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VOLUME XLI.—No. 174.
SHERMAN, TEXAS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1922.
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THE OMISSION OF SWISHER COUNTY
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Austin, Texan. Mo
Supreme ronfTfoday
tatlve Redisricting BUI passed by the
last session of the Legislature to he
Constitutional., The omission «f Swish-
er County in this hill \Van the cause of
the ajMack. ;
The court In an opinion said that It
whm undoubtedly the intent ion of the
Legislature to place Swisher County in
the 120th Representative District, and
that the re-apportlonineat ot the dis
riet a* made by the Leglslatu telsyalld.
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The validity of the law was attacked
In a mandamus bought by Representa-
tive John T. Smith of Travis Coiinty.
He sought to force James Patterson,
Democratic County Chairman, to file his
name lot re-election under the old law.
His refusal to do so brought the suit to
the (eat of the law.
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FREIGHT RATES GET CUT
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TWO TUNNEL WORKERS ALSO POINTS OUT
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ARE DEAD
URGE HOTEL AND SPORTING
GOODS HOUSE
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COMMERCE COMMISSION
TAKES ACTION - PASSENGER RATES
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Nearly A Score of Men Overcome
In Serious
Condition
tfy the' As tor rate/' ftwi
Milwauk<><*, May'-<i4.— Three city fire-
men and two tunnel* workers wero kill-
ed by gas and electricity at the hottoiu
of a foot sliaft of the Intercopting
Power fciystem at Xatiooal. and Twen-
tieth avenuea thia morning. Nearly a
aeore of firemen were oVa^come by.gaa
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Will Work For Repeal of Esch- Many Flee From Their Room* in
CumiuKs Measure and Other Evil Scanty Attire, But None
HARDLY TOUCHED BY ORDER ,,
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Law* if Elected
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Are Injured
DEMAND FOR RELEASE OF *•" -iv^rk^hur..
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PRISONERS TO BE MADE
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LABOR STARTS MOVE
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Communications Are !Being Pre-
pared for Presentation to Presi-
dent Harding
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Mathias Wemlmeh. 24, pipeman En-
gine Company No/ lHl.
Anton Krafeheck. .'57, piiKMnun, En-
gine Company No. *JU.
Paul J. Wiuaaprr. 34, member rescue
squad fi<e department.
John Si hlei k. tnnnel worker.
Unidentified tuunei worker.
The firemen wert at the bottom of
the shaft to reaene two tunnel workerw
who had been overcome. - -
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The' Hop. Karl B. May field, member
of the Texas Railway Commission audf
«an(Udatc tor the t^emoeratie^ nomina-
tion to the United State# Senate, ad-
dresaed nt« audieiu'e of about 3tM) per-
t'Jrin
By th« Aetocia.tnt fret*
Waahingtoiu
TROUBLES WITH HIS WIFE
5 MEN HELD
LIVED ALONE ON' THE UTTIE
RIVER
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WOMAN WAS RESCUE!)
8u ths AtitfKUntnl Hrcat ;
Me.xieo Cl|ty. May 24.— The boycott
wherever js ssible of North American
goods and North American business
honaea In Mexico unless numerous Mex- •"
bans of iatUcal tendencies now impris-
oned In the I'nlted Stubs are released.
Is l>el ig advocated by th * extreme fac-
tion of tke organlaed Labor Fedcia'.ioa
here.
Cotninuiticnlions t« that effect are !*•-
Ing drafted ami will lie went to Presi-
dent Harding, the United States Con*
gross and ^inerlean Federation of La-
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Houston, Texas, May 24.—-Investiga
thai was being'made Unlay.bjk the City
Fire Marshal into the cause of the sjhs
^ _ tacular^ fire which early'this morning
sous, including numbers of women, in destroyed the three-story building In the
the Fiftdpnth District Court room Tues- downtown district o<rcupied by the
day eveuing, in the interest of hi* s$na- Hotel, a sporting goods house
torM « did . TALKED TO LAWYER ABOUT
The court room was crowded to Its ('"1^ 1 ' " "t:
capacity a*nl more than 50 people could W, (^plniont differed a« tO tte
not (lIllalB HMUte. • « 9 <"•« ; .
In the hoijy and a half which he talk- rn, Uoeats Out sateiy.
ed, Mr, Ma^fieid t'ollowetl his declara- 1,1,1 flrt* guests to flee from
lion Unit it MS not his " ■•/ i• • «. «om In HPimt .lothrng and vni I) Tft CCT CT1TCUCKIT
intention jo .11 of the l sue . but •'"« «''««"' 'K^r "XblfclbBiSt I UlU I U lit I 0 I A I lMlII I
to give his opinions and views upon a 1,1 . siioruu^ i« Bi i i.umnu
few quest lens a .United .States Senator were felt throughout the distibt, smash-
wlil be called upon to face in thei next M Vlodo\\a in several office build*
few years. In Ids talk, he gave a great- inBS- J H- ^w^aif1,.a rfman' wa® s
er part of his time to a l^scussion of ly iujured by flying ^js*-
rail traiatjMutf.tlou piobleud^, which he Many adjoining buildings were dam-
said wa* in his op uioM. tV* most itu-
iwrtaiit, before tbc. iftflp. fHUer nrnt-
ters rcferml to by the sjieaker during
his n«ldres>i were agriculture, taxation,
and U*migratio£'
24.—1Tba Liter-
state Commerce Ommiaaion today de-
cided that railroads are entitka to
earn 5% fer cent on the taiaa of
railway property, compared *witn the
tranapotiaoo®, act. and ordered rail*
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ONE LIFE TERM
IS REVERSED BY
GRAND JURY
CHARCSKI) WITH, 1*1 KCHLAKV.
THEKT, IN'THODi C INti, KKt KIV-
IfiG, (ONCKALINU PKOPKHTV.
'AIM' s|>eaKe ' wag Introdgfred to the au- ,
dieuce by A, S. Noble, tXouuty Auditor, 1
who gave a brief outline of his life, i
a iitlpg that he was a imtlve-b^rn Texan, '
nnvtug l>eeu born In itnal^ County, 41
years ago. Mr. Noble said Shat his ef-
ficiency and loyalty to the people after .
six years' service in the State Senate
were acknowledged wheuiie was exalt- ,
ed fo a position on the State Railway
Com mission, which lie has held for the *
past ten years.
Discusses Transportation. «
bonds totaling $2,«W0 each, and Ren
Is'u Marlow and J. V,*. Howard In
lunula totaling $1,000. following exam-
ination before Justice of the Peace II.
b. Cumby WtHini'sday ^orOlrning
PLANT INJURED
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Attorney on Stand Says Ho Ad-
vised Def endant to Get
"Death Letter"
and
road rates In eaatern territory cut
approximately. 14 per cent, effect!re
July l.
In wetdern territory the commlatloa .
ordered*:* cut of app i'xirnately XSX,'
per cant and In the southern and
Mountain Pacific groans approximate*
ly Iter ee«t aU eft ctive.July l. ^
th«" commission's ritea Scut Waa'v
made horizontally and removes a per-
centage of the general increaaea given
to all railroad ratea in 1920.
The commission in ita decision de-
clared a flenefat rnluction in rate lev-
els "at substantial ** the condition at
the carrier will permit wfctJ t«nd an
to stabtliae conditions" uf an bust-
ness.
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Dallas. Texas, May 24.—Sotlerman's
death letteC was written In connec-
tion with contemplated divorce action
on the part of Dave Soderman. accord-
ing to Victor C. Moore, who proved a
strong witnpss for the defenae.
"He wanted me to get aoifte affidav-
its." Moore aifld.
"Soderman wept as he paced the floor
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Murray Marb f*. Julian VlaM#d «nd t^ Mr. Mayfleld launAei into a discus
CalvUi Taylor were Ixmnd over in slon of rail transportation f
on
problems;
with bdt a few preliminary remarks,
saying that this was the most important
matter before the people. He declared
LABORER OVERTURNED CAN OF roW me ^ouh,^ He visited
GASOLINE ON A- LANTKBN, ? d tokl me bis troubles. He Msited my
• r^J-offlee day after day for abmrt a tfteek
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Bu the /tnnorialrd Pren
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Brownsville,',Texas, May 24.-
.He told and retold of hi trotiWe with
wife.
-Fire, 1 "We then discussed a divorce. I told
li(V did not iM'lieve "this nteielv lHH'ause started when a lalsircr overturned a him that if he could get a written state-
he had been a Wflplff of the Railway ran of gasoline on a lantern last
charges of hurglaryi theft, intnsluclng. CommisHiou. and ol aerved the workings night, eaused damage to the
receiving and concealing stolen prop of the railways. I nt liecnuse in it was imping plant of the Harlingen irrl-
rfM~- - * rnj^ *—*-• *' principles ■
erty. The charges grow- out of the
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Temple, Texas. May 24.—J. R. Mc-
'FatJand an« wife, l>oth past Hl years
old* were burned to death early this} - „ . _
nH rning when fire destroyed their home L %R(JK; NI !VTBRR OF CASES AF-
on the Little Rlter about eight miles. \ND TWO APPEALS
south of here. ARE DISMISSED
nrrests^in licnison Saturday and Sun
day by Sheriff lto.vd Craig and the
recovery of merchandise stolen re<-ear-
ly at Woodvltte,
and Denisou.
inroived the furtdantental
upon which the Republic is founded,
gat ion district, 25 miles north of here.
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The aged couple lived la the house'
alone. |g« AntoiHaftl Prr*
Mm. McFartand van reacnetl from llie I An,|ln V(.xa!I Ma, 24
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The follow-
Ooort
rtlaae by persotis who were attracted to j proceedings were had in the Ourt
the the scene by the glare, 'but.died a .of* .^I||I|t||| AlHM.tt,K mUy. ,.
few minutes ial ^r. • j Affirmed: J. D> Mootvt Bowie; John
McJarland. a wealthy land Doolin, Browu: J, R. I1IU. Collings
had ^Jived In fbls section for ofrer 8®tWOrjj,. Coker Denton: Peggy Fra
r, kills :
yeara.
Five Um Lives.
By Dm United !
r.ier. Ellis : J*h* l>avis, Smith: Dlfle Wil-
s«>u, Tarrant; Charlie Stringer, Van
Zandt.
Reversed a ml rem a ruled; u Ra nioti
Ramirez, 1$1 Paso (life imprisonment);
Ambrose Sfubhlefield, Hopkins.
lost their IWay when overc^e j Al,fH>M, aisuilssed : J. II. Sheridan,
by gaa in a w wer tunnel while tryina1 .
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to reScuc
from the
nally carried
<Tltical condition.
and iiecans«> the present translation Three engines protiably will be ready for
act brings into question the hereditary use tomorrow, chief engineer announced
Okla , Georgetown 'functions of the States. "I am not here today, but the fourth will require weeks
to abuse the railroads, because the State . „ rp. „ ..
Murray Marlow. Julian Flood atadjneeds the railroads, but to discuss reg- f r M'>a,r fire came at a critical
Tayl< r were each hound over in two julartory measures; whether «t is bet- WSfi1 i the growth of com and cotton
cases of burglary, two of theft and j ter to preserve the-life of the Tt-xas watered l y the pumps.
one at [Introducing stolen property. Railway Conimlssk>|) at Austin, where m
the citizens ot Texas may go with their
complaints, or destroy the Commission
while the
Mifwafter. Wtif.. ||i y 24.~F^ve
Bt their lives.today
i^iSJrklSS? T.'"" ftt **"*"*• , i™ mjmgpi s rur". * <***•* a *wu«.
twr worKimn. Motion to reform Judgment overrul- on last V\ wlnesday night, describnig nu,rfH< . . ■ mllt#,q
gaa. Two workmen were ft-4^- | orter Adams. Red River. the goods which he lost, valued at lnerw k Rc ir of War
fVil f,iy "T* * Motion for rehearing overruled: Kx laltont $100 Goods taken from their .. . ,'Mr.iii ...o *u t
Heuben Marlow and Howard were
chargetl with receiving stolen property
and eomvnllng stolen property.
Murray Marlow, Flood ahd Taylor
were examined together, the JAtate
using tin testimony of *r. b. wnitri,
whose general merchandise store near
(U\VII isi oilp 4if tbn ill-
leged to have been burglarized by
members of the gang, aud Rcecer Ow-
ens. of the firm of Owens Ik Johnson
of Woodvillc. Okln.. alao burglarized:
his partner, Mr. Jdhnson, and IVputy
Sheriff O F. Miles of Denis«> ), and
Sheriff Boyd Craig.
Mr. Smith testified with reference
to the -burglary of his store at Fink
conipiaiuis. or <ics?roy_jiie * oininission ayf*ll* ■f*
and force them to Journey to Washing- IVllIilOnS lO >
ton. As a Democrat, 1 simply take ths p Cn|1
position that it is mtiehvbetter to pre-1 y|IWII rvT
serve |lie Texas Commission."
Under the Te^as Railway Commis-
sion, which wns gi ven to this State by
Governor James Stephen Hogg. Mr.
Mayfiebl declared that Industries of
Texas have flourished,, more miles of
Improvement*
By th« A*tainted Ptts* . ^ r
, Dallas. Texas. May 24.~THe local
rallroatbt have lM*en built, and the State °f ^he Missouri, Kansas & Texas
has grown, lie pointed out that the Railroad has announced 1 lie purchase
Tcjpis Commission was created solely t«K of new equipment, valued at $5,500,000.
rcgnlatr commerce wlndly in Texas, Th^ wiuipim'nt ecmslats of 30
men from his wife stating in her own.
words that she had told him orally
about her relations with Powers, It
would be good grouuds for a divorce.
• "He wrote out a statement himself
and wr '?oing to get me to sign It.
Must Write Own Letter.
"I told him It would not do so. She
must write it herself.
'He then left El Paso for Fort Worth.
The next week I read in the papers of
the Powers killing.
"Soderman was not drunk when I
talked to him in 101 Paso, but was a ner-
vous wreck. He said he had been
drinking heavily.
'T have talked to him aince he came
to Dallas, and he ts in much the same
condition now as he-was when he was
iu F.l Paso.
"Ton believe him temporarilywper-
maneutlyp Insane?" the State asked.
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"Transportation charges ham
mounted to the point where they are
Impeding the free flow of commerce,"
the comn lssion's decision which order-
ed a far greater reduction of ratea
than had iwen anticipated In . any
quarter, said, "and are thus tending to
defeat the purpose, flpr which - they
were established, that of producing*
revenue which would enable rhe car-
riers to provide the .people o# , the
t'nited States with adequate trana-
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Passenger ratea and Pullman car
surcharge* were left uuaffoctad hy thn
decision whidK^pplied to freight ratea
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Two
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cars of various types.
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arte <>. V. Beck, Bell; Ernest Kooutz,
Deputy Sheriff
Takes Ku Klux
Case to Austin
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HIS NEIGHBORS MEET AND OR-
GANIZK THE FIRST "FORD FOR
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VOUTH ARRESTED AT
JIEMSON FOR HORSE THEFT
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Detroit. Mich., Mar 24—The first
"Henry Ford for President CTub" has
been organised, |f.-;
The low rumbling of the possible can-
didacy of the Automobile king for the
Chief Executfve of the United States
has at last come to the surface. 0 ...
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ing In the Dearlmm township, near the
home of Ford, which was filled to ca-
pacity with a grottp of enthusiasts ready
, Iriinnae Into the mfivement immediate-
ly. stating that Ford was weM advertis-
ed and could he elected President easily.
Austin, Texas. May 24.—There was
presented before the Court of Criminal
Appeals today the caw of George Wal-
lace, a deputy Sheriff of Jefferson Coun-
ty, in which Wallace seeks through ha-
l>eas eorjais proceedings relief from the
judgment of the District Court holding
him to contempt for refusing p> answer
a grand jury question as to his mem-
bership in the Ku Klux Klan. Wal-
lace Was fined $100 and ordered re-
msuded to jail until he should answer
the (juesthm.
store, Valued at approximately $1,000,
and Including bolts of cloth and other
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Mr. Mayfield-polhted out that the
situation today results from the Nation-
al control of railroads during the WZr,
By fJkff Associated Hi eta
Paso and I think Is insane now," was
the reply.
Several other witnesses were Called
tf> the stand by the defense ta sustain
the contention that Sodergian was in-
sane. •, ' • ' ' -•
The rate cut average approximately
an actual 10 per cent decrease In
rates. Only two meml>ers of the
board. Commlssionera XifWls and Oca,
dissented, holding .that the adjust-
ments should, have been made in com-
modity rates rather than on horlaon-
tfil -basis. Chairman McChord ai
other commissioners accepted
view In a supplemental opinion
curring with the majority.
"In the western group and
the western group and I Uteris terri-
tory 21.f per cent instead of the 95
per cent* so authorised^
"In the southern an/ Mountain Pa-
cific groups 12.5 nsr Cent Inst god of
the 25 pet cent agntuthorlfted.
Inter-teapworlal traffic except
as otherwise, provided herein 20 per
cent instead of the 331-3 per esnt so
anthorl*#.
Inral products Will not be ef-
l^y fRe reduction grante<l under
tl|e commission's order today. The r -
I do not knew. He was Insane In El tfuction of 16^ per cent made in the
men-hntidlK?. *«" by (ol|(Weil ,IV ,„„Hvnw. pr„, .K„«.l„"to
Owens and .I< bnson. " "
Mr. Miles and Sheriff Craig told ot
tb« ,of Ult Bltaact hy i',.,,e,« . declar,..! Mr Mny
son and the lo<ating and rm o\ t ry of iimiinvwl ih« isiwers of ihf* Stafe
goods in their possession. These goods ,w,u- dtstiroywl tn« jwwers of Stat*
abolish the powers oi tho^State Com-
missions. Passage of the Each-Cum-
were describei! as being identical with
the descriptions of the goods which
were described by Mr. Smith. Mr.
Owens and Mr. Johnson as having
befii lost frcm their stores.
WADE BROTHERS INDICTED
FOR MIXING SISTKH IN I.UV
SI. Louis. May 21.—The St. Ia uIs
A San Francisco Railroad has placed
an order1 for 14 steel passenger cars
at a cost of $25,000 each, It was . an^
nounccd here today.
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Hillshoro. Texas. May 24.—Indict-
ments charging murder against Lynn
Wade and Robert Wade In connection
With the killing on the court house lawn
ISalurilay afternoon of their slster in-
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By the Attodated Print
New York,- Ma v g 244 nbHstt
ed reports that the New Bethle-
hcih-Lackiiwanna Uteei combine
was to unite with the propow*!-
merger of Independent ste^ nMB^
nntties 'vas tleuleil tmlay hy Thom-
as I*. Chadbourne. counsel for the;
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Denison. TN xas, May 24 -John Ches-
ley, a ytMith 18 years old, of l>orchester,
was aiwsted here hy police yesterday
for the theft of a horse from a farmer
near P«*s;on Bend, it is allege<l that
Chesley sold the horse to R. C. Wil-
son, a fanner living about, flvg miles
west, of heiV, for the sum of $20. He
\Vlll have a hearing In Justice Court to-
wiff m
law, Ro«a Wade, were returned to-
day by the grand jnryv
The case of I^nn Wfede was set for
trial May 30.' ^ ■' • gy,■ ,• :. %
A special venire of 50 men was or-
dered. No indictmentwas returned
against Joe Wade, tVhd has been held
In c<inne<*tlon with the case, and he
was released/ - - • •
Railway ('oiumissiou to regulate the , •
amount of bonds which a railway inay Sll lhtt A andai*d
farno tiwln l II. |M'..,H.rty. to onf..,v,.
the H-ecnt ihm inlle niaxlmutn passeu- st. I^uls. May 24.-Recommenda-
, w far,, nil*. tl.r mil atendomuriit o< i. (lf to|l(ow-art, ^ ^4.:W0.-
as well as the rights of citizens of Tex- „ . • , *A ,
'us to MIX new mil IIiivh In Tn„ with- ""inctd hy Iwnd w.-re
nut tin- con .If the liitrrsioir Com- Hilopirtl iii mwtlng of a aiitirommlli
meroe Commission, aud the rights of tee of the Ocneral Council, ^>n Civic
roads to make disposition of cars to Needs here Of the total $5,000,000 is
Texas shippers. "My candidacy to the included for memorial puiposea for
United States Senate ple*lgts my best war veterans. The council is a recng
efforts to the rei eal of .every one of „jKed civic luslv empowered to suggest
tliepe provisions," said Mr. Mayfleld. to the Board of Aldermen Improve-
Evils DiseuMMMl. ments (ieetu^i necesaary by the city.
Mr. Mayfleld then took up and dis-
cussed in turn what he declared were —
NEGRO ESCAPED
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AND PUT IN JAIL
DKNIHGlM HOT DIES FROM
CONGESTIVE CHILLS
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J Caraway Makes Charges.
V th* Attnrialed Pretn
v,, .Special to The Democrat:
1 OeHsoti. 'IVxas. May 1*4.—Rols^rt H.
Vise, Jr., 14 years old, the only son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. ,H. Vise. Sr., living at
908 Wiest Se&rs street, died at the home
of his parents at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, after a three days' Illness,
Washington. MAjr 24.—^Attorney Gen- Cougestlve chills was given as the cause
era I I Hi ugh erty was charged by Sena- jof his death. He was a student In |liyb
tor .. ^rgway, Democrat,' i Arkansas. Se^oo? here. '&:€&•■ '
speaking tmlay In the Senate, frith hav-1 Funeral services will be held frt>m the
log assigned secret service operatives First Presbyterl*n Church of Denison
• — r—O to shadow the members of Congress. at 3 o clock Thursday afternoon.
the evils of theife different powers of I
the State Comtnissit.if invaded by the
luterstste body. He pointed out that
for rate-making parishes, Texas roads '
are placed in the "western ^roup^"
which Includes the rosds In all ttiat re-
gion between the Mississippi and the
Roi kies. from Mexico to Cannda. Rates
are determined, he pointed out, on a ba-
sis of property valuation. Mr. May-
field declared that while the values of
roads In the entire Western group is
M00 per mile, the values of Texas
roads constructed across plains coun-
try without great engineering prob-
lems, is,but $38,(100. Yet Texas iwassen-
ger rates are fixed upon the higher val-
uation for tire entire Western gronp of
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The evils increased passenger snd
freight rates iu Texas were discussed at
some length by Mr. Mayfleld. who de-
clared that revenues of the roads hsd
actually decreased un<ier the . 'higher
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Macon, Ga., May 24.—Jim Denson,
who escaped from a mob early yester-
day after being removed from the Wil-
kinson County Jail at Irwinton, was
captured this morning and brought to
Macon this afternoon. He was placed
In the Bibb County jail. Denson is sen-
tenced to hang"June 10 at Irwinton for
attacking au aged white woman three
yeara ago.
western hay and grain rates last fall
and the voluntary 10 per cent cut
made In airi|^Manmi| products by
railroads January I will be substi-
tuted for the decision on these com-
modities.
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MRS NONIE BORKN MA HONEY OS
STAND AGAINST HER DIS-
BAND, CHICAGO POLITICIAN
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By the Attodated Preth . W j 1
Highway Weather Service.
• Dallas, Texas. Mny 24. -High-
ways are passable 'over western
half of Texas, but Heavy and mud
dy in manv places, over eastern
|s>rtlons, with a few places Impas-
sable, or passable with difficulty.
Heavy rati* fell In last twenty-four
hours In east-central portions.
By tfc« Antedated Pratt
Washington, lV(ay 24. — Sher-
man am vicinity, Wednesday
night and Thursday generally fair.
——,—
Loral Temperature. C;
T 'There was a range of 10 degrees
' In loi-al temperature Tuesday, the
maximum being 83 and the min-
imum being , •.
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SUIT AGAINST GOVERNOR
OF MISSISSIPPI REFUJED
0/ rat A a tod at ed Pre**
Jackson, Miss.. May 24.—Miss Fran-
cis Birkhead's $100,000 damage suit
Br th« ITnltod Pram W
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Dallas. Texas, May 24.—Startling tes-
timony In the divorce case of Mrs. Nou-
le Roren Mahoney, leading Texas Buf*
fraglst and delegate to the last Demo*
cratlc National Convention, against her
husha nd,r.''lLv3^'Msbiflisil, - • prominent
DemiK-ratlc polftlclan of Chicago, waa
heard this morning In; the District
Court here. • , ;":'v ■ •, ■ vi'
Mrs. Mahoney. who filed her divorcd
ease on April 1, 1921, waa the first wit-
ness^ sjftte testified Mr. Mahoney had
been cruel to her on numerous occasions
and for several yeara has lived Spirt
from heir In Chicago. ' i
Tlie deposition of her acm, fjlsd 1ft
the case, details tbet Mr. Mahoney waa
ngaitiRt Oevernor Rumoll, .UecloR with tlw of hte wlfa
breach of (iromlao and awluctlon, wa.1^™,
ti,ed in the Circuit Court today and .shortly after the war waa over. He said
2T«h.. n&xt VHrm. ***« h".
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| Transportation fine Dynamited.
By the At anna ted Pre**
Charleston, W. Ya., May 24, — The
electric transmission lines power of the
Virginia Power Company waa dynamit-
ed Sfcrly today near Elberton, Fayette
County, closing down eight mines as a
I result, according to Jame^O. Smith,
| manager of the Power Company.
serving on the committee to
General Pershing
want her to Have anything to d<
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