Cleburne Morning Review (Cleburne, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 30, 1924 Page: 1 of 8
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sane and responsible
he is insane.
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other words if the organization goes to
camp with less than BO per cent of
their strength they will not receive
There are certain requirementa of the
government in making the encampment
trip and onel is that 60 per cent of the
total strength of the local organization
must attend the encampment in order
battle that she has fough single-
handed against the powers of the
SUto for the last sixteen years,
sheimer, in Lane
years ago. Cou
dants annpunced
proceedings for t
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m of a hearing
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bail at the eo
before Justice
night by Allen.
Officers stated they have a
signed confession by Mrs. Haup-
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. 165
- 1,130
. 345
a pardon was granted.
Mrs. Sam Hatfield, 63, the moth-
er, appeared before the Pardon
be filed tomorrow'and that a hear-
ing would be held Friday or Sator
day.
sue.
"TWe law is conclusive on the point
Diller, el
parenta.
FINISH COUNT
OFBALLOTS IN
COU^T BOXES
IMPORTANT «
OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES
SET FOR HUT WEEK
(By Associated Prem)
SAN MABOOS, July 20.— Bodies
of three Hauptrios children, for
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(By Associated Press)
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 29.—
An aged mother, from the Tennes-
Mrs. Peter Ror-
ter. Pa., fourteen
N for the defen-
at habeas corpus
Hr releases would
minister for the pardon of the son,
Cleburne To See
Fordson Caravan
During Thursday
was a 320 gold piece, said to have
belonged to the minister, found in
Hatfield’s pocket after the mur-
present for the meeting. It will be-
gin in the morning and will likely
last throughout the day.
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sponsible.
When court adjourned
Attorney had announced I
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but five minutes. This
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DALLAS, July 29—Mrs. Meria* A,
Ferguson had increased her lead over
Lyneh Davidson of Houston for the
second place position in the Demo-
cratic primary voting to 3,067 votes
when the final tabubition of the day
was completed by t@e Texas Election
ve
was his, but the jury decided other-
wise and he was convicted on cir-
cumstantial evidence.
immediately after sentence was
passed on her son, the mother be-
gan the battle for his freedom. She
sold her Httle farm and during the
last sixteen years made at least
fifty trips to the penitentiary to
present her plea to the authorities
and to see her boy.
- Finally in her efforts to secure
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morning by w. _______ —
of the food and drug division of
the State Health Department, as-
sisted by physicians and Sheriff
Allen, it was announced here to-
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Sons
Of
Election judges for Voting Box No.
1 corpleted the count of the more
than 1300 ballots east in that box
GAP, Pa., July 29.— Benjamin F.
- — - _ "ieimer, brothers,
untie City and
nenday
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their sepmoth
tries, will be
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charges
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respeetively, of
Harriaburg, Pa.,
CLEBUANE GIRIMADE-
see Mountains, Tuesday won a
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Federal compensation for their services. -a a
whife in amp. ForthfsresonigTs" " :
hoped that every member of theorgani-
ration will be able to make the trip. , .
Side by side sir these two heart-broken tathera-Jacob Franks (left) and
Nathan F. Leopold Sr—in Chief Justice John R. Caverly’s court in Chica-
go as the defense lights to save Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb,
confessed stayers of Franks' son. Robert. from the gallows. The strain
they have undergone is plainly evident on the faces of both The man in
between them is a newspaper reporter. In constant telephonic communica-
3 — 5 • tion with his omlca.
59 cere. All of the cost for being a mem-
31 ber of the organization is borne by
433 the Federal government. The small
the pardon, she received a request
from the prosecuting attorney and •
one from the widow of the slain
addressed Governor
’ and members of the
votes for Lanham and 247 for Far-
mer.
Lanham now leads by a count
of 16,026 to 5,288, a majority of
10,738, the report being based on
scattering returns from Parker,
Erath, Hood and Johnson counties,
ns well as incomplete- returns from
Tarrant county.
Board and
Peay as “son
Parole Board
MR.OAVISFINOS REPORTKLAN
TIME TOO SHORT AND ANTI-KUN
iAqnE V-
at322
that the men may qualify for pay. la
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others; and you will soon see that
/our love, your helpfulness, your
kindness to others comes back in
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FORGET BELP
of the medical detachment, Mme regi-
ment, will leave here next Sunday for
Camp Stanley for a two weeks’ en-
campment. The former will be under
command of Capt. D. R. Nail and the
latter organization will be under com-
mand of Major William E. Lucey. The
trip to Camp Stanley will be made in
a special train which will leave prob-
ably during the forenoon, the hqr of
departure not having been announced.
This organization was legally created
and accepted by the Federal govern-
ment and is‘a fixed and important part
of a Urge and comprehensive scheme
of Nationalnd community defense and
protection at a minimum cost recently
provided under the National Defense
Act.
To be a member of either of theee
to have been an Assistant State’s At-
torney who was to testify that Loeb
was crying .a short time before he con-
fsBMd.' "rheevdence, intended to
show that at least one of the youths
upon oecasions, was not the emotion-
lees being that each has appeared
throughout much of the trial, will not
Cleburne Morning Review
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A PT JAW NEWSPAPEB DEVOTED TO TH UPBUILDING OF THE COMMUNITY ,
tries that she administered poison
to the four children in May, 1923,
shortly before the three died, and
again in October, 192$, to Anna,
the fourth child, who died Nov. 11.
Also that she on two o cessions re-
cently gave poison to her husband.
William Hauptries, who is recover
ing in the hospital.
Four charges of murder and one
for asMult to murder have been
filed against Mrs. Hauptries, while
her brother, Richard Schulta, has
been released on 310,000 bond for
njurder in conection with the death
of the last child.
companies one must undergo rigid
4,320 training and instruction. Discipline is
198 supervised by experienced army offi-
Bureau. This included reports from
237 counties out of 252 in the State, in-
cluding 89 complete. - ■
The vote in the case of the contes-
tants in the gubernatorial race follows:
Robertson, 174,110; Ferguson, 127,-
489; Lynch Davidson, 124,422; Whit
Davidson, 108,077; Barton, 27,516; Col-
lins, 24,251; Burkett, 18,821; Pope, 14,-
755; Dixon, 4,063.
Tho totals for the Lieutenant Gov-
ernor’s race were: Edwards, 158,750;
Miller, 162,039; McCall, 82,712; Ma-
lone 48,762.
Totals for the candidates for tho
nomination of Attorney General were:
Mloody, 238,844; Ward, 95,268; Wall,
92,197; Melson, 78,632.
The election bureau to date has tabu-
lated 623,494 votes, it was announced.
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heaping measure by a great im-
matable taw.—Selected.
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amount of time demanded of the men
is for a drill period once each week
and two weeks annually for the train-
। ing at Camp Stanley. Then all that
I is required of the community is a first
(class armory and this Cleburhe has
done. However, rent is paid for this
armory.
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ilT TEXAS UNIVERSITY .oArmhopsping
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The third annual encampment of the A Fordson caravan cowl______... _______ ._____
Churches of Christ will meet at Thorp dustrial and public utilities imple- meeting of the paving
~ >ug 3 and will continue until ments such as street sweepers, graders, for these streets has , beer
The program for this year is fresn, trailers for heavy hauln ...
Due to the fact that bidders had on Friday, Aug:.1, the Post and Hous-
not completed their surveys and fig- ton Dist - ----.— ■
ures relative to the cost of paving name of The Post-Dispatch. ■ • ......—„ ... -.uca.
of in- North and South Main streets, hie Palmer hitherto publisher of and entertainments
committees the Post,, is retained
the board of the new
aid, taking care of public school funds
. and probably seveal other matters,
.that an insane, man cannot enter a AU trustees of the county schools are
plea of guilty,” Mr. Crow Mid. being urged to attend the meeting.
“There is no sneh thing as a law An invitation is also extended to
distinguishing whether the man is 25 others interested In educational mat-,
or 30 per cent normal He W either tore to attend. There are 221 school
sane and responsible under the taw or trustees in the county and it is ex-
pected a majority of them will be
HSTABLISHED, DECEMBER, ISM , " CLEBUBNE, TEXLAA, WEDNESDAY, JILY 30, 1924.
MRS. FERGUSON RETAINS SECOND PLACE
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, I., July 29.—The
I State’s “mountain of evidence” which
I Robert E. Crowe, State’s Attorney, ex-
I poets to send Nathan Leopold Jr. and
Richard Loeb, kidnapers and slayers
of Robert Franks to the gallows, is
-complete, the State’s Attorney an-
I nounced tonight. He will conclude his
case as soon as court convenes tomor-
row.
If the defense attempts to introduce
testimony of aliensts as to the
mental condiio of the millionaires’
sons who have pleaded guilty, Mr.
Crowe said he will immediately demand
that a jury_be called to determine
whether the slayers are mentally re-
WinsBoy‛sFreedom“t=siegs
The final count of this box failed on his arrival in NwYork Thurs- today/’’<•»*'' ' 1
to change the result of the election, day morning he will give his first at- Reports have reached the police say-
Totals, however,, were changed, and tention to organisation plans as work- ing that the two forces have thrown
! the final count indicates run-offs for ed out by Mr. Shaver, his campaign stones and sticks at each other and
very .few offices. There will be a manager. After a conference with Mr. that one man has been shot. Calls for
run-off in the raee for state senator, Shaver, Mr. Davie will turnto-the fi- assistance have been sent to the State
the race being between P. B. Ward of nal drafting of his speech with the ex- Parole Barracks in Framington, Spen-
Johnson county and J. Webb Stollen- pectation of having it completed by eer. Bookfield and other places,
iwerek of HiU county. j Sunday. ........o
| There will also be a run-off for । While his address promises to bo Receivea
Big Majority In
Race For Congress
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Accused
ng Parents
be offered because the State’s Attor-
neys fear he may thereby give the de-
fence an opening to introduce testi-
mony regarding the mental condition
of the murderers.
Under a ruling of the Supreme Court
if the question of mental responsibil-
ity is raised the court must automat i- ________
nally call a .jury to determine whether . .. . ... . . whn
or Mt the defendant is sane or insane One of the most important meet ' oner 1
or whether he is responsible for the ings to discuss educational and public
crime, school work that has been held in
Defense attorneys who have an- Cleburne in many months is scheduled
nounced their intention of placing Dr. for Wednesday, Aug. 6 in the educa-
Wm. A. White, celebrated alienst of tional room of the court house, ac-
Washington, D. O., on the stand as eqrding to announcement yesterday
their first witness tomorrow, will en- afternoon by County School Superin-
counter immediate opposition, (Mr. tondent. It will be a meeting of all . won, Lon Hatfield, was convicted
-3 Mid. The State will object to the school trustees of the county. In 1908 for the murder of a minis-
— alienst giving any testimony hav-, State School Superintendent S. M.
ing to do with the mental condition of N. Marrs will be here to deliver an
the stayers or to any degree of respon- ' address to the trustees. He will al
sibility for the murder, he said. |go into conference with them and
If the question for mental capacity I with the county board of education
la raised, the attorney said it will be for a discussion of general educational
the duty of the court to automatically matters. Among the subjects to be
set aside the pleas of guilty and to call discussed will be those relating to
a jury in the box to determine the to- ......
Complete returns from Somervell
county increases Fritz Lanham’s ma-
jority over C. E. Farmer for Con-
gress, according to ‘Tuesday morn-
ing’s summary.
Somervell county voters cast 345
Artillery, made up of sixty-nine young
Cleburne men and thirty-two members
der. He claimed the gold piece
Poisoned Children FINA COUNT
ter. The sole tangible evidence
STATE RESTS IN CHICAGO TRIALSROBERTSON
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commissioner in Precinct No. 3, the much shorter than such addresses
i the plea that her son, a pris- run-off to be between Wm. Bast and usualy are, he finds he cannot cover
in the State penitentiary, for 8. M. Braswell. Commissioner’s Pre- all the grounds necessary in a speech
I cinct No. 4 will also have a run-off of forty minutes duration. He expects
between James S. Lowe and E. A. to talk tor an ohur.
West, ‛ 6
HOUSTON POST
- •- there en n TrenAv
The eounty executive committee Sill || IIIFnIiAY
will meet Saturday to tabulate the lILILU I LILnIIIMI
returns. The ballots tabulated by U-5 ■ -U---
The Morning Review and completed rnn m A Arnnnn
Tuesday afternoon when the judges I 11U IL | I nil llllll
for Box No. 1 completed the count, Elin.nI I al 11 ||||||
showed little change in the figures I Ull U I I I UUlUUU
published Tuesday morning. There 1 1
।may be a few discrepancies from .... _ . The vote in the other counties foil
I the tabulated returns by the county HOUSTON, July 29.— Uontrol of the lows:
committee next Saturday but the to. Houston Post, Democratic, which for Countv—
thirty-eight years has rested in the Tarrant-
hands of J. L. Watson and for the last Parker
nine years his son, Roy O. Watson, Erath
passed today into the hands of Ross Hood
PAVING COMMITTEE "S ’
MEFTINE PIETPINE ,00,06’"“" .......
INT FOinn NIGHT "toutahoxaerticipate “ the mnajority Russia Will Help o .
. UIVIIL IlllUnl HIUIII Former Governor Hobby was elected Develop Radio
-- president and announcement made that ' -------
'children ’ • War
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acc w t The Federal government disburses to
patshawip bepmerged under th wii phaetremyersnzboonennlahuynanatny
nations in broadcasting news, speeches two weeks ago the members of the two
Mime C.. nut.tk., Annohta, ne * ne ura annual encampment or me A rorason caravan composea or in- wortn ana noum main streets, me l‛p - r---• —— puunuUr and entertainments to the publie and companies received their pay checks
M^ and Mm H E Oldfa heJ 210 Churches of Christ wil meet at Thorp dustrial and public utilties imple- meeting of the paving committee, the Post is retained as a member of the council of commisars is expected The total received at that time wm
Mr.and.Mrs. L E.oldtather,.210 Spring, Aug 3 and will continue until ments sneh as street .weepers, grader., for these streets has . been postponed the board of the new company, shortly Ao issue a decree permitting the 31,250.
- rest., e!” ’.CASrrecentz, recetd Aug. 10. The program for this year is fre.n0, trailers for heavy hauling and until Friday night, when a joint _ --.... installation of receiving sets in the ~
.... — A letter rrom tne.-nve or (ex- 0#e of the best ever assembled for this hoisting machines will visit Cleburne session with the city council will be Eggs Are Hurled home kt a moderate lieen.e fee.
A8,.appointingher..ansstudentsanpist- occasion. The evangelistic services Thursday, July 31, and Aug. 1 in held. It is expected some definite 55 A. g T W I. The government will not only allow
ant tn mathematics In that institu- will be conducted by F. L. Young of charge of speeial representatives of the action toward the paving of the At Jack Walton radio users to construct their own re-
it Honiac..........a ... Paris, Texes. The special courses in Ford Motor Company, R. B. George etreets will be taken at that tipne. -------- ceiving set, but will undertake itself
M1M Oldfather entered the Univer- Church and Bunday school work will Machinery Company and under the su- Representatives of several paving MUSKOGEE, Okla., July 29— to manufacture amateur apparatus for
Nlxthe.Past term „ vs made.1e0-‛be conducted by ®. W. McMillan of pervision of the Moon A Battajle Mo- companies were in Cleburne yesterday While addressing a large crowd in m’Vons. This will require an
ord grades in her work. A. a fresh- Cleburne, Texas. The song eerviee will tor Company of Cleburne. conferring on the matter. a park here last night in the interest entirely new industry and the govern-
ezmetatmeargzistntnsnaxa-2nr‛hrromifase8tme W! re »7
hen abt as A stud entauHercdut; ies Carpenter, began work Monday on ‘erected in this class of equipment. All members of the paving com- small boy- None of. the egg. .truck city-
Sehoistleterm"tnstekamin- ClebureBOyswil
Olae.th.. mna. A in e.rh Park. The largest erowd ever in at- forth to give this eity favorable adver- the City hall begining at 8 o’clock, several spectators. • . .... .E . 0'11
He Mis Oudfather made A in each of tendanee at thts meeting is expected to tising. ------ o— ---.___ Walton severely scored the Ku Leave For Fort Olli
sber courses during the entire term, be on hand next Sunday when F. L. ' -Houston HUI Fordson tractor ronro H.lIL R.:K. * Kluk Klan in his speech and charged --------
Which is a remarkable showing. Young will deliver the firarrmldress of sentative or Dallas, who has beenP in hiolcomh Keunion A . that organization with being responsi. Fitzhugh Knox, J. F. Hazlett,
------(--the meeting at 11o‛clock. Cleburne arranging’ Tor the caravan s Held At AltO blefor the boy’s prank. Winton Mabry, Aubrey Beckner and
• > ’’ has left for other points which will be ‛ ______ When several members of the crowd F aul Benton of this city will attend
NEW MEXICOREMIDENT.___visited by the caravan. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Holcomb, 801 started After the 2mall.boy,Waiton St Thirty 1 Training Camp- for the
------- HOG MARKET GOBS othpmngn A l to‘’llSton.'arive^ who oppoat m" a t eowardlj" to The MIMtu boys named aboyo clonay, scattered thunder' shower.';
V. N. Padgett of Hatehit., N. M., TO NEW HIGH LEVAL ton and other'point, where they have throw their own egg. so they cor- will1 leave this morning at 6:40 for cooler. Thursday generally fair.
is in this city visiting hi. Sister CHICAGO, July 29.—The pries of beentisitingrelatives"andrrlenas“tor ruptan,innoceht youth." m , Aklahoma.Paul Benton intends leavv. West Texas—Wednesday* and Thurg-
and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. hogs crossed another dollar mark to- the past fifteen dayn. Walton s speech was confined to ing., tomorrow, day partly cloudy; probably thunder
J. Stuckler, 617 North Maa street, day when desirable weights were in Alto, Texas, they attended a an attack on .the klan. He mentioned The boys are preparlug to gain shower, in northwest portion.
This is the first time in tan years quoted at 311 in early trading. This family reunion, where there were 257 twa of his, opponents, T. P. Gore * grea ‘ deal from the month’s train- West Texas—Wednesday and Thure-
that Mr. Padgett has seen his Cie- was an advance of 10 cents above Holcombs present. and C. J. Wrightsman, both of whom ing and hope to return to Cleburnq day generally fair. Cooler in Pan-
burne relatives. venterday’ high mark. . The trip was made by automobile. he charged had klan support. stronger and benefited by the outing, handle Wednesday.
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