The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 24, 1922 Page: 3 of 10
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T&E ABILENE RKPOUTlSR. ABILENE TEXAS
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PAGE THREE
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PLftV AT I
SCHOOL TUNA
L. The iila- "It Pays to Advertise"
Wilt bo given at tho high Hchool
bulhllng tomorrow Thursday night
by tho lrtombota Of tho senior clnss. It
la participated In by twelve charac-
ters mid the proceeds will go to help
' pay tho expenses o tho "Flashlight"
tho annunt publication which is nt
' present more tlmn one hundred dol-
lars short of tho necessary amount
for !l publication.
Tho play Is a rarrlenl frtct. ai It
has been termed by tho authors and
shows what sensational advertising
can do. Tlio play centers about iu
son of a rich man who has never had
to work. Suddenly ho decides to go
to work boetiUHo of (lis father's prl--vato
Bocrr'ry Whom ho loves and
not bocaiiHo his father asked him to.
Ho hits upon t'io soap business and
begins. advertising a clioap type with
such statenici'.s as: "Do You Bollcvo
In Signs" or "Bo Clean. Cheap soap
for cheap people." Tho result Is thai
he builds up a big business which
shows the result of sonsatlonal ad-
vertising. Tho high school students have been
practicing for several weeks on tho
play and havo recently reached a
Jligh stage of accomplishment. Tlic
play Is really a conledy and d good
amount of laughs Is in store for thoso
who seo it.
Written by Ro) Cooper Megruo and
Waltv Hackett tho play hns enjoyed
a largo popularity and has been play-
ed a number of limps in tho larger
cities. Tho students who take pait in
tho play Thursday aro: Doroth
Wright. Cbcrle ShoUon Lucllo Wor-
ship Gray Brown Rossawldns.
C. Olds Mao Holt. Carrbl Ro&rsi
Bonjyi wyfshlrc
wajrrcs.
Beatrice Dodson
Morgan Martin Frank lift
"Polly of tho ClrJus'fltonfghti'ht th
Chautauqua g p. pi. (nffiortlslng.)
NORTH PARK TO
WHAT NEXT l-OIl IKGa'?
HBNHuKKNkRKw'BHHflnBw
KoWh from Paris about repgy .Toyco Jias booh rather meager the past
few days but this may bo the lull before a romatic Btorni. Thja Is tlio
latest studio portrait of one of tho m ort romantic figures o this generation
COMMKllOi:; COMMISSION
OKDKKS ROADS TO PUT
RATJJS OX I.QWKIt hliVlZIi
(Continued from Pago One)
LOS LITS IRK
Tho Njrth Park Grammar School
will close Friday of this woek. In
many respects this has been the most
successful year the school ha ever
had it is staled. Tho Parents-Teacher's
Club of tho school Is co-operating
with the teachers in working out
a series of Industrial home projects
in order that the children may keep
In tonrii with their school work thru
tho summer.
Last Friday night "An Old Malti'ii
Cohventloii" was tendered to a large
and appreciative audience. Monday
night it lecltal was given by tho fin-'
rirta department of tho school and
tho showing made by the children
ahoed "Plcni'fi work had been dono
bV tile teachers in this department
Thursday night of this Week at eight
o'clock the pupils in tile primary and
elementary grades will prent "The
Sleeping Peauty" u play and "The
Patriot's Pageant of Peace."
Friday night at eight o'clock tlft
Grammar School graduating exerebfes
Mvill bo 'he-Id. The-soveMth grade jWi II
present two short plays. "Patty Saved
1110 .uay y tno lijgli seventhguide
am'i "Borrowing Trouble" by Jifio low
Boventh. Patrons .and friend of tho
school aro Invited q alltUiqFexorcisos
"Polly of the clnWj tonig1itnt tho
Chautauqua. S
ttvorttelng.)
IIEIE LEADER
OF STEEL IE
WILL IK
RBER
DOIMI
WASHINGTON. May 2-1 Rcrjrosen-
tatives of flvo of tho Independent
steel companies considering a merger
wcro undoihtood to havo informo 1
Attorney Goneral Daughorly at a
conforenco tqday that tho projected
consolidation would not bo consum-
nated until tho department of justice
had been fully advised.
Jtesponti.ing to a request of tho at-
teriioy general ropreseutatlves of tho
Briar Hill Steel company tho Stool
and Tubo company of America Tho
Midvalo Stool and Tubo company the
Inland Stool company and tho Repub
lie Iron and Stool company spent ttfu
l-oura in executive fusion wjy jir
Haugherty and officiate of tho federal
t ratio commission
"Tho attorney general has us hog-
tlod and cleaiet'" was tho somewhat
nmbigumis replv of Judgo J. B. Ken-
nedy of tho Briar Hill company to a
ouestlou as to whether tho ntee! men
planned to contlnuo with thoir merger
project.
7 BELIEVE
ILL SHE HEIir
DID
BUT
ilftl KNOW
21 C-10 percent Instead of tho 35 nor
cent so authorized.
"In the southern and mountain
Pacific gioups 1 2 G-10 percent Instead
of the 25 percent so Authorized.
"On Interior territorial traffic ex-
cept n-s otherwise provided herein 20
percent instead of tho 33 1-3 percent
so authorized."
Commissioner Potter in a separate
opinion concurring with the majority
declared that the fixing of "the per-
centages mentioned is in effect a re
quirement that nrusent rates and
charges shall generally speaking be
l educed ten percent certain reduct
Ion herotofoio made to bo tieatcd as
part of such ton peicent reduction."
What Opinion Said
The majority opinion reviewed the
recent history of rato regulation and
set forth .summaries of agreement
made by .shippers In favor of loduoj.-
ions and caviiers against loductiptui
It expressed tho conclusion that "as-
sumption that railroad j rates .can or
should bo stabilized oi( tho piescnt
high basis Is futile." -
The majority further said that
"until the -public la convinced that
there is Utile likelihood of immed-
iate further l eductions in piicos or
transportation charges confidenc3
nccesbaiy to normal business will to
that extent 'bo iinnulred."
Explaining thelcutiou for adopting;
A horizontal method of reducing
freight lates tlio commlb&Ion aid tTiat
wjiile alterations in price levels had
unequally affected different commod
ities "tlte needs of commerce cannot
bo mpt if rates niO to fluetUatQ with
market prices of commodities."
Its conclusion wan that "reduction
should bo made generally upon all
commodities and Hi substantially.;
equal latto.
"Wo may obscrvethat a fair return
of 5.7!) percent" tho commission' said
in further oxpjaination "after deduct-
ing the fodoial corporation Income
tax on a return of blx percent wo mil
bo approximately the equivalent of t
fair return of six percent out of which
the federal incoino tax Wap payable.'
Accept 10110 Valuation
In this connection tho commission
concluded that its 1020 ehtlmates f
tlio nggrcgato Valuo of railroad pio
peity in tho couptiy Which was $n
000000000 waK illume f.tr rate muKm;
purposes could still be uccepled. Trte
ohangq in valuation mado since would
bo immatrial in calculating earning"
Chairman MoCord in his disbontim?
open objection to tho ialo of lotucn
allowed and expressed the ojdpion
that it tibould not exceed 5 5 percent
and that in any case tho commibsloi
should not set a value at tho present
tlnie.
"In my Judgment tho general i educ-
tions now declared fall short of full
Attainment Of the desired pud' ho add-
ed. "Thp present level of rates on basic
Articles should bo materially ieducel"
Commissioned 13atman said that
tho decision should liAo bcoit wllh-
lljeld to await action by Iho railroad
i.inor ooaru on popumg application
for the reductions of Wngo scales.
Commissimter Iewls though diss'ent-
ing riunurked that "tho c ciIon of
thp commission that rates be i educed
Is- unaninious."
Commissioner Pottor f.ilddhat "dur
ing Uio early stages of our dellbora
tions" It was liia opinion that "socall-
ed
1UCKT
fflB
Cigarette
ft's: toasted .Tlils
dolIthflSlqilalit
Guaranteed by
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INDIANA . O. V.
OP13NS CAMPAIGN
(Continued rom Page. One)
Sale of Suits Coats and
Capes This Week
For this week's selling wo Imve placed nil Suits (excont
.... ....! r..-..:..i !..i. ..i m ....t rt . j
cut juicuM. iuuiciiius iiiciuuu AwccuB jiomcsptm wOVCI'ls
dressy buns ns veii ns port iVIoucls: men! Suits for vour
ntlso solid color Conts with elicoUctl and stri
"Mfo
button Box Coats and Belled Modclsi
black and navy) on sale nt radically
ana Mannish Mixtures Many
Summer vacation trin. Tans. Rose.
ped Skirts. All splendid models in
Regular Prices $15 up to and including $50.00
Cut Prices $9.95 up to and including $31.75
See these suits before sizes are broken.
basic oommoilitlns" nhnnll h
given preferential icdiictlons but that I hill and diplomacy 01 tho .present ad
lie jutu now uevoiopocl uy lurtucr ' ni"iuiuii in-iu cihihwoiwii uj tj..
consideration objections to such a
couyso.
In the matter of rCnonablo return
the commlhlon pointed out that until
March 1 1322 railroads had boon leg-
ally entitled 'to six percent annuul
earnings on tho aggregate value of
property used In transliortatiori. Tho
sum wui fixed by tho transportation
act as the amount equal to 5 5-2 per-
cent with onchalf of ono percent ad-
ditional to be granted In tho discre-
tion of tho c6nimissIon for provision
for improvements and bettements to
tailroads.
Tlio commission -exorcised this dis-
erptlon and tho rea5si!j))o return
toiiscquently UIS Renoratrj been
linowii as ''the glx percent return" tho
coninnssion in motiuylng tho fair re
turn standard roriewed testimony
taken by It iu the general rate cafeo
and concluded that ".i substantial re
duction In tho percentage of return
might be un.ittIIK in its effect par-
ticularly in Jierjit of tho Tact that the
return aHpwod in 1020 tas not realized"
"rOLiA" of tiik cmcrs
AT CHAUTAUQUA TONIGHT
"Polly of tho Circus' a well-known
slago play will be tljo program at tho
"White & Myers Chautaiiti.ua tonlgn."
Wednesday. Mr. ilugejxft. who was
tho leading man In .Wriiiedly Ene-
mies" at the OhautfiUftuu last vfair
will ne'fcecn in thajftay booked for to-
night. WortnoBdair
The Junior rffiautauqua entertain
Wont JvaHgivojf Wednesday afternoon
and C fTMBfe'joU delhered his lec
ture 'TtiOifWiiiionulro o Us.
Cor
at IIigh"faiol
advertisir
co "It I'.ivs to AdvortlRo'j
"POllv of the Cin
unautauqua s p. m
on Thuiiday nigh:
3
'tuys
VT-ViiTkurt
l r jt
jf
ator Wat.son
"This administration does not need
an apologist" said San-.ior Watson.
fNo administration before came into
power confronting such problcnls of
such comnlexltv and dlfficultioa as
thoso which woro Jnlierftcd by Presi-
dent Harding and tho republican con-
gress. Mentions Arms Conference
President Harding's call for tho
arms conference he declared was
"tho largest step toward Intornatlon
al peace with justice tho world has
known in all Its history" and tho
whole world he said applauded tho
results. The four power treaty' tho
&pnator said brought understanding
and assurances for peace.
Inclination of-tho invitation to the
Genoa conference alio won commend-
od by Mr. "Watson who said it was a
political and not an cconomls conference.
The 'now freedom' preached byJ
Woodrow Wilson wi'S a grotesque
travesty on thp very itame" ho added
"while tho enfranchisement of busi-
ness under Hari'lng is an accomplish-
ed fact.'
''Notwithstanding tho near ap-
proach to collapse of tho monetary
system of nearly every country In Hu-
rOpo' ho continued "wo havo bal-1
anced our budget wo aro living with-
in our Income wo havp issued no
bonds and -sold no treasury certific-1
atcs We havo paid off ono billion dol-
lars of tho- public dpbt wo havp re-
duced taxation by 5.000 000 tho
first year nnd $525000000 moro tho
second year wo havo curtailed gov
ernmental expenses SI 600 000 000 and
are today financially solvent and coir
-nierciaily sound and on tho upgwde
toward a normal resumption
erican urosperity.
closing industry paralyzing prqsppr-
Jty desttoying Social up heaving and
cataclysm producing."
"Wq aro Not Ilespoiifclble 1'Or lt'
"We aro pot rcsponslblo for all this
waste" ho declared. "Wo did not
produce all this Wreckage wo iUS
not incur tneso uonis. vu imvu nui
piled up thV; mountain of obligations
and those gentlemen who aro respon-
sible for this riotous orgy of extrav-
agance and all this upsetting of In-
dustry and unsettling Of financial
conditions now stand and Jeer nt us
bpcuUNS iu fourteen months wo havo
not overcome all tho evil they produc-
ed in eight years."
"We havp not yet accomplished all
that we havo set out to do" ho con-
tinued. "Wo havo not cured all tho
ills and corrected all tho mistakes and
overcome all tho evils of eight ycairf
of democratic misrulo but certainly
we Iikvo taken long strides in the'
liglat- direction .add at-sUredly If the
lepubllcan party cannot adjust mat-
ters what hope Is theio in turning to
tho organization that caubed all tho
disaster in the beginning?"
Reduction of tuxes and appropria-
tions reorganization t) the shipping
board agricultural relief the tariff
w Clearing All Spring Wraps
'JJns week our entire lino of Spring Wraps will go on side itt Clearance Prices. Just in
time for you to select one for that summer trip and affect a groat saving. Pretty styles
Capes and Coats or Trcluitic Veldinc Twqeds Tricotinb and Polo Cloth in shades of Tans
Urowns and Fancy Mixtures. '
OAPES Regular Prices ' .$38.00 to $60.00
CAPES Special Prices $1750. to $37.51)
COATS Regular Prices ...'... " $12.50 to $45.00.
COATS Cut Prices ' $ 750 to $20.75
pxial Sale of Pretty taffeta Dresses
Mr at the! "Polly of tho Ci
islng ) Chautauqua 8 p
DOWN OUR WAY
nuSo
r
Am-
ftnight at thy
yertifaing.)
After Taking Tanlac
With Such Good Re-
sults Mrs. Crawford
Says It Certainly De
serves All the Praise
It Gets.
"I couldn't
nbout Tanlac;
ami now I
nbout it" sii
ford. 2500
wife of 11 w
wan.
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tton" she
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Rut Tunln
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"f EXACTNDER
About io Dresses for this week's
special. This rack o Dresses
should have your prompt attention
as tho values are the best of tho
season. Included in the lot aro
Betty Wales Peggy Paige and
Co-Ed makes in smart models and
chic styles. The colors aro navy
brown black; embroidery self-
ruffling and hand-mado corsages
aro tho trimmings used. This rack
of dresses range in prices from
$22.75 to $60.00. Our Special
prices arc $15.15 to $39.75
Early selections will be best.
Seo Them.
PRETTY NEW MID-SUMMER
DRESSES
We are showing many new-Sum
mer Dresses of sheer organdies
voiles tissues and linens m white
and summer shades and combina-
tions of colors. Dresses selected
personally on our second trip to
market. Newer and attractive
styles at low. prices.
SIX FLAGS"
We wish to call tho attention of our patrons nnd friends to tho Historical Pageant given
by the students and faculty of Simmons Collego May 29. AVo believe this to be ono of
the greatest patriotic plays ever shown in Abilene and wo are giving our enthusiastic
encouragement and support to it.
MINTER DRY GOODS CO.
ABBLENE'S PROGRESSIVE STORE
y r
if i1- VS
G.iVL ROBERTS.
JMuoWmg Ooi
&..
C. P. A.
t System
Officei55 Cy&ress Street
Up-to-Noftojyrting m all its phaseB
Contractors. T?Srageg and all other
businesses can now. socuro their ac-
counting noetla at a prloo they can af
ford .
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a
IFOR THE RBflEF or
Pain hi thefomacK'flnrf
BoweJSTtrtfestinal Cramp
Couc Diarrhoea
- SOLD EVERYWHERE -
I 'CHUCK'baRDO THOUGHT SURE MH HAn A WlMMiwrv abm impkt
l THE "TIME H 15 WIFE BOU&HTHIM ANEW PAIR OF 5USPENDERS.
J.fTW'
1 Elrafc ot all C 1 Llll sIcb
m mam. amnnintr. l .
1 . N jfvuuEhn sum I
I mUt ilina mjf Service for u
b f l r 1 law cost and
could VtslK Quality in
am turhMObQ rear of Hirt
Inr egn. way Qarase. m
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f ANY t il
f f QAfc Jr
Can Jiavo iHfMWves refrouud
and jjarbon rWnoved Mr only .
; $2.50 Labor Ohaifco
loy C. Bawon
1 ToletAnnfi 2.1 Ahllena
Embkm of Satisfaction
If You Drive a Buick
This Service Sign
Means a Lot to
Your Investment
Think ft Over
Shelton Motor Co.
weignt. it is a pensiut to uiuIm i
tateuIent In praise of this great mod-
Iclno." Tanlac in sold by all good druggists.
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