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THE ABILENE REPORTER
OLUMX XXX.
ABUJSKl TMXAM FRIDAY RECEM1IER 8 1W.
NUMBER 18
CHIEF GL1HT0N
LE
annual report
SWITCHMEN GALL
' GENERAL STRIKE
IN
WILY PRAISED
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TAKE NEW TRACK
IN EL PASO HOI
V. 8. CENSUS BIRECTOB DURAND
GIVES INSTRUCTIONS TO
CENSUS TAKERS.
ALL BAlLBOADS OF NORTHWEST
INVOLVED IN BATTLE
BEING WAGED.
CLAIM THE DEFENDANT CANNOT
BE VORCED TO STAND A
TRIAL IN TEXAS.
SAD DEATH OF MISS MARGARET.
BACON EVANSVILLE IND-
IANA GIRL.
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MEAD OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
GETB CONGBATULATOBY LET-
TEB FBOM OLD FBIEND.
BY TWO O'CLOClC THIS AFTElt.
NOON FOUlt ENDURANCE BUN
CABS WEBE IN.
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s Published Jn AblloHo Bcportcr and
Could not Refrain from Scndlug -Good
Chief ft Letter of Praise.
Letter found Below.
That the people of Abilene who en-
joy Are protection arc not tho only
ones that realize tho true efficiency of
the local flro department la Bhown by
the following letter recently received
toy Chief J. J. Clinton from George W.
Jalonick a former Abilene citizen
Mr. Jalonick is now president of the
Austin Flro Insurance Company of
Dallas and Is In. a position to know
tho true Worth of a volunteer flro de-
partment. Tho letter Is reproduced as.
follows:
Dallas Nov. 2Gth. 1909.
.Mr. J. J. Clinton
Abilene Texas. -
JVlend Clinton:
I returned homo a few days ago
from a trip to the Southeast and now
liave ploasuro In acknowledging re-
ceipt of a copy of the Abilene Reporter
'containing your annual report which
Is always good reading. If the Stato
of Texas had a hundred flro chiefs
like John Clinton with a like number
of lire departments as"good as" yours
I would make up the value of my stock
In thcrAustin Fire Insurance Company
several points.
"With my very best wishes for tho
continued good record of the Abilene
Flro Department under your splendid
supervision and leadership I am with
3dnd regards
Sincerely yours
GEO. W. 'JALONICK.
Naturally Chief Clinton Is proud of
such a letter. It shows him that his
work Js appreciated even beyond Abi-
lene and It must give the veteran a
feeling' of just pride whon ho reflects
on the honorable reputation ho has
jnado by sheer hard servico in the in-
terest of Abilene.
M1ER DIOPS DEM -01
KS1IUTSISEE1
"William Brown Pioneer Besldent
Ylctlm of Heart Failure j
Funeral Tomorrow.
Prom Wednesday's Pally.
At a quarter to four this afternoon
"William Brown aged seventy two a
pioneer citizen of Abilene and painter
"by occupation dropped dead from an
.attack of heart failure In front of tho
old Farmers fir Merchants bank build-
ing on Chestnut street.
Mr. Brown was engaged in painting
.an awning for Major Thomas Buck
.after having completed the roof of tho
OnUldlng. Tho attack camo suddenly
and ho never spoke a word. Justice of
tho Peace Keebla held an inquest di-
rectly after tho Bad'occurronco.
Tho funeral services will bo hold
tomorrow from tho deceased's home at
774 Willow street Ho is survived by
;a wife and several children. Ho was
mxi undo of tho lato John S. Brown
whose death was also directly due to
neart failure.
DEATH OF AN OLD TIME
LADY AT 7 THIS MORNING.
Prom Wednesday's Daily.
Mrs. Priess wifo of G. Ch. Priess
after an Illness of six weeks died at
tho family homo 734 Locust streot
this morning at 7 o'clock and vylll bo
burled in tho City cemetery tomorrow
.afternoon at 3 o'clock.
"Mrs. Priess camo to Texas in 1882
direct from her native country Ger-
many and tq Abileno In 1882 ahd with
tho exception of a year or so she spent
In California traveling with her hus-
band for his health sho has lived lu
or near Abileno
Mrs". Prlesa was a member of tho
German Evangelical church was a
raost excellent ladyand had hundreds
of friends who Join in sympathy for
Iter bereaved husband and her brothor
and sister It A. Hllger and-Mrs. Bol
User.
TflTBO.GLYCKKINE EXPLODES
ONE MAN BLOWN TO PIECES.
Sy Associated Press.
CAMERON West Virginia Dee 1
Chimneys toppled over from Uw coa-
cubsIoii aora this morning when the
-HltrO'glycerlne magaslne exploded
near here. One man was blown to
pieces and the .expiation was hmci
twenty' nip.es uisuuk.
Made good time today
And Kept Within tho Sit Hour Sclie
ulo Allowed for Negotiating tho
Dlstanco Between Brcck-
enridge and Abilene.
From Wednesday's Dally:
Tho first car to arrive in Abilene
this afternoon was tho Marmon third
class driven by Goldswaitn and was
brought to a stop In front of tho Grace
Hotel at 1;20.
Following closo behind was tho Jack
son fourth class car driven by Clark
arrived at 160.
The Overland fifth claBs car driven
by Parkor was third to enter Abileno
at 1:55 while tho Maxwell also fifth
class reached the hotel at 2:07.
Tho Marmon is now tho pilot car
and carries manager Carl Crow the
original pilot car Colo "30"' having
dropped out. Six cars left Brecken
rldgo at seven o'clock this morning
and were allowed six hours running
time for first class cars to arrive In
Abilene. All of the four cars arriv
ing by two o'clock this afternoon had
Icent woll-TvIthln their schedule time
Abilene will be made an all. night
stop referee Bagan having decided
that he will extend tho tlmo of the
race. It was thought at first that ho
race would end here and the cars start
on their return trip to Fort Worth to-
morrow morning but later decided tho
time would bo extended Instead. The
cars arriving have been backed
against the curbing across from tho
Grace hotel and will bo stationed there
tonight
Enconntcrcd Shotgun.
A farmer and a shotgun came near
putting a quietus on the DallaB-San
Angolo automobile endurance race
Monday morning. W. J. Kanaman
president of tho Mollne Automobile
company of Texas filed an affidavit
in the county attorney's office in Dal
las charging Mack Linzlo with assault
to murdor. Linzlo Is alleged to have
fired at J. A. Wlcke driving the Mo-
Hno car on the pike JiiBt west of
Grand Prairie. Wlcke according to
Mr. Kanaman who kept going after
he got statrd Is now forging ahead
toward San Angelo.
NOBWEGIAF TESSEL BBINGS
ARMS. TO GENEBAL ESTBADA.
By Associated Press.
BLUEFIBLDS Nicaragua Deo. 1.
Tho Norwegian steamer Stavengercn
arrived here this morning from New
York with arms and- ammunition for
tho insurgents. It lsnow announced
that General Estrada will Immediately
assume tho aggressive and tho general
impression Is that the situation will
soon bo changed and that a Bpeedy end
will bo brought to tho troublo despite
the clnlms of Zelaya to the contrary.
JEFFRIES-JOHNSON BIDS
WJLL BE OPENED TODAY.
I?y Associated Press.
NEW YORK Doc. l.r-Openlng of tho
bids for the heavyweight championship
of tho world fight botwoen Jeffries
and Johnson was this morning post-
poned until this afternoon late by the
special request of Eddlo Granoy of San
Francisco.
Tho opening of bids began at 2
o'clock. Evqry bid opened wbb In ex-
cess of one hundred thousand' dollars.
ABILENE RACE HOBSES
SHIPPED TO JUAREZ MEXICO
Ono of tho finest string of raco
horses In the South was loaded hero
yesterday oftornoon In a special horse
car which had been placed pn the T.
& P. track for Mr Woods- runnqra to
bo shipped to Juarez Mexico. These
horses are entered In sevcrnl of the
big stake and other rnuning races
during the ninety day meet the.ro. Tho
million dollar tracl? has been com-
pleted and 'all is In readiness for the
largest racing meet over hold this
side of Now Orleans
In tho string was tho big Iron grny
mare Hands Around one of Mr
Woods largest winners sho having
won tho stake races in Now York
Canada St. Louis Denver and Dallas
also Sensible tho colt that won tnq
Texas Futurity race at Dallas last year
and several races at Dallas this year
Sansamone another stake wlnnor Ro-
tary Jim Millor Sociable and three
yearling colts. The horses were In
charge of trainers Stubberfield attd
Gardner Horse admlrors pay there
novo wag a finer looking string of
racers In. finer condition than Ihis
sting and tbey are sure' of copping
several of the lri purs hung up
at the Juarez met
WOMEN UNDER 21 ELIGIBLE
Bureau Regards Them ns Especially
Good Enumerators on Account -of
Their Painstaking
Dispositions.
Special to the-Reportor.
WASHINGTON D. C Dec. 1. The
general Instructions to supervisors of
tho census havo been issued by U. S.
CenBus Director Durand. They em-
brace tho scope or the census the pe-
riod of enumeration tho duties of tho
supervisors tho formation of enumer-
ation districts tho appointment of
enumerators the employment of Inter-
preters the compensation and allow-
ances of supervisors tho penalties for
nonperformance of duties and con-
clude 'with a personal paragraph In-
tended to promote prompt and whole-
hearted cooperation.
The Instructions point out that thore
Is nothing in tho census act making
women or porsons under 21 years or
age meiigiDie for appointment as
entimorfltnra. If In nfntprt in- n -.
slderablo number of women tvero om- Bne' No demonstrations of whatever
ployed In both tho. Eleventh and "aturc ro "Ported today tho first
Twelfth census. It is Buggested that f of tho Northwest strike being
it is undesirable to employ enumera- ftcr thon tUo Pcne strikes us-
tors who are too immature oithor in unUy ar0 4 ... .
experience or appearance. Tho su-f a08fe"B" traffic from Minneapolis
pervisors aro cautioned to oxerclso aUl SKPau T n.antaIn?d t night
their judgment In each Individual caseian(l lfW but w " considerable de-
It is suggested as they are parti;lay' UUte freight Is being handled
cularly likely to bo good enumerators I aIlyre1. v u . .
fhnt annrianrQ nmi - ' The switchmen nro demanding six
porters of the TJ. S. Department of
Agriculture; officers and lending
workers in farmers' organizations
live-stock associations cooperative
creameries etc.; progressive farmers
and their sons and daughters and
l.nvn nttnr!n nirrllfM1 lla
or agricultural experiment stations;
physicians; former enumerators;
school teachers and substitute teach-
ers; college and high-scliool students;
persons who have passed federal
state 'or municipal civil service ex-
aminations for clerical positions or
for mall carriers; substitute letter
carriers; local Btatc and municipal
officers; and particularly town and
village clerks and recorders
The supervisors aro cautioned that
In no caso should any person who Is
directly or Indirectly concerned In
the assessment of property for taxa-
tion or in the collection of taxes bo
designated as an enumerator
Tho instructions call attontion to
section 19 of tho Census Act and stato
it provides that all appointments shall
be made solely with reference to tho
fitness of the appointees and without
reference to political party affilia-
tions. ROCKEFELLER NOT WORRIED
OYER PLOTS TO KILL HIM.
By Associated Presa.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1. John D. Rock-
ofnllfr whn ntHvn1 Tlnrn tmlnv innlv
smiled When lie was told that it had!a?d W Prohibition and the con
been reported 'that ho was marked for
kidnapping or perhaps killing in Clcvo
land. "I am not the least bit worried
about that story" replied MrRocke
fellor.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT ANXIOUS
TO KNOW STATE OF AFFAIRS.
By Associated Press.
PARIS Dec. l.-r-Tho foreign office
cabled French consuls In Nicaragua
today Instructing them to furnishr in-
formation regarding roports of ill
treatment to French citizens lp Nicara-
gua Upon tho nature of tho replies
depends the notion of tho government.
NOTORIOUS OUTLAW KILLED BY
OFFICERS IN PISE DUEL AT
KEIFER. OKU: 2 OTHERS HURT
'F
TULSA OKLA. Deo. l.MeJvIn O
Oloy a notorious outlaw of this coun-
try was killed and deputy marshal
Gooch and Tom Ba'xloy wore seriously
wounded lu a pitched battle betwoen
Oley and tho officers near Kolfer Into
last night Kelfer Ig a small pll town
fourteen miles south of this place.
It Is alleged that Oley opened lira on
town marshal Hlghnoto as the latter
passed him on the street having vow-
ed that he would avenge tho death
of his brother JlQmer Qley who was
shot and killed by Hlghnoto two
months ago. Hlghnoto and Gooch re-
turned tho fire and after a number of
shot had lM exchanged Oley fell
HIGHER SCALE DEMANDED
And Double Tlmo for Holidays and
Overtime; Moth Sides Rcsolvo to
1 Slick it Out; Traffic Is Badly
; Tied up on Railroads.
By; Associated Press.
fcT PAUL MINN. Dec. 1 Both
slues In tho controversy between tho
railroads of the Northwest and tho
swltchmena union of North America
which resulted In a walk out of the
BwUchino.n between here and tho Pa-
cific coast claim to havo tho situation
woll in hand. Both Bides havo an-
nounced ready to fight to tho last
ditch for what they term their respec-
tive rights nud tho public is sitting
down to await the result of a gonoral
long and bitter strike.
Tho strike wont Into effect yester-
day at six o'clock at which hour ovory
switchman on tho roads Involved quit
Work in a body. Tho officials of tho
rrillronds anticipating such -a movo
had arranged to supply tho places of
t strikers in order to keep traffic
cents an hour and double tlmo for Lol-
Iday3 and overtime. Thoy say tho
Btrllse will last until tho roads como
over to their terms. Ten thousand
men will be thrown out of work In a
fev days.
MA" LK D. M. OLDMA.N WILL
APPEAL 'BOOTLEGGING CASK
Attorney D. M. Oldham Jr. left yes
terday afternoon On the delayed east-
bound train for Austin to nrgu'o an
appoal before tho Court of Criminal
Appeals In the enso of tho stato versus
Thompson charged with bootlegging.
At tho last term of district court
hero Thompson was convicted of sqll-
lng whiskey Jn a dry territory and
sontenced to pay a fine of n hundred
dollars and serve forty days In jail
Hardwlcko & Hardwlcke of which
firm Mr. Oldham Is a member wore
his attornoys.
Mr. Oldham Is of tho opinion that
tho defendant was convicted on lnauf-
ftcent eVldonce and believes that ho
can get a rovorsal and now trial.
The caBo Is rathor unique Insomucn
as It was a rather raro occurrence
when a caso Involving bo small a' pen-
alty goes up fo appeal.
ALABAMA OVERWHELMINGLY
VOTES AGAINST AMENDMENT
By Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM Nov. 30. Belated
roturns received today failed to
chango in any mntorinl respect the
majority of nearly twenty-threo tlious
tItUonal amendment In the election
! yesterday throughout tho state Only
1X.0H ' My-Mvcn counties gav0 a
mujuruy lur uiu uuiuiiuiiiuiu uiiu liiuii
figures aro. small
SON OF.LATE GOVERNOR TO
XNTEH LEGISLATIVE RACE
Special to Tho Roporter
WEATHERFORD Dec 1. Fritz G
Lanham son of former governor S.
W. T. Lanhnm this afternoon announ-
ced that lie will bo a acndldnto to rep-
resent Parker county in tho next Leg-
islature. Ho is a prominent local at-
torney. dead Haxley who was a bystander
wbb wounded by a stray bullet from
Oloy'a gun while Ulghnpto escaped un-
injured. Gooch and Baxloy were brought to
the hospital hero this morning und
physicians fear that both aro fatally
wounded. Tho affair which occurred
on tho main streets of Kelfer caused
considerable excitement lu that place
as It was known that Oley was thorp
for the purpose of aveiiRliig'hlinsolf on
someone for the death of his brother.
The marshals had been warned of his
presence and were prepared for a
fight when tbey met.
SUITE OF. LIMITATIONS
Is Basin of Claim; the Court Declares
Short Recess for Stnto to Prepare '
Reply; Jury Will Decide ns
to Merits of Their Claim
Special to Tho Roportor.
AUSTIN Doc. 1. Counsel for If. O.
Plorce bond or tho Wntors-Plorco Oil
Company who Is hero on trial of per-
jury thlB morning sought to secure Im-
munity for Pierce on tho ground of
tho statute of limitation. Tho motion
contends that Pierce tyas not n resi-
dent Of Texas and whllo absont from
tho stnto was not a fugitive from jus-
tice and for tho samo reason that a
citizen of tho state would bo Immune
from prosecution after oxplratlon of
tho limitation clauso Pierce- Bhould
bo immune Judge Calhoun grnntcd a
recess to ennblo tho stato to prcparo
Its answer. This will probably bo ono
of the most Important questions In
the trial.
Pierce's lawyer claimed the defend-
ant was compelled to testify in tho
anti-trust caso filed against tho com-
pany In Missouri and that ho Is gran-
tod a constitutional protection from
prosecution In matters about which ho
compelled to testify in another caso
Tho motion and tho stnto's answer will
be' submitted rfto the Jury. Tho court
ruled that tho state will not bo per-
mitted to Intrgduco any Btatcmont not
connecting with Its affidavits.
YOUNG WOMEN FIGHT
DEADLY KNIFE DUEL.
LITTLE ROCK ARIC Nov. 2S.A
special to tho Gazette from Bradford
ArkBaya:
In a Btroot duel with knives at Ali-
cia a town located jionr hero yester-
day Miss Nora Owens was fatally
InJUicd by Mffis Stelht Jhlk 'and died
within n few minutes after tho cutting.
Doth young women wore very promi-
nent at Alicia were woll known and
stood woll In tho community.
Tho duel according to tlio meager
ropoits received hero today was caus-
ed by a misunderstanding thnt had ex-
isted between tho young women for
Homo time.
Miss Owons was cut In four differ-
ent placcB. Tho fatal cut was In tho
left brenBt where an artery leading to
the heart was severed caiiBlng almost
Instant death.
Tho body of Miss Owens was burled
today Tho funeral was attended by
tho largest crowd of people seen at a
funeral at Alicia In years
Excitement nt Alicia is high as tho
rosult of tho killing Miss Belle wns.
arrested and taken Into custody by
tho officers.
1NCLE SAM EMPLOYES 870111
A HEAVY INCREASE SINCE 1007.
WASHINGTON Nov; 28. Tho num-
ber of Undo Sam's employes Is In-
creasing thu grand total at present
being approximately. 370005n8 against
noo.lJl In 1007. Tills fact Is hi ought
out Jn tho Government "Bluo Book
for 1909.
There woro 28947 persons In tho
Fedcrnl employ In Washington on July
1 last tho annual Pay roll for them
being 31C41225 nn average Of nearly
$1100 each
Tho Treasury Department with C99C
persons takes tho load of all the Gov-
ernment departments In Washington
lu tho number of employes whllo tho
executive offices end tho list with only
forty-thrco employes.
CHATTANOOGA SPORTS .BEADY
' TO RECEIVE NEW FRANCHISE
By Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA TENN Doc. 1.
All arrangements for tho transfer of
tho Little Rock ArknnBns franchlso
In tho Southorn Lcisun to this city
have beon completed und a draft on
Chattanooga for twelve thousand dol-
lars has been placed in tho hands of
President Kavannugh of tho Southorn
League. The reserve Hot and all other
property of tho club has uIbo been
placed lu tho handB of the league.
OKLAHOMA MERCHANT RUN-
OVER BY SWITCH TRAIN
WIOHJTA FALLS Doc. 1. D. J.
RoBlnk aged forty-two a merchant of
Frederick Oklahoma was run over
and killed by a freight train in tho lo-
cal railroad yard hero early this
morning. Ho was Been sitting on tho
truck whllo tho trulna were switching.
At the time of his death he had on hla
person cash and notes to tho amount
of one thousand dollars.
W. K. Horn of this city la spending
a rw days visiting meiwM m tw
Mrk0l aJubornood. .
WAS TO BE MAID OF
At Wedding of Hostess Miss Cnrolya
Fall Today; Gloom Overspreads
Household und Wedding
Is Postponed
Special to Tho Reporter
EL PASO 'Doc. 1. Miss Margaret
Bacon of Evans vlllo Ind. waa found
dead in a bathtub last night at tho
homo of Judge A. W. Fall where Bho
wns tho guest of Miss Carolyn for
whom sho was to servo ns bridesmaid
today.
After rehearsing tho wedding coro-
mouy InBt night nt eight o'clock Mss
Bacon retired to her room and nn hour
lutor was dead. Miss Fall's marrlago
to Hanlon T. Everhart of Pueblo Col-
orado has boon temporarily postpon-
ed. Tho sad affair has cast a pall of
gloom over tho ontlro Fall household.
Tho young lady was beautiful talonted
nud pxccedlngly popular.
Judgo Fall Is former attorney gen-
oral of tho United StatCB and a closo
friend of ox-Presldont Theodoro Roose-
velt. JACK GILLAM DIED AT I)
O'CLOCK THIS MORNING
From Wednesday's Dally
Jack Glllam an omploycof tho Abi-
leno & Northern Railway Company at
this plnco died at 9 o'clock today at
his homo on Ninth and Willow streets.
Ho had beon sick for somo tlmo wltbr
typhoid fovor but many of his frlonds
woro not nwnro of his condition and
wero shocked to loam of his death.
Holntlveu havo boon notified by wira
of his death and tho funeral will take
place In tho Odd FcIIowb comotonr
tomorrow jit 9 o'clock If his hi other
gets hero In time. " a
Tho Roportor Joins In sympathy with
friends for the Wlfo and threp little
boys who are loft to mourn his doath.
GOSSMIN KILLS SELF
IN SACRAMENTO PRISON
Man Wanted In States of Texas and
Arkansas for Alleged Crimes
Ends Ills Life.
By AsBOclatod Press.
SACRAMENTO CAL. Doc. 1. Gub
Sartjn wanted In Arkansas for tho
nllegod murdor of n woman for which
cllmo ho is said to havo received ten
thousand dollars committed suictda
In tho city prison today by hanging.
IlosIdCB tho murdor chnrgO against
him in Arkansas Sartln wns wanted in
Texas on charges or robbory A big
reward was offored for his capture
and a row was In progress at tho tlmo
between a Texas shorlff and city mar-
shal as to whom It belonged. Ono qf.
the contestants had Arkansas oxtradl-
tion pnpers the other requisition doc-
uments from Texas.
COTTON CROP IS ESTIMATED
at ioc.rono bales this year
NEW ORLEANS LA. Nov. 28-Tho
Times-Democrat in presenting its final
report on tho cotton crop of 1909 Bays
that tho concensus of opinion pointed
to a totnl of 10025000.
Tho figures by Btates follow:
Alabama ........ 1050000
Arkansas ... 725000
Georgia and Florida 2000000
Uiulslann ... 250000
MlHHlnnlnnl 1.100 Ono
North Carolina . 725000
UKianoma n i -rmrrrr. ... 020.0UW
Hniitli flnrnllnn 1.1G0.00U
Tennessee ... 300.0OA
uexns . ... t.wv.uw
Total ... 10025.000
Thoso figures relate to actual growth
and nro oxcluslvo of llntera repacks
and similar Itoms.
Correspondents roport thnt farmers
havo hitherto been disposed to sell
freely ut current prices but now are
Inclined to hold tho remnant.
W J. Thompson who has been en-
gaged In tho collection or delinquent
taxes due thb city for tho past few
weeks Informs us that ho bus met
with splendid success however there
ure some who havo not responded te
notices sent them that ho wl)l soon be
in a position to begin on tho list to b
turned over to tho city attorney and
would urge tho yho wish to avoid
further expense to toll si once.
Mltf Fa Leak of Cisco has ln
In Abilene vlsltl Mrs. T A. Bld
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