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AHILENE MINERAI WATER KANDY KITCHEN TWELVE PAGES TODAY, LINERS ON PAGE TWELVE ABILENE DAILY REPORTER VOLUME XIII. ABILENE. TEXAS, NUN DAY, MAY UHMI SIX DEFENDANTS WERE DISMISSED JUDGE SIMPSON DECIDED THEY HAD NO PART IN LYNCHING JIM HODGE ELEVEN OTHERS ME HELD Most of them Claim that though they Assisted in Breaking Jail, took no Further Part after the Negro was not Identified. Speciul to The Reporter. TYLER May Judge Simpson reconvened district court here at one-thirty yesterday afternoon for the preliminary trials of the seventeen citizens charged with participating in the lynching of the the negro Jim Hodge which occured a week ago.

lie dismissed six of the defendants. Those dismissed were: Dr. I. Hodges, Walter Turner, Ed. Francis.

John Wilkerson. J. A. Sullivan, and Will Griffin. The remaining eleven are still being held and will remain on trial.

Several witnesses were placed 0,1 the stand yesterday afternoon in the case. The eleven citizens now on trial are making the burden of their defense that they were engaged in breaking the jail and carrying the prisoner Hodge before Miss Hamon. yet when she failed to identify him, they delivered the negro back to the jail and took no further part in the proceedings. R. E.

Bryan. Horace Turner. Ross Audry Campbell, and Joe Mat- tasota have all presented the above claims, declaring that they took no actual part in the lynching after the failure of Miss Hannon to identify the negro. Witnesses have almost all testified that no masks were worn and that no effort was made to conceal the identity of those participating or the action of the mob. The state however, is finding great difficulty in establishing the identity of the parties directly engaged in the hanging of Hodge.

Judge Simpson yesterday afternoon told a Texas News Service the testimony of the witnesses, if those looking on had left the scene, there would have been so few persons left, that the lynching would have naturally been Court adjourned at six and reconvened at eight for a short night session. The examination of the witnesses is very rigid. During the night session last night eight more witnesses were examined, nearly all of them testifying to the fact that they witnessed the hanging of Hodge. Most of the evidence also went to prove that A. C.

Llndley, one of the defendants, was not the man who placed the rope around neck and made it fast. At ten thirty court adjourned till Monday morning. MINORS MUST KEEP OUT OF SALOONS AND POOL HALLS. Special to The Reporter. SAN ANTONIO.

May order orders from the grand jury of Bexar county, sheriff Lindsey yesterday issued instructions to pool and billiard hall proprietors of the city prohibiting minors from frequenting theue places. The law is being enforced on the complaint of parents. CORNER STONE LAID FOR NEW PUBLICATION HOUSE. DALLAS, May Book Committee of the Methodist Episcopal Church South of this city yesterday completed its work and adjourned. Yesterday afternoon the cornerstone was laid for the four story building which is to be used as the Texas home for the Methodist publicatons.

The committee voted twelve thousand dollars for the Nashville building. MILENE GETS THE NEXT MEETING OF C. W. T. i ARE EXPECTING A 'HOT MESSAGE FROM CAMPBELL ON LAST DAY, THROWING ALL BLAME ON LAW MAKERS COMMITTEE IN I 0EM10CK ii ret on lias Expressed It us His lief That No Deeision Will Be Reached.

Governor Kefuses To Answer About Extra Session To He Held on the Fourteenth of June Report of Past Two iivs Mooting at Snyder O. P. Thomas returned last night from Snyder where lie had attended the two days meeting of ttie Central West Texas Association of Commercial Clubs, and reports one of the most rousing meetings of ttie association yet held. He also brings back the good news that Abilene has been selected as the next place of meeting which will be jhe twenty-second monthly meeting. The session began Friday morning at ten thirty immediately after the arrival of the R.

S. P. train which brought In tlie last of the delegates. This train was met by the reception committee of the Snyder Commercial Club with a string of autos and the delegates were then taken for a spin over the eitv and then to the opera house where the address of welcome was deliverer! by Mayor Mae Taylor of Snyder and responded to by Judge W. T.

Potter of Merkel. The remainder of the forenoon was taken up with the reports of the different tow us represented and which were responded to by C. W. Holcomb and W. T.

Potter of Merkel, Dr. W. H. Henthhorne of Ixuaine. Homer I).

Wade, of Stamford. R. C. Crane of Sweetwater. Geo.

N. Hill of Hawley. L. D. Webster of Tahoka.

John T. Brooks of Big Springs. J. M. Cunningham of Fluvannaa.

O. P. Thomas of Abliene and various others. Special to Tlte Reporter. AUSTIN, May members were last night discussing the report that Gov.

Campbell will on the last day of this session of the legislature send a stinging message to tlie lawmakers, designated to throw upon them any and all blame for their failure to pass several laws sought for, whatever the imblic may criticise. The legislators declare that if this is true, they will remain in both halls long enough to reply the same spirit to the Governor. All the members hist night appeared worn and tired and are now anxious to return to their homes. It has been practically conceded that no hank guaranty hill will pass. All efforts to get the Governor to state whether or not he will call the third special session have failed, but yesterday afternoon he said he would not be satisfied unless the bank guaranty Dill was passed.

Committee Tied Up The free conference commltee consid erltig the Senate's hank guaranty bill was still in session late last night and apparently on a deadlock. Cureton, a member of the committee last night that lie believed that no agreement of any kind would he reached and that the legislature would fail to pass a bank guaranty bill of any kind. According to general opinion here this will result In another called session, either immediately or within six weeks after adjournment. extension Itlll Passed The House late yesterday afternoon finally passed the bill providing for the extension of the state railroad from Rusk to Palestine, with several amending features The bill was then sent over to the Senate, which refused to concur and requested a free conference committee to compromise measure STILL FIGHTING ON TANIFF BILL IT IS NOT YET KNOWN WIIAT BILL WILL CONTAIN WHEN FINISHED. TWO PRESIDENTS WILL MEET Representative Smith of Texas lias Taken charge of the for Presidents Taft and to Meet.

COMMITTEE OF TEXAS MAYORS ASSOCIATION IS IN SESSION Special to The Reporter. DALLAS. May The committee of the Texas Mayors Association was in session here yesterday and a program for the next meeting of the organization at San Angelo has been arranged. The committe commended the new law allowing the smaller cities the commission form of government but suggested several changes which they thought should be made. A.

S. HAWKINS CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT GOV. Special to The Reporter. MIDLAND. May 9 Huwkns.

a imminent stockman of Midland, yes- erday announced that he would be a for the nomination for the fflce of Lieutenant Governor on the Democratic ticket He is a brother to Assistant Attorney General Hawkins ABILENE SENDS 6000 MEN AND BIG MONEY To the Southern Baptist munition jeast or the beautiful lit To Re Rehl in l.ouUville. This iming Week If. The afternoon session was first addressed by F. I. Townsend, a INDICTMENTS MAY FOLLOW THE STARtt COUNTY INVESTIGATION AUSTIN, May J.

Moore has just returned fro nia trip to Starr county, where the reecnt disturbances took place over the effort to remove some of the county officers. Moore stated to a Texas News Service correspondent that there is but little doubt hut what the county officials there will be indicted as a result of Gov. authorized investigation. He refused, however, to give their names for publication. nent Farmers Union lecturer of Scurry county who delivered an elo quent and forceful address on the Interdependence of town and country Mr.

Townsend was followed by Ho mer D. NVade of Stamford, In aa fine address on the subject the road to success A big banquet with covers for two hundred was the feature of Friday nights session and during the course of the banquet many toasts were responded to from numerous visitors as well us several from the Snyder people. Session. A MOST SUCCESSFUL WEEK AT THE MAJESTIC THEATRE Despite the blustry weather, over seven hundred people crowded Into the Majestic for three performances last night to see the splendid motion picture offerings and hear the stage feature, presented by Rogers and These artists completed their three days engagement with a menu of catchy songs and sayings which amply satisfied their hearers. The complete change lu the picture program each night is a pleasing feature, and the subjects given upon the curtain continue to chin the standard set by the management of the Majestic when the new film service began some time ago.

Scheduled for the first half of the coming week, commencing tomorrow, are the favorites among local playlet goers, Tuttle May, who are returning to Abilene for their third engagement. They will offer new sketches, concluding Wednesday night with their masterpiece. Ripe Dream." The morning session Saturday was taken up with the regular routine of business, election of new towns to membership, and the selection of next plaace of meeting. Abilene was chosen as the next place of meeting and the date set for the fifteenth of June to last through the sixteenth. The afternoon session was mostly taken up by a splendid address on tlie subject Local and St ate-Wide." by Professor Hudgins of Merkel and discussed by- other speakers A set of resolutions were then adopted and which will he published in Monday's Reporter.

H. Malady a prominent and substantial business man of Plano rented a residence near the south ward School building Saturday und will move a daughter of his here for a few months for the benefit of bet health. And if site improves lie may decide to locat here permanently. Special to the Reporter WASHINGTON. D.

May An effort was made yesterday afternoon to obtain it definite line up both insurgent Republican and Democratic Senators its to whether they will vote for the Payne tariff bill, but has so far met with little or no success There are yet three hundred ami seventeen items not yet decided upon and it is not positively known Just what the bill will contain when it is put for the final vote. Senator Culberson yesterday afternoon said that be would not vote for the measure as it now stands hut tlmt it the income tax were added, it would be an Inducement to vote for the treasure but not a conclusive one. to Meet. Waashhington. May 9 Representative Smith, of Texas who has taken charge of the arrangements for meeting of Presidents Taft and Diaz at Hi Paso in November, stated yesterday that all details are being brought to a head and that he was confident that the presidents of the sister republics would meet at the Pass city during the fair in the first part of November.

Taft has said he would In Texas that month and will be highly pleased to meet Diaz. An effort subscribed by the local Baptist church, will also be made to Induce the guv- This Is something tike a thousand dol- ernors of several of the American and better tliuu this church lias ever done for missions before. And although the amount asked for from this state by iwitb the foreign and home mission boards was many thousands of dollars greater than ever before, the grand old I Star state gave something like more tiian was expected of her. NUMBER 215 ALL PARTICULARS IS THE OF THE NEW ADDITION TO HE JOINED TO I.ENE IN NEAR FUTURE NOT EXCLUSIVE OUT SWELL Located on a Mope Where Hast Is Unknown and Everything To Re Desired in tile Way of Home Is There. All Tliut Natural Not an exclusive residence section, yet an equal to many such as planned in the larger cities, is that to the fortune of Vbllenc Vista addition to this city.

The Vita Vista addition lies on the southwest part of town, bordering Seventh street electric which falls In Alta Dr U. Coleman, pastor of the First Baptist church of Abilene, will leave tomorrow (Mondayt morning for Dallas, where he will join the Texas hosts of delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention to I held in Louts, vllle. the coming week, the majority of whom will leave the Texas metropolis for Louisville over the Cotton Belt railway. Dr. C.

T. Ball of Simmons College and Dr. Walter M. editor of the Western Evangel, will Join Dr Coleman in representing Abilene at the convention. Along with Mdlene's personal representation she Is to be represented by $2,360 for home and foreign nits sioiis.

which excellent amount was on railway nry Say lea residence and south of the magnificent home of Judge Legetl. Few piople In Ablletu the fact that such ideuce subdivision is being prepared to add to the popularity of their city. This subdivision is to have, in its ginning, all that new addition to cith of th are aware of i metropolitan ve ry goes to make up a Ntiy of the largest country. Mexican to attend the the same time. fair at Petition for Judge Uohlt.

Washington May 9. A petition is Isiing circulated among member a of the Texas delegation in Congress requesting that Judge It. Cobb of Corsicana be appointed a member of the commission to revise and codify the Texas statutes. The petition is in atlve Hardy. Almost a million dollars was asked for by the Southern Baptist Conven- charge of Represent- for home nils ialons this year and the amount raised is going to fall considerably short of that, hut Texas Is not to blame, us she raised a great deal more than her prorato of the sum total Y.

M. G. X. COMMITTEE READY TO 60 TO WORK Time Is now Opportune for the Push- lug of Work and the Effecting of Plans NEWSY ITEMS FROM TIIE BAIRD STAB I In correspondent Mr Emory Rains, of Baird, brother of Deputy Sheriff Rains, and Miss Jennie DeMoss were married at the home of the bride at Colorado City, Sunday. May 2.

and came down to Baird same day. They will make Baird their home. The Star extends congratulations to the young folks Jeff D. White, of Fort Worth is here and will soon begin drilling for coal. The first Lest hole will be drilled just east of Butch Wilson's slaughter pens, east of town.

In response to the query put to them by the boys of the city who desire to become affiliated with the Young Men's Christian Association as to whether or not they were actively pushing the proposition entrusted to their guidance, member of the Business Men's Oomtu'ftoe has written the following communh atlon: Messrs A dinger, Committeemen for the A. Boys. The committee of business men organized to devise ways and means of building a Y. M. building is at work.

While no ampaigu has iteen started for funds yet, the con- with Mr, L. A Coulter, who is Ktate Secretary of M. A and lias ide exper Representative Russell Sick Wushhington. May 9 Representative Gordon Russell of Texas who has been sick since the fifth of March. will leave here for Hot Springs, Virginia tomorrow night where he ill RI.AZK IN IttlLHRYR I BUS remain until he recuperates MISHAP TO CHIEF CLINTON laist night shortly after nine thlrtv I o'clock there broke out in the Wichita Valley railroad yards an almost disastrous blaze, A vast heap of miio maize Granollth walks are being laid; water mains arc being run.

electric light ami telephone poles are being placed ami complete fire protection is being provided, and all this is lu keeping with preparations made for new additions to the best cities of the world And nothing In all these Improvements is being placed on the main streets but the walks all the other necessaries to an up-to-date addition being placed in the alleys. In short, all the public utilities are being kept off the streets. Iii addition to ull these advantages, Alta Vista subdivision is located on a beautiful slope and a locallt) devoid of dust, surrounded bv the finest natural grove anywhere near the eitv So thick are the luxuriant trees that some of them have to be cut down to of tiie building that is already going on there Mr. Robin Jones, the promoter of (lie Alla Vista addition, is building for himself a pretty bungalow In the new addition ami many of the others purchasers of property In this addition have planned residences lu keeping with that of the neighborhood. In fact, every person who has (anight a lot in this siitatlvtslou has done so with a view of erecting a fine home thereon.

This is no pipe dream, but one of the realisms of the astounding growth of Abilene that is today interesting the people I ii general and the nation throughout. I UN THOUSAND DOLUI WILLMM IN 10UIBANK heads lying along the track and ad jaeent to a wooden warehouse building in some inexplicable way caught fire. When the alarm was turned In the flames were licking their way viciously along the fence, nearing tiie building Owing to the yards being situated In a secluded part of the city with the nearest main a thousand When is a hill not a bill? The ans- feet away and a labyrinth of track wer la. when It is paid, for then it lying between. It was Impossible to lay becomes a receipt.

Most people would hose. No sooner had the firemen set This Is About un Inxignitirant Looking Fleer of Uurrenr) YVIth fhe Figures ('handler and 8. Hal rather have the receipt than the bill Now, the question is: Which would the Waters-Bierce uil Company rather have, one of those lovely ten thousand dollar bills paid into the treasury of the state of Texas, or a receipt for the same? In the vault of the Farmers and Mer- lout from the station than a quick, bard rain. first in many a day, broke forth, accompanied by a wind which at times assumed the pro- I portions of a young tornado This and only this perhaps kept the flames from going out of all Isiunda ami destroying lence all over the Houth in organizing thing to covet, to wade through brlm- and building M. C.

A buildings for the great stores of rallnpid ties sfack- ichants National Bank of this city, ed lu the Abilene and Boutherti yards guarded by four ferocious mastiffs, any number of plain clothes men and a non-plckabie. burglar-proof combination. there reposes an orange hacked, onery looking slip of currency which might taken for llart.Hciiaffner anil Marx guarantee if it were not for the five on the face it lays I in un official envelope, lo ad up, serene and indifferent to Its own greatness; Just as though it were not some white a re- trou- sjieclmeua, Only two Mexicans and men, umong the latter being porter, reahed the scene of the hie, These bedraggled I soaked to the skin, did all they could to prevent the spread of the flames. While the fire was in progress the 9 t.r» Abilene and Northern train hacked Into the station, and many were tiie curious faces flattened against the window as the cars backed by ITEMM OP INTEREST FROM TIIE CLYDE MUM Mr. U.

Brown of Hylvester. and Miss Myrtle Glover of Eula. were married at the Methodist parsonage late yesterday afternoon by Rev. Vincent. Several couples from Kulu accompanied thein to witness the ceremony.

Miss Juanita Cook who has Is-en visiting relatives and friends In Abilene returned home Tuesday. The Fartuera Gin will soou begin the erection of their new gin and when completed Will be the beat In the county. Drs. Estes, Bailey and Duncan performed an operation yesterday on Bert Tatior for Itis The Methodist revival will begin next Sunday at II Itev ry of Merkel will lead lu the work. Sum Sherrill.

Dr Bailey, tiie editor, Silvia llastia and Tom Kemper went to Abilene in Sam's auto Saturday via Hamby Tiie run was made from Hamby to Abilene a distance of thlr teen miles in twenty minutes. all and from whom we want to get the information possible. Judge Kayles, the chairman of the committee, is out of town and iias To attempt to describe tins ten tbous and dollar bill, to dwell upon the many good things it could buy for some hungry soul, would. require a NIIhi Grace Vlitsou Who iiad been here the past several days visiting Mrs Jinks Magee iiss returned to her home in Sweetwater. Simmons and family left yesterday ufternooii for Merkel where they will spend a few daay visiting friends and relatives.

vocabulary of a M.uauby and the Im- been for some time, but on bis return agination of a Foe. The Reporter's we to be able to get things to moving more rapidly. A MINTER, JR i readers are ail vised to call around at i the bank and view and touch the bill. The bank a officials have kindly agreed Vice Chairman to satisfy the curiosity of all. For the first time in many months Clinton was not on hand to dJ Mra Gains and of reel the work The chief iu some way the Caps neighborhood left last night got his directions mixed, and drove up for Trent where they will spend few Pecan street.

Near the jail he collided violently with a driverless horse and buggy. The rig was sadly battered and a small boy riding with him received slight injuries. The other boggy was out damaged. days visiting relatives. Mrs Weldman.

representative of the Ylotor Field, was in the city yesterday and left last night for Big Springs and El Paso..