Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 262, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 16, 1931 Page: 1 of 8
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fer with a representative of
attorney generals department.
realise more money from a reason-
ably substantial rendition and a
lowering of the tax rate than from
MADRID, June 16.—(A—Cardin-
al Pedro Segura Y Saenz, expelled
the
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Several local dealers said they ex-
pected a big blackberry crop this
year, A the Insect, while harming
atmow all other prdouce, had not
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a Robinson Crusoe within sight
of Ute Gelden Hom Vass, a
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on Plan. Princes Islands, with
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Robbery Charged
to 3 Dallas Men!
to President Ortiz Rubio.
The measure would have the ef-
fect of vestricting a population of
1.000.000 to 11 clergymen and ser-
iously hindering the activities of1
the church.
BOGOTA. Cole
American colony
tile entire year I think this would
be a good thing for Deniton County
and I am going to put it before the
commissioners at thetr next rezular
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A
teper cent reduction in
all county employee, tile money to be
ry, in
Dairy
swiped a work tram, injuring more
than a score of passengers.
As the train was passing under
The ordinance provides that the
$1775 levy on the *100.valuation be
apportioned as follows. School fund
67 cents; tax levy C6 cents; street
and bridge fund 30 cents; general
fund eight cents; park fund four
cents—total. $1.75.
The ordinance was read, passed
to its second reading, passed to its
third reading and unanimously ap-_
proved by the commissioners, Haw-
ley, Crain. Brooks, Collier and Rus-
l sell, chairman.
In order to carry out this pro-
gram of reduction, It was stated by
Mayor B. W. McKenzie that around
$25,000 or what amount is neces-
sary would be transferred from the
water attieht department to the
general fund. Tile present good fi-
nancial condition of that depart-
meat, he said, makes it possible to
do thtst
Schools Reduce Request
mately one half the fruit and berry
crop was estimated ruined. Damaze
also was done to the roofs of resi-
otherwise exempt by the charter,
mutda "hat $3 would be payment
were reported to be as large as hen
eggs, fell for about thirty minutes,
accompanted by a heavy rain and
Doubt Permanent Value
Parker still expressed doubt that
the plan would work permanentis-
Admitting that nearly all of the
present violators of proration had
agreed to "come into Une", Parker
said there was nothing to prevent
a new crop of violators from spring-
ing up.
He also pointed to the possible
unfairness of permitting a 500 bar-
vl well to produce as much oil as
P 25,000 barrel gusher.
sportsmen and super-sportsmen
in Montana. Residents can ob-
tain a license to fish and hunt
small game for A3. For 83 big
game may. besshekA $ -Mz-
cese gives all the privilege of
the lower-priced classes plus
extra honozanduasalandahield
sticker on met car .
„oomg0mgan
f . s but for
ever the office
Blackberries, melons, peas, okra
and com are local produce that will
be coming on the market within the
next several weeks. local produce
dealers say. ,
Dawberriej have practically been
“Business is sure good" said A
Det ton druggist Tuesday morning
■Tv* had s lot of friend customers
in this morning, but it’s just put-
ting out business, as each one has
‘stuck’ mA for a drink But, busi-
nens to good"-
is total
$1,500,-
three weeks seems to be the average,
it was stated, insects did a great
deal of damage to the melon crop
this year and many patches had to
be re-planted, some two_or three
times, it has been reported. "
Okra, corn and home-grown peas
will begin to come in In s week or
bo produce men said, following th*
biackberdies, .
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xhecandnance »* pashed Also pro-
vile J for * poll tax of *1 and for
• street tax of $s to be levtd on
ach male citzen of Denton be-
tween the ages of 21 and 46 not
Bih Simmons, Bartonville, was in
Denton Monday morning on bus-
ness, saying. "The cor crop in the
candy land looks mighty fine now.
In our -community we’ve gon* ta for
a lot of truck stuff, and this year
I‘ve been selling some locally growl.
Denton’s tax rate for 1931 was set at $1.75, a reduc-
tion of one-eighth as compared with the rate last year, by.
an ordinance passed by the City Commission at their meet-
ing Monday night. The'rate for 1930 was $2.00. The
lowered rate was made possible by the lowered rates asked
by the school board, the city and the-pane board. "
Limiting Priests
MEXICO CITY, June 1G.—I-A
proposed law which would limit t ie
number of Catholic priests in the
state of Vera Cruz to one for every
100 000 population was the cbje:.
of growing opposition on the part
of Catholics today.
The bill has passed the first read-
turned into general fund, el the
next meeting of the county com-
missioners’ court was the statemen’
made Monday by Commissigner J.
Ben Fritz.
"The county commissionete do net
have the power to slash silrles."
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Full AscoctatedL,PresaLLeesed Wir
United Prem Bervice
Mobs Threaten
Cardinal as He
Leaves Spain
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10 Per Cent Sia
For County Wa
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1 Sun Sebastian today and drove to
into the work train standing in the
station, overturning the caboose
and deralling a tank car.
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Schools Cut Amount Requeued to 67 Cents;
City, Park Also Make Reduction Possible
By Asking Funds Under 1930 Levies.
Preceding the meeting of
commissioners, a meeting of
Many of the more than 1200 who
have already gotten their
entrles for the Big Terrapin Derby,
to be staged here July 4th. by the
American Legion. thought they had
a ‘chance’ to win the First Purse
Of $500, but it would seem, giving
credence to statement of Paul Dun-
kle. that the result is a foregone
conclusion. “I guess the Experiment
Farm produces the fastest terrapins
in the pountry" said-Dunkle. “Re-
cently we sighted. one. out there -
we thought it would be an easy
matter to capture that terrapin, but
after racing him over the field sev-
— eal times, we found that we had
to get on a horse -a fust one, too
—to keep up with that terrapin
You can readily understand with
such an entry, there’* no question
as to the finish."
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DENTON, TEXAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 16, 1931
city school board was held in the
commission room. to discuss the
request which had been made that
the school board reduce its portion
requested from the 1931 taxes. At
this meeting it was decided to ask
for 67 cents instead of the 70 certs
that had previously been asked
Members of the city equalization
men identified as among the rob-
bers who held up a branch of the
planters National Bank in Mem-
phis, Tenn. May 4 and escaped
with 429 000 Were held in jail here
today pending extradition proceed-
ings for their return to Tennessee.
Although warrants were held for
their arrest for Tennessee officers
and the men, all of Dallas, were
identified by a customer who was
In the bank at the time of the rob-
bery. their names were not divulg-
ed immedlately. -
Two of the men were arrested
here last night and the other this
morning.
There’s an increased interest in
real estate in Denton County, bota
on city and farm property. Round-
about knows there are some deals
being closed— found a Realtor with
a Five Dollar Gold piece. Prosper-
ity has already turned that cor-
ner'. • '
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an emergency measure If i could
legally do so and if H would not
thereby endanger the enforcement
of proration in areas other than
East Texas
Parker said he doubted whether
the commission could issue an or-
der without a hearing held after
ten days notice. If it can, he sug-
gested that the plan might be tried
out until the East Texas hearing
is held here June 29, at which time
the commission cquld decide wheth-
er to adopt it permanently.
A delegation of oil men sponsor-
ing the plan was expected here to-
morrow. Before that time, members
of the commission planned to con-
for the field.
DALLAS, June
July Fourth will be a gala day
in Denton, day and night fun for
1 every one who comes. Already sev-
[ eral out of county ‘fiddlers’ and
dancers have stated their intenticn
of being on hand to enjoy with
the r former friends the testivittes
of the Day. It is now believed that
Denton will entertain one of the
I ’ biggest crowds ever- this comirg
Fourth Make your plans to be here
—your f riends will be on hand.
California Worn a n
to Be Ordained as
“I can readily understand the
Fire Marshal’s appeal for citizens
to cut their grass" said a citizen
of the North-end. "The other night,
during a fire, I saw shingles aflame
drift for several blocks with the
wind, and had it not been for the
rain which was falling at the time.
I believe there might have been a
serious conflagration in many
places the weeds on vacant lots
come close to other .people’s homes,
and. I. was much Impressed, wltn
the need of clearing weeds from
Denton I hope the City authorities
a lot of luck in their weed-cam-
paign.”
OIL HEADS TO
PUSHCRANFILL
UNITING PLAN
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TYLER, June 16. —(P—Pollowinz
ratinicaton yesterday by Texas oil
operators of the unit basis plan
which would limit the flow to 300
barrels daily rot each 20 acre inset
leaders of the new conservation
order,"
Employment Board
Director Is Named
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WASHINGTON, June 16.—IP-
Donald H. Sawyer of New York
City, today was named director of
the newly created federal employ-
ment stabilization board
The board, of which Secretary
Lamont is chairman, was formed
under the Wagner bill pssed ’ at
the last session of congress. "
Legionnaires W i lI
Go to Lewisville for
Thursday Program
Lewisville will be the next stop
ping place for the Legion drum and
bugle corps on, their county-wide
series of entertatnment progrars
boosting membership and gathe.-
big entries for the July 4th terra-
pin derby here. They will present a
program at Lewisville Thursday
night, it has ben announced.
Besides the musical program to
be presented there by the corps,
under the direction of Hugh C. Cal-
houn. drum major. talks will be
made by P M Brickey and Service
Officer B T. Fitzhugh. Brickey an-
nounced. Also the one-man band.
JacL. Schmitz and Ed Grube, will
present a program, and a miniature
terrapin derby is scheduled-by Cal-
houn.g
Ang Denton citizens interested
are cordially invited to, make the
Lewisville trip, Brickey said. Bric
ey. with Dr H. E. Roberts, is in
charge of the series of programs
PASSENGERS INJURED IN N. Y.
TRAIN WRECK
NEW YORK, JJune 14,—The
last car of ft commuters’ train from
New Rochelle Jumped a switch at
Woodlawn station today and side-
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Of course th1* story did not oc-
cur in Denton. “The furniture man
is here, Madam” said the maid.
"Teil him to take a chair; I’ll see
him in a minute " "I did. but he’s
started with the piano" replied the
mhid. *
— ‘A man can get along better with
a wooden leg than with a wooden
' head, according to the view of Dr.
Charles Mayo.
rabbit-foot’, but
of the week it was expected !
that threshing would be gen-
eral over the county. Very
little Denton, grain has been
threshed as yet.
Most of the cutting is done, some
wheat and spring oats remaining to
be cut, according to C. C. Morris,
county agent, Tuesday Morris said
that in some communities the rain
Friday night delayed cutting, but
that it had now been resumed and
was rapidly being completed under
favorable weather conditions.
Farmers in the west part of the ’
county are preparing to thresh now,
Morris said, and were expecting to
get a good yield of grata this year.
"M. C. Amyx said he had thresh-
ed a load of barley and one of oats
just to see how they were thresh-
mg." said Morris, "and he reported
they were just about right for the
threshing."
Only a few loads of grain have
been bought here to date, according
to local buyers, and they quote the
prevailing prices as from 15 cents
to 14 cents for oats an) 38 cents to
40 cents for wheat, some of the
Justin farmers have sold some wheat
in Fort Worth, MorR said, where —
they received as high as 58 cents
a bushel for some of the grata. Most
of them received 50 cents. deliver- .
ed in’Port Worth, he said
Indications are that the grain crop
this year will yield more than was .
netbelseved, as not as much insert—
and was due for a second hearing
today. It is sponsored by Governor
Adelberto Tejeda, federal min’ster
of th* interior during the contro-
versy between the tate and the
church several years ago.
Bishop Rafael Quisar of Jalapa
and Bishop Genaro Mendez of
Huantepec came to Mexico City,
with me intention of asking the
the overhead Woodlawn station 1/ “ The measure provided that state
--•-1 federal and other public building
The tomatoes are in fine condition,
and soon, within a week or ten
days, I expect to hare Denton
ABILENE. June/7—UP-—Amelta
Earhart Putnam landed her nuto-
tiro here at 3 o’clock this after-
noon. before a waiting crowd 4
eeveral hundred persons
r Asked if she would spend the
night here or continue her Journez
eastward today, she replied: "T
haven’t decided." » . -
Following the setting of the tax
rate, the commissioners approve
the purchase, out of the permanent
fund set aside from the water and
light monthly receipts at a previous
meeting. _______—
Bond Purchase Authorized
The commissioners also heard
City Attorney Ed I Kev’s report on I
Cherokee and Bailey county' bonds
which had been offered for sale by
J.C. Coit at a previous meeting and
referred to the city attorney and
city secretary lor investigation. The
purchase of the bonds, totaling $2,-
178,00 plus accrued Interest to date,
was authorized by the commission,
the bonds to be purchased out of a
SAN FRANCISOO, June 18 —
(P—To th* chant of Japanese
monks, in an atmospliere scent-
ed with incense and rose pet-
als Mrs. Margaret E Ledson, 32.
a divorcee, has forsaken her 14-
year-old son, her country and
all possesslons- to become a
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gathered, few of them being offered
stripped and approxi-" to dealers now, they said, and black-
“tnpped a w — berrles will begin coming in the
middle or latter part of this week.
Serious damage to crops was done
by a severe hallstorm at Aubrey
and surrounding territory Monday
afternoon about 4 o'clock.
The hailstones, some at which-
local thundersh
there’s one woman bridge player in
Denton who belleves in the' effica-
cy of such a luck piece. She said
that she had grieved terribly over
the losing hands she has of late
been holding. She was much ag-
grieved, but since the ‘wearing’ of
the rabbit-foot, everything has
changed, and now unbeatable hands
are dealt to her. Roundabout could
not ascertain whether or not this
‘loot’ came from a cemetery rab-
bit. killed in the dark of the moon
’ >t midnight, or not, but there are
some men who have suffered de-
leal at ths woman* hands who
know the reason. Watch out rab-
bits as there’s going to be a big
demand for luck pieces should this
one continue to bring winning
hands
reported here Tuesday morn- , F
ing, and by the latter part’ p
permanent fund of 42,000 per
month set aside from water and
light department receipts and to be
kept in such investments.
The deput zing of Hugh Davis as
deputy city marshal was ratified by
the commissioners.
The commission was then ad-
journed until the next regular
meeting. Tuesday, June 22.
Ition the - legislature
bill. The archbishop
ing in the Vera Cruz legislature INCLUDE* PEDESTRIANS
- " ‘ ‘ — HELENA, Mont—There
Friction Between Groups
DALLAS, June 16—(P— Friction
between two factions of Texas oil
operators, at loggerheads over pro-
ration of the East Texas field was
intensified here today when one
group refused to accept th* latest
proffer of the other jas a solutior.
to the problem. ’ ,
A sub-committee of the Texas
Oil Emergency Committee, maue
up of operator^' who want to
strengthen the power of the Rail-
road Commission to cope with
clalmed wholesale disregard of pry-
ration orders. Issued a statement
criticizing the unitimtion plan rat-
ified at a mass meeting of opera-
tors in Tyler yesterday. •
The statement said the group had
been advised by competent attor-
neys that "from what they had
seen Of the Cranfr plan It violates
the laws of tills state and in so
many ways that it is doubtful the
. attorney general will permit the
, Railroad Commission to issue an
damage was done as was threeten-
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dances, business houses and the
school building at Aubrey
The damaged area extended about
Business Crims
Post. Babson Tells
Advertising Men
board, we,came before the school
■-hi— Savne planted about 2001bperd mating, stated that It was
eabbese, having planted about ..20"T their opinion that the schools would
wmnpioyhgytm b fogemt-eotht anow -3
Communists protested against
dismissal of fellow workers by the
management of the Matamoros
cabaret, and, marching in a body
260 strong, completely surrounded
the establishment. They gave way
when police arrived.
Diners, many of them from the
United States, were ordered to
leave the cabaret
No attempt hd been made to
destroy the property or molest Ils
proprietors when police arrived to
dispense them.
ST.- NAZAIRE, France, June 14— ,
•P About 160 bodies from the
sinking of the excursion steamer St
Philibert were sighted this morning
floating among wreckage near tM
mouth of the Loire rtver.
The pilot of a hydroplane notified
authorities and tugs put off at
once with divers to recover them.
Eight army trucks, driven by
young soldiers started for Nantes
on a 36-mile ride with the bodies
of 70 persons fished out of the Bay
of Biscay yesterday They were—
placed in plain wooden boxes
it was decided to open the cof-
fins in Nantes this afternoon so
the bereaved could begin the diff*
cult task of claiming their beloved
ones
Officials of the operating com-
pany determined that 474, includ-
ing the crew but excluding children
under four years old. were aboard
the vessel when she left Naptes
Sunday for apicnie at Nolrmoutler
Island Forty-three passengers d-
cliged to make the return trip on
account of stormy weather and
eight were rescued after the boat
AW. B. Ratchford, Aubrey, here
Monday afternoon, said. "Well,
maybe you Denton people have had
sufficient rain, but all of us folks
around Aubrey, and particularly
East of our town, are needing some
rain right now We had none of
that good rain" you had last week."
Flower* to the living—they’re al-
ways appreciated, and this past few
days the Record-Chronicle has been
complimented many, many times
on the Student-edition of last Fri-
day. Naturally, the Record-Chron-
id* force appreciate the compli-
mentary remarks, but. at the same
time, we al know that without the
rcooperation of Denton merchants
and Denton people it would be
absolutely impossible. All of we are
[ glad that you are glad.
cal qT*, . '
2|in Mexican City
provided that s
in full unpaid
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nia woman—perhaps the only
American woman—to be ordain-
ed as such.
In a ritual performed in Zen I
temple of Buddhism here last ,
hght. gh* renounced the world,
took the four vows, subscribed i
to the ten precepts and exchang-
ed her name for that at Un-
kan, which means a "Cloud in ।
the valley."
Soon she will leave for Japan
where she will have her head
shaved. don the coarse clothes
of a novice and enter a nunnery
After two years she plans to re-
turn to America to ald to the
spreading of Buddhism
SLIDKLL/SKIDGES .TO BE RI
______PAlED-L
The rain Friday night did some
washu damage to severat bridges
on roads around Slldell, County
Commissioner Z Ben Frits stated
Monday, and work on repairing
them will be commenced right
nway, the Mid. Monday afternoon
1. Li
Tragedy May Be
_ More. Than 400
I NEW YORK. June 14—4—1 Rog-
er W. Batoon, authority on eco-
! nomic problems, is willing to stake
1‘his reputation that business has
I seen its worst. , -
In a letter to newspaper adver-
tising executives attending the con-
vention of the Advertising Pedera-
lion of America today he said--
“The recovery will be slow and
tedious but the old law of action
and reaction teaches now that un-
paralleled prosperity will again fol-
low the depression."
His paper warned the advertising
: men of the oppottunity newspapts
now have to render a real service
of teUing the truth He chided the
newspapers for not printing gloomy
statements when prosperity was at
its height, although certain eco-
nomists predicted a deptession and
tried to sound a warning.
Dln-
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Amociated Preas
JUSTICE HUGHES is
WELLKSLEY GRAD
WELLEESLEY, Mats Chief
Justice Hughes is one of the
— graauattng class atFWelesley: a -
girls’ college. As a honorary
member he attended the com-
mencement supper. Ttie custom
is for married senpors to stand
on thetr chairs ' when their
names are called. The chief
justice did so, remarking that
having married a Wellesley gil
and having had a daughter
graduate from Wellesley, he felt
no terrors.___________
went down near the mouth of the
Loire river.
Thus, the number of Hie dead
unofficially was placed at least at
423 it was estimated that 50
youngster* who paid no fares were
aboard and were lost.
Search lor the remaining bodies
was conducted by tugs, trawlers
and smaller craft, aided by two
seaplanes circling above. , -
FIRST KANSAS CITY WEAE
BRINGS 75 1-1 CENTS
KANSAS CITY June 16.—(--
The first carload of thc 1931 wheat
crop to to sold, on the Kansas Cttr • =
market brought 75 1-3, cents at tha
board of trade today
The carload ot wheat was ••Mtro-
pie grain.” 60 pounds to the bushel. I
and contained 16.2 per cent mot-
ture and 13 per cent protein. •
The first car load, of wheat-sold-
here last year was auctiqned-umas =
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CIIY TAXRAT $1.15
FOR1931;REb. V EIGHTH
UNDERRATE J LASIYEAR
LONDON, June 16—•P-The
government today provisionally ac-
cepted the liberal party's tdraftad
amendment to Chancellor Snow-
ton's proposed penny a pound land
tax, averting what had threatened
to be a serious crisis.
The acceptance is subject to re-
consideration of certain details of
the amendment. The amendment
deals with methods of assessing
land under the land tax in connec-
tion with provisions of the Incom.'
tax. , ,. .
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ELMIMIDmaM
Joe 8 Gambinl give Denton
valuation as roughly around 1
programs be co-ordinated to in-
crease work on these programs dur-
ing time* of depression.
Hendaye, France, in his own car
His enforced journey across Spain
was marked by mantfestations
against him In San Sebastian and
Guadalajara which led authorities
to take extraordinary precautions
for his safety. A mob collected in
the main streets of San Sebastian
test night and announced its inten-
tion at intercepting the Cardinals
car Authorities telephpned Madrid
to delay his arrival until after mid-,
night and placed reinorcementa of
police and civil guarak out patrol to
avert possible disorder.
The newspaper La Nation, once
the organ of the late General Pn-
1 mo De Rivera, said the carlinal had
| been ordered out of the doutry be-.
OKLAHOMA: Paruy eloma l
tonight and Wednesday.
EST TEXAS: Partly eloudy
STRIKER^VRGE WORKERS TO JOIN THI M
i ■ .
SOON
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CUTTING ALMOST DONE;
GENERAL THRESHING
EXPECTED IN NEXT
FEW DAYS.
Threshing of Denton
, Cunty grain was due to
start today and tomorrow in
several communities, it was
Fritz said. The salaries at oumty . ' ’ :
aurrenesmpmseauuavade Police Break Up
lly take a 10 per oaA.cut, and U they- —— -------. r
wundosnarowilssccnremymdnny Red Demonstration
zwu ano a nan mues --------- botheredberhy growers, ome
Wife Ate Too Much
of Fried Chicken;
Husband o n Trial
GREENWOOD, 8. C„ June
1C—(—John Cox, 46 year’old
farmer, was held here today on
u charge of murdering his 28
year old wife because she ate
too much of the fried chicken
aet before guests.
The nine year old daughter
of the slain woman, Stella May
Barton, testified at the inquest
that her step-father, who she
said had been drinking, accused
h'a .wife at eating the chicken,
knocked her down and shot her
£omaty grown tomatges—— -—--
Everett teattksanger,was1
Denton Monday having a bill of
lumber estimated for an addittgual
granary to be buNt at Ida plaqe
| He Mild. I re found it proftable to
me to the past to store a big pal.
of my gralian cotton seed, and
rm not gold to let any of 15 go
at pfesent prices, as rm of the
opinion that a bettg price will be
had for oats to ashor time. I can
store oats easily—they’re hot so
hard to keep as wheat, and I’m
just not selling any oats now."
Yeatts is building a granary. 13 Dy
33 feet, which will make his second
on his home place
movement indicated they would
push forward .to petition the Rall-
road Commtesion to accept the pro-
posal and Esue emergency orders
plackg It m immediate effect
Tom E. CranfUl, author of the
unit plan, who presided over the
sesslor, said the arbitration som-
mittee of seven would act "anhce
Tn urging the railroad commission
to accept the plan.
Utilization of the field under the
300 barrel plan previously had been
recommended by the East Texas
Lease Royalty and Producers’ As-
social ion.
. Charles F. Roeser at Fort Worth
contended for strict enforcement of
existing Railroad Commisslon pro-
ration order* which had fixed the'
allowable at 160,000 barrels daily
I
a *
intervention of President Pascual —-v
TerzndferanaFFeateggofarziprpveursAnEge
- ON BOARD THC U. S BATTLE-
SHIP ARKANSAS EN ROUTE TO
COPENHAGEN Denmark, me 16.
—(P—The battieship Wyoming to*
day was towing the disabled Arctic
iubmaHhe Nautilus through a foj
and rain storm toward Queenstown,
Ireland, where the undersea craft
will put in for repairs. A
The Nautilus, in which SI Hubert
Wilkins hopes to reach the North
Pole, became disabled Sundar Mes-
.-ages intercepted between tlw craft
and the Wyoming today sald - the
engines were stiu disabled and that
che battleship was encountering
difficulty in towtag the submarine,
its steaming spaed being slowed by
heavy weather
Intercepted messages said the
crew was all well and sened inside
the submarine, due to heavy seas
Washing dcks. The crew uses the
periscope to keep sight of the Wy-
oming. The battleship keeps • earch-
lights on the submarine through-
out the nights.
1 fund, whteh is tn poor condition
E7 bet#-g-GRettsek--dae
___________ cause of’his recent pastornj letter
Buddhist Nun Soon onnpolluic and detended hts •C
cardinal Segura Issued Ids pastor-
al tetter shorty before the series
fif outbreaks against Catholic diz:
nitarles and property He later left
hurriedly to confer with Vatican
authorities in this connection and
returned secretly to Spain several
days ago •
Matamoros Cafe to Matamoros,
Mexteo.
about the winner of the annual
eurth of Jux baseball game.
There are only Americans
enough to make an* team and
they play a nine at Englishmen.
After the ball game there is a
beer pumping contest John
Bull hopes to get even.
cast and central portions to-
night and Wednesday. Lght te
moderate southerty winds on
the eoant
WEST TEXAS: Partly eloudy
and unsetued tonight and
Wednesday.
wild herbs and mutton Hts
i house is a hut of branches.
When young he left the main-
land to escape restrictions
' against pasturage and located
on an island which had a con-
vent in early Christian times.
MAYBE K GAME
It's just
aaaaancmsamanaaaaaaaaaaaan
gas division of the Railroad Com-
mission, said today he "saw no
wwmouemerwagagu.aELL
Defying machine guns and heavily .armed company guards, strikers in Ohio's newest mine war are shown
here as they staged a demopstration at the New Lafferty mine, St. Clairsville, O. shouting to men who
remained cn the job to quit «-drk and join them. It was at this mine that a number of men were arrested
during disorders, after which 2000 men and women stormed the local jail in a wild riot in an effort to ef-
fect their release Rival unlom ar* battling for control of the field in this unusual labor war
. LEARNS LAW IN
1 SPARE TIME
NEW YORK- Mrs. Frances
F Golden, member of the city
board of higher education and
mother of four children, is a
new bachelor of law. For thre-
years, after getting breakfast
for the family, she went to
classes at Fordham University.
She decided a knowledge of law
would be valuable In connection
with her municipal duties.
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"2,5
ham" to the e
th* Cranhdou
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