McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Monday, November 17, 1924 Page: 1 of 8
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ESTABLISHED MARCH 4, 1897.
R
COUNTY FARM
JAILBREAK
PLANS FOILED
MANAGER JAP SMITH NIPS PLOT
TO ESCAPE.
Jap Smith, manager of the Collin
county prison farm, states that by
the merest chance he was able to dis-
cover and prevent a plot of the pris-
oners on the farm to break jail and
escape Munday night. After locking
them up for the night, Mr. Hmith had
stopped at a shed near the jail; the
prisoners thought he had gone to his
residence, and began to carry on a
lively conversation about their plans.
There were three of them into the
plot, two white men and a negro, a
preacher. Mr. Smith went in the
house, and after a few minutes return-
ed to the jail. Going inside he found
the three busily at work with a
hacksaw, a brace and bit and a
monkey wrench. It was evident that
they soon would have been able to in-
vite the four other prisoners outside
had they cared to come, and the seven,
one of whom is a negro woman,
could have given the officers an ex-
citing hunt. Mr. Smith thinks the tools
must have been smuggled inside by
trusties.
GOOD SERVICES
FIRST METHODIST
CHURCH SUNDAY
Rinnep
fir tor
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MeKINNEY, TEXAS, MONDAY, NOV. 17, 1924—8 PAGES.
TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
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RED CROSS ROLL CALL DRIVE
TO BEGIN HERE TUESDAY
EIGHT ADDITIONS
FIRST BAPTIST AT
SUNDAY SERVICES
LARGE CROWDS HEAR DR. HUD-
SON’S TWO SERMONS.
Immense crowds thronged the First
Baptist Church, morning and evening
to hear Dr. Marion E. Hudson's two
sermons, the morning message dealing
with “A Christian
and the evening <
Wrath of God Will
Unrighteousness."
there were eight
church, all coming
and His Money’
iscourse on “The
Prevail Against All
During the day
additions to the
by letter.
now:
Dr. Hudson con inced his hearers,
for the most part, hat they were giv-
ing an unsufficient sum to the cause
of Christianity. If - Texas Baptists
should give the amount required of
them by the scriptures all the colleges,
hospitals and orphanages and all oth-
er instructions of the church could
double their size and build ‘more of
them and then have money for every
other need. The tenth is little enough,
he said, for it all belongs to the Lord
and we are his stewards. Life is only
a sigh between the cradle and the
grave and we will be held to strict ac-
countance for our deeds and for the
use we made of the worldly posses-
Mions entrusted to us for this priod,
be it a little while or for the taree
score year and ten.
His Mormon at the evening hour was
a masterpiece, being regarded by
many as one of the best be has de-
livered here.
JAMES T. LEDDY '
DIES SUDDENLY
AT DALLAS HOME
FORMER CITIZEN OF MeKINNEY
CALLED TO REWARD.
.MENTIONED FOR CABINET
»™, ’FORTY-FOURTH
ION GETS
UNDER WAY
PRESIDENT SAMUEL GOMPERS
MAKES ADDRESS.
With an increased attendance at
Sunday school and large crowds at-
tending both preaching services, a
good day was reported at the First
Methodist chinch Sunday. Dr. Rob-
ert Gibbs Mood, pastor, spoke before
the Wesley Bible Class in the ab-
sence of the teacher. Judge George
P. Brown, and also preached in his
pulpit in the morning hour. Not a
teacher was absent for any reason
except Judge Brown who was out
of town and excused. Miss Dorothy
Mouzon gave a reading before the
Sunday schdol adjourned. Miss Mou-
zon has appeared before many au-
diences in McKinney and acquitted
herself with credit. At the evening
hour Dr. Mood exchanged pulpits
with the Rev. Hugh S. Porter, pas-
tor of the Wilcox Street Methodist
church. Excellent services were held
in each church.
Plans are being made for a month-
ly meeting of the Workers' Cornell
of the Sunday school the first Wed-
nesday night in December.
Jim Wilmeth Is
Building Handsome
Brick Rural Home
(1 --
J. W. (Jim) Wilmeth who lives
about four miles from McKinney,
on the Chambersville road, is build.
Ing a handsome brick home on his
good farm and when completed It
will be one of the most attractive
of rural homes in the entire county.
He is using the dark red brick, such
as is used on the finer type of
homes. .
Mr. Wilmeth has fine barns and
other improvements which make life
worth living on the farm. He is a
good farmer, a good citizen and by
his hard work and good business
judgment merits the success that is
coining to him.
Celina To Lay
New Water Main
The
American Red Cross
Serves Humanity
C
C. W. Smith, chairman of the coun- clubs the roll call will be made simul-
ty Red Cross Roll Call, is expecting
to start the roll call in McKinney at
9:30 o’clock tomorrow (Tuesday)
morning. He is expecting representa-
tives from the various women's clubs
of tho city to asstist him.
He expects two girls or young wo-
men from each club to be at the
Chamber of Commerce hall at 9:30
o’clock Tuesday morning to start the
canvas. If a good response is had from
these various wonmen’s and mothers
CITY FEDERATION
TAG DAY NETS
$250 SATURDAY
MISS PANSY MAY GILBERT AND
MARY JO MAYSE WIN PRIZES
The ladies of the City Federation
who had the Saturday Tag Day ac-
tivities in charge are well pleased
with the results of the sales. Their
count of the money Saturday night
showed that $249.77 worth of tags
had been sold, and a benevolent man
taneously throughout the city.
Chairman Smith will have the city
sectionized so that each committee of
two will only have a small territory
to work and may complete it in twj
or three hours or less time.
The pastors of the city on Sunday
morning announced the roll call and
endorsed the Red Cross as a great
world wide humanitarian organization
and commended it to the people gen-
erally as worthy of support and en-
couragement.
♦ • ♦
EVCEPTIONAL MUSIC.
No church in Texas surpasses this
church in its music. Rupert M. Crabb,
a musician and instructor of unusual
ability, is employed by, the church
and every Sunday he produces a spe-
cial feature of some kind. Munday
his fifteen piece orchestra played
for the Business Men’s Bible Class
for fifteen minutes before the teach-
ing service and also played for, the
general Sunday School Assembly and
the morning church services. The
choir gave a special anthem in which
the male chorus was carried by W. L.
Day and the other by his wife. At the
< vening hour, beginning at 7 o'clock
the orchestra gave a very fine concert
and Miss Veda Samuell, director O’
music in the city schools rendered a
very excellent solo. The offertory at
the evening hour was an orchestra
number with Jas. T. Couch, Jr., taking
the violin solo part.
• % •
512 IN SUNDAY SCHOOL
The cold, damp weather of the
morning perhaps hindered the Hundav
school in reaching the six hundred
goal. Five hundred and twelve were
JAMES T. LEDDY.
James T. Leddy, 53 years old,
died suddenly Saturday afternoon at
his home 726 Second Avenue, Dal-
las. of apoplexy, Mr. Leddy was a
native born Texan, son of Mrs. O.
Leddy of McKinney, and a brother of
H. L. Leddy, well-known McKinney
business man. He was arso a brother
of Judge Chas. A. Leddy of Dallas,
former assistant attorney general of
Texas. James T. Leddy had long
resided in Dallas. He was a travel-
ing salesman for a drug company
for thirty-three'years. He was born
at Calvert but later came to McKin-
ney with his parents. He was mar-
ried to Miss Mamie Frances Cowden
on October 20. 1892. He is survived
GEN. JOHN J. PERSHING.
PERSHING IS
BEING URGED
FOR CABI
by his wife and two children, Mrs.
3 N TAM" #,-#: -
KX-HEAD ARMY WOULD ACCEPT
— WEEK’S PLACE.
GOVERNMENT IS
PREPARING FOR
_ present, this was a gratifying number,
considering the weather and also that
this was by actual count, making no
. allowance for visitors or late’ comers.
FARM CENSUS
ENUMERATORS WILL GATHER
AGRICULTURE INFORMATION.
The Federal Government is pre-
paring to take a census of agricul-
ture in the United States 'within the
next few days. Enumerators will be
some few of whom usually escape the
count. Some of the classes reached
the quotas assigned to them and some
came very near the number assisgned.
The school will continue Its drive for
six hundred with Nov. 30th as the
final “date to reach It.
Another feature of the day was in
the Baptist Young People's Union
where there were 112 young people
present.
The congregations of the day were
the largest Dr. Hudson has preached
to since becoming pastor of the
church. He expressed gratification
over the results of the big day, saying
It was further evidence that a great
Sunday school makes a great church.
Sent around and the work carried on
just as in the regular census, ex-
cept that In this case further to fa-
agreed to supply the balance to make
the sales of the day amount to $200. v
This is nearly #3* more than pro- cilitate matters the government is
ceeds of last year's sale and is
mailing out in advance sample cop-
J. L. Bass and his daughter. Miss
Sallie of the Bishop community were
in the city Saturday trading with our
merchants.
survived by two sisters, Mrs. Dr.
W. A. Maupin of Rowlett, Texas and
Miss Susie Leddy of Dallas.
The funeral took place at 2 o’clock
this (Monday) afternoon. Services
were conducted by Rev. W. 11. Baker,
pastor of the Exposition Park Pres-
byterian church. Burial took place
in Grove Hill cemetery.
The deceased was a men of more
than average Intelligence, His life
was filled with many unostentatious
acts of goodness to his fellowman
wherever he went. A very large
circle of acquaintances mourn the
sudden death of this good man. Many
old home friends of McKinney were
shocked at the suddenness or his de-
mise.
Mr, Leddy returned Friday night
from a trip over his territory in East
and Mouth Texas. He spent Satur-
day morning at the office of his
company in Dallas and returned to
his home Saturday afternoon.
Laying down on a couch he had
been asleep a short time when
he fell off the couch. His death was
almost instantaneous.
Active pallbearers: E. M. Hankins,
Frank Thomas, A. R. King, W. A.
Currens, John Frieller, P. R. Hintze.
Honorary pallbearers: C. J. De-
Woody, H. E. Henry, F. Z. Williams.
L B. Mitchell, E. D. Stiles, P. P.
Bennett, Henry Martin, Waxahachie;
W. D. Adams, Forney; W. H. Cous-
ins, O. C. Ferrell. Big Sandy: J.
W. Blackburn. J. R. Trotman, Klon-
dike; W. C. Weeden, Greenville: T.
S. Culbreath. John W. Gibbs, Dr. O.
M. Marchman, R. C. Merritt, E. W.
Merritt, McKinney; Walter Mockford,
McKinney; Dr. J. A. Caldwell, Mc-
Kinney, Judge Newman Philips. Coop-
Washington, Nov. 17.—Gen. John J.
Pershing has been urged upon Presi-
dent Coolid re for appointment as
Secretary of War in event John W.
Weeks carried out his reported inten-
tion to retire from the Cabinet, it was
learned today.
Pershing's Friends put him forward
as the logical successor to Weeks be-
cause of his unequaled grasp of the
duties of the office and because it was
felt the appointment would be a fit-
ting reward for his long services.
The now retired General of the
army has let it be known he would
accept the post if it were offered him.
Property Owners
Sign For Paving
Waddill Street
Contract recently has been let to
lay 800 feet of ll-Inch water main in
Celina and the pipe is now on the
w ay. The contract for laying the water
main was let for $1400. Work is ex-
peeted to begin soon.
The new street paving operations
at Celina will be delayed a few days
on account of legal requirements, puo-
lication of notice, etc., but the con
crete mixer is on the ground and all
will be in readiness to speed up the
work when once the way is open.
It is announced from Celina that
the waterw orks bonds of that own
are expected to be sold within the
—not few day.------------==
WEATHER FORECAST.
(Courtesy Nail & Rubush.)
Loisiana, tonight, partly cloudy,
warmer in the north portion; Tues-
day, fair, light variable winds on
coast.
Arkansas, tonight, partly cloudy,
warmer except in northwest portion;
Tuesday, fair, colder in northwest
portion.
* Oklahoma, tonight and Tuasday.
fair, cooler in east portion.
East Texas, tonight and Tuesday
generally fair; cooler In northwest
portion; Tuesday, light varlobie
winds on coast, mostly northwest.
West Texas, tonight and Tuesday,
generally fain.
quite satisfactory.
Miss Pansy May Gilbert won the
prize given to the young woman who
sold the most tickets. Little Miss
Mary Jo Mayse won the prixe given
to the smaller girl who sold the
most. It is understood that the funds
from this year's Tag .Day will be
used oward the endowment of one
or two charity wards at the City
Hospital. ,
The ladies cl the City Federation
wish to express their thanks to all
the people who assisted in making
lea of the question blanks to the
farmers in order that they may have
the matter desired already prepared
for the enumerator when he arrives
and thus save much time both to the
enumerator and the farmer.
Formers not receiving a blank
should apply to the postmaster fot
one. Those receiving one should not
treat is as a matter of indifference.
The government Is taking the cen-
sus and every farmer will be re-
quired to supply the information de-
sired. Postmaster Wallace C. Wilson is
doing all he can to reach all far-
a success of the sale. The fcel ,,.. , .
that special mention should be made mers with blanks, and it is for the
of the young women” of the high
schools and also the ramp rie
Girls because of their splendid serv-
lee in the sales. Special thanks are
also felt to be due to Secretary Smith
of the Chamber of Commree, Secre-
tary Graves of the Retail Mer-
chants' Association and Executive
Barclay of the Boy Scouts for their
courtesy and willing assistance in
so many ways in the preparation for
achievements of the day.
Mrs. W. W. McDowell is president
of the City, Federation, and Mrs. O. 8.
Hines is secretary, Mrs. A. G. Mayse
is treasurer. There were s number of
members and some women not mem-
bers who helped effectively to make
the day's program a success.
Mrs. L. A. Steger visited relatives
in Dallas Saturday,
benefit of
the farmer that
this
VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT
SUBMITS TO OPERATION.
notice is written, that all may be
enabled to get blanks and fill them
out and be ready when the enume r- .
ator comes. ■
57-Pound Cat
Fish Is Caught
J. S. Willis, who lives out en rout'
5. visited the Daily Courier-Gazett j
and Weekly Democrat-Gazette of
flee while in town Saturday and toid
of a large fish he caught Friday in
east Fork. He and Mrs. Willis were
fishing just below Lowrey Crossing,
when Mr. Willis hooked a 57-po ind
cat, the two of them landed the fish
and carried it on a pole to a nearby
house where it was weighed. The
fish measured four feet in length.
er; B. M. McKinney, Clarence
Connell and Will Apperson.
Park Bridge is
Mc-
Under Construction
Work has now begun on the new
concrete bridge in Finch Park which
is to replace the old bridge. This
bridge is only place in the park where
'he creek can be crossed, and while
the construction is under way there
can be no automobile travel through
the park. Finch Park la a beautiful
place, and with the completion of the
new modern bridge will be even more
attractive lo tourists and those who
we ride for pleasurer-enrronrene
A COrYant MOFFETT, CHICAGO.
Charles G. Dawes, Vice President,
who was operated on successfully yes-
terday.
El Paso, Teyas, Nov. 17.—An ad-
dress by its president, Samuel Gomp-
ers and the annual report of the ex-
ecutive committee were included in
the first order of the forty-fourth an-
nual convention of the 1 American
Federation of Labor here today.
Representatives of more than 100
labor organisations in the United
States, embracing a membership of
some 2,000,000, were here to partici-
pate In the convention.
A committee on resolutions was to
be named soon after the session got
under way.
The delegates were guests Sunday
of the Mexican Federation of Labor,
which is holding its convention in
Juarez. A bull fight featured the en-
tertainment program.
The day was marred by activities
of pickpockets in the huge crowd, one
delegate losing nearly *1,000 In ex-
press money orders when his purse *
was lifted.
. Today's session was to be called to
order by President Gompers at 10 a.
111., Mountain time.
Following addresses of welcome by
George Slater, president of the Texas
Federation, and others, the veteraa
labor chieftain was to sound the call
for organised labor to unite its forces
and prepare to fight any attempt at
wage reductions. The gavel to be us-
ed by Gompers in calling the conven-
tion to order is made of wood from a
historic red gum tree at Nacogdoches.
Texas, under which Gen. Sam Houston
conferred with Spanish and Indians
on a land treaty in early days.
The executive council’s report which
outlined the convention's delibera-
tions. was to be presented next. It in-
eluded the questions whether non-
partisan political policy or support a
labor party movement; whether labor
shall recommend recognition of Soviet
Russia, and whether the Carpenters'
Union with a membership of 350,000
shall be expelled for failure to reafnili-
ate with the building trades depart-
ment. 1
The report of Secretary Frank Mor-
rison, which was to be presented at
today's session, shows that the paid
up membership of the federation is 2.-
865,979, or 60,489 less than in 1923.
This does not include members involv-
ed in strikes or lockouts, the report
explains which would bring the total
up to 3,365,979 members.
COLLIN BETTER
FARM PRODUCTS
ASSOCIATION
The property owners on West La-
mar street, from Bradley to Waddil!,
have about all signed up for paving,
and the City Commirrion, by their
co-operation, hopes to pave this street
next. The property owners on the
streets furnish the material and the
city hands put down the paving. By
this co-operation, McKinney can be
paved all over during 1925, The City
Commission, aided and assisted by the
citizenship, doing a wonderful work
for our city. At no time in the his-
tory of our city, are our people co-
operating and working together as to-
day. And, see what is being done and
what can be accomplished when a
united effort is put forth. Let the
good work go on. Let the population
in McKinney double during the next
five years. The co-operative spirit will
do it, brother-beloved.
Minister And Wife
To Attend Rally
Rev. and Mrs. Clifford Weaver left
for Dallas and Fort Worth this aft-
ernoon. They will be over-night
guests of Dr. and Mrs. L. N. D.
Wells of the East Dallas Christian
church and on Tuesday morning will
go on to Fort Worth to attend at the
First Christian church, one of the
nation-wide missionary rallies now
I being conducted by the Christian
I church.
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver expect to
■ return to McKinney late Tuesday
I night or early Wednesday.
BETTER METHODS OF FARMING
ONE OF PURPOSES
Postmaster Urges
Maling Christmas
Parcels Early
Home of our county's most wide,
awake farmers gathered at the
Chamber of Commerce building in
McKinney, Saturday afternoon, and
launched the Collin County Better
Farm Products Association with W.
C. Dysart of Melissa as chairman, M.
J. Carter of Foote, vice chairman
and C. E. Melton of McKinney as
secretary. The object of the organ-
ization is fully set forth in its name.
Better quality of seed and better
methods of farming will both be
stressed. The new organisation will
meet monthly at one o'clock on each
first Saturday in every month. Th >
organization will also include the wo-
men and girls. A general invitation
is extended to every farmer's son,
farmer's wife and daughter L.
attend these meetings.
As a result of the conferences
The Post Office Department is
again urging upon the people of the
United States to get their Christmas
cards, letters and parcels .Into the
and monthly meetings it is hoped
i to enlarge the variety of products
that grow in Collin county—on the
farms. In the truck patch, garden
mails early if they want them de-
livered before Christmas. The fol-
lowing definite information has been
sent out on a circular received by
or orchards. Another object of the
meeting Is to Instruct Its members
In better seed selection and in pre-
serving the products after they are
raised or are grown so as to market
or show them to best advant ige.
The possibilities in the way of benn
efits of this organisation are beyond
Postmaster Wallace C. Wilson.
Christmas gits and cards address
ed to points within one day’s travel
should be mailed not later than De- estimate, its members who gathered
cember 20: within two days’ travel, in the Chamber of Commerce She
not later than December 18; within
three days' travel, not later than
December 16: for more distant points
not later than December 14. Parcels
and cards for local delivery should be
mailed not later than December 22.
Parcels and envelopes may be In-
dorsed “Please do not open until
Christ mas.”
urday and launched the movement
seemed to be In real earnest and
felt like thay had effected an as-
%
SHERIFF GOES AFTER MAN.
Sheriff Bishop left for San Antonio
Saturday night to get a man wanted
here that had been arrested by Ban
Antonio officers.
sedation that fills a long felt want
In our county.
The next meeting will be held at
1 p. m. Saturday, Dec. 6, in the Mc-
Kinney Chamber of Comm 'MW. Every
farmer in the county interestoll in
this movement is invited to attend.
COTTON MARKET.
Spot cotton was bringing 23.85
cents in McKinney Monday forenoon.
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