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VOLUME VII
AULENE TEXAS FRIDAY DECEMBER 29 1916
NUMBER 249
5
Scientists Return from Southern Siudies
THEATRES WILL
HAVE FIGHT IN
MVVPSIIOTS OF MEMtlKIlS
of riiKsmKNT's ciimr.T
HOTEL DESTROYED
BY EXPLOSION;
FIVE issue
FIRE DESTROYS
3 RESIDENCES
AT LONGVIEW
HAGERMAN BANK
SECURE $5000
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H Tim Associated Press.
nil.UMAN. Tex . I cc. 2H.- FLc nK
ber blew tho safe Of the Hs.gcrini
Ptt Hani- at Hascrman. f.fteen mllfs
northwest of here early tliiB mi ruing
nn escaped ih nti automobile wl'h
31000.
NO tlKt'I Ml OF CONFEDl'.RATl.
COTTON HONEY IS LIhILt
There hn'.e b eh mnn ituiulrlei of
ill" regarding n matter thit i. a i
wtied In tlio following iKHpatch from
vcshluaton of Homo time ago
"In a letter to ntt. II. Mock of the
Confederate Heme Austin Retrcsrnt
ntlw at l.nrge Dnvln saya there I
little chance of Congress pnaMng lee
Motion to refund the $rtfiouoOuo tot
ton tax collected from Southern plant
era during the war. Itteta rcccntL
anie to the Treasury Department a
lrr the belief that the monry wis t
b il'itrlbeted among survivors of the
Confederacy asking what prngrea-
ha'l been tmulo. The treasury uplb j
that It would require an act of Con
; re-f! "
TWO CANDIDATES
FOR SPEAKERSHIP
OPEN QUARTERS
AUSTIN. Dec. 2&V-George "Month i:
Jr of Travis county and F 0. F Mb-
of San Inclntti county two ot the
candidates for Speaker of the next
House of the Texas legislature wilt
opep headquarters In the Avenue ifo.
tel npxt Monday Mr. Mejulrll .
secured rooms 9 and 11 for hla head-
uuprters. For the last twenty ytai'c
these rooms havo been used aa head-
quartern by Bucccssful candidates for
tit t speakership.
As the compulsory ?chool attend-
ance law becomes effective. In Travis
county Jan. 1 and It Is already In ef-
fect In many counties. It la probable
very few boya will bo ayallablq for
pages In tho coming legislature. The
question an to whether or not boys
may bo excused from school attend-
ance to serve bh pases la to bo In-
estlgated and an opinion probably w'll
b asked of tho Attorney General's
r-partment
KNnilB HHOTIIKKHOOn TO
dhtkuminf; tiik next step
F.v The Ansoc'ated Press.
NEW VOUK. Doc. 2D. Tho entire
metuberslilp of the four rnllway broth-
erhoods will determine the next step
In tho negotiations with tho railroads
relatlvo to the Adamson olght hour
law It waa officially announced to-
day. M
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TVI'TU TAKV l.lftft IMlISnVF.ItS
IX UrjIAMA; ALSO A.T01VS
By Tho Associated Press
DFRMN. Dec 2D In Rumania yes.
mlay the Teutonics captured several
j.OfltiniiH taking 1400 prlsnnerH. olgh.
te n mnenmo guns ann mreo cannon
The town or Ratchllu In Dobrudja.
was also captured.
mi.lSTVS (M'CFPV
SAI.TIM.O IS THE REPORT
P Tho Associated Proas
EL PASO. Tex Dec 2D VIlHstas
lave occupied Saltlllo. according to an
i nnouncement made today by Villa
partisan
Taylor county will soon have what
. perhups thy. only pacd highway in
estern Texas.
The Elmda'lo pike or rathar naarly
f Diilea oj JJL ia being Ivon asphalt
and rock treatment that is expected
to placa It at the. very top of good
1 oads In this section. Certainly It will
make It the best road in the county j
A solution of S6 percent asphalt Is
being spread on the road hot ani
snall bits of rock called '-chats" are
being spread on the hot asphalt. There
via be a finlkhiBg treatment cf small-
er bits of rocks.
When finished the road will be as
fc.uuuth and Impervious to wear as
ii'utt ordinary pvmt. It will b
sixteen feet wide.
The aaphalt is being heated in a
special sort of sprinkler used tor the
l-urpose aad Is spread on the road
as fast as needed. Good time can b
nwd with the wqrk with the aid of
tbb wagui eprinkler. and the asphalt
can b sDraari uniformity.
It is estimated that the treatment
wiU rost about $1000 a mile. The
ilmdalo Pike i3 built of rock giving
PAVED HIGHWAY ON ELMDALE
ROAD BEING BUILT BY COUNTY
WBBIntF wi
IS .V RHTSON. PR. CCLYSTER 'DR.E.R. WH1TMORE
uiyn'K.vAKtcts. rim.Mcn. yv.
The notable commission of scien-
tists headed by Major General Gorra-.
which was sent to South nnd Central
America by the Rockefeller Founda-
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cal diseases has Jut returned. Tie '
TURKEY'S REPLY
TOWILSOraOTE
SAME US OTHER
WASHINGTON. Dee. 20. Turkey'b
reply to Preoldent Wllaon's peace
note waa received today.
.It la substantially the snme as that
of Germany and Austria-Hungary Jt
is announced
GERMANS ENTER
F
ON RILL 304
I)y The Associated Press. '
BERLIN Dec. -.'D-Tho Germans
havo ontorcd French positions on
Hill 301 and on tho southern slope of
Dendman'o Hill tho war offlco says
today.
(SETS AN AFPOI.VWENT. .
OXFORD. Eng.. Dec. 20. Gilchrist
D. Stockton. Presldont of tho Ameri-
can Club at Oxford University and
Rhodes Scholar from tho state of
Florida has recoived an appointment
from President Wilson a Assistant
Secretary at the American Embassy In
London. Mr Stockton vl!l hold of-
fice for ono year.
the new crown a wry fine foundation I
If the new process is succosaful other
roads in. tho county may be similarly
treated.
WW. Middleton is doing the work
for the county.
WILSON WILL VETO PUBLIC
BUILDINGS BILL AS IT STANDS
By Tho Associated Press. 1
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. President
Wilson told callers today that ht
would veto the $2S.W0.iuQ public
bulldlags bill If it comes to him in
the. form it t3 now pending In the
House.
Ho has not reached any decision
Ion tho rivers and harbors bill laid
bfor him recently.
BRITISH AND NORWEGIAN
SHIPS ARE REPORTED SUNK
Ry The Associated Press
t LONDON. Dec. 29. The British
steamship Copiewood has been sunk
The Norwegian steamship Ida Is re
ported sunk.
JUK(jflt DK.J. QUITERA5
results will not be g.ven for publl
cation e.xcept In the form of a report
to the foundation. Ilestdea Dr. Gor-
gas there were Dr. William H.I
"''"""'"' '-"' "- "- HiBKVl Ui. l. IV.
Whltmoro Dr. H K. Carter and Dr
J. Gultcrns.
WILSM'S NOTE
By Tho Associated Frees.
LONDON Dec 29.-The "Scandinav-
ian governments today sent a Joint
note to tho bclligereuts supporting
President Wllaon'c pence note
LAST OF TIKES'
10 YEARS SENTENCE
By Tho Associated Press
LOS ANGELES Dec. 2S. David
Chaplan last of tho alloged dynamit-
ers tried for the destruction of tho
lxB Angoles Times building In 1910
when twenty men wero killed was
sentenced to ton yoara in San Quen-
tln ponlfntlary on a charge of man-
slaughter. The court granted a certificate of
probable c: uo for appeal which will
suspond execution of the sentence un-
til there e a decision upon b's ex-
pected r.ppcal
ENTENTE REPLY
TO TEUT PEACE
OFFER COMPLETE
I.ONDQN. Dec 29. The Entente re-
plj to the (ierman peace proposals
has bu completed but will be trans-
mltted to all of the allies before 1U
final delivery to Paris probably next
iWednesday.
It will bo forwarded In Germany
.through American channels.
VILHSTAS HAVE
SUFFERED SEVERE
DEFEATS "IN NORTH"
By The Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 29. It Is of-
ficially reported that the Vlllbuas
have Buffered several severe defeats
"in the north" during the last two
da ye.
.
The Dulmotor Is a wonderful thing
but It can't resuscitate an expiring
luanii oaiauce isauus juumw
SCAND
mm
MAT QNS
SUPPORT
Al StTli Met f AhiMBetnent In
terOTta of Texas will haw to njthf nine
or ten hllle at the next Fcftnion of tue
lPRfslnfure or bo bu-dened with nddl-
t'onal taxation It In in Uerstood among
theatre ownerb. The varlou b U-
whkh nrp new being rrawn up tal!
ior additional lave upon theaters
upon a peat basis. Increased ltccine
taxes ami the ostablMmiPtr of a stat-
j i o nt of eensorn
It 19 understood Hint a bill Is be-
mir il'nwn mi remi rlnj; the rentmlel
.pk of eperatlDK inhins.
In all prolmbllliy a hill will be In-
troduced innHiiK It a Jail penalty and
i fllmlile wff. t.se t. operate a theatre
or leture show ujion Sunday
Other ptecert of proposed legislation
would force all film concerns op-
eratinK In this state but Incorporated
In other states fn take out n Texas
charter and force the bonding of All
perpona operating Uientres or picture
shows with a lew to better protoo-
' flr.ti tf lfn illiflrv m.t.'.f ftt. Iltt1fl
..(ill A'. .iv fitii . i3i. - iui.
tlon of fire prevention and saiiitnry
lawr
FHinoiiT sKitvin: nr.ci.s.
TOKIOt Dee. 2J. -The InnitKurallon
of steamship freight nervlce between
lapMii and South America by wa of
the'l'npo of Good Hope Is announced
bv the Osaka Shosen Kal?ha. Four
Hhlps n!ie h of about S.f.OO tona dla
elucemenl. -will be placed on the now
1 no.
ROADS AGREE TO
BUILD NEW STATION
AT FT.
DALLAS. Tex. Dec. 28. Prelimi-
nary steps looking to tho construction
of new union passonger terminals nt
I Fort Worth wero authorized by rep
risentutlves of tho railroads entering
IYrt Worth at 11 meeting hero today
In tho beard-room pf tho Union TorniJ-
nal Compnnyjf J. Tiiaudnstcr receiv-
er of tho Texas & Pacaflc Railroad
was empowered by tho railroad men
attending the meeting to select an en.
i-'lncor to draft plans and make esti-
mates of tho cost of tho proposed Im-
provements. -11
That tho prosont Union Station In
Fort Worth used by all tho IIucb ex-
cept the Santa Fe and Houston St. Tex-
as Central la inadequate and that lar-
ger and more modern facllitlca ar
badly needed was agreed by tho rail-
road men.
No estimates of tho cost of the pro-
posed work or tho oxtenslvenesa of
the project could bo furnished by the
railroad men. The engineer to be em-
ployed will bo authorized to mako a
vomplote survoy nnd to mako recom-
mendations which in hlla opinion will
Klvo Eort Worth adequato terminal fa.
cllltles.
All tho ralroads entering Fort Worth
woro represented at tho meeting. Dls-
cuaBfon was also given to tho car
shortago situation nnd methods of In-
terchange f moving stock adopted In-
tended to focUltato the raptd handling
of freight.
WILSON AGREES TO
BOND ISSUE TO MEET
TREASURY DEFICIT
By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 29. President
Wilson tentatively agreed today with
Congress administration leaders on a
bond Issue to meet a part of the
dericlt of the Treasury of $180000000
for the fiscal year ending June 80.
191S.
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WEATHER HI7REAU
O. S. Department of AsrlcalUre
For Abilene and Vicinity: Tonltht
and Saturday partly cloudy to clou-l.
For East Texas: Tonight and Sat-
urday partly cloudy to cloudy.
For West Texas: Tonight and Sr.
jrday fair.
Mdgt. 40; noon 35
Sunrise 7 39 sunset 5:44.
Rou6lNTKl TlUrB- Fri-
FOUtowouU) -at P.M. A.M.
!Vve M WWEO Aj 1 58 3!
GOJD OvWTrtEnl . ' - c. o
tHtHSk 3 60 35
&yScK 10 .... 43 2T
.gr T- 11 42 31
.imrnie
1' iH ' I
- NEWTdN vr fcAKER -V. I
BURLESON NOT NOW
TEXAS CANDIDATE;
T CONSIDER IT
AUSTIN Doc. 23. Poatniastor Gen-
oral A. S. Burleson who Is spending
a few dayu In Texas today had n
conference with Governor Ferguson.
Tho governor snld tho conference had
no political significance that the post-
master general .' moroly brought the
bejjt Svlsheo of tho. President to the
govorrifir. " " r"" " '
Aa to making tho race two yearn
hence for govornor of Toxaa General
Burleson Indicated ho had no Inton-
tlon of entering Toxaa politics. Ho left
tho Impression howevor that should
thoro bo a general demand ho mny
glvo tho matter consideration.
CLAIM MAN CONFESSES
TO MURDER OF FARMER
AND FAMILY AT MINDEN
By Tho AHsoclated Press
MINDEN. La.. Dec. 29. Honry Wal
ler aged 33 years a farmer planned
and executed tho killing of John Nel-
son Reeves his wife and three children
Jn their homo npar hero Christmas
Eve according to a reported confes-
sion of threo negroes arrested Christ
mas.
The negroes aro reported being spir
ited (o tho Daton Rouge penitentiary
for fear of violence. Tho negroes are
alleged accomplices.
ONLY 3 LIVES LOST
WHENRUSSSHIPW1TH
126 ABOARD SINKS
By The Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 29. Tba Russian
steamship Kurck. frpm Archangel to
New York with 12C passengers aboard
hit a mine November 29 off Kirkwall.
One of tho passengers and two
members of the crow were drowned
while life boats were being launched.
The others were rescued after drift-
ing all night in open boats.
E OOP 10
CENTS BARREL
HIGHEST EVER QUOTED
By The Associated Press.
PITTSBURG. Pa. Dec. 29. Penn-
sylvania crude oil advances ton cents
a barrel selling at $2.85 the high-
est price ever quoted.
Other grades have advanced five
cents.
Miss Altha Dorton has returned
from Winters alter an extended visit
to frleadc
MOUNT HOLLY. N J Dm 2S.Att
acetylene plant In the cellar of th
Mndiaon Hotel exploded nt 11 o'clocl
today destroying tho building.
Thrro were twenty-eight person In
the hotel at the time Iwenty-thrwe of
whom have been rescued it la fonred
the other five have been Killed.
The Injured are now In the Ber-
llngton Couutv llnopltnl
Tlie ruins caught fire sml tlepar
meuts of a half tloren purrountl ng
towns were suiuinnnul. The fire wan
under control at l o'clock I) Is
estimated at $.M)00O
TEUT ATTACK 01
DEAOMAIR flILL
IS
By The Assoc atcd 1 ress.
PARIS. Dec. 29. -Gorman trnopn
InBt n'ght delivered an attack on a
3-kllometer front between a hill and
iVadmnn's Hill northwest of Verdun
tho war office announced today
French Infantry nnd machine guns
broko tho nttack. It Ib said only one
French trench south of Dendmnn'a
Hill boliu; penetrated by a few hos-
tllo troops.
North of Verdun a strong German
rnconunlscaitco waa dlsporsed.
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC ABATED.
' TOKIO. Dee 29. The cholera epi-
demic ban greatly abated. No now
cases have been reported In Toltlo
since November 1G nnd tho rate of
Increase throughout the emptru has
fnllen to nbout twenty cases dally.
FRENCH S
: HITS-MINE; 3 K0v
LOST THEIR LIVES
By Tho Associated Press.
WASHINGTON December 29. Tho
French schooner St. Louis struck n
mine December 2G nnd sank with tho
loss of threo men according to state
department advices today.
Tho British tank Btenmer Paul Palx
struck n mine last Sunday but waa
towed Into Swanzo.
STEEL COMPANY IS
PURCHASED FOR
SUM OF 511.500000
By Tho Associated Press.
PITTSBURG Pa. Dec. 29. Tho Su-
perior Steel Corporation today bought
tho plant of the Superior Steel Com-
pany at Carnegie for $11500000.
Six million dollars this amount will
be paid In caah and the balance In
stocks of Now York and Philadelphia
bankers promoters
UNSUCCESSFUL
ABILENE HAS 14238 SOULS
OCCUPIES NEW HONOR PLACE
Indies and gentlemen meet one of
the four fastest growing cities In
Texas. Miss Abilene ladles and gen
tlemen.
A?CQldln la the figures Juat made
public by 'the Federal Census Bureau
AUllono had a population of 14.238 on
July 1 1916 an Increase of 5.034 over
tto. only one town in the state
shows a bigger ratio of Increase be-
ing Amar'.llo. El Paso shows practi-
Call v Hie same ratio.
Closely disputing Denlson for the
honor of thirteenth place. Abilene is
ahead of Marshall Sherman. Temple
Brownsville. Paris. Cleburne. Wichita
Falls. Tyler. Palestine. Corpus ChrtstI
Greenville and Corslcana
If Abilene had a population of 14.-
33S on July 1. 1916 which the Federal
government said It bad then by the
rogvlar order of things It now has
15.900 souls. Those who have watched
this city -for the past fow years do
SSe accuracy of this estl-
"list there be 8om argument about
the matter the list of Texas cities and
their population on July 16. aa e.tl-
LONGVIEW. T c. 2S- Three rxwL
dente on Cotton street near the pub-
lic snuarc. were destroyed by fire hero
Inst tflfiht and others wrro badly dam
ngiMl. entailing n property loss o ap
proximately J2S.0TO.
Tlie blafe oris; tinted In tho rest
dem n of Mra. Blanche Johnson Tho
building end contents were dealroyel
wtth n los of $l.fti)t. 1) V.' ClarU'1
boarding bouse valued nt $ j 000 was
a total loss. r. K Coven's resident"
J.MfO: Thomas Slaughter. MX0O C
(I Edwards and others reported their
property badly damngpil by flrr n 1 1
w ater
GREECE AGAIN
PROTESTS AGAINST
By Tho Associated Press.
ATlIENy. Dec. 29-TIio govern-
ment In addressing n second note to
tho Ententes pointing nut tho grow-
ing popular ccntlment agn'nat their
blockade. The noto saya that unless
fiomo ncilon la taken to relic-o tho
clttifttlon Grceco may be forced to
nek the advice of tho nations ro-
Hpoctbg ths conrsQ to bo followed.
TREE PLANTING IN IRELAND.
DUBLIN Dec. 29. Tree planting on
n Inrgo scale Is going on In Iroland
to roplnco the timber cut down for
use In the war. In Cavan county 70 -000
trcon havo been planted and In
other counties many thousands havo
been put down. Agricultural socie-
ties nre offering nffcrcatatton prlzaa.
B. A. COX JR. IS
-APPO WIf
CLERK STATE DEPT.
Judgo B. A. Cox recoived. a tolcgram
today (Friday) from his aon II A.
Cox Jr. at Austin announcing the
latter's appointment as chief clerk of
tho state department to succeed Lon
Brooks resigned.
Tho many frfonds of Mr. Cox In
tho city rlll bo glad to leant ot bis
rapid advancement since going to
Austin only two years or so ago.
POLICE IN CAPITAL
OF STATF OF PARA
REVOLT.SAYS DISPATCH
By Tho Associated Press.
RIO DB JANEIRO. Dec. 29. Dis-
patches from Belem capital of the
stato or Para say that three battal-
ions of police revolted and attacked
the governor's palace.
Tho governor took refugo In the
quarters of the federal regiment un-
til order bad been restored.
mated by the Federal Census Bureau
is aDDended:
City 1916 1910 Gain
Dallas l?i 5?? 9ia
San .ntontn. iiji ntt'-tie -Ait
Houston .n7 7snn ka-7
Ft. Worth 194562 73313 31250
El Paso . . 63 70S 39 79 24 426
Galveston 41863 36.981 4 882
Austin 34Sti msfa iisi
Waco S3 ass e - k'sRa
Beaumont .. . . 97 Til nem Vn-ri
Amartllo ..... 19 124 9 957 siet
Texarkana . . . 18 '.160 15.445 3315
Laredo . ' . . 15 749 14 855 S91
Ddnlson '.'.'.." 14779 13'632 1 147
Abilene H.23S 9304 6034
Marshall 13.712.11452 29
Sherman 13.667 1412 15S
Temp9 g JJJ JJ "J
Brownsville .... 13.163 10517 64
parij .. 1469 U69 i5Sa
cieburne ".'." p259 10J64 18S5
Wfchlta Fails '. n;i24 800 S;9I4
IeP ........ s u.865 10m m
SrCnVlsti ' IS lgiP 112
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