Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 14, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 30, 1923 Page: 1 of 6
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BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
THE WEATHER
TONIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY MUCn
COLDER. WITH (OLD WAYE
TE.M PL'RA'ITRE OF $8 TO 56;
WEDNESDAY GENERALLY PAIR.
TRUST men and they will be
true to you; treat them gent-
ly and they will show them-
selves 'great. Emerson.
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SIX PAGES TODAY
BROWNWOOD TEXAS TUESDAY OCTOBER 30 1923
VOL. XXIV. NO. 14
mlYlnlr! 1 uh A lull IS
UUIIIIU I U II LI I 11 III 1 1 IILIIIUUI p ; ' TTT
OF FARMERS IS
3C0TEMENT OF COTTOX CROP PUTS
BIG TOMTMB OF CASH
INTO CHANNELS.
(By Associated Press.)
DALLAS. Oct 30. Greatly increas
ed purchasing power on the part of
the cotton farmer is noted as the out
standing feature in the review of bus
iness and industrial condition for the
month ending October 15 in the Elev
enth Federal Reserve Bank district.
The report of the Dallas federal .re-
i perve hank states the developments
affecting the cotton farmer have ov-
ershadowed all others in the month.
"Bank deposits have increased heav-
ily" the report says. "Loans have
been liquidated at a rapid rate col-
lections on book credit have been the
"best in several years! and the circu-
lation media have risen to Uie highest
liolnt reached in more than two years.
Federal Reserve Bank" loans between
September 1 and October 13 reflected
a net decline of $25100620.81 and
Federal reserve notes in circulation
stood at $5922.855 an thc latter date.
Charges to depositors' accounts in-
creased 21 per cent in September as-
compared ti the previous month and!
were only 3 per cent less than those I
of September 1920. The Federal Re-
serve Bank as well as many member.
banks has turned to the open market
.as a medium for the investment of us
idle funds.
Merchandise Demand.
"The large returns from roiton and
the high wages paid the laborers for
gathering the crop have been further
reflected in the broadening demand
or merchandise at both wholesale and
"retail. Department stores sales for
September were -13 ner cen in exceF
of August sales and four of the re-
porting lines of wholesale trade show-f
ed substantially-Jarger volumes 01 ;
business than for the previous month. 1
Despite the heavy consumer demand
merchants show no general departure
from -the policy of limiting commit-
ments to well defined needs. It isj
significant to note that this policy con-.
tinues to-receive the encouragement J
of the -wholesalers themselves who
are no doubt influenced to ?ome de-.
gree by the current statistics on c-O.n-;
mercial failures which continue com- j
paratively beaiy. " j
Lumber and Oil. j
"Lumber mill orders :a the iis-
trict's pine mill. wore above normal
production in September for tho first
time since January of this year. The
September construction activity as
evidenced by the building permit val-
uation at the larger cities was well
maintained.
"Oil nroduction in this district
Yeached an almost record-breaking j
volume during September in the face
of a steadily declining market. This
together with the price competition
among the major refineries companies!
MUCH LARGER
has resulted in gasoline being sold at! trip js not madfe public. A hearing on i
an exceptionally low level. (the request of Peddy that receivers'
"The recent heavy rainfall in this! uc appointed for the ballot boxes and!
district has been helpful to the Hve-j election returns in the election was!
stock industry and to some extent to scheduled in federal court at Amarillo j
agriculture. Abundant stock' water rexas. t'odav.
and pasturage have been assured for
winter ranges and this improvement
'in physical conditions coming a.t a
time when th.e financial situation of
the cattle men is heing fortified by the
functioning of the Federal. Intermedi-
ate Credit Bank will accelerate' the
recovery of the livestock industry."
STATE PRISONERS TO
BE
S
PHYSICIANS WILL INSPECT PRIS-
ONERS AD INQUIRE INTO
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
(By Associated Press.)
AUSTIN' Oct. 30. Physical exarai
nation of the prisoners in the stae
penitentiary and on prison farms will
be undertaken by the prison survey
commission early "in November according-to
member of tne survey
commission.
The comm'ssion will endeavor to
have physicians examine r.nd record
all diseases and defects and the gen-
eral condition of the prisoners. The
commission soon will begin a tour of
inspect'on of the housing labor and
educational conditions
FORT 1Y0RTH MAX KILLED. 4
By Associated Press)
FORT WORTH OcL 30f G. G. Pick
ett 45 of Fort Worth was killed In.
a pistol duel at the farm home of E.
Williams near Oklaunlo'n today ac-
cording to officers. Williams surren-
dered to Sheriff Frink Edmondson.
III
PHYSICAL
EXAMINATIONS
NET GAIN IS SHOWN BY REASON'
OF CONTRIBl'TIONS FR03I
BUSINESS PEOPLE.
Operat'ng without canital. and es-
tablished after two months of work
the Browa County Fair for 1921
made a net gain of $1278.47. accord-
ing to t.ic report of the auditor who
has just completed an audit of the.
books of th6 Fair. This gain is rep-
resented bv cash balances in banks
and assets on hand and was 'made
possible by contribution from Brown-
wood business men totalling $21S0.50.
The itemized statement of receipts
cf the Fair includes tho following
items; Advertising space sold in fair
catalogue. $t9."i.20: v booth space
donations. $2.1SO"0: booth space
sold. $4S9.90; concessions sold $495;
admissions to grounds $'5l"S.3r; ad
missions to rodeo $391.19; sale of
car 1175.00; making total receipts of
S7.3S5.14.
The disbursements totalled $6495 -
and included the manager's sal-1
ary. traveling expenses rentals en
tertainment police labor insurance
taxes lights and cqu'pment refunds
lumber and -materials light automo
bile prizes and nremiums. Of the lat
ter item the home economics prem
lj
iums totalled S194.00; agriculture.
$437.30; pou'try $172.30; livestock h
$636.20; pecan exhibit $62.00. Tlie
advertising and jtainns expenses to-
talled $734.22.
The figures quoted above summarize
the activities of the fair from a linau-
c al standpoint. The net gain shown
will be available as a "nest-egg" for
the 1924 exhibit and is regarded as a
clear indication of the uossibilit'es of
a greater fair operated under the di-
rect'an of a capitalized Fair Assocu-
won.
.
MAYFIELD GALLED TO
WASHINGTON. LEAVES
STATE CAPITAL TODAY
purpose of tkip is not made
PUBLIC BY r.KTTEK FROM i
SEN ATOR-ELECT. j
(By Associated Press.) J
WAX AH ACH I E. Oct 30. United i
States Senator-elect Earle B. May-
field who is involved in an election j
contest filed in tiie .Senate by George
Peddy. unsuccessful candidate at last !
year s election win leave Austin o
jay for Washington according to a
letter received from Mayfield by W.
A. Roberts a friend here.
Mayfield was called to Washington
tne letter said but the purpose of the
(By Associated Press.)
WICHITA FALLS Oct.. 8L
The thermometer registered a
drop from .S to 42 decrees here
over night accompanied by three-
tenths of an Inch of rainfall.
DEN'LSON" Oct. :(). Denison got
Its first grip of winter today
with the thermometer dropping
2.4 degrees in seven hours. A stiff
norther Is blowing.
NORFOLK Nejj Oct. HO. The
lowest October "temperature re-
corded here In twenty-seven years
prevailed today tner the northern
portion of Nebraska with from
three to six inches of snow on the
ground. The minimum tempera-
ture here last night wus (5 above
zero
FORT WORTH Oct. 30. Trees
and growing crops In many parts
of West Texas arc covered with
lceltoduy following a steady rain
yesterduy and frcezlug wrtathcr
.today. The damage Is expected
lb be heavy. The cold wave Is
fliie of the earliest on record.
COLD WAVE
The weather forecast for Brown-
wood and vicinity Is partly cloudy
with iv eolil wave and 'tcmpr '
Hires ranging from 28 to jV' .
grecs. It is the coldest j''
of-lhe winter thus far In' v
: s
FOUR
. Mar
members of the "Old Groj
are nana from Brownwood
who were caught in a San Fraucisco
cafeteria by one of the thousands of
photographers who trailed the Texans
from the moment they landed in the
Golden Gate City. Reading from left;
to right- Lec Lackv of Cameron. Miss
Rnhv Lathem. snonsor. of Brownwood. -
Jack Minton of Paris and D. D. "Siim";"i cafeteria where the little group of i
Melnroe of Brownwood. fexnns had gathered for a light lunch. I
Mr. Melnroe a-ys that ewiwhere 1 A staff photographer for one of tin-1
he went in San Francisco he was pes- San Francisco papers appioached'
American
Goes to France to
Attend Conference
(By Associated Pre?s
MEW
Boo
york Oct. an. - Willi-
Hootlt. president of (he Inter
national Chamber of CummerM
and president of the Guaranty
Trust Company Milled today for
Paris to arrange tor a conference
of delegates from thirt) -eight na-
tions to make recommendation-
regarding the proposed repara-
tions discussions as advocated by
Secretary of Stale Hmrhis.
llooth was iipsitiint In discuss-
ing the session nhich is to begin
November 12 but il as reported
that his trip concerns the selec-
tion of the coiiiiiiitlee of field ex-
perts who under Secretary
Hughes' plan nouIi! pass mi the
amount (ieimany might be expect-
ed to pay.
"I think it will be a tery Im-
portant session." wis all that Mr.
.Booth would say of the Paris con-
ference. IT ISN'T
"SUM" LOOKS PLEASANT FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER
tered by picture makers. ' They'd
just reach up as high as they could
and punch mc jil the ribs and say
'Say Mister would you mind to po.se
for a picture?'" says "Slim" adding
that he got so he would come to at-
tention and put on a smile every time
him. The picture noove was made in
Banker
(.'real Britain hn accepted the
terms specified by Premier Poln-
care for the conference of experts
to consider the reparations ques-
tion. The American gowrnment uill
be acquainted uitli .the nilliug-
ness of all countries concerned in
the repartitions problem to partic-
ipate In the conference and will
lie nskcil Immediately to designate
its members if the committee of
experts.
CADET 1 L 1. If KILL!. P. "
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' 1 - ' the motion to make the injunction per-
. (By Astoria ted Press. I jraanent.
SAX ANTONIO. Oct 30. Cadet frj liit field charged in his petition
w Uardicc Ruchlng 22. of Shawnee. I (jiat he was served with copies of
Oklahoma was instantly kiUM . charge preferred by IL w! Evans im-
when the. p'ane in which he was "jperial wizard and four other mem--
Hying crashed near Kelly Field t burs of the klan. The charges he
today. !said. alleged that he had violated his
-it oath of allegiance to the klan.
WHAT YOU SAVE IT'S WHAT YOU KEEP
ihrm with a ery polite request for a
itktdre.- and just to please him the
iJray Mare Band members looked un-
usually pleasant. The picture . came
to Tiie Bulletin the regular course of
events being distributed by the N. E.
AService to this newspaper and hun-
dreds' of others throughout the coun-
tiy. It is Just one of hundreds of
p cttire of the urownwood deiega-
tion which have found their way into
.the nation's press jus a result of the
trip of (he Brownwood Band to San
Francisco.
Di TIL OF
FORMER MEMBER
11 V ( II K(.i:i WITH VIOLATING
OV J II OF U.LEGIANTE CITED
BY KI.ONCILIFM.
(By Associated Press.)
ATLANTA Oc t. 30.-A. S. Whitfield
of Chattanooga. a former member of
the Ku Klux Klan in Oeonrhi- seemed
4 I VH -lit H . Mill ui. iiijiiiv.iiuii itut V
today from Judge John Humphries to
prevent the imperial kloncilium of the
order from placing him on trial at the
imnerial nalace. The court set No
winner ? as the datn for n hnnrine nn
WED
OUTSTANDING FIGURE IN POLITICS
GREAT BRITAIN FOR MMIARS
Retired from Premiership Last May on Account of 111 Health
After Succeeding Lloyd George; Business Methods
Employed in Administration of Affairs.
BASTROP CASE
BROUGHT INTO
KL1 REARING
FORMER
KLAN'
IWKSTIOVLOR SAYS
INYESTIOATOR TOLD
HIM OF DOUBLE MURDERS.
(By Associated Press.)
ATLANTA Oct. 30. An assertion
that J. J. Bracewell. Ku KIuv Klan in-
vestigator told him when he ttent to
Bastrop. Louisiana to Investigate the
disappearance of two men there
there was no use Xor him to go
there that the two bodies found in the
the lake bad been tied on logging cart
wheels and rolled down hill and that
was what crushed the head off the two
bodies was included in a deposition
made by S. N. Littlejohn and read at
today's hearing in the court suit of
E. M. Rlttcnhoiise and others for re-
ceivership forTrTtTknishts of the ICu
Klux Klan.
Littlejohn said he was employed at
the time as an investigator for the
klan.
Charges Against Eitins.
An affidavit was submitted by attor-
neys for the Rittenhouse faction from
E. J. Jones described as cashier of
the klan which charged alleged Ir-
regularities on the part of high im-
perial officers of the organization
The affidavit declared at the begin-
ning of his term as imperial wizard
Dr. H. W. Evans told him (Jones) that
he (Dr. Evsyis) "expected to make at.
least Jioo.oon out of the klan while he
was an omcer and did not tnmk he
could last more than twelve months."
The affidavit also declared that N.
X. Furney. described a3 treasurer of
the klan had stated that the books of
Hie order were "in such bad order'
j
tat u m not lhint an aHt wofd
yr fe" P'wslble"
J"rs- 11 1is affidavit chai-ged that
I)r - Evans. Paul S Etheridge a)ld F. L.
Savage the latter at that time heart oi
the klan investigation bureau went to
Chicago last spring to take part in the
city election there. Large sums he
.said were charged as expenses. attor-Jo.t
neys fes and ror investigation. t-x- Lloyd George last of the famous war
penses for working in an election are preniiers and of the "Big Four" ' at
barred under the constitution of the Versailles to step down from office
klan. he said but there were items en-r Donar Law had distinguished him-
tered on the books totalling $77000 pej Rve vpars before as the man who
for attorneys' fees and $4i.nno for In-"refused a king's offer to make him
vestigation.
OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE
BELIEVE WIFE MED VXD HI'S-
BAN D CODiITTEI SI ICIDU
F.ROM LONELINESS.
(By Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Oct. :0. Pend-
ing a post mortem examination to de-
termine the cause of the deaths of
Willis Robinson 72 a loau broker and
his wife Lillian. 70 the police today-
are inclined to the belief that the wife
died from natural causes and that
Robinson took his own life rather
than be left alone.
The belief that the couplo had been
killed by robbers was discarded by the
police when they found all the -windows
and doors locked.
Woman Finds Her
Relatives After
Years By Herself
(By Associated Press.)
DEXISON Oct. 30. After many-
years of thinking she bad no liv-
ing relatives Mrs. Ida Dautry
Hendilck of Denison has located
hdr father sisters and brothers in
Florida and Is now at Gainesville
Florida visiting some of the rela-
tives. After discovering the where-
abouts of her relatives and. before
getting ta se2 her father that
member ofj her family died.. She
"wn3adopted by a Baptist mlhlbTer
while a baby. j 5 .:
WEST T G
T
LOAN
BROKER
AND WIFE
(By Associated Press)
T OXDOX OcL 30. Andrew Bonar
"Law for seven months prime mln-
later of Great Britain' died in London!
at 3 o'clock this morning. He re-A
signed the premiership last May 20th -because
of a throat malady which for
a long time had troubled him.
Ten days ago he returned to London
from Brighton after a sojourn of sev-
eral weeks and his physicians issued
a statement to the effect that he had
contracted a severe chill. The public
did not suspect that the end was so
near until they read in the morning
newspapers that he had contracted
septic pneumonia and his condition
gave rise to considerable anxiety.
His daughter the only near rela-
tive left in England was with him
during the last days of his illness.
An official bulletin issued by the
physicians who attended the former
premier read as follows: "Mr. Bonar
Law died at 3 o'clock following an
acute attack of septic pneumonia."
Tribute by Baldwin.
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin who
succeeded Bonar Law to the premier-
ship paid the-following tribute to the
dead statesman:
"For him 1 am thankful that he
has been spared further suffering; for
his friends .the loss is irreparable.
The. country will not forget that lie
sacrificed his life in her service."
Lloyd George .YdtllRaT
Philadelphia. Oct 30. Word of the
death of Bopar Law was received with
deep; regret oy uayia. woya ueorge
upon his arrival here today. News of
the passing away of the British states
man was kept from Lloyd .George by
his associates until he had finished
his breakfast. He then dispatched a
message fo the daughter of the late
i premier.
Bioirraphieal.
Andrew Bonar Law one of the most
powerful figures in political. Europe
preceding during and immediately
following the World War
Prime Minister of England
became
October
1022. upon the resignation of JOavid
I Prime Minister. As leader of the Con-
f servatives. the largest single party in
the House of Commons he was sum-
f moned by King George to form a cab-
inet late in 191C after Lloyd George
' then Minister or Munitions had forc-
! cd an Issue with Premier Asqulth and
brought about the latter's reslgna-
1 tion. The political colleagues of As-
I quith. however declined to promise
i adhesion and believing that a coail-
' tion government was essential for th
successful -prosecution of the war.
Bonar Law refused the honor. Lloyd
George and his famous war tabinet
was the result.
Often called the "Roosevelt of Eng-
land" because of his tremendous fol- "-
lowing from all parties and all walks- V
of life Bonar Law became Chancellor j ;.
of the Exchequer under the newpre-
mier and fought side by side with the
"Little Welsh Giant" until the spring
of 1921. when he was forced to retire
because of ill health.
Defeated Lloyd George.
Although always a champion of the
man he had virtually made premier. ' -Bonar
Law remained with his party
when the Conservatives in 1922 met
and decided to withhold support from
the Coalition government which it
was felt had outlived the emergency
for which It was created. Despite his
failing health he was considered the
logical successor to Lloyd George and
when the king again invited him to
form a ministry he. found no words
behind which to couch a refusal.
He managed to conduct the affairs
of his strenuods offiqe for seven
months before it became publicly
known that his health again had
broken down. Late in May 1923. tit.
was announced that the Premier wis
suffering from a serious throat affec-
tion and that his retirement was im-
minent. A few days later his formal
resignation was filed wiUi. the king
and Stanley- Baldwin Chancellor of m v
the Exchcqufci was named to suc-
ceed him. f ?
In contrast to the epochal period.
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