Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 113, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 25, 1922 Page: 1 of 6
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BROWNWOOB
THE WEATHER
Tfltie name you are bom with
doesn't count like the name
you mike for yourself. !
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR
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BROWNWOOP TEXAS SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 1922
VOL. XXII. NO. J 13
4-POWER PACT FAVORABLY
REPORTED
FRENO
MEETS DEAT
WITH ACCUSTOMED INDIFFERENCE
Declined Last Sacrament and Was Insulted By Suggestion
that He Might Make a Final j Confession; Large
Crowd Watched Execution Silently.
(By Associated Press) I
I 7ERSAILLES Feb. 25. "It is an in-
;V; suit to a man like me" was the re-
ply of Henri lLandru French "Blue-
beard" when asked before the guillo-
tine fell this morning whether lie had
a "confession to make. Mysterious un-
til his death Landru resented Father
Loisselle's question. But never did he
litter the word "innocent" as. lie had
failed to utter it during the thirty-
four months of his imprisonment and
the days of his trial. j
Landru refused the sacrament but
conferred a few moments with the
priest.
"I shall be brave never fear" he
told the clergyman. When he awoke
this morning Landru heard the sound
of hammers of the workmen erecting
the "timbers of justice" by the flicker-
ing light of two square old-fashioned
lanterns. The guillotine "was erected
a few feet from the entrance to the
Jail. L
Walks to Guillotine.
At 6 o'clock the doors of the prison
opened slowly Landru appeared clad
in dark grousers and a white
His spectacular beard had been
;shirt.
trim
med his head was shaved and his neck
and face were deathly pale. He1((walk-
ed exactly five steps before the execu-
tioner's assistants caught liim around
the waist and leveled him on the; table
which was immediately up-ended. A
heavily ended knife slid down and the
affair was ended in less than twenty
seconds.
Landru never faltered from the time
he appeared in the door of the jail.
He gave tie guillotine one iook. squar-jpj
cd .his shoulders and walked ;rerect
not -uttering a word. jt
Crowd Was Silent.
The crowd which had been kept back-
at such a distance it saw nothing of
the details uttered no cry ami the
silence was broken only by Jingles
sounding reveille in nearby barracks j
and the angelus bells. A platoon of
cavalry with sabres bared saluted as
"the mystery man went to his j&eath.
Then a hundred or more newspaper
correspondents and a few officials who
witnessed the execution left the
;sceneT
While the outside lines of cavalry j.
fand ciiizens were asking "is '-it all
iover2" it seemed to be prompted more
tby pity than bitterness and never a
word of Invective against the man wbo
paid the penalty for a series of the
:foulest murders in the criminal his-
tory of France. 1
Gl Fi L HELEISEB
UNDER BOND TO
HIT UN
BONJ) OF FOIIl TROT'S AND DOL-
LARS PROVIDED BY SLAYER
! OF CROSSLIN.
f"Rv AssntMa1ffl Prpssl
. -
WACO Feb. 25. Miss Marcie Mat-
it
thews 17-year-old girl
din to death in the court room"
;he- was "bping
who shot. J. S.
hero yesterday - where
trie 1 on a criminal assault charge is
at the Evangelina home here. jHer
case- will be called fbr preliminary
triai Tuesday. '
Tpe girl's father. J. E. Matthews is
proprietor of a shooting gallery at
Rosebud. She is under a bond of 4'000.
SIX SUSPECTS HELD M
U "i
GHftROE OF CAR THEFT
ARRESTED AT
SOBERS SUSPECTED ALSO OF
IECJ5NT RANK ROBBERY AT
RAVENNA TEXAS.
two
of
(By Associated Press)
DENISOX Feb.. 25-tFour men-and
women believed to be" members
automobile "theft ring were ar-
In
rested here last night in a house in
the
Tht
wit!
CII1 GUARDS TO !;
REPLACE MARINES ON
HAIL CHARD SERVICE
CIVILIAN GUARD SERVICE TO RE
MADE PERMANENT BY THE
POSTOFFICE.
(By Associated Press) ;
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25. The r
placement of Marine guards for the
mails by a specially recruited force
of civilian and men from the depart-
ment Is now being carried out by the
Postoffice Department it was j stated
today by ppstoffice officials. Since the
Marines have been on duty the num-
ber of mail robberies has decreased.
Officials said that it is expejeted in
a short while all Marines engaged in
guarding the mails will be withdrawn.
Civilian guards are being carefully se-
. lected and will form a permanent ser-
vice it wafe-aserted
- OPPOSE1 KLAN ORGANIZATION.
south side residential district
are also thought to be connected
the Ravenna bank: robbery Wed
nesday night members i of the sheriff's
office who made the arrested stated.
Tips that there was )a stolen car in
the garage where the six were stay
ing! led to the arrests. A large quan
tity of clothing believed to .have neon
ston from stores in inis vicinity was
louna m me nouse.
Tijie six prisoners who informed the
nhejfiff they were from lDesdemotu r-j-fusHd
to make a statement. The charge
Kgajjnst them .is theft "of an auComcr-
bilcl PASSENGERS MAROONED
i TRAIN WHEN SLEFJ
! STORM HALTS JOURNEY
A FEW LOADS OF BUCKSHOT OUGHT TO DISCOURAGE if SOME
MEASURE CARRIES RESERVATION
AGREED UPON AS A COMPROMISE
Naval Limitation and Submarine Treaties Reported Favora-
bly By Unanimous Vote and Without Reservation;
Two Treaties Still Before Committee.
NCfiKEI PLOT
TO ME m
LOTS ALGDH
Women Want to
Give Husbands
"Truth Serum"
(By Associated Press.)
PARSONS Kas. Feb. 25. Dr. Merle
Iiablo city physician may have to send
for some "truth serum."
Three wives called him up last week
asking for the serum treatment for
their husbands. One wife said the
rolling pin treatment had failed and
she is ready to try the new mediqine
or "anything to make my husband quit
lying."
PRESIDENT OPPOSED TO
PROPOSED REDUCTION -
OF NA1. PERSONNEL
THINKS 1 OUGHT SOT TO UK CUT
10 LESS THAN NINETY THOU-
SAND MEN.
RK
ai.ii.VKii i oitry-KioiiT nouns
WITHOUT FOOD; TOWS
IS SUFFERING.
(By Associated Press.)
NFENAH. "Wisconsin1. Feb. 2o.-Ice-
bound for two days ! on passenger
trains stalled nine mills' north of Nee-
nahi more than -a score of passengers
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GREAT -POSSIBILITIES F 0 R
EXPLOITATION OK PRODUCT
FOUND AT BROWNWOOD.
Rise In Price
of Hogs Aid
to Farmers
CONSPIRATORS PLANNED TO
FLOOD CITIES VITII QUAN-
TITY OF ALCOHOIi.
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO Feb. 25. Chicago prohi-
bition agents announced here today
following their return from a two
weeks investigation of three states
that they had uncovered a plot to flood
Chicago and other large cities of the
central states with grain alcohol to
be used in "making bootleg "whiskey."
They said the principals were arrested
in Columbus Ohio and five loads of
alcohol were confiscated in -lour dif
ferent cities.
(By international News Service.)
CHICAGO Feb. 25. Wben top hogs
reached $10.00 per hundred pounds
on the Chicago market recently an
unprecedented rise of near $3.00 in a
month and a half at the height of the
packing season was recorded. Pack-
ers stated that at the average price
rE3PITE THE Roma disaster the paid hogs were bringing from sue
t i i i. ' " tt ftA
U government does not propose to
discontinue or even to. 'curtail its de-
velopment of lighter-than-air- craft it
was announced at Washington yester-
to $100 per bushel for the corn
consumed. That establishes the wid
est price known in the difference of
corn sold as grain and corn fed into
day following the weekly meeting of pork.
the Cabinet. President Harding told "The record set is a signal victory
newsnaner men that in future helium for the open competitive market"
: t r T" ri rr. .1 nMr.flnnf rr tMn
Chicago. Livestock Exchange. "In
spite- of a determined fight 'on the
part of the big packers to hold values
ARMY INVESTIGATING
BOARD RECINS INQUIRY
-INTO HOW DISASTER
JSUPPLRM KNTAlr "REPORTS. OF IN
QUIRIES ALREADY CONDUCTED
ARK MADE TODAY.
. (By Associated Press.)
NORFOLK Virginia Feb. 25. A for-
mal inquiry by the army investigating
board Into the causes and circum-
stances surrounding the Roma disas-
ter of Tuesday in which thirty-four
men lost. their lives was begun at the
headquarters army supply base here
today. '
Preliminary investigations. were
made both by Langley Eield officers
and officers specially detailed by the
War Department and a report of these
inquiries will be submitted the Board
said.
(By Associated Press) .
WASHINGTON Feb. 25. The four- .
nower Pacific treatv toeethpr with
its supplements and a reservation and
the naval limitation and submarine
treaties were ordered favorably; re-
potted today by the Senate foreign
relations committee. The reservation
attached by the committee'to the four-
power pact embodies the compromise
suggested after the conference with
President Harding and declares that
nothing in the treaty shall be con- '
strued as forming an "alliance." It
was approved by a vote of ten to three.
Also by a vote of. ten to three with
Senators Borah of Idaho and Johnson
of California Republicans and Shields
of-Tennessee Democrat voting in the
negative the four-power treaty was
then ordered reported to the Senate.
The vote by which the naval'limita-:
tion and submarine treaties -were re-
ported was unanimous.
Administration leaders secured the
defeat of the proposed substitutes for'
the compromise reservation. The res-
ervationists said they would transfer
their fight to the floor of the Senate.
Only two of the arms conference
treaties the general far eastern and
Chinese pacts remain before the com-
mittee. They will be taken up next-week.
Minn i ii
ttuniiju tail i.nini
HI I inL LMi
readied tins town last nicne- iney
had been practically without food for
foiuy-eight hours. Neenah In the
center of the Fox river j valley has? been
cuL off from the outside world jsince
Monday night when the ice-coated' tele-
telegraph and telephone poles col-
lapped dragging (lownjthe communica-
S'.ion lines and light and power poles.
(By Associated Press) J
SAN ANGELO Feb.. 25. A resolu-
tion opposing the organization here ol
a chapter of the Ku Klux Khtn was
adopted today by the Board of City
Development. j
XOTTON MARKET
Brownwood Cotton Exchange.
FUTURE 3TAEKETS.
NEW YORK. (J
: Open Close Yesterday
f.larch 18.25 . 38.50 jj18.20
May 17.93 18.24 17.91
July 17.25 17.56 : 17.24
..NEW ORLEANS j
Open Close Yesterday
..March 16.76 17.13 36.85
May- 16.70 17.1.7 16.87
July ' 36.46 36.88 1 16.58:
SPOT: aCABKETS.
Brownwood. 17.00; Houston 17.25;
Dallas 18.0Q; New York 1S.S0; New 4 today.
Wegroes Make Key
and Escape From
JailatMcKinney
"
(By Associated Press.)
McKINNEY Texas Feb. 2.--Davc
Welkins and Lerby Williams negroes
escaped from the county jail her.e last
nifht having gained j their freedom
thtpugh a door with-a key they hadt
made. Wilkins was under conviction
fo burglary and Williams was charg-
erjiwith robbery.
II BIG STOR3I DAMAGE.
!
(By Associated Press.) h
It. GREEN BitY Wisconsin Feb.
jps. Property damage wrought
)by the sleet storm1 in the Apple-
jton district will exceed $2000-
1000.00 it . was reliably reported
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON Feb. 25. President
Harding is understood to have told
the Republican members of the House
naval .committee in the White House
conference today that -while he felt
some reduction should be made in the
navy personnel the total number of
enlisted men ought not to lie cut un-
der 50000. Members of the committee
reiterated that it is a foregone conclu-
sion there will be a cut in the per
sonnel. The naval appropriation situ
ation was discussed with the presi-
dent. Grand Jury Adjourns;
District Court Will
' Be Busy Next Week
Orleans 1713
The grand jury which has been in
session since Monday morning ad
jourried Saturday. It is probable that
it will not. meet again duringf the
present term of court as It was un-
derstood the business in band was
given satisfactory disposition.
Following is tlie list of petit jurors
for next week:
iCarl Petross Lum Sheppard ;7. C
Grantham- R.. A. Autrey Mr "E Linton
H. H. Bettis Wood Shelton Pat J
Green Will Jennings C. A Lockhart
L. E. Garnett Bert' Locke D. S
Greenwood Jessie Joplin J. B
Whitehead W. O. Garnett I. A. Fabis
P W. Grogan J. M. Keen W. P
Logan J. H. Nolte Gardner Thomas
will be used instead of hydrogen in said
the gas bags of the airships and new
helium plants will be established if;
Congress authorizes the five million
dollar appropriation for that purpose
which is urged by Secretary Fall of
the Interior "Department.
The President disagrees with some
of the army officers and is quoted as
having said Friday that "There is nc
doubt that .there would have been no
great loss of Hfe if the envelope of
the Roma had. been filled with helium
instead "of hydrogen.'' The executive
will use all 'his influence to secure
preater development of the helium
fields of the country and it was sug
gested in Washington dispatches yes-
terday that Amarillo is mentioned as
n. point at which an additional helium
plant will be located. Enlargement of
the plant at Fort Worth is also re
garded as certain.
To Help Tiocal Field.
The Roma disaster which lias di
rected the attention of the whole na
tion to the necessity for developing
greater and less expensive supplies of
ijiolium gas will undoubtedly facilitate
the exploitation of. the local helium
field announcement of which was
made in The Bulletin this week. At
present the cost of helium is said to
be about four and one-half cents per
cubic foot or about $40;000 for. n
supply sufficient to fill the bag of ah
airship such as the Roma. The high
cost of Uio gas is caused by the scar-
city of the supply it'nd the "very ex-
pensive process of refining which is
necessary with the production of most
fields. The fact that the .helium gas
of the Brownwood field is practically
pure. and will require only a simpli-
fied process of refining or purifying
:Avill make the gas here more desir
able perhaps than that of any other
field in the country.
. Has Blc: Possibilities.
In view of all these circumstances
down prices have rapidly advanced
through the active competitive bid-
ding of the numerous small packing
plants scattered all oyer the country
"Only a short time ago a Milwaukee
packing house freely prophesied that
hogs would sell on a par with corn
prices and cost the packers around
$5.00. Rut the competition of the
smaller houses on the open market
upset that programme. During Decem-
ber 51 per cent of the hogs received
at Chicago were bought by. out ship
pers and in January they took 39 per
cent. This competition is without
precedence and indicates to what ex-
tent the smaller houses have at" least
temporarily wrested the control of
the market from the big packers.
"In an attempt to avoid this com-
petition the big packers arc buying
hogs at country points and keeping
them from entering the market
where they would bo subject to bids
from ail classes of buyers. If the
big packers -were obliged to buy all
their supplies on the open market
they would lose the advantage they
now enjoy
HOG
WPHEH
FROM
TS
SOUTHWEST COUNTIES
ARE UNDER RESTRICTION
UISTONE
Tfi BE LIFTED
WOLTERS BECOXMEXDS TO GOV-
ERNOR HE LIFT THE UD
NEXT WEDNESDAY.
SHIPMENTS MUST BE MADE
DIRECT TO AUTHORIZED
SLAUGHTER HOUSE.
(By Associated Press.)
FORT WORTH Feb. 25. Orders
were issued here this morning by tin
state livestock commission permit
ting shipment for immediate slaugh-
ter of hogs from twenty-eight south
west Texas counties against which
the cholera quarantine was lifted on
Friday. This will permit the move-
ment of hogs to all slaughtering
houses.
Railroad agents however must
specify in tho wal-bills. that- the Tibgs
are not to .be- diverted but are destined
for immediate slaughter.
Wilder Automobile Was
Found in Secluded Place
Ten Miles from Brownyvood
(By Associated Press)
MEXIA Feb. 25-GeneraI Wol-
tcrs recommended to the Gover-
nor today that martial l&vr in Me-
xia and Limestone coaaty be lift-
ed Wednesday.
WATER PLANS ARE BEINB
STUDIED Blf COMMITTEE
OF CHAMBER COMMERCE
PLANS ON FOOT TO ORGANIZE A
PERMANENT LUNCHEON CLUB
OTHER MATTERS.
Lee Guthrie R. N. Giddens S. O
Looper C. L. 'Giddens. John Grady t it i3 n0t without the realm of reason
A. P. Routh K B.' Hilgen 'J. H to expect that the local field may at-
fKellar D. F. Weedon M. Gibbs tract nationwide attention as soon as
Claude. Sullivan C. L 'ffaddon J. H he government can become Interest-
Kennedy F. L. Maedgen. The program Giin it The supply.of the local field
for next week is - said -to include n
Wild Cries Heard But '
Eoul Murder Not Done
number ol important cases.
(CONTINUED ON- PAG0 FIVE.)
(By International .News Service.)
BUCYiRUS Ohio Fob. 25. The
phono rang. Night Patrolman Fred
Badon answered. It was a night when
the zero weather whs tho nippiest.
Bacon was informed that a woman
believed murder had been committed
in North Bucyrus. Wild screams of a
woman could be heard plalnlyit was
asserted. v
'Fred who is a Spanish-American
War veteran hustled along climbing
hills en route like the American boys
went up San Juan hill. Arriving at the
nortr.side Bacon found that the wom-
an had been mistaken.
Tho shrill cries emanated from a
Xqw hogs calling for their breakfast.
The automobile stolen from E. A
Wilder while the family was attend
ing tho Burke Culpepper revival at
the Christian Tabernacle last Thurs
day was found this morning on an
isolated country road about ten miles
from Brownwood in what is known
as tho Childers neighborhood. The
car had been run until the last drop
of gasoline had been used and Avas
then evidently abandoned but not un
til the person or persons who took it
from Brownwood had tried to obtain
gasoline. iu the locality where the car
was found. The officers have this
clue and are working on it with hopes
of ultimate success. The opinion at
the sheriff's office is that most of the
cars that are being stolen at Brown
wood are being taken to some seclud
ed locality and concealed until . the
hunt for them has about ceased when
they are quietly driven away and sold
or traded.
At a meeting of the board of direc-tors-of
the Chamber of Commerce held
Friday evening the water committee
reported that work Is making -excellent
progress in the matter of secur
ing permanent and unlarged water -facilities
for Brownwood. This report
had Reference to the committee which
was" appointed some time ago to -look
into "the feasibility of building a great
dam across Pecan Bayou near the
point where the Jim Ned creek empties
into the larger stream. It has been
pointed out in previous articles that
he place is suggested is aft ideal one
for the building of a. great dam and
the impounding of a vast volume of
water which could be used not only
for the usual domestic purposes but
also for the irrigation of several thou-
sand acres of land that fs now produc
ing nothing. Tentative plans for the
establishment of a system of this kind
is being investigated by the water com-
mittee of tho Chamher. of Commerce
and as stated this committee reports
that good progress is being made The
central committee has selected three
suh-committees to -work; out certain
details and these committees are going
into the matter in a serious and pain-
staking way. It Is state'd that" their
report will bo ready for the central
committee some time soon.
The board of directors unanimously
endorsed the Brownwood Building-and
Loan Association which was recently
organized here.
The Entertainment committee re-
ported that plans are on-foot forca"
general membership banquet in the
near future and that slips .are-als0
being matured for the organization. of
a permanent Chamber." otJComraerce
I lunqheon club.
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