The Cuero Daily Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 79, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1924 Page: 1 of 6
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FEDERAL JURY
BAPTIST WOMEN HOSTESS
enty-tiVe
Present R<
are
this
judg
at tbe City Hotel.
before
Comity Attorney Tote?
addressed the Cuero Kiwi
“The American Legion"
Lar weekly luncheon nt
Hotel Monday evening. ’
was introduced by Chai
Berning as the official ffi
the organisation. Heary
mander of the local post,
guest at the luncheon.
when
made an
million
Judge
cases.
whose
Women of Protestant Church'
-es Observe Fifth Monday
By Social.
Flint Man Had Heard
For Years, But Sas
One Monday.
answer,
pertinent tS the matters and
The «en’or girL debating te\m of
Hie high school will meet the Junior
girls team tonight at the auditorium
of the high school building. The con-
test will be held to determine the Cue
ro representatives at the County In
terscholastic League Smeet. Since
only one team of boys is entered, no
elimination will be held in that event.
The debates wHl start at 7: SO.
Michigan Visitor
Entertained With
out to br
as well
CUERO, DeWITT COUNTY, TEXAS. TUESDAY EVENING. APRIL 1. 1924
OEBATEING ELIMINATION
TO BE HELD TONIGHT
NOMINATING committee
PERFORMS ITS DUTY
VOL
" i ■ e
WASHINGTON, Mar 31.—Demand
for removal from office of Theodore
Roosevelt, assistant.secretary of the
w*
Mr. Roose
director of
previous to
The nominating committee elected
by the Chamber of Commerce at its
March membership meeting, met at
the city hall Monday afternoon at the
call of Chairman R. J. Waldeck, and
nt'med the following twelve men from
whom six are to be chosen as Club
directors for the ensuing year. W. B.
Utesch, John .Seekamp, Fritz Koehler.
Dr, J. C. Dobbs. C. G. Breeden,
Dr. J. R. Frobese, Rev. F. F. Eber-
hardt, Carl J. Bohne, Paul Dornbluth,
J. C. Ley, Albert Hartman and W. D.
McCurdy.
The April membership meeting will
vote upon the directors
high men will be declared
It attendance at the
meeting Monday afternoon
Waldeck, chairman. <■ Dr.
Burns.
Bridges
from Annas to Caiaphas and from
Pilate to Herod, or to the change, in
France, in 1564. of New Year's day to
the first of January, which left the
first of April destitute of anything but
a burlesque of its former festivities,
and more recently an identification
lias been attempted with the Hindoo
festival of Huli. which is celebrated
in a similar manner on the 31st of
March.
Whatever the origin. April Fool’s
day will be celebrated each year by
pranks and jokes on any one who will
“bite.” Rube Goldberg observes the
day, and a lot of people “bite” unsus-
pectingly.
But unfortunate indeed is he who
is born on April Fool's Day. He can
not live down the stigma.
ition
Roosevelt
(ger's “reputation ”
> wouldn't it cork a law-abiding
Ito have this spread over Texas
E I bootlegger and law breaker
“tootlegglng" reputation that he
at tbe^women's or
other denomination
i^ion. The tableau^ were so heartily
^Ajoyed-and rated so highly that they
wre given again Monday night
dkv. J. J. Kellum ot Yoakum
anlress on the sevi
t the slnster part of the whole
1 la the fact that he knows
bit reputation can not stand the
of publicity
••• to nothing that hurts evil
! than the lig..t of day.
rn ou thsx light, Mr. Officers.—
a Commercial News.
& o o o
Eight tetses of small pox are report-
ed in LavNca County near Yoakum
There are other cases of small pox in
NTtoi sections of tbe state. The state
health officers have urged school stu-
dents who have never been vaccinated
to do so £t once. .
An ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure in a case like smallpox.
It isn't a bad idea to follow the ad-
viee of the health officers.
o o o
Hope seldom dies out in the human
breast. The name of Bugpue V. Debbs
has been died as Socialist candidate
•Mr tbe presidency.
0 0 0
la a press report of the arrest of a
Motlegger, tbe following language was
• ffiwnnd. And especially should the
camp be established if the' Shanks
Hurt site Is not accepted by the state
M a state park.
be erected in front of the
schools.
It Is a mistaken idea that being a
member of the boar J of tru: tees' is a
. greaCj is, i^^muneration
.for ffiffi^Msrk which the trustees do,
and they are considered accountable
to tbe people for the conditions in the
schools. It is a thankless job, but one
in wMch there is a vast opportunity
to serve the town and the children.
Of fame, money, or renowu, there
is none in that position, but of satis-
3|kiibdn'in the knowledge that one is
■dk-Ms duty toward IsL community,
SffiMFncceptiug the responsibilities as
^citizen .there is a great deal.
o o o
As you enter Gofizato® .you pass
ilree camping grounds. There are two
these camps in Gonzalos, one on
the SQuth sid? cud one -on the north
'aide' of tdwr And thefti-.rr- pointing
dttt these caiap grounds offer a wel
co louri.st whfcl- tends to
icausa the-clty elections come
l, Uteyre no joke. Those who
*d really take the offices.
o o o
Grant got a big reputation
g “Let Us Have Peace,” but
ward Bok tries It, they inves-
m, —Syracuse Herald.
WASHINGTON, Marc a 31.—HAry
F. Sinclair, lessee of Teapot Dome,
was indicted by a federal grand jury
here today on contempt charges grow
ing out of his refusal to testify before
the senate oil cotonitte?.
The- indictment was in 10 counts
each referring tcra specific question
asked the oil oppjator, when he was
last before the committee. The grand
jurors held that these questions, all of
which Sinclair refused to
were
questions then under inquiry before
th^ said committee.”
The action was Che fir^t grand jury
move to develop tram the oil inquiry
and is expected eventually to result
in a Supreme Court "ruling ou the
broad question of ,the authority of
congress
.witnesses
now
< lair has questioned*.
Sinclair is not now in Washington,
bnt his attorneys have indicated that
he probably would come to the capital
without compulsion, to answer to
charges against him-.
In Monday’s Dallas News a cartoon
appeared which with slight alteration
apply to Cuero A school build-
Is shown with a dign in front de
daring that the old nbard of trustees
are honest, experienced, and efficient,
gad that they should bt re-electe£s "Qlie
Mbg of politics is abed to descend on
jMb school.
No such hand .wen’s to be appearing
bver the Cuero sebiMk. Little interest
has been shown in the school trustee
election which is to ta&? piece Satur-
day. But the three trustees whose,
terms are up have served the school
-well, and the sign in front of the
•chcdi building in the cartoon Icould
Cuero
Weired costumes composed of old
colthes, and prompted by the ingenuity
of the wearers, were the apparel of
the school boys’who paraded down
the main streets of town this morning
about 8; 30, yelling, and winding down
the streets, and proclaiming that it
was April Fool's Day and “hobo” day'
tor the school.
Many were the peculiar dresses]
worn by the students at the high
school, both boys and girls, but when
the bell rang for classes to begin,
flier? was. good order, considering the
occasion. Classes were conducted as’
usual, and the strange garments of
the students did not seem to detract as
great deal from the attention which
they gave to the lessons. Of course,
this was violated in .some instances.. J^Nrs. Alex Hamillton gaVe
Dto man in reported to have coni-
Md to officer* that hi* reputation
> bootlegger would be ruined if hi*
0t became known. It is said that
Amita making the best product in
Motion of the state.”
'to striking that his name was
Uffid, a* if the reporter and the of-
K were carefully guarding
Three Unfortunate Men Now
in Jail, Negro, Mexican
and White Man. a
and the six
elected,
committee
were R. J.
John W.
Grunder and J. P.
Over 50 Boy* in County Are
Member* of Agricultural
, Clubs.
By International News Service.
DEFIANCE. Ohio. March 31—Ducks
winging northward, robins chirping
from budding cherry trees, or fireless
stoves all these may be customary
signs of Springtime. Clerks in the
post office^ here, however, declare that
heaps of circulars, announcing bar-
gains in articles us&d in connection
with Springtime cleaning are just as
certain forerunners of violet time.
Seed and plant catalogues, soaps
and scouring powders are being her-
alded to the community so intensely
that clerks say the on® cent mail I*
greater now than ever
eastern star.
r meeting of the Eastern
iday night at 8 o'clock.
(Mia* Dora Ferguson, Secy.
Hoboes Have Parade Down
Main Streets on Way to
Classes This Morning.
Musical Numbers.
Ween the tableaux ami the other
nffinhers on the program. Mrs. D. L.
iojssell played beautifully executed
ctions on the pialny. and accompan-
LeCthe vocal numbers for the tableaux
^be first of the tableaux showed the
foot binding practice of the heathens,
and the second illustrated the child
niarriage laws and subjection of
wtyen. The last presentation showed
t■■great work of the nurses, medical
nnffiionaries. and others in heathen
<«L. The setting for the productions
wito effective, and they were well exe-
CUERO ST Al
We hhve no right to Succeed Unless We. .
POSTOFFICE BAROMETER
OF APPROACHING SPRING
Joe Begole, wholesale acces-
sory dealer of Flint, Michigan,
has heard about Texas badger
fighta hls life but never had
the opportunity to witness one
until Monday evening.
Begole. ‘with his wife and Mrs.
J. B. Lewright of San Antonio,
have been spending the past few
days in Cuero as guests of Mr.
and Mrs. F. P. Sarnes. It was on-
ly natural when he heard the big
fight was coming off here on Mon-
day that he became interested.
So he managed to slip away
from the ladies a few minutes bp-
fore the hour of the scrap and.in
company with Joe Lackey, Tom
Lovett. Dunn Houston and a num-
ber of well known Cuero sports-
men. proceeded to the enclosure
back of the Reuss drug store,
where a large box held the badger
captive.
The fight created
interest than usual,
dog had quite a reputation
scrapper and wagers were
quite freely. Bets ranged
a dollar to a hundred and
th^time came to release
beast no one
did not have
but Begole.
ed he should
would release the badger.
The erod’d moved back to the
fence, the dog growled feroci-
ously at the captive’s box and
everything was ready.
The gentleman from Michigan
gave the string a mighty pull and
raced to the wall for a place of
safety. He struck a clothes line
on his way to the fence but it
failed to stop him. The clothes
line parter, he reached the^fepce,
mounted it An-
the battle*. ■
The fighting badger proved a
harmless piece of crockery and
tbe visitor had learned the secret
of the famous Texas event.
But Begole proved a good sport,
as most of the fellows from
Michigan are and grinning pulled
his pocket book offering to bny
drinks for the party.
even more
Jop Reuss’
as a
made
from
when
the
could be found who
money on the event
So it was arrang-
pull the string that
Farm Club Boys to
Have Encampment
Tonight fair, slightly warmer. Wed
nesday fair, light td moderate north-
easterly to southeasterly winds.
! Two men were tried in the county
1 court and convicted of lunacy. One
I trial was held Monday afternoon and
> the other Tuesday morning.
| Stanley Kulawik hearing the
Madison Steen. ag<rl 42.
hon e is in Edgar, was found guilty of
| Innacy-this morning. He suffered a
sunstroke which is thought to have
undermined his mentitl capacity, and
this has caused hallucinations which,
together with financial worries, were
i said in the trial to have caused the
| charge.
Amado Mancho. a Mexican about 37
i years old. was convicted Monday af
ternoon. He has a family
■ children. His condition is thought
to be heri'litary. according to Judge
Kulawik.
Those two men. together with a nes-
jgro who was convicted of lunacy
-ome time ago are in the bounty jail.
Over 50 DeWitt county boys
tween the ages of 10 and 18 ytars
in the agricultural clubs this year, II.
C. Robinson, county agent, announc-
ed. Some of the boys are raising cot-
ton. others poultry, livestock $nd
other farm products.
In each club the boys have some
definitely planned work to carry out,
which they choose with the aid and
assistance of the county agent.
Important phases- of production are
carefully studied, and a great deal of
time is devoted to Judging of live
stock and field crops of different kinds
Mr. Robinson states.
During the summer, an encamp-
ment will be held at some place in the
county for two days of fun and work.
At this time, livestock and grain
judging will be practiced at the en-
campment, and representatives w^l
be chosen to go jo A. & M. during
the Fanners Short Course from De-
Witt county in the boys club
and four ing contest.
WISE WORDS ABOUT THE
LOCAL NEWSPAPER
“If there is anything in your town
worth talking about.” says the Iron
River Reporter, Iron River, Mich,
“about ten chances to one your own
newspapers had a hand in putting it
there. Every town gets its money's
worth through the home newspapers.
It’s a wogon that,carries all your
goods to market, it ought to be kept
in good repair. It will pey to grease it.
paint it and Keep Its running gca s i i
^ood shape and snelter. Tnev are tu ■
guardian > ar.U Jefemkrs m every in
terest the foreninm rs and pior..-?r:' oi
;<• ery move • »t i • 1 »h • .‘■•url . ., Ivo
ates of law* ao/j jrd?r.”
The home 'newspaper Is an institu-
' on that s i”'d b** t:<MMI i iv h-.
Us publishers and Its readpra—Uno-
Men for the two sdei
bershlp contest in t
Lunu^eon Club have 1
The captains of th® V
A. S. Reed, who heai*
Blues,’’ and* Ernest
“Richter Reds.”
The contest will lint
and will be based on 1
which the sides Menfi
dance ot the new measbi
old members. The bMta
most number-of points
the contest win be glvi
by*the losing side.
Those en the “Reed 1
8. Reed, Walter Buchs
Ferd Eichhols, C. T. td
D. McCurdy, P T. Me<M
Nagel, J. O. Park, AM
Max Wehman.
The “Richter Reda” h
Ernest Richter, Bert
Buehrig. Walter DuBom
Geo. Gohmeft, Leo Ck
Hartman, Sam Hefaer,
and C. G. SmMu -.-
The Club will hold H
Four tableaux showing the lives of
heathen children and the effect of mis-
sionary work in heathen lands, were
the features of the Fifth Monday en-
tertainment given by ihe ladies of the
First Baptist Church to the members
ganizations of the
s Monday after-
Indictment Offi Ten Counts,
• Will be test'of Power to
Question Witnesses,
•a ■
FIRST GRAND JURY MOVE
American,” an ddapian
the preamble t? thi
that the idea of the
must have been conee
some divine power—th
have thought of nothing
noble. The tie that I
glonaires together are
tice, Freedom and Dei
Cheatham stated.
President F. F. Bbei
Kiwanis club responds
Cheatham's address am
occasion to pay tribute
“We look up to the Lei
the organizations that
principal and one izns<
motives .he said. TlAj
In the city park ffi^l
pole soon to be erect*
examples of much g«ri
done tocany,” he
The dub appointed, a
select a delegate to *
convention at Denver in
Old maid school teachers, freakish
and gawky women, gangly men, snuff
boxes, and huge chunks of chewing
tobacco.
These, with clothing dragged from
the attics of many homes in Cuero,
went to make up the regalia of thost
attending the party given by the
Christian. Endeavor Monday night at
the Presbyterian church.
The party w:n supposed to be
merely a "tacky" party, but when the
guests arrived, it turned
an April Fool celebration
Decorations were absurb and peculiar.
Tin water pitchers wit’ll faded and.
straggling paper flowers, table covers
made of newspapers, and tin cans for
vases formed the,, prevailing color
Games in accordance with the -oc-
casion. including a Jack Horner pie
and other jokes, were played, and
there was no such thing of dignity or
formality shown during th* entertain
ment.
Old songs, which were popular
years ago, were sungt and every one
present was required to tell the most
foolish thing he had every done. The
stories were extremely self-revealing,
and little reserve was shown in re-
lating the foolish incidents.
Refreshments were gingerbread and
pink lemonade, accompanied by choc-
olate candy.
i Those present left tired from laugh-
ter. declaring it was one of the best
parties they had ever attended, and
these was no reason for those state-
ments beingj merely for the sake of
politeness.
the wel-
however. 'I'cgipie address to th|e ladies assembled]
All day tricks were played on the” Monday afternoon. Mrs. Earl Tran-'
students of the schools, the teachers. th$m then gave a brief but clear
and on business men and others om sketch of the work which the Baptist i
the streets and in the homes of Cuero, w^tnen are doing, and the scripture
to summon and. question April Fool's day,.could not pass un-, reading was given] by Mrs. Arthur]
in investigations Mke those observed I Fw
in progress. This authority Sin In America, as-in many countries of;
Europe, including England. France .
and Germany, the first of April has (
for long b ’en appropriated to a face-
tious custom, for which no very Sat-
isfactory origin has been assigned. To
end an unsuspecting or ignorant per-
con on some bootless errand is the
great endeavor of the day. .
Tiie unfortunate subject of the trick
<i!n Scotland is called a gowk, which
lias th? meaning of both “fool” and a
'•< uckoo." In France the dupe is
p':snn d’Avril.” or April-fish,
is known of the origin of the
Ono remarkable theory traces
to Noah, as sending out his
It is glso re-
Weird Costumes
Clothe Students
On April FooFs r
Little
custom,
it back
dove on such a quest
ferred either to the miracle plays rep-
senate isslrtSsentinj^the.sending of the Saviour
ngsr, wm
day by Senator Dill, democrat, Wash
ington.
Declaring the assistant secretary
was far more culnable than was his
superior, Secretary Denby, in the
leasing of the naval oil reserves, the
Washington senator Introduced a
resolution saying it to be the sense of
senate that President Coolidge should
call for his resignation.
The resolution charges
velt with having been a
the Sinclair Oil Company
entering the government service and
stresses that he orderea marines tn
remove oil claimants from tbe Teapot
Dome reserve.
th Me present. I •
^•Ilowiag the program, delicious re-
fr< ^hnients were served, and the
warns® rtaited and chatted to* tom*.,
time.
The occasion was one which is ob-
served on every fifth Monday, the
women of the different congregations
taking turn in entertaining those of
the other churches.
The church was filled with people
when the program began, and a large
crowd attended the lecture and pre-,
mentation of the tableaux Monda'y
night. . ’
\ILY RECO
1 CUERO NEWS
der Real Service to our Community.
At>3 o’clock this aftentos
votes had been o*8t at the tl
lot boxes in ihe’ city etoction
300 votes are expected
when the polls will ciffiSffijj
mtfrs were heard today that
horse might be
council, but wltertier <fr
backers have been
on tbe official ballot ie not k
Election returns' wfl^ b® |
shortly after 6 o’clock. an<H!!
of the men elected will pro
posted at BrtKA’s News Stan
announced
Since the voting is'tnrt str
might be presumed tbat-^teg
foundation fdr ihe rwnor W
horse, as his backers won{<.
visit the polls in larger nnm1
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