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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-11-13
.BAPTISTS TO HOUSTON
For the Next Annual session-Fort
Worth Will Get the New Theo-
logical Seminary.
CHerald Specially

Dallas, Texas, Nov. 13-The sixty
sixth annual convention of the Texas
Baptist Association this morning Sc
lected Houston for the next annual
meeting, The association also for
mally accepted the two hundred thou
sand dollar offer from Fort Worth and
will locate the new Theological Semi
nary there. The project to build a
race track at Juarez, Mexico, opposite
Ell Paso, was vigorously condemned in
resolutions. The convention will
probably continue in session until
Tuesday
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-11-13
NAT B. JONES, A PROMINENT AT
ToRNEY OF SAN ANTONIO,
SHOT TO DEATH.
WIFE DID THE SHOOTING.
But Claims She Shot Her Husband In
Defense-coupIe Had Been
Estranged For Some Time.
No Arrest Yet.
(Herald Specially

San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 10.
Nat B. Jones, prominent San An
tonic attorney, died at o'clock this
morning as a result of a bullet wound
received in a shooting affray last
night in his wife's apartments. Mrs.
Jones will be arrested and charged
with the murder when she RECEIVERS
from nervous prostration. She is at
present being guarded in her room.
Jones and his wife occupied separate
apartments in a fashionable house,
owing to a recent estrangement. Fol
lowing the shooting Jones was found
lying on the floor with a razor near
his hand Mrs. Jones says she shot
her husband in self-defense.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-11-13
KILLED BLIND NEGRO.
Julian Walker Shot and Killed John
Foster at Dallas Today.
(HeraId Special.O

Dallas, Texas, Nov. 13-John Fos-
ter, a blind negro musician, was shot
and killed by Julian Walker, another
negro, here this morning. The shoot
ing followed Walkers arrest in Fort
Worth a few days ago in company
with Fosters daughter, who had
eloped with Walker Foster went to
Walkers home today, when the shoot
ing took place
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-11-13
fitIIGE IS ON HIS HIS WAY
President of the Waters Pierce Oil
Company Sails From Europe, and
Is on His Way to Texas.
(Herald Specially

ST Louis, Mo-, Nov 13.-H. Clay
Pierce, president of the Waters Pierce
Oil company, is on his way to Texas
to stand trial on charge of perjury,
according to Judge Priest, Pierce's
personal attorney, who today said
Pierce had sailed for New York sew
eral days ago. The trial is set for
November 90 in the district court at
Austin. Pierce has been spending
the summer in Europe, and the trial
necessitates his return sooner than
he desired
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-11-13
DR.. MCLAUGHLIN DEAD.
Former President of the University
Medical School at Galveston.
(Herald Specially

Austin, Texas, Nov. 13.-Dr ]. w.
Mclaughlin, aged sixty-nine, and a
former president of the University
Medical School at Galveston, died at
his home here this morning. For
many years he was prominent in medi-
cal circles of the southwest, and was
a Confederate veteran. He is sur
viyed by wife and six children.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-11-13
Change In Firm.

The firm of Womack & Mash has
been succeeded by Womack & John
son, and the new firm assumes the
liabilities of the old firm and will also
collect'all amounts due the firm. The
new firm solicits a continuance of the
public patronage, and will give good
service in return. Give us your or
ders. 11-6-1m
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-11-13
YOUNG MAN sUICIDED.
Shot Himself Through the Heart With
Shotgun.
(Herald Special.l

Caldwell, Texas, Nov. 13-Despond-
ent over continued poor health, Otto
Jester, aged twenty-five years, and
whose home was at Carmine, killed
himself this morning by shooting him
self through the heart with the con-
tents of a shotgun. The act was com
mitted at the home of his brother,
Walter Jester, near Deanhill. The
young man recently went to Deanhill
to undergo medical treatment.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-11-13
N'LEAN TO INVESTIGATE
Representative of Russell Sage Foun.
dation Fund Will Look Into
Texas Prison Conditions.
(Herald Specially

Fort Worth, Texas, Nov, 19.-Fran-
els Mclean, Representing the Russell
Sage foundation fund, will be here
next week and will thoroughly investi-
gate conditions in Texas penitentiaries
and convict farms. This fund is en-
dowed with $1O,0OO,OOO, given by Mrs.
Russell Sage for helping the poor
While it is not definitely known, it is
believed the investigation will be fol
lowed by recommendations Mclean
has spent many years investigating
penitentiaries.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-11-13
SNOW FLURRIEs ARE REPORTED
FROM DALHART SECTION.
TRAVELLING SOUTHWEST
SLEETING At Ell PASO
Heavy Snow, sIeet, Rain and Wind
Holds the Panhandle In Grasp
Today-8ig Drop In Tenn
perature Reported.
CHerald Specially

Dalhart Texas, Nov. 13.-Snow
flurries this morning followed a sud
den drop in temperature in this sec
ton of the Panhandle. A cold wave
is moving southwest through North
and Central Texas, and there are indi-
cations of more snow.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-11-13
WOMAN GOT JUDGMENT.
Mrs. Scale of Sherman Given Damages
In Sum of $4,000.
CHerald Specially

Sherman, Texas, Nov 13.-Mrs.
Maude Scale was given verdict for
fourteen thousand dollars against the
Frisco railroad in the district court
here this morning, in a suit to recover
damages for the death of her hus-
band. Scale was killed in the railroad
yards within fifty minutes after he
assumed his position with the road.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-11-13
SIeet and Snow.
fHerald SneciaIl

Ell Paso, Texas, Nov. 13.-Sleet and
snow is falling today between Maria
and Valentia, and a hard rain with a
stiff wind is blowing all over this
section. The heaviest rain for two
years is reported from Colorado City.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-11-13
Fort Worth Market.
(Herald Special. !

Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 13.-Cattle
500. Hogs 300. Steers steady, tops
$3.50. Cows steady, tops $500 Calves
steady, tops $425 Hogs steady, tops
$3.50.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-11-13
DRUGGISTS ARRESTED.
Six Druggists of Dallas Are to Be
Prosecuted.
CHerald Specially

Dallas, Texas, Nov. 13.-An investi-
cation here by Pure Food Commits
sioner Abbott resulted today in the
filing in the district court of affida-
Wits charging six local druggists with
violating the pure food law. The
names of the defendants are with
held pending their arrests.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-02
BIG MARBLE DEAL
Rumor Vermont Marble Company
Has Bought Brandon Italian

Middlebury. Dec. "A rumor is in
circulation about the street and cur
rently reported for a fact, that on
Saturday big deal had been consum-
mated by which the Vermont Marble
company of Proctor had acquired the
entire property Of or controlling
interest in the Brandon Italian Mar
BILE company of Middlebury
1t was impossible at present to get
at the exact facts of the matter, as
the local officials OF the company ut
terly refuse to either confirm or deny
the truth of the report. Wilbur w.
Wood. the general manager was seen
al the offices of the company by a
newspaper representative, but de-
clined to give any information. Mr..
Wood said 81 cannot say anything
one way or the other about the rum
or. | am not one of the owners of
the company and have nothing to
say The information, If there is
any. should come from the owners"
II may be said, however, that ow-
ing to the non-committal stand of the
officers and to the fact that tentative
negotiations for the purchase and
sale of the property are known to
have been in progress between the
two corporations and the report of
the deal is generally credited in
town. What the result of the sale
will be, if one has actually been
made, and what will be the course
and policy of the new owners. If
there are any, are matters of vital
concern to the business interests of
Middlebury.
The mills here have been in opera
ton for ten years and generally EN-.
ploy from 100 to 1870 hands, the pres
ent number being over 100 Some of
the men were notified today that
there would be no work for them for
the present after this week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-02
DEFENDS COOKS CLAIM
Greeley Expedition Survivor Says He
Reached North Pole

San Jose, CAL Dec. Maurice
Cornell, observer al the United
States Weather Bureau, and a survi-
vor of the Greeley North Pole Exped-
ition, defends DR.. Frederick A. Cook
from the recent attack of Walter
Wellman.
Taking up the main points OF the
Wellman charges, Mr. Connell declar-
ed that instead of having to take food
from Annatok, a distance of 700 miles
from the pole. the Cook party killed
so much game during the last part of
the journey that upon reaching Cape
Hubbard, 400 miles from the pole.
they had a greater quantity of sup
plies than when they started from An
natok.
The fact that Cook, three days out
from Cape Hubbard cut down his
party to two Eskimos and twenty-six
picked dogs, according to Connell, is
further reason why he could have
made better and unimpeded progress.
"Wellman tells us that he could
manufacture a latitude observation at
any time, said Mr. Cornell Ger
tainly that is not very convincing
But Cook could not well manufacture
the magnetic variations. nor. above
all, could he state whether the North
Pole was on land or sea unless he had
been there.
III anything was needed to con
firm Cooks claim that he had reach
ed the pole in April, 1908, Peary's
narrative of the journey made by
himself in 1909 would confirm it,
Cook stated that no land exists at the
pole; so says Peary. Cook stated
that the ice foes were of larger ex
tent and smoother as the Pole was
neared, and that there were fewer
pressure ridges: so says Peary.
Peary in every detail confirms Cook,
even to the peculiar color of the
pole
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-02
AGED AUNT HELD
IN ALLEGED BATH
TUB MURDER
Grey Haired Spihster Charged
With Death of Niece
HAD $4,000 INSURANCE
Young Woman's viii Bequeathed
Most Of Property to Her Grand
mother
HAD $4,000 INSURANCE

New York, Dec. 2.-Virginia Ward
law, a bent and gray haired spinster
was arraigned before a recorder at
East Orange, n. j., yesterday after
noon. formally charged with the
murder of her young niece, Mrs. Ocey
w. n. Snead, whose body was found
in a bath tub in a d serted house in
East Orange on Monday afternoon.
Death, according to the coroner, was
due to drowning in less than foot
of water, but in view of the many
mysterious features of the Casa
$4,000 insurance policy on the vic
TINS life the fact that she owned
property in Brooklyn valued at &c.,
900 and her apparent helplessness for
months past, Miss Wardlaw was held
without bail and committed to Jail for
examination on Monday.
The Wardlaw woman in court was
grim and taciturn. She was dressed
in black and heavily yelled When
the charge was read she manifested
no emotion but when taken to a cell
she broke down and wept
The police theory is that Mrs.
Snead had been in a helpless condit-
ion for months, unable TO direct her
affairs and at the mercy of whoever
acted as her guardians. A will has
been discovered which says among
other things:
Il give to my infant son the sum of
$500.
Il give and Dequeath all the rest of
my estate, both real and personal of
which | may die possessed, to my
grandmother. Martha Eliza Ward
law"
Clews led the detectives to Flat
bush, Brooklyn. where they tried to
establish connection between the
death of Mrs. Snead and happenings
in a so-called "house of mystery in
the Brooklyn suburb where Miss
Wardlaw, Mrs. Snead and two
strange old ladies' lived until recent.
ly. When Mrs Sneads body was
was at first believed that she com
mitted suicide Investigation, how.
ever, led the police to believe that
the woman was drowned and appar
emily contradictory stories told by
Miss Wardlaw caused her detention
Further probing disclosed that Mrs
Snead had the insurance policy on
her life.
Search of the house of mystery
in Brooklyn revealed blood spots in
various rooms. In the kitchen stove
the police found human hair charred
human bones and the skull of a young
child.
The detectives have ordered the
cellar and floors torn up.
Mrs. Sneads husband disappeared
last summer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-02

LAME BACK FEELS FINE
Just a Few Doses Regulate The Kid
news Ending Bladder Misery

If YOU take several doses OF Pape S
Diuretic all backache and distress
from out of order kidneys or bladder
trouble will vanish, and you will feel
fine.
Lame back, painful stitches, rheu-
matism, nervous headache, dizziness,
irritabiity. sleeplessness, inaamed or
swollen eyelids, WORKOUT, sick feel
ing and other symptoms Of sluggish,
inactive kidneys disappear
Uncomfortable, smarting, frequent
urination ESPECIALLY at night and all
bladder misery ends.
This unusual preparation goes at
once to the disordered kidneys, blad-
der and urinary system and distrib-
utes its healing, cleansing and vitall-
ling influence directly upon the or
gans and glands affected, and com
pletes the cure before you realize 1t.
The moment you suspect any kid
ney or urinary disorder or feel rheu-
matism pains, begin taking this harm
less medicine, with the knowledge
that there is no other remedy at any
price, made anywhere else in the
world, which will effect so thorough
and prompt a cure as fifty-cent
treatment of Papes Diuretic, which
any druggist can supply.
Your physician, pharmacist, banker
or any mercantile agency will tell
you that Pape, Thompson & Pape OF
Cincinnati, is a large and responsible
medicine concern. thoroughly worthy
OF your confidence.
Only curative results can come
from taking Pape's Diuretic and a
few days treatment means, clean, ac'
tive, healthy kidneys, bladder and ur-
mary organs-and no backache.
Accept only Pape's Diuretic-hfty'
cent parliamentary drug store-any
where in the world.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-02
FRISCO RAILROAD
SOLD TO AVOID
INVESTIGATION
Chicago and Rock Island Dis
poses Of Property
is A PARALLEL LINE
Had Been Intimation That interstate
Commerce Commission Was
About to Begin Action

New York Dec Six thousand
FIVE hundred miles of railroad, form
ing the st. Louis and San Francisco
Railroad company, generally known
as the Frisco, changed hands in New
York yesterday by IT'S severance,
with which it was merged in 1903.
The purchasers are B. F. Yoakum,
former chairman of the FriscoRock
Island board, and B. l.. Winchell, for
mer president of the Rock Island,
who now becomes president of the
Frisco. 1t is understood in addition
that Messrs. Winchell and Yoakum
have as their associates in the deal
some of the leading capitalists of the
middle west, including Adolphus
Busch and Festus J. Wade of St.
Louis, as well as the Union Trust
company of that city.
All accounts agree that the dissolu-
ton was brought about by fear of the
federal Intervention. The Rock Is
land and Frisco lines parallel and tap
each other at various points, and
there is reason to believe that the in
terstate commerce commission had
taken cognizance of that fact.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-02
STALLED TRAINS
FILL RAIL ROAD
FREIGHT YARDS
Industries of All Kinds Affected
by Strike
THOUSANDS OF IDLE MEN
Threatened Use of Non-Union Men
May Extend Strike to Switch
ing Firemen

st. Paul, Dec EVERY line of in
dustry in the Twin Cities and in
Duluth, Superior, and all cities OF the
Northwest dependent on the move
ment of supplies is seriously affected
by the strike of the railroad switch
men.
1t is estimated that upward of 20-
600 men are idle on account of the
strike order A continuance of the
strike for several days will throw ad-
ditional thousands out of work. All
the -four mills in Minneapolis are
closed.
The railroad yards are filled with
stalled freight trains. An attempt to
move few of them by the aid OF the
Office men drafted as switchmen is
making an impression.
Most of the through passenger
trains are getting away on time The
trains are made up by the yardmas-
teTs
That all hopes of a settlement of
the strike at present are at an end
was indicated by the departure for
Washington of Martin A. Knapp of
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and United States Labor Com
missioner Charles p. Neill. Mr..
Knapp said he could do nothing but
offer his services, and at this time
they were not wanted
The railroad managers committee
announced that il was bringing TO
St Paul new switchmen to take the
places of the strikers. To this Presi.
dent Hawley of the Switchmen's I'm.
ion of North America, said
"All right, let them come. We will
not object"
AS counter move information is
given out from the switchmen's head
quarters that if the railroads attempt
to use non-union sfitchmen the loco
motive tiremen may refuse to handle
cars 1t is understood from one
member of the locomotive firemen's
union that the chief of that organiza.
tion has instructed the men to de-
cline to work with non-union men.
II is said that the firemen have had
| a grievance for some time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-02
RED CROSS STAMPS BARRED
British Postal Department Claims
They Are Confusing.

Washington, Dec Great Britain
and her South African possessions,
Orange River Colony, South Rhode
STA, and the Transvaal have refused
admittance to their mails to Red
Cross Christmas stamps and all other
non-postage charity stamps, and Ger
many has stipulated that the stamps
must be placed on the backs of en-
velopes or wrappers. The post office
department has issued a circular an
nouncing this fact and stating that
all mail articles coming under the re-
striction will be returned to the SEN
der, If known by the postal autnorit-
les in this country, and will be sent
to the dead letter Office If the sender
is not known. The circular adds that
all articles bearing such stamps for
transmission in the international
mails should bear on the covers the
full address of the sender.
The reason given for the action of
the foreign postal authorities is that
the stamps are confused with the
regular postage stamps of the United
States. The announcement comes as
a great surprise to members of the
Red Cross in Washington, however.
and they are unable to explain why it
should be taken in Great Britain
especially, where the English charac-
ters on the regular stamps should be
instantly recognizable.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-02
BIGGEST BIDS YET
MADE FOR PRIZE
RING BATTLE
All Kinds of Proposals For
Jeffries johnson Fight
NO DECISION WAS REACHED
Because of Diversity of offers Selec-
ton of Locality for Fight Post
poned "a Hours

New York, Dec. Bids for the
championship fight between James j.
Jeffries and Jack Johnson were open
ed yesterday afternoon in Hoboken,
n. j., and because of their great num-
Der it was decided to postpone the
selection of the battle-ground for
twenty-four hours. The Offsets for
the fight were the largest ever made
for prize ring encounter.
Edward Graney, representing the
Tuxedo Athletic club of San Francis
co, made bid involving three differ
ent propositions In his first PROPOSE
tion Mr.. Graney offered eighty per
cent of the gross receipts with
guarantee of $4,000, the manage
ment to have sole ownership of the
picture privileges; the second propo-
sition was lightly per cent of the gross
receipts with a $4,000 guarantee and
an offer of $4,000 for one-third of the
picture proceeds; the third, ninety
per cent of the gross receipts with
no guarantee.
Mr.. Graney agreed, if the offer was
accepted, to build a pavilion seating
$4,000 people in or within five miles
Of San Francisco.
John Gleason of San Francisco in
combination with James Coffroth,
submitted bid of S125,000 for a
fight on July at either the Colma
Athletic club or Ocean View, San
Francisco, reserying full rights to the
picture proceeds. GLEASON agreed If
the bid was accepted to deposit i'm
mediately a check for $4,000 Mr..
Gleason made second proposition
offering a purse of $4,000 and Sc 2-3
per cent Of the picture receipts. A
third proposition by Mr.. Gleason pro-
vided for an offer of so per cent of
the gross receipts and Sc % per cent
of the picture receipts. Coffroth
agreed to deposit $4,000 if the offer
was accepted
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-02
SITES FOR MONUMENT
To Samuel De ChampIain Considered
by Commission

Dy COMMISSION
Montpelier, Dec 1.-The Vermont
Champlain Precautionary commission,
which met here Tuesday afternoon
authorized the New York commission
to sell the barges that were used for
the Indian Pageant at Burlington and
to remit Vermonts share of the pro-
ceeds. These barges are owned
jointly by the Vermont and New
York commissions and after they
were used in Burlington were taken
to the Hudson river where they were
used in the Fulton celebration and
where they now are. 1t is expected
Vermont will net about $1,000 from
the sale of these barges
Horace w Bailey, chairman of the
committee on the legislative report,
resigned from that committee be-
cause of his health. The resignation
was accepted with regret and DR..
John NJ Thomas am A. F.. Stone
were appointed consulting members
of the subcommittee. The original
committee is composed of II. NJ.
Hayes and Walter II. Crockett.
There being no probability of joint
action with the New York commits
sion on the erection of a monument
to Champlain. the Vermont commits
sion discussed today the erection of
a monument at Juniper island It
will be necessary to obtain permits
sion of the U. S. government to place
it there, as that island is the proper.
ty of the government. 1t was thought
by some members of the commission
that such permission could only be
easily obtained but also that the gov
eminent might be induced to lay out
park on this island, which contains
about 20 acres, to be known as Cham
plain park
The commission now has on hand
about $14,700 and all bills to date
paid The commission will make a
full report to the legislature of 1916
in book form of all the tercentenary
celebrations held in Vermont last
summer with the addresses made al
the celebrations. The commission
adjourned last evening subject to the
call of the chairman,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-02
GRANGE OFFICERS
Elected Wednesday Evening for the
Coming Year

AT the regular meeting of Benning
ton Grange the following officers
were elected for the coming year
Master, Henry +, Blake; overseer.
William C. Houran; lecturer, Mrs. 4.
A. Rice; steward Charles A. Knapp;
assistant steward, William Green;
chaplain, William c. Clark; treasur-
er. Fred A. Rice; secretary, Miss
Edith Rice; gate keeper, S. f. Sher-
man; Ceres, Miss Mary Rose; Pomo-
ma, Mrs. C. f. Russell; Flora Miss
Lois Niles; lady assistant steward
Mrs. William Green; musician. Miss
Ella Murray. No time allowed for
lecturers program.
The lecturers program for the next
meeting, December Is, will be ques-
tions on the conformation OF the
dairy COW answered by young men OF
the grange, diseases of cattle by DR..
Burgess, humorous selection by Mrs.
c. c. Jones, debate on (Which is
the most profitable the making OF but
ter or selling milk and cream" inter
spersed with music.