Brenham Daily Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 283, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 26, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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JJew York. Feb. 26.—Dtafo^'Att.
torney Whitman may seek the in-
dictment of Charles Becker on
charge of extortion and bri
the event that he decides
bring the former police lied1
to trial a second time for murd
5 . 1 During the trial District At^
ney Whitman attempted to J
Becker's bank account Into evlfl
to prove that he had profited by
relations with gamblers, but
Goff ruled such evidence
Becker was visited in thjjl
house at Sing Sing prison
attorney, Joseph A. Shay.
The attorney told him he
to serve the remittur of
of Appeals on the prison waj
morrow. 'Becker will then
death house where he has buei
fined since the fall of 1912^.
returned to the Tombs prii
until the final disposition.
case .
Behind him in the death ceils,
Becker will'leave the tour'lfttntaeh
convicted of the actual killing of
Rosenthal, whose, protest against
the police graft system in New York
It was charged, caused hi*
•hot to dfath. '
Gunmen To Be Executed.
The Court of Appeals overruled
the petition of the gunmen. "Dago,
Frank" Clreficci, "Qyp the Blood"
Hartowita,' "Lefty Loui#" Roselft'
berg, and "Whitey" Lewis, , and
they will, be executed next
unless the Governor grant*'
executive clemency. The opinion is
expressed by the attorney!) and the
ftfwoids at Becker that he would
or be tried again ae the instil
of the murder of.
there was also much talk tl
er, If he eventually goes
,,:aeek :reJ^t*|*mwt on
.*. force. ^ ,/y. ^ ^ ■- |
District Attorny Charles S. Whit-
man, who will determine whether
■/,!Becker shall be tried, again, has thus
f far refused to say what further ac-
tio* he will take in the case, it is
known, however, that Mr. Whitman
v.. believes at second trial would be fu-
tile in tiie fact of the Court ef Ap-
. peals's decision. That decision, in
affect, -stamps "Sam" Schepps, one
of the principal witnesses for the
State, as an accomplice In the mur-
der plot of which , "Jack" Rose,
"Bridgie" Webber and "Harry"
"Vallon confessed, implicating BecJ^
or. The decision It was pointed on
«lto left, the district Attorney In an
embarrassing position with refproi^e
to Rose, Webber, and Vallon, who
might, under the circumstances of *
new trial be held and trled_fo^w
murder of Rosenthal.
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York,|
einvlctlon of
N. Littauer of
of.fmuggllng
tatertfrt and
tltraaf hs well.
Representative-
i time .one of
members of
United Stat<
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m
leering Of
Commissioners Csart
Judge Ewing has issued the call
-for the special meeting of the com-
missioners court of Washington court
ty to take place at the court house
1n Brenham tomorrow, Friday, Feb-
ruary f*?:'y;l, \
The object of the meeting is to
HP'
•The recent
sman Louis
on a charge
wide spread
iWhat sensa-
r was for
distinguished
the lower house of the
States Congress from state
of New York, and was prominent In
most of the leading progressive mea-
that mar)t the work- of the
Ass during the past two years,
was his position as a member
one of the very important cqm-
tees that had in hand various
hases of the customs and tariff
business lft Jhfl city of New York that
gave him* an ^portunity of being
plaoed in close contact with people
Who travel abroad and return to the
jg|||Kl . States. These folks, of
have to be Inspected by the
ms authorities of New York or
er porta at whieh they land.
It is alleged that Congressman
Littauer permitted thousands of
to pass through with grpat
quantities of dutiable goods, by
simply pacing him certain sums of
hush-money. " i
The ' affairs created a profound
sensation In political circles of the
State • of-New York and was for a
time the talk of the country.
LDHERM
AT BUNN COLLEGE
The Summer Normal for all this
section of country will be held in
Brenham this summer —beginning
some time in June and '.asung about
five weeks. The exact date of the
opening and closing of the summer
normal will be published in this pa-
per at a latter date in order that
all the teachers of the county as
well as other sections or tne coun-
try may have, the opportunity 4f
making the necessary preparatlei
It was announced tocay that
G. Sumrall, demonstration agent df
'Agricultural Department for
ington county had been secured
teach and lecture the class
culture during the summer Normal
and that no pains will be spared to
make this class one of the most In-
teresting In the entire school. Mr.
Sumrall Is well qualified for thia
work and there is no doubt that he
will put the Very best efforts of his
life in the work at the Summer
Normal this year. The work of thlB
department of the Summer Normal
Is looked forward to with a great
deal of anxious expectation and it
is quite probable that a large num-
ber of farmers will be present es-
pecially at the week-end lectures.
The Summer Normal will be held
at Blinn Memorial College and all
necessary preparations will be made
ln«due time.
Miss Beatrice - Pl«ir, who is a' stu-
dent at the Whltls School In Austin,
Is spending a few days-at home.
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anty Association
Asks Assistance For
A Destitute Family
There is a family camped Just be-
low the Cotton MIU. The father Is
blind and one young gtri afflicted.
There Are six children in the family
the youngest a baby almost one
^rear old.
These people are In great need of
a tent and temporary help—more
help than the Charity Association
Can give, tho they are doing their
part.
It will be kind if some good men
and women , who have conveyances
would go' out to see them, Investi-
gate the case and give what assis-
tance they deem the family worthy
of. The wind Mew down the tent
and it Is too badly torn >■ for satin*
factory repairing. The Charity As-
sociation Is anxious to secure them
a second
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Burleson.
Washington ;^CovW^, 'to copftrtt
to some extent in the building
"bridge and that the bridge is to be
of a very substantial character.
The commissioners court of Burle-
son county has delegated two of
members and possibly others
■with the commissioners of.
ton county in special sesficfft
tow and take up the '
bids that have be*x
the consideration of
There seems to be every
believe that the contract i
•tf tomorrow «nd thatwithin
iew days work in *
0» building the
be#,*
one of
unto me."
possible.
dremero-
tbe least of
ye do It
p.;. ft- *!J
Shepard.
PIPHHBIimH
Woman'# ' Mlsalon So-
ciety, of Glddinga/Awnorial Metho-
dist Church wla iot hold their
weekly meeting on Friday, Feb. 21
In order that the members may
have the opportunity to participate
in the "Linen Shower" for the ben
efit of Brenham Sanitarium. May
|he snowy shower be co-extenslve
With the showers of appreciation ae
corded this institution.
• •Mw. 'C. F. Smith, PnMlatty Supt
W. H. M. Soc.,M. E. Church South
n A big wm
Louis Huebner, a farmer about 28
years of age wis found dead Jji his
homo, and in the main sitting robm
of the same at a late hour Wednes-
day., evening by neighbors who called
at the house. By the side of the
deceased was, a double barreled shot
in, with one barrel discharged,
and a stick which showed, that it
had been use|! in'pulling the trigger
and discharging the gun.
No word of explanation of the
cause that led to the rash act was
left behind. The general supposi-
tion of the neighbors was mat the
family was getting along most hap-
Plly.
Mr. Huebner and family lived In
for rpany years in the neighborhood
of Wesley, and later moved to the
neighborhood of Industry. TThe
tragedy occurred about three miles
from Industry and on the public
road that leads to Shelby. Deceas-
ed leaves a wife and two small chil-
dren. Interment took place In the
cemetery at Industry this afternoon
in the presence'of a large number of
people, and universal regret is ex-
pressed in regard to the
unfortunate Incident.
sad and
*
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lehmann of
Live Oak Hill spent a short time in
Brenham today shopping and meet-
ing friends and acquaintances.
FOR BR
AN
F. H. Johnson and family of Hous-
ton spent a few hours, in Brenham
today ,on their way to Southern
fomia, New Mexito and Ariona
various other points- iq the far
Mr. Johnson stated to a
tive of this paper that owing< fcr
conditions of the health of >ttrti
Johnson he deemed in advisable to
'Spend some time' traveling *and had
on the advise Of physician* of Hous-
ton chosen the California route .
He left Houston about ten days
Ago and was delayed-an ^the i-oad a
day or so. From Brenham Hhe route
Wiil' be by the Why of Taylor and
thence on by Austin, Pecos City and
El Paso. This will take quite a while
iuf the party will go in easy stages,
camping wherever night overtakes
them and fishing and hunting as they
make progress through the country.
Mr. Johnson and family are travel
ng in a WagW pulled by two big
horses and the wagon comes as near
meeting with tho full requirements
of a moving apparatus as was ever
seen in this section .of country.
In the first place it is large enough
to serve as a sleeping and living
apartment, It has a stove that keeps
the entire outfit warm and comfort-
able, and every nook and cranny of
the wagon frame is economized in a
way that cannot be surpassed. Even
a large chicken ooop at the rear end
of the wagon was filled with
chfckens and various other additions
of domestic economy served to make
the entire equipment the most sat-
isfactory and complete that could be
Well imagined.
It is expected to reach San Fran-
cisco in time for the great Panama
Exposition and it is probable that the
trip will occupy about three years.
From El Paso the route will be by
way of Tucson, San Diego, and oth-
er point* that are on the route be-
Texas and the big exposition
city on the Pacific coast
S. D. Price of the .firm of ^(ic%<
Booker Pickle Company, arrayed in
Brenham last evening and has been
very busy today among the business
men of the city in regard to the fi-
nancial arrangement of the proposed
fickle factory which, Is to establish-
ed at Brenham. A meeting.of those
who are directly concerned in the
establishment of the enterprise, was
held thi^ morning and every, .cent
the neeessfcry capital placed at-: the
.disposition of the management, r
Mr. Price at once got busy, and
JOSEPH TAQ6ABI
Oamocratio Representative In Con-
gress, Seoond DistrlM, Kansas.
VILLA MADE NO RfcPLY TO 1
QUEST THAT ARMY SUR-
GEON EXAMINE THE
WOUNDS
Topeka, Kansas, Feb. 26.—One of
the rising political stars on the
great horizon of the west is at pres-
ent Joseph Taggart. This star is
a self-made man. He was born In
Iowa and educated In the ordinary
public schools. Early In life he
moved to Kansas and engaged for
several years in teaching school.
Then he Went to the State Univer-
sity. Later he went into the prac-
tice of law. Later he got into poli-
tics and was elected county-attorney
of Wyapdotte county. He made a
splendid record. At a special elec-
tion In November 1911, he was elect-
ed to congress to fill the vacancy
Wused by the death of Hon. Alex-
ander Mitchell. His record was
good and he was re-elected to the
next Congress and is now recognized
as one of the brainy and useful men
of the lower house. Those who have
the honor of knowing him have
marked out a grea career for tfyt
young man In the great political
leaven now going oi} in the west,
of which state Kansas Is the central
part.
Congressman Taggart Is a self-
made man In every senso of the
word. He haa built himself up from
the bottom round through his own
endeavors and li distinctly a man of
the people.
this afternoon accompanied >by: a
number of people who are taking an
interest in the business he spent sev-
eral hours going over varioue places
in the effort to make * selection of
a building site for the factory- As
stated in this paper on previous oc-
casions it has just about been decided
to build the factory on the south side
of the Houston ft Texas Central rail-
road tracks in. the neighborhood of
the cotton mill. ,
Further announcement in this re-
spect will be made in this paper to-
morrow.
Mrs. Marcus Amsler and children
of Beaumont are here on a visit to
Mrs. Amsler'a parents, Mr, and Mrs.
John Shepard.
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Sapt. Klaerner Has
And Garden
Seed For Schools
From The Industrial Congress |
The YOung Men's Business Asso-
ciation la in receipt of a letter from
the Texas Industrial Congress to
the effect that the efforts of the
Brenham people are greatly appre-
ciated In the way and manner In
which they have worthed for the
material advancement of the state
organisation from Its inception to
this good hour. The letter Is very
much appreciated and wtU be filed
away as part of the Interesting ar-
chives of the organisation.
NOTICE
No. *0, A. F. ft A. &
mm
to be
TO EXAMINE WATERWORKS
/H. B. Booker, superintendent of
tho Brenham Water Works and J.
Kennedy, Manager of the Bren
ham Compress, Oil ft Manufacturing
Company went to Navaaota today
for the purpose of looking over and
studying in a critical manner the
new system of water- works that Is
being installed In that lively and
hustling city.
It Is understood that there are
number of new features connected
with the establishment of the wa-
ter works at Navasota that appeal
to the Brenham people and for this
reason the visit «f the oAeiale as
above noted wm made today.
Lenten Service.
The first of the Thursday night
services at St Peter's Church dur-
ing the season of Lent will be held
tonight at eight o'clodc. Members
and friends of the parish are cordial-
ly invited. All members of the choir
are requested to come prepaid to
vest.
REV. 8. MOYLAN BIRD, Rector.
Superintendent Klearner of the
Washington County Schools is in re-
ceipt of a vast quantity of all kinds
of garden and flower seeds from the
various schools and sohool children
of Washington county. The seeds
will be distributed at the earliest
possible moment with the request
that each and every school to which
such distribution Is made, give the
matter the very best of attention
and consideration to the end that
the expectations and Intentions of
the Department of Agriculture at
Washington, be not disappointed in
the general results.
The seed received are of the very
best quality and embrace a score of
different kinds of vegetables each
and all of which will do well In
this section of country If ^cultivated
In the proper way. Prof. Klearner
states that eaoh school which han-
dles the seed will be required to
make a report on the same and that
the reporte will all be given public-
ity when they have all been turned
In.
Waahlngton, Feb. it.—The Ms
lean situation which the last
days has centered chiefly on the «f*
forts to determine how and why Ike
constitutionalists executed William €■
Benton, a British subject, was bfM"*
dened today when Consul Garrett
at Neuvo Laredo was Instructed to
inquire Into the hanging by M«lf- ig
can Federals of Clemente Vergara^
an American citisen.
The Consul was directed by til#
State Department to demand tho
body of the dead American from of-
ficers of the Huerta government la
the vicinity of Hidalgo, Mexico,
where Vergara was killed. Earlier
In the day Marlon Fletcher, Ameirl«
can Consul at Chihuahua, had been
instructed to insist that General
Villa permit the delivery of body
of Benton to the widow for burial
where she may wish.
These with an explanation by
Secretary Bryan to the Senate For-
eign Relations Committee of all tho
State Departments' Information oa
the Benton .incident and Mexloo
generally constituted the principal
developments of the day.
Interpretation Of Villa Permit
General Villa's message of last
night offering to permit the widow
of Benton or relatives and an Am-'
erlcan official to see the body wbfft
exhumed is taken by the Americas
Government to mean that complete
medical examination may be por- ,
formed. Secretary Bryan tolfl tft* '
Senator* that the United States was
insisting that two American repre-
sentatives be permitted to see tho
body and that one of these be an
army surgeon. He also has sasdr
inquiry as to exactly where grave
is located. General Villa, late tqday
had not repllad to the last requset
of Secretary Bryan for the surren-
der or Benton'rbody, but it is under
stood Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the Bri-
tish Ambassador, fer the present
will be satisfied If there 1st an op-
portunity for an aatpfftNgfc-dMer-
mine whether Benton -waa'-'slMt by
a pistol or by rifle VgMtt from »
firing squad. " ^ '
It is thought the BvitMr Ambas-
sador is anxious that evidence bo
obtained first, believing discussion
of thb disposition of the body can
be takeh up afterward. The same
army surgeon who will be detailed
by General Scott at Fort Bliss to
act with the British Consul, Charles
A. Perceval, when he arrives at U
Paso will report to the American
Government on the oondltion of the
Benton corpse.
Keep British Ambassador Informed
The Btltlsh Ambassador had a
brief conference with Secretary
(Continued on Page 8.)
Mas Leased Rooms
Frits Otto has leased the rooms
over the Maurer market at the cor-
ner of Quttman and North street to
F. 0/ Malone who will move In
Thin will be « called meeting of Ml1 b®*1® keeping house within the
next day or so. It Is probable that
one or two other good families will
also occupy the upstairs part «f
the building. '4 I
I M .' »•*.HSn iWit m t WM- b (fb 'Si
Baby Girl Seriously
Burned Near Cotton
Mill On Wednesday
The three-year-old baby girl of
Mrs. Annie Sibley was seriously
and perhaps fatally burned late
Wednesday evening at the resldenoo
of the mother In the neighborhood
of the Cotton Mill.
Mrs. Sibley works at the Cotton
Mill and has for some time been
one of the best employees of tho
Bog and Insect Remedies
Adv.dlt
H. Y. NEU,
People who plant cucumbers or any
other kind of garden truck this year
may rest assured that they will b^
told just how to destroy all' the bugs
and insects that undertake to bother
and- injure the crop. A full list o:'
th recipes will be published in the
Banner-Press at the proper time. For
instance to destroy chinch bugs, get
two little blocks, catch the chinch,
place him on block No. 1, and come
down on him with block No. 8., This
Is given as a most effective measure
and chinches thus treated still re*
main so for an indefinite period of
time. W'x- ;s "-."-'itf
pfe. ■-. r v.*.r H '
As usual she was at work in tho
mill, looking after the looms yeo*
terday afternoon. The little girl
was left at home with the older
children, who in moment of thought-
lessness allowed the child to get
hold of some matches. The match-
es were struck by the child and a
fire soon started which caught tho
clothes of the child and covered her
with flame. The alarm was spreaif
by 't&o other children, but beforo
help arrived the child was seriously
and perhaps fatally burned.
The necessary medical assistance
was at once summoned but it-Is un-
derstood that the chancee of re-
covery are very doubtful.
H. L. Luedemann, Justice of th*
Peace of the Gay Hill neighborhood
was among the number'of visitor*
In Biohkam today. ; ; ,
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