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ABILENE DAILY REPORTER
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VOLUME XV
'ABILENE TEXAS TUESDAY APRIL 11 1911
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HAPS HIS NOTIONS 0 HONOR
Itcilevts Reasons Vor Discharge As
Head of San Marcos Nrninl$
Claims Real Cause Is Ono
of Tlirce Fncts.
San Marcos Texas. Airil 7 J911
Governor O. B. Colquitt
Austin Texas.
Dear Sir:
Having failed to influence you to
explain why you removed mo from
tho prlncipalship of the Southwest
Texas Normal School I shall now pro-
ceed to give tho facts in the case.
Your real reason for not explaining
the caso may be stated in one sen-
tence thus: A truthful explanation
would have brought upon you the con-
tempt of all good people"; an untruth-
ful explanation would have led to an
exposure. Hence you have pursued
the only course open to you that did
not lead to disgrace you have re-
fused to explain. But the people ought
to know and shall know the facts
the bare cold hard facts.
While you havo remained silent cer-
tain newspapers " have tried hard to
save you from disgrace by various
mlrepresentatlons. Let us notice
some of theso.
My Circular Letter .
In the first place those newspa-
pers that seem to endorse everything
you do have repeatedly asserted and
insinuated that my removal was due
in part Of a circular letter that I
sent out on the first day of March.
Nineteen days beforo that on the
tenth day of February you notified
Comptroller Lane at a Board me'eting
that you and Secretary of State Mc-
Donald had already agreed to remove
me. BcforO that by some weeks and
evpn months you had stated to a num-
ber of people that you were fully de-
termined to jut ma out. And yet you
authorize or permit theso papers to
publish the glaringly falstf statement
that my circular letter had something
to do with my removal. Is that in
keeping- with your notions of honor?
Political Partisanship.
Again these papers have repeated-
ly asserted or insinuated that I took
an active part a'galnst you In the laBt
campaign; that I am a "political pe-
dagogue;" that 1 have been guilty
'of "offensive political partisanship;"
etc. All these charges are so utterly
false as to amaze the good people of
San Marcos among whom I have
lived for nearly eight years. AU'
these good peoplo know Hint I have
carefully refrained from taking an ac-
tive part In gubernatorial campaigns
since I have lived here; and many
of them know that I have pursued this
policy solely becauso I believe and
have often stated that the principal of
a State Normal School Bhould not en-
danger the interests of the school
by taking an nctlvo part in a guber
natorial campaign. Many good men
in San Marcos aro ready to testify
to the truth of these statements. I
rhallengo you to put them on tho wit-
ness stand But 1 will go further and
say that you knew the facts to be as
I have just Btated. You had tills In-
formation from men whoso veracity
you could not question. And yet you
have permitted these papers repeat-
Odly to publish theso wicked false-
hoods. Is your conduct lh this case
In keeping with your standards of
honor?
Misrepresentations
These same papers havo also laid
emphasis-on tho charge that I at one
time misrepresented you. That chargo
Is also absolutely false as you very
well know. Horo are tho simple facts
In he case: Years ago in the State
Senate you opposed a school tax meas-
ure to which the democratic party was
committed in its nlatfdrm. I crltl-
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ATTACKS
t cBed your courBO In tho Texas School
Journal which I was then editing.
You replied in tho Dallas News using
some uglv language calling tho teach-
ers "tax-eaters" etc. I answered you
In tho News nud tho Journal. Tho
result was a rather bitter controver-
sy In which you wore pretty badly
worsted. Why were you worsted?
Simply because you were wrong In
that case as you aro In this. Thoro
wng no need for misrepresentation.
The fnctB wero had enough. Your po-
sition was clearly lndefepslhlo. It
needed only to bo exposed and T ox-
posed it. But I did not misrepresent
you. Yet theso same papers repeat
again nnd again tho chargo that I did
misrepresent you. I suppoao you nq-
thorlzo thorn to do this. At least you
permit It
Is that what you consider In several changes of venue and has
a square deal or a fair fight? I been to the court of criminal appeals
Having thus disposed of the' false ' several times. Sontonco In tho case
Issues raised by thoso pnpers for the was recently affirmed.
purpose of misleading the peoplo nrtd
saving you from a dilemma from
which there is. no honornhlo way of
CBCapp I am now rendy to discuss the
Heal Cause of My Removal.
It must bo found in ono or more of
theso threo facts:
1 I criticised you as stated above.
2 I am a prohibitionist.
3 I voted against you last July
An occurrence that I heard much
about in my childhood days In tho hills
of Tennessee exactly Illustrates tho
traits jot character that you havo. ex-
hibited in this case so far as my cri-
ticizing you years ago influenced your
action. Iet me tell you about It The
leading facts as I recall them are
as follows: Itf was in the old dnys
of "log-rolling" "house-raising" and
"corn-shuckings" when the neighbors
"swapped work" all joining in to
help each one in turn on these special
occasions. Incidentally thoy often
hnd on the side such amusements ns
they could get out of foot races wrest-
ling" matches boxing bduts etc. On
ono of fese occasions a man whom
I 'shall now call O'Bee from some real
or fancied grievance dared a man
whom I now call Teegee to step Into
a ring and settta. their differences In
a fist fight according to the custom
then in vogue. Teegee walked into
tho ring nnd they went at it. Teegee
gave O'Bee what they termed a
"sound thrashing." Instead of admit-
ting his defeat and slinking hands with
Teegee as the custbm then was O'Bee
walked off home in a fit of tho sulks
to brood over his calamity in private.
Years afterward O'Bee with his hired
man' Mack met Teegee alone In the
woods and the two fell upon htm
with rocks and gave him what they
considered a whipping. O'Bee soon
found that the social atmosphere of
that region was not congenlnl and left
for parts unknown. In reciting these
occurrences to their sons fathers .did
not so far as I know ever speak of
O'Bee as a brave man or a manly man.
Mack whose full name was probably
McDonald was ajmply referred to as
O'Bee's "hired man."
This is all I hav"e to say about tho
matter of my criticising you fifteen
years ago.
Tho other two offenses that I have
committed In being a prohibitionist
and in voting against you I may dis-
cuss at an othpr time.
with due respect
T. G. HARRIS.
L
MANN TRYING TO
RETAIN HARMONY
ANNOUNCES TWO INSURGENTS AS
MEMBERS OF IMPORTANT
RULES COMMITTEE
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON April 11. The
House elected standing committees to-
day. Tho 'republican selections by
minority leader Mann contain many
surprises. Tho desire to accord tho
republican insurgents impartial treat-
ment was shown by placing two of
them Lenroot "d Madison On the
Committeo on Rules whoro tho repub-
licans havo a total of only four mem
bers.
Cannon Still In tho Map.
Ex-Spenkcr of tne House Caution
bocomes ranking minority member of
the Appropriations-Committee and will
probably be the republican floor leader
In tho debate on appropriations.
Sheriffs Srte.
By Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO April 11 To get his
prisoner aged seventy five out of tho
city before habeas corpus proceedings
could be Instituted Sheriff Craig of
Schleicher county left with him in an
automobile last night for AuBtln
thenco to tnko tho train to Eldorado.
The chargo Iff forgery of deeds
Colquitt Scored by Union.
By Associated Press. .
EL ASO April 11. At a meeting
held hero last night the Central Iabor
union adopted; resolutions criticising
Gov. Colquitt for appointing Judge DI-
brell to tho supreme bench of the state
nnd for vetoing tho eight hour law
Dlbroll's appointment was scored on
tho ground that .'tho Judgo Is an "etie-
my to organized labor."
"Will Servo ScateHce
By Associated Press.
BURNET April 11. Don Gray a
member of ono of the oldest and weal-
thiest of families of tho state last
night surrendered himself to begin
sorvlng his flvo year sentence for kill-
ing Will Phillips several years ngo In
Llano county TexnB. His caso figured
Mifflin
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Mil GO. GIRL
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MISS MAMIE FAltQUIIAIt VAUG1N
TER OF SAM1IO COUNTRY EAR-
XEH TAKES POISON .
CAUSE FOR ACT NOT KNOWN
Testimony Fulls to Furnish Clue ns
to Reason of Suicide; Left Note
to Parents Asking God
to Forglvo Act.
"March 10 1911 -TIiIb Is tho last day
that 1 can live on earth. I hopoGod
will forgive mo of this act that 1 am
about to commit Kiss little Jewell
for me. 1 hope to meet you. nil'' In
heaven. Good-bye mama ono andjall.
"P. S Bury me nt once. I remain
a loYlng friend Mamlo"
Tho foregoing is a copy of tho last
communication of Miss Mamie Far-
quhar tho eighteen year old daughter
of J. T Farquhar living threo miles
south of Sambo. Between nine and
ten o'clock this morning Miss Farqu-
har took poison. She was found by
her father and brother' in a dylngj:on-
dlton. An empty strychnine Cottle
and a dipper of water were near the
bed on which sho lay. A rioto"wns
found under her breast.
Her brother hastened to tho nearest
telephone to summon a doctor butslie
was dead beforo ho could get to the
'phone. Justice Keeble was notified
nnd repaired to the scene of the trage-
dy at once In an automobile whore.lie
hold an Inquest. After examlnlngMho'
members of the family and vlewlngfthc
body ho rendered tho following jjfej-
diet. "I find that deceased Mamlor
qubnr came to lier death from strjgh-
nino poison administered by herefelf
with suicidal intent" v
Father Testifies.
The testimony of her father was Us!
S and 9 o'clock all of my family were
away from the house except Mamie
and my little five your old daughter
who was Playing in the yard. My son
J B. went to the house and found Ma-
mie unconscious on the bed. He call-
ed to me and I came at once. She
was not dead when- I got there hut
died shortly afterwards. I fojmd a
bottle on tho floor which contained
strychnine. I had had tho strychnine
in the house last year to kill prairie
dogs. Sho had evidently taken some
of It I know of no reason for her
action. She had not heen despondent
and had had no troublo that any or Us
know of. She was In good health and
of sound mind. This morning Bhe told
her sister Gether that she was going
to poison herseir I found the note
under her breast
The deceased leaves a. father mother
and nine brothers- and sisters. She
was a member of tho Iberis Baptist
church. She will be burled this af-
ternoon as she had requested.
METHODIST DISTRICT
CONFERENCE CLOSES
Anson Meeting Successful In Every Res
pect Record Breaking Attend-
ance and Collections
Delegates to tho district conference
of the Abilene district ofUip Methodist
Episcopal church SoutnTNvhlck con-
vened at Anson Friday returned to
tills city last night the conference
having been concluded Monday after
noon.
From the standpoint of hoth attend-
onco and reports tho meeting was a
record breaker. The district embraces
18 pastoral charges and 6000 members
Delegates to tho conference both
ministers and laymen numbered about
150 making tho largest attendance on
record Rev. S. A. Barnes presided.
1500 accessions to tho different
churcheB during tho last year wero
reported and four circuits were or-
ganized and ministers put In charge
of them. Reports on now churches
and parsonages showed six of the
' f . tu i - n
former and four of tho latter. Col-
InnUnna nt 9 OOft tn Hnmft Mlflntnna
.
$70 ror the Colored M. K. church and
?90 ror tho mission church at Lawn
wero reported.
m ... ii. -.- ui
to preach and recommendations to
thniuim.nl ronfereneo for threo others
wero authorized. Ruff Black a young
man of Anson. oxpreBsed a desire
become a minister and Hon. J. K.
Plttard of Anson ngreed to pay all
of tho expenses of a collego course
for him
follows: "I am the father of ' Major of Texarkaw
n arqunnr. atccawu. ou v a w. .- jH&CIiw 'obRcllce
lS'years om. this mornniK ijwweeirr Wriifs I
NEW TRIAL fOII .
0. CLARK HYDE
CONVICTED MUHDEREJt GRANTED
ANOTHER HEARING l!Y MISS-
OURI SUPREME COURT.
RECEIVES TIDINGS CALMLY
Smiles nt LnvocrH Thanks Them nnd
Resumes Walk In Jail Corridor;
Mrs. Hydo Admitted (o
Husband's Cell.
By Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY Mo. April 11 Dr. B.
Clark Hyde convicted of the murder
of millionaire philanthropist Cot.
Thomas H Swopo and glvm the life
sentence was granted a new trial by
the Supremo Court of this state to-
day. Hydo has been hi the Kansas City
prison nearly twelve months follow-
ing his life Imprisonment sentence
all efforts to secure his releasexhavlug
been in vain.
Lnwjcrs llenr Glad Tidings.
Hydo was walking up and down tho
Jail corridor hands behind his back
apparently deep In though. He looked
up with Interest as his attorneys came
toward him. Judge "Walsh shouldered
up to him and said Jubilantly: "You've
been granted a new trial Clark
Hydo stopped smiled and said: "Thank
you gentlemen" then resumed his
walk. i
TVIfo Admitted to Cell.
The other prisoners then warmly
congratulated Hyde tho accused mur-
derer mingling with them for tho first
time during his imprisonment. Mrs.
Hyde was soon afterward admitted to
her husband's cell. The meeting was
very affectionate. Hydo stroked his
wife's fingers and called her "Kit" and
sho smiled tremulously back at him
through her tears.
HATCHET EFFECTUALLY BURIED
Appoints Oppon-
and Latter
'osltiou.
By Associated Press:
TECARKANA April 11 Foster
Rogerts who was a candidate for
mayor agaltiBt John Kline has been
i appointed by KHno Chief of Police
and has accepted the appointment
The former political foes have effec-
tually hurled tho hatchet.
NEGROES LEAVING OKLAHOMA
General Exodus of Blacks to Alberta
Canada Company la Said to
Do Finunclng Scheme.
By Associated Press.
GUTHRIE. OKLA. April ll.-Twen-ty
families of negroes from near Fallls
In Fannin county constitute tho latest
addition to tho general exodus move-
ment which is steadily golug on from
this state to Alberta Canada. It is
said that a colonization company la
financing the negroes during their first
season In the Dominion.
TEXAS LUMBERMEN AT
SILVER JUBILEE MEET
Visitors From AU Oicr Texas Gather
at Houston; Freight Itutes and
TurUf to Bo Discussed.
HOUSTON April U. With visitors
from nearly every town In Texas In
attendance tho Silver Jubilee conven-
tion of tho Texaa Lumbermen's Asso-
ciation opened horo this morning. The
problem of freight rates and possible
action on the tarlfr by Congress at
the present special session are sched-
uled for discussion at the meetings of
tho association which will continue
for everal days.v
President akes Report. J
The annual report to tho body was
mado this afternoon by President Whit
sell of Corslcana It was immediately
adonted. Several social affalm aro to
be provided fortho entertainment of
tho lumbermen during their stay hore.
Negro Soldier Under Arrest.
"y Associated Press
' AVTnMm .
aAN ATH1UJNIU Ap
SAN ANTONIO April 11. A negro
.anlfllni utna afrllAlf nVflP IllA llAnrl In n
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atrcot-car fight today by Conductor
I DurnB' whon the formor ref.UBCd to
take a neat in tho negro Section of the
car. Tho black perslBtedJn standing
on the rear platform and declined to
obey tho couductor when ho told the
to aoldjer to moyo. Tho negro undB-
mayed .disarmed tho conductor uui
was kopt from shooting by tho white
men on tho car and was turned oveV
to tho military authorities.
ELEVEN KILLED HY HANIHTS.
i
Insurrectionary Raids in Mexican
Southern Slates Arc Reported;
Heavy Loss on Plantation.
By Associated Press.
EL PASO April 11. Eleven resid-
ents of Palos Verdes a small town In
tho territory of Topee are reported to
havo ljeen killed In a raid on tho town
by bandits yesterday. Further dis-
turbances of nn Insurrectionary na-
ture aro reported in the southern
states of Campeche nnd Yucatan
where plantations havo been rnlded
nnd henvy monetary damage inflicted.
Two plnntntlon managers have been
reported killed
W'nco Man SUM Missing.
By Associated Press.
GALVESTON April 11. No trace
whatever has been found or E. J. Bu-
ford a business man of Wnco who dis-
appeared hero mysteriously two weeks
ago tonight. Foul play is feared.
Hears of Son's Killing.
By Associated Press i
SNYDER. April It "Unc'lo" Joe
Mlddloton received this morning a tel-
egram Informing him that hls boh But
Mlddloton was killed in Now Mexico
tinrly today No particulars are given
in tho message.
Go Wilson Message.
By As80cIntedJress.
TRENTON N. J.' April 11 Gov.
"Woodrow Wilson in a special messago
to the Legislature today urges tho
passage of the bill giving cities a com-
mission form of government with tho
I initiative referendum and recall.
Hunnewcll Still Afloat.
By Associated Press:
HOT SPRINGS Ark. April 11 A
balloon believed to bo the ono In wbjfch
aeronaut Hunncwell left San Antonio
Texas last night passod over Hot
Springs this morning traveling north
ward at a rapid rate of speed.
Speakers for Statewide Rally
HOUSTON April 11 Tho speakers
for tho statowldors opening rally nt
Waco April 21 have been announced
as Cone Johnson William Polndcxter
and Horaco W. Vaughan.
CAMMORA TRIAL
TO
.1
BIG FIREWORKS COMMENCE WHEN
ATTORNEY'S ARGUMENTS ARE
FLVALLY TAKEN UP.
By Associated Press.
VITERBO Italy April 11 Tho Cam
mora trial was declared adjourned to-
day until after Easter. Tho big fire-
works will como off after tho festival
when arguments of counsel will he
delivered.
Chorus of Walls.
Gincomo Ascrittore donounced the
murderers of Cuoccolos saying: "Dur-
ing the Investigation of tho murders t
wnj forced to withdraw my ovldenco
ngaliiBt de Angclls and A. Mado. The
carbineers and Judges prosecuted me
for calumny and kept me In Jail near-
ly four years. Thus .they mado a mar-
tyr not only of mo but my poor mother
who Is in her eighty third year and
crying her eyes out." This produced
a chorus of wails from tho prisoners1
cngo.
A. & S. TRAINS LATE.
Derailment near Hatchet Causes Con.
fusion in Trafflcr No Injuries
Reported.
Mixed train No. 20 northbound over
the Ablleno & Southern railway will
not arrive until half past seven o'clock
this evening on nccount of a derail-
ment at Hatchel hi which ono car went
otf the track. No injuries aro reported
All southbound trains are on time.
Reduced Faro to Fort Worth.
Agent Harry Reading of the Texas &
Pacific announces a round trip rato of
$3.50 to Fort Worth tho occasion be
ing tho Coliseum track meet and mil-
itary tournament. Tickets may bo pur
chased for train No. C at midnight
April 13 arriving at Fort Worth on
tho morning or tho fourteenth per-
sons buying such tickets muBt leave
Fort Worth not later than the night
of April 14.
Pretest to Geyeraor.
By Associated Press.
AUSTIN April 11. Governor Cpl-f
qultt today received a Iettqr from the
West Texas Glnners protesting against
tho cotton tare hill enacted by the
last legislature. Repeal or the bill 1b
OBked.
ONN
MONDAY
R
TOM L JOHNSON
DIES AT 57 YEARS
FAMOUS EXOtAYOR PASSES AWAX
AFTER L0XG AND SEVERE
ILLNESS AT CLEVELAND
KEEPS SMILING II HE EN
Tributes Aro Paid by Bryan and Har-
mon ; Deceased Was Well Known
AS" an Inventor; Sketch
of His Life Give.
By Associated Press.
CLI1VELAND. Ohio April 11 Sur-rounded-by
rcalatlVeB and friends and
Btnillng to tiie last Ex-Mayor Tom I.
Johnson passed away nt his homo In
this city last night. Ho had been In
falling health for several months and
during tho past two weeks his ill-
ness grow So serlqus that his phy-
sicians declared ho could survlvo but
a Tew dayB longer. The Immediate
causa of his death is given as a com-
plication of diseases. .
Tributes nro PaTd.
The entire city is shrouded in
mourning for its ex-chief for no more
popular mayqr ever guided tho des-
tinies of Cleveland. Early today tri-
butes from men famous In tho coun-
cils of the party of which Ex-Mayor
Johnson was ono of tho strongest fig-
ures began to pour In. Gov. Johnson
Harmon wired "A more honest man
than Mr. Johnson never lived." Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan a close personal
friend of tho deceased sent this re-
markable tribute: "No man In past
generations did moro effective work
for tho peoplo than Tom I Johnson."
From every section of the country lika
tributes aro being rushed by wlro to-
tho sorrowing relatives.
Wished to Die Smllht;.
During his last illncBS Johnaoa.
wroto the following autograph for a
yohng girl friend or tho family: "His
face was a thanksgiving for his past
life and a love-letter to all mankind."
adding this comment as ho wrote "I
hope It will ho so In my caso." What
Arthur Fuller his phnuffeus visited
him Sunday afternoon ho remarked
that his employer was still smiling.
Johnson replied: "Yes Artllur Pal
dying but I still havo my smllo and
I am going to die smiling."
. He did dio smiling.
Sketch of Ills Lire
Tom Loftin Johnson four times may
or of Cleveland and ono or tho famous
democrats of tho United States was
born In Georgetown Kentucky July
18 1854. Ho was tho son of Albert
U nnd Helen- Loftin Johnson. In his
boyhood he went to Indiana and re-
ceived thoro a common-school educs-
tlot From 1869-187B ho was a clerk
in Bovoral street railway offices and
it was In theso positions that he gain-
ed his first knowledge of railway de-
vices which afterwards served him in
t Invention of many labor-saving ap-
pliances for Btreet cars.
Owner of Street Railways.
While still a young man. he bought
a street railway In Indianapolis and
later acquired largo street railway ia-
torests in Cleveland Detroit and
Brooklyn. He was also engaged in
Iron manufacturing In Cleveland af-
ter his removal here. During his terns
as mayor pf this city ho attained na-tion-wldo
reputation as an advocate
of three cent fares oq trolley llaeB.
Nine Years as Mayer.
From 1901 to 1910 bo served as may-''
or of Cleveland giving the city oho
or tho moB( business-like and effi-
cient series of administrations ia its
history. Prior to his mayorallty he
waB a member of Congress durng the
years from 1891 to 1895. It was dur-
ing this period that ho becamo known
as an advocate of tho "single-tax"
theories of the late Henry George.
Since his retirement from public
lHe Mr. Johnson had heen engaged
lu business lnCleveland.
Slot Machines Barred.
By Associated Press.
HOUSTON April 11. AU slot ma-
chines contrivances aro barred from
public schools according to a resolu-
tion passed thismornlng by tho Hous-
ton' school board. sIn the future school
children will not bo educated In the
art of dropping In pennies and wait-
ing patiently for tho result.
Taft May Visit Texas.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON April 11. PreslOoat
Taft today announced bis acceptance
of tho Invitation of Gov. Colquitt o
visit Texas this spring depends upon
what Congresb does. In case of a pro
traded session Uiq visit will not oc-
cur
J. J. Medarls has returned Trow
Waco where he visited hi dauaMer
Mrs. George Morse.
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