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VOLUME XVII.
AWLENE TEXAS FRIDAY OCTOBER 31 1913
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IUi.LT I MIX VIlUHIl
MURDERSUSPEGT
H lwi MM:mi:i'HI.U:m jii:.
It UN 10 N U.l.vS OF Hv
WHO CONFESSED
POLICE STILL
I
Are Not Convinced Hint llnrr is Hit
Right Mini DctuHe Sliiirmciifv
Credited lu Wm. Ulm Ntm
Drntp Tln Crimp
MUMPHIS. On 3n -As tlio rosult of
a conference between Indiana nnd
Texns imtliorltli'H tndny H w liiinoun-
mmI by filter f Colli'' Hyiui of la-
lns who arrived here litis morning.
Hint Monde llnrr. suspect In tlfp mur-
der or Florence Drown In thn etty in
Jul) lust may be detained In Memphis
for 11 month or two
Bnrr mm elosey uostlouoil by the
Pallas oulclnls and It vim Afterward
declared the Texas uuihorltlca wore
mil lully satisfied tbut ho Ih tho right
inun. notwithstanding Burr's alleged
confession to thp Imlliiim nuthorlt !
Won't Explain Debt)
f'hlpf Ryan said ho did not ktm.v
when Ilarr would Im tnkPti uvray
tha- It might be tonight a month or
fvin two months Up declined to
! ny reason for iIip dplny.
ntbpr ofllclals who nr- here are t)"-
lePtlvp DoWltt Of tllP l)llH IHIlitlt
font and County Attorney Ctirrle Me.
(iitiuon
llnrr was broughr to thp pity by
Supt. David Peyton or the ludintn
state rpformafury anil Dr J II. Walk
er i.hyalclnn at th mum IiikIUiiMoii
with an HtidorHtRiidliiK that boy would
i !iit thf irlBonpr to th' Tpxan of
t ith ni lipid a rpquWtioii from the
:ntprnur f Uiat atnto.
Di'iilpo Cinifi""liin
Ibirr today donlod to nwpnjipr mo'i
ha I ip pfr had made a Ponfpwilun of
tin iniirdor of NHm Hrown Up rititil
b wii8 not In Hip vblnlty of tltp prlni"
at Hip tbnp It was ponuulttpd and that
lu a iircxhipp hIuipiwph '0 prove an
iititil Thp only pIiIpiipp atiltiBt him.
In- dp'lnr. wnp ihi mihhmIoii of a
tliol which had lfpti inirPham'd in
I allar.
Ilarr was imrollod rrom tho Indlnun
atnrc refnrnmtory and wnn. bypcr-
!i llon allowpd to ko to a ulster llv-
iiiK ii Dallna whero It was honed that
i" would be nblo to rpfonn umler mor'
favorable elrcutnBtnnep but be had
only been :ber a short time when he
Is alleged to have inunleretl the young
woman In a mont ntroclouH manner.
Up encnped abd both the authorities
of Texan and Indiana have beeu look-
ins for him evpr slnrc
OF REPORT BARR BE
B
piiK.si:vr wnKHK.umrr.H of hvan
ANU AM.KOKO MCIUIKHKU
lly AnHOclntt-d PresB.
UAI.1.A8 Texan Out SI. While ii
wa annoiineed at .Momphln Iiihi night
that Mead Ilarr. charged with the mur-
der of MIbb Plorenoo Ilrowiu woald be
brought to Tpsur via. New OrlxiiHK the
county attornuy'a offlco ftero today
hud no confirmation that this plan
would bo carried out-
The prostmt where ubouta of I'oliee
"Hyan and Itarr ar not known.
t'OMIMi MALI. tiA.Mi;
All Utile Tim Hk on Abilene ami Snulli.
em Himd Are lUec(lHf To Al-
(phiI Ike Hlg Uawe Here
According to iiatengerii eomlng Into
Abilene from station on '.be Abilene
and Southern to do their shopping
ban tho 1U basbalV game to ho play-
ed. in this rliy November 4 between
the Chicago White Box and the New
York OliiniH will draw large at'enrt
unees from each of the towns. Many
nMinle thav say would rathor sen
gnme Hki. Hit than a bis tsireus. lor
tho good reason mat tne wig circuti
tome and go almost ovary soar while
o game of national Importance like
tbat taged here In Noemlwr Is son
only once In a life Mine.
The Abilene and Southern has made
arrangement to handle a. large frond
on the occasion and the speelal rat"
put 1n effect on the day will bring a
jam of bsseball rans and others to tblfc
ultv ConnerUoiiM with other roads
are good and nan from San Angela
will b here
Wholesale Ilurglarfes
SIIHItMAK. Toxas. Oot 31 "Bverv
busmeas house but one at Sadler thla
county. wr burglarle4 ls night
and small sums taken There are T
stores in the town.
W t Wright spent the Ail in Clrte
on bin-
Kary"s SlfiH are ginnj sffas.
NO CONFIRMATION
ROUGH TEXAS
lll'I.MMl IIVHK'S CHEW
Hy Associated Press
HAMBURG. Germany Oct- 3.
t The liner. Krwn I'r1nri..iti imint
4 Cnl'Pil In inlilinmu. ....... .. ' ...
I h rtt'w uT twinily.ru e oa tho Imrk
rnrtie whiefi l nflr; 3 others
were unshed over tirmiil before
I'fip nitu.ii 4.
.
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COTTON RECEIPTS
CONTINUE TO HOLD
IN ABILENE
IMllli: HIS Mil IIVMTII V.W
WITIII.N tiii: cast tiiimji:
ll I'Oril KAVS
Cotton roculptii for Abttene iluriiiii
Thursday approximated 75 bales am'
P to otie o'clock Friday the receipts
ir uip nay wore 42 tiales-
The ropplntH nt the Kttrinpra Ciiion
nnl are ."VOU bales. TIiIh number with
the recehitu of 3.R0G at the nubl'r
ynrd brings the mml Hal receipts for
tin seiiHon up in approxitnately l.Seo
WII08.
.Shlpmunts lme been few within tln
iwst few days the price of the staple
IwY'ng been lower during tin past
few days mid mused the cessation lit
e.xKirtatIon. The price ranged Fri
day about the 1 3 : 25 wntn mark this
being tho lilzhest price paid any farm-
er storing his staple at the nubile
yard.
On account of the light slilpuiculh
and Uii continued Incoming deport h
Weigher K. J. KIIIkom was compellfd
this inonilug to utilize another vacant
lot for the storage of cotton. The
lot now lint in commission Is diagon-
ally across from the old yard Just
northwpst AH the receipts of today
were stored there. This lot Is small
and will likely contain the receipts for
u day or two- Probably by that time
ihe i-ongestlon in the other two yards
will materially be relieved by ship-
ments. Cotton is fast being gathered. All
otton has been nipped by the frost
-Hid within the next two weeks. It
confidently expected most of the sta-
lJp already unplrkcd will hnve been
gathered and slimed.
The oil mill is still operating and re
ceiving more seed. The various gins
worn running full time Friday and
many bale3 wore awaiting their turn
for ginning .Many of the county gins
it In understood have already put Into
rule the ginning of cotton on set days
advertised to the farmers affected by
the change.
CKOnimi VKKY ENJOYABLE
The l'laj-SIugpr Delighted a Large
A mile n re at Sliniiiiiim College An-
diloriunt Friday K'eultig
Tho Clay-Singers who gave the first
of a Horlus of four entertainments
which will be given at Simmons Col-
lege under u Lyceum course charmed
ii large and appreclathc audience Fri
day evening. TIip program was in
every detail a very ipasing nnu eu-
joyaolo one. and the commenuatioun
mat have come trom tlio oitlea in
which these performers have appeared
were repeated here by lust night's
tiudlunce.
A detailed account of the program
will appear in Sunday's edition.
HAdSOALK TO SPEAK
Irrigation Meeting .Saturday Will Hate
Mark K. ItagMlalp As FIhp Hpcsk.
er on Ihp Ocrailon
Persons with Irrigation projects and
others Interested In tho work of Irri-
gatlonal development of the Abilene
country are urged to attend thp meo1-
Ingf of the Central West Texas Irri-
gation Association which will hold a
session in the Abilene Hooster Club
rooms al 2 o'clock Saturday evening-
As announced before Mark K. Rags-
dale special Irrigation expert In the
employ of the Hooster Club will speak
on the subject of Irrigation as locally
applied and followed at this hour ami
as bis talk will be Instructive and
enlightening to those who expect tu
Irrigate he should be heard by the
entire people Interested in these pro-
ieel. Cat lag StrecN.
The paving gang was Friday morn-
ing doing Hnal work on most of the
block between Chestnut and Sycamore
streets pouring the material to ce-
ment the crushed rock A large gang
was bus all morning. The work on
the block between Chestnut and Oak
streets has been finished and the ap-
pearance of the block Is very fine.
Excavation ba been completed on
Sycamore street block up to North
First street and Is ready for con-
signment of crushed roek The. work
of paving the Abilene streets is pro-
gressing wonderfully and expediti-
ous! eineo the wet weather has stop-
ped its bad effects.
To lHa mi Yastaesa
T. C Campbell proprietor of tfae
dry goods Arm well advertUM as
''CaiwpbftUV together with his sob
Pat. left Ust night for Dsllw o sus-
iuess and will also visit th Stats
Fair-
STRONG
REBEL FORCE
IS DEFEATED
it una aiuraay
IS DRIVEN FROM MONTKHI t:lJ? wiwituri
EHU enforcements im. 1 For vv"f T
t.Ml UIRIVED t "P." ?'ray
DO GREAT DESTRUCTION
KcwitiiUniiNts According (o iliire
To Mexican .Nallonul Knlhuii
Unlrp al Mexico til) Hum.
pil Much Equipment
By Assoalatcd Prpss.
MUX ICO CITY. Mexico. Oc. .11 -
The rebel force which Iiiib been ni.
tacking Monterey has been drlwn
! front the vicinity of that city accord-
ing to private railroad telegrams r..
eelved here today.
(leupraU Telle? and Mans reached
Monterey with seven hundred federol
rc-inforcuments af"cr nine days trip
from I-arodo.
Mexican Xntlonnl Hallway lias ri-
eelved reports saying that the rebels
burned lx hundred nnd fifty cars
thro- passeimerH cars spveuteeu loci-
motives the shops machinery nnd
round house of the old Mexican Net-
lonnl Hallway during the selge.
IIEBKLS TOIITI'Ki: I'OLICEMEX
vrmr of COO Kill 17 Out of .VI Mounted
Men Sen! To Protect
Itnnrh
SA.V I.CIS POTOSI. Mexico. Oct. 3
Mix hundred revolutionists yestcrdav
tortured and killed forty-seven ou of
fifty mounted policemen sent bore "o
protect n ranch. The mutilated bodta
were hung.
.Vollcc!
The concert which was to le glvpn
by the Abilene Concert Hand tills ev
nlng has been postponed until 'omor-
row Saturday evening
DISARMAMENT OF
:E
MANX AND CLAHK HOPE TO SEF
MEASCHE PASSED ACTION
IS DEFEKIIED
Hy Associated Press.
WASHLNCTON. Oct. til. Interna
tional disarmament was brought up lu
the house today when Hepresentativ'u
Heusley of Missouri offered a resolu
tion expressing n sentiment of tin
house for co-operation with a "naval
holiday" proposed by Knglnud.
luth Republican Leader Mann nnd
Speaker Clark .said that they hoped
to see the resolution passed but ac-
tion was deferred indefinitely owing
to a few members being absent
O0EST0 MILLS COCXTY
Abilene Farmer Leitips for XeW Field
After Having Been Here Sowp
TIiiip Was Well Known
O. T F'raxler. who bus been living
on a farm west of Abilene for some
time leavps soon for Paine. MIHa coun-
ty. Texas where be will make his
home next year- Mr- F'razler regrets
ver much to leave this section al-
though he owns no farm here. Before
leaving he subscribed for the Semi-
Weekly Reporter Mr Frailer Is well
known by many and all regret to see
him leave but wish him well Is his
new field of activity Mr J- A. Hoyec
speak highly of him as a good far-
mer and a worthy citizen.
FKANK DENIED NEW TRIAL.
Supreme Court Only Kope to Sate
Him Fro Haaglag For Mary
PImIhin Murder
Hy Associated Press
ATLANTA Oa- Oct. St. Leo M-
Frank sentenced o hang for the mur-
der of Mary PJiagaiL. was denied a new
iriarwdny.
Franks only hope now lies in tho
supreme court to which an appeal
will be taken.
I'srt) Cioes to XursH-
A party of Abilene business men
left Friday afternoon for Moran where
they will witness the operations of the
new oil field recently brought ln-
Among those who took auto for Mo
run were Jim Cunningham George
S- Anderson and others They will
spend the afternoon there.
No further word has com from the
field except information stating tbat
the gushi' which bad been capped
was still spuming and giving indlca-
Uoni of being an excellent gusset.
S. H Kirby living near Colony Hill
was in Abilene Friday buvtnz salt. lie
expects to kill four porkers within tk
next few dys. the weaker MIbx ra-.
pltious for that sart of work
... M i -
IN R
NATIONS Oil
l'. s. Orpsrlmcnt ni Agrlcnll
llEvTIIEIl iniii:
AIUt.KXK. Oev. .11 For Alrtleue
nnd vlclnltj CUitidv tonight nnd
Snturday slowly rising temper-
tore. .
For Knst Texas Clomlr tdnlght
and Saturday; slowly riding of
t'lmulv tonight
Illehest .".S: Imwil in min
4!'; rntufall 0
. f.f- . .
BALL PLAYERS BE
HERE 4:30 A. M.
HISKY MlllTr SOV.OIWTS hcm-II
CIM I "n spFmi.MHIY
'"" Vl-FS HY
EVERYTHING IN SHAPE
I
j
lititriirlltiiit Ire Chen Itelnthc
FitrchiiM' of TIcliPli li Stiideuli
and (Hlier.-.rriinuiiiL' for
i:hlliIIIou tuliunl Skill
sr-arisa wssz.
Booster
itiossnge from tin iiiuiiiiger of the
world tour of tho two tmSolml! teams
which will play at the HlmmoiiR Col-
lege diamond nt 2 oo o'clock Tuesduy.
November 4th.
Dallas. Texas Oet. I
Young Men's Booster flub
Alillnfwt Tmitfl
UU3.
Scheduled to arrive Texas and Pad-!
lie 4 Md a. m. and Matty
with the i
i... r.. .....
team and will positively
unrm
Whetiior II will be ltls turn to
pitch cmumt say. Keep badger hun-
gry. Will wire line-up later.
Mgr. World Tour.
The telegram was Interesting to n
merry punch of fans Friday. It Is
iielleycil that many a kid mid fan will
be nt the station when tho train comes
m at the staged hour. While almost
all of the. fans desire to see Christy
Mnthewson in tho box II will be bet
ter to see him In uniform on tho ripld
than not to see him in his diamond
attire. Much pressure is being put on
the iimnnuor of the world tour to
havp Matty give an exhibition or his
proHcim on that day. and while he
may not pitch nil or the innings it
Is believed tbat be will be put lu ror
an Inning or so-
It developed Friday that only 25
vehicles will be allowed within the
park within the course or the came-
This much space has been rescrvjj-
oiutit'iim iiiubi miiriiurtT iiuki'IH 111'-
fore noon nt Sides Confectionery or
the .Montgomery Drlig Company as no
tickets win be sold to students at tho
park. However tickets will be sold to
children under lf at the park gale.
Tlie boxen which have been under
course of construction Jit the park
have almost been completed nnd will
be rendv for service on the date of the
big game.
It Is understood that not enough
autos have been pledged for the con-
veyance of tht- players or the two
teams from town to the park on the
occasion and the management desires
of those who have autoB who will
place those gratis at the disposal of
the players at once communicate with
them mi that reservation can be not-
ed. Kvorythlng is progressing nicely ror
ihe big event and many imiuiriea arc
coining from everywhere. Tickets are
on sale at the Montgomery Drug Stor
and the Sides Confectionery Store
where they should be purchased as
soon as possible. Out of town orders
arp coming in fast and tickets are be-
ing disused or rapidly-
The teams play at Houston at West
Kml Park Sunday and will come inru
tresh from the fray
As noted in tne telegram instruc-
tions have been given to the local club
to keeji the badger In a very voracious
shaie. so that he may give one of the
iiost demonstration of his terrible
terrible fights which will be staged
uiuctu)f during the da and which
will be pulled from bis lair by one of
the husky athletes.
Tlie two teams travel lu their own
upeeial train- Thoy are accompanied
by staffs or uuWKpapur men sport
writers and what nwts. Tliwy will ap-
pear on lite liyM at the glsi'ii hour.
Btnr for more roan aii iiour randoin
trom the four t anient about Abilene
will nave an opporiuulty to peer
uKin Hip orenie of baseball talent.
All railroads report Indications ex-
cellent ror a very large attendance on
the occasion and are arrauglng to
handle the crowds expedltlousU.
i"t"' -i"i.
aoiNfi ni milfs mint.
PAXOl'S RACFR KILLED
Hj Associated Press
LONDON. Oot SI Percy Law-
bert. bolder of msny world's au-
tomobile speed records vu kill-
ed thi moraine when a Hre
bunted while be was traveling
114 Bil!e as kour ia aa effort
to bat thto oaa hour record.
GEN. CHASE TO
ENIER LUDLOW
jUILL Ml IVIO Nri(lhi;ilsMlll.M
"' ii.-v.ii.h iiimi u;
TIIIMSAMI MIMILS
IS
il'liold Fpvcr Thrrnlpn Mn it; (
Thoip Ou Slrlkp In t'nlonido and
Cotidllloni Said To lip Vet)
Crlllrnl U l'rprij
Hi AssoclnlPtl Press.
I TRINIDAD Colo.. Oct SI Adjutant
f'"pr t'lumo loly decided in enter
('.l 'lllow r'' tohmy ami hi
Jilisiiim over one thousand r the min
ers who are on n strike
Srlkers Bwnrm the hills fur mll-m
nroiinu i.uuiou.
Stx hundrpd memberK of it( Color.
no .Miiioiini uttiini tpstpd lu catiip
inursiiay nwniiing orders us to the'r
disposition within Ihe strike zone. It
was expected some or the iroupn wtm'il
Im onlered to Dclngun where trnubl'
iwiis reported last mght between mine-
I guards nnd strikers the only place In
l the zone where an open clash occurred-j
Thr I2'i troopH vho late Wednesdny
s S .
-.. piwiiii sin- h7iiUtll ni'niv I II
Fuel Company's property asnlnst a
threatened recurrence or Wednesday's
violence today entrained for Wnlsen
hur B
The sanbary condition or the Lud-
low strikers' coIou wns called to th
attention of the military ollleers nid
an investigation wns begun to deter-
mni wlr ! !'U should 1
' h'ihb orocii'ii sirucs ni
cause of tlie perlloitH condition thr
"" l"ni lls WPoU is occurred frci.i
typhoid rover
and other cases have
been reported
E
PASSED ON FIRST
READING BY DADS
IT WAS WARMLY DISC'CSSED AND
miii ii r. ftr.vw .iii. at
NEXT SESSION.
The City Commission met in reir
Inr session nt the bull Thursday af
ternoon with all of tlio Commission-
ers present nnd tlie Mayor presiding.
Routine business was taken up. nnd
tniusacted. Tho matter of drultinge
on First street was taken up and loft
to commissioner Ferguson with fur-
ther time to consider the matter.
The biggest reuture of the session
was under the heud of the ordinance
providing for the reguUHng of tele
phone rates In Ahllenu In connection
with absorption of the Southwestern
Telephone and Telegraph Company
local exchange by the Abilene Inde
pendent Telephone Company. This
ordinance providing for tlie regulutlng
or teiopuoitp ratUB two years from now
was read ami passed on its first reading-
The ordinance calls for tlie follow-
ing rates on telephones:
Busluuss phone single line . . .JXftO
Business phone extension 1.00
Residence phone single lino . . 200
Befcidenee phone extension ..... -60
Residence .party Hue t.'iS
I pon passage of the ordinance at
a follow tug session of the council ot
Coiiimlssloners these rates will go
linn effeel November 1 1915
The ordinance provides that In case
tin revenues of the telephone company
al any time exceeds eight per cent
on the Investment the e.tty may lower
the rates. The ordinance was warmly
db-eiissed. and discoursed upon by
those favoring nnd disfavoring it. It
Is understood the telephone company
can connect up the two tines by
Thursday.
World's Scries Picture.
Moving pictures or two or the world
tliaumlojithJtt iuu eJmlL-giunea Jifitwcea
ttie New York Olants and Philadel-
phia Athletics will be shown at the
Jewel Theatre this evening- These
pictures have only been on tho road
for a shon time and are clear and In-
lerimtlng The Jewel has recently In
stalled a new machine which was
operated for the first time last night.
FurmrrV luxate.
The Taylor County Farmers' Insti-
tute will meet in this city Nov. 8 The
full program will appear in a later
edition of the. dally and also the semi-
weekly for Tuesday.
"""M Wl'lll I .11 II llllll I LI i
HOUSTON Th latest directory for
tbtg olty shows a pogmtotloii of 129.
6T0. This eeuat was iA before the
recent Itctle Is wklelt the csrnorat
limits were eBirs4 from 16 square
miles to 31 square Miles. A count
mhraelsfr the new itrlct just annex
H weuM brig the vajmlatlee to H
$99 er store
HiN
PHONE 1NANC
tttt
KTIIIKK STOP.H 0llh
in m:w z.ealvmi poms
Hy Asrnctmpil Pfew
WHL1.INOTON. New Jiwlsiid.
Oct Hi F"wHl is getting M-nNr
amoiift tho poor ion aecfMini i(f the
general conl minors nnd dncketli
strike Nenrlv all kinds of work
bos stopped In mm! of tb twirt
tui.m
4
ABILENE COUNTRY
OF 100-TON SILO
iiiirrrm also w s dm; of tiii.
I'lBSi IVHMF.IIS TO IHIllt.'tTF
1 THIS SUCTION
Mr A. 0. Brltntln. who !! on ''.
Cleat Fork u Uelk. wp. lu Alilii-n-Frtdav
Mr. BHlMIu Is one r in-
rirst runi'Crs of th' secCrm wl o utltt.
Pd Irrigation for the 'lenern cm nis
cm. k it I Kold that b ban N-iruhuui
which Is II feel high and probnMy
would have grown as hlgb as the pio-
vorblnl .lack's Henu stalk plain ir rrom
bad stayed nvvny longer
Mr- Brlttalu had cut all or bis d'ed
before the fros came. In face V
nullclputed that there was aolng to
be n frost and be went to work Pit-
ting nil or bis green reed. Ami Bk
nil farmers who are up to date and
know the running business in a big r
he li-iH a silo or loo tons numiltv on
his place which he has mini about
half full.
Mf. BrlUaiti Im'kuh Irrigating on hU
place along nbout .lime 1 and the enn
be bus grown since llmf Hhip bov.'
been sunicieut to demonstrate the met
that irrigation will pay lu this sec
lion For sometime there was on dis-
play In tho show windows of a IopiiI
hardware store some specimen BtaB-s
of sorghum raised on the irrigated
bind which were no doubt the most
healthy plants over raised. The laud
on which Mr Brlttain raises bis stuff
Is of the finest alluvial formation in
the contkulty or tlie Clear Fork. Some
flue sweet pumpkin ynui potntops weri
brought lu from tit's farm early in the
season that gave promise of making
n record slxe-
Mr- Hrittnln has hud only 17 acres
under Irrigation thin season but will
put ninny more next year. Ho Is one
of the men who hnd the special en-
elnpf r to come nnd Investigate his pro-
ject. Tho decision of tho engineer
wan puplcndid and suggestive that Mr.
Brlttain decided to go to the limit this
teason- lie advises new irrigation en
thusiasts however to go slowly ib
first year till they learn.
HE KILLS PORKERS.
S. N. Klrlij of CnlciH) Hill Section
las In til) Friday for Salt
Will Mote to EHU Co.
S. N. Klrby living near Colony Hill
was lu tlie elty Friday morning pur
chasing some salt which ho will us
In preparing some bogs for preserva-
tion after execution Mr- Klrby In
tends to kill four porkers in the next
few' days be being one of those fur-
mem who believe that every farmer
should raise his own meat and feed
for them.
Mr. Klrby bus been In the Abilene
section for IS yers but will leave
soon for Kills eountv. where lie came
from. He bad a good far in in that
section of the country but his health
was not good nnd lie came west- Mr-
Kirbv is past farming extensively and
bis loys have arranged for Mm to re-
turn to old Kills county tiutl spend bis
declining years- Mr. Kirbv owns a
beautiful ami fertile farm near Colony
Hill and has been resourceful as a
farmer and shown that proper culti-
vation nf this semi. arid aeetloti will
always bring forth some sort of cri'p-
HIs departure from this section will
be learned with regret by many of Ills
old friends who are scattered about
throughout this section.
AT THE ROYAL TONHJHT
"Among Club Fellows." I Olograph!
A coined v half-reel which gets many
cbunkles from the audience. Algy.
the heart-breaker Is taught a welt de
served lesson bv the members of his
club fiood pictures and n satlsfc
tori plot
-Edwin's Badge of Honor." iBIq-
graplrr ati uxrcpttonaliy food rowre-
dy release on same reel with above.
The convict eludes the "bonebead"
prison officials in an amusing manner
and tlieii outs nts fellow couviel in a
box and wheel him baok lo the prison.
it order to get a medal or honor-
This Is thoroughly enjoyable and with
the altove constitutes a very good re-
lease "When Glasses Are Not Otasses-
tVltagraphi A fare with a good Joke
tbat seems perfectly new and is very
enjoyable The author W A. Tre-
mavpe has skillfully prepared his
plot to make the most of his Jake
Alone tho way as it wi-re. the tday-
ers especially liughle Mack have ad
ded bits of curseter comedy that the
audience plainly feuBd amusing. pic-
ture World Comment
T O Moore who ri4s west
the citv was ia AMleae KrWUy hmtm-
lug ou butiaeM.
FARMER MAKES USE
GEN.Df AZ LEAVES
VERA CRUZ MEX.
EMBARKS ON I . M. BATTLESHIP
MICHIiav rHUNH FOR
MAYAN A Cl'RA
WILL BE TRAHSFERRED
Rear Admiral Fletcher Wire Wsshhig.
Dih Lx-PrcHlHTHlktl CHC44e I4p
Phi On New York sad
CMlia Sipimifr
Bv Associated Press.
VHBA CBCZ. Mexico. Ont nt ..n.
era I l-'olix t)lnx and his comttiitilon put
to sun tottny on tho American battle-
ship Michigan the course of which was
laid to llnvana.
Dins' friends nshorn were tmnwnt-A
that he had left the city
Will Be TmmferrH
By ASKiieluted Prens.
WASHINGTON. Oct. ai.-Fellx Dlat.
who lert Vera Cruz Ibis morning wU
be transferred to a New York nnd
Culm mall steamer nt Progresso Yuca-
tan according to a message from Rear
Adiulral Fluicner
NO SESSION OF CABINET
WINiiii Will On To 1'rlnctloii THcidsr
And No Plan Be Dl!PHpd l'n-
HI Next Meek
llv Associated Press.
WASIIINOTON Oct. 31 -There wus
no session of the cabinet this morning
lo discuss the Mexican situation and
since President Wilson will go to
Princeton Tuesday to vote. It Is prob-
nble that there will bo no olllclnl plan
of action discussed until late next
vvpek-
PottofHcp Notice
Commencing Sunday. Nov 25 alt
first class mall nnd dally papers will
be worked Into boxes. 1 wish to say
however that It will be Impossible to
work the mall as fast on Sunday in
in the weak on account of being ahott
on help but we wltl get It In boxes as
Soon nfcr arrival or trains as possi-
ble None or tin windows will be
njmned during tho day.
T. S. ROLLINS. P. M.
Sutttrday Market
At Minter's Store from 2 to C Sat-
urday afternoon. Dressed chickens
cakes pies and candles if you can't
come phono your order to Mrs lr
McCauley before 2 o'clock Saiurdsr.
Auspices of Harvesters Class Chris-
tian Church. - air
FALL 400 FEET IN
AEROPLANE; IS NOT
SERIOUSLY HURT
AYIATOR RECEIVES MKl'ISKH ANU
MECHANICIAN'S LEO IS
H HO KEN.
By Associated Press.
VERHAIU.ES. France Oct. 31
Victor Httfftor the German aviator
and bis mechanician fell four kua-
dred feet when their aerephiM U-
sized today with no more srkHW la-
Juries than bruises to 8tllftr aa a
broken leg for bis mechanlcwR
The canvass wings of tho mcl
broke tho force of tho full.
f(ts t InW m RWMe
CHICAGO IIU Oct. at. While seek-
ing to save their pet doc today Qmc-
Ion. Stephen mid wife wealthy real
dents were trapped Into their heat
ami burned to death-
Willi IL.f !!- 1 I I ! I II
F-ORNEY The recent rains la this
vicinity have served to gmtiasahw the
need of wood ros and eitert art;
being made at this place ta at
good road bend eteetien called
I'OKT WOKTH-Th. lacal sutoeao-
bile club Is plannlug the spcas at
about seventy-five acre of ktatt aaar
this city and wilt erect a waaaiti-
cent club house oa the prowrty ta coi
several thousand dollars.
PIAIN'IBW--Toa hrlck
buildings are under catmsttaa ta
this city at a ceM at svfl rihaaa
and dollar. The last strwtittf la th
Miller & Jordan hulhtltT aa U will
also be used for auslmsa pvtvmm.
WICHITA FALLS Oa ot tha
flow lag oil well that haa wmr
dissevered at tha IsWc'ra fWlsla
brought is y laat weak Iky tiha
Forrtfct Oil Coaisaay at a 4aas t
lm feL Th aaw v4I hi
of ftowia 3M harrfla yr isw
POST CITV Tha ines-mlns eitt.
saaa ( taia aa4y aaa Jma. tMMstai
m m vawsst im tataaiiia af fM.a
a a saaas haashv aa4 a4 4tt
m m mm
pavwt ttuaiHHl
hi thaasata-
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The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 263, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1913, newspaper, October 31, 1913; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth332068/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.