The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 23, 1924 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. 26.—NO. 20.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY’ 23, 1924.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
UR MEN LOSE LIVES ON TACOMA
£^0
t/:
iESGUED MfN ARE SAFE
MRS. REITMAN
TO RECEIVE GOLD
MEDAL PRIZE
MORE OFFICERS
TURN MONEY IN
AS EXCESSIVE FEES
\
EXPLODES
ARE KILLED
IRLY TODAY
ft* Anonated Press)
Jam 23.—A boiler of
Railroad engine, hauling the
’ express from Pittsburg to
d over the ,Pittsburg ami!
Erie railroad, exploded at
s.|tiippn, Pennsylvania, twenty-
Vi miles VMt of here today,
pie the train was running forty!
an hour. Engineer George;
|rk, fireman I. L. Kuechler and
Meade, road foreman of er-
as, were killed.
IRTANT MEETING
(Hi Associated Print 1 “
Washington, Jan. 23.—Four lives
were lost in the final wrecking of
the cruiser Tacoma at V'era Cruz.
The dead Were Captain Herbert
Sharrow, Edward Herrick, radio
man, second class; Homer Lussier,
radio mao, first class; Solomon
Sivin, radio man. third class. The re-
mainder of the. force of forty-eight
men on the Tacoma is now on board
a naval tug in Vera Cruz harbor.
* The denth of the men resulted
from being struck by heavy wreck-
age during the norther which final-
ly destroyed the vessel.
Hopkins county will be distin-
guished at the mid-winter meeting
of the Texas Swine Breeders’ asso-
ciation, which meets in Denton, Tex-
as, February 7th and 8th, by the ef-
forts of Mrs. I. W. Rettman, who
will be awarded a gold medal at this
meeting by the swine breeders of the
state, for her fine work in the state
Ton Litter contest, having produced
2,078 pounds of pork from one lit-
ter of nine pigs in a period of six
months. This demonstration was
under the direction of County
Agent W. W. Evans. Mr. A. L.
Ward, secretary of the State Swine
Breeders’ association, extends this
invitation to the swine breeders of
Hopkins county, through County
Agent W. W. Evans to the Denton
meeting.
Sheriff Sam Smith has turned
over to the commissioners court of
Hopkijis county $1,321.60, the
amount that his office has taken in
during the past year in excess of
the amount allowed for running ex-
penses. Tax Assessor Gus Connor
has turned over $104.47 from his
office as the amount he has made
above what i» allowed for running
expense s. These are both good re-
ports and Alow that each officer
is on the job.
REVOLT AT MONTEREY
(Bu Associated Preset
Brownsville, Texas, Jan. 23.—
Reports reach here today that the
garrison at Monteim revolted last
night. Mexican authorities in Mata-
rnoros are holding up the train to
Monterey.
FASEBALL FOR
THURSDAY FIGHT
y night *t seven o’clock
urt house, the baseball fans
ur Springs are urged to
t ho perfect plans for remaining
the East Texas league this year,
arkana and Tyler have been
to the league this year and
ie will be operated as an eight
league. All of the clubs have
■rted a* organized and ready to
Sherman is anxious to get ip
e and ff Sulphur Springs
to retain her franehise,
definite must be done at
annual meeting of the
league will be held at
' Pleasant Sunday, at which time
offi^rs and directors will be
itad.
respectsIfor a good year in base
( this zeafepn were never brighter,
SfWM points to a success-
| year all /around the loop.
|»toe out {Thursday night and
for BolVbur Springs.
IS ON WITH
TAX COLLECTOR
la$ Collector H. Grady Smith and | const,
Iforce have entered the final'rush | Cruz.
Washington, Jnn. 23.—Death of
Captain Herbert G. Sparrow of the
wrecked cruiser Tacoma at Vera
Cruz and two radio operators of the
ship, due to an accident aboard the
Tacoma during a nortner. wns re-
ported to the state department Tues-
day night in a cable message from
Consul Wood at Vera Cruz.
The message gave no details, but
said that Captain Sparrow and the
two operators lost their lives while
in the performance of their duty.
Consel Wood’s message, which
was sent from Vera Crus at 2 p. m.
Tuesday, was made public by the
navy department as follows:
“I am profoundly distressed to
announce the death of the captain
of the U. S. S. Tacoma, and also of
two radio operators, through an ac-
cident on hoard the ship during a
horther while in performance of
duty. Particulars wffr follow.”
Other members of the skeleton
crew which had remained aboard the
American cruiser Tacoma, wrecked
on a reef outside Vera Crux, ware
rescued by the Mexican revolution-
ary forces during a hurricane Tues-
day, Alvarez Castillo, personal rep-
resentative of Adolfo, de. la Huerta,
was informed by his chief. The Ta-
coma, it was added, is now complete-
ly sunk.
The navy’ department did not ex-
pect additional advices as to the
condition aboard the Tacoma before
Wednesday, when the light cruiser
Omaha and .six destroyers, delayed
by the heavy storm on the Mexican
coast, are expected to reach Vera
DR. HOLBROOK AND
THE BOY SCOUTS
Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Holbrook en-
tertained the American Legion Scout
boys Tuesday night at their home on
Church street The doctor is still
confined to his room with a bad
knee, caused from coming in contact
with an auto «two weeks ago. The
boys were glad to meet with the
doctor and a real good lime waa
had. The doctor continues to im-
prove and hopes to be out again
soon.
All Sulphur Springs fans are urg-1
1 to hieet at the court house Thurs-.
[ay night at 7:30 o’clock. The East
is league will be composed of
eight clubs this season. Tyler has
already been admitted and Texar-
kana and Sherman are wanting in.
Practically all the other towns in
the league have organized, signed
their players and are all ready to
start. What is Sulphur Springs go-
ing to do? Are we going to Wly
by and let our franchise go to some
Other city? The time is limited.
Something must be done at once, if |
we arc going to have longue base
ball in Sulphur Springs this season.
Come tonight and boost for Sul-
liur Springs.
SPECIAL MESSAGE
BY PRESIDENT
FOR THE FARMER
(By Associated Press!
Washington, Jan. 23.—Five steps
for relief of the agricultural situa-
tion in the Northwest, some to be
taken by congress, some by the exec-
utive branch of the government and
some by private interests, were out-
lined by President Coolidge today in
11 special message to congress. Re-
funding of pressing past due indebt-
edness of farmers in the territories
most seriously affected lire included
among the steps recommended by
President Coolidge, the message said.
REBELS TO WARN
COMMERCIAL CRAFT
ENTERING TAMPICO
(liy Associated Preset
j V i'thington, Jan. 23.—De la Huer-.
i ta, head of the revolutionists in Mex-
: .’«j» cn -V-til--r>lnUS
j for a technical blockade df-Tampic*
| and to substitute a policy under
■ which alt foreign commercial craft
! will be warned if they enter the
j restricted zone where bombardment
may occur. If foreign craft enter
this zone, they will do so at their
own risk. \ .,
MRS. LEWiSBUYS
THE POLK HOME
Mrs, C, Lewis ha bought the Polk
home on Gilmer street and will more
...to it soon. Latest news from Mrs.
Polk Is that she is much pleased with
her new home in Florida.
THE REPUBLICANS
OFFER COMPROMISE j HUBBY OFFERS
WHEN HOI BURNS
ON TAX MEASURE
(By Astoriat«f Prctk)
Washington, Jan. 23.—Republican
members of the house ways and
means committee offered today to
compromise with the Democrats on
the Mellon tax bill and to frame a
non partisan measure. Representa-
tive Garner of Texas, ranking Dem-
ocrat on the committee, to whom the
offer was made by Chairman Greene,
did not definitely commit minority
members to the compromise.
message
state and county taxes, and there Rebel. Seve Crew.
^^„uZbsfn!t\Ud]Lhhte Consul Wood’s
’.intil « Ivfnrt t arrived a wireless message signed by
1 Adolfo de Huerta h,ul beCn re‘ !
, k?* .!? reived from Vera Cruz by his per-
sonal bepresentstme, Alvarez Cas-
tillo. suying that the Tacoma had
been sunk in the storm, but that
Mexican naval transpoits by his di-
rection bad gut It- son and saved the
remainder of the crew of the Ta-
ordcr to accommodate all who
call to pay. So far, the collec-
ts have been good and he anticl-
that when the final count is
there will be more tax payers
lopklns county than last year,
that also there will be much less
to today, more than 2.000 autos
le been registered in Hopkins
jnty this year.
MATRON
SICK BED
TO CAST BALLOT
nquent taxes to go on the rolls. c'”J£vy departm,nt official* had ex-
pectcd the Tacoma would be de-
stroyed in the renewal of the north-
er which was driving her further on
the reef where she struck during n
. 9imite'MRtk.4syei:al .dhi’4 while,
attempting to enter Vera Cruz har-
bor at night. It was assumed from
Consul Wood’s message .that the
death of Captain Sparrow and his
two men occurred while the ship was
breaking on the reefs and before
rescue vessels arrived. There were
forty-eight men with the captain
standing guard on the wrecked cruis-
er, according to the last report re-
ceived from the dead officer. The
remainder of the crew. 278 in num-
ber, were put ashore at Vera Cruz
under the care of Consul Wood the
day after the Tacoma piled up on
the reef.
Tha first duty of the cruiser Rich-
mond, ordered to the scene when the
wreck of the Tacoma waa reported,
was to take aboard the men who bad
been set ashore and they are now
on the Richmond, which is riding
out the storm off Tampico. Rear
Admiral Magruder, aboard the Rich-
mond, reported the hurricane was
abating after having blown for near-
ly two days.; ; , ,
lexarka
J a patiei
Iff
It)
Texas, Jan. 23.—Be-
it in a hospital did not
Lynn B. Davis, wife
ipal of the Texarkana,
tas, high school, from casting hsr
f In Hie municipal election here
•r
l ermlned to exercise her fran-
(,«■ • citizen, Mrs. Davia en-
” 'Ambulance to take her to
f place and return her to
al, where last week she
nt an operation for append!-
TREATY IS
BETWEEN
III S. AND ENGLAND
> —
kT (By Auottatsd Press) ______
fuhington. .tan. 28.—The new
I treaty with Great Britain was
fcd today at the state depart-
Jpcretary Hughes for ' the
States and Sir Auckland
, the retiring British ambae-
affixed their signatures to the
which provides for the
if the American govern^
ht to search ships beyond
nlle limit and permits |
els to brjng ship stores
•n ports, under seal.
SEVEN KILLED ..
BY FIRE WHICH
SWEEPS VILLAGE
(By Associate* Press)
Lyndonvflle, Vt, Jan. 23.—The
death list from the fire which swept
this town yesterday increased to
seven today, when six person.-.,
who live In Stern Block, where the
fire started, were reported lost, in
addition to the woman killed when
she leaped from a window.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
NORMAL NOW ON
Rev. E. B. Evans of Fort Worth
is here this wek with Pastor J, How-
1 I -
(Hi Asso- intst Prosit
| Pottsville, Penn., Jan. 23.—Mrs.
j Andrew Harvilia and her four datigh-
j tors, ranging in age from one to six-
l teen years, burned to death in a fire
at Middle Port, near here, early to-
day, when thejr home was almost
completely destroyed. Andrew Har-
! villa, husband and father, was ne-
i verely burned in attemt-Ung to res-
. cue them: Mrs. Harvilia lost her
life in a heroic effort ' to save her
children.
UNITED STATES HAS
APPROVED TREATY
WITH MEXICO
MEXICANS RAISE
THE BLOCKADE
AT TAMPICO
(By Asso(.aUd Press)
Washington, Jan, 22.—Mexican
revolutionary leaders have advised
Consul Wood at Vera Cruz of their
decision “to raise the blockade at
Tampico.” Consul Wood reported
the announcement to tbe state' de-
partment today, but did not say
definitely whether the revolution-
ists’ decision was to
KISS; WIFE GETS
PUNCH IN EYE
Chicago, Jnn. 23.—GOh, dearie, 1
want to give you a nice kiss.”
Mrs. Bessie Lake lifted her lips
for the caress and David E. Lakie,
her husband, punched her in the eye.
“I've been waiting for a month
for you to get well so I could hand
you that one.” he is alleged to have
said, when she recovered conscious-
ness. . —-
This was one of the allegations
of cruelty contained in Mrs. Lake’s
bill for divorce, filed in superior
court, bv her attorney,. Murphy O.
Tate.
Lakie is chief engineer in Chicago
of the New York Central railroad
and i» worth between "50,000 ami
$60,000, it is asserted.
LIONSllUB
MET TUESDAY
raise the blockade or whether it was
of temporary nature, as has been
previously reported. Wood was ask-
ped-for further information.
The Lions were
permanently I Music club Tuesday
guests of the
and tbe club
(Hi Associated Presit
Washington, Jan. 23.—The senate
foreign relations committee has ap-
proved the two treaties growing out
of the Mexican claims convention.
FAMILY COURT
IS NOW PLANNED
ard Williams, in a Sunday school! Both treaties were returned to
3 MEN CHARGED
WITH BURGLARY
The three msn arrested the first
of the week'on * charge of burglary
at Como, were, late Tuesday, releas-
ed on a bond of *1,000 each, to await
action of the grand Jury, which will
meet next week. Tbe goods recover-
ed, valued at about $150, are in po-
ssesion of the court. It is claimed
by Como citizens that burglaries
have bean in process for several
weeks and were of such nature that
it was difficult to run down.
normal at the First Baptist church,
which is being well attended, despite
the rainy weather. Rev. Evans is
teaching a class in Sunday School
Normal and Pastor Williams is teach-
ing a class in $even Laws of Teach-
ing. Both classes meet in the church
at 7 o’clock each night.
LOOKS GOOD FOR
SULPHUR SPRINGS
Stetftjktr W. Evgn* 6# Cham-
ber of Coftmerie Was over at Omaha
Tuesday and had a conference with
his old friend, Milton Farrier. Mr.
Evans had nothing to shy in regard
to the conference, except that things
the
for
looked mighty good
Springs.
for Sulphur
CENSUS BUREAU
GINNING REPORT
<tw AminatsA Print
Washington, Jan. 23.—Cotton gin
ned prior to January 18 amounted
to 9,946,641 bales, the census bu-
reau announced today.
To the above date last year, gln-
nlngs amounted to 9,648,261 win-
ning bales. Texas ginwifl 4,139,762
bales. *
senate, with a recommendation
their ratification. ,
The first treaty reported favora-
bly was a general claims treaty, cov-
ering claims held both by Mexicans
and Americana against the two gov-
ernments. It also included all claims
growing out of the seixure of oil
lands by the Mexican government
under article 27 of ita constitution.
This article held that the sub-soil
was the property of the government
and that land owners merely owned
the Mill.
The second treaty, a special agree-
ment, covered claims held by Amer-
icans against various Mexican gov-
ernments for damages growing out
of revolutions since 1910.
THOUSANDS ARE
ARRESTED DURING
MOSCOW CLEANUP
Helslngfords, Jan. 23.—Ton thou-
sand-persons have been arrested or
deported at Moscow in the past few
days, according to information re-
ceived here. It was explained that
the arrests were due to the moral
“clean-up,” but they have caused
considerable anxiety, owing to the
Tulsa, Okla., Jan. 23.—in connec-
tion with the efforts of the Tulsa
chapter of the American Association
of University Women and the Lions
club to establish a domestic relations
or family court, Judge Charles W.
Hoffman of Cincinnati is being
brought here Jan. 24 to speak on his
experience in establishing his court,
which is the only one of its kind in
America, in that it embraces ail the
phases of family life, according to
ah announcement made by Mrs. W.
E. Moore, chairman of the public
service committee’s sub-committee
on family courts.
WHISKY STOLEN
FROM OFFICERS
Wichita Falla, Texas, Jan- 23.—A
summons received Tuesday by Unit-
ed States Deputy Marshal John Saye
of this city to appear before Judge
William H. Atwell and make expla-
nations as to the Shortage of con-
fiscated liquor which had been plac-
ed in his charge brought to light that
some time during last week during
Mr. Saye’s absence from the city
some parties brojeo into his office In
the court house and removed six
gallons of whisky. Mr. Saye report-
ed the matter to headquarters and
at the same time aeked for an allow-
’ fx
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quarrel between Trotsky and the ance to build a strong cage for the
central executive committee * * ......- ...
the Communist party.
safety of whisky
keeping.
intrustedy to his
Iproved itself in every way a real
I'rjqsless. Judge J. A. Dial, president
of the LionsT-was toastmaster. Dr.
Farr- Stirling was made a Lion,'be-
ing the first doctor in the city to
join. A number of matters of im-
portance came up for consideration,
one of which was tho entertainment
of the bankets’ meeting in Sulphur
Springs on February 5th. A com-
mittee was appointed to co-operate
with the Chamber of Commerce in
making arrangements for this meet-
ing. The Lions will take dinner with
the bankers on that occasion.
FORT WORTH BOND
ELECHONCARRe
city and by tying the other four
boxes, the 11,260,00 funding bond
issue, submitted to » vote of the
people Tuesday, won by a majority
of only 240 votes out; of 7,910 votes
polled. Eighteen boxes went
against the Bond issue.
Voting was probably the' heaviest
ever recorded on a bond issue in
Fort Worth. ’
The vote was: For the bond issue
4,076, against the bond issue 8,836.
The totals are arrived at on official
reports of 42 of the 44 boxes in the
city and , telephone reports from
two others which will not be report-
ed officially’’ until Wednesday.
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OLD-TIMER HERE
J. A. Connor came In Tuesday
night from Brisco county and wHl
be here some, time, visiting old
friends and relatives. He sayz that
West Texas is the greatest country
in the world and everybody i» doing
well out there.
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Bagwell, J. S. The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 23, 1924, newspaper, January 23, 1924; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth825772/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.