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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-05

OIL EXPLOSION
Hundred Thousand, Gallon Tank Elk
splcded at Standard Oil company's
Woodriver, Illinois, Plant.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
st. Louis, Mo-, jan "a hundred
thousand gallon tank of boiling oil ex.
ploded at the Standard Oil company's
plant at Woodriver, ILL.,, this morning
Henry johnson, the tank tender, was
engulfed and instantly killed and his
body was incinerated. The explosion
fired a nearby building and for time
threatened the destruction of five
other large tanks filled with oil. Ev-
cry inhabitant in the vicinity was in
danger. The whole town turned out
and fought the flames, which were
confined to the one building. The
cause, of the explosion is unknown, as
johnson was the only person in the
vicinity at the time. The explosion
caused great alarm, many people
thinking it was an earthquake.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-05
HORRIBLE ATROCITIES
Are Committed at Milazzo BY Soldier
Brigands-Robbed Bank and
Committed Murder.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Rome, Jan 5.-Messages received
here today from Sicily say that hor-
rible atrocities were committed by sol
der brigands at Milazzo last night.
They robbed a bank and railway
station and killed and robbed many
victims. The police have arrested
several refugees here on the ground
that they secured boarded money
through robbery. Messages from
Catania say buildings there are still
falling and many persons are being
injured. 1t has just developed that
the British warship Exmouth was
caught in the great tidal wave that
carried death to so many, and was
swept two miles out to sea before it
was brought under control 1t narrow
ly escaped being wrecked.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-05
RELIEF WORK IMPROVES
TWenty-Four Thousand Troops and
Two Thousand Doctors and Red
Cross Workers on the Scene.
Special to the Herald.


Palermo, Jan. 5.-Twenty-four war
ships, twenty-four thousand troops and
two thousand doctors and Red Cross
Society workers are in the earthquake
region, but despite this immense re-
lief force the condition of many of
the survivors is still desperate. The
majority of those rescued within the
past few days are dying as a result of
the exposure and weakness. In near
ly all cases where operations have
been performed the patients have
died. The erection of temporary bar.
racks at Reggie will begin immediate
~. Many of the natives who escaped
injury are recovering from their
stupor and are now helping in the
relief work.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-05
Mrs. BeiseI on Stand.

Special to the Herald.
Media, Pa, Jan. 5.-Mrs. Beisel, on
the stand in her own defense today,
dramatically recited the killing of
Captain Erb. She said she heard her
sister, Mrs. Erb, call for help, and
rushing into the hall saw Erb with a
revolver. He rushed at her shouting
as he came that he would kill her.
Sh4 fought with him and finally Sc
curSd the revolver from his and pulled
the trigger and shot him before she
realized what she was doing.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-05
MOB AFTER MURDERER
Nebraksa Mob Makes Effort to Take
= Prisoner From Sheriff, But the
Nerve of the Officer Won.

Special to the Herald.
Ogallala, Neb., Jan. "a mob is
gathered outside of the Jail here to-
day and is threatening to lynch La
fayette Dale, alias Smith, who con-
fessed to killing Volley Mann. 1t is
feared that an attempt will be made
to storm the Jail tonight. Sheriff
Beal, while on his way to the prison
with Dale last night, defied a mob OF
twoI thousand people, and drove his
prisoner boldly through the mob, hold
ing a revolver in each hand and dar-
ing an attack. The mob was awed by
the Scool nerve of the officer. Dale
was landed in jail.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-05
FRIENDLY RELATIONS
May Result Between Vatican and
QuirinaI as Result of Disaster.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Rome, Jan. 5.-The restoration of
friendly relations between the Vatican
and Quirinal is regarded as one of the
probable outcomes of the earthquake.
The liberal element of both the church
and government, which are drawn
closely together in the relief work
feel that the differences should be
wiped out A visit by the pope to the
hospital is considered as first step
toward healing the breach.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-05
CHICAGO is LIBERAL.
Has Contributed Ninety-one Thousand
Dollars to Relief Fund.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Chicago, Jan. 5-Senator Glaskin
announces that hewill introduce bill
when the legislature conyeEes at
Springfield tomorrow appropriatnsg
quake victims The contributors mere
already total ninety-one thousand dol.
lars.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-05
Sims Ready For Case.
'oI IN fba Herald

Special to the Herald.
Chicago, Jan. 5.-District Attorney
Sims announces that he is ready to
resume proceedings against the Stand
ard Oil company. Two cases are now
prepared, and the attorney is awaiting
Instructions from Washington.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-05

jhiAINls GOOD WITNESS.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-05
AFTER STANDARD AGAIN.
Attorney General Bonaparte Will Re-
try the $2e,ooo,ooo Case.

Special to the Herald.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 5.-Attor-
ney General Bonaparte announces to-
day that the government will retry
the twenty-nine million dollar Stand
ard Oil suit as the supreme court Or
dered. The attorney general is conf
dent that conviction can be secured
and thinks the new fine will stick
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-05
castro's Condition Critical.

Special to the Herald
Berlin, Jan. 5.-Former President
Castro of Venezuela is reported in a
critical condition this morning. A
change for the worse followed an op-
Grafton for kidney trouble.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-05

The proposal to establish court
in New York for the exclusive adjudi-
cation of cases of domestic tangles, is
taking definite shape and a bill Great
ing such a court is being prepared for
the legislature.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-05
President Signed Bill.

Special to the Herald.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 5.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today signed the earth
quake appropriation bill.
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IHE lPE ~
 REMINDED D,gHIl A MEMORIAL DAYASTOPY
BH Claire Wallace Flynn

was dead, The whole post had heard of it nearly year ago. Who. then, was this silent. mysterious figure. springlng suddenly from the crowd and joining them:
 Who are ycu?" asked the man.
 Adam wavered a moment before he answered. The simple query plotted out his cherished dream: perhaps it would make the continuance of his march impossible. But finally he turned and answered:
 Dan Roth's brother"
 Suddenly he felt the silent encour- agement of handshake. The vet eran meant to be his friend. Then the command of Forward march!" came to them. and they were of once more. this time flashing warm. triumph ant. into Riverside drive. The long march was over.
 Beside him stood the color-bearer. holding aloft the tattered glory of the regiment The words of the orator foated on the quivering air. and the cannon boomed from the gunboat in the river: but all sounds now seemed to come to Adam from great dis tance. He was afame with the spirit Of devotion: the darkened lamp Of patriotism had been lighted anew in him. and in the whole world there was nothing else.
 Presently Adams kindling eyes fell upon man among the crowd of spec tators, a man whose haggard face and
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The Proper Salute to the Greatest of All
 the Flags
the Flags

many have laid down their lives to save"
 One day there came a letter to me. all to my own little self. from my fa- ther, written on the battlefield of Shiloh. The envelope had little flag in the left corner and had a narrow border in blue and rcd around it. Sta tionery was thus decorated in those war days He had been wounded slightly in the shoulder and must go to the hospital. He wanted to write to his darling childr himself. so that if his name appeared among the wounded or killed in the daily papers I might know the truth. While he wrote a large smooth chip of wood served for his writing desk and his back was braced against the huge for est tree from which the chip had been cut by some woodsman when the bat tie began. This friendly tree protected him as he wrote from the bullets which were still flying. although the tide Of battle had turned in favor of the union.
 My father did not write how he had received the wound, but learned aft erward. During the fight-indeed. at the crisis-a standard bearer was shot through the head and he fell to the ground, bearing down the flag with the stan broken in twain My father. standing near. saw it fall. and rusklhg to the spot raised the flag and carried it with both hands high as his arms could reach onward to the thickest of the fight The regiment rallied and followed with ali speed. and, alas. was cut to pieces.
 My fathers cap was shot from his head and he was wounded in the shoul- der, but his act, I have been told, helped to save the day That impressed me greatly-the fact that my father had risked his life to keep that flag aloft. Surely I thought in my childish brain. as I tried to reason it all out. it must be something very, very great, and 1t would be a very, very wicked little girl or boy who could ever see that noble banner and fail to salute it.
 At that time 1t was not customary, and few ever did it. Now 1t is gener. ally observed: the only question raised is. What particular way is the best? have seen many different forms of salute. and have read of many others. but to my mind there is none sweeter nor quainter than the one
 employed by a noble old lady and a | little child, lowing tow from the
 waist, with the right hand just raised to the forehead, then brought down to the right side in grateful and loving ] salute to the greatest of all flags the Stsrspangled Banner.
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sad. reunions, these enthusiastic pa rades through the great city. these glorious awakenings of memories Of deeds well done in the past. That was what ate into his soul and plotted out the light in his face. He had been coward-coward. In those days, when the uniform before him had been bright red, and the gun, leaning against the foot of the bed. mad sparkled and shone. he had failed to answer the bugie call of his country.
 The sounds in the street below grew louder, and the sun streamed into the room, sending a sudden riot to Adams heart. The veins in his temples throbbed like ceaseiess threshing ma chimes. separating all the chan of his long life of failure and cowardice from this strange, burning prayer that sprang up within him, that he might once. only once, SO forth in the uni form of the country he loved. to march behind the flag he had failed to pro tect. to be an American soldier!
 He found himself taking on his coat with shaking hands, and. almost be- fore he realized 1t, he was hdry1ng into the uniform. He dusted the moth eaten fez and put it on his head. The worn tassel fell over his ear, and he tossed it back with . new. free fling of his head. The mantle of Dan seemed truly to have fallen upon him. bringing with it the spirit of '61.
 A man leading two little boys by the hand pointed him out to the children. There goes one of those grizzly old fighters. boys. I tell you, they did great work" The words reached Adam and sent a eleam to his eyes.
 With one great throb of his heart Adam stepped into the street and swung into line. The man next to him glanced in his direction. and his face whitened.
 Dan Roth, Surely old Dan Roth
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to his shabby room.
 As the sounds died away. Adam went aud stood beside the bed. On IL was laid the full uniform of Zouave. discolored with the smoke of many battles, ragged and worn with the stress of weary marches. Near one shoulder a faded stain spoke of wound received at Alexandria.
 Adam looked long on this uniform. and then. brushing away mist before his eyes, he whispered the name "Danv' Dan. the brave brother who had first donned them in '6l. who had with unabated love and energy and pride worn them on every Memorial day since the first, had gone to the great assembly" and only Adam was left
 And Adami There was no part for him in ali these half pleasant, half
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"There Goes One of Those Grizzly Fighters. Boys"

twitching body marked him apart. Rage. wild. unreasoning rage at fate. cried out from all his features. With some fascination Adam noticed that his eyes were fastened upon the flag. or all that was left of it. But what a gaze. His glance was a menace. his look burnt with the hatred of one whose hand is forever set against the insignia of law and royalty.
 The ceremonies were drawing to . close A bugier stepped forward and played the first bar of the Star Span gled Banner" From his higher place Adam saw the man whom he had been watching push his way to the edge of the crowd. directly facing the flag. The people were singing now.
 The mans arm shot ont Something gleamed in the sunshine. something sang in the air above the words fin triumph shall waye." and an old Zouave stumbled and fell forward upon the white stones
 The commander of the post stopped over the fallen man and lifted his head The man was a stranger to him. He looked at Zouave standing near. silently questioning him.
 He pushed in front of Peterson. sig just as that scoundreI fired. He tried to grasp the nag, sir I guess he saw what the fellow aimed at"
 Who is he?" asked the officer And what is he doing here? He is not one of my men"
 He was Dan Roth's brother. We have all heard of him-he was the boy that wouldn't join in '6l But to day-he-he-
 The old man knelt down beside Adam Just below the dim stain on the shoul der of Dams jacket. the stain which marked that day at Alexandria. there was a new, fresh one. The heart that lay beneath it was at peace.
 tCopyrisht 1soe. by J. B. Lippincott Cal
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HARVARD MEN GATHER
 IN THE QUEEN CITY

CINCINNATI. O., May 29.-Boast. ful of the pruwess of their college and attesting this spirit with cheers and class yells, nearly one thousand Harvard graduates Hooked here today for the thirteenth annual meeting of the associated clubs of that institu- tion. The gathering is the largest and most representatives in the his tory Of the organization. the usually large attendance being doubtless due in a measure to the fact that Dr. Charles W. Eliot, who has just re, tired from the presidency of Harvard and his successor. r'rof. A. Lawrence Lowell. are both here as the honored guests of the convention.
 The delegates got together at the Hotel Sinton this morning for the initial session. which was presided over by Robert J. Cary, 90. of Chica- go. Reports for the year occupied the greater part of the session. This af- ternoon the delegates reassembled and engaged in the discussion of cur rent questions relative to university affairs. The advisability of requiring a degree for admission to the grad uate schools of medicine. law. divin- fly. applied science and business ad- ministration was one of the chief sub jects considered. University athletics Is slated for discussion at the even ing session and in view of pr. Eliot's well known antipathy to athletics 1t is considered highly probable that he will have something important to say on the subject. The convention will conclude it's business with the cleo ton of officers tomorrow morning.
 Worthy of Paradise
 The Koran: Paradise is for those who control their anger.
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.* Memorial Day Observations .a. 3
 
s.aGH1ERtIITLE .~zS, SoS/lh1>ES Ik, Hx FADU MADRvE

Sweet {MotAl b6AS rlsAen5G bay. % ''
 Welt psdA Viii bI6loassYhs richly laden.
 KS swesf7Sy 6X6aeSY of fabled tAiden- On sTa4es- efTfd&eHIoRes sone Before. .assWhf 55AAsAsAgrb1rafAl.- sgtbI1rafAl- she, said 6uainuy. For ors whs ag&,4tdA Abatlss (foar." .S And dIoppsa fh etn NnS SsE nahner (saintly. For osstass o Sss se:fsS shlA Asai4s said as eson M A ssavpon ni5 grave She Eropped solae roses Ire red for glory and rsnoyans syt tGNF-' The Whre for thoughts as earth-iife closes" And then ghpeared yours Harold Cray.
 The gfatydsop lof the soldier sleeping. WhileGosnher cheek hekpinh did play. <s5ESfts. from her heart the blood came leaping fE1SSSr 4fS3|& hy .YS6 His Aclash2the rnaidens soft hand sought '%$TheWhie they stood-haf glad, helf weeping He scattering flowers he had brought
 Above the hero in death sleeping Twas nice you should remember him.,
 He said. by such loving token. "A hero, she replied eyes GuIl-r4--S>
 50 all the neishbors oft have spoken. They slowly sadly turned away. \
 And soon the two were hoH.eWard walking Sweet Nellie Dean brave Harold Cray
 Of things not in their thoughts just talking When suddenly I've lest my heart"
 Her voice eaped upward like rocket, And back she made sudden start
 My heart!-rny little golden loClletT They backward went, and the grave
 Young Harold found it where twas lying. And said, I'll Keep 1t, the sly hnaVe-
 To Keep back tears was Molle trying o no dear Harold, not this heart
 She said through tears so faintly smiling The other, ther?" he said Loves art
 The rnaden's beating heart beguilng.
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sos, when a tiny child of tender years, upon the death of my mother. my father being in the Army of the Cumberland, was left in the care of the widow of the late Capt. John Gloves Symmes tof arctic fame), U s. A.
 Mrs Symmes was the daughter of an army officer, Col. Pelchy. [. S. A., and the widow, first of Capt. Lock wood, U. S. A., then of Capt Symmes. and was a most heroic army woman. At the time of which I write she was 80 years old. full of vigor and activity. The civil war engrossed her entirely. Everything she could do or say for her beloved union she said and did. Her energies were often directed to- ward ne, and well have cause never to forget the flag. Prom the time I could bend my tiny body vas "or- dered" to salute it.
 Promptly at g a. m. we often went on "paradeT-that is, we walked out over the old streets of Newport, Ky. generally ending the day at the old barricks (now destroyed), to hear the band at the evening concert.
 One of my childish honors was when. twice a year. we went to Gin cinnati, where grandma received her pension from the government in gold. As we would approach the build ing on Third street. over which the flag was floating, Salute the flag, child" she would command Then she and | would make the French courtesy-fhe was French-oending from the waist. low, almost to the ground. and in the most profound man ner. which seemed to me kind oz funereal performance. It always at traeted the attention of surprised peo- ple. She never noticed them. but to me it was a real concern which the bright little gold dollar-my part Of the pension--could not wholly dc away with. Everywhere and under any circumstances I would never fail to salute that flag. and she saw to il that I understood why this act of rev erence was rendered.
 Tt is your country" and later. it if the union 1t represents. for which SC
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HE rat-a-tat of the drums and the darntless voice of the fife began to a waken the quiet streets early in the m ornin s. A d a m Roth, brought to his window by the in sistent call of the flies. raised his eyes to the cloudless blue of the spring sky
 and then let them shift back uneasily
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HE question of sa- iuting the fisg has been and is now be ing agitated exten- sively, with the laud- able object of in stilling into every youthful heart that patriotism without which no country can live Saluting the flag may be new to some. but it is old to this writer. Away back in the
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Monotony. The best tune Rory ever played may tire one.-Irish Proverb-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-04-05
CONFERENCES DIVIDED.
New Division to Vs Known ms Ccn~
trail Texas Conference.

At the last session OF the North
west Texas Conference there was n
paper adopted for the appointment
Of n committee, consisting of one
minister and one layman from each
presiding elders district to take un-
der consideration the division of the
conference and to adopt q line and
boundaries looking TO that result
That committee met last week in
Cleburne and proceeded to carry out
the instruction of the conference.
The unanlmity with which they
agreed to the conclusions reached
is remarkable. and II points out the
fact Enthusiastically that the division
Will take pa g at the next general
conference; for the next annual con-
ference session at Stamford VIII
doubtless adopt the plan submitted
by the committee. According to this
plan the old conference will take
the name OF Central Texas Confer
ence." and Will be composed Of the
following ten districts: Dublin,
Weatherford, Fort Worth, Waxaha-
chic, Clcburnc, Corsicana, Waco.
Gainesville, Georgetown and Brown
wood Il will also retain the ar
cbives and history OF the old confer
ence and viii continue as such. The
new conference VIII be known as the
Northwest Texas Conference and
i,l include the following six dis
tricts. Abilene, Colorado. Stamford,
plainview. Vernon and Clarendon.
lta history VIII date from IT, organ
lzation and first session II takes the
old name because geographically II
Is the proper thing TO do 1t Is In tho
northwestern portion OF the state.
The old conference takes the new
nnmc because Il * located IN the
central portion of the state. We CON
gratulatc the brethren upon their
wise action in this matter II settles
"A question for them most amlcably
that has been bone OF contention
for some years, And the arrange
ment viii give to Texas Methodism
nve annual conferences OF nearly
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-04-05
Waxahachie, Texas.

Dear Sirs: II II took 10 gallons to
paint your house last time With
somebody else's paint, and takes s
with Devoe, we save you IS or $40:
for painting costs two or three
times as much as paint,
Mr.. Ezra Rahmull Willlamsport,
Pa, always used IL gallons OF mix
cd paint for his house; Devoe took
&.
But that isn't ALL that's only first
cost; how long will 1t wear7
The paint that goes furtherest in
covering, wears best, too.
All paint, true paint, and full
measure are on one side part paint.
false paint, and short-measure are
on the other. What can you exnectT
Yours truly.
80 II. w. DEvOE 4 CO.
=. s.. Waxahachie Lumber COM
pany sell our paint.