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BROWNWOOD BULLETIN rissss?
BROWNWOOD TEXAS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28 1919
VOL.XVIII.NO. 110
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
CONFERENCE OF
RUSSIANS WILL
NOT BE PLANNED
-ALLIES SOW PERFECIIXfl NEW
SETHOK OP BItlSGIXO PEACE ;
. ' TO JiUSSU.
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS Feb. 28-rThere is no lon-
ger any question of going on with
the plans for the Prinkipo conferencl
Andre Tardieu. oue of the French del-
egatesto the peace conference inform
ed the foreign newspaper -correspond-:
enfe today. He said the Bolshevist
had failed to comply with the condi-
tions laid down by the entente regard-
ing the suspension of hostilities and
that the allies have in view new meth-
ods of restoring order in Russia au(i
are examining the available means Of
carrying out its purposes. I
ESOTA WRECK
3 FATAL 10
SEVERAL PERSONS-LN.JURED WHEN
passenger TRAIN TRASHES
INTO FREIGHT TRAIN.
(By Associated Press)
NORWOOD .Minn. Feo. 2S One
person was killed and fourteen injurjj
ed when a northbound passenger train
on the -Minneapolis & SL Louis rail
road crashed into the rear end of
Btock train which was telescoped. .
SEVERAL SLIGHTLY
NJURED IN WRECK
Of FRISCO TRAIN
SLEEPING CAR TURNED R0TT03I
SIDE UP AND PASSENGERS
ARE SCRAMBLED.
f - ;
A score of nersons -were slichtlv iUr-i
Ml
ONE
jured tlast night when the iPrisco pasl
f senger train was wrecked near: Men-j
cury south of Brownwood- So onol
was badly hurt however and all were
able to be up today. The injured per-j
'sons were given emergency treatment;
by Mercury physicians and brought in-j
to Brownwood in a baggage car reach-j
ing here after midnight.
The cause of the wreck was P1"0
ably bad track resulting from the loiig
period of wet weather. The Pullm.ijp
car which was occupied by. about
twenty persons turned completely ojj-
er and the chair car and smoker turn-
ed over on their sides shaking up thje
passengers and causing wild confusit
for a time. It Is probable that tiaji
the. train beea running at a fast spqffi
fchen'the accident ocenrred seyertl
lives might have been lost i
The injuries sustained by the pafc -
sengers are principally bruises ahdj
cnralnail irt!nc Tho rtnmoif"nf Jilt ttinKfl
infurejd were secured byrthe railway
employes last night.
. 3CEXICAX BUSINKSS GOOD.
i (By Associated Press)" '
LAREDO Feb. 2S. American bu
nesB.imen have been preparing for
booni in Mexican business since regu
lations governing exportation of fod
and sreneral supplies to Mexico hav
"been modified. Representatives j6f the past few weeks selling iiegro motli-
scores of nationally knovvn concerns -ers her armyj discharges for their
nave passea mrougn tms iwiucr
recently to arrange for ; establlKhittg
branch bouses or distributing warp-
houses In Mexico. ij
Business Interests here believe that
within the next three months ail spe-
cial export restrictions will be remrjv-
ed and goods will pass Inio Mexico ffis
Ireely as before the Mexican distiijr-
bances began. Recent .nfodificaticj-is
have been so extensive that the em-
bargoes now cover only few commofp-
tles. THE CHEERFUL CTO
I dorvt telieve in
conscience mucK
Remorse is just !
wa-ste of time..
As soon 2s I've.
leer'LaLd Irn 6ood !
And thus
offset jny
latest crime.
VTCI
BROWNWOOD HEIGHTS CITIZENS
PERFECT ORGANIZATION OFLSVE
CIVIC LEAGUE THURSDAY NIGHT
At a well attended .meeting Hit
Brownwood Heights last night the cit- j
izens of that section of the city per-)
fected the organization. of the Brown-
voou iieignts civic League .by electing
Rex Gaither -president and L. B. Smith
avMj. juuumwsswin iook ai-'
ter the direction of the League during!
ague miring
Uiis year. Last nfghUs meeting follow -
vU ... inujumuiii Kiiimng u eeK ago
h ubU
nization Was
-
neiu t)rgani -
Oit ie League
ai wnien temporary organization Was
perfected
After gojng into permanent
zauon uie newiyi .tormctl
devoted anliour or more to a discus -
sion of several matters presented by
various members ipresent. The keynote
of the discussions was cooperative ef-
'uu- a vie 10 securing lor
cu wuicu iruuiu uui ue se -
curea wiiuout tne united support ot
the entire citizenship of that sectron.
lommiUecs were appointed to
work out plans for improving the
water light gas and telephone
service to Brmvnwood Heights and
these committees will sc tin lists
of citizens who will agree to take
the scnire in consideration of (he
extension of mains and sen ice
SENATE IS AGAINST
ACREAGE REDUCTION
PKOPO.SK GHAFT1XU OF' HEGHrKS
. TO STPDENTS (J01XJ l.NTO
MILITARY SERVICtE.
( -4
. (By Associated Press.) . .. 1
AUSTIN. Feb. jUS.V-The. Texas .Sen-.
ate went on record today . as being op
posed to. the reduction of jhe cotton j
acreage when a .resolution joffered by
Senator Westbrook of Hunt-countv was
'voted down. Thji resolution proposed Constructive and permanent program
jthat the cotton ' acreage be- reducedjof leoislatlou is likeH- to be vo'ed
j one-third from last year's .' jbroduciion
oi cuuuu. . .
Senator Hertzberg of Bexar county t
obtained the' adoption of a concurrent!:
resolution in thelsenate recommendinc";
to. the authorities of the. Suite I'nivor-f
jsity and the Agricultural and Mcclianl-:
leal College that Idegrees. bit itsywl to'
students who had entered the army
and who had completed Urree-fourUisi lo0jb
f their courses. 'returned from overseas Wher
F1NCIA
L SUPPORT !
FOR RUSSIA
poiiFIGN
EXCHANGE H FT WEEN
THREE ALLIED COUNTRIES
HAS HBENt PROHIBITED.
By Associated Press)
WAFHfXGTON Feb. 21. Foreign
exchange transactions beilwcen the
United States and Russia jhave. been
prohibited by tlje Federal Reserve
Board. Similar action has Jjeen taken
by Great Britain and France. . It" is
understood thatthe purpijsc of this
step is to stop the financing of Bol -
shenki projiabanda. I -
' "'
Selling Discharges
Negro Coins the Cash
- .) Butr Comes to G rief
(By Associated Press)
DALLAS.1 Feb'. 2st Declaring that
he ivas divinely
diers a negio
appointed (o help sol-.
fought by local detec-:!
fives has reapef
rirh liariHRtQ finrin-1
sons. Four or the ctimized women
reported to the! 1 detective department
mid it is sn'id mnnv moVn Were s.vfml-1
led. Accouhts'i'f the victims brought j
ont that thp nero in each; case found
out how much money the 'victim pos-
sessed. .The amounts of money taken !
varied from 75 cents to $lj.".00f -
STEALjOR STAKyi:.
(By Associated Press.) .
DALLAS Feb 28. A Soldier who
said be had been wounded in the bat-'
tie of Chateau r-Thierry was arrested .
i inununu
here as he; was entering a pawn .shop! men will forward with their applica-
to secure money on stolen valuables j tion the discharge certificate or. order
He told the police he "had to steal or' for discharge' if no certificate was is-
j starve." He said he was unable to se- sued but order and certificate If both"
jcure employment ami that his wound i were issued; also include with the ap-
jmade it impossible for him to do man-j plicatibn a statement of all military
nel labor fiouched by . nts story ponce;
said they would not press charges
against him. t:
The story v;ds published in a local
paper which circulates in nearby
towns. Peace officers In Toxarkatia
Wills Point and other places road the
story and immediately telephoned local
authorities that a. man who had burg-
larized homes in those cities had given
the same account of himself. Con-
fronted with these facts the soldier
confessed he liactrievcr been to France
and that his 4 wound" was received
when he jumped fr6m amoving freight
train.
lines l sections not now being.
served by these public utilities.
The matter of improving the streets'
leading to Brownwood Heights was ail-
so discussed at length and it is prob-
able that the Loneim-will nSiitfi-retirf..'
sentations to the City Council at an I
early meeting urging that Bell Plainei
Avenue ami fhn nvtrtnsinn nr ri-.km-i
(Avenue and the ex-tension nf TMikor
1 street from the causeway 'north- be!
graded.and otherwise improved as soon
Kruuuu.anu oinerwjse improved as soon! ..... v.... ..... . j..-
; as possible. A coimnLttoe -will ca'llfu.- tions lor 1're.sifrtuit Wilson's return to
1 on the Texas Powc
;WiUi a pn)os:U that a given inunbor. W1ite House. . ITu will sail on tli
of cons'niuorji.iof ga.? and electric sei:-.y?I-'I Washing-ton -Wednesday cVen -
vice will be provided if the: company
'will extend its service in Brown jood1.110 League -of Nations' .with' former
Heights.. '.. ".'"'' . " 1 Resident Tafl- at New' York. ..
The "Daily Bulletin will establish -a
rctrn Inr 1 1 ivorv rnnto m hs Urtirh s
rhts'-
;:section. the first delivery - beins nW -
aionuay evening. Heretofore Uw Bui -
- letin has. not been delivered-to riead-
:ers in tlmr sorifhn nwiusr to ibr.ff.-ict.;
!.. . .. .'. ; . - -
mi'M. mere were not a sutlicienL iiiiiih
iher nt.remltit thorn rn ifistifv i kun-
'rfni t-mito AVmiiwmf.nf -iivo Lnn.
perfected however for delivering the
paper to homes of readers in Bi5wft-lf;iy "iSht on the sarn platfornr with
wood Heights- each evenin.r tu re. ' C'sitlotit- ilsob tin-League to-T2n-sult
or'an inereaseJ. list f subsi-rib- Un'vc 1 eu"6 !uwl today. r a
ors theie.
HOLD RAILROADS
PENDING LEGISLATION
PLAN HAS APPROVAL- OF PKF..SI-
i" DENT S VVS DIRKITOK GK.N-
. ERAL HINES.
j ; : . - j
(Py Associated Pres3)
-j. WASH I NllTON. Feo. 2S. )Vitb! the
-'approval-of President. wilsbif;th"e rail-
- rinds -will riot be relinquished from
government control until " there Urns
-been .opportunity to see wliethcr a
v.-ithiu a reasonable time; f. Director
iiKHcrur Minus umioiiiiceu uuuay. ;
;: ."
. t.
utst "tvcQ iJictit
-
Rut Rn Se ni :hAnnh
....v..
7! iBv Intornri'Jonal Ncws Servicd) -i
.i
TOLISMriTS. Ohio. Pp. ..VsrlJkn '
! returned from overseas "where
she
; nursed Ame'flicuu soldiers in- the-
c
WILL
tor where bombs and other' forhis olnf ' nim r? oniiotiMi f s -1
deadly material 'wu lued Iutly . ifvo proT -''r i Sln - 8 i a -meettaS f the council on foreign m uicnno separates iuner-
. - .... -Y .." -iio ireuencK n. tiitiett ot .iaAsac.iu-;ias..cnt i eicbteen sti la and he soys --M.it. t u n.i. .-. ican freedom and order from Russian
was a-. speaker oeiorc me instri cire
; District. Nursd.i
"1
was' -not "half"' so scared whjf n I
as bom;ed in rranre as
1-sin in
frying to; l.iake a Speech' .Miss Dl
ii
dine-
explained.
Farmers Agree to
Reduce the Cotion
Acreage this
Cut
... fBy'.Ansociated PrcsB.)
DALLAS..- Feb. - .28. Many signed
pledge .card? -and numerous jlettns -uiT
dicate that the farmers have agreed i
. 1 ' .i 1 - - T . t'.'- I
year .according to .announcement of W.-
- fC' - " B'dVl'r n'm secretary of (he icre-!-brokeoat anev in Munich Thursday.
.jnge reduction movement in this sec-- according - to the. Politiken. three
"Uiop. .Reports from Van Zaiidt C'ollinithousand Siiartacan soldiers" marched
-.WJh.e j; an n in. Ken uiver (Jraj'sqn .Mi-;to
ilsii and Falls rountie.s Khovel the. plan
iliet vfitlrapproval from lh
Pay Bonus
r . n.
1 rniuiM.e wnicer
Lemon IMiIir
I .. 1 1 .1 l i . r -
"v..ob.. .u..o ..l..i.u
I)a' bonus may collect from the; gov-
ornment by. filing their proof of service!
with ihe above inent.ioned -offil-pr.
vu persons serving in inc mnuary
or naval forces during the present war
who- have resigned or been honorably
discharged since . April B. .1017; will
upon application" be sent a chciik for
$00.00. ' r
This includes officers and qn'listedi
men alike. -SoldierB not yet. -disdharg-
cd will
receive the $60 bonus ' upon
their final pay Touchers
Discharged'
servico since April .o r.iii snowm
place and date of reporting' at first
military station. The address to .which
Hie check shall". bo mailed should not
be overlooked.
A rider attached to the recently en-
acted reveilwK bill and becoming 'a law
as section HOC of the war reventie
law of 1918 effective February 25.
provides for the bonus. This section
reads as .follows:
"Snrfinn LI (If! Thnt nil nersons
serving in the military or naval
forces of the United States during
the present war who have since
April Qf 1917 resigned or been dis
GREAT LEADERS
I RAMP PI ITFDRM
sJB 111 vJ La I imt B I B "US $ 39S
IllD
RESIDENT WILSON AND Vi)lt)
PRESIDENT TAVT TO DISCUSS
LKAfifE OF .NATIONS.
. - (By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON; Feb. 28. Prnpam-i
lug after speaking Tuesday night on
thb
: . G clse of. Congress will find thu
: 1 1 i . i.v u.ijmi'i sikimiiit Jegis-.
r" .(?r in. 1110 'WU"ioi signing Jegis-.i
:iloa aml W"hng. up other i)uIilIfi -
.....nil
inn ;
- jm.wct mnn uiw.CQUieil-referGnce to Armenia in I
1 " 1 l' 0 uai"s
' . " .::t r
. 'i-.iii 1i iMb
: ..''V'-"." . .
. Ne- York- Fo))-" 2S.-4-For.mer P.resi
dent' wnin I?oWar.U. Taft.bas accept
ed- an invitation to-sneak liere Tues-
telegram of accepta'iu'4;.AIr. Taft em
phasized his desire to do .cverythins
possible to help make" clear to the
country the non-partisan character ot
the League of Nations Issue -
Tnfnl Jl
- T-;
- . Against r ulure Wars
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS Feb. t$. The total disarma-;
ment of (Jermany as d guarantee
against future aggression is urged by
Deputy .Jtenandcl in a letter lo the
.:heada of parliamentary .group of the
ichamber of deputies.
S PLAI
SE ORGANIZATION
L; .
GILLETT OF MASSAC II USETTS TOj
. -ri li.wvcii .nuvri..
.'. GKli.SlS.
By Associated Press.)
V(CrnvPTMV pi oo t-i r
)ViSlUAUlU. leO. IOC . Ue-1
REPUBLICAN
HOU
Sixtn Congress today had complefe;lUH(1 ihr txmwnhrs ih niuf.t ilw-l-
their Preparations for the oreanizatimi'":.; : .17 "l ; 3
njto nMkor ' '
..Mr. Gllleft -was elected after one off - !n thUh the. outfit was composed of.. -The invitation ha; been endorsed bv see t0 il that the democracy of the-
the most spirited sneakersbin noiiiina-
. v j
w ..v.o. -
EXTEND AIR .MAIL- ''SERVICE.
f Tv- Aetjnninrni Proca
i . . i . '
BERLIN. Fvb. 'ST.-Thn -I-nnrtTnont
r nnoi'. ii.B k-A ; .-Mvt;ni; n.
.v4..i' n j' T i i .
Lairplane . mail service-'on which a be-
L;ni.v .o r-.. '
lw. t1 . i ir .
vv ill hi 'i i rn nnriMi i luin ttm i i Tiinn r '
4-n iHriA1 rmilntt hnlwnrTit ' - find
iepsic-siKj- Bjjiiin .and. 'Hamburg-with i
Kfirvirr' fwino rlnllv uv iKiph rtfrnr-linn
RIOTING IN .liCNIClI.;
(By Associated Press)
.COPMN HAG-EN Feb. : .WRiotiu.g
the parljamcnl buildings in an pf-(alleging violations oi bec. .;.v(i:ou an(l;(jeoaraion tia lie has no jnteution of
fort to force the 'Diet to proclaim ni.12S2 Revised Statutes and S'e?. 1 o ' ufattempting to evade the constitutional
'soviet rovernment for Bavaria.
For Discharged Soldiers
charged uilder honorable condi-
tions (or in the case of reservists
.been placed on inactive duty) or
who at-any tiuio hereafter (but
not -later than the "termination of
: the current enlistment or term of
servicer in 'the case of the enlisted
.(Pursonnol and .female nurses or
within one year after the terniina-
.tion of the present war in the case
of officers niay resign or be dis-
charged under honorable . condi-
tions (or" in the case of reservists
be phiced on inactive duty) shall
be paid in addition to all other
amounts. .due them in pursuance
of law $00 each ...
"This amount shall not be paid
- (1) to any person -who though ap-
pointed or inducted into the mili-
tary or naval forces on or prior to
November 11. lfltS. had not report-
ed for duty at his station on. or
prior to such date; or (2.) to any
person who luis already received
one month's pay under the provis-
ions of section 0 of the act. en-
titled 'An Act to Authorize the
.President to Increase Temporarily
the Military Establishment of the
United Stales' approved May . IS
1017; or (3) to any person who is
entitled to retired pay; or (0 to'
the heirs or legal 'representatives
of any person entitled to any pay-
ment under this section who has
died Or may. die before receiving
such payment. In the case of any
person who has subsequent to sep
SENATOR LODGE CAUTIONS NATION TO
mm RfouEST
THAT UNITED STATES
SHALL TAKE CHARGE
u 1 15 lut. B Mill. Uilliiiul
I .
'. -
j wiiLPO-llK- PROPOSED 19.MI.VIS
f THAT! ON OF ('OVEIJNMENT '
BY THIS COUNTRY.
(By Associated Press.)
.. . . u '
rH6lSf "flf iviminni'm mHav l..-At ...t-!
resi-
.!d"ent Wilson's' recent utterances and!
I passed a resolution inviting the Amer-
ican; chief executive to accept a man-!
date for the administration of Armenia!
under th League of Nations.
Pl'rKilrTrt iturn'i w;. flooliirml In
have expressed 'the oninion that theU'HKSTDEN'T HID 'OT SAY THAT
Ihiited States would desire to" become
the mandatory for Armenia during the
conference with the members of the
House Foreigji Relations committee
Wednesday.
IGilE STILL"
DESTROYED; REVENUE
AGENT IN BROWNWOOD
! SAYS STILE WAS ONE OF THE
j REST HE EVER SAW IN THIS
STATE.
i Several days ago local officers cap-
tured. a: "moonshine still' near this
.vity; Government" officials . were noti-
fied and- the operators of the still
-ere-given "ah .oxaminatian.-
Owins to t ho fact that the parties
ufcre not placed in jail a
ere not placed m jail a number of
i people have held an idea that the cap
ture was a. farce and ift.it-in truth n'o'l
tll . . . t-j-. .... A'
'7- - . .'u"u ui ..t.4.u iiaa uuuu Ultimo. ID
TnVlnV. limmi-of i cnalnl rtinn rit i ...
the U. S sovernmont visited the cirv
. - - .H u ' K.1 u v V-
i. - i 7 -
....a v.w 4 1 v
were uesiroyeu v me government
I agent; One forty-five gallon copper
istill. one worm or :i one-inch faur-
f00t tt. fivc gallop boiler together
" "VW"! etc. me agwu
stated that the still had probably been
. . - 1 . 4
"se for twenty -years. Two thirty-
'CAllon vats conunninc about .thirty-
five gallons of mash or beer .v'ere also
t 'itus is the same still- located by it.
.'U. .u iumaie tt. u. cross ivasunaxi
1). . Shumate. O. B
Kitcben and A E. Wilson sevqral. dnys:tion by .President Carranza urging that
ago and has. been held by officers. Tor SUch action be postponed until the-lat-
the government agent.
; Charges have been filed . With the
j Fnited-States commission at San An-i
gelo against Sam and -Mary Hnthby.l
Itho Act of August 10 I'ltT.
aration from the service as above
specified. been appointed or in-
ducted into the military or naval
forces of the United States and
has. been or is again separated
from the service as above speci-
fied only one payment of $G0 shall
be made.'
"The above amount in the case
of separation from- the service on
or prior to the passage of this act
shall be paid as soon as practic-
able after the passage of this act'
and in the case of separation from
the service after the passage of
this act shall be paid at the time
Of such ' separation.
"The amounts heroin provided
for shall be paid out of the appro-
priations for 'pay of the army' and
Jpay of the navy' respectively by
such ' disbursing officers as may
be designated by the secretary of
war arid the secretary of the navy.-
"The secretary of war and tho.
secretary of the navy respective-
ly shall make all regulations nec-
essary for the enforcement of the .
provisions of this section."
Section ft of the "acfjo 'authorize
Uhc president to Increase- temporarily
tho military. establishment of the Unit-
ed States" referred to in the second
proviso attached to tho section just
quoted provides for the discharge of
any officer for tho . good of the ser-
vice such officer upon his discharge
to receive one month's pay and allowances.
LOWLY WITH
ilASSflGRU
SETTS
FEARFUL FOR
Says that he Fears that League of Nations Will Destroy
Spirit of Americanism by Merging it into Spirit of
Internationalism; Quotes George Washington.
DENIES STATEMENT
CREDITED TO' WILSON
IRISH QUESTION WAS FOR.
ENGLAND TO DECIDE.
(By Associated Press.)
nAMi.MiiuA. i-eo. 16. un behallj now planned would engender misun-
cf President Wilson Secretary Tumul- derstandings and. strife. He declared
! M.naj issueu a siaiemeni at tne that as it is now drafted the Constitu-
White House denying formally that tion of the League would contract th
.the Preaiucnt told; the members of the'e Monroe Doctrine strike at the sov-
I congressional foreign affairs commit- ereignty of America Involve America
tees Wednesday nfght that the Irish in all foreign disputes substitute" In-
. question was a matter between Eng- ternationalism for nationalism and b
land and Ireland and that Ireland e jeneficial principally to Europe
'would have no voice in the peace eon- Rpfnrp m tifv 5 tiio toia
INVITES MEXICO TO
P
1ESENT STATEMENTS
PROGRESS OF COUNTRY DURING
PAST THREE YEARS IN SOCLVL
AND ECONOMIC LINES.
.(By Associated Press.)
SEW YORK. Feb. 2S President Car--
X " .
v
.in. -.. ..
" 0ltu :cuui.oic . progress oi
ory.w the. last three ?ezts at"
-."wuna -imui nm n . auuuuuvcn
uaiaei .Mwto acting secretary of- fi-
mm nf the iavinn
Political Situation in
Mi
extco W arming Upx
T ir r
(By Associated Press.)
'MEXICO City. Feb. 2S. Candidates
for election to the presidency of Mex'-
f.i'D are Organizing and nrctiarins: fori
their-camnaisms. ilpsnttn n nmr-inmn.
Tter - nart of this vear
Only a few political papers strongly
opp'psed to the government (piestion
the sincerity of President Carranza's
'.provision prohibiting one man from
i. twice serving as -President by seeking
jhis own re-election.
. Those most prominently mentioned'
as probable candidates for the presi-
dency in 1920 are General Pablo-Gonzales
General Salvador Alvarado. Gen-
eral Alvaro Obregon and Attornev
Aguirre Berlanga now Secretary of
ine interior.
General' Alvarado was founder of the! nnn PPnlP AtP
onuenuen Reculation Pnmmissinn ttllULimi 1 -uH1 -'e
Henuequen Regulation Commission of i
Yucatan. He is reported to have be-!
gun negotiations for the purchase of
a newspaper in the capital to support
his candidacy. It is expected that Gen-
eral Obregon will receive the support
of one of the Mexico City papers now
owned by a.. group of National Liberal
Party leaders.
PIltST JIOYIE AT SI.
(By-International News Service)
XORTHBORO -Mass. Feb. -2S. At
the age of eighty-four George B. Wood
of -this town has just seen his first
moving picture show. He said it was
a "wonderful experience."
HULGARIAX ItOBBEKS.
.' (By Associated Pres;s)
"SALON! KU Feb 2S: Bands of Bul-
garian irregular forces are 'pillaging
Greek property and. torturing: tile
Ureeks -Crock districts according
i7 reports- reepived here.
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U KXVUYM FORECAST ".
For Brownwood and vicinity: -
Tori" ht. fair freezing; Saturday y
fair warmer:
i-
LEAGUE PLANS
REPUBLICAN IS
FUTURE OF NATION
(By Associated Pre3s.)
WASHINGTON Feb 28. In' his
irst public utterance on the League of
j Nations since the constitution became
public Senator Lodge of -Masgachu-'
setts speaking before the Senate toda-
y solemnly warned the American peo-
pe to carefully weight -the constituti
jon as proposed by the Peace Confer
ence.. . -
The Senator declared it as his con
viction that instead of safeguarding
' the neace of the world thrv T.pjipiia itn
cise anil free from any possibility of
conflicting interpretation as It Is possi- -ble
to make them" the Senator said-
'Ve abandon entirely the policy laid
down by Washington in his fareweU
address and the Monroe Doctrine as
ell. It is worse than idle it is no
t nonesL to evade or. deny tnat fact. Im?
' the twinkling of an eye while passion?'
1 and emotion reign the Washington pol-
ficy is to be laid aside and we are to
enter upon a permanent and ndl3sol-
uble alliance." the"Senator said.
Senator Lodge said that while in the
Interest of peace it might he neces-
sar to. abandon the Monroe Doctrine
tna nrkliniac' ft f U. Ichinirnn nthnw
. . "
nrinr.inle5 nf Amprfpsnfm iho Tlatfnn
should reflect seriously and hesitate
before it acts.
m. Kl.M UmA
9a
-
v ........ .. w-.v-v.
.niignmy iu uie past ic not arawn Dy
a hasty error or by any glittering de-
lusions through a specious supernat-
ural government within the toils of in
ternational socialism and anarchy"
he declared.
DEMANDS PROBE OF
BAD F000 CHARGES
CLAIMED THAT RELIEF COMMIS-
SION SE3T POISONOUS E00D
TO THE BELGIANS
(By Associated- Press.)
WASHINGTON Feb. 2S. Investiga-
tion of the charge that the Belgian Re-
lief Commission shipped large quanti-
ties of bad wheat into Belgium for
food purposes causing the death of
over a thousand war sufferers was de-
manded in a resolution Introduced to-
t. day by Senator Calder of New. York.
Strong for League
- (By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S. Premier
Orlando Qf Italy today cabled a per-
sonal message to President Wilson de-
claring that the whole Italian people
comprehend and acclaim with joy the
j. high value and everlasting significance
of the League of Nations.
Robin Breaks Record
For Spring Appearance
(By International News Service)
SYRACUSE. X..Y. Feb. 2S The
first robin of the season has been seen
Ky Keeper Perrior in Burnet Park this
city. This is. the earliest visitation of
twenty-five years that he has been
the robin noted by Mr. Perrior In the
making records of the migration of
birds Tor the federal department of
agriculture.
FEDERAL TROOPS TAKE T0TV
(By Associated Press)
COPENHAGEN. Feb. 28. The Ger-
aan government troops yesterday oc-
cupied Hamorn a town in the Runr
Industrial region after a fight In
which a number of Spartacans were
killed. The government troops cap-
i
turcd 116 prisoners
gr
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