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Colombian Government Recalls Minister to United Statei Yesterday trouble is Feared
ABILENE SEMI-WE
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TAFT'S MESSAGE ARE INDICTED MiStS:';fcttf "II
CLEARING WORK
BEGINSTO-DAY
FOUND
BUY
nois not aithovi: SUGGESTION
' (JOVKKNMENT IMVXKHSIHP
or -TELEGRAPH LINES.
NCREASED RATE FAVORED
lor Handling Secnnd-CIaVMntl 3In.
Icr Proposes. Raise 0l One ('out
Pit Pound for TriinsmisHlmi.
f Periodicals.
J5y Associated Press.
VSlUN'nTON Fob. 22 President
tuf todii approved and forwarded to
(oimrpss ih report of tho commis-
sion on second class mall matter and
recommending that the postal rateon
msta?.iflrs and newspaper's bo raised
one cent (o two centB per pound.
Postmaster General Hitchcock or
iginally recommended a four cent rate
bat later channel tbis to two. The
lomtnission Jlnda that tho cost of band
ling second class matter is about live
and a half cents a pound. In approv-
ing 'be two cent rate however Pres-
ident Ta declares that the business
Mitcrj-lseB of the publishers or perlod-ir-alB
have been built up on the basis
or flie one cent rate and therefore
t would be manifestly unfair to put
into immediate affect a larger increase
in iiostiiKc.
s in the effect of the proposed in-fri-ase
from one to two cents-a pound
Pn-HiUf-nt Tart quotes rrorn. the report
or lh' postal commission the follow-
ing paragraphs:
rfurh aii increase will n6t. in the
opinion or the commlrj'iioa bring' dis-
inR upon the published ' or newspa-
pers and periodicals or seriously in-
terrere with the dissemination of se-
f in iipwft or information.. A reason
able ttnitr-imi1dlroliowe"ihftw5''!H
rnte Is fixed befqro it is pat into.f-
ret While the pews rate wilt bo vsry
fnr from compensating jLho Uovern-
nient ror the carriage and handling o'r
spcoml-class matter It will to some
oxtfiit relieve the existing lmnl-h ''!
result in a more equltabbj adjustment
of rat'V
Tluit" newspapers -and- magazines
have Ix-oii potent -agencies for tho dis-
spminatfun of public Intelligence and
consoiniontly have boj'no a worthy
part in the development of the couu-
'iv Mr Taft says all must admit.
in providing for' thee a subvention
lint" be adds "it is likewise true
that the original purpose pr Congress
in providing for them a subvention by
way of nominal postal charges in con-
sideration of their value as mediums
of public information ought not to pre-
vent an increase because they are
now not only educational but highly
nrofitahlu Thoro is no vnrrant for
the great disparity between existing
postage rales on periodicals and the
cost of the service tho Government
performs for them. The aggregate
postal revenues for the fiscal year
1011 wore ?237$7i)82;'.G0J derived
mainly from 'the postage collected on
tho four classes of'mnil matter. It is
rarprmiy estimated by the Postoffico
Department that tbo revenue .derived
rroni mail matter of tlio first class is
approximately one and one-half times
the cost of handling and carriage!
that tho .return -from third and fourth
tlass matter are slightly In excess of
Ihidr cost of handling and carriage;
ami that while BOcond class matter
Embraces over 06 per cent of the en-
tire. Weight of nil tho mall carried It
iiwrtliplcBB. yields Ilttlo move than &
Pff cent of tho postal revenues."
'I'bo postal commission on second--Ihhs
matter was appointed by Presl-
ilciit Taft following tho controversy
fiUBcd-by- tha Postmaster QenemL'B
wlslnnl recommendations for tho In-
crease In rntes Tho matter wnB taken
"P by mairazino nnbiishers before
committees of GongreBs and a sharp
sane wns raised ns to tho correctness
of the Postoffico Dqpartpiont's figures
t'ongriss finally passed a point roso-
llMou authorizing the appointment of
ho commission vhleh was made up of
Justice Charles K Hughes of tho Su-
.uremo Court; President A. Lawrauco
Iwoh of Hnrvnrd University and
arry A. Wheolor president of tho
f'ollego Association of Commerce
"The findings of tho commission"
8as tho President "confirm the vlow
Hiat the cost of-handling and truns-
Poiting second-class mail matter la
Kratly In excess of tho nostagO paid
and that an inoruaso In tlio rate Is not
i' Justified by the facts but W de
Arable.
"Tlio DOStftl Hnrvlen Ih how. for thO
"ret time In years operated upon a
BeU sustaining basis and In my JU1I5-
"jent this is a whj0 policy; but it
snnnld not bo carried qut at. 1ho ex-
ATN'I. CASIf KRfllSTKK ('().; 1.
DAMS KXPHKSS VO; 7 WAXI'.
FAriTHINU COS. IXIr TBI)
1 '
DIFFERENT CHARGES
Afe Preferred Against Ilnch Serernl
Coiiipniij mid Some pf 'I'lteni are
. (Slave Indeed Inieresl Is
AwnKcncd.
By Associated Press.
CINCINNATI Ohio. Feb. 22. Tho
Indictments which have been prefer-
red by the government today against-
.many business cOnoerns of tills city
and those of Dayton CfhioTTTuvo caus
ed a great amount of comment in this
olty t begins to look like the gov'ern-
mpnt Is going to probe all concerns
which are suspected of illegality.
(lash Kcglslcr 'o Dajlon Indicted.
Thirty officials and employes of the
National Cash Register Company of
Dayton Were Indicted in this. city to-
day by it special" Federal Orand Jury
on charges of crijninal -violation of the
Sherman Anti-Trust law.
Adams Express Co. Imlicfed.
The Adams ExprOss Company Was.
indicted here today in tho proceedings
of the Grand Jury on eleven counts
charging the company with attempts
to collect moro for shipments than
the established rate permitted.
'Seven Finns Indicted.
Seven large raanufactut'lgn firms of
this city wore also indicted charged
with attempting to secure transporta-
tion at lower rates than had been fix-
ed by the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission. nense of certain classes or mail mat-
uhiiiHiyrev'ciHWo'inyxecBs
of their cost. It is. not just tiiar. somo
classes of mail should be exorbitantly
taxed to meet a deficiency caused by
Otjior glasses the revenue from" which
Js hutch below their cost of handling
and carriage. Where such inequalities
exist they should be removed as early
as practicable.
"The proposed increase of 1 cent
a pound In Hie second class postage
rates 1 boliove to bo most reason-
able and if sufficient time is allowed
before the change sees into .afreet it
should Work 'little- serious injury to
the business of tho periodical 'publish
ers .while equalising nt least in a
measure the burdens of postal taxa
tion."
'Another suggestion of tho Commis
sion which was given the President's
approval would abolish the "cent-a-copy
rates" for nowspapors other
than weeklies when mailed at a city
letter carrier office for local dellv-
cryt
' ? ;
Government 'Ownership.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22. President
Taft today. Informed Congress that he
did not approve of Postmaster ucnerai
tntehcock's suggestion that too gov-
lines as an adjunct of the postal sys-
ek-nmont liny and operate ail teiogiap.a
' ... -. 1 4I...1 It It .nlllll
teni. Sir. Tait earn umi
be Bliown that the public wouiu praam
i. rofnivinir service at a less prlco
than Is now paid ho might think dif
ferently of the plan hut mat. no wu
not convinced such would ha the ef-
fect. : . ..
After referring to uio pruunuu. wip-
ing out of thopostal deficit and other
features of Tr Hitchcock's adminis-
tration of affairs Mr. Taft in trans
mlttlng tho PostofOco Dopartnients
roport to Congress today said;
Thoro is only one recommendation
In which I cannot agree-that Is one
iii.' vnrnmmonds that the telegraph
lines in the United Stages bTioiIW bor
made a part of tlio. postal syav-m
.ntoi in ftoniunctlon with tho mall
system. This presents a question of
Government owonoreiup 01 i.i.m.v ...
Utes wbloli are now being conducted
!y private enterprise under franchises
from the Government.
I boliovo that tno true p-iui
that private ontorprlBG should bo per-
"' ' nrrv on BUCll puollo lltlH-
t OB nndor duo regulation aa to rates
by proper authority rathor than ha
tlo Government should Itself conduct
hem. This principle I favor because
I do not think It in accordance vrl h
the host public policy thus greatly to
ncronse the body pf public servants.
"Of course if It could bo shown
that tolograph Bervlco could bo furn-
ishea to tho public nt a less i.rlco than
it is now fuhilshod to the public by
telegrnph companies and With. oTplal
niinnv. the argument intent ho a
Dtrn one in favor of the adoption of
ft nronosltlon But I am not satis-
fled from any 'evidence that If thepo
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PRESIDENT TAFT
CJ
TO MAKE REPLY
noosi:vKir?s columbur SPKF.nr
. STIHS Hid PRESIDKNT
TO ACTION.
WILL TALK CLEARCUT
Mill 'o AMnck Ills Former Friend
linl Will JUscuss the Illfferenee
. hi Political Creeds in
SIrnight Manner. .
Mti'thlK .:.
PvA cCninfnrl T5rtM
U'ASIIINGTON Fob. 22. President
Taft has decided to reply to Ex-Pres-Ident
Roosevelt's Columbus speech.
He will not make an attack .on Roose-
velt but will present clearcut tho Is-
sues between his political creed and
that of his predecessor.
Everything Indicates that the Hues
are being drawn plosed day by day
between the two big men and a red hot
campaign is expected.
F. CUNNINGHAM HACK;
Hot urns from AustIii;AVherc lie Vcnt
(0 Argue a Case lief frc 1 he"
'. Criminal Court.
Judge J. j F. Cunningham Is back
from a trip to Austin where be vent
to argue a case bpforo the Court of
Criminal Appeals.
While be was thero ho witnessed
a terrific windstorm which blew down
a chimney on tho. Drisklll Hotel blew
many' windows and doors out of bus-
iness houses and blew down and de-
molished sonie residences.
Tho local weather bureau ho says
registered tlio wind's velocity at 65
miles nn hour and private instruments
registered It at 75 and he says that
the wind was not accompanied by any
hall nr rain just a dry wind
Dragged to Death by Horse.
By Associated Press
FORT WORTH Tex. Feb. 22.
his thirty-second birthday J L
-On
Po-
treo a newspaper carrier was drag
ged to death by his horse hero tbis
morning.
nronortios wore taken over by the
Government thoy could bo managed
any more economical or ally moro effi-
ciently or that this would enablo the
Government to furnish servlco at any
smaller rnte than tho public are now
required to pay by private companies."
Tho President found muen no saui
to command in Mr. Hitchcock's De-
partment. "I cannot Bpealc with too
great emphasis" ho Bald "of the Im-
provement In tho Post Office Depart
ment unuor 1110 jircBuin. iiiuuubvv
said tho President .Ho showed that
there was a Bitrpjua of $219118.12 at
tho end of tlio last fiscal year compar-
ed with a dovclt of ?17470770.-17 two
years boforo ThlB wns not to bo ac-
counted for tho President pointed out
by reductions of force pr numbers of
postofflcea or salaries put ny scieuuuu
economy.
Mr Taft approved tho adoption of a
parcels post recommended py wr.
Hitchcock said that tho placing of as-
sistant postmasters In the civil sor-
vlco should bo followed by placliiK un
der the classified servlco of postmas
tor and commended tho postal savings
system.
Preparations are being mado ho said
to establish thla system at about 40000
fourth class oce.
THC VJ. . (SiUNP-OftT " lP.TRrEX- .
E SNOWFALL
ALL UP THE DENVER
Snow Iyas SlxJ'cetpejOp In Drifts and
lrobnbly..SIxIhcnefi..On the level
" i-Delayeil Trains.
W. A. McCullpugh pf. Snyder left
hero this morning "for Hamlin after
Bpendiiig the night with-friends. "
He bad just returned from h trip o
Fort Worth and was otf tlio lateAVlchl-
ta Valley train from Ft. WoHh to this
city yesterday and wrtB Bovral hours
late upon arrival here on account of
the heavy snow '"t
He says the train ran into the deep
snow at Decatur and tho" snowfall was
very heavy in Wise. Albntiuriie. Clay.
jMf
and a nart or Masiicifccounty.
In places ho said tho snow wi& five
and six feet deep and bad' to bb shov-
eled off the track and in other places
the- train would plough through snow'
so deep that half of the engine would
be submerged and snow would pxtend
from the ground np lb the headlight.
. jt took the train bJx hours to como
from Wichita Falls to Seymour so
dense was the snow.
While this depth was attained only
in the cuts and dumps where tho snow
bad drifted it was abig .snowfall 'he
thought it would1 measure six inches
on the level all along tho route men-
tlpned. -.
He wished for it in this section and
in the Snyder country but thinks wo
are In pretty good shape for moisture'
after all and ought to malic good
"crops.
Adams for State Treasurer.
By Associated Press.
BROWNWOOD Tex. Feb. 22. Stato
Senator W. N. Adams today announced
as a candidate for state treasurer.
Clarenco Wenthcrford Convicted;
By Associated Press.
VERNON Tex. Feb. 22. Clarenco
Weatherford was convicted of the
killing of John Harwell in September
1910 today and sentenced to five
years ln the penitentiary.
Homer Atchison Not Guilty.
HILLSBORO Tex. Feb. 22. Homer
Atchison wns today found not guilty
of tho killing of A Y. Redman a rc-
cluso last October. Redman had $900
when killed.'
IT.
ALTA VISTA BORNEO
Handsome Home Destroyed nnij Not
a Cent of Insurance on Jiouso
or 'Contents Piano Saved.
This morning at 10:45 thp handsomo
homo of John T. Gilbert Seventh and
Boyco streets AUa Vista addition to
tho city was destroyed by flro and
practically all its contents
The worst of it Is that there was
not a cent of Insurance.: either upon
the houso or tho furniture contained
In the house. Tho lnsuranco policy
had Just oxplred a few days before
and bad not been ronewed.
The flro boyu made a nulok run but
tlio preswre was pratloajly "nil"
saye Chief Clinton and he Muwt im
agine why the r8ur "plpkid up".
a Jlttle and the got wors than ver.
Ilght bundr! foot pf Mow wr
laid.
Ir. Gilbert ha tiee purtlcularly
MAIN
GILBERT'SHOMEIN
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COLOMB
RECALLS PEDRO.
JtmSTKIt UNITED STATE FROM
SOUTH AMEIUCAN ltEPUBtH!
IS TOLD TO COMK 1IOME.
TROUBLE IS FEARED
fXIay'Mcan A Termination of Diplomatic
itciauons jtenTeeu 1110 uiiiiisu
Stales and Colombia Arid
.Defer Knox' Visit
-mx'- aawadww:
By Associated Press.
BOGOTA COIXDMBIA.'Feb. 22. ThO
Columbia Minister to the United
States Gen Pedro Nel tOsplnhs wns
recalled by tho Colombian govern-
ment this morning.
The direct result of the recall aris-
es from the fact that Gen. Pedro has
had somo words with Secretary Knox
about a visit which tho United States
official had proposed' to make to this
republic and tho homo government
rather than let any further feeling be-
tween the Colombian Republic and the
United states arise has decided W
recall Its representative and thereby
it. is hoped relieve the intense situa-
tion which has been.'steadlty growing.
Gen .Pedro in advising Secretary
Knox that his visit to Colombia would
bo Inopportune gave two reasons why
In his judgment the visit would not
result happily:
1. Because the United States has
placed Colombia without tha palo of
civilized nations by refusing to extend
to her In connection with tho Panama
controversy tho proposal of general
arbitration in which all nations of
the earth have been Invited to join.
2. That his last demand for arbi-
tration presented to the Stato Depart
ment on Nov. 2(5 has been left unan-
swoord. The recall of tho Colombian minis-
ter Is causing no Ilttlo comment hero
In ofllpiai circles and thp sltuntlon
looks bad. -
Thta 'nntlnn- nf recall was taken by
Columbia because It did not approve
of General Pedro's action when ho
said that Secretary Knox's visit would
now bo inopportune.
Wo are authorized to annoupco Rov
J. H. Moore for JuBtlce of tlio Peace
Precinct 1 placo 2. Mr. Mooro has llv
el in Abilene and tho precinct fOr a
number of "years and feels that he Is
competent to dlschArgo tho duties of
the office. Give his claims careful
consideration when you cast your vote
ADVANCING ON CHIHUAHUA
Emtio Vasquez Qomer Receives Word
A't Ban Antonio That Rebsls
Are Active
By Associated PreBs.
SAN ANTONIO Fob. 32. Emllo
Vasnuez Gomez who !b In this city
today received this morning a tolo.
gram from Columbus New Mexico to
tho effect that a TObel force of seven
teen thousand with four pieces pf ar
tillery are advancing on Chihuahua.
unfortunate of lata ad hl. 'many
i .
triads a.nd of ouV people sympa
ta! with Wm alncereiy ana aeepiy.
The wind was bowleg pretty 8troK
and tha fire gained momentum rapia
iy
The piano and a few tfalHga were
ayed from the bulldiug.
IAN GUV.
JUItY RETURNS VE11DICT TODAY
AJtfD DALLAS COUNTY SUS.
TAINS RECORD.
Wounded Ljdla Ahlflnger HJs Former
Hweelhenrt mid Killed .1. W.
Wtialey a Uy-Slander on
January Twenf y.NIufb.
By Associated 'PreaB.
DALLAS To.x 1. 22. Bob Da-
vis who. wounded IiIb former nWeot-
heart Lydla Ahlflnger and killed J.
W. Whaldy a by-sfandor oh 'January
2!ith on n stroet in this city was to-
day found guilty 'ppd his punishment
fixed at twenty-five years. In tho stato
penltontiary.
lllslory of Case.
navls is charged with killing J W.
wnaioy on Jan. 2!). Tho shooting oc.
curred near tho corner of Main and
Ervay Btrcets about l::Jo o'clock In the
nfternoop. At tho time Whrtloy was
killed Lydia Ahlfonger was seriously
wounded but has about recovered Da
vis claimed at tho time that .the shoot
ing of Whnloy vnB accidental and Almt
he shot theglrl in solf-dofptmo Thoro
is also an indictment against cllarr
ing him with an rissault .with 'Intent to
murder Miss Ahlfinger.
Offlc&r.s on Stand.
The following testimony wnB given
uy lwo ol tne principal witnesses in
troduced by the prosecution.
Ii Mnulon policeman who. arrested
BavlB after tho shooting. Ho testified
as follows: "On the afternoon of Jan.
29 tho day of this killing I was traf-
tbat'tinjc: I knpv Wlss' Lydia Ablfcn-
ger. I was directing" traffic' when I
heard four ahofej flrCd.When I heard
the first shot I lopked In tlio direction
from where it came and saw a crowd
of people getting away r saw a man
with a smoking revolver in bis band
running into the Grand1 theater. He-
bold tho revolver In this position
(pointing up). When I got to tho
Grand theater thq girl Was lying
across some scats tlio boy had thO gun
beating her ovor the head. About that
time I saw Mr. Langston trying to get'
the gun from Bob DaviB ' r struck nt
Davis with my right hand and pushed
him ovor the soatB. I .askod who had
the gun and Langston said ho had it.. I
asked him to glvo it to me. I saw
Carl Rath there and told him to take
tho girl to the emergency hospital In-
tho first automobile and not to wait
for an ambulance.
Beat Girl Over Head.
While I was holding Davis he lean
ed ovor and kissed Miss Ahlfengor. I
then took Davis across the street and
got the names of tho witnesses.
"I don't Know how many times he
struck the girl it appear.od as. she
was leaning over tho seats that she
was trying to cover her head with bor
hands."
On cross-examination JIahion testi
fied that tho scene of tho shooting was
on his beat but that hoi wont there
when bo honrd tha shots;
"Did DavlB act Hko a Bane man?"
dBkcd AttonieyPuckctt. -
"Yes sir" said Manio'n "because ho
recognized mo as an officer."
"Ho asked mo if ho had hurt his
wife vory bad and I told him 1 thought
Bho was. and-that lie .had killed a man
up tho ..street."
Carl Rath tho man who carried tho
wounded girl to nn antomobllo; testi-
fied as follows: "I was standing pear
tho corner of Main and Ervay streets
wheal lieatd the shots fired and star-
toi In tlm riiroction of the nlaco. Only
Tn. ...; -.-r -.-- -
three shots had been fired when r
reached tho theater quo wbb flrOd af'
tor I got thoro but I did nqt see It
I ran on Into the theater and stilted
to pick thti girl up when Dnvls snap-
ped tho gun In ply face and I hit htm
and knocked him bacK. I took tho
girl in xy arms and started for tho
stroet with her. The first auto I saw
was an electric -runabout and got In it
with tho girl in my arms. Tho cat-
only went to Akard street and thoro
ntnnnad. Then I ifot in a bltr four-
seaed car and wont" to tho omorgencV
hospital I did not soo tho defendant
Kiss tho girl but saw him striking a$-
her with the platol'
Ob croi-examlaUo wltneaa. was
sure that he heaO. three shots before
he got inside of the theater attd one
after he had gotten inside lie Mild
that he did net hear tH 8rt aay aayn
tbloff or did he kear BvUi aay any-
thing He. aa.td he w aot excited
Qr rMifect examtnatten the f;t
SENTENCED TO 52 YEARS HOMELESS
AT llOI'STO'N ON FIUR SWEPT DIS-
TltrCT-IIUNDRED MVJ Dlfl-
W TELEPHONE HOLES.
IN SCHOOLS
Capitalists Furnish Money Food add
Clollilngl. &&. ' K. :Heiivlc.t
toer!I Box Vntt and Two
Miles of Trnrtt Destroyed
By Associated' Press. .
HOUSTON Tox.'Fob. 22. Work oti
clearing t)io flro swept district was
begun this morning and one hundred'
men nro digging telophono pole holes
lit ordor .tltnt telephone qortnecttons
may bo .made 'as sppn. ns posslblo in
that ptirt pf tho city
'( (inn Killed; 'No Serious injuries.
It Ik definitely knbwn bote todny
that no ono Was killed. In tho flro of
yesterday and that thoro we're- realjy
no serious Injuries. Tho children who
wore suffering from meningitis in tho
district wliich Avns bum'qd were car-
ried out Into tlio chilly night air but
tlloy aro reported to bo none the
worse for their oxporionce.
Homeless In Seliool Buildings.
Tho many hundreds of 'people who
Wore mode homeless In consequence
of yesterday's fhfo haya at last found
places to sleep and rest In The
school buildings of that part of. 'tho
Olty have been thrown 'open to thosp;
who aro 'Without homes and thoro' "is
no pretense of having school in that
dlstilct for tho present.
Itnllrond Heavy Losers.
Tho International and Gte'atNorthr
orh railroadt is tho heaviest . lo$er? of
tlto; transportation cb'mnanleNInc'iy'
'iW0ffiiyr'
which were loadeitv with cottojij wero.
burned and two intlca of traOK wnM1
rondercftl aiisolutoly of; rib serVJco.
The Southern Pacific railroad lost
twelve cars ten of thoni containing
cotton.
Insurance men hero .estimate thdtr
total losses at $c;nooooo; '
BELL GIVES BOffD TODAY.
Detective of Panther City IVho Killed
' S. S. Morris 3Ibriday IS'Ipht
Gives .000 Bond.
Oy Associated Press.
FORT WORTH Tex.. Feb.' 22. De-
tective Ben U. Bell who on. Monday
night February 19th shot' and .killed
Sylvester S. Morris a grocerymatt 'of
this city in a street car following an
ngument over the Snee'd muridcr case
which is now on In Fort Worth gave
bond this morning to tho amount of
five thousand dollars.
SNEED CASE TO JURY
Tragic 8cehes Take Place Before The?.
Jury In tjne Celebrated Case .
In Cloilng Hours
By Associated Press
FORT WORTH Texas. Fob. 22.
great was the nervous tension In the
crowded court room today When Spe-
cial Prosecutor Jordan Y Cjimmlngs .
re-enacted before the jury In all. it
tragtcness the murder of Capt. A. G.
Boyco by John Bel Sneed in the
course of his afgutnnt in. thei now ce-
Iebrated case
Mr. Cummings look the part ot Capt
Boyce and portrayedwIth a most tragr
lc effect every move In the shooting
that cost the aged man- his lite.
Ho most severely arra-lgnd Jr "p.
Srieed and jiiBtlfled ' the. various acta.
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The Abilene Semi-Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1912, newspaper, February 23, 1912; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth331288/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.