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BROWNWOOD BULEETIN
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BROWNWOOD TEXAS, MONDAY, MAY, 12, 1924 f
VOL XXIV. NO. 179
TWELVE PAGES TODAY
INCARE LOSES MAJORITY SUPPORT
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FOB OPENING - CONSIOEREO IN SENATE HEAPINB
turns of the funds as a pretest against
Official
OF CONVENTION
nonsense, high government officials
deelared today.
RESCUED ALIVE
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NBERMANGITY
TRIBUTE TO NARDIMO' D.
farmed the neueles of that major
TODAY AT. FLOODED REEKS FLOWING INTO
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witnesses had an interest in the de-
Andre Marty, communtat imprison-
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BoUr IS POSTPONED.
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THE LAMB THAT TURNED INTO A WHITE ELEPHANT.
G. C. Wood, a Texas oil producer.
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encircling air squadron and his me-' gotiator of the Angora treaty. were
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MANY COUNTIES HAVE OPENEDL
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Benediction. Hon Thomas H. Tay-
lor. dean, Howard Payne college.
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NEWSPAPER PROPAGANDA FOR
RETURN OF RELIEF FUND IS
DENOUNCED BY JAP OFFICIALS
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The committee will meet agaln to-
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ST. LOUIS, May 2.—Arrangements
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SWOLLEN POTOMAC THREAT.
EN MUCH DAMAGE.
Opposition 811.
Poincare parties 217
Oppositiom majority IK.
Clalms Some Radleals
The government clalms that «» out
of the IM radicals elected are Indir
ferent and will vote with the gov-
ernment in matters of foreign pail
FBERBACH, Badon. May 12-"Finder‘s keepers," says Grover Bera
— doll. American draft dodger with reference to the gold he buried
in 1917 when hie game t hide and seek with the Unyed States au-
GROVER BERGDOLL SAYS COLD IS
SECURELY HIDDEN IN AMERICA,
AND CAN NEVER BE DISCOVERED
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for tonight at the Queensborough
stadium, has been postponed until
Friday night because of rain
Men Alive and Well,
CORDOVA, Alaska. May 12—Major
Military parade, (all arms of serv- ot America. announced here today.
” A committee of reading bankers.
cial headquarters today show that
France in yesterday’s elections de.
Mayor William A. Mage, In the mean-
time the company postponed Ms plan
to operate cars with men brought
from other cities. 1
5EW IHGd'(ATTL* PEICE.
the minority <
The radical party of former Prem
wteiee fgrntteromrprinee.ie
busihess in Berlin the house of Moh
enzollern was reptesented by Prince
Oscar • 2 5 .
The monarchists had been warned
by Dr. Hergt, chairman of the Ger-
man nationalist party, to forego all
needless provocatten and the unveil-
ing ceremoney, the speeches and the
parading passed off without incident
before 156,000 spectators. The only
approach to violence In or about Halle
proper reported in dispatches receiv-
ed here was a clash between police
and communists on the outskirts of
th city, A policeman was killed and
five were seriously Bounded by nip-
era.
chanic, staff Sergeant Alva L.. Her- successful •
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MAYFIELD’S CAMPNIEN FUND IS
Orposition Party Appar ntiy Has a Majority of 114 in Cham-
bar, but Radicals are Expected to Give Their Support to
Poincare Policies.
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THE STAGE is set, the throng is
. I gathering, everybody is ready for
• the opening hour of the sixth annual
seaslon of the West Texas Chamber
of Copmorce. Brownwood is full of
WACO, Texes, May 1.-John F.
Marshall, aged SOrformer member
of the city eounell and prominent
in business elreles, was found
dead this morning in a rocking
ehair in his room at a local hotel.
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Address, "Texas T
W Carpenter, vice pr
oral manager, Texas
ed against a mountain on the Alas- with 186 voten, white the woclalteta,
, ks peninsular April 10, intends to whone Eteatest strengti la precedie«
leave Fort Moller. Alaska (omorrow years was 1S1 la ISU. will number III
for the United States , in the new ehamber. *
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Meanwhile the three other planes ponderant factor tn rench politics
will bontinue their way sen ind the Former Mininter of Interior Malvy,
world under command of IAi utenant who was during the war for
Lowell H Smith. senior officer tn the fve years is returned to the cham-
ahkence of Major Martin. ber, carrying his deket with him.
The plans of the air service will al- while Generai De Caiteinau, victor of
wo permit Major Martin to Jeep the Grand Courone and the barior of
ntion of commanding 4 Meet of Nancy la 1914, was beaten.
LteuteneaS Smith's IHte be-. - - ---------*—
leg that of acting officer in charge
crane ted cattle seta new high mark
here today when two tap loads from
Bubinal sold fof $8.50 per hundred
pounds. They will be shipped to
Kansas City pastures to be tnished
off. The previous high price of the sea-
son was $8.
SEVEHAL CQMMUNISTS RIOT
REPORTED SLIN IN BATTL1
WITH FASCISTS,
TENDED BY SEVERAL HUN-
DRED STRIKING MEN.
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PITTSBURGH. PA May 12 — The
strike of 8.200 motor Men and conduc-
tors of the Pittsburgh railway com-
pany. In effect since midnight last
Friday, ended late today when the
men voted to rturn to work under
a plan suggested by the company.
Three thousand two hundred strik-
ing motormen and conductors of the
Pittsburgh railway company gathered
at the labor temple here today to
vote on a plah to settle their wage
controversy with the company. The
plan was submitted by company of-
ficials at an all night conterence with
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Formal presentation of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall to the
City of Brownwood. Program will start at 7:10. General Public Invited.
Dance at Memorial Hall at couclusion of Presentation Ceremonies.
(>unce at Elks Hall.
Wrestling match at American Legion Open Air Stadium.
OF WORLD
azatnst the renewal of German re-
venge; Prince Joachim Murat, de-
ncendant ot the king of Naples aad
dGAmton Vidal, former under-secretary
NEW YORK, May 11.—The 15
round heavy weight match between1
Harry Wills, negro challenger for
Jack Dempsey's title, and Bartley
Madden veteran Irishman scheduled
portant problems will come
convention for discussion.
_________ business and professional men of
• Band Concerts, Soldiers and Sailors' America led by Clarence H tHoward
------ 1 of St. Louis will cpnduct the campaign
TERM AN
Edouard Herriot
bow or on the way here.
Each ted every delegation is bring-
ing the very best there is in the lo-
cality trom‘which it comae—beabty.
chivalry, womafthood, enanhood, high
end lofty ideals, such as make for sub-
stantial pfogress. such as count as
' milestones along the great highway of
life. Naturally there will be noise,
dine, fan-tare, ‘hlare, jax features,
hip-hooray. hall, ball. the gang's all
here. and a lot of. such stuff, but
after all there wi be a vast quantity,
a predominating modicum of plain,
old West Texas common sense, and
this will be the gdallty-that will domi-
nate the husihess features of the con-
it la antended to send Ms or Mar- Rolshevika in the Hack as
_ -‘getcennrmfvey’aeross the sein-et-olse, while
Atlantie in,tim to greet Ue flyers erand son ot Kari
and tend them on the way hone from wan returned
Europe, in that way giving the com- Andrew LFevre, tormer mininter
mander the post of honor which ho of war, one of thone who has warned
loet by hard luck in Alaska
for physical education, were deteated
while former Mie tutors Relbel and
Here is the offilal program for the
first day (National Insurance Day:)
Soldiers' and Bailors' Memorial hall.
Mask by bands. Aebembled at 8.30
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Sometimes we ooms to know people
who brag about their worst deeds and
apologlze for their bout; a queer sort
of twitch in human nature but one de-
serving of a sort of merit neverthe-
lees.
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IARIS, May 11— Nearly com-
plete returns compiled at offi-
STAEE55ET
FALSE PARK, Alaska. May 11 Ma- which was defeated by the national
Jor Frederick L Martin, world flight biock tour years azo agaln becomes
commander, whose plane wi smash- the strongest party in the ehamber
funds he raised for Mayfield. He re-
plied that he never made any state-
ment directly to Mayfield but had
paid 1750 toward his election. .
He said he could not remember a
conversation described by Boone
where Mayfield was alleged to have
mentioned the campaign contribuon.
Nickels sought tor details as to the
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Former Premier Painleve and
TOMORROW ’ P
Formal opening West Texas Chamber of Commerce at Soldlers
and Bailors Memorial Hall, 9 o’clock in mornink.
Luncheon Executive’Board Wept Texas Chamber of Commerce,
12:30.
Addreee at Memorial Hall- Hon. M L. Corey, United States
(By Asciated Ptiii)
ITIASHINGTON. May 11— Temporar-
V V ily putting aside the question of
the Ku Klux Klan participation in the
Texas senatorial election of 1922, the
senate committee investigating Geo.
E. B. Paddy's contest for the seat oc-
cupied by Senator Mayfield today took
up the charges of excessive campaign
expenditures by the Mayfield support-
ers.
T. F. Nikels, attorney for Peddy.
Response to address of welcome. Ing '
Hoe. W. 8. Dickey. Henrietta. 'All right." Nickels responded. I’ll
Presidents annual address. Hon. A. be down’on the avenue after awhile.
B Spencer, Crosbyton > Hunter said under questioning that
Appointment of committees, I Senator Mayfield met him at the train
Address. “Beef and Pork." Hon. E. when he arrived in Washifiton to tee’
J. Hosey, Armoyr & Co., Fort Worth, tify but had asked him “to’bust right
Texas. " out and tell the whole truth.”
West Texas: Tonight unsettled
showers except in southwest per.
tions; Tuesday partly eloudy»
showers hi east portion.
East Teles; Tonight cloudy,
showers In west portion, warmer
except in extreme northwest por-
tion: Tuesday unsettled scattered
iwers.
Louisiana:Tonight and Tuesday,
generally fair; warmer tonight
• Arkansas: Tonight fair, warmer
except in northwest portions;
Tuesday incressing cloudiness.
circumstances under which the con-
versation took place. Both witnesses
testified that Mayfield, then Texas
railroad commissioner was hearing at
the time an application of the Trinity
Brasos Valley riUroad company. to
drill an oil welr"n Ite right of wax:
resentatives of all the best ideals of
the great Sest and southwest—of
Texas. More than two hundred towns.
cities and lqttes will be represent- directed Hunter to tell what campaign
ed. Most of the delegations are here
westernet, such aa win make i.
congstton, will bo composed of good
sports, who will fight hard to carry
their point, and thn shake hands with
the winner if they lose.
Pregrm Tomorrow
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Big Endowment ^und
for Boy Scouts io
Planned at St. Louis
ntuANeTAAIIAN STHIKE AGREE BUSINESS AREA
H™ UnUBNTO JOBS OFCUMBERLANO
reached on May 7th. a trappers cabin
at the most southerly point of Port ’
Moller bay. Exhausted by their long]
tramp, they remalned at the cabin
three days recovering their strength
and then walked along the beach to
Port Moller, where they flashed to the'----. ... ____ c ....
world the news that they were alive Cy. Even If this •• correct however,
the government will still remain la
Pt RIS Raj 12—Lier tenant Pel.
Illter Delsy, filler from Paris to
Toklo, arrived st Saiycon, Cochin-
China, yesterday afternoon from
Bangkok, Siam, says a telegram
recelved today.
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(By .iHteiahi Prut) (I The newspapers had proposed re-
.“rokro. May 12 Newspaper pro pa- turns of the funds as a prctest against
gahda"for the return to the United the exclusion program of the new
State ot the many dontributions made American immigration bill. “
Ar Japans evtzunk» relief fa 6—* “ “ -
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wAsHINaAon,tMay Majority was redueed to second rank in
Frederick L. Martin and his m ichante, the party groups.
staff Sergeant Alva L. Harviy, will | Political obmservers pointed out
beordered to Washington direet from that a swing in the blance of the
Earsariylartarlatheratrnipnzananh ehamber, bringing into power p
wrecked and they had been missing " premier of the left might at
for eleven days in the wilds of Alaa- feel the tenure of office of Presi
ka.. dent Millerand, who was a
The two aviators will be ussigned ponent of the bloe nation
to duty in the army air servie e head- and Ka first premier
quarters temporarily, but thef names, Those claiming to be in his oonf-
will be kept on the list of the around dence declared he Would prater to re
the world fyers as a compll went to sign rather than become a “rubber
the men and in recognition of the .tamp" for a majority with which he
hardships they have endured in veil- was not in
astly attempting to lead the • juadron I
in the globe encipnng flight.
Harbor to rejoin the air squiai
Reach Trapper's (able.
Making their way over
Band Concert. Memphis Chamber of ....
Commerce Band at 1:30 p. m for the establishment of a $10,000,000
' Address, "Farm Loans," Hon. M. L’Boy Scout endowment' fund, tite in-
Corey, member U. S. Farm Loan come of which is to be used for the
Board. Washington, D. C., at t. ia aft- promotion of all phases of the Boy
ernoon. Memorial ball. I Scout program in every section of the •
Baseball, Howard Payne part. 4 United States will be made at once,
O'clock. ' I Scout executives of the Boy Scouts
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warn the residents of the impending a.....su
Hanger. In Cumberland streets the MAKn8110
waters were rising early today at the 16 ME.
rate of eight ineboe aa hour.
(Rf Attopialtil Pre)
CUMBERLAND, Md., May 12.—For
the second time within late than two
months, flood waters were lapping
menacingly at the heart of the Cum-
berland businens district this morn-
ing. Willa creek, taking its course
through the downtown section, has
left its hunks. Watsr in. Mechanics
street, one of the principal business
thoroughfares, has reachod a depth
of 18 inches. -Merchants worked
throughout the night moving ther
stores to second floors. (
The Potomac river and its tribu-
tarfes reach'd flood stage during the
early morning hours, forcing hun-
dreds of families at ' Keyser and
Piedmont, W. Va. to flee from their
homes. At Piedmont a general Are
alarm was sounded at midnight to
Of the Poincare cabinet the Ruhr
ministers, M Maginot and leTrocguer
miles west of Chignik Alaski, on the were,returned, as were M.Lefebvre
foawapntmomp. coemt XT.' Lui"‘Martn""Ininlasorr"ftsirid"m
termine their next step. • ; turned The return of M Capu, min:
The aviators were renting in the inter of azriculture,, and M..Daniel
quarters of the Pacifc-American VlBeeat. mln yor o<_hg*r^r and, fo**;
Fisheries Co., at Port Moller and ac- ’• probable Raoul Peret. president of
corded the beat of care Meanwhile the chamber • reelected..Leon
the coast guard cutter Algonsjuin waa Daudet, royallat leader, wan detented;
speeding to their assintane ' rom Ub- ’ M. D Aublgny. under becretaryo
alaska. Unless contrary orders are re- istate for fnance.wan defpated along
celved the Algonquin will ake the with his former .chlef, M. Delator rs,
two aviators back to Dutch Harbor. Victor Horet, minieter of agriculture
No additional information has been under Clemenceau."as elected.,
received here from Port Moller since Marcel Coachin. the cqmmunist. lead-
the message giving newe of their ar- er.was sucecesful, Coramandant Bro
rival wee broadcast yesterday. This card, leader of France a moot famoun
message stated that both esraped tn- aerlal squadron in which.Captain
jury when their plane Seattle crash- George. Guynemerand.. Heutenant
ed into a mountain peak end was|Jean Navarre, starred durin«.the ;a
wrecked st 12:30 oclok the afternoon was elected for Paris and Badi **
of April SO. an hour and a hair after ( cointe, another flying ace. was de
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j NEWS FLASHES
MEDINA, I. Y, Maj 12,4
George IL Kenman, 7%, traveler
and writer, is dead at bls home
here after three days’ IlIness of
putalysin.
tided An a considerable change in
domestic policies and o at least
important mnodifications in the
ORDEREDHOME--E-
__ |in the chamber of deputies was
KAMEN WILL BE EPT os ROLL swept away in a violent swing of
ithe political pendelum toward the
left and the bloc national which
Convention formally opens 9 o’clock.
Invocation. Dr. A. D. Porter, presid-
ing elder; Methodist church.
Flag service, "Advance With Colors."
March, by the John Tarleton Col-
lege Band. Official West Texas Cham-
ber of Commerce, first prize 1923 Col-
lege class.
"Star Spangled Banner," by the
Weatherford Gold Medal Band. Of-
ficial West Texae Chamber of Com-
merce first prize 1923, third year
class.
Address of welcome. Han. Fred S.
Abney, mayor of Brownwood.
of the old military elemet under the
monarcchlal colors stnc yiewold war.
(By Auoeiairi Prut)
BERLIN. May 11—Fighting as a se-
quel to the monarchist demonstration
yesterday at Halle is reported from
the nearby town of Boelleberg where
eleven communists are said to have
been killed and a number wounded.
Halle is known as the center of
German communism, and the monar-
chists seised the dpportunlty afford-
ed, by the unveiling of the restored
Von Moltke mhument to stage a
demonstration.
Handed by General Ludendorff and
a score of former army and navy
tedders, a fascist "army" estimated
to number 25,000 men, most of them
ten days they were missing today!
were waiting at Port Moller. 100
• After all, the "other tellow" la a
very good chap to know. He has hie
points. HIS points may not be OUR
points, but they may be good polnta,
neverthelens. It is a good policy
therefore, to give the “other fellow”
consideration.
Luncheon executive board of the
West Texas Chamber of Commerce at
12:30.
Agricultural moating. Soldiers' and
. Sailors' Memorial hall. Boys' and
Girls' club rally.
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Wichita Fall* Attorney, Supporter of* Mayfield, Asked About
Contriixitiona to Fund and Abo About Oil Permit*
“* Ww"IMOTORMENEMI FLOOD MENAGES
Leygues were re-elected.
frozen Official ngurea. with 16 districts
wastes with the greatest difficulty, missin, show the chamber divided as
subsisting on the condensed ationa follows:
they carried, the two fiera Anally
thorities began All told, he says there was exacly 1270,000 in nice
shiney ten dollar gold pleces. He dvetared the fold la buried in the
United States but (bat is about ail he will say about h
If I should die," he remarked, "the gold will' never, be tound.
That's how securely it 1 hidden. Ns one wae with me when. I put it
away and no one will ever find it ugless I go for it mynel!"
He realises that he has lost a fortune in interest but be unded,
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president and gen- testified to being solicited for May:
_J Power & Light fleld campaign funds on the ground
Co.. Dallas, Texab, that Mayfield had “always been fair
Address, “Our National Insurance,” to oll interests." He did not contribute
General Paul Malone, U. B. A. I at the time, he said, but later gave
Rag service, "Retirement of |25 t0 a local effort for Maytield,
Colors." 1 without the senator's knowleege.
March by Weatherford Gold Medal.
irosperous people,
virile people, rep-
U Tew* Ne 199.0 IMe ** rerotteda-
"H's worth a groat den especially to me to have
’ I can put my hands on when I want to. If 1 ever
states I * v ■ (1
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a. venton.
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SUPPGRTINCHAMBERUFDEPUTIES
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was dated. Hunter denied thia.
“Was there any relation between
your campaign tontribution end the
granting of these permits?" asked Sen-
ator Neely, democrat, Weet Virginia.
“Not the least," Hunter answer*!
nayntiaer Brothers, sn oil firm in-
te rested in permits before the Texas
ralroad commission, gave 1260 of the
9750 Hunter raised, he testified, while
$50 came from another man. The bal-
ance be paid himself.
There was some discussion as to
ths circumstances under which the
permit was sued. Senator Mayfield
had one vote out of three on the rail,
road commission and Allison Mayfield,
nos dead, had a second. Hunter said
he got both of the Mayfield's votes.
Nickels ssked Huntsr if he had over
tried to get $1,000 from a third indi-
vidual as a fee for getting a permit.
Hunter said the question was insult-
qzrhawaumit “LUST AVIATORS P
Elsiom ghven onpermu.
—-Ntetets trther eusbestd that Muni-
but he er haa been given by Maytield’s per:
Up‘the mission a perm t to drill an oil well
'* ‘ which was issued two days before it
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Nickels then sought to show that both hold, marched into the city,
witnesses had an interest in the de- ft was the moat impressive array
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