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Bring the Boys Here For Their
Christmas Clothes and Furnishings
Where boy'B find things to meet their ideas of style and fit aud
true Tallies.
Boy' Norfolk Suits Serges and handsome mixtures in all tho
popular colors and fabrics. Sturdy andtylish suits of all wool
materials splendidly tailored suits that please the boys and
give long service. Prices range $3.50 $4.95 $5.95 $7.50 $8.50
nnd - i. ?10 00
Mackinaws All wool Mackinaws iu handsome colors cut in
the latest Mackinaw fashions : sizes 6 to 17 years at $4.50. $5.00
and ?6 00
Boys Sweaters In Brown Maroon Navy Oxford etc "Warm
and well made at $1.00 $1.25 $1.50 $2.00 and ?2 50
Furnishing Neckties Blouses ShirtB Suspenders Belts
Handkerchiefs Caps lints Hose and Shoes.
Complete assortments of everything worn by boys.
FOUR PLANS FOR
ARMY CHANGES
ic0m3cittkes of coxgdess will
f wave nadically different
; propositions up.
BE FULL RE-ADJUSTWENT
.
&h . ChxMberhriH nnd Rep. Hay l'i-
' pese Plans g Well s War Col-
j Jtr I'Jam Prepared Usder
Daniels Direction
By Special Leased Wire.
' WASHINGTON Dec. 9. Military
eocaaltteea will be confronted with
lour radically differing plana for
building up national defease aa urged
V President Wilson when they set-
Up down next week to the work of
frasBlBg; army measures to be present-
d to both houses. Aside from the ad-
ministration plan the Senate and
House committees will hare before
them tea army games offered by Sen-
ator Chamberlain and Representative
Hay and also the plans prepared at
Secretary Garrison's direction "by the
War college division of the Amy
General staff.
Copies of the Chamberlain1 and Hay
bills which were designed for commit-
tee consideration only and will not
be introduced la either house became
available today. They ahow wide di-
versions from each other and frora the
plan advocated by President Wilson.
All f&ur plans propose a sweeping rs-
srganJxattott of the regular army frora
Specials for the Week
75x140 feet oa corner S. 5' Jit and Boyce streets; Five-room
Jteuee ordinary repair south front city water within three'
bl-eeks of high school. This is a real genuine bargain and an
frtunity. Price only $1050; $200 cash and balance $15.00
per mecth just like rent.
100x140 feet west frt on Butternut street; five rooms and
Wtk. Price oaly $1250; $250 cash and $250 per year 8 per
et interest
Jttti riaf 1-3-9 m4 ask f r Mr Jmm.
If you are in the market for a home in Abilene or a good
farm in the country it will be to our mutual interests to get
mr beads together
jno a jackson
Next to F. m4 M JBaak.
top to bottom nnd creation of an ade-
quate reservo for tho regular lino and
the officers reserve corps. The Cham
berlain plan contains no mention of
tho continental army game which is
the feature of the war department's
program and proposes Instead practi-
cally doubling the standing army.
The liny game Includes tho conti-
nental army proposnl virtually u
presented by President Wilson.
The war college plan has not boon
made public.
Senator Chamberlain proposes to
create a general staffs corps with
which tho general's department will
bo consolidated the staff to number
In all nbiety-four officers tho lowest
in rank being captains. His plan also
'contempaltes creation of officers' rc-
reserve corps from which appoint-
ments to the grade of second lieuten
ant In the regular army may bo made
nnd from which officers for volunteer
troops would be drawn. The reservi
of elected men would be composed
wholly of men who bnd received reg-
ular army training. The Hay conti-
nental army game provides that the
four hundred thousand men under
training during the first three years of
tneir six-year enlistment shall be call-
ed into service only with the consent
of Congress and when war is In prog.
ress or imminent. Tne continental re-
serve would be called out only when
war was declared by or against the
united States.
SUFFRAGETTES SECURE
MORE SUPPORT FOR CAUSE
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. Womau
suffragettes made a round-up of con-
gressmen and urged every membei
they could find to support the Susan
D. Anthony federal suffrage amend
ment. Announcement was made at the
business session of the Congressional
Union that Senator Thomas chairman
of the Senate suffrage committee baa
Promised the union a hearing Dec. 16
the day to be given to woman national
suffrage.
1 1DUIE DECEMBER 30IH
Will Speak In Eighteen I'Inecs In
the County (lie Ln$t Dale fee-
ing January 2-2 At
I'otosL
Beginning Thursday December 30
udgc Thomns L. lllanton nnd Repre-
sentative J. M. Wagstaff will hold ft
series of eighteen joint dclinteajn ns
ninny different places In Taylor coun
ty and present their respective claims
preparatory to the county prelcien-
tlal primary lo be held February ".
The two candidates for congress
net Thursday morning and signed the
agreement which 1b given Verbatutn
below:
Abilene Tex.. Dec. 8th 1915.
This Agreement between J. M. Wag-
staff nnd Thomas L. lllanton Wit-
nesseth;
That said parties hnvo agreed to
havo Joint debates nt the following
places and on the following dates
each to begin promptly at 7:30 o'clock
p. m. to-wit: C
Abilene Thursday December 30.
Hatnby. Friday' December .31.
Elmdalc Saturday January 1.
Merkel ThurBdnyt January C.
Trent Friday January 7.
Nubia Saturday January 8.
Shop Monday January 10.
llradshaw Tuesday January 11.
Tuscola Wednesday January 12.
Ovalo Thursday January 13.
Dewey Friday January 14.
Ilurfulo Gap Saturday January-15.
Tye Monday January 17.
Caps Tuesday January .18.
View Wednesday January 19.
Blair Thursday January 20.
Iberia Friday January 21.
Potosl. Saturday January 22.
That said Wagstaff Is to have the
opening nnd closing nt Abilene aud
then to alternate each succeeding ap-
pointment snld Wanton to have the
opening nnd closing on each alternate
appointment.
Each speaker shall havo ono hour
and twenty minutes nt each appoint-
ment tho opening speech to bo one
hour nnd five- minutes followed by
tho opponent with ono hour and twen-
ty minutes with a fifteen minutes
rejoinder to tho one having tho open-
ing. Tho rejoinder Bhall embrace only
Buch matter as may bo nppHcnblo In
answering the speech of the oppon
ent.
Should tho ono who opens uso less
than his time he Is to bo charged
with his full tlmo Just tho sarao as If
he bad used It and each speaker nhall
stop Immediately when tho time is
called.
Spoakors shall ngrco on a timekeep-
er each appointment
No substitute Boeakera w'H be tol-
erated and should either Bpeakcr foil
to meet his nppolntmcnt. tho one fill
log same mny address tho audience
without being limited nnd Is not to be
arswered on thnt night by any repre-
sentative of the one who failed to
'eep such date. Tho debate nt AM-
lono Is to bo nt the Court Hruso. an'
t such places nt fie oher nrmnln1
rnents as the local clt'zenB may pTo
vide.
THOMAS U RUNTOV
J. M. WAGSTAFF.
LOCAL TEACHERS
HOLD INSTITUTE
MEET OXE SATURDAY IN EACH
MONTH AND AVOID LOSS OF
ONE WEEK'S TIME.
The teachers of the Abilene public
schools had their third institute day
Saturday the subject under study be-
ing "Preparation"
Instead of losing a week's time and
holding our Institute with the county
institute we devote one Saturday in
each month to institute work" said
City Superintendent J. U Brooks Sat-
urday. "Iu this way we accomplish
the same end and lose no time from
the regular school work."
Annual institutes are compulsory
and muBt be conducted in all counties
and cities. By extending their insti
tute over several months during the
school term the local teachers save a
week which otherwise would be lost to
the local schools.
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TWO GENERALS INCLUDED IN
CAPTUBED GERMAN STAFF.
By The Associated Press.
PETOOGRAD. Dec. 9. The captur-
ed staff of the Eighty-Second German
army division includes two generals
one division commander seven staff
officers and several Red Cress Physi-
cians. One colonel was killed while
trying to escape.
CAERANZA TROOPS WILL BE
ALLOWED TO GO THROUGH IT S.
By Special Leased Wire.
LAREDO. Dec. 10. Permission was
granted by the war department for
parage through Arizona of .General
DrastcQ. a C'arrsni commander with
fifteen staff officers and six soldiers.
They will take a quantity of supplloe.
Tfae futtJatlMK recul&tlMi will 1m e-arv4.
HUE KEPI la H VORKJDI HfPJlT THE PRACTICE
Feat of Bringing Money to Pnr Con-
sidered .Very Creditable In
View of Wiir'niid General
Conditions.
.MANAGUA Nicaragua Nov. 12.
(Correspondence of the Associated
PresB.) The monetary conversation
of Nicaragua by which ft mass of
paper money with nothing behind it
save tho impaired credit of tho gov-
ernment has been converted into a
currency backed by a gold reserve
was completed on October 31. by the
expiration of tho tlmo In which to
change tho old paper Into the new
money.
The conversion was begun In a pre-
liminary way In 1911 by the provis-
ional government which succeeded the
reglmeB of Zelayn nnd of Madrlz. the
president whom Zelaya left when he
fled. It was .entered Into actively In
1912 was Interrupted and set back n
year by tho flerco revolution of that
year was resumed In 1913 nnd al-
though retarded by the busincBB de-
pression thnt fell upon the country
wna making fair headway In 1914
when It was again set back by the Eu-
roDcnn war. Notwithstanding those
officials after the elections of 912 has
steadily Jkcpt at It and now consum-
mates ltspl$n much to the benefit
of business commerce and Industries.
When President Zelayn who kept
himself In power and dictated Nicar-
agua for seventeen years from 1S93 to
1909 first assumed office there was n
silver currency. During hts first eight
years ho left It alone. Issuing but
Bmnll amounts of paper. In 1901 and
1902 he Issued 5.200.021 pesos In pn-
pcr currency and the country at once
went from silver to n paper bnsls. the
gold exchange falling from the Bllvor
rate or 2.08 In 1900 to a fluctuating
rnto of 5 to C irt 1902 and 7 to 8 In
1903. No further paper Issues were
mnde for Borne yonra. In fact somo was
retired tho exchange rate falling to
G.50 or C
His Inst two years 1908 and 1909.
were turbulont nnd revolutionary.
Over threo trillion pesos moro pnnor
were issued. .tho. rnto jumping to 9.
Ills temporary BUcrcssor Dr. Matrix.
I found ho monry nnd first class rov-
diiiuuu. iw lenuuu iu.uuu.vuu ius'r.
The revolutionary government who
gnlncd possesalon In September. 1910.
ho.d no money and nt first no revenuea
and Issued 24.000.000 during 1911 to
pay the expenses of their revolution
nnd other things. Tho rate fluctuated
from 12 to 22 averaging 16.
Then they began the monetary con-
version. Tho services of tho Into
Chnrls A. Connnt of Now York and F.
C. Harrison of Ixmdon. late Treasurer-
General of India two of tho best ex-
ports In America nnd England were
secured to devlso the reform. A group
of New York bankers were Interested
tlrrough tho Stato Department on Invi-
tation rf Nlcnrnenii. nnd financed thf
conversion. It cost Nlciragua approx-
imately two millions besides iu'c'i
financial dhtrcss "t. t'mes. but thourh
often bitterly tllsfournge'' the gov-
ernment sMick to It as thev wanted to
get 'heir country on a sound tnonev
tmsls. nnd now they reap their re-
ward. TISH SUGAR
SHIP
SAILS FROM NF.W YORK RUT IS
FORCED TO RETURN ON AC-
COUNT OF FIRE.
2.000 BAGS ARE'DESTROYED
Agents Do Not Indicate What Caused
The Blaze Fire PreTlously Oc
curred on Vessel Dec. 2
Last
By The Associated Press.
NEW YORK Dec. 11. Fire which
caused the British steamer Tyntng-
hanie to put back shortly after saw-
ing with a large cargo of sugar con-
signed to England was extinguished
late today by a fire boa.t.
Representatives of Bowring & Co..
the vessel's agents said that 2)00i
bags of sugT in Number t Uotd have
been destroyed but they made no fi-
nancial estimate of the Jojs.
Numbers of the squad of the New
York police department examined the
vessel but the result of tneir. search
was not made known.
The steamer's agents declined to ex-
press an opinion as to the origin of
the fire.
On Dec. 5. a fire was aiscoverel in
the came hold that was burned today
and fragments were fuuid of a vessel
which it 14 jljQlleved mgut have con-
tained a chemical which caused an
explosion. The Tyninghame is the lat-
est of a number of sugar vessels sail-
ing from this port on which flrea ot
RRI
AM
England Declares She Will Not Ilcq
tilMiionAnr More Ships of Tho
American Trnns-Atlnnttc
Company Line.
By The Asocliitcd Press.
WASHINGTON Dec. 0-Grcnt ltrll-
nln lias ncccdcd to the American pro-
test mrnlnt rerjuMttnnittg ships of
the American Trnns-Atlnnllc Com-
pany. The steamers 1 In elf up nnd (lencssep
wilfebe held to the prize court nnd
tnpinnd tins assured the United State
no more such tessels a ill bo seized br
her.
TO ENFOKCE COLLECTION
OF SCHOOL BOND INTE11E8T
AUSTIN Tex. Dec. 9. State Comp-
troller 11 B. Terrell haa delivered u
the attorney general's department n
mass of data on which suits are ex-
pected to be Instituted by the state
against certain school districts in Tex-
as to enforce the collection of lntercs
iluo on Bchool bonds nnd other pnpci"
neid by tne permanent school fum.
Notwithstanding collections of echoo'
.fund interest increased about $20000
I during the past year ns compared with
UlU (IIUIJUUD VI IUU( tl itu&i; ouiH Dill
Is out and according to Mr. Terrell
energetic steps will be taken tmmed
! lately for tho collection of nil fund1
tiuc.
PRESIDENT WILSON GOES
TO COLUMBUS FOR SPEECHES
By Special Leased Wire.
WASHINGTON Dec. . Prci. WP
son left tonight for Columbuj ohlt
where tomorrow he will m!des? m-
Columbus Chamber of Commcrc o:
business questions nnd the I'odern'
Council of Churches of Chrht h:
Amorlcn on church problems. The on-
ly feature of his visit of a political
character will be tho aftornno-i re-
ception given under the auspices of tin-
Franklin Countv Democratic organ!
zatlon.
U. S. MAKES CLEAR HER
POSITION ON ANCOXA SINKING
By Special Leaxcd Wire.
WASHlNGTON.'Dcc. 9. Tho note
tho United Suites lias Bent to Austrin-
Hungnry on the Blnklng of tho Hal-
Inn Hnor Ancona wns baaed It wa
'earned tonight primarily upon tho
virtual admission of tho Austro-Hun-earlan
ndidlrnlty that tho ship wn
torpedoed before all the passengers
had been removed. It was suited nJso
that the position of tho United States
as outlined In Itg communication ask
Ing reparation for American lives an "
assurances that such acts will not b
repeated. Is that no matter whether u
morchanmian stops upon tho firing o
a warning shot by a submarine or af
tor tho pursuit all passengers mus
be removed before tho vessel la Bunk
During the recent Persian GitV
rnmpalgii the Turks sank the Btoan
ship Eclantance nnd effective)-
blocked n narrow channel In the Eu
phrates River.
LISTS OF LANOS
TEXAS Ss PACIFIC WOULD IIELI
FARMERS OF THIS SECTION
EXCHANGE LANDS.
The Reporter has received the fol-
lowing copy of a letter addressed to
all -agents In Texas by George D.
Hunter general passenger agent of
the Texas and Pacific:
Fort Worth Tex.. Dec. 7 1915.
You are no doubt aware of tho fact
that tho Immigration Department Is
making special efforts toward Increas-
ing the tide of immigration to our
Texas territory and on account of the
unusual crop conditions especially fn
our west Texas country it wnni.
seem that uovr is nu opportune time
10 secure sucn immigration.
"It IS the DUrDOSO nf th Tvna jp
Pacific to co-operate at all tlmea wtti
the land owner as well as with h..
prospective settler. In co-operating
wn me land owners it is necessary
for our Immigration Department to
nave me names or those ainnc- the.
line who wish to dispose of their
holdings together with price and full
description of the property.
"In order that we may have this in-
formation in hand will you please in-
terview land owners pnrt rni UUf-0
dealers located in your town and ask
that they furnish list to our Mr. p u
Rodgers Immigration Agent Fort
Worth of such lands as thev mav h
offering for sale and settlement
-tour early attention to this mat-
ter and assistance in securing- the r-
sired data will ba appreciated"
A woman is the patentee of appli-
ances with which fruit and vezetahl(
RAILROAD
WANS
leu be caaaad ha jars is ordinary wash
lESil tER CENT IGiil
iin paid . MkSI
M saving 4K9
GEO. L. PAXTON President
J. O. SHELTON Vice-President
JOE R GARRISON Cashier
E. CHANDLER Assistant Cashier
Plenty of Money to Loan on
good farm land at 8 per cent
. J L. McDAVID
1st State Bank Building
rENNESSEE OUSTER
CASES SET FOR JAN. 20
By Tho Associated Press.
XASHVILLK Tenn. Dec. 11. Tho
wo Tennessco ouster cases Involving
Mayor Hillary E. Howso of Nashvlllt
nd E. II. Krump of Memphis was sot
today for hearing by tho Btnto court
fan. 20. The court Btated that both
Tiscs wore tests of tho ouster law
enacted by tho present legislature and
ould bo heard together.
G0MHUN1PAW SAILS TOR
NEW YORK SAYS LLOYDS'
LONDON' Dec. 9. Tho American
steamer Communlpaw which ns re-
ported to havo boon sunk has sailed
from Alexandria. Egypt yesterday for
New York according to an announce-
ment made today by Lloyds.
Gossip Is always short lived except
whon properly ventilated.
SPECIAL
PRsC
ON ALL
Shoes and
Clothing
ATTHE
Economy Cash Store
South Sides New Dry Goods Store.
Price Makers 216 Chestnut St.
YUAN SHI KAI AGREES
TO TAKE CHINA THRONE
Ily Tho AFsoclnted Press.
PEKING. Dec. 11. Yuan Shi Kal
presldout of the Chinese Republic haa
accepted tho throuo of Chlnn tender-
ed by tho Council of Stnte.
The Council sont Yuan Shi Kal twq
petitions before ho accepted with tho
proviso that lie continue as president
until a convenient tlmo for n corojia-
tton. FACTORIES DESTROYED
Ily Tho Associated Pre?
HAKVtt. Dec. 11. The nelgtnn
Government's munitions factorlo
hero wore destroyed by lyi epli ston
today. Many persona were Injure.
III! - .
Tho discovery of a gas having thu
same relnt'ou to hydrogen that oxono
has to oxygen Is palmedby an English
Belt-mist
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