Cleburne Morning Review (Cleburne, Tex.), Ed. 1 Saturday, December 11, 1920 Page: 1 of 10
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THERE ARE MANY POOR CHILDREN EXPECTING SANTA CLAUS. SHALL THEY BE DISAPPOINTED?
Cleburne Morning Review
THE COUNTY’S
ASSOCIATED
PRESS
NEWS
BEST
PAPER
THE REVIEW GUARANTEES THREE TIMES AS MUCH CIRCULATION AS ANY OTHER CLEBURNE DAILY
ESTABLISHED DECEMBER, 1904.
SEVENTY FIVE (ENTS PER MONTH
GOODFELLOWS! ONLY 12 DAYS LEFT-GET BUSY
to
ing nearer
FOR AGREEMENT ON PLAN
Christmas cheer fund gro
horter.
I OFFICIALS
FOR RELIEF OF FARMERS
REPORIS ENTHUSIASTIC
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Relief Plans Discussed
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understood
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this eity
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GERMAN CABLES
(By Assoeiated Press)
SEABCB IS Dll
of
sembled in
CAUSETROUBLE
have decided to pr
f a pact uniting the five countri
orm
TRACTORS MOVING OUT TO JUDGE CHRISMAN HAS
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OTHER POINTS TO WORK
AS PREVENTION OF WAR
ING HOME IN W. CLEBURNE
Th
CHANGE TIME ANO PLACE
ENGLISH HEAVY WEIGHT
WEA TH ER
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(By Ansociated Preas)
(By Associated Press)
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TORS HERE FRIDAY
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A. .1. Wright D. G. Co
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i some real thrills hero this
during the gridiron eon test
is but u few days until th mmittee '
to who mthe fund is turned over, will I
RETURNED FROM WACO
WHERE MADE M. E. G. H. P.
have started a wide seareh for Henry
Ford, Detroit automobile manufaeturer,
wko is wanted as a government wit-
ness in the trial of Doctor Edward A.
tion 0
a disp
-$ 5.0(1 '
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th
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Service First Club ....
R. L. Derry berry__...
e. n. Frysinger .....
Los Angeles,
tentate Garret
were given
afternoon i
between I
PASTORS ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET MONDAY A. M.
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at Fred .lanes’
of 1. A Colli
eretary of the
Chadwick, re
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$2.50
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toll
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pastors of the city are cordially invited
to be present,
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TWO MEN WANTED HERE
IN JAIL IN WEST TEXAS
I I them
ribe to
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\ Revi
ors' Association of Cleburne
FIVE CENTRAL AMERICAN
REPUBLICS MAY UNITE
county
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Range r
l big e
WEATHERFORD PEOPLE HERE
ON A VISIT FRIDAY
oil wella
half miles
rado road,
POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHER
RETURNS TO CLEBURNE
FRIDAY, DEC.10
™ MAY DRILL 2 OIL WELLS
F V5lllNi EAST OF THE CITY, LOCAL
...
twa
well trained. The Lawton High has vir ,, „ .
tually won the Nigh selool ehampion. omt ry oods 0.
* ‘rnsinru Htatn Innk
circles and
I wosld aid a
was striek in
Look
(ases 1
tovall’s
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
TO STUDY THE BLOCKADE
vent on or N(
tank steame
nil is going
at the banquet La
ing an banque
Heveral more names were
the Goodfellow fund yesterd
l them being the names of two
Christmas in rapidly drawi
। Traders State Bunk -
The National Bunk
y, among
ladies.
ker home in the
■ NOW SEEMS CLEAR ZE.
surrender and decided to remain
Narge as long as possible.
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| Italy, and upon which the American
jand Italian governments insist.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Wells of Iuteh
inson, Kansas, stopped off here on Fri-
day to attend to some business matters
and also to visit friends in the city.
of the federal district attorney here
ention of the Lee Highway
The 1'n
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The fire boys made a nice job of
West Texas Saturday and Sunday ing. The end came amid exeitement.
partly cloudy to cloudy. The fight was scheduled for 20 rounds.
Mrs. Settie Loper, wife of the into '
Lawton (Okla) High
Louis,
by the
the Y.
to witness the game anr rooted for.
W axahachie, but beeame shaky in their
boots at times, fearing less the great
Lawton machine would clean up with I
Waxahachie; however, the line held and
the visitors were unable to score.
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WIDOW OF J. R. LOPER
RECEIVES A CHECK FOR
The first
them from
of fine oil
vention was changed from June to May.
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Dalton & Pickle, real estate
G. C. Smith ________
Floore & Floors ---- —...
Webster Gro. Co. ----------
Waxahaehie High, the score
ed by a highwayman at Fort Worth' sev Cash
oral weeks ago, received a check from s. j| Denton
ty.
Every farmer in Johnson county who
can should be present at the meeting at
the court house at 2 o’clock this after-
noon. This is an important meeting. It
is forthe benefit of the farmers and
where the farmers’ interest is there le
should he, and should put in a good
lick for it.
Johnson county is one of the best
farming counties in the state, but we
need orgunization to get the best re-
suits.
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A banquet was given
Uberman Clotleing Co.
Geo. W . Mecham
II. T. Hall ......—-
A and E. W
etary of the y
Joseph B. Loper, who was shot mid kil. Walter Jones ...
Alta Southor ....
1 of the bre
lo Represent
American repu
Jose, Costa Rie
-d with the ado
Ivador, De
five Centr
were filed in Justi
1.00 If it is anytking the fire boy
paving quantities ndthe Aame istrue
of the Ranger field.
I disappoint'
is brightened I'
Burkburnett before
amendments, by the assembly
stand by our county residents and see
that a big share of the profit is left at
to th consta
i and with a i
the lines laid d
his campaign.
Mrs. William Watson, of North Bor-
der street, who has been suffering from
n severe attack of typhoid pneumonia,
and wiose life was almost despaired of
provide relief for the farmers who are
confronted by falling prices occupied
part of the Senate's time today. When
adjournment was readied there was a
general agreement that a vote would
be taken tomorrow on the resolution
to revive the War Finance Corporation.
Debate on the resolution brought no
pronounced opposition to the Jegislation
and Senator Gronna expressed ennfi
donee the measure would be adopted.
CLARA SMITH FAILS TO
ARRIVE IN FORT WORTH
AS EXPECTED, FRIDAY
modeling it. He is a earpenter and
Rumely, charged with concealing the । knows how tn shape this home up just
s like bet
ike. Any
• good ex
certainly
eiation in
(By Associated Press) | MR NESBITT REMODEL
New York, Dae. 10.- ARepresentatives
lingham Thursday afternoon, caused by the disposition of former German cables
a garage catching fire from burning is understand to have about reached a
grass The fire boys soon extinguished point which is threatening the disrup:
Cash -----------
R H. MeFarland
T. M. Mills ....
J. H. Ewing ____
A. J. Cunningham
and wistfl longings an
ments, unless their dny
by a visit from the Good
There is to be a county wide muss
meeting of farmers in the district court
room at 2 o'clock this afternoon. TRe
meeting is to be called to order by Hay
Chappelle, county farm agent, who will
introduce numbers of the Earm Bureau
witli headquarters at Dallas, who will
ch says. A eommitte
The George W. Ba-
west part of the city
that Mrs. Loper ex!....... to buy a neat Bryant Echols
home here and will make ker home in
wil speak again
* in beinif of the
were laid for 71
Judge O. O. Chrisman hat returned
from Waco where he nttended the
was completely destroyed by re start-
ing in flip attie from a «efective flue
today. The loss wns about $6,000, with
$2,400 insurane, W. M. Woodard, who
oecupied the second floor, lost nil his
lousehold goods valued nt about $400,
with no insurance.
TIM THREE SMN-
which the council of the league wil
appoint nnd which will report to the
council nt the next ansembly. This wns
the essence of a report adopted with
1.00 1 placed
stated that the i is i
to stimulate a lit
tie Shrine, has mine
I convention of Shrine
(By Associated Press)
Temple, Dee. 10. A Mexican, said to
be deranged, attacked and killed R. <).
Wofford of Austin mid seriously injur
ny rush in
if any arts
cat ter few
(By Associated Prenn)
Geneva. Doe. 10. Just how a block
Idaho People Stop Off Here
J. E. Harris mid family of Moore,
Idaho stopped off here Friday.
nde may be used as a League of Na-
tions weapon to prevent war will be
| determined by a special commission
tv people ought to profit if oil is struck
in this county. We night to drill wella
and test our lands for oil and if oil is
Hous,. on immigratjon legislation.
The amendment, introduced by Mann
of Illinois, aetually limits the restric-
tion period to one year, reducing by
half the period originally proposed. As
amended, tle bill cannot lie enforced
for two months after its passage and
can be applied only fourteen months
from the date of passage.
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MRS. WM. WATSON IS NOW........... o
down. The members of the visiting
team were well made men and had been
ship of Oklahoma, having only one eon
tender mid it is said this team will not
play for a decision, henee- yielding the
honor to Lawton,
Cleburnizes Seo Game
A number of Cleburnites went over
Will Visit In Joshua
Mr- M. .1 Brooks will spend today
with relatives and friends in Joshua.
She is preparing to return to California
next week.
in the good work and do good all along
the line. Both of the visiting V offi
rials have made a number of new
friends here.
red the annual I
will be held in
eommunientions eonferenee which has *
been in session for some weeks. .
The United States, Great Britain and
Italy are said to have rehched an ae-
cord on most of the principal points nt
ed two other men on a Missouri, Kan
sns 4 Texas passenger train between
Bartlett mid Granger, He attaeked
the men with a knife. He jumped
through n window but was captured
mid lodged in jail in Georgetown.
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FIRE FROM DEFECTIVE FLUE
COMPLETELY DESTROYS HOUSE
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 10. East Texas
Snturdny fair, warmer in the east por
tion; Sunday partly cloudy to cloudy
CLEBURNE, TEXAS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11 1920
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 10. Disagreement
between representatives of the prinei-
pol allied and associated powers over
ml to draft the proposed paet.
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SMALL FIRE THURSDAY
ON WEST WILLINGHAM
rk to the Padific Const,
in Knoxville Jan. 1920
announeed today. The
highway ns projoeted
ougle Louisana and Texas
i O, Firm West
I KNIGHTS TEMPLAR INITIATION clc.cummings
of the local lod
Washington, Dee. 10. Legislation to explain the movement in Johnson conn
meeting of the Masonic Grand Lodge
of Texas. He was honored in being
elevated to the office of Most Excel
lent Grand High Priest of the Grand
burning the grass in Mrs. Walter
Mudge's yard on Mouth Main street nttention
- 2.00 and she showed her approciation by pre Ifrom friends because ......nef were
- 1.00 senting them with a fine cake. The fir- ' oken and Lecnune Ins injurie while
. .25 boys desire to thank Mrs Mudge very painful, were not considered dangerous
- 1.00 cordinlly f,,r the kind remembraner 1
faeturers mid merchants was endorsed
by prominent speakers before a meeting
held under the ausBices of the Ameri
eiin Bankers’ Association. The pro i
posed corporation would be formed mi-
ller the Edge law with a capital of
$100,000,000, available to American pro
ducers as cash payment for their goods .
on which foreign buyers would be un-
able to pay cash. This foreign trade,
the speakers said, was necessary to the
commarcial progress of the United
States and some method of finaneing
the foreign trade must be worked out
to enable American manufaeturers to
take their place in the world trade.
st night and th meet ]
proved to be quit' ।
Seeretary Har iri
itors were workin
tie more religious
London. Dee 10 Frank Moran of J HUTCHINSON, KANSAS, VISI
Mr. Neshitt hns purelased n 5 room
home, earner of Shaw avenue mid West
Wardville, and is now engaged in re
Pittsburgh, knocked out Joe Beckett,
English heavy weight in the second
round tonight. Beckett was floored
with n erashing upperet amid in fight
work. The visito
today at the Rant (
“Y" work. Plat
4 a hero. He risks
time trying to find
court Thursday against
-ii, who were arrested
jail in a town in West T
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and the time for contributing to
The meeting will be held at the Y.
M C. A building
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LEE HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET IN KNOXVILLE
in the Southwe
(Ry Associated Press)
GRAZED MEXICAN ATTACKS
twonyntr‘no“bitiena"stinet Tuarr MLN UNFIIKIII r
teen months, and charges that foreign I HULL IVi-lVy UI1L IJ Ni---U
governments are "financing the move I
meat of radicals to the United States,"
marked another dayof debate in the
alleged German ownership of the New ■ as he desires it to be.
York Evening Mail, during a part of I ---— -0
FRANK MORAN KNOCKS OUT
: CAKE TO FIRE BOYS: HER
Mr- W. C Hart and Miss Allie May
sidered in r
ehanging cot
to ll sution
by Harding
: -ari"m: MASSMEETING
trade, to be backed by I.....kers, manu IIIIIUU "I------
DF SHRINERS CONVENTION . • < I "u
I advanced by the l luted States nnd
kc at the Lions' Clul
Friday and again a
| Th.- wildes
lis money nr
l ..it...... .......
He <1 to 0. The local fullback did
some excellent work, It appeared at
times as it' tin- visitors would score in
spite of all hazards, but they were held
10 -Imperial Po- I
Foster Enin No. 2 employes:
<’. E. Wills..................
I' l’. Colquitt. ..............
F. A. Foster ...
o. L. Moore .. .............
Cleburne Grocery Co. Employes:
L. Vick ....................
Travis Yater ................
Lyle Pipes -------...........
Lee J. Duff ................
A. C. Childress .............
c. H. MeCowen ............
B. H. Williamson............
P. C. Dillon & Son .......-----
Central Labor Council .....
Cleburne Hoti l Cats — -—......
W. H. Griffith ............
Dave Cohen _____
C. M. Griffin ...............
F. Stoffers ------------
J. E. Marehbanks ...—..—
J. T. Guthrie ........ --
J. H. Carlisle ...........
Chas. Winter - ...........
Gen. Lee . . ----------
Cliff Honea ----------
W. L. Ewing ..........
It, H. Floyd ------------------
J. B. Carlisle .............
.1 F. Flam ......................
M. J. Doyle . ..............
C. J. Matthews ..........
M. L Wnllace
Crescent Tig Co —..... .
Ben Simmonds - - ....... ..
Mrs. M. Hubbnrd
Mr*. L K Raina ......
(Ry Associated Press)
Fort Worth, Dec. lit. —Clara Barton
Smith, elrged with murder in connec-
tion with the death of Jake L. Hamon,
failed to appear at the offices of At
tovneys McLean, Seott A McLean, here
today as was expected. Arrangements
hnd been made for the woman’s racep
tion, but it was announeed no wurd had
been heard from her.
Miss Smith was not to be arrested in
Fort Worth, it is understood, but was
to be pernritted to return to Ardmore.
Her attorney expected her to arrive
from the vicinity of El Paso.
Upon her failure to arrive at the
scheduled time, her lawyers seemed un
perturbed and calmly spoke of the pos
sibilities of Miss Smith having been
arrested on route to Fort Worth or de-
eiding to ehange her route to Oklahoma,
or haying reconsidered her intention to
Royal Areh chapter. He has appoint i
ed others in this district as follows: 'minor
D. H. Coffman, most excellent grand today,
visitor of the district, composed of
Johnson, Tarrant, Somervell, Parker
nnd Hood counties; Willard Barnes, of
Venus, right excellent grand captain of
There fere seven candidates for the
Knights Templar initiation Just night,
A supper was given at Fred Janes’
cafe.
last Saturday and Sunday, is now rap
FOR H[NAV .2n s.,.:
run IILIVIII runu nermreimman
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HUGHES CONFER
r your Christmas lists
i- forgotten these childr
your lists at onee and
Goodrellow fund.
was a small fire on West Wil
the blare There was no
the property, it is sald.
A local eitizen stated Friday that two
or three sub contractors on the road
work in this county hnd given up their
contract* on account of taking the con
tracts too low and will go elsewhere to
work. One of the sub contraetors was
snid to be going to Nacogdoches, Texas,
to work on a contract. The construc-
tion work is being pushed on a num
her of roads in the county now.
from New Y
will be held
next, it was
route of the
would be thr
Taylor of Weatherford were registered Atlantic Citv Tin date of the eon
M.H.M‘OLUREIS
Mt A
Special to The Review.
Waxahaehie, Dec. 10 Football fans
Tlve names of those subsm
terday are added * the list
low :
lean foreign policy. President elect
Harding today began a month eonfvr-
... ---------- ----------------- . - -------- ences here by seeking advice from
is called to meet Monday mornnig. Dee. Charles Evans Hughen, R publican nom
13, at 10:110. Rev. W. It Andrews, 1 ’
. . . . • inee in 1914, VV hat asNec (hiring tho
presicent of the AsNocint ion, stated. . . ’
. .. it. talk or soveral hour* wan not revenled,
tl‘t nt this mooting the annuzl eleetion 2 . n n . . , .
„ ... . for afterwards kiareling maintainee H| ■.
of officers will take place The new , 1, . * . . .
unev and liligleN would only wny that
international problems had been con ।
at the Cleburne Hotel Friday.
insuranee on tion of the preliminary international
the U. II. A headquarters on Friday
mnorning for $2,000, the amount of the
policy carried on his life. The check
was given to Mm. Loper by 11. R. Poole
ek" in pi
than cake, it is more ci
else desiring to follow th
le of Mm. Mudge will
h the wishbone of appre
A. Wahl, who was formerly with
Dnvis Studio, after no absence of
ral years in Dallas, is now buck
Mr. Davis. He in a very fino
ogrnyher nnd Mr Davis is glaq to
(Bv Ansociated Preis )
Marion, De 10 in fulfillment of
his campaign promise for a ‘‘meeting
of minds’’ to determine the new Amer
ve tried to find
oil project Fri
everal who said
titat two wells
nd a half miles
volunteered to
the company
be ready for their work of distributing
gifts to the children of thr city. There
are many children in Um* city to whoom
(‘hristmas Day will be a time for sighs
welN down.
M H. MeClure, IIO South M.-ld One oitizen said he had the correct
rout, was run down bv a Ford car dope but did not want his name used
the Nationa Hank of Cleburne cor in print Ie naid one or both of the
r at 5:.10 o'clock Friday afternoon, wells would be spudded in in January,
Mr McClure's clothing was torn mid 1921, or not later than February.
he was badly bruised up, there being Another eitizen said he wanted to
a number of skinned places on IKs face, piek up a few leases and was not strong
Mr MeClure stated Hint the boy wi for agitation just vet.
MRS WALTER MUDGE GIVES
"U’vu-i-i-------
I MeCulre stated that he had just step putting down one or more wells two
ped oft of the curb and when tie car and a half miles east of the eity.
..nn n.. .. nnrn
YimI FACC is AIRNguin the sidewalk but did not succeed there was oil north and eunt of Ole-
InllU UllnJu lu UUIIVLL I in doing 4 number of people gath I,nr,,, nnd l» .-mi- one or two wella
____ ered at the spot just after the aceident have been drilled without striking the
and Mr. MeClure went to the Merly „y reservoir is no reason sufficient
drug store to get immediate medieal to justify the declaration that there in
Ho received congratdlations no oil inJohnson county.
Five or six dry holes were drilled at
th host: N loleomb, right exeel-
lent grand junior steward; Joseph B.
Long, fight exeellent doputy grand
master; E. S. Clayton has been appoint
ed on the credentials committee.
, profitable,
| The visitors
meeting nt noo
the high school
ould be opened up nnd few
would get what is ruining to
leases. Thousands of acres
lands were leased in Steph-
by big companies for 25
re and tke same is true of
country. If nt) is struek
mpany it is piped to Gal-
me 4 aport and loaded on a
■ r and very few know tho
from them Johnson coun-
Ceeil & Co..............
The Grand Leader ....
Dr. J. D. Osborn ...._____
Mrs. W. H. Bower___....
Hugo Lackman -___---___
J. B. Dalrymple___....___
Dr. O. J. Durston .......
J. H. Ferguson .........
J. W. Hirt..............
Mr. Tom Warren ......__
Olive Lodge No 31, K. 1',
Miss Ruby Brown ......
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