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PLANO .STAR-COURIER
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ERNEST LOGSDON, Publisher
Plano.
TEXAS
5
TARIFF-ONLY PROGRAM
OPPOSED BY WILSON
DOESNOT SPECIFY LEGISLATION
IN ISSUING HIS CALL FOR
SPECIAL CONGRESS.
EXTRA SESSION ON APRIL 7
(President Will Aak for Action on Cur*
rency and Other Measures In
Special Message.
Washington.—In issuing Ills call for
* special session of the Sixty-third
congress on April 7, without .specify-
ing the legislation which he will usk
the congress to enact, President WiV
®on defeated the attempts of the con
servatives under Floor Leader Under-1
DESPERATE FIGHTING
REPORTED AT PARRALj^
1,500 MEN ON EACH SIDE BATTLE
FIFTY HOURS, WITH LARGE
LOSS OF LIFE.
TOWNSPEOPLE WERE IN ROIT
Huerta Forces Finally Force Const!
tutionalists to Withdraw to Hills
at Nightfall.
El Paso, Texas.—Desperate fighting
In an attack on Parrul, Chihuahua,
entailing a large loss of life in a tlfty-
houru’ battle, was reported In belated
advices here.
Borne 1,500 constitutionalists, rebell-
ing against Huerta’s government In
Chihuahua, were driven hack by al-
most an equal number of federal reg-
ulars, and the city, center of Ameri-
can mining und Industrial Interests,
greatly damaged by bombardment and
street fighting, in which townspeo-
WIRELESS STATION IN A CHURCH
(wood to have him hold the legislation 1 pie also engaged.
to tariff and the passage of the sun-
dry civil and Indian appropriation
bills which failed last session.
By taking this course the president
leaves the matters of legislation which
be will recommend to be treated in
special messages, which lie will ad-
dress to congress. The Insistent de-
sire of Mr. Underwood and Mr. Pal- j
Insurreeto troops, who rebelled
against tin* Huerta government and
j left Purral last week ttfter mobilizing
1 und recruiting at Santa Barbara, near
i by, returned on March 5 to retake the
city. One thou;und federals from Chi-
huahua City had reinforced the 200
Regulars at Parral.
On the afternoon of th 5th the la-
mer of Pennsylvania to prevent the j kurgcnts attacked and the battle con-
taking up of currency legislation at
the special session has failed, for from
iources close to President Wilson it
ts learned that he adheres to to his
determination to havo congress pass
at least such banking and currency
legislation as will enable the govern
meut to meet any attempt on the par
of any group of financiers to bring
about a disturbance to bo held as a
weapon over the head of tbo admin-
istration.
Such was Mr. Wilson’s Idea as to
what should he done at the special
session, along with tariff revision,
even before ho was sworn In as pres-
ident. The matter was discussed with
the then president-elect by Represen-
tatives Underwood and Palmer among
others, and argument was made by
them agnlnst including any form of
banking and currency reform in the
extra session program.
BILLS PASS TO ENGROSSMENT.
I
Uniform Child Labor Law and Pro-
vision for Home for Girls.
I Austin, Texas.—Two Important
house bills were passed to engross-
ment Monday—the uniform child la-
bor bill and the home for delinquent
girls Dill—and another measure was
laid peacefully beneath the daisies,
this being the Hunter nine members
for the supreme court resolution. An
amendment by Messers. Terrell und
Bowell, which made the number seven
tiatead of nine, was adopted, and then
(the entire resolution as amended was
rejected by a vote of 43 to 68.
Amendments were adopted permit-
ting children under 14 to work in mer-
cantile establishments from 7 a. m.
to 7 p. m. when school is not in ses-
sion, and outside of school hours, and
another prohibiting any employer
from sending any employe under 21
as a messenger into any saloon or im-
moral house or district, and exempt-
ing from the provisions of the act chil-
dren of invalid parents.
The Henry of Wichita-Haney Mil
appropriating $75,000 for the estab-
lishment of a home for Incorrigible
and delinquent girls was passed to en-
grossment without opposition.
tinued until the evening of the 7th,
On the morning of the last day the
rebels took the fortified hills, sur
rounding the city, driving the federals
to cover in the town. Col. Mercado,
the garrison commander, and Col. ('as-
tro, who had brought the reinforce-
ments from the state capital, called
for volunteers to retake the outlying
positions. Five hundred men respond-
ed and after charges and almost hand-
to-hand fighting, drove the insurgents
from the hills.
Then the constitutionalists concen-
trated their fire on the southern sec-
tion of the town, driving the city offi-
ciajs from their houses and killing
many residents. At night the insur-
gents withdrew when pursued.
During tlu fighting inobs of towns-
peoplo rioted, burning the market
place and attacking the banks. Vol-
leys from the soldiers’ ranks quieted
the internal disturbances.
TEXAS LARGEST CROP [pass home rule measure
PRODUCING STATE
Rev Horace K. Holtxlnger of Philadelphia has Installed a complete wlre-
lea b outfit In the Fifth Street M. E. church, where he will have classes in
wireless telegraphy as an Inducement for the boys and young men to come
to church. The upper picture shows the roof of the church with the posts
and wires of the wireless; the lower picture shows the clergyman In the
study of the church receiving a in*s sage.
JAMES H. BRADY
35 KILLED; 40 WOUNDED.
Federal Forces at Nuevo Laredo Suc-
ceeded in Driving Enemy Away,
laredo, Texas.—Twenty followers
of VenuBtlano Carranza, Governor of
the state of Coahuila, who revolted
against the Huerta regime, and fif-
teen federals defending the town of
Nuevo Ml re do were killed in a brief
but bloody battle there. Forty were
wounded.
The Carranzistas slipped Into Nemo
Iaredo under cover of darkness and
the fighting began at daybreak. There
Were but about 200 of the rebels while
the garrison numbered 360, but the
attacking party made up in determi-
nation what they lacked in numbers
and fought stubbornly for an hour and
a hulf. when they were driven back.
Three Buried Under Tank.
Lake Charles, La. While workmen
Were repairing the water tank of a
locomotive in the Iron Mountain yards
the tank gave way, burying three of
the workmen under it.
Tells Fate of German Ship,
Stettin, Germany.—Fragments of
wreckage picked up on the coast of
Norway gave conclusive evWence that
the German steamer Peruvia with its
crew of 28 men lost in a storai there
some time ago.
GOVERNOR CARANZA FOR PEACE
Cabinet Officer Telegraphs Huerta
Asking Pardon for Rebel Chief.
City of Mexico.—Surrounded oy gov-
ernment troops, Venustiano Carranza,
the rebel governor of Coahuila, who
refused to recognize the Huerta ad-
ministration and initiated what ap-
peared to bo a formidable revolution,
is suing for peace, according to offi-
cial reports, Carranza is said to have
2,000 men.
Manual Garza Aldape, named as min-
ister of agriculture, who was sent
north by the government to effect a
reconciliation, has telegraphed to
President Huerta asking for a pardon
for the rebellious governor. Alberto
Guajardo, commander of the rurales,
who joined the Carranza movement,
Is officially reported to have surren-
dered.
Representatives of vnrious religious
denominations in a testimonial to the
service of the American ambassador
during the recent events in the capi-
tal, declare that he put forth extra-
j ordinary efforts to save the lives of
| President Madero and Vice President
Suarez, and offered a home and pluce
i of refuge to several branches of their
respective families.
A copy of the testimolnlal has been
sent t* the president of the United
| States and of Mexico.
Wants Civil Service for Postoffice.
Washington.—In due course of time
Postmaster General Burleson will rec-
ommends to President Wilson that not
only the fourth-class, but the third
and second-class postoffices, he taken
out of politics and placed under civil
service. But Mr. Burleson’s Idea of
civil service for postmasters is dif-
ferent from that of President Taft
when he placed all the Republican
fourth-class postmasters under civil
service. Mr. Burleson would have true
civil service. Therefore, according to
a tentative plan on which Mr. Burle-
son is now working, he would recom-
mend that the entire list of fourth-
class postmasters, as now constituted,
be taken out of the classified service,
that civil service examinations be
held for second, third and fourth-class
postmasterships and that men be ap-
pointed to positions as the result of
competitive examinations and regard-
less of their politics. Mr. Burleson
savs that such would be true civil
service, and that all subsequent ad-
ministrations would respect it.
A brick plant with a dally capacity
of 30,000 brick Is to soon be erected
at Ada, Okla.
STORM DEATH ROLL
MORE THAN NINETY
LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY IN
SIX STATES INCREASES AS
REPORTS COME IN.
GEORGIA DAMAGE IS GREAT
Expected That Final Figures Will Put
Property Loss in Millions for
Whole Area Covered.
ILLINOIS SECOND, IOWA THIRD
AND MISftOURI FOURTH, GOV-
ERNMENT ANNOUNCES.
ENORMOUS YIELD OF COTTON
Fleecy Staple's Value Has Helped
Lone Star State Gain Its
Prominence.
M ashlngton.—Illinois has again
yielded to Texas the honor of being
the premier crop-producing state of
the Union, Iowa holds her position
as third and Ohio has lost to Mis-
souri the honor of fourth place, the
department of agriculture announces.
During 1912 Texas produced $407,-
100.000 in the twelve crops reported
quantitavely by the government—corn,
wheat, oats, barley, rye, buckwheat,
flaxseed, rice, potatoes, hay, tobacco,
and lint cotton. The enormous cot-
ton crop easily gave Texas a big lead
over the second largest crop-produc-
ing state, Illinois, whose aggregate
production was valued at $289,326,000.
Iowa’s crop value aggregated $284,-
95,000; Missouri, $196,968,000 and
Ohio's $190,178,000. In the next live
state ranked; Kansas, $182,363,000;
Pennsylvania. $176,275,000; Minneso-
ta, $160,615,000; Georgia, $159,762,000
and North Dakota, $155,110,000.
The total value of the crops pro-
duced during 1912 throughout the
country was $4,695,161,000, compared
with $4,592,338,000 in 1911 and $4,496,-
674.000 in 1910.
In uddition to the ten leading states
the following produced more than
$100,000,000 in the principal crops
rndiana, New York, Nebraska, Wis-
consin, North Carolina, Alabama, Ok-
lahoma, Michigan, Kentucky, South
Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee and
California.
j Effffort to Restore Specific Power*
Feature is Defeated.
Austin, Texas.—-After considerable
oratorical exercise the home rule bill
was passed finally by the house Sat-
urday, unchanged from the condition I
in which it went to engrossment. Mr.
Burge* presented an amendment re-
placing the enumeration of specific
j powers of cities which was stricken
from the bill on engrossment by the
Wagstaff amendment, leaving simply
the provision, in effect, that cities of
over 6,000 may adopt any charter not
contrary to the constitution or to u
general law.
Mim\TicN.\r.
SUNMTSOIOOL
Lesson
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SELLERS,
apartment Th
of Chicago.)
hrector of Even-
Moody Bible In-
ALLOW PRISONERS PER DIEM.
Attorney General'* Office Reverses
Former Ruling on Subject.
Austin, Texus.—The board of pris-
on commissioners is advised by the
attorney general’s department that the
10c p^r day provided by law to be
paid prisoners applies to life term
prisoners as well as to others.
This ruling reverses a former ruling
of the attorney general's department,
and the opinion goes somewhat at
length into a discussion of the ques-
tion, but emerges from the investiga-
tion which the conclusion to the ef-
fect that life termers are entitled V1
10c a day the same as other prison-
ers.
The opinion, among other things,
states that compensation is to be al-
lowed as a reward for good conduct,
and that good conduct is also a ground
for commutation of sentence by tue
governor. If the prisoner has a rec-
old for good conduct he may merit,
under the law, two distinct acts ot
compensation and a commutation of
his time.
LESSON FOR MARCH 23
THE EMPTY TOMB.
South Dakota produced $99,660,00.
W. O. W. MEETING CLOSES.
Biennial Convention in Dallas Ends
Four Days’ Session.
James H. Brady, former governor
of Idaho, has been elected by the leg-
islature of that state to All out the
unexpired term of the late United
States Senator Heyburn.
REBELS TAKE NOGALES IN FIGHT
Urges Support of Huarta,
Naples. Porfirio Diaz, former pres-
ident of Mexico, sent instructions to
Is friends and followers in Mexico to
support the provisional president, Hu-
erta, and work for the re-establish- j ]a narru, the Mexican government’s
Huerta Wants $100,000,000.
San Antonio, Toxaa -To arrange
for the flotation of a $100,000,000 loan
with which Provision President Huer-
ta hopes to end the strife in his coun-
try is the mission of Senor Luis Leon
ment of peace.
Olney Declines Great Britain Post.
Washington.— Richard Olney of Bos-
ton, to whom President Wilson offer-
ed the post of Ambassador to Great
Britain, has declined. His letter of re-
fusal has been received at the White
House.
Car Hurled Fifty Feet.
Boston. Mass.—An explosion of gas
In the underground excavation for a
subway extension tore open the sur-
face and threw a passing street car
about fifty feet. Several passeugers
were sllghtl injured.
New Ci! C err party Forced.
Fort Worth, Texas.—The Forest Oil
Company, with a capital of $300,000,
„ IV neo Kv r*H mnr* on.T
capitalists of Fort Worth, Mineral
Wells, Wichita Falls, Electra and lows
JFark.
j newly appoint financial agent at Lon-
j don, who has arrived in San Antonio
j on his way to the British capital.
Sears. Roebuck & Company has had
: plans drawn for the erection of a
! nine-story building at Dallas to cost
$625,000.
Peary to Get Italian Medal.
Portland. Maine.—Rear Admiral
| Robert E. Peary, has sailed from New
York for Rome, where he will be pre-
sented with a medal by the Royal
J Italian Geographical society of Rome
Ui honor of the discovery of the North
pole. Herbert I.. Brigman, secretary
j of the Peary Arctic club, who with
( Mrs. Peary. Miss Marie Peary and
Robert E. Peary Jr. will accompany
j the Rear Admiral, will deliver an ad-
L fy — * ' ♦ 1> o enplilt V I O 4 o *• ♦
party will go to Egypt, returning to
this country In June.
Federal* Cross Into United States and
Surrender to Colonel Wilder.
Nogales, Ariz.—Constitutionalists
overthew the federal garrison at No-
gales, Sonora, Thursday, after a fight
which continued with little abatement
for twelve hours. Casualties are es-
timated at 100 dead and twice as many
wounded on both sides, though ac-
curate count has not been made.
Private Allen A. Ulmfleet, Troop G,
Fifth Cavalry, U. S. A., was seriously
wounded by a rebel bullet while do-
ing police duty near the internation-
al line here. The shot passed through
his face from uose to ear. No other
Americans were injured.
The United States soldier was shot
when the attack was at its height.
Lieut. Col. Tate, in charge sent word j
to Gen. Obregon, in command of the 1
rebel forces: “You have shot one of
my men. Cease firing, or I shall be
after you at once.”
At the same moment the firing from !
the regulars under Cols. Kosferlits- |
ky and Reyes slacked. By some pre-
concerted arrangement, Lieut. Col.
Tate ordered his bugler to sound the
Mexican “cease firing” order. The j
federal garrison instantly obeyed, but !
desultory firing continued to come
from the beseigers.
Col. Obregon succeeded in holding j
back the fire from his men so that |
Col. Kosterlitsky and Col. Reyes, with j
their forces, were able to cross to the j
United States, where they surrendered ;
to Col. Wilbur E. Wilder, Fifth Cav-
alry. who arrived late to take com-
mand of the American troops. The
Dallas, Texas.—Indications from
lats reports are that more than nine-
ty people were killed, scores severely
inpured and great property loss sus-
tained in the disastrous electrical tor-
nado which swept parts of Georgia,
Teuuesesee, Alabama, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi and Texas Thursday after-
noon and night. Over ninety deaths
have been reported and the total loss
of life probably will be increased when
wire communication is restored in
remote sections devastated by the cy-
clone. The damage to property can
not be estimated, but probably will
have to be computed In millions.
Twenty-nine people are reported to
have perished in Georgia and damage
to property is roughly estimated at
$1,000,000. Calhourn, Gordon county,
Georgia, and vicinity, bore the brunt
of the storm in that state, where elev-
en people are reported to have been
killed. The other fatalities in Geor-
gia were nine at Tucker, four at Ea-
glesvllle, three at Clarkston and two I tation and per diem allotments dis-
Dallas, Texas.—The biggest conven-
tion in the 23 years of the life of the
Woodmen of the World closed its
biennial convention In Dallas Friday.
It was estimated that 7,500 people
were brought to this city on Its ac-
count The biggest per diem and the
best entertainment was also one of
the history making events. Each del-
egate to the convention of Woodmen
and of the Woodman Circle received
the railway fare and $3 a day for the
four days of the convention. This
amounted to about $42,000 for the
men’s convention and about $11,000
for the Circle delegates.
Local self-government, was empha-
sized in the action of the convention
in the appeal to the sovereign camp
to be allowed to select sovereign rep-
resentatives in each senatorial dis-
trict. instead ot by the state at large.
It was like the using of the method of
electing state senators, instead of like
the method of electing the presiden-
tial electors. There was debate, at
times stormy, over this but tlfb de-
mand prevailed. The "boys” who de
lighted to style themselves as “from
the forks of the creek,” wanted to
have their own power of choice. This
done, everything was peaceful. Bust
ness was dispatched and the transpor-
WOODMEN SELECT FORT WORTH.
Tuberculosis Sanitarium Fund of $20,-
000 Raised—Initiation Reduced.
Dallas, Texas.—Fort Worth was se-
lected as the meeting place of the
Woodmen of the World in 1915. The
choice was made unanimous after a
short contest. The fund of $20,000
was raised, with some surplus, for the
founding of a tuberculosis sanator-
ium. This was from voluntary sub-
scriptions. It is possible that the in-
stitution may be established in this
manner, the maintenance to come from
regular assessment If it shall be de-
cided at a later time to have such
assessment. Otherwise, the whole
matter may be made voluntary.
Farmersville degree team, already
the champion, has retained that posi-
tion and will likely defend it at the
National meeting in Jacksonville. The
four leading teams were within five
points, at their greatest variance.
Sovereign Adviser W. A. Frazer
was sustained at every part of the
program wherein he was active. He
was leader in providing for the tuber-
cular sanatorium, in seeking a reduc-
tion of the initiation fee from $10 to
$5, in securing the overture to the
sovereign council asking permission
for the head camp to levy an assess-
ment, if desired, for the support of the
sanitorium, and for having the next
annual meeting in North Texas. He
declared that the center of popula-
tion in Texas and the center of Wood-
craft in the Southwest is within 100
miles of the city of Dallas, and he was
cheered as the convention sustained
his appeals.
at Columbus.
Twenty-seven are known to have
been killed in Tennessee, seventeen in
the counties of Henderson, Chester,
Hardeman and McNairy in the west-
ern section of the state, and ten in
Maury, Marshall and Rutherford coun-
ties in Middle Tennessee.
The loss of life in Alabama is es-
timated at thirteen, although several
people are still reported missing. Five
negroes were killed near Dew De-
catur, three people perished at Calra
and two each at Hokes Bluff, Gayes-
ville and Duke.
Two deaths are reported in Texas
at Brookeland.
Mississippi reports thirteen known
dead.
The greatest damage to property
was the destruction of buildings and
houses In the section of hte state
where deaths were reported. Tele-
phone and telegraphic communication
has been restored to most of the larg-
er towns and all of the cities in the
storm territory.
tributed, then the delegates prepared
for the trip back home.
The order has 185,000 members in
Texas a little less than one-third of
tne total membership.
FIVE SKELETONS ARE FOUND.
Peculiar Finds Made on Farm Short
Distance From Alpine.
Prisoners Reported Executed.
Laredo, Texas.—>1* is learned from
Lampazos that all prisoners taken by
Carranza forces In that vicinity were
Mexican federal soldiers stacked their : executed. According to reports, fif-
arms before the American troops and ; teen federal prisoners were taken dui*
disbanded.
Quake Follows Georgia Storm.
Calhoun, Ga.—A cyclonic storm
which lasted two hours, followed by
earthquake socks, distinctly felt iii
this place for several minutes, de-
vastated a wide section of country be-
tween Currvville and Itesacca. The
known dead now total ll with 30 in-
jured. The damage to property will
be heavy. The principal damage and
loss of life was at Curryville and Rose-
dale. The earthquake shock was felt
in many sections, causing consterna-
tion among those who had fled in-
doors from the storm.
ing Friday.
J. P. Morgan Makes Big Coal Deal.
Pittsburg, Pa.—The J. P. Morgan in-
terests will take over the $10,000,000
coal properties of Col. James M. Guf-
fey in Taylor, Barbour and Preston
counties. West Virginia. It was an-
nounced semi-officially that the ne
Hyde Jury Disagrees.
Kansas City, Mo.—After having de-
liberated nearly four days the Jury in
the case of Dr. B. Clarke Hyde, on
trial for the murder of Col. Thomas
H. Swope, millionaire philanthropist,
reported a disagreement and was dis-
charged. The jury stood nine for ac-
quittal, three for conviction.
Alpine. Texas.—Five skeletons have
been plowed up where surface tank-
ers are working on a fruit farm. Near-
ly all the bones are. fairly well pre-
served and the teeth are especially so.
The original holes for burial are dia-
mond shaped and only three feet in
length by two wide. One of these con-
tained the skeleton of a young wo-
man, as proved by the teeth and oth-
er anatomical features, with the bones
of an infant clasped in her arms. An-
other held the remains of a large man
of apparently advanced age, the jaw
teeth having been ground very low.
This skeleton was lying on its back
with the legs twisted back under the
head, giving the appearance of hav-
ing been trampled into the hole.
Local interest in the discoveries are
acute. The place is two miles from
where the old San Antonio and El
HAZERS ARE CAUSE OF DEATH.
Court Sentences Three North Caro-
lina Scholars for Manslaughter.
Hillsboro, N. C.—Establishing a pre-
cedent in the annals of the state, a
verdict of guilt of manslaughter was
returned by the jury in the trial of
Ralph W. Olham of Raleigh, William
L. Merriman of Wilmington and Au-
brey C. Hatch of Montrose, three of
the University of North Carolina stu-
dents indicted in connection with the
death of Isaac William Rand in a haz-
ing escapade at Chapel Hill, S. C., in
1912, There is no record of a hazing
controversy being thrashed out pre-
viously in the courts of the state.
The prisoners were sentenced to
four months in the Orange county
jail beginning April 8, next. As a re-
sult of the tragedy, twenty-six stu-
dents in the university were suspend-
ed or expelled after a sweeping inves-
tigation into the practice of hazing at
the institution.
Earth Slide at Panama Canal.
Panama.—Earth slides have again
become active in the canal last week
when a portion of the east bank, 100
feet high and 250 feet long, in the
cut near Gold Hill Fissure broke loose
and slid into canal bed. The exca-
vation was practically filled at this
point as about 200,000 cubic yards
fell into the cut. The steam shovel
Paso state road enters the Davis Moun- i toppled over and the track was wreck-
tains.
Many Farmers in the Contest.
The H. & T. C. railroad is sinking
a weN at Bremond and expects to
stroke water at a depth of about 2500
feet
Friedmann Patient Said to Be Cured,
Pittsburg, Pa.—Til a cipher cable-
gram received here Dr. David S. Mc-
Cann of Pittsburg, the first American
patient of Dr. Friedmann in Berlin,
tells that he has been cured of tuber-
culosis. Quoting Dr. C. L. Schletcn,
who has charge of Dr. Friendmann’s
Gainesville, Texas.—Cooke county
now leads in the number of contest-
ants for the $10,000 in gold pries of-
fered by the Texas Industrial congress,
being 270 farmers here participating
to report of the congress. Cooke
county farmers are taking more in-
terest in raising good crops this year
than ever before, and the business
men of this city are offering them ev-
ery assistance possible.
Shreveport is in Darkness.
gotiations had been concluded ami I patients. Hr. McCann says: "There’s
tljut Out} .... rccc. o. *„i ut t*up | ‘ ~ .u^t..Cu.osls In 3 cu now.
was necessary to complete the deal. I pronounce you wholly cured soon. I
It Is understood that Guffey is niak-: You are almost entirely cured and will
I I t.< ’ , I cor- >V,!« rn mV «ili'"HW)> „ 4
transfer, as he is getting approximate
ly $100 an acre
as if 1 stood under
of justice.”
oath in a court
Shreveport. La.—This city was In
complete darkness Thursday night and
may be in that predicament several
nights on account of a serious fire at
the power house of the Shreveport
Gas, Electric Light and Power Com-
pitwv. , In fire destroyed part of the
roof and heavily damaged machinery,
especially the switch dpeartment. At
roof caved in killing one workman,
injuring several others.
ed. No casualties were reported.
LESSON TEXT—Mark 16:1-11.
GOLDEN TEXT—"Now Ua.yf, Christ
been raised from the dead ..tbftJtini* frult*
of them that are asleep,” I (®r. lfi-20.
Some teachers may preferlthe study
of the lesson of Israel aiuv Rebekah,
Gen., 24, but because of Its relative
value and Its relation to the day we
celebrate we prefer to consider the
Easter lesson.
There are five main points In the
evidence St Mark presents to show
us that Jesus was the True Son of
God, (1) the testimony of John the
Baptlser, 1:2-8; (2) the baptism of
Jesus, 1:9-11; (3) the transfiguration,
9:2-8; (4) the testimony of the cen-
turlan at his crucifixion, 15:39, and
(5) the testimony of the resurrection
of Jesus. Of the ten different ap-
pearances of our Lord, Mark record*
four, (a) to Mary, 16-9; (b) on the
way to Emmau8. 16:12, 13; (c) in the
upper room, 16:14, and (d) the ascen-
sion, 16:19.
Purchased Spices.
Today we are to consider the first
of these appearances. From a care-
ful reading of this and the parallel
accounts it is evident that as soon as
the Sabbath day had closed and the
chops were opened these friends of
Jesus purchased spices that early the
next morning they might annoint his
dead body. Matthew 2S:1 R. V. would
Indicate a possible earlier visit on
Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath.
I. "In the morning of the first day
of the week.” vv. 1-8. Starting while
It was yet (lark (John 20:1) these
faithful friends hurried on their way
to the tomb. It was Mary Magdalene
who first reached the tomb, MatL
28:1, John 20:1, she who had received
much (Luke 8:2) loved much. Nor
was It the Virgin Mary that had the
privilege of first beholding him (v. 9).
It was the love of these women (v. 1)
that brought them to the tomb of him,
“which should have redeemed Israel”
(Luke 24:21). That all the follower*
were shaken In faith the records clear-
ly suggest, yet love remained, hence
this desire to annoint his body. This
service though unnecessary (MatL
16:21, 20:19) was, however, rewarded
by the revelation of the angelic mes-
sengers.
Serious Question Raised.
Pursuing their way a very serious
question was raised (v. 3), but God
had already removed the difficulty (v.
4), so, too. If we will but be “looking
up” (v. 4 R. V.), God will give us all
necessary knowledge, (Jtas. 1:5), and
will enable us to overcomai £lj difficul-
ties. The empty tomb Is^he standing
rebuke for all skeptics Iff he be not
risen let his enemies tell us where
md what became of his body. The
true basis cf Christianity is in the
risen Christ, see I Cor. 15:1-18.
Had the friends pondered well the
words of Christ they would not have
wasted their time and money seeking
to annoint a dead body. That was the
reason why they did not know and
that Is why we do not know many
things we ought to know about our
Lord. It Is noticeable that none of
the men were at the tomb and when
tl^y were told that the Lord had
risen they refused to believe an "Idle
tale”—see Luke 24:10, 11. It is In
this evidence of the depth and genu-
ineness of a love that was willing to
(erve Jesus at the time when nothing
more was expected of him that causes
their conduct to appear In such a bet-
ter light than that of the men. Few
people today would arise so early for
the Christ. Before going to the tomb
today the probabilities are we would
appoint a committee of investigation,
and have a survey, thereby preparing
ourselves in a practical way for the
difficulty they encountered. It is this
cold, practical, calculating spirit that
bo often hinders the church of Jesus
Christ. It was a serious difficulty; all
the precautions that Jewish and Ro-
man authority could Invent had been
taken to guard against his followers,
but Gcd had intervened (Rom. 8:31).
It was not necessary to roll away the
stone for Jesus to escape (John 20:26),
but rather that his followers might get
a sight of the empty tomb.
Entering the tomb they found, not
his body, but a young man, and later
two In dazzling apparel (Luke 23:4)
stood beside them. When Mary re-
turned from the city, having told the
news, the two angels were sitting one
at the head and one at the feet of
where the body had lain. John notes
that the disciples found the napkin
which had bound his head lying fold-
ed In Its original folds In a place by
Itself (John 20:7).
In the midst of all their perplexity
ns to what had become m\the body of
Churchman to Try ML McKinley Climb hlm whom they loved fheV falle4
Fairbanks, Alaska. — Arch-deacon
Hudson Stuck, an Episcopal mission-
ary, has left Fairbanks with three
companions to attempt to reach the
summit of Mount McKinley. Mr. Stuck
is taking a complete outfit, including
scientific equipment, which to make I here
observations and establish the exact
height of the great peak, which is ap-
proximately 20,500 feet. He expects
to reach the summit about May. The
party will follow the route over which
recall his words (Luke 9fcr82) and
hence could offer no aohjjnon of the
difficulty. But the God of mercy sup-
plied their need (Phil. 4:19) and
hence the glad triumphant message
of the angel, "He 1b risen; he Is not
behold the place where they
(enemies and friends) laid him," v. 6.
Cf. Matt. 28:6. Then, as though to
make their knowledge of service to
others, he commands them to go and
tell the disciples "and Peter" and that
Thomas Lloyd of Fairbanks made the ! they are no more to look for him
first ascent in 1910.
Texas Women Seek Use of Ballot.
Dallas, Texas.—Tesas women are
now engaged in a quiet but active
campaign for woman’s suffrage in Tex-
as. There are being circulated in
Dallas, as well as at many other places
in Texas, petitions to the legislative | ^vealed to them the fact, their” duty
there for "He goeth before you Into
Galilee,” v. 7.
II. “And they went out quickly,”
vv. 8-11. It Is well to reverence holy
places and to remember sacred asso-
ciations, but God Is a spirit and can-
not be localized. Of course the
women would like to dwell at that
place In meditation, but having had
committee on constitutional amend
amendments urging a favorable report
on the Burmeister bill and postal cards
was to publish It abroad. A definite
Knowledge imposes a definite filia-
tion of testimony. There Is n won-
are being distributed, which are to be derful wealth of tenderness in
legislature, urging their support of thr
Burmeister bill.
the two
wuiuo (iau a ctu. ne, uie i» auer ot
the apostles, but also he who had de-
nied. How thoughtful, how merciful
Is our Christ.
Out of death came forth life. Th*
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