Record and Chronicle. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 294, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 23, 1913 Page: 1 of 4
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PORTER CHARLTON.
our Summer Trad
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against
ASK FOR THINGS
SENATE’S WARN DISCUSSION
endorsers, and amount.
YOU AN
un
WE LOSE
the preceding day
Watermelon
Delivered
Alliance Ice Fac’
The First National
cClurkan&Co
Entire Addition
ISSUES
The Service We Render
Men’s and Boys’ Clothing
One-fourth Off
Every lot in Carroll Park will
be tagged tonight. Go out bright
and early in the morning.
all factions,
soon settle
We Solicit Your Account on
Huis of Sound Banking.
SENIOR SENATOR IMPROVING.
WILL NOT RETIRE FROM SENATE
have a few uncalled for suits
Jd in price from
n out at $15.00.
SENATE ADJOURNS TO FRIDAY: NO
SESSION IN HOUSE WEDNESDAY
We have just received
a line of
Death List May Reach Sixty.
The exact number of dead probably
will never be known. City physician^
today admitted it might reach sixty. '
BIG SLUMP IN COTTON.
NEW ORLEANS, July 23—July
NEGRO HANGED AND DECLARED
DEAD LIVES THREE HOURS
Owsley Wednes-
“Appropriations
full request.
Denton. Let-
in his schrd-
the first year
Then we have the Tapestry Denims, Burlaps,
Tapestry Crash and many other materials for
Beautifying the home interior.
Of TARIFF
BY SECTIONS IS BEGUN
Tuesday’s temperature
was 69 1-2 to 102.
OFFICERS aad DIRECTORS.
W. B. McClurkan, President.
3. L. Blewett, Vice President
S. H. Deavenport Cashier.
IL M. Bane, Am’L Caahler.
D. R. Turner.
W. /. McCray.
F. Raley.
. G. H. Blewett
SENATORIAL ELECTION STILL
IN DOUBT IN FIRST DISTRICT
le Denton County
National Bank
to our customers commence with thejssuance
"Ve are ready at all times to
tioif or
SERVIA AND GREECE WILL
NEGOTIATE AT BUCHAREST
SENATOR ED KAUFFMAN DEAD
Associated Press Dispatch.
GALVESTON, July 23—News reached
here today of (he death last night at
Buckholts of .State Senator J. E. Kauff-
man of the seventeenth district. He
was collector of internal revenue for
Texas under the Cleveland administra-
tion.
JULY COTTON BREAKS $4
A BALE; $6 IN TWO DAYS
Associated Press Dispatch.
TEXARKANA, July 23—The result of
the senatorial election in the first dis-
trict will not be known until the vote
Oliver of
Cass county claims his election by 19
votes and A. C. Wheeler of Texarkana
cjaims it by 40.
The First Guaranty
State Bank.
(Guaranty Fund Bank)
in two days. Roumania has refused
Turkey’s request to participate in the
peace conference.
that if the free exporta
is allowed to
question will
WEATHER FORECAST. *
For Denton and Vicinity: *
Tonight and Tuesday, generally *
cloudy. , *
Associated Press, Dispatch.
AUSTIN, July 23—Attorney General
Leohey stated' today that there Is f
possibility of compromising the state’s
ouser and penalty ’ suit
Katy railroad. He did riot say what
negotiations are tinder way, but an-
nounced that if the Katy’s proposals
for a compromise are accepted, they
would in each case tear down the
state's suit' against the consolidation.
us questions about your insurance.
CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST ACQUITTED.
CANYON, July 23—Mrs. Edna Hen-
son, Christian Scientist, charged with
unlawfully practicing medicine, was
acquitted by the Jury.
DENTON APPROPRIATIONS.
AUSTIN, July 23—The educational
section of the appropriation bill is
now being made up with all the edu*
cational institutions asking for large
sums. The University will be given
by the committee $750,000 for the first
year and 1750,000 for the seconp. The
A. A M. $878,000 for the first year and
$419,000 for the second.
President Bizzell of the College of In-
dustrial Arts at Denton appeared be-
fore the committee yesterday and se-
cured an appropriation of‘$125,000 for
a new dormitory and dining hall;
$15,000 for equipment: $40,000.for com-
pletion of the main building: $12,000
for a laundry building: $15,000 for en-
largement of the boiler house'; an<|
$8,000 for equipment of the new build-
ing—a -total of $215,000 exclusive of the
maintenance.
The details of the Normal appropria-
tions are not known except that each
of the four state Normals is given
$125,000 for improvements, $50,000 of
which in each appropriation is for a
new building in which to conduct the
“model" public schools, conducted by
experts and used to train the students
in their work by actual experience.
The Merchant Prefers
A Bank Check
One of the Essentials to
Pleasure in Traveling is
Being Able to Procure
Funds as needed’with-
out the Trouble Id*
cident to Identi*
fication
ONLY FORTY-ONE OF THE 125 PER-
SONS KNOWN TO HAVH BEEN IN
FACTORY KNOWN TO BE SAFE.
DEATH LIST MAY EXCEED FIFTY
CONSIDERABLY.
employes,
known to
only forty-
to have es-
Associated Press Dispatch.
STARKE. Fla., July 32—Declared to
be dead by the physicians, Hersey
Mitchell, a negro who was today hang-
ed for murder, revived in his coffin
and lived three hours. Mitchell had
been hanging thirty-eight minutes af-
ter the trap was sprung when ids body
was cut down.
DR. JEROME DUNCAN DEAD.
GRAPEVINE, July ‘ 23,-^Dr. Jerome
Duncan, presiding elder of this district
of the M. E. church South, was strick-
en by apoplexy while preaching at
Minter’s chapel Monday night and died
yesterday.
No reason for argument,
chance for dispute, no loss
friendship.
Let us offer suggestions as to how these can
be used with pretty effect for curtains of all kinds,
table runners, covers for couch, chair, chest or
window seat. Nice for floor pillows. Splendid
for bed spreads, especially for Summer time.
Associated Press Dispatch.
NEW ORLEANS, July 23.—The price
of July cotton broke seventy-five
points today, or nearly four dollars
per bale, and over $6 a bale in the
past two days.
SENATE DISCUSSES MEXICO.
WASHINGTON, July 23—The Senate
yesterday discussed at length the Mex-
ican problem as it affects the United
States. The body considered the reso-
lution offered by Senator Fall and the
State departments of both the Taft and
Wiicon admin'strations were criticized
Pull Your Tag
Tomorrow
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOONEY SAYS
THAT NEGOTIATIONS ARK UNDER
WAY LOOKING TO SETTLEMENT
OF 215,we PENALTY AND OUSTER
SUIT AGAINST KATY.
Associated Press Dispatch.
FORT WORTH, July 23—W. B Harri-
son today received a letter from his
sister, Mrs. Chas. Culberson, saying
that the senior Texas Senator is im-
proving slowly at Cromwell, New
Hampshire, and will soon resume his
senatorial duties. She denies that Mr
Culberson is suffering from Bright’s
disease or that he will retire
MAY PROBE
AUSTIN. July
investigation of
Representative
county is considering the offering of
a resolution to provide for an investi-
gation. He thinks that if the com-
pany was guilty, $500,000 was too little
in comparison vih the $103,000,000
sued for, and if it was not guilty, it
was too much.
Katy Compromise Rumor.
Informal suggestions for a compro-
mise of the $15,000,000 and ouster suit
against the Katy are known to have
been made. The Katy, it is said, will
consent to build from Trinity to the
main line; to extend the Texas Central
from Rotan to some point on the Santa
Pc; end agree that contracts with the
Katy of Kansas' must have official
sanction of the Texas Railroad Com-
mission.
No Vacation Appointments.
The Kennedy Senatorial election bill,
favorably reported yesterday in the
House, not only provides for doing
away with plurality elections and
limits campaign expenses to $5,030,
Taliaferro Bros
North Side ]
MULHALL IS NEARLY THROUGH.
Associated Press Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, July 23—Martin Mul-
hall told the Senate lobby committee
today that in 1909 he tried to meet
Charles Murphy, the Tammany leader,
in behalf of the candidacy of George
Gordon Battle for governor of New
York. He'failed to see Murphy, how-
ever. .It is expected that the introluc-
tion of Mulhall’s letters will be com-
pleted tomorrow.
ORDERS INVESTIGATION OF
HOLDING AMERICAN FOR RANSOM
.Associated Press Dispatch.
SOFIA, July 23—Servia and Greece to-
day agreed that the peace negotiations
shall take place at Bucharest. An
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS BELIEVE
PERMITTING FREE EXPORTATION I cases and walls, up the elevator jhaft
OF ARMS
TIONS IN
PRESENT
We can me
mail order
prices with
BICYCLE
Associated Press Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, July 23 —Acting
Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt to-
day instructed Rear Admiral Cowles armistice is being arranged at Nish
at Guaymas to investigate the report' and this probably will be concluded
that Thomas Hind, assistant general
superinendent of the Southern Pacific
railroad, is held for ransom by fed-
erals.
and others assumed belligerent .atti-
tudes, a situation in our Mexican re-
lations has been created which is re-
garded with concern. The jingo spir-
it wasj strictly in evidence at times.
Senator Stone declared that the time
has come foi the American army to
cross the Rio Grande, while other Sea?
.ators, more conservative, openly fa-*
vored a declaration that if protection is canvassed Monday
is longer withheld from Americans by
either Federals or rebels, such protec-
tion will be furnished by the United
States, regardless of consequences.
Associated Press Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, July 23.—""
of the neutrality nroclamation pro-1
hibiting the exportation of arms into I
Mexico, is being considered by the ad- I
ministration and many . congressional
leaders have approved the plan.
It is understood that the administra- |
tion believes
tion of arms
the Mexican
itself.
The outlook for liberal appropria-
tions for the two state colleges here
seems very bright just now. Dr.
Bruce of the Normal had a telegram
from Hon. Alvin M.
day morning, saying
committee allows your
Things look bright for
ter follows.” Dr. Bruce
ule asked for *160,000 for
and $120,000 for the second year, in-
cluding three buildings.
President Bizzell of the' C. I. A. is In
Austin now. Dispatches report that
the committee has recommended $215,-
000 for that institution for improve-
ments, exclusive of the maintenance.
The bill will of'course not be finally
settled until the Legislature has final-
ly passed it, and even then is subject
to the Governors blue pencil, but the
committee’s recommendation is a long
step toward getting the sums asked
hrough.
OIL OUSTER SUIT
23—There may be an
the oil ouster suit.
Jordan of McLennan
An enormons stock, all leathers represented, styles
and sizes to suit any of you. Prices cut, some one-
half, some one-third. Visit this store while doing
your summer shopping.
Associated Press Dispatch.
-f .AUSTIN, July'23—The Senate today
received from committee two favor-
able reports on bills providing for. the
■direct election of United States sena-
tors, but in eaeh case amendments
were recommended.
The Senate^ voted to adjourn Friday
out pf respect to Senator Kauffman.
House not in session this morning.
but pgovides that the Governor shall
not have the power to appoint a Sen-
ator in case of vacancy. In the Sen-
ate the Taylor bill, very similar to
the Kennedy bill, has been given a
favorable report by the committee.
Simmons Declines Place.
John J. Simmons of Dallas lias de-
clined the appointment to the board
of regents of the A. & M. College.
University Bond Question.
It is reported that the Governor will
submit to the legislature the matter
of giving the University regents power
to mortgage the University’s endow-
ment for building and improvement
bonds. It is also reported that a com-
mittee from the A. A M. Alumni as-
sociation will be here to oppose such
a move.
Associated Press Dispatch.
B1NGHAMPTON, N. Y., July 23—Con-
sqpative estimates this morning fixed
the number of dead in the fire wffleh
destroyed the Binghampton Clothing
Company’s plant late yesterday at
over fifty. Of the 125
mostly women and girls,
have been in the factory,
one are known positively
caped. The list of employes’ 'names
was burned and it is impossible yet
to tell the full extent of the disaster.
From the indications the victims ap-
parently thought the alarm was a call
to a fire drill and took their time in
getting out with the ^result that the
fire, which burned with incredibible
rapidity, caught them. .
Started from Cigarette.
The fire is believed to have started
either frdm a match or lighted cigar-
ette carelessly thrown into waste. The
deadly burst of flanri^ quickly follow-
ed after the alarm and there was little
opportunity to use ordinary or even
emergency means of escape. The
building was equipped with fire es-
capes and an automatic alarm system.
The alarm, tinkled at 2:30. The first
puff of flames was hardly discerned
before the fire leaped along the stair-
Resources $700,000
Motto :zSaefty and Service
If you have a checking account
with thia bank and settle your
store bills with a check, your
merchant will seldom fail to give
the proper efedit.
In case of any error In amount
or otherwise, your cancelled check
MULHALL ISSUES RETRACTION.
WASHINGTON, July 23.—Martin M.
Mulhall yesterday retracted the most
serious charge he has as yet made be-
fore the Senate lobby probe. On ttie
preceding day he swore that Represen-
tative Watson of Indiana haa been em-
ployed by private interests in 1909
while he was still a member of ttie
House to work for a tariff commis-
sion. Yesterday Mulhall testified that
what he had sworn to was vVrong: and
that Watson was not a member of the
House at the time. It was reported
yesterday that Watson was here to
ask the Grand Jury to indict Mulhall
for Criminal libel.
No lots will be sold until to-
morrow. The tag system gives
all an equal chance. Pull a lot
tag and hand it to a salesman
with One Dollar.
mission, and is to be pitied.
PLUCK will open an account
with the Exchange National Bank;
TENACITY and APPLICA-
TION will make it grow until op-
portunity offers a good investment;
then the race is on.
Fortified with these essentials and
backed by this good bank, he is-a
sure winner.
Bank established 1881.
Colonial Drapery Fabrics range from the
filmiest Voiles in the most delicately colored tints
to the weightier fabrics—weightier in weave as
well as in design and coloring.
Associated Press Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, July 23—The Senate
today took up consideration of the
tariff bill, section by section.
ANUNISTIlATlWi HI
fAIM Of REPEAL
Of NEUTRALITY UW
Pluck, Application,
^'Tenacity and the
Exchange National Bank
Save and enjoy
prosperity. Spend
and suffer want.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR
LOCAL COLLEGES BY
COMMITTEE UBERAL
The wearing of which
insures grace and ease
of form—comfort you
have never had in other
corsets.
without, regard to part yaffiliation. As fOn collapsed yesterday afternoon
a result of the flare up in which Sena- der heavy liquidation until the price
tors Williams, Lodge O’Gorman, Works , fell" to 11.92, a drop of 45 points from
FOURTEEN MINERS FOUND DEAD.
Associated Press Dispatch.
GEILENKIRCHEN, Germany, July 23.
—Fourteen miners were found dead
today in a pit where they were en-
timbed yesterday.
The First Guaranty
State Bank
NORTH SIDE SQUARE
All of these garments are new high qual-
ity materials, perfect workmanship.
* You’ 11 find some bargains at our
dress goods counter, ready-to-wear de-
partment and shoe counter.
The Williams Store
The Coolest Spot In Town.
1 Tasteii^Economy
By Using
Colonial Drapery Fabrics.
Men's and Boys' Clothes
Slaughtered to the Tune of 33 1-3 per cent discount
Self-Identifying Travel
ers’ Checks, Foreign
andDomestic Let-
ters of Credit.
TO ALL WARRING FAC- 1 and along the floors and ceiling. There
MEXICO WILL SOON END was a roar, front and rear, and the
TROUBLE. I flames belched across Wall street. Af-
ter this blast the flames seemed to
burst from every part of the building
at once.
Girls Clustered on Fire Escapes.
Upon the fire escapes girls, women
and men were clustered, and inside
others were, waiting to get on the lad-
■The repeal ^ers, but the flames were too quick.
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Edwards, W. C. Record and Chronicle. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 294, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 23, 1913, newspaper, July 23, 1913; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1214190/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Denton Public Library.