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ASSOCIATED
THE TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM
The Telegr m is the Only Morning Paper Published in Central Texas, and Covers the Largest Area of Territory of any Dai'.y Paper in the State.
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CONSOtlOATIO JANUAMT. ItlO
CEREMONIALS
CONDUCTED
1^ LAYING OP CORNERSTONE OF
FEDERAL BUILDING.
LIGHTF00TIS ORATOR
Attorney General Deliveri Eloquent
Address, and Worshipful Grand
Master Officiates.
TIHPLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 7, 1911.
VOL IV. NO. lia. jj-
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ELECTION TO Preparing to Reconstruct New York
BE THE TENTH
State Capitol, Almost Completely.
COUNCIL APPROVES THE ORIG-
INAL DATE.
OPPOSITION MEETING
The cornerstone of Temple's fed-
eral building Is now laid, and the
Masonic fraternity has pronounced
the Job "good."
The interesting and historical
event wag of yesterday, and the pro-
ceedings followed practically as were
given in program in yesterday's Tele-
gram.
Promptly at the hour assigned the
procession formed at the Masonic
Temple, and followed the course an-
nounced, there being a large turnout
of the different lodges within the
general order, and a fine appoarance
being made by the marchers. Two
features, the city council and the
school children, were not in the par
ade, the council through a misunder-
standing as to the place of assemh
ling, and the school children having
at a later hour been assigned a dif-
ferent part in the proceedings.
Arrived at the building whose com-
pletion was far enough along for the
laying of the cornerstone, an im-
mense concourse of citizens were
present to witness the ceremonials
The school children were given place
within the ropes and close to the
walls, while the Masons were lined
along the Interior, and on the plat-
form constructed for the handling of
the stone and the ceremonials.
It was the first time that many
had noted the progress of the work,
and the foundation plans of the build-
ing, and all w ho took in the building,
In Its size, solidity and decorative
masonry, were most agreeably sur-
prised. It was to be seen that the
federal building Is to be a structure
of which all Temple may well feel
proud.
The proceedings opened with the
singing of America by the school
children, after which the ceremo-
nials, as laid down In the ritual,
were proceeded with, and the rcur-
ing of the wine and oil, and the cov-
ering of the stone with wheat, com-
pleted the laying and the sifnlficance
of the proceedings. Twice the Tem-
ple 'Quartette rendered appropriate
and appreciated music.
'Of especial interest and of grati-
fication to the local Masonic order
was the presence of Worshipful
Grand Master Walter Acker, who of-
ficiated in the proceeds. Ordinarily,
the laying of cornerstones Is a work
delegated by the worshipful grand
master, but in this case the head of
the order in Texas himself laid the
•tone.
Also, and mush appreciated by
To Be Called Tonight—Everybody
Quahlied Will Be Allowed
to Vote.
The city council met in special ses-
sion last night to hear report from
a committee appointed at the last
regular meeting, and charged with
investigating the legal phases of the
charter election, with reference tj
what time said election should be
held.
The committee reported, recom-
mending that April 10, the date or
iginally selected, be left as per the
orders first mad«- by the council
On motion to adopt, all voted aye
except Alderman Mooty. The com-
mittee signing the recommendation
consisted of Campbell, Mooty and
Lemly.
According to this action the vote
on the charter, which Includes the
commission form of government, will
be held next Monday, and all quali-
fied voters of the city w ill be allowed
to participate.
It is understood that a mass meet-
ing is to be called for touight of
those who are opposed to the new
charter.
PASSENGERS IN PERIL.
Nearly Two Thousand Aboard Ship
AgTound.
(By Associated Frees)
New York, April ti.—-Seventeen
hundred and twenty passengers are
spending a sleepless night on board
the great steamship Princess Irene,
of the North German Lloyd line,
which is fast on the sands off the
coast of Long Island. She poked her
nose Into the ground In a fog early
today, and tonight high ground
swells are battering the vessel. Tugs
are standing by and life savers are
patrolling the beach. There is no
intimation, however, that the ship
Is in any great danger.
EXPERIMENTAL FARM
MANAGER IS HERE
[STftfV UBWAK >*
fltWVORK
CAP1TOC
NO NEGROES TO ORGANIZE
FOR BORDER BIG COMPANY
ORDER TRANSFERRING NINTH
REGIMENT RESCINDED
OLD LINE INSURANCE CONCERN
FCR TEMPLE.
RESULT OF APROTEST PROMOTERS HERE
Presence of Negro Troops in Texas
Has Constituted a Delicate
Question For I aft.
ordt-r
(By Associated Pres.*)
Washington, April 0 Th
transferring the .Ninth cavalry, negro
regiment in the maneuver division
from San Antonio to the border for
They Interview Commercial Club ud
Business Men. Meeting With
Encouragement. . ?
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An old line lift- insurance company
*ith a capital large enough to car*
for ail business that may come to It
is one of the probabilities for Tem-
ple in the very near future. In fact,
the promotion of such a company 1|
Patrol duty was rescinded lale this | already under way. and the promo-
BURGLARS ABROAD.
ENTER SIX HOUSES
Five Families Heavy Sleepers—Not
Much Booty Reported as
Secured.
(Continued on page 8.)
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Stretching The Dollars?
That's what we are all try-
ing to do but if we are wise
we do not stretch them to
the point where economy
ceases to be a virtue. You
can't economize on shoe
leather. It pays to buy a
good shoe. Dont sacrifice
style, beauty and comfort
for the sake of a half dollar.
Come in and look at our
$2.50 $3.00 and $3.50
Oxfords and Pumps all sizes
and widths. In black, tan and
gun metol. ,
Guarantee Shoe Co.
Home o! Better Shoes and Hosiery.
Mr. Holmes, who Is to have charge
of the state experimental and dem-
onstration farm, located between
Temple and Bel ton," "arrived in the
city yesterday to assume his duties
and to open up the work. Mr. Holmes
comes from Denton where he had
charge of the state farm at that place,
and he is a man experienced in the
work to which he is assigned.
Dr. Harrington of the A. and M.
college, who has general supervision
of the farm, is due to arrive in the
city today and he and Mr. Holmes
will visit the farm and arrange th£
improvements to be made, and pre-
sumably, they will also take steps to
provide the necessary work stock,
tools, etc., for the pitching of such
crops as can be planted this late in
the season. Varieties of cotton, late
corn, millet and other feed crops,
with probably alfalfa, may yet be
planted and in season.
Buildings, Including barns and
other outhouses, will be built the
first thing, there being available
$3000 for the preliminary expenses,
secured through the governor sign-
ing a deficiency warrant for same.
Bold burglars operated extensive-
ly Wednesday night on North Third
and North Fifth streets.
Only one call was received by the
police during the night, that coming
from the B. J. Hoop home, where a
man was seen In the house. He es-
caped without having been recog-
nized, and the police who responded
to the call could not find a clue to
guide them in their search for the
intruder.
But it appears that he, or others
of a bunch, had visited several other
places In the same locality, without
having awakened the sleepers, and
their nocturnal ransacking being dis-
covered only as evidences appeared
after morning broke.
The Jones and Moore residences
on North Third and on diagonal cor-
ners were both entered, as were also
the Corbin Bridgers place on North
Fifth and the Heard place on Downs
avenue, between Third and Fifth.
So far as learned nothing of much
value was secured, except that a
watch was missing from the Heard
residence. But there was plain evi-
dences at all the houses of the search
which had been made for valuables.
At the Moore home, where Officer Ed
Miller also resides, Mr. Miller thought
he heard someone In the house, but
did not investigate, laying it to
noises of other origin.
That all the entrances were In the
same neighborhood points to the the-
ory that the same party or gang
was responsible for the deeds. No
clue was left by which suspictlon
could be Intelligently directed and
the fact that from only one place
was there an alarm given did not
give the officers chance to investi-
gate, further than where they were
called.
PEACE TALK
FROM GOMEZ
MAY BF ENDED WITHOUT RESIG-
NATION FROM DIAZ.
NO THIRST FOR BLOOD
MRS. BROOK'S MIND
REFUSED TO WORK
So the Slayer of Mrs. Binford Testi-
fied on Stand—Other Woman
Stole Husband's Love.
(By Associated Press)
Fort Worth, Tex., April 6 —
T. M. Brooks, defendant, in the
saijonal riuidtr trial on here
Mrs.
sen-
thls
Leader Says, However, That Revolu-
tion Is Spreading Over the Re-
public of Mexico.
Famous Publisher Suicides.
(By Associated Press)
.Philadelphia, April 6.—Craig E.
Lipplncott, head of J. B. Lippincott
company, publishers, and one of the
most prominent men in financial and
social circles in this city, died mys-
teriously early" today at his palatial
home, 218 West Rittenhouse Square,
the artlstocratlc residential section of
Philadelphia.
According to the police, death was
due to a pistol wound. How he re-
ceived his injury, whether by acci-
dent or design, is not publicly known.
The coroner Is investigating.
Lippincott's son. Jay B. Lippincott,
made a sworn statement to a deputy
coroner that In his opinion his fath-
er died as a result of an accident.
Detectives Tate and Wood, who
were immediately assigned to the
case, after several bourn' Investiga-
tion, rep>-»d to Coroner Ford that
without doubt Mr. Lippincott com-
mitted suicide. They declared they
had not discovered a motive.
Subscribe for The Telegram and get
ft premium. Do It today.
RAFFLES NOT LEGAL.
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Punch Cards Fall Under Ban—Prose-
cutions May Follow.
(Special to The Telegram)
Dallas, Tex., April 6.—"I desire to
call attention," said United States
District Attorney William H. Atwell,
"to the practice of some merchants,
cigar dealers and confectioners, in
using what are called raffle and
punch cards, wKIch seem to facilitate
the sale of candies, cigars and other
articles.
"Many reputable dealers do not
countenance their use, because they
are, in effect, a form of gambling
and lottery and chance, which arc
inhibited by the laws, and these mer-
chants are insisting, as they have a
right, that the practice shall be dis-
continued. I, therefore, desire to no-
tify all who are making use of this
method to sell their goods or wares
in the northern district of Texas that
the practice must stop. Such raffles
and punch cards are in violation of
both the state and federal anti-lot-
tery laws, and auch laws must be
obeyed.
(By Associates-Press)
Washington, April C.—Siia first in
timation from an authorized source
that the insurrsctos might consider
peace without the resignation of Pres-
ident Diaz came today from Dr. Vas-
Quea Gome/., head of the confidential
agency of the Mexican revolutionists
here.
Gomez said should peaco negotia-
tions be launched and a satisfactory
armistice be arranged, he believed
that though the insurgent movement
Is directed against Diaz, they would
be satisiled with a systematic revision
of the election aws which might
take six or eight months, and per-
haps make unneccessary a change In
the office of chief executive for some
time. -
He said that inasmuch as Diaz had
indorsed the prineipe of no re-elec-
tion, Diaz might voluntarily relin-
quish the office in course of a year.
Meanwhile Gomez pointed out that
the time to treat for peace os the
most opportune now.
In a month from now, or possibly
two months, the revolution will prob-
ably reach such proportions that
nothing but a complete triumph and
the capture of Mexico City will be
acceptable to the revolutionary
forces. I)r. Gomez declared, however,
that hfcr constituents ar; willing to
anything within reason and did not
wish to be accused of bopd-thirsti-
ness in pursuing the insurrection.-
Gomez, in the course of the inter-
view today was careful to Indicate
that his advices show that the insur-
rection in various parts of Mexico is
spreading.
week, this Uiorning told the jury that
she did not remember killiug Mrs.
Binford and that her mind was a
blank, lroiu the time sh? left h«r
home ui.'.il . l.o returned, three hou'S
after li.e k Ming. Mrs. Brooks testi-
mony was given slowly and in a tone
so low that the juiors had to eave
their scats and crowd around to hoar
her story. Her words came as if with
great effort, and several times during
the recital she broke down.
"I do not remember a thing about
killing Mrs. Binford," she answered
to a question qf one of her attorneys.
"I do not even remember going to the
Fair department store."
"Do yu not even remember going
there and calling for Mrs. Binford?"
the attorney persisted.
"No," she answered. "The only
tiling I remember after leaving my
house- was my son petting me and
saying, 'Mamma, mamma.' ".
This was at the Brooks home, some
throe hours after the killing and af
tcr the had been arrested, taken to
the court house and released in $10,-
0"0 bond.
Mrs. Brooks told about praying for
Mrs. Binford again this morning.
"How often did you pray for her?"
her attorney asked.
"Almost constantly," she answered.
"I prayec} every day that God
would make her a better woman and
take her out of my life. I set aside
an hour each day for prayer ,and this
hour I devotedl to praying for Mrs.
Binford. I jrayed every day for four
years for her. Once, about a year
ago, I felt that my prayers were un-
answered."
Temporary insanity developed as
one of the defense's at%uments late
yesterday.
...is. Brooks' physician, Dr. Kibble,
testified to treating Mrs. Brooks for
goiter. This, he said, would tend.
afternoou by the war department.
The action followed a conference
at the White House In which Presi-
dent 'laft, Major General Leonard
\\ ood and Congressman Garner of
Texas participated. In revoking the
order General Wood telegraphM to
Major General Cai\er at San Antonio
to hold Hit- Ninth cavalry there and
to lea\e the Third regiment undis-
turbed for tlw present in Its patrol
of the border.
1 he previous order contemplated
the replacing of the Third with the
Ninth. The change of plans, it Is
understood, was a result of protests
I from the border towns against the
assignment of negro troops to duty in
I their vicinity.
The presence of negro troops in
j lexas has constituted a delicate ques-
tion for the president during the last
few days. When they were ordered
to the border yesterday General Car-
ter was directed not to permit their
duty to extend to Brownsville, al-
though that place was one of tho
points patrolled by the Third cav-
alry. Officials hj?re, it Is understood,
are unwilling to run ttflTrlsk of a
repetition of the Brownsville inci-
dent of nearly five years ago when
that town was "shot up" by mem-
bers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry,
but the assignment of the Ninth met
with disfavor among other towns and
it is said tho Eleventh cavalry at
San Antonio will probably be sent
to the border to relieve the Third.
A JOY SHOOTER
CAUGHT LAST NIGHT
TcpCure a L~.u On; J3ay
Pake LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
ablets. Druggists rerund money i!
it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S sig-
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♦ cast: East Texas, fair Friday; ♦
♦ cooler in east and south por- ♦
♦ tlons. Saturday, fair and ♦
♦ warmer In north portion. West ♦
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♦ western portion. Saturday, fair, ♦
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under a great mental trouble, to make
a person a monomaniac.
Ail evidence is in and the case will
probably go to the jury Friday morn-
ing. *
Mrs. Brooks in ber testimony yes-
terday afternoon gave reasons for be-
lieving Mrs. Binford had won the af-
fections of her husband and that on
the day of the killing she became con-
vinced that they were going away to-
gether. She told of having been not!
fled by telephone that her husband's
buggy often stood In front of Mrs.
Binford's house. After that she saw
him board an interurban car on which
she had seen Mrs. Binford. The cli-
max came when on the day of the
killing, she overheard a conversation
between her husband and another
woman over the telephone, she being
convinced it was Mrs. Binford.
Subscribe for The Telegram and get
premium. Do it today.
"Brita, of Headquarters."
There was allJiinds of shootings
and excitement last night in the
neighborhood where the burglaries
were committed the night before, and
where the people were on wire edge
anyway.
The appearance Indicated a case of
"joy" shooting, by a man who at one
time had been on the police force,
a*d who had been suspected of for-
mer celebrations of -that character in
the same locality. The officers were
i|j fact laying for him, and when
Mayor Hamlli who was going home
at about midnight spied the shooter
and gave chase, policemen were close
at band. The fugitive was headed
off in an alley by .Policeman Cox, the
mayor following the trial and the
struggle which ensued gave release
to the offender. Other shots were
fired at this juncture, but without
casualties.
Soon others of the force, who were
watching to catch tho suspect, ap-
peared on the scene and took up the
trail and shortly after Mayor Hamill
had gone home, they landed their
man.
The charges against him will prob-
ably be carrying a pistol and disturb-
ing the peace.
The chase and capture were sensa-
tional in a number of particulars not
necessary to relate, and the public
interest is in the overhauling of one
of the alleged shooters vyho has been
scaring peaceable folks out of their j
wits. The officers got the very man j
who had been suspected of the of-
fenses.
(By Associated Press)
BILLS ROLLING IN.
Senate Receives Hundreds of Bills.
Adjourned to Monday.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, April t>,—For the
first time during this session, the
senatorial bill receptacle was opened
today, with the result of several
hundred measures being dropped into
it. The session then adjourned un-
til Monday. Senators Owen and
Brown both presented measures look-
ing to approval of the constitutions
of New Mexico and Arizona, and Sen-
ators Borah, Bristow and Culberson
offered resolutions for election of
senators by direct rote of the people.
t'-rs have llie assurance of local cap-
italists that they will co-operate
with them in a substantial manner.
While yet in the formative stage,
the new insurance company seems
practically assured already, since
men of means in this city are giving
it their hearty co-operation, a num-
ber of them having already agreed to
take large blocks of stock.
The Temple Life Insurance com-
pany is the name that has been se-
lected for the new organization, and
Its promoters, Messrs. Anton L Lund-
gren and Edward I,. Clark, Inform
The Telegram that they are meeting
with the most substantial encourage-
ment on all sides.
While the fact has not been widely
known, these gentlemen have been
interviewing business meu and prob-
able investors fn the stock of the pro-
posed company for some time, sn<l
they now state that they see nothing
In the way of the success of the en-
terprise. Among others they have
interviewed the officials of the com-
mercial club, who are giving the
proposition heartly support.
As Is generally known, the profits
on life insurance are great, and one
of the objects in the formation of the
proposed company Is to keep Texas
insurance premiums in Texas.
Messrs. l.uudgren and Clark are tem
porarily out of the city, but will re-
turn within a few days to push the
work of organization of the Tempi*
Life Insurance company.
BURLESON'S BILL.
Texas Congressman Going After Ue-
protected Necessities.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, April Kepresestft
tlve Burleson of Texas istroduced In
the housee today a budget of tariff
legislation, providing that many ar-
ticles be placed on the free list, in-
cluding leather, hides, boots and
shoes, harness, wire, nails of wrought
or steel, s^t. cotton bagging, gunny
cloth ,and other articles.
Not a Pauper.
(By Associated frees)
Syracuse, N. Y., April t>.—Col. John
Gaynor ,who was released from the
federal prison at Atlanta, March 24,
after serving a sentence of three*
years for defrauding the governftjent
on harbor improvement coatrsct% ar-
rived at Syracuse last evening, ftfter
an absence of ten years. Today he
appeared in excellent spirits, al-
though suffering from locomotor atax-
ia. Seated in a handsomely furnished
home he joked about his "poverty."
Tennessee For It.
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(By Associated Press)
Nashville, Tenn., April 6.—A reso-
lution ratifying the amendment to the
federal constitution ,on the suhJeet
ot the income tax was adopted by the
state senate today. The house adopted
a similar resolution several days ago.
"Brits, of Headquarter*."
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