Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 181, Ed. 1, Wednesday, February 24, 1909 Page: 4 of 6
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THE PALESTINE DAILY HERALD
Entered In the Palestine Texas Postoffice as SecondClass Mail Matter
PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON SUNDAY EXCEPTED
W Ml AND H V HAMILTON JR Editors and Proprietors
TELEPHONE 444
The Hamilton Boys You Know
SUBSCRIPTION 15 CENTS THE WEEK BY THE YEAR 600
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Any erroneous reflection upon the character standing onreputatton of any
person firm or corporation which may appear in the columns of The Herald
will be gladly corrected upon it being brought to attention of the publishers
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24 1909
FEBRUARY 24 IN HISTORY
1676 Indians attached Medfleld Mas-
sachusetts
1763 William Franklin last colonial
governor of New Jersey tool
office
1810 James Johnson twentyfifth
governor of Georgia born in
Robinson county North Caro-
lina
1S13 Action between the United
States sloop Hornet and the
Britishbrig Peacock off De
marara
1S3S Duel between Wm J Graves of
Kentucky and Jonathan CHley
of New Hampshire members of
the house of representatives
1839 Edgar Melville Wvard artist
born in Urbana Ohio
1848 Louis Philippe of Prance abdi-
cated
1864 Kentucky University destroyed
by fire
1865 John Young Beall Confederate
spy was hanged on Governors
Island New York
1875 Rev George D Gillespie con-
secrated first bishop of the
Episcopal diocese of Western
Michigan i
1894 War between Nicaragua and
Honduras ended
1908 U S supreme court decided in
the Great Northern Tailroad
case that the Elkins rebate law
wasnot repealed by the Hep
burn act
NEW CHARTER INDORSED
The voters of Palestine yesterday
wen on record as indorsing the new
charter and favoring a commission
form of city government Naturally
th e Herald Is gratified at the result
but it also realizesthat the fight is
not yet over by any means The
charter will now go before the legis-
lature at Austin for enactment into a
law that the city may proceed with
the business Concluding that the
legislature passes the bill and it be-
comes operative and we elect our new
officers at the coming regular spring
election the real time for the success-
ful trial of the new plan will then be
up to the people In this connection
the Herald believes that men who are
known friends to the commission plan
should be elected and such men as
will give the new plan a fair square
trial But permit us to say right now
that this paper has no ticket has
never thought of an individual in con-
nection with any one of the four
elective offices But it does want to
see some good business men and
men favoring the new idea elected
lir fact yery much depends upon the
first ticket elected and it is therefore
important that the right men be
named and elected Since the ma-
jority of the people have Indorsed the
new charter all of our people should
join in a determination to make the
new plan a success and give every op-
portunity to give it a fair trial And
we believe the people will do this
LETS FIND OURSELVES
The above suggestion is not a joke
For we most certainly are in the tall
brush To be sure Palestine is ak
good old town and is surrounded by a
good old country and that is exactly
why we should be ashamed of our-
selves For with all of our many natu-
ral advantages we are on the map
simply because we are on a railroad
line and the government sends us our
mail Here is what we mean in just
the fewest possible number of words
LYR8C THEATRE
KARL PICKERILL Prop and Mgr
Entire Change of
Vaudeville and Pictures
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PROF GEO PRINCE JUENETA
Vorlds Greatest Magician and High
Class Dancing with Electrical Effects
ILLUSTRATED SONG Somewhere
3 Reels Motion Pictures Tonight 3
3 Big Vaudeville Acts Tonight 3
Matinee Daily 4 p m 5c and 10c
Three Shows at Night 730 830 and
930 10c and 15c
With unlimited natural resources and
conditions at our doors Palestine is
not today putting onesingle article on
the market that puts the name of this
town in the mouths of people over
the country And it is our fault with-
out any way of dodging the responsi-
bility With the exception of the salt
works the county is turning out no
manufactured product that finds its
way into the markets on any exten-
sive scale Yet we have the finest
tobacco lands in the United States
and more acres we have as fine sugar-
cane land and make as fine syrup we
grow as fine strawberries peaches
and melons as any people but we do
not get together and make the most
of these products We have any abun-
dance of hard wood timber for the
manufacture of everything from
wagons to axe handles but we are not
making any of these things We have
as gdod stock country as the best
but we have not established a reputa-
tion as a stock market We buy buy
buy everlastingly but up to this good
hour we create very little and sell
less You know the old song which
declares that everything is going
out and nothing coming in Well
we should learn another song some-
thing like Every little bit added to
what you already have makes a little
bit more Lets find ourselves
brethren i
A MATTER OF LIBEL
The following editorial from the
San Antonio Express on the subject of
newspaper libel hits the nail so
squarely on the head that it is worth
reproducing because of the truth it
contains The Herald has always
contended that a newspaper has no
more right to misrepresent an individ-
ual than any man has aiumfe
fact that a mari Is a newspaper writer
gives him no privileges not enjoyed
by any other citizen Of Course there
may be extenuating circumstances a
newspaper may make mistakes at
times and make ajmblication that is
not justifiedin fact but when it does
so fall into error it should lose no
time in making proper and prompt
amends The Express says it this
way
In the past the Texas libel law has
worked infinte harm to the lesponsl
ble newspapers of the state in that
it has put a premium on prosecutions
of a speculative character which were
at times in the nature of blackmail
In the hurry of collection and print
ing of news the jlally paper is liablr
to error and it may sometimes seri
ously offend without intending to do
so In the performance of its duty
It may sometimes be unnecessarily
and unwarrantably harsh yet with-
out malice
If a newspaper purposely libels a
citizen either the highest or lowest
it should be appropriately punished
therefor In the manner that may seem
most effective If it advertently or
through mistaken zeal or misinforma
tion libels and inflicts injury and re
fuses to offer prompt and adequate
reparation there ought to be provision
for ample redress The reputabl
newspaper asks for liberty but not
for license There should be no mis
understanding as to their position in
regard to their obligation and their
responsibility and there should be no
sympathy for those editors and pub
Ushers who wilfully malign and slan
der persons high In authority and
then denounce as Interference with
the liberty of the press the efforts to
have charges proven or disproven
Mr Pulitzer of the New York World
and Delaven Smith of the Indianapolis
News have been Indicted by a grand
jury of the federal court because of
what are alleged to be libelous publi
cations In regard to the sale of the
Panama Canal to the United States
and Mr Pulitzer Is complaining bit
terly of alleged persecution instead of
meeting the Issue like a man and
proving the charges he has hurled
against reputable citizens if the proofs
are In his possession or possible of
availment as they should have been
before the charges wore prefened It
is up to Mr Pulitzer to make good or
to confess that he was mistaken If
there was intentional libel it could
not be too severely punished
Twentythree plus three thats the
majority
Palestine takes her natural place in
the progressive column
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The people voted for a > new deal
Let us all see that we gel Ltsgk
Lets all get together hospahd help
to make Palestine the ideatrcbwn
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POLITICS AND POLITICIANS
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The vacancy in tho senatlfcommlt
xvKm
tee on appropriations caused by the
death of Senator Allison oWpwa will
be filled by Senator Halejfof > Maine
whose retirement as chairman of the
Cir
committee on naval affairsqwill cause
the promotion of Senatorfpefklns of
California to that piace TKe retire-
ment of Senator Hemenwajrjjof Indi-
ana and Senator Teller ofV Colorado
will make vacancies on thejfeommittee
on appropriations Mr Wetinore of
Rhode Island is a candidate to suc
ceed Mr Hemenway buyprobably a
western senator willi > tfejj chosen
Either Mr Simmons of Norm Carolina
or Mr McLaurin of Mississippi is
likely to succeed Mr Teller on the
appropriations committee g
A statement has beenCm de to the
effect that President Roosevelt after
accompanying his sUccessori1 Mr
Taft to the senate chnmbe tfnd later
on to the east portico pfjfhe capltol
where the new presideriLtakes the
oath of office and deliverg his inau-
gural is not to return ojShe Whlte
Houes with President Tafj > b > t Is to
take the train immediatelfgfor New
York City Rarely If evgr it is de-
clared has the outgoingspresident
sincewar days returnedHSthe White
House on such an occaslbniwith his
successor The custom hjimbeen that
when the president andlthejpre sident
elect leave the White House for the
senate chamber and theeast portico
the outgoing presidenthas > not re
turned to the White House
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WEATHER FORECAST
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Published By Authorityof theSecre
tary of Agriculture
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Issued at New Orleans
For Palestine and vicinity
Tonight fair weattietflfvjrtth frost
Thursday fair and warmer 1
Minimum temperature 38
Maximum temperature68
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Weather Conditions
The storm center hassmbved from
Missouri to the lower lakes with in-
creasing energy and pausing gales
over the lakes the southland south-
west It was attendeliSjjj Yaln or
snow in the Missouri lAidMisslssippi
valleys and east to thMAflanUccoast
Itisrainmsion thV iatt ast 4hls
morning Falls iJ8nBSn tOthree and
a half inchesare reported sin lOhio
Missis
Pennsylvania Tennesseend
sippi High teraperatureijjules on the
Atlantic coast The fiigh pressure
area is over the southjattended by
temperature as low as tlG degrees
above in Kansas and tfelow freezing
in Central Texas The coldest at 7 a
m was two below zero sin South Da-
kota Another stormarea has appear
ed on the Oregon coastJ
Fair weather with slight change of
temperature is indicatg < tonlght and
fair and warmer Thursday in the vi
cinity of Palestine f
G Hats Hagen
> OfficlalSin vCharge
Mrs Frank Merrill
Mrs Frank Merrillr < > urown Rena
Hubbard is endowed with a wonder-
ful dramatic talent aniKby years of
earnest application ha sllattained a
high degree of excellence Miss Si
mon who has directedvMrs Merrills
study feels she is qulteready to come
before any people as ajprofessional
reader Mrs Merrill displays much
variety in her chosenjart and the
program contains humorous lyric and
dramatic numbers Tyleiv Courier
City Hall tonight
Good Loadsir
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i Good Firewood
can be had from Clevelands Wood
Yard Phones 602355f Prompt de-
liver l 1712t
Hicks Capudine Cures Sick Headache
Also Nervous Headache Travelers
Headache and aches from Grip Stom-
ach Trouble or Female troubles Trj
Capudine Its llqutd effects imme
dlately Sold by druggists
Foleys Orino Laxative cures constl
pation and liver troulile and makes
the bowels healthy and regular Orino
is superior to pills an < tablets as It
does not gripe or nauseate Why take
anything else Bratton iDrug Co
Try a Gas Heater fbr these cool
mornings
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Phone 900 for Wood
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Lots are sellihgfsteadlly In
the Harrison Heights Addi-
tion One hundred dqllars se-
cures a lot a smallsum down
and the rest easyfinonthly pay
ments Cone SjBarrett or
Hinzle Word l
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Phone
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COMMISSION C
Total of Seven Hundred and Eight
Votes Polled In Charter Election
A Majority For
The charter proposition voted on
yesterday by the voters carried fa-
vorably by a majority of twentysix
A total of seven hundred and eight
votes were cast three hundred and
sixtyseven for the charter and three
hundred and fortyone against While
thevote does not especially indicate
it the interest was keen and the op-
ponents were especially active in their
efforts to defeat the measure They
are to be complimented for their zeal-
and efforts to back their desires In-
most cases the people went quietly to
the polls and voted and went on
about their business and it was this
quiet vote that did the business The
nextmove now will be to askthe leg
IsIatSfe to grant the special charter
approved by yesterdays vote
Phone 900 for Wood
DRAMATIC RECITAL
Madame Butterfly Long
Mrs Merrill
a Fugue Mendelssohn
b Etude Chopin
Mrs Durst <
Keeping a Seat at the BanquetFisk
Mrs Merrill
The Kings Pardon From White
Aprons Goodwin
Mrs Merrill
Minuet Paderewski
Mrs Durst
Pink Carnations A Love Rhap-
sody DUnger
Mrs Merrill
Rhapsodie Liszt
x Mrs Durst
Aunt Hitty Frpm Timothys
Quest Wiggin
Mrs Merrill
Note The costume Mrs Merrill
will wear in the first number will be
one presented her by the Empress of
Japan
At city hall tonight
Foleys Honey and Tar clears the
air passages stops the irritation In
the throat soothes the inflamed mem-
branes and the most obstinate cough
disappears Sore and inflamed lungs
are healed and strengthened and the
cold is expelled from the system Re-
fuse any but the genuine in the yel-
low package Bratton Drug Co
Phone 900 for Wood
gone by and who lament and miss
her as do her own loved ones Many Phone 900 for Wood
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U > e MODEL5
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By Mrs Frank Merrill Reader Assist-
ed By Mrs Louis Durst Pianist
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Your Money Back
A press notice says
The management of Mas New
Husband which comes to the New
Temple Theatre on Tuesday March 2
agrees to refund anyones money after
the first act who doesnlt say it is one
of the best musical farces they ever
saw Surely this ought to catch ev-
eryone i From Missouri
Mrs L V Lillibridge
Mrs L V Lillibridge whose fu
neral occurred Thuisday afternoon
February 18th was one of those char-
acters that the world is made better
by the life of Possessing a cheerful
sunny disposition otheis were made
brighter by her presence She pame
to Palestine in 1875 with her little
family and at once formed friends
who have been friends all the years
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will miss the words of comfort and
admonition that she was always ready
to give She was an everyday chris-
tian a member of the Baptist church
forty years She leaves one sister
Mrs C C Everett one brother Mr
Bobbltt three daughters one son
twenty grand and great grand chil-
dren all who can say their lives have
been made better by her life She
was a widow fifteen years and bore
many heart aches but all without
murmur It seemed that sorrow gave
her the spirit of cheering others In
this world It is fitting that when
one so old so tried and true in the
battle of life falls that we pause a
moment in the busy rush and wish
that when we likewise pass to the
better home it may be said of us he
or she madeithe world better for hav-
ing lived In it awhile God grant
that this may be true
A Friend
John H Reagan Chapter
The regular meeting of the John
H Reagan Chapter U D C will be-
held by special invitation at the res
idence of Mrs J B Allen Friday
February 26 at 3 p m AH members
are requested to attend
The following program willbe ren-
dered
Roll call
Your Favorite Confederate Hero
Why
Paper Monuments to Confederate
Heroes Miss Coral Ozment Mrs
Chas Obenhaus
Song
Reminiscences of the War Mrs
John H Reagan Mrs J W Ozment
Mrs Jennie Roussell Miss Garnett
Ozment
Music
February In History Surrender of
Foits Henry and Donaldson Mrs I
P Poyner Shermans March Through
the Carolinas Mrs Betty Reagan Fer-
guson
Song Miss Almarlne Allen
Talk Confederate Womens Home
Mrs W J Crawford
Talk Confederate Veterans Home
Mrs R M Lawson
Pauline Buck Hohes
Corresponding Secretary
BROKEN LEGS ARMS ROCKERS
Etc Repaired In fact we repair
anything in the furniture line Phone
256 Ed Kingsbury The New Still
man > Building 13tf
Bring Your Shoes to Me
My heart is good and the prices are
low Bring your Shoes to the Boston
6hoe Shop and I will do you a good
ob Guaranteed 616 Spring street
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Gummed Labels All Kinds
Gummed labels of all kinds everj
shape and design Samples and
prices at the Herald office tt
When the breath is foul and the ap-
petite disordered Prickly Ash Bitters
is the remedy needed It purifies the
stomach liver and mowels Sweetens
the breath promotes vigor and cheer-
fulness
Tickets for Madame Butteifly city
hall evening of February 24 can be
secured at Copelands Jewelry Store
and Hearne Co s lStf
Try a Gas Heater for these cool
mornings
Jas F Brook architect and engi
gineer Room 25 Link Sulldtng t
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Next to-
Gas Office
Announcement
A Card from Mr Spielberger who is
in New York wishes us to makethis
statement
Our Spring Line will far excel any we have ever
shown and will be ready by riarch 10th Ladies
it will be to your interest to see the creations at
our exclusive store Thanking you in advance we
are Yours Truly
IS SHOWALTER DIED
Relatives InPaiestine and Was
Well Known
A telegram was received here xesjq
terday announcingthe deatluinjTrin
Ity of Mrs Addle Showalter burnec
there in the fire which destroyed
much property The first advice wa
that the burns were not considered
fatal but later reports proved s this aj
mistake Mrs Showalter was asW
ter of Mrs George Fulton 6tihjs ity
and was well known to many fofou i
citizens Her r death will he jsadl
lamented by all this peopfer
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Tickets for Madame Butterfly Sca
hall evening of February 24 cafl l
secured at Copelands Jewelry St
and Hearne Co s
For a clear comnlexion brigf
sparkling eye and vigorous digestif
take Prickly Ash Bitters It pnts
system in perfect order rs
Phone SOOifor Woodi t3
k perfected dependable prescription wftna
that last ingredient I succession treated mar
oi Rheumatism tratnpw at lasyty
many cases
lormlr cores all curable cases of tnisheretolo
sandllie granok
jnnch dreaded disease Those
wastes found in RheumatieBlood seem to dlsspW
remedy
and pass awar nnder the action of this
freely as does sugar when addedto pure Wan
And then when dissolved these poisonous wasl
ireely pass from tho system and the cause
Rheumatism fa gone foreverv There is now
real need no actual excuse to suffer longer t
out help Wo sou andin confldenca reconr
Dr Shoppsl
Rheumatic Reme <
JN0 R HEARNB C0fi
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the Harrison Heights AddiV
tion One hundred dollars ilS jir J
cures a lot a small sum dawnE < >
and the rest easy monthly pay yj G jjf
ments Cone Barrett oJ MA
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SEWER SYSTEM
Office First National Bank Buildfng
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Trains Northv
Two
Two No 3s were run tromtsf
north today to make connections wil
the trains from the north X hetrtit
section reached the city on timetop
the second section canie in afeiff
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Hamilton, W. M. & Hamilton, H. V., Jr. Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 181, Ed. 1, Wednesday, February 24, 1909, newspaper, February 24, 1909; Palestine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth83718/m1/4/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .