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TEXAS, .FRIDAY,1 OCTOBER 15. 1926.
9ERAL AND STATE
OFFICERS AT BORGER
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■ ,(«V AnotMl'd r▼«»«>
Imnllo, Texas, Oft. 15..—Early
topmeuls in stamping out the
Jtd iawneepnbs* at Borger, boom
urn, are expected soon with the
last night of Federal and
[authorities.
make easier work for these j
iero. places found violating the
|will be padlocked, an order for
enforcement having been issued
■Viited States District Attorney
My Sewiefel, who is among Fed-
^fficers at Borger investigating
Situation, •
■o official announcement has
1 made id connection with -the
eng Tuesday night of Mis* Tooth-
X 16 years old, although rumor
■ails that two men are being held
lonnection with the erime.
B,500,000 ON
[COTTON HOLDING
BY GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT TO
RELINQUISH AIR
SULPHUR SPRINGS
COTTON MARKET
MAIL SERVICE
faahlngton, Oct. H —The Feder-
Intermediatc Credit banks have
roved applications for loans to-
ng 633,600.000 to cotton co-op-
live associations, it was announe-
OB Thursday after a conference
ween Eugene Meyer, chairman
the President's cotton committee,
i A. C. Williams, farm loan cptU-
akmer.
illiams assured Meyer that the
•mediate Credit System was
Uy to meet further credit needs
all soundly organized and proper-
imanaged aaaociations.
ARKANSAS COUPLE
MARRIED HERE
THURSDAY RIGHT
Thursday night Mr," Herbert Mc-
Lendon and Mis* Eva Wheeling
drove over from Lewisville, Arkan-
sas, to be married in the best town
and county in Texas,
The groom i* a cousin of B. S.
McClendon of this city and no soon-
er had the couple reached the town
*r«t made known their wants'than
Brodie got busy. 11 caroused County
Clerk Russell M, Chaney out of bed
to cortie down to issue the necessary
license. He then got in communica-
tion with Rev., O. C. Payne, who
performed the marriage ceremony
soon after the couple went to hi*
home on College street. Both the
bride and groom are splendid young
people and very popular In the town
in which they live. They are visiting
relatives here for a few days before
returning to Arkansas where they
will make their home,
GOES HIGHER
LAMAR COUNTY
6INS LESS THAN
HOPKINS COUNTY
■
* ftt. AMnmttd PrfMl
Washington, Oct. 15.—The Gov-
ernment intends to relinquish oper-
ation of transcontinental air mail
service, and within thirty days invi-
tations will be issued by the Post-
master General calling for bid* for
its operation by private enterprise.
FORT WORTH MAN
KILLED WHEN AUTO
GOES OVER BLUFF
(B» Annciat*i Prftt)
Fort Worth, Oct. 15.—A . fnrty-
fuot plunge in an automobile over
Trinity river Muff at the street end
last night proved fatal today for
(ierke, 13 y«%r*vt)ld, "who died in ji
hospital a few hours afterwards.
He came here a year ago from
Bryan where hi* parent* and rela-
tive* reside. **"
WEST TEXAS
MAYOR IS FINED
..AND PAYS OFF
Sulphur Sprit)** received 139
bales of cotton Thursday, bringing
the total receipt* to date up to 8,-
18f halo*. The price came ip about
25 points up thi* morning and the
local buyer, were paying from 13c
to 14.50c fpr the best grade.
Greenville Cotton Market.
Up until 2 o’clock this afternoon
85 bales of cotton had been weigh-
ed in at the local cotton yard, mak-
ing a total of 4618 bales for the
season. Prices ranged from 12.50c
to 14.50c.—Ureenvill* Banner. *
----- '«■$........... ...
MT. VERNON SPECIAL
WITH 13 CARS
ONTO DALLAS
TO MEET DADDY
SAYS MOTHER AS
SHE ENOS LIFE
The- Mount Vf
nine car loads
rlub^boy* and gt
Sulphur Spring*
3:30. bound for t
special train runs
non Special with
Franklin county
passed through
iday morning at
Dallas Fair. Tho
direct from Mount
There were 8,845 bales of cotton
ginned in Lamar county from the
crop of 192(5 prior to October 1,
t02B, a* compared with 45,808 bales
ginned to October 1, 1925, accord-
ing to M. H. Gough, government
statistician.—Lamar County Echo.
NO LAWLESSNESS
AT BORGER SAYS
TELEPHONE REPORT
” • ’ ’ . V .....ami«*> nAr"
(Bt AmrtArt Prmt ,
Dallas, Oct. 15,—Report* of law-
lessness and excitement in Borger
were denied today by C!. O. Allbrlght
of the Borger Telegram i» a tele-
pfcofi* fonvmatimi wltlulhc . Asso-
ciated Pres*.
Allbright said the town was quiet
and that there had been no unusual
lawlessness.
HOPKINS u
BONDS ARE Vi
MRS. G.S. PERKINS
DIED AT HOME
m
IN GREENVILLE
R«i*<ea H*» Fund, to Loan Plsntnr.
Houston, Oct. 14.—Twenty
dollar* .or more i* available in
the orderly mar
Breckenridge may have the rich-
est mayor in the world, but it cer-
tainly ha* a mayor that believes in
obeying the law as he would expert
other* to, keep it. Breckenridge ha*
j an ordinance which prohibit* left- j
hand turn* at the intersection* of
mil-1 Walker street and Court and
enridge avenue. Mayor
B W. Wall
. .ton to aid iti the orderly mar-j hw. inadvertently violated that ordi j
Bjrtg of Texas cotton, according to j nan,-,, recently and later on found si
pn ,T. Scott, president of the First ] t#g tied to the wheel of his car with]
tonal Bank. 411 that is required j directions to appear at the corpora-
rfapenebfe rate of interest and POUrt the ne'#t morning at 10
upei* security, he said Thursday. j „vim-k to answer charge* of the vio-
e Houston banks, he added, have J The tag had been placed on
nly of money which the officers j tp(, vemelv by Policdhuto J D. ( lay. years ago.
i! gladly use in helping the farm j The next morning the mayor pledj
.. j guilty, (laid a fine of $10 und dldn tl
His statement also said that the] plain when he did it.
Ly out of the present situation —-----------------------*---“
the farmer to gradually feed j
ittgn to the market and then to]
it acreage
Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 14.—
Her eyes fixed on « patch of blue
sky. her hand firmly grasping the
sweater «leeve of her 9-year-old
daughter, Mrs. Wood, formerly of
Pittsburgh. Pn.,’walked steadily Into
the surf OT the deserted beach Here
Thursday.
“We are going to meet daddy,"
the mother «nid to the unwilling
child. .
But Louise, whimjering. twisted
........ free and splashed back to the shore.
Brack-1 Mr*. Wood strode unfalteringly sea-
ward with uplifted head.
The child’s scream* reached the
ear* of Isaac Soper, a former coast
guard. He ran down the white sand.
Near n Jetty, some minutes later. He
found the-body of the girl’* mother,
washed ashore after drowning.
Mrs. Wood’s husband died seven
Vernon to Dallas and no ticket* are
sold for the train *t points along the
route..
Franklin rounly ranks among the
first in Texas on dub work and the
Dallas Fair trip is a big event in the
year’s activities,
HEAVY RAINS
REPORTED AND
COTTON DAMAGED
LAUNCH DRIVE
FOR $250,000 FOR
When Govern*
part of the validating
the State Thursday shi
Hopkins county bonds
trict No, 4, south of town and
on the new district along tha
way from Sulphur Springs to
er via Birthright and Tlrg.
Mrs, George S. Perkins( nee Mary L bond* may now be soljl/uijtd
Gaines) died today after a bribf Ill-
ness and In her passing there goes
from our city a woman universally
loved, and onV who ha* been promi-
nent in club, civic and church work.
Together with her distinguished
husband, Judge Georg* % Perkin*,
Who died more than three year* ago,
they were one of the few organiz-
ers of Karnaugh church, she also
helped organize the Kavanaugh Mi*-
sionary Society, For year* Mr*. Per-
kin* was district secretary far tht
Woman’s Missionary Society, and a*
such traveled over the district In the
interest of church work. She treas-
ured the work of a large Junior
Lcnjfue hi the old Woslfy Mfcthodifrt
church, and today the city hn* miny
splendid citizen's that were trained
in tht* organization. —Greenville
Banner.
TWO COLLEGES WASHINGTON SEEKS
rnrnmm T0 OUSTGOVERNOR
Mr and Mrs. Grover Seller*
at the Dallas Fair.
are
(0y Anmiilrd PnM*/ , .
Dallas, Get. 15.—Rain fell last
night over almost the entire state,
with the preeipiMMon vaeylng from
nearly four inches at Temple to
a Slight sprinkle at Houston, accord-
ing to today’* Government report.
Damage to cotton is reported
from nearly every point of the rain-
soaked region,
TWO INJURED
IN TRAIN WRECK
NEAR JACKSONVILLE
Datla*, .Texs», Oet. 15.—A con-
centrated drive i* now under way by
the Christian church for $250,0(7*?
toward the endowment of the Car-
Burdette College, Sherman, and tha
Randolph College, Cisco.
Over 665,000 ha* already bean re
ceived toward the fund, which would
provide for tha two Junior college*
for the State.
Five hundred member* of the
church are carrying on the drive,
which will last- until the required
amount of money ha* been sfibsrrth-
ad. " ' ""
President W. P. King, of Carr-Bur
delta; President T. T. Robert*, Ran-
dolph: i’reBjdrnt B. M. Wait*. Texas
Christian university, Fort Worth)
JI. J, Crowine, Topeka, Kan.; John
W. Gate*, Coleman; Dr. J, II. Caton
Cisco: Mr*. L N. D. Will., W. W
Phare*, and Graham Frank are
smong those who are pushing the
fund*.
bond* may now be .oljj/ajtd pros-
pect* renewing road work in these
two districts arc much belter,
GREAT AIRSHIP “
MAKES SAFE TRIP
SAYS REPORT
Detrolt!**OcT#U,|5.—The Navy’s,
great* airship, L»* Angeles,. *crt^ed
at Ford airport at Dearborne, near
her*, today and wa* anchored safely
to the mooring tower.
COUNTY JUDGE •
AND COMMISSIONERS
• ON COUNTY FARM
.Seattle, Wash.. Oct. 14.—A rezo-
lution demanding the recall of Gov.
Roland H. Hartley wa* unanimously
adopted by a meeting of 4,000 per-
»on» here Wednesday night.
The meeting was called by tho*e
opposed to Governor Hartley’* edu-
cational policy and followed the re-
cent action of the board of regent*
of the University of Wsshiqgton,
majority of whom are Hartley ap-
pointee*, In ssklhg for the resigna-
tion of Dr. Henry Suszallo, presl-
dent of the university,
The resolution Instructed the
chairman to appoint a committee of
not less than 100 representative elt-
izen* from all part* of the State to
(carry through the movement
recall Governor Hartley.”
‘•Where the Fruit Belt Beglna."
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VORLD’S RICHEST !
■ INDIAN IS HELD
BY U. S, OFFICER
PARIS THIS AFTERNOON
Mck^n
Tulsa, Okie., Oc«. )4 — Barnet!,
orld’s richest Indian, whose fimtn-
i«| and matrimonial affairs have
[men dragged through the court* f»r .
(he part seven year*, i* in the cus- j
ody of Federal officer* at a hotel]
Sew York City, a telegram from]
RETAIL MERCHANTS
HELD MEETING
THURSDAY NIGHT
» Sew York attorney today inform-j A: a meeting of the Retail He- - j
indLd Mrs. Anna Barnett, the aged In- chants Association last night, by j
[he j,1 urn's voune white wife, who is in unanimous vote, it was agreed that;
SlTulsa to confer with attorney* on] they would doae their store* «*> ]
o'H Barnett:'* latest disappearance. i day -n Armistice Day kid *1*" “h
>n I “They’ve kidnaped the chief agdin j Thanksgiving Day. It wa* suggested
‘ and I’m going after him,” »he de-ithat the merchant* mention these
faJ I red. But Federal official* denied closing date* in their advertisement*
"V ' in order that their customer* might
know in advance that their store
The local High school dismissed
at noon today that the teacher* and
pupil* might attend the Sulphur
Spring* and Paris High football
game in Paris thi* afternoon. A
huge number of pupil* and teach-
i er* went to the game, along with
a targe delegation of citizens of the
i town.
(By Aumrflnl rrtf)
Jacksonville. Texas, Oct, 15—
Henry Arnold, fireman, was serious-
ly injured and J. H. Gidding*, engi-
neer, wa* slightly hurt when a north
bound International A Great North-
ern passenger train was derailed
near hare today.
Both men are from Palestine.
ne,
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“WEATHER BILL"
PREDICTS NICE
WARM WINTER
DUCK SEASON
OPENS TOMORROW
IN HOPKINS COUNTY
EX-SENATOR ‘
The public square is filled with
Dooly Yam wagon* and truck- today
and the price has been forced down
to 50c and R5c.
Austin, tU£o£ 75—Governor
Ferguson todsy wired the Hheriff of
Dallas county to take into custody
Decherd, sentenced to twelve years
from Dallas county for forgery, it
wa* learned at the Governor* of-
fice todsy; Decherd’* flve-dsy ex-
tension of furlough ended October 4.
WAR VETERAN
IDENTIFIED AT
---—--tenmtfn or runoupn
The cotton market held strong all that date he was suppoavd to
a ..it.. ilearg lift . i........ a* ITtlllli.
day and i* radually erawilng up
from last week, when it seemed to
have reached the bottftiw.
The duck iw»afton in Hopkin* roun*
ty and all other sections situated
north of the TAP Railroad will open
at sunrise tomorrow morning, Sat-
urday, October 15 Ducks have been
reported heading thi*
way in large
would be closed and thereby save
them of. disappointment, should they
come to ’ town on either of these
days.
Tne Radio Shop' was elected to
membership in the aasnciatitn*. , ,---------- .... •
The spirit of the meeting was fine ] numbers this vear. after nav ng|
and the meeting closed wi*h a p» (missed thi* section almost entirely]
ise to be at the next meeting. Th« j ja*t year. !
Retail Merchant* Association of] A grpat many person* have been j
)Wo into his I Sulphur Springs U now three year* laboring under the belief that the
U i|,. Altmsn of I old. it i* now stronger thir. when it quck season began today, bu t « ]
tV dliam Altman >t| . , New ^ tbrf. m[ rt.rt Hn„| Octobcrr 16. and I*-!
We can not list the name, of all
going to Taris today. It would be
about as easy to give the names of
those not going.
New* to Ftmefolk* from K1 Paso
atate* that 8. M. Pharr, who moved
to that (dace last year. ha» been sit k
for some time but Is improving. He
wijl move to California a* soon as
he is able to make the trip.
niter ..........- ” „ ,
report to prison authorities at Hunt#-
ville.
Decherd 1* a former Mate Senator
in 1917 »n,l voted to impeach Ja».
I K Ferguson a* Governor. He wa*
granted several furloughs and exten-
sion* aggregating about three
month*.
Kane, Pa., On. H.-^The man
who foot, the coal b.lls this winter
will not have t‘
packet* is what
Mr*. J- B. Goolsby, daughter.
Miss -Lucile. and Misses F.llen and
Mary Jane Pate went to Paris today
t„ attend the football game and vis-
it friend*. *
OIL ACTIVITY
IS ON AGAIN IN
EASTERN HOPKINS
was organized,
being added at
nearly every meet- C«1 nimrod? had better take
aviOrxal oflitri Itt' 1 ftj>F ‘ (Un cl
note of
ing without any special effort Being ] the date.
MASONIC NOTICE
this eilv. known the country nv*r *s
one of the best weather prophets
and woodsman. ^ BiB.. *.] made to what them. The «wi»to».
According t» V hJi. expecting to make next year the]
he ta known herea > • ^ ofj Wgge*t ami best since itf organiza-;
: prediction* J*’* ... wf!glj,. tion. The merchants of the city who,
wood lore, predirt* t a art, not member* of th* association; . — “ _ RorinM
*r will prevail ^ ^ (,l opflrat(.,, with the asaocmtioi. I Called meeting of Su'gr *P" J
lowed by only six week* •»"«{ , Vndw w#v {n ,ee-y public! Lodge No. 221 mil coiftr the Fel^
winter.” Spring w,U f°nJ .J ou-.h - undertaking that theyh.yc .(tempt- lowefart degre »♦ ' »'
[ ! said. Altman V If the co d. ed for dm best interest, of the city
the brunt of the cold] eo ;Io,lk;n< c„unty
weath- and themselves, for which *he ***n-
j ciatior. i* very grateful indeed. Wg
t... few eouals believe in the old adage which -ays'.
'..“United we stand, qiv.iied we fall.”
will bear
weather thi* winter.
"Bill’*’* predictions on the
er are remarkably accurate,
friends aay, and he
in this 11»*.
Bead tin classified ada.
Cardboard for sale at this office-
welcome.
C. C. PATTERSON. W. M,
C. B KIRKBRIDi; Sec.
^ ......- - *
W. R Foster of Leonard,
«wn. considerable farming interest
in the eastern part of Hopkins coun-
ty, near Saltillo, is here on business
HASN’T SEEN IT SINCE
Ten year* ago a Kansas City
farmer put his initial on a dollar
bill. The next dav he went to town
and .pent it wijb a merchant. Be
fure the year wa* out he got the dol-
lar bill back for produce and three
times he heard of it being in the
pockets of hie neighbor* The last
time be got it back about three years
ago, be seat it to a mail order bouse.
, He never has seen that bill since,
inor never will! That dollar bill will
I never pay any more school or road
(taxes for Mm, neither will It help
who buitd or brighten any, of th* homes
in this community. He sent it clear
out of it» usefulness to himself and
biz neighbora^-E*.
LEGION MEET
Philadelphia, Oct. 14.—Facing
thouaanda of member* of the Amerl
can Legion, assembled in annual
convention "Jerry Tarbot,” the Leg'
ionnaire without a name, without
relatives and without memories,
learned definitely for the first time
today that he had served with the
American Expeditionary Forces in
France Hie identity, however, attll
remains a mystery. -
Standing in a brilliant circle of
light, cant upon a tiny platform in
the Scsqut-Centennial Auditorium.
Tarbot peered Into the faces of the
vast assemblage, In the hope that
someone would recognize him.
After several minutes of silence,
there came the cry: ■■
•*l know that man. I know that
man!” from Benjamin Spang, a Ses-
quf-Centennlil Guard, *
“I- recogdlze him,” said Spang,
“m. a member «f the Sixteenth Co.,
Mi*
Judge George C. Stephens and
ft he four County Commissioners, W.
E. Melton. W. C- Rape, T. T. Phil-
lip* and M. L Tomlinson, went to
the county farm on en Inspection
tour Thursday. They found every-
thing in good shape under the man-
agement of Manager P. W, *df4’
The farm ha. made 1.000 huahels
of corn, 1,000 b«!*a of bty, tW iW*
Ion* of sorghum end will
gallons of ribbon cane
bales of cotton. There —
-3^0RUS%fcMi a
a dozen county prisoner* that
being worked on the public *
and In th# cotton field* this faH.
The county form Is doing well but
the expense of keeping the pauper*
at the farm, together with the ex-
penae of keeping many indigent
people In home* in the county i* one
„f the heavy e*P«n*«» ot lh* rourt*
The cost D more than 66,000 annu-
3 STATES RAVAGED
BY HOG CHOLERA
Springfield, III., Oct. 14—Hog
cholera, which Is declared to have
become a factor for serious consid-
eration by hundred* of Illinois,
low. and Nebraska farm., has do-
veloped into an eplsootle which was
deecribed by Dr. F. A. Laird «* the
“most devastating Illinois ha* ever
known." .
“Flood water* carrying filth and
germ* have spread the disease thru
the State." he said. "The best ef-
fort* of the veterinary pMrfemfcm
have been it -dequate to eope with
the situation, insanitary condutena
and flood waters ha*e not only
spread the dlseato. but have lowered
the vitality of the swine.”
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PENNIES ANO
NICKELS POPULAR
New York, Oct. 14.—The pen-
ny,” that unpopuMg :Nl*6
piece of United Btat,- —
returned to it* own. Likewise, t
"nickel." More than 2.900.006
Parties here from Ham'* Gin com-
munity, in the extreme ce'.tern part
«f Hopkins county, report much in-
terest in oil down that way. More' a member of tne nixteem-
than six thousand acrea have beert pifth R«giment. United JRato*
blocked with several thouwnd,more rjnM> , wu jn the Fourth Company.
‘ ' Ml---““ “I temqmberr seeing you, said
8pang "at Colombo and again at
Beileau Woods."
“Yes," said Tarbot. visWy etrrtn-
ing •! remember going into actio#
with twenty-four men, led by Lieut.
Robinson.” Spang •••* th»l Liettl’
Robinson had died during the war
to sight. A big mas* masting was
held Thursday night by the citizens
of that place and another meeting
is called for Saturday night.
CHOIR NOTICE
Methodist choir practice this even-
ing at 7:15 o’clock. AH member,
urged to be present.
director.
Scoutmaster Henry Tapp pl*«*
| carry hD troep of Stoeuts to the Dal-
la. Fair tomorrow.
George W. Payne, leading etock
. j ____ .( cutefllo. is «*rt* P*n'
white- •
>ut necesaery
coinage, haa
.ike wise, the
rkflf" more ‘
pounds of copper was used by the w.
g. Treasury in the part year to mint
66,115,67# worth of five end ten
cent pieces, according to the («PP'r
und Brass Research Association. The
tremendous eirculation, th* assoc
tion declares, indicates an ere oz
high production and pro*P*, ty'
This output compam wjth jin
erage pi ud«rtWf?||
worth of minor coin*
530.000 3*»"d» 1
years oiT the war,
A pronounced i«
put of coppe*
nickel, which is 75 per
D shown by It**"
■fm
.!lc*d° reSrt^d cattle toek mighty
good thew day*. M
Bead the wart ada.
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