Cleburne Morning Review (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 31, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 6, 1926 Page: 1 of 8
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Cleburne Morning Review
TRUTH IB THE FIRST nUDT Of ALL NEW8 AMD ADVERTIBING MATTER
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Fifty Cent Per Month
Cleburne, Texas, Wdnesday, January 6, 1926
Established December, 1904
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Archer County
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HIGHWAY MONEY
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WILSON PAVING
IS DISCUSSED
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AN LEAGUERS
At the next meeting of the eity
5 the Yale Theatre.
eluded in the tentative list of com-
mission members, contained in the
MINE OWNERS
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After seven years of searching. Mrs. Bemud Pullim of Torre Haute. Ind. one and one half hours. The nd»
program that is to be given here
has found her daughter. Beatrice Tanner, 11, and has taken her home with
husband deserted her, and after her marrlage to Mr. Pullim she could not
the "‘Royar Entertaters"’ th# KU —
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. others.
NEW POLICIES
MAY RECOVER
Will Be Held Today
Indieating -thinereased- popular
back which occurred during an at-
at
the home of her daughfer,Mrs. A.
a blow torch used forthat purpose.
Rus-
follow in Cleburne cemetery. P. C.
sell Thaw, was with her at the
will be in charge of the burial.
cultie, adopted by the
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NEW SWEEPER
Are Received From
Woodmen Of World
FINEPROGRAM
AT HI SCHOOL
place in an apartment where she
had been living during a" cabaret
Iowa Planter Here
Guest Of Friends;
Made Trip By Auto
STS was
smuch
anee written sinee Dee. 1, 1025, and
extend our heartiest wishes for a hap
H. W. Wineman, elerk of the local
camp, Woodmen of the World, has
received checks in payment for in:
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J. W. Miler and Henry P. Lichte,
members of the city council, appoint-
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time, as was her maid.
Evelyn ‘s youthful marriage to
worth of insuranee was written be-
tween Dec. 1 and Dec. 25. — When
Rovereign Commander W. 8. Fraser
went to his desk on Christmas moA-
inghe found this unusual and unique
ato con-
touther
ton and
Funeral Services
For Mrs. C. B. White
ne.-
ind
ar-
in San Antonio for the next few
days. -
The sweeper which they were to
inspedt is a modern Elgin piece of
machinery, said to be the latest de-
vice for street sweeping. It was pur-
members of the executive eommit-
tee, .and' leading annoeiational and
institutional heads from all parts of
Texas. -___
Besides the president and exeeu-
Christmas card and gifts _____
"As an expression of our appro'
The dead: Thomas Andrews, 61,
engineer, Howard Johnson, 20, oil-
er; L. Davis, 32, engineer.
The injured included Claytom Vo-
gl, superintendent of the refining
company plant.
INSTITUTIONS TO
ATTEND SESSION
r extra
th Buf-
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at last led to discovery of the girl in an orphanage in Bradford, Fa,
Guaranteed
Largen
Circulation
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ed in Fort IWbrth on Friday after-
noon.
Mr. La Royal, who is- leading the
company, was In Cleburne yesterday
and made arrangemente with School
Superintendent Emmett Brown and
Principal J. O. Dunlap to give the
program. He also attended the Tues-
day meting of the Cleburne Adver-
tising League and delivered an in
teresting- talk to the members of
that body.
PROMTNENT LUTHERAN
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Mrs. C. B. White, 5g years of
age, residsaf of Cleburne for' 29
AUSTIN, Jan. 5—J. R. Ledbet-
ter, employe -of the Austin Gas
Company, was found by officers
early Tuesday at his post at the
gas plant with his head crushed
and a pistol wound in his shoulder.
Ledbetter is in a critical condi-
VAN RUCKER REMAINS
TDK SERIOUS CONDITION
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(By Associated Press)
MIAMI BEACH, Fa., Jan. 5—An
explosion on a Gulf Refining Qom-
pony barge hero late today resulted
in the death- of three members of
the crew and the injury of several
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t.
Januaray 10, it is hoped that every
member will be present, for at
stoood, have practienlly all been re-
moved and the pwperty owners ars
now almost unanimous in urging that
work begin ut an early moment.
a
. ed recently by Mayor Goldsmith to
look into the matter of purchasing a
Dr. J- D. Rueker received a tele-
gram from his wife Tuesday that
his son. Van, who resides in Cab
Mornia, is stin dangerously ill. He
is affected with appendicitis, but
has not yet been operated om
in a P,C. Dillon and Son Ambulance, arrests have been made.
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elating that the decision is far reach-,
ing; that it comes as an absolute
surprise to the investing public, and
that a plan to protect the owners of
the bonds should be made in the
•vent the bonds for all the districts
are invalidated.
One of the plans suggested by po-
litical observers to protect the bond
holderaia a special session of the
'(Legislature.
fee Attorney Geaesai said -he
would make no definite statement
on the ease until the opinion has
been studied but was sure that a mo-
tion for rehearing will be filed by
the county. Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral Wheeler, who has charge of the
bond department, said he will not
accord-
A Agri-
« cops
he 1925
ual that
ear ago,
e main-
the far-
elt with
reas ot
I’ve taken poison. ’ ’
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BEEAKS OUT
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
tion. ’ ’
Pirst advices of this gift to ths
sovereign commander was received
here venterday by H. W. Wineman,
popular elerk of the local camp,
Woodmen of the World. In eonneo-
that time, the eleeion of new of-
ficers will be bold. .
.-President Weakey appointed R.
A. Keny to preside at that meeting.
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Eugene A. Dyke*
1* Buried Here
hundred
ring the
gh peak
friends in Cleburne and Johnson
County, who will regret to learn of
her death. Rhe is survived by her
husband and seven childron, as fol-
lows: Mrs. A. R. Wrba, Mrs. H.
Martin, Mrs. J. G. Thomas, Ster-
ling White, Mrs. H. Ingles, C. R.
ounty bond issue of $300,000 uncon-
stitutional om the ground that the
district was not created by the Leg-
islature, although sanctioned by that
body. It was indicated that the de-
wiainh probably will invalidate ap-
prozimately 0100,000,000 worth of
Texas road bonds. The issue was eon-
tested by' Percy Browning and oth-
ers of Archer County. -
Attorney General Dan Moody tele-
graphed for a report on the opinion.
Former Attorney General W. A.
Keeling/who appmoved many of the
bondl issues, issued a statement de-
ed in many high schools and other
p'ares and the program has always
won high praise. There will be sn
admission of fifteen cents for the
program and the proceeds will go to
the various schools, each school to
get a per cent of the proceeds. ‘Tiek-
eta will go on sale this morning at
the various schools of the eity and
the public is urged to nttegd, being
assured of A good program for a
cause thati is worthy of patronage.
The program will continue for about
R. Wrba, 001 South Walnut Street,
following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held this
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’cock
at the home of Mvs. Wrba. The
kunociated Press
in Cleburne
Although the attendance 7—^'
day was not what the club desires
It to be, the representation was
$12,8#
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Building Concern
Name* Directors
of the A. M. E. Church. His fun- nurburb. He had been in a week
erai was largely attended. from bronchial pneumonia.
Harry K. Thaw, Pittsburgh mil-
lionaire, the murder of Stanford
White, wealthy and prominent
New—Yofk architect, and Thaw’s
•...* ....... , made her
Mrs. Mary Criner, 87 years of age.
who was injured Monday afternoon
in a fall at her home, 117 HHarmon
Street, was taken to Hillsboro yes-
terday afternoon, where she will be
with relatives. Her injuries are not
as serious as was at first believed
and k is -thought that she will re-
cover. Rhe was taken to Hillsbor
no statement as to the identity of
his assailants. A telephone "tip"
from an unknown person sent po-
liee officers te the gas plant to
investigate. '
Ledbetter had apparently been
•hot from ambush, and then beaten
over the head with the pistol. No
$100,
MANILA, P. T., Jan. 5.—Cholera
has broken out on the island of Mon-
doro. Nine deaths and 12 new eases
have been reported to the health ser-
vice in 24 hours la ths municipality
of Pinamalayan.
Doeton with anti-ehplera serum
have been dispatched from Manila.
— Live committee of the Texas Bento-------
Teachers' Association the commis -tt
sion as outlined .would be compoeed
of the president’s of'the University
Industrial Arts and of the eight
state teachers’ roll egee; of the State
Buperintendent of Publie Instrue-
tion; the president of Texas Techno-
logical College, the president and see- .
rotary of the' Texas Congress of
Mothers and Parent Teacher Asno-
clations, of the.Texas Federation of
Women’s Clubs, heads of the depart*
ments of education in the senior col-
leges and universities of Texas, the
chairmen of certain sections of the
State teachers’ body, the president
and secretary of the Texas Grad*
Teachers’ Asmpeiation of the State
Buperintendente’ Annoeiation, and as
many others as the executive com-
mittee may eleet.
anee written. Georgia takes first
rank and Alabama second.
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ViT wim Luu WuM1 IVEoIHy 4544 - T
stands third in the amount of insur’whitp •
and Mise Gertrude
what promises to be one of the
best programs presented in many
months at the high school will be of-
fered Thursday afternpon, following
the regular school hour* by La Royal,
the Magic Man, and company, of De-
troit, Mich. This company of enter-
tainers, it will be remembered, came
to Cleburne before the Christmas
holidays and gave a program at the
• Xale Thentre for the benefit of the
Marning Review’s Goodfellowa fund.
That program was given with the co-
operation of Manager Tom Caraway
of the Yale and Palaeo Theatres, by
elation 0or your liberal nupport and
toroperationinioureworkthinzenr, DIMon and Son, funeral
we present you $8,500,000 ofinsur: wi h. in 7 th. huriAl
new street sweeper for the city, ac-
companied by Floyd Volloeon, wolf "
known-Cleburne mechanic, are in San
Antonio, with a view of purchasing
— sneh-amaehine. Messrs MtHer and
Lichte are expected to return this
— morning. Mr, Tolleson may remain
WamehetbeEEhatwoma,-4t,o,60o
(By Associated Press)
FORT WORTH, Jan. 5.— Forma-
tion of the Texas Educational Com-
mission a strongly, organized body
to assist in directing the .destinies
at the Texas school system, will be
undertaken at. a meeting of the exec-
utive cmmittee of the Texas Stet* —■— -
Teachers Association hero Saturday.
Annpumement of.the intention of
the meeting to take this step was
made tonight through the office at r3 —
the State secretary here. At the
same time there was mailed'out from -
this office a atatement from th*
president to members of the exeeu- -
five commtttee and requests te ptes-----—
peetive members of the eomminsion,
asking them to agree to serve.
Representative educators in all de- JN
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5—The
E:v, Dr. Harvey A. Weller, 67, one
of the most prominent of Lutheran
clergymen In the country, died to-
day at his home in Brooklyn, a
Funeral services for Mrs. O. A.
Johnson, who died Monday at the
family home on West Chambers
Street, were held Tuesday afernoon
at the Field Street Baptist Church.
The services were conducted by th*
church pastor, the Rev. 8. R. Mc-
Clung and burial followed in Cie-
burne cemetery. Many friends of
this good woman attended the ner-
vices at the church and followed the
remains to their final resting place.
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city of Ban Ankonio and isofferedt
the city at Cleburne for about one-
third of its original,noct. Since the
purchase of the machine, San An-
tonio has adopted a 'method of street
cleaning whereby they are using
cheap Mexican labor and for thia .
reason the machine is offered for
sale at the low figure.
Year season, memhers of the Cle-
burne Advertising Club met Tues-
day at 12:15 o'clock at the Liberty
Hotel and again renewed discus-
sion concerning legitimate adver-
tising mediums for merchants of
this city and members of the As-
sociated Advertising Clubs of the
World. Eugene Poole presided.
Myron R Ward, who has just
come to this eity to fill the office
of Manager of the Cleburne Cham-
ber of Commerce, was honor guest
of the oecasion. A. Royal Forsythe
of Detroit, Michigan, and C. M. Dil-
ler of Hillsboro, were also guests
of the elub. Mr. Forsythe is of
chased only a few months ags by the
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urance policienucarid.by theekte Mrs. Mary Criner
Otho L. 51hoP, Who diM nt his home I _
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The Rev. J. J. Curran,___ -ICI,
priest of Wilkesbarre, conferred erm for the hilling,
— merviees will ba onducted by the
Rev. W. K. Ross and .burial will
Eugene A. Dykes, son of one of
the oldest negro families in Johnson
Qounty, died Sunday morning shortly
after 3 o'clock at his home in
Weatherford. The body was brought
to Cleburne Sunday afternoon and
funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at the A. M. E. Church,
after which burial took place here.
Deceased waa the son of Charles and
Ada Alexander and was born and
neared in Johnson County. He was
86 years old. Hs had many friends,
both white and blaek and waa known
mostly by "Gene," a* name which
Dr. Edwards gave him many years
ago. He is survived by his father
and mother, four brothers and two
sisters.
Eugene was known as a polite and
induatrious negro. He enlisted for
service during the world war and
wo ready to go across when the
armistice was signed. He lived here
most of his life. He was a member
visited many civic and luncheon
elubs over the United States. He
was enjoyed by the local orgapiza-
tion and gave to them several
humorous jokes along with his en-
dorsement of an Advertising elub.
The new Chamber of Commerce
head also heartily endorsed the ad-
vertising chub and described it’s
real worth as he saw it. "I think
it a credit to the eity and the
merchants who are upbuilding spch
a worth while organisation,’’ said
Mr. Ward.
During the delightful hour, Presi-
dent-M. W. Weakley made a short
but inspiring talk on the advan-
tage of belonging to’the advertis:
lag club. He related a number of
inetanees in which the organisa-
tion is properly functioning in
this eity and elearly proved to
those present, that such an organ-
isation means a great deal to
them and heir business.
STANDING PIT—. An advertisement la tbs batea
For the funeral services, the as-
five pallbearers will be: . J. T.
Muse, Cal Childress, Tom Pace,
Sterling Capps, Jim Johnson and
E. A. Larremore.
Mrs. White had lived for many
years st the family homestead,
1008 South Main Street, but for
several days had been at the home
of her daughter. .
The thrpe killed were in the engine
room at the time of the explosion
and were burned to death.
Drug Stores Will
Adopt New Method
Regarding Credit
The Review Carrie's an ’ adver-
tisement in this morning’s issue
concerning the new fifteen and
thirty day basis upon which ac-
-ecunta will be eased for by local
pharmacists -
Owing to heavy losnes sustain-
ed during the past year through
book aerounta, the managementa of
the different firms claim unbear-
able burdens and have therefore
decided to make tho/hew require-
manta effective Febyary flrat and
all acounts mupMbe paid on res-
peetive pay day or future 'credit
businesg will be diseontinued.
GAS PLANT EMPLOYE
MYSTEEIOUSLY SHOT
ratcly with the representatives of
the miners and operators. The
ministers come to further a reso-
lution seeking an end of the Biffi
'A committee of three clergymen ___
from the Seranton Miniataziat no- engagement here. Her son,
lively. When the .elub meeta sociation of today to confer sepa- i h . — - -
name known to every newspaper
reader throughout the countryin
1006. Her engagement at a local
cafe waa abruptly ended but New
Year’s eve brought "further liba-
trans in celebration of the holiday
and when Evelyn returned; to her
apartment, the maid aaw that her
noae had been broken.
The suieide attempt came at 5
a. m., after KvoTyn had asked for
a drink of water. The servant
, girl heard a crash in the bath
room. .--A ■ * t ■
"I’ve done it," Evelyn, half
screamed as the maid rushed to
t.
mittee, who called the meeting,
said-after the aeselon:
"The operators ’have not receded
one-ineh since the- negotiations
started on July 0 in Atlantic
City?’ .
All. important anthracite eoal
mining companies were represent-
ed at the operator’s metting. The
gathering marked the first open
appearance on the scene of Samuel
D. Warriner, head of the Lehigh
Coni Navigation company and a
leading figures in the coal opera-
toratconferenee, -—-——■
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(By Ausocinted Press)
[ AUSTIN, Jan. 5. — Considerable
perturbation waa manifested in the
Texas capital today over the report-
ed opinion of the United States Su-
preme Court declaring, the iin-
provement district No. 2, Archer
aroee following that order, eonsiderLprenident' atatement, ineuding 20.
able objection. These, it is under
E. G. Durnton, prominent Iowa
planter, brother of the late Dr. C.
J. Dunton, well known Cleburne
chiropractor, arrived here last
night and will spend a few days
in the eity guest of his friend. H.
A. Fleming and family on North •
Anglin Street. Dr. Dunton and Dr.
Nolic Fleuning were praetitioners
of chiropractie for several years
before the former’s death la 1021.
Dr. Dunton, whose home is in
.Sioux City, Iowa, madti dha trip by
automobile, leaving that place on
December 23. When he left home
there waa an eight-inch blanket
of anow in Iowa. He encountered
some very bad roada, he Mid, and
a-
one man, espeeially any man whose
term la too whort to prevent the
building of a comprehensive and (
cumulative program for their bet*,
ferment. For this reason it waa de-
eided that only by xcsting the right_____
to assist in shaping such a program
in a broadly organised and well bal-
anced commission of educators aa
that outlined, proper results could
be had, it was deehred.
her. Mrs. Pullim was obliged to give the girl up in 1011. when her Bret
paved several weeks ago. There
-Thr rxptonton fottoweda ftere- He needs at teel>xas wkwi ---
nal whiah nnnn--n a M.Ik* anee h•, , . + . _
- . tem, it was explained, arele broad- -
tempt ”• ignite the fnrn.ee fire witbto revolve around the office of an
n hl~« +nunk W-AA Anuknu
__________________. _ council,, which wil likely be next
Mayor W. H. Goldsmith and the Cis' Friday night, definite “at epa toward
burne fire hpyw, who made a rue to the paving of Went Wilson Street
he¥nle Theatre, wil he taken, according to the ntate
The La Royal Company harptny ment of. MnyorW. #.Geldemith,
made yesterday afternoon following
a meeting with a committee of’ 13
ladies, who appeared before him to
urge Immediate action. . ipartmehts of the state system are in-
- West MWilmin Street has ordered) -
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€HeAGe, Jan. 5.—Evelyn These
drank poisom early today in an at-
tempt to commit suli’ldo afte a pro-
longed New Year’s celebration and
was in a critical condition in a hospi-
Cat Her physician, however, held out
some hope for her recovery.
Her attempt at’ suicide took
last night with John L. Lewis,
president of the United Mine
Workers. Father Curran was instru-
mental in settling the strike of
1002.
Mrs. White wasa member of the
a...,, me-a[Centrat Church of Christ and had
waa .fgJ^Your plala othganizbeen for many yearn. Bhe hae many
here on Dee. 12. The checka wete
received several daya ago. Thia ia
considered remarkably quick time
for the issuance of such checks and
tends to prove more forcibly that
the Woodmen of the World strives
to be first in the payment of insur-
anee policies.
Mr. Wieemen has also received the
cheeks for insurance carried by H.
A. Oliver, late manager for the Cie
burne Chamber of Commerce.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5—The anth-
racite operators conference, consist- Tiirr VAI Til 1111
ing of thirty-one members, at a L IIL I YN I HAIN
meeting today in the Hotel Wal- 1*111 II I IIHVV
dorf Astoria approved every action u-h, ■■ """"""
h. TAKrE POISON-
Major W W Inglis, chairman IHALul II U U 11 ,
of the operators negotiating com- """" "" 57
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Thursday afternoon will be prenent "HH j| | T N 11
-uI—llIth——____af, Texaa, A..& M. Collaga,Collogoot.
INEXPLOSION
At a noting last night of the
Johnson County Building Associa-
tion Dr. A. D. Ray, W. R. Walker,
E. E. Chow, C. H. Warren and E. B.
Fry were re-eleeted as directors of
this well known organization,
A 4% per eent dividend for the
6-month period just passed was de-
clared. .
PLANNING TO ORGANIZE TEXAS EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION
There a new highway is under
construetion. He expressed high
praise for the roads in Johnson
County declaring the highway be-
tween Cleburne and Fort Worth
the best of the entrie roufe. .
After a few days he will leave
for Memphis, Tenn., -where he
goes on a business mission.
approve any more dietriot bonds un-
til the status of the opinion is de-
termined. - ..
"From the newspaper reports of
the scope and effeet of the decision
I at the Supreme Court in the Archer
County ease, I do not recall any det
vision of the court more far reaching
I than this one, nor do I recall any de-
cision afferting greater property
interest thdrthis one," former.. At
iarney Gel-eral Keeling said. "For
a long time the State of Texas has
issued beads for the building of high-
ways under the plan held invalid by
the Supreme Court, aggregating pos-
eibly 0100,000,000.”
These securities are now in the
hands of in vectors everywhere. This
decision may have the effect of mak-
ing invalid bond issues other than
Head district bonds, in esses where
the districts ere formed etmilarlyto
rend districte. _
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Fumneral Services
For Mr*. Johnson
Oklahoma and West Texas :wWed
Feeday aad Thunday fair. .
East Texae: Wednesday fair, eold-
er, except in northwest portion;
Thursday fair. (
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