The Cuero Daily Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 7, Ed. 1 Monday, January 10, 1927 Page: 1 of 4
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CUERO DAILY RECORD
CUERO STAR and CUERO NEWS
W« have no right to Sucaaad Units* Wo eon Rondor Root Servlet to our Commsnltp.
CUERO, DeWITT COUNTY, TEXAS, MONDAY EVENING. JANUARY 10, 1927.
VOL. 66,
'own Talk
WOMAN ATTACKED BY UNKNOWN ASSAILAI
keFor leads a lonesome life,
! the Joys of homo and wife:
k^ows—The Poor Old Bun!
next a^kiss is coming trom^
—Oninreb. Nho].
loves a fat inau" one
p Jkars and it is true more or
• sutue fat men air the most
men in tho world. But the
‘‘an old bachelor lias the
of everybody' ’ has no
etP^ulustaiicc and
of no exceptions Just,
a man,—a full grown man.
through life not knowing
Old Bum, where next a
ig from" to say nothing
of home and wife. A
pretext without a
any man who has
both will testify. In the
we are told when a .re-
at the amy the first,
pot to him by his futon
was, “are you a married
a dog?” which gives a
as to how a bachelor was
(IHl the bravest soldiers
So*youug men who
ean know how
thought of ami classed
a»d by people in few
W* are givi
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THEATRE FIRE
BRINGS DEATH'
TO CHILDREN
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In Politics and Science
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Panic Follows Outbreak of
Fire in Laurier Palace
Theatre at Montreal.
80 DIE 100 ARE INJURED
Many Bodies Are Recovered
From the Ruins by
Firemen.
MONTREAL, Canada, Jan.
10.—Eighty persons, mostly
children, are dead as a -result
of a panic following an out-
break of fire in the Laurier
Palace Theatre here yester-
day..
Through an investigation into the
tragedy, wl£clt pft>grewsed today
Ameen Law proprietor of the theater
snd three employes were arresiftl.
but were released on bail this
morning Police claim many *of the
children Were admitted to the thea-
tre without escorts, as required by
-
m
Jigiil wtong:
smoking woman is a
for concern. The ilay
long ago
the pioneer and in flu
smoked pipes. Tl»e>
eigars were scarce
ties had not come intr
in that day smoked
reasons mostly. It prov-
to lie a habit that became tli.s
and consequently disap
j~
Now the present day woman i-‘
cigarettes. Perhaps not to
large - extent- However, the
h» large enough. The ino-
euntrolling women in. their de
for the use of tobacco is not
analysed. We think it i>
: a matter of the
id just to do what the boy* do
men do: just to appear mi
free, liberal, and
t. Thi* is the most disgust
‘thing we see—a woman smok-
ijjpurtte. We have such eon-
for her that the English
fails a* a medium to ex-
press our disgust. Xtfvertheless, 1 he
prcqeut-Uay woman smokes. not
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realising there isn’t one self re-
apeating and woman-respecting
R IB a hundred who takes pl<*as-
i in seeing a woman smoke a
le. due'll a woman lowers
standard of morality, reduces
legree of esteem men have for
and registers, maybe not to
lowest levels of morality, but
; medioere level where xensiti ve-
to ffo* moral standards lias
dulled and tarred. .
it appears that scientists
i declaring against* theu se of to-
by women. Recently a gri-at
eye, wpe, and throat specialist
Most ef the deaths were caused
by the children fighting to get out.
tPbof trampled each other to death.
Sr Were smothered by smoke in the
fBtn in the narrow stairs leading to
The ciiildren hail been attracted
the theatre because Mary Pick-
fbeir favorite actress, was be-
jwvn on the screeii and special
jt/lces had been made up that it
for many to attend.
oil that-bet*****
and 2,000 persons Were in the
trp when the tire occurred. Most of
the adults were on the main floor,
while the children were in the bal-
when tlie"lcony- T,,e deaths total about SO.
while those injured were between SO
and 100, several among these are
probably fatally injured.
Grief stricken parents crowded the
morgue. Mauy of the bodies could
not be identified because they were
so disfigured by the smoke iu which
they were asphyxiated. Many doc-
tors, nurses, priests, ambulances and
taxi cars rushed to the scene and
rendered all service they possibly’
could. A sickening odor of smoke
iu the morgue and the appearance of
the victims indicated that the
Jority of deaths were caused by as-]
pbyxiation.
Other fires which have taken heavy
tool of life at theatres, churches aud
special celebrations in school build-
ings in the past SO years are as fol-
lows:
Conway’s Theatre, Brooklyn. 296
deaths; December a, 1876.
Ring Theatre. Yienua. 850 deaths;
December 8. 1881.
Opera Comique, Paris, 200 deaths;
May 2t>, 2887.
Sbiloah Baptist Church. Birming-
ham. Ala.. 115 deaths; September 20.
1902.
Iroquois Theatre, Chicago. 575
deaths; December 30,- 11*03.
Rhodes Opera House. Boyertown,
Pa.. 16» deaths; March 4. 1908.
Flor.*s Theater Acapulco. Mexico
300 deaths; February 2. 1909.
School Building. Cleveland X. C.,
73 children and adult deaths; May
18. 1923.
School building. Babb’s Switch.
Oklahoma, 37 deaths at Christmas
eve party; December 24. 1924.
VU^IAK a. JONG HENW FT OVBORJ<r
Or.!in V. MacMarray, American Minister to China, was sum-
nnmiHj to Washingtotn to discuss the Chinese situation with
Trositfent Coolidge. Hugh Gibson, American Minister to
SwiKurland* returned for a vacation in Los Angeles. Sena-
tor William H. King-rebuked President Coolidge for “at-
tJjfcljf tcwj-tmg fo.lectare the press" cm the manwafrithe State De-
nies- parfcn iit handled The Nicaraguan situation. Hcary Fair-
fir:*' ' • horn was elected president of the American Museum
of, : •-♦ History.
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NEGRO PURLOINS
COON SKIN AND
PAYS PENALTY
Shys BJame to Shoulders of
Brother-in-Law, Who
Pays Penalty.
—
j “He who‘steals my purse, steals
j trash.” in and around Cuero per-
| haps, but he who robs me of a new
coon hide, invites the wrath of the
i courts and has himself to blame.
Freddie C. Schaefer, who drives
bargains with, the hunters and trap-
pers of this section, at times when
he is not driving the mail for Uncle
Sanr. notified Sherif/ Leuz that he
was out a new coon hide, valued at
around -five dollars.
Melvin Holman, a colored man of
this vicinity, was arrested as the
man who re-discounted the coon
skin to another local dealer, but he
promptly passed rhe buck to ’ his
brother-in-law. Percy Parks, also
colored, for . whom he claimed he
was agent and’ attorney in fact.
Parks was arrested and entered a
plea of guilty to petty theft in coun-
ty court Sautrday afternoon. He
was fined five dollars which ran up
to about thirty vftien the trimmings
were added ifod besides he was
given a sentence of an bopr in jail
to meditate over the incident and de-
termine in his own, mind if a coon
hide was really worth the price he
was paying through the theft met-
was paying thru the theft method.
ATTEMPT TO
J.HADAMEK
RENDERED U
Mrs. Justine Hadamek, mother of ei
sides in the Cuero Heights Addition, was
ly clubbed by an unknown assailant early
according to reports circulated Monday m<
ing knocked unconscious by her assailant,
tempt was made to pour poison down her
An account of the affair, as related „ |
A,
JURY FOR NORRIS
BEING CHECKED
Late Wire Flashes
By International New* Service
About^hlf of Men Summon
on Spec
ial Venire Want
be Excused.
AUSTIN. Tex.. Jau. 19—The trial
j of Rev. J. Frank Norris. Baptist min
! later of Fort Worth, charged with •
ma j murder in the killing of Dexter El
ai-lliott Chipps, lumberman, in the study!
of the First Baptist Church at Fort ]
Worth, July 17. last. began this
morning al ten o’clock.
Hundreds of spectators were bar-!
red from the court room to make
room for veniremen. Dayjou Moses
of the defense, stated the defense
would offer no motions but Marvin
Simpson, also a, defense attorney,
said E. T. Renfro, material witness
for the defense, was abseut through
illness.
Mrs Chipps unexpectedly % attended
the opening session and she'was the
center of interest.
As court prepared to adjourn for
luncheon, they were still questioning
TUL8A, Okla., Jan. 10.—Six
baridrtw robbed the Sapula Bank,
at Sapula, near flare,-and escaped
with thirty thousand dollar*.
LOS ANGELES. Calif., Jan. 10.
— District Attorney A*a Keye*
requested Judge Albert Lee Steph-
ens to dismiss the charges against
McPherson and
Prospect* Good for
LAtSt New Plant
Negotiation* for the proposed moss
i curing plant to be located bare are
| progressing, and prospects are bright
■! for the establishment of such «n in-
j dustry in this, locality. The meeting
j planned for Saturday afternoon dkl
] not materialize, and uo arrangements
i in . this direction could be perfected.
] The head of the concern .however,
j has expressed himself favor&b y af-
-ter *itu factory data is furnished him.
AimSe Semple
co-defendants.
!
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 10.
—Harry F. Sinclair lost his Su-
preme Court |ight to avow trial
on an indictment growing out of
his refusal to answer questions
of senate committee in the oil
scandal investigations in 1924.
The court denied the petition for
a writ of review.
|Territory of Tick
Inspector Extended
J. O. East of Tick Eradication for
this coiuty reports that Gonzales
county has been added to his territory
He will now spend a part of his time
in that county, conducting the tick
eradication work both therq and In
this vicinity.
.quart
tioldi
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Leahy Requests
Early Trial
Big Incubator Resumes
Operations Here
half
of whom
*
veniremen, practically
want to be excused:
The defense and prosecution an-
nounced they were ready for trial.
The trial will get under way as
soon as the venire is checked. Check
iug will probably begin this aftere-
noon. ^
s convention:
Smoking
B« their vocal
women any good. It en-
chord* aud
the voice harsh Snd bitter
sweet. aud
a general catarrhal eondi-
fdrthermnre declared
of persons suflVr-
infeetiom was in-
i largely to dust in ike
Governor Pinchot
Refuses to Grant
Election Certificate
By International News Service.
WASHINGTON. !». <\. Jan. 10. —
Governor Pinchot's refusal to give
Senator-Elect Williams “regluar”
certificate of election, caused a »en
sition hWre. Vare's op)ioneins im-
mediately declared that Pinchot’s
action clinches the case against
Vare. A letter will l>e used as a
barrier to Vare's taking office. In-
itead of the legal phrase “duly
chosen by the qualified electors,”
Pinchot eliminated, substituting “on
the face of the returns.” and "aff-
pftars to have been chosen.”
Ballet and Grand Opera
At Victoria Tonight
Tin- Parley ’purainsky Ballet hqiul
cd by Andreas Pavle.v. and la:oil Cav-
allo's famous opera ‘‘Paglhluci” will
lie presented at the Hauschild Opera
House in Victoria tonight by the Man-
hattan Op»ra Company of New York.
This famous aggregation of artists has
just closed a successful engagement
at flu* Auditorium in San Antnoio.
This is a must unusual
op)M>i t unity to hear ami see
such artistic taleut and -many from
Cuero will take advantage of U -go-
ing down in ears tonight.
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WEATHER REPORT
Fair and warmer, frest in the East
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By Internalional News Service.
GEORGETOWN. Tex.. Jan. 10.—
Harry J. Leahy created a sensation
in court this morning when he re-
quested Judge Cooper Sausom to set
an early date for his second trial.
—- ■— i The case was venued here from Live
The Bright well 12.900 egg hatchery 1 Qak county, af^?r attorneys •previ-
in the Graves building resumed oper- ously* agreed on March 14 as the date
ations here Monday, after being clos-jfor the trial.
cd for the late fall and early winter; ,¥ahy ifi un(ler sentence of fifty
season, and poultry raisers now have ; vean! in the sUying of Dr. j. *A.‘
a chance to fbt some young < hickens Ramaey Mathis phy8lcilini last May.
off. before tbe hens are ready to start j_____
setting
Early fryers areu sually in big de-
mand, v. here late tines' bring consider-
ably less money and early hatched
pullets are usually tho ones that car
be depended on to supply the Christ-
mas eggs, when the prices are at]
Office of “ Town
Crier” ie Abolished
their high mark.
The local hatchory got a Very high
pereenlage of strong young chick!*
while in oiieration last fall, and rates
are considered reasonable for • the
services rendered.
Former Senator
Pardoned by “Ma”
fly International News Service.
SAN ANTONIO. Jan. 10.—B-innml
j by Fire and Police CoeiHiissiwner Phil
Wrigh% recently. Julius Myers, known
as "the town crier” has asked for re-
instatement. Meyers carried a handful
of petitions to the City Hall and pre-
sented them to the 'commissioner,
who is acting Mayor in Mayor John
Tobin’-; absence. A number ol promi-
nent citizens .it was said, have used
their .nfluence in an effort to have
j Meyer; reinstated.
-1 Wright, however, has determined
full l not. to reinstate “the town crier” say-
fly International News Service.
AUSTIN, fex.. Jan. lft w ;\£
pardon for E. A Descherd. former) |ne fl-.-.t should Meyers be reinstated,
senator from Dallas, who wh* con-; theaters, other than the one which
victed anti sentenced to twelve*years Meyea-s ‘ba^jhooed" for, wtaild in
■on a charge of swindling, was among ' fairness have to be |K'rmiUed to use
the six pardons announced today.j similar methods of advertising their
programs. There is an ordinance
agains: the practice, the acting mayor
said. t .. i
The total is now
3146. Descherd
of James E
i votijd for impeachment
| Ferguson, tbe governor's husband;
No Jury Trial This
Week; Jury Excused
On call of the docket Monday
mornjng Judge John' M. Green stat-
ed that the trial set for Monday morn
ing had been continued. Through
inpuiry it was, found ha no lawyer
had’ applied for a jury and that all
were willing to try their cases before
Judge Green without a jury. The
jury summonded for this week was
then excused by the judge.
From all appearances Judge Green
will be very busy tbts week trying
non-jury cases, as the docket is very
heavy.
FIRST TRAIN
TOEHWORG
Southern Pacific
Valley Thefts Nos/
The first Southern Pacific train will
enter Edinburg on Tuesday. January
the eleventh and the date Will be cele-
brated in a style befitting such a mo-
mentous evenL A telegram from tbe
Edinburg Booster Club extends an in-
vitation to the Cuero Chamber of Com-
merce for this celebration, and a rum
ber of local people have planned Co-
at ten 1. A special train leaving. Yoa-
kum tonight will pass through Cuero
at ten-thirty, and reservations hare
been made for this time. Vice-presi-
dent Lull of the Southern, Pacific
lines, who recently succeeded Presi-
dent W. T. Scott as active director of
the rail road in Texas with head-
uarters in- Houston .will drive -the
[en Spike marking the completion
of the railroad to this point.
Leaders Stronghold
Wrecked by .Bomb
fly Inter national News Servtue,
MARION, 11?.. Jan. Iff—“Shady
Rest.” the roadhouse stronghold of
Charles Birgen, a gang leader, was
wrecked by bombs yesterday, result-
ing in the death of four persons. Po-
lice believe tills was done by Carl
Shelton’s adherents, who are bitter
rivals of Birger, whom they blalne for
connivance in the arrest: of Earl and
Bernie Shelton, charged with robbing
a mail messenger at Collinsville, two
years ago.
Present Day Club at
University Active
AUSTIN, Jan. 10.—To enable
women students to gain a practical
undemanding of every day life and
present day problems of the world is
the main purpose which the Present
Day Club, of the University of Texas,
sets forth as the reason for its organ-
ization. according to members.
Tile society parallels closely the
political science clubs of othor
schools. For many years the club has
been one of the most active luncheon
clubs on the University campus. Meet-
ing twice each month, the members
present carefully arranged programs
dealing with present day events.
There are- at present 23 members
of the club with the following officer*;:
Miss Marie Morrow, jot
president; Miss Kathryn Bryant, of
Austin, vice-president; Miss Marian
DeSha/o. or Hillsboro, treasurer an)
Miss Helen Boysen of Austin, parlia-
menOarian. / s
is affiliatiad wit hths
of Women’s Clubs
and is represented at all
held by that organisation.
About thre€ <?
damek head
among her
pistol and.
got up. to.
stepped oat
pistol was,
and she ^
8C10US - i
tempted to
threat, but
enough to 1
She whs
8nnday
yard still .
she “
which’
oat
Officers at
rtent hare been
but sc fti
would-be
found. *
The first
tbe latest b
number of
recently
*11! be
fifth. This
vestment of
half mirth
favorably
site Jr the
There aw
outside rot*
iantes and
first class J
garden with a s«M
500 is avaUuhgfT
as well as
*ce. A unique
vice is the 1
system enabling f
the hotel,
of tbe most
plants la the
very moderate, |
’he attention ot i
ed.
Fall
The group
State Federation
EL PASO,
tbe patient’s a|
former interior
sing favorably,
requires
tion. Fall
here since
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The Cuero Daily Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 7, Ed. 1 Monday, January 10, 1927, newspaper, January 10, 1927; Cuero, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth999349/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Cuero Public Library.