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NUMBER 174
ORANGE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1928
VOLUME XIV..
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HOUSTON BUYING AGENTS TO VISIT ORANGE
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BUYING AGENTS
Simpson Third In La. Race
FROM HOUSTON
LATIN-AMERICAN AERIAL ROUTE
HUNTING PARTY
WILSON GAINS
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VISIT ORANGE
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ON OPPONENTS
DI LOUISIANA
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GULF OF MEXICO
entertain
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SANDINO BAND
streets," tion of the United States was com-
GRAND CAMAN ID •
JAMAI
ngaton
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C.Gracias • Dios
by
PASTOR LEAVES
FOR LONG TRIP
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no
revolutionary
ahd
clled into
Though glad to be back in Orange
After
minister
as taken secretly from
Hotelling
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$27,562
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prisoner
Hotelling ’ stood
reformatory.
and no plea was entered for him.
srare her for 11-
night
pledged and
deal
VINTON VOTING
duced
on
the
F»RF‘ANT
In to be held Thuraday afternoon.
rains
Jan.
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POLITICAL NOTICR
fowey in mouth portion
to-
night and Thursday morning
chairman
AUTO CRASH
to
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1. plesee
ofelock eneh
Hasty
whteh no
iptions will
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Monkey Glands
For Brains
fro m their home at Winfeld, Kansas,
Mr. and Mm Harty are leaving to-
day on their return home.
mother in Missouri, Rev. Drake will
return to his post here.
This trip is given to Rev. Drake
by a group of admirers In recogni-
cloudy,
portion.
elize
ITISH
NOURAS
make
for <
Sokolak, <
committee.
official return* are announced.
The commanding lead, taken
be taken
county.
MANICAL GIRL
SLAYER WILL BE
i.
the
EABTLAXD — This city welected m
ette for new colleze or universtty to
hr established by Church of God.
inter-
after
the
FIREBUG ADMITS
STARTING FLAME
IN WASHINGTON
plot.
two
luefields
AMERICA
km Juan del Norte
Frightens Occupant Out
of Machine Before
Taking Charge
REDUCTIONS IN CHEST BUDGET
MAY BE FORCED TO AID DRIVE
Over Eight Hundred
Vinton Cast Votek
in Hot Race
Prominent Rail Leaden
Will Make Visit An
Annual Affair
Plane* Demoralize Men
In Bandit Retreat
In Nicaragua
7
LIQUOR TAKEN
FROM NOTABLES
Famous Arrowhead
Chicken Hatchery
Moves to Orange
——
Group of One Hundred
Will Reach Orange
January 26
Additional Returns To
Indicate A Runoff
Wilson-Long
Shooting Lingers
In Man’s Memory
KEY
Une in operation
Proposcd route
to Colon
A ternate route
including feeder line
to Guatemala City
TEXAS GRANTED
COTTON RATING
i
I
BOLIVIA REVOLT .
NIPPED IN BUD
Rev. Drake’* 20 Year*
Service Rewarded
With Trip
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READERS
If your cops ot me Lender
hne not been dellvered by ■
picnic lunch will wrobably be merve4
noon after the arrival, then the vto-
itors will be directed by committees
MART- 1027 cottop inned here
to January 1 totaled 14917 bnien
Gas Pipe Permits
Must be Obtained
to the
I mute
Ma
CENTI
BOLD THIEF
newt. t »w»WiM.iy »ca.av
“SELLS” ORANGE
TO CHICAGOANS
hn last
quor at
ment, phohe a8, betore • p-m.
nnd one win be MM by if"'''
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Preparatons are being made by
Opening of Ferry
on Beaumont road
is Again Delayed
S"*
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aaya Payne, In commenting on
proponed mle.
the stark and Lutcher A Moore in-
. . - ---- ------- —“ that
A baby chick hatchery of 12,090
, egg capacity 1* to be installed by E.
। Ray Thompson, owner of the widely
i known Arrowhead farm*. at 201
The explosion of two bombs
EL PASO.—Building permit* is-
sued here during 1*27 totaled 11 -
304,572.
A number of local Individunla and
coneerns who intend to quslify for
the office of gas pipe fitters have
Iron Jail Fence Joiner Will Head
Ready for Sale Retail Merchants
must be obtained, eaid he
the ao ut hen st er n
FOR COMMUNITY SOCIAL LABOR | XX*.....trengthen "he “.....
terests had been
as spirited back
north and west portioris tonight and
In northeast portion Thursday; cool-
er in west portion Thursday.
Louisiana: Tonight and Thursday
plants.
Sunset Grove golf course. through
the courtesy of officials and H. J.
Lati her stark, will be placed at the
disposal of any of the visitors who
rare to indulge in the old Scoteh
pistime. .
The visit I* to be conspicuously
void of all formallties and will af-
ford the guests from Houston ample
opportunity to pass the day in va-
cation mode.
a The announcement is made that
the visit is not for the purpose of
W
(GUATEMALA.
after an ahsence of 35 years, Zack I eutive board, brought
Tes. the county dads have de-
cided to sell the fence which has for
a number of years surrounded the
jail. according to Commissioner Al-
lie Payne.
The fence was erected at a cost of
$700 The commmsmlon doesn't think
it is needed; thus the sale.
"•It would make a good zoo pen.”
The only
tion of his services
of this amount there
the pier gates by a special
out vividly
local business men
of the drive
f and execute
completng the
and Thurs-
cotton moving into |
states. Examiner !
discovery of
bore license number
which arrives at 10:34
few days visit to his
Fer sale: extra stout fence. Iron
pole* and supports, ten feet high, at
a bargain. Ree county commission-
UNIA) 1DFI) <;i N
occasional rains in north
appear it was helieved that this was
a warning to his cohorts.
With the arrival of Major Gen-
eral John A. Lejeune, commander of
the marines, and Brg. Gen Logun
upon the return of airplane patrols through
from the region where the marines
that there necessarily must be a uh- l
stantial reduction made in the bud- i
gets of the different azencies partic-
tpating In the chest funds
Pyrne gave it as his opinion that
the total sum that would he porsible
to raise for this year would be $20.
000 to 124.000. The budget for last
year was shown to be 111.000. there
bring a total of $29,852 pledged and
Chairman Stover urged that each
of the agencies belonging to fhe
cheat send two representatives. to
this meeting with authority to art in
the transaction of matters of vital
interest to the organizntion
J. H David and Rev J W Winn
were elected to act as aids to Abe
completing installation of water sys- tion ef local salt plant totaled about
tema * 40,000 tons.
11 the CIreulation Depurt-
would cast their ballot*.
Th* day was quiet and although
there were several political argu- ■ .
ment* from groups that had congre-
gated among the street*, no disturb-
ances were noticed. 4
Two infantry regiments
teries of artillery were
there would be quite a good
more pledges secured.
It was brought out that J.
Byrne and Hunter Beatty were
not yet applied for permits as re-
quired by city ordinance. according
to Cal Price. city gas inspector.
Price declare* that the city will
enforce the edict that all workmen
in charge of installing gas equip-
ment ohatin the cHy permits Sev-
era) permits have been issued.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. IB,—With
approximately one-half of the pre-
cincts In the state reported early to-
day from yesterday's primin’, indi-
cation* were that Congressman Riley
J. Wilson of the fifth Louisiana dis-
trict, and Huey P. Long of Shreve-
port. would be opponent* in a runoff
primary for the democratic nomina-
tion for governor. The runoff pri-
mary will be held five week* after
York on the
28, and calls
the roast of
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.—An "ir-
resistible impulse" is given by the
police as the confessed reason why
John J. Fisher set two fires cf the
series that scattered ruins through-
out the city yesterday morning.
Declaring that Fisher, 29-year-old
former policeman and recently a
psychopathic patient here, had -con-
fessed to causing the two biases, po-
lice said he had done so after watch-
ing firemen battle two earlier down-
town biases. They said he admit-
ted touching matches to th* McDow-
ell and Sons grain warehouse at
Eckington Place and Q street, in
the northeast quarter of the city,
and then to the Lank woodworking
East Texas' Tonight
day cloudy, occnsional
Fisher was arrested >■ he return-
ed to his home after having spent
more than two hour* watching local
firemen and others summoned from
out-of-town fight the flam** he had
caused. He stoutly denied connec-
tion with the other major fires.
Yesterdny being poll day in Vin-
ton. a steady stream of voters in
• nd around Vinton kept the men at
the pollfng place bus)' from 4am
yesterday morning until 7 p. m. last
night.
At 5:10 p. m yesterday afternoon.
• 91 voters had passed by the ballot |
boxes, and It was estimated that by J
closing time fully eight hundred
thought to have warned Sandino’s
fe (lowers to leave Jinotea Sunday,
it was reported that andino left
I FT Chipote statong he would go to
W Cannon, now of Sn Antonio,
doesn't like to remember the time
when he was the target f< r fourteen
gun* within the space of two weeks
while serving as chief deputy sheriff
under the late Frank East in
"That's a part of my life history
I would like to forget." Cannon de-
clares in commenting on his narrow
esca pes.
The shootings referred to were
the outgrowth of factional troubles
I in Orange.
। Arrowhead farm to th* downtown
location in Orange in order to oc- |
ID cupy a more advantageous location ,
, for the wide distribution of custom
hatched baby chicks in Texas and
Louieiana.
Under present plan*. Thompson
will have the 12,4)00 egg incubator in
HERMIEIGH -n Scurry county.
NEW. YORK, Jan 18 The New
York Times today says that more
than 400 memirs and zuests of the
Hoboken, N. J. cifimher of com-
merer who attended a dinner iboar#
the North German Lloyd liner Eer-
The Orange leader i
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to prevent trial in this
Aarksanville
MILWAUKEE, Jan 11—A
Milwaukee author and poet
whose identity is concealed un-
der the name of "Mr. Schmidt"
ha* undergone a rejuvenation
operation to "bring back lag-
ging mental power*. ” his sur-
geon Dr. Lewis J. Daniels re-
vealed today.
Mr. Daniel* said the pa-
Hunt is a well known writer
who has elected to be known
as "Mr. Schmidt", to avoid pub-
licity in connection with the
operation.
" ’.Mr. Schmidt", Is seeking
rejuvenation of the mind," Dr.
Daniel* said 'He is some-
what advanced in years and
has ambitions to continue his
literary work.”
A delightful hunting trip by a
party of officials of the Chicago
Great Western and officials of other
large concerns of the central por-
WEATHER .
Clondy for tonight and Thurs-
day with light to moderate mouth-
endy winds to coast.
the state reformatory at Ionia yes-
terday to a place just over the Gen-
esee county line and arraigned be-
fore an Impromptu Justice court In
a farm yard The action required
only a few minutes after which the
necessity for such a move and that
he was. opposed to putting the coun-
ty to the expense involved.
Gov. Green was Indignant when
notified of the judge's stand and de-
clared it would be foolhardy to in-
vite more rioting by the prisoner’s '
presence here. He planned to con-
fer with Attorney General W. W
Potter al Lansing regarding steps to
nrAnnn HF ATIIT Fourth ntreet In the Aronnon Broth-
RECORD HEAVY-mmsm-
Biccum. 10, was killed tat- Tuenday
when his automoblle overturned in
■ ditch near here J. A Walraven,
driver of the machine. Mid he fail-
ed to see a washout In the road un-
ti Itoo tat, to Mop. He encaped
injury.
Feland and with United States ships
dailydisembarking marines and sup-
plies, airplanes and ammunition at
(" rinto, Nicaragua is assuming the
military appearance which it hid
last February when more than 4000
bluejackets and marines occupied all
the important cities of Nicaragua and
guarded the national railway
Rev. E. T. Drake, pastor of the
Lutcher Memorial Presbyterian
chureh, left.here today on an exten-
sive tour of Europe that will last
further plena
drive. ,.
Because pnving gangs at work on
the Neche* river dump section of
the Orange and Beaumont highway*
lost Sunday, the work expected to
be cowpelted yesterday will not be
compleed before about noon tomor-
ro, fording to reports here
it is probable that within three
or four days after the first stretch
has been paved, the road will be
closed and traffic will be turned over
the ferry rond.
The public I* somewhat concerned
** to Mow the paving work will be
handled on the dump where the
gyossing will be made while the ferry
route is being used.
and his efficient work In liehalf of
the Presbyterian denomination dur-
ing hl* 2 0 ye ।fs of service in Or-
ange
During Rev. Drake’s absence the
pastorate here will be in charge of
Rev. W. E. S. Dickerson, assistant
pastor, who assumed his duties here
a few months ago.
ful Tie
572-6r7.
collected with a ponpibilty for col-
lecting about 51000 more of the
amount pledged.
The declaration of H J. I. Stark
that the Stark and Lutcher A Moore
Lumber ee mpany intercuts would
match dollars with the rest of the
Interests and Individuals van reiter-
ated at this meeting it was stated
that around $10,000 independent of
With the view of better organis-
ing all forces of the Community
Chest of this city, there will be an-
other meeting of officials constitut-
ing the advisory body of the organi-
sation held in the chamber of com-
merce hall Thurnday afternoon, be-
ginning at 5 o’clock
Announcement regarding the meet-
ing Thursday was made at * metinE
of the advisory board conducted by
chairman E. R. Stover yesterdayat-
ternoon, beginning at 5 o’clock. -
A statement regarding accomplish-
ments of the campaign committee
I seeking to raise funds with which
I .to carry on the work for another
| year read by J. I Byrne, of the ex-
TEXARKANA. Jan 14—J
are massing for a drive against the
rebel general Ma nd l no.
A combat patrol also reported
there was no evidence in the Quilali
district or rebel activity. It was be-
lieved that Sandinqs f< rees had re-
tired to El Chipote, which he made
his headquarter* after the marines
took Quilall.
A company of marines went to
company at 14th and W.
northwest.
j COLOMBIA
In Orange eounty. heart of ths
East Texas Lumber, Rkw and
Oil Empire
W. L Joiner asnista nt secretary of
the Sabine Supply company, will
head the Orange Retail Merchants’
nnaociation for the year 1*24, he
having been elected as president at
a meeting held yesterday afternoon.
Other* elected to serve are: John
Lotz, vice president; George Colbert,
treasurer The directors are C M
Featherstone, L J. Kerr, ouis Sho-
Lars, H C. Myers. Mam Sokolski and
Felix Well. The board of directors
is composed of Monroe Colburn. I.
McGuire and Wilmer Cain.
GRAND SALINR—1927 produc-
Congressman Wilson in New Or-
leans and Shreveport was being
slowly whittled down as rural pre-
* cincts came in slowly.
The city of New Orleans gave
Wilson a lead of 21,102 vote* over
Long in the 241 precincts reporting,
but early today this had been whit-
tled down to 11.041. ,
Governor O. H. Simpson had drop-
ped to third place. 5077 votes be-
hind Long.
The vote with 480 out of the 1190
precincts reported was Wilson 51,-
151; Long 39,187, »nd Simpson 34,-
110.
18 -Creighton White, 15, was killed
late yesterday when a shotgun, Bse-
Keyed unloaded, .was accidentally
discharged by Robert Groth. 7. at
the Groth home in Folton, eight
miles southwest of here
operajion by February 1 in the
Aronson feed store. The arrange* 1
ment offer* poultry raisers a market
exchange for baby chick* and the
advantages of a custom hatchery In
ji central location.
In accordance with it* usual
policy. THE LEADER will re-
quire cash in advance for all
political advertising of whatever
nature, whether for formal an-
nouncements for the several off-
ices, reading notices or display
advert lai ng
Thia will place all candidates
on the same footing and not im-
pone undue hardships on anyone
All intereste are respectfully re-
quested to ube notice of this
NEW < ‘ITIZENS
ac A 4 m Jinotega and that his rrival would
Cl L A I C (VADhe announced by the explonion of
Hp 11 K two bombm The explosiow took place
M 2 MAMM U-AA% as forecast When Nandin di<l not
Spain, then on to Algiers, Naples,
and Into Greece, Turkey and Egypt.
The first pause on the tour will he
for 11 days in Egypt.
On March 22, he reaches Jerusa-
fem and will spend 10 days in the
Holy Land. Under the direction of
a Mr. Whiting, of American parent-
age, born and reared In Jerusalem,
the Holy Iand will lie aeon from all
interesting angles.
From Jerusalem, the Orange party
will Journey back to Egypt, leaving
on the morning of April 18, going
then to Rome, Italy, Budapest and
thence to Paris, France, arriving
here on May 28, and leaving Paris
on May 19, expecting to reach New
York June 5.
two remaining members of the exec-
• utive hoard of seven, by reason of
| terms expiring and « thers having re-
signed
The board voted to authorize
Chairman Stover to select a nomi-
nating committee. R. F. Brown. Ed
H McCarver and Mrs. George Call
were named on the nominating com-
mittee with instructions to makeja
report to the board at tre meeting
WASHINGTON, Jan U—Du Itos
and Talveston are entitled to re-
Mr*. C. W Shrower and baby have
joined Mr. Shrower here, where he
has been stationed for some time as
a representative of the sales de-
partment of the Dixie Goa C Fuel
company. Mrs. Shrower was fe-
companied to Orange by her par-
La Paz to prevent disorder.
The plot was disevvered Bunday
night when police surprised C’apta in
Telmo Torrex Ruiz entering the
I home at Deputy Luis Calvo, alleged
; leader of the movement. Calvo la
I the head of the republican opposition
I party The police theh arrested the
| captain, the deputies and senators.
A hasty meeting of the cabinet
was called to deal with the situa-
tion. The chmber also met in se-
< ret jession Dr Toma* Manuel Ello.
foreign minister, resigned because he
did not approve of .meaturea taken
byy hl* colleagues.
Although the movement had ram-
Ificatjons in the interior, it was
stated that quiet nw, prevailed
throughout the republic
Harris reported today to the
state commerce commission,
considering a (f mplaint of
Texas ports.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R.
promoting Individual Interest*, but
that it is strietly a "good-will"’ visit
on the part of purchawing agents
representing the largest concern*
mintaining Houeton headquarter*.
pleted with a luncheon served on
the private car bearing the visitor*,
here laat night. The party left in
the private car for Harlingen, Texas,
laat night.
The visitors, guests of R 8 Man-
ley, president and general manager
of the Texas Creosoting company,
who accompanied them from Chicago
to Grange were: Oscar Townsend,
traffic manager of the Chicago Great
Western railroad; W. C. Sharp, vice
president of the Middle West Utili-
ties company; Warren Corning, pres-
ident of the Corning Nteel company,
all of Chicago; Earl Ernsherger,
president Pof the Southwestern Pow-
er A Light company: A. L. Peabody,
president of the Peabody Electric
company, Oklahoma City; S. Miller
Williams Jr., president Middle West
Gas company, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
.The party necompanied by Manley
spent the day on the J! J. Lutcher
Stark hunting preserve in Cameron
parish. Louisiana, the trip being
made on speed bopts.
Last night the party h d as their
guests R. H Manley and D. E
Roach, sales manager of the Texas
Creosoting company.
• The party was so well pleased with
the visit to Orange that the an-
nouncement was made that this
would become an anuual affair. *t
had been." planned for President
Howard of the Chicago Great West-
ern railroad and Vice President J.
L. Bener of the same company to
make the trip to Orange, but con-
ditions arose at the last minute
which prevented them from coming
However, these officials and others
are to be here next year, it w is
stated.
LA PAZ, Bolivia, Jah 1E—Six-
teen deputies and senate r* were un-
der arrest today as the result of the
The be ldest automobile thief on
record has just put in his ppearance
here and up to the last report had
made Kood his escape with sn auto-
mobile stolen from Sam l’rouse, a
mechanie employed at the Jacknon
Motor company Dodge agency on
Sixth and Division streets
Th* car; a Nash er ch, w is park-
ed in front of the home of Jack
McFarlane at 808 Sixth street when
taken by a white man wearing a
white shirt without a coat.
It was reported that a Irnly w<*
seated in the coach when the man
first appeared, opened the door and
started to enter the car. This fright-
ened the lady, who went inside the
house The stranger later came
back, stepped into the car nd drove
»way. •
H L Cohenour, proprietor of th*
(ohenour jewelry store, saw the man
leaving with the car and attempted
to over ake him, but was unsucceag-
INDFPFN1 )EN( E, Kansas,
about 100 member* of the Houston
l’urchasing Agents assreiation, of
which J. Z. Hill is president, on the
occasion of a visit tn Orange on
Thursday. January 26.
The visiting live-wire* are to ba
here by invitation of Orangs busi- : .
news men. - The matter was first
taken up by W W Plowden, sale*
manager of the Sabine Supply com-
pany. and a special friend of Hill.
Plowden succeeded in interesting lo-
cal citizens in the vialt, and th* in-
vitation was immediately extended
and accepted.
Accompanying the purchasing
agent* to Orange will be representa-
tives of the Houston Post-Dispateh,
the Chronicle, the Press and the
Southwestern Purchasing Agent, a
trade publication.
Tentative plans pyovide for the
visitors tn arrive in • group of pull-
man cir* attached to train No. 108
FLINT, Mich., Jan. IB.—Efforts of
Governor Green to have Adolph Ho-
telling tried outside Genesee county
(Flint) for the slaying of Dorothy
Schneider as a precaution against
recurrence of mob violence hit a
snag today when circuit Judge Fred
W. Brennan came out against the
plan. ,
Judge Brennan, from whom per-
mission to hold the trial elsewhere
MANAGUA, NIcaragua, Jan. 18.—
Harasset by three days of persistent
and heavy bombing from mrine
corps planes, rebel outposts today
had fled from the Nan Albino re-
gion, marine headquarters announc-
ed. The announcement was made
Puerto 9" ) 9
"vete"Ko\DURAS‘
,2 7 - Tegucigaipy
3anSevaai,ge,.1j *-
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synad (if customs • TTit ers
The raid netted the officers more
than two dozen bottles of brandy, li-
quor* and champugne but names of
the owners were not taken and no
rremts were made The dinner was
attended by huelness men, officials
and lawyers ineluding a supreme
court justice. .
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the various industrial
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until about June 10
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