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vr''rrrS THE WEEKLY HERALD, JULY 25 1907. FACILITIES FOR FORGETTING 'But County Attorney Convinces Juries That Malt Mead Is Beer The remarkabbs facilities of vari ous witness for gnrRHHnjc, nut notic ing, and being so drunk Hint they coudu't notice hai been tho fen turn or tho proceedings In the criminal canes In county court thin week us It. haH been at. all other times when certain classes of cases ha been brought np for trial. Tho defend ants. In tho cases aRiilnst tho pro prietors of disorderly houses, did not expect to creatn any doubt us to the fact that beer la and', has been reg ularly sold at their places but they did expect and diligently labor to convince the court mid the jury that there the prosecution had not. proven under all the laborious process of tho law that hitch llild refreshments were sold. A more or less mythical liquid la belled. In court at leant, "malt mead" Is tho commodity which the proprietors of tho houses allcRu they are In the habit of selling. This beverage, according to their state ment, is not beer ail all and In ell ling It they arc not obliged to have a license for the sab of malt liquor or Intoxicating beverages. This "malt mead." It should be explained looks llko beer, according to tho tes timony of certain witnesses. From other Indications IU seems to have tho same general effort on tho partak ers that, characterizes tho use of beer. It seems, moreover, thHt this remarkable liquid. Is brought to the houses by . tho firms which make an exclusive business of selling beer and Ice. Rut t he' defendants contend that "malt, mead ," being spelled dif ferently, having different labels on the bottlea and having other bitch wide disparities Is not boor. And In connection with this point the mar velous forgetl'lng facilities of tho witnesses arc brought Into requlsl tion. In spite of the fact, however, that witnesses wavtr on the crucial point of remembering and in spito of the fact that the defense in the hands of clever attorney defies the atale to prove 'a specific Instance where the specific defendant, sold a particular Slass which the specified witnesses not only suiellod, saw, and tasted but paid and delivered, County At torney Hugh I'mphres, with A. A. Lumpkin as assistant, have been convincing the Juries that even 'for getting" If consistently developed by the state helps to establish case This week In tho county court, the two attorneys have secured convic tions In a number of cases for tho sale of beer without license. The flno In most cases has been $100 and costs which Is rolatlvely less than tho cost of a license. It does not grant Immunity from prosecu tion, however, and the defendants may be made to bo defendants at any time Again. EQUALIZATION BOARD -LOWERS VALUES Although tho assessed valuation of Amarlllo property as a whole will be greatly increased this year over any former year ,the board of equal ization which completed Its revision of the values yesterday, lowered tho renditions made by tho assessor In more cases than they raised them. The "full value" order of the state revenue department exerted a dis turbing Influence on the renditions this year and property owners had difficulty In reaching a fair basis of valuation. As a rpsult the renditions In some cases were out of propor tion. Tho policy of the city board this year as In the past has been to exact a high valuation for unimproved property and to allow a very much smaller relative valuation for the improvements. In many cases during their present session the board has largely reduced the renditions made to the assessor. In few cases on unimproved property the values 'have been raised. . The board which consists of II. n. Jones. C. F. Randall, and It. II. Me Alpine, finished their conference with property owners yesterday and are at work completing the valuations. vjs,s--i,ai.a.s sji,. a - t.i BIG DAY AT TULIA SWISHER COUNTY Spoclal to Dally Panhandle. Tulla, Texas, July 17 The first of Tulla's big two day' celebration went off today with great success. The Invitation of the townspeople has been widely accepted and people from all over thin and adjoining counties of the plains ro In attend ance on the. entertainment. Congressman John Stephens, of Vernon, delivered an address this morning that Interested a largo au dience. Mr. Stephens also took the opportunity afforded by his visit hero to mix with old friends and to nnke new ones. Ho left this after noon for Childress where he will speak tomorrow at the celebration at that place. Tho barbecue and dinner seemed to be eminently satisfactory to all coiners. Swisher county housewives had provided abundantly for tho least and all present had reason to pralso the good oatlng. The rains of the past few daya have put the prairies Into the most attractive condition and tho feelings of the people match the prospects for a big crop. The prospects aro now that, the rain will not Interfere any more with plans for the celebration. Tomorrow the same general pro gram will bo continued with a double header ball gamp between Tulla and Canyon and with speaking, the bar becue dinner and carnival attrac tions. Cowboys Took a (lose (iamr. The reorganized Tulla team made things Interesting for the Cowboys In tho first game between tho teams this afternoon but Captain Mitchell's men were too much for the locals and took C mas ( Tulla's 3. Bell, tho lengthy Cowboy first base man. and Mitchell of the visitors, lined out three baggers each and fluddlcBton made on of tho same va riety for the locals. " Canyon's hitting was the feature of the game and the fielding of Teas for Tulla got deserved credit from the 'sidelines. The attendance was good and the Interest was close throughout the game, owing to rain the game yes tcrday was postponed and tomorrow the teams will meet In a double header. Score: Canyon, runs 5, hits Id, Tulla, runs 3. bits 8. Batteries; Canyon, Cavet and Hell man. Tulla, Huddleston and Jones, Court Adjourns at Claude, Special to Dally Panhandle. Claude, Texas, July l6. District court finally adjourned today for the term. There were only five cases on tho civil docket, of these two were dismissed, the other three were con tinued for service. On the criminal docket there was nothing. The grand jury found two misdemeanor Indict ments. In discharging the grand jury, the district judge congratulated the county on having such a law abiding citizenship. L. C. Barrett, S. H. Madden and vV. D. Boycc, of Amarlllo, were' In attendance at the court, but all have returned. FIXES IX CITY COIRT. Recorder Parks Exacts a Few Trib utes for Mild Offenders. An International drlnk-fest last night landed four of the party in the city lockup and this morning City Recorder Parks Imposed the usual fines for plain drunks in the cases of Amlllo Martinez, Lorenzo Alber- er, Domlsio Domlnges and R. L. Goodrich. J. R. T. Basset t plead guilty to Blmple affray and paid the minimum $11-70. LOSS HKAVY AT CHILLK'OTHE. Special to Dally Panhandle. Chllllcothe, Texas, July 16. A de structive fire broke out here at 4 o'clock and laid bare nearly all of one business block. Loss $150,000. Tho heaviest losses arc: G. R. Jones &. Co., hardware; Dr. J. N. Fain, drug store; Ben F. Griffin, drue store: L. Watson, hotel;' A. L. Howard & Co., grocers; J. F. Bryan, hotel;, Chllllcothe Lumber company. Insur ance light. r Bon Orltrin mentioned In the list, of those damaged by ihe fire Is a brother of J. C. Griffin of this city and Is well known here. For sev eral years he made this territory regr ularly for a wholesale drug 'bouso and a short time ago be left the road to put in a new drug Bto.ro at Chll-' licothc. IVterson-Harnnrd. Last Sunday afternoon at the home of the bride's brother-in-law, Dr. J. fc, a.,a-a amA 4, W. Hlc,k, Rev. C. N. X Ferguson united In marriage, Miss Ida May Barnard to Mr. Wllbert Peterson. A wedding party of tho relatives and Intimate friends of the contracting couple enjoyed a short reception with appropriate refreshments after the ceremony. Monday morning Mr. and Mrs. Peterson went to Piainvlew where they will make their homo. Tho bride Is a popular young lady of Hereford and the groom is one of the most successful young business men of Plalnvew. Ho Is tho proprie tor of a Jewelry store in the South Plains metropolis and has provided a homo there for his bride. MA W ATTEND MKETINti. Auditorium at Methodist Church Is Well Filled at Every Hervlce. The auditorium at the Methodist church Is well filled at every service of tho big co-operative meeting now going on and th audiences arc show ing groat interest In tho sermonB of Rev. Bonner who is conducting the meeting. Last night the minister delivered a powerful sermon on "What Sin Does for a Man." Mrs. Bonner Is assisting in the services. Besides the choir of the church, sing ers from other congregations are as sisting and tho music Is a feature of the services. The meetings continue every evening and in the morning at 10 o'clock. W, H, MINTER IS FOUND DEAD (From Friday's Dally.) Today at about lo'clock, Mr. Fields the driver of a water wagon In that part of town discovered tho lltelesB body of W. ii. Mlnter. lying In the road near a lot which belonged to him at .Nineteenth and Harrison streets. Apparently Mr. Minter had been at his usual practice of culti vating the trees in the vacant lots owned by him at that place and had started to his homo In tho west part of town. He was lying almost as If ho had lain down to rest but It was plain that life had been extinct for several minutes before the body was discovered. Dr. J. J. Hanna who happened to be with a party In an automobile taking a spin over that section of the town was the first phy sician to reach the spot. As soon a sthe news could be giv en, the Justice of the peace went to the place and took charge of the body. His verdict will undoubtedly be that Mr. Mlnter came to his death from natural causes, probably from some form of heart disease. The remains will be taken In charge by his brother here and an nouncement of preparations will bo mado at once for the Interment. W. H. Mlnter was a native of Ar kansas and lived In Erath county be fore coming to Amarlllo. He was a man well paBt middle age but showed no sign of weakness either from age or disease and the news of his sud den death Is a great surprise to all who knew horn. Since his separsP tion from his wife several years ago he had lived by himself at his small residence at 600 Madison street. Although not a learned man as education goes in universitty terms, Mr. Minter had a good common school education and was a school teacher for a number of years before coming to Amarlllo. Ho was a man of broad experience, deep thinking and wide reading. He was a man of an eccentric character but waB uni formly Industrious, upright and clean lived. His particular hobby was tree planting and there is not a street In Amarlllo that does not show some of his work. He followed tree planting as a business and as a mission and every move toward the beautificatlon and improvement of the city found in him a steadfast and earnest ad herent. In a quiet but. substantial way he fostered the park idea and was Influential In starting the move ment that resulted In making the Tlrst planting of trees In the city park, this spring ho advertised and gave away scores of packages of flower seed free to all school chil dren who would agree to plant and care for them. Another pet project of his was books and libraries. At his resi dence he hag a well filled library of the best works of all kinds. Follow ing out his avocation of horticulture and forestry, he had what , Is un doubtedly the best collection of works on theao and kindred subjects to be found In the country. Although a man of moderate means Mr. Mlnter had become the 0ner of several pieces of real es tate which have advanced in value arid at the present time the real ea- siA.a - 'wa.aA1(ljBaasA Women as Well as Men Are made IVtoblo by Kidney and Bladder Trouble. Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, discourages and le:.cnambition; beauty, vigor and chrrrtul iifh soon disupear when theki(lnryu-r out of order or dis eased, Kidney trouble hat become o prevalent that it is imt uncom mon for r child to be born afflicted with weak kidneys. If the child ti rinatestoooften, if the urine ticubl the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an age when it should be able to control the passage, it is yet afflicted with led-wet-ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diffi culty is kidney trouble, and the lirst Mcptihuuld be towards trie treatment of these importantorg.ins. This unpleasant irounitr is aue lo a iinrnsea roiiumon oi the kidneys and. bladder and not to a habit as most people suppose. Women as well a men are made miser able with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the same great remedy. The mild and the immediate effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. Itissold by lriiiigils, in fifty- VNZ. cent ami oneKlollargtOVtj hie bottles. You may 11!? I by mail free, also a H of SwtmivRooi. pamphlet telling all about Swamp Root, including many of the thousands of testi monial letters received from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and mention this paper. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad dress, Uiughaniton, N. Y., ou every bottle. late in his name amounts to a con siderable sum. He has no children and his only relation here Is his brother, John Mlnter, who lives on Jackson street. FIRE AT THE COS MOPOLITAN HOTEL (From Friday's Daily.) Fire In the Cosmopolitan hotel on Buchanan street last night at 12:30 gave the fire department a long run and the firemen and the occupant some quick work. By use of tho chemicals and by the efforts of the tenants of the building and others the fire was extinguished before It had made any serious headway and tho damage, which will roach $25 or $30, was confined to one room. A careless cigarette smoker Is thought to have been the cause of the fire. The smoker set his bed afire and from this the fire spread to the rest of the room, The nature of the blaze made a dense suffocating smoke which ob scured much of the surroundings. During the excitement some of the bystanders reported seeing a well dressed man wearing a light hat hurrying through the rooms and ran sacking the contents. This attempt at looting gave rise to the rumor that the fire might have been of In cendiary origin. Officer Harry Hayden -who was one of tho first to rospond to the alarm received painful burns about the face while putting out the fire. By the time tho department reavh ed the place there was little need of the hose and the pressure was not turned on. Chief Miller, however, reports that there would have been ample pressure to fight a serious fire. Any blaze In that section is of a se rious nature on account of the crowd ing together of frame buildings. TROOP R WILL PLAY BALL (From Friday's Daily.) In addition to taking along a team of rifle shots who will make some of the highest Bcorcs at the coming encampment, Troop B Is prepared to land another championship for Ama rlllo by putting out a troop baseball team. The boys took along a full outfit of 'baseball stuff and have a team lined up that will give a stiff contest to any organization. It was first proposed that the team under take a trip after the close of the en campment but the difficulties in the way of this scheme wei too great FARMERS AND STOCKMEN! Th Myers Pumping 8vtsm lunplv f rath water D(tM- xi In fawt lot, fcarni and, under promure, in houio. No Tankt No Btannant Water. Groat demand for mnchioea arerr- wiiern. Afsnt warned conn formation write.Vi n. full A. . 1 mtitsa rumr A.MFLC0, ML auiiDina V TM 4 WYTW'll.;tV ftNAS eiTT, V"" a.ay mm bo the team will only play during the encampment. After the guard mouat In the evening the men at tha ramp hive the remainder of the evening to en Joy themselves In any way they choose and baseball games are us ually started. Troop 11 Is ready with a team this year and. Is prepared to meet teams from all tho organisa tions at tho camp. number of men in the troop are seasoned base ball men and havo had. experience with fast teams. At Mrs. Linn's. Mmes. JAna. Randall and Ken drlck were hostesses yesterday after noon t a reception at the reMdenco of Mrs. Linn on Harrison street to the members of tho Pierian and Woman's clubs and to a number of guests. Vases and bowls of sweet peas In great profusion were tho feature of the decorations through the rooms. A musical program of exceptionally well chosen numbers furnished en tertainment during tho afternoon. Mlssea Johnnlo Cartwrlght and Sadie Thompson and Mmes. G. J. N'unn and J. F. Sadler, Jr., gave numbers at tho piano. Mrs. Ram Orr and Mrs. L. C. Klrkes sang and Miss Klvlra Carter gave two very clever readings. Misses Meta Linn. Liiclle Veale, Mary Bynum and Allso Kcdrlck serv ed punch during tho afternoon end also served refreshments of neapoll tan Ice, lady fingers and macaroons. AGAINST CANYON AT CANYON TODAY (From Friday's Daily.) Against tho Cowboys ou their own grounds this afternoon the Ama rlllo team Is trying for another vic tory, it goes without saying that the games will be interesting and that the chances are good for elthor team's winning. The Arcarlllo team will play several substitutes and may not be equal to the Cowboy lineup. The lineup this afternoon Is: Gal legos 3b, Hutchinson p, McMahan cf, Weber ss, Jarrett 2b, Johnson c, Trolllnger If, Samuels lb, String fellow rf. Samuels is a new comer to Ama rlllo who will finish the season with the team. He is a state university man, is a fast baseball players and a thorough athlete. Another strong addition that the team will get this week Is Louis Ja coby another state university man. The return of Willie Wellor, the In dian, is billed to occur in, tluio for the next games here. Weller is Just as fast as he ever was and made good at Dallas but the climate and some other conditions wore unfa vorable to his staying In that com pany so Amarlllo profits by the cir cumstances. TEXAS EXmSITIOX I.N 1010. Sentiment In Strongly In Favor of Jubilee. Fort Worth, July 19. That Texas will celebrate its Diamond Jubilee with one of tho greatest expositions ever held In the South or South west now seems an assured fact. The big fair will be held In 1910 and a point midway betweon Fort Worth and Dallas will probably bo selected as the site, although this in not def initely determined. Sentiment all over Texas favors the holding of such an exposition of the resources of tho Lone Star state and sufficient money can likely bo secured to carry out tho project on a magnificent scale. THE ELKS WILL RECEIVE BIDS (From Saturday's Daily.) At the. regular meeting of the Elk lodge last night the building com mittee reported substantial progress In their plans and further reported that In accordance with the resolu tion of the lodge the committee had advertised for bids for the construc tion of the building. The estimated cost according to tho architect's plans Is $20,000 and it is not thought that the bids will vary far from that amount. The committee reports that the .-rontract can be let and construc tion begun during the present sum mer. On the list now arc subscriptions for over $12,000 in bonds taken by members of the lodge and the com mittee expects to materially increase this within a short time. Under the plan which has met the favor of the committee and the lodge, tho build ing will probably be constructed by a chartered company under the name of the Elk Building company. Tba S4. 4 M --, ' PLUG CHEWING TOBACCO S"Star" quality has never been equaled "Star' lvalue is beyond competition "Mar sales are greater than the total sales of any five other kinds. The best is always the cheapest "Star" is far, more economical than other chews because it's so 1 good so rich and waxy, so sweet and sub stantial so wholesome and juicy so clastic and lasting. Be sure and get "Star" accept no sub stitute. ' . 150,000,000 10c, pieces soli In All Stores company will own the building and under this arrangement can borrow a considerable amount at a favorable rate of Interest. The building will then bo leased to the lodge Just as If a private company owned it. By this arrangement the outside loan can be secured and the lodge can have the 11 Be of tho building while the loan la being paid. The building site purchased last fall at about $6,500 is now paid for with the exception of $500 which will be paid within the next two weeks. The lodge is entlroly free from debt, has nearly 250 members, and is steadily growing. OOIXK;HT CATAUXilH OUT. Handsome Itooklot Issued From the Panlutndle Office. (From Saturday's Dally.) A catalogue which reflects credit both on tho school and printers is the handsome booklet Just issued from the Daily Panhandle office for the Goodnight Baptist Industrial Institute. The catalogue consists of matter printed on green tinted en amelled paper with a buff cover which corresponds woll with the stye of the book. The large number of fine half tones of the faculty, build ings, Buffalo on the Goodlnght ranch, literary societies, athletic teams, debaters and other representatives of the life of the school make the cat alogue of convincing interest even without the concise and readable ac count of the history, alms, and es tablishment of the school, the course of study, and the various activities of the students. It Is now about nine years since Goodnight college, founded by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goodnight, complet ed its flrBt session. Slnco then it has made several changea and has profited by each. It has now been under the control of tho Baptist church of Texas for several years and with the support of the big organiza tion behind it has made most grati fying progress. Rev. J. P. Reynolds, the present head of the institution, can point to tho year Just completed as tho best in the history of the col lege, both In the work of tho school and In material progress, and the prospects aro exceedingly bright for continued growth. COWBOYS GET BIG END OF SCORE (From Saturday's Daily.) Everybody took a rap or two at the ball yesterday and the outfield ers on both sides exhausted their en ergies chasing the long liners and throwing back at something In the Infield. Thirteen of the twenty-two runs scored during the game were marked up to the Canyon team and Amarillo saved nine so the Cowboys got the decision. Mitchell for Canyon started heavy hitting In the first Inning with .A-a-- MMJ t. Look Ouf for "Stars" Below The man at the top . and the man below all sorts of people look out for "Star" when they want a good chew. J?) mm annually clean home run. Weber made one of the same kind for Amarlllo In tha fourth and Strebel landed on the ball for another home run In the fifth inning with the bases full of Cow. boys. All scorod and the lead gives was large enough to give the gamH to Canyon. . There were four new players la the Amarlllo lineup. Samuels 1 first, Johnson catcher, Jarrett at sec ond, and Stringfollow in right field. The hitting of Samuels, who is a former state university player was a feature of the game yesterday. Out of four times at bat be got two sin gles, a two base hit and a three base hit. Jacoby, a crack shortstop from Dallas, also a state university man, reported to the team this morning and will he In the lineup this after noon. Tomorrow the teams will be here , for a double header on tho local grounds. Weller, the Indians, will make his return appearance here Jn the games tomorrow and tho lineup throughout will be perhaps tho strongest shown during the season. Bad Prinking Water a Common Cause of Sickness. One of the tnost.common causes of sickness Is bad drinking water. In some parts of the country where shallow wells are tho principal source of supply, diarrhoea is quite common, and Chamberlain's Colic, Cholert and Diarrhoea Remedy in demand. One or two doses of this remedy will check the attack and prevent any so rlous consequences. When diarrhoea Is prevalent the Bource of supply of drinking water should be looked to. . This remedy is for sale by Goldlng Drug Co. !,.,. From Other Towns. ' r (From Monday's Dally.)' The Sayre, Okla., Standard, makes notes of many new improvements which that town Is soon to get. D. E. Hedgepeth has begun plans for a three story brick hotel building with basement, and with steam heating and modern equipment throughout. The Methodists have 'broken ground for a $5,000 brick veneered church building. The Hullum Hardware company will build a brick two story building 25x120 for the accommoda tion of their business. The town Is meeting tho water works question by granting a franchise to a company which la to put in a reservoir on a creek and install & standpipo and pumping station to supply the city through mains. The First State Bank of Miami is to have a concrete building- erected Immediately. The directors of tho new institution s chosen so far are: Woods Coffee, C. Coffee, Clarence. Harris, John Henry, Charles Poor, Bon Talley, J. S. Randolpr, W. I, Whitsell. Dave Lard, W. S. Tolbert, Dr. M. L. Gunn, Frank P. Greeve and Ben H. Kelly. The officers aro yet to bo chosen. , The recent excursion was light, but the land men promise big cxcur slons la August, of honieneckcra, Ml M S II I f 'YH m v - . .... 1 M . I A. "f aa,.aa.a a. ,