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(THE ABILENE REPORTER ABILENE TEXAS
Statement of
The First State
Bank
OF ABILENE
At the Close of Business May 10th 1918.
RESOURCES .
Loans . . .' $434075.20
Overdrafts. .....'.' '....'. ' 2444.81
Furniture & Fixtures5 ....... 5G()5.10
Real Estate .. . .....'.... . 12708.20
Interest in Guaranty Fund. ... 5006.89
Stocks U. S. Bonds and Cert.
of Indebtedness UQ85.34 .
Cash and Exchange JffiM$f
TOTAL .
j l
ii
Capital ........ ..... $100000.00
Surplus and Adivid&j6fits 34220.78
Borrowed Money . . ."T7. . NONE
Re-Diseouifts ....?: NONE
Other Liabilities v NONE
Deposits. . . . : 445220.94
TOTAL $579447.72
The above statement is correct. '
W. H FREE Cashier
r
PERSONALS j
Walter J Taylqr of Tuscola ;was
hero on Monday
It L Dixon and daughter of'Luwn
wag here Monday.
Judge Henry Beal of Sweetwater
is hero cttondlns court.
Judge A H Klrby is hero attending
court from Fort Worth.
F F Hodge of Tuscola was among
tho visitors hero Monday.
Dr J W. Simmons has gone to
Weatherford to Visit his sister who is
ill.
Mr and Mrs. S P Uoss of Ovnlo
wora among the tlsltorB to tho city
on Monday
M and M-s. E N Drown came .In
on the Sunshine Special from Pallas
Saturday night.
Little Robert Fields who has been
dangerously 111 with scarlet fever is
Improving rnuldly.
Mrajrtt ii Allen or Hotvby. yUpj-tft
rom Roby Visiting Mrs J f filler
In College Heights
Luther Woodroof or Amurlllo Is
hero for a visit
Joo .Tayj h ban!. or of Jayton was
in ADiieno Toursauy on business
Mesdamcs J u Leo and I.onnlo
Standard wore hero Wednesday from
luscoia
Alex Crowdor left Wednesday uight
fOr a two wooks' vUlt at Dqnlsoit and
othor points
Chas. McCluie left last night for
Miami Arizona where ho hus ac-
cepted a position
Miss Ethet Reagan left Wednesday
night for Chicago whero she Will
tal.o a spoclal courso In anaesthesia
Price Boyce has goim to Wichita
Falls to accept u position With the
Piorcc-Fordyco OH Association.
Miss Ethel Scott has returned from
Edon Sho was uccompanled by Miss
Nlnah Decked ono of her pupil who
will study musc under her this sum
mer
Mrs. Sim Sholton and the Rov and
Mrs Henson left Thursday morning
for Colorado to visit Mr6 Sam W-ulf-gon
'Misses Ruth and Mabel Wallace
who have boon attending school at
Tyler passed through Thursday pn
the way to Tuscola
Captain Hon F. Jones was In tho
city Thursday from his splendid funn
nd ranch near Tuscola The Cap-
tain reported crops badly in neod of
rain and said (hat tho people are anx-
iously awaiting the outcome
3. W Anderson has a lottcr from
his son Lieut J. Victor Anderson
who recently landed In Franco stut-
iiig that ho has Just bcon promoted
to bo first lieutenant and Is cnloylug
life.
' Mr. and Mrs W H Green at the
weather bureau havo as their quests
the letter's father Hiid sister J C
Bryant and MU Etta Bryant of Bed'
ford county Tennessee Mr Bryant
was a visitor to Texas forty -one. earsjtho calendar tor trial Monday morn
40 .Ins was postponed
President J D Saudeter weut t
Anson Friday to deliver a Red Crisa
$57Qj7.72
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s?i
y
speech at tho County Rally at 2;00
o'clock
Mrs E. H Boone hus returned fron
Dallas.
Miss Ulma Wilson is spending u
few days In Fort Worth with friends.
Mr and Mrs G L Bridges and Miss
Sibyl Maekey of Bronte aro horo visit-
ing Miss Iva Bridges for a few days.
Miss Mary Boone left Friday morn
ing for Fort Worth Jo vIbR for a fow
nays nnu men 10 uauas to maxo iwr
future home.
J F Handy spent Tuesday in
Dallas on buslaess und returned home
Wednesday niiirnlnir
Mr" Floyd Hardin Wt Wednesday
morning for Wichita Falls and Klec-
tra for a visit with relatives
K. S Dargan of Cravens & Cuno In-
sili unco managers of Houston was in
ths city wednnday morning
Dr. O. F. Sensabhugh and the Rev
J T McClure went to Seymgtir Wed
nesday morning on ciiurpn business.
'Mnud. GUI of tho Radford Grocery
Company spent Tuesday in Fort
V-rth returning homo Wednesday
morning.
w '
D M Cogdoll has returned troni
n business trip to DallaB whero ho
reported seeing some very fine war
gardens.
Oeorgo S. Anderson returned Wed-
nesday morning from Somorvlllo Mfs
Andorson will spend another wcok
thoro before roturnlng
Mrs. Oscar O'Neal haa gone to Fort
Worth to visit frlonds and will bq from
there to Shawneo and other places In
Oklahoma for a further visit.
Mrs Xantha Wootton Grimes left
Wednesday morning for a vlBlt to her
daughter at Martha Oklahoma She
was accompanied by her son M. E.
Grimes of Concho
John D. Itlain son of Mrs T. M
Wain of Abilene has been commis
sioned a lieutenant In tho aviation
seetlon of th. Signal Corps at San
Diego California. Abilene frlonds of
young Blaln will learn of his promo-
tion with pleasure.
Mrs. Bill Roberts was In th5 city
Ifrom Ovalo Monday.
Monday from Lawn.
Mrs A M lenders of Tuscola was
u shopjior In the city Monday
Mrs Dr Rlslnger of Buffalo Gap
was among the Monday visitors In tho
city
Rov and Mrs Henson of Memphis
Texas aro here visiting Mr and Mrs J
a. m snoiion.
Mesdamos Ab Taylor Waltor Taylor
and O E. Blackwood of Tuscola were
visitors in tho city-Monday.
lss Una Ddrr v. Ill leave on tho
Sur.chlnu Spooi I Thursday evening for
Loi Angeles. California to make hor
sun Ralph Darr an extended visit
OIUo Wootcp bus returned from
Louisville Ky. where he attended the
convention of wholesale grocers r.s a
representative of the Wooten Grocer
Company
Judgo J F Cunningham returned
Monday night from Haskell Thu case
of tho State va Luman which was on
Haylor Crawford returned this
(morning from San Angelo where he
has been on official business and at
tcndlnR tho preliminary trial of several
Mexican -lackers who filled to regis
ter l
Dr Collins of Coahoma Is here vis-
iting hit BOO.
Prof Holton Will speak at Tront
Sunday night.
Dean SpcCk of A V C. has gone
to Vornon to preach twice today.
Mr. and Mrs Joo P. Garrison bate
returned from Galveston where they
attended tho bankers convention.
President Jcsao 1 Bowed of Abilene
Christina Col lego has gono to Gor-
man and Kastland to spoak for the
Red Cross
Oscar Porker presldontjot tho First
Stnto Dank has returned from Gal
veston Where ho attended the state
hankers convention
T. S. Rollins has returned from
several weeks spent in Collin and
Grayson counties Ho stated It rained
heavily every Saturday for five weeks
in those counties.
W. II Kc'eble returned Saturday
night from Galveston whero he at-
tended the mooting of tho state bank
era Mr Kcoblo also attended mcot-
lngs In Houston and Fort worth sr
the county chairmen of the war Savings
stamps Mr Kccble stated that at an
enrly date an cxtcnslvo campaign
would bo launched throughout Texas
to rnlso her quota
Abilene friends of I B Peck in
structor in mathematics In tho Abilene
High School will bo glad to learri that
he Is now "mnUluK good" in the school
of aeronautics at Austin. Ho expocts
to complete the course In June and
will then ho Bent to Love Field Dallas
for actua' flying experience.
Got $77l Fur War Work
Dr O. F. Seusabaugli who with the
Riiv. J. T McClure of St Paul's Motho-
dtal church spent Wednesday at Soy-
mmir attending the conference of the
Stamford district raised $770 for tho
war work of the Methodist church
Ttio church piuns a four-year budget
of $4Q00TO0 fti war work. .
H. B Dudley Class President.
H B Dudley Is President of tho
1918 Class Of Abilene High School.
but in preparing the list of the names!
of tho graduates for Tho Reporter his
name was omitted by nn oversight
from the copy.
Leave For Siln Aiitonlo.
Mr. and Mrs. Lcc S. Honry left Wed
ncsday night for 8an Antonio where
Mr. Henry. has been voluntarily In
ducted Into military service being as
signed to the 357th Infantry. Mr
Honry was employed In tho Finburg
Cotton offices here and Ib a clerical
man of much experience.
Hero From A'tRi'lo-
H. R. Robb oV Sail Angclo man-
ager of the R. & U. string of picture
shows Is here today on business Mr
Robb Is enthusiastic over tho feature
picture "Tho .Kaiser" which will be
shown here Monday and Tuesday of
next Week. He states that It Is ono
of the greatest pictures ever produc-
ed with hundreds of thrilling scenes
throughout.
Tciled Out Knf-lno.
The fire department tested out Its
new pumper Tuesday afternoon both
at the creek below the dam and at a
fire plug on Pine street. From all
accounts tho new engine Is a "plumb
good ono"
Ma) field Holds Itceord.
Malcolm Mayflold now at Catan Fre-
mont Talo Alto Cal Still holds first
place for thq 100 yard dash In the
field contests his record bolng 10 2-3
seconds In a Mothers' Day grouting
to his mother Mrs Lena Mayflold he
states he is enjoying life.
Women Oullt For Oriihans.
Fifty-three women of the Colfege
Heights Baptist-church apent Tues
day authftt church quilting for Buck-
ner Orphans Home. Elevon quilts
were mado and wlfl tie shipped to the
home A nlco dinner was Beryod at
the noon hour In the basement of the
church and at four o'clock a splendid
program fucHlshod entertainment for
the women'UB they kept up their work.
The occasion was Very onjoyablo
Married Monduj.
Roy G Stayton and MIsb Susie
Shadwlck both of this city were mar-
ried at tho rcsldenco of Mrs Lcona
McQcc 8th and Peach streets Monday
ovenlng at eight o'clock Judge Ford
officiating. Tho young couple's friends
arc offorlng congratulations. v
(Jetn Into Service
ltor efforts covorlug some woeks
Lo Hen;y has succeeded In getting ac-
cepted lor boivico In tho army Owi
in to a blight defect of vision ho Was
turned down by the oxamlners.Un-
dUmayed he Kept at his efforts and
fltMlly got a dispensation from tho ad'
Ju'ant genofal permitting him to entor
the service lie will leave for Camp
TrAvla Tuesdaj night Mr Henry Ij
a son-in-law of Will Young. Ho was
originally placed In class four but w.ia
not satlsiled rind Tuesday be was very
hanpy becauso lie had been accepted
for service
T. F Sliiilngton Improves.
R G. Hall of Abilene has received a
telegram from Rochester Minn . stat
ing that T F Slmlngton successfully
underwent a second operation at tho
Mayo Brothers sitnlturlum und that he
la now much Improved.
Itectiies Commission.
Homer Trantham son of Mr. and
Mrs C r Trantham of the Caps com-
munity has rocaived his commission
of lieutenant In the aviation branch of
the service at Memphis Tenn Tho
many friends of this atalwart young
man will be glad to hear of his su
cesst
l nil For Two Men.
The Local Exemption Hoard -e-
I NEWS BRIEFS
ajd wmmam -iacau
celved a call Saturday for two mon
to bo sant to Fort Sam Houston San
Atotonlo during a period of. flo days
ocginning amy 2t)ih. The call sont
out from Washington was for S0.O0Q
men to move on that date two being
Taylor county's quota
Lieut Bitljer Promoted.
Mr. and Mrs 13 G. Hotjer have m-
colvcd word that their son Lieut.
Honfy Batjcr of tho engineers nt
Corpus Christ! has been promoted
from second to first lieutenant In the
regular army
rommlttro GclsplG9.flO.
One of the committees of tho Itcd
Cross campaign composed of women
were out for tin hour and a halt Satur
day afternoon and secured $169.00 Tho
members of tho committee returned
enthusiastic over tho reception thoy re-
ceived and tho response tho women
nro making to tho appeal to help tak
care of tho soldier boys. Only ojty
woman icfuscd to give
Debute Poslponrd.
Tho Haylor rnlverslty-Sltomoiis Col-
lego debater scheduled for. last Friday
night has been postponed Indefinite-
ly at the request of the Baylor Achat-
ers. The Simmon Brand status the
debate may be off for good a' Ray-
mond Foy one of tho debaters ex
pects to leave for tho army in a short
while Tho inter-society iiubnto will
take place between tho CUoa and
Phllos Juno 3.
'eur(ic.s Will Parade.
W K King founder nnd cdlt"r of
the Dallas Express one of the larg-
est ncgrp papers published In the
south and who is said to bo it very
gifted speaker will address the ne-
groes of Abilene Thursday afternoon
and nlghl on tho Second Red rross
War Fund. The negroes of Abilene
will hold a patriotic parade on the
business streets of Abilene T1iuimIu
afternoon and If the crowd warrant
It W. E King will deliver a ipeoch
on tho T & P. laWn L. V G.oor
and Henry HaVpor havo tho Ipcol ar-
rangements In charge
II. 0. Cheshire Lrmos.
H. C Cheshire for moro than three
years a linotype operator on the Re
porter leaves this morning for Wich-
ita Falls to accept a position oir tho
Wichita Falls Times Mrs. "Cheshire
and little II C Jr. will romaln here
for two or three weeks longer Ab-
ilene loses n splendid family by this
f change of residence and everybody
pn the Reporter force regrets very
much to see Mj- Cheshiro sever his
Connection with this paper hs ho Is
one of tho best linotype operators In
Texas Good luck!
Poison by Mistake
Waltor Manly Pcadtnan creek
ranchman took n blchlorldo mercury
tablet by mistake Thursday night and
but for the prompt action of member
of tho family in administering emetics
and tho quick arrival of pliyslclai)3
from Abilene ft" might havo gone
seriously with him. Mr. Manly got
hold of tho box containing tho tablets
In tho dark and got It confused with
another box containing some harmless
tablets. Soon aftor swallowing .he
tablet ho discovered the mistake. C H.
Manly of Abilene drove Drs. J M and
S M. Alexander Ih u Franklin car to
the Manh ranch In tho record time of
23 minutes. Mr Manly was resting
well Friday unrt Saturday and is ev
pectod to recover without unduo ill
ncss.
Here From ('hIiiomIIIc.
W A. Payne formerly In tho lurnl-
turo business here but now In the
furplturo business at Galnesvl'lc 1s
hero today on business Mr. Payne
reports crop conditions In his sec
Hon of Texas tlio best thoy have boon
In years and they raised a bumper
crop tncro last yoar.
Crops Good.
J. S Gambia of Denton in tho
souther!) pint of this county was
In town this morning and reports tho
leccnt rains as fine as could bo "Our
crops iiro all up and never looked bet
tor" said Mr. Gamble
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Returned From Dallas.
Dr Scott W Hollls Iiob returned
from Dallas whero ho has completed
his senior year in tho Baylor Modl-
tal Collego Dr Hollls will return
to Dallas the latter part of this month
to attend roimnonconiont exercises at
which time he will rccoivo his diploma
He has enlisted In the modlcul rO-
servo corps of tho U. 8. Army and Is
subject to call ut any tlmo.
. An "Ancient Keif Ipf.
The Fort Worth Star-Tolcgram of
Sunday printed a photograph ot E
Davis of Jefferson along with tho
photograph of a rccolpt given to Mr
Davis by "Star of the West Lodgo No
42" at Abilene in tho year 1885 Mr
Davis had been nttonding tho Knights
of Pythias conVontiop at Fort Woith
Tho receipt Is signed by I" S Kaitff-
wiui and Mr Davis Is said to highly
prlzur tho bit of paper as a kcupsaHe
Old Paper Wanted
Tho second round to gathor up old
papers magazines etc r for tho benefit
of tho Red Cross will be begun Tiob-
flay afternoon and Mjh Itohln Jones
and tho other hulloa In chargo of work
ask that tho peopla who put bundlos
of papers on their front porchob bo
patient and let them remain In sight
until they uro called for. U-s ImpoB-
slblo to get a sufficient number of -ara
to cover tho city In a slnglo day. Help
the Rod Cross by gtWng our old pa-
pora maguzihes etc.
44a$t'ltafa'iaalavl'3''i'll-l'
a niALLi:Nm: to wo.mkn. h-
!
The Reporter has received tho fol
lowing tfiiiununlcatlon from a former
Abilene woman Tho artlelo aliow-
what tho attitude f tho women of
Atuorlca should be (n such a splend-d
way that we aladlv nubllth It
' A young frlvolom girl remarked not
fbng ago What a tafe foellug It wisi'uuib oi ui in me county cierK'a
to bo awe nun to Know that sho woull'fIco which alow that Ferguson got
uever have to go tb war and fljht qail '7 ctea 51 U 128 aqd Marshall
the nieu aro doing1 Thank goodneii 1-- Ferguson cirrying the county over
hor typ? aro wonion--for nn nboninl-
able soldier she would mako If thrown
ljito tho midst .of battle. And yet sho
foiiiii uc or draft ago ir sho woro a
man. It seems unbollovablo that such
clinging vinos of somo beauty bu tof
limn brains aro sat sfied In their sort
of fcmlnlno world which demands
luxuries In those troublesome times
but alas I tlify do exist In largo num-
bers. A stnitllng paragraph recently np.
poured Jn the Chicago Evening Post
It read thus;
"Aro Yon Worth Iljliu- Fori"
"Ovor yonder bravo men are suffer-
ing and flying for you. Aro your worth
dying for?
"What havo you done -.to deserve
their devotion? What are you dolnjt
that can meet In part tho obligation?
if you aic not serving lending to the
point of sacrifice you aro not wortn
dying for. Think It ovor "
How many of us can truly say that
wo nro Worth dying for I wonder 7
Ih audi war bonks as "Mrun'zcllo
Miss" there Is a challcngo to tho host
that Is In every girl and woman t.
show hor mottle during these strchu-
ous days whon sacrifice must bo gtvbti
gladly Some willliavo to pay dearly
others' burdens will be lighter but
whatpVor sho Is asked to give lot it
bo given that sho In her part might
uialio- tht' world n decent place to live
in..
Powell in his book "Brothers In
Arms" hart sold of sacrifice:
'We must hold book nothing. Our
sheltered ordered comfortable lives
will bo turned topsy-turvy. It will en-
tall Innumerable sacrifices marfy of
which will bo hard and Some of which
wUL seem unjust and yet we must ac-
copt tliotn cheerfully."
ro you as n woman jloing your
part Ask yourself candidly.
A Frenchman has said of us Ameri
cans that wo ore too fat not nhysl
cally alono did ho moan but mentally
also Wo must liavo onr caso and
comfort our fin houses luxurious
cars nnd rich garments. While wo ara
pleasing our material sensed what are
wo clothing our spiritual bbing in?
Aro you playing tho game fairly with
tho men who go through Hell lUolf
to establish your rafoly that you might
be saoil from the atrocities many of
tho Belgian and French women have
endured?
'If .you think you have done "your
bit" by Using flour substitutes nnd less
sugar for our coffee what do you
think of tho women "over thcro" who
have given tholr all 'that France and
Freedom may live?
A Womairof tho peasant class receiv-
ed not lev of tho death of her husband
on tho fiold of honor and at the blow
?ho reeled Then straightening up she
lifted her baby boy (o the heavens cry-
ing "Vivo la Franco! Vivi la Frnnco!"
What Is your sacrifice cojnpored with
hers?
In Jono Cowl's "Lilac Time" a piny
of the season Riving' the glow nnd gla-
mour of war itself tho bravery of these
women Is expressed through tho
French girl tho horolne who con-
soled for the loss of hor brother.
Says. ' t
"It Is for France Wo do not cry
whon wo givo those vc loo for
Franco Wo give gladly so dear gift
and when we loo them wp cry only
because wo cannot glvo oursoUcs."
In tho "Atlantic Monthly" for Feb-
ruary Bovorond Joseph H Odell In
his splendid article 'Pctor Sat by tho
Firo Warming Hlmsqlf ' brltcs a boau-
tlful tribute to us women He says
thnt the three nroUt ossontlals in llfo
arc- roliglon. faith in your country
and faith In woman Again 8h.rll wo
quostlon ourselves nro wo worth ns
grPat an appreciation as this?
Yob. there are many who dcsope
the highest tribute thnt wo can give
thorn. Thoso nro tho women who ureJ
truly sacrificing tho mothors tho
Sweothenrts tho sisters tho young
wives whoso all is gladly laid on tho
altar of Freedom Tho great army ol
"Sisters In Arms'' tho Red Cross
nurses aro among theso women. A
surgoon recently returned from the
front was lecturing when Some pne
questioned hln concerning tho opin-
ion of tho "Aiigel pf aions" a spir-
itual .ipparltlon whoso presenco many
of tho soldiers vouched for during
that terrlbto battle of Mons. Tho
surgeon tsalil:
"No I havo hot seen tho angel al)
tho angola I know thoro had no wings
thoy w'ero tho Red Cross nurses "
Wo aro not nil fitted to do Wor nur-
sngaliut our mission Is npno tho Jes
Imprrtant. Wo can bo ono of tho
"mon behind tho guns'" over thoro.
There tan bo no doubt In mind that
America will win. Wo shall Wtt must
but it is necessary for a now rn-
volution to tnlte place beforo wo wo
inqn aro really for victory It Is iljo
conquering of our Inner solves The
mon who return from whoro thoy
oamo face to faco with llfo death and
oterrlty Itsolf. will bo much bigger
and nobler than wo women Will you
poronnlly measure up to your sweet
heart brother or husband?
Ask yourself H 8.
CITES FORES
''S.
E
l resident Sa.irtQfer In his reply to
my spool h made laftt Saturday night
at tho Ferguson rally on tho Tco Poo
lan wis printed In thd Monday Re-
porter contains this Btatoniqut- "On
the ofhor hand d'ooi's of men and
women have come lo me and asked If it
Is i cally so tl at our pcoplo aro all
or praotiniljy so for Forguson for
goUrnpr Thoy are not ablo to under-
staud tli- ohaiiKod attitude of our neo-
pl Tho know that Ferguson nevur
ra led Aullono or Taylor county In
tho past"
I ' have bofore the tho figures from
tn DoinocrntK Primary election rs
JUDGE GOGKRELL
IN GOV
AC
both onr.onctits bv 133 votes over
Morris by 249 votes.
The records shpw tho Abllone vote
to have boon as follows.
Marshall Morris Forguson
Fire station.. C 87 120
Court HoUso.lO 100 180
Klrby's U 22B 222
CI- Hull.... if) W0 235
t This shows thnt Forguson carried
every precinct In tho city of Abilene
ox'.'ept tho Klrby garago box (silk
utocklng precinct) und lost that only
by thrco votes; uls that Forguson5-v
ino'-o votes In tho city hall box whfirs
President Sanccfor votes than nt any
otlwr box In tr.o city and that was
before tho A. & M College tbb located
at Abilene.
Now if we are to Judge your esti
mates of tha sentiment elsewhere
by your statement of facts as above
shown tho Forguson majority will bo
beyond tho expectations of his most
ardjiit supporters
Is It rot A fact President Snndcfor
tlia notwithstanding theso facts tnal
yo-i went into tho county convention
and Joined with othor nntl-Eorguson
men nnd proventcu tho Bonding of Fer
guson's delegates to tho stato conven
tion although your own precinct had
gone. fOr Forguson tho county for
FofLiison and the state by a large ma
jority!
Toll us. President what It Is about
Abilcno's attltuue that hilmlllntos you.
If you havo bean making your splendid
fli;t".t far Ablleno based on such state-
mnts a the above then it la not 'o
be wondorcd at thnt you aro humil
iated Please tq"l us what It Is liumll-
laks you. Lets sot all tho facts be-
foro tho peopl3. Who aro you support-
ing for itovornor? Aro you going Into
this battle with blank cartri(bjcs? It
you have no man In tho race then
why oil this fiwor?
I anprcclato jour prayers in my on-
half and doubtless need them very
mn-h bi.t may I not suggest thut your
supplications win dq moro ciucaciou3
If yod freo your.rccord from tho errors
abovo pointed out
FR ED COCK BELL..
GREAT UNION THANKS-
GIVING PffftYER SERVICE
T
Wc claimed tho promises of Goo" a
fow wcoks ago In tho midst of a terri-
ble; drouth. Tho united prayers of
tho Christian pcoplo of Abilene have
gone iip to God asking; for raltu God
has heard and answered pur prayers.
Let us meet at tho First BaptiBt
church Wednesday ovenlng at 7
p'clock to glvo Him thanks.
Note tho hour is 7:00 o'clock It
Is not tho best hour for. a wook night
but on account of tho Chautauqua
had to bo placed at that tlmo. Plan
to be .there This should be the
greatest prayernioetlng pf all.
W O. DALLAS
Chalrmau .Ministers Association
MflRKETJS HIGHER
FT. WORTH Tex. May 20-HogS
2".00 closed 10 to 1C higher; top $17.50
bulk $16.75 to $17.25; Pigs $1350 to
$1CG0; Cattlo 6000 Including 10001
calves; beof steers steady top $1550
bulk $12.50 tb $14 50; cows 10 higher;
top $1.100 bulk $7.00 to 8.75; helfora
steady top $1500 bulk $8.00 to $9.50;
bullB strong top 10.50. bulk $8.50 to
$.5Q; colves steady top $1100 bulk
fuu to $iu.5u; Blockers steady
bteers 850 to $12 00; Cows 6.50 to
$8.50;' bolters 7.50 to $9.50; calves $8
to $10 00; hcep 2200. steady but
slow mostly goats wcthera 18.00 to
$15.00; ewes $12.00 to $14.00; lambs
16.00 to $1900; culls 9.00 to- 10.00;
goats $6.00 to $800
JIUMIEUHY SCHOOL ITEJItf.
if. -.-..
School closed quietly on laBt Thurs
day
Farmers werb very busy through the
wook dry-planting both cotton and food
crops. This work Was generally Hear
ing tho finish when tho rain came
On Thursduy night und Friday wo
wore blessed with a copious rain throe
or thrco and n halt inches of prcolnita
Hon. Old sottlors say this is tho best
farm season tho country has had in
thrco years.
Owing to high water our mall failed
us on Friday.
wiyniiis ovkii .siriicitiiu:
HKjt linn mass qi:ota
By Tho Associated Press
WINTERS May 20 Of tho $1200
quota for Itunrtols county In the Red
Cross campaign. Winters was given a
quota of - $1550 tho largest In tho
county Winters having tho largest
membership This quota has been
handsofely over subscribed.
EAHTIIQUAKK RKCOItllKD
Uy Tito Associated Press '
ST LOUIS. Mo May 20 '-Earth
quato tremors continuing for fivo
'iilnutoH wero recorded at 10:ar this
morning by tho. seismograph at Si
Louis University Tho location was
approxliratelyjJ.OOO miles south pro
yjj.uuo m
0 J -
bobiy Peru
QUIET IN' IKL'bAM).
By Tho Associated PresH
LONDON May 20. -No fresh do
velopmonts n tho Sinn Fein affair
wero reported Sunday Dublin dls
ppatches report everything quiet
With tho arrest of Count Plunkett
four of the sl Sinn Fein members Of
parliament aro in custody.
- .in - mi . ii
FAHUEI.L IS APPOINTED.
By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON May 20 - Tamos
Farrell president of the I nllod States
Hteol corporation U the latest can
tan of Industry lo be asked to holp
tho government win the war He naB
been tendered the position of director
of operotlons of the shipping board
TO
PESENT SPLENDID
Raymond Surbor. advance man for
tho Ablleno Chautauqua'' which will
bogln horo Wednesday Is In Abllono
looklm- after the uroparntlons for tho
opening nay no was seen by aropor-
tOr for this paper and had tho fol-
lowing to uny concerning tho pro-
gram: "I bollevo that tho Itedpath-Horner
Chautauqua progrntn this year will
pteuso nnd dellcht tho public Thoro
aro many patriotic programs and BOine
o tho tfest musical cntortalnmcntrf
thnt huv6 over bcon otrorcd by a
Chautaunka Captain David Fallon
Harriet Bird warren and other BPcnu-
ors who tell of the Great war bring
wonderful messages And then thoro
Is John B. Katto the Impersonator;
the Joy Day Company tho Anderson
Company Dr Ira D. Lnndrlth Rai'h-
aol Kmmanuel the Mitrr Kntertalnen.
Tho Man of Mystery Olmora's Great
Band the Ladles Regimental Orches-
tra and many other high casa attrac-
tions never before seen here that call
not bo excelled I want to urgo tho
public lo buy season tickets and to
thus bo ablo to boo this wonderful pro-
gram nt ft very low cost Thoso who
fall to get season tickets will xegret
not having Uono so"
Tickets may bo purchased from tho
Red Cross committee which IS In
chargo of Mrs G. O CroSswell or nt
Montgomery Drug Co.
ii. i
BUSINESS HKAPJUSTMEST.
The fcdernl resorvo board In Its lat-
est summary of business conditions
finds tho nation H rapidly readjusting
Itself to provnll'ng conditions with one
or two exceptions. The conservation
of foods and clothing has failed to
measure up to expectations and theso
exceptions woio based upon a conll-
donco in tho American people which
wo must maintain unimpaired If wb
aro to efficiently back up tho supremo
offort being 'put forth by tho military
armt-tlio govcrnmcnt'ln bringing th
war to a succ(i.riful end.
A rcdJUHtu ent of the business of
tho nation is of no mean significance
To the unthlhutng It1 probably means
nothing moro thnn that tho partial de-
moralization tfiat followed tho plung-
ing of i!io nation Into Avar Is being met
that numerous lines of Industry which
found that tho government needed tlictr
fndlltlct. have entered upon their now
lines of cndciiYor nnd that trndo ad-
justed Itsolf t tho lessened supply
of Certain articles and was supplying
tho demand v'lh substitutes But P
has been all o' ibis and more
When tho nmlon found itsolf With
a troincnilous task on hand that of
taim? a Dion's part lntho big Kuro
pcah War tho authorities learned thnt
tho nation possessed only the skeleton
of a war machine and that what did
exist was entirely inadequate for tho
tremciuious ta k In view There wore
no munition fectorles to Speak of no
plant capable oC delivering largo quan-
tities at 6rdnauco such as would bo ro-
qulrcd lor the great army which wo
woio beginning to train; .thoro Wore
not sufficient ships for transporting
troops und material across tho ocean
and the rallro.ics Avoro poorly equip-
ped foi tho ucMltlonal burdens thoy
wero called upor to carry Theso aro
Only a fow of tho big problems thovna-
tton was called upon to solvo
Very naturally tho authorities turn-
ed to hucft Industrial cstnbllshmonta
as woro In qstcnco to form the nu-
clops of the Frcatcr enterprises to
follow and theco woro offered tho gov-
ernment Jn nir.i" Instances at groat
financial loss to tho owners. Tho
changing of an automobijo factory to
ono manufacturing cartridges necoswl-
tatcd ti'o installing of new machinery
and the reorganizing of tho working
force. Multiply this several hundred
timos aud ono may begin to understand
why business at once became disturbed.
U was thou the cry came forth "hu.i.
nebs at. usual " But while endeavor
was brTVoly tuiido to Keep buslnc'is
moving ut its otc'ustomcd gait it wat?
found that buclpess could not bo done
as usial with nlmost ovory industrv
In the land diverted from Its Original
purpose
But whon tneio camo a disturbance
of conditions hcro wns a minimum of
contusion nnd day after day witnessed
a giadual roturnlng to the normal Unt
til today It Is.nnnounced that tho coun-
try had. almost arrived nt tho stag "f
complete rcadjuetnient This does not
moan ihat business affairs aro golnt;
on as In tho past for they afe not
amr-probably will never again be found
moving as thej woro two years ago
Wc have become a now nation In manv
ways. Old things have passed awnv
But what is r cont Is thnt tho shork
has boon met end absorbed Wo ato
not doing as much business In some
linos au wo wore two years ago but
wr ara doing in other waya; not sa
many mon nro being employed In our
Industrlos ns pieviously. but many mul-
tiplies of tho number who lost employ
mont In them nro now finding remun
orattve work In other linos
Probably tho groatoflt lesson taught
by the icdoral resorvo board statement
is that thq Anieilcan peopla hao not
aftor long periods of poace. lost their
ability to meet einorgoncfoj and that
inoir power of ..Jantltilllty remains un
impaired Wo havo not roaehod tho ond
of our oxporloure for tho nation Is grn
dually calllog out of commercial and
peaceiui purhnits thousands of our
young non fo- war work but these situ
iraotior.fr are being minimized nnd
tho nation's commerce in bound to bo
helpful toward solving the war prob-
lem abioad Thoro is no hysteria no
confusion Tho American people are
living .p o their highest traditions.
Oaivestoii Tribune.
Our Kntfllsh LiiiiguuKc.
is speuuinuer horo yet"
Vfttl At ThA liaB ALi
boya there too"
GHAUTAUQUA
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