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BOTMITIN
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PRJQjFIVE CENTS
BROWNWOOD TEXAS TUESDAY MAY 13 1919.
NO. 173
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NS1DER TREATY
GERMAN MINISTRY
MEETS
II FOStllSES
IF T sin
am am
LISTS F SUBSCRIBERS ARE NOT
YET COMPLETE; COUNTY
"OYER THE TOP."
The subscription lists to the Victory
oa4 campaign in Brown co.unty will
jprofeaMy not be complete for tliree or
fr wore 3 ays a long list of sub-
scriptions having been reported today
t be added to those already reported
in this paper. X R. Churchill the of-
fice manager of the campaign says
that he expects additional subscrip-
tkMW to he coming in for tlie next two
or three 4ays and that it will prob-
ably be the end of this week before
the complete lists from the rural com-
smaittee will be available.
The unofficial reports from the four
leading towns of the county show that
May subscribed $24900; Bangs $17-
W; Blanket $7800; and Zephyr $1-
7. These figures are oversubscrip
tions of the quotas of these towns and
weak volumes tor the workers in each
coBiHaunity. The official lists of sub-
' scriber have not yet been received at
the office here but will be announced
as soon as received.
If the names of any Brown wood sub-
scribers have not yet been published
such subscribers should call at the of-
fice of the campaign organization or
at the bank to which their subscrip-
were given and rectify the over-
Saps GoVemrnentu
Mat) Be Chctnged as
Result of Treaty
OOHERTY PHOT
ON RETURN I
TD THEIR
RIP
DELIGHTED WITH BROWNWOOD
AND ENJOYED EVERY SINCTE
OF THEIR STAY HE HE.
(Continued on page five.)
1
Raymond Brick
Drowned jn April
Buried Here Today
The remains of Ernest Raymond
Brick son of Jack Brick of this city
arrived in Brownwood from California
Monday afternoon and the funer.il
services were to be conducted this
Afternoon at 4:30 o'clock from me;
chapel of Nfclhnis & Sou. Rev John
Pnwpr. Tector Of St; .IOM1S Hpiti;ujiai
The special train bearing thq hun-
dred and fifty or more capitalists and
bankers who are security holders in
the various Doherty companies who
spent all of yesterday in Brownwood
left last night at 1Q o'clock for Dallas
where they will spnd a fevT hours
today before starting the return trip
tp the various points in the north and
ast from which the party was made
up.
.Last night a: number of the visitors
were entertained with a dance at the
JBlks Club room while others found
amusement of various sorts ;or tq$c
advantage of xin opportunity to "catch
.up" with some of the sleep which they
ihad lost at various stages of the trip.
oday in Dallas the party will hear
an "address hyt J. d McDowell presi-
dent of theEmpire companies which
are subsidiary to the Cities Semce
company and that event will tormanj
close the program for the trip. This
address will be a very confidential dis-
cussion of the operations of the Em-
pire company at various points visited
jand will give each man present in-
formation which is of value in view
lot- his hofdings of various Empire
Securities.
(By Associated Press) ;
LONDON lay 13. The visi-
bility of u change in the govern-
ment of Germany as u result of
the presentation of the allied
peace terms was discussed by
Phillip Schcldoinaini the German
chancellor at Berlin today ac-
cording to a dispatch by the Ex-
change Telegraph company.
The Chancellor denounced the
peace terms -which he said rep-
resented a brutal dictated peace.
lie stated that it is possible that
a government might he formed
which would sign the peace terms
hut that it is doubtful if the allies
would he satisfied with such a
government.
STORM A! HEAVY SEft -DELAYS
START FLIGHT
ACROSS TIE ATLANTIC
AN AMERICAN SOLDIER IN GERMANY.
.:r ' -.". i.t e
mm
American soMier untangling traffic at Coblsn street crossing Germany
a la Forty-Second stxeei and Broadw ay.
NAYAL PLANES 1VILL NOT BEGIN
LONG FLIGHT FOB ANOTHER
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
A booklet containing- this address
us m frnJv the Bulletin plant
church will conduct the services att j - jol) was fm.
(By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON May 13. It is indi-
cated today that the naval seaplanes
at Newfoundland will not start on their
tranSrAUaritif flight for at least twenty-four
hours according to dispatches
to the navy department from Tropassy
Bay. " ;. -
.Commander Towers chief of the: ex-
pedition reported that heavy seas rire
running and-a. storm is coming down
on its bourse to the shores.
B TllM E f 0 LR E L IE FL 0 F RRM E I S
S UFFER ED II jf LSII
J Uili Li iu u
Propose Ten - Mile
Dry Zone On Border
of Texas and Mexico
ished if was literally "sunk without
a trace" every precaution being tak-
intennent wlif be In Creenleaf Ceme
tery.
The funeral service is held exactly en t0 prevent Uid: spread ot .any oi
it-- jnntu r vnunelii.n infnri!ilioii contained m uie au-
oe Hionui aiLer uie uco.vi uj rf -
race .
man r" ill en occunu uu --i j
Tirntwiav afternoon the visitorsor
13th' at Coronado Beach Calif. While;
-t Ti.ithine nartv at inai uwu.
T W -
young Brick lost his life m
" " :UnT of them at least were wku.
me rub. uci -- - i5- . t. .
one of the
youuB " Mninnc wi for an inspection oi uie hhu..u ...-
ofoyopg XTJ'Ter a d Commenting on this field one or ui.
found themselves in -deep water and interests represented de
ecaine w trightened tnat tneir .-j Brownwo0(1 shallow
ce was very difficult utner ouu remarkable I have
en came to the rescue of Brick and .field i ac
9- SSSL 1ridSnTtUuainted with the oil industry the val-
3uc tae .lives ui i
rescue Brick who Decame w'-'
and was drawn out to sea In a power-.
ial undertow. The naval tnunorm
Maintained a constant search for the
"body for more than three eeks before:
it -was iound.
The deceased enlisted in the navy
last July before he was eighteen yearH
nn nf ember 3. He uaa mams
U1U w4
f -..mil vioitiintr one or two bar
rels steadily is not realized But to
the experienced oil man the small
shallow well has an appeal that is
linqpd iinon long years of experience.
The Brownwood wells are far better
than the famous shallow wens oi uie
Pennsylvania field yielding more
profitably and. costing one-third as
i. 4rt irsn rtv all means contin-
(By Associated Press.)
LAREDO Tex. May 13. A bill to
create a ten-mile dry zone along the
international border will be introduc-
ed in the Mexican Congress according
to Mexican officials in Nuevo Laredo.
The proposed Iaw Avould become effec-
tive a month before the United States
goes dry. The sone would oxtend from
the Pacific coast to the moath of the
Rio Grande.
To offset the. revenue losses to Mex
ican border merchants incurred by
the law another bill will be introduc-
ed for a ten-mile free zone having the
same radius which" would admit im-
ports to the dry territory free pf du-
Long Airplane Trip
from Texas Delayed
By the Weather Today
. The- destructive hailstorm -wh i ch
swept through Brown county "Sunday
night left in "its path shattered hopes
and blackest "gloom where a few days
uko tuere nau oeen ongniness and
ATION GIN WHETHER
MOT ILL SIGN Mi
Scheidemann Says Turning Point in Life of German Nation
Has Come; Independent Socialists Urge Sighing of ..
Treaty Although Under Compulsion.
10 1
GOVER
GlGESlf
OPEN SUNDAY
NOT CLASSIFIED AS LIVE BY STA-
RLES SAYS ATTORNEY GEN-
ERAL IN OPINION.
(By Associated Press)
AUSTIN May 13 A public garage
is' not a livery stable held the Attor
ney General in an opinion today and
it may not' remain open on Sunday
under- the law which authorizes livery
stables to be open for business on that
day.
IDS FOR CONTRACT
M ME TURNED DOWN
BY THE GQMMISSIQHEBS
(By Associated Press)
BERLIN Xay 13. The Imperial
ministry met today to disease the
peace terms. No ftesitlYe prepesftl
hare yet been cemMiraieatea' to
the entente. Practical qBestfeBg
and considerations relating to ter-
ritorial cessions which were traas-
mitfed to ClemcHceaa by the Ger-
man delegates were said U he
ho of fHRdaraeafal inpertasce
hut of an explanatory character.
It is reported that the gemaa
democratic and C'eMtrakt parties
have threatened to withdraw their
representatives from the gerera.
ment if the treaty Is sed.
. Phillip cheidemann in his speech
before the 'national assembly hare yes-
terday said that the occasion was the
turning point in the life of the Ger-
man people as the assembly was to'
decide the attitude toward "what our
adversaries call peace conditioas.'
Even if important changes are sot
made by the negotiations which hate
been begun at Versailles there re-
mains no choice but to bow to com-
pulsion and sign the treaty says aa
appeal of the Central Committee of
the Independent Socialist party im the
party organ. Die Freiheit today.
ONLY ONE BID CONDITIONALLY
RETAINED FOR FURTHER
CONSIDERATION.
it was the purpose and intent of the
Brown county commissioners to let the
contract Monday for the building of
happiness because of the promised. the Oil Belt Hiehwav connectin?;
prosperity to come after three years of
Brownwood and Comanche 'but when
the eight bids which had been receiv-
ed prior to that time were opened they
were found to be far in excess of what
tiie commissioners were prepared to
1'ILOTS OE PLANES NOT PERMIT-
TED TO FLY OVEIt TOWNS OR
"CROWDS OF PERSONS.
utter failure 6f crops. A path two or
j-more miles wide and extending from
;Grosvenor to the .Elklns. community
I was practically denuded of srowins
j crops leaving beaten and twisted jl"1?. in- fact 00 lowest bid was more
istubblo where si tew- ri.-ivs nM ihnm than 30000.00. above the figures which
were marvelous -fields of urain nrom-;tue court had in mind. All the bidders
islng an abundant vield. Vre conditionally released except one
For tiireo years these fanners lutveiaml tlle C0UT- is 'et hoPf"1 that W
(By Associated Press)-
struggled against failure and even yet
they are not ready to admit that they
have been defeated.. The fields Jn which
GERMAN OELEGM
SEEKS CQMMONIOATIQN
WITH THE MIST W
WILL ASK FOR FEJtJHSWtX T
COMXUNIt'ATE WITH THE AU-"
STRFAX DELEGATION.
issued Monday the pilots ot airplanes; be tQ somctlll eIge
are forbulden to fly over tarn orj
crowds ot persons except at such a
height that the planes will be permit-
ted to piano down to a. landing in
event the motors stop. :
Acrobatic feats over towns- are pro
hibited. Military pilots are .warned
; " J plo of Brown county should immedi
der ordqrs on Paul of diamissal ftom;' t. .t - .
of hope that they may turn to
good account the splendid rains which
have fallen here and which had there
been no hailstorm would have given
j.them abundant yields of all "crops.
The Bulletin believes that the peo-
J
the elimination of certain features
this bid may be gotten within the re-
quirements. It is understood that the
apparent excessive cost was due to the
roil finishing of the road. "While this
comes high it is worth the price
for it adds much "to the life and longe-
ity of the road . The commissioners
believe that it will be possible for them
to put some of the county equipment
on the road and that this also may
essen the cost of construction.
the service.
r vi faithfulness to duty and
his energy in the performance of all
?Jlw SSLl to him. In their official
report of his death the naval author-!
Ities at San Diego declared that he
'ied gallantly In a manner becoming
t ma? in the service of the UmteJ
gtates His elder brother Shirley
Brick" was discharged from the avia-
tion service with the ran of secoml
lieutenant a few months ago and is
new with his father here.
shallow field and see that the proper
care is taken of all Uie wens ior jl
a money making proposition.
Although not here with a view to
becoming interested in any individual
acreage in this county many of the
visitors secured Brown county maps
and carried them away for referen-
ces witli a possibility that they may
later make inquiries as to various
tracts in favorable districts.
(By Associated Press)
DALLAS jMay 13. Unfavorable fly
ing conditions prevented seven Love
Field airplanes from starting their
Hight to Boston today in the inter-
est of the army recruiting campaign.
It is hoped that they may start;-Wednesday.
Booze Discovered
In Medical Lab pf
B. i t . iiiiuir Hums m Milium mr
Q- mlVPV(l1"V''ost of the storm victims
A5 iwvioitj sWd peolle ordinarily a
Temporary Officers
-In Navy Released
Within Few Weeks
PLAN HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR
COTTON CORPORATION JO HANDLE
- 1919 CROP IN SOUlrlhKIN
1 (By Associated Press)
NEW ORLEANS La. May 13.-The
-bpoed plan for the organization of
' Se African Cotton Export Financ-
ial corporation a pool of cotton pro-
iTcers aad (iealerff in Uie export trade
we known here today at con-
4-
WJiATHER FORECAST. J
4- Weather forecast for Brown- v
f wMd awl vicinity: Tonight un-
iii.j. -t' .innnJiir r1n.lldV. Brob- V1
ahrr Tiffy thunder ghowers.
the cotton interests pro
vides for the corporation to be capi
talized at one hundred million uonars
to be paid largely in Liberty Bonds.
The corporation will he empowered
to accept a wide variety of foreign
securities and to market them in this
country or to issue bonds of its own.
It will also acquire control pf cotton
manufacturing plants.
The organization plans also provide
that the corporation might lend its
money to dealers' or shippers on sb'-
curity of warehouse receipts in cases
where cotton is being- assembled ior
expert.- . u.-si . .
- (By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON May 13. All tern
porary officers who entered the navy
for the period of the war only will be
released within the next few weeks
the acting Secretary announced today.
They will be replaced by reserve of
ficers who are accepting temporary
commissions with an agreement to re-
main in the service Xor six months af
ter peace has been declared.
New Wheat Diseases
Will Not Affect Size of
United States Crop
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON May 13. Although
two wheat diseases recently discover-
ed in Madison county Illinois and
which previously were unknown in
this country may cause heavy losses
in the area' affected it will have no
appreciable affect upon Uie total pro
duction of this year's crop accoru-
ingvto'tthe Department of Agriculture
infei 'statement issued today. r? .
( By "Associated "Press.)
NASHVILLE (May IS.T.Ua po-
lice today raided 'the medical lab-
oratory of Vahderbilt University
and seized two patrol wagon loads
of whiskey and other intoxicants.
Four students- were arrested
charged with" violating the state
storage act.
HEPUBLlirfTMEET
FOB ROUTINE BUSINESS
CONFERENCE TQiMf
ately come to the assistance Of these
farmers who have suffered so leavily
i from the storm. Tney require financial
assistance to secure seed for replant-
jing. and Avill require assistance in se
; curing labor for the hurried work that
! will be necessary in. again getting
i their fields In shape for cultivation.
are respon-
able to take
care of themselves: but a calamity
sucji as that which has just occurred
is something which they can not over
come without liberal assistance.
The Bulletin will accept contribu
tions in any sum to be applied to i
fund for the relief of the storm vie
tiros. The fund will be placed in the
hands of County Agent O. P. Griffin
and through -him administered in some
equitable manner which is to be de-
termined in the next day or two. The
contributions should be liberal and
prompt "for every May's delay in. get
ting now crops planted will increase
the loss that is sustained by those
whose farms wore in the path of the
storm. Telephone or bring your sub
Rfr5nHnncs tn tlin Bnllfitin arlv Wed
nesday.
Will sot stake tip contests
oveit chaumikx of i.mpokt-
: ANT (JOJniITTRKS. :
(By Associated Press)
PARIS May 13. It developed taAiy
that Count von Brockdorft-RaaUaa
head of the Gernan peace Aelegatios
intends to ask permissioa to seed Ger-
man delegates to receive the Austrian
representatives according to the Ha-
vas Agency.
It has previously been anaouacecl '
that the allies intended to keep the
delegations separated.
The German plenipotentiaries were
reported today to be prepariag a for-
mal request that they b-' allowed to
communicate with the Auatriaa dele-
gates during the negotiations.
TALUW PROBLEM IS
NEARING A SQLUJION
EXPECTED THAT TODAY'S CON
FERENCES WOULD RESULT
IX COMPROMISE.
COURT HEARS EVIDENCE
UNDER GQURTYIRD TREES
LONGYIEW JUDGE SELECTS UNI-
QUE PLACE FOR C0XBUC-TIX6
COURT TOPAY.
(By Associated Press)
PARIS May 13. The Italian prob
lem seemed nearer a solution when
today's conference began among the
allied representatives here and it is
thought probable that a basis of an
understanding may be reached during
the day.
Hungarian Government
i Has Not Yet Named
Its Peace Delegates
(By Associated Press.)
LONG VIEW Texas May 13. A aa-
iqtie scene presented itself here today
when Judge Branchiield held a habeas
corpus hearing in a murder case la
district court under the trees in the
court yard.
. The court house has been coadema-
ed as unsafe and the room which was
temporarily used being too small ad
close the court was convened under
the trees. The case was that of T. E.
Huffman who seeks release under.
bond. - - .
tTtir Aocnnlnfnil TrrtCcA
WASHINGTON May .13. Arranging
for the organization of a conference
of Republican senators tomorrow tbo
leaders planned to postpone action on
the contest over the proposed elec-
tion ot Senator Penrose . of Pennsyl-
vania and Warren of Wyoming- as
chairmen of the finance and approp
riations committees respectively
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts re
publican leader said that routine
business only was planned" including
the election of -a president ; pro torn of
the:Sennto.V i " ' .-'
All Soldiers Look
Alike to Watchful
Chicago Policemen
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS May 13. The Hungarian
government has not yet accepted the
invitation to name delegates for sign
ing the peace treaty but it is assumed
that the Bela Kuit regime will gladly
take advantage of this means ot estab-
lishing relations with the outside
world.
(By Associated Press) -.
CHICAGO. MayvlS. All soldiers
look alike to the Chicago traffic
policemen according to Major
General. Leonard Wood conunan-
der of the. Central Division.
General Wood stood on the side-
walk instead of on the reviewing
stand and watched the thirteenth
engineers pass in. review today.
Policemen refused to lethlm. cr.o$s
the street1 to the reviewing1 stand.
MAY TAKE FOREIGN CONTRACTS.
(By Associated -Press.)
WASHINGTON May 13. American
shipyards will be permitted te accept-
contracts for foreign accounts so far "
as ' can be done without interfering-
with the building of the American.
merchant marine under a - decJsfcja v
which President Wilson cabled- today v '
RUSSIAN BOLSHEVIKI SEEKING TO
DESTROY RELIGIO N BY BRINGING IT
ROUGH MOCKERY IN CONTEMPT TH
(By Associated Press)
LONDON May 13. In the Caucasus
as olsQwhore in Russia the Bolshevik!
are seeking to destroy religion by
bringing it into contempt According
to a message from the Reuters xor-
respondent atEkateroiiQdar they con-
ducted In a 'church with all the-usual
ceromouials'a mock marriage between
a priest and a mare.
. The choir for the occaaNm waa farc-
ed under threat of death to afcag a
Psalm and the camti-chta ot the litargy.
Among the official pbUeatka at the
Moscow soviet Is a parody tmjjgm
oc tne cnurcn ranerai m
is supposed Jto have hm
over Wbody 9t a
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