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DISASTER IN WYOMING
FOLLOWED BY SCENE OF
INDESCRIBABLE HORROR
CAPPnn. Wvo. Sept. 28 Be-
tween forty find fifty persona per-
ished in the wreck of Burlington
paMenBtr train number 30 last
nleht it was ostllrmtcMl nt 11.301
o'clock today on report received
from prlvnto.and official source.
Out Of 32 Pullman passengers 28
are known to 1c safe.
" CASPBIl Wyo Sept. 2S.--Burl-lneton
imssemscf train number 30.
bound for Denver-' Which plunged i
into fonl mrk etirly lnst nlelif
went Into '' tWnt"" J
n loss of life ptlmnlc cailv tnmt
inornlng at approximately 40 per- J
jnornlng
not)
The ronr
of water over ears In
tho stream could he heard for
three tnllea. What ordlharllv 1 a
iliv creek during the summer ivrn
mddenlv swollen Into a torrent hy
the hoavv mlns of yeatenlny.
A track walker had inspected
lie culvert over Cool creek leas
than .in hour before tho- Burllm?-
loii passenger was due llo re-
ported ovoiythlng nil right al-
though the stream waa rl-dhg.
About 9.10 p. m. the tr.iln swept
around n. curve and pluhged into
the stream. Apparently tho loco-
motive got clear ncros the culvert
beforo it gwd away under the
weight of the heavy trnln. Then
It slipped back Into tho water and
both engineer and flremon Wv.re
klled.
S"Ct Into lllvcr
Ono puwngcr wir buried in the
fttrVmrt waM swept 100. yards out
Into th Plattn river. Wjromlwp'ii
lrgt (itrenilu It W bolleved that
nit Meitnanta of thla Conch pertith
od bnWuw -lty Ute time rcueri
oautd v hhf nld the wotqr had
(Jehil-latBly hltrlftl the car as it
ttimad ovef on -Its elile- Platte
-rlvor is mor tlwin a. mile whJ8 at
a point near the wreck.
Frobcvbly only fpur aloeplnrr car
imaaengr lprt their hv by
drowning. Ifrom 20 to : I paetten-
Bra wer reecued from tho top of
the aieepcr which was partially
KUhmerited. In the stream.
Neither th Cheyenne nor Cas-
per sleepers went into the istrcam
' A reaeue train from Casper ar-
rived at the scene of the wrck
at 11 p. m. and immediately it wan
seen that the chnnce of rescue wai
by means of a ropo nrratigcment
strung from the cast luink.
Thero were from 20 to 21 per-
sons on top of the sleeper all beg-
pins to be re-ueu
TlirlllliiK ltoMuci
The nunt thrilling portion of th
rescue sceno then ensued A big
rablo rope obtained (it the BIr-I
Muddy oil field was thrown ovor
to the marooned sleepers 'With
th liAHilllvlit of lh locomotive oftanneared Mond.iv niRht and Who
tho relief train playjnff on tho I
scene the slow process of ret.cn o in '
this manner proceeded. len t
women and children went lMndtant in connection wlta uie aiui
over hand from the sleeper to the
easf bank a distance of more than
150 feet. Several Uweo woineij
lost one half hohl of the rope only
to regain their balance and save
themselves from dropping into the
EweepinsT waivrs
Women Painted
After their perilous trip
across
the water several women fell into
a dead faint and had to be carried
to waiting cars A man carried a
baby in his arms from the ma-
rooned car to th bank and almost
miraculously effected fe rescue
Of the injured brought to Cas-
per this morning few ar serious-
ly hurt
Kn bodies have been recovered
frsjn the wreck because of the
raging' stream and constantly m-
iiur water. It was still raining at
tfea scene of the wreck early this
mornlnir. Only ojm sleeper ws
U(t IB rt k tn-nere ii usu uw.
deraii4 t the brink of th stream
0eunnts weru slplng in the ra
. . fi i t
Uatfertetiara left Casper at five
o'eloek tbis morning to arch the
wreke foi b4ies. UndrUkis
ajso havo 1h wotified at Dougl is
to prlo ta flawing bodies- The
sheriff and deputies left on the
-bumw eirWal tii for--t ha gf.aacT
to asetet in the work ot extracting
bodtae row. the wreckage.
IjxiU out for BodUw
The police in Glen Hock have
been notified and will cooperate in
preventing any robbing of the
bodies. Cities down the Platte
river have been notified to be on
the lookout for floating bodies oi
bodies washed a&hore
It is believed that it would be SI
hours or more before bodies cm
be taken from the submerged mi
because of the high water Mot
itt the drowned may have been
washed out of tb care bttause of
the terrific current of the streaoa.
IAod A Jackson an nglaeer.
eiMt4rs himself a lu.fev man to-
u Yeaterclav arttrii on liv ie
tVMtd to answer tlw call boy i-tat
iog that he did uol want to ta..t
b's regular run ou ot c'a.v t-
paus of the heavy ii.ofill and
dangerous conditio -f th rail-
road A a result Eugene Spnglr.
not tha regular euataeer toe this
run. took out the Denver train
lie hi rvorted among the miswug
uisd It Mitnd tht b. w is kill
ed milt i
k h i bs lcii
t ip plttOgP
ktreaia.
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PANHANDLE FAIR
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TO BE 1 BIG ME
LfnitOriC Sept. 2R The IV. n
h.-indle South Flan Fair opens n
innllt annual exposition on the 3r.l
. ...
of October for a four day pro-rata
Kourteen counties will maintain
I county exhibits ot this far nnd
1 nine of them will pr" ei d from this
if.v'r to the 8tato Inir at l'nlln.
Ijitt nr out of rt-:ht ciuiit ivPJh.it
exhilitid at tho Muth 11 mis rati
ifivo of them Won iiiniir in tin flr-t
ten piJioi it the DiiIIiik I. ill first
Winner .it I Inn fair. Crob niuntv.
belnB wiimd winner at Pallns Joofc-
init to I.tililiurk count. -
Sevfu binilH lutve been entorocl
for a ?7!o i"h premium ltft Tive
conn niniths me entriiK th Com-
munity rri'grnnime contests for
ca-h pri'e ' A dosen team- have
enteiMt iho r.ov'a and (Jlrl's Club
coi.tent In Jmlfrlngt llvtoik ami
pou 1 1 rv the prle for whih are
free Irljw to the State 1'air at i)al-
1r. Now llliltdlncs nro Complete.
The three new huildlnsa ndded
to tjie 1'air plant thia yenr to caro
for th lncreapeil cntriee and
tirowrta havo been comnletcd at a
cot at approximately $10000.
Thle inaX nine buildings on the
fair KrowndH with a total value of
approvtr-.ately 3J8.O0O. Tho '
bulldlnuu are ;t livestock Judelni;
Pavilion and additional stalls an
InrRetl ABrlcultural BuildlnK and a
Woman's JJuildhuj.
TIwt Worthani Cirntvsl Show's
will plnv the T.ilr and many ipo-
rlal fituri of enifrtalnment hive
beon piovided b the management.
THOUGHT TO BE.
VICTIM OF PLOT
WlNriKLP. T(xas Sept. 28.
Officers today continued their
search for Otis Ballard who d!u-
polio belbvo -was killed and hi
bly hidden- 1'our white boys and
a negro are in Jail at Mount Pleas-
A large Iron bludgeon revered wim
blood and hair found by searchers
yesterday added mystery to Bal-
lard's disappearance.
Wlien last seen anv uaiwrvi was
'at a school house at Mount Pleas-
from the sclmol about that tim '
and it was discovered that the
a. a .. nui-.tYnnikiiA vimtieir nwav
souna man was mtHfelng.
ninn.1
was found on the school ground.
Sheridan h riootH'i!
SIIERIPAN. Wwo Hept. 2S
Kvollen h terrific rain the wat-
er i.f T.in Cttuae and ii.tllo tiiiow
. .7. . t .. i i
creeas leu meir ociuss cany
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nnu iiuiru v ww - v.w..-
Sheri'ian. iSiorea of residents
iH1
the river bottom tactions began
parking thjr belongings pretMra-
torv to novin3 to places of safety
The water is standing one to three
feet in various si lions of town
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By s.-oct.itetl Press
MANILA Sept ? tatmenU
issued from rival pohtieal camp
predict dibiui bailees end poa-ibU
blood-hed on Octobor tne day of
the insular senatorial election.
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of Ike New York tock exc-haugc
kouso'of ICobcit P Marshall sad
I company was announced from tho
rostrum of tne excuaajje mm morn-
ing An Involuntary petition 1 bank-
rupt v w is filed later. efeUiuatlag
I ciilitu- ul - aad assets
litu) James H jjheffhl
va.- api)o ut-i u'viui ui 4r bti 4
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i lie in in a at hiH mtilU--td.
was wgaoiaea Julv 18; 1914
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monds who i the board member
Robert P. Marshall Clu tun tira-
liai and pan- is B M i.l
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DISPATCH SP.NT TO I'OItT
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SOUIIUCS AUHIVAI OP PANTil
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By MAX BKNTL-RV-
Staff Correspondent Star Telegram
AUIl.UNB Tex.. Sept. 28 The
earliest street parade ever ft.-iR d
It. Aliilpim. nnd a record lirouki'i m
the wnallnesH of numbers .wlng
It was pulled off here at 2 orlo. k
this niomlns- by Port Worth Shrin-
crs. There were 1C( paradcri a
band and drum corps and but six-
teen spectators to view the. shnMlv
sight filling with its horrid limir
the' deserted streets of tho unsus-
pecting and sleeping city.
L'ndr auspices of Moslah Tem-
ple the panther City Shrlnvr.
came into Auilena at 1 30 Uijr
morning in a decorated sprda.
tiiiin to unlivtn ahrlno Day nt the
West Ttxus Pair and. Incidentally
to advertise Moslnh's November
17th ceremonial which is expected
to draw around r hundred nov-
ices from the touniry immedlatelv
tributary to Abilene. Moslah il the
parent shrine of Wert Texas.
The train pulled Into the Texas &
Pa. If to station 'exactly at 1.30 on
time to a second Its arrival was
broad- atd to the sleeiung iitv
und to th world for that matter
when tho Hhrlne siren begin to
liriek its significant uruettrtg
"ilow Dry 1 Am." The sirin had
developed a slight hoarseness hav-
ing been kept wide open virtually
all the way from port Worth to
destination but it was noisy enough
to be heard bv every person within
11 (IlSUltl uuuihicu l'Ji "
Taylor. Callahan. NoWn. itunnejis
and Tom t;reen Counties
There hud been no sleep for the
Moidah delfgation sine- tnclr de-
parture from fort Worih at 7
o clock Thursday night it s nOt-
. r..l
that a few utter'v worn out
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were doling when he train pu.iea
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Into the Abilene station but Bdgar
IJttle cnairman or m noi rum-
rotttee went through tht coaches
calling 'everyTiQdv out" Tho few
who i wde feeble r si-Hint to pa-
rading uccumbed nien the bend
and drum corpa filed through the
coaches.
Tho .isitors. when they tumble
out to parade comment 1 a tho
non-appearance of the official saw
(CoaUnued on Page S. Column 3)
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U. a. Department ot Aorleulture
WEATHER BUREAU
For Abilene and iwit: To
m?ht and baiurday parti cloudy
an cooler
far l-at T.iai To night partly
cloudy cooler in uorihw-stprtiii.
sattsrday jiartly tloua eooler n
luterior
lor West Texi- To-nigh partly
cjoudv. showers in tbe Panhandle.
'cc-ldcr teaiurdy geaerally fair
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ing 100 Shrlners who invaded Abilene Friday to attend the West
Texas I air. Below part of tho stunt coinmittoo of Moslah Tomplo.
SHRINERSCAPTUREFAIR
FRIDAYLEDBYPANTH-ER
CITY'S BIG DELEGATION
Gaily bedecked In variegated
colors and stepping llvelj and pep-
piiy Shrirters from Port Worth
Abilenn And various other points
and the Da Mojays of this citv
staged a parade through thj down
town streets Friday morning the
like of which has not been seen
here before. The Port Worth.
Moslah Temple band dispensed
music during tbe march and mat-
ters were lively at all times
No on who was downtown or
batter still no one who was in this
ity Friday failet to (earn that it
was Shrlners' Day at tho West
Texas Pair In fact the entire city
knew it was iver so early Priday
morning for when the special' train
hearing tho 15 Slirtnera from For
Worth arrived tbjr prced4 to
let tho world know that they wore
r Abilene sad a whistle which
rsoundQ throughout the sight's
sflpnee mid stillness awox fee
"natives" a ad they rolled over and
!id unto UunaMlva. "Wall th
Shrlners are here: now watch 'em
go " And they went. Any sleep
was out of tho question it was no
tint for sleep for any Shriner as
It was distinctly a day when the
Shriner was in his clement and he
must be served '
Welcomed to City
And Abilcats is always glad when
it 13 Shrmers' Day at Ui Fair lur
U means a day When thera is si
world of pep and fun and frol.c
Uipnsed and who does not like
fuu''
bu it was the Sjhuner' dav
Prtici4lai)y the Putt orth bhriu-
crs da) Therefore it was tbe da
ttt au guAs incMK! proi!i n ar-
rived downtown eajriy rway morn
Jug became
aware at oac tual
there was
a hunch and a bl
bunch too of men w earing i
red caiis with tu.sU baugiuif ! - i
off of thci i and that ir-y weie
.ueraJiy lanmg m i.n c scor.n
aud 'pulling numerous and vaited
SlUUtA
Dot the boat far of th days
TT"T?T" i V.:.iT" ' tu roar Mt wa
14 o clock Colorful to tho ftihlrtw-trifted aad aa uoauspoeUrg
degree. the iehriuerx Paraded Slmer or ua was tairowa i-
Chief of Fvhus Hob JJurh iftd the lo th tfa .hicificthw
paiade rUj ther followed ; made with a consequent veil ard
of M s'j'- Tc i l-le the lsn't of .'5 . .
I in- tn di n. cciya and iUol
all from Moslah Temrile. And then
lher touwer the Abilene Shrine
Ciub d.i.n orpa und nobles an)
i l.i) Abilero De Molays and finally
t iai-t wloci w9 o tak "be
fhriners to thH FKlr Park Grounds
libers hey wer guests of the lo-
(iil Hhrmers and the Pair Asso-
i Ution for the entir day. The pa-
rade Priday morning was bv far
the best that has been staged on
a nv- Hhrtne day at the Pair. Thous-
ands of persona lined the streets
to viefor tbe procession. Dr It A.
Maddox of this city was master of
ceremonies following directly be-
hind Chief Burt h. It was pep
pep. pep and moie pep during the
parade and lively indeed was the
etepuag Various persons aloug th
tin of march recognising someone
they knew would shout ami wave
and tho Shriner would shout and
wave back
l?iitctrtnincil h Club
The Fort Worth visitors were
grve a cordial welcome to the
city By (he Mosa Shrine CIjmJ) of
Abilene. Shrine elub headquar-
ters were established in the Radford-Oldham
building on North
Second streets between Pine and
Walnut streets The parade ended
at Federal Pari
Scores of car with th "Hon in.
Shriner" sign ea them were in evi-i
deuce and every visiting Sbj-iner1
was given a frwo ride to tbe air
grounds and free admission At
noon a' luncheon was served at tho
Pair grouads to the Shrlners and
their ladles a special section of
the ground beiag rMfv.d par-
ticularly for th victors.
( u leas
No less a feature of the day's
festivUles
were (a. stunts which!
were pulled by th Port Wrorth
visitors Th first "stunt' was the
blow nt of the wbUtle upoa their
arr.v U eail Fr.day moruiug aud
th osraiie held let 5 a m And
(thr1 B(M. H-J th iu4kiug auto '.
faiiej Desert Pal" which oaad
ttllttklil Itieri-C fi.jr thfl KlnplftAr. anil
jm gt to tii ear- Ehtr-
(Coatuiucd oa page two coiuaia five)
WNTES
SOWS
PROSPERITY WITH
EXCELLENT CROPS
WINTEBS. Texas Sept 28
Dnnd Is soiling faster now in the
Winters territory than over before
at this season. Sovoral nhtcea hav'o
sold in tho last few dnysNia high as
Sioo oo per nere. I.oeiil pcoplo ore
doing most of tho buying.
liiixlucss houses and residence
piuperty are at a premium. Two
or more families nru living in n
house if It wjll accommndttu tin m.
Kvcry business flrin have iiureased
their .i!en f.ues snd then it lr
hard to gtt w ilted on
Tlurc is b'liig at least $100000
vvoitli of cotton and seed marketed
here dnll. The seven big gins arii
running tweniy four hours per day
ginning an average of bit) bulos
per di.y
This with the cotton that comes
from tlip rural gins. vll total at
least floo.oOO to the farmers after
tho ginning is paid
Pickers are getting more plenti-
ful iimv and the gins will kooii bo
running at their full capacity
whlrh j about Seven huud'red
bales in twenty four hours.
Cotton is a vei aging from ono
thiid to two thirds bale per acre.
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AT BIG SPRING
BIO 8PIUNO Tex. Sept.. 28.
The regular term of District Court
for Howard county ramo to a Close
last Saturda) Wime it u:m
losalble to try all case lu-tflct
judge W. P. l.eilie ordered tlia( a
special session of District t ourt be
called to convene Monday Novem
ber Mb and lo continue in session
two weeks.
Twenty seven cases are set for
the special tenu of court The
tirund JUry ompleted their work
and were dis hsrged They r.lurn-
i 4i Indict menu during th term
36 for felonies and ten mlMtmnn
ore.
SUSPECT FOUL
PLAY IN DEATH
OF LITTLE BOY
COBSICANA. Texas. Sept 28
County authorities today were in
vestigating the death of Melton
Badgers S years old son of Mr aud t
lira. W D Budfjera whoso body
waa fouad m the Frost Task
terday after a thro hour search
The chtur Ua4 vms hruAwd which
iml to tho belief of foul play. Th
boy batl wanderad away ironi
bjm with his threo year oW
brother. The hitter was fouMl
playtsg near the tank
The iniiw of the clelh (.f Mel-
toa Bodgets riinaineii uu-vlvia at
uifMi today Sxnins wffuers id
vaaced th- ooiuioo that the in
jtMitx o Mrho head wr eao-
d. by hajrh we through which
tho JUd would have had to wt
to roach the task and thu he fell
Into th water d drowned
The ronei s verdut h s iiot
been rendered and off.ci ti
coausuiag aa isvestigauoo.
PECIALTERM
DISTRWOURT
FRIDAY'S INVASION OF
CITYESTABLISHESA
NEWATTENDANCERECORD
JAKE ATZ AND
CATS SHOW UP
M:V OHLUANH Kept IS Mnn-
ier .lako Atr and hla I'ort Worth
Piinthcrs. champion of tho Texts
len-ue will arrive here thli morn-
Iiik for the third game of the Dixie
ihimpinnMilp wrle tomorrow with
Hi New Ot leans Southern nwocla-
Hon tent-i" Tim teams divided the
two gntiiH piiived nt Port Worth
Tnejidov nnd Wednesday.
V ln.e lrKition ot fann will
extend iv web nine to the Texas in-
udri4 v'ho with -100 robtera nro
scheduled to niilvo oh two xpecinl
train.
Manager At will take his men
to llelnemniiu Park for A brief
workout The New Orleans team
also will limber up
Manager Ijirry Gilberts Saul he
Probably would lend Winn a left
bander to thn mound Saturday and
on stindav uso Bubo Boblnaon who
fhntout the Cats In tho second
game of tho series In the Texas
Cltx
It wis thought that Atr. would
pitch Htoiier who twirled the
Panthers to victory In the first
game in tho op0nlng tilt here.
AT
Two open air banquets were ser
ved at Pair Park Pridiv one toi
the Shrineia and another to the
Hrt kenrhlgo delegation.
Judge Cliff M. Caldwell was host
to 250 Itreckenrldge citizens at a
banquet In their honor served at
Pair Park. The Hredkenrldge
crowd came in a inolor caravan
nnd as usual were whooping tilings
up for the Stephens county metro-
polis. Breck always sends it fine
delegation to the fair and th1yar
tile crowd was in keening with
Breck'a well known progressive
p.rlt. '
Over 760 Shrlners were irerved ati
a banquet in their honor at i'airl
Park at noon Friday Tiny c.imo
from all Mirts ot West Text. Ti.e
banquet crowd did net represent
the number of Shriner In the clt)
as many took lunch downtown
4 m . i
New Ht'pitbllo Humored.
PAIMS Sept 2$ -A Havaa ds-
patch from Vienna sayB it ii ru
mored there tliat a republic has
been dee-ared In Turkey. Thero 1
no onfirmation of the rumor from
any duett source '
FRENiraiiE
PEOPLE IN RUHR
OPPOSING PEACE
DL'KH4.EIDOBP Sept IS The
impresfcion voiced by French offi-
cials here 1.. that the population la
the Buhr n taking a stand against
the government's capitulation and
la in favor of sontmuiag the fight
against the occupation with assis-
tance from Berlin
Thn id? is gain lag ground
among tbe French functloaan
that pIltHr In Mi rwmmn -tti4i-latiea
of tho occupied area is be-
ginning to swing vigorously agalax
the governments capitulation. U
is even feared in soma quartors that
Herman opinion is likely t J crystal-
lise in to a definite movement to
try- to continue the fight.
FO
3D
GAME
1
OPEN
BANQUETS
GIVE
MR
PARK
CLOSING DAY TO BE A HUMMER !
Saturday September 29
TIUYVEMN'G MBNS DAY SIMMONS COLICE DAY
C.UIMV Xh DAY
:S0 a. cjatts Opu I4vatok . Agriehure Mwabants and Man-
ufacturs BxWWU. Pouhry Shw .AutowiohUe Show; Homo Kcoao-
wJos-stad' Kkljurarional KThjbUt
1:W a. m. Simittoiis Colig Parade.
llMu iv-TmviteT M Prad aad - Haadtowe Prtw to
the Uaadaowwst Travehag Maa ait Seoted by CommStteo of Lad-s.
U.l . Tnivelkcg Men's Dinner at Pair Onwada. Qasaplimaatary ta
nil Visitlag Traveiht-rs. Awardia f Pnw to Wlar I -JUvu "
ill p w. mMMMh-ojuo at Ora nd staad.
:. Mounted KThihlUOi Drttriaj- JBattary B 13 1st field Ars
tttf
& 3V ji. m fir? yhrnsjuj Race.
S M a. tu Spi4al Cokcn hy Red Hl&? Iri Mjaaodfawa: h
DHwad Traue. The Karl Siet S 4jsJttlfff Ttea yr
r.U WsMl Uurls Joe KHJov The
4 ta in iimivai Ni
Sight on
-Worthaw
Atiernooa and N-sti-
Friday was a large and. hand
some day at the Went Texai Pa'r
It waa the nnlxiefit peppiest day
of all thanks to the presence cf
several hundred Shriner fron nit
part of Wes( Texas nidrd t?r I
abetted fi nn les than is f hrin
trs who cime on a speci 1 tram
from Port Woith wllh band d nm
corps patrol and shimmying flavor-.
The Fort Worth special got m
at 180 a m and from th- it rn
th Abilene 4itiirrn who C"UlJ
sleep was ttihei drugged tr had
Cottltl Stuffed in his ear-
Whnt the wild at whbitlo failed
to effect the ioivlels. Vocal rortlss
and Whistling appnrrttUBes carried
by the Mhrlneis served to put o.tr
Friday v tlnj second and lJR
day of automobile racing at tho
fitir and a usual nit tmruonso
crowd of racing fans front alt parts
of West Texas crowded info tl r.
city to see the day' dolngit Lai-g"
delegations tamo from neighborir
totalis nliionc thorn Shrirvc rn. ra -Ink
fans and just plain fulr-hunpry
folks bent on a day of fun and fro
lie.
UreckenrUlgo sent a big delega-
tion with all tho trimmings Bret k-
enrtdge. Jlko Fort Worth never
does anything hy halves nnd el o
amply sustained hor reputation in
Hint respect on Friday.
The day was dodlcnted to the
Sltriners Fort Worth. Brcckcnrldgo
Cisco Colorado automobile racing
nnd Ku Ktux Klan. It wo. designed
In be one of the snappiest days of
tho entire fair nnd It measured Up
to expectations In the fullest acntc
Shrlners Kvcryvvlioro
The Shrlners wero tho bright
particular stars of Prlda' tnotc-
orle celebration. They came early
and strong und prepared to remain
lato nnd nlo strong. Dressed In
the colorful uniform of Moslah and
its various brunches or wearing
tho distinctive Ion of Moslah nml
other temples tho Shrinern Wero
very much in ovidorico nnd where-
over a Shriner in dull caro takes
wings and files away.
Mot only did tho nobles come in
from Fort Worth but they tame
from ovpry point In West Tox.
Abilene's own Shrlners were on the
job bright and oarly. Moat of tl.tm
belong to Moslah but other tem-
ptns are aluo represented here.
The rthtine parado at 0 30 was
tho most flambovantly colorful seeh
hero in manv n dav. It was watch-
ed with intercut and amusement ty
a big crowd whnti lined tho route
from the couth courthouse to tho
federal courthouse The- bucking
motorflea v.j one of tho feaiur
es
At noon the Noble wero g rata
of local Shrimi-4 and the fair r an-
iigcnient at a tag spread r t ir
honor at Fair I'.ub After the feed
the fx-wes.rera took In th fcU .
tnoblie raeex ami tho fair.
At Bucfs Tim
The U'Urtl liippidmoie a tt a'l
siieclal stupts wi re on the program
for Prida. but the big eh iw was
the automobile i j. ing progr m An
enormous crowd gathered m gttnd-
stand bleachern. centerfieia nd
sidelines lonr before the hcur of
2 JO when llie t.u nig start -d
As on Wednesd.iv dirt tn k dr v
era known far und wide f r their
daring weie on the rating pro-
gram and evert more thrill. rg con-
tests of speed wero dished out to
the expectant multitude
For Friday night anothe- tr-g"
knock-out program waa sihelule-l
After the usual hlppodron fei-
turea at. the gra tdstand. a l S J. ' t
ceremonial by iv'ghta of tbe 1
Ktux Klan aad Women of iKe Ku
Ktux KIa wa4 t i be prea-o. A T'
Knights gatbtrea from atl pirts
of West Toxj. w re to beg a the r
part of the .sen n s prog i at
9 50 and at 1L- ru iusiort the w.-
iiieu we'e t" ' ig- their taolcaus
iV psker o n.i. ' al primine:xg
was to b be4r4. An air.lana'w-ll
carry th fUralag etoa dunrg tH
Prec-MiiBy tbe evoalns'a c ren.C-
lal. the KkuwihOR were guests of
local members of the erdr t a b g
aupper noar Pair Park
Saturday lib: Day
Saturday tho cUas isur of tbe
fair win tw wkw day ot fg-
crowds a4 exueordiaary feawtrcs
Special low fares of thiee-f urtbs
the oo-way fare for tho mailf r
offered b the Wichita c!' y a -I
Texas Si Pacific will brtr a. re'-
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