Abilene Semi-Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 75, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 29, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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ABILENE SEMI WEEKLY
REPO RTE
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tCLUMX XXXI
DISTRICT COURT
IS IN SESSION
.REGULAR FALL TERM CONVENED
TODAY j OPENING POSTPONED.
UNTIL TEN O'CLOCK.
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To Grand Jury Lengthy and Minute
Ob all Possible Violations of the
law; Several Cases Slated
' for Trial Ttoday.
The regular fall term of district
.-court convened this morning Judge
T. B. Blanton presiding for the usual
seven week session.
Tho opening was postponed until ten
o'clock because several of the grand
jurors were unable to reach the court-
house on time on account of high wa-
ter and the muddy condition of the
road.
Petit Jury First Week.
Following is the petit jury for the
first week: O J Albro E B Landers
J D Hogg H West R S' Carpenter A J
Hartley J A .Mobley S D Hunter S
L Dryden E J Allison J T Vanlandlng
ham Cross D Payton B N BlllingBley.
W L Aflhby Jim Eoff Denton Uader-
wood. I N Batterson J H Klney D E
Blanton W A Kelley D B Swindle Ed
Reeves J W Taylor Clyde Newberry
W B White I S Brown T C Tlbbs G.
L Anderson W A Mahew C J Smith
J N Anderson W E Beasley Comer
Clay W L Beckham Jr. J W Klnsey
and C A Breeding
The Grand Jary.
The grand jury is as follows: H. M.
Ralnboldt foreman: J N Ferguson W
A Mlnter W M G Mackechney J F
Staffer T C Cox F M Johnson C T
Beckham JohU S. Hughes J E Drum-
mond T L Klrby and C T White.
Before the hour of formal opening
Judge Blanton presided dver the set'-
tlng'of cases for the term. The ap-
pearance docket wilt be called tomor-
row. The following civil cases are on
toe docket for trial today": . . '
Homer L. Easterwood versus J. E.
Newton et al suit to recover land and
damage.
W. H. Gilliam versus Continental Oil
& Cotton Company suit for damages.
Lonnle M. Kelley versus Texas &
Pacific Railway company suit for
damages.
OtiB Bullard versus Texas and Paci-
fic Railway Company suit for damages
Ed. Kelley versus Texas and Pacific
Railway Company suit for damages.
V. H. Flnloy versus Aachen &3fu-
nlch Fire Insurance Company action
for insurance policy.
J. C. Smith versus Abilene Street
Railway company Bult for "damages.
W. 0. Stark versus' Abilene Street
Railway company suit for damages.
The Court's Charge.
Judge Blanton delivered his charge
to the Jury extenporaneously. He was
very specific in his recommendations
and instructions his address commm-
iag more than an hour's time. He In-
structed the Jury to keep Its proceed-
ings secret In order to protect the
se's rights and property ferret out
and prosecute crime. He next called
attention to what ho termed the high-
est feature of cltlzonshlp the present-
ing of no person through hatred or
malice and leaving unpresentod a per-
son because of love fear or favor. He
said the statute of limitations never
expires against the crime of murder
aad ho urged the jury to ascertain
whether or not there wore any cases
of that nature In the county and If so
to return Indictments. He took up as-
sault to murdor assault with any othor
unlawful Intent simple assault as-
sault and battery use of abusive lan-
guage to porsons and over telephone
gromptag them under one general head.
He mentioned the crimes of perjury
bribery making fi'lso entries In books
of aceount; said that burglary by night
constituted the entering of a person's
home from thirty minutes after sunset
to thirty minutes before sunrise; call-
ed attention to all kinds of theft cascB
and swindling stating that swindling
la a felony whore the property Involv-
ed is over $50 in value. He scored
"curb-stone brokers" who sell property
where tho property la question does
not exist Ho mentioned tho offonses
of forgery disposing of mortgaged pro-
perty rape seduction abortion adul-
tery fornication incest the keeping
of disorderly houses; and defined the
latter vory minutely ho sam iraier-
tul organisations soiling liquor under
federal license were guilty of keeping
disorderly houses He said it was
against the law for corporations and
organisations to keep liquor on their
nremteoa for storage purpose without
taking out tho stat occupation tax.
He defined the ktatutes covering the
selling of liquor la local option terri-
tories saying In thU eeunty one sale
constitutes a mlidwnwiHor and two
or more felony JI discussed illeal
voting and gaming aad la taking up
UDGE
BLANTQNS
CHARE
alleogd violations of tho Sunday law
urged tho Jury to be especially diligent
In ferreting out cases of this kind. He
dlBcussed tho offonses of exceeding the
speed limit In automobllos and dis-
turbing roliglous worship.
WINDSTORM AT STAMFORD
Ituin'And Wind Visited Stamford Sun.
day Night Now Methodist
Church Damaged
Southwestern Telophono advices
from Stamford today are to tho ef-
fect that the city was visited by a
heavy rain accompanied by a stiff
wind at Id: 40 o'clock laBt night. Tho
rainfall was estimated at three in-
ches. The Reported Damngc
Damages were sustained as follows:
South wall of now MethodiBt church
blown in; residence of Burrell Smith
and a Mr. Shipp blew down; homes of
Messrs. Shipman and Joe Xlon dam-
aged; damages sustained by Llndscy
barber shop Ray's store city hall and
Lawson hotel. There were no Injur
ies. The storm was purely local.
There was no hall.
EXAMINATIONS THIS WEEK
Will Be Held Thursday .Friday and
Saturday In High School "uild-
ing Many sre Expected
The county examinations will bn
held in the high school building on
Thursday Friday and Saturday of this
week; for permanent certificates
Thursday and first and second gradQ
certificates Friday and Saturday. Thej
examinations will be conducted by'j
City Superintendent J. H. Burnett and!
Prof. A. M. Williams of Guion. I
The present law has done away wltb i
county certificates In all grades except'
the second hence practically all pap-1
ers will be sent to the state board tot
be graded.
County Superlneendent White looks!
frir o l.lar ranriiaanfntfnn rt fannViora '
estimating from twenty-five to thirty
who will take the examinations.
WRANGUNGIN
BEATTIE. TRIAL
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STATE ATTEMPTS TO PROVE THAT
BEATTIE SUFFERED FROM A
PHYSICAL DISEASE.
WIFE'S MOTHER TESTIFIES
Parent of Murdered Mrs. Seattle Tells
of Daughter's Crying Spells;
Detective Scherer Recalled
by Prosecution.
CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE W.
VA. Aug. 28. Detective L. L. Scherer
was the first witness this morning In
the trial of Henry Clay Beattle jr.
charged with the murdor of his wife.
The defense cross examined him.
Scherer alluded to the fact that the
automobile oil pan beneath the Beattie
machine bore no traces of blood ap-
parently intending to try to show that
Mrs. Beattie was not shot in the auto-
mobile as her husband alleged. A pool
of blood was shown In the road near
the scene of the killing and Scherer
contended that tho auto would have
shown traces of blood if this pool had
trickled through tho machine to the
road.
Mrs. Seattle's Mother Testifies.
Mrs. R. V. Owen mother of the late
Mrs. Henry Beattie took the stand
Sho testified that her daughter was
sad bad frequent crying spells but did
not toll her mother why sho was un-
happy. Tho prosecution then attempt-
ed to ask questions about Beattio's un-
derclothing as showing the cause of
his wlfo's unhappiness but at tho sug-
gestion of the court recess was taken
for a conforenco to doclde Just how
Mrs. Owon's expected testimony should
be brought out
Mrs. Owen was heavily veiled in
black. She spoke in a low weak voice
and appeared to labor under deep mon-
aed dlBtroas Facing tho Jury sho lif-
ted her voll showing her pale and
wrinkled face. Sho did not look at the
prisoner Tho testimony which precip-
itated the conference of counsel and
recess was as follows;
"Did you know what was tho cause
I of Mrs. Seattle's sorrow" asked coun-
sel for the commonwealth.
"I did not" Mrs Owen Toplled "My
'daughter did not tell me. She would
not talk with mo on the matter when I
questioned her."
"Did she Bhow you anything as the
'cause for looking sad or having crying
"We object!" snapped counsel for
the defease.
"State If you ever saw any of Henry
Clay Beattle Jrs undwdothtag" was
the next question.
Here the court intsrvsaeds
ABILENE TEXA8
CHARLESTON IS i 1 .39 INCHES OF
STILL ISOLATED RAINFALL HERE
SUNDAY NIGHT'S SEVEHE STORM
STILL CENTERED ALONG
COAST POINTS.
But Cotton Over Wide Area Snuffed
Out by Wind; Charleston Is
Reported Menaced By A
Veritable Flood.
The severe storm which struck Char
leston and Savannah last night still
seems centered in that section today.
A message today from Branchvllle
seventy miles from Charleston de-
clared that there were three feet of
water in the Charleston union station
P'irfiaJIv confirming previous reports
that the city of Charleston is serious-
ly menaced by floods. This message
also said that no trains have left
Charleston since last night.
Savannah Not Hurt by Storm
Indirect advices from Savannah are
to the effect that that city was not
damaged by the storm. Lowland pla-'
ces near the city have not been heard
from however and there may be loss
of life there.
At Charleston the water front tide
was highest last night since the des-
tructive tidal wave of 1886.'
Cotton Severely Damaged.
Savannah reported that cotton was
sovorely damaged for a radius pt fifty
miles about the city. The wind blow-
sixty files an hour breaking off many
cotton "blooms and half formed bolls.
Tybee Beach reported no loss of life
there. Reports from Charleston by
round about sources do taot Indicate
any loss of Jlfe there and say trains
from the city may get through to the
outside world late today.
TO MY FRIENDS.FORMER 1'ATRONS;
AND THE IfUlUilU. J
: . sssf
This is t6 advise that I have severed
my connection with the Abilene Ind.
T. & T. Co. known as (The Roberts
Phone) and have accepted the position
of Special Contracting Agent with the
Southwestern Tel. & Tel. Co. Where I
will be glad to meet you and I wish
to assure you that I will appreciate
you F patronage.
Orders phoned to 300 or 399 (Manag-
er's dfflce) will receive my prompt at-
tention. . C. W. ROBERTS.
The Episcopal Sunday School picnic
is postponed on account of the bad
roads and weather until next week.
New Brick Building
Another unsightly structure Is to
disappear from the business cJstrict
of Abilene. The work of tearing down
tho old warehouse on North Second
street located directly In front of the
Jewel theatre was started this morn-
ing. This property is owned by G. '.
Britton and he contemplates as soon
as tho lot Is cleared the erection of a
brick building 40x100 feet two stories
high modern in every detail.
Mrs. J. P. Radford who has been
quite sick for several days at her
home at the comer of Cedar ana N.
6th streets is reported improving.
COMMUNICATION HAMPERED AND
DETAILS OF THE DAMAGE
PJIFFICULT TO SECURE.
By Associated Press:
COLUMPIA S. C Aug. 28. All com
municatlon with Charleston Savannah
Beaufort and Georgetown which was
interruted on account of storms yester
day has not been resumed and those
points aro practically Isolated from the
world.
Storm Movlagr Galfward.
In tho absence of reports It Is not
definitely known what direction the
storm Is taking; probably toward tho
Gulf of Mexico however Efforts aro
being made to restore damaged com-
munication and to ascertain what pro-
perty loss wag wrought by the storm.
Accompanying the storm were heavy
rslns which well over a largo arts
The wind blew at a frightful velocity.
SAVANNAH NOT DAMAGED
STORMDVGHT
MOVING TOWARD
MEXICANGULF
TUKSBAY AUGUST St 1111.
SECOND GOOD RAIN OF AUGUST
FALLS OVER ABILENE AND
ENTIRE COUNTRY
If TIE IS OVER SPILLWAY
Flow of Water Six Inches in Depth
v TnmbliHg Over Concrete Barrier.
fv All Reports Indicate That
tt Rainfall Is General
The second good rain of this month
fell over all of the Central West Tex-
as-i-Ablleno and Taylor county inclu-
ded laBt night and this morning.
Rain began falling hero at about mid.
nignc ana Kopt up practically without
intermission until after daybreak Ad-
ditional showers fell throughout the
morning and tho forecast for this af-
ternoon and tonight Is for more rain.
t Government figures show last night's
and today's Dreclnitation to hnvn
peon 1.39 inches or 2.83 inches for
illn mnntli whlnli la nlranriv Rfi nrnir
jiormal. The 1911 rainfall by months
is as follows: January .53 inches;
'February 3.02 inches; March .91 inch
es; April 2.71Jnches; May .06 Inches;
June .08 inches; July C.39 inches;
August (to date) 2.83 inches; total
for the year to date 16.63 inches. This
figure exceeds the entire rainfall of
1909 by 1.56 inches and tho entire rain-
fall of 1910 by .60 inches. The average
year's rainfall for twenty-five years
is 24.16 inches. Indications are there
fore good that .this year's total will
exceed the general average presum
ing that the fall and winter rains
come up to average.
Lytle Running Over Splllwny
For the Urst time in three years or
since the fa1! of 1908 the waters oi
Lytle Lake are running over tho splllr
way. So said officials of the Abilene
'.Light and Water Company today. All
day Saturday the lake was so high
that puffs of wind sent the water over
but it was not until last night that the
rise was sufficient to overflow of Its
own volition
Parties returning from the lake this
morning said the stream going over
the spillway was about six Inches in
depth. An immense amount of water
is beng lost but Ablene's reservoir
now contains more water is Is said
than at any time in Its history It th
tho first overflow or anything appro
aching an overflow the lake has had
since the buldng of the new concrete
spllway one year ago or more
Rains Everywhere
Long distance telephone report that
rains fell everywhere In this part of
the state last night and this morning
extending as far east as Dallas and
as far west as Midland. This was the
actual report. It is probable that the
larger portion of the state had more
or Icsb rain.
Tho followng report submitted by
the Southwestern Telephone and Tele
graph Company has been tabulated by
directions as follows:
East Big rains reported at Cisco
Clyde Baird Putnam Strawn Eula
Oplln Gordon Fort Worthy DallaB Car
bon and Elmdale.
West Tye Merkel Trent Eskota
Sweotwator Loralne Colorado City
500 SPANISH TR0PS REPORTED
PREPARING TO OCCUPY ST.
CROIX LA KOnURO.
By Associated Press.
MADRID SPAIN Aug 28 Dis
patches received today from Las Pal
mas a port on the anary Islands says
that five hundred Spanish soldiers are
preparing to embark on a transport to
occupy Salnte Croix la Mlneure on the
Moroccan coast of South Agadlr where
tho arrival last July of a German war-
ship stirred up the present lnterna-
tion dispute over Morocco. The re-
Mere Cewpleatleas Anticipated.
Should the report be confirmed it is
expected to further complicate; the
Moroccan problem over which formal
negotiations have be for some time
in progress btwen Francs and Ger-
many The natter la btag closely
watoksd.
SPAIN TAKING
NEW STAND IN
MOROCCAN ROW
-x.
Big Springs Maryhoal Wastolla Stan-
ton and Midland.
North Hawloy Anson Stamford
Hnmlln Sagorton. Haskell. Rotan.
Snyder Hodges Nugent. Haniby Syl-
voBtor uuio Knox City. Rochester.
Crowell Benjamin Truscott and Jay-
ion uonjamm and Troscott take off
tho palm with a roport of llvo inches
of rain each.
South. Ovnlo Bradshaw. Winters.
Ballingcr Iberis San Angoio. Buffalo
Gap Potosl Caps Cedar Gap Coats
Shop and all other points In Taylor
county
Miscellaneous. Albany. (3 inches)
Dublin Brownwood Granbury. Blan
ket Comanche Hasse Stophonvllle
Thrifty.
MIsccIIaneoHs Rain Report
Jesse Scott and son Carl of this city
returned over tho Texas and Pacific
this morning from Maryneal Nolan
county whore they wont on business.
They roport heavy rains at all points
tnrough which they passed.
S. S. Pegues of Stanton came in to
day reporting a flno rain at that point.
and ovidonco of a big rain all the way
rrom Stanton horc.
Rev J. J. F. Lockhart returned todnv
from HVustolla Nolan county report-
ing big rains.
J. W Edwards was Informed over
lolophono tb.: bi- rains ell tiroiigh-
out the H.iwin cruntry
J. G. Jacks m of Meikei reported
heavy joins In hid section. statins
that Mulberry creek was on the ram
page.
WILL ADDRESS RURAL CARRIERS
County Judge Bledsoe to Discuss Free
Parcel System and Improved Rur-
al Highways at Merkel.
County JUdge Bledsoe has received
and has accepted an invitation to ad-
dress the rural mall carriers of Cal-
lahan and Taylor county In formal ses-
sion at Merkel September 4.
Tho Judge will discuss rural "routes
the freo parcel system and 'Improved
rural highways.
DISPATCHES SAY
RAINS GENERAL
NORTHERN TEXAS AND WESTERN
OKLAHOMA IN RAIN BELT
SUNDAY EVENING
STIFF WIND AT STAMFORD
Wall of Now Methodist; Cburch Said
To Have Blown in And SmaU
Dwellings Unroofed Wichita '
Lake Now Rising
Telographic reports today indicate
that general rains accompanied In
many cases by stiff winds havo fallen
over North and Central West Texas
In tho past twenty-four hours Hoavy
rains aro reported from Dallas Fort
Worth Gainesville Wichita Falls and
Western Oklahoma. Lakes creeks
and othor wator bodies aro reported
out of banks.
HEAYY RAIN AT STAMFORD
Part of Wall of New Methodist Charca
Reported Blown in Lake Wfchl.
ta Has Risen Fire Feet
By Associated Press.
WICHITA FALLS Aug. 28 One t
the walls of tho new Methodist Epis
copal church at Stamford was report
ed blown in and several houses un-
roofed In a stiff wind preceding yea.
torday'a heavy rain over the Wichita
Valley.
Tho water in Lake Wichita have al
ready risen five feet. Heavy precipi
tation Is reported over Western Okla
homa
Fear Inches at GalaesvlUe
By Associated Press.
GAINESVILLE Aug. 28 Four In.
oheB of rain fell In this vicinity yes-
terday morning and last night and
iq several sections rain Is still falling.
It Is the heaviest rain In three years.
Pecan creek la on a rampage Red
river Is highest in months.
Trlslty Absnt to Overflew
By Associated Press
FORT WORTH. Aug. 28. A warn-
lng that the Trinity river will over-
flow here within the next twenty-four
hours was Issued this afternoon.
General Over Nwth Texas
By Associated Press;
DAUiAS Aug. M. Reports hH t-
day indicate general rains last Mkfhi
and this morning over North Tsxaa.
From two to thm ! fell at Dk
las and Fort Worth.
NUMBER 7ft.
SENATE BEGINS
ANOTHER PROBE
EMPLOYES IN THE COMPTROLLER
DEPARTMENT UNDER LIGHT
OF INVESTIGATION
STORMY DAY IN SENATE
Senator Adams Shakes His Cane At
Soaator Vanghan And Declares
Latter Is Either a Liar
Or rrMIstaken
By Associated Press.
AUSTIN Aug. 28. The Senate to-
day appointed Senators Terrell Latti.
moro and Collins to begin an Investi-
gation thlB afternoon Into tho questloa
whether or not any employe of the
Comptroller's Department has during
tho present year boen interested la
or connected with any law firm In
this state which acted tar. an
I person in securing permits to apply
iur reiau liquor licenses. Senator Ter-
rell introduced tho resolution.
Man Af 1 T'
Stormy Day B Senate'
The lie wns paBSed In the Senate
sosslon this morning which wa
stormy. Senator Vaughn of Bowie
made the point of order that Sonators
with Congressional aspirations could
not constitutionally vote on final pas-
sage of tho Congressional redisrict-
ing bill. Lieutenant Governor David-
son overrule Vaughan and the Sen.
ate upheld Davidson.
During the discussion Senntor Van-
gban said that Senator Adams had
usurped tho authority of tho Senate.
Adams shaking his cane la the direc-
tion of Vaughan exclaimed: "If th
Senator from Bowio says that he is
either mistaken or an Infamous liar!"
The Lieut. Governor rapped for or-
der. Tho Episcopal Sunday School picnic
is postponed on account of the bad
roads and weather until next week
BIG RAIN AT MERKEL.
Water Falla for More Than Ton Hoars
Reports Lire Real Estate
Dealer.
That IlVe-wlre West Texas real es-
tate dealer and partlolly reformed
newspaper man J. G. Jacknon. .
down from Merkel today on the noon
train. Ho reported that it began rain-
ing in the City of Clover last night
shortly after midnight and the aqua
pura was still doscondlng WQon no left
there this morning. Was the bost rain
that has fallon in nearly two years
and will be of great benofit to late
cotton feed stuff and grass. Mr Jack-
son reported Mulberry creok this side
of Merkel on a ranpago the water in
we stream being up to the
bridge.
wagon
Tried Case la Epilepsy.
County Judge Bledsoe presided over
a hearing in a caso of epilepsy Satur
day. Tho defendant Sydney Leslie.
was committed to tho State Eptioptic
Colony southeast of Abilene.
TOURING COUNTRY IN AUTO
Kellog Toasted Corn Flake Company
Scoarlag Entire Country
For Better Cera
Bert E. Rowe traveling salesman
of the Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake
Company of Battle Creek Mich is la
Abilene en route to the Pacific" coast
He Is stopping at the Hotel Grace
Mr. Rowe accompanied by his pilot
O M. Sharp Is touring the country
for the Kellogg corporation in the lat-
her's ; 3000 advertising automobile de-
signed especially for the tour. The
car is a four cylinder forty horss
power friction drive device very pow-
erful and capable of palling almost
any road. Its weight irrespective of
equipment Is 3600 pounds
"We have pushed the old boat twen-
ty thousand miles on this trip" Mr.
Rowe said "and the last flvs efeovs-
aad without a puncture. We have cov-
ered ail of Colorado Oklahoma Kan-
sas and Texas and propose Isaviag
Tuesday night for the Faelfte esaaf
Mr Howe's present trip Is In the in-
terest of the Kellogg corn growing oon
test. The company spends Vioaisaads
of dollars In their seared for ta hot-
ter class of com with which to mak
their products tea thousand bush la
of corn feeing sd daUr for that par-
POM
Ta BDhwofAi day shoal pfesrfe
la posiposmd aa aysasMM of tfet hadl
roads aad wsataar uatll mast wesk.
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