The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 105, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 1, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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EfiORDS TEXAS DENTAL
MISSISSIPPI REACHES .'JilflllfiST
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ASSOCIATION
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TirniTV-siwo.vi) annual jieetino
OF TEXAS STATB DENTAL AS-
S0CIATION TOMORROW.
GUAGE STANDS
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I'rovlous llfghpst Point nml Anx.
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AT 806 DELEGATES ARRIVING
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AT THE FUNERAL OF GENERAL F. D. GRANT: .:'; .
N BEARING THE BODY OF THE DEAD SOLDIER.
PET HIS FAVORITE HORSE. CAPARISONED IN MOURNING
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trlclH Endangered.
By Associated PrcBB.
NEW- ORLEANS La.- May t- Ali
4rctiuiitt Mississippi river high water
.records wero smashed today when tho
Iyer looks nn upward liiah tind the
floaavhns been at the rate uf throe to
six Inches every (fay.
Extreme anxiety Is being felt all
over tho districts endangered by the
rise. It is stated that at no time since
tho river u&cnmo oh (tsjwlld rampage
wiiicnjnis laRtcd. now or practically
six weeks hnvo peoplo 'been so
nrouBed over the situation. Atony
families are beginning to prepare to
neck sarety those that are In the lower
districts. In easo tho water should
reach such a great Height that they
would be unnhfe to remain In their
Between Three anil Fonr Hundred
HohgnfCB Exported nml Advatiro
(Iiinrd nro Already Arriving
t'aIlK to Ordr nt1!!) n. m.
The Thirty-Second annual Bcsslon
of the Stute Dental AssociattoiUwlll
convene In this city tomorrow morn-
ing at ten-thirty o'clock in the Lyceum
Theatre and the ndvttnce guard of de
legate are already arriving and n
large number will pour In tonight on'
jail trains.
It Is anticipated that between three
and four hundred delegates from all
parta of the Btato will be In attendance
and tlm meeting convention will con.
tlnue through May 2. 3 and 4
Following Is the program of the Ini-
tial meeting tomorrow morning:
Gall to order. v
Invocation by Row A. W Hall. tins.
lor of the First Methodist church qfl
homes it Booms jiiobable tefduy that Abilene.
Hiieh will bo the case. Address of welcome on behalf of
The water gauge la this city regis
tew today 20.G the highest that hn
ever been recorded here In the history
or t)w city. It Is feared pint a much
givfctor horght wl be reached and
city piTporty in some districts will be.
flooded.
Tiio-Dltuatlon at Baton Rouge Is also
critical. The water bus reached n
'-point a foot above any previous mark
ever known In that Qlty. The water
Is rjslng at tho rate of six Incite cv
ery day.
f ft. Pronlfr In tho city and Uio country
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;ft iiii.i iiiuiii uiiu imuii! II H IJIC
wnter progresses on lis upward trend
and as the flood rises the rears of the
people alBo rise that they. will' be
RAopt away In the on-rush of the
Keythtng flood.
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KILLED HIS WIFE
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Took his Own Mfc Hr Said In Ord.
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NRW YORK. April 3u -Albert Pe
Urnhm a restaurant orchestra lead-
er .after killing his "wjfo more than
two days ago and apparently prepar-
ing to dismember ihu body and ship
tt away committed "Btilclde today
"1 dqu't want to do in the electric
;clmir. ao 1 take my own life" he wrote
1n a note- confessing hlBerlme.
The body of lils wife vas found in
a bathtub packln In tmwilufit and Hu-
ter of paids.
Dellnihtu'4 body wirt foutul hang-
lag in n-.cloBet with u bullet in' the
head. l x . 'V
Tlln ilnnhlrt nrlltlnViui(s' illannviifml
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wncn n truiiK in wnicu ine .ponce tic
1lovo lie I'utnded to. ship away 1ih
wife's body wus delivered. In response
tq (he teamster's knocks two notes
written In French telllng'of the crime
wetxj shoved' under tho door one ad-
dressed to tbo elevator boy and njiothpr
to PfiHraiiui'H mother. Ueforo thu
notes .could bu mimilulej Dollraliin
Went Into the closet sllppcil his nock
through a nooaaJiniiKlng tqjiUlothca
hook mid shot liltnBUlfT The police
'found another letter which road;
"1 Was too tnlsornblo since I was
married. My wife made in'o the tnost
miserable lium on earth. .
''8ho came homo last Friday . after
beltlg out all day nud had a black ej'o
Hlie lintlji ftght somewhere bo I killed
her then because she wiintvd to kill
tiu. 1 Btrungled her und will die n
thy 'turn. Tnke:car ot my ongol inptlt
r. 8ij Is iho gramloBt woman on
earth My wlfq InBtillod hor and M'l
Is tho reason I killed hor.
ci u Cotlnu llrcnks Xtutrl)' $i Hlr
Hy ABHodalfd ProHfl
Hm OltLiJANS. lm aiay I. The
prlco of rottoti hrok nearly two dol-
lars per bain In tho local future mar-
ket today its the roBiiJt of th heavy
nolHtijt In three 5urg itiUrkulu of tho
world.
Urn n. A. Whlto Juft yesterday for
IIIk MrriiiuH for a vla'f to rdnltveS'
the city of Abllen. by JHs Honor.
Mayor E. N. Klrby.
Address of wnlcomo by President
Oeo S. Anderson on behalf; of. the
Chamber of Commerce of Abilene.
Address of welcome on. behalf of
the West Toxob Dentol Society by Its
President Dr. A. JtusBcIl Cisco Tex
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. Response to address of welcome on
behalf of tho Association by Dr Otiy
Morgan of 'Paris. Texas. 4
President's address and discussion
of Bntnet DIscusBlori.to. be opened by
brr.3:j0lVa1riilir)rFnuittFoti'nmnf.
Appointments by -vice-president or a
commltto of th'rco to bring. in h re-
port on recommendations contained In
I'reHldent's address. t
Appointment by tho President of u
committee of two on resolutions.
Miscellaneous business repoTts pa
pers and discussions. Ily tho preBl
dent: ExtoiidlnB a welcome tb visit
ing dentists inviting them to make am-
plication to tho Roard of Censore for
membership and declaring the sesnlnn
adjoiit-ned for that purpose and (ho
payment of ducB.
Afternoon mcshIoii.
Rending biiBincss minutes of last
convention.
Roll call of members. '
Report of Secretary aart TreaBtirer.
Report of Executive Committee.
Report of Hoard of Censors and bat-
kiting for candidates . . '
Presentation of buttons and confer-'
lng.dogre?or Good Follow ojt Drs. J.U
Buchanan Frank Forothan Pitt 8.
Turner and 1 P. Roborfflon.
Report of tho Leglslutlva Commit-
too on Its . erforls to secure Dental
Services in tho Kleemosynary Insti-
tutions df Texas' by Dr. Bush. Jones
Reports of local arrangements and
entortntuuieiits committees by DraHW
C Neal and C. M. McCauloy respect-
ively; '
Reading .pnpors nnd discussions
Adjournment
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IEIIAT5R8 AND TJtACK TEAM ll.
PART ON THE XOKMNtl TKAI'
TO 3IKRT THE HrJHT
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REPRESENT 32! COUNTIES 1 8 DEtESATESfWr
IIIIhh )Vood and HHMr4 Howyer will
PHiale and IloHard KNiwIler will
KeHrrHCttt AbIleWritH the .
Track KU '
R. A. Sniithf prl'nclpul of AbllettQ
High School left tills mqrnlg In com.-
pany with Ullss Woods and Hubard
Bowyer who Will rolircBont tlilrty two
counties In this district In the lilon'ol
loglato Debating contests wblcJlioidB
forth at Austin Friday and' Saturday
und Jn which there will be Blxteen
teams contesting from. nil parta of tho
state encli contestant choaen from the
varloua'dlatrlota n contosta iieretpfbre
conducted.
Messrs. Woods nnd Bowyor won In
tho contest hold at Sweetwater for UiIb
district .-
With tho party wero also MtntcrvVVo-
mack and Howard Fulwllor who will
represent' tho. Abilene High School In
the lntorcolleglttio Track moot which
will conio off nt the same tltno and
placo as tbo debates. -"
The Abllone boys arc thoroughly.
trained and .drilled and ho doubt wo
shall havo a good report from them
for Sunday morning's paper.
Prof. Smith Is very conlldcnt of a
Victory but lib says tho competition
win no very tiara as tho cream or de-
baters from nil ovor the state will par1
ilelpa.te In tho dobaters.cohtcsta8 wojl
as tho very heal athletes In tho Hold
contests.
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HOLDS
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(Xosi.no i:xi:itcisi:s fridat.
North Park Public School Will Render
Prom-am and Iter. C 3f.
Woodirard Will Sjicak.
Friday evening May 3 the closing
exorcist's or tho NoHh Park public
rchool will bo hold in tho North Park
Baptist Church and a aplopdld pro
KrjitiUajJBSJittdloJilL ir -
Two members AT tho graduating
claBB Miss Ida Collins and RjRlmn:
Schtnldt will dollevor- orations . mid ril
who can Biiouiti near tiiein.
An address on "Education:'' will bo
delivered by Rev. Comer M Voodwnrd
pastor of 8t I'nnPB Mothodlfit. -mid
ovoryolto hnows tho pleafllng and for
olblo manner of Mr. Woodward. Your
nttondnnce Will bo 'npireclitod.
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Tim' Texas & lactflo oastbound du6
hero nt a:oo thru morning was very
late; arriving at ten Mnutcii of ten.
nceouiij of tho "Hood conditions on
tho Iron Mountain near Rt Iritis and
In thu Mlsslsalppl Valley.
plum Mloulto left thiu morning to
Cisco on biislneAB connected with tho
tiotithweatnrn 1olegroph and Tel
tdinno Company.
U. II. Woods left Hits afternoon for
Albany where he goes to eondiH't the
singing in a revival meeting goliifj on
leero.
Courf of CrlMlBJil Appials Renders Do-
clslon In Case of Tallry Charg.
ed Violation Optiop Law.
By Associated Press..
.AUSTIN Tox May '1Thc Cdiirt
of Crliulnal Appeals! today held thai
'tho. ''four hundred yard" liquor law
does not apply In the trial of local
option casus. and reninnded and re-
versed iho case of .1. I. Tallry who
had a saloon in Hamilton county one
hundred yards (mm tho line. The
county bordering on Hamilton Is Cory;
ell und It Is dry.
Tallry was fined one hundred dol-
lars hi Coryell county for selling 11
qdor to a minor.
TWO LITTLE GIRLS HAVE
RDNAWAY
EXPERIENCE
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Horse Frightens Yesterday Afternoon
and Kiiiik' wiUr Them In Buggy
n Mile and a Half.-.
ELMDALE TO HAVE
INTERESTING EVENTS
.AnftKNK MAN TO OKOIUIIA.
lifft Today To Accept ji PohIHoii Ah
Editor of a Oeorgla Neun.
paper.
J S; Poynor who hna hocn ltd
man on the. Abilene Dally Reporter
tot about a. year loft this morning
for Granbury. Fort Worth and other
polntH'for u brief visit and then will
go to MontOKumn Gu. where he l to
edit a newspaper which. Is to bo eH
.tabllahed' there at an early date. Mr
Poynor is u auleniiid young man. faith-
ful energetic apd of exemplary hnU
Its und' his co-Workers und frl'cndH
generally wish for lilm the very bent
things bf Jlfu and prosperity In hlo
noyv homo.
Llttlo MIsbh Alnia.nrtd Jennie Em
erson daughters of Mr- and Mrs. Hugh
Euiorson. 'iucl an oxierieiice yesterday
afternoon nhotit 4j30 with a ruu-a-Way
horso that would have unnerved most
any grown up folk of that or any other
sex
Tho two little glrlB wero coming In-
tq town from thu Country und on thu
Adams hill east of Cedar ciek. tho
horso took a notion to run away -and
struck out at a lively clip
Tho mother was in a .buggy alond
Just ahead of tho two little girls and
tho fleeing horse missed tbo buggy
lilttliiBihtt grinnuL only Jn tho lilgb
places. The mothur cried -to them to
hold tho iorno In the 'toad and stay
with him.
Whether they heartl his or not thoy
sinld with the wild animal nnd belli
hi tii in tho liilddia qf the toad.
The mother whllptnl up her hpnto
but soon lost Bight of the rtin-a-vvay
horso1 niuj drlvc and drove into
town later to find that .shifty hud atoe.r-
ed the wild annual to tlio'front of ;MlnT
ter'a store where ho fell slipping on
tho pavement In innklnr tho tuinIli
there
Presently the mother drove Into
town uud wag much relieved to se
they had arrive afoly nod no danl
ago uono to uuyiiitug.
School EHtertalnmeHt Friday flight
Speaking Saturday MornlHs; and
. Basket JilHHer oh (?rOHHdK.
U(er details of Uio killing of "Clay-
ton Black at Coahoma Sunday last
does not materially differ with tho
facts .published Monday afternoon by
this paper. -
There wero so many charges grow
ln otit of tho Coahoma trouble that
on error crept Into the report given
in that It was stated that tho caso
against Clayton Dlncif on file charge of
attempting to murder Bill Echols hhd
JtiBt been tried in Sweetwater anil tho
defendant found not gUljty. when U
should havo Btatcd that ho was we-
(tuittad of the chargo of attempt to
inuruor cat Fletcher j
TJio cnBO against Rlnck charging
an auempt to murder im Kchow and
In which ho vas given a aontenco of
flv'o years hero was reversed and Is
sun pending on tho docket of tho 42nd
Judicial District
AfiBOcIated Pre.
BOSTPN Mks. iilay J-jjfM' nrfr?
ed returns this mornntg frm tarn
state JDomociBtic rurcretii trf-
dntal primary givo ChuMp Ctarlk tWr- '
tji-two thoiiBAnd n I no jiuiMhd. d
flcvenly-two votes ! WtMwir 'jWl- j-
oh fourteen thoiisaad eignt hLndrntf
nd fifty-nine. f " ' " '" p"y-
Iteliiraa from the ReHHHn ffpd '.J
in one thotiBand and fWrty .jjmwcIjiisW v
out or ono uionmi jmn 'mmftf m 'np .
etnto gjvo PjtJsldwirffil5-.Ci;-W n"
IhotiBonil nine huitffSllwiir
..ight and Roosevelt mMlm'. r
and. LnFoKetto twcurM Mm'WSiimmA.-
nlno hundred and ttlxty. '' v "
With eight delegates at lnw Jtur
Roosovott the practically complte.r-
tiiiUB of tho prltdafy show that tfee
delejjntioa to the Chicago NatloT
Convention Blonds eighteen for Ktmkfc'
veil and eighteen or Taft. f
By AsBocinted Press. " o .4.
NEW YORK; May 1. CoLr! '
hero today said that he WfM.ijmMttr- - .
pleased with tho Mawachuiwrtta rtt.
By Associated Press. ' v
SAVANNAH Oa. May KfHmUml
Taft whb Is hore .today;" wlHffl
t .t. At .t. Vi4
uy iuu uiiuiiuuuoii inLf!
iy uio iHiormaxion luaviwstMwBWV r- ' J
idftifMnmciitit4";: s;
R. P. Halo Is buck from trip H
Tort 'Worth where ho sold cattle.
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TENDERS LADES OF QTY
AFOURCOURSELUNQlEOfi
Star MIIIIh(c ttuNftHir $ fw4r-
uay an (write rrnmn
' FlftHr hih! Oii.
Sweet Hkter Improving;
Senator W. J. Bryan has tuturnod
from e trip to Sweetwater und notea
nuiny improvements thorq Including
the building of' thirty inllea of good
pads anil flno wheat 'aud oat crop
nrivuneri H th Way out thfr.
Almai2urit of age did most of
11Q driving out hor older Bister Jen-
nie assisted a(crlUoal times It) tho
flight Tho Mttle jgtrls allghtc4 from
tho buggy cool and calmly awil wro
coiigratutated by many who wltttese-
ed a part of thtf gfjHt feat $erfonned
.Thohotlco of thtf 'wok ond' ovonta.
for Eljudalo uppcarlng in this paper
yesterday wero Inaccurate In somo
pnrtlcuIarH und wo are requested to
ro-annonnco tho affair today.
Tho school ontertalnuipnt will bo
Friday night aOd on-Saturday morn
Ing there will bo sneaking on edttca
tlon by prominent apoakors also
speaking by the various candidates for
office during tho morning hour and
after the speech on education.
AM candidates aro cordially in-
vited and the publlo generally.
At noon SutuiUay thero will bo a
grand baskt dhaaer on the ground
In tho afternoon events -will bq a ball
game. And at nlxht-a arand concert
Thoso who know tho hospitality of
Klmdulo cltizeiiBhip aro anticipating
a grand time from begluulng to the
end '
DoiiJt.mUfl it hut get t air.
It Will bo worth yoiir; while. )
Dewormtlc Primary
All netiiocrnts who aro voters at the
Firo Station. in city-. of Abl.letw .am
hereby called to meet at tho Cham-
ber of Commerce on Pino 8trt at
cloven o'olopk a m. next 5llH''VUtBer
.Muy tin lor iuo purpose 01 eiBcuaf
Uolegatcs to .tho county ccvatk
which wljl In turn Bond flolegatea to
tho National Democratic coHveutkw to
iiomlsilte cunillilutcs for pre4ewt ad
vlc .nxwldent
Rewomher the tlni0 aa place.
B ;A CpXr t
Chlrwn.
A Simple Home Wadding
William I. Dodino was called tmon
ht a recent batnotglvn for aoclol.
ogista at tho Sherman and h told
this aa a truo story '
"A negro woman was hrougwt bo-'
foro Judge Coodnow In the muhMucI
court. SIiq was thero to appear
against her supposed husband arrea.
ted for abandonment Th supposed
hlisbaniLsald ho had deserted the wo
man but ho wan only a second hus-
band. "
"la your first husband dead?" asked
tho-4Hdges ho turned to the wowin.
"No sah; he's almnly husky with
health but 1 haint lived with him for
nvo yoarsi" camo tho answoi.
"Then you aro divorced?" aBkod iho
Judge.
o' dat man qnb .worth nff df-
voce."
Tho iudco bflcamo InterMiifxi ana
asaeu; -yoii Hay tins is your second
huBband. Wero you married by a win
later or a Judge P "
" .Na8r' Us was Just a liomo wed-
din.' - n
" 'Just a homo woddlRK- What do
you wean by a homo Wadding?" ask-
ed tho Judge. '
Well yoti'Hee It wan e.t Jsaway
Yo" hoi after mah JnislmHd dear
tet Vrte and I waited five years l et
il taan; W tooK a shlno to each
Wia decided tor git married.
Wa mado up our minds ter gltmacrted;
at home so T Jet Wut aad got 4t
warrUga HIMcato I had when I wa
iwr'"lrl de fust time and omtchd
wit h) tm man's iishi and I wrt Vm
4f www sC- ills an.M Chhff Tri
Pi.flartfr krf)
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HOCt&UMCiHMtai Hli 1 "1
aal aixfcviook i
p. qompityr tUooch j 1
Mr. Qua hWk. t-m. " 1
eir'tfctaktty a H
ita. JiN:w(n 'ttirt
nf iMffiM wra korved v
lywiMBM. anq mafcr k- -
mm writ ana. jMwoaMp
TCMro. Mr. RobttdK ki&
mftrfcr 4r th "CUfMBdaM"
mt . mm 9 .mmr -
m nmwHxk toy thaJB
wn atner lrekTll
tMk
riouWAd
taa
ymw.
On yesterday afton
hours of tiroe P. M.
tun star mirii
their maungr
dorct) tho hou4wlva
four course lui
and four h'ind
Uio dainty refri
prcasod the
cooking an
snow the
home ind
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ted that
lour ha
and wit
in hundre4a of
that has nver br
have'iotte to quite
vortlfllag thw
pieasd with t
ing In. for we
ondredB
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6t Abilene
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ulU tlt ar poor.
it la Uoitoir
tested. t houitfwIVM at mi clt wti.
use no othr JUni.
Mn. CUrfft the PTt Umun.tr.-
tor h tof (4 uiimbr rf ymn. ti
demoutjina; with Go. aad Flour for
many Vnrt ftrma rrona QricAaa W
last tklrty mot ttM "t
Ctarka. sfflrnw Moat po)tl7lr tktt
she haa ha the 'iimmw&B
twelve yMr( cxMrUntM wltK :2
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