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The Columbus journal., 1909-12-22

responsible for 80 much Of uproar. %
general an outpouring of enthusiasm.
Still. the thought held me barely for
a moment: my own personal Affairs
were far too serious and insistent for
any wasted attention upon the saints.
turned back from the rail and
glanced carelessly within. The great
dining hall was already brilliantly H.
Illuminated. and a number of the tables
were surrounded by guests. 1t formed
cosmopolitan scene. the grouped
faces being representative of a wide
variety of races, the scraps of CONVEX
sation which floated to me through the
open window revealing half the Ian
guages Of Europe. Swarthy Span!ards.
volatile Frenchmen. silent sons of Al
bion, talkative Yankees. bewhiskered
and bespectacled Germans, blonde,
rosy-cheeked Swedes. together with
representatives from half q dozen
South American countries. were indis-
criminately mingled in sudden broth
erhood. This motley. interesting COM
pany was composed principally Of
men. exhibiting here and there the
glitter Of military uniforms, or some
popularity Of attire attesting the pres
ence Of the inevitable globe-trotter, al
though the majority were plainly
enough commercial gentlemen, inter
ested In various lines of trade, and
drawn into this vortex from the four
corners Of the globe in the wild scram-
BILE after gold. No foreign passenger
steamer had entered the harbor with
In the past - hours, and / had al
ready studied those faces before in the
vague. shadowy hope Of discovering .
friend. lit another cigarro. out Of
sheer nervousness. and sat silently
watching q Chinese attendant lighting
the colored lanterns suspended along
the balcony roof. A sudden rocket
went swiftly and sizzling up from out
the center Of the great plaza below.
and my eyes followed it, swift fight
into the black sky until it burst into
q thousand miniature stars.
When turned once again. now half
inclined to beckon . waiter and order
the serving Of dinner. . newly arrived
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-22
The Passion Elo,xee.

The lovely Passion flower takes its
name on account of its Characteristics
which symbolic the circumstances a
our Lords death and passion. The
leaves represent the spear. the ten
drills the cords with which he was
scoursed. the ten petals the ten apos-
ties who deserted him, the central
pillar the cross. the stamens ths
hammers. the styles the nails. the in
ner circle round the center the crown
Of thorns. the white hus Of the flower
is typical Of innocence. and the blue
shade . symbol Of heaven. The fact
that the Passion flower remains open
for only three days and then dies.
represents the death. burial and resur-
rection Of our Lord.-Home Notes.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-22

0OUO uOV W. q Vs - ~
A Young Mother" asks our opinioa
Of the alleged injurious effects AZ
rocking on babies"
We must frankly say that We con
slider It . brutal practice. A thoi
father Of . great many babies. Of an
ages, We never rocked ON any o.
them Intentionally. and No would.
probably be arrested II Ne expressod
our full opinion Of any woman Who
would presups to Do se.-Applacotts
Magazine.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-22
Getting Along Al, Right.


A young Japanese in one Of our in
-stitutions Of learning. having &C
quired q very good knowledge Of Eng.
lish, went out to deliver Q lecture In
that language. On his return. says
the Hartford Courant. one of the In
structors asked II he had . pleasant
time. He replied: Yes. very"
How did you get on with the lee
ture? ''Oh. quite well. but the audi
enco smiled at some things when I
could see no jokes" Gould you give
me IN instance?" well. I opened my
lecture BY saying that although / was
new in English language thought I
could deliver the goods: and they all
smiled" Now. doubtless the audience
smiled at what they thought was the
ready way In which . foreigner had
adapted q bit Of American slang: but
he di1 - unAerstand the smile be-
cause lp<4louSAk - was speaking
good 1lGlb&.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-22

= fs WVOvoo3 u
"Yea ~ women are smarter than
men?
Its q clnch."
upon what grounds do you base
your opinionE -
Look ut Tie number Of men they
have married.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-22

A. Zapp met with q peculiar accl-
dent at Emerson Saturday. He was
working in his planning mill alone
when in some unknown manner he
was caught in the betting of the ma
chinery Every thread of clothing was
stripped from him and he was thrown
unconscious to the floor, where he lay
for several hours suffering greatly
from the cold While he is bruised
and sore it is thought he is not dan
gerously hurt
Will NJ Maupin, head Of the bureau
of labor, is getting out an innovation
in the form Of blank to be sent to
all labor organizations. The blank
contains a long and comprehensive
list of questions in regard to the wage
schedules existing over the state.
E c. Hurd. engineer In charge o1
the work of finding the physical valu.
alton of railroad property under the
provision Of the physical valuation
Law enacted BY the recent Legislature
has submitted his report to the state
Railway commission and 1t has been
made . part of that body's report to
the governor.
Frank Schmidt was arrested In Bel
vile. Kan, and brought to FAirbury.
charged with forgery. It 10 alleged
that Schmidt, who was working for r.
NJ. Tyson Of Tobias, took . blank
checkbook and wrote . check in favor
Of himself and signed Mr.. Tyson's
name to Il.
A wellearned promotion has come
to . former Lyons boy now Of Dee
Moines, In. Harry Durrie. who has
been working sor the last three years
with the Bankers' Accident Insurance
company. has been placed at the head
opened soon at Omaha.
The Columbus journal., 1909-12-22

In grading the surplus poultry ana
dividing It into lots for fattening. :.fter
the plan suggested few weeks ago.
farmers having pure-bred flocks will
find IN occasional cockerel which It
seems q pity to send to the slaughter
ing pen. The owner instinctively feels
that more cash would be realized from
the sale Of such fellows as breeders
than in the form Of market poultry.
and he II tempted to remove them be-
fore the lot enters the fattening pen.
The notion that any old kind Of Q
wagon Vim do for the feed wagon q
all wrong. It b true that when one
goes on the road aNay from home he
wants q vehicle tha9 vin bring him
back without . b66ls1eWn. but It II
not pleasant to 81 8 IN of fodder ON.
only Q few rods ffo0 the house, and
have q wheel sDa1h o. N axle break
Rut . wagon that could not be sold
for dollar With Q box On. sells Tor .
ten-dollar bin at . sale. providing Il
carries . rickev Haek and 10 called q
feed wagon.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
SIDETRACKS SUBMISSION.
Alexander Says 1t Will Again Be
BROUGHT I'm /, Senate.

Ansti,s. San. 2G-1he Submission
resolution Was peH.i,ig business in re
senate Frida- mcflins Senator Aleu-.
ansior was on tie tIo0r 10 make
speech III is far when ,e said J.,
would taise " Tic question at a Il.
date
The senate went TITO executive Sos
sion and confirmed all lie arpc.a.e@s
of Governor Cam"beu
In the senate the Nallas co,rt2
court bill passed to e422Cssnltlt y
a vote of 90 to 3. 4 motion t. sue
pend the rules sud place ne bill Ct
third reading and final passage fajlcG
by vote Of q to T.. 1t taking four
'ifths to suspend tho rules.
In his speech in interest OF the bill
Sent0r Senior aid that thero are
Lice cases row OF the docket q 4 q
two courts at dallas and il can never
catch up: that Dallas county rae
more money to the state and received
back less than any other county IL the
state
1NiSitS t.lS bitlS Iliti tiHttu III tii1
senate Friday were:
By Eudspeth ct al: Provi.inr
actual travelling expenses fol. disiric-
judges when engaged in the discharge
of their duties
BY Golfer: Prohibiting baseball and
races, moving pictures and theaters
to operate on Sunday
BY Meachum: Requiring an en.in-
Ger and conductor to have had three
years experience as brakeman.
By Meachum: Creating a board o.
nurse examiners.
By Hume: Authorizing the gov
ernOr to purchase President Miraheaa
Lamar's state papers and appropriate
ing Sl0.0C0 therefor
BY Perkins: To prohibit persons
from using profane language over tel
ephones and imposing fine.
Numerous petitions were presented
in the senate Friday from various POI
tions of the state. urging submis
sion amendment Among them wa
one from members of the the Ballot
less Legion. urging Senator Mayfield
to use his influence to block all leg
islation until submission amend
ment is carried. The senate passed
finally the bill by Paulus creating q
| new road law for Layaca county:
also passed finally the Marshall char
| ter bill.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
Heaviest Penalty Assessed.

Sherman, Jan. 23.-The heaviest pen
E11ty ever assessed in the history of IL
s4cit liquor traffic litigation in Grayson
eoun.y in single verdict vas inpos-
ID in the case of the state Vs.. e.
lkOckhart, charged with keeping or
icing concerned in the keeping OF a
Mousse where spirituous. vinuous or
senalt liquor was sold or kept for sale
Without first having secured license
from the state to retail said liquors.
The Indictment charged that he was
lxuilty on July 1, Aug. l, Sept. l, Oct.
q and Oct. Is, 1908, but the state ad.
lifted that it was unable to make
Droof as to July and the jury found
NE defendant guilty on each OF the
sether dates and assessed fine OF
400 and twenty days in Jail for eacn
s1ay, making a total of $500 and eignty
S1ays in Jail.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
RADICAL CHANGES.
'e'eral Proposed to Confedee.
ate Pens;o, H.

Austin. jan. 23.-Mes.rS poau
-so schlrter, Ralston MCKINLEY
49,: '''er representatives introduced
'i'iS measure in the house ame,d;no
'Ne confederate PENSION act:
l. ne date OF marriage Of widows
- raised from pier to March 1879
~ March l. 1880 This is in accord
''ee VITA the constitutions, amend
l'''''' carried at the genera, a1ectio,
November, laG4
me teflnition Of the word .ir.
o'Sei'' Nhe so-caI,ed pauper clause,
IS entirely eliminated; in place Of it
'he proposed law designatas ITO
amount ard income an applicant NAV
possess.
., Provision has been made for 81,
Sohleoerate soldiers and their vidov-c
10 enable them by proof to Obtain non.
slons' ,he law now in force failed to
uo uat' although the constitution on.
'',eo mem to pensions. if qualified
r Inc provisions of the prcoosed
40" uesiSnates the county Judge as
"e oiioefa 70 whom applications shall
pe mace and provides for fee. etc
oet does not require his or the approv-
al OF commissioners court Under
IL applications can be made at any
time. ~ ''i'
D. PROVIDING for the appointment Of
d pension commissioner and his d,,,
ties NA
o. A change in the date when pen-
SONS begin. This is in accordance
with law passed by the Twenty.
ninth legislature. that the fiscal wear
.or all aocoUnts shall begin on Sent.
l of each var.
Z. Classification Of pensioners. pro
VldIng fixed sum for the bind.
manned, etc, soldiers.
8. Proof OF Inability that make a
support By labor of any sort and a
certificate by a physician showing an
applicants physical condition is en-
tirely eliminated
.. 1t also provides that after apDcr-
tionments are made made that vacan.
cies created by death or from other
causes may ,,e filed between the dates
designated as beginning dates Cor pen.
sions.
Mr.. Briscoe' resolution o. print F e.
publican platform in house journal
was tabled. he being willing
Mr.. Terrell OF Cherokee offered a
bill to permit railroads to contract
for advertising space in papers, to be
paid for in Transportation
Mr.. Tarver offered anti-Sunday ex
cursiOn bill
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24

Couple Not Deferred by Mis-
haPs From Marrying.
GROOM Has I2i1,;S LRJAEN.
Rec Covering Sufficiently to Start Fer
the Church, Czrria-e CVerturns and
Eotn Tt~c"n into a Fitch. Finally
Eccii,g IL - TIE House Of Cod.

Ee:.cs'.e W.. JaH oc-n2ttling
bravery against an adverse fate. wl;> a
seemed q, tvtMined to p"eve1t .liss
Is bsi y arts and himself from bein 3
uni,ed IN 'vzd,cck, Phillip Neu finally
t,.un pne,'
TIE couple was to have been mar
Tic;i a wee. aEo. but while making
arraHge nents Tor the marriage feast
Neu "as 7, :uTed by runaway hCTse.
WheH lie regaiGed consciousness after
five hours. he found two of his ribs
we're HroEea
y hen he recovered sufficiently to
start TO the church for the wedding
he drove over to the home of Miss
spa:ts. AZ Miss Sparts got into the
carriage she said DO you think the
wedding will he a go this time or are
YOU gong 10 have another runaway
ac,fent?'
Neu. stHa suffering from fractured
ribs, assured her he was determined
to be married if he had to walk tc
the church or be carried on stretcher
Half an hour later the horse SHE'D
and unset the carriage, throwing tine
couple into ditch. Fortunately
neither of them was seriously injured
Leaving the runaway animal to de
molsh the buggy they walked to the
church and We're made man and wife
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
ONLY THREE CHANGES.
~. g. Townsend Of Wilbarqer County
New Secretary of State.

Austin. Jan 23-The governor sent
to the senate his list of appoint
ments for confirmation. Only three
changes are made in the governor 5
official family. William E. Townsend
of Vernon is named as secretary CT
state; Charles B. White. present chic.
clerk of the state purchasing agent
department.. was appointed state pun
chasing agent. and the present pui-
chasing agent. J. G. Haynes of Karnee
count, was appointed to the positio:
of financial agent of penitentiaries t.
succeed G. W. Wright. All Of the
other officers Of the government Were
reappointed.
Mr. Townsend for fifteen years was
leOunty clerk of Wilbarger county anl
is ar original Campbell man, havin:
seconded the nomination of GOvernol
Campbell at the Dallas convention
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
Opposition to Reduction Measure.

Austin. Jan. 23.-Oppositon to the
Reedy bill. TO reduce the house mem
bership TO ninety-three. developed FRI.
day at the session of the house con-
mittee on state affairs, Mr.. Mckin
ney spoke against the measure. il
sisting smaller membership would be
dangerous as it would make it easier
to enact dangerous laws. Mr.. Vaughan
favored the measure as platform
demand Final consideration was
POSTPONED
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
Colonel LYLE Retires.

Washington, Jan. 23.-ColOnel David
A. Lyle of the ordnance department,
has been placed on the retired list of
the army on account of age after forty
years service. For several years Col.
Lyle has been in command of the ar
senal at Augusta. Ga. One of Colonel
Lyle's contributions to the govern
ment was the famous Lyle life saving
gum" which has been used on ships
at life saving stations throughout the
world for many years.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
cuIberson's Resolution Adopted.

Washington. Jan. 23-The senate
adopted Senator Culberson's resolution
directing the attorney general to SUP
ply the senate with copies Of all cor
respondence relating to the absorb
ton of the Pennsylvania Sugar Re-
filming company by the American ST..
gar Refining company. after motion
by Mr.. Kean to lay the resolution on
the table had been voted down.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
TEXAS AND TEXANS.

San Marcos Is to have cotton COM
press.
A fertilizer plant is to be establish
ed at Mexia.
Store of the Georgetown Mercantile
company was burglarized.
Gus Levy, over thirty years a Gal
weston business man, is dead.
Several business houses are in pro-
zoo If construction at Wichita Falls.
Safe of postoffice at Holiday, Wich-
ita county, was dynamited and $50 Sc
cured.
Thermometer at Dallas Saturday
morning at 5 O'Clock registered 20 de-
grees.
Considerable land in Coke county
10 IN he cultivated this year for the
first time.
Honey Grove votes Feb. "a on ques-
tion of issuing $1,000 street improve
ment bonds.
The Colorado Rice Milling company
If Raw CITY has purchased $1,000 bags
of Japan rice.
Continental Bank and Trust compa-
nv OF ALTO, CHeIohee So"h.' nS'" ~
converted into state bank.
DR.. Turrentine. an aged citizen OF
Kaufman county. fell dead from a
chair at Scurry just after eating din
ner.
G.. NJ. Reeves and wife of Pittusburg
have celebrated their fifty-eighth we'd
ding anniversary. They located in
Caran county in 1858.
A big panther hunt IS 70 take pace
N the vicinity Of Big SPRINGS. Iaese
en;nals arc said to be numerous IN
'Hat section.
wichita Fails and Southern will az
.ara he railway :iom its present ter
~; :. New Ca,iss:.-. IN IaIHg coun-
.c.n "a thu Texas a.. seine
-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
LARGE Amount Involved.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 23.--Homer
Taher. president Of the San Diego
Bank and Trust company, is reported
to have been arrested at San Diego
following the bringing of nineteen in
dictments against him by the grand
Jury involving approximately $750,00O
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
SWEEPING CHANGE.

Rock island Railway Will Install In
Texas a Telephone System.
Fort Worth, Jan. 23.-The Rock Is
land railway officers here have made
an announcement which calls for a
sweeping change in the operation of
the Texas lines. The road will i'm.
mediately install a system of tele
phones instead of telegraph to handle
trains and attend to the roads bust
ness. This change will throw many
dispatchers and operators out of en-
plOyment The Rock Island will build
its own telephone system.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
MRS. ALLEN ACQUITTED.
0he4 and Killed 4 Woman She Found
In Her husbands conpanv.

Wichita Falls. Tex. Jan. 23.-After
being out six hours the jury acquitted
Mrs. Walker Allen on the charge of
ne murder CT Lille Wheatley on the
grouEG OF emotional insanity. The
trial of Ms. Allen, who is the wife
OF wealthy grain dealer, was perhaps
the most sensational hearing ever
heard here. The Sorry of the case is
as follows
SeveIar r,onths ago Mrs. Allen came
loon her husband sitting in a buggy
with tte Eneatly woman and without
warning secured revolver and shot
the woman, killing her instantly. The
plea at the bar was emotional insanity
and in proof OF this testimony was
introduced 10 show that Mrs. Allen
lost control of herself when she saw
husband in company with the woman
she killed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
Child Accidentally Kills Brother.

u Big Sandy. Tex. Jan. ga sad &C
e1dent occurred at the home OF lsham
Reynolds q we,l-to-do farmer. living
: few miles east of Big Sandy. waiter
The seventeen.year-Old son of Mr.. Key
.nolds. was accidentally titled by snot
s the back of the head by 22-calf'
her rifle by his six-year-old brother
The rifle was on water shelf on the
front gallery. when Che little boy took
hold of the gun. pulled the trigger ana
Il was discharged. striking deceased
IA the back of the head He nveo
about twenty minutes. never speaking
after being shot.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
Immense HOES.

Chillicothe, Tex Jan. 23-W. u.
Bellamy. postmaster at Medicine
Mound. eight miles southwest of this
place. has killed four hogs weighine
a total of 1900 pounds, the largest
weighing 620 pounds and the smallesc
3S8 pounds. The three smallest OF
these hogs were sixteen months Old.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
Letter Operated Upon.

Chicago, Jan. 23.-Joseph Letter,
we'll known in New York and Chicago
social and business circles, and whose
atteriIt 20 corner the wheat rarVef
some years ago caused sensation.
was operated upon Friday for appen-
dic;tiS
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
FURIOUS FIRE PREVAILS.
Caleeston Visited by Big Blaze
Along Water Front.
MUCH COTTON CONSUMED.
eeven thousand Bales Of Cotton, A,so
Thirty thousand Feet of Loas, Be.
sides Other Goods, Consumed. and
Couple Of Steamships Barely Escane

Galveston. Jan. GA fire, believed
] % have had its origin by the exn,o.
Non of night watchman's lantern
caused the most destructive confIaera.
ton on the water front of Galveston.
3 - well as the most spectacular scene
svf witnessed at this city.
The blaze consumed pier - and
commenced at O'Clock Friday night
Total losses are estimated at s424
600, tented as follows. Cotton =.
900 bales, S35o.0o0. cotton seed oil
lhirty-five barrels. $1,000: cotton seed
meal 200 tons, s2.ooo: Lumber. logs.
asBtc.. 10000 feet, $4,000; wharf shed
ste. $1,000.
Losses are chiefly covered by insur.
s9nce. The immense pier and it's car.
80 were completely destroyed.
Within ten minutes after the fire
a1earted it had gained such headway
among the 1000 bales of cotton and
sniscellaneous other stuffs that the
4 night of the fire department was Ill
s1ected upon saving surrounding prom.
ty-particularly pier IA and elevator
8 and pier 10. Thousands of people
med the surrounding piers and points
~ vantage on the land side.
With destruction by fire threatening
41eir vessels. the captains of the steam.
@ohtpS Shira and Indian carried their
D1tps in tortuous fashion into the safe
~ channel. with flames much of the
me rolling over portions of the Shira,
0hich was nearest the burning pier.
faliantly the crews of the steamships
rood by in the face of terrible heat.
Aich treatened at any moment to de-
troy the already smoking woodwork
"a the vessels. Playing their ships
lose and rendering aid in getting
clear.
Heat Is intense.
The heat emanating from the pier
#1as intense, and for miles around the
I'D glare upon the slight clouds above
must have reflected the magnitude of
1ne confla grafton. Volumes of smoke
rolled out over the waters. and at
Hines enveloped pier Il, Immediately
the. west of elevator A. AS the fire.
n0E threw their twenty odd streams
ITO the seething furnace sparks in
nultitudinous number sprang out
p0n the night. lending new fear
= the possibilities as frightening as
5he spectacular
Pier Ten In Danger.
Pier 10. just to the east of pier T.
- IN great danger of ignition for
eral minutes. In fact. the heat
~ the burning sheds and oil was
Il intense that the west side of pier
fairly smoked and blistered. II
oems likely that had a stream of wa.
q been turned On this shed it would
ave token fire and the loss thereby
1creased hundreds of thousands OF
collars. Except for the very light
outheast wind the losses might have
Zen counted by the millions instead
"a by the thousands
Two barges of lumber in the slip to
4Ae east of the burning pier were saved
~ several men dipping water from
re bay in buckets and pouring it upon
#1Ae lumber.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
MANY ZEN DROWN.
Ten Whites and Hundred and
Fifty Natives Perish.

johannesburg, Jan. 23.-Ten white
man and 100 natives were drowned
in the Nitwat ersrand gold mine, which
became flooded by the bursting of
Knights dam. Heavy rains caused
the dam to give away.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
Gas Discovered, Town Started.

Comanche, Okla. Jan. 2S.-Two
miles south OF Alma gas has been DIS
covered at depth of 204 feet. There
d comparatively a strong flow, con
sidering the depth penetrated. ano
Preparations are being made TO pu.
down a we'll. 320-acre town site mas
been laid off, and the town OF Alma
will be moved to the new sIte IN the
future. The new town is called Gas
City. Considerable excitement pre-
walls.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
LARGE Deal Made,

Big Springs. Tex, Jan. 23.-One hun
dred thousand dollars is the sum in.
volved in a large deal made here.
F. G. Oxsheer of Fort Worth sold TO
w. J. Dickson of Lubbock $500 head
of cattle and horses and the lease priv
leges.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
Last Of Lewis Family Gone.

McAlester, Okla, Jan. 23-Fro-h
Washington City news comes OF the
death Of the twelve -year-old daughter
81 Fielding Lewis. formerly assistant
attorney general, who died here IN
December TIE daughter. an only
child, was in school at Georseoown
Mrs. Lewis died about ten years as"'
thus the family ends.