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signature of practically even’ business
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ELGIN WANTS PREACHER BACK.
- - with General Villa returned here late
ZAPATA’S DELEGATES
SECRETARY OF FA
CONFER WITH VILLA
delegates.
DALLAS SPOT PRICES UP.
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dent of the Zapata delegation.
LONE MARINER SAILS
FOR FRISCO ON NOV. 1
KILLS TWO MEXICANS.
FARMERS’ INSTITUTE DATES.
known in all the larger
of the
BUYS HORSES FOR ENGLAND.
LULING, Texas, Oct. 26.—While a will be conducted by Wm. M. Con-
Father and Son Wound Each
nally.
NAMES ARE OMITTED.
REARED AT BASTROP.
Other in Duel; Both May Die
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advised the commite that the State
Catholic fail
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his mother; but she told him to save
his father for the father could take
care of the children in the new coun-
LLANO POOL HALL MAN
SHOOTS SCRAPPY VISITOR
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TEMPLE MAN WITH BULLET IN BODY
TO CONSULT CHICAGO SPECIALISTS
"Last night I received a rep
Sir Edward Grey, to which he
izes me to give the assurance t
Special to The American.
DALLAS. Texas, Oct. 26.—John W.
Philp, candidate for Governor on the
Republican ticket, accompanied by a
party of prominent Republicans, haa
started on a circuit tour of the State.
He will visit all the important cities.
Philp will be in Austin Wednesday
night, where University students are
expected to stir things up for him. as
he is a graduate of that institution.
au-
lent
uld
of-
were as her own. and she died away
at their residence at 7 o’clock. Oct.
26. at the advanced age of 81 years.
7 months and 18 days.
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Special to the American.
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 26.—Frank
Robinson, negro. 18 years old. is held
for murder of his father.
The boy doea not deny killing his
father but asserts the man was mis-
treating his mother.
ady
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REFUSE TU PUT COTTON ACREAGE
REDUCTION PROPOSITION UN BALLUT
Gonzales County Native Ac-
ased of Shooting Hide Deal-
er’s Son—Body in Well.
Special to The American.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Oct. 26.
Sunday, Nov. 1, Capt. Adolph Frietsch,
BOYS ANNOY CIRCUS ANIMALS.
Special to the American.
is
ill
n
G.O.P. CANDIDATE
STARTS CAMPAIGN
marched from the barracks yard after he had been degraded as
a traitor to his country. He was convicted of plotting to , sell doc-
uments that would have enlightened the Germans as to the various
Special to The American.
DALLAS. Texas. Oct. 26.—Follow-
ing notification that England would
not consider cotton contraband of war
there was an impetus given to the spot
cotton market here. Middling jumped
a sixteenth in price and la now quoted
at 6 1-16.
Note the women laboring in the vineyards. So accustomed have t hey become to the passage of troops thatithey do not trouble to lift
their heads to see the men who are fighting against Germany.
HOUSTON NEGRO HELD
AS FATHER’S SLAYER
la dwell
letter the
THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK
, AUSTIN, TEXAS.
2 % -Inch Rain at Marble Fals.
Special to the American.
MARBLE FALLS, Texas, Oct. 26.—
Two and a half inches of rain has fal-
len here and a cold Norther is blow-
ing today.
Considerate conservatism in banking is to care for many
interests while capitalizing none.
You’d Be Surprised
To know how many of oar new customers are brought in here
by former ones. The popularity of our clothes and the serv-
ice we render works like an endless chain.
A Hart Schaffner & Marx Suit or Overcoat proves so satis-
factory, youll want another the next time you buy. •
hen &.Pom-
M Si time
red kt
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HOUSTON SPOT COTTON
PRICES ADVANCE 1-8
Company, and arrangements are be-
mad e for labor and supplies.
meanwhile the construction of r
is progressing rapidly except for
past few days when activities 1
been halted on account of the ht
rains.
L. J. Schneider, Cashier. H. Pfaefflin, Assistant
Carl T. Widen, Assistant Cashier.
TEMPLE, Tex. Oct 26.— Engh
Kingsley of this road’ improven
district who, was requested by the
izens‘ committee to tender his re
...............$300,000.00
.................. 600,000.00
H. A. Wroe,Vice President,
T. H. Da vis, Vice President.
EAST AUSTIN DRUG STORE
N. J. ALEXANDER, Prop
nn a. 11th Bt, Auedt. Tw
New Phone 111.
OM Phone 1735.
ENGINEER ANSWERS
CHARGES IN GOUKI
Suits $15 to $35
_ Overcoats $15 to $35
Cravenette Overcoats $15 to $25
Boys’ Norfolk Suits $5, $6, $6.50,
$7.50 and $10
Boys’ Overcoats $5, $7.50 and $10
Boys’ Raincoats $2.50, $3.50, $4 and
$4.50
—
have a proposition placed on the ballot
in the November election to have the
cotton acreage reduced as one mem-
ber put it "Farmers have a right to
plant as much cotton as they please."
Into I to I Pow
Ing to age---one
night.
Sent by mall w
ders are ordered
Manufaotur
it would make a pul
garding the request
TAX COLLECTOR NAMED
Capital.........................
Surplus.......................
Geo. W. Littlefield, President.
R. C. Roberdeau, Vice President.
The first report of the tragedy came
to the Sherifrs office nearly twenty-
four hours afterward, brought tn by a
Mexican. who witnessed the killing of
be brief, and that he be permitted to
be a candidate for the presidency in
the' regular- elections.
OURS
ISA NATIONAL
BANK B
Special to The American.
BASTROP, Texas, Oct. 26.—In re-
porting the candidates before the peo-
ple in the coming election in Bastrop
County an error was made in leaving
out the names of Jack Jenkins of
Bastrop for District Attorney, and
Powell C. Maynard for County Attor-
ney.
EL PASO, Texas, Oct. 26.—Immedi-
ate resumption of work in its four
biggest smelters in Mexico and all of
the mining properties in the republic
has been ordered by the officials of
the American Smelting and Refining
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his pardon.
A committee called upon Gover.
flee he held until he resigned on ac- mlraer
ut l-r
stster’s aon. W. T Higgins and tamily.
that cotton haa not been put in a,
of our llata of contrahand now la 0
possension, it U not propomed to U
elude It in our new llst of contraban
It la, so’tara Great Britain * 001
corned. In the free list and will ratnal
them.
acting Secretary of State Lenste
supplementea Sir Cecirs statementt
night as to cotton, baying:
"Definite assurances have beem m
cetvea from the British goverme
that cotton will not be treated a
Great Britain aa contraband, and tha
it on the free list aad will so remed
There 1, no reason, therefore, why uz
derwriters who cover marine and wg
marine risk should hesitate to ban
pollcies on cotton in neutral bottom
so far as Great Britain is concern*
The bureau, of war risk insurance a
the treasury department in wrttia
la writing insurance freely oncott
when carried in American veqgela." ■
. WORK. IN BIG MINES
. IS ORDERED RESUMED
nation to the commissioners’ co
for alleged incompetency, has fl
two statements with the court in 6
fense of his actions. They deny t
charges of the committe in every (
tail.
The court announced yesterday th
Special to The American.
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 26.—Follow-
ing a battle between father and son
today near Kemp,‘Texas, Bert McFall,
aged 26, and W. W. McFall, aged 66.
are both wounded in the abdomen, and
are expected to die. The son used a
Winchester and the father a revolver.
The son had been living with his
wireless systems used by the French army. He also had in his
possession detailed plan of the wirelsss apparatus on Eiffel Tower.
any relation to the - dispute between
his brother and Raphael Zubaran
Capmany, personal representative of
General Carranza in the United States.
meat to inquire what w
with regard to cotton. al
not they considered it I
band. You addrenned th
me, as you nald there 1
some doubt in certein
thin country an to the a
tence. The time is now up and a fav-
orable report from the board seems
certain.
Just before surrendering to the of-
ficers Willis was rewarded with a In
hero medal by citizens of Austin in re- —M.
turn for his heroic act in saving the
greeted Villa in the name of General
Zapata, said Villa and Zapata were
united by the same ideals, which
PIONEERIWOMAN AT
'BASTROP IS BUI
Special to The American.
CASTELL. Texas, Oct. 26.—With
hot weather past and the flood scare
over, since the Llano River is rapidly
getting back into banks, people of this
section are again getting down to cot-
ton picking. Many are hopeful be-
cause of their splendid range caused
by the recent rains. Farmers are now
letting up on selling stock because
of the good pastures which will keep
them over several months.
Santa Fe hospital at Temple. He was
still unconscious when taken from
here.
The man is apparently about 22
years of age and supposed to be an
Italian. It is not known how the ac-
cident occurred.
. nation to General Carranza, and that
thus far he has received no reply.
Urquidi denied that his separation
from the Carranza government had
mother on a farm adjoining that of
his father for a year or two. There
had been an irreconcilable family dif-
ference and today the climax came
when father and son engaged in a
duel.
The victims of the shooting now He
in separate rooms at the old family
home and the aged wife and mother
is almost prostrated with grief.
this evening. Colonel Garza returned
this morning in time for the opening
of the convention at-le-o’clock
Some little excitement was caused
here this morning with the arrival of
the Mexico City papers, containing a
long manifesto issued by General Car-
ranza, which contains what are char-
acterized by the delegates here as
gross misstatements evidently made
with the sole purpose of poisoning the
public mind against General Villa.
CARRANZA’S AGENT Qvrrs.
Paulino Martinez, presi-
Special to The American.
TEMPLE, Texas, Oct. 26 — Frank
Willis, convict in Huntsville prison,
came to Temple today in company
with his wife, who is dangefously ill
and will be operated on at a hospital.
Willis was tried for manslaughter
more than a year ago, but the appeal
decision was not handed down until
about four months ago. Willis, who
was under a heavy bond, surrendered
to prison officers when he learned of
the decision of the higher court, and
Immediately left for Huntsville.
~ Since his confinement friends have
been active in his behalf and recently
his wife was here and obtained the
world as "the lone mariner," will sail
from Corpus Christi in a boat known
as the "Corpus Christi" for a trip
alone to San Francisco. From Corpus
Christi he will go to Hguston, Gal- 2
veston. New Orleans, Mobile, Miami. { ■
Jacksonville, Tampa and then to I
Havana, Cuba.
Special to The American.
TEMPLE, Texas, October 26.—At a
regular monthly meeting of the
Temple teachers it was decided to in-
stall medicine cabinets in all the
schools, in order to administer first
aid to the sick and injured. This has
been used in the high school for a
number of years and several of the
ward schools will be equipped with
drugs and sundries this week.
A domestic science course has been
opened in the high school, with three
classes. There will be two more
classes opened in the near future.
circus was putting up its tent here
boys gathered and annoyed the ani-
mals to such an extent that the show
management made a complaint to the
city authorities and the youngsters
were rounde up by an officer and
given a hearing before Justice of the
Peace Captain John L. Blaine. After
a solemn lecture and a warning not
to repeat the offense, he released them
after taking their names for reference
in case of future misconduct.
NACO, Ariz., Oct 26.—Captain Is-
las tonight shot and killed Captain
Vasquez and a private soldier. All
are members of General Hill’s com-
mand.. The murderer escaped to* the
American side and is under guard. He
probably will be returned to Mexican
soil tomorrow and if so will be sum-
marily executed.
where he will consult specialists.
The bullet has never been removed
and is supposed to be resting against
the left lung. It has caused him no
end of pain and several operations at
local* institutions have failed to offer
relief.
Special to The American.
ELGIN, Texas, Oct. 26.—A petition
was sent to Rev. V. A. Godbey, presid-
ing elder of ths district, and to Bish-
op J. H. McCoy, who are in attendance
at the West Texas Conference of the
Methodist denomination in session at
Austin, asking for the return of Rev.
J. E. Lovette to the Methodist
Church at Elgin, Texas, with the fol-
lowing names attached thereto: J. A
Walling, chairman board of stewards:
W. H. Rivers, secretary board of
stewards: R. L. Carter, A. H. Dvis,
R. H. Stewart, A. H. Carter, G. W.
Cottingham, Eddie Pate, A. H. O’Con-
nor. W. H. Carter, J. O. Smith, J. C.
Miller. It is sincerely hoped that
those in power will deem it best to
return Bro. Lovette to Elgin.
Special to The American.
BAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. M.—
Dudley Carr, 2 4-y oar-old son of C. E.
Carr, whole—le hide dealer of Vie-
people of the Roman
ith dre rising in arms in
other States controlled
mother and one child were drowned.
The Masonic Lodge here. Gamble
Lodge, 244, A. F. & A. M.;was namad
for this brother, George Gamble.
When quite yong Mrs. Hoard was
married to John Hearn, who served
the county as Sheriff in the fifties and
later as County Treasurer, which of-
GUADALUPE, Mexico, Oct. 25.—
( Delayed.)—General Felipe Angeles,
Rafael Buelna and Calixto Contreras
arrived here on a special train to-
day, accompanied by twenty-six dele-
gates from General Emiliano Zapata.
General Villa received the Zapatista
Special to The American.
CALDWELL, Texas, Oct 26.—An
unidentified man was hit by a freight
train last night n—r Chriesman. He
wds rendered unconscious by the
stroke and brought here for treat-
ment r
After being given attention by Dr.
B. O. McLean, who pronounced his
case not serious, he was sent to the
Special to The American. *
TEMPLE, Texas, Oct 26.—N. A.
Ensor, tax coHector of Bell County, 1,
has been elected secretary of the Bell
County Fair Association, and will as- 5
sume charge of the office after the ■
general election in November. .9
Promoters of th/fair say that rapid’ ’
headway is being made in the sale of
the stock and that the limit of 640,600 J
will be reached by the first of the
year.
Elginites Stunned by Lightning.
Bpecial to The American.
ELGIN, Texas, Oct. 26.—The hard-
est rain ever seen by people in this
community fell here Saturday after-
noon. With an accompaniment of a
severe electrical storm. The lightning
was fierce and many people were
stunned, though none seriously hurt.
Special to The American.
LULING. Texas, Oct. 26.—A buyer
from Fort Worth was in Luling yes-
terday buying horses for the British
army. Although hard to please in his
purchases, he found a good many ani-
mala to his liking here and purchased
a good many fine animals. He ex-
pects to come back to Luling again
next week and hopes to make up a
car lot to ship from here.
try and ahe could not. Obeying her, +,g"A..0 engm
he carried his father to land but the the Austin road ten mil— from Ban
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct. 26 —
Juan Francisco Urquidi. Constitu-
tional agent in Washington, today an-
nounced that he had. wired his resig-
eventually would save the Mexican re-
public. ’ ’
General Villa-replied in kind, and
added that he would not permit a new
dictatorship in the republic.
The Zapata delegation proceeded
from Guadalupe to Zacatecas, but will
(pturn to Agues; Calientes in time to
participate tn the convention when it
opens in the morning.
CARRANZA’S MANIFESTO
CAUSES “EXCITEMENT”
- - - —’ - * . —---• ■ —
AGUAS CALIENTES, Mexico. Oct
26.—The twenty -six Zapata delegates
who went to Guadalupe to consult
d. He
Bpeclal to The American.
BASrROP, Texas, Oct 26— Mra
Maria Hearn, an old citizen of Bas-
trop, was burled here tn Fairview
c—ndf—y Bunday afternoon. Rev.
Jobeph E. Ellla, pastor of the Epiaco-
pal Church, conducting the service.
Mra Hearn came to Texas with her
father and mother in 1834. The boat
Special to The American.
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 26.—As a
result of news England would buy
616,000.006 cotton and that she would
consider cotton shipments non-contra-
band. Houston apota advanced one-
eighth.
5 o’clock Saturday
Special to The American.
BASTROP, Texas, Oct. 26.—Mrs. T.
W. House, who died in Houston Satur-
day, Oct. 24, was reared in Bastrop
and married here. She was a daugh-
ter* of Jimmie Nicholson, an early
settler, but after her mother's death
she and her sister, Mrs. Mollie Mc-
Dowell. made their home with their
aunt, Mrs. Crocheron. Bastrop has
never had two daughters so well be-
loved as MI—es Mary and Ruth Nich-
olson. Mrs. McDowell is still "Aunt
Mollie" to those who have lived here
for any length of time.
Special to The American.
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 26.—The Dal-
las County Commissioners' Court to-
day unanimously' refused a petition to
an application until the pi
served at least six months
The shooting was the result of a
quarrel. the cause of which was not
learned, and a fight for the p18—r—ion
of a rifle, which was in the wagon,
followed. MeGarity claims —if-de-
fense.
ALEXANDER’S LIVER POWDER
KEEPS THE LVER M—
15,000 powders have been J
■old atnoe beginnine the i
manutacture of them in Aus- j
tin vicinity. It shows tha '
merit of the Medicine
It le surpriming how much
good a little medicine will 40/ I
provided it’e the fight kind— 1
that kind le Alexander’s Liver
Powder. It note on the whole 1
uystem peculiar to itselk.
Only t cento a Powder, or
6 Powders for it cento.
Dtreotions: For a Erow 1
person, one powder to be dv- I
en at bedtime, one or twice I
CORPORAL CRUALT
Of the French infantry, photographed as he} was being
life of a small negro girl who had
been attacked by a giant rattlesnake.
Havana for the Isthmus of Panama 2
and then through the canal to com-
plete his voyage upon the Pacific
Ocean to San Francisco. At San I
Francisco the “Corpus Christi" will
be placed on exhibition at the Texas a
building at the Panama Exposition,
where it will remain throughout the
World's Fair.
The "Corpus Christi" is but thirty-
six feet in length, and is is strictly a
"one man" boat Every piece of tim-
ber'that entered into its construction
was fashioned by Captain Freitsch. .
every nail was driven, every particle
of the painting, every stitch of sewing
of the sails was the work of thia
hardy seaman, who knows boat con-
struction from every angle.
Captain Frietsch is 42 year* of age
and a native of Norway. In 1894 he
performed a feat that was heraldedf
throughout the world when alone Inf
the 40-foot sailboat Nina be cromedli
the Atlantic Ocean within thirtp-ett
days. He has made many other lone
and long sea voyages, and expects to
make the trip from Corpus Chrit to
San Francisco with anything Hl— an
even break in luck.
a week, if
His body was taken from a 35-foot
well on a ranch twenty-six miles north
of the city Monday morning. H. W.
MeGarity, a native of Gonzales Coun-
ty, is under arrest charged with the
bv the troops of General Alvaro
Obregon’s military division because of
the desecration of property by the
troops and the milltan' enforcement
of laws prohibiting the holding of
masses and other church ceremonies.
Reliable Information to this effect
was brought to the border today by
both American and Mexican residents
of Guadalajara.
Bpecial to The American.
TEMPLE, Texas, Oct. 26.—Officer
Wily Fisher, who was shot in the
breast while engaged in a running
street tight in this city three years
ago, will l—ve for Chicago next week.
sank at ths dock, and her brother.
Special to The American.
LLANO, Texas, Oct. 26.—In a free-
for-all fight last night a Mr. Tate shot
Charlie Barber in the leg. Tate is
proprietor of the North Side Pool Hall
and it is said that Barber was trying
to "take in" the place.
Tate says that Barber was getting
the best of him and he shot him in
self-defense. The doctor believes that
Barber’s leg will have to be amputat-
ed. John Brown, who was with Bar-
ber in the scrap, escaped with a
bruised head and was kept a few
hours in jail.
Special to The American.
ELGIN, Texas, Oct. 26.—Under the
direction of the State Department of
Agriculture, farmers’ institutes will be
held at the following places: Lock-
hart, Oct. 27, 1:30/p. m.; Smithville.
Oct. 28, 1:80; Bastrop, Oct. 29, 1:80:
Elgin, Oct. 21, 1:80 These meetings
=====
sary. For.
Special to The American.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct 26.—
John Silvia was killed and three
others probably fatally injured in a
sawmil boiler explosion at Wetts,
Okla., today.
The cause is unknown.
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