The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 17, 1924 Page: 2 of 10
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TEXAS.
THE TAFT TRlM'SE, TAFT.
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Texas News KATY TRAIN NO. 26
TEXAS
OILmi
LATEST
N K W S
The commissioners' court of Free-
stone County has declared the result
of the recent election for the issuance
of $1,000,(100 in county road Improve-
ment bonds as follows. For the bonds,
1496; against. 624.
The dairies supplying Galveston
own a grand total of 3,469 cows. The
dairies 1st the county own 3.017 cows,
while the liraxoria County dairies sup
plying Galveston with milk own 443
head
Dragging of the reads around El
t'arnpo has been started. Commissioner
Eiwood states, and he has called upon
each community to assist in dragging
and otherwise putting the roads in
shape.
A state convention of representa-
tive citizens in Austin Feb. 12 to de-
termine when and where to hold H
Texas eentonoful celebration is to he
culled by Governor Neff In a proclama-
tion to be Issued in a few days.
The breaking up of the big T< xas
ranges Into small farms Is continuing
rapidly. The United States employ-
ment bureau In Fort Worth has been
naked to furnish 1000 laborers imme-
diately to clear former ranch property
for cultivation.
Metal mines of
Losies of Crude Oil
In Texas Oil Fields
The Railroad Inquiry Board
Concludes Probe Into Katy
Collision Near Houston.
OUTLINE OF THE PROGRAM THAT
IS FAVORED bv PRESIDENT
and CABINET OFFICERS.
Br TOWARD 8. CLARK
v.,,t. -it ■ - d '!*“* ar*»
.1. .n the a<MUhA««*‘l“B« P<*‘»
will
Austin, Tet -Oil wet! l.-.sc* I ’ »ir
I and leakage reached a total 4- - •-
barrel.*. roprt'M’iitiiiR ft financial
I of about S6tw,t'00 for th. >-»f 1'*-'
‘ according n» records Go u! at
! gas division of th* Stale rai'r-ad ‘“Ri
mission.
I The figures, compil'd l- H**11
! Stan berry of the dlvi.-.u#. show the
; U27,this barrels of oil were consume
j in fires, the majority of which "< r
1 stalled by lightning I-' lt
, aent*d utwiil hart
i waste.
; The loss by fir- In 1933
j than a million harPus K>
: for the last year, in Go- former )■ m
| 1.466,761 barrels *">’« -l.-tri.yed
j fire and 70.444 by b ullage J’ru* (e il
ana till: ri.i-f Vi-nr - I', -da- I«ew
Saturday the roll
Houston, Tex
road hoard of Inquiry concluded Its
probe Info the Katy passenger train
bead on crash one mile north of
liitlendahl Tuesday night.
Testimony developed by th- hoard
was wi-ed to I)aMa» Saturday VI—
President tv. M. tvhltentcn of tie
operative department announced th'1
verdict,
Interstate Commerce Commission In
specters J. E. Kuax, James A. I-a*vson
and Porter J. Bailey are conducting
the Investigation. Ksty offHnls at-
tending are; F. K. Tut;. Dallas. an-
perlntendont of motive power. A. B.
Shanks, master mechanic, Waco; J.
H. Little, division superintendent; P.
II. Macougiitry, disirict claim an-nt;
E. R. Easton, local freight agent; It.
M. Farrar and D. 8 Cage,
of the Houston navigation
eodi-mur tu t.cip sgricuitbre
u :;o-s drawn by Dr J»!.o If*
Ic-uiti-r. pn-s.iiwit of th« Ag:HUS!oral
cuing. 7‘O-Gi l'**'"" l'r fVul'
t, r «- at cm- (Hu.- .-...nan ted »•«*
l'*r*sr-l and ■> rwognited «* * c,,°
wf ag.il mtursl M
W.shiug -•» n-.» iftvci. heed Ms
for.- this to in'l- h <1 Ida «<»*l<e.
I, « Bri- j.-nditl* !Ii the ho'jM sn-1
v. aid for the sKiaHer
«!„,,! t' it .1 w. o ,r*‘ in • l-'iiii -«»•
:v bine no
.. start any
it ;< u.•\icr-
sl.-ai vtic sdu imStruUoB will get hc-
l.ind tho* !»;••» IS enl.-av-r to
enact tin in in.- !-<**•
I he j f-griii ■ of I r*t aid !<- these
|> , j]u- * I; r;1 i4*FJI Is Kf,! i • J l*f iff* tilf
rn J v;\ f-f^uirnl ( ifi
ill?* I:.*-*-« t •* sail) i» Hi
persry *»-i»Un-e Might he gr»n:«d in
icrttua It I’ und»i> -t»j Use
plan is approved by Secretaty Waiiacw
-r she Department of Ag;i-ultore. and
•v- rv'.isr. liooier of toe lu-pa saivnt
i,£ L-miner ■**
Outhns ef th* R.j-i
Here is as. outline of the gene ml
1 an aa takeu from an art le written
bj J F. l>xnr.. of the P.jlt.'at■■■:* Hun
The plan is devgneu i *r:i •u;*rlj
1 i iiiei-i the emergvn-y situation in the
N-rtl.w«-»*. but iu pruviai.ina arc geo- ,
erui In as "pc.
i ;ie pending Mis ault " re an ad '
rar.'e of JVi/mi.i.mi from ietre.i- .ri, .
j j, Co ata:..*. .e up to .1 u | !
was mot'
■siler than
ritsnv;
metribers ' , . ,
distric t j Mitchell -v aom-K »
board, are present as representatives " *ll‘
of the Big Four brotherhoodb j ^trnythg •••■••'« ""
Responsibility for the crash is ! 1,11 ,iuR' ' 11
placed on train No. 26. northbound, i wh‘iri' l:'.n,"n ''"n
"The crash occurred at. S 57 p nt , w«rde ot 1
time, being beyond Hillendahl, clcs ,UK|
pile train orders calling for It to wa.l company s w* >n
at that station until S p. in. for tram cdik h burr.i d last A
No. 23, southbound." of so-,m barr,'ls- !l“
Actual time of the crash was fur- caused by lig .uitng
ther set at 8;67 p. in. through a me f)r'' was that -■ uff**
chamcal device In the company’s Production rotnpan
office at Houston. This device legls- f'oun'.y Is July, ’-vh*
ters when a telegraph line is rut wen- burn.-d Ih .
When the two locomotives collided, started by lightning
flying debris cut one of the lines, The le&kag" cmr.--.
recording the exact time in the causes, co'lar ic-.li
Houston office. split pipes and ho>
The racing head-on colifslou he- j More than I'd" !•■«
tween two M.-K.-T. passenger train!- j to the division durl
12 miles from Houston last Tuesday i U» providing that
claimed Its fifth victim Sunday, when j be report-d to the a . i.:
J. D. Deckert, 31 of Smlthvllle, fire-j losses from Individual
man on the Katy Flyer, died in a from as low at on- 1... n
hospital ut Houston after a stubborn . 000 barrel* in one • »
five-day fight for life. ■ Accoidlnr 1 vr yi ,
Deckert’s death meant the passing 'many of tls- ' • a;
of the last member of the engine been prevor.t< t-v
barrel,
ro i ount
Texas produced
*00,000 fine mince* of silver !n 1923.
according to the department of in-
terior geological survey. The Presidio
mine at Shafler, Texas, operated
eteadily since 1884, was the largest
producer. Lead silver ores were ship-
ped from the Sierra Blanca district
Operation of a passenger airline be-
tween Wichita, Kan., and Laredo, Tex-
es, will be a reality before the end of
January. Such Is the prediction of
W. F. l-gmg. head of the San Antonio
Aviation and Motor School. Long In
conjunction with ,T. M. Motlendick,
plana dally operation of seven air-
planes.
Ilouaton's death rate during 1923
was 11.6 per lOoO people, according to
a government compilation This ratio
Is a decrease of .01 per 1000 over the
1422 death rate. In arriving at the
ratio Houston's population was taken |
to be a little more than 157,000—the j
total estimated In the United Slates j
census report.
Klo Grande Valley bananas are com-
ing to market. Although bananas have
never be-n grown ou an extensive
scale north of the Rio Grande, there
are a number of growers who are ex-
perimenung with this crop. Many
trees have been planted for ornamental
purposes, and this year produced a
good yield of fruit.
Reorganization of the board of con-
trol was effected last week with the
appointment of the new member. R. H.
Walthall, to have charge of the routine
pur-hastri,; and Dr. H. H. Harrington
to tup-t vis- the division of estimate* |
and appropriations. ;»<. Harrington j
also will visit institutions in the blnt« ;
and help formulate the budget.
in order to allow lime- for a new
warden to learn the mechanism of the
in w electrtc clmir at Huntsville prison,
four executions scheduled for January
16 and January 38 were reset for Fob- I
sultry 8 by Governor Neff, No one
has yet been appointed to succeed War-
den It A Coleman, who resigned rath-
er than send the four men to their
deaths.
Call for registered warrants ha*
been made by State Treasurer C. V. j
Terrell, there being $196,579 in cat'll I
in the treasury to the credit of gen !
-ral revenue. All warrants up to and i
Miss Mary Katharine Campbsfi, -w1
twice proclaimed "Mim Amen;*,'- **‘3.
has takm TANLAC and er>dc,r*e» a uj, '
In a xtalement recently given tc thr vJ’.*
women of America. In this “’’H*
ment, Miaa America declare* that
Good Health i* the baaia of *i| Re^. *•’*
ty, and adviaea women who viuld h* ,s* *i|
beautiful to "hrri flnt! go**! health." ?Wsi
Her complete statement *.» gim ^aj!
i* a* follows: '1 consider it a great
privilege to be able to tell Du- time- ptect -,
sand* of women every*her* what t ***
great tonic TANLAF i» Hmith <* t|
th- basis of ail beauty, V/ttktot Caai#
guild health, one 1* apt t . V- ru* «mb »
down, nf-voui, underweight, h’ib- vtaae
etmr.it. anemic Indijf-*’ - tn« $*^
the roses from a woman a -•! **k» ar-i i-.
r-bs her of that radiant ■; » './ f km
womanhood that is real beauty ton
INTERNATIONAL PSOftll'v
OeearMwai v< S X
f’leetiMiiMi I haresGtk wtsaa 1* mu mu,
a (*pr <t Miee Weej A **- .*—... * i
OU Operators Admit
Guilt and Are Sentenced
Easy.
"!’* what U capital?"
’ The numey the other f- * liaa
•r.y w-n "
Tolerance I* Willing to let
>-n|o;. himself in hi* own w».
iu-'-i ssartly having to h«nk c
■ryoat
Tsttf
Get rid of I
constipation
by internal
cleanliness
EIGHT COUNTIES NAMED
FOR EDUCATIONAL WORK
r raw. ., j.i-iu- ■ Hi-- u-a' '.
Indicted u1- Ii;i tir-! A IP, A| ,
Walter !, M r i. -. f . i.
$2,5-"; Wit,i.i- J;
roy Gtlbh-n. j . a v
$1,000: J Bainu-lsiin. r j:
$260; Jack Adair i. . .1 --
$100; AJ Man "j ■ ■ u ?t’
man, $600; M LG iiiv -
if. E. K(,;i- id; j ,
t'. -S. Wood- ft',""", le- ,•
Hinkle, $""0.
Walter Mark: pr*vi'-.
fined $13 POO in ti.,- th
E. Le- can-, iri- i — rai mt ■.
H. 1 Mesne and N Sam »
missed.
*
I
ERF. is no tcaaon why
Headaches ^
Ca tfi Insdeaujit* ty Sor*-*
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colttjre. (‘ownem atij t* -
frt'.u ao?$i*
pf.ixiJtttA wbirh s$.»me of t>,.*
ur 1 isenuUifs in » *n
It would •vi-t-tr ;hf
bill-. Vlfl l/,u sii.wli »
nr*;
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tb* ••»*:s.;4«t.i,Hnt*
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Some t*j
tnUvt'S vs
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or profit Minnas u **n, n.a
i*»arn ju>t v ; nt nt*,.
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tur»* The r.-..,! ur
ft- i •- f »*;*»;$ • .sr» t • .
other thin/> tl.nr w,
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’tl*• fj!H* $,* j*j
‘•'•nt*;ri?.i?t3 on th* v
ttialn« liiiu'h iu ijr a.i-o
le^inintive way.
It anytlung v.nl.cr :!,
m»n<‘ -f »h- t»» I-. „ j
outlined i • t" ■iti,, ,,
It se-m* dmibttul if t,r:.
nient Mill Ci!!,ii-
some otlii-r ti,inp> ar»
gres*. Ii"t::>. unit tlier*
desire on th* jf ,
tWO houses ft ip) ,,Dj
which it is Mi,*.pm,s|y
be d«n« before adj-urm
i conabpatp
nighta. Keavineaa, at« nature
potwmt ate flooslmg youf «T«s-^
tinue, you may become a new’ ^
di aeaee.
!r constipabon. say
primary cause of more thMtw^.
ness including fhe gtavetf '■*0‘ ■
LestMvtt zlffrgwffC**'
laxatives and cathartic*
iron, says a noted suthwry. ‘
use tend only !n sggrsvsi* w ^
lead to permanent injury.
Why PkyskUM
Medical sctencc, through krsc*^
tract gltned by X-t*y
last in lubrication a mean*
The gentle lubricant. Nujol, 1^
the hard food watte and
of toe body. Thu* Nui'<
N.ijol 1* ua*d in Hading 1-<*P‘;*'**'^.,5^.®
■hiocghout live world. ?»«;-'’• '* _ ^*1
ctnaol gripe. Like put* urtM •
Cto. rvd of cor>arip*P-a ^**^wi
of inl«m*l cSmukIiimim *
ycur iiaesh as wu’ti you’ «»**• r
Drilling In Pecoa County
San Ang-io. Tex -oil |. .
i promisingly at 1000 r.. t am! :
i in two wells started up folio o:
j holiday shutdown two cxti-i
j drilling and preparation* .irv
! made to renew activity «t three i
| all in Pecos County, according
I formation just received fr itn
j Stockton, the county seat Tin r
of drilling beyond the j>.., r.
attributed to the two sbnw’iru.t
tioried. anoth-r in the Troy *■
caused a brief flurry just a yea
the rising print of crude an" ,
tion In Reagan County no? far i
i oast.
n uirnt
Where Things Looked Different.
New Orleans, Iai—Federal prohibi-
tion agents are scratching their heada
because the jury tryitig a iiiiuor con-
spiracy case In federal court Friday
retired to the Jury room with sand-
wiches am.1 a quart bottle of whisky,
produced us evidence, and returned
with a verdict of acquittal, but without
the ' evidence." Dry agent* later re-
ported they found the bottle hidden
away in the jury room and that only
a “thimbleful'’ of liquor was left in iL
growing I
!*<> dr-.., . »» ;
arc.'filing to j
U'V * L-U- '«•! i
l'r* ut rt' .■ f
f the !"!■ I'M £ Till | ej,|
"< kre heltl.er fartm-is nor i
’• ^IU - iSi ordinary httttei-s* ;
•t '•» hard to
b* don* for J
'f toe fan t),s! I
Llano Granite fihipmenta.
Llano, Tex.—More than $500,000
worth of granite was shipped from
Llano during 1923. This stows a good
increase over the shipments for 1922.
and the dealers expect to see the
present year bring their shipping husi
russ close to the $1,000.00(1 murk. New
quarries are being opened and those
in operation are addin*; additional ma-
chinery to take care ot the orders for
the stone here
limin,
North Texas Runs.
Fort Worth, Tex Daily n|f .
duetion In the Non), and Wet
as fir-ids for the past week sho»e,< a
decrease of 2vr. barrels, a,.-<. ,r,)*,./,(J
the pipe line reports Th- totals ?„|
!<-v. . For last week 111.03?, )ja,r..Is
I er day; for the previous week !!!..i20
Silver-Gold Mine Burning,
Chihuahua City, Me*.- A special
train left Friday for Cusiluilrachio, a
mining center, where the mine "Pro
moutorlo,” one of the richest bodies
of gold and silver ore iu the state, was
reported afire.
I si ’» I* t)$**1 Yi
IiN
Cotton Mill for Houston.
Houston. Tex. - The chamber of
commerce’s New Year's gift to Hous-
ton will be a miUlon-dollur cotr.cn mill
and a big steel mill, according to an
announcement made Saturday by C.
8. E Holland, president of the cham-
ber The cotton mill will oo*t $760,-
609.
Powell Production 95,000 Barreit
Corsicana. Tex Dh|(> deep produc
lion tn the oil fields has been tnrrea-.
*<1 the last few days since th- weather
iiax made it possible for more work to
he done on the vurkmn weils Produc
tlon Is up to about 95,(KtO barrels 4ml
probably will get back to ioo.OOd bar
role within a few days time
heada being examined at the State
Pasteur Institute at Austin every day,
and 35 per cent show the pretence
of rabtea. The disease is more pre-
valent in North and East Texas than
In the southwestern part of the ztate.
Dr J T. Wilhile, director of the in
stitute, nays the epidemic is due to
the refusal of people to kill pet dogs
even after th* dogs are bitten by
mad doga There are forty patient!
taking the preventative treatment
at this time and every one was bittec
to YtUfflft a
fevet. AKN*1
tmUo ««*
in ytmr »*“•**,
jUmmroW*0
Chines* Cabinet Resigns.
Rome.—1 he Chinese cabinet ha* rs-
signed, according to a dUpateb from
Fokin.
here last
cnnuble.
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Clark, W. S. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 17, 1924, newspaper, January 17, 1924; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth712056/m1/2/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Taft Public Library.