The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 212, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 20, 1917 Page: 3 of 8
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TTty aBTLSWF. RgPORTEK AMLMCS TEXAM
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r WmI o( Merkcl war here-
i. h.tnlncsA.
Kntifmnrt left Tuesday fot
joml floverhl dnys
l wirier left Tuesday nfarfi-
. MU'tlst feenernl convention
i
if mi. lormcny 01 uiicno
. tho ranch nt Hnmeio. was
io T'"dr.
I. Unit at Swoctwnter nr
j -my tor n visit with lier
?r OoorRo A Poarco.
v r Leverolt loft T6sda.v
. - rrosbylon to join lior
. i Thcr will nmko tholr home
. . he traveling freight nnd
nn in town TtiQtday word
i K Missouri 1'nclfh: 1!
i Mtv If. H. Htwh. Chirago
St Paul; J. R Morrow.
pnJ.
i.. it tho homo of JI. A. Bons-
it I to tho pffoot that he
ii p Two of his sons Chas
.1 nf Kvorett Wash. and II
. f Minis recehtly arrived
i bedside. Another son.
r. of Ahllene Is also there
n -rton and son Pool were
id v m their way home from
' to SInton. Tlioy had bcon
ii ate visiting their son and
' ys Hohertson and stop
- to spend tho day with
'mc and ststori Mrs. V It.
m 1 family.
f -'nor Abllone High school
. "rtnbora. of the Hundred
i - Knclnoera at Cnmn Bow-
. " ieday niornjng to spend
ilo with homcfolUs. Tlioy
( doss Jatnlo Wilson and
i fill Thov wore mot at
i a Inrpo number of reta-
il t 'tpnds. Ifftch of tho boys
-lid hoalth.
.- Crosswoll. son of Mr
c o. CroMWcll. has ro
. i" from Cylvor Military
ii i nna. to remain until uf-
i ' -tlninn holiday. Ills arm
injured some months ego.
r ' n. In healing and tie came
'. "t up having made suf-
v t -i grating to obtain a loavo
lie In n member of the
i 'ivor "Block Horse Troop"
Holpnted in the Inaugural
' Washington this yoar
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lUUlKKHS OXJYKSY
KHOXT
AMi Hrs!ftsui.oris
Special Mi cry t
w-n h iiiu at lanry .crtTWly-MTTIP per
pound rompIp(-imnrnV and
wnaningion ya-nf fruits Cnsabns
pomegranates pt Apple S2.I0 per
box. Tho ArrAcbONf boWn-Vlhe Cor
ner Dm Storfo .- yJi
IF .nii 1 r "
fOYSTffW. J
iyr Trip saxilajv wnv.
fiiros. . av
In scaled tl
not 'cm at
Dont fail tn bop ttm Wntninion i?ii
ding and tha Foty (Iraph Album at tho
Library FYttlav nnnln l s nnlrif
Admission 2Sc. (Adr.1
:n District Court
In district court Tuesday morning
the ease of . II. llrliroe was postpon-
ed and the W T Jarnagln cases wore
continued. In the vsup of I5d Heovos
charged with criminal aasault tho
court Instructed a verdict of not guilty-
Another ctnc against Hcovos chnrfilng
false swonrlitK was xet for trial Tuos
dny afternoon.
Moles to AMIcne
A. D. Johos who i connected with
tho Patho Motion Picture tompany
and who formerly resided fX Orocn-
Alllc. has moved to Abilene nnd will
make this efty h's lieadutiarWrs for
this territory. Mr JonoLiitU nlso
moved his family jf tfciBfty They
nro located on IIKUorrtreel ill the
rpqltlrnrp fortnwA- ocuffled bv Mr
and Mrs. Uornikn V
tlYSTlfu
In soaleil tins The aa-fitar way
Ont biii nt Sides. ndv
I
ler.
Off Vor CoiHpnllon
Ur Mlltard A. Jenkofts tho Hov C
0. Cook i S. Smith and 0. tl. Moss
loft Tuesdav morning In Mr. Moss"
car fpr Dallas to nttond the Ilapttst
Oonerat Co'ivcntlon of Texas.
Mr. ShotwcU has recolvcd an Invita-
tion to act as flower girl in tho Kec-ble-Pastoh
v.eddlnB Adv
1
To Serve All
the People
with the highest type or servicer to-wclcome every
nccount regnrdlnss of its sine and to extend to each
depositor the utmost courtesy is the rum of this in-
stitutidn. Call nud sfe us In our new home.
mtmmmmmmm
Bank
Citizens National
Capital and Surplus $200000
4 Per Ct. Interest 'Paid on Savings Accounts
Mi: mi
Ih Kinnccllno ItooUi
w t n of fleers of tho Salvation
w i hsuuip1 a unique position
. '. I'nlted States troops on tho
. front On their advent to
is i l.ey woro rccolvinl with the
' tniMislasui and tho meotlngs
ri.. mints In which iliey par-
. ..r- crowded. The groatest
i- i -aid thorn nnd thctr work.
".on I sent to tho front woro
Ik juse of their peculiar flt-
r ilu labors before them.
Training Hears Fnilt
ttoimn have had wonderful
itvtbelr mlntstrlos; to tho ioor
splendid qualities which
n th ronl mothor heart are
. ..t andrcody field among
hi ti i -an boys
i "i ihoio women tJIemsolvoa arc
i nit aro tutfilllntj ttiat office
. Im. 'over thorc" Ttio goapol
.ic t rod to tho boys In tho aw-
it m of tho war xone reminds
' ihe hlRtior teachinBs of their
M L-otnera and sisters in the
ml .'nd so comes to thorn with
-andfitd power.
Cook for Tho Hoys
tno those women wltl fulfill
mp f mother in other ways.
"k 'or tho boys mend for them.
' u ir lettors nurso them and
i nig Influence them for Ood and
i n
ie learned from Independent
- - that the coming 01 my wuiucu
- (a tho American camps has
mlslity and wldosrpoad
Profanity Is rapidly disap-
. nd Immorality ts on the wane.
. testimony of many officers
nttd States army that the
of tho women officers of the
n nay hat worked a grat
th troops
LLEEED IM
PLOTTERS FIEEP
I HI M IMHCTKlt AT SAX FHAX
ISCO AKK KH.
LEASED
J-'UWCISCO. Kov 20. The
1 ' o- today withdrew alt char-
mit i ho ftv men "vho were In-
r charges of cousplraoy toov-
UrUUh' rule tn India
i. d States District Attorney Pres-
a and obtained their full -
' at th ojioulnp of - trial of
' 'ea other defendants in
i uus-dUtrtct court hor to-
a m
Tv Kt4 wa roa.dltB about reont
Jr cplorattoni and huw Crockor
1 after lueliVK niarkeU oa tho map3
u uruved to bo a iutruR H
I II frnm Ytta uinfntlllO ami BP
' b'waslf to th fount&la of wli
' h said. "What a 'wlrag-
whatf
n'ir4?e.M
u your brtilat A mtrage U
sHttiK stuck la th wud.
' m xiuini4 aftorwarA the
CJa"t Hoauwic right
"'" itd riaN DMter
l.caie for Conicntlon
Uev. and Mrs. 0 J. Hull Mesdames
W. K. denary. Norton. Messsrs. Gus
King. B. T. Miller. President J. D.
t...i i it Mfl.nnchlln. Rev. L. r.
Dawson t' Collins A. 1 Collins and
llov. J. !l. Edmonds of Itulo were
among tho Urge numbor to Icavo Abi-
lene for Iiltas Monday night whero
they will attend tho nnnunt sessions of
i Hnntut General Convention of
Texas " "A
Dr U W. llolUs Sr. will appear tn
low-nock and short-steovca In tho Kee-bte-Paxton
wedding Friday evening at
the Ubrnry. Adv.
Simmons Team to lMslnrievf.
The Simmons Colloge Cowboy? will
leave this (Tuesday) afternoon or
Platnvlew where they aro scheduled
for a game vlth W'ayland CoUogo
Wednesday. Thanksgiving tho Cow-
boys will Play John TarUton A. & J-
College here.
Abtlcuc Hoy In Leon Hand
hyons Couch son of Mr-and Mrj
! h Couch. Is a member of the tleta
.irttllory band at Uon Springs no-
wntly the band rendered a sacred
SXSrt at the FTil Haptlst church
aria" Antonio. It vrlll be remem-
Scrot that young q?x had an op.
uc .... . ii- .t ho mtEht get
-S The vy but onjecount .ofnvetght
was not aoeeniuu . - --
hl8 country ho oncd to the arm)
instead nRdwas actcptod-
. irof (in English. -Vno wore the
fyctops"
Wise Student '"hor " the leQ
pic who wrote the cyclopedia."
JHUBiMS
.WlftHY VESSELS
J AIEUUHAXTMEX OK 208.000 TONS
SIX VAHUS.
Dy Ttia Associated Press.
TOKIO. Kov. 20.That Japanese
thlp yards are doing an Increasingly
bS bastue.s Is skown by th fact
tfe.t durlag the first nine months of
l Ja Steamship Company
NM?in y5 Kalsha). has placed
1 .?Si Uh the Yokohama Dock
SS ! construction oftwo
8lTtl nsuroTa been necessltst-
2 tv SSdtng trade of tho com-
y t ll demand made upon Us
.a urato on lines now practicsl-
dr l Xd by other maritime pow-
t" JSSailuJ Australia with tho
SS-T a'orma-ubmarlne. They
yrna S6.97& tons.
11 t a11 raal
WANTl af " rifoK work SmU
estate aad arsUt ia J guaran-
tee It wLurBTr nd & Loaa Co.. Am-
arllo. Texas
iim for p or room-jd JojJ
tfW pet " Km H-St
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TIP IT S17.7S
CATTLE STEADY .VXD I.OWEK OX
KOKT WOHTII MAIN
KET
i
STOCKY MIDS. Fort Worth Toxas.
Nov. 20. Hog receipts today were 3-
000 and tho market Is 5c to 10 higher
with top hogs bringing $17.75 bulk
J1C.G0 to 117.60.
Cattle receipts 10..500 Including 3.-
f.00 calves Deof steers about steady
top $10.00. bulk JS.G0 to $9.75. Cows
closed 15 cents to 25 cents higher than
yesterday but bidding 35 cents to 50
cents tower top $7.75 bulk $3.50 to
JG.26. Calves closed 50 cents to 7u
cents lower than yesterday bidding
CO cents lower today top $9.50. bulk
$6 50 to $S.5u. Stockor steers stsady
5 50 to $9; tows steady. $4.50 to $CD0;
heifers $5 50 to $7.50; calves lower $6
to $7.60. - .
No sheep received today.
TUESDAY'S MARKETS
COL. HOUSE HH
BLISSTOATTEND
XAMED BY 1VILSOX TO HE
IXTER-ALL1ED WAN
COPXCIL.
AT
Bank Clearlafcj
Abilene bank clearings for Tuesday:
tt51.500.7T
Local Pwdace
-. . ll..tf. Hit frvnra t4c
turkeys 13c. eggB H0c butter 85c
At Who osalo ncalrs': uens iK
fryom 15C turkeys l$o. eggs 40c bgt-
ter 20c. I -
COTTOS. ;
wtn w..i taxob Cotton Exchange
deceived the followlrffe Tuesday: .
V Yk.
rinen
TJec .-2S.Cg
3an .27.60
Mar ..27.50
May .27.33
Hlh
28.65
2S.03
27.71
J7.6:
Mod:
tow Close CloSo
2551
27.79
27 45
27.33
rs.r.s
2T-S7
27.61
27.47
23.80
27.91
27.63
27.49
Closed ateady. 2 to 5 tower.
Xew Orleaas.
Mon.
Open High Low Closo Close
Doc 27.40 27.53 37 JT Z?. i
Jan ..26.90 27 06 26.S6 27.01 26.96
Mar 2C.63 26.S0 2S.83 26.75 26.73
May -26.5S 26.70 265 26.65 26.65
Closed steauy. iu uunu i v.-
ed to 2 to 5 hlghar.
Lt?trol Spots.
Ctbsed Irregular. 23 to 24 lower;
upotB Qdlet; sales 3000; receipts li.-
22.5S; due tomorrow 1 1-2 to 5 lower.
5 Yor Spstt.
Quiet; middling 30.06; sales 0.
Kew Orteeas Spot.
Steady; middling 28.00; sa w 9441.
Includlug 4090 hedge to arrtvo 1050.
Iteito Spots.
Steady; wlddUn 2S.20; tales S19i
t Q b 700-
Keaifea fU. e
Steady; middling 2.10; sales HiT
t p b 1350; to arrjve 3640.
Plti gpet. OOBn
Steady; middling 37.70; sales &909.
Total Port Keccipta.
Hecclpts 39.678 va 46442.
Grabilcarket
Corn: Pec. 1.22; Jan US M; May
1 If.
Oats: Dec 66 5-S; May 66 3-$.
Product Market
porK iru iuB
21.42
.'.'..'.'."..' . 4M a-62 240
23.90 24.00
Oy The Associated Press
JOSDOS Nov. 20.Chancoltor Bo-
nar Law satd In the House of Com-
mons today In response to a question
that ttio British government had In-
formation quite officially that Presi-
dent Wilson had sent a cablegram to
Colonel House and General Bliss to
attend the first meeting of tho inter-
allied war council
WIFE OK BISHOP MOUZOX
DIES AT DALLAS HOMB
DALLAS Nov. 20. Mrs. Edwin D.
Mouzon wife of Bishop Edwin D. Mou-
zon. died at her homo on University
Boulovnrd near the Southern Meth-
odist University Monday morning
shortly after 11 o'clock. She had been
lit for several months.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Mouzon was
born in Bryan Texas Oct 29 1869.
Sho was a daughtor or uaviu miko
ami Mr Mnrr Tucker MIko. Mr.
.like'was a natlvo ot Prance. Ho camo
to Amorica as. a young man and hav-
.("ne ukm'k.1 fnur -vfars &B a ConAid-
ierato soldier settled In Arkansas. Ho
marrii In Wcb6 City. Ark. and
Amoved to Bryan TWas in 1866. Mn.
IMOUZOn WBB VUUCHVCU "K w". v-
which sha was tHinttflfd with hej
I.v- on.i nnthni1n mpmhorahln of
tthe Methodist chufeh' Jit that place
l!r i n .... Hnm Smith rnrollnfli
j. Jiuuiuukviuuv It"" v"" ri
the whs atatlonoil mtau coarse ju
:iSS9. At that.tlalJMrr Mouzon wa
'k..io in hn'-VAihrxiiRt cnurcn.
sa..v ... - rT"r:c. j ..i
teacher in tno sunaay bcuuui aim o.j
BCiivo nnu aiucmiti. im m "?" r
ot church work They were married
. .no
lay 19. isso- L
The following taA usi 01 cniiurouT
Harriett Julia Kdwln D. Jr.. Mary
Jcsephtne. James Cartlste Olln.
Bishop Mouzon atone time was pas-
tor of the First Methodtst church ot
Abilene.
1 1 !.
WEATHER MimBAU.
A
.
North Carolina: Cloudy tootght and
Wednesday probably ratn.
: smith Carolina: Tonight and Wed'
neaday partry cloudy.
Georgia! licai raina iouiru. v.v.
I In north ani west portions. Wednes
day fair cooler in nonmwtn yuwu.
Florida: Generally fair toa'sht and
Wednesday.
Alabama Fair tonight coqlet l
central portion Wednesday.
Mississippi. Fair tonight cooler In
east portlou Wednesday fa
Louisiana- Tonight fair frost pro
bablr heavy t ccasV Wednesday 11
Arkansas- Tonight far. ooattautd
cold temperature near freezing Wed-
nesday fair. . .
East Texas Tonlf ht fair. cotIaued
cold temperature near freezing In the
north and rentral portion frost to
poast. heavy In Interlpr; Wednesday
fair
West Texas: Tonight and Wednesday
fair. contUjd cold.
LOCAL BOARD HK0K.IYEP 1KVLX&
(Continued trow page I
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Kov
Jan
May
C4igt4 ML
Spot 1S.00B. rt
Nov 1S.W-10; Feb. 18.00B;
1805-19; Kay 19 W.
.-. . . .... (ntnl Kalia 4TOU.
Prime erude 1 askad
-
Our Dry Goods and Staple
1 miwmyuBriiuuimi
mpjisy m i'i m
Departments Furnish Their Quota
of Buying Opportunities at this Store
You not only have the pleasure of selecting your requirements
from large and varied stocks of .fresh new standard merchan-
dise but prices are lower quality considered than you find at
other stores. Concentrate your shopping at this store and save
on your Dry Goods.
Note These
Prices
Case of standard Ging-
hams in plaids and checks
present value T5c; our
price .12 l-2c
75 pieces standard Ging-
hams in plaids.checks and
stripes; all fast colors: a
special value 15c
50 pieces Red Seal Ging-
hams book-fold all fast
colors.beautiful line of pat-
terns price 20c
50 pieces Percal all dark
patterns fast colors 36-in.
wide a big value at per
yard 15c
25 pieces Percal 27-in.
wide all light patternsfast
colors a very nice full
count Percal at .... 12 l-2c
Note These
Prices
200 pieces Outing in light
an(j dark patterns the best
Outing on the market; our
price 12 l-2c
New shipment otf ladies
patent leather belts black
white and red; price. .50c
Just received a shipment
of fancy cretons beautiful
patterns for knitting bags
and Christmas bags.
Shipment of ladies stiff
collars and cuffs also a
beautiful line of new Ja-
bo.ts. A new shipment of Khaikai
color armv blankets $8.50
and ... .T -.$9.00
Ladies Shoe Special
We have grouped 100 pairs of Ladies' Fine Dress Shoes in
new colors gray brdwn silver burgundy; sizes slightly
broken ajld UrQmihneg that solctan a regulaiyway at sg.51)
. $000 $lQ$U.bQa)'nil $12.50. and; will IkfJ QlC5
close outiltire Jot vBile they last; choice tl;f $
I- . 7 i ' . Z.' -. '
This is a re.ll Sh.oq yalue that you cannot ?at lord to pver-
ook. Come Jii and peiitted. See; window tor. the styles.
IJiENE'S PROGRESSIVE STORE
I
Mar.
without children whoso wife and chil-
dren lit any) are not mainly depend-
ent upon his labor for support for
the reason that aueh wife and chil-
dren tU any) receive no substantial
proportion of their support fTom the
fruit of hla labor! but where on the
contrary such registrant U mainly
dependent for hit own support o the
Income itncladlag earning) of hU
vlte.
(d) Asy married regUtrant vilth or
without children who Juot aa$ed
I.
tn any useful occupation and whosq
wife and children (If any) are not
mainly dependent on his labor tor sup-
port for the reason that his Income
nr iho Income of hla wlfo. or both.
Is amply sufficient to aupport bis!
...iA h. .itA.iri Anil thnr fhA r t
WHO 4W WMifciiW MMM M. . -- .
moral f.the reststrant will not de-L
prive such wife and children of rea-1
sonably adequate support.
Class 11 Dependency.
RULE? VII. In Class II shall bo
placed:
a) Any registrant with both wife
and children or any father of moth-
erless children where such wife and
children or such motherless children
are not mainly dependent upon htsl
tabor for support for the reason that
there are other reasonably certain
source of adequate support (exclud-
ing earnings or possible earnings from
tho labor of the wife) available and
that the rtw'ovat ot the registrant
will not deprive .such dependents of
reasonably adequate support
lb) Any married registrant wltht
out children whose wife although
the registrant is engage4 Jn a. useful
occupation. Is not mainly dependent
upon his labor for support tor the
reason that the wife is skilled In some
special class of work which she ts
physically ablo to perform and la
which she is employed of In whloh
there is an immediate opening tor
her under conditions that "will enable
her to support herself decently and
Class HI Dependency.
RULE VII la Class HI 6h&U be
jl&d
(ai Any registrant was n ui-
dren. not his own Issue but In re-
spect of whom he has in good faith
assumed the relation ot parent and
has fulfilled tba obllgatloss of such
relation whea auch children are
mainly dependent upon hi labor for
biDuort
ibl Any registrant who haa aged
p
and Infirm or invalid parents or Ing regardless of their grouping In
grandparents mainly dependent on his the general classification plan. The
labor for support- Secretary gl War may revoke orlgl-
(c) Any registrant who has a help- uaI classification except that no man
less brother or sister regardless of granted deferred classification bo
ngo mainly dependent on hla Iaaor cause ot dependents may bo advance I
for support. tn any way or called for service out
Class. IV Dependency. lot blj regular order when deferreu
UULB IX. In CUbs IV shall be classification haa beeu granted tor
placed: industrial qjr agricultural reasons a
Any married Tegistrant wboae wife specially qualified registrant may bu
or children ara mainly dependent on summoned out of his turn
his labor for support district Iteards Appellate Bodies.
In Class V shall be placed all coun- Under the new regulations district
ty city and state officers who are board become purely appellate bod-
elected by the people and all regis- lea before which can be heard only
t rants physically deficient nvtdence originating before the local
Tine Allowed. toard- For additional facts the crijo
Each registrant is allowed seven must he returned to the local board.
days from the date of mailing the it la made plain that men already
questionnaire and the posting of not- held by local boards for service win
ica ot same to return It to the Ucal continue to be sen forward as need-
Board. The Board Is required to ed until such time a (ha new class
classify Jhe registrant within few on la each district la sufficiently
days thereafter. organized to care for drafts from IK
Ckgim la Bales. di&trict Alt pending appeals wu
Local boards are granted virtually
Fthen ha wlnflil off the ulato and the
...
judicial powers to summon witnesses)
and obtain Information Local po-
lice will see that any witness ro-
ponds.
A definite program of corcespond-
enca between the boards state offic-
ials and the Provost Marshal Gen-
eral's office la provided to keep this
aspect of the business decentralised
and moving smoothly
The entire postoffica machinery la
dratted to aid local boards in tracing
registrants and right of way for mall
connected with draft proceedings la
requlrad.
Locul boards are authorized to
great partial exesaptloa. for partial
physical dlsahlllty. rrvlg the saa
in this statu "for speefel and HmKed
miliary servce.
Avthorty U granted la frw spec
lal claa44 of mm. highly shelled ta
particular tradea r pjgftaatoaa ad
susawoa them uaAor thU special haad-
new system will apply In full.
Another chapge permits enlistment
of registered men In the navy and
marina corps where they are bo far
down on the call list a to make
certain that their a.cton will sot de-
lay the task of army building. W
credit ts given tor sach enlistment on
army quotas however and loeal
boards are judge of each case.
Provision for voluntary ealtotMW
U made by means o.f a vintsry
waiver classification ajtd the atito
matlc advancement" ot e registrar
to claaa one and ht iaducttoa at (Je
lata the military service. Whers tU
rgitraat ku dependents hie wal
Yr wtiM be accosapaBied hewr
by waiver from tkoae dedeiU t
hta K not mlaors. or by a
skoflsg tttat wUor iif deals will
be adequately provided lor. K thp
are wMtor depeaAeats. A w4vr W
a uiUuw can not ha aev-
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