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ORANGE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1928
VOLUME XIV.
NUMBER 205
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THE
ENFORCEMENT
ALARM
3
CLOCK
OF DRY LAWS
COMMISSION
(By M. R. H.)
l
o
THREE PERSONS
DEAD IN FIRE
Leader
MISS MAUD* EFISHER.
LINDY LINKED
had not volunteered as
IN AIR PLANS
CANDIDATRS have until midnight
• of February 29 in which to
Ith the City Demo-
committee.
pbed of W
B. Simmona,
I
§
Your commit-
people
he
thousandn
to
its investigation and advising
The Tri
company"n river wharves and
Tonight, fair. colder.
to
the
DALL.AS,
MURDERER OF N. Y. GOVERNESS Masons Celebrate
Washingon’s Day
All memhern of Madison lodge No,
126, A
Moore
LBNTHN SERVICRS
FARWELI EN ROUTE
ing Chicag last night.
A
V
I
WOMAN WHO BRAVED
ARCTIC IN 1926 TO BE
MARRIED IN NEW YORK
FALSE LOVER OF WOMAN FOUND
BURNING TO DEATH SOUGHT AS
Scouts Planning
Another Campaign
The) total $763,000.
the serial nuntbers.
which
today
which
the
from
Negro Near Death
From Injuries In
vising
reopen
Doughhelly Blackshenr, the negro
who was shot through the liver and
stomach last Runday morning in the
midst of a wild party at the Ander-
their
who
POPULARITY
STANDING
oRIc,
each.
Dorit Futch
Justine Patllllo
Ollie Gomez
Monteal Smith
him that she should make a state-
ment for him.
During the past few days the Gulf
Production company abandoned well
A cold snap, with the thermome-
ter dropping as low as between 29
and 14 degrees is predicted for this
section of ths gulf roast country for
tonight and tomorrow's weather.
Orange to aid
Beaumont Drive
For Convention
The Texas Creonoting company is
awaiting arrival of the steam tanker
Tri Mount, with approximately 750,-
000 galons of creosote oil brought
COM,
chair*
J. E
who have
furthering
Autos Are Held
Up For Hickory
Ferry Crossing
be back home in the next da
two. as he advised that he was
COLD SNAP IS
DUE TONIGHT
.......41450
....... 39450
37775
....... 24950
county aide of the river waiting
be ferried acrome.
The caretaker in charge of
Gulf Quits Test
In No. 8 Hole In
New Starks Field
Industry Survey
Includes Sabine
District Cities
Missing Witness Linked
Definitely With
Lost Trade
Curious Objects
Found In Attic
of County Jail
SIMMONS TO
RUNFORCITY
ARMOUR WIDOW
DIES IN N. Y.
MESQUITE MAYOR
GIVEN PEN TERM
Rumor Saya Lone Eagle
With Commercial
Line Project
Shelby Hotel Destroyed
With Human Lives
Part Toll
FLOOD OF POPULARITY VOTES
SWEEP INTO LEADER OFFICES
AS THRILLING CONTEST ENDS
Brisk North Winds And
Lower Temperature
Are Predicted
MARCH 17, Saturday, from 8 a.
IVI m until 7* p. m qualified vot-
era of the city of Orange will vote
In n Democratic primary to nomin-
ate for the office of Mayor of the
City of Orange, and city commis-
sloners from Ward One end Ward
Three.
Creosote Cargo
Due This Week
Return to Charter Rule
and Tax Reduction
on Platform
05
East Tena v
on
Seismograph Oil
Test Planned In
Deweyville Lease
erly winds on coast.
The weather
tion follow*
Fast rexas:
—The Orange Leader
taken an active part in
him that the senate
here direct from England.
Mount company will deck
contest through
Harrison, ward two; K. L. Floyd,
ward three; and J. A. (Cap) Futch,
ward four.
Now, since yon know when the
election will be held, the deadline
on filing applications, and the men
who have been duly elected to
handle the city primary, old Alarm
Clock please release your atop tig.
nai and tell the citizens of orange
thene facta:
detectives of
witneus In the Teapot
J. O. Nelson, with a crew of some
Mteen or twenty men operating for
the Dixie Oil company, in making
Orange headuuarters in making seis-
mograph test of pronpective oil prop-
erty in the vicinity of Deweyville
Heveral truck loads of parapher-
nalia are being uned in the xeismo-
graph test by this company.
The cady newspeper puebuahed
ha orange count, heart at the
there pump the oil to the storage
tanka.
that he
Maude Fiher Was One of Three
Feminine Members OC
MacMillan Party
gt 6.
half mile of trestle approaching the
ferry on the Orange county aide says
that the regulations againnt speed-
Ing on the trestle are being obeyed
much bolter now than they were a
few weeks ago. This result was ob-
tained by turning in several parties
for their misconduct, for which fine
were inflicted.
were mainly of 500
Dome civil
York and
tonight. these hundrede
attend a regular meeting to be held
at the temple tonight. beginning at
7130.
In addition to the regular busf-
nenn meeting, there will he a pro-
gram given celebrating the birthday
at George Washington.
Rev. J. W Winn will deliver the
principal address.
No. •8 on the Lutcher
mtn; Felix Well, ward one;
i that box
are intact,
hand you
file their names i
critic executive
HOOVER 0. K’S
Feb. 21.— Un-
The flood
reached the
wave in north and west portions.
g, . Aee temperature will to 26 to 10 in
"hoofnor Affrav north, and 29 to 34 in mouthwest
—----6 ------- portion: Priday fair, much colder.
Moderate to fresh westerly to north-
reaching in purpose it must
worked out constructively."
A M. are requested to
. Rev. J. B. Dobbins, rector of Rt
Paul's Episcopal church announced
services at the church as follows
of coupons
chqice, and thone
Nave followed the
F. H Farwell, active vice pres-
dent and general manager of th*
Lutcher * Moore Lumber company,
who spent the past few daya on a
burineaa trip to New York and oth-
er polnts In the enst, l« expeeted to
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23:— H. M.
Hiackmer, missing witness in the
Fali-Sinelalr oll company cane, got
$760,000 of profta in the Continental
Trading company deal, the Teapot
Dome committee was lokt today by
hie attorney, Karl C. Schuyler of
Denver.
Schuyler maid the former chairman
of the board of Midwest RefninK
company gave him thia Information
In Montreal In July 1926, when he
naked the attorney to act for him.
The witnenn testined that Biaek-
mer had Informed him "unequivo-
cally" that he had no knowledge
that any fund, of the Continental
had been umed to Influence the leone
of the Teapot Dome naval oil reaerve
or for any unlawful purpone.
"I belleved him then and I have
had no caune to change my mind
Mace." sehuyler mid.
Defewme Given
Blackmer told him. Schuyler Bald.
NEW YORK, F’b « ->»" Jane
i . E" Armour, widow of the
Ute Herman Ormian Armour of Chi-
caKo. and New York, died of pneu-
— amoni.at her home lant night She
a Li T”!n old. Mr armour wan
a partner in the packing firm of Ar-
mn..4 Co.. ,r"m the time it war
rounded until he died in 1*91.
SERIOUSLY, H. R. H.—-all Of our
I , . officials in the past have servea
with a real desire to do the things
that was beat for Orange
No one double this. W differ
perhapa in policies, but In the long
rug we always come to the real
conaciousnesa that publie officials,
la moat Inatances, do what they.
In their humble judgment, think la
beat and right.
Them’s my sentiments.
SHELBY. N. r.. Feb. 11—Three
persons are dead and three others
are in a hospital as a result of a fire
which destroyed the Central hotel
here early toady.
The dead and injured list may
mount as 10 of the 65 registered
guests have not1 been accounted for.
The known dead are: J. It. Hen-
derson and H. H. Carmichael, of
Charlotte, N. C., and Henry Kerr, 5
year old clerk who died from burns
received while awakening guests.
ANOTHRR THING! Got busy, can-
. didates; after February 29 we
. Old time Democracy will be given
the chance of its life in this fair eity
bl our and *?• candidates will
be Kiven the chance of their lives
to.tel1,.what they have 10 otter to
the surtering tax payers.
’fl-HE MAYOR receives ugg per
— month, lots of glory, aome
honor and plenty of abuse and
eussing.
The eity commiseloners receive
32 per month, very little glory end
lean honor and moat of the time
"necond the motion and vote to
make it unanimons."
Some commissioners really create
big savings account, with thin 12
per.
Two Steamers in
Port For Cargo
Active scenes were presented at
the municipal docks today where
aome eight or ten gangs nt long-
shoremen went about their work un-
loading two steamers; one, the
Swedinh steamer B. O. Bjoresnen,
being loaded tar the British king-
-lorn and the other, the American
reamer Lake WImico, heng loaded
with lumber for Tampico, Mexico.
The docks were idle yesterday as
longshoremen and ship operators ob-
served the day as a national holf-
day, celebrating Waehington’s birth-
day 1
Although travel is considerably
lighter between Orange and Beau-
mont than it was a few months ago,
a report from the Nec bee ferry this
morning saidjthere were 105 cars at
one time Runday on the Orange
Citizens and offeias of Orange
and Orange eounty are looking for-
ward with considerable interest to
the induktrial survey to he carried
out in Teas and other gulf coant
states beginning about the first at
July.
Advice was received here today by
Set retary-Manager Turner T Wallis
of the chmber of commeree from
< ‘ongremman John C. Box to the ef-
fect that the department of com-
merce had heen successful in necur-
ing an approprittion for the indus-
trial survey of the gulf coast states.
Box is credited with having weilded
a great infuence in the efort to se-
cure this appropriation.
Dr. Homer Simmons today made
formal announcement of his candi-
dacy for the office of city commis-
sioner, from the first ward.
In making the announcement,
Simmons desires to impress upon
the citizens that the city commission-
ers are elected by the vote of all the
voters of the entire city, regardless
of what ward the voter resides in.
"The city commission, ’ Simmons
says in his announcement, "is com-
posed of the mayor and four city
I commissioners to represent the four
wards of the city. They are the
only men you elect. These five men
appoint all city employee—city sec-
retary, chief of police, and patrol-
men, fire chief ad paid fremen,
health officer. sanitary inspector. le-
gal advice, gas and light inspector,
street department. city equalization
board and the wharf and dock com-
mission.
tee can inspect them at any time."
Schuyler disclosed that Blackmer
had apprehended possible litigation
over the bonds by both the Midwest
Ntefining company and its parent or-
ganization, the Standard Oil com-
pany of Indiana.
Sehuyler testifled that on last Jan-
uary 24, he wroteto Blackmer ad-
IrvinAuchincloss Sprague and Miss
Maude Browning Fisher, one of the
three women to accompany the
MacMillan Arctic expedition in the
summer of 1926, obtained a mar-
riage licence in New York City.
murdered woman was "a fine gen-
tleman with a car.”
A blue sedan, similar to the one
which the "Dr." took Miss Brown
riding on her days off was neen near
the apot where the woman was
found
The report of the autopsy wan
that she came to her death from
either suffocation or burns, but the
peaceful expremsion on her face led
authorities tn believe she was un-
conncioun when the match was ap-
plied to her clothing, probably from
drugs given her by the murderer.
MIns Mary Brown, a niece, who
identified the murdered woman, said
that on Monday she talked with her
aunt a short time after she quit her
place with the Gillespie family and
that no mention was made of that
fact or of a trip to California Au-
thorities Inferred from this that rhe
murderer had induced Miss Brown
to practice this deception on her rel-
stives in order that her sudden dis-
appearance would not be checked
immediately.
EROM a reader of the Alarm Clock
• comes the enlightening facts
contained in today’s winding.
These facts introduce a few beams
upon the subject "what it is all
about, and who cares."
Now, proceed with the plot.
• • a e
-ALL I KNOW is what I see in
the pipers.” says Will Rogers,
but most of the things I know
ain’t never in the papers, remarks
the reader
Now that I have revealed the
secret of silence particularly con-
cerning politics and wishing to let
the Yolks in on what's going on.
the typewriter is in hand to peek
out this and that.
man's prognostica-
have been given during the last four
days of the contest with new nub-
scriptions to the home town news-
paper These have not all been
counted In today's standing, but will
be incorporated with those gathered
at the various business houses par-
ticipating. at the clone of business
tonight, and counted for the final
standing. Suhscription votes will be
accepted at the Leader office until
a late hour tonight.
Tomorrow, the city of Orange
will hail a new queen—the most
popular girl. With the honor comes
an attractive list of gifts from the
merchants who have assisted in the
contest.
The contest has been spirited, but
friendly, and admirers of each at
the contestants seem to have car-
ried through the period minus ani-
monity. Orange wanted to know
who It's most popular girl is—that
was the object of the contest. To-
morrow this will have been accom-
plished, and everyone happy.
Though only one of the five young
ladies can be scetetmed he queen at
popularity, it is at no little honed to
be ne of the five most popular giris
in Orange,
it has been great fun. This seemns
to be the concensus at opinion Ad
now that it is all over, except the
counting of the votes which are cast
cold wave except in northwest por-
tion, temperature will be 22 to 25 in
north, 26 to 29 avar the interior of
pouth, and 29 to 34 on the coast;
Friday. fair, colder on the coant, not
no cold in extreme northwest por-
tion. Livestock warnings. Increas-
ing nowtheriy winds on the coant.
Louisiana: Tonight, cloudy, rain
in southeant portion, colder, cold
case at Cheyenne In 1925 because
had he appeared his private affaire
wourd have been gone into. The oil
man added, the witnens said, that
he had made a public statement in
response to letters.
Afer- conferring Wilk Blackmer
at Montreal for three daya. Sehuyler
said he was made trustee for Black-
mer's bonds, plac ing them in a safety
box in Aho Kquitable Trust company
in New York.
DETROIT, Frh. 23—An answer
to the ever present question of what
Col. Lndbergh proposes to do next,
may hinge on a conference today
between the trans-Atlantic flier, hus-
iness men and Major Thomas G.
Lanphier of Selfridge field
Although rumor has linked Major
Lanphier, flight commander at the
army air bane, and the flying col-
onel with a reported new air irans-
porta tion project he tween Chicago
and New York, with Detroit, Buf-
falo and Ithica, N. Y., as terminals,
verification was not forthcoming.
lndbergh refuse’ll to dincuss the
report. lanphier said that he was
still in the United States army, he
was prevented from taking part in
private* enterprise. He would not in-
timate whether he contemplated re-
signing
Indbergh arrived unannounced At
Seifridge field in a plane late yes-
terday, accompanied by II. M. Bix-
by, president at the Rt. Louis cham-
ber of commerce; Harry K. Knight,
president of the Rt. Louis Flying
club; Frank Kobertson, head of the
proposed air mail contracting firm,
and B F. Maloney, president of the
Ryan Air Lines.
Lanphier arrived at the fleld a
few hours previously in a plan**
from Buffalo. The group, together
with an unidentified local man, be-
lieved to be a representative of the
Stount-Ford air nervices, immediate-
ly went into < lotted conferenc es,
which lasted until late last night
it was said the group was to meet
with Edsel Ford today.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—Declar-
ing the United States has "dellher-
ately undertaken a great social and
economic experiment, noble In mo-
live and far reaching In purpose.
Secretary Hoover as a presidential
candidate, teday pledged himself tn
support the prohibition amendment.
The secretary’s position was made
known in an answer to a question-
naire directed at him by Senator
Porah of Idaho, who has quizzed all
republican candidates on the wm
and dr)’ question. His letter declared
that any holder of the presidential
office had a solemn duty to support
the laws.
The declaration was the first mad
by Mr. Hoover on a political subject
since his presidential campaign was
definitely hegun ten days ago by his
entrance itno the Ohio contest. The
letter to Senator Borah follows: •
. "Uuon my return to Washington
I have taken up your letter. I feel
that the discussion of public ques-
tions by reply to questionnaires is
likely tn be unsatisfactory and oft-
times leads to confusion rather than
clarity. Replies to the scores of
such inquiries on many questions are
impossible,
"Out of my regard for your known
sincerity and your interest in the
essential question, I will, however,
say again that I do not favor the
repeal of the 18th amendment. I
stand, of course, lar the HR ideal.
vigorous and sincere enforcement of
the laws enacted thereunder. Who-
ever is chonen president has under
his oath the solemn duty to pursue
this course.
"Our coiuntry has deliberately un-
dertaken a great nocial and economic
experiment, noble in motive aad rar-
Jersey today.
The due to the slayer rome frop
the family of James Park Gilespie,
of Park avenu. New York, where
the woman had been employed for
nine months Rhe resigned on Mon-
day, after telling her employers she
was withdrawing $1000 in cash and
9 8000 in bonds from a New York
bank to go to Pasadena, Col., to see
a sirk sister That night she was
found, her clothing ablaze in a patch
of woods gear Bernardsville Rhe
died without regaining conscfoumnews
One of the Gillespie children said
Miss Brown frequently met a man in
Central park and the family and an-
other governess corroborated this
The man was known to them only
s “Dr" and in the words of the
One at the most unusual finds
made about the jail building which
it now being remodeled is that of an
old ox yoke. The yoke was evidently
put up in the attic 43 years ago
when this building was erected
The, old equipment was placed in
a manner that the steel staple which
is bolted to the timber in the center
and to which the ring was formerly
attached for the wagon tongu, ex-
tended downward. It is presumed
that this staple was used in the pro.
cess of hauling up heavy objerts to
the second floor of the building.
The old jail building, which la
now being converted into an educa-
tional building, to be occupied try
the rounty school superintendent on
the second floor, was erected in
1885. The court house was burned
sround 31 years ago but the jail re-
mained intact
Ed Davis, a former county jailer,
recalls that the jail was built by Al-
hert Roherson, now deceased, and
that the brick work - was done by
lien Reinner of Houston.
MISSING TEAPOT DOME OIL BONDS TRAILED
PELIEVE it or not, the Alarm
D Clock has been let in on the
"low down" of deep political stuff.
Everything is as clear as the
Sabine fog The country is safe for
penned-up horned frogs and gov-
ernment oil leases.
the columns of the Leader, are ex-
tended wholenome thanks from your
newspaper and the pnrticipating
men hanta
Lumber company tract in the Starks,
La., field, after having junked the
hole.
The depth of this well had gone
to around 3500 feet when the drill-
stem stuck. All efforts to overcome
the troubles wre unsuccess! ul.
While no announcements have
been made, it is understood that well
No. 9 will be started in the near fu-
ture.
the standing of
Orange people will cooperate with
Hea umont in her efforts to secure
the state democratic convention, ac-
cording to Information obtained by
members of the committee.
Mayor Sol M. White and W. H.
Simmons were named on the com-
mittee and today were advised by
Stuart H. Smith, chairman of the
Beaumont committee, that a meeting
would be held at 10 o’clock tomor-
row morning.
Mayor White and Simmons stated
that already they had gotten In
touch with the Hotary club, the
chamber of commerce and other in-
stitutions to enlist their aid in the
convention undertaking and they
had found there would be complete
cooperution from every angle.
STORM WARNING
NEW ORLFANS, Feb 23—/The
wenther bureau here today imsued
the following storm warning:
"Adviory hoist northwest storm
warnings ordered eight forty-five
a. m. Texas mast Port Arthur te
Matagorda, and smell cvaft west
of Matagorda to Brownsville, in-
erenaing northerly winds today
Continuing strong on enst Texas
coast tdniht.
SOMFRVILE, N J.. Feb. 23.-
A man is believed tn have drugged,
robbed and burned to des th Miss
Margaret Brown, 40-year-old gov-
erness, after leading her to believe
he was taking her to California nn
A wedding journey, was sought by
TEAPOT PROFIT
TRACED NOW TO
H.M. BLACKMER
ioday:
First Friday Lenten services will
be conducted at 7:30 p. m. Febru-
ary 24. The Rev. F. Rhae of Beau-
mont will be the preacher. Ser-
vices for the first Sunday in Lent:
Holy communion 7:30 a. m.; chureh
school 9:99 a. m.; morning prayer
ad srmon at 11 X m
Today brought to an end the con
test launched by the Leader, and
sponsored by leading merchants, to
determine the most popular girl
among orange high school girl stu-
dents.
An expectant public today rested
on It's oars, eager for the naming
of the queen of popularits Friday
and not in the least losing any in-
terest in the contest, which has
arouned more action than any sim-
ilar event conducted in the city in
a space of years.
Votes Four In
Votes literally poured into the
Leader office today as the last-min-
ute tribute to the five young ladies
In the contest; votes for every one
of the contestants, and lots of them.
POLITICAL NOTICE
la accordanee with Ha usua
polley THE LEADER will re-
quire cash in advance for ap
political advertising of what-
ever nature, whether for for-
mal announeemente for the
neveral offices, reading no
tices or display advertsing
This will place nil candidates
on the same footing and not
impose undue hardships on
anyone. All interested are re-
spectfully requested tn taka
notice of this rain la whieh no
will ba made.
"Those bonds are in
now," he «aid. 'They i
Plans have been laid by Orange
county boy scout council offie lals for
another month's campaign during
March. The board of review will
function on March 5 and 6 at scout
headquarters in the chamber of com-
merce hall
Court of honor will be held on the
night of March 9.
March !• is the date set for the
annual boy seout kite contest. "We
have ordered plenty of hreeze . for
March 11 in order that the kite
flyers may all get plenty of thrills
out of their program," Chief Scout
Coers said today.
Makes First Political
Statement In Note
To Senator
- Is Independent
"In fact, the city commission of
Orange runs the city affairs, and is
alone responsible to the people for
its acts and the acts of its employes.
"I wish to state,” Simmons de-
Clares, "that I am not backed or
brought out by any candidate, or-
ganisation, Interest or group of men
or women, I am running an inde-
pendent race for city commiesioner
and do hereby solicit the vote and
influence of each and every man and
woman voter in the, entire city at
"I intend to adheve and foltow the
city governing laws as laid down in
the city charter of Orange only The
city administrations have gotten too
far away from our city’s charter."
Simmons says in outlining his plat-
form
"The taxes of Orange must be re-
duced in keeping with payrolls ex-
isting In Orange today. With this
aim -I wish to represent the first
ward in the 'elected five.'"
—
WRATEn
Tonighe fair, cola ware, temp. X
20 to 84. fair, colder. ♦
1 Incrensing northeriy winds.
.Mildred Robinson ............ 8650
__—1
pon Holland cafe on north Secona
atreet, may not wurvive, acrording to
information received by County At-
torney H. M Kinard Indications
were for a day or two after Biack-
ehear wan wounded that he would
recover, but there has been a turn
for the worne.
Hon MIHM rent and Ham Warren
who were arrented immediately after
the hooting, continue to hold their
ordinal claim that the .hoot Ina wan
accidental, and their claims are xub-
atantiated by Blacknhear, the wound-
ed msn.
heeding his plea that he shot be-
es use he feared for his life after
having been found in a hotel room
with another man's wife, a jury
here last night found John law-
renre, Mesquite banker and former
mayor, guilty of the murder of Jack
Kimbell and fixed his punishment at
50 years’ imprisonment.
Kimbell was slain on the public
square at •Mesquite on Oct. 1.
Lawrence, who showed no emo-
tion when the verdict was read, gave
notice of appeal. His wife and
mother sobbed alpud while friends
who had helped elect him mayor of
mesquite three times shook his hand
before he was led back to jail.
Testimony offered at the trial was
to the effect that Kimbell was shot
in the back while fleeing from Law-
rence. who .had obtained a gun from
his bunk after a fight with Kimbell
and two at his brothers on the
sqware st Mesquite.
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The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 205, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1928, newspaper, February 23, 1928; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1529886/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.