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BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
Industrial News
"Pages 2 and 3
THE WEATHER
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tonight and Tuesday cloaly.
PR&E
FIVE CENTS
BROWNWOOD TEXAS MONDAY JUNE 30 1919.
NO. 214
PEACE CONFERENCE TAKES A HOLIDAY AND NOTABLES RETURN TO IIS
FIGHT BETWEEN
. FRENCH SOLDIERS AND SAIL
American Naval Officer Under Influence of Liquor Tore
Down and Trampled French Flag Precipitating
Fight With Several Casualties.
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(By Associated Press.)
BREST June 30. Two French ci-
vilians were killed five American sol-
diers and sailors were injured severe-
ly and over a hundred were wounded
in a riot here last night. Two Ameri-
cans are expected to die.
The casualties resulted from the ex-
change of shots- between American
military and naval police and French
saiIors The trouble began according
to available facts when an Ameriranf
aval officer who is alleged to have
iljeen drinking heavily tore down and
trampled the French flag. A crowd of
Frenchmen attacked the officer kick-
ing and beating him until he became
unconscious The fight became gener
al when other Americans unaware. of
the fight went to the aid of the naval
officer The city is quite today.
Determined to
Get Letter from
His Absent Daddy
A small boy was seen this morning"
making an assault with intent to rob;
one of Uncle Sam's mailboxes in the
down town section. The five-year-old
youngster was going about his work
in a business-like manner and only
his lack of physical strength prevented
him from the tearing the box .asund-
er. "What are you trying to do to that'
mail box. young--man?" sternly dor?
manded a man who had been observ
ing the assault.
-Mir mnvvpr tnW mp tn n in thni
Dos'office an eet a letter from mv dad-'
dy" the youngster explained
can't get it out of this box."
"But I
Harvester Company
Making Efforts to
Return to This State
(By Associated Press.)
AUSTIN Texas. June 30. Tho In-
ternational Harvester Company is
making an effort to return to Texas
under the terms of a law passed at the
last regular session of the legislature.
permitting ousted corporations to re-
turn under certain conditions has
filed in the district court here a mo-j
tion to modify the Judgment rendered
I A. 1 A. ..I I
againsi uns company wneii il was uut
ted from Texas for alleged violation ostates Senate is urged to ratify the
the anti-trust laws.
Assistant Attorney
General
Keeling
"Wood-
representing
A Belger.
testimony on the question of per
ting the harvester company to return
to Texas.
TO OPE?f BIDS FOR
STATE DEPOSITORY
(By Associated Press.)
AUSTIN Texas. June 30. Bids will
be opened. on July 1st by the state de-
pository board for the keeping of ap-
proximately $3000000 of state funds
and the Awards will be made August
2nd according to State Treasurer J.
W. Baker.
Mr. Baker said quite a number of
bids already have been received and he
says Indications are the banks will
bid a higher average than obtained
when the first batch of bids were op-
ened during the early portion of this
month.
The state has a total of $9000000.00
to be deposited and the 107 depositor-.'
ips heretofore selected -will take care
of S6.O00.OO0 of these funfos. The state
-will derive about $300000 in revenue
from the Interest paid by the depositories.
on behalf of the state. D. K. pfcsltat Wilson iB Invited lb atl.Ircsp. i 18 lPc umcK mu' "mc". 'r-J. ??. owov.r. nnv woco I r .
Pr- "art. Ul Tes!ls uRis(.re.. in a '..SiSirX'Si 1 WdbllUUl VOIltailling.
the company anlJamesrot resolution adopted todav v.um ... i i. -b rr si u -t.
appointed by the court asi : . j nue excepted w maKc t.nem conrormjoi. i ms pian uas womeu surwm.i) i nc VVnfor
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LONDON NEWSPAPERS GRATIFIED
TEAT TREATY HAS BEEN SIGNED
BUT URGE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
By' Associated Press)
LONDON June 30. Relief gratifi-
cation jand hope for a speedy rcad-i
justment of the world is the voiced
comment of the morning newspapers
here regarding the signing of the;
peace treaty.
Several newspaper mingle with
0. S. AN
AGREEMENT REACHED IN
GERMAN MIL STRIKE;
MEN RESUME POSITION!
GOVERNMENT AGREES TO DISTRI-
RITE ( HEAP FOOD IMPORT
'EI) IX TO
Tii.uM vv
; (By- Associated j Press)
BERLLV June 30. By an over-
whelming majority tho- railroad ienir
ploybs decided yesterday to "rcsjune
wai speedily on all lines affected by
tlieijr strike.
A 1st ale of complete
beeii) readied. - Under
agreement has
the "agreement
with the strikers the government &iro-
poses reduction in thti price of for -
eigUL especially of American food
Ualiihtr a billion and a.hntf mnrirt .
hitf iiiirkt; fn
Ipt
distributed and char
ged to the em
communlUes.
0 in free states and
Fighters Complete
Beriod of Training
for Fight Friday
fBv Associated Press )
TOLEDO Juneft.Jess Wiliard andjaild 'UrgaftrKaCTon fs cynilVTettJ7untfm
JacH Dempsey the principals in tliel
Independence Day heavyweight chanV
1 .i 11 tuIl-esi nave practically i
completed L'ieir neriod of trafnlnc
There will be only light work-outs for
both men henceforth. Fearing possible
injjiry to their hands both men
eliminated boxing from their program
on request of Tex Rickard
of fthe fight.
promoter
Urges Senate to ;
Ratify Treaty of
Peace at Once
(By Associated Press)
AUSTIN. June 30. -The United
'rihrv trnafv nt nnroi in n rit:filiiMnn
Killed When Machine
Falls Near Montabaur
w n.-.H.iM:u i.iunn
COBLENZ June 30. Captain Wal-!f
tr Schultz of Chicdgo a member of
..tjie 138th Aero Squadron was killed
Saturday when the plane in which ho
Mias distributing extra copies of the
soldiers daily newspaper announcing
t)e details of the signing of the peace
treaty fell near Montabaur the head-
quarters of the First division.
Cossacks Capture Big
Bunch of Bolsheviki
and Large Number Guns
(By Associated Press)
EKATERINODAR June 30. Kuban
Cossacks operating1 in the region of
he Don river captured 4000 Bolshe-
viki and ten duns. The Don Cossacks
are advancing northward and captur-
ed 1500 prisoners and three armored
trains.
mit-.rtmencan vviator 15
their thanksgivings warnings that
there must be no relaxation to make
the League of Nations effective. The
Daily News mentions apprehension
that Japan and the Far East and de-
nounces elements on both sides of the
Atlantic who; the paper asserts are
trying to stir . discord" between Eng-
land and America. v
h
Government
Means for
Law Becoming Effective at Midni
BUSY WEEK I !
PROSPECT FDA !
LEGISLATURE:
SEVERAL JIEASntKS 01' MORE OR
LESS IMPORTANCE VV FOR
IMSLTSSION THIS WEEK. .
(By Associated Press;).
iuou. . it;.aa .nine. iUi
Entering. the: second "week of 'its
.. ..... .m.i...
- - ... . r
Texas legislature. was -prepared for! .LJ!
rapid -consideration of many routine
bills already before it and with vnnt.ne Vw-iV'
f . . ' '"-'M-" IWJ.
to-l?1.8 f nddUoal altera being sub- drinking empori
-muicu ny me governor.. .
-"ucu wie governor..
... Z A i" .I -
nrsptc tho ?Vml tho ratification
of the woma" suffrage amendment toi
i-um iv.-m;itti uuusuiuiion was intromit
ted within two hours after the Iegisla -
I ..... ...
ture met and was under consideration
in one or the other of the branches for
practically the entire first week con-
jsidcrahle other work. already has been; Inc. dancing public Tor table reservn-J
disposed of. - kjons for '.Monday night': and strange- j
The house has passed the e'lcrjnosyn'- I" enough overv room lias been roscrv-'
ary and judicial appropriation bills fed for Tuesday morning at a large
and the senate has. made considerable Chicago "drink cure" hoHjiital. J
urogress in the consideration of ap-i
nropriations. Preliminary legislation-
governor has iiuhmitted a . sufficient
number of subjects to give a fair out-
ihui ui k-ww jjl-
fore this session.
Je'iMsiloryLnw.
Te legislature has again under con
ii-r.'
ideration the new state depository
law. which was passed at the regular tutiort fade into the background when i
session last winter and signed by the'i'compared with those of th.e big cafei
governor with the 'undcrstairding that proprietor who ' after lilliiig every:i
it would be submitted for amendments possible inch of space with fables is
at a special session. Propo.sed amend-
ments to this law are to make it more;
wort'.aDie and to eliminate features
found by its operation to be midesir
able. The law has been in effect and
enforced uuder the . direction of the
-state depository board created by the
I law itself and composed of the atto.r-
ney general the commissioner. of in-
surance -and hanking and the state
i treasurer since the latter part oh.of the country there willvbe enough1
.March. Many of the suggested changesjHquor in. decanters and -on -shelves of
are proposed by this; board. - Chicago to supply all demands' it is
more inducements to prospectors for
minerals. The governor vetoed a sim-.
ilar bill when it was passed at the
regular session because ho said. h6
did not consider that tho state under
tlle law WOuld secure stifficient rc.-
lIrns nmi ru. dfiv-nlonment of min
erals on state land. The bill is presold
again in an effort to eliminate the
governor's objections.
To Provide Text Books.
A new bill submitted proposes the.
levying of an ad valorem tax of 3Tc
on the $100.00 valuation the proceeds
of which are to be set apart annually
by.lhe state board of education to pur-
chase and deliver books for pupils in
the public free schools under the free
text book law. .
Another subject under consideration
is a proposal totax all dogs. of the
state regulate this owning and control
of dogs and the assessing of damages
if gainst the owner when a dog damages
livestock or poultry A bill pracUcally
the same us this one died on the cal-
endar at the regular session.
.Many Local Bills.
In addition to measures mentioned
a number of local hills proposing cre-
ation of school districts changes of
local road laws etc. have been intro-
duced and are in various states of
consideration.
With the disposal of the woman suf-
frage' question capitol observers ex-
pect a quieter session although they
predict thai the consideration oi a
report of theommltteo which investi-
gated the releasing of tho stale's op
tion to purchasing the Blue Ridge
prison farmf the state depository law
and the jSlate board of control law will
enliven iho. remaining days.
the BlutRIdge Investigation treated
a statewide Interest aridbpth tie laws
referred1 to were passed over consider-
able opposition during the regular session.
to Use Every
Enforcing the
(By Associated Pross.)
WASHINGTON June 30-Wnr-llme
iiroliililllon. wlileh bernine
cfiectivo at midnight lonlirlit will
ho strictly cnloreed by Ilic govern-
ment ullli every existing' menus.
the Deimrlnient of Justice an-
nounced iodny.
Open violation of flic; law is
threatened in New York and other
cities and it. will lie promptly
dealt vtifh ly Hie federal agents.
.Beer containing two ami three
-quarters portent alcohol . is re-
warded by the officials as intxi-
eating and por.-ons imde.rlnking
the sale of such beer will he ar-
rested. Carnival in Chicago.-' .
P.li ff?iYi lntii ''?a. Ai.t t.t.:.- ai;
t
i.i
will stagger put of Chicago early!
''Tuesday morning to
the
waning
f : .. ..... r
I night in the .city's history.
For days "carpenters have been
enlarging arenas of
It lr iiltimtr i
nier ;ew iear i
uier New Year's evej liquof enough
o make all-China gigg e us on tap0fl aml (1even nJ ed wh w
the Loop and everything else m im0 lh
- 1 uj iuu- liuuuus umuj
f fountains where bold women arc' won't!
I - r -
ito S wading after the .goldfish. '
Popular hotels- cafes and wine
rooms have been stormed by the drink-
When alcohol steps out remorse
will enter" said a rcprentative of
persons have arranged for
treatment !
beginning July 1st. and we have made.'
v.wuwib..
Most of these patients have delayed'
treatment until after -first shock ; orVJV'LLED WIFE AND BABY AFTER
fbone dry Chicago." - I UNSlTrESSFPL ATTEMPT 'AT .j
1 Tne problems of the liquor Instl-(
lorccu to turn away some oi nis;oiu-
est patrons because: of the Hood of
'earner reservations mat almost viogg-
ed the mails.
Liquor lor All.
"But there will bo liquor for all.
whether seated or standing." is the
composite edict of tho hotel and cafe
men. Despite the ninety million gal-
Ions of whiskey in bonded warehouses
I'ASrALTIES ANNOFM ED.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHIXtJTOX .rune-30. Eighteen!
soldiers were killed one: officer and!
fifhi ninn ' sovorolv wounded and . six-1
tech slightly wounded in ;au engage-j
niont with the anil-Kolchtik forces!
near Homanovka. Juno 25th. General
.Graves commanding the Siberian ex-
pedition made this report today.
X LEVYING PETROL RAD.
. (By Associated Press). v
. IIBLSlXtiFORS Juno 30. The :
evacuation of Pctrograd by the v
- Bolsheviki is proceeding hastily "
according to information here.
0- The minister of war has ordered f
the fortress of Kronstadt blown v
up and the bridges and railway
stations in Pctrograd destroycL
Fight News
The Bulletin will. not issue a
regular edition on the Fourth of
Inl y according to present plain
but will Issue an. extra nt about
4:30 p. m containing a detailed
report of the championship prize
fight between Jack Unmpsey and
Jess Wiliard at Toledo. Tne big
fight will bnglu at n- o'clock Fi i-
t'ay afteruou'. and will he com-
pleted in aboat nu hour and a
half.
The light news wlll.be handled
round by rou)i; and Avill he as
xompleto in the JiuUhtinVexim-
as It wili !). found iij v.qy news-
paper Friday or Saturday.
Available
Prohibition
FIVE PRISONER KILLED AND
TWO MEMBERS OK .MOB
SLAIN BY SOLDIERS.
.. (By Associated Prcss; . .
1IAVANA .rune SO. Five alleged
HCKio -voodoo" worshhmers hold in nri-
-"... ..
Bu Ul.ttUH.ilSL W UI C' SHOl UIIU K HCCl
bunday night by soldiers- when they
attempted to escape while being re-
moved to a place of greater safety af
ter a mob had attempted to storm the
rastlo for the purpose of lynching
1 f :' rtf :Un . ...
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KILLS WIFE UNO
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1
RECONCILIATION.
(y Assnqiated Press)
ija RSU FIELD! Mb. Jiino Uu..
41ar-
scy yynch 22 years old a farmer near
i-linieto. ycsienlay snot and killed
Ilis wfo .m1 sjx iUjtbs old babv fol-
rlowjug an unsuccessful attempt at re
conciliation.- .
Feeling is reported very high in the
community where' the tragedy- occur-
cd and precautions have been taken
to guard the county jail in which
Lynch is held.
I nilr I)
rowns m
Clarence Smith two year old son
of -Mrs. J. W. O'Neill was drowned
just after noon Sunday when he fell
into n u.-i.Oinnl in" Hm vsinl nm n
small quantity of water estimated at;
two or three. callous was in tbe wash.
ght
ism ni i rn in
mimi 5LLLU SSI "
i iinn mnnnnrnn WONDERFUL PICNIC
I viUD rain dinner to ffatiirf
IN CUBAN TBI CELEBRATION OF 4TH
mm tries
in nrT ni i r
I U 0L 'JLn L
pot but it was sufficient to. drown the.tho I)CtIIc of Africa. The visitor is said
little fellow- before his Mredlcamentl10 wcll educated speaking six
was discovered by the family
who
were in the house at. the tiino.
Tho child's mother was married toH'copie and ttie coitdltious-under watch
-W. O'Neill : local contractor .a few!
weeks ago.
Sunday Earthquake in
Italy Kills Hundred
and Twenty Persons
(By Associated Press)
ROME. June 30. One hundred and"
twenty persons were killed In the
Vjeehio district hear Florence In sin
earthquake Sunday nycordiug to tlic
newspaper Tempo. The town of Vic-
chio is reduced to u heap of "ruins
and u number of smaller . villuges
were destroyed.
Fell In Florence.
Florence' Italy June 30. A violent
earthquake shock was felt hero Sun-
day. Reports state- that neighboring
towns were also shaken hut only
slight damage was done. 1 -
Troops Withdrawn from
Archangel Sector Reach
New York on Transport
(By Associated Press).
NEW YORK June 30. The trans-
port Von Steuben arrived horo today
from Brest with nearly three thousand
troops including a large detachment
of the-359th Infantry which was re-
cently withdrawn- from Archangel.
TREATIES IT
BE COMPLETED
Within Thirty Days Allies Will Present to "Germany List-
of Persons to Be Tried for Violations of War Rules ?
and for High Crimes Against Humanity.
COMMITTEE TO MEET TOMORROW
AFTERNOON TO CONSIDER
FURTHER! PLANS FOR DAY.
The. present indications arc that the
dinner winch. wHl bC; serve! rft- thejy. Of the American delegation onV
noon. hour . on ihe Fourth; of July . will Secretary Lansing and General Bliss
eclipse all former efforts of the peo-reuiain in Paris. The principal Ger-
plc of this coiinty to prepare picnic 'nmn delegates left Versailles for Ber-
daintios on a big scale. A big. long1"1 today.
table will be prepared and. every fam-j Within the next thirty days the al-
ily will spread thereon the contents ilics 1viI1 submit to the German gor-
of the dinner 'baskets so that there
may be plenty for everybody and all
formality and convention may. be or w'th violations of the rules of civ-
abbHshed. jilized warfare. Dr. Theobald von 'Beth-
The. committee in charge is urging '.mann-Holhveg imperial German chan-
evory family to take. dinner and at-!celor Ynen tne war was started. ha3
tend the picnic; but those who can 1 formally asked the allies to pla.ee him
not be present may send dinners
which will be taken care of by the
committee ami used in augmenting the
feast spread for the hundreds of sol-
dicra and -sailors who are. expected to
attnnd.-
The weather is one. of the disturb-
ing factors hi the calculations f thf
-arrangements committee. It is feared
ilml frv-tt cwaior may continue
land if it does it will be physically
impossible to hold . the picnic in the
'old City Park on the Bayou. Whoth -
; . . ........ r. : . . m. - . ... .
postponed
point mon
" vuu ui iiiui me picnic win oei"""- aumuia nicu seemea Tery re-
o.r held at some other
point more easily accessible .in wetlatlltu!e- The railroad strike has been
weather is to be determined-by tlic .settled and government troops have
committee which will meet tomorrow j heen .sent to Hamburg to restore or-
af tcrnoon. tier but bave been withdrawn from that -
: j city leaving the city in the hands of.
mm
TO
ESi:
U ilLui
viiu
r til A 1 II.
IIEHE Tf RAISE MONEY
: IN(.' IN CHRISTIANIZING HIS
. . PEOPLE AT 1I0ME.
PRINCF
Ml
tor a period of tenseness which cul-
: . . iminated with the acceptance by Ger-
;. Prince Umfraena Kaba Roga. son of many of the peace terms and the final
an African king will speak at the Assigning of the treaty. Secretary Lan-
CVL E. church tonight it was announc-jsing conferred with American olHci-
ed today by Rev. Lynch pastor of ihejals who remained after the departure
church. An admission -charge of 2rie;of the President. He plans to meet
will be levied to create a'fund to be j Arthur J. Balfour. British foreign sec-
used in Christianizing the African peo-;rctary. and representatives of other
Pie. . powers and formulate plans'for carry-
The lecture will be a discussion ofiing on the work remaining unsettled
I Africa as it is Today." The speaker
lms !)CUn in -America three years com
Jh ucreto create interest in African
missions and to raise money to be used
in extending work of Christianizing
launguages and presenting a very In-
teresting discii!(ipn of tho African
th0- 1110 UviK-
Hangs Self in Jail;
Faced Electric Chair
( By Associated Press.)
WiIM5()LA June 3D. The manner
in which . Dr. Walter Kec.ne Wilkins
obtained the rope which he used in
hanging himself in 'the Nassau county
jail hero last night is the subject of
an investigation begun today by the
district attorney
Dr. - Wilkins was convicted Friday
of killing his- wife and was to have
been sentenced to death in the electric
chair on Tuesday.
MILITARY REGULATIONS IN ZONE
OCCUPIED BY AMERICANS NOT YET
MODIFIED BY THE AUTHORITIES
( By Associated Press.)
COBLKN55. June 30. The rules and
regulations issued by the Army of Oc-
cupation after entering Germany last
December continue in effect indefinite-
ly according to an announcement from
uTHER-iTIS 1
B.
(By Associated Press)
With the signing of the peace treaty
with Germany there is a virtual halt
in the activities of the peace confer-
' ence; The treaties with Germany.-Aus-
Jtria Hungary and Bulgaria are not
! completed and the adjustment of the
(status of Turkey is undecided but the
.. peace making machinery is expected
:to operate only through the commis
sions which are studying the different
phases of the problems before tin: al-
lies and in preparing reports.
President Wilson is" now 'enrouts
home. Premier Lloyd George is i:.
England and many of the other lead
line fipiirpO Itl'rt loft Pit-!o fnmr.r.n-r
': eminent a list of persons charged with
'f!ie responsibility of causing the war
on trial instead of the former German
emperor.
Paris. June 30. Premier Cleraeh-
ceau. will present the peace treaty to
the Chamber of Deputies today and
make an important statement con
cerning the home and foreign policies
f France- Figaro says.
! Since the signing of tb peace- treaty
therti has been but little news front
'Germany to indicate the frame of mind
jof 110 German people generally nor
i1i..r dlnncU ... u r t. . .1
ccntlr t0 assume a more threatening
tlhe provisional government which has
(been established by the radicals
f The Turkisli delegation to the
j Pence Conference was advised In a
jnote from the Council of Four that
nothing can be gained by a longer
i stay in Paris as the question which
Uhe Turks raised involve international
(complications and can not be decided
ni..-iM
There is a complete relaxation in
(peace conference circles ccnerallv af-
rby the conference.
Despite their refusal to sign the
peace treaty the Chinese delegate?
are not regarded as having with'dvawn
from the peaco conference. They are
awaiting instructions from Poking. ;
Fifteen Miners Are
Entombed by Exploiion
Near McAIester Okla.
( By Associated Press.)
McALESTER. Okla.. June 30. An
explosion today in the Rock Island
mines near here entombed fifteen
miners. Rescuers are prepared to de-
scend into the mine as s'oon. as tha
machinery is repaired."
REC0.1DIENDS CIVIL SERVICE.
CBy Associated PreRs.1
AUSTIN June 30. The inauguration
of. the civil service system for the
state of Texas was urged by Governor
Hobby in a message sent to the Legis-
lature today.
the Third Army beatlquartors.
Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett
notified the authorities of the Rhine
province to Instruct burgomasters and
other officials in the American zone to
caution civilians thaC-the army regu-
lations have not yet been cancelled.
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