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ABILENE TEXAS TUESDAY JANUARY G 1014
NUMBER 260
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FKVLH HIYKH IN miimii
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won wohklhs aiil vi-
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UmiMltN FLLIOTT i:TLKS INTO
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75 LABORERS
CHICAGO COORT
GIVES DECISION
R-0 ANZE
WILSON AV
A DROWNED
NEW HAVEN ROAD
SONDAYN GHTBROUGH OPOR
a&f&f&WlB(''v fBBBBBW
V
25 MADE THEIR ESCAPE
iigclc Piigllcsc One (if Tints' Who
Managed lo (let Out Siijs Flat-
boat Wu4 Wrecked ou
Hoik.
VtJNNlI'Efl Canada .Inn C.-Soven-
nut laborers employed by the uranii
Trunk Kttllrond wore dashed to death
mi rfH-J.it In rnwr Hlvw Ilrltmii Cot-
'I he stream tan running fat and fi
wnri .lltneult to WHk passage. They
had floated down Ht renin for a short
distance whoii thp hoat struck an nn
seen rock and wan ovcrturneii.
llese aided the oilier tw
escaping. 0"i ....- . '""
i . ....ll
umbln or drowned In me awitt cur- " m ...n....v.. ...... ... ... ..... ..
rem nrtonllntitoAiiKulv Pugllese. one IRim'Jb iiml manv Mexican who bc
..f the twenty-tlvc olio managed to w- "' nt' linriv between the
... tr'8lem and IjIh ijersmiul rcp-euen
...... ... u..... .1... i..i ...... tutlVe tiilKhl result In Rome .lf!iiit'
nii f ' Vmim .I 'n "r;" IHKhl gratifying. AH oe official
of whom. It la ii'-IU'J- " " M.rB1fy mmarlzeu the relations wMh
cUrWn?' I!!" ..J'."08 ''"".the r'nltett Sinn- "The bHl .Mexico
lieeii imiinni ....o .......-r.
IfST.or.SlKJ 5VSS:
Slllll
ytr wre injur.. .. .-
A ehanv-e of work made H necfHRar
for ii liunared frkn.e i to pron iv if
river auu inuj muu t '
wlpch Jiectiine iininonajtenhle when It
MnirK a r k m nihlHtrcatn
RESUMED! SECOND ST.
t oiinccllnir up Willi Orupc Street.
Willi Fair Weuther Work Will
He Hushed Throucu to Finish.
fho rtfeam rollej vtnv put to work
Tniwilay mornlriK betweejt Mulberry
and Orape HtreH. on North Second.
Aireparator) to the paUng of lml
block A hirj; force ol men were at
work at tHtH place About half of the
block between the IhiptlHt church cor
ner and Mulberry Hireet iibb necii
llel I
Knitltieer Hraduhaw and a law j
force wore out Uiia tunruinK KUiiK
lit'H ami otlit'rwjRe arranmiiK iur e-
pi'dmiitf pavtui? work
When eoiMiee(t ihiH Htreei from Hie
biiiiitin ilimrtet to (Jrape Btreet sUl
lie one or Abiiene'fi ihieKt pined Btreeta
not only that but It will connect
tilth f'.mpe lreet ruhhliiK north
whlrh hii recHl much attention
and in one 'f th'' h'Ht avenues for ve-
hicle travel in the city liniltB. connec-
iim. oh It dot'H with the kooiI precllict
roaiU
On North Second Htreet in the pav-
liiK (jintnet a nuiiihcr pf cement Hlde-
wnlkft hae recmilh been J.iiil affoni-
Iiif; a eomenlent walk for peileiitrlnnh
wluiBo lot It ia to walk home nfter
roltiH With the ireent Hprlmt'lke
wottther obialuinp. the work will be
proHcrutiil to a viKoroua completion.
Itepalr work on (Ji'npe and near the
rmitrnl Wnni Mchool' Iitib been done
(iiiritiK the pant few daytt. pnttliiK
thoae nrterlen for truffle In excellent
Shane. ' j
To the Voters of Tulor Connty;''
In thiH iHHiie of the lleporter you
will Iind my nnnouucimient aB enndi-
date lor County Clerk of Taylor Coun-
ty In itreinntliiK my elainm 1 dcBlre to
call your attention to the fnct that"!
lino had ellit jeara eperleneo fti
(he olllee w KirHt Depnti. ntul fc-l
that 1 am thoroughly competent to
conduct. Hie nrfalrH of tin olllco an
tlmy nhoiild be. My work n deput)
httH hrouKht uie into clone touch with
all the deiallH. and I modcHtly claim
to be perfectly competent to llll the
place In an acceptable mntinqr.
I will perKOiially appreciate the nup-
iiort hud lutliiDiH'e of every voter In
tiirr wjunly iiinl promlBc. 4n rciuru ii
dechtil that I will extend every cotir-
H'Hj of which I am capable in con--(Jiictlnj;
ihe affairs of the olllco.
It will he in) purpose noil plenHiire
to iiiei't personally and present m
chiiiua in imch nud every voter ho far
na I inn able
AcouriuK you of my Blur.ore apprc-
ilatlon fUr all the courtttaii'H thnt
have been extended me In the paBt.
and for whatever mipport urn may
me mo in the preHeni rnce I am.
Yourt very ruBpeetfulty.
idv MIf5B FANNIU TU'PilTT
.ioxks risi: iomimko
WORK HAS BEEN
Ilifeudmit iinnuiices lU-adi H"! 'Ihe
Slnle Cnnllnurs Case- Wlliicws
Lrttie For Thrlr llninco
Sncetai to Tlcporler.
HAN ANORI.O. Tona Jnn ii In
tho coo of the Htate of Textm ve.
lfAHx .leues the itnfopilant Jonc vwib
red for trial hut th state contlnii-
"d the cone
Tho wlUifBBOB atitl aUomey loft
for tbvlr hoac today.
EXPECTED NEW PLAN
Most Foreigners Vtitl Mini) Mcccans
II ml Hoped Tor AHcrnfluii Which
Would Itemed The liuslne
Conditions of Country
MKXICO (MTV. Jim e.-Annoi.iice
meat thai Piesldent Wilson's pnbey
iwuld remain unchanged alter Jol.n
UiUb trip to Piish christian is
""-K conditions which so Jar i.i
!"'"'" ''""'"' ur gromi
.H7. "c .. . ...
Itrilck ail till ii .iinvnu wniif wui;iuii
turned Pair r' ''I1'H N'K'1 '" tu0 lrHldont van
.ciity-foiir hVof 't'' "'Knlflennce the apparent df
le to render termination of the Cnlted StntCB s.ill
tlY J... iH rnmilH off l known .. I..
. .iip i.f U'f.uli .u-lr... lu I.. ..
';:"" " "
In Hiltft of the critical filiate l
. . . ..!...... .'
b . ll(.tly aUllltetlc. rushlen
llueria n-KardB the flotation of a for
eign loan oh far from a vain i i"
The premature auuouiioemerit re
i entli of nuntnc4' from the Mexi
can finance mlnlBter. Senor d" la
Ulalna. now in Curope that ije Usui
Induced the acooptaticc by Kin Ub
am! Trench bankers of bondK aneiu it-
nii; to $2.f..ni).ftiij is now t'xphine"
as an incorrect interpretation n Ihe
ode used fn the cabicKrani. The
finance department however aarts
Mint the nilulnter'B efforla are -io-gresfiiiij;
favorably and that ne vjll
toon lie Hucccssrul
The hanking Bliuatlon mIiowh Julc
improvement.
AvinlHiriK Itazrd.
The old avvnluj; on the west and
north sides of tlie old opera house
him k.jMb been practically moved In
a short time active work will be b-
Kiin on the new awning which will
KHe a more marked uppcarance to
the bulldinR which is receivinj; n gen-
eral rcniodelliii; in every part
BY
Knlhiihinstlc Meetloc K Held n(. Fill.
tiller Hall Momiaj Mi;ht.
Ilcfrcshnients Served
Abilene Camp No 1U0KK Modr.rn
Woodmen of America held an euthu.
Biaatlc meeting laBt ulitlit in Pnlwiler
Hull on ChOBinut street and after in-
stallation of Oliiceni for the i'iikiiiih;
ear served rufreslinientH consist im;
of hot chocolate witn whipped crwon
cake fruit etc. Numeroim short talks
and toastB to the good of the order
were indulged !n by tho members and
nltoKolhof n inojt enjoyable and pro
iitahlo miiPtutt; wey 'id KoIIow'iik
are the olllcer for the year 1!U4
Cotinsul: O. I. Glllatu
Advisor: K M Northrupp i
Hanker' C H. Moore.
Clerk. C. L McDanlol.
UHcort; I'rico Ilunuluutt.
Watchman- S. C. Dan.
Sentry: hi Y Tucker.
ManaserH- G. S. HurRos 1) I Iui
and J. 1). Floyd.
Physicians: Drs. K. 12 Haynea am)
Auda Ve Cash.
This camp hna rt nmmtierBhlti n
Homo one hundred and fdrtjrsfnd n-
lioarH to he enjoylim a iiubstaiulul
Krowth with flno prospectB at present
for InrRo Khia durhiK the cnmlnc
year.
Tim Hashler Hetlliloil
For tho past two weokB nl . tlm
children. Brandchlldren and two hoiib-
In.liiw have benp sponilliiK the hull
(InyB In a family reunion. iiiorII at
tho homo of Pro' J F. McDonald in
this city. Tho children in the urd-r
of tiiclr hkch wore MrB J. II Young.
Canadian Texas; Mrs. J F McDon-
ald and family of Abilene Mrs II 11.
Htrleklaiid Oklahoma 'City. Okln.MiB
Leo Henry and child of Dnllui.t
Warner B HuBslor Vanderbllt Wnsh-
vlllo. Twin ; and Vera Hussion Abi
lene. Mr. Younc nnrt Mr Henry wore
the only absent mombers of the fa nn
ly. Tltoro werrt fifteen at tho rennbn
dinner unci In the group were one
professor two preawters two muulc
teachors and cloven BliiRcrs After n
Reparation of Boven yearn tho chlld..on.
jKrandcblldrcn and old couple ied
with each otnor in naving n ponu
tinni together giving nnd rocejUinii
llttlo tokens of love and frton'dnUlp
but the sad timo for separation came
and by thU tlmo thoy aro In four
different (dates leaving tho old cou-
ple whore thoy Blnrtcd 3D yoarp ugo.
OFFICERS
MODERN
WOODMEr-
RYAN'S ALSO AFFIRMED
Sentence- of Olni Tielliuiic Sun Fran.
clsio Lender Wns Heu-rscd Hi
lulled States Circuit Court
Of Ajipus
H Aasoclutcd I'ress.
rujtwuij. in. .inn ii- Tin. 1 11.1..1
Static tlrcplt Court or Appeals t.i
day nlllrmeU the Htsntcncea m itie "I
members or ill Structural Iron Wmk
er fonvir-ted of u djiiajnlte coi e
rac at indlamipotiH
it n-sttrsed iiinl rehr.inded sK ms
03.
The seven yeHr Heutence of rranlt
Jtyiin. president or the Iron Woi
rs AfiHoclatlon. was nfflrineil but that
jr Olaf Tvelluioe. the San 1'rafn isco
leader wjib reversud.
Theie were tlilrti -two convictiotiR
on d'eliiiriie of conspiracy to transport
oynamiie uiupaity bill two did not
ftppeal
The Koverntnunt nlloL'.l thai noil-
union jobs were blown up in all parts
ofthe country b this (l)iiniuite.
The case probably will be appealed
to the Sujireme Court
lllMK FHini 1I.IVIS MOITllS
He. W. 1. ('rim Has Heturned Frnm
Christinas Trip To The Kails
Miiiiutuliw
Hev W P Crow has returned hoiuv
from (he Davis inountaihB ivhere te
spent Clirlbtiiiaa holldayB vlsPing H"
sous and daughters who reside in
that part of tin. stm.e. He Lad Ou-
tline of We life enjoying every min-
ute of the ton days he vii thl
Crow brothers own ranch interohta In
the mountalui; mid are doing ub !
Tliej have a fine herd of cattle and
Koats and the splendid range of the
Davis mountains with the magifl-
eeni water Mippb make raiichln.' an
Ideal life. Mm. Crow finnltipij lor
t longer visit and v-lli probnhl.v be b
e.U from the city aitothVr month.
We are Indebted to -Mr Crow for a
fine piece of bear Jiioat. the prettl !
wo ever sav
yss tIppkti Aorn:s
Askx Tho Pcojile of Tiijhir Cuuiilj
To Klecfr Her Count) Clerk At
Tlu Corrlng Klrrllon
Miss Fnnnle Tlppett places lnr an-
no'incetucnt before the peopIO of 'la?
lor county in thisr issue of The He
porter for the olllee of i omily ( lek
Miss Tlppfctl Is Weill known tbrouyb
us tip county having llvej) In Abl-
Itr.e for nany yeniH Sh." nerved eiht
ears in the county qlerks oflife as
de uty clerk and is thoroughly fami
liar w th the dutl4 of the olllee. Slie.
niiB filled other plnccK f respouait
llty iad truot In the ''ity She Is 'nc
of our moat highly esteemed IihIIh
ami if elected will make and eillclent
and obliging olllclal. Give her clauus
due cotih. deration ien you cast voir
ballot i.ext .inly.
IIOqrKT AT (SHACK J10TKL
Cltlens Orl-Together Meeting Toniuht
I'roiulhCs to lie Hltf success.
Some Tickets Sold.
The "Citizens Get-Together" banquet j
at the Grace Hotel at nine o clock to
night. pronilseB to he a big biicccsb t
nice tirourilin linn been nrramred nnd
a splendid meal will be served. Per
sons desiring to attenu wno nave noi
purchased tickets can secure them at
tho hotel tonight The plates are )1
each.
HLA'MF.S NO 0K FOH DKATH
Father of .leM-le McChiiii Setlleinenl
Worker ArceptH (Jenprnl View
Of Way Ills (Sr Met Death
NHW YOHK .Inn (5 The bod of
Miss Jessie K McCann the voung set-
tlement worker who disappeared a
month ago and which whb round rn
tho beach at Coney Inland esterdiy.
vv aa taken to the home of her father
In I'lnffiush.
An autopBy In the Coney Island
morgue established positively that
death was due to drowning The fam.-
Iv accept tlie general view that the
girl committed wilclde or was drown-
ed accidentally
"I blame no one for the death of m
daughter" said Hobt McCann. htr
father "Jessie was subject to spells
of depression nnd her Inst ordeal ef
melancholia I believe wnB ton much
to stand. I am sure that UiIb was
nlniply due to her nervous rundttlo'i "
MIbu McCann was twennV-thrio
years old. good looking and popalar
with her friends.
Old-Tlmer Here.
R n Proctor one of tlie earliest
settlers of Taylor county came In
Tuesday morning from Winters where
he has seen spending a lew wwes
with his eon Mr Proctor visits each
of his children living among them
lie has become deaf of lute years but
Is still iihlo to pet about with appar-
ent case
Kilmiiud J .hums president of the
I'lHversitv ( Illinois in at vvufK
drafting a bill for feiii.mi i...iA.r.
slty at Washington He will present
me oocumoui i0 a uiemiier of " the
IllHIhe of Iti't)ll'H(.llt:illv..y I.. I. ......
iluctlon Tlie James plan provhleK
for tlie uiipolntment of a board bv the
Preiident of the 1'nltnl Kmt u r..-
the nianagement of the sclwoi An ed-
visqr.v board consisting or n deiegu.-
from each state. Is to foim n delinlte
policy for the Ijihtltutloji The 1.111
will call for a prelimiuarj appropna
lion of $".0o(iiio
NO DEFINITE
ED
M'lOOO WILL NOT IHVIHK !S VTIO
INTO ULSLHVF IMS.
TKI1TS XOW
E
E
Scrrrtiirj of Treasin'i Intliiiales Thai
He Hoes .Sot Favor Creation
Of Ketrlonnl Hank Pro-
posed Yeslerdnj
lly Associated ProsB
NEW YOHK Jan C Secretary Mo
Adoo of the Treasury announced to
day that he had formulated no ilofln ii
plans ror the revision of the country-
into regional reserve dlstricta
had boon reported here that he n.-u
already made plans lor such illvJs.n
nnd that he would put it into en.!
at once
He intlmntPd that he minuses th.
creation of a liuge regional ban! at
Now York embracing fifty per Cent
or tin country's banking potters-. I'm
creaiion of this bank was urged aj
the first hearing hold here yesterdaj
ity Hie temporary commission from
Waihington Tim opinion was ex
prcacihl by many of the witnesses ill it
in order to create a regional rose-ve
bank which could maintain Jt posi-
tion inie financial centers of Ame-
rica nmr not he overshadow ei by tV
huge rcBources of the clearing house
banks and outside Insfitutlcns. !
would lie necessary to Include prae.
Hcally the whole northeast In one r.
?!nn Charles A Conant. liiiaurlal ex
pert thqught thnt the entire territory
northeast of the Potomac river ia-
eluding Pennsylvania should he em-
braced in one district in no othjr
wny Mr Conant said would 'it he
possible to create an Institution stioii
tnough to deal with financial con
cerns centering In the New York lr
rltory
Secretary MoAdoo asked whether
huuu a district. Ineludlug nearly PP
per cent ot the banking resources of
the country would pot result In u tm'
lmavy systciii grcatlyivjaHeiilim the
other soven relonnl banks wh'eb
are to be eroateil
"It would ho better." ald Mr Con-
ant "loi hate one strong region d
bank and seven puny ones than eight
puny bnnkh " .
worm pisthiiu'ti: jnMlMfl.
I'niiin Paclflt Hxeriithe CnminlHee
HecfiiUiueniN II. .1 0. Stork He
Put Out Annum Stockholder.
Py Associated Press.
NBW YOHK. Jnn fi The Union
Parlfle executive comflttue annoiinc
wl today that It would roronunond to
the directors to distribute amopg Its
stockholders IS2.ono.noo Hnlilmoro
Ohio stock owned bv the Cnlon Paci-
fic with 13 per share In cash
This Is equivalent to 'an extra divi-
dend of thlrtythree per cent.
You may ho able to fool sours'ilf.
hut you rau't fool your wife lino be-
lieving she ought to do the family
washing
PLANS FORM
OPP
HG
BANK
TO CONFORM WITH LAW
Will Hestore Truiisprliitlou Coiupe.
tltlnii In en Unghiml ami Com-
ply With Shcrninu Anil.
Trust LigNlation
H AEBoclnteU Press?
WASllINOTON Jan 0 -Clialruiau
ISfliott of the 'New Haven Hallmid
agreed today to reorganize ihe svs-
len to restoie trnusportatiou com e-
iitiou in New Krmlaud ami to ecu
tor ii to the Sherman antitrust luw.
Tlis agreement Was reached '"Is
morning after Mr Klliott had had a
miien nee vvitli Altoriiey Getieril .We-
ill lolds Concerning the rciomin
izatiop of the system it Is nudci-sMid
that It will be a sweeping out 'n
every particular ami that there will
he a complete revision of the roan s
iiojlies- It is believed Jh.it tin- re.
organisation will begin in once.
Neither Mr. Klliott ri.r Mr McH"y-
nolds hud any staoii."it of length j
give out conceTnliig the agieeinen.
111 Search of Health
.Tlie public belle-tea. that every ois-
I'ttse has Its remedy and in the Hi'tifh
for that remedy hundreds of cuts
have sprung up One mini pins bis
faltb to minute clones at powc:il
drugs; another walks barefoot ovi
wet grass; another eats raw frutt ami
grain; one iu confident that mud
'mllis induce health and still iimithej
urges us to chow each mouthful ol
food at least thirty times before
swallowing. No doubt etery one ol
these "euros" is of some benefit i.
some form or disease. Tlie mistakes
jr followers of the treatments fa in
thinking their particular remedy i
it cure-all for vory malady. There
ire no universal remedies Kvery type
of disease must receive special atten-
tion and be treated In tlie way Ion?
jxperlwiro and study has taught if.
beat adapted to tho cose. Certain ills
respond milclcly to drugs tho virtues
of which' aro HomcUiifas wonderfully
offeetlve; others need nothing but
iriMii air. sun others u change or
climate vtlilie a variety of diseuseu
need no drugs and no journeys to the
uotiuialus but are best relieved by
niiuple dieting And just as the varte
ty of drug preparations i almost be
yoatl the power of the maker to re
'll and Is dally being increased by
tho chemist nud pharmacist so u great
variety of remedlea baa been brought
out thnt cannot be coustdt red as drugs
hut which stilt posbt'ss singular 'iira-
ive properties Soine diseases are
en relieved by special foods prepar
ed of materials that do not aggravate
tlie abnormal condition of the putt
ill but that tend to remove the 'Us-
tUrbing cause Jliuiy pf theno pre
-wrjitloiiH advertised as Kpeclul foods
".ontain iilgredicutit which "aTe harm-
ful to persons suffering from tii"se
lUwisets. Diabetic foods aro suppos-
d to contain gluten In place of starch
et ti'osi of the commercial dlnhrllr
tours are by no meauB pure gluten
since they contain considerable quitii-
tltles of Btarch- itomo of them are
nothing more than whole wheat or
Graham flours and are positively dan
gerous for diabetic invalids use They
ire sold at a high price and their
ou rlts itr explained iu misleading
npd untruthful advertisements Fold
adulteration in no form iibhuiih-h n
more dangerous attitude than wh'n it
ants ou the garb of medical preparn-
ions nnd poses ns a cure for serious
llseases. Patients depending on friu-
lulent diabetic flours would fnro Vt.
er on their ordinary diet for while
hey feci secure In consuming breads
made front the supposedly starch-tree
flour they may be indulging In Biifll-
slcut starchy food to bring their mala-
dy to a Bpocdy and fatal tcrinlnntioi
Americans .Wanr rrcferenre
WASHINGTON. Jan. .'. Au appeal
that American laborers he given prof-
orence under the goverumuut'H con-
tract for improving and rebuilding
Fort IlllsB Toxiib is made iu n letter
Just received by Hcpresentntlve Ste-
vejlH of Tevw. from J. A. Starling.
oomnilBHloner of labor BtatlstTcs o!
that stale The appeal was inado ou
lehalf of the laboring men of Toxns
nnd urged Mr. StevetiB to uso his ef-
forts Iu behalf of skilled American
labor Mr Stoyens baa presented the
requcU to the War Department.
Horns In Ileal h -Lock.
BPOKANK. Wash. Jan. 0. - With
their horns Interlocked bo that It wub
Impossible to extricate them. hiintc'B
at Priest Lnko. in northern Idaho luat
week found the holies of two big deer
which had battled for supremacy Iu
the forust. One of the bucks had
ready oxplred but the other was atlll
lalt'o when found by the hunters One
back had H points on Us antlers and
the other ten The hunters attempt-
ed to force the antlers apart but have
been iinsereessful. The heads will he
mounted in their deadl embrace
AtteHtloM 0d4 Fellows
The First Degrem will he conferred
on two candidates tills evening A
full attendance Is desired
IS IN PERFECT HEALTH
Preslilenl llveculev Loiitf Pirfil
Hrlies tm fiulf Liiil.s.-Heing
Kept liiforuicd mi Mattel
Of t.aiciitiiicul Naliire
Hy Associated Press.
PASS CIIHISTIAN Mi. Jan 1 -P
is niitiniiiKnl HwiHy that Prsiilit
Wllsoii would leave for W mhlugoti
Monday night ifwhtrrx the tApmi
Tic'sdny. He Is nriw in perfwi hw.ilih
Tlie prcdideiit went to tiie Jtoli liti
earlier than usual yesterday in.orl'i
to Play oliti( btiTi nnd get bact
for one o'floek hmclieoti He Is look-
ing forward to a buHy Week in vvtifh
work and exercise- will be trermH
balanced
Mr. Wilson now li as well ns ever
Ho lovcals In his eauntnnnpi on
glow of health and tlie vigor witlv
Whleli lie executed long perfect drlvti
on tlie golf link testlflwl how fully
he Jjuifl-.reayjmid from his recent "I
ii ess
Tlie president Is being item lufor-n
ed lis to tlm progress of the new oi
guuUaliou committee iu alinrge of :
ting into operation Hie new current-'
and banking litw He Is also in-in
kept lufoniieii of all other g -v th
mental matters of significance m r
capital
ii .Mude .Memlier Fire Hepuriiueiil
Hy Associated Press.
GCIFPOItT. MisB.. Jan fi Piesl
deul Wilson today formatlt iiceemcn
an appdntuent iib au honorary- niein-
her of the Gulport Fire Department
tendered him license he recently sav
eo tne house or Judge Neville from
Flames. '
LIKIT AHM.STH0.; HIF.S.
Was Injuml at F.I Paso in a Pole
tfanie There Limt Sumlny
F. veiling
lly Associated Press
HI.. 1AS0 Jan. . I.loutonant Jns
Armstrong of the Thirteenth United
States Cavalry who wa Injured In
h polo game here last Sunday tiled
here today.
It pays to be honest but suiae
times pay day Is a long nine showipf
up.
TWO SUITS WERE FILED
WITH DISTRICT CLERK
Our Was Suit F'or a IKbt Am.'
Fun elHSiire and Other For
Foreclosure
1 Wo suits have recent lv hi en fllt
wlti District Chirk . Filler. mak
lug a good start for the new year
The next district co in term is lr
Mr-rch. when a number oi aeeuinulut
ed flults win come up fi;i- gdjuillca
tloti:
II. 0 Woolen Grocery Co.. et hi.
against M. T. Hrady ot nl; suit tot
debt and foreclosure.
George W. P. Coatus against I i:
Hussell; foreclosure.
WALKHHS CONTIXl'K HllvK
Clad in Army Kijiiljunpnt Three of the
Veiilhs IlrpurlPd for the West
Monday Afternoon.
The three youthful pedestrians en
route from Newport Itliode Island to
San Francisco California and who
stopped In HiIb city for tJ'voral hours
Monday departed on a continuation
of their jouriioy to the- Golden West
after having been unable on account
of not procuring a phico to lecture
hero.
Thoy camped out somewhere went of
the city. The sale or souvenir post-
cards of the trip netted thorn a mifll-
ckiit amount ot lunujj wHji wJiMl to
tile them over until thoy reach Sweel-
watnj. i tiii i
Operators Change."
Tlie return of Operator GIiibs with
his wife from u visit to IiIb parents
in Northeast TexaB on WodnoJilay Is
expectetl by local operators Operator
Hartley recently from Nebraska and
who huii been relieving Operator Glass
during the lattor's absence will pro-
bably he sent elsewhere.
COMl'I.KTK qi'IKT AT OJI.NAHA
Hrhrls Make no Move (o Heuen Attack
llnth Sides Walling For He-
Inforrpinenln.
Hy Associated Press.
PHKSIDIO Texas lnn. 0. Oulet
was complete at OJInaga today the reh
e)s who withdrew yesterday making
no move to renew the attack;
It Is bolleved that both sides are
waiting for reinforcements
WA
BROKEN
MIDDLE
Itcsciii'd Men Today Cnnllrmcd He-
purl TlmtVOH Tank Steamer
W Inn LlfiVd mi (Hunt Ware
HrokV Iu Two.
lly Associated Press.
NHW YOHK. Jan. C Five of tlm
mlNfttug tweilty-seven of tlie rrew ot
the oil tank steamer. Oklahoma
which broke in two pff Sandy Hook
SUUdnv were brought to port alive
fuy bv the steamer Gregory'
The rescue of these accounts for
sixteen of a total crow of thirty-eight
being rescued by the llavaria and
three were round dead in n life boat
There flpeiiiod to be little doubt to-
day" thai the oilier twenty-two per-
JshMl. Tlie rescued men confirmed the re-
port today that the Oklahoma broko
in tlie middle an lien lifted on a giant
wnve.
Children of The Hleh
"Guess Christmas won't come to i.r
home HiIh year' '
Why not. son?"
"Dad savs he can barely pay hl.v 'i-
copie tax"
OIL BUBBLES STILL
COMING TO SURFACE
California Oil Company Is Secretly
Watching OH Indications in the
Texas Fountains Hcpnrt
Thnt oil 1b seeping from the ground
In U)e mountains between Cedar and
jjuffnlo Gaps is the report which ('apt
H. C. Lyon who wnu In the city Mon-
day rendered to a number of friends.
Likewise It Is known that n Califor-
nia Oi! Company i with lieaty proper-
ties In the west nnd at present exten-
sively exploiting the oil lauds near
('olcmnu hna had its eye upon this
avornhle land-
Some time ago a geologist repre-
senting one of the oil companies cou-
Identinlly assorted thut there wnB oil
'n that section which would when de-
veloped greatly advance property
'nines and afford all communltlca
thereabouts means for advancement
mlustrlnlly The news wob held a-
ret to prevent other oil companies
lending spies out over the country to
rtatch the developments of tho Call-
'oriila company ns has been tlie cub-
'cm since sonif four or five companies
'mve entered the Immediate Coleman
section. It was the Intention of the
"onipain to begin moving a derrick
mil drilling machine to tho prospec-
tive Hold soon after the holidays but
so fnr ns known Capt. II C. Lyon did
nqt think this had been donn That
all operations nre being scrupulously
lOncoaled from the public is known
for a fact-.
No further Information has emana-
ted from the Moro field other than tho
Intelligence of the obtaining by tho
oil company of numerous Icnsoa. Moro
people contend ror lack of develop-
ment oil tlie part of the lesee tlie fnct
that a few tracts originally sought
have failed to become a part of the
loaned land and until this has been
achieved the oil company will let the
oil fever affecting that community die
down In order to unter tho Hold with
out any restrictions commonly arising
by reason or excited farmers demand-
ing more tlmn legal rates for leases.
In Mpiimrv of Mrs A. K. Watson.
The death of this moat worthy
Christian vvoninn has brought sorrow
to tlm hearts of all Uiat knew hor. 1$
was oilr good pleasure to live door-
neighbor to Oils good family for a
number of years and wo can gladly
and cheerfully say that her conse-
crated Christian life was a great ln
uplratlou to uk. -An a neighbor sl'i
was unsurpassed: ns a wife and moth-
er she had few oqtiuls. "Miss llattlo'
as we called her always had a cheer-
ful disposition looking on the bright
uhle of life She loved her God her
cliurdh and her family. She had a
big. warm heart HMed with tho lovo
of Christ Wo never heard Iter .com -plain
She know her Christian duty-
ami Mhe performed It to the letter
6he would often spea'k of lier two
children that she may ral-ie them to
honor God anil he a blessing to hu-
manity In her life religion was real
and positive. This good woman wan
reared In a Christian home. Iu early
life she gave her heart to God. and
united with the M K. Church South
and lived a devoted and useful m
her until her death.
She hath done what she could Tfca
oereaved husband father mothor ak-
ter and brothers havo our yiwpMiy
in this dark hour Site I k-tu
not forgotten.
U. W Miller d Wlf.
Abilene Texas Jan 6 1914
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