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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-10
PEOPLE PERISH
IN BROADWAY BLAZE
EQUITABLE BUILDING DESTROY
ED IN SPECTACULAR FIRE.
six Lives Lost. Fine Libraries ne-
stroyed. Millions Of Securities
Endangered. business on Wall
Strert Suspended for the Day.
Associatcd Press

ArSucldted fftS6.
New York. Jan. 9.-The immense
marble and granite Equitable Life
Assurance Society building. cover
ing a block In lower Broadway. an
historical landmark. was destroyed
By a spectacular iire starting at
5.20 this morning. In which six lives
and probably six millions ar prop
erty were lost "A dozen persons
were injured and valuable records.
including the biography Of +. n.
Hartman and two priceless libraries
which cannot be replaced. went up
in the flames. The fate or n hum
dred millions Of dollars of securities
stock IN the safety deposit vaults tor
night ~ IN question. although II "
believed the IRE proof construction
saved them.
Fought In the heart Of the finan-
cial district. the fire upset the finan.
cial machinery of Wall street and
business was practically suspended
for the day.
Besides the Equitable Society. the
main Offices of the building were
the home of the Mercantile Trust
Company. the Equitable Trust Com
nany the banking house of K0untze
Brothers. August Belmont ard Com-
pany. Hartman Railroad lines. he
Mercantile Safe Deposit Company
Lawyers Clubs and many Law firms.
The intense cold made he nghtine
OF the fire difficult.
or those who lost their lives. FIVE
were employees or the building. bat
TALON. The ciief of which disappear
ed when the cave-in occurred on the
third floor.
President VIM. J. Giblin OF the
Safe Deposit Company was impris-
oDed IN vault with an employee dur
ing the fire. He went 10 secure val
liable papers and accidentally lock
cd himself In. lie was rescued by
a fireman who sawed through the
steel door Hc mas taken To a hos
piiai.
Another man pinioned under
a mass Of debris was given the
last rights BY the fire department
chaplain NJ was swallowed from view
hy smoke ne was not seen again.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-10
CHOOSE BALTIMORE
FOR BIG CONVENTION
DATE OF MEETING IS JUNE 25.
Second Days Meeting OF Democratic
Central Committee Entirely Har-
monious. Bryan Unable to Attend.
s.. Louis Second Choice for Con-
vention City.

Associated Press
Washington. Jan. 9-The Demo-
cratic National Committee today Sc
lected Baltimore a. he convention
city and June 25th az the date for
the National gathering when candi-
dates for president and yice-prcsi-
dent will be selected.
Harmony marked the concluding
sessions OF the committee meeting
today Wm. Jennings Bryan did no.
attend Tie did not finish his speech
AT the Jackson's Day banquet until
. o'clock this morning. There was a
brief controversy over the proposed
recognition a the progressive lea
que clubs organizations that are
% have grown out Of the independent
league movement started by William
Randolph Hearst. When the 0hjec-
tion was raised the question ~
recognition was deferred for four
years.
National chairman Mack. was nam
ed as head of the subcommittee on
convention arrangements. Seven
members viii be named bv Mack lat
IT. Vive-chairman Hall 81 Nebras-
ka. and Secretary Trey U3odson OF
Kentucky will Nv ~ offirio mnm-
hnr4
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-10
RICHES0N SENTENCED
TO ELECTRIC CHAIR.


Associated Press.
Boston. Jan. Rev. Clarence ".
T Eicheson. formally pleaded gui-
lfy TO the murder OF Avis Linaeli
today and without a tremor heard
Judge Sanderson senpence him 10
death IN The electric chair May TO-
Richeson's counsel declared after the
proceeding. that an appeal Tor exec
utivc rlemenry would follow. Upon
what grounds The petition will be
based l. not stated. II II possible the
supreme court may De appealed to
also. because the jury was not sum-
moned 10 hear Richesons plea.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-10

The GEM CITY Of the RICH and FERTILE Lower Rio Gands

l9 miles north Of Brownsville situated i'm the
midst OF an exceedingly prosperous farming CON-
munity and conceded 10 be the most important
agricultural shipping point ON the Houston
Brownsville line Of the Frisco Railway srstrm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-10
First Airship Flight Today.

Today will b. one Of the big days
A. the fair grounds for today. for
the first time IN Brownsville. one of
those wonderful inventions. an aero
plane will wing its way heavenward
with Birdman DE Kor. and the spec
tators will witness the latest and
most wonderful Of all the arts
De Kor expects 10 make his flight
at 2:30 today and, yesterday the big
white winged machine was receiving
its final attention for the event
Admission Prices
The Herald has been requested 40
announce the prices Of admission 10
the fair They are a. follows:
Regular day admission. except on
aviation days. % cents; night ad-
mission, / o cents; on aviation after
moons. 10 cents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-10
SECOND DAY AT THE
M|DW|NTER FAIR
HUNDREDS VISITED GROUNDS
DURING THE DAY.
Exhibits Constantly Being Enlarged
Pleasure Path Draws Constant
Throng, With It's Numerous At
tractions-First Flight Today.
Despite the cool winds, more than

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-10
NO VERDICT YET
IN CHAPA CASE
WENT TO JURY EARLY YESTER.
DAY AFTERNOON.
Summing Up BY Counsel and Judges
Charge Occupied Mornihg-Self-
Confessed Reyista Conspiralors
Received Light Sentences.

The Trial or Col. w. Al Chapa wa.
concluded shortly after noon yesrcr.
day and the case given 10 the jurq
No verdict was returned yesterday
afternoon I'M last night. The only in-
dication of their state Of mind given
In that time was by their filing into
court AT 2:3o ~ ask a repeating ol
the testimony given Monday ~ Am
ador Sanchez and Antonio MaEn1n
for the defense Various c0nstruc-
tions We're put upon that. for the
most part favorable % the defense
With all the testimony in. the fw1
hours % the morning session were
given entirely 70 the summing up
speeches or counsel for The govern
ment and the defense By mutual
agreement. each side was allowed an
hour III which to present the final
arguments.
Assistant District Attorney Allen
opened the speerhmakin and Dis
trici Attorney Mcdaniel said the last
word. IN between. Messrs. Cham
hers and Wolters pleaded the cause
cf the defendant Oratorically.
Judge Allen and Mr. Wolters out
shone their respective associates. but
all -four arguments were telling pre-
sentations of various phases M the
case. especially that OF Mr.. Wolters.
wno stuck Close o a discussion Of the
evidence in clear. concise fluent
English. ending with a peroration
that might easily be labeled elO-
anent. Judge Allen handled the de-
fendant without gloves and. at times
his references to the Colonel We're
almost savage In their forcibleness.
Preceding his charge 10 the jury.
Judge Burns paid a graceful COM
nliment 10 the officers Of the army
and the civic authorities for their
work On this case
"Tha people of this border" he
said. "owe debt OF gratitude M
the officers of our army for their
splendid service IN unearthing this
y -nspiracy. Hagadorn. Johnson.
Beach. Catron. Hoffman am are
splendid young men and ornaments
to the army whose nHnes
should not he forgotten BY the peo-
nle W the border But for their
vigilance and their laying aside OF
red tape. "A revolution would prob
ably have been in progress now M
Mexico instead of a trial here
..The United States Marshal and
his assistants and All the others con-
nccted with the public service who
have worked on the case also deserve
commendation for the success A.
tending their efforts.
ITO the jury ! want to say what
have never before been called
upon TO say 10 any jury In any court
THE highest testimony has been
raid u the Intelligence Of this jury
hy the defendants who pleaded gull
tv. although they might have denied
their guilt and escaped punishment.
while branding themselves as per
iurcrs. They looked I'm the eyes 90
the Jury and recognizing homes
men. acted like men,
The Summing Ip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-10
The Summing lp.

IN the opening speech To the jury
Assistant District Attorney Allen de-
voted most OF his time 10 the EVIL
dence given by the defendant him
self. and the kilograms IN code sent
~ Chapa. or in his care from vari-
Gus places. He reviewed also the
statements ef the FIVE witnesses who
testified to various conversations or
incidents which seemed to connect
Chapa with the conspiracy an OF
which we're denied by the defendant
on the stand. and pointed out an
other the san Antonio Light inter
view with Reyes which Chapa did
not deny.
.Is there man on the jury who
believes Col. Chapa told the TRUTH
he asked when he said that Gen
Reyes never mentioned the revolu-
ton u him? Either he knew what
was going on or he was a fit subject
for an insane asylum
Judge Allen made much Of the de-
PENDANTS military title referring 70
" continually IN tones 0f derlsion
and claiming that ha had used " 10
aid the conspiracy With which the is
charged
In closing he asked the jury % de-
eide the case solely upon the EVIL
dence without regard tO the bnsi-
ness. social or political prominence
OF the defendant.
III opening for the defense Ny.
Chambers said that the defendant
should not be convicted because he
Is a prominent man nor q member
Or the governors stan.
NJ. chambers brought out the
point that the government had not
produced a letter from Chapa. nor
a telegram sent by him nor % wiz
ness present al ang conversation be-
tween chappa and hny one who haA
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-08-30
Benefits of Drainage.

Since drainage has proven
such a success in other places in
this state, we are glad to see our
people looking carefully into it.
If others are profiting by drain
age we can profit too. We trust
every citizen will inform himself
about this important matter.
We know that the bottom farm
ers have suffered very much
through all these years and II
drainage is a good thing we
ought to have it; we can't afford
to do without it. The entire
community must always get its
main revenue from the flat up
land and the bottoms; the steep
hills soon wash away where we
have the heavy rainfall that we
do. We learn that in Lee county
and every county where drainage
had been tried, to a man they
are for it; every one gives the
right of way and there is ne
Ionger any opposition to it
Oxford Eagle.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-08-30
Post Office Closes Sunday.

By an act of congress passed
during the session just closed all
post offices will be closed on
Sundays. Only special delivery
letters can be delivered by the
postmasters, the same rule ap-
plying in the cities and smaller
tow us. While the mails will be
delivered at the postoffice the
sacks will not be opened and
mail distributed until Monday
morning. The postmasters will
have no discretion in the matter.
The passage of the act was for
the purpose of giving the en-
ployees of the many thousand
of offices one day of rest. While
the public will at first be some
what deprived of a privilege that
has long been enjoyed, yet, it is
no bad law and should be ac-
quiesced in without complaint.
Postmaster Anderson has a let
ter on the subject in this issue.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-08-30
New Store Completed.

Mr.. ]. T. Walton is just COM
pleting a very substantial and
commodious store on the corner
of Broadway and Main.
Mr.. Walton gave his personal
supervision to the work and the
building was rushed to compile
tion for occupancy on the first.
The walls of the lower floor are
"a inches which will make the
building practically fire proof
from the outside. The inside
finishing was done by John
Mathews and a corps of assist
ants and every detail for con.
venience was looked after in the
way of shelving, counters, etc.
Mr.. FL. Spight is moving his
line Of dry goods into the build.
ing having obtained a lease on il
for five years.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-08-30
West End Stop.

At the last meeting OF the
railroad commission the Frisco
railroad was ordered to put in a
stop for it's local passenger trains
at West End. A petition was
presented to the commission and
Assistant Attorney General Clay
ton appeared in behalf the
petitioners. A counter petition
was also filed with the commits
son.
Until the past year a stop has
been on the time card OF the
Frisco for its loci pa 7senger
trains at West End. From some
cause the stop was discontinu~d q.
The stop was great convenience
to the people of West End who
live quite a distance from the
station and as the town con-
,inues to grow in that direction
there will be greater need for l..
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-08-30
Work Begins.

The first material was placed
on the street Tuesday by the
Southern Construction and Paw
ing Co., and those who nave
seen it have no doubt that Tu-
pelo will have some Of the best
paved streets to he found any
where. The first coat OF gravel
of about eight inches is being
laid with perfect uniformity.
Over this concrete there will be
a layer of asphalt of two inches
which will form a perfectly
smooth surface and make an
ideal highway. About 800 cubic
Yards are being laid a day. The
latest in machinery is used by
the Construction company and
the work done is watched with
interest by our citizens.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-08-30
Do YOUR banking with US.
We Pay Per Cent Interest on Time Iepc sits.
BANK OF TUPELO
Attention Farmers
and Farmers Wives.

The writer wants samples OF
your fine corn, cotton, potatoes,
both sweet and irish; turnips,
beets, radish, cucumbers. lettuce,
collards, peas, beans. oats, al
falfa, In fact every thing that is
grown on the farm and in the
garden. Wanted by September
the 18th.
All wanted to make a Lee
County exhibit at the Tri-S1ate
Fair Memphis. Same to be ex-
hibited at Tri-County Fair at
Tupelo October 9th.
Bring or send by September
18th. Thanks.
E. P. Clayton.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-08-30
DR.. Charles Caffee.

After an illness of a few days
DR.. Charles Caffee died at the
home OF DR.. j. E. Givhan, near
Pontocola, Monday morning.
While making a visit to a
patient Wednesday night of last
week a enat or some other in
sect blew in DIR. Caffee's eye.
He succeeded in getting it out
but the next day the eye was
badly swoolen. Friday morning
he went to Pontotoc and upon
examination Of the eye by a
physician a little blister was dis
covered which was opened. Re-
turning home DR.. Caffee con-
tinued to visit his patients and
on Saturday while on his way to
make one of these visits he stop
ped at the home Of DR.. J. b..
Givhan, who discovered that he
was sick and upon examination
found that his temperature was
1O4. He was put to bed and the
trouble was pronounced by Dr..
Givhan to be eresypelas. Al
though every remedy known to
the medical science was applied
he continued to grow worse and
on Monday morning passed away.
DR.. Caffee had been practicing
medicine for several years and
enjoyed an extensive practice.
He located at Mooresville and re-
mained there about two years.
Returning to his old home near
Pontocola he enjoyed a large
practice. In his profession he
was highly esteemed by his fel-
low physicians. He was entering
upon a career that promised
many years of usefulness and
his untimely death is the source
of general regret.
Deceased was the son of Mr..
w. E. Caffee, who is now max
ing his home in Southern Texas,
and a brother to Mrs. E. BurSel,
of Tupelo.
The remains were laid to rest
in the cemetery at Verona where
a Ia ye number gathered to pay
their last tribute of respect.
rne aged father and other
relatives have the sympathy OF
their friends in their great sor-
row.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-08-30
A Hero in Our Midst.

The heroism of James Fogarty
in permitting the surgeons to
extract pint Of his blood in an
effort to save the life of the late
John w. Fenger calls for the
corferring of a Carnegie medal
or some other mark of approval.
Mr.. Fogarty had never seen
John w. Fenger, but the latter's
wife, when the surgeons called
for pint of rich blood, appealed
to the Woodmen, of which order
Fenger was a member, and
having had Mr.. Fogarty recon-
mended as a possible volunteer,
she made opportunities to him
to save the life of her husband,
and the generous son of Erin
could not refuse, so he went to
the Sanltarlum and got on the
operating table, and so he says,
for twelve minutes he could feel
the life blood leaving his arm.
Mr.. Fogarty is now going
around with a bandage on his
wrist and receiving the congratu-
lations OF trends. He says he
feels fine, as he had too much
blood, and it did him good to
lose a little.
Who will furnish the me lal?-
Vicksburg Democrat.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-08-30
Money in Mules.

Mr.. H. Rothschild, of Wilkin-
son county, one day last week
drove twenty home raised mules
into Woodville from his farm.
ten mil from that town. He
gave as a reason for the exhibit
that he only wanted to show the
farmers in that weevil-stricken
section what could be done at
mule raising. .-Covington County
News.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-08-30
Pony Contest.

Owing to the dullness OF the
season and lack of money among
tn, people, the Journa' has de-
cided to postpone the liy Con-
test until the first of October.
AT that time the people will
he better able and more disposed
TO enter into the .ontest with
their little friends, and we have
decided to begin the contest
October 1st.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-08-30

The Journal was favor ed with cal
Tuesday afternoon by Mr.. Matt Bur-
ton, Of Memphis, who was in Tupelc
visiting his cousin. Mrs. Norbln Stone.
and also his aunt. Mrs. M. V. Walker,
at Bissell. Mr.. Burton also had with
him his children, Mary Frances and
Robert. Soon after the Journal was
established Mr.. Burton came to the
paper to work for Messrs. Geo. and
John G. Herndon, the founders of the
paper. He continued with the paper
after it was purchased by Capt. ]. H.
Miller, for several years. On leaving
Tupelo he went to Memnhis and he
came associated with the Appeal, con-
tinuing to hold position on the same
paper which is now the Commercial
Appeal. When the Mergenthaler type
setting machine was installed in the
Office Mr.. Burton was assigned a ma
chine, upon which he became an ex-
pert. He was elected organizer of the
Typographical Union and for six years
was on the road in the Southern states.
At present he is with the Commercial
Appeal and continues to handle one Of
the machines. He found many changes
in Tupelo and only met few of the
friends he knew when he left here
nearly thirty years ago. His old
friends were much pleased to haye him
i their midst once more.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-08-30
Thought for the Day.

They did not waste their time
or strive to show their clever
ness in discussing whether life
were worth living, but found
every precious moment of it so
without seeking and with no
thought that they were doing
anything worth remark. = Lowell.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-08-30
TuPELo MISS. FRIDAY, 3'JGUsT 80, 1912
To Corn Club Boys.

Beginning on the End day of
September we are to have here
at the A. & M. College one Of the
biggest Institutes ever held in
the state, and the corn club boys
are expected to be here. Now,
there are several things that the
boys will be directly interested
in, among them is the following:
There will be a contest in naming
the different kinds Of horses and
the boy that names all the horses
correctly and tells what he is
for, that is, whether he is a draft
horse, or a trotting horse, or a
saddle ,.orse, or a coach horse.
will win a handsome prize. We
will have one specimen plant of
everything grown on the college
farm and the boy that names
them all correctly will win a
handsome prize. We mean by
specimen plant. that a pea vine
will represent the peas that
grow on the college farm and
that a corn plant will represent
the corn grown on the farm, and
so on. We will have d vase of
flowers and the boy that can
name all the flowers will win a
prize. We will have a lot of
vegetables and the boy that can
name every kind in the basket
will win a prize. We will have
a lot of chickens and the boy that
can name all the chickens and
tell what they are for will win a
prize. The boy that can write
the best history of his corn patch
will win a fine prize. You see
we are really going to make it
just about the most interesting
time boy ever had in all his
life and you must be here to get
in 'c1e game. The thing to do is
get all your books down and read
up on horses and plants and
chickens and vegetables so you
will be one of the winners.
| will be here all the time and
will direct the contests and see
that every boy gets in and that
all have a good time. Don't
disappoint me by not coming and
if you can, bring your father we
want him to come and haye fun
with us. And we will have lots
of fun.
The railroad fare Will be one
fare plus twenty-five cents and
the cost while here will be one
dollar per day for everything,
good cold water included with
lots of fun and profit.
Let me have a letter from you
at once stating that / may look
for you and meet you at the
train. | WILL meet all the boys
at the train and show them just
where to go and how to do.
Your friend,
C. A.. COBB,
Special Agent in Charge of
Boys Corn Club Work in Missis-
~sxo,
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-08-30

In the primaries in the 9Th
district on Tuesday Congress
man Sam Witherspoon won in
the first primary by a handsome
majority over three competitors.
In the 9Th district Mr.. Collier
defeated Mr.. Henry by a hand
some majority. The delegation
from Mississippi will remain the
same in the 63rd congress with
the exception of Congressman
Dickson of the seventh, who was
defeated by Mr.. GUN.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-08-30
Congressional Primary.

Official returns from the various
precincts in Lee County, Mississippi,
for the primary election held in said
County Aug. 9th, 1912. for the nomi-
nation of the Democratic candidate for
Congress in the First Congressional
n;ctrict of MiSsissinni:
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-08-30
Special Notice.

The Bookkeeping and Collecting work
attending the sale Of Cotton Seed Meal
and HuNs on account is such that we
find it necessary to adopt a Strictly
Cash System.
H.veaft4. when sending for these
products kindly let the Cash or Check
accompany your order 1S-tf
TUPELo OIL AND ICE Co.
j. H. STRAIN, Sec. and Treas.