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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
SHERMAN, TEXAS, JUNE 7, 1919—SATURDAY EVENING.
Subscription Price, 60 Cents Per Month.
INTERNATIONAL
SITUATION
C. OF C. HELPS TO
PLACE LABOR
Associated Press DUualch]
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There is every evidence that the leading figures of the Peace
Conference are endeavoring to hasten the delivery of the Allied reply
to the Germans, and positive instructions were given by the Council of
Four to all Commissions to complete their reports by Monday. If this
order is carried out the reply probably will be presented to thp enemy
delegation early next week. Latest Paris reports indicate a growing
sentiment in the Council of Four that some alterations must be made in
the German treaty, but in what particulars is not indicated. Premier
Lloyd George today is attending a meeting of the British Commission
studying reparations. Count Rantzau, chief of the German delegation,
left Versailles last night for Germany and is expected to return Sunday.
French officials expect the Germans to refuse to sign the terms, but a
The farm laimr situation in Gray
sun (’Minty is not aettto, although in
certain sections. c qweially in the
grain licit of the south and cast parts
of the county, iiihliiionai farm and
harvest hand< could lie used. With
the expeditious • return of Grayson
county men from France and their
equally expeditions discharge from
the camp of demobilization, no serious
shortage of labor should lie felt. Such
is the. gist of sentiment- gleaned from
answers sent in hy representative
farmers all over the county to cpier-
ies put hy the farm bureau of the
I'hamber of Commerce of this city.
The queries were put at the instance
of tlie State <’liaintier of Commerce,
which report* a serious shortage of
form labor in many iiurts of the
Stale, and especially in West T(‘xas.
Tlk> queries |att hy the farm bu-
reau consisted of the following seven
questions; ill Do you think then* is
a sufficient number of farm hands irt
| your section of the county to harvest
tin* grain and cultivate the cotton? (21
If not, about how many extra hands
will he needed in your neighborhood?
(8)_jjlld (41 questions in regard to
wages. Ci) suggestions in regard to
situation; ((5l question in regard to
farm bureau meeting. Quest ioji <71
asked if i| was advisalile or necessary
I to Use Mexican labor.
Tin* general opinion as expressed 111
! the answers received
m,,« hopeful ,euUment i. ..ported i, Borlio. ttelion Mm th.;!,': ’^nTST1 »(£ X JSZ
j returning, it) Gray wit county for tita
PACIFIC COAST
TELEGRAPHERS
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MAY STRIKE
Annotated Press Dispahk]
Associated Press Dispatch 1
Siiii Francisco. Calif., June 7.—A
strike of Commercial Telegrapliers
throughout Pacific coast states is to
he called June 11 unless demands
made uisui employers are complied
which state, a message today received
by Patrick O'Connor, president of the
local organization of the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union of America. Tim
telegram was signed by I,. I. Marshall
'of Isis Angeles first vice president of
the organization. It read as follows:
"This aiin(Miircm,ent embraces the
Western Union. Postal and Federal
Telegraph companies on the coast,
thereby cutting off communication so
far as commercial business s concern-
ed with coast and eastern points.
"Tills fight will la* to a finish.
Kvery worker Is requested to obtain
outside employment wherever possible
and assist in Icyry conceivable man-
lier in milking/flu* strikt1 a success.
“Kxugj tin/; will lie announced
later.”'
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SHERMAN WOMAN
GOES TO A. & M.
Collinsville, Tex.. June 7 The
Ethel-Collinsvliie Production Company Tolpdo ullio Juno 7.—After four
have made the locations for their two days of absolute idleness. Jack Demp-
welta. C. II. Eaton, geologist, of sey, challenger for the world's heavy-
Boton A Looms. Im'. i-. -trove the!weight title, is to resume training to-
• duy at his Maumee Hay shore. camp
(for liis chumpiouship contest with Jesa
Willard liere July 4.
Dempsey, according to the program
TRIAL AGAIN FI
MUIEB If 9
stnkc-M Thursday. The location for the
the first well was made 011 the Higgs
Farm, and well No. 2 will lie drilled
on the Nutt Firm. Lumlier for the
crrjiieks lifts Ih-.'ii ordered from the
Tiyon-Gray Luuilier Company, and
tile first well will be spudded in
about July 1.
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HIDDEN FLOOD SWEEPS CAB
AWAY ItKFOKE THE STALIJ5D
ENGINE CAN BE STARTED.
eastern shore of the Adriatic again is causing uneasiness in the Peace [ county's needs without importing ont-
_ . j side labor. “Put ail strikers to work
Conference. The Italian Parliament meets June 18, and Premier Or- "s well us idle men. and the question
, .... . j will lie solved,"-wrote one farmer llv-
Uml. demands a settlement by that time. Admiral Kolchak’, form!1™;TiTi.-, itemn-a
retiorts that ther<‘ is plenty of labor
around Hagerman. since the soldiers
seems probably there will be serious delays at least in carrying his cam- "" ”*** ^
in European Russia are admittedly checked by the Bolsheviki, and it
paign to a successful conclusion.
BRITISH TO LEAVE NORTH RUSSIA.
Ahsociatfii Press Disputch]
London, Jane 7.—Speaking in the House of Commons today,
Secretary of War ChurchhiM said: “We will endeavor to wind up our
affairs in North Russia, which we hope to become self-supporting, be-
fore the end of summer, enabling us to leave, having honorably dis-
charged oar duty.”
men wins were on (Ik* fnrm lief ore lie-
eouiing soldiers "put lliclr shoulders
to tlie wheel mid work." Riley Wil-
liams of Route 2 Hells, is also en-
thusiastic about iin> work of ex-sol-
1 (tiers, mid says (but farmers In that
community are giving discharged sol-
diers preference1 In employment. Ap
j uareutly flic county's heroes do not
| intend to rort on their laurels,
j Gilc Strickland of Van Alstvne, in
! the heart of (lie grain licit of the
| county, says that there is a shortage
| of farm laborers in Unit community
College Klution. -Tex., June 7.—■
Mrs. Maggie W. Harry, for a number
of years identified with Kidd-Key
College. Sherman, and Win) lias done
considerable work gor the Extension
Service of A. & M. College during the
past year, has accepted permanent em-
ployment in tin1 home demonstration
division of tlie Expulsion Service and
took up lier work today,
change lier residence lo College Sta
lion. July 1. Mrs. Harry has worked
among urban women during the imst
year, lint will be engaged in general
home demonstration work hereafter.
She is regarded '11s one of the heat
known women in Texas.
Hondo. Tex., June 7.—Gns
I Hritscli of Tarpley. Handera coun-
i ty, lost Ids ear in on unusual man-
ner in the ltio Hondo. Mr. Hritaeh
| was traveling the Tarpley-Hondo
( road and In driving down the bank
! of the stream “killed'1 his engine.
; Before lie could start up again a
flood came down, sweeping the
I car away.
I Tlie engine was found some dls-
!■ tains' below Hie crossing, hut up
j lo last rejsirts no trace of the re-
mainder uf the car hud lavn found.
NO INDORSEMENT GIVEN.
and that olio' hundred additional ones
could he used: John L. Bradley ot
twentyi-fJVe
ha used in
AMERICAN DELEGATION FIRM.
Associated Crest Dispatch |
near Sherman says Unit
additional workers could
tds neighborhood.
R, F. Williams of Route 7. Sncrman.
says a few men cotold lie used in hi*
iieighlxiriiood .and Geor;e Scoggins of
Collinsville reisirts tlia' “(-me could Is1
used there. Henry Gilli ml of 1‘otls-
horo reports that it few of tile right
kind of men could lie used near
PftHsboro: however, they would have
to be workers.
Pari*, June 7.—The American Peace delegation apparently is
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firm in the decision not to authorize the publication of the German treaty
until it is signed, and not even to communicate the official text to the SUMMER NORMAL
United stete.s«,te. OPENS MONDAY
FIFTY THOUSAND RECRUITS.
Associated Crttl Dispatch ]
Normal
will open
School of
Monday.
Washington, June 7.—Fifty thousand recruits for the Army of
Occupation has been obtained, General March announced today.
Three year enlistments predominate over the one year.
ARCHANGEL EXPEDITION ON WAY TO BREST.
Associated Press tJispateh]
Washington, June 7.—All of the original Archangel expedition
will have sailed for home withn two weeks, General March announced
today. Companies E, G, I, M and the Machine Gun company of the
339th Infantry is now enroute to Brest, having left Archangel Tues-
day. -■;« " . ..
Mere 00th Division Men.
t ssnerated Press Dispatch I
Newport News. June 7 .Move than
."MUNI men of the Ninetieth Division
arrived today on tin1 transports
Huron and Withcliuina. The entire
35mii Infantry was on the two ves-
sels.
.Suspension lifted.
Associated “Press Utoputeb J
IVesJdrni Visits Lafayette's Tomb.
Associated Preen Dispatch}
Paris. June 7 President Wilson
visited the tomb of Lafayette today
and placed oil it a bronze wreath, a
duplicate of the fbu-itl .wreath tin1
President placed there when he first
arrived in Paris. The card today
1 sails tin1 InsM'lpt Ion : “To the Great
Lafayette froth a Fellow Servant of
Liberty.” f
New York. June 7—The suspensions
of Tris Speaker of the Cleveland
Americans and Chick Gamlll of the
Chicago Americans were lifted yester-
day by Ban Johnson, president of the
i —.,rt,.->s, t/Miim,1. -r|ie players had
been suspended for engnging in a
fight during a game lad ween the two
teams a week ago. Mr. Johnson said
lie had severely reprimanded, both
men in personal letters in addition to
imposing |S0 fines.
I Tin1 Summer
| Grayson county
June P.
Preparations are being made at
Austin College for the reception of an
unusually large number of students.
Tin1 Inquiries which are coining in
dally from adjoining counties indicate
n widespread Interest in Grayson’s
Summer Normal.
Tlie rniidhetor, H. L. Durham, su-
perintendent of the Wldtewright
school* will he assisted by an aide
faculty, among whom are Miss Ida
Mae Shoeves of Denison. J. A. Giles,
superintendent of-the Hells schools; C.
Is. Hilliard and M. C. While, professor
of history in Austin College. •
The courses of study to lie given in-
cludes all the subjects necessary in
preparing for second grade, first
grade, permanent primary and State
permanent certificates.
Prof. White announce*, also, that
the regular session of the Austin Col-
lege Hummer School will open Mon-
day. Courses in Freshmen Education.
Sophomore English, and Senior His-
tory will lie offered hy Prof. White.
Dr, Harrell offers courses in French.
1. and H.
The Austin College campus and
buildings, so recently deserted, will
soon again present a scene of anima-
tion and activity.
Loyd Moon1. J, D. Yates and H. T..
Ism McKown and Jet’s Totten Deny
Having Given Indorsement of
“Little Motor Kar.”
Houston, Tex.. June 7.—Transfer of
1.512 quarts of confiscated whisky
.stored in (lie basement of tlie Federal
she will pfiuiidtng to the Dennam Drug company
of Spring, Texas, has been effected.
The sate of the liquor involved a con-
sideration of *7,500, officials said. The
sale made lo tlie Spring Ding company
was authorized by Judge J. C. Hutch-
erson. Jr., wlui lias condemned by court
order more than 2.000 (limits of whis-
ky which lias been seized in Houston
aiid Galveston. A portion of tlie confis-
cated stock was disposed of to Houston
druggists. Tlie agreement of sale and
purchase stipulates tlie whisky is to lie
used for medicinal purposes, officials
said.
City Commissioner T-011 McKown
and Jess Totten of the Washington
Iron Works have been quoted as say-
ing Hint Ihcyrtm (^examined who “Lit-
tle Motor Kar.” now on exhibition in
this fity. and that they indorsed the
mechanism of tin1 apparatus.
Hnth of those well known citizens
enter their denial, ami say that they
have neve/ even looked ;at tlx1 motor,
ami therefore Titlv re(iort that they ap-
proved it is wholly unfounded,
l “I can't imagine how this report
could have in-cii started,” said Mr.
Totten, “and if the promoters origin-
ated it they tune made a grave mis-
take. However, some one else may
have started it. as I can Hot believe
that capable btwirfhss men. as
l take the promoters to be
in tlicir line. would come
into a town and use tlie names
of local citizens without their knowl-
edge and cun sent. Please say for Air.
McKown and nivself that we hit not
engaged in the business "f boosting
anything except our own industries,
and that we have not seen and hove
no interest whatever in this new al-
leged motor." _ D
COLORED PEOPLE OF
M’KINNEY HAVE BIG TO DO
The colored people of McKinney an1
planning a big picnic on Emancipation
Day, June Httli. They had issued from
tills office large circulars announcing
the event. They will give conspicuous
piucc in tlie parade for tin1 returned
soldiers of their race. All the colored
people in Collin and adjoining counties
are invited.—McKinney Examiner.
Americans to Be Decorated.
Associated Press Dispatch]
London. Friday. June ft—Americans
wiffi will lie decorated hy King George
at Buckingham mi lace during tlie pre-
sentation of war toed ills tomorrow will
lie Major A. J. MoElrny. air service,
distinguished service order, and Cap-
tain Otto A. Odjnrd aud Lieut. H. I
Steele, both of the 320th infantry.
Gordon of Whiten right were
man visitors last night.
Slier-
Opposition to New Krpqhlir.
Kays Him* Won’t Sign.
A ssnerated Press Dispatch]
Paris, June 7—Tin* German Fi
mince Minister Derndurg today I’olt- Dorton.
crated his recent declaration that Ger-
many will not sign tlie peace terms
as presented, says a llerllu dispatch.
Wiesbaden, June 7—Opposition to
the Rhenish republic here is growing
daily. Judges of the province are the
latest to defy the new government,
having refused to recognize the le-
— n-r of tlie regime headed by Dr.
Socialists Pass Resolutions.
Paris. June 7--Tlie socialist group
met in tlie Uiuunlier of Deputies yes-
terday am’ adopted a resolution ex-
pressing “flu* hope that The Allied
governments will bring ameliorations
to the peace treaty, giving i! a chap
actev more In conformity with th*
conditions of a just and lasting
ik**<’P. and further mope that tlie sit-
uation of Germany and tlie people*
not forming part of tIk* society of
nations tie defined more clearly anil
in a favorable sense."
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Americans to Irave Russia.
AMERICAN HORSES
OF WAR WULL II 1-3.1 ’
TILL FRENCH SOIL.
Archangel. June 7—According to re-
vised arrangements. all American
forces will he .withdrawn from tlie
North Russian front and will he ready
to sail by June 30.
Denton After Iaiafers.
Denton, Tex., June 7
Iks* department lias served notice that
idlers will not lie tolerated in Denton.
Tlie grain harvest over the county is
now making a groat demand on 1h-
bor and women are shocking wheat In
many fields because enough men enn
nor la1 secured for the work.
Witli the American Army of Oc-
cupation. June 8,—American Army
horses, some of Which last year
f hauled artillery over the battle
I fields of France will this summer
rhe used be French poiisiuits ln va-
i Hons districts ns aids in tilling the
! [ soil of hundreds of acres of devas-
tated regions.
l)etails for the sale of lo.otto
I American Army horses and
I mules to tlie French Government
I were completed recently 111 the
! headquarters of the American Ar-
I my of Occupation. These animals
' an* to la* shipped from tin* oeou-
tl_l4?d ar(>a of tlie Rliiiiclamls to
The city (hi- j Franco by rail and .sold .by tlie
French Governnumt direct to tlie
peasants. The first batch of l.ftOtt
hoi’ses sold to the French under
tills arrangement brought aliout
*200 each.
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tick eridication law
1M(ES NOT TAKE JOY OUT
OF LIFE FOR HONEY K OVV.
1 Austin. Tex 1. June 7.—'The tick )
| eradication statute is not unreason- j
able was ruling made by the !
I Court of t'riinlnal Aiq»*als today j
! in disputing of the case of J. R. j
I Einlierllne. from Palo Pinto county, j
I who had been convicted of an al- '
I leged violation of that statute and
1 fined *25. The court, however, re J
J versed awl remanded the case be !
! cause the statement of facts con-4
' sists of questions and answers, a 1
I (notion to that effect having 1h*cii ;
! made by the , Assistant Attorney J
! General. Ass(x iiite .Judcro O. S. Tai*t- ,
I timore wrote the opinion, and in it
| he said:
“We cannot agree that the tick 1
•' eradication law is unreasonable, as !
I aptieliHiit puts it In his brief, it de- !
I prices (lie old bony cow of the !
! pleasure of rubbing off tlie ticks on
I, bis neighbor's fence.' anil then af- l
' ter being deprived of this privilege L.
I ‘tlu1 poor old hardshell preacher '•
I was deprived of his milk and but- |
I ter for several days after each dip- i
I ping.'” |
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CONFISCATED WHISKY
TRANSFERRED TO DRUG
STORE AT SPRING, TEXAS
MRS. FRANK A. COLLINS.
Wfll Known Slierman Woman Died at
Home of Her Son in Sherman.
known and"highly' regarded woman of ^ Whonor in total
mapiMHl out by Manager Jack Kearns
and Jimmy de Forest, chief trainer,
will work for nine or ten days and then
lay off again until about ten (lays be-
fore the fight. IIU handlers have
udopted this unique system of condi-
tioning to prevent him from going
stale. Manager Kearns announced
that Billy Mlske. the St. Paul light
heavyweight, and Jack Malone, a
welterweight from St. Paul would join
the challengers camp atamt June 20
and work with him in the remaining
days of training.
Hard, fast work Is what Willard
needs If lie is to get in prime eondi
thin for the important Contest, accord
lug to the view of boxing experts. The
champion they say, needs every day
of the remaining four weeks to get into
I rim, and will have to do some of the
most strenuous work of his ring career
if he Is to train down to perfect con-
dition. .r
The champion evidently knows bet-
ter than any one else what he needs
lo do to get into shape; consequently
Ray O. Archer, his business represen-
tative is in tlie east in search of train-
ing talent. Not that Walter Monahan
atul Jack Heiupel, his present training
are not all right. They are excellent
conditioners, hut experts suy Willard
needs more thun two men. and men of
different tyiie than either of these, to
get into top condition.
LEADING LADIES
in
Associated Prcts Dispatch]
well j
Chicago, June 7. Cravath ot Phil-
adelphia. although making only ten
hits in ills lust nine games, continued
to dead hatters of the National
league, on the basis of figures re-
leased today, which include games of
last Wednesday. He is hitting .450.
Burns. N*W York, lias ellmlvd up
and tied with Olson of Brooklyn for
honors ns a run maker. Each has reg-
Doylc, New
this city, died at the home of her
son, Frank Collins, at No. 713 South
Montgomery street shortly after 4
o’clock yesterday afternoon, following
a short' illness. Mrs. Collins was
stricken with a paralytic stroke Tues-
day and from the first her condition
was regarded as critical. She was (>5
years of age, and lutd iivjtd in Siier-
inau for about thirteen years. She
was the widow of the lute James F.
Collins vf this city.
Funeral services will take place
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from
tlie home on South Montgomery street,
with Dr. F. F. Brown of the First
Baptist church in charge. Tlie remains
will be conveyed to Denison, where
iuterment will lie made by the side of
a son of the deceased, J. Ed Collins,
who died more than a year ago,
Mrs. Collins is survived hy three
sons. They are Fmnk Collins of this
city, a conductor for the Texas Elec-
tric Company, and Albert and .Tmlic
Collins of Nixon. K.v. Mrs. Collins
was born'-in South Carolina, hid mov-
ed to Texas when she was a child.
Young Man Arrested.
William F. W.vlde. a well ■•appearing
young man. .was taken into custody
Thursday by Sheriff Bovd Craig ami
,Jitter released on *1.0fHi bond. AN.vide
Is charged witli swindling in connec-
tion with some recent oil slock deals
made with several Grayson county,
citizens. jncluiUitg* Frank A a den of
this otty.
AV vlde. it seems, negotiated trades
with a number of Grayson county oil
stock investors, giving a written con-
tract to exchange stock in (he Mid-
Continent Company, a legitimate com-
pany. for stock of greater value held
hy the .victims, and executing checks
oil a St. Louis hank for tlie differ-
ence in value. A number of investors
parted witli stock for, which they had
paid real money and received in
ex-
..... . i_. Little Rock- Ark.. June 7.-1**-
ehange a written contract ami check* s Ka||(v ()f t|,p migratory bird act. of
which later, it is stated, proved
Worthless. AA'.vldc. it seems, was act-
ing as agent for another person who
is still at large.
The Grayson county officers rccovci.
ed some of the ceVtificates of stock
,7; ..II..
from AA'.vldc. tint others bad been sent
East, ami have not- been recovered.
•Obstructors Found Guilty.
McAlcster, Ok.. June 7 —A. J. AA'il-
Hams. Fred Beil. James Boll and w.
J: Bruce, charged with conspiracy to
obstruct recruiting' and enlistment
aendee. were found guilty yesterday
in Federal Court by a jury after fif-
tei’ii minutes'' (’elilicrntion. Tills is tlie
!■■«( of the cases pending from the 220
indictments returned two years ago
by the Federal grand jury Imre In-
vestigating the armed rebellion against
the Government draft order.' More
than 100 of the persona involved were
sentenced to prison terms.
Arrest Made.
Deputy Sheriff Bart, Shinp rfturned
vesterdav from Dallas. He brought
with him a man hy tlie name of A. II.
Fulton, who is charged with the theft
of an automobile belonging to a Deni-
son citizen, in October, MIS.
liases from his teammate, Young.
Doyle lias 07 to his credit. AA’Illiams,
Philadelphia, has taken Cravath’*
place in tlie home-rim departement.
and is tied with Knuff, New York, for
the lead. Each has made five circuit
drives. Three Brooklynite*. Myers.
Magee and Kenetchy, are tied in'sacri-
fice hits with 11 a piece. Blgbee,
Pittsburgh, lias leaiied Into tlie leud
for base stealing with 12 thefts.
landing batters: Cravath. Phila-
delphia 450: AA’ingo. Cincinnati 373:
Young. New York 3(50: Men sol, Phila-
delphia 333; Roush, Cincinnati 373:
McCarty. New York. 333: Kllduft,
Chicago 333; Doyle. New York 328;
AV'iitinms. Philadelphia 325; Rurlden,
Cincinnati 324.
Ty Cobh, the Detroit slugger, not
only retained Ids lead at tlie head of
American league batters. but also
passed Jackson. Chicago, in total
liases. The Georgian is hitting .380 ajld
has <58 liases.
AAVavor. Chicago. continued to be
the best nun getter, but has only one
more than Sisler, St. lands, who has- rt
2(5. Cobli lias 25. Roth. Philadelphia,
leads in home-runs with 4. He made
throe homers in the past week. A'itt.
Boston, hunted himself into a tie with
.Chapman. Cleveland. for sacrifice
dinners. Each lias 14. Eddie Collins.
Chicago, continued to show the way to
the'base stealers with 13.
Loading hatters: Cobh. Detroit, ‘Iffii;
Johnston. Cleveland 354: Itodle. New
York 355: Veaeli. .-Detroit. 353.; AVeav
er. Chicago 34fir Gedeoii. St. Louis
345: Rice. Washington. 344: Schang.
Boston. 344: Sisier. St. I/ittla, 330;
Scott, Boston, 327.
ALL DETAILS OF KILLING OF
MBS. SPANNEL AND LIEUTEN-
ANT COLONEL BUTLER TO
BE HEARD FOR THE
THIRD TIME.
MIGRATORY BIRD LAW
HELD CONSTITUTIONAL
BY U. S. COURT.
! Congress of July 8. 1018. enacted
i to carry into effect a treaty with
I Great Britain, was upheld by Fod-
I eral Judge Jacob Trleber bore to-
’ day. Judge Trleber delivered an
| elaliorate opinion wlileh is sustain-
ed by (lie United States Supremo
Court will have eonsideraWe in-
fluence on-the constitutionality of
the League of Nations.
Tlie conclusion reached by Judge
! Trleber was that a treaty made by
! tlie United States unless in violn-
' Mon of somp express provision of
| the Federal Constitution or affeet-
! lag the form of government, is the
1 supreme law of the land and over;
! rides tlie Constitutions and stnt- I
i utes of the States.
He further held that although I
1 such an act of Congress independ- [
ent of the obligation of a treaty
would tie void as Infringing upon
the reserved powers of the States.
I a treaty with a foreign govern-
ment these rights of the States are !
1 snliordinate and for this reason the I
! tenth amendment of the Federal 1
! Constitution does not apply to the
! treaty power of the Government.
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Brownwood. Tex., June 7—The cele-
brated Spannel case. In which Harry
J. Spannel is charged with murder In
connection with the killing of Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Butler of the United
States Army at Alpine on the evening
of July 20, 1016, will go to trial here
Monday. June 9. The case was re-
cently transferred here from Cole-
man county on the motion of the Dis-
trict Judge there after the Court
of Criminal Appeals had reversed and
remanded the case. The District Judge
of Coleman county declared that ow-
ing to the great Interest in the case
previously tried there It would lie
impossible to secure a jury In that
county.
Spannel has sectored an array of
legal talent never seen before in a
criminal ease In Texas. Three attor-
neys from Ban Angelo, two from
Colemnn and two from here have al-
ready been announced. It Is understood
there may be others from El Paso.
Abilene, Sweetwater and Fort Worth.
Tiie majority ot the attorneys retained
are thoroughly familiar with previous
trials, linving represented Spannel at
San Angelo and Coleman as well as
fought his ease In the Court of Crim-
inal Appeals.
Spannell 1* out on *5000 bond,
which lie readily made when tlie an-
nouncement of the transfer of the eise
from Colemnn to Brown county w««
made, ’ He had been out on bond and
working for the Government in it
Pennsylvania munition plant since the
trial of the ease at Coleman and the
entry of Ampricn In tin* war. When
tlie transfer was made the bond be-
came void and Spannel was brought
back to Texas to stand trial.
The Spannel case Is unique In the
history of Texas and the Southwest,
He was charged with Tnorder In wn-
nection With the killing of Mrs. Span-
nel and Col. Rntler. Beth were killed
at tlie same time. Spannel was tried
nt Kati Ajigelo early in TO? on tin*
clutrge of killing .ldiLielil^' M that
trial, which continued for 3(1 days, all
tlw* details of the dual killing were
thoroughly aired. Spannol was ac-
qnltted. Tlie charge of murder in
connection witli1 the killing of! Col.
Butler wits transferred to Colemnn
county on the mid Ion of the Dtrtrlct
Judge, who claimed the case had at-'
traoted so much attention that it
would he impossible to obtain another
jury in Tom Green county.
When tlie case was called at Cole-
man. Spannel startled’ the judiciary
of tlie country hy setting up a plea
of former jcpiwrdy. He claimed all the
fncrs hml been thrashed out at Ban
Angelo when he was acquitted. The
plea was overruled, and the trial pro-
ceeded. but It furnished a ground for
an appeal. Bpannel was given five
years. Tie appealed the ease. One of
the Appellate Judge* was of the opin-
ion that the plea of former jeopardy
Was well taken. Another said the
grounds were feasible, bnt that the
court could not decide unless It was
in iiossession of all the details of the
trials at,both San Angelo and Cole-
man. Finally the plea was not grant-
ed but tlie case was reversed with a
view of linving the trial court to de-
termine tlie fact* in the casp. This
new trial and the case was
transferred here.
Spannel shot ids wife and Col. But- '
ler to death in an automobile several
miles from Alpine. He brought the
dead laxly of his wife hack to the
hotel of which he was proprietor nnd
nt which Col. Butler was stopping
while with ids command on the bor-
der. in the automobile. Butler’s hotly,
it was said, was left on the roadside.
* Bpannel claimed Butler had been
intimate with Ids wife. He thought
these relations bad gone on for some
time. He Invited Butler to (hke an
automobile rble with him and his
wife on the evening of the killing.
Butler accepted. AATben they were sev-
eral miles from Alpine, it Is alleged
Spannol aceused Col. Bntler of hav-
ing unnecessarily intimate relation*
with his wife.
Just What hanpened was never fully
developed. It was said at the trial
that Mrs. Spannel anil Col. Butler oc-
cupied the rear seat of the automobile
while Spannel was driving the car. It
further appeared that Bntler attempt-
ed to leave, or did leave the ear.
Bpannel tx-sran shooting. When it was
over both Mr*. Bpannel and Col. But-
ler were (lead.
SHERMAN GIRL
IN WELFARE WCGK
Miss Grace Muse will arrive In Dal-
las this morning for (lie purpose of
assisting In lettering conditions among
the working girls and women of this
city. She Is a field worker of the
United Stptcs Interdepartmental Hy-
giene Board and her visit to Dallas
___ ___________-.was the result of efforts on the part
when enacteiio carry Into effect a i of Miss Aleela I. Brown, Director of
Dubtic Welfare.
Mis* Brown was connected with the
hygiene hoard befoire accepting her
position in this city.—Dallas News.
Miss Muse Is a
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she is doing a splendid work,
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