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Consolidated with Daily
Gazette July 28, 1924.
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Sulphur Springs, Texas,
“Where the Fruit Belt
Begins.”
VOL. 33—NO. 132.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1931.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
§
TWO BANK ROBBERS SLAIN IN OKLAHOMA
COL ROOT. ROBERTSON
VICTIM OF AUTO WRECK
Waco, Texas, June 4.—Lieutenant
Colonel L. Robertson, 44, member of
Inspector General’s Force of Texas,
Adjutant General during Governor
Dan Moody’s administration was kill-
ed during the night, hts automobile
leaving the road 20 miles south of
here and wrecking.
The cause of the wreck was un-
known and there were no known
witnesses.
He left Austin for Waco at 11:00
last night, passing motorist finding
his body at four this morning. He
was a world war hero, had been de-
corated for bravery and was Captain
of 141 infantry.
At his death he was Lieutenant
Colonel of the Texas National
Guards.
SHERMAN RIOT CASE
GOES TO JURY
LATE TODAY
(By Associated Press/
Austin, Texas, June* 4.—The testi-
mony was concluded and attorneys’
arguments started here today in the
trial of McCasland, 19, charged in
connection with the. Sherman riots
in which the Grayson County Court
House burned, a negro attacker
therein losing his life May 10, 1930.
The state and defense used one
rebuttle witness each today. The
judge charged the jury regarding the
law on alibis, defense having endea-
vored to prove an alibi. Attorneys
said they expected to give the case
to the jury late today.
PUPILS OF MISS v
LAURA SHERMAN
IN RECITAL TONIGHT
Austin, Texas, June 3.—Witnesses
came to the stand in rapid succession
in District Court here Wednesday as
the State and defense presented
their cases in the arson trial of Mc-
Casland, 19, charged with participa-
tion in the burning of the courthouse
at Sherman May 9, 1930.
Both sides had concluded direct
testimony when the day’s session
ended and the State had offered
one of its rebuttal witnesses. The
State planned to use only a few
more rebuttal witnesses and comple-
tion of testimony was expected on
Thursday.
The State witnesses testified they
saw McCasland and another boy car-
rying a can a few minutes before
the fire started. Doggett said he
was certain the can contained gaso-
line. Shipp then deputy sheriff, tes-
tified he saw McCasland With the
can about four feet from the court-
house. A few seconds later he saw
the same or a similar can shoved
through a courthouse window and
saw liquid come from it, he said.
The question of how many cans
of gasoline were poured into the old
courthouse before it went up into
flames, was an important one for
the jury to decide. Each of 22 de-
fense witnesses said he saw a can be-
ing carried across the lawn and that
McCasland was not helping to carry
it.
The State offered direct testimo-
ny from only three witnesses. Jim
McCoy, one of the State rangers at
Sherman at the time of the mob vio-
lence, was expected to testify first
tomorrow.
Circumstances leading to or fol-
lowing the burning of the courthouse
were not mentioned during the day.
Carlisle, defense attorney, twice
tried to bring them in, but Moore,
District Judge, held they were irrev-
alent.
A mob burned the Grayson Coun-
ty courthouse after it had been im-
peded in its effort to lynch the ne-
gro attacker of a white woman. This
and subsequent acts of violence at-
tracted national attention. The ne-
gro died in the courthouse fire. This
was the first trial on any of the
charges ai'ising from the disturban-
Self-respect has more self-reliance
than self-assertion.—Robertson.
Miss Laura Sherman’s School of
Expression will give a recital this
evening in the Public Library with
the following program to which the
public is cordially invited:
“When one loves one’s art, no ser-
vice seems to hard.”
Opening Pose(------Juvenile Pupils
“Cherokee Roses”_______________
--------------Virginia McLemore
“Teaching Dolly to Dance”_______
Daisy Irene Haynes, Mary Jane
Glover.
“Dad’s Automobile” _____________
-----------Phala Catherine Davis
“Hello Everybody” (Tapp Dance) __
--------------Daisy Irene Haynes
“Food for Gossip _______________
------------— Grace Evelyn Waits
(a) “’Member” _________________
-------Mary and Margaret Melton
(b) “Little Pig”
“Daddy’s Girl” _______________;__
-------------- Mary Gane Glover
“Twins,” Daisy Irene Haynes, Mary
and Maragaret Melton
“Practicing Music”______________
----------------Billie Fay Harris
Acrobatic Dance________________
-*-----------Grace Evelyn Waits
Scarf Bearers: Colleen Smith, Beul-
ah Faye Cannon, Margaret McLe-
More, Evelyn McCullough
Flower Dance________;__________
------Mary and Margaret Melton
“I Know a Speech” __Anette Glover
Stunts ____________1__________■.__
Billie Fay Harris, Daisy Irene
Haynes
“A Queer Little Girl” __________
----------Ruby Joe Chamberlain
Canadian Capers__ Billie Faye Ellis
(a) “Trees” *
(b) “On Quitting”._ Harold Arnold
(c) “School Closing”
Acrobatic Dance____’____________
-—--------Phala Catherine Davis
FLOWER PLAY
Bee----------Grace Evelyn Waits
Fairy----i----Mary Frances Lewis
Nasturtiuni __ Beulah Faye Cannon
Sweet Pea __Ruby Joe Chamberlain
Rose ------------Annette Glover
Dance____________Flora McDowell
“What the Little Girl Said”______
—-------------Evelyn McCullough
Vanity Dance______Billie Faye Ellis
“Company”___Beulah Fay Cannon
Tap Dance______________________
---- Annette and Mary Jane Glover
“Neighbors”________ Colleen Smith
“At the Soda Fountain”_________
-------------Mary Frances Lewis
Spanish Dance-----Madelon Moore
“Just Plain Folks”____T._________
------------- Gladys Williamson
“Frank’s Music Lesson”___________
_____________Margaret McLemore
Toe Dance_________Helen Wilson
FOOT HILLS OF FAME
(One-act play)
Billie, Madelon Moore; Barbara,
Hazel Baker; Guinivere, Flora Mc-
Dowell; Adelaide, Eunice Best; Val-
ma, Virginia McLemore; Ned, Gladys
Williamson; Mrs. Livingston, Miss
Laura Sherman.
Aesthetic Dance____Frances Tate
“Tea Talk” ____________________
--------Eunice Best, Hazel Baker
“Perfect Day”—Miss Laura Sher-
man, Glover Woodall, Virginia Mc-
Lemore, Gladys Williamson, Hazel
Baker, Eunice Best, Flora McDowell
Ushers; Nadine North, Mary Lou
Crisp.
SENATOR SHEPPARD
NAMES CHOICE
FOR PRESIDENT
Bryan, Texas, June 4.—“Govern-
or George White, of Ohio, is my first
choice for the Democratic presiden
tial nomination, among the men who
have been prominently mentioned
for that honor,” said United States
Senator Morris Sheppard, when
here to deliver the commencement
of Allen Academy.
Senator Sheppard called attention
to the fact that White had won a
victory in the last gubnatorial cam
paign, and that as congressman, a
member of the national Democratic
committee and as campaign manager
for James E. Cox, Democratic can-
didate in 1920, he was familiar with
political and governmental affairs,
but was not too well known. ’
“I think there is some advantage
in a candidate not being so widely
known,” said Senator Sheppard.
You will remember that Wilson had
not been prominent politically un-
til shortly before his nomination and
think he benefitted by this fact.
He had fewer enemies and was less
vunerable. White is in the same
situation, I believe.”
The economic issue rather than
prohibition or repeal of the 18th.
Amendment will be the major issue
in the coming campaign, according to
Senator Sheppard. “I disagree with
Jouett Shouse in his opinion that
the economic issue will not be th#
paramount issue. I believe it will be
that. Making it the issue, the Dem-
ocratic party has the best opportuni-
ty for success that it has faced in
years. All we need is full coopera-
tion within the party.”
Senator Sheppard does not look
with favor on oil proration for Tex-
as. “It is a national and world ques-
tion,” he said. “What is needed is
an embargo or a tariff on oil im-
ports for the protection of the do-
mestic product. Proration in Texas
will not solve the problem.”
BADLY BURNED
BY EXPLOSION
IN THE HOME
(By Associated Press)
Pampa, June 4.—Mr. and Mrs. A.
C. Ayer of McLean were probably
fatally burned by gas explosion in
their home today. They entered
their home at McLean. He lit a
match by kitchen stove and the blast
followed. Babiy burned, she ran to
a neighbor’s. He didn’t see her go
and reentered burning house three
times, seeking her.
BUS RIDE FOR
CHILDREN ENDS
IN ONE DEATH
Houston, June 3.—A bus ride pro-
vided for the entertainment of scor-
es of Houston children, members of
the girl and boy builders clubs,
brought death to one of them, Lyda
Bell moulds, 12, today. The child’s
head, which she thrust from a bus as
it entered the gateway of a Rice
mill, struck a gate post and she was
killed.
Two other girls, Mary R. Gilley,
16, and Velma Morris, 12, were in-
jured slightly. Mary was caught by
the post and pulled from the vehicle.
Her feet struck Velma and bruised
her, the bus company was informed.
The bus . in which the accident oc-
cured was the first of three, all load-
ed with children, to enter the Rice
plant grounds. The machines had
been chartered by the Optimistic
club, one of the civic organizations
entertaining the builders clubs this
week.
Audrey Fraser, 12, said:
‘We were having an awfully good
time. We were yelling /Yea, Rice,
Rah, Rah, Rah!’ because we were go-
ing to a rice mill. Some were sing-
ing ‘Let’s all get together.’ Then
this happened. Several of the girls
fainted.’
LEO SIMMONS
MAKING GOOD
DOWN AT PEN
FRANK GAFFORD
LOPING DOWN IN
NO MAN'S LAND
Our old friend, Frank Gafford,
came loping down in No Man’s Land
again this morning and wanted to
know what we were going to do
about it as he pulled the Dallas
Morning News out his pocket and be-
gan to read aloud about Bishop Can-
non, Jr. bringing that half million
dollar • suit aginst Congressman
Tinkham. He never stopped read-
ing long enough for us to tell the
old boy what we would do. Now
that he has gone we will tell him
and tell the world that we think the
damages asked entirely too excessive.
Our old friend Rembert from the red
hills was more in keeping with the
hard times and the general depres-
sion over the country in asking for
only fifty thousand dollars. Under
the present circumstances, the Echo
Man must and does render a verdict
for the defendant as charged in the
account of suit filed.
However, if a suit must be had
and the case is transferred to old
Hopkins we can, but wont name,
some mighty good men for the jury.
That is all at this writing.
Houston, Texas, June 4.—A thin,
tireless man was explaining how one
of the Stage’s biggest “industries”
was “living at home” and making it
pay.
“By producing and canning most
of the food consumed by prison in-
mates, we hope to effect a tremen-
dous saving* in grocery bills,” said
Lee Simmons, general manager of
the State prison system. He was
speaking to members of the Fort
Bent county Master Farmers’ Coun-
cil and Houston business men, who
were guests at the central prison
farm.
“Eventually,” Simmons went on,
“we hope to be able to raise and
preserve vegetables, fruits and meat
for all state institutions.” ,
The manager told how the installa-
tion of a meat plant at the central
unit was expected to save a big meat
bill that had piled up in the past.
The system bought last year, he said,
$140,000 worth of meat and lard,
and $123,000 worth of bacon.
W. A. Paddock, chairman of the
State Prison Board, told of progress
being made in reducing operating
expenses. '«*>!*■
“Critics sometimes ask,” he said,
“why, with free labor available, we
are unable to make the prison sys-
tem pay. They forget that we have
approximately 300 prisoners who
are unable to work, that nearly 40
per cent of the inmates are needed
to ‘keep house,’ and that we must
support a large number of guards.
It costs approximately $2,000,000 a
year to operate the system.”
KILLEO BY POSSE AS
THEY LEAVE BANK
lOAMA/WVAAMAWWVWWWWVWVVVAAA/VVVVUWWWVVWWUVMMfl/WUVAAA/WWUVUW
MRS. GAY RUSSELL
PRESENTS PUPILS
FRIDAY EVENING
EQUALITY FOR
NEGRO URGED
BY PROFESSOR
/
JUSTICE RAMEY
MARRIES POPULAR
YOUNG COUPLE
GOVERNMENT BONDS
OVER SUBSCRIBED
SIX TIMES
(By Associated Press)
Washington, June 4.—Secretary
Mellon announced the eight hundred
million bond issue offered Monday
was overscribed seven times, when
the books closed with subscriptions
totaling* six billion dollars.
COL. AND MRS, CHAS.
LINDBERGH TO
TOUR ORIENT JUDGE MAY
SUSPEND SENTENCE
OF ALBERT FALL
(By Associated Press)
Washington, June 4.—Mr. and
Mrs. Col. C. A. Lindbergh will leave
within a month for a flying tour ov-
er the far east, flying across the
North Pacific.
The purpose was announced as to
tour the Orient.
WEATHER
(By Associated Press>
East Texas—Cloudy, showers in
west tonight. Friday, cloudy with
showers, cooler in west and north.
West Texas—-Cloudy, showers to-
night and Friday. Colder in north
tonight. Colder in east Friday.
Wednesday evening, at eight p.
m., at his office in the court house,
Justice Ben R. Ramey united in
marriage Mr. Andy E. Hill, of Gaf-
fords Chapel, and Miss Irene Gibbs,
of Ridgeway, well known and popu-
lar young people of Hopkins Coun-
ty, who are receiving hearty con-
gratulations on this eventful occa-
sion.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, June 4.—All save one
of the necessary steps to send Al-
bert B. Fall, former secretary of in-
terior to jail, that being actual com-
mitment, was completed today with
filing the court’s finding with the
clerk. There is a possibility the pre-
siding judge may suspend the prison
sentence because of Fall’s age and
ill health.
Giants in the closet are often but
pign ies in the world.—-Plumber.
Milwaukee, June 3.—“Social eq-
uality with inter-marriage rights
must be accorded the negro by the
Christian church if its congregations
are to uphold the time-honored treat-
ment of the equality of men,” Dr.
Yard, of Northwestern University,
told the Wisconsin district confer-
ence of the Evangelical Synod o-f
North America here today.
“While the negro was uneducated
we could compel segregation,” Dr.
Yard said. “But now the negro race
has brilliant leaders, including men
of wealth and who refuse to be se-
gregated.
“I do not advise inter-marriage of
whites and blacks, but I believe the
time is here when we can no longer
prevent it. We cannot deny their
demands without driving all of them
out of the church,” he said.
He continued, “The situation we
face with the negro must be faced
similarly in the case of the Japanese,
Chinese and Indians. None of these
will longer endure the stigma of in-
ferioty,” Dr. Yard said.
“Wrould you permit your daughter
to marry a negro?” one minister ask-
ed asked4 him.
“I certainly should advise against
such a marriage, but I would not
forbid it,” Dr. Yard said.
Mrs. Gay Russell will present her
pupils in recital at the club room,
Friday evening, at 8:15 o’clock in
the following program ,to which the
public is cordially invited to attend.
Four Leaf Clover, Spences—Eliz-
abeth and Harold Arnold. &
In Hanging Gardens, Davis—Lou-
ise Rector.
Moon Glade—Dorothy' Chamber-
lain.
Jumping the Rope, Appleton —
Elizabeth Arnold.
Morning Star, LaRue — Harold
Arnold.
Fairy Elves, Du Val — Virginia
Rose Chapin.
Hill Trail, Gray — Virginia Wil-
liams.
The Gondoliers Serenade, Engel—
Billiefae Ellis.
Air de Ballet, Thompson — Ido-
lene Fouts.
On the Meadow, Lichner — Bil-
lie Pounds.
Gypsy Rondp, Hayden—Doris Hill
Valse in A, Davis—Donald Demp-
sey.
Revel of Wood Nymphs, Barbour
Margaret McLemore.
Minuette, Paderewski — Marjorie
Lou Ashcroft.
Slumber Song, Schuman—Vega
Grace Morgan.
Chimes of Venice, Gradi — Vera,
May Williams. f
Tarantella, Lebierre — Mary Ger-
trude Clark.
Idilio, Lack—Virginia McLemore.
Ballade, Chopin — Earl Hopkins
Stirling.
(By Associated Press)
Mounds, Okla., June 4.—Two
bank robbers, not immediately iden-
tified, fell dead under a posse’s fire
as they emerged from a bank of
Mounds with $600 in loot today. The
two men entered the bank and fail-
ed to reappear, thus exciting the sus-
picion of the townspeople- who form-
ed a posse.
The robbers marched the bank of-
ficials out ahead of them as shields,
but the possemen were so arranged
they could pick off the robbers with-
out shouting the bankers.
It was the second robbery of this
bank within a month.
SENATOR DEBERRY
IS PRAISED BY
AUSTIN MAN
* jjr
PICKTON TOWN
EXCITED OYER
NEW OIL WELL
FORT WORTH MAN
ROBBED, BEATEN
AND LEFT TO DIE
(By Associated Press)
Fort Worth, June 4.—Three rob-
bers bound, gagged and beat Deer-
ing, 77, robbed him of $16.00, set
his house on fire and left him there.
He worked himself loose, escaping
from the fire into the yard.
The house was destroyed. Deer-
ing said he had received threatening
note, but had ignored it. He will
A world congress is to be held in
Paris to find some way to stop the
slaughter of wild animals in Africa
and Asia. It ought to be fairly easy
to get most people to sign the pledge.
—The Charleston (S. C.) Evening
Post.
Pickton town is all wrought'up on
that new oil well whose derrick can
be easily seen two miles east of that
town, and where active drilling will
be under way in a few days. The well
is located on the J. L. Taylor farm,
one mile north of Harmony. The
derrick is up and drilling will begin
as soon as the men get the big oil rig
in readiness. Miss Thelma Wells is
drilling the well, with J. F. Roark in
charge.
Things are looking mighty good
for oil down in the Pickton country,
along with a fine Elberta and other
fruit crops just around the corner.
“Senator Tom DeDerry of Bogata
and Lamar and Red River counties
is the squarest shooter in the senate
in the opinion of newspaper men of
Austin and the Texas senate,” fen-
ley N. Henderson, press representa-
tive to the senate for the Austin
chamber of commerce said Wednes-
day night in Paris.
“If a bill is introduced to the sen-
ate Senator DeBerry wants to know
why,” the newspaper man said. “The
senator will not vote for any bill un-
til he has investigated it thoroughly.
When he thinks a bill good he will ’
fight for it to the finish but if he
thinks a bill bad he will do all in his
power*, fighting every inch, to down
it. Senator Tom,” Henderson said,' •*
“always questions every bill brought
before the senate.”
‘The Bogata senator is one of the
few men in the Texas senate who ■
will not swap votes with other sen-
ators- It seems to be a custom for
senators to vote for a bill another is
supporting to get votes for bills they
are favoring,” the representative de-
clared. “DeBerry will never ex-
change votes. If he is against a bill,
he is against it and if he is for a bill
he is for it to the finish.
“Because he is so fair and square
about his senatorial position he has
gained the reputation among the sen-
ate and the press as the senate’s
squarest shooter,” he concluded.
GREAT SERVICE
LAST NIGHT AT
NAZARENE REVIVAL
Last night another great service
was held at the Nazarene revival,
with large crowds and more interest.
Pastor Fletcher reports the altar full
of penitents with many praying thru.
Otis Deaton lead the song service,
singing a special solo.
Kelsey Ross and Lotus Hamrick
will sing a duet tonight, with Kitts
brothers following tomorrow night.
THE DAUGHTERS OF
RANKIN SUNDAY
SCHOOL CLASS MEET
MISS CUNNINGHAM
TO SPEND SUMMER
IN THE EAST
Miss Margaret. Cunningham,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Cun-
ningham, arrived home from Austin
early this morning. Miss Margaret
graduates from the University in the
Physical Education Department. She
was accompanied home by Miss Vir-
ginia Mae Arthur, an instructor in
the University, and whose home is in
Boston, Mass. They will leave in a
few days for the East, where Miss
Cunningham will be a Camp Coun-
cilor in Camp Aloha at Fairlee, Ver-
mont for the summer.
DENY REPORTS
OPEN GAMBLING
IN MEXICO
The Daughters of Rankin Sunday
School class will meet at 3 p. rn. Fri-
day, June 5th, at the home of Mrs.
S. A. McClure on Gilmer St. All
members are urged to be present as
we have very important business.
REPORTED.
(by Associated Press)
Mexico City, June 4.—Reports of
a resumption of gambling along the
northern Mexican border, contained
in newspaper stories from Matamor-
os and Neuvo Daredo, brought a
denial from the Department of the
Interior today that there was not any
official knowledge of the gambling.
The denial was published in the
government newspaper, El Nacional.
The newspaper said, however, that
is the unofficial report should be
found true, the department will pro-
ceed to close the gambling establish-
ments.
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