The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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SEE J. SANDFORD SMITH FOR FIRE, TORNADO, LIFE, AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE, MEXIA, TEXAS.
The Mexia Weekly
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VOL. XXI. NO. 4.
MEXIA, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JAN. 22, 1920.
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SPARTACISTS
DEFER PLANS
FOR UPRISING
NOSKE'S MILITARY MEASURES
QUENCH REVOLT SPIRIT AND
PREVENT GENERAL STRIKE ON
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London, Jan. 17.—"Attempts to es-
tablish mob law at Berlin liave col-
lapsed" said an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from that city today.
The military measures taken by the
minister of defense, Noske, to pre-
serve order on the anniversary of the
filling of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl
Liebknecht, two spartacists leaders,
were described as overwhelming.
The German spartacists were said
to have postponed their plans for the
overthrow of the German government
until the people are" in a greater state
of unrest over the food scarcity.
The effort to bring about a general
strike 011 the Llebknecht-Luxemburg
anniversary was a complete failure,
the correspondent reports. It was cal-
led yesterday.
Topeka, Jan. 17.-—The upper WttTse
of the Kansas legislature today passed
the industrial court bill by a vote of
33 to 5. The lower house has not yet
voted on the bill.
HUNT FOR PROFITEERS ican pessengers stayed up all night
COVERS COAL OPERATORS dancing and drinking champagne.
Tiie steamship line replied that all
Americans starting for France are ov-
Washington, Jan. 17. The senate erjoyed at the opportunity to get a
committee investigating the coal situ- drink again after prohibition, and can
ation intends to find out whether op- not be blamed if they are a little hit
erators have been guilty of profiteer- arioU8,
ing. Chairman Frelinghuysen, repub- j
lican announced, in the senate on Fri-J
(jay ! Henrietta, Texas, Jan. 21.—B. E.
i m ' Stenson, 18, was killed here last
FOUR BOBBER* HOLD IIP ! nl*ht- He was bealen to death wlth
FOUR JOBBERS HOLD UP L club ln the bunk car of a rallroa(1
' ^ iwor^ tra'n< with which he was con-
' nected. An Italian cook is being
BEATEN TO DEATH
Columbus, Ga., Jan. 17.—Four high-
waymen Friday held up President C.' Waco.
L Mullin and four employes of the!
I'hoenix-Glrard bank at Girard, Ala.,
and escaped with $15,000 in currency.
A posse Is in pursuit of the men.
Miss Maude Booth, an employe of
the bank, received slight bruises when
she warded off a blow of a pistol as tt
came down on President MuMin's
head.
sought. Stenson's parents live near
MAYOR'S MOTHER DIES
AMERICAN DANCERS ON
LINER CREATE SENSATION
Paris, Jan. 17.—French passengers
on board French liners between New
York and Havre are scandalized at the
way Americans danced the shimmy
and other jazz steps every night dur-
ing the voyage. Half n dozen French
women, who had just completed a voy<
ago, wrote to the French line, pro-
testing against the conduct of the
dancing and asserting the gay Amer-
Corslcana, Texas, Jan. 21.—Mrs.
Fannie J, Halbert, mother of Mayor
J. L. Halbert, of Corslcana, died last
night after 65 years' residence in this
city.
New York, Jan. 21.—Because Earl
Caddock served in the army and Joe
Stecher was in the navy during the
war, Secretary of War Baker and Sec-
retary of the Navy Daniels have today
been invited to attend the Caddock-
Stecher world championship wrestl-
ing match here January 30.
Eagle Pass, Texas, Jan. 17.—On or-
ders from Washington, an embargo
on the importation of Mexican corn
was doeclared here today. Twenty-
five cars were held up on the Mexican
side of the border by the order.
PEACE COUNCIL ASKS
DUTCH TO SURRENDER
EX-KAISER FOR TRIAL
Paris, Jan. 17.—The supreme coun-
cil today approved the text of a letter
to the Dutch government asking for
the extradition of the former German
emperor.
The general expectation in French
circles is that Holland will refuse to
deliver the former monarch.
It was pointed out in supreme coun-
cil circles that in case the Dutch gov-
ernment is disinclined to deliver Count
Hohenzollern, it has a foundation for
its resistence in the fact that the of-
fenses named in the peace theaty,
• :v mely, "crimes against internation-
h irr.Iity and the sacredueutt e" the
ni..c.-," are not provided for '
hiVi'-u laws nor in the treaties be-
tween Holland and the allied powers
regarding extradition.
Washington, Jan. 17,—The Nether-
lands legation announced today no in-
formation had been received here of
the reported request for the extradi-
tion of tiie kaiser for trial by the al-
lies.
The legation announced that, it iias
been advised by cable that, the Dutch
parliament has passed a bill asking
for membership in the league of na
tions.
PREACHERS START FIGHT
ON SUNDAY MOVIES
Fort Worth, Jan. 17.—A plan for
closing all show houses and moving
picture theatres in Fort Worth on the
Sabbath will be launched from the
pulpits of the city churches Sunday,
It became known today.
The campaign against Sunday shows
is being directed by the general pas-
tor's conference. Directors for the
campaign was completed at a meeting
yesterday.
Resolutions were adopted urging all
the ministers of the city to enter ac-
tively into the fight' and calling upon
the,newspapers of tiie city to use the
editorial columns in support of their
movement.
GOTHAM GRIEVES IN DREGS
OF FAREWELL TO BARLEYCORN
New York, Jan. 17.—The bibulous
fraternity in New York, having stayed
up all night at the wake of John f5sir-
leyeorn in the* cafes and hotels along
the White Way, put on its deepest
mourning today in preparation for the
final obsequies at. midnight.
Statisticians were silent as to the
exact shrinkage in the liquor supply
here as the result of last night's well
attended preliminary services, but it
was admitted that there was enough
remaining to provide for all today, no
matter how firm the determination
might be to leave not a drop undruim
upon the dawn of the dry era.
The revelry in tiie fashionable ho-
tels and restaurants last night was de-
clared to have put to shame all pre-
vious celebration of a similar nature
in New York. But tiie mourners de-
clared that last night's affair was only
a "tuning up" process for the last
farewell tonight. Liquor brought al-
most unbelievably high prices, but
that apparently was the least of the
worries of the thirsty.
While the swan song for demon
rum is being chanted tonight there
will be celebrations of a different na-
ture in many churches. Special ser-
vices will be held and chimes at mid-
night will ' 'ring out the old and ring
in the new."
Officials as a rule managed not to
be looking at the long package par-
ades today, but solemn warnings were
issued by Colonel Daniel L. Porter of
the United States internal revenue
service that the law would be rigidly
enforced in every particular, commen-
cing one minute after midnight. The
revenue officers will be assisted by
the police ln watching for violations.
REWARD FOR RECOVERY
OF ALMA MULHOLLAN
Huron, S. D., Jan. 17.—Every daily
newspaper in the United States has
been asked to aid in the search for
Alma Mulhollan, 14 years old, who
disappeared from her home here on
the night of November 27, last.
The girl has a light complexion,
brown hair and blue eyes and is about
five feet, five inches tall. She has a
brown birthmark, about one and a
half inches long and a half inch wide
.iilker left arm, near file elbow. At
the time of her disappearance she
wore a dark red velvet coat with a
belt, fur collar and neaver cap and a
brown dress trimmed with narrow,
rose colored ribbon.
Mrs. Frank Mulhollan, of Huron, the
mother of the girl, has offered a re-
ward of $50 for information leading
to the whereabouts of her daughter.
OROESBECK ENJOINS THE
STROUD GAS CO.
Groesbeck, Texas, Jan. 16—Alleging
that the Stroud Gas Company had fail-
ed in material respects to comply
with the conditions of the license
granted them by this city, among
which was the charging of a higher
rate than the gas company had any
right to charge, a petition praying for
an injunction against the Stroud Gas
Co., was filed in the district court last
Saturday, grfudge A. M. Blackmon, of
the 77th Judicial District, ruled that
he being a consumer of gas in this
city, was unqualified to grant the in-
junction and transferred the proceed-
ings to the 13th district. A tempora-
ry injunction was granted by Judge
Davis of Corsicana.
According to the injunction the
Stroud Gas Company can not require
the consumers of gas to pay more
than 30c per thousand for gas until
the suit is settled arid they are prohib-
ited from discontinuing service to any
consumer who refuses to pay more
than ihis amount. In tiie event the
suit is settled in the favor of the Gas
Co., the rate will automatically revert
to 75c and those patrons who have
paid but 30c per thousand will be re-j
quired to pay 45c additional for gas
used while the suit was in progress.
The city alleges that the license
granted the Stroud Gas Company pro-1
vided that tiie company could chargp!
a rate of 75c per thousand as long a.s j
the pressure was no lower than eight
ounces and that if tiie pressure fell
below that mark for any two consec-
utive days, that a rate of 50c per thou-
sand should be charged. It was, as
the city' alleges, a violation of, this
clause in the license that made it ne-
cessary for the action of the city of-
ficials.
It is not known at this time when
the case will be settled.—Groesbeck
Journal.
DEMOCRATS FAIL
TO ELECT LEAD-
ER IN SENATE
BALLOT STANDS 19 TO 19. WITH
SMITH OF GEORGIA WITHHOLD-
ING VOTE. TEXA8 FOR HITCH-
COCK.
Washington, Jan. 16.—Democratic
senators in caucus Thursday failed to
elect a leader. A deadlock on a tfe
vote developed between Senators Ua-
derwood of Alabama and Hitchcock of
Nebraska, and the caucus adjourned
subject to the call of the two candi-
dates.
Two ballots were taken and the
count on each was 19 to 19, with Sen-
ator Smith of Georgia withholding his
vote.
The next caucus will be held after
Secretary Glass, appointed senator
from Virginia, takes his seat. He is
understood to favor Underwood. The
caucus voted by a majority of one to
invite Mr. Class to Thursday's meet-
ing or allow his vote to be cast, but
Senator Underwood decided not to
press the matter.
Senator Underwood in a statement
said that Senator Hitchcock's leader-
ship of the minority in the peace trea-
ty controversy was not involved and
that the Nebraska senator would con-
tinue to have his loyal support on the
treaty questions.
Forty-three senators were present,
the absentees being Senators Swan-
son of Virginia and Smith of Arizona,
paired, and Senator Johnson of South
Dakota. Senators Hitchcock and Un-
derwood refrained from voting.
The roll call on the election fol-
lows:
For Senator Hitchcock—Ashurst,
Chamberlain, Culberson, Henderson,
Kendrick, King, Kirby, Meyers, Nug-
ent, Overman, Phelan, Pomerene, Roh-
inson, Sheppard, Simmons, Thomas,
Trammell, Walsh of Montana, Wol-
cott—19. , v
For Senator Underwood—Bankhead,
Dial. Fletcher, Gay, Gerry, Gore, Har-
ris, Harrison, Jones of New Mexico,
McKellar, Pittman, Ransdell, Reed,
Shields. Smith of Maryland, Smith of
South Carolina, Stanley. Walsh of
Massachusetts, Williams—19.
PROPOSE RANGERS TO
STOP AUTO THEFTS
WAR DEPARTMENT ASK8
$15,680,625 FOR AIRPLANES
Washington, Jan. 17.—The war de-
partment Friday asked congress to
authorize expenditure of $15,680,625
for the purchase of airplanes and mo-
tors. Work under the expenditures
would be so allocated as to foster and
promote the aviation industry. Secre-
tary Baker informed Chairman Kahn,
chairman of the house military com-
mittee.
Austin, Jan. 16.—Sheriffs and police
officers of the state assembled here
today under a call by the Texas Au-
tomobile Association to plan concert-
ed action in suppressing auto thieves
in the state. The attorney general
and thg adjutant general participated
in the meeting, and suggestions that
state rangers be assigned to breaking j
up gangs of thieves were made.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES
Wilmington, Del., Jan. 17.—Develop-
ment of a new anaesthetic, which eli-
minates pain without loss of con-
sciousness and produces virtually no
nausea was announced here today by
E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. The
discovery, it wbb claimed, would per-
mit elimination of pain not only ln
obstetrical cases and dressing of
wounds, but in dentistry. The anaes-
thetic was described as "a new type
of ether highly refined."
Fort Worth, Jan. 17.—Bob Wagley
was given five years by a jury today
for the murder of Lee CrowduB In
June, 1917. Both men were white.
Crowdus was slain in his plumbing
shop with a hammer.
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