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DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE
EIGHT PAGES
Associated Press Leased Wire
DENTON, TEXAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 29, 1936
NO. 39
VOL. XXXVI
MORE FERTILE /-/ouse Votes Probe
TEXAS CENTRAL
LANO INUNDATED
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and $750 to
OPEN CAMPAIGN
IN TALK TONIGHT
It was adopted, 80 to 48, not-
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Insurgents Start
-constitute a practical policy.
New Madrid Drive Swns’
in the District
Under the
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Crowd Expected
For Democratic
Meeting Tonight
Two Trainmen
Die When L& A.
Train Is Wrecked
Coleman Heads
Young Democrats
Colorado’s Worst
September Snow
Storm Abating
Chinese Sounds
Warning of Far
East Situation
Blasts Damage
Bank at Ardmore
Texan’s Trial
Near Jury’s Hands
1,000 Arrested
in Nationwide
Drive on Liquor
and Narcotics
Court to Canvass
School Elections
ALSO TO STUDY
NEEDED REVENUE
Waters Fall at Waco
and Rehabilitation
Under Way
Crest of Brazos
Flood Near Hearne
Leads Aging ‘Boys
in Blue’
Solon Proposes Prob©
Alleged Communism
Teaching
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Russell re-
turned home Monday night from
Wichita Falls, where they have been
for several months, Mr. Russell un-
der treatment in a sanitarium. Mr.
Russell’s condition, his many friends
will be glad to know, is much im-
proved.
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CITY BUYS POLICE RADIO AS
PRESENT CONTRACT EXPIRES,
HIRES BUILDER AS OPERATOR
' Burial
to Be Thursday
No Cause Assigned
The engineer, persons who went
to the wreck scene reported, was
slightly hurt in the derailment and
returned to Shreveport. Passengers
on the train, including Mrs. J. H.
Jordan Jr. and Miss Moss Tyler,
also turned back to Shreveport.
Up to a late hour this morning
officials of the railroad had given
out no statement on the cause of
the wreck, but persons who visited
the scene brought reports that the
train ran into an open switch.
Transportation workers have been
on strike on the railroad since Sept-
ember 19 and minor disorders have
occurred at Minden, La. Nearly a
score of men have been arrested
for carrying firearms at cities and
towns on the road in Louisiana,
Texas and Arkansas.
The sheriff’s office at Winfield
said Dempsey, one of the victims,
was thought to be a railroad guard
and Vaught a student engineer.
The train was traveling at about
40 miles an hour, officers said.
The two men who were killed were
riding the cab with the engineer
and fireman.
Travelers to Dallas Monday after-
noon were being routed by Grape-
vine, as water so high over Denton
Creek bottom that travel was stop-
ped.
Another member has been added
to the roster Of the Confederate
States of America organization. Dr.
D. F. Kirkpatrick, of Lewisville, is
the latest member. He was born
in Wilson County, Tennessee, May
10, 1861.
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me,” he said.
during one c.‘ ...
Winter—the kind bald-heads don’t
like—and I believe he has it yet.”
Denton merchants, through the
sponsorship of the Denton’s Wo-
men’s Business and Professional
Club, will tomorrow (Wednesday)
nvght hold a Style and Floor Show
<7t the S. C. W. auditorium. The
latest styles will be shown by live
models, and in addition to that in-
teresting feature, an excellent Floor
Show will be given. The members
of the women’s organization urge
every Denton citizen to make a date
with themselves for their show.
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Constitution of the
' United States the President has
the power of veto ever> though war
has the power
over his veto.
Leaders’ Luck
BANCROFT, Kas.—Charlie
McMahon borrowed a horse
to work with three of his own.
The four were together when
lighting struck. Farmer Mc-
Mahon’s horses were killed. The
borrowed one was unharmed.
Experienced
UPLAND. Calif.—Mrs. L. D.
Wilhoite, 80, was given a dep-
uty sheriff’s badge on her 62nd
wedding anniversary. She
promptly confided that in ear-
lier days she was a compan-
ion /of Carry Nation during
saloon smashing operations in
Kansas.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 29—(ZP)—A
group of four or five men early to-
day burned a small bridge on the
Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad
just north of LaPlace between Baton
Rouge and New Orleans.
Effect
And
Cause
■--- (By Associated Press) ——
HARRISBURG. W. a.—A dog
barked and Mrs. Libbie Jones
suffered three fractured ribs.
The bark frightened a cow,
the cow jumped, Mrs. Jones
was knocked from a milking
stool. '
Station Must Be Built Up to Blanket Entire
County, Commission Says; Paving West
Chestnut Again Sought of WPA
Warning Saves Lives
of Humans and
Livestock
Zeppelin Completes
New Ocean Crossing
Winter! Mrs. Joe Mitchell all
wrapped up in heavy winter fur-
collared coat, making her morning
rounds to advise clients of the Den-
ton County National Bank. Mrs.
Mitchell, always most cordial and
happy, some times is referred to as
“Bad News” by the. merchants, as,
at times, she informs them on her
morning rounds that a check was
‘hot’. But if any one could make
Mr. Merchant happy over such an
occasion, Mrs. Mitchell can.
as a “remarkable period of service
to his country.”
That service encompased 42 years
during which Sims unsuaringly at-
tacked naval weaknesses, and fre-
quently met attacks upon himself.
Indications are that a large crowd
will be on hand at the municipal
auditorium tonight at 7:30 when a
rally of Democrats will be held, for
Denton County.
The primary purpose of the meet-
ing is to consider plans for raising
funds in this county to help carry
on the campaign in doubtful states.
All loy>l Democrats and support-
ers of President Rossevelt are urged
to attend the meeting.
should be declared by Congress;
however, congress
also to pass it
A good road sign! W. S. Long
tells of having seen it °n a high-
way on a ______ ..
—don’t drink; if you
drive.”
Ending lengthy discussion, the City Commission Fri-
day night voted to buy outright the police radio broadcast
system installed here a year ago, and hired W. B. Duncan,
LOS ANGELES, Sejt. 29—(ZP)—
Pint-sized James Henderson, heir to
a 40,000-acre Texas cattle ranch, to-
day heard the state demand his con-
viction. but not his death, for firing
six shots into Thomas Patton when
he discovered him in his wife’s; bed-
room.
Henderson is charged with first
degree murder in connection with
the shooting last July 4, which cli-
maxed a drinking party at Paxton’s
Santa Monica Beer Parlor.
While his wife, Leona, 25, was
unconscious, the Texan testified,
Patton attempted to attack her.
His counsel presented three de-
fense contentions—that Patton was
killed by Henderson in self-defense,
that it was justifiable homicide and
that the rancher was a victim of
temporary amnesia.
Declaring Henderson was in re-
ality simply pleading the “unwritten
law,” Deputy District Attorney H. S.
. No other j G. McCartney urged the jurors “not
matters are at present slated to be to Ibe governed by sentiment or
— • '' , compassion.”
governmental democracy.
“We 1—. . ..
t)he way of freedom is also the
way to peace,’ he told the assem-
bly.
He urged emphasis on concilia-
tion rather than coercion to set-
tle international disputes and de-
clared automatic commitments to
the application off force do not
recent trip. “If Y°u drive
drink—don’t
AUSTIN, Sept. 29.—(AP)
—The Texas House voted to-
day to resolve itself into a
committee of the whole to
investigate the old age pen-
sion administration and as-
certain the revenue needs
for maintenance of the pen-
sion program.
The resolution was offered by
Rep. A. T. McKinney of Hunts-
ville, who said its primary pur-
pose was to obtain facts to guide
the. Legislature in levying taxes
for pensions,
DENVER, Sept. 29.—(Az-
Eleven deaths were attributed
directly or indirectly today to
Colorado’s worst September
snow storm and damage was
estimated in millions of dol-
lars.
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“My alfalfa field certainly should
have a fine season,” said Verne
Burch. “It was under from one
inch to six- or seven feet this week,
and it may be, with a very late frost,
another cutting can be had. With-
out the rain, I know no more cut-
tings would have been possible, but,
even though I can’t cut any more,
there would be fine winter graz-
ing.”
“Yeah, the faucet has been turn-
ed,” said the moon-man. “I have
come to the conclusion that for the
present we have sufficient moisture
to bring up the turnips and give
them a good start. Soon, we’ll be
talking about another rain for that
winter- garden-sass.”
who installed and leased the set to the city, to act as op-
erator-technician at a salary of $100 per month.____
The commissioners exercised their
option to purchase the radio, as
its year’s contract terminates Oct.
5. for $600. The contract allowed
the city to buy the set at its cost
price, not exceeding $6001, and
Duncan told the commissioners
.at their called session the set had
cost between $700 d”7Cfv +~
install.
By the
The boy who ran away from
home at the age of 15 to enlist in
the Union Army, C. H. William
Ruhe of Pennsylvania has been
accorded the highest honor tin.
Grand Army of the Republic vet-
erans can pay—election as com-
mander in chief. He succeeds
Oley Nelson of slater, la.
I came not to call the righteous,
but; the sinners unto repentance.—
Luke 5-32.
One man’s word is no man’s word;
we should quietly hear both sides.—
Goethe.
withstanding protests of some that
the investigation would delay the
raising of revenue, the purpose
for which the session was called,
Rep. Clarence Farmer of Fort
Worth, supporting the resolution,
charged the pension administra-
tion’s “disregard” of that section
of the law providing .for local pen-
sion. authorities to determine the
amounts of grants was “worthy
of impeachment.”.
Would Probe Teaching
A House conimwiee investigation
of “rumored” teaching Of com-
munism in state colleges wag pro-
t posed in a resolution by Rep.
GENEVA, Sept. 29.—(ZP)—A sol- j0P Caldwell of Asherton. Speak-
emn warning of tb<- “veritable pi- coke Stewnsoii indicf’ted he
j on-
ground it was not
within the governor’s
of Administration
f Old Age Pensions
EAST TEXAS: Partly cloudy to-
night and Wednesday; rising tem-
perature Wednesday. Moderate nor-
therly winds on the coast becom-
ing variable.
WEST TEXAS: Mostly fair,
probably frost in north portion
tonight; Wednesday fair,
temperature.
W .O. Anderson, gas-man. is lots
more content with things than he
was some few days and weeks, back,
but Penry-the ice-man, is not feel-
ing so well since Winter has set
in. Gas bills will be mounting now,
unless warm weather replaces the
low temperatures, and the usual
monthly payments will be transfer-
ROUND
ABOUT
TOWN
OIL ALLOWABLE 1,179,948 BAR-
RELS DAILY
AUSTIN, Sept. 29—(ZP)—The Rail-
road Commission today set the a-
lowable crude oil production for
Texas in October at 1.179.948 barrels
daily.
Austin Little is beginning to worry
about that ‘fur cap’. “I am not sure
that Pete Tobin ever returned it to walk
du. “Pete borrowed it would cut , - r
of those cold spells last outlay to far below that figure.
Discuss Street Opening
The opening of Bolivar Street
from its present end at West Oak
Street through to West Hickory
Street, asked last year, was again
presented the commission by the
mayor, who saiicl it ha(d tyeen
proposed again by George M. Hop-
kins, local attorney, and endorsed
by the City Plan Commission. The
project can probably be carried
out for much le-s than the $8,000
figure named a year ago, Wright
predicted. The matter was re-
ferred to the commission’s street
committee to investigate.
Members of the board of arbi-
tration to act under the new zon-
ing ordinance were named by
Wright and their appointment rat-
ified by the commission. They are:
J. E. McCrary, Walter B. McClur-
kan, M. A. Gay, J- H. Legett and
Joe Reed
That the zoning code should
specify the distance of garages
and other accessory buildings from
sidelines was suggested by Fire
Marshal W E. Smoot, building in-
spector, who said though that was
covered by the older building code
here he felt it should be in the
zoning plan.
Offer of J: A. Barton to pur-
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(By Associated Press)
The terrifying epic of Toledo and
its rescued Alcazar was unfolded, bit
by bit, today, while Spanish insurg-
ents started a fresh drive on Mad-
rid and the government, slowing its
reinforcements to Toledo, built
giant defense system before the
capital itself.
assault on Toledo Sunday, survivors
began rising
at the rate of
hour. After
the greatest
the torrent of
LAKEHURST, N. J., Sept. 29—
(/P)_The German Zeppelin Hinden-
burg, completing its ninth east to
west crossing of the North Atlantic,
docked at the naval air station here
at 5:06 a. m. (Central Standard
Time) today.
The huge airship made the voyage
from Frankfort-on-Main, Germany,
in 63 hours and 12 minutes.
ville, bringing that community the
worst flood hs residents could
remember.
Cameron Roads Flooded
Cameron reported the Littlei
River out of its banks and ris-
ing rapidly in Milam County. High-
way 77 leading out of Cameron t^o
miles from the city to the east
was blocked. All roads leading from
Cameron South and Southwest to
other communities in the county
were impassable.
Residents of Cameron predicted
this flood would equal the destruc-
tive rise of 1913. A tremendous
rise was expected from the Leon
River crest, due to spill into the
Little River tomorrow.
No lives were danger along the
Little River tomorrow.
No lives were in danger along
the Litffle River and all cattle
were, moved out. Fifty per cent on
the late cotton in the bottom
lands was lost an(i Iee(i cr°ps were
damaged to the extent of hundreds
of ■ thousands of dollars. .
The Little River stage jumped
to 38 feet near Cameron when a
five-foot rise came down before
noon.
Hearne reported the Brazos two
miles wide there, damaging cot-
ton crops and spreading into old
channels and bottom lands. The
river channel is much wider than
at Waco, however, and the river»
stage was not above 31 feet—five
feet under the 1913 peak.
Railroad traffic through Corsi-
cana was restored to normal sched-
ule last night. The Teaxs Electric
cars were still not operating. Ma-
jor creekg around Corsicana were
receding but highway 75 was still
under 10 feet of water in places.
Automobile traffic moving north
was warned °f danger along the
Emhouse road.
At College Station, crest of the
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 29—(ZD-
Striking suddenly in cities from
coast to coast, treasury law enforce-
ment agencies today had made close
to 1,000 arrests and seized several
hundred illicit stills in a drive
against narcotic and liquor law vio-
lators.
With 2,500 agents mobilized for
the offensive, preliminary reports
showed more than 400 persons had
been taken into custody on narcotic
charges and several hundred on li-
quor charges.
Most of these were arrested for
alleged peddling of narcotics offic-
ials said.
The Narcotics Bureau and the
Treasury’s Alcohol Tax Unit headed
the drive, described as a periodic
“cleanup.” The coast guard, cus-
toms bureau and other treasury en-
forcement agencies cooperated.
Three parole violators were among
those taken in Texas which led the
list of states in total arrests, with
149.
Arrest were made in widely scat-
tered cities, and quantities of nar-
cotics were seized. At San Angelo,
Tex., agents found a store of Mari-
ruana.
The San Francisco Bay Area of
California was the scene of much
activity. Federal and state agents
arrested 20 persons, besides seizing
liquor and narcotics.
a few.
Three
automobiles had washed away.
Gatesville had been cut off for
48 hours over the week-end by high
water.
The Leon River
before midnight
about one foot an
bringing Jonesboro
rise in 20 years,
high water rushed on to Gates-
“Just down town for a while to
see that all you fellows get on the
.. right track,” said W. P. Bell, North
Elm, who doesn’t frequent the down-
town business section as often as he
did some months back.
monthly payments win oe uauaiti-
■ red from the water and ice account
to the winter-gas account. Water
and ice bills go up when gas bills
go down.
ARDMORE, Ok., Sept. 29—(ZP)~
Firemen luckily prevented flames
spreading when two rending explo-
sions within 15 seconds of each other
brought injury to two persons, dam-
aging badly the interior of the ex-
change National Bank and crushed
a vacant store front on Main Street
late yesterday.
Mrs. Jim Jarrett and Mrs. Clif-
ford Stevens, who were passing the
store, were burned but not serious-
ly. Leaking gas was believed to
have caused the blasts.
East was i
■ the League of Nations Assembly .
■ today by V/ellington Koo, Chin-
‘ ese delegate.
Koo asserted developments in
the Far East, which were inter-
preted as references to Sino-Jap-
anese tension, might have “serious ,
repercussions in Europe.”
He called attention to the ex-
istence in the Orient Of “intensi-
fication of preparations for war,
frequent movement of troops be-
hind the frontiers, multiplication
of border incidents and extension
of arms anj aggression.”
Prime Minister Mackenzie King
of Canada reaffirmed his coun- ________
try’s support of the league and the Legislature in order that steps
__ '..1 ' 7. may be taken to correct such, a
have profound faith that situation if it exists, and the ru-
mors should be branded as false
if they are found to be untrue.”
The committee would consist of
five representatives appointed by
the speaker.
Honors Editor
The Senate honored the mem-
ory of Eugene R- Millis, editorial
writer of the Hopston Chronicle
who died recently, by adopting a
resolution of condolence. Senator
Weaver Moore, author of the reso-
lution, delivered an eulogy.
Senator Gordon M. Burns in-
troduced a bill making the pay-
ment of taxes on the owner’s ren-
dition a requisite to contesting
any increase in the valuation made
by local authorities. It was re-
ferred to committee.
A resoluton to include among
| free tetxbooks for school children,
books on music reading courses wag
introduced by Senator E. Davi£
and referred to the education com-
mittee. L , ,
Senator K. M. Regan introduces
his successor in the Senate for
the regular term, H. L. Winfield
of Fort Stockton, who made a
short address.
The Senate adjourneci until 10
o'clock, tomorrow.
AUSTIN, Sept. 29^-(lP)—Governor
Allred said today that many legis-
lators had told him they favored
his proposal that the pension fund
borrow $3,000,000 of highway de-
partment revenues.
“I don’t know where else we could
turn to get the pension funds which
we must have before the money
starts coming in from the new tax
program,” the chief executive said.
“Eating is more important than rid-
ing.”
HEARNE, Sept. 29. —
(AP) — Thousands more
acres of farming land were
inundated in Central Texas
today as flood waters of the
Brazos and Little Rivers de-
stroyed millions of dollars
worth of crops and property.
There was no loss of life Ire-
ported (anywhere along the rain-
swollen rivers, lowland residents
heeding warnings to evacuate.
Farmers drove their livestock
to high ground and moved their
nousehold belongings to safety.
Upstream at Waco, where city
damage over the week-enjdj had
amounted to $c 00,000 and losses
in McLennan County to $1,500,000,
the Brazos was falling steadily
after the highest stage in its his-
tory—41 feet.
Crest of the Brazos flood ap-
proached Hearne today and as
the river channel is much wider
than in the Waco section, was ex-
pected to spread over .more farm-
ing land. The stretch between
Hearne and Marlin is cut with old
river channels which Will /abi-<
sorb much of the overflow, how-
ever.
At Cameron, on the rampaging
Little River, flood water was ris-
ing at a rate of six inches ait
hour. At 10 a. m. (CST) it was
within a foot and a half of the
Houston Highway, going over low
places in the bottoms. The river
stage had reached 33.30 feet.
There was absolutely no danger
to the city of Cameron, as it „ ~
would take a 100-foot rise to roll I bile on a snowy street,
into the community. The river was
not appreciably put of its banks
near Cameron, backing up in, draws
and gullies.
Coryell Hard Hit
| A 22-foot flood which came down
the Leon River out of the Hamil-
ton County area reached Gates-
ville during the night and flood-
ed a vast section of Coryell coun-
ty. Damage to crops was estimat-
ed at more than $100,000 in th§
county.
The Leon was still rising at
Gatesville, but was not flooding
the town. The Leon dumps into the
raging Little River near Belton.
Tracks of the St- Louis mid
Southwestern Railroad were under
four feet of water 15 miles south
of Gatesville and water was run.
ning over highway seven
miles north of Gatesville.
BOSTON, Sept. 29—(ZP)—“Taps”
will sound in Arlington National
Cemetery Thursday for Admiral
William Sowden Sims, caustic
(tongued commander of America’s
European fleet in the World War.
Admiral Sims, who “taught the
—— ----- navy how to shoot,” died here late
In the last hours of the fascist terday afc the age of 77, ending
assault on Toledo Sunday, suivivol s fter 14 years> retirement a career
said today, 600 Catholic priests sup- | President Roosevelt described
porting the rebellion were slaughter-
ed by frenzied leftists.
Looting and slaying raged apace,
these persons said, while fascist
guns boomed at the city’^gates. The
defefnders fie das the fascist le-
gions entered triumphantly.
Despite the comparatively small
loss shown by figures announced,
other, unconfirmed reports said per-
haps 70 per cent of the original 1,-
700 persons in the citadel were killed
or wounded.
As for the drive on Madrid, fas-
cist commanders at Toledo said the
“maneuver is developing.” To the
north, other insurgent columns
were seeking to encircle government
troops between Avila and Maqueda.
Ear! Coleman of Denton was
chosen president and Miss Alva
Beaird of Denton secretary-treas-
urer, at. a meeting of the Den-
ton County Young Democratic Club,
Monday night in the District
Court room.
Jack Burroughs of Dallas, state
president of the Young Democrats,
addressed the gathering, pointing
out the necessity for Interest and
action by young voters in the
Democratic party, particularly in
county and state politics, where,
he said, there was great need for
reform. The Denton County Club
set its membership goal at 130
members, at the meejfungi aftd.
voted to carry on an active cam-
paign to draw into the group a
large number of first-voters and
other young partisans in. this sec-
tion.
Executive committee members of
the state Young Democrats present
were Robert Teel, Sanger, who I
presided as temporary (chairman,
and Joe Bailey Morris of Dallas.
The County Commissioners Court
will meet Wednesday afternoon, to |
canvass and declare official re-
turns of three common school dis-
trict elections that hiked the local
school tax levies in order to secure
additional state aid funds. Unof-
ficial reports to County Judge
George P. Elbert wei’e that Satur-
day New Liberty voted to raise its
levy from 25 to 50 cents and that
Monday Hebron voted to fix its levy
at $1 and Midway voted to raiseits
levy from 75 cents to $1. I .
before the court, Elbert said.
By the new arrangement, the
technician is not put under con-
tract for any definite length of
time but is simply hired from
month to month as are other city
emploves, except that he was re-
tained by the commission rather
than by a department head.
Purchasing the equipment was
decided on by the commission af-
ter discussing its past operation
with Mayor J. L. Wright, City En- j
gineer W. N. Harris, City Attor- |
ney E. I. Key and City Marshal
I. E. Jones.
Would Increase Power
That the station’s power and
effectiveness must be built up to
give complete coverage over the
entire -county, anticipating the
sheriff's department co-operating
in the system after Jan. 1 when
the new county officials take of-
fice, was insisted on by the com-
mission in discussing the new
set-up with Duncan.
Both Duncan and Harris, in re-
sponse to questions, told the com-
missioners the set at present sat-
isfactorily blankets the city, but
is not heard over several sections
of the county.
A high antenna Or one removed
.from the downtown business sec-
tion was suggested by Duncan as
necessary for the wider broadcast
zone. Interference to the out-go-
ing radio waves caused by nearby-
metal-topped buildings was given
by him as probable cause of the
present dead zones.
A number of* other matters were
laid before the commissioners dur-
ing their called meeting, which
lasted well toward midnight.
Among them was the securing
a WPA project to pave the block
of West Chestnut Street adjoining
the Teachers College athlete field,
previously sought but never se-
cured. The project has been re-
instated in WPA’s list under the
936-37 set-up. the mayor told the
council, and he was authorized
to sign any necessary papers seek-
ing action. The project would be
about a $4,000 project of which
the city would stand, for approxi-
mately 30 per cent, though the city
engineer estimated the college’s
own work in leveling the side-
and removing dirt there
the city’s actual cash
trailer of an automo- danger of expio: ion” in the ^ar might rule the resolution out,
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A truck-auto collision near Fow-
ler, Colo., on a storm-swept high-
way, cost the life of Mrs. Stella
Philbrick, Rudy, Ark.
Elsie Selice, 3-year-old Walsen-
burg girl, died from injuries suf-
fered in an accident there Sat-
urday night.
Dust Storm Kills Two
The dust storm Friday night,
which heralded the three days of
rain and snow, resulted in tjwp
Denver deaths. Harry Pittenger,
electric company lineman, fell to
death while repairing a street
light during the high wind. Char-
les E. Sheeley, shielding his eyes
from the dust, was struck by an
automobile and killed.
George E. Lane, 54, died in Den-
ver of a. heart attack, bi ought
on by shoveling snow yesterday.
A. T. White, 4'7. a farmer, was
killed in a collision between his
truck and a Denver interurban car
in the rain
The meeting of the Young Demo-
crats of the County was held at the
•City Hall Monday night, but, from
some reason or other, there were
only a few of the younger Demo-
crats on hand for the county organ-
ization, which was to be* perfected.
The Young and Old Democrats of
Denton and County will meet this
'Tuesday night at the City Hall un-
der a call from County Chairman
W. L. McCormick to perfect plans
for a county wide discussion of the
approaching presidential campaign.
'‘Every Democrat in the county, in-
terested in the continuation of the
present administration, is urged to
be present at this meeting,” Chair-
man McCormick said. “The conduct
of the campaign to get out the votes
will be talked about and also the
means whereby the assessment
.against Denton County can be
raised.”
Denton County has been asked to
raise $1400 as its quota of the na-
tional campaign fund, and already
considerable toward that amount has
been raised. Surely each Democrat
will want to have a part in the cam-
paign and each one will be doing a
part by contributing to the neces-
sary campaign fund. Denton and
Denton County have both received
considerable aid from the Roosevelt
Administration, and there are hun-
dreds and hundreds of individuals
who have received aid. Be at the
meeting tonight and help in the or-
ganization.
HYDE PARK, N. Y., Sept. 29.—
;(/P)—president Roosevelt stepped
out today to deliver what intimates
termed a “straight from the shoul-
der” blow at the opposition, of-
ficially opening his bid for re-
election.
His initial campaign speech, be-
fore the Democratic state Con-
vention at Syracuse tonight at 9
o'clock, will be broadcast over na-
tionwide radio networks.
The president’s special train was
equipped for the five hour trip
with campaign paraphernalia, in-
cluding a twin set of loud speak-
Originally. described as covering
only state questions, the first
Roosevelt post-convention speech
to be given a definite political
label by the White House was
said by presidential associates to-
day to be of national significance.
They asserted the president
would lay a general foundation for i
later specific talks on agriculture,
finances and relief, and proba-
bly have something to say on
several issues raised by Governor
Alf M. Landon, Republican candi-
date.
SHREVEPORT, La., Sept. 29—(ZP)
—H. L. Vaught, 39, of Roanoke, Va.,
an engineer and J. T. Dempsey, of
Texarkana, a special officer, were
killed in the midnight derailment
of the “Hustler,” southbound pass-
enger train of the Louisiana and
Arkansas railroad company whose
transportation workers are on strike.
The derailment occurred at
Moore’s Station eight miles south of ''
Winnfield, La., while the train was
travelling at a rapid speed headed
for New Orleans.
The two men were killed and W.
Delcore, of Shreveport, a fireman, 1
was injured as the locomotive ran
through an open switch and over-
turned along with three of its five
cars.
S. Beauchamp, the regular engin-
eer. was operating the locomotive
at the time of the wreck and was
instructing Vaught in Vaught’s first
run between Shreveport and New
Orleans.
Beauchamp, who lives at Marshall,
.Texas, was thrown clear of the
wreckage and escaped with minor
injuries. No passengers were in-
jured.
Bodie's of the two dead were first
taken to Alexandria and later were
sent to Shreveport, the undertaker
said.
DENVER, Sept. 29.—(ZP)—Colo-
rado’s worst September snow storm
moderating today in a thin drizzle
of rain, caused «n airplane crash
which cost three lives and re-
sulted in weather conditions which
were blamed indirectly for 10 other
deaths.
Slightly whrmer ftempemtv/.^s;
began to melt the foot of snow
deposited along the area east of
the continental divide, where heavy
property damage occurred and the
highways were blocked tor a short
time.
The airplane accident occurred
near Rattlesnake Butte, in sparse-
ly settled Southern Colorado hills.
L. A. Bush, rancher, saw the
plane strike a hilltop during the
heavy snowstorm yesterday morn-
ing and with two others, made
his way to the wreckage.
“Tn it we saw the tuorrijbltyf
mangled bodies of two men. and
a woman,” he told Sheriff Claud
Swift of Walsenburg.
Don Davis, Varney Airlines of-
ficial, sighted the wreckage from
the air and said it was of a Var-
ney plane which took off from
Trinidad piloted by, C. H. Chidaw
of El Paso, Texas, and carrying
Mr. and Mrs. Ben T. Elkins of
San Francisco.
Edward Carlson, 54, a fireman,
was killed when struck by the
swinging 1
may be taken to correct such a
“veritable fir coke Stewnsoi.. indicated
.V • A r . I.. _ rxil
sounded today before j order on the
AwomWV ' SUbjeCt
call.
Caldwell said it had been ru-
mored throughout the state cer-
tain institutions of higher learn-
ing are permitting the teaching of
communism, atheism and other
un-American and subversive the-
ories and doctriens to the youth
of our state, and that sipread of
such teachings is promoted through
school organizations, political or-
ganizations, political organizations
and social groups as well as .in
the classrooms of our colleges.”
1 “The verity of such rumors,” he
said, “should be ascertained by
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