Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 139, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 23, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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BIG SNl SLIDE
AND SCORE MORE AltE INJURED
IN MINING CAMP NEAR
GRAND JUNCTION
WERE CAUGHT IN BUZZARD
Eight Slx-Horso Genius nnd the Camp
Stage and Number. of Passen-
gers Aro Out and Fear Is
For Tlioir Safety
By Associated Press.
GRAND JUNCTION COLO. Jan. 23.
Four men were instantly killed and
a score more injured yesterday after-
noon late when an avalancho :of snow
swept over Camp. Bird near Ouray.
This is a Btnall mining town out a
few miles from Grand Junction.
The four men were all In the cook
house when almost without- without
warning- thousands of tons of snow
rocks and dirt from the mountain aide
swe.pt down upon them. The shanty
was. directly in the path of the ava-
lanche and together with the men
was swept over the side of the cUff.
They were all hurled into the canyon
and there buried beneath tons of snow
and it will bo mid-summer before the
bodies can be rocovered. Rolatlves
of those killed have been wired of the
terrible disaster.
At the time of the blizzard the Camp
Bird stage with a number of persons'
and six thousand dollars in gold was
near the camp and eight teams of six
horses each and their drivers were
also caught in the storm. Great anx-
iety is felt for their safety and as yet
no word has been received from any
of them. The side of the mountain
has as usual been covered with snow
for some time and as no signs of its
loosening had been noticed no fear
Tvas felt and the Bllde came upon
the miners as a total surprise with
no chance for escape.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE J
SENDS OUT COTTON STATISTICS.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGON D. C Jart. 23. There
have been 12667231 running "bales of
cotton ginned to January 16 and 27-
441 active ginneries.
WO SESSION OF THE COOPER
TRIAL; JUDGE IS INDISPOSED.
By Associated Press.
NASHVILLE TENN. ' Jan. 23.
There will be no session pf the Cooper"
trial today on account of the illness of
Judge Hart His illness is. due to
acute indigestion and the trial will not
proceed until Monday. When the case
comes up again for trial on Monday
efforts will be made to select the re-
maining seven Jurors from tho new
venire of five hundred talesmen.
WOMAN ATTACKED AT LUFKIN.
BY UNKNOWN MAN? MAY DIE.
Special to The Reporter.
LUFKIN Jan. 23. Ollie Wells is be-
lieved to be dying today following an
attack made upon' her last night by an
unknown man. She was stabbed sev-
eral times in the 'back. Though cou-
sclous tho woman Is gradually sink-
ing and she has .not been able to state
Just how much she know of tho motive
if any nor of the identity of the assail-
ant. Some oxcltcment has been caus-
ed by the attack.
SEARCHING FOR HUSBAND OF
MURDERED NEGRO WOMAN.
Special to The Reporter.
DENTON Jan. 23. Bessie WilHams
a negress was instantly killed at Pilot
Point early this morning and the back
of her head was nearly entirely blown
off with a shot gun. Officers aie now
out searching for her husband who
is believed to have committed the
murder and he will likely be appre-
hended before night This is the sec-
ond murder among the black of thU
county in tho past month and is cann-
ing a conslderble amount of talk John
Williams husband of the murdered ne-.
grew has been missing since tho time
of the killing and it la thought by
some that he is by this timo out of tho
county.
Steele Market
Special to The Reporter.
TORT WORTH Jan 23. Cattle
i0f. Hoa 2299. Steers fair steady
top $4.15. Cowa choice higher top
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All Augusta is laughing today
ovor the joko said to have been
perpetrated on President-elect
W. H. Taft this morning. His
old friend Colonel William
Duncan whoso father wob a
bosom friend to Taft's father
headed tho gigantic joke on the
glgantlo Taft It is Bald that
tho future President bit boautl-
fully and pulled manfully at
the cord to which was attached
tho "badger." When ho saw
how ho had been duped 'Mr.
Taft laughed long and loud and
sot tho crowd up to something
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RALLY WAS 6REAT
PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE OF
THE INSTITUTION. IS .
DISCUSSED.
HISTORYREVIVED BY FOUNDERS
Dr. Smith Tells of Discouragement Met
by Himself and Others at The Be-
ginningBright Future is
Predicted.
"Simmons College Rally" Friday
night's feature of the SlmmonB Bible
Institute was the most largely atten
ded session of the Institute up to that
time. The First Baptist church where
the 'rally was held was filled to over-
flowing. Quite a number of speakers spoke
on various subjects pertaining to Sim-
mons College and all the talks were
exceedingly entertaining. Dr. 6. H.
.Cooper president of the college pre-
uiueu ui me meeting ana was me iirai
speaker. He spoke briefly of the his-
tory of Abllene's excellent educational
institution and of its splendid growth.
Dr. Cooper drew attention to the
fact that Simmons is one of tho only
two colleges in Texas which meet with
all tho requirements of a first class
college as laid down by tho College
Council of Texas. Tho other is the
Southwestern at Georgetown No oth-
er meets the $100000 endowment re-
quirement. Yet there Is much to be done said
the speaker Simmons 1b as yet only
a small Institution but day by day
week by week month by month year
by year decade by decade and century
by century the influences that have
made Simmons college and brought
about Its healthy growth will continue
at workand it will prove to bo more
and more a cause for congratulation
on the part of Abilene that she pos-
sesses this grand institution of learn-
ing. Upon concluding his talk Dr. Cooper
stated that he wanted to hear from a
man who bad had. a great deal to do
with the founding of Simmons college'
a man who in fact may be said to bo.
tho originator of the movement to
found the college. He then called up-
on Dr. G W. Smith of DcLeon Tex.
who was tho first president of Sim-
mons College add asked him for some
thoughts concerning thebeglnnlng of
tho nschool. '
The Germ That Sprouted.
Dr. Smith said in substance; Tho
Idea of establishing a Baptist educa-
tional Institution In Ablle.no came into
my mind through a remark made to
me by a friend I was discussing with
him the subject of what could be done
to promote Christ's Kingdom in West
Texas and ho asked mo "Why don't
you Baptists start a Baptist school
heror
That thought took hold on me and
It was really the beginning of tho
founding of Simmons Col luge. Every-
body here was poor then. Very few
owned the land on which they lived. A
financial panic had occurred and al-
most everybody in this section was
financially embarrassed. I felt like It
was folly tq suggest such a proposi-
tion as I had la mind but I couldn't
throw if off. 1 talked with Judge Leg.
ett about It and he and I went to the
Association at Sweetwater and laid
thq proposition before that body.
Meets BIeeHrNgeMeL
'Without wishing to reflect upon the
gosd man who was Interested In th
I Incident I want to relate a little inci
MME. STEINHEIL HELD IN CELEBRATED PARIS MURDER.
Mmo: Btelnhlel who is held in Paris s accessory to the strangling of her
husband was compelled to undergo great mental torturo recently whon the
crime ns she had related it was rehearsed In tho oxnet- spot whore It had
occurred and with living actors. Tho wotiinn had accused two men of killing
bor husband nnd these -were brought into tho room'maBked and roqulred to
go through the .strangling episode. The woman stood tho Bcono stoically.
dent of that meeting. Dr. Burleson
was there. He is hero tSnlght He
Is a grand man and I would like to
hear fro mhlm tonight. He arose In
the Sweetwater meeting after 1 had
presented the college idea and ho
seemed to feel the weight of a great
responsibility. He was perfectly hon-
est in what he said. '
"I remember" he said "ewenty-slx.
schools of that kind which the Baptists
have started in Texas and they are
not known today. Everyone was a fail
ure and lost money for the promoters."
Then he Bat down. '
That was encouraging wasn't it?
But I believed that the idea was of
God and I believe it yet. I asked Dr.-
Burleson If those schools . had been
erected on the proper bed. He didn't
answer but I did saying that they
were not and that explained their
failure. What we intend t odo I said
is to start without debt and run tho
school without debt and Dr. Burleson
thought a lunatic was talking. But we
stuck to that Idea and you are yet are
you not? Yes it is Incorporated in the
charter that there shall be no debt.
More Discouragement
And I want to relate another little
Incident The richest man In the
church at that time asked mo to take
a ride with him and while we were
riding I told him what was on my
rmlnd. He Bald I was the biggest crank
on earth.
"Jf the salvation of your Immortal
soul depended upori it" ho said "you
could not raise $6000 for your propo-
sition in 100 yoars. You don't get a
cent of my money."
I told him Wo wero going to do it
anyway and we did do it And that
man said to mo today that If you
should kill Simmons Collego you would
kill the First Baptist church a thous-
and members. I expect yet to seo a
Parramoro Hall at Simmons college
with that man's endowment
Almost Sacrificed Life.
Dr. Cooper speaks of the bufdons of
tho college Why you have no bur-
dens now at all. Wo walkod simply
by faith. You aro not walking at &K
You aro flying Oh I tell you I got
tired under tho burdens we had to
bear. They camo near wrecking mo.
I camo near putting my life Into tho
college I was on the verge of prostra
tion and tho doctors told me I would
have to quit or go to my grave But
I fought it out.
I would have been glad though to
.have looked down from heaven upon
Simmons college at it stands today
and know that T had put my lfo Into
It And I am proud of what I did;
proud of the burdens I bore; proud of
what I suffered and proud that I am
enabled to predict that tho day will
come when you will find representa-
tives of Simmons College In every land
on the globe.
Dr. SpUlMan'M Vision. 4
Dr. W B Splllman was asked to
tell what he thought about Slmtnons
College The first thing I did after I
escapsd from the reaUestate men sahl
Dr. Splllman was to take a car and go
out to Simmons college. The real es-
tate men swooped down upon me In
droves but I. told tnew I was only a
hTlnister of the 'goBpe'Cand they scat-
tered In a hurry.
.When I nrrlvod at tho college I
Btood "thero Upon tho campus and had
a vision. Dr. Smith has told you what
lays behind; I wish that I could pull
asjdo the curtain and reveal to you
what I saw that may possibly lay be-
fore you. Grand archways led from
the streets Into the campus. Stepping
inside. I found .beautiful grounds
stretching far away on every sldo.
There was a magnificent administra-
tion building costing ?100000; an au-
ditorium seating 3000 people; a great
music department; a language building
'costing $50000; a president's homo;
a home for girls; a homo for boys;
an addition to the main building cost-
ing $.50000 including a science depart-
ment I drew a plan of what X saw. Horo
it Is. Dr. Cooper you may havq Jt
Now you WestToxas people do these
things.
What For?
What for? To teach Latin and Greek
and mathematics? Is that the reason
why you should do these thlngB? Yob
it is well to teach the young men and
tho young women the things that will
prepare them to' go out and mako a
living but that Is not tho end of it.
Put tho money in Simmons College In
order that you may lay your hands on
the boys and. girls who aro hungering
for an education and say to thorn
"Hero wo will teach you how to mako
a life."
A man may make a living and die a
pauper. Wo want to teach tho young
peoplo how to mako .a living but It
Is far moro Important to teach them
how. to make a life A young woman
who had gone away from her homo in
the East wrote back from tho West
that she bad married a man worth a
million dollars and would soon be at
home with him What a stir it caused!
But whon tho young woman and. her
husband came tho husband bought a
mule and began to put In a crop Tho
bride's friends twitted her nnd said
they thought she had married a man
worth a million dollars
"And bo I did" sho proudly told
them. "Don't you know tho dlfforonce
between a man who hasn't a cent but
is worth a million dollars and tho man
who has a million dollars but Isn't
worth a cent?"
Difference In tho Work.
I mot an old railroad flagtnnn who
said that io and tho president of .tho'
road started life together as flagmen.
"Wo worked hero on thlB road and ho
climbed up until ho Is. now the.ro.ad'B
president and 1 am still flagging" ho
Bald I asked him how ho accounted
for It
"Woll you see it wad this way" ho
answored "I went to work for $35 a
month and the major wont to work for
tho railroad coutpany. Do you seo
the difference? We want tho boys and
girls 'who enter Simmons Collego to
prepare themselves to work not for
$35 a month but for the glory of God.
Quito a number of other short talks
were made all the sneakers holding
the large audience deeply Interested
and much ot benefit to all present was
said throughout the meeting.
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CHUltClIiGOEHS
GREAT DAY IS LOOKED FOR
AbllenoJL'fippIo. Who Lore to Ilenr
Good Sermons Can ilnre Their
Wishes Gratified In Many
Fln'ccs Tomorrow
Tombrrow will bo a big Sunday for
Abilene. Practically every Protestant
church pulpit In tho city will bo occu-
pied by a preacher attending tho Sim-
mons College instltuto All of Abl-
lono's church goers who. lbvo good
sermons should havo tholr wishes en-
tirely gratified lu any of the follow-
ing churches:
Bolow is tho list ot appointments
whoro the preachers attending tho Bl-
blo Instltuto wl)l hold forth:
First Baptist Charcli '
Sunday school at 0:30 Address by
Dr. B. W. Splllman at 10; H. M. Wolf
of Dallas at 11 on "The Stewardship
of Monoy.''
At threo In tho afternoon a groat
mass meetingolfB. "Yi P U. and Sun-
day School work wlU he hold whon
Mr. B. E Leo and. Dr. Splllman will
deliver addresses. Dr. Sampoy will
preach Jn tho evening at 7:30.
First Methodist Church
Dr. Sampoy will preach nt 11 on
"Martha" to womon only. Preaching
at 7:30 In tho evening by Rev. P. S.
Gronor of Stamford.
First rre&bjterlan Church
Preaclng In' the morning by A. B.
Ingram of Snydor pa announced and
at seven-thirty In the evoulng by Dr
Georgo W. Smith.
First Christian Church
Preaching In the morning nt eleven
by P. S. Gronor.of Stamford and In
tho evening at seven thirty by Dr J
D. Ray.
Elm Street rrosbyterian '
Preaching In tho morning at eleven
by D. G. Willis and at seven thirty
In tho evening by Rov. RankJh of Ro-
tan South Sldo Christian
Rov. McKonzlo will conduct the
morln servlco and dollvor an nddreBS
at eleven while at sovn thirty lii tho
evening tho Bermon will bo by. A. D.
Leach.
Oak Street Baptist
Sunday school at nine forty-five
and address on tho graded Sunday
school by B. 15. Loo tho apostle Kt tho
young peoplo. ' Preaching at eleven
by Dr. Jeff D. Ray who holds tho
chair of pastorlal duties In the South-
westron Thologlcal Seminary pvnn-
tjellst J M. Roynolds will conduct tho
prayer meeting jn tho prayer room at
seven In the evening. Prcnchlng In
the evening rft ilo"voH-thlrty by Evan-
gollat P. M. CcConnol).
M. E. Church South
Preaching at eleven by John Camoy
tho noted prohibition orator W S.
Whitley will preach at seven-thirty In
tho evening
Walnut Street Chapel
Preaching at seven-thirty in tho eve-
ning by J. II Vinson
Yalkiy ylew Chapel
Preaching at seven-thirty in the
evening by John Carney.
NsrMi Park Msntkt
Sunday school at 6:30. Address by
Prof. Collins Pre'achlng at 11 by J.
M. Roynolds and at I'M In tho even-
ing by Dr B W gplllmaa
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OF
THE LEGISLATURE
LITTLE DOING IN CAPITAL CITX
TODAYj AND LEGISLATORS
AltE IIUIET
SUBMISSIONISTS ARE AT WORK
But Resolution Will bo Sldetraeke
Until Pros Arc Sure Thoy Cam
Get n Two-Thirds Majority '
In tho Upper House.
Special to Tho Roporter.
AUSTIN Jan. 23. Tho loglslaturo
14 resting on lis onrs today and neith-
er the Sonato nor tho House la hold-
ing session Following a banquot giv-
en Inst night to tho legislators by the
citizens of Austin they aro slow la
Bhowing up today Up to tho noon
hour a quorum ot nolther Ilouao com-
niltteo could bo obtained.
Thq submlssloulsts aro still working
actively for tholr pot Issue and get-
ting up tholr forces for tho groat bat-
tle Which will ilkoly como oft Mon-
day It 1t Is decided to hold tho ses
sion nt All. Until they aro confident
Of securing a majority of two thirds
of the Sonatorlnl vote tho resolution
will bo sidetracked as long as pos
sible aiid legislation blocked to soma
extent Anotnor cllquo of tuo "Dry"
clan will seel; statutory prohibition
In case tho submission amendment Is
defeated.
A BubmlsBlonlst movement was star-
ted here today to luduco constituents
of tho llouso membors to sign A peti-
tion asking the members to voto for
the submission resolution 'when It
comes up In tho House on February
i Petitions will bo circulated in dif-
ferent partB of tho state. By this It
would Indicate that tho pros havo bo-
come frlghtoncd nt tho oxtent of antt
resistance and nro willing to adopt
stringent means whoroby tholr plat-
form may bo placed before tho people
ot Toxos In ordejuilljUJheso will In-
struct their legislators to Voto for the
submission of tho amendment
It was announced hero today that a
resolution ordering a comploto Inves-
tigation Into the rocont notions of the
Text Book board will be Introduced la
tho HouBonoxt week by Colonel Jack-
Bon of Eastland. JnckBou drow up the
resolution but yili possibly hftVft
friend put It up before tho House. A
tho passing of this resolution Vill
servo as an irritant to legislation and
many deem It unwise to fu-.fhor air the
text book muddlo
(Contlnued-on pngo 2)
PROCEEDINGS
WHITE STAIt LINE STEAMER
IIEL'UBLIG DISAIILED TODAY.
By Associated Prcus.
BOSTON Jan. 23. Tho Whlto Star
Ljne Steamer Ropubliq carrying one
hundred and fifty first-class and two
hundred nnd eleven storngo passen-
gers was rammed by an unknown ves-
sel and disabled south of Nantucket
In a thick fog early today. Tho Cap-
tain of tho Republic reports that the
Btoamer can keep afloat and la in no
Immediate dnngor unless an unexpec-
ted squall comes up. A number!
vessels havo gono to her assistance
and a rcscuo will no doubt be effected
bofore any casualties occur. The ves-
sel which ramtnod tho Republic kept
on her courso and it was Impossible '
to obtain her name.
A later report from the chamber
of Commerce in this city stated that
the Italian sfeamor Florida bound
from Naples to Now York took oft
the passengers of the Injured steamer
Republic and Is carrying them to portjyr
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WHILE
N)UT HUNTING FOH U'OBSUM.
Special to The Reporter.
CLEBURNE Jan. 23. Keating Ran-
som son of editor Ransom of tho Cle-
burne Enterprise was shot last night
whlla out hunting with a party of
'possum. Tho load ot shot struck the
boy In the face and today his eyes are
closed but It is expected that he will
recover Dr J II Happel who accom-
panied him was also slightly wounded
In the arm. The sheriff Is investigat-
ing the affair.
GILXKK HOY ACCIDENTALLY
KILLED YE8TEKDAY AFTKKNQOX
Special to The Reporter.
OILMBR Jan. 23. Walter Hyv
nolds aged eighteen was accidentally
shot and kM at his horns her lals
yMttsrsay afternow by nhi anuill hro-thr.
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