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WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15,1924.
SIXTEEN PAGES
NUMBER 94
COOLIDGE OU 1LINES POLICIES HE WILL URGE IF ELECTEE
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CONFESSION IS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH ASHMORE CASI
Officials Not Entirely Satisfied
Former City Finance Commissioner
send Wife of Fort Worth Kidnaped
Robbed and Left Ry the Roadside
FALLS FROM SEVENTH .
FLOOR AND IS KILLED
DALLAS, Aug. 15.00—Ross‘m.
MeGee, 23, employed this morn-
in as a foreman of a gang raz-
1 4 the Oriental hotel building,
fell from the seventh floor and
was killed. He fell a few main-
uterjafter he started to work a
tree-ss riving "%
FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 15
(——Officers et a dozen counties ten
day are searching for the armed
bandit who last, might kidnaped and
robbed former Finance Commission-
er Claude, Manning and als wife.
The couple were interrupted at
their home by the bandit who had
ASTERN MANAGER
: DRIISREIEM
NEW YORK, Aus. 15. en—John
w.- Davis, Democratic presidential
nominee, returned to his personal
weadquarters here today from his
home in Locust Valley, held several
conferences and approved the ap-
pointment of two additional mem-
bers of the party organization in
RUHR CONTROVERSY
WAITS DECISION OF
RMANOFFICIALS
ALLIED DELEGATES CONTINUE
CONFERENCE PENDING
REPLY FROM BERLIN‘
BELIEVED COMPROMISE
concealed himself in the rear sent WILL BE ACCEPTABLE
of the automobile.—At the int of ____7
a pistol Mrs. Manning was com
pelled to drive the car 10 miles into
the country where the couple was
robbed and then forced to alight
German Cabinet Decides Promise
to Evacuate Should Not Be
—______-__- -Bluntly Rejected
from the machine. “ The bandit sped ---
"WAX. _ BERLIN, Ans. 13. vh—At a eabl-
FORT WORTH Aug. 15. (P)-
While scores of city police and de-
tectives and county officers were
, scouring every part of Tarrant
, county and guarding every high-
‘ way leading out of the county,
searehing-for a trace of 1. Claude
* Manning, former city finance com-
missioner, and his wife, who were
kidnaped from in front of their
home at 9:30 o’clock last night by a
lone negro hijacker, Mr. Manning at
2 o clock this morning telephoned
, from Burleson declaring himself
| and wife safe. They had been
robbed of money and valuables,
forced from their machine six miles
south of Burleson and ordered to
“face west”.while the bandit made
his escape in the Manning machine.
Mr. Manning gave few details of
the east.. - 0 the happenings of the four and one-
Thomas J. Spellacy, eastern man- half hours he was missing, but
ager. announced teas Mrs. Dorothy —‘ 4.....- "I * *1
B. Jackson of Concord, N. H., na-
tional committeewoman from that
state, would take charge of the ac-
but
net council meetin sand at a subse-
quent conference of the cabinet
with party leaders today, It was
agreed, that every effort must be
made to prevent a breakdown of the
London—conferenee.—It was there-
fore decided that the French-prom-
ine to evacuate the Ruhr within •
year should not be bluntir re-
jeeted. —.....* w. .
LONDON, Aug. 15.—Chancellor
Marx went to Downing Street a t—€
o’clock this evening, to acquaint
Premier MacDonald with the Ger-
man reply on the problem of the
military evacuation of the Ruhr.
Chancellor Marx. Foreign Minin-
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE NOTIFIED
COMMONSENSE IN
GOVERNMENTWILL
BE COOLIDGE PLAN
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE -GIVES
PLATFORM IN SPEECH OF
‘ACCEPTANCE
Negro’s Statement In Regard to
Ashmere Murder Clears Myster
The Wesley Ashmore murder casehe was the negro who had struck
the fatal blows, /
Wenfronted with this information.
has been solved for the second time
The second solution of the mys.
terious case comes by way of a con-
fession by another negro, and_al-
though the latest signed statement
and possible solution in some re-
spects appears more plausible than
, the first, officials are not satisfied,
‘stating that it. too, on preliminary
- examination, does not bear the
------Artest,
Reviews Record of Administration The second confession was made
* Tuesday night at Gainesville by M.
T. Williams, a negro youth who was
arrested within an hour after the
crumpled body of the Ashmore bay
was found on July 8. Winlama is
the same negro who was arrested
in connection with the assault on
FORMALLY NOTIFIED BY
CONGRESSMAN MONDELL
In Connection With Pledge for
Future Legislation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.()—Pres-
ident. Coolidge having opened the
Republican campaign in his speech
formally accepting the nomination
as candidate for president by stress-
ing government economy, further
tax reduction, further limitation of
armaments and stabilization of ag-
riculture was ready today for a
two-weeks vacation with his family
at his father’s home in Plymouth,
Vt.
The nominee was applauded time
and again last night as he outlined.
tivities of Demoeratio women in the
eastern states; while Josesi.FItz-
Patrick of Jersey City would di-
rect the bureau of foreign language
voters.
Commenting upon President Cool-
idge’s address of acceptance, Mr.
Spellacy in a formal statement said
that it was a shocking thing that
the president should dismiss "this
dirty mess (the on scandal) as a
matter of no consequence. His at-
titude is a reflection upon the
moral sense of the American peo-
ple.” he said: —......
“We have read the speech
: microscopically for his views on the
activities of the Ku Klux Kian,”
continued the statement, “others
will do the same. In view of the
open amalgamation of his party
with the klan in Indiana and Maine,
/ with his tacit approvalt is signt-
ficant enough that he dismisses the
subject in seven words.hitehed to
the e a sentence which is bur-
led “ middle of a paragraph
having no direct connection with
the subject.
This reticence which goes be-
yond his customary ‘caution’ is all
the more significant when taken in
connection with his adoption of the
Wavorite phraseology of the Ku
Tux Klan about America being
kept ‘American."
started immediately with his wife
for Fort Worth.
The kidnaping occurred from in
front of the Manning home after
Mr. and Mrs. Manning had entered
their machine. MT
Retail Price of
Gasoline Reduced
In Wichita Falls
Filling stations operated and sup-
piled by the Texhoma and Gulf
companies here were retailing gaso-
line at 18 cents a gallon Friday.
Other companies, operating full-
ing stations and supplying gasoline
to Independents have not met the
reduced price up to Friday noon.—
The Humble Oil Company an-
ter Stresemann and Dr. Luther of
the German delegation returned to E
the Ritr hotel from the Downing
Street conference, at 1445 o’clock.
They expect to meet Premier Herr
riot in about an hour. Meantime
legal experts are working with the
German delegates on the draft of
compromise proposals. It is under-
stood that Premier, MacDonald at
the meeting this afternoon urged
the Germans to. come to an agree-
*1’1,1000221 that SEFam
points of the Ruhr would be evaou-
ated immediately as a concession to
the Germans.
Chancellor Marx and Foreign
Minister Stresemann visited Pre-
mier Herriot at 7:45 p. m. ,
. American observers here are con-
fident that the French and Ger-
mans will reach an agreement to-
night on the military evacuation of
the Ruhr and that the conference
will end tomorrow night.
SIDENT JALVI N coormo 29
PROBABLY FATALLY
SHOT
FRIDA
1
the principles on which he will seek
— -election,—-speaking—at—tife—notitlea-
tion exercises "in Memorial Conti-
mental Hall before leaders of his
party.
‘A government of common sense,"
was Mr. Coolidge’s reply to an is-
sue of “liberal thought and pro-
gressive action." As to “honest gov-
ernment" he asserted “the laws of
the land are being and will continue
to he enforced.”
" “The government is sound,” the
. president added, “but individuals
charged with wrong doing are ‘be-
ing prosecuted. The people of this
country hate corruption. They know
Mike Pearce in a grocery store on
Avenue F. when the white boy was
struck on the head with a flat iron.
A charge of robbery with a prohlb:
ited weapon has been Nledvagainst
him.
In his confession made at-Gatnes-
ville, the negro youth. Williams,
states that he struck the fatal blow-
that caused the death of Wesley
Ashmore. He" implicated another
negro, who was also arrested the
day after the assault on the Ashe
more youth, but later released when
he established analibi,which offii
cials after a thorough investigation
were prone to believe.--
The other negro implicated in the
confession of Williams was rear-
rested in Dallas by Motoreyele offi-
cer C. E. Griffin of the local police
department Wednesday and brought
back to the city, and although he
has been repeatedly questioned by
members of the city police and dee
tective departments and the die-
trict attorney’s office, he maintains
that he is innocent and continues 10
tell the same story as to his where-
abouts on the afternoon of July 8.
officers state, Williams made a
statement voluntarily which he later
signed after it had been reduced to
writing
In his statement, Williams relates
that the negro whom he implicated
in the erime, came toghim several
days prior to July 8. and inquired
whether he were willing to help
make some easy money. Williams
says he readily agreed and at that
time it was decided to rob the s
"Shorty" Johnson store at 1411 Ninth
street. -‘
On the afternoon of, July 8. Wil-
liams states that, together with the
second negro, he went to the store.
111s companion, he tells, asked the
youthful storekeeper for two ice—
cream cones tendering a "two-dol-
lar" bill in payment..
While the trade was being made.
Williams states, he struck the white
boy ever. the head with the stick
which he had with him. He says he
struck five times, two of them miss-
ing the boy and hitting the counter.
While he was.striking down the boy,
Williams tells, the second negro
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COTTON PRICES
COLLAPSE AFTER •
CROP ESTIMATE
1
COLORADO SPRINGS
my position. They know the law
will be enforced."
in addition to tax reduction the
Changing Domestic
Help
There is a capable, willing,
well - recommended servant
waiting to take the place of
the maid who has just left,
the nurse who has given. ne-
thee of leaving, or the house-"
hold worker who is going to"
leave the home.
A change of domestic help-
ers may be easily accome
plished. and with the assur:
ance of excellent results. i
the housewife keeps in close
touch with The Times Classic
fied columns. The best work-
ers, those who have had long
-—experience and may be de-r
pended upon in every way,
look to the Classified columns
i to insure them profitable, .
pleasant employment, in locate
ing another position when
they are out of work.
nounced a cut in its tank wagon
price of from 16 cents to 15 cents
Thursday afternoon. No stations are
operated by this company in Wich-
Ita Falls, but it is believed that
most of the gasoline dealers sup-
piled by the Humble company are
retailing at 18 cents.
Friday afternoon, officials of
the Texas Company announced a
reduction of one cent, from 19 cents
to 18 cents a wallon. The tank
wagon price of The Texas Company
was reduced to 15 cents a gallon.
The cut announced by a number
of local filling stations Friday
amounts to only one cent a gallon
but meets the price announced at
Houston and other cities, where the
retail price was cut from 20 cents
to 18 cents a gallon. •
. The cut was a result of the re-
duction in—the price of crude off
and the large stocks of gasoline on
hand in Texas.
REDUCTION IS GENERAL
• THROUGHOUT THE STATE
RUHR NEGOTIATIONS
S AWAIT GERMAN DECISION
LONDON, Aug. 15. (——Further
progress ofthe negotiations over
the evacuation of the Ruhr by the
French and Belgians waits upon
word from Berlin, where the der-
man cabinet was still in session st
a late hour last night. The cabinet
members were summoned by Presi-
dent Ebert to consider the German
reply to the French contention that
the -evacuation period occupy a
year’s time. 7
Until this question is settled the
work of the international repara-
tion conference cannot be com:
pleted as successful operation of
the Dawes plan hinges on a prelimi-
nary agreement between the Ger-
mans and the occupying powers.
The situation was described last
night as decidedly easier, the
French having- agreed to many
modifications of their original des
HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 15. (P)-
Following recent reductions in the
price of crude oil Houston gasoline
is now, selling at 18 cents a gallon
at filling stations, a cut of two
cents a gallon from the previous
price. The tank wagon price was
also reduced two cents to 14 cents
5235Y
Charles O. Combs aged 40 years,
proprietor of a welding show at 313%
Indiana avenue, will die, hospital
attendants say, as the result of a
gun shot wound in his head.
Police were called to his estab-
lishment shortly, after 1 o’clock Fri-
day afternoonZ and found Combs
— Hying on the floor near a bed with
vI Ma portion of the right side of his
head shot away. A double barreled
shot gun was lying by his side, his
right hand still grasping it. One of
the two cartridges in the gun had
. mands Premier Herriot, while
maintaining his contention that the
Ruhr evacuation need not taile
place until one year after the date
on which the French and Germans
reach an agreement, has offered 1m-
mediate withdrawal from many Im:
portant railway and industrial een-
A gallon. The reductions are com-
mon to all Texas points. Reductions
in the price of crude oil and a large
gasoline stock are the bases of the
cut, according to the refiners.
“The exchange of meninges be.
tween Berlin and the German dele-
gation here continued throughout
the night and early morning, but it
is stated there in no chance of the
conference being summoned before
2-o‘clock this afternoon to hear
Berlin’s reply.
FILER
NV JHIUUTU I ulnN ANU UflILi
NO DRIVES OFF WITH BODIES
MUSKOGEE, Okla., Aug. 15. ()-
Peace officers of three counties in
eastern Oklahoma continued today
an effort to substantiate a story
. told last night by Mrs. John Ray.
livin’ ear Hoffman, that she had
seen a tourist shoot a woman and
child and drive off with their
bodies. No trace et the -alleged.
Wayer or his motor car had been
found. •
Mrs. Ray told authorities she
saw a man shoot a child about two
sale anA "N" !trom "W au-
forced the woman back into the
car and shot her three times. The
man then picked up the child’s
body and placed it in a box in the
car, closing the lid, according to
the narrative.
GERMAN DECISION NOT
READY FOR PUBLICATION
—BERLIN, Aug. 16. un—The con-
elusions reached in the course of
last night’s and this morning’s con.
ferences of the German cabinet as
to the position Germany should
take on the Ruhr evacuation pro-
posals will not be announced be-
fore tonight. The members of the
cabinet feel that their decision
should be communicated to Chan-
cellor Marx in London before being
given publicity here.
The government officials this
morning were conferring with the
reichstar leaders, including dele-
gates from the socialist and nation.
been discharged.
He was rushed to the hospital,
but physicians say he cannot re-
cover*-*Y
A bible with the name “Winfield
S. Ikard" in it, was. found lying
on the bed near where the body
was found and also a letter which
was addressed "Dear pal.”
It is stated that Combs and his
wife were separated and in the
letter found by police officers ref-
erence is made to this fact in that,
"the laws of man are not always
just, for they have denied the right
to my own flesh and blood.”
The letter, five pages in length,
sets, forth the writer’s views on
religious” matters and the proper
conduct of a man’s life.
Neighbors of the man state that
for the past few days, Combs had
been despondent and that he had
told several that he was worrying
about financial matters. 2
‘ The dying man has a brother,
Jesse Combs, who resides in this
city and neighbors state that his
father resides m Boyd, Texas.
MAYER AND TUMULTY
APPOINTED RECEIVERS
FOR MIDDLEST ATES OIL
NEW YUKK. Aug. 15. —Federal
Judge Knox: today appointed for-
mer Federal Judge Julius M. Mayer
and Joseph P Tumulty, former sec-
retary to President Wilson. as re-
ceivers for the. Middlestates Oil
Corporation.
The appointees will act jointly in
two receiverships, one brought sev-
eral weeks ago by William Shivers,
a minority stock holder, who
charged former Governor Haskell of
Oklahoma and other former officers,
of the corporation with dissipating
its assets, and another brought to-
day by creditors. The company re-
cently defaulted on its 7 per cent
notes.
Special to The Times.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug.
16.— J. N. Protho’s car was com-
pletely demolished. Thursday north
of here on Nevada-avenue when his
car collided with a local ambulance.
Three persons were lightly in-
jured. The Protho car was knocked
nominee asked, for “more tax re-
form" and insisted on a program of
economy in government.. In agri-
culture, he said, relief has come “as
it always must be provided, not so.
much through the enactment of leg-
islative laws as through the work,
ing out of economic laws."
"Now that nature and economic
law have given soine temporary re-
lief," he continued. "I propose there
fore to appoint a committee to In-
vestigate and report measures to
the congress in December that may
help secure this result which we -
all desire." ....
30 feet and the occupants—weref
thrown 10 feet clear of the car.
Mrs. Protho and Miss Elvis Speer
were bruised and cut and suffered
from nervous shock.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Speer, rela-
tives of the Prothos from Big
Sandy, Texas, were uninjured.
Neither Protho nor his two chile
dren were, injured.
- Arms Conference Proposed.--------
Proposing another conference to
consider further limitation of arma-
ments and the eedification of inter-
national law, the president said he
would hold up such action until the
Up to a late hour Friday mornipE
the second negro was still in eus-
tody, but officers were unable to
shake his alibi.
Tells Where Stick Hidden.
Th his confession, Williams tells
in addition to a story of the com-
mission of the deed, the place
where the stick used in the assault
was hidden, and several other de-
tails which in addition to the state-
ment regarding his alleged conted.
erate. do not stand the test, accord-
ing to officials.
Williams was brought to Wichita
Falls Wedensday after he had made
a confession, and he took officers
to the spot where he said he had
hidden the stick. No stick was
found at this place. Later he took
the officers to two other places,
where he said the stick might be.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15. —
Cotton prices collapsed thus “:
afternoon after publication of :
a crop estimate of 13,300.000 by
an internationally known spot
and commission house or ap-.”
—proximately a million bales
more than the government res.
port of August 1. October sold
off to 26.82,.or 83 points below
yesterday’s close and the entire r
market was finally easy at a ,
net loss of 77 to 83 points.
WEATHER FORECAST
BIC CIS PRODUCER
OKLAHOMA BURNING
LIGHTING STRIKES
BRISTOW, Okla., Aug. 15, (—
The Sartin Brothers gas well, six
miles. northwest of here, said to be
the largest producer in Oklahoma,
was ignited by lightning early fo-
day and at noon all efforts to ex-
tinguish the blaze, had been futile.
The capacity of the well is said to
be 115,000,000 feet daily.
The well was out of control when
ignited, having all week baffled ef -
forts et the owners to check the
flow of gas. Experts - were sum-
moned to Bristow today to assist in
extinguishing the flames.
European situation ths cleared
through settlement of the repara;
tion problem.
Mr. Coolidge gave particular em-
phasis to the record of the current
edministration, citing tie- arma con-
ference, restoration of a technical
state of peace, repeal of war time
taxes, funding of a large part of
the foreign debt, improvement in
employment conditions., enhance:
ment of the prices of government
bonds, reduction of the cost of gey-
ernment, establishment of a budget,
immigration reform, a revival st in-
dustry, the setting up of the vet-
erans bureau, enactment of "gen-
erous” laws for the relief of dis
abled veterans and passage of the
tariff act.
The simple ceremonies, held in the
historic home of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, near the
White House, were punctuated from
The appearance of President" and
Mrs. Coolidge and through the no-
tifjeation of Frank W. Mondell,
chairman of the Cleveland convene
tion. and his own address with ap-
plause, and frequent cheering.
Appland Five Minutes,
An outburst lasting five minutes
greeted the president. At the height
MAN DIcs AS RESULT
OF ATTACK IX REES
DALLas, Aug. 15.(r=3. D
Broadnax, 36.1 died at Vickery
yesterday an’ hour after he was
attacked by bees. He was rath-
ering fruit in his orchard when
the bees swarmed from nearby
nives. His entire body was dov-
ered with welts caused, by bee
stings, physicians said.
of this demonstration Secretary
Hughes, just returned from a visit
to Europe, stepped forward and led
the audience in “three cheers for
Calvin Coolloge."
The hall, seating about 2,000, was
-filed while many stood outside and
listened by ampurlers. Another un-
numbered audience was able to "lis-
ten in" by radio in all parts of the
country.
Upon his return to the White
House after the ceremonies C. Das-
com Slemp. secretary to the presi-
dent, found awaiting him a number
of telegrams from persons reporting
they had heard the addresses by
radio at various points.
Mr. Slemp said any messages of
and finally wound up by taking
them to thehome of his mother.
The stick has not been found.
In speaking of the confession FrE
day: morning, District Attorney
James V. Alired said, "I am not sat-
isfied with the statement."
He further stated that the ant
nouncement of the alleged confes-
sion in the public press came after
he had requested officers working
on the case. not to give out advance
information for publication, in ac-
cordance with the written final re-
port of the recent grand jury. He
stated that he had again urged this
request not later than Thursday
afternoon.
Williams’ confession, which he
signed at Gainesvitie, was brought
to Wichita Falls and turned over
to the district attorney along with
the prisoner. It is known that ever
since his arrival in this city he has
dented that the confession is true.
It is further reported that Wil-
ITams stated in denying the conre $
sion that the statement was secured
from him under duress. that he was
subjected lo rough treatment and to
repeated applications of electricity.
Used- Negro "Stool”
Officers who were present at the
time the confession was secured
deny this most emphatically, stating
that a negro "stool" brought to
Gainesville from Ardmore was placed
in the cell with Williams without
being told any of the details of the
assault on Wesley Ashmore.
The officers state that after the
"stool" had been locked up with Wil-
liama an entire night and part of a
day the “stool" emerged and re-
lated the story told him by Wil-
Aunt Het
By ROBERT QUILLEN
"I like our new preacher, but
I git tired of hearin’ him scold the
folks that ain’t there for not bein’
there."
Wichita Falls and vicinity: Tem
perature, maximum 95 degrees:
minimum 76 at 1 p m. Friday 25:
no precipitation: southwest wind,
average velocity 5 miles per hour.
Barometer 29 00. (As reported by
the Government Cooperative Weath-
er Bureau, operated by the Wichita:
Falls Electric Company) -
West Texas: Tonight and Safe
urday generally fair, cooler in the
Panhandle. . . .
Oklahoma: Tonight and Satur-
day partly cloudy, local thunder."
showers in cast portion this after,
noon or tonight, cooler in west pore
tion Saturday-----,______---
East Texas:—Tonight and Satur-
day partly cloudy, cooler in extreme
Uamain which the latter stat ed that northwest portion Sat urday.
EXPL
• Mrs. Ray asserted she saw an-
other dead child, about six years
% • sen # a about 14
Although Mrs. "nay furnished a
graphic, description of the death
car and her story was strengthened
MACSATAA*"*
the scene of the alleged shooting,
that he heard three shots about
that time officers who searched all
night were unable to trace the. an-
mobile. Claude Ray is not related
Brs. Ray picked up the child,
which was dead, she said. and the
man brought his ear to a halt, a
woman dismounting and hastened
10 the body of the infant. 1=--------
are. Ray said the driver then to Mrs. John Ray..
alist parties. 2
Little is known of what occurred
at the conferences the government
has been holding, but one version
of the discussion at yesterday’s
cabinet meeting is that President
Ebert adopted a very firm attitude,
contending it was impossible for
Germany to accept the proposals of
Premier Herriot on evacuation. His
position, according to this account,
was that the government must up.
bold its standpoint that the Ruhr
must be evacuated as soon as pos-
sible on a definite date and that
during the transition period prior
to complete evacuation the methods
of the French occupation authorites
must undergo a change
Entire County Interested In Rally .
For Mrs. Ferguson to Be Held Here
Friday Night; Gen. Crane to Speak
County wide interest is being
manifested in the rally to be held
Friday night in this city in the in-
terest of the candidacy of Mrs.
Miriam Ferguson for governor. The
rally will be held at the Moore and
Ricacidopyrioibyeeduiniiana, be-
ginning at s o’clock •
A large speaker’s stand has been
erected and seats will be provided
for those attending.—,--------
M. M. Crane of Dallas, one of the
prominent speakers of the state,
will deliver the principal address, in
which he will set forth the issues
in the present gubernatorial eam-
paign and discuss the two candl-
dates who seek the office.
Judge P. A. Martin and C. C. Mc-
Donald, both supporters of Mrs.
Ferguson. will speak briefly at the
opening of the meeting and will be
followed by the introduction of Mr.
Crane. •
Members of the Woman’s Club
formed Thursday afternoon will in
all probability appear on the
speaker’s stand.
, congratulations had been received
and that leaders of the party had
indicated "whole hearted approval”
or the president’s address. 3.
Mr. Coolidge’s departure this aft-
ernoon for his vacation marks his
• “first absence for longer than two
days from the White House since
he entered office in August last
year. Likewise, he returns to the
home in which the oath of office
was administered to him by his
father.
• Mr. and Mrs. Coolloge had to pass
over the same route they took. 44-
the more than a month ago with the
body of their son, Calvin Jr., who
died from an attack of septic pois-
oning. The body was buried in the
apixclkotMerermeu at Piy-
mouth where the mother and sister
of the president also are buried
It is the plan of the president to
make the stay in Plymouth one of
absolute rest. He has made 1 0
plans other than a visit-with his
(Continued on Page 3, Column 1)
AT LUJIUN NINUOLTULTN I
FOUR MILES DISTANT BREAKS
WINDOWS IN GRAHAN
- 5
GRAHLAM. Texas. Aug. 15. 0)
—The explosion of 570 quarts
of nitrogiyeerin in a magazine
on the ‘ Hockaday place four
miles- from Graham at 5.00
o’clock this morning broke over
a dozen plate glass windows in
stores around the square-me—m
Graham. -
Trees near the scene were
upreeted. farm house windows
$ shattered, but no one was in -
Jured Every house in Graham
-—was shaken and residents were
brought out of bed in alarm.
JOHN BALLANTYNE IS
SUPREME CHANCELLOR
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
TORONTO A s La John Bale
fantyne or poste **F * elected:
supremeschancelior ofthe-Koih
et Pythias in annual evention,
here Richard S. Wits , of A
waukee. Wis. was elected supretsa,
vice chancellor ins a closely 0=5
tostedjelection.13
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