The Orange Daily Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1923 Page: 1 of 8
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. thought: u /1 ^nnomjcemeiit Not Of-
Strange, but after a young lady ^. . .T .. , Dil'
strings you, you are unstrung ttcially Made But Inti-
mated Orange City
Head WiU "T&ow Hat
in Ring* to Represent
New District.
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•WE' OWE It to P6rt Arthur. They
hare a running start for that govern-,'
■WQt marine hospital for tlio Gulf
Coaat, th« government probably
would never decide to place it as far
intend at Orange, anyway. Then-
Mayor. W. E, tea will without
f„„, doubt be a candidate fov the stated
h-?' *f '0er ot * * "**&«. senate to represent the new south-
re,n,*e *rom starting negotlu- eastern Texas senatorial district
U8 "*f such an institution here, whini. «A>n^ i>m .„« , iu
all?it will be Ja
Attar all; U will be. Ik tbe Sabine d
triot and centrally located
m
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which conies Into being with the
1924 election. He has mode no for-
mal statement to thla effect, bat
. . strongly intimated this afternoon that
was the f,a't ra!p", his sombrero will be cast into the
dXC<T!0,,3r Bh °,ranKe 8Ch°°18 t0"'r,nK Mor* ,onK
4ay. The gatherings, In each
I
in-
EE* "J??. « d P - Mayor Lea's
AlerrlmJin Out
triotlc spirit manifest
partial statement
came this afternoon
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0. OP C. is going to write its own'
slogan. Buck tins been passod to the
board of directors itself. Now we'
■hall see what we shall see In the
following the
I d
way of a suitable city slogan.
WELL, WE are wrong to fan
col< wave in evidence yet;
4
NO
A8 A rule, you cah estimate the
population of a tpwn by the num-
ber of hot dog stands on Main
street.
lb*:#
IE A man vlewa the, European.Bit-
nation calmly, you can't Jell wheth-
er It's philosophy or darned ignpr-
nnce. • ' ' ' .
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A REFORMER is a man who Is
determined to enforce his pot law If
be has to break all the others to do
it. JS*
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h h ~ * fy-u£fc
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moderate t
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. fort NochaaT will not Be a
wltb^rfor tbe office. M*.
' of .«%tt«on
papers ®f today
his afternoon. no f o'
^oen learned tor the
nouncemedt ot his Intention
Mayor Lea has .been strongly ni?
by his friends fop ithe past tv*p year*
to enter $he • race' for the s. nntq, it
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Good .Progress on Pro-
ject is Reported With
Weather Follow*
Rains.
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Good
ing Ri
AS
UQUoirc
The $150,000 drainage project
being constructed In the oil fl€ ld
to*take care of the salt water from
oil wells so that it will not enter
rice canals will be completed within
the next tew days, according to In-
formation received here this after-
noon. Work on the drainage, can-
sis and other parts of the system
has been held ^p for some time on
account of the high Waters. When
complete operators declare, It will
he one Of the most complete sys-
tems of its kind ever constructed.
y. '< Holt Caused It.
Tbe construction of the drainage
system was due, it is said, to a
suit instituted against the Paraflne
Oil Company, ot hi., in Jefferson
county district court several weeks
hgo to prevent oil companies Xrom
allowing salt water and slush from
Mi well* to inter the canals of the
Eastern Texas dahal company.
RrtgeHy Well.
The Bdgei'ly Petroleum company's
Carbello No. 5 is looking good at
8(60 fek It was reported this after-
noon. Although It may hot flow,
Operators say, present signs lndl
cafe that it will be a lively pro-
dooer. It Is a work>ver well.
Tttf.Brownie-Babbette McLean No
7 hn* sidetracked at 3000 feet, and
Will likely get a test 4n the shal
' snild soon. V11 ®ot ' to salt
3*00 ttet.
on Tllltsry Lease.
J. Tillery.: *t nl„ well in
you jttst below^ the bridge
resumed operations after
down* fdr some time on
*t^^'ipK'' (""W<itefS,
The Gulf Production company's
Chesson No. « which ^S1 placed on
the vMkm Tue«^fcj^#aB given
ssday and
accohnt; of
d eral Commissioner
Does o t Recognize
Justice of the Peace in
Booze Trials. •
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Arrests In liquor cases made on,
warrants iSsued in justice Courts will
not stapd up before federal courts.
This Information was Imparted to
Sheriff J. \Y Helton^late yesterday
afternoon by United States Commis-
sioner J. B. Morris at Benuraont
when Charles Simmons and his Wife
wero arraigned before hint on a
charge of violating the prohibition
amendment.
Justice Court, Warrants
Simmons and his wife were ar-
rested here two weeks ago In a raid
mad&ihy Rherlff Helton nnd his dep-
uties on a number of plii*es in thb
City r\nd > aoiinty irf wlilch several
prisoners were taken. The arrests
were made* on warrants issued
through justice courts. It was safd
today. 1
The federal court fi'as ruled. Jddge
Morris told Sheriff Helton, tliat Jus-
tlcJe couijte jire nof recognised as
courts ot recortW and that therefore
warrants Issued through them can
not be given recognition. Warrants
He said,' must be issued In eifher
county or district court If thoy stnnd
up before the* DjMted States federal
courts, ij . -V ' " i
Othpr Cas«;s Pending
Several eatfbs already heard lie,fore
Judge. Morris have, resulted In tt>e
prisoners helm* released. Hherlff
Helton flhld totlay. . Severn) others
makl
;: test
around • 200 barrels,' The
mpany'e^ Grubbs No 1 Is
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OUNT VERNON, Va.. Feb. 22.
deorge Washington was Intor-
vlewed today by NEA Service
for. the Orange Leader on
> many subjects ranging from
flappers to the League of Na-
tions. ' •
"What do you think will be-
come of the flapper?" he was
asked, on this, the one hun-
dred and nihety-flrst nnniver-
sary of his birth.
"It wOuld be a great depar-
ture from the trnth," ho an-
swered, with careful considera-
tion, "to aay lhat It rarely
happens otherwise than that a
thorough-paced coquet dies In
- celibacy, a* a punishment for
her attempts to mislead others by encouraging
looks. wordB or actions given for no other pur-
pose than to draw, tnen on to make overtures.
(Letter to Eleanor Parke Custle, Jan. 1« W
"But why should a flapper die a spinster? (
be was pressed. "Why shouldn't she propose?
"The declaration (of love), without the most
indirect invitation of yours (the alirlil. must
nroceed from the man, to, render it permanent
and'-valuf^le," h< insisted. (Same letter «e
ft/^But.3op ose a girl is tremendously In love
and the man seems slow to-r"
The general Interrupted Impatiently. f<
"Lore is said to be an involunUry passion,
he said "atid it is, theVofore, -Contended that it
TO. true h. p.r. oDly;
Love may, and therefore ought, to be under the
Hbn." h® replied, thoughtfully, "are and wijl be
Insuperable Obstacles, In my opinion, to mar-
riage. (Letter to Benedict Calvert, April 3,
P798.)
"Btlll sticking to -flapperism, what do you
think bobbed hair and short skirts?" the
Interviewer pressed. .
His gesture Indicated his opposition.
"And Mrs. Washington's wishes coincide with
my own," he said, "as to simplicity of dress
and everything which can tend to support pro-
priety ot character, without partaking of the
follies of Ijixury and ostentation." (Letter to
Mrs. Catherine M. Graham, Jan. 9, 1790.) ••
"What about bootlegging?"
lie referred to his use of the army in 1794
to.put down the Whisky Rebellion, and added:
"If the laws are to be so trampled upon with
Impunity, and a minority Is to dictate to the
majority, there's an end put tb republican gov-
ernmentr (Letter to Charles M. Thurston,
Aug. 10. 17M.V
Washington admitted liking a glass of beer or
Madeira wine, but "Rum," he declared, "Is the
bane of morals and the parent of idleness."
(fetter to Count de Moustier, Dec. 15, 1788.)
"General, do you believe in the League of
Nations—"
"The great rule of conduct for us In regard to
foreign nations is," In extending our commercial
relations, to have with them as little political
connection' as possible." (Farewell address.
8ept. 17', U96.) • ,v ,
vAbOut world disarmament—r" it was sug-
gested. ■ 'W
"To he prepared for war." he said,one
poace.
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r't re-l;U)U, (game letter as above.) ot the mos^ftf toctual^ ^eans of preserving pe
••i>o vou advise early marriage for flappers?" ilaeqfle ou^rSot onSfjr .to be aritv«i,
•Youtb. Inexpeflence - "and unripened educa- disciplined." (Speech to Congress, Jut. 8, 17
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a i ugi oiiw VWUMUVW
■Jfc Throughout City.
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_ The Oranfte 'Rotate club's part Ir.
Washington's birthday oxerclres at
thfe various schools ot.the city today
were declared very successful, ac-
cording td the "numbers who attended
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the programs. Students and many
parents were present at the high
school nd the Curtis school, where
appropriate services were conducted
in commemoration of the" birth of the
nation's first president.
Flags are Hoisted
Flags were presented to the high
school, the Curtis school, the oil
field school and the negro schoftl,
after which they were hoisted t^por
t hp flag polej, solemn services mark-
ing oach event, A special committee
was in*charge of the service at the
oil field schools while the Rotary
While handling an electric mono-
rail transfer at the Lutcrher & Moore J
Lumber company's plant yesterday.;
Arthur Schultz, 18, an employe of
the plant, sustained a fracture.ot tbe
pelvW bones when an accident hap
pened, to the machine. He was
rushed to the Frances Ann Liitcher
Memorial hoabltal where reports On
his condition today say that he is
improving f v<jjra1>ly, but will prob-
ably be confined at that Institution
for some tlH>e^ .
Senate GeU Report
OH Texas {tanker
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.—The re-
port of special Investigating commit-
tee on the nomination of James G.
McNajy, a TcxaB banker, to be romp
troller of the currency writo made to-
day to the full senate banking nnd
currency committee.
The report merely sets out tl e
facts of the investigation of Certain
members played important parts in nomination
financial deals consummated whllt
president of several Texas and New (0 j|u, rommerce commission
Mexfco banks and makes no definite t„. . . ,i .. , , ,.
removing definitely from the leg
Defenders
to Craek. ,
WASHINGTON, Feb.* 2t.—The lin#
of defenders holding out against the
filibuster on the administration ship
ping bill today began to crack and
crumble under the fear that the sea
slon might end without an opportu-
nity being offered to egt through leg-
islation which Bome senators feel Is
more Important, to them than the ship
subsidy bill krto the administration.
To Remove Ir
Notice was served on Senator Jones
in charge of the bill by several re
publican senators who have stood by
him, that If he was unable to break
the filibuster by Friday or Saturday,
they would be forced to support a
motion to send the subsidy Jilll back
thus
i
tbe city servlc
Service* Similar
The( program a| all schools, were
similar to thqt at the high, school
where hundreds of students and pflr--
entp gathcro/1 at 9 o'clock this morn-
ing, the ap^>o^nted hour, to carry
out servlcf* arranged for the occa-
sion. .' f t ■ ' >1 1. ' '' « ' ■,
recommendation as to disposition of .. , 't
ku islatlve slate.
Virtnnl I'ntlfiiutuin
WOULD RRTl'RN
KANSAS CITY, Mo — James Bra-
day, alleged to have confessed to be-
ing n member of the bandit gan|f
which terrorlxed Easton, 111., Mon-
day, pleaded today to,.he sept back
to the penitentiary.^ , ' . ,,
This notification was 'given Jones
Just before Senator Lenrrtot of Wis-
consin, In n speeel/ in last night's
session served a /virtual ultimatum
that unless administration, opposi-
tion to farm credits legislation W7S
removed, there would be no m«we
subsidy blll.o
To Rid City of ,
! Health Menace
f!f2
City Veterinarian Or! M. E. Moierj
today' served a warning on persons
residing in Orange on whose proper-M
ty are situated unsanitary toilets j
wherein proper receptacles have not;
been placed., ' ' fn rr. «
Dr. Maler stated there are a num- . Conspiracy t o , Violate
ber of such cases among tbt' nearly — —
200 unsanitary outhouses of the city
and that they constitute a health
menace and must be made to comply
with the ci,ty sanitary ordinance.
Unless action Is taken by property v/ohuiubic MHJ nu bvsua
owners add residents to eliminate the'; • "• ■'■■■.■Si' ?w
present condition. Dr. Maler said,,
complaints will be filed against rhem!
shortly. v "
State Election Laws in
1922 Senatorial
paign is Charged
.Candidate and Ku
Klan.
ENDORSE P. A.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.—Char
! that L'arle B. Mayfield, senator-eleOt
j from Texas ani: the Ku Klux
! from that stale entered into a coh- i
' splracy to violate election lew* _
; that state In the senatorial campaign
ot 1922 were filed with the senate
j today in a petition demanding that
i Mayfield be denied his
I Mayfield was elected last Novem-
i ber to succeed Senator Culberson. , f;,M
The contest was filed by counsel tnr
George E. B. Peddy, whom Mayfield
Board of Directors Take
Unanimous Action.
defeated.
( hargew Fraud
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' Board of directors of the Orange > "criminal and fraudloent;'
chamber of commerce today went on by Mayfield. various state and coun-
recocd as favoring Port Arthur as ty officials and tbe Texas Ku Klit$
the location*, for a United, .States ! K'*B ,0 *ta*,p P*^^'8 natne off the
_ tr¥l i official ballot and to miscount the
Marine service hospital. f>votes east1 for blm.
Thh. actWn was rtaken by the' pftddy demailded that the dfenlAe
board after It was definitely ascer-. r(|er n rBCOunt of ttie votes m
uanod that there Is little or no like- madft th c,a|m thftt , lf he were ^
llhood of such a hospital service j t<J the ^ n%itb/n w
bwmuse "the't
any through wnlch I
Election frauds also were charged
to Mayfield and his eeaoetntefcii
The petition specifieally'
m
a hospital
om the gulf Itsel
; Better Iiocwtion.
was brought out that the gov-
ernment health service is contem-
plat ng putting a 'hospital ou the
gulf coast for treatment of sailors
on both America a and foreign ves-
P"ddy's petition
cnarges the election law# were vio-
lated. * • i
4 Hnnmmry of Pafter •,,, ,,j2
Summarised on tbe grounds oh
which Peddy contested " Mayfleld's
Mbt.' -fift* Port Arthur chamber of, right to the seat are:
commerce already has made strong Thht Peddy'* name was Illegally
representations to the governmentkept ofr the ballot. , ff • !
to br'ng thb hospital there due to
central location of the Sahlno dis-
trict and the fact that the govern-
ment already owns Ideally situated
land in Port Arthur tor Just such
a purpose. ,J', ' ; * v,
8i|g«Rt TrniMportatien.
The commlttee^nn transportation
from the city ttr tb^ wharves and
docks today was loetrncted to work
(Continued, from page 2)
aces
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V* . iV ^ '•* t
Gelrge Thnnev. general manager
of thl West dumber company's saw
mill at Connell was released from
the county Jail here this morning
bfter (haying- «it ent the, night - there
fjdlOvrthg his arrest'iftte Wednesday
on by Sh*rtft J. W. tfei
harge <of operating a 4nmh^i
and being Jointly jofltanect
he operation of a house of tyi
ection
-"-.r *•
There
Directors of This Prop-
erty Have Agreed To
Allow Use of South
Wing Without Rental.
V ,
i in in ■ ini i
The south wing of the old AI-u.ic
hotel has been otltclally tendered the
Salvatiop Army ani others for use
as an orphans' home. Thi(s announce-
ment was made today by Mayor W.
E. Lea as the result of a conference
held late yesterday afternoon with di-
rectors of the property who have of-
fered the ttso of the building free of
That of 176,000 vwtea cast for hUn
only 130,000 were counted, many ot
the votes cast for Peddy being count-
ed for Mayfield.
That Mayfleld's name was
ly placed on the ballots In the
eral flection because he and his H
conspirators" violated thviprlmary
election laws. ' [
The petition contains, a violent at-
tack on the klan declaring that May-
field and others had conspired to
subvort the klan from its announced
principles and purposes. Member ,of
the Texas klan were deceived by
Mayfield and those associated with
him, the petition charged and wero
thus led to aid and abet the alleged . ■
illegal purposes ascrlbeC to Mayflejd
and his friends,
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AUSTIN, Febl 22.—Earl B. May-
field had no comment to make on N
the protest against taking his seat
In the United States senate. . £
SHAPE PLANS
FOR COMMERCE
Would Open New Con|-
modity Areas.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.— con-
rent for any time necessary to carry, crete plan.'for freeing American
otu the plans of establishing a per- dustrles from the "soueeie" of for-
rnanent orphanage and home /or the1 eign combinations controlling
aged in Orange, a movement which
was given impetus Ttiesday at i a
meeting of the advisory committees
of the Ked Cross and Salvation Army. day.
world supply of certain raw materials
is being shaped by the Herding ad- otrhh
ministration, it was learned hero to- |||
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y t/
casxiiis
nrfter
on a
housd
with*
result of a draft
fame
it the lumber village. •
Tut ney gave bond of iff |h,'
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now sche<luled^o Iw glren hearings ^ — , ... _...
before the United S&tes commls^lon-l first < ise and <5^ in the «
er were arrested on Warrants Issued may h , according to Inforpmlieu oh
in Oranee county Inellee eonrts which talnetl . .today, ' that another -charge
- * *• j causes Sheriff Helton to believe it hat; may asplt in Jils ease. 4 >>
up abovs 100 barrels, J similar atclon will Be taken in their, Draft IVetumed ,
Tf'dS'S- Tt ineye afreet yesterday came ae
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Sheriff Helton last ' Sunday for
$1&7.10 to obtain the release of 33
negro and Mfxlcan prisoners taken
in a raid by members of t^e sher-
iff's department at Connell late
Saturday nlg%. Tte draft.' which
Was drawn on Houston bank, was
returned to a local bank yesterday
unpaid. Tunney denies th^i be or-
dered the Houston bank not to hon
To Meet Tuesday
It Is understood that .the Offer of
had given | long distance telephone and ordered] the Alamo hotel property will be'
or the. draft, Ite. refusal havtpg been
to han-
il as" Sheriff
by the b*nk;*Tb«re
d been turned down
bank he called •S
that the draft bo paid or the 33 prls-; riven further consideration neilt
onwrs returned. Promptly at slxj Tuesday when a meeting will be held
o'clock'Wednesday afternoon, the to discues further plans on the prop-
time limit set by Sheriff Helton-as |osltl<jn. Mayor Lea today'was very
to when action must be forthcoming optimistic regardtn^ tflie proposition,
declaring that it, was possible to es-
tablish both institutions by Auaust.
He wll| confer today with Captain
had obtained the release of last Snn-| Nichols ot the Salvation Army, who
day by giving the draft otter they' will likely take the matter up with
in the matter, four trucks rolled up
ot the county Ja^l and, deposited the
same number of prisoners Tunney
had plead guilty to Charges of gam
bllng and vagrancy. ~
Among the nnmber were seven ne-
gro women. About 30 per cent of
them were Mexican laborers, the oth-
ers being negroes employed at the
(Continued on page 8)
the advU^fy committee of that or-
ganisation so that action on the pro-
posal may be forthcoming.
Tbe plan comprises:
Investigation by the department
commerce of the possibility of open-*
Ing new producing areas of monopol-
ised commodities to be developed bj
American capital.
Federal chartering Of 'American
corporations to engage in
sacb new areas. .....
Protection of American \ project*
with aggreslve backing of the govern-
ment through diplomatic and consu-
lar channels. : '1';JbTOI
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The directors of the Alamo hotel! Itorah has assented an Invltat
properties are J. O, aims,. H. J. I . j visit Russia, extended
Stark, Thos. Coyie and F. H.
well
Far-, onoff on behalf of the
1 ment. it ww announced
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