The Sealy Semi-Weekly News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 31, Ed. 1 Monday, February 8, 1915 Page: 1 of 4
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SEALY, TEXAS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8,1916
$1.60 PER YEAR
PRISON SYSTEM
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•ore disaster.
(BY JOHN B. MORAN) .
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BRITISH COAST
WAR ZONE
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with similar provisions.
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negroes," the capture of towns and
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as being the most atrocious and blood-
North
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Pablo Ramos, Jr , a Mexican, who
Ferguson's Paramount
Gets Favorable Report
semi official news bureau.
Wharton Saloon Robbed.
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Governor Hays has signed the
a half hour they were lodged in jail.
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Berlin, Feh 4.—A brilliant in-
fantry charge by the Germans
261 in favor of overriding
veto' and 136 against it.
established and all convicts must
be educated and taught practical
not hit.
There seems to be no doubt that
either.the Germans or the allies vio-
lated Swiss neutrality by flying over
Swiss territory. The only question is
which side did it.
hel
nad
Immigration Measure Failed to
Get Two-thirds Vote
lished on the farms and at the
prisons.
Brutality is barred by a clause
in the bill stipulating that assault
Wilson May Call Extra Session.
Should the republtcan filibuster con-
tinue much longer and prevent final
disposition of the ship purchase law,
President Wilson may call an extra
session of congreee.
Villa at Silao, Guanajuato.
General Villa arrived at Tilao
today and tonight telegraphed
a report of the progress of his
troops in various parts of Mexico.
Villa has been joined by George
C. Carothers, the American state
department representative.
Says German Government, U.
S. May Protest
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'0 Men Dead and Third Dan-
gerously wounded
DIPLOMATS
ACTIVE
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GERMANS DRIVE
ALLIES
Handley Man Loses Wad on
Sure Thing Race.
BUNCO MAN GETS
FARMER
RACE WAR WAS
PLANNED
ORMER PRIEST
c KILLED
Teutons Movements East and
West Successful
Austin County Man Has Measure Harmon-
izing Humanitarian Principles With
Sound Business
thirsty on4 that has ever been revealed .
I on the border, its operations to extend
'from Brownsville to Arizona. ’
Case of German Bridge Wrecker
" Stirs International
Controversy
Forces of Carranza and Guit-
teres are Defeated
Wharton, Texas, February 4,—The
grocery and saloon of Ed Byars was
robbed yesterday by two unidentified
men. They had been served with beer,
when Byars was called in the grocery
to wait on a customer, he heard the
cash drawer bell and realised it was
being tampered with, and rushed back
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Germany’s declaration of a naval
war zone around Great Britain
and Ireland, including the Eng
lish channel'and the northern
passage by tho Shetland Islands
is regarded here as one of the
most serious developments of
cal condition from three pistol
shot wounds he received at the
time.
I Black claimed to be a former
priest, and in a lecture here
Fuesday attacked the church.
1 members voted present and with
this attendance 266 ayes would
have been necessary to give the
necessary two thirds.
Majority Leader Underwood
; supported the bill and vigorously
dissented from the president’s i
, reasons for vetoing it.
। The president’s objection to
pointments to be confirmed by in solid hues. The bill provides
the Senate. Each commissioner for “promotion” from class to
Brownsville, Texas, February 5.—
The death of every white American
male over the age of 16, over the free-
des that it might be the Subject
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I alleged objects of a conspiracy which but the official view developed
. . .. that there was Tittle or no ground
The conspiracy fath- 1 0
: for that, and it was recalled that
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yards.
The French are said to have
suffered heavily when they made
a counter attack during the
night in effort to gain the lost
positions. -
The war office this afternoon
officially confirmed the report
German troops have been sent
to reinforce the Austrians in the
Carpathians.
An advance in the German
It is announced the northern
Russian—army—advancing on
Konigsburg has been pressed
back by the Germans, and that
the Russian offensive against
Thorn is unimportant at this
time.
In counter attacks west of
Warsaw the Russianslostheavily.
TENNANT PLANK SWISS SHOOT AT
ON BOARDS- AIRSHIPS
TILLOTSON INTRODUCES BILL FOR
REORGANIZATION OF TEXAS
classed, those who are considered I ways as to make the system self- ered by a society, officials described
corrigible!? and who are first sustaining.
• here to gain A neric an • _
Washington, Feb. 4.—A diplo-
matic struggle between Germany
and Great Britian for the legal
possession of Werner Horn, the
alleged Canadian dynamiter, was
indicated by a call on the State
Department today by Prince
Hatzfelt of the German embassy
? inthe interest of the accused
man.
It is generally conceded that
the attitude of the American go-
vernment in regard to extradi-
tion of Van Horn to Canada will
depend largely on the prisoner’s
status as a German subject. If
Van Horn is a German soldier, in
any capacity, then his act may be
regarded as an act of war, and if
turned over to any authority out-
side"or*American jurisdiction it
would be to the British military
authorities, as a prisoner of war.
If, on the other hand, Van
. Horn is a civilian subject of the
Kaiser, then he might with pro-
- priety be surrendered to the
Canadian civil authorities to ans
wera charge of violating Cana-
dian law.
In either case, whether lie be a
soldier or a Civilian, he may law-
fully be detained by theAmerican
federal authorities for conspiring
op American soil to injure a
friendly power, or for arranging
plans of attack on property of a
friendly power in violation of
American neutrality laws.
Van Horn has already been
formally charged with destroy-
ing property of citizens of the
i State of Maine, by breaking
windows in houses on the Ameri-
I can side. This charge is in a
■ court of the State of Maine.
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Mexicans were to* Kill all
Americans on Border
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Washington, February 4.—In
the unsuccessful effort to pass
the immigration regulation bill
over President Wilson’s veto in
the house this afternoon, Repre-
sentatives Buchanan, Burgess,
Hardy and Garner were the only
members of the Texas delegation
who voted against overruling the
veto. The entire (hThTrtrtitm—we-s
present and voted. The vote was
Sweden, Norway,- Denmark
. .. , nd Holland repeatelv have ad.
was arrested last week by the officials,! . 1 , a
hearing in private and dressed the state department
lanes of Germans or Allies —under boud 1 $5,000,
Mexicans and
El Paso, Tex., Feb. 5.—The
forces of Eulalio Gutierrez, the
former convention_provisional
president, vrtually have- been
made when the
A pact is said to have been signed by
the body of nine men by which they
agreed to carry out the plan outlined,
swearing themselves to give full pro-
tection to women and all children
under the age of 16. United States
soldiers were said to be the special
mark of the conspiracy, the conspira-
tors agreeing to kill every soldier
possible.
Ramos, the man arrested, claims to
have come-here from Monterey, where
he was in jail.
ing of “enslaved
| was given
Aero- bound over to the federal grand jury
his researches have borne fruit in the measure he presented
to the house of representatives last week. The measure is
of wide scope, practically revolutionizing the plan of oper-
ation now in vogue.
No man in Texas is better equipped to undertake the
monumental task of re-organizing the system which is a
patch-work of three generations of experiment and com-
promise by politicians, and Mr. Tillotson's standing in the
house promises a successful passage of the measure.
no protest was
w Marshall, Texas, February 4 —
HAt the preliminary inquiry here
■today before Justice Frank
EYoung into the deaths of William
WBlack of Bellaire, O., and John
ERodgers, a local contractor,
EClarence F. Hall of St. Paul,
Minn., testified he killed Rodgers
■allowing the latter’s attack up
Fon Black. Miss Sadie Black,
Hnopted daughter of the dead
gman, testified that Black was
Eehot and killed by “a man they
Mbay is Mr. Copeland.”
8 John Copeland, one of several
■Deal men whose visit to Black’s
Nroom at a hotel here last night
Ewas followed by the deaths of
the specific for measures to relieve dist
lion. Leonard Tillotson of Sealy, Austin county WILSON’S
for years made a study of the prison system of Texas, and
Hack and Rodgers, is in a criti. yesterday resulted in the capture
of the main French positions
the war.
This means that merchant
i vessels of all neutral vessels are
। subject to offensive operations by .
! German submarines and other
’ war craft.
At first, there were some in-
timations in administration cir-
to see both men making a "getaway."
law for statewide prohibition in- Qfaers were notified, and in leaa than
northwest of Massiges, between
Verdun and Rheins’ according
to the announcement of the war
office today. The Germans
stormed three successive trench-
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is to furnish a bond of $25,000.
One of the drastic features of
the bill is that it in two years
abolishes the Board of Pardon
Advisors by making the prison
commissionerspardon advisors
to the Governor. The bill holds
that the men who come in con-
tact with the convicts and who
are conversant with prison
affairs by conducting them are
naturally more qualified topass
upon applications for pardons.
The commissioners are alsd em-
powered to parole prisoners.
receive a salary of $3600 a year. ---------
One commissioner is to be ap convicts will wear stripes, the
pointed every two years, all ap- other two grades being garbed
The bill creates a constitutional
prison commission of three
members to be named by the
Governor. Each commissioner
ARE offensive movement against, Wa"
saw is reported.
trades, wherever possible. No
moral perverts will be permitted
to' enter the reformatory. The
bill provides for the separation
of negro and white prisoners,
and stipulates that males and
females of both races are to be
kept separately.
A parole agent is provided by
the bill, whose duties it shall be
to keep trace of all paroled
prisoners. Records of all con
victA are to be kept, both of their
lives before they enter- the peni-
tentiary and after.
All convicts are to be graded
charges shall be preferred
against guards who overstep the
rules in punishing prisoners.
Officials and employes who
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Washington, February 5.—
■hast night. The local men visited
him shortly before the hour of
his lecture. Hall accompanied
F Black here. e
George Hall is gharged in a
police warrant with killing Black;
; Clarence Hall says he shot Rod
i gers, and is charged with wound-
1 ing Copeland.
On the lecturer’s body the
coroner found.seven scars of old
wounds.
advance was made a front of 2,000
offenders will be in the first class
and those of a sort of “medium
budness" shall be in the second
grade. The third-class men are
was strewn® with
slusiruust
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Two Emperors Watch Strug-
Rie for Warsaw.
crushed, according to a report
the from the headquarters of General
Fort Worth, TeXas, Feb. 4. -
M. H. Kilgore, a farmer living
near Handley, was the victim of
a confidence game at Dallas Tues-
day which cost him $1000 in
cash and now the police of several
cities are hunting for. the trio of
"confidense" men with national
reputations.
Kilgore was on a visit to Dallas
Tuesday and while waiting for a
street car there he got into con-
versation with three strangers,
one of whom claimed to have just
returned from J uarez. They had
an absolute "sure thing” for one
of the races to be run there Tues-
day, they told Kilgore. The
Handley man became enth usiastic
over the prospects of winning the
money so easy, and turned over
$1000 to an" Accommodating
stranger.
That was the last he heard of
his money and finally reported
the matter to the Dallas police.
One man was arrested and is
being held for investigation.
The German kaiser and the Rus-
sian Czar are present aa eye-witnes-
Ma to the mighty struggle for pos-
sesaion of Wareaw the old capital
of ancient Poland. These two
rulers of the mightiest military
nationa on earth are cheering their
soldiers in the fierce corbats that
may decide the European War.
If the Germans fail to get War-
saw their condition will be desper-
ate; its lose to Russia will mean
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! Texan as Peace Apostle to
Warring Europe
Colonel E. M. Houae of Texas, re-
tired millionaire business man, po-
' litical leader and pubiiciat of nation-
al reputation has gone to Europe on
1 an unofficial mission looking to ne-
gotiations for peace between the
warring nations.
Colonel House bears credentials as
the unofficial representative of Pres-
ident Wilson. He has for years
been identified with the propoganda
of world-peace. His wide acquain-
, tance with the diplomats, statesmen
and business men of world-wide
3 character are valuable assets in bis
, delicate mission.
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Laredo Tex. Feb. 5.- News of
a battle between Villa and Car-
ranza forces at Villaldama yes-
terday reached here this morn-
ing when a special train arrived
in Nuevo Laredo bringing sixteen
wounded Carranza soldiers. Itis
reported that.the detachment of
the Villa army which was scout-
ing north from Monterey en-
gaged the Carranza forces just
outside Villaidama. A fierce
fight ensued and a number were -
killed and wounded being repul-
sed and driven into Villaldama.
It is reported that the Villa
army is preparing to move north,
ward to Nuevo Laredo and
bridges near Villaldama are
being burned by the Carranzis
tas. Who commanded the con-
tending forces in yesterday's
battle was not learned.
_____ charge being seditious conspiracy. Di in their own commerce and the
Berlin, Feb. 4.—Kwias infantry nearisallegedsthatcamosin an officer in latest German proclau at „ , . .
Basel have fired on an aeroplane of the the proposed society which ie charged .
allies flying over Swiss territory, ' with following the conspiracy. Eight M 5 "Em au8 aredoubed
This announcement is issued by -Hw a^hts have been issued for the ar effort tor measures to pr tect
rest of other men charged with being themseives
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IssueNot Known Whether
Austin, Feb; 5.—The para-
mount issue on which Governor
Ferguson made a successful
race before the democrats of
Texas, is embodied in a measure
that was favorbly reported by
the house committee on agricul-
ture last Friday. The measure
is known as the Reeves Bagby
bill. It embodies the ideas of
the governor in regard to limi-
tation, of rent rates a landlord
may require a tenant to pay.
A minority report signed by
Tillotson will recommend passage
of Williams-Wortham bill on the
same subject. The latter merely
provides that when landlord shall
charge more than one-th l rd of
grain anil one-fourth of cotton his
statutory lien will be voided.
The Reeves-Bagby bill provides
for the voiding contractual, as
statutory liens.
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take food and clothing belonging
to the prison system shall be
guilty of theft, states the bill.
The bill authorizes the com-
mission to use convicts of order-
ly records on public roads with-
out guard.
The bill makes many provis । setting up of government were the
ions for use of convicts under1 United states ofmcials claimed”to have
humanitarian dicipline in such unearthed here. —
VILLA’S ’TROOPS
WIN TWICE
class, based upon good behavior.
All convicts shall work ten
hours a day with no Sunday
labor. Thore shall be commu-
tation of time for good conduct
and exemplary conduct will get
convicts credits of 10c a day-
f ife term prisoners who serve
fifteen years with unblemished
records may have theirsentence
commuted by the Governor, al-
though the bill does not conflict
in any way with the intermediate
sentence law.
I Schools of instruction and re-
the measure is that it would pre I
vent immigration to this country I
of persons who though sound in
body, mind and morals would be
debarred by reason of being un-
able to read and write.-
A prison rerormatorymustbelligioustraining are to beestab- Mr. Wilson is the third presi-
dent to veto an immigration law
nagmsmulr ma wl
connected with the alleged society. 1 ----—-■ —■---
A-dispatch from Basel by way of The society is said to have been Wilson to Stop at Fort Worth.
Pari s last night stated that a German -ailed to meet at San Diego,‘Texa", n .
aeroplane flew twice over the town of Fe ruar J b. * he n its organization was Fort Worth, Texas, Fubr uarv |
Bonfol, Switzerland, about fifteen to have been completed. it was then President Woodrow Wilson at an inter
miles south of Altkirch, Aleace. Theto disperse to various parts of theview in the White House Thursday .
dispatch states that the aeroplane was border, extending from Brownsville to , with Cao se s, anatfanal democratic •
fired upon by Swiss infantry but was Arizona and nt a &iV en time in F ebru- ; committeeman .state d that if the in-
ary, it was t have started operations, tinerary to be arranged for the presil
i dent’s Pacific coast trip included Texas
he would certainly and gladly accept
Fort Worth’s invitation to be the
guest of its citizenship during a stop-
over.
The advice. Which was received Wed-
nesday in a telegram from Cato Sells,
sent immediately following his inter-
view xith the president, is the first
word‘which has been received from
Washington since Fort Worth-! formal
invitation waa sent to Mr Sella some
time since.
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