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DENTON RECORDCHRONICLE
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DENTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 10, 1034
VOL XXXIII
NO. 155
DENTON. CENTER OF REGIONAL
HEARING ASKED
GAS COMPANY EXPERTS USED
BY FLIERS WITH
TO ASSAIL CITY TESTIMONY
MAIL CONTRACTS
AS GAS HEARING NEARS END
Army To Take Over
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of hungry-looking Mike: Prize--------The district meet for District W.
William
Mature to talk today for what he
of April 13-14.
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thons posted calling upon all French
Central Presbyterian Church; cube
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little longer, thus avoiding a show
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Three More Option
Checks for Farmers
Denton in Hands
Of Boy Scouts As
They Rule for Day
Mercury * Climbs
Over Much of U.S.
Congress Quiet
Except For Trial
In Contempt Case
Ferguson Scores
Legislature For
Delay On Bonds
MEETS, TO HAVE RECORD CROWD
OF SCHOOLBOY CONTESTANTS
Starts Things
When He
Heaves Pick
$7,400 City Lass
by Fire Damage
Rioters Cleared
Off Paris Streets
After Wild Night
Confusion Still
Holds in Austria
Kidnaping Gang
at End of Trail
gerous decision.
believe. lies peace.
Therefore the
Denton officials stepped out of
their offices Saturday morning, and
the city was turned over to the local
Boy Scout troops, with Raymond
League regulatons they may not be
earlier than the week-end, of March
Crop Loan Bill
Is Compromised
Gold Supply of
U. S. Climbing
portion
cloudy.
Calculations As to Pipe Deterioration And Re-
placement Annually Disputed As Not
Agreeing With Experiences.
northeast Parts
While the fighting raged. Pre-
Nubtan lion of the Fleischacker
Zoo.
The spirits tol’ me to stick
mah head in a lion's mouf-
and if he didn’t clamp down
ah'd have good luck. Mah head
wouldn't go through the bars,
so ah puts in mah hand.”
The patrolman told Wille he
didn"t know how lucky he was.
and booked him on a charge of
disturbing the peace.
May Not Be Allowed
To Bid For New
Contracts.
Deny Collusion After
Abrogation is
Ordered.
A tragic echo of the prohibition
era resounds through federal court
in Denver in the trial of Henry
Dierks, above, former federal dry
agent, charged with slaying Mel-
ford Smith, 19. In a scuffle over
four ounces of wine in a 1931 raid.
The state charged murder against
Dierks, who is defended by U. 8.
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Harold Brenholtz Heads Literary Activities,
Fouts Athletics This Spring; Earlier Dis-
trict Meet In Ft. Worth
By virtue of the changed lineup for Interscholastic
League activities that combines districts into regional
groups to take the place of bi-district contests, Denton
will be host to crowds of schoolboy contenders this spring
in competition bringing entrants from the Red River on
the north to below Waco on the south.
Fire damage estimated at about
*1.409. caused by a blaze that de-
stroyed a house on Rose Avenue
early in the week, was the total fire
loss checked against the city rec-
ords this week at noon Saturday.
Several grass fires had called en-
gines out. and Friday night the
chemical truck was called out when
a night watchman found a box car
blaze beginning at the depot here
but it was extinguished before doing
material damage.
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SIX PAGES
AUSTIN Feb. 10 —(P-Governor
Miriam A. Ferguson today signed
a bill extending the time for pay-
ment of motor vehicle registration
fees to March 31. It became effec-
tive immediately.
WILL
ROGERS
Finley Hare, Carrol Wilson and C
A. Skiles as commissioners.
I Ralph Hester was presiding om-
' dal to the election and other judges
were Billie Morris, Bill McKenze
Robert Nall and L. A. Reese.
This is a part Of the observance
of National Scout Week. which be-
gan Wednesday. Approximately 75
Boy Scouts gathered in the audi-
torium of the municipal building
open, the schedule. Friday and Sat-
urday. March 2 and 3. following the
district meet at Fort Worth Feb.
23 and 24.
April Regional Contests.
Full Aagoctatga Press Lima Wi»
United Press Bervice
given a hearing before the contracts
were taken from them. There was
no official comment on these de-
mands today, but there was private
talk in some administration quart-
ers of a hearing at least for some
of the contract holders.
Under the formal rder cancelling
the contracts. Issued by Postmaster
General Farley, it was indicated at
the White House that none of the
concerns stripped of their contracts
would be able to bid on new air mall
Weather
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10—(P—
The government's gold supply con-
tlnued to climb today to a new
high of 37,003,521,441,
This figure for the close of busi-
ness February 8 compared with 67,-
036,028,685 the preceding day.k
Accompanying increase in gold
stock was another boost in the dol-
lar profit on gold from $2,806,413,-
203 to $2,806,766,364
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portion.
OKLAHOMA: clouds,
snow tonight and Sunday,
warnings
Shurch: 30 2-
Church; Troop 6
Tried For Dry Era
Slaying
ning.
Eight officers were elected by the
Scouts, and Scouts not elected to
office were given duties by appoint-
ment Saturday morning by King
and Wallace Ratuim, city marshal
Then Friday and Saturday, April forthedaysother oficersqelected
20 and 31. the regional meet for lit- were Shnk .Schmit- ioatsomez
erary activitles and for track and and Jimmle Lestie, Maron Smuth
field events will draw hundreds of
schoolboy contestants to the col-
lege.
The dates of the district meets of
literary events and track and field
have not yet been set. The literary
district meet, to be held in Fort
Worth, will be under direction of
B. A. Crouch of Texas Christian
VIENNA Feb. 10 —4—Chan-
cellor Engelberg Dollfuns' heroic
efforts to weld fascists and anti-fas-
cists of Austria into one happy
family presented a confused pic-
ture to observers today.
An optimtiste government spok-
MARKETS AND BANKS TO BE
CLOSED MONDAY
NE WYORK, Feb. 10.—The
New York security and commodity
markets; as well as the banks, will
be closed Monday in observance of
Lincoln's birthday. The Chicage
board of trade also will suspend
business for the day.
uncertain situation surrounding re-
lief bllls. He added he had been
asked by legislators to open up 40
or 50 other subjects.
The prolonged discussion in the
Kobe in connection with the bond
bill was likely to affect adversely
the sale of $2,750,000 in securities
of the first issue advertised for
Feb. 20, he said.
eral for league activities. The date
for the county meet remains to be
set, waiting on announcement of the
date of the district meet at Fort
Worth. As soon as hat announce-
ment is made, McAlister plans to call
together his county executive com-
mittee and map out the schedule
of the county meet events here.
Other Developments
Of the other developments of
the day: —
The designated committees of the
Senate and House agreed On pro-
visions for the new crop produc-
tioa, loan bill. It will, make 840.-
000,000 available fo r such loans
during this calendar year. provid-
ing both branches accept it as
expected.
At the treasury, the gold supply
reached another new high of $7,-
038.521,441.
Approving the presidential
cancellation of airmail contracts,
Chainman Mead (D-NY of the
House postoffice eommittee predict-
ed that mail laws would be re-
written by this Congress so as to
'eliminate subsidies" and put all air
mail on a mileagepound contract
basis."-
Motor License
Period Extended
Until March 31
Rebuttal by gas company experts, as Saturday morn-
ing the local rate hearing moved into what Railroad Com-
mission examiners expected to be last day of the case,
was aimed to shatter the City of Denton testimony on pipe
deterioration and replacements by representing it as con-
flicting with actual records of the company’s operations
in Denton and to demonstrate that "calculations of math-
ematical exactness can sometimes be upset by the rude
hand of experience."
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—•-
Senate and Rouse conferees agreed
MacCracken stayed
any collusion. Some frankly said
Denton people who carry fire
insurance find themselves in the
position of having to pay a heavy
penalty for a bad fire record. An-
nouncement of fire credits from
Austin, made Friday night, listed
Denton as one of several cities
which has been given the maxi-
mum penalty of 15 per cent. This
penalty has been effect here dur-
ing the past year also. A few years
ago Denton had bettered the fire
lo s record to the point that much
of the penalty was lifted, but has
lost the standing because of th<;
heavy losses during the past three
years. '
that loss of 'the contracts might
AUSTIN. Feb. 10—IP—Jumes E.
Ferguson, husband of Governor Mi-
riam A. Ferguson, took the Leg-
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal, Feb. 10.
—In England statistics show that
over 50 per cent of criminals, com-
mit suicide before being caught,
knowing what will happen to 'em
when they are captured. Can you
imagine ours doing that, look at the
publicity they would miss. But, are
our courts and judges changing, for
didn't this Sankey commit suicide
in jail-
May he this is liable to start a fad.
Monday Franco wanted commun-
ism. Tuesday they wanted a king.
Wednesday an old man told 'em to
go home and have a good drink of
wine, take a nap, and forget it Just
abou what will satisfy any mob.
Yours, ■
Fear More Trouble
Leon Jouhaux. president of the
Labor Federation, disclaimed any
intention to demonstrate in the
streets Monday, but police feared
Communists would stir up trouble
on a larger scale than ever.
Demonstrations Tuesday were di-
rected against the government. It
was charged high officials were im-
plicated in manipulations resulting
in the failure of the Bavonpe mu-
nicipal pawnshop. Royalists joined
in. a,
Wednesday's disorders rose partly
from public indignation lit the
shooting of civilians Tuesday. And
since then. Communists and street
hooodlums have taken the lead to
violence.
The riots which raged last night
and early today extended over »
far wider area than either Tues-
day's or Wednesday's battles. The
communists took the streets not
so much to manifest. police charg-
ed as to fight.
Two More Convict*
Are Given Pardons
AUSTIN, Feb. 10.—(P—Governor
Miriam A Ferguson authorised con-
ditional pardons for two Texas con-
victs today
They were granted to Curtis
Locke, Armstrong County, conyist-
ed of violating the liquor law and
Lee Bell. Carson County. convicted
of theft
tore was accomplished on ground. I thsshisstttor8 o ' ntense Peti l track ana riena maat, hena
pro^'n^uiuaT£ re- y. idy 3 an 8, Stmiuitansuuty
RerPbons to supplement the $5.- with the Class A meet at Austin.
500.000 already authorled would not | _ County Meet Soon.
be finished before the "last mln-1 The events to which Denton and
ute" of the session, which wil Denton County boys and girls took
expire by constitutional limitation forward right at present are the
Feb 27 county meet contests in literary and
it was not likely additional leg-' track and fleld events, to be held
isfative subjects would be submi-there in the near future under di-
ted soon. he stated, because of the Trection of Dan McAlister of Denton
High faculty county director gen-
The Teacners College is bringing
a noted young dancer to Denton
for a program in the auditorium
Monday evening in the person of
Mile. Nini Theiladc. Only 18 years
of age. the girl has won wide dis-
ticntion in Europe and America.
And still more old money is show-
ing tip Mrs. Charles Core. 431
Stroud Street. reports that she has
a half dime /hat was coined in
1853. It has been in her possession
28 years.
today on provisions of the new
esman said that Dollfuss’ peace [crop production loan MU. deriding
negotiations would continue at least
over the week-end without a defi-
nite decision.-
Seldom. If ever, have govern-
ment ranks been more puzzled, but
those who seek: a compromise
still state everything on the Aus-
trian genius for postponing a dan-
(By Associated Press)
Slowly climbing mercury eased
suffering over much of the United
States today but the weather, even
after a record-smashing frigid wave
did not feel exactly balmy.
Warmer weather spread from the
Rockies eat to the North Atlantic
coast, and as far south as Virginia
and Northwest Texas. Many of the
South Atlantic States grew colder
however.
The weather bureau announced
the coldest officially recorded spots
in the country during the night
were Canton. N. Y., and Northfleld,
Vt.. with 18 below zero. However
Saratoga Springs, N. Y.. reported
an unofficial 41___twlow zero. New
York State feared large damage;
to its fruit crop.
In New York City, the lowest
thermometer reading was 2 below
zero, but that was 12 degrees warm-
er than yesterday's record cold. In
Boston, where three men have been
frozen and several others died of
ailments due to the cold, the temper-
ature also was rising. ,
Over a large part of Pennsylvania
where 14 deaths were attributed
directly or indirectly to cold weath-
er. zero or near-zero weather sti)
prevailed this morning. The worst
of the cold wave had passed, how-
ever.
Week’s Weather
Southern Platos And West Gulf
States: Fair at beginning of the
week, unsettled. probably rain Wed-
ptanes of the United States army
will begin flying the mall.
"Well be ready in a week, or
sooner," was the word from the war
department.
Demolition with a single pen
stroke of the airmail subsidy struc-
♦ WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.- ♦
♦ (P—1Postoffice Deportment of- ♦
♦ clals said today on investiga- ♦
+ tion is being made into for- ♦
♦ eign air mall contracts with ♦
♦ a view to cancellation slmt- ♦
• that taken on domestic ♦
♦ air mail contracts. The stole- ♦
of the athletto mheetstrack and King.aasumazorsche.havng, be
field, and haxirethon elected by the scout Friday eve-
The basketball regional play will
which includes Denton County, goes
to Fort Worth this year. Then the
winners from that meet, and from
the Dallas district, the Waco dis-
trict and the Wichita Falls district,
will come here for a round of elim-
inations from which will emerge the
entrants for the state meet at Aus-
tin.
Held at Teachers College.
The rounds will be held at Teach-
ers College, with Dr Harold Bren-
holtz to charge of the literary di-
vision and T.J, Fouts. athletic di-
rector and dean of men, to charge
ICC On Bookkeeping
The witness also read into the
record an exerpt from a document
of the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission in which the “sinking fund"
reserve method. that used by Freese
in calculations, was held to be, in
the commission's opinion, inferior
to the straight line method, that
used by the Municipal Gas Com-
pany in its bookkeeping.
In cross-examination. Fred H
Minor, city counsel, questioned Con-
nor closely as to why the appraisal
by P. M. Biddison, company consult-
ant. had allowed a four per cent de-
preciation for idle plant during early
years of the plant, when it was not
known that there were any material
replacements then.
Connor said he had no figures on
the early replacements, but denied
that at that period replacements
would be "practically ni."
"And considering the Value of the
salvaged pipe," Minor asked, “was-
n't there actually less replacement
cost then than is set up to that ap-
praisal?" ,
"I don't know what the actual re-
placement costs were during that
(Continued on Page Four)
Air Mail Feb. 19 He Was Lucky
____ SAN FRANCIISCO — “Ah's
Saturday mirning to hear the
broadcast of a 30-minute speech t
Boy Scouts by President Roosevel
To Attend Chureh
The various troops will attend
churches of Denton tomorrow to i
body. The troops and the churche
they will attend are: Troops 4 and
mands for the reorganization of
the provincial government.
Other Christian social leaders
are flirting with the Soclalists rath-
er than submit to the dictation of
the Heimwehr
Optimists say they stiff hope
Dollfuss may persuade Prince Ernst
Von Starhemberg and other Hetm-
wehr leaders, who demand that
Dollfuss abolish government by
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10 —(P-
Amidst mixed reaction to the ad-
ministration's cancellation of all
domestic airmail contracts effective
nine days hence, the Senate, pro-
ceeded today with Us trail of three
others on contempt charges while
The last phrase was that used by 1
Ed C. Connor, consulting engineer :
recalled to the stand by the Mu- ।
nicipal Gas Company by discuss a t
mathematical table and curve intro- ।
duced by a City of Denton consult- •
ant Friday as showing the amount 1
of reserve the company should set ,
aside annually to take care of re-
placements. among other purposes,
and to show what per cent condition
of ript^rinration the pipe might be
expected to show at any given year.
Contract City Figures
Connor asserted the company's
records showed pipe replacements
here from 1925 through 1933 at a
figure of 25.45 per cent, which he
compared with a figure of 7 91 per
cent set out for that period on ths
mathematical table prepared by
Friday's witness. S. W. Freese. I
He also "testified that Freese' an- ,
alysis made no provision for re-
placements except in the cases otl
toes and services—meters, and so
on. not being Included—and that
the reserve fund dedicated to amor- •
tization could not be used to supple- ,
ment the current replacement funds. <
In reply to some questioning by
Examiner Laten Stanberry as to
why the reserve fund, set aside for
that purpose. couldn't be used in ;
supplementing replacements, Con-
nor replied he did not think "the .
commission can set a rate. based on
an accrual rate,,on the theory that
the company can reach back into '
earnings of the post to supplement
present needs."
"I don't know that I clearly, un-
derstand that," Stanberry told. “Do
you mean you believe the company
can use such a fund, if It is set up
for that purpose, but that it can-
not properly be considered in a rate
case?”
“I don't believe that I ought to
express an opinion on that." the
witness said, "since it would be val-
ueless in itself and the rule for that
case has been very clearly laid
down.”
« parties, t be patient ; rardWeaoner"uammer Trttopan 3 ;
government of
The She Fumat Ufehdonoy 5, HratRaptiss
competition will be the State Class B iMhodiM,
Camp Tejas, a summer camp for
young people which was operated at
operated at Lake Dallas last sum-
mer. will be open for the 1934 sea-
son within a few more weeks, ac-
cording to announcement from Dal-
las parties who are operating the
project. The camp was pronounced
a success in attendance an Interest
ast summer, and additional facili-
ties are expected to be made availa-
ble this summer.
—— (By Assoclated From)
READING. Pa.—A workman
heaved his pick Against the
ground and scores of homes
were shaken. Windows to sev-
eral were shattered and the
front wall of one was knocked
askew. —•— --->—---—
The pick struck a stone, cre-
ating a spark which ignited
leaking gas. The workman was •
unhurt.
PARIS, Feb. 10—(PP—Communist
bands which had created a night
of terror were cleared from miles
of riot-ridden streets just before
dawn today. Unconfirmed reports
told of several fatalities.
Shots were freely exchanged.
There was hand-tohand fighting,
and pitched battles across burning
barricades. Thousands of police par-
ticipated to the drive against the
rioters.
At Dawn, the police held the
Place De La Republique—A Com-
munist rendezvous. Earlier, columns
of rioters had spin into small
bands. There were a hundred or
of collusion in the obtaining of the
contracts.
Deny Collusion
Operators of airUnes holding air-
mail contracts were quick to deny
t; Sunday, partly
ck warnings north
: mneh,““secona xts"prolongea“tscuumsion than the ‘weeto-end
. . ♦ Postmaster General to charge ♦ of the unemployment relief pro-
inter Doumerzue ordered proclama- • mall. “ .........
of all troops. First Presbytertar
Church. - . _____।
some night before Wednesday, the
members of each troop plan to have
some kind of entertainments for
their parents at the regular meet-
ing places.
S. M. Bradley of Denton has an-
nounced as a candidate for county
judge, subject to the July primary.
He has practiced law in Denton
many years. His announcement ap-
pears in the political column of the
Record-Chronicle today.
~ These wbo waited to pay their
automobile licenses to the hope
that the Legislature would extend
the time for payment found Satur-
day that they had not waited in
vain. The governor Saturday
morning signed the bill which pro-
vides for the extension of the
period for paying motor licenses
for two months without penalty.
The tax collector's office Saturday
was accepting payment of license
i without the penalty, and to
$
• car has not been operated this
year, one month's part of the li-
cense is discounted. Very few motor-
ists have paid license fees since
the first of February, when the reg-
ular paying period ends, to expec-
tation that the Legislature would
finally take action to extent the
time.
Denton County farmers are find-
ing that the national “new deal” is
cause for furthier satisfaction, at a
season of the year when the fann-
er's income usually is jus) about nil.
Nearly *40.000 worth of govern-
ment checks as loans of »20 per
bale on cotton options hejd by
fanners in the county have, been
distributed within the past several
days, and quite an additional sum
is due at any time. On top of that,
quite a number of farmers are re-
ceiving money peid for the options
which they have sold. Also some
wheat acreage reduction money has
been distributed and more is yet to
come. On top of that is the fact that
if the 1934 cotton acreage reduction
program is successful, farmers will
receive their first checks for this
project in the spring and more
checks to the fall, the plan being
— to pay the amount due to two in-
stallments. Other money is due
farmers in the county on the corn-
hog reduction program now being
worked out, and dairymen may later
come in for a share of the distribu-
tion of funds. The farmer has a lot
more to be thankful tor this winter
than he had last—and especially
when, aside from the government
money being distributed, he seer
cotton selling for more than 12 cents
per pound, whereas it was worth
only about half that a 1ittle more
than a year ago.
tower Austria, altgned with Doll-
fuss, defiantly refuses even to con-
sider the Fascist Heimwehr de-
J 1st thying" to change mah
luck, bona," explained Willle
Halloway, negro, to the po-
liceman who found him with
his arm stuck into the cage
hidden from its reach.
Overtopping the prospective tax
and stock market legislation for
the time was the extraordinary
scene of L. H. Britton, H. M. Han-
shue and Gilbert Glwen—all iden-
tified with aviation interests—on
trail before the Senators.
MacCracken, Washington attor-
ney who formerly was Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Air. is
charged with them in connection
with removal of records from his
files here was under Senate sub-
poena. Officials hunted for hours
without finding trace of him, fol-
lowing his written challenge to the
Senate authority yesterday.
President Has Rest
For President Roosevelt and the
House, meanwhile, It was a week
and of comparative rest. AP-
potntments were taboo at the
White House.
The Representatives having only
small private bills up on the floor,
discussed among themselves the re-
action so far to the Fletcher-Ray-
burn proposals for stock exchange
supervislon. It was noted that the
President had not endorsed the
measures, and this gave rise to
wonder whether- he later would set
forth specific suggestions to sup-
plement yesterdays message re-
questing legislation.
Officials in the postoffice and war
departments settled down to some
fast arranging for army pilots to
take over flying of the malls. im-
plications of this latest Roosevelt
action were bcing studied at the
capitol for speeches to come
Little More Finaneing
. Advocates of larger public works
spending took special note of Sec-
retary Ickes closing of-the door te
new non-Federal projects. He ask-
ed public works state engineers to
inform prospective applicants for
funds that further applications
could not be considered, because
the "back log" of possible projects
already is large.
“It would be unfair to pennit
municipalities to spend money in
the preparation of projects," he
said, “when there will be practi-
cally no chance of the govern-
ment being able to finance them."
Then the PWA chief allotted 82,-
450.208 for 46 small non-Federal
projects in 19 states.
Ickes had his Subordinates un-
der instructions to search for any
possible graft. In connection witn
the several such inquiries going
on now,. District Attorney Leslie
C. Gamell sent out a new batch
of subpoenas for grand jury wit-
nesses on army motorization con-
tracts.
contracts for another five years
The five year provision is contain-
ed to tiie statute under which the
order was issued It sets forth that
no firm deprtvad~at a contract for
collusion can seek another for five
years.
To Delay Contracts
The president, ordering the army
and department of commerce to co-
operate with tfe post ofTice de-
partment for the period of the “em-
ergency." Indicated that some time
would elapse before new contracts
will be let.
Since some of the firms are the
largest in aviation, the private talk
was that some reorganization might
be suggested that would allow them
to bid again within that period.
Meanwhile, the war department
gave evidence of more bustle than
for months as it prepared to take
over the huge air mall system. Or-
ders were flashed to aviation squad-
rons in all sections of the country.
May Draft New Laws
Hints came from the administra-
tion that a drafting of new postal
laws would result from the whole-
sale cancellation, designed to rem-
edy flaws in existing statutes, and
that "speed" would be asked of
Congress.
Walter F. Brown, who was post-
master-general when most of the
airmail contracts weref arranged
said-m New York, that he did not
care to comment on the adminis-
tration's action.
Back of the president's cancella-
tion order was the Senate airmail
investigating committee, headed by
Senator Black (D-Ala), which con-
ducted a wide inquiry into the whole
setup of mall contracts.
University faculty. The district
track and field meet, according to
Fouts, will go to Dallas Dates have
not been announced for either, but
according to tile Interscholastic
more hot fights simultaneously
liver an area a mile square to
ROUND
ABOUT
TOWN
rains, probably sleet in northeast
portion tonight. Sunday, eloudy
oceasoinal rains. Moderate easterly
winds on the coast Livestock wac-
ings northeast portion.
WEST TEXAS: Partly eloudy,
rain in southeast and sleet er snow
in north portion, colder in north
force them out of business. -
Many demanded that they be
Boy Scouts of Denton were to
be guests of the Palace Theatre
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The boys are celebrating the 24th
anniversary of the founding of
scouting, end a feature of ’ the
celebration was the taking over of
all city offices for the day Sat-
urday. with Raymond King as
head of the group as mayor.
Three mors checks to payment
for *20 per bale loans on cotton
options held by Denton County____
farmers have been received by G
R Warren, county agent The
amount of the three checks was
$645. . .2____ .
This is the second allotment of
such checks to this county, the
first allotment totaling more than
*30.000.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
—(AP)—Private fliers of
the American airmails,
stripped of valuable con-
tracts by one swift adminis-
tration blow, cried out today
for a hearing.
President Roosevelt’s wholesale
abrogation of existing airmail con-
tracts, Issued last night, become?
effective Feb. 19. On that date the
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♦ WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.— ♦
+(P—The arrest of William P. ♦
♦ MacCracken was expected mo- ♦
♦ mentarily today by officials, ♦
♦ following his defiance of the ♦
♦ Senate by refusing to appear ♦
♦ to face contempt charges. ♦
men to “do your fluty" by re-
framing from rioting.
Many Ijured
"There was hand-to-hand fighting,
ing the reported fatalities, but po-
lice listed 37 of their own num-
ber as wounded, some by gunfire.
They estimated the number of riot-
ers injured at 1,000. Hospitals held
140 persons hurt during the fight-
ing.
When poice finally gained con-
trol of the streets, telephone poles
were down and dozens of streets
were strewn with wreckage.
Today the premier and the 30
seasoned statesmen hand-picked for
his “Salvation ministry'’ concen-
trated on plans to end disorders
and show the world “this country
has no need for a dictator to as-
sure its existence."
Doumergue had spoken of his
desire for immediate action on
questions of foreign policy He had
pointed to the imminent need of a
balanced budwet. But government
officials saw to last night's out-
break a taste of what Monday's
24-hour general strike, called by
the French Federation of Labor,
might bring.
The rioters called their demon-
stration against what they termed a
"wave of Fascism.” The cry was
eehoed in socialist quarters sup-
porting the strike movement.
Neither Socialists nor Communists
were Included in the new govern-
ment.
Women Admit Age
ATLANTA—UI'S been axio-
matic that women would never
admit thelr true age—but they
are doing it to Atlanta.
City Council recently ruled
that women voters to register-
ing must give their correct age
instead of merely saying they
are "over 21." City Clerk J.
Henson Tatum says the wom-
en are registering without a
murmur against the new rule.
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, Feb. 10-
(P)- The Boettcher kidnapers were
at the end of their trail today.
Their leader—Verne Sankey,
known as America's No. 1 Public
Enemy—whose chose to kill himself
by hanging to the state penitentiary
rather than submit to the m, was
to a morgue, while the last of the
mob, Gordon Alcom, was under sen-
tence to spend the remainder of his
days in the government's peniten-
tiary at Leavenworth. ’
He was started to Leavenworth
last night after he had pleaded
guilty to Federal court to his part
in the *£0,000 kidnaping of Charles
Boettcher, II, wealthy Denver
broker.
“I'm going to be a good boy ana
do what they tell me to," he said
before his departure. “Then maybe
Il receive some consideration."
Two Other* in Prison
Two other members of the gang,
Arthur Youngberg and C W Peace,
were arrested some time ago and al-
ready are serving prison terms for
their part in the affair.
A fifth man. Ray Robinson, who
also was connected with the Boett-
cher abduction. is in the Minnesota
state prison, having been convicted
46 the Haskell Bohn kidnaping in
St. Paul, for which Sankey also had
been sought.
Only one person, Mrs. Sankey, re-
mains to be tried in the Boettcher
case. She is accused Of conspiracy
and is held on *25.000 bond here
awaiting trial at the May term of
federal court at piarra
VMe*" wreawg w •V • XV III..
Meanwhite, Sankey's body wks
held to an undertaking establish-
ment awaiting his burial next Mon-
day.
DEFENSE OBJECTIONS IN DLF
MURDER TRIAL OVERRULED
GREENWOOD, Miss., Feb. 10.-(
—Repeated defense objections were
again overruled today as a Jury try-
ing Dr. Sarah Ruth Dean for mur-
der for the alleged poison death ol
Dr. John Preston Kennedy, heard
another state witness testify that
Kennedy, dying, charged her with
giving him a poisoned whisky high-
ball last August.
m submitited by the governor
the special resslon. He accused
to make $40,000,000 avallable for
such loans during this calendar
year.
Congress is expected to accept
the agreement after which it will
go to the president
The $40,000,000 was a compto-
mise between the $45,000,000 pro-
vided to the Senate bul and the
*35.000.000 approved by the House.
The conferees also agreed to re-
tain two major provisions of the
House bill, one permitting loans,
on wheat and other crops and
the second requiring that borrowers
must certify that they are co-
operating to the government's crop
reduction programs..
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