Corsicana Daily Sun from Corsicana, Texas • Page 1

FULL LEASED WIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE VOL. NO. 206. TWKN TT paoxb CORSICANA, TEXAS, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER U.

1926. TWENTY PAGES PRICE PIVE CENTS 1). RAY DM IN WACO MEXICO PROTESTS WILLACY COUNTY KILLINGS RESOLimON ASKS PROBE STATE GOVERNMENT jUlESDMEXra cmzENsniimiRED raiHEIRMEST SHERIFF COUNTY DENIES STATEMENTS ALLEGED IN PROTEST By AfiBoolated Press. Mexico City. Sept.

14 TeUez. Ambassador to the United States has been Instructed to pro- test to the United States Oovern- ment againsi the alleged killing of, Tomas Nunez and his two sons in Raymondville, Texas. It is asserted a mob broke into the jail tad tortured and shot the Mexicans and beheaded the elder Nunez. Loyal to Mate History of Raymondvllle, Texas. Sept.

14. Tomas Nunez and two sons, the death of whom will result in protests from the Mexican Government to the United States, Mexico City reports said, were shot to death near here several days ago when in the custody of peace of, era. Two officers were shot when In- sound of a shot in Tiie Mexican quarter of Raymond- Yllle. The Nunez men were arrest ed with several others. said one of the prisoners agreed to show them where the guns with which the officers were sho-t were lildden if certain other prisoners were taken to the spot them.

Five prisoners and several deputy sheriffs left Ray- mondvUle. The offleers said that as the prisoners preceeded them into the bushes hidden persons fired on the party. The officers returned the fire, and the five prisoners were killed in the cross fire. A grand Jury Investigation of Ihe killing of the two officers and five prisoners was ordered Monday In Willacy county. Sbtriff Denies Charges.

By Press. Raymondville, Texas, Sept. Sheriff I. H. Teller of WlUacy county this morning stated there was absolutely no ground for the statement of the Mexican Government to the effect that a mob had broken liuo the dotijnify Jail, seized Mexican citizens and had tortured, shot and beheaded them.

At no time after the arrest of five prisoners, charged with the murder of the two peace offl cers, was there any indication of mob violence. Feeling in Willacy county Was tense, but the officers had the situation well in hand, and had the loyal support of all American citlaens. Commenting upon the charges of the Mexican CH)vernment. Sheriff Teller said: facts in the case are, that five men, one of whom la now believed to be a Mex- Ic.m citizen, were taken from the Jail by officers upon their own volition under the custody of officers to search for the arms used in the slaying of two Ameriian peace officers on Sept. party was fired upon from ambush by parties unknown, and the five prisoners w'ere killed.

Officers have every reason to believe the shooting was done by liquor runners from Mexico, most of whom are undoubtedlv Mexican citizens. The prisoners had volunteered to take Ihe officers to the point where the anus were hidden, and were in their custody when fire was open Continued nn page 12.1 WEATHRR E.T8t Texas, and fair tonight and Wednesday. West and Wednesday partly cloudy, robably showers In the Pan- andle. OkUhoma Tonight In- crcnsing cloudiness; VVecf- mm i KLUX iOAN UNDER CONSIDERAIN AT REPRESENTATIVES SIGN RESOIVIION REQUESnNGIIIINIE GOVERNOR SENDS SECOND MESSAGE REQUESTING CONFIRMATION APPOINTEES Adjudged Americi By Associated Press. WaHhington.

Sept. to the League of Nations and to Europe that Ku Klux Klansmen of America will resist any Inva.sion of Mexico was sounded here today by Dr. HJram W. Evans, the perial Wizard, in his biennial address to the Klan. have heard it said that the League of Nation.s would interfere In the affairs of Mex- aml seated Senator Steik, Democrat, of Iowa, in place of Senator Smith W.

Brookhart, Republican, wiiom he was credited with having unseated. The parade was the second of its kind in Washington in a little more than a year, and in its marched delegates from practically every state in the Union and from Alaska By Associated Press. Austin, Teys, Sept. resolution demanding a legislative investigation into the state highway department, the text book commission, the board of pardons and such other departments as deemed necessary, was introduced in the House of Representatives Tuesday. A.

H. King, of Throckmorton, and and Panama. irs oi ivie.x- Many more Klansmen marched Purl of Dallas, and about 5o Dr. Evans said, Europe than was the case a year ago, Representatives, signed the or what is left of it. undertakes to demonstration lacked many of resolution.

the decorative floats and apparently the number of drill teams and bands was less. It was witnessed scores of thousunds of persons, Tlie principal speaker at last interfere with ttie Western Hemisphere it will meet wkli trouble. any European nation lands an armed Jorce in Mexico, if llie United States Government is not ready to act, thank God -tiiere are etiough Klansmen in America to repel Mrs. Thomas Miller is shown on her way to Federal Court in New York to contort her husband, Colonel Miller, on trial wth former Attorney- General Harry M. Daugherty on charges of conspiracy to defraud the Government NewiiYel) I Uy Press.

Washington. Sept. of the Ku Klux Klan were under consideration here today by its members at the third biennial klon- vocation of the order which was opened by a colorful parade of white-robed hosts yesterday up Pennsylvania Avenue. Although business sessions are closed to tlie general public, newspaper correspondents are admitted. Tlie names of participants in Ihe proceedings, liowever, are not revealed.

being given in the program ias of Exalted or Klan Tlie name of the first speaker at last night's session, for instance, was withheld, Init he was introduced as the man who seated Senator Democrat. Texas. AIRERIEXFECTED IN GRAVE ROBBERY miTIEATION CASE WELL KNOWN HOUSTON DOCTOR ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN GRILLED session, a resident of Washington. is said to hold a high place in the organization. He predicted absolute exclusion of immigrants within a few years and declared that the Klan had no quarrel with the Catholii's, but was determined there would be removed from the body politic of America aoy Influence of the Catholic church.

He declared that the recent Eu charlstic congress in Chicago was challenge to America. Keep A1 Smith in New York was his parting advice as the delegates broke info a demonstration with applause, cat-calls, and whistling. A second unnamed speaker, an exalted cyclops from a Southern state, declared tliat the real fight between Klan and anti-Klait racial fight. Calling attention to rigid state laws in the South against miscegenation. he urged the Klansmen of the Nortli to make that a law in every stale in Ihe Nation.

ADHIITS HIS CLAIM FOR RETURN mOFERn IE! neaday cloudy. Northwest. showers In liiorinemtttr flMdlnit: a. 12 noon ..94 1 p. .91 I 2 p.

.94 I 3 p. 94 9 a 10 a 11 a By Associated Press. Houston. Texas, Sept. Tuesday were questioning well known HouHtou in uu effort to solve the grave outrage of Sunday night.

The doctor was grilled it was said to discover what he knew about the digging up of the coffin in Hollywood cemetery Sunday night and the mutilation of the body of Miss M.imie Blclion. who took her own life last Wednesday night when her lover for years renounced her. Authorities intimated that an arrest nxay come during the day. The police worked all night on the case and Tuesday the they were following half a dozen "well defined 1 death threats have been received by former lover of I the dead girl, he told police. I Police charged Tuesday that there w.is a of hinder- afoot in hoiiston to the investigation.

Furniture Manufacturers Unfair. By Associated Washington, Sept. broadside was touched off today by the Federal Trade Commission in Us war against the methods of some manufacturers in advertising and Sidling veneered furniture. Twenty-seven firms in Grand many of them doing a nation-wide buaiuess accused of unfairness in complaints docketed by the commleiion. By Associated Press.

York, Sept. Rich ard Merton, German Imlustrallst. first arrived in America in April. I 1921. to attempt to recover the assets of the American Metals Com-' I any he knew his legal claim wasi weak.

He testified to this today. at the trial of former Attorney Geii- eral Harry M. Dangherty and Thomas W. Miller, former alien properly (ustodiun chargod wilh conspiracy defraud the government. His legal claim was not stropg.

he felt, because the transfer of tlie i stock to the Suisse, a few days before America entered the World War, was ofal. In answer to a question by United Stales Attorney Buckner concerning the late John T. King, former Republican National Com- from Connecticut, he said he did not come here witli idea of finding clever poli- Mr. King was also Indicted but died shortly afterwards. Merton said he pictured America as ft nation much different than England, France or oth- er.s of the Allies.

did not think America exactly he said I certainly knew 'would be more decent than the Although he felt his case to be weak, Merton said he also felt that America had no desire to seize private property or to Impound it without Just and sufficient cause. 731 BALES OF (mi GINNED NAVARRO CmiNTV There were 739 bales of cotton, counting round bales as half bales, ginntd in county from the 1926 crop prior to Septembar 1. compared with 22,277 ginned at the same Rime last year, according to figurai released today by R. M. Allbright, government statistician.

in both Senate and House scores of bills to validate district road bonds, aggregating 6100,000.000, affected by Ihe United States Supreme Court declslou in the Archer couuty road bond case, were intro duced within 30 minutes after the Legislature convened. They were refferrd to commlttes. The resolution calling for Inves tigation was referred to the Committee on State Affairs, as was a resolution by Representative Alfred Peltsch that a Senate committee be asked to Work in coujunction with the House committee, should Ihe Senate adopt a resolution calling for investigation. The House adopted a petition to the Governor to submit the question of raising the per capita scholastic apportionment to 115. Governor Ferguson sent her second message to the Senate today, requesting confirmation of her judiciary appointments including fourteen district Judges, eight district attorneys, three States attorneys.

two members of the Commission of Appeals to the Court of Criminal Appeals the three members a the Court of Civil Appeali, Eleventh District, and the two Commissions of Appeals to the Supreme Court, consisting of three each. The Senate Rdopteif a simple lesolutlon by Senator Walter C. Woodard of Coleman commending Ranger Captain Tom Hickman for 'ourageouH execution and perform- of his duties at Clarksville. Texas last week when two robbers of the Red River National Bank were slain. The resolution asking investigation of departments provides for the appointment by the Speaker of nine House members to sit as committee at Auwtln after adjournment of the called session.

The resolution has been widespread criticism of cer- highway contracts, book and of executive clem- lency, making imperative a thorough Mnvestigatlon. WEALTOVGINNAN ViniM OF FIRE AT WACOULVTODAV WOMAN AND TWO CHILDREN BURNED DEATH IN HILLSBORO FIRE By Waco, Texas, Sept. ID. W. Ray, 57.

wealthy Texas gin owner, was overcome by smoke ami fatally burned when fire early today swept the McKie Grain Company adjoining Mr. gin in East Waco. Ray's body was found at the dooi' of the grain office. He is thought to have gone into the building to investigate the fire. Owner of 15 gins scattered tliroughout the stale, Kay resided with ills family on large farm near Kerens until a mouth ago, when lie removed to Waco, whers the gin operator purcliaaed a tie and made other investments.

He wa.s one of the wealthle.st men in county. Norma Deacygne Smallwood, of Tulsa, was chosen at the Atlantic City beauty pageant NEBRilSKA JUDCE HAS BEEN imiNS RREAD AND WATER FOR TEARS REV.E.W.PIinER GOEsnuNasitniEH CmiRtDjr. JOSEPH RECENTLY RESIGNED FASTOR FIRST MnHODIST NOW MISSOURI CONFERENCE COUNTER ClAIIRS BEING MAOE TODAY CANADIAN ElECTtON Bv Associated Press. Ottawa. Sept.

14 people of Canada today were casting their bailots In for parliament. When the long drawn- muiui juiji. ouu ------out campalan ended last night. Virtually all the afternoon ses- Arthur Mtlghen. Premier and lead Con.servative party, predicted that his followers would have a clear majority over ail the other groups combined.

On the other hand, former Premier VV. Sion was t.aken up by a re-dlrect examination of Merton on points of the two claims of the Suisse for the impounded shares of the American Metals Company. questions were aimed at deatrucflon of tlie impression built up by cross examination of Merton th.it these claims were valid. Mackenzie-King. leader of the Liberal opposition, as- evrtml that Conservativea wiU be defeated.

The Rev, Eugene W. Potter, who receirtly resigned the pastorate of the First Methodist church of Corsicana, is in the city packing up his effect.s, preparatory to inovtog to St. Joseph. where be will be pastor of the Francis Street Methodist church. hiving been transfeired to the Missouri Conference and named to this charge by Bishop McConnell, presiding over this conference.

The many friends of the Rev, Mr. Potter In Cojniicana, while regretting the decision of the minister to transfer to the Missouri conference and thus leaving Corsicana, are glad to learn that he has been given one of the most important churches In that conference. The Rev. ikr. Potter has been the guest of Rev.

and Mrs. D. A- Chisholm during bis stay in the city, leaving Wednesday for bis ntw chargt. i By AsHocIated Press. Sept.

viously unconcsrned ahuut the legal maneuvers which are being made to liberate three men at Tekamah, Nebraska, from bread, and water sentences ou liquor cliarges. Judge Wilbur Bryant sentenced Fred S. Dirks to sixty days in Jail, the first and alternate ten days of which must be on bread and water on bis plea of guilty to a charge of transporting liquor. In addition to the diet sentence and a 6100 fine Judge Bryaut or dered that upon the expiration of bis ImprlHODiueat, Dirks must post I2UU bond to stipulate that he will not violate the liquor law again within a year. been sentencing them that way for fourteen years and no one has kicked about it," Judge Bryant said yesterday, after senteuciug Dirks.

He asserted, however, that be thought ten days at a time uu bread and water was sufficieut. An appeal has been made to tlie Slate Supreme Court in an affort to free Mux Saltzman, aged Hi. from serving his second ten day stretch at Tekamah which begins tomorrow. Declaring an issue of life uud death at stake, an uppiicutiun fur a restraining the Burt county attorney and sheriff and the state of Nebraska from keeping Roy Carson, farmer liquor law violator In jail, has been Ijrought in District Court at Tekamali. The action was filed yesterday by Attorney U.

C. Hunter, Omaha, employed to defend Carson by J. H. Chatt. brother of County Judge Or ville Chatt, who imposud Heiiltrce.

In it Hunter said the seMtencc con Diets with the nniversul rule that "no pei'BOii can be deprived ot without due proceas of law. County Attorney llcibert Rhoades he would combat the denying any cause toi uc tien exisnd as the Nebrask i Sii- pveuie Court had ruled the sentences of Caison and Thomas Nel bun, who is ou bis fourth day's diet seuteuee on a similar charge, con NAN ATTACKED BT sow: IS DEAD By Associated Press. Denton, Texas, Sept. F. L.

Silk, aged 55, died at midnight at hia home near Lewisville from injuries suffered when he was attacked by a sow Monday while giving treatment to her pigs. The animal attacked him ferociously, bitinjf him verely on the shoulder, teg, face and temple. Death was pronounced due to a hemorrhage of the brain. His widow and four chitdren survive. BANK IN ARKANSAS ROBBED NEAR NOON TOOAT BV TWO MEN By IM' hhh Texas.

Sept. 14 iJ. W. Ray. victim Of a fire at Waco today.

for more than lorly years, and is survived by Mrs. Kay uud a sun, P. Ray, who were notified of Ills deatti this luoriiiiig. Ray owned gins in Navarro, Henderson yiid McLeniiuii couutlaa. Three Die In Hillsboro Fire.

By Assoi'iated I'riHa. llillsboid, Texas, Sept Three per.sons were Initiied to death and two otliers painfully neared in fire that destroyed tiie Browning Flats willi a loss of 446,000 here early today. Tlie dead: MRS. FI.OHINE about years old. it AY TIPPETT, aged 2 yeais, her son.

DEAN HOHEUTH, 3. lier sis J. J. Davidson of Hillsboro, for I nierly of Tyler, and Joe of I Uillsboro, lioili received serious Iniriis. I The J.

jVV. garage and tlie Walter jEowler Cafe, housed by the Ijftild- ing. were destroyed The firo from some un- detennined source in tlie north side of tile Iniilding uud was noticed first by imlicetnan l.eo Kea- jton, wlio sounded an ularin about I I a in. I Lost ill a smoke fogged tiall, the I women and children uuid not be Uouiid by firemen si-arctiiur. im I tlats.

I A. Tippefi, liUfitiaiid of the woniuii victim, is said to be work! mg in Dailus Liidendnrff Remarries. By Associated Press Havaiiu, Sept. 14 General Ericli Liideiidorlf. w'lu Quartet General ot Get quill linperlul army in liie worll war, was married today to Fran Di.

V(-ii Tlie wlio w.ii* iiueitloned the fiiR Finn in the pro ceedlngH in July, is a spi malt o-i liefViis disi uses By Associated Press. Alma. Sept. Two men dre.sHed in overalls, entered the liank of Alma shortly before noo.e today, forced Al'-xander, bank cashier. lie on the floor of tlie vault, and escaped wiUi a sum vurloitsiy estiiiiated at from to 10,0011.

1 V.C Reported Executed. By AsHociated Press. Mexico City, Sept. es say aiiw Joaquin I'e Hilvu have been sum- inarily cmirt iiu'rtialed and exei ip- ed at Tiuguiiidin, state of Mlchoa on charges of seditious propa- gittidu in connection with the religious question. It Strange TliU iti i.f On- i-'t 111 liHil f-'lKi rra.I 11(1 Dally Sun ali.il AC, lli.r O' IIIIUI.V mon- VI Ini (all iilvitiitua'- ItnnH llttin K-' I( .111 I ni ill'-r In I.Ill Ilf I I.

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