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VOLUME XIX.
ABILENE TEXAS MONDAY MARCH 29 1915.
HUMIEJUO
1
ALL HOPE IS ABANDONED
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Hy litn ssoclnled Press.
WASHINGTON Mnr. 20-Tlio Inst
hope litis been abandoned for llio Ihct
of ilio crew of flic United States Sub-
marine F-l which hits lircn ni (lie lint
(oni of the Ifoiiolulu lialwr since Fri-
day morning. The submarine now lies
lift) fathoms tinder I lie water nml nil
efforts in rnlsp her luuo again fnllril.
Repented attempts were mmlp Sntur.
ilny Iml nil to no nnll.
MISS TANZER
E
SUS ASSITAXT IHTIMCT ATTOlt.
NI.Y NOT MAX WHO PROMISED
TO MAIIKV HER.
HAS SUED FOR
Lawyer for Milliner Makes Announce.
incut of Her .MNtnke Today
Declaring It Was Another
Man.
By UiO Associated Prcsa.
NEW YORK March 39. The lawyer
for MlflB Uno Tanzer. who Biicd Jnmca
W Osborne former assistant district
nttorney for $50000 announced today
that she- was mistaken In her Idcutlfl-
XlcaHon of him ns the man wholirom-
iBed to marry her.
So far tho "Bostdn Oliver Osborn"
Who appeared hero and said It was ho
and not James V. Osborne former as:
ntetar.t district attorney who "niched
up" Miss Hao Tanzer after a street
ear accident has not revealed himself
agam to tho authorities. Miss Tan-
zor. who started Bull Tor breach of
promise asking JfiO.OQO from James .
Osborne dared tho former district at-
torney to prducttho UolonlftuKiuid
lot her hco If she over knew him. The
local Osborne haa maintained all along
thai he docfl not know Miss Tanzer and
never met her. He had her arrested
charged with tiBtng the malls to de-
fruud In sending him biters.
MlfiB Tnnzor stands little moro than
four rect Blx IncheB In height and
we'ghs about ninety pounds.
MARLIH WOMAN SAYS
SHE KILLED HUSBAND
Dy tho Associated Press.
MARUN. March MM. K
Wllkenowskl today confessed that she
hilled her husband Edward at their
home here oh tho night or Kklirury
IS last covered the body with straw
poured oil on It and burned (t. bury-
ing tho bones in post holes.
'The police last night found what
tl ey hellovo to bo human bonea In
.Kh. she indicated. SUoIiaHberi.
put In jalljtWcjnJorjinft'.'-i-plnt..
TVI1T. SPKAK AT SIMMONS COL.
I K IF. WKHXKSDAY NiUIIT ON
THE KUEOPKAN WAlt.
Congressman John L. Slayden. oi
San Antonio will deliver an address
In Abilene at Simmons College Wed-
nesday night March 31. at s.40
" The subject upon which Mr. Slayden
Will speak la; "The Present European
ZL-nL oni tts influence on World
Peace." The public is Invited to hear
. rtAan whn ts said to be a very
eonnent speaker. Tie 1ms studied the
question upon which he will speak a
!1l; ..i ?n.i will turn sh much val
uable information to those who hear
him. There will be no admission
charged or collection of any kind.
Everybody Invited-
SELLS TWO CADILLACS
oouto Brothers Report the Sale
of Two Efefct Cylinder Cars
on Saturday
John R. Spaulding. of the Drm M
Spauldlng Brothers reports the sale
o two fight cylinder Cad lac cars
-. oo..raov nng being delivered to
Cap Newman of Sylvester and the
other will go to H. O. Woolen of Abi-
lene. Mr. Spaulding Btated that hU
rm now has orders ' thHie car8
CREW OF
DM S
IBM
CONGRESSMAN IN
SUM COMING
biPh Jill ba delivered in the next
JL aenvereu
few wkB
I
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AGRICOLTURE HERE
TAYLOR COUNTY WILL II A VI! SIX
LhTTI'ltlMltYH (IIVIIN 1IV
tiii: At & u. colliuh:.
The Agricultural & Mechhnlcnl Col-
lege of Texas will conduct short
SUBMARINE
SHORT COURSE IN
courses In agriculture In Taylor conn- by James M. Sbccnnn ntlrirney for
ty somo time during the coming sum-' the railroads and by William S. Cnr-
iner according to announcement made Um. president of the Brotherhood of
here Monday.
A party of lecturers will spend six
days In the county. Six different coin-
inanities will be visited. The people
of these chosen communities will bo
itched to give an all-day picnic one
at tnch place In order to obtain a
crowd ntul to mix pleasure with ibo
nbsotptlou of learning. Any agri-
cultural subject tunler tho sun the
people may want to know nbout will
be tllrcussed by the lecturers who will
be men of statewide note on farming
matters.
These lecture courses have been
given In many counties of the state
In fast years but this year the Col-
lego will cover tho entlro Btnte hold-
ing six lecture courses In ench county.
The communities desiring to have
tlirsc experts come and talk over
fanning matterB with them should
communicate with I. B. buck of Abi-
lene who will glvo all the Informa-
tion desired.
OREGON ON WAY
TO MEXICO CITY
ZAPATA OX POINT OF EVACUA-
TIN'H CITY. ACCORDING TO
WASHINGTON ADVICES.
NO BATTLE AT MATAMOROS
Up to This Afternoon Hostilities Had
.Not Been Resumed Viiierlcnn
Physician Is Impelled from
Hi (Tty.
By tho Associated Press.
WASHINGTON March 20 Bis-
patches to diplomats hero today said
that It waB understood In Mexico City
that Gen. Obregon with Carranza
troops is returning to tho capital and
that the Zapata forces are about tc
evacuate.
American Is Expelled.
BROWNSVILLE. Tex.. March 29.-
Thero wbb no fighting at Matamoro?
up to tills afternoon
Dr. J. T. Hunter an American phy-
sician on tho Carranza medical corps
w:ib expelled from Matnmoroa for re-
moving his superior. Dr. de La Vega
to HrownHVlllo for medical treatment
for a -wound.
Tho I'nlted Stutea produced about
42.500.000 callous of wine In 1914. Cal
ifornia share being about 30000000
gallons.
CHRISTIAN COLLKGK ANil HKIT.
TON THAI.MXU S'HOOL XINKS
TO MKET HKKE.
The AbUene CUdslian Collece base
ball team will play the Britten Train-
ing school nine of Cisco In this city
next Wednesday afternoon at Bank-
era Park provided that place can be
obtained.
At Cisco last week the A. C C. boys
dropped two games to Britton by good
majorities but it was the first time
they bad played ball in two years or
over. Since that time they have been
training vigorously working out Mon
day and will do the same Tuesday.
They expect to win from Britton Wed-
nefcday. The battery fop A. p. C. probably
will be Medlln and Hardin.
SHEMUM WfMAM OVEt
1MYEUR0LIKU
SHERMAN March 29. Mrs. Mart
h Lindsey aged 104 years
niontha. died hera this morning
Lindsey aged 10 years ana
CISC-A N
GAME WEDNESDAY
BRIEFS IN 1 1
WAGE CASE FILED
ORAL AWJUMEXT lIKfll'V .AMI
i:Xl'l'.rTKI IT HI I.I. LAST
TWO TO TIIHKk IIWS.
DECISION BE MADE APRIL 20
lliinrri On Demands for Wage Increase
Will Make Itnllti Affcrllrif?
30lHl Employes of )$ West.
crn HoniR
Hy tho Associated Press.
CHICAGO March 29. Hrlcfa In the
Western railroad wage case worn filed
with the Hoard of Arbitration today
Locomotive Firemen and hngineers.
Oral nrgument was begun and was
expected to last two and possibly
three days. Decision by the board on
th. demands of tho men for higher
wigcB and other concessions will bo
made on or before April 20 and will
affect 15.1000 engineers firemen and
ho't'ers employed by nlnpty-olght
western railroads operating 14(Ml)i
iitllep of track.
Mr. Shcean's brief asserted that the
men failed utterly to establish their
cortentlon that their labors and re-
xpoiiFibllltlcs nnd their productive ef-
ficiency have Increased since their
wages werojntljuatcd by arbitration in
PU0 nor said the brief bad they
matte good tholr claim that their earn-
ings despite n higher rate had been
ciccrensed Jn this period. Their con
t.-ttlons Air. Shcean Bald had not
ben proven liV their own oxhlbltfl.
and hnd been disproved by actual rec-
ords quoted In tho railroad exhibits.
The Increased productivity of the
railroads waB aald In the brief to have
been due not to nuy Increased effort
.r tho men but to stringent cconomicn
In oierntlon and tho expenditure of
S000.000.000' In extensions additions
nnd Improvements to property In-
cluding heavier power and the re-
duction of curves and gradcB. Of this
sum f220.000.000 was spent for the
purpose of increasing efficiency and
unfiv. nml tn oxoedlte train movc-
rifrjitii. Thwo lniijPmentspMr?
Sheenn Bald lioVb acluatly enabled
tha englnemcn to earn their money
In fewer honru than prior to 1910.
l.'lrenion ho said actually shovel five
po cent less coal now than In the
rrevIoUB period. He Bnld that the
railroad exhibit showing that to grant
tho sixteen demands of the men would
coat $41000000 a year had not been
controverted. Ho pointed out the de-
creased dividend payments of recent
years and to tho Increasing use of
..!.. -nvlnr- .tnvlrrn on cnclncB. 110
refeired to tho high earnings attained
hv somo engineers and firemen and
asserted that tho bulk or the englneerfi
average between $170 and $180 n
month nnd firemen between $110 mm
Tile brief claimed that these pay-
roll figures demonstrated that the
present schedules provldo full ratr
unil adequate pay. whether measured
by comparison wuu oim-r wu-. j
coitperlson with Pthcr railroad em-
nluveB who have like duties and re-
HponBlbllltles. or by comparison with
engineers and firemen of tho East or
tdivcted attenUon to tho fact that
lliew- pay-roll ftKres hud not been
contradicted by the employees whose
..... nnnpnni thereon notwttn-
f'tandlng tho fact that during the hear-
t'g while tho railroad exhlblta were
Jwini- introduced. Mr. Carter stated to
tho Hoard of Arbitration:
"I have reached tho conclusion that
our caBO Ib lost if wo treat the exhlb-
Hs of tho railroads too seriously.
ON CITY STREETS
POUTER FOUND PLATE COLD IX
AL1.EY AFTER IT HAD BEEN
A STOLEN FRO DENTIST
Tha negro porter at Winniford's
barber siiop on Pine-street Sunday
morning found a tobacco sack con-
taining about $10 worth of dentists'
....1. Pni.i. The eold was found in
the alley between Compton's drug
store and the Chandler and Schultz
grocery on Pine street
Th nnrter carried the cold to Dr.
Ppitnn nf the Union Dentists Monday
morning who recognized it as being
that which was stolen from hia offices
last week when Dr. 11. A. Maddox'a
dfflfP uas also robbed of $100 In gold
plate. It is supposed that the thlet
ent nnpAsv and threw the gold away
or else lost It out ot bis pocket while
sneaking through the alley.
Nothlnz has been heard of the gold
ntnlen from Dr. Middox. nor has any
arrest been made in connection wim
the case.
Mr. and Mrs. Jiaa Cauthen of Mer-
kel apeat Sunday In this city the
geuau of Mr. and Mra. G. B. Tittle.
GOLD DISCOVERED
THE DREAM OF
AGES REALIZED
TIIK FLAX OF BlWHXH V ril.
ACROSS 1MIM II S III-I.N
tiii: dksiri: nut un:s.
MEN MONEY AND MACHINERY
Hits rntisnl the Waters of the Tho
. (.'real Oceans to Kiss and We Of-
fer You An Opportunity to
Visit the ( elclirntlon.
For ngOH It has been tho drenm of
mon to complete a way ncross Pann-
U'tl. in order tliril shlps may sail from
ocean to ocenn without making tho
long dangerous and cold voyage thru
the Straits of Magellan which Is
known to tho sailors as the "traps of
life." This dream now being a reality
we are nuorIng you nn opportunity
to witness the colebrntlon of tho com-
pletion which Is now In full swing at
Snn Francisco at our expense An
opportunity you will never ngaJn
havo to earn such n raro treat with
your own efforts. What are you go-
ing to do with It
Men. for ages have given their life
mo by one by being exposed (o the
dreaded tropical heat of the Rwamps
of Panama that their dream mav Ik
realized. What greater lesson of
tlefrmlnntlon could wo havo than the
cnmi-lotlon of this great canal? Can't
you nt Icaat become nddicted to the
'(.ptermlnntlon fever" ns these peoplo
have been and mako tho fight for the
honor of being one of the four to go
front tills section at our expense. Get
In lino today Btart right out and se-
cure subscriptions and If you nro one
of the foud leaders at the cIofp. we
wlli gladly pay your expennes accord-
In?; to the rules of the campaign.
Your task is nothing to compare with
that of the men building tho canal In
oi do- to make It poFslbiofor tho great
ships of commerce and war to aavo a
voyage of moro than n thousand miles
to say nothing of tho danger. Deter-
mination will remove all obstacles.
He a "Canal builder" and win regard-
iesa of rumors or refusals when you
ft.-st start out. B-Ono of the Four to
visit litis great celebration at our ox-
IS
WAS IXSFKCTIXfl ABVAXCKI) PO-
SITION' N'KAH SOISSOXS-COX-DICTION
SATISFACTORY
By tho Associated Press.
BERLIN Mar. 20 Gen. Von Kluck.
who led the Germans in their unsuc-
cessful dash against PariB yesterday
waa slightly wounded by a shrapnel
while inspecting tho advanced posi-
tions of his army near HoissotiB.
Ilia condition was given as satis-
factory today and there aro no fears
felt that there will be any complica-
tions. j i i ii
.Install Nichols Head.
Word was received here Sunday of
the death of Josiah Nichols which
occurred at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Dr. King at Merkcl. Decedent
was 93 years old and had been In this
county about Beven months. His
home waa at Melissa Collin county.
Mrs. McPlain of Abilene Is a grand
daughter of the deceased pioneer.
GERMAN POST
SOME TRENCHES REGAINED AT
EPARHNES BUT FRENCH MAKE
MORE PHOURKsS.
By the Associated Presa.
PARIS Mar. 29.-fOfflclall "Kear
Ypres yesterday a French mine Tflew
up a German observation point.
"At Epargnes the Germans made a
violent struggle to regain thelr'trench-
es they lost Saturday. They gained a
foothold at a few points but the
French made more progress
'
How we look to meet a man who
has no tale ot woe to Inflict upon us!
WEATHER REPORT
U". S. Dept or Agriculture.
WEATHER BUREAU.
Abilene. Texas. March 29 1915.
For Abilene and vicinity: Tonight
and Tuesday unsettled.
For East Texas; Tonight and
Tuesday unsettled.
For West Texas Tonight unsettled
warmer in north portion; Tuesday
cloudy colder in the Panhandle.
ON
UK
WOUNDED ON AY
W
OWN U
NEW POSSES NOW
SEARCH HILLS
efforts still hi:ixc. Jivur. to
ii:t sthoud Oklahoma
HANK HOIlHKltS.
DEED WAS DARING ONE
HnMicr.s Walked Into Hanks Sal unlay
and All Hut Tno Escaped After
Haltle Willi tho Citizens
of Hie Town.
By the Associated Press.
HTHOlTlKOkln.. Mar. 2!). New poss
pb started out today to Reareh tho hills
southeast of hero for the handlls who
escaped from tho bank lobbcry ltoro
Saturday.
I'lt-n .if Hip irniiir nf hnmlltK thnl rob
bed two banks nt Stroml Saturday;
morning have been captured nnd
pusses havo surrounded the Blx at
largo In tho woods southwest of
Stroud. The six robberB abandoned
their horses and mndo their cscapo
Into the timber of Deep Fort bottotnB
where their capture will be dllllctttt.
The posses now number 700 Includ-
ing a company of state nmlltla from
Cbnndler. Besides capturing Henry
Starr noted outlaw Bill Estos alBO
wan shot and taken back In custody.
Part of the $1000 taken from tho
Stroud National HnnkB has been re-
covered. Estes was shot through the neck
by Paul Curry the fit-year old boy
who nhot Starr. Estes received n
bullet in the neck but stuck to his
horse until he reached a canyon threo
miles from Stroud where he fell off.
He may die.
About the time that Starr was shot
Saturday morning a letter written by
hint to Governor Williams was dellv
ered at the governors oince. Starr
had evidently just learned that the
governor had offered n reward for him
and ho assured the governor thnt he
hnd not been In Oklahoma for many
months.
Coincident with tho enpturo of Starr
his wife was granted a divorce from
him in the Creek County District
Court Saturday at Snpulpa. Somq
months ngowhen'lt was reported that
Starr was back-in Oklahoma' Cho an-
nouncement waa mndo thnt his wife
had filed nnlt for divorce In tho Creek
County District court.
There Ib no doubt aB to tho Identity
of Starr. Several Stroud citizens who
have known him for years recognized
him and the bandit himself admitted
hlrt Identity. Starr talked freely to the
olllcors In tho Stroud Jail and express-
ed disappointment that he waa not
killed.
SCNHAY SCHOOL IIRVOKTS.
For Siiudnj March Ufilli. Attendance
nnd Collections Ax Telephoned
to the Reporter.
Attend. Col
St Paul's Methodist 200 $32.r.7
First McthodlBt 185 1000
St Luke's Methodist 40 .8'
First Baptist .....-137 10.4 J
Collego HelghtB Ilaptlst No Rcpor.
Oak Street Bajvtlst 07 1 .3?
Flrt Presbyterian 04 G.3C
Central Presbyterian 74 26!
First ChrlBtlnn No Report
Christian Collego 125
KRIT1SH STEAMER Sl'XK.
By the United Press.
I.ONDON. Mar. 29. A German sub-
marine this morning sank the British
steamer Aguiln off Bishop's Rocks.
The crew of twenty-three were Baved
JUDGE ORR DIED OF
Was Member of Aason Rar and a PL
oaeer Citizen of That Tom a.
Faacral Xoaday
Special to The Reporter.
ANSON. Tex.. March 29. Judge D
L. Orroneothebst known lawyers
or wis oar ana a pioneer uiuteu ui
Anson died at his home here at 12:00
o'clock Sunday night from meningitis
Tub funeral will occur this. Monday
afternoon at 5:00 o'clock. Judge Orr's
Jeatn is regretted by the entire citl-i-eiifihlp
ot Anson.
Tne body of Ennls Winter who died
at Austin reached Anson Sunday and
th? funeral was held at 2:00 o'clock
Monday.
FUllttlSOtM
WJUKVSKKtEl
ROME Mar. 29 A complete ceft-
enpoliln nf ittn cmtiifat1 n t m mill
" ..
HN SUNDAY
tary newa froa March 31 to tha eaai aiier tu wm hu
of July hjta been ordered by a royal ler of Sweetwater waa in Abilene Moa-
decree. day atteadlng to business uaatters.
RUSSIAN FLEET BOMBARDING
TURK FORTS ON BOSPHBRUS
-ij
Y
ARE CAPTURED
.100 TAKHX AT TAlHO(H5i:X AXI)
Ml(li) IN KHASNOI'OL DISTRICT
SAYS UF.HMAN Itlll'OHT.
By tho Associated Press.
BERLIN. Mar. 20. Tho ticrnmns
hnvc stormed Tnuroggen ncross tho
Russian frontier taking HOO Russian
prisoners.
The Russians have Buffered heavy
losses in tho ICrnsnopoi district. In
cluding 1000 prisoners. One entlro
squadron of lancers wero captured
with their horses and five machine
guns.
SIMMONS MKKTING CL0SF.H.
Sen Ice Sunday Xkhl Was the I.tisJ
of tho Series.
The protracted meeting at Simmon
College which was conducted by Dr
L. R. Scarborough came to a close
Sunday night. In mnny ways It was
n fine mcetlpg. There were mnny
cenverslona nnd n Inrge number to
Join tho church as a result of the
nervlces.
Or. Ecarborough left Sunday night
for his homo at Fort Worth.
Shears of n now design havo no fin-
ger loops a spring opening tho blades
after they aro pressed together.
PRINZ EITEL IS
NOT TO INTERN
THIS IS EXKRAL- BELIEF UOX.
CERNIXH (IEHMAX fill ISEU
AT XEWPORT NEWS.
TIME LIMIT UP IN 43 HOURS
It Is Not Known What Captain of the
YcKhcI IhIphiIk (o Ho After.
May Try to Leifve tho
Port
lly tho Associated Press
NEWPORT NEWS. Mar. 29. The
general belief is that tho Gcrmnn crul
aer Prlnz Eltel Frledcrlch doe not In-'
tend to intern hero. It jb bolloved her.
time limit expires In 48 hours. I
Armed guards pacing to and fro on
tho pier and aboard tho cruiser ready
to challenge anyone approaching with
out authority of a pass were tho only
evidences of activity In the vicinity of
tho Prlnz Eltel Frledrlcu which ro-
malned tied up at the local ship yarJ
Saturday despite Friday night's per-)
ulstent rumors that Commander Titter-
Ichens had been ordered to leave port'
by midnight or be Interned duting the
remainder of the wur.
The garrisons at Fortress Monroe
and Fort Wood kept an all night vigil
ind powerful searchlights were con-
stantly played over Hampton Roads
and Chesapeake Bay The gun and
mine companies were held at their
posts and other troops stationed at
their forts awaited the call to action.
The bicycle patrols rode up and down
tho beach keeping a sharp lookout on
(and and sea and every department at
the military strongholds remained on
he alert.
DISH MIT HS
miFHHK
CRIMIXAL CASES IX COURT MOX.
DAY AXB SEVERAL SET FOR
HEARING NEXT WEEK.
Tbo case of State versus II. E. Har-
ris charged with burglary came to
trial in the district court here Monday
before Judge Thomas L. Blantou.
There were two other cases for burg
lary eqt for the day.
Alter the noon recess Judge Blanton
set several criminal cases for next
Mouday and Tuesday. The sixth week
of court will be given over mainly to
the bearing of criminal cases.
Xotlee Praetorian.
Abilene Lodge No. 268 will meet to
night (Monday) at S o'clock In offices
of T. M. Willis over Comptous drug
6tore. Every Praetorian urged to he
present
J. E. PRICE. S. A.
P. U KIRK W. R-
.1 f.li fnu.11 a11 L.-mh l.anb-
MN
BANS
Hip Associated Press.
LONDON. Hr. 2. KBSSI
(oilny Is knocking at tho hftckdrtur' f
ConstnntlHoplp y imwunrKimc nie
Turkish- fortlMcalloiis oh Hie rionm
rns tup results nro mukhowh.
WASHINGTON Mnr. 2 TIm Amf r-
(ran Ambassador at CnnslmMlmde
todar tiMilnl fhat the Hrand Viator has
denied that there ha been any dhwir.
drrs at. Cmwlsh Persia.
The Turkish War OWcp paTo the
(Iraad Vizier this rpporf.
BRITISH SHIP
IS TORPEDOED
FALAHA IS Sl'XK BV GF.KMAX SUB
MARINK VF.STKKDAV OFF
SOl'TH WALKS COAST
WARNING WAS SOUNDED
Some Son Ivors Say Submarine Clr-
rlcd Around and Offered Xo As.
sistanco Finding Hoat
Picks Hp 110.
lly the Associated Press.
LONDON Mar. 2fl The slnklH af
the llrltlsh steamer Falaba by n Ger-
man siibumrlHC has been coHHrwcd.
She sank yestcrdny off South Wnle.H
coast. Eight nre know (o bo dead and
It Is feared that thero Is a heavy lesa
of life. Sho carried 14B paKsenffWH
nnd a crow of 10 bouMd for the Wesfr
African coast.
Her nfilrcrs say that the SHbwarlae
whistled 3 times a ttlgnal to prepare
the life boats hat before this cauM kr
done a torpedo hit the vesael ar th
chrIho room. Three life hmU wera
Swamped and many thrawK Iiita th
.'
v
Sumo of the Htt-rrhars nay that fn
tho meantime the Nahmarlna clrekd
iiliout offering no asslstanee. A IMi
lag beat saed 110 af hath passeafrers
and crews. The captain picked np tho
dead.
CHIEF PRESGOniMPROUED
W'.rd from AVace States That Fire
Chief Has Hood Chaace for
Rccotcry.
Vord waa received Monday from
Waco to the effect that Chief A. M
Prescott ot tho Waco flro depart-
ment. who was reported to bo dying
bnturdny waa greatly Improved and
the doctors held out considerable
hope for his ultimate recovery. He
Ir letter now than for many weeks.
Chief J. J. Clinton and Tom Preacott
of AMleno aro now at Waco attending
tho sick man but are expected back
home Wednesday morning
GEO. H. GREENE
DIES AT DALLAS
U. S- MARSHAL VOR THIS DISTRICT
FOR SIXTEEN YEARS AXR
WELL.KXOWX.
Hpccial to The Reporter.
FORT WORTH. March 29. George
II Greene formerly United States
umrsbal ot Texas and. for the past two
yeirs passenger agent for the North-
era Texas Traction Company at Dal-
las died Sunday at 12:10 p. nu at the
Baptist Sanitarium in Dallas. . Can-
t8tloa of tho brain Is thought to have
been tho cause ot his death. lie waa
taken ill last Thursday but hia death
was unexpected
Mrs. Greene waa at her husband's
bedside when he died. Funeral ar-
rugeinnia naVS been postponed jwd-
ign word from Greene's son who is ta
Nfcw York City.
Appointed first by President McKla-
ley Greene served as United States
imuehal continuously sixteen yaa up
to tbe beginning of President WUsaa'a
administration. He was past impwrial
potentate of the Shrluers rcW
the election as imperial po4e4U at
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The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 20, Ed. 1 Monday, March 29, 1915, newspaper, March 29, 1915; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth316203/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.