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VOLUME XV
ABILENE TEXAS
SEPTEMBER 20 1911
NUMBER 325
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NEW tNWt IN ABILENt. KtTURNS AFTER
DEVELOPMENTS BEING WATCHED. THIRTEEN YEARS
a ft mmmi f m m . . jLu-mua m m .
Alii i f'liii nifi ni i iiirio
LINER OLYMPIC .
COMES TO GRIEF
Al MAJORITY
GIVEN AT 6819
SPEAKER CLARK
RETURN!! HOME
will tiivt Dih kuukiw
Much Energy Should Be Expended to
Land this Coveted Prize. Ladies
and Children Becoming Much En-
thused Over It. Everything Work-
ing Harmoniously and Excellent
Results Sure to Follow.
-
UKOHGE .VKFltBD KI&IMEL DENIES
THE rOPUIiAIt SUPPOSITION
THAT HE IS DEAD.
MOTHERtGOT
NSURANCE
On Ills Life And Son Wants Portion
oC Money; Mother However De-
nounces Him as Rank
est Impostcr.
b'iG WIHTlJSTAR LINE STEAMER
COLLIDES WITH A CRUISER
NEAR OSBOKNK HAY.
IS
NW
BEACHED IN
MUD
Wl
Cruiser Escapes Serious Injury jLnrgc
If umber of Passengers Shaken Up;
Olympic Largest Passenger
Steamer AHoat.
COMPLETE HUT UNVEHIFIED HE-
COUNT MADE OF PKOIIIIt. ;
ITION ELECTION.
By Associated ProsB.m (IJy Associated Press.
MILES. MICH.. Sept. 20. Claiming! COWES ISLE OP WIGHT Sopt 30-
to be the son of Mrs. Estello Klmmel Tho giant White Star liner Olympic
but denounced by her as an iulporson- largest passenger steamer afloat In a
ator of her son for whose death she
recoived Insurance! a min from the
Auburn N. Y. prison Identified by
scoroE as George .Alfred Klmmol Is
KTaterprlse and energy are what is hours of pleasure and unlimited en
?oing to win out in this section of Joyment that is offered the possessor
Texas and anyone who proceeds on of this car makes it a premium of in-
auy other hypothesis will never estimable value. And the young lady
achieve success. who wins this auto will surely have whether or not to try to see
The present time is undoubtedly ner cup or nappiness nueu iu ovemow . moter
Kimmol says he disappeared thir-
teen years ago and returns after the
$."000 insurance paid his mother on
his life.
"I don't want to cheat anyone out of
$20000 more insurance which my rel-
atives received if they can prove that
I am dead" said Kimmel "but I'm not
dead. After being knocked la the head
in an apparent attempt to put me out
of business after having been sent to
the pen for five yearrs on a charge of
stealing twenty-five cents and being
so badly treated that my mind i
most gone. I want to come home. It
i impossible for me to pretend that
.u . ..r.i n.iwi f m nr.ntat ine Ana to tninK mat jusi a lew
that is the time when a subscription minutes work NOW may bring you
will bring in a big bundle of votes. tnls iy!
Every subscription new or old that The girl who appreciates good mu-
you turn In this week will count on sic knows that it takes a good piano
the 25000 free votes that will go to the to produce it. And no better instru-
different divisions of the contest. ments can be found than those we are
. prolog to present to the contestants on
Kvery moment expended now will "? fc . .
. . . . .. October 28. These Instruments occu-
iut you iust so much farther in the ... . .. ... m
'' py an enviable reputation in the mu-
front toward the aim of your cam- lf ' an
palgn-winning one of the magnlfl- 8cal 'orld and they are so perfect-
yttifau "V ly constructed producing such per
mit premium. . hnrmnnv and urn so annlicable to
Hy a little extra effort now you can fllther hQmQ or"concert use that they
are preferred by many of the mot
famous artists of the world. They are
collision today with the British cruis-
er Hawks sustained serious injury;
nor did the cruiser escapo unscathed.
The Olympic struck on the star
board quarter and a large hole was
HALL COUNTY IS MISSING
And Though Prohibition Cannot Af-
fect Result; Total Known Vote
for SI0 Counties is Announced
at 407281.
PRIDE OF MISSOURI SPEAKS AT
LAWRENCEBURG KENTUCKY
mS BIRTHPLACE
RECEPTION
IS
FLAnERlNG
By Associated PrcBB.
AUSTIN Sopt. 20 The board wIiobo
duty It Is to count the official returns
from the statewide prohibition olcctl
July 22 mot this morning to canvass
tho returns.
All returns are in but Hall county
making the total number of counties
reporting two hundred and forty Bee
Entire Populace Greets -"NaUro Sea?
at Station DiBjUnguhhcd Kea-
tacklans near Clark Speak
For Democratic Ticket
having won them
And there's "Sen Son." We never
can say enough about this high clasv
little thoroughbred Shetland pony. He
is a thing of beauty and a joy forever.
And the child who wins him will not
only have the bett and prettiest pony
rig in this part Of the state but will
have a play-fellow second to onne
anywhere.
Following Is the vote standing of the
contestants as counted at noon today:
build ud an Impregnable reserve
hat will carry you into the home-
stretch an easy winner. The race is
aver won until some one has cross-
.1 the wire and during these remaln-
lug weeks you have tho chance to
ross it ahead of you competitors.
Do not let your sister contestant get
'tie subscriptions in your locality be-
ro you are awake to the advantages
) your position. Your own locality
s your own ' private field and you
should bo the one to cover it first. Al-
t' r you have done that you can seek
i.jw fields but while dojnp this don-'t
overlook any ""prospects'"' or fall to
get the "promises" in your own vicin-
ity. Make use of every means witn-
iq your power to gather in theBo suu-
riptions and yours will be the gain.
You are not asking for any favor In
searching for subscriptions. For ev-
ry subscription given you the givers
receive the full beneiit of their money
and even more.
A daily paper in the home is a ne-
cessity. It not only presents the news
v the world tolls of the happenings
of every quarter of the globe advertis
es current events and tho bargains of
the mercantile world but keeps the
tnorchant and farmer posted on the
value of their products by means of
bo dally market report
The Reporter does all this and it
news columns are features in them- i district court this mornincr Judge
mIvcs presenting well written reports Blanton presided over the divorce pro-
of local happenings gathered by a ce0(lng8 of jp m. Rodden versus BeBsie
C. Rodden in which petition for di-
vorce was refused.
awards that the winners will ever be nm dead g( 8ome0Sie must enjoy the
proud of and long after the contest 0Q lnsurance on my nfe. All my
has been forgotten they will continue. . T th real Klmmel
to make their owners feel proud of nnd does my motllpn geven years a large passenger list
smashed In on her side. Tho ship wascn QooA progress was made through-
beached in uowes roaasteaa. ine col-
lision occurred near Osborne Bay.
Passengers Not Endnngcrcd.
Tho shock of the collision was ter-
rific but the passengers barring a
shake-up were uninjured. The Olynu
pic lies in the mud temporarily out of
commission. Following the collision
tugq -were sent from Portsmouth. Tou
rists are securing every known mode
of transportation to reach the spot.
Olympic's Dimensions.
Tho Olympic bearing the distinction
of being the largest passenger boat
aflot was launched October 20 laio
Her loncth is 882 feet. The Hawks
a protected cruiser. Is 300 feet long.
The Olympic sailed from Southamp-
ton for New York this morning with
out the morning. A completo count is
expected this afternoon.
Antl Majority 6870.
At noon tho prohibition election
count was complete but not verified
with Hall county out tho total showed
a vote of 237130 against tho amend-
ment and 2300251 for the amendment
giving tho antls a majority of C.879
against adoption.
Unofficial returns from Hall tho
missing county give prohibition a ma-
jority of 584 votes which would re-
duce the antl majority to 6295 If cor-
rect. The returns will be verified thlB
afternoon.
after I disappeared my mother prov- Tiater tho Olympic started bacit rrom
pd that there was evidence to show J Southampton. The Hawks left port.
I was dead. One company paid hen
$- 000. another holding up $20000 un-1 Charged WithJForgcry
t.i t chnnM ip found. The com-- i BRVAN. TEX. Sept. 20. F. E. Pye
LEGAL RATTLE AT DENISON
did locate me in Jail but my mother
when brought face to face with me
appeared not to recognize me."
(Continued on page 5)
TRYING SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE
(Jen. Cnry L. Pnce of Great Britain
Tinier Cloud for Assisting The
Mcxicnn Insurrcctos.
Expected Over Forthcoming Attempt
To Oast Southwestern Telephone
and Telegraph Co.
A
charged with forgery will be tried in
dlst$ct court here tomorrow on
chnnVcrof venue from Houston where
the defendant is a well known business
man. Much Interest has been excited
in the casp.
UIVGRCE
MATTERS
THE DISTRICT COURT
One Case Disposed of This Morning
The Grand Jury Is Still
at Work
LOS ANGELES Sept. 20. The tak
ing of evidence was today concluded
in the case of Gen. Cary L. Pryce the I
British soldier of fortune and com-
mander of the Mexican insurrectos in
Lower California whoBe extradition
is sought by Mexico on a charge of
robbery.
Falls From Second Floor.
LOCKHART Sept. 20. C. C. War-
ren fell from a second floor window
this morning anI was seriously hurt
FIGHTS TO SAVE HUSBAND
Death of nn Infant
Mr. and Mrs A. G. Thomas living on
Willow street have the sympathy of
their friends their baby two years
and nine months old having died this
orps of expertB.
The subscription price has not been
ucreased during the contest and tlio
contestants who aro enterprising and
eergetlc are given the opportunity
of securing premiums that they will
vahe throughout their Uvea merely
jutting a little of this enterprise
and energy Into execution.
Wlih such premiums ub the 1912
0eiUnd touring car the two high
gradbPianos and tho oxcollont little
ShetlJpa pony outfit to work for ev-
ory dihtestant ehould redouble their mornjng no indictments had been re-
efforti during tho romaining part of mod A report is expected this af-
'he hW contest and not cease their of- tcrU00n. Tho grand jury's work is
fortfl tntll tho nleht of October 28 lltif' i taut drawine to a close.
wlienVhey fool Buro that they Tiave Tho oTB mado a partial Inspection
securcl evory possible subscription. of tu0 oounty courthouse yesterday
Rotnnber the "eleventh hour" Tal- aftornoon and this is regarded as a
ly. Yoimay bo the fortunate one who fororinner to adjournment
finds tlpgB Scorning your way" In ..
such a tream toward tho end that Apaches Not Satisfied
! Vn.P .yu and yo" W.1U Bv Staff Special.
win rJT mB BOrr0 yU WW OKLAHOMA CITY Sept 20.-An-winning
gi . ... ... . fh Ana.
' - miiiii. iv ai uu mu tj mr
morning at 8:10 and the little body
was buried in Odd Fellows cemetery wlUl maiing faiBe entries waB also
Memphis Woman Holds Officers nt Buj
to Allow Husband to Get Away;
Both are Arrested.
MEMPHIS TENN. Sept. 20. Arm-
ed with a revolver a woman In tho
fashionable residence district today
held at bay constables and policemen
for two hours to prevent the arrest of
her huBband G. W. Teenges. Tiring of
the siege she surrenedered and was
arrested. Teenges cashier of an all
night and day bank who is charged
By Associated Press.
SHERMAN Sept. 20. City Attorney
Docker of Denlson todayDedL quo
warrant to proceedings"" In district
court' to oust the Southwestern tele-
graph ana teiepnone company ironr
Donlson for Its alleged refusal to puts
its wires underground when tho board
of commissioners ordered it done.
IRS
T
BAPTST
CHURCH
DAMAG
T SERI
0
this afternoon. Catarrhal tevor
given as cause of death.
is
I arrested.
The caso of J. M. Radford GrocoryJ
Company versuB M. E. Wllkorson suit
for debt tried before tho court re-
sulted In a judgment for the plaintiff
company
Two divorce cases were expected to
come up this afternoon before the
court.
Grand Jury Still In Session
The grand Jury is still In session
and up to halt past ten o'clock this
TAFT TURNS FACE
MICHIGAN TO
NVADE THE 1ST
FROM
STREET CAR STRIKE
Architect In Town Today and Inspect.
cd Bnlldlng-i-ScrvIces
There Tonight
DETROIT
KNOCKS
PRESIDENT AWAITS ANXIOUSLY
FATE OF RECIPROCITY
IN CANADA.
OUT DAYS TRAFFIC
1500 STREET RAILWAY WORKERS
WALK OUT DEMANDING
MORE .WAGES
In flaylnlthat n6 greater array of cne Indiana at a meeting in tho( latter
premiums W0 0Vor been offred by art of tho wook at Lavton to reach
any nowapaW in this section of Tex- nn understanding rolativq to tho Telln-
aa than thooportor 1b offering we quiahment of tho reservation which
do Bo-wltbouir oar of -con trad lotion. they have occupied for twenty years
Tho Grand Vemlum tho handsome aiB0 to try to deefdo on a placo to
Overland tourfe car 1912 model 59-T emigrate to. They aro not satisfied
is a premium W appeals to evory and want to be moved.
young wbmanW tho contest and
Hhould do bo. fany pe0plo outsldo RURAL COUPLE ROBBED.
of thd contest Vole havo eatd that
they would havoW willing to work Highwaymen Stop Prospcctiro Newly-
inonms ror fluon fcromlum. weds on Lonely Road and uet
This Overland Womobllo quo of Swag Amounting to $1000.
the handsomest eV brought to Abl- "
leno is complotolVinutnnnd in every Dy Associated Prosa.
rqspect 1b mechaiaily perfect and OKLAHOMA CITY Sept. 20. High-
P0B8c8seB the lateAjinprovomontB of way nion robbed Jesse Rule and Eliza
the auto world. As g tho very latest Carponter lovora laBt night as thoy
1912 model it pobWao tho newest were drlvinp on a country road pear
feaUirea of automMe conatructlon Kaw City taking ?4000 Rulo had sav-
ana o more bandsonoy perfect car ed to get married on. The robbers
cannot be purobasody compolled the couple to remove their
The many houra Inlet numberless shoes In ocarch 'or monoy.
By Associated Presa. -
DETROIT Mich. Sept 20. Fifteen
hundred omployea of the Detroit Uni-
ted Railway went ofc atrlko thIafmornr
ing. Nor cars are running in the city.
Tho men ask a raise in the wage
sculo.
No VIoIeaee Reported
No violence haB boon reported. LaBt
night leaders of the local carmon'a as-
sociation took ud hoadquartorB in a
publje hall. At dawn hundreds in unt-
Bv Associated Press.
MARQUETT MICH Sept. 20. With
tho concluBlpn of hla visit to Marquet
President Tatt today turned southward
on routo to Illinois and states beyond
tho MIsslBslppl rlvor whdro ho will
invado tho real "insurgent country"
Awaits RetnrB8on Reciprocity.
Tho program made the day an easy"
ono for the President ' Ho was a cen
tral figure In a big street parade and
was cheered heartily Ho la enthusi-
astlcally awaiting mo quwuuib ih iuo ivi.D . . --- '"".:
PnnnniT nlecUons tomorrow. Until tion. Through tho factory dlstrlcta
then ho will have nothing to say on. an army of working men wore trudg-
roclproclty although ho is tateneoly ing jlip and down tho streets State
interested. Whllo ho has said little . fair officials wore out early as the big
it Is -thought bo expects the gavorn-lr will bo under way In only two
mont to bo BUBtalnod Insuring pasaago days ana taouwqw wicux-.o -of
reciprocity through Parliament peqtod.
W. M. Wallerr of tho firm o Waller
& Fields Architects Fort Worth was
In the city today looking into tho
storm damage of tho Iirst Baptist
church. Tho people of Abilene and
especially tho members of tho con-
gregation will bo glad to learn that
Mr. Waller does not consider the dam-
age'to the building to be serious that
1b he Is perfectly confldont that the
damage can ba repaired easily and
under the plan which will bo followeo.
rondo much stronger than ltHvas bo
fore Jhe storm. He Is certain that the
strom causfyi tho truss 'to give which
caused tho trouble.
Tho building committee mot with
Mr Waller and Contractor Winters
this mornlnpf and gave instructions
to have tho building repaired In a
way that will make' it Impossible for
tho truss to again glvofway. Tho hull-
ding Is now abBolutoly safe and tho
regular sorvIceB of the church inclu-
ding prayer meeting tonight will be
held In the rooms on tho north side of
tho building which are not damagea
except Jhojplaster.
RQTAN ATTORNEY IN ABILENE.
John W. Woods ox.County Attornoy of
Callahan Says Crop conditions
Strictly on the Mend
forms were marching In every dlrev- w -. county at
tornoy of Callahan county now a pro-
minent tywyor of Rotan was In Abl-
lono yesterday on professional misi-
ness.
"Things are looking mighty good. In
our aoctlon of Fisher county" Mr.
Woods said "Crop conditions this
year areBtrlQtly on tho mend. Recent
rains have done 'much to benefit cotton.
$10.00 REWARD
For the information that will lead to the arrest and con
viction of anyone eaugm stealing me uauy nupunr muui
sidewalk or residence or anv store door of any subscriber
of The Abilene Paily Reporter.
Lower TeMpratare Xnerded
.Bv wrwtnte'l Pres
SNYDER Sept zo -The predicted
cold "wave hroucht a 4rou in the Mer
cury of forty-two degres in twenty
four hours.
By Associated Press.
LAWRENCEBURG Ky. Sept 20.
Tho presidential boom of Champ
Clark Speaker of the Houso of Rep-
roBontatlvcs in tho Sixty-Second Con-
gress was warmly endorsed by tho
poople of this town Clark's old home
today. Clark "came -homo" today to
mako a epeoch In behalf of tho demo-
cratic state ticket. Ono hundred of
his formr pupils whom ho taught in
Andorson county forty years ago
wero at tho depot to welcome the
speaker. It was a gala occasion ana
tho distinguished MIssourlan seenicd
proporly impressed. One. feature of
tho day is to be a parauo in which
nearly overy man in the town will participate.
Clark was born near Lawronceburg
Blxty-ono years ago and removed with
his family to Missouri thirty-five years
ago. James B. McCreary democratic'
nominee for governor Congressman
Ollle James and other .men of nation-
al prominence wore present
Biographical Sketch
Clark was born March 7 18G0 in
Anderson county Kentucky; educa-
ted in the common schools Kentucky
University Bethany Collogc Transyl-
vania Collego and Cincinnati Law
School; 1878-74 was president of Mar
shall College West Virginia and for
twenty-two years held the record for
being the youngest college president
in the TJnltod States Ho 'worked as a "
nirea Yrarjn nana qioncea in a couairy
Btoro.-edited a country newspaper aM
practiced law. Ho removed to.MiaaQH--
n in iHb. was city Attprney o Loui-
siana and Bowling Green; t Deputy
Prosecuting Atorney and Prosecuting-
Attorney; presidential olector; doJe-(
gate to Trans-MlsslBslppI Congress; '
permanent chairman of the National
Committee (democratic) St Louis
July 6-9 1904 and chairman of the (
committee notifying Judge Parker of '
his nomination. Ho married Miss
Gonevlove Bennett and has had 'four
children. He was elected to congress
nine times.
His Address i
Mr. Clark delivered the following ad
dress.
"Triumphant Democracy is now the
resounding theme of every tongue.
After 17 years of wandering iri the
Wilderness wo this day stand upon.
Mount Victory and look Into the pro-
mised land which wo will enter and
possess In 1912." So declared Chainp
Clark speaker of the National Hosue '
of Representatives In an address' hero
today. Mr. Clark was born near
Lawronceburg March 7 1850 and until
today had not been Hhore Blncoht
taught a country school. J
Continuing his message to Democ-
racy the speaker said: "Democrats
everywhoro aro cheerful hopofuu con
fident united nid ngg-esslvo which
our Republican friends are sad hope-
less despondent on tho defence ana
split into 'factions and constantly at
each other's throats. From ocean to
ocean they aro fighting each' other like
tho cats of Killkonny. President Taft
leading the standpat faction which
Senator Robert 'Marion LaFollette
"Fighting Bob" is his followers iotf
to call him heads the laswrg-Mfc.
With them it Is war to tho knife and
the knife to tho hilt.
"Thoy are bo thoroughly destroying
each othor hat sometime it seems
that alliwe have to do iate stand still
and see the salvation of tho Lord; but
wise Domocrats are not In favor of
standing Btill or of depending on Re
publican factionalism to give us the
victory noxt yonr. On tho contrary we
should continue as wo have fcegun
proBa forward advance our baaJwrs
kqep everlastingly pound'ng thew.
pass more good bills until we WW
carried out our entire program aw
force tho president V B'gn or y
meritorious Democratic measures
which aro designed to projaotp the.
American people. That Is a policy
proanorlty. happiness and safety of the
which will win and which deserves to
wn.
"The greatest statesamn that ver.
lived bar none Thomas Jeffotfsoor
8oid 'Eternal vigilance is tjr xm
liberty.' It is alw tho prfc
at the polls I coatwteAd It Jo-H hr-
( OmUw4 on P four).
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