Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 66, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1920 Page: 1 of 6
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.El IN
Pay Your PoU Tax
Hig things are In store for
Texas -voters this year. Qultfr
for citizenship by paying your
poll lax now.
TODAY'S NEWS IN
VOL. XX. NO. 66
TWENTIETH YEAR
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
TODAY'S PAPER
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BROWN WOOD TEXAS THURSDAY JANUARY 1 1920
SIX PAGES TODAY
PRESIDENT WILSON SB
BROWNWOOB B
ULI
10 NEW CHURCH BUILDINGS ARE
ANNOUNCED JIT YEAR'S fl
of ihe New -'Year.
FIRST PHESiYHBUUIS
'COMPLETE FINANCIAL
DRIVE FOR HE
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GlilNSjl
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FHSD FOR EKECTIF 3IOIIK1
3H1L91NU ON NEW LOCATION
IS FULLY sriiSt JIIIIEI).
"The successful conclusion of th-
new church building financial can
pafgn. or tne First Presbytena'
chprch. which has been in progre-
slrice the first of November was ar
jiojinced by Chairman Harry Kno
Wednesday ntrhi and members c
tthat congregation are now assure
that the -construction! of a new Inula"
tine to cost $r0000 orjmore will be u
fc irtaken probably by April 1st or V-
The congregation of-the First Pre
liyierian church was Spurred to quie"
.aeticn on its new building plans F
th? offer of J. A.. Austin one of t'
wealthiest members of the concre-
tion to give very material limnr
aid in the new building movent?'
provided definite action were t'- ;
lirjior to January 1. 1320 Mr. Austi .-
proposal made during the summer -1M.9
'was in tiTeet. to ave to ':
congregation a building. sMe which
liard previously purchased at the
ner of JFisk avenue and East D "
street together w'th a large "
cash provided the ronsre-atior ' ..
fore January 1 suppferiented h- -R'ith
not less tlian $4r80 in -a .
acceptable p' edges. This offer
street add exftending north- to I
FIRST BAPTISTS
BIDING SITE FIR
HANDSOME .STRUCTURE
ACQCIKK SITE AT COKXLlt
OF FiSh AM) FA1ii:;sTHKKfrS
.LjAST Mt.MIT.
Following ih series ot nesotiaiion
during the past several weeks
f
conference :.m tho First "Baptist
olrivch .Wednesday night closed a deal
by -which m
the purchaser
Fisk avenue.
the
eongrerti ion becomes
sof two tracts "of land on
it the corner ; u Fagg
street which
will become Ihe
Irnwn
rile of
COI.-
aji-
a hew ehuiv.h w hieh is. .to lit
structed this! -year at a cost
proximately $HfU!m.
The two tracts in -question are th.
Ailiiasii ii. . Os-oss noma and ilje ad-
joining vacant lot owned by Co-art ney
Gray. The :doek of land lias aj front
of 100 jfeet n Ftek .avemie -and a
ileoUi of 1IH) Ifi-ei alone -Fajrk srrfie: or
(Brown stre.e t The pit nib n$e" pr)iee ty"
ihtt. property iwas announced at$l'.-t
m). The Cross residence has already j
been sold nil i will he. renioved . from
the property asoon lis -practicable.
The plans pt .the First Baptist
I church" -as.iniiined during recent
conferences; are to sell the. pVesent
church proprty at the corner o:
jFxsk avewie iid Adams -street and t
"cohsentrate" 1 the church c juipin'
nn it lio lion1!)- ru-nii "mil :ir'mr.
. - ;.. ither west ortLPisk aveniie and iicn
fdnesday :gut aouneeu uuu u &
' -VUT C :d Payne cfjlege. On the- ew!v
sicribed
been met and the construction of h
new church assured.
Since most of itbe s-alis-r-ipf-pledges
have a maltirity .of Apri
li2 or before the congregation
planning to begin actual constrncti
of the new building by that date. "TV J
L..m InntSn Ml TTSK- I fill 1 1 1 ft - 1 1 t S
mut '"V"" " M ' ?:;;" . ; front of th;e
corner 01 .-wuvnuu ?iit nm. -
sold and tlie prcK-eejds applied to th'
financing of the ntjw bnildin Th
nbw location donated by -Mr. Austin
is one of the most; idfsirable chu re-
locations in the city according te
niembers of the congregation and
amply Harge to take care of the mod
ern -building for which plans and pre-
. t .Jy -r . .-'-I..-' ' - . .-.-r-. 7.
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mm
EQUALIZATION BOARD
taSUBE CONFERS BRQAD POWER
; II PRFSiDFMT IN HANDLING SUGAR
Indications Are that Sugar Prices Have Reached their Peak
Due to Heavy Importations and that Lower Prices;
May Come Within Few Weeks.
i
: bRLLTING TBDflYI
! i
ai-qu red. vroper-
H El YEAR LOOKS GOO
01
11
IRK FOR EVER
(By Associated. Press) .
IVASHLVCiTO.V .Ian. 1 President
j "Wilson signed tho Ucnry bill con
tinuing the Fnlted States Sutfar Equal-
ization Board through 1920 an &&
iioimceineut staling that his signature
mus a inched to the bill before last
midnight. The White House state-
meal said:
'The bill confers discretion npoa
Jtiie President in the matter of pur
chasing sugar frurn Cuba. It in
doubtful uhclher it would Ik practlc-
iable or wise f(r the President to exer-
. - . ' i -
- rise the power conferred so far as
f IW Associated Ts.)" . ' tu' lhuse and distrihutlon of sngav
LOXDOX. Jan 1. A soviet wifeless is concerned."
message from Mqscowt. ttaalied a Xewj SoiI1(. Cul).n SURar ms already been
ear's greeUng to the world and1 r . . . .
predicted .Uia't in if2D soviet authorf-! "rclinscil. There is no central eoa-
ty will become supreme thrcnghoc.v trol of sugar in Cuba as there jwas
the world.. - - last a aU(I t jnIiht h( imp0ssiW.
. The message said:.
lr the government to now step in
end of the civil war Srberia. the Fk- Jand purchase suerar without Increas-
raihe. tbv Hon region and the Cauca ' f nmsmner. iThe
sus desire soviet. There are- als-
: Soviets at Berlin. Washington. Paris bill however continues the licensing
4ind London. ?ovk-t authoriiy v.tiijpm.r also -and this power may be
. nei oni' - supreme througluiii-t the
i worlu."
soviet n washi(;tbn- and
OTHEK .CAPITALS IS Pl!(). .
('LAIJIKB FK031 IIBSCOW..
iioareil prcptrty a modern b .r
-sliding ;ar'e enouglt to care vr
he acxiviti?H f e congr 'a'iio-
alioui SOU mjimbers will .ie ere it "d
is the t entail ire plan of tlinse ia t h
! - the work jo plans the new bl '.
rather far 'Buck on the fats mo t.
there aiay an attravtive Uwh
building .and' to icm-
the chunslj. as far as " possib'e frsi
the noisy Ktilie of the i-treet. :'j . i
iiilvania.;es- 6f. the new 'ation. a
m:inted out -iby Va'iers.in 'the ou!v
atin this' ihorning;. are tiia t if jIa e-
the center m the chursb t.;ivt.iies a
near as puH-tb'le-to the. Hci.vard;Pavi.
ampus and theieby concentra.es th
. Hantist aoxiptiues wi MieJcuy.. n i;
jimlnarv spe2iucawn.s nave airea'i- - . i. .
J ' fanhr rejiUfrved from the iitisinc-
The First Presbyterian hnrcb ha
lnerriberKbin ol afcoul and thr
j .
HH hnWi- inm1 seal ill
i-iv -v-"a- " -- - .. '-JV. i
lion to. the" main
. . T-'tirtber it
il (VUUIIUUlUUi'.
IIIsiiAl i
UREOOURli
; MIDNIGHT REVLL
BI'LLKT FBO.M UlS M' M.'W YKJ
CKLKBK VTOU .VrBFCK HI-If AS
SH K lA s n BKII.
ic;hnr:li. JufJi1ion-atul on a strt -eon-
Tier which is mavii uiore admirably
hurch purpoH-'s than tl
r. ii present r-
ps ptmiteti. r.it
'a -'tb-ts; the present io"j(ti
n
pi ii -'1
lea-ar
oa
t'Hy Associated Pres.H.). -'
hALLA-S. Jan.. l.-tf)n woman .ns'
seriously ounded anil- many. oi'fv;
''nain'nwly es'-aiied injury ' during tbr
genet al disc-barge ot.- fireaiins nshei-. 1 '. '"C.it j .
Brownwo.od has .a number of
t Uincs i in view for lil-'O.
The Ipromotiuit of thorough de-
velopment of the oil and gits re-
sources of the county iv of . utmost
importance.
The promotion and encourage-
ment of industrial enterprises to
develop raw materials of this
county is heing planned in a busi-
nes;.JiKe ninntier. . ' .
The erection of hundreds of cot-;
luges and dozens or inure preten-
tious homes am apartment houses
is necessary to the continued
growth of "the efty.
. The-erectioii of an oflice build-
ing or two. and other business
houses to accommodate the grow-
ing commercial interests of the
city.' I to be undertaKen with the
support of the .commercial and
industrial orimni.atlons of ihei
! " ilPMESEMEl III
OFF THHIL KSS
. TO SM FflKl'
TEXAS MINERS "
! IT SATISFIED
' WiTH INCREASE
used to assist In controlling profiteer-
lng among the distributors. Xhca
t'uban sugar is coming In now and
'there are Indications that the. prkeH
I have reached tlieir peak ''anil thr
may be a tendency for prices to falL
III LltL IICVl M. II nvi.n
HODKHX WOIiK OF .JAPANESE
WU.WEX- CAN NOT BE .1IO.YE ."IX
KI.MOXO COSTC.ME.
Airplane Proves; -
Superiority Over
Winged Creatures
DALLAS Jati .-l.Wap'anese women. ilf ssoeiated Press)
'. famed for their kimono-style "attire.; .DALLAS Jan. I. Wild geese can-
XOT SI FKIMKM' TO f.'l-YK 3IINKKS ale all0c io. throw 6.f ;:the tyranny iJ50t compotc wUh the airplane in
DECENT MVlXf." CO XDITlO.VS rof dress. m; the interest of e.Rlc.ency." nor in jninnenVeving. and the
SAYS AtJENT. ias Kawa general. secretary j ? oU; svtl(t&st tt the winged crea-
j - . of tiie Japanese .National i . ' v. ( A. QUit.tese(1 by the flying men.
- -" tily As.oHuted (ress.). . ilu1 Southwofttefm-neld headcyuir- :rtvlaIOrS -here declare and .hunters
FORT WOUfH. Jan. 1. The Toxa ; ' um Vt?u.
In!ii nin..-s nr.. not satinSed with the ! ".Organi2ation is- iimkiug. demands
fftllililiill TUiV vItl. !H('f 5.-T-OTl.-. u" "Vinfll- 111 -l'lWll IIILHU liil h . illltl ' .: i.f -. n r. -M-Litfti- nf.mhSfl intn
tag -to W CanM-.i.-'ham. former dts- .t'K.v imtst-be n-ee to respond.' saltr';ibe sky &M lew arouml a great V-
couir! .muiuiiiAnt ll . ia dnrp .nmiii" Miss Kawni. ' "The majority of Indus- i f-.;.r .tu rim aan.
to "..Mil tun bus" to- i;ite.Kl xj.eeiaJ con-;11111 oikc.s in .mpau nie-;naw . worn-. lt. jir.st -hehl"-thelf. farmation. bui when
j corroborate 'their suitementsr
To prove - his-ship faster titan the.
ne. .
vear in Dallas la. t
Is not ''-sine enciuch to a
jLhe imposing srr'ti or; bullets
ie erected: during )::' " ; Mi-.s. J. G.
Art Jictiyf fiiiancial "-.campa:gn
were viewed by a commhtee sent tc
various cii ies last summer to secure
ideas as to the probable scheme o
feuilding.
ing in the
midnight. - ; . .
i us nred mto m.2 air sent -a nv
on ihe -roofs fi -reshle'ticf- j
Allen was wonrtled" 'by I
wil f bill et tearing; tbrouifb- bev: home. cut. - J
Ikiildimr -will Contain
cr.r. ?.. o-Ouiol itititlmriiiTii sever
JUJUU -v-AW "-""' . - t .
rk&ss rooms pastorfs study and oUi-r
k.i..i: ' .1 :11 ii.1 c .r.fr. fl!.- ..Which IS tO
qkie pipe organ. The general style o
architecture is jiarn f allowing tti
a?sd unless itnepuctod ditli j - IFive negroes were arrested in con
cult ies arise actual construction ofjneftioii with the Allen shooting. -Tiir-
Iiii new l.uildmg is expected t(. be be j ty person were arrested for diachar ;-
;;nn In .May 1st. ' it:z fire :-ra"kers and six men are
'IMw. . f.-iiil t .1 it mi -ftiikilikrll
l ill - l li-i lliiii
uiodiojis church buildings. Is u's-j
e launched! by the P3pti$rs nbt late ting a deep gash in 'hor-luad whi
nf the modem church nlans tha; i rvn.iy v..lf aUi Fu u
' . . ... . . inornim
NEW BOARD QF CONTROL
ORGANIZED IND NINES
GOWELL AS ITS CHIEF
EXPECT HEAVY TOLL OF
VICTIMS FROM POISON
LiOf? ON M YEAR'S
EACIf SEMllEK MAKES IlOND 0F; ArTlIOHITIFS AWAITING ItEPOHTS
FIFTY THOrSANI) DOLLAHS: SiiuniA 'ruuu ur niU
TERMS OF -OFFICE CHOSEN. I U( UilWh EAST WU'f.
(Pv Associateil Press.) -fl
ArSTIX" Jan. 1. The State Hoard i CHlCAC
ht Control oualified today aim nieu out the ct
Associated Press )
1 Ian. 1.- AuChomies thru-'
ntry today gmvelV awaited i
j held for carrying pbsU-1.
AGAINST REDS ;
; mm lino
1
PALM Elf SVYS HIS D EPA HTM E NT
WILE HE I NHELENTINtJ IN
IN V.M) CAMPAIGN.
bonds with the Secretary of State -for reports fmm the New Year's Eve rev:;
;0000 each. j els for confirmation or; refutation off j -'(By Associated Press.)
; S. II Oowell was selected as chair-khejr predictions that there would bePj AVA'SIILVCTOX. Jan. L The
ifman of the Board. In a lottery deter- a wae ol deaths from . wood alcohol j (il0 will be an open season for
i-mlning the length of terms Cowell se- poisoning whili tdoK ;a toll of ay-bevists anarchists ami kindrpd radi
L. . Tittle nroximateiii- one hundred and twenty .cals in this country with the idea o
ofi
cured the six year term. L. . I ittte nroximateiiy one huudreu and twentjals
;the four year; term and Adam Johnson five lives' jduriug the Christmas lioli-l overthrowing ihe government. AUor-
nhc two year term. -days. . Iney (leneral Paliner today announced
War Heroes Plan Trip
Over Atlantic in Lifboat
(International News Service.)
LOXDOX Jan. 1 soldier
and a sailor ;md a thirty-fool
lifeboat they hope to truvel al!
the way from. Hull to America
and be" the itext international
heroes.
The men are George Sloutt
and William LMahcw and they
avon all this courage "in the
-great war. They hope lo start
early in the new year they an-
nounce and carry four months
rations.
There was a slight evidence carry hat tho policy of the Department of
today that the eeIebratorsJ:had noi justice in dealing with tho Red. men-
profited by the knowledge gained from (re will be tne. of 'unflinching persist-.
the disasters of Christmas week. pnt and aggressive warfare'- against
this class of offenders
Harvard-Oregon Game
This Afternoon to Be
Witnessed by Thousands
i (Ily Associated Presfe.) '
I PASA!D2XAr California. Jan L1
I Bedecked In fitting football garb Pa-.
sadenas liosts of visitors impatiently;
awaited the kiekoff in the trans-conti- thirty miles wide in" the neighborhood
fnental irridiron contest set for todav-of Sagernmn between the -Buenos
jat 2:30 d'clock between Harvard and 'Aires province and the Pampa terri
fOreuon tory uas ueen exiingiusneu uuur
Backers for each team morally and
financially were plentiful. The weath-
er was cool.
Mtred.' . -
?Illie; erection of new. buildings
fitr each of . the Hrowiiwo'ud col-
leges is assured and plans and.
specifications for such new build-
ings are now being prepared.
The!. ' encouragement of gortd
roads 'building Is imperatively nec-
e.vsarju a"d there is assurance
that .much actual uorktbvard
rend iniproHMiienl auII be done
during the year.
The construction of a care full
planned system of piYiuuncuf-..
streets in this city is so necessiiry
that if can. not be delayed burner
than the coming spring. Seini-
perumnent paung for a number
of residence streets is already ar-
ranged for.
More adeiuate street lighting
should be provided by the city.
govcmiu.Mit. and" if possible' it
should he provided under-a inure
economical plan thaii that given
under its present conlnicl rUth
the Tcmis Power A: Light com-
pany; Extensions and iiiiprovCnients
of the natural gas mains and dis-
tiibiifion system should be en-
couraged by the co-ojieratlon of
all the people of tlu city.
Cogirin Addition needs an ade-
quate 'sewer system und should
have it before the first of next
January. It. probably will be pro-
vldcd under plans which huva al
ready been made by the city gov-
ernment. HrowiMvood hanks lmve more
money on hand than ever before
on the tirsl of a new year. Busi-
ness is sound and prospering.
Farming conditions are splendid.
Every condition points to pros-
perity and groyvth and develop-
ment for the city and county.
This should bo -the banner years
of all years.
AKMY SlTPIilES BC'KN'El).
NANTES France Jan. L Barracks
hundred thousand acres of wheat had containing large stocks of American
been destroyed The .lire Is believed to) army munitions were destroed by tire
have been set by agitators. last night.
nu..id .HprCHi! con-i trial workers in Japan ninaw:vjnK ilt-fihst-held theii
national orgnnmllloi. len-ther ace Sr0pOO -of Utehu 1 1 hine Vlls y
' veution -cf the
1 The increase if. not enough. ID guar
toe Texas miners a 'oo'.eut itv-J
I. an tec
rug Cunningham said.
:DUBLIN FREIGHT DEPOT
; BUBMS WITH IMMENSE
i!
The result is women can no -lon
ger sjs.end endless-hours-cleaning and
wardrobes
the plane was but a few-yarns iron
them became panicstricsim. As the
big machine' dived at them several"
remaking respective wardroiies . or .nf tll. ff... thteir wicrs :and
member.s of the . family as is necessary. llmnnMl- rike 1)lmnraKS toward the
with Ihe present-form of dress. je;lFth SoveraI hundred teet below
-Women of ordinary circumstances airnantl thev fattened out. but
tin Japan have fifty Or so dresses nmde;ench Unib thQ aviat6r approached they
folded their wings and dropped.
of linen cotton silk or mixed ma-
LOSS OF MERCti H
OIlK.'iS OF III.A'K
Fl FTEE V CAKLOA IIS OF (;()OIS
IS r.KSth N.
Fire at :-0 this.mornujg destroyed
the Fr'co freight depot at. .Dublin''." I
j miles.iiorUi of Krowuwood..and uwjs-
j ed a heavy loss of merchandise in aU
Iditioii' Jo -tho'. biilldiug and- t.'ie- rai'
! road ctpiipme-nt. whl.'li it lioiilaineh:
The' ori jiu .of the fire has not boo t
Nerials. ynryiug with" tiie use to be r An- avl:Uor dure not .lasli into a
I made of .them.. In addition the Japa-;flo(k Qf Reese. for tiolHsion them
nese woimin' must have at .least two . v.ouid wreck his plane. Accidents-due
..kinds of coats one cut with a square ; vit ilSri?s - air have
i ut't'U imil-fine wifb .'in nnffnarv kinifl-. ...... i :.. .i i.
HP4TUOYlC ' .wreeueu airplanes ana ui 4t ic.i:i..h"j
.... .fill IVPPli -. .
iaud nnist be ripped apart at least Denver Society Man
once a year laundered or cleaned and - Dutch Attc
pui lugmuui auii.- .lupauirsu nuuivu
-du not take kindly -to the street ears.
largely tor tne reason mat ineir uen-
cate kimonos are liable to be soiled.. .
"This movement for . the adoption
of a simplified style -Of dress and
year
Bol-
. determined according to .the- hics
Frisco freight office. . Due to a lack ot
water and lire light tag pressure- tlu
blaze could not" be checked until it
had caused a complete loss of tlu" '1
. pol and its contents. Included in tin
loss is about bitten carloads of mer-
ichandlse cf a mis. el xineous character.
Unidentified Man
Found in Field With
His Skull Crushed
Radicals Start Fire
that Destroys Big
Acreage of Wheat
(By Associated Press.)
BUENOS AIRES Jan. 1. A lire
six
f By Associated Press.)
DALLAS Jan. I. lib? skull open
with a heavy cotton scale beani" the.
body of a well dressed white man was
found In a Held on a farm eight miles
south or here. It is believed that he
was killed last night. . The body is
unidontilie.d.
cases caused the death of tlm pilots.
river Society Manx
in Dutch for Attempt
to Pass Forged Check
i By. Associated Press.)-
. DENVER. Jan t. A. L. loqre who
has been 'Prominent in Denver sofiety.
American machine-made clothes which j circles today is under arr.est on a
can be laundered intact began in tne iimrse ot torgery lie was cnaseu
goverhment.-iiud private schools for and t-.in ;ht by bank employes alter
girls - where a uniform. . cut on. lines attempting to cash a check: for a hun-
similar to dresses worn by sbmeVired dollars bearing a forged signa-.
school girls in the United States has j lure or a prominent Denver man the
ibeen made compulsory." J police said.
MEXICAN SOLDIERS ON GUARD TO :
PREVENT DAMAGE TO STORES OF
CHINESE CITIZENS IN SONORA
BOLSHFVIKI VU.T0MKS.
( By . Associated Press.) . Cananea but said that no trouble is
. NOG ALES. Jan I. The Chinese expected
stores in Nogales Sonora. were clos- Americans arriving on the night
ed today and armed detachments of trains from I lermosillo the capital ot
Yaiiui federal infantry shrouded in Sonora. reported that soldiers ara
'blankets were grouped about camp guarding the Chinese stores in that
fires built in front of the store place and at Magdal naeJPrce. .eead
(By Associated Press.) guarding thorn from possimo mou ui- piace ana ui .un.guu.-vua. i kuu...
LONDON dan L Tho .capture of tacks. Detacnments ot cavairy arc iiuTeecu muwi ajaiai j.h-
Yekatorlnoslaw on the southern Tins- reported to bo patrolling tne streets at uoporiunuua uuu w
sian front and NovomosklU(ceu miles at Canunea. and United States Consul state labor law pending instructions
nortueaut. is announced oinciully by Cibbs reported a heavy guard of in- from Mexico City regarding Its con-
tho Bolsheviki. fantry about the Chinese stores in stitutionaiity.
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