The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 99, Ed. 1 Monday, September 29, 1924 Page: 1 of 8
eight pages : ill. ; page 21 x 16 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
HOME
EDITION
VOL. XXVI-
The Abilene Daily Repc
FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT BY EASED WIRE
ABILENE, TEXAS, MONDAY, SEPT. 29, 1924 EIGHT PAGES
5
RICE
ENTS
Number 99
MIRS. FERGUSON WINS IN INJUNCTION SI
t
#
© K H
NE WS IN PIC TUBES
Out Of the Sea
r,4
By means of improved salvaging equipment, the German fleet, sunk at Scapa Flow in 1919, is be-
ing raised. Here is the first photo taken of the work. It shows the fore-deck of the torpedo boat
destroyed S-131 as it appears after five years’ immersion. Note the sea-gull, the “lone sentinel" of
6 vanquished fleet, ”
Some of the Havoc Tornado Wrought
NEA
A tornado sweeping across Wisconsin and Minnesota has claimed the lives of at least 50 persons.
Scores of others were seriously injured. Property damage will amount to hundreds of thousands of
dollars. Here is a view of the desolation it wrought near Thorp, W is. On this farm. Rose Gratkowski,
15. was killed.
COURT UPHOLDS HER
E
BUILDERS OF
ABILENE
MRS. MIRIAM A. FERGUSON.
Quarantine Ordered
MADISON, Wiscon., Sept. 29.-
A quarantaine on all shipments of
livestock and similar products from
Texas into Wisconsin was ordered
today by Dr. V. S. Larson, director
of state livestock sanitation.
e
•* * 4 7 ve #9 04 4 44
H. * *+** + •* * +
Japan Causes Crisis in League of Nations
e
ELLIOTT CASE
IS POSTPONED
TO OCTOBER 20
MOTION OF DEFENSE HEARD
BY JUDGE W. R. ELY WHEN
CASE IS CALLED MONDAY
MORNING.
Several Witnesses and Two Sheriffs
Are Fined $100 in Connection
With Absence of Several Mater-
ial Witnesses.
The case of the State of Texas
vs. M T. Elliott, charging murder,
was postponed until October 20 by
District Judge W. R Ely Monday
afternoon at 1:30 o’clock, following
the reading of a motion for contin-
uance which was presented by the
defense. The case was called for
trial Monday morning.
Several defense witnesses which
It was contended were very mater-
ial failed to report Monday morn-
VOTE AGAINST
PROTOCOL SAYS
REPORT MONDAY
GENEVA, Sept. 29.—Two
members of the Japanese dele-
ration declared to press rep-
resentatives today that if Ja-
pan did not obtain satisfaction
of her demand for an amend-
ment to the proposed protocol
of arbitration and security,”
she probably, much to their
regret, would be obliged to
vote against the protocol when
it was submitted the assem-
bly of the league nations.
If this happens the protocol
initiated by Foreign Minister
Renes of Zecho-Slovakia and elabo-
rated by the disarmament com-
FORMER HUSBAND
SECOND LOVE POISON PLOT IS
DISCLOSED IN WILLIAMSON
COUNTY, ILL., BY CONFES-
SION.
MARION III., Sept. 29.—Author-
ities of Williamson county today!
were searching for a man thought 1
I TEST TO KEEP HER
E OFF BALLOT LOSES,
IPPEAL
UNU
to have purchased the poison which Fi |
caused the death of Joseph L. Her-1 Li i
rington, a coal miner in a poison: rl |
plot in which Robert Tate and Her-1 ■ ■ ■
rington's former wife Ruby Her-
rington, have confessed their part.
that they might marry.
In a confession yesterday in the
county jail here in the presence of
Sheriff Galligan and other prose-
AUSTIN, Sept. 29.—Mrs.
Miriam A. Ferguson today won
the first step in the court
fight to have her disquali-
filed as democratic nominee
for governor of Texas. An
injunction to keep her name
off the ballot was refused by
Judge George C. Calhoun In
fifty-third district court.
The court held that Mrs. Fergu-
son is qualified in every way to
hold the office and that the so-
called common law disability
against women in office does not
apply, 7
lie held with Mrs. Ferguson on
all lav.’ points. He said first that
the plaintiff had power to bring
the suit under the statutes and
that the court had jurisdiction, but
on all other questions Mrs. Fergu-
son won.
WORLD BROUGHT
TO END SUNDAY
mission and its subcommittee will
fail of adoption and consequently
the international disarmament
conference provided for in the
. * , 1 protocol and planned for next sum- he gave his wife’s former busband, __
inFindFinest 5109 were arseheed mer will not be held. the first dose of poison. His con-1 six U s. ARMY AVIATORS
x he court against each of there: Many of the delegates are of fession came only after a lona
land asainst. tr o her-ts Of INS the opinion that the whole ques- grilling during which his wife, who
counties when it was charged Called tion of racial equality has been had previously confessed, and im-
to-make returns on subpoenas and thrown definitely before the plicated Tate, plead w 1th him to
==================..............—.....
Ms "0 will continue to insist through the City, from which city he took it to their arrival here yesterday from
Court Recessed until 1 o'clock league of nr a'ons for revision of the mine in which he and Herring- Eugene, Ore., were prepared to-
Monday afternoon when the defense International law so that matters ton were working. At the mine, he day to receive the welcome which
in the case of M T Elliott, charg- now Ceemed to belong exclusively said he mixed It with food in lier- has been arranged by an apprecia-
led with the murder of J. Q. A. to the internal jurisdiction of a rington's dinner pall. After the tive citizenry.
Walker here on Saturday July 26, state may be the subject of world day's work he said he met Mrs Elay sed time of the flight was
requested a short recess on wide concern, demanding treat-Herrington and gave her the rest 175 days: total mileage start to
order that a motion for continuance ment on the broad basis of equity of the poison to give her husband, finish 27,5 34: days actually in air
of the case might be prepared i Anxiety Shown. j They met nearly every evening > nd i 66. Actual flying time Sill hours.
A venire of sixty men was sum- The delegates from the British each time he inquired about the ef- 1. _________..., ...
moned for the case and was on dominions, especially Australia and feet of the poisoning. Herrington miles per hour.
hand for the trial. A witness list New Zealand, are showing anxiety,died on September 5, and the fu- Lieut. Lowell H. Smith. com-
of around fifty people was called over the outcome/of the Japanese neral ceremonies took place Sunday mander of the flight officially re-
bv Defense Counsel E. T Brooks, amendment because they fear that September 7. after which he and ported completion of the journey
Several of these, regarded by the the immigration problem may be Mrs. Herrington went to look ter a to Major General Patrick at Wash-
defense as material witnesses, were forced before the council of the home in West Frankfort, to which ington by telephone last night. He
absent. The motion for continue, league. ___city they moved a few days later, was informed by General Patrick
ance is on the grounds of absence “-
cuting officials, Robert Tate, with
his bride of seven days seated by
his side, made full confession that
LAND AT SEATTLE AND BIG
WEL.C ONE WAS GIVEN TO
THEM DURING MONDAY.
1 SEATTLE, Sept. 29.—Six United
The poison, he said, was stolen States army aviators who complet-
*l ed a flight around the world with
The old common law principles
on wh'ch the plaintiff, Charles BL
Dickson of San Antonio relied,
were said by the judge to be obso-
lete In this country and he could
find no inhibition in either the
Texas constitution or the statutes
of this state which denies the wo-
11 minutes; average speed 76.36 men the right to hold office.
has been arranged by an apprecia-
Ela, sed time of the flight was
The Japanese amendment is to and were married. that future duties and movements
strike from the protocofthe dec-I The double confession disclosed of the six aviators would be an-
of these material witnesses, strike from the protocor"the dec-[ '____- ____- _ ____-
Court was convened at 9 o’clock laration that a country refusing the second love poison plot in this nounced
by District Judge W. R. Ely and an arbitral * ard of. the world section within the last 10 days. A morning,
the calling of the list of witnesses court #4 1 p claimed an ag-week ago Lawrence Hight of Ipa. At a luncheon today the filers
taken up immediately. The defend- gressor. former Met odist minister, and Mrs, and their mechanics will make
ant is represented by the firm of The Japanese proposal has ex- Elmer Sweetin, confessed that they talks describing
Stinson, Coombes and Brooks 41 tr
this city. District Attorney Mil-
burn S. Long is assisted in the
prosecution by County Attorney
Frank E. Smith.
Walker was shot to death on
Chestnut street early in the morn-
Ing of July 26 as he was walking
along the east sidewalk between
South Fourth and South Third;
streets. Elliott was taken into cus-
tody a few minutes later by the
sheriff’s department.
STD
at 10 o’clock tomorrow
Arguments in the case con-
sumed three days and a half last
week. Judge I. W. Stephens of Ft.
Worth representing the plaintiff,
and eight attorneys. including three
from the attorney generals depart,
ment, representing Mrs. Ferguson,
the secretary of state and other
election officials who were defend-
dants.
E)
RE
Re Appealed at Once.
The case will be appealed imme-
diately to the court of civil appeals,
Dickson announced. The only way
is get it.up to the ‘state supreme
court from this jurisdiction is on
certified questions. The supreme
P. claimed an ag-week ago Lawrence Hight of Ina.l _ _________
former Met odist minister, and Mrs. I and their mechanics -.....
- Lt their world fa.
phed prison their mates that mous trip. s. 1 .
- E 1 A — In addition to the luncheon, the
aviators will participate la the ded. ________-__. -------------
ication of a monument at Sand) court meets, next Monday for the
Point commemorating mans first winter term, so it will be a week
circumnavigation of the globe by
air. The lieutenants are sched-
7W the, apprehension o? many con:__
delegates who fear that Japan they might be married.
wants to maintain the right to go -------*--
to war over matters touching on TiTT PTA in NT
the sovereignty of a state without CITIL
its being attacked by other mem- . | 1 H 1 | T kill H 1
bers of the league. The Japanese U I 11 I U I IIIII
object to this insinuation. They nil I in in si-
contend that a great injustice 11 1 | | 11 1
could be done to Japan by setting. 1M 11 1
up a state’s rights doctrine and UULLU JU NUI
by having this doctrine upheld by.
the world, court. f . j
GENEVA, Sept. 29 — The pal-
ace of the league of nations as
the scene of dramatic incidents
uled to speak briefly there.
A telegram received last night
from President Coolidge Informed
the men that the president intend-
sinial Asi ■ th nPr ed on the convening of congress
1 1 nrr ,n recommend that authority be
I Hrr granted to reward the squadron bv
fill I promotion and other appropriate
PUIEEEL actions in order lhat your distin-
------- guished services may have a prac-
HOUSTON Sow. 29.—The Texas tical recognition from your coun-
assembled in an attempt to dis- state fair at Dallas has not been try."
cover a solution of the difficulty called off a d there is no reason At present it is not known how
created by Japan’s demand for an why the fair should,not be as big long the aviators are to remain
amendment of the proposed pro- as ever. Chairman J. E. Bogs-Scott in Seattle or whether the aircraft
tocol of arbitration and security, of the state livestock sanitary com-Boston II, Chicago and New Gr-
and in an effort to save the pro-mission declared today in quieting leans are to be taken back by the
tocol which continued to be en= rumors that the foot and mouth original pilots to the cities they
were christened after.
today as the wearied delegates re-
ITAIC EL. ______________________
H I I I Hill dangered by the new turn of disease here might affect the fair.
I UIILLIIU 1 events. | The state livestock boards o' Ok-
______1 The subcommittee to which the lahoma and Louisiana In confer- making aviators was among the
HOUSTON, Sept. 29. —Definite matter had.been entrusted held 1
announcement was made here to- Erlef meeting but adjourned until
day by W. H. Stratton, secretary this afternoon before taking up
of the state fair at Dallas, that the the Japanese problem because the
livestock exhibit at the fair would leaders decided it would be more
not be held on account of the pres-practical and less dangerous to
ence of the foot and mounth disease find a satisfactory formula in pri-
near Houston. Horse racing, he vate cor-ersations. ..
said, would not be interfered with. Therefore V iscount Tshil held A
J. E. Boog-Scott, chairman of meetingith Aristide Brfand and
the Texas livestock sanitary com-Louis Loncheur of France, Paul
mssion in charge of the quarantine Hymans of Belgium and other
which has been effected in Harris, members of the council.
Galveston and parts of Fort Bend , a 2.
and Brazoria counties, asserted to- By The Associated Press: .
day that no orders had been is- GENEVA. Sept. 29. —A grave
sued relative to either the livestock, crisis prevails in the peace discus-
or horse racing features of the fair sions through Japans insistence on
and the fair authorities merely had an amendment to the proposed
been advised it was deemed inad- I protocol of arbitration and securi-
visible to gather in one spot the ty.
large number of ruminants which
the fair would attract.
Seattle’s homage to the epoch-
ence with Boog-Scott, indicated best of any city along the route
there would be no interference with in the I tited States.
the transporting of rare horses to G-tIPP u
Dallas from other states. Whatever A H | 4
MUTTER dLmW
OF CHILDREN AND
SELF SATURDAY
action might be taken with refer-
ence to cattle will be determined,
they said, by future developments
- ’with reference to the foot and
Therefore Viscount Ishii held a mouth disease in this county.
W. H. Stratton, secretary of the
state fair who was at the confer-
So critical was the situation judg-
ed to be last night that France sug-
gested that ths Japanese amend-
ment which concerns the interpre-
ence pointed out that the cattle de-
partment was only one of 22 de-
partments at the fair.
---------------------
REV. HIGHT BEING HELD
AT MT. VERNON, I1.L. TRAGEDY OCCURs NEAR MAN.
MOUNT VERNON, III., Sept 29.
—Lawrence M. Hight, former Ina.
DAVIS PREPARES FOR ment which concerns the Interpre-
FINAL CAMPAIGN SOON tation of state right as related to
LOCUST VALLEY, N. Y. Sept, arbitration and which everybody
29.__john W. Davis began prep: Understands as referring to the fm-t
aration here today for the last big migration problem, should be con-
offensive In his campaign, sidered calmly by a sub-committee.
The offensive will cover three A motion by the French to this end
general fields, the middle west, the was accepted by the arbitration Holcomb’s office that - an attack
east and several of the border commission.
states. It will be inaugurated Japan offered her amendment
Wednesday in Maryland with ad- after a day of fruitless private con-
dresses at Fredericks and Baltimore ferences.
from Stamford to San Angelo and and will end with a rally in New
DR. H. J. JOHNSON
“I have made teeth for people
the reason for such a good busi- York city on the night of November
ness is due largely to the fact that 4th.
I advertise in the Abilene Daily
Reporter,” is the statement of Dr. 1
H. J. Johnson, manager of the
local office of Dr. K. M. Watkins |
& Associates, Dentists, “The Re-
porter is a splendid paper and I.
have gotten fihe results from ad-
vertising in it.”
Dr. Johnson was born in Cin-
cinatti, Ohio. In 1869. He finished
high school there and graduated
from the Ohio Dental College
which is a part of the University
of Cincinnati. In 1891. He has
been practicing for 22 years in va-
rious Texas towns, part of the time
in Ban Antonio, Dallas. Fort Worth,
Wichita Falls and Abilene and al-
though he has been in Abilene for
only 3 months he is very enthus-
iastic in his praise of the town.
He was married 6 years ago to
PUT NEFF HONOR
FARM IS OPENED
AT SUGARLAND
SUGARLAND, Tex., Sept. 29 —
Their shoulders squared and heads
high under the influence of a new
trust, 122 convicts of the Pat Neff,
honor farm today donned the blue
denim which signifies that they
are restrained and ruled by their
A
—
IS ARRESTED
BALLINGER, Texas, Sept.
1 29. The
Rev. Joseph E
Yents, charged with abduct-
ing a 14-year-old girl at Al-
luwee, Okla., was arrested at
9:20 o’clock this morning
near Winters. Officers said
he was being brought to Bal-
I linger.
“The only charges they
can have against me is that
I swore a lie when I told that
Miss Era Parker whom I
—married, was of age.” Yeats
said After be had been plac-
ed in jail here. He said he
before the matter can be consid-
end. 4
Neither Mrs. Ferguson nor her
husband, James E Ferguson, were
in court to hear the opinion. Mrs.
Ferguson heard moat of the argu-
ments last week.
Judge Calhoun gave a verbal
opinion, stating that he had not
had time to write his decision.
“Under the defendant’s reply,”
he said, “the first question to de-L.
termine is whether the plaintiff
can maintain the suit. The legisla-
ture has laid down specific cases
under which an injunction can be
granted. The ordinary rules of
equity cannot apply. Under these
rules a man without special interest <
could not bring such a suit except
through the officers of the law. But
in the remedy provided by the leg-
islature the plaintiff is not debarred
by the rules of equity. He comes
within the purview of the statute
and that contention of the defense
must fail.
"The next question is has the
spurt jurisdiction ? The legislature
has the right to determine the eli-
gibility of candidates for election,
but it has no power to pass on the
1 qualifications until after election.
The court therefore has jurisdiction
of such a matter and the defens
dant’s contention must be overrul-
led.
Overrules Objection.
Now the plaintiff contends that
Mr. Ferguson’s impeachment dis-
re qualifies his wife That is so nar-
FAS Tes w row and technical an objection that
CHILDRENAND HERSELF. E to uphold it is to may that the tint
IE Or the entire family. A sense of
IIII , minister is held in jail here
today, following his return yester-
day despite his protests, from Nash-
ville, where he had been held since
S 4 . u UEALIlB UI LIVE JUININIDELE oi inc 5 ,5
last Tuesday after confessing that ramunly of j A Maiton farmer liv. < n the entire family,
he and Mrs. Elsie Sweetin of Ina mna rvot miles soutneast or here.' “The next question is whether a
conspired to poison their mates
that they might marry. *
| Hight’s transfer to Nashville had
been made as a precautionary mea-
sure when rumors reached Sheriff
MANGUM, Okla., Sept. 29.—Af-i
ter an informal investigation into
the deaths of five members of the
justice and fairness la against this.
No matter what the husband does
the punishment in law is not visited
might be made on the Mount Ver-
i non jail.
Mrs. Sweetin is held in the Sa-
lem jail and will remain there in
keeping, made the Erewsome dis-
covery of the bodies of his four
that rro quarters for women prison- children, ranging In age from 11
ers are provided in the local jil. years to 18 months, and that of
E his wife, lying in a new row in
v
WEATHER
4-----4
WEATHER BUREAU
u. 8. Department of Agriculture
For Abilene and vicinity: To-
night fair; Tuesday fair and warm-
ALIEN PROPERTY Ethel Francis Holleman and has
CUSTODIAN RESIGNS two children, Harry J' Jr? and
, Boyd Eugene. He is a member of
• the Episcopal Church. He was
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29—Thom- with the Mayo Brothers at Fort
as w Miller tendered his rericua- Worth for six months (sher WVat-
as Miller tendered his resisa wins Associates have offices at
tion to President Coolidge today as Amarilio, Wichita Falls and Abi-
honor only. --
The honor men were released |
from their barracks at the Imper-l ’
ial farm near here by Governor, 1
Neff who opened the lock, swung ,
back the heavy door and shook •
hands with the men as they filed I
alien property custodian.
Jene
out. It marked the beginning of
a new era in Texas penal Institu-
tion, or such is the hope of those
who have sponsored the honor
farm.
authorities today Pinevc -espon-married woman under the common
sbiility for the killing upon Mrs. (Continued on Page 3. Column 3.)
Melton, one of the dead, and de-. uInI-na os ■ |||
clared a coroner’s inquest un-L 1 DIDO P
necessary. IAF IIS 5
Melton. returning Saturday! IIUIIUIILUU ULMIN
night fro - Mangum, where he said
” -............-......- AS CHINESE WAGE
RITTER FIGHTING
one room, their throats all slashed
with a razor.
The razor was clasped in Mrs.
Melton’s hand, officials said. Al , .. . , ,
finger print expert called from the! SHANGHAL Sept. 29.—Hundreds
■ state reformatory at Granite stated of Chinese soldiers were killed and
that prints on the razor and fur- many others wounded today on a
niture 1 the room were those of six mile front from Nanask to
Mrs. Melton’s hands, |Malu when armies of rival tuehuns
fighting for possession of Whang-
alhai continued hostilities with im
petucus intensity.
According to a witness who re-
turned today after tropersing the
sector from Hanslang, to Balu,
west of Shanghai, both sides were
drenching the liars with shrapnel
Numerous relief stations behind
the six-mile Nansiang front were
filled with wounded today while
scores were arriving on stretchers.
The dead have been left whera
they fell, according to the wit-
ness, and this practice has result-
ed In a carrion odor extending over
Melton said his wife for some
time had been suffering from
i portion: Tuesday fair warmer in hatucihation that a star was the
I portion. Tuesday fair warmer in light of a, night flying airplaad
hovering over the farm home.
For East Texas: Tonight fair.
probably frost In extreme north
interior.
Temperatures .
Run. Mon. with the occupant awaiting an 8p-
+ P.M. VA. M. 4
..... 68 T
married the girl whom he I .
Judged to be about IT years |
years of age, in Missouri two 1
weeks ago
Yeats was arrested at the I
home of his father, where he
said he went to get his three
children who have been liv
ing with their grandfater 1
since Yeats' wife left him as
the result of charges which
are said to have caused the
Rev J G. Miller to kill him-
self at Durant Okla
......70
......71
......71
......70
......69
......64
M portunity to decimate the family.
51 A quintuple funeral for the victims
51was to be held a* Maud today.
4
YANKS RAINED OUT.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept.
ymMdgt .. 53 .
CSNon.71
I ATP Sunrise ... 5:32
- Sunset .. 6:27
7 p.m. 7 a m. 13:39
' Dry thermometer . 64° 4T* 71*
Wet thermometer . 51" 44* 54*
| Relative humidity . 40% 80% #2%
I "-Degrees, .
1 29.—Rain today prevented
I the playing of the third
I game of the final series be-
i tween the New York Yan-
I kees, who are trailing Wash-
I ington for the American
I League pennant, and the
1 Philadelphia Athletics Two
I games will be played to-
I morrow.
the whole battle area.
The offensive, which has re-
sulted in continuous firing since it
opened on Saturday, has enabled
the Chekiang forces to drive.the
Klangsu troops back six miles. " •
cording to General Hsin Chang
commander of the Chekiang {
* in the center of activity.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 99, Ed. 1 Monday, September 29, 1924, newspaper, September 29, 1924; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1697681/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.