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VOL. 34
ABILENE TEXAS TUESDAY FEBRUARY 8 1921
NUMBER 71
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ELECTI1S HELD
1 SOUTH AFRICA
BALANCE OF POWER BE-
TWEEN TWO LEADERS TO
BE DECIDED UPON.
ME OF VHSTJHFOBTHGE
Result of Vote Will Determine
Whether Country Is to Be
Under England's Rule or
Be Independent.
4 CAP 13 TOWN P1 8 General d
ipjtions were held throughout the tin
ton of Soulli Africa today the. wottiiil
balloting lioifn; tin- viilmlnntlait of u
.threo-eoincrcd political Content. Til"
South African party led by Piemlcr
Jan Christian Smuts; tho uationnHuts
under tho leadership of General Bert-
zog unit the lahoiites whose chief fia
been Colonel OessvuU have for tin
post two month been engaged jn a
campaign which has set w prci edent In
South Afi k'n. The main issue was be-
twoen OeueiftJ Smuts and UiMior.il
Jlcptzog
Five thousand miner In tho Ran !
district hsW Ntruck and their hoWo'i
on tho eye ef the election suinu an n
thunderbolt. Belief "was exprettsed
that the strike wag a political mo
designed to consolidate the ranks of
lubor. There have been prediction!)
tho laboriton Would capture tcnt
souls In parHumcrit
No loss vital an issue than th" flec-
tion of an important election of the
British Hmpiro by ballot nrrivw Jn
the election today of a now legislative
assembly in tho Union of riouth Afri-
ca. In England it is considered that
foW more Important elections have
takon place Jn a British domhVon.
Tho question is whether Smith Afri-
ca comprising the provinces of tho
Capo ol Good Hope :Nntal Transvaal
nitd Orange Kiee StatA shall lonlinuo
its allegiance to the king of Ungl nid
-as oiurjot the self-govi rrimg dominion i
ef the ompllc r wlmthei the Suu'H
African l.'nit n shall t up n- (n imh -pe
ncb-nt lepublii
Tl IETDII MEXI
2UWDOO TO UAVK CI1.ltfil3 Or HK-
OU(; ANIMATION" Ol' ltOAOh
IT JS hAH)
EL PASO Toxrt8 Feb 5 It Ih the
Intention of the Mexican Kovernnient
' to'rpturp the riillroadH of the copnti)
ito tno private owner an ooti afe th?
llnqa aro in a hU-oiib fini)neial pojjlttOn
Sojior CnnipunBo of tho bureau of-coirj-iitunloatlojiH
told the convention of
Moxlcnn chamber of commerce lniit
Jiight.
Former Secietaiy of the Tieasury
"William G. McA(1oq wil) bo placed m
charge of tlie rb-orKanlzatlon and ro-l-.abllltlon
pf the Mexican rpadg ac-
cording to Senor Onpunso. "When tho
.properties art restored to u solid fool-
lug all government eontiol iictivillef
will cease
LATtMLLETINS-
WASMIN'-TO.V. I). Pob. 8.
Shlpnu'il's of Honor Ironi one foiVipi
t'ouutrj to another via the I'lilted
States ale pnililbikid by the national
prohibition act ncconlltii; lo an op-
inion li Aftiuic Attoriifj (JtMienil Xs-
bokor tOtluV In N.stmit Secielary or
tho Treasury .Mitlxtui.
OKIiAHOM CITY. OUIa. IVIi. 8.
IiniK'achmcnt of Moiitonanl C.ovtM-nor
M. n. Tiimi) of Oklalioina for alleged
r.-aml il allegcil faW' t'laima in con-
nection vittli bond iitiroliuhca in SmiiI-
liou' and Adnlr f innttes N ivfoniiu'inl-
c( In a rt'iHirt read In the lovcr lioii'-e
of tho li'gNlalntv this afterniMm lo a
Iioitte invoMlKatiiiK commii'cv
JJt Oeorgi nimrhnm
JPT
SIdne) Hock was aiming tu jo
calling lust Sunday but he got n
ouandary as t whether he would weai
his bat or derby and argued with him
coif until it was Jpo Into.
Miss Poachle Sims was suspected
of boing on the way to the picture
show nt Ticitville last Saturdaj aftei-
noon as she was seen to purchase tw
package it of chewing gum
Jefferson Potlcks 'who mended h
ways on January 1st is lltble to hive
to take them to the blacksmith shon
for repairs right soon
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TRIAL mtW
CONVICTED OF MURDER IN
CONNECTION WITH 'FRISCO
BOMB EXPLOSION
IS ALLEGED
Witness Swears In Confession.
That He Could Not Identify
Mooney As the Man
He Had Seen.
(Hy The Associated Press)
N-J5W YOItlf. N. Y Kib. 8 Fran
Walah Of counsel f;r Thomas J
Mooney convhted of minder in San
FrnmJluco in connection with the- pre-
paredness day bomb explosion in 1910
earlyt oday telegraphed San FranrlhCO
anthoritipH ajipHtiHlng them of an al-
leged eonfcsloh by one of tho wit-
iunes (n the case that he had given
perjured tenUmohy at the trial. A
special grand jury Is now investigating
an alleged ' conspiracy to convict
Mooney.
The Witness named by Mr Walsh
was John McDonald now a resident
of Trenton Xew Jer.sey. vvfth whom
Mr "Walsh iad a long conference last
night. According lo Mr. "Walsh. Mc-
Donald declared in an affidavit cov-
ering thirteen typewritten pages that
thc -cttst agalnt Mooney vv'o a ' rrame
dp."
"McDonald swore In liis confesHion"
Mr. Walsh said "that he could not
J Identify Mooney as the man he had
soeli with p. suit cane prior- to the pre
parednesB dhy explosion although ho
identified Mooney dhrhig the triul. Ho
said District Attorney Fifckert the
San Francisco prosecutor hod forced
him to make the identification"
Mi Walsh quoted McDonald as say-
Illg he was. induced by District Attor-
ney Fickert and Police Captain Math
Ihoii of San Francisco to vliit Moom'X'n
cell and alsj that occupied by Billings
another defendant.
Fickert remarked vvhu the) 'n'or-
ml the pell: "These are the in n iw
i.'lVV "
McDonald is a'ileged to h.ive 'tatel1
he Was- coached with other witnesses
m testimony to be givon. He arise! ted
lie fixed the ffmo of seeing a suit oih
dropped at 1:G0 o'clock in innings"
tiin)
Nino persons were killed in the pre-
parednoHH day explosion. Mooney
was sentned to death and Billinfts
to !ltf iinnrisonmoptl. After every
appeal from the court had failed
president Wilson interfered in Mobil-
es behalf ij.nd.the sentence was cOm-
mulod to life imprisonment.
The first charges In which the
prosuciulon of Mooney was charac-
terized a "frame up" were made rc-
L cently by PoiTcoman Drapor Hand of
sun Francisco another jmpoitant fig-
ure in the case.
C.m't Iliul McDonald.
TRENTON N. J. Feb. 8. John
MoDonald an employe pf a hotel here
who is alleged to have confessed that
ho testified falsely at the trial of
Thomas .1. Mooney hi San Frahcisco
could fiot be located today. McDon-.
aid vrhotfc homo is believed to be In
Haltimoie has been employed here fpr
several mouths.
Is Third Attempt.
RAN FUANCISCO. Calif Feb. 8.
TJio reported statement of John Mc-
Donald of Trenton New Joisey that
the conviction of Thomas J. Mooney
and Waircn K- Billings against whom
he testified was a "frameijp" murks
the thlid recent statement of alleged
facts tending to show that these men
wore the victims of peijured testimo-
ny 1 m !
ItAUDIXC. PLAYS (iOhV
AND AIKITI'S OLD IMtlHXDS
i (By TtuJ Associated press)
DAYTONA Fla Fib. S President
'eloct Harding spent today plHylng golt
'and repewlng ncipialntances In tly
'tona Sea Bieeze nnd Ormond vhll
r l.r waited foi the houseboat Victorli
' to take him aboard hero for the las1
leg of hid vacation crulge along tin
Florida coast Mr. Harding alread)
is two days overdue at St. Augusl-
lllo u-lilcli will be 1i(m lifiiidillinrtfirlt
'during the remainder of February but
lall conflicting ei.gagemeuts have been
cannelled to permit him to complete
bis Jouiney there.
The houneboat Is expected to teach
(here lale this afternoon a tun beitiR
I sent to puH tier out of the nnul reef
i v hei e she stranded yesterday This
'section of Florldii is an old stamping
i omul of the president-elect who fo
nearly 20 yoar has heen an intermltt-
tent visitor to Florida during the win-
Kimonthf). Many of tho winter resl-
dints are neighbors fiom Ohio.
si:w:cTiNG.iruY in
IiITTLIS MOTOR KAH CASH
(Dy The Associated Press)
UAttbaa. Toxas t'oo. . aeieciion
of ii Jury In federal court to try fiv
jn.n au of the IJttlu Moton Kar Com-
! pany charged with fraudulent liso of
the mails was begun here today.
' Judge .1 union C. Wilson overrulod a
motion to nliasli tho Indictment against
(William S. Llvezey and his four co-de.
fenehints. Frod K K)'l(r. a newfl-
I lmimr mnn. indicted lit connection
with nlloged misuse at the matin In a
stock solllrig schomo was granted a
separate trial.
TWO FIUF.S IN H1SLKNA
AHK COTTON" MILLS
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HISLICNA. Ark.. Feb. S Following
Jf.re in the Helena Cotton Mills In West
Helena yesterday which olther burn-
ed or damaged about a Vlojjen bales
of cotton a second fire eliscovored a
1 o i lock this morning and supprsnj
I tr havi been caucul bj the oilgm
blaze which had not been thoiioighi
eiucnrhcd did ronsid'tiMe damage i
the null property and other cotton o i
bund Tno exact amount of damage
has not been ascertained.
Wilson Orders levator
Woikmtn are Fhovvri here making changes Preidint i u has uiil led
in the Washington house which will hi his home ifti t Alanh 4 A dnv-c
Is being laid alonghlde the west wa' 1 A new entiinco Mill open off lb."
drive and an elevator will be Installed near the new cntMnci.
1HTH
EITEIEIiGIEBWPEAR
BUINSKLL GIVliN . TO JO YKAUS
tiwaij Of anotmuu orri.
FICIAL IS OllDllUn
(Itv 'the A&soctatHl Press)
KBW YORIC x.Y.A?b s. nobert
P. Brindoll.T'r'eBldcTirof the building
trades council convicteel of extortion
fnom bulldeis vvAs sentenced today by
Supreme jCourl Justice MeSAvey to
serve from five to tei; years in state's
prison.
John 7?. Hettrick lawyer indicted
On a charge of coercion in connection
with tho Lockwood legislative commit-
tee's investigation of an alleged bundl-
ing trust v'Aa ordered to appear In
supreme court toHny for trial. Hottrjck
is said to hnvo operated a sechit
"code of practice" for throo building
trado associations.
CO-defondants in the trial aro Vil-
liam Doan and Wm S. Chapman
presldont and businoss agent respec-
tively of tho United Association of
Plumber aiid Steam Fittem and llor-
bert Smith ft a plumbing firm hold-
ing membership in tho Master Plumb-
eis' Association.
"Council for the lubor leader an-
nounced that ah appcal.would be'lak-
on at unib and that the tasJ would be
taken to the United Statt-.s suprome
court if ilecessarj
FiliCERSTO
west ti:.'as rihs will hold
Conpi:hi:xci: to xuhangk
co-opi;uatiyk dati :s
Staff Special
BANGKR. Texas Fob. 8. Managers
of all fairs to be held in .West Texa1-
during the present year' will meet In
Abllonq March 14th at which time
plans will be made fop tho formulation
of a West Texas Fair curcult to facil-
itate movement of exhibits ami at-
tractions on a co-oporatlvo basis.
Date? of all fairs vs-Il bo set so that
po conflict will result thus giving all
eltles an opportunity to make Advan-
tageous contracts for amusements apl
to participate in tho benefits of county
exhibits.
Agroomprtt on tho Abileno motion was
reache I litre last ntgnt at u conferen
ce of fair managers presided over bj
J C. Wells exhibit manager of the
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
(This Congressman
Is Keeping Speeches
Out of the Record
WASHINGTON D. C. Feb. 8 -Itepiesentativo
Me Cllnttc of Okluho
ma continues tokeep speeches which
vvero never made In the house out. of
the congressional lecoid. It used to
be-the custom with members given as
thirty noconds to speak to put pages
into the record but that was before
McCUnlc bogah to haudlu tho axe. An
epidemic of unspoken speoehets al-
ways onme during consideration of
measures with popular appeal tlie
soldier bonus for example.
When the Oklahoma member' con
eluded a brief speech yesterday on the
soldier hospital bill Representative
Htell of NV York arose "I ask your
consent" he said "that thp gentleman
from Oklahoma be permitted to revise
nnd extend his remarks
i "1 object" said McClintlc and the
(house roared
I '-
The term Old Glory was first ap-
plied to the American flag In 18S1 by
I a New England skipper William Drlv.
1 er.
MEETINABILEI!
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MINE OFFICIALS
Mrsi' ANswntt ciikci:k 01
YtOtiVllNG OIIDKIC NOT TO
CALli KANSAS STllIKK
PITTSBUnO. Kims. Feb. 8 Two
other mines afe Idle today in prpiost
against- the nrrest or Alexander Howat.
distiict pffsident of tho minei workers
and five othei union officials pn con-
tempt chftfgeft according to reports to
vrators' Ahsoctatlon. They employ 100
men.
P1TTSBURO Knnis Feb 8--Alexander
M. Howat president of the
Kansas miners nnd five members of
tho union's district executive board
were ordered to appear id District
Judge Andrew GUtun's eouit here to-
day and answsr charged of vlolatiug
an injunction forbidding them to call
strikes in tho coal fields of this state.
.According to officials Howat ami
those arrested with him beld a meet-
ing last week and ordeied nut iiloit
200 men in two mines in this eountv
The stilke hinges upon the situa-
tion of the age of Karl MUmoah who
was employed In lhlne H of the Geoi.p
M. Maekio Fuel Coinpanj nvai Sou in-
mon. Almost two sears ugo-the point
board made nn award that Mlshma&h
thuujtl receive Inoionscd pax from the
time he was lp years old Ho was oe-
ing paid at the hoy' scale for work
be was doing and it was agreed that he
rocelve a man's pay from the time lp
was 1!) The only nuestlon m dispute
Is that of when young Mlsmash became
ID Because of the dispute payment
of the awaid has been held up almoh:
two years and the strike has resulted.
Mismash is no longer employd at the
mine. The unron nsseits that under
tho award he 1ms about J2O0 coining
to him as the difference between
boy's pay and man') pay for the tiiije
he worked aftoi his littn hirthdav
Einflnnri
(By The AsKoclatnd Press)
LAWIiBNClCVILLK 111 Feb. 8
A verdict of accident was returned bv
a coronoi's Jur which today investi-
gated tlie death of eight persons kill
ed In an explosion yesterday it tli.
Cross Roads school two miles west (if
hero Another boy is expected to dli
Ummett Uui)ytin.80 old tetioli
er ot tho school and 'pii boy pupil
weie killed When one of the boys at-
tempted to Unnovp the cap from a
can containing nltriglyeerlne.
Tho can wait found lr a cieek nonr
the school boilcie and Iawrent'B coun-
ty efflclal. Investigating the explo-
sion toduv found several othei can
in tlie vicuiltv. The ettiis had been
partially emptied but the officials ex-
plained that sufficient nitroglycerine
had romalned In tlie cans to cause ex-
plosions of yuslerdov'a Intensity.
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IN ALLHSD CONFKRI3NCI3H By tho Ansoelatod Pro. !
BERLIN. Fob. 8 TiP Oer-
man government has accepted r
H the Invitation to participate in
tlie allied Conference on ie-
parations in Iondon In March.
lt was announced here todav
The government In sending
its acceptance sets fo th its r
supposition that the nrg -fa
tions wil includn discussion cf
the Ge r Ah courer propcealsNITRQ U.mW
WINNER
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ti' In jiHt It en iw n I 1 l. uui
ional lonMnitH i tt. Mlb pi i ii '
Sollu. Then was thoux.uxN of . n-
da'itH fiom ill tm tin is of iln inuntiy
B PROTESTS
THE
ti iis r. s. plots ii vi ( iii:d v
in i)l:Pourri) lii:ns tot-
pi iwn; i lim:i
(Hy Tho Associated Props)
WSHINGTON 1). v. Fb. .
Itemesi ntntmiis have been made.tr
he state department by th Hungar-
ian government concerning the map-
ni oi deportation of undejihicble
aliens r-iuit the United S(tes.
The (pieweittatloiiH viMileh vye-io
trahMiihti'd throngli the Mwedlsh mln-
istei lieMe. wild deniirtfd Htlenrf had
been at such liberty About d vessels as
'o pfrmlt thm l orgauls. p -iipaganila
against the governments ef Hump
which had nrnducod -ci'rtsln unde-
hable ii'blK" in HungniY- The Man
douHtinient was askivtl to hav'i .lieni-
deported fiom the I'nlted Htates eg
igut'id alumni vcjihoIh.
Much of what offlelala described as
he ilagqenness of tho Hungarian le-
litehentailves and nbsejue of Aineil-
enn iuiisdicUu over the aliens ohce
not legajeled tis likely that the state
department will find Is poMhle to
roimiry with thai lituignrlan govei4!)
nient'4fiuau. J .
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BOSTON STFDICNT SAVJCS
HIS CHOI J1tO.M DKATII
(By The Aifeoolated I'rosa)
BOSTOiN' Mans I't'b. 8. JJraving
death from exposure and iee-conU-d
precipicuH vvliile ioAt at niltht oh
Mount Moiiadnoek N. II.. vturlitg
woulf end trip Karl IK Robmson .
Boston University freshman oarrleil
Uupvrt Robinson . fellow itudont
fro hi the siliiimlt to safety After Itup-
poit h-ad beep rendered unpoiirielou-
after a fall Tito Hobinoontr nre no
lolated.
For many miles Karl bora hit
stricken chum op hi jhaulders. lb
finally lost his way and was abput
to drop fiom exhaustion when h
hem d a. dog hill It. ftuldecl by th"
sound he pushed on to su fully
ItUpert Boblpson lit a doliriouj e'oii-
dtlion waa rushed to Fltawilllam.
New ilfihipshile for medical treat
nioift. He uicovoreij ciuickiv ahd i-
lufned yekiteida to the university
Curl Robinson's home is In Attle.
born ltupeu's is In Koem. New
iianipshlre.
iTftTE UK AT
l'Ol'R BXMRTS HOLD IP NH.Ili
WYJCIIMN AND ICSCXPKWITH
$ioaoo TXXSRAY
(Dy Tlis Assoclntft't Press)
S..VN ANTONIO. Teix. Feb. S -Foui
bandits held up NlKht Wttlirnan Paul
Menu at lioerno. Texns. eAiiy this
morning and entered the Statu Bank
dug their wav Into the vault and lob-
bed a number of tin safety deposit
hi xett ui $10000 or tior in llbertj
In nils and i30i) in jtlckdl.
Watchman Mqnn u held agAinsi
a wall of the hulldlnii at-ntstol iotnt
While two of tin mon wont iiodde And
dug their wav through tho vault with
crowljars a"nd Other tools Secured ftom
a nillwav section house.
Two hours wore taken tn making
the bntn
All telephone and tolegiaph wires
from the town bad been out. Tho ban-
dit were unable to enter th. steel
rate where tile mfiio;- purtloa t f tin
bank's funds were kent. Afte: roh
blng the deposit boxes thy fotved the
watchman into in) automolilli- and
drove Mm about IS miles nut of
toUn to a point within eight mil. a
of Mnu Antonio vyheie thev tllrev hbn
out a'lil made their ecam
The robbery wa diseovtreil by i.
tMtelflee emnlove At dAVb'-Ak be-
fore Menu hud succeeded in letuin
inn.
SlIKRIF)' FORGlCl'S TO
HANG NICGRO; TOO IH'SY
(Dy The Astolated Press)
BATON ROUGH Ui. Feb. 8 lv
cause he was too busy with "criminal
and civil" matters T. A Gtnt sherd (
at Ouachita Parish failed to ham
l.onnle ICaton a negro of Ouu hi'
convicted of murder and snuiui u
be hanged February 4.
This information came to (Invnnm
Parker todav In a letter from the sh r
Jff who said the fart that t)u ni
ft as to be hangod cumplp'f i t a
his mmd
Gl.int askiJ the g-vrtnot wbi
do with the negro The nttur ) l1
cral has been asked to solve the pu
blem.
BWmJ A(Lt
H OEPORTA
SDE
JONES PR0BABLYT0HEAD
WEST TEXAS CHAMBER AS
A CANDIDATE OF ABILENE
limn KT
PIT BEIT Til. 5.
I.O.NhON S'i:WMPHRS OPPOHI-
ANY PROP(SL FOR Itr.-
Miys'lO.N OF 1KKT
LONDON Feb NVwupnpu s of
ibis city tflv Jtret prutnlni nct to dls'
USSlODS of the Addrenn of Aiwt .i
ClmuilH'Mstn. chAhcelor of the exiMi'-
ipn at Bi inlrtAlmm oi Krldv th tl1
cotirn or which he declared the wn-
itnl StAtes had intimated protKnals for
the retnUslon tt thi' allied dfbt would
not iir ravoi.niitv rm-eiva in AmerlH
The Morning Pope in eoinm-ntlng in.
the address said today
"This country an eMenthtl eleifieni
of whose natlotpal polhj is mainten
nnce of most eonUiil relations with
America. d6eM Pol intend to allow them
to beoinn Imperilled by tndefinll
pitstpoui-ment of thelreiui im-n( of it
debt to (he I'lllted States. The nation
wmiM legatil any AugK;rtlon n-lutlvi
to i "mission nf this debt as l(u-iiRitO .
to national hofiui"
Itefeiiiug to recent sugKcstlons ri-
Kauthix the transfer' of a British col-
ony to the United Slates the newspa-
)er saW:
'ITliAt piipedlent i out if til ls-
llou The British popi would new
ot coiinteiiaiice it and Uie sooner fti
jcovernement Jakes the requUilte at'p
lo futjit tlie AiticlKan debt. 1t peHf
Regarding the ilebtA owed 16 Great
Biltian. their cam illation would cop-
fir tin gK-utesi possible benefit up
(n t'urop nnd would prove the high-
est pi sslbb' siivlii to i tvlliBUtlon" '
IMY BILL IS
PA55EP 81 HOUSE
$12001)0(100 is APPltopiu Vn:o
AND 1.10001) MKN VltOlll).
i:i) FOR IN IHUiJ.
'liv tho Assnclnted Press)
' WASHINGTON' I). O. lib. 8
TJio army upprnprlatlou bill
fuirrilii iipi)i(ilinalelj $110-
00000(1 and providing for a firw
of only 1R0.000 nini In t0'22 vius
passed iodi() ' t'11? house' unci
M'nt to (lie hcnute.
Tim nuLsiin vvns phiullcally
iih It' canu from die apprnprln.
Rons ntniihlltee. A last mluulc
move to out the iiiiiiiIh'i- of offl-cei-H
from 1 1000 (o l)()0() was
blocked hy (i voto of 27 1 to "H
The house also refused by n voto
of 210 to 110 to IniMtrt a specific pro-
Vision that tho army be reduced to
160000 men during the ynr. but tho
funds appropriated for eplisted mcnV
nay Is sufficient only for n fotce o"f
Hint sice
Fiulcr" a measure finally passed yes-
''rday bv the senitte over PieMldOlit
WHsonV. veto reerpittiig mpst be stop-
ped liiuuedlaudy itntil tiio present
'olee is leduced to 17fi00O men ahd
further reduotlons liext year Will be
neoesmiry if the senate a'ppiove the
house piovlslon of the HIlroprlatl6n
bill sett lin aside ifioney for the pay of
hllstod men.
FORT WORTH Texas. Feb. S
Lieutenant Charles Davis recruiting
inspectot for this territory was order
ed back to his regiment the .Second f
Hiigiheeis at San Antonio tpday in
conseipience of tlie oongreuloiiHl cut
in the sine of tlie army. Ten lecruitu
held heie were teiit hohie.
IWLEGISLaTURE
(By Tho Assoc-lated Press)
AI'STIN. Tex . F. I. s a bill
?'
.linu'i r rrehild Of AiiKilina. liroUd
lug f" thv morghig of the state pure
food and llru department ntth Die
'tale bi-altli ileoaitnp nt as ret'om-
mended bv thu governor was iwshvd
finalfv in Uie isenate todav
Hi.nmor Uosrei-s of Coltin obtained
.h final pAswge of his hill proposing
.he establishment of the state tuberru-
losin mntlArlum in Ier county on a
It owned bv the American IelOn
flip bill carries an uppropilAtiou of Jl-
U4).000. Outright repeal of the Ituberuwm
IHHumnc. inw is uuthorraed hi a bill
'nt id need in the binate this morning
Ij Represenlilive Morgan Of Rexar.
Duffv of 151 Paso introduced n bill io-
iuirbig nil iIHinuueiit noli tax pAyers
to ork on ptiolic roadt. applivabW lo
mule voters only.
An act permitting employers and
i inlivetf in funttaits with the stale
( i iiiiuit m ti' ih Iouim of laOor
l... ..in bv Id His ot Ht. i linn was en-gun-
-d bv the house after being luuler
0 i i ssit sirt.. ii. ii n wiilrrduy At)
diio-ndment to 'he bill b Kly of Gon-
i es wlinh moviili' that the Ubor
n pulihc n ads is ih-i ulJet to the
! his of the bill was adopted
i i i
nf.gro poppuvpion of
aimiama di:criisi:s
(Dy Tho Assoolated lTess)
WASIUOTON t. C Feb 8
The whil population of Alabnm.i u
li.'O was 1.447.032 and the negi pop
uuii.in 9Q0.652 the census bureau an
nounced todav The white population
ihowed an increase of lis Sue or 17
per not and the negro population di-
ne i. d 7 6 SO or 8 pir cent
The negro population of Columbus
llll . In 1ll"A wnu ! Hill n lni..i.rt
of 9363 or 63 4 per cent' The white I
population wtiH 214809. ah Increae- oC
40 100 or 27 3 nor cent and all other
... . -
MAJORITY FOR SPUR MAN IN
ELECTION REGARDED AS
SURE ABILENE DELEGA-
TION TAKES ACTIVE PART.
Clarence Ousley Tells Delegates
Cotton Farmefs Must Out Production-Down
and Diversify
Their Crops to Meet
Grave Situation
i
BY V A IUNSOLVING
Staff Correspondent
RA-NORR. b'eb. Abilene' cam-
paign lit behalf of Clifford Jones of
8pr for the 1841 presidency of ftt
Vt Txas Chamber of Commer.
gained strength at the convention hi
laid night and this morning with ihj-
.ec( thut he will bt supported fo
the office lu a laige majoriti of ti.
dvlegatv present at tonlghi'K annual
ftannaci wliep the election- will n
held. It is regarded ns posfbu- thi
I'lemiilenl Homer P Brelsford will I
ndorsed as honorary president and a
chAlrman of the legislative commit!'
of the urganlxAtloii
Delegates at the lonvontion th
morning tfathcu-d at the MaJ'Sti
thrait-r and Ustcncit to hiferes'ing il
(1 replies by ifrVeral prnm!n nt Teati
The most stirring adduxi nf the in
l'llloiJI si) far was Hint l'llveied b
the lion. Clarence eiusky if Fo
Worth; who ripoke o the subje t of
cotton. Sir. Ousley delivered one of
the troiiet appeals for rtduetion i
cotton Hcreage this year ever heard bv
an Assemblage of Texas business me j
nnd wax enthusiastically Applsudi t bv
his audience.
Over Pitidiii'tlou BUiined
The eotton growing states ar tin
present time said Mr- Ousley are on
fronted with the grAvest problem that
they l)AVe ever had i face since the
Civil wt'.r and unlisw radical artipn
ie taken to relieve the situation ills
iihIsT lurks In the offing. The proSem
Isituatloii he HAld 1ms not been hiouglu
about by any eonsplrac) to reiluie the
pi Ice of cotton but by economic cl
ciimstauces.
At the prtisont rate of cemsumptlon
of totton products lie sold there will
Jbe on InmiLiui August Xlflill opprox-
Tlmatelv 12.000000 bale of America')
otton upspun.
"Gentlemen of tho West Texas
Chamber of Commerce" said Mr Ous-
ley "there can be no prosperity for
your business or for any other busl-
nosH In this state If apotbor crop of
cotton like Inst year's ls produced In
1921."
"There is at present time in Tex is
approximately 2000009 bales of cot
ton em which uanKS nnvo maiio loans
rAnglng from IB to 2G cents n pound
This cotton piunr be liquidated befor
tho next oi op Is gathered nnd If It Ie
liquidated nt present for lower price i
I do not Imve to tell you what will
happen. We must "have at loast a one-
third reduction in cotton acreage next
yean"
tyr. Ousley declared however tha'
reduction lp cotton acreage and Ii
creased production of food will m t
serve to entirely solve the industiv
problem of Tevns and the South H
ile lared that the farmers must b
supported In their effort to secur
some form of co-operative marketing
which will eliminate- what he termed
as graft. -The farmer he stated mux
lie placed on an ooual plane with the
bpyer The lime has como he Bald
pvhen an economic revolution Is nec
essary.
Mo.silKi from Neff
Other speakors on the program for
the morning were G. P. Rrlnklev. o'
tlie Western ITtilnn Telegraph Com
fjvaliy of DaIIas. E. J. Honey C t?
I"Yeiirli and Bn A Copass
Numerous telegrAms nnd Totters o
greotlng and good Wishes were read
to the convention during the morning
Including the following message froii
Governor Pat M. Neff:
"1 nip heartily In sympathy with the
great constructive progmm of your
organization nnd therefore gladly ex-
tend gieutiiigs and congintulationa tt
you'
This afternoon delegates to the Con-
vention will be taken for a tcuir of Ihp
oil fields hi' the vicinity of Ranger
I The Abilene delegation Is active in
all matters now before the convenlou
nnd will he a strong fnotor in Import
ant action to be taken at tonight A
banquet The special train will IcavO
(Continued on page threo)
U. S. Department of Agriculture
W12ATIIEH BU11UATJ
ABILRNK. Feb. 8 For Ahilehe and
vicinity tonight and Wednosday fair
For lSast Texas tonight fair frost
nearly in coast Wednesday fair.
For West Texas tonight and Wed'
neselav flr
Temperatures
Mon. Tues.
P.M. A M.
2T
v rc
2
tl
U
24
24
2i
25.
30
33
as.
19
- thermometer f'
IH""". ..
a m. i; 30
24
41'
is
7
" V .."Y; "".'.?. Zl
itceinuvo nummuy t
44
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