Wichita Weekly Times. (Wichita Falls, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, March 10, 1911 Page: 3 of 8
eight pages : ill. ; page 24 x 17 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
WICHITA werKLY nn
Malice * wn."
PAGE THREE
; 4%
i w
en-
ick
Ick,
da)
ard
hita
the
cre
ler.
)
nes
at
"
the
ven
the
t he
ven
w
THE LEGISLATURE
IS TOUCHOUS
JUDGE EDGAR RYE
- RESIGNS POSITION
RESOLUTIONS IN ORDER THIS
MORNING BUT FELL BY
THE WAY.
WILL RETIRE AFTER ELEVEN
YEARS OF SERVICE TO
THE CITY.
Tin ? 1 :
Yankee Doodle’s Ride
Aed C.imrilt 27811
I JUVENILE COURT
EVERYBODY WALKS
IN OKLAHOMA CHY
THANKS HERE PROPOSED
SECRETARY AND RECORDER
Resolution As To Culberson’s At-
′ titude of, Lorimer Expense War
Voted Down.
2
By Associated Press
Austin, Teg., March S.—In the
House this morning Representatives
Terrell of Cherokee ‘and'Shannon in-
troduced a resolution inviting Sena-
tors Bailey and Lorimer to address the
Texas Legislature on the subject of
purity in politics. The resolution deslg
nsted these two Senators as the
“greatest living champions of civil
virtue. - The Bally men protested
and the speaker assured them that a
second reading of the resolution would
not be permitted. Representative Hill
of Denton moved that both the reso-
Resignation Will Be Laid Before City
Council Tomorrow Morn- •
ing. i.Mita
Judge Edgar Rye has filed his
resignation as City Secretary and Re-
corder, and the resignation will be
presented to the City Council at its
regular meeting to bo held tomorrow
morning.
Asked regarding the matter this ah
ternoon, the judge stated that he had
nothing to give out further than was
contained in the resignation, a copy
of which is reproduced herewith.
Judge Ryo has been in the service
of the eity continuously for eleven
years and has not only been faithful in
the performance of his duties, but has
been efficient as well, even to a de-
lution and the authors be sent to the
insane asylum.
In the Senate Senator Vaughan in- <r* characteristic or the career of but
troduced a resolution thanking Sena-
tor Culberson for his share in defeat-
ing the bill to reimburse Senator Lor-
imer to the extent of $25,000 for the
expense incurred in tee investigation.
The motion was tabled by a .vote of
few men in a like position.
Always courteous and considerate
he won the esteem of those who had
out casual business with the city.
13 to 12, with five present end not
voting. - J
Toward noon Senator Vaughan
again introduces his Culberson reso-
lution. A long debate followed in
which Senator Vaughan asserted that
the Bailey supporters who voted
against it would not be re-elected. Sen- -
ator Hudspeth reflected on' Senator
Culberson’s career. The Senate ad-
journed until 3 o’clock this afternoon
when the discussion was resumed.
The last week of the regular ses-
eion of the Thirty-second legislature
began today, with enough bills left
on the calendars of both houses to
keep the solons busy for another
month, at least, even with the cus-
JUDGE EDGAR RYE.
while these traits, supplemented by a
tomary pyrotechnics cut out. It is, devotion to duty and a conscientious
regard for his oath of office, secured
therefore, considered safe to predict
that there will be no adjournment
sine die next Saturday.
Some of the bouse members who
voted for the resolution to close the
session March 11 are understood to
have changed their minds lately and
urged senators not to support it. They
have not yet succeeded in having
passed bills in which they are inter-
estod and do not care to return to
their constituents with that kind of a
record to their credit.
Among the prohibition senators
there is disagreement over the pro-
position to quit the drive March 11.
Vaughan, Townsend, Terrell of
Wise and Bryan are understood to be
willing to work on for a couple of
weeks longer at $2 per day. Sturgeon,
Rathift and Perkins are however, cre-
dited with a desire to close up shop
March 11.
The anti contingent talks as if It
intended to insist upon staying here
until the general appropriation bill
and the legislative and senatorial re-
tor him the admiration of those who
were more closely associated with the
city’s affairs.
His resignation will be read with
sincere regret by a host of friends
who were pleased to know that the 'city
was so fortunate as to have a man of
Judge Rye's ability in this important
position.
The judge has made no announce-
ment as to his intentions as to the fu-
ture. /
The resignation as filed, is as fol-
lows:
To The Honorable City Council.
Gentlemen:- 1
In justice to myself, I have decid-
ad to submit to you my resignation
as City Secretary and Ex-Officio ‘Re-
corder of the city of Wichita Falls,
to take effect at your first meeting
in April 1911, or as soon thereafter
as the appointment and qualification
of my successor in office.
I would be ungrateful, after serving
in an official capacity for eleven years
If I failed to show my appreciation
districting bills, at least, are passed, when retiring’from the position, for
With regard to the two last named
the prohibitionist senators are in a
quandary.
it they are not passed the west
will continue to suffer the injustice of
inadequate and inequitable represen-
tation, and it is a question with the
prohibitionists whether they can af-
ford to shoulder responsibility for this
at this time. u
d the confidence reposed in me, not-
a withstanding I have held the office by
appointment, instead of election.
I realise that my tenure of ofllce
has been extended from term to term
on a business basis of performing the
duties of City Secretary, and Ex-
Officio Recorder according to law, as
nearly as possible. -under the condi
tions and circumstances attending
LARGE AUDIENCES
* the growth of our city
HEAR PROHI SPEAKERS
Attendance Larger and More Intereel
Manifest Than Ever Known In
Prohibition Campaign.
The meetings held at the diner
ent churches and the union meeting
Pt the Wichita Theatre conducted by
the Anti-Saloon League yesterday
were characterised by larger audi-
In the performance of these duties,
I am conscious that at all times I
tried to measure up to the responsi-
bilities of the office, without favor or
prejudice.
Whether I succeeded to the entire
satisfaction of the people and the
aldermen that have administered the
city affairs since its organization in
1910, I can only judge by the appro-
val of the records and my rotation in
office.
Out of the chaos or the old, disor-
ences and more interest than any
prohibition meetings held In Wichita
Falls in recent years.
R. C. Dial of Clarendon, Rev. G. w.
Eichleberger, of Fort Worth, Judge
Blanton, of Abilene, Attorney Cum-
mings of Fort Worth were the speak-
′ ganized city government, the present
municipality was organized. And, in
the capacity of attorney and secre-
tary, I wrote the ordinances and es
tablished a system of book-keeping.
My residence and official career, in
Wichita Falls, are coincident with the
life of the present municipality. I
ere. . — SUNK '
At three o’clock in the afternoon a
mass meeting was held st the Wichi-
ta Theatre which was attended by an
audience of more than 400.
Attorney Cummings delivered the
In the early years of the present
reorganised city government, and up
to the time the official family moved
into the new city hall, the mayor and
aldermen practically served for noth-
ing. Consequently, if they failed to
give any more of their time than was
necessary to attend the regular and
called sessions of the council no one
principal address.
; " His discourse was in the form of an
indictment by the State of Texas vs. could blame them.
King Alcohol, his argument being pre-
sented In the form to which a prose-
cuting attorney makes out his case.
’ In addition to the out of town
speakers. Judge A. H. Carrigan de
liverd an address at the Church of
Nazerene Sunday evening.
The following poem was written by Rev. s. P Birch .or Georgia
were exchanged with the northern men, and they swore by every thing,
bang the author if they got him. But they never come In contact with
Sberman made his raid, through Georgia. Rev. Birch was then in Mine
Some of the wealthy families carried their valuables to his house thi
calling of a minister. When the northern army reached Macon, Mr. Bir
troduced himself, and naked for a gentlemanly guard for his house. Sh
quoting from this and other of Mr. Birch’s war poems, end giving him n
to know you, sir! I will place officers at your house that you can trust,
should be treated,” and he did. PEE
" the bottle of Bull Run. Copies
Heaven and earth that they would
.:::
ing that Sherman would respect the
went in person to Gen. Sherman, in-
man broke into a hearty laugh, began
irm hand clasp. *“• '’ am so glad
10 will treat you as / a gentleman
•----
The author of the poem, now deceased, was an uncle of Mrs. T. L. Toland of Wichita Falls * 2
HERMAN Voss CONVICTED ON
CHARGE OF DISTURBING
THE PEACE.
5118g — 1 in
SENTENCE IS SUSPENDED
THE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY
MAKES NO EFFORT TO
OPERATE CARE.
FREE OF TURBULENCE
I sing of Yankee Doodle’s ride " '
To famous Richmond town
& 'as'. w.y: tan "M" h
IK. -7 MM Am"Kum
Who once did burn the witches all
in anclem Venke? land. 1
In Yankee land he still abode
Where slept his fathers brave.
His towns were built upon the shore
His ships were on the wave.
The pumpkins in Ids, fields did grow
His rivers flowed with rum.
YE Can 1 know
7ir"m‘o.%
.MEURER-
"Btrlke for tlsitnion and the nag
wares hary
14 7
A miorioun y
McDowell, to
*
With shouts
Up rose this valiant Knight one morn
And to his spouse he said,
“I’ve got an idee in my mind
A notion in my head, *
To thrash out all the southern men . AmAM
And give their houses and their, thus. BE ut/anosar Lay - $
To those who fight for me."
I'll add now laurels to my fume
New riches to my store.
And fill my coffers up with gold
Till they cap hold no more.
I’ll make those haughty southern lords
My vasseis and my slaves.
Or slay them all with sword and flame.
And fill this land with graves." MA ’ •
Then through the world with trump and press
#h 59 2" 2 the earu 7
shall tremble at my name.
I’ll conquer all this continent.
With stars and stripes unfurled
And Europe, too, shall own my sway
I’ll be monarch or the world.”
Then forth he went, with bold intent.
To gather up his legions,
A crew of dirty vagabonds
From Tophet’s nether regions.
. of thieving Yankees, filthy Dutch.
And Irish from the bogs.
And vagrant Hoosiers from the West,
A herd of drunken hone
Forth from the country and thetown,’
And from the city’s hum.
His armies marched with measured tramp.
To the music of the drum.
He called his strong men from afar
His chieftains to his side -
And started off to Richmond town
To take a "merry ride."
I from afar
in the early morning sunlight
I saw his white tents gleaming
1 now the glitter of his arms
His banners gaily streaming
V saw his martial hosts spr d out.
Along Potomac’s shore.
A fairer sight than this, I ween.
Was -never seen before.
Oh! 'twas a splendid thing to see 4
Those warlike men that day.
As through the streets, with serried ranks.
They marched in fine array.
The dogs did bark, the children screamed.
The tender maidens sighed.
The rabble shouted in the streets.
And the old men went with pride.
Three cheers for Yankee Doodle bold
Hurrah! for gallant Scott..
The hero of a hundred fights
Who fails and falters not.
“On, on to famous Richmond town;
To Dixie Land we hie.
Woe to the southern rebels there .
We’ll conquer them or die.
In Dixie land are lovely dames.
And maidens sweet and fair
Whoee tender, charms and innocence
It beets us not tv epare.
We’ll kill the men, and seize their homes.
And plunder every spot,L.
Three cheers for Yankee Doodle.
Three cheers for gallant Beettr'
Thus Yankee Doodle cheered Me men-
The valiant knight and true.
And marc the d them, onward to
or Yanka Doodle Doo.
Alackaday: That gallant host.
So confident and vain
the tune
From Dixie’s land a living band
May never come back omen
sul on he rode along the rond
Hometimes, he ran at full run
Until he reached a running stream
which southren men’call Bull-Fun.,
‘Twas here he met with Beauregard
A chieftain fierce and brave
Whose motto on the battle field
Was, "Victory or the gave.”
Around him there in the stern array
Wh.fA E !LM country's son
Or stain it with their blood..
An calm and silent as the clouds
when tempests hold their breath
They wait to hurl upon the foe ,
A hurricane of death.
Bald Yankee Doodle to his men
"wen drive them from the plain.
Well chase them down to Richmond town
And Pile the ground with slain.
wen march our prisoners on before
with hand-cuffs on their hands. . ___
We’ll hang their leaders, seize their goods
And confiscate their wand" --— -
Falls will suffer in comparison with
other towns and cities of equal popu
Istlon. ’
Fortunately politics did not enter
into the selection of municipal offi-
cers. Consequently the business in
terests of the city was conducted
without any favoritism and an ‘ere
single only to economy and good gov-
ernment, t
I have always tried to absolve my
personal interests, friendships and
enemies when performing my legal
duties. W1
Therefore, I deem it not out of place
to express my observation and give
you the bench t of my experience
as an officer for over 30 years, '
There are but few men, (and I
may not be one of them; though I
have tried to be), able and willing to
withstand the temptation to use the
force of their position to favor their
friends or punish their enemies when
backed by official prestige.
Human nature under all conditions
This of a necessity, referred all of- to weak, ,and to dive a-man ' the
fetal business’ except the Assessor sn
and collector and treasurer, to" the
city secretary, even to the extent of
handling the court cases.**:
nut with i all and throng # all,
I do not think the affairs of Wichita anted, to rise above his’individuality
power of position) or wealth, i is | to
make him, either an object for solici-
tous regard by special: interests or
a mark for the shaft of Tenvy, 1 in
either position, he must be well hat
___and rolling drums
e
Would chase them bey like shiile, c co %/
t
1.
A moment more the battle FORE
™ ,,,n2.tnutt "ceaime make, •
aw is hurled the dauntless to 0--
** n-
wertguss-m ea nt"
′ natt t^^w^ ‘orm seain .
The Sabbath morm was sweet and fairs
. The summer sun rose bright-
When Doodle TrousedT his men once more :
And led them to the ft-w
L.reama ahejuhten erv akaus 5 a
murk
from the plain,
na on,
Scott.
A fright .
“We ll Win or di
Quoth Yankee I
‘‘I mens I’d rati
The southern
_ er a trkcme- en Benureenra ,
and never dare to yield
- #M RETELL* "" •*
I saw the gallant Georgians there
Who fought so brave and well.
i saw this martyred chief in death
With face serenely bright
And heard him say “They’ve killed me boys.
But don’t five Ng the light!" 9
hurts are brave and true
matt cto moahe uud. :
I saw the Alabama Fourth and
=======
As on the flying foe they rushed
Till the battle tide was staved.
MI * CEM
I saw the gallant Johnston there
Air
524 and drove their ranks asunder
TsuwmF ne
Run me vedine Toe ne ten"
— - their ranks asunder
enmoet
and heard the shout s of the southern men
When that proud Meld WAS won.
I saw them as they rushed away. -
Old Scott was in the van.
And Yankee Doodle curand am raved
Against Ms routed elan.
Then came McDowell flushed with mage A
Forth from the din and roar,
Adi - “Your men. Sir Knight, have run the foe.
But they have run before." -
4 DE
mAe’s «e . "-
And if ths devil gets us all.
"′ . No"I.me and
He leaves them all behind:
Young Man Placed On Good Be-
havior Under The Core of Proba-
I ’ll Ion Officer.
County Judge C. B. Felder sst as
Judge in the first juvenile court ever
held in Wichita county this morning
when Herman Voss was convicted on
# charge of disturbing the peace. His
punishment was assessed at not less
than two nor more than five years in
the State institute for Trains Juve-
piles at Gatesville.
Sentence was suspended however,
pending the good behavior of Young
Voss and he was placed under the
care of probation Officer Webster.
The regular sessions of the juvenile
court will be held hereafter at ten
o’clock each Saturday morning in
Judge Felder’s office at the court
house.
The law relative to juvenile court
cases reads as follows:
‘It shall be the duty of the sheriff
or other officer executing the process
to serve notice of the proceedings up- ,
on the parent or parents of the child.
* and the sheriff or officer ex-
ecuting the process may accept the
verbal or written promise of such per-
son so satisfied or any other prroper
person to be responsible for its ap
pearance at the hearing of such case
: : * In case such child shall
fair to appear at such time or times
as the court may require, the person
or persons responsible for its appear-
ance as herein provided for • • • may
be proceeded against u In cases In
contempt of court, and punished ac-
cordingly.
Chapter 109, Section 1:
Provides for the punishment of any
person who in any way contributes to
the delinquency of % child as follows:
In all cases where a child shall be a
delinquent child or a neglected or
dependent child as defined in the stat
utes of this state, the parent or par-
ents, legal guardian or persons having
the custody of such child, or any per-
son responsible for or who by any act
encourages, causes or contributes to
the delinquency of such child shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be fin-
ed in any sum not exceeding $1000.
t
HOW GOOD ROADS J.
HELP PROPERTY VALUES
First Real Labor Trouble in New
State Metropolis Being Watched
With Keen Interest.
Oklahoma City, Okla., March 6—
Every car ou the system of the Okla-
homa City Street Railway company
was stopped Sunday morning prompt-
ly at 10 o’clock, when the strike of
the car men became effective, ac-
cording to notice that had been given
the company yesterday. The inau-
guration of the strike was attended
by no scenes of violence and the cars
were taken to the barns, where they
will stay until the next development
in the strike.
It had been said by the represen-
tatives of the company that new men
would manage the cars and take them
out directly after the strikers quit.
An attempt was made to take out two
of the cars after the time for the
strike to begin, but striking car men
good-naturedly took possession of the
cars and asked the men to leave,
which they did. In less than an hour
after the strike was started every
car had been run to the car barns.
A crowd of possibly 5,000 people
gathered to witness the Inauguration
of the strike, which Is the first of
the kind for Oklahoma City and real-
ly the first strike of any importance
in the history of the city.
The company declared this evening
that it would not turn a wheel until
it had been afforded ample protection
by the city, county and state. What
is to be done then is left to conjec-
ture. The franchise held by the com-
pany from the city provides that one
car shall be run each way over every
line in the city every twenty-four
hours, and does not make any provis-
ion in case of strikes.
A feature of the situation is that
apparently the sympathy of the peo-
ple is with the men, and hundreds of
citizens are wearing "We walk"
badges.
COLONEL ROOSEVELT’S
FORTHCOMING VISIT
Col. Theodore Roosevelt will visit
Texas next week and preparations are
already In progress to arcord him a
most cordial welcome.
The Colonel will visit Houston on
Bunday, after which he will extend his
tour to Austin, Dallas and other points
foes
Twas said by some who saw him run
′ He did out strip the wind. -.
tK he went with might and main
mranewi the foe,
I’ll beat him bad in speed -
Though Bull-Ron to a runing stream
(Exouse me for this punning)
if need be I must run at
I’ll out ran Bull Run running.”
I’ve talked against those southern men
But they have run me down.”
7220
Three cheers for Yankee Doodle they.
And for his wild goose chase
“merry vide” to Richmond town
His gallant Bull Run race.1
Three cheersi for all the southern men
who drove them from the plain .
And when he next doth come to fight.
...... We’ll run him back again. ... -.
. to the heigh tb of official or, commer- K
.. cat integrity, to enable him to act, *
regardless of censure or hope or re-
ward. Otherwise » man must trame
in his office or his influences.. ’
Often an----------— —
sociition are subject to the mnudneb
of others, to the extent that it justly
arouses suspicion, notwithstanding
that there may be no corruption
shown."r *
Whether or not 1 have been free
from those influences. I leave/you
and the eftisens an widhite W to
judge and” hope when you come to
sum up my deficiencies, rou win do
me the justice to believe that my ef-
forte, though numble," were‘always
directed to an bonent enforcement of
"And h conefulion win tn that 1
believe that at no time in the history
o Wiebits vans, should there be a
more careful selection of officers to
administer the municipal affairs of
that"grow out of factional disputes
menace “the aneue or a srowis
"
I1MWC
TO JUDGE S. C. KAY
Juris Advocate. ,
-. while discussing the ways and
means of having good roads, and both
of which are important and necessary
we should also look forward to their
results and Me whether or not they
justify the effort; we do not figure on
justifying the expense, because the
expense of, getting good roads will be
no greater than we are now paying
for poor ones.
In the first place, bad roads are a
damage and n drawback to every
piece of property situated on or near
them, and our present roads, while
good, tor dirt roads in good weather,
we know are surely bad ones in bad
weather, and coat as much as the
good roads.
What have good roads done for
other counties? A letter recently re-
ceived from R. E. (Alfalfa) Smith,
the biggest farmer in Grayson county,
gives some figures on this line. He
says:
official’s conduct and as-1 172
. . ******* Judge John C. Kay has moved from
Graham to Wichita Falls, where he
has formed a law partnership with
L. I. Mathis, of that growing cits.
No attorney Ms ever appeared before
the bar in Youps County who has had
s greater influence with juries and
judges of the courts than Judge Kay,
and there is a reason for it—he has
been honest and fair with Eto fellow,
man’m be every day lire and deal-
inge and when he took a case he be-
lleyed in it. exercising the same hon-
esty with courts and juries. He is a
wide awake, progressive ciusen, true
to his triends andean untiring work-
er, and in his removal from the soup
to we consider we, lost one of our
most influential citizens. We join his
host of friends in Young County to
viehiee him an anas of mccens m
his new home, and he will succeed,
because he in made out of that kind of
material, which knows no defeat or
fallure—Neweantle Register: . 1 .
“In the county of Williamson they
.are. now selling their lands readily
at double the price we can get for
Grayson county lands, almost entirely
due to her system of good roods; for
Williamson county lands are no bet-
ter than those of Grayson county.
“In. Ellis county, where they have
spent hundreds, of thousands for a
system of good roads, the enhanced
value of their lands, values at which
cost of the roads and double whst
cost of the roads and dobule what
our Grayson county lands will sell
for: and Ellis county lands are no bet-
tor than Grayson or Lamar county
lands. -
, “Ifyqu carry out your proposed
bond issue, every dollar you expend
In roads will come back to you four-
fold before your roads are complot
Now R. S. Smith is a farmer and
one of the most successful in Texas
and as a farmer, and as g business
men he sees the full value of good
roads, their benefits and results His
testimony is worth the consideration
of every man who has a road to trav-
el.
As Mr. J, ,K. Paul of Direct once
said, with dirt roads you have to do
your trips to town when the roads
and weather are good, and you could
be doing something on the farm: but
when the weather was bad and you
couldn’t do anything on the farm, the
roads, also were bad and you couldn’t
make your trip, but with good roads,
you leave all your trips and hauling
to over until bad, weather stopped
your work, for the bad weather would
not affect good roads.
5,oro a ewind wasit
the roads
YM Band lole th
a business trip to No
All
,county.
wins ofe coned, but sous sholi be
:zwnch"e
Aldrich for reciprocity: Wonder
if he can recognise himself when he
looks in the glass — Buffalo Times.
in Texas, concluding at El Paso from
which place he will go to Phoenix,
Ariz.,, with frequent stops, where he .
is to participate at the official open- i
ing of the great Roosevelt Dam on .
the 18th.
Allen Brandenburg was called to •
Fort Worth this afternoon by the ,
critical illness of his mother. Mrs. M.
A. Brandenburg, who is not expect- .
ed to live more than a few days.
--------------------------- eg,
W. C. Joule and w T. Arther left
Sunday for Waco to attend the Grand
Lodge of the 1. O. O. F They were
accompanied by Mrs/W T. Arthur
who goes as representative, to the
Rebecca Assembly. 1
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View four places within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Wichita Weekly Times. (Wichita Falls, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, March 10, 1911, newspaper, March 10, 1911; Wichita Falls, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1671204/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.