The Abilene Semi-Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 55, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 11, 1916 Page: 3 of 6
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TH1 ABILENE REPORTEB ABtLKNl TEXA1.
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(JIVES (I'T FIOCHEH SHOVmtl
Ql'OTA OP EACH STMT.
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AND SATURDAY MORN
WASHINGTON. July 8. How ninny
able-bodied citizens of military nge
Jiavc w6 In the United Stales?
The Bureau of the Census while t(
is unable io make any fUlmato of the
' proportion who arc able-bodied cstl-
mntes that tho total number of male
citizens and prospective cIMzcnsVl
tliut Is foreign born persons wlio liaVe
ucciarcd. their .Intention to become ci-
tizens Is to 45 years of age. Inchi-
Hive Is not far from 21.000.fl00.
This estimate Is based on the as
sumption that there has been an in-
crease of approximately ten npr cent
In the population of the country since
the census of 1910. When that census
was taken the total number of male
citizens and prospective citizens IS
years of age and over but under 40
was 19.1S3.0U0. Of this number 11.-
2240000 were native whites 28'7-0'0
were foreign-born whites wlio had he
come iiatiirall7.Fi or hail declared their
Intention of doing so 20"Znoo were
negroes and 50000 were Indians. The
number of foreign citizens is partially
att estimate since the census enumer-
ators were able to obtain Information
as to citizenship from only about scv-f
en-eighth of the total number of for-Hgn-born
males. Native white tluw
represent about 74 per cent of the to-
tal foreign-born whites nearly t per
cent negroes nearly 11 per cent and
Indians nbmll three-tenths of one per
cent.
During the Civil War when the pop-
ulation of tho country exclusive of
the seceding states was less than one-
fourth as great us the present popula-
tion of the entire United States the
total number of men serving ln the
federal armies at one time and an
other wns approximately 2.500000 (duo
allowances being made for duplicates
enlistments Uint Ih. cases In which
men enlisted more than once).
The following table gives by state.
the total number of males 18 to 45
years of age enumerated at the censim
of 1910. Tho figures in this table In
clude nmiroxlnvitely 1 .71)0000 .niieji
whites nnd 92000 Chinese. Japanese.
and others together representing
per cent of the total who would bo In.
eligible for military service. Tiic cen
sus bureau has not compiled the num-
ber of these classes of the population
within the given hge limit who were
living in each state in 1910 Taking
the country as a whole however the
probable increase in population ue-
tween 1910 and 1910 will approximate
y counterbalance the number of alien
whites Chinese Jnpancse etc Inclu
ded n the figures Of 1910 so mat tlinse
figures may bo accepted as roughly
representative of the number of malo
citizens mid prospective citizens 18
to 45 years of age. Inclusive In each
state and In the United Statesin 1910.
Total number of males IS to ID
years of age. Inclusive. 1910:
Maine .....i.-.. 150449
New llumpshlre . . 93321
Vermont ..-....-... 70017
Massachusetts r... 7S5.5S1
Hhodo Island 129.131
Connecticut ...... 200097
No w York 2.223033
New Jersey ....' 017013
Pennsylvania .........
Some sections of the West nnd Cen-
tral West were treated to a refroslu
Ing rain Frldav night and Saturday
morning. Abilene got all told about
.23 of an Inch of which .14 fell before
7 a in. Saturday.
Reports gathered by the Sou times-
Uern Telephone and Telegraph Conipa-
fny show that rt good rain fell Friday
night at tlalrd and Clyde. There were
light rains Saturday mornihg nt Sweet-
water Ovalo Tuscola Buffalo Oap.
There was nd rain at Cisco Dublin.
Albany. Putnam. Snydnr Ulg Springs
Lubbock Colorado Hallinger Win ers
and Ran Angelo.
The rain which fell in this rec
tlon was of some value to growing
crops. In Abilene It was just enough
to get Old Man Humidity on tho Job
nnd make it mighty hot for the side-
walk weather prophets.
VILLA FORCES SAID
TO DAVE EVACOATED
J1NEZ; PURSUED
By The Associated Press.
El PASO Texas July 7. The Villa
forces have evacuated Jlmlncz nnd
railway communication was restored
with Mcxlca City according to a mes-
sage received by the Juarez officials
today.
The X'arranclstns are reported to be
In pursuit of' the bandits.
SOLDIERS THROUGH
ABILENE PRESENTED
WITH MORE FRUIT
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois .
Michigan
Wisconsin
A special train bearing companies of
the Tenth Pennsylvania Keglmcnt
passed through Abilene at 11 o'clock
Frlduy morning bound for border duty
There were 475 men occupying four
teen conches.
The local chapter of the American
Ited Cross bought six cases of arongos
and apples and loaded them aboard the
train for distribution among the sol-
diers. There were more than two for
euch man.
A lurge number of townspeople were
at the station to glvo the soldiers the
glad hand. The train- tarried only a
Tow minutes long enough to give tho
soldier boys a chance to get acquaint-
ed with the well-known Abilene Btylo
of feminine beauty.
The second section of the train bear-
ing Pennsylvania troops passed
through at 1 p. m.. The Red Cross
varied the treatment this time dis-
tributing cigars ami chowlug gum In-
stead or fruits. There were 417 men
.1S422CG on the second section.
..1.107.8SS
Pft nan
. iljll.lio; l
.1309910
. 034518
512201
Minnesota 505187
Iowa 48982
Missouri ..f 711180
North Dakota 14S.920
South Dakota ;... 113.895
Nehraska 274507
Kansas
'
379730
for North.
Total
Delaware ....
Maryland
District Columbia
Virginia
.13091.015
.- 10139
. 279818
. 80.S5S
410422
AMERICAN WOMAN SAYS
VILLA IS BETTER MAN
THAN GARRANCISTAS
TEXT OE GARRANZA
NOTE TO THE UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON. July .V The text of
the latest Carranza note to the United
States government Is given below. It
Is addressed to Secretary lousing and
signed by C. Agiillar foreign minister
of tho Mexican do facto government
"Mr. Secretary: Referring "to the
notes of June 20 and 25 last I have
the honor to say to your excellency
that the immediate release of the Car-
rlzal prisoners was a further proof of
the sincerity of the desires of this
government to reach a pacific and sat
isfactory nrrnngement of present dlf
ficultles. This kovernment Is anxious
.to solve the present conflict ami It
would be unjust If Its attitude were
misinterpreted.
"It was also the Mexican govern-
ment that earnestly suggested n plan
for cantonments along the boundury"
lino during the conference of Cutdnd
Juare?. nnd El Paso.
Solution of Two Problems Means
Peace.
"This government is disposed now as
it has always been to seek an Imme-
diate solution of the two points which
constitute the true cause of the con-
flict between the two' countries to.
wit: The American government thinks
reasonably that the insecurity of Its
frontier Is a source of difficulty and
the Mexican government on its part
believes that the stay of Amerlcun
troops on Mexican territory asltfe from
being a trespass on the sovereignty of
Mexico Is the immediate cause of the
conflicts. Therefore the withdrawal
of American troops on one hand and
the protection of the frontier on the
other are the two essential problems
the solution of which must be the dl-1
rectlng object of the efforts of both
countries
"The Mexican government Is willing
to consider In a cjtllck nnd practical
way and prompted by n spirit of con-
cord the remedies which should be
applied to the present situation.
Will Arbitrate or Negotiate Direct.
"Several Latin-American countries
have offered .tJiclr friendly mediation
to the .Mexican government nnd tho
latter has accepted it In principle
Therefore the Mexlcnn government
only awaits information that the gov-
ernment of the United States would be
disposed to accept this mediation for
the purpose mentioned abovc.or wheth
cr It 1$ Bttll of the belief that the
same results may bo attained by
menus of direct negotiations between
both governments.
Co-Operatlon of U. S. to Avoid War.
"In tho meantime this government
proposes .to employ all efforts that
may be at Its disposal to avoid the ro-'
currence of noiw-Incidents which may
complicate) and aggravate tho situa-
tion. At the sumo time it hdpes that
the American government on Its part
may make uso or all ertorts to pre-
vent also now acts of Its military and
civil authorities of thft frontier that
might cause new complications.
"I uvail myself of this opportunity
to reiterate to your excellency the as-
surance of my most distinguished con-
sideration. (Signed) "C. AC.UILAR."
From El Paso Herald:
Taken from a train In Mexico
threatened with execution because alio
was a "gringo" robbed of all of her
Wcht Virginia 08i'i7i"110ne" and cursed and insulted In
North Carolina ".'.'.'.VM'.'.W. mM Spanish an American woman 70 years
South Carolina 283.490 fW; " reached the border from Cen-
r i r.ivT rec tral Mexico determined not to re-
Florlda .'.". .'..'.'..".. ".'.' 177152 'turn to the republic tintll the Anier-
Kentucky 409711
Tennessee ..... 434.0M1
Alabama 414451
Mississippi 351133
Arkansas .. 321924
Louisiana 347.518
Oklahoma 3CG.33
Texas 828750
lean troops are in control sho says
"Villa Is' a gentleman compared to
the Curranzxjefe do arms ami the oth-
er officers of the Carranza command
in the town where I llved.'(the aged
American woman declared emphati-
cally Wednesday morning "Villa came
to my house to eat and he always paid
for everything uud treated me as any
Ttni fnr Rmitli C.00G.139 man Mexican or American should
Montana 12C.8G2. treat a woman and especially an old
Idaho . 88839 1 woman. The Carranza officers ate at
Wyoming ..'.'.'...- 05886 uy bouse when they were passing.
Colorado ..!"... 210037 They mixed the sugar with the salt
New Mexico .- 76.371 tand vinegar ate my meals without
Arizona . 00915 offering to pay me and acted like anl-
Utah ....! .- 86690 mate. I would rather have Villa as
Nevada" . ... 30489 a guest In my bouse any day than
Washington 7....--- 350746 those Carranza officers"
Oregon - WOtlW! Terrible Day.
California 687822 TJie woman left Mexico on June 20
- and this sbe says was the mo3t ter-
Total for West . .- 1970322 rible day in her long residence In Mex-
Aggregate 'or United states 2l71IH lc which fiXtends. from the Civil War
.- tin 1863 to the present time. "When I
.cdmau steamer is sunk started to the train I had my money
BY RUSS. SUBMARINE.." my handbag" sUe sa id. "I was
taken frptn the train by the soldiers
l 'throfironal tvifrh ovaMtif rtn hu tlift lata
LONDON. July 8. The German" --'"". L. ."...:..' .'.;
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
EPIDEMIC SHOWS VERY
LITTLE ABATEMENT
NEW YORK July 7 With city
statu and federal authorities fighting
the disease the epedemlc of Infantile
paralysis showed little signs of abate
ment today.
During tho 24 hours ending at ID
a. m. touay miz more cnuuren uieu vj
of that number being in Iirooklyn
T?vvces oeYfc& owTN&w$ Stems o Ssv
SeasowatoU M.eTevavi&.vsei
Thrifty shoppers are finding this store an attractive shopping center. We are after
larger selling records for July with more complete stocks greater varieties good
store service and lower prices.. Many economies arc here that you should take ad-
vantage of this week. We quote s6me of the attractive specials from the various de-
partments below:.
de anus robbed of all the money I
doj luna b'v". . . . . f linlnir insulted In
a Russian suoma- "- 7 - : . . .1.
qa.rt.n nrrnrd. I " not uuuncu im reiuiu io iuc
steamer Rorleta of 3.689 tons gross
bas been sunk by
rine on vvi"o. 0 ". .-.-.- .
Ulg IO tt VUJJeuuajfiVH .ojhh-. ...v.
steamer was sent to the bottom after
the crew had taken to boats.
1
and couie to the border after
being held an hour and told I was
to be killed because I was an Ameri
can and also told that all Americans
vers to be killed.
Home Looted.
"My borne was entered the furniture
and everything else I owned taken out
BRITISH GAIN FOOTING
IS BOIB.DE.TKENIS SATURDAY
LONDON. July S. British infantry
after a fierce bombardment stormed and sold and the house used to Quarter
the line of trenches and gained a foct- troops In by the Carranza officers.
Ing In the BoIs-de-Trenls according to "Carranza has no control over his
the British official statement issued men" she declared. "I knew him when
late tonight. he was governor of Coahulla and he
An appreciable advance bag also is pot able to control the situation
been made la the neighborhood of The people of Mexico are starving.
OvillWi. Everything bas been taken by the ar-
Washlngton to Help.
WASHINGTON July 7. The gen-
eral service- board of the United States
Public Health servlco today decided!
to send representatives to New York
to assist in combating tho infautile
paralysis epidemic.
1
KANCII DEALS XADK
VOK BIG JAYTOS TRACTS
JAYTON Texas. July C. The fol
lowing big land deals have been closed
recently:
H. H. Bilberry sold to Joe Jay his
ranch north of Jayton with 300 head
of cattle for a consideration of about
J30.000. Bilberry has bought a nine-.
section ranch near Buffalo Gap and
will move there soon and stock (t.
It. Renfroe has recently sold bis
ranch seven miles east of Jayton in
Stonewall county to W. p. Lang for
J30.0W.
J. Renfroe bas bought the Haynes
ranch and cattle situated in Kent and
Fisher counties for $100000. Renfroe
will still retain his residence in Jay-
ton. Haynes will likely move to
Southwest Texas.
.
A New Jersey inventor has patented
a garden tool that can be used as
rake weeder or shovel.
I
my.
"A young Mexican girl was taken
from the train at Torreon. who had
literally starved to death on the way
to the border. Another Mexican man
was taken from the train at Jitninez
and another at Chihuahua who had
died from starvation. The wheat crop
A-as fine this year but the Carranza
soldiers harvested and kept all of it
leaving the people notblng."
Dress SooAs SccUou
"2't pieces Tissues niul Voils in n lienulifnl
line of Midsummer pntferns. UOo value
.special n yard .-- ..u.....k.10fl
IVMy Kinionn Crepe in nssortetl Colors
wllhiif in 1 rfittllnr way nt '21)6 per yard;
Our special bnee a yni'd .. lO
:$ri' quality of now Awninjr stripe skirting
verv popular just now: mil' special
price ..:. ........ -..-. 25
5oo4 .osUvy "Kews
&" dozen Indies' Fibre Silk Hoot Hose in
black and white only a Rood "Ue iiinlit.V:
speeial price ..' . - 35
BIG HANDKERCHIEF SPECIAL
We limmlit 2o dozen sample Ilandker.
chiefs for ladies 'and misses at a sacrifice.
This is one of our best handkerchief linos
and includes values from 10c up to $U)0
each very dainty pret.ty tpialitie.s. Wo
offer them this week o to ...GS KACII
This week we offer another ensc of fid'
'yard wide blenched dnntestie in a splendi 1
10e quality while it lasts nt per yd. 7 1-'J
2Ti pieces dress Percals in good rane 01
patterns an 8 l-'le quality- special p 1
yard .....- 5c
EMBROIDERY SPECIAL
Our entire stock of embroideries floiine
ing. edges and insertions will he on seh
this week at clrtscont prices.
."
ew Pretty Stylish for Mid-
summer wear. Special value to of-
fer at M.r)0 $3.00 .1(5.00 and $0.50
NEW WASH SKIRTS.
liincuc dnbnrdiuo Poplin and
Piques extra Values nt $'1.50
to -. J.--?5 OOi
BUNdALO A
A specially nice
place oflwMtffrfj
-trnrfTvo valt
IONS
and
011 tortni
r- jr .
esses. afcTTe it
at air. $1.00
..1 25y
LADIES SPRING SUITS
Just the suit forjigdf Vacation trip
n ljniitrH" iiinnhrr left to close
T)NK-IIALK PHICI-:.
Hig stock from which to innke sat-
isfactory selections. Kvery suit
tailored by standard clothes mak-
ers "i-miuli to fit and stay fit.
Pure Ik Poplins and shniUung
silk sis; vervjylish $22 50
IlurlSiilwrmier & Mnrx imported
HOi'd JPixio Voaw'Silfls in
Ufheh back and other good models
4l2.r0 and -
In'gJLifTaTin lleaclt and Cool
'loth suits in all new models and
colors $7.50 jfS.HO and 910 00
15 pair white Serge Pants .f(i00
values special ijvl 7J
fr'fl
ss
X
A
CVAY4ivs)Dasl)Yesse8
Made of pretty quality (jingham Toil-
de Nord and other good brands of fast
colored dress (inghnms. These littlo-
dresses aru nicely made in best styles
nnd nre a special purchase
LOT 1 is about 30 dresses selling ppc-
eial at I 39
LOT 2 is nhout lu dresses ages 2 to
12 selliiif' special .. G9
-cr
r.
G
Y
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. x . v i
aaVesVat Speeas
Our entire stock of trimmed lints arc
on salo nt big reductions this week. In
addition we offer two extra specials as
follows:
TABLE NO. 1is about HO hats Tang-
ing in value up to $4.00 each special
price ehoiee . 98
TABLE NO. 2is about (iO IrnVrnng..
ing in values up to $7..r0 extra special
choice spa 50
T8es CjDvseft SevxAce
With a graduate Corsetiere
convenient fitting room and
three of the best known
brands or Corsets in nil the new
models from which to fit you
we offer you the best possible
corset services. Prices aro also
mddernte at $1.00 $1.50 $2.00
$2.50 to $7 50
Broken Hues in Silk Shirts and silk mixed shirts $.'150 to $-1.00
values selling special at choice only jj2 75
Splendid line negligcp shirts in white nnd colors nil good
styles choice . 85
35e quality fancy fibre silk half hose white black and Palm
beach 1 22 l-2
4 dozenostraw Leghoruettes and Milam hats for men and young
men values to $:i.50 choice .... $1 81
S&Vrea Sovi
Speca
Three .special stylci on sale
this week including n tnn calf
and two stylos in black calf ox-
fords. The sizes are practical-
Jy complete. Wo offer them
this week S5 85
I I 3VjtW& T?Yo$ressrafc SoYe
mm
PR
E
FOR PRO MEET
WOMEN WILL TYKE P.VUT1X PRO-
IIIUITIO.N .1TIO..Ui CON.
VENTIOX AT ST. i'AUL.
By The Associated Press
ST. PAUL Minn July S. With
no less than one hundred regularly
accredited women delegates and fully
as many alternates with special wo-
men's conferences daily a suffrage
division in the big Convention parade
and other features under the auspic-
es of the fair sex. women will be an
important facto in the prohibition
National Convention In this city July
19-21.
Mrs. Francis E. Beauchamp of. Ken
tucky will head the delegation froml
her state being the only woman dele
gate at large from a non-suffrage
State Mrs. Beauchamp bas been a
member cf tbe National Committee
Committee for eight years having the
distinction of being the only woman
who ever called the roll of a nation-
al political party gathering. She has
just been reelected chairman of the
Kentucky State Committee for the
third time. Mrs. Beauchamp has
been president of the Kentucky Wo-
man's Christian Temperance Union
for many yeara aiul an ardent work
er for the enfranchisement of the wo-
men of her state.
Mrs. O. W. Dean of Chicago is
Chairman of tho' Executive Committee
of. the Women's National Prohibition
Federation which organization will
havo charge of the women's features
of the Convention. Mrs. Deau is
prominently Identified with leading
women's organizations of Chicago
and was the Prohibition candidate for
alderman from her ward in the recent
spring election. Mrs. Dean who bas
been a life long advocate and speak-
er for political equality will give an
address Thursday morning on "Wo
men in Politics."
When the Prohibition National Com
mittee decided s. little over- a year
ago that the Prohibition Party should
nave a department for
Mrs. Florence Slown Hyde who had
already done successful worlc among
the women voters of Chicago to dlr
ect the work of the new department.
airs. Hyde lias enlisted the aid of
women from every state in the un
Ion has impressed upon State Chair-
men the Importance of giving recog-
nition to the women of tho Party or-
gunizea tne women'a Nations! Pro-
hibition Federation wph brandies In
many States and obtained thousands
of signatures to the Federation en-
rollment plede to cuDDort sucb can-
didates and Party as stand committed
oy platform declaration to the com
plete overthrow of the liauor traffic
Mrs. Hyde will give an address before
the Convention Thursday forenoon.
TEXAS rOWXKX LOSE JX
WIJIIT AtiAISSTTICKY STOCK
made by the American National Live-
stock Association and the Cattle Rals-
era Association ot Texas to prevent
the passage of just such a law
"Our position is that surh ntlnn
in illogical.' saitf E. B. Spidder sec-
retary of the Cattle Halsers Assoc!-
tlon of Texas Friday. "The govern-
ment and cattlemen all over the coun-
try are making a hard and continu-
ous fight to xirive out ticks and other
diseases. I can sevno argument In
favor of admitting more infected cat-
tle. 4'ln addition ve havo no way ot
knowing that foot and mouth disease
is not prevalent in tho countries affec
ted by the legislation and tho Intro-
duction of that disease into this coun-
try would be a disaster to the cat-
tle Industry.
The charge was made that Texas
was given a monopoly by the old law
that permitted th Importation of cat-
tle from Mexico. That was not true.
FT. WORTH. July 8 The adontlon
In the senate Thursday In the shaDa of because the minute thk ratt! fmm
an amendment to the agricultural bills Mexico passed Into Texaa they were
of tbe provisions of the Brousard bill subject to the laws governing all oth-
permitting the importation of Infected er cattle in the United States and
cattle from Central and South Amer- could be shipped fcom Texas to any
lean countries to points In the United other state."
Droiiaganda ' States belOW' tbe federal nuarantlnu Rjnatnr IlmtorurnYil lori In ilm 1
for twenty years and Secretary ot thajwork among women votera'theychoseltoe marks the failure of a long fight bate for the adoption of thaplaa. .
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