The Abilene Semi-Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 37, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1917 Page: 4 of 8
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?AGE FOUR
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THE ABILENE REPORTER ABILENE 1EXAS.
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Sonil-WwStlv RoUOftCr ' ie JntorIaH''al Typograpblrjal Un-food thai aheulu go to feed Ibe people Against her attrition In men and ma-
4 live or its defts6d members tho with the allies The "dsy may rome ion In ships by which she hopes m
farga Sunt of $2S86 18 for the yei and th.it not In tho ver dlatnnt future .vrereome her enomlfts' aupof'ority n
Biting March 1st 19K Of that sum when nations which retnnin neutral other resources For immediate pur-
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SUBSCRIPTION RATE8:
One Yearjdn ndvancel.......... 11.00
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s telephones:
liust&csB fcfld Circulation.-..!.. 6?
Editorial Office 8?9
Society - J..-i.--..109? pr 343
Eubacrlbers falling to receive their pfl--er
regdlfrly will confer a favor npos
(lie management by reporting tho same
'U the business office. 'Phone No 67.
i i i ' ii .
ny errorfeous retifcit on upou the rtw
acter standing or reputation or r
person firm or corpotatiun which inn
ocqrtr In the Columns of The Reports
will b'e gladly corrected rfpon 1th bolra
brought to the attention of theJttrn
$?675.ffl5 was paid to whlews or fete.
tltes of 2? members who were knlm
In France while fighting with tile Can-
adian armies. Tlio morltinry benefit
of the Union Is shared by all mombera
and tho mint recclvou" by relatives of
members who di a satires n raapecta-
ble burial and ready ctiBh to rnt nee-
essnfy expenses. It is a benfit of no
tmall meaning.
r mi i . ii Mi L I. -
Tho Turks hvo raptured Miisft.
1111 be forced to looh to Oefrtany for jioieg the most effective war to flgbt
food. It is hardly fair that the en
tente ante should alio food needad
to go to theTr sdTctfers to be used to
feed people who refuse to aid their
cause. The war has fondled the stage
whore it ii no longer a gamo of play
but a bnttle for the very existence of
the nations of the world '
nii'm i r ii i in
Tim report of City llflgineer W. A
Jirney asucerntng me nam creek res-
tlermnny is to protect ami lnefee
loeean tonnage. saturmy Evening
Post.
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17NIVJ!IISA!i SBHVit'C.
Seems like even Turk knew what lS;omir site lit encouraging Nature
TUESDAY MAY 8 1017.
Cuba has decided to place 2no00 sol
dlers under the Secretary of war of tilt
I'nlted States to be sent to Franco U
fight for world freedom. Suppose
Mexico had acted like Cuba?
sood. Mush and rfal sweet milk
sows milk is mighty hard lo benU os
ncclally if it -allowed lo hroton
igainat the side of the pot
Fhe nllllon Gallons '
The estimates of City Engineer W.
A. niney show tint tho proponed Elm
Jreok reservoir will Impound five
billion four hundred and tweiity-ftvo
million gallons of water and (lint.
4iUls Cabrera minister of fiflaiie
l ic ico. hat wnttn adetter to Set
ntarj Lansing in which tho Moxlcai
Minister assures the United States o
Mexican neutrality Let us hope lha
Mr Cabrera knows.
could hardly have dotie more than has
f bean- done lo build n water supply for
Abilene. And best of all It is high.
enough that there ull bo no pumping
ehargo after It is built. The supply
will bo nmplo for ALL purposes and
once it is built tho people can turn
their attention to other Improvements
After months of the most careful study
it is our opinion that $600000 will
build the dam and put tho wator in
tlifl llninnu lit ITin timwtln if Ahflorin at
... ... . . ..... i
.witu uio average ramrall lu turn fun annual saving-of about $2S00O0(
country it will fill twice annually. ror pumping and fire insurance reduc-
nuu iwriiiiuu ciay vi sruai iiuinu iin-tions. The Bum will pay the interest
iwo it orai
BILL PASSED B
STATE SENATE
He Put America in War With First
Shot Fired from "Teddy Roosevelt"
The appeal of the Abilene Chambe
of Comnierco that fifty citizens glvi
ld.00 each payable In 4 paVmonta one
fourth csh onofourth Sept. 1st on
fourth May 1st 1918 and ono-fourt
September 1st 1918 Is so roa6nab!
that there should not be tho leaf
trouble in securing tha money j
you haMO not already heljiod lu th
splendid work ou will be ronderin
j ut lt a real service If ou Join tb
ron d who havo already given ai
y $30.00 of tho money needed t
- this matter up. With the lars
4 who havo not given to be floe-.
. i'f should not be any delay in rah
lg Ua $1500.00 which is rcmilred t
mc i ttij amount the Abilene Chan
Icr of Commerce In to raise.
dorlict the entire site so that thai
reservoir may be mnde as near Im-
pervious lo water no modern engineer-
ing can accomplish. Tho site ia 490
feet higher thnn the stand-pipe in
Abilene lfsncc there is no question as
o ample power for a porfeel gravity
ilow. In fact tho pressure will havo
.o bo reduced by using am open sec-
ondary rcsorvolr seven or eight nnloa
from Abilene; which will nllaw tlu
jbo of tile pipe the grer.tcr part of
ho distance to the dam and lnu re- Truck growors around Dallas are
luce tho cost of the pipo lino niore'imving troublo finding a market for
nan half. The distance to the roa- ti10r )roiiuflo Cohl storage plants nro
irvolr site is about twenty-two aud Htnl with unfair methods to con
me-half mileg as the lino will b ut) r u a u t 8(rt of t ft
juiinii uwou uui uuuui uikiii jiiii .i. niii t tii. ...1 r u..i.
on the Investment nhd after n few
years will pay the Interest and create
n sinking fund to pay the debt. As
wo see It the Elm Creek proposition
is the OKLY tfflter RWvTy 'that Abi-
lene can afford to consider. Five hun
dred thousand dollars la n big sum or
money but it la not too much to pay
for a real water supply that forever
stops tho fixed expense of pumping.
By Aasociated Pref
AUSTIN. Tet. May .1 Thr fnatn
today adopted the Honsr rpo'u u v
memorialising (Vngrf tn lt 1 i
military highway along the v
border.
Tltf SlHWtS FtSinTW! rotnfntU ?" ahol
Ished the State Mlrdnc Board b it
ting out the appropriation for its rt.m
tonance.
Hy votes of 30? lo 24 in the Hoilf
and $1 lo In the Senate favorable
to universal service. Ciongreas give
notice to frtond and foe atiUe that
Its declaration of war nmnt war
Ih evoryth'rg except the rreation
of grat armies w have been n.u!c&
to avail ourselves of modern dlseov
cry and experience. It Was been saM
tha prejudice or sentiment H behalf
of the volunteer system 1 nnturfil.
but It is no more natural than de
votlon to ox-carts and flint-locks. It
is nothing but bourbonlsm. Upon
whatever error Or weakness Itx has
rested it lias ocen removed at last uv
action more nearly unanimous than
has over before attended so radical
a ueparturo In national policy w
other Congress over met an onier
gency so grave .with such unity and
courage. t
Tho selective draft h not to fill the
ranks vlth unwilling or degraded
conscripts. It establishes for the
first time In America binding stand
ards of the highest duty and servIeA.fBjS'Tho Associated Praw
Organizing men for war" ft organizes AUSTIN May 5 TheCdqrc UQR)!Sa
tnem also ror industry ami we he-velt todaj wired tiie Texan Jjegisla-
lleve will orgnnlzc them for victory turo that he roKrcta Jb& U unable to
and for peace With absolute equal-' ntWress It beettuso of other ergnge-
T. R. CAN'T SPEAK TO
TEXAS LEGISLATURE:
OTHER ENGAGEMENTS
jf Iron pipe will bo nocessary.
Tho cost of the dam and plpo linr
.oniplcte is certain to run bolow rie
tundrod thousand dollnrc In the o..-
and uie one and only remedy ia gov-
eminent control which Is conung fast
Coucernliig this situation Sunntor
The lenders of America are boln
prcsctUjirtiy lwnl to stop the use c
grain for tho manufacture of Hquo
When It Is known thut C40.000.ot
bushels of gfaln aro used annually fc
that purpose It Is not surprising tin
action should bo demanded. Tl
amount is almost enough to bread tb
102000000 people who llvo In tho Unl
ted States
Imation of Mr Illnov and thn.o whu "" m"1 bb oi tue louowmgmn-
ro working with him on the project. Bxl n i tpooch liursdnj I an.
'nil Information concerning ho dam. reliably liiformed:-so relinbly that i
jipo line and Us cost should bo In tho bellova ft is actually true" Stono eatd
mndc of the pcoplo by May 23rd e.t that cod storagp managers not only
.bo latest When tho City Commleolon Mho food out of their own plants oul
vill submit tho threo propositions dostroy it In order to keep up prices
ooking to tho solving of the water t go out Into the country and buy
iuostlon for tht city to a vole of the food in field ami gardens and then
leople at nn election vhleh w!H be'nllow It to rot In the ground" Such
'?IIod about Thursday May31st or conduct cannot be condemned too se-
laturday Juno 2nd. - (voroly. Men guilty of crliuea of that
In tho meantime it wiU not bo out clinmcter should bo Hqnt to the peni-
f place for tho people of Abilene to tontlarr and made to serve there for
utuay mo cost ot gravity
rompared to pumpint;.
flow 33
"L
Ity of obligation no great repuhlle
can bo true to Itself and foil to see
In this call to arms a splendid ex
pression of democracy to be under-
stood even In Germany.
Universal Horvlco will make avail
able at tho cat Host possible day and
In ways most honorablo all the en-
ergy which otherwise might be Waste
fully oxpondod In volunteering. No
discredit attaches to it. Nobody lb
bullied or shamed Into service. No-
body -.escapes hy money or favor.
Those who aro summoned to ncint
nro distinguished nbovi) their fellows
and many a man called to work or re-f
Jectcd will tfnvy thoin. Wo shall havo!
no slackers only gbod citizens. KODd
soldiers and truo patriots wliethor in1 Special to The IleoGtter
KnnKi or in overalls. ihipbialo. s v- m i !.(
-t . . . ... . . vvv.
nuitits.
. Tho Colonel said that h" wanted as
many Texas men as po.sbIc Jn his
division which he Intends to go with
to Franco.
FATHER OE LOCAL
MN OIEO Ii MEW
YORK THURSDAY
Tjj3Mj-gBaTE'aBBMllfMl'MliilTihlJWWlt'''tlM'trLMBy:
Ks?fjiM3iwBMMKiBB
fc$ xmrv.9KlUf& fei ?IL a M Was.
fi " ? WlB$Smv S J. ft
' bai.t hk Wmr "4K' s
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f 1 wB; W ivv ft
sftJis
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Lieutenant Uruce H ait J- . com-
mander of tho gun irew of the At-
lantic Transport Company ship Mon
golia. fired the hot whlih put th
nhinanne ea.j'e up 1. yards asteih
Lieutenant Ware standing 011 th'
briiiere with him. gavi the order ti
fire frotn tl men. ut. t' ri'"n I
leddy ItMmevelf v lu mw. ant
sun;fta T-i .iiait ... - " " ' " ' ' - " -
Tho United Statos is thus to con-'Stdnelmm aged 67 father of John CT7.iZh: war .. IP hcrtnB K-li"h ifl .nt home.
k vh !( oiiuiiini 1113 st hj- niKiiiHii Him nnni mak i:n.it ..itinKiA .
front a militarism misused with a Stonohara of Abilene die j. Thursday ".7 .V '"" ?UI
mllltlltlt ifomnPrnpv' lllaf no r.ffl..lnr nffnrnnAn nfla an lit .no nf llimn '1 lIB PTl UOW
In nil itu lilivnlnnl n.nirl. n t- fnva "" eel
... .. -' i'..j w... ..u.fvsn . i.ii j a
Governor Aip"InH Waesialf.
The appointment by tioverna
Jamea K. Fcrgaaon of lion. U. JW Wais
ataff of Afllleno to bin meinborlt
tho Texas State Council of Uofohur
is a wise selection upon the part o
Governor Kurgusoii Who Is glvlftr
much careful thought lo tlio part that
Texas aball tafe In the war Intr
Which our country has been so un-
justly drawn. Judge Wagstaff Is "ear
lly one of tho leading lawyers of tlu
southwest a man of true patrlotlwi
and broad Information Ho has give1'
to tho wiueo his uldoat con Lleulen
tnt Hobert M. Wagstaff who Is no
jth his company at Gaheaton ant
who was one of the very firat to vol
uneer for service when It seqme.
that the Vnltid States would be force
to wage war on Mexico Tlio Stat-
Council of Defense will act in bar
mony and co-operation with tho Nat
"tonal Council of Defense and Judg'
Wagatuff will render h!e state and na
Hun a service that will demonotrat
the wllom of Governor Ferguson I
naming him as one. of the men upoi
whom Texao wilt lean for guidance
la selecting only men of high char
refer for ouch positions Governo.
Kergubon la bringing to tho aid of tin
government a support that will gj fa
towards giving our 'war program th
mixlmum of efficiency while avoiding
the mMaltt'H that might Ictor becotnt
very nerlous
the period of their natural life. It Is
not too much to say that only doUfa
In lttimitii fnrn! rnlltd lio i-illlrv nf hiici.
Two weeks from Saturduy Clio voters .i1lIIia mntimiir
t Tnylor county will say whether or
not read bonds to the amount of $115..
J00.00 8laU bo issued for the construfr. Tho San Antonio Express discusses
tton of two cardinal road tUrounli tho h iuoation of how fnr tho pooplo may
ftiintv fi-jim im! tn veet fin.i frnm so participating in pleasure and
orth to south. As wo sou it tho propo
rtion is so reasonable and will mean
'o ntueh to the people thut tho vattrt
annot affonl to turn It down. With
ho two roads completed Taylor county
vill have made possible the building of
ho irt Worth and Bi Paaw highway
ia well as laid the foundation for a
lOrth and south liigtrway
?o Ilenlruptcy For America.
Th" Now Yak American baa pub
lishei ope of tho mort Boiuiblc a-
tides on condition! In America touci
tn fai e ocouomy that wo have Leer
The Anentan said.
"Tin country in not bankrupt an
ii not toing to be bankrupt Hut I
tan. to & -rioufaly Injured bi official
and otherb who join In the timrus
"Save your pennies; (toiPt ipend i
t5tr hearu your money." SucH al
I 3 could iiRVH hard times and bat
Vmes Deprwblen business stagna
Hon. r&l' national misfortune. T1it
total income of the i'nlted Stat
aipjuots to fifty tbouaowl will Ion del
! ra a year. The prospr!ty of tb
I nltei St?.tq depends an Keepint
tijotcy In Jreiilatwix and keeping bu-
" c s going.
Lct the buslneB tfto normal buy
i-? enl Belling of the country go or
--ir tSore -wilt beTicf Teartroutoh?
r'nwti 1 or otherwise In th United
e By all megine let ua In urease
Uon and sfflgfenry. Let us use
te land and put to woijk Imndie
l l-e b Idle. If the cttUenv
r 1 . t tuy Imm the merehant tte
hefiaBEOt uy from the maau-
r tfe uwnuftttturer t dl-
' n hL emloyi uud yt lll
1 the hard tiflaet. deprewlou. fear
r 'E'natioB that the -uutry should
n rrvful'y avQid.
Tut lifts ol a- Jttlua b a inalar
1 ' It 2itit aot b stopped fo-
b fr ur 4auvd l widrff!
. at tbat prwelt feUe aa hjnn-
I fooy. W are going to wis
I v or If ve ifaitvft intclilgefitl
J pre ar- eargetteally We are
r tf fe Jfct wha the war U
aK" A 1. an Koiug to wmub out. of it.
a- w went lto It not uite 0 riea
Jrf itU tfc rkhsHt nt powerful
1 t'ta la the worhi 'liiey are fool-
- 1 tr' to 8-cke the people a
e f tiwmh eMdrca. sWealy
.. ? t Jflr td lrjurlig thi.
Jm 't'iSUiesa Ltracture."
If proea reports aro reliable and the
people of hjngfnud are bujing flour ai
alf the prlcp citizens of the Cnltee
tatea awe asked to pay it leanes ncf
00m for argument as to what the gov.
rnmont should do In regard to taking
harge of our food supply. That spec.
Intion and spceulatfon alone la re-
onslblv for high prlees lit timos like
he present and Tow prlcts at ether
Imos we have no doubt. Of cours.8
upply and demand enter Into price
naklng but only as weapons to right
ho price down or up aa the case may
o. At tho risk of being called socinl-
itie wo unhesitatingly subscribe to
ome kind of government control for
irlcea of farm products. So far an wr
.re able to Judge America has the
ooreat marketing system of all the
ountrloa of the world.
sports during the existence of the war.
That every one Sliqjilii be more mori-
ons at Jlilu tlnutatidJDiore careful about
what they do wo ndmttbuT Vodo"not
admit for a moment that pcoplo should
become tou serious. A certain amount
of fun is neeeiisnry and the only wn
fto got proper recreation i to get the
mind off of the- serious things of life
A healthful balance Is necMsary in or-
der thut men in the army and tho peo-
ple at holnc may carry on tin; war in
tho roost efficient manner. It don't
nay to tuke life too serious any moie
than it paya'to take luo too lightlj
Tho call of the hour hi tSr common
(sense. If wo think of thevlorrors o
tho terrible conflict all tho timo we
shall be driven mad to not think or
them at all la to be guilty of treason
The good book gajs there Is a time
for all things and it is true. People
need to work to play and to rest
What t true In timai ur peaee Is tnw
In times of war.
measurably auperlor In Its purpose. Mr. Stoneham'i home w.s t ti
o shall have no men selected for Smith Avenue. Hamilton. Ontario
this or that reason to sorve as Ini- Canada.
perial guards or in otlior aristocratic
craft
captain Hire rail In tho linttnm I. to. .(.... . u..
directly toward the enemy home Is in mn. M n .-
le lAosnl oer the spot The graduate of the Naval Aiad.n..
corps the recipients of princely fnv
ors. bvcry soldier In our great arm-
lea will bo n picked man carrying
with him the knowledge that in a
special and very nttible way he Uaa
received evidonco of his country's
3acrcd trust.
Unlversal'servico Is to be n new und
norlinns a atom trfat fn.- tin AmnrL
can Jicople but tbd hsuon at stake
will speedily Justify It Wo are atf
war with 11 dominant and predatory
elasH which keens tho worlif under
arms and always subject to menace
To free mankind from Uil intoler-
able burden to break" the ruthle3
power that wickedly assumes by Ui-
ine right to dostroy poopios and
atatos. and (u opan up the paths of
tho aoa to all tho messengers of nence.
the it of ever cltixon in some ch-h
pacitv is not only fcvarrantwl but im-
perative. If liberty is not to perish.
The universal service to which we
have pledged oursolvos Is to rkl the
earth forever of the brutl wrongs
now outraging humanity and eba-
looglag civilization. It Is the noblest
demonstration of the niifht of a de
mocracy correctly Ittuplmj that the
world has yet wltne&sed. New York
World.
John A- Stoheham son of Joepl
Stonobam Is emplojed by the Shel-ton-lllshop
Company of Abilone. He
wasxat Haskell Fridaymornlng when
tho above dispateh was received by
The Heporter. and was- notified of the
death of diis father by telephone.
..REVOLUTION HAS
COST MEXICO TOTAL
OF 951736300 PESOS &
ABUEHE XHI6HTS "
OE PYTHIAS HOLD '
INTERESTING MEETING
SU1MIAMM? ATTKITI0
We have no objettion to Toddy
tooHOvelt going to France as the
omnmnder of a Division of American
Soldiers. Not that we believe him to
e a great fighter but because every
wly knows him. Hill Kler know
'eddy bwtter than ntout of tite peosje
f the innteu Stbtt-s TeUtl' is a man
vho inspires cwiflibni-e ard entltusl-
'im two very JmpNrtaat imrts of o
Iglltbig roan. Seriously Mr. Ruese-
elt has received the names of lSt.
men wha want to go to France
villi lilu and there fight the Oermsna.
In aeeount nf lha Ine&perteuuj of th
Nan and lack of proper tmlniutf it l
-mrltups uat wise to semi thein to
ranc aw but Twldy hAhl te &1
ovyed to go with n iJIvlskMi nf mmm
ig soon as lli'kt en f rIy. Kst
a otiuiiutad them bet to bo with
fce and t lend to the eatwc th
weight of bid nFottSHtv.
It now Beems reruiu that l'iiitti4
tatas Midlers i to tit at t
Trunce arat eatrlf WIS aSff TMtTBTl
great Freneb Getientl Jotro will give
tiie men the first teMtun 1b modern
warfare before they dtipart to lMttl
for the freedom of the world Ameri-
ca will ajpemfalH uummium anuy
and Germany may i well epM kcnit;
brl ftghtisg when they gt ovr there.
Already ui-ii art 6iig that it dout
matter what tUu oust ius be me I'ut-
ted States mimt btkk tke -r oat o4
win. The UetermiuatiMB ih m the aw't
01 c.try true euwt we niii twsn
and Uerman)' w m weM gt tbft
fact fcttlML A way Ui b tamml t
meet the WibuunriMt wcMac awl all
the atbur mwiatH. that coiu Au
teraey Is dmtd uwi tbe ffisediuo of
tho workl wiu be ftjUbliblu-d '
The chairman cf the United Statti
Shipping Board proposes build'ng as-
iBtmenM fleet of wooden merchant
hhfMt each of about three thouuna
teus burden After eight months ia
which to get the plants started aue't
ships could be turned mit at the rate
:ojjf two hundred thouawmi tona a month
"H virtually Overcoming the ubmarlu"
inonaee. and If the whole investment of
of fifty million dollars were written
off'at the erul of the war. Mr. rvnuwu
thinks It would still lie worth vhlle
Major General Coethala stands reaiH
to supervise the building of the bur
fleet proposed. Hl record at I'aaani
1 a guarantee that the gigantic task
would be speedily and effectively per-
formed. Ships are the key to thu war prob-
lem now British political ami mili-
tary leaders repentedly give warntny
asainst taking the l-boats too Ilghtl
So far unrectrleted tahwartsM wv
destroywi sttipplng at the rate ol about
a half a mitllea Un m meiUh. This li
aeeWwlly in .enc4i of emo eRatruf-
tieh.
Lat year the warld toretan tm
amounted to flv billloit dolla tv-
billions iboTs tlio bnst uravuius rtrrjt
made In ll Hut ariay wjlr
stood second In 1918 was PraetleaJt
stricken ot last year whan the vs
Intarthange rf goods irepederiitJ
reprentd supplies of all sorts t
the Allies.
Moreover Germaay' mreht fwc
second only to ISngJkttwT? rrr-
ll espacitv ws 1 ih service of t
(overamet
Tbit in'lie4te- th eaonnwi trir
ujmmi th.' virlti's shtNH wb'K
iavold in thie Uuiaes4 ol su'-eivtu
tfc Allien. And blp to a vital fr
tor l tfce Uk' F'ilRr' prttra
1CH BUILDING
IS GOING ON. IN
ROTAN SECTION
Germany Is not lfvig alone un-
turned to force every bums wkltl
tht KaUer 111 unurri to do his or ltwr!
utmost for the liny ml Govj.Ta:uut
The cuUbu- allkw ar HoiAg tu
Hobs which' lwe a taaiiun fne buo
died ibuwvod trn ut mJo.i. r t
said naMa tbur ty.tiaiti vr t
Special to Tho Reporter
HQTAit Tex. May 3 The t'nioB
I-abor members of tills town and ouo-
trv are building a new hall in I'.oUn
Thy shows that the are growing
ver fast In this set(on.
Ilay nroUters Hardware 'oajpjnj
t building a new brlek building The
biich part Is ftnlHhed now The
building is to be a garage.
W. P. MnrUn 1 building a fine re;f-
deueo on bl rumh near here The
earpaater work will be fioinaM la
about two wftakift
Several nsw additions ar beias
aditod to other liomss Is Kotan.
Tfto BoaKl at Truatoes of Hot ia la-
depe4eat acbool DiWri. t uut lau
night ad eiectsd Superintendcit It
u t-arser a rWf superiutesident
wr nmi yir. Prof. Parker wm m
yra wpwiBtamJiat at tm t-tdotl.- l
moauk aaa wx yir rMty Bupertu-
tnuent or raunm county
MRS. HEITCHEW IS
ELECTED HEAD OF
WOW'S CL08S
The Abilene Lodge of Knhts oS
P 'iii held opt. fcm Thnr .my -ening
frrm K m tu"J' 'u ovitek ai 1
had as guests of the lodge Supreme
Vl e Ctmn- liar Che Davt of Woavo-
folorado mt Grand Clwncellot l" S
Gon. of 13 Pao Tiie offic sl are on
an Inspection tour of Tea anl v r
induced to viit Auifen.- hy O V Thom
as who is an ttve member t tl
order and who wai at one time Grand
clMiieelior of the .te telng tor th
past tn yr a lopmbtr of Oil Su-
preme Lodge.
C G. Herodon" Chance Hor CoiHinand-
er of mMr of toe West M? No. it
opened the meeting the invocation be-
tog offered by Ilev. A. J Bnwmau f
ter which Heir C W Haron ww- In-
troduced by G f Tbobj-. miiJhHv-
erd the address of we'eowe to thi vis-
iting JCtllgbts. Mr" Hiaron'a eddres
ws a masterpiece He tMrk of the
scope of work whhb H be.ng don by
the order Tetaa aud ptpred dU
fisllght t b!a able to Is. r AMbie
Sttprine Vf.'e titanetHur !fti mrnt
pretty Ho'ourtly ntf th rtnpfiU i-t
PytH.u'fa ami t.r'td t'.if ih. tU-f-t
Odg- inc-e im Ih u iflln s 1 u fjti
He aid Kh 11 rtroj who wtfl as
Hiiiinuen of tb. meat g n"ay caatpli-
mett Jis h did Abilene also Jttlajr
Mutoftw. jde jsr I ijt-ntBgHm
Judge Dilht StmrBorpugb. .lodge Ov-
ershisor and Messrs Dap Mee-
kuchwey tmd othexs were calhd ttpoat
far speeches.
Correspondence AssociHtcd Tiess.
brt .iboiil tunning tnd preHcrvlitg
fruitM and vegetables but If joo feel
that v mfil farther Instruction and
that you may perhaps learn better
raethoda tM agrlcttlturdl department
rtiposfts to send to yon one or tnor
ladles s&tlMit In yils uticfueao
yoa tM Bsk-ucttoB wbleH will
ithout eost except the etI and
necessary ejHmMi of tho teatruttor
TiwjjriwBtiattflit iwt mnr
. J.t.iS.aR i -. - - s-f
MBXICO niTV v .Tk -... ir0?-"11"- aw-wwfc t tmve BB-
. . w "wi" llr.iltmt .nnn.ln. t fc.
-r. ..oiwm w mw vi
vrMFhJnYM& I'! and tmimtUm such
t AM tn.l...
pesoa AS exptilldcd TllC Ct Of ' "
inamuitning the arm amountcd to " teB r'U' td to suggest
m3"5 .r4 ptM of wbif-h nil but tjRt f" aiil ruinht take ! neU
6ii..4."'h pe hi wdj paid In jnur
i-u to nuF. sit curlv ( lysine f th
ftt $ fi irlotk in the aftt.woon
tj.it the cUrks might 1 utiate
tbeir gardens 'and t1o d-tlielr rrf
In the production ot food (lit the tod-
i. 1 would put In their ordeVvi-ariy no.
dm t this coi b$ lioua but 1 leave
'Iiit matter to your own good tvim
iiient-
V temporary oranization 4 et
fee tt-d Mrfc. J B. Heitetww behsw rtect-r-1
chalrmaB after whirti the oriml-
aiion (!ifnHtd wa nd taejp t.t
orry out toe Btie-tbuib of Mr. nag.
BOY SEVERELY IIJiEB
Miltoa flte'.jMi mm 1 ywuh. w
ialured Iste Tuurailay afttfteotu .:'
irdoitif on orii 1 uTf
street when ma txiloiw oecurvsa
whkh Boused 4 lt . of attel 1 i-
WJthjwit fMm B04&2& rt rm- Spogfct to tfe ttemr.
oa tb C4t'ent wotiid soon be irip- SWtffWATKa Te. My 4 -The
bfs and a brge prt of R watt's m wtwad auwuai mmlm of th iio in.
bs oraa The ability of irnt of wniwr Faderstl Ca ad
tbe J nited Sutj. tn ti ort jn wjr journad to maat aext itstr te toi. n...
iajnst Clermjt drj j.da in tb- Hwn J yfttct-rs ld for tfe t0 . 1
i.nwiiios . art Mrs J U fl.iutw. t
"wsy - t -ft n 1 in t. j J.fte nrck4t. ilik Am .Yl.
mom 'i totij Iuik t: m'ClI1'.. ' t-
to tu o'Hir idt r t'n i
tt a fittit Ia n i
injury vie jvt l i'
fet-tf J u . 1 1. j
iifete- kif v. mt .t ii l
I'm .i re-tm nl
J 1 tisadeti h 1 l ' m
W AirOolUf Oile lu. f.i.A.j-
StiitUHftlt Ve bad riusitl a I m .
HSf Jin Jfei ti til t toiifU I'. rl
lt4ii ft )fl s.ifc' WAis j
etectrblty iil c-s. infoui- u
xptod Te ebt W lo wke
d- rh. (in- o alru to fcs n
b-tetai 1 lu ttjjr Tre trow w b
nwth iif" ttr bcto4 tl .'in r
currency.
Tht total irftiotmt of pa tr nioftey U-
duel bs too -pownnieju during th
r'oiutIo"n .ubseiueirt tj April 2K
113. wm 67ifiU22l wsos llits In-
cludes tlw Motnloa jtuu nf tOistoie
pesos tbe c WistttunonaUsr anuv ia
buo of 2.'. wi.rto pesos the provisional
MoverntBent ot Mex.hn Lu ut mon
than 42.wiK.wo nd ti.e 1 roUslonal
4 government of Vera in Netle of
mrly nooo 00 It aot-s not- fn-
tf !!- thfl lf-.1iJ .1.!. i .....1
during a period denominated m une y
of reeonstruetloa.
fa addition to ottaT ladcbtednes
cieoerat i.arranja it 'sieil
deutnitics (or lluri sutfured
iaj? the war ctntualK nmu
tit ag.Jnfit thi revolvtiui Aruoot
thrs? indep.nitu a- the htjtia re- - - - ' "" "
.uir u rIi4bHIt'ir tac .N'stloaal ntltKO JCK Kg for sahfc
rults First 'pen H0 per wttlug. Utiimi
pen Tjp per setting single tiuuli
white leghorn eggs $tw per settlog.
I'hone MiSFl'j. w. U Kevberry Ab-
ilettc! route 5 4-lo-t
cbtedaesn
r " j n
WOMEH IN IEETIRG
TO OISCOSS MEANS.
PRESEKV
GEOOD
CHBXP MCmaY m tmd (linroad
land Larg 104ns preferred. Lowest
rate of Interest ever Known ia Ma
territory. Ywenty-frv ymn hero hi
tbe business. Writg s. Qmpm
Compare Uhiiret Mwia AMleit
Tessa. l-M-(f
tfsuui. Ur U o Ctoufty iudce WANTKI T"a trad1 at 10-roiut ro4
V. U. 0trsbtor umw ftfteoit m m lo iwa r far
twtty larflea nt Saturday after mm 1 "" S lk. 1' m
U tto Ltbty fcw j urgent- OA" Wtmmng . 4-3t
UttlOB Of Bt 83C-fcti tO AMliar.fr mm"m "Mm w lim L .. iWM
tl o opemnium ait-rah mI mw! Crrlti mt cuoiure to
durttg-OMe ttllltt'er aa j-uart of th BW
twmted mat
mff mo fiahiiiK sttaK. ajofd-
leca rl luuvrju-m tut imrakum tbr with dufs: a- '
roll. .1. ... I l. ' 11 Ma u.-u. ...III I... .11 . ... .
.-. luuu 6apji r h m BJl'.j. t;u tVIL-Jt.
-rne w.-t-UKs was tailed ttrnwtey Tv -waiaawr - -'-as
h tig. crhhmer Im niiij. tae lad ' " JL1' J""jm-" L - .t 1 Jim.
is h Atft ik k-tar'j rr oh Wt 8LK lltackbfcrrk. bt-st mt-
' the ittMrttfsr Hi rn.urU- biK vartv at tt 7. i e 1 ! .r t
t r u-tt a ti II
'qujs. . a- k 4 1 1 ti r-
t t in t l wi. h Oil ( cr
'.'' t in'. n i.M tj y in-! M.hat
t! I 11 1 it L. r t ' i u U
' ' v ' ' lit' m.iut
' ' u-i b 1 rri l I aio
t-. .t tht Ht4ie ex Mi
a OaItJ rrf f) ArfrUuUural
ad i ethMiciil t'iolii.t; tM tujet-t to
ii cu u.iu. uu ma titr. u
l V Uhu
t a-h ii urder; will
si u litvuK-iyig tlrto id.
l (i 1 .u.r liad good -"Wl
'"Hi t'oa h:-. fjfr ood tiris
Will trg.l .r rftty nj fgyd Jul.
H-r J-t In. 1 aniwiti 5-1 t
Mk-SLgaw
t the f . . na eufcfc. Iht lw uum" rf !" t5i-tht
rd . nh Xu n Ha-u d 11 th- jr' nittlv u gaud wwiittt
rd nh jto n Ha-u A.iu ih "r' m Blul1 U sW4 iJi
k t dt4ed s i ltt " r. Fllkr fci-
t k tj u. 141 mjtt W(jj i trie umpAi t x.j
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latteg tkat hlys the mmt bsm lomantte tim k prtisfct
pont Ib tbe amor tt her adwwuar' Mrs W K MUler. UoWthwaK.
a material- w prwcat Mr JU U
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