The Orange Daily Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 273, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 1923 Page: 1 of 6
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'GRAND JURY FAIR GROUPS
E SHOWN DR. COOK, OF WAR FAME; RETURNS 2t TO HOLD MEET IS C A R RIED TO
FAME FOR MAIL FRAUD
FORT WORTH, Nov. 22.—Dr.
Frederick A. Cook, self-styled dis-
coverer of the north pole; S. E. J.
Cox, Houston oil operator, and 12
other defendants in tho mail fraud
trial in rJ-Jral court who were found
guilty late yesterday, rested today
in the county jail.
No favoritism was shown Cook and
his asnociatcs by Jail attendants. Ho
rested on an ordinary cot in the
dingy Jail.
Federal Judge Killlts, laxt night,
sentenced Cook to 14 your* and 9
months in the federal prison, and
assessed a fine of 112,000 against
him. I *
8. E. J. Cox, publicity director for
Cook, was sentenced to serve eight
years and fined »S,000. Fred K
Smith, treasurer of the company,
was sentenced to 7 years and fined
112,000.
Other co-defendants of Cook found
guilty, were given the following:
A. K. L.-krnan, seven vears nnd
fined 112,000; W. L. Braddisli and
W. P. Welty, two years each and
11.000 fines; J. S. Rooks, F. L.
Hess, C. ’W. Sleete, B. S. llenniger,
T. O. Turner, E. J. Bowen, and R.
L. Maxwell, one year and a dav
each and fines of *1,000 each; L.
A. M.-Kcrcher was giveu six vears
and a fine of 91,000.
H. E. Robinson, O. L. Rav, O. A.
DcMontrond, Harry Blem, and J. E.
Burmeistcr, all of who tnhad pre-
viouaely plead guilty, were fined
1500 each. H. O. Stephens, who
•Iso plsad guilty, was fined 17,000,
and must serve 90 days in Jail.
After the sentence had been pro.
nounced on the men the hoodlum
wagon backed up to the door of the
federal building, and Cook nnd his
associates were driven off to Jail
while the wives of elovpn of the
prisoners sobbed on the steps of tho
building. Cook’s appeal bond was
»«t at $75,000 by Killits. Joseph
W. Bailey, chief counsel for tho de-
fense, declared his client would be
unable to spend tins sum. This
means that Cook will have to spend
a year in tail while his i-ase is going1
through the courts. Even If this is*
raised, It will, be several necks be-i
fore the bond can become effective
Boy Of 57 Shakes
Off Marital Traces;
Movie Vamps Did It
NEW YORK, Nov. 22. Max
ffronront wax a good enough hus-
band until about three years ago
when ho started to see the vam-
pires in the movies. But after
a year or so of movie.going, the
wild boyish streak in him caused
him to kick over the tra.es and
step out, at the age of 57. He
msn’t been home since.
This hub,the story of hlx wife,
Libby Kronront, 63 years old, ill
her suit for divorce in the su-
premo court of Brooklyn.
Long after disappearance. Mm.
Kronront r.aid, she found her
.husband living with another
woman.
Panama and Hawaii
New Territories
Given Soldiers
One of tho last remains of the
National Shipbuilding company's rol_|
icta of war days was destroyed hero
shortly before noon today when offi-|
rials of the Texas Creosoting com-|
psny, Orange's newest industry, set
to the
TRUE BILLS
Members of the board of director*
of the Orange County Fair associa-
_ ,tion and the Young Men's Busineaa
j league will meet in Joint session
„ ,„uv.nv./, mi '^’e district graqd Jury after be- at the chamber of commerce audi-
firo to the hull of an incomplete ,ln se8"'on ,ul1 days made its;toriuin Friday night at 7 o’clock
vessel neur the site of their plant. , , ,0 ActIng District Judge to go over ajj affftjrs in connection
The blaze, a veritable roaring fur Jo“n ”■ late.Wednesday after- wm, <t„> Orange county fair, It was
naee, attracted considerable alien- J,oon. an“ f°>'B,ally adjourned. In announced here this afternoon. Lot-
tion and was photographed by tev- - on Kran< tors are being sent out to i ll diree.
cral persons. irned 2C true bills, upon which torg Gj both organizntionr, urging
The incomplete vessel, which was: made* nnlTtliLbt7hich'^fhecs 'tr* that thoy 1,8 Pr«Wsnt “l ,h<’ m,,<*Un«-
left when ti><' National Shipbuildiuc PXpteted dto C nmdehat an early1 A ,inal re<lu,Ht waH alao nmde
company .oased work here utter the dn?„ 0IM) of whlrh wag affected todn-v that tho,,c- h,,ld,ug ae?‘mn,s
signin# „i the armistice, was in tho1 pnrtv thta morn in* against tho Oruuge county fair ns-
way of the Texas Creosoting com-| , ,, “'“rniiig. gociution present them for payment
pany'H plrut. I n report the grand Jury prais- November 24. Those accounts
Flans had been made to huvo motion ?d the work of the authorities here' ,ail8t itemized, otherwise they
pictures made of.the burning vessel. assisting them In the r invest ga- cunno, iM) revived for cheek, offl-
but none of the • film compi.nica d “ " S;, ™ ?Tn, “?h T nn »!!» HhPr ff S chilli °f 'be fllir association said
could ho i uteres zed in the project deparl,nent 8,1,1 the pollce- today. Aeeounls must he in the
because of not having piavs under °nf matter recommended by in* hands of D. A. I'ruter, treasurer of
uuv wherein a burning ship ould j,ury *,!! ^enforcement u8soci!ttion. not later than No-
be used as u parrof uio^ene. ®f. T® J*" ,"Uh r0,!Yd A" J>0rjury: Vember 24.
DUSKY BOXERS
STAGE COMBAT
HERE NOV. 26
For the first lime in three years
enlistments are being received in
the United States army for assign-
ment to tho territories of Panama,
Hawaii, and the states of Kansas,
Wyoming, Maryland, Virginia nnd
New Jersey, according to a state,
ment given to the press today by
M. H, Payne, recruiting officer for
this district, loented at Room 11,
Dismukes building, Port Arthur.
Sergeant Payne Is anxious to en-
list several boys from Orange und
other Mttrby cities for service in
Hawaii* to " be sent on the first
transport from tho west coast, Con-
centrutton will be at Fort Mi-Doll
gal. He will also accept enlistments
tor form in the states named.
Four true bills on such charges were
returned by the inquisitorial body
and arrests upon them are expected
to develop either today or Friday.
They are said to lie witnesses who
testified In certain court proceed-
ings (Hiring the present term of
district court.
The grand Jury, although mak-
ing no recommendations, said in its
report that it had investigated the
county Jail and found It to be In
an unsanitary condition.
The report follows:
. I We, the grand Jury of Orange
uave county, Texas, beg to report t
I KILLED, 12
INJURED FROM
BOILER BLAST
nimble-footed BcrlpDer fJom Net a,m<‘d 200 "Unofl8SH in forty-two lhe Vida Sugar refinery near
Awleana ^ * cases, Found 26 true bills; 12 nO })erPi according to a check up today
In this corner 'adieu and aentie bllls and pass®d four ca8es- I Three of tho dead and all of the
men we ha^e Vouah HoL ” t' We found ** county and clty injured were negroes,
bird’ wboh Da-ksRagh2nmuie team offlc,aU cooperating with grand Jury, svdnev and Oscar Broussard, neph.
Oira who parks a 20-mule team ln all lt8 investigations, and wlsh.pw- of ^.a[P8 senator Broua-
VuM,nfr°H fWh°, Htr0lCh0: commend them for the efficient I ^ Lon ‘ tho “ Silled bv
e n out for dead befo’ long, and manner m which
who tonight risks
WALTONS CASE CONTRACT FOR
SUPREME COURT
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 22.—
The case of J. C. Walton, ousted gov-
ernor, wus carried to the United
States supreme court here today.
Appeal bond was to be made by the
Walton defens*- today which would
take the case out of the state, and
team
tches
and
, , l'l>! countenance 8ented by the arresting officer f°r !
before Mixlah Richards. Investigation. iPn,° . .
NECHES BRIDGE
GIVEN 01
A. C. MaeFarlane, one of
best known contractors la 8«
Texas, was yesterday afternoon
awarded tho contract for the cob*
rtruetion of a bridge across
Neelies river at Beaumont to
not less than $273,000. MacFt
definitely establish tlie question he- lane, whose headquarters are IkS
fore the highest ,oqrt of the 'and.Orange, was the lowest bidder OB
"Wo will ask that the supremo; the project, which has been under
court grant a writ of error covering [Consideration. Work on the bridge
the triul, based upon the refusal j ^Hl be xtaried at an early date, a*:-
of the court to certify a record 'be contra-t calls for completion of--t.il
trolls: ript the proto.dings, nndl'bc structure by October 1, 19J4.
the denial of the entrance of u bill! awarding the contract t*:S
of exception!)," F. E. Riddle, defense1 MaeFarlane the eounty com mis-Ion- :
leader declared. ‘ j ers of Jefferson eounty reeeivMEg'L
------ | much comment, due >ne fact
Dallas Mothers Will »■» Orang* eompnny has "mad*
good on several similar
Begin Clean Up Drive
Against Typhoid Fever
DALLAS, Nov. 22.—Mothers of
thin city will inaugurate a elsan-upjbridge will be a mueh stronger and
campaign to stop the spread „f'beU,,r structure than at first eon-
typhoid fever, 1 he Dallas Council of['■•mpliitod undi-r the amended plana
Mothers announced Wednesday. |<bie to the federal government hav-
Investigutors are attempting to ln» nt 'be laxt minute decided to
•barge the epidemic to the cltv wa- tak<‘ » financial hand in the propo-
ler or 10 drinking water at the state!Blti°n, although t«/ what extent It
fair recently. 11. A. Oolmsted, presi. WUB no' knu.vn.
(loud roads enthusiasts in tfcil
section of the state look upon the
granting of the contract for the
bridge as a major step toward tho
completion of the Old Spuniah Trail
project through this section of the
stute, and believe that it will have
much bearing upon Louisiana in
.. . . , . , . going forward with plans ln that
ir!?.ellW.° , Orange county, at the pres-
ent time, is completing a concrete
projects
in the past few years. The author-
'ties of that county were also com. '
mended for the fart that there
seems 10 be u probability that lhe
dent of the fair, declared "That it
at the door of the fair,” in a state-
ment issued Wednesuuv.
Drilling Outfits
Reach Johnson Bayou
Owing to the fact that the channel
Bdged two years ago from John-
son's bayou Inland ln the Johnxon'8
sard, were among those killed by
cases ^are Pne', the blast. They managed the Vida
Continued on Page 5.
Electric Ckmir For
Pen Ready By Jan. 18
AUSTIN, Tex., Nov. 22.—The
electric chair In the state pentien
tiary at Huntsville will be ready for
January 18, the date fixed for the
execution of 3 negroes sentenced
to die for murder.
Executive respite has been grant-
ed the blacks until that date.
Installation of a transformer to
Increase the voltage generated by
the prison electric plant Is all that
is needed to have the chair ready.
TO PROSECUTE
MAIL SWINDLERS
STOKES sun
IS COMPROMISE
Cause Turkeys March
Disconsolately Home this outfit.
WASHINGTON Nov. 22.—Contin
ued relentless prosecution of the
Texas ring of mail swindlers esti-
tnatetr to have robbed credulous
American investors of $1,000,000,,
was ordered by tho department of!
Justice today.
The guiding mindb of the prose-
cution which resulted In conviction
at Fort Worth of I)r. Frederick
Cook, polar explorer, und 14 assist-
ants for using the mails to defraud,
believe the swindlers are “on tho
run."
To convince the swindlers’ Ting
that it means business, the next case
on the Fort Worth docket will be
called.
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.—The fam-
ily' fight of William E. D, Htokex,
the aged New York milljon.ilre,
whose divorce actions agaTnxt his
wife were before the New York
courts more or leas continuously
for five years, in reported to have
been settled ut last by a eompro_
mise.
Stokes recently lost his dlvoren
action and u few days later derided
to Interpose no objections to his
wife’s counter suit for a legnl sep-
aration.
This led to conferences between
opposing counsel to arrange, the
terms of the settlement nnd these
meetings ended Wednesday.
Under the agreement, it is under-
stood, Mrs. Stokes is to receive an
increase of alimony. She now gets
$10,000 ii year. There is to be
a large I rust fund, reported to lie
$7 50,000, for the two yViung chil-
dren of 'he pair, the principal to
become the properly of the children
after the death of both parents.
The third stipulation is understood
to give Stokes the right to visit hi:
I children whenever he uesires, nt the
home of Mrs. Stokes In Denver. Col.
Thin will probably be tho prelim- jt j,as conje to the attention of determined
inary remarks of the referee on the the grand Jury that a finance com-- ___
night of November 26, only a few mittee, working under appointment! .. D, . „ . .
moons away, when Richards nnd 0f the court, has not completed its [NO tlClCerS t Or tfiras
Rough House mix it in ten of the report for the benefit of this Jury,
fastest, most furious and dcudly and we recommend that said report
rounds ot fistic combat ever staged )*, carefully examined by the next
within a‘local squared circle. From grand jury.
thence on it will be the best, man Four of the above bills are for
wins, as both a rappers are search- perjury and Us appears? to us that
ing for that crimson stuff called this Is a crime that shobld be dill-
blood in ordinary lingo, and. itici, gently Inquired into by all future
dentally, the heavy end of a side juries.
purse for which they will do battle We have inspected the county
for the good of the Orunge Volun- jail in company with county health icr* prepare
leer Fire Department at the Mt. officer and found Bame ill unsaui-1 markets.
Zion Amusement park. tary condition. Pens are rapidly filling again,
Richards has been seen here in) George 8. Colburn, Foreman, [and unless efforts to get pickers
past performances and proved him- ,------ j from nearby cities are successful.
it is feared the birds will not be
bayou territory was so infested with
water hyacinths, the drilling outfits
sent from Orange to that place bv
C. N. Scott, W. J. McManus and as-
sociates, did not reach their destina-
road D-em the west bank of the
Sabine river nt Orange to the east
bank of the Neches river at Beau-
mont .onneeting with the bridge
. .... now to be built. Jefferson county
lion until Thursday. The drilling currylD|( lhig road
.nt/. nan * tn _ '
PLAdNVIEW. Tex., Nov. 22-
Four thousand turkeys in a mile-long
procession were herded from a whole
sale pwiultry house here Tuesday to
a nearby farm due to lack of plek-
thom for eastern
GIRL OVENS
CANNING PRIZE
available foy the holiday trade, caus-
ing a heavy loss to producers.
self a fighter of no mean ability.I
Rough House is a local scrapper,
who ha< laid ’em low- for .leveral
years, and who has all of dark
town muttering in low tones, "f toal
you so," when he promenades the
Fifth avenue of the colored section.
He struts a menu and wicked mil.
those who have seen him entangled ----
In combat say, und is likely to send1, Mia(l Ar)en willimason, one of tho
Richards New Awleans bound fo' Orange county club girls who won
b'nR- several neat prizes in the Orange
As a semi-final to i,.- main event, county fair, which closed Saturday,
the promoters of the big fight have rtin recetve another prize this week,
arranged a five-round mill between a ba^ainc known today. Miss Wil-
Kid llayn, knockout artist, and Mat- ijamson'3 latest prize of $5 in cash
tling Ernest, the mystic wonder of giVen by L. F. Daniels, of Beaumont,
lhe padded ring. Ill addition there'll f„r the'gill who did the best work
"Iso be a good "kid" fight ns a, in canning for the year. Selection
starter for the evening's entertain-!„f the prize winner was made today
j by Miss Susie Thompson, eounty VnrtnpJ1 Named Tn
I farm demonstration agent, after a * urWKU liumeu. 1 U
!careful examination of lhe records'. Attend Rivers CongrCSS
jnAlde by all girls engaged in canning;
over the county.
’The prixe given by Mr. ^a,ga|l„' Pointed a delegate to the Rivers und
4 Men Injured In
Affray With Officers
BRAZIL, Ind., Nov. 22. Four
men were seriously wounded in a
gun battle between a sheriff’s posse
and Clay county officers when the
two groups opened fire on each
other by mistake during a bandit
hunt near Cory, ten miles southeast
of here early today.
The two groups were hunting for
an automobile, which it wax believed,
was driven bv bank bandits, plan,
ning to rob the Cory Htate bank.
IHH to 1500 fee. deep A search.Thig roud jn t joins with the
for the salt dome .* to he made by <10UBly hl„hwuy into
i ton, Giereby linking up one of the
longest stretches ot P/.ymauent road
,of the Old Spanish Trail.
I A mss the Sabine river in Louis-
iana the authorities of Calcasieu
I parish have Btartcd (he construction
j of an experimental road through the
Vinton marsh, on wliut Is known
■as the “Vinton Dump" and will soon
__ _ j have this work completed so that •
tit may be given a tern by being
Oil men are predicting that the] thrown open for traffic. Should th*
real field in the Orunge territory i roud, one and one.fourth miles In
has been located in die Sun com- length prove adaptable to conditions
pany’x No. 2 Currie Brown, where jit will be extended on to the east
x test is being made in 120 feet bank of the .Sabine river opposite
of pay sand at 4 550 feet. Scores Orange, thereby leaving nothing but
of men are watching every move-[the Sabine river bridge between tho
ment in the final test of tho largest;two states to tie constructed to con-
stratum of pay an a d over found injnect up u permanent hard-Rurfaeed
the gulf coast. There is a slight highway from Houston to Lake
fear entertained by some that salt Charles,
water may enter through the old
hole.
HOPES CENTER
IN SUN WELL
NAMES 6 MEN
IN FLOGGING
’■ M
MARIETTA, Ga., Nov. 22.—Mrs.
MRS. COlIS
!
F. H. Farwell of the Lutcher and
Moore Lumber company has been ap.
Father Of Man Here
Dies At Pt. Arthur
Louis Pavia, father of Tony Puviii
of Orange, died Tuesday afternoon
YOUTH GETS S
YEAR SENTENCE
at the Mary Gates hospital nt Fort
Arthur following a brief illness.
Funeral services were held at Un-
cut Indie church at that e.ltv Wednes-
day morning, burial being at the
Ghetto Folk Chant !;avarlry He is survived
_ ^ by four sons, who, besides Tony
Strange Dirge During Favitt, are Louis, Frank and Folio
n, • I fit ms j J n Pavla of Fort Arthur, nml four
Burial UT murdered Boy I daughters, Misses Victoria, Rita and
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.__Tho l{rtBa Pavia and Mrs. N. Domini, all
wailing lamentations of thousands of 1'orl Arthur.
of Ghetto people rose like a dirge) -------- •
when little Irving Piekelny, the1
four-year-old son of n poor garment
worker, was borne to' the grave, 24]
hours after it had been discovered1
,in tho basement of a Suffolk street j
tailor shop. Irving had been missing
three weeks and his parents’ fears
of murder were contirmed by the!
autopsy.
Police stood by tho coffin in tho
mortuary chapel of Bellevue hos-
pital to prevent relatives from open-
ing It to have a last look at the
lfttle boy. One woman relative fe'
to her knees and grusped the lev
of a police captain standing by the
bier, supplicating a final glimpse
of Irving, but the health department
bad given strict orders that the re-
quests should not be granted.
T)ie tries of the people reached
crescendo when Rabbi Epstein enter-
ed the chapel and in a voice of pas.
sion denounced the murderer and
commanded him to como forth and
reveal himself.
The police have the description
of the man who entized Irving from
his home on October 25, but have
been unable to find tho slayer.
An «gg-lajr&g*conteat was held ln
Petaluma, Cal. Lucky for tbe hens,
no nisi win intlred.
^ l\/ril Df\WI\iW'b probably be repeated ngu,,|j Harbors congress which convenes in
Ivlypni III ini||[u<'x' year," M.sh rhompson said *-°_, Washington December 5-6, it was
» Mil Will/ I day- "We are very glad to know, |earni>d today. His appointment was
_ ">at people on the outside of_ Orunge I mad), public by Governor Pat Neff,
miiM 9r. „„ coun'y are Joining in to help mtt"c along with several other similar ap-
Quu.die Cohm, 26, was placed uti-L, worj{ a success. Dointments rrom other sections of
der $500 bond hero this morning _ pomiments from other se< t ons of
‘the state. Farwell has not made
after being arraigned before Acting!
District JUdge John B. Force on a
grand jury indictment charging as-
sault to murder. Mrs. Cohen is al-
leged to have shot and painfully
wounded Josh Griffith here several
weeks ago. Griffith wax shot as he
sat in his ear at the corner of
Front and Tenth streets. His
wounds were of a slight nature.
CHURCHES HAVE
UNION SERVICE
THANKSGIVING
Clough's Condition
Said Unfavorable
Reports reaching here today from|
Houston said that the eonditipn of:
Clay Clough, who underwent an op-
eration at the Southern Pacific san-l
itarlum, was not favorable Clough!
was a member of the switching crew; Bertha Holcomb today named all 2
at the Texas and New Orleans rail-jmen whom she claimed participahwl ’
road for u number of years. (in the flogging of herself nnd com-'-*}
- — ipunion by a masked mob near here
Baptist Church “ ";"k «"■ . , , , ,
_ , , | The men under indictment, by the-.:___
Adopts NeW Budget .Cobb county grand Jury included ™
At a conference of the First Unp-| Keller Hasty, pitcher for the PbUa-
tist church Wednesday night, a new delphiu Americans, and his "two g
budget for the ouiing year was1 brothers. The men deny they took j J1
adopted. The new buuget was prac-)Par' 'n 'be whipping,
tieally the same as the one in force! According to the story Mrs. Hol-
known yet whether he will be able ,this year. The resignation of MikeD®I,|b told the grand Jury, she and
to attend the meeting.
BILL PROVIDES Hh/vxiltK
I PENALTY FOR BOMB-SENDERS
I AUSTIN, Nov. 22.—A bill provid.
Ing severe penalties for sending of
| bombs and infernal machines in
Texas will be introduced in the
'next session of the legislature by
Representative Eugene Miller, It was
.announced today.
C Elliott, as associate pastor, which H. S. Norton of Atlanta were kid-
had been filed several days previous naped by six masked men, taken
was at ptod. Many regrets were 'he woods near Smyrna, and lash-
exprossed because of Mr. Elliott’s cd with leather straps,
resignation, whieh was mude on ae_
An open air Union Th.nki*vin«j^
HIGHEST BIRTHRATE
OTTAWA, Ont„ Nov. 22.—Mani-
toba has the highest birth rate In ,
Canada, with 30.3 per thousand of j«ervlce will bo held by the vurlous;who w(,r(l k|1|(,(, |)y a bomb wnt in
population in 1921, according to aiehurehes ot Orange at 11 a. m. j the mall, caused Miller to institute
report on vital statistics just com- Thursday on Main street near • |tho measure.
piled by the Dominion bureau of ' Post off ice. This will be the firstj _
statistics. Ontario’s birth rate, the (service of this kind ever held in
reporl shows, was 25.3 per thousand I Orange.
British Columbia showed the lowest | Rev. J. W. Walton, pastor of the
I birth rate, wllh 20.3 to its credit.
WORLD CONVENTION AT GLAS-
GOW.
First Christian church, who is pres.- J™ of2'tn.f' Worl”'»
dent Of the Orange M.nister.al asso-, 8un(lay ag80<.llltlon w„, t„.
--- 'CITY STREET FORCES ;ciation, wti preach the Thanksgiving hfi|d ,n Glaggow gcotiand, June
Found guilty of robbery by as- CLEAR GREEN AVKNI:K B«'''ll,»n Tbe aong and music service 18 2g lft24 The men at the head
fault, after being Indieted upon such The city street forces are engaged!"1 1 , ,"rec",a. by K,,v 1 ln ’ J*1 : of the association say that 2,000
delegates from North America will
count of his accepting a position
In Dallas whieh would keep him
out of the city for u period of six
months or more.
SWINDLING IS
PROBED HERE
Commander Of Ships
Sunk Off Coast Found
Not Guilty In Trial ||
SAN DIEGO, Cal.. Nov. 22.—
Cummunder L. P. Dnvis, in -ommand
of the U. 8. S. Woodbury when
eleven destroyers crashed on ths
rocks at Point Honda, was found
not guilty of negligence by a genergl
court martial here Wednesday.
The county authorities here today
were still investigating into the al.
leged swindling acts of E. L. Wicker,
alias ,J. T. Baugh, alius A. T. White,
who was arrested late Tuesday ove-
a charge bv the Harris county grand'ul the prl-scn. time in the work of j »■“; •****£
jury, J. B. F'ergusou, 19-year-old! clearing Green avenue behind thejH ‘*_*» h „,siated hv
youth of Orange, was sentenced to,paving gangs who completed their < ■ a 1 g . .
five vears in tho state penitentiary.work yesterday. Along thin thor-
at Huntsville In district court at oughfaro a few unpaved gaps re-
Houston Wedhesday afternoon. F’er main, whore the property owners
guson was Indicted Jointly with John failed to cooperate in the paving
Weakley _of having held up and rob- work. It is believed that it will
be but a short time until these
gaps will be filled in.
attend.
the young people’s orchestra of his
church. The plans provide for every
church in the city to take a part
in the program.
bed L. P. Marshall at Hbuston on
the night of September 4. The two,
it Is claimed, obtained $10 from
Marshall.
Ferguson had been married but
three weeks when he received his
sentence. His bride resides with
her parents at Houston
BABY BOY BORN
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Jenkins, cor-
ner of John und Fourteenth stroefs,
announce the arrival of a 10-pound
baby boy at their home Wednesday
afternoon.
INVESTIGATE ROBBERY
OF TEXAS COMPANY
The authorities'today'were inves-
tigating Into the robbery of tho
Texas company’s filling station, cor-
ner of Seventh qnd Green avenue,
ln which more than $100 in cash
was taken. Entrance tp (the b«>W
ink was gained through breaking
a window in the rear of the place.
The money was taken from a cash
register.
Paris Man Claims
Potato Championship
PARI8, Tex., Nov. 22.—H. A.
Enoch, living near Ruzor, claims the
potato growing .championship of the
state.
A tuber weighing twelvo pounds
and three ounces raised by him Is
on exhibition here.
CALL MEETING
A' call meeting of the Parcmt-
Tcaehers’ association of Cove school
will be held at the school building
at 3:30 o’clock Friday afternoon, ac-
cording to an announcement given
out today. Matters of mueh im-jMR8. O’KEEFE’S CONDITION
KIND UNSANITARY
CONDITION AT POOR FARM <|
DALLAS. Nov. 22.—After •
thorough Investigation of conditions
at the Dallas eounty poor farm, the
ning by Sheriff J. W. Helton, and, committee of women representing
who has since been held tn the | women’s organizations here exoner-
county Jail. Telegrams asking for ated Superintendent W. H. Good, of
-----!__ ■«»..!— —-• the farm, fro many blame for conKjS
ditnos.
Unsatisfactory sanitary condition*
information concerning Wicker, sent
to houses he is supposed to have
been representing at the time of his
arrest, have not as yet urough re-
plies. Wicker was questioned by tho
district grand jury Wednesday.
linul tot in tvt j nuiinui r
were found, bur no action taken, tha (jL.
investigation showed.
CALGARY, Alta., Nov. 22.—
Canada's highest lookout station Is
on Mt. Cartier, near Revelstoke, B.
C., 8,623 abovs sea level.
portnnee aro to be discussed at the
meet ing.
WEALTHY DEMO IN THE
“ItED"—MUST FACE MI’HIC
DETROIT, Mieh., Nov. 22. —
Charged with forging $60,00(1 in
stock certificates in Fort Worth
Howard Sterling, wealthy Detroit
resident, was taken to Texas City
today by Fort Worth officials, t
Sterling waived an extradition
hearing.
ffil;
VERY UNFAVORABLE.
Mrs. Kate O'Keefe, resident of Or-
ange for more than forty ’years, who
resides with her daughter, Mrs. Ham
Russ, on Main street, is reported
to be in a very critical condition.
■She has been ill for some time and
Is reported to bo very weak due to
her advanced age.
A hen in Amherst, Mass., laid
302 eggs in on« year, probably lay-
ling off Sundays and 11 holidays.
DEATH OF NEPHEW CAUHH8 f||
MEETING’S POSTPONEMENT
Mrs. B. F. Bouden today receivsd ’
word or the death of her nephew,
John Ewing, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. D. Ewing of Brenham, Texas.
A meeting of the B. Y. P. U, sched-
uled to have been bold at Mrs. Ban-
den's home has been postponed.
Misses Belle Bass, Ruth Holst,
Mildred Lester, and Arnold Gandy*
and J. P. Four, of Beaumont, were
week-end guests of Miss Hamiale
Harris and Mrs. Gnssls Hunt.
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The Orange Daily Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 273, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 1923, newspaper, November 22, 1923; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth563973/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.