The Gilmer Weekly Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 14, 1932 Page: 2 of 8
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THE GILMER WEEKLY MIRROR, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1982
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Longview—Clay Stinette, 49.
Tulsa, was fatally burned and
Olen Peace, Gladewater, seri-
unteered to furnish the
to fence the cemetery i
isted with Ferguson, as the leg-
islautre was in session, but he
putthe money in his bank at
Temple, without interest, los-
ing the State four or five thous
and dollars per annum interest.
After a long trial, with all
the evidence for and against
Ferguson heard, Ferguson him
The records in the office of
the Secretary of State show
that during the first seventeen
months of the last Ferguson ad
ministration, ending June 15,
1926. more than 1,225 eonvict-
ed criminals were pardoned.
or Sterling, Texas took a place
of leadership among the States
in the advancement of child
welfare, enacting a law and set-
ting up the mechanics to pro-
teat the thousands of delin-
of the United States, in
sion upholding the right
sovereign state to con-
its natural resources.
trial, has by the votes of two-
thirds of the members present
this day determined that the
said James E. Ferguson is guil-
ty as charged in the 1st, 2nd,
MAN BURNS TO DEATH
AS CIGARETTE IGNITES
VALLEY FULL OF GAS
Because the Jews refused to
patronize his Forum in 1923,
he said between the Dallas
Jews and the Dallas Ku Klux,
I want to say that the Ku Klux
is the better of the two." Fo-
rum of March 17th, 1923.
Under Sterling’s administra-
tion the budget was balanced,
with the help of the legislature
and various State Departments.
While our own State has kept
within its income, the budgets
of a majority of the States are
out of balance.
ermvLgasoLNI
COTNMnoM
and it was never paid to the
State until Jim Ferguson had
been impeached and he had va-
cated the office in August of
1917, two years later, and no
interset was ever paid.
continued until September 19,
when it was >30,401.81." (S. J.,
p. 20.)
"On September 29, 1916, the
He tried to use his power of
office to control the regeants
of the University. -
have been saved by the splen-
did work of the prison board
and its managers; but above
all, the morale and condition of
the prisoners has been increas-
ed wonderfully, due largely to
the parole policy he has fol-
lowed.
The pardon power has been
exercised not loosely but hu-
manely and no money or pull
voted against conviction, while
twenty-seven voted to find him
guilty.
The judgment of the high
court of impeachment, is as
follows:
State of Texas vs. James E.
Ferguson: .
Whereas, the House of Rep-
resentatives of the State of
Texas did, on the 24th day of
August, 1917, exhibit to the
Senate of Texas Articles of Im-
peachment against James E.
Ross Hogg
Phone 190 or 375
GILMER, TEXAS
house in Kelsey. Mr. Lee lives
in Gilmer, but he believes in
taking good care of his proper-
ty while away.
It is reported that Mr. Reed
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higher, Higher, HIGHER anti-knock
SINCLAIR H-C GASOLINE
with more ETHYL
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Amoumt Paid
.... $ 61,270.13
..... 1,954,435.47
.... 1,146,669.97
.... 1,699,764.15
..... 175,606.87
.... 1,437,152.74
.... 1,792,994.61
35,214.59
.... 18,303.108.47
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Facts About
Fergusons
‘ Per Cant of
Total Tax Paid
.74
23.54
13.81
20.47
2.12
17.31
21.59
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Still higher anti-knock for the higher com-
pression cars of 1932—that’s what you get
when you use Sinclair H-C Gasoline with
more Ethyl! Still faster pick-up for traffic-
still more power for the hills!, If you’re driv-
ing your old car yet—try a tankful of this re-
markable combination. You’ll be surprised
how well it restores the old, flashy perform-
ance. Ask for Sinclair H-C Gasoline with more
Ethyl.
U. S. Government. .....
State.................
County...............
Roads ................
Improvement Districts.
Schools...............
Cities ................
Miscellaneous.........
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month and to 128 convicted
thieves, or at the average rate
of 7 1-2 thieves a month, and
during the same period par-
dons were also granted to nine-
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Sterling's administration mat
a deficit of 54,448,220 in the
treasury.
The public schools of the
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It can thus be seen that railroad taxes represent an importar.t
and indispensable factor in the economic life of our state. They
help in a large measure to pay the expense of our state, county
and municipal government, build and maintain highways, pay
the cost of drainage and other improvements, and support our
schools and educational institutions.
it is the desire of Texas railroads to extend this helpfulness to
Texas counties and communities in carrying this heavy burden.
However, their ability to meet thcce obligations as they become
due depends upon their ability to earn sufficient revenue with
which to pay this and other heavy expenses connected with their
operation.
• RAILROADS HAVE ALWAYS SHOULDERED THEIR
SHARE OF RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE NATION, THE
STATE, AND THE CITIES AN COMMUNITIES THEY
SERVE, AND WILL CONTINUE T J DO SO TO THE EXTENT
OF THEIR ABILITY.
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428.65.” (S. J., p. 21.)
The capital stock of the Tern
valley, two miles north of Wil-
low Springs, became ignited
Sunday afternoon when a mem
ber of the party struck, a
match to light a cigarette.
Stinett wa- brought to a
local hospital where he suc-
cumbed. Peace will recover.
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have been dealt with in the
same way; they have saved
$500,000 already this year.
truth, full pardons granted
quents, abandoned and depend-
ent children, properly the ward
announcement of
TEXAS RAILROADS PAY
In addition to the clemency
extended in the name of the
Governor to these forty four
rapists, pardons of one form or
another were granted to ten
persons convicted of bigamy, to
two convicted of pandering and
to ten convicted of seducing
girls.
During the last seventeen
months of the administration
203 persons convicted of mur-
der or manslaughter were par-
doned in the name of our first
woman Governor, or at the av-
erage rate of 12 every month
or three every week and during
this seventeen months’ period,
when burglary, hijacking and
thefts were terrifying men and
women of Texas in a degree
unprecedented in the history of
the State, in the name of our
first woman Governor, as is
shown by the records at Aus-
tin, pardons were granted to
101 convicted burglars, or at
the average rate of seven burg-
lars a month, and to seventy-
five convicted robbers, or at an
537,500 was all the law allowed
Ferguson to owe the bank,
even on well secured note. As-
sistant Cashier Blum testified
on the impeachment trial that
“The overdrafts of the Govern-
or during the high marks were
in excess of 30 per cent of the
capital stock of the bank. This
irrespective of the notes.”
This is Fergusonism.
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dicted that the people would
say, "To hell with the Demo-
cratic party.” and he did all he
could to destroy it. He was
for the American party.
would cut them. How about
that for a kindly deed?
treasury, so it would be avail-
able if they wanted to rebuild,---—- -— ------
but this necessity no longer ex- full hearing and an impartial
Enforcement of the laws
against the waste of oil and
gas, and maintenance of order-
ly production in the East Tex-
as field, have increased the rev-
enues from the gross produc-
tion tax by several million dol-
lars.
By the same methods, he
saved an industry that affects
more people directly or indi-
rectly than any other in the
State, from chaos and dieaster,
and kept oil, the richest natur-
al resource of this State, from
being wasted and given avay;
saved the land and royalty own
ers their property, and pre-
vented a demoralization of the
industry that would thorw
thousands out of employment
and destroy millions of proper-
ty values in this State.
In sparing Texas this great
toes the administration has
been sustained by-the supreme
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It was shown in the investi-
gation that State wagons, corn
and cotton seed were sent from
the penitentiary system to Jim
Ferguson’s farm and were not
paid for for six years, and only
then after suit had been
brought against him.
om, sth, iiin, iih, 14111, xwd, Moss, who taught at this place
17ht and 19th of said Articles two yerasago, is coming back
to make his home here.
He paid a personal note of
55,600 out of this trust fund, of Impeachment.
pride to every Texan that upon
Pz the recommendation of Govern-
ple State Bank was $125,000. man
Thirty per cent of that sum, or 8
his intention to be a candidate
for a second term, suggests a
sort of fiscal triumph in man-
agement of the State’s affairs
during the past two years.
There is nothing in public
events of these two years to
stand in the way of Mr. Ster-
ling’s bid for the customary
second term. The return en-
gagement has been freely ac-
corded in the past to Governors
who, attended by more favor-
able circumstances than have
attended Mr. Sterling’s first
term, had less of constructive
administration and governmen-
tal progress to recommend
them.
. . Ferguson administration.
Governor’s overdraft was $31,- I
His first mistake in office,
was in 1915 when he first be-
came governor, his first offi-
cial act was the handling of
>101,607.18 in cash turned over
to him by Gov. Colquitt, from
the Canyon City Normal school
fund. It was collected insur-
ance after the school had burn-
ed. It was kept out of the
SUBSTANTIAL PART OF
STATE’S TAX BURDEN
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. _ Mrs. Hester Means, who is
Ferguson, Governor of Texas, attending the summer term at
Commerce is expected to be
Home Saturday.
Mr, Heck Lee is painting his
Under hie administration
trucks have been regulated and
restricted in operation on the
highways, and the truck regu-
lation wks upheld by the high-
er courts.
has obtained a pardon. In
ously burned about the head i ,— ■—
and body when a gas filled! “Everybody Reads The Mirror
In addition to thus helping
the Temple State bank, the
bank examiners were trying to
prevent overdrafts, while Fer-
guson had probably the largest
overdraft on the Temple bank
of any state bank in Texas.
In the impeachment trial
with reference to Jim Fergu-
son’s overdraft, H. F. Bium,
assistant cashier of the Temple
State Bank, testified:
"The overdraft started on
January 10, 1916, and contin-
ued until Auril 28, 1916. The
overdraft began at 514,240.82
and ran up as high as >44,799."
(S. J., p. 19.)
.“On June 1, 1916 the over-
draft began again. At that
time he had an overdraft of
>31,109.36. These overdrafts
self testifying, the State Sen-
ate. sitting as a high court of average rate of 4 1-2 robbers a
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Governor Sterling’s adminis-
tration has been distinguished
by steadiness and confidence,
and in many aspects, positive
strength. The State govern-
/ment has moved through a pe-
riod of economic stress with
less halting than have the gov-
ernments of many other States.
The report of the State audit-
Jim Ferguson’s liquidating
agent of the Texas Banking
Department, of Texas, appoint-
ed at Jim Ferguson's request,
refused to answer the question
whether he paid any part of a
$8,500 check from a Houston
Road Company to Jas. E. Fer-
guson, on the ground that to
answer it might incriminate
him. This was in Sept. 23,
1925 but he continued to hold
the job, until the /end of the
He vetoed the bill increasing
the Supreme Court judges’ sal-
aries, because they decided
against him in the suit wheth-
er the Governor of Texas
might lawfully have household
supplies charged to the State,
at State expense was a Ukelele,
Among the articles purchased
and as the result of the disclos
ure, he was nicknamed Ukelele
Jim. „
A number of the folks here
attended the speakings at Gil-
mer Saturday afternoon and
night.
Mr. Ollie Lindsey of Enoch
attended our Priesthood meet-
ing here last night and spoke a
few words in the interest of
the candidacy of our neighbor,
Mr. Hardy Ray.
Mr. William Floyd and Mr.
Asa' Byers were at the meet-
ing here Monday night.
We have heard that there
are to be two or three hundred
chickens slaughtered for our
picnic here. Here’s hoping
that it is barbecued, for who
could stand a bowl of hot stew
after listening to all those fiery
speeches of those candidates?
Sure is hot and dry here.
So hot that the only living
thing you can see stiring in
the heat of the day is candi-
dates. Rut you know they are
all smiles. It is marvelous how
they can stand up under the
strain, especially the stout
ones.
KELSEY
Impeachment, found Ferguson
guilty. And it should be re-
membered, that practically ev-
ery senator voting for impeach
meat, had voted for Ferguson
for his second tom. On khe
He recommended and approv
ed a law passed at the last ses-
sion of the legislature which
will bring millions to the State
—not by increased taxation
but from oil taken from the
beds of the Sabine and other
rivers within producing oil
areas.
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basd on the merit and ability
of the prisoner to find employ-
ment; so that if the prilsoner
fails to obey the law, he is
promptly returned to prison.
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He opposed bonding homes,
farms and ranches to build
highways, favoring fts being
derived from the traffic, that
is the gasoline tax and license
• Taxes is one of the large fixed charges connected with the op-
eration of Texas railroads. From the standpoint of the welfare of
state, counties and communities, railroad taxes are of much im-
— portance. This annual obligation must be met from the earning
capacity of the rail carriers.
In 1931 the railroads of Texas paid a total of $8,303,108.47 in
federal, state, county, municipal and miscellaneous taxes. The dis-
tribution of this amount to the various tax funds is shown below:
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State, the University-of Texas,
the A. and M. College, nor any
of the other colleges, have been
permitted to become less ef-
» ficient—although the Governor
& ’ cut the cost of. these institu-
toins all along the line. The
• State eleemosynary institutions were few. The policy has been
His pardon record when his
and care of the State.
He uncovered and stopped
graft amounting to millions,
and not a breath of scandal or
corruption has been heard of
his administration.
He points with pride to the
improvement in the manage-
ment of the penitentiary sys-
tem. Large sums of money
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fees. He also advocates that
the money spent by counties ot
build highways be refunded, or
the outstanding bonds be as-
sumed by the State.
The <
rc ges..
Mr .and Mrs. Ed Amonette
and family of Gilmer are spend
ing a few days here with rel-
atives before moving to Waco
where he- will begin working
again for the Cotton Belt rail-
road. He has been disabled
for some time, having hurt his
back moving a motor car off
the track.
Through the efforts of the
committee the cemetery is . in
fine condition, having been
cleaned and raked. And while
we are about it we might add
that it is a fine thing to have
good neighbors. Mr. Paul
Smith, our good neighbor, vol-
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Tucker, George. The Gilmer Weekly Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 14, 1932, newspaper, July 14, 1932; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1440998/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Upshur County Library.