The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 306, Ed. 1 Monday, May 7, 1923 Page: 2 of 14
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PX.GE TWO
THE ARU.ENlt KKPOhTjR ftBlLKNK. TttXAS
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BROADCASTING
NEWS
News Briefs
WQAQ Progrnim for Week
Tuesday night Choral and Glee
Clubs. A.C.C.
Thursday nlclit. MIbs Tripp pianist
nhd Itusscll Wiley violinist.
Friday nlsht Abilene Christian
College Band.
TVQAQ Tlio Koliorler-AVost Toxa
Itadiu station. Is swinging Into jtropor
Hlrldo now with n list of lirfiRrntns
that would do credit to a lhucli larg-
er ntntion. Homo of the host talent
la AbMHia lms been pronontcit in Hie
last three weeks jiiul during h.? dnys
to como other Ippal talont will delight
the fans who tune In on "WQAQ.
This week's urogram ns outlined
nboc. will strike a popular rhord.
Th programs for the band and Tripp-
"Wiley concerts were printed Sunday.
Jlelow Is the program for Tuesday
11 El'f
Tiuvdar JflRht 8 o'clock.
1 Yjorshlp lod In Nature (Boo
thocn) OlOQ Club.
2. Valso Chrlmatlo (Qodard)
Myrtle llnrrolt.
.1. Sleepy Time (Collins) Choral
Club.
4. Whoro Jly "Dour Lady Sleeps
(Smith') Ceo. KUnglnan.
G. llliio JJoll Tell Mo What You
Dream (I'etrle) Vora ltny.
0. Hongs .My Mother TaiiKht Mo
(Dvorak) mid Lullaby (Xtruhtn.
Messrs. Witt OINor Wouvor. Wails.
KHngman Taylor Gibson nnd Moycr.
1'. llellovo Mo If All Thoso 13n-
deiiilng Younff Cliurms ( Irish Folk
Song). Choral Club.
8. Out on tho Dcop When the
Sun Js Low (Lohr)')Jrtck Meyer.
9. Arabesque (Dobuso) Marian
KHnsinan.
10. Good.byo (Tostt) Christian
College Quartot. .
11. Ah. Lo'e Ilut a Hay (Gilbert)
Mrs. Jtussell Lewis.
IS Good Night (Sehindlor) 3lc
dlub.
C'HIXESK BANDITS CAntllKD
OVV MKX AND WOMEN AFTEIt
HAIDINO AN J5XPHBSS TJIA1N
(Continued from pace one)
report added.
Troops wore pressing the bnudlta
On both sides firing at last adylcas.
Tho kidnaping plot Is believed to
bavo originated In Shanghai when jt
bce-amo known tliRt a largo party was
leaving to attcinl tho ceremony inci-
dent to the completion of lllo ICungo
Ilnpa dyko at Tainan.
Toops hi TiirsUlt
PEKING .May 7. KepOrts trickl-
ing in herb today" -nlowly "from the
Shantung border ht Llncheng where
early yesterday 1000 band.its uol2c"d
tho Shanghai-Poklnff express trnln on
tlio Tlentslrt-l'ukow rnlhvay and took
dftptlve 150 of Its paHsengers indicated
that Oho forelgnort a British HUbJect
named Itothmnii was killed and that
a number of Americans probably nil
men. stood still' in peril -t tho mercy
of the- brigands this nfternaop.
Troops were believed to bo pur--suing
tho bandit army.
Ainontf tho Amorlcans reported
held wero Itober Scrlppn tho nows-
paper publisher; Major 1'lnger and
two othor officers of tho Amcrjcun
army named Ilolaml and Allon all
three In the Philippine servlocj four
others whoso names wor given ns
llenly Loe. Solomon and' Levy.
Tho passenjjri Included thirty nine
foreigners nnd ten of them escaped
or wero released.
Tho outlnw lion -. haS'lrig derailed
Iho forward part of tho train by
means of a broken trnck fired a vol-
ley toward tho c ich'ee.
Major l'Inger's two ohs nl. -were
aken prisoners' but Mrt. P.Inger oA-
caped. Tho captives Inchidod J Ii.
Powell cdlt&r. of tho Weekly Review
at Shanghai. .
T Women Kscnpc.
TIENTSIN May 7. A relief train
arrived hero this morning With it pari
of foreigners who escaped when the
Shanghai-Peking' express train Was
held up yesterday by r largo force
of bandits .at Tlnchcng
In the vaUy wero Mrs. Robert
Allen and Mrs Tinker and tho lat-
ter's jioungdr son.
Tho Women stated that thotr hus-
bands whp are iiiajors In tho Ameri-
can army and tho Plngors' older son.
wero kidnaped.
The1 Americans told a grnphic talo
of- their experiences. Tlio bandit
tbev said started flrintr upon tho
trnln hetoro it was derailed and!
swnrmud nbottt It anmfthliiB tho win-
dows with their hatchets whon It
was brought to a standstill. They
then dntorW the curs and robbed tho
Hassenbors of valuables visiting wome
of tho coaches three tlmos to bo stiro
of missing nothing. Ono foreigner
was killed but his Identity was not
knowli to tho party arriving hero.
Sonlo Few Jscncrt
It Was nearly two hours after tho
train had been stopped that a warn-
itip whistlo wan blown and tho band-
lt. decnmpcl With their captives. A
few of the forlosncrs escaped by hid--lllg
In the long grass but more than
twenty w.ero carried off Including
nix women. Mrs. Allon and Mrs. Plnff-
er wero left behind when It was found
they Wero unable tp keep up with
tho fast paco set by tho bntullts.
Mnjor Plngcr nhd his wife kept In
touch for n time by shunting to each
other but tho- voice of tlio major who
wan ahead grdw fainter nnd finally
ccasoi jirtd his wife returned to tho
train with her younger son.
It Is estimated that about. 115 pas-
sengers wore' kldnuped mo.s? of therrt
in their night attlro ivnd without their
baggage. They wore forced to walk
bnrofoot over tho . brokeij glas" Jn
tho ylcfnlty of tho. tlnln and vyore.
hustled by their brutal guards over
tho rough country as tho bandits fled
In fear of pursuit.
Soldiers arrived at the scene soon
after tho" departure of tho raiding
party nnd tho government ordored .tho
ttichuns (military governors) of the
neighboring provinces Imediately to
tnko tip the pursuit.
A- complcto list of the ktdnapod
foreigners is not available here but
an American broker named Jlenley nn
Italian lawyei4 named Miissow and a
number of English women are be-
llcvod to' be. nlnong them.
S'x Children Placed
A telegram to tho Ileporter from
tho P.ev. W. A. Nicholas superintend-'
ent of the Wcct Texas Uhlldreti"8 Aid
and Welfaro Association datod nt
Fort Worth Sunday night said ho wiw
leaving for pilot Point to. take two
baby boys to Amnrlllo nnd would re-
turn to Ahilono Thursday llo stated
ho plaoed six boys In gnod homes Inst
week and now lias 13 girls- In Abilene
for adoption ages ranging from tan
days to 13 years.
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Tlio OiiYxn. Tl...
Adds raudovlllo feature to program
ongmmng today wjiich include Lllla
Itod AVInff. Indian motion picture c-
lre.M Willi Will lllllinal- ln.narann Af.
Nbrman Tyndall Omaha Indian Hoy
jiroBommjj jaiKIIlg Hinging nnd
Wanclng and "Tha. Musical Orackena.
Motor Vclilclttt IliTnc.
Gray William Hanok. Abilene
Ford Touring Mr. Ada Clunimer
Klindale I
. . Marriage Licences.
Samuel BrdOk-s and Mrs. J.ulit JOpe
(colored.)
l.olco Ivey nnd Mls Virgil . linker.
John G.'IIersbcrgar and MUs Vena
Lee llyrier.
L. II. Jones and Miss Hazel Cain-
bel. I1UYS INTEUKST IN "
MUTltOPOLlTAN CAl'K
.1. J VVray Of IlDOVille. Tpxnn liha
purchased tho interest Of W. It. Avnnt
in i no ..Metropolitan Ciifo pn North
First street and. wljl bo In charge of
ihe letropolltan in tho fuim-n. Air.
Wrfty stated that they will closo the
baic iupsnny morning to remodel and
Install now fixtuntyH prnbnblv opon-
lnn tho latter par of tills week.
lesoay morning i
now fixtuntyH pi
latter par of tl
Iftai
nuroyPincnt.
yjc&m Aviii cioso
II ''III
Closwl fo
The .Motropol
Tuesday morning UT ordir tlmake
improvements teQlfl Vurff now
oo.ulpmonl and JjVc;n)n wa
open wo will bW bTjyprmred to
serv you. Watrh tWTcr for op-
ening dale MSlOtfltrtl V Ca tr
(Hdvortislny) nJV"
J. II. rKVH lvi '
. Cltz NatllnfililjifflJyjmlnR
1 )OCt O jUrtrWq rt 1 1 .
At least fiv Abiiem? physicians wlfl
ietivd Momlny njRbt tw Fort Worth
for the flfty-savoiith utitiual conven-
tion iif the ToxnM HI (i l n Medl'rul nu.
soolntion which ( in s!nsion there
uurliiR Monday and Xuamlny 'Xhb
doctors lwi'Iug Monday night aro Jir
w. A. V. C'ah. W. J. Mntluws (f. J I
HntiUefor O. It. Warnlck nnd B. J'
Ithodos. Others might also nttqnd the
sestlou nwiordlng to Ur ). L. Lock-
elt Hterotary of the Taj'Ior county as
soclotlon but these hkvo' not . mada
tiifir tntent'ops known tb thu sctflil-
i
llwy Intw Custody
A tlilrl?en-yoar-nld boy w3 takon
Into oUftody by tho local police Sun-
day on a ehnnre of taklnc monev
front tho iiockcts of clothes hangliiB
In tho tlrosrtng rdonls at tho mitntor-
luni. Aoout iour-dol'M's was takon. Jt
is' nll.oged two of which Avoro recov-
ered. Tho money belonged Jo. persons
In bathing in tho swimming pool.
young cmr is sent
TO TliAINlN'Q SCHOOL
'
Exa nurch. young girl who w'is tho
lirosoeutrng witnotm ill the trial hero
of Ed. IJlu'menlhul nuns UJit; Davis on
a charge of eomnilttlnr u atututory
bffyiis 1ms boon ndludjted dolnqupnt
arid Incorrlcible by .liidgo J. W. Mof-
fet sj.ecHl county Jtidg at a eIOu
of. Juvenllo court held hero. Tro girl
nald to bo between 14 nnd 13 yearn tjf
nghqs been roimnltted to tho girls'
(ralnlnsr jx-hool nt Gainesville
JJlumt'nthiil was given fifteen. year
by a Jury In district court hero on the
rtatiiffn.. iltnfflA Tim flrlM fAtllCr.
who had been committed to ctmtbdy
to testimony given In tho Mlnmenthal
trial Jis neon i'ipflaoi Jisinci "'
y? Mtlburn $. Lo'ig announced Mon
day
Itonit Set t 31000.
Bond was. Mt.ht $1000 in the casn
of.S. O Melton Iri Justlop of tho raco
P. H. Ford's couit Moiiday morning
On a charge of potwdMlng cqulpuiont
capablo of lu'pduclng Intoxlcbllng
llitlior. and of pdeslnp; int6xlcatlng
iiqupr ror tn purjioio ot saic .woi-
ttMt waived n preliminary hearing
l)(6r Jusllcr Ford. Saturday
Tho many frisnds of tho Kef W. P.
Cirtw will be glad to lfarn that he ls
hhlH'Oviiig from his illness.
SLND.VY SCHOOL IIICPOIITS
Attend Col.
First Mothpdlit ;; '.TBI . JM.ni
Kirst UoPtlSt .;... 021 ' 2S.15
St.' Paul's Method 4G7 10.43
First Chi-ltlln ;..'... 2S7 . 13.00
HputhsMo Kaptlst ... 29S 1C40
Cn IVesbvtftrlan ... 131 13.80
First Presbyterian ...110 11.8
Mrs. W. O. vMoody. who has been
vlaltl'ng her jwront.? has roturncd to
Iter-borne.
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Aiul "MOVIE CHATS"
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Thursday May 10th iu the
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l.jfthAY. MAY 17
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vairy uimbioii onu .ni uircui.
at the Uances.
Jubilee "Jtodeo" nio Gratfle Tark:
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rNlElit Military
raceant bv l.OOO Sludvnta l Kl I'aso
Lonccrt. juuininauon or bcfiie urive.
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SAY. 1'IIIHAY. MAY la
10 00 a. m.-f-Put.w1a of Jfuluwrii's nivl Cnmmrrce of bl
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juu n. m. iioxinsj rixinuuinns nt I'orl un Arena
8;flp p. in. (Jjen HiilBo at Officers' Club Kort U1J.
JIIllO DAY. BATUHMAY. MAY
10:00 n. m Offcjidllouso at Kl l'aQ'a aitumfacturiilb and Commercial
Hourc. j J T v .
13 noon lnternallcnal Barbecns nt .luarea Upor Track.
2-2(' "f n.V-r.T"Tu Jiy vt ldenJutllte nSffo'' nio Grand Park.
Mtodeo" Finals Kulidny Mny 20 Jr
3:00 n. iteceptloiJSUIsilnsuUliedXfosts t Mexican Cmtoni
House C. Juarez. Tai H"1
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H-Q9 p. m Golden Jubilee Hall. J-iberty Hall.
All Hiillmncis ICnlcrliiR VA I'nso Offer
1 1-3 l'nre for i.'oldou Jubilee WceU.
4 Days of Exciting "Rodeo" Contests
a
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Mny It o 10. ntfera ejlren
lloiinl Inducement to mer. J
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by the great rtists of today.
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