The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1924 Page: 1 of 4

                                
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SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1924.
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ANDERLIP EXONERATES HARDING
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ALSO ID UP ALONG
Wants to Clear Name
of Ex-President
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(Fit Amociafd Pritt)
Washington, Feb.    15.—Former
Secretary Fall and Secretary Dcnby
were declared, in a letter laid before
President Coolidge today by John
Ballaine, Alaskan railroad construc-
tor, to have entered into negotia-
tions in July, 1921, for the transfer
and lease of rich Matanuska coal
rererves of Alaska, along the same
lines as were later followed in the
Teapot Dome oil lease.
The Alaskan coal leg^e was not
executed, but, the letfer said, the
navy department, largely through
the efforts of Rear Admitn! J. K.
Robinson, had assiduously refused
ever since to permit the use of Alas-
kan coal by the nayy.
I0FF1CERS ELECTED
FOR BALL CLUB
The directors of the Sulphur
ISpringa baseball club met last night
land elected officers as follows:
Shade Gafford, president.
B. A. King, vice-president,
f) W. J. Harris, secretary.
I \ Negotations have been opened
with several parties in regard to
jplajiert and nothing will be left un-
Llone to secure a winning team for
jgulphtar Springs this year.
I HEAVY LOSS FROM
A BURNING BARN
E. A. Reiiy of near Dike had the
-misfortune to lose his barn this
week, containing all his feed and
farming materials. The fire was
discovered about five o’clock in the
morning and was of unknown
origin. He carried no insurance
Among the losses of Mr. Roily were
150 bushels of corn, ninety bales
pf hay, $85.00 worth of cotton seed,
fchat had just been bought and put
in the barn, and all his harness for
•is head of stork.
I HOME FERTILIZER
BEING SHIPPED TO
MANY POINTS
Pate Brothers report the shipment
of fertiliser in car lots from dav ]
| to day to mnny points in North ami
East Texas, including the towns of j
ylrashear, Cumby, Campbell, Green
lfville, Commerce, Wolfe City,
fCooper, Sultillo, Pickton, Coins,
Emory and other points. These
pfnterprising men have a plant here
[ that puts up the very best fertiliser
made and the farmers ami business
men know its vahfe from experience.
■ The output of the plant this sea-
Leon promises to double that of
Mast year.
MORE ABOUT THE
COTTON TRAIN ON
THE COTTON BELT
Editor News-Telegram:
There are a good many city and
district schools who are now teach-
ing agriculture, or at least have an
agriculture class.
The Cotton Belt railway cotton
demonstration train, of winch you
have already had notice, will have
accompanying it two expert seed
breeders, one Federal and one State
marketing specialist, two specialists
from A. & M. college experiment
station, one soil improvement
specialist, and one specialist on the
principles of co-operative market-
ing, and where there is time, each
one of these men will make a short
talk. In addition to this, there will
be two demonstration ears filled
with exhibits of cotton, cotton
grades, staples and classes, a num-
ber of educational miniature ware-
houses, cotton yards, etc. The
slogan of this train is, “Raise more
and better cotton on less acreage,’’
which, of course, means more profit
to every one.
Will you kindly see that this in-
formation is given to the principals
of the schools in all cases, as well
as to the agricultural teachers,
where agriculture is taught in your
town or in your district, endeavor-
ing to arrange for the students to
be allowed to hear these specialists
speak, as well as to be permitted to
view the exhibits.
At some points the bankers and
merchants have consented to let us
use their advertising spare at the
proper time before the train ar-
rives at their town to advertise the
cotton demonstration train. Will
you please suggest this idea to
your leading bankers and merchants,
that they may also advertise the
train in this wry, if it is their de-
sire. Wherever there is any in-
terest taken in this train, there can-
not help hut important things being
learned, which must re-act for the
betterment of the farmers and the
business men, as well as the rail-
roads.    Very truly yours,
r. T. COLE,
Agricultural Commissioner,
Texas.
(By Astoriatsd Press!
| stop them. He regarded the rumors,
Washington, Feb. 15.—-Frank A. j he said, as akin to the “whimpering
Vanderlip told the senate oil com- j campaign" that marked the last
mittee today that he had no facts month of the Harding campaign in
whatever to go on when he recently 1920.
brought the name of President Har- "I had full basis for what I said,”
BUILDING SET ON FIRE
ding into the oil scandal. His open-
ing speech, asking for an inquiry
into the circumstances surrounding
the sale of Harding’s Marion Star,
he said, was made because he
thought it his “public duty” to call
attention to current, rumors so as to
he continued, “that these were cur-
rent rumors. I had never heard any
intimation that money paid for the
Star came from oil interests. 1 was
a life-long friend of Mr. Harding,
f wanted to clear his memory. That
.as my only purpose.”
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PROFITEERING IN
BREAD CHARGED
ALASKA GIRL WANTS
TEXAS HUSBAND
MORE KU KLUX
TROUBLE REPORTED
IN ILLINOIS
(Fll    Pram)
Marlon, 111., Feb. 15.—Carl Neil-
>son, exalted “cyclopa" of the Ku
rKlux Klan at Herrin, is undej ar-
Irest today, under ten charges of
\ larceny, growing out of the whole-
1 sale dry raids conducted In Willlam-
aon county recently. The raids ra-
arltad In disorders last, Friday which
caused troops to be stent to Herrin.
(By Aaaonatcd Prraa)
F’ort Worth, Texas, Feb. 15.—
Post-master Wr. N. Moore has re-
ceived a linger from un 18-year-old
u non 11
girl in JuneauT Alaska, asking his
assistance in finding her a husband
from among the youth of West
Texns. To qualify, she says, he
must be between twenty and twenty-
five, and nice lookihg. She in-
formed the postmaster that a friend
of her’s once obtained a happy
home with the aid of a Texas post-
master and .now she wants to try
her luck in the same manner.
Washington, Feb. 15.—Recom-
mendation that the senate adopt a
resolution directing the secretary of
the treasury to report the profits
of all baking and milling companies
as disclosed by their tax returns
from 1918 to the present time, is
made in a report submitted Thurs-
day by Basil M. Manly, director of
the People’s Legislative Service, to
Senator La Follette of Wisconsin
chairman of the organization.
The report, said to hnve been sub j
mitted also to “other progressive ]
senators and representatives,” as j
outlined in a letter from Mr. Manly |
to Senator La Follette, charged that
as a result of outrageous profiteer- |
in# the American people are now |
paying mole than $1,00(1,000 a day]
too much for their bread. The re !
pi rt also recommended a "thorough
and searching investigation by the
senate committee of the tribute !»•
vied by wheat speculators, grain
elevators, railroads, millers, jobbers,
bakers and retailers from the time
th( wheat leaves the farm until it
r< aches the dinner table in the form
of bread.”
Profiteerint Denied.
Chicago, III., Feb. 15.—Denial
that bakers are profiteering in
bread or that h bread trust is im-
pending was made in a statement
issued Thursday night hy Dr. II F.
Barnard, director of the Amernan
Institute of Baking, who termed
such charges contained in a report
of Basil Manly, director of the IVo-
p'('s Legislative Service, to Senator
Tyler f-11 Follette Thursday, without foun-
di tion.
Tbf, average net profit of the
33,000 bakers in America for the
last five years, he said, has been
less than one-half cent a pound.
Bread, Dr. Barnard said, can lie
pioduced and sold for 5c a loaf and
many cities have such bread. He as-
felted that there wns no sale for
such broad, however, declaring the*
American housewife desires a qual-
ify product superior to that she is
aide to- produce and such
can not be sold for 5c.
( ounty Judge R. E. Bertram re-
ports, that the $1(1(1,0(10 good roads
money for the Sulphur Springs,
Brashcar and Cumby road district
has been received and is now in
the First State bank in Sulphur
Springs. Also the $40,000 road
Tionds in district No. 7 have been
approved and the money for them
is expected 9oon. We understand
the county engineer is busy survey-
ing the route for the highway and
actual work is expected to be in op-
eration within a few weeks.
4 REBE OFFICERS
COURT MARTIALED
AND EXECUTED
IMPORTANT TO
PATRONS-TRUSTEES
OF RURAL SCHOOLS
To Patrons and Trustees of Rural
Schools of Hopkins County:
We are now sending out the sup-
plies for taking the scholastic
census in the rural school districts
and please note the following rules:
1.    They are to be taken within
the month of March, not a day be-1
fore, and not a day after
2.    Always enroll'in the district |
in -which you live, then if you want
to transfer, file a written applica-|
tion with the county superintendent,
on or before July 31st, and not a
day after.
3.    Do not enroll your children
with moie than one census trustee.
4 Census trustees should not
go across the district line and en-
roll children. If they do it will
only cause more trouble and delay
in making the consolidated census,
for they will be taken off of your
roll and put where they belong.
5. Return all census reports to
the county superintendent’s office
on or before April 1st, and not a
day later.    •’
B. F. VANDERSLICE,
County Superintendent.
(By Aaaociattd Preaa)
Dallas, Feb. 15.—August Koe-
nig. aged 69, night watchman for a
furniture auction company here,
was found dead with a bullet wauad
in his head today by firemen, after
they had extinguished a blaze in a
storage room of the building. Police
expressed the opinion that Koenig
v. as killed and fire set to the place
to cover up the crime.
TWO ARE DEAD
WITH HEAVY LOSES
IN FIRE TODAY
(By Aaaociated P> raa)
Montelier, Ver., Feb. 15.—Two
poisons were killed'-and nine missing
ere believed to have lost their live*
in a fire which destroyed the Law-
rence building today. A number of
others are seriously injured.
The loss is estimated at $300,000.
The known dead are Walter
Washburn and Mrs. J. F. Waterman,
both sustaining fatal injuries when
Hey jumped from windows and
missed the life net.
(B'i Aaaonatfd Prea*'
Neuvo Laredo, Feb.    15.—Four
rebel officers were captured Wed*
t.esday by federal troops, and exe-
cuted by a firing squad here today,
after a court martial.
RETAIL MERCHANTS
MET LAST NIGHT
2 BROTHERS DEAD
FROM PISTOL DUEL
IN KENTUCKY
GIRLS FAINTED
THE BOYS FOUGHT
INCOME TAX SET
FOR NEXT TUESDAY
fgy Aaaeciatad Pram)
Washington, Feb. 16.—The house
agreed today to take up next Tues-
dsy the income tea rates -of the
revenue Wll and the major points
in controversy with the amendments,
COOLIDGE NAMES
OWEN ROBERTS AS
SPECIAL COUNSELOR
(Ffy AuocMtd Pr«M)
Washington, Fob. 15.—Owen Rob-
erts of Philadelphia has been select-
ed by President Coolidge as the Re-
publican member of special counsel
in oil land lease prosecution. He
succeeds Silas Strawn, whose nomi-
nation was found to be unacceptable
by the senate.
The small daughter of Mr. and
Mr*. T. p. Sherrill has mealses. *y
People who ••ire burdened with
taxes in order that higher institu-
tions of learning may be maintain-
ed will not read with pleasure the
following account of a stunt that
was pulled off at San Marcos Nor-
mal. The freshmen were having a
dance, which was not pleasing to
Hie sophomores, and there was a
raid. The daily papers tell of the af-
fair as follows:
The lowly “fresh” and their la-
dies fair were making merry inside
the large gym at the Teachers’ col-
lege, when the raiders signaled their
appearance by shoving Joyce Key.
teeshman president, clael in a lueth-
iief suit, through a door an el onto
the polished floor of the gym.
Key had been “kidnaped” earlier
in the evening by second-year stu-
dents as he left his home for the
party. He hud been overpowered,
a producf I stripped of his clothing and then
was dressed in the most approved
Palm Beach style. The masked soph-
j omores, after shoving Key into the
I cr owd of merrymakers, crashed
| through the doors and windows of
the gymnasium.    .
Women students screamed and
fainted, while the freshmen prepar-
ed to give battle to the intruders. In
the rumpus that ensued clothing
was torn as: the members of the two
classes engaged in a battle royal.”
Even though it bends the backs
of the people to meet the tax bill,
they are glad to pay in order that
the page of knowledge may be un-
folded to the eyes and minds of the
boy* and girls, but to give up hard-
eerned money to make possible
stunts like the one described above
makes the stomach tick and the
heart sad.
The Retail Merchants association
of Sulphur Springs met at the court
house in their regular monthly meet-
ing last night. There was an ex-
cellent representation of the mem-
bership present. Four new mem-
bers were elected into the associa-
tion, making a total of ten new
members added to the association
since organization.
County Attorney Emmet Thorn-
ton was a visitor with the associa-
tion. He was called upon to ad-
dress the association, which he did,
and confined his remarks directly
to the “loop-holes” in what is j
known as “Texas Bogus Cheek ]
Law.” .After a detailed explana-
tion of said law hy Mr. Thornton, the
association went on record as favor-
ing a law with teeth in it that
would put a stop to parties giving
checks without sufficient funds to
cover, or "No Account," etc. The
association voted unanimously to
take this matter up with their
'.( u representatives and ask their
assistance and co-operation at the
next session of the legislature, in
securing legislation that will put an
<nd to this common annoyance to
merchants and business men.
tfN Associated Pettit
Whitesburg. Ky., Feb. 15.—Bob
amt Sam Bates, brothers, residents
of the Troublesome creek section,
are dead as a result of a pistol duel,
in which the brothers killed each
other. Enmity between the broth-
ers is saiil to have resulted from a
di-agreement concerning the settle-
ment of an estate.
BERLIN BEGGARS
FEAST AT NIGHT
(By Annocimtft Prma>
Berlin, Feb. 15.—.Hearing that
the beggars of Berlin were feasting
| every night, in their haunt*, on
j while bread, sliced ham, roast beef,
: chickens, and other delicacies, the
; police investigated. This provender,
| it was learned, was secured hy
| peddlers begging from door to door
in the day time, and selling their
] loot at night, i
The police tried to put a stop to
. the practice, but could not, Tha
| beggars went into court with an at-
! torney and proved thHt no law had
; been violated.
ROBERTS & ROBERTS
That is the name of the new
dental firm now on the south side
of the square, since Dr. E. M.
Roberts and his son, Dr. Edv/in M.
Roberts, have formed a partnership
in the practice of denistry. Dr.
Edwin Roberts Jr. is just hack from
Dallas where he purchased the
latest and most up-to-date equip-
ment* for his office. Father and
son make a very fine combination
and the News-Telegram predict*
marked success for the new firm.
■
County Superintendent B.
Vanderslice is down at Weaver
Saltillo visiting schools today.
JOHNSON KNOWS
NOTHING OF ARCHIE
ROOSEVELT’S CHARGE
<B» Attocuitd Press J
Washington, Feb. 15.—Thomas
Johnson, foreman of Albert Fall’s
New Mexico ranch, was called as a
witness today before the oil commit-
tee, but could give no information
os to the cost of improvement*
made to the ranch subsequent to
the oil leases. The witness said he
did not get any remittance of $98,-
000, or some such fund. This wa* In
reference to the testimony of Archie
Roosevelt, that he had been toM
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