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HOUtyXO:: TZLLLZ tJUICDAY.UGUBT.ll 1910. r
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THE; ELECTION LAW
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UiH Not Be Amended at the
Extra Session.
CUftETON INSURANCE BILL
Was Passed liy Housj tot Senate
ANUS MAY' PASS COFER Bill
It Makei Kore Blgid th Local Op-
; tlo law lyen Prohibiting tJee
' 'of ' Wine for 8aciraneptal -'
Purpofei In ChTirchei. " '
wY- M." hi JOH NSTON. ? t ' X
ATSTIN Texas August IS. Th jepttt-
vg dreg oentlnued' lu Journey in' the
NHU today and three liquor measures
and the -proposed amendment to tba Tar-:
tell election law were flattened out
In th house the vehicle' ot the prohlbl-
'tlonlsta was equally as affective aa the
daylight bill and was finally passed and'
eat to the senate .for concurrent action.
The senate win consider Its 'feasibility
' and necessity on Monday' morning and
unless the prohibitionist . Am to time
between now tod then It fata will be'
. the' same aa that Of the other (lilt whloh
r vere Introduced as regulatory measures.
- These measures which the senate de-
r capitated were the "quart law" the sea.
ate Mten-ml)e V." the bill prohibiting
liquor Interests to contribute to campaign
. funds and the proposed amendment to the
election taw requiring a majority Instead
. of a-plurality vote to nominate In pri-
mary elections for 6tata offices. -
CHANCES POtt INSURANCE BILL.
Because four senators were ebsent-4wo
froe and two antls the vote; on these
. .measures reduced from 14 tQ IV. the'
'.. a been tees being In attendance upon the
k funeral.' of ' .me4lft6r18e"ntt)r Stoke'
'X ;CrtxketVP; ( '' "rK?.W. '" X . -V ) V
. In. the hoaaa several maaaures ' were
" . passed. Jnoiuding the Cureton-fire InaurJ'
. ance bill which vrf b taken up In the
"- adnata on Monday--morning. The '."Bud-
- speth UU will be lubstijtuted and in tree
conference ; wn: agreement nay ...be
reached and It may not. . It is dependent--
. altogether upon this committee." which is
v yet to be tppolntod and th probability
. that a second oommfttee may be neces--'"
.' Ifcry. It may" be that no law at all will
j be .passed to take the place qf rthe Ore
rating board law now on the statute
bboka. ; . ' . : ' ' :
COFIDR BILL MAT GO THROUGH.
TJi real fight In the senate today &
.upon the Cofer bill W prohibit the use
'S'l9t Intoxteatingf liquors In dubs in local
;i option territory!. and adjournment was
V taken tonight by the senate '. without
' action on the bin other than the deteat
' 1 of two amendments this afternoon. In the
i debate was shown the ridiculousness of
' ''.this measure according to the antls as M
"V' Unquestionably " prohibits : the ' us 'In
' churches of wine for 'sacramental put-
poses; but with the probable adoptlop of
-. amendment the measure "will be passed
i i - as Senator Harper hai already shown that
V. . he "Will vote for x It and there may be
others who wilt Join the pros because It
I la applicable bnly to local option territory;
and If the pros can convince the ahtls
that they really want the measure adopt
( ed the antls will asslstjn its panBage as
- ' they art In favor of "Vs stringent local
optloa laws as are the. pros tlieaiselves
ACT IS SJQKmCAUT v
Declared Brookljm Eagle Kegurding
. Tex4'. Indonement of' Bailey. t
v'J' V (H9tutoPnl Sttciat.j
NBfW TOBK August- 11 Under- the
caption rTexaa la for Bailey the Brook-
Jya Bagle of which 8t Clair McKelway .
Is tha managing adltor ays editorially
today: ;- - '- - "
TaxMi territorially the largest Slate
UT tha Union and ' in population the
. largest Of the Wely democratic States
aving an electoral vote of eighteen was
tn three presidential elections the banner
Bryaa . State. Within her ..borders Mr.
Bryan baa - esublished ' a ' winter ' resi-
dence. -; s m j.. : "...
i 7 'The aewe that a democratic' stata con-
. vantios in' Texas hat ' indorsed for- the
next preldentlal.nopilnatlon1 not" Win
lam Jennings BryanJ bat Joseph AVeWon
Bailey' the Lone ' Star; State's favorite
' Kb. Is more or less significant: especial
ly so bemuse tha '.Relations between the
Xebrakaa and the senator have not- been
. those of a Joint and harmonious Bryan
cni Ba9yftoir;;:' ;".'.: -V''J.
: "Texas' has been traditionally jnadest
In National conventhms. She 'has not
asked even for s. vlca. presidential nomi-
nation ; seriouely.r She baa realised tha
weakness of a SouthwasUrnar for purely
sectional reasons. We do not Imagine
she la going' to change' her policy' sow.'
She wtu boost Bailey as' a personal om-
l pliment. and V take wharever-' candidate
may seem to' tha convention most likely
to win. But the Lone Star State" In tha
' Indorsement of her Junior senator gives
notice to- tha democrats; of the Battoa
' tfcat whatavar- tha hews'-may ; ba. from
Lincoln Neb. the Bryaa fetich has lost
It power In the sections where (he roost
deraocratlo voteare cast; and Mr. Bryaa
will not again be a candidate ; ' ' ;
'This significance of the Texas-con
vention can not bt. depled op under- '
rated. It interests tha nation a a hola
It is of peculiar Interest to all who are
" "--j fVM t! ds.i5ccrtio 'party.' v'
TO . THE P
. TEE WIATH1IL
. Foreceti fcr'Heiatoa aa vicinity for Sua-ds-CBrilly
fair:' "'" ".t .."
k ' . TeaperiturY and . sreclphstioa records to
Btuston -for the tvreoty-fear soars coded St I
p. at. Ssiardayt - '
TettpcntOTsOdaxlmm ieaBttnlansi It.
Preelpttstioo 0. .i. A ::-. :v "v'f
" WASHINGTON- August It. East T
Saowere sad cooler. Sunday ia north and Sun-
day or Sunday night la south portion. Monday
fair atoderttt sonthmat-te'wwtk wiads oa the
?Wwt Tessa Show ans cooler
except fair ia sxtrame aoath sernoa..
fair.- ." '. ...
; LcbMiii Showers Saodty ceolet la nortav
east pertioa Maaday partly eleady akewers
in east pertioa' warmer ia aertkwest; light to
Linoderata atatk wjoda'.s ;""'.;".;' ; ' "!
Oklahoma bowers and cooler- Sunday.
Monday fcif..'-
. 1 Tare Texas aoMieta shot as death' .
r Moss pro bills ksUed by - aenaaa '-"'x..
S T P. p'CooJaor's aale Isttet. -
' f Story of retigiona. '
V.'
- 4 Legislative uieueadiaaa.
i ciicct or (ae sows ranmaw
. . i t
' Mrs. Sarah T. Cottea supreme asatroa el
fythisn sisters.
Texas political
Beaoaioat bndget.
V Galveston bawget '
' Epwertk' League V
8 Local acwevV ; -' ' .' '.
Te help farmers. : .V '.'- J
U Local eMrt." . ! . ; .. -f;.'..1
' Local neiv' . -'v1'" '
11 Official returns of tha semeeratk priataries.
U Officjel returns ef the demscratic primaries
' Forecesta-by Foster. v.' ?' ... . ''-"'
IS Five fsnerations of a Bsaasaant family.
14Work oa Harris raousty roads : i. .
' Rrriew ol realty.-- ;..-.-..-'; T '-J
First train into new Frisco' station. '
IS Local news: vAr1.. .';'-"'
Local ntwa. - ' v-; . ; ; ."rJ - - '
ir Baaebatt reviews. :
19 Baseball aawa.' - -''' "--;"'''.
ltf Foetballisu ssiait atatdy rales XT'- -
All aorta' ef sport - - ' . - '
' .BowHng.eeosaav .;i;i:--'i. .' ' ' '
M'Aalo taea'.aitsJVtij.f-:i- . I" jj
'- . The Trotters. .v A'"-.-" "' . '. H i
' r ..'-r-:- .' .
as Kaureaa news
;..r''-it
S3 Comswfcial aewa. - i .;'.?';!':
pt Taking Crvof New York's Pooa. --'
' Paris cable letter. X W'XS':---"
It". Unrest Spanish Birthright. - : r
SB Minis jlesayajsaavh"-j:-f:f-4. ! 'ItV' 1 -V
' .Romance of Medicine' Hat .; :'" A '
S' Edttariala. . ''.;'- t "''"'
" ; Joseph W Bailey. -A By Savoyard.
' texaa preas'on the platform. v .
SI Houston's Foresight By Charles -A. Ed-
- - warda.. . - v. . --
' The -German'' Advance. By Frederic. J.
HasKio. ; ;
? K Danger Sign.. By Cardinal Gibbons.
- William J: Gaynor. A sketch -
. American and English courts.
Southern Ports. -..';
French Red' Tape. i .
83 Local society-fcra.
83 Local society news.
- Qub aewa. j
SS Toss coast resorts.
8S Some Recollections 'of Stonewall Jackson.
S7 The suicide record ef If M.
$H Texas social news.
St Texas social news.
t
eo Texas social oewa.: '
41 Scotlaad Yard Efficient
4S-Local aute news.
4S DcHymel add his racing career. .
44 Want ads
45 Want ads. ;.
4S) Want ads.
47 Want adi. .
Berlia cable letter. '
48 Typhoid or Enteric Fever.' By J. Morri
son M. D. Ph. Dd. t
London cable letter.
MAGAZINE SECTION. ' 'i
Starting. ttctjt from Russian Prisons
Togo tour of poaton.
Literary views and reviews. - ';
' The King's Courier . .: -:
"'' Clever Short Stories. . . S -
Mrs. Symcs' Beauty Department ' '
Mrs. Adams advice en social' customs.
The Home Dressmaker. '
The- HouaekoldU . ?'
Happeammcr letters i . k
. Fanner Brown Anns Belle's sister.. - . .
PKiCAUTIOHS ABE TAfcZlT
A.
To Preyent Iatrodnction of diolert
:llX nited 8tte
' CAtKist4 Prtn Nsrt.) -
v.WA8HINaT01. . Ausust II. Rigorous
measures have -been taken by United
States representatives to prevent tba in-
troduction Into this' country of cholera
through the United States porta. '
- A the instance of tha public health ser-
vice at Washington - ths United States
consular' of flcea at Hamburg Bremen
Antwerp and Rotterdam and other ports
are working unner 'caoiea lnstructiona
which require them- to detain steerage..
passengers irom cnoiera inieciaa cua-
tricta iotussla and to dlsinieet baggage
rtor to
ambarkatloB for - the United
Itates.
ThTlateai rtDorta on the tiamlan nlaarue
received here-say that at Roatoff-on-Don
during the week ended July t there were
10 cases and 7 deaths and that since
tha beginning of tba outbreak there have
been UU casea and M4 deaths. At Odes-
sa there t were reported between jujy 4
and twenty -Ave cases of cholera and
tea deaths. - t .;-
t-' 4 J tum ilsaamaatst-n""-"''''"' ' . t
'.. U ' TEtiS CEJTS TJS nSTJiES. -
Baylor and Coleman Countidf Show
Xx .-EeaMkaVble tamuei'f.f
X ' lirufrMSHeUJ X:i
' iWASHTNOTON; Adgust U. -7 The
growth ef the population in Texaa' con-
tinues to be the marvel of the census
bureau. ' Official announcement was made
tfcday of tha population of tq counties
as follows:
: Count 1. '"; : .M10.
. - JJoe.-'"i!io.
-d.ld '. ' Bill
Coleman ....... ....Mi lit
rA )) Wt- xW
xx: xm-m v.fe--v-.. m-OTk
fW T 1 i N i iv: 'A"-' '' :
iff pv w ?fMt$
. Aldrich Is to Refire March -4; Bollinger Will Go Sept 15; and Cannon-?
TWO WERE SLAIN
XT
aaamaamsmmsmmmammmwaB
Oeorti toa and Smfl Ini J)ead
h'-'' ind 7alins teu Snatsined - '
'vK"''; Fleah Wound - -i'--'l
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LAVERNIA. Texas 'August U.-AS tha
result of a shooting here this afternoon
at I o'clock two men ars dead and on la
wounded. - . - '..';. '.
Tha dead:. - "-'
' OEORQS TOM aged (0-years hot to
tha head.. .' . ' " - '
BMIL . LENZ. K aged SS years shot
through tha hearty In tha back and two
.other placea. - ; '
The wounded man la Julius Lena snot
tat tha neck flesh wound. ' -
1 .The Wticipanta In tha shooting war
Qeorge Tom and son Willie- Emil Lna
and brother Julius and Emll Koepp. Tba
trouble cams up over a disturbance whlch-
took place in Koepp c Lens' saloon last
Saturday night; In which George Tom
was knocked down. .- . '. ''
' Tom and bis son cams to. town; this
afternoon and tha trouble was renewed
with VttU. . - :'-"'.
Lsna-fled Into tha saloon of Koepp .
Lens -when tba shooting began. . There
were 'more than twenty shots flred in aU.
Emll Lens first Sail shot through tha'
heart s Tom was then shot through-tha
head. He lived about three hours. He
never regained consciousness dying at
f .at o'clock p. m. Emll Lens leavea a
widow and four or Ave young children
besides a father and mother and several
brothers. . : -.' - ". r ' -' '. ' '. -:
Tom leaves a widow and fourteen chil-
dren tba youngest an Infant In arms.
Willie Tom and JBmfl Koepp ars under
arrest. . 'i'-'-;'
Tha town Is much excited. All saloons
have been dosed f - i -'' - :-! .
Mrs. Tom Is at Concho visiting rala-
ttves. . ;.. ' - .'- ' '" . y j
. . BJLKQEES WEB& SENT
To Otm County Owin; to Alleged
' ' : : ' Threat!. . : r.
(Hs(a Pes Sfteial.) 4 "
AUSTIN.' Texas August It In ra--sponse
to a telegram from the county
.attorney of Oarsa county. Colonel E.
M. Phelps of. the adjuunt ganeral'g de-
partment at the instance of Governor
Campbell today "ordered Captain J. B.
BuKhesV with' a detachment of Rangers
to. proceed to Oarsa ' from Amarillo
whera they have been sUtloned.
- Tha county attorney said in his dis-
patch that go many persons In Gra
ooonty have recently received anonymous
letters threatening their recipients with
aasaaslnatlon he deemed .1t a wise policy
to have several Rangers praseat in tha
event trouble arise.' No nam as of those
alleged s be" threatened mer given.
''- aamsamaawkaBaaaaBBafff '. .--
Three Fatally Injured When Switch
V Engine Hit car. .. -
tAiiKtetdPrtiJJltttn.y ' . -1
ST. LOUIS. August U Twenty peopla
war hurt tbrw fatally when S switch
engine . struck a! .crowded street car ; at
Seventeenth street and Clark avenue at
1: aatock this morning. Several of tha
passengers ;. who .;.wre.lnjsjrad ' - wara
women and all so far as known war
'resldenu of St. Louis; '.J": :;.' Xy-
The engine struck tha car in the cantar
and" almost" oomplaHely demolUhea ttv .
MSMaHWMBtfM(N
BEC0S3) POa SFXEO V S
slads ;lif - jainea Badley la a
-'-i''l?v'
. i; S.' (faissfasrl Praw Xyr4 .:
t)XkX Beofland August U
jtensa Badley; tna BngHsh avlatqh
today Saw on mile in 17 M sec-.'
a onds In a Bleriot monoplsaa. This (
5 ' Is a irom':rexrd'forypeJdi :'; t
XrrfT " laiieaaaaaaesmaaaa!
DEATH LIST GIJOWS
385 DEAD AST4 600 laSSHTG IS
FLOOD IK JAPAH.
Thousand! of Eomeleu Are Depend
. -'' ant Upon PuhUe for .Food
and Shelter. r ;
(AiiociaHd Prtu Rpm.y
TOKIO August 14. At o'olock thh)
(Sunday) morning It was announced that
'the flood caused by the rising of the
river Sunlda-was subsiding and that ths
casualties reported up to data . are S8S
dead and S00 .missing . Tha ; damage to
property la enormous. ' - '' ' v.
. As the result of ths flood thousands of
homeless : people are being ' sheltered tn
tha temples and school bouses at which
relief stations ths most deplorable sights
. are witnessed. 4 The rloilma of the flood
are wholly dependent upon tha publto
for relief. Thousand mora- haw been
unable to find shelter .owing to -tha In-
sufficiency of boats to convey them to
' places of safety and they are exposed to
tha rain and hunger. Every A available
boat la being employed hi the work of
rescue and to convey food; whera It is
most needed y . " ' ''. .V-'-J
Tha question of feeding the stricken
people' ia causing apprehension aa the
vegetable and fish supplies are falling.
' 1 -mus""-'
; Ezploaiona in Car Barn.
A (Atitciatti Prtu Ktfitrt.)
COLUMBUS. Ohio August IS. Th po-
nes were pussled to explain Just before
t midnight two slight explosions which oc
curred witntn an interval 01 nneea. min-
utes at th West Stda barn. No one was
injured. So far a officials of tha com-
pany know there were no explosives oa
the Inside of the barn.
-The damaga dona was tneonaequentlal
maMaaMwmaaaaa
: Valuable
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a
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Publicity!
The Poat'a Annual Trad edl-
Hah 1iIMi' la !eaita4 An flAntsim.
bar 1 of each Fear la a complete J
' compendium ol - the (aaterlal
procreM of the State durlna the I
past twelve months. It U look- t
ed forward to by people all orer ; I
tne uaitea tsutee ana i reu
" with Interest hy everyone lnte
- eated In Texas.;' Copies -will be
mailed out) to trtxj But in the
Union nd kept for the valuable
Information presented." Do yon
' irUh representation In thla Is-
sue f If ao call up or writ The
Post and our ad man wlh calL
AUT1NY OF POLICE
TWO'H KOHS EKBTJSEB TO DQ
xxx: STETJO. BUTT. ..
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LI. '.s.-.-':--.Ai"v-''''. 11 -'r ''"'' ' '"
Mayor Ifarthall of Colnmoni Xaraed
' Appeal for 000 Volnnteeri ' .
COLUMBUS Ohio August II. A total
of fifty-three member of th Columbus
polio department within th apace of
twenty-four hours have rebelled openly
against Mayor Marshall's order to- rtd
on street ear.
The mutineers of last night thirty-
three war Increased tonight by twenty.
AU of tha twenty ware man employed as
specials for strike duty. Unlike th regu-
lar officer who mutinied last evening th
twenty specials wera not suspended but
upon their refusal to board car they ware
told that by that aot they bad removed
themselves from th service. -. (
- Last night's mutineer were all ana
pndd today. ' '; ;. v '''"'';..-
MUTINEERS WILL APPEAL !
They will appeal to Safety. Director Me-
Cuna who will dlamla the matter a
Mayor Marshall says that none of them
hall be connected with the department
while he Is executive. Th mayor mad
no call today tor th return of ' Stat
troop. Of fleers of th Fourth regiment
four -companies of which are stationed In
Columbus say they have been - told to
hold-themselves ready for service but at
the adjutant general'a -office It Is denied
that preparations have been made for
calling- out. troops.
i Mayor Marshall aa he .did last night
again put the . police on cars tonight.
There wera . not enough officers to man
all cars. Th mayor during the day. In-
timated 'that tonight probably would ba
th last-on which police would be lo
' ' PATROL IN AUTOMOBILES.
There "are Indications that tomorrow W
Monday night he will oraef a return to
the system of patrol by polio In au-
tomobiles. '. "
Mayor. Marshall today called f or 8000
volunteers for police duty. He toqk the
brunt of all criticism made against tha
manner in whloh the situation ha been
handled but said that If his critics were
sincere tbey would offer to "perform po-
lice duty. Up to t o'clock tonight there
had not been single response to hi
appeal.' "'..' ' ' '':'"-.;''.'" -..
Sheriff Sartaln this - evening' enrolled
twelve special deputy sheriffs for strike
duty when th mayor called upon him
tor aid. Membera of bis office force
scoured the town and country but war
able to enlist only a dosen.men.
i ; Car Strike Spreading "'
f'iX (Auacitit4 Tntt KrSort.)
- COLUMBUS Ohio August K-A tele-
gram from . Springfield. ; received this
morning says that the carmen on tha
Columbus-Dayton division- of th . Ohio
electric line went on strike at t:X) o'clock
thla morning. The company says it has
enough men to run Its cars. . - -
:; 0FFES8 ELM F0BTF0LI0. ."
Citizen of El Pato Offered. Cabinet
FoiltioJi ia South Africa :
iAt0cim4 Fru Xtttrt.) ' ": :
. EL PASO Texas' August 11. Oenerai
V. B. .VUl)oeo. who gained hi title In the
Boer war and who' la now farming near
Las Crncee N. M. ha received a cable-
gram offering him the post of asslatanl
minister of natlva affair of th South
African Federation and la now consider-
tins the matter
I
FACING A -CRISIS
EATES OF MTJOIS CREATED A
- - SE2TSATI05 1
By Deelaring the IQne Worken' Or
' i ganisatioa Ii on Brink of
- Financial Ruin
. (AftianJ Pmt KrSert.)
INDIAN AJPOLI8 bid. August
tempt to put through th apachuV Na-
tional convention- of th United Mine
Worker aa Indorsement of the Bltnols
strike jailed today ' when - President
Thoepas L. Lewts ruled every motion to
that effect eut of oradr. ' t
r "There : win be no railroading done ka
this convention." dwchvrad Lewis after th
third attempt te gat a motion Indorsing
the strike before th eon van Boo "We
have agreed oa that ' There are ether
strikes ia other districts and theaa' dis-
tricts want to b heard fraW and we win
hast thufc-J!' ; ' ' ' -
BLAMED LACK HARMONT. . '
Frank Haye of Bltnols vlee prealdent
of th tntarnatlonal organ hmtioiv created
tha sensation of the afternoon by dacavr-
lng the tntarnatlonal organisation was
tottering oa tha brink ef BnanclaT rula
and waa faelng the crisis of tta axlstenoa
Ha blamed lack at harmony among the
district and international off) ear for th
present condition. " President White of
th Iowa dlatrict declared tad eejimg ef
the special-. -convention a monumental
blunder and ended his speech by urging
that tha Illlnola strike be Indorsed. The
eoovantloa adjourned until )danday morn-
ing whaa -the roll call by districts win
b ooooluded. ':-?'. - :
Delegate Wflllam Oreen of Ohio opened
tha attack oa President Lewis and th
International organisation by declaring
if that th minors of Ohio did net propose
to pay funds Into th treasury and know
nothing of their expenditure. - ;- ;
' - INDIANA STANDS BT'UffWIB.. -
WhUa Kaatern delegate stated their
locale demanded ' that the international
board have nothing to do with th asses
iMnt for the strtkersvthe Indiana delega-
tion almost te man Vetoed tta faith tn
th tnternatVmsU organisation and of-
fered to meet any assessment tn reason
ft th relief of thdstrlkar.' v s Vi- v
The pftncipai business today was th
naming of the special 'oommttte of
twenty-three members beaded by John
rahey of Fennsyrvanla to take up th
various questions especially the attitude
that should be adopted toward the strike
lb Illlnola. '
ATT0ENST HAY SES WESDLINQ
Alio Els' Wife but th Court May
Forbid Others. ; ' . .
CAucciottdPruRftor.)
LOUISVILXJB. Ky. August U. Reginald
Clements attorney for Joseph Wendllng
appeared before Judge Orgory of th
criminal court today with a motion cov-
ering several phase of the ease. H
asked that th court make an order per-
mitting Wendllng1 attorney Mr. Wend-
llng and anybody accompanied by Wand-
ling's attorney te see him at th JaJL - i
While Judge Gregory Issued m order
to the effect that th attorney tndMr.
Wendllng be permitted to see the pris-
oner the request that vtrtuallyV) laces
th charge of tha prisoner la the hand
of his attorney la yet to be- ruled uden.
Word cornea irom nouaion ihhi
rhif of Polloa Kills of that Dlaoe
leave tomorrow for Louisville to discus
the matter of the reward with th Louis-
ville officials Chief Ellis said he had
written three letters demanding a large
share of the reward but had received no
answer. No disposition can be made of
the I&OO0 offered as a reward only tn
the. event of Wendllng' conviction.
only two suavryoBS EOW
In the 468-Mile Aeroplane Contact
in Franoe. :
DOUAI. Franca August 1S.-L Blano
and Aubrun the sole survivors of the
orosa-oountry aeroplane race of 4M mile
for a prise of $30000. reached her this
evening after on of the most exciting
flights they ever experienced. Aubrun.
who started for Maslare tea minutes In
advance of hi rival arrived here at 1:30
p. m.' . X-: - :- ' "'
Both men were exhausted after their
battle with the tempest Both said they
never before had' flown In such a wind.
Th prise will go to the aviator who
covers the circle from Paris to Trots
Nancy Mesleres Charlevllle Doual
Amiens and back to Paris In six stages
ia the shortest elapsed time. - Le Blano'
total time for the foun laps Is nine hours
two minutes and twenty seconds; Au-
brun's ten hours two minutes and forty-
five second. . 1 "; ; '
BALLDTQEB WHL STAY LU.
Freiident Will Have to Ask Him to
" ' Get Out Ee Said.
(Auaeiatti Prtu Rtfort. - Jr. t'
KLAMATH FALLS Ore. August 13
"I know nothing about any resignation
and do not lnterC-CO resign. I have de-
nied any such intention and still deny
It" eald Becretary Ballinger tonight to
an Associated Press representative.
The president has never given me any
Intimation that hs desired my resigna-
tion and until he does I will continue a
secretary of tha Interior.'- ; .
That Is all Mr. Balltnger would say re-
garding the report from Beverly that he
was to surrender his portfolio Septem-
ber it. . . .v.--'.
! Armored Cruiier Befloated. ;
O.i. i ' iAuecititi Prtu RrrtJ ' X 'yJ'i''
! PORTSMOUTH. Xnt-. August H The
British armored cruiser Duke of Edin-
burgh which went aahor off Cowes yes-
terday was refloated early today-with
the aid ot Kurs. ne- cruiser as aot aam-
I TWO UNDER AL
Printcs rti a
MYSTERY AS TO C
0lwii2:srL c
. -Ylcilty'c.L..:
Fact That fitate Troo;
y EjTilaUatt rt .Tnitel C
Army - Kay EesuI4( i:
. 0wtllartiaL''''
.--' . (ITMalsa PW SfM
' 'DALLAS Txaa Angust VlX
iodiee ef IrsAam O L. WEUaeai
B. PtsBkwtt ef Jthe Dana detachn
tionai Ouard rytngen slab m tta .
of the Smith' Cndertaktng eomfr
and Prtvabaa Pna'M. and Bert I
Battery A. rJatme tn the county
Hlllatbcro the former charged ;
dar and the.' hatter wlttl being an .
oty mllttsry etrcie to thla c
tbred as dey hav not been s
baorooattbig: ef Loul Relchem
Sacgeant Manssy almoet a year a
The bodies of' Wllllania and 1
wre brought to Dallas on tbe .
train beartng th militiamen back
their eanxp at Leon Springs arrivh
at about e'olook p.mT IWboai.
at once removed to tba undertakers'
bullet which ended Williams' life
trated hi heart pucketfa woun '
eated that the bullet passed thro
body hs th region of th heart 1
left a tbe right aid.; It pasr.-1
torougti leaving a wound en eHiu t
i The' foUowms atory of the tn
the troop- train was told to a r
respondent by Captain. Fred E. J
Of th Xllas hospital corps: '
7 CAPTAIN JOHNSOM'8 STATE:
( "I was siaing with some of my
In the front end of our ear this n-
Whan Phil Flrmla and-his brother
cam ; to from the forward end i r
train where their oar waa located.
; "P1U1 asked If they could get a dn
water; evidently trying to allay any
platens might have that he was t
from ths battery oar without leave
learned afterward waa the case
took a drink and passed through tb-
X turned again to tha officer with v
1 wait conversing but In a moment 1
ahots in the other end of tbe ear.
second two privates of my comman i
running along th alals and repor.
ma that Puckett and Williams ha l
shot. I ran back to where they w
ting detailing Privates Murphy and :
row to attend tha wounded men. but
died almost before I got to them.
"Th Flmnn brother ran back to 1
own car. . As they paased down the
of eur oar. Phil shouted 'Stand ai
111 kill the whole bunch of yon.'
K "I Inunedlately reported the occur
I te. Captain Logan of th battery ai
Flrmln brother war plaoed under i
tary arrest i 'X'i.Ai
" "None ot th man tn eut ear t al
account tor tbe tragedy. Not a word -aid
by either of tha-two vtctiina of
two Firm Ins before the shot were f
and .we believed tbem to be en c. .
terms. When Phil fired ha had to ri
under and around hla brother's arm
Bert waa standing In' front of him. F .
ettt William and ether sitting v
them wore singing at the time. 1
was aboalutely no rowdyism on the
and everything waa perfectly quiet at
time. I aim ply -can not understand v
waa behind tbe occurrence."
Judge Albert K. Flrmln. father of
two boy under "arrest left tonight
JliUsboro. i :--' ' .-'.- ...' -.
The father of Williams who live
Kaufman ba been notified ot the t
dy and will arrive la tbe city tonlt
take Charge of th body Puokett'a n
ar la visiting In OaJveston and will a
tomorrow morning.. ; ' - .
- ; ' ' MAT BB . FEDERAL CASH.
-'Because -the Bute troop on their
to and from encampments are und -regulations
of the United States ar.
la reported here tonight that the
Flrmln brother under arrest at I
boro In connection with the ' kill! ;
Privates Pnckett and Williams .wl
subject to' United State army court
tlaL If such is th ease they will l
to severe examination and their p
might be Imprisoned la the f-
prison at Atlanta. ';"' 1 Xxi. "' ;
- Philip and Sort Flrmln. th two
mentlooedVere aona ot Judge A. 1
mlapf thla Mty' Whea) seen today .
Flrmln refused to say anything f-"
lieatlon. but expressed the opinl.
hla son were tn the right.: He a
nounced that Judge R. M. Vau
HUlsboro bad been retained to r
hut sons tn their trouble. Judge t
Firm I a left tonight tor HUlsboro.
' Neither of th boy ar 11 y
IPhllHp not being eulta M ye
Both have been members ef t
artillery company for some tin
- Phillip was a stenographer t
Teraohoyle A Co and Albert '
Both bay enjoy excellent r
Dallaa.
- Albert Puckett' ee tt
was killed ba r-
- I
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