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The Only Nowipopor Published
In Orangq Cowity, Heart of tbe
Staniheoat Tbxu Lumber, Riot,
1 out, Farm and Industrial Empire
VOLUME XV.
ORANGE, TEXAS, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1929.
MARINC *&&, a, OFFICERS HIT
AT A DA
DUSK"
Is Expected to Arrive at
Brownsville By 6
O'Clock Today
ALI.KNTOWN, pu„ March 18,—
Believing that a powerful poison
caused the deittlr—Friday of M 1st,
Verna pctnvla Delp, 22, county au-
thorities today ordered a complete
examination of her vlttil organs.
Miss IJelph was the adopted
daughter of August Derliummer, a
well-to-do. farmer of (Ireen Point.
Investigators have established that
her body was carried a quarter of
a mile from the Catnsariu<)uu pike
to the spot where it was found In
it. ftfcld. late, S.'Uwrdax near the emer-
gency landing of. the trannrontintnal
air mall. Tim girl had been dead
about 31 Hours. "
PASSES MANAGUA
Again tbe ' cry of witchcraft has
been raised in collection with a
Branny Ivaniu slay Ink. and in soiue
Failed in Flight To Pan-j^^^--f- *ud oumtc*.
_ ° _ ( Continued on Page Three)
ama Saturday
MWKJM, KKaraCuu, March 18.
—Captain Iriid. KuUcr, spelling to
Hroivn-vifTP* Texas, from Panama
-OI^^i!l>r'bb« ujtd„a«M> -t'>-«lu^ at-
tcinpt. arrived ut Maiias^i uTIfiW
n. iu.. and hopiMtl off leu minutes
totrr for (iitiilrnmln City.
on his arrival here Saturday, said
thai he was confident of reaching
Brownsville before nightfall.
The filer made his first stop at
David, Panama at 0:11 and requir-
ed only eleven minutes to refuel,
hopping off for Managua at 6:2 2.
BROWNSVILLE READY
BROWXE8VILU2. Texas. March
18.—Captain Ira C. Raker who left
Panama for BrownsVllle today on a
dawn-to-duak flight, expected to
arrive here at ti p. m. and continue
to San Antonio tonight , acrortlinii to
a tflfuram r*c«4v« <1 from the noted
airman by Out. I"). A. Oaffnoy,
Itrowt:nvtlU ma mar* r of thi fM«ht
u rrnaemsr^nt*.
Mtaft^r weather rcporti* from th«*
pouth lnci1rnt*<1 Eakt r will en^wnt^r
better weather on IiIn flight here
( Continued on Pa«o Three)
tOFC.MEET
TO DRAWCROW
Open Forum to be Held
Tonight; To Discuss
Plans for Fair
BLAST WRECKS
Negro Man Hijacked in
Shadow of Jail; En-
ter Residence
No trace had been found Mon-
day of three white men wanted for
roberies committed . here lute Satur-
day afternoon. Officers of both the
city and county are cooperating
with Jefferson- county- off Ice r*-- frt—mr
effort to trace the Inen who are be-
lieved i„ hnve sought iWii^-e In
Beaumont.
On his . way home from work
Saturday afternoon \,Jerry Dlggs, a
negro"empTdSW;; "b* ■ rh^ ';Ml!«srtftr{~
■T.Trtroart—w^y™lrnrhtWTt*"of™l'trt
in cash by two wljitf men. But
lor. ..the. fa.ct . Uuit JJlbtga was-ao's®--.
verelj' ' frightened, the men could
hove been iipprohflnded easily, (t Is
believed. "After "robbing the negro
<MV Market street about 75 yards
south of the court house eduare the
Five Fire Alarms
Answered Sunday;
Damage Negligible
Although the damage done * was
small, there was a record number of
fires occurring in the city through
Sunday, there having l>eet> live
alarms answered during tiie >lu.v, •
Tlie home of M. J utiles on Main
between Mill ah4L,jfctei^mF^SE!3i^
damaged probably to the extent of
SjS9 a* a result nf tire front the
flue that Kef the shingle roof aWaJie!
Water dntliuges were said t'L be
he,-; vier , thnu fire damage. TlU flrp.
departmtpt made two cutis At this
plttiw.'1 V■ : '-:-f -- '' ■
Duying the .day, the firemen made
a. run to the home of Bob Kichart!-
T«rtm—trn—mnttr" Sixth—rttttt:—~ riiity
small damages were done to tbc
shingle roof. . >
,,aiwmi^.,,.w«~As>iw;ao.. thk:
i Coiitlnimrt ftn I'a^-c Ttire<«)
Orange Man Is To
Fill Vacancy On
Mt P. Branch Line
Sunday Attendance Sets
Record; To Continue"'
Throughout Week
The first day of the simultaneVuiH
revlVal iiervlees being held b.v the
Methodlot, Baptist, rrr<*teb>;l'etiai) a,nd
f'hristlanU churchus resfrtted In -n
at
V'
hnnner dfty for all 4he . chiffl'hen.
" TS^rwijnP« '' theTiTtenyirt"nc«r
church . services inci'vased, but the j.(j^ j
Munduy K'bool—alliinlmn i.uus >■>>n-
sjderably niigniented according to
all the pusIoVr who expressed tjiein-
selves as being very optimistic .over
The place made ""vacant on the
put;«enger /train run oijl the: Orange
$.• NbrthwwrteriT~ railrot/d. illvtsi j
the MifWoarl '1'uplno. .y teni by
.deeu!h of [.lames 1). Neif, whic
«OTPi d herenast"\veek,/i« to be
regularly / by SVl^ I MeOonnei.,
(hls clty.Ljt la mtdfrAood. \
iliasis of''Vi'iitmity, :i.t v is\
that MctjMunell who jls handling
J<di now/ is in line [for tbo~ pe.n
nent position. " "T" ^
MeOonnell, who hits been lot itet
ig i'ChnniiiB fUi'.'HH- |i4HfttTeAr«7 ha
been with the Mlssuurl Pacific /liall
Tortiie pa*t 18 .years, he" his been
freight cohdttctor running 'between
Orange anil Newton. A* to Who Will
take .Met'oiine|l> run nH I ffu
J.
nouncemont.
lAM M|M. toalclit and Taw-
NUMBER 213
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Police Report No One
Killed or Injured; Fire
Breaks Out
PITTSBVRO, March 1*.—One
building wan destroyed and six
others damaged toduy when a ter-
rific cxplcwlon occurred in the busi-
ness district of duriton, u mill town
near McKeesport. Occupants of
houren in the district escaped, and
police reported no one was killed
or injured.
Tbe ruins of the building next
door to tbe Clxirton bank caught
fire, but the flames were extinguish-
ed utrir-kly. Windows in a wide area
were shattered.
When nearby "re«t(|eiit« reported
that shortly! before the explosion an
automobile carrying about half a
| do sen men paused before the bank,
police expressed the belief that the
< blast was caused by a dynamite
j bomb, thrown In an effort to wreck
the bank. V'ire department officiate,
I however, said tbe explosion might
have been caused by leaking gas.
Hurry Juskol, department store
owner, said the Man* was lerrlfh
Members of his family wei« thrown
from their beds, but were unin-
jured.
" Everything Is "all set" for the
morthly membership meeting and
open forum of the chamber of com-
merce to be held tonight in the
chamber of commerce hall
Indications are that there will be
a large number attend the meeting
anil that (iranae county farmers,
and truck growerr. as well as the
business and praferartonal men will
<>«• well represented.
The Orange county 1!>29 fair will
probably constitute the principal sub-
ject for discussion at this time, due
to the fact that the proposition has
been talked for weeks among the
citlzt ns who have manifested a very
keen interest in it.
It is thought, too, that the date
—announced a few days ago for ('has.
AVeeks. u poultry expert, who is to
be here on Friday night April 5. will
also constitute a source of much of
the discussion. It is believed that
Weeks will find conditions favorable
here for the . eaJUil^iahment of u
string poultry and truck farm, sim-
ilar to those now being operated at
Wichita Fafb and In • California.
Mll.WAVKIvF. BK.XHT
M1I.WATKF.E. Wis., March 18.—
A bomb exploded uRalnst the rear
wall of a downtown picture theater
early today. Hever l windows in the
nearby buildings were shattered, and
a hole torn In'the wall.
The bombing was ascribed to
toftor" trouble.
Officers Await ™.
Identification
Papers on Man
HQL'HTON', Mar. 18.—Federal of-
ficers today awaited telegraphic.'ad-
• vice from New York on which t.hey
wjll decidew hether a man Mow in
city Jail shall be held as Walter
Ringer, indicted in ' connection with
a $(•<).00ft mail theft aboard the
KtenmHhlp Ijcvlnthan last June.
Agents brought the suspect to
Houston early Sunday after taking
him from the Mai,lory line tanker
At a la bar at I lay town. The man was
working as a seaman,
The maiv «ere*ted on the Malahur
was hot known by any tit the names
known to have Keen used by Uinger.
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Garnett is Given
99-Year Sentence
SAN MAItCOt*. T«*-. March 1R.--
A . 89-year sentence was given B«ri'y
Garnett, Mount Sharp ranch man. by
n Jury here yesterday for the slay-
ing last summer of nobert Calhoun,
70, « neighbor. The atate had ant--
ed the death penalty.
Calhoun, according to testimony,
was ahot lo death as he and « grand-
son, Carlyle Lock, were riding to
town on a toad of can*. Oitrnett'a
conviction was baaed largely on tes-
timony of the grandson.
imiCRKK VOICK
NHW TOKK. — The voice of
Conine Griffith s the talkies has
hean insured for
WaiBliilM
Ship Reaches Port
After Fifty-Day
Struggle at Sea
VANCOUVER, B. C., March 18.—
With the chief engineer dead by his
own hand the British freighter Wear
Pol was in port today after a 50-
day struggle with adverse elements.
Acting chief engineer. Kinnes said
that almost from the moment the
10-year-old tramp put out from
Wales she was buffeted by terrific
storms. For forty days Chief En-
gineer Ohaffey nursed his engines,
which time and again had to be
stopped for repairs.
Then he was found in his berth
with his throat cut apparently by
hiN own razor. The body was bur-
led at sea. Thef relghter was en
route for Shanghai.
jaiiihers. JK-msd dojnn,
walk of the colirt house and Jail
and continued their Journey on
Chief iof Police (farter and reported
what had happened. A search was
immediately started but It Is be-
lieved the men caught a ride to
Beaumont .and escaped capture.
i>lgga said that he met t,(vo white
men, one a rather tall man wearing
grey clothing, the other being a
chunkier built man who wore a
brown suit. He , was unable to
■fate whether they wore hats or
Caps,. h<f said. Afte'r passing the
men, one of them called to Diggs
and as he turned around, lie faced
a man with a drawn pistol arid then
observed that the other man had a
pistol , pointed at him. Without
any resistance whatever the negro
held up his hands While—one of the
men went through his pockets .and"
obtained two till bills which were
Included In his pay check from the
railroad company.
While the officers were looking
for the two Mien who had robbed
the negro, andther white man pur-
loined the home of 11. It. Morrison,
the county hcjme demonstrator, on
West Park ayenue. A 4 5-calibre
automatic army pU'tol waa tbe only
article that was tnisoed. 'The nun
was found in {the hous*w lien mem-
lxirs of the Mprrison family return-
ed home and j after he had rushed
out through 0 e reay. he was a"><cd
w hat lu was «|oing,'and filtSltlfll^That
he was getting1 a drink of water. He
made' hi* way tfcstwartl on the Or-
ange and Beaumont highway and
on the outskirts of town was seen
to get in a cur with two other
young men going in the direction of
Beaumont.
The man was said to be rather
•tender and ware sideburns He
wore ablue serge, pen-stripped lull
of clothes and a grousy cap.
Carter Haynes, <>( -a«ndeti, .Ark,,
Is directing tlie ?-trttE" !tcrvice for
tlie. First. Methodist church, reaebed-
t he cslty Satu rday—a-wd—Baiutda y n Ight
organlxed the stn;Tiug forces with
Escobar Is Shov^tf N
Disposition to
CALLES ADVANCES
Kt First Air Baltic
Mexican History
By the A «H-la,t«d
Stiff rebel opposition and heavy
wnir filled with sintrers lrtwr nlghr,
Re\V C,' Slephenson. pastor ul
tlie Magnolia Park Baptist ehureh.
x
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Investigate Death
Of "Witch Doctor"
ROME, Oa,. March 18.—An ex-
planation of the death of Mios Mar-
tha Rusjell, SO-yeaV-old "witch doc-
tor," found slain her her home last
night, was sought today ut a cor-
oner'a iiaiuest.
(A man in search of "advice",
found thrtwotnun with her skull
crushed and her thtoat cilt. l*ollce
believe she waa killed by a dlssatlB-
lled "client" for the discovery of
$200 in her home led them to disre-
gard the robbery theory, Police said
she had„ practiced a form of witch-
f-rTift for-many year*.
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Take Examinations
_—
Although there had been II a im-
plications for the privilege of tak-
ing the civil service examination for
pontal clerk and carrier, there were
only 14 who actually took the ex-
amination. t The I eaamlnatlon was
held In Uho commercial room of the
olty high achool by Dave Journeay,
secretary\ of the local civil eervlce
hoard,
r*E TUBTIJE
lRTHUR, Te*. — All the
failed with Httmnty-
four ateera pulling on
- enough to ret out ot
Mexico a 1110-pound
turtle that j had bean cti« a Mt. evi-
dently by m ahip'a . propeller. The
tWtie ia ablaut 100 year* eld.
BANDITS LOOT
TEXAS TOWNS
Blow Safes in Postoffics
and Two Business
Houses""
PORT
king's
Dumpty,
the gulf
FORT .WORTH, March IS.—Four
armed men today blew open safes
of the post office and two businees
houses at Boyd, south Of Decatur. ■
this county. _
The burglars were fired on by a
constable and his tw,o sons, but
niade their esenpe A posse of offi-
Versf ram Port Worth add Vjfise
founties was ^irganized and an In-
tensive hunt was launched.
Boyd is 14 miles from Decuater
and on the Rock Island railroad.
Four bloodhounds were rmhed to
Boyd and a squad of eight officers,
discovered an abandoned uutohaoblle
believed to have been that of the
pillagers. The automobile bore a
Fort- Worth license and was identi-
fied as belonging to a second-hand
automobile Hrm.
The safes of the post office and
the Boyd general merchandise store
vfere opened with explosives before
the- presence of theb urglars in th
town wa« discovered by ConMtable
J. A. Rcrogglns. When Sc.roggins
heard the third blast. In the gen-
eral merchandise qtsre of M. D,
Lewis, the officer Went to his home
and awakened his' two aomt, Hamil-
ton and Oene.
More than 7S shota were ex-
changed between the bandits and
the officer and his son* aa the four
men v^ere leaving the town.
MAY PUT OFF MEET
Mayor Ed 8. McCarver, who haa
been out of the city since Thursday,
waa expected home today or tomor-
row, Due to the fact that the
mayor waa not here this morning.
It w s thought that a meeting of
tha city commission which waa to
have been hel# tonight, would be
postponed. Officials of the cham-
ber «r commerce requested that thla
meeting be postponed on account
of thf chaMbar of commerce mem-
bership meeting and open forum
tonight. - ^
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C. M. T. Camps to Have
Record Enrollment,
Report Says
Enrollment for the C tl*en*'\M|t.
Itary Training Camps to be held fhts
summer in the Hth Corps Area is"
progressing favorably and is some-
what in advance of lust year.
Ueut. Coloutil E. M. Off ley. C. M-
T. C. officer, 8th Corps Area, an-
nounced that one thousand young
men who are In «very way i|uali-
ned have applied and been accepted
for this year's camps.
With applications being received
lu great numbers, t'olonel Offley pre-
dicts comph«tlon of the Hth Corps
Area Quota of S900 far ahead of the
earliest date on which the quota ba«
bean attained during the eight
years of the C. M. T. C.'s existence.
The largest camp of the Hth Corps
Ar«u Will be held at Fort Sum
Houston, San Antonio. Texas. This
camp will trait) 7SS Basis, It] In-
fantry, Hi :FJeld Artillery slid 51
Signal Corps Htudents, starting June
14 and ending Jojly 11.
Only those "applle-anta of good
moral character and sound physique
will be accepted. These 1 limps are
•being held for the best qualified
young men In the Corps Arei,
Those who jUicet the,, camp re-
qulrementa srlll' be setlt to the train-
ing camps at government expense,
transportation In anj^frotn the camp
at the rtlte of/Ave cents, a tnHe. and
all necesaary* expenssn whlle i at
camp, being paid by the govern-
inei)t. At camp they will reclye
i ne modth of wholesome traliiing
and outdoor recreation. There will
lie all : llun>lalice of wholesome food.
There is fw obligation fur future
hiilitary service.
At every C, M. T. CrtTtTp the train-
ing will be divided between camp-
ing, hiking, shooting, athletics and
studio In cltlxenshlp. with tbe stu-
dents enrolled in four courses Ba-
sic, "or first-year students Will re-
ceive only elementary drilling, most
of tfielr training being devoted to
building up bodily strength, health
and leadership qualities by Outdoor
octlvltle*.
Pointing -out that only the (lift
2900 youth to qualify can be assured
of places In camp under \)\v preftpnt
authorisation, Bteut. Cot. Offley said
that,the policy of "First come, first
served" would be followed, anil
urged young men wh.<J plan to go
to cuttu> to apply without delay.
Enrollment blanks may be ob-
tained from Franklin W. Cluin,
county, as well as detailed informa-
tion, * • • '
condui t. the fong services for the
First Baptist church, will not reachi
here until tonight, 1-u^t night, O.
M. Helae. regular choir director, di-
rected the singing. w~There were
around 8& singing In the choir ut
this seiWlce, the Junior choir having
been added to that of the regular
choir for the revival.
The crowds were larger than usual
at both the morning und evening
serylrVxgl the First Christian •diurvh.
The songk. services were unusually
good. Onl^.evening services will be
held at thls\churcb during the
week, It was HitRUunced.
At , the First Pribtby-ierlan church,
j the services attracted >ar more than
the usual Sunday ervlceb*jIt was re-
ported. A genuine feature vwas the
music which Included solo Olnging
by 11. Mill, with c. A. NofctUn
j directing the singing. l^ist nlgWv.
Rev. W. E. H. Ilickerson preached
his first sermon of a series that jvill
be preached during the meeting.
Only day services, will be held at
this churob.
Buy services will tie o|tiilt«l at
the First Baptist eburcli until \V-d-
nrsday. Beginning with today, 'be
First Methodist cliurth will hold
both morning and evening servl.es at
10 a. m. and 7:4u p. m.
Members of the Presbyterian
church have arranged to Ira-re^ buses
■ o cover the clly each nlghC during
tbe revival services and bring- any-
one desiring to attend that have no
conveyance.
Ope bus will cover the entire
north section from Oreen avenue,
and,another will go over the south-
ern district. All who want to ut-
tend the services of this church
1,1(1 y take the .bus to anil from the
church.
STONE HEM
(Clansmen Ride Running
Board in Order To
Guard Senator
BROCKTON. Mass., March I
A stone. which hurtled harmlessly
through a window and a rain of
pebbles Which rattled oft the side Of
bin 'limousine groeted Senator Hef-
lln of Alabama, on his appearance'
as a St. Patrick** cay apeaver before
the Mayflower Klan No. S. Realm
of Maaaachuaetta in Vaen hall here,
yesterday.
The stone did not Interrupt the
senator's speech on the Roman Cath
ol|c church, Mussolini and oth*r
aubJecta.....^.-^~------'------:'-ji
The pebbles were thrown by small
l by« In a orowd of men and youth*
wlm awaited the aehalor's departure
outsldr the hall. There were . cries
of "disgrace to the senate" and
other similar characterisations aa
HefHn climbed Into the automobile
•n which klansmen mounted the
running hoard* «# guard*. /*,,
, The hell* ope, a peculiar aort «(
telescope prepared for oheervlng lb*
sub ad aa not to affect the eye. waa
toraStMl by Cbriatopher Rchelner In
i«iT n: 1 ^xF-'.ri^^di
14 LOSE LIVES
IN AIR CRASH
Worst Airplane Wreck
In History of The
United States
NEWARK. N. J.. March 1H,—
Belmont Puraona, a passenger in the
Ford trl-mbtored plane which crash-
ed late yesterday. «lied itt St. Jameo
hospital today, bringing the total
fatalities up to fourteen.
Thirteen sightseers were killed ln-
stantly Yesterday In the worst alr-
plnnn wreck -tbece -baa .bceJi,,,lli,,,„tl.Vft.
United States The pilot and one
passenger, the only perwona aboard
ot escape death, were severely In-
juVed.
A huge tr|. motored monoplane
operated by the Colonial- Airways
Clashed into a freight car loaded
with mild while attempting « fort'mf
landing a mile rrom the Newark air-
port after Its motors had stopped.
lx u Foote. the pilot, and Belmont
Parsons, a fiicAil riding In the cock-
pit beside him, wcr«; liut'll'd 5(t feet
from the plane by the Impact; Those
In the forward end of thef uselagc.
In the forward end of thef tutelage.
Man)' were Impaled on pieces < f
torn nte t a I.
Witriesses said th eplane appeared
lo be In trouble' froiir the time It
took off from the airport with Its
load df passenger* for a trip over
New t«rk clly. It rose sluggishly.
PersonaW ho ROW the ship Just fxi-
forfe the crash *«ld the propellors
were tMrnlrtg.over slowly as though
the mtAdrs Ware ijead. The plane
was not* more than i10 feat above
th« gtound.
The victim# -f^cltided an engagedt
couple. Miss flertrude Hiever, of
B|oomAeld. N. J.. and Reginald
Woodward, a law student who lived
In Brooklyn. The girl's brother alao
waa killed, aa were two brothers.
Andrew and < Stephen Hagm ml of
Mtamford. (!*U.
- JIKKK IH)H VIHIT t
NEW T«HK. — UuH Ferdinand
Hohensollarn, Prince of Pruasiaand
grandson. of Wllhelm Is b*f« for a
W. fait Inn tad by tha Independence
of young American women. "I have
been tofd.thelr frankneaa may alarm
me," He elabemed.
Alabama Has 16 Deaths,
Georgia Three And
Florida One
ATI^ANTA. Ou„ March Nl|l.—
Known deaths from floods that have
overrun portions of Alabama. OeorK,
flu and Florida reached 20 today,
with fear expressed that additional
fatalities would lie disclosed le>* re-
ceding waters,
-■ Sixteen of the known deuths were
iu Alubamu. three were dead In
Oeorgia apd one In Florida. Ktba
bad the greatest loll with ten
deaths listed. Two were dead lu
tleneva, two at Flomaton and two at
Pollard. All three of those drown-
ed In tleorgla were swept from a
highway bridge, while the Florida
^casualty was an aged man who dlwil
oKeXpoxu re.
MNinwhlle, an army of relief
worker*^.made up of the Red Cm**,
Alabama "national guardsmen, and
many wiviw clttaens, concentrated
their efforts oH. holding down die-
came In te rvfugtuKcumpa established
whva rcNiiVntx of EVt^a. tleneva and
other Alabama com mv.nl ties fled
frum theft- homes
The food situation also waK acute
Army airmen * from Maxwell Afebl M
MontK'omery, haVc ilropiM'd tons
food, clothing and xtther supplies to
thousands of marooned persons.
Reports of looting at Klba and
ISencVa brouiilit a dei'liiratlon. of
martial biw lij- Colonel W. K l'er-
runs of the Alabama national gtKtrd
The governor ha* been asked ft r
permission to force evacuation of
residents who refuse to leave the
flooded towns.
Conditions In northwest
were critical today, with
and Mllltgnn bearing the
the waters. Damage at
alone was estimated at
t£>00,006. Most of the
deiitsw ere ssfe In
Cltieens of Milllgan
ground lieforc t h
their village.
The fjuods In Oeorgia. cent«i|f -d- at-
Newton, which had bitfiii deserted by
Its too residents for the second time
in tw oweeks. Montezuma, Situated
near Newton on the Flint river, saw
Its business section inundated by a
river stage of more than IT feet.
Main highways through Oeorgia
were blocked by the flood waters.
Tbe Dixie highway, main road from
the -|north to Florida, wan unpass-
ahle near Albany which itself w«i
isolated by tile floods. ,
The Mississippi river at Memphis
today continued Its steady rise, up-
feet here, or tlv<* foet aboVc flood
level. No alarm Is felt, however.
Woman Flier Wins
Endurance As Well
As Altitude Crown
OAKf-ANB. >("al„ March I ft.— Hav-
ing remained In be air 22 hours, 3
minutes and 12 second*, Louise Mc-
I'hetrldfw, .former >tudent at the
University oi Arkansas, today held
tbe woim'tiV endurance flight record
as well as the women's altitude mark
Miss J^cphetridge ended her en-
durance flight at the municipal air-
port here at 1:64:47 p. m« yesterday
after slaying aloft nearly live hours
longer than the previous record,
held by Miss Bobby Trout, of l.tif
Angeles, who muds a flight of 17
hours, fi minutes and HI seconds on
Kberuary II. Miss Mi-Phetrldfte i*>t
tfeb altitude record Ueiember 7
When she reachd 30,270 feet.
—7
FIND GOING HARD
Florida
Caryvllle
brunt of
Caryvllle
more than
. isott real-
ref u (Tee camps,
moved to high
Water entered
In order to curry on the Work of
drllltng by the Texas coin puny in
the Net has marsh. It I* necessary to
barire mud! for vmlle to the well,
aciordlng lo reports received hire.
U ia understood hare that 4hi* com-
pany la shaving an extraordlnsry
•mount of trouble In putting down
tht* marsh well, which la located in
th* western part of this county*
from four directions on the Insur-
gent slit ni;bold of Tcrrwm.
intent
waa moving to attack Tbfreon In
force and expected to occupy the
city by TuesiWy night.
Oenentl Esitdvnr, InMurgent leader,
woes howing no disposition to re-
treat, however, and Instead reported
a victory in the first skirmish with
the advancing rebels.
Tako Inltlalite
Taking the initiative, the rebel*'
attacked two federal columns at Ban
Pedro on Hunday and claimed to
have (nfllcted heavy casualties and
taken tHjtncruus prisoners. Several
thousand wen took' part In the en- --
gagement in which more thnn 21®
men were reported killed. Th* reb-
els cbtlmed the capture ul 1200 fed-
eral*'.
Haturday and Hundivy In Torreon
were marked by federal air raids
which leB four known dwod and
maby injured. The ttr* nertat <-om-
( Continued on Page Three!..
COUNTY LAUDS
TO BE DRAINED
Stark Interests Buy
Dragline for Use
On JHoldings
———
PrepaYK(oi"y 10" putting* on a
drainage i^iiipalgn on land* be-
longing to tliexHItork interest* In Or-
I tinge county, s S^orthwestern cater-
| pillar drag lined ri'txr has been pur-
I chased by Have Nelsbi^, who Is
' pciintwndent of the StarV-fAem- and
ranch interest*.
The dragline dredge wilt hv, here
within the next two weeks snj\aa
soon ns iiosstlib- will be put lo wo>
cutting drainage dilcheij throughout
tin1' county on tbe large land srens
of the Hturk' interests, with the view
of putting hundreds ofst ijri'es of
land in a state of cultivation.
I The new dredge waa ptif linscd at
a cost of aprpoilmately 110,000.% W
has a capacity for cutting a dltcX
311 feet wide by 12 feet deep. The
width or depth may be increased by
going over the ground a second
time. It i* said.
The purchase "I tills dredge Is re-
garded as the initial st < towards
complete drainage of Orange coun-
ty luiidaw bleb insures the fact that
there will be a very subsIartU.tl In*
crease In th" agricultural acreage
from now on
• t is understood that the dredg*
Will be leaned lo Orange county, for
'Otwebt* - .w«r.k ,«f xuVLjUg
ditches. It may also Bp TPTsrd hT;'!
other concerns desiring to. havy
•part lit the drainage progrt
l.o be pushed its inueH ns
from now -on.
Miller Shows To
Move Headquarters
A high, wall fence Is being built :Jp
I around tht Ki|lPh R.; Miller f^bperW^|
] amounting to nearly u half s block, •
j on Oreen avenue beCween Third and
1 Fourth streets. It was «! •.. 'tha«
grounds acquired during the'.ftnat
year that n large percentage of the
Ralph It. Millty carnival .system*,
Vvere stored for the past wlntra.
Ourlng the period that the shows
wintered here, a machine and re
pair shop was operated on tha
grounds which were to have W«
come the permanent heald'lUurlerti of-
tbe carnival systems.
Recently Miller tnude vxtbh«j^>
purchases of real enlate near Baton
Rouge where he IS establishing
l/oulslana hi-adiiuarters. 'Fhe. plac«
Is to be known as Mlllervllle, it 1 !
ntld.
... , .
CIIA.MP IliiOOD NiVKR
NEW VOltK. tU Thomas Krtne. 41,
ferrji' de< k hand, ex-sallur and the
father of three children, believes he
has given «w«y more blood than
any one else HI* record la
tnanafuslon*. In iS coses his hi
w* free, sometimes hi* reward
aa high as $}&#." He
meat, hut plenty of raw veg*tabl<
•ucb aa potato**, carrot*
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The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 213, Ed. 1 Monday, March 18, 1929, newspaper, March 18, 1929; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth289077/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.