Abilene Semi-Weekly Farm Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
eight pages : ill. ; page 22 x 15 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
fr
ABILENE SEMI WEEKLY FARM REPORTER
YOU) XXI
Xmtt
KNK TEXAS TUK8DAY DKQKXMKk IK lit.
M'MHKK .
I
TUFI
NAMES JUSTICES
EDW. WHITE OF LOUISIANA
SLATED CHIEF .1USTICE
SUPKEME COUHT.
IS
GEORGIAN QK SUPREME BENCH
Joseph Lama of Georgia n Personal
Friend of llio President Nominated
Associate Justice? Taft Names
Commcrc Court Judges.
By Associated Press:
wASHtNOTQN. Do . 12. President
Taft sent to the Senate today the fblj
lowing nominations: ?;
Chief Justice of the Supremo Court
Judge Edward "White of Louisiana
sucpeeding Melvillo Wl Fuller deceas-'
ed. .."' "
Associate Justices SUprotae CQtirt-
Willis Vandaventer of .Wyoming and
Judge Joseph Lamar of Georgia.
Judges Court of Commerce.
Judgo Court of Commerce Martin
Tfnnnn flvo venr toTm: Robert Archi
bald four year term; John Carl of
South Dakota two year term; Julian
Mack one year term.
k Members ' of Interstate Commerce
Commission B. H. Meyer of Wis.on-
Bin and J. C. McChord of Kentucky:
Martin Kuapp named as n Judge of
the newly Court -of Commerce is at
present chairman of the Interstate
"nmrrtovnn PnmmiRcilnti .Tudcv Archi
bald 7s a United States Judge 4n the
Middle District of Pennsylvania. Julian
Mack is now Judge of tho Appelate Clr
cuitf Court fo- the First IlllnolB Dls-
jrlck
President Taft for a long time sen-
....i. nnncdurnri tim nnmtiifitinn of
Judgo Gordon Russell of Texas on the
Supremo bench. However tuo nowiy
nomlnattd Chief Justice ic a Southern
er.'-as well as Judgo Lamar of Georgia
.These two Justices with the appoint-
ment of Judgei Horace Lurton of Ten-
nesseo by resident Taft make the
third from the Southern districts.
"VIl1luui Hutt Nominated -
It was later announced tlfat William
Hutt now Judge of the Court of Cus-
toms Appeals and formerly United
States District Judge for tho Montana
District liad been nominated by the
President as a Judge of tho Court of
Commerce to 'serve thi) three year
term.
White's Nomination Confirmed
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON Dec. 12. The Senr
ato toddy confirmed tho nomination of
Judgo yhlto' as Chief Justice of the
Supremo Court.'
Marion Flotcher was named Amor-i
lean CohbuI to tho city of Chihuahua
Mexico. George Knott was nomina-
ted Collector in Internal Royenuo of
tho District of Oklahoma.
8 Republicans 2 Democrats
"WASHINGTON Doc. 12 Judgo Gar-
land of South Dakota appointed a
Judge of thq Court of Commerce is
a democrat. His appointment makes
tho compioxion of tho Court of Com-
merce threo Republicans .and two De
xaocrats.
WIDOW BURNED T 0JEATH.
'' r . .'
Mrs. F. HIHIard of Mll'vnukco Was
Lighting Candle When flimsy
Clothing Became Afire.
3y Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec; 12. Mrs. F. Hil-
PRESIDEN
jft " Hard aged uovonty glx years a wealthy
F widow from Milwaukee Wis. was
sw . . .... ... ... ..
purneu 10 ueuiu cmiy vuuujr m uc
rooju at tho hotel Bristol. Sho set Aro
to hor flimsy night dress in "attempt-
ing to light a candle and received
burns which resulted In hor death.
. . . RUCKNER MAX ACCEPT
Secretary Stato Democratic Commit-
tee Offered Appointment as
Game ConmlssJoRer.
Specinl to Tho Reporter.
DALLAS Dec 12. Murrell L Buck-
nert Secretary of tho Stato Democratic.
Executive Committee has been tender-
ed the appointment as State Game and
Oyster Commissioner. Buckner said
today ho was undecided whether to ac-
cept tho appointment adding that he
would consider tho matter a few days.
MeBKIDK 0 STAND
Keceher ef Western Bank k Trust Co.
Testifies Im Case ef l'lewing
ftefura Dallas Judge.
Special toThe Reporter.
DALLAS Dec 12 L. C BcDrJde re-
ceiver of the defifnct Western $ank
Trust Company wag on thje witness
gland today In $iof(triay of Frd Flem-
lng former preajaet o'the bank who
Is charged with having: revived depon?
i)ts after I; knew the bank was iuaol.
I ffunf
....
REPEAL I. & 0. MEASUKE
HcpreienUUVo Smith of Atascona Out-
lines Important Work Of the
Next Legislature
Special to tho Reporter
HOUSTON Doc. 12. noprosontatlvo
R. H. Smith of Atnscosa who 1b libra
today said tho chief work of tho uexb
legislature consists in the repeal of
tho I. & O. N 'bill modifying tho in-
suranco law and gerrymander thti
stnto oii tho now census report.
JOHN FEAGLE TLAOED IN JAIL
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
EERNHARD KILLING
IMPLICATES ANOTHER PARTY
Prisoner Makes Important Statements
"Jo Officers Chief Police Dls
era Bloody Overalls and Shirt1
In The Fcnglo HouSo
-4- '
KANSAS CITY; Dec 12. John Foa-
clo. a hunter and traDner whose
home is about a half mile- west of
the Bernhard farm in Johnson county
Kan where Mrs Sarah Bernhard her
son Georce. Thomas Morcan and Jas.
Graves were murdered Saturday was
arrested in connection with the crime
early this morning and placed in the
Kansas City Kans. Jail.
Tho officers went nuiotlv out to Fea-
glo's homo and found him. in his sit-
ting room. Ho offered no resistance
but fleclarea that ho wished to maite
a statement this was witnnom untu
the nartv reached the iail. whero Fea-
gle -was allowed to talk. He attempted
wcasi suspicion on unuiuur uiaiij wuu
may bo arrested today
Incriminating Evidence Found
Upon searching th6 Feagle house a
bloody pair of overalls and a shirt
were found by ehlef of Police Zlmmer.
The garments were concealed In a clos
et on the second floor
Crime Brutally Committed '
The crime was brutally committed.
The body of Mrs. Bernhard was found
in her house while those of tho other
victims were piled promiscuously in
a manger in the barn.
IS CENT SPOT COTTON
- WAS WRITER'S ESTIMATE
But the Paper Tffndo Him Say: Spot
Cotton at ISJ-Ucntsj Row tho
Mistake Was Made.
il la nut yiicu luui. iuu ..i.uiwi
"bails up"ltems. in Its news Columns
but In tho F. C Olds Interview on cot-
ton published in its Sunday morning
Ti. In n nPlnH 41iot ff r n Pnnnitbl
issue it most (Certainly flewithe track
good and plenty.
Mr. Olds' piece was on tho cottqn
status following the pjimefa report
and government estimate published'
sovoral dayB back "and appeared on
page C under tho caption' Fppt Cottoh
at 12 cents. Therein lay tho error.
Tho articlojn brief was a prediction
of fifteen pent spot cotton whereas
the Reporter had it at twelve conts
Quito a big difference from tho view
point of the producer and the buyer.
It wag a case of "too many cooks
spoil the broth ' Wtfllo.two proof read
ors woro carefully perusing the artlqlo
holding tho original sopy In order to
pfccludo a poseiblp orror In figures a
third wai4 reading the head and genor-
nl lead without conv. and It was in
tho head that tho mistake crept.
Tho Reporter keenly regrets tho er-
ror and hastens to set Mr Olds right
on the matter
OIL DRILLER INJURED.
Employe of Texas Company Caught la
ily iiieoi oi Jig Had aenoas-
ly Hurt oh Toyak Field.
Spoclal to Tho Reporter. '
TOYAH Doc. 12. B. W. Dodgo a
driller for the Tejcas Oil Coihpany.was
perhaps fatally injured today when
ho waa caught In tho fly wheel of a
"rjg" and whirled around' six times
boforo assistance readied klin. Whon
ho whs extricated it was found that he
had sustained a broken shoulder and
bruises over tho body. One ear wa
torn off. lie wa unconscious for ev
ora hours
IakraiitlaaN UrWtNOKfwd.
BROWNS V7LLjaDeq. J2. The now
nrow8VlUe-Mtaniora bt Wife waaop
oiie4 thl inoralnr wittecwi formality
of any kihl A toll schedule is main-
tained for '!oth pedevtrians and vehi
cles
TRAPPER ARflESTED
ON MURDER CHARGE
m
BBS
THREATEN MARFA
INSURRECTIONISTS MOVE AS IF
tO ATTAUK TEXAS TOWN
THEN MARCH AWAY.
FEDERAL TROOPS DEFEATED
Separated Detachment of .Government
Soldiers Meet and Fight Revolu-
tionists Rut Aro Compcll.
cd to Retread J
Special to Tho Reporter:
EL PASO Dec. 12. Reports roach
ing hero today aro to tho effect that
robol troopB twice threatened tho Tex
as townof Marfa Sunday but little
credonce is attached to the story for
tho revolutionists have go far been
vory careful not toVntagouizo Ameri
cans.
Federal Troops Defeated.
Fedoral troops are now marchinglto
the rolfef of"Jlnaga Mulatos and Pro-
sldio on tho Texas lino which aro now
in the hands of revolutionists. Yester
day a dotaoimenb of government sol-
diers became separated from the main
body and wore attacked and defeated
by tho rebels. Thoy succeeded In re-
joining their regiment without severo
losses however
INDICTMENTS HELD GOOD
Federal Supremo Court Passes Upon
' Kissel and Ilarncd Cases of
Sugar Trust Fame
WASHINGTON Dec. 12. Announc-
ing a conspiracy under tho Sherman
anti-trust law and continuing tho of-
fense the Supremo Court of tho Uni-
ted States today held good an indict-
ment in New York in 190D in tho Gus-
tavo Kissol and Thomas Hamed cases.
The court held that tho statute of lim-
itation did not affect tho indictments.
The two men woro implicated in tho
famous sugar fraud cases.
STRICT ON COLLEGE GIRLS.
Womons Dean at Slnte Unhcrslty Lays
Down Strenuous Rule's for i'oung
Ladles In Her Care.
Spoclal to Tho Reporter.
AUSTIN Dec. 12. Mrs. Helen M.
Kirbv. Women's Dean at the Stato
tfniversltv. todav announced thrtt
young lady students shall not hereaf
ter attend theatres moving picture
shows or have intlmato callers more
than three times a week and That they
must not stop In cafes or drug stores
for refreshments aftor theatres.
TEXAN SHOT BY WIFE
Herbert Mason CInpp Is Ylctlm.
. Tragedy la Philadelphia. His
Wife Is Arrested -
of
PHILADELPHIA Dec 12. Herbert
Mason CInpp formerly of Texas was
shot by his young wife today and will
prdbably diot Tho wife was arrested.
Philadelphia Dec. 12. Herbert
Clappt who was shot and 'fatally woun
ded by his wife today Is a grandson
of Mason tho shoe-blacking klngf His
wlfo was also a Philadelphia woman.
Thoy lived in Texas aboiit.a year.
Gnhcston Broker Dead.
Special to TlioReportcr.
GALVESTON Dec. 12. Albert Kuhn
nged CD a cotton broker who lmd re-
sided hero for 30 ydarsr died today as
the result of Injuries received when ho I
waa attacked on tho night of December
Jrd.
STOMACH PRESCRIPTION
Ask About MI'O.na It' gives Relief iu
fire .annates
I
McLomoro-Bass Drug Company will
tell you that they guarantee MI-O-NA
to relieve proinptl and teuro perma-
nently nil disease
of tl
stomach
and Indigestion oi
monoy
tick.
Have you gas pij
atonittc
MI-0-NA stomi
h sablfttt will
put
ton
you righ
give f eMoftin
minutes
Ni
?don!
li sur-
3o fair
ferii:
troi
toy
aside
llco and
try
is a
doctor's
doctor
noy back fro
Drug Company if you d
II-O-N'A iswortli Its welghjAHfbld.
Sold by leading' drugglsfpfrywhcro
and by MoLomore-Bags Drug Company
50c a lavge box- '
Mrs. Mary Hutchinson aaytf "Pains
and diatreVg IU my atomackitHd a gen-
eral stomach complaint wis entirely
bared for me by the use of two boxes
rt M1.QNA stoajAch tablet." 56S
Pearl at. Ypallantl Mick. Write
Booth W-o-na Buffalo N Y for
free trial samples
In o nam
r " i
in. 'Bum ruamu .
go A
K vflthyitomffh
fUrTfiJ"rt
3i
wiywpc ni
proKnppn. no
JpWsta
mWi. Rio
McLcnwro- LcjiflC(
Mvb
BiMZILl
LAY DOWN WEAK
GOVEHXMKNT SOLDIERV OCCUPY
BARRACKS ON DISPUTED
ISLE OF COnilAS
200 .KEGELS WERE KILLED
t
When City Wns Shelled According to
""iro iiviu iiiu uu .Mlllll'iu
Jinny Stalely Buildings
Ruined by Cannon
By Associated ProsB:
RIO JANIERO Brazil Dec. 12. Re-
volting mariners on Cobrns Island ac-
cording to well founded advices today
formally surrendered tholr nrniB this
.iriarning nnd fresh government troops
A detachment of Kovernmont troons
marched on tho island Sunday morn-
ing and announced their determination
to storm tho barracks unless tho reb-
els Burrondored.t This tho latter af-
ter a consultation amopg their leaders
dlov
200 REBELS KILLED
Twenty Citizens Fatally Hurt When
Bombardment Occurred Mnny
Buildings Destroyed
Rio Janiero Dec. 12. It is thought
that two hundred rebels woro killed
and twenty citizens fatally hurt dur
ing the bombardment of the city. Tho
police. Maritime telegraph Municipal
theatre and Ministry were among tho
public buildings dostroyd.
Reports spy that tho fortress on
Cobras Island was practically destroy
ed.
St. Louts Hallway Man in Texas.
8peclal to The Reporter.
. BROWNSVILLE Dec. 12. C Hallo)
of Saint Louis vice president of 'tho
M.K.T railway and family aro hero on
a sightisoeing trip.
4
TAMMANY HALL DAMAGED
Famous Democratic Institution Saiii
To Hao Been Badly Damaged
By a Conflagration
NEW YORK Doc. 12. Tammany
Hall was damagod by fire today. Thq'
estimated loss by liro and wntor Is
about $25000. This famous. Demo-i
cratlo institution In which some fain-
ous political plots have been hatched
Eamo within a halr'B lash of destruci
tlpn. ' l
Ft. Wortji May Have Ay hi Ion -Meet. .
(
Special to 'Tho Reporter
Fl WORTH Dec. 12. Fort Worth
will likely have an aviation meet noxt
March. Tho Mohawk aviation compa-
ny mado an offer to the board of trade
today and rt 5a likely tho offer wjll bo"!
accopted. In caso tho deal Is con-
summated various styles of ueroplanes
and expert operators will bo sent hero.
Tho meet Will continue three days
ENGINEERS MAY STRIKE
Conferee Being Held Today 1V11I
Effect Decision in Matter Tex-
as Roads .IiiTOlU'd
SIHCAGO Dec 12. a coiirereiico Is
In session liore this nftornoon between
railroad officials and representatives
of 'tho engineers rognrding tho engi-
neers' decision to strike on. all roads
in tho West and Southwest. Tho
strike order if Issued will effect ovory
iroaibin Texas
WOMAN LOVELY WOMAN
But Alas!
We ajR every wotnai
paporAo give Parlsl
ough trial and
this liberal offel
Qet a XtLTzdK)r)QiiQ
moreBassjyprg Company
it as
f at
tho en
satis-
fled
to cLo1
more-Bass Drui
and they
will glvo you
back.
kBesidcB b.elT delightful and in-
Igofatlng holr dressing! Parisian
Sago will' cure dandruff stop falling
hair amioKchlng of tho scalp or mon-
Exresslro Freight Mates Alleged
Bnpffal to Tim Reporter:
NEWRLEAN.8 Dec. 12.-rA qaso of
vital intorosti to gulf coatt lumber ox-
portera m brought u for it bearing
before the special examiner of the In-
ter State Commerce CefflKilloH today
AllpJtatkHia hayo ben mada Mtat x-
celv freight! ratea bavn been charg-
ed to gulf points from Louisiana Ar-
kansas and Mississippi-
iyfthontUUilJrHl Hair No
WOBnprfTBo HnillSOHIO '
reauej. of tnjs
jni Sago a thor-
sA 'r ma1T-i1'gr
from MjJH
UVUUFTSll
duflfted for two vumn.Xl
mm that time ymfrhre jnL
yttu the resiiuaraay jn
xJorajmiy
vmir jrfbni
Wo roatiM to (iniiiF
Craskcs Into Tclepkoao Pole at San
AntonloBrlver and Friends
Suffer Screw Brulnes
SAN ANTONIO Doo 12 Darby Alar-
tin driver had u wrist broken; T. N'.
Hodges suffered n dislocated shoulder
and Sullivan Fant was badly bruised
about tho body thitf morning whoij
tho automobile In which thoy woro rid-
ing crashed into a tolophono polo. The
mnchlnd wna wrecked.
AGAIN-ARRESTED
ABERICAN RECENTLY RKLEASED
FRO.M MEXICAN PIUSON IS
IN CUSTODY AGAIN.
MERELY WANTED AS WITNESS
III Case Where Mexican Train KHIod
a Woman; Both Conductor nnd
Engineer of Luckless Train
Thrown Into Prison.
13L PASO Deo. 12. Conductor .lua.
A. Cook.wJio was recently released
from tho 'Guadalajara Mexico prison
6n a chargo of thott of goodo from his
train Is again In chnrgo of the Mexican
authorities.
Cook f.i held aa a witness in connoc-
tlo with tho killing of a' woman near
Levega. Both tho conductor Avho was
in chartre of the train at tho tlmn and
ongincer James Dunn wore Immediate
ly arrested and placed in Jail.
Will bo Released Shortly.
Consul McGIU has interested him
self In Cook's caso and Bays ho will
succeed in effecting his roleaso in tho
near future. Cook remained in tho
prison at Guadalajara or moro than
a year In spite of determined efforts
made in his behalf both by hla person-
al friends and tbq Brotherhood of DaU
way Trainmen o which ho was thon
nnd is still a mombcr.
Passengers Probably Saved
SEATTLE Defr 12. No into nows
has boon received from Alaska con-
cerning tho wrecked steamor Olym-
pln Thoro is good reason to boliovo
tliafi all tho paBsongers woro saved.
NEW CATTLE COMMISSION
WILL ENFORCE THE LAWS
n
Presldaiit Callau of Cattlo RaLscrs'
AHsociatloit and a Commissioner
Takes Dctcruiliicd Slnntl.
Special to Tito Roportor.
FORT WORTH Dec. 12 President
Callau OJE the Texas Cattlo Raisers' As-
sociation hero today declared that thfc
nowiy appointed stato livestock sanita-
ry commission will prosocuto ovory
violation of thq cattle laws. Cnllan
hns Just been appointed a member of
this commission by goyornor-elcct Col-
quitt The ortocutlve committee of tho cat-J
tlo raisers' association will moot hero
tomorrow and discuss Plans for Insur-
ing d rigid ibsorvnnco of tho Quaran-
tine rules.
LIBERAL DONATIONS.
T
L: Citizens of Oklahoma City Offer
To Give $5K Each to Guaran-
teo Building SHo
Special to Tho Reporter.
OKLAHOMA XJ1TY Dec. 12. 20
Okiahoiha business mon today pledged
$5000 each to guurnuljoo a stato capif
tol Bltoand a free building A bill is
being drawn to locate tho capital on
thq Culberson filto of CD acres worth
$250000. The sito id to bo donated
to tho stato
STOCK MARKET
Hpeejal to The Rtfporto
FORT WORTH Dec. 12 Cattlo ro-
CQlpU C0G0. Steers stfy tojm $G.2G;
cows steady tops $l80;Salvos stead
top fO.OO; hog receipts 1500; tops
GoierHorApprevcH Asylum Dcflelcnc)
Special to Tho Reporter
AUSTIN Dec. 12 Governor Camp.
boll todayjipprovod u dollclerjy of
$09G Incurred in 'ulrchaatng joy beds
and boddlng for tho 8outhwflHt'rn In-
saao AHyli'in..
Ckll-i mt4i to Dealk
T
3prin to The Reporter:
OON'AIKS Dec. JgDouglas Skin-
i)tr hged two year on pf Tkomas
gklmier died here last night The
child bit his tongue Jn two wlillo U)
was playing and bled to death
GONDUG
TOR
GOQK
HUGH
mm
IN TRUST GASES
ATTOHNEY GENERA lS HEPOMT
INDICATES SUCCKSSFUI.
PROSECUTIONS.
PROSECUTORS ARE UNDERPAID
IVlckersliani Sujh Prlyato CorporatlMs
Offer Much Larger Kemuncratkw
i to Capable LnyVjers Than
I Undo Sam Does.
WASHINGTON Dec. 12. Tho annu-
al roport of Attorney General Wlck-
orBliam. presented to CongAss today-'
is one long story of frnuds against the
government.
TruBtB b6 called and real tholr al-
oged conspiracies to defeat tho law;
and "frauds customs frauds frauds on
the internal rovonue robatcs bucket
Imps and fraudulent uses of tho mails
have mado "11)10 tho moat strenuous
year in the history of tho donartmcat
of Justlco Mr. Wlakorohnm stntoa that
only tho carncBt and enthusiastic
work of tho m6n of ills force haB made
tho work sUccssthl.
riio salaries paid aro small" ho pays
and tho funds available for special
counsel do not permit paymunt of fees
which bear any comparison with thosa
ottered by private Interests. But not-
withstanding theso obstacles tho de
partment is fortunato in having been
able to socuro tho services of earnest
nnd compotont lawyers to whoso abil
ity and industry aro duo tho vory large
menBure of success that has attended
the mnnngemcut oIlUio legal buslnesa
of thp governincntfring tho year.
Prosocutlon. for violation of tho anti-
trust law wore formoat In tho work o
tho year. Actions says tho attorney
goi'Srntf nrojtow underway or ponding:
against thofcllowlng ao-cnllod truata:
Tobacco Trust.
Standard Oil Company
SUgav TruBt.
Ilarrlman Lines
Hard Coal Trust.
Powder Trust.
Tcimimit Railway Aasoeiatlon of Bt
Iyjulp.
Towing Trilst on tho (IreatLakcs.
James A. 7'nttou and othors for an
leged comer In cotton.
Beef Trust
Wholesale Grocora Trust
Butter and ICgg Trust. '
Biick Trust.
Bath Tab Trust.
The following convictions voro so-
ured and linos Imposed during the
year:
Papor" trust fined $57000.
Night Riders fined $3G00
Window Glass" Trust fined $10000.
After tho attornoy general's roport
camo front tho prpss llowover tho Am-
erican Naval Stores Company knows
us tho Turpcntlno Trust and six co-
dofendants woro convicted of violation
of tho anti-trust law Two of tho in-
dividual defendants sentenced to three
months each in Jail and flitus aggregar
tlng $17500 woro imposed
Prosocutlons of tho Sugar Trust for
frauds upon tho Government in the
weighing of raw sugar recovered for
tho government $813530388 Convic-
tions and sontences of individuals still
fresh In tho public mind woro secur-
ed. Most oxtoitBlve of all frauds against
tho government yot discovered are
thosq in tho undervaluations of importa
Into the United States: tflio extent of:
tho treasury Iosscb cat! only bo con-
jectured.. Eory stop of the luvestlga-
tlon shows fresh loads.
Thoro are now aults under way to
recovery ?7)0000 of which the customs
rovonuo is said to linvo bccnvdofraud-
ed in Imports of cficoso and figs from
MedlU 'nuenn porta lullcnionU are
ponding and -somo convictions have
bocn secured A highly organised sys-
tem to defraud tho government has
been disclosed.
Moro than .10 Individual IndlctmenU
aro pcn(l(ng ngnlnst persons charged
with smuggling with ''sloopsr trunka
Offers of compromise and prayera for
Immunity am In tho bauds or the- at-
tornoy general from sovoral firms ot
Importers whojmvo conftssod to fraud
In undervaluations
"Tho conditions disclosed seem to
indicate a vory gonornl practice of un
dorvnluntlotis"BUys that Attornoy Ben-
oral "and a very lax administration ot
tho customs laws in tho past which
has pubjicted the government to a
very material loss of rovonuo. A gen
eral investigation Into the subject of
frauds by undervaluation has only
commenced and this branch of the
subject will now boy pressed vlgoroaa
ly." '
Tho Attorney gtnernl recommend
that a general Immunity statute Buch
Mb exists under tho Intc'state com-
merne lnwHthould bo enetxd to apply
to criminal praaocutfon generally Vt
says such a statute should only protect
(Continued on page eight.)
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View six places within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Abilene Semi-Weekly Farm Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1910, newspaper, December 13, 1910; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth331242/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.