The Frisco Journal (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, September 23, 1927 Page: 1 of 4
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THE WEATHER
This Week
The remainder of the month is
likely to be stormy with rains,
electrical unrest, West Indies
hurricanes and cold- Sudden
storminess about the last of the
month. Much warm weather is
in store for us, and a low baro-
meter is now central in Arizona,
which may produce rain soon.
VOL 25, NO. 32.
FRISCO, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1927.
M. E. O’NEILL, Editor and Publisher
TUNNEY IS VICTORIOUS AGAIN
Plano National Bank
Robbed Last Thursday
Thursday afternoon of last week
four men robbed the Plano National
Bank and headed for the Trinity bot-
toms in- a Buick sedan.
When the car carrying the robbers
reached the road leading to the right
at the top of the hill north of Rich-
ardson it turned west to the Preston
Road. Closely pursued by Deputy
Sheriff Ross Rowland and Troy W.
Keith. They got within about 200
yards of the car carrying the four
bandits,'but when the big car reached
the Preston Road it turned South to-
ward Dallas and seemed to take wings
and leave the boys who were in hot
pursuit.
Mrs. Rice Brown, Mrs. Annabelle
Hutchins and Bob Weaver suffered
slight wounds during the shooting as
the robbers were leaving Plano.
T. S. Coleman, cashier of the bank,
and a woman customer were “cover-
ed” by two men who entered the
bank. They had just alighted from
a bluish green Buick automobile park-
ed at the curb. Another man was
sitting at the steering wheel.
Weaver was about to leave the
bank when the pair entered. One
struck him on the jaw and knocked
him to the floor. During the excite-
ment he was wounded.
The cash tills were quickly emp-
tied and the pair ran from the build-
ing, jumped into the automobile and
started south.
Coleman did - not see the man at
the steering wheel. One of the two
gunmen was short of stature and was
in his shirt sleeves. The other was
tall and was wearing a coat.
When the “job” was completed the
pair leaped into the back seat and
the automobile sped away down the
town’s main street
Coleman escaped through the back
door of the bank after the robbers
had drawn their guns, and gave the
alarm. While the pair tried to force
J. H. Gulledge, president of the bank,
Jimmy Coleman, the bookkeeper, and
Miss Mattie Potts, a teller, into the
vault, a dozen men, armed with shot
guns, came running to the rescue.
One of the pair had taken $200 from
the cash tills, but before they had
time to reach the vault they were
forced to escape.
As they stepped out of the door,
Weaver, who was standing in the door
of a drug store nearby, fired one shot
with a shot-gun at the little robber,
but missed him. The robber return-
ed the fire a charge of buckshot
wounding Weaver.
The two women who were wounded
are clerks in a dry goods store. Some-
body told them the bank was on fire
and they were running toward it. As
they approached the , robbers were
emerging. As the little robber com-
manded them to get back into the
store he fired twice. Both were slight
ly wounded.
Meanwhile several men were taking
positions for a gun battle and general
shooting began, with both robbers fir-
ing with shotguns. It is believed the
smallest man was hit once in the leg
as he tried to get into the car. They
escaped through a rain of gunfire.
Up to Tuesday night of this week
nothing more has been heard of the
robbers other than that a car was
burned in the bottoms near Letot on
ihe same day, and the men boarded
another car and sped north out of the
State, presumably.
DAR.
SWAM
Gene Tunney won over Jack Dempsey Thursday night in the
ten round bout Thursday night by a referee’s decision in the 10th.
The largest crowd ever to congregate in one place to witness a
match was gathered in Chicago, the total ticket sales running
well toward the $3,000,000 mark.
Men and women of every station of life were represented at
the ringside; those from Texas mingling with those from Calif-
ornia, rubbing elbows in common effort to see the greatest maul-
ing spree ever staged between men, probably, in history.
Betting has been heavy for months, and the peculiar quirk to
this encounter was the general admission on the part of the ex-
perts that the champion, Tunney, was a wonderful champion,but
that Dempsey was the only man who could stage a comc-back of
all the past champions. Dempsey trained intensively for two full
years for this bout and was confident of winning from the first.
Challenges were issued to the winner of this fight by several
some time before this fight, and it now remains with the champ-
ion to give his decision as to the date of the next world champion-
ship prize-fight, using his own privilege as has been the custom of
all champions, fJ&rticularly Dempsey when he was champion be-
fore. But the fans have had their fill for the time.
i
Many who were wealthy Tuesday are paupers today, for betting
on this fight was extremely heavy, and many a person will start
life all over again because of the heavy losses-
Lewisville Grl’s
Leg Was Broken
Enterprise.—Helen Miller, daught-
er of Mr. and Mrs. Will Miller receiv-
ed a broken leg Monday morning when
a car ran over her as she alighted
from the car to open a gate.
As they approached the gate Helen
and another child each tried to be the
first to open it. Helen jumped off
the car before it stopped, fell, and
the car passed over her leg.
$20,000,000 Crowd in Chicago
On Eve of $3,000,000 Fight.
i Chicago, 111., Sept. 21.—The roar
and clatter of Chicago’s gigantic car-
nival was under way .Wednesday. In
the presence of 150,000 spectators, in-
cluding Governors, Senators, Mayors
bankers, artists and most of the lead-
ing literary lights, pugilism came to
its greatest artistic fiinancial peak
in the many acred stadium of Sold- j 44-..-.... Chest, expanded
MicBael J. Phillips
Illuitratiom by Henry J^y Lee
Copyright Michael V. Phillip.
Reloaded thru Publisher. Autocaster Service
The Leading Characters:
Edison Forbes, a young resident of
Scottdale with an inherent craving
for liquor is held for the death of a
woman who has been killed by a
bootlegging truck. Circumstantial
evidence points to Forbes and rather
than tell the truth of the episode, he
stands trial, which results in a long
prison sentence. He is soon pardon-
ed, however, but back in Scotdale he
and
Patsy Jane, his trusting wife, agree
that public sentiment against him is
too strong so they migrate north to
some land that has been in the fam-
ily for years. While there they
form the acquaintance of
Isaiah Scalman, a shifty neighbor
who is anxious to buy their land. Ed-
die learns that the back taxes amount
to over eight hundred dollars but as
he has five months to pay he decides
to refuse Sealman’s offer of $1200
and try and get final title to his prop-
erty—Sealman’s offer having led him
to think it very valuable. ---
do not go well. Eddie di
from some bootlegger’s potions, is
forgiven by Patsy, but soon after he
falls in with the san
rails in with the same gang, gets
drunk, and wakes up in a freight car
in Chicago—man-------
ly miles away. Strick
he returns to his cab
en with remorse
in but finds his wife has left and
her place a ruffian, who orders him
out. A fight ensues in which Eddie
finally knocks his opponent stone
cold.
After ejecting the intruder, finding
that he seems to be in league with
Sealman, Eddie goes to Long Port-
age and sees Patsy, who is working
with Kinnane, a lawyer. She announc-
es that she will not join him until he
’ ’ ’ ’ ~ Determin-
job with
definitely quits drinking,
ing to comply,-he finds
Devenant, a rancher, and for several
weeks abstains from the bottle that
cheers. But one Sunday, Eddie walks
on the lake trail and encounters
series of truck smugglers. Among
them he recognizes his “friends” who
shanghaied him to Chicago—notwith-
standing “ -
ing.
ling, Forbes hails them In greet-
After a few preliminaries Eddie is
convinced of their present good will
and then accepts a bottle of booze.
FutfTng It away, be plunges through
a dense underbrush, suffering the tor-
tures of temptation which he man-
fully overcomes. Arriving back at
the ranch house, the battle is won;
he has not touched the liquor and he
rejoices at his fortitude.
kisses him—and
who had
ad called to attempt a
r£u5nJ*,U,M. «-
planation. Broken-hearted, Ed tries
harder than ever to earn the money
and one morning early while berry
picking, notices fresh tire marks
his pror
property.
CHAPTER XIX
Just Dessert.
A light truck was standing near the
scar on the side of the mound—the
scar which he and Pat had noticed on
the first day of their journey'of ex-
ploration. Two men were busily at
work, scraping and shoveling the sour
smelling earth into sacks which they
loaded into the truck. One of them
was the Long Portage expressman.
Eddie’s face hardened at sight of the
other. It was his companion of the
night of the accident, the youth who
had so cravenly deserted him to avoid
possible consequences of discovery.
As Eddie came upon the workers,
the youth started. Then he leaned on
his shovel. He smiled insolently.
“Gee,_you’re an early riser,” was his
first remark.
“Have to be, to keep my farm from
being carried away. What’s the big
idea?”
“You mean—this?” .The youth
nodded at the truck. “Well, they say
this stuff is good for stuck, salt In it,
you know. So I was getting some for
the cattle at Encell’s,
“At Encell’s?”
“Yes. I’m visiting over there, you
know.”
Eddie regarded him speculatively.
“Well, of course I’d like to see En-
cell’s stock do well,” he said mildly.
“But wouldn't it be courteous to ask
me first about this stuff?”
The sneer in the young man’s smile'
became more pronounced. “Why
should I ask you ? You lose this place
were put on the market. I got this.
So, really I have more right here than
you.”
“Listen, kid,” commanded Eddie,
quietly. “You’re off—away off. You
haven’t any right here until after the
first day of next month. Then you
only have a right if I fail to redeem
the property. Weil, it’ll be redeemed.
So right now you’re a trespasser and
a thief. You're stealing my proper-
ty.”
The lean-jawed expressman rubbed
his bristles nervously. “Don’t blame
me, Mr. Forbes,” he pleaded. “He
said he owend .this when he hired
me.” Eddie waved absolution.
“You’re using pretty rough lftng
uage, Forbes,” commented the youth
cooly. “Thief, eh? I'll show you the
first of the month. Where would you
get three hundred and fifty dollars
Continued on last page)
I’m already the owner. I bought the
title from the Brower estate by tele-
graph two days ago.”
“The Brower estate?” echoed Ed-
die, pouted.
“Sure. You don’t know what’s go-
ing on onder your own nose,” was the
nptoous retort. Old Brower
uddonly, and the family doesn’t
G. T. McMurry
Dies at Hebron
Hebron, Sept 18.—G. T. McMurry
69, died suddenly Sunday morning
while talking with his pastor, the
Rev. R. B. Morgan of the Baptist
church. He had attended a meeting
of old friends and neighbors Saturday
night and, although he had been in
declining health for several years,
seemed as well as usual. While talk-
ing with Mr. Morgan he collapsed and
died.
Mr. McMurry is survived by four
daughters and three sons, Mrs. J. B.
Evans, Hebron; Mrs. S. J. Isom, He-
bron; Miss Mattie McMurry, Hebron;
Miss Melissa McMurry, a teacher in
Fort Worth; John McMurry of Meek-
on tax-title the first of next month, er* Okla^ Aubrey McMurry, of Pike;
and Will McMurry of Hebron. He
also leaves a sister, Mrs. A R. Leach,
of Valley View; a brother, L. H. Mc-
Murry of Benton and seventeen grand
children. The funeral was held at
the Hebron Baptist church Monday.
The annual lumber cut of Texas is
about 1,500,000,000 board fast in addi-
tion to mjmm feet rat for ttee,
poies, ate.
iers’ Field, according to Grantland
Rice, special, correspondent of the
Herald-Tribune.
To Gene Tunney, ex-marine, the
heavyweight champion of the world,
and Jack Dempsey, ex-hobo and mil-
lionaire, the swarthy challenger on
the come-back trail, it devolved to
prove what sort of a fight it would
be aside from the highly artistic and
still more highly financial glitter of
the attending crowd.
The big carnival was steaming up
Wednesday night. The roar and clat-
ter gathered in volume. For the last
two days packed trains from the At-
lantic to the Pac'fic had been emp-
tying their excited human cargoes in-
to Chicago’s vast and sprawling lap,
filling every nook where a landlord
might place a cot or bed.
The peak of the rush came Thurs-
day when the many specials complet-
ed the invading human tidal wave
who in one way or another would be
spending nearly $20,000,000 to find
out whether or not the savage, slash-
ing rushes of Jack Dempsey, the chal-
lenger, could break down the scien-
tific guard of Gene Tunney, the
champion-.
The whole affair was largely emo-
tional debauch. Tunney is a good,
clever, game boxer. Dempsey is a
good, rushing, hard-hitting fighter.
In the way of skill and form and all-
around athletic ability neither is dose
to Bobby Jones, Rene La Coste, Bill
Tilden, Babe Ruth, Tommy Hitchcock,
Devereaux Milburn or a dozen one
might name.
Yet the second greatest city in Ar-
erica was churned fo a foamy froth
over their ten-round meeting and
thousands poured ni by train, airplane
autos and street cars from wayside
points to be at close range to this
melodrama of maul.
I have never seen a fight where
there was more rea doubt, in spite of
the boldness which many have sent
to print The streets Wednesday were
a seething and swarming mass of de-
baters, taking either the Tunney or
the Dempsey side.
Mobilization in 1917 was a mere
detail compared to this ten-round
clash which may be a good fight hr
may end in another ridiculous jam,
as so many have done before, f
How They Compare.
The measurements of Tunney and
Dempsey as announced Wednesday
night, was:
Tunney Dempsey
29----........ Age .............32
191-.......... Weight...........196
6 ft 1V& ins----Height....6 ft 1 in.
76%—-----— Reach _______...77
17—---------- Neck __________,16%
41....... Chest, normal _____;___40%
...44%
-----33
— 14%
... —13
...„22
— 15%
______9
______9
34—........ Waist
14----------- Biceps ...
13%---------- Forearm
23...-----... Thigh .
16----------- Calf ....
9-.--------.... Ankle __
8.............. Wrist ...
Gene’s Mother Tours
While Champ Tries
To Hold His Title.
A Word from Preacher
Seddik W. Girgis, Egypt
Seminary Hill, Texas, Sept. 17.—
It has been my privilege to visit
Carney last Saturday, September 10,
having been invited by Brother E. S.
Campbell the pastor of the Camey
Baptist church. Three deacons were
ordained Sunday afternoon and I had
the privilege of preaching the Ordin-
ation Sermon. I also gave a lecture
on Egypt and the Holy Land Sunday
night.
I cannot find words to adequately
express my thanks to the people of
Camey. They are kind, generous and
loving. Above all they seem to have
a deep interest in the cause of Christ.
It also has been my joy to meet
some people from Frisco, Lewisville,
and other communities. I hope it will
not be long before I shall visit there
again, and make myself at home once
more before I sail for Jerasulem.
—SEDDIK W. GIRGIS, of Egypt.
Double Wedding at Sanger.
A double wedding of unusual in-
terest because of the prominence of
the parents, who have lived in Sang-
er many years, was that of Miss Win-
nie Rice and Earl Nutter of Hen-
rietta, and Miss Bess Rice and G. C.
Ruhmann of Schulenberg. The mar-
riages took place Saturday at 2:00
o’clock at the home of the brides’ par-
ents, Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Rice.
Big Parade on
Thursday Eve.
The Parade Thursday at 5
was all that could be expected
of a purely home-talent aggre-
gation of twin babies, and
boys, girls, women, horses and
auto’s. The steam caliope op-
erated by Moon Mulry, Aunt
Jemima Wagoner who ate ice
cream cone while riding horse
back, King Cotton followed
by Over the Hills to the Poor
House, the pretty little girls
in their pretty costumes and
the larger girls and women all
did their parts well.
New York, Sept. 21.—To escape the
public gaze, Mrs. John Tunney, moth-
er of Gene Tunney, with her two
daughters, quietly left Wednesday for
a two weeks’ touring trip in the Ad-
irondacks and Maine.
Tom Tunney, Gene’s younger broth-
er, who closely resembles the champ-
ion, was at the ringside in Chicago
for the fight.
Season is Now Open.
Garland News.—The first burglary
of the fall season was perpetrated
Saturday night when thieves broke
open Joe Wood’s garage and stole a
lot of Ford keys. Nothing else was
missed from the stock.
I have never seen a fight where so
many are guessing, deep in the shad-
ows of doubt. All logic and reason
whispers the name of Tooney. He
made e cross word puzsia of Demp-
sey’s frontispiece just a year ago. He
mauled the titleholder
Be la eunramelv *tad
there is something about Dempsey
that makes even the strongest of the
Tunney adherents shake their heads.
N6 heavy weight has ever found
the come back trail, that lost and
mysterious highway which leads from
defeat to victory, from the weeds and
the Cyprus to the laurel.
In spite of this 1 believe that Demp-
sey has at least an even chance to
win. I expect to see him rush Tun-
ney from the jump and I am not sure
Tunney’s jabs and skill can keep him
away.
If Tunney takes a chance and lets
one or two fly from the floor he may
knock Ddmpsey c>ck-eyed, but Tun-
ney has never fought this way and
habit is a great force. He is almost
sure to wait and try to keep Demp-
sey away with a left jab, followed by
a right to the body or the head.
It is possible that Dempsey has
taken so much punishment in the past
that he can no longer absorb his share
of the jabbing and jolting, delivered
with greater force than many men
can aee. But if 60 per cent of the old
Dempsey is left, the Dempsey who
took the .wild swings of Gunboat
Smith and Luis Firpo and still came
storming on, Tunney won't keep him
easy on Thursday night, and you may
read later that Tunney made the mis-
,take of not boxing Dempsey as he did
before.
If he sees that the tide ia definitely
against him and that he Is being once
more beaten up, Dempsey is going
to let them fly from every angle and
land where they may, from the knee-
cap to the top of the head.
1 Dempeey will be the sentimental
Marriage Licenses
E. B. Nutter and Winnie Lee Rice,
Newton Farmer and Minnie Jones.
L. B. Thompkins and Agnes Bush.
Henry F. Taylor and Delmar Hun-
ley.
Albert Caples and Louise Thomas.
Free samples at the Pure Food
Show Sept. 23, 24, 25.
In addition to the regular op-
ening day features there is to be
a Baby Show, good music is to
be presented, Mrs. Viola Poole
McGee, County Demonstration
Agent is to be with the attrac-
tion and many other features in
addition to the shows of past
years is promised.
The ladies of the Methodist
Society have been laboring earn-
estly for many weeks preparing
for this event, and during the
past week much activity has
marked the Anal preparations in
the building. Booths have been
made and finished in niee style,
wiring has been done and the
various articles from manufac-
turers have been pouring in by
mail, express and freight so that
now all things are ready, and
the only thing now remaining is
the gathering of the throngs
from all parts of the country as
well as the surrounding counties-
The Pure Food Show promis-
es to be about the greatest thing
so far presented in Frisco in all
her history, and the ladies, al-
though already tired and worn-
out, are highly pleased with fhe
bright prospects before them for
the most successful show.
After having spent weeks on
the work it is but fitting that a
record-breaking throng of peo-
ple attend such an attraction as
the Show promises to be.
The doors will open Thursday
September 22. If you fail to at-
tend during the three days of the
shew it will be your loss.
The relation between the origin*!
forest area in Texas and the ares to-
day shows that the Texas forests-are
dwindling rapidly, according to the
Texas Almanac. Just how long lrage
scale lumber production can continue
is a matter of speculation, but it is
usually placed at about 10 yean.
"Seeing Denton from the air” is
the method Waid House of Little
Elm had of visiting Denton last week.
House said an aviator stopped at his
place and after a short visit with him
he suggested a “trip to Denton”. The
round trip was made in about twenty
minutes.—Record-Chronicle.
C. P. Harben of Richardson
Passed Away Last Week
HoilSC Carson P. Harben, 23, of Richard-
^ son, assistant secretary of the Texhs
p 11 pc 1a I ipntnn Press Association, died at 10 o’clock
I UCd L/ClllUIi Tuegday night of Iagt W€ek at D.J.
las after an illness of two years. Mr.
Harben is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam P. Harben of Rich-
ardson, and his grandparents, Dr. and
Mrs. R. P. Harben of Dallas.
He was a fine boy; jovial, sociable
and very likable. His acquaintance
was extended throughout the Stater
as he was a regular attendant
the meetings of the Texas 1
sociation and was highly
by that vast body of men
en of Texas. Ha was «"
lovable chap, one who
his way into the hearts of •
[upon first acquaintance whi
his friendly disposition and
smile for every*
It 1. h«d to
Youth Mysteriously Hurt.
Celina Record.—Tommie, the young
son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam John, who
reside just beyond the city limits, was
found unconscious in the road near
the O. C. King fartn Tuesday.
The boy started out the road lead-
ing east and was riding with a far-
in a wagon when the wheel ran
off. He proceeded on down the wad
and was found as stated. H* had
braises on his head, arms and chest,
but can give no explanation of hpw
it happened.
He revived in a short tins and ia
Be loyal—Yah* Tow Beam Paper.
* ‘
said to bs recovering.
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