The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 174, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 6, 1925 Page: 1 of 4
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SULPHUR SPRINGS,TEXAS. THU
iflEAT KLAN PARADE
IN WASHINGTON SAT.
(H14 Atfiociati (l /'re#*)
hashing ton, Aug. 6.—Prepara- |
■is are going forward for the nr-t
pi of more than 5)0,00.0 Klaijtmten j
the expected Klan parade here
Turday.
Forty-five special trains have
4n chartered. An official estimate
• that about ten thousand * Kluns-
|n will be in the march.
ashington, Aug. 5.—In view of
deuce greatly increasing the pros-
tive magnitude of the Ku Klux
n demonstration here next Satur-
police officials are taking unu-
1 precautions.
All policemen have been ordered
duty and those not regularly as-
ned will be held in reserve at their
pective precinct headquarters.
We do not expect trouble," said
ting Police Superintendent Evans
dnesday, "but we expect to be
shred.” '
Ithough klan officials have said
i demonstration would be purely
alin character, the railroads eon-
•ging at the capital have been ask-
to prepare to bring in upwards of
,000 visitors.
Forty special trains already have
en placed on the schedule for.Sat-
day and more applications are ar-
ing daily. ^
The plans included the burning of
fiery cross at the Arlington Horae
qw grounds, facing Washington
mb just across the Potomac River.
Klan official* themselves will not
k about their plans except to say
it the parade will sfart from
Race Monument, in front of the
pital building at 3 p. m. and will
>ve along Pennsylvania Avenue.
GREATER FIGHT
PLANNED AGAINST
CALLED SESSION
- (By Ataociutod P-
Fort Worth, Aug. 6.—The forces
of the Bureau of '^Animal Industry
and Texas Live lock Sanitary Com-
mission to fight foot and mouth di-
sease in Harris county have been in-
creased to forty veternarians and
eighty helpers.
Additional infection was found
yesterday.
EVIDENCE IN
AND ATTORNEYS
BEGIN SPEAKING
iD’j Aanoc. atta J'rettMJ
Chicago, Aug. (i.—The State to-
iay concluded its effort to prove
Russell Scott v as sane when Dr. T77
Krohn. last of the state alienists,
aid the prisoner was sane.
Three houis are allotted to each
side for argumei ts.
The rave is expected to go to the
jury tomorrow noon.
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
VOTED AGAINST
MORE DONATIONS
k
A
OFFICIALS MOVE TO COMBAT
DISEASE
Houston. Aug. 5.—Quick moves j
were made by Federal and State
authorities otday to comba: a sec- 1
ond outbreak near Houston of fu r
and mouth disease within ten days. |
Within a few hours after a cowl
in a herd of sixteen was found t.o 1
be infected, appraisers were on the ;
ground valuing the animals, and 5
preparations were made to slaugh
ter them. By this time-tomorrow all ,
o-fthe 'herd will have been destroy |
ed, it was said. Destruction of the j
entire herd is usual, even if a sin I
lie case of the disease appears. |
The infection found today was !
among range stock, The previou ’
ease Was among cattle which were j
lily Amiociati’d J
Madison, Wi*., Aug. 0.—The Uni-
versity of Wisconsin voted to reject
ar.y donations from incorporated
nd'Twrrcnt', toHcrw-mg the accept-
ance of $12,500 from the Rockefel-
cr Fmindntinn.
The-action of the board does no:
affect the Rockefeller gift.
JRjDAY,
AUGUST 6, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
STRANGER GIVES
RAD CHECK AND
CONTINUES JOURNEY
Thursday morning a gentleman
rave a check to Carolhers Brolhcis
in the. First Natiu-ial Rank 'cf C-n.■-
■nerce. On calling the 'bank a lit:!,
ater it was found that, the man had
m money in that hark. Sheriff
Smith v. as notified and is looking
for the man, who was said to be >r,
a car going . ea-t with two ladi* -
with him.
SECOND DAY AT THE
OLD SETTLERS REUNION
WORTHY DEED
BY GOOD PEOPLE
AT THE REUNION
SKIP IS WRECKED,
CREW IN DANGER,
SAYS DISPATCH
(By Atmociated Prea**
Key West. Aug. fl..—A radio pro-
gram to coast guard says the
schooner Gabriel Palmer is wrecked
fifty-five miles north of Lobos Kev.
The message said the vessel is in
extreme danger and the crew starv-
ing.
Thursday morning Mrs. J. M.
Michairman of the local com-
mittee for the relief of the poor,
made an appeal before the audience
,t the City park in behalf of n fam-
ily that hi d just come to the* park
from the drouth-stricken section of
( entra! Texas. Several of the fam-
ily were sick ami all in need of
something to eat and. wear.
A free-will offering was taken
and a liberal donation was made.
Hopkins county people have nev-
er turned a deaf ear to suffering
humanity or let one go hungry in
her midst.
SENATOR MAYFIELD AT
GLD SETTLERS RE
5 SHOT WHEN
MAN'S GHECK
IS REJECTED
DIR6ERY WINS
OVER DEATH;
CHILD LIVES
Loraine, Ohio, Aug. 5.—Modern
irgery triumphed over death at St.
nseph’s hospital Wednesday when
ittle Martha Ericaon, 8, was re-
vived after her heart had stopped
iting for three minutes.
An anesthetic had been adminis-
red by Dr. R. A. Stack, who was
lUt to perform a minor operation
I tt the tonsils when he discovered
1 lat the girl had stopped breathing.
pastured in an enclose^ field,
miles from today’s hew case.
SHERIFF SMITH
LOCKS UP MAN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The sheriff’s force locked a man
up Wednesday night charged with
driving an auto when under the in-
fluence of liquor. He is further
charged with running into a car and
wrecking it.
FRED HESTER IS
CHAMPION GROWER
HOPKINS MELONS
Examination disclosed that
the
eart had ceased functioning and
|pr. Stack injected adrenalin into
lie heart.’ It was fully three mirt-
Ites before the tot began to show
ftgns of life.
WM4STER TAPP
TELLS ABOUT
THE ENCAMPMENT
Mena, Ark., Standing Rock Camp.
Newa-Telegram: Troop No. 3 Boy
Icouts, left Sulphur Springs Tues-
lay morning at 3 o’clock, arrived in
’aria at 4, Hugo at 5, Broken Bow
,t 9:30, DeQueen at 11 and on to
ifena by 2:30, without a single mis-
iap. In fact, too easy to be real
xciting. Only mind jogger was gaa
rave out too soon, with delay of
bitty minu‘cs, which gave the boys
1 chance to stretch.
Harper car took the lead and ar-
-ived in Mena at 12:30 and had eV-
srything ready for our trip on to
amp, twelve miles in the moun-
tains. A beautiful place and wild
enough for any Scopt.
After a good night’s rest Under
heavy blankets and a fine breakfast
the boys were all rearin’ to go for
n full day’s hiking.
We will leave for a day’s visit to
Fort Smith Thursday and expect a
big time there, then back to camp
for m^re scouting.
The following Scouts are on for
K. P. duty today (Wednesday)
Hawk-haw, Deeus, Slippery, Smiley,
Arbuckle, Elberta.
A big frost is in store for ps.
Only wish you could drop in on us
and see what real scouting means.
If the waste basket passes this up
will come again. H. W. TAPP.
Fred Hester again becomes cham-
pion watermelon grower of Hopkins
county. He has two Oklahoma Won-
ders in the show window of Maloney
Brothers, west side of square, that
weigh 95 and 98 pounds each. They
are beauties.
Don’t fail to see them.
MAYFIELD AND
DAVIDSON SPEAK
AT LUNCHEON
Before a large and enthusiastic
crowd i>roTd settlers at the feunion
, this afternoon. Senator Earle B.
Mayfield maintained his reputation
as an orator by delivering a master-
ful argument on, the railroad situa-
tion. His audience was with him
from"start" to finish, and interrupt-
ed him frequently. He said:
"Under this law the United States
is divided into groups for rate mak-
ing purposes, and Texas is placed in
the ‘Western Group.’ The basis of
ail ‘rate making is the value of the
property in use at the time the rate
is made. The average value of the
railroads in the 'Western Group’ as
determined by the Interstate Com-
merce Commission is $54,807.00 per
mile, while the value of the rail-
loads in Texas as determined by our
State Railroad Commission is only
$31,395.00 per mile. The people of
Texas, therefore, are compelled un-
der the Esch-Cummlna .law to pay
freight rates on the valuation of
the railroads in the ‘Western
Group,’ while if that law were not
in existence they would pay freight
rates on a valuation of the railroad:
in Texas only, which (ipf hTT' 18.00
per mile less than in thr^Wcstem
Group.’ So our people are paying
freight rates on a valuation of rail-
roads that do not exist in Texas
“And thHt Is not all. Tha rail-
roads In the ‘Western Group' recent-
ly filed with the Interstate Com-
merce Commission an application
for a blanket increase of It per
United States Senator Earle B.
Mayfield and Hon. Lynch Davidson
of Houston were the principal
speakers at the joint luncheon of the
Lions^md Rotary Clubs here today
at the Nelson Cafe- The former
spoke on "The Glory of the South-
ern Statea,’’ while the latter spoke
on the noon luncheon club idea, its
effect on deamcracy and the democ-
r4cy of “the world. Mr. Mayfield
was introduced by J. Boggs, while
Loyd Davidson presented Mr. David-
son.
Hon. Milton Farrier of Omaha was
also in attendance and made a short
talk in which he spoke very highly
of both of the speakers of the occa-
sion.
Mrs. Ward Gober rendered a piano
solo which was well received.
Visitor* for the day included:
Hon. Earle B. Mayfield, Hon. Lynch
Davidson, Houston,:. Wm. Bacon,
Dallas; Milton Farrier, Omaha; Dr.
Minter, Omaha; G. Sheppard, Wash-
ington, D. C.j/C. H. Shaffer, Shreve-
port, La.; C. V. Terrell, railroad
commissioner, Austin; and other lo-
cal visitors.
TRY OUR WANT ADS.
cent in freight rates, which wi'l be
heard at Chicago on Sep*ember S,
They claim that the 11 ncr cent in-
crease which they are asking is 1 ec
.cssary to enable them to earn a re-
turn of 5 3-4 per cent on the valua-
tion of $54.84)7.00 per mile, which
•hey are guaranteed under the pro-
visions of the Escb-Cummins tew.
If this increase is granted, the peo-
ple of Texas will be compelled to
pay still higher freight rates which
they would not have to pay were the
E^ch-Cuntmins law repealed. The
farmers and cattle men of our state
are in no condition to star.-J an ir>-
'crcase in freight rates. They should
be granted a substantial reduction
in freight rates. I trust our Rail-
road Commission will join with the
shippers in the 'Western Group’ and
present a solid front against this
application for increased freight
rates.
"I have been fighting the Esoh-
Cummins law from the very begin-
ning, and, as Senator from Texas,
I will continue to fight this law un-
til it has been repealed or substan-
tially modified. It is unfair and un-
just to our people and work* un-
told hardship upon them. I hav?
prepared a measure which I will in-
troduce in the senate as soon as the
69th congress convenes, the purpose
of which is to restore to state com-
mission* their original rate making
powers, and I will put forth my best
effort* to have the measure enact-
ed into law.”
St. Loti:--, Aug. 5.—-Five persons,
were seriously wounded, including
two policemen and a deputy sheriff,
when Frederick M. Battles of Over-
ton, Mq., started a shooting spree in
the Missouri Valley Trust Co. lobby
here this afternoon after the bank
had questioned him on a check he
sought to cash.
The check was branded as a for-
gery.
Battles;-wounded twice by a pur-
suing mob of police and spectators,
was strapped in a barber shop six
blocks.from the bank after thou-
sands of noon hour workers had
been endangered by continuous vol-
ley* of bullets.
The wounded are Patrolman Jos.
L. Dugan, Patrolman Louis W.
Falkenburg, Deputy Sheriff Du-
dolph Lang and Charles Camache,
spectator.
Battles’ check was questioned by
a bank guard, whom he attacked.
Felling the guard he seised the re-
volver and rushed into the street.
Jumping into an automobile, Bat-
tles, without warning, shot the two
patrolmen who wear standing near-
by. The shots attracted more than a
score of policemen, who followed in
half a dozen commandeered ma-
chine*.
While police showered the fleeing
man’s automohile with bullets, spec-
tators dashed for cover, many lying
flat in the streets.
The fugitive -was struck twice be-
fore be abandoned his machine and
staggered into the barber shop.
Battles had no police record here.
He is believed to have been dement-
ed.
GOVERNOR FAILS TO
ACT FOR CLEM GRAY
JUDGE MELSON WILL CONDUCT
HEARING MONDAY
(By Aumn'lated Pretti
Austin, Texas, Aug. 6.—There was
no indication at the governor^ of-
fice Tit noon today as to‘whether
i tty action to save Clem Gray’s life
would'be mado. •
Gray is sentenced to die Friday
Doctor W. T, Ballard, father of
Otis Ballard for -whose- death Gray
1* sentenced, asked the Pardon
Board to follow the fact* and told
the governor it was the most brutal
murder ever committed in Titus
county. -v *
Austin, Texas, Aug. 5.,—Personal
plea was made to Ex-Governor Jas.
E. FerfuSoh late Wednesday by Dr.
W. T. Ballard of Mount Pleasant,
aged father of Otl* Ballard, for
whose murder Clem Gray is under
sentence to die in the electric chair
at Huntsville State prison early* Fri-
day morning, that there be no exec-
utive interference with the decree of
the court and that Gray be electro-
cuted as ordered by the jury which
tried the case. Young Ballard was
beaten to death with, a blunt instru-
ment and his body sunk in a creek
in Titus county.
Mr. Ferguson announced later no
final action will be taken Until
Thursday.
Dr. Ballard arrived at the Gov-
ernor’s office shortly after the wife
and two young sons of Gray, with
their attorney, Gib Calloway of Dal-
las, had completed a lengthy con-
ference with Ex-Gov. Ferguson in
an effort to show that there were
grounds for granting Gray’s appli-
cation for commutation of the death
sentence.
The father of the victim of the
tragedy had several days^go tele-
graphed to the governor Potcstlng
against clemency, and Wednesday
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 12)
Judge J. M. Melson has entered
an order setting a date for a hear-
ing in the case of a man held in th^
Hunt county jail on serious char-
ges, following a special trip to this
city for a conference with Hunt
county authorities. -i _ - -
The case is that on which a white
man is held on charges alleging sta-
tutory rape. A hearing was ordered
for Monday, Aug. 19, in Eighth Dis-
trict court here.
Charges of delinquency have been
filed against one girl in the case
while a smaller girl i* held as a de-
pendent.—Greenville Banner.
- The tint day of the twenty fifth
annual session of the Old Settlers
Reunion closed at midnight Wednes;-
d: y with large crowds in the. city
park after a great day of real en-
joyment. .....1- ------*
Congress nan Eugene Black de-
livered one of the best speeches
Wednesday afternoon he has ever
made in Hopkins county and there’*,
more than made good what his
friends ben were expecting.
The baud concert at 8:30 o’clock
Wtd^day night was heard by a
great crowd. Sulphur Springs has
one ef the best bands in Texas.
Bandmaster Leonard, Fulkerson and
•he bard members seemed to catch
the spirit of inspiration as the large
crowd c! cored them from time to
time. It wax great music and great-
ly enjoyed. The general get-togeth-
er meeting 1 f old friends and for-
me.- acquaintances that followed
«:»• t n occasion that will long bo
refnembered by many. —'—
When the band opened the exer-
cise- this morning at 10 o’clock the
crowd had greatly increased with
otheis coming in all day. The pro-
gram as arranged was changed, as
' euator Mayfield had been unable to
teach Sulphur Springs in time to
speak in the forcnqon, as • the pro-
gram had been 'arranged. Railroad
Commissioner C. V. Terrell spoke at
the hour that had been arranged
for Mr. -Mayfield. Mr. Terrell spoke
on the transportation question and
showed how the Interstate Com-
merce Commission was- gradually
encroaching on the rights of the
State in regulating rates that for-
merly had been under the State
Railroad Commission. He made a‘
splendid address that made a pro-
found impression upon all who had .
the pleasure of hearing him.
Senator Mhyfield and, Lynch Da-
vidson reached the city at noon to-
day and, along with Railroad Com-
missioner C. V. Terrell, were honor
guests at a Lions-Rotary luncheon
at the Hotel Nelson today.
In the afternoon at the City park
Senator Mayfield spoke at 2 o’clock
and Hon. Lynch Davidson spoke at
3 o’clock.
At 6:30 o’clock this evening the
spectacular Summer Eve pageant,
with 200 school girls will be the
opening feature of the evening pro-
gram, in the ball park.
At 8:30 the band will give an
open air concert to be followed by
an evening of pleasure in mixing
and mingling with the great crowds
that will be there.
At 10:30 Friday morning the
business session of the reunion will
be held. At 11 o’clock Judge Lee
Clark of Greenville will deliver the
memorial address, instead of Judge
J. H. Beavers, who is ill at his home
‘in Winnsboro and not able to be
here.
The Hopkins County Singers
Convention will have charge of the
program Friday afternoon and a
great time is anticipated by all
who attend.'
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CATTLE DISEASES
- DEVELOP MORE
NEW CASES
News from W. W. Knott, who is
with the France‘Gin Co. at Level-
land,-states that the Santa Fe road
has been completed into the village
and will make its initial trip today.
The citizens are planning big’things
for the entertainment of boosters
from Lubbock and other neighboring
towns.
Tracy Williams is here from Sal-
tillo attending the Old Settlers Re
union and reports fine crop pros-
pects down his way. He expects to
gin a bale of cotton this week.
Houston, Aug. 6.—A fresh case of
the foot and mouth disease was dis-
covered near here Wednesday.
The new infection was found in
a herd of cattle six miles from the
point where approximately 100 head
of cattle were killed about a- week
ago after one cow in the herd of the
Rev. William States Jacobs, Houston
minister, had been found to be in-
fected.
According to Dr. Marion Imes of
the Bureau of Animal Induatry, who
is in charge of the disease eradica-
tion campaign, approximately 4,000
head of cattle are pastured on the
ranges contiguous to the place where
the fresh infection has appeared. His
scouts had not yet reported the nun-w -
ber of cows in the herd which would
be immediately affected.
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