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TOLUMR XII
NEW YORK PAPERS REVIV-
ING JAPANESE TRIIUDLE
PRINT OPINIONS FItOM COUNT OK-
UMA AND QUOTE THE CHINESE
AMBASSADOR EDITORIALLY
INTENSE FEELING AROUSED
Japanese nro Now Preparing to Ite-
cchro American Fleet and fear of
Complications Arising is Great
Americans are Troubled
By Associated Press.
TOKIO JAPAN August 14. Special
dispatches .from New York and Lon-
don were printed In the Japanese news
papers of this place today and repre-
senting the. recent utterances of Count
Okuma are aoruslng Intense Indigna-
tion. . The main point In the utter-
ances of the count Is: "The only reas-
on we can attribute the Naval Expan-
sion policy of the United States Is the
fact that Japan has' suddenly risen to
an Important .rank among world pow-
ers." ThlB article has caused a com-
plete recrudescence of the anti-Japanese
sentiment throughout the United
States. New York newspapers are re-
ported as editorially urging an American-Chinese
alliance for. the purpose
of offsetting the dellgerancy of the
Japanese. One paper is quoted as giv-
ing the following views: "Wu Ting
Pang Chinese ambassador to the Uni-
ted States spoke on the subject 'of an
alliance in which he threatens' to give
the Japanese an early evidence of the
nnwrfr of the American NaW.''
The Americans residing in Japaa
are extremely indignant. They believe
that the special dispatches greatly ex-
aggerated the tone of the New York
newspapers and feel that it is particu-
larly unfortunate that anything should
happen at this time which would In
any way retard the Increasing friendly
relations between the two countries.
This Is especially unfortunate as great
preparations are now being made for
the reception of the American battle-
ship fleet. It 'fe greatly feared that
complications maw result from this
CONGRESSMEN CLAIM BENE-
FIT FROM SUBMISSION FLANK.
Special to the Renorter.
SAN ANTONIO August 14. Con-
gressmen Stayton and Garner today
declared that republication of the state
platform will help them In the home
districts because of the submission
plank. The counties of South Texas
are composed of a radically wet ele-
ment who fear that the election of the
democratic candidates will mean pro-
hibition. KERSTAN SETS DATE
FOR SEPTEMBER TERM
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO. ILL.. AugUBt 14. Judge
Kedstan today set the date for tho
September term of court. Tho exact
date will be determined later for the
hearing arguments for a new trial for
Mrs. AHco Webb formerly wife of
Brodto L. Duke. Mrs Webb was re-
cently convicted of passing a worth-
less check on tho Great Northern ho
tel.
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AMERICAN FLEET READY
TO LEAYE AUCKLAND.
By Associated Press
AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND Aug.
14. The American fleet will sail from
this port tomorrow for Sydney New
South Wales where they aro due on
August twentieth" They will stay
there one week.
STEAMSHIP LINE TO -
CHANGE PLACE OF PORT.
By Associated Press '
CORK Ireland August 14. The
report was circulated here thU morn-
ing that tho Cunnrd Lino Intend aban-
doning Queonstown as a port and has
caused great anxiety.
mm flies
AROUND BERLIN
By Associated Press.
BERLIN GERMANY August 14.
Tho new Paaaavlo Derlgablo baloqn
which Is constructed on tho flexible
system mud a a successful flight hero
this morning. The baloon went around
Berlin and stayed in the air two hours
and forty-lire minutes.
WEST TEXAS I. 0. 0. F'S.
ELECT OFFICERS FOR TERM.
Special to The Reporter.
CISCO August 14. The West Tex-
as Odd Fellows Association met this
morning and was opened with a pray-
er by Rev. Pattorson after which thp
opening Ode was sung. The. program
for the day was started wlh the pre-
sentation of banners and rriedals. Bro.
J. J. Allen of Ablleno was awarded
the first prizO) of amedal for the best
rendition of the past grands charge.
Brother R. W Jones of Abilene was
awarded tiio second prize consisting
of a pin and responded in lifs usual
happy manner. The Cisco Rebekahs
won the banner for the best degree
team and the Abilene"' subordinate
lodge was awarded the banner for the
best staff work. The Ablleno subordi-
nate and Rebekah teams were given
the banner for the Inrgest membership.
Tho following officers were elected:
E. M Overshlner of Abllone president;
Bro. McCray of Stamford vice-president;
C. H. Mohen of Baird second
vice president; Mrs. W. P. Sebastian
of Beckenrlde treasurer; Mrs. O. E.
McCerlaney of Cisco secretary; and
Rev. W. .J Bewer of Cisco chaplain.
NEGRO KILLS
POLICEMAN' INTERRUPTS ROW
BETWEEN TWO BLACKS AND
IS DISEMBOWELED.
MURDERER PROMPTLY KILLED
Crowd Surrounds Car and Kills Block
Assassin Before Ho can EffecF
escape Dj Ing Man Shoots
and Wounds the Negro.
By Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS LAs August 14.
John J. Carroll a veteran member of
the local police force or this city was
cut to death this morning by a negro
on a train on the Louisville and Nash-
ville railroad depot hqre The negro
was surrounded and shot by other
members of the force before he could
make his escape. Two negroes- were
quarreling In the dining car when tho
officer entered to stop the fight. As
Carroll stepped Inside tho coach he
was disemboweled by one of the ne-
groes who then fled tp the drawing
r6om car where he Was surrounded
and killed. Carroll fired at the negro
as he was leaving the car and badly
wounded another negro who wnS
standing near.
SOCIALISTS PUT ON AN
S ENTIRE STATE TICKET
WACO TEXAS -Aug. 13. The state
convention of socialists that convened
here yesterday continued Its session
throughout tho aftornoon fcinfl (last
night and it was 1 o'clock this morn-
ing when the convention finally ad-
journed. Though tho delegates were
small In number they lacked nothing
In enthusiasm and most of them de-
veloped fire eating propensities Tho
following is the state ticket:
Electors at large J. M. Greer and
W. S. Patlllo.
Governor J.'C. Rhoades Grand Sa
line; llelutenant governor N. B. Hunt
Tyler; attorney general H. A. Smith
Commerce; comptroller E. B Latham
Dallas; stato treasurer W J. Bell
Tyler; superintendent of public In-
struction Mrs. AHco McFaddon Clr-
cloville; land commissioner J L.
Swan Leuders; railroad commission-
er E. R Meltzen Hnlletsyllle; chief
Justice supreme court N. tJ. Martin
Amarlllo; Judge court criminal appeal
Eustace Balllnger Snn Antonio
Tho. presidential electors for each
district were also named on the tick-
et. Not more than twenty-five peoplo
were present when tho convention nd-
Journed three of whom wero ladles.
Emmit McDonald of Copperas Cove
came In yesterday afternoon and will
visit the family of R. B. Gragg until
wheiMio will enter Simmons College
Gus Ohio of Texarkana brother of
Mrs J. IL. Fielder la In tho city on a
visit.
VETERAN
OFFICE
AHILENE TEXAS FRIDAY AUGUST 11 1808.
ENVELOPE OF II
BALOQN EXPLODES
KILLS T)V0 AND INJURES SIX OTH-
ERS WHO WERE HELPING
ABOUT ASCENSION
FRANCO - BRITISH EXHIBITION
Captain Lovcdnlo Wns Preparing to
Enter thq Frho Contest Ameri-
can "Girl Among Dcnd Lore-
dnlo not Present at Time
By Associated PreBS.
LONDON ENGLAND Aug. 14. Two
persons wore killed and six injured
In an explosion nt an exhibition today.
Captain Lovcdnlo was prepnrlng to
make an ascension in his balloon
when it is supposed that a lighted
match thrown on the ground paused
tho gas to ignite. Miss Hill secreta-
ry or Captain Lovcdnlo was burned to
a cinder and one other person was
killed by tho explosion. Captain Love-
dale is a member of the NeW York
Aero Club and was here for the pur-
po$e of entering the Franco-British
exhibition of balloons.
The young lady killed was dn Amer-
ican about eighteen years old. Sever-
al of those who were helping In the
inflation were burned but' none ser-
iiously. " Captain Lovedale was not
present at the time of the oxplosion.
TAFT IS AFRAID TO WEIGH '
MIGHT RE DISAPPOINTED.
By Associated Press.
HOT SPRINGS VA.. Augus 14...
Judge Taft today said that he would
like to weigh but was afraid that he
would be disappointed In his belief
that tho dally exercises at golf reduc-
ed weight. Tafts mall has been some-
what reduced during the past week
and he Is not receiving over one hun-
dred letters per day now.
BRYAN BUSY RECEIVING
CONGRATULATIONS ON SPEECH.
By Associated Press.
FAIRVIEW LINCOLN NEB. Aug.
14 Telegrams and letters aro pour-
ing In on Mr. Bryan today cangrntulat-
ing him on his speech of acceptance.
These aro not only from prominent
men In tho council of the party but
from persons In the ordinary walks faf
life. Mr. Bryan and the Democratic
Natlonnl Committee working Jn con-
Junction are making arrangements for
a campaign tour through Illinois In-
diana and Ohio.
PROMINENT THEARICAL MAN
IS AT POINT OF DEATH.
By Associated Presn.
NEW YORK August 14. Tony Pas-
tor who is widely known as a theatri-
cal manager was yesterday reported
at the point of death but Is reported
as some bettor today.
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BUREAU OF SPEAK-
IS
OVER THIRTY MEMDEIlS HAVE AL-
READY BEEN SENT TO VARI-
OUS PARTS OF COUNTRY.
U. S. SENATORS VOLUNTEERING
Fourteen Hnro Offered Scrticcs and
ga j They Will Spcnk Where pr
Wanted and Pny Their Own
expenses In So Doing'.
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO ILL. August 11. With
tho organization of tho. speakers bti-
roau the Democratic Nntlonnl commit-
tee Is practically completed. John H.
Atwood head of tho bureau has sout
tout nearly thirty speakers In response
to requests from various ports of the
country. Tho Democratic organiza-
tions all over tlm country aro asking
that speakers bo sent them. This van-
guard of orators will be closely follow-
ed by bthers In great numbprs to theso
places Fourteen United States Sen
ators havo offered their services and
have volunteered to speak and pay
their own expenses. Members of this
bureau will speak In every part of
the country before tho conmnlgn Is
finished. This Is thq first stop In tho
actunl work of the campaign.
SUBMISSION PLANK ADOPTED
AND ANTI PLANK DEFEATED.
SAN" ANTONIO August 13. Follow-
ing is tho submission plank;
"We demand tho submission by the
Thirty-first legislature of the state
of Texas of a constitutional amend-
ment to the people of Texas for their
adoption or rejection prohibiting
within tho State of Texas tho manu-
facture sale gift exchango and intra-
state slpment of spirituous vinous
and malt liquors medicated bitters
capable of producing Intoxication ex-
cept for medicinal and sacramental
use.
"y e recommend that tho prohibition
nmendment demanded by tho recent
primary election bo submitted to all
qualified voters at a special election
to bo hold In 190!). We declare that
nt such election a vote for or ngalnst
tho aendment shnll not bo consid-
ered a test of Democracy as It Is not
tho purpose of this convention to com-
mit the Democratic party for or
against Stale prohibition"
Tho above is the mnjority plank on
submission ndopted by tho convention
Upon a vote of 418 ngalnBt 225 cast
for the minority plank offered by- the
nntl-submisslonlsts.
Antl-SubmlssIon Plank.
The antl-submlsslon plank which
was defeated rend as follows:
"Be It resolved that said question
so proposed and submitted to tho Vot-
ers nt the said Democratic primary
election has not been indorsed by a
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ORGANIZED
You would open a
registered letter or a
telegram of course!
But are you not
just the same some-
what careless about
other things that
should have almost
equal personal inter-
terest to you?
Perhaps once a week
-perhaps once a day
--a classified ad. is
printed that touches
your personal inter-
est as surely' and as
keenly as thejetter
or telegram would
but are you sure to
see it to consider it
to answer it to pro-
profit by it?
Of cours e the want
ad is delivered to
you as one of a i unch
--you have to pick
out the one that is
"For You."
DUMBER m
ifspiwfir
ABILENE STREET RAILWAY
majority vote of' all tile votes cast In
said primary oloctlon; thoroforo snld
plank cannot bo lnsorted In tho pint-
form of tho Democratic party by this
convention without violation of tho
plain letter and spirit of tho Bald law
nnd therefore this convention for snld
ronson declines to do so."
CARDINAL GUIDONS BIDS
FAREWELL TO POPE LEO.
By Associated Press.
ROME ITALY August 14. Cardi-
nal Gibbons hnd his farewell audience
with the Popo today. The Gardlnnl
thanked tho Popo for having granted
hfm nil that he asked fot' and tho Pope
replied that when the Interests of tho
church in America
Cllliroh in Amorln wni-n n otnlrn
nothing would 'ever bo denied Popo
Leo expressed hopos that ho would
soon see Cardinal Gibbons again.
SENATOR MILLS IS
RAPIDLY
By Associated Press.
RECOVERING.
BALTIMORE. OHIO. Aucust 14.
Formor Senator Roger Q. Mills who cnco beforo Proceeding. Ho congrnt-
was operated on In a hospital last HlUoiI wldenwako cltizons of Ablleno
Wednesday Is reported as mnklue fa- wll hul l'olpd l tholr pocket books
vorablo progress..
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HAS NO COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN AYRES SAYS THAT
MEMBERS WERE NOT ELEC
TED ACCORDING TO LAW.
APPEAL TO ATTORNEY GENERAL
Mntter is Causing Quite a Dllenia us
Ecrj County Elected Their Meijij
hers in (he Sumo Way- Da-
vidson Decides on Haskell
Special to Thq Reporter.
FORT WORTH August
14 The
TARRAN
GOUTY
f Pfl htl nmltltil nUnnnil.in .1 ... r. . Hn i I
tor Is causing a serious dllemu aa the
Adegates from ovory county wore eloc-
ted in tho snma munnor.
Attorney General Davldsontoduy de-
cided that tho HnHkell County candi-
dates for treasurer1 must docldo their
election by lot. It'wlll bo remombored
that the primary vote resulted in a
tie.
TROOPS SEARCH IN DEL RIO
FOR MEXICAN REVOLUTIONISTS
DI3L RIO TEX. Aug. 13-On Wed- I
....... ..uuhij uacuuvi. UUUKH.IUUU this morning for tho purpose vjf orno-
coinmlttoo mot here today to hear the molulllg hnrtor wnl8.
caBe in which Zab Jenkins contests the Aflor tIl0 Mr Krby lm( porfarmed
election with W. P. FlUliugh for tho'hl8 tnsk tho WOrk WftU hy a
legislature tho former claiming Irrog- Wgfi folco of cxorIoncPd track work-
ularltlcs. Chairman Ayres announced nftn Tho rflt pn wTl(J m( abot tQn
that no committee existed as tho mom- feot north of Ul0 T & p rnUrom track
bors wore elected contrary to the law. Hm tl(J InilIaUonH MQ thlU beforo
The Attorney General was wived to for quIlUnB tltno th8 nMornooll Ul0 rnllB
instructioiiB and a ruling. This mat- .n .... lfiwn . ntnf
luwday ovonlng quite a little excite- nro n An8on totmy "nnff o la-
ment was created on the Moxllcan side ncrftl of MrB- Q- W Scarborough who
of town on account of a search being dlel thero yostcrdny nfternoon at two
mndu for two or three Mexicans who 'cIock- TIiouo In attondanCe aro; Mr.
wore supposed to havo boon Implicit- nnd MrB' a w wdon Mr. und Mrs
to.l In lm rPPnnf rrtvnlnf Innnrv frnnl- J"- Spauldttlg Mr. and MrB. GeO.
los In Mexico In such n mnnnor as to
violate tho neutrality laws. I
Deputy U. S. Marshal Fred Luncus-
tor was In charge nnd called to his
asslstnnco tho squad of cavalry located
hero. They entirely surrounded a por-
tlon of the town nndtnndo a thorough
senrch. but wero unsuccessful In lo-
eating tholr mon
flcn. Meyrr floes to Del Rio.
Snn Antonio .Texns Aug I3.Gcn
Albert L. Meyer commanding tho du
jmrtment of Texas left thk inornjim
for Del Rio to InvestllgntO cqndltltOns
along tho border
Tho domocntlcr convention adopted a
resolution plodglng the support of tho
democratic party to Mexico toward ex-
terminating tho Influenco that may
threaten the pence and welfare of the
two republics.
PROTRACTED MEETING AT THE
(J I! It H A.N EVANHELICAL CIIUUCll.
Rev. B Schumm of Houston Is In
' the city nssUtltig Paster Ermol of the Frank Cordova formerly a South Rlv-
Gerruan Evangelical church In hold- r clergyman who eloped with Mhw
Ing a protracted meeting. Tho serv- Julia Browne a member of his choir
Ices will continue over Sunday night and was afterwards sentenced to tho
at the church building tho corner of state prison was relensod today from
South 3 and Butternut street. Every- that Institution Cordova had boon la
body Invited to attend tapeolally Iho prison over (our years. He (oft tta
Qoriuuu speaking pooplo of Abilene. city In an automobile.
MAYOR E. N. KIRBY ASSIGNED TUB
TASK OF STRIKING FIRST
BLOW.
IS NO EXPERT SPIKE-DRIVER
Work Taken Up By Experienced Mea
Six Miles of Track May bo
Completed by Iho First Day
of September.
At 8:30 o'clock this morning or
Rnmnwhnrf) ftinfnnfimitn iUn fltt m.HA
....... -.mw...o i.u nisi oiitnu
T wl" ?.'" 'T '" !'Wng tho
first rail laid on tho Ablleno Street
Rnllway was drlvon. Thoro was a
largo crowd present to wltnoss' tho
feat but very IRtlo ceremony attended
11 TnD umy or "rlvI'B the first spike
was assigned to Mayor E. N. Klrby
wl nlu- fow remarks to tho undl-
and taken hold of (big worthy enter-
prise now nenrhig completion which
will help maintain for this city tho
roputntlon of being the best town be-
tween Fort Worth nnd El Paso and
which Is today tho best placo of Its
size In tho state. His remarks wero
frequently cheered Mr. klrby con-
cluded my snylng: "I will now proceed
to drive thp first spike on the Ablleno
Street Railway." Ho picked Up tho
hammer and after careful and dollbor-
ato aim and with all tho muscle pow-
er ho wns able to command lot drlvo
at the splko his hammer missing Its
mark but landed in the right neigh-
borhood. Undaunted by IiIb erring nim
tho first nttomptho wont aftor It again
and again and in tho course of an in-
definite Iqnglh of timo succeeded in
sinking It in a mnnuer that was said
would do. Mr Klrby is a good man
a good citizen n good mayor and 'ft
godd lawyer but ho demonstrated to
the satisfaction uf tho crowd presont
that ns a spike driver ho Is a failure
and It Ih not likely that thcro will bo
any enormous demand 'for the photo
graph taken of him while In action
.. ... r-j. ...... .... . r. .. ...u .. w up
to tho cornor of North 3.
Everything at this tlma seems vory
favorablo for Ablleno citizens bolnR
pormlttod to ride if they so desire
over 0 miles of completed stroot rail-
way track not Inter than September
1.
MANY ABILENE PEOPLE AT .
TEND. FUNERAL AT ANSON.
ut(3 a nmhor of Ablleno people
h- i'"10" Ir- R"u MrB. n. A. Cox.
Mr- nml MrH- KlKnQ Wool' Ir- and
Mrs- Jo8BO 8c0tt Mr- ml Mr a-
a' Andomon J. S. Smith A. H. Hor-
rnff M " Compere P. II. Hammock
w- T- Scarborough Rov. M. F Drury.
ltev- a J3- Dnwson.s J W. Evans and
"""' "" ? yavruuy aim
last night
Mrs IIoiirrJinnuH nnd children loft
yesterday for an extended visit to Col-
onu SprtngH Colo. Mjv Jamca ac-
companled them as far ns Wichita
Falls returning this morning.
CORDOVA LEAVES
STATE PRISON
Dy Asandnted Pro'
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