The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 65, Ed. 1 Friday, June 5, 1925 Page: 4 of 8
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THE STAMFORD LEADER
Pifciahtf By
STAMFORD tEADER COMPANY
'I*- • Incorporated
G. L. INGUSH. Manager-Editor
SUBSCRIPTION RATfcS
$1.50
9 .75
One Year....-
Six Months
Entered at the Postoffice at Stamford, Texas; for transmission through the
mails as second-class.matter. „ ,
Office Publication: 114 West McHarg Avenue f
STAMFORD. JUNE 5, 1925.
MISREPRESENTING TEXAS
A lending and long-time resident
of the Panhandle of Texas. Mr. W.
Palmer, has voiced an indignant pro-
of an article which was publish- not give a rkp whether Texas is on
od recently in a prominent Eastern
magaaine. He has served not only
his section Of Texas, hot the State as
a whole by doing so. The article, as
this complainant quotes from' it, mis-
■ represents the great PanhandliTcoun-
“ try by referring to it .as "that desolate
region of sagebrush and sandhills
called the Texas -Panhandle,” to most
of the towns in that region “as wide
and adds *>' th<fS^
on the soft pedal or anything of the
kind, for we know what We,are talk-
ing about in this case We suppose
the magazine he wrote for has about
500 circulation among people who do
the map or not, let alone her condi-
tion, just so they can make new con-
verts to the monkey theory as to
the origin of‘ man, or that other
pet one about the sea giving
microbes
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habitants of that region keep their
eyes on the storm caves for about six
up so many microbes or
something and they turned into fish,
dogs, frogs, book-agents, tramps, bur-
glars, humans and newspaper people,
et al., just whatever nature was shy
on and wanted to fill in on, you know.
^4here:.i£^iaix,jB.ot.„rij^ use to
give space or- worry about, him: He
simply talked like a chap who was
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No person who actually knows the
Texas Panhandle as it is could do
other than protest such misrepresent
tions and insinuations, as Mr. Pal-
.tatior
BmerJ
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which is'characteristic of the man.
His suggestion that Chambers of
- Commerce and civic organizations join
him in filing formal protest with the
nationally circulated periodical has
been well made. Texas should have
ouch championship. The Panhandle of
Texas, as every informed , citizen
knows, has become in our time one of
"the most productive and progressive
territories in 'the Southwest, and
should be presented tb the world for
. what it is. j
The lady who did the article which
has provoked complaint may have
writeen of f the territory as -it im-
pressed her during a brief residence
In a section of it. but she should have
- gone to the trouble to inform herself
concerning the Panhandle of today, in
/ordler* that she might trrite justly and
with authority.
Texas is rather, favorably known
everywhere. But the State has suf-
fered, nevertheless, from misrepresen-
tations due to the ignorance of a few
writers who break into print for what
they Can get out of it, and from will-
ful misrepresentations by some who
are inspired by the same norditd mo-
tive. Only a few months ago one
periodical of the ultra-modernistic
type published ahfc article in which
Texas wa&descrihed as
full, Of "dope * and not f ull of hope—
about Texas. ' ■
Dates of Texas Press Association'
What will the members of Texas
has doneJft the vigorous fashion Press Association say when they find
out that there is a manager of a Texas
paper, which is not the most or the
least pipminent paper m Tfxas, who
does not know the dates of the next
Press Association meeting ? As he
does not know the dates, perhaps he
does not . know'the place either. The
place is Tyl?f, the land of the nativ-
ity of more politicians and pollywogs
than any other county in the State.
The dates are the 18th-20th of June,
this month, this year, this State. Let
that manager go to one of these meet-
ings and we are sure that his up-to-
iiT all
dateness in'all other things will
prompt him to attend every time the
association has a meeting, for his kind
needs this meetmg, and needs it badly.
Wants Press Meeting 1926
From far off El Paso comes the
pressing invitation to the ’Texas Press
to come there next year, 1926. The
invitation comes in the shape of a
beautifully lithographed card. The
best press meeting we ever attended
yet was at El Paso. Aljout 75 per cent
of the members say this. Better take
El Paso into consideration at Tyler,
boys, whan- we meet at the latte,
city the 18th-20th. •; _ , J
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tufal desert, peopled by irredeemable
lowbrows. >
.h.ifh 1 in., WVV I-<Win
steps to brand such misrepresenta-
tmu M such. They have rather
tamely submitted to such things to
their own hurt. It is a fact that texts
have actually been taught * in the
schools in other years which made
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the Panhandje of Texas but little bet-
ter than an arid waste and which re-
vealed but slight conception of the
greatness of Texas in resource and
accomplishment. r ■
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The above is taken from one of
Texas’ foremost afternoon papers,
which is one of the Children of The
Dallas News, which is one of Texas’
great morning and afternoon papers
combined. And, let us say in pass-
ing that The Dallas News and Dallas
Journal are filling their full niche in
the news field, land that niche hap-
pens to be one of the largest of them
all. Away /back in 1885, October 1,
The Dallas News was established*- It
was a child, so to speak, of ihe Gal-
veston News. Soon the - daughter
grew larger than the mother. Then,
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one1 day, the daughter sold its inher-
itance in the mother’s estate—cut
loose for herself and J^oday, with her
aprightly, her mighty fine child, is
aailing the journalistic seas along
very smoothly and profitably. No
papers hsve better circulations! no
papers have wider influence for. the
good. ^'
Now* then, having gotten that off
Cur chest we will proceed.
,Jn regard to whsit the famine^writ-
er said of Texas, the West part, or
the Panhandle, as we all call it, which
ia out here about 100 miles from our
front door, we wish, to say that The
Stamford Leader has not had the op-
portunity of reading what the lady
said," therefore 1s an incompetent-wit-
Association', Sam Harben, has asked
us to make a speech on the question
of the swjwitiry papers taking up the
advertising of the mail order houses,
mM
this speecipto .be njadc , before the
Texas Press Association, which will
number 750 pepplp' at^Tyler, begin-
ning* June 18thi Sam, we are not
in the habit of making speeches, but
most any boobotaght to come out migh
ty strong on this, If he has enough
sense to know where his bread and.
butter cimes from, also a tongue and
lungs to push his words into sound.
We'll see what we can do for you at
Tyler.
We mean to boost our business leg-
itimately and how we please lh our
paper. We are justly entitled to the
business wV get and we appreciate
it, eoiping from some of the best
people amd business men who believe
in rewarding the faithful. All we
wish to do, is to push our business to
bigger and better results, with a bet-
ter article and an oftener delivered
article, and, just like all other ad-
vertisers who speak for their busi-
fitting Commemoration Owed to
Future Generations, Say
With Texas railroads guaranteeing
a rate of one and a half fares .for
the round trip from points in Texas
to Dallas, all indications boint to the
largest , gathering of organized Bible
Class workers in Dallas, June 16-18th
ever held in America./ When this
Convention met last year at Wichita
Falls the registration of delegates
reached “beyond thirteen hundred. Thi.“>
its secretary, Mr. William P•
Phillips of Dallas, declares that more
than 3000 delegates will be registered
during the three days of this Conven
"Back Again and Gone Again"
That five posMtlgar Ford that John
Gray drove, out to Califdrnta with tho
total expense of just sixty cents, aaida
from gasolene and oil, has goi
l,ack out to California again
t Oklai-
tion, not only from Texas
omu, Arkansas and Louisiana. This
Convention-was the first of its kind
family. We. call that some record.
Not a puncture on the fclrst trip “and
the little qld Ford just rambled right
aup.the mountains and through
the gorges and over the rocks—not a*
puncture for the 3500 milos and hers
it is b^ck out there makttg another
Jot of tourists happy. Looking the
situation over we must say that it
reminds of the section foreman’s fam-
ous report, with slight modifications.
has my warmest sympathy and ap-
proval,” says John w. D»vis, and
continues, “The loilitnrj- genius of
Lee, Jackson and their colleagues
and the valorous deeds of the men
who followed them are now a part
ever organized in the South and has
for its objective the inspiration of its
delegates to1 build great classes of
men and women in the. Sunday schools
of Baptist Churches for the study of
the Bible and winning them to a per-
sonal acceptance of Jesus Christ as
their Savior and* Lord'
Texas Baptist Sunday schools now
have, biore than 3000 such classes
some of which have more than 500
enrolled in their membership, repre-
Inspiration from the brave deeds of
"those who fought- both for arid
against the unk>a in the Civil War.
We owe it to future generations tb
see that this chapter of American
history is fittingly commemorated
both in the North and in the Smith.
In authorising "the mintage of the
series of Memorial Half-Dollars to
be sold" in' aid—of this enterprise,
Congress-ha* expressed, I am Sure;
-he sentiment of
'■ilk United country
and I trust the campaign inQugu-
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JOHN W. DAVIS
rated for the sale of these coins will
meet prompt and ready success.”
senting a constituency of more than
one million people. The officers of
this Convention this year are gratified
Iffre. strongest
speakers and 'conference leaders ever
secured for the program of this or-
ganization. Besides many of Texas
Baptists’ strongest speakers and lead.
ers, they hirve secured some of Amer-
ica’s foremost platfo.rm artists includ-
ing Dr. William Russell Owen, the
gifted pastor and orator of thb First
Baptist Church, Macon, Ga.; Dr: Lin-
coln McConnell, lecturer, humorist and
been returned on suspicion, apprehen-
sion, or something, of that kind, the
pur cash book does/^ot show any ma-
terial feeling. It all goes to show
that even attempting to do the good
.act of putting an ad m this paper will
sometimes bring results, for good in-
tentions, good business moves, if ev-
er carried out, mean some good some
times.
JUST A LITTLE FUN
TOM SIMS SAYS
but
A Discouragement to Thrift ......
From the Boston Transcript:
The neighbor' of a man noted for
his extreme thrift saw him going $4,000,000,000 debt.
down the' road on a week day dress-1 w- -in .*—*---
ed in his Sunday clothes.
Stenographers are chicks,
shorthand resembles hen tracks.
Watching the elusive waist line will
develop your neck. ' i. -■
The best guide book to consult while
touring is a pocket book.
Let the flies eat with ypu and you1
won’t eat much longer.
Many a last year’s lid covers a
head full of sense.
Dimples won’t make a girl as pop-
ular as a comfortable parlor.
We have a new spring suit so know
exactly how France feels about, her
We will start reporting what Henry
For3 isn’t making instead of what be
“What’s up, Jim?” he called out. j j8 making.
’’Why the glad rags?’’ j The question is, will airplanes take
“Haven’t you heard the news?” 'Up the price of gasT^-----‘ N.
“News! What news?’ 1 Iowa twins have identical finger
prints, so how will mother know
pastor of the First Baptist Church,
Oklahoma City, Okla.; Dr. David J.
Evans, Pastor, First Baptist Church,
Kansas City, Mo., who - built and is
teacher of the largest mens’ Bible
class in the world, in that, city, having
had as many as 52,000 meh in attend-
ance on one Sunday. Dr,: Evans is
rated as the strongest preacher among:
Northern Baptists; Dr.W.F. Powell,
Pastor of the First Baptist Church,
Nashville, Tenn., and teacher of a
great class of 1200 ihen;~Dr. H. R.
Holcomb pf -First Baptist Church,
Mansfield, La., one of the foremost
church builders of the- South; Dr. I.
J. Van Ness, the leader of Southern
Baptibt Sunday school work; Mr. Ben
Johnsofa, prominent banker of Shreve-
port, La:, and teacher of a men’s Bi-
ble Class; Mr.JjO. B. Webb, Ass’t to
the President of the Texas and Pa-
cific Ry, formerly of Dallas, and many
to the su]periid»ndentr-—"$pne agai%
a _ ___2— masia »<votn 99 ‘ an/I Msilw
back ai
to come
e b*c
gone again,” and ready
ck and go again
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. McDonald and1
children are preparing to leave for
California via their Ford Sedan. TJiey
expect to take the trip leisurely and
will visit all the Californians that/
have been adopted outdf Texas. TMs ■
takes in Frank* Reeves and family,
and • all the rest, but it particularly
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means Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Abbo
Mrs. Abbott and Mrs. McDonald
ing sisters.
you want to buy gas, lubricating oil,
groceries, trucks, or rent rooms/ or
houses cheap. Phone 299 of see A.
C. Thompson. 65 1 F
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others. Prof. I. E. Reynolds of Ft.
Worth and Mr. H. Virgil Reynolds of
Denton and their associates will di-
rect a musical program. which prom-
ises to eclipse any of like nature of
the past. *■-■■ ■■ 7
A number of special cars, pullmans,
in terurbans and special trains will be
run to Dallas' for the occasion. Dal-
las is the premier Convention city
with its splendid hotel accomodations
and accessibility from all points. The
sessions of this Convention will be
held in the new' auditorium of the
First Baptist Church which seats
4000. Nine beautiful banners and
trophies are to be awarded to class;
church and community delegations.
Never in its entire history has this
Convention given promise of such a
large attendance Tior offered such s
magnificent program. The local com-
mittee on arrangements - headed. by-
Mr. R, H. Coleman, has perfected
elaborkty, plans for entertaining * re-
cord crowds and nothing has been
overlooked to make it. Hie happiest oc-
casion and greatest of Conventions.
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“Triplets!”
“Oh, so that accounts for#-’4- began
the neighbor, when the frugal one
interrupted jiim :
“Yes, that accounts fojr my wear-
The. Secretary of the Texas Presrjiftg these clothes. What in thunder’s
the use of trying jo be economical!”
Pufisf It
From the Louisville Courier-Journal:
“Before marriage I used to tell my
girl that I loved her four worlds full
and that was ample.” .
“And now?” . - »
“I have to tell my wife that I love
her $50 worth and I havy to produce
the fifty„J>y heck.” ’ ■ ' ,
Too Bgd to Throw it Away
From the Boston Transcript:
Little girl (watching painter in art
museum copying a masterpiece)-*—
Will you please give me the bid one
\Vfien your new one is finished.
Too Late
From the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
graph: .
Sir Luke Fildes, a-celebrated Eng-
which oneVgot
Iri4h<
the jam?
The girtSrho runs after a* man has
to be entirely too fast.
Trains are more safe now- even if
heroines can’t flag them with
petticoats any more. />
Maybe three tramps jailed ip- De-
trnrt for rteatthg PTOTHi can lay iTt
was vanishing cream.__________
Noted Russian philosopher has Sw.
cured a divorce. Let’s see him try to
laugh that off.
Suit makers find men are growing
taller- They have to if they want to
see in movie seats.
Settled a Hammond (Ind.) election
by fosbing a coin. Usually toss more
than one coih. \
Before the Ink Geta Cold and News
Gets Old k
Believe no idle tales of. idle per-
sons. who are not our well-wishers.
We have the 2150 circulation, the
twice a week paper, the two bit ad-
vertising rate and the free delivery
of a paper twice each week-^deliver-
. . , ed before the ink gets cold and mews
hsh portrait painter, once made an i geta Gld.
appointment with Lloyd George for
a sitting, but the former premier,
ness, we believe the-method is justi-
fied. To get it down to you in base-
ball parlance, we mean to stay right
in here* and pitch—The Stamford
Leader. w
The Pulling Power of Leader Ads
- There is mo telling the pulling pow-
er of newspaper ads. . Other means of
letting the people "know about any-
thing are good, but when It comes to
the newspaper, it is hard to beat.
The Stamford’s. Leader’s more than
2100 circulation goes away out among
the people of the town the county, the
state, the Union and even the .World.
To put In a 25 cent want ad is equiv-
alent. sometimes, of having more
with proverbial carelessness, forgot
to come. Finally the picture was fin-
ished by the use of photographs, and
about that time Mr. George’s con-
science began to prick him and he
hurried around to the studio.
"Oh” said the artists, “you’re too
late. The portrait is hanging in the j
academy.”
Missed
From the Oklahoma Seabag:
“Your son just threw a stone
me.” 1 • •
“pjd he hit you?”
“No.” .. '
“Then he wasn’t my son.”
Can You Read?—This?
O, MLE, what XTC
I always feel when UIC;
J used to rave of LN’s eyef,
4 MR I gave countless sighs,
4 KT, 2 and LNR,
I was a keen competitor,
But each now’s a non-NTT,
4 U XL them ail UC.
—Good Hardware.
The Stamford- Leader offers twelve
years of steady stay in Stamford, four
times as long as the longest record of
any other paper, together, with eight
pageB; twpoe-each week with 2150 cir-
culation for 25 cents per inch. For-
eign advertisers snap this bargain up
hon
n+ffT on that part. But if she says
41m folks hare to lire wjth one eye
«a the storm houses All the time, she
ie mistaken about the situation. A
|ady can be as mistaken about a sit-
uation some as a man. Of course she
than 500 people running up and down From Melbourne Punch:
the town, the county ,the state, the- -Fond Parent (sweetly
Union and telling everybody just what
you want. -That little ad, that little
two-bit ad, works while-you sleep and
delivers you the results while you
work at something else.
Recently a gentleman found a
tried^to advertise It in
...end the home folks are coming more
Nand more to It every day. This cir-
culation in all other towns demands
50 cents an inch and gets it without
an argument. This twice a week ser-
vice is not beaten by any other paper
of our class .in Texas. The paper Is,
delivered free to you before the ink
to small
daughter as aunt arrives unexpected-
ly)—And who fa this lady who has
come to see yob ?
Sweet Child—That isn't a ' lady,
mem, that’s atmtie!
gets dry ,snd the news stale. AJsa,
we are here to stay, with nearly
twelve years of Steady staying to back
up the statement. We will appreciate
your, business.
Speaking of Nantes
The new hearse-embulande of the
Barrow Furniture Co. -1* herc-r-hag ...
been here for several days. This was
forecast Iw last Friday’s paper. Tt f
is the lest word in vehicles of that
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