The Courier-Gazette from McKinney, Texas • Page 1

je map RUTABUfillSD MARCH 4, WENTY-THIKD THAR. AUSTRIA WILL DECEIVE flHii ParH, Aug. treaty with Austria will be considered by the supreme council this afternoon and will probably be handed to the Austrian delegates tomorrow. Five days will be given for consideration unless the Austrians ask for a longer delay. THIS FARMER PROSPERS BECAUSE HE DIVERSIFIES RHRr EMERSON OF MIDWAY RAISES COTTON, CORN, GRAIN AND OTHER PRODUCTS PLANO EDITOR POINTS OUT VALUE OF COUNTY FAIR ENTERPRISE WELL.

MUCH TO ADVERTISE COUNTY. MCKINNEY SEPT. 30, OLT. 2, 3. BANDITS SKIP; TROOPS RETURN EMPTY HANDED TEXAS.

MONDAY. Al'GlffT 25, ittt. ENCAMPMENT FOR FARMBOYSANDCDtLS HERE AUGUST 29-30 FOUR BANDITS KILLED BY BARBECUE WILL BE SERVED. TO AMERICANS DURING SIX-DAY CHASE. Bert Emerson, well known farmer, who resides in the Midway community, four miles northwest of Farmersville, was among those in McKinney today cn business.

Mr. Emerson is a native of Kentucky but has been living in Collin county for the past twenty-three years. He owns a valuable farm of lit) acres. He has 60 acres planted to cotton and 25 acres planted to corn. He said the worms had damaged his cotton considerably but his corn was the best he has ever raised.

He had a small crop of small grain. He is operating a sorghum mill and has one acre in cane to make into syrup for himself. Mr. Emerson says ho was offered $1.25 per gallon for all the syrup he made by a Far- mersviJle merchant. Mr.

and Mrs. Emerson also pay quite a good deal of attention to poultry raising. They generally keep a few good bilsh cows on the place, but at present he says they only have one cow. With a case of eggs which his wife sold last week Emerson said that his wife had thus far this year sold $200.75 worth of butter and eggs. Aside from this they have sold several dollars worth of frying chickens.

beqnrevwa CAMPAIGN NORTH CHURCH EVANGELIST TAYLOR TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON FOR SERVICE TONIGHT. The Star-Courier has received a copy of the premium list and particulars of the Collin County Fair, to be held at McKinney September 30, October 1, 2, and 3. It is a book of thirty-four pages, and exhibits the 1919 meet of the Collin County Fair Association as an enterprise of large proportions. It will do much to instruct, amuse and advertise this county, as well as stimulate industry and production In many important Star-Courier. As the Star-Courier well says above, the Collin County Fair Association is xn enterprise of large proportions.

Tt will instruct, amuse and advertise the county and stimulate production of the entire county. It is by no means a local McKinney enterprise. The officers who are managing it are busy men, but they are gladly serving without pay or salary. In addition to these fiee services for the fair, all of them join with other McKinney business men in giving a fund of $3000.00 to be used as cash premiums. Therefore.

it is encouraging to these public spirited citizens to have the above words of endorsement from the Star- Oouriec editor. Let everybody Join in making this Collin Ooupty Fair a hummer. W. Avery Dowell is president of it and C. W.

Smith is secretary of it. VISITED TUCK HILL HOME. BE CONDUCTED BY MR. HOEPF- NEH MISS POOLE. Oday Simon.

Young Louisiana Rice Farmer Once Lived With Them. On account of the rainy weather, services at North Me idiBaptist church will not be hejid on the lawn as was originally but will be held in the cbqrch. Electric fans are being installed today and the church will be fectly comfortable, it is said. There were good crowds and good services Sunday, and the indications are that with better weather the church will be filled to overflowing. Evangelist Taylor will arrive this afternoon in time for the service tonight.

Come early and enjoy the good music and give the Rev. Mr. Taylor a hearty welcome, is the urgent request of the pastor. Miss Swan, county organizer of work, will assist for a few days in personal work. She will organize a and Club among the junior boys and girls this evening at 5 Miss Swan is an experienced and efficient personal worker and will add greatly to the evangelistic forces.

There will be two junior and an adult choir. Mrs. Seale will have charge of the choir and will be the soloist during the meeting. All who can sing and attend the meeting are urged to join one of the choirs. Services twice 10:30 a.

m. and 8:30 p. m. BACK FROM SAN ANTONIO. Oday Simon, wife and mother of O-uendan Vermillion Parrish, Louisiana, spent Saturday and Sunday visiting at the home of Captain Tuck Hill.

They had been recuperating at Marlin and Mineral Wells for a few weeks and cfime by McKinney to visit at the Hill home, where Mr. Simon lived as one of the family for more than a year, while he once resided in McKinney where he attended the N. R. Stone Business College, when a boy. Mr.

Simon became very much attached to Capt. and Mrs. Hill and son, Clarence, and could not think of coming aa close to them, as Mineral (Wells and not visit them. He stated to us that Capt Hill and his good wife had been a friend indeed to him when he wjmi a poor boy struggling for an education. He is now a prosperous Louisiana farmer, THE BERRY FAMILY.

Marfa, Texas, Aug. hundred and seaenty-five American cavalrymen, who last Tuesday entered Mexico in pursuit of the bandits who held Lieuts. Harold G. Peterson and Paul H. Davis for ransom, were back on American soil today, following abandonment of the 'chase yesterday.

The troops today resumed patrol of the border. Heavy rains yesterday which obliterated the trails of the bandits brought a decision to abandon the chase after contact had been made with Carranza troops. The troops riding hour? in a heavy rainstorm, began at eleven to cross the river at Rocky Ford, seven miles from Rutdosa. The main column was delayed for two hours because of the hard rains. The cavalry trops slept under roofs last night for the first time since last Monday, when the expedition was formed.

Four Bandits Killed. During the six days that American forces were below the border four bandits were killed by the troops and another by airmen, while nine bandits are reported to have been captured at Coyarne by Carranza soldiers. The captured bandits are said to have been members of the Jesus Renteria band which captured Peterson and Davis. Lieuts. George J.

K. Rice and U. L. Boquet, American army aviators who were reported missing below the Rio Grande yesterday after they had left Royce Field for Mexico at daylight to reconnoiter for the punitive expedition, were located last night at Ter- linquu, Texas. They had become lost in the rainstorm and made a forced landing.

Neither flier was injured. A report brought to the border by Lieut. Peterson that Jesus Renteria, leader of the bandits was killed by an American airman, could not be conformed. The cavalry troops came out of Mexico in excellent condition and out casualty after five of hard riding. BROKE HER ARM.

1 There will be a boys and girls' Agricultural Club Encampment held in Finch Park, McKinney, beginning Friday morning, August 29th and ending Saturday evening, August 30th. This encampment is for all agricultural club boys who have worked with County Agent F. W. Hoepfner In the corn, pig and other agricultural clubs and for all girls who have do dilligent- ly worked with Miss Viola Poole, the home demonstration agent for Collin county. A complete program of instruction has been planned for the two days in live stock judging, grading and selecting seed for the boys and sewing and product judging for the girls.

Representatives from A. M. College will assist Mr. Hoepfner and Miss Poole in carrying out the program and making the occasion interesting for the club members. Serve Barbeene, However, the important feature of the entire encampment is to give the boys and girls the best outing of their lives.

County Judge R. Moulden, Mr Hoepfner said, lias offer'd a fat yearling for barbecue and with good from merchant of McKinney the will be an attractive featur of tlie encampment. Object. The object of the encampment is to stimulate interest in the good work and to give the club members a for this work and to encourage them to bring exhibits to the County Fair. It is the plan of the Extension Service of the A.

M. College to interest the boys and girls of our rural communities to these essential undertakings and the results achieved all over Texas speaks well for the influence which this work has bad. WILL NOT HOLD RED RIVER VALLEY FAIRTHIS YEAR FAILURE TO SECURE GROUNDS IN TIME FOR EVENT REASON FOR ABANDONMENT. All Children Of Mr. And Mrs.

J. EL H. Berry Weie At Home On Sunday. Sunday, August 24th, was a very enjoyable and happy day at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

J. H. H. Berry. All their children were at home together for the first time in a good while.

Their daughter, Mrs. D. C. Thomias and two sons of Riogers, and their son Hansford Berry, young business man of Rogers, were present. The other children who live at home are: Miss Neyy Berry, Miss Willie Berry and Miss Lula Berry.

DAMAGE SUIT CALLED TODAY IN COUNTY COURT. Little Margaret Warden Of Yoakum Was Visiting In Sherman At Time Of Accident. Mrs. James H. Warden and little daughter, Margaret, of Yoakum have returned to McKinney to continue their visit with relatives here, after spending ten days at Sherman yisit- ing at the home of their; brother-in- law and uncle, J.

L. Snyder. While in Sherman, Margaret had the misfortune of fating while rolier skating and breaking the large bone of the left arm just about the wrist. She is improving nicely now and the Injured member will soon be entirely knitted together and well again. Warden and little daughter will visit in McKinney for a few days longer before returning to their home at Yoakum.

George H. Hipp and Wife Camped and Fished Along the Flrio River. George H. Hipp of the J. H.

Merritt Dry Goods store has returned from an auto trip to Sari Antonio and other points in that part of the state. He had his family with him and they visited relatives at several points enroute. They fished some in the Frio river around Sabinal and camped out and greatly enjoyed their outing. They came back much refreshed. They had very little auto trouble, but on ac- oount of the rain and mud they had to leave their auto at Abbott in Hill county and continue their journey on home by rail.

New Prescription Clerk. Mr. and Mrs. S. J.

Vaughan of this city are the proud parents of a baby boy. Mrs. Vaughan and little son are at the home of her parents, Hr. and Mrs. Ed Woodall, in Hills boro.

Both mother and babe are re ported to be doing nicely. Mr. Vaughan who is one of popular young druggists, is also in Hillsboro. When sufficiently recovers, he will return to McKinney and resume his duties as proprietor of the Vaughan drug store. The last week of the Jury docket was taken up in County Court this morning.

The case of Mack Morgan S. V. Dawson, suit for damages was called and went to trial at 10:30 this morning. The jury for the week is as follows: G. F.

Mathews. Roy E. Hunter, J. W. Wilmeth, Lee Burgess, J.

B. Osburn, R. O. Wilson, J. E.

Mallow, J. A. Massey. D. O.

Kuykendall, W. J. Baxter, A. L. Carpenter and A.

S. Kllngle- smith. County Clerk R. E. Holsonbake reports the issuance of forty-seven mar- Mike Reinhardt, who has been vis- rlase iiCenses already this month, iting relatives at Ft.

Worth and at, whiCh is considered above the average points in West Texas, Is spending a fop the month of August. Five per- few days in McKinney the guest of his mlta pair were issued Saturday, brother, George Reinhardt. Mike returned a few months ago from France. George Henry Wilcox, son of Mr. and Mrs.

G. T. Wilcox, who live in Snyder, Texas, visited friends and relatives in McKinney Sunday He has been visiting in Sherman for the past few days. His cousin, Edison Swaim of Sherman, also visited Sunday. A M.

SCOTT GOES TO RANGER ON BUSINESS. A. M. Scott, of the A. M.

Scott Co. Land agency, came in Saturday night frotrn a trip to the Rio Grande country, where he took some prospective buyers to locate in that irrigated district of Southwest Texas. Mr. Scott left again Sunday evening for Ranger, where he has some valuable oil holdings in that noted productive field. house and room rent matt be (REGULATED.

Washington, Aug. and room rent was added tentatively to the list of necessaries subject to regulation under the food control act by the house Friday in considering the administration measure for combating the high cost of living. Revival Anna. A series of revival services are in progress at the Baptist church In Anna. Turn For Better In Condition Of Floyd Nelson lying unconscious for more than eighty hours attending physicians said last night that there had been a slight turn for the better in the condition of Floyd Nelson, who suffered concussion of the brain when he was struck- by a street car at Main and Field streets Thursday In addition, his injuries included a broken bone-and dislocation of the right shoulder.

Physicians at the Baptist Sanitarium said last night that his chances for recovery are better than they been heretofore. An X-ray picture to determine the condition of his skull will be made Dallas News. 47 MARRIAGE LICENSES ALREADY ISSUED IN AUGUST. Jim Parker and wife of Tulsa, are guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Jesse Atkinson. Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Atkinson are sisters. Mr.

and Mrs. Parker left McKinney several years ago, and are well pleased with Tulsa, their new home. All their friends are pleased to see them. The following marriage licenses have been issued within the last three days: W. R.

Reed and Mrs. Belle Shaw. Wm. H. Field and Evelyn Parvin.

Glen A. Smith and Prudence Sueathen. H. G. Persons and Mrs.

Goldie Perse ns. Noral Martin and Eula Jordan. Ira W. Taylor and Lydie Ellen Loving. W.

B. Harris and Rose Lee Grissom. Claude W. Ramsey and Beulah Moulton. Sherman Courier.

There will be no Red River Valley Fair this year. The announcement is made by Lee Simmons, president of the Red River Valley Fair Association, following attempts to bring about settlement of the question of ground It is announced that there will be every effort to make the fair for 1920 bigger and better fair than was ever held here before. The abandonment is not permanent by any means. As explained in the letter to the members of the association by President Simmons, it is considered too late now to make arrangements to hold a fair this fall, and so the project is temporarily abandoned. The following is the notice sent: account of unavoidable delny in reaching a settlement for g-oundt for the Red River Valley Fair, I find that it will not be possible to have tue buildings ready on the grounds for the Fair this fall.

The members of the Grayson County Old Settlers Association, at their last annual meeting, voted unanimously to give a fifty year lease on the Old Settlers Park, the Old Settlers Association, reserving the use of the Park for its annual picnic each August. In turn, certain improvements are to be made on the Park by the City of Sherman. As a part of the understanding we, the Directors, of the Red River Fair are to erect on the Park our County Fair buildings. As stated above, there has been unavoidable delay in working out all of the terms of the agreement and such delay will make it impossible for us to have our buildings ready for the Fair this fall. The people of Grayson County are anxious to have a permanent County Fair.

This was shown by the ready respone they gave to the first appeal to subscribe for stock in the Fair. Sixty per cent of the stock has already subscribed. With a concerted effort on the part of the' Directors over the county the entire issue could very easily be placed. The people throughout the county are behind the proposition for the permanent county fair. I am sure that you will all agree that the proper thing.to do is to go ahead, close up the leqpe on the grounds, sell the balance oY the stock, and be ready for a bigger FWtr for 1920.

In the near future I shall call a meeting of the Directors at which time permanent plans tor next year be adopted. The members of the Grayson Coun ty IJve Stock Association are. I understand, planning to hold their annual sale of livestock on the dates originally set for October 21-25. There is no reason why this rale should not prove a great success. Very truly yours, LEE SIMMONS, President Red River Valley Fair Association.

ARMY BLANKETS SALE HAS BEEN CANCELED. Washington. Aug. Intimation that President Wilson may refuse to accept as of the peace treaty any Senate action which provides either for amendment or reservations was conveyed to Senators today. The President might refuse to deposit notice of ratification at Paris on behalf of the United States of textual amendments or reservations as part jt the resolutions of ratification are made, it was hinted.

The general opinion among those who discussed the possibility was that such action by the President would throw the treaty back Into the Senate. The Senate could then ratify unqualifiedly or refuse to take any further action, causing a deadlock. Republican Senators said if such a thing occurred they would immediately propose a resolution declaring the war with Germany at an end, and directing the President to re-estab- lisli the consular service throughout Germany. Later commercial treaties be made, they said. I Senators however, declared this course would never bo sanctioned either by a majority of the Senate or by the country and expressed the belief that, in event of such a contingency, the reservationist groups would be forced to back down and allow the treaty to go through.

Otherwise, the Democrats declared, the United States would be left out wldle other nations enjoyed the commercial benefits the treaty would give 'bem. Senators recognize that President Wilson has full power to take this course and precedent to support him. President Taft refused to accept Senate action on an arbitration treaty with Great Brltian which the British Government had accepted, and as a result the treaty failed and has never been revived. Senatorial discussion of the treaty probably will not reopen this weelc until the pending oil leasing bill disposed of. The Foreign Relations Committee today is to hear the plea of Egypt for self-determination.

It will be voiced at a public session former Governor Joseph W. Folk Missouri, who has been retained the representative in ths country Egyptain Nationalists. by of as of PRESIDENTS TOUR AWAITS AOION OH TREATY BT SENATE WILL START WHEN PACT REPORTED BY FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER. Several days ago Postmaster N. A.

Burton received a notice to the effect that a number of army blankets Would be sent to him to be sold to the general public. This notice, however, was followed by a second notice, canceled the sale here. Mrs. Jesse Jay and Mrs. Botnar and children of Viney Grove were in McKinney this morning route to points in Oklahoma where they will visit relatives for a few days.

A VITAL COUNTY MATTER Roads piked with gravel cannot possibly survive as long as the duration of the bonded debt contracted to build them with. The rain and drouths, together with heavy traffic, cause them, to blow away and rapidly deteriorate. High, grades, good drainage and rock or concrete base will prolong their lives, but in any event, the gravel on the surface must be steadily renewed and the up-keep is a considerable item of annual expense. There is little doubt but what brick or concrete roads are the cheaper in the long run. But to build such types of roads as brick or concrete surface means more initial cost and less mileage.

These are two fatal objections to our people who are anxious for as many miles of pike roads as possible for the present They are tired of black miud roads and winter hibemat- ing. They want pikes that will enable them to run autos every day in the year.Later on our people will come around to the more durable brick and concrete types of roads jhst like the tax payers of other states are doing that preceded us in building improved highways. Advancement in the art of good road building comes by stages. Progress is slow but sure. Gravel and cheaper types come first, followed by the more durable rock, brick or concrete roads.

Tax payers foot the cost and therefore have the right to choose the manner of road expenditures. After all, county officials are only servants of the people and do their bidding as they Should do. But tax payers Often make serious mistakes when they come to choosing the kind of good roads that they direct their county officials to construct. FARMERS ORGANIZE HUNTING PARTIES TO KILL WOLVES. Paris, Texas, Aug.

around Sumner and Globe, northwest of Paris have recently been organizing hunting parties to chase wolves, which have been causing considerable annoy mce by oraging on poultry roosts. A few wolves have been killed. The chase has been interrupted temporarily by rains. Revival At Plano. ihgtbn, Aug.

25. an- concbming President Wil- proposed tour of the country today was awaiting further In the Senate. The dent, it is known, believes that the strategical time for starting his tour will be when the treaty is reported to the Senate by the Foreign Relations Committee. This would give him a chance to answer arguments of his opponents as they were advanced in daily debate in the Senate and would also lessen the likelihood of an opposition speaking tour, since all Senators would be needed in Washington for a possible vote on some feature of the treaty battle. Reporting of the treaty to the Senate is now definitely in sight for tbs first time, and it is possible the committee may act on It early in September or even sooner.

Negro Fined For Theft. Jones, colored, was arrested Friday night by Special Officer W. A. KSerby, for alleged theft of a sack of meal. He pleaded guilty Saturday and was fined $5 and cost and one day in jail.

House From Mineral Wells. The Rev. Mr. Ford of Beaumont is assisting the pastor. The Rev.

A. N. Glover in a series of revival services at the Christian church in Plano. This is the second week of the meeting and much interest is being manifested. The meeting will close Thursday night.

Mrs. W. H. Franklin has returned to her home in this city after a most pleasant visit to her sister in St. Louis and her mother, Mrs.

D. M. Rodgers, at Hartsvtlle, Tennessee. She also visited relatives in Nashville. Mrs.

Franklin was accompanied on the trip by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Sam Rodgers and little daughter, Elnora, of Ft. Worth. Mrs. John Hagy and daughter.

Geraldine, and the two Misses Angel, all of Plano, spent Saturday night and Sunday at the homes of Miss Etta Quisenberry and W. Yarbrough in McKinney. County Auditor W. Fox has returned to his home in McKinney from a several days recreation trip to Mineral Wells. Dr.

M. S. Metz, wife and little son. Hill, expect to arrive homo about September 1st. They have been visiting at Atlantic City, New York and other places.

They visited relatives at old home. They made the trip part of the way in their automobile and are now preparing to return home by way of Pittsburg, St Louis and Kansas City. Frank Andrews of Norman, Oklahoma, has returned home after a- brief visit to his brother and sister. Judge T. C.

Andrews and Mrs. B. Frank Scott. He just recently returned from France where he served with the 86th Division. His brother Willie Andrews, who was also a member of the S6th, was killed in France.

J. W. Ashley, cashier of the Collin County National Bank, and family, have returned from Caddo, where they have been spending thetr vacation..