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WICHITA DAILY TIMES
PART ONE
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Br Jut MAXWELL
The Texhoma Oil and Refining
I Company added another producer
to Montague county’s quota by the
completion of its Xs. 4 Hynds 1a
the Nocona pool, making 75 barrels
from the broken sand at 894 to 920
feet. O
The Murchison-wai Oil Com-
pany’s No. 1 Streit, located in the
1 southwest quarter of section 19.
block •, H. T. C. R. R. survey, and
about two miles northeast of the
Texas Gusgensbers test to west
Wilbarger county, to drilling at X,-
' 700 feet.
‘ 3. X Gardner and associates No.
. 1 1 Annie Jackson to block 11. Ald.
rare survey, Archer county, has
spudded in and s will offset the
Burns No. 4 producer in block 10,
same survey, to the west,
o. X Megann, for the past year
manager of the Republic Supply
Company branch at Pampas Texan
has been transferred and will take
charge et the same company's
branch in Nocona
Bond and Morrissey’s No. 1 First
National Bank lease in the Mekin-
sey survey, three miles southwest
of Bryson in Jack county, has re-
sumea drilling at 785 feet, after be-
ing shut down for a period. (
cook and feeders No. 1 hay-
Massie fee is bailing considerable
on from the sand at 1,133 to 1.148
feet and will drill a little more
sand sometime Friday. The well te
northeast of the Jeske and other
production and in the event of a
producer will extend the Carey pool
one-quarter of a mile to the north-
east. ______
, The Pandem Oil Company, le-
* eated on the Howard land in sec-
tien 216, T. BL L survey, ‘south,
cast of Olney In Tours county,
y spudded in Thursday and is down
100 feet. The same concern has also
spudded in on its No. 1 N. H.
Thomas wildcat, located in abstract
, 454, two and one-half miles west of
Arenor citr. in archer county.
.^•^'r.^ M.
B. L. survey, Rogers farm. Young
county, which “encountered a aaad
at ass feet, was drilled to 865 feet
and is flowing and swabbing at the
mon ofricihis or oin
COMPANIES TO INSPECT
REAGAN COUNTY FIELDS
rate of 95 barrels per day. The com-
pletion of the well here, one and
one-half miles north of Orth town-
site, opens up a new producing
horizon in the territory to the south
and east of the Dunigan pool.
Perkins, Cullum, and Stump have
Mt casing and will bail today the
sand at 1,810 feet in their No. 1 W.
H. Chilson test, located in the Den-
ton county school lands, block 91.
north of the Texhoma production
on the Hamilton land at Murphy’s
Corner. 1
COTTON OVERCOMES
EARLY DE
' SHOWS
NEW
futures
vance 1
Cottor
net sad
weines 14
% 24s iia 11.21.38 I'll
at*:"*, *7" Member
o.ETTthae
opening: January 17.08:
18.00: July 17.71: October 17.02: De-
____cember 11.07. . 1
222daTt"n MAK 2.-2,190,17., : T
cline of 5 to 7 points under small
offerings, promoted by relatively
2.2.2. *2
SHEER*
• favorable labor advices from
ad had a sustaining influence
traders seemed apprehensive
unsettled weather conditions
develop in the south over
The Lowery Oil Company's No. 1
Bailey-Culberson, located in the Me-
Kinsey, survey. Clay county, bailed
the sand at 1.771 feet and to stand-
Inc with considerable oil in the
hole with indications of making *
- a-----smL -1
set to the north of - J -
Oil Company’s No. J Bob Wassoner,
now being equipped for the pump
with a hole full of oil.
Plost and McLaughlin’s No. ». to;
eated In block 145. Wagoner colony
sub-division, northeast WilbarSOF
county, which has been experience
ing a rening job caused by the col-
lapse of the casing finished
Wednesday. The derrick is being
braced to pull the pipe and a new
string win be run. when bailing and
cleaning out of the hole will con-
tinue. CAN
Josephus Howell, one of the moth-
er pool’s prominent operators, was
seen on the city’s boulevards dur-
Inc the day. , , ,
The Winnipeg Oil Company has
purchased a tract of 76 acres oat of
the MeNeal and Wilhelm survey, ab-
atract 364, J. D. Gillespie lands, in
Jack county, and is making a locar
tion to put down • test at once. The
test, which is in the northeast cor-
ner of the county, ta two miles
southeast of the Howard Develop:
ment Company’s wells, and just
north of the Cosden Oil Company’s
deep dry cable tool test that had
some shallow showings while drill-
ing. bat failed to pick up the deep
*** I
3. s. Bridwell has purchased from
the Archer Oil Company its 40-aere
lease in the S. P R. R. survey No.
2, Wilmot pool, Archer county, eat
of the Parrtab farm, with several
producers and 80 barrels daily for a
consideration of $65,000..
Iowa Park News
ton futures elos
vance of 1s to 2
High
Jan.
E
would develop to e nouns over
2.2.,, Welsae 2.2275
the first hour, net advances of about
• to 5 points on active positions,
see #
vances of about 5 to I points on the
native months The report of the
census bureau showing domestic
mill consumption, of 575,799 bales
for April compared with 596,591 last
year, was under expectations, how-
ever, while the official western belt
forecast was more fl
mils’, .N sn. 34 7.
under renewed liquidation.
The early afternoon market was
steadier on private reports of show-
era of rains in the south west,
prices, holding around 18.43 for July
and 17.57 for December at I o’clock,
or about T to 10 Mints net higher
on the general list.
avorabie. The
dday with
om the top
Livestock 1
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vest a year ase 1615 cattle
TEXAS PRODUCE
TRE
Texas Charters
tha. “outine lookse dnenenged
.hera arist,**
ch :, WhOuc stontt
$5.00 and up. Canners usual spread
of $3,250 4.00. No weakness ap-
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or 50c decline for the week.
City butchers wanted the best bad
of the calf supply—milk reals, and
-.5:92.7.
the ups and downs st ths calf trade
for the week, common sort has rev
"Moe "Nue another lie to tie
$*. mye ALM "
10a butchers* . 24 %a/04005
Heavy packers $12.00 013.25 and
packing sows $12.00 013.00, pigs and
4."“2′052′2124, touna .
steady market for ths lambs but
aged sheep had to tabs a toes of
a. quarter, lambs at $12.00 @15.00,
wethers at $8.35 as a rule.
Cattle receipts 2200, including 200
—r—; market slow, beeves $6,000
e * 9*10 91
cows $5.50 @ 6.50; eutte
canners $3.0001.75: y
$29.00; heifers $5.00
**2LIrI2
directs: market steady
art good to choice II
14.00: medium lights
fair lights $12.85@13.25; good mixed
Me.meeine
Sheep receipts 2000, <. market
steady; slaughter: lambs $18,000
15.00: feeder lambs $10.00 @11.60;
5.
g 200,
his
018.40:
VEBT NED 00,0001eDus wetert ee.vU
08.25: ewes $7.00 @ 8.00; culls $1.00 0
olioeeders 10010: sot 11.00
cicaco. sty ‘I2hote 11.000
12-2*2 m 218
Cattle: 2,000: practically no mar-
ket on steers: bullocks 10.00: year-
lings 8.2509.28; toe stock steads;
other, classes unchanged; vealers
9.50011.0 to packers.
Sheep: 11,000: steady; fed lambs
16.50; best California lambs 15.75:
wooled ewes 7.500 5.25; clipped ewes
Fee
e
2et
MY
tra
tment to
rices and
pressure
SAN ANTONIO. May 14, (Texas
Market Bureau)—Onion shipments
fell off yesterday, the movement
being reported incompletely as 40
cars to a total for the nation of 43.
There was also a pickup of four
Texas and 31 California cars for the
13th and six Texas for the 11th.
Other Texas shipments were: Seven
cars potatoes, eight cabbage and If
cucumbers, which pickups far pre.
viously unreported days were 15
cars of tomatoes for the 12th and
19 Tar the ath. 26 cars potatoes for
ir the 11th; seven
the 11th and 17
bles for the 11th
vnaville yesterday
$7 05 Jcith
RESULT OF RAINS
eRiel
DiJOUbue on Bales companz, n
Worth: capital stock. 15,000.1 Int
porators: H. D. M9
▲ sporadic rally took place
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close, to to after having sold down
to 8T earlier.
petered out. Pool
1*
Onion trading yesterday, at Larose
was rather dull, around 12501.85
for No. 1 yellows and 1.50 for whited
usual terms. Trading as the day
closed, however, was slightly firmer
as at Crystal City, where the cash
market advanced to 1.0501.10 for
No. 1 yellows and one car ow whites
was reported moving for 1.80 cash
basis.
b"dh,T.9401*3*9T2
lots, sold at 810 as against the pre-
vious quotation of 899.
French francs sank te a record
low level around 3.05 cents and
Italian lire broke 20 points to 5.50
cents on the withdrawal of govern-
ment support.
Call monsy was marked up to 4
per cent la the early afternoon
after renewing at 39. Brohero
loans reported to the New York fed.
eral reserve bank increased $25,
$94,000 in the week ended Mey A
see Pitt
rectors declared an extra cash divi
dend of 14 after the market closed
yesterday, opened a point higher ai
1264 and then slid back ro 126. Du
pont showed an initial gain of 11
and Standard Gas & Sleetrie 18. U
S. Steel common, Studehaker and
Rate Corporation opened Erection
---tes-aanss C3R
New. Tom/
money steady, h
27.24752
KWi
prime mercantile
P—Call
4: low
d 4: of-
% lane
nths 4;
United States Bonds.
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second 41s 100.26; third 41a 101.8;
2w25 12 6/702477 * 101.105
i State Briefs
1 GuongrroWN. — Oscar Fahren-
; thoid, local plumber and tinner, will
* lose the sight of one eye as a re-
i suit of dropping solder.The hot
- metal spread over the entire ball of
: the eye.
CHICAGO, May 14. sr-with in-
dications that rains had allayed fears
as to the immediate outlook for the
spring crop, wheat prices turned
downward today in the early trade
ing. Opening prices, be off to ic
up, were followed by a moderate
•W 2.2 "At. showed relnuve
firmness owing to cool weather,
corn opening unchanged to Ic high-
“*==*a" A2TP No
“Declines in wheat prices were
especially noticeable in the late
dealings, owing partly to the fact
that a cargo of Duluth wheat is due
here around May 20 and that •
cargo of Canadian wheat is also
coming, presumably to be delivered
on May contracts here. Cora and
oats turned easy at the last, sym-
pathising with wheat, trade in ths
two reed grains being almost ex-
clusively local today.. ..
Wheat closed unsettled. I to lie
net lower, corn unchanged to lo off
and oats varying from do decline to
High Low Close
.WHEAT: •
May, new ......1.609 1.58, 1575
May, old ......1.591 1.574 1.571
July...........1:360 1.350 1.35%
Sept. ...........1.1111.11 1.315
dnc eeees it Ml M
Set:........• .75 TO .785
.........401 .
July ............411 .
Sept. J...........411 .
RTE:
XS::::::::::: & #il #
Sept. ............88 .141 .86
ni.................254
JuMisa:.........16.80 11.41 11.41
May .................. 16.65
July:.........16.85,16.80 16.86
May............17.90
July .....................11.00
, 1
.401
41
m^ HE’D. siRGS
stock. Incorporators: Clyd
O. Gantt and Lee Christor
Lyric Aumsement Cornua
ton; capital stock, $5,000.,
rators: Paul J. Barraco, VI
raco and N. Barraco.
Kerr County Truck Groy
ning Company Inc. Kerry
Ital stock, $2,000. Incorpe
w. Baller. W. K. Parks 1
Duderstadt. . .
Fraternal Home An
Houston: capital stock *25---etanu
corporators: James Shelton, BIBOE
Stewart and Lilly Smith...,
City Ice Company, Wilmer: CBPL
:1L% wenona" %,
- MTion C . d 111 a c Company.
Corpus Christi: capital stock 225.5
000. Incorporators: E K WAllisme
son, A. P. Cobb and T. J. Good
Amendments. _
Bruner-Fisher Supply Comp
Houston, increasing capital stotlg
from )
The Gultex Production Company
toll). Delaware corporation: Dover
Delaware: capital stock $100,000,
Texas agent, L. H. Stickney, Wax-
ahachle. 2
Wertsberger Derrick Company
(Oklahom a corporation). Tulsa, Ok-
lahoma: capital stock $50,000. Texe
as agent, D. D. Wertsberger, Pane,
heearr B. King Drilling Company.
Lrg
,__B. King Drilling Con
Oklahoma corporation, Tulsa
lahoma: capital stock $10,000.
as agent, Grover C Lau Panh
WESTIGATION OF
ROADSIDE COURT
Fort Worth Cato Grata
FORT WORTH. May 14. (F)—Cash
wheat on the Fort Worth grain
market Friday was unchanged to
three cents lower In sympathy with
the loss to contract values. Maize
and kaffir were strong on small
receipts.
Wheat, No. 1 dark hard 1.70@1.72;
No. 1 ordinary, hard 1.680 1.71: No
1 red 1.75@1.18; No. 1 75 per cent
red 1.7069 1.72.
Corn. No. 2 white 91@92: No. 3
white 90091: No. 2 mixed 90091;
No. 1 mixed 88@89.
Oats, No. 2 red 54@55; No. 3
white 530964. Snapped corn UU
1.00: No. 3 barley 76078: No. 1 mile
1.230 1.25; No. 3 kaffir 1.180 1.21;
ME: *iSll‘026.m: Kitr
Kansas City Cash Grain
KANSAS CITY, May 14 ()—
Wheat:, No. 1 hard 1.56@1.58; No.
2 „red 1.60@1.61; May 1.481; July
1.269: September 1.231.
Corn! No. 8 white 690708; No. 2
yellow 710721: No. 2 mixed 690
Tl: May 688: July 70%) September
Cats: No. 1 white 4ze42: NW,
White 418042. * *
FORT WORTH.—Texas points are
receiving considerable air mail
through Fort Worth aa well as
sending it bat by this airport. Bas-
trop, McKinney, Bangs, Hillsboro
and Bartlett are a few of the towns
which have received air malt Texas
letters bound for northern points
have formed a large part of the
mail sent out the first three morn-
ings, S. M. Gaines, superintendent of
railway mall service, announced
here this morning.
about a renewal of selling pressure
Eiisie
point to witkin a ernetfon ° is
year’s low and Westinghouse Afr-
brake. International Telephone,
United Cigar Stores, American To-
bacco, Gotham Silk Hosiery and
Louisville & Nashville sold a point
acet
Services 6 per cent preferred and
“Nickel Plate” common. Renewed
weakness of Italian lire which
port, featured the foreign exchange
...225.22 currine 2a
European exchanges were heavy. .
. The closing was irregular. Wan-
ing interest marked the late deal-
ings, as prices failed to follow a
ERI
other motors continuing to sell a
point or so below yesterday’s final
priced. . Oils, however, moved for-
ward slowly under leadership of
2=1:"*n=Eaem
DALLAS, May 14. (r)—The in-
vestigation of "road side courts" by a
Dallas courts snd officials assumed ■
state-wide proportions today with ‘hr
announcement by Sheriff Schuyler
Marshall’s office that three other
counties were investigating similar
conditions and that sheriff’s depart*
ment of at least half a down coun-
ties were planning such a move.
Harrison, McLennan, and Bexar
counties were said te be planning an
in vestigation.
The investigation arises from re-
port that country constable are force
ing motorists to pay road side fines.
Sheriff Marshall called the practice
an echo of "Red Russia." The Dal-
las county grand jury has the site
uation under investigation.
“HIT AND RUN” CAR DRAGS
WELLINGTON MAN 30 FEET.
NEW SRL292 L S-'Enrhe ...,
cfe -*--* * g
points on old crop months and gains *
94.1 to 8 points on the new crop no- Kannae city LEvesteek
- sief
rallied on cold weather in the bett steers “Otrered:" year
and private reports of rani to the 1 PAIN -IAE
t ==, # 22.7uengar
belt and by 1.2.5'15 th: i.Pe "Stockers" sF"thee
strike situation in Great Britain, stesar
The census figures for April eon-
sumption were recorded as com-
paratively heavy, considering the
many reporta poor trade during
that month. Near mid-day prices
me-xeporc.2'mat. -hi S
the railroad trouble in Great Brit-
The market worked higher after
mid-session on private reports of
‘%.., IL. .no
eember to 17.32. Towards the be-
ginning of the last hour the market
showed a tendency to reset on real-
ising. Exports totaled 22,172 bales.
e.)
no
CAMERON—Bryan Cravey, 63
years old, born in thy belly com-
munity, paid bin first visit to Cam-
eron, the county Mat and the court
house, Friday when he appeared be-
fore the commissioners’ court with
a delegation from his community to
discuss road matters Friends
showed him over the court house
and the jail. A
. AUSTIN.—HIgh school commence-
ment addresses will be delivered
thia month by Prof. S. M. N. Marrs,
state superintendent of public in-
struction, at seven different places,
he announced today. The itinerary
follows: Mullins, Mills county, Mon-
day, May 17; Del Rio. 184 Hondo. 18:
Hearne, 25; Luling, 561 Texas City,
as, and Farmersville, Monday, May
mna-ntirere feniereue
ala
Mr. and Mrs. C. Birk. Mr. and Mrs
C.K. Birk and Dr. and Mrs. Hall
---E =c-edy Is Vernon visiting
Mrs. Gulbert Weeth.
Mr. mid Mrs J. H. Renfro were
Medicine Park visitors Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bagby were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs Ross of
Wichita Falls last Sunday,.. 2
T. L. Burnett and J. C. Murphree
made a business trip to Vernon last
week.
Mrs Woodard Lee of Lubbock
visited W. E. Holcomb and family
this week.
Miss Bernice Kaker Of Bridgeport
was the guest of Mrs Allee Palm
the past week-end.
Mrs. Bernice Burnett and sea,
Malcolm, have cone to Houston to
spend a month. They are te remain
for the graduation exercises of Mrs
Burnett's daughter. Miss Christine
Wilson, who ton student to the
academy there.
Dr. and Mrs A. B. Bishop re-
turned Tuesday from a two weeks
C E. Bik and D
SAN ANGELO, Texas, May 14. In) ment Sunday in
-ton inspection party headed by Mrs. Qubert Weeth
four high officials of concerns In-
terested to the Ressan county oil
fields will arrive in San Angelo
May 32, en route to Texon, the home
of the Big Lake On Company, which
is one of the largest producers of
crude oil in Texas. They are: Frank
Farquahar of New York, treasurer
of the Plymouth Oil Company; T.
it. Cowell St. of New York, vice
president of the Plymouth, and M.
£ Benedum and Joe a Trees of
Pittsburgh, of the Benedum Trees
5 -
am-Trees interests and
A Oil Company are
with the Big Lake Oil
he daily production of
Oil Company has been
se to 2,500 barrels and
on, together with the
"‘one oil corporation of
, nir sezeye mt-n
it nearly 4.000 barrels Conan W
the dully total of any
the state.
SUBMIT WICHITA CASE
COMMISSION OF APPEALS
AusTIN, May id on—rhreeenses
were submitted to section B of the
commission of appeals today. They
th Camden Fire Insurance Associa-
tion vs W. A. Sutherland, El Paso
Nanuriela Construction Com-
1 BMP vs. E. B. Gorsline et al Wiche
RerSantie and Claude Ter-
relive. Mattie Minehew, Childress
RANCHWOMAN will
RECOVER FROM INJURIES
AT HANDS OF ROBBERS
LIVERPOOL, May 14. V—Cotton
spot qulet, prices steady. American
strict wood middling 11.18; good
middling 10.88; . strict middling
miaaim . Inc 10.231, strict low
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Coach R. E. Brewster, Virgin Wig-
ley, Clyde Filmore, Ray Golden,
Katherine Sue Ralston, and Mrs
W. R. Bradford left Wednesday for
Austin to attend the Mato later*
scholastic League meet.
The Rev. H. C Hand and daugh-
tors Lula Grace and Lounette, were
WAfVt, "here Alssieiore
to here visiting his son, Gayle Park.
Miss Ema Joda Morrison visited
her parents in Archer City the past
week-end.
Miss Gwendolyn Geso of Chilli-
cothe visited relatives bore the past
week-end.
Dr. A. B. Bishop was called to
Fort Worth Wednesday on account
or the illness of his son-in-law. Mr.
Hurley
Mesdames Pari F. Smyth, D. O. LEE awegs evwu wiumery 41 wo
Smith. Boone Smith, Frank Hayes, arlet 5994 ordinary 13.15; low mid
mem mocimes Tenet Aestet -=-" SITE ' 1489, strict low middling
aS MANY*#:
ewenR-n
1020 bales. Low ordinary 7.00: or-
--=#
poulok’’., 1L St"A. .hot
mio’tt.sunt-orama focal Sr
nary 10.15: good ordinary 11.65:
nucheeneis,hi
.As. 2222240′4%, tE
14.25, shorn ewes $.25@ 6.50.
DEATHS
DEL
wutX
cans 1
elared
Phrale
was O!
Mrs.
alone
as. May 14. ()-
trs. S. C. Holcomb,
inch by two Mext-
night was de-
y to be improved,
they believed aha
er.
was attacked while
th house. The men
house and fled la
tomobile, while Mr.
in Del Rio. The
ileved. to have fled,
d negotiations are
for their return.
, HAS HAND
RLh un WRINGER AND
WOUND ON ROLLERS
dudia nariele,” weven-yent-ola
me/nant......
a a painful injury Thursday
hingwhen her hand was caught
gelothes wringer and her left
wound around the roller,
he of the bones in the forearm
broken, while the other bone
ared what to termed a green
ture. The pliable bone was bent
it was necessary to break it in
* to set, it back into normal
to little siri war washing some
ses at the time when her hand
pod but not in time to
Hoge, Foreman, Turner, Carter and
Sherwood, and Misses Viola and
Dosia Smith attended the Eastern
Star Chapter at Wichita Falls Tues-
“%"“““ qeni ran .p.m
Saturday and Sunday with relatives
in Knox City.
Miss Georgia Hewsin of Orange,
Texas, missionary in Southern Press
byterian field in Korea, spent the
past week-end with Mrs. G. C.
Richards. Miss Hewsin was for-
merly a Sunday School teacher of
Mrs. Richards on Orange.
a W. Gillespie in visiting his
three daughters in Gainesville and
another daughter, Mrs. J. A. Sellers,
in Sherman for the next three C
four weeks 120
R. D. Sedwick, an employee in
the Central Garage, has gone to
Coleman for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. Will Hodges returned Mon-
day from a two weeks’ visit with
relatives in Arkansas.
Mrs. T. D. Phillips was in Wichita
Falls shopping Saturday, ,.
Mrs. O. J. Kidwell, who has been
attend the Presbyterial meeting
in Ennis and visiting relatives in
Forreston, returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Lucille Garrison returned to
her home in Teague Tuesday after
a visit here with her aunt, Mrs. J.
W. Yarbro.
Mr. and Mrs W. A Shipman are
out in the Plains country this wash
looking after business matters.
Mrs Miles L Hines returned from
Dallas Friday where she had been
sent as a delegate to the Annual
Conference of the Woman’s Mis-
sionary Society.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Sullivan and
daughter, Mat, returned Thursday
from a visit to Rome.
Mrs. Ralph Jones and children
spent the week-end visiting rela-
tives in Rome.
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sunnveronr. La, May 14. on
—William Edenborn. Tt, capitalist
and owner of the Louisiana Rail-
way & Navigation Company, died
here early today after illness of a
week following a stroke sC ape-
plexy.
Mr. Edenborn was born to West
Phalia, Prussia, March 20, 1848, and
came to the United States in 1867.
After residing in Pittsburgh and
Cincinnati he moved to St. Lento
In 1870 and there with r. M. Lud-
low organised the first wire mill
to St. Lento which was followed by
other mills until in 1899 when he
incorporated the American Steel &
Wire Company of New Jersey. This
corporation bran later sold the
United States Steel Corporation for
a consideration said to have been
$100,000,000. He was the inventor
of. a machine for manufacturing
nails and barbed wire which formed
the basis sf his fortune.
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chasten pone. fau0
HONOLULU, May 14. (——Charles
Pung, 20, a member of the 1924
American Olympic swimming team,
died suddenly here today. He was
pulled from the water after a heart
stroke Wednesday might while he
was participating in an interschee
lastic swimming meet and after he
had finished the second 50-yard
back stroke swim.
New York Steek List
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sua.se For ow sacks
COLUMBUS. Ga.— Miss Mam..
Ridenour, of 1M Eighth street, col-
looted old paper sacks for five
years. The other day she sold them
for $112.50.
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salers to retail dealers. Unless oth-
erwise indicated the prices are sub-
poet to continual changes:
White potatoes ....
Celery, dozen bunch
Cabbage .....las
Lettuce, erate A
Onions, yellow, 50-box orate., 1.06
nests. done Bunches :2:7::::Hi
Bell pepper ***** - 20
Turnips, ib. .:X***u*lW-*n= 40
Tomatoes, erate ..-$4.00
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Oranges, per bos ...-$5.00
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The followins prices paid to
farmers by local cotton gins and
cotton buyers:
R. a Harvey: Middling 17.75 cents
per pound. "T.
ruikens. Re 1
Eggs, per case .
1.-.7.V. 56.76
Radium's power to kill living tis-
sue was discovered by Henri Pee-
neeerustirouma minan
yEnshop Boernnems.ao
HONOLULU, T. H., May 14. ()-
The Rt. Rev. Libret H. J. L. Boeny-
naems, bishop of Zuegma and vicar
apostolic Of Hawaii, died here last
51 at the age of 68. He was con-
night at the age of 68. He was con-
secrated bishop of San Francisco
July 25, 1903, by Archbishop Mont-
gomery‘%
Bishop Boenynaems, a Belgian by
birth, went to Hawaii as, a. mis-
senary priest ta mi.
George C. Osborne, .
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 14.
un-George C. Osborne, 80, well
known prison reform advocate and
for 10 years warden at the New
Jersey penitentiary, died here late
resterday.
AiVes
veteran, who practiced law in
greater Kansas City and acted many
times as a special judge. 1.
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nosTON, May 14. un—The Com-
merctal Bulletin tomorrow will say:
While the wool trade has one less
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se at host and profits
narrow, where they
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tivity as the wool is shorn, el
prices which show little or no
change, some growers refusing still
to meet the market. '
The foreign primary markets are
without materiel change. Mohair is
Toured"" tmet Texas fine‘up
months selected wool $1.12: fine %
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DALLAS—Finger prints on the
dead were taken here today by the
police 1a aa effort to identify Rex
Gabriel, killed while driving a mo-
tor truck for the Dallas News Ns
relatives of the man could be found.
The finger prints were taken in at-
tempt to identify the man and no-
tify his relatives..
k GEORGETOWN.—The recent rul-
ing of the state board of education
that when school bonds it holds are
redeemed before date of maturity
the principal be accompanied by 60
days interest is contested by H. L.
Digger. Williams county school su-
perintendent. Egger has tendered
State Treasurer Hatcher the princi-
pal of five Williamson county school
bonds, but declined to pay the ex-
tra M days interest. The contro-
versy in expected te se to the de-
partment of the attorney general
for a ruling.
DALLAS—George Buzan, veteran
Dallas police officer suspended ree
cently following the death of Lu.
ther Pogue, who he had attempted
to arrest, was exonerated today by
a grand jury. Pogue died after be-
ing struck by the officer. The jury
found he was justified in striking
the prisoner 2 1
DALLAS—Contractors who turn
on water at new buildings without
a city permit were made defendants
today in three suite filed by the
Dallas water department alleging
violations of the city ordinances. 1
Water Commissioner Harry H. Gow-
ans. said tenants moving into new
buildings complain about their wa-
ter bills because the water has been
turned on and used by the con-
tractor
. DALLASLA.trak ponteara bent
to ike postmaster at Oklahoma City,
Okla, to be returned by the first
air mail plane was vetoed at $100
today by a stamp collector. The
card bore a double impression of the
one cent postal stamp. It was sent
by L N Doak, secretary to John
Philp, postmaster. A stamp collec-
for offered $100 for Nt. 57.192
Honest Taximan
Found in N.Y.C.
By Dallas Woman
h it ------- N
NBW TORK. May n. m—an
honest taxicab driver today saved
a Dallas, Texas, woman several
thousand dollars and won nu tip.
Mrs. Louis Dabney rushed in a
taxi to the docks where the steam-
er Ohio was about to sail for Rome.
After depositing Mrs. Dabney and
while on the way to the city with
another passenger the chauffeur
discovered several. thousand dollars
to traveling checks, cash and jew-
eity. ua
ka The honest chauffeur was sus-
pended to a moment: of 2 mental
doubt, and in the interlude the repu-
tation of the entire chauffeuring
profession was Imperiled.
But decided quickly, he chucked
the “ passenger out and eped back
to the pier to find Mrs. Dabney sob-
bing just as the steamer was pull-
ing up anchor. The purse was
handed over and for his pains the
river clutched ,W* crion one dol-
caic.d2‘2,” 12 7-Foyin,,
alive steady: receipts • cars: fowls
271030e; broliers listen: turkeys
ate; roosters 19c; ducks 28 @ 30e:
geese 16c. *
tubutter, unchanged; receipts 9341
unchanged; receipts 31,807
cases.
0 Local Grain Market.
*TM02 " Dn
“Solomon” Gordon
Finds “Eve” Clad
In Fig Leaf-O. K.
NEW YORK, May 14. Mn—Beryi
Halley, actress, who was summoned
to spurt because of tee scantiness
of her "Eve” dance costume, today
had the charge dismissed.
Magistrate Gordon, who viewed
her performance Wednesday night
to an official capacity, held that
“present day standards do net rea-
monably permit condemnation of
such a performance.”
"In the present case," the deci-
sion said, "there is a passive, mo-
mentary presentation by Defendant
Hailey ae Eve with nothing hidden,
so would appear to the eyes, except
by a tic leaf, although close seru-
tiny, would reveal a gausey texture
on a small part of her body.”
Ramsay Wallace, producer of the
show, and Harry Levy, manager,
co-defendants, also were discharged.
REFINERY AT ELECTRA
RESUMES OPERATIONS
AFTER BEING REBUILT
ELECTRA, Texas, May 14.—The
Dale Oil and Refining Company's
rant, which was burned on March
28, has been completely rebuilt and
resumed operations Wednesday. Ted
Williams an employe, who was se-
riously burned, has act entirely re-
covered, but is able to be at his
home and will be able to resume
werh to a few days
LVERNON, May 14.—Eiie Warren,
22, of Wellington, was seriously to-
jured •* 10 o’clock this morning
when he was run over by an auto-
mobile at Laks Kemp snd dragged
about 10 feet.
Officers sre searching for the
drlvsr of the car and are holding
one man in the county jail Wit-
nooses state the car contained two
men and that the machine, did not
stop after running over Warren.
The accident occurred on the south
side of the dam at Lake Kemp.
MMUB DOG CATCHERS ARB'
ASKED FOR AT saxfors
SAN ANTONIO, Nay 14 QAM
appeal to the city to increase lie
fores of dog catchers so that Sai
Antenle may be ridded or monereis
and stray dogs, will be made by the W
San Antonio Kennel Club, E. s. A
tum, president, said Friday.
, The force at present is entirely
inadequate, to accomplish its pur.
pose, Mr. Tatum said, “The cam-
paign to rid the city of strays t* a
part or a state move to keep down
rabies. A proclamation requiring
the vaccination of a" dogs Agdlt .
rabies by May 15 has just been in-
sued by the state livestock sanitary
commission. San Antonis also will
pass an ordinance to this etrect.
Fire, and Police Commissioner
Wright said.
Ana nena ’
Trate Parent: I’ll teach you to
make love to my daughter:
Bright Young Man: I wish you
would, sir. I'm not making any
headway at all.—Answers.
- Parental Candor.
.Sweet Young -Thing (rushing to
from bridge party, with attentive
escort at hand): oh, mother: I've
just captured the booby!
Mother: Well, well. Come here'
and kiss me, both of you.
. Some comfort.
Paddy was asked If his twins did
notmake an awful notes to the we y
"wen, he said, “not so bad. 7
see. one makes such a din that you 1
caa t hear the other.”—Tit-Bits.
5100—DIAL—3288
For top prices on poultry, exgu,
butter and hides. 1 *
Wichita Poultry & Egg Co.
504 Tenth st.
| CA ANG ON RESIDENCE
L. . MTD PROPERTY
R. 0. Harvey & Co.
Cotton — Grain - Stocks
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