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VOL. XXXV
DENTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 24, 1935
NO. 61
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HIGHWAY 40 IS
HOUSE FINALLY
AND PARIS FOR ACTION ON
PASSES BILL FOR
HIS PROPOSED PEACE TERMS
OLD AGE PENSION
FIRE CHECKED IN
CALIFORNIA AFTER
$6,000,000 LOSS
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the names there, which during
next extended along a front 10
the man and three companions, a
log from Mhe.
show disposition of
the Nov. 14 general elechtons
killing last April.
PRESSING PROBLEMS, INCLUDING
JOBS FOR 3,500,000 MEN, FACE New Manager
PRESIDENT, BACK AT HIS DESK
WIRE BRIEFS
N:N,-4h
northwest portion to-
.l
Britain Prepares
For Election Fight
More Funds for
WPA Get Approval
500 Gather for
M. E. Conference
Brother Testifies
Pierson Not Sane
Sentiment as to
Corn-Hog Program
for 1936 Divided
Dr. Jack Johnson
Takes U.S. Post
To Improve Present
Road for Centennial
City Police Hold
Man, Car Repttrted
Stolen Is Seized
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who said they were transients the
driver was transporting from Dal-
las to Oklahoma City, and the wo-
man. who said she was the driver's
Activities of Red
Cross Told at Parley
tions ion
day and
night
right when a majority
being abused.
Child Born After
Mother Tumbles in
Well Doing Nicely
Fascist Legions Ready to Strike; Situation at
Front Reported Quiet With No Heavy
Fighting Under Way.
SOFTA, Oct 24.—(P—An unde-
termined number of persons were
reported dead today in disastrus
flooo in Macedonia. Forty men were
swept away by torrents which en-
gulfed a railroad working crew at
Petries.
Differs From Senate
Bill in Many Ways
ton affecting the lives of all Brit-
ish citizens were relegated to the
background.
—The international situation aria-
Come unto me, all ye that labour
and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest. St. Matthew 11:28.
Heat la valuable only so far as
it is a contrast. Pursued Ag an end,
it becomes a most pitiable condi-
lion,—8 wing. . . 1
Action Follows Three
And Half Days
Of Debate.
tan war
issue m
Terms More Liberal
Than Upper House
• Measure.
Copy of Order Goes to
Judges in Both
Counties.
Order is Adopted by
Commission In
Austin.
ROUTED EASI OF
SANTA FE ROAD
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DR. JACK JOHNSON
Dr. Jack Johnson, head of Teach-
ers College economics department. ,
has been granted a leave of absence •
until June 1, and Monday will q6
to Dallas to assume a post As ad-
ministrative consultant to the Fed-
eral Relief Administration for Texas,
college authorities announced to-
day. Johnson's duties will include
aiding the conducting of a six-week
training school for relief adminis-
trators and social service workers
that will start Monday in Dallas
He will continue to maintain his
residence in Denton,
Thursday it was not defnitey
known who would take over John-
son's duties as economics instructor,
but an announcement was expected
shortly.
The cold weather may cause the
worms which have been doing much
damage to trees to stop their depre-
dation. Many of the pecan trees
have been denuded of all leaves and
even the large oak tram have been
faring badly at the hands or what-
ever they get the leaves with, of
the worms.
CORSICANA, Oct. 24. -(P— A
new activity of the American Na-
tional Red Cross, that of home and
inrm accident prevention and high-
way first aid programs, was explain-
ed by two midwestem area repre-
sentatives, of St. Louis, at a region-
al conference of Red Cross chapter
delegates here Thursday moming.
FORMER STUDENT IN S. C. W.
MARRIES
Miss Martha DeLay, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T. H DeLay of Ty-
ler. a former student of S. C. W.,
was married in Tyler Saturday in
the Christ Episcopal Church to Tom
Bradshaw of Tyler.
phoned the automobile theft bureau
at Dallas to check their records,
and was told the car's motor num-
ber was th* tame as the stolen Ala-
bama vehicle. When seised here, the
car bore a Georgia license The man
told Knight he had bought the car
in Georgia Thursday morning his
fingerprints were mailed the Fed-
eral identification bureau at Wash-
ington and he was being held phd-
ing a reply.
BARDWELL SCHOOL BURNS
WITH $30,000 LOSS
BARDWELL. Oot 24—•P—The
Bardwell High School building was
destroyed by fire of undetermined
origin early today. The loss was es-
timated at 00,000. -
Full Ansoctated Presa Leasea Wire
United Press Bervioe
and incoma for two years preceding
application.
An amendment to require publi-
cation of names of pensioners was
defeated
The House would vest pension su-
pervision in an administrator ap-
pointed by the governor while the
Senate proposed a division of pub-
lic welfare under the board of con-
trol. ,; .
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Rangers Ready
in Dock Strike
(By Associated Press)
With his fascist legions ready to strike at the interior
of Ethiopia from the north and from the south, Mussolini
pressed Paris and London today for action on his peace
terms.
In Addis Ababa, reports from the -
Who'd Object
To This
Kind of Diet? •
---- (By Asboclated Press i —-
NEW YORK—Rose, the Cen-
tral Park Zoo’s pink hippopota-
mus, has been put on a diet
Hereafter she will get only one
meal a day—50 pounds of veget-
ables. With an occasional apple.
She used to eat double that
amount.
wife, were released after being ques-
tioned - . . .
City Marshal Lee Knight tete- eurged ahead M
FEAR WPA TO LEAVE MANY
UNEMPLOYED
♦ SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 2 —() ♦
♦ —Fear that the Work* Prog- ♦
♦ ress program will take care of, ♦
♦ at beet, no more than half the ♦
♦ present relief roll dependents. ♦
♦ today had the Texas County ♦
♦ Judges and Commissioners As- ♦
♦ sociation planning an appeal ♦
♦ for state aid. ♦
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EAST TEXAS: Oecaslenal raina
tenight and Friday: slighuy war-
mer In the interior Friday Fresh
nertheast winds on the ooast,
WEST TEXAS: Oris .tens 1 rata
tonight and Friday warmeg Friday
and in west and north portions to-
night
OKLAHOMA: Cloudy, rain Fi-
‘ C. W. Henson, president at the
shady-side club. I* perturbed over
weather conditions at this time. sa-
ing. "Neither of the clubs, the
shady nor the sunny-side, can func-
tion with the brand of weather we
are having right now. I am in hopes
that conditions will improve soon,
as I want to get the boys together,
as it is time that we were map-
ping plans for the Centennial fune-
tions."
mained on duty in the Malibu ares.
G. E. Evans, of Krum, a long-time
citizen of that community, In renew,
ing his subscription to the daily, be-
came reminiscent with Roundabout,
who, also, can recall some of the
enrly-day appearance of that sec-
tion of the county. “In the early
days in coming to Denton we did-
n't have to worry about highways,
or even much roads, as we Just cut
across the prairie lands. It wasn't
anything unusual to flush several
big lobo wolves on the trip, either.
Yes, times and things have chang-
ed since those days.”
“I wasn't as strong as I thought
I was," said Hubert Tladell, of Aub-
rey, who is suffering from a sprain-
ed back, caused from trying to lift
a burden that was too heavy for
him. "I may have to get in the
same boat with Gray Harris and
then dodge Sheriff Webster and his
force,” he said.
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LONDON, Oct. M —(P—1British
statesmen wound up parhamentary
debate on foreign affairs today be-
fore going to the electorate to seek
a new mandate with the interna-
tional crisis the prime issue.
When King George’s address pro-
roguing the session is dead tomor-
row, Parliament will hear ite form-
al death sentence after nearly tour
years of historic, tumultuous life
The most urgent domestic mat-
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24 — (P--
The progress of all forest and brush
fires in Southern California check-
ed at least temporarily, the region
took stcck of property damage from
high winds and flames of the last
two days and estmated the loss at
approximately (0.000,000.
Just about the time a strong
SANFORD, N. O, Ort. 24.—
(—The seven-pound son of
Mr. and Mrs Alton Jordon was
healthy and happy today—as
was his mother—even if he was
born at the bottom of a well.
Mrs. Jordon, of near Gulf,
went to a well at her home to
draw water She became faint
and toppled over, falling down
the shaft into several feet of
water.
Her busband, attracted from
wotk nearby by cries of his chil-
dren. rushed to the well aud
pulled up the mother—who was
holding a newly-born son.
Mother and child were rushed
to a hospital here. Attaches said
both were progressing satisfac-
torily.
“Mother”
RHILADELPHIA Neighbors
appeared to testify that Edward
Courts is a “good mother" to
five children for whom he wash-
es, scrubs, and cooks.
His estranged wife, who takes
care of two other children, ask-
r ed custody of the five. The
Judge said he needed more time
to think it over.
Name* Don’t Count
KANSAS CITY — James E
Campbell, acting police judge,
peered down at James E. Camp-
bell. salesman accused of speed-
ing
"I've never seen you before,"
he said.
"Well, I've never seen you et-
their." was the reply.
After a brief hearing, the
judge said:
to give you the benefit of the
doubt and dismiss the case
but not because your name is
James E. Campbell."
WASHINGTON, Oct. A—P—
The Navy Department today said
it had no word to the effect that
an American bluejacket had insult-
ed a Japanese flag at Tsingtao, Chi-
na. as reported in dispatches from
the Orient
LOISVILLE, Ky., Oet. U.—(JP)
—Indictments charging jockey Wil-
lie (Smoky) Saunders with being an
accessory to murder and Walter
Schaffer, race track exercise boy,
with the murder of Mrs. Evelyn
Sliwinski were voted by the county
grand jury here today.
. A man was being held in the city
jail Thursday after an automobolle
he was driving when arrested by
squad officers Wednesday night
proved to answer the descriptloh of
a machine stolen last April in Ala-
bama.
City Officers Leon Hannah, Roy
Moore and Luther Allen arrested
AUSTIN, Oct. 24.—(AP)
—The House today passed
finally, 135 to 5, a bill to es-
tablish a system of old age
pensions differing in many
respects from one approved
earlier by the Senate.
Three and bne-har days at de-
sultory debate preceded the setion.
The final draft ol the penalon bin
probably will be written in conter-
enge committee.
The House bill was regarded as
more liberal than the Senate pro-
posal. Under the House bin per-
sons with incomes of $720 per year
or less and a net property valuation
of (4,000 would receive allowances.
Die Senate would restrict payments
to persons with incomes of less than
$400 and negotiable assets of (500.
An attempt was made by the
House to set up a permanent fund
to relieve taxpayers of heavy pen-
sion payments in the future. Fifteen
per cent of all taxes levied for pen-
sions would go to a permanent fund
for investment, income from which
would be used to pay pension coms
as tar as possible
Amendments Approved
The House defeated an amend-
ment directing the pension com-
missloner to study a permanent
plan whereby pensioners would con-
tribute to the pension fund during
productive years
Amendments were adopted to bar
forever persons who obtained pen-
sions under false pretenses, to pro-
hibit collection of fee* for procur-
ing pensions, to make persons mak-
ing false amidavita gui ty of per-
jury and to require ponsionet SO
ROUND’
ABOUT
day and in west and omntral por-
siighty warmer F-
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. —(-
Approval by Comptroller General J.
R. McCar of an additional $90,120,-
124 of WPA allotment* today boost-
ed the total immediately available
for expenditure to $902,709,270.
The money wm be used by WPA
administrators in 22 states and New
York City to carry out projects se-
lected from the $265,381,956 panel
simultaneously approved by Mc-
Carl.
Projects approved for five states
already had been announced, while
details of others will be made pub-
lic later this week.
McCarl has now approved $1,762,-
728.630 of WPA project*, compared
with 82,702,918,117 approved by
President Roosevelt.
The president has allotted (1,-
004.072,983 to WPA.
Simultaneously with the return
at Harry L. Hopkins and Secretary
Ickes to the capital with the presi-
dent, work relief officials predicted
that more than 2,000,000 jobs would
be provided in the next tree weeks
to carry the program to 3,500,000
on November 18. November 1 origin-
ally had been set for this achieve-
ment. but Hopkins later predicted
3.160,000 would be at work by the
end at October.
The value of projects approved by
McCarl today included Texas, *11,-
730,976.
woman and two men. The two men, ters, which heretofore caused the
greatest trouble and resulted in ac-
TAX FUNDS RELEASED FOR
BRAZOS DAMS
AUSTIN, Oct. 24.—GF)—An opin-
ion by Attorney General William
McCraw today released diverted
state tax funds to match Works
Progress Administration money to
start constraucten on one or more
units of the $30,500,000 Brazos Riv-
er dam project.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 24—(P—
First absentee ballots cast in con-
nection with next Saturday's com-
hog referendum were said by an
huthorttative 4nurce today to be
almost equally divided between the
"yes" and "no" vptes.
On the question whether the AAA
should put into effect another corn-
hog production control program in
1030, this batch of ballots gave:
Yea—05.
No—03.
There was no way to tell how far
this fragmentary result was indica-
tive of the outcome of the referen-
dum. which will embrace corn-hog
farmers all over the nation.
AAA officials indicated, however,
that thev were worried Administra-
tor Chester Davis, who has been
urging farmers to “get out and vote"
has said that there will be no pro-
gram "unless enough farmers show
they want it to make a program
workable." •
Secretary Wallace has said that
more than a bare majority of fav-
orable votes would be necesary for
sucscess of the program.
"I'd feel prekty uncertain with
a bare majority," he said.
for Centennial
DALLAS, Oct. 34.—(—The Tex-
as Centennial Central Exposition,
projected giant celebration of the
state's hundredth birthday next year
had its third manager within a
month today. Otto Herold's resig-
nation as manager was accepted and
William A. Webb was appointed in
his place.
Herold was the second to resign
the post within a month. Walter D.
Cline of Wichita Falls, whose title
was manager director. quit, effec-
tive Oct. 1, when his salary of $25,-
000 a year was cut to (15,000.
...
KINGSFORD-SMITH CANCELS
PROJECTED FLIGHT
BRINDISI, Italy, Oct. 24.——
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, Brit-
ish flier, cancelled his England to
Australia flight today because of bad
weathcer, and began a return trip
to London via Marseille, France.
TWO FARMERS KILLED IN
CROSSING CRASH
WILLS POINT. Oct. 24—(—
Two farmers were killed today when
an eastbound Texas and Pacific
passenger train hit their automo-
bile at a grade crossing one and
one-half miles east of Will* Point.
The yictims were Lewis Ramsey, 25,
and Loy Smith, 22. Both lived near
Wills Point. The bodies were
brought to Wills Point. _______
W J. McCray believes that North
Elm Street should have better light-
ing facilities "This coming year
North Elm will carry more traffic
probably than ever before as it is
one of the main arteries from the
North and visitors to the Centennial
wm come through Denton on North
Elm." he said "Now more trame
passes through Denton on Elm than
on any other street, and it seems
to me that a better lighting-system
should be considered."
flic
That Highway 40 is defi-
nitely to be routed east of
the Santa Fe railroad in
Denton and Cooke Counties
was the tenor of an order H-
sued by the State Highway
Commission, which also in-
cluded instructions to en-
gineers to prepare to im-
prove the present highway
since the new-road can not
be built in time for the Cen-
tennial next year.
Word of the order ot the commis-
sion was received here Thursday in
an Associated Press dispatch from
Austin and in a letter to members
of the Chamber of Commerce High-
Denton as approved by state and
Federal officials has been adopted as
final, and county judges of Denton
and Cooke are to be so informed
and asked to obtain right-of-way for
the new road, it was stated.
The state highway engineer was
instructed to present to the com-
mission at an early date a request
for funds to improve the present
road, since it will not be possible to
build the new road by 1030.
Oonsiderable controversy has en-
sued over the route, many in Cooke
County objecting to the highway
being routed through the east part
of the city.
Other oyders
The state engineer was authorlxed
to apply to the War Department
foe, approval of plans and a permit
to) construct a causeway over Ga-
veston Bay A Public Works Ad-
ministration loan and grant for the
project ha* been approved.
The commission also approved a
contract with Terrell Bartlett of
San Antonio to prepare plans and
art as consulting engineer on a ba-
sic fee of two and one-half per cent
ot the estimated construction cost.
Highway 2 in Bell County was re-
routed to pass east of Belton and
west of Temple. eliminating use of
the “experimental" road between
the two cities* The commission
■greed to construction connecting
portions of Highways 53 and 36 into
Belton and Temple and other parts
prior to completing all of the high-
way 2 re-routing. .
The order was contingent upon
acceptance by Bell County Commis-
sioners who conferred with the
commission in formation of the pro-
gram
Other orders and appropr lations
by the commission included:
Cass and Bowie, Texas agreed to
pay one-half of the surveying coat
on a road frpm Texarkana south
along the state line between Texas
and Arkansas to the Louisiana Une
or a connection with Texas high-
way Tt.
Jefferson. (10,000 additional ap-
propriation for maintenance of
Highway 125 from Fannett to the
Jefferson County Une.
Lamar, (7.441. for channel work
and replacing two small structures
at Robinson Creek on Highway 24
south of Paris :$12,277 for widening
seven structures on Highway 6 be-
tween Fannin County and Paris.
Bridge Work
McLennan (8,789, for repairing of
Bosque River bridge on Highway
67, five miles west of Waco.
Nueces. (1,170 for culverts on
Highway 128 one mile west of Rob-
(Continued en Page Four)
HOUSTON, Oct 24.—(P-Texas
RanA were under orders at
Beauriont today to Hguard life and
property" in the Longshoremen's
strike as moves were made for a
possible settlement of the labor dis-
pute
L. G. Phares, acting director of
the State Department of Safety, or-
dered six Rangers, headed by capt.
J. W. McCormick, to Beaumont af-
ter he said he received by telegraph
an "omictai urgent request" from
Mayor P. D. Renfro and Chief of
Police L B. Maddox.
The telegram, Phares said, urged
the assignment of Rangers as prob-
ably having “a soothing effect in
effectively preventing rotting and
bloodshed which probably otherwise
may occur." 4
wind veered and turned flames from , vav commission.
further progress in the Malibu Hills, i The route through Gainesvule
where they burned over 25,000 acres, east of the Santa Fe and on to
WICHITA FALLS, Oct. 24 —(P—
Four hundred ministers and one
fourth as many laymen joined with
Bishop Frank A. Smith Thursday
morning to open the second session
of the 60th annual .North Texas
Methodist conference.
Reports from the presiding elders
of the eight districts in the confer-
ence featured the Thursday morn-
ing session over which Bishop Smith
presided.
The elders who reported were De
Warren T. Whiteside Wichita
Falls; Dr H C. Bergin, Dallas; Dr
Finis A. Crutchfield. Denton; Dr.
Claude M. Simpson, Paris; Dr Ira
O. Kiker. Greenville; Dr. Minor
Bounds, McKinney; Dr. D. B. Doak,
Sulphur Springs; and Dr. George C.
French, Sherman.
"Advertising pays,” said J. D.
Bates. “I advertised Wednesday for
lost keys and before I had gotten
my paper a man phoned that he
had them." Joe Kfmbfaugh, too,
saving. "In our one-cent ad we an-
nounced the opening day, but sev-
eral people, seeing the ad came to
the store and wanted to buy some
of the article* before they went on
sale."
When the campaign starts in
earnest this week-end, eovernment
candidates will be tn the field for
567 of the (15 seat* in the House of
Commons The government sup-
porters will include 404 Conserva-
tives. 40 Liberal Nationalists, 20
National Laborites and 1 National-
ists.
Opposition Sociallst candidates
number 524, but this total may be
increased. The number of opposi-
tion Liberal* has not been an-
nouneed.3-— . . ' . ’ '
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin
has indicated that national unity,
backed by sufficient arms to keep
world peace, would be the main
plank of the government platform.
The oil test. going down on the
Aubrey Vaughan farm in the Green
Valley community, was abandoned
or a drill stem was lodged in the
hole and couldnt.be gotten out:
however, another test. about 26 feet
from the location of the first one is
now down about 800 feet. W. E
Scherle said, "We would have been
better eft had we started another
test after losing the drill stem in
the first hole, as by now we would
have been deeper than we were in
the first one The first test had
reached a depth at 1200 feet."
next year, awaited President Roose-
velt Who returned today from his
four-week vacation.
Topping the list of urgent prob-
lems were the status of the drive
to put 3,500,000 unemployed on work
relief and the League of Nations
request for United States comment
on the sanctions against Italy.
Back of these more urgent Is-'
sues, were questions of long range
policy that will determine the
course of the new deal from now
until the 1030 elections, including
the legislative program for the
Congress convening in January.
In shaping his course for the all-
Important pre-election months, the
president will have suggestions,
criticism and advice from thou-
sands of ministers all over the
country. Shortly before his depar-
ture. he broadcast letters to them
asking for their "counsel" and
wide and five miles deep, were be-
lieved to have been checked by a
crosswind that blew them toward
the sea.
Encouraging reports were receiv-
ed from the Altadena-Arroyo Secola
Canada area, where about 75 re*l-
dences were destroyed, public and
private prroperty damage was es-
timated at (400(004 and |m* 4
watershed and potential erosion at
(2.500,000. Many crews were still
at work pumping water on spot
fires jumping up from smiouldergus
ember*, but the county fire warden
and forest service workers believed
they had the situation under con-
trol, birring fresh winds
Traffic on six major state high-
ways was still blocked in places to-
day by drifted sand, uprotted trees
and firefighting activities.
Estimate* of damage to agricul-
tural crops and property from the
winds alone were (3.000.000 Most of
this was to citrus crops in River-
side and Orange Counties and ini
the San Fernando section of Loe
Angeles County. Damage to San
Ferando's bean, walnut, avocado
and other crops was believed to be
almost (1,000,000.
employment and relief totals will
also be available for the chief ex-
ecutive. as he maps out his future
program.
When he turns to the political
situation, the president will find
that during his absence Republican
criticism of his spending program
has grown in volume
Returning with chief executive
were his two relief chieftains. Har-
ry L Hopkins, Works Progress ad-
ministrator. and Secretary Ickes.
Public Works administrator. They
were getting back in time to direct
the last stages of the drive to put
3,500,000 men to work under the
(4.000.000,000 work relief program.
Facing Hopkins was the talk of
getting about ■ 2,000,000 more at
work within a week or falling of the
administration goal to have 00 per
cent at the 3,500,000 in jobs by Nov.
1.
Upon passage of a penslonNu
by the House, the legislation ma
be dispatched to a conference com?
mittee for final revision. Principled!
approved by the House differed in
several particulars to provisions in
the bill passed by the Senate. •'
Two Salary Plans
A Senate committee speedily re-
ported two plans for paying county
and district officers removed from
the fee basis, the second major
problem submitted this session. Sen-
ators agreed to submit the second
plan, on which a bill -had not been
introduced, to speed action.
The other was the bill drafted
by a Senate committee during the
first session. It would fix 1930 sal-
aries at the 1035 fee earning* and
prescribed minima apd maxima,
between which commissioners court*
culd fix salaries in subsequent
years, . -
Floor consideration of the matter
ccuid not be started, however, be-
(Continued on Page Two)
. Denton voters will soon have an
opportunity to take the first neces-
shry steps to secure a total of $175,-
000 tor a WPA public school proj-
ect The city need bond itself to
pay only *97,000 of this amount, the
rest coming as a grant from the
Federal government.
But to secure this loan and grant,
Denton must change its charter
to increase the limit of taxation
to repay its bonded indebtedness
from the present figure of 70 cents
to 85 cents, and also the maximum
ad valorem limit from *3.10 to $2.30.
Voting these changes however
wouldn’t mean that the city tax
rate would have to be set at this
figure to repay the (97,000
The present tax rate in Denton
is (1.00 on the (100 valuation and
voting the charter changes and the
school bonds, # is undenstood,
would add around 12 cents to the tax
rate, according to city officials, but
the higher limit must be Included
m the charter, as part of the low
tax rate is due to money that is
diverted from the city utilities. This
extra money isn’t dependable
enough to permit the government
, to purchase bonds without further
safeguard of an increased tax limit
for bonded indebtedness.
Denton should take advantage of
this opportunity to secure federal
money for its school system, and
voters shouldn’t hold back because
they will have to pay a uttle mure
in taxes. If these charter changes
aren’t voted and the government
money obtained for school system
Improvements. It will be a matter
of only a few years when taxpayers
will have to vote at least $200,000
in bonds for school purposes with
no prospect of securing such ad-
vantageous terms from the govern-
ment.
Leaves off Tax
A House majority followed the
lead of the Senate by declining to
incorporate a tax amendmeme m
the pension bill. An effort to sos-
pend rules to attach an omnibus
tax measure failed. 50 to 85, after
I ;eaker Coke Stevenson ruled it
was not germane.
Advocates of the omnibus tax
plan girded for a new floor test
directly on the bUl. whieh included
a modified sales tax by a levy of one
and one-half per cent on retau
sales with clothing, food and medi-
cines exempted. It also proposed
a increase of 12 1-2 per cent in
occupation and natural resources
levies. .. ________________ . 1.
The House worked under suspen-
sion of a rule permitting member*
to speak on personal privilege in
an endeavor to speed pension leg-
islation. Members were denied the
WASHINGTON. Oct. 24. —(— I “help."
Pressing problems of immediate mo- 1 Reports of improving business
ment, and long range planning for conditions but little change in un-
AUSTIN, Oct. 24— (P—1 Howard
Piersons elder brother, William,
testified today at the former’s san-
ity hearing he belleved the 21-year-
Old slayer of his parents was in-
sane.
Long before Howard fatally ebot
his father and mother, last April 24,
William Pierson said, the brothers
had discussed the youth’s "trouble"
and Howard had consulted a psy-
chologist.
As a sister previously had testi-
fied. William Pierson said the youth
had a delusion he was not the son
of Justtce William Piersen of the
Texas Supreme Court and Mibs.
Pierson, whom he confessed killing
in a country lane.
"That thought was brought out
very forclb’y in conversatons I had
with him’ at various times." Pierson
testified, adding that nothing other
members of the family said could
alter the delusion.
Pierson said that as a small child
Howard was extremely shy and
seemed sad As he grew cider, the
appearance of sadness seemed to
increase until many people com-
nented on it.
He was very unhappy in school"
Pierson continued. ’Boys seemed to
think he was a sissy and picked on
him He also was unhappy in a
school in France because he was
a foreigner.”
A year or so before Jttstice and
Mrs Pierson were killed. Pierson
anidghe brother* worked on a pipe-
line in Louisiana but, despite the
fact William was “a sort of boss.”
Howard was discharged bs the em-
ployers as a misfit "
"I had many conversations with
Howard about his trouble." Pier-
son testified. "He understood that I
wanted to help him. He consulted
Dr. D. B. Klein, University of Texas
psychologist.
“There is no doubt in my own
mind he is insane. He does not know
right from rong."
Three physicians who qualified as
mental experts. Dr* Joe Wooten,
C. H: Standifer and W. R. Houston,
testified Wednesday that he was
living in a world of delusions and
did not know right from wrong as
judged by normal standards. Stan-
difer is superintendent of the Aus-
tin State Hospital.
They agreed their examination*
indicated Pierson had delusions he
was being persecuted, was destined
to become a great scientist and was
not the son of Justice William Pier-
son of the state supreme court and
Mrs. Pierson, whom he confessed
an earthquake, extending from San
Diego as far north as Pasadena,
jolted light sleepers at 6:50 a. m.
but apparently caused no damage
Although 1.400 fire fighter* re-
Roundabout knows that Denton
County can and does produce about
as fine sorghum as can be found
any where. He know* because he
ha* had a taste of some of that
prize-winning kind put up by J. H
Brown, who won first place in both
di Pilot Point and Denton fair* for
(GD the best sorghum.
The chamois has been successfully
introduced from Austria into New
Zealand.
southern front said a heavy battle
raged on the Webbe Shi bell River
in the Ogaden province between the
Italians under General Rudolf o
Graziani and 20,000 tribal warriors
of Emperor Haile Selassie,
Dedjasmatch Nazibu, governor of
Hara province, to the north of Oga-
den and one of the commanders on
the southern front, told the As-
sociated Press the heavy belated
raina still made large scale military
operations in the south impossible.
Nasibu, after an extensive tour
of the southern sector, said the
rains would continue for two weeks
more.
"The Italian maneuvers thus
far," Nasibu said, “have been con-
fined to sporadic air raids and at-
tacks on frontier posts along the
Webbe Shibell River.
“All reports about big battle* are
purefiction."------ -------
Want Nasibu Province
Nasibu’* province, the "Garden
Spot of Ethiopia," is tile objective
of the Italian armies from both the'
north and the south. Taking Harar,
they would have conquered the
eastern half of Ethiopia, connecting
their provinces of Eritrea and Ital-
ian Somaliland.
Some 200,000 Ethiopians are on
the Webbe Shibell to meet Grazi-
ani* attacks. In addition, Nasibu
ha* thousands more in the moun-
tain ravines and passes at the edge
of the Ogaden gesert region.
The day remained quiet on the
northern front, where -he Fascist
under General Emilio de Bono
await the zero hour ” for the march
on Makale, atrategic gateway to the
interior.
The Italians hope for a big vic-
tory on next Monday, the 13th an-
niveraary ot n Duces marh into
Rome- and inco power with his
blackshirts
As the dictator pressed for action
on hi* peace terms, the Brittsh gov-
ernment officially announced invi-
tations to a naval conference in
London Dec. 2 had been sent to
United States, Japan, France and
Italy.
The invitations, however, did not
buoy the hopes for naval disarma-
ment. The conference is mandatory
under treaty obligations.
Doubt Acceptance
Mussolini's peace terms, as pub-
lished widely in Paris, include dis-
armament of Halle Selassie's em-
pire; an Italian protectorate over
the eastern half of the empire, of
which Harar is the metropolis; and
an international protectorate over
the western central regions, in
which is located Addis Ababa
II Duce—after making a gesture
toward a better understanding with
Great Britain in ordering the with-
drawal of a division of troops from
Libya, bordering Egypt on the west
—pressed upon Premier Pierre
Laval for action on these terms.
In authoritative circles close to
Laval, there was an openly express-
ed belief neither Great Britain nor
France would accept such terms.
Halle Selassie has abruptly refus-
ed to consider any such proposals.
In London, Italy's peace propos-
als received a cold shoulder and it
was emphasized anew the end of
hostilities in East Africa must be
on a basis acceptable to the League
of Nations, which labeled the Fas-
cist dictator the aggressor in his
conquest. __
In the circle about Laval. it was
believed Mussolini "had a growing
feeling he had bitten off more than
he could chew."
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