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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

the First National Bank of
Snyder during the year 1907.
Baker was cashier of this in
stitution and Wishard was pro-
moter of a cattle company. The
case was tried here in 1909 and
resulted in a hung jury. Just
previous to this trial the de-
PENDANTS paid off the balance
of their Indebtedness to the
bank, amounting to about $50,
600. The cases were continued
from time to time until the pres
ent term.
The verdict of guilty came as
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18
Texas Industrial Notes


sub-divided for colonization pur
poses.
Oklahoma capitalist are max
ing arrangements for the cree
ton of a 5000, 900 warehouse al
Beaumont
The State Bankers Associa-
ton will hold their annual con
vention at San Antonio, May
eth and Sth.
Five crops of alfalfa have
been cut off one farm near
Pecos, so far this year.
The steamship, Della, has ar
rived at Arkansas Pass, with a
consignment Of oil for the Gulf
Refining Company.
A car of strawberries were re-
Gently shipped from Alvin to
Denver, Colorado.
A bond issue TO the amount of
300, OOO was recently voted at
Paducah for civic improvements.
Bids are being received for
The construction of As miles of
rock roads in Lamar county.
The Commercial Club at San
Benito has donated a site for a
lotion compress and work will
begin soon on the building.
Three thousand steers were
iold last week at Laredo for
of 500. 600.
An oil gusher was recently
in near Olney, Young
county.
The Brady Nicely Grocery
Company of Amarillo has filed
N amendment increasing its
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

Four carloads of Northern
homeseekers arrived at Browns
vile last week, and will buy
homes in that section of the
state.
During the first week of April,
building permits to the amount
OF S3ll, $50 were issued at Hous-
ton.
A S400. 600 bond issue has been
voted at Waco for the purpose of
erecting a new water fltering
plant.
Eighteen head of cattle re-
Gently sold at FL Paso for $780,
600.
The citizens of Amarillo are
making efforts to have that city
placed on the route of the New
York and Los Angeles Auto
highway.
The San Angelo Water, Light
and Power Company of San An
gelo, has filed an amendment IN
creasing its capital stock from
1925, 600 to $500, 600.
The Santa Fe railroad reports /.
that it has shipped out 300 cars
o. cattle from San Angelo to
northern markets in the last .
sixty days.
The Brentwood North and
South Texas Railroad has ins
creased its capital stock from
$50 coo to S225, 600 for the pur
pose of extending its lines.
A tract of land. 80 S9S acres
near San Antonio, was recently
sold and will be irrigated and .
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18
Here From Sterling

Frank Neal and wife.
Sterling City, are here visit
relatives and may remain
Lubbock several months. Fra
says the winter was rath
severe on the sheep industry b
they succeeded in saving a ge
percent Of their lamb Gro
Their many friends will be n
lighted to have them back
Lubbock as they are popuI
among the young people Of Of
city.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

capital stock from $4,000 to
100000.
The Texas Livestock market
shows an increase in March over
February, and the amount of
stock and poultry sold is esti-
mated at SIC, $50. 600.
Plans have been perfected by
the Chamber of Commerce for
the erection of a ten story Office
building at Dallas.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

evident surprise to the defen-
dants. as they were confidently
expecting a verdict of acquital
Wishard is about 80 years Of
age and il is estimated that
he is worth over $1,000, 600. At
the time of the alleged crime he
was a borrower from the bank.
Baker is about 40 years of age
and has borne a good reputation.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-04-18

II has been truthfully said that
a knock will sometimes lay you
low but a boost will always raise
YOU M.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-10
STEALS I NICKELs:
GETS 8 YEARS FOR 1T
Young Man Confesses 20 Robbing Tels
phone Booth, Goes 20 Canon
City Prison

fr"s one 10 i've wears o' hard labor
IN 'uo state pcuit"urlnrv for stealing
20 cents.
This is what Fred Webster drew when
he stood before Judge Hubert l. Shat.
tuck for sentence ia the West Side
court Monday afternoon.
Webster was convicted If rohbirg =
telephone booth. In fac', he pleaded
guilty. 10 the charge. which tended 10
minimize ~" sentence since ne put tho
state 10 practically no expense in pros.
]"cutiug me case, Weh.rr broke into
'ho telephone booth ar inc Blanchard
hotel. During the operation no touched
'ho wrong button and turned in a burg
Iar alarm, Webster il ~ wears NJ age.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-10
THE BEST SERVICE AT
FAIR RATES

The most valuable tele-
phone service is the service
that makes communication
possible with the greatest
number Of people. That Is
the significance Of the term
universal service, The great
Bell System approaches
very nearly this ideal con-
dition. If you have a Bell
Telephone, you are connect
ed with a system that serves
twenty million people, Isn't
that worth while?
And isn't it some satisfac-
ton to know that the rates
you are paying are only Suh-
clent TO cover operating ex-
pcnses. and pay a fair rate
OF interest on the investment
No bonds on which to pay
interest; no water in the
stock; in fact, and here the
bigthing that commends The
Mountain States Telephone
and Telegraph Company,
for every dollar Of capital
stock issued, there is $l.I5
invested in plant.
Isn't that eminently fair
to the public,
THE MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND
TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-10

Who wants a motorcycle, Indian
make, in good order, real chsapI We
one for sale at the right price.
Tucumcari Auto Company,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-05-10

Total Assets S1l8g.. o.. 1000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
FLOODS INTERRUPT
RAILWAY SERVICE
Big Section Along Lower Mis-
sissippi Affected,

St Louis, April 2-Serious food
conditions exist along the Mississippi
rver in Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky
and Mississippi The government
levee has broken in several places be-
low Cairo. H., and the river is inun-
dating all of the rich farming country
for miles around.
Farmers have moved to high land
homes are deserted, but little loss of
life is reported.
The river is expected to reach a
stage of 53.5 feet at Cairo and may
rise higher owing to rains now pre-
yailing.
Passenger service over the Iron
Mountain has been abandoned to
Cairo. Two passenger trains were
caught in the midst of the food, with
the tracks washed cut on either side.
The passengers we're taken from the
trains in skiffs.
At all points farmers are working
night and day reinforcing the leyee
with sandbags.
Venice, H., is flooded and 100 fam
lilies have been driven from their
homes. In East ST. Louis William
Hanna, aged ten, was drowned while
endeayoring to cross swollen stream
in a boat
The river is at a thirty-one-foot
stage at st, Louis. The food stage is
thirty-eight feet.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
GOVERNORS FILE A BRIEF
Permitted to Present Argument in
Rate Cases.

Washington, April 2.-The right of
sovereign state TO regulate business.
including railroads, within it's borders,
was the burden of brief which Gov
ernors Harmon of Ohio, Hadley of Mis-
souri, and Aldrich of Nebraska were
permitted to file in the supreme court
as friends of the court.
The plea of the governors, all of
whom have been active in railroad
legislation and litigation. was in the
appeal frcm United States Circuit
Judge Walter III. Sanborn's decision in
the Minnesota railroad rate cases in
yolying the right of state to regu-
late commerce within its borders.
The three governors were empow-
cred TO act as a committee on state
rights at the conference of governors
at Spring Lake, N. Y, last Septem-
ber and were then authorized to seek
to intervene in the Minnesota rate
case. The brief was submitted In con-
nection with the state rate case" up
for oral argument.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
MEXICAN PALACE BURNED
Priceless Documents Destroyed by the
Flames.

Mexico City, April 2.-The original
declaration of independence of the re-
public of Mexico was destroyed with
other priceless documents when the
city palace of Iguala, state of Guerre.
70, was destroyed by fire.
The cause of the fire has not been
definitely determined, but 1t is be.
lieved rebel sympathizers may have
fired the palace.
The declaration of independence de.
stroyed was that drawn after the sue
oessful revolt headed by former Pres
ident Diaz in 1876, which resulted in
Diaz' election to the presidency in
1887.
Two hundred Zapatistas attacked a
passenger train bearing sixty federal
soldiers cnly thirty miles from
Mexico City. The troops were en-
route to Buenavaca.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
Almost A Miracle.

One of the most startling changes
ever seen in any man, according to w.
B. Holsclaw, Clarendon. Tex, was
effected years ago in his brother. He
had such dreadful cough" he writes,
'that all our family thought he was
going into consumption, but he began
to use DR.. Kings New Discovery, and
was completely cured by ten bottles.
Now he is sound and we'll and weighs
2l8 pounds. For many years our
fam lily has used this wonderful remedy
for Coughs and Colds with excellent
results. - It's quick, safe, reliable
and guaranteed. Price 90 cents and
81. Trial bottle free at all druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02

Ruling Against Interstate Commerce
Commission Thrown Out.

Commission Thrown Out.
Washington, April "A signal vic
tory was won by the interstate com
merce commission when the supreme
court of the United States decided the
commission had the power to compel
water lines to report to 1t regarding
intrastate as we'll as interstate busi-
ness. Il was the first case from the
commerce court to be considered by
the supreme court and the commerce
court was reversed.
While the cases before the court
concerned Immediately only water
lines the government declared in ar
guing the cases that the defeat of the
commission in this case would mean
that railroads also need not report
refarding intrastate business and the
commissions whole system of gather
ing reports relative to commerce
would be worthless.
The orders in question required re-
ports regarding operating expenses
and affected PRINCIPALLY lines on the
Great Lakes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
END OF BRITISH
STRIKE ASSURED
Miners Preparing for Resump-
tiOn Of Work.

London, April although the ma
jority of the 100000 miners who
quit work on March / are waiting re-
turns of the ballot being taken on the
question whether they should resume
work or not, there is a welcome sign
at many of the pit heads of coal tubs
running on the colliery railways. Thus
far of the $4,000 votes counted more
than $4,000 have declared for resump-
ton.
The end of the strike will come
none too soon, for cold weather has
set In again and throughout North
Wales and in some of the collieries and
industrial districts of the northern
counties of England and the ground is
covered with snow
A few factories in some districts,
which had boarded coal for the emer-
gency, were able TO reopen, as they
are now assured Of future supplies, but
others which had no coal in stock, as
well as some of the big cotton mills
and iron works in Lancashire, which
have been hitherto kept going by the
exercise Of the strictest economy, will
now be forced to shut down for a
short time at least
Outside the ranks OF the miners
there are more men out of work than
there were q week ago and il is cal.
culated that the unemployed now mum
Der considerably over two millions In
all parts of the country.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
kSSAILS RECALL OF JUDGES
Prominent Preacher Bitterly Attacks
Movement.

Chicago April 2.-Dr. John Wesley
Hill of New York, president OF the In
ternational Peace Forum, assailed the
propaganda for the recall of judges In
a church address at South Chicago.
Thou shalt not wrest judgment" "
quoted DR. Hill, and then he opened
fire on the judiciary recall movement,
likening il to a snake preying upon the
government.
This serpent" he said, coils be-
meath the flag. shines its way through
the constitution and, lifting it's men
aeing head attempts to inject It's poi
son into the heart of our judicial sys-
tenn.
The question now before the Amer
lean people involves the stability and
perpetuity of our free institutions.
This so called propaganda is pirati-
cal assault conducted under the red
flag of revolution on the citadel of
Representative democracy"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
HELPED TO DEFEAT SUFFRAGE
Senator Sullivan criticises Methods
of Mrs. Belmont.

New York, April 2.-Declaring that
the political enfranchisemeut of wo-
men In New York state will come
within the next FIVE years, Senator
"Big Tim" Sullivan, on his return from
Albany, characterized recent militant
statements made by Mrs o. II. p.
Belmont rs one of the telling factors
in the defeat of the suffrage bill at Al
bany last week
Commenting on Mrs Belmont's ex-
pressed militancy Senator Sullivan
said.
You know it doesn't particularly en-
dear a legislator TO any cause, no mat
ter what his own opinions of it may
be, to be told by one of its leaders
that he should be shot down if he
didn't hand over what she wanted"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
SENATOR TAYLOR is DEAD
Unable to Withstand Shock Following
Operation.

Washington, April 2. Robert Love
Taylor, senior United States senator
from Tennessee-Fiddling Bob to all
the South-died here unable to with
stand the shock of an operation for
gall stones performed last Thursday.
Fiddling Bob Taylor, so known be-
cause he played his way into the
hearts OF his audiences, carrying his
violin wherever he campaigned, was
sixty-one years old He was born at
Happy Valley in Eastern Tennessee,
but spent most of his life at Nashville,
practicing law. His father was rep
resentative in congress and commits
sioner of Indian affairs and an uncle
was in the Confederate senate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
HARD BLOW FOR
the OIL TRUST
Custer From Missouri Up
held by Highest Court.
HEAVY FINES AFFIRMED

Concerns involved Are the Standard
OIL Company of Indiana and its Sub
sidiary Corporations, the Republic
Oil Company and the Waters-Pierce
Company.
Washington. April BY a sweep
ing opinion the supreme court upheld
the constitutionality of the Missouri
antitrust statutes and affirmed the de-
cision of the supreme court of Mis-
souri, in ousting the Standard Oil com.
psny of Indiana and its subsidiary
corporations, the Republic Oil COM
pany and the Waters-Pierce company,
from doing business within the state
The $4,000 fines imposed upon each
company by the Missouri courts were
affirmed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
SEVEN SAVED FROM FLOOD
Thousands See Thrilling Rescue of St.
Louis Family.

ST. Louis, April 2.-Thousands of
food spectators witnessed the thrill
ing rescue of family of seven from a
sinking hcuseboat in the swirling cur
rents of the Mississippi river here.
A houseboat In which man, his
wife and five small children lived was
torn from its moorings by driftwood,
dragged over snags. stove in and sunk.
Two motor boats rushed to the res
cue and after fighting off the heavy
drift reached the side of the boat. 1t
sank FIVE minutes after the last occu-
pant was taken off.
The river reached 1913 feet here, a
rise OF 40 feet In twenty-four hours.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
Backache Almost Unbea, able

Is an almost certain result of kidney
trouble. d. Toomey, SOB E. Olive ST.,
Bloomington, ILL.,, says: II suffered
with backache and pains in my kidneys
which were almost unbearable. / gave
Foley Kidney Pills good trial, ani
they done wonders for me. Today /
can do hard days work and not feel
the effects" For sale by all dealers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02

Trenton. N. j., April 2.--Gilbert E..
Rowe, former law partner of Senator
La Toilette filed the La Toilette pri-
mary petition for New Jersey. This
insures that the Republicans of the
state will have a chance to record at
the presidential preference primary
election whether they favor the nom
ination of Taft, La Toilette or Roose-
velt by the Chicago convention.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
Estate of $1,000 for Horse.

Fall River, Mass, April 2.-Under
the will of the late Susan Munroe of
this city her entire estate, valued at
100000, will be placed in trust and
the income used to provide for the
care and support of her horse, Daisy.
The animal is thirty-one years old
and probably will not live long. After
the mares death the money is to be
divided among the testatrix's nephews
and nieces
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
TOBACCO TRUST is MULCTED
New Orleans Company Receivers $685.
600 In Conspiracy Suit.

New Orleans, April 2-Total dam
ages of $4,000 were awarded against
the American Tobacco company by a
jury in the United States district court
in the antitrust suit brought by the
Peoples Tobacco company of New Or
leans for alleged conspiracy to de-
stroy competition.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
Increased WAGES for 10000.

Uniontown, Pa, April 2-Twenty
thousand workmen in Washington,
Westmorcland and Fayette counties
went to work in the mines and the
coke ovens of the H. G. Frick Coke
company, their wages having been
raised Z per cent Thomas Lynch,
president of the coke company, said
that the demand for coke Is responsi.
BILE for the increase in pay.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02

k. g. Collins. Postmaster, Barnegat,
n j.. was troubled with a severe la
grippe cough. He says: 81 would be
completely exhausted after each tit Of
violent coughing. bought bottle of
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and
before had taken it all the coughing
spells had entirely ceased 1t can't be
beat. For sale by all dealers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02

house, Singleton and Teele had tech
nically violated the law in approving
vouchers for a transference of public
funds. 1t was not charged that any
of the defendants profited by the
transaction, nor that the government
suffered loss.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
pes Molnes Carpenters Strike,

Des Moines, April 2.-Union carpen-
ters of Des Moines went on strike be-
cause of the master builders refusal
to grant an increase in wages. Prac-
tically every large building In course
OF construction Is affected The car
penters demand an increase In wages
from SO to 55 cents an hour, giving
the high cost of living as the principal
reason
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
BLO0DHOUNDS TO BE USED
Taken to Mountains to Trail Allen
Outlaws.

Hillsville. Va, April 2.-Bloodhounds
owned by the state of Virginia and
used in the Beattie case have been
taken to the Sugar Loaf mountains to
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02

assist in trailing Sidna Allen and Wes-
ley Edwards. The detectives are
working In the vicinity of Buzzard's
rock, where Sidna Allen held up and
threatened to kill Lafayette Ayers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
INDICTED BY
FEDERAL JURY
Men Who Fought Everglade
Report Face Trial.
SAY 1T IS PERSECUTION

Are Accused of Falsifying Vouchers
While Employees of the Department
of Agriculture, Although 1t Is Not
Charged That They Profited by the
Transaction.
Washington, April Indictments
growing out of the Florida Everglades
investigation in the department OF
agriculture were returned by the fed
eral grand jury here against c. G. FL
liott, A. ID. Morehouse, Ray p. Teele
and Frank E. Singleton. The defend
ants are charged individually with
having approved or presented false
vouchers against the government.
Elliott and Morehouse have asserted
that the charges of technical violation
of the law against them and their dis
missal from the department were
brought about from their opposition to
Everglade land promoters.
Elliott formerly was chief of drain
age investigations in the department
of agriculture; Morehouse was as
sistant chief; Teele formerly was an
assistant chief of irrigation investiga-
tions and Singleton an accountant.
Singleton is under suspension.
The charges against Elliott and the
others were made To Secretary Wilson
by ]. o. Wright, formerly an assistant
to Elliott in the department, but now
chief drainage engineer Of the state OF
Florida
Elliott Opposed Report.
Wright, according to testimony at
the recent congressional investigation,
made very favorable report on the
Florida Everglades. Elliott did not
approve it. Wright resigned and went
to Florida and the report, amended by
Elliott, eventually was suppressed by
order of Secretary Wilson.
The secretary also suppressed cir
cular letter prepared by Elliott in
which some facts relating to the Ever
glade lands we're presented In answer
to the letters of inquiry from thou
sands of investors in the various land
schemes
Elliott testified recently that two
land agents had threatened him in his
Office and in the presence of other Of
fcials If he insisted in taking an I'M
favorable view of the Everglades.
They also threatened to take the mat
ter higher up"
--Wright charged that Elliott, More.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-14
STOLEN HORSE
rs LOCATED
IN CHICAGO

Following a search made by the po-
lice of the Calumet region and South
Chicago, the horse which was stolen
from the Beckman Supply company.
was located in Chicago by the detective
bureau yesterday afternoon. But the
thief Edward Jackson. as he is known
throughout the Calumet region, made
his getaway and is no where to be
found. Jackson is well known to the
Gary police. where he has been in sew
eral escapades, and the police were in
hopes that they would be able to locate
him.
The horse was stolen from in front
of the Beckman Supply company Of
flee Monday, and from there Jackson
went to Kindles Grove, where he was
seen by Bailin frost. There he told
that he was on his way to South Chi
cago to have some machinery repaired.
short time later he left for South
Chicago in an intoxicated condition.
Bailif frost suspected that the horse
might have been stolen, but did not
known until he returned to the station.
The animal will be returned to the
owners today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-14
HILLES OPENS CAMPAIGN.

Chicago, Aug. 14.-Charles d.
Hilles, chairman of the republican
national committee, was to fire the
starters gun today for the Chicago
Taft headquarters men in the Audi
forum hotel. The former secretary to
the president and J. B. Reynolds. sec
rotary of the committee, came on
from New York formally to open the
local headquarters. Important con-
ferences were on for today with
Chairman Hilles and members of the
subcommittee for the western head
quarters. The men who have been
assigned to aid David w. Mulvane of
Kansas. in charge of the Auditorium
hotel headquarters, are: Charles %.
Warren, Michigan: j. T. Adams,
Iowa: T. K. Niedringhaus, Missouri
T. A. NARROW, Montana. and Roy O.
West, Illinois. Fred B. Stanley, the
new national committeeman from
Kansas, came on for the conference.