Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 55, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 18, 1923 Page: 2 of 8
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SENATE UNABLE
TO 1 BATTLE
HODSE ALS EXPERIENCES 1)IF
FICULTY D GETTING LEG- '
ISLATIOX rjTDEE 1VAT.
:
(By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON Dec 18; The sen-
ate remained in deadlock over the
'.election of a -chairman oC the inter-
estate commerce commission on the
first ballot today the fifteenth since
the tfe-up develope da week ago yes-
tterday. . iDespite previous expectations nf
House leaders no progress was made
- today in determining whether the
Ways and Means Committee is to take
up a bonus bill ahead of tax legisla-
tion. The committee meeting called
to consider that question -was post-
poned just before the hour set and it
appeared uncertain when another call
would be issued. Chairman Green
made no explanation of the delay but
othei members declared the postpone
ment might have resulted from fear
. that a majority of the committee
would vote to overturn the -alminis-tration
program of giving priority to
the question of taxation-
House Goes to Work.
Members of the houee -were able to
get to work cn legis'ation today but
fourteen ballots had .brought fb the
senate no solution of its deadlock oy
er the interstate commerce committee.;
chairmanship.
The house was In recess to permit
'is standing committees app-oved
yosCerday to organize and plunge in-
to the task pf pending legislation.
"When it reconvenes 'Thursday it ex-
pects to have before it the senate's
action on a resolution adopted yes-
terday for a two weeks xcess until
January 3rd during which the com-
mktees wiJl have-further opportunity
to whfci legislation into shape.
The house ways and moans com-
m'ttee at its first session today lac-
ed the 'problem of fixing priority for
tax revision leg'slation or the soVlicrs
bonus bill.
II ovulars Lose Gronnd.
The republican organization sena-
tors lost ground yesterday in their
effort to elect Senator Cummins ot
Iowa as chairman of the intertatsl
oommerre committee. Senator Cnuzins.
Republican. Michigan endorsed by
the insurgent group drawing twelve
votes on the las ballot of the day in-
ckidinir four that had gone to the reg-
ular republican candidate on the first'
ballot. The Democrat? with the
caption of Senator Brace of Maryland
wiio ccntinued to support Senator
Cummins voted solidlv for Senator
Smith of South Carolina with no fn--dJqalipn
of further shi.s from the'r
ranks.
3Iay Elect. Smith.
As the senate resssemtied today to
resume balloting it was prjdicted in
ome quarters that onpnga insurgent
votes ko elect Senator Smith would be
ftbrown to him duriiyLtodav's voting
but some were of fne4 opin'on that
there would be no break In the dead-
lock for days to come.
Senator Watson. repUbTlenn Indi-j
ana discussed tuc senate organ-za-tion
contest with President CooHdge
3Jd also talked to the execut've
abomi legislation soon to rome before-;
the senate. Asked as to vth other the
president had expressed uny view on
the prospect of the election of Sen-
ator Smith the Indian i senator re-
plied: 'The president of course does not
Jeel nv too comfortable over the
prcspect of having a democrat as
dtatraaa of one of the nvot important
soaa coinnilftees. but Senator
Sntkh i ?- conservative and will not
be altogether objectionable."
COXGK ESS TO R EC BSSr
- fBy Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. IS. The sen-
ate taiay adopted a joint Tosolution
providing for. a Christmas rccetse of
congress from December 20 to Jan-
nary 3. "
ATTENTION
OVER G11AN
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gROWN WOOD gULLETIN
'Today's NewsToclay"
Defense Rests Without j
Using Fox on Stand
(CONTINUED FROM PAE OKEU
shortly after the cross examination
started. Defense counsel accused a
member of state counsel of exhibit-
ing a. newspaper "headline- pertaining
to the Fox case to the jury.
The jury was sent from the room
end Judge Howard -announced such a
procedure would be thoroughly Inves-
tigated and the attorney excluded
from the room.
The paper in Question was of an old
date brought into the room by Solici-
tor General John A. Boykin's orders.
The solicitor was examining Dr. King
on the line that "Pox did not hear the
'voice of God' " until he had consulted
with his attorneys.
.. Jexpect to show thai Fox did not
.hear this voice" tne solicitor stated
'that-Fox did not make such a state-
ment until aftre he had consulted-with
Mr. Dorsey." He was referring to
Hugh M. Dorsey leading counsel for
the defense.
Robert Allen of Dallas assisting
with defense counsel attacked the
state for exhibiting the newspaper and
said that never before had he seen
such tactics.
This caused Howard aiding the so-
licitor general to exclaim that he re-
sented such an accusation. The de-
fense attorney withdrew his remark?
after it was ascertained it was an old
newspaper.
The attorneys then began arguing
whether the newspaper would be ad-
missible in evidence. The court ruled
that the state should summon news-
paper men to testify as to what date
It was publicly announced that Fo
made his "voice" statement and the
announcement of the employranet pi
Counsel.
Newspaper Iltilcd Out.
"Newspapers are not to be intro-
duced under any consideration?' the
court ruled.
. After more than a half hour of ar-
gument the jury re-entered the box
and the examination of Dr. King was
resumed.
he -alienist's testimony was pra
tically a. ' repetition of that adduced
from Dr. SwinL
sSnother clash between counsel
took place when Solicitor Boykin be-
gan questioning the witness on hallu-
cinations. .
"A man cad see a monkey climbing
upa bed post ast as plain as day
during a delusion isn't .that .true?'
the solicitor asked and when tbe wit-
jiess gave an affirmative answer the
solicitor in a. series of questions'
touched on the planets and v.halluci-
nations and later drifted to the moon
and "moon dreams." The defense ob
jected to such questions on the ground j
tnat tne moon Jiaa notning toao wnn
the case.
Longer I)aily Sessions.
Asserting he wanted the case con-
cluded so ea'ch juror could spend
Christmas at' home Judge G H. How-
X -'it-- . . . . m. T"t 1 . T"
ara presiding aime mai 01 jrmnp
T?r v frwmay ln T1 nv irinn rl Jtnr o t
day started holding court fourteen
hours a day. Tjhe judge stated he ex-
pected the cse to be in the hands of
the jury Saturday night
Fox-went on trial last Wednesday
on a charge of murder growing out
of the shooting to death of William S.
Cobjirn Ku Klux Klan attorney.
Defense counsel stated- today it still
has a bulk of expert testimony to in-
troduce to substantiate its plea of in-
sanity. Dr. J. C. King an alienist
was on the stand early today resum-
ing his testimony interrupted when
court recessed last night
When the defense rests the state Is
expected tq -introduce rebuttal testi-
mony which will consume two days
prosecuting counsel has stated. Sp far
the state has only attempted- to prove
the committment of a criminal action
the rebuttal will probably begin late
Wednesday.
Khin Issuo Brought In.
The prosecution late yesterday in-
jected the Ku Klux" Klan into the
case in cross examining Dr. Liaton
C. Smith a physician. The witness
was questioned about "two Ku Klux
detectives' s'ecuring his services the
day Fox shot Cobuin for the alleged
purpose of setting the-phyBicirjv I:; a
room at police headquarter v '.c-c
Fox was being examinod 'ft ' it- H. -tectives
to keep Fox's "niot!i 't.'
Dr. Smith raid that he n s t 1 1 ?
the klan detective that i't: -had
requited his service?. He adnnttM
tlat hf did not know Mrs. Fox. He
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testified that he did advise the defend-'
ant in the presence of the city deec-.
tives that he was not in a "mental
condition" to talk.
The physician corroborated the ex-
pert testimony aducedfrom Dr. R. C.
Swlnt an alienist' who in testifying
for the defense "declared Fox was a
chronic paranoiac.
Upheaval in Government
Causes Royal Family
to Leave Country
(CONTINUED EP-OM PAGE ONE.)
United Spates rlan k acceytetl to
post will be offered to Venizelos
Tragic Sunday J)eseribcd.
The Daily Express describes the (
"tragic events .01 sunuay ueceniuer
9" asserting that while immense
crowds remained within the precincts
of the temple of Jupiter where' tho
demonstration was held all was quiet
but that when the people bqgan to
nove across the streets detachments
of cavalry and machine guns weie
sent to disperse them. .
"The crowd resisted for hours de-
spite the execution done by the ma-
chine guns and the swords oC the cav-
alry" the paper says. "Then a gre-
nade was thrown from the headqunr-
ers of the revolutionaries which
trewed the street with wounded and
left fifteen dead.
"An indescribable scene followed.
Four cordons of troops guarded the
yassago leading-to' th eolonuade of
Jupiter. The crowd forced the first
cordon the second cordon . charged
With swords but gave way tho third
cordon tried to stop the rush. with
machine guns mowing down the front
lirte of demonstrators and then the
crowd fell back. But it regained its;
ground whereupon a detachment of-i
cavalry fode down on it and the -in--!
.rantry wan rities and revolvers fin-
ished the work leaving the ground
littered with bodies."
LEG IS AMPUTATED IS -RESULT
OF INJUHT IB
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
E. STAKK YlCmr OK ACCIDENT
OCCUItlNG EAKLY TODAY ON
AUSTIN AYKNTE.
- As. a result of an automobile acci
tlent TueSdnv mnrnintr fJInmann l"'
Stark well known city mail carrier
Is at a local surgical institution
where one of lis lower limbs was
amppiaked at the tiiigh. a short time-
after the accident'. S Mr. Stark Avas
reportel as resting very v.'ell and
had come from under the shock In a
most-satisfactory way.
The accident occurred. On Austin
Avenue just north of .Daniel Daker
College at 7 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. Mr. .Stark walking .along Ccg-
gln avenue had been pickod up for
a ride by Dee Templetqn a cler for
A. St Weed on it Son. wh6 was driving
to tlie business dl':rict In a store de-
livery car. . accompanied Jy another
man. Mr. Stark -stood on the running
board o the car. At a pb.nt on Austin
avenue just north of Daniel P.aker
college the car driven by Teniploton
struck the. rear cf a Radfoid Crocery
Company truclc which liad fceafi ptopp1-
Zl while tfie drive-. Ilershtl vvby
adjusted the endgatc of the truck
liody. Mr Stark was standing where
tlie full force of the collision v. as
sustained in his right leg crushing
the-;llmb.
It was stated Tuesday morning
that Mr. Xewby had stoppe-1 his
truok on tlie right hand of the street
while fixing the endga.te cf tho ma-
chine and that Mr. Templetoa was
u wilile to see tlie truck uiifil -almost
upon it on account of the drjzzle of
rah; which had covered the wind
shield of he car he was driving. Il.r
attempted 'to turn tlie light car as
soon s he saw the. truck in front of
him but could avoid sidvswlping the
nick in fiich manner as to cans-? Mr.
IStarls VJijuni
GIFTS T
she would like
Are Giftsthat "endure from Rcnfro's
TOILET SETS
in ;Haubigants
Three Flowers" 1
Djer Kiss . ' s
Cotys
Mavis
GIFTS
Safety Razors
Fountain Rehs
Box Cigars 4
Cartoon Cigarettes
And hundreds of -bther items will be found at the
Renfro Drug Stores
And they are Gifts that Endure.
Renfrb's Five Drug Stores
All Conveniently Located with a Service that Serves
BROWN WOOD BULLETIN
FEDERALS ten
REBEL COHHS
mriD innipo
- SlLfil! n! ILMJU
PUEBLA KYAtTATEI) BY I'RBELS
WHO AIIE I'USHEir rvVCKWABI)
BY 'OB11EGON.
(By Associatjcd Press)
M'
EXICAN government forces mov
ing east from the capital have
ccme4nto direct contact with the rebel
columns operating from- A7era. Cruz
and lighting for the possession of Api-
zacOj seventy miles oast of Mexico
City is reported.
The. battle went on all day yester-
day according to disputchea received
through Vera. Cruz where the rebels
maintain their headquarters but no
indications of the possible outcome'
has been received. Rebel reinforce-
ments are being hurried to the scene
from the coast
IMicbla Troops .Moved.
Belated advices from Mexico City
say the rebels evacuated Puebla City
southeast of the capital last night
While not admitting the truth oMhis
the rebels through their Vera Cruz
headquarters announced a "change in
plan" whereby their forces from Pue-
bla "advanced upon .Apiznco" for the
purpose of consolidating railway com-
munications. The rebels also admitted that fight-
ing was proceeding at San Marcos
the railway center east of Puebla and
southeast of'Apizaco which might in-
dicate that a body of. federals had Suc-
ceeded In fhmklng the rebels in Pue-
bla Citv and thus farcintr their evacu-
atj0n -
News regarding the operation in the
zone to the west of Mexico City ' is
completely lacking in the meagre gov-
ernment advices reaching the United.
States but the rebels say President
Obrcgon was compelled in the face of
superior forces under General Enrique
Estrada to withdraw his troops from
Irapuato in Guanajuata and from;tho
states of San Luis Potcsi ami Tamau-
lipas
L Advices received at the rebel head-
j quarters at Vera Cruz ny way oi tu-
redo. Texas state that President Obro-
i f.n ...lVi1rm- enmn trnnna frfitn Ipn-
puato consideripg that his fo;eob- were
not strong enough to resist thoxe of
General Enrlmic Estradn. t'.?? rebel
commander In the western zone mi -
nuato is 150 miles ncrthwpjt of Mex -
iffi fitv in tlm Rtntn ff Cllf.I.liuato
Frnm ilto saino sounin comes tho'ptiRh these rettnlts which can and
Statement that all the federal forces
in the states of San Luis Polos! and
Tamnutipas have also been retired-
Federals Victorious.'
San Antonio-Texas. Dec. lS.Pres
ident Obrcgon lias 22.0(H) troops under
tlbl cemmand 'and is concentratIug his
forces- in the state d era uru:i ac-
cording to an official communique
from Mexico City received here today
1jy (Consul General Alejandro Lubbert
Tlie federal army the. communique
said fs thoroughly equipped for the
campaign with light and heavy artil-
lery machine guns cavalry- and in-
fantry and a large ar (orco.
Rpbcl 'force have control r the
Tchuantepec railroad and are" moving
troops from the south to. reinforce
their commands in tho state o Veja
Cruz according to private 'advices re-
ceived today by .the Light
The advices state that the rebels
are in control of more territory than
the Obrcgon government and revolts
tn thi Nates of Tlazaeata. Tabasco 1
and Oaxaca are reported; with de la
Huorta activities boing carried on in
the states of San Luis Poto.-d and Cu-
ahuila Washington Dec. IS -The revolu-
tionary movement in Mexico has not
operated to change the policy of the
American government toward Mexico
Ivory
Stationery r
J-janpV Bags. r
.. Vanity xCases
Candy V :
y
-he would like
Tobacco
. Pencils -
Cloth Brush
for Chrjstrrias Gifts
DECEMBER 18 1924
it was announced today at the White
House
Mexico City Dec. 17. Revolutipnary
forces evacuated P.uebla tonight and
federal "troops have occupied the city
according to a war department an-
nouncement Bl Pasb; Dec. 18. After 16 hours
of fighting federal troops have.. cap
tured san Marcos Important strategic
point lietween Vera Cruz and Mexico
City and are advancing rapidly toward
Vera Cruz according to Consul Gen-
eral Enrique Druiz. Federals captur-
ed an immense amount of arms and
ammunition and several trains when
the rebels- retreated. Sonrr Ruiz said
the informatioiicanie from the Mex-
ican war rli'tin WiTinnf nnrl nnifl Prnnf-
Wnt Obrcgon Is directing the pursuit
ol the rebel forces. Short ending of
the revolt was predicted in the .mes-
sage the consul said.
S ECU ETA BY OF STATE SAYS
Bl'SSIA WST RECOGNIZE
OBLIGATIONS TO l S.
(By Associateil Press.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. TS. Secretary
Hushes informed Russ'an soviet ot-
cials todav in. a statement transmit-
ted through hf American ronsul at
Reval. that "there would. seem to be
at this time -no reason-or negot'ations"
with tho Soviet government sucn as
suggested in tt.be . message from the
Soviet foreign minister received yes
terday at the White House
The secretary's statement said that
the American government "is not
proposing to barter away its prinai
pies'."
.lfust Itcetsmizp BebH.
'.'If the Soviet author ties are ready
to. restore the confiscated property of
American citizen or makto effective
compensation they can do so" See
retary 'itugnes sam. ir
mnhorutcs are reacv to i
the So'let
repeal their
decree repu.diat'n Russia's obliga-
: ln& to. tu xrunw anu recogno.
ithem. they can do so. it reauircs no
I conference or neeotiafons .to accom-
hould be achieved at Moscow as evi-
dence of good faith.
"The American government has not
mcurred HablUt'-es to Rusa'u cr re-
pudiated obligations. m- -aerious
is tlie continued propaganda to over-
'throw the inst'tutions of this country.
ThLs government can enter Into no
negotiations until thse effcri:; di-
recteo from !ofcow are r.bandcned."
Just by way
X
Our Ninth Annual
RSSSI1 Sill
Yuletidei
Sale
Comes Along With GENUINE SAVINGS in
Footwear Gifts that Are Truly PRACTICAL
-For the 7
Menfolks
House Slippers for Dad to
rest his feet in before the fire
o nights. ($1.5)r up to $3.85) .
tiass Boots for big brother
to Jitint In not to bo loaned
(irll) and $12.50.)
SilkSox such as "ho" Is
bound to want whenever ho
"goes out." (As low' as 55iv)
Nothing gives more delight to a good housekeeper than
nice Dishes. We have some beautiful patterns in Bava-
rian English and Domestic Chinas that will make won-
derful Christmas- presents
gifts of utility
Weakley-Watson-Miller
BLAMES FRANCE
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ST1RIE II
OKLAHOMA SKNATOK SAYS GEE-
31 A MILITARISTS WERE
XOT RESPONSIBLE.
(By Associated Press.)
- WASHINGTON Dec. 18; American
ideals of international understanding
and good will are impossible of ac-
complishment until the methods used
by European foreign offices are thor-
oughly understood by the world and
corrected. Senator Owen democrat
Oklahoma declared today In the sen-
ate. He delivered a prepared address
one of the longest ever made in the!
senate in which he preserved a n3sor
records of European diplomacy be-i
fore during and after the world war
"It is of supreme international im-j
portance" Senator Owen said "that
the world should understand the struc-
turcvof these foreign offices and what
tlrcy did in bringing on the world
war" how they subsidized and controll-
ed the press how they formed public
'Spinioh through such eans and
taught the people to fear and hate
each other and build up armies to the
limit of their taxing capacity.'
Finds JIueh Evidence.
Senator Owen who tohred Europe
the past summer studying conditions
there declared there "has come out of
hiding out ot the secret places a
great mass of evidence previously un
of wise suggestion
or.oir
For the
Women
Silk Hosiery If Sister has
plerity.jshe'll not be borrow-
ing Mother's Sunday pair. (On
sale nt 9.7c $1.-15 and 1.115.)
Felt SUppors. They all like
'em from Grandma on down.
(5)5c lip tf 1.95)
Dress Slippers to help 'her'
look Oprcttior. (?9.75 is onr
Jilghest price.)
: v im
known previously unsuspected to
which we shall be compelled to give
attention and which discloses that the
German leaders bad as they' were
were not exclusively responsible for
the world wac
"The records to which I have called
the attention of the senate."Jie said
"appear tqr demonstrate that"the Ger-
man militarist rulers did- not will the
war tried to avoid the war and only
went into the war because of JJieir
conviction that the persistent mobili-
zations of Russia and France meant a
determination on war and. were se-
cretly intended as a declaration of
war by Russia and France against
Germany. The records show that the
Russian and French leaders were de-
termined on war and intended the
mobilization as the beginning of a war
which had for many years been delib-
erately prepared and worked out by
the complete- plans of campaign thru
annual military conferences."
Ten Members of Crew
of Stranded Schooner
Are Listed As Missing
(By Associated Pressv)
MARSHFIELP Oregon Dec. 18.
With the rescue yesterday of tbe 7
men remaining aboardj the steam
schooner. C. A. Smith wrecked early
Sunday at the entrance to Coos Bay.
the list of the missing members of
the crew today stood at ten. The
men lost their lives in the heavy surf
when 'che small boat thev-hadlaunch-cd
from the wrecked steamer was
capsized. Fourteen of tlie cre-v of 24
were-saved.
Todav the steamer was fast being
pounded to pieces under5 the heavy
seas which rolled over her.
otmm
For the
Kiddies
-.New" Shoes. If you buy "em
for Christmas they'll he a
gift and 'save you from get-
ting them later. $2.75 to $K5.
Boys' Shoes all carry a
Christmas present from us
k dandy baseball game; They
v
are as "snappy" as big broth-
er's too. (Ofllr US)
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