Wichita Daily Times (Newspaper) - July 14, 1912, Wichita Falls, Texas SUNDAY MORNING EDITION r PART ONE 4 VOLUME VI WICHITA FALLS TEXAS SUNDAY JULY 14th 1912 NUMBER 53 AMERICANS WIN OLYMPIC RACES CAPTURE 400 AND 3000 METER EVENTS FROM EUROPE'S CONTESTANTS MARATHON TODAY United States Has Twelve This Country Far Ahead In Total Points By Associated Press Stockholm July tures today were two fine races both of which went to the United States 400 meter and the meter race Tbe 400 meter race was a struggle between tbe German Braun and four American competitors The Syracuse collegian C D beat Braun handily in 48 with Edwards S of the Athletic Association In third place The Americans drawn a few unpleasant surprises In the last few days but they encountered a ant one by wresting the 3000 meter team race from tho Swedes and Brit- Most of the Americans who composed the team are mile runners rather than they ex- the British contestants to run away with the event But the Union Jack came only third with the blue and yellow of Sweden dangerously close to the American winners The discus final with both bands was a new game for the Americans as they were not accustomed to com- with the left hand The event proved easy for the two Finns and two Swedes making the largest double score Adams brothers Platt and min went much higher In the Ing Jump than all the others except the Greek with the name wbo was a good third In swimming event Harry 1 of Chicago captured the final heat of bacIT stroke In one minute 21 seconds The other events of the day ed fencing and military riding which were not completed When the people were leaving the stadium after the games were to find tbe place surrounded by In enormous throng Tbe cause wes a festival by the choir Between 3000 and 4000 singers took part and people from all Sweden came to cheer them The score for all sports as ed tonight United States 116 Sweden 78 Great Britain 73 Germany 28 land 27 France 19 South Africa 11 Denmark 11 Norway Italy 9 Canada 8 Hungary 8 Australia 9 Greece 4 Russia Belgium and Austria 3 Holland 2 The continental Sunday IB a day of sport and festivity and the thon which will be run tomorrow will be the climax of the Olympiad A field of from BO to 70 runners will start tho Americans numbering a round dozen The American entries Andrew of Maine Lewis of Carlisle Indian school Richard of North C H mnr of North Dorchester M J Ryan York C H Lille of North tester J J Jr of St Louis Joseph of St Louis Haity Smith of New City ton of Peterson N J J J Reynolds of New York and John WILL LIKELY NOT TRY ARCHBALD THIS SUMMER July wu practically determined today thai Archbald case will not be tried b the Senate this summer This an earlier adjournment of Con gress seemed possible a days ago HENRIETTA MAN BADLY INJURED F CONN IS HURT WHEN OWN MACHINE RUNS OVER HIM IS TAKEN TO SANITARIUM of New Donnies Gallagher of Yale No one IB trying to pick the winner although of Finland who has shown as the greatest distance runner on the track Is the favorite The South African K K McArthur and the Canadian lend In the betting Johnny Hayes winner of the marathon who has had Cranks Engine On High Gear and Is Knocked Down Injuries De- clared Serious As a result of his machine In high gear J F Conn of ta sustained serious Injuries day afternoon and Wichita Sanitarium is now with a in the bruised scalp several cuts on his body and possibly Internal injuries Mr Conn was returning to Hen in his machine when the en ginp went dead near tbe Wichita Laundry building In the southeastern part of the city In cranking up ho failed to throw the machine Rears into neutral and left the lever at high speed The result was that when the engine started again the car shot forward suddenly knocking Mr Conn down and running over him car was stopped by F F Hevler of the Wichita Laundry Medical aid was at once summoned and Mr Conn was removed to the of- fices of Doctors Miller Smith and Walker where bin Injuries were ed He was rendered unconscious by the blow and did not recover his senses for two hours While Mr Conn's Injuries are ful and serious they are not In the of the attending physicians dangerous Mr Conn was formerly clerk of Clay county and Is well known In Henrietta He came here yesterday morning on ness and was making the return trip when the accident occurred RED CROSS BUILDING PLANNED IN WASHINGTON Rv Proes Washington D C July men heroism and self sacrifices ing the civil war probably will be Im- mortalized by the erection in ington of a home for the American Red Cross The House public grounds and buildings committee today ed favorably a resolution already passed by the Senate granting for such a building It would be monumental In character and would be devoted solely to the offices and work of tho Red Cross the Americans under his care a dark horse will develop The erican Marathon rested today The weather promising to which favors them at the distance about 25 miles Soldiers and police will keep all raffle off the track Several hospital stations have boon established along the line A controversy over a change In rules forbade all contestants to have refreshments was decided tonight contestants may take coffee water organes or lemons The British Canadians and South Africans protested but were overruled the committee taking the advice of doctors said It would be dangerous not to permit drinks on account of the weather CLARK WILSON'S GUEST AND DEFEATED CANDIDATES FOR TION CONFER TALK ABOUT LEGISLATION Calrk Pledges Support Again De- clines To Be Interviewed On Political Topics Hy Seagirt X J July Cham D Clark and Wilson talked for two hours today on tion pending before the House Speaker Clark came up from ington half an hour before he was expected He was not met at the station but rode in a cab to the homo and was almost on the before anyone thought he was with a dozen miles of Seagirt Tho governor excused to other guests to greet the speaker He shook hands warmly antl escorted him with smiling tace to the parlor The speaker was very ernor Wilson said tonight to the re- bis position admirable and generous In every respect What we Introduced the sub- chiefly the business ing in the House and the prospect of adjournment He told mo in some de- tail what the state of business was ind what the prospects for ment were Of the TENNESSE ROOSEVELT FORCES PLAN CAMPAIGN JuK Ki followers a stato for J an will nominate a and rai road commissioner the convention at Chi BOY DROWNS IN WICHITA RIVER FRED GOWEN THIRTEEN YEARS OLD SINKS TO DEATH SATURDAY BODY IS NOT RECOVERED Bailey's Farewell Address Very Pessimistic In Tone of Che of Washington July full text farewell address of Texas last night ta a score of his colleagues at a private dinner did not become known until later He predicted that If conditions in the United States continued to change as much in the next thirty as In the last thirty the country would face a condition parallel to that of the French revolution He charged that members of Con- gress by their own cowardice were responsible for a condition of unrest which prevailed Ho virtually ed the party with aline the Importance of existing evils This republic Is near a crisis which IB greater than the wisest men he Bald I do not forget that the French revolution with the were at tbe theatre and that from banquet tables to come face to face with violence and bloodshed in the streets of Paris I do not say the United Stales Is facing such a state of affairs but I do tain that the next thirty years if the country continue to chance It has In the last thirty years wp will find ourselves face to face such a condition at the epd of that time You and representatives can prevent tills great crisis and vou will do BO if you have the courage to go out trll the public the truth evil which exists In the today can he without to the and policies upon which this republic ans founded and it should be done The impatience of minority of which 1 am a member has been largely responsible for this condition whole country the prospects of adjournment mt he was kind enough to tell mo he details of the business We ed about that most of the time Tbo rest was chiefly In explaining the very generous position which he has In the campaign He will io everything in his power to help When Speaker Clark left the gov Tie came out on the porch Rat down In a rocker and told the rs he was willing to talk on any no of eight subjects including the theory of astronomy music Ninth Congressional district of Missouri and books but he would not alk politics The newspaper men piled him with questions on many forbidden topics Tho governor Invited me to come and I came as I thought I ought Bald Mr Clark we talked about a rood many things He can tell you bout thm If ho wants to If he does lot will have to let them go It's lasier for UB to come down bere and see him than It Is for him to prowl round the country and Bee us What do you think of the third party I don't know a thing In the world bout It What do you think of the I think It Is a very good platform m not going to discuss It until I uss It In a speech There Isn't a usler man on earth than the r of the House at this session 1 had time to study the platform n detail When I do study It as I to when I get time I'll express ly opinion about It It always turn out there are only two or three Issues In a campaign no matter how many planks there are In the platform What do you think of the for retaining or the Democratic majority In tho The House always goes with the president Do you think there Is a chance the Senate will go Democratic too Well that depends on way the cat Clark replied He was asked what part he thought W J Bryan would take in the and replied that Mr Bryan was another topic he would not discuss When this question was repeated later In a different form he I don't know and I don't care I'm not going to talk about It Don't ask me anything about It Governor Wilson had a long talk with Robert S Hudspeth and other leaders during the forenoon hut he declined to Indicate his for National chairman or any of the topics with which his message will deal Was In Swimming With Several Other When Fatal Occurred Fred Powell the son of a farmer living three tulles up the river was drowned while ming in the river at about six o'clock ast evening The boy sank in deep water and his body bad nor been re- covered at a late hour last nWit The victim was one of a party of small boys from the neighborhood who had gone to the river for a swim None of them were more than 13 or 4 years old and none uere expert swimmers The Powell boy started o across the river where the water was more than ten feet deep hal almost reached the opposite ank when without a he sank be- neath the water and did not reappear His comrades ran to the nearest house and summoned help but many minutes had elapsed before anyone wbo could swim well could be gotten to the river Efforts to locate the boily by ing were fruitless and preparations were being made last night to drag the hole ELECTORS NAMES ARE RULED OUT ASSISTANT ATTORNEY-GENERAL SAYS MUST NOT GO ON PRIMARY BALLOT MANY HAVE BEEN PRINTED May Result In Wholesale Throwing Out of Ballots If Go On By Press Austin Texas July Attorney General C E Lane con- strued the Terrell election law to be absolutely lacking In any provision for placing the names of candidates for presidential electors on tbe ballot to be voted at tbe July primary Lane declared that the law directly hibits the placing of anything on the ballot except the names of state dis- and county candidates It Is line's opinion that the action of the State Democratic executive committee in ordering the name of the elector candidates printed on the ballot will render tbe ballot Illegal and liable to be thrown out Inasmuch as the ballots have ready been printed and In some ties distributed the opinion raises a very serious question It affects the entire vote of the state and If he the law right there Is a possibility that many Democratic votes cast July can thrown out and declared null and void BEALL COTTON FUTURES UNDER DISCUSSION Washington D C July 13 Inc had faith against behind the prohibiting dealing In cot ton futures which waa discussed in the House today under a special rule Representative of Colorado a Democrat waged such a determined fieht on the measure that he forced an adjournment Mr Rucker declared he had the surance of the leaders that he would he given an opportunity to offer his amendments Including In the ure wool and all food products NAMES NOT ORDERED SAYS CHAIRMAN SHEB WILLIAMS Texas July Democratic Chairman Williams on June 22nd sent notice to all ty chairmen by letter than the names of presidential electors not be printed on primary ballots LA FOLLETTE ADVOCATE WILL SUPPORT WILSON Charles R Crane Offers To Give ey To Democratic Campaign Fund By Seagirt N J July R Crane who cave to campaign fund came out thla afternoon with a declaration that he would support Governor Wilson for the presidency and would contribute lo the Democratic campaign fund If the governor would permit him to do BO Mr Crane was accompanied by President Van Hice of the of Wisconsin a former LaFollette loader whose sympathies are with candidacy Both were the governor's luncheon guests CHRONOLOGY OF LORIMER AFFAIR May 26 elected Senator by Illinois after long deadlock June 17 In as Senator April SO of later White that be received to for printed In Chicago Tribune May 28 denies ery charges on floor on Senate and full Investigation June 20 zed by Senate September 20 leaded Senator Burrows of Michigan begins Investigation ng charges March 1 by vote of 40 to 40 affirms title to seat June 20 1911 inquiry ed prompted by alleged new evidence tho statement of mce S Funk that Edward him to contribute to ncr fund July 1.1 declares mer's seat vacant has been prominent In Chicago and Illinois politics since early manhood He was elected to be Fifty fourth Congress In 1894 and vas re-elected to each succeeding Congress until he wont to the ite CRAP GAME 18 RAIDED THREE ARRESTS ARE MADE BY VOTE OF 55 TO 28 LORIMER LOSES SEAT DRAMATIC SCENES MARK CLIMAX OF LONG CONTEST Illinois Senator Closes Defiant Speech Hears Verdict and Walks Out of Room Ilr v Washington D C July By a vote of to 28 the ed States Senate today unseated William the junior senator from Illinois and declared his title to his seat invalid The end of the to o ust the senator came after six days of protracted debate in which Senator Lorimer himself had occupied the floor for three sessions making an ed defense of his election The final vote was on the resolution offered bv Senator Lea of Tennessee declaring the Lorimer election by the Illinois in 1909 invalid The adoption of the Lea resolution carried with it the senate verdict that corrupt methods and practices were employed in the election of Wm ing his election invalid The closing momenta of thp trial were Intensely Lorimer holding tho floor for a last defense Deputy Constables Will Bryan and Will Skeen raided a and a rap game In a room in a local bo- el last night at ten o'clock hree others who were caught In the oom got away while the officers ere marching them out of the ng All of those arrested gave bond or their appearance In court lay morning AMATEUR AVIATOR MEETS DEATH IN CALIFORNIA Holder of Aeroplane Speed Record Fallt and Crushed Beneath Wreckage r Press Palo Alto Cal July 13 Smith Jr holder of the world's amateur record for aeroplane peed was killed at near here today when his hine fell at the end of a flight from The aeroplane wag caught by a Bust of wind as Smith was circling o the ground and fell thirty feet neck was broken Tho young viator was a student at Stanford and 20 years old He left Is class In civil engineering to de- ote all his time to aviation He broke 11 amateur speed records at San If ego last April A crowd of 400 ersons waiting for him to descend his fall He was pinned be- eath the wreckage URSE WITH GONE BURGLARY IS SUSPECTED I J Johnson Watchman at Auto Factory Loses Large Sum day Night When H J Johnson a watchman by thp Wichita Falls r Manufacturing Company awoke riday morning he looked under his Illow for his purse but tbe purse not there Mr Johnson began a earch but thp purse could not be ated and It Is his belter that in the lulu a burglar entered the home nd made his get with the t book contained Thp officers wore at notified ut up until an early hour this ng no of the had been ound It bad Mr to place hU savings in the urse and each night to sleep with le purse under his pillow and he sure that some one who was with this fact must have In league with the burglar Mr lives In one of the houses as the Seven Sisters on venue of his speech declared he did not peal fonbe vote of any Senator but asked for justice Senator Lorimer when the vote WAS announced walked slowly to the back of the chamber Info a cloak room Senator throwing an arm over his shoulder The vote ousting him was ed at o'clock had occupied a seat The man who In the Senate since is 1909 by the vote day passes out of tho record and never officially has held a seat In the Senate of the United States The resolution adopted by a vote of two to one follows Resolved that corrupt methods and practices were employed In the election of Wm to tho ate of the United States from the Stale of Illinois and thai his tlon therefore was Invalid The taking of the vole was ed by a pathetic Incident Senator taking the floor Just before the calling of the roll began asked permission for the clerk to read a statement ho had prepared which he himself was ton weak to read It stated his conviction that Senator had been elected without fraud I realize now that I have but tle before I must meet my said Senator statement I cast my vote today secure in the conviction that the senatoV from Is entitled to bis seat If he is driven from It I he will go back to Illinois and devote himself to that work for which he has en himself so eloquently uplifting and betterment of bis lowman Senator wopt as bin tri- bute to Senator Lorimer was being read while others found It difficult to hide their reelings at reference to bis own falling condition Technically Mr Lorimer will pass out of tho record of the Senate as a member of that body ing his more than three years of his seat Facing Us with the declaration I am ready Mr sat In the ber and heard his fate decreed as the roll call showed the adoption of the resolution of Senator Luke of Tennessee tho Senate's youngest member The men who for three days had held tho Senate to close at- tention with his remarkable speech of defense and attack upon his mies rose wearily from his seat and passed back to a cloak room door Senators and members of tho Houne gathered about him grasping his band and putting him on the hark Outside tho Senate door Mr Into corridor Friends greeted him again and a party of Slaters of Charity pushed forward to express regret At his office later when a cian had attended him he paid he would not leave before the end of nert The outcome of the vote not a surprise but the leaders of thp against him had not estimated a greater vote than to gained only one of the men fho voted against him March 1 1911 Jones of Washington while he lacked the votes of bis associate Senator Cullom and of Senator Cur tin of Kansas of sey Simmons of North Carolina and Watson of West Virginia for lila official life began In the Senate Tuesday after- noon und when he concluded his quent declaration that not a and would not run In the face of a certain defeat at 2 o'clock this afternoon he bad held floor for hours with Intermissions and recesses to his strength The moving character of appeal wan admitted on every hand but it apparently no votes Instead of the which had been pleading expected It was throughout a ringing defiance to those who bad opposed him A declaration of bis unfaltering belief in tho purity of his election and a promise that he would not give up bis fight with hla eviction the Senate It has been suggested that T ro- he said In bis closing tion he who Is so cowardly as to run because defeat stares him in tho face has no place in this body you all vote to turn mo out although every vote has been canvassed and Is against me I will not resign My ex- It from this body will not be from fear It will not be because I am a coward It will be because of the crime of the Senate of the States Only two Incidents marked the few minutes between the termination of speech and the taking of thn roll call One was tbe nf Senator Col Roosevelt's manager that the affidavit Lorimer had Introduced to show at- tempted corruption of delegates to the Chicago convention were Ions and deliberate The other was the request of tor of South Carolina from tho effects of paralysis for mission to tbe clerk read a statement from him which appears above Senator expressed the hope that Mr would consecrate the remainder of hla life to tbe cation of politics In Chicago and to the uplift of bis fellow citizens In Illinois I If ho does hmvoly fight for a purer and better government In Illinois Tillman said will strengthen bis arm and he will return to thp Senate vindicated by the ple of that great State when was taken had ninety-four members The vacancies caused by thp deaths of Charles J Jr of Colorado and S Nixon of Nevada hail not been ed Immediately after the vote however the Nevada was ed when W A appointed tn fill Senator Nixon's term was sworn in Ho had waiting three davs to take the oath nf but prevented by consideration ol thp Those who voted to oust were Ashurst Bacon Rorah Boume ton Chamberlain Clapp Clarke of Arkansas Crawford Cullom Cum Curtis Fall Gardner ore Johnson Kenyon Lea The Senate as tho vote Continued on Page Six S E fi fi C
