Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex), Vol. 10, No. 291, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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Lightning Did Considerable Damage.—
Panic on Car When Lightning Destroy-
ed lt.--House Split In Two
HARD EOOSTING THE FAIR—MAN-
AGER GREEN ASSISTED BY AD-
VISORY COMMITTEE WHO ARE
ON THE JOB OF PLANNING.
Manager A. C. '-Green of the Pales
tine Fall Fair and Festival is
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS LODGE.
IVANHOE NO. 15, SOLD OLD
CASTLE HALL AND BUSINESS
PROPERTY—TO BUILD NEW.
Agent R. X. Bush, acting for the
(By Associated Press.)
Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 1.—Tar-
' rant county was flooded this morning
with a two inch rain, which insures
a bale of go. ton to the acre.
An electrical storm did much dam-
in Fort Worth. One street car
"lire from lightning and threw
the passengers into a panic, and the
top of another car was torn off. An
empty boose was torn in half.
Rain is also reported at Cleburne
and Wttco.
Still Searching
For Negro Potts
Near Clarksville
one of; Knights of .Pythias lodge, late yester-
! the busiest men in Eastern Texas a* day afternoon closed the deal, where-
i this tiTn«> an<1 is setting fair matters ; by the 1<xige proper£y on Mai’n street
j was transferred Anally to Mr. Eugene
(By Associat'd
• Clarksville, Texas,
search for the negro
strmed this morning
in shape. He has around him an ad-
visor)* committee, composed of the
following gentlemen, who meet with
him every day, or as many times a
day as he calls on them: J. E. Cope-
land, A. T. Knies, R. L. Rogers, R.
X. Bush, H. V. Hamilton, H. I. Myers
and C. S. Bratton. This is in effect
an executive committee, and is at the
comamnd of the manager at all hours,
Press.)
Aug. 1.—The
Potts was re-
at daybreak, i and is to ^ there wil1 not
Rain at Belton.
(By Associated Press. 1
Belton, Teiias, Aug. 1.—A rain
here today.
fell
&
Killed By Lightning
Cleburne, Texas, Aug. 1.—While on
his way from Burleson to Fort Worth
Sheriff Brandenburg and Assistant
Chief Brown of Dallas have been
placed in charge of the searchers. It
is believed Potts is either still near! wor\ ou*
Clarksville or is making for Shreve-1 enow
port, and another theory is that he
has escaped over the Oklahoma state
line. The general impression, how-
ever, is that Potts is still in Red
he a day from now until the fair
opens that this committee will not
be busy, helping Manager Green
the m5hy problems of
with & load
whose home
of fruit H. G. Gregory,
was near Egan, was kill-
ed by M^btning.
1!
River county. A possee of men are
waiting in Oklahoma. Two brothers-
in-law and ah ailnt of Potts are in
jail.
The other committees working in
connection with the fair aj*e:
Finance and Soliciting Committee—
Dr. C. S. Bratton, chairman: P. F.
Myers, A. B. Hodges, Dr. A. L. Hath-
At Waxahfchie.
(B.7 Associated Pwwa)
Waxahachie, Texas, Angv^
ha*d rain M here today.
1—A
Fore, the consideration being four-
teen thousand dollars. Mr. Fore took
an option on this property some
time ago, and the deal yesterday was
in keeping with the option terms. The
property sold consists of two ground
floor store buildings, fronting on both
Main and Oak streets, and at pres-
ent occupied by the New York Racket
S^ore, Singer Sewing Machine Com-
pany and G. A. Berry Piano Company,
and one of the largest and handsom-
est lodge rooms in the city on the
tne second floor. It is a well located
{ property, and is considered a great
in . bargain at the price.
The Knights some years ago bought
property at the corner of.Oak and
Houston streets, one block east of
the postoffice, and will build a new
Senator Root Delivered Speech Notifying
President of His Nomination.-President
Accepts and Discusses Issues
(By Associated Press.i • ocratic party and on the other
Washington, D. C., Aug. 1. \our those republicans who had Heft
title to the nomination is as clear Party to try their fortunes in a
and unimpeachable as the title of any 1 one>
candidate since political conventions; Next in import£mce Mr. Taft placed
began. j the tariff. In the propoasls of the
That was the keynote of Senator democrats for reductions in the pres-
Elihu Roots address to Pres’dent j en£ schedules, he said, lay danger of
Taft here today when, as chairman • business depression and hard times,
of the committee of notification, he j Tbe republican principle of revision
formally advised t-iie president of bis only wh^rc scientific
Seen In Paris
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Texas, Aug. 1.—A woman
Whom Leonard Potts formerly 4vork- land, chairman; B. F. Wright, Henry
rt>ck. Harry McMahon, Hyman Har- three story castle at this location,
rison, S. V. Knighton. J. E. Kelly, F. ^ plans have been drawn and call for
B. Ansley, D. H. Guinn, D. R. Tom- one of the handsomest buildings in
the city. The first floor will be used
as stpre houses, and the other two
floors for offices and lodge purposes,
nomination by the Chicago conven-
tion.
Surrounded by the members of the
committee and a’hundred or so invit-
ed guests, the chairman of the com-
mittee in a brief speech delivered
j the official announcement.
‘*The committee of notification”
said Senator Root, “here present, has
the honor to advise you formally
that on the 22nd day of June, last,
you were regularly and duly nominat-
ed by the national convention of the
] kins, Chas. Williams, J. S. Hayes, W.
i H. Henson, W. C. Campbell, Wm. De
| lis. R. A Garner and J. T. Carson,
forf Committee on Grounds—J. E. Cope-
foul d Reduce
Tlie Fire Rate
Texas, Aug. 1.—Four of the
fire' insurance companies
foreign company derating
_Jfe"fh» insurance board 'to
material reductions made in the
as now in force.
The companies ask the board to de-
duct 7 1-2 per cent from special har-
ard risks; 10 ]>e# cent on mercantile
stocks In cltlen with bey rate of 80
cents to ft, and stocks In cities with
key rate of 80 cents or less. All
these reductions are sought from (the
iflll general 1-asis schedules. The
companies filing application are the
Commonwealth: International, an<j
Austin of Dallas, the Texas National
of Fort Worth and the Concor^ja of
v vvaukee, Wis.
The matter will be decided by the
hoard at an early meeting. Severn!
cities of t£e state have applied to
the board to reduce rates, but have
been unsuccessfal. It remains to he
seen what action the board will take,
now that the companies themselves
Ire moved .So lower the rates.
t Protection
For Americans
(By Associated Press.)
El Paso, Texas; Aug. 1.—Scores of
messages are be I fig sent from the
bosder towns along the Rio Grande
asking the United States authorities
to take some action to protect
icana in Mexico One message
Marfa yesterday, addressed to
Congressman W. B. Smith, declared:
**If the United States cannot handle
e Mexican situation let Presidio
handle it" The arrival last
night of two train loads of refugees
has brought the number here to two
thousand and fire hundred.
ed reported to the sheriff that Potts
called at her home this morning and
asked for food. The sheriff and a
posse are searching Paris for the
negro. { i
Grand Jury Still
ingMurder Case
*
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Aug. 1.—“Dago Frank”
Cirofici and Shapiro, the chauffeur of
the “murder car,” were before the
grand jury today, and it is believed
Cirofici has confessed. The district
attorney says Cirofici has been pos-
itively identified as one of the men
who shot Rosenthal.
Endel, H. I. Myers. F.
Hyman Harrison.
B. AnsJey and
Local Option Fight
For Bell County
(By Associated Press.)
Texas, Aag. 1.—A mass
meeting lias been called here for Au-
gust fifth to launch a local option
campaign for Bell County.
and a modern elevator service will
be installed. Work Is to begin on
the new building as soon as practical.
Fire Did Damage
In Waxahachie
(By Associated Press.)
Waxahachie^ Texas, Aug, 1.—Fire
a- 1 morning., gutted three
buildings tin the business • district.
The loss is estimated at six thousand
dollars.
investigation^
Bhows it necessary, marked toe
straight road to continued
lty and commercial peace.
In discussing the tariff, the presi-
dent' said that it was untrue that to
its door could be traced the high
cost of living and pointed out that
conditions of living were alike over
the world. A political promise could
not remedy such condition he said.
As an issue only less important
than the tariff the president placed
the regulation of trusts. He said the
republican party, to be the republ.-1 Sherman law had been enforced with
aan candidate for president for the, success but added that specific acts
term beginning March 4, .1913. | 0f unfair trade should he denounced
“For the second time in the history | as misdemeanors that such acts
of the republican party a part %f the might be avoided or when commit-
delegates have refused to bo pound punished by summary procedure,
by the action of the convention Now,f interstate
as on the former occasion, the irre- said, should be offered a federal In-
Prisoner Severs Vein.
Temple, Texas, Aug. 1.—An inmate
-of the county jail yesterday punc-
tured a vein in his arm with the
sharp tong of a pitchfork, inflicting
an ugly wound. Prompt intervention
on the part of the jail attendants
probably saved the man’s life.
Laundry at
(By Associated Press.)
Cleburne, Texas, Aug. 1.—A ten
thousand dollar fire destroyed a laun-
dry plant here this morning.
Read the Herald ads.
are important.
All of them
The King of England Greets Boy
To Whom He Had Given Legs
concilable 'minority declares its inten-
tion to support either your democratic
opponent, or third candidate. The
reason assigned for this course is dis-
satisfaction with the decision of cer-
tain contests in the making up of the
temporary roll of the convention.
Those contests were decided Jy the
tribunal upon w^Ma^he law^Bg has
governed "the republican party
more than forty years imposed
duty of deciding such contests.
* “So long as those decisions were
made honetsly and in good faith all
persons were bound to accept them as
conclusive to the making up of the
temporary roll of the convention, and
neither in the, facts and arguments
produced before the national commit-
tee, the committee on credentials ahd
the convention Itself, nor otherwise,
does there appear just ground for im-
peaching the honesty and good faith
corporation law.
of the committee’s decisions. Both to judge
I
Amer-
e sent
Try The Herald want ads
I
DEMOCRATS AND PROGRESSIVE
REPUBLICANS HAVE CONTROL
OF TARIFF REVISION AS TO
WOOL AND SUGAR TARIFF.
(By Associated Pr*-ss.)
Washington, D. C„, Aug. 1.—The
senate today gave to the democratic
and progressive. republiacn alliance
complete control of the senate con-
ference committee on the wool and
sugar tariff and the excise t^x bills.
This is the first step in the program
agreed to by the democrats and Insur-
gents, and the regular republicans
offered no objections.
Mrs. Lee Wallace Dies of Burns.
Rockdale, Texas, Aug 1:—Mrs. Lee
•Wallace, wife of a prominent farmer
residing some eight miles north ot
Rockdale, was burned to death at
her home Tuesday nighL caused oy
the explosion of a lamp.
ranee Companies Sued
(By Associated Press.)
Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 1.—Suits
ere filed here today against practi-
every old line foreign Insurance
doing business In the state.
for back taxes amounting jo
four millions of dollars.
irty auks were
Parcel Post to Panama.
(Special to The Herald.)
Washington, D. C., Aug. 1.—The
parcel post system recently agreed
upon by the United States and the
republic of Panama was pat Into op-
. - _ . ‘ '*v-’* ■ T- v, *
e rat Ion today. The ag^ement in re-
gards to weight, etc., Is the same as
the similar agreements existing be-
the United States and the prin-
ooun tries.
the making up of the temporary roll,
and the rights accorded to the per
sons upon that roll, whose seats were
contested, were in accordance \ with
the long established and unquestion-
ed rnles of law governing the party,
and founded upon justice and com-
mon sense. Your title to the nomina-
tion is as- clear and unimpeachable
as the title of any candidate of any j
party since political conventions be- [
gan."
President Accepts
(By Associated #
Washington, D. C„ Aug. 1.—Presl
dent Taft’s formal speech of accept-
ance of the nefcnination of the Chica-
go convention was delivered here to- -
day to the official committee of noti-1
fication headed by Senator Root and I
a few invited guests.
Althoagh Mr. Taft defined in detail j
the Issues of the campaign as he j
saw them, be reserved the right to ;
amplify his statement in a later
speech as the campaign develops.
The supreme issue that confronts
the voters, the president declared.
Is that of the maintainance of the
nation’s institutions and the preser-
vation of the constitution, threatened
he said, on the one hand by the dem-
I
Mrs. Grace Will Enter Denia
Poultry People
Are Also Busy
have their annual
with the Palestine Fall Fair and Fes-
tival September 2nd to 7th, are'
wocbsrf^ now on their plans, and ex-
pect to- pull off a show in every way
equalling the good shows held the
past two years. The .officers .and com-
mittees expect to have a large entry
of very fine birds, and Mr. R. A. Da-
vis of Fannersville has been secured
as judge of all fowls. He is said to
be an expert in the .business,
good judge. He has also
partments of the fair. The premium
list Ip the poultry show is going to
be attractive and will attract chicken
men all over the state. \
“Slush Fund” Was
All Own Money
Houston, Texas, Aug. 1.—Daniel E.
Garrett and Jeff McLeiyore are both
confident they have been elected as
congressmen at large. McLemore
says he is sure he has won. H,e said
today: “My slush fund was oil such
proportions that the voters couldn’t
get around It I spent thirty dollars
in the campaign and the-money was
all my own.”
Were Not Americans.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., Aug. 1.—The
two men hanged near Cananea, So-
nora, Mexico, were not American citi-
zens, according to reports received
today.
Very few people are coming to
town these -days, hut most people are
busy on the farms, and getting the
crops ready to begin moving.
V
Photo copyright, 1912. by American Press Association.
T1 ITTLE stories bearing upon the democratic my
1 Gborge of England come to light every now
Jjoverlooks no opportunity to perform!
which endear him to the beart8 of his s]
Yorkshire hl» majesty reviewed 8,000 child!
•hows him speaking to a cripple boy. Ambrose]
putated at the knees two years ago and
majesties with artificial limb*. The mayor of j
Mta of King
^king surely
kindness
ent visit to
picture
.am
Boston Ancients Coming Home.
(Special to The Herald.)
London, Aug. 1.—The officers and
members of the Ancient and Honor-
bi^^rtiUery Company of Boston,
who hare been paying a fraternal
visit to the Honorable Artillery Com
pany of London, soiled for New York
today on the steamship Celtic.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 1.—Mra.
Grace is expected to go on
late today and tell her sto]
shooting of her husband,g
she Is being tried. Shej
to say that Grace shot,
scuffling with her, wit
hand following a
deny that she
her hand until
and will furtb4
band tried
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Hamilton, W. M. & Hamilton, H. V. Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex), Vol. 10, No. 291, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1912, newspaper, August 1, 1912; Palestine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth992402/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palestine Public Library.