Daily Bulletin. (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 261, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 17, 1909 Page: 1 of 7
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TOLUME 9
BBOWKWOOD TEXAS TCESDA Y Al'M'ST 17 1!MM).
50. 261:
SCHOOL OPENS FIRST
MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER
Children Have But Little More Than' Two
Weeks Vacation Left-Many Are Anx-
ious to Resume Their Studies.
Superintendent G. H. Carpenter in-
i orms the Bulletin today that school
will open in Brownwood on September
6th. which is just a little more than
two weeks off. He says he finds a
good many of the students anxious to
" resume their studies and that they will
welcome the opening of next term of
school. The superintendent is ex-
pecting a large attendance and hopes
for a. profitable year.
Speaking of the manual training de-
partment at the High school Prof. Car-
penter said it would be optional with
the students whether they took the
training or not and that the depart-
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR
LEAVES ROOSEVELT POLICY
Permits Corporations to Gain Control
f the Water Power of the
Country.
Spokane Wash. Aug 17. "Corpor-
ate interests back of Richard A. Bal-
linger secretary of the interior seiz-
ed upon every opportunity at the 17th
' session of the National . Irrigation
Congress-In Spokane August 9 to 11.
to cast aside the Roosevelt policies
the avowed purpose- being to gain con-
trol of the water power of the coun-
try but the congress was firm anl
thwarted every attempt made with the
result that railroad and corporation
lawyers and their friends were utterly
routed. I look upon this as a signal
victory for Frederick H. Newell di-
rector of the reclamation service and
Gifford Pinchot. chief forester."
Dr. George C. Pardee of Oakland
former governor of California who U
looked upon as the foremost exponent
of irrigation in the United States said
this among other things in discussing
the differences between the policies of
the former president and Secretftry
Ballinger. He added:
"If the reclamation policy of Ex-
President Roosevelt is carried out the
control of the electrical energy pro-
duced by water powet in 50 years
from now will belong to the cominoa
people but if the policy inaugurated
by Secretary Ballinger be adopted that
control will belong to the great cor-
porations of this country.
"President Taft told me that he
desired to- continue the Roosevo't re
clamation policies yet one of Mr. Bal-
linger's very first acts was to thro
open to public entry 1000000 acres of
land which had been retained by Sec-
retary Garfield for power sites and
dam .foundations.
He did tils secretly too. without
Suing any official notice of the act
a'rhouph it had been the practice iin-
r. r Secretary Garfield t give Gt days"
n 'tire of any such owning. As soon
ais President Taft realized what had
been done h ordered the land to be
taken back hy the government and-that
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ui more land be thrown open to entry
-except by order ven by biaiself.
Before President Taft couki act the
damage had been done as all the
available power and dam sites had
been taKen ny corporations mrougH
their 'dummies and only those tract
which are worthless for power sites
were left.
The Roosevelt policy as favored by
M NeweSl and Mr. Pinchot it to go
- alidad and' do the reclamation work-
that should be done. If there be doubt
as to the authority for doing the act
the Roofeevolt policy Is to do the thing
' -which will be to the best interests of
the common people. If there is doubt
under the Ballinger policy nothing I.;
to "be done unless it Is in strict ac-
cordance with the law.
"Since it was given out by President
Taft. that ho more land be .returned to
public entry except by his order. Sec-
retary Ballinger has done no official
act -which can be said to be a reversal
of the Roosevelt policies. No new
projects have been approved by him
but the plans for an Immense dam in
tite Grand river valley In California'
ment would be open to both boys and
girls. The first year's course as was
stated before will be confined to me-J
chanical drawing and wood work.
Next year he hopes to increase the fa-
cilities and introduce cooking and sew-
ing for the girls.
Prof. Carpenter is aware that it will
be rather difficult to maintain Central
schools in the three parts of the
building but lie will do the very best
that he can until the. new building is
completed which he hopes will -not
be later than January 1. He is. satis-
fied with his corps of teachers and
confidently expects the school to start
right off with effective work.
i RECEIVES LIFE INSURANCE
CHECK FOR FIFTY THOUSAND
Judge T. C. Wilkinson As AdnilnN-
trator for the Ilnrtgnne Estate
Accepts Pnjmeut.
Judge.T. C. Wilkinson who recently
qualified as administrator in the A. A.
Hartgrove estate this morning re-
ceived a check from the New York
Equitable Life Insurance Company for
55Q.000 in payment of a policy carried
by the "late Mr. Hartgrove. The. check
is perhaps the largest of its kind that
:has ever come to Brownwood. There
jare other Insurance policies to bo col-
lected. Joe Whaley and family. arrived 'this
morning from Galveston and -Houston
where they have been on a pleasure
trip for a few days.
SECONO MOTION FILED
BY CONTESTEES TODAY
Second Jlotion Is Filed Jinking Former
Cnunty Attorney a Part) hi"
the Suit.
Special to Daily Bulletin:
Amarillo Texas. Aug. 17. Judge Hill
having overruled the contention of
the contestees iu the case of Savju
et ai vs. Humphries et al. involving
the validity of the Potter county loe-ai
option election a second motion was
filed by the contestees. making former
County Attorney Underwood a party
to the suit. T-he. 'court will proli.-bl
overrule the motion mid proceed w'ih
i the trial.
Churchill Brothers of Sterling City
are in. the city today in their" automo-
bile having uuide a tour of Inspection
of this section of the .stated Thoe
gentlemen are engaged in the real es-
tate business .there and .arc here ti v
ing to interest our people in tl- n
country. They are also ' oegou.it r.
for another -automobile which -the w
use in tbefr business.-
C. L. "McCartney returned fhis nioru-
iifg f-rem a visit to La Porte. "'Jfjai
where he visited Mrs. .MrCartifey 'Ajkl
the children and undertook Jo per-.
snade them to .return home with hlifr
but found they were o plea&aiiUy hU-
tinted that the.y decided to send" him
home alone and they would come lat-
er. .
i WEATHER REPORT.
J Tonight and -Wednesday
J generally fair.
tXt ! J t 7 J J
approved by JlrN XJarlieki before his re-
tirement from office have been with-
in l;l by Secresisy Ballinger.
"The policy of fhe new secretary is
one of hedging and Inaction. He i.
said to have the support of .the cabinet
at Washington with the exception of
Secretary Wilson of the department of
agriculture who Is an ardent sup-
porter of the Roosevelt" policies and
President Taft"
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ATTORNEY GESERAL
' DAYIDSOS VISITS IHHSTON.
Special to Daily Bulletin:
Houston Texas. Aug. 17. Attorney
General Davidson is here today but
beyond stating his visit in connection
with the State Tax Board matters he
had nothing to say for publication. He
leaves tonight for Beaumont.
BAILEY WILL BE GUEST
OF HONOR AT BANtlFET.
Special to Daily Bulletin:
Fort Worth Texas Aug. 17. Sena-
tor Bailey will be the guest of honor
at the banquet to be given at the Sel-
bold hotel one night next week by
Burke Burnett and other Fort Worth
friends. A number of prominent poli-
ticians throughout the state will at-
tend. GIVEX A HEARING
AND WAS RELEASED.
Special to Daily Bulletin:
Fort Worth Texas. Aug.. J7. Stokes
Clark charged with the murder of Po-
lice Officer Campbell was given a
hearing this morning and was releas-
ed on his own recognizance. Bob Ham-
mond who is also charged .with kill-
ing the officer is still held.
Mrs. L. H. Guthrie and little' daugh-
ter. Emily returned Sunday night from
a ver pleasant two months' visit to
relatives at Paris
FIERCE ALL N P
AFFLICT COAST COUNTRY
Section Hands Are Forced to Flag Train
In Order to Escape the Pests.
Cattle Try to Escape.
Special to D?(lv Bulletin.
.Galveston.. Texas. Aug 17 A
plague of imosqnltoes. liken unto one
of the. seven. plagues .that once
wrought havoc in Kg 'pi. is now af-
flicting the Cult" coast. Great herds
of cattle are traveling many miles to
the gulf to escape the vicious little
pests by getting into the water where
they stand day and night without-food.
At Point Holiver the section hands
.CO.VI'KACTINi: WITH MAX( V.
. The commissioner court acceded to
fhe request of the committee -from the
taxpayers of the precinct and today ia
busy- drafting a contract with the J.
V Alaxcy Co. for engineering and. su-
perintending the construction' of the
road system' in 'this county. Unless
there lis some unexpected hitch in. the
details of the contract' that company
will soon have the work huder wa
and will push U to as rapid completion'
its Is consistent with o:d work and
reasonable prices. . r
.Mrs. Fred S. Abney returned last
night from si month's visit to relatives
in Alabama
AHN1VAL ILL ATTENDED
People Find Pleasure and Amusement on the
Qrourids-Only Four Attractions
Were Going Last Night.
The carnival .-ground proved quite
an attractive place last night al-
though the carnival itself was not in
full sway. The three attractions and
the Ferris-wheel that opened for btmi-
ness were liberally patronized and the
people who attended were well pleas-
ed. The carnival company Is manag-
ed by IL B. Danville who Is a clever
and thoroughly reliable gentleman.
He came to Brownwood without mak-
ing any arrangements with local com-
mittees proposing that his attractions
win out upon their merits. His shows
are clean and highly Interesting. Ho
had going last night the ever present
LOCAL TRADES l .MON
CONDEMNS PE0X LABOR.
Special to Daily Bulletin:
San. Antonio Texas Aug. 17. The
local trades union adopted resolutions
last night protesting against the im-
prisonment of the Mexican patriots.
Rangle and Thomas Sarabia in the
county jail. The union also condemn-
ed "peon" labor of Mexico as the
greatest menace American people had
to contend with at the present time.
BAILEY IS NOT AVERSE
TO SPECIAL SESSION.
Special to Daily Bulletin:
Gainesville. Texas Aug. 17. When
asked today to say whether be wanted
a special session of the legislature im-
mediately to ratify the income tax
amendment. Senator Bailey said: "I
would not be averse to a session for
that purpose but would not urge it
as the session is the subject for other
public -servants lo discuss and decide."
INDICATIONS ARE THAT
TODAY WILL HE VERY HOT.
! Guthrie Okla Aiigifst 17. The gov-
i eminent thermometer located at the
highest and coolest portion in this
city esterday registered 101' degrees
land will reach a higher niark today
according to indications this morning.
! Yesterdav was the hottest day in nine-
'teen ear.s
DC
were forced to tlag the train In order
to escape . them. There has been a
heavy falling off of travel along the
.railroads of the coast on. the account
of the pests. The passengers are
forced .to- cover their faces ami hand.-
.with. their coats and skirLvfor protec-
tion against the mosquitoes which
swarm through the windows.. Thi?
city however is not -effected by the
pests because of the use of plentj of
oil! . '
CAM. KLECTIOX TO VOTB
ON KOAI IIO.VB ISSI'K.
Special to Daily Bulletin:
1 Hillsboro. Texas. August J7. Late
yesterday evening .the -commissioner.
court ordered an election for Septem-
ber l.Sth. to vote on the proposition
to issue a. quarter million bonds for
macadamized roads for this precinct.
11. Lampe of Fort Worth Is in the
city today on business. Mr. Lampe
has just recently returned -from a . trip
to. the old countrv where he found the
weather quite comfortable as compared
i to the sweltering heat of Texas
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snake show the Matinee.. Girls- the
Old Plantation and the Ferris wheel.
:''hc Matinee Girls is a clever comic
opera and . the Old Plantation is a
i negro act that gets the money.
The manager" says he will have all
twelve of the attractions going tonight
and will give the free performances
which consist of the high dive and the
dare-devil leap of the gap on a bicycle.
The carnival company Is accompan-
ied by a white band and a negro band
and there is plenty of music on the
grounds. Tho band gives a concert
each day on the. streets and tho music
they make la good.
BANK ROBBERS
MARSHAL AND CASHIER
And Make Good Their Escape at Keifer Okla-
homa Where Attempt Was Made to
Rob the Keifer State Bank.
Special to Dally Bulletin:
Tulsa Oklahoma August 17. The
action of two strange men in making
a careful study of the'bank building at
Keifer. fourteen miles south of here
aroused the suspicion of Cashier Wed-
ding yesterday afternoon and caused
him to arm himself and go wjth two
others to guard the bank at night
prepared for an attack. The guards
vvaited until 10 o'clock and no attack
having come started to explore the
premises and came upon" the robbers
who were concealed in a pile of brick
adjoining the building. At the ap-
proach of the armed guards the two
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE
WHITE MAN ASSAULTED GIRL
Police Working on Clues By .Which
They Hope to Capture the
Assailant.
Special to Daily Bulletin: '
Houston. Texas Aug. 17. Police to-
day are working on clue3 by which it
Is hoped to capture the men who as-
saulted and seriously injured Katie
.Jennings ageil eight years at her
father's home early this morning. Au-
thorities say that they believe that a
white man committed the crime.. The
girl was not stabbed as was Mrst re-
ported but was frightfully beaten but
will recover. Her slxteen-year-fdd
sister who was sleeping by her side
awoke frightening the Intruder from
the house.
RAILROADS HAVE ISSUED
ORDERS FOR SLOW TRAVEL
The Uroiith Has Caused the Koad
. Beds' to ( rack. Throrvlmr the
Kalis Out of Line.
Special to Daily Bulletin:
Fort Worth. Texas. Aug. IT. Sun
criicks in the earth are Interfering
with the train schedules of many of
the roads in the southwest. In manyj
places the continued intense heat has
caused the beds to crack open throw -
ing the rails out of line and a nnm
her of. roads have already Issued or
ders for slow travel.
.Master Kdward Henley is entertain-
ing a few friends this afternoon in
honor of his birthday.
J old citizex dead.
.Henry J. Fry. one of Brown coun-
! ty's oldest and most prominent citi-
ens. died Monday at his home at Fairr
1 view in this county; and was buried
' Tuesday with Masonic honors.
Mr. Fry u lived at Fairview for
.many years ami was a man univer-
j aHy res-teeted and honored by the
i people. -He was one of the typo of
honest sterling citizens who earl
impressed his life and his character
upon the country and to whom wo of
the later gouorutiod are indebted to a
greater extent than we often think for
the class of people who now Iio In the
country. Mr. Fry's home- was ever
open to the stranger and he was the
eml-odimcnt of friendship and hospi-
tality to people of the right Class. A
man of positive convictions for the
right he impressed those convictions
upon all with whom he cam1 in con-
tact. He was a good neighbor and a
true friend a' Christian gentleman and
a loyal citizen. He took a conspicu-
ous part in the Masonic lodge which
order pkiced him in the tomb with the
usual impressive ceremonies.
Mesdames Win. B. Cross Veda Y.
Itobnett and Arthur Bell are expected
home iu the morning from Colorado
where they have spent several weeks.
They went with tho Texas Bankers on
their tour of the northwest and stop-
ped over In Colorado for ec few weeks
stay. .
KILL
robbers fled and when overtaken open-
ed fire on their pursuers killing City
Marshal J. W. Inford and fatally-
wounding Cashier Palmer Wedding. It
is believed this morning that Wedding
cannot live but a few hours.
Several posses are in hot pursuit o
the two desperadoes who it Is be-
lieved are headed for the Osage hills
where it may take days to dislodge
them The Creek county officials have
offered a large reward and it 13 be-
lieved that the State Bankers' Asso-
ciation will offer additional reward.
There is a great deal of excitement
here and if the robbers are captured
alive they will probably be lynched.
STATE TAX IS LOWEST
IN HISTORY OF STATE
Combined State and County Tax in
Brown County is Fortr-SIx asd .
Two.Thlrd Cents.
The state and county tax levy Is
perhaps the lowest In the history o
the state and it Is especially low as
compared with the levy of recent
years. The state and county tax levy
in- Brown county this year is 46 2-3
i cents on the $100 valuation. In pre-
'clnct one there is added to this a lo
cent road tax. which brings the total
up to 61 2-3 cents on the $100 valua-
tion. The levy is as- follows:
State ad valorem 05
School ..' 16 2-3
County advalorem ..... .. 10
County special . 15
. Total 46 2-3
Road Tax Prec. 1 15
Total G12-3
I N. A. Perry spent yesterday at Brady
on business.
FIWKKAL .SERVICES OK
THOMAS B. LATHES.
The funeral services of Thomas B.
. Lathem were conducted at the famlly
residence this morning at S:.10 o'clock
by Rev. YV. T. Sullivan of the Austin.
'Avenue church. There were a large
number of friends and acquaintances
present to pay their respects to the
! departed citizen. Following the ser
r
. ... Tsspess
THOMAS B. LATHEM
vices at the house the Knights of
Pythias took charge of the remains
and headed a long' procession that
marched to (Ireenleaf cemetery where
the remains of their depnrted friend
and brother were laid to rest. The
floral decoration was lovely and the
ceremony very impressive.
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TODAY'S MAKiT.
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jiteclal to Dally Bulletin.
Fort Worth. Texas. Aug. 17. Cattle
receipts 1900; hogs 1400. Steers
Steady tops $5.25; cows higher topa
$3.30; calves active tops $$.35; kegs.
higher tops $7.75.
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Mayes, Will H. Daily Bulletin. (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 261, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 17, 1909, newspaper, August 17, 1909; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth344784/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.