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fii5™g SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT fiTw
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VOL. XLI.-NO. 140.
SHERMAN, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1922.
65r PER MONTH
3 LIVES MD FIVE SHIPS
LOST IN TERRIBLE GALE
RAGING IN ATLANTIC OCEAN
FOUR ARE HELD
OF K. C. BANK
/ HUDSPETH SAYS\ FIRE BUGS DESTROY VALUABLE
SAYS BODIES ARE CONGRESS WOULD PROPERTY IN TOLEDO AND 01
NOT IDENTIFIED DEEP THE ORIENT MAN DIES IN BURNING OFFICE
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MOST DISASTROUS WEATHER CONDI-
TIONS FOR THIRTY YEARS, SEA FAR-
ING MEN REPORT ON ARRIVAL
AT ENGLISH PORT
TWO ME.N AMI WIVES ARRESTED DOUBT EXPRESSED AS TO TER REALIZES THAT IT IS MORE OF
IN NEW ORLEANS WITH DIO
ROLL.
TAINT! OE TWO MEN TAKEN
FROM LAKE
A IT BLIP THAN .A RAILROAD
PROBLEM.
By th« United Prt*«
Loudon, Dae, 27.—Twenty-eight lives
and five ships were lost in « terrific
ttalt* and hurricane raging in the At-,
lafitle udd along (tie const of England,;
according to report* here lotllyL 4, It
itfeu
kits
Tlic toil of the storm colitj
grow as additional details of
come in from ports from the West Eng-
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fury.
FARMERS LOSE
ON OATS AND DAY
SPENT MONET FREELY KU HUH OFFER HELP LYNCH DAVIDSONS PLAN
FIFTY-NINE FAMILIES MADE HOMELESS
WHEN APARTMENT BUILDING GOES
UP IN FLAMES-THREE MEN ARE
SEARCHED FOR
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Kansas City Messengers Were Held Ip <a;ri. Skipworih Says 500 Klansnien ‘ i.ieulniaut (>(>\enior Has Called Meet-
aud
Koblni. of $97,0011
Dee. 12.
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lisli consv.
Extends Into Ocean.
The dlalnrhanoes are extending fur]
ini* the ocenn, hafterlng and buffeting --
Ihe strongest liners, offU-erg arriving >lofOK VEHICLES TAKE 1LACE OE
from the nest raj. The liner Leith ,,IORSKS AND CUT DOWN
arrived from America, and passengers ,m , s
nnd officers report the worst weather'
in 30 years In Ihe Atlauttc. j _
'Hie enptain of one of (he haltered By o>* United
shljst re|s>rt«H| his wireless picked up
three dlatrosn signals, hut he was 1111-
Ntand Ready in Helping Run
Down Murderers.
log far Jail. 2 to Consider Slate
Control.
tty the Ante elated Prett
Bastrop, La., Dec. '-’7.— A statement,
signed liy J. A. Silvester of Ha Strop j
Bv the United Pm; -
Sail Angelo, Texas, Due. 27. —Con
Ihe
i tty the Attoclatca Prett
New Orleans, Ln„ Dec. 27.—Four
I person*—two men and two women—
1 are being held hy the police here today
in connection with the holdup and rob-
Tbery uf fire m^sengers of the Drovers!";"^- #H ,h„^. Watt ,>,,nk.)R .......
National Bank of Kansas City. Mo.. #w, T|lomils Ruq.anj,, Hn,.gcd victims »'»' wl1'' of reasonable t^lsh.Hon to
on Dec. 12, in., which $l>..(KKl was oh- a hml(t|,(, m(,|, f sure the system,
talned. ,, . “ - mutative Claude
No Positive Evidence. Sixteenth Texas
MAN SHOT AT
signed i»y J. •*. *\vnr>i»T in munrujii , . , , ti»«. nf
lia. to* MM. to * k dMS : k--.mu»“ n“ ‘u,,u„ „nd orient rail
a. to MM, to*............ -Ml »<«•
fluke near Mev Rouge- and
ed suvpci.sion and is willing to enact 1
l R,COMPANY
round in Hotel.
The arrest was made last night at
hotel where tlu*y were said to I*11"1 found, there is, however, no positive
Although it Is rumored that bodies
of Daniels ami Richards laid been
according to Hcpro-
11. Hudspeth of the' ___ ^
Congressional Dis- j w 1'IKE ASKS $4«.oOO CLAIMING
Chicago, ills., Dec.
^27.—American I police
been n'gistered several -days. A hand-
ily Ihe
nienl
; hag containing tfK.tMMt, believed
.............. ..... ................. , police to he port of tlyo loot, 'ynst clear
able to aid Iwcnuse of his ships comli- lait,M!,s ,lr,‘ 1,,sil|K ajiproxlmntely W- found in a room m-cupied by one “f|a,|,7J<1
lion, uud the S. O. ». calls finally died » year mi their o*-e civji mid the! couples. - Some of the packages'
evidence that
this - Is
true,” the state-
said.
up
In regard 10 efforts to
ihe affair, the statement
out.
stated. were
CITY TO FINISH
THE YEAR ON A
CASH BASIS
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REPORT SHOW'S.
weekly meeting Tuesday night at the
City Hall, instead of Monday even-
ing. The minutes of last week's meet-
ing were read and approved and the
weekly report of City Manager O. .1.
S. Ellingsoii heard. The report show-
ed total exiieiises for Ihe week. Includ-
ing saluries and for labor and mater-
ial for work accomplished, of *2.078.24
Receipts were *21.715.05. including 1
*21,17V.35 in taxes.
protmbl.v u lik< amount od their liny {of money. Hie police ..............j
Crops through the use of nul,>liiobilc/.|sealed and bore stamps of the Federal
I motor trucks and tractors which lia/v| Reserve Bank of Kimsttv* City, tith-
largely supplanted the use of lioygtaler notes were wnipjant in'a |>age of
in the cities. ueeording to Robert /.(Ic-! a Kansas City newspa|S>r.
Doogul. president of the Chieago l/iardi . ,,
of Trade in analysing the c'Cct h me- ( la,ms F1:,J Kar**S'
torined hauling on U‘. Horse an/ grain j Cnvevly deelured he Was tending
market. Mr. MeDoitgul believes, ho\v*-ji,a,. f„ u Kansas City saloon at the
(ever, the pendulum is swinging the] time of Hie rol.liery and came to New
other w ay, pnintiug out that the prRtes i Orleans on Dec. 15 to play the nos1*,
on good dralt horses are advancing.
"III Id'n there were 3.500.00(1 horses
in the cities.'' said Mr. MeDougal.
while In 1020 there was a trifle more
Ui.au_)iulf that number .Most i Uy ___
licrses are fwi noon oats and bay. Oats Aptdit large .'mounts in eahareis and
on the in, ->s. One of them purchased
an expensive .turmnohile, it was said,
paying cash for it
Tenders Help of Klan.
prices recently averaged H5 cents below
wheat prices, wherons before we began
The Pity Commission held Its regular',isi|1(. j.„w,|tn(. ,hoy „Vpntged tig cents
“Captnin J. K, Skipworih has tere-
dered to the Attorney ,(tenoral, the as*
sislanee and cnopMflHoii of 500 Ivluns-
nien lo he used in any capacity, deemed
necessary, aiul aso(trcU him ,that it
was the wish of Hid entire citizenship
’ of the Moorehonse Kihn that no stone
he left unturned in, ferrehng out and
bringing to justice the gnlhy parties
connected in the ease of toe, ailagcd
The trail T.f the quartet was said '«> \kit,ni„,inK of Daniels and K\;har(is.
have iH-eu picked up through the '‘him KvorT,hllw possilUA !« l-eihg do*e li*
nienl of a trunk to New Orleans ‘O'j,hl. Kl,,n that* would in'of naslstauVe To
one of the women. |-|||,i ,-ity and other ittthoritles."
Aecot'diti# tl«» iHilHK* tlw* hu«int.U| i•
Habeas ( Seeureit/
tty the Asmcujtel
triet, liep‘ on his
County ranch.
way to his Crockett
Davidson's i'lan Discussed.
Conmicuting on the plan of Lieute-
nant tlovcmor Lynch Davidson of Tex-
as for relmbllitntiou of the Orient road,
throggh State control, and extension
of the Hue from Sun Angelo to Del
Rio. wller* it would cooTieet with the
Mexican National Railroad. Mr. Ilml-
spelh said Congress realizes that sav
ing of the Orient system is more of it
pnbttr than a railroad problem. While
■ opposed to government ownership.”
( ingress, ho said, would is- willing to
do anything within reason to prevent
suspension which would work hnrd-
shli’ en territory served hy the line.
Would Deed Road Free.
Representative Hudspeth said W. T.
•Ivemper, receiver of the Orient, told
HE WAS SHOT BY STRIKER
OR SYMPATHIZER.
below wheat. This is a loss of three
cents per bushel, which Imiso:I upon an
average crop of one billlion bushels
nets the farmer a tidy loss.
■‘There is no dOuht the big power
tractot ' lms reached the saturation
point. In many farming sections high-]
powered tractors were bought hy small |
size farmers. It was a disastrous veil !
tnre for many. In the cities, may hind-
FIGHT IS TO BE
MADE ON THE
The general fund of the city Tims-]nessestheir hacks
[ day showed a .balance of *5,(VKY.tr>, No
extensive appoitlonmenl from lax col-
lections hue a* yet been made to the
rtlffeiynt funds. The city has never
before finished out the year on a
cash basis, ns has been done this year.
n|sm the
lioime for short hauls with frequent J
mops. Toduy the farmer is feeding a
yard of colts and the horse Is coming
into his own for short hauls.
“Tlie horse will never come hack
CHICAGO POSTOEFICE
IS TO BE SKYSCRAPER
B*/ the Atsocintvd Pi **
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his ild plan in the city, but he is going
’ — 1 1 to he sure of an 'important place In
ALLEGED BANK ROBBER I moving several varieties of eonimodi-
SI RRENDERS TO OFFICERS ties
Hiehmoml. YCall^, l)e<'. 27.—A man
who said he J* William E. Price sur-
rendered to.tlm police here yesterduy
afternoonv#ntl said he was wanted for
| the robberj^'of Wte Bank of Hulliert,
(Cherokee County. Oklahoma. He said
his brother, Charles, and a third man
obtnlued *2,855 in the robbery.
Tile Sheriff of Cherokee County no-
tified thc.mtike to hold Price ns there
was a rewnwl for his arrest. Price, the
police said, eonftfssed Ids brothers,
Charles and Oenrjie. were killed at-
tempting* to rol> a hank at Eureka
Springs. Ark. Price said lie had been
, driving an auto bus at Santa Paula.
Calif., until lie arrived here recently.
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George B. Dayton of
Ganesville Takes
Bride Christmas
ADMINISTRATION SENATORS WILL for murder in
BE LED IN BATTLE BY CHAIR-
MAN JiODGE.
Baltimore, Md„ Dee: 27. —A writ of
lialsuis corpus for Dr. B. M. MoKoin.
former Mayor of Mer Rouge, l.a . ar-
vcKted here yesterday mi n
elmrge of murder. was ob-
tained this morning. The writ, issued
in the City Court, -was made return-
aide immediately.
Will Eight Extradition.
By the .l-xodoted Pi >'xn
Baltimore, Mil., De<. 27.—Dr. B. M.
MeKoin. former Mayor of Mer Rouge,
l.a., who was arrostod here yesterday
at the request of Governor John M.
j Parker of Louisiana, that he he held
A suit for damages hi tin1 sum of
*4(M8hi for personal injuries sustained
when lie was shot hy an alleged striker
or strike sympathizer oil Hie morning
of July 12 ut Denison while he was en-
gaged in sweeping a Kansas. Oklahoma
X Gulf imssenger coach, is asked by J.
i\’. Pike in a suit filed in 7he Fifty.
Ninth District Court here Tuesday.
Pike alleges in his petition that lie
accepted eniplo.vriWnt with road on the
verliel representation that udequilto
protection from any violence on the
part of railway strikers and their sym-
pathizers Would he furnished and tbfif
Ihe road breached this agreement by
failing lo provide adequate guards.
Pike alleges he was K7 years of age
at the time and was capable of earn
Ry the railed Frees
Toledo. Ohio. Dec. 27.—One man ip
dead and three firemen iujnred and
(hero is a property Toss amounting to
*720.000 following a wave of wide-
spread ineemlinri^t and accidental
fires today.
Fifty-nine families wore driven Into
tlie streets wljeii flames totally destroy-
ed the half million dollar Delimit apart-
ment building. <
T. A. Knnee, realtor. d*MI frgai hums *
re elved when fire e,,t off his e«-n|ia.
Looking for Fire Bugs.
SjM-od crews arf scouring (lie elty ‘
for a sedan carrying three men believ-
ed to lie responsible fur the fireii.
Unsoliiie soaked bundles of hay were
found in Ihe ruins of the 115,000 Milder
wn rehouse.*
Night Watchman Swan said he saw
two men run out umt'jump into a small
sedan just before the fire was dlaeov--
erod in Hie Swan Creek Lumlier yards,
w here Hie file loss was heavy. ’ ’ ,
Police said the several fires in Ihe
wholesale district were of incendiary
Origin. ,/“
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him recently t|mt he yvoidd deed Hie ing #8.85 a day fur at least ten ygara.
onld assn in* Its flYlft V, faw (lav fTOfiftfffer njFflf $ie was
• >mt dfiV
85.
The shooting in which. Pike was
wounded occurred during strike distni
By the gttodafed Brett
|i (inltnsviile. Texas. Dee. 27.—George
W. Dayton. County Judge-elect of
tCooke County, former SJate Senator
* rom this district* was married Christ-
iias to Miss Minnie Mayes. Superintend-
t of the Port Bend County Schools.
wa» announced here «
By the Aseoriatal Preet
connection with the re-
cent murder and kidnaping at More-
house parish, La., will he arraigned in
police court today. Advices from the
Governor's office at Baton Rouge, la.t
Washington. Dee. 27.-Adminislrntinn '•*«»' «l»"‘d that a requisition on the
Senators, under the lead of Chairman]<J‘»v‘‘rn”r
I of Dr. MeKoin to Louis'itna. would
be issued immediately. Dr. MeKoin
(lias retained George W. Cameron as his
road to anyone wlio would
management, and he ('Kemper) Would
odd *100.000 to get “the sli k line off
his hands.”
The plan of Lieutenant Governor j l.arn es at Denison on July 11-12, which
Davidson is to he considered at a meet j resulted in Governor Neff firsl invok-
ing here on Jan. 3. Representative ofjing the o|>en port law there.
the State- of Texas. Oklahoma and I ------
Kansas and the interstate Commerce Rptoy-La-Jf r.mwc
C, mniissi.in. as well as rail officials'Dernnarat UrOWS
and business men from the Orient's
territory are expected to attend
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ML PROMISED
FOR MISSOURI
tty the Aen.-rialed Prill
St. Rouis. Mb.. D»*e. 27—The Mias
souri Sunday School Association has
tak>‘n stei>s to I wive u motion picture
eenrorslilp hill intnjdueecl In the forth-
]coining session of the State legislature
as ;t rusnlt of the recent perniisslou
Worse After Seeing
Many Visitors Siveii Uoseoe (Fatty) Arhjiekle to re-
turn to work ns n film actor, accord-
By the Aeehriaretl Preen
Paris, Dee. 27. —
Madame Sarah
NOT THU Of
chairman of
ing to Imnsing V. Smith,
the executive hoard.
„ r . , , .. In a letter to 4,500 Sunday School
Bernhardt s condition took another s„I)C1.lut(>ll^nHl Miwwurti Ml, 8ffiith
i slates a censorship must be passed "to
protect the hoys and girls of Missouri
* * * so that we will not he
the mercy of the motion picture in-
Lodge ef the Foreign Relations Commit-'
. tec today in the Senate, began a fight
against the proposal of Senator Bora hi . ,
I for a new International Conference i„ "Iturncy. and annom.ee,I he will f.ght
to dis,mss the economic,u,l-v "tt.-mpl to extradite him.
^conditions and disarmament. Contrary to reports t int Dr. MeKo.u
Senator I.odge. who is said hy his coi>!,K "lkl"” « i;'^';3radnate course a.
‘John Hopkins I mvorsiiv-Hnitly
h now
Chicago. Ills., Dee. 2V.—Federal fp-] "osliington
gincers were in Chieago today to test
the postofflee foundations for the ,‘on-j ......... .............John Hookins I'niversilv-Brady Insti
template,» remodeling of the present11^"'*'" T a', t ,V ? i t ute uulrersltv officials declared that
struct me to 27 stories. f President Har, ling and his adminlo- ' ..meiai ............lion
tration advisors, will continue Hie at-
tack Us soon ns the Senate liegins
work on the Borah proposal.
MAN BELIEVED DEAD IS NOW IN
JA1I#—MYSTERY YET TN
SOLVED.
Ry ths United Press
Houston Texas. Dee.
27.—A skull re-
Inrii for the worse today. Physical ns
amsirilieil il to the fatigue following
her nctivitv yesterday when she arose
I from her led. partook of solid food
and received many callers,
j The actress' household is again de-
■ pressed, all hough Madame herself is
just as confident us ever that she will
nssiver. ,
j Two more doctors were called in this
morning besides Professors Ohjasier and
Marot and after a long consultation
they Issued (lie following instructions
to tlie household :
"The physicians insist upon the ah-
at
t erests.
The jxistofflee then would he Chica-
go's tallest skyscrujier and the govern-
ment's largest huililing. It would house
all Federnl departaients operating in
tln> city.
.A request for $]5,OOO.OOti to remodel
the structure Is iiending before ” the
House Appropriations Committee. The
present building was completed in l’.Kfc*
nt a ebst of about *7.5«0.(«I0.
Owsley Says Bonus
Bill Sure to Pass By
Present Congress
with the Insfitullon and that he was
Winford
the hos-
MY8TERY OF SHOOTING IN
APARTMENT IS INCREASED
tty the Antoelntcd Preen
a gin's) of Dr Hugh II
of the Brady institute. Di-
ll. Smith, superintendent of
pitul said :
"His work was in connection with
private patients of Dr. Young and was
carried on in Dr Young's private of-
fice at the institute.
poses on (lie desk of deputy sheril’t and ] solute necessity of letting no one enter
Clerk G. V Glover ben*. the si, k room."
For many weeks it was thought to] "These orders are clear." said Ma-
la the skull of Wash Ward formin' in- dame Norman,I. governess of the house-
mate of the County Home here and a {hold, after roundly scolding the butler
Pictures and Not
Arbuckle Will Be
Guide of Board
7 oung. '"''“i j mVst< lions murder was thought to have {for permitting the correspondent to en-
bc-en solved—hut it isn't ]tor the house, “hut .Madame insists]
tsonie weeks ago a rush call came in-{upon seeing whomsoever she pleases.”,
to the sheriff's office. A human skele-. The elderly nurse who is unending1
|ton had been found In the woods uenr’|U(‘ actress, said:
lu,rc I "Madame is a very headstrong pa-
I Investigation led officers ro helievei tl**nt.
, . . ,.f n-.iril wlio' The physicians have ordered that the
Dr. ‘l7- °,,L.Y""!l’'lw-as\ho..cl,t to have’ wandered from!'«* <lis<-oiine.4ed and that the
By the Associated Press
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 27.—The moral-
ity of each Uoseoe Arbuckle motion
Picture will determine whether it' is to
he shown here, the Seattle Board of
Theatre Censors has decided. Tlie
hoard determined not to pass on the
fitness of Arhnekle to return to
Hon picture work.
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FORMER MINISTER TO
SPAIN DIES IN WASHINGTON
Louisville. Ky„ Dee* 2'.—The air of
mystery surrounding tlm shooting <’f.|(,1Ke of the murder of' l'. F. Richards!was thousbt to have wandered from
(). L. Black in the apartment of Mrs. j jyntI |>aiii<Hs whose bodies were r1" Home and become suddenly ill and ,
Olive L. Jenes, divorcee, was inereas- (oul„| in J.oke l.a Fourehe He said, died l>efme lie could regain sufficient I
1m* silenced.
‘ THE WEATHER
3y the Atenelated Prett
Wmdiingtoii. Dec. 27. — Sl'er-
nia)i and vicinity, Wednesday
night fair, colder; Thursday fair,
warmer. ,j .
r Local Temperature.
| There was a range of 20
| degrees til local temperature
Tuesday, the maximum being 70
degrees and the minimum I wing
50 degree*. ;
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Highway Weather Service. |
Dallas. Texas. Dee. 27 —High |
ways are passalde and in good |
condition fov this season of the |
year; however, a few rough j
places Will be encountered on j
through journeys ucross Texas |
and Oklahoma. f
By Ihe A1 toe late it Prett
Fori Worth. Texas, Ilee. 27.—Pus-
sage of the adjusted compensation hill
at' the present session of Congress is
practically assured, said Alvin Owsley.
National Commander of the American]
Legion, who spoke at a luncheon In his
honor here today, and attended the ses-
sion of the Stale Executive Committee
'of the Legion.
ed today hy facts uncovered hy inves-
tigators. Mrs. Junes, who claims she
fired in self defense, faces a charge of
murder.
Entering police headquarters early
Monday morning. Mrs. Jones told offi-
cers she shot Black late Sunday after-j()||K i|( |„,||,ins rj,|
noon, following it quarrel and watched lawlessness
nil night over the Ixxl.v, unable lo suiii-j
men murage to call police.
The woman apparently was in 1,<'1'{/^ij ft ’ •
usual cheerful mood between 11 and Oldest U&t HI
wore on tlie ' strength t.> summon aid. Ward had
iheoii missing from the Home for some
(time and a description of the skeleton
however, that the men
"had side''—the side of bootleggers,
gunmen and nthyv of hud repute,
He also slated yesterday that al-jwas declared by authorities to tally
though lie wis not a member of Hum with I hut of Ward.
Kit Klux Klan lie praised their moth | Now. Hie register at the County Jail
By the United Press
Washington. Dec. 27.—Hannis Tay-
lor author, constitutional lawyer, Rial
minister to Spain under I*r#ident
MILLIONAIRE’S SON WEDS j Cleveland, died In a hospital early to-
Rt'SSIAN GIRL SECRETLY ,!i'v as n res*lt of Bright’s disease. He
was 71 years ol«.
Mer Rouge of its
FORMER EMPIRE IN TOILS
OF LAW OVER AUTOMOBILES
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Jfnskogee, hkln.. Dee. 27. — Ralph
Pontius, former umpire of the Western
Baseball Association nml Southwestern
League, has agreed to enter a filca of
guilty la Halted Stales District Court
here jest v.eek. the I'islI 'eK-Attorney's
office staled yesterday, to a charge of
stealing automobiles and di*ix>sing of
them in other States. He compromis-
ed on a sentence of two and onc-hulf
years in the penitentiary, it was said.
- The 'former umpire is to he tried on
a similar elmrge (it the Tulsa County
]Stitle Courts, llo Is now at liberty
(ion bond..
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12:10 o'clock Sunday night, William
Hixson, 10. who ticconipanlcd Clara,
Ihe 17-yi'iir-old daugliter of Mrs. Jones
and C. II. .Tones, of cineiiuiatl. her di-
ivoiced hiishaml. home from a picture
(show. Mrs. Jones declared she was
in a hysterical condition during the
night aud fainted several times.
Investigators also discovered a piece
of loojxil wire outside the wiudmv near
which the liody was found. The wire,
together with marks ts'lieved to have
liei>n caused l>y shoe nails, indicated a
possihiilly (hat Black was shot in an-
other room from the one in which the
body was found, aud raised or lowered1
through the window, it was said.
Mr*. Jones' former Imslauid declared j
in Cincinnati yesterday thut prior to,
the shooting plans had been made forj
the remarriage of the divorced couple]
on January 1. lie reiterated his state-!
meal that he, would stand hy Mrs.
Jones throughout the ease. |
e * :: S'
the
United States Gives
Up Its Last Life
Innfs the name of Wasli Ward and the
lays!er\ of the human skeleton remains
unsolved.
The skull still reposed on the corner
Emergency Rates Refused.
} By the .-l.sjnriatcd Prett
New York, Dee. 27.—Sir Derrick Jul-
ius Wernb'.-r, son of the late Sir Julius
Wernher. who was said to have made] ®-V ,,le Ateneialed Prett
more than S-Ki.ikhumki in the Smith] Washington, Dee. 27.—The Inter-
African diamond fields, and Missjstate Coinmeiee Commission refused
Theodora Romanov, a young Russian, today to order railroads serving tlie
were married secretly two weeks ago.1 northwest section of Texas to make
of Gtovei s desk. Sometimes a cigar lie-11|1(. bridegroom admitted today. Both emergency reductions In frieght rates
tween his troth or a lmt pushed suf-jp,, i( n, | ajs bride denied rumors that'on cattle feed which were ■ sought by
By the Antedated Prett
Billings. Mont.. Dee. 27.—Thom-
as Patriarch, the oldest eat in the
United Statc%and probably in the
world was dead here today, aged
24 years nml three months, at the
home of Mr. and Grover Sample.
He had grown quite feeble and
would cry plaintively when his mis-
tress left his sight, which was fail-
ing.
Thomas was horn in Northfleld,
Minn., in 1808, and for a long time
vva* mascot 011 Northern Pacific
trains iietwccn Mandaii and Hlen-
dive. Owing to the leys of his
teeth he-ceased to bother mice and
lived on eoudeiised milk during his
fieientlv far hack on the dome to ex-k)ic is nf royal blood,
pose the pink paper stuffed in the eye
sockets.
Seeking Higher Ups
Ity the United Press
Dallas. Texas. December 27.—Au-j
Ihorlties are seeking in this section!
the man higher up in nn internatlon-] _
\lil smuggling l ing which they believe; the Alienated Prett
BRITISH FIHANCIAL MISSION
SAILS FOR THE UNITED STATES
is doing a ‘million dollar’' business.
London. Dee. 27-
The British finan
This until “higher up” authorities- eial mission to the United States head
believe, is a peraon of wealth, above ed hv Stanley Baldwin, CmiiceHoi' of
suspicion, and of high standing in the Exchequer, sailed for New York
his elty. He lias used this clouk of this morning Inn the liner Majestic. Be-
, respectability they think, in financing!sides the Chatheellor the party iuelud-
aml directing one of the largest “dope
smuggling rings ever to have been oper-
uted on the Mexican border.
Five men, alleged “runners” for the
drug syndicate, are held here already
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final year.
if.V&f. F'-'k
ed Mrs. Baldwin and daughter, Mon-
tague C. Norman, governor of the Bank
of England; Rowe Dutton, financial
advisor, and P.|J. Grigg of the treasury.
It is exjNH'lM that the mission will
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und otlier arreutp urc believed iwuilncnt. return about the end of Jauuary,
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is&sa
live stiH-k producers.
Dy the rotted Press
New York. N. Y....... ..
The mysterious murder of Tim ’•
McCarthy# 10 years c'd ktMtwn J -
in Brooklyn ns die iittje *u..(|»" I
because of her win tnihess and • 1
beauty, was 11 an'etely tafning t
to detective.; :n)jy. 1
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