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AFTERNOON EDITION 4 O'CLOCK
BRENHAM DAILY BANNER
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VOLUME 29
Daily Established Jan. 1, 187S) Returned Publication
Discontinued Jan. I, 1904 ( March 27, 1912
BRENHAM, WASHINGTON COUNTY, TEXAS, SATURDAY APRIL 6. 1912
NUMBER W
FATAL STREET DUEL
IN BEAUMONT FRIDAY
Two Prominent Business Men KillO
Each Othei* on Account of Old
Grudge.
M. A. McKnight and W. C. Whitney
Are ViWms of the Bloods-
Street Affray.
ELKS HAVE A GOOD
TIME JN BRENHAM
THURSDAY
Several Outside Lodges Represented.
Entertained by I vocal Elks In
Fine Style.
TWO CANDIDATES INITIATED.
Beaumont, Texas," April 6.—In a
street duel here Friday M. A.
McKnight and W. 0. Whitney, two of
the leading business men of Beau-
mont, killed each other. Both were
contractors and builders.
The deaths of both participants
added an6ther sensational episode to ; —
the ales of gunplay In the southwest, Feasting, Fun and Good Fellowship
for McKnight had apparently killed Characterize the Evening's
his opponent and ended the duel Work in Elkdoni.
when the dying Whitney, by a re- Many visiting Elks were royally
markable shot "got" McKnight. entertained by Brenham Lodge 979,
The two contractors had been at > Thursday evening. Among the visi-
outs for a long time. Recently this tors were some who occupy promi-
111 feeling was aggravated through neut offices in the lodge. The Grand
GOVERNOR ACCEPTS JOINT EVANGELICAL
SAENGERFEST INVITE MEETING AT BRENHAM
Governor Colquitt is coming to the An important co-operative"" joint
Brenham Saengerfest in May and meeting of the German Methodist,
deliver an address on that occasion. | Biddings Memorial and First Baptist
He accepted the invitation to, attend 1 churches of Brenham will open at [
and so informed the committee that ;Bre,,ham Wednesday, April 10, In a
made a special trip to Austin to ex; large tent to be put up for the oc-
i tend the invitation in behalf of the ! casion at the old Alhambra airdome.
The series of meetings will be con-
ducted by Dr. f\ L. Whitney, a noted
Evangelist, assisted by the ministers
of the several churches participating i
in the services.
TEN THOUSAND MADE
HOMELESS BY FLOOD
Saengerfest. J. P. Buchanan, John j
IM. Mathis, Sam D. Low, H. A. B.
Mueller and D. E. Teague, who com>
posed the invitation committee, re-
turned from Austin Friday.
The coming of the governor to par-
ticipate in the great Saengerfest will
| add another interesting feature to
I Brenham's popular entertainment.
Civic Club Meeting Monday.
The Civic club will hold an Im-
portant meeting at the Anthony ho-
tel Monday afternoon at four o'clock
for the transaction of important
business. Mrs. Sam Roberts will re-
ceive new membership applications.
All ladies of Brenham are requested
to attend.
Thousands of Families Destitute fen
Kentucky, Arkansas and
Tennessee.
TRAFFIC 18 PARALYZED*
Lives Lost and Millions of Dulfaun
Damage Done to Property im
Missisippi Valley.
LUTHERAN CHILDREN
TO ORPHAN'S HOME
Rev. G. Langner, pastor of the
Luthern Church of this city, will
leave Monday at noon with
HEALTH AUTHORITIES
STOP NAT REISS SHOW WANT INITIATIVE AND
Special to The Banner. REFERENDUM FOR TEXAS
Austin, April 6.—The health author- 1 _ ' "—
iti& here have refused permission San Antonl«- Tc*a*' APrl1 6"-"A
t othe Nat Reiss shows to exhibit in 8tate*wide campaign in the interest
Auftin, on account of what the of th« ,n,tlat,ve' n>fere,u,u,n a,ld re",
Board of Health considers the en- r*11 to be '^orpon.ted in the stae 0Q() ^ Qf
dangerment of the health of the !constitution will be launched Mon-
of the previ y night at a meeting to be held in
|Charles, Gladys, William, Myrtle ana T San Antonio It is exnected ther<
a grand jury report on some county officers were met at the depot by Alice Daney to put them in the Luth-^ meningitis at. many points conlderable a tendanc
members ot the reception commit- ~ , „r . T that these shows have recently vis- onHttii nam attenuaucc
eran Orphan home at Waverly, Iowa. u ll'v v,a from other cities of the stat
tee and escorted to the lodge rooms VfW( ^ ;ited. 1,0 uUtB Ul UIL MUU
served at six
Grand Exalted
Mrs. Daney will accompany them
iand will, in all probability, stay
islose around Waverly in order not
work done by one of the pair. Their
offices are in the same building. This
forenoon McKnight was standing at where lunch was
the street entrance of this building o'clock.
wheh Whitney came downstairs. As District Deputy ,t0 be entirely parted from her chll.
the other contractor attempted to iRuler Abe Gross, of Waco, brought dren
pass him, McKnight caught him by . with him a delegation from Waco, j Thy home ,n wh,ch these chiIdren
the arm, exclaiming: f .compose ol (o . I. L. Downs, arg ^ tajjen jg jn evory way a
Say, Whitney, 1 want to talk to al n8> • ■ '-est ani udgt. m0(jern homej taking care of 150, or
you." Thos. G. Brinkley and Capt. J-. E- more cUildren.
Whirling Whitney auout, Me- Brown, of Temple.
Knight "spoke" to him with bltf?; is-j There were many of the outside:
tol, firing several times, while Whit- members of the lodge present from
ney seemed to make futile efforts ,o neighboring towns. Messrs. H. Knit-
bet out his own pistol, meanwhile tel, H- T- Fischer and B. C. Watson,
running away from his assailant. Al'- of Burton; T. E. Treadway and W. S.
ter going a few steps, Whltuey fell j Houston, of Somerville; Sam Guyler
dying in front of th? America a Na-!of Wallis; H. E. Tomlinson, of Bell-
CHARLES MCCLELLAN
Among the speakers will be E. O'Fiel
of Beaumont and It, 'l\ Rakard of
Fort Worth. It. is proposed to name
a committee to organize clubs in ev-
RESPITED ONE WEEK T T"""""" *vl™
A respite of one week was grant-
ed Charles MeClennon, who was to
have been hanged today. Governor
rnXJIMCMrnuriTT CVCD ! Colquittb ?,ran»»d (In n spite iii oi- the next leglslatur
COMMENCEMENT EXER- der to glve the ,a8°further iuvesti-
; gat ion.
of creating interest in the proposed
amend ment,
In the campaign the league will
endeavor to elect a sufficient num-
ber of senators and representatives
Ten thousand persons horaele
Eight thousand persons fleeing,
from flooded shrrllutaolnahrdla
from flood threatened homes.
Eight persons drowned.
Damage will run into mil lions.
Ten states affected.
States and Federal governatmn
hurrying help to afflicted.
Inundated cities: Cairo, Bl
manufacturing ilm-
trlct and two outlying residence sjf-
tions flooded, 1.100 homeless.
Hickman, K,v., factory and resi-
de nee districts flooded; 2,000 hmme-
less.
Columbus, Ky., town almost
pletely flooded, with outlying sec-
tion; 1,000 homeless.
city flooded; 1.200 homeless.
Memphis, Tenn,, northern part of
New Mad ride, Mo., 800 homeless,
Lorena, Mo., 700 homeless
town and outside country.
Memphis, Tenn., April 6.—Nc lea*.
CISES BLINN COLLEGE
tional Bank steps, but aj be sank to viUe; Henry Hughes of
i
The annual commencement exer-
Chappell clses at Blinn College promise to be
the ground he managed at last to!Hill. unusually interesting this year.
draw his pistol. With his last ounj;e ^ The lodge was called to order ear- While commencement is not held un-
of strength Whitney raised the weap- 'y in the evening and the two can- til June 3 and 4, preparation for the
on, fired and sank back. didates in waiting, D. C. Baker and occasion are already under way and
McKnight dropped dead, shot iJohn Sayles, were initiated with rlt-|an elaborate program is being pre-
through the heart. Whitney was dy- ualistlc ceremony By the officers of Pared. The number of graduates will
ing when spectators ran to pick him the lodge. be lar&e and the entertainment very
up, and expired very soon afterward. After the initiation, Col. P. L. , attractive. Miss Boydie Graham will
McKnight was about 60 years old Downs took the chair and filled all bfLrorrhe^feairr'for'the!e8t ever h*,d b>' the people of Bren-
, leave widows and McKnight a fam- the stations and proceeded to very w 1,1 "e one °r the features for the I. ,
| voted on some time in 1913,
PREPARING FOR THE I • ■
FIREMEN'S MAIFEST BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY
Preparations for the Fimien's Mai-
fest parade and festivities are al-1 An interesting Sunday .School en-
ready under way. The auto tire wag- j tertainment was held at the " First
on has been designated as the royal j Bapthrt church Friday evening to de-
chariot for the Queen and King of termine the merits of the two divi-
the May, and the thirty-first annual
Maifest will probably be the great-
and Whitney was about 40. Both impressively install the following ! night.
lly. newly elected officers of the lodge: I Sunday, June 2, Rev. S. W
McKnight had followed Whitney T. A. Low—Exalted Ruler.
Into his prostrate body when Whit- Aug. Lindeman—Esteemed Lead
and was apparently preparing to fire ing Knight. [liver the baccalauerate Bermon,
i hami"
The parade is to be led by Mayor
^ wl" jthan ten thousand persons have left,
convene in January, 1913, to submit their Uomes in thp vk.,nlt
the amendment to the people to be | M1(ilB.,pp, rivor the dlslr,et ^
tween Hckmah, Ky,, and Heuelak
Ark. About half of this numbrsr
were driven out by rising wate? lite
remainder fled in fear of the break-
ing of the levees on either side ot
the rivor. Eseimates made tmw
necessarily Incomplete reports friare
the total damage in this section
tlone.d at one million dollars witih
the possibility that; the amount may
be increased fifty per seat • a*#,
should there be serious collapse «8f
levees, no attempt is made to esti-
mate t he damage.
At Hickman two thousand work-
sions of the Sunday, School pupils,
designated "Reds'* and "Blues,"
which were organized some time ago
to promote competition arid renew-
ed interest in the school work. In
ney raised himself on his elbow, fir-
ing from this position. »
Whitney Well Known.
Whitney was well known through-
Out Texas;, having built courthouses
In many counties.
The quarrel grew out of the fail-
Fred W. Martin—Esteemed Loyal
Thomas, pastor of the Giddings |Lusk' who be followed by the] a previous contest the judges lecld- nf|"(1
Memorial Methodist church, will de- royal party and the mai(ls of honor ed that they were unable to render f J aeenittw (onaition. liter
liver the baccalauerate sermon, to '8 Probable that many of the;a decision and called the contest a
Brenham merchants will have dis- tie.
uring Knight.
Geo. Tucker-—Secretary. w111 bc given over to the C0,leKe s°ci-
W. L. Sallls Tiler eties, and the ex-students will have
After the installation Exaltel Rul- Monda-v gternoon for their meeting,
ure of McKnight to secure contracts jer T. A. Low expressed hh hope for j Tuesday morning, June 4, the
for building schoolhouses in Jeffer- the future of the lodge, and pie lg-igra(luatlns claBS exercises will be
ed to participate.
with a
are being cared for by the townBpeo-
the graduating class. i«wio«m meixnanw win nave ais-j tie. , pie, together with an add)Uo»»l
K i . Monday morning, June 3, the Ger-j,)lays in the "arade' Th" Boy ; The attendance was very large and M'r^n.nninnil'v .'nTl
Tg " R ■ _ man department of the college will Scouts wtI1 march in the Parade and the deepest interest was manifested , community In boaia when
L. E. Rasberry—Esteemed Lect- ^ ' conege win levee ut Don>,la broke Tuesday
have its program and that evening ' y f _ "a e b e Invit-|in the entertainment. The follow- j( )s |mpoHstblo to estimate the
number of refugees at Memphis
from outside sections. Twelve hun-
dred or more people at Memphis were
driven from their North Mesa phi*
j homes when a small levee admitted
back water.
Railroad schedules are badly d«-
I moralized. Illinois Central trains
are being detoured here, Hleknx»
Kenny to Havo Daiik.
A movement is on foot to organ
ize a bank for Kenny. Several Bell-
8on county. Whitney was the sue-led his earnest efforts to its success 'le'^ anf' concert w'" close the vllle business men at interested with
» a ... T program Tuesday evening. -L«- — ■
New Boy in Town,
cessful bidder for some of these under the present administration,
schools, and a grand jury report and indulged the hone that there
scored the school trustees in several would be as large a crowd at all
districts, although the jury did not | meetings as there was Thursday!
mention Mr. Whitney's name. Whit- night. ^Ir' and ^rs- ®us Huetting are
ney believed McKnight was instru- Col. Abe Gross addresseirth-i 'idge ^ e'lal)l,> possessor of a fine new
mental in securing these grand jury j on fraternalism showing that k wa* baby boy" Tlie youn&8ter arrived
reports. A few days ago Whitney pub-
lished his side of the controversy in
the local press.
Insurance Companies Licensed.
a religion in itself, broad enough to ^Vec,neS(Jay' Mother and child are
take in the Jew and Gentile, the
Protestant and 'the Catholic, a re-
ligion of deeds rather than creeds.
Col. L. P. Downs complimented the
doing well.
May Have Base Ball Team.
, , .. , . , , The baseball fans are agitating
lodge off its high class membership, fl,Q « v,„u » * .v.
Austin Texas Anrii fi insnron™ • , ^ , , the question of a ball team for the
' lexas- April b. insurance and praised the fraternity of the or- „ „„ r , f , .
companies were licensed today as der- and extended the membershin a " 1>re8en
follows- aer, ana extenaea tne membership dicatlons, Brenham will have a good
hearty welcome to Temple where tn trv , . .. s
Commonwealth Bonding and Cas- they are building a substantial home y 6 d>amond
ualty, Phoenix, Ariz.j A6tn& Life» of their own.
Hartford, Conn.; the Ocean Acci- He was followed by B. N. Reese;
dent and Guarantee Corporation, |.in a talk that breathed the spirit of
Ltd., London. .fraternity and good fellowship, and !
i the next speaker, Thos. J. Darling
| honors from all competitors.
the Kenny business interests in the
establishment of this bank.
etaoin etaoin shrdlu etaoin slirdl ad
ing program was rendered
great deal of merit:
Miss Maby Teague, solo.
MIbs Mildred Thlei, reading.
Miss Mary Phifer, reading,
Mr. Deb,erf Kanady, son.
■Miss Edna Elizabeth Chappo
solo.
Mrs. Lee Curry, solo.
Miss Kate Styles, reading.
animal.
people expect a train to arrive ti*
STRAYED. After the entertainment. Manager day with food and tents.
Brown Mare, branded "8" on left Clark of the Starlight theatre invit- Large forces of men are at work
hip. Owner apply to Henry Pieper, ed the Sunday School classes to at- strengthening the levees north ao4
pay feed and cost of keep and recover tend the Starlight theatre as his south of Memphis. Hope was e*-
5-t. guests. His Invitation was gladly pressed toda ythat they will with-
accepted and they attended the the- stand the record-breaking pressure »JF
atre- 4 | the river,
—-j-- ! After the program had been len- ! i ____
Mrs. Fritz Hugo of Mill Creek dered the Sunday School was served culrtl Without Train Hervivf
Switch, had the misfortune to swal- with decllious ice cream and cake Cairo III April 6 Cairo* m
low a fish bone Thursday, necessitate and other Easter delicacies. without' train service and is aim**
ing surgical aid. The bone was re- Texas Voiksbote.
moved by a physician Thursday From our Belltvile
Swallowed a Fish Bone.
Hack Home From Europe.
surrounded by water becausw of ifhe
correspondent breach early today of the Mobile an®
night and the suffering of the patient we learn that the proposed inteur- Ohio levee, which
relleved' ban between LaGrange and BelUvlle drainage district, which Is now »i
~ ■■ ■—r is rapidly assuming shape.
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TT „ _ ....... . ... At. a meeting recently held at In-iter.
H. F. Dreyer has returned from an | Easter Suit buy it at Gather's. Spe- dustry in regard to speaking over
t he.
If you want to save money on yotir
gave the lodge some sound advice
enjoyable tour of Europe. He visit- clal prices on all Ladies' Coat Suits, th
e matter and electing officers, the
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about the conservation of its funds, : ^ 'J® *1? ,fnterest'n«!0ne Pief'e Dre88f>s and Skir,s this Allowing were elected:
' and pointed to his own lodge at ?ount?es of that continent, combin- week at W. J. Gathers 14 Main St. President, ('
T , . ^ ing pleasure with business, and is 6-tf of LaGrange
Join 'llshed ^ 1 rej°iCing °Ver hiS return to his old
^ ® . home town once more. Our aim is to please, that's why n£,ii.,|iin
R. O. Gresham showed his prefer- . we handle F. P. Kirkendall work ™' tarV C F Kn,„
ence for a visit to Brenham over all - - - — —- — -- — • secretary, (.. F. Knalle
J. Von Rosenberg,
Vice President, C. F. Hellmuth, of
r
fr-
v Children's Rompers at Mistrot's shoes.
: other places by reciting the number , for 25 centg ! gtore
of lodges he had been invited to at-!
tend and how he had turned them all
down to come to Brenham, and he
too extended all Elks here a cordial
invitation tp visit Temple.
Exalted'Ruler T. A. Low closed
the lodge and a second lunch was
served, Including a well barbecued
pig, with all the things necessary to
make It an excellent spread, follow-
ed by cigars, and the visitors took
| the midnight train back to their
homes, bearing with them, we be-
I lieve, judging from their expressions,
i the kindliest feelings towards Bren-
ham lodge and Its membership, that
i linger long in their memory. The
visiting Elks took the midnight
train for their homes.
E, C. Buster, New York; duutrv
3-tf.
of III-
A Hint to the H m u
Sufficient
Paint at very loy> price at Healy's
Hardware Store. 7-tf
Special prices on all Ladies' Pat-
tern Hats, just received a shipment
of street and tailored hats as well
as complete line of sailors. W. J.
Cather, 14 Main Street. 6-tf
NOTICE
The coupon formerly
occupying this space will
be good if brought to
this office by Monday
noon.
Treasurer, H. F. Schulze, of In-
——- dustry.
j Directors: C. F. Hellmuth, C. J.
"""M Krueger, A. Motzka, .Joseph Jecek,
W. H. Hohjt, Peter Engelking, B. H.
Knalle, H. L. Schulze, C. F. Knalle.
Oscar Fiesler, H. S. Diffel, Fred
Frjcke, O. C. Stolzard, C. J. Von Uo-
senberg.
I Ten dollars was subscribed at
their meeting and application for
charter will be made.
ZIONSVILLE CLASS
CONFIRMED SUNDAY
Rev. M. Haag, pastor of the Luth-
eran church at Zionsville, confirm-
ed the following class Sunday: Hen-
; ry Hafer, Fritz Rosentreter, Ern-
est Ruddenberg, Willie Winkelmann,
JOtto Lange, Fritz Lange, Otto Boe-
| mer, John Hahn, Henry Reddehase,
i Willie Ganske. Samuel Ganske, Em-
.j ma Rosenbaum, Emma Holle, Alma
/| Gaskamp and Lillle Gaskamp.
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