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DENTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 15, 1927
VOL. XXVI NO. 287
COUNTYTAX
EARLY TRIAL
Brooklyn Has Murder Mystery
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Trade Promotional Value
Cattle Prospects Good in
Central and Eastern Teras
Last Message Early Friday Indicated Plane
Was Falling into Sea Because of Lack of
Gasoline; Vessels Rush to Rescue.
THREE HANGED IN
JOLIET PRISON F 0 R
MURDER OF WARDEN
COOLER WEATHER
FOLLOWS RAINFALL
•ral laws are enforced
jynote of the conduct
of Ft.
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numerous and in
Young steer sales
Central and
particularly
the cattle
ing house kept by Miss Sarah Brownell, ig shown as he
for the 1
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were found in different parts of the city.
the most devasting and lastly per-
haps grbwing of cotton on too much
marginal land, which should not
COMMITTEES F 0 R
MEETING OF PEACE
OFFICERS NAMED
Texas
Peace
City Commissioner Francis Crad-
dock. member of the city police
committee, said Thursday that be-
cause of many complaints regard-
ing the non-enforcement. of the or-
dinance limiting, the parking pf
cars tn the business section to one
hour, he exi>ected to Instruct offi-
cers to strictly enforce this law.
Mayor B W McKenzie said that
unless the parking ordinance was
enforced he expected to ask its re-
iieal at the next regular meeting of
the City Commission. Both he and
Craddock declared that as the or-
dinance was a law they believed it
should be enforced.
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PITTSFIELD. Mass. July
Henry White, former
of a Jury verdict which acquitted a
number of former soldiers who were
accused of having killed a socialist
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Liverpool Expert Urges
Immediate Action to Check
Mr Celebration Saturday
and Sunday In Fort Worth
County School Trustees to
Meet In Denton Saturday County Club Bovs
.__ t o Enter Judging
Contests Monday
Calles Rele a s e s
Catholics Held on
Sedition Charges
try continued to swelter with the
heat.
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After Soldiers’ Acquitted
VIENNA. July 15.—A crowd rush-
ed the Palace of Justice today,
smashing! windows, forcing doors
and throwing document* into the
HOUSTON. July 15 -Gambling
in the police station was given as
the reason for a shakeup announ-
ced last night which resulted in
six police officers, some with long
service records, leaving the Hous-
ton force. Two were discharged,
three indefinitely suspended land
one resigned.
“Panners who expect to attend
the annual short course at A. St M
College July 25 to 30 should let
know by Saturday," said C. H
■ McDowell, county agent. Friday
Y McDowell said that a number of
Denton County farmers had said
they might attend the course '
BECKVILLE BANK IS
ROBBEDJF $1,292 ASK ENFORCEMENT
MARSHALL, July 15.-Robbers
who broke Into the Continental
State Bank at Beckville early to-
day escaped with 11,292 after open-
ing the safe with the use of an
acetylene torch. Carthage officers
are working on the case
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LIGHTNING STRIKES MOSQUE;
BOY SCOUTS SAVE IT
FORT WORTH. July 15.—A Boy
Scout bucket brigade made quick
work of a fire in the basement of
the Masonic Mosque at Lake Worth
Thureday evening The fire origi-
nated when lightning struck the
mosque, causing a short circuit In
electric wiring Little damage was
done.
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Heat Death Toll
in Three Days in
East Reaches 45
PRO LEADERS INFORMED THAT
COUNTRY WILL BE DRY
WASHINGTON. July 15—Com-
plete prohibition cannot be expect-
ed for a number of years, but the
country will eventually become
completely dry. Assistant Secreta-
ry Lowman, in charge of enforce-
ment, told prohibition administra-
tors in conference here Thureday.
Sane enforcement of the law just
as other Feder
will be tbs ksi
of agents and administrators, Low-
man said.
PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE
INDICATES FIGURES TO
SHOW SLIGHT IN-
CREASE THIS YEAR.
Oscie Gross, Roy Ratliff, I<eonard
Rice and Kenneth Benbrook are
“tramping' to California from
Denton. The other day Gross' fam-
ily received a letter from El Paso
stating that he had made the trip
there in fast time and had been
out but JIAO. The young men pick
up rides on the road and expect to
be in California, where jobs await
them. within a comparatively few
days
Six or eight Denton County club
boys will be taken to Arlington
Monday by County Agent C. H Mc-
Dowell to enter the stock Judging
contest to be held there Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday
The three Denton County winners
tn this contest will be taken to the
A AM College short course the
following week, Mcbowell said. The
names of those to attend the Ar-
lington contest will be announced
Saturday. -,;4
received soaking
the night while across the border
In Oklahoma torrential downpour;
caused near flood conditions/ at
Ardmore and Durant.
The heaviest rains in Texas were
reported in the vicinity of Brown-
wood and Abilene where the fall
ranged from one to three Inches.
Wichita Falls reported 15, —
Worth. .42 and Dallas .35.
Cool temperatures and scatter-
ed showers were predicted
most of the state today.
Socialists Riot In Vienna , I
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jB. E. Looney and daughters, Misses
T Clare Belle. Ruth and Juanita, will
drive with
short stay.
Word has been received from S
M N Marrs. State superintendent
of public, instruction, that he will
be unable to attend the county
trustees' meeting which will be
held at 10 o'clock Saturday morn-
ing In the District Court room, but
he will send a representative in his
place.
The program will be presented as
was formerly announced, according
to J. L. Yarbrough, county super-
intendent. and all trustees, patrons
and friends of the schools in the
county are Invited to attend, Yar-
brough says.
County Engineer W N HarrL.
sal on the Jury in Williamson Coun-
ty which found Willie Robinson,
abas Jesse Brinkley, guilty of bur-
glary of a private residence in the
night time and assault with intent
to murder, fixing the negro's pun-
ishment at 75 years in the peni-
tentiary. "The case,” said Harris
**wm vary similar to that in which
ti»e nefre is indicted for murder
in connection with the death of
c T*r“1 B*r Bunday
and the
non was
the cbm
Ludwig Halverson Lee (right), caretaker of the Brooklyn room-
pt uy Mioo Gmail is Bnvwii m lie was arrested
brutal murder of Miss Brownfli and a neighbor, Mrs Alfred
The bodies of the two women were chopped up and portions
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HOUSTON. July 15
East Texas is the
bi ight spot Just nov. in
business, according to H H Schultz,
government statistician.
He points out that added mois
tuie has improved the already ex-
cellent range by freshening grass
I and tilling water tanks. Cattle
are above normal condition with
many fattened ready for market I
Practically 75 per cent of the cake '
on grass ted steers have moved out. ,
Many pastures are considerably un-
derstocked. Spring calves have
turned out well which, with the
atoundan/. of feed, should makx*
rapid growtPrices an all classes
M Atock continue firm with few for
sale"
Offsets. Mr Schutz fuids, are
that “there are considerable infes-
tation of worms but losses have not
been serious Ticks in the eastern
counties are still bad and a few
cases of blackleg have been report-
ed in unvaccinated calves "
In the Plains district the ran^e
needs ^nore rain and to fill water
holes but as a rule, cattle are hold
Ing up well.
In West entral Texas rains prom-
ise an abundance of feed, except in
scattered localities. Cattle general-
ly are in excellent condition but
screw worms are causing consider-
able infestation which seems earlier
and of more consequence than us-
ual Calves are
good condition,
have been slew.
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“We iiad a good time at Fort Bam
lijtaton, with the afternoons off
I and only three hours of drill each
day," said Charlea Floyd, who with
seven other Denton boys returned
Tuesday from attending the Cla-
sens' Military Training Camp there
“We were fed good meals and sev-
eral of the boys put on weight."
Other boys from Denton attend-
ing the camp wyre Herman Cook.
I Hosner McKenate, Oliver Koenig
Noble Adkisson. Ell Cox, Joe Wheel-
er and Oecll Pajrne
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 15.—The Pacific has
scorned the challenge of two daring airmen and drawn
them into its vastness where foreboding silence shrouded
their fate. At the hour today when they would have re-
ceived a world’s plaudits had their efforts been successful,
Ernest Smith and Emory Bronte were bobbing on a shark-
infested sea cut off from communication with radio sta-
tions which had received the hourly story of their flight
from the Golden Gate.
This version of their fate
based on presumption At 8 15 a
m. < Pacific coast timei they made
their last contact with civilization.
Two hours
elapsed since
RAYS SCHOOLS TEACH WAR
LONDON—“Railings are put up
around schools in such a way as to
familiarize children with the idea
of pikes and bayonete.” declared
Daniel Kirkwood, radical member
of f’arllament, from Dumbarton, In
a recent debate In the House of
Commons regarding the education
of British children.
day evening to start wot/, and that
Doc Dudley, city marshal of
1 Gainesville and president of the aa-
socia'tlon, likely would attend the
meeting
The committees named follow:
Program committee: G R. War-
ren. chairman. B W McKenzie. El-
, bert Hooper. W A. Mathews. L. A
■ McDonald and Marion Bralley.
and I Finance committee: Jack Chrts-
tal, chairman. J. A. Young, D. C.
Early, John Richardson, Dave
Street, G. C. Cockrell. W. H. Mc-
Neil and C. A Williams.
Ir. and
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WOUNDED NEGRO LIKE- - |
LY WILL BE ABLE TO
STAND TRIAL IN THREE
WEEKS.
Indications now are that J
Willie Robinson, alias Jefse j
Brinkley, will go on trial' ’1
here within about three jOg
weeks on a charge of murd«r ~ I
in connection with the death J
of J. C. Terrill, who wsa
killed Sunday night just af- ‘
ter he and Mrs. Terrill had
returned from church.
County Attorney Egbert Hooper
said the negro was rapidly recov-
ering from effects of wounds re- J
celved when he was shot by Depu- ’ j
ty Sheriff J M (Jim) McCormldt,
who. with Deputy Sheriff C. A. WO- "
Hams, captured the black near Hoe-
let early Tuesday morning.
Trial Probably About Aog. I '
"From rejiorta received from DM-
las the negro likely will be able to
be up within about two weeks and
he should be able to be brought
of the Liverpool School of Com-
tn< rce At the present declining
rate Texas cotton growers even-
tually will face virtual peasantry.
I Todd believes.
Reasons for Decline
The reasons for declining yields
in Texas. Todd said to be probably
as follows «
Frequently drouthy years, alter-
Young Justice of Peace Is
Teachers College Student
The North Texas State Teachers
College has one of the youngest
Justices of the peace in Texas en-
rolled in Its ranks, in the person
of Roy W Swinney. of Athens.
Swinney is Just 21 and qualified for
office this year
Although Swinney is classified as
a freshman, he is not new to the
college. He was in the Teachers
college high school In the spring
and summer of 1926 and held the
office of president of the senior
casls. He plans to take a law course
In preparation for a career as an
attorney.
During his short, career as Jus-
tice of the peace. Swinney has had
a variety of interesting experiences,
one of his first duties being to con-
duct an inquest.
, the
| most of whom were students at the
college during the regular session,
I nating with years of excessive rain-
fall at the time of cotton picking
the boH weevil, especially in tl»e
yeys 192T. !«22 and 1993. but not
so active in recent vears: soil ex-'
haustion of the black lands and
.the lighter soils of East Texas
which, however. In condition to b,J
built up rapidly as compared to
the rest of the State; one-crop-
ping on large areas, which should
practice rotation and live stock
tarmuig with restoration of organic I
matter to the soil; plant diseases |
of which cotton root rot may be |
■ the meeting.
I Howerton said Friday that
A preliminary estimate of
the taxable values in Denton
County this year shows that
the total will, be $21,175,000,
according to announcement
by County Tax Assessor Geo.
P. Elbert.
nils is an increase of U6.000 over
the taxable values last year and
Elbert said that the total for this
year might be Increased by $25,-
000 when the rolls are completed.
The office force of the assessor's
i office now is busy making up the
rolls. Elbert said they were being
made up in alpliabetical order and
utged that any transfers of prop-
erty which should be included
this year's rolls be reported to the
office at once He said that the
work of making up the rolls was
about one week in advance of last
year’s program
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15--
ambassador
to France and Italy, and American
delegate to the Paris peace confer-
ence, died in Lenox this morning.
Mr. White underwent an operation
three years ago and has been In ill
health much ainoe then.
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Kall traffic through Denton war
delayed Friday morning by high
water from a heavy rain at Car-
rollton. The water was reported a
foot and a half over tiie track north
- of towr. Interurban cars were held
up until about 9 o'clock when they
started running on schedule The
heavy rain started at Carrollton
between 2 and 4 o’clock.
Navy Orders Search
WASHINGTON July 15—The
navy depenuent today ordered a
search for the trans-Pacific flyers.
Erneet Smith and Emory Bronte
behoved landed on the water more
L MO mEm from the Hawaiian
Ms. their goeL
Rhips Rnah to Rescue
ABOARD 8. B. WILHELMINA
11 06 a. m.. Pacific Time, July lb—
Proceeding at full speed toward the
position last given by Navigator
Emory Bronte, aboard the Smith
plane, officers of this steamer ex-
pected to arrive at the distressed
plane at 11:15 a. m. Honolulu time
(1:15 p. m. Pacific timer The sea
was calm and conditions favorable
for the flyers.
Two other ships, the liner Presi-
dent Pierce and an anny transport,
continued towards the plane's last
known position and a game of hide
and seek over hundreds of miles of
ocean sea was on.
Flew 1.800 Iles
According to figures here the
plane had been in the air 21 hours
and five minutes and covered a
distance of about 1.800 miles. She |
was presumably 500 miles from
Paia, Maui, and more than 400 miles
from the nearest land She proba-
bly fell short of Honolulu by some
700 miles
Equipped with provisions enough
to last 10 days, a pneumatic life
raft and facilities for distilling wa-
ter. the flyers had the consolation
that they might remain adrlffc 11
they could make a safe landing in
the open sea. but they knew noth-
ing of the help that was rushing to-
wards them because their receiving
sets broke down shortly after leav-
ing Skn Francisco yesterday
Plane Reports Lz.ndlnc
SAN FRANCISCO. July 15—A
message received here by the navy
intercepted from the monoplane
"City of Oakland.” said it was
In the water "
j in the water. Rush
help. About 500 miles northeast of
Tala. Maul," said the massage from
the monoplane
Veeeel Hears Last Message
HONOLULU. Jul>\ 15—The
steamer Wilhelmina has reported
by wireless that the monoplane
“City of Oakland," landed at sea
at 5:15 a. m. today. Honolulu time.
The steamer’s message reporting
the landing was received by naval
radio and other wireless stations
here It confirmed previous reports
as to the time the plane hit the wa-
ter.
wtll leave for their homes this week
-end
other "lifers" they plotted to
their freedom at the expense
slaying Warden Klein
They were caught, convicted of
Klein's murder and sentenced to
die. Twice more they attempted to
evade Justice by breaking Jail and
twice more were recaptured Today
they were hanged and death
won.
Two of their original comrades
In Klein's murder have been killed
by officers who ran them down. On-
ly two of the original seven $s-
Committees were named Thurs-
day evening at a meeting of Denton
County peace officers to make
| plans for the North Texaa and
Southern Oklahoma Peace Offi-
cers’ Association convention which
is to be held here July 29. Qgputy
1 Sheriff A C. Howerton presided at
■ the meeting.
I Howerton said Friday that the
be“‘pianted““to’ rot’ton" untiC'lt
sures at least a yield of 200 pounds ........ “
or more per acre.
East and West Texas: To-
nlgkt and Hatnrjay partly
ctoudy. local thunder showers.
? Temperature
• Maximum yesterday --------
1 Minimum today ..............
i' Barometer Roeding
R? a. m. tod«V -------------------»M
■ Rotative Humidity
’ 7 a. m. todsy .........97 per cent
complaints have
City Attorney
property
Jielr
“There are a large number of
rats tn the country now,” said
George Hundley Thureday "The
other day while driving to Sanger
I counted 63 rats which darted
across the road In front of my car."
Discredit Report ol Goll
and Nungesser Plane Found
RT. JOHNS. Newfoundland July
15.—The spark of hope kindled
yesterday when two hunters re-
ported wreckage In the interior
which was believed to be the re-
mains of the pjane /town by Nun-
gemer and Coll was virtually extin-
guished today when Major Sidney
Cotton after talking with the
men discredited thefj story.
was i ---------—------
G. I. A. TERM EXAMS
and 15 minutes had 1
tlw message was
heard. It was feared that the plane
had gone down on the sea and its j
radio was out of commission.
Hope Flyers May Be Saved
In event ot a forced descent the
ships hurrying to the rescue hoped
that the flyers would be able to
abandon the plane for their frail
but serviceable lifeboat The steam-
er Wilhelmina and Calawaii. both
approximately 75 miles distant, and
the submarine tender U. 8 S Pel-
ican were speeding to the spot ap-
proximately 674 milees off the is-
land of Maui where the "City of
Oakland" last reported its position.
The monoplane was approximate
ly 1.708 miles toward Honolulu, its
goal, when its first calls for help
were heard at 5:45 a m. (Pacific
coast time). Bronte, operating the
radio, said their gasoline was low
and the ship was in danger of go-
ing down It went down as near-
ly as could be determined at 8 15
a. m. (Pacific coast time;.
Examinations are being given at
LA on Friday and Saturday
i of this week as the terminus for
the first six weeks work at the col-
I lege A number of students,
pvasit rxf U'hritn u/ar<. v ♦ ■■ H «.»-»♦ «■
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Eight Sited From Drowning
In Flood at Ardmore, Okla.
ARDMORE. Ok., July 15—Eight
persons were saved from drowning
in a creek which was up from the
heavy rains of Wednesday night
and Thursday, by Chief of Police
Jess Dunn, assisted by Charles
Scott, Sheriff Ewing London and
Deputies Klersey and Dunn. The
rescued persons had been camping
near the creek when the flood wa-
ters swept down on them and had
taken refuge on boxes piled high in
their wagon, one member climbing
a tree out of the reach of the water
The rescuing party reached them
with the aid of a rubber boat in
which they made three trips and
were forced to wade through 400
yards of water to reach the ma-
rooned party. The bayou was re-
ported a mile wide in places and 40
feet deep.
inti! a
r 81.8.,
le time
krtla. I
people
up the
Ind fills
Barker.
1, Ohio.
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k In I
be-trled
WILL COUNTY JAIL. JOLIET.
Ill., July 15.—Death claimed itf
stakes today in the daring gamble
three men made to escape the pun-
ishment for murder.
At 6 14 a. m„ Roberto Torres,
Charles Duschowski and Walter
Staleski were hanged simultaneous
ly from the same gallows, paving
the State of Illinois the supreme
penalty for murdering Deputy
Warden Peter M Klein in their es-
cape from the State penitentiary in
May. 1926.
The three were originally sen-
tenced to life terms in the State
penitentiary for murder. With four
win
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HOUSTON. July 15 That the
recent epochal flights of Lindbergh
and Chamberlin were of direct
trade promotional value says Er-
nest Tutt of tbe Houston Branch
of the Department, of Commerce,
is indicated by the fact that in the
space of three days the Automotive
Division of his Department has re-
ceived two cabled inquiries from |
Germany and Argentina relative to
the purchase of the pullcates of the
planes used in the respective
flights.
The inquiry from Argentina stat-
ed that money had been raised to
finance a flight across the South
zttlontic via Brazil and Dahar. Sen-
egal, Africa. For thistrip it is pro-
posed to use an American plane
and quotations were asked C. O
D.. Buenos Aires, on the same typf
os were used by the two American
transoceanic flyers. These quota-
tions were furnished within twen-
ty-four hours after receipt of the
inquiry.
In connection with Argentine
aviation. Tutt says that the Presi-
dent of tire Republic has requested
congressional authorization to
spend 11.605.000 for a national avia-
tion school at Buenos Aires, an air
port and various operations of the
new civil aviation bureau
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at l>et
0REKHR0N1CLE
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•"Several
filed with
Bralley against
who have not cut th<
others will be filed within the next
few days." Dr. F. E. Piner, city
health officer, said Friday. "The
city has started cutting weeds on
public property and will complete
Its part in a few days. Many citi-
zens seem to think that they should
bo notified wlien their weeds need
cutting, but the ordinance does not
require that any notice be given."
♦ NEW YORK. July 15— ♦
♦ Deaths directly attributed to ♦
♦ the heat wave under which ♦
♦ the Eastern States have s>wel- ♦
+ tered for three days had ♦
♦ mounted to 45 today with ♦
♦ scores prostrated. Marry were ♦
♦ drowned in seeking relief from ♦
♦ the humidity. The highest ♦
♦ temperature report came from ♦
♦ Pennsylvania where several in- ♦
♦ land communities reported 98 ♦
♦ degrees. +
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BRIEF LOCAL NEWS
AI BREY COITLE MARRIED DC
DENTON
Joyce McNatt and Mias Clara LM
White of Aubrey were married
Thursday In the office of Justice of
the Peace W. A. Mathews in --------
court house. .....
SHAVER REVIVAL TO REQMN
SATURDAY NIGHT
The Full Gospel Church will Utas S.1
open its revival Saturday eventaK
at 8 o’clock and starting Wednes-
day of next week Rev. O. W. Scott ■
of Oklahoma City will be here for >
n series of meetings. There will Mf
choir practice tonight.
RAIN INTERFERES WIT* »*• ’ j
CAMPMENT ATTENDANCE
Rain Thursday prevented a Ml J
observance of "Denton Day" al Cha j
Baptist Encampment at WoodMa. 1
Rev W c. McClung, baa been M
attendance since Monday, Mid
preached the evening sermons. ’
McClung joined him there WMM8* . ..*3
day.
rASTOR TO FRKACW ,’>ji
HERE SUNDAY - Y7 MM
Rev. J. 8. Baird, D. D, al DlM . -
financial secretary of the MMH 1
tlonal Monument *'
Texas, will praaoh al. "
Preahytarian Church «
CHAPLAIN OF PRISON QUITS
POST THURSDAY
HUNTSVILLE, July 15.—C. B.
Garrett, chaplain of the State pris-
on. resigned Thursday, it was an- >. j. 1
nounced by Col. Walker Sayle, gen-
eral manager. Garrett gave
as his reason for quitting that
he did not enjoy seeing men elec- X'
trocuted He was succeeded by 1.',
Chaplain W. E. Miller of Eastland
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while they were gone Uta negroes
returned and burglarized Uxir
home They lay In wait for the man
and hia wife and when the owners
Of the place entered the front door
Robinson’s companion hit the man
over the head with an ax and Rob
Inarai shot him. The woman escap-
ed by running to the highway about
to yards distant. The jury on which
I sat gave Robinson 75 years on
the burglary charge (the maximum
for this being life imprisonment)
and three years on the asoault to
murder etiarge He had served but
two years of his sentence when he
escaped from the Ramsey Peniten-
tiary Farm "
The rainfall in Denton during
the past three days, which has come
In bitermittent , showers, totaled
1J4 inchest according to John W
Crain, local weather observer Most
farmers are now anxious for a dry
apell. as the precipitation has been
Sufficient to meet most needs and
(cotton is said to be in need of dry
Weather. The maximum tempera-
ture Thursday was 85 degrees and
the minimum Friday was 72.
Mr and Mrs. H B. Pope are vis-
iting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. B.
JI. Looney, returning from their
r edding trip through Mississippi
Tennessee, Virginia. North Caro-
L i'na and Alabama Mrs. Pope was
tltss Bertie May Looney till her
marriage in June. Mr. and Mrs.
A Pope will leave for Austin Satur-
Usy where Pope will enter State
‘University for the second term. Mrs.
caped and have yet to pay the pen-
alty.
The three men went to their
death smiling. As they walked out
of the Jail Into the daylight of the
Jail yard where the scaffold await- niJVOinilkl VII I EH
ed them, they were greeted by a . rH Y A1Ij| AN III i f U
crowd of more than 1,000 persons to
witness the spectacle of 4 triple
execution. Many more waited out-
side on the streets, denied admis-
sion to the deattr Huunber.
b* But the prisoners appeared
Afraid. They grinted at those who
had come to watch them die
Torrez, the UtUe Mexican song
bird who sang "La Polonia" hours
at a stretch last winter to drown
out the sawing of iron bars by his
comrades. Torrez, the most colorful
of all the men, shrugged his shoul-
ders as he walked down the lane
and shouted a good bye to a
deputies who recognized in
throng
Death March Starts
Shortly after 6 a. m. the proces-
sion from the Jail started. Sheriff
Albert E. Markgraf led the way
He was followed by four priests,
including a former Franciscon
Monk. Then came the prisoners
Torrez In the lead
A heavy fog hung low over the
Jail yard, but the
out plainly, showing
three nooses
their places.
As the three men ascended
scaffold, the priests offered them
the last sacraments. But Duschow-
ski. with the same sneering bra-
vado that he has shown through-
out his captivity, turned away He
chose instead to smile down at the
throng gathered below him and
then up to the loose hemp tliat
dangled Just above hia head.
Duschowskl was first to feel the
hemp about his throat. Stalesky
was second and finally the noose
was adjusted on Torrez.
Ute long white robes next were
flitted on the three men and with-
out further preliminaries the trap
was sprung.
1 Attending physicians pronounced
Stalesky died at 6:28 a m.. Du-
chowski at 6:30 and Torrez at 6 3’2
Three doctors examined the bodies
FORT WORTH, July 15 - With
prizes in and all preliminaries com-
pleted for the various contests in
the opening celebration of Meach-
am Air Field Saturday and Sun-
day. a squadron of 13 airplanes was
scheduled to arrive here this after-
noon from Fort Crockett, Galves-
ton.
Seventy-five army planes have
been promised for the event and
as many civilian planes are ex-
pected.
The first event Saturday will be
the solar race for planes traveling
200 miles or more to Fort Worth
First prize »25 cash.
The air review comes between 9
and 10 o'clock.
The acrobatic contest starts at
10 o'clock and consist ot -five lopoo,
a barrel roll, tail spin, wing over,
btfgR MM1 and Uda aMCk Pint prtee
1 tn aerial attack on the flying
J field and-city of Fort Worth will
be staged at 11:30 by 29 army
planes from Fort Crockett.
From 12:30 to 9 p. m„ fifty army
planes from San Antonio fields will
perform balloon straffing, acrobat-
ics and bombing exhibitions over
the field and city.
Air races for all ships of 90
horsepower and ui^der will be held
at 5 p m First prize $25 cash
The big free for all comes ut 5:30
with a cash prize of t25.
Civilian planee are entered from
all parts of Texaa and Oklahoma.
♦ MEXICO CITY. July 15 ♦
♦ President Calles has ordered ♦
♦ the release of all Catholic lay ♦
♦ leaders in prison on the charge ♦
♦ of sedition They number 28 ♦
♦ officers and leaders ot the ♦
♦ league for the Defense of Re- ♦
♦ llgious Liberty. The president ♦
♦ accompanied his orders with ♦
♦ tile explanation that tile "at- ♦
♦ tempted religious revolt had ♦
♦ failed, therefore the conspira- ♦
♦ tors are no longer a menace." +
NEW YORK. July 15 — The Hol-
land-American line announced to-
day the receipt of a wireless from
the captain of the company’s liner
Veendam stating the vessel collid-
ed with and sank the Norwegian
steamer Sagaland four miles east
of Nantucket today. All aboard the
Sagaland were saved except one,
the message said. The Veendam
| was undamaged.
Gambling In Houston Police
Station Aesults In Shakeup
ft’)'?- ’
AUSTIN, July 15.—Immediate
measures to check the alarming
decline in j>er acre yield of Texas
cotten should be taken, inf the
opinion of Prof. John A. Todd, Brit-
ish cotton authority and principal
DALLAS, July 15.—North
west TFkas reported cool tempera-
tures and intermittent showers to-
day while other parts of the coun- |
i Shooting center.), committee:
The northern part of the state R Gooch, chairman. W C. Brown.
. • . •. _• j T?rxxr ’ n a I^Allnr /*^SM 11 *4w« EJ
Ic. Powell and J M McCormick.
NORWEGIAN BOAT
RAMMED AND SINKS
street. The manifestation grew out
n «■»!-» I A 4W<a«t i >> A.
persons were Injured when the po-
lice tried to eject the demonetra- - ' J
tors. ’ / TXffl
1
- ■ • " '’-Cf * •
here for trial about Aug. 1," Hooper ;
said. “And his condition of courae
governs to a great extent the set-
ting of a date for his trial"
When it is known definitely when
Robinson can be brought here *
special venire of about 200 men will
Lx- drawn and the trial will be set
for the earliest possible date there-
after. it was stated.
Two Indictments
The Denton County grand jury
Thursday returned two indictments
against Robinson The first charg-
ed murder in connection with the
shooting of Terrill and the sec-
ond was for robbery of a private
residence in the night time. The
last count carries a maximum pen-
alty of a life sentence in the peni-
tentiary He will be tried first, how-
ever. on the murder indictment.
' \sl
DUE TO ACCIDQO
1 a. ’a- •
" fl ANANTONIO;
Lon<. prominent Son ABtonto pte- “-j
sictan, wu found dead tn an apart-
ment here today with a bullet
wound through his thigh. He had
bled to death apparently. R>Uc»
are holding a fcoman. who occu-
pies the apartment, and her three
daughters. " -i-'
Tlio women were later released
when authorities returned a ver-
dict of accidental shooting.
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