The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 79, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1924 Page: 2 of 4
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THE DAILY NEWS-TELEGRAM
- THE -
Daily News-Telegram
26 Years Old
{■sued at 228 Main Street, Sul-
phur Springs, Texas, every after-
noon except Saturday (Sunday
Morning.)
JUDGE J.M.MELS0N
BEGINS CAMPAIGN
FOR ATTY. GENERAL
Hon. J. M. Melson is leaving to-
day for Dallas and other points in
West Texas in the interest of his
candidacy for the office of attorney
general, and before leaving made
the following statement to the rep-
resentatives of the papers of this
place:
That he has noticed the declara-
tion now being made by1 the various
candidates for the different state
offices, insisting upon a reduction of
expenses in administering the state
government; that he has no doubt
as to the sincerity of the various
__j candidates making these promises
. - Tf. 1 and declarations, and has no doubt
l Month------------------ “0clbut what any candidate selected by
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS.
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Mention of all news dispatches ere
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or in this paper and also the local
etwi published herein.
All rights of republication of
special dispatches herein are also
reserved.
I Year (in advance) -------*5.00
J. S. BAGWELL, Editor.
ERIC BAGWELL, Bui. Mgr.
last call for
SUPPER!
And
the
don’t forget
Hot Biscuit
CHAMBERLAIN’S CAFE
Connally Street
Phone 481
April fool.
• * * *
The two weeks simultaneous re-
vivals at the First Christian, First
Methodist and First Baptist churches
have and should have the right of
way in Sulphur Springs for the next
two weeks. Great preaching and
fine music have been prepared for
ad each service of all the churches.
Each man, woman, boy and girl
should attend these services, ns
much good is promised as a result
of such attendance.
• • • •
Mayor L. El Gee reports six
inches of water in the new section
of the big city lake. That is going in
the right direction. Lots of water
is a mighty good recommendation
for any town.
• • • •
We are afraid that Jack Frost
April fooled our big peach orchards
last night
• • * *
The city election is on, and as the
News-Telegram goes to press the
nee fop the tail end of the ticket is
seek end neck'■between Secretary
of State Johnny Biggerstaff and
Attorney General Elmer Teer. It
really looks now ns if the two can-
didates together will not get exceed-
ing 300 votes out of a total of
1,200 votes that could be polled in
the city.
• • • •
The small son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tip Houston waB reported unim-
. proved this morning.
HOUSTON P. T. A.
On account of prayer meetings
being held in the different parts of
the city Wednesday afternoon, the
Houston P. T. A. will meet at 4
o’clock at the school, in order to al-
low all mothers to be present
•'CLEAN-UP TIME IS HERE!”
Reliable!
Willard Battery
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DIAL, MELSON A BRIM
Attoraoys-At-Law
First Nat’l. Bank Building
WjM
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Drt. Roberts 4k Rob*rts
DENTISTS
Office South Side Square
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXA8
Phones: Res. 316—Office 396
Tom Ramey Lloyd Davidson
RAMEY A DAVIDSON
LAWYERS
Pulley Building
, Sulphur Springs, Texad
F. A. WHITE, M. D.
Ear, Eye, Nos# and Throat
GImmi Fitted Correctly
First Natl. Bank Building
Phone 33
the voters of this state will do his
very best to carry out these decla-
rations and promises.
Hhwever, Mr. Melson stated that
his record as a member of the
Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth
legislatures, and all called sessions
thereof, relieves him o' the burden
of making any promises in this re-
gard, as his sentiments and opinions
on this issue were expressed in pro-
posals for legislative action definite-
ly pointing out what and wher? use-
less expenditures Could be elimi-
nated.
The support of our public free
schools for six months in the year
was definitely proposed at both ses-
sions, and at the called sessions, and
the appropriations for this purpose
were carried.
A tax for mining mineral wealth
of our state was proposed, and car-
ried; taxing two per cent, on the
gross production of accrued oil and
two per cent, on the gross produc-
tion of sulphur, there existing in
this state and now being operated
throe of the richest sulphur mines
in the world. Such taxes being due
and collectable when actually pro-
duced, and at its market value.
Such a tax, and the levy and col-
lection thereof, is quite different
from the system and mode of tax-
ing lands, in this, that after the
first day of February of each year
the farmers’ land is assessed and a
lien fixed to secure the payment
thereof, and the amount must be
paid at collecting time, notwith-
standing floods and drouths may de-
stroy the crops.
A definite proposal was made at
the last called session of the Thir-
ty-eighth legislature to sell all of
the dijcortnected farms and lands
(being'four farms) belonging to the
state penitentiary system, to the,
actual settler in amounts to suit the
average purchaser on a small cash
payment, and the remainder repre-
sented in long time notes.
A definite proposal was made in
the Thirty-seventh legislature to
make changes, if enacted in the
law, would have made it possible to
greatly expedite the business of
both trial and appellate courts,
simplifying the procedure, especial-
ly as applied to the trial courts,
which would have resulted in reduc-
ing the expense to the litigants,
limiting to some extent, and defi-
nitely defining the jurisdiction of
the supreme court, and offering a
plan to co-ordinate the work of the
several civil courts of appeal as
between themselves, and with the
supreme court, to the end that con-
flicting opinions might be eliminat-
ed and that the legal fraternity as
well as the people, as a whole, might
know the settled law of the land on
all questions rMsed in the trial of
cases.
The legislative committee of the
Farmers union, representing the
dirt farmer, in the Thirty-
eighth legislature not only approved
his record, but gave it fulsome
praise as shown by their report ap-
pearing in the issue of the Farm La-
bor Union News, dated November
1, 1923. - „ ,
To the interest of the dirt farmer
he gave hi* best service, and for
this service the dirt farmer has ex-
pressed his full appreciation in
tnore way* than one. at more times
than one. and at more places than
one, and will continue to so express
such appreciation until he fails to
show himself their friend.
AUTO RUNS DOWN
EMBANKMENT AND
KILLS SMALL BOY
Dallas, March 31.—George Judy,
eight, was almost instantly killed
and Woodrow Smith, ten, was badly
injured Sunday when struck by an
automobile. The boys with John-
nie Brann, were fishing near a road
just outside of the city limits when
two cars going in opposite direc-
tions attempted to pass each other.
One of the cars ran down the em-
bankment striking the boys.
The Smith boy has a fractured
skull, three broken ribs and is in-
ternally injured. Doctors say he
cannot live. The Brann boy was
slightly hurt.
The Austin P. T. A. will meet on
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock
at the school house, to elect new
officers for the new year. Every
member is urged to attend.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
HUNT COUNTY TO
BEGIN ROADWORK
AGAIN APRIL 15
M
D. H. SCOTT A SON
Paris, Texas
Affiliated with
SCOTT TITLE COMPANY
Sulphur Springs, T*«as
0. E. Walters, Manager
Greenville, Texas, April 1.—Con-
tracts for the completion pf the
Quinlan, Sulphur Springs, Com-
merce, Wolfe City and Floyd high-
way* were mailed out to the suc-
cessful bidding firms for execu-
tion Monday. Machinery for the
construction work ia now being pre-
pared for shipping to this county,
and work is expected to start on all
the projects by April if the
weather permits.
I The City National Bank
I Large enough to handle big accounts; Not
large to appreciate small accounts.
WANT YOUR BUSINESS
The Daily News-Telegram Is au
thorized to announce the following,
subject to the action of tho Demo-
cratic Primary in July:
Stat* Senator, 8th District!
CHAS. R. FLOYD.
CLIFTON E. BEASLEY.
For Congress, First District:
B. B. STURGEON.
For Jadg* Eighth Judicial District!
GEORGE B. HALL
(Ro-olectiou)
For R*pr*sontntivoi
ALEX BRICE.
For District Attorney, 8th Jndicnl
District:
MARVIN P. McCOY.
C. O. JAMES.
H. 0. NORWOOD.
Superintendent Public Instruction:
H. C. BULLOCK.
F. E. (Fred) MATHEWS
J. Y. LAMM
H. S. HENSLEE
J. Q. WILER
District Cierk:
AUBREY M. STEPHENS.
(Re-election)
County Judge:
R. E. BERTRAM.
(Re-election)
County Attorney:
EMMET THORNTON.
(Re-election)
County Clerk:
RUSSELL M. CHANEY.
( Re-election)
County Treasurer:
r V E. (Exer) JACKSON.
(Re-election)
Sheriff:
S. E. (Sam) SMITH.
(Re-election)
For Tan Assessor:
GUS CONNOR.
(Re-election)
For Tea Collector:
H. GRADY SMITH.
(Re-election)
For Constable, Precinct No. It
D. H. (Donald) HARRISON.
For Justice Peace, Precinct No. ll
T. D. DEATON.
J. F. THREATT-
Commissioner, Precinct No. It
W. E. (BUD) MELTON
WALTER BLALOCK
For Constable, Precinct No. 3:
W. W. HINTON
For Public Weigher, Precinct No.
JOE TOM WOOD.
(Re-election)
CITY PRIMARY.
City Marshnl:
JERRY LBWI8
City Attorney:
ELMER TEER. " a Vi
(Re-election)
City Secretary:
JNO. M. BIGGERSTAFF.
(Reflection) ./3*.
No. It
T. C. McCORKLE.
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Oklahoma City, April 1.—Docu-
mentary evidence of conditions
found in the United States Veter-
ans’ bureau at Dallas by a disabled
veteran, who had claims before the
department, was released exclusively
to the Record here Monduy by Con-
gressman James V. McClintic, lead-
er in the growing movement for fed-
eral investigation of the bureau of
District No. 14.
Representative ' McClintic is the
author of a resolution now before
the house of represent a-ivts for
sweeping irVcstigation of conditions
charged against bureau*/'.f'iciala.
The evidence which Mr, McClintic
released to the Record for publica-
tion will form part of his volumi-
nous transcript, to.be presented be-
fore the rules committee, in support
of the demand for a congressional
probe.
Ao Eye Witness.
It is the story of a veteran who
“saw with his own eyes, heard with
his own ears,” as McClintic phrased
it, conditions in the Dallas bureau.
The Record will publish it in daily
installments, the first of which fol-
lows:
DaUas, Texas, Feb. 28, 1924.
Hon. Representative McClintic of
Oklahoma,
House of Representatives, Washing-
ton, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I note from today's paper (Fort
Worth Record) that you are intro-
ducing a resolution for the thorough
investigation of the administration
of the Dallas branch of the Veter-
ans’ bureau.
The writer of this letter will re-
cite i.ere a few of the actions that
he ha' noted in this branch from
very few days’ casual observation,
jus* as an onlooker.
Both Lungs Goo*.
1 have been in the offices of the
Dallas branch of the Veterans’ bu-
reau a total of about Jen days, or
rather about four hours per day for
ten days.
Today I talked to a “tubercular"
who was among the long waiting list
of disabled soldiers, who had come
in to try to get their claims settled.
He had tramped it from El Paso, he
•aid. He had been drawing total
permanent disability pay for a long
time. Was staying in the El Paso
climate for reasons of these disabil-
ities. His compensation was "cut
off” or “discontinued" for no rea-
son that he could name. He had
been here several days and could
get no satisfaction or no one could
give him any advice, yet be carried
affidavits from physicians, showing
that both lungs were out of commis-
sion. He was threatening to go to
Washington to try to get hi* claim
adjusted, although he was out of
finances and knew not how he would
get there. He stated his intentions
to the doctors. One of them laugh-
ingly told him not to go to Wash-
ington and get mixed up in the “Tea-
pot Dome scandal." That was all the
satisfaction that this man Could
get. He was sick, looked it, snd
was. To go back and argue would
avail him nothing. For all the satis-
faction he could get here he might
just as well “forget it." How this
man wiH come through with his dif-
ficulties, no one can say. Unable to
werk, out of money and treated aa
joke. He had tramped from the
district office to the sub-district of-
fice, ‘for three days and was more
bewildered than when he came to
Dallas.—Fort Worth Record.
Good to the Last Drop" I
rpHE old-fashioned hospitality
1 which ydt lurks in each of us
prompts thousands of hofts to
serve Maxwell House Coffee—for
can one be content to serve one s
guefts anything except the best?
The never-failing dependability of
Maxwell House Coffee endears it
to the housewife. The sealed tins
guard for her all the rich, inimi-
table flavor.
MAXWELL
» HOUSE
% Coffee
"most complete bunk."
“The relief administration never
dealt in motor trucks nor medicines,
those articles being distributed by
the army and Red Cross, nor did it
ever send a pound of food to Arch-
angel in its whole history, nor to
Admiral Kolchak,” he said.
SINCLAIR IS
INDICTED BY
GRAND JURY
HOOVER CHARGE
MAY BE PROBED
Washington, April 4.—Charges
made by Captain H. L. Scaife,
former department of justice agent,
that the American relief administra-
tion in 1919, on orders of Herbert
Hoover, now secretary of commerce,
diverted *1,000,000 worth of sup-
plies intended for starving Russia
civilians to the counter revolution-
ary leader, Admiral 1 Kolchak at
Archangel, may be aired by the
senate Daughterly committee.
Scaife, in his testimony before
the committee, made passing ref-
erence to a "diversion of funds by
the administration to finance a
revolution in Russia," and later
amplified his statement.
Hoover, Scaife said, ordered a
whole boatload of trucks, medicines,
fodl, clothing and hospital supplies
turned over to General Yndeniteh, a
revolutionary associate of Kolchak
at Archangel.
The
Washington, April 1.—Harry F.
Sinclair, lessee of Teapot Dome,
was indicted by a federal grand
jury here Monday on contempt
charges growing out of hi* refusal
to testify before the senate oil com-
mittee.
The indictment was in ten counts,
each referring to a specific question
asked the oil operator, when he last
was before the committee. The
grand juror* held that these ques-
tions, all of which Sinclair refused
to answer, were “pertinent to the
matters and questions then under
inquiry before the said committee."
The action was the first grand
jury move to develop fun oi! in-
quiry, and is expected eventually to
result in a supreme court ruling on
the broad question of the authority
of congresa to summon and ques-
tion witnesses in investigations like
those now in progress. This author-
ity Sinclair has questionod.
COMMERCE CHlliD
IS BADLY
Commerce, Texas, April 1.-
trude English, little five-ye
daughter of Mr*. Ethel Englsh |
this city, was probably fatally I
ed when the home was destroy** j
five early Sunday morning.,,, |T
Mr*. Ethel English, mother o:
chiM, carried the children to
but the little girl is said to half
come frightened and rushed
| into the flames. All member* ai
family received painful burnsj 1
roof o' the dwelling was falli:g|
when the . nily was awakened (
the roar of the flumes.
Special Monday end Tun
Baby Chicks 10c each. The j
•on Company.
“CLEAN-UP TIME IS HEHfcll
he said
vessel,
vntu k.
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car-
corn-
E. Mar-
Special Monday and Tueeday,
Baby Chicks 10c each. The John-
son Company. d-3t
“CLEAN-UP TIME IS tfERE!"
Take
for the live
Beware of imitations. Dei
the genuine in 10c and 38c |
ages bearing above trade i
First National Bank
«TL. Dealr al Sgryjjg”
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Bagwell, J. S. The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 79, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1924, newspaper, April 1, 1924; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth826105/m1/2/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.