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EI Paso Texas
All Jke News
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Herald Prints it First
While It's Fresh.
Defence Puts J. F. Stein on
Stand as First Witness in
The Case.
HE DENIES STOBY
OF MISS BLEVINS
Shortly after 11 oclock this morning
the state closed Its case In the Carpen-
ter murder trial and the defence put
on the -stand J. P. Stein as Its first
"witness. He "was present at the time
of the killing and declared that Carpen-
ter and Simpson were the only men
armed and further that Snellgrove had
handed Carpenter a drink of "water and
had not handed him a gun at any time.
J. I. Driscoll deputy district clerk
was put on the stand by the prosecu-
tion at the opening of the morning ses-
sion to testify to the papers in the
civil cases pending betveen Carpenter
and Simpson. One of these suits was
that of Carpenter Bros. and Sharpe vs.
Simpson and Thomason and Mrs. J. A.
"Ward for the ownership of cattle and
lands. Judgment had been granted for
the defendants and the plaintiffs se-
cured a new trial so the case is still
pending.
There "was also another suit of Simp-
son against Carpenter filed in Midland
county but removed to this county on
account of the entering of a plea of
privilege by the defendants.
Judge Harper also testified that the
cases "were pending 4n his court.
Then followed Mrs. Thomason whose
testimony was short and after this was
entered the defence asking no ques-
tions the state rested and the defence
put Stein on the stand. He was still
jijader direct examination when court
adjourned at noon.
Mrs. C. F. Thomason sisterinlaw to
Bert Simpson was called to the stand
by the prosecution and said that Simp-
son was buried from her home at
Pecos June 5.
She said there "was a partnership be-
tween herself and Bert Simpson under
the name of Thomason and Simpson in
the ranch business and that he had the
management of the business.
"I never met Mr. Carpenter and never
had any business with him though he
did attempt to have business "with me"
she said. The defence objected to this
line of testimony as it had nothing to
do with the feeling between Simpson
and Carpenter.
The state then rested.
Witness for Defence.
J. F. Stein of Glint was called as the
first witness for the defence. He said
he was 18 years old and. had been
reared in Taylor and Jefferson coun-
ties. He said he was working for Car-
penter last summer as a cowboy and
had been In his employ for three
months prior to June 3d at headquar-
ters ranch 12 miles from the Clint rail-
road station this way from Polvo.
"I don't know anything about direc-
tion" he said.
Continuing the witness said: "I spent
the night before Simpson was killed at
Polvo where there is a small ranch
about nine miles from Simpson's. Car-
penter Tom Snellgrove Otes Guns and
Bert Cohen were there. Some cattle
were "watering there. I do not remem-
ber If Carpenter was there all night. I
remember when we left the next day
pretty early after sun-up I don't know
what time.
"Carpenter Tom Snellgrove and I
started together and went to Simpson's
ranch which we reached about 9 oclock
in the morning. I did not have any
weapon. Tom Snellgrove and I got
down and got a drink of water. Tom
Snellgrove got water out of a pipe in
the big pen in a place close to the
corner Snellgrove's horse had "walked
off so had mine. Snellgrove didn't have
any gun on his saddle that I saw. He
didn't have any gun. in his hand at
the trough.
"Simpson was standing alone outside
the corral.
Simpson Draws Gun.
"Carpenter and Simpson said 'Good
(Continued on Page Two.)
POLICE CHIEF DREAMS;
GETS UP IN NIGHT TO GUARD BANKS
It is not on record that commandant of police Ponce de Leon of Juarez
believes In dreams. But he admits that dreams worry Mm almost as badly
a the rarebit fiend.
About "2 g. ni." in the "little morning" today the Mexican police chief was
dreaming about a bank robbery. Now a few- months apro he dreamed of a
robbery in a certain street and sure enough next morning a barbership had been
burglarized in that particular thoroughfare.
So very early this morning the chief appeared as a ghost before the cap-
tain of the night. He ordered that every bank in the city be watched with
especial care. Sleep had flown with the arrival of the bank robbery dream
the chief said.
And the banks were watched with especial care. And no doubt that Is the
reason that there was no bank robbery in Juarez last night.
STOCK MARKET HA
A VERY BAD DAY
. York X". Y. Jan. 27. Sensational declines ia stocks occurred today. The
of a copper merger caused a few upward spurts in opening dealings but
fceavy liquidation "ivas attacked at a high lecl.
The market showed almost an entire lack of organized support and the
stream of liquidation was alloned to have its own effect on prices.
Formal announcement of the merger of the Butte copper propertines and
the recent merger of the Guggenheim Interests make it appear that the Butte
and Gaggenhelra interests will consolidate and the result will be one gigantic
corporation controllng practically the entire copper output of the United States
nd lnflaencing the world's market.
BOSTOX MARKET FLURY.
Boston Mass. Jan. 27. Lake copper was raided on the stock exchange to-
day and slumped to GO a drop of 1C 7-S. Last Saturday the stock sold at 4 1-2.
It recovered later to 34. Calumet and Arizona dropped to 64 a decline of 5 5-S
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Organizes for Texas at Pecos
With M. L. Swinehart as
The President.
MEETS NEXT IN
FORT WORTH
Pecos Texas Jan. 27 The meeting
of Irrigation interests at Pecos yester-
day resulted in the organization of the
Texas Irrigation congress. Forty dele-
gates from over the state were present
and great Interest manifested. M. I.
Swinehart of Pecos was elected presi-
dent and J. G. Love secretary.
The next meeting "will be held at
Fort Worth April 5 and G in connec-
tion with the meeting of the Texas
Conservation association it is expected
at this meeting to have delegates pres- j
ent irom an pans oi me s iu.it: ax which
time the constitution and by-laws to
govern the organization will be adopt-
ed. The congress will meet at San An-
tonio the first Tuesday in September
which has been fixed as the date for
the annual meeting.
The committee on resolutions will
submit its report at tomorrow's meet-
ing which will fix the policy of the
organization.
In New York There Is Gen-
eral Reduction and Grand
Jury Probe.
STRIKE SPREADS
TO TEXAS T0WST
'New York X. T. Jan. 27. Many meat
dealers who hitherto have held out
against lower meat prices came down
today. Other commodities also con-
tinued to decline. Meanwhile official in-
vestigation of the cold storage ware-
house milk trust and other scspected
causes of exorbitant food prices are be-
ing pushed with utmost vigor.
Boycott Refused.
Des Moines Iowa Jan. 27. The trades
and labor assembly of Des Moines last
night refused to join the meat boycott.
Tcsans to Boycott.
Houston Tex. Jan. 27. A mass meet-
ing will be held here tonight by the
members of labor unions at which it is
expected the high prices of meat and
its products will be denounced and a
boycott for perhaps 30 days declared.
Probing the Trust.
Chicago 111. Jan. 27. More testimony
of the workings of the alleged beef
trust were heard today by the federal
grand jury. The chief cattle buyer
of Swift's and a buyer and department
manager for Armour were heard. It is
evident that the government intends to
hear from the representatives of all the
leading companies.
PHIL YOUNG IS FINED. .
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police court Wednesday evening on a
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7utcmobile on Montana seet Wei-
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1 nesday
atternoon was hhcti ?
Congregation Votes Unani-
mously to Build $40000
Edifice at Once.
PRESENT HOME
. TO BE WRECKED
The building boom lias struck the
churches. El Paso noted for its beauti-
ful Churches is to have another impos-
ing house of worship. At the close of
the revival servicer now in progress at
the Westminster Presbyterian church
"Wednesday night a congregational meet-
ing was iheld at which it was unanim-
ously voted to build a $40000 brick or
stone church of modern design on the
site of tihe present church at the corner
of Rio Grande and Florence streets.
Work will begin on tihe new church as
soon as the old one can be wrecked and.
it is expected to have the new West-
minster church ready for dedication be-
fore fall.
For the Westminster congregation
one cf the youngest -in the city to under-
take the project of building a 540000
church witih a small congregation is
typical of the way things are dcn3 in
El Paso- Before the congregational
meeting closed Wednesday night a num-
ber of good sized contributions had been
received and it is the hope of the West-
minster congregation to dedicate the
church free of debt.
Revival to Continue.
Eev. F. E. Fineher pastor of the Sec-
ond Presbyterian church cf Houston
preached his farewell sermon this a?tex-
ncon and he will return to his work at
Houston this evening. To Eev. Mr. Fin-
eher is largely due the success of the
Westminster meeting and the climax
which resulted in the decision to build
a new church. The meetings will con-
inue to be held during the week and on
Sunday.
Rev. E. B. Fineher. a brother of the
Houston pastor who is a missionary to
the Mescalero-Apache indians at Itfescal-
ero X. M will continue to hold services
during the remainder of the week- He
will be assisted bv Rev. O. G. Jones of
the Big Springs Presbj'terian church.
The meeting Wednesday night the
topic for which was 'The Supreme Ques-
tion." was well attended and Rev. F. E.
Fineher preached a strong sermon on tSie
great question of life. There have been
a number of additions to the church
since the revival meetings started and
the congregation is now in .position to
carry out its plans for building and
furnishing the -new church. '
SWEETHEARTS
END OWN LIVES
Boy and Girl Despondent
Because Can't Many
Drink Poison.
Des Moines Iowa Jan- 27. -"Vernon
Barr aged 16 and Miss Iina Amaaer'
aged 14 were found sitting upright In
young Barr's buggy at the Barr farm
near Monroe Iowa early today both
dead.
A tin enp in which remained a small
mixture of strychnine and water was
found close by.
It Is thought that despondency over the
opposition to their marriage because of
their age caused them to commite sui-
cide. TJ3XAX KILLED "WHILE
HUNTING IN OKLAHOMA
McAlester Okla. Jan. 27--S. "W. Kel-
ley a prominent stockman and mer-
chant was accidentally killed at his
ranch a mile out from Kiowa late yes-
terday. He was dragging a shotgun
through a wire fence while chasing
a rabbit when a wire caught the trig-
ger. The load entered his heart.
The body will be sent to Paris Texas
for burial. He leaves a widow and five
children. He came to Texas three years
JURY UNABLE TO AGREE
IN ADAMS GAMBLING CASE
Austin Texas. Jan. 27 The jury in
the district court which heard the cace
against Thad Adams state represen-
tative from San Antonio charged with
permitting gambling ln his rooms at
the Driskill hotel notified the court to-
day that It was unable to reach an
agreement.
The court refused to discharge It.
hoping a verdict would be reached this
afternoon.
FARMER CHARGED "WITH
MURDERING ANOTHER
TTaco Texas Jan. 27. Tee Clements
a farmer was brought here this after-
noon by deputy constable Hightower
of West and charged with killing Al-
bert Harris another farmer last nigh
12 miles north of here. The men quar-
reled after a dance late last night and
the shooting followed. Clements used
a revolver.
Bookmakers Quit
Things are not ns roseate at the
Juarez track as Home of the boosters
for the game ivould have the public be-
lieve. Trading dollars never wns con-
sidered good business even by the
plungers and as that is -what has been
going on at the Juarez track since It
opened someone must stand to lose.
The bookmakers their messengers
sheet ivrlters ticket -writers cappers
the horsemen and their hordes of fol-
lowers anil the ilk which drifted Into
town In sldcdoor Pullmans ns traveling
companions for tho thoroughbreds must
cat. It is not neceshary that they cat
the customary three times xcr day for
Rome "The Holy City" Is
Threatened From High
Waters in Streets.
HEAVY SAIN AND
DEEP SNOWFALL
Many Points on the Italian
Peninsula in as Great
Danger as Paris.
Florence Italy Jan. 27. The Sliver
Arno Is out of Its banks flooding ad-
jacent territory. "Wire communication
1 cut off and It Ik impossible to learn
the extent of the damage.
Praying for Relief.
Xoples. Italy Jan. 27. Damage from
the storm Increases. Many roads alons; l
the sea front are under water and the
country Is devastated. Many small fronts
are lost. Churches are filled with peo-
ple praying fervently for the passing
of the evil. '
Home in Danger.
Rome Italy Jan. 27. The rain snow
and -wind storm Increased In Intensity
today. The river continues to rise and
at noon had almost reached the top of j
the arches of the bridges. Dead cattle
nnd trees are being borne down Its cur-
rent. The pope today sent n large sum of
nioncy to the archbishop of Paris for
the relief of flood sufferers In France.
COCHISE COUNTY
REMAINS WET
Arizonians Refuse to Vote
Out Booze ni"!Eleetion
Just Held.
Bisbee. Ariz. Jan. 27. Although
Tombstone Benson Courtland and
"Warren voted "dry" in "the local option
election yesterday Cochise county re-
turned a wet majority of 913.
The "dry" faction carried "Warren by
a majority of five votes. In Bisbee all
the wards returned majorities for the
"wets" even the second ward which
was considered the "dry" stronghold.
The total vote in Bisbee was S21 against
445.
In Douglas the vote was 527 to 274 in
favor of the wets. The wets won there
by pledges of the business men's com-
mittee to secure a license of $1000 to
eliminate saloons in the red light dis-
trict to close certain hours on Sunday
and to limit the number of saloons to
12.
The election was a complete land-
slido against prohibition.
Several smaller towns voted dry but
the election was for county prohibi-
tion so all remain wet.
5- Ji.
UNIONISTS GAIN i.
' 100 MEMBERS.
I
fr London England Jan. 27. Re f
4i turns from yesterday's elections in
I5 parliament give the Liberals 16 fr
3 seats the Unionists three and the 4
41 Laborites and Nationalists two
each. .
fr The Unionists with today's re- 2
4 turns show a gain of an even 100. 4-
4 The Unionist gains yesterday f
5 were mucn smaner man expected &
f and it is now possible that the Lib- s
4 erals alone may have a slightly 41
S larger membership in the new 4
4" house than the Unionists alone. !
4r The numbers however are so close
J. that legislation will be effected .
only with the consent of the Irish $
& Nationalists and Laborites. That
the budget will be passed is now
5 certain but after that all is chaos. J.
"WACO RETAINS FRANCHISE.
Waco Tex.. Jan. 27. Twelve citizens
today guaranteed the S3000 necessary
to take oyer the franchise of Waco's
Texas league team. W. R. Davidson
was made manager. Joe Gardner ot
Dallas agrees to furnish enough players
to complete a good team -for this citv.
Juarez Track; Horses In
long practice on less often much less
has tnught them the practical policy
of eating only ivhen the eating is good.
Two of the best known bookmakers
at the Juarez track have left never to
return. They are Billy DuBoIb and
George Rose. Both of these men are ns
well known in turf affairs as Buffalo
Bill and his ahsociate Pawnee Bill are
known In the circus game. Ros0 wiped
the oddh from his slate some time ago
packed his alligator skin bag and bent
it for California. DuBoIn has done like-
wife returnnig to New York before the
proponed 00 day meeting was half over.
The excuse given for these bookmakers'
Cincinnati O. Jan. 27. The caic of Mrs. Jeanette SteTrart Ford charged
with hUVlng blnclcrcallcd Charles L. "Wariner the convicted former local treas-
urer of the Big Four railroad was called for trial this morning.
"Warrincr was brOHght here from tho Columbus penitentiary to testify.
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A thonsand ilollars from the officials -of the El Paso &. Southwestern Trill
help the 1". TV". C. A. movement considercrably In El Paao and that Is the
amount that has been given.
A check for the amount has just been received by Mrs. TV. E. Race from.
H. Jr Simmons Kouercl manager of the road.
Mr. Simmons sends the cherfc from Chicago and In enclosing It says that
It Is an individual contribution from the HtockhoIdersx of the company not
n donation from the railroad Itself which could not legally make such a dona-
tion. Most of these men are non-residents of EI Paso and the women of the asso-
ciation are very much elated at the interest thus shown ba their work.
The women are busily engaged In soliciting funds In the city and are
meeting with much encouragement.
BRAKEMAN FOUND
DEAD IN YAED
Was Perefeetly Well Short
Time Before He Was
- Found Dead.
Dalhart Tex.. Jan. 27. J. 3L Cully a
brakemon on the Ft. Worth & Denver
road. -was picked up'in-the lower end of
the local vards at 7:45 last nipht with
his neck broken.
Cixllv was head brakeman on a south-
bound freight and was apparently all
rijrhc while the train was stopped in the
vards here-
Twentv minutes after it was jrone he
was discovered dead. It is thought that 1
he fell from the head cars or the tram
having had an attack of heart failure.
There were no other scratches or bruise
on his body.
Oullj' is a married man. 28 years old
and resides in Amarillo. The body was
taken home this morning.
VETERAN" DIES.
Tyler. Tex. Jan. 27. Capt. Sid John-
son" aged 6JJ. died here last night. He
was one of the oldest inhabitants of
Smith county. He served with the Ross
bfg-uic during the civil Avar and was
appointed a brigadier general at the
last confederate reunion. A widow and
several.children survive him.
Training For Sale.
departure is that they were hard hit
by the "talent" and shut up shop he-
cause they were losing money. That
sounds just like George Rose nnd Bllly
DuBols yes it does not. They prob-
ably quit because they did not want
to finish a long career on the American
turf writing dollar tickets on a stool In
the middle of a Mexican alfalfa field.
A sale of horses In 'training is also
advertised for Monday In the paddock
of tlte track. SouucIk like someone needs'
tho ready money and to judge from the
looks of the boys at the track the ail-
ment is not confined entirely to the
horse owners
CONGRESSMAN SMITH
INTRODUCES NETV BILLS.
Washington D. C Jan. 27. Congress-
man Smith introduced bills to enlarge
the powers of the interstate commerce
commission and regulate common car-
riers engaged in interstate and foreign
commerce also far the relief of Frank
.uaiuiie. iouu. ior aamages irom fSO-
.! Blanche indians: also to increase the nen-
j sioh' of William McKInley. company C
Sth regiment. Maryland volunteer in
fantry to S20: and Isaac P. K Metcalf
company K 15th Illinois infantrv to
$20. . "
What Herald's Success Makes Outside Newspaper
- Think of El Paso and Its People Proof
That It Pays to Be Decent
(From the Santa Fe Daily ISTew Mexican)'
The El Paso Herald is a staunch Eepublican
paper in an overwhelmingly Democratic city.
Despite this condition it has put out of business
its only Democratic evening contemporary and has
three times the subscribers and influence of its Dem-
ocratic morning competitor.
This is a demonstration that decency pays even
in a wide-open town like El Paso for The Herald has
ueen unnincninfi: m its opyusiciuu to racetracK gam-
bling against licensed immorality against all the
evils that are the marks of new cities which pride
themselves upon being wide-open and having no re-
gard for the laws of God or man when it comes to in-
dulgence of vice and pleasure.
The Herald's strength can only be accounted for
bv the fact that even in cities like El Paso the law
abiding decent moral people are in "the vast ma-
jority. The Herald in its crusade takes a stand
against all lands of vice and mdraL obliquity.
liursflay Evening
January 27 3910.-10 Pages
Many of the Finest Build-
ings in Capital of France
Have Been Ruined.
NATIONAL PALACE
ATTACKED BY FLOOD
Subway Caves in and Many
Other Accidents Follow
Encroachment of Water.
Paris France Jan. 27.
The sun is shining in Paris
today and rain throughout
the afflicted districts 1 as
ceased but joy over the fall-
ing of the Seine turned to
dismay when the.eluvia! de-
partment late in the after-
noon predicted a further rise
of eight inches before the
crest of the flood is reached.
The waters again began to
rise this afternoon.
Paris. France Jsh. 27. The waters mf.
the Seine this afternoon began to recede
very little It is true fent nevertheless
to recede and the crest of the greatest
flood in Prance since early In the seven-
teenth century appears to have passed.
Shortly before neon a dismayed crowd
watching the water gage at Paint Roy-
al noticed that the floed had actually
began to subside and the .glad tidings
spread along the qnays where thessands
ef weary aoldiers and citizens were
working building temporary dykes.
Paris today resembles a beleaguered
city. The military commaader ef the
five sections into which the city Is di-
vided holds hi soldiers in constant
readiness to dispatch to points ef dan-
ger. Military barracks aHd ynbllc
schools have been placed at the disposal
of refugees who already nnmhe? mora
than a hundred thOHscn.
Terrifying- Spectacle.
The valley of the Seine today presents
a terrifying spectacle. The flood Is
-miles wide for 25 .miles above Paris and
the torrent rans throash the city at the
speed of a mountain torrent. It is flash
with the parapets of the bridges where
It has not actually overflowed them.
The most alarming feature of the slta-
atlon this morning was a fissare at Aa-
teuil viaduct at the foot of Paris. Should
j this give away It would act as a dam.
and submerge tie entire city.
At 8 this morning the Orleans railway
tunnel gave way. Another caveia oc-
curred la Rae LUIe flooding the Ger-
man embassy.
The buildings of the ferelgn office
have been abandoned.
Damage Most Severe.
The mala drain under the Caamptf de
Mars broke this forenoon and the water
extended bade to the Invalides -where
the bones ef a Napeleea repose.
Several cavelns have occarred la Place
De La Concorde Rae St. Henore and
Rue Delappe.
The basement of the Grand Police and
; the home of president Fallierea are flll-
ed -with water.
"Whole sections of the city including?
St. Lazare subway station are roped off
as being dangerous.
The vraters invaded the court f Si.
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