The Abilene Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 22, 1919 Page: 3 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Abilene Public Library.
- 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:
THE ABILENE REPOUTEK ABILENE TEXAS
PAGJE THRfB
tmmwWi.H
'6ut &va CUavaaee SaVe
DaV6 OXA6TS XXX OGOUVX VWCCYv
jmsdau
JDvWv
.1
fS' a.
fr
K
-r"
1EI TELEPHONE
REGULATIOMS BE
EFFECTIVE 21
a
TOLLS FOU 10fl IIISTAM'i: IMS
JIITKH AFTlUt 8 MO 1
KVKMNGS
NEW TOLL RATE ISSUED
collfl shall ho nccoptod whero tlie ma
tton-to-ntatlon rata Is 1oh thun wu
ty-flvo cents.
Tlio rate Tor ineasonRpr rail ihil
be tho snnie ai applied to .Ml'l""a'
culls between M snlnn poiiil.t pia.
any chargO Unit may bo ron-iln1.
for the Rcrvkos of iiieMoiiRorB N"
messenger call nliall bo neenpu
wliera tho stntlon-lo-'Uat'oii r.iu i
lesa than twenty-five contr.
i Between the IioufB of 8-30 p. m. an J
12 nn midnight tho' Matlon-tn-B itlor
r-liargo alutll be approximately ftft
per rent lest than the regular duj
rate. Hotween midnight and -1:30 n
in. the rnte Ih ittil further reduced U
seventy-five per cent ortho day rmo
but In no night call will the iii.titnia i
rato'bo Iphs than twonty-f.ve eentn-
DrnstFo 2few 3'cgnlatloa Infertile
Willi Jtcforonrc to Sliilton to
Station Telephone Calls
ft Explained Jlerc.
GL
ASSGQGK
RR
GOMTESTGROWS
HOT ST AUSTIN
! SERGEANT RESTORES ORDER
V
Patrons ubIiib telephone would' do
well to fnmlllarlro IhoniselU'S wait the
wjw rogiilatlona promulgated by the
iioBtmaater KCiicral of tho Unit'- I
States as tho affect tho communica-
tion systems of the United Stilton now.
operated under federal control. Tlioyj
embrace' particularly the long distam-o
aervlco. tel'BnCII 1Y (SI-VSSCOCK ltltlNOS
Tho following Information for Aht-f IWHH TO HIS Fi:i:T I
lcno. patrons was Issuod by Munigr SHOUT OltDl'lt.
Clem a lloulto Thnrsdny. It wnuu
bo well for putrotiH of tho tolopluiuj
service to preserve tho Instruction
so that they Wll not inlaumleratai)
after tho new regulations become of-
fncttvii! Coiniulttco llcrldes (her Ol'Jcctt'oiM o
On Docomber IS tho postmaster Ken- Senator Purr That It Hin High!
oral announced now tolaphouu tol to Iincstlgnte All Filt-
rates to become offoctlvo January 2I. arcs of Case.
1UI8. I
Managor C. A- lloulte of tho Souilr- IJy.tho Asorintod I'roaa.
western Tolograph & Tolophone rum- Al'STI.V. Texan Jan IS A full In
nany stotos that toll Horvlco umler fur ostium Ion of the conditions surrouu
now stnnilttnllzoil ratoa Is to oo l dliur primary and genurnl eloctloita
two cinssiticatloiis: Btatloii-tu-atatlou iuent ms in tho (!ls!cock-l'arr on
iiiftsiiL'nn and tioraon-to-iiorBOii calls irvu for a neat in the Texas senate
tho lnttor service costing moro: ' from tho 23rd senatorial district bor-
Tho stutlon-to-statlon sorvlco will derlng on the Hio Oi'audo indicated
cost the culler at tho rato pt five by doyolopmenta today. In niQikin
cQiits for ovory six miles up to twenty- before tho senate commute on prlvl-
four miles which would coBt twuiitj logos and election 0 W. Quwwsuca
cents for a conversation continuing said In reference to Senator Arfjile
for five minutes. From twenty-four I'arr:
to thirty-two miles the toll charge "Ho wns surrounded In his county
will bo twonty-flvo conts and from by groasy Mexicans with long gum
thirty-two mllos to forty mlloa. thlrtv i.0 n0 bring wltnosses from down
conts. Toll calls botweon fortv mil (hero to show you. All we nak is that
forty-olglit mllos will cost thirty-five you' take the cover off In the wlnla
conts. and between forty-oiBht and matter and go Into the met hud
fifty-six mllos a charge of forty ceuta holding olectloua there in that comity
will be made. For each additOittl if this was the conteat contest !
eight miles or fraction thereof nn ml- twsaa Archie Parr and myself It
dltJonal five conts charge wll bo mail's would not be worth while but it
On tho person-to-poreon call. Iu more than that. It concorut lji very
addt on to tho rate belnjj Imse"! on foundation of our govornment. It
distances as In the etatlon-to-statioii roaches tho vital spot of our lntlt
plan a sorvlco charge will bo made In tions"
tho following cabOB: I Judge Olaaacock declared tfcat ilw
When tho order is to oatauiiBii epm: juiige or uuisigo county wjio oroou
muuloatfon with a particular parni Souator Imrr's juime piaceu on v
In a given city tolephono address un- ballot had since been driven from III
known nnd tho particular perbou un- county by the outraged people- At
not be located within out hour. this juncture Senator Parr loao sad
When tho report Is returned that started toward Jmlgo Olasscoek
refuses to talk. "Sit down you can liave your ay
Vboi the report is reumed that whan I urn through" shouted JudK.?
the designated person callod Is "oiit." tilnsacork
or "out and wU return at (specif wd "l don't want to speak to tho oi-
tlmo)" or "out and time of return un- mittee. I am after ou now Vou
known." "is absent from the city" and can't iuault me" replied Senator Iterr-
Blmilar reports advising the calliny coutinuliiK toward the speaker. At
Ei.iiMTiinr nf tho facts ascortaluJ! this lunrtura the eergeant-ot-ariiu w
k1whaiTrfaUtir&tD complete the order : terferrwl. Senator Parr ienmed W;
duo solely to tho circumstance 'if aat and Judg ajMaeoek apoIOKlol
tho called perton and when all the to the coaMBlttae
wnrv nrailmlnarv to ostabllahlJiK coux- later iu e&senttve mmIoj) Uj eai'
..mtirxitinii with tho callod person Is mittee dackleil over Um oujaetiflo ot
Unas. Senator Parr that it kaU a right tu U-
Whon communication between the veiitigate all featurea of Uie oaaieat
dealpatod persou canot ho QstabiUhea aU tlt it waa not laund net w po
beaauso the designated person at tll inUi the iriury to4lon bj. tk Uecf-
"wnins btation Is aoaeaf at the cJlt-7iba of the duUrfrt crt.
Jug station; prov.'dod that no charge j a luetuber of the senate stated Hiat
Bhall bo made In such cases where fw a resolution asking that tfce seaaie i
' if anv in establishing connec-1 M 4 committee of the wfepte oq th.'
ti'on Is greator than one hou- I content vill be introduced Mawl-ty
The initial pertoii ratoa lor peraoa-
to person colls shall be approxlmatolv
twenty-ftve per cent in auition 10
station-to-station rate netweeu
same points but no pe-rsoa-to-n
rate shall be less than tweuty ceat-
lit cates where persou-to-p.rs 'i
calls are not completed and a rei"t
b made u reiwrt ejtarse euau
liSTDEI WELL
te
made of approximately oae-Iouriu "l
the initial atatUui-to-atation rate t r
messages between the same poiuU o-tt
wo" report stvall be made less in in
ten cents for any oae tH. nor iu.-e
than ?!M
The rate for appointmeat call li jtt
in anoroximately fifty Pr cent u at
dlticln to tho rates for statfcm-to a'
tian messages
MDIIILEI
II SHOBTTHE
A report o -iiderad a
Rcadjitslnicni of stocks and clcaraway prices mean big savings to you on needed merchandise. Large and varied
slocks of the newest and best grades of wearables are here from which to make satisfactory selections. Here are
some of the prices that are making this the greatest Clearance Sale we have ever held.
Ladies Dress Shoes Street Shoes I louse Shoes
in fact every shoe in stock will o into this
big Clearance Salo at cut prices'. New grey
field mouse tan orown while and black in
wide or narrow widths. All regular slocks
best grades will go on sale at a sweeping re
duction ot U) per cent.
lf)0 pairs of ladies shoes including broken lots LrfficCs carefully and profit by these Steal
from some of best selling lines values up tp'f rttTTm nn" . nJyttrn
5(J.30 to close at 2n)5
Other broken lots and discontinued LJJncs ol
ladies shoes on a special I a bl marked
Choice . . f- $L45
Sec our special lols of children's shoes boys
lihnns jmr hrncen mis in mew s snucs. uiuc
III" 1 ho hosl ;hoe values wcjfave ever off
are here.
Rich Savings in Ladies' Suits Coats
and Dresses
A real Imrvcsl of Ijargj
itwcar department. Now is
Mtmmmm0mmm
vour linic Jp-btfvihe highest grade ahtLbesistyles in suits dresses
andjajrftsat less than manv stores ask forihe ordinary makes. Read
Crcarance bargains.
COAT PRICES
SUiy PRICED.
S10 00
sis at
tin.OO .SUITS now?
$20.00 SUITS 'now S
2fii00 Srl'LS now $1G
$:i0.00SJfrs now l?1500
:.
h HI 'ITS. now SI
sffi0)0 SUITS now
$7.7110 SI'ITS now
$Sf()() SILTS no
sf!i no SI MS
4 .
00
10 01
r;
00- f
?RI0ES
Otic lot of Silk BressPH spc-
clnl "?11 95
$0..00 Silk Dresses 43 35
530 00
Cut S2G
Uressps 23 35
.Silk Dresses S20
S.''7.3l) K k Dresses 17
Cli-ariigco Priori on nllxMiil
then'
ricrt on
H DfCHKO
Every coatyin stock inclutl
cd.
f$lG.G0 COATS now
$25.00 COATS now
.$-10.00 COATS now
$50.00 COATS now
SG0.00 COATS now
$7500 COATS now $50 25
Children's Conts at same
reductions.
112 40
18 75
30 00
37 50
45 00
sfmM
SSSh
nisjan
I
i.-t
JSZ
.r
H
US
v
1
?.
.f
tt
'Mte
im
ti
k?VlvVtf
&M
rti
v v.
9BBBI
&veae
im
A.tw's SiauWiweoa.&
. . . -0r'. i-.
Mart Schaffner and Alarx akolJUJClJlW-rrTrje suns 10 make your
selections from. Here are the prices:
All SuilsSelling from $42.50 to $50.00. nowC. . . . . .?37.50
All Suits Selling from. . . . : $37.50 to $'10.00 now $32.50
All Suits Selling from S3Q.Q0 to $35.00 now S26.75
All Suits Selling from. . . '. $25.1)0 to $28.50 now $19.75
All Suits Selling from $20.00 to $23.50 now. ..... .$18.75
30 Suits in broken lots up Lo $1(5.5Q; Special $11.95
Men's Overcoats 25 Off
4'cw models made by Hart
Schaffner and Marx and other
high grade clothes makers.
$35 Ofi Ovcrconlsnow $26.25
$32.50 Overcoats now . . . 82435
S30 no Overcoats now S22.50
S25.0n Overcoats now $18.75
Boys' Suits
We have about 150 boys' suits
left. They arc all made and tail-
ored bv high grade tailors. Pric-
'es are I'rom $0.50 lo $20.00
We offer them lo make a quick
clean ur at a reduction of 25 per
cent. 25 per cent Reduction.
CV&arawce; SaVe o l)(leu MDear
50 dozoji Knit Tniou SuilH for men 00(1 weiRlit $2.00 Seller
Spe.-inl ? 45
Specinl olearatiee pvieT on all uudorwonr for men and lioys.
SWEATERS All sweaters in KtOekfor men and lioys will K
in this sale nt dtscouiit of 25 PERCENT.
High Grade Wool Shirts.
Only a limited stock lint w offer choice of all over shirts in-
eludftig $2.0P to $7.50 shirts to close out at a discount of 25 PER-
CENT. Dress Shirts.
15 dozen neIigeo shirts assorted colors will ro in this sale nt
choice- v r 1 GSd
Silk Shirts uieludln.valufl.s up to $0.00. Clearance Prices $4 25
Special pricofi on all other shirts.
Men's Hat SpeciaL
Broken lots in men's and .vountr men's novelty hats assorted styles
and colon values up to MOO; Special Price to close ?1 75
"BVa 0aVs Sw&
$1.00 and $-1.60 vatuos in Goor-
gettc and crape waist $335
$5.00 Crf po do China and Geor-
gette waist; Special .$3 95
One lot of extra values in $6 50
-waists; special ?4 95
One lot of Lingerio waists to
i1om t 65
SjHicial prices on all other fnn-
ey drutiB waists largo assort-
ment ami heautifijl jiew Styles.
CVavaxvcc o oxys
1 licit Grade Stocks and new
Stylos.
All $7800 SETS uow?5G 25
All $5000 $I5TS now-?S7 50'
i0i)0 SmS now-?30 OO
All $37.50 SUTS now.?27 15
All $35JQ0 Sin's uow?26 25
1'Ii.trH speeil prices on all odd
prices in furs.
CVearaxvce IVvcfcS vxv "Dtss SoodiS
2000 yards Shirting Percal flb'iuch wide UOe grade? Llearanco
price only - . ISg
One Cniio (Jood Gingham 35c valm splendid colors ; special 25
UR-iueh brown Domejtie; special --.- r.-- 18
25c gral :I-iMeh Sea Island domestic per yd? 20
AH Illniikots nwl Comfortu nro included in this sale at Clearance.
Prices.
LARGE STOCKS AND MATCHLESS VALUES.
Oil- lot of striped sutm iHMnrtiM wide. $2.00 values; c'ljH'rJJ
price - -- '
1000 anl Silk l'aplitts 0 iu. wide full lin oX t-olors worth
$1.25 to 1.5D; our Clearance priev
Ktorm S'i-gc U to 50 niche wide till wool worm !." i p4'
HMi!ial per yd. - --- - 91
Jlfl-m. half wool Miitinir prctt colors values from 75c to &toi
.Special
1G
'r.!!la V"t i" ""K."iL""ii..VVirMil"i""ili"ra.le Hnwini EXTRA SPECIAL Broken lots in ladies kid gloves assorted
ftlHU) yards of Inst -.ulc outing all colm Mh ;au Mh mi KolQfHt values up to $1.50 to clean up at Choice 05
i"-' j"'"
-
I mat mmm"m'' mf
SPECIAL NOTICE.
We havo a shipment of new Gage Hats; also
Klee Uata for early Spring wear including
street and afternoon hats. These! pretty
new hats are now ou hpeeiai display and
hulc Come in and hee them also note our
window display.
INTER DRY GOODS CO
A B J L E fit E'$ PROGRESSIVE S T O R eJ
iir"' . .
but la tb cam at 'I'vlfcjiiij tke nam of )iMW 9.9 a. guaru-
auontment call order where tbe 11-- j tee for tbe dnU Bff of a dep t-t i.i
o Rtntinn is readied whether fh ueil ou ilw Coarad raach ShackeltM-1
immont la made or hat tho .-3 I .ount where 11 x acrei lue t
Hill dv tet Ad lh Texa.ushi '
Kit- l pwjjeet.
It 1 pUiuwd aordi8g to th w-
trau to siNkd the wll is aat later
tluiK April 1
Tke urfac iadkatioaA as wett at
geological report iadieata that ih
loeaikm is oae ot tbe hM la SharW!-
ralLiblo torii tount v. it i8 understood the
re-ufc(l Anleii TUrdy uuttmm to oa.paBy whitU is doing U proapeei
the e!fi ihut t large lua u l voui u& lXi ample capial a& wilt gij a
Pi ha atpositea 1a a iiu !hurah iwt to tt etu
. .
a-poaria Hater into the uiilk "
"No. I'm mot jame I'm a piu-iu
aunt into tag wstar 80 U aaybivi
axes you U I put air Wo tk wit
you tali 'en tto. AHai stick 10 ibe
truth Jawe. Ckeat a' U bad cai-aaH
but lyia' U v.-ua"a LuuU TUuei
otUIus But Ithe Truth.
"Jamej. aiy eon ' said the niaa "
noit chaVge appltcahle la cae of pe leed The exact hxatwa w m xw iuu ng a- v .
pon iuic uvt- KQ.v.Dr .ho ciie Unn niorit 1 seition4 in Sha.b.e'fui t . what 1 m a dom ol
Jo" X iM?- ns4o NoapKiniuuntlcouutv m-dsy between tha Phan vl "Yea father repUed Jamea. 'yoaro Jv
Wrong CntructUu.
A sjirl trotu the cuuairy got iBio aa
on ibu
'& vahlcla had sot gua Ut v h s
the etductor Mid affably:
"Yoar fare l"
The girl blushed
Tlie conduitor repeated 'Your far
mU and the girl Mushed more acs
-Wall said tk s rl "hy Uu
I'w sad looking t houM. bat I donl
sets why yo want to aay it oat toad"
-IMtafeurg Ckrooiy'e-Telaiiraph
By this time tha otuhetar begaa to Colonial Negro Private) Nigger how ou$ to please all of tier "customer
took faolrtah Attn a paaaa b aaia t long aaa you been over here? j though some of them didn't even wish
repeated "Yew far mm 1 nwar. to look at a book. In her rounds sh
"Hi&J-. ow iwag as ypu oeen ovr approached one of the patienU aad
hsxnT . the declined to be Interested la kM
Aga'a no aawar. wores. At tha neit cot she stopaaJ
With awphasUi. "I said nigger ho and offered its occupant a hook.
tog ua yu bees oer here! 1 What'a it abqutr tha paUat ask-
ColonUl Nagr. Parlez-voua fran-fetd
I "Oh thla is 'Bambi.' " said the libra-
AmarMsn Private. Oh. nigger. you'raB ifs aB0Ut tt giT y awrriea
tila't btan over hear dat long. Judge a man without Wa haya saythJaMl
Ito say about It
"Hold oa there. thoatad tha waa.
la oae of the big base hospitals ot wbq had dacliaed all hooka. Ha ral-
the army not long ago a new librarian el htaself o& hi albov a4 rRai
was set to work by the America oat hfct hand. "Giva m UMt teok
Ijbrary AssoctaUoa She was a veorr It's y autobiography'' Topaka
charming young' woman and very aas- State journal.
. ( ompnriv 11.
' Ita iat as wrong fiut-le whey
oa Ain i whea ''?"
Imtamh" a4erteJ H traata ltel
ley "De iauaoraUty w 'as' a sraa-
bat d iawavea'e&i-e aia t " -Waahing
ton Star
Houslcur ltastus.
American Negro Private ito French
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.
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.
The Abilene Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 22, 1919, newspaper, January 22, 1919; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth314932/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.