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pif and plainly packed. You can't amoke anything hut the cigar ao we've JfcpS
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CAUTION
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that Imitation Is
won't get the real
package.
School Athletics
When Taylor and Longfellow schools
met In a game of Indoor baseball Taylor
could only boast eight players and It
was agreed that each side should only
use this number. This however left the
field poorly covered and scores came
easy. Longfellow easily excelled their
opponents being "able to bunch hits so
that they meant scores lilllan Ayres
Camille Berlin and llldagard Soharck
betted to hunt advantage while Jose-
phine Sodicli made a number of difficult
throws to first.
For Taylor Alvle Torres and Maudie
Jackson seemed to have no trouble in
hitting the ball for two and three bases.
Marie Herb .right fielder for Taylor
made a number of quick effective thrown
to first base. Vivian Wilson at short-
top covered ground well and could bo
counted on for safe fielding.
The score:
Longfellow M2Bh;i
Toylar 001 530 0 9
THE HOUSTON LAUNCH CLUB.
Texas Company Cup Ffhally Located.
To Break Ground Today.
The Houston launch club met last
night in regular weekly session In the
Business lengue rooms but the attend-
ance was small und there being no mat-
ters of Importance before the house no
motions were offered. Following the rou-
tine the yachtsmen indulged In the usual
discussion of boating topics adjourning
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at an early hour. Secretary Arnlm re-
ported that after a delay of some weeks
in the hands of the express company the
Texas Company challenge cup had finally
been located and that same was forward-
ed the past week to O. C. Woods the
u-nar of thd t Ttnllec Th eon has t
been held bv Lee Carroll of -Beaumont
owner of the speed boat Whew of 1903
renown.
Architect R. P. Steele was present dur-
ing the meeting and announced that
ground will be broken for the club house
at Harrlsburg this afternoon or In tha
morning the lumber and other material
having arrived. The boat theft matter
and the reported release of a party
charged with that offense has not yet
been reported upon In full.
BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
Bowlers Will Meet on Y. M. C. A.
Alleys Tonight.
The teams making up the Interna-
I'onal Bowling Tournament will clash on
the attractive alleys of the Toung Men s
Christian Association tonight at S o'clock.
In the two fast and spectacular con-
tests filled ao far. each team has clever-
ly succeeded ln-driving home the fatted
calf of victory and has rather reluctantly
swallowed a single dose of defeat. This
fact shows conclusively how evenly the
four teams comprising the tournament
are matched. In the games scheduled
for tonight the English are down to
meet their old rivals the Swedes. Both
Captain McCormiek of the former and
Captain McKlnney of the latter team
are crammed full of live confidence that
their respective teams are capable of
taking the measure df their opponents.
In a similar manner the French team
under Captain Shepherd Is on the bill to
line up against the German crowd.
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bo popular
Cobs
In the GREEN
package or you
green
whose ability as high
Judged by their hard
rollers is to be
working Captain
Hughes.
In the contests held to date the Ger-
mans have succeeded in knocking the
most pins Into the pit with pins
to their credit. The French team fol
low cioseiy wun a roiai oi -va pui.
wlille the English and Swede contingents
feel happv in the third and fourth places
with 2900 and 2842 pins sewed up for
keeps. However as the games won and
lost count in the league standing and
not the pin scores all the teams are at
present on equal footing with one game
won and one lost.
The Individual pin score of the mem-
bers of the teams In the six games
bowled is as follows:
3 ga.
3 ga.
4f-l
440
4"7
:i7s
H!4
.DM
Ml
371
2s6
31S
378
346
312
274
281
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total
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134
129)
12S
127
125
119
117
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116
111'
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95
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1 McKlnney M4
"Hughes
4S9
.1 Pittman
4 Hoyt
.V- Shepherd
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7 Joseph
X Baldwin ....
9 Wells
.10 Marsh
Ho Smith
11 Weinberger
C2 lluehner
13 McCormiek
14- Speaker ....
i Norrell
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410
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717
711
74
704
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Bowling Officers Elected.
At the regular meeting of the Magnolia
Bowling club officers were elected for the
year 110: Joseph Pesohke Jr. president;
Charles l)e Morse vice president; Ed
Heinze secretary; Joe Waag. treasurer:
William. Schuyler steward: Charles
Meyer captain. Directors were selected
as follows: Joseph Pesohke J Charles
Ie Morse Ed Heinze Joe WaaTg Henry
Neumann and Ed Ktrk.
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HOLDS STAKES
Big Tim Salllvaoto Act for Jeff-
ries lOd'JdhosoD
COFFROTH IS IN TROUBLE
Petition to Eevoke His Fight Per-
. mit Hay Xeralt in Change of
Proposed Scene of Bout
for CLampionship.
(AtttciaHi Pnu Effort.)
NEW YORK. . December d. Senator
Timothy Bulllvaij better known aa "Big
Tim" wu today appointed stakeholder
for the Jeffrlea-Johnaon fight. All of the
stake money amounting to UO.OOO has
been deposited -with Sullivan with the
consent of all Interested parties.
May Eeroke Coffroth's Permit.
(AstociaXti Prtft Report.)
REDWOOD Cal. December A peti-
tion to revoke the fight permit of James
W. Coffroth the promoter who conducts
an arena Just over the lino from San
Franclaco came up today before the
board of supervisors of San Mateu
county.
On the representation of Coffroth's at-
torney that the promoter was In New
York where he had attended the Jeffiies-
Jolmson conference the hearing went
over until the next meeting of the board
December Z.
The arena In question may be the scene
of the Jeffries-Jen nson battle next July
unless Coffroth'i permit Is revoked.
ACE PAUSES WON BY NOSE.
Center Shot Went Wide on Enter-
ing Stretch at Moncrief.
(Auoeialtd Press Report.)
JACKSONVILLE Fla. December 6.
Ideal weather was again In order at
Moncrief today. Coupled with the excel-
lent card offered. It was responsible for
a full quota of enthusiasts being on hand.
While no stakes were run off the card
developed several of. the most exciting
finishes witnessed at the local track to
date. The Overnight handicap the classi-
est of the day's races went to Jack
Parker. Vincent Powers had the mount
and displayed superior Jockeyship cross-
ing the wire In front of Center Shot by
a nose. The latter was carried wide en-
tering the home atretch but for which
he would have won. Speculation con-
tinues to Increase daily. Twenty-two
layers were forced to work at top speed
today to take care of the speculative
element.
Six furlongs Saraband Miss Sly Horl-
con. Time 1:16 4-5.
Seven furlongs Polls Banives Anavrl.
Time 1:29.
Six furlongs selling Ben Double De-
kalb Croydon. Time 1:11 2-5.
Five and one-half furlongs handicap-
Jack Parker Center Shot Achlve. Time
1:08.
One mile selling Acrobate Sllverlne
Cablegram. Time 1:42 1-5.
One mile selling Hoyle Ballot Box
Arrow Swift. Time 1:43 1-5. y
TAMPA TALENT UNLUCKY.
Favorites Fared Badly Only Two
Rewarding Backers.
.Associated Press Report.
TAMPA Fla. December 6. Today's of-
ferings in a racing way were one of th J
best of the present meeting and it ac-
counted forjjie banner attendance up to
date. Speculation was of the brisk order
and seven layers "who catered to those
speculatively Inclined were taxed to their
top capacity. Favorites fared badly only
two of them succeeding In rewarding their
backers. The handicap at three-quarters
of a mile was the feature of the card
and had among the starHers some of the
best horses here. It waa taken by Melissa
In a sharp drive from T. M. Green.
Five and a half furlongs I'ncle Jim
1-otlle Darr. Bannock Bob. Time 1:11 3-...
Five and a half furlongs Grenade E.
T. Shlpp. Caltha. Time 1 :12 2-5.
Six furlongs Foresee Howdy Howdy
Captain Glore. Time 1:19 2-5.
Six furlonps- Melissa T. M. Green
Hans. Time 1:LS.
.Mile CVtnville Judge Gundon Dunve-i-an.
Time 1:49 2-5
Mile Mrs. Sewell. Sir Walter Rollins.
Silverado. Time 1:49 3-5.
PERJUKD0 WON MAYFIELD
Was Easy Victor at Emeryvilte
When Clondlight Failed.
tAssoc'Mrd Press Rcfort.1
SAX FRANCISCO. December 6. In the
Mayfield handicap at Emeryville today
1'ei.iiirdo raced Cloudllght Into submis-
sion and won easily from Palto Alto
while Fernando waa third. Sewell the
heavily played favorite made a poor
showing. Bogus came back after his vic-
tory in the handicap Saturday and added
another purse to the credit of the Keenc
stHble. beating Rosevale In the third
evenl. Judge yulim scored a victory in
the 2-year-old ev ent. Garrlty and Itunlap
left today for .Inures with their horses.
Jockey Archibald accompanied them.
Five and one-iialf furlongs - Pi eston
Gossiper 11. lien Stone. Time 1:09.
Ftiiuriiv ion se -Judgo Quinti. Melton
Dale. M.i. -i Culch. Time 1:11 3-5.
tine mile Hocks. Kosevale Bound ami
Itoi'iiil. "J 'i i n I -12 1-5.
M" I eld handicap six furlongs I'er-
;i:nl... Palto Alio Fernando. Time.
Ml I-:.
.Mile an. I one-eighth Merllngto. Ed
Bull. 'uiicnt llelle. Time l:.vi2-a (
Sc. en furlongs--Grace G. May Suttun
iltln i ll. I line I ;LT.
ATTELL GIVEN DECISION.
Featherweight Had to Oo Limit to
Defeat Charlie White.
i . I .tc. unnl Press Rrfort l
MEMPHIS. Tenn. December .-Al.e
Attell. champion fealherweluht fighter of
tiie world was forced to extend himself
to I lie limit to secure a decision over
Charlie White of Chlcaajo m an eight-
round contest before the Phoenix Ath-
letic dub here tonight. The decision was
unpopular.
At long range White had all the be'-
ter of the fighting landing rights at . I
lefts to the champion's head and body
almost at will but his blows seemed to
lark steam and only once did he stun-
ner Attell. Attell forced the ftghilns
throughout the clinches and punished
White severely with short-arm Jabs
White pioxeri himself a woilhy oppon-
ent of the champion dancing awav from
his rushes and laking little punishment
Attell was the lirst to show Moo.' a
vicious i mlit i.pper cut landing flush 'on
his month. Not until the last' round did
be draw blood from Whites nose and
mouth.
The referee based his decision on t-
tell's superior infighting which tnc
crowd hooded.
SPECTATOR DROPPED DEAD.
Excited Oatherinp; Viewed Progress
of Six-Day Eaoe.
Asso.mted Prtst Report.
NEW YORK December . An Indis-
cretion In diet cost Shirley of the Rrltlsh-
French team seven more laps tonight In
the six-day l.lcvcle race at Madison
Square Garden. He came on the track
heavy from a hearty meal just at ihe
time that Vanonl cut out sueh a pace :hai
the other riders in following him lapped
Shirley i peBtdly.
The callei I. s were filled with enthu-
siasts and the tobacco smoke waa so thli k
that some of the riders wore go;gle
One spectator dropped dead from excite-
ment during a sprint.
Hoot and Fog lei war (Ivan oxygau by
their trainers at each Interval of relief
luat Wore going on the track. Oxygen
haa not hitherto been used in long dis-
tance contests.
At 11 .o'clock the score was a tie at
4M1-S miles between fourteen teams with
Shirley and Uermann sixteen laps behind.
THE TEUBLES OF VAUGHAN.
Texas Player Doesn't Yet Know
Where He Will Play.
James Vaughan the crack southpaw
about whom major league clubs have
been in a wrangle for some time In com-
petition for his services. Is to spend the.
winter here this being his home says a
Weatherford special to the Dallas News.
Vaughan explained the situation as It
now exists In regard to the contending
clubs. He Is but 21 years of age and hri
risen rapidly In the baseball world. He
recalls and laughs attlhe days when he
was tried out locally to see If he was
good enough to play with the Weather-
ford team some years ago. He has de-
termined upon the sort of treatment h
Is going to give his arm this winter. Ho
says It will consist In the main In saw-
ing elm blocks Into stove wood. He says
he has all sorts of confidence in this
system of keeping his arm In condition
and strengthening It for the calls to be
made upon It next season.
In speaking of the present wrangle
Vaughan gives an outline of his career
as follows: In 1907 he went from Fort
Worth to Temple In the .Texas league
but he was young and liad not had
enough experience to atlck. He was
farmed to Corslcana played two months.
He then came back to Weatherford and
spent the winter. In 1908 he went to Hot
Springs Ark. and distinguished himself
by winning fourteen straight games.
Then Clark Griffith paid $1500 for him
and took him to New lork In ulay and
he remained there till August when ne
was sent to Scmnton Pa. There he de-
veloped a kink In his arm and went back
to New York. In the spring of 1909
Vaughan went to Macon Oa and trained
there with the Highlanders but was left
at ilacon on their departure. Macon sold
him io Cincinnati through Louisville but
the Macon club changed hands and he
was also sold to Ebbetts for Brooklyn.
Then Stalllngs contended that he had not
been sold to Macon but only farmed.
Vaughan says that though he Is now the
property of the New York American
league team according to present deci-
sions Ban Johnson is now taking the
mailer up and that the case will be
considered again. Vaughan expects to
hear about the middle of December Just
what the final disposition will be.
At xulBville this season Vaughan
pitched nine games In the twenty-site
davs and got away with eight of tnem.
lie savs that the Newark team claims
that he cost It the pennant because If
Stallings had secured his services he
would have turned him over to Newark
under Joe McOlnnlty for the rest of the
season. Newark was then In third place
and needed a good left hander to win
the flag Vaughan says that fans tell
him in louiBville that he won the pen-
nant for the team.
THE FUTURE OF KIXHFER.
Billy Evans Believes the Browns
Secured the Real Catcher.
Early last summer when he had caught
his) a few games. The Post printed a
picture of Catcher Kllllfer and stated
that he was undoubtedly the real find
of the year for a major league club.
His work during the season further sus-
tained that good opinion.
Now copies so good a Judge of ball
players as Billy Evans the umpire who
has the following on Killlfer In the Globe
Democrat of last Sunday:
Of all the young playem who broke Into
the two b!g leagues for a time late last
year none showed to better advantage
than Catcher Killlfer of the St. Louis
Americana. I happened to work back of
the first game the Tex a league recruit
caught In the big league as well as quite
a few others and he looked like a fancy
pick-up for the Browns. That Kllllfer
has the spirit and the nerve that makes
great players was proved by a very tin -fortunate
accident that happened diirlnK
the Inst series of the year at New York.
In t lie foil-th inning of the game : lli-
fer was struck on the col'ar bone on me
left side by a foul tip. The ball was a
fast one and hit the youngster with ter-
rific force. I felt certain that the collar
bone had been broken and so Informed
Kllllfer. telling him that he had better
in take any chance and retire. He re-
fused to listen however and Insisted on
catching claiming that he was all rlg'lit.
''"i inniio; was ipilte a long session
and twice K illifcr was compelled lo make
throws to second in an effort to calcli
runners stealing and each time he was
sin ' essfill. A the close of the inning
he went to the bench sst down and
practically fainted away. A doctor was
summoned. An eam:nation revealed a
badly broken collar bone. The youngster
liad i-auelii .'in entire Inning suffering
gieatlv and had thrown out two base
runners. It's Just such nerve that makes
pi eat pla vers.
PEINCE SITED FOR MILLION.
(Syndicate Claimed Portion of Miss
Anita Stewart's Dowry.
' '"(?.- iTff i'resx Nefiort.t
Jit ' I PKST. Dpocmber S. Acrorrtin tn
tiie mwspftper. Tirlap a nyndlciile of
rrt'ditors is uinp Prince MiRtTel nf Bra-
pnnxn. wlin married Miss Anlt;i Stpwrftrt
f Nov York Inst September for jfl.imn.tHK).
Somr r;rf .ikv Ihe puprr sh.v PHne
Micwel w is tn fiiiHiietal difficult!1-; ;ind
tlto i nlir;iU' .uK-an'-ed Mm a larRe num.
pa '.iMt' wlicn he should be made rlfh bv
in;" t :;tt:' The cleim set up that fol-liiwiiit-
iieeotiaMofis which resulted in his
mmri-i-'o ! Miss Stcwni't the prince
pi I'l.iNfd to i ecnup the o ndicri tc wit h
i'r i'"t- ..' l'i- dowrv. whlfli whs KS.'flO.-
Now 'i mcp Miguel declines tn pay
nrrtl-'iK I'cwud the nniount Irorrnwed.
i MADE NINE HOME RUNS.
Tyrus Cobb Also Credited With
Thirty-Three Two-Base Hits.
1st- -i -v ' Prrss Rrtrt
t lirA;. I Vcember -The American
tec; .c. wlrch ye:terd:iy (rave out its
i-ff ri:tl I'Ht'irK averages announced to
il i v that Tyrtis Cnbb f etr-4t
!! the league in hatting should
who
ha ve
bftMi rtedUed with iiinA horn
run hits
instead of seven while the
number of
h
base 1-tts should have ben thii-
ty-thrce
instead of thirty-five.
Franchise Was Not Transferred.
I.1TTI.K HOCK Ark . December
President William K'avanaugh of the
Southern baseball league received from'
President . H And own of the Chatta-
rooLii team today New York exchanpe fo"
!'.' .ro. pax able lo Ihe Little Hock base-
ball es.o'-iatl"n :" the local franchise
p-ivliased bv the rliittan-ioca associa-
tion 1'resi.leiit Kawinauch i!ec''n.! to
turn over the assets of tin- l.:ttle II" i
ciob until he received definite i.tcse
nf tie () altanooK.i club fm-n : "'anient
Jmi.i'i of the South Atlantic b- m'lo
Moline Won Endurance Run.
George V. Hcardsley local agent for
the Moline cars received a teltitram
esterdav from the Texas branch house
of the Moline company at Dallas in ef-
fect that n Moline "3D" bad just won
ihe Ptar Telegram cup by fifteen points
-i the Kort Worth reliability contest
The run consumed six days the aut'
i e i sine
'onie W0 miles of North Texas
ads
Killed Three Bears.
J l.. I'tlce. president of the Stoc k
Vj iN National bank of Fort Worth and
A tlardeiier. s Houston real estate
man. who IcM ilouston several days ago
I n a bear hoot In HraxorU county tele-
phoned In to Ilouston late last evening
iloii I'irv bad killed Hirer liears and were
en route with their trophlea.
r -n -anrn.nnj-jTjTjTjmrLruijmn
MADE CHARGES
Hotchklss Alleged Irregularities by
Pbeolx Insurance Qompany.
SHELDON WAS REMOVED
From Office by Board of Directors.
Is Held Eesponsible by New
. York State Officials Who -Are
Investigating
(Associated Press Report.)
NEW YORK. December 6. The Phenlx
Insurance company of Brooklyn Is under
Investigation for Irregularities which It
Is believed have Impaired Its surplus at
least 11000000. A statement concerning
the conditions was laid by Superintendent
Hotchklss of the State Insurance depart-
ment before the district attorney for pos-
sible criminal action. It la charged that
the president has overdrawn his salary
that he has unloaded debts on the com-
pany and that he. used the company's
assets as collateral to secare his own
personal speculating account.
The directors come In for a share of
censure. In a formal statement Issued
tonight Mr. Hotchklss says he does not
believe the capital of the company Is
impaired and that thus far there Is no
evidence that Its securities are not In-
tact hut ne admits that the present In-
vestigation Is unfinished.
t 'OVERS PKHIOD OP TEN YEARS.
George P. Sheldon member of many
clubs and who Is chairman of the laws
and legal committee of the National
board of fire underwriters and one of
the best Insurance men In the country
has been president of the Phenlx com-
pany since 1887. It Is said that the profits
of the company during the ten years are
false In more than one particular.
l'nder the law the Insurance depart-
ment Is required to Inquire Into the con-
dition of all life Insurance companies
at least once In every three years. Mr.
Hotchklss advocates an Increase In tbe
examining force In order that all insur-
ance corporations Including those other
lhan life Insurance companies may be
examined at least once every five years.
Mr. Hotchklss says that the Phenlx com-
pany which is a fire concern had not
been examined for nearly 22 years or
since Mr. Sheldon became president.
The Insurance department alleges that
It finds that questionable securities orig-
inally sold to the company by Mr. Shel-
don have year to year passed through
"wash sales" and by this method have
been concealed In the annual report.
Speculative accounts have been main-
tained by President Sheldon according
to Mr. Hotchklss In at least one broker-
age house and the assets of the Phoenix
company have been put up as collateral
to cover bis operations. It Is charged
also that for several years the president's
salary account has been overdrawn and
Is now paid up in full to October 1910.
STATE OFFICIALS INVOLVED.
During the past seventeen years It Is
alleged that members of the State In-
surance department whose duty It was
to supervise the company have accepted
collateral loans from It made to them
hy President Sheldon In amounts vary-
ing from $40000 to J100.000.
The Phoenix Insurance company of
Brooklyn does a fire risk business Is In-
corporated for $1600000 and Is credited
with a surplus of $1101453. The directors
are George P. Sheldon Frank J. Ixigan
William J. Logan John Cartledge
George M. Bard Edward C Converse
George Ingrabam Benedict L. Greenhut
and Charles S. Coster.
Mr. Hotchklss says that In the Judg-
ment of the insurance department the
directors who have permitted President
Sheldon to do as he has done are equally
responsible to the public for the aqts
committed. It might be said that the
Phoenix Insurance company "was really
George P.. Sheldon and the directors
seemingly never have objected to his
ope rations. "
Among the loans to officers of the in-
surance department specified are the fol-
lowing: To James E. Pierce while he was State
superintendent of Insurance loans of
$13500.
To Isaac Vamlerpool while he was chief
examiner of Insurance companies loans
of $100000.
To Robert Hunter while first deputy
supoj-lntendent of Insurance loans )f
Jim.ofu. 77.
To William H. Buckley while third
deputy superintendent of Insurance loans
aggregating $tl.ooo.
It was announced today that at a meet-
ing of the board of directors held to-
dav President Sheldon was removed from
office and that in bis stead E. W. T
Gray formerly auditor of the Continental
Insurance company was elected presi-
dent. Sheldon Seriously 111.
(Associated Press Report.
GREENWICH Conn. December .
George P. Sheldon president of the
Ph'enix Insurance company of Brooklyn
Is seriously 111 at his home the Maples
here and his friends fear that he msv
not recover. He Is too III to talk busi-
ness. Mr. Seldon Is suffering from Inflamma-
tion of the muscular tissues of the heart.
FIRE LOSS A- CROWIET.IA.
Five Firms Suffered in Blaze Start-
ed by locomotive.
(Houston Pst SpcCHtl. '
CRiiWLF.Y I.a December 8. Fire of
unknown origin last night destroyed the
oflli e. warehouse and store building at
the corner of Front street and Avenue F
occupied hy the Toler Lumber company.
The stock of the Tolcr undertaking es-
tablishment buildings owned by the
tYow'ey State bank and stock belonging
n W C. Danum were also destroyed.
The total loss Is estimated as follows:
Toler. Lumber company stock $4500; S. M.
Toler. undertaking goods $1TS0: Crowley
Slate bank buildings $tO00: Toler Hard
ware i'oiiiikuiv hardware $1201); W
C. Da-
mum. tinner s ock iw.
So far as Is now known
TotaJ. $13360.
the insurance
aggregated only $6700.
The burned buildings stood near the
Frisco tracks and It Is thouuht that tha
fire started from a spark from the en-
gine of the Incoming passenger train
which arrived twenty minutes before the
fire was discovered. A window next the
railroad track had a broken pane of glass.
Inside the room was stored Inflammable
material. The burned buildings were
owned bv Ihe Crowlev State hank. They
were valued at $K200 and were Insured for
!- The stock of the Toler Lumber
companv. valued at $1500. was Insured for
It.Kio. the balance of the losses were
covered by Insurance.
UNIONISTS STILL SILENT.
Rothschild Declare in Favor of
Tariff Reform.
' 4ierivrif Prsss Report.)
LONDON. December 6. The po ttieal
s tuatlon was rather quiet today. The
unionist leaders are still conspicuous hy
reason of U eir silence In regard to the
election campaign.
Winston Spencer Churchill president of
the board of trade who thus far has
been the most active on the liberal s-ft.
made another speech at Manchester to-
night. He pointed out that the Imposi-
tion of a tariff would exolude Imports
which the Manchester canal wag built 'jts
encourage. '
He Instanced the quintupled value of the
land loathe vicinity since the canal was
built aP a reason for placing the Incre-
ment tax In the budget.
Lord Rothschild liberal unionist speak-
ing at Tring. Hertfordshire tonight de-
clared himself convert to tariff re-
form. (
Every Man
Can exercise his Individual
taste In tbe matter of color
style and fabric and atlll se-
cure the best Overcoat values
ever offered If he buys one of
the High Grade Overcoat
we're selling at
$20.00
Black gray tan mixtures.
In pure woolen materials all
slzea and proportions for
$20.00
If the leading railroads the largest
steamship lines the biggest fac-
tories the most discriminating
paint dealers from Maine to Mexico
V continually buy and use
PURE' MIXED HOUSE
PAINTS
WHY SHOULD NOT YOUT
JAS. BUTE CO.
HOUSTON TEXAS
THOMPSON MADE PROTEST.
Hew Orleans Cotton Exchange Ap-
proved by Commissioner Smith.
( Associated Press Report.)
NEW ORUEANS December 6. A stater
ment was issued tonight by President
Thompson of the New Orleans cotton ex-
change taking exceptions to certain state-
ments published today from Washington
In connection with the publication oi in
report of Herbert Knox Smith commis-
sioner of corporations. It Is declared
that the report does not condemn future
trading as such nor as It is conducted
on the New Orleans cotton exchanga. .
That the New York system of "fixed dif-
ferences'" i.s condemned and that the New
Orleans system of "commercial differ-;
ences' is not condemned is one of the
allegations of President Thompson's
statement. i':-
The statement goes on to say: -It Is
well known by the cotton trade of tha
entire world that Commissioner Herbert -Knox
Smith and some of his ablest as
sistants conferred personally with the
members and officials of this exchange
and we. after full- discussion accepted .
fully and wlthcfut hesitation the sugges- .'
tionB and recommendations by Comrais-
sloner Smith. It Is equally well known .
that the rules and regulations of the New
Orleans cotton exchange now represent '
the views of Commissioner Smith as to
bow the future contract business should '
be conducted." v
Bid Not Condemn New Orleans Plan
Associated Press Report.) ' i
WASHINGTON. December 6. It to
practically true as President Thompson
of the New Orleans cotton exchange -.
pointed out in a statement tonight that :i
Commissioner Smith while severely con.- .
demnlng the New York system of "flxetf
systems." holds that the system ot
"commercial differences" as practiced at
New Orleans and at Liverpool has little
In it to be condemned. He says how
ever "that the commercial difference r
system as employed In Liverpool Is not
precisely the commercial difference au- ' -'-thorlzed
by the bureau. There can be
little question that. If the iiystera in Uv '
erpool were stripped of some tew disturb-
ing features its operations would be
much moie satisfactory."
"The New Orleans cotton exchange"
be said "distinctly provides that tha
grades other than middling shall be de- '
liverable only on the basil just de-
scribed that Is at the actual commer-
cial differences of middling cotton at the '
time of delivery and. In tbe main the :
normal margin between the price of Cur-
rent future prices and spot prices of
middling cotton has been maintained falr-
lv well although by no means perfectly
at New Orleans."
Mrs. Doxey Was Reported III.
i Associated Press Report.)
ST. LOUIS December 6. Dr. Lauren
B. Dlxey of Columbus Neb. today ac-
cepted service to appear before the coro-
ner's Jury at the Inquest Into the death of
William J. Erder tomorrow. Mrs. Doxey
the alleged wife of Erder whom she Is
accused of killing by giving him arsenic
was reported by the Jail physician to-
night as being really flL Her condition
was such that the jailer refused to allow
her attorney to see her.
A formal statement Issued by Doxey
today denied that his wife married Erder.
The statement admitted Mrs. Doxey was
in St. Louis at the time she is charged
with bekig Erder's wife.
Be Sure You Get
An Optimo
For the Optimo is the best all-Haraaa
cigar It's possible to mike.
Made by the most expert cigarmakefa-
fruiu Cuba. OI the choicest richest
Vuelta Aba jo leaf bought by oar experts
in the fields.
And mellowed by onrexclnsive methods-
that perfectly develop the rare fiavog Of
the rich tobacco. . . - '
Ask ior the Optimo insist oa it.
Optimo
PresaStsr
Rous Grocer? C. Wat TexDbtrftsjton
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