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VOLUME 4;
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. WEDNESDAY. JULY 6. 1910
NUMBER 46
SWENSON ON STAND
I PENDING TRIAL
Fhere was no disorder and the men say
they fully expect to win the strike.
The coppersemiths recently presented
COUNTY CONVENTION
to the officials of the Katy line a re-
quest for improvemoats of general and
special shop conditions, and an in-
ETECTS DELEGATES
MOVING PICTURES
CAUSE AGITATION
be followed by the closing of the
houses.
, DEFENDANT IN MILLION DOLLAR
m CASE HERE TESTIFIES IN
— OWN BEHALF
THE CASE IS PROGRESSING
rasWill Probably Be In Hands of the Jury
% i ‘ by Friday or Sat-
urday
HP Eric P. Swenson of New York, the
defendant in the case now pending in
the District Court in which. Murdo
Mackenzie and Alexander Mackay are
• plaintiffs and in which $1,000,000 is
involved, took the stand in his own
behalf at 10:30 this morning. He will
• probably continue as a witness the
rest of today and most of tomorrow.
The first of the defense's evidence,
before Mr. Swenson took the stand,
crease in pay. The company has not
indicated whether or not it will com-
ply with the request.
STRAW VOTE TAKEN.
Majority at Henrietta Picnic Very
Much for Poindexter.
The Henrietta Searchlight prints the
following: ,
A straw vote was taken on the pic-
nic grounds yesterday for Johnson and
Poindexter. Johnson received 19 votes
and Ponidexter 50.
Those who took the vote only spent
a few minutes at it and therefore, did
not see very many voters.
CHAIRMAN HUFF ANSWER# IN-
QUIRY FROM BURKBURNETT
ON THIS POINT
ELECTION LAW - PROVIDES
Precinct Conventions to Be Held on
Election Day for Local
- Delegates
The following correspondence is self-
explanatory:
Editor Times,
CYCLONE HITS CIRCUS
PRIZE ‘FIGHT FILMS ARE BEING
PROHIBITED IN MANY PARTS
OF THE COUNTRY
Texas News Service Special.
Marshall, Tex., July 6.—The city
commission here today passed an ordi-
nance which is designed to prohibit
the exhibition by moving picture
shows of films showing the prise uigh
between Jeffries snd Johnson on July
4 at Reno Nev.
CENSUS FIGURES ON
WEST TEXAS TOWNS
TAKING NO ACTION HERE
Texas News Service Special.
Austin, Tex., July 6.—Governor
Campbell's program for the special
session of the legislature as amended
Net Likely That Any Objection Will
Be Raised to Pictures In
This City
As yet no action baa been taken by
the city authorities here in the mat-
ter of moving pictures of the Jeffries-
was in the form of depositions from
the directors of the Espuela Land and
Cattle Company, in England. The pur-
port of these depositions was to show
that the part played by Messrs. Mac-
kenzie and Mackay was to egC-
kenzie and Mackay in putting the sale
through was unimportant. Mr. Swen-
son’s testimony, as given up to the
• noon hour, covered the first part of
the transactions, which are being gone
over in detail.
. It is believed that the defense will
rest tomorrow evening or Friday
morning and that the case will be in
the hands of the jury by Saturday.
One Is Dead and About Twenty Are
” '—injured--------
By Associated Press.
St. Paul, Minn., July 6.—A special
from Watertown, 8. D., says that one
is dead and a score more or less In-
jured, and the main tent and menag-
erie tent of a circus in ruins as the
result of a cyclonic storm there last
night. The dead and injured are said
to be circus people.
Wichita Falls, Texas:
Dear Sir:—Will you please answer
the following questions in your paper?
How, when and by whom are the
democrat committeemen elected or ap-
pointed for the different precincts in
the county, and to bow many is each
precinct entitled?
How, when and by whom are the
delegates elected or appointed that will
represent this county In the democratic
convention that meets in Galveston
after the primaries to draft the plat-
Johnson fight, and the question of
their exhibiting here has not been agi-
tated. As-Indicated in the telegraphic
dispatches below, the displaying of
these pictures will be forbidden in
many cities in this state and country.
Negroes are not Admitted to the
local moving pictures shows and for
this reason it has not been deemed
necessary to take any prohibitory ac-
tion here. There has been some agi-
In the announcement given the press
of the state not only includes recom-
mending the pasage of a law prohib-
tiling moving pictures of the Jeffries-
Johnson prize fight being .shown in
Texas, but will include a recommenda-
tion for censorship of, moving picture
shows in the state, regulating the ex-
hibition of pictures of any prise fights
whatsoever. 4
There is possibility of a recommen-
dation to cover the creation of a board
for censorship of shows completely.
The Austin city authorities this
morning served notice on moving pic-
ture shows not to arrange for produc-
tion of films of the prize fight here.
The proper legal action will be taken
to prevent it. ,
DRAGGED BY BURRO
Brownwood” Boy Sustains Probably
Fatal Injuries
Texas News Service Special.
brownwood, Tex., July 6.—the six-
year-old son of J. 8. Palmer is likely
to die as a result of being dragged by
* a burro hs was leading to water late
yesterday. The child attached a rope
to the animal’s neck and also tied it
around his own waist. He started to
the pool. A colt in a nearby enclosure
caused the burro to become fright-
ened. It began running and the boy
was dragged quite a distance. He
was rescued, but was terribly Injured.
* The burro was shot later.
FULLER FUNERAL TODAY
Governor Hughes and Others Are in
Attendance
By Associated Press.
Sorrento, Me., July 6.—Governor
Hughes of New York and Associate
Justices Holmes and McKenna arrived
here this afternoon to attend the fu-
neral this afternoon of the late Chief
Justice 8. Fuller. Governor Hughes
. will accompany the body to the
church. \
• THEORY, NO TRACTICE, IN
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES
SAYS AN EXTENT TODAY
By Associated Press.
‘ Boston, Mass., July 6.—Dick Crosby
of Washington, a specialist in agricul-
tural education, told the department
of Rural and Agricultural Education
% of the National Education Convention
E here today that a boy who wants to
learn to dig a ditch, harness a horse,'
• use a plow or milk a cow, will go in
vain to the colleges of agriculture in
the country. They teach theory,only,
he says.
. $ CRASH IN 8TOCK8
Many Railroad Stocks Reach Very
, Low Figures Today
By Associated Press.
′ New York, July 6.—There was a
crash in prices of stocks with the
• opening of the stock msrket again
today. The slump made the low
prices for the year in some stocks,
A Reading, Union Pacific and Missouri,
Kansas and Texas declining two and
a half to three points. ,
The prices rebounded in the course
of the first half hour.
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• / COPPERSMITHS STRIKE.
Fifty Employes on Katy Walk Out for
” • Better Pay.’
• Texas News Service spoctal
Denison, Tex., July 6.—Fifty copper-
smiths in the employ of the M. K. & T.
. kA at Parsons, Kansas, Smithville,
Terms, and Dentsod, Texas, went out
on a strike at 1 o’clock this morning.
Iowa Park News Items
Iowa’ Park, July 5.—The Fourth of
form on which our candidates
make the race for state offices?
Yours respectfully.
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T I TAT
July passed off very pleasantly here - ... * . QUILLET
T Editor Wichita Times.
with a picnic and fish fry. The Meth-
odist Sunday school had the fish fry
near the bridge on the Wichita river
about five miles from town. A large
crowd attended the fry and plenty of
fish were caught, among them being
one fish weighing fifty pounds.
Mesdames Love and Davis chaper-
oned a jolly crowd of girls and boys
on a pichic- about seven miles from
town. The crowd was driven out
there in wagons gaily decorated with
flags and hunting. All came back re-
porting a splendid time.
The meeting which the Christian
church has been holding for the past
two weeks closed last night. Rev. R.’
R. Hamlin of Wichita Falls has been
doing the preaching, and Mr. Ander-
son led the choir, which was com-
posed of members of the various
churches in the singing. The meet-
ings were held in the open air and
were well attended, the sermons prov-
ing deeply interesting and helpful.
The new members received during the
meeting were baptized Sunday after-
noon at five o’clock by the pastor, Rev.
Gehres.
Revised List, of Scholastic Census.
The Times:
Please give space to the following
general information:
The scholastic census rolls for Wich-
Ita county have been completed for the
school year 1910-1911, and show that
the county has increased her scholastic
population over the previous year from
3191 to 3800.
The following instructions may be
both interesting and instructive to your
readers:
%ex
Wichita county rural districts show
1334 white and 4 colored school puplis,
a total of 1338.
Wichita Falls Independent District
shows 1909 white and 111 colored pu-
pils, a total of 1820.
Iowa Park Independent District
shows 258, Burkburnett, 229 and Elee-
tra 155. Total for the entire county,
3800. H. A. FAIRCHILD.
1 County Supt.
Wichita Falls, Texas.
Dear Sir:—1 have your inquiry ask-
ing how, when and by whom is the
democratic committeemen elected or
appointed for the different precincts of
the county, and to how many is each
precinct entitled. Also desiring, to
know how, when and by whom are
the delegates elected or appointed that
will represent this county In the dem-
ocratic convention which meets at Gal-
veston after the primaries to draft the
platform on which our candidates will
make the race for state offices.
Replying thereto, 1 beg to state
that the committeemen from each
precinct are elected by the county
convention. Section 6 of the Terrell
Election Law reads as follows;
"County executive committee pro-
vlded for.
“There shall be for each political
party, required by this law to hold pri-
mary elections for nomination of its
candidates, a county executive com-
mittee to be composed of one member
from each voting or justice precinct
in such county as The party executive
committee may direct, the chairman
thereof to be elected by the qualified
voters of the county on primary elec-
tion day, and the other members there-
of to be elected by the county conven-
tion of said party, which assembles
immediately thereafter as provided, in
this act; provided, that in case of va-
cancy occurring in the office of chair-
man, or any member of such commit-
tee, such vacancy shall be filled by a
majority vote of said executive com-
mittee."
There shall be one committeeman
from each justice or voting precinct.
Replying to your second inquiry, 1
beg to state that on election day, there
shall be held precinct conventions at
each of the voting boxes at which pre-
cinct convention delegates shall be
elected to the county convention and
these delegates shall elect delegates
to be sent to, the state convention.
1 think this answers both of your
tation among those prominent in
church circles, against the persenta-
tion of the pictures, but it has not yet
taken the form of an official protest.
The news of the fight was received
rather quietly here and no disturb-
ances of any nature were reported.
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By Associated Press.
Savannah, Ga., July 8.—-Mayor Tide,
man today stated that under no cir-
cumstances would he permit the show-
ing of Jeffries-Johnson prize fight pic-
tures in Savannah. r
By Associated Press.
Wasaington, July 6.—Moving pic-
tures of the Jeffries-Johnson fight can-
not be shown in this city nor else-
where in the District of Columbia.
This was the decision of the district
commissioners today.
inquiries.
8. A. Pitzer of Abilene is in the
city.
HASKELL COUNTY MAKES
BIG POPULATION GAIN;
IS OVER 500 PER CENT
Some idea of the way Northwest
Texas has gained in population since
1900 may be gleaned from the census
figures received yesterday from Has
kell county. The population of Has-
kell county it given as 16,269, as com-
pared with only 2367 ten years ago.
The increase was nearly fourteen
thousand or about 516 per cent. While
this is an exceptional showing, it is
believed thst the majority of North-
west Texas counties will show from
■ two to four hundred per cent Increase
when the figures are announced. *
In this county, for instance, it is ex-
pooled that the increase over 1900 will
be fully two hundred per cent and
there are those who predict that it
will be much larger. .
Your very truly,
CHARLES C. HUFF,
Chairman Democratic Executive Com-
mittee.
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT
Ons Girl Is Killed and Two Others
Hurt at fian Antonio
By Associated Press.
San Antonio. Tex., July 6.—Miss
Dot Miller was killed and Dorothy Mil-
ler and Ettie Lehrt internally, injured
here early today when an automobile
plunged off a bridge into San Pedro
creek. The machine turned turtle as
It fell in 'the water. Fred Burns and
Jim Johnson were also injured.
JOHN F. WORLEY
Well Known Directory Man of Dallas
Dead Today
Texas News Service Special.
Dallas, Tex, July 6.—John F. Wor-
ley, who was census director of this
district, died in the hospital here this
morning following a small operation
by surgeons for tumor of the scalp.
He had survived after the knife was
By Associated Presn.
Portland, Me., July •.—The exhibi-
tion of prize fight pictures in Maine is
prohibited by a law passed by the
legislature In 1997.
By Associated Press.
Hartrsburg, Penn., July 6.—Mayor
Meals today issued an order prohibit-
ing the showing of Reno prize fight
pictures in this city. The mayor said
that Harrisburg had many colored
people and he would take no chances
on a disturbance.
By issoctated Prenm.
Boston, Mass., July 8.—The officials
of the Christian Endeavor Society
were much pleased today over the re-
sult of the movement started here yes-
terday to prevent the moving pictures
of ths Johnson-Jeffries fight being pre-
sented. Telegrams were sent to all
branches throughout the world to con-
tinue the agitation.'
Mayor Fitzgerald said he did not
think the pitcures would be exhibited
here.
By Associated Press.
Louisville, Ky., July 6.—Mayor
Head announced today that the exhi-
bition of Jeffries-Johnson moving
fight picturss will be prohibited in
Louisville. The mayor says he fears
race riots.
By Associated Frees.
Shreveport, La., July 6.—A move-
ment was started here this morning
by the ministers of the Baptist church
loking to the passage of an ordinance
prohibiting the exhibition of moving
picture abow films showing the Jeff-
ries-Johnson fight whicu took place at
Reno on July 4. The ministers, urge
the city authorities to take the neces-
sary steps. The mayor indorses the
proposal and it is considered likely
that the ordinance will be passed.
Following the news of the result of
the Reno fight two fist fights occurred
here between blacks and whites, but
nothing serious resulted. No further
trouble is anticipated.
By Associated Press.
Capetown, July 6.—There to a wide-
spread demand here for the prohibi-
tion In South Africa of bioscopic pic-
tures of the Jeffries-Johnson fight.
Signs are already evident among the
natives of excitement on account of
the victory of the negro.
By Associated Presn.
New Orleans, La., July •.—Mayor
Behrman today issued an order to the
chief of police to arrest the proprie-
tor of any theatre attempting to show
moving pictures of the Jeffries-John-
son fight and directing the license of
any such theatre to be cancelled.
By Associated Press.
Mobile, Ala., July 6.—Mayor Lyons
has instructed the chief of police to
notify moving picture show operators
used, but while talking, suddenly ex
pired. He was about fifty years old
and well known here.. t “fght. Efforts to show pictures will
that they will not be permitted to pre-
sent pictures of the Jeffries Johnson
By Associated Press. ..
Little Rock, Ark., July 6.—Mayor Du-
ley today issued a proclamation de-
claring against the exhibition of Jeff-
ries-Johnson fight pictures here. He
opposes them on the ground of race
prejudice.
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By Associated Press. .__
Richmond, Va., July 6.—Governor
Harmon today stated that he would re.
quest the officials of every city and
town in Virginia to prohibit the show-
ing of Jeffries-Johnson pictures.
FALL IS FATAL
Negro Dies After Drop of Only Ten
Feet
Texas News Hervice Special.
Fort Worth, Tex., July 6.—Falling
only ten feet from the scaffold where
he was working this morning as a la-
borer on a building on South Main
street here, and picked up unconscious
but without a drop of blood visible,
or even a contusion of the skin, Henry
Saunders, aged 50, a negro, died two
hours later in the hospital. The ne-
gro’s head struck the concrete pave-
ment and the cause of death was giv-
en as concussion of the brain.
A BRAVE ACT
Young Man Probably Saves Life of
Woman and Three Children
James Lent, a young man who is
visiting in ths city, distinguished and
made himssif a hero yesterday after-
noon by stopping a runaway team ot
horses hitched to a vehicle in which
were seated a woman and three chil-
dren, Mr. Lent, on seeing the runa-
way team coming, ran into the street
and made a daring leap for the horses'
heads, catching the bridles and held
fast, and was dragged about two
blocks before he brought them to a
full stop. It was a very brave act.
AN ONLOOKER.
Miss Mary Johnson of Dallas ar-
rived in the city this afternoon, and
is tbs gusst of her sister, Mrs. J. J.
Perkins, and brother, Wendell John-
son.
JEFFRIES ARRIVES HOME;
WALKS WITH HEAD DOWN
AND SPIRIT IS GONE
By Associated Press.
Oakland, Cal., July 6.6—James J. Jef
frige arrived at Oakland this morning
in his private car, accompanied by his
wife, brother and a number of intimate
friends. He refused to see any visit-
ors. The big fighter's face is still bad-
ly marred and his eye almost closed.
He walks with his head down and his
spirit seems gone.
By Associated Press.
Reno, Nov., July 6.—Rickard, in re-
ply to inquiries from eastern cities as
to whether Jeffries was knocked out
or disqualified, said the decision would
stand as disqualification, but he haded
that Jeffries would have been counted
out but for disqualification.
ABILENE AND SAN ANGELO FALL
FAR BELOW THEIR POPULA-
. TION CLAIM#.
ABILENE, NINE THOUSAND
dr
•an Angelo Shows Only Ten Thousand.
There to Speculation on Wich.
ita’s Figures.
Special to The Times,
Washington, July 6.—The Census
Bureau this morning announced the
population of Abilene and San Angelo,
Tex., ao follows:
Abilene, 9,204; San Angelo, 10,321.
The announcement of the popula-
tion of these cities will come as a de-
cided surprise to the people of Texas
who had been led to believe that both
were considerably larger than the gov-
ernment figures show. San Angelo
had claimed 18,090 population, and
claims of 14,009 and 16,000 were made
at Abilene.
Both of these cities are' supposed
to be considerably larger than Wichita
Falls, and if the government figures
are accurate, it follows that the popu-
lation of this city will be somewhat
below the estimates and hopes of its
citizens. :
The TImss has thrss different agen-
cies in Washington Instructed to rush
the figures on the population of this
city to this paper as soon as it is
given out. A letter from Director De
rand several days ago stated that It
would probably be several weeks yst,
but the announcement of the Abilene
and San Angelo figures leads to the
belief that the Wichita Falls figures
will be forthcoming shortly.
Boms idea of the disappointments
that the census brings may be ob-
tained from the case of McKinney,
Tex., which claimed 14,000 population,
and was declared by the relentless
government to have only 4,000.
Texas News Service Special. .
Washington, July 6.—The
:
-/
Texas
News Service correspondent was In-
formed at the Census Bureau this aft-
ernoon that the following figures are
available concerning population hr
Texas.
Hardin county' 12,947, against 5,049
in 1*00; Marion county 10,472, against
10,745 in 1900; Mills county 9,694,
against 7,851 in 1900; Titus county
16,422, against - 12,292 in 1900; Tom
Green county 18,882, against 6,804 in
1900.
*
Santiago, Chile, July 5.—Wilhelm
Beckert, former chancellor of the
German legation, was shot here today
for the murder of a Chilean messenger
of the legation in February, 1909.
SENATOR COFER IS TO
STEAK SATURDAY RERE
IN POINDEXTER’S BEHALF
The cause of Judge William Poin-
dexter of Cleburne, candidate for gov-
ernor, will be plead at the court house
next Saturday afternoon by Robert E.
Cofer, state senator from Gainesville,
who is one of Judge Pondexter’s lead-
ing supporters. An interesting ad-
dress is promised, as Senator Cofer is
a speaker of recognized ability.
“Did you ever hear the story shout
the Irishman who was caught ip A
crap game raid with some Chinese?”
said Captain Carrol) of the local detec-
tive bureau. ‘It happened not so very
long ago in the First precinct.
“The plain clothes men had been
sent out to investigate a crap game
somewhere in Market street They
brought in four Chinese and Mike Kel-
ly, an Irishman. Of course, they were
all lined up in court the next morning
in front of a roomful of spectators.
" What’s your namer asked the *
judge of the first of the prisoners.
"'One Lung,’ said the man.
"‘One Luns.’ you’re fined $10. And
your name?'
"‘Ons Foo.’
“a he other three gave their names
as Sing Ho, Wah He and Foo Gee.
Each were fined $10. Then it came
the Irishman’s turn. He did not wait
but stepped up to the desk. *
“‘Your namer
"‘Oh,—! Here’s your $10. Never
mind the name."—Newark Star.
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