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24.130 13
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22.77'11 78
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slow.
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further into
<>n May 4.
Biragemut.
rou t h
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yea rl y
id It Is
economic situation."
for school
Would
year.
Central
Soutn
Eradication ot bovine tuberculo-
id* In Denton under the area clean-
up plan by which th
era| governments
Drat Inspections
Denton area and
8-8. September $1.16.
_ Corn—May 78 l-4c, July 78 3-4c,
2; g-enerally fair,
forth and
rougJl In
FREEDOM
COMPANION
each
the elec-
on vote the
unanimously
A£eh‘T Nbu
Going To SPade
Th’ garden or.
CLEAN Ik' RUGS,
PADDY?
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It »d inn
< lino SttidirM
BERLIN. May
DENTON MONDAY
_____ | Krupp
mower and as he lay on
■round face down four ahotR
Ids back aceordlhK
f.efflW J
Newman Dances 139 Hours
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United Praia Die pat
DAJaLAS. May X — R .1
Cornier world champlo^
dhneer, today claims the champion
snips again, having completed 11)
hours of shuffling at 7,o'clock thia
morning
Newman whr forced to move fr »-n
a local hall to a, private r<*mideu< r
via truck, when Sheriff Harr ton and
(’ox ordered the
exhibition stopped.
The new claimant to the chatn-
p'< .iship Im still going strong an I
declares that ho will not stop until
he has completed 24 0 hours of con-
tinuous <lanclng.
day ami
ing the
killed In
quarrel
the
Jr
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relensed.
Miss McFadden, and from
w ho w era captured and
Serf ppg;
J of the
to serve 20
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H. I). Grenell, 67, of Alexandria Bay, N. Y., shown here, says she was
hired by the kidnapers as I ’ ' • • . ... - - ■nr—■
boy had been kidnaped.
IIIHIAI10KILL
PRISONERS MADE
but that th£v
for ransom.
1 i:> CHOW FC. t hins, liny
N—Xetrotintlonn hmr been wtnrt
rd for thr relrSMe off thr pris-
oner* held by < hlnenr bandits,
it nan nnbouncfd in ndvlrea re-
ceived here. The baavdit* are io.
rated 30 mile* from Linrhrnicu.
One of the American mn|om
held captive la reported wound-
J"
4
lie lease Ordeeed
Vnitrd fr,M DUpateH . .
I i:kiv. May Tha foreign Is* -
i .'CotiM have sent an ultimatum to
Pi.. <’hlnc«c Government demanding*
the Immediate releaso of *11 ptds*
c. cm hebr bvthe ShantunK bandits.
"I'rec nil foreigners Immidlatsty.
n'lxe Wo don’t care what mStjHjMtl
nrv use. but free them,’’ la the Ines*
sago b, nt t<> the goTernmsnt.
MAMMA,
DOESN'T DADDY
LOVE US ANY
MORE F
t/ntted Prtu VUpatch
PORT ARTHUR, May 8 —Prelim-
inary hearing for T. n. Pert, boil-
KANSAS CITY, May
rocofpta 8,000, calves 1,800, beef
h,«*cr' **rly sales
c an^
10c
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Kansas City Livestock.
_ ^nUid J’riu DUoatck
8—Cn t tl e
1.500.
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of
but It
payment
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East Texas tonight and Wed- prtllW HSlieVed fo TH* CTWra
neadny generally fair, warmer
In nortb—eaf portion Wednea-
Ordered for June 19th{ |<j JO BEGIN IN
* Port Arthur Commissioner
Killed While in Company
With Woman He Was to Wed
---------United Fre„ Pi
native.- •' ’’H K'AGO. May 8.—A wage In-
crease of r. <ents an hour affecting
22,000 employes was announced to-
day by the Standard Oil Company
4»»netatrd Fret* PtrpatcX
I.OMIIIS, M.r'8--A r«>wa
of *2.ooo.04M» for th* foreign***
la demanded by the Chinese
bandits, aaya a ten teal Newa
dlapnieh from Nhnnahal today.
Iirltluh and American garrisons
nt Tientsin have been mobilis-
ed. (h.. dispatch adds.
Wage Increase for Employes
Standard Oil Co. Announced
- -lat
— —Ignited Prcitt
. “ A wage
Dallas Man Gets 7 Years for |$ secretly Moved From Jail
Killing in Church Dispute
A»»ociatcd Prcat Diapatch
DALLAS, May 8—Abe Frazier,
former superintendent of the Ma-
plewood MiSRlonary Baptist church,
was sentenced to 7 years imprlson-
mrent today after a jury had found
him guilty of the murder of Bernie
Banker, hIm fellow church member^
Motion for a now trial whr filed.
Banker was shot and
February. 1922. during a
with Frazier a-s to whether
Met hodist h of the cofnmunity
mighty use the Baptist Church as a
place of worship.
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WKATHKR AMI HOADS
Kansas—Weather generally
and road* in good condition.
Oklahoma—Generally
roads fair.
Texas—Weather
roads good In Noi
sections; fair to
and East portion.
finery employes at W_hltlng.
Wood River. Ill ; Sugar Creek,
iinri i’asper. Grey Bull and I.aramie,
The increase w.lll total 12.800,000
’ompany officials announc-
uarrantod by iiik "general
Anociatrit 1'rrit
WERDEN, May 8—Counsel
the prosecution of the Krupp rourt-
martlal proceedings In summing up
the case today demanded a prison
sentence of 78 years In addition to
a fine of 100.000,000 marks for Ba-
ron Krupp von Bohlen und Hat>-
laih, president of the works.
The prosecution also asked ’ a
sentence of K ver, and a fine or
100,000,000 be frnpos'd on each of
the three directors present at the
trial. For the two absent directors,
counsel demanded prison sentences
of 20 years and the same fine.
Ill de-
wo men;*
political
been test-
associate
with cows that have been tested.
This applies to service males and
cows.
"The passing of thls ordinance by
th« city is a good thing for every
citlxen in Denton and it will in-
crease the value of all healthy
cow* and also the milk and butter.
I^t'h «U Cp-op^rgt# to b|pt out tu-
1 berculbsls In Denton."
/
•88 80 to J9.65. butcher stock
higher to strong, yearlings
higher; bulls strong; bulk bologfoas
around »5; veal calves steady to 60<*
lower; have been around 89 SO; bulk
*•; other classes steady; fairly good
•took ateerw J7.75 with >9 paid on
Mltcted feeders.
Hog receipts 18,000, very slow,
few 800 <o 820 pound butchers to
ahlppera at »7.4O; trade top »7.48;
• , c ,ow,’r:
J *u,k fMOo
28 05.
Fort Worth Livestock
VnUrd I'rttt Di^patrh
FORT WORTH. May 8.—The cat-
tle and' calf market was steady In
line with Monday's decline and I>ptj1
markets were slow. Receipts were
t,50l» head of cattle and 700 calves
The ho gmarket showed a decline
of JSc, the top being J7.4O. I’lga sol 1
from J5 to 15.75. Receipts were 1.-
000 head The sheep and l imb mar-
k ki t waR on a weak basis. Receipts
■ ( were 3,500 head
■ , Cattle—Beeves 8350778; stockers
r 83.50477; cowa »3fi.r> ;5, heifers J3 -
P 50®7.50; bulls J3Q5; calves I3fr9;
i cannera 3208 50; yearlings $4119 50.
Hogs—Heavy J7O7.25; medium
8*07; mixed $5 5000. light $7,251®
7.40; common $505 50, pigs $505.-
75; rough heavy $50 5 50, rough $4
05.
Sheep and lambs—Lambs $8,500
14; yearlings $901050; ewes $5 50
08.60, culls $102; goats $2 5003 -
50; wethers $6 5007 50; Stocker
sheep $404.50; feeder lambs
10. e
Liverpool Cotton.
VnUta frru
LIVERPOOL, May 8—Futures op-
ened quiet. 10 to 27 points 'lower,
and at 2 p ra. wer«*f*iet, 24 to 38
pointy^ lower, as against a logical
May 25 00
July 21.89
October 22 12
December 22 45
January 22 20
March 2’ 2«
Spots steady. 55 higher, middling
tlon with the killing last night of
A. A. Poteet, city commissioner of
finance, was to be held this after-
noon in recorder's court..
Poteet, prominent In labor and
fraternal circles, was attacked as
ho was In the company of Mrs T
B Pert, divorced wife rtf Pert,
Whom he was to have married to-
day, according to report to police,
say,
assailant,
an aper-
on Sixth
found free of infection.
•cow shows tuberculosis
be paid indemnity if the stat.e and
federal inspectors handle* the
ter and then you. will feel
the safety of your family
ing the milk
"Cows that have not
ed will not be allowed to
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decline of 23 to 32 1-2 points
**" 13 55
13.30
12 28
11.99
11 It
f 3.175 acroR of land
r?f P<?ntwn. Tike land bought
SNOW FLURRY AND
man of the committee to
LOW TEMPERATURE
[lure and other Niihje<’t« and inual-
|<al programs ran be xiven daily.
I Thrwe entertainment features
I will be In addition to the usual fair
exhibits which haie proved aufTI-
rient attraction alone in pa.«t
vc.-j-M to draw large crowds, but
the committee In <i«v*irous of mak-
ing the fair next faJI eclipRp any-
thing of the kind ewr held in^the
county, and a program of enter-
tainment that iH worthwhile and
that will provide aniURemcnt for
<ill is contemplated.
200 Africans Reported Killed
in Fight With Italian Troops
Chicago Grain.
Vniltd Prtu Ditpalch
CHICAGO, May 8.—Unseasonably
cold weathor In various sections of
the country caused grain prices to
advance at the cloaae on the board
o ftrade today. A good flaws of buv-
>ng developed In wheat on receipt
of news from the Northwest that
beyvy.snow'M have Fallen through-
out last nlgjjt and today. Freezing
weather was forecast for tonight
over the entire wheat belt with kill-
ing frosts predicted in Illinois, In-
diana. Missouri and Nebraska.
. Had weather conditions together
with Increased cash demand strength
' ened corn. *~
Oats followed other grains In tho
advance. The market wan featuro-
Increased buying of provisions
thought to be for foreign accounts
and bettor local demand caused the
market firm up.
Closing prices:
Wheat—May «|.17 5-8. July $1.17
■ Arabia
and
occupa t Ion
large portion of
hud been
Vnittd Prill Pitpatrh
AKRON. Ohio, May 8.—Joseph
Allen Mills, president of the 1921
freshman class of Northwestern
University and loader In the class
rush which is alleged to have re-
sulted In the death of Leighton
Mount, was secretly removed from
the Akron jail early today.
Mills waM found here yesterday
unit token Into custody for ques-
tioning In connection with the haz-
ing investigation under way at
Chicago. Ho expressed a willing-
ness to aid in clearing up the mys-
tery.
It is presumed Mills was placed
on a Chicago-bound train In cus-
tody of two Chicago assistant dis-
trict attorneys who arrived
last night
Mills' statement that he was "In
the thick of the 1921 class rush and
headed a searching party for the
missing Leighton Mount," led offi-
cials here to believe his testimony
will be of utmost value In tho Chi-
cago hazing probe.
8.—
Snow fell at Mobley and Hannibal.
Mo . last night, according to repor’s
reaching here.
Temperatures close to the freeO-
Inp point were reported through-
oi.t Missouri and Kansas but accord
ing to the local weather bureau no
damage was d"tie. Frost Is expect-
ed" th many places in the state t;
bight. -■
IMatetNevsl:
Liberty Bond Market.
NEW YORK. May 8—Liberty
bond closingfi: t
^^Liberty 3 l-2s $101 0; first 4 l-4s
■econd 4 l-4s $97 13; third
$98.10, fourth 4 l-4s $97 18-
Victory 4 3-4g $100 1.
.HtHte and fed-
will HMRiat in the
of all cattle in
ownera of infect- |
on
United Prtta Did
WASlirxCTON.
Stale
lie the
Ri t tin t Ion
ot h< r
China :
**Thr Depart mt'nt hat received It.
formation tn the effect that Mirfrt
Al'lrich. MI.mm MacFaddrn, and Mirr
Srbonborir are now Rafe in T^in-An- <
Fit T. II Day. of BidKcwond, N. J . i
itKcapcd from the bandits and arriv-
ed safely 11| Tien TrIii. Robert P.
S< i IppR wa* not on the wrecked
train and has arrived in Pekin.
Messrs. Henry Zimmerman and V’.
Halnovitrh, Amrrlrnns, rsenped af-
ter the wreck and reached Tien Tsin
May 8
“The following men ant! children
have not been heard from, and evi-
dently are still brinjf held captiv*.
M ’J< r f’lnKcr nn<l son, Mr, Hnley,
Mr L“vy. L <’ Solomon, J. O. Pow-
ell, L Fricfltr.an, Mr Lebrbas es-
caped and Mr. Day of Olivier <’<».
N< w York City, has been rcleaaed.
It Is reported (hat all the women
have bcen released/ while the men
are brlnK held for ransom.
' 1'oiirtein men. Americans and
other nationalities, arc stlj! held.
The Department has been advis-
ee} by Minister Schurman and that
<it a I’onferonce wtlh the dean of di-
plomatic corps (tho Portuguese Min
i«tcr> and the British And Italian
Ministers, it was decided that the
d<J.n on tho mornntng of May H
should make urgent representatIons
th it the (’hinese Government should
at once r.'insofn our national «n<l
tlt.it meapurrH could bo taken
a,,a.nst the bandit* afterward. '
.liipnn X«t to Mend Trs»op®
Unifed Pre" Di*1*itch
•J <i'.tn will ujI
Herd troops to i1prcup foreigners "' /J
Ti.ioci! by Chinese bandits. It
leaim d tod ay, unless other , ■.• jj
re Ho st her to. > V-''
The .1 ipanese Government baa M*
coftaln<d that no Japanese cltlzeaa
W4 r»« among those kidnaped and 4 1
l onMid. i-m that it. could not propaHyX?
I a k *• h n y » * * ‘
II t'irmni requext being mad*. *
HH* nt I'hoenl,
dMociatrd Pma Ihupnh h
PHOENIX. Ariz , May 8- The m< r
eery rose to 109 degfeca here yex-
erilay, breaking all records for May
7 If, 28 years.
DIMTHKT < <>l II T
POSTI’O^iEII
.SHERMAN. May 8—On
of tile special term of tho United
States Court, now In session, nl
Beaumont tho term of the court at
Sherman will be postponed until
May 29
4 OMIIITIONAI,
FERED CLARA’S
UndUd Prm DltrilcK
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras. May
8.—Conditional freedom was offer- , - xx
ed tho woman companion of the J X/;
“ —•— .— — — —— 8 v ■ —I f’tlt | — IB
lips here,,but she raflined. On Mon- I
day. auttarltle* agreed to let her I
go If she would revail certain I
things. The woman held ag Clara i
Heems depressed and refuses pho- I >
tographora permission to take ner I . I
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.....- RODEO AND OTHER BRITAIN REGRETS
.. FEATURES PLANNED FRANCE’S ACTION <
FOR COUNTY, F AIR1
' I <»f the exchequer. Stanley Baldwin,
pRtat«d In the House of Comuionm to*
day that the government regretted
the pr<’cipitan«y of the Franco-Bel-
gian rejily to the German repara-
tions note anti proponed to state
its own views in a separate reply
with the least posNible delay.
He added that he has reason
believe that Italy is in accord with
the British and contemplates sim-
tlar pmrrdurc. •
Snow In Mimtiouri
Ataocinted Prrnii Dm patch
KANSAS CITY. Mo., May
NO. 229. ■
Aatociatrd Prrtt Dh^itrh
• PARIS. Ma y N.~ The France's
mi'st rreent note was equivalent io■
an invitation to Germany to mako
a va rious proposal whs the int ‘r-
pr'fation put on the eommunRati«.«n
French' ofTh'Jals circle^ today
rabce hrrcelf Is conciliatory
m said “She is looking
window watching wait*
I n w a m Ch<• w a y he r pbsT(foh ws s
im’iiatiMl in these quarters.
Germany, it whr pointed out. now
ha* had the faultR of her last pro-
posal shown her and she is realiz-
ing that xhe can not obtain tho
many advantages Rhe hoped to gain i
through thea.fi ptopoaals.
____ _ DENTON, TEXAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 8, 1923 _____
School Bond Election^ CLEAN -IIP KRUPP OFFICIALS GIVEN
10 TO 20- YEAR SENTENCES
and an
la t it
lluwevw-. Ill-la will bv nn deri-
sion on the French rejection rtf
Germany',, thirty billion gold
murks offer until the expected note
from England IM received.
German offlqlgl* are looking for-
ward with hope to tho communi-
cation from Great Brilnin, believ-
ing it will contain Home loop hole
through which Germany may bo
aide io aeek a settlement._______
Legislative Reform Demanded
By Club Women to Be Outlined y
United Prtea Di^atch
ATLANTA. Ga., May X—Ixcgisla-
tlve reforms demanded by Ameri-
can club women will be outlined
today at the biennial council meri-
Ing of the General Federation of
Women s ClubR in session here.
In an address on “The Legisla-
tive Outlook.'* Mrs. Edward Frank*
lyn White, Indianapolis, $
fine the position of the
federation on national
topics.
The address is expected to deal
with child labor laws, restricted
Immigration, uniform marriage and
divorce laws, and other subjects
vital to wnmrrr *
Mrs Thomas O. Winter, president
of the federation, in her opening
address last nijdit made a fervent
plea for American participation in
the International court of justice.
“War by its very nature Is out-
lawed.” she declared, “but to have
1( outlawed In every sense, there
must be lawB devised to regulate
it. We must provide agencies to
enforce peace.”
Mrs Winter read a letter
President Harding, in which
latter urged support of the Federa-
tion for his world court plan.
Sentiment throughout the coun-
try. the President said. Is crystal-
lizing in favor of America's en-
trance Into the world court.
“Not since 1 have bee^i President
haH there been, in connection with
any great question of public policy,
so impressive a demonstration of
substantially unified opinion."
said.
"The evidence of this
will become no overwhelming
the discussion proceedH that there
vill nt last be no very serious Ab-
atable to attaining the end sought."
Sit nation
May g—The
Department today made pub-
following statement of
based on the latest
from Minister .Hehurm.in
A merlean represent at I ves
1a\v by failure
tick eradication
to r‘»ach a vor-
r-— --w+t+r a wmrnd tn
• rm after he came, officers
face to face with his
the commissioner found
ture between two houseR
Street through which he is believ-
ed to have sought egress to the
rear of the house to escape his
Attacker The end was barred by
• watt of masonry. “
Funrthrr Mriaurrs Threaten
U nUed Preee DUfHitch
PARIS, May 8—France and Bel-
gium will follow up their rejec-
tion of the German reparations of-
fer with extension of seizures of
industrial products in the Ruhr if
German continue their present at-
titude, it was stated on good au-
thority t<»<Iay.
No negotiations for
will be undertaken until a suitable
<dYrr is received f.rom Berlin. Then
France will confer with the other
allies. No counter-proposals will be
made.
French Itrply
.......X.—('hanecllor <’u-
r» turn»from his vacation io-
Immediately began study-
Fri nch reparations reply.
Cabinet chiefs will confer with him
ofTi< ial session is expected
United Preaa Diepatch
TRIPOLI, North Africa. May
Two hundred natives have
killed in fighting with
troops in the desert, dispatj’hc,
ceived here today stated.
Nineteen Italian soldiers als<
d« ad. Fior«-4» fighting began
a column under Colonel Ruggrrl
May Day occupied Telorgaa,
oasis forty kilometers south of Ml-
surata. and continued for three
days hn (he Italian troopers moved
native strongholds.
the Italians attacked
twenty kilometers
of Tauorga. Native Arabian
I forces resisted strongly arvl only
withdrew’ to permit occupation of
[the place after a
i their resisting force
slain.
The wounrfod included th»*
chief Saadun Scheteuin
A deal wag dosed Tuesday
whereby J, 1 Staley nf
Falls, became owner* of the fee t‘-
tle of 3.175 acres of land sou’ii-
wtet
by Staley ir the old Leverett ranch
and It vhm sold by Dr Hill Rowp
of Denton
The terms of thv* deal were not
♦^Hiounced but It is understood a
J>ig*-v >sh paym» nt was made
that tho deal involves
more than $200/1’00.
Rowe reserved lease 1.14 2 acre* of
the west end of the land which is
nearest the Hunter Ar S<*ott will.
mbm 8M*iitrn<*rd |<»
sad two ofhrrg to
All were wr $i <r i$r«*d
___ flnyji vf ItMLWUAMMl iumjUm-
Two of the lUNUNKrr*
work* were Mrntriurd |
>rar«$ with fliivn of
laaarka. A i»u|M*rInt«*Bi4lr$i| wnm given
10 >rarH and i$ factor) roanrilman
wmm sentenced to M|> iuoalb88.
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•
ENTON record-chronicle
—• ——__- • - ' •
issue, if It
the bonded
tax levy nq^rly 60c which Is
----present. The
Commission decided to submit in
connection increasing the
bonded indebtedness levy
and discussed making the
| maximum tar rate 12.10 but on
I discussion Increased it to >2.15. It
was stated that with the present
valuations the city would probably
not need it hut if an emergency
should arffcr that It was best to be
able to care for a larg'or bonded
indebt«’dn»’Rs and also to have op.
portunity to levy an additlona*
amount for other funds of the city.
Both questions will be voted up-
on at the City Hall on the same
date but the eelctions will be held
in separate rooms on account of
voting qualifications being differ-
ent for the two questions John
T Baker was appointed presiding
officer of the bond election with
W Baxter and F- Coca no ugh er
associate judges. W. E Mann
was named presiding officer of ths
amendment election and H. C.
BiK kinghnrn am! A M Bu< kner
were named as associate judges.
Tlie ordinance for the bond elec-
tion provides that the city can Is-
sue 40-year. 5 per cent bonds, to
be retired serially or any way the
Commission deem* best It was in-
dicated the 4’ommtsslon would de-
sire the aerial bond •'
rodeo
c hair man.
Ben Fritz
According
wort h-while
tained the first description of what
occurred after the hogFtageg ha4
hern rrnmvrd from the wfl
Pekin express and hustled
into the hills
! Miss MacFaddvn, companion to
■ Miss Lucy A. Aldrich, slstsr-lflt. -4-'S|
law of John D Rockefeler
made her way back from the
with great difficulty, after bekMFr
turned loose, wearing a ('hlnege
woman’s costume. Refugees report*
rd they were not harmed by
bandits, ami that although flrt£<>
was heard no bullets struck neat*
w hr re the prisoners were kept. XZ
S< ripps’ dispatch follows.
Aaaociated Preaa Diavatck
WASHINtlTON. May X — The coun-
cil of inlnlsterR in Peking drcid«*«l
to make urgent representations to
th»- Chinese government and recom-
mend that punitive measures be
taken by it to secure the relbasr ot’
foreigners still held captive by th**
Cn’nese bandits who held up an ex-
press train Sunday.
Reports from MinisL r Schurman
tilling of the council's decision
were received at the State Depart-
ment today where it was announ-
c'd that results of the councirH ef-
fort s probabl.y will be awaited be-
fore independent representation*
are made by this government.
The United States government ___
would prefer to act in concert . American newspaper publisher,
with other powers represented in th?
council, it was said.
Minister Schurman reported that ’
th« bandits had released all the
nit n taken pHsoners when train
wrecked, but that thSv still
14
W*a4 Texaa. toalglit fair,
*—l*r In narth and went *or-
tloni Medneada* fair, warmer
; la no*tk **rft.a,
’..... •
Thirty Persons Hurt, Several
Seriously, in iMerufbafi Crash
United Preaa Diepatch
KAPVIAA. Ok. May X —At leas*
thirty persons were injured, sever-
al perhaps fatally, when two cars
or the Sapulpa-Tulsa interurb.i i
collided yesterday afternoon hcad-
< n at the halfway spur Just east of
Red Fork
Ambulances from Sapulpa and
7'u’sa were rushed to the scene, th*
most severely injured being talcen
to hospitals while those less seri-
ous) hurt were taken to Red Fofk
where they received emergency
treat ment
nrhe passengcrR on both cars were
thrown from their seats by the col-
lision. th$‘ most seriously injured be-
ing those in the front end of the car
from Sapulpa. Many were cut by
broken glass while others suffered
Injuries by being violently thrown
ATTilhst 'the anaTM and sides or the
cars. Both cars were well filled
with passengers The caunp of the
accident could not be ascertain Ad,
in»‘rurban officials declined to give
ary information concerning the nf-
to furnish names of those in-
I te^^ated PrtH Diepnteh
DDBLIN. May I.—A rougd-up of
Luaii-JXitkJiUXi-M.I* pro MgB
mi'tintoJn,, a»*r Bk
w ■’. r- a lar«* number ot I
reported to be h$4tV*. MtB
report* recelvwl by the
Newz.
Heavy firing wag h*ar<$ today
near Blezalngton. Later more thaa
a dozen prlionera were brought 0$. j
to that town,
of ItKlIrniK.
Tho Hilvaneo la effective May 18.
and will apply to n majority of re.
Ind.;
Mo ;
x F *
Verner Alexunilerson. six, of Schenectady, Sf. Y., photographed
shortly after he was found after being kidnaped. He has adopted the
dog, shown here, which hi* abductors gave him to keep him quiet. Mm-
“ “ay, -x. i , anvwii here, says she wag
housekeeper for the boy but did not know tlN(
13 Foreigner, still llel.l
Aitocintid Priu
SHANGHAI. China. May 8—Fif-
teen foreigner*, aill men. elsht of
them Americana, are rtlll in tho
hands of tho Fuchow train bandits,
nceortjlng to a list completed h ro
tedny.. Two others escaped an.l
reached Tslruinfi*i.
Two Ilves were tost. Joseph Roth-
man, Englishman, was shot down
nf the acene of the hold up Sunday
and ^in unidentified American was
killed In the fighting between tho
bundlty ard pursuing 3roo|i.,l|i«
day T’"«
Latent reports ware that a rsn-
snm of $1,000,000 has t»»en demand-
ed for th# return fof those held cap-
tive: The desperadoes are also said
to beholding put for their own par-
/ den
__ Diplomatic representatives ol
_______________________________________________i______________________________________________________*_____________________________:.
fori tun governments conferred to-
day in an effort to find the nwab
effictive way to deal with th* •n-
u a 11 o n, t ***9
The first eye witnesses’ accounts,
vest< rflay tok! of the brutality of ,
the bandits who nre said to hava
hcati n the captives when they could [
n>.t keep up with the forced.matdib . ■’
march of the train.
•Unconfirmed advices were Hr -tS.’ .."JSI
effect that tho bandits were uslnff .
the cnptlv. i as a shield against bul* ,
lets of tho pursuing troopa
Tin1 strength of the bandit* la *4*4...
I • rra t < d at bet worn s.ooo M„d j.flnr _
men. >
(Copyright. 1923. by
* 1 * r<*ss.)
I’EKTN. Muy 8 —Foreign prison-
ers of the Chinese bandits In Shan-
tung will be killed after throe daM&l
unless Government troops cease fir-
ing. according to a mesaac*
brought from the outlaws' camp by
Afiss Minnie MaeFadden. one of tkW
women
From
o tilers who were
later freed. Robert
New Orleans Cotton,
i---NEW ORLEANS a —Fu-
fnraa opened steady. 14 to 18 lower;
closed steady, 17 to ,T» higher
May . .a........... M.ot 8S.OS«*n8
ru’f •wYwtH’
October 22 80 22 84085
December 21 93 22 280 28
January _— --- 22 15bld
New York Cotton.
United Preea Dteppfeh
NEW YORK, May 8.—"-Futures
opened IrreKular. unchanged tn 45
lower; closed steady. 27 to 43 hl<h-
Aaaociated Preaa Diepatch
f.rrsiiiitiy. May X.—Ur.
tun Bohlrn und
brad of fhr Krupp ntirki, mmm aen-
j Iraurd to IS jrnr* iuiprlsoiiiHrnt
1 by Iter «*«»urloMtrlinl brrr today.
Two dlrri’torw
yearn rarh, one
serve 10 yrarH
_ _ _ 280 yea 1
JLlLlJLLLLe. itlLLjxxuiUe iudeauuL>’-.-
from them Im to be started Mon-
day morning, if was announced
Tuesday Two inspectors, one a
federal and the other a state repre-
sentative, are expected here Mon-
day to Start the work
The ordinance adopted providing
for the work here places the rr-
sponMiblllty of having the inspec-
tions made upon the owner of cat-
tle and a rrangementH were made
Tueaday mornuitf for registrationM
to be made at the city hall Sev-
eral head of cattle were registered
during the morning and all regis-
trations must be made by the last
of this week in order that the In-
spectors will not have to go bdek
over the same ground twice, It was
stated.
The two inspectors will teat all
rattle registered and those found
fro© of infection will be placed for
the future in the care of the., city
for enforcement of annual Inspec-
tions by local accredited veteri-
narians. Infected cattle VIII be dis-
posed of by slaughtering in super-
vised slaughtering houses and hum- j
pirious cattle wRl be quarantined
and held under observation until |
their condition is.fully determined-i
Mayor iiennen made the follow- |
Ing announcement Tuesday morn- [
ing - I
“The application blanks are .
ready for the tuberculin test and |
everyone wishing to have their
cows tested free under supervision
of federal and state authorities
should come to the hall this week
and make the application. It will
be a violation of (he law to sell
milk and butter in Denton from
cows that have not been tested and
[ free of Infection. If your
shows tuberculosis you wip
A rodeo and other feature at-
tra(tionH for thol Denton Counts
Fair, which will !>• held here, Oct.
3! to Nbv 3. wero decided on at
a meeting of the Cair committer of
the (’Uainber of < Commerce, held
Tuesday morning
Th»» ptsVis tnrhtde- athletic events
and entertainment features in the
way of gpeakjpg and music daily.
to have charge of
Jack <’hiis-
Ba 1 nhi 11
is to be
present
t hat
Aaaociated Preaa Diapatch
DES MOINES. la.. May X — FreeP
ing temperatures were reported
fr< m numerous Northern I<»wa towrn
today while this city witnessed a
br*< 1 snow flurry and nww’ the t<*-n-
perature drop to 35 degrees. Only
a high wind averted heavy loss from
fr< st last night, the aenther
lean announced today.
A >200.000 school bond Issue with
a charter amendment that would
Increase the maximum tax rate of
thc city from >1X0 to >2 15 911 the
1100 valuation will be submitted to
the voters of Denton in an elec-
tion ordered Tuesday morning by
the City Commission for Tuesday,
June 19. Tile bond election was
ordered in response to a r^~“czt
—jWflnii h«kl by Police m conn EC- ** -KrnnnT Enarff an^TKe
charter amendment is made neces-
sary If the request of the Board
for 25<* additional maintenance tax
is to be granted. The amendrftent
provides for the School Board to
have authority to levy such por-
tion of the 75c that would be
available f?$r school maintenance
purposes aM would be needed for
the ensuing
The entire Commission was pres-
ent Tuesday morning at the meet,
ing called at 10 o’clock at the City
Hall and on reading of each of
the ordinances ordering
1 ions and putting’t hem
Commission voted
for them
The bond
would, make
iie.SM t • ■ ’
the maximum for the
mc I Commission decided l
re‘Y>fhe same
possible
to 70c
fair o:
kick Jury Disagreed and
Case Was Dismissed Monday
The jury in the case nf M. W Ful-
ton. tried ln the County Court
Monday on a charge of violating th**
H* ostock sanitary
< o comply with
regulations, failed
diet late Monday afternoon and the
case was dismissed. The jury was
divided three and three on the firut
ballot but the la^t ballot ihowod
four for not guilty and two for con-
victhvn. it was said
The bond of /lorfTon Davidson,
charged w ith theft und< r the value
• »f >50, was forfeited Monday af-
te»noon and alias capias was order-
ed issued in the case.
Round-Up of Irish Irregulars.
Nets Large Number Prisoners
to
escape
barred
. ------ . . ■ The commis-
sioner tripped and fell over a lawn
the
wet
to
A committee to have
the rodeo consists of
tai. chairman. Clarence
and Ben Fritz Barnhill
managot According to
plans, a worth-while rodeo
will prove a real attraction will be
offered
Tlie program of athletic
toes rurf been made np L. H
Srhwrrr Im (hairrnan, and a com-
mittee to assist him will be named.
Fred Rayzor was named chair-
man of tiiv committee to provide
the muMIc and speakers A tem-
porary auditorium will be put
place at the fair grounds, it \
•-s-F-— — v 1 staled, wiu*t**
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Edwards, W. C. Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 229, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1923, newspaper, May 8, 1923; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1237818/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Denton Public Library.