Austin American (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 136, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 16, 1915 Page: 3 of 32
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DECLARES MEXICAN REVOLUTION
IS DUE TO PREACHING THE GOSPEL
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MISS DAFFAN NAMED
VETERANS’ SPONSOR
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Yale Association Will
Give Texan Scholarship
PRIEST AT HENRIETTA
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O’Cedaf oil and mope, all sizes, at
Voss & Koock’s.
Special to The American.
BERTRAM, Texas, May
infant child ot Charles Bal
near Bertram, died last nig
ingitis.
NEW MEXICO MEMBERS
FIGHT TEXAS CATTLEMEN
TWO PERSONS KILLED
DY AUTO ACCIDENT
St. Louis Bankers Ready
to Finance Texas Cotton
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Fort Worth Lawyer Kills
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of Attacking His Daughter
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AUSTIS, TEKAS
- U. S. GOVERNMENT DEFOSITORX
Capital, Surplus and Profits . $1,000,000.00
Special to The American.
ROUND ROCK. Texar, May 15.—
The Round Rock on Company struck
oil here today at a depth of 105 feet.
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HAIR, EASY, SAFE
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LULING. Texas. May 15 —T
mencement exercises of the
High School were held at etw
auditorium at 10 o'flock thl
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Foost, corresponding’secretary, Nash.:
Tills.
Men’s Union Suits, the $1
and $1.25 kind, for... 50
Men’s plain nainsook gar-
ments, Shirts and Drawers,
for, the garment.......
Visit our booth at the Re-
tail Merchants’ Exposition.
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Straw, Panama and Bangkok Hats
In the newest shapes. Just received a shipment of
BATES' STREET SILK SHIRTS—BEAUTIES.
$3.00, |4.00 and $5.00
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New Treatment-Not a Dye.
Harmless--Turns Gray.Hair
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That means warm weather
wearables, and we are pre-
pared for it with the best
fines of summer clothes.
ot much if you’re like most men. The way to be sure you're
etting what you pay for is to wear
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
hey're the cheapest clothes you can buy, considering what you
get for your money. We show many models in tropical worsteds,
silks and silk mohair; - • . » >•' •
Ethel Tayler, Fances Sm
King, Sydney Belle Fairea.
Frye and BM> Smith.
BERTRAM CHILD DEM
L, 3, Setnelder, Cnmter.
ML Ptnerhin, Aegiatant Cashier.
Cad T. widen, Asatstane Cashtet.
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excellent program
for the ocgasion,
graduates being a
L Tiller. The g
assaulting the 12-year-old daughter of
Estes The girl says she and a girl
chum were enticed to the grocery
store owned by Gllpin:
Estea was arrested, but released im-
mediately on 11000 bond. Gilpin was
unmarried.
office. however.
M. FRANK fhe
■■ 203 East sithstrest —
town The well is bein
Special to The American.
WICHITA FALLS, Texas, Mar 15.
With the election of officers and the
melection of Greenvinle as the next
meeting place. the twenty-first annual
grand council of the United Commer-
rial Travelers of Texas came to s close
this afternoon
The otnicer elected were as follows:
C. C. cunninghamn, Corsicana, vrand
counselor, w. JRau Houston, rand
juntor counselor; W P. Gilbert. Waco,
grand secretary: Louie Schneider. Gal-
▼seton, grand treasurer. J. A. Ballard
heafing overruled: H. D. Peek va.
Murphy & Bolans et al advance over-
ruled; Herman Kruegel vs. Murphy &
Bolans et al.. advance, granted: Pres-
ton Dixon vs. City of Dallas, file
transcript, granted: St. Loouis South-
western Railway Company v* Berry
& Slauter, postpone submissdon to
May XL 1015. sustained; Northern
Texas Traction Company va W. D.
Warner, dismiss appeal. sustained;
Barnes & Mitchell et al. va. L. W.
Campbell Jr. et al., certiorari granted;
N. B. Feagins et al: vs.'Texas Machin-
ery and Supply Company, correct rec-
ord. sustained: Gulf Coast & Santa Fe
Railway Company vs. G. T Moss et
al., postpone submission to June. 12,
1915. granted; Addle MoDowell et al.
vs. Carrie Gileroy et al., dismiss ap-
peal sustained.
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LULING WOMAN INJURED.
Specinl to Tno American.
LULING, Texas, May 11—UttU
Miss Katharine' Nichola, daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. H. Clay Nichols of thia
city, fell while at play yeterday aft-
ernoon and fractured the bone in her
right arm.
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JohaF Purser of Georgiatwas fe- *
elected- president of the home mis-
sion board of the Southern Bap-
tist Convention tonight and B. D.
Gray of Atlanta was rechosen cor-
respond in* secretary of the board.
The election came at a ■ carton
that had been carried over from
the morning.
J. F. Love of Richmond. Va..
was ohosen eorresponding secre-
tary of ths foreign mission board
to succeed the late R. J. Willing-
ham who held ths office ot ren-
eral secretary of the board The
Men’s and young men’s
i Straw Hata, in all shapes
and sizes, regular $2.00 and
$2.50 values, for 98c, $1.25
Folk, president, NashviHe:
Special to The American.
HornON. Texas, May IS.—Henry
Sam peon, a negro, arrested as a re-
sult of suspicions aroused by his free
use of money, has admitted the killing
of Charles J. Bourgeols, a local gro-
eeryman, about two weeks ago. ,
He was aided, according to his
story. by a compnion, who is still
at large. Y
Friday In a change in the con-
stitution and Mr. Love will do
practically ths same work as done
by Willingham
J. M Frost will be the corre-
sponding secrotary at the Sundar
school board He has held this
office for several yeara.
Officers of the Baptist Young
Peapie's Union of tbs South were
re-elected, as were the principal
otticers of the laymen's move-
mint.
Miss Katherine Steele is engaged to EEhreniont“ot nets Anabbiusstr Kxcept
’ *..... • tions, overruled; E. C. Robinson vs. A.
ROCKPORT WOMAN DIES.
Special to Tbs AmkOts*
ROCKPORT, Texas, May 1$.—Mrs
Josie Kenedy Moore, aged SI years,
died last night at 10 o'clock of hert
failure, t the Rockport Hospital after
undergoing an Operation for a tumor
The funeral was held today at the
First Baptist Church, where she had
been a prominent and active member
The body was interred in the Beaside
Cemetery. Mrs. Moore is survived by
her husband. J. £. Moore; her father
and mother. Mr. and Mrs. J H Ken-
edy; her sister. Miss Mabel Kenedy of
thia city, and her brother, G. O. Ken-
edy of Skidmore A large circle of
friends mourn her loss
Special to The American.
DALLAS. Texas, May 15.—St Lons
banks stand ready to put out several
million dollars for use in financing
Tevas cotton just as soon as thia State
has established sufficient warehouse
facilities. This is the substance of a
statement by R. 3. Dawes, vice pres-
ident of the Third National Bank of
St. Louis and president of the Mis-
souri Bankers’ Association.
He ts in Dal Lap today. He is soln*
to attend the anhual convention of the
Texas Bankers' Association at Waco.
W. Levermann et al, rehearing by ap-
pellee. sustained; J. 3- Parker vs. C.
F. Emerson et al., rehearing over-
ruled; B. M. Childress vs. J. V; Har-
mon et al., rehearing overruled; Texas
Midland Railway Company vs. Kauf-
man County* Improvement District No.
1, certify to Supreme Court overruled;
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pectal to The American.
■ FORT WORTH. Texas, May 15 -
J. W. Gilpin. aged M. was shot nive
umes and HUM to the county jail
this afternoon by Dee Estes, an at-
torney and policeman.
Gllpin was arrested yesterday on
the charge of rape. being accused of
if you hair la gray, streaked with
gray, prematurely gray, faded or fall-
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Restorer to hair and scalp a few
times, nibbing It in gently with the
finger tips Nothing else required. It
is wonderful, as this simpie treatment
makes your gray hair darX, soft
fluffy, silky, thick. changing ybur gray
hair to that dark, fascinating luster
and abundance which makes the hair
so attraetive. Q-Ban is not sticky or
messy: harmlM, and la a delightful
hair .greasing Alm stops dandrurt,
falling hair or itching seal*. ■ Guaran-
toed to darken gray hair or no charge'
Try it Q-Ban la not a dye but acts
on roota, making hair healthy so gray
hair la darkened so evenly no one can
ton yon applied Q-Ban. Big T-ox. bot-
tle only so cents at Van smith's drug
store, 600 Conkress Avenue, Anstin,
Taxed outtor-bown folks "uppled by
While the supply is estumated to be'
only between five and ten barrels a
day. It is expected that oil in greater!
paying quantities will be found deeper ।
Anderson & Benson of Austin are
boring the wen and expect to go 1100■
feet
The oil was found on the Broom-
stedt land, about three miles from ‘
President Royal R. Watkins of Dal-
las. G. P. Davis of Austin and W. W.
Naman of Waco were members of the
committee present It was found that
enough funds ars on hand to provide
the first scholarship, which will be
given this falL Competitive examina-
tons wiu be conducted, applications
to be made to President WatkUia at
Dallas,
5 Ask for Lot 3800 Palm Beach Suits
1. , We have sold this same make for seven years, and know you will
7. , be satisfied with the quality and tailoring. ( /
Suits $7.50 to $10.00
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Special to The American.
AMARILLO, Texas, May 15.—Pro-
ceedings in the Court* of Criminal
Appeals, Seventh Supreme Judicial;
District, Amarillo, Texas, for week
ending May 15:
Motions disposed of: J. 8. Perry vs.
| Earl S. Smith, to dismiss account de-
• tective appeal bond, overruled, new
I > bond tendered by appellant ordered
‘ filed; Gaif, Colorado & Santa Fe Rall-
i ; way Company ye Chas. L Waite, re-
5 hearing overruled: Wm.,D. Cleveland'
□ & Sons vs. First State Bank of Floy-
" dada etaJ.. rehearing overruled; Gen-
' < oral 'Bonding and Casualty Insurance
Company et al. vs. Galbraith Fox-
worth Lumber Company, agreed mo-
tion to dsmiss granted.
Affirmed: A H. Harp vs. R. H.
Hamilton et al., frozh Floyd County:
J. K. Tidmore vs. Colony Union Gin
Company, from Wilbarger; J.v K.
Meeds Sr. va J. M. Meads Jr., from
- Wheeler. ,
Affirmed in part, reversed in part:
Quanah Acme & Pacific Railway Com-
pany et al. va D. A. Goodwin et al,
from Cottle County (affirmed' as to
railway construction' and building
companies, reversed and judgment
rendered as to-bondmg company).
Reversed and remanded: Atchison.
Topeka &> Santa Fe Railway Company
vs. R. P. Reeves, et at, from Ot-aj
County.
FIFTH CIVIL COURT. '
Special to. The Ameriean.,
DALLAS, Texas, May 15.—Proceed:
Ings of the«Cdurt of Civil Appeals,
Fifth District of Texas:
Affirmed: C. C. Slaughter va Cris-
man & Nesbit, from Dallas County; St
Louis Southwestern Railway Company
vs. J.'P, Hassell, from Navarro Coun-
ty; Southern Traction Company vs.
Mrs. Lenice Curry Hulbert from Dal-
las County.
Motions disposed of; C. C. Slaughter
Speclei to The American.
LULING, Tew. May It.—While
sliding into home base yesterday aft-
ernoon in a practice game, Clayton
Greer, a member of the Luling Hlgl)
School banebail teem, struck his head
on th* hard ground and waa rendered I
unconscious for some time. It was at I
first thought that the accident would |
result fatally, but he regained conzi
selousnems and shortly showed no bad
ertects of hl* experience.
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HIGHER COURTS |
SEVENTH CIVIL APPEALS.
Mias Fannie E. 8 Heck of Raleigh.
IM. C.. was again chosen president of
the Woman's Missionary Union, other
I officers were re-elected
STAMPS MADE HIM.
"I got my start Ip ate," said a
wealthy retired hardware dealer. "In
a singular manner.
"You might not think it I having
passed ths major portion of my life
In selling nalia, padlocks, stoves and
shoveis, but in my early youth my
great ambition was to be a writer, an
author. I had no doubt whatever that
that was what I was cut out for, and
certainly I worked at it good and hard,
but none of the publichera to whom
I sent my things seemed to agree with
ms. As fast ss I sent the things in
to them they would send them beck.
"But that didn't worry me I knew
that sooner or later they would come
to like what I wrote and bur it I was
a very ready writer and I wrote long
pieces ,The stamps I had to use to
send these places out and get them
beck cost me a lot of money.
"When I realised how muh I was
paying out for stampe I said to my-
self, ‘Humpti I’ll save up that money
for five years and then 1/I so to writ-
ing again.' And for the npxt five years
I did put aside regularlt th* amount
that I would otherwise tve spent for
stamps and you would be surprised
if I should tell you how much it
amounted to.' But at the end of that
time I did not again take up writing.
"Just at that time the senior part-
ner in the hardware store in our town
died and his hetrs drew out all his
Interest in the firm. There waa a
chance for a man with a little capi-
tal to get into a good businens. I had
the capital, my accumulated stamp
money, and I bought that interest in
the hardware store.
"From that time on I was always
too busy to write, but my Ereat suc-
cess in the Hardware business you can
elerty trace to my original ambition
for authorship. "—N*w York 8un.
Special to The American.
DALLAS, Texas, May 15 —Grady
Niblo, football star and former tulle
back on the State University team,
will be picked to kick goals la the cor-
poration court. ,
Nibl > will be appointed city prose-
cutor to succeed J W Pierson, whose
remignation was received by the Mayor.
He resently graduated from the ni-
versity law department
Men's black and whit*
striped silk Shirts, regular
$2.50 and $3.00 values,
for ..............81.50
Men’s plain and pleated
Shirts, in a variety of
shades, regular $1.50 shirts
for ......... ..... 98e
75c and $1 values for 50e
Special to The American.
SAN MARCOS, Texas. May
Coronal Institute, the oldest t
lion of learning in this city, wt!
commencement ezercises beg
Sunday with the commenceme
mon at IT A m. by Rev. D. E
and continuing through Th
when Rev. C. M. Bishop, presi
the > Southwestern Uniter
Georgetown, will deliver the •
to the graduate*.
Monday evening the annual
air concert will be given. T
the classew in expression will’
a play and on Wednesday eveni
declamation contest will be
Thursday morning the graduat
receive their diplomat - •'
Chaotic conditions in Mexico
brought about by the revolution were
described by various missionaries and
the statement made that with the
close of the war there the opportu-
nities for missionaries there will be
five times as great as they are now
Missionaries to seven foreign coug-
tries sang in unison, but tn the lan-
guage of their respective fields. "Blest
Be the Tie That Binds." white a great
audtence stood and listened as the
afternoon sesston of the convention
came to a clone. Chinese: Portuguese,
spanish, Japanese and English were
the five different languages represent-
ed. Miss Fannie E. 8. Heck of Ra-
leigh. N. C, waa re-elected president
of the Women's Missionary Union,
auxiliary to the convention, thia aft.
ernoon. Miss Heck is critically ill at
her home.
Saturday was njedge day at the con-
vention. Laymen et an early morn-
ing session took over th* burden of
the debt of the two misstonary boards,
and pledged the talsing of 10,000
to wipe It out Texans at a late eve-
ning sesston pledged several thousand
doTTars toward the fund of 3100,000,
to be raised in the state for the sup-
port of ths church's educational in-
stitutions.
Officers of the three principal
boards were chosen at the night ses-
stom, all but one being re-elected. They
ere: Foreign missionary board J. B
Hutson, president, Richmond. Va: J.
F. Loye, recording secretary, succeed-
ing the late R. J. Willingham, alto
ruchmond. Home missionary boara:
John r. Purnem, prestdent, Atlanta:
B D. Gray, corresponding mecretary. I
Atlanta Sunday School board: E E
Special to The American.
WACO, Texaa, May 1».— Plans for
providing funez and method of award-
log a scholarship in Yale Untversity
to a Texas boy each year, which was
authorised by the recent meeting of
the Texes Yale Amsociation in Dallas,
were discussed st a meeting of the
ezecutive committee of the amsocia-
Mon held here this afternoon
small quantities John A. elson of I
Hound Rock ts president of the Round
Rock Oil Company and Mid todsy he
was confident A big gusher would be
brought in later.
Several other oil companies are ex-
pecting to commence drilling In e few
days. The Palm Valley Oil Company
has a derrick up on its survey, about!
four miles from town, and will start
work the early part of next week on
Bushy Creek, toward Liberty Hill,
nearly five miles from town, the Gulf I
Coast Oil Company will commence
work on their derrtek.
People In and around Round Rock i
are not unduly wrought up over find-
ing oiL but It Ie thought several other
companies will be organised here In al
short time.
Special to The American.
HENRIETTA, Toxa* May 15.—
Father Philip J. Kline, a Cal ho tie
pr test here, waa Saturday convieted of
arson and sentenced to five years’ Im-
prisonment Father Kline announced
his counsel will appeal. The State
charged that he set fire to a building
here that he owned last fall.
The building was used ss a school.
The State chargea-the building wa*
burned to obtain the inmurance,
I ather Kline declared he waa not In
the city and denied that he had any
connecuon with the firs.
Special to The American.
DALLAS, Texas, May 15—1
afternoon destroyed three East1
cottages and damaged several 1
senztsaomroons.mcaizonnete
The loss was $16,000. d2
LULING SCHOOL EXERCSS
I Dallas, grand conductor: J. N Rigga.
Amarillo, grand page; C. H Wingrove.
Fort Worth, grand sentinel, executive
committee: C. Vah Zandt, Fort
Worth: J. F. Fentiman, Sen Antonio;
C. C. Cunningham, Corsicana; W. P.
Gilbert. Waco: Louts Schneider. Gal-
veston; W. B. sehull, Tyler; W. R.
Nison Brownwood: representatives to
supreme council. W. G. Venable,
Sherman; W W. Griffith. Waco: J.
M. Barry. Dallas; J H Allerdice, San
Antonio.
Special to The American.
EL PASO, Texas, May 15.—When
Nsw Mexico cattlemen were invited
to join the Panhandle and Southwest-
ern Cattlemen's convention al Magda-
lena. N. M . today by J. H. Nations,
president a bitter fight was made on
all Texaa asmociationg.
This la the result of the Texas cattle
and hay quarantine. New Mexico for
New Mexicans was the slogan of the
convention.
Special to The American
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 15—
Mn. J. L Landry and uttle daughter
at Mineral Wells were killed st Dal-
worth Saturduy afterhoon when their
suto and an interurban exprem car
collded. The auto was (riven by J.
L Landry. He was Injured, but is not
deed Hs is lbs proprietor of the
landry House in Mineral Well*
The family were en route from their
home in Mineral Wells to Dallas when
ths accdent happened.
HOUSTON, Texas, My 11.—"The
present revolution In Mexico la largely
due to the preaching of the gospel in
Mexico," declared J. G. Chastain, a
veteran missionary to Mexico, at the
afternoon session of the Souther*
Baptist convention here today. The
afternoon was devoted to the mimiqn-
arise of the various fields covered by
the conventiom.
"The preaching of the Eospel led
the people of Mexico to think, and
when they began to think for them-
eelves, they began to see they had
rights and to demand them." eon-
Speclal to The American.
, WACO. Texaa. May 15 — Miss Katie
Dattan of Austin was today named
as sponsor for- the Teaas division of
the United. Confederate Veterans for
the reunion to be held this yea* in
Richmond, Va., June 1 to 1. General
Robertson also named Mise Florence
Brownlee of Austin maid of honor to
the sponsor
A campaign will be launched soon
looking to bringing the next reunion
to Waco. Support of all the Western
I fates has beep promised to the local
camp of veterans.
Geo. W. LAtHeheld, Prosident
I A Wroe, Viog. President,
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