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Consolidated with Daily
Gazette July 28, 1924.
®l)t Daiig Ncios-Sckgratn
Sulphur Springs, Texas,
“Where the Fruit Belt
Begins.’'
VOL. 36.—NO. 167.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1936.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
HO END OF DROUTH IN MANY SECTIONS
WORSHAM WELL AN
ASSURED PRODUCER
Another delay, a third delay, in
bringing in the Worsham well in the
new Sulphur Bluff oil field, sixteen
miles northeast of Sulphur Springs,
five miles west of the Patterson well
and seventeen miles west of Talco,
was encountered at 5 o’clock this
morning when a third swab was lost
in the well. The first swab was lost
last Saturday night, a second swab
Sunday. The well is being washed
out today, with a hope of being
ready for more swabbing to bring in
the well late this afternoon or early
tonight.
In the meantime there does not
seem to be any doubt about the well
being a real producer, as the mud
and water brought from the well be-
fore the break down was deeply sat-
urated with oil. Many new oil men
have visited the well, none of whom
has gone away as “doubting Thomas-
es.” Fred Tucker of Dallas, big in-
dependent oil man, was here today
and stated he was sorry that he so
far had passed up the opportunity to
get in on the ground floor. Joe
Pressnall, big oil man of Kilgore,
was here Sunday to see with his
own eyes the things he had heard
of and read about in the big papers.
He was so well pleased that he said
he would get in somewhere along
the line from Talco to Campbell, and
would not be long about so doing. He
said he knew oil when he saw and
smelled it, both of which he did at
the Worsham well.
TIjlc Ulg Fuui na<] leaser
magnates over at Oil Junction are
sitting on the sideline today pa-
tiently waiting for the oil to come
fourth, which can’t be and won’t be
long now.
Leases and royalties are selling at
higher prices, with many owners re-
fusing to turn loose at any price.
Ira Cundiff is still holding on to a
1,000 acre lease near Peerless, after
turning ' down a $60,000 offer.
Uncle Tom Cannon has 345 acres of
royalty near Uncle Purd McLaren
that he has been offered $150 per
acre, but is still holding at $200.
Uncle Tom says he has nothing to
give away.
ONE KILLED IN
TRAIN WRECK
IN ARKANSAS
(By Associated Press)
Hot Springs, Ark., July 13.—One
man was killed and twelve injured,
four seriously, today when two
freight trains, of the Rock Island
Lines, crashed head-on at a curved
grade near Magnet Grove, twelve
miles east of here. Bob Crawford,
Little Rock, engineer of one of the
trains, was instantly killed. The lo-
comotives telescoped.
OFFICERS CONTINUE
SEARCH FOR MISSING
MAN IN SOUTH TEXAS
(By Associated Press)
Beeville, July 13.—Sheriff Arnold
and Gonzaullas, chief of state bureau
intelligence, left here today for
Round Rock to search for a man they
believed wandering in a dazed con-
dition from a beating with a rock,
the sheriff said a hat and shoes
found Thursday near Round Rock
were positively identified as those
worn by a man named Black, 40,
of Skidmore, civil engineer, reported
missing since July 6.
The sheriff said he thought Quincy
Surber, stone cutter, who told police
he saw a nearly decapitated body
of a man near his home, had been
mistaken in his appraisal of the
man’s wounds, and mystery of the
disappearing body was due to the
man regaining consciousness and
wandering away.
The missing man’s father told the
sheriff his son previously suffered
from amnesia.
MAN DROWNS
AFTER SAVING
aisoAUi
DR. PARKS GADMAN,
NOTED MINISTER,
DIES SUNDAY
(By Associated Press)
Brooklyn, July 12.—Bishop Fran-
cis J. McConnell, Methodist, will con-
duct the funeral Wednesday in the
Brooklyn Central Congregational
Church for Dr. iParkes Cadman, who
died Sunday.
(By Associated Press)
Brownsville, July 13.—John S.
Lane, 31, Progresso, drowned in the
Gulf near here after he saved his
daughter, 12, from a similar fate.
The child, father and Mrs. Arthur
Moore, San Benito, and Mrs. Homer
Mooreland, Progresso, were wading
when a swell carried them into deep
water. The father swam to the
child’s assistance and held her up
until Downey Davis, Jr., Mission,
came to his aid. Lane swept into
deeper water and was drowned. The
women were carried to safety by Da-
vis and two other youths.
NO CAKE OR CANDLES
RUT TODAY IS ROTH
BIRTHDAY OF COUNTY
WORKS PROJECTS
FOR YOUTHS ARE
ANNOUNCED
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 13.—Distri-
bution of $10,000,000 for youth ad-
ministration work projects for the
first three months of the new fiscal
year was announced today by Au-
brey Williams, director, to include
'$390,800 for Texas, $108,200 for
Louisiana. Modification of recent
ruling of eighteen as the minimum
age was also announced. All persons
between 16 and 18, who already have
NY A jobs, would hold them but no
new applicants under 18 will be as-
signed.
WEATHER
(By Associated Press)
East Texas.—Cloudy tonight and
Tuesday. Occasional rains - in the
southwest and west coast sections.
West Texas.—Cloudy tonight and
Tuesday. Showers in the extreme
southeast.
While no celebrations have been
planned and there are probably but
few who know it, today (Monday)
is Hopkins County’s ninetieth birth-
day. Hopkins County, named after
the pioneer Hopkins families, who
came from Tennessee and Kentucky,
was organized on July 13, 1846.
The county seat of Hopkins Coun-
ty was located at Tarrant from 1846
to 1856, and was then moved to Sul-
phur Springs, where the courthouse
now occupies a prominent position in
the city’s building center.
Hopkins County was created on
March 25, 1846, from Lamar and
Nacogdoches counties.
Hopkins County continues to grow
in population and wealth. Today
marks another milestone in the event-
ful history of a peace-loving county.
WRIGHT PATMAN’S
SPEAKING DATES
IN HOPKINS COUNTY
Cong. Wright Patman speaks at
Como at 2 o’clock this afternoon, at
Reily Springs at 4:30 and at Birth-
right at 8:15 tonight.
He speaks at Sulphur Bluff Wed-
nesday afternoon at 4 o’clock, being
the last date announced for Hopkins
County until after the campaign
closes, Saturday week, July 25th.
Mr. Patman is one of the two can-
didates for Congress from all Tex-
as who does not have an opponent,
the other being Congressman Thomp-
son from El Paso.
Plattsburg, N. Y., July 12.—Dr. S.
Parkes Cadman, famed “radio preach-
er” of Brooklyn,-died in a hospital
today after a week’s illness. He was
71.
Dr. Cadman, one of the most
noted orators of the American pul-
pit, died of peritonitis which develop-
ed from a ruptured appendix.
He was stricken last Sunday night
and an emergency operation was
performed Monday. Blood transfu-
sions and an oxygen tent prolonged
his life, but physicians and members
of his family late last night said they
had abandoned hope.
Dr. Cadman’s vitality amazed his
physicians. Toward the end a pain-
easing injection was administered
to keep him from being restless.
His prominence in the pulpit was
matched by his energetic activity
in welfare and good will projects.
He was in demand all over the
United States as a speaker
It was shortly before he was due
to keep a speaking engagement at
Westport, N Y., church last Sunday
that he was stricken. ’Despite an at-
tack of severe abdominal pain he re-
fused to cancel the engagement. Af-
ter the lecture he went to the Cham-
plain Valley Hospital, where Dr.
yman G. Barton, Jr;,rpef\rorm
emergency operation and a blood
transfusion.
A daughter, Miss Marie Cadman,
furnished the blood for the trans-
fusion.
Miss Cadman was at her father’s
side when he died. Also present
were Dr. Barton, Dr. George L.
Buist of Brooklyn, the minister’s
personal physician; Frederick L. Cad-
man, his son, and the latter’s wife
Dr. Cadman had continued to take
an active part in both the religious
and lay fields in which he was in-
terested up to the time of his death.
Since the beginning of his career
as “the first minister of the air”
in 1923, he had delivered more than
500 radio sermons. In 1928 he was
named head of China Famine Re-
lief, Inc., a $20,000,000 fund-raising
campaign.
He also commenced service that
year as vice president of the Anglo-
American Committee for Interna-
tional Discussion.
In 1929 he presided at the Inter-
national Religious Conference at
Eisenbach, Germany, and also de-
livered the sermon at the opening
of the conference of the League of
Nations at Geneva. Sweden honor-
ed him in 1932 with an award of the
royal order.
Stricken with neuritis in 1929, Dr.
Cadman was forced to dictate his
voluminous writings, which were said
to have averaged 2,000 words a day
over a period of many years.
Two years later ill health forced
him to resign from the China Famine
Relief organization and also from
the chairmanship of the Golden Rule
Foundation, to which he had been
elected in 1930, but he was able to
serve as one of the principal speak-
ers at the holy year celebration at
Rockefeller Center in 1933.
Frequent trips to Europe to var-,
ious church .conferences made Dr.
Cadman one of the best known
American clergymen on the conti-
nent.
HON. F. W, FISCHER
IN SULPHUR SPRINGS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
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Two candidates who aspire to suc-
ceed Gov. James V. Allred to the
State’s mansion in Austin have an-
nounced they,will speak at Sulphur
Springs during the week.
Hon. F. W. Fisher of Tyler is
scheduled to speak in the district
court room at the court house here
at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, and
Senator Roy Sanderford of Belton
will address Sulphur Springs and
Hopkiks ..Coujty voters during the
day S|_
landerford has been
problems of raising
old-age pensions and
his issue is paramount
n. He favors a 3 per
He has taid his sales
pay old-age
Mr. Fisher
oil, sulphur,
ided two-thirds to
sions and one-third
to apply uporifthe removal of the ad
valorem levy.
SuIpLur Tax Hike
favors increasing the
and natural resources
tax and lias s aid that his program
of taxing natural resources was not
out of line wijth what other states
are doing.
Mr. Fisher claims, if eleetd, he
will help the d eplorable condition of
die State. He has said
insane people are now
He also favors pay-
ing ru^lic sd-hool teachers better
salarfc
the insane of
that over 500
in Texas jails
j
SHERIFF'!! FORGE
RECOVER STOLEN
GAR HERE SUNDAY
A stolen caj
W. Killian of
here Sunday
belonging to Dr. W.
Gilmer was recovered
iy the sheriff’s force.
The automobil e was found parked
along side the
FOUR MEMBERS
DF FAMILY KILLED
IN VIRGINIA
(By Associated Press)
Winchester, Va., July 13.—Four
members of a family named Small-
wood were found shot to death to-
day in their Blueridge Mountain
home, near Providence Chapel. They
are Mrs. Smallwood, 50; two sons,
Elbert, 21; Alfred, 19; and the
woman’s mother, 90.
Eighteen ar
Sulphur Spring
period by
City officers a
eighteen law \
Seven of th e
city'~~nf£ieers
fighting. One
Sunday night
affair.
SECOND
COU!
highway.
rests were made in
s during the week-end
and county officers,
rrested fourteen of the
iolators.
fourteen arrested by
were charged with
of the fights, staged
was a three-cornered
EEK
TY COURT
W UNDERWAY
PROF. SAM J. KING
REVIEWS PROGRAM
FOR REUNION
We wish to say a few things re-
garding this year’s program. And
in doing so, we are extending you a
most pressing invitation to attend.
The Old Settlers Reunion is now an
institution—no longer in its swad-
dling clothes—no longer and experi-
ment—no longer in the adolescent
stage, but strong, hopeful sanguine,
optimistic, rejoicing as a young man
in the full strength of his man-
hood—or in other words “rearing to
go.” The following program will be
carried out in full:
Tuesday, July 28th.—Hon. Wright
Patman will speak at the 11 o’clock
hour. It is not necessary to repeat
what we have already said in recent
articles. Suffice it to say that Rep-
resentative Patman is a good speak-
er—interesting, informing, and you
will be delighted with his simple,
straight-forward, impressive way of
talking.
Wednesday, July 29th—Hon. Wil-
liam McCraw at 11 o’clock will ad-
dress the citizens of Hopkins and
surrounding counties. William Mc-
Craw is our Attorney General, and
one of the most efficient the State
has ever had. I shall not enumer-
ate, or comment on any of his of-
ficial acts. They speak for them-
selves, and loudly proclaim him ful-
ly competent to take care of the
trust the people of the state have
reposed in him. He is a splendid
speaker and you wij'l be entertained
—more than that—you will be in-
structed, edified—lifted up, because
be wdl sneak of tmngs worthwhile)
1,247 KNOWN DEAD,
DAMAGES STILL MOUNT
I. K, LEWIS, GOOD
MAN, PASSES ON
SUNDAY MORNING
I. K. Lewis, than whom Sulphur
Springs never had a better man or
citizen, died at his home on South
Davis street early Sunday morning,
after only two days illness.
Surviving are his*wife, one son,
Bob Lewis, of Hughes Springs, and
two daughters, Mrs. Dena Bird of
Mineral Wells, and Mrs. Lila Hen-
dershot of Akron, Ohio, and one
step-son, Walter S. Taylor, of Dal-
las. He also leaves one brother,
Cuney Lewis, of Dallas.
The deceased was nearing his
74th birthday anniversary. He was
born Nov. 25, 1863, in Jonesboro,
Alabama. He came to Hopkins
County early in life and thereafter
made the county his home until the
end came, having been in business
on Main street for many years, dur-
ing which time he was held in the
highest esteem by all who knew
him, and especially those having
business relations with him.
Funeral services will be held at 4
o’clock this afternoon at Myra Wil-
son Chapel, with Dr. H. R. Long
and Rev. L. A. Stidham in charge,
the deceased having long been a
Judge Silas
second week
Court in Sul]
morning. A juj
on hand, but
for trial durij
were releasedl
Judge Bulb
jurors would
but said Mond]
era! jury leases
to trial on W<
County Atti
reported Mon,
guilty were
No contested
pected to go
court!
S. Bullock opened the
if the Hopkins County
ihur Springs Monday
ry of twelve men was
is no cases were ready
ng the morning, they
until 1:30 o’clock.
>ck indicated that the
[not be used Tuesday,
[ay afternoon that sev-
were scheduled to go
;dnesday,
>rney Wm. J. Fanning
day that six pleas of
leard during the day.
criminal cases are ex-
to trial this term of
■things that are
and of good report.
Thursday, July 30th — All who
have formerly lived in old Hopkins
are invited to be with the Old Set-
tlers that day. Invocation by Rev.
H. R. Long. We esteem Rev. Long
as one of our best friends. He is
as true as the needle to the pole.
No bombast—about him—a safe man
to lean on for comfort or assist-
ance at any time. He is a good man
— put that in capital letters — a
strong man an able preacher.
Rev. Clark Russell! will adjdress
the Old Settlers at 10 o’clock. Rev.
Russell is a big man with a big
brain, and a big job. He is pastor
of the First Methodist Church, and
has his hands full attending to these
recalcitrant Methodists. He has en-
deared himself to his people as a
■brave, honest, humble, God-fearing
pastor—a loveable man—a warm-
hearted, genial, sympathetic man—
a good and a strong preacher.
At 11 o’clock, Hon. William M.
Pierson of Dallas, will speak. Judge
Pierson is one of my old pupils. In
school, as a pupil, he prepared his
lessons with care. At that time, he
had a fine and discriminating taste
for literature, Rhetoric and all al-
lied subjects, he had a great fond-
ness. I was certain in my mind he
would be a writer, an author, and
am still of the belief that he would
have risen to distinction in that par-
ticular field of endeavor. But law
was his choice, in which he has ex-
celled as a pleader at the bar. He
is a great lawyer, a brilliant advo-
cate, and a splendid Christian gen-
tleman. I’m proud of him, of
course.
At 2:30 p. m., Hon. Milam Ewing
of Wadill, Okla., will speak. Mr.
Ewing visited me in my home .a few
weeks ago. I was greatly pleased
to meet him. He is an interesting
conversationalist, speaks distinctly
and with precision. His interest in
the Old Settlers, and particularly in
“Home Coming Day”, banished all
anxiety concerning it from my mind.
It is needless to say that I fully ap-
preciated his offer of co-operation.
And he has been of great help to me
—his published letters has helped
me wonderfully. He has, I under-
stand, represented his people in a
legislative capacity. We all knew
Uncle Billie Ewing, a good man—a
good lawyer, in fact all of the
Ewings that have lived in this coun-
ty—all, of course, relatives of the
Hon. William E. Ewing. He is a
good speaker and will have many
things of interest to tell you. We
* * "V^iSfpfri'ni 1 mehibtr Q ‘ i)iW'
true and lovely
Church. Burial will take place in
the City Cemetery.
APACHE INDIAN
WIFE AND CHILD
KILLER HANGED
(Continued on page three)
(By Associated Press)
San Carlos, Ariz., July 12.—Earl
Gardner, Apache Indian, murderer,
was hanged from the government
gallows at thirty-three minutes of
dawn today.
Gardner, who insisted on govern-
ment hanging him for killing his
wife and infant son and boasted he
would take it “like an Apache,’ met
a horrible death. His body struck the
side of the trap as the trigger was
sprung, dangled while the victim
groaned and kicked. The attending
physician made twenty examinations
before Gardner was pronounced
dead.
PARKING LAW
GOES IN FORCE -
DURING WEEK
Sulphur Springs’ new one hour
parking ordinance within the fire
limits is soon to go into effect, ac-
cording to officials contacted Mon-
day. As soon as painters have mark-
ed the parking zonep in the fire
limits, officers will begin enforcing
the law.
The one hour parking law con-
cerns only those cars parked next to
the icurb within the fire limits. Cars
or vehicles parked in the center of
the public plaza will not be limited
to time parking.
City painters began their work
Monday afternoon. They expect to
have the parking signs painted by
Wednesday morning.
(By Associated Press)
Chicago, July 13.—Record shatter-
ing heat clung to long-suffering
Middle West and Etst in the north-
ern half of the nation today as life
giving rains in portions of the
northwest and so .th over the week-
d “fizzled ou':.”
Leath from p: .scration ancl^drown-
ing mounted to at least 124. CriSp-
dtvfruction continued with damage
in excess of $300,000,000 when the
sun smeared the “major 1936 disas-
ter” in burning letters across the
country. No rams were in’ sight in
the heat-baked areas. .
covered Montana, pj^oming, Idaho,
and the Western ''Dakotas, where
TEXAS NEGRO IS
KILLED BY OFFICER
IN LOUISIANA
(By Associated Press)
Vinton, La., July 13.—Marshal Be-
noit of Vinton shot and killed
Roosevelt Gaston, 25, negro prisoner,
yesterday after the prisoner attempt-
ed to escape. Marshal said the prison-
er struck him and made a break
for liberty. He arrested the negro
at Beaumont, Texas.
Chichgo, 111., July 12.—Cooling
rains splashed cheer across the face
of the drouth land Sunday, drown-
ing the withering heat as the drops
pattered eastward.
Down from the sizzling 100s to
the 40s mercury columns dropped as
welcome winds rolled over Rocky
Mountains The weatherman foresaw
a real break—several days at least
—in one of the hottest periods in his-
tory.
Deaths from the ten-day plague of
heat stood at 871 when the cool wave
began moving in from the Northern
Pacific. Moderate to heavy rain has
Wf
tx)a
drouth desolation was bleakest.
Temperatures plummeted as low as
43 degrees at Kalispell, Mont., in the
wake of the showers. It was 48 at
'LeidiiS, Wb
ver, Colo., 58; Rapid City, S. 1}?,
68; Williston, N. D., 66. Thermome-
ters all over this region had flirted
with the century mark for1 days.
General Rain Is Certain
The same welcome coolness and
rain was expected to reach the East-
ern Dakotas, Minnesota, Nebraska,
Western and North Central Kansas
and Northwestern Iowa by Monday.
Temperatures from 105 to 110 de-
grees were general there Saturday.
The cool weather also is due Mon-
day in Wiscom^n, Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois and Missouri. It will be sev-
eral days before it reaches the At-
lantic, but many Eastern States have
been cooled by week-end local show-
ers.
Although forecasting general rain
for the drouth baked grain belt for
sure, Chicago Weatherman J. R.
Lloyd said it was still too early to
say how much the moisture will mean
in reviving sun burned crops. The
drouth has cost farmers nearly
$500,000,000.
Oklahop-fa'Ts^Addsc
Traders'm Chicago’s gain pits had
taken the rain predictions seriously,
and Saturday corn prices tumbled 7c
and wheat 5c.
Drouth relief agencies were taking
no chances, however. A regional of-
fice of the works progress adminis-
tration will be set up Monday at Bis-
mark, N. D., to care for needs in the
five hardest hit States, the Dakotas,
Montana, Wyoming and Minnesota.
The WPA added Oklahoma to the
drouth emergency territory and the
AAA added fifty-nine counties in
Kentucky and Georgia. Resettlement
Administrator Rexford Tugwell esti-
mated 250,000 persons need speedy
aid in Georgia, Alabama, and South
Carolina.
Hail Batters Georgia Crops
The hot wave kept its hold from
the Mississippi River eastward, al-
though weakened in varying degrees
by showers which fell in twenty-five
States over the week-end.
On the Eastern seaboard, New
York City, where the all-time heat
records were smashed with 102 de-
grees' last week, was coni and sunny
at 76 degrees despite the weather-
mans threat of a 95 top. Bathing
beaches remained crowded.
Hailstorms damaged housetops and
battered crops in Georgia, pulling
down the mercury from a high of
106 at Blakely Saturday. Florida,
Alabama and parts of Tennessee also
reported cooler weather. An inch
and a half of rain fell at Miami,
Fla., and Meridian, Miss., was cheer-
ed with 1.2 inches.
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