The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 52, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 25, 1921 Page: 3 of 8
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For Billion Dollars
WASlilNOTON. D r. Jan. 2G
The opinion that the American people
ivere mulched out of a billion and Jmlt
clollnrB last year by llu men In the
conl trade was expressed today by Sou-
ator Caltcr republican New York
'Who wan a'wltnostf before th Henol
commlttde considering his bill for
federal reguiartlon of tho coal lndust
vy.
Senator Rood democrat Missouri
asked Senator Calder "how about the
four men the nhoo men and some of
tho rest?" v
The New York Senator rcnlteil th.it
the coal "trade
rade" ts one wo are shirt
ItlK With. Ah on.il Irf n niuimnjliv
Senator Calder In chairman of the
;i rvuuiis.ruciion committee which I '-"u "" i'vit sisn s
has Investigated the coal rtnd which ltlof those county warrants v
Was nllhnl1nrol rAnt Cm t.A..i I WltnnRft ririQWMnfl Itmt '
inquiry next week into the luniUe'r In-
dustry Dr. Minter Is Here
to Conduct Revival
For Presbyterians
Dr. "W. R. Minter pastor Of the First
Austin 1 scheduled to arrive- n Ah -
eno this fTues.lnv nftnr j.i-.
oMuuicrn i'resuyteiian Church ol
and will ttrrnh tuu fi-oi -. X. ...
and will preach his first sermon at (he
. -i-imi i-rviyirian revival services to
night at 7-30 o'clock.
Thq revival Is being conducted In
the Carnugio library auditorium
Swhero the Southern Presbyterians are
row worshiping pending the construct-
ion of a new building. Dr. T. S. Knot
'pastor of Iho church who began the
revival Sunday delivered u strong
titarmon Monday night tinthe lufluoiv
to of Satan und showed how Satan is
constantly trying to keep people away
from tho church and how Satan in
(trying to keep church members from
doing their duty in the church.
Dr. Mjnter will bo In Abilene for
only ton days and will preach at 7:30
each ovenlng. As yet no morning ser-
vices are contemplated. The public
is cordially Invited to all tho sjrvicos.
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Columbus Team Is
After Games With
Abilene Colleges
Tho Columbus (Ohio) baseball club
or tho American Association wants
one or morq exhibition games with
olthOr Simmons or A..C. C.t or both
' this spring' according to a letter re-
ceived by tho 'Chamber of commerce
from C. II. Thomas secretary and
business manager of tho Columbus
olub.
Tho ColumbuB team will train this
spring at Hanger and tho secretary
says tho dates at Hanger will be from
Marqh 7 to March 30. During that
time ho doqlares Tho Qhlqans would
like to arrange exhibition games to bo
playod at Abilend with ono or both of
tho coltogo teams.
Tho matter will bp referred to the
cojlego teams for action.
I.
Farmers to Reduce
Production Unless
Congress Gives Aid
WASHINGTON1 D. C Jail. 2(r-
Farmcrs of the county will reduce
their production if congress fails to
provide tariff protection for theii
crops T "W. Monoll a Colorado farm-
lit l1ir1flnl ttttlrtf 1irftn ttm timiHH
SS2 kss $
ell urged duties which would servo aw
a stimulant to production saying that
was what was needed "to put pep into
the agricultural industry."
"W lo not know exactly what tho
duties should bo" ho continued "but
we know wo have roached a point
where somo help must bo provided.
Our fanners cannot go on strlko be-
cause they aro under contract with
tho government In reclalmatlon work.
Thoy aro not quitters but unless thoj
havo help tholr production will be de-
creased and that Is tho case every-
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BLEDSOE CASE IS
MAKIi PROGRESS
(Contlnuer from pago one.)
recelvod the cheek In question the
witness answered "No"
. Q. Did you authorize Mr. IllednOe or
anyone else to reeelvo ill"
A "No"
The same questions wofO ogkod with
reuard to tlu warrant ntul th hm
tmBvor glvon. v
"I will now ask youto ONnmine In
this book tho Btub of pWarrtilit No.
2914" said tho distrh-t littoruoy "nnd
state Whether or not you signed that
stub recolpt"
A. No. '
Q. In that your signature?
A. No.
Q. Did you authorize T. A. Hledsot
01 anyone etac tn Rlirn vnur tinm to
thai recolj)t7
A. No.
Another cheek and warrant drfcwn
for the sum of J1Q2.70 Wttrf then Intro-
duced In evidence ovoi' the objection
of the defense This chock and warrutu
wltnesR stated ho did receive but that
he did not sigri tho stub receipt there-
fore which appears In tho stub book.
He did not know who slgnod that.
TllO Witless Wna )!tnn Hutu il nmi
to the defense J. V. Cunningham con-
ducting tho press Qxaminotlon.
Q. On January 13 1913 was the
county lndobted to you.
. I don't know
Wltnoss then explained tlmt he did
not remember wlifilier nr im tin
county was Indebtfd to him for any
amount but was euro that If any It wu-
not ns much as $41178. He kept
liooks nt that time he said but did
nqt preserve the record. He was work-
ins ui oau joos now ana then about
that time he sold for the county.
This question was then put!
"You know St was' the custom
thnt time. An vrhi tint fn Titlr tjl.i
file to KOt nerln for eountv rnnil wni'l
nnd deliver It to others V
uojection by the pronecutlon wits
cverruled by the court and wltncM
overruled
nswered
"Yes"
Q. Did he ever get Any for you?
A. I don't think so.
Q. Did you ever sign a stub for ono
"Witness answered Mini tin tlmm-M
he had nnd thought that it wan in
Uucombor. 1112. but u'hnn 1 alul.
book was presented for his inspection
ho jvrfs-unable to idontify any of the
signatures shown as his own.
examination of a almllar character
was conducted of the four otlier wit
nesses called during the afternoon
1 her were L It. Parmelly Ski Young
"WV "W. Chrnno und W. C. Ponder
in eacli. Case tho witness was shoWi.
Jnfl iTJTt V'iT8 Qnl WRrnnt
?" " f no " evor received
"--Jm and in each case the answc
was in the negative Also in each
taso witness was shown signed wai
rant stubs and asked if he had signed
tho na)nc there shown anil the answer
in each case was no.
All of tho four Witnesses except on
stated thnt thoy had done work for
tho county at various? time in 19 12 ani
1913 except one W. "W. Chrnno tost
iflod that hQjjhnd nevjor dbnc anv road
work fqr tho-county anil had Hoyer
icpolved a check from the count v
treasurer.
On cross examination oach of th.
four Witnesses was askod by cousel fo
dofenso If ho did hot know It to i
a fact that about that time a Inrgi
r umber of transient workmen won
employed by the county on road woik
Jind all testified thnt thoy knew thi
to be true. '
Court was adjournod at C o'clock
and On the request of attorneys for
both sides Judge Ely announced that
no night session would be hold. Jui
ors ho stated would have to remain
together and this desiclnq ho Wquh'
not change In splt0 of the fact tha'
counsel for defense stated that the-
would not make a point of this and
were willing for the Jurors to be e
excused until this morning session.
"N hen court converted this Tuesday
morning for the second dav of the
trial. eailnaliot of wltn-Wes called
by th prosecution Was taken up along
the name lines pursued .Monday.
"Witnesses called and examined for
the purpose of establlehing the issue
Of rhlinfv ifi nt. I.. ..?..!.... -....
the examination of all of whom was
kid similar lines werei O. U SUge-
M. D nichards. W. T. ilay yv. j
Hobertson. Jack Gordon A. A. Foster
F. It. Oulle. J. T. Newman C. F. Free-
man nnd H. H. Sansom.
To the Irttioduction Of toatimony by
all of thesp witnesses objeation was
nmdo bv the defense on the same
grounds as that advanced Monday
nnd o?.coptIon taken to tho action of
the court in overruling
W. E. Heasloy. deputy county clerk
'it the nremnt time was ono of the
witnesses called bv tho state in an of-
fort to establish a deed tor right of
wnv land sold by M. H. Hlchards to
the Cnuntv. TJio effort to lntroduco
us evidence the doed record book of
the county was objected to by defense
"u im Krnunu nine uie need itself is
the best reooid of this transaction and
The n Unfit of (lw ntn onni.i . . i!..
matter of fixing responsibility for tho
signatures appearing on the stub re-
eolptH with tho calling as a wltnoss of
O. B. Tittlo formor county treasurer.
Mr. Tittlo testified that during the
yonra of ion 1012 aqd 1913 ho was
county treasurer of Taylor County.
Counsel for tho stnto then producod n
county warrant and county treasurer's
chock dntod Jnnuarv 13 1913 and
made out to the orde.- of "V. Cliranr
for $2Ti for road work. Thoso doeu-
ments he presented for inspection of
.in.- wiiiicr-i wiin Uie uuestlon "Do you
know who presented this wnrruntj"
Objection Immediately was made
bv the defense on tho ground that the
"tato was making an effort to prove a
pn-ate tffnse which is immaterial
to the point nt Insiie. The Jury was
dismished from the loom after which
tlll Onitft linnnil n r..vi.AM . . .
against the objection. Counsel for the
state explained that Introduction Of
tins tettlmony was noeessary to estab-
lish intont and to provo system. Ob-
iectlon wna finally overruled bv tho
court tho Jury returned and wltnoss
directod to nnswor tho question.
(Question) Do vou know who pre-
sentedHhis wnrrant?
(Ans-br) Ko.
"I confess jiurpriso." stated counsel
fcr tho nrtfHoeutlon. "And move to im-
poach the witnosn."
Obloctlon to tho motion by tho de-
fense rn the ground that testimony
offered by witness wax -nut dnnng"
o tho stato was sustained by tho
court.
1 jmed tho examination.
(Questtcn) Do vou know to wifm
you delivered this check'
(Answer) No
THE ABILENE REPORTER ABILENE. TEXAS
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t Counsel for tho .tnto then produced
nnothor. warrant ahd ohook described
as having boon ftflOgd lo W. H. I'antlor
for tho sum of $37.a0. This wh shown
to witnoHti with tho following qtiostlon:
"Do von know Who presontel this
warrant.
(Answer) Yos Jutlgo Blodsoo.
(Quratlon) Do you know to whom
you delivered this chock 7
(Answer) Yos to Judgu IllodsOO.
Another Warrant and check mtulo
to Sid Yountc for $01v0 could not bo
Identified bv Witness. . but r warrant
.nd heek muxle to Jack Oordon far
$BA he Htntod had- been nrOHuntod bv
Judge tUedsoe. lo whom chock was
dellvorod. '
On erwB examination Mr. Tittlo was
showrt thvt I'oeolnt tub bearing tho
name nt M. A. Shores on which tho
Indictment of forgery hi predicated
and the question asked:
"Is tho paioe M. A. Shorn1 appear
Ing hereon written .in the handwriting
of the defendant?"
Objection bv counsel for tho state
was suRtalnod bv the rOurt Until Uie
wltnes had Hhown that he wup quail-
ed to oxprenran oiiinion on this mat-
ter. Quewtions tending to oMablish
this (itm)lficniioii having been askod
Ute original question wne repented to
which' witness lanHWered :
"I don't think so."
Further question tending to bring
out whether or not witness was com-
petent to Identify handwriting of tho
lefendant wore ask'ed bv both proseau
tiOn nnd dcfCnso.
W. J. YuUJig Called by tho prosecu-
tion toHtlfleil that ho was County
Clerk of Tailor County during tho
veain from 1'JlO to 1314 inclusive. Ho
was then shown stub reoait lVom
which county warrant in favor of "W.
H. Ponder or $.'17.fi0 was alleged to
have been dotachod.
(Quostion) Arc--you fnmilinr with
defendants handwriting?
(Answer) Yes.
( Question ) is tlio nameW li. Pond-
er uigned to this Xtub In his handwrit-
ing? t Answer) I don't think so.
Further questions tending to show
qualification of witnoss to Identify do-
iHndanft handwriting wore asked by
both sides' art in the case tif the pre-
vious witness examined.
W II. Sewell ol Kastland Was the
last witness called belqro adjournment
for lunch was taken and his examina
tion had Just been lirnitLVrit r rnmni I
icr siaic wnen cou i jjnrnrxi vS.oesB
uiKen.
MONEY TALK
free
for every time any w
l paSH-
es intougn my gas
your
car. It has a perfci"
Ben ndv
toixty-i ive iiave
rH -tr-i
Signed For Visit .
to Ranger Feb. 7
Approximately sixty-five Abilene
business and professiohal men have
signed up for tho trip to Hanger Feb-
ruary 7-8 to advertlsQ the West Texas
Fair tit the convention of the Vest
Texas Chamber of Commerce. About
fifteen names woro added to thot list
Monday.
Chairman Chas.. W. Barnes said
Tuesday ho expected at least one huiii
drod men to sign up for tho trip. If
ono hundred or more nilreo to go It
will muko possible the chartering of a
special train tcj enrry fetho Abilene
crovd it? thll?JOWclABu)Tiiran cars.
Tho trip is less than two weeks off
and it Is urgdu' that those who Intend
lo go call on some member of the
committee at onco and sign up.
TJio fifteen dollars to bo paid by
each Individual covers cost of rail-
road and Pullmnn feres the latter In.
eluding Use of the PullmaiiB for two
days4 and nights and also provides fof
Hpuuiui uaveruHiiiK maiter 10 oe uscu
in putting tho West Texas Fair be-
fore tho delegates nttonding the con-
vention. ''" iJ
Vyf tr
HUSBAND: VUffiiffeflhtjfr Ben'd
pump stood the JHifiMij'wiho big
fire? Buy your rasdrojcr I know
nn eplosiin canjiot tT ndvm
January Terms of
Federal Court Ends
Here on Monday
The Jammi-v term of the United
States district court for tho Northern
District (If Ty nt Abilene came to
a close MondaV nfteriioon and Dis-
trict Judge Juts- C. Wilson Oificla'
Renoitor Parker. DouUtV Marshal
t mniibell and Department of Justlpe
AKcnt Will Austin nil loft Monday for
Fort Woith ilnd Dallas.
The court will reconvene in regular
term nt Abilene in April.
A civil case wns tried beforo ad-
journment Mondav entitled Ay. D. Qi-
tand. Trustee versus T. W. Duncan el
at. in which tho plaintiff was granted
a permanent inlunction restraining de-
foliants their attorneys or agents from
prosecuting n suit In tin- jtiite couiU
to recover p -operty Involved In bank-
rupt! V proceedings
1 m
Simmons Defeated
State Normals By a
Score of 39 to 23
Tljo Simmons College basket ball
team defeated tho North Texas Norm-
al flvo Monday night by n score of
39 to 23. The score at tho end of the
first half utood 24 to 12. The Nor-
malltcs woro very aggressive at tho
beginning of both halves but slowed
up towards tjjn ends. In the second
half EastoriB made nUmorous sub-
stitutions. At tho close Simmons wax
playing socond string men.
A second gnmo will be stagod at
Marston gymnasium Tuesday night at
7:30 o'clock.
Lineup: Simmons Foiwnids Col-
lins (Captain) Tabor Guards; A. Hull
Walker: Center Mansell
Normal Forwards Simpson I'inkm
erton; Guards McAlesterVW'1 Sg ?v
ter. xnursman.
Buy a few shares
troleum Company
double in value 90
o wojih guuBir Tfrr
county.
Don"
now wo rosorve
tho ri
checks on over
subsoi
blleno-stophens Pe-
iroie
hdv
Lnrgo
cnpltullzntlon
od of a Hiuart-
oll land In the
Hvorld mnkes
every stoc
deal
greatest
our
best
st opinion tho
;ivi ver had of-
fefed
ephen Potrol-
adv oum Compi
fK
You not only ge
:oodnfcie-i't'rriin'l
clean gag it the.
f-AMrau""- cr
Comnnny but yoi
ilnc service
sUja
ffjKPaiin
lutpjip Jfiti
ivriitcip-
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Xt-3Qijite'eJ It-
FVW.tJiJji it
tflSjiriSiiJwease
4 ojP' I njlfv p hens
V ndv
tJllO'lttJt
gML4rvWi nil
ruM-jn.vn
IlCrtiKC HJI1IIM
Uiiiihy-r )suf
OTfUKlKVo! PlAvflfil
rfir-flrWjn'
iuwiii(ii- now:
invrm'tjr vou jt
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Adv-lrtli
SHERIFFS EMI El
J
E
Tho urgent need of Immediate fi-
nancial relief for the sheriff's office
was tho theme of severnl after dhino-
spoeches nt tho luncheon of the sher-
iffs nt elj-liteon Central Wast Texas
oountieg held nt the Orneo Hotol Mon-
day noon. Mayor Sonr'jorough ox-
tondod the city's most cordial welcome
I to tho vlsilorn. Ho reenlled thnt Jt wn
his first time to turn the oily over to
tho custtqdlnns of the law.
niienii 10m iiuuson .lones county
nnd Shorlff Terry. Halo county spoke
I or the many rv4coB the sheriff isOnli-
- iuii n iii huiii wniiuiil Iuy fii
allownnco for traveling expenses. No
1 foo or travel money Is allowed the de-
partment for summoning special ven-
iremen nlthoitgh this frequently nee
owltatcH driving it car for a day o
inore. - On deputy had driven J8' miles
to summon ono juror without fee oi
cxpenso account. Another lint) spoilt
the whole of Uie proceeding day hotl-
fying Jurymen benrlng his own ex-
penses on n trip which wns required
in mnlntnlnlng the ndminlAtrntlon of
1uIce. It. wiin nlso qtated that In go
lug to nnothor state hs for instance
California the sheriff must pay hl
own rrtllrpiid fnre hotel bills and nil
oinor exponses after crossing tho state
lino
District Attorney W. .T. Ounnlnghnm
spoke stfongly in favor of legislation
looking- to tho relief of the sheriff's
office
i' -Judge Wngstnff and Deputy United
Stntes Marshal Campbell also spoke to
fho question.
j Tiurty men including sheriffs nnd
invited guests attended the luncheon.
(Methodists to Hold
Group Meetings at a
Number of Places
Pursuant to plans outlined nt a re
Cent meeting in Ablleno tho District
Educational Campaign of the Method-
ist Church will be pushed with a ser-
ies of O oup Meetings held at the fol
lowing nouns on uie antes indicated:
nnird Jan. 2S. Tuscoh) Feb. 2nd;
Ani-on. Feb. U. Merkel Feb 18.
ai encji oi tnege places the lay-
men and preachers of the surrounding
chnrifbH will ussembje on the dates In-
dicated nnd discuss and plan the part
of the Districjt In the general movo-
moni of the M. E. Church South for
the endoWmnnt ntifl ftnitliitvintii if 1u
fcchools and colleKes.
Tito prograi of tho mooting at
Baiid follows
Educational Gl-oun Mectlnir. "Hntnl
Texas Jan. 28 1921.
Devotional. W Edgar.
Tlie Educationhl Objective W. M.
Iino.
Dally Heading of the Hible T. E.
Powell. X G. Huffman.
The Place ol PlTVec In the Dally
Eife. W. W. Hamilton. t
The Place of l'mver In the Family
Ufe. C. W. Forte. It. O. Bailey.
Lire Stewardship Mrs. P. S. Huff-
man. J.ife Service. B. W. Dodson.
. Tlie Dutv of 'the Korthwost Texas
i Conference to Ytiung Wpst Taxas J
'W Hunt.
Abilene High and
Roscoe to Play at
Simmons Wednesday
Abilene high school will play the
third game of basket ball on Us sch-
edule ngnlnst Roscoe high school on
Wednesday nt 4 p. m. at Marston
Gymnasium. Boscoo high defeated
Sweetwater recently. The local high i
uclioQl has won both the games It has
played
Coach Shotwcll announces tho fol
lowing line-up for Wednesday's gum
I'orwnrds NoIaiiiJL Murphy: Guards.
Maggart Da'rfh'nJVnter Gentry.
Let's
EjuTfuiln Motoi
hcj have visible
Car Co
pumpfi
e gasoline. John
Si.s Ji
fill mil When We
since I
it Motor Cat
Conipfi
ndv
GAS
imp mnkes
n stroke nnd
tlinos 231 cu
chnrge flu
the gallon
adv
or C gnllon
ViuveiHrnr-Reiiinviil Bill
Carylng out the recommendatldne
of the board of regent! of the Univer-
sity of Texas Senator Dudley of El
T-nso introduced n bill In the senntc
authorizing the removal of the univer-
sity from its presort t site to the Brock -unrldgo
flvo hundred naro tract shu-
nted in tho western portion of the city
Tho bill uIho provldos for the appro-
priation of tho unexDondod balance
of the university avnllublo fund and all
of such nvnilablo fund to nceruo for
tho fiscal yoars ending August 13.
and 1322
A resolution wns nlso ndopted Invit-
ing President It. E. Vinson of the un-
iversity to nddtess a Joint session of
the legislature on Fcbroury 1.
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COME AXD SEE THEM -Wo
Blooming Plnnts nt attractive
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fj-tinj jr
Half Price. Begonins 1.50'l'rimu!aB1
Narcissus just coming intr bloom.
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SCHWAB VDUCKER
DENIED BY WITNESS
OKXl!llI AVIHTOIt OP HTEI'.U
t'OHPOUATION TITHirS
IX HKAHIXO.
(By tho Asuoolateil rre)
NEW YOItlC. N. Y.. Jan. 26. Vm-
ItlVO denial thnt any pnrt of the $JC0-
000 vouchor made opt for oxpenwr
of Charles M. Sehwnb for the month
of Ootobor 1918 was ever charred to
ship construction wns made .oUty by
F. A. Hhlcl:. genornl auditor oi the
BethlMiefti Stool Corporation. In tins
tlmony beforo the Wnlsh congrwloiint
commlttoo investigating nffalrs of the
shipping board.
Eugene M. GWiCe president of tho
Bethlehem Steel Corporation. vn will
oil todny by tho eoiigretwtonnl commit-
tee lnvestlgntlng United States ship-
ping board nffalrs to give further tcm-
tlmony regarding the 200000 per-
sonal expense voucher jdraWn in favor1
of CharleB M. Sehwnb.
Ho testified yetiterdny thnt his con-
cern had paid Mr. Schwab $209 543
lor porsonal expenses hut docmrod tho
c.orpomtlon hnd not been reimbursed
by tho govenment. He unit! he ap-
proved the voucher himself and tho
amount was charged to profit and
loss.
A member of the Investigating com-
mittee said today that Mr. Sehwnb
probably Would bo called to testlfj;
again.
Mr. Shlqk -aid ho hnd persohul
knowledge that the voucher wits
charged to "profit mid loss" of the
Bolhloheiii oorporntlOn tiud that If
was novor picked up by the emirgen-
cy fleet corpoiatlon n u propel
charge bectiUMo It carried no r.ipp6ijl-
llig details.
His testimony eo'ntraiUoteil that giv-
en last weok by Colonel E. H. .Abadle
former comptroller general of ihc
shipping board to pffeet that the itm
was submitted ag Mr. Schwnb's per-
sonal oxponses.
Before Mr. Sblok testified lijugene
G. Grnco president of the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation was recoiled to the
stnnd. lie reiterated hki tentlmony of
eterdny that tho item In question
was allowed by his company as Mr
Schwab's "special expehnes and not
nn "personal expcnKH."
Personals
I-
Mrs. Beau McCutcheon of Foil l)nvfn
Is In tin city visiting thejiii! . i m1 .Mis
W. P Ciow and
Those are
rr.inkJIn Mo
South Set oud
you get and i
Tho Abllene-Slephens Petroleum
Company is innMng thing hum on
their 90 acic bane Notth East of
li:eckenildgo. Andy Urban the well
known driller In In Bjs-clftlThldgo this
woek assembling -wtslng nnd other
neeesBnty mntoriirf pn-purntov trf
Hiiuddlng In tltfu ftr-iell. Mil May-
fjold l'-esldctrl of this ctTjunanyl pro-
dlctn that rficv will be drilHng right
along befme the lth. of Fi. nlut
barring aliy unf.ten dilayshould
have tliflr fir-iLtui by th 10th
of Ap
Thisis trl5tl 16oiR)rganl7tlon.
ig In
erhi-
tnik
r be-
pluui
g nnd
Coin
ly $20-
nearly
th first
that the
if his coui'
cn.ible man
he propcrsus
t every stiick
gets a fair
t every man wo-
share coually in
ids of the ornanlzatloii.
The 90 acres Icasp on which tho com-
pany is to drill Is is nunr proven ne-
eragc ns any could be not to havo n
well on It nnd the' owm-M of this
traut were offered $CO000 in cash frr
it beforo the dial was closed with the
Abilene-SteuhenH Petroleum Company
to drill flye wells. (udv)
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It would tako a snail moro thnn 14
days to go n mllo If It went at top
speed continuously without stopping.
Of the 40.000 words in tho English
dictionary no moro than 10000 words
aro used; Spokon English amounts to
less than O.opo words.
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this Week We Invite
You to See the New
Suits Dresses
Millinery
Arc cleverly styled in Box Blouse
Ripple and Tailored models. -Made
of "Poirot Twill Cassimeres Tricotine";
Jerseys and Coverts in new shades of
'fans Greys and the. popular Navy
and Blacks. Thetandard brands are
here Bellsinger and Printzess. The
prices arc $3G00 on up to $95.00
'She; T&ejo Svvtvq a&
Are ever so blilhc and gay. They rival
Nature's own brightest color fancies.
Daily arrivals . are replacing those
sold and adding to cur collections.
The new hats are of straw braids
celophone silks and crepe de chine.
Gage Brothers; also Elzee models in
the tailored and semi-tailored styles
are now ready for this week's selling.
The KwMpng De
Chic Smart Becoming are words that par-
i
tiajly describe these
liUiiiuu rjje aiiu ueurgeuies in uie vary-
ing new Spring shades green rose tan
navy etc. beautifully made and trimmed
Co-ed presses Betty Wales Dresses anil
other. nationally known brands are found
hefe only in Sliilene. Come in and see these
new dresses fresh from their tissue wrap-
pings. Tlie prices are just as low as you
were expecting for pretty high grade
dresses $27.50 to $09.50
The .New Wash Dresses
Saturday's express brought us quite a ship-
ment ol these pretty becoming dresses
made in new styles and delightfully fresh
Spring colorings in French Ginghams and
Tissues with mercerized stripes and plaids.
Wool embroidery and organdy is used as
trimming. Dainty dresses that will just suit
for home and neighborhood wear. Come
in and look over them and choose your par-
ticular model' and color. The prices for
this week are. ;..... .; .$12.50 up to $22.50
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