Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 263, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 19, 1924 Page: 4 of 8
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TMEBROWNWOODBUELETIN
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Public Opinion
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Beautiful Gowns and Teds at
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f xou please
Hot I am teling the
with cur-
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Some of them
withot
Politically, the y
iger generations
of an "ofhlei
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are more ill
which
harm to the prohibitiot
cause in this
did it that waye
Mate. Not one of Ro ertson’s klan-
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Pretty Gowns of Voile and Crepe
because he has
his poilti-
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*nd present, had
tunity to bear ope of the world's most
women to serve »■
ght was on. and non
he is among
him a cordial welcome
peered to be enjoying his
bibitlonists of Texas.
In this city.
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After the convention is over, let's
Robertson and made
the klan’s
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Today’s news In today’s newspaper.
than one.
Texas has nothing to fear if Mrs.
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in an anti-prohibitionist.
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measure of satisfaction in
cal activities during the
the hot sun.
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After many long
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were the ring
Bill Hanger
Judge the situation for themselves.
Alhough Jim Ferguson was and stin
as yet offered
he prohibition
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controlled supporters
aeugzestion as to bow
Unless you carry plenty of accident
insurance, don’t try to drive Into the
Austin avenue subway from Brady
avenue. , * _
patkipg. let’s try some-
atraighten out the situ-
hibition Agfa to in Texas
leaders of the “wets.’
nominated Ls Follette, were discuss-
ing what to do about a ’notification,*'
Eob sent them word:
have
thing
FoLA #v ww
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grow up a devout Republican. With
his name, such an outcome must then
have seemed inevitable.
prohibition laws snd to uphold,
acel atapdards of government.
ithe La Fol-
ley may be
rates that a
1 bis cand I-
I formalities
inga
get .bung
lations.
crowded
thing mi
eded with
X. Nile, Pt
terials.
madfadvertmhemtawin
mocrac», with Mrs. Ferguson as our
standard bearer and the preservation
of Texas democracy and constitutional
government our aim, we will march on
ation; but we still believe, and will
continue to insist, that parallel park-
ing would solve ninety per cent of the
dimculties.
e
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./eUer
fathers. Boyaare kun uus une ucux
straight any more just because dad
aton. upon the char-
iuutlon of any per-
r^lnXYwSi
THAT SUCH is not an extreme
stretch of the imagination is evi-
denced by the case of Lincoln Dixon,
former congressman from Indiana,
new a right-hand assistant of Chair-
man Shaver at Democratic national
headquarters.
Dixon was born in '40. the year of
Abraham Lincoln's first campaign.
Naturally his father expected him to
ATTORNEV- LWAS
UNAWARE THAT
for the name which the namesake can
hardly expect to equal.
with us in 1946. Imagine his chagrin,
then, when he goes to the Democratic
"A Chapce to Make Good.”
QVPPORTERS of Felix Robertson's
• campaign to place the . klan in
control of the state government are
deliberately trying to defraud the
. people by insisting that prohibition in
the issue in the, campaign. By ap-
pealing to the voters to protect the
OS don't have to notify me. I've
about it in the newspapers."
" 2.52 - — FI55 HV5 EuHEI UI MiEI
Individually Mr. Robertson may be1a
trry fine man. a perfect zentleman
£
€2
has been accdaplished so far as law
can aeomplish it. It is written into
tte support of those citizens of this
community who tor thijty years or
those plotting the defeat next Novem-
ber of "the party of Lincoln."
Td such paradoxes do political
patronymics lead!
Aur
government and the state institutions
of learning, and use them for the
Try Longley’s Market on
Austin Avenue for pure pork,
sausage and tender meats.
Prompt delivery. Phone 202.
THE BULLETIN
Is on sale al the following piaces
each evening.
I ARCADIA NEWS STAND.
Renfro No. L
Bennett a Epley (on the Bquare).
Harvey News siand.
The Bulletin OMice. h
Subseriptlon rates. She per month.
worked in every campaign for prohi-
, bsign since 1887 are working in this
campaign for Mrs. Ferguson, and
some of the ablest of them are mak-
ing public speeches in her behalf.
Every eno of the prohibition andi-
’ -ates in the first primary -campaign
more have been sincere prohibition
lets. The men of this town
I want to feel that patriotic thrill
and joy, that will come to every true
Texan on the 23rd of August, when
we can proclaim to the world that
Texas, grand old Texas, has honored
womanhood the world over by being
the first state to place the crown of
victory and. governorship on one of
her fair daughters.
JAMES S. BUYER
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MA-SRTINGSOzPpeLISNERS
=asz=
brewers were actva8h
rated by them as a"a4
hibition. If 4 were any
in dangerous eompSr'
sea and his gang.
The people of Browns bod cat best
movement oHe traffic. If we can't
2#
e4e
cratIc ticket. If Democrats are still
MOTHERS —ATTENTION!
in Brownwood an opportunity
tos .
AMERICA at Lyric
Children up to Um age of
12 will be admitted TH URS
DAY for 10c.
I wonder what kind of patriotism
those can have who are willing to
vote for an impeached governor? One
of the larger state papers that I used
to look upon as an anti-prohtbitionist,
says that Mrs. Ferguson is not the
issue, but that Jim Ferguson is. I
wonder if this paper is so patriotic
that when prohibition became a part
of the constitution it is doing its best
to support it even if formerly it was
anti-prohibition? .
pie of the- stat who believe in prohi-
bition are arging-even Appealing in
desperation—that the enters look at
HAPS Wrm MN
—DNCE X CAN
PERSUADE TET
Retract the prison
TERM on Conprnon
that woo Pam por
THE DAMAE
, WCURREDTOTEIR
1—UPRoPERT», ■
an sew
ryen•,
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obliged tojread and study in order to
inteiligently perform that duty.
I wonder if there are not many who
yet fail to feel the importance of this
d*ty of suffrage, abd do not go to the
pollsto counteract by their votes the
influence of those who let other things
than the best good of their country
control their ballots.
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ne will not deserve, and wit? not get
he sifpport at the polls of the voter
>f the democratio party of Texas.
■ O• the other hand Mrs. Ferguson
is not only .a democrat, she is a life
long prohibitiqnist, A good Christian
woman, refined and cultured, compe.
lent in every respect to fill the office
to which she aspires; pray, why
shouldn't she make us a good gover-
nor?
Oh! but she’s a woman! Yes. we
plead guilty to the charge, is this a
crime? Your mother was a woman,
your wife and daughter are women
and who is this Klan candidate, Mr
Robertson, that he dare stand up, and
tell the voters of Texas, that because
c winner in the campaign, a mark
M achievement is at once established
,ea
bur state and federal government?
And haven't these women, without an
• cause could r would be injured by
the election of Mrs. Ferguson. All
that they have offered is the fact that
Jas. E. Ferguson was and is an anti-
prohipitioniat
A man is known by the company he
keeps. Backing Robertson are some
of the men who throughout the pro-
No-matter what his accomplish-
ments, may be, alongside those of his
neighbors and average citizens, he is
not' measured by these standards but
by the standard of the illustrious per-
sonage whose name he bears.
Similarly- and this year there is a
two-to-one chance-that such will be
the case—should the candidate for
whom a given youngster is named be
defeated, the child is at once ham-'
pered by bearing the name of one
"who couldn't make the grade."
Psychologically, such a situation is
bad for the child, psychoanalytical ex-
perts maintain.
So if any of your friends are toy-
ing with the thought of naming chil-
dren ’“Calvin Coolidge Jones." or
“John Davis Smith," give them a
warning. Tell them. "Doot." Dive the
youngsters a chance to develop their
past few
at Brownwood,
ims matter.
Fave money on the
Rulletin in Brew n wood.
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Madame Schumann-Heink wan the
briht and shining star of the first day
of the Legion convention. She is a
war mother, whose sons fought on
both aides of the great world Mnig-
gle. and tier heart is with the ex-xer-
vice men. Traveling* a long distance
at her own expense, she came here
Newfoundland premier has moved
to.end prohibition there where it is
getting hot enough to make beer taste
good.
Polygamy has been forbidden in Tur-
key. except in unusual cases, which
perhaps, means when a man sees a
new dizzy blonde.
A chorus girl was discharged from
a New York show because of notor-
iety, so shine your shoes for the mil-
lennium.
A man wanted for counterfeiting in
St Louis has been arrested in Hon-
duras. which was making money go a
long ways
Five robbers got $5,000.00 at noon
from a Tuscola, Illinois, bank. but
$1,000 each is poor pay for running in
I wonder if all right thinking cltt.
sens should not put all things aside
that would prevent their discharging
tills duty, for we must remember the
same amendment gave suffrage to all
and the underworld will not fail to
avail themselves of the opportunity.
Now, Im ua be too patriotic to vote '
for an impeached govelnor, aa thom,
a ho know claim a vote for Mea Fer
gunon will be. ”
MRS E. C. PROTHRO. ,
BL HARRY a HUNT.
NBA Service Writer.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.- Partisan-
.. minded persons, who feel the urge
to demonstrate their loyalty by nam-
ing their masculine progeny after the
take Marvin
ificatjon. r
the "Conference for
Klan. and repud
Hands for, and
• Governor Neff is always an inter-
esting and entertaining speaker; but
his address before the ex-service men
Monday moining was above even
the high standard of his addresses.
I The Governor is feeling very happy,
these days—probably because his
term as governor is soon to end and
Tomorrow we will sell a great assortment of fine quality
gowns and teds at half their value We bought these
garments from the maker at half price. They are all
new and you will like them. . J ,e\ a
ported as every other pan some '
nave said it should be repealed be-
cause it has been ao often violated t
wonder if they think that laws agafnni
"u- theft should alno be
. a # p?
Tomorrow-S1-Half the Value
nuinded than their AWhen official__________
not xotine the hieket Prbgressive Political Action,
a coterie of .notorious anti-prohibi-
tionists masquerading as supporters
of the aoh andtedta dry laws.
The klan uses a mask for all that
i does.’ far the light of truth
because its deeds are evil. It is us-
ing the prohibition issue as a mask to
hide its real purposes. It wants the
people of the state to forget the men-
ace of the klan. and is trying to de-
fraud them Into believing that the
cherished prohibition amendments
and statutes are in danger. It is a
swindle that is mean and contempt!-
&&
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KLUKLUXISM VS. AMERICANISM:
To The Bulletin:
The present Gubernatorial campaign
has been launched on us rather un-
। expectedly. The results of the primar-
ies have left the Issue a clean clear
cut .proposition. Just one great issue,
that s all, Klu Kluxtsm versus Ameri-
canism.
. We have no fight to make 00 any one
individually, as a, member of the Klan
Some of our best friends are Klans-
men, and a lot of mighty good men
belon gto the Klan,
As a life' long democrat and a loyal
citizen of the United States we un- 1
hesitatingly condemn the principles of
the Klan, and regard its teachings,
and practice, as being a great men- '
ace to our democratic form of gov- 1
ernment I
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A
TedsofVojleNaimeookandBdtiste
dently takes up his abode with the
wrong crowd Absolutely so. and ua
That'S Mt&MTM KiNO
OF Hov ATTORNEY 4
IU WIINGLS
RAN ANN SUM
Rather TAN SEE
the TTE ew a
Good citizen go
DownON THE (
PRISON records- )
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>< Imagine the surprise of a presiden- 3 j dare say, haven't we la the pat?
tial nominee when he is officially no- f- ------- " -
tifled of It several weeks later!
handed embroidered <
Lavender’ Pink. Kpi
Well made of figh
♦.
—
about a wothan not being capable, not
competent, why aren't they as smart
as the men? Aren't they as honestr
Aren't they as truthworthy? Well,
yea. but. but. what? I dare say they
will play cleaner politics than the.
Increasing in Germany average man, and make a cleaner of- .
Where two can starve more quickly ‘ficial record.
. aedd* bstfiisaixe
’ th this day a ignoble politics, sad it pomsee sb. " see torn
I
ed ptyles, other eq
gThe QU
Tom Sims Says. cuseVoj etaoin
A group of Swiss Alpinist are plan-
ning to elimb Mt. Everest and per-
haps find a filling station on top.
Senator Edge says Coolidge will
get New Jersey, but all we can say is
Gal has the Edge on them.
These splendid Gowns some of them plain tailored, oth-
ers daintly trimmed with lace,’ you may buy tomorrow
at half this value. Colors of Flesh, Lavender, Nile,
reach and White. Some have short sleeves, ah? home
are sleeveless. a 22 1 • i 5
Ferguson is elected as her governor,
she will give us a clean, businesa-like
administration. One that every Texan
will feel proud of.
#¥ up our traffic regu-
rjstreets are always
xehicles, and some-
Rdone to facilitate the
mW offer. 2
Jamnavy I, •
denerves chehole-heartea"eoaeh6. la"s and •» other
natlon of the iir-respecting probW *4wa ay f worth just as
nzeete
2 wender inutos.wivlatenaedding
to vote for Mrs. Ferguson are not
merely “going to their own" A poor
excuse isMrtter than none for do!ng
what we Wat to do.
1 wonderiir the Klan issue has not
"&ht in to camouflage the
IbMIon issue?
The eighteenth amendment is a part
presidentil candidates of their favor-
ed party, place a heavy handicap on
their off-spring.
To begih with, should the candi-
candidate, is the largest retail whis-
key seller in Texas, according to
chargee be has not denied, and be
has Robertson’s pledge to protect his
"business." Other prominent anti-
prohibitionists, throughout the state,
, are now aligned with Robertson in his
"pious ’ campaign of appeal to the
good people or Texas to back him in
• behalf of "prohibition." Robertson
himself is but a reconttructed ant-
PROM ALL the hullabaloo attending *" victory August 23rd!
from "notifications” of President And, now as to the candidates, the
at Dallas, grand drago i of the klan
in Texas, the man wh > hand-picked
and gave without charge a concert
» ----- A-----which was one of the most delightful
dzib.a.fafa eyh rendred in Brownwood, : not
only because it afforded an oppor-
w- v
awindled iby the klan bosses and their
little police court magistrate whom
they have entered in the race for the
honorable r of the governorship
of Texas.
If prohibition were the issue in this
campaign, the prohibitionists would
be backing prohibition. But it is not
the issuyh jeste is whether the
klan is igan control of the state
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The farmer ought to feel better, now
that the Republicans. Democrats, In-
dependents," and all the others are
promising to give him relief.
> J m ail
wii vur of Texas, that though a gentleman in
read the nery respect. Ms.' Robert son has ert-
who were eliminated in favor of Rob- THE Of-D HOME TOWN
ertaon and Mrs. Ferguson ate sup-
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BROWNWbOD BULLETIN, AUGUST 19,51924 /51
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OFCOURSE-Gut
VOoMUST •
REMEMBER w
IGNORANCE is ?
NOEKCUSE IN 4^
pH
Tomorrow-S1-Half the Value
I "Lasstegt 2- g g.
This offer affords you an opportunity to buy aplondid
garments at a very low price Let us suggest that you
make your selection early.
|I rpvori cori -d 33601 r Si A
SHOP WITH US EVERYDAY
il Mr. Robertson, his mem-
bershp from Die Klan, and putgei
himseif from, the principles of the m
Hates the“hings it
.aligns, himseir up
with true and tried Texas democrats
Atl PAUPER than have the PveuC
h 7 THINK THAT GUNN MEANS . —
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from "notifications" of President ' 4—,----------—u„
Coolidge and John W. Davis that they riter has never met either of them
had been nominated for president bv
the Republican and Democratic par-
ties, respectively, a visitor from Mars______—__
might properly conchude that they worid, and more sespeclally the voters
ST"!......'' ■
We do not believe that the people
of Texas have been fully aroused as
to our real condition in facing this
monster evil. Never before have the , ,
voters of Texas been brought sossuda 4vty
denly face to fact with so great an
issue. When we come to review the
havoc, and discord, and disruption,
both social and political, that has fol-
lowed In the wake of this monster
hooded enemy of constitutional gov
ernment, it'becomes appalling.
Texas, and especially Texas voters,
must wake up to the great danger of
letting this hooded enemy of free gov-
ernment get in control of our state
affairs. We sound the alarm, let the
press take it up, let it be heralded
from county to county, from precinct
to precinct.. from neighborhood to
netghbprhood, from threshold to
threshtd, until every voter h xak
,---------wi .fuili realize the great danger
primaries to register and has to give that is confronting our state and fed
his name ad “Calvin Coolidge”; ' era) government.
1 dafe say. must the good people
of Texas hpw in humble submission to
the dictates of the czar of this hooded
hand pt the so-called invisible em
vire; and must we, will we. submit
without protest, at the’ ballot box, to
Hie. unjust demands, and surrender
our most Mar red and God given rights
to a few wizxards at Dallas and At
lanta, who assume to control our
state government? I answer, never
nevr, will we submit to a Klan given
rder, our people must wake up, we
----------------- must get busy, the fight is on. the
Inatead, however, Lncoln 4s found I battle is raging. tha time is short, all
in Iha very center of the Democratic t0“ ***011. But we can win, we must
stronghold, not merely lending aid I Win. W5 Will win, at the ballot box.
and eomfort but actively assstingion the 23rd of August.
- —"a - - ... „ Down with the hooded empire and
hoist high the banner of Texas de
prghibitionist and as long as
—a (zomo-wm,2
SEER P \ \ A STPRE KEEPBR) V
ss-w ( j
i 54 yuPAMo cneens/ 4
5/ ?/8a S
pOrting her-.Collins, Barton, both the
Davidsons, Burkett and all the others
—and most of them are on the stump
assisting an her campaign. This
newspaper has fought for prohibition
in every campaign that has been con-
ducted since 1900, when The Bulletin
was founded, end it yields to no news-
gmoMA"mmeg
Esp2uaveE2.2a
TAPPIGNGASSA sr 8wr
P9*sequsOAReE ATORNe
SAD IT MAN Place J UNAWARE
MOO BEHIND"L. THE GAS
I • dzi ' pe.
ot blessed womanhood, this thing
should not be!
For shame on any candidate for an)
office. In spy state, that will stoop se
low aa to barter the womanhood of
our land for a few paltry votes.
the Peple are determi ed that prohi-
bitiqn is here to stay, i id it will stay.
1 The governor of Te as could do
y corrected upon being brought
tgn a vhen phvhera and the
MFomnq,arer;de
outside county, New Mexico,
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772; .
oguu.
qupan Ua paper ih question of’ loyalty to
5 ’£*>£’4' gprghibkqe or MI other moral issue.
Aik! yet this newspaper, with the lo-
cal prohibition Leaders; the prohibi-
months. Brownwood people gave
. . _ famous singers, but because of the Japan is buying big bombing planes
at be . db- graBlorsiless with which sh sape tor X1 ntidonahe can slip vomething
Ills Briefvisit the Legionnair and their friends.
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ansimun $OME WESNQNS. *
To The Bulletin;
I wonder if there are not many wo-
men who were opposed to woman
suffrage feeng that It would im-
pose upoh them an unpleaaant duty!
Before the Adoption of the nineteenth
amendmentethey felt no obligation to
iuform thehselves on political mat-
ters, but since that time they feel
PRSECUTE AN I
WROCENT MAN s
FOR SMETUN S
) That WA PUREIN
S UNINTENTONA L F
uatiqn. The only effet of any Texas
legialaiion on the sul ect would be
to strengthen the pr hibition laws
rather than to weaken them. , Under
no cireumstances cou l the election
of a governor of even t e most violent
apti-prohibition sentim nts bring any
*o" 355 22 0e Praam situation with their eyes
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me HISUS On.ring? wgins d
num arc so RUST AnDSOU2K — .
^XO LOOb Hlf »ai.OOM OPCMt IT- " 2
those prominent klaat non backing
Robertson s appeal to l e decent pro-
Hi
of Ku Kluxism. Stealing the money __ V „..
3 xamaa.sziuzatzmkaen-zgEn
deepest sentiments of the hearts of B - day "
the people is the deed of the super-
criminal. That is what the klan la
trying to do by appealing to the sup-
rxception, made good? Didn’t Mini*
Blanton make us a good Superintend-
ent of Public Instructlor? it is posst-
that America him no Queen Vic
lortas, who ruled her people long and
♦ ell?
< Who does ninety per cent of the
rork in our public schools? Whe
does moot of our church work. am ■
bocial and cirie work? Well, that’s all
very tine and good, but we do not
think that a woman ought to hold of
fce. Well, Mr. Robertson, you and
your Klan supporters will have an
other think coming on Auguat 23rd.
Now really ent out all that eob atufi
f FORMERLY GILLIAM BROS.
The son of a good Republican fath-
er, for tortwee. ’when he reaches 21. . "Y
H4Fel4te voU the Demo- read
port of the prohiiionists of the state
1 r
of Fort Worth fought the battles of
brewers and distillers a long ss the
nothing to effect the rohibitlon sit-
the federal copstitution and statutes,
sad csa not be removed therefrom ex-
cept by the action of three-fourths of
the states. It is written into the con-
atituton of the state of Texas, snd
can not be removed therefrom except
b a vote of the people of the entire
itate-and it,is written in te hearts
of the people, whence It cAi not be
removed by any force on earth; for
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