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NUMBER 114.
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Adams, th* elosing
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between the two men rend
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ginning—th* start—make it now, to-
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farm.
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STATE PROBES
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now
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There are today 95 conference del-
egntes who will be here next Wed-
nenday, for whom no provision has
pany is now putting down a well on
che F- W. Rrown estate Iake Shore
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man, restaur
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ADDITIONAL HUNDRED DELEGATES
TO METHODIST CONFERENCE HERE
s with
. Lead-
RACEREPRISAL
DI RANCH FEUD
GOSSIP TOLD
BY MAID FOR
DEAD PASTOR
In thia
after-
reported iod
ebems inn
mnuremmno. III.. Nov 12-The
nret atrpiane te he uwedin the Her-
rim a»n« wara put in appearnce to
Jud Ko Cox overruled Lenhy"a mo-
tion for a change of venue.
n penceful mettiement.
The company recounized the onion
and the risht of collective bareain-
ln«. while th* union azreed that the
cloned mhop nhould not ba demanded.
ob a
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JERSEY’S TEXTILE
STRIKE IS ENDED
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HOUSTON TRIAL
SET FOR DEC. 6TH
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here
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plane, leaded mtey in ■
half .. mie hem where
erumhed.
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nying ttroueh hmvy n
feet in the air, when the I
LET THE DAILY LEADER GIVE
YOU A CAR ABSOLUTELY FREE
CANAL MEET
OPEN TODAY
REESETRIAL
BEGUN TODAY
MAJOR LEAGUERS
MEET DECEMBER
it Neqm.
4ri-
ClICAGO. Nov, 12. — The Joint
meeting of ihe magor imncuea will be
held here December it. It waa an
nouncad today trom tha omice of
Judse K M. Eendi commimloner
LEAHY FIGHTS
MURDER TRIAL
22
nnraN, Nov 12—Trial of W. R
Houmton. charred with kiiline Qar-
rett White, of Summerville, has been
aet for December let Franklin. ne-
tinue development la
area of the Oranze field
Big Operators
. The Browwie-Habbette
A new wave of optimism has enveloped Orange and
vicinities following announcement that R. A. Moore,
general manager of the Brownie-Babbette Oil Com-
pany, has taken over the Adams Bayou wild-Cat pro-
ject, including the well, drilling outfit and some 200
acres of lands in leases situated near the well.
The well will be designated hereafter as No. 1
Stark, as it is located on a tract of land patented years
ago to W. H. Stark.
hour.
omie
—
RAIL MERGER
BEFORE ICC
tesu will be made, provided indica-
thuxa Jortlfjr.
ONEKILLEDIN
WANTS TO SEE
“MODELHOME
our grent reward in the entiy blank which ap-
ware a bar nt from home. Mr. I
mack, who waa neriotsly injured
hop :
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rntehod
tenson-
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SOUND FAITH DI NEW FIELD
NDICATED IN AL TRANSFER
making
cessary
• stmp.
1. Mass.
money
r com-
anvinx
difr-
exclu-
ofiract
ney on
Hank-
a City.
at the low-fyine machie with ma
chine suna, but the piane
2* eebutante benuty from out west la capttvating washtneton. D C.,
netety this senson She la Mian Lilan Tuckerman, daughter at Mr*
Wolcott Tuckerman ot Calltornta.
event the greatest ndvantnge nerrues
to an early entry in the campnizn.
In every businem vroponition, every
undertakive of any kind. It •" In-
variably the early bird who alwayz
catrhea the worm. The Leader han
wupvited the prizes the incentive,
and offered the Inducement, but thia
newwpaper cannot nupply the con-
tentante. The people munt d9 that.
Nomination blnnka wbonid he mel-
ed today.
Fugarland Induntrien
owner of large rail
South Texas
Ferguson's services.
coneluded during the forenoon.
If Kinard
elivered th* fl rst adress and was
And you pears on another page of this issue.
Fill it out today. NOW!
man.
The convention will and Saturday,
when a convention mite for Illi will
ba chosen.
During the two-day sesslon, dele-
gates from each parish and county
along the proponed route of the ea-
not. starting at the Missinsippi river
and crosing Loulalana and Texas, -
will make progress reports. hound mail plane, wan killed eerk
Wayn and means of securing right today who® the vlane crasbed to the
• d-way a nd getting eonstruction work ground in Whittley Canyon, Bear
It wnn mid ne reques had been
received.
A verdict of ywtlty of manstnugh-
ter was returned by the Jury hi the
came of w. H Jellimon, 56. and hla
punishment waa ameshed at nve
year in the penitentinry.
Thia can*, which went to trial on
Wednenday mornine in aintrict •
rew out *f the kiling of I. T.
Cloud, need nhout 4». occurvine on
October 14. 1925
A plen of welt-detenme wan made
1 the defendant, who admitted the
kfjbnr Cleua whe waa here rope—-
senting a Kanma Sity menutacturine
eoncern, wee shet to death aa he mt
in bln nutomobile in front of the
Jelimon boa rd in r heune
The jury had dellbernted for about
nve noure whena verdict was hrougnt
in al 10630 o’clock last night.
wAsmNGrON, Nov, I2—The
Mt, deparomum was Khbtdie
nirnitp ios Angele w«l dy May
from Lakehmmt, M. * M nam-
tom Hmada. The crew prebehiv
month. Procrnatination la
enne were
noon the
made by Diatriet AUerney Pal Ad-
ams
Attorneva for Jellimon stated thia
morning that In due time a motion
for a nw* trial would be made and
that any further steps necemmry to
protect the Intereat of their client
would be taken.
AUBTIN, Nov. IS.— State runeers
have been aent to Fort Bent county
to investiwate the killine of three
negroes on the Hamett Blakely ranch
It waa Mated at the governor' of-
to exceed ra averac* of five daya
each month. In order for Ferzunon
to carry on any other businem
These were hizhlishta in Fldridgt*
testimony before the hous ecommit-
tee inventigatine Male affaire.
Eldrldue said he mixned the con-
tract in 1924, after ra Fereuron
waa elected eovernor. and that the
gov emor'a hueband waa employed
for one yesr from January 1, 1924.
tn December 11. 1925.
At that time Kidridge waa inter:
--ted to the B. A. It <1- Austin and
Gult, mio Grande city and Suzar-
land rallrondn. •
ATBTIN, Nov 11— Jim Ferguzon
receved s10.q00 and espennen tor
one year wervics aa eenermi coun-
BAYOU OIL TEST
Texas and Louisiana opened at 10
a. m. Friday.
Former Governor W. P. Hobbxof ,
Houston replied to the nddres of
welcome delivered by Mayor Nor-
ia thin insue there appears a com-
prehensive dencription of this mon-
star autoniobile and premium cam-
paign with rules, rezulations and
full informintion. Three new closed
automobiles and thoumnds of dol-
ltrs in other prizes are to be given
awny absoluitely tree. These prizes
nr* offered to people of Grunge and
surrouning territory for their spare
time during the newt tew weeks.
They are prizes that are rich .in ma-
terial value and to win them, all
that is required is * little well di-
reefed enerzy. Ambition is the prin-
Have a pear! But he careul, or
you'll eet a potato. For your in-
formation, the spu to to the middle
if you prefer a pench, how about the
giri, Miss Janis Jewitt, of Ben
Francisco.
cipni requisite for suceens
There to nothing dificult to un-
derstand ahout th* plan All that
-,,T |L contestnt nr*d do is simply Ko
among their, friend* and t*K* sub-
neriptions for this newspaper, and
" thev will be surprised how easy it Is-
Under the plan adopted every person
---- Int of neon le any. "Nure. we're going
strike which began nine months ago to,"’ then get so excited about our
strikers are preparing to return tofuture, two or three week* off that
poet Monday in the plant of the Paa- we forget that ‘ the future has Its
“n"-*nd ---------- rnots In the NoW ot today.
aide in the city or 30 miles awa
Ronsipi. a pamaagar on a north-
Mr and Mrs Henry Womack’s
nve-rom dwelling Mt sated on their
form about seven miles northwest of
Orange, together with oil Ita con-
tent* wan destroyed by Are last
night.
Mrs Womack and the children
PASSAIC, M J.. Nov. If— Mart.
Ing the flrat break in the textile
The use of State of Texar vs/ Ben
Heeae, eharged with murder, went
to trial in distriet court this morn-
The jury was completed at noon
and the attorney* spent an hour and
a half conferring with witnesses be
fore starting testimony th to after-
noon.
This case grew nut of the killing
of Tom Harker, a sawmill man, al-
leged - death at
Pruitt’s Bluff about nine miles north
of this place on Sabine river more
than a year ago. The defendant and
th- deceased had formerly been as-
sociatoq together in the sawmill bus-
iness and. aecording to reports. the
men fell out over the transactions.
The following compone the trial
jury in ins case- A. G Eagtes, tom
ber checker; Qeorge Bland, market
and grocery * store keeper; W. E.
MeCorquodale, plumber; Il D. Tat-
It costa nothing to join
$5000 to prize campaln.
pokitively cannot lone
and former
Holdinks to
MONEY ARGUMENT
CAUSES SHOOTING
MORGAN CITY, Nov. 12-- Twen-
ty-second annual convention of the
Intraconntal Canal Asociatlon of
ge, hot
ccbe-
n. Dr.
NAVY RACER
IS SPILED
xonroLx Nov. u—n» Cur-
tts„Packard plane which the Ameri-
can tram was to ume tn the Behned-
er cup mce tomotrow, was wrecked
today when it "nomed" inot the bay
la makinrt a landing rear th* naval
air ptetion.
Th* pilot. IX W. G Tomiinnon,
was submerzed for meverai seconds
before hr mi ahl« to tree nimmeir.
Hr waa not injured.
Lt. Tomlinson was desiannted ear-
Iv today as the third member of the
American team and wan making thr
maneuver ability teat with the plane,
which had developed a apeed of Ila
mile* an hour tn a recent teat
It la elleved the right pontoon
wan damazed In takcing off Tomlin-
aon Win Uke part in the race to-
morrow. hut will pilot a Curtis-Hark,
oapobie of a apeed of 160 miles an
WA SHI MOTON. Nov. It.—T. A.
Hamilton. New York, consuiting en-
eineer and former president of the
Internationai Groat Northern rail-
way. • cored the propomed merzer of
thr K C. Southern-M. K. A T-and
'he St Louls Bouthwentern railwar
in * hearing today before the LC.C.
Hamilton, supporting temtimony
siven yeuterday br Walter K Meyer,
declared the combination would be a
who taker port will he in bl
Thur* are many vulunble awards
in th* list Fveryone of them is to
be given awny free to those who will
asist to further inereasing the cir-
euintion of The Daily Teader. The
prize list is led by three standard
automoblles Afetr the motor cars
there sr* other big awards, and 11b-
eral ensh commiesions There is no
expense attached tn getting into thisi
campuiun and winning one of the j
prises.
Men and women, there is just one
thing between• you and your exnee-
tations realized—it state nf mind. A
testimony having been
few days azo when attacked by a
Brahma bull, is an inmate of ths
Frances Ann Lutcher hospital.
Th* Inas is estimated at about
$ 3.000. The property was not in-
sured. ! .
DANVIIH.E, III., Nov. U— Joseph
Gurney Car non, Amrica’s “Uncle
Joe," for half a century one ot the
nation's foremost statesmen. died
shortly after noon today
Myocardis was given* as the imme-
diate cause of death.
At the bedside were hi* two
daughters. Dr. Wilson, personal phy-
sician. a nurse, and “Gordon" a ne-
rm for many years annon’t favor-
He chauffeur.
Death rams quietly to contrast to
th* man's dynamie life. Cannon's
body was racked by almost 91 year*
of strenuous life, and weakened try
a year of almost continuous illness
not tomorrow, next week.
tor car.
A
Tn every man's life thre in one
big moment when he makes the de-
cinion thnt robe him of suerem, or
leads him on to fortune The world
is full of thone who yearn for bet-
ter tnines that never seem tn com*.
Th* action to missing Rid let a
man or woman see and grasp the
big oppi rtunity and there will he
nn amazing transtormation in their
fortunes. Without a douM this is a
golden opportunity of a lifetime—an
onnortunity fov men and women to
turn spare time—their ambition—to
things they have longed for.
Nothing contributes maor to the
joys of life than ownemhip of a mo-
A single plate swirled over th*
roni bouse operated by Charles Bir-
ger. lender of the Birger faction
and three bcm he were dropped,
only one of them exploded, and
this one Cell one hundred and twenty
yards from the rond house nnd did
no damage
Members of the Birger gans fire
This oane was transferred to Rob
erat or county on a change of
ABOARD QUEEN MARIHS SPE-
CIAL TRAIN IN MIS80
12.—If a charming and afable
lady steps in your door some day. do
not be surprsied-- it is probably
Queen Marie tent on seeing the In-
aide of an American home
Friends of her majemiy are con-
sidering just such a vitot to allowi
the queen a genuine insight into a
irue American home.
Knowing that if they announced a
visit ot this kind, the housekeeper ।
would be alarmed, members of the
queen’s party plan a raid on an Am-
erican home without notice.
Th* queen is aaid to be delighted
with the idea Todaty her majesty
will enjoy a comparative day of rest
in Kt. Louls, except for a luncheon,
dinner and attendance to a show.
a been made for their entertainment
Ravaged by Fire CrVIC WORKERS SEEK HOMES FOR
i- riven an equni opportunity. It
mntters not whether rontentunt» re -
OMORaC WEST, Nov 12—No-
Gon tur continuance ana to quahh
th. venire ha* been prepured and
will ba premented this atternoon in
cburt here where Marry J. Leahy la
on trial for the murder of Dr J. A.
Kama**, at Mathis.
Th* motion to qunsh venire,
charzen Rufua Oliver and E. W. Mr.
Whorter, Jury com mimalonera, had
formed an opinion that tha detend-
am la gullty.
other aitesations ar* that th*
prokpective juror, were selected
ihrough wusbtertuge, atnce four va-
nires of 100 each were railed. In-
mtend of on* of on* hundred; that
the veniremen ar* prejudiced: that
Lenhy cannot tret a fair trial In Uv*
Oak county.
Motion for continunnce alleges
that witesmed necemery to prove an
alibi for Lenur cannot ba produced
aet in thia well on Wednenday 04 •
depth around 1300 fee< Double
shinta are heing maintained al IMn
well in order that th* test may be
completed at th* ear beat pomihie
time. However, a ereat dael of care
will be taken in th* procer of cor-
ink from now on in thia well.
In the meantime the bie compan-
lea. mom of whom had previoumty
mecured leases, are "standine by thetr
guna," awaiting the nccomplimment
• •t the Brownie-habbette OB com-
pany.
Il ia beihved that the vary mo-
ment oil -howa in Mark No. 1, thee*
will le a drilling campaign launched
alone Adama bayou that will ecllpee
anything of Ite kind ever occurrins
in thin mectlon.
While the deal whereby Brownie-
Rubbette Oil company wan to take
• ■ver the Adamn bayou project was
pending for meveral daya. it waa met
completed until Wednenday nteht
when the traneter of contract and
leumes was taken over by R. A.
Moore from Dayton S. Perry
Work will be carried an at thia
.well day and ntght from now untit
the tewt has been completed. fa th*
event thia test dbes not ermuit la
oil well it * underatood that tha
well will be deepened and that other
MURDER WITNESS
GIVEN OPERATION
J KRAFT CTTT. Nov 12—Mr
Jane Gibnon, the atata'i chief wit-
nw in the Hall-arina trial, under-
went a blood tihnafusion operation
today.
The trannfunion waa performed to
correct moderately •evere ailment,
dtmcovered When Mra Gibnon enter-
ed a hompitni here.
’ Two firemen rave their Mood.
amile Ju« before the end came
Horn la a poor family'* horn* In
Qulltora. North Carolina, Cannon
moved with this family to Indiana
wh/n he waa 4. At 14 ha Marled
out to help the tamily and went to
work in a More He eaved and
studied law and at 22 moved to Dan-
ville. where he lived until death.
"Unele Joe" married in lift and
two dnughters were born to the
union.
soMznviL.E, N. J.. Nov. 12—
Comip and fngerprintn formed th*
theme for two bourn of the Hall-
Mill* murder trial today.
Mim Narbara Touch, maid at th*
bom* of th* murdered R*v Hdward
Hall, told how the "girls at the
gulld" ofen zosped about the rec-
ior and Mra MIR*, moprano hololnt.
who wan killed with him
She mhared the time with Philip
Tayne, New York newupaper editor
who told the jury a bit of the his-
tory nt the fnzerprtnta of wie
Steven, who with Mr*. Hall and
Henry Stevena, la a defendant.
Print* have become of sreat lm-
penance te the state’s cane Payne
denied he had pald a detective for
a card found near Her. Haifa body
bearing nngerprintn
Moore ana hla amocdaten nave al-
ready taken charse of operhtiona
nnd are now preparine to mukke a
teat of the formation found everai
dar. nue at » depth entimatedi to be
2500 fen.
After takdne charee, Aroor han
-t .lx and five-elehth inch capine
prenarnfory to the wr-.n tem to be
made within the next two or three
dnv- provided plans made in the he-
einmine are carried out
The fuel that Moore I* a.' home
man, and thnt he l» reared ed own
of rhe moM competent of men in th*
colf eonet territory. h»* lent partie:
utar imtereet to the prospective new
ol field for Orane.
Good Reputntgon.._
Moore 1* one of th* few muceemti
oil opemtera produced in the zui
co-i tervitory HI* earty experI-
ear* ebtatne be elome anpUlention.
connecte with hl. antitude In th*
martieular line, in mid to have het-
tee nuntifle him tha* th* averaff*
oil man. R. A. Moore, Moan Em-
ernom, Mr Yount, of the Yount-Iee
All company, are referred to an be-
ine amone the veteran oil opemtore
of 'h> war coaht territory who h.v*
met with marked succeen in their
netivittes which have been confnea
-xetumively to the xult conut neMa
while most of the Prownie-nab-
bette Oil company’s heldinen are IB
orange county and •" hte orane
field titoper. th* compan in amend
the veteran independent concerna of
thi meetion. Moor* * expertence had
not been confned to the Orane* ter-
ritory ny any mon.
The Brownie-Habbette OH company
under th* direct manazement of R
A Moore han been outntanding in
muccer achieved by It in the Oranure
field where orneticaiiy every hole put
down by th* company, which atarted
•nrly In th* pal bam resuited in a
Thr unhounded faith of Moor*
• nd him company in Oranee county
■ *n an oil territory I* maniremted la
the cireumatance of the concern op-
eratin two wild-rat wall* at th*
present lime, who* It* fore** con-
NILA, Nov. 12—Red Ota.
VOLUMEXIL ORANGE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NO^MBER 12, 1926.
MOORE TAKES OVER ADAMS
JURYCONVinS queeME_.SheCaptivatenCapfti
ver: (i v Manuel, stockman; W.
E MGuire, oil field worker; Walter
Wilkerson, farm laborer; R. R. Dil-
Iurd, ank cashier; Lexnea Peveto,
farmer.
Th* defeuse to being conducted by
a I. Sholars and Ed M. MCarvr,
while the state to represented by
Dintrict Attorney al‘t Adama, of Jan-
per. and County Attorney H M Ki-
nurd of Orange.
wk lie to Orange.
Nearly four hundred have been
provided for in the homes of the
city and at the hotel and boarding
houses of Orange. The hotel ac-
eommodationn have been exhausted,
the hoarding hounes have been filed,
and still there are ninety-five people
td be cared for.
Frankly the chamber nf com-
merre to “up against it." Money ran
he had to pay for accommodations,
hot th* accommodations cannot be
had. It to up to the citizens 1* come
forward and offer their hospltnlity
for the entertainment nf the city's
guests.
The committee today appeals to
those who Rove spare rooms in their
homes to, disregard church nfilin-
tions and come to the aid of the
chamber of commerce, an Orange
civic institution and save th* em-
bnrrassment of the nrrsmf off nation
। Th* delegates who are coming to
orange are comind as guests of the
citv, and as ditizenn, we must not
fall
Call the chamber of commerce.
29 if you will heln, or call Mrs Geo.
Cell. 2T1. or rail H. C. Gonna By at 4.
RICHNrOSB, T*x., Nov. it—The
Intent chapter la a vendetta which
opened Saturday night with th*
ahooting to denth of Wallace Crow-
der by a negro, haa rerulted In the
jiline here of R. B. Crowder, Jr.,
charzed with slayine of thre* ne-
sroes on the Raaaett Blakely ranch.
According tn eye-witnesmes, th*
negroes were shot aa they huddled
nhout a fire in the ranch houme. Th*
raidera then set fire to the houne.
The dead nekroes are Scott Evan*
foreman, Robert Brown and nin
wife. Rally. Frazier Holmes, p0-year-
old neero, waa allowed to encape be-
maune of hin age after he plended
with hin ammilants on Ma kneen.
Sherira force* of three countien
•r* hearchine Houston for six or
eeven men allezed to have been
Crowder companion* A rented
run le th« clue expected to resuit
today in arresta
Tanner Ivina, negro employe of
th* Blakely'*, la held in Harri* coun-
ty jail, charsed with murder of
Wallnce Crowder Ha wax shot after
an argument with the negro.
CORpus cunIST, Nov. U —
While W. A. Farmer. it. ef Ingleside,
hovered near death in a hospital
here with three pistol rounds in his
body police attempted te get a state.
from W. A. Warren, whe was taken
for safe k
Firmer wis shot st Ingleside
Thursday noon after an argument in
which it was wild Warn
Farmer of taking some money.
Third
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