The Naples Monitor (Naples, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, December 14, 1923 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME XXXVIII
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
CONDEMNED AND PRAISED
Chairman Hull Pronounces
About the Worst Ever.
it
voted down an amendment to the j ESQUIRE URIAH JOHNSON DEAD.
senate bill which would have com-
pel led secret organizations to-throw Wag for Many Years a Promi-
their rosters open for public in- nent Citizen of Omaha.
tpection and then defeated amend- ...... , . *,
. .. . . ... . . Uriah Johnson was born in Ala-
ment after amendment with virtu-1 . .,
bama 76 years ago: wan the oldest
NAPLES, TEXAS, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 14, 1923
■■ U. S. PENSION ROLL ■■■■
SHOWING DECREASE
NUMBER 33
Political appraisement > of Presi-
dent Coolidge's address to Congress
last weeK closely followed its de-
livery and, as usual, there was a
great diversity of opinion.
As a political document, of great
potential effect on the 1921 cam-
paign, on the personal fortunes of
Mr. Coolidge and those of his party,
the address had been awaited ex-
pectantly by leaders of all parties.
It has met with expressions of gen-
eral praise from many respuhlicans.
with less enthusiastic approval from
others, and with immediate criticism
from the democrats.
Senator Underwood of Alabama,
the only avowed democratic presi-
dential candidate who sits in Con-
gress, has made no comment. He
has declared for the World Court
plan and, like Mr. Coolidge, is
against the bonus. William G. Mc-
Adoo has come out in favor of both.
The La Follette group of republi-
cans criticized features of the Presi-
dent's program. From the farmer-
labor side came criticism of the
President's agricultural relief pro-
gram. Disagreement with the Mel-
lon tax program indorsement given
by Mr. Coolidge also was expressed
by the La Follette and farmer-labor
elemements.
Commenting on the address, Mr.
Hull, chairman of the Democratic
Committee, said it was "stand-pat"
and "reactionary." Its outstanding
feature, he asserted, "is a bid for
the presidential nomination in 1924
and the support of the predatory
special interests in the campaign to
follow," and it "treats only of symp-
toms and of these in a most per-
functory manner."
"The message." Mr. Hull added,
"will please the special interests and
strengthen President Coolidge's
chances for thenomina tion."
"The citadel of special privilege
ally the same proviso.
Opponents of the membership
clauses maintained a majority of
from 5 to 12 on each vote. It was
noted that republican members,
with but one exception, voted
against the amendments.
REGENTS WILL GET
TEXAS TECH IDEAS
Board Members Will Visit Cam-
bridge, New Haven, Boston,
and Atlanta.
Waco, Texas, Dec. P.—Chairman
A. G. Carter of the board of regents
of the Texas Technological College,
Fort Worth; Secretary C. W. Mead-
ows of Waco, with J. W. Carpenter
of Dallas and Clifford B. Jones of
Spur,- two of the other members of
the board, will leave about Jan. 10
for a visit to Atlanta, Boston, New
Haven and Cambridge to inspect
technological schools in those cities.
The trip is being made to secure
ideas that will be utilized in connec-
tion with the erection of buildings
for the Texas college, to be located
in Lubbock. They will be accom-
panied by Mr. Watkins of Houston,
associate architect >n connection
with the preparing of piano for the
school at Lubbock.
FORD ASKS BOOMERS
TO DELAY MEETING
of a family of nine children; two
brothers one sister still surviving.
One brother and sister-living in
Alabama, and the youngest brother,
Andrew, of Mooringsport, £l,a., was
with him in his last moments.
He has been laid up at his home
about two months Buffering a gen-
eral breakdown fromjstornach trou-
ble, and Monday afternoon he was
quietly relieved by death.
He has lived in Texas about
thirty years, and has has served this
precinct as justice of the peace and
county commissioner almost con-
stantly since 1900. He was a mem-
ber of the Methodist church 36
years; an old Mason and Odd Fel-
low—a citizen of whom everybody
thought well—as was attested by
the number of people and floral of-
ferings at the funeral conducted by
his pastor, Rev, H: I. Robinson, in
the home of the deceased yesterday
morning just before the Masonic
fraternity went with his body to the
cemetery for burial.
To his surviving widow, and neice
whom he has Jraised, and brothers
and sisters, the Rrpejje would sav he
has served his time well, and we
should not weep as those having no
hope, yet we join you in deepest
sorrow.—-Omaha Breeze
Several citizens of Naples among
wh«m were S. A. Harwell, J. M.
Stewart and R. If. Moore, attended
the funeral of Mr. Johnson last
Wednesday.
SCHOOL NOTES
539,756 Pensioners ,©n June 30
This Year 7,000 Under
Figures for 19
There were 75C pensioners on
the roll of the 1J. S. pension bureau
June HO, 192:5, the commissioner of
pensions has announ fd. During
the year 26,4f>2 civil veterans!
died as against 25,0*®'! the pre- J
vious year and L'll.O'iil widows, us!
against 21,259,
The sum of . f.00 was paid |
out for pensions durii )•. the fiscal I
year, airaiosl ;mi7. .• ; in 1922.
Cost of maintenance ajjd expense of
the pension system 192U was
$1,992,063. Total disfprsements to
pension rs Under the mlision system :l
which dates back praclMjtlly to 1790 [J
have been $0,6ty6,356.($l.
During the year tin' net loss to
the pension roll was 7,".;i!0. The roll
of civil war (wnsionorspfts reduced
by 24,970 and of civil * war widow
pensioners by 8.057Jmeae losses
were largely offset. by feain of 25,-
364 to the Spanish w$| soldier roll! I
and a gain of 4,176 tfiilie Spanish fj
war widow roll. m
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VukticJe
Conference December 12 to Pro-
mote His Presidential Chances
Indefinitely Postponed.
Detroit, Mich., December 7-—A<
the request of Henry Ford, the con-
ference of delegates of the Allied-
Ford-for-President Clubs of the
f Salted-Stew*, vPhfcn waicscifeuuted
is
President Coolidge is for it and
opposed to its general revision.
"He favors a reduction of taxes,
and who does not? He commends
the Mellon plan, upon which his
party is divided, and virtually
admits, what the democratic party
has insisted upon since 1921, that
the present revenue bill is a war-tax
measure and economically a botch.
"Readers of the message will not
be able to reconcile the recommen-
dations for tax reductions with
President Coolidge's indorsement of
the present profiteer tariff act, the
latter of which takes $4,000,000,000
a year out of the pockets of the
people and puts $3,600,000,000 of
that in the pockets of the profiteers
and only $500,000,000 in the Treas-
ury. The President says the tariff
act 'has been productive of an
abounding prosperity.' Certainly
not to the people who pny the $4,-
000,000,000 tariff taxes.
"To the farmer, living in bank-
ruptcy and despair, he offers no sub-
stantial or permanent relief, declar-
ing that 'for the most part agricul-
ture is successful.'
"It was not to be expected that
the message would repudiate the
World Court proposal of President
Coolidge's predecessor and of bis
own Secretary of State, but the
President is unable to offer any
other foreign policy of his own.
"The message contains not a para-
graph in recognition of labor.
Neither no reference or no remedy is
offered with respect to high prices
—except for most farm products—
high fuel, Irigh freight rates,
high rent, wholesale profiteering,
and general high cost of living. It
is also silent on the wholesale job-
bery and corruption that today
scandalize many departments of the
government,"
OKLAHOMA HOUSE
BEATS KLAN BILL
to meet here December 12, was in-
definitely postponed t the request
of Mr. Ford.
The request to call off the meet-
ing here was the first direct action
taken by Mr. Ford in connection
with the mention of his name as
candidate for the presidency,
Mr. Pointer chairman of the com-
mittee on arrangements, refused to
say why the manufacturer asked
that the conference bo called off and
asserted that he could not make
public his conversation with Mr.
Ford "beyond announcing that he
has requested that the conference be
postponed until a later date."
■Notification that plans for the
meeting had been canceled were
mailed out to 300 delegates from
thirty-seven states, who had signified
their intention of attending the
gathering.
The High School i3 rejoicing this
week over the wondeeful addition
to the Library. Over $40 worth <(f
books have been added. This money
was raised by the graduating class
of 1922-23 when they gave .their
play last year under the supervision
of Miss Clara Drake.
It is planned that, each tr'S'Vna-
Hng class will follow this custom.
The following girls have also donat-
ed clasics Venita Spence, Mary
Elizabeth What ley, Velma Wright
Bess Wortham and Annie May Estes
We are not publishing the list of
music memory Records this week
since Misses Lunday and Mary Drake
Rocky Poir .
h'ev. Mills of Commerce filled
his regular appointmtbH here Sat.
unlay and Sunday. ;;
Mrs. Tens FrankliinRffs returned
from Pittsburg, she had
been visiting her b Other aud
wife,
John Austin andlpndly were
the guests ot VV. R.^Walla and
family Sunday, _
Boy Washburn yjw Saturday
night and Sunday W®.; I$U Cobb
near Plainvjew, \-p-
Mrs. Maggie Aru<i<:IT. and Loda
Cobb were yisito?$|
inuuity Saturday aaratjuday
Vernon and Igarl-jM^tihs Epnnt, j
Saturday and Sun
folks.
j| -Mr.
ceived word Friday that their son
Albert was sick at Wylie. ffor-
ace left Saturday for Corsicana
and went by to see him.
Jim Beggs and finally and Jes-
sie and Ruby Boyd vere Sunday
quests of B. P. Jacobs and family.
E. A. Bradberry visited in Dain-
HOLIDAY GOODS
Wc are now showing one of the most complete>tocks of holi-
day goods we have ever had.
Pipes, Stationery, Jewelry, Candy, Cut Glass, Community Silver-
ware, Dolls, Electric Fixtures, Ivory in all the latest designs,
Smoking Stands, Combination sets in Rubber Goods, Toilet sets.
Your Christmas shopping now will give a larger and more com-
plete line to select from.
And remember we have the prices in reach of every one.
We appreciate your business and wish for
you and your the merriest Christmas ever
May We Serve You? Its A Pleasure To Please
McCOY'S DRUG STORE
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are buying $30 worth of records ^e,field Saturday and '{Unday.
with the proceeds of their Halloween
program when these records have
been catalogued we will get together
the list of those we dont have and
donations will be in order.
MAYFIELD NAMED
ON COMMERCE BODY
New Texas Senator Will Keep
in Touch Willi Rail
Legislation.
In the fifth and sixth grade room (seriously hurt,
the teacher wishes to place the
following pupils on the honor roll.
Mary Kennedy, ^Maxine Hawkins,
Anine Lou Bond, Doris Spence Jesse
Carlton, Willie [Shew and Natham
llervey. These 'PMPfis have made
above 90 in everything, including
deportment on the last report:.$
Attendance has been almost per-
fect up to this week. The rains the
first of the week made the roads so
bad that, pupils living a long dis-
tance couldn't get here.
Reporter.
C. M- Piatt moved to Plainview
last week.
Mrs. Willie Ramsey was thrown
from a buggy Saturday. She was
bruised up pretty badly, but not
Measure to Make Membership
Public Defeated
Oklahoma City, Okla., December
8—Like their colleagues in the ach-
ate, anti-Ku Klux Klan leaders in
the lower house of the legislature
met a crushing defeat yesterday in
their attempt to make public the
membership lists of secret organiza-
tions by legislation.
The house, in a stormy session,
i% dfjstiBgf'
Washington, Dec. 10.—In the
Senate committee assignments Mon
day Senator Earle B. Mayfield was
given membership on Interstate
Commerce, to which is referred all
of the railroad legislation, and keeps
him in touch with the work he did
as a member of the Railroad Com-
mission of Texas. His other com-
mittee assignments were claims, in-
teroceanic canals and public build-
ings and grounds. Senator Shep-
pard retains all of his former com-
mittees; Commerce, District of Col-
umbia, Irrigation and Reclamation
and Military Affairs.
By the election of Senator Spen-
cer as chairman of the Privileges
and Elections, Senator Ilarreld of
Oklahoma wtis advanced to the chair-
manship of Indian Affairs, retain-
ing his other committees, Senator
Owen of Oklahoma leaves Appro-
priations and goes on Foreign Af-
fairs.
A Case of Heredity.
"You look like a good risk. Mr.
Malone, but will you kindly tell me
what your father died of?"
"Oi can't rightly remimber as to
that, sur, but sure it was nothing
serious."
Cornett News.
Cornett, Dec. —There were ser-
vices at tho Baptist Church Satur-
day night conducted by pastor Rev.
Fletcher Lee. Good sermons were
rendered. The weather did not pre-
mit services Sunday and night.
Mrs. Sallie E. Heard is spending
a few days in the home of VV. S.
Heard after a visit to Linden and
Carterville. She was accompanied
to this place with Maxwell Steger
and wife, who were enrouted to
Bryan's Mill to visit parents this
week.
Otis Jordan visited home folks
this week-end.
Miss Merle Barton was the guest
of Miss Jewel Heard Saturday night
and Sunday.
Several from this place attended
the tent show in Naples the 27th.
Mrs. Fannie Owens and family of
Okla., have moved to this place to
make her home with her brothers,
V. P. and Gim Graw.
Mrs. Carl Floyd visited in the
home of J. C. Barton last week.
She returned to her home in Linden
Sunday.
Misses Annie May and Floy Dud-
ley spent the past week end in Laney
community.
Miss Euna Rich was the guest of
Misses Ildu and Aubrey Robison Sat-
urday night und Sunday.
Sunshine.
Otis Cobb and wife spent a few
days in the home ol i! P. Jacobs,
Dave Lewis and family were
guests of Marvin {.Bett and family
Sunday.
Will Washburn visited nttar Center -
point,
Richard Story and family have
moved buck hore from Tennessee
and will again make this their home.
| We are glad to welcome them back.
Mrs. Sam Kennedy and Onon
; Vaughan of Plainview s uited in the
] home of Lee Kennedy Thursday,
j B. P. Jacobs and ladv were visit-
ors of S. S. West in MoiHb County
i Sunday.
1 Sam Hawkins and wife had as
their guests Sunday Walter Cobb
land family and Adis Cobb and
j family of Plainview.
Woodfin McMichael and family
j visited Norris McMichaei and family
in Naples Sunday.
We are glad to note Louis Hicks
and wife have moved back here,
after a couple of year*' sojourn in
Arkansas They will >crcupy the
house recently vacated by Ell Finley.
Hiram Dodson and wife were
Saturday night guests of B. J,
Jacobs and family.
Peggy.
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GIFTS FOR XMAS
At Wholesale Prices
it is anything in the "Jewelry iine yoiTjWant, get my
prices before buying. I have a nice assortment of Rings
to select from—All gold and prices right. Also several
pieces of Cut Glass, Ivory Goods, Necklaces, Mesh Bags,
and other Jewelry-And don't forget, my prices are the
lowest in town. If there is anything in my line you want
that I don't have in stock I'll order it out on memorandum
and save you money. See me before you buy.
Yours For a Merry Xmas
I. M. WATSON
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A Good Town to Live in.
CHARGED WITH INSANITY B'M A'k' woo.om fo,Gct.
man Relief.
Mrs. Morgan, of Near Rocky:
Branch, Probably Insane. j
Mr. Carroll, our new hotel man,
has returned from quite an extend-
jed trip to the different sections and
communities surrounding Naples.
| He is very enthusiastic as to thej jyira. Jennetta Morgan, 44 years
future of Naples and its adjoining old, a widow woman of the Rocky y
territory. ] Branch community, six miles north |
Mr. Carroll .thinks this is just ()c town, was arrested and jailed
about the best place to live in he has j |,(St prj(jay by Constable Jim Pratt j
found in his years of travel, and he on charges of having an unsound j
has visited nearly all of the Southern ;minfl Hcr trja, has be(,n 9ot for
during the last couple of
COLORED TEACHERS TO MEET
The County Teachers Institute
Consolidated for colored teachers of
Morris, Titus, Camp ii'id Franklin
Counties will meet at 1'ittsburg Dec
17 to 21, 1923. All colored teach
era of these counties are fXpectecfto
be present, and on the yiogram ap-
pears this notation: lie sure to
bring pencils and notebooks, that
you may get something to carry to
the children whom you are teach-
ing." There has been a very in-
teresting and instructive progrnm
arranged.
states
years.
In a conversation with a represen-
tative of this paper he cited the
fact that the land hereabouts will
produce in abundance such a variety
of commodities that by diversifying
the farmer is always assured a pay-
ing crop, even under the most ad-
verse condition.
NEW SHOE SHOP
Having opened up n shoe and
harness repair shop in Naples I
solicit a share of your patronage.
today before County Judge J. W.
t'ason, and if convicted of being in-
sane, she will be sent off to one of
the state institi:''ins for treatment.
—Morris County News.
Bonus Bill Proposes $250 Immi-
grant Tax.
Appropriation of $20,000,000 for
the relief work in Germany has been
proposed in a bill introduced today
Senator Lenroot, republican,
Wisconsin.
The money would be expended un-
der the direction of the President
! and through such agencies as he
| might direct. He would be recjuir-
I ed to report to the Senate on the
| distribution of the relief before
December 81, 1024.
MARRIEli —RUSSELL LAWHON
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t Washington, P. C , Dec. 8.—Pay-
] rnent of a soldiers' bonus with funds
raised by a poll tax of $250 on each
i immigrant and $50 on every alien
J resident, a tax of 2 per cent on
wed soles a specialty. Most of J gross income of foreign corpora-
lie people of Naples know the tions in the United States, an in-
kind of work I do, to the others
will say 1 guarantee all my work.
Give me a trial. If I suit you tell
others and come again. If 1 don't suit
you tell me and I'll make it right.
I am located in the Monitor office.
I have a few pairs of second hand
"hoes which I will sell cheap.
J. W. Russell.
crease in the inheritance tax and an
excess profits tax is proposed in a
bill drafted by Representative Wat-
kins, Democrat, Oregon.
The bill provides for compensa-
tion to former service men at the
rate of $1.25 a day for foreign ser-
vice and $1 for home service, the
maximum cash payment being $625.
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Saturday afternoon Rev. Don
Rogers united in marriage at his
home in our city Mr. H. D. Russell,
our Cotton Belt night clerk, and
Miss Gertude Lawhon, one of the
fair young ladies of Naples.
They caught No, 4 Saturday eve-
ning for Texarkana and were off on
their honeymoon vntil yesterday
when they returned, and E. M.
Shelton hopes to be relieved from
relieving.
May their joys grow brighter and
their sorrows never come is the
wish of the Breeze.—Omaha Breeze
Mr. Russell is a former resident
of Naples and he and the bride both
have many friends in our city who
wish for them all the pleasures an-
ticipated in their married life.
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