The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 277, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 1919 Page: 1 of 12
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There should be but two roads for him?
By Morris1
Illy AtsoclRteil Prei
WASHINGTON Oct. 2. Armed
v?llh tHo drastic (dvIiong of tho rru-
lilliltlDu enforcement act Uiich be-
cnnm effective as lo wartime prohibl-i
uuii wu mo passage by the senate of
me mensuro ovor tlio president's veto
josteruny. r.ovontie agents today tool;
up tlio tnsh of making nbspluto the
uon on tno manufacture ami sale of
lluuor i
Tho foW remaining saloons In the'
United Slates woro logally open today;
' " '' omy or uovoragos contnin-
Dosplto the drastic rirnvUlnnu nt ilm
ltnv it could not touch the man who
otored a supply in his own home for
ais own use
ipior Drilling Ilrniifclit Increase
now; auuiiow snlid Is Heport-
I (Ml In ihcV McCulloch
i (.'oiinly F.cM
fl!v AftMnplriln.T 'irnul
FQRT WORTH. 0-t 29.-Dfpo3ltors
Sptc'al to The Reporter.
FT. WORTH Tox. Oct. 29Tlio
northern and northwestern parts1 of
tlio IHsdsmopa field nro BhowlneViui
of the defunct Fort Worth .vi. viry favorably in recent dovclontnantu
Hank and Trust Company wh'clr Mil- TJl0' Goodnmn .well of tholqjnd.qfr
ed five years neo wlih n ina nt o . rn Ouscrno Co far north of the nrox.
Oco.000 today stoni in iino to recent- oxlt I'ductlon has boon brought In I
mo nrst dividend c :2 1-2 rereant "r l':u' 'rcis and evotva low ex
Tho majority in the line were wo.03on 0 lno lol(1 U Is one-ami
nirn and ohlldron Following failure onoHn'1 '"lies northwest
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AXUKLO FAIR POSTPONED
OXK DAY ACC01WT RAIN
fly . asocial ed I'ivh
SAN NAGELO. Texas. Oct. 2S.
Prilling rain and cold weather todu
cnused postponement until Wednesday
of San Ahgelo's Nineteenth Annuul
I'all Fnlr Carnival and race meet.
Ifains were light nnd not general in
hi ope nmj weather began clearing here
nt noon. First nnd second days' ro-
grams will be combined Wednesday.
Tho city already Is thronged with vis.
OEGISIOM IIP01
IILIOID WAGES
IS IDT REACHED
The Snodgress well of the Petrol
oum Products Co one and one af;
miles Northwest of tho townsite has
found a now nnd dcopor sand nt 2S3rf
fcot that is now making 3Q0 .barrels I
dnilv. This is ICO feet bolow tho usual I
production tQyol for the -figld-Ot.her
wqIIb In tho field" thdrbaVe ontjf iigUt
production probably will bo' sunk (o
In 8tephona county thc StBph'cnson .
well of tho Umpire Oao nnd Fuel '
Company has beef! drilled deoper und
the (low increased from 200 to b'00 bar
rols. The now ."Manning No. 2 of tho
Sinclair Gulf OH Company fir0 mlloa
east cf the Caddo field has settled
fron. fiOOO 10 nOOb barrels dally. Young
Ctunty now Is beitjg given .a heavy
play and the Texas cpmpany Js plan
ning to Mart flvp now wellc' In-the
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THIRTY NATIONS
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ONFEfiENGE
ON BIG STRIKE
MEET AT IXMAXAI'OLIS WKDN'KK.
HAY IlK(JAItl)KI) OF PAUA-MOUXTIMl'OHTAXCE.
GARFIELD TAKES HAND
rttcUVdnilnlsirnlor Talkx wIlliTumnI.
ty nnd ExprcsttH Jlopo Unit 'u-
tlonwldo Slrlko will not
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HEWITT CDOI
ITY
DENIES CATTLE
IN jf SHAPE
Br A83(viatwl I'ress!
YORKTOWN Tex. Oct.
puatic denial
ABILENE WOMAN
HIGHLY PRAISED
FN GRAND OPERA
on v ' Wm- G nyr00' wrUnf n tl10 Vorl
: TJiT. y-'0Tth Star-Telcgram of. tho open
6SS SHORTAGE
WORKS one
ON LOW. PEOPLE
Tho gas shortage In Ablleno fpl-
iwwmg ino nortner whlcn struck dur
.. . .T . ... .. . . i rinnnr itan ni i h..i1a i... t. .u.v .
.ncuuiictn uowry tno uutton well or """- "''"."'""" " s..ui ..Aii.. .... .... . ' ... imr Afnniv i.i. i.. - i. "i-i"...
Um IT O. Ilav Is. rminrtP! tn )m I "imn'KlB 01 lieWltl COUIlly Of tb6 re- " '" "'i-u invrv IIIIH U10 IOII0W- .." ..' T'--' "" """ "uv" IU1V
.. .' ... nff."V .... r:.:nort ir.ven out hv t)i T i'ti.. Wg to say of Miss Lilian Huhank. -'" 10 u lamine.
nm lion tosti i I'lcn's Uifton headoimrters nt Fort "Khter of Captain and airs. J. J Ku-
. jworth on October 1C that cattle are l'nnlt 9" Abilene
DEPOPULATIOX OF .mg in uewitt county from tick fev- "It Has become such a habit for Tex-
FKAXCJK XOT HEAL er Da niosuuiios no to step Into the breach that Utile
The cuttle In Dewitt were never in emotion was displayed by Monday
PARIS Oct. 4 If tbe flood of let- btte" condition and humlreds are be- night's audience at the Coliseum when
tcrs which Is daily reaching the trus- nK nroiBnt In innr other sections JIIss MlJIan Eubank of Abilene "saved"
Tly AKKjaiet Pi-fan !
WARIIINGTON. Oct. 29 Director I
(itinera IlfllfUi hnu nt .a...T..l .i
Cis'irn nn tb iviiir in....n.i .i. ' tif nf thn flflv mllllnn fmrin fnnil plv- Texas for feeding purposes accord- Alda. the Ononiiif mimlwr nt n aarlaa
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen " nv W- t-'ognac. to bo distributed in JnB o C II. Spence. president iif the W grand opera productions hv the Chl-
utall of tho recomuiendatioiiB Mots of 2.U00 francs to families cohv.?pal Business Men's Club Hede- cago Grand Opera Association. 'Sav-
nado by the board of railway wases sl&ting of more than nlpe children 1n yB"!a Jlcb ever -is almosUunKuqwn ed" Is used advisedly because Miss
a criterion men ub """ """" . . . '' 'i .u"inK uas oeen singing the. role since
ore discuitsed today by off.uials of I to he taken as
tile rnnroau arimlnlHtmtinn with
President Lee and the union strike
committee o develop how the recom
mendations would work in
application.
JUST FOLKS
population in France is not as bad us
t has been reported. Among the can-
4UatoH to the fund is a mother who
pruct illl oasts of twenty-one children born of
i die same wouiock
Mire thau two thousand letters
from parents claiming a. progeny f
t more titan nine children hare been re
ceived
38 DEGREES SHOWN
iVHKX THE OTHER FELLOWS
KUSV
When tjio other fellows busy wave
VfillP luBtlfl fin.l Ik'lc qlnnr.
Pu not aak him then to listen to your)
in lie ta qt wrong.
Ptt not talk abaiit tho weather or the
l.iiBtit bit of news.
. . . . . ...
t - .. gia goi niarnjng ta him batt
uwi t sip air voyr yje.ws.
Wl the" other feilftw'ls busy with thel
work nc ma to do.
liii'l utiaf n tbt he's eager to luar
die tu?x (run you.
H- i'a' iftuk jou foyyQur visit but
He'll Jut ytm with t.ha fpobi
An4 btil wish bed ugiver met you if
ku auk biat drop liu tools.
REPORT SHOWING
OF OIL IN TEST
NEAR BIG SPRING
the company has been on tour this
season.
I True enough the opera might stand
llV (unit ! n vn. kMn.. - J.
IN THF THF IMfllirTrR Posa nalsa Ia the ttIe role; Oolcl. a
III I IIL -I IIL llflUmLI Lfl dominant figure in the musical world
me virue Arimouuo; tno massive stage
Th mpWt.rv in h ii... .. settings and Its numerous people of
hhe eovcrnmenf wpihr i..ron i.rincn the ballet was no mean part;
Icllmh-H .inwn n as iW-. ;v "e magnificent orchestration. But
zero TiiMdHv nl.i hA inwa r ih. 'Miss fcubaiik. a Texas girl is a dom
season I nant Kre in the organization. She
There was no frost due to Jbo SfrJT- nra8.ali W'Q .ha8. be?u
cloudy aim damp weather.
bcores of families who uao gas
for healing and cooking purposes
went cold and hungry us a result. Tho
gus wok very low throughout Tuesday
and it was oven worse on Wcdnes
day. Houses close In which ordinarl-
ly have som0 gas when others havo
nono were without sufficient gas Wed-
nesday to cook dinner.
The city was almost without coal
during Tuesday but a shipment of five
carloads came In In the early after-
noon and relieved the situation.
Illy .Mmoolntcil Prci
INDIANAP0L18. Oct. -20. Execu
tlvcH of tho United Mine Workers of
America mot hero to tako final netion
en President Wilson's appeal thnt tho
muuunmij nmnu at uiiuniinous COUI
miners sot for November l. bn cnllod
of!.
With hut sixty hours loft before
mopping production of tho national
fuel supply tho mcctim; assume thn
character of n most wclchty one nnd
out of it probably will como tho final
woni.oi tno mlncnj on tho situation
my AMHOcinlctl PreBsl
WASIILNUTON Oct. 2ff.--Fuol ad-
ministrator Oarflold discussed tho
threatened alrlko of bituminous coal
minors today with Secretary Tumulty
at tho White House.
Ho was summoned from Williams
Collegoof which ho Is prcsldonL
OarfttTid who bUII has authority to
Function as fuol nimlnlstrator said ho
was in close touch with tho strike sit-
uation and expressed coufldenco that
a settlement would be reached without
a walkout of miners.
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1ELL0W r'EVER MMV
fnv Annoclnteit Press
WASHINGTON Oct. 29. More llioB
thirty nations were represented hero
today for thc opening of the Interna-
tional labor conference created by tho
tlcaty of Versailles for the Improve-
ment nnd standardization of labor con-
ditions throughout tho world.
Today's program called for mldrcfti-
cs by Secretary of Labor Wilson bjh
John. Barrett dlrcrtorof the part-Am-crlcnn
I'nlon.
The dlaputo over tho admission of
Gorman and Austrian delegates also
was considered.
Speaking "on behalf of tho people o
tho United Stntcn and In the nama of
President Wilson" Secretary Wilson
dccldrcd tho conference represented
tho first conccrntcd effort In history
lo deal with lnbflr problems progres-
sively. Representatives of 36 countries
seated In nn alphabetical order In
large circlo In the same hall whera
tl.o national Industrial conference
came to grief hoard tho secretary's
address which was translated Into
French when he had finished.
Representatives of labor and capital
(In tho United States will participate
unofficially and Secretary WHaon wlH
be named ns president.
SERIOUS RIOTING
IN EGYPT RESULT
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By Associated Prean
ALEXANDRIA. Egypt Oct. 29TWo
rioters woro killed ton others wr&us-
ly lnjurod and 27 hurt In n nationalist
demonstration October 31 which the
pollco attempted to suppress.
Sticks stones bottles and police ba
tons woro used. Trootm 'fired at the
crowd.
ILLINOIS KOKKEKS UET
?35ee LIHEKTY KXS
ItOCK ISLAND 111. Oct. 2!). Rob-
bers early today entered the safety
nult of tho Stato Bank of Saerrard.
IX yiC'AHAGTA T01VX near here and took $35000 In liberty
tonus from Individual deposit boxes.
Under certain favorable conditions
frost may occur with the tempera-
lure as hlgUas. 42 degrees.
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EPIDEMIC OF I'KIME
13 .MEXICO I'lTV
acclaimed the greatest contralto In
grand opera.
Miss Eubank fills the role physical-
ly and vocally. She Is the keynote of
confidence emanating from the opening
number to the finals and with all duo
lespect tp the redoubtable Braslau.
tho Braslau was not missed. Few neo-
. -- . r
MKvirn r-iTV w t u.:iP hqevr that Eubank essayed lh
- bu a m. & .sa.. a j-i ii ruiiiriiir i. . '
le of thler.ng. robbery and murderafj'!13" F0'6' 'w made themselves
SUGAR SHDRTAOE HITS
ABILENE WITH FORGE
Did you have sugar with your cof-
fee this morning?
If you did you were among the
ircay ones.
A sugar famine that threatens to
bo absolute has struck Abilene. The
local retail supply has been exhausted
and there is no immediate relief in
bight according to local dealers
IBv Amioclatcd .reral
SAN SALVADOR Oct. 2!). Guate-
mala lias placed a quarantine on all
steamora from Corlnto Nlcaraugua be
cause several cases of yellow fever
wero reported at Iho latter place re-
ix-miy.
"OHKY OF (USOLIXE"
RIIESA FRE.VCHMAX
PARIS Oct. 1. Deputy Emmanuel
Broussu recently crltlclsrd In the
Chamber of Deputies what he termoJ
"tlio orgy of gasoline' indulged In by
tho various Ministers. He gives a
table of tho number nf automobiles
UHcd ty qach Minister showing -that
b-'uiu tnuiiBiera uaveviour or live cars.
Mr. Brousso fulls to make any nit u-
Unn of Premier Clenieuceau's car. To
any one familiar with the guttered.
unpamieu. boueu military car that the
Premier uses. It Is oasy to' umlersfand
why.
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HEAVY RAWS FALL
AKOUND
rn NI'KIMI
Wiiaa the other fellaw'i busy never
tttks the empty chair.
JUHt forget yajir pleasant &tory or
)or little tale of care;
Fur tha uhaHo are hef thinking of
the work he has to do
And urfore t day it) oyer he would
lite 10 see ft through.
BIG SPRING. TEXAS. Oct. .-Tke ' Mwlco City which the local VoUZ't fVLL
General OH Co. struck a strong .Uow:PPy wer uWto cope has hej. frI-. ah Jw perform7.e
titr Af nil rr ina K.i.imwAii vnw r iobi ituiiai u ci u lucui iu tia- . .. . ... -
W fo.l.-Th. w u lUk S.mrd.y trtlbli patrol o.oldler;rl;j m'eJih
s;" wrwSaair '- "" &?? s&ttssx s&wz ir but -
d uw uuu muv uau ic iuiwa auui - - -
BIG SPRlNO. Tex.t Oct. 28. The
precipitation last night and today was
over two inches. The minimum tew
perature was thirty six today and Is
tcared frost will fall tonight. Potatoes
was not are not gathered and much Karden
I'll FOUND
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IN THE HAM ILTQN
WELL NUMBER ONE
ITALY WORRIED
OVER POSITION
OE UNCLE SAM
JHf A.ttHjUtt Preal
PARIS. Oct. 29. Rome dispatched
indicate considerable concern U caus-
ed there by the report that the UnIol
States would refuse to accede to propo
sals of Italy regarding tbe Adriatic
Problem.
In Italian circles here it Is indicated
thero also Is tha Impression that tka
United State would refuse to agree to
the Italian plan.
struck a strong stream of water.
L. Ii. Houe manager of the company
says they will continue drilling but
will likely set another rig near by
and develop this oil. He estimates the
well would produce twenty barrels.
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AKKAXSAS JUD0E DIES
Mlstakea by Brtrfker.la-Law fur Bur
glar aa bkot.
MILWAUKEE DRY
FOR FIRST TIME
N ITS HISTORY
ably but admirably is significant of
it bize of the organization.
Mere words of praise are superflu-
ous The wen people must be seen
t be understood snd enjoyed.
De Angelas u aiting as conductor of
the prehestru in place of Catnpanini
who has been HI for three weeks.
AR3f ISTIPE DAY-PEACE.
Hope to Hatif Peace Treaty on Ike
Fateful XpTember 11
SC0HE0RM0RE
MISSING RESULT
SHIP ACCIDENT
By AksocUt4 Irfe
If yuw want U kaep tht friendship of
ma man you mwt ana tcnow. i tv Awciatej Frcnal
it vniiil ltuvu thnni vlarl In nA vnu nmlf T.lTTr.W Ttnni? fnt 90 tn.lua Haul
' r.rz .T7" - " ..:.r.' . :x- '" " i iv mQcu.iw i-rui mv ikti pri
ua arrv vrneii von eu. iiixib ni trnrt Dmitri vrii hb .bni hvi uii wiiiirvv on t.--. i. -..! . -. ' .-1- '.' . -
. -.-. --- - -- . " " - - - i (unvn.i uvt. . t ur iu 1119' UJNon.V nrt V Tho flprnifiKl MnsirVRHM ctnt a t...j.. -
Therms a certain way to da it ana Uuy Williams his brother-in-law Sat-ltlme ia its history Milwaukee wu:r..t ... .. k -.rr.l-- ."Z. -VA.rir v.v5
in. teliiug it to rhyme; jurday night whea mistaken for a bur- boa. dry- toaay. all salooa keepers -Znn 'imsa? of e armlste Cil wrfy 0 u4 ffitTiS kaownlo
l'ett .olU.trJuV ' d ttJl I "' J ? .? !!a a.luvl flwdoMi the sale of .Iwiholic HarmswortK the tortZTtUSi Sva ffilSSr XSVJSZtoVJl
fip UHW Ta'V ua iuur fc. u boV"i vW ISrlSKS Wt WMBUCK. n thn. .ftiiE of J- h- tka. -o- ...1. " ...'.- .I-".T7." .1 T . . ."7V"- .1"- . f?' HKpaw '
t Before dying UttU Issued a state- uruhMi...eiaik.nilM ' ZZJrz" "Tr 'w' r -' - w -. iw fHim me wtai ios oc tai veasft.Wat thenaoawtarSi
mat wntnliiw Williams. oiZ rSutoTSft irlakl' 7.;ZZl'iT0ma e !!f VM IaBa ' W wW. r crew of 1U Ta fumm M
More oil was found in the Hamilton
well fourteen miles South of Abilene.
Tuesday when work was resumed at
that location after several days shut
down. It is said that a baler and a
half 'of oil was taken out.
Thero is also said to be plenty of
gas. The well Is 1575 feet deep and
drilling is goiug on.
According to local oil brokers leases
are la good demand In that vletmty
and Indications grow stronger every
day that the Hamilton will prove a
good well when sufficient depth fa
reached
I WEATHER
U 8 Dfiwrtatest el AyrteaHnri
WEATMEK BDKEAU
For Abilene and vicinity toaifbt
aud Thursday cloudy and warmr
scattered showers.
For East 'Texas tonight and Thurs-
day cloudy scattered showers wars-.
f r tonight except 1tr soatkrasr i9ftkttt
warmer Thursday
For West Texas tonight cloaiy
warmer Thursday unsettled warmer
in southeast portion.
Rainfall for 24 hours ending a.
nt .32 inche.
Total since first of year 27A5 Iscbea
Toes. WL
P.M. AJM
VESSEL GOES D0WX .
frw of Efajkt Los When Lake Oh-
tarlt Barge h Sauk
IBy AscUteit Prc
KOCHESTER. N. Y. Oct 28 Tfce
liadiEg at daybreak of two bodle oa
tbcl sbort nf TjlUa flDfiirl irlib Ufa
preservers bearlag the nauje of the t
OuTiiM! "BC 0i(Of I 1 ... 41 3
r--- ia I Neo 4
Saurli ... ii1$
Goywrikt IW by Edgar A Uui
formally ratified November 11
? Bill 7 aa 1:aA
taxge Homer warren of Toroato re- Dry thruuMUtr 'ii 41 m
4 !
it IU4t
4 strewn with the wreck. rtM
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