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THE ABILENE REPORTER. ABILENE. TEXAS
EGRO TAKEN FROM M°COY DEFENSE IS
HOSPITAL, LYNCHED MAKING HARD FIGHT
Yep—Winter’s Here
HANGED AT SPOT WHERE HE
WOUNDED NOLANVILLE
GROCER RECENTLY. .
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 16.-
No trace had been found early to-
day of the mob that took Samuel
Smith, negro, from the city hos-
pital here last midnight and hang-
ed him where he had shot a No-
lensville, Tenn., grocer three days
before. The negro’s body also was
riddler with bullets.
Using tactics of bandits, the mob
entered the hospital, covered the
custodian with shotguns and took
its victim.
Smith and his uncle, Jim Smith,
BULLETS THAT FLEW ABOUT
MRS. MORS' SHOP MAY
SAVE EX-FIGHTER
LOS ANGELES, Deck 16.—Bul-4
lets, that flew about the antique I
shop of Mrs. Theresa Mors on Au- J
gust 13 last, the morning after she
was shot to death in an apartment 1
not far away, today may save Kid,
McCoy, former pugilist, from con-
viction on a murder charge grow-
ing out of the slaying.
Such was the hope held out to’
defense counsel in the testimony of
two witnesses called yesterday by
the prosecution to describe the |
were, attempting to steal parts of
an automobile in a garage at the
home of Ike Eastwood when the
grocer was aroused Friday night.
Eastwood hurried to the garage, and a woman,
captured Jim Smith and shot at
the boy after the latter had wound-
ed him. Jim Smith is in the Da-
vidson county jail; the boy had
been taken to the city hospital for
treatment and the chain which had
held him to the hospital bed was
on his foot when the mob lynched
reign of terror which gripped the
antique shop when McCoy, wild-
eyed, drunk and disheveled walk-
ed into the place and launched a
holdup and shooting affray that re-
sulted in the wounding of two men
A leaky gas range—a lighted match—bloole! And that’s what
every winter brings. Photo shows graphically what happened to a
house in Scranton, Pa, where lea king gas and lighted match came
in contact.
The state contends that McCoy Educator Will
slew Mrs. Mors In a murderous aguCEUI TY III LIZ
rage because she planned to leave
him and go back to her divorced
husband, Albert A. Mors. The ex-
Funeral For Mrs. C.
him.
Eastwood is recovering.
GWE USEFUL THINGS
We are showing a beautiful and
useful line of Christmas Gifts, pric-
ed very reasonable. We invite you
to call and have a look. Our Christ-
mas cards are unsurpassed. You
will enjoy looking through. Abi-
lene Printing A Stationery Co.—
(advertising)
Cold Grips Rocky
Mountain States;
Drop of 40 Degrees
fighter came to the antique shop
afterward, according to the prose-
cutlon theory, planning to kill
Mors and all friends of Mrs. Mors
who had been urging her to be-
come reconciled with him. -
Two men who were in the shop
at the time, however, testified yes-
terday that McCoy semed to be
acting irrationally, without a plan;
that he was “different from a man
just ordinarily drunk," and that
insanity, as well as liquor, occur-
red to them as a possible cause of
his recent behavior. This is seen
by defense attorneys as corrobora-
tion of McCoy's declaration after
his arrest, that his “lights went
out," when Mrs. Mors killed her-
self in his presence despite his ef-
forts to prevent the deed, and that
thereafter he did not know what
he was doing.
FRUIT AND NUT ICE CREAM
DENVER, Dec. 16.—After hav-
ing basked in the warmth of an
Indian summer sun for the last
week, inhabitants of the Rocky
Mountain states were preparing to-
day to go through their Christmas
shopping in the coldest weather of
the winter.
Lowering temperatures early in 1....
the day foretold the rapid ap-the 1----....—
proach from the Pacific Northwest for surveillance - —------
of the storm which has held a frontier protested against the ag-
parlyzing grip on that section of | gression of last September,
the country for the last 24 hours. C—- -----.d
At midnight Casper, Wyo., re- | by the Ukrainian republie.
ported a temperature of 10 degrees Russians replied that the incursion
above zero, a drop of 40 points in 41 ‘ **- 1 144 - 4*
AND SHER BETS. Place your or-
der now for egg nog custard,
Maplene raisin and other specials.
WESTEX CREAMERY COM-
PANY. Phone 656.—(advertising)
To Guard Frontier
BUCHAREST, Dec. 16—The Ru-
manian delegates at a meeting of
Principal Speaker G. Armstrong, 19,
At Kiwanis Meeting Was To Be Tuesday
J. Thomas Davis, dean of John
Tarleton Agricultural College at
Stephenville, will be the principal
speaker at the Kiwanis Club lunch-
eon Wednesday noon, and music
will be furnished by the fine arts
department of Simmosn College,
Miss Impress Young will read,
accompanied by H, Grady Harlan,
and Miss Grace Horton will sing,
accompanied by Miss Lois Riddle,
pianists. Dr. no. M. Holt will be
chairman of the program, and Hi
Haynie and John Victor will be
the glad-hand artists for the oc-
casion.
DEMURRER OF BALTIMORE
POST BEEN SUSTAINED
BALTIMORE, Md., Dec 16.-1
Federal Judge Morris A. Soper to-
day sustained the demurrer of the
Baltimore Post to the indictment
charging illegal publication of in-
come tax returns.
The demurrer admitted the facts
set forth in the indictment—that
the Post published the tax pay-
Russo Rumanian commission ments of the five persons named
Russo-unenor the neister therein, but contends no law was
violated.
Judge Soper held that by the act
Mrs. C. G. Armstrong, 19, of
Trent, died at a local sanitarium at
2:30 Monday afternoon. Burial will
be at Trent on Tuesday, but def-
inite funeral arrangements had
not been made.
Mrs. Armstrong is survived by
her husband, C. G. Armstrong, and
her mother and father, Mr.
and
It Is Like Calm —
Before Storm In
The Big League
CHICAGO, Dec. 16—A calm that
gave scant indication of what was
to follow prevailed today an offi-
cials of the American and Nation-
al baseball leagues gathered here
for a joint session tomorrow.
In some quarters, however, ft
was take n as the forerunner of a
likely storm that would culminate
the controversy between President
Johns on of the American League
and Kenesaw Al Landis, commis-
sioner of baseball, in the resigna-
tion of either or both. —
Most National League and some
American League officials were
fearful that Landis, in opening the
meeting might submit his resig-
nation if Johnson should remain
as head of the junior circuit.
President Harry Williams of the
Pacific Coast League, has asked
Landis to turn over to him any
evidence filed by Johnson in sup-
port of his charges that gambling
existed in the Pacific Coast League
last season. None has been filed
so far.
County Court Meets.
The docket for the December
term of county court was called
Tuesday morning by County Judge
Carlos D. Speck when the session
was opened. The calling of the
docket required the greater part of
the morning. A number of attor-
neys were on hand.
MATSUDAIRA IS NAMED
JAP AMBASSADOR TO U. S.
Mrs. H. C. Lowery of Trent.
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Escaped Monkeys
Cause Excitement
At Long Beach, Cal.
LONG BEACH. Cal., Dec. 16.-
Police today hoped to round up the
third of a trio of monkeys which
escaped from the proprietor of a
gland laboratory here during the
week end and which were hunted
today by squads of patrolmen, book 1
and ladder men from the fire de-'
partment and a crew of trouble
shooters" from the electric light
company.
TOKIO, Dec. 16.—The “appoint-
ment of Tsuno Matsudaira, vice
minister of foreign affairs, as am-
bassador to Washington, was for-
mally announced today.
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Directors of Fair
In Important Meet-
Tuesday Afternoon
An executive committee for the
West Texas Fair Association was to
be selected at a meeting here Tues-
day afternoon at 3 o’clock of the
board of directors, it was announc-
ed Tuesday morning.
Business matters of much im-
portance also were to come before
the board of directors, Secretary T.
N' Carswell stated, and final action
will be taken on these. •
Balkan States To
Make Campaign On
Bolshevists, Said
SOFIA, Dec. 16.—Commenting on
the declaration by the Jugo-Slav-
fan foreign minister, favoring a
united front of the Balkan states
against bolshevist activities, the
Bulgarian foreign minister, M. Ka-
loft, is quoted as saying: “The
Jugo-Slavian offer of united action
is welcomed here, especially in
view of our information that Rus-
sian bolshevists are organizing an
intensified campaign In Bulgaria
this spring. We are ready to join
the other Balkan states to save our
institutions from subversion by a
foreign agency. If our hands were
free we would be able to cooperate
more fully in a common Balkan ef-
fort to resist the intensified Rus-
sian menace.
"We are glad that Jugo Slavia
and Rumania realize the danger of
the bolshevist activities which were
R. G. COGDELL
Plumbing and Heating
■ Dependable Service ”
Phone 629
414 Pine St.
begun in Bulgaria, the weakest of affairs of our neighbor of Russia,
the Balkan states. W« have no de- but we are determined to save our
sire to interfere in any way-in the own institutions if we can.
SPECIAL SALE ALL WEEK
300 gallons borne made ribbon cane syrup $1.00 a gallon. Or.
anges on sale 10c to 20c a dozen. Cheaper by the box.
Carload of box apples. Texas grape fruit 50c a dozen. Catfig
Gulf trout, Red fish. Oysters and vegetables. ’
HOBBS MARKET
321 Walnut Street
<< 4.
East of Post Office •
OH, BOY! WE GOT IT! PRIMROSE CORN, M. H. C.
COFFEE, VANCAMP’S HOMINY, CAN TOMATOES,
GOLD BAR AND DEL MONTE FRUITS, THAT GOOD
OLD SUPREME FLOUR. GOSH! ANYTHING YOU
WANT AND PLENTY OF IT. YOU TELL ’EM! AND
BELOW PRESENT WHOLESALE PRICES.
BRING YOUR TABLE TROUBLES TO ME!
Connell Cash & Carry Grocery
BOI Pine Street Phone No. 219.
YOUR DECEMBER GROCERIES
Daring December why not give ns a share of your grocery
trade. We feel sure that we can please you with our
QUALITY GROCERIES.
COURTEOUS ATTENTION
REASONABLE PRICES
IVAN McKEE GROCERY
314 Chestnut Street—Telephone 10.
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SPECIAL FOR CHRISTMAS
Full car of Living Room Suites, Kroehler----Long and
Short Bed Suites, Cane suites, latest styles and coverings,’
mohair and velour. Beautiful Dining and Bed Room
Suites, Cedar Chests, Rockers, appropriate Furniture for
modern homes. Visit my store, look through my new stock,
get my prices. Greater values, lower prices. Personal Ser-
vice is building the expansion you will see in this store. Sat-
isfaction or money back.—
ABILENE FURNITURE STORE
R A. GLENN, Proprietor
237 Chestnut Street Telephone 59
WELL CHARGED BATTERIES
Will Not Freeze-
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Better have yours recharged before a freeze catches it.
It might save you the price of a new one.
IT YOU DO NEED A NEW ONE
DO NOT BUY UNTIL YOU SEE THE STANDARD
METZGER BATTERY STATION
Oldest Established Battery House in West Texas
T ires—Gas—Oll—Storage 1254-60 North First St. Phone 887
One of the apes bit a woman on
the arm, adding to the general ner-.
vousness in ths neighborhood
where the animals were supposed
to be hiding Two of the escaped
trio were captured yesterday, one
after he had allowed himself to be
trapped in the bathroom of a €
home, and the other after he had 4
bumped into a high voltage wire S
while leading firemen a merry
chase up and down telephone poles.
HOLD NEGRO FOR DEATH
OF MARYLAND WARDEN
•, vme uurun wI mam oujLsul uu DTO-1 . .. -
ducing alleged proof of complicity of 1924 it was plain that congress
- -12 ------- -----1*2- The determined to abandon the policy
of secrecy from the genoral public
concerning the amount of taxes
paid.
United States Attorney Wood-
was without the knowledge of the
soviet authorities and renewed their
declaration of the pacific inten-
tions of Russia toward Rumania.
The commission decided to pro-
12 hours.
Cold winds were sweeping over
the far reaching plains of Colo-
rado while in the mountainous re- .
Clone wintry blasts were whipping hibit the passage of refugees and to
the mercury down near the zero take rigorous measures to guard
mark, the frontier
cock, who handled the case for the
government said the question of an
appeal
department
would be decided by the
at Washington.
DALLAS, Dec. 16—The coldest
weather of the winter is approach- |
ing Texas and there will be a freeze 1
nearly to the coast by Wednesday
night. Live stock and shippers
warnings were issued today by the |
local forecaster, who said tempera-
tures within 24 to 36 hours prob-
ably would be 4 to 10 degrees in
North Texas, and 10 to 30 in East
and West Texas.
The cold blast had reached
northern portions of New Mexico
and Oklahoma early today, accom-
panied by rain or snow.
Mercury at Amarillo at 7 o’clock
today stood at 46, the lowest in the
state.
Scouts to Present
Play at Mission On
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—The
United States attorney at Baltimore
■ will be instructed immediately to
file an appeal from the ruling of
Federal Judge Soper in the Balti-
more Daily Post tax publication
Two Days of Week case. ----—----
FRUIT AND NUT ICE CREAM
AND SHERBETS Place your or-
The Boy Scouts of Abilene were
waiting Tuesday morning for their
appearance before the Abilene pub-
lic Wednesday Afternoon in a new
role-that of actors.
der now for egg nog custard,
Maplene raisin and other specials.
WESTEX CREAMERY COM-
PANT. Phone €58——(advertiaing)
“A Strenuous Afternoon," a
Scout play, is to be presented at
the Mission Theater Wednesday
and Thursday by the Scouts who
plan to start a fund to purchase a
truck with the proceeds. The play MEXICO CITY. Dec. 16.—The
$5,000,000 IS PAID TO
MEXICO BY OIL CONCERN
BALTIMORE, Dec. 16.—Harry
Merrill, 21. negro, who it is charg- 1
ed shot and killed Lewis S. Dry-
den, warden of the Somerset coun-i
ty jail, and Orrie S. Carey, a con-
stable, while resisting arrest near
Princess Anne Md Saturday was
brought here last night and locked
in the city jail. He was captured I
near the scene of the crime he lai
alleged to have committed.
POULTRY-TURKEYS
We will pay the following prices delivered Abilene this
week: .
Turkeys 25c per pound.
Heavy Hens, 16c per pound.
Light Hens and Leghorns, 12c per pound
Small Springs 20c per pound.
Large Springs, 12c per pound.
Stags Be per pound. %
Cocks 5c per pou
Western Produce Co., Inc.
NEIMEYER COMBINATION TIRE
FOR PLEASURE CARS AND SMALL TRUCKS
Keep Air Pressure Between 80 and 35 lbs. at all Times.
No Punctures. Blowouts. Rim Cuts, Patches, Tire Tools, Spare
Tires. Extra Tubes, Soft as Air, Four Times ths Wear, Always
There
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Learns of Father’s Death.
DOUGLAS. Ariz., Dec. 16.—
James Osborn of Calexico, Cal.
planned for many months to come
to Douglas to visit his father, Cal-
vin Osborn, and take a vacation
trip with him into Mexico. He ar-
rived yesterday and learned that
his father’s funeral had Uken place
December 8. A lodge, unable to
locate relatives of Calvin Osborn,
had taken charge of the funeral
services.
will be presented at four o clocklocal manager of the Huasteca Pe-
each afternoon and eight o clocktroleum Company yesterday hand-
each night. _.led Finance Secretary Pani a check
“The Great Diamond Mystery is for $5,000,000 which together with
the picture that will be shown on a previous installment, makes a
the same program, total of $6,000,000 advanced
-. against oil export duties.
FRUIT AND NUT ICE CREAM After the payment President
AND SHERBETS Place your or Calles ordered that the April ar-
der now for egg nos custard, ... .... ...___
Maplene raisin and other specials, ernment employee
WESTEX CREAMERY COM- eP
PANY. Phone 656.—(advertising)
rears be met on salaries to the gov-
__________------- and military,
many of whom have been obliged
to sell their arrears claims at enor-
mous discounts. President Calles
Flors
m Shoe Sale
What They Mean
Tire comfort without tire troubles
The end of punctures and blow-outs
The end of tire changing on thestreet or country road.
Four times the life of ordinary easing*
Enormous saving in tire cost and tire expense
Perfect resiliency and smooth, easy riding at all times
Perfect tire satisfaction in every detail
They have wearing qualities of a solid tire, and the cushion of an
air tire that carries 35 lbs pressure
Durability — Service — Comfort
JOHN USSERY
Exclusive Agent for Taylor Cou nty.
Place of business with the Eagle Tire Company, 1044 s. 2nd,
Also, The People's Store, 926 South 3rd—Abilene, Texas.
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MISSIONS
LIEEN
LAST TIMES TODAY
LAST TIMES TODAY
BETTY
COMPSON
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“THE
FEMALE”
Who but beautiful Betty could
typify “The Female?"
Bewitching heroine of
a big love drama.
decided that only legal interest
should be paid directly by the fi-
nance department to the buyers of
these claims
REVOLT IN ALBANIA IS
SPREADING FAST, REPORT
BELGRADE, Dec. 16.— Rapid
extension of the revolutionary
movement in Albania has made the
situation of the Fannoll govern-
ment critical, according to latest
dispatches. Besides the Insurrec-
tion headed by former Premier Ah-
med Zogue, the whole of the tribes
in northern Albania and the Sko-
dar regions are said to have joined
the movement.
On the other hand, the dispatch-
es say, government troops are go-
ing over to the insurgents in large
numbers, and the latter’s successes
in the north make the fall of Sko-
dar imminent. Insurgents com-
mended by Teana Bey are reported
to here reached Kroja, in the re-
gion of Tirana, the capital.
Waterways Supt. Dies.
CHICAGO Dec 16 —William L
Sackett, state superintendent of
.water ways, died today Death was
due to pulmonary embolus, a blood
.clot on the lung _______
THAT CHRISTMAS GIFT
I Perhaps its a Bible, a picture
book, a memory book, a work box
a smoking set, a motto, a bridge
set, story book, bread board and
knife, candle sticks, gold pen or
pencil, Parker or Schaffer pen
memory book or anything for the
office. We have priced low. Abi-
lene Printing A Stationery Com-
pany Our gifts are useful. —(ad-
vertising.) 5
15 Day Reduction
Sale
KELLY TIRES
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COMEDY AND NEWS
— also —__
COMEDY AND NEWS
a WATCH, OUR WINDOW :
Wonderful Bargains in Chinese All Silk Hand
“ Embroidered Shawl, alike on both sides. If in-
" terested, call us. X
MILADY’S BOWER
“BETTER CLOTRESLESS COST
Ml South First Street Telephone No 1223.
Q. K. CONNALLY
SIGNS
“Of the Better Class"
1 Rear Commercial Barber Shop
1032 N. 1st St.—Phone 27
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E T. S. HIGGINBOTHAM
STUDIO—Upstairs
Phone 1334
TLORSHEIM Shoes have a reputation—their
L quality and style are maintained at a uniform
high standard. Placing them on sale is our way
of making new friends for Florsheims and making
better friends of old ones.
Offering Florsheim Shoes at this low price means
that we give you the same fine shoes as always,
plus an actual cash saving that should serve as
an inducement for you to buy a pair or two now.
VISIT OUR BIG CHRISTMAS SALE
___WHY PAY MORE?
and TUBES
Beginning December 17th and
Closing December 31st
Ill
Store Open
Evenings
Until Xmas
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256 PINE STREET.
Store Open
Ivenings
Until Xmas.
We are going to sell Kelly Tires and Tubes at a
Special Prices. Complete line of Balloons to Select
From. Also the KELFLEX Commercial Cord, and
B. B. Cord in all sizes.
KELLY TIRES and TUBES can be Bought from the
Following Kelly Dealers:
GRACE GARAGE
METZGER BATTERY STATION
HENDERSON TIRE COMPANY
HOHHERTZ MOTOR COMPANY
WEST TEXAS MOTOR CO.
C M. Caldwell. Pres. Hugh P. Simmons, Mgr.
1119 South First Street
Telephone No. 1688.
Abilene, Texas.
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