Wichita Weekly Times. (Wichita Falls, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, July 8, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXI
OVERNMENT IS TO
SURVEY RED RIVER
WILL BEGIN WORK NEAR THIS
IT CITY WITHIN THE NEXT
FEW WEEKS
FOR MOTHER OF PEARL
■ Eminent Biologists Will Have Charge,
■ Work Will Start at
Byers
■ Beginning at Byers, in Clay county,
■ and continuing down stream by boat
I to Fulton, Ark., a survey of the Red
J River to to begin very shortly, accord-
1 Ing to Washington dispatches printed
I in some of the state papers today.
/ This survey is to be made by the
Bureau of Fisheries with a view to
introducing the mother of pearl mus-
- Bel into the stream. The following is
v the dispatch in full:
'Washington, July 6.—The Bureau of
. Fisheries expects to begin the survey
of the Red River this week with a
view to introducing into this stream
the mother of pearl mussel.
Fish Commissioner Bowers today ad-
vised Representative Sheppard that
the surveying party, headed by Prof.
F. B. Isley, stationed at Tonkawa, Ok.,
and E. C. Johnson, stationed at Law-
* rence, Kan., two eminent biologists
will enter upon the investigation at
n once.
They will begin at Byers Station,
•n Red River, near Wichita Falls,
and continue down stream by boat to
Fulton, Ark., an” dShreveport. This
survey is being made, in pursuance ot
a request made by Mr. Sheppard dur-
ing this session of congress.
By way of explanation. The Times
will state that the “mother of pearl
mussel” referred to in this dispatch
is a bivalve similar in outward ap-
pearance to the oyster. Its internal
surface has an iridescent luster of
commercial value. It is used to some
extent in jewelry, for inlaying work,
for knife handles and for other orna-
mental purposes. By far its greatest
use, however, is in the manufacture
of buttons.
The introduction of these mussels
into the Red River would start a trade
in this shell in this section and the
experiment, if successful, will be of
material benefit to the Red River
country.
STATE COURT HOUSE
AT
store
iana Ave.
Governor Wants One Built—Austin
Wents Library Site
. Texas News Service Special
Austin, Tex., July 7.—In the desire
of the city of Austin to secure from
the special session of the Texas legis-
lature the donation of the old capitol
'grounds for the erection of a Carnegie
library, the city is likely to encounter
opposition from Governor Campbell.
“The governor’s legislative program
does not include any reference to the
old capitol grounds while the special
session is in progress, but it is known
he intends asking the next regular
session to appropriate funds to build
it ft lecit
TWENTY HAVE COMPLIED
Insurance Companies Are Lining Up
on Amended Schedules ,
Texas News Service Spocmal
Austin, Tex., July 7.—Twenty fire
insurance companies to date have
filed amended schedules with the Fire
Rating Board, following the order to-
sued recently effecting the reduction
of rates in various places over the
state. The two filing today were the
Seaboard Fire A Marine, of Galves-
ton, and the Norfolk Fire Insurance
Corporation of Virginia.
TRIPLE TRAGEDY
Chicago Woman Kills Husband, Child
. and Self
By Associated Press. — .
Chicago, III., July 7.—Mrs. Emma
Mulsaw, wife of a street car conduc-
tor, suicided today after shooting her
husband and three-year-old daughter,
both of whom will probably die. The
woman accused her husband of un-
faithfulness and cruelty.
EARTHQUAKE RECORDED
1a
Not More Than Fifteen Hundred
Miles from Washington
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 7.—A severe earth-
quake shock waa recorded by the seis-
mograph at Georgetown University
early today. The observers say the
earthquake is probably not more than
1,500 miles distant.
Minnessota C. E. Meeting.
Mankota, Minn., July 7.—The city is
entertaining for three days a large
body of Christian Endeavor workers
from all parts of Minnessota. It is the
twentieth annual state convention and
from all indications it will be the most
successful as well as one of the largest
meetings ever held by the organisation.
See a good home talent tonight' in
the “Gibson Family Reunion.” 47-ltt
POISONED AND DROWNED
Tulsa Carpenter Meets with Rather
Peculiar Fate
Texas News Service Special. /
Tulsa, Okla., July 7.—A. R. Cady,
aged forty-five, a carpenter, was seis-
ed by an attack of ptomaine poisoning
after eating heartily of ice cream and
fell into a ditch near his home here
last night and was drowned. The
body was discovered in the water in
the ditch this morning when inquiry
developed the facts as stated.
TOO MUCH RAIN
Crops in Alabama Said to Be Suf-
fering
By Associated Presc.
Nashville, Tenn., July 7.—A serious
situation in the farming districts on
account of continued rains is reported
from North Alabama. The cotton crop
especially is causing apprehension.
Some fields have been abandoned on
account of rains.
a state court house on the ground in
question, for the purpose of housing .
the throe higher courts located here.
Indiana Elks in Session.
South Bend, Ind., July 7.—South
Bend presented a gala appearance to-
day in honor of the visiting Elks,
whose annual Stale reunion was open-
ed under conditions that give promise
of a highly successful gathering. Sev-
eral thousand delegates and visitors
will go to Detroit for the Elks’ national
reunion in that city.
WICHITA FAT J,8, TEXAS, JULY 8, 1910
CHICAGO NEGROES WILL
GIVE JOHNSON A ROYAL
RECEPTION UPON RETURN
OTHER COUNTRIES TAKE
ACTION AGAINST MC.
TURES OF PRIZE FIGHT
HOPING FOR RAISE
NUMBER 90
The city would secure the donation of
the site for a library and expects to
a# the special session for it. For the
library, $50,000 is available from An-
drew Carnegie provided a suitable
site can be donated.
• wo INDIANS KILLED.
C. A., Randall and family are visit-
ing relatives at Sherry, Tex.
Are Struck by Train Near Tulsa and
Crushed.
Texas News Service Special.
Tulsa, Okla., July 7—News was re-
ceived here this morning from Sand
Springs, a station on the M. K. A T.
railway near here, to the effect that
two Greek Indiana, K. D. Abrahams
and Mooney Wilson, were run down
and killed by a Katy train at that
place late last night. The men were
walking along the railroad track when
Whey were struck by the locomotive
and ground to death under the cars.
NEW DURATION RECORD
Aviator Remains in the Air Over
J Three Hours *
"By Associated Press.L , ......
* Bethany Plains Rheims, July 7.—M.
/ Onleslager today broke the duration
„record at the aviation moot now in
progrose here. He remained in the air
I three hours and forty-five seconds, and
covered a distance of 166 miles.
By Associated Press
Chicago, II., July 7.—When Jack
Johnson returns home here this after-
noon there will be no disorder if the
police can prevent IL A score or more
of police will be at the railroad sta-
tion. ,
Although there will be no regular
parade, there will be an imposing
string of automobiles behind John-
son’s machine when he pleaves the
station for his residence. The cham-
pion will probably arrive at 2 o’clock,
an hour late* At his home the Eighth
Regiment Band of the Illinois Nation-
al Guards (colored) will serenade him,
following which be to expected to hold
a reception. *
By Associated Press.
New York, July 7.—Joe Woodman,
manager of Langford, telegraphed
here today that he had accepted the
reported offer of Johnson to meet
Langford for a $20,000 side bet, and
asks that Johnson post a forfeit for
the match on his arrival here Monday.
Woodman wires that he will telegraph
a deposit to bind Langford’s end as
soon as he learns that Johnson’s mon-
ey is up.
Durant, Okla., July 7.—According
to an announcement made here this
morning by Mayor R. P. Bowles the
city authorities will revoke the license
of any theatre exhibiting moving pic-
tures of the Jeffries-Johnson prise
fight. The management of all the-
atres and moving picture shows have
been notified of the decision; there
are no negroes here and the general
opinion is expressed that no manager
of a place of amusement in this city
has “any desire to exhibit prise fight
pictures.
Johnstown, Penn., July 7.—Mayor
Wilson announced that if requested to
prohibit the exhibition of Jeffries-
Johnson fight pictures here he would
certainly take steps to stop them. The
ministerial association will meet and
formulate a request.
L. P. Douglass of Electra was in the
city today.
By Associated Press.
London, July 7.—Sir Howell Davis
has given notice of his intention to
ask the home secretary in the House
of commons, “In the interest of public
decency,” toprohibit the exhibition
of biograph pictures of the Jeffries-
Johnson fight.
By Associated Press.
Calcutta, July 7.—The demand for
the prohibition of biograph pictures
of the Jeffries Johnson fight is spread-
ing in India.
The papers suggest that American
authorities destroy the films and com-
pensate the owners.
Fort Worth and Denver Employee Ex-
pect Wage Advance
Employes of the Fort Worth A Den-
ver are hoping that the wage increase
recently announced for the unorgan-
ised employes of the Burlington sys-
tem will extend to them, and their
hope seems 'not unreasonable, as it to
reported that the increase is to be
effective on the Great Northern and
the Northern Pacific, which are also
Hill lines.
The increase on the Burlington is
to be from 6 to to per cent and every
employe who earns $200 per month or
less and whose wage is not governed
.by a contract with a labor organisa-
tion, will get an increase.
Officials of the Fort Worth A Den-
ver have not been advised of any pro-
posal to increase the wages of the
employes of that road.—Fort Worth
Record.
MORE INDICTMENTS
4
RETURNED TODAY
GRAND JURY BRINGS IN SEVERAL
ADDITIONAL TRUE BILLS
THIS MORNING
TWO. ARE. FOR FELONIES
By Associated Press. '
CASPER KOEHLER.
Well Known fit. Louie Brewer Dies
in Germany.
By Associated Press.
SL Louis. Mo., July 6.—Casper Koch-
ler, president of the Columbia Brewing
Company of St. Louis and •vice presi-
dent of the Tennessee Brewing Com-
pany of Memphis, died today in Berlin,
Germany from apoplexy.
Discuss Plan of Co-Operation. 6
Danville, Va, July 7 * At the annili
meeting here today of the Bright To-
bacco Growers’ Association of Virginia
and North Carolina favorable consider-
ation was given to a proposal to unite
with the Farmers' Co-operative Educa-
tional Union of America. ' —
-
Wisconsin Press Association.
Milwaukee, Wis., July 7.—The best
program ever prepared for a meeting
of the Wisconsin Press Association
confronted the members of that organ-
isation today when they assembled
here for their fifty-seventh annual ses-
sion. President John F. Cooper of
Black River Falls called the gatherin
to order and announced as the chief
speakers to be heard during the two.
days’ session Dean Walter Williams of
the University of Missouri School of
Journalism, Colonel John Hicks of Osh-
kosh, Cr.lonel J. A. Watrous of Milwau-
kee, and Emil Baensch of Manitowoc.
Bids for Porto Rican Bonds.
Washington, D. C., July 1.—At the
Bureau of Insular Affairs of the War
Department bids were opened today for
a bond issue of 425,000 of the 4 per
cent gold loan of 1910 of Porto Rico.
The bonds are to run seventeen years
and are to be exempted from the pay-
ment of all taxes.
Centenary of Great Showman “
Bridgeport, Conn., July 5.—Persons
who passed the heroic bronze statue
WICHITANS WILL ATTEND NEW GROCERY COMPANY
GRANO LODGE REUNION
OF ELKS AT DETROIT
The local lodge of Elks will be rep-
resented at the Grand Lodge meeting
at Detroit next’ ween by C. B. Woods,
past exalted ruler, and by several oth-
ers who will attend from this city,
including C. W. Bean, past exalted rul-
er, Orville Bullington and Ira Wills.
Messrs. Woods, Bean and Wills left
for Detroit today and Mr. Bullington
will leave Saturday.
James A. Peters and family from
Sylagua, Ala., and R. L. Peters from
New Orleans, are expected to arrive
in the city tonight, on a visit to their
brother, W. M. Peters and family.
Miss. Tommie s Hale is visiting -
Jonde at Nocona. a’s tale InJuly 4 to hear the Jeffrice Johnson prize fight nev
■ ccushls ent ** H * -
TAKES POSSESSION OF
ITS HANDSOME BUILDING
The big new building to be used by
the Carroll-Brough-Gates Company
was turned over to the company this
afternoon and the block and fixtures
are now being installed. The building
is a large commodious one, about the
largest wholesale structure in the city.
It is, of brick and has sufficient floor
space to accommodate a large and
complete stock of wholesale groceriea.
The company will be doing business
at its new stand within a very few
of Phineas T. Barnum which adorns
one of the public parks of this city
were reminded by several costly floral
wreaths placed about the base of the
memorial that today marked the cen-
tenary of the birth of the famous
showman, who has been called the
“father of the American circus.” Th’
birthplace of the man who introduced
Tom Thumb, the ’‘sacred white ele-
phant” and other famous freaks to
the public, who paid Jenny Lind $1,000
a night to tour America, and who lat-
er organise andmanaged "the great-
est show on earth,” was the little
town of Bethel, this state, but it was
In Bridgeport that he made his home
during the greater part of his career
and where he established the perma-
nent headquarters of his colossal cir-
cus enterprises.
During his lifetime Mr. Barnum be-
stowed many gifts upon the city of
Bridgeport and there still exists here
man, chief among them, of course, be-
ing the winter quarters of the circus
which still bears his name. But the
members of bis family have long since
deserted the city. The Barnum coun
Dave Sewell indicted for Murder of
Jonas Johnson—Saloon
Indictments
The district court grand jury which
reconvened on July 5 returned several
additional indictments this morning,
bringing the total for this session up
to fifty-five. This morning’s batch
included Iwo felonies and misdemean-
ors.
David Sewell, who shot and killed
Jonas Johnson, a negro, on Friday
night of week before last, was in-
dicted for murder. The other felony
indictment was for burglary. Only a
few of the indicted parties are under
arrest an dthelr names are withheld
for that reason.
Among the misdemeanor indictments
are two against R. H. Martin, a sa-
loon proprietor of this city, who to
charged with selling liquor without a
license. He was indicted on two
counts and made bond this afternoon
for bto appearance when his case is
called. Of the fifty-five Indictments
returned at this session of the grand
jury, about twenty have been for tel- 1
onies and the remainder for misde-
meanors. .
PRESIDENT ELECTED
Colorado Man Will Need National Ed-
cational Association
By Associated Press.
Boston, Mass., July 7.--Prof. Sny-
der, principal of the Colorado State
Normal School, was nominated by the
Committee on Nominations * for the
next president of the National Educa-
tional Association. Snyder received
twenty-four votes and his nearest
competitor was Mrs. Young, of Chi-
cago, with 19 votes.
fam :
By Associated Press.
Cincinnati Ohio, July 7—Reports
from all Important towns In Kentucky
today show that only Covington and
Frankfort will allow the exhibition
try place,' Marina, at Seaside Park, of Jeffries-Johnson fight pictures.
waa sold to strangers within a few
years after the showman’s death. Mr.
Barnum’s widow has resided abroad
for many years. * While traveling in
Egypt she met Demetrius Callias Bey,
a Greek, to whom she was married In
1895. They returned to the United
States after the wedding and it is said
that the Bey would have gone to Ma-
rina to live only that the bronze
statue of Mr. Barnum stood in the
park in front of the house. The statue
could not be moved, as it belonged to
the city.
Cahias Bey died in 1896, after a
wedded life of a year. It is said that
during that time be made a big-hole in
the fortune of the American showman.
days. The new building cost $18,000, About ten years ago the widow mar
an investment which signifies the
faith the newcomers have in thia
city.
ried a Frenchman for her third hus
band. Their married afe proved un-
happy and within a few years they
were divorced.
U
Indiana Lawyers in Session
Indianapolis, Ind., July •.—Several
. hundred lawyers are in Indianapolis
attending the fourteenth annual meet-
ing of the State Bar Association of In-
diana. which began at the Country
Club this morning. Chief Interest in
the initial session centered in the
address of John T. Dye, president of
the association, which was followed
by the .annual reports'of the other of-
ficers and of the standing committees.
The leading speakers this afternoon.
were George H. Gifford of Tipton and
George A. Cunningham of Evansville.
Frederic J. Stimson of Boston will de-
liver the annual address before the
MAY BE COUNTERFEITER.
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Sensation Follows Arrest of French-
man at San Antonio.
Texas News Service Special.
San Antonio, Tex., July 7.—Develop-
ments of a sensational nature are ex-
pected to follow the arrest of August
Norman, aged fifty-one, a Frenchman,
by the police here this morning on the
charge of theft, and federal secret ser-
vice agents are already at, work in-
vestigating the discovery of a com-
plots counterfeiting outfit, in a small '
house on the outskirts of the city,
where the man was taken into custody.
A large quantity of spurious coins,
quarter and half dollars were found
in the place with paraphernalia for
producing other similar pieces of mon-
sy. The counterfeiting kit was pro-
nounced complete in every detail.
Canadian Golf Championships
Toronto, Ont., July 6.—Everything.
is in readiness to begin play Ml the
open professional Canadian golf cham-
pionships which will be contested at
the Lambton Links, beginning tomor-
row and continuing through the re-
mainder of the week. Many of the
foremost golf experts of the Dominion
are included among the entries and *
the prevailing opinion is that 'this
year's tournament is destined to be
the most successful of its kind ever
held in Canada.
Connecticut Golf Tournament
New Haven, Conn., July •.—Play in
the annual championship tournament
association tomorrow, taking for bis* of the League of Connecticut Golf
subject. “The Test of Legality in
Combinations, Both of Labor and Cap-
ital,".:-
CYCLONE HITS CIRCUS
One is Dead and About Twenty Are
Injured
BL Paul, Minn., July 6.—A special
from Watertown, B. D., says that one
to dead and a score more or less in-
Clube began on the links of the New
Haven Country Club today with many
well known experts participating. A
thirty-six hole qualification round and
a championship competition for teams
of five were the principal events on
the opening day's program. The tour,
nament will continue until the end of
the week.
Mrs. J. B. Clark of Childress to in
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The above in a snap shot of the crowd which gathered in front of the Times offer on the afternoon of
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jured, and the main tent and menag
erle tent of a circus in ruins as the
result of a orelonic storm there toot
night ^M^MMand insured are said
the city the guest of Mrs. W. 8.
Burch, 504 Lee street.
Mrs. E. H. Underwood and daughter,
___Mins Pearl, are visiting relatives at
Rockwall, Ten dur oumi.
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