VOLUME lP nVassEsx. 98 Weekly, Established 1SS?> Pally, ?eu. ia, ?|t
ANM?lSON, S. C SUNDAY MORING, MAY Kt-, SSW.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
$5.00 PER ANNUM
OF 130 DEI
TOWNS NESTUNG UNDER MT.
AETNA RAZED BY THE
DISASTER
PEOPLE IN PANIC
IN A MOMENT
Houses Are Sunken co Splinters
Before Occupent? Cnn Rash
To Open suki SAY? Selves
(By Associated Press.)
Omtania, Sicily, May 9.-A
great earthquake last night
brought death and destruction to
many villages near Mount Aetna.
The number of dead up to to?
night was officially placed ar i39,
with about 350 injured. A large
part of the devasted territory has
not been inspected, i
Hundreds Are Killed.
The affected zone extends from ?
Zaffarana, the highest village on i
Mount Aetna, to the sea, between ?
Aci Real?, on the south and Gl
are on the nnrlh. U ?r>??i?j?c
Linera, the center of the disturb- ?
ance, ancKPJsano and Santa Ve
renina.
In Linera alone lli> [persons !
were killed and'300 injured. In ,
Bongiardo 13 dead and 27 in?
jured have been taken from the
ruins. At Consintini 16 were
killed and many injured. I
Villages Are Razed. !
These villages and many small
er places were levelled.
, The entire district today pres
ented* a.spesl?s?j^ of -desotutien,
ruin, rind death. Many of thr? in
jured Had not b?eh taken from the
debris. All train service has been 1
abandoned owing to the collapse j
of bridges, broken tracks and ob- ,
stfucied wnneis. <
Quake* Ar? Frequent
'. or. cciii?fic? ihis section has <
suffered from earthquakes, ow!r?~ ,
to the activity of Mount Aetna, i
Yet it is thickly populated, as the '
lad ls fertile, vineyards growing '
with little attention. ,
At the central point of the dis
turbance . dozens of bodies were *
lying along the roads, many un- j
recognizable, as they were badly ,
crushed. The injured lay in the 3
open, awaiting assistance which '
has been sent to them. :
Where Linera stood is a mass 3
of ruins. Those houses which did t
not collapse entirely were so brok- 1
en as to emphasize the complete- >
ness of the disaster. The village '
consisted of about 800 inhabi- <
tr.iits. 1
People rWc Stricken. 1
Most of the people escaped be- j
. cause the ' shock occurred when
the men and some of the-women <
were working in the fields. From]]
the vineyards they,, saw their ,
houses falling sud when they ar
rived, breathless, a,t their homes, 1
they found only wreckage, with ?
some , of their; people buried be- <
ri?is "accounts for the fact that !
raosf of the victims at Linera ftrer?.Jt
women an? children. The men, j
wild ^Hh terror and grief, attack-)'
hr with, their batel,
hands in an effort to save their fi
Smilies. 4 J
Restttaf? At Work. 1
Generals Trabucchi and Moe-}
cag?tta ^sre in comraanfl o? theL
vuried. under? I '
the isolated],
NEW FIGHT FOR
FRANK SATURDAY!
Court WO? Be Asked To Set Ande]
Verdict of Death On a
Technicality
(By Associated Press)
Atlanta, Kay S.-Ar??n?eata on the
motion to annul the verdict of ?guilty
returned against Loo ML Frank for the
murder of Mary Phagan, the factory
girl, were today postponed until next
Saturday by Benjamin H. Hill, super
ior court judge. Hugh M. Dorsey, so
licitor general, asked, the postpone
ment on the part of tho state, saying
be had not had time to prepare the
prosecution's reply to the motion.
Annie Maud Carter, a negress who
recency made an -affidavit reflecting
upon Jain** Conley, the convicted ne
gro accessory in the famous case, waa
questioned by Judge Hill today, as tb
why she left Atlanta, after making her
affidavit. The woman said she had
been sent away under the direction of
William J. Burns and Dan Lehon, two
dotectives.
Both Burns and Lehon have been
summoned to appear tat superior court
Tuesday to show cause why they
Should not be adjudged id contempt
of court for their alleged action.
Coona 3l for the defendant are ann
ing that the.verdict be set aside be
cause they claim me constitutional
rights of Frank word violated when he
was allowed to be absent from the
court room when the verdict was re
turned.
GELDING WINS
KENTUCKY DERBY
OW Rosebud Not Only Takes the
Classic iVixe, but Lowers
Track Record
(By Associated Press)
Louisville May ?.-'For the flret time
In twenty six years, and the fourth
;lme in th* forty years history of this
:urf classic, rhe Kentucky Derby waa
by - SC??S?, i?h*n- Old Rosebud,
)wned.by H. C. Applegate and Com
pany of Louisville and ridden by J.
tfcCahe, raced under th? wiro In the
went at Churchill Down track thia
ifternoon a victor by eight lengths.,
?edge, owned by K. Spence, of Miss
ouri. w?? s?<H?5d, sud Bronze Wing,
twned fcy A. P. Humphrey, Jr., of
Louisville was third. Old Rosebud
iva? a four to five favorite.
Not only did Old- Rosebud, the sou
it Uncle and Ivory Belts, win the
Oerby, but he also established, a new
rack and derby record for a nile and
i quarter, making the distar ? in 2:03
!-5 over a track not .consid. -?d fast,
rpe former derby and truck record of
2:04 4-5 was made by- Honorai!, last
rears derby winner.
The running of the derby, the ten
ure of the opening day of the Church,
lill Downs Spring meeting, was. wit
jessed by one of the largest crowds
ha? ever attended the event, including
nany society folk from neighboring
sities, and leaders in turf circles from
h roughen t the couniry. The rein of
ost eight wa? succeeded by a day of
sunshine, which placed the track in
jotter condition than expected.
?Kleven crack three year olda were
m the card aa starters, but only seven
vent to the abet Old Rosebud led
rom the barrier, with Hodgo and Old
inn weil np and Bron?? Wins trailing.
Cn the back stretch Hodge tried to
nova up, but McCabe let out a wrap
va the faaol-Ito and be shot ahead, in
creasing bis lead to the finish. John
3und moved into third place and made
? bid to be considered, but in th?
stretch Bronte Wing caught him and
ook third easily. In addition to the
mraes mentioned. Watermelon and
Surprising also ran.
The Derby purse. With $10.000 added,
?**rs-atci ??S^ES. the richest stake
a tbs history of thia race. Of this
unount approximately $10,000 went to
he winner.
' Corr^apeadests Arresto*.
""Washington. May -Unofficial re
torta reaching Secretary Bryan to
tight that Richard Harding Davis and
taper writers, were ander arrest at
Ifeiifro City, caused tba ?ecretary ta
wk f?r wi taqnlry through the Bra*.
wamexBCor. KO O&?CH? "xews
a reported arrest* ba? reached the
its department. '-. , .
CONGRESS MAY
TAKE UP BILLS
ANTI WHISKEY MEASURE!
MAY COME TO VOTE AT
THIS SESSION
CAUCUS WIDE OPEN
Bar? To pe Lei Down On Tuesday
By Democrats For All Pur
pose?, They Say
(Dy Associated Press)
Washington, May 9.-The caucus of
bouse democrats Tuesday night, in
steady of being limited to anti truct
legislation, rural cr?dita and appro
priation billa, has been technically
thrown open to any question in the
legislative category. The formal calli
for the caucus, issued today, states Ital
rpose la to decide, what billa shall
passed during the remainder of
session.
Prohibition B?U to a Tote,
th the judiciary committee re
wHhouft r?c?uMuendatlaij, on
Mondell suffrage resolution ' andi
?cfcso? T**h!b!tics TCSC! "lien
proposing Federal constitutional
amendments, were flied wi tb tue house
The prohibition report waa
the committee by Represen
Cariin of Virginia, ita sponsor
ttee.
rity Leader Underwood baa toidi
the demorcrats the prohibition meas*
lara" 'should be allowed to come to n
vote. He ls opposed to the reaolu
tlon.
New Tax on peppie. i/xM
" One provision ot the administration
anti truBt bill threatens to put an in
direct tax on the American people ot
110,000,000 a rear, according to ? state
ment made'today u&fore the senate In.
terstate commerce committee by E.
1/7. Shaw, rditor of a business maga
zine. Mr . Shaw, representing the Oak.
cago Asoclatlou ot Commerce, said
that in his opinion, the provisions re
quiring annual reports from corpora
tion R Engaged in interstate commerce
w?tr?d entail an anoT*1 expense of this
amount.
Chairman Newlands of the commit
tee said reports from corporations
wera not compulsory, but would ba
demanded In the discretion of the
commission. Senator Lippltt said he
considered Hr. Sh?w's estimate far
too low.
ms Wax 52! "s is.
The first big memorandum of ex
pense on account of the Mexican crisis
HjpMfci congress waa submitted today
vl?es tu? hou?jT rtrceivBd estimates
aggregating 12,701,327 for~pay, aubslst
enco, supplies, horses, barracks, trans,
portatioo and engineering work for the
troupe now at Vera Cms and on the
Mexicali border. The memorandum
briefly anya that "The necessity for
these dsflcieucy estimates could not
have been foreseen when previous es
timates were submitted/' Congress'
waa asked to make the appropriation
immediately.
The largest item ls $6,483.074 for
transportation of the army.
THIS FOOD PLAN
MAY 5?V? ?ABE
Expert Gives His Experiment On
Calves Ired on HSk Frons Vac
emaied Cowt
-~t
(By Associated Press.)
May ?.-ur. \V. L.
js Hopkin? Hoplstal, Bal.
subiaUted an interesting report
to the Pathological Section cf
? * tia! AsoScsatlCae for the Study
vention or Tuberculosis, upon
attempts to imma?ize calves
ist tuberculosis by feeding them
of Vaccinated cows.
Motts suggested that his experl
might show a way to protect
g cM?dren against 'tuberculosis
similar proceso of feedlh*.
s Idea of the experiment waa aug,*
d by the success of previous et
ta ho immunise young animals
ist diphtheria by feeding them the
cf ?blmals inte which the anti
tor that disease had been tn
ptaor, if sn tl-bod les could bc
lied in the milk or blood of
ccinafed with tuberculosis
ta? 5?abd or .ca'T??s ?d
of such vaccinated cows,
show- however, thai t&4
s$ on milk of vaccinated eows
ter, gained about twesrfjMfivi
Kill?
May 3.-?:iUed of tam
it, Ameriean raine otb
' federals near Goad
Ktad io the British
te tonight by tho Brit.
WAR AND PEUCE
PUNS MAKING
ARMY IS PLANNING TO ACT
IF ENVOYS FAIL IN
PROGRAM
MEDIATORS' WORK
New? Fro? Front Show? Grave
Aspect, Bli!? Ie little Different
From That cf Week Ago
(By Acaec?atM Prose)
wesbtngtorV ?lay 9,-Preparations
for dispatching reinforcements to Gen
eral Funston at Vera Crue, should
Buch a movement become necessary,
went forward steadily today, work on
twelve transports to carry troops,
horses and supplies being pushed/ but
no wkrllke development occurred. The
military apparently hf being held well
In leash to avoid the possibility of em
barrassing the mediation negotiations.
Net te Laad Arms.
? threatening cloud disappeared
from? the diplomatic horizon, when
the German steamer Kronprinzessin
Caine, reported to be carryW arma
end ammunition for Huerta, {^turned
lo Vera Crux, without debarking her
war stores at Puerta Mexico and lt
was announced that the munitions on
thia and a second German steamer, the
Bavaria,_would be returned^ to Ger
uwnjf; roe pojrormr?y ciincr O? a ociH_
utd or blockade of. Puerto* Mexico, or
of aa act, perhaps interpretable as a
violation of the tnlltary statut' que.
in'favor of Huerta, thereby was elimi
nated.
Prenable ?. ft. Jteiegates.
No announcementregarding the del.
egates to the conference was made to
day. buv Justice I-amar, o? the United
States supreme court, and Frederick
W. Lehmann, of 84. Louie, torffor so
licitor general, mentioned as possible
tielegatcs, conferred with Presiden!.
Wilson.
; ffedbtters at Work.
The South ?At&erlcan mediators, it
ls uAderatoobTaea nothing^ih^iiori
xon to prevent the lirurmliig iiffiiT|wa1
proceedare May 18.. Huerta's delegat
es aro expected to come tel Washington
Tror? .Key Wee* or Galveston, and ar
rive here about the middle oft next
week. The possibility that that may
be tendered passage oa an American
warship from Vera Crus was men
t!rt?e'J.
?Tee three South American mediat
ors probably will leave 'Washington for
?^SZ?T, TslSs nest S?tur^Sy. TTftey
htli their customary saso?ous today
and also called on Secretary B? yan.
Among tho' sas&eatiouB sent to the
mediators for the solution of the Mexi.
can tangle ts a printed pamphlet from
a prominent Mexican, reviewing the
entire situation, and proposing the
convocation of a congress of pence.
War Office Basy, .
The war department today .complet
ed its preparations for army move
ments, including the reinforcement pf
General Funston at Vera Grus, should
the necessity arise. Twelve transports
werearranged for and men were Work.
lng night and day to convert the chart
ered raerchantment at the point? cf
amhiirhatha. tn i.wrow?J..t^ ^Uj??.
?oree*; guns, and supplies. Or^rs to
the fourth abd sixth brigades at Texas
City, the remainder of thc second di
vision, to be ready to reinforce General !
Funston at any moment, ware given, .
but Secretary Garrison saki that no
orders had been issued for the*? dis
patch. HA declared no aggressive
meara ree were contemplated.
A report waa received today from
P.car Admira: Fletcher which waa re
garded a* confirmatory tb som> de
gree of news that had reached the war
department several days ago/ that oil
mea were tn danger of losing their
property fa Mexico because of sus
pension or oil production. }( lt can be
shown that the lesses are being pre
{vented from operation of their welts
tiufough no fault of their owe, the
Hga^^^^rt^fent will seeln the fina!
j . JBET?OBIST8 TO OKftANIgE
? fhurck Basra's to Be Legally ?n?erpo.
1, ..'.:.' rated New,
I OMahoma City. May The teltlal
is,tcp* loosing toward the jpeaslbio re
incorporating of all existing >oa$ds of
. ?.. . i,; . /.
- -re today
ito adjournment until
.ino the preaent e^rter
ind' to report 00 their legal
-S pT^p^Tt- '.'--."-". :'-T-r r?t
I ra which ?w?? 'SLSJIS^
Lnaa At
S.--The custom*-an
setxod twenty ca?es .of
steamer Lord Cfearle
.werei,
Wol
HY MEET
NEGRO QUESTION CROPS
OUT AT MEMPHIS IN A ?
BIG WAY ?
PROGRAM CHANGED
Delegate* off Southern City Take
Initial Sn R?ftrtsttg To Sit
With Black Delegates
(By Associated Press)
Memphis, May 9.-A breach betwean
officials of the South Sociological don.
cress and the local committee on ar
rangements over the question of seat,
lng negroes on the convention floor
|reeulted late today in a decision to
hold the closing session bf tba con-]
areas tonight at the First Methodist
Church instead of tba theatre, -where
previous sessions had been held.
Me? ph ls Mages Move,
According to members of the local
committee, the convention ora ciel s had
agreed that if negro delegates were
permitted to use a section of the? flor.r.
|onty delegates would be allowed to
occupy, the seats. They claimed this
PJagroement was disregarded; that ne
groes generally Were given seats and
Friday night, when the charities
and corrections' delegates met thom,
scores of white delegates were unable
Meeting Place Changed,
The sudden action of the congress
in changing the meeting place for
tonight come after a resolution adopt
ed by a local committee today and
submitted to the congress, in. which
it waa urged that in future sessions
the first floor of the theatre te re
served for white persons. The ac- [
tton does not apply to the National
Conference of Charities and Correc
tions, at whose sessions the colored
delegates occupy the gallery.
With the delegates to the charities
and correction!- conferenof-Ifg'tfcew'
guests, tba closing meeting of the
congress was given o*er lo tia? ?ufc
ject ot 'later-racial interests " Dr.
J. H. Dillard, chairman Of the com
mittee on - ice relationships, prgslded.
The. speakers Included Dr. -W. D.
Weatherford, of Nashville, and ft. TL
Moton, a well known .negro educator
of Hampton/ Va. Dr. Samuel C.
Mitchell of Richmond who waa also
on th? pregrasi T?= unst-la *is Ss
ent. * *
Speak on Race Question.
Moton, who *a? 3r?t speaker, dis
c^sacduThe common Industrial Ufo."
Motion picture illustrating the work
for "defectives" featured tba. general
session today of the national confer
ence of Charities and Corrections, the
subjects being provided hy the dov*
fitg&f delegates and by Alexander
Johnson, Vineland, N. J., chairman ot
the committee on defectives.
In report na chairman. Mr. Johnson
declared tba* tho states of the nation
are not tak>rg tho cara of the men
tally defective which would be best
for them and most economical for tba
community.
STOCKS MARKET
STEADY AND FIRM
Bank Statement So Sftran? efcat
Shipment of $l*W.OC? In
Cold Cremes little Stir
(Uv Associated PressO
New York, May I).-After 0 bad
start today the stock market
developed unexpected strength.
Last prices were fractionally over yes.
terday's cl-we. with manifestations of
real atreV.-w in a few farina, radud
Ing Pjea-mg and Chesapeake sod
Ohio.
The expected gain in c*sb amounting
to nearly. $7,500*000 waa, shown in
tba bank statement In view of the
continued accumulation of funds here
snd t'.-c unusually nw rates fer loans
of all periods, the announcement that
$1,000,000 mare gold bad bern eu gaged
for Fnris bad Utile e??eci.
Rondo were irregular. Rook Island
oonda were active, rising i-?Mo 1 8-4.
Total salea par vaine, tl.o?2,000.
United States bonds' wera unchanged
po.ej^on^^
Saned $40,000 fo
in ?tmu&l
Tbs new rates .to Aa?
will atv? this city very
ia nearly all comm
reiver DOWS ana point* 1
T?i?C ?!?d 21* v irr?'? N'^-ar/f^^B
and Ne* Kngiand pointa, estimai
sav? the City of Anderson fr?ta
000. to $??,000. per anama. W??
into effect oa Jane 10th
Thia auction ls in cu
Agreements tentatively
Atlanta conference of
representatives, held -Bi-- ??* v^j.
ago, and at which Andevjsmt woe rep^ji
GREENVILLE MAN
KILLS HIMSELF
Porter C. Munn, Contractor, Vic
tim of Ballot Fired, It ? Sup
posed With Suicide Intent
Special to The Intelligencer:
Greenville, Blay 9.~Porter C. Munn,
one ot Greenville's Most progressive
young cl tis ons and a member ot the
firm of Jordan & Munn, contractors,
sbot himself through the head with a
pistol at 8 o'clock this morning at bis
home on north Main street, dying
three hours later.
Mr. Munn had just arisen from bed
when be fired tho abet. His six-year
old son heard the shot and rushed up
stairs to find bis father lying on the
floor clad 'lp bis pajamas with blood
flowing from a bullet wound in his
right temple.
fdr. Munn suffered a nervtous break
down some time ago, fellowing a one
day trip from Marion to Greenville tn
an automobile. But it was though that
he had recovered from this. His bust
ness connections were In excellent
shape and his horns life ideal.
Porter C. Munn, was. born In Flor
ence and was 39 years of age. Ho ls
survived by bis-wife and two little
children. His wlfo was formerly Miss
Marjon Bostick, of Marlon. Mr. Munn
waa a director ot tbr Somber of com
mer ce. ste Ward of tb combe Street
Methodist Church, an was one of th?
city's most progressive' young bust
ness men. Ilia tragic death has eaat ?
pall over Greenville. The funeral will
probably be held Sunday afternoon
here.
COLUMBIA WINS
IN OAR RACES
?nd' Pennsylvania Fol?
the Winner Only * Few
Looa Behind
(By Associated'Press)
Frinceton, N. JS., May 9:-Columbia
University won the one mile trianau- i
lar eight oared, shell race on Carnegie j
Lake today, finishing a length and j
.???-i? tvrs fee* *fee?y? ~* !?T1EC???U, ?
The University" of Pennsylvania eight f
finish*, third, three lengths behind the j
Ti? TS, Columbia's time waa ? minutes j
iv ??conde.
The New York crew tock the lead)
with the first dip of their oars and held j
it throughout. Princeton rowed
game race. Getting away last the J
Tigers at the mile mark bad gone into i
second place with Pennsylvania rapid, f
ly falling behind.
Vivian Nlckles, the Pennsylvania
coach aald hts men lost some of their
nerve before the race, ?hen a team of
horses taking thom in ? bus to the
boathouse, sated . to run ?way. Some
of the Pennsylvania crer Jumped from
thc ?ebInfo, but none w*s burt.
MB? 8HILLETTBB MERE
Qaarteraaster Of Ctonsoa College Was
fa ike etty Testerea*,
A. Schllletter, tho quartermaster ot j
Clemson College, wa*, in the city yee- '
terdsy and his nresence revived th.
talk about tho hotel proposition, aa
it wai with Mr. Schllletter that local
people '.vere trading some time ago.
Mr. Schllletter stated that bia busi
ness here waa to buy some furniture
for Clemson and that ho baa nothing
farther to say about the hotel propo
sition ai the present., T?tere is a mar.
gin ot difference between Mr. Schl?
letter'a proposition and the one made!
him and this may some day be arran g.
ed, but not right now it appears.
Orders Americans Oat.
Washington May 10.-At 1:14 o'clock j
this morning, Acting Secretary ot the j
Navy Roosevelt instructed Rear Ad
miral Maro to remove all Americana
from T?i?pitVi ??u V?v???iy ??rci?S? ?s i
the dangw ir?rn tho impeding aitsck ?
?a the city by constitutionalists. The i
admiral w?u> ordered to advise the j
American consular force at Tampico
to cooperate with him.
r Anderson J
Freight Charges]
resented by Mesa. W. W, Sullivan and
D. A. Ledbettcr of the Trafflc Commit,
tee of the local chamber of vo-.:
The new tates will put Anderson {
tn a batter eomoetitiva fr?tent Un?*?
? Ith regard to competing Carblioa and j
fleOrgia cities than at any time ia her
!>ast history. In fact Anderson wSI j
<ow bezahle to meet the competition;
>f any city la this entire region on
lim cst an; commodity.
Tarrlffa giving rates and basia o
eduction wiV. shortly be puMishsd b;
:he railroads entering thia territory.
? KILLI
AT WINTER HOME
MILLIONAIRE CEREAL ?UNG
WAS RECUPERATING
FROM ILLNESS
ENDS LIFE WITH
RIFLE IN SECRET
Family Expresses Idea That Victim
Had Long Planned Taking t??
Rash Step
(By Associated Presa)
Santa Barbara, Cal.. May 0.-With a
bullet from a rifle which he had con
cealed in his room. Charles Vv. Poat,
mlllonaire manufacturer of cereal
foods at Battle Creek, Mich., killed
himself at his winter home here today.
Evaded III? Nurse.
Evading the nurse who had been at
tending him since he returned from
the Bast ? few weeks ago. be went
to bis apartment, placed the muzsto
of t?? ri?? ?? his,month anti puned
the trigger with a ?oe.
Ha Wa? jOoavtlsceat.
Mr. Post was convalescent from an
illness which necessitated a major op
eration some time ?go at Rochester,
Minn.
Returning here recentlv he s??m*4
io be exceedingly nervow
Post erigsged trained nurses to attend
him.
The Fata! ?bet.
Mr. Poet arose at his usual hour
this morning, had. breakfast and loung
ed about until io o'clock when he
excused himself, telling the nurse on
duty at the time that he wished tc go
f?wfr apartment to lie down. What
happened then is a matter of cou
jecture. A shot was iheard: Mrs. Post
and a nurse rushed to the apartment
upstairs and .found the nrlUtouaire
stretched on the floor dead.
Think He Planned SaUdde,
Both Mrs. Post and the nurse said
they ' did not know how^fi??? fipat ? had
procured tho rifle. Its fepsfcface fa
tlie room was taken py third to Indi?
cate that he had planned bl? death
some time in advance.
rESSOMAL ?HUTCH OF POST
Millionaire "Beean Real?*** itu
lowboy aaa wen by ern.
, -Discussing thc trgle. suicide of C.
W. Post in CeJifc!^?* ^i^M^r?s^ ?vr*
ter A. Whftlpy of this, city, who'knew
Mr. Post wei!, state? that theeoun
try had lost on of ita doest characters
and upbuildera, and especially did thia
apply to the Great South Plains ot
Texas, into the development of which
Mr. Post had kNjt his bdat efforts
during the past five'years.
One can today travel frota Da!bart
bi the Upper Paadbhndle to Sweet
water on the Plains af'Texan ?tm hftrd
lyflnd an adult person who' was bora
there. C. W-. Post was. He early be?
came a cow \ boy and purchased sever
al thousand acres of South Plains land
at about soc ar. aero when it was
thought to bo practically worthless,
T, /loir ..Tin..A ?5-tu tu. i-. . -
for $2a to 140 per acre, and much ot
it considerably highff. ?ie spent Ave
or six years savings on thia land. Later
he drifted into Fort Worth, then a
wild wea tem cattle town ot some
twenty thousand people.
Conceived Cereal Hrkea?.
anille in Port Wforth h? conceived
the idea of in nome way utilizing the
kaffh* corn ai*! mi*? paaizts which
was found to grow so luxuriantly on
tho South Plaina. This plant is *
drouth resisting pi ant fend waa Own
beginning to come tn. tb the very ex*
tensive use lt now baa ovbr ail tba
Mid-Continent section . of tb? United
S t?t chi
' fiefs Even With lions.
He decided be would try to make
a breakfaat food out cf tho grate fro*
these plants. He o.alt;'c*t?e herding
and began perfecting bia machine* in
ES&SP*111- Tnis **** **a ?.
day walked into the office of a Port
Worth Bank, which lastltbttoo had Jost
rvutyit?v ? ?vu-a??ry ' ?Hrbo?or?, tk
borrow pm on 4,<^??re* ot Soo A
Plaina land to begin hie breakfast foadt
business*, has was told that he coa?
not borrow a dollar in ffert Worth on
Unlit*, I - .?.* ? 1-. . k ?? . ... .,
he had a good prJpc^tlcnMa?wn^M?
the loan. He waa refitted. He left
the bank wkh tho atetsaeat V>?t ?
would be Bask and ot* ?!e bank o??
bi time, C. wv Post, the farseeing?
business man waa riebt and tao eoe*
Enervative banker ?rae' ." aKcftOj^'
~ron?. for T wynne isK/re ?a? a*
better security on the ?ort mrtk
market than South Plaina'?fsK^Ssm
. !*eum? a vrag? ?enter for '
the. d??tribtttio? ot sstttej? ^ for tho*
ttftwfth Plalho. i jRv^rs?isnrfir titysta>a that
be toa* also rightmQhlfijm^M-lf?
BB wool/nar?