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VOLUME XXIV. Number 337
ABILENE TEXAS SUNDAY JUKE 10 1923 TWENTY -EIGHT PAGES
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TEXAS UNIVERSITY MADE RICH BY GUSHER
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MEN HELD IN CONTEMPT
AT GEORGETOWN FREED
AND ANSWER QUESTIONS
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GEORGETOWN. Texas Juno 9.
G. B. Dunbar Godfrey LoftUs and
AV.'lS. Pdsey of Elgin committed
to county jntl liera SQ dftysago for
contempt ii). refusing to answei
grand Jury questions concor;)lng
flogging of 11. W Burleson won
lata today discharged froiri Jail
after (hey were 'brought before
Jndgo .1. D. Hamilton at (heir re-
quest mid each' answered' tlni six-
teen rlioMtnnH propounded 'them
In 'th. .negative ticl deehiml 'thj
wer.e not in tha county rtt t.h time
uf itlns flogging. . .
lioiiit Set nfSI.fioO.
ChArge' were fllWd .ngnlnii
them in Justice court for carrylnn
prohibited' weapon. i-Loftus njnl
Posey wore' n'H'owe.d- $1000 bond
Vwhlcji It Is expected they will glvo'
1nte tonight.' ' . ; . ; .
Murray ' Jtu-kson .under; Indict-
ment in' 'tho Htirlu n cut-. nd. un-
der '.$3000 bond' If? still' lii jait
for contempt of court for refus-
' Ing 'to. answer grand Jury -qu.-Hoiis.
Up' signified no change in
his intention jut to testify. .
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CHICAGO Juno 0 Increases
In wage tailing' fur an additional
nnnual expenditure of nn estimat-
ed $$579CG4 wfrc granted to. ap-
proximately 112551 employes by
the Pennsylvania system us'of May
.1 anil April Id. the United States
railroad labor board Was inform-
ed today ' . '
Maintenance . of. "way employes
were given an lticroaso ranging
from 1 to 3 cents an hour April
10; slgnul department 'employes
I'QCQjlveit u boost of five cents ai.
hour May 1; shop employes throe
cents an hour effective May J:
ntntlon. warehouse storohoiiso and
elevator forces and engine and
train crew-callers "nh'd laborers JuT
nml around -stations warehouses
and storehouses 1 to 3 cents n.
hour. Tho-' nilsii' for. those- two
.tcanern-l group's ' became effective'
May 1 and. April 16. Stationary.
MiRlneerM (Steam) and boiler room
employe were given' an Increase
of 3 cHtn' hourly effdettv Jjay 1.
AH classes bf tpaintqnipqe if
. way employe'. Iiu'ludlnf stutloni
fli-y eiiKinedr'kntl bbllcf room ojii-
' nloyea .of thr rtn Antolno find
a AtiLiiluA'. I'Anit riUlronil ware jftv-
;n.wpK. lncr.aiB inglnri from l'l
... ' !...:; . ...... ....'1 en in c 1 t
lo c ccnui no iivui "wi v w.4-
it inonthr. eftccttvB Juno.l. About
I
INCREASES
TRAGI CREWS
1506 ojiiVloyes-wer involvcq in they.jbtiQck i 'lieavy' lireclplthtion
..fiiltustinent ttnd the aKgreBfitO .ln-
'crefcsc per year' IS estimated a.i
'j'-'e'.soo' .'''
i i'i
ltitsoitnt) AwriL'f
(By the Asuoolated 1'rrss)
- OKIO. June . V. Jan'") U'11
' Ittlssta today Agreed to open he-
Kottations for resiiimtlon of re-
latlons between tho two countries.
Kulil. Is Flooded.
. ENID. Okld..' Jilno ). atcr
stood threo feet deep in coverftl
streets hero today 'is n result of
'a rah) of 378 Inches hint-night.
A 'number of residents ha vo been
forced to movo.to higher ground-.
-
Senate: ' .-..'
. .il5tiKt4sed.: QlnrM. . common cnr.
rlor'n'tpt'or vch.I:Je'bH.l-. frowns bills
i'alatlng.to tax n'ndjtloil.
Comwlilersa.- '3X;0l0 hiral aid
-' 'schabrblll. '
Introduced; Hy'FalrfhlJ. resolti
' ' tloii' jirciiiising sine ' "lift adjourn-
'. -iue'nt next Mori.tay night. "
...i. i.iil.l 'Wnll "Iktll
. 4(t-'fl 111 i.r.L. l'l . Jf .. w.. ....
to. appropriate $GD0.00O for ' sUt-Tv
courts buildUnf:- emeronW school
'.: bill with appropriation' .reduced
.from $0OQflOQ to Jl.ODO.OOU.
"1 1"tii4: ' ' '..
Passed: "Iepai'tmental .appro
'.prlatlon bill totalling $000000 a
": radii L'Uon'Qf' nearly -$700;o00 pver
ut( session: local bill's.
Coiiciu'red .n penats nmend-
. rmihta to Cvcn ono cpnt gasollno
lax bill.
Adopted-: Freo conference
commit tee report on miscellaneous
claims bill.
dayin; i.EGisriATiJnn 1
.y ' : : ' ' '-" : L'
LEGISLATURE DOES NOT SEEM
LIKELY TO COME WITHIN LIMIT
SET ON STATE APPROPRIATIONS
' ' '. AUSTIK June 0.- Probability
lit rduetiojii of ailroprRUon
1 tlia present session Over those-
pM4l last sskslon anil vetoed by
Governor Jfaff . will not eKjreen
.$4000000 ..becaitt apparent to
hlghl ujteu the conferenca 0in
inlUea OH tha eleamosynary Pt
1 priprlatlo bill completed . Us
' ' work. AUhdugh liov rwluctlons
th tha aaure amo4intl to near-
4y $000O0 this was cut until tha
final rad action sUnds at J17.-
oo A i rewl upon tha bill
ta)s U.SSS.000 compArwl with 47
SU5O0U as vetoed by the governor.
Action on this measure Is tak-
en as on indloatlou that OtheV r'e-
duclioiis made In the bouse will 09
cut In cn-nference committee. l.rtC
irlati leaders tonight eprete
he belief that the reduction
HEAVY
Hi
THIS SECT! IS
AID TD FAHMEHS
r:i ;cimniM'iiK xmv I'vi'ir.
in 1s l.IMl'l' fll.1! Ike'
Al'.ONF AVItll.K THF.V TAlUi
TO TJIli WMi GRASS.
KalllnK in ;heets and nending
tlto nioreut'y do.wn to . point where
th'-re 'wna n seml)Ia'n;co of early
fnll h rlln. ylilled this eity ml
section KtldHSM?ht and Stt('urdu.
c'o'jtl.nnln'ii until vel filun? I" tbe
rifternoon h'nil reglsteririg n tottil
of M& in'illps. Of' th nnfDluit
41 IneUen fPll IVlday. nipiltt jmrt
1.02 i.nchen SMLurdhy bringing the.
toiai rnimau mucc. tnc ui-n oi io-
year lo 17. -P IncliPU Which is far
in cxri'! ofi tho tivejge.
iifiirda.v's rain poured In tt)t'-
renls for lliterinittoijt periods 'l'he
mercury tok qch a tumbla that
In. some Cit.sc1 pver.coat.s'nnd heavy
fur wraps ' vJro-'-in- evidence "1;-
Uiotifih toward .mW.nft.tiiinotiU .old
Sol mad.e. hifc iathe.r doubtful W'
lterancA and It' became-.-warmer.'
Sfliuriluy itliJht. there. Vim -ytijl a
c)usl'!et1ble tuiijf. .to tlie ft'lr. ;. .
. licp.Orl' hr.ft. .we.re-' aitu-'Hny.
that the rain would -be- of 'much
benefit to-farmer. '. It .will rid the'
farms of the noAlielicq . Of .jjraH
hopper.i. It w;h . stated ."hijn?. as- the f
Kraft will now begin .to grow in a.
hurry and the hnrijiera ' will leiive
the flohls. for. t'hit.'-. The. ravages
of the gras'shoptadrs Is jsoid to Jtnvo
been .heav.y In cdmo sedtlons of:t.ho
.county and entire fields' have btW)-
lie.tvv in &ni nectlons nr tne
county and entire fleldn ha've been-
stripjed bare aa a reeUlt of .their i
uepredwtiotwi.
Kpec'inil to Tho JtepbrtcK
nJHFJQCIC; Texas. Junp t).At
least two. in elves of rnln fell last
rnieiit. t)rti'nn to chiton wn re
ported v . ft sandstorm prOvlous
tO th.n. lhln'ajid the rou vil 'litiy
to.bD replovtqd
SfiATOX. 'IVWas. ..Itine OtrTltrcd
and' nnehatf trjfhv'a Of valii fo:U'
hist' nljcht. .The.ro wns'smiie dam
ngit to late. Wanting ift the Imll iJ1s-
trlet." Tli utittioii.' AciKft''w.lU' be!
reduced n)'nio-ilfjtwpea 4irca will
be lhnte'd t'o:.fefd ' ''..- '-.
.' '' - . '' '')'"''''' '- " '" '
. . ' .';: IftJnvjv ntSttunford .;
STAMtfOttK. .TiiiiB- fl .Tnri'MillRl'
i -.. : . :'.r... .Lj...
(iu'.vimiouis wer rt"piiieu juuij
In the; neitthboriiood of Spitr."nn(l
over iiiiiiiy parts 'oc west Texas.
ntween ata-Vnfflrit sjid'" .Spur .all
tolograp'h tuid'telofmoilc wires are
down wtlh ' it repcfit thnt elxht
poles Were-watuhfid out ' A report
from I .u'liliopk wsis to. tho etfect
tlntt- ftilir Incites of rain had fallbn
cnuKWR -gn-at destruction to'ci'olis.
The rainfall. at Ktniiifoid lii the.
lnst twelve hours Wls' -around two
Inehth with lain still falling. The
total for tho month has been)
brnucjit to five inches. Some of 1
.tho countrp between hero nml HpUr j
on-the northwestern railway Is re. 1
ported' undpr Water. No tviishouts!
On lines' nber-Stamford have oc- j
currcu.
Covered !; Amu
SW.KKT-YATTlt.- Juno fl.Mil
llonfiof liquid dollars fell In west J
Texas t'odav wieV rain' eov'ered ani
area reuciung rrom 151 J'aso on tne
west .to .Itangcr on the Texas la-
qiffe and .-Xron I'anhaudlo on the
Santa X'o. nrltl AUu's Oklahoma on
the Orient -to-Hronie. Tx:iS. Feed
crops are practically assured -and
Krow'.nt? coltoii benefited to Mhere
but littto more molsttire ivill- be
hci(red for tlw lajritWt .crop this j
soe'tlon has 'ever .jtrown. ttalp ftt
Swqetwntor was ' ono and ;throe
fourtl' Inches. .
KdKoVs to Amailllo. .
Cf A LV-IjiBTON' 'J una l. '
Kam TtiAaiiFAtl f 'Ptrttn'itnit
j Was pigHe'd pras'ldent and
.V.ihrllTo soleeted for tha
I jiext convention by the-Tex'-I
as -Jress nssociation Hits af-
I ternoon.
I
when the session closes will not
amount to $4000000. The fol-
lowing figures wero declared lo b
tha probable I'uuxlmuiu final re-
duction: iJcpartnieiilal bills
JCOO.OOt)! eleemosytiary $347000
general eduealtonal $1000000;
laclsmatioiT t8&o000 and - cmer.
gancy school $2000000. An Item
of $XO00 was added to the ei-
oemoSynary bill' hy oortfrenfe
committee for t'stablisliing a sup-
plementul Insane hosiUtal at Aus-
tin. Tile largest dutlon in tha
bill was for construction of a new.
I building at. the Wlclilta Falls boa-
pus 1 ipismng i2u.uuu iins lie in
wa Mit but antlcelv
- . Xo conferenoa was held tod
oh tha educatlnnal bill and tha
departmniinl had not reached con
fctence t-ommittee tonight.
. Yep! this- is the. station fit Shelby Mont vMiorn about a mllbon
dollar..' worth of rtistomerS will ironie July ! to son Jack the Giant
Killer Pennine and Tqni.my Ulbhdii? battle for the. heavyweight
championship. Take a good look at Jt. .
Can Photo Thought
Is Latest Claim of
Psychic Dabblers
' LOS ANOIXEtt. June O.V. it-
cent Jones vie lirwildent of the
California iyciUlcn1 HesOHrch so-
cleb'. . tohir ncwpkiir Interviewers
today- he ' noi - oritv .' believed
thoughts cmfid' .be-' iihbto'raphod
but thKt they already had been.
Ho pxliihltcit. t series ot inougni
nhntogrAlihs. tp' iirRo his '. ns'8c-r.
tlons"
Onb wmi oi a crOss made Under
his .auspices Ih ft laboratory In San
FraneJsco in the prdsenoe of Frank
V. cVni'iiS. '4 ?. Anthony Cecil E.
:ipr umi nymy jx. juirt. ... ..
residents cvf .fhiu-clty Jtcsald.
.--- - - ;.'
nrot-'l!'. ' he ntnted.. uniy a seat i
ed 'ilatx or film is required. Any-!
one. who him '.he' povver of con-
ecntraHvn win can tlilnk clpnHy
lieflnlteiV 'itml. concisely should
. '...-W-..J ..;--. I
ivy 1110 exner.imoi.
. ;'.'rn' talitn ilio tjiought pitturo
Of the cross iUiordJnnry jihotp-
grnpli'lc -plate'- was wrbiped lii 'an
...-..... i;i.i. .rt. o..-oi. emi i
gd "in u yellow envelope ahd susl
liDiided. twelve Inches iiefore tr.o
eyes of -the uxpxrjmfntc.r.
' ' How It V Done ' . -
'"the" subject wrote on it. piece 'of
pft'pei' 't'lrt thln .he would" concen-
tj"Ht. ;iu. ?r." Ijun'tlPd if to a. mom
jwr of tna'.'cjjnnnltt'ce.- vuiervlslDK
lh 'test.- . ills' essyr
roiig
ruiiRh'
MCh.orlJii.itJect. tucrieI It-flvc;
ininute- .iivip it nauic una uuoi;-
trata next for ten nilmU.es on' the
!HiotAmplMc. plate but without
'touching it. "ve then took the
plate Into nn adjoining dark room
and developed it 'with .tho -result
.the :rrbps. crtn.n. oiit -ear- and
stroiijif. Th'a' subject had written
bn -j'ho' .plsce ' of paper ' jrHett the
ooin'hilttpometn tho words' -."l vH
tlitnlic'of'a cross" '
"Wo have Jinde other pictures
s'inco 'thou.- W'h even have had
persons hold strips of -films to
their fbrcheads froni ton' to twenty
minutes awl obtained pictures of
oblc-ts in vii.ving degreess o.
cloanu-s "
SUMMER SCHOOL
ITI.C.C.
HERE THIS lEK
Registration for the Bumnie.rl
term at Abilene Christian College
will bpgln Monday morning ac-
cording to Mrs. J. V. SeveJl In nn
n nivalin cam out Saturday night
Classes' will convene Tuesday
niorrtfns It all registration has
been completed.
An attendance of about two
Hundred students Is oxpected dtir-
Iuk tho session. Mi's. SCwel! said.
Regular collega work will b of-
fered fo' arrangements hav
bean msda . to offer any courses
Jti normal study TJean H. K
Speck will bo In chargfr ot th
term as in .tho regular school
quarters.
Hoth of tho women's dormitories
will bo open for hoarding Stu-
dents. Ml. tfewell Said and it Is
expected that each of theso will
bo filled to fair t.ipacity.
TO
A
PE
.AUSTIN. June S -Appeal has
been made to (low-rnor Naff; to
commute to Ufa Imprisonment the
death sentence imposed upatt
Wayno W. Todd. Tarrant count
tor murder In connection with tha
killing- of James McXeal P'oit
Worth aarvlea car driver. It Wu
siatad at tha axecutiva pfflctoa to-
day Petitions signed by savaraj
ttiQusaiul persons gra among tha
dOcumenta submitted lo the chief
executive.
McNeal was killed a August
SI. 1SS1 bj the Ft WorthAVeath.
"rford road near Aledo Todd is
scheduled to hang on June 21
" enmern Is' not UfA In thoichmlnu to those of tho Ku. Klux
0 MS
GOVERNOR
COMMOTE
DEATH
m
"PILE OUT FOLKS! NEXT STATION SHELBY!"
Ei
ES
NATIONAL ORDER:
MTTLE It.OCK Ark . June 0.
A petition fior the IncorporatiMii .of
the Lailfes of Hie Ku Klux Klnn a
naiionoi women s auxiliary to tne
Knights of the Ku Klux Kln'n was
granted!- by Judgo J. It. Mann n
second -division circuit court ln-o
tbd.iy. National headquarters vl
the organization' will-bo lit Little
llock. according t' l'.otltlon.
Thti liuriioeeit of the . organlzn-
tlon as' net forth In tho nbtltlon.nro
- . . - - -
iviiui. inunui uic luriaeranire 01
ouncatlon. liternnire. siience- and
the worship of Almighty God' and
tho promotion of nit other nets.
that tend to .promote Christian
lini-.'if.tei.' '
Character
The vrgiinlcatlon will bo strfot-
Jv subordinAto to the "70tT""KlvlS
J!an. it' wns mndo plain in tho
pt-'WMOii nnu inn .uy-jaws wnicu
"M"cA Ith.th. pctltiOU. :
Court Action Drlaycd
. ATLANTA. Gn.' Juno '.). 'So. Mi '
tlon -was taken .tmlsy in-'the pe.tl-
f tlon for a receivership for ti
Kntuhts of the Ku Klux Klaiv
filed by David M. mtte.nhoiise of
pjllndpjphla- nd othei:s Hegln
gro)ifi inLsmanageinent qf ' U
Klims funds -liy nnperlat VlaVd
it. v.' i:yans ami. ins asocifltee
'THo'cnw lmi .Jieeli set' for 'ItWas
netoro suiieriof .nidge iiumjtiirtes
but wrfs not reached iin tha docket:
OHGilZ
KLUX
LI
The aptton was brought agniubi riosHy se'c.ker. They are identical
Mr. JSvaqs ns imperial wiisard iutd wlt bull flrhts or coek fights. Thu
tho .mombersr ot Jhe Imperl'.l e'ontest lias nothlpt: of art or beU-
klonclllum or council). InclildliiK ty in it- It Is a sheer test of ani-
William J.'. Hlinuifins emperor ofinial en lyram"."
the order . ; 1 " .
It was c'hnrged that the Imperial
wizard and his associates had
'.turned the Kin H Into a "personal
machine for tho enrichment and
personal aggrandizement of them. '
selves" and declared the organ!-:
zntlon was breaking up thruugn I
"threats of some of tho realm" to.
establish Independent organiza-
tions..' ....
. t i
Secretary Staple III
AL'STlN. Juno a Secretary of
State S. L. 'Staples tonight was re-
ported i i serious condition in a lo-
cal hospital following an -operation
on IiIb pye. Staples' eye became
infected froni a- cold according to
physicians and coniplltfntlons.set in.
Ho has been In the hospital for 6v
eral dai"-
- "Flood Claims Lire. '
JOPLIN. Mo. June- 3.--lIUh
water caused -by Heavy rains -within
tho last 24 hours has claimed
at least one' victim In Southwe.t
Missouri. All streams ale bank
full and- Shoal ereok south of
Jopltu haR overflowed Its banks
flooding farm. lands and a summer
pleasure resort.
SANTA FE LOST
FEET TRACK
C
AMAIULLO Tex . Juno 5. -
I Six hundred feet of Hie Hanta.Fe
mammotn nriiige spanning tne
Canadian- river near Canadian
Texas was washed out today.
Traffic east and north: of Amarll-
lo Is tied lip. the Fort Worth and
Denver City bridge across thol
I same stream having beeh washed
out yesteroay.
Tha Jieavleat rise In years an th.
Canadian was heought by the S-
Incli rains of Friday.
Trains north over tha Ft. Worth
ahd Dawvar City and en. over tlu'
Santa i a ar being routed ovei
tha ltock Island throug.li Tua-jm-carl.
PARSON. Kans.- June 9. -
Clllvart weakened by tha -buv
rains gaze way under the -weight
of tho angina ' pulling Missouri-Kanaaa-TexgM
train n um bar 0
orack Texas to St.- Louis tra:i
mear Xavada last )uht. sending
the angina and two barjrage cats
Into itlta d(tch The engines:
guided by a al6w order was run
ninj; slnwl. No ona was hurt.
nffnia:? hue today reported.
IAD
CAGQ
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SCHAIIGE;ofBurgzAhu-ms
TO SEEK RECORD
CHICAGO Juno IV Marathon
dsuvlng wns held unlawful and
denr.-uliiiif to. health by . Circuit
Juditu Friend today. .
lie refused Vo grant an JnJunc-t
lion restraining the police-from In.-
terferin with a Se'-n dny innra-
thon dancu which lla'riy Kauff-
rfifc'i a' promoter j)raiioiPd.tt hblt'l-
lli tho coll.;pum next week.... ' -'
In Opposing the nbpl!cfitr.n for
injuiKtlon AwlKtfliit Corjiorutiott
Counsel LcniJartl GroSSinon said
t'at uiiifithon .dancing ' was a
"form of rioting."
Laneers in such ' contests often
rtunco to tlie n61nl of exhaustion."
I said Mr. -vCdt"-". VA- detail .from
sucit n couust would no tne winto
'ostvdoiitl) ln-..drunksn brawl.
The timmoters -Would be murderers
in e'rr.'m.;'.' . ' ' -
Uouiwl i for 'Kauffninp' claimed
Ihnr thert 'was no difference.' be-
tween r. .Favei) 'ilay Iance and a
veve'n ilrty.'iileyclj) race. .
' "In ft'blcycle .race the inem aro
tr'iifn .d athletes'- rsul lu ige
Friend. ' ".'IJeiildes tli.e mrJ him-
Hon OOfa n0t eitr there. In 'tich
protraMed; ilance. in which -men
iind. Wortiftf) ngnn theti id a
inorar dnnger which ' must .1.b c-ofl-
..jtt.rtrrcd;-. ... ';.".." -. ;'' - '. :". .-
rnpiM nn nc 5i. are. not wnoio-
So.m'e- is orrtinwry- daiw. . Th
ale-held to attMct tha morbid cU
OBBE-DOFGEMS
YVICIIITA. FALLS. Juno 0
Tho homo (it UoU AVaggoner oil
mail was -burglarized here last
night and Jewelry valued at $13T
0Q0 stolen. Included In tho Jew-
elr stolen- was a three aud a miar
ten carat dianiond ring et In sap
phlrea and other diamond rlns
and Jewoled watches. Mr. "War.j
goner llsi offered a reward of one
thousand dollars for recovery of
the Jewelry and th arrest uf tho
thief.
Tho thief oporated from n bal-
cony. i-a'acWttR a stick thrnug'h an
oponed window drawing a dreaser
on which tlt Jewojry .was lymx.. H
the" window and obtaining them
without entering tha. house.
WEATHER
U. 8 Department or Agriculture
weATHen dureau
For Ablleno and Vicinity: Sun-
day unsettled weather with local
showers. ' '
For Hast. Texas: Sunday unset-
tled with local ahowers.
WASHINGTON' J.Un'e 0. Waath
! er outlook for tne waeK iagui-
nlng Monday:
ICast Gulf statea generally fair
'at lH'Kinniug h-omlnjr tuutattlcd af .
ter Monday with- (iccalopsl showers-:
normal temperature.
West Gulf state showers first
part generally fair -second part
normal temperature.
' Temperature
!;:E 1 1!
80
u
it
M
0
07
61 ..
6U
. . r. a
-. 11
m m i-ii 1 .7. nn
lrv thnucimetir
Wet tharitiomett r
3 i'' M
J .!
Heist. humidio .'V'jr'c
J. ite
''Utgrtrs
T
HOI
mninu.uuu;
8surnsy
A.M P.M.
. T OS.
79 at
' 1
trsi Noon .
At HUnalra
e - tliviiAul
A T?lililri Rnvrrl'ir i
rx iVllclWI lJUijicll I
T-tllVil fn r8Vl IVTpVlf '
lirm-IN. .lone i.- "I w.tnt a re.
liable luri:ir who happonit to )
tint of. Jail" road a recent appll'.
cat ton to the lrtin 'nollne froni
Jwel.r. pronritoV of i bR 'iieW
OMtnbUH';nht' ' on l'bWjJftrtier
l'ln'tn. .' ".' ' ". '. .'' '' '''
InftUlrv;showpd that .tits -denfer'
In iirdTiouH. tnn wan(d itiv er
pprt; crttcksniatt. to test thW sfty
uppiil'nl'nceran'.l locks of his new esi-tnbll-shiticnv
W)illi the (letectlves
were tillable 'to tiarautes "th r'
Unbllltl'1'- nf mj'' of Uio hcmlsln;-
uiin-vB. iiiuuus - yfivin -iiiyu iiu
w;ere at uueriy. "iney; ;wri (uiue to
miprly- a -nun wh we. sklU- in Ills
Jegulnr. calling-ivas-above-ques-L.riKi.vat.
Hon.
Within One hour the eic-burglar
Was iibje to displace n- of the irOn
bars .which aafniakerss.llii'd -guat-'
untoxl. to be ijiiei proof u)t In a
short tltVio madp .his way Into tlto
I ii op. . . lit . ot fervi sj) many 'mm
B-sllans client safely devices and
nltr-pis that Gm' Jpwder has em.
phrt'od him rt'gntai'Iv'tii inspect the
tinn.itruvtloii work tuxlPi' the kti-
I (icrxisiil if tli'i liro'Oiitm-
SLAYING ANffEHER
AT LOS
.LOS'AS'GK-LK. Jump 9 .Tliur-
inan. Iluatwrjght was' held today
to the; superior Court to answer
a chargo -of- 'inurdpr. He Is ac-
cused of. lwvvlng Hhoi-and killed
Felix Ileasley' May l'J. Tha de-
fenso juovod to havo .tlia complaint
dismissed but Jusllcfi llanby of
the Los Anrales precinct justice
cnurt ilen led tho motion. Boat-1
Lv right and Ileasley Uveil in Uallas
ami tne prosecution ineory js.ini.
the killing was' tha outcome- .of
trouble ih Toxas. '' ' .
Uoatwright also had bReitcbarg
ed Willi perjury it having been
stated .in'- the perjury complaint
that ha testified under ath that
JJefisler was shot by ' highwaymen
who- stopped a car In wJilcli thq
twp ware rldlnr. The perjury
charge was. continued Indefinitely-
to await tho. oiucoma of the
murder charge.
' 1 1 1 1
Itnln iin Hlo (Jiiiluic
UltOWNSVlLLI-i. Texas.. Juno 3
.-WW hat dry lnnd farmers called
a "mlllloil dollar" rain fell ovr
tlio non-irrlgHted section of th
lower itlo Grande vallfy last
night. The pretijiltutlon averaged
two to three Inches and ssaure
a bumper top. farmers said.
76
OFFICIAL CLAIM
AUSTIN. Juno 9. Cotton con-
dition in Tenas on Jujio'l Is re-
ported as 7 i'i pen-cat normal by
Georga P.. Terrell commissioner
of agriculture. In the flr.t monthly
state department summary of
crops this yenr issued toduy. All
rrov - are declared to be promis
ing with cotton and corn m goon
condition. ' Some damage by boll
weevil tut worms and taashop-
pera ia reported.
Condition of various crops re-
ported in tho summary follows:
Corn IS percent normal: oata
Jl; :wlut m toy 8?sk1r si.
jrteHiMi''S: psaniits Hi mHi
10la 07: and ribbon cane 73.
"flte rapoft decinrea Texas has the
bast prospects for a larga cotton
cVop of any southern wtate.
To Lower TtrJff.
ROMK. June . Tha Italian
rahinet at a meeting held to con-
sider means for allevliiiin the
high cost of living dci iilt'1
abolish in miI! intiallv reduce the
customs dutlea on the moat lmpr
taut foodstuffs brought itvto h
cuuntry."
TEXAN HELDFOO
IGELLS
TEXAS COOPS AOt
PEMTGOOD
nN COUNTY ILL ON
ilKIE UUD HUES FLOW
WP.ES EXCITEMENT
SOVERNMEMTQF
BULGARIA FALLS
MIMKTKUS JMXClip' tWlMSU
Mti:i:.vr as uiii:itjj ori
i:its ovioiirimow
1 30Vi:UNAUi3Vr
UMST-
SOFIA. UulitiiiiH Juno .9.-The
nuK"rt''n B0V8rnmert w" over
iUowi't at a o'clock this morning
hY ft" bfPantrUlon bf; re-ervo of
fleers' supported
liy tho nctlv
army.. '; .-.
AH-'the nilnUjers' ww placed
under arrest. A .government has
been formed lif ' all Iho oppoil-
tlon parties itll thd.oxcojltlon of.
th ooiiimunlst. Tho tiioVomont is
suj(Hirt.n.l)V tlie rotlriplat.Barri
ns. '..- ' '
. Order prevails In thocapltal anil
throughout th ooun'try- '
Formed lii HiliK
The IJulirurlun poiisant govarn-
ment headed by Alexander Slam
boulisky as nramler. was find'
as premier
fornifd In October J 3X9 and hssi
f'emi
Wit
tjnued In office shlco thq time
wm' oine champs in the fflblnst
erBr.ano. :rhtl .irH;flt movemont
. th? diuisr roscnt-
ment throughout the
lll'-.'ll illlfllHlutii lli uniin.j
i against the wnr policy pursued bv
.fonhef King . Ferdinand who
threw tho' country In on tho side
tt. f!nrtm rind tllM f.ltntftl .nvr.
BO
REVOLT
ers "'k rt lUe rt0uhwcst ol
The SStamboulIskV Kovemineht7f!rJArhV.ri.(La!?.
took a .strong atamt' against tho
memlers of tha former "ministries
whutyi 4 ucoused of aiding In the
War plans of -tlia' ex-king nnd
:.... .. L. --.: -I
i mm n iiumiier '
ministers to .trial. Considerable
i H'luiiiiBir. iiO'vqver ouvciopou in
fuVor of tin imprlsOued states1
I men apd soma 'of them were- re-
1 turned to' par'lln'me'ntary sats In
Hip last election.
i Th polltlrnl situation has been.;
Hi an uiisfttled slate for some time
ii itt several revolutionary attempt
1 have been reported th latest only
last wedc.
T0R1ZED F
TRACTOR EXPERT
AMAIIILLO Texas June 9.
Farms of tho nation will be mo-
torized within Hired years James
T. HarS.t tractor axpprt of Liberal
Kansas told tho largo crow'ds to-
day attending tho ltock Islann
community Institute. Tho trap-
tor Is bare- to stay and farmers
who do not today halleva In It
win he forced. '11 Its. us as an
economy iiioy- the speaker said.
His' address was the . faotura of
the atlarnoou ssalon and was in
the form ot. ndvlce on the prop-
er cars ot tlie tractor hutomobilo
and truck. .
C. operative marketing must bo
prae'leod If fair prices aro to bo
obtained by producers M. K.
Hayes secrotnry of ' tha Toxis
Farm. Wineau said In his address.
Tonight's siaalpn with the CI09-
lns: proKTam was given Over to
Amarlllo and Panhandle people.
Thomas F. Turtier of Amarlllo and
W. A. Palmer of Canadian mak-
ing ad drosses on livestock und ag-
liviilturat resources of this region.
ARM
REALIT
SECOND OFFICER OF STEAMER'
SLAYS THREE WOUNDS TWO AND
TAKES LIFE WHEN CORNERED
LISPOX .Tuna p. Tha second
officer nt tha steamship JJrave
Coeur conlmlttel auloide today at
Oparto. according to a message
recelv3d bare While policemen
wero endeavoring to arrest him on
a r liars ) of killing the commander
of tha verael tha wireless otarator
and another officer and wounding
a seams n and a passenger while-
j on the high seas.
Tha shooting was dona with a re.
volvar. Attar ruunlng aialick tha
'rf(iccr took rafuga In his caum.
frnm which he was taken by the
ulM) whan Uta veeseL arrived at
Oirto. TM urlsonar nut up a
vr sttugfla with tlia palloe aad
when lie found aacan Impoeaible
committed suklila.
Was GalvtMou lltmt.
OALYIiart'OX. Jure 0 Advices
received here today at the head
quarters of tha I.vkea Brothers
1 1 :-i-HIiiniip coiiipmx loni 111 111
Hhontniir and suliquent nealKS
.k rtiA.iH 1 XT X lt-. -...lln
t'lla-M rirkBnr A f:lAlAl HSU
:u:'ercro John O. Terry by Sec
?AN' ANOELO Texas Juno 0.
The University bf Texas wilt ba
tho rlchtist educational Institution
lr tha world In all probability
scouts from Oklahoma Kansas.
Louisiana Arkansas and Texas oil
companies corioftdad tonight. If
tho Santa Itltn wildcat drilled by
tho little Txon Oil and Land
company on Its 72 sections of land
flown liquid gold Sunda-y.
Banta Itlta cams In again at
3:18 o'clock this- afternoon and
gushed oil over tho derrick for
11 minutes making Its sixteenth
regular flow slnca tho bit tipped
the sand at 3oE0 feet on May 28
V I". "Vvorley extensive oil op
orator ot El Dorado Kansas who
came hero representing a group
of -Kansas operators said tho
wlldcai'ws a paying well beyond
all i.ueetlon' and that tho qballty
Of oil WR high. IW said ho ex-
pected to se it develop into llt
tie short of a wonderful well when
Jt 1 drilled In .next week.
. . 100 ScoutH Arrho.
Aieut 100 scouts from alt over
jfmutliWostem olldom waited all
morning near tho well until sha
blow jn. Th Intensely Interest-
ed grotrp crowded closo up when
Card Cromwell drller gavo tha
Word--the well was about to get
Into action.
A roar wf Bite followed as Jt
forcel thick green liquid up thru
the rig. It lntplrcd confidence 1 1
tho onlookers.
If the field lies near which olt
men today expressed belief is here
tho TJhlverslty of Texas' future is
assured and will bo out of legis-
lative hands Jor Ufa ono graduate
wild. Tlia woll Is In block number
'1 suction milliner 5. Ttonenn rnun-
ot tne ceh-
aome odd
sections .hf Jteagan county land
ownpd by tho university. By sell-
ing oil from tho woll tha day be-
fore yestorday tho Toxon c6m-
pany proved up Its lease on 73
iMclldiw ol the land adjacent to
I'C" l'IV
tho woll. Tho closest Jn that leasa
can. bo Lscured outsldo of tho hold
ings of this rompany Is' five miles
but acreage Is soiling' nt $20 an
aero outside tho Tcjcon tract
Tho special train oyer tho Kan-
sas City Mexico- and Orient rail-
road leaves hero at 0 o'clock to-
morrow morhlng for . tha Santa
j Itlta;
SAX AXdELO. Texas. Juno
Tho Santa Itlta well on University
of Texas land near Big Lake
Heagan county gushed oil again
today.- for tho sixteenth time
throwing- out a. high grade fluid
eo ruins tn oil men at tho well.
t CbelloVed tha well will bo drill
ed litsnot later than next Wednes-
day ) A snoclal trnfn wll ba run
to th'j sceno from San Angclo to-
tnorrw. Tickles University
AUSTIN'. June ..Great con-
cern was shown by University of
Texas officials today oyer reports
ot a producing wall on university
lands in ltesgau county. Official
report of the Avail had not been
reeelved nt the university but It
bernm known Dr. J- A. Vdden
director of .geology has gono to
mKko'in Inspection of it.
Jtellof that the producer would
mean riches for tha stato univer-
sity was expreaied by officials.
Itoports at tha state railroad com-
mission ware that .tho oil which i4
said to gush from tho Santa Itlta
wall At regular intervals la of a
high grade. On May 30 oil di-
vision officials . of tho commission
notified drillers not to drill fur-
ther until the rasing- had been set
iu cement. Representatives of
tlie department reported at that
time that wil was nonr. The woll
Is locntod on one of tho largo uni-
versity tracts containing thous-
ands of acres. It. was said at tha
bind office that stato laws do not
1 require off-set weEu qn state lands.
ond Officer S. Tsettos on board
the steamer I'.rave Coeur two daya
out from .IJambure on Jur.a C
Otto Hansen a seaman was
wounded by Tsettos.
No reason was assigned for tho
tragedy which was not mad" rah-
lie until the arrival of tho BrWo
Coour at Oporto Vridav as the
death ot Glaleer left the ship with-
out a wireles Operator
After tha shooting Tsettos lock-
ed himself hi his stale room ttnd
attempted suicide tho message
states but only succeeded in
wounding himself. Tsettos and
llausen war left In n hospital' at
Qporto while tha. vessel la proceed.
Jm to Oaltaston under tho com-
mand of Chief Mate C. B. Johans-
qjaptfcln Xellaon was a resident
of Gnlwoaton and la survived by a
wife ami little' daughter. Super-
earKo Perry was also a resident
of Galveston Ha was on a leave
of abtenre from bis regular V0ca4
Hob nr cttv saloaman ot an oil
company and was taklnff his vaca.
- lltoh on.ho Bravq Coeur
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