Daily Bulletin. (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 302, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 7, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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J Tehme3fe.il Xember Associated Press. BR0WNW0'6lt TIXAS SATUBDAT OCTOBER 7 ltllj XtTlitg '
Til OF BLACK FALLS IS DESTROYED BY JTALY ANNOUNCES THAT POWERS WILL NOT ' i
FLOOD. PEOPLE FLED TO IL FOR SAFETY INTERVENE UNTIL TRIPOLI IS OCCUPIED! I
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Mayor Makes Appeal for Aid Saying People
Are in Need of Tents and FocdProp-
Loss
'Special to Bulletin:
thous-
Lacrosse "V . .Oct 7.
-.i.arid citizens .."N Black River Falls
are witnout iooa or sneuer toaa ioi-
lowing a night spent on the hills near
town from which they -watched theV
waters of Black River overrun thefPrisinS a11 f tbo stores 011 two prin-
town. The overflow was caused by.cipal streets have been sdestroyed
the breaking of the dam at Hatfield j with about the same number of res-
by' the swollen waters of Black Riv-1 i(lences. T'ne wator was rising rap.
er. In his appeal-for aid from the out- idly and tne destruction of the other
side 3Iayor TL IcGill says that his ; business streets was predicted
people are in need of both food and Tne buildings have not only been
tents the tents to be used for hous- flooded but destroyed. The Tremont
ing the people nntil such time as they notef a tnree story structure was
can rebuild their homes. The entire first t0 g0f and one building after
population of the town fled yesterday Mother followed
when the warning came that the dam No preCautions could bo taken to
had burst and none of them tarried stop -wrecking of the town. The
-for extra clothing. The pitiless rain ne0Die. although they knew of the
stopped in the evening and nce- there
has been less suffering from expos-
ure. It will likely be several days
before the flooi will recede suffic
iently for the people to get back into
what homes are left. Jo loss of life
has r;en reported.'Joe to the fac
that the peopled ample warning
to. save t&?-elves.
"v Lacrosse. Wis. Oct. G The situa-
at Black River Falls the prosper-
. little city of 2000 people swept
koy & noon tms aiternoon wueu ue
wateKathe Black River swollen
c35v ... . ..
by rec&r'rains washed through the i
embankment of the Lacrosse Water
Power Company's dam at Hatfield
is tonight worse by far than was even
feared when the deluge burst upon
the town.
Half of the business section has :
been destroyed . together with a parti
nf the residence district and it is
alleged 'by the residents who have ta -
Ken refuge on the highlands. hat the
town w!ti be ped off the map. The . 1-ire. Bell ( alls People. jpoopk nr.- not uromblin exropr 'Urns
people have Len the wai appear the firi who to v.. gof ruV of an y-f in
night canvasses are. being uiad eiervo to the 6reH lt:th" fif h1'
- . . nfnj fcjW -sovndadto gat the people oat to -
people h?re ot ben acounted ffr ; ' ..j 71 J J
1 v j assist the rerfdeatfia the flats in rv-;
OLB AliEME.N TO GATHER ABOUT
FESTAL BOARD
WILL HAVE FRIENDS US GUESTS
:
Gooa Old Davs of Lmz Aco 1VJI1 Uej
Talked ofJ.4crni: ow
'Beinir Planned. j
ThP RnllPtin Iparns that members
of the old fire company are this week
planning for a big banquet at which
tty hope to have all members 'of the
old -company present The purpose of
tho banquet is merely to Ttalk over
old times and renew happy relations
and acquaintances of the days when
they did service in the Brownwood
Fire Department Detailed arrange-
ments have not-been completed but
those who have discussed the propJsi-tlon-
are heartily In favor of it and it
is practically assured that such a ban-
qaet will be held in the near future.
Brownwood citizens are justly
t TirOUU Ol LJIKir UlCSCUt "It UCUttl i-
. KjMnt (but this pride is not going to
jAke away any of the gratitude of the
citizens toward the old company who
for many years fought fires endan-
gering their lives to save property
if the old company decides to hold
their banquet they will have the hear
ty support and co-operation of the
cltiieiia: rv -lenuon r
I- -' A A.T W
!PB5Je A.jl. Culwell. asIstantWpf 8rfor to T-awreoi -
n r."i'JtaaiFGiBito resooad l eoits -no -.tJfnth nrfWnrff'3'ff5r.t ' rMt kw Js.-. .?i4wy t-sfifr5si Jr -.---nrs .
is Enormous.
jgfcnd they may have been swept away
by the flood.
Business Men Losers.
f At 7 o'clock touieht between twenty
five and thirty business houses com-
overflow'
le dam showed little
1 until the water had
fear 0
burst
Electric
lantvDlsabled.
Tonight th
is in darkness the
electric light plant having 'been one
of the first struck by the flood.
The disaster was caused by the sud-
den rise of the Black River behind the
two dams of tho Lacross Water Pow-
er Company following rains lasting
t . . .
j almost a week. The dams -withstood
.u5H. . . .c
er washed around the sides taking
t
out a great section of the river bank
and coming down the valley in great
volumes. '
The five milli(.ii dollar property of
the water company1 Is not believed
I to be greatly damaged as it is said
tne main dam wnicn is or concrete
100 thick at its baseband f0 at the-
-top will probably .withstand all the?
j force which may be directed against
: It-
: Warehiov weri awept awfiay. cleht; !
The Jobea dry goofs store on the tor-
wot aH to fplepe. Tba i
ball dins joliiigU diapfl(ard
i "To -get Mt of tir town I bail to g.
around otr . ft railroad bridge . one
' approach to; whiA had - been taken
out There was notniag JdTt in th
town to eat.' I '
"I heard of no loss ..of life lahabt
tants had plenty of tioie t) get owt of
; danger. They siiliply kept 1ackjng
iaway from it. Wlfen I "left they were
standing on the .If ilia watching tlUf
. work of detnicti4fl". unable to do a
WisconHn Telephqne Company at To-
mak is the Jack iBInns of the flood..
Perched on the top" of a pole with a
telephone Instrumunt cut In with only
darkness around him and whirling
wawrs snaKing tae poie ue tonigui
sent news to Lacrosse and warnings
to all points he could reach. Gett-
man worked In the flood district all
day without food. Wherever he could
reach a country exchange or a farm-!
Or's telephone he Bhouted warnings.
At 8 o'clock this evening after hav-
ing been on the pole much of the day
since 2 o'clock Gettman was obliged
to descend when the unsteadiness
gave him warning that it was soon to
fall.
jFlHEMEN WIN IN
GEORGIA-FLORIDA STRIKE
Special to Bulletin:
Atlanta Ga. Oct 7. A message was
received here today from Chairman
Teat of the Board of Directors of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Engineers which says that the
strike on the Georgia and Florida
road has been settled and that the
Firemen have won out In their con-
l aar-a
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SAILING VESSEL IS
- SUxVK BY THE TUHKS.
- Special to Bulletin:
Flume Hungary Oct. 7. An
-fc Italian sailing vessel has been
& sunk by the Turkish guns at
Saint Jenn de Medua.
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N THE WEST
IS
THE REPOKT FKOJf BALMX-
GER AND SAX ANGEI.O.
THE BAIN IS LIGHT HERE
!
I
nut Indications Are Good if the Nor-
tlier Ddes Not Become Too
! Brisk.
The! first real norther of the season
was ushered Jn last night following
the light shower Vhich dampened the
ground and cooled things off cdnsid-
M . d bv morninc a coat felt
very comfortable. Renorts from the
west -howeu'r say that the rain was
much ' heavier at Ballinger and San
Augelo. The growing crops there
have 'been greatly benefited by the
showers.
Thej temperature has ben steadily
falling today untit there is' danger of
frost. $f the clouds should .happim to
.drift-laway during tho night. It is
about - time for frost however ami
i COUNTY.
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Attorneys Making a Fight to Secure Bail for
George Brown who is Charged with
the-Murder of his Wife.
. JuJge Jno. W. Goodwin granted a considered him one of the. bst clti-
habeds corpus hearing in tho George zens in Snn Saba county. He also
Browin ease which he 3s hearing to- . said that he was passing the Brown
day. to determine- whether or not the home one day and was called lu ?y
defendant shall be allowed bail-. The Mrs. Brown who safd there was some
state Introduced the evidence or five trouble between her children and the
other witnesses and the t-aking of tes- children of Mr. Brown
timony occupied the greater portion of Tho result of the habeas corpus
the day. As the Bulletin goes to press trial Is awaited with Intense Infer-
tile attorneys aro arguing the case' est .
before the Judge. - Accustomed to I'lace. -
Brown as our readers will rernem- Tim prisoner George Brown was in-
ber was charged with the murder of terviewed today by a Bulletin report-
hls wife early in September. In the er and he said he was 'becoming ae-
inquest proceedings or examining customed to his confinement and was
trial he was remanded to Jail without standing It pretty well although he
ball by Justice G. B. Cross. Attorneys iUid thought at first that he could not
for the defense made application for
habeas corpus hearing which was
granted. In the habeas corpus hear-1
Ing the state introduced five witness-j
es for tlie purpose or sirenguiening
their cause. These witnesses were
Dloyd Brown step-son of the defend-
ant Miss Minnie Armstrong tele-
phono operator of the Chapel Hill ex-
change' Sim Whit ted and John De-
Shaza lnthe cross examination of Sim
Whlttcd he said he had known George-
Brown for many years and that he
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RAILROAD GUARD -
' DEAI) AT HOUSTOX.
Special to Bulletin: -
Houston Tex. Oct. 7 rFrank
4" Tlillis the guard who was shot 4
" early Thursday morning at the
Southern laclfic . shops died
last night.
LOUDERKILK
WILL SPEAK
INTEREST TAKEN IN
MONDAY
NIGHT GATHERING.
BUSINESS MEN AND FARMERS
Will Hecelie Benefit from Hearing
the Ex.PrcsIdent of the State
Union.
Quite a little interest is being tak-
en in tho event of next week. On
Monday night ex-President W. 1 . Lou-
A n r-m 1 1 L- n f tlin Tovne PVirmorc Vnlfin
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ty at the court house and on Tuesday
r . i
nfirht theliuainests men will hold their.
. .
annual banquet
The Loudermtlk speaking is a ga-
thering which should call together a
very large number of the business
men and faciners. because hisstalk Is
for -the. purpose of bringing the bus-
iness man and the farmer closer to-
gether. .Mr' Loudermllk Is a practical
man in every respect and will not fall
to interest those who come to hear
hlnv. -
In addition to this speaking the Be-1
tail Merchants will hold.thoir riuu--.
lar monthly meeting.
endure it for ten days. He says he
walks himself tired each day In-order
to get exercise and that by doing this
he keeps well. Brown said he wants
. to get out and expressed the belief
that he would secure ball. The pris-
oner Bays this Is the first time "he was
ever In Jail and that the fellow who
has not spent some time there can not
ully realize what it mentis.
The prisoner's four brothers aro
Iicre from San Saba county today to
make bond for him In the eVeut the
Judge grants ball. .
This is Purported to be
Powers-Turkish
ernment
Special-to Bulletin:.
Chicago 111. Oct.. 7. The shops of
the Illinois Central at Burnsldes are
quiet today. Fifty boiler makers and
their helpers returned to work this
morning and the railroad officials
say that more than 300 of the strik-"10111
ers have returned to their posts since
tho walkout last Saturday morning.
Houston Tex. Oct. 7T Earljr this
morning Justice Croker resumed the
taking" of- testimony In connection
with the killing of J. J. Pipes and
Frank Tullis guards at the Harrl-
man shops. Ho expects to conclude
the taking of testimony today. The
i testimony so . far taken has been con
tradictory as to where the shots came
jfrom sonil declaring that they came
from theranks of the strikers and
others are equally as positive that
they came from within the enclosure
ofhe shops. Tho freight traffic is
ncarly normal and there Js no delay
In the operation of passenger trains.
None of tho strikers have returned to
work yet.
Memphis Tenn. Oct. 7. Notwith-
standing the walkout of 125 strike
breakers from the Illinois -Central
shops" yesterday the general foreman
claims that there.arc.stin MjLskllled
mechanlca at wofk ln the slM s Thesrlkers say that the walkout of the
... . . . .
strike breakers left only 30 compe
tent mei at work. The strikers also
claim that there are at least 900 cars
of merchandise in the yards here for
which bills of lading can not be found
and for which the deftiirntions are
not known.
Home lutly. OcL TThe official Italy setting forth that the war had -rjrele
of Italy announcus today that been proclaimed without regard to
there will be no Intervention of the Turkey's request for further explariar
Powers .until she has In reality oc- Hon of Italy's demands
eitpied not only tho cpnst.but the. in-! Accompanying the note was a let- .
terior of Tripoli as well:.. The Indlca-
tion an- that until this Is done the
ISH OF ZMIMIVU TU.KS
011) TIMES HEBE.
IT iSPLEASEO WITH LIFE
See ..Much Good In Hi Fellowinen
arid Don't Want- to Lenic
Brown ('onnty.:
Did you ever realize how much good
It does a fellow occasionally 'to run
across a man who 'is glad hols living
and who sees good In the acts of his
neighbors? If yon have not you have -
heen missing a mighty good feeling.
The Bulletin man . came across Just
such a fellow this morning when he
rmt Kay Ish of Zephyr. Mr. Ish very
promptly Informed us that he found
much enjoyment In living and that he
didn't know but- that he got along
about as well as anyone even John
I) liiintsrlf. Mr." ish came to Brown
county thluy-seven years ago arid' lo-
cated In the Zephyr community where
he has lived since. He says he would
not trade Brown county for any place
in the world not even for Missouri
where he was horn oh. well It does
not matter how many years ago.
Mr. Ish reports the cotton crop as
making a fair yield In tho Zephyr
community and says he believes good
tlmes will be restored to this section
or tne state rnougn ne noes not
the reement of ffilft
Papers Urge Gov- f7
to Resnsfc. -
war will "be Indefinite. This has beei-;
agreed' upoa by the Powera. - 'V ')
Tarkfek Batteries Fire. -t -if f.
New York Oct 6.The New Ypric
Herald has been advised by cable1 aa
follows:
Tripoli Is now under ie goverir
01 ai- Italian official appoint
by tho author-ea at Rome. y
riven we most conservative news-
papers of Constantinople call oa t&'
government to offer a determined re-
sistance to the Italian occupation.
ThoTurkfsh batteries at Hodclda
on tho Red Sea aro reported to have
fired on an Italian warship.
An official communication has" bee
sent to the state department at Wash-
ington from the Porte protesUig"
against the attitude adopted by Italy.'
Teejrrain of Protest Seat.
Constantinople Oct 6. At a meet--
Ing today in tho Mosque St Sophlaa
telegram of protect against Italy's.-
declaration of war on Turkey was for-
mulated and sent to all-world peace
and arbitration societies socialist or-
ganizations and The Hague Peace
Tribunal. The telegram says the oc-
cupation of Tripoli is unjustified and1
that Italy is unworthy of a place with
the great powers.
The meeting also sent a message to -Klng
Gdorge of rEngIandt asking If
such' policy is in harmony with the
political and future Interest of Enr-
! land.
Turkey's Attitude Explained.
Washington. Oct. C.The State De-
partment received today from Yous-
souf Zia Pasha the Turkish ambassa-
dor to the United SLitrs. thi flrcf tnrJ
I mal note of explanation of Turkey's
attitude in the existing struggle with".
ter from . the j ambassador
along . the.
samq linos.
lleve there w
II ho rtnr-heavy fall-:.-:
trading beeari? the faiaieri ara holdi
Ing their rotlhn where th
can -for
better prices;
However.
he expects.
the farmers Ik
Kai'n cnttln firfln.
- -t
yj -k v .tiiv iaw(ii. i
money'
to buy necessities all thromrh
the
spring seaSoo-T 1
It does one' good to meJt a fellow
who doesn't happen to havn-groucb
at the world once in a. while.
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING '
AT PALESTINE TODAY
I'niirilnent Attorney and Little Broth-
er Pc'ppercd with
Shot. ;
Special to B.ilictlnr
Palestine. Tex.. Oct. 7. WlUle out
shooting ducks at Spring Park early
tlls morning. K. V. Swift a prominent
attorney "of this city and his. little
brother Ernst were accidentally shot
by another hunter. Both were pain-
f 111 J bt not seriously wounded
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TAFT FINISHES FIRST
. HALF OF LONG TOUR
Since I-euTlng BcTerly He llas Trav-
eled Dlstaacc of GjtSS :
Miles.
Special to BulloMu: '
Walla Walla Wash.; Oct. 7. Com-
ing into Washington today President
Taft finished the first half of his! 13-
000 mile tour. Since leaving Beverly
on September 15th he has traveled
6456 miles and made more than ' a
hundred speeches. He delivered an
address here today and will on lea--
Ing Walla Walla go to- Lewiston to
Moscow Idaho and to Spokane.
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