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THE
DAILY
BULLETIN
BBOWNWOOD TEXAS SUNDAY MORNING JANUARY 23 1916.
VOLUME XV.
NUHBIE 84
MEXICANS MURDER
TEXAS CATTLEMAN
FIVE ARMED MEXIGAMS ATTACK
TWO UNARMED AMERICANS WHO
WERE SEEKING STOLEN CATTLE
BERT AKERS CATTLEMAN OF YSLETA TEXAS SLAIN BY MEXI-
C1NS FRIDAY A FEW MILES FROM TEXAS BORDER; THIEYES
HA YE BEEN ACTIVE ALONG BORDER FOR SOME TIME
AND MANY CATTLE HAYE BEEN STOLEN.
EL PASO Jan. 22. The tense border situation was further complicat-
ed today when the details became known of the killing of Bert Akers a
cattleman of Ysleta Texas by Mexican cattle rustlers in a battle yester-
day at San Lorenzo Chihuahua. Akers body was -brought here for iden-
tification." Douglas Downs who was Akers' companion when the Mexi-
cans fired on them escaped unhurt and said that neither he nor Akers
was armed. Downs hid in a chicken coop and later crossed the border.
The Juarez commander states that the men guilty of killing Akers will
receive proper punishment
Akers was twenty-five years old and leaves a wife and three children.
Akers and Downs were searching in Chihuahua for six cows which had been
stolen fromrthe ranch of Mrs. Murphy Akers' sister-in-law who had
previously lost several other head .of cattle he says In the same manner.
"Bad luck haunts me" said Mrs. Murphy. She said that Texas Rangers
spent the entire night watching the border hoping that the " Mexicans
would cross. . !
Bernardo and Federico Duran
Mexican cattle thieves said to have
'been in the party of Mexicans who
killed Akers yesterday will .be ex-
ecuted at Juarez at five o'clock Sun-
day morning for their connection with
Akers murder. Mexican Consul Gar-
cia at this place says the two men
Jhave confessed to the crime. Three
other Mexicans whD were implicated
in
the affair escaped.
When Akers' body was brought to
jjZl Paso today an examination show-
ed that he was shot through the
heart and brain. Juan Barrios a po-
liceman who was with the two Ameri-
cans at the time of the tragedy is
fcelng held pending a further investi-
gation.
The United States provot guard
fired today upon a number of Mexi-
can soldiers who crossed to the Texas
side of the river while rounding up
horses for the Mexican government
Customs officers also fired on sev-
eral Mexicans who were attempting
to smuggle rags from Juarez. Tills
is prohibited on account of the epi-
demic of typhus fever in Mexico.
Duraa Not GaiHy.
Ysleta Texas Jan. 22. Douglas
'Downs who was with Akers when
the? latter waB killled declared to-
night that he had gone to Juarez and
had seen Bernardo Duran who is
reported to have confessed his guilt
in connection with Akers death and
Downs declares that Duran is not the
man who chased him and Akers.
THU Send Emissary.
El Paso Jan. 22. Teodore Pricto
who says that he has been a major
in Vilja's army appeared here today
declaring that Villa sent him in dis-
guise to the border to say that Vil-
la had nothing to do with the mas-
sacre of the eighteen Americans at
Santa Isabel January tenth. Prieto
says that Villa did not know of the
tragedy for several days and in-
structed Prieto to say that he will
execute the men responsible for the
massacre if they are caught evert if
they prove to be his own men.
Villa is now near Elrucio in the'
vicinity of Pearson Chihuahua says)
Prieto -who appeared to be amused at
the reports of Villa's capture.
Renort ef Battle.
Rflirio Pass. Jan. 22. It is reported
here that a battle between the forces ! Pjpe. The contract price is regard-
)f the defacto government and a par-: 1 as very reasonable -by the city au-
ty of Mexican bandits is waging be- thorities who had received bids from
tween Monclova and Torreon. Train ' a number of contractors. It Is ex-
service south of Piedras Negras has ! Pected that Mr. Bakewell will begin
been discontinued during the past his work next week and that it will
three days. The telegraph wires are be continued without stop un-
open to Torreon but no messages til finished.
have been handled for several days. 1 The standplpe is made of 95 piece's
. I nt cfool ffistnnoH tacoiher with rivets.
TvrvmrnnvnT nivpn i
NEAR TOWN OF YICTOHIA down separately and after being num-
VICTORIA. Jan. 22. The den1 body bered will be stored away. It Is pos-
of a white male Infant which Is slip-
Tosed to have lived only a few. hours
was found In the river near ljere
wrapped In newspapers. Officers arb j
investigating. ' (
j
GOTERNOR HOBT WILL I
SEEK SAME POSlTfOX j
DALLAS Jan. 22. Lieutenant Gov-
ernor Hobby has Informally announc-;
ed to friends here that he expeots to!
be a candidate for re-election. He
Am fhn Tiinnin "should know what
my intentions are" even though lit Is ed upon a huge foundation of on-
to early ta make formal announce- orcte. and has never. been anchored-to
mmt ' 4 'its base. Recently several citizens
Drastic Immigration
Legislation Proposed
in Congress Saturday
WASHINGTON Jan. 2'2. Drastic
regulations would be thrown about the
immigration of Japanese into the Unit-
ed States and would virtually bar all
Chinese and Hindus from the country
bv rnroXlon wrm
by a provision written into tne mm! .
Station bill today. The bill will I be
considered in the House next weekV.
Pan-American Entente."
Brigadier General Montgomery M.
McComb president of the Army War
college told the Senate military com-
mittee today that the national pol-
icies of the United States Including
the maintenance of the Monroe Doc
trine the open door In the Orient the
supremacy of this country In the Pa-
cific and Asiatic exclusion as em-
bodied In the immigration bill as It
was proposed to amend It today can
be upheld only by force. Entangling
alliances should be avoided he said
and the United States should prepare
herself to fight alone for her ideals.
He said that a Pan-American En-
tente "might or might not be a good
thing." He wants an
hundred thousand. -
army of five
PETROMORTIS CAUSES
DEATH OF HONEYMOONERS
BELLEFONT Pa. Jan. 22. William
N. Hall and his bride of a few days
were found dead in their garage today
the wife sitting in the car and her
husband standing beside the machine.
They were victims of petromortis
which is the new name for suffoca-
tion from gasoline engine fumes.
RELIC OF BY-GONE DAYS FALLS BEFORE
ADVANCE OF PROGRESS IN BR0WNW00I
Acting under authority of the City
Council the Water Committee has
contracted with Mr. Bakewell who
comes from the state of Washington
f for the -wrecking of the old
stand-
- i nor nf Rtnnl wil bn taken
slble that the city will sell this steel
if opportunity offers td some other city
which desires a standplpe.
An 0Id landmark.
t ...
The old standplpe Is one of the
best landmarks in the city. It was
built in 1837 and the original cost was.
approximately $7000. The steel
Plates of which it Is made are 12 1-2
by 51-3 feet in size and the total
neigni 01 uie uiu. i cau. u
dred feet
The pipe was construct-N
QUIET PREVAILS
ON BATTLEFIELDS
CONFLICTING ItEFORTS REGARD-
ING MONTENEGRIN PARLEYS.
WITH AUSTRIA
LONDON Jan. 22. No notable mil-
itary operations are in progress on
the major war fronts today according
to official reports received here. Ev-
en little Montenegro Is apparently
qulet with the situation there cloud-
ed with the conflicting reports of
peace with Austria. Vienna reports
assert that the (Montenegrins are lay-
ing down their arms while all Mon-
tenegrin sources from which reports
have been received deny that the coun-
try has capitulated to the Austrians.
On tne northern front from Russia
to Bpsarataia there has been no chai&e
of positions nothing but artillery ac-
tions being in progress there. The
Franco-Belgian front Is undergoing
comparative calm probably due to the
weather conditions prevailing at this
season. The defeat of the Turks in
the Caucasus causing the Turks to
retire to Erzerum is looked upon In
military circles as Important as it
may result favorably to the Britisii
operations in Mesopotamia because
the Turks will probably withdraw
their forces thence to aid In the do-
fense of Erzerum.
Petrograd reports that 'Russian '
tnrnnflo honte in the Bfack sea have
sunk two Turkish ships loaded with
-.
war supplies. The crews of the ves-'
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sels were captured and are now neiu
nrisoners
It is known that there have been
minor encasements in the Balkans
the details of these fights arc not
available nwe. .
ll"V;utr;c1Unn
MDE BIG HAUL FRIDAY
CHICAGO Jan.
22. The Chicago
nmn!nmn hntrt '
up the local office of Cook's Tours
he at 5. .wc
.r:;tnrrZ h
and killed one' policeman and badly
wounded the .office manager of the
place robbed.
ARKANSAS RIVER FLOOD
IS RISING STEADILY
LITTLE ROCK Ark. Jan. 22. The
Arkansas river entered flood condl-
t?nn vr n inrPe nroa this moraine. !
Urgent warnings of Impending rises
have been issued. The river is now
running several feet above all flood
stages.
ROTAN DECLINES JOB
IN RESERVE BANK
WACO Tex. Jan. 22. Edward Ro-
tan who was recently elected vice
chairman of the Dallas Reserve Bank
has resigned that position. He de-
clares that he does not want to give
up his holdings in Waco banks.
have averred that during a nigh "wind
the tall tank was seen to sway back-
ward and forward avA there are many
who fear that It might some day be
blown over. I.t Is an established fact
that the tank is eight Inches out of
plumb leaning slightly toward the
southeast.
There appears to be n difference of
opinion as to who was mayor of Brown-
wood when the standplpe was built
dlost of the old-timers however be-
lieve that Brooke Smith was mayor
at that time. The city records were
all destroyed more than twenty years
ago when a fire swept through the
building occupied as a city hall In
the block now occupied by Hallum &
Langtry Renfro-McMInn and others;
Capacity 235000 Gallons.
The standplpe has a capacity of
235000 gallons. It was erected under
a contract between the city of Brown-
wood and 13. H. Wood of Philadelphia.
Wood sublet the contract to A. J.
Thomas who superintended the con-
struction of the tank. John Knight
John tttmncdy and others who now
live here assisted in building the tank.
Eleven men were employed for one
nionth and one day and the contract
ors received $1500 for .tiieir worK. At
about the same time R. D. Storey su-
perintended the construction of what
YUMA VALLEY
UNDER WATER
MAYOR OF TOWN DIES OF HEART
FAILURE DURING EX.
CITEMENT
YUMA Ariz. Jan. 22. Yrnna
Ynlley Is covered with water va-
rying In depth from one to foor
feet tonight as a result of the
breaking of the government levees '
near here. This city Is in dark-
ness and is without a water sup-
ply. A committee of citizens is
maintaining order and prerentiBg
looting.
Mayor Charles C. Moore died
of Jieart failure during the ex-
citement attending the breakiag
of the Iovces.
The property damage through-
out the valley Is eaormous.
Ties of Kinship May
Decide Fate of Little
Montenegrin Kingdom
ROME Jan. 22. There was an af-
fecting scene at the Central Station
here last night between Queen He-
lene of Italy and her mother Queen
Milena o Montencpro. The Montene-
grin queen accompanied by her two
daughters reached Rome last night
enroute to France. Both queens were
WCeping bitterly as they attempted to
CQnsoIo each other.
The raceting is bBlleved to nave giv
.MHena of Montenegro. The Montene-?
ro wH1 ciln6 to the Entente allies j
until the end of the wdr. A few hours
after the meeting between mother
rfr the i Mfintimfisrin roval
0
family left for France.
NEGRO BISHOP GOES
OUT OF HIS WAY Tfl
. HUNT FOR TROUBLE
WASHINGTON Jan. 22.-Presldent
Wilson has received an open letter
Alexander Walters of tire
... uni. tvinni h.).
resident of the negro Democratic
JYi i 1LU11 .llUUlUUlOb LUiJV.WU -
league requesting him to appoint a
w " i'1"""" I V .i V
ieaerai service su us iu .icat uiu m-
tltude of the senate toward negro of-
flee holders. Bishop Walters asked
l - i.i rn.ni tn nnmlnntn a .
negro as register of deeds of the Dis- J
tnct of Columbia and later said that
the president had Informed him he
was reluctant to grant the request be-
cause racial feelings would be stirred
up In the senate.
WAR CAUSES SUSPENSION
OF BRITISH NEWSPAPER
LONDON Jan. 22. The Manchester
Courier which was established in
1825 and was one of the oldest con-
servative newspapers In the pro-
vinces has fallen a victim of the war.
It announces its suspension owing to
the rapid rise in the price- of print
paper.
HICKMAN ACQUITTED.
SAN ANGELO Jan. 22. Robert
Hickman on trial here for the mur-
der of T. A. Griffiths at Bronte Texas
a year ago. was acquitted.
waB the beginning of the present wa-
terworks system.
The land on which the standplpe Is
located was given to the city by
Brooke Smith with the proviso that
when the land Is no longer used as
a location for the standplpe It reverts
to the original owner and his as-
signs. There is apparently a differ-
ence of opinion as to this point how-
ever and an opinion by- the city attor
ney may be expected soon. The steel Of t
which the standplpe is built was ship-
ped by water from tho east While
rounding the Florida Keys It is stat-
ed that the vessel carrying the cargo
was wrecked and that the entire con-
signment of steel was under water
for a week or more. Water did not'
damage It however and It has bqen
holding water over since olllions and
billions of gallons of it
Difficult to Wreck.
Engineers who have figured on the
job are of the opinion that wrecking
the standplpe will bo a huge task.
There are thousands of rivets ranging
In size from scvenTcighths to five-
eighths inch and each rivet must be
cut and djriven from the steel. If It
develops that the rivots are tapered
tho task of removing them from the
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SNOW SLIDE WRECKS TRAIN AND
KILLS FIVE PERSONS MANY ftUf
-
Accident Occurs in Cascade MiMfaias Miir flit
Scene of Great Wellington Avalanche in 1918;
Two Cars Carried Three Hundred Feet by Snow.
Former War Secretary
Approves GarrisiVs
Plan for Larger Army
WASHINGTON Jan. 22 Unqualified
endorsement of the administration's
plan for a continental army was giv-
en here by Henry L. Stlmson secretary
of war under the Taft administration
in an address before the National Se-
curity League. ... 4
Stlmson said that he Is In favor of
compulsory universal military train
ing as the true solution of the prob-
lem of national defense and that he
believes the plan of Secretary Gar-
rison is a sound initial step.
The National Security League voted
its endorsement of Secretary Garri-
son's efforts to enlarge the nation's
military forces. Plans were made to
consolidate all interested organiza-
tions into a defense league with Rob-
ert Bacon as its president
SUNDAY PRIZE FIGHT.
. . . v . .
dlcweights to Meet in Tamale
nnmvvQV 7 1 '' 9 .
nr7 Im tTT V' .1
""Sfl
:B"" i7t" Tm ' I
scheduled to be held at the Teatro Re-
rnrmn. ATnfnninrna Mexfrft nnnieito.
here for Sunday afternoon between
Tim . T - . o . A 1
.
claims the middleweight champion-
ship of Mexico and Tommy Rowan of
Jersey City The ight is scheduled
or 40 rounds liotn men win weign
in at loS pounds. O'keefe fought
eighteen ring battles in San Antonio
Inst winter scoring 15 knockouts.
" f
Rowan Is 22 years old and been fight
ing since 1912 mostly in the east
MAYFIELD JURY FAILS
v TO AGREE; DISCHARGED
NEW BOSTON Tex. Jan. 22. The
ixirv in the trial of W. . J- fMavfielid
was discharged tonight having been
out since last Tuesday night and
.railing to reacn a veraicu
Mayfleld is charged with the mur-
der of his father mother and brother.
MARSHAL REMOVED AS
RESULT OF SPY ESCAPE
WASHINGTON Jan. 22 F. J. John-
son a deputy United States marshal
who was in charge of Ignatius Lin-
coln the confessed German spy when
the latter escaped last Saturday was
removed from office today. He Is
charged with undue negligence.
COLDEST WEATHER ON
-w-i r r W WYSVTVM
onihvnt i xtl t nn nut.
. ' .
ardson a town sixty miles from Fair-
banks Alaska reported a temperature
today of eighty degrees below zero.
COL. HOUSE AND WIFE
HATE ARRIVED AT PARIS
DAT5TC Ton 99 Cs anil Tro 1?
v xjrtcn owu. cfnr.. fmm
London and are now guests at the
American embassy.
SELF DEFENSE CLAIM r
OF HARRISSHOOTER
HARRIS Texas Jan. 22. "Dutch"
Harrell was Bhot and killed by Sidney
Wobb here today. Webb claims self-
defense. Lind Denies Thai He
Made Serious Charge
Against H. L Wilsen
MINNEAPOLIS Jan. 22. Replying
today to a letter from Henry Lane
Wilson formerly American ambassa-
j i Ar. t i! ii rroifiJn .
the alleged published statements thatf
Ambassador Wilson knew of the plot
to assassinate Madero John Lind !
who" was formerly President Wilson's: hundred thousand dollars at the Nor-
personal representative in Mexico de-1 weglan town of Molde tQdayj. i-The
cltired that the press reports of- his
utterances had been misinterpreted
and that he disavows them complete-
ly: PIONEER TEXAN DIES
AT FORT WORTH; AGE SI '
FORT WORTH Jan. 22. captain '
james tsuruun ox yuurs uiu uuu a.v
native Texan died here today.
He
waira cousin oGall Bordei
densed milk manufacturer.
w.ntf-ji cnnsln nf.nail Borden tho con-Uhe
SEATTLE Wash Ja. 22
Six persoas were killed and M.
teen were Injared one f wke 1A
seriously knit when tke 4hlmz
car aad a day coach of the west-
boiad Great Northern train was
caaght Ja as avalaache of snow ad
harled three haadred feet dewx .
the side of the Casc4e sttaa- -
talas Bear the Corea sUtta)Wi-V-'
day '
The Ill-fated tralm had. beru
stopped by a snail slid ad wae
about to proceed whex tfee -dJsas- 7
ter occurred. The cars sfct! .
dowa the mobbUIb like elUtr
The dlaiaff car caught fire
buraed. ".-j?
The train was a fast day inhC
fros Spokaae aad was crewded.
with passeagers. Both the diBr ;
aad day c&ack were carried three
handred feet dowa the caayeV
while ether cars reauiaed ea the.
tracks. Early reports of the
slide caased mack excitemeBt
statiHg that it was feared that
foarteea persoas had beea kfikd
1b the disaster. '
The sllie occarred ia almost
the same spot as the great Wei- '
UagtOB aralaache la 191. Short' ;
ly after serea e'clock this mora-
lag the trala was stopped while
workmen cleared the saow freat
the tracks. The txala was thea
abont ready to proceed ea iik'
journey when the great aTalaache
of snoir thaadere dowa the
BioaataiB side. Three hoars aft-
er the disaster the first dead aad 1
injared were removed treat the '
cars while cries for help freat
ethers iajored ia the diner aad
day coach could lie heard treat
the gulch by those oa the track
three hundred feet aboTe. '. r '
The cars were Bet covered by "
saew as was the case ia te WeJ- ' '
liagtoa disaster. Physickas were . '
rashed to the scene nad all avail-
able help was seat te the rettef '
of the traiaatea aad Msseagers. '
The BBBtber of dead aad iajared "
was Bflt deflaitely kaewa. aatfl
late this afteraoea whea the last
'of the debris had beea searched"
for bodies. The first reports' said '
that twe aegro porters aad trate-
aiea aad flTe employes oa the dfa. '
1b car had beea killed. The ffryt -passeager
reached ia the day1"
coach was a hey badly hart The ' 1
aext twe passeagers feaad 'weira !
dead whea the rescaers reached" ' -them.
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CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTKi
PreTeatlTe Measares t Be Stressed
(health campaign is to be launched In. '
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health officer who has held' several'
(.conferences with Dr. P. W. Coving
ton of the International Health Comi
mission of New York N. Y. Special
Mention is to be given to
streais
'ollu"0n. and "Pentive measure..
Dr. Covington who Is now In' the
state will make a. general tour "of
Texas and urge upon local 'health:
boards the necessity of preventing
spreading of disease. -
INDEMNITY WILL BE
ASKED FROM MEXlCa ;
WASHINGTON Jan. 22. The gov-
ernment of Mexico wiM be asked fodm-i
demnify the families of the ' eighteen
Americans who were recently killed
by Mexican bandits. Representative
Smith of Texas placed the master be-
fore the state department at theo-r
licltatlon of El Paso citizens aad he
"has been advised that the Amerauu
goveraraeni wm pusn me claims om
the presentation of proper evidence!
y
IMMENSE FIRE LOSS ' " '
TV VOUWF.nT IV TAW
AALESUND Norway Jan. 22. Flre X
which is believed to have beea of ta v
cendiary origin caused a ibsi
fire raged for many hours after.Wtrfcj
Ing at several places simultaneous 1st.
.
irvsTEmnrs yivf. on
NORWEGIAN STEAMllt
new yukk jan. 22. ueep rays-
tory surrounds a. fire In the Norwegian
rreignt steamer syagam tmcare'v
uiw vw vm f- j. -. v n
carried a cargo of iron and tteel for
Prussians. It Is aerte UmC o
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