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Abilene JDaftp fteoortev
HOME
EDITION
HOME
EDITION
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FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS BY LEASED WIRE
VOLUME XXV. Number 93
ABILENE TEXAS MONDAY AUGUST 20 1923 EIGHT PAGES
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SUES SENATOR BROOKHART FOR 30 CENTS
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TRADE TRIP WILL GET
UNDER WAY FROM T. & P.
MEPOT AT 7:30 TUESDAY
Promptly at C;45 o'clock tomor-
row Tuesday) morning tho Him-
Moils Cowboy Band assopibjod at
tho T. & P. Station platform will
"bear down" on "Tho Old Grey
Mare" which will bo tho signal for
tho assembling of tho 125 Abilene
trado trippers.
At 7 o'clock arrayed lnlhclr
nifty whlto hats and "all dolled up"
with their big whtlo parasols and
' bluo Pennants tho party will bo lin-
ed up beside tld special train of
Pullmans and bo shot by the photo-
grapher. Then tho bis whlstlo will
jt blow all aboard and at 7:30 o'clock
tho train will roll out of tho sta-
tion east bound for .tho first lap
of tin four-day journey that will
piirj iiie Wont 1-:.i 1'ii' bniistprs
oVi'r a thousand illos of railroad
wit' nti.p.t at sltty West Texa
town? and cities.
Already railroad hns assembled
tho Oars that will jcarry tho trado
evangels on tho. long h(ke and this
afternoon tho cars will bo decorat-
ed with pennants and bariners an-
nouncing to tho worid that this Is
a tralnload of Abllenc's livest cit-
izens boUnd on a good-will tour
"Thtough tho Heart of "West Texas."
rrnilrf-l.ln1t
Tn first flftv'it trove? Will tnfcn
tho larty east to Hunger with a Ktory told hero yesterdty an-at-sido
excursion up to Breckenrldge. tompt nt reconciliation with her lius
The second day Will ho south from ibnnd In-Moxlco City failed and do-
Rangor nit tho Frisco through ' spairlng of a satisfactory arrange-
Dublin Brownwood and towns in ! mont she hid t)a boy under nn aa-
that vicinity; up to Tuscola and
Winters and back to Ballngor
whero n .speolol outdoor entertain
ment Is being prepared for tho evo-
nlng. nh .. 1.... ! 4l- ..1(1 -..
tiu.t in Civ. Anirnlh nn.l llu.nnn i.ts
...U HCAt Ut4J UiV 4l "HI I""
..D. VW W ..". Wim ...S.....W U(
the Santa Fo to Lubbock whero tho
third night will bo spent. Tho laht
day's trip begins at Big Spring -and
will brlnjr tho party cast through
Sweetwater up to Hamlin and
Stamford and so home.
At each stop along the Way the
band will detrain and load tho pro-
cession up tho main street of tJo
various towns. Where time permits
thcro will be speech making and
lots of hand shaking and getting
acquainted. And everywhere will
bo distributed literally tens of thou
sands of pieces of advertising mat
isvhub ui jiiuuuo ui uu.ciHb
ter of all varieties and dcscTtmirmsrrT.V.. .. .i inf nirh- r.irt:
..v.Vn1.n11(nrV. i t f nn ShllnHAI"
. . -. ....
as a good place to Hvo In nnd the
West Texns I'alr as tha biggest
show of thoCQntury.
To moct Sponsors
At each stop too. tho Ablteno
trado trippers will moot In person J
tno young lady appointed rrom tnat
town as Duchesa to the Queen of
West Texas who will by crowned at
tho big oponnig pageant on tho op-
ening night of tho West Texas Fair
September 21. Tho Duchesses will
bo given tho place of honor In tho
lino of tho parado nnd Will bo pre-
sented -by tho trade trippers with
a box of candy as a token of npk
prcclatlon for tho honor conferred.
A notablo addition to the Btaff
of speakers who will bo called up-
on to voice Abllenc's greeting to
tho visited towns was mado Mon-
day morning In tho Person of Judgo
Vred Cockroll who will mako tho
entire trip with tho train.
Of special Interest for Tuesday's
run will bo tho stop at Cisco whero
tho business men of tho city will
meet the train with a Jargo number
pf automobiles to' take tho Ablieno
party for nn Inspection or the- big
dam. nowly completed and other
Interesting spots about tho city. An
limit and a half will be spent 'at
Cisco.
1'H 85 Fc!t lilvcs
CORSICANA Aug. 20-r-Oven Mc-
Adams workman In tho Corslcmia
oil field fell 85 feet from a derrick
jestcrday and is aljvo today With
prospects of rocovery. He landpd
on his left side nnd four ribs wore
broken und physicians do not 1)0-
Hevo he suffered internal Injuries.
"Why tho fall did not result In In-L-tant
death Is h. Mizzle doctors said.
Waco Man Dies.
WACO Aug. 20. Green B. HIg-
ginson. uged 55 prominent Waco
business man died Inst night at
Rocluster Mlim wheo he hnd
gono for treatment ton weoks ngo
"Word of his death was contained
in u mos8ago to relatives here.
RETAIL PRE
OF
!
WASHINGTON Aug 20 The
retail cost of food averaged two
percent higher In July than In June
while during tho year ending July
15 tho general ndvances amounted
to A percent.
Figures mado publio today by tho
bureau o Jlabor statistics ot the de-
partment of tabor revealed that 18
articles lncrcusod ln price from
Juno 15 to July IS potatoes leading
with a rise ot 31 Percent. Decline
ranging up to 13 percent for cab-
bage were registered for 1C arJlclM
and nine showed no change.
Tho ftverago family expenditure
for food Ineroased during the
month In 4S representative clUc
at'd dereaed lnG. Columbus led
tho ndvanae with a 0 peroent rife.
Korty five cltlea also recorded in-
creases for the year period while
6 showed leluctlons amounting to
two percent At Portland Ore. one
percent nt Dallas and Iea than ono
half of ono percent In the other
four
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KIDIIED S 0 1
EL TASO AUB. 20. When Mrs
Esther Black Parmnlec and her
four yonr old son Charles Buy pjr
malce 'Jr crossed tho border from
Moxlca.into the Unjted States here
yostorday another chapter vas
written In nn lntcrnatfonal c'rama
Of (jomostlc difficulties whirh had
their beginning In Los Angeles near
ly two yortts ago.
Mrs. I'arm'aiee was awarded Use
custody of lior child Is months nro
by Los Angeles courts. Shortly be-
fore tho final decree was entered
lU n1lfM n n nlAn r 1 ( t fo I lflT
" v.iiiu uo. uv... ..j ..c ......v.
to MCXlCO City. According C- her
tomomio rug anu spirited mm away
to tho north bc-und.Moxlcan Central
trnln.
linrmnlnn. Kr.. Is a. veteran of tho
world .war In the United S"Uo8 aiH
n"V" '" " "u " " "-'"
..) I n .1 w rt-i ln If fl ll'Oli 1 I .1 7
T AaT.. fntn tr
J"J lllon.o .un..j
Gas is Reduced.
IlllATniflNT. Auir. 20. Two ill
depondent filling stations selling
Texaco casollno slashed tno price
to 16 cents hero Sunday. This l'ol.
Jowed a general cut in the city to
18 cents Saturday.
Ono Dead In Crash.
DETROIT.
STROIT. Aug. 20.-- IrMRB
. a mechanic was killed and
y H. Layton. pilot was Wured
Mack
IjproV
seriously when tho airplane in
which they were riding fell 150
pt 1 ictweea. hero and l'Dsitis
and l'ontiac
1I..1.II1I.II11..ILJ ...... 1. ....... .n. --
died In tho hospital about "mid-
night. Both men wera from De-
troit. " """ . ..
IN MAP PLOT
By tho Associated Press.
HEIDELBERG Germany Aug.
20. A liHt pf American army offi-
cers said to have been found in the
baggage of Roger Sperber who was
wounded during a recent attempt
to kidnap Grovor Cleveland Berg-
doll Is printoil !y ino uerrnu
newspapers which say Sperber told
tho pollfo tho men wore somewhat
interested In tho Bergdoll case.
Tho newspapers attrllmto 1
Sperber n confession stating that
dm Itl.lnnhlntr ntot originated in
Paris Kovoral monthB ago. nnd that
ho and Karl gchmldt were to re
caivo a sum of money before Berg
doll was tnkon Into ocquplcd tor-
rltorj'. Tho pross also says Sperber
was suspicious11 that the 'Americana
Would "douhlo cross"1 him. It was
nn this account that ho kept tho
nnmes of the men and nil the cor
respondence consisting Ql icners
and telogramsi connoctod with the
case.
The newspaper articles associate
tho iQQ.OOO francs found In tho pos-
nosslon. of Hooven Oritfls with
Snorbefs reference to a roward for
himself and Schmidt. They also as-
ort that among Grlffls' papers was
found a letter from nn American
Legion post ut Columbus O . in
y iiuon uio cominnnoer wjshuu uwi-
fia success in his enterprise.
!
BAT IS SUSJEG
OF II BIG ROW
ST. LOUIS Aug. 20. Ken Wil-
liams home run slugger of tho St.
I.oula Americans uses a bat with
a Wooden plug in tho business ond
of it. and Umpire Geoigo Hlldo-
brnndt today asserted he would
mako a complete lepdit of the mat
ter to Ban Johnson president m
tjio American League.
Mr. Ulldebrandfs anifouhcoment
followed a atatoment by Manager
Bush of Washington thnt ho would
protest against all victories that the
Brpwim won from the Senators In
which the bat wa used by Wil
liams. Bush asserted the bat is ille-
gal because It 1m made Out ot moro
than ono piece of wood.
Williams explained that he had
tho hat especially made for his own
use nnd nftor rodelvintr it. ho found
It a jlt toq Uoavy bo ho had a hole
borod Into tha middle of it and hod
tho hole plugged up t the end
Bush's knowledge of the plumed
lmt was obtained recently when M'e
Washington olub nccldentlly came
Into possession of tho bat.
Williams later regained the war'
ACCUSE YANKEES
OF RAVING -HAND
KEN WILL
IS
I club from tho Senators.
A
This Js ttrcat Brnun j r it Vtv.ir c Mul i c 'nU0t nr.y.. (: o 11 .1 armed wan .Ma-
chine gum. Building rky monst trs liko thereto In Jraloun competlo-i vth rach other la rpstuig
Krnnco and Orc.at Britain immeno sums of money which must bo paid for eventually by already
ovortatxert subjects.
FIVE ARRESTED
IN HOLD UP OF
SBNSATlONAIi JtOBBKUY OV
'GUESTS AT ROADHOUSi; IS
FOfiT.OWKI) UVr GUN riGIU"
WITH COP. J - I
DETROIT Aug. 20. A man gv-
Inff Ms nani0 a8 Herman Sakoloss
BrooHIyn N y Ulfaer arrest'
w ''' . mP
at Monroe. Mich. and four men
whoso names aro withheld aro In
nuRin.lv horo as a result of the snec-
. . .... i
taeular holdup of tho AUendalo
t rmrfhrniM lust out-
DETR0ITRES0RT1
1
sldo Detroit and tho killing of;t nc." the governor said "and I
Oscar IMlnharit. motorcycle po- have Md notltfn to tjiem I
iinninti nt Monroe Sunday
.n nt Mnnr. sun.l.av morn-!
Ing I
iii. iAiio.n 1.o nntiio efinr Of
Hftvnn cunmen Who entered the vldfcon during my absohce Until Two unidentified women ompW-
Boon gunmen wno 5"Woa 1 t wnr from HjBm r wUl nQ of Ujo
roadhouso at flvo o clook faunuay0rdars ip tho case." 1 Mb Phylllh Borahda. Thorold.
muni."!? .. mbv" " y' .1
hold-up of 1G0 guosls of tho Inn ana
a ucoro
later sh
cle pollc
attempted
speeding 'through the fcity.
l'atrons 01 1110 roaauquse
flnhp.ine. eatlnc and drinking when
jlvo gunmen entered two by tho
sido dodr and threo from tho front.
Either by oolncidciiCo or pre-nrrah-gement
tho porsons on the danco
lloor wero engaged In watching a
erbal hattlo between twd women
ono of whom was upbraiding the
other for being too uttentlve to her
escort. Tho lrst warning given or.
tho holdun was when tho gunmen
flred several volleys into the ceiling
l.tiHNl I'll Crowd
Deftly tho bandits rifled tho cash
register lined up tho employes nnd
then went fiom tablo to tablo gath-
ering Jewelry and money from tho
patrons. One map keeping watch
in tho mlddlo of tho room fired
u.. unii.701 " ..-..- uy laouienani uovcrnor Jjayjusqu ino nojei nro miming as is aio . Phlimlnlnlvln nn.l lmr .liinnlricr in
ot and killed tho moioro- miffiMont for thnni K. carrv third woman omnloya. ' .i. ii.i.u i.Uh.- .. in..n.
e-rnan at Moproo wll0n he . . . . . . . . of Ul9 Uvomy nvo persons Injur-' "' " " 7i-. i . A.ii.i ?
to stop a touring car.. . nt .- nr. . . d the most nrrious nro Mrs. H. ...'"".'"'. ''. : ... '..... Z....'
occasionally wnen any ot mo v BMrc of card pInycra hn1 !lftcr tak-
tlms bpoko or moved. Some of the . . ... rt . .ln nnn
shots took effect four men and
two women "being reported Injuicd.
The injured wero nil removed by
the time poltco arrived ID minutes
nfter tho holdup but two mp. and
ono women wero located later ln
hospitals. None of the ctlms
would mtiko any definite statement
regarding the affair. -
Whon police officers arrived the
Inn was a sceno of disorder. Tables
were overturned food drink and
UIIbIios were thrown on tho floor
men exhibited torn shirt fronts
whero diamond studs had boon torn
from them and clothing of some
of tho women wore torn whoro pins
had boon ripped from tholr gowns.
In some instances the bandits Used
tholr tooth to romovO pins and dia-
mond settings from rings rathor
Ulan drop tho pistols thoy carried.
Reinhardt was wjiot hours lator
when he attempted to stop an au-
tomobile speeding through Mon-
roe. -10 mlloA south of hero. The
drlvor of tho mnchlno drew a pis
tol nccordlng to wltneetieS. nnd tho
policeman diow his woapom firing'
flvo time into the car. Tho driver
returned the fire hitting Reinhardt
rour times in the stomach rciii-
hardt died without regaining con-
sciousness m
Many Die n Storm
TOKIO. Aug. 20. Advlees re-
celved hero today from Seoul Ho
rea. said that 34G liorsonn hi- dond
and moro than a thousand n Isslng
as a result of tho rocont tidal waves
ana storm ln tho four western pro-
vinces of Korea. The damage to
houses and other property also was
great. '
'i
Mellon to Stay m
WASHINGTON ajik. JO. Secre-
tary 'Mellon o( the treasury let It
be known definitely todsy after a
conference with President Coolldge
that he would remain in the cab-
inet. Ran Our Over Wire
STILLWATER. Oklu. Aug. 20.
Mrs. II C. .Whipple 6. was killed
at her home here last night when
'n motorcar rap oyer her as It WSs
being backed out of a garago by
her. husband. Whipple thought his
vlfe wns in tho car.
BRITISH MONSTER
T
V
RANGER PON
AUSTIN Aug. 20. State rangers
investigating the flogging situation
nt ti3 -vftrlou1) Texas towns arc
proceeding quietly with thoir work.
pu a.iv la uuvi'inur iuiL tviiu'ws. tyi
nnnOttnrpil 1jIr mnrnlntr Hint lie
h . t j a f tD
" ..' :. r' t j.
anl uat ? nr0 8luI worItln
rt - '. A.t '
unviim..iuiv) v.....( njv".
Davidson during Jils tenure"
' rr-" ' 1
of "lco-
T nsors lujvo not reported
morn-iPrcsumo tnijy arc eontinuing
prosumo tny arc continuing wun
thef rwork under orders ghpn
mom i)y juicuvvnaui uuvornor w-
mo Kumriiur iiuuin.u i.u n-
(ual tnnt priorg giv(m tho rangers
I these oriors unless tho situation so
. .. i. if w 0hv.n.
...........-. ........... .m.t v.w-
ting reports irom tho rangers to-
day. the governor mild that "nat.
llrftllv f!lhv will rnnnff in ttip hn
tirally they will report to me VvhOn
they have finished their .work or
oarriea oui. i.ieuionuiu ovvuiur
Davidsons orders.
vuiih-I n u.ti lii vm.btiWJ'H i-lnuii
at Amarlllo Iowa Park nnd l'ort
Arthur. They wcr6 ivjipatchod to
i these places by Lldutenant Govern-
or Davidson following the flog-
glngs of citizens in those places.
Canucks Catch On.
VANCOUVER 11. C. Aug. 20
Two masked bandits onry today
entered tho fieven'th Battalion club
on Granvlllo street lined up a
"" "''" :;; " " J "" ""
from their victims .fled.
PARIS Aug. 30 The Improsslon
drawn from Premier Poincare's ad-
dress at Chnrlevillo Is that Pronee
doog not desire to seo nn end of
tho entento and thnt sho hopes &
way to an agreement with Great
Britnln can bo found-
Refuting many of the statements
made ln tho rocont note of Mnrrplt
Curzpn especially tho argument
niai me uuur occupation was mog-
ul' ho roferrod to tho alliance of
tho world war nnd poinod out tlUt
"friendships which ronialn sacred
through hurricanes become neglect
od when the temi'est has nbated."
Ho added:
"As far as wo are concerned wo
should consider as criminal any net
or wOrd which would tend to dis-
turb or weaken this allllaucei. We
have made and will continue to
mako all efforts to draw our policy
closer to that of our allies and will
always bo propnrod to ek with
them sunh alleviations as concerted
ictlon mny bring to their sutfor-
Ings."
Turning to .o nutstion of Brit-
ish trade and the offer t of the Ruhr
aocUpation upon It the premier su.il
British ttuttstlos show'il an inciea.
ln the tonnage value of oil ert
and Imports during the firs
monthH of this year as cauiPnrrd
with .182.
"I do not conclude tint England
has profltod by the Ruhr occupa-
tion as I should have wished nnd
as she m'ht have profited it sbv
nau port ny our side in the uuiir
but I have tli right to say that' It
there aro too many unemployed In
England Gonoral Degoulte has
nothing to do with it" he added.
NEFFMUO
INTERFERE
WITH
FRANCE HOPING '
TO FIND A WAY
TO 'SHE FACE
"5
S
FROi BIG FIRE
ONTARIO m PIS VTI2R RESULTS
IN SEVr:N ICNOWN 1)KATH
AND THREE MORE
MISSING.
ARX3
I
RUNTSVILUJ. Ont. Au&. 20
The bodies of SOVCI1 Women. Who
perlsbnd In a flro which destroyed
tho AVawa hotel Itko of ItoyF
early yesterday had Deen recovered '
J"A? l" " A ;' o"' -
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ml.r":Mll.
The dead:
MISS ANNIE TEE. Toronto.
MARJORY BOWIvER aged n
daughter of C. O'. Bowkori general
iianaKn. centmflogion C. N. 1:.
Toronto. . a A
EIEI
101E
EIODE
REIVE
?" V .iVii"0!.l"'""u" "'.;
MRS. BARRATT HnmlUori Ont.
MRS. JAS. AI..EXANPER.
nnfrt
will. linn hiih J'-.liziujeui iviujjiiu.
Cincinnati O. Who wpro guusts at
UuncAn Hamilton OPt. and MIsfl
E. Duncan. Hamilton budly bumed
. .. - . .
""? " " "" "
" "aU blmimon Toronto.
JnjU10U liaci?.
bnJ '" ;" " "'
suss Young. Toronto injury to
Mlsrf Kltti Citrroll NOW York left
a.m fractured apd togs and Ufras
Lnuiscd.
IS
IUIUI
OF D L PAYNE
CANYON Te.xns Aug. 50 After
deliberating seventeen hours a Jury
yesterday returned a vordiet ot man
slaughter ngalpst D. 1a Payne oh
charges of slaying J. Swenza at
Crosbton last May. and fixed pun-
ishment at five years In the peni-
tentiary. Another Indictment Is pending
against Payne for tho kilting of
Maud Rlppey. Sweasn anil Rlppoy
wero shot on the steps of the Cros-
by county courthouse when thoy
appeared to ansAver charges In con-
nection with an assault on Pay no.
9 Ml
liic n) .Swpctt Mtcr.
SWEETWATER. Aug. 20. Plro
of undetermined origin damaged
the Tldwell-Campliell department
store more than ten thousand dol-
lars late Saturday night. The loss
was covered by Insurance.
WEATHER
u.
Sr Department or Agriculture
WEATHSR BUREAU
For Abllehe and vicinity: To-
night nnd Tuesday g perally fair.
Tor liast Texas. To-night and
Tuesday generally fair.
For West Texas: To.nlght part-
ly cloudy warmer In north and
w-?t portion's- Tuesday generally
if'r
Temperatures
Suit. Mqiv
P.M. A.M.
at w
B:07
nra ... r;io
I V 1. T n is. 11:39
Iry tlisrHMNHSter
Avet tlirmomtor
ItolattvB hHmldlty
Uecfces.
KB' 19- 99-
6i 65 If
Zif M 22
YEARS
NCASE
m
r cv i
JsW - 1 71
it TZJ JW 7t
Tyr7JJsa c no 7$
I 3 Y ( 8 8 78
TMi I ? - I 8
3T ?1 8
23- H 79 31
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REVEAL
DETAILS OF BIG
ST. FALL
actki:ss.wivks or rixunt
AXI 3VOH13 TEUi "AIjI. TIIHV
KNOW TO IIKJjP HUSlIANDS.
NEW YOItlv Aug. 20. Louise
McGroody MpOeo ond Kloranco Ely
Fuller broadway musical Comedy
stars wore rovoled hy Unltod
Slates Attorney IlKyward today as
his ncllvo agents la running down
evidence Against tholr husbands
13. M. Fuller and W. l'Vnnk McOco.
principals in tho moit sehsatloni
1 f current buckot shop lirQsoou-
oh.
They nro furnishing testimony
iinl producing witnesses that ai"
nvnluable to tha government's
se" ho said "Thoy nro unfiucs-
.ionably doing it out of loyalty to
their husbands. Thoy boiJovo by
doing this thoy will bo lightening
tho punishment that faces tholr
husbands even though thoy noem
to be Incriminating thorn."
12morglug from tho seclusion in
which they havo hotight refuge
tvor since tho spectacular fall of
tho bucket shop with it $G.QQ0-
000 losses to 4000 Investors Mrs.
McGec and Mrs. Kullor talked to
newspaper me't In thq offices of
their husbands' counsel.
Both lntcrilcmi.'d.
"AH the puhllshod storlos nbout
mo having beoh 'a million doltRr
bride ' wei'Q absurd" begun Mrs.
McOeo. "Prank was In no position
to lavish things on mo. Ahy way
I was satisfied with just him.
"Ho haetv't given mo any of tho
firm's assets olther I'm really a
creditor of J2. M. Fuller and com-
pany! I lost $25.00(1 I invested In
tho firm and $25000 loaned to
jc"" .'
Frank which ho sunk In tho bus-
She pointed out thnt na star of n
musical comedy sh had enjoyed a
weekly nalary of $1S00 for eight
weeks. She was married In Kob-
ruarv J922. Tho following Juno
th.t flrjn rlncr.. 1 11a 1nnrn hn wn
m Paris whon the nevs and a cablo
from Charles Dillingham urging
Uiat. 8ne roach Broadway August
.' roacn llroauyay Auqusp
j l0 U0Rln a new qngngomom.
brought her hunwjnc homo she
eald.
ljcr husband sho found at I.ud
'w stroot Jolt
for cqntompt of
coll In having failed to
JJJ nff ?? " -'
produco
Rscts of hid
Hontonce
for buokotlng nnd slnco has been
"Vr. . " '": "r"zr
M
Tor-.inuicteu ror conspipacy 10 concpni
anu dostroy records and ossein lie.
longing to tho trustoo in bank-
ruptcy. Nntle? of Wncov
'Mrs. McGoo told of her child
hood at Waco Texas hpr teens lit
". . UTm.
Her prosent homo Is
r. ... TV"""
ijii n mouoe
niodost little apartment up
town"
Instoad of returning In an fcl.800
hu1(o on an ocean Hnor she had a
"modest" ono which cost ?eou sue
paid.
Mrs. Fuller a New York girl loft
tho Midnight Frolic six vonrs ago
to becomo Tilrs. Fuller. "Until "this
troublo enmo" she lived in a two
room kltchenetto-bath npartmont
without servants sho said-
Recently she Went to make her
homo with relatives until ler hu.
hand s freed.
"I didn't know about Mr. Ful-
ler's business." sho snld "Onco
he showed me some figures and
laughed. Bayjng 'They've got us
falling for $C0Q00QQ and It's only
$1.800.000 " '
FIVE DIE WHEN
E FELL
INTO ATLANTIC
PENSACOLA. Fla Aug. 20
A lopsopod propeller which cut' off
tho rear portion of the Fuselage
yosterdoy sent flvo occupants of a
commercial seaplane to tholr death
when it crashed Into Santa Rosa
sound near Camp Wnlton Fla.
from a height of 200 feet
Tho piano foil in about 12 foot
of water and Its passengors wero
killed Instantly.
Tho dead are Mrs. Hubert II.
Harper about 35 wife ot a car-
toonist on the Birmingham Ago-
Ifomld Birmingham Ala.; Albert
J. Whltted 30. pilot pf the piano.
St. Petersburg; Frazler Patterson
18 son ot Pensaooln lumberman;
Hugh D. Brown son of a Sylacan-
ga Alo..( banker : Sholby B. Castle
tman 35. traveling salesman; Syla.
caugu Aia.
Their bodies werd rocovorcd.
. Baby Choked by Apple.
BLACKWISLL Okln.. Aug. 20.
A ploco'ot apple lodging In Its wind
pipe caused the death of tho 10
months old child ot Br. and Mrs.
It. V. Barrlck here yesterday. A
'tube Inserted through an Incision
In the throat failed to revive tho
ohild.
i i
Airplanes on AVIng.
LANGLHY FIRLD. Vn. Aug. 20.
Sovonteon Martin bombing plan-
es and' threo Bo Havllaud observa
tion machine took tho air here
this morning to nutk'e their way up
the coast to Bangor. Me. In fight-
ing formation and demonstruto tho
offensive capacity of air planes fly.
I lntr In larse groups.
SEAPLN
EX-SECRETARY MEREDITH
SEEKS DAMAGE FOR AN
ALLEGED LIBEL ON HIM
THREEGAPTURED
i
AT
MACOM On. AUg. 20. City and
county offlclnlri today plan to com-
mence a roundup of all nutqmobilou
not carrying state license tags. In
an effort to got at tho bottom of
tho facts surrounding a fiorios of
floggings which havo taken place
hero In rcont weeks. Itr hoarly
all caBOs avhoro kldnnpors have
bo"rnq away their victims In motor
cars tholr uutomobllos havo carrlod
AFTERKIDNAP1NG
NEGRO
ICON
no uibh. I compensation being in geumg Air
0hoilfffl forces last night cnntur-ijJrooUjinrt on rec0rd undet oath
cd throo alleged kidnapers aivi( "rjio public will now have an
( loggers Whllo In tho net of flogging opportunity to seo how nearly ho
two negroes. Tho automobiles C(m c0fnfl to proving oven on of his
Which wore found near tho sceno many jnouthings."
of thO flogging nnd. said- by offl- Unioklmrt "Careless"
data to have been used by tho flog-1 .Jt futllD to ttrguo Wth a man
gers. .eontnlnod masks a small who j8 80 cnreiess with his stoto
jdedgo liammer. and a ploco of vory mcnt3 as Son(Uor Brookhart." Mr.
honvy wot felt. Ono pf tho cars Merodlth continued recalling 'hat
bo o no Ueenso. I the nonator had declared the slump
Tho capture of tho thrco men rtBrlcultUral prices hnd cost tho
last iilglii. who gavo tholr imrao rormor 0f tho country D2.000.000-
ns H. R. Hudson C. J Hudson and Qna doUur8 or olgnt bjpiojvs mora
J. C. Hudson brothers aro all ro- .. ' ". . un ..
stdonts of East Maoort tro tho first
in tno aueteu iiogfors it vas saiu.
jumped onto tha running board of
Jtoucrt's nutomobllO nnd commit-
ded him to stop. Instead ho In
creased tho speed of his car. When
".... T9 . VrrJ" -u""ocuv" and mysolf was whether tho-Amer-
jlXehBrtVrVT- ntf-1""0" armor's financial condition
.Emory Roberts olio or tho no- h ' tna t ft
W?S Y!pl".. ' 'w.".d. hr. ."c'a ! ?ookhart tlalmn. I pointed out ?a
J ... . 1 .. I.. .In.. A" ..N- m.....
wiin 1. iii) iiiwiuro 01 1110 inu. uuo
iTi-unuu inu nii-Tu 01 is car. wiioiir:;- 1 n . ... 1. ..
the man on tho running board wills-' not''Jt Admits thl8 in his last
ilea Jor jus urothers to join mm ".'.. .ntnnr . iv .f
Roberts illumed hiH rnr into on Slhoo my stntment -wao given out
eiXnkmont. 'c department of agriculture has
Other norsons passing the oeiioinou"? th . . "?'V.t?!. PlL0."
telephoned tho sheriff and tho on -
tiro'clly and county anti.flogglng
Sauau Was rushed out to arnnvpr thn
call.
. -- -r .... -...
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LIKELY TO COME
III TULSA CASE
TULSA Okla. Vuif. 20 ArrcMs
for perjury ln cdnnoctlo.i wltn ln-1
formation given before mllttary
Investigating committee seeking1
porpctrntors of floggings which
havo oocurrcd pear Tulsa durlns
tho last fifteen months woro expec.
ted today as Tulsa entered It sev-
enth day of martial law.
" Simultaneously with Adjutant
tionvrai if. ii warkhamn forcastot
porjury arrests ho npnounedd that
whippings being Investigated num-
ber betwoen fifteen and- twenty
all of whlth occurred In nn! near
Tulsa county- lto did not mention
what floggings tho military com-
mittee has sought to clear up but
nrrests and mop holng held Under
Wild indicate" that ddflnlto ptogross
has been made ln our Instances.
Martial law In Tulsa and in tho
southern part of the county hns
thus fur baon of Jittlo lnconvenl-
onco to cltlsons. Asldo from a
11:30 p.m. military curfow for all
persons not legitimately detained
on stroets between that hour and
0 a. m-"and a cortsorshlP on criti-
cism of state military and city au
thorities. Its effect has" hardly
reached the individual citizen.
As a partial result of the limited
military Influence tho question of
military or civil suprotnacy during
martial law Is approaching a Ideal
ly heralded climax. Military pris
oners havo boen roloased by local
courts and it Is this action which
is bolioved to explain Gonoral Mniv
kham's recent "continued opposl.
tlon" statement. More wrltH of
habeas corpun for othor porsons
detained in tho armory are expec
ted.
FREIGHT RATES
ATTACKED By A
TEXAS SECTION
GREKNA'ILLB Texas. Aug. 20 '
-Organisation was perfected here
today by representatives of North
and Bast Texan chambers of commerce-
and trnffle bureaus to cpm-
hat what was doclurod to be cf-
ions oi uKianomn ArKnnsas anu
Louisiana to Obtain freight rater
which. If put Into oporntion. .would
work hardships ngnfnst Kast and
North Texas.
Marshall On tho southeast. Taris
on the northeast. Dallas and Fort
Worth on tho southwest and Denl-
8on on tho northwest with other
oltJea ombraocd in that territory
were represented at today's meot.
lnp at which resolutions were adop-
ted whereby effort will bo made to
brinjr about a readjustment ot rates
within the area nainodl Another
meeting will bo held at an. early
date.
PEWGARG
DEtf MOINES. Aug. 20. Charge
I Uy Senator Smith W. Brookhart of
'loiva that K T. Meredith white
'occupying ttio offico of secretary
1 of agriculture "sat in tho WnM
street game and helped produce tho
I greatest panic In farm prices In tho
history of agriculture prompted
(Mr. Meredith to Instruct hl nttor-
lneys to file suit against th" sena
tor for libel and damages of thirty
cents Mr. Meredith declared th a
statement to thq Associated Prcsq
today.
Senator Brookhart's chargo mado
In an address nt Radcllffe la last
Wodhosday. Mr Meredith srthl "In-
volved my integrity and honor and
was without basis in fact."
"But few peoplo glvo any cro-
donca to Brookhnrt's statements."
Mr. Meredith declared "and whllo
tho dnmages of Ills statements
might bo more I estimate hla effec-
tiveness at about thirty cents so
I havo instructed my attorneys to
Isuo Mr. Brookhnrt for libel and
damages In this amount tho real
! i.u.tn intu.ti
Brookhart
.. tii r.un iw Jnin.ir!
million dollars mora for his grain
thlt your than last year In splto of
tho slump in tho prico or wneat. i
in?ox V.8.r i.?5 AU n A1'.
S
Mi" i' ..""". x .... o ..
tho American farmer was 15 l
percent bolter off on August 1 titan
ho was a year ago. and 33.2 percehv
hotter off than two years ago on
August 1.
"Tho wnr finance corporation fi-
gures show that tho" farmers of
Iowa whom Brookhart has fancied
woro ruined long ago. borrowed ap-
proximately 124.000000 two yenrs
ago and that $17000.0004 pf that
principal sum with Interest has al-
ready boon roPald. In Nebraska tho
tarmers have nlready ropald elev-
en twelfths of tho money thoy bor-
I Vit.iru.l nltfl In TIllntM. thav h.ivn rn.
paid four fifths of tho money they
boircwcd.
"Can Brookhart convince nny
pno ln tho face of these facts that
the farmer Is ruined when no has
recovered llko this?
"Whllo there Is still plenty of
room for Improvement ln farm
prices and this is said with a tult
understanding of many unfavorable
farm conditions t.ieso figures Indl-
cati that the farmers condition Is
Impravng as I iiaym claimed m-
steaC of tendily growing wore).
"Brookhart. as has nlvay hen
hlfi practice lu hU campaigns at-
tempts to befog tho Issue between
us by claiming that I 'sat in the
wall stroot game and helped pro-
duco tho greatest panic in farm
prices ln tho history Of agricul-
ture.' "He assails my Integrity tfnd hon-
or Id an effort to mlsload and pre-
judice tho farmers.
"His charges are ont only false.
but ltbe.nus and I bellovo it to be
a real service to show tho public
that Brookhart makes many wild
and extravagant statement with
out any basis ln fact."
In his Radcllffo addresn Senator
Brookhart declared Mr. Meredith
as secretary of agriculture was
aware tlult the 'armors wero to be
"deflated."' that he was In a posi-
tion to aid agriculture and to avert
contraction of the prion of agrlcul
tunii Products cut that no failed
t0!io f
Instoad" said tho senator "he
fkt in tho Wall street gamo and
helped produco tho prealest panic
In form prices ln the history of
agriculture"
Senator Brookhart further de-
clared that befuro the "deflation"'
of the farmers took phveo. "the
Wall streeters tho Packers and the
big fellows generally except Henry
Ford were luying lu an ample sup-
ply ot lonK time credit to tide them
over the doflstlon peod.'
WASHINGTON Iowa. Aug. 20
Senator Smith W- Brookhart when
told ut his homo here today that
H. T. Meredith hud announced that
ho was bringing suit against him
declared" 'lot him sue we'll get &
farmers Jury and fight it out.''
POTTER SHERIFF
EXAMINING TRIAL
AMARILLO. Aug. SO. Less Whl-
takor sheriff of Potter county ar-
rested by Texas rangers last week
for alleged complicity in the floe-
King of R T. McDonald railroad
workman. toJay demanded an lm
mediate examining trial.
His attorneys wero in conference
with Dlstriet Attorney Llpyd Flet-
cher this afternoon regarding tho
demand.
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