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ENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE
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ABOUT
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DENTON, TEXAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 13, 1936
VOL. XXXV
NO. 208
SIX PAGES
SUPREME COURT DEFERS ITS
HOUSE BLOC I PETITION
ROWELT TO EAM®
ACTIVE SERVICE
Bi P® OF RELIEF FOB
WASHINGTON,
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to
WIRE BRIEFS
as
said
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Complete school census reports
CONGRESS
Texas irriga-
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CITY
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to signal
intention
of
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Rumor New Deal
Rail Plan Ended
Italians Claim
Dessye Is Taken
Leonard Finley
Dies of Pneumonia
Think Roosevelt
To Insist Taxes
Cover All Needs
Dr. S\ McReynolds
Buried in Denton
Women, Children
Hurt in Accident
Townsend Probe
to Los Angeles
Census Figures
Nearly Complete
Condon Asked in
Grand Jury Probe
DECISION ON GUFFEY ACT;
GOOCH CASE REVIEW DENIED
GENERAL HAGOOD
IS RESTORED TO
T. C. Players
Get Second Place
To Be in Command Of
Sixth Corps Area
At Chicago.
Action Decided by
President Roosevelt
County Singers to
Meet Next Sunday
and
the
.Bill Brodie was down town Mon-
day morning, looking for another
weather prophet.
or
is
SPOKANE, Wash., April 13.—
(ZP)—With a prediction “those
fellows in Europe are going to
war sure as you’re born,” Gen.
Smedley D. Butler, retired, rec-
ommended today “some kind of
a straitjacket” to keep the Uni-
ted States out of trouble.
“Nobody is going to come over
here to light,” he boomed in an
interview, “and if we don’t send
soldiers abroad we’ll keep out
of war.” •
Full Associated Press Leased. Wire
United Press Service
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WASHINGTON, April 13. —(ZP)—
Closing arguments in the Ritter im-
peachment trial were begun in the
Senate today, with two hours agreed
upon for counsel for each side.
“Technical Violation’’
“We will ask the President
commut Gooch’s sentence on
grounds he should not hang
a ] \........
kidnaping law. He killed
and the only thing alleged
-T. C. Holidays
to End Tuesday
, > Col-
lege.end Tuesday, with classes tjo
be resumed at 8:15 a. m.
The student-body, was dismissed
for the holidays at 5:00 p. m. last
Thursday.
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Butler Says War in
Europe Sure and U. S,
Needs Straitjacket
Mrs. N. T. Goodwin,
83, Dies at Home
Michigan Holdup
Car Taken Here
Youth Arrested
for Burglaries
Co. Commission
Adjourns Here
for Finley Rites
HERE ARE SOME POINTERS ON
HOW NOT TO'LOSE THIRD OF
DRIVER’S LICENSE COUPONS
Administration Hits Critics
With the struggle over the New j ever, whether The*idea wasTroug'ht I
eal relief nrosra.m racing toward ' out early enough. Norris, insurgent
Republican and New Deal advoc^^^d
O my God, I am ashamed and
blush to lift up my face to Thee,
my God; for our iniquities arei in-'
creased over our head, and ourtreg
pass is grown up unto the heav-
ens. Ezra 9:6.
Why does no man confess his
vices?—because he is yet in them.
It is for a waking man to tell
his dream.—Seneca.
City police Sunday learned that
an automobile whose history they
since its pur-
the
the
Lee
LOS ANGELES, April 13.—(ZP)— from seven independent school dis-
Congressional investigation of the
Townsend old age pension organi-
zation shifted today from Washing-
ton, D. C., to Southern California,
birthplace of the movement.
Indications were that public hear-
ings will be held here this week,
possibly starting later today, if a
meeting place sufficiently large to
hold the expected audiences can be
obtained.
Frank Keel has opened an in-
surance agency in Gainesville, his
home prior to his coming to Den-
ton. He said, “I’m not moving my
home to Gainesville as yet, and
will continue living in Dqnton for
the time beeing.”
Roosevelt Appeal Ready
MUSKOGEE, Okla., .April 13—(ZP)
—Attornelvs for Arthur Gooch, the
’her
and
and fail to move over on signal. If
a highway patrolman catches a man
straddling the stripe at 25 miles an
hour and other cars trying to pass,
the man probably will hear from it.
Other “one-third ticket” offenses
include:
Failure to blow a horn when at-
tempting to pass a car.
Failure to yield to the driver of
an automobile coming into an in-
tersection from the right.
Passing on the right, instead of
the left.
Failure
turning.
Passing a street cai’ or train which
is discharging passengers until the
passengers have reached the safety
of the curb.
Last: Saturday the day before
Easter, found Denton stores well
filled with eager shoppers, and
most merchants report active trad-
ing. Drug store owners admit they
not only had the best Saturday
in months, but they also say that
they enjoyed an excellent business
Sunday, especially in the drink
lines.
One Plea Taken,
Trial Begun in
District Court
to ap-
at its
eiS^“ i
HUBBARD TO SPEAK AT FED-
ERATION MEETING
President L. H. Hubbard of S. C.
W. will speak in Mexia tonight on
“Texas in Retrospect and Pros-
pect”, at the third district conven-
tion, Texas Federation of Women’s
Clubs, meeting there through Wed-
nesday. ,
The Denton County Commission-
ers Court met early Monday, in
regular f^iril session, remained long
enough to allow accounts for the
past month’s bills, then adjourned
so that members could attend fu-
neral services for County Engineer
L. M. Finley, who died of pneumo-
nia Sunday might. *
They planned to return for an-
other session Monday afternoon and
probably again Tuesday morning.
GREENVILLE, April 13.—(ZP)—
Mrs. Velma Patterson’s murder trial
for the alleged poisoning of her two
little daughters was postponed to-
day until April 23 because of illness
in the family of a defense attor-
ney.
Told You So 1
MUSKOGEE, Ok.—The red-
bud, herald of spring, blossom-
ed and warm days came. Bit-
ter winds followed. The Chero-
kee Indians were not a bit sur-
prised. Their name for the red-
bud is “goug”—meaning liar.
Lost and Found
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. —
Darrell Culver; 15, found a
wooden leg and took it to police.
Several hours later a man who
identified himself as Robert
Delmarr of San Francisco hob-
bled to headquarters and claim-
ed it. He said he merely hid it
and went up town to beg.
Mrs. D. C. Smotherman of Frisco
and her infant daughter received
cuts and bruises and Mrs. Gladys
Seagraves and her three-year-old
daughter of Little Elm sustained
painful but not serious injuries
when the automobile in which the
four were riding overturned on the
highway near Corinth, about 6 p. m.
Sunday.
District Court, opening the sev-
enth week of its eight-week spring
term Monday, assessed one sentence
on a plea of guilty and then began
the trial of a contested criminal
case.
Jasper Owens pleaded guilty to
driving while intoxicated, waiving
jury trial. He was assessed a one-
year suspended term, . and paid a
Justice Court fine of $13.50 on a
plea of guilty to drunkenness.
H. R. Van Zandt, charged with
abandonment of child, pleaded not
guilty and when the Owens case
was disposed of selection of a jury
to hear Van Zandt’s trial started.
Probate Appeal Argued
Saturday Judge Ben W. Boyd
heard argument in an appeal from
probate court, on the estate of R. L.
Jones. The suit was filed by L. L.
Jones and Leo and Ruby Bode, Ok-
lahoma people, against Mrs. Ethel
Brewer as administratrix, seeking to
cancel al report of a sale of part of
the estate property. The court took
the pleadings under advisement.
to
the
for
purely technical violation of the
--- . no one
to
have ben suffered by either offi-
cer was a scratch on the leg,” said
the attorneys.
They referred to R. N. Baker
land H. R. Marks, policemen ab-
ducted in Paris, Texas, by Gooch
and Ambrose Nix to escape arrest.
Nix was slain in Okemah, Okla.,
Dec. 22, 1934, at the time Gooch
was captured.
Cleon A. summers, U. S. District
Attorney said, no execution date
could be set for Gooch until a
mandate is received from ttiei Tenth
Circuit Court of Appeals at Den-
ver.
Gooch, a highly emotional type
said in his death cell at McAlester
today that he would not give up
hope “until . they lead me jbnto
the scaffold.”
TOKYO, April 13.—(ZP)—Six high
officials of the provincial govern-
ment of Manchoukuo were arrested,
a Domei (Japanese) news agency
dispatch said today, charged with
i plotting subversive movements and
furnishing military information to
Soviet Russia.
°ROUNDS
WASHINGTON, April 13. -(/Pl-
Striking a barrier of opposition
raised by organized labor, the New
Deal was said in informed sources
today to be ready to abandon its
first move toward compelling rail-
roads to carry out co-ordination
projects.
Initiated several months ago by
Transportation Co-ordinator Joseph
B._ Eastman, a plan to force ter-
minal unifications in 11 cities was
delayed at the suggestion of Presi-
dent Roosevelt after it had drawn
the fire of rail union spokesmen.
They contended it would “throw
men out on the street” through the
elimination of jobs.
Mr. Roosevelt said a postpone-
ment of the move would give rail
management and labor an oppor-
Withdrew Retirement
War department sources
that less than a month ago he sub-
mitted his formal application for
retirement, but requested later that
action be suspended pending an in-
terview with President Roosevelt.
He placed his case before the chief
executive while the latter was en
route to Florida for his recently
ended fishing trip.
Nolan retires April 30. On the fol-
lowing day, McCoy will take over
his command at Governor’s Island,
N. Y., and on the next day Hagood
will assume command at Chicago.
“Alidsummer Night’s Dream,’’
strictly road show will be in. Den-
ton Wednesday for three shows, 2
o’clock, 4:30 and 7 at the Palace
Theatre. All seats will be reserved,
and according to John Campbell,
manager, the advance sale is going
fine. AS it is not one (of th® regu-
lar performances, Campbell says,
all passes will be suspended for
the three shows. “Better get in
early,’’ said John, “if you want the
best seats.”
Hopkins is Scored I
Headed by David Lasser, national
chairman, of New York, the or-
ganization of WPA workers and
unemployed demanded that the
Works Progress Administration be
put under a board “instead of a
dictator at the top—one Harry Hop
kins.”
Only a dozen members attended
the meeting to rally sentiment be-
hind the move to allot $700,000,000
to Secretary Ickes’ Public Works
Administration. Beiter said the of-
fices of many members had in-
formed him they werg absent only
because of being out of town over
Easter.
Dr. Stephen McReynolds, a form-
er Denton resident and physician
who died at the home of a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clifford Gray, in Terrell
Saturday, were held in Terrell Sun-
day afternoon, following which the
body was brought overland here for
a Masonic burial in the I. O. O. F.
cemetery. Among those here from
out of town were Mrs. Gray and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Miller
Subcommittee Considering President’s Request
For Money Also Hears Workers Score
“Dictatorship” of Harry Hopkins.
Justices Adjourn Two Weeks Without Passing
On Coal Legislation; Condemned Man Will
Appeal to President Roosevelt.
of protecting workers displaced in
co-ordination projects. He particu-
larly urged that an agreement on
this point be reached through ne-
gotiation.
AUSTIN, April 13— (ZP)—If you
fail to stop when tne man on the
horse signals, you may lose one-
third of your drivers’ license.
That’s a provision of the new li-
cense law, Capt. Homer Garrison
Jr. of the public safety department
explained today.
The law says:
“When \ approaching a horse or a
horse-drawn vehicle on the highway
the driver of a vehicle must take
care not to frighten the animal, and
if signaled by the rider or driver
of the horse, must slacken speed,
or, if necessary, stop, until the ani-
mal is under control.”
There are other little-known pro-
visions. One deals with slow driv-
ers who hug the middle of the road
iviiss Edith Clark will speak on
her recent visit to Nachez, Miss.,
for the annual garden pilgrimage
Deal relief program racing toward
a congressional climax, the admin-
istration launched a counter-offen-
sivei today against critics of WPA.
* Hopkins started, nation-wide dis-
tribution of a large illustrated re-
port describing the works pro-
gram as a “great forward step.” It
said that when the value of pub-
lic improvements and 'Conserva-
tion! of human morale and skill
are considered “a work prograin.
“y ?-ov<; -Tv
«>ve than direct relief." - - — - -■
Yesterday, the American Liberty
League- issued a statement, at-
tacking what it termed “boondog-
gling” and “political favortism”
and -calling for the abolition of
work relief in favor of such direct
is “necessary;*
Mrs. Martha Jane Goodwin, 83,
widow of N. T. Goodwin, died at
her home Monday at 4 a. m., fol-
lowing an illness of several months.
She was born in Indiana Aug. 18,
1852 and had lived in Denton 36
years. She was a member of the
Baptist Church.
Mrs. Goodwin is survived by a
son, R. E. Goodwin, and a daughter,
Miss Cora Goodwin, both of Den-
ton, and three grandchildren, Mat-
tie Jo Rice, and Mary Alice and
Roy Earl Goodwin Jr.
Funeral services will be held some
time Tuesday in the home. Ar-
rangements had not been completed
Monday afternoon.
to homes of pre-war days, at the
meeting of the Junior High P.-T.
A. at 3:45 p. m. Wednesday in the
school.
tricts, Aubrey, Krum, Justin, Lew-
isville, Pilot Point, Roanoke,, and
Sanger, are in the offiice of R. L.
Proffer, county superintendent, with
reports from Ponder ana Denton
yet incomplete.
Gross enumerations according to
Proffer show the census report as
follows: Aubrey 215; Justin 169;
Lewisville 295; Pilot Point 577;
Krum, 212; Roanoke 187; ana San-
ger 360. Census in three districts,
Aubrey, Krum ana Roanoke, show-
ea a gain over net totals of last
year, ana four aistricts showea a
total of 105 pupils less than the
net total for thes® districts last
year. Having smaller gross enum-
erations this year were the Sanger,
Lewisville, Justin and Pilot Point
independent districts.
Census totals from the 69 com-
mon school districts in this coun-
ty showed 3,454 of school age, an
increase* of 22 over last year’s count,
3,432.
Tom Cole, Pilot Knob, who re-
cently bought seven Buffalo ana
placea them on. his ranch, is anx-
ious ana willing that people see
them at any time, but he is some-
what apprehensive as to the safe-
ty of some of the visitors, saying,
“I am aelighted to have people
visit the place to see_the animals,
but I urge them to be careful, as
it is possible some one or more of
them might prove dangerous at
times. As a rule they are gentle,
permitting patting or rubbing one
day, but the next day it might be
different, so I ask the people who
see, them to, stay in their cars
buggies or on horseback. This
for their own safety.”
MISS CLARK TO BE P.-T.
SPEAKER WEDNESDAY
Miss Edith Clark will speak
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., April 13.—
(ZP)—Howard Thurston, the magi-
cian, died in his apartment here
today. Thurston, 66, came here early
NEGRO HELD AFTER
MARSHAL SLAIN
ABILENE, April 13.—(J5)—Offi-
cers continued to veil in secrecy to-
day their place of safekeeping for
Lonnie Mitchell, negro, arrested in
the slaying of Chester C. Hutche-
son, 33-year-old Merkel city mar-
shal. Authorities continued their
investigation into the shooting at
a Merkel negro dance hall Satur-
day night.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 13.—(ZP)—
The Norris write-in movement to-
day gave last minute zest to tomor-
row’s primary election in Nebraska.
At McCook, home town of Sen-
ator George W. Norris, Rex A. Bag-
ley said the plan he* advanced’Sat-
urday to have both Democrats and
Republicans write in the name of
Norris for re-election met sponta-
neous enthusiasm in all parts of
the state.
Political observers wondered, how-
out early enough. Norris, insurgent
J? QYV11 Vxl 1 T-i ■»-» /I T’X 1 ' A
declined to file in either partyrprK,
-inary, but his friends. thin&P he
would accept petitions to make hf^L
an independent candidate in tW
November election. d
SEEK TWO MEN IN BATHTUB
SLAYING
NEW YORK, April 13—(ZP)—Po-
lice sought two unidentified men to-
day as suspects in the bathtub
slaying of attractive Mrs. Nancy Tit-
terton. One was described as tall
and an effeminate type, the other
a*s stocky and coase-appearing.
ROME, April 13. —(ZP)— Italian
press dispatches from Ethiopia said
today the Fascist advance guard of
the northern army has entered
Dessye, former field headquarters
of Emperor Haile Selassie. The
press reports have not been official-
ly confirmed.
Earlier, Marshal Pietro Badoglio J
reported his troops are pushing
down along Lake Tana, sphere of
British influence and headwaters of
the Blue Nile.
The Denton County Singing
Association will meet at the Bap-
tist Church in Krum next Sunday
afternoon at 1:30 o'clock for their
monthly third Sunday singing, it
is announced by F. B. Green, pres-
ide,nt. He said a number of out of
town visitors was expected, as well
as county singers.
Grand Jury Is
Called Thursday
Subpoenas for witnesses
pear before the grand jury
second spring term ^e.ssinn w<
, ing served todaytb
for direct and appear Thursday C<
Judge Gambill saiq I
body to completPy!
a two-day session ’iinl^s”'
cases develop between now
their convening.
Norris Write-in
Movement Swells
(By Associated Press)
Senate today:
Hears, closing argument in im-
peachment case of Federal Judge
Halsted L. Ritter of Florida. Fi-
nance sub-committee studies war
profit limitation bill. Agriculture
sub-committee hears testimony on
Mississippi Valley Authority bill.
House today:
Considers bill creating rent com-
mission for District of Columbia.
Military affairs committee contin-
ues investigation of disposition of
war department surpluses.
GREEK PREMIER DIES OF AP-
OPLEXY ATTACK
ATHENS, April 13. —(ZP)— Con-
stantine Demerdjis, premier of
Greece since last Nov. 30, died to- I
day aftei- an attack of apoplexy.
The premier had been under the j
care of a physician recently, but j
was thought to be convalescing. He
was found dead in bed.
first, man sentenced to die under
the Lindbergh kidnaping law, said
today they would appeal to Presi-
dent Roosevelt to save the former
Muskogee butcher boy from the
gallows.
The attorneys, C. S. Wheelejr
and W. F. Rampendahl, said forms
necessary for the appeal to the
President had been filled out “for
some time..”
AGED MUSICIAN DIES IN FORT
WORTH
FORT WORTH, April 13—(ZP)—
Relatives planned today to send to
Winchester, Tenn., the body of
Charles F. Utermoehlen, 93-year-
old prominent violinist whose musi-
cal career encompassed 88 years in
Europe and America. Utermoehlen,
who struck the first note on his
fifth Christmas in Oldenburg, Ger-
many, died last night at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. A. B. Dickey.
Bankruptcy Law Up
WASHINGTON, April 13.—(zp)—
The Supreme Court agreed today
to pass upon constitutioinality of
another New Deal act—the muni-
cipal bankruptcy law of 1934.
The measure was intended to
help counties, cities, townships, ir-
rigation districts, jnnd other po-
litical sub-divisions, to reoorganize
and refund their debts in Federal
bankruptcy courts.
Bondholders in a Texas irriga- jamiiy ana ivu. ana ivirs. ivmier
tion district asked the hearing. The Tate of Terrell,*Marcellus McRey-
case was assigned for argument the I nolds of Houston, Lee MbReynolds
week of April 27. J of Fort Worth Mrs. Hugh Grant,
‘ Jim Inge and Ed Zumwalt of Dal-
las, and others.
in a holdup
March 15.
A Denton man bought the vehi-
cle at a used car lot in Memphis,
Tenn., about two' weeks ago and
drove it here, he told Knight. He
said he had reason to believe the
man from whom he bought it, not
a regular used car dealer, had fol-
lowed him to Denton, and police
were on the lookout for the man
here.
The National Automobile Theft
Bureau notified the local officers
that the machine was one stolen
from Eddie Glover of Detroit “dur-
ing a holdup” at Dearborn. No de-
tails of the holdup were given.
The car was taken into custody,
after its identification, by Officers
Glen Lanford, Roy Moore and Sain
Gentry, and Monday was being held
for the owner or officers who will
come for it.
Sport of
Cycling Has
Complications
---- (By Associated Press) -----
NEW YORK—Even the gen-
tle sport of cycling has its com-
plications in New York City.
Latest “accessory” is a spe-
cial railroad train which will
haul bicycle riders into Con-
necticut once a week and let
them have a few hours of free-
dom from the big city’s traffic.
DALLAS, April 13.—(A1)—Detec-
tives withheld today filing of form-
al charges against Lloyd (Blackie)
Doyle, Luer kidnaping suspect, while
they investigated his possible con-
nection ^vith scores of recent rob-
beries and burglaries.
Removed From Post
After Criticising
WPA Project.
WASHINGTON, April 13.
— (AP)—Major General
Johnson Hagood was order-
ed restored to active duty in
command of the Sixth Corps
area at Chicago.
Hagood was removed from com-
mand of the Eighth Corps area af-
ter he had criticized WPA money
as “stage money.” Tile disciplined
officer conferred twice with Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
At Chicago he will replace Major
General Frank R. McCoy. The as-
signment is effective May 2.
McCoy will be transferred
command the Second Corps area at
New York, succeeding Major Gen-
eral Dennis E. Nolan, who is retir-
ing.
The decision to restore Hagood to
active duty was made personally by
President Roosevelt after a second
conference with Hagood at the
White House Saturday afternoon.
Wanted Second Area
In army quarters it was under-
stood that Hagood, who is the third
highest ranking general officer in
the army, urged President Roosevelt
to send him to the Second Corps
area, which is considered the most
desirable command post in the Uni-
ted States?
But it was reported this was op-
posed bo/i by high administration
officials and by General M(alin
Craig, chief of staff.
At Chicago, Hagood will have
command of the second army, em-
bracing troops within both the
Fifth and Sixth Corps areas. Im-
portant a.rmy maneuvers are to be
held in that region late this sum-
mer.
Hagood has approximately 14
months to serve before reaching the
statutory retirement age of 64.
On his own application, however,
he can retire at any time now with
full retirement pay under the law
permitting such a step after 40
years of active service.
WASHINGTON, April 13-—-(AP)-—The Supreme
Court deferred today for two weeks its decision on constitu-
tionality of the Guffey coal act.
While many in the government
Congress and labor circles waited
for word of thei high tribunal’s
view of the legislation, the justioes
adjourned until April 27.
No decisions were handed down,
but the court did announce
whether it would review a number
ber of cases appealed from lower
courts.
Decline Gooch Case Review
Arthur Gooch, southwestern out-
law sentenced to death under the
Lindbergh kidnap act, lost his claim
that the law was unconstitutional.
low,a was granted a hearing on
its claim that the “gross receiptc”
provision of the state’s 1935 chain
store tax was constitutional.
Gooch was convicted under the
act passed by Congress shortly
after the kidnaping of Charles A.
Lindbergh Jr.
The high tribunal declined to
review the decision of the Tenth
Circuit Court of Appeals March 9'
which approved death sentence im-
posed by an Eastern Federal Dis-
trict Court. Gooch was found guil-
ty of kidnaping an officer.
His lawyers said he “has been
sentenced to die and the con-
stitutionality of the, act under
which he must pay the extreme
penalty has not been befqre this
court.”
Asserting Gooch had no funds,
his lawyers asked the court con-
sider the case without payment of
the usual fees. >
“Congress has no power to make
such an act a Federal offense un-
der the commerce clause of the
constitution,” they argued. “The
state has the exclusive power to
regulate vice and morality
to pass necessary laws for
protection of its citizens.”
Teachers College Players placed
second in the sixth annual Texas ,>
intercollegiate one-act play tour- siV.e than relief,
nament in Houston, finals of which
were held Friday night.
Joe* Pat O’Keefe of the Players
won second place in individual act-
ing awards for men, in the tourna-
ment. Cast in “The Wasp”, Teach-
ers College entry, were 1
rene Bell, O’Keefe, and Charles
Shumaker. Miss Myrtle Hardy,
rector, accompanied the cast
Houston.
With the arrest of a 15-year-old
Denton youth whom squad car of-
ficers found in the act of entering
a filling station Sunday evening, po-
lice today believed that at least four
burglaries of that same* business
house were solved.
The station, on McKinney Street,
is owned by Clyde Manry and pre-
vious burglaries there have been
under investigation. Sunday eve-
ning Officers Leon Hannah and
Luther Allen found the youth climb-
ing in a window of the station and
took him in custody, they reported
to City Marshal Lee Knight. Ques-
tioned, the boy made statements
relative to the earlier burglaries,
they said. Knight turned the youth
over to juvenile court.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-—(AP)—A House bloc
seeking ear-marking for public works of $700,000,000 of
the $1,500,000,000 relief money asked by President Roose-
velt decided today to name a committee to circulate peti-
tions and present them to the president.
The action was taken at a meet-
ing called by Rep. Beiter (D- NY),
last week several members ap-
peared before the House Appro-
priations subcommittee considering
the $1,500,000,0001 request.
Simultaneously, representatives
of the Workers Alliance of Amer-
ica were heard by the subcommit-
tee. They presented theilr $6,000),-
000,000 program f
works relief for the coming fiscal
year.
WASHINGTON, April 13. — (/El-
Presidential insistence upon a tax
bill providing sufficient revenue to
meet Mr. Roosevelt’s estimates of
Federal money requirements was
forecast today by Speaker Byrns.
Just what form the presidential
insistence might take, the speaker
did not say. Nor did he make any
mention of what might be done in
the House to bring the tax bill up
to the total sought by Mr. Roosevelt
—$792,000,000 over each of the first
three years and $620,000,000 there-
after.
“I think the president is going to
insist on having enough revenue,”
he said. “I don’t know that the bill
will fall short. I look on that with
some doubt.”
His remarks were in reply to
questions at his press conference on
the possibility that the bill being
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tunity to get together on methods committee might produce $345,000,-
. x..—, 1 ooo ieSS over the first three years
than, the administration wants. The
committee had rejected the presi-
dent’s suggestion that processing
taxes be levied.
Leonard Monroe Fimey, 50, 1609
Maple Avenue, died at 6:45 p. m.
Sunday of pneumonia which devel-
oped following influenza. He was
serving as county engineer, and was
supervising an extensive WPA road
program.
Funeral services, conducted by
Rev. D. Emory Hawk, and burial
were to be in Wheatland Monday
afternoon.
Finley is survived by his mother,
Mrs. S. H. Daniel, with whom he
made his home, and a brother,
Thomas Carl Finley of Ponder. He
was born-Dec. 13, 1885, in Duncan-
ville, and received his education in
Duncanville, in Polytechnic College
in Fort Worth, and in Terre Haute,
Ind. He was a member of the Meth-
odist Church. He had lived in this
county five years.
Roundabouting Saturday. Jim
Seaborn was telling some of the
boys how hard he had been work-
ing and that he sometimes thought
about farming on the halves. Juan
Matthews, Slidell, said a little rain
wouldn’t do any harm, and John
Worthy said his corn, which he’
thought killed by tjhe freezes, was
going fine. Sam Harper said any-
one could have his 1936 peachy
crop, as there wouldn’t be any at
his place. Floyd Vaughan said
that he had been working as hard
Jim Seaborn—going some said
the boys. Bob Cunningham says
he knows nothing about weather
any more, since he lost old Baldy,
his hound dog which always ap-
prised him of changing weather.
J. H. Wiley getting to thinking
about politics just a little, and Joe
Riney knows for whom he is going
to vote in some of the elections.
Joe Mitchell, auditor in the Liquor
Board of Control, and Representa-
tive Hermon Jones of Wondrous
Wise County, were telling things to
Roundabout. T. C. Gunter was al-
lowing as how he Dr. Dobbins and
R. T). Slaughter might show the
hunters how to bring back turkey
and deer this fall. Charlie Price
said that he still lived, within two
miles of the, place where he first
saw the light of day. The Bing-
ham boys think rain would help
Clear Creek bottom crops. Joe
Waidq, witfi his Centennial hat,
■ got to come to Denton because
his niece and Mrs. Waide brought
him along, but he wouldn’t say
one) thing about Buck Creek nor
Johnny Nick, but he and General
Miles were having a fine visit. Bob
Bryant says everything on ttye
“poor farm’’ is dry. Rural carriers,
Johnson, of Denton, and Derry-
berry, of Lewisville, admit the mud-
dy roads have not interfered with
their work in a few days. The
Fairman boys. Pink Underwood,
Jum Forrester and Paul Dunkle
in deep conference and Jum was
trying to tell Paul how he could get
that $50 that L. Bailey deposited
to Mrs. Paul’s credit in place of
Paul’s. Gene Tatum, all laden down
with groceries >.bout ready to
start home. Bob Hainey and Nova
Roach, candidates for the same
office, in the center of a crowd of
5riends. Frank Durham trying to
make some of the boys believe he
was just 46 years old Saturday.
Georg© Owens busy, but not yet
ready to run that 100-yard dash.
Joe Curtis said he had just about
as soon have a good water well
as an oil well now. Every one
seemed to be in fine humor and
greeting friends from sections ether
than theip own. “Sure like to get
to Denton on Saturdays especially,
as I see so many friends from over
the county—Denton seems to be
the center of county-attraction on
.Saturdays”—heard in many places.
Good news to one Denton in-
dustry, at least, and to friends of
the Denton Purity Bakery! The
’bread war’ has been concluded
and settled peacefully, and start-
ing Monday morning the Purity
/• Bakery again is enabled to place
<^4 their mighty fine bread with local
grocers.
TOWNo
said one of the men sought for
question in connection with
Wendel’s abduction Iwas Murray
Bleefeld, alias Moe Taylor, whose
father’s home was in the neigh-
hood in which Wendel said he was
held captive..
TRENTON, N. J,. April 13—(ZP)
—Dr. John F. (Jafsie) Condon,
who testified he gavej Bruno Rich-
ard Hauptmann $50,000' to ransom
the Lindbergh baby, has been re-
quested to appear Wednesday be-
fore a. grand jury investigating
charges that another man—Paul H.
Wendel of Trenton, killeid, the
child.
Allyne M. Freeman, foreman of
the Mercer County grand jury, sent
the telegram to the Bronx educa-
tor’s home last night:
Wendel, a disbarred lawyer, said
ho was abducted by four men in
Brooklyn, N. Y., two months ago
and tortured into “confessing” the
Lindbergh kidnaping.
Assistant District Attorney Wil- v r r ___________v
Ham F. McGuinness of Brooklyn in the season in an attempt to re-
said one of the men sought for . gain his health.
had been checking
chaser became suspicious of
man selling it and reported
transaction to City Marshal
Knight, was a stolen machine used
at Dearborn, Mich.,
I WASHINGTON, April 13. —(A5)—
; Enactment of the Wheeler bill for
compensation and protection of
railway employes affected by rail-
road consolidations was urged be-
fore the Senate interstate commerce
committee today by George M. Har-
rison, chairman of the Railway La-
bor Executive Association.
EAST TEXAS — Fair tonight;
Tuesday partly cloudy. Moderate
south and southwest winds on the
coast.
WEST TEXAS—Fair tonight and
Tuesday; cooler in the Panhandle
Thursday afternoon.
OKLAHOMA — Fair tonight;
Tuesday partly cloudy, cooler at
night and in west portion in after-
noon.
Miss Cy- relief as
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