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VOL. 34
TWRKUIK
TO ELECT LEADERS
ABILENE VOTERS MUST OAST
EALLOTS FOR NEW ADMIN
ISTRATION APRIL 5
BIB JOB. LIES
Expenditure of More than a Mil-
lion Dollars Will be Task
For Level Heads During '
Next Two Years
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1qv thril Is. on April l'21 th VCt
ells of Abllotlo wilt go to the 'pells to
oa't fchoir ballots fr timd nwu wlW
shnll serve hi jiuMHf office dining the
corporate ROjnlnili"."l')n o ;!i?;-?i-.
' NoVor lieforo iipilio htPi-.ny i-f Hi?
city perhaps hafi t))i people as n
civic body en fneud vfjth problems
of ffuoh magnitude or such fni-i etch-
ing posHlhllities hb tit this time. StnnJ-
jng on the threshold of tin it. a hicJt
fnr-Hlglilod mon predict will )y m-irk-n
by unprecedented development 'hi.
tte vast domuln of West Texns Abi-
lono finds "herself In the midst of :i
prpgrain of el.vip improvement which
if. carried out to a sncccssiul cop.
elusion bldH fair to place her upon a.
pinnacle of undisputed supremacy in.
the territory which rightfully is 'its.
""'The cities are full "of pride'' wrotrf
Rudynrd Kipling "Challenging each to
each; This from her mountain side
that from hor burthened beach."
Abllene's challenge is flung to the
world neither from u mountain "Hide
nor a burthened beach but from tuts
hoart of a tnin-lcissed prairie lahd. Thp
horizons which Bound her domain em-
brace a land the fettillty and beauty
of whose brpnd acres are unsurpassed
in all thp great commonwealth ot Tex-
fts And the people of Abilene awci2
to the possibilities of the day that lies
ahead have undertaken to build hero
a city worthy of the challenge.
Churches good .schools colleges
paVqd stroets good water in abund-
ance udequato transportation 'effici-
ent stfWri" equipment these are some
ot the essentials Irt the building of a
great a permanent and nh atttrae-'
tjve city. Some of those things Abi-
lene already has More qf all of .thorn
t)h t going to have not Just some
time in the dim an'd undertorminod fn-
tut;e put. .immediately a
With two weUcitilhUslied colleges?!
n1wi (It Itittlf ltlr1 itf In Hid rnrilr (
In p. Three now churchoft nto iUin
nod iiHd Boon to lir oructeu. A now
Mrttnt railwftv Hvstem is in nroros of
construction. A-million dollar con
tral noWer nlant and ice plant is near-
Jng -completion. A tiuarter-mllllon
.dollar sanitarium is virtually assured
Abilono nuslnoes men have undertak-
en .'to build li.erc a West Texas lair
that shall borvo this entire section of
tho state. AH of these things arc be.
ing done or will be done above and in
addition to tho ambitious program of
civic Improvement undertaken and
now in process of fulfillment by the
city as a--clty.
Abllciic's Big 'Jpb
And this corporate program is a pro
gfam that has seldom boen exceeded
In scope at lenst in one particular by
any city of like proportions in ihe pa-1
tion. ADiiune nns unuojiaicon to soivo
tho pruhlum of water good water un-
limited vator and cheap writer ' for
generations to come.' The- tremendous
task of building a reservoir -VitJi an
latitlal capacity of six billion gallons
and n possible capacity ot seventeen
billions with tho necessary distribu-
tion kystem is the big" Job that Abilene
has shouldered and -Is shouldering at
.tho present time. '
Ip addition to the Avatar question
thoro Is the matter of tho municipal
sower system recently purchased by
the city which Is to be greatly ex-
tended and improved- Then there is
tho mattur of largo .additions to tho
public school system. And as al-
ways the eVor present and particu-
larly prossing pioblem ot street pav-
ing. Those are the high lights In the sit-
uation Of municipal business existing
at tho prosont time and into which a
(Cpntinucd oil page six)
DOG HILL
By ficorgo Bingham
Raz J3arlow says Jt dpn't novor tlo
htm any good to find anything as tho
owner always comes along right be-
hind and makes him givo it up.
Atlas Peck has decided ho has a
largo bump of caution on his hoad
since he engaged in tho fight at Byo
Straw Saturday night-
Slim Pickens catho near Ijocomlntf
overbalanced this morning while
standing on one foot before tho tiro
warming his feet.
IE CENSORSHIP
I
CI
Action on ordinance post-
poned by commission-
ers until friday
TE
Sunday Amusements Also Placed
Under Official Ban by Pro-
posed Measure Under .
Consideration
Censorship of moving plat tiro
IshoiVs and nil Othor places of "eohi-
iiiftrcilnllned amusement" was the sub-
Jopt of a long discussion before the
Jjourd of guy Commissioners t hnr
rogulkr weekly meet.'ng Frlcny ttftur-
'upon The subject wns Introduced by Cor-
poration Counsel B. A. Cox whoifte.
sohted for the consideration of the.
commissioners an ordinance- -covering
the matter of censorship In detail pro-
viding for its enforcement and. fixing
penalties for violution
The discussion resulted in no defln-
lto action although - Mayor Dallas
Scurbdrough and nil members of. tho
board were Inclined to favor passage
of Jho ordinance. Before action is
taken however on recommendation
of Mayor Scarborough picture show
lroprletorn and "managers are to bo
notified of tho contemplated action of
the board and invited to be present at
next Fi'lflav s Iiiootlncr to nrnnoiu nnv
objections that they may desire to offer
The ordinance is A lengthy dooU
tnont covering-in detail all .phases o:
the matter and prescribing the exae
course of action which Rhall bo fol-
lowed in tho pvont of its adoption
The' term "commercialized nmuse-
meht" is -ased In the ordinance and
defined as "all places and forms of
amusement or recreation whjch are1
created established equipped or main-
tained for the purposo of profit or
gain. circuscH and menageries are
specifically excluded from the ordin-
ance. Censor Authorized
Sections 2' and 3 of the ordinance
prpvldo for the appointmpnt of n cen-
sor upd bortrd of' uppeals in tho fol
lowing language.
rnai itnere d.o arfu is heroby Pveat-
pd In and for thti city mf- Ahilcne
Tpxn. the position of censor of com-
mercialized amusements wlio shall act
and hold said position at the-will and
jiipiihuiv 01 mo Ajoaiu 01 uommissioni
vrsJ fr said city. Tho Mayor shall
nominate one or more porsons to fill
sall1 position of censor of commerclal-
iS!td amusements for said 'city and the
Board of Commissioners of said city
shall confirm such nominations n is
('provided in the charter of said city
for appointive officers. Both men and
women shall bo eligible for such nom-
inations and confirmations and If more
than ono person is so appointed to
said position ono of such persons may
act in tho discharge of tho duties of
said position.
Section 2. . "That there be and is
tnmoby created n Board pj- Appeals of
commercialized amusements in said
city of Abilene which said Board pf
Appeals shall consist of three mem-
bers and both men and women ahall
be eligible to appointment and service
on nald Board of App6als as provided
ror in tins section of this ordinance
Thoy shall be nominated by tho May-
of of said city rind confirmed as; pro-
vided In the charter of said city for
tho appointment of appointlv.b officers
Censor l'nld By Clly
The Hectlon then goes on td pro
vide that tho Board of Appeals shall
servo without remuneration from the
city but that tho censor ahull be paid
by thp city ii) an amount to bo deter
mined by the board of commissioners.
Tho decisions of the Board of Ap
peals 'shall bo final and two members
shall epnstitute a quorum.
Section 1 provide that tho censor
shall diligently Inspect all plates of
amusenisnt as defined In tho ordinah-
co and Invests him with police auth
ority in tin enforcement of his duties.
Soction provides that any person
firm or corporation aggrieved by any
ruling of decision of tho censor may
tako an appeal to tho Board of Ap-
peals provided such appeal Is taken
within twonty-four hours. All rulings
of tho censor al-o required to bo made
in writing.
Soction 0 acts forth what shall con-
stitute ground for rejection of a plct-
uro in tho following language:
"No movjng ploturo shall be adver-tlsod-for
display or exhibition or dis-
played or exhibited to tho public In
said city of Abilono without tho writ-
ton approval of sumo person acting ns
such official censor. Pormisslon may
be given by any such1 conspr to adver-
tise for display or oxhlbltlon or to dis-
play gr exhibit npy special plcturo
vyhon in tho Judgment of any "such con-
sor nn ndvanee view of such picture
may pot be necessary this permission
however to be subjoct to the right of
said censor or the bpard of appeals
as afoi-osald to order "cuts" In such
pictures or to condemn and reject tho
picture when In tho opinion of said
censor ilr board of appeals the actual
display or exhibition of tho "plcturo In-
dicates that Its display or cxhibltan
Jt enjrulatod to prornote racial pre-
judice; or is roasonnbjy calculated to
Causo a disturbance of tho peace or to
aorrupt the morals of youth. The
censor- may rccjulro- a review and pri-
vate display of any moving plcturo In
advnnco of Its public display or cxhlb-
iton in which case tlio plcturo may be
rejected in whole or in. part. If (In tho
opinion of the censor tho public dis-
play or' oxhlbltlon of tho plcturo Is
calculated to corrupt the morals of
youth pr tho picture is low indecent
vulgar lewd or calculated to promote
racial prejudice or create disorder the
censor so acting shall reject the pic-
ture in whplo or in part as his Judge
turo in wnoio or in pat as his judge
ment may dictate and any action said
censor may tako in the matter shall'
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REGULA
A-BILENE TEXAS SUNDAY JANUARY 16 1921. Twenty-Four Pages in Four
'EVER LONG TO BE A PRINCES?
vS tLJVi JJH "'jj f ' b JAjbi$tmi 4 k 2 $? syy
Look at thjs ptctu e before you answerl It is little Princess Juliana of Holland out jkiumg. No games no
playmates nothing but six count 'em six stiff old guardians three men and three women. The arrow (mil.
rates mo tunc princess. ' fsccret
Woman attendant. 0 TutPr.
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LEGISLATURE NOT
API'ftOI'ftt.VTIONS COMMITTER
VOTES VXPAVOKABIA OX
COUPON' BOND BIIJj
t (By The Associated Press)
'AUSTIN Tex. Jan. 15. The legis-
laturo was not n session today both
branches having adjourned until Mon-
day morning. Three hPuflo committees
(appropriations Btate affairs and roads
bridges and ferries met and organiz-
ed. HoUso commlttco on appropriations
Iodajr reported unfavorably on tho
hooso bill by Representative Satter-
whlto appropriating $899000 t) tako"
Up retunddd coupon djonHS. lieurlng
three per cent and (o Invpst Irtschool
bounds benrlng flvo nor cent.'
This action wastalfen by tho com-
mittee following h Statement made to
tho committee by State treasurer John
"VV. Baker that the legislature can not
depend on a surplus In tho treasury at
tho chd of tho present fiscal year and
that to make this appropriation may
result In a deficit.
A favorable report was mado on the
concurrent resolution by Beprcsenta.
tlve Aliller of Dallas recommending
the appropriation of -$50000 to employ-
counsel to assist tho railroad commis-
Viion in tho defense of itB rights against
Interference by the Interstate Commcr
pe CpmmlsslPn and thefodoral trans-
portation act.
The committee on state affairs de-
cided to meet Monday afternoon at
1:30 at w.hicli timo it will tako Up for
consideration tho concurrent resolu-
tion by Ilepresehtatlve Baldwin of Lull
bock proposing an investigation ot
the State Departments and commis-
sions with a viow ot tho elimination
of unnecessary boards and commis-
sions APPROVE TARIFF
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON D. C Jan. 15.
With ten amendments added tho
houso emergency tariff bill wns ap-
proved today by tho senate finance
commtltec. It will bq reported to tho
senato Monday.
Thoro Was no record vote on any of
tho sovon amendments which wcro
addod to tho bill at today's meeting
although Senator Simmons Democrat
North Carolina said tho democratn
"generally voted against everything."
Ono of tho amendments agrcod' to
yesterday that placing a duty on cor.
tain dairy .products was changed to.
day a higher rate being accepted.
In its tariff revision hearings to-
day tho hduse ways and means com-
mittee took up schedule D of tho Un-
derwood act comprising wool and1
wpol products.
John II. Klrby Jjouston Texns
president of tho Southern Tariff As-
sociation asked tho committee for a
rato of 16 per cent ad valprem on im-
ported lumber saying that such a tar.
iff would Vlold $0000000 annually u
revonuo and would not Increase tho
lumber cost to American consumers. -
Amtndmonts nccopted today Include.
Sugar $2.13 per hundred pounds until
tho retail pric.e reaches 10 cents n
pound.
Frozon meats of nil kinds 2 cents
a pound all other .meats 25 cents ad
valorem.
Apples 20 cents a bo; cherrlcH 4
cents a pound.
Butter and oheoseond their substi-
tutes 8 cents LipoundTnstcad of 6.
provided In an amcnd.ment accepted
yesterday.
The length pf long tdaplo cotton orv
whlch-tho tariff will bo effective was
reduced from 1 3-8 Inches to 1 1-8 In.
the duy remaining at 7 cents a pound
as tho bill passed the house '
Catth) and. sheep to be used for
breeding purposes were exempted from
the duty on" Imported animals.
Rice to bo used for manufacture bf
canned goods was excepted from the
icrrui oi i cents povnp Jevica. in wit
house bill. Members of the committee
however said thoy understopd it was
the plan of some senators to nlniro -
duce their amendments when the
measure was taken up in the senate.
MLTTUIP cmiDnAV
SENATE LEADERS
service guard. 2 Military guard. 3
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FLAINVIEW PLANS
SCHOOL BUILDING
PIAINVIEW Tex. Jan. 15. Plaln-
View school trustees decided at a meet-
ing this week to spend $125000 for
one now building and 'for additions
to tho three buildings now In use. Tho
new buildings will bo located in north-
east PJainvlow. Several rooms will
bo added -to- both of tho grade school
buildings. One of the largest audi-
toriums irt the- Panhandle will be ad-
ded to the now high school building
and thp present au'djtorium will be
Cohverted into clas.f rooms and a
study hall
Tho $00000 high school building
has been in use only three years and
at the timo It was built It -was thought
that it would aecomodato all needs
for ten yar. None of tho .nrCsent
buildings has been in .UpTo-mbrp than
ton yenrs.
Otaeno 50th Anniversary
CI..YDE. Tex. Jan 1C Mr. and
Mrs. W. 11. Hampton of Clydo cele-
brated their 60th wedding anniver-
sary horo Wednesday. They wcro
married at Bagdad now called Lcan-
der. In Williamson county on Jan. 12
1871. Mr. and Mrs. Hampton are both
native Texans
Ctil Oil Worker." Wages
EASTLAND TeX. Jan 10 In kcop
ing with tho reduction in othor lines
of work tho Wages of drillers and
tool dressers in this field have been
cut according to announcement if lo-
cal contractors Drillers formerly lo-
eglved $1(1 a day- and tool MrCssei-M
$10. The new sculo of wngtn is drill-
ers 412 and $11 for tool droiru-rs.
Pining ut Electro"
EL13CTUA Tox. Jan. 16. Tho lav-
ing of the ontire north section ot tho
city has been completed ind accord.
ing to the contractors tho south eldo
will bo completed within lurty days it
tho weathor continues favorable.
Paving of Electra streets wan start-
ed over a year ago but ha. been great-
ly handicapped on nccour' of the
scarcity of material.
Scurry Bunks Prospermia
SNYDEB. Tex. Jan. 15. Tho state-
ments of conditions of the five banks
of Scurry county on Do.;. Jl j920
show Individual doposits subjec: to
chock of $90408(1.26.
$30000 Flro.ut Chllilres
CHIL.DUESB Toy.. Jan. 15. Firo
destroyed two brick buildinas on Main
street lute Thursday niglP occupied
by B. Shields & CJ.. and Blghum's
Cafo Tho origin Of tho firo is un-
known. Tho Ipss on tho buildings Is
$30000 and stock and fixtures vulucd
at $20000 wero lost.
Work on Spur Well
SPUK Tex.. Jan 15. Work is ta
be resumed on the Albln well of the
Dickens county oil company ton miles
west of hero. Tho well was shut down
soveral months ago on account of the
fuel and labor situation. Fuel for thi
test Is now in tho railroad yards here
and drilling is to start wlthlna short
time.
Abilene Man Buys TjiikI
COLOUADO Tex. Jan.' 15". Claudo
Gill of Abilono htm purchased' 480 ac
res of land from J. B. Hastings pay-
ing a price of $40.60 an aero for tho
property. This tract is located tyo
mites northwest of the Nat Smith No.
I Ideation and Is known as the A. D.
Crow plapo. '
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'To AUl Enforcement
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 15
Appointment of a committee of Indus.
trial rflcohpl producers to co-operata
with the prohibition authorities in up-
vitiniuii ui uinn luuuuiiH in iiiu com-
jnodity was announced today by Coin.
mssioner Kramer tho committee will
meet Mr. Kramer Wednesday to dls.
cuss methods that the Frank J. Kalton
back of thp FJoishmann Yeast Com-
prfny; New York is chairman of tho
committee.
Tm cling Mun Slain
(By Tho Associated Press)
HHREV15POBT I.a. Jan. 15 John
Strattop traveling- salesman was shot
and killed by his father in law A. W.
Hcifncr a furniture dealer at tho
latter'H hotae in Plain Dealing Louis-
iana last fngn A family dispute l
I stratton. formerly of San Antonio Hs
iBuvMZtpmAoMSdlS:
a charge of tnamlauBhtei m been
pam to nnvo preceded tno tragedy.
I filed
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Mule attendant.
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-Chaperon. 5
FAIR STOCKHOLDERS
WILLMEETTUESDAY
TO ELECT OFFICEKS AND MAKtJ
pijAns for staging or
BIG ItEGlONAIi EXHIBIT
Abilene men who will bo entrusted
tho big Job of putting On thp -West
Texas Fair hero next September will
bo selected at meeting of all stock-
holders gf tho West Texas Fair As-
sociation to be hold at tho Chamber
of Commerce Tuesday evening at 7.30'
o'clock.
Notices to all stockholders have boon
mailed out and a full representation
is expected at tho meeting. It had been
planned to hold a-barbcedo as tho
entertainment fcaiiire of this meeting!
but oil account of difficulties oxpor-
lonceajinfindjnjjvkij nultabla -Indoor
place fon such a meeting It has beep
decided to dlspenso yrlth this portion
of tho program.
The election of officers and directors
of tho fair association Is only ono part
of the business which will bo introduc-
ed for consideration. A full discussion
of plans for tho nexft bg fair will be
held nnd suggestions will bo invited
from all stockholders.
Anothor matter to bo considered will
bo the coming trip ot tho Abilene
boosters to tho Banger convention of
tho West Texas Chamber pf Commor-
co. The primary pbject of this exped-
ition will bo tho carrying to tho dolo-
gates there assembled' tho .news that
Abileno has undertaken to Stage a
real West Texas fair as an annual
event and to solicit oo-oporatlpn of all
towns nnd counties in this section of
tho state in order that thp exposition
may bo mado a real regional affair
Plans for- tfro Banger trip already
have beoA mado and committees ap
pointed by the Chamber of Commerce
ure uusy worKing qui ino ueiaus which
will be explained at Tuosday night's
meeting.
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NEW YOIIK Jan. 16 The cost of
living decreased 5.0 percent in the
four mouthy from last July to Nov-
ember and tlio decline wns brought
about by drops In tho average prices
of a number of important food and
clothing articles so great as to offset
Concurrent lncrennes In many other
items the National IndUsrial Confer
once Board reported today. The four
months' decrenscs. however loft tho
cost of living above that In July 191J
immediately before the wriT. by the fol-
lowing percentages.
Clothing 128 fuel and light 100
I food 03. sundries 92. and shelter CO
In Its eighth repprt on living coits
.thp board let a ray of hope shlno on
Its assertions by stating that morchan-
disc d Cillers seemed to expect furth
er drop in prices early In 1921.
Thp decline of 5.6 percent in living
expenses from last July said by thr
board to bo "the peak of high prices"
to November followed a steady riso
which began in 1914 It was explained
except for throo percent drop In tlu
four inonths's period In 1918191?.
Immediately after the armistice.
"Tho average prices of food drop
pod netirly 12 percent between last
July and November" tho report said
"But tho average price pf potatoes
dropped C3 percent nnd that of sugar
51 porccnt. The nvcrago price of eggs
roso 51 per cent"
.
Telephone Lines in
Callahan County Are
Victims of Storm
BAini) Tex. sTan. 15. Tho local
telephone system has suffered a loss
of approximately $5000 on ncc&unt
of tho recent sleet and raip'-flurry ac-
cording to a statement made by tho
manager of the Home Telephone Com-
pany here. Telephone service to
many parts of the country has been
'suspended on account of broken wires
ana poico.
The telephones at Putnam have sua
talned tho greatest damage. It la
stated that almost the entire system
has been wrecked.
1G COSTS A
WN
C PERGEN
Sections.
P
$250000.00 P0ST0FFICE
LOOT RECOVERED AFTER
ONE DEAD ONE CAUGHT
i
ROBBERS OF DALLAS SUBSTATION CAME
TO GRIEF WHEN AUTOMOBILE TURNED
OVER KILLING ONE AND PINNING
OTHER UNDER WRECKAGE.
(By The Associated Press)
DALLAS. Tex.. .Inn. 15. Tho re-
ported recovery of nearly n jbortcr of
a million of dollurs in liberty bonds
nnd currency nnd the i-uglcnl end to
the life of one of the bandits was the
outstanding features tonight in tho .po-
lice Investigation Into Inst night's wen-
satlonat robbery Ot u sub-pbstoffloe
station horo. The total amount of
loot tnken by tlio. six robbers wns not
known and four of tho band remain
at liberty. Police estimates placed tho
sum at about $28000.
W. H. Scrivnur one of the band who
was Injured when tho ''bandit car"
overturned on a road near F rt .Worth
three hours nfter tho robbery was
committed carried Dallas officers to
a cache eight miles north of Fort
Worth Into today. Near $200000 Irt
liberty bonds nnd $4C.O0o In currency
wns found In two registered - mnfl
sneks according to local pqjicc.
Serlvner mun pinned underneath the
wrecked automobile nr.rcsted by Fort
Worth officers and brought here ear-
ly today. Subsequently ho made a
complete confession police said Impll
eating a "master mind" behind the
robbery Whose arrest detectives said
will cause a sensation.
Pat Murphy alias Ilufus demons
alias W. W. Mntthuws another mom--ber
of tho outlaw band wns Instant-
ly killed when the "brindit car" turn-
ed turtle near Fort Worth. According
to the allegod confession of Srrlvner
police said ho nnd Murphy wore re-
turning to Fort Worth after having
cached the loot fpllpwlng a wild
night's rldp from Dallas. Tho four
other membern of the band had taken
rofugo in a house at Fort Worth
Five Dallas detectives returned to
Ft. Worth with Serlvner Bhortly be-
fore noon today on tho letter's promise
to lead them t'o his four comrades'
hiding place. Tlio houso was found
unoccupied but with indications that
it had been recently vacatctT. Tho of-
ficers then wero conducted by Scrv-
hor to tho loot cache.
Sqnrch for tho four whoso identity
Is known to officers continues in Dal-
ian and Fort Worth tonight and local
police reiterated iato today that cn-
satlonnl developments woro jmpend-J
tnir '
In addition to the approximately
$20000 recovered near Fort Worth
more than $4000 of tho stolen cur-
rency wns found In a houso in South
Dallas today. Police senrched the
house on the strength of Scrlvnor's pur
ported confession.
Extra precautions wcro taken by
police to guard Serlvner and on his
trip to Fort Worth today. While out-
wardly the situation was quiet mur-
murs of violence woro heard In tho
city. Keeling is Intense over tho Shoot-
ing ofj throo postal omployos who of-
fered no rcsistenco during tho robbery
of tho substation. None wns critic-
ally Injured however physicians said
tptiay.
tny AisoniMod i'rpl
DALLAS Texas Jap. 5 Pollco
hero this afternoon nnnounced thoy
hnd boen advised that $200000 In lib-
erty bonds and $40000 In currency
taken by bandits Jn a postoffico rob-
bery horo last night had been recov-
ered nehr Lake Worth at Fort Worth.
They sold two mail pouches had been
found.
Quick retribution was visited upon
ope of six men who robbed tho Jnck-
son street sub-postoffico station hero
last night when Rufus Clomons Of
San Antonio and Fort Worth wns kill-
ed In tho wrecking- of tho bandits' cor
near Jjprt Worth according to an-
nouncement at police headquarters to
day W S. Serlvner who police say
confessed to participation in tho rob
bery is In Jail here having sustained
slight Injuries in tho automobile
wreck. Four of tho bandits still are
largo
Pollco said tliey expected to make
a scnsatlonnj arrest of thtv "master
mind" in tho post office holdup on
Information given lit Scrivner's al-
leged confession. This "mastor
mind" officers said probably was the
lender In a recont wave pf crime In
this section. Twenty eight thousand
dollars most of which Was not nego-
tiable because of mutilation taken
from two registered pouches tho ban
dits secured at the postofflce tit
distributed between the robbers fit
tno loauers nomo noro last nigni ac-
cording to tho police.
Automobile Wrecked.
Pollco did not glvo details of the
robbery as given in Scrlvner's purpor-
ted confession but said tho man told
thorn ho and Clomons had driven Into
tho country at Lako Worth near Fort
Worth to "ditch" their portion of tho
loot. On. tholr way back to Fort
Worth three hours nfter tho robbery
tho automobllo turned over at a dan
gorous curve. Clomohs' neck wns
broken and Scrivnor Was pinned bo.
Death tho -car. About $1000 was ro-
covered from Serlvner and demons
wnen i ort worm officers coached tno
scene.
First reports: .that tho dead man
wan W. M. Mavflcld and tho identifi
cation of Serlvner as W. S. Wroo were
erroneous pollco said.
Officers said Scrlvnor's alleged con
fesslon placed responsibility for tho
shooting of throe postal employes at
.tho Mibpostoff!ce to nervousness ot a
momber of the. robber band. Ho said
tho' first shot was fired' accidentally
and a general fusllndo followed all
tho.shootlng having been dona by the
bandits.
Oeorgo W. Street and Albert E.
Smith nostal clerks shot in the back.
will probably recover A finger of a
neero potter was shot off.
A utatoment credited to Serlvner
that eight men participated in the
hpld up- has not been confirmed po
lice saia
A large portion ot the $11000 -which
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pollco say the bandits secured was
mutilated ahd was being shipped to
the treasury department at Washing-
ton from tho Dallas fcdnral reserve
bank for redemption. Officers said
It had been cut up with tho bank's
stamp making It non-negotiable.
FOBT WOUTH. Texas. Jan. 15.
W. S. Serlvner confessed participant
In tho Dallas post office hold up upon
his arrival here shortly beforo noon
conducted officers to n houso on Jen-
nings avenue which he said was oc-
cupied by one of the bandit gang It
was empty though tha gas stoves wero
burning all over the place nnd tho
fiirntturo was undisturbed. Neigh-
bors said the occupants left hurriedly
Friday carrying with them two blur
trunks. No ono In tho neighborhood
know who tho pooplowero as they
hnd lived "thero only a short time.
Serlvner said he had ho idea where
the occupants had gone.
Bandit I Identified
FOItT FORTH. Texas. Jan. 15-r-The
man killed In an automobile crash
on the Ijikc Worth road Iato last night
nnd whose pockets were stuffed with
currency .Identified ns hnvlm? been
taken from the Dallas sub-postofflce In
yesterday holdup was Identified by
rollce Chief Porter nnd dectlves this
morning n Pnt MUrphy former Texas
eonvI.it
Murphy wns sent to the penitentiary
from Tarrant county for assault and?
robbery In 1915 escaped was recap-
tured in Little Rock the next year and
after his release a year ago again was
arrested for blowing a safe In South
Texas. Officers Bay ho has been In
and around Fort Worth his former
home for soma time One ot the
aliases used by Murphy was Rufe
Clemmons.
Murphy fled from Fort Worth soon
after the Grccr assault and robbery.
Tlio latter a Jeweler and his btother-in-law
a ranchman wero robbed at
the entrance to the Greer home ono
night. Several arrests were made in
the case but Murphy got away How-
ovor tho sister of ono of tho suspects
Informed tho officers of Murphy's
part and ho was located In Little
Rock. Bofpro ho was captured how-
over of fleers had a gun battle in
Which Murphy was wounded. That
wns February 12 1915. Ho was
brought back here on a stretcher and
immediately entered a plea of guilty.
Tho scar of a bullet wound In his right
4pg assisted officers this morning In
completing tno identification his
sister also viewed tho -body today and
Identified it as Murphy. In tho gun
battlo with Little Rock officers. Mur-
phy used a number of negroes as a
shield. From behind thorn he kept
tlio officers off for n long time until
finally a detoctivo worked around be-
hind thorn nnd'shot Murphy down.
At one o'clock this nftcrnoon oftl-
cers accompanied by Serlvner found
two mail pouches filled with money
eleven miles .out on the Lake Worth
road. Tho amount ofr money "In tho
sacks has not been counted as all Wero
turned over immediately to postal
authorities. .
PROGRAM FOR BAND
CONCERT AT 4 P. M.
The following program has been an-
nounced by Diiector Joe T. Ward ot
the Abilene Concert Band for the reg.
ular Sunday afternoon concert at Fed-
eral Lawn this afternoon at four
weather permitting: '
1. March. "Sompro Ftdelis" Sousa.
2. Laughing Trombone (Happy)
Kleckfpon.
3. Overture. "Living Pictures" Dali
by. '
4. March "Chicago Tribune" Chaj
bors '. r 4 A .
5." "fcllppery Trombone" Chris S0-
renson. .
Intermission '
C. March J'Ltrtcpln Gentcnnlal"
Stanford. .
7. "A Stroll Through Cairo." (Egyp
tian) Kafar.
8. March. "His Majesty" Sanglear-r
9. Selection from Faust Gounoud.
10. Slar-Spanglcd Banner.
V. S. Department of AifjifcBM
WEATHER HU1USAV
ABILENE Jan. 16 For Abilene
and vicinity Sunday (air. somewhat
warmer Sunday.
For East Texas: Sunday fair; -what
warmer.
For West Texas Sunday fair WOH-
er In south portion.
weather;
I i
Temperature
Saturday
A.X roc
1 .... 4 T
2 .... 4S ft
3 .... 41 Tl
4 ... 43 . ft
5 .... 41 7
6 .... 4 S
7 .. S .
S ... 3 U
9 ..4X .
10 .... 5 .
11 ... ES .j
Noon . ..
Sunrise ... Tito.
SuMWt .... 5;6Ti
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I wonom.cri
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I In -ntC ftKTC 6ooo J
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7 a.Sn. litis T P-m
Wtt thermometer 34 45
Dry thermometer 39 !
Relative; humidity Ei?4 li !'
-Dt'erees.
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