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THE TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM
Tho Telegr m ta the Only Morning Paper Published tn Central Texas, and Covers the Largest Area of Territory of any Daily Paper in the State. *
CONMUMTIO JAMUAdr, ItlO
TEMPLE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH g, 1911.
BALLMER IS
OUT OF GAME
HIS RESIGHATIOH ANNOUNCED
BY PRESIDENT TAFT.
SUCCESSOR IS NAMED
Ballinfer Make* Threat to Prosccute
Those Who Hare Fought
, Agsiait Him.
(By Associated Pt4m)
Washington, March 7.—The resig-
nation of Richard A. Bellinger, secre-
tary of the Interior, which cameNaa
s flash oat of a clear Sky today, has
been in the hands of the president
since January lit. It has been held
in suspense at the urgent request, of
President Taft and the latter accept-
ed It only at the urgent solicitation
of Bal linger.
Walter Lowrie fisher, a Chicago
lawyer who was today appointed' Bal-
Unger's successor has been notably
active in a movement to conserve
the natural resources tad Is vice pres-
ident of the National Conservation
association, of which Gifford Pin
chot la president. Ballinger today said
he would in mediately return to1 89-
attto snd take up the tfcactlcs of
law. He said his defense had cost
him 925,000 and hft him a poor man.
1 • Makes a Threat.
(By Associated Pr». «)
Washington, March 7.—Secretary
Ballinger, whose resignation as sec-
retary "of the Interior was today ac-
cepted by Provident Taft, In a state-
ment leaped late today declared it his
purpose "to prosecute the arch con-
spirators who have been following
me with aa assassin's knife, and the
country shall know fully the lnjust-"
toe of the attacks upon me.
to
$10,000,000 CAPITAL STOCK.
Is That of Pirn Granted Permit
Eater the State.
(Special to The TeUwram)
Austin, Tex., March 7.—Secretary
of State McDoaalil has granted, a per-
mit to Butler Bros of Chicago, the
capital stock of the firm being 110,-
000,000. This is one of the largest
Arms that has ever entered the state.
The filing fee was flMO. The purpose
of this firm is to do a general mer-
chandise business. The Texas head-
quarters are at Dallas.
KEEP TO THE RIGHT
AS THE LAW DIRECTS
■ple'a New Ordinance Affecting
Street Travel and Hitching,
Being Enforced.
TROOPS TO
UNITED STA TES SENDS SOLDIERS
WITH OBJECT OF INTER VENTION
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VOL IV, HO. f*
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FORMER SENATOR
UNDER ARREST
Boston, Mass., March 7.—
Former State Senator Linehan
was arrested late today on a
charge of forgery and conceal-
ing stolen goods in connection
with the investigation of a sale
of lumber claimed to have been
ordered by the city of Boston.
GOLDEN WEDDING IS
ELABORATE AFFAIR
Presents Received By Mr. and Mrs.
August Busch Valued at Half
Million Dollars.
(By Associated Press)
Pasadena, Cal., March If— Probably
the most elaborate golden wedding
ever celebrated In the world took
place here t/day with Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Busch as the central figures.
A diadem was presented to Mrs. BuBch
by ber husband, made of gold and
studded with diamonds and pearls
valued at $200,000. At the wedding
feast, tonight Mrs. Busch was crowned
and given a seat beside her husband
on a miniature throne.
The presents received by the couple
are valued at half a million dollars.
President Taft sent a (20 gold coin
of the newest Gautiens design in an
Ivory case.
Colonel Roosevelt sent a solid gold
loving cup and there waa a gold lov-
ing cup from Emperor William.
Wholesale Movement of Troops Is the
Topic in Washington-Explanation
Offered Does Not Explain
(Special to Th» Telegram)
Just to let the people see what
is In the streA ordinance, Msyor
amlll had same published in yes-
irday's Telegram.
The Interested ones are supposed
have read snd digested it by this
e, and they are also supposed to
:p to the right of the streets when
ving, to sidle up to the curb lln$
ken stopping, and to head their ve-
hicles in the direction of travel when
they get out and leave same on the
Streets
Officer Wiley Fisher, assisted by
the entire day force of police, has
been as busy as the proverbial cran-
berry merchant ever aince Monday
morning educating the drivers of ve-
hicles in the way they should go—
and hitch. He has labored patiently
With the maa who has seen no sense
Is the law, and &e bas firmly con-
vinced the obstinate ones that it
would be cheaper to comply than to
pay fines. It Is a constant work to
get the people into the habit and for
» reasonable length of time the in-
struction < knethod will be followed,
antil the public learns what is re-
quired. After that the man who per-
sists in standing his vehicle at right
sagles to the curb, taking up a third
of the street space or who thinks he
has the right to travel contrary to
the course of other vehicles, will be
gives opportunity to plead guilty in
the mayor's court.
Generally, aa the public observes
the working of the new ordinance,
there is approval of It, and most of
the town people readily comply with
the requirements. For some time to
come, it will be necessary to warn
the country but in due time
thev sMaa^^lkkeep to the
PEACH CROP BELIEVED SAFE.
L B. Kooser Investigated and Se-
cured Expert Opinion.
(Special to The Telegram)
Dallas, Tex., March 7.—-H. B. Koo-
ser, general manager of the American
Refrigerator Transit company, be-
lieves the east Texas peach crop is
safe, despite the alarming rumors
which followed the recent freeze af-
ter ton days of abnormally warm
weather.
Mr. Kooser bas returned from a
trip through east Texas and is in re-
ceipt of a letter from Professor J. C.
Whltten, head of the horticultural
department of the University of Mis-
souri. The letter is in reply to one
sent Professor Whltten by Mr. Koo-
ser, when he Inclosed several peach
buds secured on the east Texas trip.
Professor Whltten has examined the
buds. He finds that a few of the
buds were killed, but states his be-
lief that, on the whole, the crop is
all right.
RAILROAD MEN TO MEET.
Will Probably Row to Will of Com-
merce Commission.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, March 7.—Following
the_ denial of the request of the rail-
way officials of official classification
territory to voluntarily suspend
freight rates from March 15 to Nov.
15, it is understood railroad men will
hold another meeting soon and will
probably bow to the will of the Inter-
state commerce commission. The
commission takes the stand that it is
entirely competent to judge the
freight rate case and that contention
of roads that a loophole should be
left to appeal the cast If the earn-
ings are sot up to the estimate in
1910 is not well taken.
Washington, March 7.—Orders issued here during the past
twenty-four hours providing for the rushing of 20,000 troops to
Texas and the Mexican border and the sending of war vessels to
Texas and California waters, is the big topic in Washington tonight.
The only explanation vouchsafed by those who know the
e
meaning of this big movement is that it is merely a part of a big
war game, but this explanation does not explain. The government
does not start big war games so suddenly and move troops so
rapidly. ' —
That intervention in Mexico for the restoration of order is the
purpose of this movement is the prevailing opinion here, and it is
believed that if conditions do not materially change in Mexico with-
in the next two or three days, the real purpose of these big man-
euvers will be disclosed. • ;w
Is the Most Extensive Movement
Ever Undertaken in Time of Peace
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♦ a
♦ FORECAST OF THE ♦
♦ WEATHER BUREAU ♦
a a
a Washington, March 7.—Fore- a
a case for East Texas: Generally a
a fair Wednesday and Thursday, a
a south winds becoming variable, a
a West Texas: Generally fair a
a Wednesday and Thursday. a
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TOTAL NUMBER OF
QUALIFIED VOTERS
Increase of 9.7 Per Cent—Indicated
Vote of State Numbers 675,468.
Dallas County Leads. V
(By Associated Press)
Washington, March 7.—The most
extensive movement of troops and
war vessels ever executed in this
country in time of peace is now un-
der way by order of the president ss
commander-in-chief of the army fnd
navy, the objective being the coun-
try north of the Mexican boundary,
and the waters of the two oceans
at either end of it.
Twenty thousand aoidiers, more
that one-fourth of the total army for
the United States, of all arms of the
service, are moving toward the Mex-
ican border. Four armored cruiser*,
comprising the Fifth division of the
Atlantic fleet, have been ordered
from northern waters to the naval
station at Guantanamo, Cuba, and
means so satisfactory as the Mexican
government would hav» It believed to
be. There are persistent reports that
the physical condition of President
Diaz bas lately become such as to
alarm his adherents, and that mo-
mentous developments are to be pre-
pared for.
One report current here today was
that the Pearson syndicate, heavily in-
terested in enterprises In northern
Mexico, had appealed to the British
government for adequate protection of
state department about the rumored
crisis in the health of Diaz, not one
syllable could be ascertained.
Assistant Secretary Huntington
Wilson would not say a word as to
what Ambassador Wilson might have
said to him on that subject. It was
admitted at the White House this ev-
ening that the Mexican insurrectos
had been giving considerable trouble
to contractors engaged in work of
damming the Colorado river across
the line from the Imperial Valley In
California and that Mexico was
Citizens of Texas numbering 587,-
364 paid their poll tax and ars quali
fle<J voters for teh year 1911. This is
an Increase of 52,012 over payments
last year, or 9.7 per cent. Adding 15
per cent to cover exemptions, overs,
etc., which rule is approximately cor-
rect, and we have 675,468 qualified
voters in the state for 1911, is against
615,654 in 1910.
Early returns on poil tax laments
indicated about 3 per cent Increase
over 1910. I.ater returns, Including
some of the large city counties, in-
creases the percentage of gain to 9.7.
Of the 140 organized counties 106
report a larger number 6f pfiil tax
receipts Issued than for 1910. Hve of
the largs city counties, Dallas, Bexar,
-Harris. Tarrant and Galveston, have
a combined increase of 15,831, leaving
36,181 of the total increase to be di-
vided among 101 other counties show-
ing gains. Dallas county leads In
poll tax payments with a total of
19,443. Bexar coiflfty reported 16,526,
Harris 15,434, Tarrant 15,170 and Gal-
veston 6395.
SCRAP TAKEN
UP IN HOUSE
LIGHTFOOT DECLARE DAYLIGHT
BILL CONSTITUTIONAL,
I
81
IS OPPOSED TO VETO
The Pros Will Attempt to PaM the
Measure Over Governor Col-
quitt's Head.
themselves and other foreign inter-
ests in preparation for chaotic condi- j »?ndlnS ** wa>' of _«[?>».°? C*_>:
tions, which would almost certainly
follow any serious loss of prestige, to
say nothing of collapse of the Diaz
most of the Pacific fleet is or shortly
will be, on the way to assemble at!tlon *»h »ute department here.
ifornia a regiment of federal troops
to guard the work which was un-
dertaken by the United States to pre-
vent floods in the Imperial Valley
, ,. __ I and surrounding country. Two hun-
Ambassador had takan up the ques- " . \ .
dred Mexican soldiers sent through
government. It was said the British
San Pedro and San Diego, California,
while 2,000 marines are preparing to
make the Guantanamo station tem-
porary headquarters.
It was officially announced at the
White House and at the war and
navy departments today that the pur-
pose of this mobilization, unprece-
dented save in war times, U the tralp-
Ing of offlaers and men under serv-
ice conditions, and practice In co-
operation between land and naval
forces. tJnusual pains wer3 taken by
all officially concerned in the matter
to give this color to the sudden ac
with the suggestion that unless the
United States took immediate steps to
exhibit its disposition and ability to
protect foreign interests in Mexico,
European governments, more particu-
larly, Grsat Britain and Germany,
would be compelled to do so. Of
course no direct confirmation of this
report Is obtainable, but the sudden
burst of martial activity gave it
color.
Ambassador De La Barra of tha Re-
public of Mexico, who has baen in
New York, returned to Washington
Yuma, Ariz., some time ago for this
purpose were captured by insurrec-
I tos.
j The president tola visitors today
I that Texas and adjacent country of-
fered an admirable field for maneu-
vers at this time of the year, but he
vouchsafed no further information.
No such secrecy has marked the prep-
arations for previous maneuvers.
Quite to the contrary, at other times
participating officers have been only
too glad to draw public attention to
and arouse public interest in the
work of the army and navy. Fur-
AMERICA'S IDLE RICH.
Only 39 Per Cent of Pejple Work,
Says Expert.
(By Associated Press)
London, March 7.—There are more!
of the "idle rich" class In America
than In any other country, according
to a return made to the board of
tra'Je by G. H. Askwith. He shows
that less than 39 per cent of the peo-
ple in the United States have any
gainful oocupation. The data is1 com-
piled from the very latest govern-
ment statistic^ in the different coun-
tries.
The United Kingdom of Graat
Britain comes next, with only 44 per-
cent of the people ever employed in
any monetary pursuit. The next
countries in rank of idleness are: x
Hungary,, 44.81; Germany, 45.51;
Belgium, 46.08; Italy, 50.11; France,
51.27; Austria, 51.53.
These figures are surprising, so far
as America Is concerned, because it
has been regarded as a comparatively
new and developing country where.
(Spectil to Tclttrrajn)
Austin, Tex., March 7.—Carrying AM
controversy with Governor Colquitt
into tin house of representative^ |yBrj
torney General Lightfoot today fur-
nished an opinion from his department
that Representative Luther Nickel* of
Hill, to the effect that th» "daylight,
bill' U constitutional, taking issue
with Governor Colquitt's expressed
opinion in his Waco message to tha
legislature. ,i. '■}
The opinion created a sensation la
the house this morning, especially tn
connection with the fact that the
house committee on liquor traffic held
a meeting last night and six member*
of the committee prepared a favorable
report on the bill. This' la la prepa-
ration for an attempt by the proa to
pass the bill over the governor's veto.
The pro and anti line-up in the house
and ssnat® Indicates that it Will he
impossible to do this, hut the pros
will make a strong fight for it in or-
der to create as much favorable sen-
timent as possible.
BAG BY OPPOSES REPORT.
Representative Bagby, recognised as
the best constitutional
house, served notice this
ha would object to the
committee, because it waa a
on the governor's veto messagi
not on the bill. His remarks
ruled out of order, as the bill is
now before the house for actioWi,;
The determination of the pros to
make a fight on this bill, together with
the determination of the Colquitt sup-
porters to pass the legislation called
for in bis message of yesterday has
caused much new speculatian as to
the date of adjournment. Yesterday
it was thought that an early adjourn-
ment, not later than next woek, would
be effected, but today all the prophets
are at sea. The legislature may lis-
ger on for a month If either sida at-
tempts the filibusters whloh have
been talked of.
MRS. WOODSOfTIS
HURT IN COLLISION
™ a
Thrown From Phaeton, She Sustains
Painful Bruises and Fracture
of Shoulder.
W '1
Late yesterday evening, the phastoa
in which Mrs. J. M. Woodson and lit*
tie daughter were riding, collided OB
North First street, with tha HaaiU
buggy and with a fish wagon la a
general mlxup. Mrs. Woodson
thrown from tha vehicle, susti
everybody hustles after the almighty ; P»lnfnl. but not dangerous Wn**.
tonight to fulfill a social engagement j thermore, it is stated today that ap-
tivlties, but these statements were and Returned at midnight to New j propriations for army maneuvers for
An Introduction
To ths quality and style of our foot-
wear is not necessary. You know
it's reputation thoroughly. We 5s
are offering the prettiest line of slip-
pers and pumps ever shown in Tem-
ple. Come early for your selection.
If") The Guarantee Shoe Co.
accepted with increasing reserve.
There have been Important point man
euvers during the last few years, but»
they have been planned far In ad-
vance and carried out without a rip-
ple of excitement or even of evidence
of interest at the White House.
Today the executive offices are
■teeped with mystery and the entire
morning was given over to confer-
ences between officers of the war and
navy departments.
This atmosphere of mystery and
zealous effort to minimize the Import-
ance of the business, lent curious sig-
nificance to the fact that Oen. Leon-
ard Wood, chief of staff of the army
in an effort to elude interviewers,
slipped out of one of the rear win-
dows of the president's office and
beat a retreat through secluded por-
tions of the White House grounds
to the rear entrance of the war de-
partment.
The real significance of these activ-
ities, which have been confined ap-
parently to the last 48 hours or I
is thought to relate directly to condi-
tion in Mexico snd to a growing belief
that the situation thsrs U by no
York? He professed ignorance as to the cu/rent fiscal year are all but
tha meaning of the mobilization of; exhausted, and it is pointed out that
American troops, and knowledge of in ordinary circumstances no such
any change in the international condi- j movements as those sprung on the
tions of Mexico. As for the health army and navy during the last forty-
of Diaz he insists that there was noth eight hours, would be thought of.
ing in his personal or official com-1 Hence, it Is inevitable that Wash-
munlcations to indicate anything butilngton is skeptical toward the explan-
hls usual satisfactory condition of
health. Moreover, he stated that
apart from sporadic disorders con-
nected with the revolts in Isolated
parts of Mexico, the situation was
normal. It was said that one of the
reasons for the return of Ambassador
De La Barra to New York tonight
was to meet there tomorrow Senot
Llmantour, Mexican minister of fi-
nance. who arrived tonight from
France.
Henry Lane Wilson, ambassador to
Mexico, has been In the United States
for about ten days, and left for'Craw-
fords vllie, Ind., to visit bis mother
who is ill. He has talked more or
less about general conditions In Mex-
ico, but on the subject of most In-
terest at this juncture he has been
dumb to interviewers. As to' what
he may have told his superiors at the
ations given officially, and that they
should look to conditions in Mexico,
known or suspected, as explaining
more plausibly this concentration of
an army close to the border, with a
goodly portion of the navy at hand
in either ocean.
Hi
Ask Meaning of Move.
(By Associated Pre«)
Washington, March 7.—A move-
ment of troops will take the entire
division of the United States army in-
to Texas in five days as a result of
orders that have been flashing over
the wires for twenty-four hours to
many army posts throughout the
country. The number of men is ap-
proximately twenty ^housand and
Major General William H. Carter
will command them. He will leave
dollar. The showing is good for the
continental kingdoms, which are pop-
ularly supposed to be top-heavy with
an idle nobility.
The board of trade figures show that
Great Britain is now the least agri-
while her daughter, Anna,
without hurt.
The accident occurred In front of
the J. F. Crouch residence, and Mrs.
Woodson, in her fall on the grouad,
, 10 _ ... suffered a compound fracture of tha
cultural of any of the great powers of ; shoulder, In addition to m»»| Jljjigj
the west. The percentage of persons
engaged in agriculture in several of
the oountries is follows:
12.66;
35.64; France,
41.42; Italy, 59.06; Austria, 60.80;
Hungary, 7fl.l5:
United Kingdom,
35.11; United States,
nor bruises and a badly skinned fao%
She was rendered semi-conB"*
HUSBAND ARRESTED. ,
Sensational -Testimony in Supposed
Suicide of Young Wife.
(Continued on page iJ
(Special to The Telegram)
Cedar Hill, Tex., March 7.—There
were sensational developments today
in the case of the young wife of Wil-
lis Monden, who lived near here,
who was found dead at her home last
Wednesday, with a bullet wound In
her heart.
A note was found by the side of
the body to the effect that the wife
and husband could not get along;
that she intended to kill herself, and
she hoped her husband would have
a good time the rest of his life. To-
day the husband was arrested on the
charge of murder. He will be given
s preliminary trial. He declarea his
Innocence.
but at 10 o'clock last night, when the
Qermanv Ia8t report was received from her
room, she was resting fairly well, and
was thought to be getting alone all
right.
Little Anna was not thrown fro.
the vehiclen and she was era ucoMev
tha vehicle and she was rescued from
the hood, from which she crawled tut*
hurt after the horse bad been Quiata^r..
Just how the collision ha
could not be learned.
Mrs. Woodson's many friends I
that her Injuries are not so
were at first supposed, and that
will soon be convalescent.
I
Rear Admiral Fremont Dies.
(By Associated Press!
Boston. Mass Warch 7.—Rear
mlral John C. Fremont dropped (
at his home here toalCfei|il
|w. Maxwell Deal
(By Associated Preepjb*. *• >,
Tyler, Tex., March 7.—Joseph
Maxwell, aged 10, vice president
general superintendent of the
Louis Southwestern raiti uai,
dead at hia home here toatght of
oplexy,
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