The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, August 10, 1911, Image 3
REPLY TO BRYAN
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HADE CAUSTIC SPEECH
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The Nebraskan is Denounced by the
| Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee of Congress for his
I Charging Underwood With mocking
Revision of Tariff
Standing on chairs, waving handkerchiefs
and yelling at the tops of
their voices, Democratic Representa<
tives Thursday acclaimed Representative
Oscar W. Underwood, leader
' of the house, when he fired a verbal
I broadside at William Jennings Bryan
for criticising his position of an extension
of the tariff revision pro!
gramme. It was the most remarkable
scene in the house since the beginning
of. the extra session of Congress.
Excoriating the three times candidate
of the Democratic party for
presidential honors, Deader Underwood
denounced Mr. Bryan's staters
ments as false, defended his (Under^
wood's) attitude as to revision of the
iron and steel tariff schedules, and
said Bryan had placed upon every
Democratic member implications un^
founded in fact. He called on his
Democratic colleagues of the ways
I and means committee for corroboration
of his attitude in committee
and in caucus.
Mr. Underwood was backed up in
a similarly striking speech by Representative
Kitchin (N. C.) long a de*I
voted friend of Mr. Bryan Mr Kitchin
expressed surprise that any
Democrat should so malign| Mr Underwood
and the party.
I It all came about from a published
Interview, which purported to be
"authorized" by Mr. Bryan, declaring
it was time Democratic Leader
Underwood was "unmasked."
"The action of Chairman Underwood
in opposing an immediate effort
to reduce the iron and steel schedule
reveals the real Underwood," said the
j Bryan interview. "Speaker JClark
and other tariff reformers tried to
^ secure the passage of a resolution instructing
the wayfc and means committee
to pass a resolution including
the iron and steel schedule, but Underwood
and Fitzgerald?the Fitzgerald
who saved Cannon in the last
congress succeeded n defeating the
resolution.
"The unmasking of Chairman UnderVvood
will serve a useful purpose,"
added the interview, "if it arouses
the Demdcrats to an understanding
of the mistake in putting Mr. Underwood
at the head of the committee if
he solidifies his policy of delay.
The House listened intently tas
tne wnoie interview was reaa rrom
the clerk's desk. Word of the answer
that Underwood was to make
0 to Bryan had been passed among
Democrats and an almost full membership
on the (Democratic side
greeted the majority leader. Cheers
and applause that lasted for several
minutes greeted him as he rose to
speak.
As the clerk finished reading the
Piryan interview, 'Mr. Underwood In
.Jjpi calm and even tones, opened the vial
of his wrath. If <Mr. Underwood's
attack was remarkable for its bitterness
and vigor, it was not more so
than the general applause |which
greeted his sarcastic references to
the Nebraska leader and his specific
and complete denials of the charges
made by Bryan
He declared that he was Interested
in iron and steel mills In his own
State of Alabama, and he had urged
the ways and means committee at
the beginning of the session to save
him from embarrassment by taking
f up the iron and steel schedule at
once. This had not been done by the
committee, he said, because it had
determined that the textile schedules
over which there is the greatest cornel
plaint from the public should be the
subjects of earliest revision. His op
position In the recent case calling
for a revision of the Iron and stJeel
schedule, he said, had been due to
the fact that it had been determined
no further tariff programme should
be worked out until it was certain
what would be done by the president.
Mr! Underwood had read the published
Bryan statement, and speaking
very deliberately said: *
"Mr. Speaker, the statements contained
in that paper are absolutely
false. If the reflections which that
article contains rested only on myself
T would not take the time of this
house to answer them. But those
statements reflect not only upon myself,
but upon Democracy in control
on this side of the capitol, and as
leader on this floor I would be untrue
to my fellow Democrats here and to
myself if I did not reply to this attack.
* "That interview charges that there
.V is a difference between the speaker
( , of this house and myself as to legislation
in this house. The statement
in absolutely false. We have been
together, we are together now, and I
predict that we shall be together to
the end."
Mr. Underwood had read a telegram
from Mr. Bryan to Representative
Jamee (Ky.) transmitting congratulations
to Mr Underwood "for
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his great work."
"The gentleman from Nebraska did
not think I was trying to protectfonlse
the Democratic party then," said
Underwood "It was not until I differed
with him on the wool schedule
that he changed his mind."
"The gentleman who has issued
that statement, William Jennings
Bryan, of Nebraska," said Mr. Underwood,
"charges that the chairman
of the ways and means committee,
standing in the interest of a
protective tariff, has led this house
into lines that were unwbrthy of any
Democrat In the land.
"I know this is false, Mr. Speaker,
you know it is false, so do the Democrats
of this side of the house. But
we must let the country know it is
false. The gentleman from Nebraska
says that my leadership of this side
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or tne nouse couia uui biuiiu m me ,
open. There is not a Democratic
member here that does not know
that if I misrepresented for one moment
the Democracy of this house
in bearing my commission, I would
send my resignation to the speaker's
desk." ,
Both fMr. Underwood and Mr.
Kithchin were greeted with deafen- ,
ing cheers. Speaker Clark repeatedly
pounding his gavel to restore or- ,
der. ,
Mr. Kitchin confirmed Mr. Under- ,
wood's statements in every respect, (
and declared that Mr Biryan had
launched his criticism without having
any specific information as to ,
what the committee had done.
"Mr. Underwood stated the facts (
clearly to the caucus," said Mr. Kit- j
chin. "Ho did state before the committee
at the beginning of the session
that he was interested in the ,
steel and iron business and it would (
relieve him of embarrassment if the
committee would take up that schedule
and get rid of it at once "But it
was the judgment of the committee
that the most iniquitious schedule
that had ever been put on the statute
books the woolen schedule ouigiht
first to be revised. ,
Mr. KItchin referred to Mr. Un- .
derwood's frank statement about his
Iron company's holdings and said he ,
had expected that mlgiht be made "an
occasion by our opponents to slander
arid libel the Alabaman and the po- j
sltlon of his Democratic house, but I (
never dreamed that any Democrat In
this country would attempt to malign
?Mlr Underwood or the Democratic ,
party. ,
fMr. Bryan is not responsible,"
said Mr. Kitchin, amid great laugh
ter from the Republicans, "for he (
was not in our caucus; he must have (
gotten his information from some- (
body and he was the most badly informed
man in the world."
WILL DECIDE RECIPROCITY.
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Canadian Voters to Hear Both Sides
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of the Issue.
The Canadian election campaign
will not be in full swing for a fortnight.
Both parties feel that they ]
profitably can spare some time to perfecting
organizations. Prime Minister
Laurer will start next upon his
Breaking tour, with ratification of the
reciprocity agreement with the Unit- <
ed States as the vital issue. Opposi- ,
Hon Deader Borden probably will be- ,
gin his public appearances a little (
early. I
Clifton Sifton, a minister of the j
interior, Monday issued a letter urg- |
ing, Canadians to vote against reciprocity,
which, he declares, would ?
prove injurious to Canada and to the ,
British Empire.. ,
Supporters of reciprocity and fol- ]
lowers of thA Government regard this ,
as significant. Mr. Sifton announced (
also today that he will not seek reelection
to Parliament. He was a ,
member of the Laurier government ]
for many years, but resigned when j
Sashatchefan was constituted a province.
He did not, however, break (
from the Liberal party until it broke
in the reciprocity agreement.
Sleep in the Same Grave.
Because they were to have been) ,
married in September the bodies of
Miss Bertie Boyles, a school teacher
and Leo Davidson, a travelling salesman,
of Clarksburg, W. Va.,, who
were killed Sunday in an automobile
accident were buried in the same
grave. A double funeral was held
from the First Methodist Episcopal
church.
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Ambassadors to Berlin.
Although President Taft and Sec- i
retary of State Knox are expected to ,
have a final conference within a few
days to determine on important re- '
adjustment of the diplomatic ser- i
vice, it was reported on high authority
'Monday that John G. A. Leishman
American ambassador to Italy, j
has been selected to succeed David
Jayne Hill, who resigned last spring
as ambassador to Germany.
Plunge From Train.
Frank McGee, alias Clark, under
arrest on perjury charge, made daring
escape, while in charge of a sheriff
on a swiftly moving train near Sallisaw,
Ola. IThe officer turned his .
back for a moment, and the prisoner
dashed through a window of the car
and escaped.
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Fifteen Million Bales.
A New Orleans dispatch says August
report on the condition of the
cotton crop by the government fell
flat In the cotton market. Bears
claimed that the government report
pointed to a 15,000,000 .bale crop. '<
BRYAN HITS BACK
CRITICISM BASED ON WASHING 1
TON NEWS DISPATCH.
If That Dispatch Reported Under- ]
wood Wrong Bryan Will Withdraw
His Criticism.
A Chicago dispatch says William
J. Bryan replied to the criticism of i
Representative Underwood, made in i
the house Thursday, by declaring 1
that' the statements which Mr. Underwood
criticised were based on a ,
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Washington dispatch which appear- <
ed in an Omaha paper. t
"If that report is incorrect," said (
Mr. Bryan, "I take it for granted (
that Mr. Underwood will read the report
before the house and deny it." (
"If the report is correct, I have j
nothing to withdraw. If it is eroneous
I shall withdraw my criicism of
Mr. Underwood so far as it is based
on his action in that particular case.
"Whatever the outcome in this instance,
I do not withdraw my criticism
of Mr. Underwood on other occasions
and I intend to take early
opportunity to give him some other
things to discuss.
"Yes, I read the report of Mr. Underwood's
speech in the morning papers,"
said Mr. Bryan. "The criticism
to which he refers is contained
In an editorial which I wrote myself."
"The report on which the editorial
was based," continued Mr. Bryan,
"appeared last week, after the House
caucus of July 15.
"I am not sure of the exact date,
but it was not earlier than Wednesday
of last week and not later than
Saturday. The dispatch from Washington
said that Speaker Clark offered
a resolution?a modification or
a substitute for a resolution?instructing
the ways and means committee
to proceed with the preparation
of other bills. The dispatch
3tated that 'Mr. Clark was supported
by a number of members, but that .
Mr. Underwood and Mr. Fitzgerald .
led a fight against the resolution and
defeated it. [
"The report also quoted Congressman
Kitchin as Insisting upon in- '
troducing a bill reducing the tariff
upon iron and steel, and quotes Mr.
tntnliln aa /tallfmon aHontlnn tn M r
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Underwood's holdings in the steel
company and as expressing the fear J
that in case of failure to proceed with
the reduction of the tariff on iron fi
and steel, such failure might be at- f
tributed ' to Mr. Underwood's interasts
in the business. My editorial
was based on this published report.
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Mr. Bryan was in the city between
trains and is now on his way to Iowa. '
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"mournful comforters.
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Ts What Democratic Congress Calls g
President's Advisers.
Declaring that he desired to defend 3
President Taft because the latter a
"had no one in his own party to a
3r.y a word in his .behalf," Representative
Burnett, of Alabama, Dem- 1
ocrat, said in the House Wednesday t
that the only trouble with the Pres- t
Ident is, being honest himself, he is a
too credulous." t
"No honest man, as I believe 'Mr. t
raft is," said Mr. Burnett, "ever had 1
such mournful comforters since the 1
Jays of Job. I have no doubt that t
his daily prayer is that Wickersham 1
and Hitchcock will do as Ballingter i
did." ?
JMr. Burnett said Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson was another honest I
man to fall a victim of bad advisers, t
and that consequently the downfall of j
Dr. Wiley, who has often stood be- f
tween murderers and the people, had 1
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SELLS HER RRAINS.
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Queer Transact ion of Lady Professor
in Georgia.
Miss Celeste Parrish, who has
for years been head of the department
of pedagogy at the Georgia
state normal school, director of the
Muscogee elementary practice school
at Athens, and much sought writer
for educational and psychological
journals, has sold her own brains to
a northern institution of medical research
for purposes of examination
and analysis after her death.
(Miss Parrish has been noted for
her remarkable powers of mind and
scientists have remarked upon the
unusual size of her brain. Miss Parrish
sold her brain to the medical
and scientific institution, it is said,
for $40,000.
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Frencli Sugar Rest.
Samples of sugar from Russia,
France and Germany transformed
the House special committee, which
is investigating the Sugar Trust, into
a "fudge" party Monday afternoon
and interrupted the sober pro-1
ceedimg? of that body. Everybody ,
voted for the French sugar. j
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Murder for Robbery. i
Paul Geidel, a 17-year-old bellboy, 1
was arrested in New York early Fri- ]
day as the murdererofWm. Henry <
Jackson, the aged Wall street broker i
whose pody was found in h*s apart- <
ments at the Iroquois Hole! in 44th
street Thursdat. Robbery was the .
object of the mui der. i
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MANY CHANGES MADE I
BASE BALL PITCHING NOW AN1> 1
AS IT USE TO BE.
Formerly the Pitcher Use to Throw O
for the Benefit of the Batter But
Now He Doesn't.
The most interesting discovery in
1 P
i chase through the rather inaccu*ate
and incomplete history of the ^
lational game of baseball is that the j
'unction of the pitcher has been
;ompletely reversed, says an ex- j
;hange. It becomes comparatively, w
iasy, therefore, to answer the ques- d
ion: "What is the difference be- j
ween the pitching of today and that
)f fifty years ago.
The difference is that the function ^
>f the pitcher fifty years ago was t
,o toss the l>all so as to enable the .j
jatter,to hit it. It was a common f(
hine in those days for sixty or more h
*uns to be made by each side. The
'unction of the pitcher today is to
;hrow the ball where the batter can n.
lot hit It, and to strive to strike him Nv
>ut. Though the original framers of
;he rules were ignorant of the fact
it that time, pitching is and always
las been the pivotal point of the {)
?reat American game.
It naturally follows that this part
if the science has been afforded the
greatest opportunity for develop- '
nent. Practically every important
ihange at the rules in the game has
leen aimed at the pitcher. The bat, ^
he ball, the distance between the
iases and the fundamental rules of
he game have stood for half a cen- ^
ufy while the pitching has gone j
through a steady grind of evolution.
The history of pitching science can
)e divided into four distinct eras:
The day of the underhand toss.
The day of the overhand toss or
u c<
hrow.
The day of the curve ball.
The day of the spit ball. ^
When the first rules were adopted
>y the old Knilerbocker club in 1 845 ^
he framers did not realize that the
litcher was to be t'he pivotal point of jr
he game. They placed him behind
i line that was forty-five feet from
he batter's box and he was instruct- p
id to throw the ball so that the bat- jr
:er could 'hit it. He could stand at
iny place behind the line that he t(
:hose, but to prevent him from n.
hrowing the ball with too nnooh
ipeed he was forced to deliver it with ni
in underhand toss. That is to say,
le could not bring his throwing Ql
land above his waist line. p(
Under those rules the pitcher was rj
lompelled to deliver fair balls to the a
latter and the batter refuse to hit c,
it them until he got one to his lik- f|
ng. No strikes were called unless
he batter struck at them. An initance
of the great advantage enjoy>ti
by the batter is that in the early
lixties in a game between the Atonies
and the Mutuals, A1 Smith of the F
Vtlantics pitched fifty four balls to
dcKeever of the Mutuals before a
(trike was called. Can you imagine
i thing like that today? n
This method of pitching under- ic
landed kept up for many years, unil
several pitchers saw the necessi- j
y of lesening the number of runs V:
ma began to find means of evading ti
he rules so that they could prevent 0
he batter from hitting the ball. Cj
^robably the best of these under- j
land pitchers was Tony R-on 1 of Roson
and Hartford. He kept inching n
lp on the rules until he was throw- r,
ng from a point several inches r
ibovd his waist. d
That forced a change in the rules t<
ly which the pitcher was allowed c<
o throw with an overhand motion t<
ind put as much speed on the ball s<
is he could. It was then that the t(
irt of pitching really began to de- v
/ elop. That is getting a little ahead :S
)f the story, however, for it was in j.
lie days of the underhand toss that ii
lie curve ball was discovered. h
In 1867 pitching became recogniz- si
?d as science. The Charter Oaks
)f Hartford, Conn., came to Brook- b
yn that year to play the Excelsiors i>
>11 the Capitoline Grounds, and they l>
vere noted for their heavy batting. B
The Excelsiors had a young pitcher h
lamed Arthur Cunmvings, however, tl
who completely knocked them off Tl
heir pedestal. Cummings had dis- b
covered in practice that by twisting tl
lie ball in the hand and spinning it tl
is it started toward the batter it h
would curve in a direction contrary b
o the laws of gravitation.
He waited for the arrival of the t<
Charter Oaks to give this curve a tl
borough trial, and when he did start t<
t the heavy hitters were absolutely d
lelpiess. They could not. understand a
low a man could cause a ball to B
jurve, and several of them were so B
stubborn over the matter that tliey tl
ipent the rest of their lives insisting It
:hat it could not be done. Never- e
heless, Cumniings had opened the o
way to many pitching discoveries, V
ind his name went all over the coun- p
;ry as a wonderful inventor.
The overhand throw came Into w
/ogue In the late seventies, but the \v
litcher was still hedged around with 1<
restrictions in favor of the batter. J
While he was allowed to throw the p
3all with great speed, he was com- e
gelled to throw it at a point indicat- tl
3d by the hitter. In other words tl
he batter could call for "high ball," e
3tc. o
Of the early overhand pitchers it
Asa Bralnard of the famous Cincin- C
latd Red Stockings was probably the e
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IEW ERA IN WARFARE
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4-INCH GUN WILL MAKE COAST
DEFENCES HELPLESS.
nly Powerful Squadron or Fleet
of Submarines Could Protect a
City From Attack.
At Boston Tuesday Rear Admiral
ranees T. Bowles, retired, made the
>llowing remarks upon the adopon
of the 14-inch gun for battlelips:
"The adoption of a 14-inch
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Iliuil cuuiu aiiu t tttcuiait'ijf x& ui
5 miles would revolutionize naval
arfare. It would make all the coast
efence of the present day practical*
useless.
"A fleet of battleships equipped
ith 14-inch guns could send into
oston messengers of death and deduction
suflticient to reduce the enre
city to ruins before the coast deMice
could train their guns on the
ostile fleet.
"If the new 14-inch iguns turn out
3 successfully as is hoped," the Adliral
says, "their destructive power
ould be terrific. Not only is the
11 pact very great and their penetraU
lg power practically unlimited, but
lso the explosion of the shell would
lay havoc that would be appalling.
"There is no question that the genral
introduction of guns of very
irge caliber will revolutionize warire.
It will make many changes
ecessary to naval construction.
"For instance, it will necessitate
\\e improvement of armor. The
late will have to be made thicker or
f more impenetrable material in orer
to withstand the increasing striklg
power of the new ordnance.
"The coast defence would serve,
erhaps only to withstand an actual
lvasion should the enemy resort to
[lis after having demolished the
oast cities.
"There is no doubt that a fleet
quipped with new 14-inch guns of
le finest type could raze New York
r any other seaport in less than an
aii r
"The only way to prevent a naval
ivasion is to have a fleet which
auld successfully prevent it. Ships
re about the only thinig- that would
revent destruction of our eeacoast
I case of war.
"It seems to me that the answer
) this problem of coast defence is
lade by submarine. I believe that
le submarine is going to be taken
lore serious every year by naval exerts.
It is the most deadly enemy
f the battleship. In the naval exeriments
made with them submaines
have proved themselves capble
of doing great things. They
in prevent an invasion of a hostile
eet even in the absence of the home
eet of battleships.
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MORE CONVICTS CO FREE.
ivc Paroles are Granted l?y Gov.
ernor Blease.
Five convicts were paroled Wedesday
by Governor Rlease, as fol?ws:
Otis Hilton, white, sentenced
y Judge DeVore at Chester, in April
910, to life imprisonment upon conIction
of murder with recommendaon
to mercy; parole conditioned upII
-Hilton's abstention from intoximt's.
James Love, sentenced by
udge Ernest Gary, at Spartanburg,
1 December 1 904, to life imprisonlent,
on conviction of murder, with
ecommendation to mercy. Mellie
olton, white, sentenced by Judge Alricli
at Marion, in February 1911,
i one year on chain g'ang, for lar?ny.
Sam Williams, colored, senjnced
by the late Judge D. A. Town?nd,
at Camden, in September, 1900
i 20 years imprisonment, on coniction
of manslaughter. Young
pringfield, white, sentenced, by
ude Robert Aldrich at Greenville,
l September 1909, to two years at
ard labor, upon conviction of manaughter.
est exponent. He could throw the
all at the point indicated by the
atter and still prevent hard hitting,
rainard did not pitch the curve ball,
owever, one of his reasons being
lat he did not believe in it. Asa
rainard, by the way, must have
een a striking figure as he went into
le box. He wore a long black beard
lat completely covered his face and
ung down to the top button of his
aseball shirt.
It might occur to the baseball fan
)day that it was a good thing that
le old-time pitchers did not have
3 slide to bases. A beard full of
ust and gravel could not have been
ir /\i? oaiii f n 111 a o (Y a J n
Wl J JMCll .Jf V/I VUlllllM UlUIVJ tt I I (I I I .
rainard pitched for the Cincinnati
:eds on their famous tour, when
ley went a whole season without
>sing a game. He did not pitch
very game, but would rest every
nee in a while and give Harry
bright the center fielder and chance
itcher a chance.
The next school of great pitchers,
hlch came out in the early eighties,
as made up of Johnny Ward, Char?y
HadbouTne, Jim Whitney and
ohn Clarkson. They were great
itchers in every way. They had
peed, curves and practically everything
that is used today. Either of
liem would have been a great pitchr
on the diamond of 1011. 'Many
Id players who still take anactlv?
iteresrt. ip the game regard John
Jarkson as the greatest pitcher that
ver lived.
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WHY THEY WON
Liqoar Farces Spcat Oae Millie a Dalian
la Ketp Texas Wet.
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MANY UNLAWFUL VOTES
The Prohibition Campaigners Are
Preparing to Contest in Every District.?There
Were Many Surprises
in the Very Close Fight.?Excitement
Marked the Campaign.
Statewide prohibition was lost in
the recent election in Texas in a contest
in which the Prohibitionists
claim 30,000 fraudulent votes were
cast by unnaturalized Mexicans and
negroes who came by their tax receipts
illegally.
The brewers' association which is
composed of all the brewers in Texas
and many outside the state whose
drinks are sold in Texas admits having
ekpended $1,000,000 n the fight.
The brewers say the funds were
distributed in newspaper advertisements,
paying] the salaries and expenses
of speakers, hiring halls and
music and giving the barbecues.
The 'drys" admit the "wets" carried
the election by lees than 5,000
majority but the election will be
contested in the courts.
The expected heavy Prohibition
vote in the larger towns failed to materialize,
and several towns counted <
In the "wet" column gave majorities
the other way.
The greatest surprise in *he. poli*>
leal history of Texas during a generation
is Dallas county. Defore the
election the anti-prohibitionists
claimed- a majority of 8,000.
The prohibitionists wore willing to
concede 3,000. Unofficial returns
from every voting: precinct in the
county gave the prohibitionists a majority
of six votes.
All of the larger towns, including
San Antonio, Fort Worth, Dallas,
Houston, Austin, Galveston and Waco
went wet by largo majorities South
Texas gave the wets their majority
and showed a better proportion of
the 500,000 voco3 cast in the State.
The election was characterized by
the activity of thousands of women
and children at the polls. In many
cities and county precincts the women
served free soft drinks to the
voters.
Gen. Colqudt's stump activity
in the interests of the wets aroused
the bitterness of his political foes
and probably cost the wets thousands
of votes.
Excitement ran high throughout
the State and hundreds of people
crowded about bulletin boards day
and night while the counting was
going on.
Statements from both the wet and
dry headquarters warn election officers
to guard well the ballot boxes
as it is almost certain that every vote
will be recounted before the result of
the election is knbwn exactly.
One of the most significant probable
results of the election is the political
downfall of Senator Bailey.
The victory of the wets by a small
majority is regardeq as a practical
defeat and places in the saddle a new
political element in Texas, strong
enough fto overthrow the present
Democratic faction. This same element
is anti-Bailey, and is just as
strongly opposed to Gov O. B. Colquitt.
AN AMERICAN RELEASED.
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A Missing Man Was in a Mexican
Prison Eleven Years.
A Galveston, Texas, dispatch says
Albert Thurman, thirty-nine years of
age, and for eleven years mourned as
dead, has been released from prison
in Mexico City. Thurman was a fireman
on the Mexico international
railroad when three Mericans were
killed in a wreck. lie was arrested
and sent to jail. Thurman's father
was a wealthy land owner in Kansas
and spent a fortune trying to locato
his son. Thurman said he was takeen
before a court in Monterey about
two months after his arrest and then
sent to San Juan de Ulua prison at
Vera Cruz.
No Extra Pay.
Though ,, all or Monaay in rno
House was supposed to be devoted
to Republican speeches against tho
Underwood cotton tariff revision bill,
about half the time was taken up by
Democrats for pension legislation
and in an ineffectual attempt to secure
the passage of the senate amendment
to the deficiency 'bill providing'
for an extra month's pay for employees
of Congress. Abandoning a
practice of thirty years standing, the
House voted down the amendment,
181 to 25.
? ?
Poured Ilooze in Hewer.
At Lexington on Saturday ninety-two
quarts of whiskey and live
hundred hot lee of beer were made to*
flow through sewer pipes at the county
jail Saturday afternoon under the
supervision of Sheriff Patrick Henry
Corley and Deputy Sheriff Sim S,
Miller. This booze was seised u
short time ago. There Is another
big lot on hand to be destroyed.
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