Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, June 29, 1923 Page: 1 of 8
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A NEWSPAPER WITH AN OPINION OF ITS OWN.
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DECATUR, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1923.
NUMBER 26.
$1.50 Per Year
FORMER BANK CASHIER FOUND GUILTY
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GUMPANION OF GILES III HIS FLIGHT
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dies Will Give Varied Dengtlet3e hasurecentepsenergyen Tells of Trip Into Great Northwest, and Stated
Edgar McDaniel Attains
They Had Good Time Until Money Ran Low
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Giles Awoke from His Tinseled Dream
Clever Scheme
The jury in the J. A. Giles case in Park Springs, gave her one hundred
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women and song had ceased to cheer;
the bright lights had grown dim, and
proves to be a consistent high shot,
and has made many record runs at
long ranges.
During the next week the district
court will be busy several days with
When she entered the room interest
in the proceedings among the spec-
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two hundred hens on this feed that
will lay a yearly average of eight
dozen eggs a day—eight dozen eggs
at twenty cents a dozen gives a daily
income of 11.00 or a total annual
“abstracting" money from the First
State Bank of Park Springs while he
was cashier of the institution “on or
about the 21st of February, 1922.”
The jury was given the case Tuesday-
morning, following the argument of
Mr. Jess Gettys of Gainesville, who
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SHORT COURSE FOR
FARMERS’ BENEFIT
CLUB ENCAMPMENT
AROUSES INTEREST
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Mrs. McKinney stated that Giles.' docket is not complete enough for
on the day preceding his flight from publication at this time
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method of fighting the boll weevil in
given as a simple plan. The plan is
based on fifteen acres of land that
wilf make one-half bate of cotton to
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NEW ARCHER WELL
HITS PAYING SAND
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CUPID’S CAPERS
INSTALL OFFICERS
OF ALVORD LODGE
Captain George W. Short on last
Wednesday announced that th com-
aittee for the selection of the time
for the next reunion of Ben MeCul-
loch camp had decid d on Wednesday
Thursday and Friday. August 22nd.
23rd and 24th, as the dates for the
reunion this year.
E The ex-confederates, sous of con-
gtederates and old'settlers will com-
Zbine as usual in arranging the pro-
Sgram for the three days' celebration.
MA program committee is now at work
I outlining the events for the three
The following scores are those
made up to the end of the matches
for June 19th at the civilian rifle
matches held at Camp Mabry, Texas.
There are some six or seven matches
yet to be fired.
Captain Cooper of the regular army
is attending the matches and entering
all that is permitted tn a civilian
competition and carrying off first
3:30 p.
Lockhart rifle club trophy, a beau-
tiful silver pitcher presented as a
FOR LARGE CROWD ed thruout the trial. A large number
Ball game World dence and prosecution, when the state program, and the couple headed for
called Mrs. McKinney, who, it is Texas. Mrs. McKinney quit Giles in
5:00 p. m.—-Sack races, all boys cairned, quit her home in Park New Mexico, and he came to Decatur
furnish own sack, ages one to twelve Springs and left the state with Giles. and surrendered to Mr. Malone, who
— • • *• • • was sheriff at the time.
The only question Attorney Ford
a member of the team this year.
MASONIC OFFICERS
ELECTED FOR YEAR
he saw his home, his wife
Captain Henry B. Maddux won thessonai"onnWhichtomaintaioPtdro
boll weevil fihht.
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_____ of witnesses appeared for the state, | the rustle of silken skirts and
Following is the program for the among them the Mrs. McKinney, star | naughty winks of wayward women
Following is the program for witness who was the companion of were short of “pep.” Giles was thru,
two days picnic and celebration a ; ' triat 1 thcan T follow- i Another country boy had hit the
Bridgeport on Tuesday and ingestle Ukint of 7ne fund; of the Primrose path and found the fun and
Park Springs bank. The case seemed । frolic too costly.
Tuesday. to be dragging before Mrs. McKinney [ Turning to his companion, Giles
took the stand, and it appeared that told her he was coming back an I
had been norated as a plain j face the music; that he had done
wrong and would return to Decatur
permanent trophy. Captain Maddux
10:30 a. m.
DATES OF REUNION
HERE ANNOUNCED
expense of picking and marketing is
deducted does not leave a profit com-
parable with the cow-sow-and-hen
scheme.
days, and a committee on entertain- Honorable Roy C. Coffee. what
2:00 p. m - Dairy industry lec -case of bank swindle for more than -
ture by Honorable J I. Thomas of a year, was about to blow up and be andgixe.uP to thesautnorities.
A. & M. College. knocked out of court for lack of evi-
forms of amusement for the occasion.
The committee will ask for bids
Vancouver, the funds of Giles began
to run low, an the couple journeyed
south to Seattle, Washington. While
in this city, it seems, the enormity
of a possible hundred, Major Craw-
BRIDGEPORT PLANS
ford was captain of the 1921 Texas
team at Camp Perry, Ohio, and
duce cotton at the rate of half-bale
to the acre. A proper modification
of the plan no doubt would be to
operate the cow-sow-and-hen plan for
prize, $1.00.
10:30 a. m.—Rev. J. Frank Norris
will speak on "Evolution.”
10:30 a. m.—Ball game, the Fort
Worth fire department vs. Bridge-
port.
2:00 p. m.— Speatrg. Honorable
E. R. Cockrell, mayor of Fort Worth.
3:00 p. m.—Bali game, the Fort
She was familiar on; when the colorful, inspiring rays
County Superintendent Effie Price
announces the Wise County Teachers'
Institute will be held in Decatur dur-
ing the first week in September, the
dates being Monday to Friday. Sep-
tember 3rd to 7th, inclusive.
Mrs. Price is preparing a program
which will be published soon. It will
Include some very prominent educa-
tors and specialists of the state. The
coming session is expected to be the .
best ever held in the county.
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"The Real Girls,” a song, dance
and drill number featuring Misses
Mary Lillard. Ola May Wright, Ruth
Hoyl. Jennie Belle Renshaw, Grace
Slagle. Margaret Black. Christine
Henderson, Sarah Mabel Elder, Doro-
thy Patterson.
Act III.
“United States," featuring entire
cast.
Finale—“Columbia.”
Misses Ruth Payne and Selita Kyle
will be presented in dances and vocal
numbers.
Park Springs. This witness swore ing green over his porch, the sun
prize, $1.00; third prize, $1.00.
i health, but of no avail. He was a
young man of exemplary character,
possessed a brilliant mind and was
making rapid strides in his education
i Awhen misfortune overtook him. He
_ Ia.ABwas quiet aud unassuming, but was
g AddVa favorite among his associates, and
E V7 had a host of friends.
=. Eom A. C. was the oldest son of Mr. and
lI• "27. Mrs. A. C. Bennett, highly respected
K citizens of this city.
places in two matches.
Major Charles M. Crawford of the
adjutant general's department of
Austin, wins the Camp Mabry match
with the high score of ninety-nine out
After the installation, Senator W. I with Giles' handwriting and Identi- of success gleefully danced along his
H nice of Decatur, made a brief fied the record he kept of the bank's path, she was happy and praised him.
address on Masonry. daily transactions. I And. the kiddies down there in Park
The Alvord high school band fur- One witness testified that the rec-! Springs with their mother- and the
nished splendid music during the ords would show that fifteen hundred good true friends and neighbors!
evening dollars in currency was sent by the What a splendid life Giles was living
After the program, the ladies ol f Continental Bank of Fort Worth to when he was cashier of the Park
the Alvord Eastern Star served sand-Gileson the day preceding his leaving [ Springs bank. With the vines grow-
wiches. pickles, ice cream, cake and
chaplain. Oscar Killian was marshal
the acre. Grow three acres of fet-
lishly dressed, and her left hand
sparkled with handsome diamonds.
She is young, good-looking and,
according to statements of the men
who sat near the witness stand, she
possesses a naughty twinkle in her
big dark brown eyes and her smile
is captivating. She appeared at ease,
and took the witness stand smiling.
She spoke in a clear voice, and her
answers to the prosecuting attorney's
questions were heard thruout the
room. Two or three times during the
A. C. Bennett Jr. died at his home
in southwest Decatur Wednesday
afternoon after a lingering illness of
two years. The funeral services were
held at the family residence yesterday
morning at ten o’clock, being con
ducted by Rev. J. L. Ward. Inter-1
ment occurred in the city cemetery.
A. C. was twenty-one years of age. ’
Some two years ago he suffered an
attack of ptomaine poison from which
, he never recovered. Everything pos-
it sible was done to bring him back to
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“pep.” Old men straightened up in
their seats, callow youths stared, and
women took on that look and air
peculiar to the sex under such sur-
roundings. Mrs. McKinney was sty-
geant Walker is new timber in the
shooting game and has been chosen
as a member of the national guard
team to go to Camp Perry this year.
Lieutenant John D. C. Smith of
Greenville, won the off-hand match
at two hundred yards with a score
of forty-eight out of fifty. This is
considered extra-ordinary shoot off-
hand. Lieutenant Smith was a mem-
junior stewards: Rev. George Slagle,
on the various kinds of concessions
* to be sold for the picnic at an early
( date in Decatur.
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, A. C. BENNETT DIES
HERE WEDNESDAY
The farmers’ short course at the
A. & M. College will be held this
year from July 23rd to 28th. This
course is planned to meet the needs
of men and women who desire to
farm on a better basis, and to make
farming more profitable and to make
farm life more comfortable.
Special courses will be offered in
agricultural* education, agricultural
engineering, agronomy, animal hus-
bandry, dairy husbandry, horticul-
ture, poultry, plant diseases, insects
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the money was sent by express. AI kissed the purple grapes as Giles
little sensation was caused a little would complete his tray’s work and
income of $536; keep five cows each
yielding one dollar a week and the
total for the year would be $260;
keep one sow that fares two litters
and raises fifteen pigs— kill five for
meat and sell ten on me market for
$1.50 deduct $50 for expense and
retain a balance of $100 cash and
home meat additional. This makes
a grand total of $896 cash income.
Edgar says this is a better and a
surer way even if the hand yielded a
half-bale to the acre, wnich after the
Mrs. McKinney stated she did. In
and veterinary medicine. Several
men from Wise county have attended
this short course and some have said
they are going this summer. It is
well worth any man’s time an money*
to spend this week there if he wants
to learn.
At the same time a special course
is offered for the boys ad girls. Sev-
eral are planning to go down with
the county and home demonstration
agents for this week, and the club
boys are hard at work to see who
will be on the team or four to rep
resent the county in the judging
contests.
Work will be given the boys in
livestock judging, farm machinery,
gas engines, tractors, budding and
, grafting of plants, etc. with plenty*
of entertainment on the side.
If you can’t go yourself and have
a boy or girl you would like to see
get the benefit of this training, see
one of the county agents and mak
arrangemets for them to go along
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COUNTY INSTITUTE
DATES ANNUNCED
recital of her trip with Giles, Attor- civil cases to be tried.
ney Ford, representing the defendant. The criminal docket will bp re-
asked Mrs. McKinney to move her sumed on Monday, July 9th. for
I chair so she would face the jury, “and which time a jury has been sum-
speak so that jurors on the back row moned. There are a number of cases
4:00 p. m.—Old fiddlers’ contest:
first prize, $5.00; second prize.
$2.50; third prize, $2.50.
5:00 p. m.—Fifty dollars in cash
and merchandise given away free.
Plenty of ice water from early
I morning till late at night. Music
furnished by Jack Norwood’s jazz
orchestra both days and nights.
army style. All* visitors there for
meals should bring their lunches, as
5:00 p. m.—Fifty dollars in cash
and merchandise given away free.
Wednesday.
9:00 a. m.—Baby show, eighteen
months old and under; first prize,
$5.00; second prize-. $2.50; third
lemonade to the eeveral hundred
people present.
Those present from Decatur lodge
were: Judge Sam M. Ward. H. M.
Smith, G. S. Blewett. W. V. Patton.
H. M. Ruttrill. Charles Bradford.
James W. Smith. C. C. Lewis. Rev.
1. D. Shawver. W. H. Rice and M. B.
Smith.
won the state rifle individual cham-
pionship in course A last week with
a score of three hundred and twenty-
one out of a possible three hundred
and fifty. Captain Maddux also fin-
ished up in the silver medals last
years at the national individual rifle
match at Camp Perry with a score
of three hundred and thirty-four out
of three hundred and fifty.
Sergeant O. B. Walker won the
qualification match frred during the
civilian matches at Camp Mabry with
a score of three hundred and fifteen
out of three hundred and fifty. Ser
first prize, $2.00; second
L. V. Cheves and Miss Jewell
Stewart.
G. M. Mount and Miss Ruth Briley.
G. A. McGlothlin and Mrs. Lola
Floyd.
Jack Norwood and Miss Teoia
Simpson.
a copy of a letter from the Fort
Worth bank, which stated the money
had been sent Gilev oy registered
mail. This fifteen hundred dollars,
the state claimed. was delivered to
Giles, but that it was not put in the
bank vault and listed on the books.
This case has been the one big
attraction in district court for several
On last Saturday night the annual
election of officers for the Decatur
Masonic lodge was held with the fol
lowing being chosen for officers for
the ensuing year:
J. W. Smith, worshipful master.
Granger Blewett, senior warden.
Charles Bradford, junior warden
R. L. Thompson, secretary.
J. A. Simmons, treasurer.
J. A. Wasson, tiler.
W. V Patton, chaplain.
The new officers will be installed
at the Masonic temple tomorrow, Sat-
urday. night. All Masons invited to
be present.
Plans for the boys’ and girls’ club
encampment at the reunion grounds
on July 10th. 11th. 12th and 13th are
rapidly taking shape. Club boys and
girls from all over the county will
attend—the boys the first two days
and the girls the last two. These will
be days of instruction and fun for
the club children of the county. 1
Nothing of the kind has been tried
in the county before, and it is hoped
that everyone will help out. If you
have a boy or girl in one of the clubs
see that he or she gets there, or if
you are interested come and visit the
camp and see what they are doing
There will be something going on all
the time.
Each club member will bring his ,
or her food for the whole time, and
it will be cooked there and served
in the northwest, where the derelicts
drift in from fruitless voyages for
gold and pleasure in Alaska; when*
floatsam and jetsam of humanity
come and go with the tide of the
Pacific—down and out after a search
for the rainbow’s end, amid ribald
revelry—Giles “came to.” Wine,
the sand by a well off-setting the
lease on the far side vrom all recent
production. Mr. Barton believes this
lease will eventually become the most
valuable of any held by the Archer
Oil Company.
asked Mrs. McKinney was: “You had
a good time as long as the money
held out, didn’t you?” She smiled
and readily replied: “Yes.”
Giles did not take the stand, and
only one witness was put on the stand
by the defense. Mrs. Giles, mother
of defendant, stated he had never
been convicted of a felony in the
state of Texas.
Giles was charged with taking
$2,700 of the bank's money.
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BE TAKEN UP HERE
district court brought in a verdict dollars in currency. She went to I the boys and girlsi cant feed you. and
Tuesday afternoon assessing the de- Bowie. where she purchased a supply I it iS hoped that it will not cost any
fendant’s punishment at five years in of wearing apparel, leaving there for of them a cent.
state prison. Giles was charged with i Kansas City on the Rock Island train The county and home demonstra-
- She met Giles in Kansas City and tion agents would be glad to get in
stayed there two days in a hotel. The touch with anyone who might have' erita or maize that will yield on this
couple then went to Minneapolis, ome. suggestion, or art illen kind of land a ton to the acre; keep
Minnesota. remaining in that citv for for the feeding and entertaining or P
several days. Leaving Minneapolis, these several hundred boys and girls
Giles and Mrs. McKinney went to or nese ays.
Winnepeg, Canada, and from there to . .
Vancouver, British Columbia. Asked , MADDUX FAVORITE
by Chief Prosecutor Gettys of Gaines A T DTEI m M A r~uIG
Villes, if she posed as Giles' wife AI KirL IAIvnrd
eight o’clock in the high school
aditorium :
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Intarlocutor—Mrs. M. W. Burch.
Ians—Mmes. D. H. Payne,
yl, H. M. Helm and John
Manager H. W. Barton announces
that Archer well number five struck .
the sand in Archer county on last
Tuesday noon. Mr. Barton brought ,
a piece of the sand core home with
him, and all those inspecting same
pronounce it as good prospect as any
in the Archer field.
Number five is an off-set to the
new Sunshine State Company well
recently brought in, and is only eight
hundred feet from as erght hundred
barrel well. This Archer Oil Com
iwing is the program for the
Iker minstrel to be given by 1
a of circle two of the mission
pC the First Methodist church.
Resented this Friday evening . .
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tended the public installation of the
recently elected officers of Alvord
Masonic lodge, held Tuesday night
at the pump station of the Magnolia
Petroleum Company, west of Alvord.
The beautiful site of the station was
tastefully arranged for the occasion .... . —.
and Manager McCann and his em assisted the county attorney; There
T. G. Rogers, J E. Dalton, ployees assisted greatly in the big were only a few people in the court
laud Lewis and Steve Lillard Jr. arrangements. room when the verdict was returned,
blisses Jewel’Taylor and Alma Dallas After the members of the order as a report had been circulated that
Bailadists Mmes. D H Payne. had marched onto the lawn. Rev .the jury was deadlocked, with no
a. e Hal, Will Terrell and Miss George Slagle made few introductory ■ chance for an agreement. After the
Taylor remarks, after which Master of Cere xerdict was announced by Judge F. O.
Musical numbers—"Maggie Blues," monies. Dr. D. M. Speer presided al J MeKinsey. Giles was taken to jail bv
“Who Cares," "Massa’s in de Cold, the installation of the following offi- Deputy Sheriff George Gage. An
Cold Groun’.” "It’s Me, O Lord." cers: Homer Proctor, worshipful appeal will be filed by Attorneys Ford
"Lovin’ Sam." “America." master; Ed McCann, senior warden; and Lobdell. who represent Mr. Giles, to Giles.
Act II—Scene 1. Bruce Schulkey. junior warden; R Witnesses for the state testified
.... . । Farmer treasurer: Hal Sands that the money was taken from the eye; . —
“Henry Jones, a play in one act. ' . w stng. tilor: L bank, and that the time lock had been who had bravely faced the battles of
HenrygJonesgMrs, JphnsRenshaw K Tibbetts and W J. Greenwood, set for seventy-two hours. When the his lire, cheerfully sharing his trials
Nancy Lee— Mis. H. ' senior and junior deacons; Roy Me- vault was opened the money was and tribulations in the contest to
Act II—Scene a. Clung and Ben Blakeney, senior and missing. Miss Artie Brown, who was succeed; -----------------
assistant cashier of the bank, testified । she had stood loyal; and when the
she examined the books and discov- load seemd heavy she cheered him
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