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THE ABILENE DAILY REPORTER
Abilene texas Monday august ai loos.
VOLUME XII
NUMBER .18.
ATLANTIC CITY
G. A; R. S.
BRYAN IS GUEST
Send In Your Dollars for
a Democratic Victory
H LAST TEAR
OF
MlMMHHkl J. -
OLD
WOO MUHL
ENCAMPMENT
MURDER
MYSTERY
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MINNESOTA
TOIICE AND DETECTIVES ARE
MEETING FAILURE IN EVERY
CLUE FOLLOWED.
WELL KNOWN IN SMART SET
Mrs. WHHanis of Baltimore Who was
With Roberts nt Time of Shooting
Is Allowed to Return to Her
Homo In Baltimore.
By Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY August 31. The
skill of the police and detective force
of this city Is placed at naught In
their Investigation of. the mystery sur-
rounding the shooting of Charles Rob-
erts of Baltimore. Roberts was In a
rolling chair with Mrs. Williams of
tho same city -when the shooting oc-
curred. The woman has been allowed
to return to Baltimore. No circum-
stances the police maintain denote
that a hold up was attemped and they
have dismissed that idea altogether.
No occurrence In a number of years
has so deeply stirred the social cir-
cles of Baltimore as this Mrs. Wil-
liams and family are intimately con-
nected with all the smart affairs of
the Maryland Metropolis. Roberts is
a' well known and Influential financier
and is now In the city hospital In a
nrxrimiK ocndltion. Williams hus
band of the woman Roberts was wlth
has been found In one of the sanitari-
ums of the- city and is not abroad as
was first stated.
BEECH HARGIS IS GRANTED
A CHANGE OF VENUE.
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By Associated Press. '
JACKSON KY. August 31.
change of venue was today granted
the commonwealth In the famous
Beech Hargls case. The change was
granted by Judge Adams.
A GREAT DAY WITH THE
ABILENE METHODISTS.
On yesterday after a powerful ser-
mon on Missions by Rev. John R. Mor-
ris Presiding Elder Miss Iva May
White the accomplished and talented
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. White
of Abilene consecrated her life upon
the alter of her church by tendering
her services as a Peaconess In the M.
B. Church South. Miss White was
reared In Abilene graduated from the
public sch'ool with the class of 1902
since which time she has been almost
continuously connected with Polytech-
nic College as pupil and teacher. She
couples the endowments of a pure and
unselfish life with rare natural gifts
and extraordinary mental training. Of
all the young ladles of the great
Northwest Texas Conference of said
church we doubt if Miss White has a
superior. She enters her life work
thoroughly qualified to perform a great
service to humanity. The Abilene
' church Is duly proud of this accom-
plished young lady and the prayers
of the church will ever bo with her
aB Bhe goes about her Important du-
ties. Two months ago tho church took
a forward step In Missions by increas-
ing its contribution by $50.00 per
month through the Sunday Bhcool and
tho action of Miss White In offering
Jier life for special service may be
regarded as a fitting climax to tho
missionary spirit displayed by the Ab-
ilene Methodists. Th church will like-
ly undertake the support of a mission-
ary in tho foreign field wlthjn the next
few months.
OFFICERS TRAIL
ENTIRE COUNTRY
By Associated Press.
OGDEN IOWA Augus 31. After
trailing them from Buenos Ayres to
Ogd.cn the federal authorities yester-
day placed under arrest Dellcibe Ad-
ellna and Monetollo Joseph Italians.
The letter Is said to be going through
this country for immoral (purposes
and tt Is understood that they will be
deported.' It is also rumored here that
the couple are wanted In New York
as witnesses In a mysterious murder
case. The chase for these two was one
of the longest made by government of-
fflcers in many years
IMS
OVER
OFFICIALLY OPENED THIS MORN-
ING WITH THOUSANDS ON
THE GROUNDS
BANNER DAY TO BE WEDNESDAY
When Tnft FnrnJccr and llnrrhunond
Will Tako 1'art In tho Pnrnde
No Program Today Except
Renewing Acquaintances.
By Associated Press.
TOLEDO OHIO August 31. Today
tho forty-second National encampmont
of the Grand Army of tho Republic was
really opened although the program
called for nothing except tho renewal
of old acquaintances. However there
will be a formal reception to the visi-
tors tonight when Mayor Whitelock
will deliver a brief address of wel-
come. The bariner day of the encamp-
ment will come Wednesday whon the
veterans will share the honor of their
parade with Judge Taft Senator For-
aker General Harrlsmond and oth-
ers. The gdntlemen mentioned will be
tendered a reception by the Lincoln
Club on that day and will review the
parade. Governor Wilson of Kentucky
Is also expected to bo present on this
day. The city is already profusely de-
CoratJd and a grand welcome will be
accorded to all visitors.
CALVIN IN LEAD TO SUC-
CEED COMMISSIONER MILNER
By Associated Press.
AUSTIN August 31. The State De-
mocratic Executive Committee met
here today and eight candidates were
considered for the office of Commis-
sioner 6f Agriculture to succeed R. T.
Mllner. 'The committee met at noon
and soon adjourned until two o'clock
this afternoon. It is understood that
Calvin leads by a narrow margin
while the Wade and White adherents
are standing firm and making a strong
tight
VALUABLE JEWELRY STOLEN
FROM FAMILY WHILE AT DINNER
By Associated Press:
HAMILTON MASS. August 31.
Investigation was begun early today
by the detectives to locate if possible
the collection of valuable jewelry
which was stolen last night from the
Summer home of Post Master General
Meyers. The theft was effected last ev-
ening while the family of the Post
Master General wero 'at dinner. No
clue has yet been discovered and the
exact value of the Jewelry taken has
not been fully ascertained.
JUDGE TAFT AND PARTY
SPEND THE DAY ANGLING.
By Associated Press:
MIDDLE BASS. OHIO August 31.
Judge Taft went fishing this morn-
ing Tho start was made from Middle
Bass Island at an early hour. He was
accompanied by General Corbin and
Charles Taft It is being rumored
here that tho stay of Judge Taft will
be prolonged until the eighth of Sep-
tember. LABOR FEDERATIONS JOIN
FORCESJTO FIGHT REPUBLICANS
By Associated Press. ""
NEW YORK August 31. After a
long debate last night the Central Fed-
erated Labor Union alfiillated with the
American Federation of Labor and
adopted a resolution to uso their votes
to defeat the Republican party. The
Unions say that -this party Is respon-
sible for the drastic action which has
been taken against tho demands of or-
ganized labor and are pledging their
support to Bryan and tho Democratic
party In the coming election.
Weather Indications.
Maximum temporaturo 92
Minimum temperature 72
Mean temperature 82.
Rain 0.
East Texas North tonight and Tues-
day generally cloudy weather and scat-
tered showers cooler Tuesday.
East Texas South tonight and
Tuesday generally cloudy weather and
scattered showers.
West Texas North tonight and Tues-
day generally cloudy weather with
showers and cooler.
West Texas South tonight and Tues-
day generally cloudy weather
J M. Watson Observer.
Miss May Darnell Is expected home
tonight from Chicago 111. St -fcquls
and Kansas City where she has spent
tho last three weeks buying the fall
and winter stock for the Emporium
In response to numerous solicitations and Its own nrdont desire for a na-
tlonal Democratic vlctdry this yoar Tho Reporter today appeals to cvory dem-
ocratic read to send In u contribution tcrtho National Democratic campaign
fund. (
There ftro no secrets In tills campaign. Strictly practicing whnt ho
pfCaches Mr. Bryan would not win victory with tainted money paying Iho
election exponsos.
Not a dollar is to bo accepted which requires any promlsc.otthor expressed
or Implied other than for Honest Impartial government.
Mr. Bryan will enteptho White House absolutely free from entangling al-
liances freo to servo all classes of honest citizens nliko or ho will not ou-
ter at all.
Hence the course Is plain. Tho campaign is Bryan nnd Kern must bo con-
ducted by the people. s
The peoplo must pay the necessary campaign oxpensos If they wnnt public
servants who will sorvo their Interests.
Special interests and favored classes having secured "Swollen fortunes" by
purchasing favors In tho past with Mil-lions contributed to control elections
stand ready to give millions more for contlnuod favors. But that class nev-
er gives a dollar unless It buys a pledge.
Mr. Bryan says from March 4th 1909 "LET THE PEOPLE RULE."
Hand or send in to Tho Reporter your contribution and same Will be ack-
nowledged by publication of your nnmo and amount' given each day The
Reporter will forward every ten days and oftener If .tho amount received
Justifies It all money received to the Treasurer of tho National Democratic
Executive committee. 'Don't put off sending in your money Tho party you
lovo stands greatly in need of it at this very moment
CONTHIBiyrHfNS:
Abilene Printing Company $2.00.
THE PEOPLE READ
THE REPORTER
ENTER THE BIG SPELLING CON-
TEST BY THE HUNDREDS AND
TRY THEIR SKILL.
RESULT GIVEN NEXT SATURDAY
It Is Open For All likely to Bo Hnn.
dreds of Others Enter Before iho
Contest Comes to a Close
A NlcoTrize Offered.
Do people read ads In Tho Repor-
ter? You "blankty" blank of course they
do. The Manager of The Reporter's
advertising spelling contest Is one of
the most optimistically Inclined "cuss-
es" you ever met and Is a" believer In
advertising from place whero ln-grow-ing
nails causes pain td tho topmost
point of that extremity of the body that
cannot be dispensed of without part-
ing with life still his most sanguine
expectations as to the "number who
would become interested n finding
the errors in the little ads were knock
ed clear out of tho ring. After Satur-
day's Reporter had been into circula-
tion and before the" Ink had suffi-
cient time to dry marked copies of
the page of little nds began to mako
their appearance and the number of
responses that were found in The Re-
porter's postifilce box this morning
was almost enough to warrant tho
Abilene postal clerks to strike on Un-
cle Sam for an Increase in salary. The
number that have already entered this
proof reading contest cannot bo stat-
ed by dozens nor by fifties but hun-
dreds Is the word that has to be used
to express it
Yes sir ree the peoplo do read ad-
vertisements when they are placed In
The Reporter. You can bet tho last
coin hid away In tho darkest corners
of your clothes with the dead sure as-
surance of doubling tho amount that
they read them close. If you don't
want tho peoplo to read It keep It out
of The Reporter.
The contest will close noxt Saturday
when tho result will be published If
you are not ono of tho many who have
already entered the contest come In
and try your skill as a proof reader
NO INSANITY PLEA FOR
THE HAINES BROTHERS
New York Aug. 29 Following Gov.
Hughes' designation of Supreme Court
Justlco Garretson to sit In extraordi-
nary torm Sept. 21 to take up tho
Haines cases counsel for the army of-
ficer who killed William E. Annls
and for his author brother found a
new trouble
"I will not plead Insanity" said Capt
Haines. "I will either go free and Jus-
tified or I will go to the electric chair."
And In this ho Is strongly hacked"
by I. Jenkins Halns his accused
accomplice on the day Annls plorced
with five bullets fell dying off the
float of the Dayslde Yacht Club
Neither of the brothers they told
their counsel. John F. Mclntyre can
see that It Is necessary for them to be
(Continued on page four).
ROMPERS ARRIVES
IN FORT WORTH
PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN FEDER.
A.TI0N OF LABOR WILL BE
AT MEETING.
ORGANIZATION IS FOR BRYAN
Compere WHI Speak Tonight In Inter-
est' of Bryan's Candidacy Dele-
gates From all Over the State
' Arc Boosting NellL v
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Special to The Reporter.
FORT WORTH August 31. Presi-
dent Gompers of the American Federa-
tion 0f LaJor arrived here this after-
noon and wna greeted by an lmraenso
crowd of tho citizens of this and other
nearby towns. Gompers will -speak
tonight In behalf of tho candidacy of
William Jonplngs Bryanand tomorrow
will consult with the local labor organ-
izations and the farmers union which
will hold a Joint session. These unions
will tomorrow adopt plans for tho fur-
thering of tho legislative Interests In
Washington.
Delegates are arriving here today
from all parts of the state to attend
the meeting of tho National Farmers
Union Convention It is declared that
this convention will oppose tho fixing
of a minimum price for cotton owing
to the difficulties experienced last year
when tho minimum was placed nt fif-
teen cents throughout Texas and Ok-
lahoma. Tho delegates nro booming
President Nelll of Toxns for tho Na-
tional Presidency
A Good Man Gone.
Died at the family homo corner of
Sycamore and South Fourth streets
Sunday at 2:30 p. m. J. H. Boyd ago
61 years having boon born In Fayetto
county Alabama November 2nd 1847.
Deceased had been afflicted with
stomach troublo for Bevoral yearB and
for tho past few months had been con-
fined 'to his bed and the family and
friends despaired of all hope for his re-
covery several weeks ago.
In 1897 ho came to Taylor county
with his family and up to two years
ago lived out In tho country but on
account of HI health moved to Abllono
where he coiiM got closer and bettor
medical attention.
Ho leaves a wlfo and eight children
to mourn his loss D. L. Boyd mer-
chant at Truby camoln 8unday morn
lng and Charloy Boyd and wlfo nnd
Joe Dean a stop son came In from
Pecos Sunday night and Miss Lola
Dean was expected in on tho 11:30
Abilene & Northern froip Waco today.
The funeral services wore held at
tho residence nt 4:30 this afternoon
conducted by Rev S J Rucker pbb-
tor of tfia First Methodist church af-
ter which the body was consigned to
the tomb In the Odd Fellows cemo-
tery. Tho fire department was called out
Saturday about 12;30 on account of a
flue burning out. The call came from
the residence of Mrs. M W. Morrow
at 440 Cypress street No damage was
done however.
REAL ESTATE VALUES IN AIII-
LENE ARE THIS MUCH ABOVE
THE PA8T YEAR.
ASSESSED AT $3532335
This Yenr and nt $3832220 Lnst Year
Pcrsonnl Renditions Fall off
- $200000 Tilts Is only About
Fifty Per Cent.
ABILENE August 31. City Tax
Assessor Leake has Just finished tho
city tnx assessments for the year nnd
tho total assessments amount to threo
million Wa hundred nnd thirty-two
thousand threo hundred nnd thirty-
five dollars against three million
threo hundred and thirty-two thousand
two hundred and twenty dollars.
While tho real estato values this year
are over four hundred thousand more
than lnst year tho nssossed valuations
of city property has only Increased a
llttlo over threo hundred thousand.
Tlila nsscssod valuation whllo higher
than last year Is only about fifty per
cent of tho real valuo which would
hinke Abllono worth about seven mil-
lion In property. Tho porsonnl rendi-
tions have fallen off ovor two hun-
dred thousand dollars In tho past year
and this accounts for tho larger part
of tho increased assessments In tho
city rolls.
DALLAS BOY AND MAN
LOSE THEIR LIVES IN WATER.
DALLAS August 20. Cyrus W.
Simmons a teller In tho FIrBt Stato
bank of Dallas and nged about 22
yoars was this evening drowned In
Lake Cliff a locnl ploasuro resort.
Young Simmons with ton or twolvo
other young mon was bathing ht var-
ious points in tho lake. Simmons an-
nounced his Intontlon to swim across
the lake about 200 yards wldo. When
about midday' 'of tojttto liejteemod
suddenly to lose his faculties and Bank.
Others of the bnthors reached the spot
In about threo or four minutes' Mtro
nnd dove In thirty foot of ' wator In
hopes to raise the body before llfo
should be extinct.
Tho pnronts of tho young man live
at Wichita Falls fCoxas. to 'which
place the body Is to bo shipped.
Dallas August ' 29. Cluude Fox 10
years old a press foedor at tho Wes-
tern Nowspnpor Union In Dallas was
drowned this evening in tho lako at
Kldd springs nonr Oak Cliff whllo
In bathing with other boys. Tho body
vat. recovored. Tho parents of tho boy
llvo at 301 Gould street Jn South
Dallas.
DR. W. M. ctfUUMBY ON INTER-
NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS CON.
State Health officer Dr. W. M Brum-
by has sent out circular letters call-
ing on all tho city councils and com-
missioners courts of tho stato to send
their health officers' to Tho Interna-
tional Congress on Tuberculosis
which meots In Washington D C
Sept. 21 to Oct. 12. Toxub naturally
Is as free from tuberculosis as h any
state but on account of tho largo
number who come horo from other
'states our cltios are advertised as
having tho largost death rate from tho
disease of any state In ho union. Tu-
berculosis Is increasing at an alarm-
ing oxtont among our own pooplo and
something must bo done to stop It. Dr.
Brumby Is giving much tlmo nnd
thought to tho subject.
REV. L. lb SCARBOROUGH AND
FAMILY LEAYE FOR WACO.
Rov. L. R. Scarborough and family
left this morning for tholr future homo
in wnco mr. ocuruuruuKii prcuunuu
to a very largo congregation last night
at tho Baptist church and tho ser-
vlco was a most touching onef No
pastor or family has evor loft Abllono
whoso going w8 '"ore rogrotted
The church was absolutely united and
doing the best work of Its history
when ho resigned nnd only tho deep
Impression that ho was culled to othor
work caused him to leave. A lurge
number of friends wero at tho train
this morning to bid them good byo
and wish thorn well. Long will tho
good people tof Abllono of all donomk
nations remembor Leo Scarborojnh
and his work here.
A 10c packages 0Wffitan Water
Face cream wlLfeHr sunburns
or monoy roUMSold td guaran-
teed by l&TCAl. Braajfrld Price
60c
ARRIVES IN ST. PAUL ON EARLY
TRAIN AND IS BREAKFASTED
AT MINNESOTA CLUB.
NOLOS LENGTHY CONFERENCE
Is Met nt Train by Governor Johnsea
nnd Former Governor Llnd and
Other Mcniuorrt of
Committee Is ChctMd.
By Associated Press.
ST PAUL MINN. August 31 Wil-
liam Jonnlngs Bryan s Minnesota's
gucat todny Ho arrived hore this
morning early nnd wns mot nt tho sta-
tion by Govoror Johnson nnd formot
Governor Llnd of tho National Com-
mlttoo. Lynch nnd many othor prom-
inent democrats bf this city nnd state
woro also prcfiont nnd escorted him to
the Minnesota Club whero ho break-
fasted. Bryan spent the forenoon In
the Club rooms nnd with Johhson Ad
othor pnrtlos hold a very lengthy con-
feronco. It has not yet been glvon out
whnt tho ropult of tholr cOnforonco was
but It is understood to have been over .
tho prosont political situation.
JUDGE FRAZIER DIES
A MEXICAN VETERAN
Alplno Toxns Aug. 29. G. M Fra-
zor ono of tho enrllcst plouoors of the
Southwost dlod at Ho homo of him
daughter Mrs. L W. Durroll wlfo ot
Postmaster Durroll in Alplno Thurs-
day afternoon nged 80 years. Judge-
Frazer was n noted frontier"charactor
nnd wns a pensioner of tho Mexican
war.
Tho family enmo to Toxns from Ten
ncsBfe;Wl834 nnd Settled an old San
Augustlno' lntor removing to Sabine
county and thence to Tyler county.
His father Harmon Frnzer was coun-
ty surveyor and afterwards county
clorkj of Sabine couiltaL
4 JudaJSraer.jitmftag.it.l8 year
Joined tho army fon tho Invasion ot
Mexico In Juno 1840. Ho was In Joe
Connoll's company nt Galvcstlotl and
wont from thoro to Join Albert Sld-
noy Johnson at Point Isnbel and was
Inter tt member of R. K. Goodlow's
company of G. T. Todd's regiment
Aftor the battle of Monterey lib return-
ed hpmo nnd Jn March 1847 Joined
Benjamin F. Hill's company of Col.
Jock Hays' reglmont In San Antonio.
Aftor that company wnB dlBbandcd at
Monterey ho Joined IL W. Baylor's
company ut Lagrange. He was Inti-
mately acquainted with Gonoral Sam
Houston and nlso'n friend ot Davy
Crockett. In 1849 ho wont to 131 Pa-
so with Joseph 13. Johnson and opened
tho first stugo road from El Paso to
San Antonio In 1802 he raised a com- i
pany and Joined Baylor's command in.
tho Confodornto army uervliig gallant-
ly throughout tho war.
SINGING AT PLEASANT
HILL SUNDAY A SUCCESS.
A crowd of Abllenoltos nttonded the
singing at Pleasant '31111 Sunday they
wero as follows: G. p. Hnlley and sis-
tor Sftdyo; Mrs. Puott Jowel Lybran4
and Claudlo Morgan Robbie Davis and"
Lorn Shackelford Mary Montgomery
Mngglo Shackelford and Miss Oroen-
way. All report fine singing boat of all
was the good dinner which was en-
Joyed very mucfyi.
Tho houao was called to order at
ono o'clock nnd wo wero favored wltk
somo special songs rendered by Abl-
lene's and Colony Hill class S. IL
NEBRASKA STATE-
E
By Associated Press:
OMAHA NEB August 31. The
Stato primary elcclon for Nebraska Is
to per held tomorrow and In It alt
stole and county officers from Qo vern
ier to precinct officers will be nominat
ed Tho principle competition has
been for the Democratic nominee for
Governor in which Mayor Dahlman of
Omaha Buallenborger of Alatna aa4
Ilcrgo of Llacoln are all contestants.
Governor Sheldon has had no competl-
tkm for renomlaatloa by the RepublU
cans.
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