The Vernon Daily Record from Vernon, Texas • Page 1

YOU GET THE LATEST NEWS FIRST EN THE RECORD he ernon aily ecord WEATHER West Texas: Generally fair tonight and Friday. VOL. V. NO. 100 (A-P) Means Associated Press VERNON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1930 (A-P) Means Associated Press PRICE FIVE CENTS SENATE RIGHT TO TREATY ASSERTED Captain Testifies Fire Prevented Rescue in Ship Tragedy HOME TOWN STUFF OFFICER IS CALLED IN FEDERAL PROBE RAY LAUD CHILD IS VICTIM Of AUTOMOBILE WEDNESDAY ONE KILLED, 35 INJURED IN OIL FIRE A trip through the hill country of central Texas is wrll worth the time oi anybody who has never seen the beauty of that region.

From Vernon you come south through Albany and through Cisco or Abilene. Either of these routes is good. You strike next at Coleman and go southward through Santa Anna, Brady, Mason, Fredericksburg and into San Antonio through one of the most picturesque sections any one could wish to see. The roads are good, with only hort Wretches that might give trouble in caso of heavy rains. You traverse a rugged, hilly section of country, most of which is heavily timbered and cross many running streams, varying in size from rivulets on lip to rivers, ifc There is certainly much splendid Hunting and fishing in that part of West Texas.

H. acting as chauffeur for the party from the Nab era Street boarding house, had very lit- time to study the country and he isn't much interested in either hunting or fishing. Brady is city of something like 4,000 population. It has the appearance of being larger, but since the Federal census is of such recent date one must be careful in discussing the of cities, as measured by population. Mason is a picturesque town, nestling back in the hills.

Mason doesn't have a railroad, but the town seems to be entirely content to confine its chamber of commerce statistical information to one courthouse, one standpipe and one post office. There are some quaint old buildings in Mason that give evidence of a very early settlement in that setion. They ought to pass a law requiring the owners of buildings to place dates in a conspicuous place for the benefit of tourists. In through this section of West Texas, known as the hill country, lime stone seems to have the preference as a building material. Most of the building-, are of this material, including residences, business houses, and even barns and garages.

One sees entire farms fenced with rock fences. Considering that stone is plentiful and cheap ami that wire 1 is expensive and must be hauled considerable distance it is not -ur- prising that the early settlers of the hill country made most of the improvements with stone as the principal building material. Fredericksburg is quite an interesting town. It is unique in one respect. It seems to have only street devoted to business, and that single street must be at least a mile Fredericksburg in its early history' was the center of a very large settlement of The name of the town indicates the German influence and one reads the signs on the business houses the names of business men whose names at least are unmistakably German.

The town reflects the sturdy thrifty habits its early builder AjjJ, There is much intere ting scenery Investigators Told That Vessel Within Twenty Minutes Sail Could Not Have Prevented Disaster Had it Been Summoned. Boston, June 12. aptairi Archibald Brooks of the liner Fairfax testified at the Federal investigation here today that the sea disaster which overtook his ship and the Fall River tanker Pinthis Tuesday piirht was over uiPckly frhat any caU- eould have brought help enough to cut dow he of life The crash took the liver; of ptain Brooks insisted, however, that he had ordered a general SOS sent out immediately after the collision and that the operator tried to send the distress signal until he found his instrument had been made useless by the flames. In reply to questioning by Captain Charles M. Lyons, Federal steamboat inspector, the veteran captain said that all which could have been done was done.

Asked if he knew that the coast guard cutter Tampa was only 20 minutes sail away, Captain Brooks replied would have made no difference anyway." Crowell. June Dora Sue Webb, daughter of W. W. Webb, of the Kayland Tommunity, in Foard County, died late Wednesday morn mg' in a Crowell hospital after she was hit by an automobile on the Lee Highway, north of Thalia. The girl was returning home after buying groceries at a highway filling station when the accident occurred.

The car was driven by Pan Hines Clark, sun of Hr. Htne? (lark of Crowell Dr. Clark was in the car at the time and rushed the civ to the hospital. Funeral services will be for the Webb child at, this afternoon at the Thalia Baptist Church, Rev. Frank McNair of Lockett officiating.

Surviving are. the mother, a brother, Clarence Webb of Kayland; eight sisters, Mrs. P. L. Haynes, Mr? Dick Crabtree and Mrs, Jessie Jordan, ail of Vernon; Berna Bonita, Ora Lou, Velma and Ysleta Webb, all of Rayland.

Explosion in Refinery of Texas! Company at Port Arthur, Causes Million flagration Late Wednesday Night. SELLING FLOOD HITS MARKET BUT PRICES STAND Dr. Hines Clark of Crowell brother-in-law of Mrs. II. wood of Vernon Nor- MAN RETURNED Port Arthur, June t2, man was dead, 35 were injured, and damage estimated at more than a million dollars had been caused today as a result of an explosion and fire at the refinery of the Texas Company here.

Offioul investigation into the cause of the explosion was begun this morning by Superintendent W. K. Holmes, who said the results would be made public. Ignited by Spark An unofficial report was that light oil spilled over an agitator and running over nearby private tracks of the Texas Company was ignited by a spark. The eng neer and fireman were burned.

Leonard Hatch was fatally burned Seriously injured were Walter Hob ert. J. A. Blalock, A. Burton.

S. C. Sehexmayder. R. B.

I). Holloway, Earl Ouidryt A. Cross, R. Polk, P. Morris, E.

P. Letulle arid New York, June 12. Nnother Dollar Con- I celling engulfed thr Stock Market today, hut supporting orders appeared around midday, and pivotal shares made moderate recovery. Trading was large volume, the ticker falling more than 20 minutes in arrears. Most important stocks lost $2 to a share, while several of the high priced issues tumbled about $fl to $14.

A wide assortment of prominent reached new low levels for t.he year, including American I ele- Soars Roebuck, New York Central, Baltimore and Ohio Chesapeake Ohio, Chrysler, International Telephone, and Lambert. Bethlehem Steel sagged I 7R to a new minimum, then rebounded more than $2. PIERCE ISLAND IS CONTINUING SURVEY OF ROUTE TO SINCLAIR GETS APPROVAL Stockholders Ratify Deal in Which Stock of Sinclair Consolidated Will Be Exchanged for Petroleum Interests. POST OFFICE E. Davis, recover The first, 4:22 p.

yi it fC' Alt were expected to at T. M. RECEIVES COMMISSION A POSTMASTER HIS Announcement that a post office will be operated in Wilbarger County in the Graybaek oil field, about 23 miles southeast of Vernon, has been received by Postmaster C. Farrell of Vernon. The new post office will be opened as soon as supplies are available and other details are completed.

T. M. Hoxie of the Graybaek field, has received his commission postmaster of the new office. Mail will be carried from Electra, the closest point to the new' office. Tariff Tension in Senate Increasing Near Vote Time Washington, June 12.

tension of the seething tariff controversy increased today as the time drew near for a final vote on the Smoot- Hawley Bill. An anxious counting of prospective votes was in progress, with the Republican leaders stiil expressing confidence of a majority in favor of the bill and waiting expectantly for an announcement of how the two Pennsylvania Senators, Reed and Grundy, Republicans, will vote. By unanimous consent agreement, the final roll call on the conference report will be taken at 2 tomorrow afternoon. While or lun stC H. about Fredericksburg, ping at a hotel there T.

inspected the picture po-t carl- Lg offered for sale to No purchases were made, because T. has something of a against picture post cards, but they do serve a useful purpose in giving tee fcomc idea of the e- aources without going to the trouble of interviewing chamber of commerce secretary. 0 from Frederlcks-burg to san Antonio the irghway leads through a rough country that is the equal of many of the more widely advertised vacation sections of Colorado and New Mexico. What we need in Texas is more propagation of th'- idea among 1 exans ihat Te.sat affords just fine places, to spend vacations PRISON DELIVERY AT JOLIET IS FRUSTRATED the 1 let, IlL. plot i state pr were in at the ie five by one rite June 32.

6P I wit mdor SHERIFF MAKES TRIP TO I EASTLAND FOR SUSPECT Sheriff R. L. Rheay and Deputy L. D. Campbell returned last last night from Eastland with Earnest Oglesby, charged with the theft of an automobile last November from the sales room of the Key Motor Company.

Oglesby is being held in the County jail here pending examining trial. Called to County Line late last night, officers arrested two men and two women on disturbance charges, and they were brought to the jail here, while officers made further i a i on a today. A negro man and woman were arrested 1 night after deputy sheriffs had purchased a quantity of whiskey from them at their homes here. were expected to be filed on the pair today. Bennie Hamilton, caught after a chase Tuesday afternoon through the business district of the city, pleaded guilty to a charge of of a dres-i, was fined $10 and given 10 days, in jail in County Court yesterday afternoon.

Three Prisoners Take Leave From Nacogdoches Jail Nacogdoches, June 12. (JPf Jodie Sholar of Shelby County and Robert Wilkins and Obie Parrot of Nacogdoches County, who were serving out fines, were from the Nac g- i doches County jail today. Sholar sent a bond to Sheriff gene '1 urner and he was I chopping cotton. Wilkins and Pa sent word that they also were I in the field. Six other men recently left jail, each telling when he would turn ar.d all showing up a they premised.

be. As sterday otJ ill The spread osions, at uaul the WILDCAT TEST IS DRILLED IN W. B. HAMILTON INTERESTS GET SMALL PRODUCER IN NEW TERRITORY New York, June 12. of the Pierre Petroleum Corporation, have ratified sale of fhe assets to the Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation, for tvi.i.SlM U.i• of common stock.

Sinclair a-sumes outstanding current liabilitie and othor debt of the Fieree Corp. F. D. President of Pieree, aid (bat it i- the intention di-solve the Pierre Company and distrihule Sinclair shares to Pieree stockhol afterj litigfttion has beeri setttod LUTHERAN BOARD NAMES NEW PASTORS IN TEXAS The surveying crew of the Rock Island Railway continued with their work in Wilbarger County this week and expect to complete a re survey of the route of the proposed extension in this county Saturday, C. F.

Staton, Frisco agoni here, said today. Work of the surveying crew was net affected while the interstate Commission granted the Fort Worth A- City Railway interest a new bearing on the ontire plan. the Island surveying crew Is working out of Quana'h and will return to that city Saturday to mne work on the proposed route of the Rock Island from Shamrock to tjuanah. This is the third survey to be made in this county the engineers. ml Oil on fou iar.i ir ri in enuipim Rages For Hours The fire raged for hou: out of control, the intense heat preventing the plant fire department and volunteers from effective work.

The Texas Company foamite train, got into action quickly, but for hours seemed to make I 'tie impression on the flames. The city fire department responded to the general fire call sounded by the plant's sirens freedom. as been frustrate of a tunnel dug wall and five eon- solitary confinement told penitentiary here. were captured as they kept their ap- to under of the chair ship. They 1 within three feet of READY TO QUIT NORTHERN CHIEFTAIN WILLING TO FIGHT REVOLT FORCES nere el is on Ut il barg' the test t.

ed by B. st and is barrel producer, I he sa at 1,220 feet and was feet. Drilling has, been at, tin 1 foot leve wildcat test is located ere centered goner Lsta te io un tv t. a wildcat, is Hamilton infer a i sd was topped rilled to esutr.ed today No. ilt section i.

tt ten i I Te va and I at a i Pa i 1 Rev. -h I. the neotin hr tors anpoi Chti '1 for ycM-er ited lo che in, Colui LOBBY CHARGES REFUSE CLAIM HE USED RIVER IMPROVEMENT FUNDS LONDON NAVAL PAPERS SOUGHT BY COMMITTEE Information Denied by Hoover Requested in Resolution Passed by Foreign Relations Group by Vote of Ten to Seven. Washington, l'ho ate Foreign Committee today adopted a res lution ar ita righi to Pondo papera denied it by President Hoover. vote was to with members noi voting.

A copy of the re -oluCott was mitted to Preildent anid to Se.cre- tary Stimsop, The coinniittee then adjotirned considerati of London Naval Treaty until tomorrow Chairman Rorah and other Re- publieani of Committee ed rrwolutinn. vvhich was presented by Senato Black, De oc rat, Alabama. Nanking, hina, cial military state that because of munition and food, a 12, fi- from Hatjkow a lack of am- representative of Marshall Fe: Yu-Hsiang, northern general, has hed President Chiang Kai-Shek offering to surrender and expressing willingness to attack the rebellion: troops of the Shansi government. Feng was said to have demanded in return that the Nationalist government pay for the reorganization of the Kuommchun or army, of he is leader. an was aid to divide the army into fifteen divi and to reserve the provinces of Chihli, Shansi and Hon- H.

G. survey, about a quarter of a mile northwest of pr duction in Consolidated about 13 mile-4 southeast of Vernon. Phillips Petroleum No V-l, in the northwest, quarter of the northeast quarter of section 44, block 4, H. A T. C.

survey, swabbed 31 bar raid in 12 hours after he ng shot times at Davis Oil Corporat.i-n' S- A section .15, block 2, 11 T. ui i in the Zacaquiesta pool continued to drill today at the level in a saturated lime formation topped at feet. Prairie Oil 10, in thn southeast quarter of section 40, bkck I. H. A T.

survey, is drilling in a Shandy line at feet after ing through a sand to I feet. President Elect of Brazil Visits in United States to St. John 'I ion Church, vector; Re Lueckr le Ohio, to Prvor Church; L- Kathgue Wo-hiUi Vails, a church at pus dres Lelende; of Port I Corpu- iirist Mi field INJURIES ARE FATAL TO BOY GLEN HOLDER OF MARGARET SUCCUMBS, BACK BROKEN TWO MONTHS AGO a I man 11 can hi; i- of the It, lob riation lai Jun. 12 1 lust Of! iional todey mg Riv CHILO BADLY CUT IN CRASH -Chair the Itepub tout dental that he bad used of the Lnprovement. THREE-YEAR OLD BOY THROWN THROUGH DOOR OF CAR IS a de brok- whi cted fai ati ricali Harnest, of Mr, and White it- an the a STATE DEPARTMENT ALOOF FROM FOREIGN DIVORCES June (lien Holder, 17 of Margaret, Foard County -d nesday afternoon at his suffering for two mont ir.ed insusbroken ba the Pc ver nah and Cr well in a paralyzed fered the injury Jim Holder, proi Margaret com On Funeral servi after with -a live off FIRE LOSS OF $250,000 WHEN CRAIN BINS BURN the-.

the This the slogan, Hea Texas ft that over at Kern.He and Junction and one or two other places, that were not on the route sheet of the boarding but it) journey southward, offer even greater as vacation grounds than those to be found along the route already described by this wnter. Corpus hr is Is, Ho bsi own and the press convention are next. Omaha, Jure 12. I fro spoil tan eon in the grain tod a a grain elevator operate ka-lowa Crain ion erti eombu destro; byr the near here, 2 Ninety 00,000 bush of r. ed by the The is estimated at she i-, of wheat, -is of corn and 10,000 at? either were eoftsum- unes or spoiled by' water.

Wa June 12, Although 1 run deluged by queries from 1 those seeking freedom from matri- i iitanzai tie in foreign courts, the I Stitte Department holds aloof i iegal entangletoents connected with eivorces obtained abroad, One of toe department's most ex- concerns requests from both and foreign cit'e regarding of divorce. upon which the to pans are filled with frequently involving the hildrcn and division of strictest is the department in deal- caieh. Washington, June 12. Julio Prentes, of Brazil, to- day returned the good will visit which Pre. id-ent Hoover made t.o Brazil while; he was pfe-'ident-eleit.

Accompanied by rancia P. White, A-- itant of State, and the military and naval aides of the White House, the Brazilian president-elect was receive by Mr. Ho in the historic blue room, After an informal chat of about 10 the two pose I on the front porch of the White House for with them were Met retary Stimson, A nba the military and naval aides atid of the Brazilian POLICE CONTINUE TO HOLD 500 IN CHICAGO CLEAN-UP The youth had been dition he He wan the son of inent farmer of the were held 1 o'clock tin-, afternoon at the Thn'ia Baptist Church with Rev borne of Crowell and Rev of Margaret offie Inte; cent was in the Thalia Cemetery NEWCASTLE WELL COMES IN AS RECORD PRODUCER Northwest Texas Fields Grab Lead in Completions P. Worth, June 12 He West Texas oil producing ciu the ending .1 i 7, a total of 185 ei re gating an initial jUjr of oil and OOO cubic- fret of etral We i' clud eg the de.tr. -t fro.ii and Wichita ceunt to Brown and Comanche count reg (ere I the greatest number of complotions with iti end abo led in the amount, Of production with of i'd tibie feet of a a deep cut ter day a an automa City.

I he chi: I a a i a rii fore tJ ear. obi Dun rth of pita! in OMllt of hb In which it.her turned of it, ng well th i ta EASTFRN STAR GROUP GOES TO ELECTRA MEET TODAY Proration Group Discusses Third Quarter Policy a. one 12. OP: The laboma Prorati Committee af the Con' aent Oil and (Ian tion met today at the. call of on, chairman, to program for of t.he year, be gin- T.

Flowing at an hour from foot, Or, HOUthwe ife a in Young producer wait the om pie ted on the last few the ment n. pathos, very custody Of property, Tl JOHN HUNTER CONTINUES IN SERIOUS CONDITION TWO SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN DYNAMITE EXPLODES be cofidjCfvn of John L. Honter of one and a half miles of Margaret, who was cut in an affray last Saturday afternoon, wa reported serious Thursday morning, stabs, Mr. Hunter received punctured his lungs and slashed his liver, attending physicians staled. Jim Carter, who reported to Lis dav 12.

A premature dynamite here yeater- ly injured Reuben Tom- ieie, 21, of Llano, and F. M. 35, of Jacksonville, Fla, Both men were to a at Austin. Stuart, superintendent of of Highway 23, and Tommie were patting in a water four miles north of here the highway have received a broken nose in the when dynamite exploded prema- aifray, is being sought by authorities, turely. Chicago, June Pi.

Police aao each captained by an off; -er courage rn fighting attested by notches on his revolver, racked today for the man who killed Alfred (Jake) Tribune reporter. By last midnight 500 dcreiicts and characters were in jail, flocked to detective demanding the release of their el ente, but releases were marie, TEXAS GIRL CONVICTED FOR MISSOURI FORGERY Redalii, June 12. Cnthalay, 17, Hamilton, Texas, must serve four years in the penitentiary for forgery, A jury here yesterday found her guilty m4 recommended that sentence. Her companion, B. W.

Cannon, 30, Ponca City, pleaded guilty and received a 2 1-2 year sentence. 1 hey admitted forging in several but girl elected to eland trial. June 12, the rate of 70 Hard at 65H No. 7 in 11 ner of section 2-274 vey, north of NeWca County, came in a i for the county. The third producer to be the La rim ore lease ii flompany Digging.

The Texam Company and J. S. Coe- den, have started digging the pit for another well in their No. 8, 4ifi feet the line and feet front Hie outu line of section 2, block B-I8, adjoin ng the corner of the Badger The expected to be the most important in the K-tor County eld i-inec Company drilled Connell No, 7, ENGLISH ACE POSTPONES TRANS ATLANTIC FLIGHT Dublin, Free Stale, June 12. 1 a a Iti ('harles K.Ing- ford Smith, who had been plane to hop off tomorrow on a flight to New York, decided against the hop off late today in the belief that better neither are coming.

FIRST WHEAT RECEIVED IN COOKE COUNTY TODAY Gainesville. June 12. first carload of Cooke County wheat was marketed today at Myra. It brought $2 a bushel and tested 61.62. The gram raised by Mike Fuhrman on Ball Ranch who had a yield of 20 an acre.

trict orn Beulah worthy No, 2 of th Star, in Ir of i matron of disorder of the irge un Haste rn ruction today, with a to members Hansen- TI i I jm A. Long, Herbert He a I to leave B. Cf this Me Ren Star School oi the F.lectra In of the Ut rie aiti of Plectra matron. A Vernon daines Ceorgi B. H.

Lewis, Leutwyler an were trig to tend ohm Mrs, R. H. Bratton and Jack planned to leave th i err to attend the evening night program of the school, M. G. BRADLEY IS STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION )Cfti was seen this condition of Pearl Street, who Vernon formation given by undergone several i Monday the the third ning July Present June 30, The final will appri to proration expire ig was at wi ihm i tie preliminary to a the I to a meet- jeputj, itmin WATER SOURCE IN OKLAHOMA WELL SOUGHT we Bradley, 1204 critically ill according a tend't: Mr.

Bradley blood trangfi nigh t. TEN-YEAR SENTENCE IN TEXARKANA MURDER CASE Texarkana, June 12. (jft Leon ftartftn was sentenced ten y' imprisonment when he pleaded guilty here today to charge of ond degree murder in the of Clyde Pilgrecn about two ago. Barton declared after the shooting he, wt drunk he know what happened. An argument over a woman culminated in the had Ok City, 12.

Source of -alt wafer in the 0 1 and (l.o No. 2 School latest producer in the South Okia- ield, waa sought today. SE NET SE SI-11. 1 li than a half mile from the Cicve- unty line, was completed early Wedni'sday night, and flowed "40 rets of oil and 183 barrels of water the first hoar. It also had nboai 13 of p.

13 And could not be learned whether the hole had been drilled through the Simpson horson. MISS GREENVILLE" QUITS RACE TODAY AT NATCHEZ June 12. race from New to St. Lauis by the npeed boat abandoned here today after arriving 14 hours behind the time of tho "Regie," the record holding boat of Dr, Louis Leroy, of Memphis, File Civil Soit. A civil suit involving a land title with N.

H. Martin of Wichita as plaintiff and Mrs. Dollie Buchanan of Fort Worth defendant was filed in district court here today, suit involves SO in of the J. Poitevent in oil area la I.