EI Pasor Texas, Satarday Evening, January 29, 1910.--24Pages All the News Herald Prints It Hrst While It' Fresh. L. Man Is Arrested at Austin and Federal Grand Jury Is Probing Charges. INVESTIGATING- CONVICT CAMPS Austin, Texas, Jan. 29 Joseph Wil liam Woods, justice of the peace of Burleson county, was arrested yester day charged -with conspiracy to hold Ward M. Fuller In peonage. Woods was arrested following a com plaint filed by government agent J. W. Vann with United States commissioner James BT. Hart, after several months' In vestigation by Isecret service men. The investigation was kept from the pub lic Wood's bond was fixed at $3000. Others are charged with conspiring with Woods but the names are withheld, as arrests have not yet been made. Wood's hearing is set for Monday. Federal CoHrt Probe. Thirty or so negroes and white men who have been assembling at the fed eral building in the last few days, has given rise to the belief that -they are here to give the federal grand jury evi dence of severe treatment at the state convict camps and perhaps lay bare peonage. It is claimed that the witnesses are expected to tell of horrible punishment meted out even unto death. It is claimed that It will be shown that convicts are retained after they have paid their fines, or are not per mitted a fair trial as guaranteed by the federal constitution, for which rea son the government is probing the af fairs. BUSINESS MEN OF HOWE SUFFER FROM FIRE Sherman, Tex., Jan. 29 Fire at Howe, 15 miles south of here, early this morn ing caused a loss of $20,000 in the bus iness district. Six business houses, four frame and two brick, were destroyed. The blaze started In the Senning build ing but the cause is unknown. The heaviest losses are those of T. R. Odom hardware, $4500; Goodjoin & Co., dry goods, $4000; the postofflce, S800; Mc Coy & McCoy, $2000. ROCK ISLAND OFFICIAL SLATED FOR PROMOTION Houston, Tex., Jan. 29. It is reliably reported here today that G. W. Rourke superintendent of the Harrington di vision of the Rock Island, will be named as the successor to J. W. Robins, of Fort Worth, vice president of the road in Texas. Robins will next week become presi dent of the Trinity and Brazoz "Valley road, with headquarters in Houston. SELLS HOTEL AT BIG GAIN IN LESS THAN YEAR Ft. Worth, Tex., Jan. 29. It is an nounced here this afternoon that Win field Scott, formerly of this city, .now of St. Louis, has just sold the Worth hotel for $350,000. The names of the purchasers are not yet divulged. Scott bought the property only a year ago for $100,000 less than he received for it. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 28.: Poison a as been found in the orgaas of Col. Thomas D. S-.vope and his nephew, Chrisrman, and upon this finding, heirs of the dead millionaire will demaad an Investigation b the state to ascertain the can go ef death last fall of these two men. This definite statement -was made fa day by a representative of the Svrope estate, following receipt of a partial report of chemists In Chicago. An inquest probably will be begun Tuesday. MORE SKELETONS DUG UP IN A WOOD YARD Not He bat three skeletons have been dug up in the woodyard of Ike E. E. Neff company where the excavation is being made for a new ware hoase. The first skeleton uncovered was that of a man and two bullet holes were through his skall, showing that he had died in the improved fashion of the early El .Paso days. Two more skeletons were dug up Friday afternoon from the groHnd that is thought to have been a part of the old government cemetery, which Inclnded the fastens McGInty hill of song and story. WaahiHgton, D. O, Jan. i. Ixmls R. Glavis resumed the stand beforo the coBgrcsMonal committee investigating the Ballinger-PInchot controversy today. The greater part of the moraing was devoted to the Introduction of docu mentary evidence from the printed record of the controversy Glavis and senator Nelson had a clash during fhe morning. The senator asked Glavis If In his talks with commissioner Dennett or ethers there have been Hy attempt to hinder him In his work. "Well, I weald have "Oh, answer it directly, yes or ho," said the senator sharply. "Yes, they did." Glavis declared that among other things Mr. Ballinger on one occasion Instructed him not to pursue his Investigation against representative McLach lan, of California, who held a claim In the Green group of coal lands In Alaska. He qHOted Mr. Ballinger as saying that there had been too much of that thing. Witness said he once thought of resigning frpra the servce In order to give nt the facts of the fraud cases to the nress.fsut was advised not to do .that, as It wonld make too much of a scandal at the heartening of president Taft's administration. ' But the Manhattan Dealers Look for Them to Rise Again; Shipments Cease. PRISONERS IN 3AIL JOIN FIGHT New York, N. T., Jan. 29. Miles of New York's uptown residential district are today placarded with 50,000 post ers appealing for a boycott on meat. The "eat no meat" cards are nailed to trees along Broadway, Central Park and Riverside drive, and hung in the windows of storehouses. Meat prices continue to fall. Steaks show declines of four and five cents a pound. Pork is correspondingly cheap er and so are eggs and butter, but the retailers say shipments are being cut down and predict that within a week or ten days, the prices will be on the old level or higher. Jail Boycott the Latest. Norwich, N. Y., Jan. 29. The meat boycott has reached the Chenango county jail here. Several prisoners have agreed to send back their plates after each meal with the meat un touched, and a petition to strike meat from the jail bill of fare will be pre sented to sheriff Walworth. LIBERALS LEAD IN PARLIAMENT Hare One More Than Union ists "Without Aid of j Other Parties. London, Eng., Jan. 29. For the first time since the election for parliament began, the returns today shows the Liberals as a party to be in the lead. Independent of the Laborites and Irish Nationalists they have the advantage of one over the Unionists. The position of the parties this aft ernoon is: Liberals, 271; Unionists, 270; Irish Nationalists, 60; Laborites, 40. The Nationalists and Laborites are expected to work with the Liberals. MEXICAN AND JAP WOMAN FIGHT OVER A MAX When Sonora M. de la Rosa saw her husband enter the house of a Japanese woman in Juarez last night she did not go away and cry about it- She accosted the oriental woman, with the result that both were arrested. In the Juarez police court this morning the judge heard what had happened on Calle de Mina. It was a sad story, and so neither woman were fined. "My lius band told one he went to the house to get a drink of water," explained the Mexican woman. RECLAMATION ENGINEERS LEAVE. Arthur P. Davis, chief engineer of the reclamation service, who has been here in consultation with Louis C. Hili, supervising engineer, and W. M. Heed, district engineer; left Friday evening for his headquarters in Washington, D. C. Supervising engineer Hill will leave tonight for Utah on an inspection trip of the projects under his charge. nyyyiiL-u uuiiiL. u Guarantee Is Raised and Subscriptions Come Fast to Pay the Expenses. WILL BRING GREAT CROWDS Paulhan will fly over El Paso. This seems assured from the liberal way the El Paso business men and the residents are subscribing to the fund for bring ing the fearless French bird man to El Paso for a three days' carnival of avia tion. A subscription list, headed by The Herald and the Times, each sub scribing $500 to the proposed aviation meeting, now contains the signatures of 41 progressive business men and citi zens who have subscribed a total of S2175 to the fund for bringing the Frenchman and his party to El Paso for a series of aeroplane flights. Over $2000 Secured. The subscription list had reached $1960 this morning when the commit tee, having this important part of the work in charge, added $215 to the list after a few hours of work among the business men. This gives a grand total of $2175 and leaves but $1825 yet to be raised before the contract can be signed with Paulhan's manager. That this remain dor can be raised before Monday night is the belief of the com mittee in charge. It Is expected to have the $4000 guarantee safely in the bank before Tuesday as an evidence of good faith upon which will be based the con tract for the appearance of the great aviator In El Paso next month. Guarantee Signed. The 50 persons who are to guarantee the gate receipts to total $6000 for the three days, or meet the deficit from their own pickets, each sharing alike, have already signed this list and a number of others could have been ob tained. Many of the signers of the guarantee list for the gate receipts are also subscribers to the $4000 cash fund, which shows the spirit with which the proposed aviation meeting is being re ceived in the city. Bonus Subscribers. The subscribers to the $4000 fund which is to be the bonus for Paulhan's appearance here, are: Times Publishing Co $500 Herald News Co 500 G. L. Hoyt Cov 100 Chas. Zleger 100 Hotel Orndorff 100 K. Pfaff iu Popular Dry Goods Co 50 Coney Island 50 Houck & Dieter Co 50 C. Riva Petit 50 Otto Hintermoister ". '50 'nrv L. Capell 10 W. M. Laughlln '. 10 Darbyshire & Evans . 10 ". W. Reckhart 10 Fred J. Feldman f . .. 10 H. G. Ross 10 B. Blumenthal 10 E. B. Welch & Co 10 Newman Insurance Co 25 Behr & Watts '. . .i 20 Haymon Krupp 25 Kohlberg Bros 25 Jacksor Grocery Co., 25 J. H. Adams 25 The Elite Confectionery Co 25 Ochoa & Rojas "Vertlz (Juarez) 75 Stanger & Bosley 10 Felix Martinez 25 J. Calisher - Co . 50 El Paso Gas and Electric Co 25 A. Mathias company 25 H. Lesinsky Co "25 Nick Depeder 25 Latta & Happer 10 J. F. Williams 10 Turner & Davis 10 R. C. Llghtbody & Co 10 Clifford Bros 10 R. Laskin Sc Bro. 10 Model Dry Goods Co ; 10 Total $2175 Yet needed $1325 I Guarantee Subscribers. The list of those who guarantee the gate receipts and agree to make up the deficit, should there be any, are: El Paso Morning Times, Herald News Co., Juan Hart. C. N. Bassett, Geo. D. Flory, W. L. Tooley, G. W. Huffman, Edward Kneezell, Percy McGhee, Max Weber, J. H. Smith, Mark Miller. James A. Murdoch, J. W. MeGoffin, Howell Jordan, H. G. Ross, Joseph L. Kopf, Houck & Dieter Co., Geo. x.ook, Henry L. Capell, J. B. Payne, J. W. Pettus, Phil Young, M. C. Edwards, J. W. Fisher, C. Riva Petit, Ochoa y Rojas Vertiz, E. C Houghton, American National bank. Powers & Truesdell, Park W. Pitman, C. E. Kelly, J. F. Primm. F. J. Hall, Geo. Harper, Behr & Watts, R, C. Llghtbody Co., W. Cooley, John B. Nigra, J. F. Coles for A. P. Coles & Bros., B. G. Thomas, C. A. Ivinne, Joshua Raynolds, H. M. Andreas, Thomas O'Keefe, C Harvie, E. Sambrano, Joseph Sweeney, Geo. G. Sauer. Excursion Rates. No date has yet been set and one can not be fixed until the $4000 guarantee is deposited m the bank. As !t 5 im- l portant that the dates of the aviation meeting be decided upon In order that the rates may be obtained from the rail roads and the necessary advertising done, it is being urged that subscribers attach their names to the subscription list as soon as possible. A delay in an nouncing the date may mean a small crowd here during aviation week and every effort is being made by the pro moters of the .meet to raise the $4000 by Monday uighfc The railroads have prom ised the most liberal rates into El Paso for this meeting and the biggest crowds in the history of the city are expected to attend the -most modern of. amusement enterprises, the aviation meeting. No WordFrom Curtlss. Nothing has yet been heard from Glen H. Curtiss, and it is not vet knmm i whether the American aviator enn h0 brought here at the same time as the great Paulhan for a series of competi tive flights. Curtiss is supposed to be at his home in Hammondsport, N Y buj; no replies have been received to mes sages sent him asking if it would be possible to bring him to El Paso for a series of flights. Assures Great Crowds. G. L. Hoyt, who recently returned from Los Angeles, was one of the specta tors at the recent aviatidn meeting .held there. He says that the meet was' not only successful as an amusement enter- Dalhart Man May Win Fame and Some Cash Because of a Dream He Had. ACTED ON DREAM; FOUND COMETS Dalhart, Tex., Jan. 29. Dreaming thaf the sky was full of comets, Frank D. Lea, foreman of the Evening News of fice, was awakened last night and went to see If his dream were true. With h's telescope he searched the heavens and in less than two hours had discovered three of the comets in his dream. None are vsible to the naked eye. He sent the locations of the comets to Washington but has not heard yet as to whether these particular comets have been discovered before or not. None of them, he says, will become visible to -the naked eye. Lea is a printer by trade, but has al ways been interested in the study of as tronomy and possesses his own tele scope. He takes daily observances of Drake's comet, now visible in the west after sundown. If he proves to be the first discoverer of the three comets seen tast night, he will be paid $200 each for them hy sci entists, and the3' will be named for him. ACCUSED OF KILLING BABY Woman Is Arrested in Mon tana on Serious Charge by the Officers. ! Butte, Mont., Jan. 29. Having pur chased a fourmonthsold baby in this, i city. It is alleged for $25, and then j taking it to Livingston, Mont., where she bought clothes for it and then, having buried It in six inches of sand on an island in Yellowstone river, op posite Livingston, Is the charge which faces Mrs. George Thompson, now in jail at Livingston. Last October Mrs. Thompson took a child from this city to Livingston, where she carried it into a store wrapped in a silk skirt, and where she bought clothes for it. Later she was seen to cross a bridge to the island and return without the J baby. A child's body was found short ly afterward, burled In the sand. Mrs. Thompson does not deny rthe body being buried but absolutelv de nies knowledge of how "the child died- The fact that the child was offered for sale In Butte for $25 has been es tablished. DETECTIVE ARRESTS -JOHN - CHINAMAN ON SUSPICION Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 29. Detective Connelly today captured a Chinaman in a Main street restaurant whom he be lieves is wanted at Portland, Ore., on a charge of embezzling $S000 there. Con nelly noticed a strong resemblance .be tween the oriental he captured and a photograph of the one sought. A reward of $1000 is out for the capture of the right Chinaman. ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF DYNAMITING POSTOFFICE Weatherford, Texas, Jan. 29. Follow ing an investigation by a postoffice in spector, J. D. Lone, residing near Gar ner, was arrested today in connection with the dynamiting and burning of -the Garner postofflce recently. Lone's two sons were previously arrested and bound over to await the action of the grand jury. EL PASO CONDUCTOR GOES IXTO BUSIXESS AT CARRIZOZO Carrizozo, N. M., Jan. 29. John E. Bell, freight conductor on the South western, formerly of El Paso, has pur chased a half interest In the mercantile t establishment of T alter Uonfield. The firm name will be known as Cmfield & Bell, in the future. JURY FOR 3IURDER TRIAL. Dallas, Tex., Jan. 29. The jury in the case of Tom Kent, charged with, the murder of Dick Beall, a brother of con gressman Beall, was completed in the district court here at noon. The intro duction of testimony began at 2 p. m. STATEHOOD BILL IS JUDGE PARKER IS REAPPOINTED ' CUT ALL TO PIECES "WASHINGTON. D. C, Jnn. 29. This afternoon repeated promises to report In the statehood bill, senator Bererldge will present or have n member of the committee prcent the emasculated bill printed and reconsmitted to the commlte. It Is reliably reported that It knocks out 3,000,000 acres of land for each territory and requires that English be taught In nil schools. The constitutions are mode fcubject to approval by the president and rejec tion by congress. A lively senate session Is predicted Monday over the bill. BEVERIDGK SEES TAFT. Arizona and New Mexico statehood bills are now practically complete. Senator BeverldRe, chairman of the scuate committee on territories, spent half a day with the president today goInK over statehood bills. A. nn. j.cn.. i me separation of from the election of state officers. The constitution after being adopted must then be submitted for approval to the president and congress. The elec tion of state officers must take place a year after the adoption of the consti tution. particular attention Is given to the disposition of public lands and every safeguard has been thrown about them tomake sure they will not fall Into the hands of Improper persons or corporations. Senator Beveridgc says the bill will be pushed as rapidly as possible I n the senate. President Taft has consented to efforts of the territorial representatives, and will ask the senate to provide in the bill that if congress refuses to ac cept the first constitutions prepared by the two states, they will have a r!Kht io reassemble their conventions at once and enact new constitutloas, without further act of congress, same to be returned to couRress as soon as completed for approval or disapproval. NEW MEXICO JUDGE REAPPOINTED. FranK v. xnrwjr was today nominated 'for the fourth time justice of New Mexico. Kobert S. Fisher was confirmed as postmaster at Fort Bayard. uUnite a Million and Force wmmr.wmsssMMisQmmL. MnRwr'Mf - rlBwJC,aigB8BStHB3Rtt MnS ANITA COMFORT BROOKS. "Woman Starting Campaign Against High Prices. !VIY: A A Tlvnrklrc Prnmi- alio. -a. 15iooks, rvomi- nent m Eight Clubs, Outlines Her Am bitious Career. EVERY WOMAN LOVES HER BARGAIN, SO THEY'LL GET 'EM And, ' Just to Keep Busy, 'Mrs. Brooks "Will Ad-- vocate New Purity Statues Over City. Xew York, Jan. 29. ''Everr woman, , i -l t .... ?? i. at nearc loves a Dargam even ii i& is ..-,,., , -, , only in foodstuifs and if e can only get a million or more of us to unite we can force the now 'soaring necessities of life do so .t ..ill beble to.get. some of the best bargains extant in the markefcs and groceries." - "With this brief outline of a great movement she -has in mind to remedy the higli cost of living, Mrs. A. A. Brooks, latelv returned trom abroad, announced, herself as champion of the sreat cause ' to make life easier for the housewife by giving lier a chance to "make a little change" from the weekly appropriation set nside for tood. j Mrs. Brooks is perhaps the best known member of a club in Xew York, being -prominent 'in eight organizations and president of one of them the Gotham club- The other clubs that claim part Monday with it request that It 'be J the popular vote on the constitution J as associate Housewives Food Prices Down ! i ncr attention are the PJavjoers, the Rainy clubj the West En-d ub licon club, the X. S. D. A., the Federa 1 tion of Women's cluhs, the State Repub lican , club and the -Birthday club. This last isan informal cliib of 12 members, nvho rive dinners once a- month on tie j birthdays of the different members. line women oi New iork, TemarKed. Airs. Brooks, affectionately xubbinff -the fur of Kin Edward, the Persian kitten she Tbrqught with her from Windsor cas tle, 'Svill do almost anything. They ore so much quicker than the "men. to act. Men would go ahead and pay bi? prices, complaining the while. The" women ob ject strenucusly. and you'll see what will happen. The prices will eo down. "Women used to think more of their dresses, gadding about, calling, babbling of custards and desserts and how to keep the geraniums in bloom all winter. Now they 'have delved into the affairs that used to be considered as -belonging only to -men and the3 are accomplishing things." Mrs. Brooks herself is energetic enough to supplv any amount of thinsrs ! ' r Iva flnno Slio l-Oftrir 4'T fJnUvnm lrK rw -" -" K- "-"-"" v-v-- , in a continuous state of excitement. 2sct ; only dces she pan a1 the tT)n?raTns for ; meetings, but slie arranges euchres and j other entertainments for the public S- y2'&SSZ2 . n!,Ttv jVPT, fnr fh benf-m. f rho of-riV- "- - i.. i t ic j f ghirtwafst girls. I "As a start in the right direction," said Mrs. Brooks, "the Gotham club has ' decided that a statue of Purity is per- rcanently to grace L.ong -Acre square. Two models fcr the figure were made bv Gutzon Borglan, the culptor. aid one of them has 'been approved and decided on bj 'the Gothamites. It is the figure or -a womaa boinng in one arm a aieavy book which is old onen by several lilies, ?he holds a few lilies above her head with the other hand, for she is supposed to be .preaching and casting abroad seeJs of purity." RELEASED. AFTER SERVING OUT CONTEMPT SENTENCE Washington. D. C. Jan. 29. Sheriff Joseph F. Shipp, Nick Nolan and Luther Williams, three men sentenced to 90 days in jail for contemnt of th sn. J preme court of the United States for their connection with the lynching of the negro Johnson In Chattanoosra in ! 1906, finished their sentences and were released this morning. The men leave tonight for Chattanooga. l TERRIBLE FLOODS ARE SWEEPING COSTA RICA Port Limoa, Costa Rica, Jan. 20 I uceant and heavy rains are still fall ing throughout the republic. There has "been no train service with the in terior since the latter part of December. The entire Zcnt district as well as the banana zone of the upper lands. Hear the Reventtaxon river are under water and thousands are suffering for food. From Santa Fe Xew lexicon. The Estancia Daily Herald in speaking of the ev- Mexican's Xew Year's edition places the Xew Mexican in the same class as the Los Angeles Times and the El Paso Herald, which seems quite flattering. This is what the Estancia Herald says: "We have received the Xew Year's editions of the Santa Fe Xew Mexi can, the Los Angeles Times and the El Paso Herald. All are fine produc tions and do credit to the proprietors of those .papers. It is hard to choose between them, for the matter in ,'all of tihem is" well arranged. Typogra phically they are beauties, while' each shows the push and' enterprises of the true, American. JVe are propi that thisAvestern countrv has-men who are able, ready and willing toput before the public such 'splendid news paper editions.' Ail Eecords Are Broken Be fore the Waters Begin to Eecede in France, WEATHER HAS CLEARED AGAIN Streets Overflowed or Torn Up by Sewers and Water From the River." Paris, France, Jan. 29. The waters oC the Seine after having reached an un precedented height and causing enorm ous destruction, began to recede today. The crest of the flood was reached at midnight. The waters were stationary until 2 oclock, and then began to falL At S oclock this morning there had been a drop of two inches. During the night storm clouds dis appeared and the weather cleared. This morning the sun shone brightly. Situation llalsapreved. Despite the subsidence of the waters, the situation within the city is not Im proved. To the contrary, surface water has further invaded the streets, while pressure from the underground currents has opened new crevices In some places, and in others have forced up pave ments into Kreat hummocks, tearing I down trees and-, lamp posts. Ik .Heart ei tair ran. The greatest damage Is in Place Del Opera and at St- Lazare station. At- the former, four bad cave-Ins have oc curred, one in front of the new build ing of -the Equitable Life Assurance so ciety. But in front of St. Lazare star tion the waters are racing through Rue de la Grange and Bataliere subway. Sewers Overflew City. Joining the flood, overflowed sewers have turned the Place du Havre inta a lake and some sections of Hue de TArcade and Boulevard Haussmann In front of the expitori chapel erected In memory of the decapitated Bourbons, are veritable rivers. Department S teres Ralsei. All buildings in this section are evacuated and guarded by soldiers. Big department stores including the Printemps and Galleries iAfayette have been closed and some buildings are likely to collapse. There have been a dozen instances where persons have disappeared in crevices suddenly opened under their feet or have been swept away by the sewers flood. Fright Drives Seme lasase. A number have become Insane through fear and suffering and many pitiful stories of rescue of half starved families are told. Extensive preparations are being? made for a thorough cleansing- and dis infection of the city as soon as' the water sibsides. AmerIcass.AH Safe. "Washington, D. C, Jan. 29. Ambas sador Bacon, at Paris, wires the state department that all Americans in that city are safe. Many, however, have been compeled to vacate their homes because of flood conditions. - : s 14 BLACK HAND .J. CONSPIRATORS CONVICTED Toledo, O., Jan. 2S. All 14 Sicilians on trial here charged with a Black Hand conspiracy ; j . jf ( ; were found girilty today. Salvatore Lima, the leader, was sentenced to 16 years im prisonment. The others were sentenced to from two to 10 years. Three were granted new trials. J A A A A A MEXICO RAILROAD MAN DIES LN OREGON San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 29. Jackson Smith, former commissioner to the Panama canal and a railroad man of Mexico, is dead In Portland, Ore!, ac cording to advices received here. The body will be brought here for burial. (Continued on Page Twelve.) I i