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BROWNWGOD
BULLETIN
TfHE best holiday decoration'
any store can have is a smile
of satisfaction on the face of
every customer.
"J-HE more beaSwork in your
drertking the -less guess
work in your business.
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EIGHT PAGES TODAY
BROWNWOOD TEXAS MONDAY DECEMBER 24 1923 .
VOL. XXIV. NO. 60
WILL RENEW BIG ROW AFTER HOLIDAYS
MODERNISTS
AND CONSERVATIV
BE U
SB Hi
EM?
srcH C03EBINATI0N WOULD IX.
CLTDE PRACTICALLY ALL
TOLITICAL CREEDS.
fBy Associated Press.)
ATHENS. Dec. 24 Former Prime
Minister Venizelos has telegraphed
from. Paris to Colonel Pfastlras of the
revolutionary committee requesting
information as to the relative-strength
of the contending; parties in Greece
it is announced today.
The ex-premier's request follows
the sending last week of an invitation
to liim to rturn to Greece and take
the political situation in hand wita-
out any Testrctions upon his liberty
of action. The invitaiinn was sent
by the revolutionary committee at the
requesitif the council of ministers.
ATHENS Dec 24. In the event
that former Premier Venizelos re-
turns a negative reply .to the request
of the council of ministers that he re-
turn to Greece the republicans sug-
gest that a coalition government be
formed to be composed of the four
leading parties the republicans the
liberals the republican-liberals and
the refugee group headed by Dr. Dox-
iades. minister of public relief.
George Rousssi former Greek min-
ister at Washington and now chief of
the republican-liberals is one of the
several political leaders favoring the
coalition. Many leading liberals op-
pose such a step preferring to allow
the republicans to Kave.their fling at
the difficult task of governing Greece.
The feeling at present is the re-
publicans are sure to be quickly dis-
credited and that the people will be
obliged to call the liberals to power.
The week-end -was devoted to. con-;
ferences at which the political party!
chieftains endeavored to determiaej
their future line ol action. Roussi
returning from Egypt on Saturday
conferred withM. Papanastasion who!
is being talked; of as the next premier.:
Afterward both statesmen held a con-
ference with Col. Plastiras at which;
It was" understood 1L Roussi advised
against the revolutionary government
relinquishing Its power before Veni-
zelos answer had been received.
Mtisliiio
i!H VIOLENCE IE IE
TIES SON TO GHURC1
3C0RE OR LESS MYSTERY COX-
XECTED WITH CASE IX
NEW JERSEY TOWN.
(By Associated Press.)
CONVENT. N. J. Dec. 2L Threats
of serious consequences if he should
again visit Grace Episcopal church
;aritb his prospective foster son are
declared by Monnell Sayre. wealthy
patron of Franeis Kluzon lo have
been the reason for his abse ac-i tram
services yesterday. Klusen a .Mam-
son school boy was taken la haitfl by
Mr. Sayre last yoar after lite aoquit-
jal of the murder of Janet Larenoe
a school iglrl.
Mr. Sayre w"ho has takes sUps to
legally adopt Kluxen took th boy to
church a week ago yesterday.
Many threats have been road;
against Kluxoa's life-3e said and iho
boy is being kept in doors. Some per-
sons he says have told kiw t&at
Kluxen who is 36 years old fa loiter-
ed guilty of the Lawrence murder and
have hinted that the Ku Kx Kiss
may take a hand.
On account of four attempts to as-
sassinate the boy within two weeks
after his acquittal said Sayre 'I
deemed it my duty to take him to live
with me but I don't care to risk 'my
son's Hie for the privilege of attend-
ing any church.'
Mr. Sayre is a banker and a vestry-
man of Grace church. 4
Tlie Snmf Old Story.
GREENFIELD. Mass.. Dec. 24.
Mrs. 0. W. Tyler cf Wilkes Barre
I. was killed and lior husband and
six-year o3d son. were seriously hurt
when their cu.tomob!lo was struck by
a train at a grade crossing today
The family was on the wav to Brat-
tleboro Vermont to spend Christmas
with relatives.
THE WEATHER
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former In the Panhandle; Tue5-
day fair wanner in norm portion.
Louisiana: Tonight fair prob-
ably frost in south portion; Tues-
day fair not much change in tem-
perature. Arkansas; Tonight fair: Tues-
lay fair slightly warmer in north-
west portion.
Oklahoma: Tonight fair warm-
er In northwest portion; "Tuesday
fair somewhat warmer
East Texas: Tonight probably
fair somewhat colder in south por-
tion frost in south portion if
weathor clears; Tuesday fair
somewhat warmer In north portion.
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GIGANTIC ENTERPRISE BELIEV
ED TO HAVE BEEN BACKED III'
31EN WITH MUCH 3I0NEV.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON Dec. 24. The na-
tional capital's biggest bootleg scan-
dal which originated from a" modest
police raid gives promise of develop-
ing a sweeping inquiry into the re-
peated charges of liquor drinking in
high places.
The sudden disappearance of a por-
tentjous list of customers taken dur-
ing the raid resulted in insistent de-
mands from several quarters today
for an explanation. There were indi-
cations that the district attorney's of-
fice which has threatened to prose-
cute those whose names appeared on
the list would investigate thoroughly
why the evidence vanished into thin
air and that the demands for an in-
quiry would be taken up in congress
immediately after the holiday recess
Meantime both the financial hack-'
ing of the bootlegger ring involved
and the actual source of its liquor sup-
ply are under investigation by several
agencies of the municipal government
of the District of Columbia. An effort
will be made to connect prominent
banking interests with the financing
of the project and inquiry already has
been made of the state departments as"
the immunity of a liquor stock which
the police vere prevented from seiz-
ing ly the intervention of an official
of a foreign legation.
Some of the liquor suspected by
police officials of belonging to thV
stock of the ring was stored iu the
cellar of a private house here but
when a police sijuid broke- into the
place and were about to carry the w et
godls away they were informed that
it belonged to Dr. Venceslas Sokolow-
ski first secretary of the Polish lega-
tion. Dr. Sokolowski . subsequently
produced permits showing that the
liquor had been obtained by him
through regular channels provided in
the law fob insuring supplies to the
representatives here of foreign gov-
ernments. !
WASHINGTON Dec. 24 With the
Mystery "of the whereabouts of the
lis of 2500 names reported seized
during the roundup of alleged member
of a local bootlegging syndicate grow-
ing deeper investigators are said to
he working on information which they
describe as proving the fact oTorte or
more bankers in the financing of the
enterpriser
The list of alleged nurchasers. how-
ever remained the chief point of in-
terest in the investigation so far as
residents 'f the aitUal concerned.
MISSISSIPPI NEGROES
FPREJ SHDOTINf
OFFICERS TRAILING ANOTHE'
BELIEVED TO BE IMPLICATED
IV KILLING OFFICER.
(By Associated Press.)
- .TACivSIN.Mi5 Dec 24. Two ne
gross are under arrest another is be
.ng trailed fcy officers three tramp.
i in custody and Bolton Mississip
pi -is without a marshal because of
shooting affair a' a freght train Sal
urday night n which Marshal OIL-
Lancaster was k lied.
W"l" Hftm lton white Acsompanyln;
the marshal was wounded in the e.x
change of shots wtih three allege
hold up negroes. The holdup oi
nogro at Edwards by the black tro
which jumped from the train bu
boarded it aga n after the robbery wa:
roncrted Lancaster went to the tra i
. Bolton a short time later to searc
for the three. The officer was rucog
nized In the dark and' shot to death.
'Leslie Heard nesro. with a wou'.t
in his leg was picked up near Bolto:
J by a planter Heard according to tlu
officers told of the shooting ani
blamed a .third negro. Henry Lee an-
other negro of the trio was capture
after blood hounds had been put oi
the trail. Heard and. Lee are in tht
Hinds county jail here.
Sheriff Williams Is still searching
for the third negro alleged to have
done the-killinsr.
German Children Made
Happy On Receipt of
Presents from America
By Associated Press.)
PARIS Dec. 24. Germaine Bethon
girl anarchist was acquitted by
jury today on' a charge Of killhiK
Marius Plateau a reported for the
Royalist newspaper L'Action Fran
calse last January.
The conclusion of the public prose
cutor's speech stirred the audience
deeply. After saying he saw no place
for extenuating circumstances he
added:
"The mother of the dead asks vou
gentlemen of the jury through me to
.grant such circumstances to the mur-
deress of her son. So grant them but
give a Arm clear and just verdict"
ur
1
2000 years? If the pessimists are right it would seem that the light
would have been extinguished long since and with it the spirit would
have departed. . '
Were history and our daily lives not replete with evidences
noble evidences too of the unselfishness in men's hearts we might
be impressed with the teachings of the sordid and the carpings of
the morbid. Christmas is the symbol and a celebration of love love
which is synonymous with charity and which our purest teaching
tells us is the finest attribute of the soul. We who during the past
few weeks have vatched the Yuletide preparations are prepared to
say that they represent a beautiful manifestation of that attribute;
We have noted the working girl taking home at night her. par-
cels; contributions wrung from the dole of her necessities in order
that she may testify to her love and bring a measure of cheer to
some child some relative some friend. Tired from her daily toil may-
hap but in her eyes that something which transcends all fatigue;
transcends in fact everything else in the world and comparable only
to that which shone from a mother's eyes upon the Babe in Bethle-
hem. Friends in the face of these and so many other manifestations
which we are all witnessing during this season what right has one
of us to say that the Light of the World grows dimmer?
Our hearts tell us there is no dimming: Let us be thankful for
- the extra radiance of Christmas. Let us seek to carry it into our daily
lires. Our wish is that this occasion at least will help all of us to
forget our tribulations and sorrows our complaints and animosities
and that it will be to all a dayrof cheer and everything which Yule-
tide typifies. The words of Tiny Tim have never been improved
upon and we here invoke them: "God bless us all!"
The PuBiiSHEfcs
(Copyricht.1923)
i
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE FOREIGN
GUNBOATS MAY SOON BE
WITHDRAWN.
(By Associated Press.)
CANTON Dec1. 24. The' critical sit
uatlon which has prevailed here for
nearly two weeks as a result of the
demand bf Dr. Sun.Yat Sen South
China Jeadci. for sun1" customs
revenues is" believed to have .passed
Negotiations for settlement of the
question are said to he progressing
satisfactorily and sailors from tho
French cruiser Julius. Ferry one of
tho flotilla of foreign wnrships con
centrated in tho harbor have return
ed to Hongkong.
It is hoped in oiilclal circles that
the stage soon will -lie' rcaclwu at
which th vigilance of Jthe foreign
powers represented by nearly a scorn
of gun- boats in the liarbor.- anchored
off Shanieen the foreign section of
the city where the administrative of
fices of ether nations are located
may be relaxed and the foreign varJ
ships withdrawn.
The French sa'lors who njlrendy
have left l'ecently landed at Shamcen
a.nd were strittoned 'n the old French
postofilco building following SunV
; threat to seize tho customs to prevent
their payment to the Peking govern
ment which he opposes.
K CR SIS
MISTED AS
BEING PAST
Christmas
Thou
ghts
lF HUMAN NATURE is the combination of self-seeking
ambition and greed which some materialistic philoso-
phers assert it is; if life is a contesl in iwhich all finer
sentiments are subordinated to self-advancement and suc-
cess at any price how is it that the spirit of Christmas
has not only endured but grown in power during riearly
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GO TO COURT OEHQIi
TI SETS OF DIRECTORS
INJUNCTION SUIT AND; RESTRAIN
ING ORDER SEEMS TO BE
OUTSTANDING FKATURKS.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO. Dec 24. A' fight for
control of the Ainericaii-Aberdcnagus
Breeders' Association which two
sots ot directors were elected oariy.tnis
month each set. choosing u different
individual for president has Iven
taken to court. An irijunctlonal order
by Superior Judge Dennis E. Sullivan
has been issued directing ma Intent
ance of-the status quoand preventing
either Benjamin Cairipboll of lTUca
Minn. or S. C. Fullerton of M.nmL
Oklahoma from taking office n pres-
ident. The legal battle hinges on whether
the constitution of the association has
been properly at ended and how tho
Illinois law shall bo interpreted in
governing selections of such associa-
tions charactered) by the state.
KirlvMul ThoHionth a'divin on re-
sulted in two boards of director j be-
ing elected. These in turn selected;
Campbell and Fullerton as president.
Attorneys for the Campbell faction
filed an Injunction suit and obtained
a restraining order maintaining tho
status quo and in effect preventing
oftlier Campbdll or Fullerton from
Liking office until tho court can in-
terpret .the law. No date for a honr-
ing has been set.
tins
BREED
SOVIETS SAY
HUGHES SURELY
IK ORGANIZATION HERE WAS CON-
CKIVEI) IT WAS ON VNDI'S.
TRIAL BASIS.
(By Associated Press)
MOSCOW Dec. 24. A. Amor of New
York. American representative1-on the
oxflfiullve committee ot the third intcr-
lintinnnla through whoso hand! in-
slrnctions to the workers party from
Moscow pass declaredtfhat no docu-
ments such as were recently montioh-
cd by Secretary of Stute Hughes were
over sent out. "Even if It- had such
things in nnnd the Internationale Mr.
Amer snid is not so "naive" as to put
instructions on paper.
In romniGiitincr on tho documents
the Amor explains that their basis
inust have been the fact Uiat.the cen-
tral committee of tho workers party
has in contemplation reorganization
on an industrial basis. "Tlie plan al
ready has boon sent td tho member
shin and is under discussion.
According to this plan tho basis of
party work' consists of n nucleus at
various centers composed o'' at least
three members; these members elect
captains who meet monthly to discuss
the work. Therefore in tho Amer's
opinion it would not bo difficult to
distort this plan as ono formal pur
jiose.
MISINFORMED
IXICAN BEBELS
40 MILES FROM
APITAL CITY
CONFLICTING NEWS SENT OUT BY
BOTH SIDES; SITI'ATIO.V SEEMS
Ttt BE UNCHANGED.
(By Associated Press.)
MEXICO CITY Dec' 23. Prepara-
tions continued today for the pursuit
of the main body of revolutionists es-
timated at less than 5(10 which escap-
ed after the capture of Puebla by the
federal army under General Eugenio
Martinez. The rebels are reported to
have halted temporarily and are mak-
ing preparations for defense should
the pursuing columns overtake them
at Nanacarailpa where they have for-
tified Tepoguohil Hill. ';
VERA CRUZ Dec. 24. Rebel forces
have made their nearest approach to
Mexico City so far with the capture
yesterday of Cuerna'vaca forty miles
sbuth of the capital it is stated in a
revolutionary ' communique issued
here.
The forces advanced from their po-
sition in the state of Guerrero into
Morelos of which Cuernavaca is the
capital. No heavy fighting was report-
ed. The general situation is un
changed except for the approach to
the national capital. Puebla has not
been evacuated according to the rebeM
statement wbich adds that the inaur
gents are engaged in heavy fighting
with federal forces in the suburbs.
A government bulletin issued from
Mexico City states that Puebla was
captured Saturday and that 1000 pris
oners were taken by the federal
forces In the engagement.
S TELEPHONE
MESSAGE LEWS TO
ITI OF FOUL PUflf
ONLY WITNESS TO KILLING IS
FOUND HY POLICE OF GOTHAM
IN IIOUUUE.
tBy Associated Press.)
NEW YORK Dec. 21. Answering a
.riysterious telephone messuee police
iast night identified the body of a
young woman who had bt?en taken 1
he morgue as that of Edna Churgin
16 years old said to have been the
sweetheart of Louis Schwartzman
Tho was shot and killed by gangsters
m a street fight qn August 1.
The mysterious telephonist police
.aid declared that the body in the
norgue would be found to be that of
he only witness to Schwartzman's
slaying and that she had 'been the
.Mini of foul play.
autopsy showed police s.aid that:
the p'rl's death was due to poison and
hat it "was clearly a case of suicide."
After Schwartzfcinn was murdered
Ms sweetheart was held in $100 bail
is ti material witness as she was the
only person who saw the killing. At
that time the police stated they were
sure the girl could identify the niur-
'lerer if he were found. Late in
August she disappeared.
During an investigation last sum-
mer of the slaying of Schwartzmau
ald to have been a member of the
"Italian" gang. Jack Kaplan alias
"Kid Dropper" and six other persons
wri'e questioned.
mile Kaplan and" tho others were
leaving the court house where they
had beew discharged for lack of evi-
dence Kaplan was shot and killed by
Louis Kohen who was later tried and
sentenced to Sing Sing prison for a
term from 20 years to life imprison-
ment LITTLE GIRL GETS
MOST DESIRED F
DIED WITH
(By Associated Press)
CAMDEN. N. J... Dec. 24. The
Christmas season brought to 13-year-old
Helen Hamilton the gift
she most desired the one for
which she had prayed death.
Racked for months by almost in-
tclornble' pain due to a ruptured
heari tho' result of a childish
prank eight years ago the heroic
Tittle girl died yesterday with her
mother's arms about her and sin-
cere in tho belief that sko would
find n painless perfect happiness
in the world beyond. Clasped
tigh tly to her breast was her fav-
drlte doll which she asked bo bur-
ied uith her. Her last words wero
a prayer for death.
"Jetnis take me take me
Jesus.' she" said.
Her pale lips had prayed that
aho niicht HvCi until her birthday
November 26. She had hoped to
die that day.. WThen it passed she
appeared to rally" but soon after-
?nrdlassed Into or lethargy from
which sho rarely vas aroused.
Ttto climax of her suffering came
Saxurday morning "1 Awilvo
MYSTERIOII
VIRGIN IT
CONTAK
LIMBJECT
SERMON AND PAMPHLET IN' RE-
JOINDER AND SUR-JOIN'DER
'ADD FUEL TO FLA3IF.S.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK Dec. 24. Indications
were today that after the Christmas
truce in the 'Protestant Episcopal
church the controversy between mod-
ernists and conservatives would rage
with renewed vigor.
Bishop William T. Manning's re-
quest for. the "truce" was generally
observed yesterday but reference to
the controversy was made in copies
circulated yesterday of the sermon
delivered by the Rev. Dr. Leighton
Parks at St. Bartholomew's a week
ago yesterday and by the Rev. Dr. Wil-
liam Norman Guthrie pastor of St.
Marks-in-the-bouwerie In discussing
the Bibl.
It has been the Sunday custom at
St. Bartholomew's to distribute pam-
phlets of the preceding week's sermon.
The pamphlets distributed yesterday
were an edited version of the "lec-
ture" in which Dr. Parks invited a
trial for heresy.
The doctrine of the virgin birth the
pamphlet said was "clamped upon
the church" during the middle ages
on the basis of the doctrine of origi-
nal sip. It was the conviction amdng
those who did the "clamping" it added
that virginity was a higher state than
marriage and hence the story that
Christ's mother was a virgin.
"The very foundations of our pro-
testantism will be shaken" the pam-
phlet declared. "If the bishops of
the church attempt- to answer ques-
tions of theology with ancient tradi-
tions." Parishoners of St. Marks-In-the-bouwerie
expect to hear next Sunday
from Dr. Gutnrie a declaration of his
creed and an exposition of his posi-
tion in his tilt with Bishop Manning
over pagan dancing by parish girls in
ancient Greek costumes at church- f es-
tivities. v...
The appeal for the "Christmas
truce" was used by the Rev. Charles
Francis Potter pastor of the West
Side Unitarian church as the basis of
: a renewed attack upon convertists.
Multitudes arc crying for the 'truth'
and to deny them now would be
treacherous he said. "No wonder the
blind priests of the old order want
the new prophets to keep quiet. But.
they might as well try to dam the Mis-
sissippi river with waste paper.
r j
Attempt to Raid Still
in Arkansas Results . -in
Bad Shoot Fest
(By Associated Press.)
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Dec. 24. Hunter
Perrin a Randolph county Arkansas
deputy sheriff was in a Memphis hos-
pital today suffering from bullet
wpunds which surgeons fear may
prove fatal. Miss Bessie Fisscen. IS
was at her home near Pocahontas
Ark. severely wounded B. F. Fisscen
j father of the young woman was un-
uer arrest ana ammeu niu au em-
ploye of Fisscen is being pursued by
a possee as a result of a shooting af-
fray on the Fisscen farm late yester-
day which followed an attempt to ar-
rest Fisscen on a charge of operating
a whiskey still.
According to reports received here.
Ward is alleged to have fired the
shots that woundedN Perrin and
brought a return fire from the posse
seeking to arrest Fisscen that acci-
dentally wounded the young woman.
Fisscen it was said did not partici-
pate in the shooting and aided in the
removal' of Perrin to Pocahontas from
which town he was brought to Mem
phis. Ward -is reported to-have escap-
ed to a woods.
GIFT SHE
OR CHRISTMAS
PRAYER ON LIPS
hours later she told her mother
Mrs. Emma Hamilton a widow
that she knew the "end was near.
"Take mo in your lap mother"
she said. "I know this Is the endi
I know that in a few minutes. I
will die.. I want to feel your arms
around me I' want to be held close
before I go."
"A few minutes later I saw her
lips move and leaned over to hear
'dear dear Jesus' sho was saying
I ani suffering so much. Please
please take moV Mrs. Hamilton
said. "Then her hands stiffened
there came a swift short convul-
sion and She was gone."
Little Helen's case attracted na-
tion wide attention. When it be-
came known that She faced death
with such fortitude and in poverty
a substantial fund was raised for
her and gifts of all description
were sent her from many parts ot
the country.
She wilL be buried Wednesday
with her doll and U Mtt&
dress .and white satin sho
she had requested .
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