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Volume 3
Number 220
FREIGHT RATES WILL BE REDUCED JULY 1
Mrs. Herbert Ward
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Miss Hazel Tompkins,
beauty, who was elected queen of Win-
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its tenth night session since the tar-
derful gift.
LOAN PROBLEMS
there was
ped his eyes,” Soderman screamed.
necessary to protect American
The solutions were submitted re- prove
A’
Ger- erally speaking, be reduced 10 per
cent.
Won’t Extend Credit,
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credits expenses of operation.
Son, in the schule uv exper-
t
which he said set forth that the net
Cotton Market
the senate recessed until tomorrow.
railroad, recently repaired, will reach
omic isolation by jamming through
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business, Mr. Davidson said.
lected," he said.
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Terms "American Plan” for
Floating the German Loan.
of Mobs Outside Counties in
Which Crime is Perpetrated
Sumner and Childs have Gone
Before President and Laid
Their Cases Before Him.
statements made in debate that the
bloc had entered into any agreement
tariff question, the democrats favor-
ing protection of products for their
Morgan is the American representa-
tive, and the spirit of the meeting
was described by some of those who
took part as indicating that some-
thing can be done. It was even said
that probably an announcement of a
definite nature could be made in a
relatively short time.
parliament having refused
asked for by the government.
'graphite was made the subject of jest
by several speakers on the republi-
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Austin, May 24.—The population
of the Texas penitentiary system in-
creased by 78 during April, the
monthly report, filed with Governor
Neff today, shows. On April 1 there
was a total of 3,333 convicts on hand
and on April 30, 3,411 convicts.
The commission, after reviewing
the arguments for and against freight
reductions as laid before it by shipper
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1925 CONVENTION
IS TO BE HELD IN
ation to cover the increase in
many’s floating deht.
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Hit dont cost me so much to
live ez it did en I dont hev ez
much nuther.
Tells Jury Powers Ruined His
Wife’s Life and His own and
That He Killed Him
A CONTROVERSY
STARTED OVER
REMOVING MEN
citv, president of the National Coun-
cil.
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SODERMAN TAKES
WITNESS STAND
IN OWN DEFENSE
I hev seen a thousend cyelones
cumin’ my way en bin struck
with litenin' 2 thousend times
but nun uv the cyclones cum en
I haint bin hit by a thunderbolt
yit.
LAW PROVIDING
FOR TRIAL OF
By The Associated Prem
Austin, May 24.—The Texas state
DWIGHT DAVIS
IS CONFIRMED
Texas Penitentiary
Inmates Increase
Railroad Doing
Good Business
By Th. Assoclated Press
Dallas, May 24.—“I killed Powers
because he ruined my wife’s life and
tride to ruin mine,” David E. Soder-
man, charged with the murder of Jay
Clay Powers, member of a well-known
Kentucky family, on April 18 in the
lobby of a local hotel here, declared
this afternoon, testifying before the
Some Sayin's
Of Si Bones
‘opinions were filed.
{ Chairman McCord and Commission-
ers Lewis and Cox advocated sharper
commodity reductions rather than the
horizontal fashion cuts decided upon
by the majority. Mr. McCord like-
wise dissented to the 5.75 per cent
fair return provision while Commis-
sioner Potter suggested also reduc-
W,
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M ARSHALL, the plac
where Cheap Fuel
and Raw Materials
Meet, Invites Yea To
Become a Citizen.
Agricultural Products in All Sections of the Country are Chief
Products Excluded; Passenger Charges and Pullman Fares
are Also Left Untouched by Reduction.
gun last autumn by the commission
on its own initiative into the reason-
ableness of existing freight levels.
MARSHALL Man •
Ch Mgmt Is Im total
ead Domestie Natara
Gas Rates of Any Cky
la the Southwe
strengthens the belief that the bank-
ers, in beginning their work, see a
chance to accomplish something tan-
gible.
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He “found Powers broke” when the
L Sodermans finally settled at Fort
Worth, Texas, and took him into part- ,
nership with C. N. Hilton and him-
self in taking over a hotel, the de-
• fendant declared. Soderman told of
going to Fort Worth from El Paso.
He said he came to Dallas three times
before he faced Powers. He spent the
• first two days walking the streets.
The third day, Soderman said, he reg-
istered at the Southland Hotel.
“I walked over to the Waldorf Ho-
, tel,” he said. “I stood in the lobby
near the elevator and in a few min-
I utes off the elevator came this fellow 1
nipeg's annual winter carnival, by a
27,000,000 vote.
products which generally take class
rates. It was chiefly on this point
lina has not been made.
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Senator Borah States that the
Democrats were Fighting for
the.Prgtection of Products
From their States Only.
Gets Mad and Quits rajirardarandorrnescntnttrssdeclred
Miss Hazel Tompkins J PRATICALLY ALL CLASSES
ammmm. , AND COMMODITIES AFFECTED
Adh.l I BY COMMISSION’S DECISION
tive and everything a wife should be were to be congratulated on the won- one item, the senate settled down to
until Powers entered her life.” derful gift. ite tenth night ee-ien einen ‘he te-
to the American people. _____________— ---------
“A worse time for passing a tariff .tas more than repaid the 125,000 paid the vacancy caused by the resigna-
bill than now could not have been se- to rehabilitate it and is doing a good tion of Angus McLean of North Caro-
I By The Associated Press
Hutchinson, Kan., May 24.—Bitter
attacks on the accomplishments and
legislation now in the making, fos-
tered by the present republican ad-
ministration were made here tonight
by William G. McAdoo, former sec-
retary of the treasury, in an address
before the democratic state conven-
tion. He charged the administration
with trying to effect American econ-
i This coincided with the arguments
which President Harding advanced be-
fore the railroad executives at a din-
ner conference last week in favor of
rate reductions affecting sharply bas-
ic commodities but leaving untouched
existing rates on high priced finished
McADOO MAKES
BITTER ATTACK
ON LEGISLATION
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THE DUTIES ON
GRAPHITE CAUSE
SPLIT IN FIGHT
— that as rates had been pushed up by
Vienna, May 24.—The Austrian horizontal percentage increase, a sim-
cabinet, headed by Johann Schrober, ilar process should be followed in
chancellor, resigned today owing to bringing them down to meet lowered
THE WEATHIR
By Th. A ■■am* Pi —
East Texas: Thursday, gen-
erally fair. Friday partly cloudy.
aN
iff bill was called up nearly five
weeks ago. Attendance of majority
senators continued to be unsatisfac-
j There Should be Law for Trial affected by the decision, which marks
the conclusion of the investigation be-
By The 4smociated Press
Washimgton, May 24.—The intra-
departmental controversy which has
J. P. Morgan Submits What He can side today and brought a state-
ment from Senator Borah of Idaho,
(that there was not such a wide differ-
lence between the two parties on the
today said that a law providing for grain products are the chief products
w, .the trial of participants in mobs out- excluded fom the reduction, these
Mamitoba side of the county in which the crime onmpisihg thaudroigberlegstrcatiove
was perpetuated would be effective been put into effect. Passenger charg-
in breaking up mobocracy in Texas, es and Pullman fares are also left
tonight. He had been nominated to
succeed himself as a member and the
confirmation deems that the corpor-
ation can resume making advance’s
for agricultural and livstock purposes.
Agricultural and • livestock credits
can only be advanced by vote of ma-
By The Assoclated Preas
Washington, May 24.—Practically
all of today was spent by the senate
in a fight over the tariff duties on
graphite which split both the repub-
lican and democratic ranks but left
the finance committee majority vic-
fective in breaking yp mobocracy as dicated by several supplemental con-
resulted in the treasury from failure (the passage of a law providing for curring or dissenting opinions, the
He Found Powers Broke When
He Moved to Fort Worth, and
Took Him Into Partnership
in the Hotel Business.
1 Finance Committee Emerges
Victorious after Fight Over
Duties on Graphite
profits of the manufacturers of those ______
articles averaged 25.59 per cent in
1918, 24.3 in 1919 and 33.76 in 1920. ‘ ByThe Assoclated Press
The China and earthenware items Washington, May 24.—The nomina-
were still under consideration when | tion of Dwight Davis of St. Louis to
- be a member of the war finance cor-
poration was confirmed by the senate
By The Amoetated Ft—
Washington, May 24.—The senata
judiciary committee was again tc-
'day unable to agree regarding action
1 of the house anti-lynching bill and
i will meet again tomorrow. Some sen.
ators favorable to the principle of
. the bill said that drafting of a sub-
1 stitute bill was under consideration
with a view to elimination of fea-
tures of the house bill, declared by
the subcommittee to be unconstitu-
tional.
----— Agricultural products in all sections
By The Asoclated Pr-- 1 of the country outside of New Eng-
Austin, May 24.—Governor Neff land, livestock and western grain and
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Ghe tlarshall klorning Ik mo
______________MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—SIX THOUSAND WORD NEWS REPORT RECEIVED DAILY_____________
Marshall, Texas, Thursday, May 25,1922
By The Assoclated Press
Washington, May 24.—Railroad
freight rates will be reduced on July
1 by amounts equal to 10 per cent of
their present levels under a decision
at supplemental and dissenting
railroad, recently repaired, will reach jority of five directors of the corpor-
the peak of its income during June, ation and were temporarily suspended
according to Lieut. Governor David- this week when Manager Director
... _______________ _______ son, chairman of the rehabilitation Meyer left for a trip to the ’south,
the senate the moet iniquitous and in- board, who was here today to ask the leaving only two directors in the city
defensable tariff bill ever presented attorney general’s department to file inasmuch as Mr. Davis had not been
a suit for debts to the road. The road confirmed and an appointment to fill
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of Assistant Secretary Rover and (the trial of mobs outside the county full weight of the commission appear-
Commissioner Blair of the internal "here the offense was perpetuated. ed to be thrown behind the state-
revenue, to agree on. proposed re-qdenh
"as car Texas is indeed regrettable. All our tion in the rate level as substantial
ried to President Harding today, bur laws should be enforced through the as the condition of the carriers will
thee —=3 no indication from the organized channels of the court.” ’ permit, will tend to stabilize the con-
—---- • — Editions under which commerce and in-
Cabinet Crisis ■ dustry are carried on with consequent
— . _ , fuller assurance to carriers of real-
Being Rumored izing a fair return.
, I On the statement of the commis-
th A., m r._ sion that rail freight revenues in 1921
“‘Beriin, ./There are persis- approximated $4,000,000 000 today’s
tent rumors here of a cabinet crisis decesion will reduce the national
SUBJECT O F JEST
iunce you will find there haint « •Ia
no big to do at graduatin’ time. "m
SERS of the Interstate Commerce Commi-
sion announced today. Practically all
(classes and commodities of traffic are
publican, Iowa, and had a talk with
Senator Pepper, Rep., Penn., who is
regarded as being ciose to Mr. Mel-
lon, but no further developments were
made known.
From the treasury echoes of what
was regarded as a “senate fight” be-
White House as to what position he
would take.
A. D. Sumner, of Iowa, and C. C.
Childs, of Ohio, who were removed by
order of Secretary Mellon from the
offices of deputy commissioner of in-
ternal revenue and supervisor of col-
lectors, respectively, through the con-
solidation of their units .conferred owingtDr.“Joseph Wirth, chancel- freight bill by $400,000,000.
with the president late today and having declined to indorse the) Commissioner Potter, in1a.concur-
were understood to have laid their; ]g made to the reparations ring decision pointed out that tha
cases before himin detail. I commission in Paris by Andreas percentage of reductions so defined
Earlier in the day members of the Hermes, minister of finance, espe-'are in effect a requirement that
Iexa congressional delegation took up proposal to impose new tax- present rates and charges shall gen-
the removal of Mr. Sumner with the 7 ” - -
president and Senator Cummings, re-
He was commenting on the recent unchanged by today’s decision,
numerous lynchings in various parts | With its decision on rates, the com-
of the state. mission announced also its determina-
When asked for a statement con- , tion of 5.75 per cent as the reasonable
cerning the lynchings the governor annual return which carriers in the
said: j future will be entitled to earn on their
“The growing tendency of mob law actual capital investment. This com-
is indeed a sad commendary on our pares with 6 per cent, the reasonable
civilization. Each person accused of return level fixed under the transpor-
crime has his right to his day in court, tation act for the period expiring
To deny him this right is contrary March 1.
to Anglo Saxon civilization. How-| Railroads were required to signify
ever, those participating in mobs can- to the commission before May 1
not be successfully and effectively whether they would voluntarily make
prosecuted until a law is enacted pro- new schedules complying with the de-
viding for their prosecution in some cision or require the commission to
other county rather than in the coun- issue its formal and detailed order for
ty in which the mob occurred. I its alteration. Though divergence in
know of nothing that will be so ef- view within the commission was in-
Thet fat Arbuckel en Peggy
Joyce air doin’ a hole heep fur
the uplift uv the movies by hev-
in’ to stay outen ’em.
Babe Ruth iz back in the gaim
en the only things to settle yit
iz the coal strike, the soldiers’
bonus, the tariff, the wurld
peece en a few little uthec
things.
Powers.”
“The next thing I knew,” Soder- By The Ausociated Preas state.
man shouted, leaning intently toward Paris, May 24.—Four tentative so- 1 This was disputed by Senator organization of the bureau,
the jury box, his reddened counter.- lutions of the international loan prob- Stanley, Dem., Ken., who declared he
ancee prspiring, his eye glasses slid- | lem for the settlement of the econo- never would vote to use the taxing
ing down to the Up of his nose, "Imic situation in Europe with particu -' power of the government to subsidize
was in front of this man Powers, I lar reference to Germany were pre- industry. Senator Gooding, of Idaho,
looked at him for a second. He drop-! sented today at the meeting of the Chairman of the Republican Agncul-
ped his eyes,” Soderman screamed. “I bankers’ committee, of which J. P. tural Tariff. Bloc, expressed the hope
that the division of the minority pre-
saged the day when the two parties
would come together on the question
with protection to all industries. The
Idaho senator expressed the belief
that the American people would sanc-
tion duties as high as 400 or 500 per
cent on farm products if that would
TOOK HIM IN
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a request by M. Delacorix, former opposed any increase over t e coni of bureau employes off their work,
ian premier, who acted as chair- mittee figures. Commissioner Blair said there might
■ • Committee rates of 40 perr cent «d be more changes of a minor nature
valorem on gas reports 10 cents Per l in the bureau, but stated that no fur-
Thee commission also dcided to gross and 15 per cent a va orem on ther action in connection with offi-
spend the next week in an exhaustive lava tits for gas burners an a pe cials of importance as the two re-
study of Germany’s condition which cent ad valorem on gas mant escwere I moved yesterday were planned.
- ----- - ■ ■ approved after amendments offerer., J --___________
by Senator Simmons, Dem., N. C., to .r A mrni’ Ar
redncrashateates on these items had NOMINATION OF
Attacking proposed rates on China
and earthenware, Senator Jones, Dem.
N. M., presented a certified state-
ment of the treasury department
Mrs. Herbert Ward, wife of the j torious. Assault after assault was
I jury in criminal district court here.‘late Herbert Ward, the British ex- । made on the committee proposals with
’ Soderman, taking the stand in his plorer and sculptor, is in Washington roll call following roll call, but each
own defense with the reconvening of arranging to have Ward’s entire cot-iwas repulsed, the duties being ap-
court following a brief recess, detailed lection of African weapons and tro- proved as recommended—10 per cert
his life’s history. phies installed in the Smithsonian In- ad valorem on amorphus graphite;
From the time he and his wife were stitution. Mr. Ward made his decis- 20-per cent crystaline lump and 2
married in Kansas City, he declared ion to do this in 1912, and Theodore cents a pound on crystaline flakes,
that his wife had been “loving, atten- Roosevelt declared the Americans' After a six-hour struggle over this
took occasion to deny
plan,” Sir Robert Kindersley, one of
the governors of the Bank of Eng------ . ... . - . .
land, Charles Sargent, former French or trade with other senators in order
WASHINGTON, D. C. under secretary of finance, and Pres-itp get protection for agricultura
’ ident Parisianne of the Banque De proaucis.
------ LUnion, and Dr. G. Vissering, Presi-! Senator Nicholson republican Cci-
St. Louis, May 24.—The executive I dent of the Netherlands Bank. No orado, opened the ng or ig e
session of the International Council 1 hint was given as to what these plans duties than those propose y 0:
of Women, meeting at The Hague, are, but the committee conveyed an committee on graphite an was join i
representing 28 countries, has accept-> idea of optimism and definiteness
ed the invitation of the National (when they called them “solutions.”
Council of Women of the United I
States to hold the 1925 quingenniel -
meeting at Washington, D. C., ac- j Belgii
cording to a cablegram received to- man for statements as to what the
day by Mrs. Phillip N. Moore, of this bankers believed could be done.
FOUR TENTATIVE torytorepublcantenaers, „hoissea
SOLUTIONS FOR row at which republicans again will
be urged to stay on the job so as to
get the tariff bill out of the way.
The split among the democrats over
I shot him.”
Dr. H. P. Beady, El Paso phyiscian
and surgeon, testifying prior to So-
derman's taking the stand, declared
his belief that Soderman was unsound
in mind at the time that the physi-
* cian treated him at an El Paso hos-
pital shortly before the shooting and
declared that it was his opinion that
L Soderman still is insane.
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tions in passenger rates.
UNABLE TO AGREE
ON ANTI-LYNCHING
BILL IN THE SEN.
Marshall receipts today 4 bales.
Selling at 19 1-8 to 19 5-8 cents.
Futures closed 10 to 20 points up.
July New York closed__________20.27
October New York closed______20.04
July New Orleans closed_______19.92
October New Orleans closed____19.57
July Liverpool closed-----------23.04
October Liverpool closed_______22.54
Galveston midding spots-----—20.45
Houston middling spots.-...___20.30
New York middling spots-------20.60
New Orleans middling spots----20.00
Liverpool middling spots-------23.58
Liverpool sales today 12,000.
Port sales today 7,000.
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