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LUBBOCK COUNTY INSTITUTE
Farmers Meet at the Canyons School
House-Re-organize for
Years Work

l.. O. Burford, Commissioner
Of precinct No. 3, and one of the
county's leading farmers, was in
to see us Monday, and while
here told us that the meeting
that was announced for re-or-
ganization of the Lubbock Farm
ers Institute, was held and quite
a good representation Of the
farmers Of the east part Of the
county were present. /. o..
Burford was elected as President
and ID. NJ. Davis, Secretary.
Mr.. Davis made a splendid
talk on cultivation and handling
Of broom corn. and a number Of
those present agreed TO plant
some Of this particular crop this
year Other good talks were
made by members Of the Insti
tate, and a deeper interest seem
ed to be manifested than ever
before.
The next meeting of the Insti-
tute will be at the Acuf School
House, the third Saturday night
in April everybody is invited
to attend. Candidates who wish
to present their claims at this
meeting, will be given time on
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10 the man who holds il. II yot
think me the most competent
man your support will be appreci
ated. II you think otherwise M
enmity shall result. for the
office belongs 10 the people, anc
the election Of the man 20 I'll il
ia an important moral and bust,
ness matter. II ! fail 10 m@t
you and canvass your support
kindly be too bio and broad n
take II as evidence Of my ignor-
ing your existence. ! like Ia
meet the voters Of my district,
anybody and everybody, and
like 10 haye the voters hunt md
up, and discuss matters that need
attention. appreciate il mord
when a voter hunts me 40 and
talks over matters that pertain
t0 the office, and need attention.
than the voter does when ! hunt
him up and discuss the election|
! know the voter IL In earnest,
has an interest in public welfare,
J NAV not meet You. but Pll I'D
your commissioner just the sand
II elected. whether you live ID
town or the country, whethel
you are rich or poor. young or ODD
handsome Or ugly.
III be- around and see YOU
! can possibly d. 80. bat if fail
in this IL will be- due 10 inabilJ |
and not % intent. and in VA
meantime do not permit ND
election Of governor. a United
states senator or president n
Overshadow the more vital and
important matter Of electing IND
right man for commissioner A
precinct No. 4. Lubbock county,
Texas.
Very respectfully,
Bon PENNEY.
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this occasion, and are invited

this occasion, and are invited
TO attend.
The Avalanche is pleased TO
know that the farmers are TAX
ing a greater interest in this
work. We believe that il is the
best way for the farming class
of people TO get at what they are
to plant. There are some things.
such az broom corn, peanuts etc.
that must be raised in quantities
that will make shipment large
enough 10 Justify special arrange
ments. If IL is success, and for
this reason, each farmer in the
county should know about what
the other is doing, 80 that they
can work in a cooperative
manner One man does not
want to plant enough Of the
same crop TO bear the entire OK.
pense Of transportation 10 mar.
ket, hence a large number should
go into it. and not require a
large acreage from anyone We
hope this Institute will be a
great success.
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settled in the Rock Church COM
munity where he resided con-
tinuously up TO the time of his
death. He was a Baptist and
held membership in the Rock
Church organization; was a
Mason and also one of the direc-
tors of the Continental State
Bank Of this city.
For the past two years Mr.
Richmond had been in very poor
health and during the last two
months of his life he was con-
fined TO his room. Had he lived
until June Of this year he would
have been sixty-four years old.
Diseased leaves TO mourn his
death a wife and six children,
the younger of whom, Alvin and
and Miss Ethel, are at home; W.
j. Richmond, the oldest son, is a
business man Of Blanket, and
the three older daughters reside
as follows: Mrs. Leonard Bird,
four miles north Of town: Mrs.
j. r. Carnes, Millersview; Mrs.
W. c. Sumner Upland.
The entire citizenship Of the
Blanket community extends SYM
pathy to thebereayed relatives.
Only 25crIGSNys one Of the
#. BreYy - 37-lt
r. II. Hlggingbotham, Of An
son and r. F. HigRinhotham, Of
Snyder, spent several days here
since our last issue visiting the
family of J. T. Inmon.
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A Public Statement

As is doubtless generally
known am a candidate for re-
election 90 the oilice'of county
commissioner for precinct No, 4.
| have filled the Office for two
years. and during that time feel
that no act Of mine calls for ex-
PLANTATION or apology. Ny rela.
tions with all other members of
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BANDIT FORSBREY
TORN FROM GIRL
TO SERVE SENTENCE
CONTINUED from First Paye.)
II shall blow his brains out. here an
now"

II shall blow his brains out. here and
now"
II was not unnecessarily severe" said
the Sheriff before leaving the Criminal
Courts. ~ have Information from the
Tombs that Forsbrey has said / shall
not get him to Sing Sing alive. ! shall
deliver him there. though my dead body
"a carried there, shackled TO his"
On the way to the Grand Central s.a-
ton the IAN was stopped q. Pol.ce
Headqu -tcrs. where II Is customary 10
take the finger prints OF all prisoners
on their way to Sing Sing. But Sheriff
Hamburger refused to allow Forsbrcy
to be taken out OF the van. With his
big revolver half thrust In the poke,
OF his overcoat he stood vigil at Tho door
Of the van until the other six prisoners
travelling with Forsbrey hal been re.
turned. Then he took a seat beside tn,
driver on the front seat Of The wagon
He acknowledged the salutes OF friend,
who recognized him In this exalted pos!
ton with his left hand. His rigAt neyel
strayed from the butt OF his weapon.
On the train the Sheriff had Forsbre,
shackled hand and foot to one deputy
stationed another In the seat In front
and with his big revolver slipped under
the fold Of his coat took up station IL
the seat behind. warning the crimlna
fercely from time TO time that his frs
motion to break loose would mean a bull
let through his brain.
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FORSDREY MURDERED
HABERDASHER, SWEARS
PAL PUT ON TRIAL.

The defense OF James Cassidy. on
trial before Justice Asphalt In he
Supreme Court in Brooklyn for the mur-
der of Walter Meseritz, the Flatbush
avenue haberdasher. who was shot to
death in his shop last summer. was
begun to-day with the presentation OF an
alibi.
The defendant was the first witness
and began his testimony BY putting the
murder VI 10 Reynolds Forsbrey. He
accounted for the fact that he had
pawned the safety razors stolen from
the murdered mans shop by saying that
he had met Forsbrey on the street anc
compiled with the young desperately
request to pawn them for him
Cassidy alleged that he was at hi
home. No. Sc State street. Brooklyn
at the hour OF the murder, and hi
brother Frank corroborated this tesd
mouy.
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GHOST IN HAMLET
MAKES THE GHOST
WALK IN COURT

Theodore Roberts. the actor who docs
the disappearing act several times q
night a. the Ghost In Hamlet" at the
Garden Theatre. has no thought OF re-
peating the vanishing stunt just because
q s5o-a- week aiimony bill 10 staring him
In the face.
Justice Mccall was 30 informed In
the Supreme Court to-day when at
torneys for Mrs. Lucy c. Roberts asked
TO have him punished for failing to pay
the alinony ordered BY Justice Davis.
pending trial OF the action.
Herman L. Roth. attorney for Roberts.
played the leading part In to-days pro-
ceedingu. He assured the court that
his client had no thought Of leavtns
New York because Of his marital
troubles. In fact. the lawyer said. the
actors dimcuitiss had made him more
determined than ever TO remain here
and fight the case. ~ he feels he viii
b. victorious.
Then Justice Mccall suggested that
the actor might begin making payments
to-day. and Attorney Roth dug down
In his pocket and pulled out q check for
$50. which WA turned over to Mrs
Roberts's attorney. This seemed &c
please everybody. and the lawyers LET:
the courtroom beaming.
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STRAIGHTEN HUNCHBACK'S
SPINE WITHOUT THE KNIFE.
Another Bloodless Operation for
Curvature Performed and Said
TO Be a Success.

W DS q OuNNCSSs
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 22.-The Sec
ond bloodless operation for the cure OF a
case OF congenital curvature OF the spine
or "hunchback." was performed at the
Medico-C hirurgical Hospital here yester-
Gay. when DR.. J. p. Mann OF this city,
by series Of manipuistions and weights
straiShtened the backbone Of q thirteen
year-old girl.
Bertha Moon was taken Into the op-
Grating room on a rolling chair. as he-
deformity was so great she had never
been able to walk. She stood the OPP
Grafton with wonderful fortitude and
smiled at the surgeon and his assistants
who applied the heavy weights to keep
the bones In place until the bandages
had been applied and the plaster cas-,
made.
No anesthetic OF any kind was used,
ana the child said that she had expert
enced no pain. DR.. Mann Is Of the opin-
ion that the operation will be successful.
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No Butler Needed.

We'll have to get a butler, you
know" said Mrs. Pneurhoh.
What for?" asked Mr.. Pneuritch.
well. to look after the wine cellar,
and
Not much. Priscilla! I'm capable OF
looking after the booze myself"
"A butler lends diEnlty to an estab-
lishment, too
well. when Set 90 hard up for dig
nifty that have to borrow Il from a
butler. I'll quit and 20 back to the re-
tall grocery business. You manage the
hired girls. Priscilla. and I'll attend to
running the man part of the shebang -
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MENSCH|K WOMEN TELL Of
LAWYER G|BSON'S STRANGE QUERIES

CONTINUED from First Pa8e.)
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Reiehman would pay to the Northern
Bank the $4,000 they owed It,
There were many objections on the
part OF the State against this line OF
questioning.
Mr.. steuer then took up the question
Of Robins sanity. In an EFFORT TO show
that Robins sister. DIR. Louise Rabino-
wits. had him placed in DR.. Carlos Nc
Donald's asylum on the day he was
indicted. All his questioning along
this line was baked by Mr. MOSS
objections.
Robins alleged reputation Of his
parents was taken up. but every Ques-
ton was ruled out. save one:
Have you not repudisted your
parents7" asked Mr.. Steucr.
In a fash. Robin exploded no." but
the Court ordered the answer stricken
from the records
How many days since YOU pleaded
guilty" was asked. have you spent
In the District-Attorney's ofiice?"
Objections were sustained.
q. Has It not been promised that as
soon as this trial was over. you would
be permitted to withdraw your plea
4. No.
Robin was not allowed to tell Of his
attempt at suicide"
@. While you were In the Tombs. did
you say to Mr.. Montgomery. former
president OF tho Hamilton Bank. that
you knew nothing about Mr.. Hyde, but
that great pressure was being brought
to bear on you. and that you had had
to yield to the pressure a. the only
way you could get out Of troublsf
seLlEveo cuMMINs's STORY
THAT HE WAS WEALTHY.
Robin was questioned on redirect ex-
animation by Mr.. Moss.
Q. You said you were under the i'm
preston that William J. Cummins and
Joseph B. Reichmann of the Carnegie
Trust Company. were men OF great
wealth. How did you get that impress
sionf A. They told me SO. Uaughter.)
Q. You told Mr.. Steuer you would not
give your true name because II might
incriminate you In some other country.
In what country was that. and when !
A. In Russia, when ! was hve years OF
age. (More laughter)
Robin was excused and william L.
Brewer. vice-president OF the defunct
Northern Bank. in charge Of the banks
loans, was called. He was examined by
Assistant District-Attorney John X.
Clarke. his testimony being a technical
description Of the $4,000 loan made to
the Carnegie Trust Company.
Frederick e. Goldman. who was as
sistant manager Of the fremont avenue
branch Of tho Northern Bank. explained
the method by which deposits Of city
money were made at his branch.
Mr.. Steuer. interrupting the technical
testimony. said II gave him Q headache.
and that ne was willing to concede such
matters. The State then placed before
the Jury . great mass OF documentary
evidence.
These documents-about 1000 pounds
OF them-consisted OF deposit slips and
ledgers, showing how city money was
deposited in the fremont branch OF the
Northern Bank. II took the witness
more than an hour merely to tell what
the books represented. From them the
witness had complied a voiuminous list
Of results, showing the total deposits
Of city money daily in the Northern
Bank.
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GIRL FOUND MURDERED,
HER BODY DiSMEMBERED.
Bloodhounds Trailing Slayer o.
Daughter Of Rich Farmer in
Arkansas.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Nov. a.-Possss
led by bloodhounds are searching for
the r-urdsrers OF Miss Mary Barnham.
II Year, old. whose mutilatsd body was
found to-day In tho vicinity Of her
home near Pleasant Ridge.
Miss Barnham was the daughter OF q
wealthy farmer. Yesterday she mount
ed her horse and rode to the postofYice.
Her failure to return resulted In .
search and the young womAn's body
was found this afternoon. Her head
and legs had been chopped of and her
torso severed. There 10 no clue to the
identity Of the murdersrs.
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yawned and shifted uneasily. Ons
farmer. who had driven twenty mile,
| over tho hills to SEQ that Teller Glib.
son." stamped down the aisle indig'
nantiy, and exclaimed, ss he left. that
a prayer meeting offered more excite
ment
Gibson Joined m the general laugh
ter. All the morning he had been sit
ting close to his wife. whose devotion
has mover faitsrsd. Hedsed In by HI.
counsel he seemed ieas interested In
what was going on than the ordinar,
visitors. He and Mrs. Gibson had pad
and pencils. with which they too
notes.
Assuming these facts concerning tn
position OF the throat organs to be true.
what. IN your opinion. was the cause OF
their dispiacemsntT' asked Elder. sud.
denly of DR.. Cutteli. after the ply
sician's lecture
The expert replied that he thought
the change perfectly natural. consider
Ing the handling Of the body. its en-
banning ana lie long interment. In re-
ply to another question he said he had
made several autopsies OF bodies OF
persons who had been stranSisd.
In your opinion. would Il bs possible.
under the conditions assumed, 70 pro-
duce strangulation By the hands WITH
out leaving marks on the neck Z" asked
Mr.. Elder.
No" was the prompt answer.
When the afternoon session opened
and the State began cross-examinins
DR.. Catteu. In the courtroom were
country folk from Chester, high school
erls. grandnas. Goshen folk and city
folk from the Orange County Metropo-
lis. Middletown. which II seven miles
away and has a population Of about
ZOO.
NO MOTION OF MUSCLES IN
RioIo DEAD BODY.
Mr.. WasservoSA got the expert "a
admit that he knew nothing Of the
Szabo case At hrst hand. Then came
this question:
Are any muscles affected in the
turning Of the head Of . rigid body. af-
ter death, that are connected with the
tongue. the soft palate and the
larynxf"
NO" was the slow answer.
Questioned a. to certain standard
authorities DR.. Cattell said: We'll,
remember a good deal and have forgot.
ten . good deal"
The defense rested. and the stale
called Witnesses In rebuttaL
The statement Of Thomas Garrison. a
Greenwood Lake guide. was refuted by
Deputy Sheriff De 0raw. De Graw
also denied he knew william Osgood-
by. who had sworn the deputy told him
he would convict Gibson" Lark
Hazen . guide. and Fred Hassn. his
brother. an engineer, corroborated d
Graw.
George Teichman swore that las,
February Mrs. Srabo asked him to find
out II the mother and other relatives
we're still alive. He wrote letters fol
her. and GOT an answer from Vienna
that Informed the woman her mother
was dead.
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GIBSON LAUGHS At CURIOSITY
SEEKERS DISAPPOINTMENT.

Or, Cuttell defined risor mortis In
such a way as to weaken the testimony
OF the States witnesses. The testimony
was technical and during the half hour
It occupied the 30O-odd spectators
damned into the courtroom. women by
courtesy occupying the front benches.
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A LARGE PHoTOGRAvURE FREE.
A Photogravurs OF President. Eisc
Woodrow Wilson and his family will b
sundays World.
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MoNTENEoRiNs ARE WONDER
Full FiGHTERs.

Mr.. Moses said he witnessed two other
minor engagements at Tuz! and Tchip-
chamik and saw the preliminary skir-
mishes of the siege OF Scutari. which
the MonteneSrins are still investing. He
left Cettigne to return home on oct 20.
with all of Montenegro in a ferment OF
enthusiasm over the crushing OF the
ancient enemy.
THE Montenegrins are born fighters"
said the retiring Minister. Physically.
they are such magnificent men that any
body under six feet in height Is counted
. dwarf. Gen. Martlnovich. the COM
mander. Is the one great dynamo OF the
country-commander, secretary OF State
treasurer and everything else combined
He y . marvel.
the first victories over the Turks
vers expected by the ALLIES. but It has
been q great surprise to them. as wei
- 70 the European observers. that the
Turks have not recovered from thelI
initial revsrses. The ALLIES expected
g1m resistance. yet they have Just be-
gnn to meet II at the doors 0: constan'
uase,s ttss'k"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-15

ternates to the Chicago convention and
the electors.
The reading of these names was ap-
plauded each In turn.
When the convention had ended it's
business and motion to adjourn had
been entertained, John H. McFaul called
for a speech from Col. Darlington. but
some Of the delegates objected and the
colonel himself frowned on the resolu-
ton.
Selection of Wellington.
The fight of the day prior to the con-
vention ragged about the sixth congress
sional district. with ex-senator Wellington
as the storm center. Late Monday night
Wellington was regarded as out Of 1t for
good, and in the tentative slate made up
he was not considered. When the gov
ernor and his friends concluded, however.
early in the morning to let the opposition
name three of the delegates from that
district, it did not take long to resurrect
the Wellington boom. The battle took
place In one OF the rooms at the Hotel
Rennert. All of the delegates represent
ing Allegany, Garrett. Montgomery.
Washington and Frederick present. Upon
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LIGHTER UNDER THE WAVES.
Goes Down in Ten Feet of Water
at Alexandra.

The large lighter belonging to Her
bert Bryan's Son OF Alexandra and
used in the transportation OF oyster
shells from the oyster wharf here to
the crushing plant at Alexandria, as
it was being unloaded at the Bryant mill
wharf just north of Alexandria yes
terday afternoon suddenly filled and
went to the bottom in about ten feet
OF water.
When the accident occurred the light
er was partially unloaded and had
listed TO one side. The list allowed
some water to get inside, and caused
her to settle until open seams were
reached and then the water came In so
rapidly that il could not be pumped
out The men working on the lighter
were able to get ashore before II went
down.
1t is understood that Mr.. Bryant will
have the shells left on the lighter re-
moved and the vessel raised as soon as
possible. The shells being carried from
this city to Alexandria are being
crushed for use in poultry yards
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Notice to Mariners.

Lightship No. IS has relieved No. 81
on the winter quarter shoal station on
the Virginia coast, and No. 81 has gone
to the station at Portsmouth, Va, for
survey preparatory to asking for bids for
repairs.
The lighthouse service steamer Maple
Capt Miles. is out Of service for a few
days at a Baltimore shipyard to receive
repairs and to be cleaned and painted.
AS soon as the work is completed she
will resume inspection work among the
lights and buoys on Chesapeake bay and
its tributaries.
A notice regarding changes in aids to
navigation in Maryland and Virginia
waters has been issued by the lighthouse
authorities. as follows:
acknowledgements bay, main chan
mel to Baltimore, Craighill channel buoy.
No 2, spar. found out Of position; has
been replaced.
Out entrance buoy, No. 6. spar. found
out Of position: has been replaced.
Beaverton channel buoy. No. IL, sec
ond-class can, winter spar marker; has
been removed.
Beaverton channel buoy. No. 30. sec
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WOMEN ACT AS FIREMEN.
Custom Prevails in Swiss Mountain
Villages.
respondence OF The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
GENEVA, May /, 1912.
In several villages in the mountains OF
the Canton of Grisons girls and women
are obliged to serve as fremen as a coun-
terpart to CONSUMPTION by men, for. ow-
ing to emigration, the women outnumber
the men.
down while the men were working In the
fields and forests, and some years later
a similar catastrophe happened in Malix.
a big village near Coire. Since then all
strong women are called on to serve in
the village fire brigades, and they do not
object to the work.
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ond-class nun, winter spar marker has
been removed.
Fort McHenry channel buoy, No. 3D.
spar, found broken of: has been replaced
Turning buoy, No. 81, second-class can,
winter spar marker has been removed.
Fort McHenry channel buoy, No. IS
spar, found broken off; has been replaced
Observation-Disclosures river, Eliza beth
river entrance gas buoy, No. "a, has been
relieved temporarily by cylindrical gas
buoy with lighter superstructure same
characteristics, but candle-power reduced
from IS to .3.
Elizabeth river. Tanners creek, Tanners
was replaced