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Vol. 3G, No. 23.
Office of Publication Opposite County Jail
McKINNEY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1922
16 PAGES TODAY - Section One
$1.50 Per Year
First Oil Sand
Has Been Reached
Salvation Army
Target o! Wets
IN WESTMINSTER TEST—WELL
NOW DOWN 600 FEET—WILL BE-
ING FENCED.
It is reported that the test well be-
ing drilled on the Walters farm near
Westminster lias reached a depth of
600 feet, and that a sand showing un-
mistakable signs of oil has been
struck. The drillers are making ar-
rangements lor a thorough testing we
u nformed. A fence is now being
< recti v. "ound the well. The con-
tract calls for 3,500 feet.
Rural Letter
Carriers Here
The Rural Letter Carriers of Collin
County held a meeting in McKinney
Saturday night with perhaps the larg-
est attendance eve r had. Carriers
from everv section of the county were
present together with a number of
Postmasters from over the county.
A: 7:!lo the members and a few in
vited guests met around a bountifully
laden banquet table in the upper room
of the Imperial Cafe on the south side
of (he square. Nearly every seat at
ihe table was occupied. F. C. Thomp-
son of the Examiner gave the invo-
cation. After ihe banquet eating time
there was a brief program rendered.
President of the Association, Joe Lee
Williams, of Wylie, called on A. G
Mayse to deliver a welcome address
in lieu of the absence of Senator Tom
W. Perkins. Mr. Mayse In breif but
earnest, cordial way, welcomed the
carriers to the city and in name of
the City and Chamber of Commerce
made t'heni realize they are always
welcome to the capitol at any and all
times. Tom Mitchell, an efficient Mc-
Kinney carrier, responded briefly to
Mr. Mayes.
The banquet being over adjourn-
ment was had to the Chamber of Com-
merce for the completion of the p'O-
.TV- vi- 'if' ■"? :v-
siagirig "of America "which was ren-
dered bv those present while standing.
Among the short talks were Ihe fol-
lowing: George L. Howey told, "Why
I am a Member of Ihe P. T5. C. A?" lie
stressed the one ract that he was a
member because he loved his job. and
it was a duty to belong and try to bet-
ter she service. S. L. Pradshaw's sub-
ject'was "The Association. Past, Pres-
ent and Future." tie recounted how"
meager was the Association at the be-
ginning; how if grew step by step, to
the present and, ho-.v the boys are in
love with the work and loyal to Uncle
Sam. The future could only be sur-
mised which' he hoped would show
still further growth in the interest of
ihe carriers and the public. C. W.
Smith, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce, in thoughtful manner told
how all classes of business, religion,
politicians, anil professions were or-
ganized on the*basis of bettering their
service and to teach the public their
objects and aims. H-> complimented
the R. F. 1). boys as being a high-grade
bunch, and the further fact that they
are always awake to the best interest
of their county, and never anything
else but progressive in matter of good
roads and community building.
At this point O. E. Smith, Post office
Inspector, conducted ably a round ta-
ble talk. He first expressed himself
as being glad of the opportunity of
meeting with them. Tie discussed the
general outline of tlie work, after
which he invited questions. The
questions came from nearly all pres-
ent and Mr. Smith answered all quick-
ly and to the point with a courtesy
most commendable. It seemed that
every member was delighted with the
helpfulness of his answers.
Among the other talks made were
by Postmaster Dan Dudley of Piano,
newly appointed Postmaster Simon
of Farmersville. Postmaster Davis of
Blue Ridge, Jas. P. Thomas, as-
sistant postmaster of McKinney, and
F. C. Thompson. Later some routine
matters were attended to.
The Association voted to meet at
Frisco the next time.
Paul Planck, the secretary, was well
onto his job and busy all the time. It
was as stated a successful and worth-
while meeting.
BECAUSE EVANGELINE BOOTH
REFUSES TO LET WET BANKER
HEAD DRIVE.
Baptist Meeting
Starts April 30
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Announcement was made Monday
morning by Dr. G. L. Yates, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, that a tele-
gram from Dr. Isaac E. Gates ot san
Antonio brought the information that
he would not be able to come to Mc-
Kinney next Sunday, as was planned
and the revival meeting at the First
Baptist Church will therefore be post-
poned to start on the last Sunday In
this month which is April 30.
The Sunday services at the First
Baptist church were Impressive. There
was one conversion at the morning
hour, following a strong sermon by
the pastor, Dr. G. L. Tates. Follow-
ing the sermon five were baptized.
More than five hundred attended
Sunday school and a large congrega-
tion turned out for the evening service.
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New York, April IT.—The Salvation
Army and its valiant Commander,
Evangeline Booth, have become tai-
gets for the wet nullificationists be-
cause or the refusal of Commander
Booth to allow an internationally
known banker who has become vice-
president of the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment to head
the SalVation Army drive for a half a
million dollars.
Returning to New York City from a
17,000-mile tour of the country, in
which she had ample opportunity to
nolo the good effects of prohibition,
Miss Booth was confronted with the
information that in her absence
.Tames Speyer, head of the banking
firm of Speyer &- Company, had been
secured by some professional money
raisers to head ihe Army drive.
The story of the interview with Miss
I'ooth when she heard this appeared
on (he front page of most of the Met-
ropolitan dailies In describing it the
New York Herald of April Kth. said:
"James Speyer, head of the banking
firm of Speyer it- Co., faces a dilemma.
He must either resign as chairman of
the Salvation Army's $."00,000 driv.
which is soon to open, or he must
withdraw from the list of vice-presi-
dents of the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment. Commander
Evangeline Booth made that p'ain last
risrht upon her return from a 17.000-
mile speaking tour of the United
State and Hawaii.
" 'Is Mr. Spr -er a wtf." she asked in
amazement, \ ,ien reporters told her
that the banker is one of the most
prominent and active supporters of
the organization which proposes to
tight the country's dry law, 'Is this
true? Mr. Speyer is an old and es
teemed friend of the Army, but 1
think he will have to change his views
if he is to continue as chairman or
our drive.'
"Miss Booth said she had not known
eT Mr. Snever's of fhs
of chairman of the campaign,
and that if she had she would not hnve
opposed it, because she had no idea of
his position on the prohibition ques-
tion. It would be a good thing on his
part, she said, to show signs of peni-
tence.
" 'The Salvation Army,' she said,
'cannot place itself in the position of
countenancing a movement which
seeks to bring back light wines and
beer. What are they but the thin end
of the wedge? Our stand with respect
to prohibition is what ii always has
been -absolutely teetotal.'"
Immediately the wets got busy re-
viling Miss Booth and (lie Salvation
Army and threatening to wreck the
drive. Bird S. Coier, Commissioner
of Public Welfare of New York City,
whose wet utterances have been no-
torious in the past year, declared, ac-
cording to the New York Times of
Sunday, that he considered the advisa-
bility of refusing permission to chari-
tv organizations to solicit funds on
Ihe street if they engage in "politics,"
which he intimated the Salvation Ar-
my had done by its stand against
nullification of the Eighteenth Amend-
ment.
The Times gives the following quo-
tation from Mr. Coler:
"I wonder how long people are go-
ing to permit the moneys which they
contribute to charity organizations to
be used not solely for the relief of the
poor, but also for lobbying purposes
te the end that such organizations
may get more control over the in."'vid-
ual liberties of people."
Commander Booth has her back
against the wall. She is threatened
with withdrawal of support. Rich for-
mer contributors to the Army are be-
ing frightened away by the wet hul-
labaloo. But she stands firm and the
day after the announcement when
asked for an interview gave the fol-
lowing:
"The Salvation Army is and alwavs
has been unalterably opposed to the
rum traffic. I have merely taken the
stand that my father, the father of
1 his organization, took over half a cen
tury ago in the slums of London. He
started the movement, at the swing
door of a saloon. His first work of
salvage was to drag the drunkards out
of ihat saloon and save something
f'om the husband's wages for the suf-
fering wives and children at home.
"We may lose thousands of friends
by taking the tsand that the Constitu-
tion and the prohibition law must be
unheld and that no friend of ours and
the poor we love will work to under-
mine it. Perhaps if may lose us mil
lions of dollars from former support-
ers, but if that penalty is visited upon
us, I have every faith that other thou-
sands of people who believe in consist-
ent. application of religious faith will
rally to our support, We could not be
true to our faith and our founder if
we compromised with the rum evil.
Our struggle for more than fifty years
has been largely to mend the hearts
and lives broken by drink.
"I will deeply regret the loss of any
friends to this movement, but if it
costs the Salvation Army all it pos-
sesses, or ever hopes to receive for
the poor we will stand firm. We
started with nothing but an idea. To-
day we are not afraid to go down into
the dark places and start all over with
only our tambourines and fight our
THOMAS R. MARSHALL
VISITS MCKINNEY
Former Vice-President United States
Was Guest of Lions' Club
Yesterday.
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Died Tuesday
FORMER PRINCIPAL OF SCHOOL
HERE—FATHER OF RAY HAR-
RIS, THE GRAIN MAN.
Ray Harris was called to the bedside
of his father, /. A. C. Harris, in Waco
Tuesday but arrived too late, his
father having passed away at 4:40
o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Cen-
tral Baptist Hospital.
Prof. Harris was well known in Mc-
Kinney, having been principal of the
North Ward school in this city for a
number of years. He was prominent
in church, social and political circles
for a number of years.
Prof. Harris was 73 years old. He
reared a family of seven children,
three sons and four daughters. The
sons are: Ray Harris, McKinney;
Herman Harris, Fort Worth, and Paul
Harris, w< 11 known musician and band
leader of Dallas. The daughters are:
Mrs. Misslin, Waco: Mrs. Will Rogers.
California: Mrs. Ed Doer. Kansas and
Mrs. Kate Whaley, Fort Worth. At the
time of his death the deceased was
living with his daughter, Mrs. Misslin,
in Waco.
Deceased came to Texas in 1S83 and
settled at Farmersville where he
taught school for twenty years with
'he exception of about three years
v hen he lair lit at Memphis. Texas.
Reluming to Farmersville he again
taught school there, and later moved
to McKinney. The last few years he
had been assisting his sons in the
grain business. He was married 'o
Miss Quisenbe- of FarmersvilU
shortly after c.o.iing to Texas. His
wife preceded him to the grave sev-
eral years ago.
Deceased was a Royal Arch Mason
He was a consecrated Christian and
zealous worker, lie was leader of the
choir of the Baptist churches at Farm
ersville, Memphis and McKinney for
many years and was a band teacher
and musician of note. His son, Paul
Harris, of Dallas, is recognized *s one
of the best musicians in the South.
The remains of the deceased were
shipped to Favmersville. Funeral ser
vices w'U be held at 10:^0 o'clock this
(Thursday) nin'riling. Tntermtmt in
I. O. O. F. cemetery.
ManyPeople Killed
By Tornadoes
TOLL IS HEAVY THROUGHOUT
MANY STATES—TEN PERSONS
KILLED IN ILLINOIS.
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Wednesday the I.'on.-' Club of Mc-
Kinney had at a distinguished guesl
«st their luncheon in the parlors of the
First Christian church Ex-Vice Presi-
dent Thomas K. Marshall, of Indiana.) 1 *'■
Mr. Marshall is filling a week's loe-i'w
ture engagement under the at -pices oi j
the Austin College of Sherman, under V;
the direction of Dr. T. S. Clyce. presi-1
dent of this noted College. Group 11 I ro
who had charge of Ihe program! th
Wednesday was composed of Carl rial-1 pi
Pit
Wharton, pastor of the First
n church of Sherman,
v hom responded briefly. Then
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•'trlier introduced Mr. Marshall,
e e!ecii i (en ei nor of lndi na, an I
" elected Vice-President of the
iej| St'ties. The appearing of Mr.
shall was the signal for the entire
etffee slanding. He received a
>l welcome. Briefly he outlined
path of good citizenship, and em-
sized the fact that American tra-
laghf r, chairman, Henry D. Mouzon. I dn ions and laws precluded snobbery
George II. Keller and Clarence C. !Ia i 1 y man i a great man if he lives
lis. This committee got busv and i a 1 eht life, whether in public or pri-
succeeded in gelling Mr. Marshall to I vn'e. After all has been said the gold
honor their Club and the city with hi
presence and a speech, ("has. New-
man. president of the Lions' Club, co-
operating with the committee and oth-
er officials arranged to have every
member of the Lions' Club each to in-
vite a Rotarian. consequently every
member got an invitation to sit at the
luncheon table and later to sit togeth-
er in the main auditorium of the
church together with a large crowd if
men and women who had gathered to
hear Mr. Marshall deliver an address.
Carl Gallagher, the chairman, pre-
sided. He first in well chosen words
briefly, introduced Dr. Clyce, also Dr.
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en rule is the standard of greatness
and the life of the lowlv Nazarine is
the etfibodymerit of all that is pure
an ! good. His Wit was distributed
throughout, ids address in artful and
pleasing manner.
At the luncheon America was sung
by the members and guests after
which Dr. Wharton invoked Divine
blessings.
At the close of Mr. Marshall's ad-
dress Ihe entire audience arose and
applauded. Dr. Yealls dismissed the
gathering with a fervent, benediction.
Hundreds grasped the hand of Mr.
.Marshall at Ihe close.
New Furniture
Store to Open
The Hunter-Largent Furniture Store
will open April 22nd. This is. a new
firm just entering business here. They
have leased the McDonald building on
South side of square, and it has been
thoroughly overhauled. A handsome
plate-glass front has been put in. The
Company Is now receiving its goods
and has a large advertisement in this
issue of the Examiner to which every-
one is referred.
FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING.
The Fifth Sunday Meeting of the
Christian churches of Collin county
will be held with the Melissa Christ-
Inn church, beginning Friday 28th
Inst, at 7:3ti p. m„ and closing Sun-
cay evening April 30th. at 9:00 p. m.
Program next week.
R. C. HORN.
Starving Mother
And 7 Children
Walter Howell was recently called
to see a family out on the ceek near
McKinney where he found a mother
and seven hungry children. The hots-
< drawing the wagon were in reed of
fe .1 also. Mr. Howell Ufied of the
1 nitod Charities funds a sufficient
ne ount to get food for the family and
fe> d for the horses, and sent them on
their journey.
BACK AT OLD STAND.
Revival Closes At
Christian Church
There was itletcd on Sunday lilght
al the First Christian church one of
the best revival meetings hi the ex-
perience <>f this ehurh. For two yveeka
In. Fred F. llaglii preached twice
daily. His messages were of the faith
producing type. While no railing ac-
cusations were brought in the ordi-
nary evangelistic parlance yet no one
hearing the messages could mistake
what faith in Christ meant. It was
made clear that it meant the parting
f,f the ways and that definite ami
clear cut decisions must bo made.
There were twenty-eight additions
to tlio church. Eighteen of this num-
ber were by confession and baptism
ten being by transfer of membership
from other Christian churches.
Dr. Clifford S. Weaver lint pastor In
speaking of the meetings said a fine
flavor has been loft with us and the
church undoubtedly has been raised
to higher plains of living and think-
ing. lie believes all the members were
highly pleased and said he took this
as a personal compliment for the of-
ficial board had 1< ft entirely the
choice of a man with him.
At no time during the meeting was
the house crowded but fine audiences
intent on hearing the word were in
constant attendance ad three or rfour
times the Sunday school auditorium
was useil for our flow audiences. The
entire effect of the meeting was liclp-
ul. At the conclusion ot tip- .jnday
morning meeting the official board
had authorized the pastor to raise a
sum of money to take care of the
meeting expense and also to wipe out
a deficit in local expenses and firii ;li
the special emergency offering to
Texas christian (.'Diversity. The call
resulted in our offering of twenty-
three hundred dollars. There was a
fine spirit throughout the meeting
and ail the church constituency ivore
highly pleased.
Danville. 111. April 18.—Ten per-
sons are known to have been killed
and 11 injured, several fatally hurt
and a dozen seriously injured In a
tornado which swept across Cham-
paign and Vermillion counties, Illin-
ois, and Warren county, Indiana, late
Moday afternoon, doing damage es-
timated at a quarter of a million dol-
lars.
Following is n list of the dead:
Airs. Albert (1. Anderson, Ogdcn, 111;
('.rover Johnson, Hedrik, Ind.; William
Grady, Hedrik, Ind.; Grace Grady,
lledrik, Ind.; Mrs. l'hlllp High, east
of lledrik; Mrs. John Marsle, on the
Hunter farm; Florence lvunts, 14, on
the llunter farm; Paul Grltton, age 3
months, east of Hedrlx; Ooldle Smith,
17, lledrlx.
Many of the injured were brought
to Danville hospitals for treatments.
Danville doctors were called to the
storm center soon after it was report-
ed and worked throughout the night.
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Fifty Dead.
Chicago, April Is. -Sweeping north-
astward through the mlddlewestern
states a storm, which had its origin in
the Rocky mountain region Sunday
had passed over Ohio today leaving in
its wake death and much destruction.
A loss of fifty lives -,vas attributed to
the storm which developed consider-
able energy as it progressed east-
ward, taking In many places the form
of tornadoes. Damage to property
will go into the millions, it Is believ-
ed.
Accompanied by rains the storm sent
streams, already swollen, coursing far
beyond their usual channels. A drop
in tlio temperature to below the seas-
onal normal added to the discomfort
of families whose homes having been
destroyed by wind or made unhabit-
able because of flood water, aro now
lug in tents. *"
Indiana apparently x'olt the full ef-
fect of tin windstorms yesterday. In
that state tweny-one persons .are
known to have met death in differ-
ent communities. Farly yesterday
morning the form centered in 1111-
noi:'. Striking a number of villages in
the darkness h.rnadoes wrought havoc
to many homes and such reports as
were available from agricultural com-
munities which had been stripped of
nearly all means of communlcatlon
indicated that twenty-two persons
are known to have met death In dif-
ferent communities.
As it passed over Indiana there were
two distinct tornado belts. The one In
the southern part sustained some datti-
ag< but across the northern part of
the state there was a windswept strip
ill which tJie—loss of life was heavy.
Warren county, in the western part
of the state, reported a loss of twelve
lives. Four met death in Madison
county, in the central part of the
state.
Wires were blown down by the
wind and t< lephono and telegraphic
companies hurried today to complete
repairs. With restored communica-
tion it was considered probable that
complete reports might indicate even
greati disaster than was Indicated
early lodav.
,lohn Moore is again with Bryan
Pros, the farm machinery man. It
looks natural to see John busy around
lliat house. For he pent about 20
years of his life over there with his
father, J. ('. Moore. lh« veteran farm
Implement dealer, who sold the busi-
r<ss to the Bryan brothers several
'ears ago John Is an expert in the
! ' rection of binders and other farm
machines. He tells us they are selling
way up again to ihe kind of Rupport i binders now for the coming crop.
yve have been receiving; but we can-1 o
not compromise our principle? for the Lum Woods, of Cottage Hill, was
sake of financial aid." here Tuesday.
VETERANS TO BE
GUESTS THURSDAY.
The Dan,'.'lit• rof the Confederacy
uiil entertain th< members of Thror k-
rorton Camp this (Thursday) aftei
noon in the home of Mrs. E. W. Kirlr-
patrick. All members of the Camp
are cordially invited to attend and
make a three minute speech, after
which there will he an informal pro-
'. tain and a buffet luncheon served
by the members of the Scott-Dickson
Chapter.
A REAL LIVE BADGER.
A badger a real live one was on
exhibition in a chicken coop in front
of c. J Havdon's store on East Vir-
ginia street Tuesday. It created much
interest, for real live badgers are very
scarce in this section However, there
are many of the old fighting kind that
-ire sometimes used for the entertain-
ment of expert traveling salesmen
from the far East.
former Resident
is Storm Victim
JESSE SPENCER LOSER AT MER-
CEDES—HOME SWEPT AWAY.
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receipt of a
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good '
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in a
home,
loiint
Mrs. J. W. Jones i
lctiei from her brother, ,ic.
ccr, of .Mercedes, Scuth Texas,
lliat in the storm recently |ji<
all their biiildin- . ho i: . hold
and wearing appaii I. M>\ Spem
away from home, and Mrs.
and ihe i hililren took refu"<
storm house at a neighbor':
When the Klorm was over tlcy
that all their proper!: h;>d hei n toiailv
destroyed. Mr. Spencer formerly liv-
ed bote. He i a son of Mrs. J. W.
Spencer, South Chestnut street.
W. C. Marshall Buvs
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Hay don's No. Two
Announcement is made by Wllnard
C. Marshall that he will soon open m,1
business at the C. J. Haydon No. ;
grocery stand on North Kentucky
Street, he having purchased the busi-
ness from Mr. Haydon and is at the
present time engaged In remodeling,
re-arranglng and improving tho stocK
and store fixtures and states that with-
in the next few days he will have an
announcement of importance to maiti
to the people of McKinney through
the advertising columns of this papor.
Mr. Marshall came to McKinney six
years ago. He formerly lived at Ama-
rlllo but for a year prior to coming to
McKinney resided at Quanah. He Is a
clever young man with the ability to
make and hold friends, a successful
career Is predicted tor him.
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