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MADERO CONSENTS
TO AN ARMISTICE
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
ELECTED APRIL 1
MIL STRIKE SNAG FREE LIST HARMFUL
v w EFNATR TO CATTLE BUST
BOSTON BOY BROKER
COMING FOR TRIAL
IINBURRECTO LEADER AUTHOR-
IZES DR. GOMEL TO OPEN
NEGOTIATIONS.
A CHANGE IN ATTITUDE
Explained By Desire to Prevent Inter.
ventlen. By United
At the last session of the county
commissioners court the results in
the school district trustees elections
on April 1st were canvassed and the
following declared elected:
District 1—A. G. Bilderback, F. H.
Everet, H. Trane. ,
District 2—J. J. Snyres, J. B. Av-
ans.
District 3—No election.
District 4—No, election.
District 5—J. T. Hamilton, W. Guth-
rie,
District 6—No election.
. District 7—No election
District 8—Lee Prescott, J. W. Till-
man.
PRoGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS ARE
LIKELY TO BALK AT SACRI
LEGE AGAINST SACRED
, DOCTRINE OF PRO-
TECTION.
Fattening or stock on high Priced
Lend will Cease If Schedule .
io Adopted.
ROBERT EMERSON DAVIE EX.
PECTED TO ARRIVE FROM
BRAZIL TODAY.
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP
(Star-Tetgram)
“The fattening of cattle on high-
priced land, and the use of cotton seed
meal for feed, will stop tt the-node
ate adopts the schedule adopted by
the house, putting dressed beefon
HIS METEORIC CAREE
Madero Dose Net Demand Im-
mediate Resignation of Diaz,
By Associated Press.
. Maderos Cam D. near Juarez,
April 22.—Prospects for Mexi-
can peace became rosy today,-
when General Madero in an In-
terview with an ‘Associated
Press correspondent declared
he had never and does not now
insist upon the immediate resig-
nation of President Dial, as a
necessary prelimary to peace.
th.-----,-----•
By Associated Press. A
Washington, D. O., April 22.—First
steps towards actual peace negotia-
tions in Mexico Was taken today when
Francisco Madero, commander of the
insurrectos sent a telegram to Dr.
Varques Gomez, confidential agent of
revolutionists, authorizing him to be-
gin , negotiations with the Mexican
government for an immediate armiu
tice.5
District 9—A, J. Schulz, Ed Fo».
ter.
District 10—No election.
District 11—No election.
District 11—G, C. Fuller, J. P. Park
District 13—L. M Hale, W. F.
Brooks. 9 1
District 14—W. P. Billingsley, A. E.
Quinn.
Progressive Democratic Senators May
Accomplish Something If
They Hang Together.
special to The Times. 1 5
/ Washington, D. C., April 23.—Sun-
dry Jeremiads are befog printed in the
“public prints" about th# likelihood of
the country going to th# demnition
bow-wows because the democrat# are
going to enlarge the free list and
slash some protective schedules to
the bone. But are they? __
Does it ever occur to the propbeta
District 15—J. P. Sunday, E. H
Rathler. •***.* vwws,,w wy P-yPHUS
District 17—G. E. Nance, R. J. Brad- ot calamity that the Senate has to
ley.
District 18—Wm. Borchelt, I. N.
Green.
District 18—No election.
'District 20—A. A. Andree, C. Guy
er.
be consulted before legislation can go
on the statute books, and thatofter
the senate consents, if it perchance
does, the President has a chance to
use the veto?
Of course Wall street is not always
a criterion, but Wall street has been
District 21-No election. - --------— —. 3----—----
District 22— W. H. Klinkerman, D. Worrying far more about the decis-
L. Wallece. 1
nes.
the free list, and Canadian cattle areA , NO
allowed to come in free." Bam H. Suddenly Disappeared Leaving His
Cowan, attorney for the Cattle IUPANir in An Unsettled Con-
Raisers’Association of Texas, and ofdition.
the American National Livestock As Special to the Times ,
sociation, said In a statement given Boston, Mass 22.
ont Tueada afternoon. ' 1 April W-Hany Boa
BEWARE OF SUDDEN ATTACKS
THAT MAY PROVE DEADLY.
A13
YOU CAN SOON REPEL THE
MOST DANGEROUS WITH
■ DR. KING’S
NEW DISCOVERY
THE MOST INFALLIBLE CUM FOR
COUGHS AND COLDS
WHOOPING COUGH
AND ONLY RELIABLE REMEDY FOR
THROAT AND LUNGS
PRICE 50c AND $1.00
uhesitissssssueoantalan soLP AND GUARANTEED BY ■■■■■■■■■■
ALL DRUGGIST
Boston, Mass., April 22.—Many Boa
tonians who had become victims of the
high finance methods of Robert Emer-
son Devie. known an “The Boy Broker,”
during his meteoric career to this
city, are awaiting with considerable in.
terest the return of the young man.
who was, arrested in Rio de Janeiro,
and is due to arrive in New York in
charge of two police, inspectors, on the
steamer Byron today or tomorrow.
Davie to only twenty five years of
age and was scarcely more than a boy
when he began his career in Boston a
few years ago. He had been clerk in
• broker’s office, but this did not satis,
ty his ambition. Ne went info business
on his own account end opened an
elegantly furnished office on State
Street. He represented himself as be-
ing closely connected with J, PriMor
gan & Co . and being of prepossessing
appearance. Rood address and pleasam
manners, Davie had no difficulty in
winning the good will and confidence
of many wealthy business men and
capitalists. He was always well dress-
ed, occupied elegant apartments in
Brookline, had an automobile and be-
gan to build a stately mansion for him-
self at Weston, one of the aristocratic
suburbs of Boston. He pretended to be
extremely religious and on various 0c-
casions showed surprising familarity
with the Bible. His interest In church
work won him the confidence of many
religious persons of wealth and in
duced even some ministers to entrust
their savings to him for investment.
Mr. Cowayn doesn't think the sit-
uation is alarming, however. "A full
hearing and investigation will show
that we can’t keep up the eattle busi-
ness in competition with. ah the
world when ba have to outlet and
all other countries tax us except En-
gland, which is already largely suppli-
ed by Argentina,” Mr. Cowan saw.
"Cafile were not placed on the
tree list in the free list bill at Wash-
ington, but dressed beef was, so
South American beef can be brought
to the targa centers on the Atlantic
coast and take the trade there which
our cattle, even from Fort Worth, sup
ply. We supply lota of independent
slaughtering plants of the East with
cattle shipped to Kansas City and
Chicago from all over the Went and
sell to Eastern buyers there i Forty
four per cent of the cattle sold at
________ions lit the Trust cases than it has
District 23—C. J. Taylor, H. H Hay- about the tariff.
• Senate Awaits Action,
Three Progressive leaders in the
Senate—Cummins, La Follette and
Bourne—met a newspaper man.
"What will the Senate be likely to
H do,” asked the letter with the priv-
ilege of the craft to put leading ques-
tions, "with legislation ., that may
come over to this end of the Capitol
bearing the democraticlabel?"
The three progressives stand bear-
ers, who practically hold the balance
of the power in the Senate; who can,
within certain limits, determine what
legislation shall be pieced on the sta-
tute books at this sessiaon, looked at
each other significantly. They had
been conferring together only a. few.
District 24—S. S. Marshall, T. H.
Barwise, H. Wiedman.
District 25—No election.
District 26—L. L. Hunts, J. S Smith
District 27—J. D. Cooper; W.
Hally, J H. Hally.
Madero gave out the following state
ment this morning: “Taking into con
sideration the actual situation, Gen.
Madero accepts the armstice proposal
covering the zone between Juares and A .
the city of Chihuahua, to negotiateFYOT CAMPRPII
peace conferences, that are to follow." LA UUVe UNTIL >LLL
. This wa# Im mediately telegraphed
■ to Mexico City.
- < Madero’s sudden change in attitude
* is explained by the fact that Dr.
Gomes in numerous messages in thr
last twenty-four hours has pointed out
that complications had arisen be
tween the United States and Mexico
over the border incidents. Gomer
- believed that American intervention
was not an impossibility and re re
monstrated with the rebel leaders
against a repetition of incidents, such
as occurred at Douglas. Gomez has
- received assurance from the Mexican
Government that it is disposed to con
sider any proposals for peace, that the
insurgents would formally submit and
lay them immediately before the Mex-
Scan cabinet. In all the represents
tions made by Dr. Gomez by Mexican
WILL BE A SPEAKER
Chicago go East, largely to independent
concerns to slaughter.
“If what we sell is to be supplied
in future from South America owe
dam up the stream and stop that
much home trade. We can't sell ex-
cept to England, and Argentina has
taken much of that trade.
“I don’t believe the matter was
given much consideration, and a an
sure it was not the intention of Texas
Stray Topics From Little Old New York
OTHER PROMINENT MEN WILL DE moments before that in the commit-
LIVER ADDRESSES AT STATE
C. E. CONVENTION.
A SUCCESSFUL MEETING
Government there was sn appeal tc
patriotism and loyalty. Mexican For
eign Minister De La Barra, indicated
a disposition of an Intention of the
government to begin n systematic
formation of /present conditions
Mexico. .
re
in
Americans Disarmed.
By Associated Press
Chihuahua, April 22.—(Delay -
transmission.)—it is reported that
twenty-eight Americans with forty
thousand rounds of ammunition who
crossed the border near El Paso, have
reached Madero's camp after a nine
days’ march and were disarmed Col
hlowing a disagreement.
in
Taft Pleased With News.
By Associated Press. ..
Washington, D. C., April 22.—Presi-
’ dent Taft received news of a possible
peace negotiations with great saths
faction and summonded a cabinet
meeting.
Reports From Dallas, Sherman, San
Antonio and Other Cities Indi-
cate Large Attendance.
Much increased interest is being
manifested throughout the State A1
the State Convention of Christian En-
deavor to be held in this city, June
8-11, this year, and the committee in
charge state that everything points
to one of the most helpful meetings
ever, held by this organisation during
their twenty-six years of organisation
in this State.
The committee announces thst much
special effort is going to be made
toward decorating the city for the re
ception of the guests, and all the mer
chants of the city are urged to meet
the decorating committee with co-op
eration when they shall call on them
during the next week or ten days
The colors of the organisation are rod
and white, which can be used very ef.
insurrectos Wash in Rio Grande.
By A aecclated Press. .
El Paso, Texas, April 22.—Before an
armstice is accepted the Insurrectos
before Juarez say word must come
from Mexico City that the movement
or the Government troops has been
stopped. It Is believed however, s
truce can be arranged. . .
. Several shots were fired by sen-
tries during the night. The insurrec-
tos are dirty, unkempt and half clad.
Despite their small numbers there are
more Americans washing clothes in
the Rio Grande than Mexicans, From
American shore the spectators can
. toss articles across the river tor in-
surrectos who beg cigarettes, oranges,
apples, etc., but the United States
troops are keeping a sharp lookout for
arms or ammunition.
Mrs Madero spent the night in
camp with her husband and made sev-
eral efforts to induce him to listen
to his father's peace proposals. Fran.
Cisco Madero Sr., is very proud of
1 his son and said: “It is remarkable.------------------
My son liked good wine and good beer, among the other societies of the city
you know, and good food of all kinds.
He was what you call a good fel-
low. Today he has just quit every-
thing, almost. He stopped drinking
and smoking and eating meat, all at
same time. He won’t even eat
eggs.” is a vegetarian, in those
days he could not make a speech,
and could not even return simple
thanks at dinner, -I have seen him
blush and stammer when celled upon.
Now they tell me he talks wonder.
to large crowds. Never did a
boy change so.” * . ..
congressmen to do anything to in
lure the great cattle Interests of Tea
as but Eastern pressure probably rul-
ed the caucus Oh that point without
the full effect being canvassed. The
fact of South American beef being put
on the free list bill I don't think
should be taken as an expression of
the sentiments of the Texas delega-
tion. I guess it would have been hr
In a short time business became ex
New York, April XL—The latest
market quotation for human blood,
at least In this city, js $25 a quart,
full measure. Some may consider
that price rather low, but it must be
considered that the price of blood,
like that of any other marketable ar-
ticle is regulated by the relative pro
portions of supply and demand. That
there is quite a large supply in the
market and that the owners of the
article are not only willing but anxi-
tee room of the lowa Senator, and tt
is no violent assumption that they
had been talking about the course leg
islation might take. Senator Cum- --------------------------T
mins was the first to speak. Said he: possible to prevent the caucus adopt-
"It would hardly be possible tO say
what we would do until we can see
the bill submitted to the Senate for
its consideration.”
Senators Bourne and La Follette ex
pressed themselves in a similar vein.
“We can’t tell what course we shall
ing It. But it will be heard before
the senate committee and all the
facts can be shown up.” , ,
pursue,’" they declared, “until the oc
casion presents itself." *
But the Senators’ looks were more
significant than their words, and
locks cany be quoted in cold type to
prove possible emibarassments in the
future, so they looked at each other
without restraint. , . .
Power of Progressives.
People who have talked recently
with progressives in the Senate say
that they will not agree to tariff mea-
sures submitted by the House unless
they consider them entirely unobjec-
tionable. Especially are they wary
as to possible revision of the agricul-
tural schedule. Senator La Follette
was asked what the people in Wis-
consin thought .about the reciprocity
treaty.
“Well.” he replied, diplomatically
"If you read the papers you will think
that they are uninanimously in favor
of it,' but he gave a little laugh of un-
fectively in many decorative designs
The large C. E. flag, with red back
ground with white C. E. monogram inl belief,
center is to be Used largely in the ” * *
decorative scheme.
The following speakers are announe-----. —
ed thus far in advance with many oth tural classes will not be warmly ro-
ere as prominent to be added to the
list: Walter D. Howell, of Boston.
President of the International; C. E.
Field Workers Union, who is brim
full of Christian Endeavor experience;
he will be present during the entire
meeting; ex-Governor Campbell, of
Texas; Rev. D. Rice, of El Paso, True
tee United Society Christian Kndvav
or: Dr. Wm. Anderson, of Dallas;
Dr. W. H. Wray, of Fort Worth; Rev.
Colby D. Hall, Waco, for four years
State President of C. E. Union of
Texas.
The committee announce the receipt
of letters from many points over the
state indicating the interest that is be
ing manifested among which is one
from Sherman to the effect that the
Endeavors of that city have made ar-
rangements for a special car to bring
their delegation alone; one from Dal-
las to the effect that one of the fifteen
societies of that city will have a rep-
resentation of at least twenty, and
much interest is being manifested
as well; one from Seymour to the ef-
fect that they will have at least twen
ty representatives; one from Claren-
don that they are preparing,a targe
deelgation; letter from San Antonio,
that that district will be well ropre
sented: letter from Waco, stating
that a good size fund was already
in hand to send many delegates to
the meeting: Graham states they Fill
be very much in evidence, and a long
list of others too numerous to mention
at this time. r . 1
We trust that the people of our city
appreciate the opportunity that is af-
forded us in enertaining this meeting
and that they will respond liberally to
any call that might be made for the
successful carrying out of the plan In
the Wichita Falls way. You, may
watch the columns of our paper on
Saturday each week for an article
stating the progress that is being
made in the coming of this large body
of people to our city.
Dr. J. W. DuVal
• EVE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT.
Spectacles Fitted.
-WM******* Bank Building.
tremely brisk and Davie realised large
profits from the investments entrusted , . _-------
to him. He became quite a social far- ous to sell at the regular market price
tor, contributed liberally to charitable
and religious purposes, gave extrava-
gant dinners st his apartment and
spent money-lavishly until some time
in the early autumn of last year, when
he suddenly disappeared from Boston,
leaving hie affaire in a decidedly un-
settled condition. Soon complaints be-
gan to pour in from all sides ,
The first complaint that was made
to the police came from Mrs. Hannah
L. Greenwood, wife of the Rev. Law-
rence 11. Greenwood, the evangelist,
who charged that Davie had stolen
$10,500 worth of stock certificates
which she had intrusted ifo bis care.
This led the police authorities to make
an investigation into the methods of
the fugitive broker and soon a large
amount of incriminating evidence had
been gathered against Davie Many
wealthy persons, who had been duped
by Davie refused to make charges
against him, because they were asham
was demonstrated the other day, when
more than one hundred men called at
harmony among those who accept his
tenets. Conferences since his depar-
ture from Washington, however, indi-
cate that the Bryanites la the Senate
are now working under a plan which
may enable them to accomplish some-
thing, but whether they can stick to-
gether is a question which they them-
selves must demonstrate. The regu
airs on both sides of the Chamber are
foxily awaiting developments and
seem to fell satisfied that whatever
happens, they will prove equal to the
emergency. 1
Author Beveridge, E led to admit how easily they had been
Since he has retired from the Sen-4 — 4*- 4--L4------4---
ate, A. Beveridge, of Indiana has been
devoting deep thought to literary top-
ics. His recent visit to Canada where
he spent ten days studying the reci-
procity question in nil its bearings was
said to be with intent of writing a
book on the subject, and be will pro-
. hibly be a frequent contributor to the
peridecials. Mr. Beveridge has also
coninued to hold much influence with
respect to political appointments in
his State, although temporarily out of
office.
wants to Be a Farmer.
’ A tariff bill which aims to emphs-_____
size the work of the reciprocity treaty ‘ wants to Farmer
and bear down harder on the agricul- Speaker Champ Clark has an ambi
His Place Not For Sale.
Spokane, Wash., April 35.—Irvin L
Shiley, yesterday refused $1800 for
his place at the head of the line‘wait-
lag for the opening of the homestead
entries, at Tieton, Canada. He said
his chance was not for sale at any
ne opening of the homestead
at Tieton, Canada. He said
price. * c X W
----—-to 5.
R. M. Vaughan, from Harrold, b
the city visiting his family.
celved by the Progressives.
Progressive republicans and pro-
gressive democrats may not form a
a majority of the Senate by themselves,
; and so it may not be profitable to In-
quire whether they might hold views
so nearly identical on any question or
public policy as to vote in unison on
It. Some of them admit that it might
. be possible to unite all the progress
. sives in the Senate on some questions
and then with the votes they could se.
cure from the regulars or “reaction
aries” on both sides of the Chamber,
they could “put something over." The
republican progressives are in pretty
compact formation already. The dem-
ocratic progressives, as they like to be
known, claim to number twenty-one to
the democratic regulars twenty, and
they have been getting together in a
significant manner of late. With co-
hesive organisations among' themsel-
ves it will be less difficult to get them
to agree on some course of action-
even to butting the House program
off the track.
Realingnments. *
There is a pretty complete new
. alignment in the Senate. The inte-
gral factors have not quite found
themselves as yet. Old lines have
been broken up and new ones are
gradually forming. Every roll call
will help to disclose the alliances and
antipathies of the insurgents and re-
actionaries. the progressives and the
regular*. But ths deep currents are
swirling under the surface calm, and
many a political battle is being fought
out with neither spectators nor ap-
plause for the victor*.
The situation is one to delight the
soul of such a master of political in-
trigue as, for Instance, Senator Crane
of Massachusetts or John Sharp Wil-
liams, the new Senator from Missis-
sippl.
It has been said that Coll Bryan did
not help matters much by taking a
band In the reorganization of the demo
cratic Senators. Several of the lat-
ter have had the hardihood to ques-
tion openly whether the gentleman
from Nebraska did not call attention
to famfly troubles ‘among the demo,
crats with unnecessary emphasis and
publicity; whether he did not rub salt
into wounds not yet healed and canoe
dissention that might have (been
avoided. He made known once more
=-2:
propressive movement tn the “Imt
taken in by the dashing young tinan-
for. However, several of the victims
began suits and the property left be
hind by Davle was sized and sold at
auction »
The police authorities sent pictures
and descriptions of the fugitive Davle
to the authorities through the
world and the circular sent to the
chief ef police of Rio de Janeiro, Bra-
all, led to the identification and the ar-
rest of Davle in that city on February
23 of this year. Mr. Blechta, the
American consul in Rio de Janeiro,
communicated by wire with the Boston
police and the lattor applied to Sec-
retary of State Knox for n provisional
order of detention. The order could
not be granted, however, as the charge
against Davie was larceny, which is
not an extraditable offense The
charge was changed to one of embezzle-
ment and the necessary papers were Is
sued by the state department.
w ME -ew tue gi-novs --*. Armed with the extradition papers
“I’ve been intending to plant an ap land the necessary credentials, police-
inspectors Pelyton and Burr started for
Rio de Janeiro on the morning of
March 4, and after all the formalities
of extradition had been completed
Davie was turned over to them by the
authorities of Rio de Janeiro and he
tion to grow things—to be a farmer
after a fashion. •
He is not alone in that respect.
Most men who live in the city think
they would be great successes as farm-
er#.
To a man who called on him a
few day# ago the Speaker said:
ple orchard for ten years, and I’m go-
ing to do it. yet."
The visitors had called to speak of
something else, but be suddenly be-
came interested lit apples.
“They grow pretty good apples in aumnuraues „. aw -------- --=
Missouri, do they not?" he ventured, two inspectors with their prisoner salt
"Missouri is the greatest apple - 4 41.14 *-4 44 "*~ ". AM
state In the country,” declared the
Speaker. "I asked the big firm of
nurserymen who have a place on the
river bottom near my house, if there
was any good apple land around that
place. They said that the best place
for apples in the whole country was
right across the Mississippi river from
where I live, and that the next place
best suited for the finest fruit that
grows was along the bluffs on the
Missouri river ss far up as Jefferson
City. Well, I’m going to plant an ap-
ple orchard as soon as I get time.”
The caller suggested that they
grew some fine apple# in Oregon and
Washington states.
“Yes,” assented the Speaker, “they
do; but they got the nursery stock in
Missouri." X
The visitor td the Capitol stepped
into the ’elevator with some repre:
sentatives going to the Hall of the
House. . . _ 2
“Yes,” he heard Representative, J.
A Moor- of Tenneenee say, "I am very
ed on the Byron for New York on
April 5.
REDUCED COST OF LIVING.
the Mount Moriah Hospital in answer
to an advertisement offering $25 a
quart of human blood to be transfer
red into the arteries of a woman pa-
tient. The man who was finally sel-
acted by the doctors, admitted that
he had offered his blood only because
he had been out of work and penni-
less for three months and "needed the
money." 1
The fate of Madison Square Gard
en la still undecided. It is generally
admitted that New York absolutely
needs a place like Madison Square
Garden for big shows and exhibitions.
Capitalists would be willing enough
to furnish the necessary funds for
such n building, were it net for the
disquieting fact thst New York’s fa
mous “Garden” has never proved s
profitable venture. Why It did not,
ban always been a pusale to the gen-
eral public. There are, various rum-
ors in eirculcation concerning the ulfi-
mates disposition of Mudison Square
Garden. One rumor states that the
Madison Avenue side of the Garden
Reduction in Staples the Order of the
Day—Prices Compared With
Those a Year. Age.
Compering the highest quotations of
1910 with the recent wholesale cash
prices of leading necessary articles,
one notes such changes as these:
Wheat, $1.33% to-96 cents—decline,
37% cents a bushel. -
Corn. 76% cents to 57% cents—-do-
cline, 79 cents a bushel.
__Flour, $6.30 to $0.10—decline, $1.20
per barrel.
Family beef, $19.50 to $16.20—de-
i aline, $3.25 per hundred pounds.
1 Pork. $27.50 to $21.50—decline, $6
per barrel.
Lard, 14% cents to 19% cents— de
cline, |M cents per pound
Sugar, 5.25 cents to 4.80 cento-de-
cline. 45 cents per Pound. ;
Iron, No. 1 foundry, $19 to $15.75-
decline, $3.25 per ton.
Cotton, 20 cents to 14.60—decline,
5.40. cents per pound. ,
The readjustment in commodity
prices is highly beneficial to the coun-
try as a whole It seems destined to
_ proceed somewhat further, in conse-
quence of general conservatism in
business, which is Impelled by the
special session of Congress, and by
the economies introduced by Import-
ant railways in consequence of the
to to be improved, while the big am
phitheatre, where the shows are held,
la to remain intact. Other rumors,
however, are to CM effect that the en
lire structure will be soon removed
and the ground need for modern office
or business buildings. It has been
suggested to build another building
on plans similar to that of Madison
Square Garden, but in n locality where
real estate to less valuable and it is
quite possible that this plan will ulti-
mately be berried out, as there to un-
doubtedly a demand for n targe amp-
titheatre for circus performances, big
exhibitions and monstrel shows.
The other morning Commissioner
Walsh of the Bureau of Weights and
Measures and his inspectors desecen
ed upon the “honest” farmers selling
their products in Ganesport Market.
They confiscated nearly 1200 baskets
which were anywhere from three to
six quarts short in fact, onfly three
or four basket# were found in the
market that came up to the rquired
standard of capacity. The result of
this raid was a great blow to the un
sophisticiated city people who fondly
imagined that in dealing with the
"honest" farmers direct they were in
safe heads and would get their money's
worth.
’ Speaking of the reputed honesty
of the farmers recalls the often stated
belief that the Chinese, as a race, are
thoroughly honest and reliable. Trav-
elers who had an opportunity to be-
come acquainted with the methods of
merchants In China, have always been
full of praise for the honesty and re-
dability of the slant-eyed merchants
and although these Orientals have
undoubtedly learned a great many
tricks of trade from their western
competitors, since they have come in
closer contact with tehm, they seem
to have retained to a great extent
their vaunted honesty. During all the
years since the United States bank-,
ruptey law went into effect only four
Chinese residents of this YHy have fil-
ed petitions In bankruptey.. Consid-
ering the formidable number of Chi-
nese merchants and residents in New
York City this is an excellent show-
ing. ,.e’
The remarkable commercial growth
of New York City is shown in the fifty-
ninth volume of the Copartnership
and Corporation Directory for 1911,
which has just been issued. The di-
rectory shows a total of 83,000 names
ss compared with 77,000 in the edi-
tion of a year ago, an increese of about’
6.500. The first volume, published In
1819, contained approximately 5,000
names. Rim e then there has been an
average annual increase of 1,4000
names in each directory.
Every now and then some man is
found whose meaness la so great that
his contemporaries agree upon award-
lag him the blue ribbon for his par
titular class. Another specimen of
the "meanest man" was found the
other day, when a man was brought
before the-Harlem police court upon
complaint of his crippled son, a young
man of about twenty years. Some
years ago the young man, then a boy,
was run over and lost his right leg
shove the knee. He was supplied
with a wooden leg and tried his best :
to find work snd to make a living.
Owing to the fact that he was crippled
however, he was unable to obtain a
permanent positions and only occas-
ionally -was he fortunate enough to -
find some odd job. His father be-
came impatient and threatened the
boy he would take his wooden leg
away if by; should not find a job with-
in a given time. The boy failed and
his father not only took his artificial
leg away from him, but turned him
out of Me home. The young cripple
was taken in by a caritable woman in
the neighborhood and ft was upon her
complaint thst the father of the boy
was brought into court. When the
magistrate heard the story of the case
be declared the old man to be "almost
too mean-to live" snd ordered him
to return the leg to his son without
delay.
EFFORT TO PREVENT.
RED RIVER FLOODS
fond of walking. 1 walk to my
everyday." . '
"Where do you live?” asked Rep-
resentative william A Reader, of Kan-
sas, politely interested.
"At Congress Hall," answered Moon,
mentioning a hotel much patronized by
Cis: Aha reemec m a paitiea
tone of voice, “that’s right across the
street from your office." *
“Oh, but I walk up the stairs to------
my office, too.” sally retorted Mooh. interstate Commerce Commission’s
“Well, retorted Reeder, "I walk in veto of an advance in freight rates —
from the Carlo and that’s about two Munsey’s Magazine.
miles"
veto of an advance in freight rates.-
tea Raining at San Antonio, he
*******
s uecton are completing tat too
teh min is rotfink the crop. It to
Well Known Lumber Man Dead,
"ueyyt
Lumber Company, one of the best
_ known lumbermen in the state, died
Therat non toy * 0
Congressmen Whose Districts Border
on Stream Will Hold Meeting
Washington, D. C., April 22.—The
Congressmen of Texas, Louisiana,
Arkansas and Oklahoma, whose dis-
tricts border on the Red River, will
hold a meeting today for the purpose
of taking steps along this river. The
efforts of the Congressmen have to
get the Department of Agriculture to
act under the Appalachian forest re-
serve bill and recommend the creation
of a forest reserve on the watersheds
of the Red River.
Representative Sheppard, who has
been the prime mover in this under-
taking has already taken the matter
up with Secretary Wilson of the De-
partment of Agriculture and yester-
day he received a letter from Secre-
tary Wilson confirming Mr. Shep-
pard’s view that under the Appala-
chian forest reserve act the Govern-
ment can proceed to protect the water-
shed of any navigable stream in the
country. In this letter Secretary Wil-
son says:
"The Weeks’ law does not restrict
the examination and acquisition of
lands for the protection of the water
sheds of navigable rivers to any par-
ticular section of the United States.
Since the Western mountains are al-
ready to a great estent protected by
Nations) forests, the conditions which
make the setion adviseable under this
law are more serious in the Southern
Appalachian and White Mountains
than in any other part of the coun-
try. For that reason the first exam-
ination of land will be made in that
reglou.
"I note your statement in regard to
destructive floods on the Red River
and your suggestion that the establish-
ment of forests on certain parts of
the watersheds of this stream might
have an important influence tor less-
ening the danger from floods and In
regulating the flow of the stream so
as to Improve It* navigability.
“An examination will be made of
the records to determine the flood
conditions of this stream the propor-
tion of its watersheds under forests,,
and the practicability of attempting to
improve and extend the forests. It
will probably be unnecessary to make
a field examination, a# much if not
nil of the information may be obtain-
ed from official records.”
This letter will be laid before the
meeting today and plans will be dis-
cussed for the creation of a Red River
forest reserve. The Congressmen in-
terested In this movement are Messrs.
Sheppard, Randell and Stephens of
Texas: Messrs. Carter and Ferris of
Oklahoma; Mr. Cravens of Arkansas
and Messrs. Watkins, Randsall and
Pujo of Louisiana.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. B Womack from
Iowa Park are hi the city VNI5 ""
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