Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 58, Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1923 Page: 1 of 8
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BROWNWOOD TEXAS FRIDAf DECEMBER 21 1923
VOL. XXIV. NO. 58
END SO
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MEXICAN REBELLION MAY
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ON
m
WBENIESAUTHENTIOITy OF
OOGtlMENTS SHOWING RED PLOT
for Sweopinr Inquiry
HufW Charges Are Being Matured; Further Dis-
clotvres of Alleged Flot Are Expected.
(By Associated Press )
fOSCOW Dec 21. Foreign Minis
ter Tfchitcherin issued a stat-
today denying that the Russian
seriet aovernraent had ever sent any
4cmenta to the American woruers;
rty or had ever had any cornec-
it whatsoever if - such doc-
untects exist the statement declaieu
iey are aorsenes- the authenticity
z waick Ksssia -would like to submit
io axuiLrauioiu
fVAWipiiiVA Dec. 21. Witll A
sweeping study of the Russian ques-
tM r tne senate fore;gn relations
cammXtte In prospect after the hbU
days farther disclosures are expected
& he leiioryj' 4n support of the
S :e ertiniltfs charges of revolu
tionary Serie& propaganda ii the
faked Stales. The contention in some
qaarters favoring-recognition of the.
Raum xovernioeat by the Ignited
States that th.e propaganda for a. pro
Jetarjan revolutionary America ertan-
ates from the communist internal 'en-
sJe and ct fro mthe Soviet govern-
ment. is regarded as merely a cu!b-
Me by the state department wMoh
o!ds that it isimpossJble to 3raw a
line of distinction "between the two.
A resolntloni hrSenator Borah re-
pabtieaa of Tdaho. ursine thepresi-
Ant la extend recoguit on to ihe
Jtrfet jfovernraent w411 orovide tie
f the senate. Ipauiry. SenaHru-
and Senator Korris republican.
mC Cefermaka. charted vesterday that
iimr was so proof of the aliened ac
limiau on the part of the Russian
anthcrkies but Secretary Hughes Is
"said loylcoYraVeir evidence w'th
the a'd of the department of justieoj
mfreir nfe rliwagibUky of Moscow f
for a -movement to underrate ihe
Aaericaa government.
SI Mlllfli OF
vm m socialists
BEWmXP THAT W ASQI'ITH
GOTEKOf EKT W0UJ4) HAVE
.SITFFICIEXT Sn'POKr.
t&y AsjEociated Press.)
LONDON. Dec. 21. Poltical voters
in the aewspapers fho5e avowed aim
at the moment is to avert the estab-
lishment of a socialist admin iPtration
Ja Great UrHafn urge wiin Mcrjiff
freoaency the co-operation of conser-
vatives and liberals in tijP house of
cosubobs and lo that ond and aire to -
prereat another eiectjoa r3rtch fterrancr Aiexanaer oi uanas. tie ai-
feditrre the'labor-soelalipf leaders aftrlbuted his predicament as prob-
detemiaed to call at the first nppsr j ue JcalJW.a the part of
taait 1 Dorothy Ward ot Kmoxville Tenn.
. . Alexande r who is J2 years old
These correspondents rei-reaent toiaml says he is tlie gon of J A aies:
ie pHorc u:at many conservatives
oujywi .m .w-Hulh .-.
eraaent. ? belief whicn is borne ou !
hv statements of some of Ike conei-J
vativtf platform speakr-rs. Th4rc are";
assertions ia the same quarten. Oiai
tke labor-socifll'tt leader? -were much
Impressed by Hrrbert squitirs statp-
en at the national liberal clubs re-
cently that the king was nut obl'ed
e dtesoli'e parliament at the lelicst
of any government and accordingly
are ireakening in their desire to ac-
cede to power.
Sack statemerts. however raanot
be checked until the labor loaders
tkmselTes speak on the sr.iijtfcL They
are expected to kccpfsllent until par-
liars eat jneets. - y- j
THE WEATHER
Loaisiana: tonight and SAturday
closdy; occasional rains; cooler in
sertliwet portion Saturday.
Arkansas: tonight rnm. colder
in rforth and west portions; Satur-
pr wtly cloudy. ran lu extreme
H pcjrtion colder.
Jkkthoma: tonight generally
fair In north and west portions
iwobably rain fh muneast por-
tion colder except In extreme
erth west portion; Saturday gen-
eral y fair and colder in southeast
portion.
East Texas: tonight and Satur-
day unsettled probably rain in
eft and o!b portions; cooler in
north portion 4onlght; cooler Sat-
urday. -West IV-xaa: tonight and Satur-
day partly cloudy somewhat cold-
er Sn et& and west portions to-
sad in southeast portion
by the Senate Into Secretary
MANY KILLED BY
WWi If!
S0N0RHMEXIG0
NEWS OF DISASTER THAT
WRECKED THIiKE TOW.XS
BROUGHT TO liORDtK. .
iBy Associated Press.)
DOUGLAS Ariz. Dec. 21. Gr:ma-
dos. Huasabas and Oputo three towns
in the Sierra Madre moantains of
Sonora Mexico vere destroyed by
an earthquake "Wednesday right ac-
cording to the storv told by courier
who arrived late yesterday at Noca-
iaria a rail head approximately 7-1
miles south of the inter natonal
Doundarj'.
The courier had ridden nil Wed
nesday night and all. day yesterday
o'er the mountains which lie between
the three towns and the railroad. As
he arrived exhausted he told an in-
conerent story of bow adobe houses
had been tumbled about the heads of
ihe inhabitants. "Many many dead"
were the -word? ho used m describ
ing thercxtcnf of thciesualties.
His .appcit ior loofu - -tents ana
biahekts fpr.fthe" homeless waj. for-
warded to President Burazo of Agua
Prfela across tlie border troni Doug-
las. The president anr.oui'Ced thaU
supplies would be shipped by rail to
Nacozari and would be taken by stage
thi mmniniior rtf tlia AhiV.
Granados. Hnasebas and Opato aret
ntinrovitrrt1 ju ilAs c-niit! nf X-n-
the three towns is olaccd iit ".W)0.
IN UHICAGO 0!i
II CHARGE OF BIGAMY
AMHTS -803! E KINO OF CERE-
XOXY" WITH GIRL LimG IX
KXOXVILLE TENX.
. By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO Dec. 21. W. H. Alex-
ander a Dallas Texas salesman
held here today on instructions from
Patrick Richards assistant district
attorney in Dallas who said Alex-
ander had eben indicted on a bigamy
charge. Insisted today that he had
only one wife Mrs. Gladys .Myrtle
aadert a yeal. estate dealer of. .TeXji'
arnana iirK was tanen inio cusiouy
todav nt a hotol.
""Some .Kind of Ceremony.
After asserting that he was not
married to Dorothy Ward he explain
ed that that young woman really was
Lena Bernard daughter of Rev. John
E. Bernard of "Knoxville and that her
father had "performed some kind of
a ceremony over them. He insist;
ed he was not wedded to Dorothy
or Lena. He explained that the "Dor-
othy Ward 'was the wife of a vaude-
ville actor of the name of Ward. .
Alexander who is 22 years old
a long distance telephone conversa-
tion -he had with his wife in Dallas.
He said he had asked her to join
him in Chicago for Christmas. They
had been married after a rapid court-
ship of three days he said. After
being taken into custody he again
telephoned his wife and she told him
he said that she had received a tele-
gram from Dorothy Ward of Knox-
ville alleging that Alexander had
been married to her.
"Then daddy made the complaint
against you and they indicted you "
Mrs. Gladys Alexander was salt! to
have told her husband.
"There Is just a misunderstand-
ing" Alexander said later. "I am
not married to Dorothy Ward. I knew
he r for a number of years In Ivnox-
ville. She Is probably jealius over
my marriage to Gladys."
FORGED PAYCHECK CASHED.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO Dec. 21. Jack McDon-
ald once an I. W. W. member with
his wife and another man were seiz-
ed by the police today in connection
with the operations of a band which is
said to have printed' counterfeit pay
checks purporting to have been issued
by the Pennsylvania railroad to the
amount of $100000 and to have cash-
ed many of them.
HELD
DENSE THRONG IN COURT H0USE TO
HEAR VERDJCT EXPECTED JO COME
ALMOST ANY MOMENT OF' THE DAT
(By Associated Press)
TLANTA Ga. Dec. 21. -Hundrede
of persons were in the court room
and in corridors of tbe court building
today awaiting a verdict in the case
of Philip E. Fox former Ku Kfux Klar
editqr charged with the murder of
William S. Coburn a klan attorney.
The case went to the jury late last
night but it is understood delibera
tions were not started until early to
day.
Fox was brought from the jail un
der heavy guard and closely guarded
m a room on a upper floor of the court
building. He will jiot be brought into
the court room until a verdict is
reached it was stated. .
Wben court reconvened at 9 o'clock
all exhibits placed in. evidence by both
sides were carried to the jury room.
These included the pistol used by the
defendant when he shot Coburn the
clothing worn by the attorney at the
time he was shot showing an alleged
bullet hole in the back cf the coat and
a long biadeti knife taken ircm Fox
after he was arrested.
Jury Goes 1ft Lunch.
At noon the jury was informed to
prepare for lunch the-"bailiffs being
instructed to take "the jurors to a hatel
at 12:15 p. m. It was not known at
noon how the balloting on the ver-;
diet stood.
Fox was taken back to the- tower.
the Fulton .county orison for lunch
and he will remain there until a ver-j
diet has. been reached it was 'stated.
It is 'understood- from a reliable
source that the defense attempted toj
waive' the rights of Fox to be in the
court room when the verdict is re-
turned. 'Judge Howard is said to have
ruled thathe Tvould nBjfglgn. the order
unless fit was agreeable .with the pros-
ecution. Fox to Jlcnr Verdict.
"When the verdict is read Fox will
e uus court room 10 iiear u
was
the remark of a person closely asso-
remurK ot person uiusciy
f with the prosecution in con
firming the report that Fox's counsel J
hajf sought such an order.
Solicitor General John A. Boykin
J would not discuss the issue with news
paper men.
The jurors filed out of their loom
at 12:15 p. m. and it was announced
by court officials that they would not
start deliberating again until l:-'.0
p. m.
The jury returned to the court
building at 1:10 p. m. ' The juro'-s.
heavily guarded by bailiffs entered
tne building through a privutv
n
trance into the basement au-l were thnt tnft casiei Joseph Scarr con-
wlusked up to their room in nn ele- fm?cl that he was short ?n his act
vator. count3 and returned $34000. but that
The issue of insanity brought into the exact shortage has not been as-
the case in the early stages of the certafned.
trial virtually was the principal mat- -The capital of the bank . is given
ter.bcfore the jury. Judge-GH. Mow- as $200000 and the surplus as $100-
ard presiding at the trial stressed tho 000.
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rules of court relating to the' testi
mony of .witnesses regarding the san
ity or insanity of a defendant. '
The conclusion of the arguments
last night marked the end of?one-.of
the bitterest legal battles in the an-
nals of southern criminal court 'pro-
cedure. Argument Concluded.
Solicitor John A. Boylcini heading
the staif of at torneys for tile .prosecu-
tion coinniete the closing argumeat
shortly-after ten o'clock last night.
Judge Howard began his charge to
the jury immediately. The. case' case
ws given to the jury nt 10:24' o'clock:
Judge Howard announced tbat-in the
event the jury reached a- verdict dur-
ing the night he would not receive--it i
unui it ocioun uiik morning mere
was considerable speculation as to the
length of timo-the jury would j take in
reaching a decision it it agrees. It
was considered unlikely by court at-
taches and newspaper men (hat any
announcement would be forthcoming
before late this afternoon..
i'our Possibilities i
There are four possible outcomes:
A verdict or guilty which; provides
hanging; a verdict of guilty with rec-
ommendation fcr mercy wiiich auto
matically fixes the penaltjvat life im
prisonment; an acquittal ana a mis-
trial. Great interest has been manifest. in
the case. There was scarcely a min-
ute during the time court Was in ses-
sion that a seat Avas -available in the
court room. Last night with the end
of the trial in stent it was estimated
that nearly 3000 persons were crowd
ed in the court room ind In the.corri-dors-oC
the courLhoJS.- r
-Interest had not abated this morn-
ing and many were present to await
the jury's decision.
Chippewa Bank in
4.
St Louis Closes :
Account Shortage
(By Associated Press.)
ST. LOUIS Dec. 21. The Chippe-
wa Bank in the southern part of tho
City closed today and a report reach-
ed prosecuting officials that the short-
ace may reach $500000; Gottlieb Ever-
niann.. nroaident. issued a statement
THEFUN IS ABOUT TO BEGIN
REBEL WOUNDED
ft HOSPITALS 111
HIT OF HEJOG
JIH'l'OJMTO VILLA A (i A 1 X
FE.VLTV TO PKESI-
s 3EXT OBKEtiOX.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN ANTONIO pec. 2t The first
cars of wounded soldiers from thd
battle fields of San Marcos Pueblo
nave readied the City of .Mexico and
haVc been placed Jn the military hos
pitals ior treatment according to ad
vices-received here 'froriiMexlco City
y i;no express the wounded men
include both federal and rebel sbl-
mem ? the flatter said to have been
I abandoned on the battle fiplrf hv
their comrades wben the rebels with-
drew atterbrisk advance action. The
number' of wounded was not given;
In conformity with orders to ma-
neuver ad as to attract the main relel
force in Vera Cfuz towards the foot
of the Puebln mountains for an en-
gagement the federal troops have
continued their march toward Hua-
mantla state of Tlaxcala the advices
said. Estradistas have executed the
members of the Agrarian commission
at Jamal Jalisco according to brief
dispatches from that state reaching
the capital the advices to the Express
said.
Villa Willi Obrcgon.
Ilippollto Villn. brother of. the late
Francisco Villa again tis reported la
have' appeared heforo Obregon and
deolaroflh)s:fcalh'toithD federal Gov
ernment IlaciendaGRnutillo Fran-
hundred of the picked troops of flie
former general are employed was re-
ported by Illppolftb to be quiet and
peaceful.
General Hurtado has recaptured
Tepic capital of Nayarit the advices
state. The city previously had been
reported to be in rebel hands.
General Fructuosc Mcnde was kill-
ed by sodiers who were taking him to
Pachuca for trial when he "tried to
escape." General Francisco .Maguica
also has. fallen a ' yicStni of. the Ley
de Fiiga' according to the reporL
OIL TANKS RURXEO.
(By Associated Press.)
GALVESTON Dec. 21. One tank at
.the Humble Oil Company's farm at
League City which was struck by
lightning last night was still burn
ing today. Employes of. the company
were confining their efforts to keep
the fire fro mspreading. The burlng
tank has. a capacity of: 55.000 barrels.
Two -tanks were struck by lightning
but only one caught fire.
GENERAL SANCHEZ IN GONFEKI
WITH REBEL LEADERS TO Ei IB
Military Situation Apparently at a Standstill With Few Skir-
mishes Reported; Federal Troops Have Been Push-
ing Rebels Backward Toward Vera Cruz.
OiESNl
US PRESENT '
OF COMMITTEE
AMERICAN BANKER DKCLIXES TO
COMMENT OX REPORTED
ACTION AT PARIS.
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS DeCi 21. The reparation
commission this morning decided to
OfTer to Charles G. Dawe3 of the Unit-
ed States presidency of the committee
which is to examine German finances.
An American thus will head the
principal expert committee to be nam-
ed for" the investigation of Germany's
resources and financial situation.
The teparatlon commission found it
necessary to postpone issuing its invi-
tations to the other delegates on the
committees aside from the Americans
but in view or the need of gaining
time to permit the representatives
from the United States to arrive 'with-
out delay tho names of General DaVes
and Owen D. Young of Now York
were approved and -instructions iveu
that formal invitations be sent them.
-it was tne unanimous decisionot
Reclines Comment.
Chicago Dec. 21. Brigadier Gen-
eral Charles G. Dawes refused tfc
comment early today when informed
by the Associated Press at his home
In Evanston. North Shore suburb
that he had been decided on by the
reparations commission to head thc
committee to examine German fin-
ances. ' '
"Thank you very much but I have
nothing to say" said General. Dawes
General Dawes Is regarded byChls
friends as singularly well equipped
for the proposed duties both through t
his financial experience' arid a as
o ..kh
tw is ine iounucr oi aim long uas
.
been head of one of Chicago's largest
banking institutions in 191T-1S) he
served in France most of the time
as chairman of the general purchas-
ing board wnich handled supplies for
the American forces.
He was the first director oLthe
budget tinder President Harding a
saving to the government of between
250000000 and $300000000 being
credited to the operation of the budget
bureau under his guidance.
EDUCATION GIH
Off PROHIBITION TO BE
LAUNCHED IN COLLEGES
SPEAKERS 'WIIX APPEAR BEFORE
STUDENTS OF EVERY COL-
LEGE IX THE STATE.
(By Associated Press)
AUSTIN.' Texas. D6c. 21. Au at-
tempt to edubaic the vouth of Texas
on temperance and nmlnlutior will
b0 undertaken in the colleges and
schools of the state shortly after the
new year. Dr. Attfcus Web!- statq
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League announced here today.
The proposed cducatiomi.1 cam-
paign will start with a sjrle3 of
three lectures ono on respect for
law one on total abstinence and the
third on national prohibition in ev-
ery college in the state.
At the close of the series n state-
wide essay contest -will bt- started
among the students to 'the winner
i.f 1 ...ill At Art . . x -
wiuui wm ko u tuu flaw i qv sain
ether suitable prize1.
Tho object of the. campaign Dr.
Webb said is to increase respect for
the national prohibition law.
While here today Dr. W)t con-
ferred with Attorney General Keel-
ing and State Comptroller Smith in
refercnViO to reported misnae of " li-
quor permits by physicians.
XO EOOL LIKE AX OLD ONK.
(By Associated Press.)
RIVERSIDE Calif. Dec 21. .Mrs.
Millie Kitchihg. SO has filed suit In
Uie superior court hero for separate
maintenance against her ntwband
Auratt Caieaar Kitching. also SO on
th yreiHl that h Ut dquaAdwiaa- his.
.tberenaration cojnmfsjsion TtbaC Hiel
presidency or the leading expertcom
ony oa "a younger woman."
(By Associated Press)
INDICATIONS that tho rebellion in
Mexico has entered a less belliger-
ent phase are given in news dispatch
ea from Vera Cruz where the rebels
maintain their headquarters.
General Guadalup? Sanchez fhier
military supporter of Adolfo de:la
Huerta is reported to have gorieto
Esperanza. in the fighting zone f to
confer with the other rebel leadersiih
Pnetla and Oaxaca'on a plan for ter-
minating the conflict. He was accom-
panied by a civilian representativefof
de la Huerta. $
The military situation apparcnlly
retnalns stationary with ao troop
movements of hnportance. President
Obregon is reported to have ordered
suspension of recruiting on behallfdf
the federals deeming the: government
forces sufficient to' cope with the -tip-rising.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. Tbe in-
tention or the revolutionary govern-
ment in Mexico to "repudiate for 'a.Vt
time" any advance on recount of bir
taxes obtained by the Obregon govern-
ment from oil operators in Mexico
was reiterated in a telegram from
Adolfo de la Huerta head of the re-
volutionary movement sent from
Vera Cruz. December 20 to MarTla
Luis Guzman representative of the
Vera Cruz regime in this couuUy. ;
Charge Sumroerlin telegraphing
yesterday from Mexico Cty.-ad viled-
the state department that tho 'Mexi
can revolutionary forces have1
that the XlLtrodDS.wVrViIraae-
I'tiebla. ' .
A dispatch from the. merican com-
sul rejif esenrative aV Cbihuahaa- aitoV
sent undjer yesterday's -late said- Ujat
Manuel Chao. witli fifty men attack-
ed and captured a train on the Parral
nd Durango railway AVednesday aft-
ernoon. The incident. wasv said tou
Jiave been the first rebel outbreak im
the Chilmahua district;
Governor Ignacio Enriquez. the
consul said would reduest thet-Si-
huahua log'slature to grant hhrit'a
three m6ntli5 leavejof absence- so th"t
lie mi ht rccateannjr 5?rvrcc an:l
' nym.x tLn ViLa
n U Chihaahaa
imlitarv zone.
Foreign owned property in the
Puerto. Mexico district was' al5. In
consular advices from Vera Cruz
dated December 20. to be "in no
special danger."
SAN ANTONIO. Dec. 2L Reports
frdm Mexico City todaVjreceived here
by tho Light indicate that a battle for
the -possession of . Pucb'Ia a rebcl
stronghold is in progress.
The advices state that federal for-
fces arP leaving the states of Tainan
lipas and San. Luis Potosi for Mcv.Ic
City as it is believed the rebels will
attack tho capital should thev win
at Puebla.
De la Huerta forces uuder Vinccutc
Segura governor of the stat of Hi-
dalgo under Carranza;- are reported
to have takon Pachuca capital of
Hidailgo and to be holding tto city.
IttEXICO CITV. via Laredo Junc-
tion Dec 21. Federal forces unde-
Gehcral Eugenic Martina: are stIH
advancing: in Use vicinity of Esporaa-
za and Oriental "forcing back the
enemy who are tearing up rails-In
their retread to delay progress of-the
government troops according to an
official war department bulletin 'is-
sued todav.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 21. United
States District Attorney L. K. Burns
announced today ho Intended to ef-
fect .the arrest of a group of Ameri-
cans and Mexicans who have licen
attempting to smuercW arnu and am-
munition to tho revolutionists .in
Mexico. Mr. Burns declined to go in
details nor would he intimate" $5
Identity those concerned.
ATFivfrn riTV. Dec. 2P-S6ecial
disnatclies from PUebta estate that
i
vesterdar evening forces under- Gon
eral Andrew Almazan loyalist' were
unsuccessful in an attempt to capture
that city.
Hearing on Motion to
Quash Iridictment in
Walton Cac TXtnT
(By Associated Press.)
OKLAHOMA. CITY Dec. 21. Hear-
ing on a motion to Quash indicts eats
pending against J. C. Walton foragr
governor in stale district court wtm
continued today nmtil December 27.
Both sides agreed to the delay imvkw
of a mandamus actiea ia UU eriMl-
nal court of apnea! ebeal4 fay-
morraw; at which WaMpm wtli ateapk
to dlMttalify Judae.Gaona W.
front participar In. the eaae.
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