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The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
TAFT LAYS BLAME ON SOLDIERS
Says Negroes Certainly Used Guns at
Brownsville.


Brownsville.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 12-William
H. Taft, Secretary of War of the Unit.
ed States, in his annual report, made
public yesterday, places the entire
blame for the riots at Brownsville, Tex
as, in August last, upon the negro
soldiers discharged, declaring that
there was submitted direct evidence to
the effect that the guns used must
have been handled by themshrdlu
have been handler by some of them.
Taking up in detail every matter per.
tanning in any way to the final denou.
ment in the death and terror spread
throughout the town at any time, Sec
rotary Taft reverts to June, on the 4th
day Of which month he received a
communication from United States
Senator Culberson Directing to the sta.
tioning Of the black troops at Browns.
Vile. Secretary Taft then reproduces
the letter which he wrote to Senator
Culberson in reply to the protest, the
letter Of the Secretary showing that,
in his opinion, the negro troops would
be as well behaved or as well as white
soldiers would be. although in the let.
ter Secretary Taft says he recognizes
that not the most cordial feeling might
exist between black soldiers and white
citizens.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
AN AWFUL STORY OF CRIME.
Evidence of Wholesale Poisoning In
Chicago for Insurance.


Chicago, Ill-Ths police investi.
CATION into the deaths Of the six mem
bers of the Vzral family have de-
veloped the fact that a proposition to
secure money by poisoning was enter
tanned by Mrs. Rose Vzral, who was
supposed to have committed suicide
last Tuesday, and Herman Belek, the
)almist, suspected of having admins
erred poison to Martin Vzral and the
latter's four children. The evidence
hat such proposition was considered
. in the form Of a letter from Mrs.
Yzral to Belek, asking that he Sc
cure money for her in return for what
she had given him, by poisoning his
.wn mother, who lives In Cleveland,
}. When questioned, Belek admitted
that the request was made, not only
that he should poison his mother, but
hat he should take the life of his
wife by the same means. Belek's
statement was confirmed by Mrs.
3elek, who said that she had been in
constant fear of her life because OF
he jealousy Mrs. Vzral and her daugh-
ter entertained against her.
On the strength of the letter, war
ant embodying direct charge OF
murder against Belek and his wife
were sworn out before Judge Maxwell,
before whom they will be taken for
hearing.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
IN CONGRESS
House.,

Washington-The so-called lumber
trust, of which st. Louis is said to
have the most powerful, as well as
the most oppressive and grinding. -
branch In the yellow pine manufactur.
ers' association, is attacked in the
house Of representatives in 4 resolu-
ton OF inquiry, similar to that offered
in the senate last week by Senator
kittredge, of North Dakota. 1t is
doubted In some quarters whether
the trust can be reached, as are 9TH
er combinations, because there Is no
central organization, but an alleged
general combine existing between
several constituent organizations with
allied interests. In the language of
the high financier, there is a com
munity of interest," without an actual
organization, or a 'gentleman's agree
ment," through which prices are con-
trolled, and the lumber business as
at present conducted is operated in
restraint of trade.
PostmasterGeneral George B. Cor
SSIJOu SubhllIS his lSpOll W CUuST6SS.
1t Is voluminous document, replete
with review of the departments serv-
Ice and suggestions looking toward
its future betterment.
Senate.
Washington-It is learned on high
authority that the senate judiciary
committee has decided to hold up
the confirmation of Alfred W. Cooley
as assistant encouragement until the
committee has had a chance to in
vestigate his fitness for the position.
Several members of the committee
regard Mr.. Cooley as too young and
in the actual practice
OF law to hold such an important posi-
ton. The holding up of the nomina-
ton does not imply that it will be I'M
favorably reported to the senate, but
friends Of Mr.. Cooley are seriously
worried over the situation.
Senator Beveridge has been notified
that a delegation from New Mexico
will arrive in Washington early in
January to urge single statehood for
New Mexico. 1t is thought that the |
attempt to secure joint statehood Tor
New Mexico and Arizona will be
abandoned completely.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
President Awarded Prize.

: Christiana, Norway: The Norwe.
gian Parliament has conferred the No.
bel Peace prize upon President Roose-
welt. 1t is awarded to President
Roosevelt in recognition of his ser.
vices In ending the Russo-Japanese
war. Candidates for this distinction
must be proposed by legislative bod
les, peace organizations or universe.
ties. 1t is understood the Presidents
sponsors were Prof. H. P. Judson, act.
ing President of the Chicago Univer.
sity; Prof. Baldwin of Yale, Prof. Har-
berger of the University of Munich
and the faculty of Georgetown Univer
sity Of Washington.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15

Mr.. Davidson has given his whole
life in Texas to the practice of his
profession, and while in Galveston
devoted much of his time to the pub.
lie free schools of that city as presi.
dent of its school board for number
of years and member for some fif.
teen years. While in the senate he
signed the passage of the act proYid-
ing for the great sea wall at Galveston
of which he is quito proud.
Much Work in His Department.
General Davidson, during his term
in Office as attorney general, had to
deal with an enormous amount of lit
igations to which the State was a par.
ty, especially in land suits involving
the constitutionality of the numerous
revenue laws passed by the last Iegis-
latrre, and has had the satisfaction of
seeing every one of them sustained
by the appellate courts of the State
in the face Of brilliant array of op-
posing counsel.
Much of General Davidson's time re-
Gently has been given to the prosecu-
ton of the alleged antitrust violations
his avowed purpose being to drive
every trust out of Texas. He was re-
Gently elected without opposition for
the second term as attorney general.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
AT THE CAPITAL
SoLoNS. TAKING 1T EASY.

Getting Ready for the Holiday Re
cess.
Washington, Dec. 10.-The Nationa
House of Representative will give the
greater part of its time during the
present week to the consideration Of
the legislative and judicial appropria,
ton bills, while the Senate will pay
special attention to the report of the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections on the right Of Senator
Smoot of Utah to retain his seat.
In the House the appropriation bill
will be taken up Monday Immediately
after the close of the routine morning
business, while in the Senate consid-
GRAFTON of the Smoot question will be
postponed until Tuesday. The Sem
ate proceedings on that subject will
be intermittent, after one days dis
cussion. to give place to the Algeciras
treaty, which is set for Wednesday.
Representative Tawney. chairman
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15

The Commercial Bank Of Brady
Mccullough County, with 100000
capital, was incorporated Saturday.
The safety of the travelling public
must be considered paramount, and
the making of fast schedules must be
a secondary consideration hereafter
on the Burlington Railroad.
The second annual exhibit Of the
Lamar County Poultry Association
opened on Grand avenue with le4
coops and 400 fowls on exhibition, and
a large crowd attended the exhibit.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15

Courtesy Dallas Daily Times Herald
Excellent Start For Second Term.
It can not be denied that he has
made an excellent start on his second
term in Office and he has shown to
enemies and friends alike that he is
not lacking in either nerve" nor good
judgment.
A North Carolinian by birth, a Tex
an by inclination and public servant
by the choice of the people of the
Lone Star State, he is equipped by
birth, environment and opportunity to
render a great service to his people.
Sketch of Career.
Attorney General Robert Davidson
was born and reared in the mountains
of North Carolina He received his
education in that state, came to Texas
in 1875 and located in Galveston,
where he practiced his profession con-
tinuously until his removal to Austin
to enter upon his duties as attorney
general.
Before Mr.. Davidson's election as
attorney general he was senator from
the Seventeenth senatorial district for
two terms, resigning that Office when
elected attorney general. Prior to his
election as senator he was for years
city attorney of the city of Calves
ton
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15

of the House Committee on Appropri-
atoms, is of the opinion that the leg
islative bill will be voted on before the
close of the week.
The fortlfication appropriation bill,
which is now under consideration in
committee, will Immediately follow
the legislative bill, and Chairman
Tawney is hopeful that it will pass
before the holidays.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Washington are composed OF the fol.
ON CAPE FLATTERYs ROCKS.
Unknown Vessel Reported Wrecked
on That Dangerous Coast.

Portland, Ore.-A special message
has been received here from Seattle.
stating that an unknown vessel has
been wrecked of Cape Flattery.
(Cape Flattery IS the extreme end
of the coast of Oregon, where the
strait of Juan de Fuca, the body OF
water that separates Oregon from
Vancouver island, joins the Pacific
ocean. 1t is a wild, rocky coast. and
many vessels have been wrecked
thpra
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Comm in Blocks of Fourteen.

Houston: On family of fourteen
people. consisting of father, mother
and twelve children, of which the ED
est child was not over sixteen years
of age, passed through Houston for
Hallettsville, where they will make
their home. The couple are Mr.. and
Mrs. John Slocum, and they came to
Texas from Minnesota. They have
bought two hundred acres of land near
Hallettsville, and will settle there. Mr..
Slocum was well-to-do farmer in
his own section.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Miners New Place.

Austin: In the acceptance of the
position of Commissioners of Insur.
ance, Banking, etc., at a salary OF
$1,000, Col. R. T. Miner of Rusk will
be compelled to relinguish the presi-
dency of the Texas division of the
Southern Cotton Association, which
has salary of about $4,000 per an.
mum. Col. Miners successor will be
elected at the meeting of the associa
ton to be held in this city some time
next month.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Body Bore Marks of vroIene.

Brentwood: From the ruins Of a
residence. which was burned to the
ground early Sunday morning, search.
ers took the body of H. c. Pride, an
unmarried man who lived IN the place,
an elderly couple keeping house for
him. When the remains were re-
moved It was seen that the skull had
been crushed in two places, leading
to the inference that the man had
been killed before the building
burned. An arrest was made.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Fireman Killed at cros,ina.

Ptttsburg, Kan.-In a collision here
between a Missouri Pacific passen.
ger train. northbound, and Frisco
special stock train at the crossing
Of the two roads, Thomas Freeman,
OF Nevada, Ma, fireman of the pas
senger train. was killed. Engineer Al
bert ]. Page OF the passenger train,
also Of Nevada, and Mrs. Anna Steele,
Of Erie, Col, were injured.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Meat Boycott Wins.

New York: The women of the East
Side are winning their fight against
the butchers who recently raised the
price of meat. In turn, the packers,
1t is stated, have capitulated to the
retailers upon the threat of the latter
to close 5000 shops that cater to the
teeming thousands. The price of meat
was formerly IA cents a pound. A
week or two ago 1t was raised to 16
cents pound because the wholesale
dealers had increased the price.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
ATTORNEY GENERAL R. Y. DAVIDSON
THE MAN OF THE HOUR IN TEXAS
Sketch OF Career OF Texas Public Servant Who Is At Head OF States
LegaDeparment, and Who Has Oil Trust Suit

During the dying hours Of the Dem
ocratic State Convention held in Dali
las last August a number of candi-
dates for Office appeared before the
few remaining Democrats assembled
In the Fair Grounds auditorium and
thanked the convention for the honors
the Democracy of the State had be-
slowed upor them. Among these was
Attorney General R. " Davidson, who
had been nominated for second time
The delegates were worn out from
the terrific battle which had been rag
ing for two days, and they were not in
6 mood for oratory. They did not
accord any of the speakers an "enthu-
siastic reception" and what the attor-
ney general had to say to them was
not then regarded as significant or of
unusual importance. But now, In
view Of the subsequent legal events
that have absorbed the Texas peoples
attention and has interested the rest
Of the world, Attorney General David
sons speech can now be turned to
with interest.
Ills Convention Speech.
Among other things he said: 81
want to tell you, gentlemen, that it is
very easy to criticise the attorney
generals department for inactivity in
prosecuting antitrust cases. want
TO say to you that we have not been
inactive, but it is useless to bring
suits unless you have the proof. When |
you hear that Davidson has brought |
an antitrust suit you may be sure that
Davidson has the proof and he will |
prosecute the action with all the Wig.
or and ability at his command" This
may not have been the exact verbage
of his speech. for the reporters were
too tired to record promises in their
reports Of the convention proceedings,
and the writer reproduces it from
memory.
AT present Attorney General R. v.
Davidson is the man of the hour in
Texas. His name is on the lips of
every man who has taken an interest
in the political affairs of Texas. will
Davidson make good" was the much
mooted question for a time, but now !
the minds of many have passed from
the interrogative to the affirmative
stage. Has he all the proof that he '
claims? He says wait and see. He is
the personifcation of confidence and c
his equilibrium seems not to be in the /
least disturbed by the political erup- Y
ton that has occurred as the result of t
the attorney generals department t
bringing the present antitrust" suit. e
No matter what the outcome of the
Bailey controversy or the antitrust" a
suit is, Mr.. Davidson at present has t
not suffered in reputation and his dig t
nified manner in keeping up his end e
Of the controversy has won him the e
respect of many Texans who had not C
been his political friends. t.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Great Exposition Planned.

San Francisco: Fifteen citizens
have formed corporation to be
known as the Pacific Ocean Exposition
company, which plans to give a nam.
moth fair in 1913 to commemorate the
40Oth anniversary of the discovery Of
the Pacific Ocean and the completion
OF the Panama Canal. The joining of
the two ideas by the promoters seem.
ed especially appropriate since it was
after crossing the isthmus that the
navigator first looked on the Pacific.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15

Countess Eugenia Bertinatti, aged
eighty years, is dead in Nashville. She
Was born in Sumner County Tennes-
see, and was niece of the late Sen.
ator William B. Bate, of Tennessee.
Judge Russell has introduced a bill
to appropriate $4,000 additional to
the work of the Department of Agri-
culture in searching for means of the
determination of the boil weevil.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Love Tax Matter Goes Up.

Austin: 1t has been decided by the
railroads to appeal to the United
States supreme court the INDUCTION suit
of the Texas and Pacific railway
against the State officials, in the Love
tax matter. and it was agreed with
the State that the other injunction
suits may remain upon the docket of
the supreme court to await the de,
cision Of the supreme court of the
United States
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
FataI Three.cOrnered SHOOTING.

FL Paso: In shooting ARRAY in q
saloon in this city Monday afternoon
three men were shot and two of them
will probably die. The wounded men
are Bob Culpepper, a railroad man;
Tom York, horse trader, and John
Nelson, a switchman. The man who
is alleged did the shooting has been
arrested and is in Jail.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Bad Fire In Montreal

Montreal, Canada.-Fire burned ous
three buildings in the wholesale dry
goods section Of this city. The total
loss is 100000. The losses were dis
tributed among nine firms, totally
burned out and half 4 dozen with par
tial loss. The heaviest losers vera:
Canadian Underwear Co., S75, 100;
Matthews. Tower & Co.. $4,000; YorS
shire Importing Co. $50, 900.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Great Temperance Movement.

New York: The New York fire de
partment is going to have hot coffee
and sandwich wagon to look after
the comfort of the men at all big fires
in the winter time. The vehicle is to
have boiler for making coffee and
a counter for making sandwiches.
Three firemen have been assigned to
the wagon. This innovation will be
watched and if successful other hot
coffee companies will be formed.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
New York Dry Goods Market

New York, N. Y-The dry goods
market strong, with the demand &C
tive for greasy goods for converters
and printers. Brown sheetings and
drills are f1rmer. Plaids firmer, with
no advancing tendency in staple lines.
Mems wear goods, more active.
Fleeced hosiery for 1907 held freely.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
CHICAGO Held by octupus.

Chicago: Corporation Counsel Lew
IS has warned the council committee
on gas, oil and electric lights of the
ported merger planned by E. H.
Hartman and the Rockefeller inter.
ests of all Chicago's public utility cor.
porations. Early rumors Of the pros.
pective consolidation were taken in
city hall circles with grain of salt.
Colonel Lewis assertion sets all doubt
st rest
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Salton Sea AGAIN FiIlinq.

Yuma, Ariz.: The entire Colo
RADIO River has found channel
around the Hynd dam and is flowing
back into Salton Sea. Unless the
flood can be stopped very soon the
main line of the Southern Pacific will
have to be rebuilt for 200 miles on
higher ground, and a thousand people
in Salton Basin will lose their homes.
No less than s25,OOO.OOo depends upon
the success of the efforts to close the
break.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
D.nsnd for Cash Wheat

Chicago, Ill.-An improved demand
for cash wheat and an increase in
-four shipments from New York
caused strength in the wheat market
The purchase of wheat for milling
purposes at the principal grain cen
tiers Is of an urgent character.
Torpedo Cruisers for Black Sea.
Odess, Russia.-Orders have been
placed with the Nkolaieff shipbuild.
ing yards for the construction OF four
modern torpedo cruisers for the Black
sea deet
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Winds Wreck Frisco.

San Francisco: A southeast gale
sweeping along the coast at a regis
tered velocity of forty-eight miles an
hour resulted in the death of one man
and in the severe injury of several
others. Shipping in the harbor was
damaged considerably. and in all
quarters Of the city tottering walls
were blown down, blockading streets
and interrupting traffic. Owing to the
danger from falling walls, the street
cars were stopped.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Plans for New Depot at Texarkana.

Texarkana: The plans and specift.
cations for the Kansas City
City, Shreveport and Texarkana, and
Southern office building, to take the
place of the one destroyed by fire
last March, have been received hefs
from Kansas City. 1t Is understood
that bids will be asked for at Kansas
City, Shreveport and Texarkana, and
that work on the new structure will
begin some time in January. The new
building will be of brick and will be
three stories high.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15

Recently company headed by Maj
B. S. Wathen asked for a franchise to
furnish natural gas to the city of Dali
las at s1.10 per thousand feet. Now
comes W. H. McGoldrick, president of
the Abilene Gas and Fuel Company,
and proposes to supply Dallas with
natural gas at so cents per thousand
feet, and alleges that plenty of gas
is known to exist near Dallas.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Great TreadweII Mine Closed.

Douglas, Alaska.-For the first time
in twenty years, the great Tread
we'll mine is closed. Douglas and
juneau are suffering from coal famine
md lack of fuel has resulted in the
losing OF the mines.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Three Bows Drowned.

Albany. N. Y.-William Lauster,
Matthew Moss and George Brayton,
boys about is years old, broke through
the ice and were drowned while skat
ing on the Hudson river, opposite this
city.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15

London, Eng.-The education bill
passed its third reading in the house
of lords by los votes to %. The tone
Of the speeches indicated that set
Element Is still not impossible
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15

The Santa Fe railway announces
that after December 81 no interstate
transportation will be granted in ex-
change for newspaper advertising.
The road will pay cash for all adver
Using.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
seaboard Air Line Bond Issue.

Baltimore, Md.-Holders of stock
and voting trust certificates Of the
Seaboard Air Line railway have re-
ceived official notification of the plan
Of the company to issue $4,000, 900 of
5 per cent bonds.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Indians on Verge Of Starvation,

Grand Marais, Mimi, Dec. MANY
OF the Chippewa Indians at the Port
age reservation are on the verge Of
starvation The customary allowance
Of flour and pork from the govern
ment has not been received.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Two-cent-a-MiIe Books.

Washington, D. C.-House commit
tee on interstate and foreign COM
merce viii consider the Sherman bill
providing for the sale Of mileage
books at &c a mile. Hearings will
probably be granted on this measure
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Money! for japanese Navv

London, Eng.-The Times Toxic
correspondent cables he understands
the coming Japanese budget will in
clude s37,5OO.OOO, to be spread over
seven years, for the purpose OF in
2reasing the navy.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
The United States Ireasur

Washington, D. C.-Statement of
the treasury balance in the general
fund, exclusive of the s15O,O0O,0Oo gold
reserve. shows available cash balance
1922, S62,S11; gold coin and bullion,
S1O9,4S6,S3o; gold certificates, s1,496,-
331
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
influential cIerqyman Dead.

Holland. Mich.-Dr. E. Winter, one
Of the most influential clergymen
in the Dutch Reformed church,
lied here at the age of 10. He was
professor in the Western Theologi-
cal seminary of Holland for several
wears
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Wit.e Received by III. Emperor

St Petersburg, Russia. - Count
White, the former premier OF Russia,
who recently retired from abroad, was
received in audience by the emperor
Friday. The counts reception has been
delayed on account of his III health.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Died of Heart Disease.

New York, n. Y.-Rear Admiral
Peter Asserson, U. S. N, retired, died
suddenly at his home in Brooklyn.
His death was due to heart disease
de was &c years OF age.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-12-15
Into the saIton Sea Anain

Yuma, Ariz.-The entire Colorado
river has found channel around the
Hind dam, and is flowing back into
Saltnn CON