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For the young men—and
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Stetson.
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Bingham Attacks
Magistrates and
Politicians
Savs that crooked, incompe-
tent judiciary is the very root of
the police problem. Innocent or
guilty, the prisoner will be offered
a chance to pay for lenicflcy.
Says that he could have made
$ 1,000,000 a year bribe money.
Was offered $5,000 cash and
$500 a month for a mere hand-
shake!
F ree at last to " speak out "
General Bingham reveals some
startling inside informationabout
his official life as Police Commis-
sioner of New York, one of the
most difficult jobs any man ever
held.
You must not fail to read his
•tirring article in
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CKNTER, Texas, September 1.—The
Rowan rase brought to this county on
:hange of venue from Hablne county, has
M'en on trial for several days. He was
liven seventeen yeara la the penitentiary.
SIMON KENTON
Won the American Racing Derby
at Readville.
THIRTY-SEVEN STARTED
Favorite Asa Wilkes, Was Left in
the Field, Bard Allerton Se-
curing Second Place and
The Eel Third.
(Associated Press Report.)
READVILLE. Mass., September 2.—
Simon Kenton fairly dropped from the
clouds today and won the American Rac-
ing Derby at the grand circuit meeting
at Readville. Until he passed the win-
ning pole nobody considered him worthy
of thought, the favorite being Asa Wilkes,
and The Eel a strong second choice In tho
betting. *
Twelve thousand persons were put to
enjoy the double bill offered, for it wa*
the fourteenth renewal of the classic
Massachusetts stake besides the Derby
race. The weather was perfect, but the
rain of yesterday had left the /track very
heavy, particularly next to the pole.
The thirty-nine starters In the Derby
were at the post ten minutes before get-
ting away to a perfect start. All eyes
were centered on the Canadian wonder.
The Eel. the scratch horse. While fully
as good as 6 to 1 his reputation and the
disadvantage of having to overcome all
of the big field placed in front of him
made him the popular favorite with the
general public. Aj»a Wilkes on the 2:09
mark had been picked as the best prop-
osition to bring home the money, his
price being 4 to 1 and backed to 3 to 1
before the start.
THE EEL OFF AT TOP SPEED.
McEween soon had The Eel at stop
speed and before going the first quarter
the famous stallion had passed about fif-
teen of the field and was stepping a
whirlwind clip clear on the outside of the
track to avoid the horde of horses in
front that were filling the course from
the pole to way beyond the middle of tho
track.
It was jrhen turning Into the stretch
that ' MajOT Strong, fn making a wild
break, struck the sulky of Simon, throw-
ing out Driver King and knocking Brown
against the fence. McEween took his
horse back to avoid going down In the
crash.
At the half the position of the leaders
was Dirt two open lengths to the good;
Dillon Queen second and The Outcast.
Frank.S. Charley King, Gently, Chester
A and Bard Allerton. Asa Wilkes wad
fourteenth and The Eel was fifteenth.
Dirt held command clear to the mile
and one-eighth, when the closing of the
field to a bunch that swept clear across
the track made It Impossible to tell which
of the number torged slightly ahead of
him. At the long distance pole, in the
foremost rank was Bard Allerton, Crelin
King. Oakland Son, Fra-nk S, Gently and
Charley King. The Eel was still rapidly
creeping past horse after horse.
SIMON KENTON Rl'SHED TO LEAD.
Sixty yards from the wire and Simon
Kenton rushed Into the lead and the last
struggle was on for the big end of tho
115,000 purse. Simon Kenton won by two
lengths, the same distance lying between
Bard Allerton and The Eel for the second
and third place.
It was found that in the collision where-
by Dan King was thrown, he was severe-
ly Injured. He was taken from the track
unconscious, and remained so for nearly
an hour. Doctors were unable to find any
bones broken, but were afraid the spine
might be hurt.
Hamburg Belle and Uhlan meet tomor-
row in a match for the trottIn-«» '••ampion-
tship of the world.
Summary:
American racing Derby lie
and a half, value J15.000,
11500 to second, and then
for fifteen horses—
Blmon Kenton (2:12), br. h.
dotte CTatman)
Bard Allerton (2:15) Fox
The Eel, scratch. McEween....
Gently, Dirt, Brenda Yorke. ti
King, Asa Wilkes, Frank S. Oakland t « ,
El Gato, Charley King, Dillon Queen,
Prince Hamlin, Outcast finished in the
order named. Time 3:12. Twenty-two
others started.
The Massachusetts stakes, 2:14 trot,
purse $10,000, two In three-
Margin 1 l
Inner Guard 4 4 2
Jack McKerron 2 7
Best time 2:0SV4.
2:09 trot, purse $1000, two in three-
Carroll i i
Beatrice Bellini 3 2
Miss Ardel ^ 4 3
Best time 2:10.
2:16 trot, purse $1000, two in three-
Rosemary Chimes 2 11
The Sailorman 12 2
Dena 3 4 3
Best time 2:13Vi
ANOTHER STAKE TO OLAMBALA
Won Twin City Handicap at Sheeps-
head Bay, Worth $3000.
(Associated Press Report.)
SHEEPSHEAD BAY. September 2.—
Olambala, winner of the Saratoga cup,
today added another stake to his list,
when he easily won the Twin City handi-
cap, mile and a quarter. The race had
a value of $3000. King James was second
and Half Sovereign third. King James
made his first appearance since the
Brooklyn handicap last spring and was
In no condition to race, being high in
flesh. King James and Half Sovereign
went out to make the pace and they ran
head and head to the far turn. Here
Butwell sent Olambala up on the outside,
where he took the lead and was never
headed. He won by five lengths.
Grandpa made a new track record for
the two-mile steeplechase by stepping »t
in 3:53 2-5.
The Kenneyetto, six and a half fur-
longs—Black Mate, Lad of Langdon, Twi-
light Queen. Time 1:20 2-5.
The Phantom steeplechase, about two
miles—Grandpa, Expansionist, Essex.
Time 3:53 3-5.
The Belmere, five and a half furlongs-
Little King, German Silver, "Interpose.
Time 1:06 4-5.
The Twin City handicap, mile and a
quarter—Olambala, King James, Half
Sovereign. Time 2:03.
The Morello handicap, mile and a six-
teenth, oni turf—Zlenap, Nimbus, Question
Mark. Time 1:46 3-5.
The Belle, five and a half furlongs—
Turf Star, Indian Maid, Star Port. Time
1:06.
upon the plans of the union and begin '
at once a systematic campaign. Follow- j
ing is the address in part:
ft lias been the Intention of the Farm-
ers Union of Texas since w« began the
building of warehouses to continue the
fight until we reached the point where
we could sell our cotton through our
State agent and have the cotton taken
up and paid for at the local warehouse.
Conditions arofe which for a time pre-
vented this and rendered it necessary to
put the Galveston shipping plan into op-
eration, and we are pleased to announce
that this arrangement has been renewed
tor the cotton season Oif 1909-10 with the
factors whose names are signed to a
contract. Brother J. C. Albritton has
been re-employed as your central selling
agent, and all cotton consigned to the
factors who are parties to this arrange-
ment will be handled under his super-
vision.
L0VETT SUPREME
ORDERS FROM HARRIMAN TO
BE GIVEN THROUGH HIM.
Stubbs and Kruttschnitt Will Be
Responsible for Traffic and
Maintenance.
(Associated Press Report.)
NEW YORK, September 2.—The World
says:
The Harriman organization plans will
go ahead, regardless of the health of
the man who originated them. Mr. Har-
riman has promised his family that he
will let up on hard work for a long time.
He has informed his associates that it
will be necessary for other shoulders to
carry the heavy burdens Known as th-3
Harrlman railway policies. Since Mr.
Harriman returned the distribution and
division of these responsibilities has been
going on under his direction. So far as
the operation of the Harriman railways
is concerned, nothing much is to be done
in the way of looking out for a future
without the direct superintendence of
Mr. Harriman.
J. C. Stubbs, traffic director, and Julius
Kruttschnitt, director of maintenance
and operations on the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific, will be responsible for
the well being of these two huge organi-
sations. The difference in their positions
is that they will not -have daily orders
from Harriman headquarters. In the
past Harriman gave close attention to a
freat mass of detail. It was his habit to
lctate matters which most railway own-
ers left to subordinates. He even dic-
tated letters, telegrams and agreements
that In other systems presidents would
not think of touching.
Mr. Harriman will hereafter speak
through Robert S. Lovett, counsel of tho
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. Tim
orders which he has been in the habit
of giving direct to Mr. Stubbs and Mr.
Kruttschnitt and others will now go
through Mr. Lovett, and Mr. Harriman
lias promised his physicians and his fam-
ily that he will originate as few of these
orders as he can.
Judge 'Lovett's responsibilities have
been increased tenfold. His right-hand
man will be William Mahl, now the con-
troller of the Union Pacific and South-
ern Pacific systems. These two will deal
with the bankers, who are so important
in all the Harriman plans. The financial
plans of Mr. Harriman will be carried
on for him in future by the National
City bank, Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and otlmr
banking interests identified with the
Harriman scheme.
These plans are being carefully worked
out by Mr. Stlllman, chairman of tho
board of the National City bank and by
Jacob Schiff of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and
their subordinates.
I MARTIN DRY FARMERS' HEAD.
\ Prof. Attwater Vice President.
Eagle Lake Next Meeting Place.
(Houston Post Spccial.)
ALPINE, Texas, September 2.—The
first organized effort in Texas in the
] Interest of dry farming on scientific prin-
ciples was brought to a close this even-
Ilny by the selection of Eagle Pass as
the next meeting place of the Texas
dry farming congress and the election
of the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, G. A. Martin, El Paso;
first vice president. Prof. H. P. Attwater
of Houston; second vice president, Judge
Wr. C. Douglas of Eagle Pass; third vice
president. Dr. Benjamin F. Berkely, pres-
ident of the Alpine Business Men's club;
secretary, Joseph O. Bolimer, Eagle Pass.
These elections were in accordance with
the recommendation of the committee on
organization and representation.
The convention elected James Callin
of Menard county as delegate to the
International dry farming congress at
Billings, Montana, and Prof. H. P. Att-
water of Houston alternate. The con-
vention decided to adopt the name of
the Texas dTy farming congress and be-
come a Statewide organization in its
scope. It will meet annually the third
Wednesday in August.
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NEWS NOTES OF BRENHAM.
J. T. Treadway En Route Philip-
pines Arrived at Seattle.
(Houston Post Special.)
BRENHAM, Texas, September 2.—J. T.
Treadaway of the Philippine constab-
ulary, who spent the summer here on a
visit and who left some time ago tor
his home, writes from the Alaska-Yukon-
Pacific exposition at Seattle, Wash., that
he arrived there on August 26.
Wednesday was the eighty-second birth-
day anniversary of J. L. Ammons, one
of the pioneers of Brenham, who is at
present making his home with Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Giddings, Mrs. Giddlngs being
hiL daughter.
Dr. J. B. Burditt, who has been at-
tending a college at Chicago, taking a
post-graduate course, has returned and
will go to Houston, where he1 will prac-
tice.
Sister Sebastian, mother superior of tne
new Catholic school to be opened here
on August 6, arrived from Galveston
Wednesday.
Dr. R. E. Nicholson and wife will leave
tomorrow for New York, where the doc-
tor will take a post-graduate course in
surgery. They will be gone about three
months. *
GRANGER W. 0. W. MONUMENT.
Lee Ronntree to Deliver Address
in Memory of Hubbard Hedges.
(Houston Post Special.)
GEORGETOWN, Texas, September 2.—
The monument erected to the memory
of the late Hubbard Hodges, who died at
San Angelo, will be unveiled at Granger
by the Sunrise camp, Woodmen of the
World, on Sunday, September 12, at 3:30
p. m., the ceremonies being conducted
by the camp.
The address will be made by Sovereign
Lee J. Rountree of Georgetown. All the
surrounding camps have been invited to
attend the ceremonies.
WANT SYSTEMATIC CAMPAIGN.
Galveston Plan Renewed by Farm-
ers' Union for This Season.
(Houston Post Special.)
FORT WORTH, Texas/ September 2.—
After declaring that the recent meeting
held at Galveston was one of the most
•larmonious and successful in the history
at the Farmers' Union, the address given
Out to the brotherhood of Texas this
morning by President Loudermilk and
tho members'of the executive committee
gives in detail the work mapped out for
the year and concludes with an appeal to
all lecturers and officers throughout the
State to thoroughly Inform themselves
SARATOGA ACTIVITY RENEWED
Operators Are Again Beginning to
Wildcat.
(Houston Post Spccial.)
SARATOGA, Texas, September 2.—Re-
newed activity in the Saratoga field has
caused operators to again begin wildcat-
ting, and the limits of the field will in
all probability be defined within the next
few weeks.
The Lucas-Bacon Oil company is haul-
ing out material and having a derrick
built to sink a test well five miles east
of Saratoga. This is in the direction of .
Kountz and a territory that has never
been tested.
The Producers Oil company is sinking
a test hole about midway between Sara-
toga and Sour Lake.
The Rio Bravo Oil company recently
received orders to sink five more wells,
at this place and now have two rigs run-
ning night and day.
B. M. Nowery, local manager for the
Sun cbmpanv, has left for Hot Springs,
Ark., and other points North to spend
his vacation.
J. Edgar Pew, general manager of the
Sun company, was in the field today
looking over conditions. , ^
Medical Meeting at Rogers.
(Houston Post Special.)
TEMPLE, Texas, September 2.—The
quarterly convention of the Bell County
Medical society was held yesterday in
Rogers and a large number of Temple
physicans traveled there in automobiles,
returning at a late hour last night. Tho
program was of professional Interest ami
at the conclusion of the business session
the visitors were guests at a ianquet
tendered by the Rogers members I of the
profession.
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THE MONTEREY FUND.
Hundred and Sixty Dollars Re-
ceived Yesterday.
To the Editor :
In response to your appeal for
assistance in behalf of the greatly
afflicted people of Monterey, I beg
to hand you the enclosed check
for $50. . O. L. Cochran.
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The Post will acknowledge any
contributions for the Monterey
flood sufferers, and will see that
they are promptly forwarded to
the proper authorities.
Bishop Avps $100 00
O. L. Cochran 50.00
August Bering 50 00
R. L. Autrey 50 00
Cash 10 00
Rev. Abe Mulkey i.. 5 00
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CLOUDBURST CAUSED
NEW MEXICAN FLOODS
(Continued from Page One.)
the low lying part of the town and is
subject to overflow. It was in this sec-
tion that the damage occurred. It is im-
possible to estimate the financial loss, but
it will be nothing as compared with the
deprivation and sufferings of the home-
less families.
Renewed Cloud Bursts.
(Associated Press Report.)
MEXICO CITY, September 2.—The sub-
urbs of Tacubaya and San Pedro de JLos
Pinos were partially inundated tonight at
7:30 o'clock. Some streets ran rivers of
water nearly a meter deep and several
stores and dwelling Rouses were flooded.
The water receded almost as rapidly as
It arose and the damage will not be great.
The cause of the flood is not known as
yet, but it is believed that a cloudburst
in the nearby hills caused the Rio Con-
desa to overflow its banks, the water
rushing from the higher level down
through the suburbs to the city proper.
Aside from deposits of mud in stores and
dwellings, there was no damage.
A special carload of medicine with
twelve trained nurses and Dr. Lopez and
Mrs. Lopez, head of the Mexican Red
Cross, left this city for Monterey to-
night.
A special dispatch says that the city of
Tula, state of Tampulipas, has been de-
stroyed.
A mesage from Tula, In the State of
Tamaulipas, says that the town was de-
stroyed by the cyclone and flood of last
Saturday. - The Juarez bridge at Tula
was washed away and there were many
deaths among the populace of 7,000. All
the crops were destroyed.
The Mexican Red Cross Society is fit-
ting out a relief car carrying doctors and
trained nurses. The Red Cross officials
here have requested Ambassador Thomp-
son to transmit a message of thanks
to the Red Cross society in the United
States.
A special dispatch published today bv
the Imparcial says the Nazas river in
the State of Durango has broken out of
its banks. The towns of Gomez Palacio
and Lerdo are threatened and the cotton
crop is endangered.
LOSS TO CATTLEMEN
HARDSHIP IN FEDERAL QUAR-
ANTINE REGULATIONS.
Prohibits Removal of Stock, Dying
From Thirst, to Ranges Where
Water Is Abundant.
RICE FARMERS
(Houston Post Special.)
FORT WORTH, Texas, September 2. —
After adopting a resolution calling upon
the State sanitary commission to lend its
co-operation in having the Federal quar-
antine regulations of the shipments of
cattle from the provisional quarantine
district modified and setting September
10 as a date for a formal meeting with
the board, the meeting of cattlemen of
Midland county, who convened at the
headquarters of the Cattle Raisers' asso-
ciation this morning, adjournea today.
More than half a hundred earnest and
determined cattlemen were in attendance,
and they were of the opinion that if
some relief is not afforded from the strict
regulations laid down by the bureau of
animal industry that the cow men had
about as well go out of business. The
situation, as explained by the cow men,
is that the regulation forbids the mov-
ing of cattle from ranges on which they
are dying from thirst because they can
not, under the law, be moved to other
quarters, either interstate or Intrastate,
beyond the quarantine lines. This is said
to b© the case not only with the tick in-
fected cattle that have been clean for
six months, but that }t also includes cat-
tle that have bein actually dipped and
free from tick infested pastures for six
months.
Under the drouthy conditions which
prevailed this year, and the absence of
both grass and water, it is estimated that
hundreds of thousands of dollars have
been lost to the cattlemen through the
death of their cattle. The men present
at the meeting deemed the situation as
one of the most critical that ever con-
fronted them.
At the meeting September 10 Colonel
Ike Pryor, former president of the Cat-
tle Raisers' association, will be present
by special invitation, as will the quaran-
tine committee of the Cattle Raisers' as-
sociation of Texas.
Dr. P. C. Coleman presided over the
meeting and Wr. W. Woodell of Odessa
officiated as secretary.
TEXAN KILLED*BACR0SS LINE.
Bowie County Deputy Constable
Shot Deputy Sheriff.
(Associated Press Report.)
TEXARKANA, Texas, September 2.—
This morning at 1:15 o'clock Cliff Briley,
32 years old, deputy sheriff of Bowie
county. Texas, was fatally shot by Mel-
vin Anderson, deputy constable of Tex-
arkana precinct of the same county.
Briley died an hour later. And#rson sur-
rendered to Arkansas officers, the shoot-
ing having occurred on the Arkansas
side.
The inquest developed the fact that
Briley, Anderson and several friends
were drinking together during the night.
Just before the shooting all of the party
except Anderson crossed the street to
the Texas side, Anderson staying in Ar-
kansas, on the State National corner.
Briley soon returned and was seen to
finger a gun in his hip pocket. After
some scuffling. Anderson fired, the bul-
let entering over Briley's right eye, pass-
ing out at the back of the head. A pistil
was found at Briley's side near his right
hand. Rumors of an altercation pre-
viously were not developed in the evi-
dence.
Anderson was released on $1000 bond.
SEWERAGE PORTAKE CHARLES
Board for First District to Be Or-
ganized Next Week.
(Houston Post Special.)
LAKE CHARLES. La., September 2.—
It is most probable that the sewerage
board of the First district of Lake Charles
will be organized next week to decide
upon the system of sewerage best adapt-
ed to the city's needs and ascertaining
the approximate cost of same. The board,
which was elected some three weeks ago,
has delayed taking fiist steps in the mat-
ter owing to the absence of one of its
members, C. D. Moss, who has been
spending his vacation in Colorado.
One of the first and most important
steps to be taken by the board will be
the selection of an engineer to take
charge of the work.
Asked to Co-operate With Millers
in Address at Crpwley.
FOR A STABLE MARKET
Extreme Statements as to Size of
Crop Misleading and Injuri-
ous—Urged Not to Rush
to Market.
(Houston Post Special.)
CROWLEY, La., September 2.—At its
meeting on Tuesday the Louisiana Rice
Millers' association appointed a comiHJt-
tee on resolutions, of which A. B. Alli-
son was chairman, to draft resolutions
inviting the farmers of Southwest Louis-
ana to co-operate with the millers in
holding the market stable this season.
The following was today given out for
publication:
ADDRESS TO FARMERS.
To the Farmers of Southwest Louisiana.
Another rice season has opened and
you are about to put on the market the
product of your year's labor, over 2,000,000
sacks of rice, which should bring you
upward of $8,000,000. The manner in
which the market has opened indicates
that unless the market is handled wisely
you will fall considerably short of get-
ting $8,000,00*0 for your rice.
At New Orleans river rices are bring-
ing around $3.25 for No. 1 milling rice.
The market is dull and if present con-
ditions maintain our interior markets
will soon be much under $3 for No. 1.
We believe that conditions do not jus-
tify low prices for rice. The consump-
tion during the next twelve months
should be greater than- ever before on
account of better times, the higher prices
of all food products and especially of
cereals, the Increase' of population and
the wider publicity being given rice. The
production is not excessive this year, as
is shown by the figures of the United
States department of agriculture, which
show an increase of 11 per cent in acre-
age, but a corresponding decrease in the
condition of the crop as compared with
last year, indicating that we can not
reasonably expect more rice than last
year, even if harvest conditions are en-
tirely favorable.
MARKET INSTABILITY.
The only thing that can , reasonably
stand between you and a fair price tor
your rice is market instability. This
broke the market and ruined prices last
year, and it again threatens to inter-
fere with rice. The trade will not in-
vest in rice when the price is liable to
drop at any time. As long as the product
Is not marketed steadily fluctuations are
hound to occur. Radical statements as
to the size of the crop prevent trad-
ers from investing. Extreme statements
to the effect that the crop is short are
as misleading and as injurious as ex-
treme statements as to large produc-
tion. Both make the buyer uncertain as
to true conditions and he takes no inter-
est in pushing our product.
If fair prices are to prevail stability
must be given to the market. You can
do more to secure stability than anybody
else. You have recently had a little
experience which should convince you
that you are a power in the rice market.
If you use your power wisely this sea-
son, you can lend strength to the market
by enforcing stability.
WTe urf s you not to rush your rice on
the marKet all at once, and thus place
it and you at the mercy of the speculat-
ors. Feed the market steadily. Do not
glut it at any time. Study conditions
and judge for yourselves. Act togetne.-
as far as possible.
Remember that your interests are our
interests. Most of us are farmers our-
selves. and none of us can hope to suc-
ceed unless you are prosperous. We ask
you to co-operate with us, and we ask
the privilege of co-operating with you,
for our mutual benefit.
All we ask is that we may pull together,
so as to secure market stability, which
is the only tiling that will insure fair
prices.
PORT ARTHUR SCHOOL SYSTEJf.
Citizens Proud of Record—Opening
to Be on Tuesday.
(Houston Post Special.)
PORT ARTHUR, Texas, September 2.—
Monday being Labor Day and a legal
holiday, the public schools of this cTty
will open Tuesday for a full term of
nine months. A full faculty of twenty-
five teachers has been appointed and
most of them are here ready for the
opening day. Prof. J. H. Bright, super-
intendent, was unanimously chosen by
the school board to this, his second, term,
as his conduct of the schools had been
very satisfactory. Prof. Bright is so
well pleased with Port Arthur and its
future that he has purchased a nice home
on Sixth street, where he resides. Prof.
Alvin Dilly is principal of the high school
and is serving his second term. Many ot
the former teachers are members of the
faculty and quite a number of new ones
have been added. This city is well
equipped to take care of her rising gen-
eration.
The new high school building cost near-
ly $100,000. The Webster school building
cost about $25,000 and these two can house
comfortably about 1500 pupils. In the
west side at Stilwell Heights the city has
a two-story frame building which can
accommodate 200 pupils, and across the
Kansas City Southern railway track in
the negro settlement another large two-
story building for the negro children. As
an independent school district it is the
wealthiest in taxable values of any out-
side the large cities, having both the
Gulf and Texas refineries in the district,
each very wealthy corporations. The
school board has been granted by ballot
a flexible tax rate of not to exceed 50
cents. This year the tax will be about
35 cents, which gives ample funds for ail
expenses and to take care of outstand-
ing bonds. Port Arthur is proud of her
schools and will provide every necessary
facility for advancement.
Yesterday afternoon at the residence of
G. H. Green, uncle of the bride, Frank
Helmin and Miss Carrie Green were mar-
ried, Rev. C. F. Hunter performing the
ceremony. Only a few intimate friends
were present. The bridal couple left im-
mediately for Houston and thence on a
trip North. Mr. Helmin is a former citi-
zen of Houston, coming to Port Arthur
two years ago and engaging in' business
Miss Green has been a resident of Port
Arthur for several years, her father hav-
ing been at one time superintendent of
terminals for the Kansas City Southern
railway, but now in Pueblo, Colo. Mr.
Helmin will settle permanently in this
city on his return.
SHOT SLAYER OF HIS BROTHER
Joe Duke Wounded by George
Beakes at Eagle Lake.
(Houston Post Special.)
EAGLE LAKE, Texas, September 2.—
George Beakes, 19 years old, shot Joe
Duke this afternoon about 3 o'clock.
Beakes was at or near the entrance of
the billiard hall and Duke was in the
meat market next door.
Duke had started to leave the building
when young Beakes opened fire with a
35i-eaiibre revolver. Two bullets entered
the left wrist and the other plowed
through the muscles of the left arm.
Beakes was arrested by City Marshal
Vineyard and was tarried to the justice
court room, while Duke was taken to the
office of Dr. G. W. Cross, who dressed
his wounds.
Some time ago Duke shot' and killed
Vaughan Beakes in Brosig's saloon and
today's shooting is regarded as a re-
newal of that trouble. Duke's wounds
are not considered fatal.
JACKSONVILLE, Texas September 1.—
George West, a negro, living near Prices
switch, ten miles west of Jacksonville,
killed his wife Sunday by stabbing her
with a knife, according to the verdict of
a coroner's jury. After committing the
deed West fastened his house up with the
Intent to conceal the crime and left the
country.
H ALLETTSVILLE, Texas, September 1.
Otis Coverson, negro, was brought in
from Breslau yesterday evening and
placed in jail on a charge of assault with
intent to kill Bud Brown, negro. He shot
at Brown three times with a pistol but
failed to hit him. Coverson was this
morning released on $500 bond.
TRIP DOWN SABINE
CONGRESSMAN DIES TO
SPECT RIVER.
IN-
Large Delegation Went From Or-
ange to Kirbyville for Confed- ^
erate Veterans' Encampment.
(Houston Post Special.)
ORANGE, Texas, September 2.—Con-
gressman Martin Dies of this district
spent today in Orange and on the Sabine
river, looking over the navigation situa-
tion in company with a number of local
business men. The steamer Katherine
was chartered and the following party
boarded her for a trip down the Sabine
river to the Sabine-Neches canal: Con-
gressman Dies W. T. Orgain of Beau-
mont, J. W. Link, "George A. Foreman,
Jr., George W. Bancroft, F. H. B"arwell,
Sam C. Tremble, F. W. Hustmyre, S W.
Sholars George M. Sells, D. Mossiker,
Dr. S. W. Sholars, John T. Hart, Dr. J
E. Reeves. A. L. Ford, W. E. Barretts,
J. B. Seargent, Prof. J. E. Binkley B. F.
Brown, E. S. Harris, E. J. Chauvin, T.
S. McFarland and M. V. Anderson. The
Orange citizens are particularly anxious
for Congressman Dies to get a thorough
insight into the proposition of deepening
the canal to a depth of twenty-five feet,
for which the county has recently voted
to issue bonds to the amount of $100,000.
DELEGATION TO KIRBYVILLE.
Orange sent a large delegation to at-
tend the anual meeting of the Yellow
Pine Camp of Confederate Veterans to
be held at Kirbyville. The association
comprises about five counties of East
Texas and if the country embraced in this
territory is as well represented as Orange
Kirbyville will be crowded during the
meeting. The following composed the
Orange delegation: P. B. Cury Sr., com-
mander; R. E. Russell, secretary; Mrs.
E. R. Ford, representing the Pelham
Chapter U. D. C.; Chas. Saxon, Bob Pe-
veto. James Whaley, Tean Michael. W.
W. Flemming, Frank Cooper, Will Coop-
er, Caleb Linscomb, W. D. Street, C. H.
Grubbs, Robt. W'ingate, G. A. Gunstream,
S. H. Levingston, J. H. Chandler, J. H.
Jones, and Geo. A. Foreman Sr. In ad-
dition to the veterans named above, E.
M. Davis, Neil Burton and H. W. Bland
accompany the party.
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.
Prof. J. E. Binkley, the new public
school superintendent, has published an
excellent program for the teachers' insti-
tute for the session of 1909-1910. The in-
stitute will convene at the high school
building September 6 and will last live
days. An urgent invitation has been
made by the superintendent for the at-
tendance of the patrons of the school
and all parties interested in school work.
Each teacher of the public schools wilt
be required to participate in the work
with no exceptions, so says Superintend-
ent Binkley. ' ,
MRS. CAROLINA SKEELER DEAD.
Mrs Carolina Skeeler, wife of Albert
Skeeler, aged 40 years and 6 months, died
at her home on Ninth and Johns streets
last night of an illness of more than live
years' duration. The body was interred
in Evergreen cemetery this afternoon,
the services being conducted by Father
Frei of the Catholic church. Deceased
leaves a husband and five children, live
boys and a daughter to survive her.
BAYLOR AT BELT0N OPENED.
Unusually Large Attendance Is Ex-
pected This Season.
(Houston Post Spccial.)
BELTON, Texas, September 2.—Baylor
college was auspiciously opened yester-
day, nearly two hundred being present
for enrollment and every train has
brought large numbers and the attend-
ance this morning is about three hun-
dred and by the end of the week it is
expected there will be an additional 100
in attendance.
The college home has been completely
overhauled and renovated during the
summer. The year promises to be the
most prosperous in the history of the
school.
BEEVILLE, Texas, September 2.—The
largest and most successful teachers' in-
stitute in the history of Bee county is
in session at the court house this week.
Sixty-four teachers are attending tho
daily sessions, three of whom are sis-
ters from St. Mary's academy, the first
time they have participated in the pub-
lic school work here. Of the sixty-four
teachers attending fifty-two will ' teach
in Bee county the coming session. The
Beeville public schools will open here
next Monday with the largest attendance
In its history already assqred.
LUFKIN, Texas. September 2.—The
public schools of Lufkin will open Sep-
tember 13. The Angelina County Teach-
ers' institute will convene here next
Monday and will be in session all the
week. Superintendent Home of the
Houston public schools is on the program
for an address.
CAMERON, Texas, September 2.—Tho
Cameron public school will open Monday,
September 0, with a full corps of teach-
ers. It is to be regretted that the new
^additions to tho school building will not
be ready for occupancy.
MEXIA, Texas, September 2.—The
Mexia public schools will open Monday.
The teachers of the county are holding
an Institute at the school building this
week, preparing for the school term.
LABOR PARADE AT TEMPLE
Feature of Celebration, Which In-
cludes Big Picnic,
(Houston Post Special.)
TEMPLE, Texas, September 2.—In con-
nection with the big picnic that is to be
conducted at Midway park Labor Day,
September 6, by the organized labor
bodies of Tefnple a huge parade has
been included in the program which will
traverse the principal business streets,
commencing at 9:30 a. m. The parade
will be; headed by Mayor Ginnuth and
members of the city government in car-
riages, the fire department and divisions
representing the various labor organiza-
tions. Almost without exception tho
business houses will be closed during
the afternoon and a half holiday grant-
ed. Many merchants are contributing
valuable merchandise prizes to be award-
ed for successful contestants in athletic
events to occur at Midway park.
NAT M. WASHER A SUPERVISOR
Will Look After Census Taking in
Fourteenth District.
(Houston Post Special.)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas^ September 2.—
Nat M. Washer of San Antonio will
supervise the taking of the census of the
Fourteenth congressional district.
Mr. Washer and Cecil A. Lyon, repub-
lican National committeeman, conferred
this afternoon relative to the appoint-
ment, which is entirely nonpolitical. Mr,
Washer was decided upon because of his
business ability and it Is expected will
meet with the approval of voters In the
district regardless of their political af-
filiations. A
The various census (numerators who
are to begin work In April of next year
will be named later.
MORE ARRESTS
Two Other Negroes He!d for Affray
on Concord Road.
PRATER MAY NOT RECOVER
Investigation Before Justice
houn of Cutting in Front of
Girolomo's Place
* Deferred.
Cal-
(Houston Post Special.)
BEAUMONT, Texas, September 2.—Tlu
investigation before Justice A. L. Cal-
houn of the circumstances connected with
the general cutting affray which occurred
last night in front of Girolomo's place
out on the Concord road will be deferred
until such time as the men who were
stabbed and wounded in the affray are
able to appear in court and testify.
As was stated in The Post of this
morning, the negro Will Prat^-, who
was the aggressor and precipitated the
trouble by attacking Alex Brown, the
white rice farmer, was dangerously stab-
bed and wounded in the back, one rib
was cut, and the knife blade, which pen-
etrated the left shoulder blade, inflicted
an injury to the lung which is very dan-
gerous. Prater is at the hospital and
though he is resting easy today he may
not recover.
Alex Brown is also at the hospital and
is suffering from a severe stab wound
inflicted by Prater in the center of his
back. WTh'ile his injury is serious, it is
believed he will recover. Alexsteln Crib,
a young white man, who is a foreigner
and a friend of Brown, was cut with a
knife across the back, sustaining slight
flesh wounds.
The affray on Concord road caused
much excitement in Beaumont last rjight,
and for awhile all kinds of rumors were
afloat. The authorities, ctty and county,
were soon on the scene and spread a
drag net, taking in ten men, three of
whom were negroes, and the remainder
Greeks and other foreigners. Subse-
quent investigation showed these men
did not take part in the affair and they
were released.
Today two negroes. Champ Mansfield
and Sam Sellers, who were said lo have
been on the scene at the time, and who
are suspected of complicity with Prater
in a frameup or conspiracy to attack
Brown and the white foreigners in his
company, were taken in hand and will
be held pending the full examination into
the affair which is to be had before
Justice Calhoun.
Girolomo. proprietor of the saloon and
market, was arrested and charged with
aggravated assault, but the complaint
was afterwards dismissed by the county
attorney.
NEGRO DETECTIVE SHOT DEAD.
Will Scott Struck Tevis From Be-
hind; Officer Fired.
(Houston Post Special.)
BEAUMONT, Texas, September 2.—Will
Scott, the negro vi-ho was shot on the
night of August 21 last by Reid Tevls of
the city detective department, died early
today at the Sisters' hospital as a result
of his injuries. Scott was -9 years of age.
unmarried, and is survived by a brother
in Beaumont, who is a preacher.
When City Marshal Jim Stewart and
Detective Tevis went Into Cal Liston's
saloon at midnight on the night of Au-
gust 21 a negro obstructs the door from
the saloon iryto the restaurant througu
which Tevis offered to pass and gave the
officer some impudence, which led Tevis
to strike him. For some reason Scott
came up behind Tevis and struck him,
when Tevis whirled and shot the negro
twice in the abdomen. Scott has been
in the hospital since the shooting and
at one time it was believed he had a
chance to recover.
NOT TO RAISE FUND NOW.
Larkin Hasn't Abandoned Plan of
Getting Big Enterprise.
(Houston Post Special.)
BEAUMONT, Texas, September 2.—
Nothing definite was accomplished as a
result of a directors' meeting of the
chamber of commerce held this morning,
to whom Secretary T. W. Larikn submit-
ted a report on a proposition for estab-
lishing a big industrial establishment in
this city. Mr. Larkin desiring the direc-
tors to raise a fund of $100,000 to cinch the
big proposition.
The directors did not believe that for
the present it was advisable to attempt
to "raise so large a sum and until tho
financial men of the city were better in-
formed on the subject and expressions
were made accordingly. Mr. Larkin,
however, is a firm believer In the merit *
of the proposition and has by no means
abandoned his plan for raising a requisite
sum to interest the concern and secure ltd
establishment in Beaumont.
SOUTH PARK SCHOOL OPENING.
Enrollment cf Three Hundred Ex-
pected Monday.
(Houston Pest Special.)
BEAUMONT, Texas, September 2.—At
a joint meeting of the trustees of the
South Park school, together with Princi-
pal J. F. Ilulse and the faculty of the
school, with Superintendent Moody of the
county schools, arrangements were per-
fected for the opening of the school .on
Monday, September 0. *
The school will open with a probable
enrollment of 300, and under the most
favorable auspices for its success. ^Iisi
Eugenia Dunnan of Houston was elected
a teacher In the school, to fill a vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss Fran-
ces Jackson.
With the exception of the Wills school
{Superintendent Moody has secured teach-
ers for all the county schools which will
open on Monday, September 13.
TRIP DOWN SABINE RIVER.
Made by Twenty-Five Orange Citi-
zens to Show Dies.
(Houston Post Spcciol.)
BEAUMONT, Texas, September 2.—Ar-
thur L. Ford, editor of the Orange Lead-
er, and Congressman Martin Pies re-
turned to the city this evening from Port
Arthur, and Mr. Ford went to Orange
tonight. Mr. Ford made one of a party
of about twenty-five Orange i ltizens who
made an all-day tiip from Orange down
the Sabine river through the lake and
canal, to Port Arthur, the purpose of
the trip being to show Congressman
Martin Dies over the deep water project
for the improvement of the Sabine river
and the deepening of the Sabine-Neche^s
canal. The trip, which was quite success-
ful, was made in the tug, Katherine.
which was the first vessel to pass
through the canal from Orange when it
was completed to a depth of ten feet.
Negro Found Dead in Bed.
(Houston Post Special.)
BEArMONT. Texas. September 2.—Em-
mett Flemings, a negro aged 40 years,
was found dead iti his bed at^ the homt
of Lizzie Woods, colored, in "HoKan'a
alley " near the Kansas City Sodfhern
depot this morning at 1 o'clock. The
coroner returned a verdict of death from
natural causes,
Hempstead Defeated Brenham.
(Houston Post Spccial.)
HEMPSTEAD, Texas, September 2.—
Another good game of baseball was
played here Wednesday afternoon be-
tween the Brenham and Hempstead ,
teams. The Hempstead boys got re-
venge from Brenham by defeating them
by a score of 6 to 3. This is the third
game between these two teams, Bren-
ham winning the first two. The Hemp-
stead boys won the game Wednesday by
outhitting the other side.
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