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Parade Opening Number,
the picnic
over three blocks long and
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sailor
Legion officials fol-
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PARIS, Aug. 9—The French franc
conttntrtng to c«tahhwh -new low »*<■•
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the bourse this morning
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Wednesday, Aug. %
to be “Dollar Day
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REICHSTAG’S hands Here Thursday with
Large Crowd in Town
cashier Immediately
; the bank. When
they scooped up
fleO
had '
in tha put#-
He receiving vault at Marlon cem-
etery will be only temporary. Dur-
ing the tine the bodys rests there.
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Griffith late President ere being helC.
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most of tlie independents have in- J n
dicated they will likewise abolish*
the 12-heuf day
Thu nine and tun
Tira Fhllls
STR KERS IN CLASH
WITH DEPUTIES AT
II INdK 7INP 1IIIIF w,th clanging bell clattere d over
ILLIIlUlw LI HU ITIII1L cro««!nj ■ nd the noises nf the ra:
French Franc Also Declines
Ended Prtu UHpa'ch
LONDON, Aug. 9.—German marks
apparently due for another land-
slide opened at 15 tQ 10 million to
the pound sterling
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Ijiauatph
Aug. ».—Futures
quiet but steady. 10 to 17
Fpotnts lower. Futures closed bare-
ly steady, 32 to 40 lower.
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October 11 09
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vd this afternoon.
be ' dispatched shortly
allied governments.
Governor
situation
the baiter
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Fstted Fmm C40HM
NW YORK, Aug. —Futures
'qpMUg wtak. tS tu tt jnrtwts. clen-
:«4 b«rely steady 6 to 41 tower.
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iAII New York Evening Papers
Suspend Publication Friday
NEW YORK. Aug. 9.—Publish-
ers of the Now Yont evening pa-
pers at a
cfded to
morrow
President
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announced
the
if the
for
ttheep and laimbs—Trimbs |949
I 11; yearlings ISOIO; ewea »5®5.50;
•Ulis *1©2; goats |201; wethers
W»7| stoeker sheep 144P4.I0; feed-
er lambs I4f»l
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Service Given Col. Roberts
dwocleted Pr.»» Ditpntrk
AUSTIN. Aug. 9. — Col. Oscar
Roberts of Taylor, commander of
the 141rd Infantry, 36th Division,
was preaenttgj with a Distinguish-
ed Service medal for outstanding
service In. France during the World
War by Major Oen. E. M. Lewis,
commander of the Sth Corps Area,
here today.
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RPKCIAL flF.KNION OF FEDERAL
GRAND JURY AT IIOURTON.
HOUSTON, Aug. 9.—Orders have
been Irsu<m1< by the United States
marshal to summon the Federal
grand jury Into extra session Aug-
ust 17, It was leanred today. The
order was issued by Judge J. C.
’Hutchison.
the Dre* department
me next with the tlte-
Jtomgge was ■ MM
WM.O60. Burroundlng! blevato,
m|)l* cmitBiB*i4 miiltoM <>r
els of grain were -----*
the flames were <
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Jauuary
March
May
Temperature.
Maximum yesterday
Minimum today
Barometer eadlags.
a. m.1 today —-----
1 p. m. today „..„k.....^.
elattve Humidity.
7 a. m. today ti pe
Z*a
Wedaomlay
l*rngram for Other Days,
parade The program for Friday, which
has been designated as Denton Day.
Will open with an address by Clar-
aaae Gilmore nt 10 o'clock
At 1:10 o'clock a memorial aurgn.-g,
ice for the late President Harding,
who I" to be burled at Marlon.
Ohio, will begin. The business
houses of the flty’ltave been asked
to dose at noon In order that ail
employes may attend the reunion
and the Harding service. The
banks here are tN remain closed all
day-Friday, and the post office will
close at noon for the rest of I be
day.
The rodeo will start at 2 o'clock,
and the second of thg ltenton-t-ew-
isville baseball series will begin at
4:90. At *;30 o'clock At night an-
other fireworks dlsplu ywlll be giv-
en.
Former Lieu*. Gov. Lynch David-
son is to be the chief speaker Sat-
urday. his address to begin al 10
a. m. Saturday afternoon the an-
nual business meeting of thu Den-
ton County Old Settlers' Association
Will be held, and .the rodeo, luu>c-
4>«4l ganw* and fireworke display
will be, given again.
Chevrolet Parade With $30
I* Prizes Saturday Feature
A parade of Chevrolet car* of att
models and all «g*a, entry being
open to every Chevrolet owner >n
the county, will be an added fea-
ture for Saturday. Prizes aggregat-
ing |30 have been off ere 1 by the
Stamps Chevrolet Co. for the best
decorated cars tn the parade, but
all Chevrolet owners, whether their
ears are decorated or not. are.lfj-.
vltcd to Sake part.
The parade Is to form at 10:30 a.
m. at the corner of Soul.'i Elm and
West Sycamore Streets, with care
assigned to places In the order of
Their arrlv.v nt the s’trting >pvint {
of the parade.
to I1717S; better
f 11 to 111.50.
TERMS OF BRITISH MS CITIES 10 ■
REPLY AGfiEED ON PAY HUMITES
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DENTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 9, 1923
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Legion Picnic Opened™^™^
5:30 a. m. New Rising I
■’.Liberty third 4ft.
Ubarty fourth 4fca
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Spots saaler. 7 points lower, de-
mand good, but business moderate.
Sales 5,000 balsa. Impgrts 6.000; Am-
drlean 1,000. Middling 14.10d.
New Orleans Cm—.
Patted Prsss Dlspstea
NEW ORUSANa Aug. 1—Fu-
tures opened egg* f* to M pglnU
towep; closed steady!* io M lower.
October 22.35 32.4r-45
Itocember . .. ......,.11.47 12.15 4*
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dnorlated prrM DUpafrA
PARIS?, • Aug. 9.—The Court < f
Cassation today rejected the ap-
peal of Baron Krupp von Bohlen,
head of the Krupp plant at Essen
and fhe other directors of the Krupp
Co., from the sentences fmposnd'-up-
on themTiy" the French courtmar-
tlg! at Warden.
The court overruled the conten-
tion of defense counsel that, the t>f-
fen we was riot comratned on ehrffiyTrnmaeif shot dead by
territory. j man.
grade she stock strong to 15c high-
A er; other’ classes steady; bulls
steady; calves strong. Stockers and
feeders around steady.
Sheep 1,000; range lambs
totfrer: 00 pound Idahos 118.15;
tlves fully steady; odd butchers up
grades mostly
First Bale of Cotton Sold at
Pilot Point tor 24c a Pound
Special to Record-Chronicle.
PILOT POINT, Aug. 9 —The first
bale of cotton received In Pilot
Point this year was groA-n by W. S.
Townsend on the C. R. LocklMWt
Roberts, negro, who had
summoned to court on <
of hfs wife, shot her dead
corridor, fired on a policeman who
attempted to capture him and Was
th e ’ police-
committee
of the
different
there may I
srtlclee as I
the bargain
CALVIN COOLIDGE
A:ociat.d Prrn DUpatrh
* Washington. Aug 9—♦
4* President Coolidge has spent +
4* much of hla life on a Ver- T
4- moot farm and he Indicated to- *
4> 'lay that he intended to Intro- +
nPIAHAY
lihwwty BmmI Marbet. ..
IV YORK, Aug. 9^-Uberty
eloalngs: «♦
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Trtkwt* By Manta Pr.
- TOPEKA, Kans., Aug. k-Aa,
nouncement was made hery at the
general offices of the Santa
railroad today that All train,*
[ the Santa Fa system would
slopped for fives minutes tutuuFsow
afternoon between 2 and 2:05 out
of respect to the late President
Harding. ' •
train. She leaned heavily ou the arm
of the presidential secretary, Geo.
Christian. .General Sawyer follow-
ed. Then came members of the.cabl-
Benatid' Cummins wttT
Speaker Gillette, representing both
branches of Congress. Geo. T.
Harding Jr., brother of the .late.
President, and other members of the
the family were next to leave the
train.
Mrs. Harding walked slowly to
her automobile n« the casket was
being placed In the gray hearse by
the pallbearers who were bent by ]
its great weight.
Absirlute silence prevailed until '
the body ba dbeen placed, in the !
hearse and Mrs, Harding had toft
the platform. Then a switch endue
. H
crossing and the noises of the rail-
roal yard werg resumed.
At 12:52 the hearse started to the
home of the President's aged fath-
er, Dr. George T. Harding, where
a large crowd awaited. It.
Oue-Mtoute Stop at Canton.
toorUot Pr.u DtlMl.k
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Fort Worth Li™h&
I Patted Press HiepetoA
Mark Still Falling
ston Thursday: Continued good leal- 1 °
lag trap noticed in the beef m-sr
market with demand being good
and an advance of !5c was marked
up. There was a fair demand far
atoars of a lesa desirable class
(toad ealves held standy. Receipts
| IM odttto and 200 calvea
veritable deadlock existed in
hog division, tha first to occur
Bandits Kill Casliiei ol |I
■ ■*. e • o, ed and three deputy sheriffs were ;
.badly beaten In a battle between.
I deputy shrlffs and strtkcrs_j>f the
*•^“••<■•<>•1 Zinc Co. near the en-
' trance-oFUie flTAnt toto Tnbrntng. —
they would
send
not
by this
The newspapers whicn will not ap- P
tomorrow
Evening
Evening
Herald
Neighbors Nee Fuaeral Train.
AltOCMfd PYttt Ditpatch
MARION. Ohio, Aug 9.—Ths fu-
neral train bearing the body ct
the late President Harding cross-
ed the Marlon County line ut 12:13
Y- m. This was two miles from
Blooming Grove, the little Mor-
row County village near where
he was born, As the train reach-
led Marlon County -the courthouse
bel| here began tolling.
to
bargains ’ ta
stores,
be as
possl-
work out the schedules, and
.< •>ncUt,<i pre. PUpatcA
UJNDON, Aug._ The British
cabinet council today agreed to
the terms of a reply to the French
and Belgian government In the
reparations negutiuns, it was stat-
The- reply
to the
mice mmifioar* w tjie wtat’to ♦
4* House 4*
♦ This morning. despite the ♦
4' Strain of yesterday’s funeral ♦
4 ceremonies, he was up carl/, 4>
4» By 6:15 he had left His Suite In 4,
+ the New Willard Hotel and ac- +
companled only by ^Secret Sor- ' n"T“n®
4 vice men he walked more ♦
+ than,a mile before breakfast. 4
+ Under ordinary circumstan- 4
4> ces Coolidge retires early and 4>
♦ frequently Is up by 5:30 a. m. ♦
♦ ♦
a constant guard of Federal troops
will be maintained. ,
Officials of the Marlon ceme-
tery association proposed to offer
Mrs. Hafcllng a trar.t of approxi-
mately — i,cres within the ceme-
tery for the perriianent burial
place.
Some proposed that u movement
be ^started at bnce to collect
enough money to bblld a suitable
memorial, These rested their
claim* on grounds that all friends
~~ot Warren Harding should be per-
mitted to have a share In the con*
atructlon of the tomb.
Others win ted <0 defer entirely
to the wishes of Mrs. Harding,
and lib will probably rest with her
decision whefher a public mem-
orial or a private mausoleum Is
built to. bold the last remain* of
the Nation's 8»th President.
sides of the 'track, their beads bow-
ed. '■
At th,e.station a company of na-
tional guardsmen stood Stiffly at at-
tention.
At 12:38 p..m.- with
blasts form tha locomotive whistle,
the train drew into toe station, All
business In town was suspended and
thousands of cilisens Stood almto
the streets and as near the depot as
the military guards woph) permit
them.
At 12-48 p. m. the cnsket was
moved through a rear window
the observation car. There w as W
sound save* the 'deep clanking of
the tolling bells.
While the Cothn was being plac-
ed on a baggage truck by-thwhounr j rat approximate
guard representing aft branches wf :per cent, affects erfrtnoyes or the I
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Wheat tl-tto per bushel;
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BBT AN MAN XILI4BD FATHER.
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BY CARL D. GROAT.
United Press Staff Correspondent.
BERLIN. Aug. 9.—Chancellor Cu-
no has Placed his political fate in
the hands of the Reichstag, an-
nouncing h* will administer the af-
fairs* of Mate only as long as he
poatifrses the backing of Parlia-
ment.
Many elements of the ''left-' are
organising to see that he do^s not
get the vote of confidence he has re-
quested.
Cuno's stand before the opening
session Wednesday was a fighting
one—he accused France of disorga-
nising Germany politically and vco-
nomlcslly, seeking simultaneously
to enforce payment nnd to break
up the country. France seeks to
impose new penalties and- exact
promises which can not bo fulfilled
for decades, so that France may he
at once the "ruler and the destroy-
er of Europe," the Chancellor charg-
ed.
Cuno sternly pledged that passive
resistance will
known exactly
mands.
At the opening of the session, the
House stood in commemoration of
President Harding.
With a large crowd thronging
the business beetion, a . ‘
and pageant shortly after 10 o'clock
marked tha formal opening of the
three-day American Legion and Oto
Hettiers' reunion Thursday morn-
ing. The crowd to town for <he pa-
rade 'was even larger than antici-
pated. and Legion officials were
confident that ths attendance for
the three days would be all that
had been counted on.
The weather was favorable
the opening day, with sufficient
breeza blowing to make It pleas-
ant and decidedly In contrast with
the heated days of the past several
weeks. The rains to the north and
east Wednesday afternoon helped
to lower the temperature, but the
light shower wbieh fall here was
not sufflcieut_ta. settle the dust.
The picnic grounds Were ready to
receive the crowde Thursday morn-
ing with the concessions and
amusement stands practically com-
plete. The grounds had been clear-
ed of hnderbrush and raked and all
poison oak removed. The Lipscomb
addition where the picnic la being
Jheld aftonls pimply- &L namral
The bale weighed 1,498 pounds In
the Meed and produced 462 pounds
of lint and was purchased by W. B. 1
Montgomery for 24c per peund.
Foreman of Blizzard Jury
Is Indicted for Bribery
AMOC<al«d Pr.lt Ditflch
LEWISBURG, W, Va.. Aug. 9.—
H. . Herarh, foreman of the jury
which was dtoeharged- here (w»
weeks ago after It had been un-
able to reach a decision in the
murder trial of William Blizzard,
mine union official, was indicted
on two counts charging bribery
by a Green Brier County grand
jury which made its report to
Judge 8. H, gharp here today.
High Wind Does Some Damage
Special to Record-Chronicle.
DIXON, Aug. be—The high wind
diirtttf- 0>e rato*tory *' Friday
5156 ® 175, rear 1- night did. considerable damage in
this commuunlty. The chimney
of the Sam Reynolds house was
blown down and a Hue blown off
the Bud Reynolds house. At Mrs.
Beale's farm, the barn w»s blown
off the blocks, the windmill bad-
ly damaged and u chicken, house
blown over. A garage Op the J,
C. Olsen farm was lorn up and
A chicken house blown over on
the E. B. Griffith place. Some
other minor damage was re|k>rt-
ed.
,Du» to tha confusion from a fire
durinif the-parade and the fact t8»»t
most of the crowd was late to
reaching the picnic grounds tha for*
mal opening program was postpon-
ed until 140 ^o’clock. At that hour
the welcome addresses were to be
given, and Immediately following,
Leonard Wlthlngtnn of Fort
Worth, well known newspaper man
and Legionnaire, was to deliver the
principal address of the opening
day.
The rodeo opened at 2 o'clock
Thursday afternoon and was to he
followed by a baseball game be-
tween Itonton and Lewisville.
A fireworks display is to be a
feature attraction tonight, and the
American Legion band Will give a
concert on the picnic grounds.
DIXOV MAN MTtUKh NAIL WHItV
HIM FOOT
Special to •Rscovtl-Ohronlcle.
IHXON, Aug. 9.— E. B.
stepped on a null while rebuilding I
a chicken house and It pepotrut- ■ I
1 d his foot, sticking so fast fh;n ■
it wwb necoaaary to use
hammer to remove it. His chick-
en house was blown down dur-
ing the storm Friday night.
strength and high
I prices 'to grain at the elose on
1 the Board nf Trade today. Respond-
ing to a sharp advance In Liverpool
I at the close wheat rallied late and
I the strong undertone resulted >n
I further gains over the noon ad/an-
I ees. The Liverpool strength was at-
k- tritrated to a report spread of the
F dock workers strike, thha tying up
L ths unloading of large stocks ct
I wheat to nearby porta. y.
I The strength In wheat, high pre-
miums and the iellng of 200.06(1
huahels of the caah porduct to an
■astern commission hpuses put corn
on the upturn. Weather and crop
r~ news remained favorabls. Rains
were predicted for the CAhtral corn
I States over niffht. Movement of old
F. warn from fartos to fhe htaskst caa>—,
' ed. Memorial services -----
during the hour of ths funeral
I of President Harding at B| down-
town theatre. .
Business will be suspended tn .JI
I Austin Friday aftento<»A ,n<* 1
Hpooiat to Rrcord-t’hmntcle. | Htate, county and city offices Will
DIXON, Aug. 9—Beryle Reynolds be closed. Memorial services wlltj -a
was seriously Injured when he be held in a city park.
. L Memorial services will be^ held
In « verjy serious condition |at Wichita FaTTs tomorrow after- "
a few hours, It wan stated.
Is somewhat better now.
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Port Arthur al 8 o'eloek
to signify the heginntoir*^W
j Ing which the^clty as'a whole is
to engage In silent prsyor for Pres- ji
Idenc. Harding.
All D nlsdn will fbaorve the ru-'^.
onal mourning day-,ay-svrv u*»-to ?
theatre from 11 to 11 t elm-k
eg.which time all places of busi-
n«’ss wi1| b.‘ closed- r-
_.TT1___.tv.T. J "J iUl..JtoAu mcnL_ business houses
wIll remsTn.r holrevyr. ■ wl,| ,.)ow at 4:30 tomowawTWfW^^B
remainder of the day to allow em- j,
uloyes to participate in the mu-
nTcTpal memorial sfervio OTrT,r'W
idont Harding.
Business plecas of Abilene will
close from 10 to It o'clock and
the people of the city will jota to
a memorial service to the lath
t at the First Baptist
cuu.,.. tomorrow.
■ ‘Appropriate services will be held-
Sherman tomorrow at
Evening Busmees will be at a standsttM—
and ,n "’aco Friday afternoon from -
Mali. . 2 to 3 o'clock with all .tores ctos-
Brooklyn ed' Memorial services will b<
were made up to a late hour. Pigs
sold slowly at steady prices. /'Re-
•sipto, amounted to *W heaW.
Thrf' sheejuand lamb, market was
Latsady. Good lambs sold up to 51 >
Mtooeipta were only 360 head.
r Cattle—Beeves 55 56® 56 25; Stock-
15 • "sirS? 4atve5**fi
—US: canners
lags -S3®7.75.
Hoge— medium 87.75®8; mixed
S707.75'; light 5808.25; pigs 53 50
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Rheap and
The parade opening
was ----- —--j- - *-
was headed by th* United
flag, escorted by a soldier,
and marina. _ - -77'.I___ _..
lasred the flag, and the Legion band
came next In line. The Boy Scouts
of Denton In uniform. followed the
and and
equipmentjjw
men Bi unlfol
The floats, several of them car-
rylag out the theme of the pageant
iH'ptcflhg the development ‘dP' the
American girl waa neMt in it he.
Trucks and automobiles followed.
Youths on shetland ponies, some of
them painted dressed as In-
dians, formed the neat section, and
were followed by th# SOWboys and
cowgirls who will take part in ths
reunion rodeos..
The Rtissell-Gray-Jones Company
decorated automobUs was given
first prlxe in the parade. The
County Club Girls' float took sec-
ond place. Their float carried
members of the county clubs who
exhibited some of their work. The
Edwards A McCrary float showing
the first settlers at Jamestown
won third place. The Restless Age,
Flappers, and Aborlglnsa were oth-
er stages of the development
the American tirl represented
the parade. f-
The parade formed oa the north
end of North Locust Blreet, march-
, ... ed south and around tha east and
farm flve miles north of town. ^.7 south aides of fte gpurt gquare, out
West Hickory street Bad then
north tm John B Denton Street to
the picnic grounds.
Referring Ruhr Invasion to
League of Nations Unlltely
Tfs<I«4 PrrM ZMeestch
LONDON. Aug. 9,—The British
Cabinet meets today to coj^Id< r the
replies, this Government should
make to France end Belgium, re-
garding 'their communications on
the proposed British reparations
n< to to Germany. It Is reported the
possibility of rifvrring to the
League of Nations the question of
Invasion of the Ruhr Is being dis-
cussed, although it seems unllkuly
Britain would do Ibis oMelallv.
A uarwri Prm Bttssilk ' "t-
DALLAM, Aug. 9.—Memorial per- ;
vi< . a w ill bo held thruout Tc.vas **•,
morrow for th** late President Hard- |
Ing ...
| I’/il'Ilc tribute will be paid to ths' J
lal(. I’resMont here at a mass mm>C»
Ing In one of the largest Dallas -W
theaters, beginning nt 3 o'click
It.11 ks :ind many bitsineM. hpMM^M
w 111 clone for the day at neon ■'nW
of respect to the dead ftMM
Refinery and fire whistles
blown at
1 tomorrow . .
a 5-m nute period of sib nee di*p«
Wednesday. Aug. 29.' wljl be ob-(Fowler, captains. Work all tor-—-
• rltorv between Hanger Highway —
old Denton-Gainesville road
' north to County Line,
captains, previously selected . p,.„,« a—.t» w
, to make a house-to-house canvass 1 c. EdWardS. captains.
—l'*nf the county to advertise the : Neighborhood -Raad—lM—
." event end to make personal a» - 4 east of E-eperlmerrt—Fnrtlh—4hSSUfti
1 quaintance with the people of the ' work west to Krum, thence north
h * Icounty. The day will be made Ito Bolivar, thence north and west
t he ba ml 1 ()r| lnarl|y n •■bargain day." but it to County Line.
assent- f njg0 |„ planned to make It a sort ' Route No. 7«—,E- J. Headlee, W.
nf county-wide get-together Uay jE. Smoot, captains. Work road 3
with tlie hope that a good many 'north of Turner place to Kruim,
J thousands of Denton County pro- then work Highway to
ppttr xvtH be here 1mm »U sections, toenee- -e«et -to- Hwwkeye, Bernard- -
I Preliminary to the "dollar day'* ‘and nt! tntcrmcdtnts tarrttOTyri~S
—which tentatively wss set fot j Route No. 9—Lee Pool, W. C, t
0,1 Aug. 22. but deferred a week on > Chiller, captains. Denton Pike td
bc account nf the Legion picnic this j Underpass, thence south_to StCIiy 1
f Week -srvrwtvm teams of Denton • Hoed, then** west to ,C<Mtn*y; Llaa J
| citizens will make the house-to- and intermediate territory north to ■«
house canvass, the’ county being j Krum-Slidell Highway. /'iwB
divided Into as many districts tq | Route No. 9—Otts Fowler. O. WrI
be covered within the tliree-diiy j King, captains. Work- territory "7
period of Auk. 21, 22 and 23. Twp | west of T. * P. R. R. south ts«
captains for each district have Pilot Knob road, thence . west to. ®
been . appointed by the central | County Line.-thence north to Stony i
committee and these will select land all intermediate territory ■
their assistonts to mate the tm> r hmi'e No 17 17.1 T.-IL FiImM
'Camp, oaptalnt. Begiit M
work south territory west of San- J
ta Fo railroad and all territory 43
I north to Chrtstnl School House M
and ponder road. $
Route No. 11—w. F. Jarrell, r g
H. Burns, captains. Work all ter-,. 1
rltory between T. & P. railroad ,y|
nnd Santa Re railroad south of a ■ d
line running east, and weat of—,.S
Pilot Knob. J
Route No. 12—R. A. Sledge. FreA J
Rnysor, captaihs. Denton-Fort -.B
WjirtW Highway to Hlekory CreeB 1
and all territory north of Hickory .fl
Creek to McKinney road and east
to Elm Creek. 3
Route No. 13—L P7 McComb*, 11
3 A. Barton, captalnf, Began ij
nt Hickory Creek on Dea-
Worth Hlgkwaty, take -j
Bartonville Road south to County 1
Une> fhene* west to
and all Intermediate territory.
Route No. 14—A. ft. Ivey, Hewnftfl
Barns, captains. Begin work ail' JS
Oltl Alton and work all terpHM^I
betw'een Bartonville Road and lino
running north and south to Bethel 3|
--
Route No. 15—Woodson Havriw
O. M. Curtis, captains. Work siU..]g
t»rHtory south of Hlekory ffreeir'TH
iiniT west oCKIm 'Creek 'then ter-“^
rltory on north end south line to «V|
itoUtok-CtotiyK^ ; y
Route No. 14—K. E. McCrarygijM
T. C. Dosser, l-aptatos. Work .dHH
territory north of Camry Bpqffl
on McKinney Road and MtwaM^H
Big Elm Creek and County
Route No. 17—J. A
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t ....
$50,000 HRE LOSS
Aiiicintrd Prill Diipatrh
DENISON, Aug. ».—Fire origin-
ating In a restaurant sweptabloah
in the business district of Potts-
boro near here today, destroying
two brick and five wooden build-
ings at an estimated loss o.f 556,-.
0’66. ’ ‘ "
SERVE HIS SENTENCE Negro Kills Wife In Court
House; Policeman Kills Him
AuocOir.d Prut DUaiteh
NEW YORK. Aug. 9.—Washing-
ton Heights 'court was thrown in-
to #n uproar today when Norman
negro, who had been !
to court on complaint j boyhood neighbors of the late team
red In a president. At Martel, the first
town In Marian. County- where Mi
Harding visited In his youths
large crowd had assembled.
Caledonia where he played I
famous "split horn" tn
another large crowd ha>1
blpd. >
buah-
•red before
sd liy for- to_Counto 1dne.
M MARIONFORBURIAL FRIDA
■ ■“' ‘ !-- ' ■ ~ £ . J.M
tJnUrd Pnit PttsafeS TCDR AO Of" OOITIOI I i TTV IO n I T I Pft
MARION, Ohio,' Aug 9 — \V: rreu |
■ a. Harding is home
X | Al 12:38 p. tn. today this sorrow-
1 Ina city received back the body of
' her son. twenty-ninth 1‘realdeiit ct
the United Matra, who 1f< d the rer-
vice of (he Nation..
A hush broken only by the solemn
I telling of every church bell fell over
tl.e town SS the train moved slowly
through the yards
Entering Marion the train ra,n
’through a long lane of tnen. wo-
men and children messed <11 Jm.tb
The progress of the train thru Wc(111CB<Uyi Aur. 29. wljl be ob-|l -„„
Marlon County wss slow, due te ' I
the largo crowds which lined the served «". "dollar day" Ip Denton, /nory
■ right of way. Many of them were ■ it was decided at a meeting ot County' Line.” '
Route No. 4— R. IL Harris, W.
— - - - •—e*.—■— ; am - a, ^a±3|
WwbifI Bl
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Airoriatrd Prril DiipntrH
KETCHUM. Okla . Aug, 9—Frank
Bitts, cashier of the First State
Bank here, was shot and killed
Shortly before noon by two un-
masked bandits who held up the
bank and escaped In an automo-
bile with an undetermined amount
of money- The obrers began shoot-
ing nt the <
after entering the bank,
the latter fell, they scooped
all the money in sight and
with a lone companion who
remained In the motor car.
KRUPPCHIEF MUST
when l._
ON BOARD FUNI6RAL TRAIN.' ,pymt Into a eroek Saturday Hu
Canton. Ohio, Aug. 9.—The ’ funer-
al train bearing the body of the
late President Harding to Marlon
was stoppod for one minute at
Canton today as a mark of respect
to William McKinley, ojten called
the political mentor ot Mr.
ding. The (Mini Kfflvvd ut
ton at 9:tS, nearly two hours be-
hind schedule.
Another stop of a minute was
made at Caledonia where the late
chief executive spent his boyhood
days.
Z^Z
Vnit.d Prill Dbpab-h
MARION, Ohio, Aug. 9—Erection
of a permanent tomb ofr Warren
G. Harding was under discussing
In Marlon today and awallad only YSIBinltt
some word from Mrs. Hard,rig be-
fore citizens of the home town
made their plana.
Interment tomorrow
by automobiles.
An- advertising
prevent conflict
offered by th"
to the end that
many different
ble included in
Ih to \----
another, committee Is to begin at
once getting copy for submission
to the censors preparatory to turn-
ing In the copy for the advertise-
ments. It Is hoped to have every
store In Dctiton represpnted In the
list.
The districts and tealn captains
are ok ■ fallows:
Route No 1—1,. il Ed wards." Tom
Turner, captains. East on High-
way to Little Elm, then ’ take
north branch of Frisco toad to
county line. Then north to Navo.
"tlwhce west to Curry place,
thence south^ io .Lloyd, thence west
from Lloyd to Dee Price bridge to
Denton. ■
•-Route No. 2.—J. A. Peek. R. E-
Turner, captains. Takb Mingo
road via Fish Trap crossing, worn
northeast to Tarvin, leaving Navo
to *fhe south, then back north to
Aubrey, thence, from Aubrey to
..cnoprr J’rcek
community te Denton.
Route No. 3—Connie Jones- ■*- *■*
irrWMcwiwmv.- towtonto®—-Mr
'Alibrey. go' Cast on lll^hwav to
County Line, .then work territory
"sst to joint Track north* to Coun-
ty Line.'
Routs No. 4—C. A. Scott, W- T-
C" ... Work /all ter-
ritory between Sherman Highway J
and old Denton-Gainesville road
I.---- ---------—__
CHICAGO, Aug. ».-^X late rally
I after a weak and Indifferent op,-n-
tag brought strength and high
go on until it is
what France de-
tinued on the increase.
Oats advanced with other grain
on a market devoid of Individuality.
Provisions rased of! lata with
hogs and under some realising by
earlier buyers.
Closing prices;
Wheat—September 99 l,-4c; De-
cember 51.02 5-8; May 107 1-2.
Corn—September 67c; “
•3 3-8c. May 45 l-4e,
| Oats—September 35 7-tc; Decern-
^*er 87 8-<c; May 40 T-lc.
KanMto City Lbrgrfnrir
Vnil.A Pt.m Ditptlch
Kansas-city. aw. M-^tfogw'
0,060; steady to shippers, bulk de-
alrable 186 to 250 pound averages
17.45 to 87.56." packers holding
back; few blds steady to Weak;
17.45 bld on heavy butchers.
Cattle 7.0tf0; calves l,600l; beef
steers and yearlings steady; better
e:ina,ooo i.oss ivllKX CHICAGO
*-•- MILL BCR!** -
Vnitid Pritt DUpitch
CHICAGO. Aug. 9— Two
fitgs oohtaTSrnf TYriTW-bntof’Tw rf
wheat and flour were destroyed to-
day to a'flre which irwept the plant
—
iHmstod at about |
J SMI*1"*'
old Denton-Gamea^iHa road
■***'* ^ — I 11
Route >0. i-VtUi WIIUmm, Bert
■ • ■■■ / . —T' , ’
7'7’*7’' 7*7.„ 1 J,-:
„__\"V
12-Hour Day in Steel Plants
Will Come fo End on Auk. 16
Unltrd Prril T)tinatcH
PITTSBL'ROH, Pa. Aug 9—The
twvlvw hour day In the Pittsburg!!
atewl. dlbirlet will paaa away Aug.
*''ll6. amt. hundreds of workers ree-
‘ffently laid uft through curtailment
of' operations of blast furnaces
will be gien empvloyment
the eight-hour pton.
The new schedule, which calls
Increases of 25
... v.«..v..va v. per rr-nr, nueeis empiojes ot me I ^)| J, n;gpn will • bgorve tM
the service, Mrs, Harding left ’.he (United States Steel Corporation but. ,|{>na| mourning day tv -serv'd*
4 w a I ra U M — 1 a a ■ ■ h A A i-l I ,, .. I i. «k w . 1 _ a .. a . - _ „ * a_ _ _. * _ * ‘
Local ProtlncH.
I Poultry—Hens 18c; fryers 14®80c;
L H to lie; turkeys 10c
■ butter 80c; packing stock butter
p* 14c: guineas 83.00 per dozen.
Frerh vegetables—Irish potatoes
l 3c per lb.; tomatoes 16c per lb.;
graen peppers l»c per }b.- cabbage 7
I . 1-lc !>*r lb ; lettuce 16® IOC per lb7;
| onions 6c per lb.; peaehes 38.60 per
' bu black eyed peas |c per lb.; okra
5e per to.; wator metons 1 i-to p^
U cantaloupes 88®?5Q per dozen.
oats 37
per bushel.
Wichita FalTi- fombrrdw*"SflW*
nooq from. 3 to 4 and buslnoaa
will be suspended . during that
hour. '■'.-./‘a
Business will bo suspended be-
lt we-n io and It o’clock at Green-
villa while public aorvlcM tor ike
1.-,1>r»aMent* are bal
At Palestine the general offices,
freight houses .and machine shops *;1
fast fhyt Inf the International-Groat North-
a claw-lorn Railroad will close for tha
Iday at 1 o'clock tomorrow.
[trains on the Toad will pause rj
' minutes at 2 o*0bvk. '"■eWll
meeting here today de- .President
suspend- publication to- j0”1*-
as a tribute to their late ] *
and fellow publisher.
Business
tn Waco
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Edwards, W. C. Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 309, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1923, newspaper, August 9, 1923; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1238901/m1/1/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Denton Public Library.