The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 216, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 20, 1929 Page: 1 of 6
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Southeast Texas Lumber, Rice,
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ORANGE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1929
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EXTRADITION OF
REBEL LEADERS
Floyd Collins Body
Returned to Bronze
And Glass Casket
Calles .To Push Plan of
"Extermination," Re-
ports Say.
IIOllSK CAV1S, Ky., March 30.
—11 body Of Moj <1 Collins who
•lied unci? u |7<-ilii)' buttle (o save
hlu lire when lie iyuk irtipimi in
Sinul Cave 111 IU•."> today again
KW«I hi ItR llffOIMK and glu-v-i cas-
ket In Crystal Oivu after Itn iliert.
mid niwwy yeelerday. l>r. (H.
II. 'I lu niuv, nniirr of Crystal <'# '«
said mi investigation now iimlor
>Mjr imqU hc pushed until the
HONORED ON 78TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
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Negro Suspect Is
Under Arrest For
Slaying of W&nun
GAltV, in,I., March "0.—tilllis
Mack, slx-foot-iw'o iie«ro, w m nr-
rtstWf I ulilit room early today l .
connection with the shiying; 17r
Josephine AiIoKmI, JO-youi-ohl
grocery derk. He
A linti-licl tva*| round In Mack's
Win, olfb or* . said, ami It
,<t,tei-ed; uiU
$1
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Escobar Sajd _ to Have
The hotly. which Dr. Hiiiuum
wiyn Ints become completely mum.
lv- litLficd >Jiuc Km burial In Cr)>l«l'
t live hub missed yNwlny morn-
Iutr. Aid of slicrlBs of tlirn-
counties wiin sought a'Kl yesterday
wtu™
IMtl iii a burlap sack, about 400
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Lumberman Celebrates
BUi Birthda
Anniversary
MEXICO ClTV.MurcIt ao.—G.11-
eml f>lut<irco Kllas Calles rcorgnnls.
cd Ills forces tit Torreon today pn>.
Iini-atcry to 'the drive, northward to
purge Chihuahua or the rc: cl forces
of General Joss Gonzalo Escobar.
The federal «enciti:iusljiio arrived
tt Torreon at « p. in., Tuesday from
~"t¥T state of DurnnBo and Immedl-
atfly began preparations for relent-
less pursuit of Escobar nnil the
campaign U'hirll he uald would be
one of "extermination."
At Cbapultepee castle President
1'ortes (lil said this pursuit of the
revolting neneruls would not lie
against them (is rebels and iiolltieal
offenders but as hank bandits and
large sea.li; -looters. The entire rev-
olution was cliaracterlxed as a
whoU'sale predatory attempt with
its leaden intending from the tirst
to set what loot they could and es-
cape into the United States.
On this basis, the president said,
every effort would niade to se-
cure extradition of the rebel gen-
erals, who are expected to seek po-
jmjcu.1 jirylum In the United. Wtf'Asa,
as common, crtmlfials. Attempt will
be made u.lso to recover by ctvil
process such money «s they ni.iy
deposit in forelKn banks.
R-inks of Torreon reported. the
government announced that General
Escobar had .l.o.wU'd theip of 1,Q2$.-
000 pesos (about $511,000), In
Haiti Do and other cities the loot
from Banco de Mexico branches
alono exceeded 2,500,000 pesos
(about $1,250,090) .the government
said.
T^lttle was known here of the
whereabouts of General Escobar be-
yond roundabout dispatches which
said he had retreated with his army
from Bsoalon, southeastern chihua-
hua further north to Jimine*. It
was suggested he had three alterna-
tives—open battle with General
Calles and probable defeat, flight to
the United States, or retreat to th'
mountains from vyhleh he could
conduct a guerilla warfare, -th the
*" latter case he might prolong hostili-
ties foy many months as did Palneho
Villa several years ago.
General calles reached Torreon by
automobile, and was greeted by cltl-
zens' committees, iiolitical - leaders.
" and hit) own generals who had pro-
ceded him to the city. lie an-
nounced he would immediately re-
store business to normal and re-
pair communications.
The government estimated he
had SO,000 mop at his disposal at
Torreon. General fcscohttr, it was
said, could at a maximum have ni
more than 5000 fnen of . whom many
were 111 equipped.
General Calles yound the insur-
gents had left behind theni 11 rail-
way cars loaded with merchandise
2ft cars contuiping railway repair
material and 14 locomotives. Aside
from money taken from the bank*
It was said their loot In the city
reached large proportions.
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PL^N TEST WELL
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The Texas company is preparing
-...Jo l'iut down a test well In lh<
: Southern part ( f the Calcasieu lake
next to holdings or the Orange
Cameron l and company, according
to Alford Stark, who .1? In charg<
f the company's East Cove division'
ng are being'driven In the lake
for She derrick nciw. Stark stated
and Kttuse boats occupied by the
workmenNjmployed by the oil com-
pany tire o >ing located In Grande
bayou which (Wends into land* of
the Orange-CnmeNyi I>and company.
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NEW YORK, March 20.—A
. Of four or five gangrter# drove
to the apartment of Frank Sac^o. a
former convict, in Queens, tbd'iy
battered i down the door and shot
him snd his/ wife, Jlo e.. to death
The stay rs Waped In their aulo-
JBttblle.
TWO MEN SLAIN
IN cm MIX-UP
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Police Declare Mystery
Surrounds The
Murders
CHICAGO, March. 20.—Two men
were killed last night In separate
slaylngs, one by a bullet, the other
by blows from a piece of pipe; and
each crime was marked by mystery
and unusual circumstances.
The Piny Inn cafe In Cicero, In
front of which William McSwIggin,
usslstant state's attorney was shot
dead in one of Cook county's most
baffling crimes. Was the pl;,ee of
the first .killing of the night. VVU.
llain J. Vercoe, Si. n man of good
reputation, was shot through the
btick of the head.
County police gave this e*plana-
tion: "Versoe strayed into a tough
spot and spoke out of turn."
The other slaying-—that of Mi-
chael Hflbskl, 25, a finance com-
pany employe—was revealed by the
slayer himself. Stanley Itelchel, 2«.
told police he had killed Hrtbski.
striking him down in self defense.
A kidnaping itloti threftts of death,
extortion Uetters, all these entered
the Hrlbski killing. . • . ■
Ml*.. AtWrlnl'N body was found
.vcstcr.liiy lilddeii In a vn;a(it lot,
her head enWhfd. Khc Iind hcen
mining sliuv Sunday iiiKht. I'o
; lie believe the slayer • waylaid
Iter as sl« > fpuM-'.'d, struck her
jniiiMiimllmi*iM nil iliiimil-fctPtir''
a clump or 'hushes where he «s-
sail I ted
POLICE SEEK
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IV. H. Ktarii,"veteran southeast Texas LunifcrruMa, capitalist and |>lillnnthroplst, was tendered a bnii(|iiet
at. Hiuiset Grove Country Club Tuesday night honoring tils 7sth birthday nnnlversMry. Apin-oxlmutely 85 hutjl-
ness ass4M'lates and lending men of affairs of this section of the State «riw In attendnnce. The party come
as a rotnplctc surprise.
Raborn to Attend
Meet o£ Southern
Fur Traders Asj'n.
George ftabornj occompanled by
his little sj>n, lert last night for New-
Orleans W'hWi1"lblilWM " lie' Will rtl-'
WILLIAM H. STARK, CAPITALIST IS SELF-MADE MAN,
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STARTED LIFE IN SHADOW OF CONFEDERATE WAR ,
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HAS RISEN TO PLACE OF EMINENCE IN COUNTRY
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tend ft • mcdting of the board, of dlj-
rectors of the .Southern Eur Pro-
ducers association, of which he is a
member.
It is expected tint tthe machinery
of this new organization, composed
■jf trupplng and hunting owners of
Florlila, Alabama, MlsSlf-Slppl I^uuls-
tanu and Texas will be set In motion
at this meeting and that officers
New Orleans will l>e made head-
will be elected. It Is expected that
•tuarters of the associatltm.
" Rahorii and his associates Were
among those who have done most
In promoting the organization which
Is believed will prove to be one of
the most valuable ones In the gulf
coast territory.
Capone to Appear
In Federal Court
-"CHICAGO, March 20,—The Herald
tnd Bxamincr said today that Al
(sie.irfiicei Coup no had arrived at
ftockford. III.. iniT'Tie^wbuld appear
here today in answer to a federal1
mbpoena. . —. .-'
Capone spent last night at n
country estate near Hock ford. th -
aewspaper said. — Khrller In the
evening he'was ii guest of the Wo-
man- Benefit society club, Rock-
fordl He was to drive? from tlock-
ford to Chicago today to appear a*
a witness before the federal grand
jury.
ORANGE YOUTH
.FACES CHARGE
Accused of Criminal As-
sault on Six-Year-
Old Gir!
Route Boys Guests
The leader route hoys are to be
e guests of Manager B. C COok
afxthe Strand theater tonight "at
theNAotflng of the feature "The
Trail ofOM," wlljt Dolores Del Rio,
Ralph KoM*e and Carl Dane. '
MANY HOMELESS
BRfATlSLAVlA. Ctechoslovakla,
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COTTON
WASHINGTON. XofjMt Thf
lltt cotton crop WMl pl r>d today
tm « iit-M,U".i'«:
A 15-year-old Orange youth was
being held In county jail Wednes-
day in default of $750 bond assess-
ed mmlMii.., WtnT^Tttwiaay wftornp< n.
In a hearing before Justice oi' the
■peat-e l'.l ,T.' MllU'i- Oil .-i 'ChiriViji* ' ht-H
leglng criminal asrault upon a six-
yearmold Oriinge girl.
fnrents of the child Hied the
complaint against Goodman who
was arrested in Do.-mm out shortly
after the warrant hud been sworn
out.
I.oca I physicians, who examined
the child, are said to have furnished
officers revolting information at' to
the little girl's condition.
; The assault Is said to have taken
place at the girl's home February
22, during the absence of her
parents., .
Add Addition To
Lutcher Building
The work" of -building an addition
to the store room of the l.uteher
building on Elfth street occupied l y
the Orange (Hut Appliance company
and the Rulck Sales agency, Is now-
In progress. . The bulldltig addition
la to be occupied as a jiulck scr-
VCle station. It is understood that
In a few days.'that there will he a
representative of /the factofy here
to start off the work - of inrt-illlng
Quick service, .station' mtichlm i ■
FIGHT EPIDEMIC
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BEREa, ' Ky.,r March 20,—Doc-
tor«. nurses . atid volunteefqj hive
united t^> wage a battle afulnst an
epidemic of scartet fe«et riumber-
Ing 150 ones among J000 students
W Beren college here. r>r. Otadgs
Hick, of Chirac «iih
William II. Stark, whose seventy,
eighth blnhday aiini*crs:ir) was
iiuirkxl with a tc* Union la I iliiuier,
atleimed by eighty-three triends niiil
business associates, at the Sunset
Grtivei 'Cuuutey Club .la^t nijfht,
started life iu the ihadou of the
Civil ua«v„ i
He wits born In Han Augustine on
March ill. 1851, of Scotch ancestry,
bis immediate branch of the fam-
ily migrating to Bourbon, Ky., from
Htafford County, Va,. with one of
Daniel Boone's expeditions. Ills
father, John T. Stark, came to
Texas I.n 1 S3C, a pioneer of the
pioneers, and located in San Augus-
tine. later moving to BiirltcVilte,
Newton county, where he was living
when the Civil war began. Mr.
Stark's father joined the Confeder-
ate • f pees' ami f«u«ht« " throughout
the war, at tho close returning to
Burkcvilie, whore he read law, la-
ter moving to Orange, where he
built a Huceessful practice.
As a lad of tenj at the outbreak
of the struggle between the Slates,
Mr, Stark look his father's place
as the bend of the family while
the latter battled for the "Stars and
Bars," suffering all the hardships
titid illtTkiililes thai the position and
the Wormy period of American his-
tory, brought about. Coming to Or-
ange when near th<\ age of twenty-
one, without, a dollar in his pocket,
he obtained work in one of the
numerous sawmills and gradually
attained the place, of sawyer. In
-flirt* latter position, -while employed
by ft. r. IMissoli & Sons, he sawed
the lumber for the original faitcher
A Moore saw, mill, the cohcern of
Which .he wns litter; to Itecojne pres-
ident and executive guiding hand.
-- llnviHg saved a little money from
his saw mill work. Stark fftnfifllt a
livery stal>l«, later became ah, ex-
presrman and followed these onler-
prises by taking over the local rep-
recenlatlon of i grain eonipany.. In
all of which enterprises he gained
success. It scuts to have been a
trait of his to be content With a
little,' caving part of what he t<;ok
In. recardlers of how small 'h' wn
and looking around for sont" *"
vVhlch- he could add fo wl^xlle was
then doing,1""put It un^^one roof
and watch It grow.
on pMembtsm, H« was
mart-led Miriam M, laii.hor,
the rldei^yfaugbtar of the late Hemry
Jt. l^MfSher. founder of the Lutcher
Moore 1.umber company, prob-
ably the out Und|AK itiniber otan of
his <l*y in the Southwest Follow:
B
UNE OFFICERS
Two Men Are Kidnaped
From La Norta Mine
Monday
Believe She May Have
/ Been Abducted by
Jilted Suitor ~
SKATTL.U. March 20.—Pear that
17-year-old Thelma May Gomond
If ad boon abducted by a dlsappolnt-
til suitor caused police here to start
it seaVt'h for her today.
Miss Umnnd ran away from the
home of her father, Gus 1 almond,
,I|r., In I.oS Aageb'Sj about a week
ajito anil "came by airplane to the
home fo her mother here. Mr. and
.\'l\s, Lomond lmve. not lived togeth-
er .f'tr suuie lime,., .
The day after the girl's arrival
Mrs. Lomond obtained acourt ojoityr
Riving her custody of the daughter.
Mrs, Lamond told police the girl
started to school yesterday hut did
not rench there.
Officers were attempting to lo-
cals' John Nicely. 22, of Fresno, re-
ported-,seen In the vicinity of the
La.mpnd "apartment. Mrs. l<uniortd
said both she and her estranged
husband had objected to Nicely as a
suitor for their daughter.
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MICXICO CITY. March 20,—Mexi-
can b.iridittf In Kucutccas were
lleved today to be holding V
<'arnahan, American mining man,
and Dr. Ovcra, Mexican, mine offi-
'rtiri; "fm—MffiniaSiwt-—
Both wear . iiJdauped Monday night
from La Norta mine, near SAP Bf*
nlto, Zarutet-as. Thtt mine suspend-
ed operation, leaving 1000 men
without work pending guarantees of
safety for employes against
outlaw raids.
News of the kidnaping was
brought to the American emhaasy
here fro mprlvate sources. Carna-
ban lived formerly at El 1'aso,
Texas, n,nd has a brother George
Cnrnabun In Nerf.. York city.
It was reported at the «mbassy
that relent"*—of onother American
and a British subject, prisoners of
Outlaw bands, was expected shortly.
The two were/Henry Hanson, Am-
erican resident' manager of the Hun
Nicholas Mining land Milling com-
pany at V'ocas, Durango, and J/ VV.-
Hold, an. English em piny e-. - - Hot h
were (Captured March I.
Only a week before this abduc-
tion two American mining men,
M; Underwood and
were executed by their
GuajnJuato 'while fedejEff forces at
tempted to sccurojWlf'lr release.
Vidor Community
Is Expected To
Develop Rapidly
Indications are that the vicinity
of Vldor, about 18 miles west of
(this place ot) the Orange and Bea,u-_
moot highway will make Its graet-
est strides In the way of develop-
ment this year.
Kepresentutive citizens of that
community declare that the rainy
weather and backward seasons pre-
vailing have resulted in retarding
the work of building and In clear-
ing ground for small truck farms.
Those who have observed condi-
tions on the Orange and Beau mo til
he- highway for the past live year* de-
clare that the development has sur-
passed the expectations of everyone.
Numerous famHIes. tnefnlfers of
which have permanent employment
In Beaumont have esta Idlshed homes
In the Vldor community in order to
enjoy the privileges' of living outside
the busy community.
Baptist Church to
Hold 'Home Coming*
An old fashioned "home-coming"
day, Is being, planned by the West
Orange Baptist church by the pas-
tor, lie}.-. Jsse Sandiln and lit* co-^
workers. It is planned to bold
affair at the church on th^flUmi
Sunday in May of this veftr.
The gathering Is last all day
and will includjf,. ifn old fashioned
"dlpner-on tlw ground," also an old
"nfg class prog mm. •
mining inenv>r
C. C. AiesUrfiritK
their ^r*for* In
A POUND
A penny for every pound com-
posing I he weight of those who at-
tend n«**t Hundny morning service
at the nt*t Baptist church bias
been adopted ui iiu mean* of ralalng
funds sufficient to' finance the two
weeki;' rcvl «il meeting which In lie-
Irtg conduced gt jjhat church. This
to to hei'jii*(,only time that a col-
lection la<tAl| n during the revival.
It waj
Unie slnfcii
MISSISSIPPI IS
APPROACHING
TOP OF LEVEES
Kighty-threc of the most promi-
nent business men of euat Texas
nnd southwestern Louisiana pause*
Monday evening to pay homage t
William H. Stark., pioneer lumber-
man. capitalist nnd philanthropist,
on the occasion of his Jlth birth-
day anniversary.
The testimonial hunquet, which
came as a complete surprise to Or-
ange's mott beloved cltlxen, was
held In the banquet hull of th#
Sunset Grove Country club,
Accompanied by Ills son
Hturk, Orange's "grand old man
walked Ipto the beautifully decor-
ated dlnlnis room at the country
club to tlnd, when the lights were
turned on, « gathering Including not
only of repreaantatlve business men
of Orange, but alito a number from
other cities and states, ihe assem-
blage rising and cheoritt# when the
honoree entered the room.
The star and crescent of ths ■
Lutcher * Moore Lumber company,
an emblem which for years ha*
stood lot much In the lumber world,
pftytoihlmitert tu lw decoruOon*. n
large one of Iridescent gold being
suspended over the honoree'a. table^
ami numerous smaller ones being
placed ubuot the walls. Urg
bowls of cut flowers ersre placed on
each table, with « httge 110-pound
birthday cake, bearing seventy-eight
lighted candles, forming nn attract-
ive centerpiece at the honoree'a
table.
Mr. Sturk took his place at the
heat) of the table and to the right
of E. H. Earwull, who. after a de-
licious birthday dinner hud been
served, took charge of the affair na
toustmsater and, In his inimitable
way, recalled muny high points, as
well as u number of amusing Inci-
dents in the life of Mr. Stark.
The first speaker called upon was
Eronk Bonner of Houston, who paid
a most touching tribute to Mr.
Stark. Recalling the day* when ho
was. an oil salesman and came here_
to "call on 4b«i...Lutcher ■* Moore
Lumber (.ompiiny, Bonner asserted
that he had had no- better friend
than Mr. Hturk. and thai the friend-
ship that was ^ccordod him at A
time when h« needed a friend had
been contlniw-d through the yearn.
Walking, as he talked, to- Mr.
Stark's chair, Bonticr placed hi*
hand on the honorec's shoulder and
told the group JUsl what Mr. Stnrlt'*
friendship had meant to hitn and
how ho, with Mr Stark's other
friends, loved him for. what he I**
-The assemblage, which had listened
la reverent silence at the sincere
TFflmfe „'f,;'ofl6""-'trt«ffff'^^w'''Wether.---'
burst Into applause as the speaker
concluded ills remarks and roae to
their feet, still applauding, In ap-
preciation of the beauty ot the ad-
dress.
An attempt of 11. J. L. Htnrk^.iso
Say something following
ttddten* wa frustrated
Nelson, heitd, of tl e^Mf5*rk MflfjMgM
tural IiiU'iests, 'JffM objected so
L Htark^Jfr
ll) flSer'
Dave
strenuously to^'ny recognition being
' ^ 'M
Nelson's , :m
uy to^
accorded jm. younger Mr. stark that
the Jjugjftmuster sustained Nelson's
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QOINCY, 111.. March 20—The
Mississippi river was approaching
the top of Its levees today, still
rising after" reaching the high est
stage In 11 years,
"Hie river was expected to reach
It* creat here some time today, Just
short of the flood stage of 22 feet.
There was (lunger, that the, levees.,
weakened by the continual pressors
of the laat few days, " blight give
way. ■
Seepage ha* already,. caused some
damage and crack* aire being itwp-
ped with Hand ba«*> Firemen were
called out to pump out overflow In
Ott
OIMK^Ho
" "^"his is pot Lutcher'* party," ,'V|
Nelson shoiile'd, "and we don't pro- -
pose to have it spoiled by a sfieeah
from him now, and have the riewgj.
paper* tomorrow saying that this
party was given for the father of .\j$|
H, .i. Lutcher Htnrk."
H. M. Hargrove, of Beaumont,
and George lflll, Houston attorney,
both paid high tributes to Mr.
Stnrk. and they were followed Wjr '
ll. VV, Well', Houstorii Kimberman.M
who declared lie believed lit giving
"flowers to the living" Weir brief-
ly told of Mr. Stark** actlvltles as a
lumberman during the past tlfty
years, starting a* rt sawyer In a lo-
cal mill when a youth and continu-
ing to the place Which he now oc-
cupies as head of one of the south'*
greatest mlltlhg orgsnlsations, He
recounted various ' Incidents Illus-
trating tfio fairness and lnt<grlty of
the guest of honor, awrtlng thut
httlldlbgs erected from lumber fnr-
nlshed by th« Slark mills and bear-
Ins I he company V atgr and i r#acent
brand will be standing «* a testi-
mony to the imneaJy of |he com-
Pany'*.^malerlals decades after the
HP
day 1
w.
who' heads the organisation to-
-- gone to his
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