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rut up a stand today close to the mine
mouth and served excellent lunches and
hot coffee to the men. The ladies IN
tend to stay here all night and serve
meals to the rescue men who Will
work tonight.
Dennen Makes Statement
AS the stock of goods and eatables at
tine mine commissary began to give
cut today Felix Bremen, Secretary ard
treasurer of the company, went to Biz
mingham and ordered a special car
CT feed and clothing sent over The
Frisco road to the mine. Mr.. Drenuen
went home last night to sleep and had
returned early this morning to the
scene of the disaster. Mr. Bremen said:
I'VE will keep the commissary open
all day Sunday and every night until
the situation ls relieved.
There shall not be hungry widow or
orphan In this village If 1t is within my
power to prevent it. I got a fairly good
rest last night and feel fresh and much
better today When l got home Friday
evening | discovered that my wife was
almost Frustrated over my disappearance.
left for the mine in such hurry Thurs
day when l heard OF the accident that
didn't tell .nyone at the office where L
had gone. My wife found out late last
night that l was supposed to be at the
mines and she feared | had been In the
explosion. | was so occupsd with the
scenes and labor for me to do here that
had never sent her a telegram that
was all right.
Il especially desire to make public a
statement expressing my thanks and ap-
probation to the Frisco railroad for the
work and assistance they have given me
in this disaster / have received tele-
grams and personal letters from all the
important officials of the road offering
anything they have to be used for the
relief of the situation at the mine. Stop
any train, use it for what you wish and
our entire resources are at your service,
seems to have been their motto since the
explosion occurred"
Report of the Fire
The report of the fire in the mine this
morning caused great excitement, but the
report was greatly exaggerated and the
work was stopped for only few minutes
HiIlhOuse Makes Statement
State Mine Inspector Hillhouse gave out
the following interview at o'clock this
afternoon:
THE fire was only a small blaze, no
larger than my hat. Levi Wooten found
the fire in the fourth entry at o'clock
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Palos May 1T has developed tfat
J. w. Piper, master mechanic of No.
s mines is the only man who was out
side In the open air and who actually
saw the flames of the explosion in
full as they shot from the mine yes
terday. Mr.. Piper tells the story of the
accident as follows:
LAS far as l can remember. lii ere
was a short, low rumbling before the
real report of the explosion. 1t was
the explosion rushing up the slope
from deep in the workings where it
first started.
simultaneous with the report the
flames shot from the mouth of tee
slope half way across the river
distance of 500 feet | was the IirSt
man across the bridge. 1 saw Mall
Carrier Goolsby fall and jumped
through three feet of flames to his
side. He was dead and his clothing
and mail bag were on fire. L dragged
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-08
SPEAKER CANNON
HAS A BIRTHDAY

Washington, May Champ Clark d.
rccted the attention of the House to the
fact that it was Speaker Cannon's seventy
fourth birthday in brief address from
his place on the floor. He reviewed brief
ly the speakers early history and told
him that he owed one duty to the pub
lie, which was to write a book Of his
"reminiscences. In closing Mr.. Clark
wished the speaker prosperity. happi-
ness and length of days"
Both democrats and republicans arose
and applauded the speech of Mr.. Clark.
Speaker Cannon in responding thanked
the House for its kindly reference to
his birthday.
Representing various constituencies"
he said. I'VE have different views and
being virie we seek to the best of our
ability to write our beliefs into the
statutes. Sometimes there is hot blood
and partisanships. but after all want to
say for the majority and the minority.
we are all representing to the best OF
our Judgment the constituencies of our
districts -9s5r
The speaker was cheered at the con-
clusion. sl's
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The
Big Shoe
Store

this morning. The word was telephoned
to the surface and | ordered every man
out of the mine until 1t could be learned
what was the extent of the blaze. A few
minutes later / sent bucket crew into
the slope to fight the fire. They returned
in a short time and reported the fire ex-
tinguished and the rescue crews were I'M
mediately returned to their work, from
which they had not been stopped for 10
minutes.
Yes, the government inspectors are
now working on the very bottom of the
slope They are S. J. Rutledge. j. w.
Paul and J. A. H. Holm6s. They are
equipped with helmets and are far ahead
of the air. They are not doing rescue
work, but are exploring the mine In an at
tempt to ascertain the cause of the ex-
plosion This is all they are supposed to
do and they are requiredrt to make the
investigation and file their report as soon
as possible after the accident
Work of the Red Cross
f.. p. Bicknell of the National Red
Cross society at Washington and j. c.
Logan of the Associated Charities at At
lanta had short conference here to-
day with Maurice willows, who has had
charge of the Red Cross work here.
They left for Birmingham on a late
train and will hold a meeting there to-
night to form plans by which relief work
and the canvass for funds will be car
ried on.
The organization has raised about $50
here on the scene of the disaster In the
last few days II this stricken community
OF fatherless babies and weeping widows
can do that much, 1t is asked what ought
Birmingham and the state do?
Assistant Inspector Neal Talks
Assistant State Mine Inspector Robert
Neal gave out the following interview late
tonight: II am very much pleased with
progress made by the rescue crews. II
we keep on at this rate / believe that
every body will be recovered by Sunday
evening
I'VE were to the bottom of the mine for
the first time tonight at 10 o'clock, and
there is no evidence anywhere of damp
or fre.
IT think the entire mine is now open
for exploration, and as the men are closer
together at the bottom when they are
once reached 1t will be short work get
ting them to the top. 1 think we can be
in good working order at the bottom by
o'clock this morning. We are working
hand in hand with the government ex-
perts from Washington. and they have
been a great help to us. I am satisfied
that there is no gas behind the men,
II will start double crews to work at
70 o'clock tonight SO that the work will
progress that much faster. The COM
panies all over the Birmingham district
have sent us help and are sending men
to take the place of the exhausted crews,
and l must say that 1 can't express the
gratitude that we mine inspectors feel for
the cooperation and the assistance of the
entire district. l also want to thank
the Ladies' Aid society for the generous
work they are doing In feeding our crews
when they come to the surface
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HUNDRED
DEAD IN CARTAGO
Damage Done By the Earth
quake Is Appalling
WHOLE CITY DESTROYED
No Medical Aid Could BE Obtained and
the Survivors Suffered Greatly
While Many Died Suffer-
ing fortunes

San Jose. Costa Rica, May 1.-THE
not les than 1900. The city was de
stroyed by an earthquake sh ock whicf
lasted four seconds. 1t was ire
mendous movement which followed
few minor shocks during the day. II
occurred at o'clock Wednesday even
ing. No one had time to run from
their homes, which fell crashing into
the streets. Had the great shock. come
during the sleeping hours hardly any
one could have escaped.
The railroad and telegraph lines
were broken and the electric light
wires fell. leaving the city In dark
ness. Thousands of persons ran, panic
stricken, in all directions in an effort
to save themselves. Every house was
totally destroyed, including Tour
churches and the palace of the Ameri-
can peace court, the gift of Andrew
Carnegie. Some Americans are report
ed to have been killed but identifica-
ton even by the records is at present
impossible.
The foreign colonies set about al once
to organize rescue movements ana
worked strenuously to save those VINO
were pinned down by the wreckage.
It was not until the following day
that San Jose learned Of the disaster,
end so assistance from that source was
not forthcoming for many hours.
No medical aid could be obtained
and the survivors suffered greatly from
lack of food and water. Many of the
wounded died suffering terrible tor
lures. Entire families have been wiped
out.
Rafael Angel Troyo, the Costa Rican
poet, whose works are known In many
is among the dead.
The college of the Silesan priests
fell in while the priests and children
were at prayer. Two priests and ten
children were killed. The earthquake
shock which brought almost total dark
ness and great clouds of dust from the
falling buildings was followed by
roaring which came apparently from
deep down in the earth. and for SIX
ours the disturbance continued. No
more formidable disaster has occurred
in the history of Costa Rlca and per-
haps in all Central America.
President Gonzales Viquiez and Pres
.dent-e elect Ricardo Jiminiz are per-
ronally in charge of the rescue work,
but there is little hope that those I'M
der the ruins can escape. The build
ings have been leveled and doubtless
those beneath them have been crushed.
Some days must elapse before the
real situation oan be determined.
The monetary losses will reach into
the millions of dollars. Help Is need
ed badly and must be prompt II good
is to come from 1t. Thousands are
homeless and without food. Fires that
broke out Immediately after the de-
struction of the town added to the hor-
ror of the situation and heavy rains
that have fallen since have made the
conditions almost unbearable, even for
those who escaped injury.
Hundreds of survivors are camped
around the ruins of their homes, which
they refuse to leave. Some reports
place the wounded at several thous-
ands. Nearly all of Costa RIGA is af-
fected as more or less damage has been
caused by earthquakes at San Jose
and other points.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-08
COTTON shIpmert Held up

New Orleans, May IL. A. Pyles
receiver of the cotton firm of Steele,
Miller & Co., of Corinth, Miss, filed
an injunction suit in the federal court
this afternoon restraining the agents
and captain of the steamship Texas
fro mtaking out of the Jurisdiction Of
the court any cotton aboard the vessel
belonging to the Corinth firm Named.
1t Is said about 10000 bales are In
volved. rule was issued. made re.
returnable Monday morning. pending
which the Texas Is tied UP in port.
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Eyewitness Describes The
Flame Shooting From Mine

him aside, put out the blaze in his
clothing and then ran to the fan house.
Nothing was damaged here but the roof
of the building. This had fallen in
end caught the wings of the fan so
that they would not run. More men
soon arrived and in 10 minutes "e
bad the fan working and 1t has been
going ever SINCE
Mr. Piper is rather old man, but
his endurance is remarkable. He said
today he had not crossed the river
since he ran across, Immediately after
the explosion occurred. This means
that he has had no place to sleep,
no place to eat or get clean cloth
ing. Faithfully he sticks to the en-
glne and the workings of the fan, and
continually keeps a gigantic stream
of air rushing up the mountain side
out of the bowels of the mine. lie
says that he can tell by the air that
is coming out now that the damp has
all come out Of the mine and the res
cuers are safe as far as the damp is
concerned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-08
NOTED SCOUT WILL
RIDE AROUND WORLD

Muskogee. Okla, May 7.-(special)-
Capt. Harry Hicks, the noted scout, will
leave Muskogee about June for second
horseback trip around the world.
He will ride from here to San Fran
cisco, sell his horse and board an ocean
liner Across the sea he will buy another
horse and continue his Journey. making
his way by lecturing and 6T'ing exhib.-
lions of fancy shooting.
Hicks former trip occupied three years.
Hicks was a Rough Rider and COM
ma nded Troop K under Colonel Roosevelt
in Cub a '5.a14 4..A ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-08
Bryan Comments ON Kings Dealt

Kansas City, May THE death Of
King Edward marks the end of .
mighty influence for world peace" said
william Jennings Bryan here today.
His successor, no doubt" he added,
will make a good ruler, and I am sure
thes Kings influence will be continued
in the next generation" MI. Bryan
was met at the depot here by his
daughter, Mrs. Ruth Bryan-Leavftt
owen and Colonel Owen, who left to-
day for Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-08
SHEFFIELD MAYOR
DIES OF PNEUMONIA

Sheffield, May -(SpeciaL)-Mayor w.
r. Walker of Sheffield died today at l
o'clock after brief Illness from pneu-
monia. The deceased man. who was
widely known and highly respected in this
section, is survived by a widow and five
children. He was 65 years of age.
The funeral services will be held to-
morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-08
Bruce Kennedy Honored

Montgomery, May 7.-Bruce Kennedy,
night editor of the Advertiser, and one
of the best known newspaper men in Ala
balna, was today elected general secretary
of the Business Mems league of Mont
geometry, a consolidation OF i've CONNER
cial organizations. Mr.. Kennedy an
nounced his acceptance of the place. He
will take UP the duties in about two
weeks.
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DEFINITE ACTION FOR
UNIVERSAL PEACE

Wash ington, May 7-Representatives
Of American organizations working for
appeared before the House committee
on foreign affairs in support Of n
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wanted Identification

F rom Harper's Weekly.
rs the lady of the house in?' asked the
sewing machine agent.
"D'ye name me or the woman what
owns n7v demanded Bridget
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encouragement
From the F:liegende Blaetter.
But, little girl. love Is a subject on
which everything has been said
Not to ma
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You Mustn't Fail to
Dine at Pa1l1's Cafe
At Least Once Today

The visit here either at the noon day or
evening meal will make the whole day seem
better and more enjoyable to you-you'll like
the music, the crowd, the menu, the service
and above all the most excellent and appe-
tizing manner in which every dish is prepared.
At the conclusion Of the dinner you'll
say what the others are saying-that Paul's
is the best cafe in the city.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-02-17

Information was phoncd "a
Lubbock Sunday morning of IN,
death Of Mrs. j. T. O'DonneII. AT
Tahoka Saturday night. Sunday
morning W. +. Robinson's em-
balmer boarded am auto and went
10 that place toembaIm the body
preparatory 10 shiument % some
other place for burial. A hand
some casket was also supplied
from this city.
Mr. ODonneI. is quite well
and fayorabIy known 20 a large
number Of the people of this
place, having been identified for
some time with the railroad grade
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-02-17
Millet Seed, See Ed. s. Beck
~ DSrORE

should meet at some convenient
time and place and give earnest
consideration 10 this very inn
portant proposition.
Here are the main points TO be
considered: Gomez and Plains
are about twenty-eight miles
apart. and from four % five DAYS
are necessary 10 the delivery Of
mail between the two places.
when. If a route were establish
ed here the deliveries would mean
only matter Of as many hours
or less. Very often letters are
mailed say on Thursday at Plains,
that night they reach Midland on
the T. d. =. Ry., the next day
the letter is received in Big
Spring friday, then on Satur-
day the letter is forwarded 20
Lamesa and there il stops until
Monday morning when DO enters
upon the last stage of the trip.
having taken from Thursday
morning until Mondag night TO
be delivered to a town just .
miles east Of where the stamp
was cancelled We the people of
Gomez arc perfectly willing %
allow Uncle Sam % make more
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-02-17
CENTRAL Al GAIL
The Texas Central Survey From
Snyder to Gail is Now
Completed

Last Saturday the Texas Cen
trial surveyors pitched their tent.
in Gail and since that time hav,
completed the survey between
Snyder and Gail. They will con
tinue on from this place west.
ward. They are well pleased
with this route, il being the best
one yet found. The arrival of
the surveying crew does not
mean that Gail has the Central
cinched, but it does mean our
chances are better. Taking into
consideration the fact that this is
the best and cheapest route. that
Snyder and Gail are coming
through with the bonus money.
it is pretty safe to say we will
get the Central. Borden Citizen. .
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-02-17
Plains Wants Mail

Plains, J-Cross, Glen Park and
Gomez is sorely in need of a mail
route directly between the towns
and need it bad. This is some
thing that should be Of the great
est interest TO the people of the
of the towns mentioned, and con-
certed action is all that is neces-
sary TO secure this service. The
citizens of each Of these towns
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-02-17

matter, and through It's influence
more than two thousand pots
have been ordered. and will be-
used in saving the fruit crop Of
Hale county from the late frosts
which have forever been the bauc
Of the fruit raiser un the Plains.
II is claimed by those who have
used them that In almost every
instance they have preserved the
fruit at a small cost The pot
ordered for Hale county is the
IrOutman, and costs something
like 20 cents at the factory, and
be laid down here for about p
cents each. The fuel used is
crude oil, which can be bought
for say five cents per gallon, and
as the danger hours 90 the fruit
crops are from four % seven
O'Clock in the morning. a gallon
Of oil 10 each pot will be all that
Is necessary 20 save the crop as
there are rarely more than three
mornings IN the late spring that
twill be- necessar. t1 smudge.
Mr. Graham secretary Of the
PIaiuyiew Commercial Club has
bad quite "a deal of experience in
the use Of smudEe pots in the
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-02-17

We meet upon the Level and part upon th0 square.
What words o' precious meaning those words Masonic are
Come Jet MS contemplate them they worthy of thought
In the very walls Of Masonry, the sentiment wrought
We meet upon the Level though from every station come
The rich from his palace the poor from hs home
For the rich his wealth outside Mason
And the poor finds his best respect upon floor
We act upon the Plumb It's the orders of guide.
We walk upright In virtues ana lean to neither side
The all Eye that reads hearts doth bear
That sl Try honor God and give each his due
We part upon the square for the world due
We mnglc with the multitude, noble band and true
But the influence Of our gatherings memory green.
We long upon the level to renew the happ,
There world whore AN equal hurryiug TO fast
We shall meet upon the level there when
We shall before the Orient there
TO try tha blocks We Offer by his unerring square
We shall upon the level there but TO part
There Mansion and welcome irustug faithful heart
There Is Mansion and welcome aud multitude there.
Who have upon The level upon square
Let upon the level while Iaborug patient here
Let meet and ct labor though the labor severe:
Already IN tic Western sky, the signs bid rs prepare
TO gather up working tools and port upon the square
Hands round yc faithful brotherhood great frcna chain
We part upon the square below, 10 meet ia Heaven again
We meet upon tho cycI, $50 part upon The square.
What words of precious meaning those words Masonic ar.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-02-17

While at work on the w. r.
Brown residence In thp west part
'of the Ovorlon Addition the
scailoIdinp gave Vau and Mr.
Wood the carpenter al work on
the building was thrown 90 the
ground badly spraininr Ibc gem
tIoman's wrist ne has been
carrying the injured member In
a sling for the past week and
has suffered a good deal with II.
Eugene y. Cope of Chicago.
was here Friday
j. = Crowley Chas. NJ. New.
i'll, and Walter Church of ANA
rillo, were here Tuesday.
Joe Stokes of Tahoka. passed
through Lubbock Friday cnroute
nome from a trip out IN n. NJ
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-02-17

and the building Of a road from
Stanton north. He has the sym
pathies Of those who know him
in this section.
The remains Of Mrs. O'DonneII
accompanied by her husband and
G. T. Brown came iu Tuesday
morning and left ON the ll.lO
train for Perkins. Okla. where
the funeral viii Boz conducted
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-02-17

than that, and the Government
will help us if we demand it
Gomez Review.
An arrangement for better
mail service between Lubbock
and Gomez on TO Plains would be
greatly appreciated by the Lub-
book people and we are confident
assistance Of valuable weight will
be rendered by Lubbock people
should a line Of forces be array
ed.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-02-17

jim kincaid, Of Gail was her,
the latter part Of last week
Jack b Sherman Of Chicago.
was here on business Saturday.
Joe ID. Davis a prominent far
mer Of near Lubbock, paid our
office pleasant call one day this
week
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-02-17

Miss Cope. who lives east Of
town spent Monday in the cts
Miss Alice Young usIte.
friends in Lubbock Saturday
We are glad % state 90 the
public that Judge " VI Williams
is able % be- out ou the streets
again
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-02-17

After "a session of nearly twen
|ty-two hours the iuryin the cas-,
'of the State of Texas vs John W
Williams returned "a verdict oI
guilty and setting a punishment
of siN Years In the penitontiary.
A motion for a new trial win be-
made and the case will be- appeal.
ed.
Williams was convicted of the
killing Of John Armstrong at 30.
vina on Nov H. 1908. The story
floats from the jury room that he
had a close call to life mprison.
ment as the first ballot stood nine
for conviction and three for ac-
IuittaI
The next question over which
he jurors argued for many hours
vas whether a punishment of
even yearsin state pentitenuary
" six years should be given the
defendant and the result was a |
entence of the latter term /
amarillo Daily News.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-02-17
Another Good Deal

j. E. Murfee & Son report
the exchange Of Of a section Of
land located eight miles south Of
Plains il Yoakum county, be-
longing 10 l.. b. Minor Of Gomez.
for 1920 worth ofLubbock town
property belonging TO Mrs. +.
Boyd. The property here con-
sisted Of a residence and three
lots in the south part Of town.
Consideration 1920 and the new
business house and one lot lust
west Of Cowarts tin shop. con
sideration $1,000. This is the sec
ond big exchange deal that this
land firm has pulled of this week
having been the chief promoters
Of the deal between S. A. Rich
mond and Gamer q Go.
j. w. Sterling of Missouri. who
has been here prospecting for
several days left for his home
tuesday
r F. Rape and wife of Midlo-
Than parents of Mrs. a. VI
AessUu are here Mrs. Wes,0H
IS reported quite sick.