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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-07-23
PROPERTY Loss IS HEAVY
With Returns From Storm Sections Still InCOn
p|etG, Damage IS Estimated al 100000.

Mudd Pass and much property is re-
ported as having been damaged in the
settlements at Creole, Perry, Grand
Chenier and Johnson's Bayou, La.
Colorado county received the brunt
Of the storm. At Columbus the court
house was unroofed, the Jail and poor
farm damaged, at the latter place a
life being probably lost Churches
and schools were wrecked and the
Masonic temple demolished.
At Weimar the most prominent of
the general demolition was the de-
struction of churches. An aged col
ored woman lost her life.
Fully twenty-five buildings were
wrecked or badly damaged in Eagle
Lake, including big rice mills, bust
ness houses and hotel and churches.
One life was lost and several were
seriously hurt.
The Bonus hotel nearly collapsed
and the depot was wrenched. The
state convict camp lost nearly all the
buildings
Van Week is reported as being
flat and Brazoria having suffered Sc
verely.
The damage at Flatonia is estimat-
ed at nearly $4,000.
Every house in Alleyton was dam
aged.
At Sublime the Lutheran church
was twisted and the cotton crop was
damaged one-half.
At Alvin the brick yard suffered the
loss of sheds and all vegetation was
badly whipped.
In Austin county houses are twist
ed and off the blocks, while corn and
are generally stelding erect.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-07-23
NOTES OF THE STORM.

Bay City appears to be about the
worst sufferer from the storm, nearly
every house in the town being dam
aged, and practically all stocks of
goods also A white baby and two
negro men were taken from the
wreckage.
Mayor league of Wharton was
overturned in carriage and slightly
injured during the high wind Wednes-
day. Nearly every church in the
town and many other dir
the blocks and whole stocks of goods
are ruined. Crops throughout the
county are thought to have been
wholly ruined, but communication is
all cut off and this cannot be con-
firmed. The loss is estimated at
100000.
A train going head-on against the
wind was completely stalled and had
to lay out about four hours or until
the wind abated.
Columbia, a town of eighty people,
suffered loss of $4,000. Many build
ings were flattened to earth.
A large portion of the Ell Campo
rice mill was taken off and part of
the iron sheathing loosened by the
high wind.
Velasco was struck by two storms,
that of the morning of Wednesday do
ing no damage, but that of the after
noon wrecking or damaging practical
ly every building in the town. Two
negroes lost their lives. The people
went to the prairie for safety.
A man named Schaeffer was killed
at Eagle Lake.
The storm was quite destructive at
Markham, practically every residence
and business building in the town be-
ing affected. One canal company
with rice warehouse suffered a loss
of about $4,000. Whole stocks of
goods were damaged by rain that was
driven through the wind-riven walls
and roofs.
The Palacios Baptist encampment
was broken up by the storm. Warn
ing of its approach having been given,
but one party was sailing on the bay
and these had a terrible experience
before landing. Damage to property
is about $4,000
Iago-Syrup mill wrecked.
Austin-Many building unroofed,
telephone and telegraph wires down.
Damage about 100000.
Brazoria-Many buildings destroy
ed and loss of life feared.
Praeger-Heavy property damage;
syrup mills wrecked.
Allenhurst-Many structures wreck
ed. Rumors of loss of life as yet I'M
confirmed.
Richmond-Fifty residences and
stores partially demolished.
Angleton-Every house in town bad
ly damaged.
Blessing-Several lives are report
ed lost and considerable property
damage.
Some of the towns along or near
the Texas coast where it is feared
damage may have been done, but
from which nothing yet has been
heard, are: Lavaca, Indianola, Rock
port, Goliad, Victoria and Matagorda.
In Louisiana points in Cameron
Parish are reported to have suffered
severely from the hurricane.
There was loss of two lives at
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-07-23

ty-one miles west of here. is almost
entirely destroyed. The gin is prac
tically demolished; three stores are
demolished; several residences are
destroyed. The town was a small
place, composed mostly of a colored
population.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-07-23
SUMS HEAT POPS CORN.
G. w. Ebert Exhibits Samples of
Corn Scorched BY Suns Rays.

Denton, Texas, July 22.-Popcorn
popped by the heat of the sun in the
fields is a curiosity shown here yes
terday by G. w. Ebert. The popping
of the grains was sufficiently strong
to split the shucks around the ears.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-07-23

Try the Model Meat Market this
month. The best meats in town. 1872
Lacy street. Phone 295. s. S. Dub
lin, proprietor. 15-1Ot
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-07-23

For Barbecued Meats telephone No.
463. 2O-6t
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-07-23
TEXAS BASEBALL LEAGUE.
Results yesterday:

Results yesterday;
Houston 10, Galveston z.
Fort Worth 6, Oklahoma City I.
San Antonio and Waco; Waco was
storm bound
Dallas and Shreveport; no game
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-19
Newberry, S. c.

presiding over the convention. But Mr..
Lincoln seemed embarrassed and Ill
at ease. He constantly shifted from
one foot to the other and appeared
to be anything but elated. His man.
ner was cause for surprise to those
who did not comprehend its occasion.
l thought I grasped the meaning Of
it when at the conclusion Of the gov
ernor's harangue. Mr.. Lincoln, who
rtowered above us all and wore a
black frock coat reaching fully to his
knees, slept out, a long stride. with
his left foot and Thrust his right hand
behind him and into the tail pocket Of
the coat, from which he drew half
a sheet of writing paper on which he
had written his response to the mott
fication address.
"His restlessness, I am sure, was
caused by the apprehension that
something might be said of a charac-
ter dangerous to the cause Of the Un-
ion in which he was bound up, body
and soul. He seemed much relieved
when the ceremony was over, and as
each member of the committee was
presented to him, grasped his hand,
shook it cordially and expressed his
pleasure at our presence, with word
of exhortation to be firm in sustain
ing the cause of the Union.'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-19

stroke Of policy, and he became the
choice Of the convention. Twelve Of
the Maryland delegates voted for
him. Isaac Nesblt voted for Ham
lin; I voted for Dickinson. My rea,
son for that action was twofoid-I
considered Johnson too vindictive to-
ward the Southern people, and l
thought the loyal Democrats Of the
North deserved that recognition.
Dickinson was a pronounced war
man. In the light of subsequent ev-
ents, I believe my judgment Of john
son was Justified, and I have never
regretted that I voted against his
nominatio
"With the ballot for vice pres
ident, the business Of the convention
was practically concluded, after ses-
sion which did not cover half day.
It's proceedings were several times i'll
terrupted for the reading of tele
grams from Grants army, then fore
Ing it's way toward Richmond. Tie
messages conveyed no news Of bat
ties, but spoke hopefully of the out
look and we're heard with marked 1T
iSfaction by the convention.
Notifying Lincoln.
Il was named as the MARYLAND
member of the committee to monty
the candidates officially Of the action
Of the convention, and it was resolv-
ed to pay personal visit to Mr.. Lin
coin in addition to the formal letter
to be addressed to him. The day fol-
lowing the convention, therefore, the
committee left Baltimore for Wash
ington in a body and went to the old
Willard Hotel. Mr.. Lincoln was noti-
fled Of our presence and sent his pri-
vate secretary, Mr.. Nicolary, to az
range for the interview, which We
were Informed. would take place in
the East Room at an llour specified.
In the meamime George William Cur
It's was selected to write the official
letters of notification.
AT the appointed hour we repair
I'll to the White House and were
punctually met by the president in
surroundings which were anything
but inviting. The East Room was un-
"lrpeted. bare Of furniture and barn.
like in appearance. It was not a
time for Luxurious living, and hap
pen to know that other rooms IN the
White House We're as bare as unat-
tractive as that in which we gathered
around the chief magistrate Of the
nation to tell him the purport Of our
visit.
The ratification speech Was made
by Governor Dennison as the chair
man. ex-otficio of. the committee. It
was briefly enloeistic Of 'the president
and denunciatory Of his enemies. The
governor, in his manner Was just as
formal and dignified as he Was when
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-19
The Crime of Idleness.

Idleness means trouble for any one.
Its the same with a lazy liver. It
causes constipation, headache, jaun-
dice, sallow complexion, pimples and
blotches, loss Of appetite, nausea, but
DR.. Kings Now Life Pills soon Danish
liver troubles and build up your
health. 25c. at ". E. Pelham & Sons,
Newberry, S. G..
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-19
A-styp-to-dYn.

Cough remedy for colds and coughs,
pile ointment for piles, pneumonia and
Group salve for pneumonia or Group.
For sale at Mayes' Drug Store.
12-11-08-1taW-tf.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-30
RUNS AMUCK
/ IN HIS OWN
/ HOME
(Dy United Press.}

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-Angered
by domestic discord. alleged to
have been caused by dissipation,
Patrick Rafferty,. bricklayer, ran
amuck in his home today with a
razor and killed his wife, Mar
garet, fatally wounded his wife's
mother, Margaret Kelly. and seri-
ously slashed his wife's brother,
Frank Ohland. He then attempted
suicide. slashing his throat, but IL
is believed he will recover.
Shortly after he left home to 20
to work, Rafferty, returned and
found members of the family gath.
cred about the kitchen fire. With
out warning or word he drew a
razor, and In burst of maniacal
frenzy, attacked his wife. His wife
fell to the floor. dying. with her
throat gaping from terrific cash
from which the blood spurted.
The blood lust was aroused In
Rafferty, and he turned upon Mrs.
Kelly. Ohland attempted to inter.
fere. but was driven into a corner
and seriously slashed. Intercepting
Mrs. Kelly's attempted flight from
the room. Rafferty, beat her to the
floor. inflicting probably fatal
wounds. When the police arrived,
Rafferty, was crouching beside the
lifeless wife's body. still clasping
the CORY razor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-30

Another reign Of crime 10 feared
to be breaking over the city. A
bold daylight diamond robbery was
perpetrated early yesterday even
inc at the residence Of J. L. Whit
ney, 1915 Tenth avenue, and ap.
proxinately $50 oworth Of jeweIry
10 missing from Mrs. Whitney's
jewel case.
Entrance to the residence was
gained by the tuse Of passkey,
and but Z few moments Is believed
to have been consumed by the bur-
Olar In HE operations. Evidently
re called about 4:30 o'clock In the
afternoon, when, for q short time,
no member Of the Whitney family
was about the house.
One elegant diamond ring, one
moonstone ring, one ruby ring, a
small agate ring, another plain
gold band ring. gold chain with
jeweled slide and a lady's size
gold filled watch, are known to
have been taken. A thorough In.
vestigation may reveal the loss OF
much more jewelry and other
valuables.
Their robbery was carried out In
one of the wealthiest residence
districts of the city and 1t was so
boldly and cleverly done that 1t is
feared that the marauder bass in
vaded that community for the pur-
pose Of wholesale robbery. A close
watch Is likely to be placed on the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-30
ORGANIZED
LABOR IS
IN It
TAKES UP COUNCIL N A N
FUNk'S "$3 PER DAY"
PROPOSITION.

Organized labor 10 about to take
a hand In the matter Of securing
the passage, by the council, OF Coun-
Gilman Funk's ordinance providing
for the payment Of Is per day to
iaborers on city work. The iegis.
Iative committee Of the Central
Labor union, together with commit
tees fro mthe twso federal unions,
viii! meet with the city council for
the purpose Of crowdIng the ordi-
nance through, II possible, next
week.
Only $2.75 Is paid to laborers on
city work at the present time, and
men who have been on the work de-
clare that this 10 insufficient to at
ford the men decent living be-
cause Of the frequency that they
are unable to work. In securing
the 81 daily wage scale, the union
workmen Of the city will strive to
retain the clause which -favors the
citizens and taxpayers, a. II 10 an
undisputed fact that they are more
worthy OF the employment than
the foreign element that has no
more interest In the country than
the number Of dollars per week or
month that they can take out Of II.
A small committee from Federal
Union No. 1924 has already been
selected, the services and support
Of the legislative committee from
the Central Labor union was voted
at a meeting Of that body last
night, and the central union deIe-
gate Of federal union Ne. 12,222
has made the assertion that a COM
mittee will be sent from his or
aanization to meet the council.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-30
MRS, PRAGER
ENDORSED BY
UNION LABOR

Endorsement of Spokane's great
body of organized labor was Sc.
cured last night by Mrs. III. M.
Prayer, one of the candidates for
job on Spokane's school board.
Mrs. Prayer is already enjoying
the endorsement of the Womens
club, and now she Is to be assist
ed in her campaign as school d.
rector by a committee Of 10 from
the Central Labor union.
The endorsement of the Central
Labor union was rendered Mrs.
Prayer by a popular vote of dele
gates in that organization at the
regular meeting of the labor coun
Gil last night. 1t Is explained by
members of the central body that
the campaign for Mrs. Prayer by
the committee of 10 is to be
voluntary.
Mrs. Prayer comes to Spokane
highly recommended, II Is claimed
she having served on the board OF
school directors in Portland, Ore,
prior to her residence in Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-30
DEPOT
PROJECT IS
DISCUSSED
CITIZEN GIVES
TIMELY WARNING IN LET.
TO THE COUNCIL.

F. Lewis Clark, president Of the
Consolidated Improvement Co. and
one Of the pioneer real estate own.
ers and millionaire residents Of the
city, sounds a timely warning on
the union depot matter In COM
munication- to the city council filed
at the city clerks office today.
Mr.. Ciark's suggestion 10 that the
city council should 90 slow In. the
matter Of making a large sacrifice
Of values In the price Of the city
hall, and not "buy pig in a poke"
as IL were.
He favors selling the property at
$275, 900, provided the railroads pay
for the ground within 80 days and
execute an agreement to build the
union depot within a certain time,
along certain fixed plans, the deed
to- the property to remain in escrow
until the railroads comply with
their agreemnt. If the agreement
is not complied with then the deed
to revert to. the. city, which is to
retain the $275,000 as it's damages
in the case.
Mr.. Clark further says:
I'VE believe in according liberal
treatment to railways when they
ask for something reasonable. In
the language of the Northern Pa
CITY, we are partners, all of us, in
developing the Spokane country
In order to remain friendly part
ners let us have our mutual agree
ments always definite and clear,
with very plain understanding that
they are made to be carried out
MANY citizens have the impress
sion that in the past some rail-
ways have made agreements with
the citizens here that they have not
carried out. In this case. let us not
jeopardize our friendly relations by
accepting a vague and indefinite
statement instead of an exact
agreement"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-30
THE MAN BEHIND THE WRENCH
2OYEARS At THE CITY HALL

Jim liston, "the man behind the
wrench" has the unique distinction
Of having been able to hold one job
under the varying political oendi-
tions at the city hall for 20 years.
When a man holds Job in the Spo-
kane city hall for 20 years--espe-
ciaIly one that is not protected BY
civil service or other conditions
that tend to the continuous tenure
Of office, there must be something
unusual about the man.
Liston is the functiopary that
turns on the water wheh the new
consumer begins or shuts it off
when he fails to pay his bill. A
team Of fleet footed iron gray pom
les and long wrench are his uten-
sis of trade and with these accom-
paniments Jim Liston has been
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-30

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-In It's
war upon medical men who expert
ment upon living creatures to pro
mote SCIENCE" the New York Anti
Vivisection society has just
brought out a pamphlet which is
having general circulation, and
which makes sensational charges.
The pamphlet is labeled Human
Vivisection.'" This, it is stated, els
the practice of subjecting human
beings, men, women and children,
great proportion Of whom, are pa
tients in hospitals or asylums, to
experiments involving pain, nutl-
lation, disease or death, for no OBJ
ject connected with their indi-
vidual benefit, but entirely for sci
entific purposes"
This remarkable document then
goes on to detail number of In
stances. The charge is made that q
paper from the William Pepper
Clinical laboratory, University OF
Pennsylvania, was read, May IS,
1908, before the Association of
American Physicians at Washing
ton, telling of inoculations of tuber-
culin into children under eight
years, all but 26 of them being from
ST. Vincent's home for foundlings,
orphans and destitute children at
Philadelphia, many of the injec-
tions being made into the eye. More
than half the cases reacted (Which
means they were infected with
tuberculosis in modified form,
and some suffered very serious
complications, even threatening
blindness.
The pamphlet contains what Is
said to be a quotation from the Bos-
ton Medical and Surgical Journal, !.
as follows: "Dr. A. H. Wentworth,
Continued on Page Seven.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-30

on the 60 from one corner of Spo-
kane to another for almost gener-
alton.
Liston, in his years Of service,
has seen the water plant grow from
Isl few thousand consumers to an
immense enterprise that serves
over $4,000 patrons at the present
day. The duty Of operating the Of
fetal wrench has grown too large
for one man and Liston now has an
assistan and sometimes two.
Liston lays his ability to hold his
Job to the fact that he has steered
clear of politics and attended
strictly to his business. He leaves
the politics to the men higher up
while he looks after business and
delivers the goods"-when the
people pay the price or lops off the
supply when they don't.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-30
IN
CREMATORY

. Discord has again crept into
q the crematory department, and
. there may be a general shake
. up In the operating force be-
. fore peace 10 restored.
. This morning Is Of the ene
. pioyes OF the department
. signed a petition addressed to
. Mayor Pratt asking that he
. remove c. .. Harmon from
. the head Of the department, on I
. the ground that he was mot I
. securing the best results In
= the operation Of the crema-
. tory.
. Some Of the office men re-
q fused to sign the petition, and
. IL was not presented. The Pc
. tition was circulated by Pat
. Harmon, one OF the executive
q chiefs under superintendent
. Harmon. The two harmons
. are not related. Pat Harmon
. and the other employees of the
. department are supported In
q their desire to eliminate C. D.
. Harmon by G. W. Armstrong,
. secretary Of the board Of pub
. lie works, who thinks the
. crematory superintendent has
. outllved his usefulness.
. Harmon Is not without his
. friends, however, and Mayor
q Pratt has thus far resisted the
. pleas Of his advisers to remove
. the head Of the crematory de-
. partment. Superinte ndent Har-
. mon has good backing among
= the nonpartiaan friends Of the
. mayor, and the fight over the
. orennatory head promises to
. equal the memorable Merritt
. Loekhart crematory fight of
= year ago.
4 . O O Q q Q q q q q Q q Q q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-30
ENT|CED TO !,
OFFICE AND
ASSAULTED
CHARGE MADE ~ IA YEAR OLD
GIRL AGAINST Los ANcE- /.
LES BUSINESS MAN.
(sy tinted press.,


LOS ANGELES. Cal. Nov. 3d.
c. F. Babeock, president Of the
Babcock Advertising Co, is jailed
today on charge Of criminally as.
saulting pretty Mecca Byler, aged
IA, the support Of her invalid
mother.
According to the girls allega.
lions. Babcock, who is prominenN
In social circles, enticed her to his
office, promising her more lucra-
tive employment. There, the girl
alleges, Babcock insisted she drinh
a glass OF wine, claiming that she
became unconscious. When she
awoke hours later, she claims the
office was deserted.
With sobs and in a choked voice.
the girl made the following state,
ment:
Il am employed In the Pin Ton
candy store. I had seen Babcoch
several times. On November 20 he
asked me IL / was satisfied with
my present position. / replied i
would like more money. He said
he had q good position, and request
ed 60 to his office. I went. Ha
was drinking. and he started to talh
about the position. He kept press
ing q glass Of liquor upon me. ]
finally drank 1t. Then / had no
recollections of what occurred.
When awoke I was lying on the
floor. 1t was iniserably dark. NV
clothing was disarranged and
torn"
The girl produced the torn gar
ment. to be used as evidence.
Every effort was made to keep the
matter secret, as Babcock is en-.
gagged 10 marry soon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-30

The total number OF water pa
irons on January /, 1909, was 49,
821. The increase in water con-
sumers to November Is of the
present year was 2480 and to De-
cember l it will be considerably
over 5000 for the first II months
OF the present year.
A comparison Of the figures COM
piled by the directory people, which
are based on the number of names
taken, Is shown to tally well with
the increase in the number of
water consumers. The ratio of in
crease Of population to the In.
crease Of water patrons during the
years 1905, 1905, 1907 and 1908 is
shown to average 6A people to
every new water service.
Taking this basis to estimate the
increase of population in Spokane
during 1909, the city has had a
growth in the first ION months Of
the present year of 1880, or a
total population of 140,350.
If this ratio Of increase is con-
tinued the growth of population
will be over 10000 for the present
year and by the time of the TAX
ing Of the census next spring
should be somewhere between
$4,000 and 10000.
Spokane has had no boom this
year, but there has been a won
derful growth in the new additions
on the outskirts of the city. In
1908, with things a little quiet fol
lowing the money furry of the fall
of 1907, the city grew to the extent
OF 1925, according to the directory
figures.
Things have been much brisker
this year; there has been a great
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-30
SENIOR CLASS
TO DISCUSS
FREE SPEECH

The senior class of the South
Central high school will debate
on the "Spokane Free Speech
Fight" Wednesday. The leaders
OF both sides are as confident
of victory as are the police and
I. w. w., and cay that the bat
tie now going on In our city
will be given a rehearsal on
that date.