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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-12
McALLISTER TAKEN TO
CORPUS CHRISTI

Paul McAllister, who shot and
killed Chief of Police Joe L. Crixell
last Friday night, was taken to
Corpus Chriti Saturday morning on
the early train by Captain j. NJ Fox
and Rangers Cathey and Mercer
1t Is possible that he may institute
habeas corpus proceedings before
District Judge w b. Hopkins, who
is at present holding court in Cor
pus Christi. If that is not done he
will probably be returned to
Brownsville within the next few
days for the examining trial, which
will be held before Justice of the
Peace Phil p. Barbour.
Josephine Mielke Cat present post
mistress at Point Isabel) and her
daughter (now Mrs Lille Johnson)
then little child, Eugen and Eddie
Keller, old man Ireland, and two
MeXicans, Tomas Hinojosa and Leal.
The former were spending the sum-
mer there. The MeXicans had thirty
head of selected horses which they
were pasturing preparatory to ship
ping from the Brazos wharf. These
persons were sheltered in little 8
by 10 house, but had a barrel of
fresh water and some food
At 10 p. m. August u, 1880. the
gulf was spread out all over the
island from three to four feet, and
at a. m. August Is, it had risen 80
high in the house that we had to
hasten out to our last resort, a little
| knoll upon which a solitary mes
quite bush grew. Around this the
water was three our four inches
deep, and by prostrating ourselves,
face down and clinging to the trunk
Of the bush we managed to pull
through.
At 8 a. m. the wind ceased and a
dead calm settled over us. We
started to our feet and headed
toward the house. but old Basilio
pulled US back, saying the worst
was still to come. Within twenty
minutes the calm had given way tC
the most severe wind have ever felt
We were unable 70 remain in a
kneeling posture But it lasted but
fifteen minutes, and then the storm
disappeared.
AT daylight we saw the schooner
Laura Lewis. drawing I 1-2 fee
high on Clark's Island; and over OF
the point OF Padre piece Of hui
described wildly the fate of tn
Maria Teresa.
Retracing our steps to the lif
+, saving station we found Hagen saf
and sound but the water had com
pletely gutted the building and ha
: SO warped the floor that it wa
+, touching the ceiling.
AT the wharf we found the car
: penters and workmen crazy TO
: fresh water They had lashed them
0 selves to the wharf Diling and thu
: saved themselves. The Braisted ha
. disappeared The Agnes had shifte
D ouarfers and with both mass chOI
5 ped away foot from deck wa
2 calmly reposing three hundred fec
> from the wharf at,her customary an
y chorage. the stornh having guide
her there. Mrs. Bsker and the chi
Il dren were on boar safe. None
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-12
BULGARIAN PRESS
CLAMORS FOR WAR

Associated Press.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 1.-THE
Bulgarian press is clamoring for
war with Turkey. The inhabitants
are holding meetings TO protest over
the massacre Of Bulgarians by Mus
sulmen at Kotschana, where 140
were killed A demonstration
against Turkey is being organized in
all sections of the country.
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our party were lost.
We waded and swan to the Laura
Lewis, Basilio, John Hill and |. The
captain and his men dressed our
wounds and then we pulled for Point
Isabel in the captains dory.
There we found the Sellers sunk
| en- at the south side of the wharf;
large schooner at rest near the
present site of the Buck hotel; the
cars all upset, and ruin and devas-
| tation everywhere.
The Maria Teresa was total
wreck and her cargo had washed
asohre, a great quantity of wine. in
casks, liquor in cases, canned goods
and valuable cargoes being after
wrds found by us seven miles east
of Brownsville.
We footed it TO the line of the
debris which had washed from the
intervening prairie and then headed
for the river where we were maroon
ed for five days on diet Of prickly
pear stew and coffee, as regular, and
plain pumpkin for dessert. The
prairie was full or pumpkins. washed
from river farms We of course
served the pumpkin on regular
menu. some meals stepped in Ver-
mouth. then claret, cognac, or TO
suit our taste. We found the
wreckage of the quarantine station
and constructing a raft. padded and
poled il through the water and
slush to Point Isabel.
There were but two lives lost a.
Point Isabel, but more than eleven
boats were wrecked along Padre
Island. and every thing washed away
, as far back as to the Burrita Hill
} on the Mexican side OF the Rit
Grande.
} Bu- what impressed me mot Q
; all. was the sight Of the Mari;
: Teresa as she came to her destruc
! tion, riding on the top of the billows
: moul ain high. plunging into IN
valleys and swales. at one time dis
playing her entire keel and at an
r other her entire deck. She natural
: IL wore cross arms and with ful
s sails stretched her appearance wa
grand.
! If today while at Padre Won vii
: walk southwark to the point. at th
5 fot of the low sand hills you ma
I see what remains of her hull.
N The waters were 20 high that the
d not only splashed agains- but a'
/ tualIy damaged the roof & the iro
I stiIted light house at Padre
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STEAMERS COLLIDE
IN NORTH SEA
Associated Press.

aHoUNIdItU 7 Itoos
Amsterdam, Aug. 1.-THE North
German Lloyd steamer, Frankfurt,
bound to Canada with twelve hun
dred immigrants aboard, cOllided
the Hook Of Holland light ship, pro-
ceeding to the Hook under tow. The
wireless advices of the timely arrival
of the steamers calmed the passen-
gers. The ship is in no immediate
danger Of sinking.
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$4,000 10 endOw a country club 10
furnish weekend recreation, sum
mer and winter. to those employing
their time in philantrophic and So
cial work.
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FIGHTING BEGINS
IN MONTENEGRO
Associated Press.

= Associated Press. !,
= Getinge, Montenegro. Aug. =
x lit is reported that frontier x
= between the Turks and Monte :
= negrins began today when re- Z
- intorcemen S reached the Turk !.
= ish fortified posts on the east =
\ ern frontier. =
X 4
X 4 X x Z !, = \ = :. Z 4 !: I,
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MORE MARINES
TO NICARAGUA

y Associated Press. \
X Washington, d. c., Aug. IL. :,
y The collier Justin, carrying =
X rines, has left Panama for Z
Z Corinto to protect American in :.
y terests in the revolution which :.
x has swept Nicaragua. Z
x =
Z !: = x * x * !. Z; * X * X y * y
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MILLIONAIRE MAKES
BIRTHDAY GIFTS
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 1l.-Julian
Rosenwald made birthday gifts to-
day amounting to S6S7,000. Char
ity and education received the en-
tire sum. One unique gift was
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ZAPATA CLOSING
ON TOLUCA
Associated Press.

x Associated Press.
= Mexico City, Mex, Aug. II.
= The Zapata forces are clos
= ing on Toluca, the capital of
X the state of Mexico. The num-
y. Der OF rebels is not known.
= Two hundred federals troops
X and a battery of field guns
+ have been rushed to Toluca.
x
= = y y = = y y :. y y = y = x
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Southern League.

Chattanooga / Mobile called
in ninth inning account Darkness
Montgomery 80, Memphis 80.
Atlanta So, New Orleans 9-3.
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American Association

st. Paul 81, Louisville 10-1.
Minneapolis 3, Columbus H.
Kansas City So, Indianapolis 81.
Milwaukee l, Toledo 0-siXteen
innings.
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Texas League

Texas League.
San Antonio 3, Austin 2.
Galveston 3, Waco 2.
Houston 4, Dallas 0.
Beaumont 81, Fort Worth 81.
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THE NATIONAL BALL GAMES

4: X x x x X x x Z; X :; x =; x * x K
AS played throughout the country
by the various leagues.
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American League.

American League.
Cleveland s, New York 3.
Detroit A, Boston 2.
Washington 3, st. Louis 2.
Philadelphia 90, Chicago 6-1.
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Z X x x !, x X x K x x !; Y. Z
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WEAR EVER ALUMINIUM WARE
A Complete Line Just Received
BROWNSVILLE HARDWARE co
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National League.
No games scheduled in National.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
LIFE SENTENCE IS
 GIVEN ROHN FOR
 HERRING MURDER
Jury Finds Him Guilty of Murder of Mrs. Kate Her. ring at East Lake a
 Year Ago

we, the jury, find the defendant guilty as charged in the indictment, and fix his punishment at life imprisonment in the penitentiary.' was the verdict of the jury in the case of Harry Rohn, charged with the murder of Mrs. Kate Herring, who was shot to death in her home at East Lake about a year ago.
 The case. had been on trial in the first division of the criminal court for two days before Judge w. E. Fort. The de- fendant's attorneys, Gaston and Pettus, made strong fight for their client. Judge Gaston who closed the argument for the defense, spoke for two hours, con- tending that the shooting was acciden- tai. He was followed by Solicitor lief lin, who strongly assailed the theory of the defense and contended that the de- fendant was guilty of a cruel prenedi- tated murder.
 Judge Forts charge to the jury was lengthy, and was said by thesattorneys present to be one of the clearest charges ever given to jury. The defense pre- scented 72 written charges of which 60 were given by the judge the other 22 re- fused.
 No notice of appeal was given. The prisoner will be sentenced next Satur- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
ID ERECT BUILDING
 !. ON FOURTH AVENUE

The Herndon Mettrick Engineering company was awarded yesterday the contract by Judge W. Grubb and David Roberts for the construction of a five-story reinforced concrete build ing to be erected on Fourth avenue between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets.
 The cost of the building and site will be approximately s115,000. The Herndon- Hettrick company has con structed number of business houses in the city, including the Searight Fur niture company's building on Fourth and Twentieth and the R. D. Burnett building on Second avenue. The work once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
CAMPA TO START
 ANOTHER REVOLT

Phoenix, Ariz., December H-Emilo Canpa. the Mexican insurrecto leader re- leased by the United States district court Wednesday after he had been held for more than 40 days awaiting extradition, was reported today to be on the way to the Alatar district to start another revo- luton.
 United States officers said Campa was expected to reappear Monday to face an- other extradftion warrant charging him with being a fugitive from Justice in Mexico after having committed murder in the Alatar district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
OPP AND FLORALA
 AFTER HIGH SCHOOLS

Montgomery. December A-(Special)-- The state high school commission will visit Covington county during the next week or 10 days for the purpose of To- eating the high school of that county. Two towns in covington have made ap- rlieation for the school, Opp and Flo- rala. and each is making a strong fight to secure the institution. It Is probable that the commission will visit Coving- ton next week.
 The members Of tho commission are Governor ONeal. Superintendent of Ed- ucaton Henry ]. Willingham and State Auditor c. Brooks Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
TAX COMMISSION
 COMPOSE PENALTY

Monteomery, December 14.-(Special)- The state tax commission has sent out letters to all the assessors in the state advising them to assess penalty Of 10 per cent against all property in the state whose value has not been returned to the county taxing authorities by the first Monday in February.
 This penalty Is required by law, which provides that a property owner must re- turn the full value of his property by the first Monday in February. The tax commission reports that there is large number of delinquents in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15

andotte man, in a splendid class of ss beautiful White Wyandottes, won -hree firsts out of four first eockerel first pull let. first hen, also winning the national White Wyandotte club cup for best dis play. the American Poultry association piker medal for best eockerel in the American class and the silver cup 6iven by ]. F. Hattemier of Fort Deposit, for the best White Wyandotte cockerel in the show. Mr. Bradford also won the Ma tional White Wyandette club ribbons on first cockerel. first bullet and first hen. Mir Bradford's son, Miles Jr, "a chip off the old block" just to show the blood lines of his father as they say in chick endom. won the much contested first prize In the youths class on first pen of White Orpingtons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
CATTLE QUARANTINE
 IN MADISON RAISED

Huntsville, December H-fSpeciai.)- The cattle quarantine in Madison coun- ty has been raised except in few farms that are still infected with the Texas cattle tick, which prevailed throughout the county before the government took up the task of eradication. The farms that are still infected will probably be released next spring. and then the whole county will be free of the tick. Dr. E. l.. Smith of the agricultural department at Washington, has had charge of the gov ernment work here during the last year. Hamilton county, Tennessee, has been placed under his charge also, and he will divide his time between the two coun- ties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15

comptroller points out that New York and Chicago were slightly deficient in the amount of their legal reserves and St. Louis slightly excessivel Banks in the major portion of other reserve cities were also slightly deficient, but the country banks maintained an ex- cess of the legal requirements.
 Less than 70 per cent of the total amount of national bank notes which the national banks might circulate un- der the law has been issued. Based upon the September report. the banks S321, ,060, MT. Murray says.
 The national banks, the report in- dicates, hold over 80 sper cent of the bonded debt of the United States in the way of security for circulation and public deposits and as investments.
 During the fiscal year 1912, the na- tional banks paid dividends aggre- gating s120, 0,S00.s72, or 11.66 per cent on capital and 6.93 per cent on capital and surplus combined. The net earnings of s149,056, sos, were equivalent to S.5s per cent of capital and surplus. During the last 43 years. the banks have paid an average annual dividend of 9.17 per cent on the capital stock.
 Eight national banks, with an aggre- gate capital of s1,100,000 failed dur ing the year ended October 31. while s3 national banks, with an aggregate capital of 21,605.250. were placed in voluntary liquidation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15

by ordeal and battle. In the United States the right of trial by jury is a con- stitutionaI one and one the humblest cit izen can demand. While the good citizen owes this duty to the state, the duty should not be made unnecessarily burden some to the citizen
 Much compliant has been made from time to time to the jury commission about the instanter summoning of jurors and citizens being required to serve twice in the same year. The instanter sum- mons is the greater injustice. for it often takes a man away from his business with barely moments notice. and works d great and what is claimed to be an un- necessary hardship.
 Should Be Required to Appear
 It is contended that the regularly drawn jurors should be required to appear when summoned. In great majority of cases were the instanter process invoked. there are defaultlng jurors who have been reg ularly served and who have apparently ignored the mandate Of the court. It is the opinion of many that it is rank il- justice to drag a man away from his place of business. often at a financial loss, and let the fellow who had been properly summoned escape his legal duty
 With the large number of persons liable for jury duty whose names are on the roll of the jury commission. there is no necessity for man being required to serve as a juror more than once each year. for thousands of names are left in the jury box after all the jurors for the year have been drawn.
 Tn Jefferson county there are between 12,o00 and 15.000 persons on the qualified jury list. Not more than 250 are sum- moned for any one week during the ses- sions of the courts, which is about eight months in the year. If the 250 jurors were drawn each week-which they are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
S225O Damages Awarded

A verdict and damages to the amount of s225O was awarded the plaintiff in the case of G. W. Short and VIII Short against the Pratt Consolidated Coal and Iron company in the circuit court yesterday, Judge E. 0. Crow presiding The suit was based on an alleged breach of contract
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
POULTRY SHOW WAS IMMENSE SUCCESS
l Closed Yesterday After Four
 Days Exhibition
MANY BIRDS BOUGHT
Local Fanciers Purchased Several of the Winning Coops and Carried Off Many Prizes With Their
 Own Stock

Last night at 10 o'clock the second an- nual poultry show held under the aus. pices of the Alabama Poultry associa- tiofi was brought to close after a most successful four-day exhibition.
 The attendance at the show was eood considering the cold and indictment weather. and much interest was taken by poultry lovers throughout the exhibit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF NEW JURY LAW Contention Made That In- stanter Summons Should
 Not Be Necessary THOSE SUMMONED
 OUGHT TO APPEAR If Court Would Compel Attendance It Would Not Be Necessary to Take
 Man From His Business
 Without Warning
By CHARLES H. MANDY

One of the highest privileges of citizen ship is that of jury duty. A jury is en- trusted by law with the duty of deter mining disputed questions of fact. It is system in which the people at large participate to a considerable degree in the administration of justice. It had it's beginning in the early Germanic law and reached its highest degree of efficiency in England, where it superseded the trials
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15

duties it is to pass on the qualifications of jurors and none are permitted to serve on any jury in the criminal and civil courts except those citizens whose names are on the roll made by the com mission, containing the names of every male citizen living in the county who possesses the necessary qualifications shows who are exempt from jury duty: Those Exempt From Serving
 The following section of the jury law shows who are except from jury duty:
 ''The following named persons, and none others, are exempt from jury duty: School teachers while actually engaged in teaching, judges and clerks of the sev- eral state and federal courts. attorneys at law actually engaged in the practice, practicing physicians, surgeons, dentists and licensed pharmacists; nurses officers and servants of any hospital; the sheriff and his deputies, United States marshal and his deputies; train dispatchers and chief telegraph operators; police officers of any municipality. all officers and mem- bers of any regular paid or volunteer fire department in active service; all state peace; postmasters, superintendents of tendents of street railroads, licensed en- gineers and pilots of any boat plying the waters of this state, railway mail clerks, railroad station agents and superlntend- ents of mines while engaged in their re- having only one drug store.
 having only one drug store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15

Eop-tu9 totdl nunDer urdNn would De less than 5000, leaving from 5000 to 5000 names of persons liable who have entirely escaped jury duty. This being the case, why should men be required to serve twice in the same year?
 Would 0bviate Necessity
 It has been suggested that there is no necessity for the summoning of instanter jurors if those that are regularly drawn are made to attend the session of the court when summoned. It has also been suggested that there is no reason why any summons for jury duty should be returned by the sheriff mot found," as the jury commission prepares the jury box and sees to it that none but resi- dent citizens are included Prompt serv- ice on the juror by the sheriff and the presence of the juror summoned demand ed by the court should remove the neces- sity of instanter jurors.
 For instance. in the city court 1oS to 120 are summoned when the three divi- sions have jury dockets. Five juries are organized for the courts. making 60 jurors out of the number summoned that are required. Yet last month it was found necessary to summons instanter jurors in order that the court might proceed with it's business. The pertinent ques- ton was asked 'What became of those who had been drawn for jury duty?" The court will sometimes excuse jurors on account of sickness or some other legal excuse, but still out of over 100 jurors, it would seem reasonable that with proper service and the exercise of judi cial authority the required 60 might be easily obtained
 Another grievance of the "instanter'' juror is that the sheriff is not required to get personal service of the person summoned. Under the act creating the jury commission and the new jury law the sheriff may summons by personal service, or by telephone or by tele- graph. This is a source of much com plaint as the person summoned some times does not take it seriously and as a consequence gets in trouble with the court.
 It is the consensus of opinion among the judges of the several courts, the members of the bar and the court of- ficials that the jury system in Jeffer- son county has been greatly improved under the new jury law enacted by the legislature of Alabama in 1909, when jury commission was appointed whose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
One Killed in Auto Accident

Decatur IL. December 14-When the steering wheel broke, an automobile containing Rev. T. A. Adams, pastor of the Lovington, IL. Methodist church, his wife and five children, went down an embankment near here to- day, killing son, aged 1S, and injur- ing the mother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Halstead Buys Cockerel
Bradford Wins

Quite a number of local persons were among the winners at the show just closed. Miles Bradford, the White Wy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
BANKS SHARE PROSPERITY
 OF BUSINESS IN GENERAL

Washington, December 14.-Business in general, as reflected in the eondi- tion of the banks of the United States, has shared in the country's prosperity, according to Lawrence O. Murray in his annual report made public today.
 The banking power of the nation, represented by capital, surplus, profits, deposits and circulation, reached during the year the enormous total of s22,- 54s,70f,000. a high record, showing an increase of 5.6s per cent over 1911 and PTS per cent over 1908. Since 1900 the banking power has increased Ill per cent, or more than doubled. During the last 12 years, the number of banks has increased by over 107 per cent and their volume of business as indicated by deposits shows an increase of over 127 per cent
 The comptroiler's report consists of a mass of statistics with analyses, most of which previously have been published.
 In connection with the rates on money, which recently have been soar ing, the comptroller simply observes that the rates were normal up to Au- gust with tightening of the money market thereafter. According to the last condition report, September 1. she