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WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1910
NUMBER 101
GOOD COTTON YIELD
. IS YET POSSIBLE
JAPAN BUYING OUR COTTON
COTTON RAISER OF LONG EXPE-
RIENCE SAYS YIELD WILL
AVERAGE QUARTER BALE
HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT
Total Precipitation Amounts to Nearly
an Inch—Wide ‘Area lo
% “, Drenched
The rain of last night amounted to
three-fourths of an inch, and add to
this the light rain of yesterday, it
makes a total fall of nine-tenths of an
inch in all,” said Mr. Geo. Simmons,
who is the keeper of. the government
rain gauge in this City, to a Times
reporter this morning.
Knowing that Mr. Simmons, prior
to going into business in this city,
was a farmer, and a good one, and
was therefore in a better position than
most of us to judge the effect of this
splendid rain on the cotton crop, the
reporter asked for his opinion, ,to
which he replied:
”I know from an experience of at
least fifteen years that a rain after a
long drouth—such as we have just
gone through—will be of greatbenefit
to the cotton crop. All blooms now
- on the stalk will have ample time to
mature Into bolls, but blooms coming
on after September 15 rarely ever
mature before the early frosts catch
them, which generally falls about No-
vember 1. The rain will be of great
benefit to cotton in that it has cooled
the ground, and will greatly assist in
maturing the blooms and bolls. After
a rain following a protracted drouth,
many bolls will fall off, but most of
the old bolls will remain and mature.
Of course, the crop is bound to be
light, but from my observations I be-
* lieve we can safely count on an aver-
Texas News Service Special.
Fort Worth, Tex., Sept. 75
Following the announcement
issued in New Orleans yester-
day that Texas again leads sIl
other states in cotton produc-
tion, the statement was given
out here today by cotton deal-
ers that the larger part of the
north Texas cotton .a being
shipped to .Japan this ‘year.
In past years the bulk of the
cotton went to New England
and Liverpool, but the Ori-
ent’s demands are rapidly in-
creasing yearly, and may take
more than the English markets
next year.
North Texas Is also sending
large quantities of cotton to
China and the Philippines,
whereas a few years ago none
was sent there.
Cotton shipped to the Orient
is routed via Seattle and San
Francisco.
REQUESTS REMOVAL'
OF SECY. BALLINGER
COMMITTEE ADOPTS RESOLUTION
AFTER TWO REPUBLICAN
MEMBERS HAD LEFT
DEMOCRATS IN MAJORITY
PURSUIT WAS FUTILE
Man Who Killed Dave- Lynch Near
Paris Is Still at Large
Texas News Service Special.
Paris, Tex., Sept. 7.—After an ex-
haustive search for, S. H. Tucker, who
shot and killed David Lynch south of
Paris Monday, Deputy Sheriffs Ander-
son and Murrell returned this morn-
ing without him.
Tucker was seen -occasionally by
farmers near his hiding place, but the
officers were thrown off his trail each
time. ,.
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
IS MORE THAN 1200
TWO HUNDRED MORE PUPILS EN.
■ ROLL ON OPENING DAY THIS
YEAR THAN LAST
MANY IN THE HIGH SCHOLO
HAGUE TRIBUNAL AWARD
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plans formed at a meeting of the Bap-
tist workers of this county held at the
First Baptist church are carried out.
After a discussion of the proposed
formation of the new association at
the session yesterday afternoon, the
following resolution was adopted:
“That it is the sense of this body
that the Wichita County Association
be formed, and that the chair appoint
a committee of three or five to confer
with the churches of the county and
adjacent churches, looking to the reg-
ular and speedy accomplishment of
that work.”
Mrs. Cooper of Electra; Messrs.
Browning of Iowa Park, Hawkins of
Burkburnett, Erwin of Wichita Falls,
and L. T. Stephenson of Jones Chaps!
were appointed by Chairman Boone
as members of the committee, and
Chairman Nelson Rules That No Quo-
* rum Was Present—Lively
Session Expected
Texas News Service Special.
Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 7.—The
Ballinger-Pinchot congressional inves-
tigating committee this afternoon,
adopted a resolution recommending
that Secretary Ballinger be removed.
The resolution was adopted after
two republicans had left the room and
Senator Nelson, who is chairman of the
committee, ruled that no quorum was
present.
Those Voting on the motion were:
Senators Fletcher of Florida, (Demo-
crat); Purcell of North Dakota (Dem-
ocrat); Madison of Kansas Repubil-
can); James of Kentucky (Democrat).
While the vote was being taken
Senator Sutherland of Utah (Itepubil
can) and Representative McCalla of
Massachusetts (Republican) left, the
committee room, insisting that a full
committee should be present. Demo-
crats insisted that a quorum was pres-
ent Although Senator Nelson took
the vote, be ruled that no quorum
was present.
.The committee then took recess un-
til Friday.
The full equipment of the Japanese
soldier in winter weighs sixty-nine
pounds and in summer sixty-six
pounds.
BURLINGTON TRAIN WRECKED
Two Killed. Fifteen Seriously Injured
and Twenty Hurt Near
. Kallspel, Mont
By Associated Press.
. Kalispel, Mont., Sept. -T.—Two per-
sons were killed and fifteen seriously
injured, five perhaps fatally, and
twenty others suffered minor injuries
in a wreck on an eastbound Burling-
ton train on the Great Northern rail-
road early today at Coram, east of
here.
The train was en route from Seattle
to Kansas City.
LA FOLLOTTE WINS
ABOUT FIVE TO ONE
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 7.—Senator
LaFollette carried Wisconsin in yes-
terday’s primary by an overwhelming
majority over Cook. The figures are In-
complete, but estimates are given that
his nomination was by * vote of five
to one. So large was the vote that It
carried with it a large majority of the
legislative nominees and he will have
the next legislature back of him. The
LaFollette state ticket headed by Mc-
Govern, was also nominated by a large
majority.
ago yield of at least one-fourth of a .
J bale of cotton to the acre, which is
much better than it would have been
had not the mln of yesterday and
they will make their report at the gam annarnna -
next regular meeting on the first Tues- NOTED SPEAKERS
day after the first Sunday In October.
EARTHQUAKE RECORDED.
Was Apparently About 4,500 Miles
HEARD AT ST. PADL
Enrollment in Grades Is 1,189, In High
School 272—Ampis Room for
All Pupils., ‘
The enrollment on the first day of
school this year shows an increase of
about 200 over the first day last year.
On last Monday 1,224 pupils enrolled
in the public schools of Wichita Falls.
Of this number 1,139 were whites and
85 were negroes.
In the high school 272 pupils are
enrolled, making this one of the larg-
est high schools in the state.
Superintendent Toland says that he
expects between two and three hun-
dred more pupils to enroll before the
end of the first month, bringing the
total enrollment up to about 1,500.
Last year at the end of the first month
the total enrollment was 1,215.
Archer County Farmers Jubilant
Special to The Times.
Archer City, Sept. 7.—A three hours
rain fell here last night. Farmers are
jubilant. The Into cotton is promising
and stock water is partially supplied.
BANK EXAMINERS TRANSFERRED
United States Won on Five
Points; Great Britain In
Two Points
By Associated Press.
The Hague, Sept. 7.—The
United Btatea won on five
‘ points out of seven submitted
to the International 'Court of
Arbitration, In the New Found-
land fisheries dispute with
Great Britain. Great Britain
won points one and five la the
decision handed down today.
Point five, which the Eng-
lish claim is the moot Impor-
tant had reference to the dis-
tance from the shore the
Americans could fish, the Amer-
icans claiming they could fish
to the middle of any bay or
estuary In Canada having a
radius of three miles. The
British contention was that the
limit should be measured from
an imaginary line connecting
the headlands. The court sus-
tained the British contention.
13 WERE DROWNED
I CLOUD-BURST
WALL OF WATER TWENTY-FIVE
FEET HIGH SWEPT DOWN
LEON RIVER
CROPS ARE SWEPT AWAY. -
PROHIBITIONIST* WON
Hamilton Dry by More Than Three
Hundred Majority
Reports of Other Drownings Near Co-
manche Have Not Been
Verified
Texas News Service Special.
Comanche, Tex., Sept. 7.—Beven
known dead, six houses swept away,
crops valued at thousands of dollars
destroyed for a distance of ten miles,
and six Iron bridges worth $15,000
wrecked, are known results this morn-
ing of the flood which swept down
Leon river Monday night, thirteen
miles east of this city.
The dead are:
MRS. JOHN LANIER.
MRS. GEORGE TERRY AND FOUR
CHILDREN.
The bodies of Mrs. Terry and one
of the Terry children were recovered.
A cloudburst foil early Monday
night up-stream from the houses
which were located in the Leon river
Texas News' Service Sr-elal.
Hamilton, Tex., Sept. 7.—The local
option election held here yesterday, bottom. A wall of water twenty-five
Including the Hico and Carloton jus-
tice precincts, resulted In a victory
for the prohibitionists by a majority
estimated at *00.
Tbs campaign was hard fought on
feet high swept down the
narrow
k last night fallen. It is too late in the
season to count on a top crop.”
R. P. Webb, manager of the Wich-
ita Falls Compress Company, a cotton
buyer and ginner of many years' ex-
perience, says the present rain will
add not less than ten per cent to the
crop and under very favorable condi-
tions will make the yield as good as
was promised before the dry weather
damaged It.
"In 1900, I remember,*” said Mr.
Webb, “It rained on the seventh or
eighth of September after a drouth
and conditions greatly similar to the
present situation. That year there
was no frost until the second of De-
cember, and there was a big crop of
cotton raised. If we have more rain
and the frosts will hold off until the
latter part of November, the yield
will be fifty per cent greater than was
in prospect a few days ago. Even
with an early front thia rain will In-
crease the yield not Jena than ten per
cent. Bolla that would otherwise
have dropped off before maturity will
now fill out and the quality of the
cutton will be better. Bolls will form
and mature from the square in forty
five days at this season of the year,
so that if we have more rain and a
late frost we may have a fairly good
cotton crop yet."
Reports from practically every part
of the Wichita country this morning
indicate that the rains have been gen-
eral over this section. Electra, Iowa
Park, Jolly and Henrietta report heavy
showers, which from reports, were as
heavy as the rain that fell here last
night.
The Wichita Falls Route this morn-
ing reported rain from Altus, Okla., to
* Archer City. On account of wire trou.
, Me the stations south of Archer City
made no report, but it is probable the
rains extended as far south as New-
castic.
Altus reports a light shower last
fight, but that section was thoroughly
drenched by a heavy rain that fell sev-
eral days ago, and was not in need of
rain. Tipton, Frederick, Grandfield
and Burkburnett report heavy showers.
• A light shower fell at Charlie.
From Washington, D. C.
By Associated Press. ,
Washington, D. C., Seppt. 7.—An
earthquake, believed to have been
about 4,500 miles away, waa recorded
on the seismograph at Georgetown
University early today. The tremor
waa slight and was in an east and west
direction.
DESPONDENT TEXAN ENDS LIFE
Lost Clothes and Because of That
Lost Job—Took Arsenio
Texas News Service Special.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 7.—Because
some one stole his clothes, a man
supposed to be G. Williamson of Wil-
derado, Tex., lost his job, and be-
cause he lost his job committed sui-
cide by taking arsenic while seated
in the union depot here last night.
Rain Benefits Crops
Special in The Times.
Vernon, Tex., Sept. 7.—The rain
which fell throughout Wilbarger coun-
ty yesterday and the night preceding
greatly benefited late cotton, June
corn and feed crops, and prospects for
a fair yield of cotton are good.
St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 7.—An all-star
program rivaling in interest the at-
tractions of the two preceding days,
when a president and an ex-president
of the United States were the headlin-
ers, was served up at the sessions of
this, the third day of the National
Conservation Congress. The speakers
Includsd Secretary of Agriculture Wil-
son, who spoke on "Farm Conserva-
tion"; Senator Dolliver of Iowa, whose
subject was "Cattle, Food and Leath-
er”; James J. Hill, president of the
Great Northern Railway, who spoke
on "Boils, Crops, Food and Clothing,"
and W. W. Finley, president of the
Southern Railway, who was heard on
the subject of “The Interest of the
Railways of the South In Conserva-
tion."
Other speakers heard during the
day included Senator Newlands of Ne-
vada, President McVey of the Univer-
sity of North Dakota, Murdo Macken-
zie of Colorado, President Craighead
of Tulane University, Congressman
F. C. Stevens of Minnesota, and Henry
Wallace of Des Moines.
PENITENTIARY BILL
PASSES THE NOUSE
BAPTISTS TO FORM
COUNTY ASSOCIATION
The Baptists of Wichita county will
form an association of their own inde-
pendent of the Red Fork Baptist As-
sociation comprising Wilbarger, Harde
man, Ford and Wichita county, it the
IAN Aw 21 - *
Texas News Service Special.
Austin, Tex., Sept. 7.—The peniten-
tiary bill reached the house from the
senate this morning. The senate
amended the bill by substituting the
senate’s measure for that of the
house. Representative Vaughn did
not concur in the senate’s amend-
ments, but after considerable debate,
upon motion it was adopted. It aso
provided that the senate name a free
conference committee. The senate
was notified and named members of
the committee, and the bouse then
passed the penitentiary Mil by a vote
of seventy-four to eighteen. The sen-
ate appointed seven members to con-
fer with the house committee, and
recessed until six o'clock thia after-
noon. The original committee will
now confer again on the prison mens-
ure, all the old members having been
appointed.
Vernon Public Schools Open
Special to The Times. P
Vernon, Tex. Sept. 7.—The public
schools opened here yesterday, the
day being devoted to enrollment at
the high school building and other
exercises, several talks being made
by the city superintendent, members
of the school board and others. ,
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Burrowe Defeated In Michigan
By Associated Press.
Detroit, Mich., Sept. 1.—In yester-
day's primary elections in Michigan
Congressman Townsend is conceded
by the supporters of Senator Burrows
to have a plurality better than 17,000
in the fight for the republican en-
dorsement for United States senator
in this stats.
Osborn is in ths lead about 1,000
votes in the contest for the republican
nomination for governor.
Representative Gardner, a stand-
patter, and a Cannon supporter, was
defeated in the Third district by Smith
by over 2,000 majority.
BRYAK TO AD
ARKANSAS DEMOCRATS
Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 7.—William
J. Bryan of Nebraska today began a
four days' speaking tour of Arkansas
under the auspices of the Democratic
State Committee. He is to speak In
favor of amendment No. 10, providing
for the initiative and referendum. The
adoption or rejection of the amend-
ment will be decided at the regular
state election which will be held next
Monday.
OVER $0000000
Was Been PAID r
FoR. TELEGRAPHIC Dore
ABOUT T.R.
About One-Fifth of Regular Faroe Af-
fected by Comptroller's Order
By Associated Prose.
Washington, Sept. 7.—Twenty na-
tional bank examiners, about one-fifth
of the force employed by the govern-
ment, were transferred to new fields
today, by order of Comptroller of the
Currency Murray. .
both sides and great interest
manifested by the people.
HOT IN WASHINGTON
was
Ten Prostrations Yesterday in
tional Capital—Thermometer
at One Hundred and Two
Na-
Ry Associated Press.
Washington, Sept. 7.—No relief from
HE FREIGHT RATES
HEARING IN NEW YORK
the boat of yesterday is promised to
day. There were ten prostrations
New York, Sept. 7.—The assembling
of representatives of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, the railroads
and the shippers’ organisations in this
city today to begin the taking of evi-
dence in regard to the proponed In-
crease In freight rates in the east
marks the real beginning of the great-
est,railroad fight in the history of
America. The hearings will be con-
ducted along the name lines as those
recently held In Chicago, where the
‘officials of the western roads were
called upon to justify their advances
in rates. The bearings before the
commission in this city will probably
consume several weeks. The chief ar-
guments on the side of the railroads
will be presented, It is expected, by
counsel representing the big systems,
such as the Pennsylvania, Erie, New
York Central and Baltimore and Ohio.
The testlmony-will be heard before
Judge 0. N. Brown, chief examiner
of the interstate Commerce Commis-
sion.
. LAVE X
TAKEN MoNE 1
TA MNo)
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here, the thermometer having reached
a maximum of 101 degrees. None of
the prostrations were fatal.
CHARGED WITH KILLING TWO
channel.
Those drowned were asleep when
the flood came. Terry awoke when
the water rushed against the wall at
the house, cracking it like an ess
shell. Seizing two of his children and
calling his wife to come to him, Torry
managed to gain a footing, although
the water was breast high. The
drifting timbers crowded about him
and the children were wrenched from
his grasp and borne away senseless.
Terry was rendered unconscious and
was later rescued by J. H. Haason,
who escaped with Ns family after his
own house had been swept away.
Reports roost red here that there
was other loss of life cannot be veri-
Aled, although ft is almost certain that
several were drowned near Hamilton.
----: Six More Deaths Result from Leon
William Alexander Gave Himself Up aider glded Noar Hamilton
and Waived Preliminary.
Allowed Ball
Texas News Service Special.
Marshall, Tex., Sept. 7.—After sur-
rendering to the authorities on a
charge of killing Jim Olive and Bud
Wagner Monday evening, William Al-
exander waived preliminary examina-
tion and his ball was fixed at $5,000,
which was made today, several
wealthy citisens furnishing the bond.
TEN FOOT RISE IN RIVER.
Heavy Rains in Pecos and Devils River
Water Sheds Affects Rio Grande.
Del Rio, Sept. 7.—Rio Grande rose
ten feet last night within a few hours
is the result of heavy rains along the
Pecos and Devils River water sheds.
This is the highest rise known in ten
years. The ferries have boon discontin-
ued and the guard houses are out of
commission. The river Is falling this
afternoon.
RETAIL MERCHANTS
WILL MEET TONIGHT
A membership meeting and smok-
er will be. held by the Retail Mer-
chants' Association at Lake Wichita
tonight. A feature of the meeting
will be a discussion of collections and
credits by J. M. Blankenship, attorney
for the association. Several other
matters of importance will be brought
up for consideration.
A special car will be provided for
the use of the members of the associa-
tion leaving Seventh and Ohio avenue
promptly at * o’clock. Returning the
car will leave the lake at 10 p. m.
River Flood Near Hamilton
Texas News Service Special. ____, .
Waco, Sept. 7.—Reports received
here from Hamilton say that six are
known dead from the floods in that
section Monday night, and thane with
the drowned near Comanche make •
total of thirteen who loot their lives.
The dead are:
MRS. B. le M'CULLOUGH.
J. E. FULCHER.
MRS. FULCHER :
THUMB FULCHER CHILDREN.
Others are reported drowned at
Hamilton, but these reports are set
confirmed.
The section of country twelve miles
down the Leon river bottom was af-
fected by the flood, which caaght
many asleep. Between fifteen and
twenty persons happened to be awake,
and hearing the roar of the flood,
escaped to their night clothoe, but
houses, goods and livestock and crepe . '
were lost. The damage to crops alone.
It is reported, will reach into the
thousands along the line of Hamilton
and Comanche counties. The number
of houses swept away is twelve, poo-
sibly fifteen.
Mabledean News Items
emhea.Th; "FE sept, s.-ne.
Bowles, from Wichita Falls, preached '
at Dean Saturday night and Sunday.
Miss Carrie Christopher from Ar-
lington, Tex., arrived last Thursday
and will teach Kemp school this win-
ter.
Miss Clara and Rosie Wylle called
on Kathryn Clark last Saturday.
There .will be a Farmers Union
meeting at Kemp Tuesday sight, and
also an lee cream supper in connec-
tion with it.
7
M W LI TAR
When the Colonel soen traveing—ane the follows who are glad.
•TRIKE NOT REGULAR
Claimed That strike of Carmen Was
Called Without Veto
"ALNom: *** ...
learned here this morning that the
strike of the carmen on the Southern
Pacific lines is illegal, having been
called before a vote was taken by the
men on the system.
Superintendent Ryan of the motive
power department of the Bunset Lines
this morning refused to treat with
Vice President Lewis of the Brother
hood of Carmen. The strikers' om-
ciais then offered to name one arbitra-
tor, the company one, and these to
select a third, but no decision was
reached by the company.
CHICAGO TO BANQUET
COLONEL ROOSEVELT
Chicago, Sept. 7—ExPresident
Roosevelt will make a seven hours’
visit to Chicago tomorrow and every i
minute of the time will be turned to
account He is scheduled to arrive
here at 4 o’clock la the afternoon and a
will remain in the city until midnight.
The chief feature of the program
be the banquet at the Congress Hotel
at which he will be the guest of
and chief speaker. The affair
under the auspices of the Ha
Club, the lending Republican or
tion of Chicago. w
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