The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 349, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 1923 Page: 1 of 4
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WEATHERFORD, TEX A®, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1923
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By Associated Press
Austin, Texas, March 8.—The Sacb-
ett motor vehicle license bill was pass-
ed by the Senate today by a vote of* 15
to 10. It Increases motor license fees
approximately 100 per cent. It now
goes back to the House for concur-
rence in the Senate amendments.
The House sent the Cowen gasoline
tax bill, place a tax of one cent per
gallon on wholesalers, to the governor
when It concurred in the Senate
amendments. «
President Harding was called upon
to “use your good offices to bring
about a settlement of the railroad
shopcrafts strike,” In a resolution in-
troduced in the House by Lestourgeon
of San Antonio. ,In the meanwhile
members of the House stated that no
attempt to pass the Frisco railroad
consolidation bill will be made nntil
officials of the International & Great
Northern railroad, one of the merger
lines, answers Its request to settle the
strike on that line.
The House killed the Witt Senate
bill seeking to prohibit the reversing
court decisions on technicalities1, toy
refusing to pass the measure by a vote
of 69 to 70. Passed the bill requiring
the licensing of all professional nurses
by examinatin after ,eliminating the 111
The House refused to ton-
Glorifies fie Qntire fit*
• • Gone are the modes of winter—here are the modes of v **• /
# Spring. How fascinating are the new Spring Styles— * f
e j each a vital interpretation of the mode as conceived by *
the world s most renowned artists—each one a challenge to every
woman everywhere. j
—“A Rainbow Colored Spring” is the decree—but if colors are
scintillant with life and gayety, designs are none the less bouyant.
—Almost all parts of the world have contrbiuted to the wealth
of spring fashions, for here are not only Paris-inspired garments, but
quaint frocks that find their inspiration in the far-away Egyptian ‘Val-
ley of the Kings.’ Here under one roof is gathered together the new-
est, choicest merchandise for Spring, embracing everything people
wear.
—Your Early and Leisurely Inspection is Requested.
must have been broken with the trac-
tor after having been stretched on the
ground, and the machine run or push-
ed over them. A tractor was found
near here which is said would inflict
such Injuries. The theory is advanc-
ed that after an operation on Daniel
he bled to death or his captors realiz-
ed that he would died- It Is believed
they then killed Richard when it was
thought he would recognize them, or
tried to escape. The mutilated bodies
By Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn., March 8.—Sam
H&ston, brother of the secretory of
statE; his mother, Mrs. George Has-
ten; sister, Mrs. B. D. Shapperoo; Tul-
lus Trogdeoi) a boy living on the Has-
ten place, and a fifth man were shot
at the Hasten home three miles from
Spencer, Tenn., early today by Lewis
Douglas, negro, and paroled convict,
who escaped and Is be nig sought by a
possee. It Is reported that the mem-
bers of the Hasten family were sitting
up with Mrs. Sam Hasten, who was
seriously 111, and died this morning.
cense fee.
cur In the Senate amendment reducing
the sulphur tax to one per cent, and
asked for a conference committee.
The bill seeking to require a bond
from newspaper when they do not own
property of a certain value was killed
by the Senate committee on. civil jur-
isprudence.
The House passed the bill creating
the Tenth Court of Civil Appeals at
Waco. It now goes to the governor.
AMERICAN NEGROES WON'T
WORK IN RUHR COAL MINES
-Hafry V.
Washington, March 8.-
Dougherty, member of a detective ag-
ency which specializes In furnishing
labor for industrial concerns, has giv-
en up hope of helpnig France exploit'
the coal mines In Ruhr through the
medium of American negroes. He said
that h ecould not find one hundred
who were willing to accept them. }
PRODUCTION OF FUEL
BRIQUETS 18 INCREASING
WITNESSES BELIIEVE TORTURE
MACHINE USED WAS TRACTOR
8UREI IT’S COMING!
Washington March 8—Production of
fuel briquets established a new record
last year with an output of 619,425 j
Chill icothe, Texas, Feb. 6, 1923.
The Weekly Herald, Weather-
ford, Texas.
Dear Sira:—I find It la time
to renew for the Herald, at I do
not want to be without It, ae It
keeps ue In touch with the home
folks In Grand Old Parker Coun-
ty. You are giving us a good
paper and It# visits are looked
forward to each week and we
would, indeed, feel like we had
missed something If It should
fall to reach us. Am glad to see
on your pages the record of pro-
gress end upbuilding that the
people of Weatherford and Par-
ker county are making, though
I am not surprised at it for I
know something of the spirit of
those people, for they are the
ones among whom I grew up
and spent the greater part of
my life.
Let the good old Herald keep
coming as a weekly event In
our lives. With beet wlehee for
the paper and all the people, I
am, ' Yours truly,
L. E. CANAFAX.
Rt. 1, Chllllcothe, Texas.
Bastrop, La.. March 8.—Persons who
examined the report of tbe patholo-
gist’s condition of the mutilated bodies
of Watt Daniel and T. F. Richard,
which were found in a lake here last
December, Hectare and believe that
^they have Idnetlfled the so-called tor-
ture machine as one of the many road
or farm tradtors used throughout the
parish. They assert that the bodies
TEXAS GETS $3,838,351
FEDERAL HIGHWAY AID
By Associated Press
Fort Worth, Texas, March 8—Guard-
ed by twenty-five policement, the
Southwestern Exposition and Fat
Stock Show continued to operate this
morning despite the threats of muni-
cipal officials of‘Niles City, where the
show is bieng held, to close the gates.
The threat was made when stock show
officials paid the taxes to Fort Worth,
instead of Niles City. Niles City was
annexed by Fort Worth last August
against the former’s will.
tons, exceeding the previous record
year of 1920 by 37,000 tons, the Geo-
logical Survey announces. A11 dis-
tricts showed larger production than
in 1921, the principal increase occur-
ring in the Central States where there
was Increased demand for briquets to
make up the deficit In domestic an-
thracite -In the region supplied from
the Upper Lakes docks.
Last year’s production was compos-
ed of 264,653 terns of anthracite-'culm
and fine sizes and semi anthracite;
235,432 tons of semi bituminous and
bituminous slack end coke; and 123,-
339 tons of lignite, sub bituminous
coal and oil gas residue. Of the' 14
plants operated, six used anthracite
culm and fine sizes, two semi anthra-
cite, one a mixture of bituminous
slack and snb bituminous coal, two
carbon residue from tbe manufacture
of oil ga% and one bituminous coal,
first subject to low temperature car-
bonization.
WORLD’S BUTTER RECORD
8MASHED BY HOLSTEIN COW
Austin, Texas, March 8.—Members
of the State Highway Commission an-
nounced recepit of official informa-
tion from Washington that the amount
of highway aid given Texas by the
Sixty-Eighth Congress totals $3,838,351.
Under the terms of the congressional
appropriation, the State of Texas
must furnish an equal amount out of
Its own Treasury for the maintenance
of the main trunk llneB of highway In
the State.
TTjese sums are designated by the
Highway Commission. Under provis-
ions of the gasoline tax bill, passed
finally by the Senate today, and the
automobile tax law, also passed by
the Senate, the State* will have ample
funds with which to meet the Federal
Government on its fifty-fifty basis.
Vancouver, B. C„ March 8.—Agassiz
Segls May Echo, a five year old Hol-
stein, owned by the Dominion Experi-
mental farm at Agassiz, B. C., has es-
tablished a world’s record in butter
production, according to the announce-
ment of'W. H. Hicks, superintendent
of the farm.
This queen of dairy animals, Mr.
Hicks Bald, has in 365 days produced
3C.886 pounds of milk, averaging more
than four per cent butter fat and yield-
ing 1681 pounds of butter. "This,"
said Mr. Hicks, “Is seventy-four pounds
of butter more than that produced In
the same period by the previous
Justus Tour Ford With a
LEGISLATORS PERFECT McADOO
FOR PRESIDENT ORGANIZATION
THE BEST STEERING- WHEEL
LOOK MANUFACTURED
We Are Sole Agents
By Associated Pieas
Austin, Texas, March 8.—The organ-
ization of the William G. McAdoo for
President Club was perfected here last
nlg^t by approximately one hundred
legislators and others. Marshall Hicks
of San Antonio, was leected president
of the club.
LANIER BROS. OARAGE
8TATE HAS $10,000,000 IN
TEMPORARY RESERVE BANKS
SILL WOUOLD BAR K1/4G8
FROM OKLAHOMA OIL FIELDS
Austin, Texas, March 8—State funds
aggregating approximately $10,000,006
are now In temporary State reserve
hanks, drawing 2 per cant interest,
State Treasurer Terrell announces.
Nearly all of these funds are In four
Austin banks, recently designated as
State reserve banks by tbe State De-
pository Board, and consist' of money
paid into the Treasury as taxes and
funds withdrawn .from banka whose
time as State depositories has explr-
Rev. T. C. Kuykendall, County Mis-
sionary of Palo Pinto County and Rev.
J. T. Adams, pastor of the' Mineral
Wells East Side Baptist Church, came
over today for a visit with Rev. C. Hu
Ray, -who Is now recovering from a
vary serious Illness of pneumonia. '
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BEST JOB PRINTING AT HERAUX
By Associated Press
Oklahoma City, Okla., March 8.—A
bill providing that no subject of any
king or potentate shall own or oper-
ate oil properties In Oklahoma until
EEuropean fields have been opened to
Americans, was introduced today In
the state Benate.
—WE HAVE NEW HATS ARRIVING DAILY.
—Beautiful Hate for Spring and Summer.
—Barter to the first of April, »o don't wait to get
that new hat;
—Gome, let us fit you in a new Hat and a Made-
to-Measure Dorset.
—OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT.
—Come let us show you.
AIR GLIDER MEET IS
PLANNED FOR NEXT OCTOBER
Chicago, March 8.—A competition
for gliders Is being arranged to be
held In SL Louis next October at toe
time of toe Pulitser Trophy race, ac-
cording to I. J. O’Malley, Secretory of
the Aviation Club of Chicago.
A number of machines are under
construction to Chicago, Mr. O’Malley
states, and the entry list of men op-
erating motorlese gliding machines Is
to be large. "A machine built from
toe plans of the *Vampy’ glider, which
the world’s record at toe German meet
last August, is now in the United
states and will compete,” said Mr.
The money placed in the reserve
banks will remain there until new de-
positories have been designated. ^Treas-
urer TerreH said that ft probably will
be April 1 before toe new depositories
have qualified.
1921 MODEL DODGE BROS. TOURING OAR.
RUNS AND LOOKS LIKE NEW
A BARGAIN!
Mrs. J. & Grover
DEATH TOLL IS THREE
IN NEW YORK STORM
New York, Mdrch 8.—Three persons
are dead, one dying and several in-
jured is part of the toll exacted here
by a snowstorm which lasted from
Tuesday forenoon until Wednesday.
Two of toe victims were found in
snow banks. The third slipped from
an icy platform and was killed by a
train. Six and a half Inches of snow
fell and traffic was greatly impeded.
Fancy Ear iDrops
without previous training In powered
nipulate a glider. This work requires
flight can expect to successfully ma-
a sense (if "feel” and the pre-know-
ledge of edtectlng the soaring‘wave in i
the air current. In short, motorless |
flight instruction has commenced, i
which bespeaks a new era in areonan- j
tics. This, coupled with the proven;
fact that gilders, with their large wing
area, are immeasurably lees liable to'
accident than heavy power machines, -
speaks volumes tor safety in flight. ,
—ALL COLORS OF THE RAINBOW.
—TO MATCH YOUR SPRING COSTUME.
—THEY ARE THE VERY NEWEST THING.
WILL BE HEBE BUNDAY, APRIL 1
'
—We have for your selection a nice line of Barter Eggs
and Novelties.
—WILL YOU BE HERE?
JUDGE ENTERS PLEAD OF
NOT GUILTY FOR MITCHELL
Waco, Texas, March .10.—District
Judge Munroe recorded a plea of not
guilty for Roy Mitchell, negro, when
he was arralngned on charges of mur-
dering Mrs. Ethel Den scamp and W.
E. Hold. The negro refused to plead.
Braselton-Smith Drug Co
DOROTHY WATT, Jeweler
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