Wichita Daily Times. (Wichita Falls, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 49, Ed. 1 Monday, July 10, 1911 Page: 1 of 6
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FIVE O'CLOCK
EDITION
VOLUME 5
AIRMEN MAY COME
JULY 28 AND 29
LOCAL COMMITTEE CAN CHOOSE
BETWEEN THOSE (DATES
AND JULY 21 AND 22.
PAN-AMERICAN COMPANY
Both Biplanes and Monoplanes Will
Be Used—Wind Checks Will
• Also Be Given.
WEATHER FORECAST—Tonight an d Tuesday unsettled
htta
MORE HEAVY SHOWERS
REPORTED ON SUNDAY
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Secretary Day of the Chamber of
Commerce has received an acknowl-
edgement from the Pan American
Aero Company of the acceptance of
the proposition for a series of flights
in this city, the company giving no
tice that they would be here either
July 21 and $2 or July 28 and 29, the
selection as between the dates men
tioned being left with the Chamber
of Commerce, Mr. Day this morning
interviewed Messrs Noble, Marlow
and Tandy the committee appointed
to arrange for the grounds and look
after the matter, and ft was the
opinion of these gentlemen that the
latter dates would be the more ac-
ceptable on account of the 22nd being
election day and the 28th and 29th will
be recommended and it is thought
will be selected by the directors at
their meeting tomorrow morning
The Pan-American Company is un-
derstood to be one of the most suc-
cessful in the country in providing I
aero flights, both the biplane and thel
monoplane being used in their exhi
bitions, and among the aviators are
men who have gained a nationaal
reputation for daring feats in the
company's letter they state that wind
checks are given in the event of un
favorable weather, in the nature of a
guarantee that no one will lose by
patronizing the event. As soon as
negotiations have been completed,
which now only likes a confirmation
Of the dates, the work of advertising
the event will begin in earnest and
it is expected that this city will be
visited on this occasion by the largest
crowd that has ever assembled here
The matter will be brought up at
the meeting of the directors of the
Chamber of Commerce Tuesday
morning and immediately following
the meeting the company will be not!
fled as to the dates definitely select-
ed in order that there may be no
delay in the campaign of advertising
proposed by the promoters it will
be remembered that the company Is
to put on the exhibition In considera-
tion of their receiving the first $1,500
of the receipts therefrom, the re
mainder, if any, to be divided equally
with the Chamber of Commerce, the
promoters to do the advertising In
cident to the event.
Following the downpour Saturday
afternoon at Byers and the country
around that town got two more heavy
rains Sunday and ttiat section of the
country is almost floating
Creeks are out of their banks,
bridges and culverts have been wash-
ed away and the ground is thoroughly
soaked. In a rain that fell there yes
terday morning a culvert was washed
out on the Wichita Valley tracks be-
tween flyers and Petrolia. The water
backed up against the railroad grade
covering an eight acre field of cotton
to a depth of from six inches to a
foot This water stood on the field
until last night
Sunday afternoon another heavy
rain fell over Byers and Petrolia ex-
tending several miles west of Mable-
dean. The total rainfall at Byers
Saturday and Sunday is said to have
been more than seven inches.
Train men report good showers yes
terday all the way from Bowie to
Jolly. At Dickworthan the rain was
a downpour that flooded fields and
filled tanks to overflowing
At Harrold also a good shower fell
The precipitation was heavy enough
to put three feet of water in the Fort
Worth & Denver tank at that place.
Good rains fell in the vicinity of
Munday on the Wichita Valley Satur-
day and Sunday The precipitation
from the two rains is reported to
have been four Inches
Good rains fell over the Wichita
Valley from Seymour to Stamford, the
fall being heaviest at Goree, Haskell
and Weinert
Only light showers are reported
from Dundee and poinh this side of
Seymour.
SAY LETTERS WOULD
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WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, MONDAY, JULY 10th, 1911.
CONTROLLER BAY
INVESTIGATION
PRESIDENT HIMSELF BUSY HUNT
ING TRACES OF "DICK TO
DICK'’ LETTER
WITNESSES ARE SONNONED
Miss Abbott Will Appear Before Inves
ligating Committee This After-
noon.
JUSTIFY THE SHOOTING
ROGGES*
by Asmelated Press.
New York, July 10. — Redoubled et
res
forts were made today to obtain the
missing letters in the Stokes case.
Ethel Conrad and Lillian Graham de-
clare the missing letters will help
show that their shooting of Stokes
was justifiable. Various high officials
were in conference today as to weth-
er charges can be made against
James B Cummins, Stokes private
detective for the alleged secreting of
the letters.
Cue
Aviator Atwood Resumes
His Flight to Washington
By .Associated Press
Atlantic City, N J , July 10.—Avia-
tor Atwood, carrying Hamilton as a
passenger, began his flight to Wash-
ington at 4:50 o’clock this morning
but Intense heat forced a discon-
tinuance Of the flight They-espect
to resume their flight to Washington
later in the day
The extreme humidity accompanying
the heat was a factor in stopping the
aviator They had traveled about 148
miles. They still expect to reach
Washington before dark ,
The start was made almost in the
tracks of the smashup of yesterday
when the machine plunged seventy-
five feet to the ground Mounting
quickly to a four hundred foot level
the machine circled over the meadows
near the ocean and then darted In
the direction of Baltimore mounting
higher all the time At Farnhurst
Delware, the aviators landed on the
grounds of the State insane asylum
hospital, where they took on ten gal
Ions of gasoline and resumed their
flight. At Wilmington the police who
had been on the lookout for Aat
wood’s flight for several days, failed,
to get a glimpse of him but a street
car conductor saw his machine flying
over the southern portion of the city
soon after six o’cloc k
SIX PAGES
TODAY
NUMBER 49.
COUNTY ASKED FOR
AN APPRPORIATION
PROPOOSED TO PROMOTE FARM
DEMONSTRATION WORK NEXT
YEAR
U. S. TO DOUBLE AMOUNT
It is Planned to Set Aside 4'000, of
Which County is Asked to Pay
One Half.
FRISCO OFFICIALS
PLEASED WITH CITY
B F. YOAKUM, B. T, WINCHELL
AND OTHER HIGH FRISCO OF.
FICIALS SPEND HOUR
HERE.
DRIVE OVER THE TOWN
Party En Route From Quanah to Fort
Worth—Visit Here Was Not On
Business.
Real Estate Transfers.
Dr. C. A Gibsan to J R Brewer 243
acres out of Survey No. 882 of the M
E. P. & P Ry Co, survey, known as
Sub. 306 of Waggoner Colony, $12,165.
T. C. Tate to C. W. Minis, one twen-
ty-ninth Interest In and to a fractional
section 4 of the M M McLaren survey;
1500.
Three Lives Lost
By Associated Press.
Saulte Ste Marie, Mich., July 10.—
Three lives were lost today on L ale
Superior when the steamer John
Mitchell of El Phicke fleet of Chica-
go sunk off Versillion point in a col
lision with the steamer William H.
Mack, The latter was partially sub-
merged
Secretary Day of the Chamber of
Commerce was able to be at the office
today but stated that he was not well
by any means and hardly able to per
form the duties that demanded his at
tention.
Federal Building
I Contractor is Here
Work on the construction of the*
new federal building will start soon
after August 1.
John Wenzel of the
Deeter and
Wenzel Construction Company with
headquarters at Joplin, Mo., was in
the city today looking after the pur
chase of materials from local con-
cerns, the routing of machinery and
materials and otherdetails connect
ed with opening work on the contract.
Mr. Wenzel stated that his com
pany would send a man here August
1, to take charge of the construction.
Within a few weeks. after that date
it is expected a large force of men
will be at work.
B. Y. P. U. MEETING AT STAMFORD
Stamford Prepares
,>> as Assembly
, 1 Stamford, Texas,
tions are being ma
the West Texas B.J
for the West Tex-
A July 11-20.
■July 10. - - Prepara
L’ In Stamford for
y. P. U Assembly,
which meets hereJuly 11 20 The
speakers are Dr.
Minneapolis, Dr. F
Waco, Dr. George
las, Dr 8 P. Bro
J E. Johnson of
Wolfe of Dallas, H
of Fort Worth, R. 1
las. Dr. J. H Kam
many others.
Friday, July 14,
V. B Riley of
IC. McConnell of
r Truett, of Dal-
ks of Waco, Dr.
Race, Dr H M
A. O. 8. Lattimore
(. Coleman of Dal
rell of Dallas and
will be statewide
prohibition day The speakers for
that day will be Dr/ J H. Gambrell.
Hon. C H. Steele, Dr. 8 P Brooks,
and Dr. George W. Truett. This will
ye a great field day for the pro forces
in the Central West
Rev. F 8. Groner, president of the
assembly and pastor of the First Bap
tist Church of Stamford, says that
every indication points to the largest
attendance in history of the institu-
tion
There was one case In the justice
court this morning which was settled
on a plea of guilty. (
Nelson W. Aldirch, former senator
from Rhode Island, who will, it is ex-
pected, testify before the Senate com
mittee investigating the Lorimer
election. He is now on a fishing trip
in Canada and will be summoned as
soon as he returns His testimony la
wanted in connection with the aworn
statement made by Edward Hines—
and denied from the White House—
that Mr. Aldirch, while Senator, told
Hines that president Taft desired the
election of Lorimer.
Special to The Times.
Washington, D, C., July 10.—Presi-
dent Taft immediately on his return
to Washington today Instituted in
vestigations here and at Cincinnati
to discover traces of the letter bls
brother, Chas P. Taft is alleged to
have written the President about Con-
troller Bay in Alaska, which it is
charged resulted in the Guggenheims
acquiring that water front. Taft said
he had never received any such let
ter so far as he can remember.
Secretary Fisher today told Taft
that a careful search of the Interior
Department records would fall to
show the "Dick to Dick" letter In
which It was alleged Chas P Taft
used his influence in behalf of the
navigation Interest in Alaska to se-
cure control of Controller Bay Fish
er also told the President that he
saw the article written by Miss Ab-
bott before It was printed and re-
membered no such letter in that ar
ticle.
Its was explained today that R. S
Bryan, representing the Controller
Bay Navigation Company, which Is
now supposed to be owned by the
Guggenheims secured a front of eighty
rods on Controller Bay The govern
ment retained every other eighty
rods of the water front which the
department of the Interior officials
declare makes a monoply impossible /
At the White House It was said there
had been no secrecy about the order
to open Controller Bay to entry /
Commissioner Fred 8. Dennett of
the general land office and Miss M
A Abbott, a writer, both subpoenead
as witnesses, were present today
when the House Committee on ex
penditure of the Interior Department
began an inquiry into charges of the
alleged “grab" of valuable land In
Alaska by the Guggenheim Interests
This is an investigation of the charges
that the President made no objection
to the listing of land at Controller
Bay said to be wanted by Guggen
helm’s as a railroad terminus
Miss Abbott on Saturday morning
made the following statement:
"I have in my possession the paper
on which I copied the postscripts
As I stated in my Interview printed
Friday, Secretary Fisher had in
structed Mr Brown, his secretary, to
show me the whole record in the
Controller Bay matter. Mr Fisher
was leaving for Philadelphia at 11
o'clock and 1 spent from that time to
3:45 o’clock In the afternoon going
through the records with Mr Brown
I found a letter from R. 8 Ryan to
R. A. Ballinger, dated July 13, 1909,
tyepwritten on printed stationary, at
the head of which was 27 William
street. New York it was signed H
8 Ryan
“Dear Dick” Letter.
"Attached to this letter was an
other sheet of paper which began
'Dear Dick’ and which said: ’ went
to see the president the other day
about this Controller Bay affair. The
president asked whom it was I rep
resented. I told him, according to
our agreement that I represented
myself. But that did not seem to
W
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W M Ganzer, representing the U
S. Department of Agriculture, with
J W Campbell,. In charge of the
government demonstration work in
the county, and Dr J M Bell of the
Agricultural Committee of the Cham
ber of Commerce were before the
County Commissioner’s Court this af
ternoon to ask an appropriation for
the promotion of Improved farming
conditions in this county along the
lines laid down by the government
the court being assured by Mr. Gan
zer that the federal government
would supplement any amount that
the county would appropriate. The
last state legislature enacted a law
permitting counties to appropriate
any amount not exceeding $1000 for
this puropse.
Action on the matter was postpon-
ed until Friday, the commissioners
not being advised as to the condition
of the fund from which this amount
would have to be paid. They ex
pressed themselves In sympathy with
the movement and it is quite likely
that the appropriation will be made
when the court meets Friday
especially in view of the fact that Mr
Ganzer suggested that the govern
ment woud advance their part of the
amount for the payment of the first
six months expense, thus enabling the
county to pay its proportion from the
taxes for this year The amount tug
gested and which likely be appro
priated is a total of $1000 or $500
each for the federal government and
the county. -
A party of officials of the Frisco
railroad system were in the city yes-
terday afternoon for a short time and
took advantage of the opportunity to
take a look at Wichita Falls, the trip
over the city being made in automo-
bill's In company with a number of
our local citizens in the railroad
party were B. F. Yoakum, Chairman
of the Board of Directors of the
Frisco: B I.. Winchell, President of
the road, and his son, B L. Winchell,
Jr., W. C Nixon, Vice President and
General Manager, W T. Tyler, Gen-
eral Superintendent, Sam Lazarus,
President of the Acme, Quanah &
Pacific and C. H. Sommer, First Vice
President of the latter road Accom-
panying the party on the visit over
the city were C. L. Fontaine, General
Freight and Passenger Agent of the
Wichita Falls Route, Mayor T. B. No-
ble. C. W Snider, J th Culbertson.
J J. Perkins and L. F Wilson The
party remained here about forty min-
utes. the train arriving at 1:40 and
departing at 2 20 in the afternoon.
While the visit of these prominent
officials at this time may not be said
to have been one of business, yet it
is understood that a desire had. been
expressed by the party to take a look
at the city and the local people men-
tioned above took advantage' of the
occasion to show them every courtesy
possible.
It has been known, for
some time that
the Frisco officials
(Continued on Page Four)
UNE TO SPEAK
HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
W P Lane, State Comptroller of
Public Accounts, will deliver an ad
dress in this city on Friday evening.
July 14, at 8:30 o’clock in behalf of
statewide prohibition. The place at
which the speaking will be held has
not as yet been announced but will
be made public prior to that date
Mr Lane has the reputation of be-
ing one of the most forcible speakers
in the state and will no doubt attract
a large audience on the occasion of
his visit to this city.
Castro Enlisting Soldiers.
By Ammhrated Press
Willemstead, July 10.—A wireless
dispatch from Beuanine Island, an
nounces that General Jose Antonio
Davilla landed on that island secretly
Saturday night having come from
Venisuela. He is one of the sixty
three men who led by Castro years
ago invaded the State of Tachira
Veneseula from Columbian territory
The best information obtainable ie
that Castro is now on the western
DISTRICT MEETING
OF FARMERS’ UNION
A district meeting of the Farmers’
Union Is In session at the Farmers'
Union warehouse this afternoon
Archer, Baylor, Wichita and Yorns
counties are represented Matters re
lating to the conduct of gins, ware
houses and Farmers’ Union stores are
being discussed . In this district the
Farmers’ Union has a large number
of gins, stores and warehouses
which are conducted by representa
live business men in each communi
ty.
have an eye on Wichita Falls as is
evidenced by the repeated talk of an'
extension of that line from Lawton to
this place, and It would not be sur-
prising at any time to hear the an-
nouncement that this matter had
been revived with a view to project-
ing the extension at an early date.
Wichita Falls has expressed a desire
for the connection bn more than one
occasion and It is probable that a
further effort will be made in this
direction by our people at no far dis-
tant date.
It is understood that the party on
yesterday expressed themselves as be-
ing very much pleased with the city
and frequently complimented the
manifest evidences of the progress
and importance of wichita Falls.
Cut showing Aviator Atwood in the biplane in which he flew from
Boston to New York and from New York to Atalntic City, N J., on his
way to Washington, D. C. This machine was wrecked at Atlantic City
Friday and the lives of Atwood and Charles K Hamilton, a companion avia-
tor were endangered when a dog poked his nose Into the propeller just
as the machine was rising. The dog was killed and the machine so
damaged the biplane that It later plunged into the sea
The aviators at once telegraphed for a duplicate of Atwood's biplane,
which arrived Sunday and early this morning they renewed their flight
to Washington In view of Atwood's scant six weeks experience as an
aviator, his daring and exceptional skill mark him as one of the most re
markable flyers of the day. His aerial performances since June 30
stamp him as the peer of all cross-country aviators In America. He
files without maps, and seems never to tire of skimming over vast
stretches of country, pausing Just long enough to get sleep and replen-
Ish the fuel and oll In his craft, when he Is off again He now holds all
American long distance records for both passenger and one-person flights.
If Atwood successfully completes his trip to Washington, he will rank
with the greatest cross-country poilots in the world, not even excepting
the famous Vedrines, of Francee.
FEED CROPS CAN YET
BE RAISED HERE
That considerable feed stuff may
yet be raised in the territory bless
ed by the recent rains is vouchedsafed
In the assurance given by J. W,
Campbell, in charge of the demon-
stration work in this county. In dis-
cussing the matter with a Times re-
porter this morning. Mr. Campbell
states that there are a number of
crops that will yet mature and pro-
vide much forage and feed stuff In
the sections where rain has fallen,
and he said that many were already
preparing to plant just as soon as
conditions would permit.
In discussing the matter he men-
tioned as among the crops that would
produce, June Corn, Hickory King
Corn, Squaw Corn, sorghum and milo
maize. Mr Campbell expects to see
quite a quanity of these varieties
planted within the next week or two
and he is very optimistic in his be-
lief that good results will attend the
efforts of those farmers who take ad-
vantage of the opportunity afforded,
even this late In the sason.
frontier of Venesuela at the head of
a thousand Or more men and engaged
In enlisting others preparing to try
to overthrow
ment.
the present govern
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Prosperity In Caldwell County.
By Associated Press
A
Lockhart, Texas, July 10.—A tax
roll of Caldwell county show a val-
uation of about twelve millions
which is an increase of $600,000 over
Postmaster J. W. Coen, from Jolly, last year. The county to date has
was here today transacting business, the best cotton crop in ten years.
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Col W M Matthews and wife of
Graham, are In the city, the guests
of Mr and Mrs Jno. C Kay
Textile Mills Resume Work,
Br Asmoriated Press
Boston, July 10.—More than thirty-
one thousand operatives in the textile
mills in various plants in New England
resumed work today after a shut down
varying in length in accordance with the
policy of curtailment adopted by the
mills.
Mass Meeting Thursday
to Consider Bond Issue
MARTIN'S BOOK STORE
FORMALLY OPENED
Martin’s Book Store on Eighth
street was formally opened Saturday
evening, the event being in the na-
ture of a reception to the public. For
the occasion Mr Martin had provid-
ed music for the entertainment of
his guests, and cooling drinks and
cigars were served.
Mr. Martin's new store is one of
the prettiest in the city and almost
the only one of Its kind In the state
outside of the larger cities. It is
distinctively a book store, being fill-
ed throughout with all the latest
literature, both in books and maga-
zines. It is also equipped with a
handsome soda fountain and a coxy
parlor is provided especially for
ladies, where a plesant hour may be
spent over a new book and a cool
drink. While the men folk are not
barred by any means, Mr Martin ex
pects to cater especially to ladies and
will see to it that no objectionable
features are permitted to creep in to
mar the pleasures of the fair sex
From Red River to Gulf.
By Associated Press.
Denison, Texas, July 10.-Three
automobiles, carrying the first en-
gineering party on a tour to map a
trunk highway across Texas from
Red River to the Gulf, left Rod River
at 7:80 o’clock this morning.
President Fallieres
of France, who
has left France for Holland on an of-
ficial visit His Itinerary Include# a
visit to Carnegie’s Peace Palace,
where It is believed that the Agadir,
Morocco, incdent may be threshed out.
Diplomatic circles in Paris are in a
state of ferment over Germany's ac-
tion in sending a warship to Agadir.
• Acting upon" a resolution adopted
last Saturday afternoon by the
Farmers’ Union of Wichita county at
its meeting at Burkburnett, the
resolution being presented this morn-
Ing by a committee appointed for
that purpose. County Judge C. B.
Felder has issued a call for a mass
meeting of citizens and taxpayers to
consider the advisibility of issuing a
call for an election for the purpose
of voting $200,000 bonds for the pur-
pose of road improvements In this
county.
Judge Felders' Call follows:
To the Tax Paying Voters of Wichita
County:
At the rquest of W. C. Myers, C.
8 Maxwell, J. A Elder and J. L.
Mooney, a committee appointed at
the July meeting of the Farmers’ ‘
Union of Wichita county, I hereby
call a mass meeting of all resident
property tax payers of Wichita coun-
ty to be held at the county court
house in Wichita Falls on Thursday,
July 1.3 at one o’clock p m. The
purpose of this meeting is to consider
the advisibility of requesting the
commissioners court to issue an or-
der for a bond election for the im-
provement of the public roads of
Wichita county. C. B. FELDER,
County Judge.
For good reasons set forth by the
committee the resolution adopted by
the Farmers’ Union will not be made
public until the mass meeting, not but
that it will meet with the endorse,
ment of every citizen of the county.
In an effort to secure possession of
the resolution it is claimed that mis-
representation wits resorted to by
certain parties and in doing this an
effort was made to place Mr. McCon-
key In a false position.
Mr. McConkey’s standing is such
that his action at no time needs any
excuse or explanation. So much can-
not be said for those making the at-
tack.
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