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THE PADUCAH POST
Paducah, Texas, February 19, 1925
“The Chickens Will
Come Home to
Roost”
SPECIAL SUBJECT OF
Jimmie Smith
SUNDAY NIGHT, AT 7:30
Come and Hear Jimmie
Bring Your Chum With You
At First Methodist Chureh
Our Legislature is now as busy
as a cranberry merchant trying
to make new laws and repeal old
ones. There have been some good
bills introduced in the present
Legislature, but many of them
have been defeated.. And there
have been a lot of “fool" bills in-
troduced, as is always the ease.
Most of our legislators are men
who really want to do the best
they can and get important legis-
lation off of hand. There are
some, however, who go there, that
only have "gumption" enough to
think they must get some hills
introduced in order to "sit pret-
ty" with the voters hack home.
They do not know enough to in-
troduce hills of any real worth to*
the State so they hatch up any
kind of an old bill from want-
ins; the State to make antitoxine
for grasshoppers to a pneumonia
serum for lightning hugs.
Hut this is not the general
rule for our legislators are
generally men who make
a sacrifice at home to go to
Austin. Thus they must have the
interest of the State of Texas at
heart or else go with their hands
behind their backs.
WERE GEORGE WASHINGTON HERE TODAY * By Satterfield
are
PRISON CRITICISMS
JUST?
THE
PADUCAH POST
Published Each Thursday
£ A. Carlock . . Editor-Owner
Entered as second-class mail mat-
ter May 11, 1906, at the Post-
office at Paducah, Texas
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is to this phase of humanity that
till progress and accomplishment
is due. for they overcome obsta-
cles like they were good things to
eat, and glory in victory over all
forms of difficulties.
t ottnn picking and pulling is a
thing of the past in this county,
arc sure no one regrets that
quite a hunch of fuss is now
being raised in the Legislature ov-
er the mistreatment of convicts
and the way the penitentiary is
being operated. First we want
to say that prisoners should not
he mistreated, taking into con-
sideration that they are prisoners.
They should he treated as hu-
man being. But do you suppose
we are getting both sides of the
question and the real facts in ev-
ery instance” We do not believe
so. There has always been a
bunch of calamity howlers about
the mistreatment of convicts.
Sometimes, we are sure this is
so. but not in every instance that
named. In the investigation
last week a doctor swore that
Joe Furey was starved to death
while in a cell. Let s take up the
history of Joe Furey for just a
little while.
Joe Furey is (or rather was)
the man who operated with a
.... , jhunch of swindlers throughout
:t is so. With a cotton crop hke th(, l nit(.d states and other conn-
tries, even going as far as En-
\Y
ih.
There are two kinds of people
;n the world, and they occupy two
distinct sphere in life- One class
> that which belongs to the "1
wish I could accomplish It"
hunch. This set of folks have
high aspirations, good intentions
and a desire to do something of
real worth, but they have a wish
hone where their backbone be-
1)111' raised last year it is
a "grand and glorious feeling”
when it is over. People who were
"rearin'' to pick last Fall and
wished cotton picking would nev-
er lie over are tired and were
glad when the back side of the
field Mits reached. While we are
glad it is over, let’s hope we will
have the same experience next
Fall.
gland, lie was the leader of the
gang who fleeced Norfleet, of
llale (.'enter, out of forty thous-
and dollars without batting an
eye. He played the confidence
game on Norfleet. His history is
that lie had been operating thus
for a number of years. There was
a regular gang of them, many
of whom were run in by Norfleet
lV . , , and at the Denver raid a few
etlort is now being made : V|1(,rs H„0. But perhaps everyone
Legislature to amend the |-knows ,hc real history of Joe
Law so that: v Through the efforts of
insurance companies who quit XorflVot hl. wns run down (in fact
mill . . . /t ins
An
in the
Robert son Insuranei
Texas several years ago can
back. We may not have 1
run down by Norfleet himself),
■ - nd for tint Tason"'never 7".....I'™' , " *’ . ,,,M-V m,ve | brought to Fort Worth, tried ira-
. , 1 *»!'•_ .“bout tins piece hnvs „r T,X(IS „
isc above the wishing stage. The
other folks not only want to do
things, but they set about creat-
ing agencies to further the ae-
eoinplisluuent of their desires. It
ot Legislation, but to our minds , itt.n, iHPV sentence,
it would be one of the best | Fnr,v was s(.rving his sen-
tlungs that could he done just ' H,. was a man with brains
now. especially for W est I exas m. (.]sp ,R1 (.ouW never have ope-
when money is so badly needed, llis svvinille game on so
colleges, j jaP|ft. a scale as he did. After
he had been placed behind I lie
j walls at Huntsville lie began to
Who Pays
Perhaps it was the
other fellows fault'
but it ’s better to let
the insurance company
adjust the claim.
I IT PAYS TO I
I INSURE I
WITH
PAT N. JONES
for home builders and
It is a known fact that insurance
companies are among our largest
loaners to farmers who are build-
ing homes. Millions of dollars
have been loaned to Texas farm-
er-. If other insurane
nics could enter the State it!
would mean a lower rate of inter-
est, beyond the question of a
doubt, than can be secured at i
present. In addition to this it
would bring an annual sum of j
over a million dollars in taxes'
to the State from these com
panics and the Hood Lord only III"V . , i
knows that we need some help
from taxation in this country. To
be sure there is some argument
to be brought against letting the
companies come back into tiie
State, but. takilng it all in all we
believe that the reason why they
should come back outweighs ihe
otlie risde by a good deal.
' ; Midi
THE REAL GASOLINE
PLENTY OF POWER
PLENTY OF PEP
Correct measure is assured with our visible pump.
You see just what you pay for.
Our Oils and Greases are of the highest quality. Give
them a trial and we are satisfied that you will be a reg-
ular user.
We carry Tires and Tubes and a full line of Auto Ac-
cessories.
Free Air and Service Courteous Treatment
Quick Service
Home Service Station
play the confidence game there.
Hi- first act was t>> organize a
Penitentiary Sunday School. It
eompa-;^rew untj| jt was the largest or-
ganization of its kind in the
world. Let ’s give him credit for
that. But what were the real in-
tentions of Joe Furey through the
operations of bis Sunday School?
We can only surmise by the re-
sults and the outcome. One day
*| Governor Pat Neff was informed
itch a date, a ml
and such an hour, an up-
rising was going to take place in
the penitentiary. He was also in-
formed that Joe Furey was the
instigator, through his Sunday
School, of the uprising. Governor
Neff immediately had him placed
in a cell, with well locked and
guarded doors so they would
make sure he would not escape.
But he had scattered the seed in
fertile ground for an uprising—
and it took place. At the time
stated the prisoners broke loose
in riot, several guards and offi-
cers were killed and a number
of convicts did make an escape.
Joe Furey died while in a pris-
on cell in the Huntsville peni-
tentiary. This is n matter of rec-
ord.
Last week when some of the
reformers were tesifying to the
fact that Joe Furey had died of
starvation in the Penitenairy they
never onee mentioned the fact
that he had organized a riot
among the convicts and that sev-
eral officers had lost their lives
through the uprising. No one
j knows for sure that Joe Furey
starved to death. We only have
the word of a prisoner. We are
inclined to believe that lie did
not. No doubt the prison life had
something to do with his death,
for he had been used to living in
the open fill the time and chang-
ing climates ns fast be could pull
off a big confidence game and
make his escape to some other
place. Confinement would natur-
ally be hard on such a man as
that. But when testimony was
being taken of bis mistreat incut
no one ever mentioned tile fact
that he was the direct cause of
several prison officials losing their
lives.
Other cases—'inany of them—
were cited in which only one
side was heard. Four convicts
have been killed in the peniten-
tiary in five years if we have
the records correct. The greater
portion of the inmates of that in-
titution are criminals at heart,
or else they would not have to
go to such a place. Some of
these four may have lost their
lives unjustly, but it seems to us
that that is a light record for so
long a time when men who have
violated the law have to be dealt
with every day. Our peace offi-
cers have taken the lives of a
great many more than that dur-
ing the same portion of time
through trying to make arrests.
Then the old ease of the "hat”
lias been brought up and its abo-
lition demanded. This question
has been discussed until it is
threadbare. Governors have
made their race on the question
and have been elected for noth-
ing else than that they said
they would not allow its use.
The very idea of the "hat”
seems cruel and brutal to the
outside world. We onee thought
that it was a shame upon the
fair name of any State to use it.
But there are two sides to this
question.
There are a number of good
people who go to the penitentia-
ries. Through over-heated pas-
sion they have killed someone,
or committed a crime that was
not in keeping with the real
person themselves. They were
good eit izens before they were sent
to the penitentiary and they
make good citizens when they re-
turn. The reason they had to
go was a "mistep” in life. The
penally had to he paid. Such
people as this will invariably say
that they want the "bat” to re-
main in the prison, for, they
say. without it prison life would
he almost unbearable. This class
of prisoners say they are not
afraid of the "hat” themselves
and that if it were not for its ex-
istence the rougher class of pris-
oners would make prison life un-
bearable.
•So you have two sides to the
prison investigation. Prisoners
should not he killed unless an of-
ficer is actually acting in self-
defense. hut shall we believe all
we hear of the reformers?
3. Hymn.
4. The Story of the Chinese
Cooley—Thelma Clower.
5. Map Talk About Siberia—Mrs.
Blake.
6. Map Talk About Manchuria—
Evelyn Foote.
7. The Call of Siberia-Manchuria
—Cora Strange.
8. The Opening of Our Mission
Work in Siberia-Manchu-
ria—Lawrence St range.
9. The Growth of the New
Field—Lucile Holley.
10. The Needs of the New Field—
Roy Powell.
11. Song by League and Benedic-
tion.
Everywhere the cry for rain
is being heard in this county.
We have not had nil old-fashioned
ground-soaker in so long we
would hardly recognize one if
it were to come. But keep up
the spirit. It has never failed to
rain in this country—and we feel
safe in saying it never will. Some
of these days old Jupiter Pluvius
will visit us until we’ll he anxious
to see him leave.
EPWORTH LEAGUE
Program for February 22nd
Our Latest and Largest Mission
Field Siberia-Manchuria.
1. Hymn.
2. Prayer.
:: MORE PROFITS
GREATER SATISFACTION
in your
Business of Farming
RUSSELL COTTON
Will aid you. It has the neces-
sary qualities to Increase Your
Profits:
Extra large 5 lock bolls, easy
to pick.
Especially storm proof and
drouth resisting.
1 1-16 to 1 3-16 Staple, of
strong fine quality... Lint per-
centage 38 to 42 per cent.
Heavy continuous fruiter.
Uniform close jointed stalk,
well proportioned to hold heavy
fruitage.
You will find Russell Cotton
the best balanced and safest
cotton you have ever grown.
WF CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH
SEED OF HIGH QUALITY
RUSSELL COTTON SEED is
bred, grown and ginned by our-
selves, exclusively. Our farms
are located in Red River Coun-
ty, North Texas. We sell only
the seed we grow. Special
club order prices to communi-
ties ordering 100, 500 or 1,000
bushels. Can use some good
agents. Write us for prices
and other information.
RUSSELL
COTTON BREEDING FARMS
Anuona. Red River County, Tex. •
WILL MOVE
By the first of March we are going to be moved' to our new
quarters, which will be the new Fry Sales and Garage on
North Main Street, just north of the Star Filling Station.
We will have more room and will be better equipped to take
care of your car troubles when we are in our new quarters better
than we have ever been before. We solicit your patronage, as-
suring you of good mechanical skill all the time.
We want to thank all our patrons for their past favors, assur-
ing you that we appreciate it. We have somewhat been handicap-
ped on account of not having room to store and work on cars,
but our new location will give us ample room and we will be
equipped with modem machinery which will enable us to do work
faster.
Hamilton & Lowry
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Carlock, E. A. The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1925, newspaper, February 19, 1925; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth721362/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bicentennial City County Library.