonztder-
atc neighbor. \
Mrs. Low is tA^vived by a heart?
broken husband and one daughter,
Beth Low; her mother, Mra 11 F
8tone of this dty^ four 'brothers, Ben
Stone of this city, Dr. Marvin Stone
of Dallas, Tom Stone of 8an Angelo
and Jim Stone of Brady, and a sister.
Mrs. Clyde 8mith of this city, all of
whom were present at the funeral to-
day. I
The death of Mrs Low ia especially
sad because of the fact that a reunion
of the family had been planned for
Christmas, which was to have been
hcM at the home of her mother in
this city.
The Bulletin Joins s large number of
friends in extending heartfelt sym-
pathy la the bereaved ones.
SENATE WILL APPROVE SOME
AND REJECT OTHERS
V
DEFINITE PUNS OUTLINED
Will Permit Ratifications la Strong
Republican Territory. Bnt Nat
Elsewhere
Special to Daily Bnllattn:
Washington, D. C., Dec 9.—Presi-
dent Taft's Judicial appointments are
now before congress for confirmation
and were today considered by the sen-
ate Judiciary committee. The Demo-
crats hare definitely notified the !to>
publican mem Sort', of the committee
that the senate Democrats will proto-
ab4y try to hold up many appoint-
ments of Judges and United States
District Attorneys in the Southern
States, so that their appointments
may foil Within Wilson’s term. The
plans of the Democratic fight regard-
ing offices Is becoming clearer. K
Is understood that the Democrats in*
tend to permit the^ ratification la
states where the Republican strength
controls, but not so In the South.
COMMERCE COMMISSION
DECREASES OKLAHOMA RATES
SpecUl to Dally Bulletin:
Washington, D. C-, Dec. 9.—The in-
terstate commerce commission today
suspended the Increased freight rates
on cotton seed products from Okla-
homa to destination in the Southwest
The rates are declared to be unreas-
onable and discriminatory.
(Continued oa Pag* Eight)
GA1M1E BOOKS
ABE All RIGHT
Special to Daily Bulletla:
(Austin, Teg., Dec. 9.—Auditor Ho-
ey, who / examined the OatesvHle
Training .School books, reports that
the financial affairs of that institu-
tion are in good shape. The boohs
check satisfactorily snd there is six-
teen thousand dollars in cash sa
hand to the credit of the school. This
audit was made necessary toy the res-
ignation of the former bookkeeper and
the lntullatlou of Arthur Crass as
bookkeeper.
MOIL
COm BE6IHS
Dr. G. W. Carter, Representlve of
Mercery Oil sad Gas Cea-
paay la City.
The Mercury" Oil and Gas comptny
Is a company that Is sinking an oil
well about a mile and a quarter west
of the old town of Milburne, and about
twenty miles south of Brownwood.
The offices are at West, Texas, and
Dr. G. W. Carter, the company’s sales
agent, is here for s few days In the
Interest of the company. To a Bulle-
tin man this morning Dr. Carter made
the statement that the rig had been
placed on the grounds and erected,
and started to drilling at tha bottom
of an abandoned 740 foot hole this
morning. The well is on the Beaklty
place Just Across the river In McCul-
loch county.
In 1907 a well was sunk at this
place to a depth of some 740 feet, and
on account of lack of capital opera-
tions were stopped, hut not before
both oil and gas were obtained. Tbs
well has been kept in good condition,
the water has been cased off, and the
drill all) he sent down as for as
necessary to determine the quantity
of oil there. The fact that thare has
been oil found In shallow wells all
about this well and that a fine re-
port has been made by the geologist
convinces the stockholders of the
company that they have a fins pro-
position, and they are pushing It en-
thusiastically. The well is aboai a
mile and a half south of the plaos se-
lected toy the Wine he! I OH Ooovaay
for sinking a well, the location of
which is on this side of the Hear.
The Wlnrhell company is receiving its
outfit and will soon be ready to begin
operations.
QUA&BT EXPLOSION
KILLED FIFTEEN
8pedal to Bulletin
Chicago, Dec. 9—Fifteen are report-
ed killed In a quarry explosion* In the
suburbs of Chicago this afternoon,
the particulars not being yet atotstn-
sMe.
CUM Dies sf Diphtheria
The lltHe 3-year-old child of Mr.
and Mrs Walter James, who lhre on
Brtle Plain© avenue, died at 11 o\riook
&yg|^g
A*
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kti
Distance never
to the office see)
■ enchantment
▼law.
lad night, of diphtheria The little
<
one waa only sick for a short time.
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Funeral services
were held this at-
tornoon at 4 o’clock. Mr. and Mm
James, who only
recently mowed la
Brownwood, (mm
the sympathy of
their bereavement
near Rioter, have
thle oommanfty ta
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