Denton Record-Chronicle. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 238, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 18, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
eight pages : ill. ; page 21 x 16 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
I
yT
.• .'
VOLUME XX—EIGHT PAGES TODAY
DENTON, TEXAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 18. 1920.
4
The Diplomat
X
B
I
7/ i
1
I
WILL RAISE FREIGHT RATES V
I"
I
I
f
1
PIONEER RESIDENT OF
m
NECESSARY TO SOLVE
TIE-UP.
I
MANAGERS CONFER WITH I C C
at
CHICAGO, — May
dertaklng the Job.
the
LEGION POST HELD
1
[s
•ra •)actt«wt.
*
/
Just Folks
By Edgar Quest.
mln-
and
’I
arm v.
the
nt*
n
I
glory
IF.
- yN
>n<»
Foi
rater
tff
U>|
r
JI!'
"“‘tHin.o
Of
kit
TO AVERT GENERAL STRIKE OF RAILROAD
BROTHERHOODS LABOR BOARD IS EXPECTED
TO GRANT $1,000.000,000 WAGE INCREASE
I. C. C. MAY ISSUE SWEEPING PRIORITY
' ORDER LATE TODAY TO RELIEVE FREIGHT
DR^SI!.C„A™ ”?LBE TRUCK TRAIN DUE HERE
over
IHTCHISON.
hundred farmerx.
SILK THIEVES MADE
$1,000 HAUL AT LUCK
STORE AT PILOT POINT
~ W Craia.
■tWrrvir.
SENSATIONAL BREAK
COMES IN CORN WITH
71-4 CENT DECLINE
II*-
v\
1
■ r IH 1 I II t «• Ft Mt .
pal bond* from
fol-
Gov-
was na
WASHINGTON. Mny IH^—
on the republican members
Today’s
Anniversaries
L’ ' ■
. V: I
High Water Again Stops
Traffic on Dallas Road
High water again has stopped traf-
a. m.
>• w
1 L
ill
ft i
v
*
....... - the
8 O'CLOCK TUESDAY !
NIGHT; ROADS BAD
v
UNIFICATION IDEA
d- f ' —
J —
SECOND EDITION—NO.
1------’............. "" ■ ' ■ 1
JACKSON HAS LEAD
OF 165 VOTES FOR
FLOTORIAL PLACE
0 O,
X2T
day* old.
6ut Vote is 952 to 787
for Jackson.
Red River Oil Operations to
Continue With Distribution
ot Profits Alter Decision
......... 35c
.....—.22c
confer* n<
price for the I92<» wheat
Whlh r'orhplefc reports arc lack-
*hat demftndH ot a
made
up
>n of |
manti. prices easier
‘ . Middling
l let
.6 2d.
the KiHRSen
was covered
fe-ii
. I
If Al^.
Grain openings: i
Ing that a strike
-*■ ‘ action was not
NgiWM
■*trt. wtm rete-
-:5^~g-7^~
a-
I ~ — 7 \ ■
With Seventeen Small Boxes |
| cemetery.
PASSENGER TRAIN
SAVED FROM WRECK
ftfeTKER, WE'VE FORMER nF PoySY'U';,'..',',:
- PRINO HCWH 71^0
i-wt Pont «
5 ACfAlN 1
made an
(Uncover
L T. I I
r ■ *
L *' I
r ■ -r- 1
I
r
IS NOT FAVORED BY
NORTH METHODISTS
-The Methodl.t
p112n t*TICn*
WUM held I
Aiiwrh'Hii
... the court- ;
for continuing
ihronv.ti th«
been nia»le‘ |
t ll< |
st :
HOISTON. May 18—Operations In
the Red River district will begin short-
ly and check will be kept on all oil
production that the rightful owners
may collect their just dins and taxes
when the dispute betwyjn the two
wtntee iw the t^»t of a mes-
sage received by a local oil company
form its Frederick. Okla., office.
,n
.54 < >
. <1
« L DER
7^
Pennsylvania Republican**
Charges Copied by Sim*
Over Year Later.
^REfOOT CLU0 10 I
1HE CM # PONT
INTENP TO WEAQ StfOfV AtfAiN
\ UNTIL dE-XT FALL —
118 CONTESTS FOR
SEATS AT CHICAGO
UP BEFORE G. 0. P.
■7
MRS. R. R. L1TSEY
PIONEER RESIDENT OF
! COUNTY, DIED MONDAY
I
I
COMMISSIONERS COUBT
MEETS WEDNESDAY
H
■J®
Ab any king
Rich m«n and fcnw* , KflU 4
Manter and servant, da;
bream of the self-same
And for.the self-same
There ts on earth no chhsen few.
The humblest toller here can be
As manly and as brave and true
As any king beyond the sea.
Rich men and poor, and dull and wise,
‘ >y by day
Paradise
mercy pray.
forwarafiu to tni* Btata
day from the AmUflcar
Mexico City. Tele*rs
cation between Mexico i
ing£on haa ba«n resume
1 Inc
TloaiMs. "M*oMtar~|jr
to th* MT«n«r bars.of t*a
vUlonal gwvernmfnt
INDICATIONS AT CHICAGO
MEETING TAKEN TO
MEAN THAT ACTION.
<77^8
- -4-^.0
□7 ’
'^?r
Condemn—Democrats Approve
WASHINGTON, May IS.—Two re-
BONb tfcVOTATlONS
Muy fR.—Final price®
7 7. .j were aa
L-2a firm 4h |N4 30;
• I 1-4m SH5.RS.
*.w, 4 1-4r RR7.44.
|R4 40; Victory $94 KR
I r" ‘ . *r*'' *''Mby**MRk>wai*,r
CHICAGO, May 1«.—The G. O. P.
National committee is confronted with
11* contents for seats In the Chicai
convention, it was disclosed at repu
llcan headquarters today.
The contests
•gates by states Include Texas com-
plete-state contest with twenty-thre*
dalagatsa, . -......—— —■—
Anthracite Coal Controversy
Settlement Seems In Prospect
WASHINGTON. May 1*. -Conces-
sions obtained by Ijkbor Secretary
Wilson from both miners and crea-
tors curing a conference today, offl'
clal.t said, make possible a aettlemen
of thS1 controversy nv»r the Increase
wage demands of anthracite coal
era probably by tomorrow.
aRty railroad. No trains were operated
over this road from Tweed ay until Fri-
day of last week because of the high
waters of the Trinity river, south of
Ix-wlsvlllb. Traffic was restored on
Friday, however end continued until
Monday night. The trains Tuesday
wera annulled, as the fains of Satur-
day ’put the waters <A-er t+ie track
again.
Elm
/of Den top,
Baptists Score Newspapers,
I. P., Divorce Evil, Movie
Shows Before Adjournment
tiwlli
I I I I ■ I I I I
f Ob**rvatk>na by Jpo._
• TOrantMf w*atber c—, ...
><MI I »♦»! m il III !!»•♦»
.’4'^*, ._L‘, l '“I"4’! jigF
crew
reason
is unknown. It coul<l ..
what became of the boy
the train was stopped.
passenger
service may be necessary so t.— .
comotives may be used to relieve
freight c ngestion,,__ ’_______
Wheat Growers' Association
Discussing Price ot Wheat PEP MEETING MONDAY
Crop for 1920; $3 Favored
President's League Policy
to be Outlined at Virginia
Conventinn by Senator Glass BY SMALL BOY TUESDAY
nr
Ifl
fl i'll'
;ST* ■ ;
Bn
iM
NEW .VOIIK HirrtHI.
NEW YORK. May 18
silling developed at the
cotton
for about thirty minutes Jio" “f Jh;'. former servicemen t
for tile brok-
d not be
after
‘ II iffgVte. ’iusrasus:
The
as the
‘put the waters
fork of the Trinity river east
' was reported well out of
banks again Monday, 1 following Sat-
urday's big downpour and lowlands
were again Inundated.
77p^iVnt°a
Silk thieves made a big .haul at the
j J. R. Luck store at Pilot Point Satur-
day right, it was learned her* thru
the Sheriff's office Monday Tnfe. They
secured merchandise valued at
JI.000. being ready to wear and bolt
silks. The biggest part of the haul was
'2*" "‘JTJ'o’o. 35 bolts of silks and crepe de chines
.** ^nryl* and freeAann Georgette, waists. The thteves
carried off three palm of shoes, 2 navy
blue suits, imitation leather suit cases
arid a black handbag.
Sheriff James Goode made an In-
vestigation but did not discover any
evidence) that would indicate who the
thieves were. Entrance to the store
w’as made through k transom over the
front door in which the glasses was
broken and which was covered with
pasteboard.
The hour of the burglary is un^.
known. The nightwatchman did not
see anyone on the streets after busi-
ness closed Saturday night. There was
no evidence to Indicate whether the
• thieves were ^cal parties or profes-
sionals except the character of goods
| taken indicated they had a'market In
which they could dispose of that class
of material. The work also shows that
they were familiar with the store or
had familiarized thefnselves before un-
IS THE *»<»
Bi. Rev. Hoyd Vluwsu,. wuv cvw-
ofte of the intuit widely known prolate*
of th* Proteotant Episcopal Church Jn
Amerfc-a. H* was <orn at Nrl».
hikI was educated Kt Vale. ret«d
hl* A. B. dagree front lb* N*W H
tnstktuHop In J*«t, He thou tool
the study of theology and In 1«7I
••rdained a- dem on at the
Church. His first dnUgg «*rc ■■ a
■ —7CC**r . oreh. tn ht* ”
batlve City. In l»T2. baviwg b. en or- .„ ...
dalited a pri*»t he was mad* factor
”r
1,1 VIHPOOL
LrVERpOOU
, in moderate doi
.mmIph nf 5,<>Q0
g T.* 11 t 11 r i* e r x f t.i.
OAKLEY WEDNESDAY
• f he
b\ | impri NNlon
.. >1 (, v . r t It a> >.. *
l - <»f the first
g hQwrd a n< ;
. ir>K pr.
i Mav C *'
' <>< tob» r
Pay h» J’*. ’
<»f tl’<
v rk a nd
I .< g h/n: |
anotherb anaer
A I IW T» p” nu*< ting
member** of . MoNItxky Pout.
I.t-kiioii. Monday night at
house and plans made
Lht* mem htrsh ip drive
Arck. A rra ngem*n t m lia\<
for boofbs on all four soles
Wittsrr Wrdnrsda5’, onkloy
ami l.adii m ^a III be in charge <
’ booths, whi re former service rm
women will I <• enrolled in the i
Mrs. A. C. Owsley is < liairmhn in charge
of the booths.
Arthur Oakley will be> here Wednes-
day and nl r *40 0 4 lock will perform
ids thrilling si'ints
■
' • 4 I
-■ ■■■’♦ ■-> ? - --a.-- .... y.... :
* X I
DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE. '
’ ' / J’-."*. J
■ 1
PENROSE ORIGINATE!
SIMS CHARGES, SAY
SECRETARY DANI
r . 1 8.—Sensational
breaks In value of corn took place to-
day. July deliveries underwent an ox-
tnmr fait of f t-t cents ,, truxhei COm-
nsred with yesterday'll clo»e. Indtca-
Itons of financial strain and talk of
measures to end the wide-
I spread railway congestion were chief
reasons ascribed.
I.IIIEKTt 1
NEW YORK. >«.—ru
on Liberty bonds yesterday
follows: 3 L-2a CC0.2C,
MfCOnd 4s J84.00, first 4
second 4 l-4s *83.90; third
fourth 4 l-4s J--..,..
Victory 4 3-4* $95.00.
FORT WORTH 1.IVKMTOCK
FORT WORTH, May I*.—Cattle: Re-
ceipts—7,500; lleeVes $*J><»tt 10.75;
Stockers TRWTO.y; cows $3.50 419.50,
heifers $4.504111.50. bulls $6417, calve*
*5*>I2.
Hogs—Receipt* 1,500; heavy $13,504/
13.75: lli ht $1X.75.<P14.10; medium $12.5o
44)13.50; mixed $1 l.t>o<H 2.50 common
$11.504,2.50: pigs $8.5044’11.25.
Hheep—Reckdpta 10,000, lamba JI34J’
14.26. yeai-lii.gs $12412.75 wethers
*1044'11, ewe»$IKrlO. culls $5480; goats
$4.507X6.75.
May 1 8 < "onslderabl,-
. I ut the opening of
market fodn.t, due to nn
that wc.ithir condition*
over the ti< It had Improved. At the »wnd
twenty ininutHK the l._.
net decline of 27 (>olnta. Open-
July 3 5.MO. Auguh* 37.85:
-
■i— J
CHICAGO. May 18.—There Is every
indication that th* new Federal Labor
Board Will grant the billlon-dollar
| wage increase demands,} by the 2,000,-
000 railway workws of the United
Ntatea in order to avert a general
railroad strike, it became apparent to-
day.
If this Increase I* granted, freight
rates are almost certain to be raised
meaning of course a raise In the c°»t
of commodities to the public In order
,o pay the higher rates.
The brotherhood Raders have been
; demanding Immediate action on the
, wage question and Inferentlally sfat-
I Ing that a strike was unavoidable if
J the action was not taken speedlly.^-
< HH'ALO GIIAIN.
CHICAGO, May 18.- C _.r.
Corm—July $l.7<Wrl.lHi 1 4; Srptrm
lock w ill I'1'* f<‘* >)• ) • • ■ • ___- -
In .i single plan*' |
| over the courthouse square. The first | • “f‘
edition of flie Record-<’hronIde Junior !
udvertisii g thu Oakley stunts and the I
campaign for members was delivered)
by T’tTot Escue tn nil parts of Uif!
county Monday afternoon and auoth I
er delivery was made Tuesday after- I
noon. The third delivery is to be made |
Wednesday morning.
The campaign closes Saturday with a
banquet for the old and new members
FLASH BULLETINS
{ I 'nder the
feet having been broken ! b,-e"
and hearing the passenger train
from the north ran to
flagged It down. The train
F
JUche* and fame are not th* things
Which truly mark a man’s success,
I - Ar, mU-ed. th. pomp which
I
- v
l-Wypfeipp Aggjfijlk li^9o<~, *g»*et** te
v*s*i. hind of >imh ■nfr~TTnnr--ffT Hl* Ob:
;h {prcod >n hnmbl*nexs to plpd. r,m*ndment.
h alf U*kt any man dan do. Y j regarded a*
Mr?. Sarah M. Lltiey, relict of the
late B. Ft. Lltoey, a pioneer resident
*hnd one of the largest landowners In
Penton county, died at her home. 171h
Bolivar street. Monday uftwuoon.
about 6 o'clock after an illnesH of sev-
- j eral month.K. during which time nhe
WASHINGTON. May 18— Th* dla- I
mond convention ot the Southern Bap-
tist, church. described as the greatest
in (he history of the c.
came -tb KP end yesterday wi“^
tion of the report of the committee on
temperance and social service and a
-------recommendation that the Federal Cot
stttutlon be so amended as to prohib
the nawW public funds for sappbrt >
sectarian institutions.
A committee to decide on the advis-
gat ’__
•r was appointed after Dr Ben
M-mphih. Tenn..
THE REAL VIRTUKN
Mao Is not bound by law or rule
To win ithe favor of the throng.
H* Is not taught in any school
That honor* only crown the strong.
A willing hand aMd kindly heart.
A voice that acorns to tell a lie •
Are virtues which all skill
And all religions glorify.
Tnc County ComnilHsloners’ court
w ill hold a double salon Mlbnday.
meet'ng on thst date as a couniy
cquallxatton board and on the same
date holding an adjourned session.
The hoard of equalisation is to he In
1 session th* remaining four--dnys of
the week to compare and tuak* recom-
’ mendgtlons on the rendition lists for
due year for .|h» entire county.
The special seesuwi of the court Mon-
day did not dispose of th* J. T. Hauls
jaHas-s' ■^mkV'V.n^
” ■•wW •w" W *■ w
l FCRT WfWtTW M-- n.Wm..- »p>
son* are reported drowned at Huryt
Tjake o«*M! BiruvilJe »LIp morning, no
______ dntails hhfe been received. ,
t;- . * . • - ■ 1 i
-----
■nr* ,.„-3
I due here at .7:45 o'clock
| morning, and running between
I sen an " ‘
| a poks
from a
hill when
I train. The
| w ho were on the train and have been
------ —2;.t -_z ....z.. 77?..". L.‘ was. Tlie
the de'mocratlo ’ lralrv crew was queried here for hts
but could not eive any
eVen those talking with ‘
not asking for Mb name.
w;,h described as a school
12 or 13 years of age. Ho
broken rail a length of
having been
the
t he
ftpponyi’s Resignation Means
Hungary Will Sign Up Treaty.
BUDA PEST. May HL—It Is Indioat-
ed here today that Hungary will sign
ln(lfi th« peace treatv presented by th* il- 7 j
Ilea, as Count Albert Apjaxuivi. a strong* , J
77. TTri‘,’,v ipportent. has resigned from,
the peace delegation.
for what he
attitude toward <
... . . —.j - <■ .e
‘ > Ambr- 1 OTln ,,
he said, veer* (
. . IB. Lftsey of Roanoke.
ana tne j q-hg funeral services were to be Meld
at the family home at 4 o'clock Turn-
.fternoon, conducted by Dr. C. M.
is of Ranger, formerly pastor of
* ‘ 'i church here.
— ... the 1. O. O-.- F
. -
PRESIDENT IS ASKED
TO CONVOKE LEAGUE
OF NATIONS MEETING
■ LiONDON, May 1*.'—The Council of |
the league of Nations now In session j
lb Rome Is requesting President Wil-
son to convoke a meeting of the :
Lj^gve, says a dispatch from Rome to.
K* dispatch added that a reply to
Russia ha* been drafted on the matter
of an investigation of conditions in
Russia by the allies.
»♦**»♦**»♦♦fl•+ M•M*•»»*♦»
t TODAYS WRATHMB
* Weather F»re*«j*
A Tonight, fair and s<i
+ warmer, WrrfHenday. 'fth
> Minimum today ... —sj*. .
*®:*«
Southbound passenger train No. 13.
WASHINGTON. May 18.-—President ' due here at .7:45 - o'clock Tuesday
Wilson's policy w ith regard to the | htomlng. **>d running between !>enl-
z.r - I-sen and Fort Worth, was saved from
League or Nations in the coming cam- , a poksibly serious wreck this morning j
palgn probably will be outlined at the from a broken rail on Peach Orchard
democratic state convention at Roan- wl!fn small boy flagged the
oke Va today I train. The boyjs unknown and) those
Senator. Glass Las .prepared a Ieagu4 • seem did not know Who he
of nations plank for the de'mocratlo'+'lraln- crew r— -----
p'atform of the Virginia convention. Identification
'which he will submit tn the conven- information.
tion. The plank ha, been read and ap- j the
TX**ZX*><»«1 K *r the Ilec.aLll.e • u AV«s*11aa*n<W 'T1
bov ...
1 found
I a bout’
! out.
Injury Must be Established
Within Year After Discharge
A n>w buHrtin entitled, “new Pro-
visions for Compensation and Medical
I
and Surgical Care and Supplies
War Risk Art." has
I been issued My the Bureau of War
' Rink Insurance and is addressed to for-
mer Service men. The bulletin is for
I the purpose of bringing to the atten-
jurv and disease caused from their ar- }
m * service and for which they arc en- | iiunareii larnu-iw. n
titled to compnsa't ion that such claims | Uonul WTieat Grown
mus- br established within a year af-
ter discharge The bulletin recites
that ip many Instances it has been
.found that non apparently tr> healthy
condition at tin- time of dischat-g* have
dei ■■■It'T»< d disease that* is h result of
Hleknesju injury or exposure tn the
sort ice and for which they are entit-
led to entnpensat ion.
The cldfulnr TeffiTS’ ln part
I to not fall to get this certificate If
you sustained Injury or disease in th*
service which, even though It may not
boUlfr yl>u now. may become aggra-
vated hereafter. Apply to the ne&E4«t'
District Supervisor of the Public Health
Sem ice. or write to tli« GhiCf Medical
Advisor,-Bureau of War Risk Insur-
ance. Washington It. C., giving your
full name, serial number and organiza-
tion and rank at the time of discharge
or resignation.”
"With ten small boxes out in Tarrant
county and seven In Denton, the vote
in the flotorial race Tuesday stood:
Candidate. Tuft. Dent. Total
! Adams 734 55 787
I Jackson 276 616 952
This gives the Denton county can-
didate a plurality over Adam* of 165—
I which -,1s expected to be sufficiet to
return hhn u wlnnner- at the special
. i election. The boxes unreported from
I Denton county are Slidell. Drop, Lloyd.
Little Eim. Hebfon. Parvin, Dickson
; with Sanger not holding any eleetloq.
h I according to reports received her*..,
[ | F,ake School House gave Jackson 9
j ami Adams I ; Platnvleyv gave Jackson
| 2. Bolivar went for A,dam*. the vote
'being Jackson 6. Adams 7 and ("raw
I ferd 2. Stony went, olldly for .lacksdn
I with 5 Votes.
SPECIALSESSION
i TO HURRY UP PINK
BOLL WORM ACTION
AUSTfN. May 18.—Efforts to have
; the pink boll worm bill considered by
I a joint session of the senate nhd hodse
i agricultural committees and later by
j tltm Senate and Houmm sitting Ms com-
mittees of the whole to expedite its
t passace will be made, said Senator
'Lon A. Smithy-acting chairman of the
*Sen?tl« \grtcultural committee today.
——1
t7«5—Montreal was nearly destroy** 1
_____by, Jip\_________ ________.—■—-—•—**
r TTT8 —A great festivaL organic** by -
Mu’ John Andre, was glv*rt In Phila-
delphia by the British officer* In honor
of Sir-William How*. —— --
1822—Augustin de tturbld* wa* pro-
claimed Hmperor of Mexico, with th*
title of Auguktln I. 'J_'
1839—Caroline Bonaparte, queen
Naples, slater , of Napoleon, flip* K
Trieat*. Born tn Ct»r*lca' in 17*1
1845—bon Carlos , reltnqufahe* M*----
right to the grow* of Rpaln In favor of
Ma son.
1863—Cnnfrdrnrte* . rettnM wtttitn'
the dsfsn.es - of Vttat»b«rf «Mt- the
Federal* began the slege of the city.
1918—Five hundred Mten F*ln*r*
w*r* arr*at*d in Irvland an* **at to.
Snrlantf. *
—
Kan.. May IK. I'i \ <•
riM inl»< rs of thr ,\a - |
.. .-i h' Absocia 1 ion f:oni i y,
! i\an«-;iv N’A'i ,HKa. OkHhoma an ! Colo- I u
rado. aro i’ cnnfrN n< bort lodny to
. HKree on price for the I92<» wheat |
rrop. Wtith c'orbph'tc- reports ar<- lack-
ing indications ar *hnt drmands ot a I
fixed price of probably $3 will b<
for ih» IU2O yiefd.
I
for the divorc* , cjay a
w a- - . . n»"°ina’ C«‘- | Collins v, lUrme
r board was stricken out of the re- ( th, central Presbyterian
h” aPPreh, ,,8,on ” »' ! Burial will follow In th
will meet
PRODUCE
DENTON. May 18.— Produce quota-
tions today were:
Vp'ryere. per lb.
Hens, per lb. .Z.............
Broilers, per lb. -------...
Tn 'keys, psr lb.
Figg" P«r dosen
Butter, per lb
Cream, per lb.
Ill of State of Yucatan Now
in Hands of Revolutionists
WASHINGTON; May HL—President ««recJ,'
C.rransa last w** Amui 4n th* vtlTag* f...... “*
of pTtcla, Stat* of Pqeblp. on May 16, ’
®pi SB
m
11.25 : .
36.3K.
t’nfTon <’Toh»h1 fdcudv at «o*( ,
<»f .» to pointM. I’lfwe JHny
July 39.34c. October 3d.59c.
WASHINGTON. May ’.'.—Senator J
P-mrose (rejj.) of Pennsylvania had
not Rear Admiral Rims originated th*
tyslc charges against th* Navv D*«f.
/irlment contained In the Admiral’* I
letter of January 7, Secretary Daniel*
asnerted today before the committee --J
investigating the navy,’*- conduct •» ■-—I
the war. Mr. Daniels recalled that th*
Senator in a speech August 24. 191M- I
declared that procrastination upon th* 1
part of the Secretary delayed determ. . —1
(nation of the war it least thr**-
montlis. coal $I5,()0(>,0<io.QO»’and many
Ilves. The words used by Senator T>a-'
r.'X Vv ‘Synft®*’ w‘tn -i—J
used by Admiral Sims more than a
year later, Mr Daniels Said. N ~ I
.....-J
V
lll
. SPRINGFIELD. May IfL-Powai
searching for Harvey <». Ilrasley, al-
leae* Kisrkrrrr of hl. wife aad two
waas. foaad (he fugitive at »MB with
• bullet hole in bls brain beside grave
-........* .lIMJe cemetery in Ma*4-
goaiery Coaaiy, aceurdluK to word re-
ceived here this afternoon. The wound
was nelf-ladleted.
Gaaraa
of the
lloaae Is called for tomorrow algbt, to
eoaalder boauo legislatioa, H Was de-
nounced lair todni. The i-all is in «r-
cordnnte with narremeui trenched at
the last mretla*. 1
AUSTIN., May 18 —^>1 mmcjlintvly
convening of the speciat sessii
leglslHture Thursday a concurrent
resolution will be Introduced in the
House proposing that Investigation of
conditions In the pink boll worm in-
; fcsled districts. nnijbltQtsed represen-
. taitvr- LTnnard Tillotson today
lowing a conference with the
1ernor
T telephone message to Mkyor H. !
V. Hennen Tuesday morning stated
that the Fort SVorth Truck Dealers
traltt) of fourteen trucKS was leaving
Fort \Worth again Tuesday morning
at 9 b'clock to make Its North Texas
tour and would be In Denton Tuesday j
night at 8 o'clock. The trucks came as
far an ld>wlsvllle Monday, but us no f -
automobiles had been able to get thru
the. road up to that time did not nt- I
tfmpt to come On o Denton, returning
t* Fort Worth for the night.
The program as planned for Mon-
day Will bfe carried out here but it
will be given an briefly as posnjble I p
In order that the truck train can be- i 1.
gin to make up the full day that baa drastic
been lost and to carry out the ItlneF-
kry planned for the full week.
Trucks represented on the t'oUT are
the Mack. O. K.. Service, Ford, Huff- j
man. Wichita, Oshita, Oshkosh, Inter- i
that lu- uatlunxl, -Diamond T Gary and Re- '
public. |
i was married tr> II. R. Litsey, an early |
.settler, of the county and a veteran uf
the I'ivif War which had recently i
closed and through which he had
served in the Confederate army. Mr.
and Mrs Litsey lived in the Elizabeth
community for many years until they
moved to Denton a few years ago. Mr.
Litsey died about two years ago. Mrs.
Litsev is survived X/ three children,
Mrs. B. L. Chadwl/k of Denton. Mrs.
AUSTIN Muy 18 County officials
| t'ulav ap|iealed . to the GuVet'nor to sub-
mit at the S|>v< tai .session uDTjlie legis-
i lature the road law' for atyetidment to
- re*,vide for the iBsurng s|f/bonds with
I not to exceed (i per cent oitere-aG P-V4»-
ponentsAnf tin' amendment sgv millions
; of dollars in road botelA call not lie
sold bees use the present liiw provides
SITUATION; MAY CUT PASSENGER TRAINS By
I ......... ' 1 ' . ■ .■ ■ ■ ursed.
AKW OHI.EAAN COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. May 18- May open-
i ed in. closed 40.65, July opened 38.4(1, (
| elosbd 3R.97, October opened 36.30, clou
ed 36.54.
. NEW YORK. May 18.—Temftorriry
I modification of the immigration laws
I to permit an influx of doairaMe *irnmi-
I Krants to meet th** American labor
shortApp was urged* fpday by Senator
Walter Edge in an address before the
National Manufacturers' Association.
He also advocated a process of Amer-
icaniration to prevent immigrants
from falling under the spell of
"worldwide anarchy ami bolshevism.”
Gonzales Quits Presidential
Race; Carranza Not Captured
WASHINGTON. May 18.—Genaral
Pablo Gonzales has quit the preslden-
11*1 race and In this announcement
—- Trbserverx wr * Ten 1 effort tn reconcile■
existing Mexican factions and unite
them behind the revolutionary move-
ment. General Pelaez has been ap-
pointed military Commander of the oil
district. In which he has been supreme
for years.
Restoration of telegraphic commun-
ication enabled American diplomatic
representatives in MexiqO City to re-
port fully o'n the situation there, but
no mention Is made of the .where-
abouts of President Carranza, who was
reported fleeing to the hills near Jala-
pa with revolutionary troops pursuing.
Legion Commilteelo^lderlng
Latest Bonus Bill Provisions
WASHINGTON.'May 18— The execu-
tive committee of the American le-
gion meets hefe today to consider pro-
vfsslons of th* latest bonus bill pre-
sented by Republican members of the
Ways and Means committee for relief
of former Service men. On th* action
of this commi(tev» depends in a large
measure whether oongreststnlen wh«8
have been moat Inalatent in thslr. de-
mands are to consider pfeasing for
immediate nptton on the bill.
House IsEipectedtoIccept
Senate Resolution Unamended
, Wlf^tv ItvvvIUltUII vllUltvwfvWU |
a WASHINGTON. May 12—To pr*v*nt 1
* democratic ftlihitktae th*
F4JMT WORTH. Stay IM.—Clarence
Dalton, farmer, and bin entire family,
coanialia* . oL. a.... wlia. an* -Xbr*n . rbll-
dren. were drowned tbln mornia* near
tbls city In a awollea stream. They
attemped to rVosa a bridge .Ja a vragoa
and were swept Into tbe water.
WASHINGTON, May IM.—A rlaah oa
the door of tbe Hoose wan adrrwwly
averted tbln afternoon when Repre-
sentative Madden of Illinois made aa
attack on Confederate mxldlern. Tbe I
entire Soatteern delentloa made a
eoarerted move In tbe direction ot
Madden and wltb «Hf*ealty Speaker
Joliet restored order. Tbe attack wan
oeraatoned when Repr*a*atatlv»
Steadman of North Carolina a*aaht tn
reploy to a npeeeh made by Madden
Saturday In Which attack generally
wan made oa the entire Confederate
Callan Jury Stands 10 to 2
, for Acquittal, Says Report
LiliANO. May IB.-^-The James Callan
Jury- ts re pc ft st! to stand HI to 2 for
acquittal of the defendant on
charge of killing V. R. Billings.
Oats—May $1.06 3-1; July, 92ff91 7-8;
Seplember 7644’1-8.
.’lose-Corn. May $1.90 1-2. July $1.70
■0 1.(19 3 1, spots September S1.6U It U>.
5-8. Outs-May 01.(H; July 9<> to 90 3-8,
Hept. 75 1-4 1<» S-8 •
KNOX RESOLUTION
PROPER SOLUTION IS i
TAGBLATT'S OPINION
BERLIN. Max IS—CammaHtlng un. '
on the Knox peace resolution the Ta*- —
Idatt today said It ■believes th* Unite*
Stales has found a oonvenlant solu- .."M
tion for the situation growing out ot -r-?1
Hut
e»earv to enter friendly' Yiegotlation*
before normal commercial relation*'
earl he resumed.' ‘
WASHINGTON. May 18.—The Inter-
state Commerce Commission may
reach a decision today on the applica-
tion of railroads for n sweeping pri-
b^~ wr+tv-ord er Inorder to relieve the trans-
portation tie-up. Secretary McGinty
stated today. The commission today
called Into conference the heads of the
Railway Executives Association. The
conference was to be tbe forerunner
to action by the commission this nf
ternoon.
Priority Is also expected .to be given
the movement of empty cuts. Insuring
their quick return to Sections where
most needed.
Radical curtailment of
servico may tie necessary
Would Modify Immigration
Law to Admit “Desirables"
* youth
The boy
n bout
I hr
t wo
j MU 4 . itllll *4 ~
■ approaching
l m< et it and
was held uf,
1 while a section
I broken rail. The
May 18.—Two re- Jen rail
ports, one by republicans condemning learned
the government entire wartime nL
tfate program and charging reckless
waste and extravagance, and the other j
by democrats defending it and charg- ;
Ing partisan hfla*. by the majority were 1
prcacnteil today by the House by a
special committee which took up th*!
Investigation nearly a year ago.
The majority, recommended the dis- |
posal of muscle shoals property. Rep- ‘
resentatlve Garrett of Tennessee,
(Dem.) said the recommendation was
beyond the committee's province. He
Indicated that he will raise a point of
order which members say opens the
way to the biggest political flght In
the House since the war Investigating
committee was created.
i convention,
to the conven-
proved by the President as outlining
his policy .'
Mrs. Litsev was 82 years. 10 months ;
i toe yra»i>ur and. 11 days old. She was born In
denom^iattu.'.' ! T,?,?v 'U'??r '’g 1 K37 and '2
/ with nrfnn- thlH county with hrr par<*nt?<. Mr., and
-on ’ ^rft Mathew Holford. before the Civil
mlttee on uar Thp fan)||y HetUed. f^thp Bouth
' part of the <;<Airtty,.-In ,the old Eliza
bit ' community, where they reaidod
f for many years. On MarCll ahe
I settler, of the
national Bap- |
ability of estabHshln
tlst paper v.;z
Cox of .M-mphis. Tenn.. Scored news-
' papers of the country and especially
the Associated Press. for what
termed their ''unfair” 7 7
the Baptist denomination. Seventy-five .
per cent of the "blue pencils in
lean newspaper office*,"
"In Roman Catholjc hAnd*."
Motion pictures, lax laws and the
liquor traffic were declared to be th* ‘
fundamental causes for the
evil. An attack on 1
aor board was s‘ '
poi ‘ _.___■
it w4« libelous.
The next convention
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Congress Culpably Inactive
In Stopping Extortinns by 1
Profiteers, Declares Walsh 1
.A5‘ASHIN«TON. May 18.—PrefHe* r- I
Ing was denounced today Iff th* ganilt* ---“I
by Senator Walsh, democrat, who a*- I
Herted that the “xt< rt.ons of profiteer* '
are the princlp*! cause of the wi**"
spread unrest and that (jongreas ha* I
been “culpably inactne.” In movlnjc ,“]
to rqlleve Jhe situation. ———.
Germans Studying Languages
to be Ready to Lean Nome
English and Spanish Leading -J
BERLIN. May 18.—Foreign langu*** I
schools are the busiest they have ever —]
been because of pupils whu dealr* to_— I
hxave the Fatherland for happier
MADVTTC TAfiAV
fllAluuUd lUvAI |
»„INew Bills Proposed Blend
Vr and ' ai **
2t "’j Authority County School Board '
An almost compleiw revision of th*
! education il system In the counties 1* I
! proposed in two new bills that ar*’
j io l,e submitted at the special sewi1*n
| of tin legislature. One of these Kilt*’
j proposes to make the nfflcfe of the
-....,('mintv Superintendent appointive. AM®,
list I invests this authority jn the county • +-
• school board. The other; bill propos** .. «=
to . lisngi' tl>. salary of the County 8U-
I perlntendent fo.m rtie basis of th*
t number of srhotnkttr* to a ftxed wtqrjr----
lor ooo to J-t.tloo tier year.' The. coun- J
it luinr.l lias the authority (o pr*~ . « J
j si rltu the maximum of the salary. Al-
I lotvnt-ves urn made for An office ttssls-
| tint who would also act as attendanc* .. _■ -Gw
I l,trL'cr a-iol fo+ leHvel expenses fsr th*
S>tiperlnteli<lent. .
SAN ANTONIO—Pat Neff. Ok n di date
for Governor, was cheered when h* j
»abi lie w ould Start qff bls adminiatr*s..._d
HAh with a clean slate from top. IO Gia
bottom If he war* •>•**•*..' ......■
I—’ -
.. tarn..
. hales.
Futureii op«Hivd qu
MhldliiiK <-1q.himi1 2fl.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Edwards, W. C. Denton Record-Chronicle. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 238, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 18, 1920, newspaper, May 18, 1920; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1235312/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Denton Public Library.