Abilene Semi-Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 68, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 8, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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ABILENE SEMI WEEKLY REPORT
TOI.17MK XXXI
CAPTAIN WISE
BURIED TODAY
I'UWEttAl' OF PIONEER CITIZEN
MELD THIS MORNING WAS
LARGELY ATTENDED.
DtEDYESTERDAYMORNING
Death Followed Long Illness From A
Chronic Stomach Complnlut;
Sketch of long and
Active Life.
The funeral services of Capt. Louis
C Wise who died at 3:25 o'clock Sun-
day mornlifg wore held from the fam-
ily residence 1726 North First Btreet
at half past ten o'clock this morning.
Rev. E R. Allman rector of the Church
of Heavenly Rest (Episcopal) conduc-
ted the service. The women of the
church choir Bang.
Tho procession that followed the
body to tho grave was one of the larg-
est ever luiown In Ahllene. The Wise
family are among the pioneers here;
Capt. Wiso's life was intimately inter-
woven with the business growth of Abi-
lene and his great popularity was aptly
exemplified in numbers and personnel
of those who attended his funeral. The
floral offerings completely covered the
casket scores of expensive and beauti-
ful wreaths having been sent by friends
of the family. Over the casket was
spread tho battle worn flag of the
Southern Confederacy in compliance
with Capt Wise's personal request
Tho members of Tom Green Camp No.
72 United Confederate Veterans of
which Capt Wise was tho Commander
though taking no active part In "the
service were In tho funeral procession.
Pall bearers were Col. John Bowyer
Col H. Li. Bentley P. C. DIgby Roberts
Judge D. G. Hill Will Stith and J. A.
"Boyce.
Death Sunday followed a long period-
of frail health which necessitated fre-
quent operations from a chronic stom-
ach complaint Capt Wiso's condition
grew dangorous shortly following lite
return from Chicago.'and for the last
week Immediately preceding hlst death
Tils case was hopeless. Notwithstand-
ing ho showed marvelous recuperative
powers at times rallying strongly from
sin apparent dying state and' readily
recognizing all who wore about him.
Death came painlessly and quietly.
Biographical Sketch.
Capt Wise was sixty seven years of
age at the time of his death. He was
born at Anancock Virginia July 25
1844 of distinguished Southern paren-
tage. .For more than a century the
Wise family have been numbered
among Virginia's proudest people.
Copt WIbo attended tho Virginia Mili-
tary Institute at Lexington Va. and
In May 1864 the corps of which he was
a member was ordered into action
against tho Federals serving valiantly
at New Market Va. and several other
engagements. Capt Wise served as
First Sorgeant of his company through-
out tho Civil War and waB wounded in
the right arm directly after tho war.
He went to Mexico where ho was en-
gaged in tho work of building railroads
aa civil engineer. In 1866 ho removed
to Austin Tex. whore ho found employ
mont for a short time attorwardB go-
ing to Bastrop where he taught school
for about Ave years.
In 1871 In Princoss Anno county VI r
Sinia ho married Miss Mary WInniford
Wright returning to his school at Bas-
trop. Mrs. Wise lived only a year.
In 1873 Capt Wise gavo up his school
and accepted a position as draftsman
in the General Land Ofllco at Austin
which ho held continuously until 1879.
Whilo living in Austin in tho year
1876 ho married Miss Jeanotto Porter
daughter of'tho Rov. Abnor Portor
From this union thero was one child a
aon Henry A. Wise who died several
years ago.
In 1880 Capt WIso toolc charge of a
survoylng corps for tho Houston &
Groat Northern railway to do survey-
ing in Dickens Crosby Kent and Garza
counties. On this trip ho passed over
what is now Abilene thon a vlllago of
somo dozen tents. This work was com-
pleted In about a year and ho returned
to Abilene and entered tho real estate
businoaa in which ho was continuously
engaged until 1895.
In December 1882 Capt Wise re-
turned to Princess Anno county Vir-
ginia whore ho married Miss Barbara
Scott his present widow and mother
of the surviving sons John G and
Loute S. Wlao. In 1895 the family inovi
ed to Austin where Capt. Wiso had
boon appointed chief draftsman in the
General Land office. Tula position ho
held until 1902 when ho returned to
Ablleno and again engaged In tho real
estate business which be followed con-
tinuously until his death
Capt Wise commanded the first mil-
itary company organlse-1 in Abilene.
He was later appointed Major of the
4tU Regiment State MllKla which rank
ho hold for somo yoarB. Ho was ap-
pointed by tho Governor as a mombor
of tho Stato Epileptic ColOny at Abl-
leno on which board ho served for
sonic years. Ho also Bdrvcd on tho
school board for somo years declining
on account of ill health to reannounci
Ho had boon falling for somo years and
ho and Mrs. WIso mhdo several trlpj
to eminent specialists in tho hope that
ho might bo bcnofltted. Tho laBt trip
to Chicago whore Capt Wlso under-
went treatment and wob at firBt seem-
ingly greatly benefitted but begaa ti
weaken later and returned to his home
In this city about six weeks ago He
gradually became weaker and weaker
until ho was confined to his bed. AH
that lovinb caro and medical aid '
contrive was done but to no avail and
ho died Sunday morning surrounded
by his family.
Capt WIbo was for many years n
communicant of tho Church of Heav-
enly ReBt and for several years pre-
ceding his death was Senior Warden
of tho Vestry.
Capt. WiBe Is survived by his widow
and two sons John C. and Louis S.
Wise; two sisters Mrsr. Nannie Croft
and Mrs. Salllo Rogers of Norfolk Vir-
ginia; two brothers Henry A; Wiso
superintendent of the Baltimore Md.
city schools and Dr. John C. Wise
Chief Medical Director o the United
States navy.
Dos Moines Quiet Again
By Associated ""ess.
DBS MOINES la. Aug. 7. Normal
conditions exist hbre today. With the
entire streetcar service in operation
thero are no indications that thero has
been a strike. Tho controversy which
under mandate from District Judge
DeGraff became a legal question te
apparently forgotten. j
Lccome Enters Capital
By .Associated PresB
PORT AU PRINCE Haiti Aug. 7.
Clnclnnatua Lecome made a triumpho
entry into the capital yesterday. A
new ministry has been tentatively
agreed upon.
FIRST 1911 COTTON
T 12 1-2 CENTS
Gronn on Tom WIngo Place Three
miles Southwest of Abilene.
J. W. Etnns Buyer
Tho first halo of 1911 cotton to be
received in Abilene was ginned this
morning by H. B. Smith North Fourtn
and Walnut streets. Tho cotton was
grown on tho county farm southwest
of Abilene by Tom Wingo. Mr. Win-
go has about one hundred acres In cul-
tivation and despites some damage by
the recent hail storm estimates a total
yield of from a third to a' half bale
per acre
J. W. Evans Purchaser
The Wingo bale weighed four hun-
dred and five pounds and was sold to
J. W Evans for 12 1.2c per pound.
Secretary Looney of the Chamber of
Commerce was out this morning rais-
ing a premium. Last year's first bale
was ginned by H. B. Smith August 14.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon Mr.
Looney had secured a sixty-four dol
lar premium fund also a year's sub
scription to tho Semi-Weekly Reporter
and two months subscription to the
Abilene Morning News.
BOY LAYS SELF ON TRACK
With
Hands Tied Behind Back Lad
Awaits Death Under
Train
ELGIN Tex. Aug. 0. Felix Gonza
les a sixteen year old Mexican was
killed by tho local freight train of the
Houston and. Texas Central at Butler's
Spur yesterday
Tho boy was subject to fits and his
mother had tied bis hands behind htm
to keep him from bothering any out
as he had bocomo (troublesome at
times
Tbo local was switching at Butler
and the boy ran in front of tbo train
and laid down on tho track and boforo
tho train could bo Btopped It had pass-
ed over his head killing him instant-
A brakoman who was on tho front
of tho onglno In trying to push the
boy off tho track had his arm broken
and brought to Elgin and given medi-
cal attention.
Affair Investigated
By Associated Press.
FORT TOTTEN N. Y Au. 7 lae
commandant at Fort Totteu said tio
had received no information regard-
iiiE? Private Peters. Peters hag been
stationed hero a year and a half and!
served three years In tho Philippines
The absence of official information led
to no action taken today.
Letter Argue Adjenraaient
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Aug 7 Leader of
both Houses of Congress today argued
between August 15 and 19
BROLIGH
ADILENE TEXAS
AUSTRIAN SPY
AFTER SECRET
FOREIGN SECRET AGENT ALLEGED
TO BE WORKING IN ARMY OF
THE UNITED STATES.
AUSTRIA AFTER DIME
Foreigners Realize that Explosive Used
by American Army and Nary
is Far Superior to Any
Used By Them. K
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON Aug. 7 For tho first
time In many years the War Depart-
ment was today perturbed over a case
of an alleged spy in the United States
army capt James Watson army re-
cruiting offlcor at Indianapolis Ind.
this morning advised the Department j
that ho held affidavits accusing private
George Peters with being a secret
agent in the employ of the Austrian
government
This is the first case coming under
tho law passed by the laBt 'session of
Congress preventing the disclosure of
tho national defense secrets. The act
is very broad in Its provisions and is
oPpWcabte to . ell attempts to secure
military information Improperly.
It is not believed If the charges are
' w1l fnimilnd OmJ- thn Aiiatrlim irnvorn.
p .w. &WMMUVSU .Hl.l Iruw WMU..MU fV I Ul u
mont even remotely contemplates hos
tilities against the United States. The
probableobject to the alleged spy was
to discover for his government tie com
position of the remarkably high explo-
sive knowj as "dunnite" used in army
and na.vy shells and said to be by far
superior to any foreign explosives.
One papor in tho possession of Capt
Watson is the affidavit of Miss Clara A.
Dyer who pervJously inquired about
obtaining Peters' release from the
army. She says he is an Austrian spy
sent tc the United States to obtain the
secret of manufacturing tfie powerful
explosive. Miss Dyer claims she met
Peters on an ocean liner en route from
Eurone last Sentember and later be -
came engaged to him. The girl turned
' i. mu .
over a number of letters from Peters
in which he told her of his plans. She
says Peters' real name is Count Wind-
isch'Grnetz. whose home is at Prague
'Bohemia.
STANDING IN CONTEST.
Miss Tom Stanley Still Leading
For Diamond Necklace; Great
Gain by Miss Cnmpbcll.
t
Today's standing of contestants pub-
lished below in the Crystal Confection-
ery diamond necklace contest shows
Miss Tom Stanley still in tho lead with
a great gain made by Miss Blanche
Campbell. The standing follows:
Miss Tom Stanley 1414: Miss Franc-
es Beckham 933; Miss Blanche Camp-
boll 587; Miss Victor Galbralth 49C;
Miss Eddie Price 448; Miss Kate New-
berry 369; Miss Etta Darnell 307;
MIbb Altha Dorton 174; Miss Maurine
Brown 105 Miss Olga Domuth 130;
Miss Pearl Petree 89; Miss Eldred
Mays 44; Miss Roxie Barber 3G; Miss
Euna Adams 20; Miss tSella Schmidt
15; Stella Scott. 9.
S
SOJOURN HERE
JAPANESE MILITARY HERO WILL
VISIT NAVAL CADETS AT
ANNAPOLIS TODAY.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. Admiral
Togo the nation's guest faced a stren
uous program of engagements today
but ono In which ho showed great ln-
tarost Receptions and banquets are
aot-inviting to the Japanese soldior
moat of whoso sixty-seven years bavo
Me spout on the quarter deck. Ho
goe to Annapolis today which Is
moro to his liking.
Admiral Togo has been shown every
thing possible connected with tho navy
during his brief visit In this country
Though ho does not bellevo the aero
piano will ever do much In war he is
nevertheless keenly Interested In their
development.
Togo dines with Secretary of State
Knox tonight and will later attend a
reception given by the National Press
club at Washington.
ADMIRAL TOGO
ION HI
TUESDAY AUGUST 8 1M1.
LIQUOR LAWS
UP IN HOUSE
LOWER BRANCII'OF LEGISLATURE
WANTS STATE TO REGULATE
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC
BALL GOES ON STAND
Pro Chairman Tells House Committee
He s WIUIbp to Giro Up AH
Information On Frauds
He Has Learned
By Associated Press.
AUSTIN Aug. 7. Routine had tho
call in both branches of the Legisla-
ture today. The Senate Bpent most of
tho morning in consideration of tho
general appropriation bill. The House
by a vote of Blxty to thirty passed
committee substitute number ono for
J House concurrent resolution asking
tue governor to submit.a recommenda-
tion for stricter liquor regulation. The
committee measure favors a limit of
one saloon to every fifteen hundred in
. habitants with a. license of seven hun
dred and fifty dollars hours six in the
morning until seven in the evening
and to prohibit said of liquor except
in unbroken packages.
BALL ON THE STAND
Pro Statewide Chairman Testified In
House Before Committee Probing
Proliibition Election
By Associated Press.
'AUSTIN Aug. 7. Thomas H. Ball
chairman of the statewide executive
committee of tho Texas prohibition-
ists was examined today by the House
Committee investigating the recent
election on the prohibition amendment
which resulted in a meager victory
for the antis. His testimony was gen-
eral he submitting no specific infor-
mation hut he declared hiB willing-
lieSS to turn OVOr nil hln Infnrmnlrm
All linft "ftntirarnlnr 4fnA t.s iL - I
?.." .. V" """"" '""'"i
r-uB. e ieic mat matter with the
committee.
CHARGES AGAINST DOWE
Collector of Customs at Eagle Pass
Texas Said to he In Danger of
Losing His Post
WASHINGTON Aug. 7. Numerous
charges agalnBt Robert W. Ddwe col-
lector of customs at Eagle PaBs Tex-
as will be reviewed by President Taft
During tho Mexican revolution roi.
representative of Francisco I. Madero
charged Dowe wlthi partiality to tho
Diaz government in enforcing neutral-
ity. Several of his seizures of arms
and ammunition have been criticised
and 'other charges made.
Freight Rate Advance Suspended
WASHINGTON Aug. 7 Tho propos-
ed advance on class freight rates by
railroads operating between tho Mis-
sissippi and Missouri rivers -which
were to have become effective Oct.
28 next were today suspended by th
Interstate Commerce Commission un
til December 30.
T
JOSEPH TERRY THE "FATHER OF
IRRIGATION PASSES AWAY
AT OGDEN UTAH
By Associated Press.
OGDEN Utah Aug. 7 Jaseph Per-
ry kriown as "the father of Irrigation"
died last night from general debility
at tho advanced ago of sevent-slx
years
Perry was one of the pioneers who
crossed the plains in a Mormon wag-
on train and was the father of twen
ty-throe children fourteen of whom
with ono of his wives survive him.
Ho had forty.nlne grandchildren and
twenty-ono great grandchildren
The burial service will probably net
occur until the latter- part of the week
aud will be performed with all the
rites of the Mormon church
Mr and Mrs. C. Q. Weeks after a vis-
it to bis uaele. W. D. BerryUU and
family left today for their home in
WsstostoBl.
NOTEDMRMN
PIONEER GIVES
LONG HGH
802 Cases of Cholera
By Associated Preas.
CHIASSO Switzerland Aug. 7. An
oinclnl report of tho Italian govern-
ment bIiows that from July 27 to July
31 Inclusive thoro woro throughout
Italy 802 coscb of cholera and 319
deaths
Bishop Fitzgerald Buried
By Asosciatca Press.
NASHVILLE Tonn Aug. 7.-Tho
funeral of Bishop O. F. Fitzgerald of
the Southern Methodist church who
wed Saturday was hold here this af.
fernoon.
HOTEL MAN IN CITY
.1. S. Doane of Ennls Says Ho Likes
Spirit of Abilene People
After tho Storm
J. S. Doans of Ennls Is among tho
prospectors and business visitors In
Ablleno and Is registered at tho Ho-
tel Graco. Mr. Doane is a veteran
hotel man and has hotolB at Ennls
and Bryan.
Likes Abilene
"I like Abllone" ho said. "I have
heard a great deal about thlB city and
country and wanted very much to see
what Central West Toxas looked like.
It seems to be a flno country to mo.
"Ablleno etruelc It hard somo days
ago with tho hail and wind storm but
I am glad to sec tho people showing
such a fino spirit of optimism. That's
what makes a city."
CAPT ADAMS IS DEAD
DcHcondcnt.of Presidents Qulncy And
John Adams' Passes Away.
$
Burial at Nctt Port News
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON Aug. 7. Capt Thos.
D. Adams a direct descendant of
John and J. Qulncy Adams 'who died
in this city yeBterday will bo buried
today at New Port News.
E LEGETT SAYS
HAIL NOT GENERAL
Covered Only Isolated Strips Though
V Extending All Tho Way From
" Western OManomar
Referee in Bankruptcy K. K. Leg-
ett who has returned from an inspec
tion of his farms in Haskell county
brings home a rather encouraging re-
port on crop conditions. Judge Leg-
ett has six hundred acres of cotton in
cultivation on his farm near Hamlin
and estimates a yield of a half to a
third of a bale to the acre.
Hail CoTcrcd SmaU Area
"From what I saw" ho said "the
hail though covering strips of land
all tho way from Western Oklahoma
to TayloKcounty was far from gener-
al only small strips of about a sec-
tion of land in each instance being
hailed. The districts I visited are in
fair condition from a crop point of
view though thoro aro dry strips. It
depends largely on tho farmer. You
will see a farm In first class condition
with a promise of a half a balo to tho
acre and by Its side will be a cotton
patch that won't turn out a fifth of a
bale to the aero. Tho quality of far
ming Is aptly brought out whon any
section has ono hard year following
several seasons of plenty."
REV. JOHN V. CONNER DEAD
Young Minister of Abilene Succumbs
To Tuberculosis; Funeral to he
Held Tomorrow
Rov. John V. Connor of this city
died at 10:20 o'clock this morning at
tbo B. F. Shell homo at 896 Orange
street. Death was due to tuborculo-
Bis. The funoral services will bo hold to.
morrow from tho First Baptist churcn
though the hour haB not been announ-
ced. Efforts are being made to have
Rov. L. R. Scarborough conduct tho
Service.
Mr. Connor was Torn July 7 1883
in Cleveland county Arkansas and
bad beon a sufferer from tuberculosis
for about two years. Ho Is survived
by five brothers yfl Conner of Abi-
lene Earl Connor Of El Pasoj Walter
Conner of Fort Worth; Horace Con-
ner of Plainvlew and Harvey Conner
of Arizona who was with his brother
when he died and one sister Mrs
Mary Malono of Plainvlew.
Chamber ef Cemmeree Meetlsg.
The Chamber of Commerce will hold
its regular meeting tonight In the new
hall over the Union Hardware Com-
pany's store on Pine street AU mem-
bers are urgently requested to attend.
B. B. LOONBYfijeeety.
S M B. Ray and wife left ever the
T. ft P. today for their old homo in
Tallapoosa county Alabama.
Uncle Tom RJchards returned Sua-
day from an expanded visit west
DG
NUMBER 8.
MR. TAFT WILL
ADMINISTRATION WHEELS KEPT
TURNING WHILE PRESIDENT
RIDES ON FAST TRAIN
Travels 400 Miles on Special Train In
Single Day Fills. Speaking Date
And Noror Loses Instant
From His Datlcs
My Associated PrcBS.
WASHINGTON Aug. 7. To keep
his speaking date at tho Mountain
Lake Maryland Chatauqua Assembly.
Presldont Taft hired a special train
today gathered up his dunnago got
Into a private car and pulled out of
tho Washington yards bdforo eight
o'clock this morning.
Will Work While TravoUag
Boforo roturnlng to tho capital to-
night President Taft will have travel-
ed four hundred miles all the way to
Mountain Park and back The presi-
dential train will run on .a very fast
schedule. During all (tho journey th
president intends to devote himself to
keeping the wheels of tho administra-
tion turning. . It was at first determ-
ined that Mr. Taft would leave Wash-
ington last night arriving at Mountain
Park early this morning. In that
caso ho would have had to spend most
of the day there. With several im-
portant ntntjter demanding his imme-
diate attention the president decided
that he could not glvo up the whole
day and tho special train waa arran-
ged for.
In a private car with all facilities
for messages letters or opinions Mr
Taft can save minutes of daylight al-
though the trip will cost a few nun.
dred dollars.
INSTITUTE BE DELAVW)
Satac Apportionment Not Yet Made as
'This Causes Delay Says County
Superintendent White
County Superintendent of schools.
E. V. White who returned Saturday
morning fronl Austin' aftor attending
the State University summer school
states that the county teachers' in-
stitute which Is usually held in Sep-
tember will this year be delayed pos-
sibly moro than a month
"For the past two years" Prof.
White said "wo have been holding the
county institute in September but it
will be Impossible this year fori two
reasons namely:
"(1) The state apportionment will
not be made until. after the present
session of tho legislature. The rate
In all probability will not be an-
nounced until late in Septamber an
I will bo unable to approve contracts
until that rate la made.
"(2) I want to work over the rural
high school project with the assis-
tance of the county Board of Educa-
tion and classify rural high schools
boforo the time of holding tbo insti-
tute." PROGRAM AT THE DIXIE.
Feature Vaudeville Dill Will
Casmus & LeMar in Tyrolean
Ye deling aud Comedy.
Be
The feature vaudeville act at
the
Dixie alrdome tonight will bo Cahmus
& LeMar in Tyrolean yodellng and
comedy. This act comes to Abilene
highly recommended. Motion pictures
aro announced bb follows; "In the
Baggage Coach Ahead" (Edison)
"Lost and Won" (Sellg') and "An In-
dian's Justice" American Pathe drama.
Thero will be the usual illustrated
songs 'and music by the Mexican or-
chestra. Railroaders Here
Among the visitors in Abilene Sun-
day were A. N. Acheeon Chief Engi-
neer of the Missouri Kansas and Tex-
as railway; J C. Karner Santa. Fe
contractor and W. D. Smith aurveyor.
Thoy registered at the Hotel Grace.
Do not allow your kidney and blad-
der trouble to develop beyond the
reach of medicine. Take Foley Kid-
ney Pllte. They give quick results
and atop irregularities with surprising
promptness McLemore-Bass Drug
Co.
Seemed to dire Him a New Stomach.
"I suffered intensely after eating and
no medicine or treatment I tried seem-
ed to do ay good" writes H M. Young
peters Xdltor of the . I View
Ohio "The first few doaes of Chamber-
lain's omch and Liver Tablets gave
me mwprmtoe: reltof nd fee ammeui
fcotua semed to tire me a new stomach
and perfeetly good health." For a)e
by nil dealers.
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