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3e Plletti Dailg fUpxrato
VOLUME XX.
ABILENE TEXAS TUESDAY JANUARY 2 1917
NUMBER 252.
CARRANCISTAS
TAKE140 ViLtA
GOODBYE
15
unsiroo nrnnwucMCO actco
They Hold Balance of Power in
IMCO0iaUUnRI.L0HNU
the House injhe Coming Cpngres
M
f
HOLIDAY RECESS ON HIE
:r
OST ON TUESDAY
mmm says
MN
; KILL 25
03TOFFIOF. BILL WITH $330-
; .00000 APPROPRIATION RE-
PORTEDOTHER IMPORT-
ANT MEASURES ARE UP.
t
Pv Tho Associated Prosit.
WASHINGTON'. .Inn. a.CotiRrf-s
. t . n nrtJ today efter tho holiday ro
sront amount of lpeislation is
v doled to be winded between now
1 MruHi 4 when the new congress
3 into office.
rlie AMnnlnt"! Press
FI11NOTON. Jnn 2. -Tim nu
il postofflca ninirunrittUqii lillt fe.
i toil to t IIouho today carries np-
ximatelv $33c.ftor)ooo.
Kit "R mi hi Increase rates on ncwu-
r r lv means of a rone system.
v T'ie AmoHatml Proas
WASHINGTON. Jnh ? The House
'vol fnmfr.ltteo experts to begin
fr -ftlnir the blR JiOO.OOO.OOO naval no
pronrlntlon bill tomorrow.
IK The tmoClalotl Vtftm.
WASHINGTON. Jnn. 3. The ww
i 'Tunt practices bill. limiting total
d i tri'mtions In presidential enm-
i gnu to $t ."00000. holding lndlvld-
! conriliutienn to $6.H10 and nbso-
"otMv prnhlt tiiii contributions by
pora!1.1!!- wh laid before the Sen-
. ' rlo. tlons romtnittee totlny for Its
I ro h
NO CLUE TO SOU
MYSTERY OF DEATH
OF ARTISTS' MEL
Py Tho Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa Jan. 2
Vicro were no developments today In
tht mystcpy surrounding the ruurdor
of Mazlu Colbort the artists tnodol
whoso body wa.Hfound4n-nn. apart-
ment lionso Sunday night.
The police Intlmato that many fash-
ionable perxuns may be Involved.
The girl was strangled- to death in
r apartment with the ry article of
t fPK Vfhlrh her magnificent fig
1 had popularised n ntherlhilitr
j ' i . s throughout the country It
s i Mil. te iiik Tho stocking was
i .i. n t My around her neck her
1 il wn fra.lurod The wrecked
fa i'hi'. ti Id of n struggle
SCHOOLS DOWN TO
WORK AGAIN AFTER
Hi. sihiHU and collsea of the city
t iIo n to husinoss Tuesday after
k ndlng ten days enjoying the Christ-
is holidays. '
t ry piUMiKiiKor train Into tho city
r tin- past several hours unloaded
rise number of cOflegA students her-
had beai hOJno for tho holidays
When tbo figurtw arc complied It.
ipevted that the public schools
. nd SImuiouB and Ablleaa Christian
''leges will shown increased atten-
i' tii e
TU: STflHE liriMU.AHIKl)
The Morgan store at Tye west of
wn was burglarUeU soma time dur-
g Monday night Rntranco was ef-
t tfd through a front window the
i i-f of whhh was broken out
It Jf not known Just what all the
' rg ar got but some Jawelry was
' s'ng jiumog otl r things
HOLIDAY
TEXAS AND PACIFIC SPENDING
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS HERE
i -.
If then Is any doubt about tho Tex-
r and laclfio' Intention to upend
. r :"::Z. :. ..1.'. ." r.r".
l n
ja luariiuuiiiii & m ikhl.ii vs.ii
i ' m uuuvi IMV UVUUI. I
fh ..11 ftu.L ... .l...
t rews of workmen aro now engaged
i' laying some of the new trucks In
tb( local yards. Two of these track
vm.i parailvl thu passenger track and
v t liv on the uouth slda of tho new
fu 111 dvpot which wilt staud at the
ceruer ot line and North Find streets'
Oul oae of thv'se traoka will bv put
d v.u now as It will be nvoevsry for
f t. . M depot tu m removed before the
ctt-cr uu tii) laid. Tho other jraek.
uw under constructloajt will be used
l r u nutrim truok In conai'ction with
Vx a'lUitiun to tUw tracks tiie
U.K.
HER
IBS
BEGUN TUESDAY
roNsiDKii w ii.su vs vimrnsiiii
CHAM1KK It) St PPI.OlttV
AU.M0 I.UV
OPPOSE ANY ARBITRATION
Libor Uffirtn! 11 lit Not Accept Com.
pnNion of nu) Clthrnrtrr Hund
Probably Wn'nt U Muki-
ItcconimcnJat'tt.
By The Associated Prna.
f WASHINGTON Jan. 2. The Srnnte j
interstate commerce comnmieu toupy
began public JienrlngB on President
Wilson's rocomntondations for mil
rond ' lobulation to supplement the
Adamson olght hour law.
Fornior Senator Faulkner tho first
witness for the railroads. Bald that
the roads did not oppose the princi-
ple of the presidents rdcdminondn
tions hut tlioy might d'ire to make
sURRetlona.
Utbor officials Indlcatoo their op-
position to any arbitration bill or
computtlon of nn thamctor
GEORGE W. CASTLE DIED
AT HiS HOI AT ANSON;
FATHER OF JOHN CASTLE
Special to The Keporter
ANSON. Toxas. Jan. 2 I?17. George
W. Cnstlo. Ak 6C earn died hero tills
mornlnK at 9ilo o'clock aftor an IU-
nimj uf fan itnvs from heart trouble
and outer complications. The deceas
ed had lived fn Anson slnco 18SG and
was one ot tho moat hirfhly rospoctcd
citizens of tho county. Ho is survived
by two diumhter and three sons
Mnr Un ."cGauhey. MlM JucK Castle
S. . (udtle. cashier of tho First
National Dank of this cltNvMac
Castle and John Castle. oftlTP
lene The t uner.il y; be held at An-
ion Wt'Jnmitay niornlng at U 0v
clofk
DISTRICT COURT
ANSON TUESDAY FOR
THE JANUARY SESSION
Special to Tho Reporter
ANSON. Tx-. Jan. 2 The January
torm. of tb District Court of Jones
ounly was oonvoned hero this morn-
lag with UWtrlet Judge John W. Thom-
k prldlng. Tbo grand Jury whs
iwpanoletl and tho ducket called and
cases' set for hoar ne. The first Jury
ca88 wn be taken up Monday Jan. S
Th i-rund iurv Is composed of the. fol-
losing mn H S. Davidson. 11. J. r
rott W. K. Westmoreland. J. T. Har-
ry. M. I Stotor. V S Hastings. A. J
Swonson R. I Ponick Joo D- Adams.
J A Patterson J C. Hood and W. H
Holils.
...ii.ii i m i '
HAXK .ST.inKMKNT CALL IS
ISSCKIl FOU IlECEMBKIt 27
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2 A call was
Issued tudav for national bank state-
ments at the close of business Do
t ember 2T
transfer track loading to the Wichita
VaJy jards will be double-tracked
'U im itek from Plat street wost
'will y axUudiid to tho bridge at the
city limits. Other steel will be laid in!
olhr purts of .tho yard before tlieL
present bufbiuig program . is com-
pleted. ' "
The upproprtatiou for Abilene It Is!
understood amouuts to nearly JMW
HSJNW to bo exaat. Of this sum
Jll.ttW will bi used to build new
switchva and for yard injiprovements
white the other' $37404 will b spent
for the tew freight depot.
The trouud for the new depot are
beiug staktvd off thla -week and it
tn tk rly wprhiK U uot sooner '
kaiss. n r 7 tvjse immmn
ft
W P. MARTIN. LA. .
.k v - -m jfjwtjbfi
IRA C COPLEY. ILL c
CrfAS. H- RANPALL. CAL ' rilOS. J. SCHALL MIMN-
"Wiw f ?
Hero are five of tho sK Independ-
ents in the House of Representatives
who will have tho balance of powjr
thore when Jtio Prealdent calls the
new congro tnto se-VJiod after March
Not only does tho decision of tho
ipakerhlp depend oa them but the
whole policy of tho house in relation
to tho Democratic administration.
FURTHER ADVANCE
BY TEUTS ON THREE
FRONTS REPORTED
fly Te Acsoctatod Press.
UjnVhjn. Jan Further advances
b theATeutonic troops tn Moldavia.
WnHaehAt and Dobrudja are the out-
standlngWeotures of toda 'a war news.
Some f the lieajost blows of the
war are lying struck by Field Marsital
on Macknsen's armies and tho nt-
tai ks to the tiorthoast end of the llus-
lan front soem berlou
HE
ON R. R. PROBLEMS'
TUESDAY MORNING
WASHINGTON Jan 1. -Upon the
reconvening of Congress tomorrow In-
terest will center In hearings before
the Senato commerce committee on
President Wilson's recommendation to
supplement tho Adamson law. which
was enacted tj) become effective today
and the coastitutlonal'.ty of which Is
to die urged tn the supreme courtj
ltepreRtatles of the employes
brotherhoods and railroads and the
general public have been invited to
axprs their vlwa a the president's
propotmla ami suggestion by Congress
members. The attitude of the broth
erfeoiMl olf ir'-sls to known to be antag-
onlstto to the rtcaiuinndatlon that
ConeresH onset n law which would
make railroad strikes unlawful pend-
llHjf a peHod of lattatipA by an
official board of lna.ulr swraia.TOB-
rtlatio by a board of conciliation fall
to settle It .Railroad etunloyas say
such a law modeled after tho Cana-
dian disputes acts would mean cam-
pidory arbitration ad laoluatary
servitude and would operate as a legal
ban o h right to strike
U.S. CROPS VALUED
AT 9000.000.000;
TEX. LEDJILL STATES
WASHIN'OTON. Jan ? The crti
f the I'nlted States brought $5.W.
UjlHWLWO last year and Tectas leads all
turo auuouuccJ today.
N.Y.
Mr. Handall of Los AiikoIcs Is a Pro-
lilMt.onlHt. Mr Copley of Illinois is
a Progresc've as 'are Thomas 1).
Schall of Minnesota and W. P. Mar-
tin of Ixnttsiana. Meyer London of
New York i- c Socialist. Alvtn T.
Kullor of Mrcsnchusetts bets himself
4Wn as an Indopondont.
325 MARRIAGE
AND 604 AUTO
LICENSES 1916
During 1916 ihero were 325 mar
rlage liconsea Issued b) County Clerk
J. D Hilton which was Just forty
fewer than for 1015.
For 191$ there was (16i autoniobllos
licensed by the ctlunty clerk n big In-
crease over the former year.
The figures are ahead of Tom Green
county where "520 auto liconses were
issued and only 2:2 marriage licenses.
'
ON ALLEGED "LEAKS"
URGED BY REP. HENRY
Py Tho AraocUted Press.
WASHINGTON Jan. 2 Senator
Stont. Democrat today speaking on
tho alleged "leaks' of President Wlb
son's peace nolo whioh allowed WU
Stre.t to 'clean up" declared that any
offlelal who. would divulge any intor-
wattoti of this character was a "scouu-
drel." Thotiia- lwso af Uoston who ar-
rivad )terday and RapresenuUve
Ileary at Txm ferrd today and
Mr- IlaaO' W that Mr. Lawssn's l"-
fQrwatlgu w.rratnl i atloa by Con-
gress. '
AVBATIIER.BOKKAU
U. S. DeiartmeBt of Arricnlture
fa--
MflYF.R LONDON.
tdjmm rwi "q Mt8.- fuel.
rjw rj - i
-pvsa " KH.JM v i I s 51
cot tr ivwa i . . w W I
vnMUt rut &j Mj
mLL RmJa 1 & s
I B43-fil T .... fin M
I V. Jp s . .. i u
I HVSniMln1 11 . S3 l
'-.ij... jwwn MVjt si noon $
SuarWe 1 ife. iwaet S H
SunrWe 1 ib
4
b 1 he A'loPiated Press.
Kl PASO Ten Jan 2 In a battle
nw Qderrero yesterday rarrancistaft
rapturetl n-10 Vlllistas who recently oe-
upied Clillmalnia City and killed
twenty-fivo others adcordlnc to re
ports reo.G!veii here today
two xew i.kmjs rsi: ClAL.
PANAMA .Tstt. 2. Two new liner
started the use of the Pan.itea Ca-
rpi on December 19. The Waimana
rt tlio Hn operatwl Uy Shaft Savill.
and Albion Ltd.. of London bmtnd for
London from Australia i the first of
the fleet all of which will nnl-e tholr
hcmewartl voyrges by way of the Ca
nal; apd it Is possible that thn will
uce the Canal on tho'r otwa-n vojr.
ngeB InstoQi! of golnjr b? wy r f tne
Cape of GooO Hope. Tho nthf "hip
d? tho "Hrepitt" first of tho peot
rf the ne'rly established New York-
Java l'C.
AT
JANUARY 1? TO 18
bAN ANTONIO. Jail Z Tlie date
for the annual .convention uf the Texas
Good Roads Association ban been fix.-
ed for January IT and IS the moetVnj;
to be nt Austin and Secretary ly. E
Colp is notifying nil mombers of this
fait and urging nit advocates of good
roads to attend.
Ono cf the most Important matters
to come tip Is tho proposed bill croat
ing a highway department which not
only is necessary before Toxas can
ever hope to have a real s)Stem of
roatlv but unless such a dopartment
is created she :an not receive one cent
cf the $S3.0l0000 appropriated for
good roads throughout the country-
Only ono or two state representa
tives are known to be opposed to this
bill und na im oxnmnle of how at least
ono of lhenvrslloa. M- M. McFarlandl
of Alpine representative trom'"the
117th dlstrlcbroola a Mtor written
oy him to every othor member of the
legislature Is given ns folio wa:
"IloJng very much-irrferoated In tho
good roads movement in Texas and
especially In the passage of tho good
loads law introduced at tho previous
8ossion of tho legislature by Hon
Lecnard Wlllotaon of Soaley. and this
now betne a platform deraand. I favor
jiHlriK It right of way oor all other
matters !n fact I favor giving- all
platform demands precedenco over
othor legislation.
"Furthermore I would like. to see
tho bill made number one and passing
It with the emergency clause for the
following reasons:
"I am Informed that In order to par-
ticipate In the FVderal appropriation
of $S5.0Q0D00 for good roads through-
out tho United States Texas must to
comply with "the requirements have
this law passed and the highway com-
mission organlred by June 1. 1317
Texas portion of this sum will be ap-
proxlmate'ly $4.515.7f0 and besides my
lellef that wo could use thla money
tdvantagftously bellovo also that such
a department Is necessary before we-.
ever can hope to havo a real system
of highways for thla state
'I hope that this bill will meet with
jour approval and would be pleased
to hear from you with reference to
the proposition at an early date. So
thanking you in advanca for your
Ideas In this connection. I am very
truly yours.
"M M McFARLAND"
SAFE IN BANK AT
ELMER. OKLA. IS
CRACKED FR!DAYTW0 MORE AIRPLANES FLEW
BLMEK Okla. Jam 1 The safo in
tho only bank hare was cracked Fri
day night; according to InfonaaUool-
ghen out today. The anou$ or moa-
y taken has net been announced. A
ntan in overalls slim and wearing a
white hat was seen to leave down the
railroad soon after Jne bask wa sbaW
tered '
GREEK SHIP IS
TORPEDOED; 9 OF
CREW ARE SAVED
By Associated PreM
11RBST. Jan. 2 Th Greek teaftr ene t th witneH teejeunted tk
Sappho has been tocpedoed. Kln Qthtfm-
ibo orew navo ben aved.- . . IVeiL t tbW ware toy balloons
The fate of the otker hi net known
LS
E
E ACUTE
OHli:T ILtMll)I) IN TI-AAf.
HWIM; (;lt.:TTl!0im.
. r.TTI(l FCEL.
ERROR 18 HOW CORRECTED
Ptcxa DfcpntrliiM Should ltnte Krni)
KM Toni Instprtd of Cars en
IltiiitS Can't Cinfhrnte
( oninierrrlul Con I.
Special to The Reporter r
HAMLlN. Jan. I. No lessening cf
'thi coal Shortage for mcJvov"heer
along the Toxax. lines of the orient
railway has hon reported and if
anything the situation I now more
grave The general office of the
.Ino issued a lengthy moascRe to a!l
agents of tha system refuting tho ar-
ticle appearing Friday in the Dallas
News from AtiiMn to tiii effect that
th rompriny had 104 cars of coal on
hand acHlEing that It avhr an error
in telecraphtc transrlitaoion and that
there really are only 104 tons in-
rtend of cars on hand.
It id understood that tho Texna
Railroad Commlasion has restraining
orders agr'net both the Orient and
Texas Pacific Hnw prohibt'tnx
tbm from confiacating ccmmorclal
coal tendered thetrt for deltvrv to
connlgnees residing upon these lins
or to connecting lines. Most of to
coal cois-imcl rrcntly by the Orien
has hern confiscated commercial coal
ENTENTE REPLY
10 -BE DELIVERED
S00NTOPRES.WILS0N
Dy The Associated Pros.
LONDON. Jan 2 Th reply of th
Entente Vlliea to President Wilson's
peace note proliablj will be dellvem
shortly to Ambossadcr Sharp at
Paris.
It has alroady boon approved by
England and France and now awaits
the approval of Russia and Italy.
OFF BEFORE HE GETS
250000 JEWEL CASE
By The Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Jan 2 A burglar who
entered the home of John Borden mil
Unnal.d Arllf. avnUirdl M'n frtphtAfl
ed hw earlv this morinK ' before
HO AG
Mill!
he got access to a J25Uh Jewel oasoJpfte end of the present week it Is mi
me man tieu in ins eariy uarnHwa
when Mrs. Borden asked: "Who la
merer
LEATHER FORECAST FOU
feOrWKlUk STATES
The Abilene Cottoi Exenange Chas
Self. aVoreta-Fy received the followiax
t-ueaua).
liuistana iomgiu rair; weauea -
d.. nniv rfo..tv
Arkausas-Tootght and Wedaeaday
gonerall tlcudy
OMahmia and Wt Texaa- Tonight
OVER ABILENE MONDAY NI6H
What ancnt jJue mysterious ntnv
turnal atrnlanes uayhnwT
One wwut oer Sunday night ae-
eacding. ta AWten citiUtw who can-
not be dflNbtad- Thni was ttraago
notk H wwW Mew. for alrp)aun&
are snroe enengK in tnie region
teit MMmiuy night nt ne but two
wacnt fttw aver.- crdiiK t tie
woxd or reliable cRtaen
They cuaw etwr tee ktnndpipe in the
sonthw4er pri and ettnt'aiied over
the elty In a uethistt&riy dir9tien
On ttiey weronnthlng but ty l
IWan.- renarkwd n sun to whom
the hauaiiKbty big engm oa iaB
REASON FOR DEPARTURE 18
NOT CLEAR HAVING RE-
CENTLY DEILED HE WAS
BEING RECALLED to MEX.
Hy Tho Associated Press.
WASHINGTON' Jail 2 HisHj Ar-
redoruio ambassador-designate from
Mexico nam geod-byc to brotary of
rftale Robert Lansing today and will
lenvo tonight for Mexico City
The reason for Arredondoa depart
are is hot clrnr although ho denied
recently that ho was being withdrawn
Uarao p. Irerrl consul genorol at
rfan Ftanrisco will take chargo of tho
Mexican Kinbtiwy itere
.Many Hoots ami Shoes Imported
1JDNDON. Jan. 2. During the ytar
1st dosod the imports of boots and
shoe from abroad exceeded J.n vnluo
the record for tho biggest year of tho
American shoe Invasion of 1S9.V7
fchllei tho British made Bhoes e ced
ed by rnore than $5000.0oo tho highest
total of pre-war times.
'WJ
'o 3Iore PrlTnte PrncllUoncrH
LONDON. Jan. 2. That private
practitioners In tho medical profes-
sion will be prnctlcnlly non-existent
before tho end of the war and all pa-
tient wii! have to ro to infirmaries
to be treated was the opinion express
ed at the annual meeting of tho Gta3-
cow Victoria Infirmary.
The Lancet bays. "There must como
a day. If the war is Indefinitely pro
longed when tho necessary economy
of medical mon can only be obtained
by mobilization of the v nolo available
supply so that calls can Le made upon
Ind'vldiial sen Ices when and whore
required. It has long been felt that
some such step might bo taken and wo
bolieve that the general opinion ot tho
medical profession. Judging by the cor-
respondence that comes to us Is in a
similar direction."
IL BALL
TO BE WITHOUT-M-GDVERNOR:
NO PUNCH
By Tho Assoc 'ated Presu
TALLAHASSEE. Fla.. Jan Flor.
Ida's Inaugural ball will take place to
night without the governor and hlal
'autlly being present.
Governor Catta was formerly a Bap-
1st minister and is opposed to danc
ing. No punch will be served at the
ball.
REPLY TO WILSON
' NOTE NOT TO BE
PUBLISHED NOI
By Tho Associated Press.
PARIS. Jan. 3. Tho reply of the!
Kntento Allies to President Wilson's
P011'0 note WU n bo PuMIhe4 until
uersiooa no re.
TJie twU bas now ben completed
J aad is now being considered by Uw
different cabinets.
000fmm
MSMMVWMVq
and Wednesday generally fair
Kt TeJtasToRlght and Wodnesdaj
'itnsettled.
Nerth Carolina and South Carollna-
- v .
r osht. fallowed by increwlii
kdlHess. Wednesday warmer
! Georgia. Mississippi and Alabama-!
piobAbly fair tonight and Wednesday
then" wut the 'rejoinder
Wnat they were whence thtfy caud
and wharo they wero headed for Is
our. not known.
aniiene is net the only town Hm
baa had these strange visitors. U
San Ango reported a similar occul
trne mm days ago.
Might keen your eyes and fears oj
tonight and e if the thlsg- u rend
ea.
Ifepen when a girl has fur neel
se n give ner loct fic
the bu.u. Dalian hews.
...... -
!ur$ Wl VT .
irouah bnf folk dea't try Jm kr
wy iron o. ww je.
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