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BANKER KILLE
ATSOUTHWESTERNU
Description
Chairs of Ev
Special to The American.
given an 18-month
Dallas News
... 3.2
Sale
as killed by per-
to him in his troubles and retu
Warning Sale
J
Mississippi authoriUes.
Fair
Price ..
county jail charged with a crave of-
IN BOARDING HOUSE FIRE
KISGSVILLE HOME BURNED.
PYTHIAXS nSTALL OFFICERS.
NEW YQRK, Feb. 11.—Enrico Ca-
BEEVILLE WOMAN, 4%, DIES.
at Frank Hicks, F. C.
at recorda and seals; Arthur Perkins,
Seigle, Inner
organization."
guard; W. A. Hill, outer guard.
shipped to Tenrssees for burial.
FIGHT AGAINST OGDEN
-
STEALS MAIL BAG TO GET PRISON
Galveston Cotton Receipts for
RELATIVES MAY HALT
Season Total2,963,308Bales
DOCTOR’S GARE; WANTS OPERA
EX-WISCONSIN GOVERNOR DIES.
was
behind last yea
ELGIN MEN ACCUSED
men.
Branton. charged
of
concluded
■ »
FINN AND COI
IN SHAPE FOR
TO A FINISH
dation you can
LOS ANGELES, Cat. Feb. 1?.—The
General
from
Cari,T,Widem,A
Gaebler
to
only to the pe
"rm
r
BRINGS $15,000 FORMER DALLAS NEWS
OF MEXICAN ANTIQUES MAN SENT TO PRISON
One Hundred Reasons
WHY YOU SHOULD CARRY * BANK HCCNRT
JUDGE’S WIDOW NAMED
CORPUS POSTMASTER
VAST CROWD HEARS •
ELOQUENT LECTURER
SPEAK ON‘FATHERLAND’
PRESBYTERIANS NAME
TEXAN VICE CHAIRMAN
BEAT HIM BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT
CONFESSTOTHEFTHEDIDN'TCOMMIT
OF MURDER HELD;
COURT DENIES BONO
Fully 500 German - American
Citizens Applaud Prof. Kueh-
nemann; Lecture Tonight
all Oliver's
found hundi
32 Lunacy Charges Filed
at Houston in Forty Days
CALLS NEWSPAPERS
BEST FOR ADVERTISING
Byron
killing
U J. Schneider, Caahier.
H. Fpaetnin, Amaintant dashter.
Earl Decherd,
today before
.... $300,000.00
... 600,000.00
to Georgia, where
establishing banks.
It is believed he
ago the crash came,
^failed and it was
Ha been defrauded.
QUEBEDAUX ELECTI
VICE PRESIDENT
COMMERCIAL IE
the
the
cot-
Shot to Death by Three Men
Leaving Jail After Escaping
Bigamy Charge.
make more money than all the letters of
carry.
LOW ELEVENS GO ON
STRIKE; FLAY TYRANT
FUNSTON APPOINTS BALL
SMALL ARMS INSPECTOR
Germany to Send 5,000,000
Civilians to Neutral Nations
of battiing with the world.”
"I did tt deliberately so that y
put me in the Federal priso
kind-hearted Government p
could operate on me and a
well.”
he Judge gave him a sea
four years.
CHECK FOR U9.098.000
PAID TO PENNA. RAILROAD
$30.00 Birdseye Maple Dresser,
ble Strength Mirror, Fair Warn
$45.00 Birdseye Maple Dresser,
Special to The American.
GEORGETOWN, Texas, Feb. 17.
sive lm|
cities
Special to The American.
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 17.—George
F. Thompson, former reporter for the
RUSINESS PROPERTY
SELLS FOR $20,000
Capital................
Surplus................
Geo W. Lat uetleia. Promident.
H. A. Wroe, Vioe Presidemt
R. C Roberdeeu, Vioe Preeiden
Six Teams Certain for C
of Live Organization—a
Others Are Possible.
$22.50 Buffet,
Price ........
$25.00 Buffet,
Caruso Sings Swan Song
for This Season in America
Davenports
$25.00 Davenport, Fair Warning Sale Price.. .816,50
235-00 Davenport, Fair Warntn Sale Price. . .525.00
Bpeciat to The Amrliss
BKEVILLE Texan, Feb 17—Mm
Maine Snell Chadwick, wife of 1. A.
<ChadwIrk. died at the family rest-
denc here yesterday, age 4 years.
The body will be laid to root in Glen-
GEORGETOWN MAN HELD
ON COMPLAINT OF GIRL
U. S. FILES $100,000,000
SUIT VS. STANDARD OIL
WESTERN FRUIT JOBBERS
WILL MEET AT MEMPHIS
The thrifty housewife m well as ‘those
h: a X not mis this •
JOIN THE BIG CROWD AND BE ONE OF THE WISE
BARGAINS OFFERED AT OUR FAIR WARNIN
and this gap will
February ,
TAKE ADVAMTAGE OF THE WOIDER- I
FIL HAMMS OFFERED AT OUR I
many previous actiomn
- wvomnimnent againat (he
Will Ed ward*. A negro, was tried for
theft.
The necro said he was almost beat-
en into insensibility because he would
not contess to a theft of which he was
not gulity.
A. C. ELLIS, FURNITURE 2°8t292
Sale Conducted by Merchants’ Sales and Advertising Company, Houston, Texas, j
itped to
by the
ror. Fair Warning Hale Price.....
$41.50 Golden Oak Dreseer, Extra
ble Strength Mirror, Pair Warning Sale
‘FREE AND UNTRAMMELED’ ELECT!
LEAGUETO BE FORMED AT ALAMO
«7) me mu
BEWARE
Mattresses
Our $4,50 Cotton MaMreae, while they la
Warning Sale Price......................
Our $5.60 Cotton Mattress, while they la
Warning Sale Price...... ...............
$6.50 Mattress, Fancy Art Ticking, Roll Ed
Warning Sale Price......................
$15.09 Mattress, Fancy Art Ticking, Roil Ed
Warning Sale Price......................
Special to The American.
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 17.—Benja-
min Francis, convicted of stealing a
mail bag at San Angelo recently. stood
before Federal Judge Meek and beg-
ged the Judge to give him a heavy
sentence today.
”I stole because I was sick and tired
NEW YORK. Feb. 17—The largest
check ever drawn in a security sale
by a railroad was written today when
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. turned over to the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company one
for 949.988,909. representing the pro-
ceede from the sale of $49,000,000 of
bonds by that road, and acrued in-
teract.
The check, drawn on the National
Bank of Commerce, wes deposited in
that institution by the railroad com-
pany. so the payment did not cause
any physical transfer of money.
Golden Oak,
DOG BITES BOY.
The 13-year old son of Oscar Jones.
1289 Ban Gabriel Street, was seriously
injured yesterday afternoon at 8
o'clock by a dog The boy was play-
ing in his yard. It was said, when
the dog attacked him and bit him on
the hands and legs
. _ __--------__ Georgia in financial turmoil. He be-
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb. 17. gan operations at Climax, Ga.
$37.50 Duofold
grounds for many of these which
grow out of family quarrels, while the
police frequently mistake drunkenness
for insanity.
An effort will be made to make the
filing more rigid.
He was convicted and served two
years in the Georgia penitentiary.
When released he was arrested charged
with being an escaped cnvict from
Mississippi and his real name was said
to be A. P. Harding. The Mississippi
sentence was for bigamy. He con-
tended he was being pursued for the,
ottense of a twin brother. but was
taken to Misgissippi and put in the
penitentiary. However, he convinced
a Mississippi court that he waa Inno-
cent and he was released and retarned
Special Asai, tan l Attorney
E. J. Justice and differs
pottaton of labor from other ________________
The result has been that tons- be bridged by the end of
Price ,........
$43.50 Duofold
Price .........
- $50.00 Duofold
Price ,........
Jack Collins, a white man Brins aboyt him a soon as he was freed b)
eight miles north of here. Is In. the Mississippi authorities.
HIGH TENS ELECT.
The followine officers were elected
by the High Teas at the Austin High
School yesterday afternoon Leslie
Johnson, president; Jack Hyland, vice
--t; Laura Went, necretary: Cad
ortham. irtesurer: A- W von
sons who lost when his first chain of
banka failed. His wife remained true
if a check ts lost your money is stin mafe to bank.
A hank nccount makes you able to ran your own businena, inatead
of your busineas ranata* jou.
A man wUh a bank nccount and a check book to his pocket haa all
Ute money be needa right with him. and the coryea change, too.
The mere fact of a person’ bavins a bank ncopunt, nlchough emau,
orente within him a sptrn of mdependence and moral strength ob
tatnable in no other way.
Nine-tentha of the busineas of the world is carried on by
checks, drarus, bills of exchange, etc.
No man is likely to be given a poaition of trust or honor
he is favorably known al the bank.
For sanitary reasoma it is better to imaue cheeks than to
foul, germ-carryme, potson-Inden curreney.
A word from your banker at the rishi time, may enable you to
He established a chain of banks and
in a few months wes rated as a mil-
lionaire. He married Mias Rose Eng-
1tsh, daughter of a wealthy family.
and became prominent in politics as
well as to bustn
About six yem
wood Cemetery here this afternoon. 6 ru
but will later be disinterred and master
........ .*11.50
Warnig Sale
Frice.....................................$16.60
$2[.50 Buffet, Golden Oak, Fair Warning Sale
Price ....................................$17.85
$32.50 Buffet, Golden or Fumed Oak. Fatr Warning
Sale Price......................................
$4z.50 Buffet, Golden Oak, Fair Warning Sale
Price ....................... ............$27.50
850.00 Buffet, Golden Oak, Fair Warning sale
Price ........... ..............................
Special to The american.
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 17.—The
grana jury today started an investi-
gation of the third degree methods of
the Houston police. It was ordered
by County Juge Wren, before whom
ASHLAND. Wis, Feb. 17—Samuel
8. Fifield, former Lieutenant Govern-
or of Wisconsin, State Senator and
Speaker of the assembly, died here to-
night of pneumonia. He waa acting
Governor for a time under the Jerry
Waraing Sale
........$33. 50
I 8160 Golden Oak Ditg chatms. Fair Wammg Sate
LPewz......................... ...........700
I Si,IS Golden Oak Diming Chairs. Fair Warning Sale
LPrice .... ....... ..................J......Me
r $225 Gulden Oak Dintng Chatrs, Fair Warntn* Sale
I Pu?, Golden oak Dining Chairs, Fair Warn to* Sato
| 5100 Golden dak ‘bining Chirs, Fair Warning Sal
I Price .......... ..... ..........
$3.00 Golden Oak, Cobler Bottom Rockers, Fair
I 22.25 Golden Oak Sewing Rockers, Faif Waring
I Bale Price ........ .......................$1.40
$4.80 Golden Oak, Saddle Seal Rockers, Fslr Warn-
ine Sale Price....... ...........................
. $8,50 Quartered Oak, High Back, Roller Seat Rock-
era. Fair Warning Bale Price......I..........**.45
$7.25 Quartered Oak, Wax Trim. Spanish Leather
Sprie Seat Rocker, Pair Warntn* Sale Price . $5.20
Dining Tables
1 SS.SO 5-leg, Sqaure Dinin* Table. Fair Warning
Sale Price ......................................
• 15.00 Round. Golden Oak, Extension Tables, Fair
Warnin* Sale Price..............................
-$20.00 Round, Fumed Oak, Extension Tables, Fair
[ Warntn* Sale Price.............................
| 8ap.00 Round, Early Enash, Extension Tables, Fatr
$86.50 Round, Golden Oak, Extension Tables, Fair
Warntn* Sale Price..............................
$37.0 Round. Early English, Extension Tables, Fair
Warntn* Sale Price..............................
*40.00 Round, Golden Oak, Extension Tables, Fatr
Warning Sale Price........ .................
*45.00 Round, Golden Oak, Extension Tables, Fslr
Warning Sale Price......A ....................
ford and
with the I
which waa
he again began
Go-Carts
*7.50 Gocarts. Fun Collapsible, Rubber Tia
Warning Sale Price. zn............. .35
*0.50 Gocarts, Full Collapsible, Rubber Tin
Warning Sale Price........................
• 16.00 Goearta, Full Collapsible, Rubber Tin
Warning Sale Price. ............... .73
*17.50 Gocarts, Fun Collapsible, Rubber T
Warning Sale Price. . . 5U. ...
Dressers
*15.00 Peincess Dressen, Golden Oak, Fair W.
Sale Price...............................
*20.00 Princess Dressers, Golden Oak, Fair w
Kale Price...........................
*25.00 Golden Oak Dressers, French Plate GM*
Frans Fiet recently transferred to
Adolph Kohn the bulldin* on lot 4.
block 4. Congress Avenue for s eon-
sideration of $20,000. The property
is located on the southeast corner of
th* block at Second Street and Con-
yresa Avenue.
Mr Kohn said last night that he
had not decided what disposition he
would make of the buildin*, but that
he had bought it as an investment.
At present the lower floor of the
bunlaing is lenned to the Swann Fur-
niture Company for atorage purpones
for a term of neveral monthn.
(enae. -
amination. 6 KILLED, 10 INJURED
The nomination of Mrs. Georgia
Welch as postmaster at Corpus
Christi, sent to the Senate today ty
President Wilson, closes a lively scrap
between four applicants for the place.
Mrs. Welch is the widow of the late
Davenport, Fair Warning Sale
.......................$26.50
Davenport, Fair Warning Sale
..........................$3o,73
at arme;
MANSFIELD, Ore.. Feb. 17.—Six
persons are, dead and ten severely in-
jured or badly burned as the result of
a fire which destroyed the boarding
house of the C. A. Smith Lumber
Company here today. Forty-five per-
sons lodged in the boarding house.
The fire bad such a start before it |
was discovered that the large board-
ing house was doomed when the fire-
men arrived.
A. A. Craig, father of George Craig,
proprietor of the boarding house, was
suffocated in his room. He was an
invalid and was unable to help him-
self.
NEGRO DECLARES HOUSTON POLICE GET RICH
Special to The American.
SAN ANTONIO. Tessa. Feb. 17.—
The necona dial net convention of the
TUM Bankers' Amsoclation was
brought to a close Isat night with a
banquet at the Menger Hotel. It
wasn’t all banquet, however. for there
were several vaudeville acts. One
hundred and weventy-fiye were pres-
ant -Dr W. F. McCaleb of Dallas
spoke at the meeting He left for
Auntin last night, and will attend the
convention st the Capital
Special to The American
CALDWELL, Texaa, Feb 17 — Last
night the Knights of Pythias installed
officera in the lodge here ss tollowa:
Dr R. J: Savage, chancellor com-
mander: H Alford vice ohancellor; J.
G Ragsdale, prelate; G. G. Curlin,
master of finance: C C. Nelma mas-
tar of exchequer; L C. Bullock, mas-
ter of work: C. E Cromartie. keeper
fulfill an old contract. Four thousand
mote persons than the bi* Metropoli-
tan Opera House would hold clamored
in vain for admission to the farewell
performance. One woman offered 554
for standing room, but could not get it
Deserting America will cost Cars00
1100 s night At the Metropolitan he
receives 52500 a performance. In
Monte Carlo he will get only 51700
After the performance tonight, the
audience tried to climb on the stage
to tell the famous tenor good-bye.
Fallin* to this they demanded a
speech. He told them he was sorry
to leave and proved it by weeping.
Specie! to The American.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 17.—
Captain W O Ball. aide to Major Gen-
eral Frederick Funston, commanding
ths Southerh Department. was yester-
day made the Inspector of amsll arms
practice in ths department He will
succeed First Leutenant Psul C. Ra-
borg. until Monday aldo to General
Bliss. who In his new capacity of as-
mistant chief ot staff, dispenses with a
personal atatt.
Lieutenant Rabore has been grant-
ed tws montha leave of abashes. and
he will take advantage of this be-
fore rejoining his regiment the Ninth
Cavalry. _
BANKERS CONVENTION ENDS.
Judge Stanley Welch, who was assas-
sinated at Rio Grande City eight years
ago while holding District Court
It is understood that Congressman
John Garner presented the name of
Mrs. Welch. Other applicants were
R. R. Savage, chairman of the county
Democratic committee: J. J. Arthur,
former secretary of the Commercial
Club, and Allan H. Holmes, an ex-
newspaper man.
Mrs. Welch will take the office "on
April 1, and will succeed E. G. Crabbe,
who has held the place for four years.
sentence on the charge of using the
malls to defraud by Federal Judge
Meek today.
Thompson operated extensively last
year in cotton when the price was
low. He is alleged to have juggled
warehouse receipts. He made big
money until his downfall came in a
collision with Uncle Sam.
DALLAS COPS ENFORCE
OLD CURFEW ORDINANCE
1 . - ------------------
Special to Th* Amerfcan
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 17.—Hous-
ton has had an epidemic of lunacy
complaints recently thirty-two having
been filed in forty days There are no
Special to The American.
GEORGETOWN, Texas Feb. 17——
Mlns Christine Miller, the eminent
American contralto, will give a recital
in Southwestern University Audito-
rium, this city. Monday evening, Feb.
22, at 5 o’clock. This is the first of
noon filed a suit In the Federal Dis-
trict Court against ths Southern Pa-
ettie Railway. ths Associated Oil Com-
pany. tbs Standard Oil Company and
forty other defendants to recover oil
lands in Kern County, valued at $100.-
•**,«»«
The complaint was prepared by
Davenport, Fair
Dr. E B Newcomb, Keokuk; Rev. N runo sane his swan soi
H Burdick Helena, Mant: Rev. F --
L Wear. Huntsvine, Ala Relations
Rusk administration He
thirty-third degree Mason
Speclal to Ths American.
KINGSVILLE. feras, Feb. 17.—
Fire destroyed the house and entire
household furniture occupied by Ad-
gust Fromme. The building belonged
to F. M. Wilkinson. Insured for 5560.
Mr. Fromme carried no insurance on
the furniture. Origin, unknown, as
there was no fire on the premises
Mr. Fromme had recently leased the
premises and bought new furniture
Mrs. Fromme and the little girl were
taking their afternoon siesta when
awakened by suttocating smoke. They
barely escaped.
Special to The American.
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 17.—All boys
and girls under the ages of 15 are
now forbidden the streets of Dallas
after 5 o’clock.
It was an old ordinance drawn up
and.enforced to prevent young per-
sons from frequenting cafes.
Police ars only warning offenders
now. but nest week arrests will be
made.
Lo8 ANGELES, Cal.. Feb. 17.—
Memphis was chosen an the 1515
meeting place of the convention of LOS ANGELES, CAl . Feb. 17.—The
Western Fruit Jobbers Asnociation to- United States Government this after-
night mailed several thousa
to citizens announcing a co
to be held soon, to be follow
convention* for the purpose
paring a platform and Mdor
very best men for the varoug
Attached to this letter were JI
An active bank account is one of the best means of establiahine
credit with your busines amoctates.
You mar lone your receipted bill, but if you have rone cancelled
check, you won’t have to pay the hill twice. The check to proof pos-
itive that you paid the money. .
If a check is stoles, end collected by momeqme else by means of s
forged indorpement, you do not lose anything, for the varlous tn-
dofers or the bank must make good the amount.
(To be continued)
MAKE OUR RANK YOUR BANK
The American National Bank
AUSTIN, TEXAS
v. s. GOVERNMENT DEPOSrTORY
Special to The American
ST. LOUIS. Mo . Feb. 17.—Rev. Dr.
H. C. Swearingen of St Paul today
was elected chairman of the Presby-
terian Home Mission Council. Every
synod in the United States or under
its flag was represented. Other offi-
cers elected were: Rev. B A. Hodges,
Temple, Texas, vice chairman; Rev.
Robert E. Pugh, Columbus, Ohio, sec-
retary. And Rev. C. C. Weith. Ard-
more, Okla., keeper of the door. Two
important committees were appointed
as follows;
Functions of the council: Rev. A.
H Barr. Baltimore, chairman; Rev.
Dr. George E. Davies, Salt Lake; Rev.
Special to The American.
GALVESTON, Texas. Feb 17.—Yes-
terday’s cotton receipts, amounting to
29.218 bales, raised the total receipts
for the season to 2,963,308 bales,
which m 5835 bales more than had
heen received at the corresponding
date last season.
These figures are considered very
nignificant, because they show in the
first place that Galveston, the chief
port of Texas, will do a greater ex-
porting busineas this year than last
and perhaps a bigger businesa thn
In any previous season, and because
when compered with receipts at other
ports they show that Galveston has
made a great comparative pain and
further tightened her hold on the title
of the worlds greatest cotton port
The movement this season is late, due
to late crop, war and shortape of
tonnape The cotton which is mov.
ing now would have moved last
month had tonnage been available.
The delay, however, has been a good
thing for the port as businens was blp
enough to Keep all laborers employed
and not large enough to cause ex ten-
the series of artists' recitals.
Miss Miller occupies a foremost po-
sition on the concert stage and her
appearance at Georgetown is arous-
ing much internet Her program will
include an exceedingly interesting list
of songs and her. richly Colored voice
and artistl interpretation insures a
dellphtful evening to those who at-
tend. 2
(Special to Austin American, tho In-
ternational News Service and lon-
don Telegraph )
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 17 — Because
of the scarcity of food the German
government intends to demand that
5.009.999 German civillans who have
certain incomes shall leave the
fatherland for neutral oountries and
stay there as tourists
Manes. E. P LApscomb, Sej_
man. Guy McFarland, a/M
and Theodore F. Simmafg.
themselves “temporary
At a meeting of the Coni
Baneball League last night.
Chamber of Commerce audi
W Quebedaux was elected -vim
ident and six clubs were slap
membership
Two clubs on the list were i
eluded among the six on acco
conditions! entrance. These,
were the Austin American Hu
the Jewelers, 9
Bradford & Dorflinger, Cas
Smith. Underwood Ty pewritep
pany and the Bankers were i
the teams elected to membera
the league
Oliver, the "pet rich quick” banker,
whose meteoric career as a chain
banker made him notorious through-
out the South, was asaassinaXed here
at 8 o’dlock tonight. Oliver returned
to take up his career as a banker
after winning his release from jail on
the ground that a twin brother had
committed the crime of bigamy for
which be was convicted.
Oliver had just emergd from his
institution, the Farmers Bank and
Loan Company, when he was assassin-
ated. Three men were seen running,
away from, the place just after the
shooting. The banker was struck by
three bullets, each of which lodged in
a vital spot
Oliver was 45, years old and for
many years had kept Southern
shoremen and ail identified with
waterfront business are getting prac-
tically the same in earnings as in
former seasons and getting their
wages and profits through a longer
season than ever before. In fact the
present shipping season will not be
cloned when the next opens
The increase In receipts at Galves-
ton over last year is 888 5 bales to
date The decrease st New Orleans is
240.998 bales; the decrease at Savan-
nah is 288.988 bales; the decrease at
Mobile is 224.889 bales; the decrease
at Wimington is 189.999 bales, and
similar decreases are shown st every
port except Galveston, jndicating that
Galveston continues to handle a great-
or proportion of the cotton crop with
each succeeding year
Cotton ex ports for the month of
February will amount to between
600,000 and 709.000 bales, an unpre-
cod on tod movement for February and
a good record for any month of any
year in former years the season has
been considered practically closed
after Jan 1. Exports for the season
ars barely two hundred thousand bales
The boycott of railroads refusin to
pay claims on fruit and vegetables
waa threatened when George W
Knlpht.traffic manager of the asso-
dation. presented his annual report.
Knight urged that the names of rail-
roads refusing to pay claimbe made
public so that members of the asso-
ciation could unite in the boycott
The election of officers scheduled
for today wad postponed unUi the
between synods and presbyteries;
Rev George H. Mack. Nashville,
Tenn.; Rev Ce C. Weith. Ardmore;
Rev. Dr. W D. More. Santa Barbara.
Cal.; Rev R. H. Gape. Wenonah. N.
J., and Rev. Dr. B. W. Taylor.
Special to The American.
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb 17 —It is
probable the fight for the Francis A.
Ogden millions has ended No appeal
has been offered in defense of the will
offered by Thomas E. Earl, who re-
cently killed himself.
It is practically certain the other
willa will not be filed This will leave
the field open to the relatives.
___________ ng for the sea-
son in America tonight, in "Pagliacci."
He sails Saturday for Monte Carlo to
ble Strength Mirror, Fair Warning Sale Pried.
$50.00 Circhssian Walnut Dresser, Massive
Double Strength Mirror, Fair Warnin,
Price ...... ............................
Buffets
Golden Oak, Fair
It riven you the benefit of the experience of other
who have been "through the mill."
Secession was flaunted in the proud
faces of the "tyrants" at Austin High
School yesterday afternoon. "No
lonper shall we be oppressed by the
ruthless hand of the tyrant,” said a
modern Patrick Henry from the vant-
ape point of a school desk
"Politics at Austin High has too
long been in the hands of the cor-
rupt and the scheming^ We propose
to secede from the senior literary or-
ganisation and form an organization
of our own where liberty will reign
supreme and where we will have our
rights."
The spokesman was greeted with
prolonged cheers for his expressions
were the common sentiment in the
hearts of the low elevens, who were
recently "snowed under" in an elec-
tion of class officers. The high elev-
ens combined and manipulated the po-
litical strings bo dexteriously that
every class officer In the senior liter-
ary organisation was a member of the
high eleven graduating class.
Yesterday afternoon at 2 (/clock a
meeting of the low elevens was held
A vote was tsken end ft was decided
to withdraw from the senior literary
organisation and elect officers. A
message was prepared to be tendered
the officers of the organisation stat-
ing in mandatory terms that unless
they were recognised with one or more
officers in the senior literary organiz-
ation the low elevens would hence-
forth consider themselves a distinct
and separate organization at the Aus-
tin High School. This message was
officially sealed amid* the wildest en-
thusiasm.
An election was held resulting in ths
following being chosen officers of the
low eleven senior literary organisa-
tion Travis Henderson, president;
Evelyn Chumney. secretary: Dick
Bull, vice president: Katherine Mc-
Queen. treasurer; Orville Corwin. ser-
geant at arms.
Theresa Msrtin was unanimously
elected chairman of the executive
committee. Her election as chairman
was attended with the most enthusi-
astic applause On the committee are
John Basford md Katherine Alford.
Judge Lvingston. This examining
trial has lasted for three days.
Sheriff Perkins will take the prison-
ers to Bastrop and place them in jail
there All ihree days of the trial the
courtroom was crowded to its utmost
capacity The law firms of Orgain &
Maynard and Page & Jones of Bas
trop are councils for the dfendants,
while the State is represented by
County Attorney Maynard. District
Attorney Jenkins, assisted by Attor-
neye Warren Moore of Austin and A.
M Felts of this city
Rutherford is accused of shooting
Dechard several week* ago on one of
the main streets of Elgin. Branton
was arrested a few days, later and ac-
cused of being an accomplice in the
alleged crime. It is rumored that the
shooting grew out of accusations after
Dechard’s house had been destroyed
by fire.
Bennie Finn. Austinite, an429
(‘ornellus. the Dane wreslerg
wrestle tomorrow night at s:he
at the City Auditorium for a |
of 8299 and the gate receipt* j
Cornelius has met and def
many of the beet wrestlers in K
and since coming to America hag
ceeed in defeating many of the
mat men here it hi stated tha
expsets to make quick work of a
tomorrow night. He le in mpl
physics I rendition and will be nei
his best. The bout is a handica
fair, the Dane guaranteeing to f
Finn twice in fifty miputes op:
teit
Finn yesterday took a 19 -mile
up Lake Austin, and then reM
and worked out for an hourl
handled his wresthng partnenj
Coleman, roughly 4 ole man
Epecial to The American.
TEMPLE, Texas, Feb 17—The
Chamber of Commerce has become
inoculated with the "Plant Gardens"
propaganda, and at the regular meet-
ing last night definite steps were
taken to interest Temple citizens In
the campaign for more gardens and
flowers snd fewer neighbors' hens
running at large. The city has an or-
dinance against straying fowls, but It
is not generally respected The first
move of the chamber will be to In-
terest the school children "n garden-
ing The meeting passed last night
without election of either a president
or secretary.
Special to The American.
ELGIN, Texas. Feb. 17 —Denial of
bond was the result of the examining
trial In the cases against Will Ruther-
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Feb. 17 -
An organisation which Guy McFar-
land says proposes to obtain •'free and
untrammeled" action from the peo-
ple with regard to elections, is now
being formed. This organisation,
which he says has been unnamed as
yet, will include in its membership
dissatisfied members of the Citi sens’
League, together with hose Callag-
han supporters who are still loyal tn
their support of the People's party.
The leaders in the movement last
Special to The American.
GALVESTON, Texas, Feb. 17 —On
board the Norwegian steamship Im-
perator which arrived from Vera Crus
this week with a deck load of Mex-
ican beef cattle, were several passen-
gers. and among the passengers was a
gentleman bearing the name George
Rihl, who brought .with him the most
remarkable collection of Mexican an-
tiques probably over brought to
America.
Rihl valued his collection at $15,-
999, but it is thought that several
times this amount will be realized
when the articles are sold in the
United States. Included are a varied
assortment of ancient church vest-
ments, rich robes, hand-carved 1m-
ages, antiques from the early days of
the Spanish conquest and nmerpus
articles of virtue from the ecclesiast-
ical buildings of Mexico.
It is explained that tho churches of
Mexico are more willing to sell their
rare and unduplicated treasures and
have them transported from the coun-
try snd from the possession of the
church than to have them fall into
ruthless hands of bandits which infest
tho rural districts and the more or-
ganized armies which are credited
with having looted them.
TEMPLE PLANS MORE GARDENS
It 18 planned to
avia. 1,009/0
LEESBURG, Ga. Feb. 17.—A. D.
Before an audience numbering 500
German-American citisens. Prof. Eu-
gene Kuehnemann delivered an ad-
dress In German entitled. "Germany in
Her Hour of Fate,” at Scholz Garden
last night Many times the audience
burst into appiause at something the
forceful and fluent speaker said.
After tracing the history of Ger-
many from its foundation up to its
present greatness, and showing that it
had become one of the world powers,
the speaker gave his audience some
idea of the personality of the Kaiser.
As he was in Germany at the out-
break of the war, Prof. Kuehnemann
came to this country fresh with the
impressions that he had received
there He stated that there is a close
relationship existing between the peo-
ple of Germany and the Kaiser, and
that, the impression that the Kaiser
domineers over the people of Ger-
many is erroneous.
In this connection the speaker gave
vent to the expression that there is
more liberty in Germany even if with
a crown at the head of the govern-
ment and that the people have more
voice in the internal affairs of the
country, than in any other nation,
even in a republic. As proof of this
he called attention to the dark days
of November, 1998. when the people
called upqn the Kaiser to desist from
any dominating power which he pos-
teased it was then that the ruler
promised the people thst he would
rule with moderation and allow them
some voice in the government. In
thia promise he has made good, said
Prof. Kuehnemann.
In speaking of the war, he said that
France and Russia would never have
dared to attack Germany had it not
been for England’s entrance Into the
turmoil. In conclusion he expressed
the conviction thst Germany would
surely come out victorious.
The Travis County German Red
Cross Society netted $125 as the re-
sult of the lecture. This amount will
be sent to the fatherland to assist in
caring for the wounded Already this
society has sent $8799 as its contribu-
tion to relieve the suffering in Ger-
many.
Tonight at the Hancock Opera
House Prof Kuehnemann will deliver
a lecture In English entitled. "Ger-
many. America and the War.” No
admission will be charged and It is
expected that the house will be crowd-
ed because he is a forceful and inter-
eating speaker.
Special to The American
HOUSTON, Texas. Feb 17 —Be-
tween thirty and forty delegates are
here to attend the annual convention
of the State association.
W H. F Anderson of Paris, in an
address, declared the newspaper ia
far the best advertising medium.
Officers will be elected Thursday. A.
Basetti of Austin is attending.
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