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BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
TheWeathei
TODAYS NEWS IN
TODAY'S -PAPER
TWENTIETH YEAR
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL XX. NO. 71
SIX PAGES TODAY
Tonight rain; probably tira.
Ing to snow. Thursday colder
below freezing;
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BROWNWOOD TEXAS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 7 1920
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Material Witnesses in Case Said to Have Arrived and
Dozens of Other Witnesses and Spectators Crowd
Hotel Lobbies While Awaiting Call.
Marking time and waiting fcr the
appearance of an additional venire of
one hundred men from whom tfi se-
lect!! the three men who are to com-
plete the jury for the trial of Harry J.
Spanell in district court here several
scores of witnesses and the attorneys
and! others connected with the case
exhibited more or less restlessness
today as they chatted in the hotel
lob-hies. Every incoming train brings
additional witnesses and spectators a
number of army officers being among
themost recent arrivals.
Counsel for defense stated this
morning that the three material wit-
nesses who were absent when the case
was called for trial Monday have ar-
riTed although one of them Mrs. Pat
Murphy of Alpine is .quite ill and
may be carried to the court room on
a stretcher when her testimony is
called for. So far as is known all
defpnse witnesses required for the
trial will be here. Attorney Wood-
wajrd of the defense counsel stated
this morning inclndiug probably one
orjitwo witnesses who have not prev-
iously testified in the case at San
Angelo or Coleman. A large number.:
of I character witnesses have already
arrived and additional character wit-i
a esses for loth defense and the state
v"t? arrive iltirin"- tl 1affrr nart nf
will arrive during the latter part of j
the week.
"jrhe inclement weather of today has
made it very difficult for the sheriff's
department to put into execution thef
order of the court for an additional!
i . . ...
vcmre of one Jiundrcajncn who are to
appear at 1:30 Thursday afternoon
Every effort Is being made however
to i comply with the order and there is
an tevident desire on the part of all
concerned to complete the jury and go
inlo the testimony in the case at the't
earliest possible moment.
UPOSE-OISTIITION
BiOOO SOWS III BROWN
COUNTY AT ACTUAL COST
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XOTE3TEXT TO EXrOniAOE I?AIS-'
IXC OF HOU.S i'OR MAIJKKT
; IS AXXOO'CEI) JIEKE. . I
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iE. jp. Freeman industrial asent fo
mers and other Lusiness men relative j
io a plan of the Stockyards company j
for the distribution of 1rood sows
among the farmers; of the -county. tat
encourage the production of hogs for
i. . - . ... .
encourage the production of hogs for.
ihe markets. The plan as outlined;
by Mr. Freeman was given the en-
l)j
jdorsement of the lianks the Ciiamberj
jpf Commerce. County Agent Grilhu
Jiie jnausiriai agcju saiu neior un
r . ... . . . v l.r w l... '
departure for San Anclo.
The plan of thct Stoekj-ards com-
pany is in brief to select from oil
Ithe liogs received at Fort AVorth the
tjest young sows weighing around 150
ftiounas and to immunize them and
submit them to all the necessary fed-
eral tests. These animals will thew
he sold to farmers and stock raisers
tlwouphout the state being smpjied ir
Sad lets to tlie Various countie
ihrnnd sows to nroduce hogs of mar -
VAta.ldft value. he averace cost ot i
ww W
these animals will be abont 35 eac"
according to Mr. freeman.
This movement Is separate and dis-
tinct from that which has been
' Saunched among the boys and elrls j
4.rtraiittiral nlubs of the state to ini-l
port and produce registered hogs. a j
carload of which have already been J
arranged for in this county by T. C
Yantis of the First National lianl:.
This movement it is pointed out is
to sUraulate tlie prodactiou of regis-
tered hogs for breeding purposes
while the Slocliyards plan is to stim-
ulate the production of bogs for the
markets only-
County Farm Agent O. P. Griffin
states that he believes orders for a
carload of the Stockyards sows will
be completed within a week and that
.the animals will Te here iready for
iistribution within a few days fol-
lowing the completion of ihe order.
Several farmers have indicated their
deire to buy one or more of the ant-
zaaig ana the banks have agreed to
aaalce reasonable arrangements with
fanners needing (financial assistance
in the purchase ol the animals.
Oie Fort "Worth Stockyards company j DUBLIN .Jan. 1
spent Monday and Tuesday in isrown-i quarters here w
i tie mimm"
S VENIRE RUSSIAN SOU
TnornrnnDTrn1
SiH
RESOLUTION iiF ENDORSEMENT TO
BE SO CIiHiVit IT WILL LK.VVI;
$0 lMK'HT. i I
. "(By Associated .rresTM r
"VASHlXG3jpXi Jan. ;7.A resolu-
ticn endorsing President; Wilson's
stand on Uife; peace traat-yi and ; com-
'aiendir; his ffjrU to etablfkh a
League of Peace isto lie laid before
the Democrat'jc National'-Oohimitjtee at
its meeting here tomorrow with the
DEMOCRATS WILL
ENBiSElLSi
TREAT? P9SiTli
"A fhp;PH)jlISE TO ELIMINATE TERROR-
"If I have ainytlung to do with it the ( ( . I(vn rTinv v tim
resolution will be so clear as to leave; !"VH .?SVvV i iiSi
o doubt abottt our position. We are j
'pn(j tie p esdent
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t.t '
hi (.-mm ma;i j
Cummins.
1 0000 Pounds '
Powder Explodes
One Man Injured
By Associated Press.) ;
ttN'IONTONVN. Pa.. Jan. 7 Ap-i
j proximal elj'j jien thousand pounds of
powder stored in the truck sited of j
the DuPontj j Powder Cflriipanyji plant '
at Fairtmanje six miles :froni; here;
(exploded eajrly today and j. totally de-;
'slrpyed the! Jniilding. . The citgijieer;
was slSshtly' injured. .
Sinn Feiners Are
Raided By Police
and Military Force
(By! trVssociated Press.);
-J3inn Fein head-
ero nuded y
a his
The
fmlice and soliliers.
raiders- alst) entered the Offices of the
Irish Parliament and those jW the
- ev I relaiHl Assurance Society
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jJVJnggy .JgHS
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Contracts for
Carpentier Scrap
Associated Pressi)
LOS A&GELES" ..Trtii. 7 Jack
DempseS ilieavynveight Champion pu-'
'gilist will meet (2 gorges ('arpentier
the French champion at Tia Juana
Lower California in the near future.
f
Jack Kearns Dempsey's manager
itsiIIIL II QRKERS ENDORSE
PRESIDENT'S PROPOSALS
FOR SETTLING STffi
RATIFY ACTION OF iNTEKXATION-
' AJ OFFICIALS IX ACCBPTLVG
PKOPOSAIiS.
COLltBUS Ohio Jan. 7 The Unit
ed (.Mine Vorke'rs of America in con-J
vention bere today ratified the action
of the International officers in accept-
ing the proposals of President Wilson
to end the coal strike on a basis of
fourteen per cent increase and thej
formation of a commission to draw up!
a new wage agreement. t
BUXGABIAX GOVEItXMEN'T HE-
SIGN'S. flBy Associated Press.)
COPENHAGEN Jan. 7. The Bu
lgarian government has resigned and
the Socialist are trying to form a cab-
linet untfer the leadership Of Dr. Den-
eff former (premier.
lUDLULruniLUj
WAltltAVr Kfllt IMS . Kit EST
El) IB Y TElUvRA L DKIMK.T3I EXT
01- .USTICK.
- tuy Associated iress.)
WA'StH'NGTOX. Jan. i warrant
for the arrest and ' deportation of
Midwig .Martens tlie -selL-srylcii ain-j
bassador of tlio Russian soviet. gov:
ernm'ent was ordered e.-pouted by the
Depanment of jusi ice today.
Martens officials say. is the real
leader of the communist. ".party in the
United States. 'He is now said to-be.
in Washington and his arrest is cx-j
po.cted -.shortly;" Determination to';
take Martens into custody was i. defin-
itely made after all the evidence .hear-
ing On his ai-t ivitics It ail 'been assem-
bled by Assistant Attorney General
Garvin.
RUSSIAN BOLSHEVISTS
IKE PEACE OFFER TO
THE ALLIED NATIONS
"v '
. (Hy Associated Prcss.j
. STOCJvl 10LM. Jan. 7. Nikolai Len-
ihe Russian Lolshevik premier has
made a new. peace offer to the allies
f including a promise to aiioiish. terror-
f ism' and the activity of the revolution-.
: ary tribunals acccrding- to aj Es-
th6hian newspaper which says the .of
fer is being taken to Loudon ly Colon -e!
Tallens. the British representative
in the Balkan stated.
IIG CELEBIATl OF
"PROHIBITION EVE" IS
PLANNED IN NEW YQBK
! RESERVATIONS OF T.Ull.KS i
UK. HOTELS I.NHIl'ATKS AX
I f KX0K3IOCS KLEJMtATlOX.
CTJy Associated Press.;)
jXEW YORK. Jan. 7. The. c.eicJi-a l-eicftd president of the Frncr i'e-
tion of prohibition .eve'VJamiary Ifitr . pnj)lic n janunry tT. althongh there
rrrniicfi'c t n -nail rn;f ' :i n v "fne- Ycnr's ' . .' ii ' . '. ...i.t...n1f
ie. event in the history Of New Y-orK j
idging "oy ihe rush of .application .fori
m' -r- --
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reserved ta!ijes at tne npieis'. i ue i
manager of the Waldorf-Astoria j
-t:iaridge..;MC;Alpin and other hotels
anuounceu touav iuai na irons wii! i
wished to be present when the John
'Barleycorn Swan scng is sung Intend
to cokjbratc his walic ht the manner
vosue since Uic advent of: war-
time prohibition.
Californians Plan
to Organize Cotton
Exchange at Meeting
(Py Associated Proas)
LOS ANGELES Jan. 7. Plans to
organize a cotton exchange here and
petition the California legislature to
enact laws to protect the cotton in-
dustry were formulated at a meeting
here last night of prominent bankers
railroad and steamship men cotton
growers shippers and manufacturers.
The Spanell Trial
Tlie Bulletin has .made ar-
rangements for reporting the
Harry J. Spanell trial -accurately
and impartial .y arid will
publish each day a comprehen-
sive review of the. testimony
presented during the course of
the hearing in district court.
This papor is undertaking to. do
what counsel for both sides
claim no other paper has yet
done to give an absolutely im-
partial report of the ease from
beginning to end.
Thos. J. Cunningham official
court reporter of the Eastland
district has been engaged by
tills paper as Its representative
during tho trial. Mi -Cunningham
is not only an expert
stenographer and experienced
court reporter but has been .
closely associated with tho. two
former. Spanell trials and is
thoroughly familiar with the
details. of the case. The case
will be resumed in district
court "Thursday afternoon be-
ginning at 1:30 o'clock.
WIDOW AND VICTIM OF
MURDER
T ' 'n .rflSilP'
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Mt Clemens. Mich. authorities in
BroVn. viealthy Dot roil clubman whp
on a jonily "ro'ad near Mt. eiemens.'.
baud in the crime. They haye issued .
friond nf Hrowa. wlio thu police no
nivstfiv .Mrs. Hrown who Is shown
ci"ofi tnr divnrcp at the time the .shun
' his auto. She is nineteen years old.
ieoRTS of mn
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Early Reports of Saturday's Earthquake in Vera Cruz. State
Shown to Have Minimized Damage Done; Riv-
V ' ers at Flood Add to Losses.
Agree Clemenceau
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Will Be Elected
to Presidency
. (By Associated Press;) .
PA III is. Jan 7. Today?s" newspaners:
Inw rlW -Premier lemenccaii Will
na neon no oun iar actiimwigiievt
0j his acceptance of the candmucy for
lbe 0Uce . ;
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nnk . imfPrnP.nLS'
Demanded By
State and Nation
(By Associated Press. l
WASHINGTON Jan .7.-A call for
statement of the condition of all ;.nn
tional banks at the cse of business.
Wednesday. i3ecember si .was issued
today Dy the comptroller of the.
rency.; ' - y.
eur-
State Bank' Fall. .: . 2
Austiin Jan' 7. Calls for financial
statements of Condition of DC0 ;tate
banks and trust companies at ::tbe
close of business December iil were
issued today by the commissioner of
banking and insurance.
Two More Sons
of Former Kaiser
Seek Divorces
( Py Associated Press-.).
PARIS. Jan. 7. Prince August and
Prince Joachim respectively the tounn
and sixth sons of the former Carman
'kaiser have brought suits -for divorce
according to Berlin advices to the
Matin. . '
Reds Waiting for "Ark"
Must Pay Incomes Taxes
DI2TROIT. Jun. 7. The fifty-soven
iReds now held for deportation in the
i County Jail here will have to pay their
1 income taxes before they can be sent
back to Russia according -to instruc-
tions to John A. Grogan collector of
internal revenue rrom "Washington
The instructions were to collect in
come tax at all cost to obtain writs
of restraint and the property if nec-
essary but not to delay deportation
' unduly.
MICHIGAN AUTOMOBILE
veslignling the. slaying of J. Stanley
sfi liody'was found hi his automobile
arc; coiivinfe'd that two persons had a
a. warnmt for the arrest of a woman
neve cau junm sumu iiiiv. m
here in outing costume
was oeing
man's body was
t'r.imd abandoned in
I QUAKE SAI
LIS WERE LQ
I
(Hy Associated Pressi)
1U1-5XICO CITY-.' Jan: '7. Hundreds
and possfidy thousands .cr lives were
lost "as a retail of the- earthquake in
th slntfKof VuraC'r''u Saturday night
So widesiu-pad wus tlie damage uonc
and so wild are some oi uiu si-.uuu.-that
suffered that the number of cas
.ualties will probably never be known
private dispatches from - Vera Cm?
and-Jalapa statu that a. thousand per-
cii.ic v.-ero killed: at Couztlaii. These
roiiorfs: Avhich are said .at both cities
to ha reliable cou.llrm the mforma
tion given out last -ught by the Pres-
idental and military headquarters
Thirty lives vere lost at Teocelo.
where-three chnrcJu . and forty houses
were- destroyed.- Volcaniu eruptions
liave occurred at" Cofredepcrite rtt-j
'inors say. . ' " . . j
Flood waters '. pcuriu.-x. down Pesca-j
dos have inundated several ".villases-!
while many ranches are under watnrJ
Twenty bodies have been ; resovo'red ;
from the Psecados river. ;-
Several oil wells near tuxpam
have been spouting petroleum sinca
tlie earthquake according to- A'era.
! Cruz- advices
- .
Water Fowl Overtaken
By Storm Frozen in Ice
(By International News Service.)
" QH1CO. Cal.. Jan. 7. Frozen into
the. ice on Goose Lake hundreds of
water fowl died in a recent storm and
dozens -of birds were found on the
windward side of Hie. lake so scenvely
caked in ice that they were helpless
and could be picked up without re-
sistance being offered.
Large numbers of water fowl wore
attracted to-thc lake prcceoding tlie
storm by. a warm pell but with the
sudden -drop in temperature mud
hens geese and ducks were trappeu
. .....i . i..
witnout a enunco io cscuiiu " wj
' v -
into wnicn uiey wviu uu.u.
Miners' League Opens
Market to Cut Prices
(By International News Service.)-
GRASS VALLEY Cal. Jan. 7. rThe
Grass Valley Miners' iTOiccuve
League has stepped into the ring to
clash with the world's cnampion
heavyweight Hiccsta Living; The
League has opened an. up-to-dato mar
ket house to cut prices.
Drank Embalming Fluid. :
(By International News Service.)
SAN FItAN'ClSCO Cal. Jan. T.-r-Thomas
McCarthy aged thirty went
on a "dead drunk" here the other day.
He drank some embalming- fluid.
The undertaker narrowly missed
additional work besides the fluid and
some expense was saved McCarthy's
relatives lie lived
FOUR
STIGATiON OP FSCTS
Q BY STATE DEP
AH Three Americans Were Connected With Oil Industry
in Vicinity of Tampico; Co nsul Authorized to Demand
Immediate Arrest and . Punishment of Murderers.
1II0LLEI
NOT PLANNING
TO SURRENDER!
DKi'K.ms on nrTcii kovkkn-
.31 EXT Til PHJJTECT II DI
APAI.VST EXTlLU)ITI(kV :
(Hy Associated Press.)
AMKROXGEX .Holland. Jan.' 7.-
The allied demands for the extradi-
tion of former Empercr William in
which it is known that America wiii
not participate are expected at the
Hague about Janunry l.'.th.
Recent press dispatches have stao
ed rhat Count Hohenzoilerh nvight
surrender rather than embarrass-the
Xetherhmds government but it is au-
thoritatively reported that he will re-
ly on the protection of Ilo'Jari.d and
her refusal to honcr tlie allied . .de-
mand. STATE DEPOSITORIES
TO BE SELECTED TO
OLE STATE MONEY
HrX!Iti:i ADDITIONAL DKPOSl-
T.OinKS NECKSSAHY TO. TAKE
CAIIE OF HlU FlXI).
(By Associated Press.)
AUSTIN. Jait.. 7. State depositories
to are for approximately six million
dollars to be- collected in taxes earlv
this year " will -be selected tomorrow
when the bids of various banks are
opened.
State Treasurer Baker estimated
;hat a hundred" 'additional depositories
will be necessary.
TIlinTU III I I 1011 Illlir
H N U N MUW
0IE0 IN RUSSIA f ROM
1L CAUSES SHE SHI
VIOLE-N'UET r'AJUNE
. TAKE HEAVY TOLL OF
lU SIAN I'KOIT.E.
(By Associated Press.)
XEW.YORK Jan. 7 Tinrty
Hon men. women and. children have!
died in Russia; from violence famine
and disease. hi the last three. years
according to Princess Cantacuzene-
Speranskvv granddaughtov of Pcesi- -"ave someinmg tangsnte upon wnicn
dent Grant in an appeal in. behalf of ' to work when the blanks for making
the American Central Committee for:111 reports arrive.
Russian Relief.
This figure she says is exclusi
the five niiUion men who Were
fighting for the allies.
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Trolley Car Kills Big
Gray Timber Wolf
(Bv International News Service.)
PITTSBITRG. -Kan. Jan. .7. Fif-
teh debars was picked up by.D. C. ;
Watson motornuin on an interairhan
car on a trip from Pittslnrg to .kvw
'rl t vlnl rrt rrncc nrt 1 111 PIT
n( XViiic whTp .
doinf better than fifty miles an hour
better than fifty miles an hour.
Tho wolf evidently- miscalculated
the speed at which the interurban
svas traveling and was decapitated by
tho wheels of the car.
Watson received the $13 when he!
took the wolf's head to Columbus
Kali.
Score Badly Injured
When Passenger Train
Breaks Through Bridge
(By Associated Press.)
MOBRIDGE S. D. Jan. 7.-A scoreje um nuu uuiu
of persons traveling in tlie day coach- the advice given by Professor J. .
es wore injured ten quite seriously Breitwieser of the department of edr
last night when' the Chicago. Mil-!ucatlon of the University of California
waukee & St. Paul passenger train j Professor Breitwlesser stated that the
west bound broke through a bridge; greatest economic problem m this
nenr Watauga. Twenty-live victims country today is Americanizing the reg-
ot tho wreck wercibrought here today.listered. American voter.
fiRTMENT
(By Associated Press) '
WASHINGTON" Jan. 7 Gabriel
Porter an American citizen employ
ed by the Penn-Wexico company; was
shot and killed by a Mexican federal
officer at Tuxpam December 21 ac-
qording to advices to the slate depart-
ment from the American coasul at
Tampico.
The consnl was Immediately enter-
ed to report further information and
If Ihe elreumslances warranted It to
urge the local authorities of the Tam-
pico district to arrest and punfaih the
guilty person. The 3fexlcan gOTera-
ment has been calll upoa by the
State Department to nse eTery meaas
possible to apprehend and pimlsh ike
murderers of F. J. Uoney and Earl
Bowles American oil menja the Tam-
pico fields.
The murder of Honey and Bowles
was reported late Tuesda)-. The la-
formation to the Stalq Dopartmeat
was tliat both men were murdered
near Poro Lobos. The territory la.
which the murders were committed
Is said to be under the control e
Carranza forces.
The Mexican authorities first re-
por(eI that i'drter wa nccideataliy
shot by a companion la a party re-
I turning from a dance. Ah laTesOfa-.
(lion by the Penn-rexieo-compfcijr f;
said to have deTeloped however that
he was shot by a Mexican army M-
cer. Porter's home was In Vall.erten
(alifornia.
Ir
ncome lax Man
m -m m
Expects Blanks
'By Jan. 15th
A. N. Thomasoi:. interna! revenue
representative iu Brov.-nwood. states
. that blank fonns on which to makir
! reports for m.me tax payments an-
t expected not earlier than January 1"
tand that upon their arrival here the
jfablic ivill lie notified further as to
AXI) DISEASE; ;jie method of procedure preparing
" itbt- annual reports. Upon their arri-
f val Mr. Thomaon Will he prepared to
. J help any local tax payers prepare
' their reports."' and to give all nece?-mil-!
sary information.
Pending the arrival of the blanhs
tlie revenue man suggests that the
people begin calculating their income
for the current vear so that they will
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SACRIFICE OF ARMY
SUPPLIES IN FRANCE
CLAIMED BY CONNOR
TWO BILLION DOLLARS VfORTH OF
GOOBS SOLD FOR LESS THAN
A BILLION DOLLARS.
(By Associated Press.)
ANTWERP. Jan. 7. The sale of
American stocks remaining in Prance
alter the departure or tne American
larmv netted S7GO.000.0000. Brigadier
General Connor chief o the Ameri-.
can department of supply said before
sailing today for America.
Ho estimated the value of the stocks-
at nearly $'XuOO000000 and declared
that it would have cost 750000.00 to
take them back to America.
Americanize Native Borns
First Says Professor
BERKELEY Cal. Jan. 7. American- .
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