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NO. 214
VALIDITY OF
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PWA POWER
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GAS AGAINST ETHIOPIANS
STILL ON HAND
LOANS ARGUED
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Tfethaway and Pilot Richard
this year'*'" fund
to reveal that the couple were living
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elected president or the Lone star
chapter of the American Associa-
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CONGRESS
Scholarship Winner
Begin at S. C. W.
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MANY SINGERS ARE AT KRUM
MEETING SUNDAY
tonight; Tuesday cloudy.
much
of the case.
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000,900.
Speech Recitals
House to Take Up
Tax Bill Thursday
Rumor Italian
Troops Nearing
Ethiopian Capital
Hunter Entrance
in Governor’s Race
Enlivens Contest
Schools to Give
Colorful Pageant
Three Hijacking
Cases Continued
NEARLY HALF OF
WORK RELIEF IS
City Court Fines
Monday Total $64
Missing since they soared from
Alameda. Callr, a year ago. In a
Charge U. S. ‘Roam*
In Field of Industry’
feel the danger of leaving unnoted
the alleged use of poison gas that
I would ask the council, during its
present session, formally to recall
to all members of the league and
to the signatories of the 1925 pro-
ton said he would formally open
his campaign for the nomination
at Alvarado Saturday after making
a preliminary tour about the state
gas "cannot be passed over in si-
lence." 1
with
were
Good Crowd at
Furmers, Session
Saturday's round-up farm meet-
ing. held in the County Court room
was invalidated
States Supreme
More Money for
Red Cross Asked
WASHINGTON, April 20. —(P—
The House today voted $75,000 for
additional expenses of its Townsend
and other investigating committees.
the Terry cases
it was the only criminal docket
matter on call Monday.
Officers Named
At Convention of
Spanish Teachers
WASHINGTON, April 20.-[-
The House agreed today to start
consideration of the new tax bill
Thursday with debate limited to
16 hours, divided equally between
proponents and opponents of the
measure
Chairman Doughton (D-NC) of
the Ways and Means Committee ob-
tained unanimous consent for this
procedure.
The House also agreed that the
committee should have until mid-
night tomorro wto file majority
and minority reports on the bill de-
signed to raise approximately $799,-
Colorado National Guardsmen
Set Out to Enforce Colorado's
Ban Against Alien Laborers
in San Antonio, Texas, after their
rented plante was confiscated in
Mexico The woman’s husband has
just won a divorce decree.
by the United
Court.
Municipalities asking PWA loans
and grants included Plainview, Toax-
as $423,000 and Hominy, Ok.. $150,-
000.
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Corporation Court Monday dis-
posed of five cases and assessed
fines totaling $64.
Mayor J L. Wright took two
pleas of guilty to drunkenness and
Imposed fines of <13 in eaeh case
one plea of guilty to speeding drew
a $5 fine. a plea of guilty to driv-
ing without headlights drew a <1
fine and » plea or guilty to driv-
ing without proper license drew
a fine of $32.
VOL. XXXV
Denton Awaits
First Run-off in
City Politics
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In Blunt Address, Britain Scores Violation of
Protocols; Italian Envoy Flay* Attitude of
Ethiopian Delegates.
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Two Texas Project*
•Are Involved in
Litigation.
of European reconstruction "
The Frenchman agreed with Eden
that war atrocities should be stop-
First Detail Account
Of Huge Project
This Year.
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Large Balance at
End of Year Likely
MOOSE RIVER, N. 8, April 20—
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lished this afternoon between sur-
face workers and the two men im-
prisoned in the Moose River gold
mine.
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Federal Report Shows
Over T wo Billion
Not Expended.
Missing Flyers May
Be Alive ’
Pull Aesociated Prem Lesmea-Wire
United Pres Bervice
Church Helps
Police Radio
Range
---- (Bar Aasoclated Prema) -----
radlo . cars when parked near
St. Phillps Protestant Episco-
pal Chureh easily pick up calls
from San Franclsco, but have
a range or only a compara-
tively few miles when operat-
ing in any other section. •
Radio experts believe the pil-
lars of church serve as huge
aerials for the receiving sets.
REPRIEVE GRANTED MEXICAN
SENTENCED TO DIE
AUSTIN. April 20.—(P—Governor
Allred today granted John Rivera.
Mexican sentenced to execution Fri-
day. a 60-day repreve to provide
time for an appellate court review
Home owner* in Denton County
have received loans, for refinancing
purposes, from the Home Owners’
French Tribute to
U. S. Troop*
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“RO UNTV
•about
The fancy anglers are getting on
edge, getting out their tackle and
on May 1st., they'll be out in num-
bers to try their luck with the game
fish, white perch and bass Ona of
the fancy-boys. Homer Hollows,
sometimes known as the Mayor of
Lake Dallas, has promised Round-
about one of those big ’uns.
Director of the National Emergency
Council for Texa This represents __ ___- ,_____
157 individual loans to home own- Baron Pompeo Alotsi, Premier Mus-
League of Nations Council that the fascist nation demand-
ed virtually all of Ethiopia as the price for peace.
In an emphatic speech, Eden de- =--
Balley who had been assigned to
thetrial, ' _ ; '
what he meant when he said PWA
system and Mrs Elizabeth Harvey,
31. died yesterday in the flaming
Two of the actions were brought
by the Alabama Power Company
and one each -by T—i UllUtbto
Company, thie Iowa City Power &
Light Company and the Oklahoma
Utilities company.
The suits seek to restrain ad-
mtnistrator Ickes from advancing
$2,908,000 of public work* funds
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GENEVA, April 20.— (AP)—Anthony Eden, British
The Industrial League (softball-
era i open their official season to-
day at the City Park when the
Northside Firemen meet the Dou-
ble-dippers The Civic League will
find the CCC'era playing the Odd
Fellows also at the City Park.
Teachers at its
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answer to
gress in considering next year's
appropriation.
A House appropriations sub-com-
mittee gathered today to study
a deliciency bill carrying the $1,-
500,000,000 asked by the president.
As New Dealers and their foes pre-
pared for the battle which will
break when the, bill goes to the
floor, the National Economy League
ungwdssanat WPA be dismantled.
In asking for 31.500.000,000 for
supposed "suicide pact," Mrs. Doris i next year, the chief exccutive es-
Trethaway and Pilot Richard K. timated that $1,000,000,000 wbuld
Towering high above the water-
front at Pointe de Orace in the
Department of Gironde, this mod-
ernistic shaft will be dedicated
with elaborate ceremonies in July
to commemorate the landing of
American troops in France dur-
ing the, World War.
bert Parker. Tom Porter, E. B.
Beckner, Charley Pierce, Jess Ray-
zor and Frank McDonald at Pilot
Point, W. A. Buell Claude Ral-
born, L. L. Heath, J. B. Crawford.
J. W. Cockrell and Charley Lee of
Roanoke. E M. Wood and John L.
Morris of Lake Dallas, J. L. Pitt.
Cole Parks, John Blanks. 8. A.
Raley. M. L. Barr. A. B. Wilkcrson,
cirford Balthrop, C. C. Yancey and
C. W. Jacobs Of Denton.
panies contend that title 2 of
NTRA, creating the Public Works
Administration, is unconstitutional
Title 1 under which NRA codes
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Tico Killed in
Airplane Accident
-JOHNSTOWN, Pa . April 20.
—The second Allegheny Mountain
air tragedy in a fortnight marked
up a* victims today Frederick H.
Harvey. Kansas City business execu-
tive, and his wife.
The 41-year-old vice president of
the Harvey Rallway eating house
A pageant, depicting the history
of Texas, will be given at the City
Park Tuesday night when some
400 students of the Denton Public
Schools will participate. Denton
County people are invited to be
present and there is no charge
representatives were "not doun)4
what should be done.”
"They are roaming around reck-
lessly in the field of private indus-
try, Acheson replied, "picking out
toys to play with."
Loan Corporation, amounting to . .
<302,368, as of the first of this year, clared the question of the use of
ernment farm program, followed the
example of its predecessors by at-
tracting'a packed court room
The explanation and question-
and-answer meeting was held for
the benefit of farmers who for any
reason failed to attend any of the
earlier sessions.
Application forms under the new
program have not come and until
they do, and committeemen slate
community meetings, there are no
further steps for the farmers'to
take. Warren again reminded them.
planned to center his campaign in
West Texas after a week in North-
east Texas
Pierce' Brooks of Dallas, another
gubernatorial candidate, has been
shelling the woods for several days.
The state Democratic executive
committee will meet Thursday in
Fort Worth to select a site for the
May 26 convention at which dele-
gates to the national convention
will be chosen Proposed election
law changes also may be discuss-
ed Four cities. San Antonio. Waco.
Austin and Fort Worth are bidding
for the convention.
Smith, above, may still be alive be len from
Aiameda police are probing rumors
idly, perhap* it is a uttle of both, foreign secretary, bluntly attacked Italy’s alleged use of
---- poison gas today after Premier Mussolini had informed the
have been invited here!"
AU Nation* Parties
After the Italian diplomat had
finished, Eden declared: “Not only
the two belligerents, but nearly an
the nations of the world are parties
of the anti-gas protocol of 1925.
"Is there one nation here, one na-
tion anywhere on the earth's sur-
face. which is not Interested in its
observance? This protocol concerns
the inhabitants of every great city
of the world."
Tire usually calm Briton raised
his voice as he spoke. continuing:
"It is tor them a charter against
extermination. If a convention such
as this can be torn up, will not our
peoples, whether living in the
thronged cities of Western Europe
or the less densely crowded areas
elsewhere, ask with reason: What
1* the value of any inter-national
instrument to which our represen-
tatives put their names?
Fear far Own Folk
"How can we have confidence
that our own folk, despite all the
solmenly signed protocols, will not
be burned, blinded, and done to
in hw-fstter? — -e
“These question* every member
of the council must put to himiselr
today.
"As far as HL Majesty's govern-
ed the monthly meeting of the Den-
ton County Singing Association
Sunday in Krum. conducted by F.
B. Green, president. The next meet-
ing will be in Sanger the third
| Sunday in May.
Yeah, we are going to get a rain-
belleve it or not—and it's going to
get here by Wednesday. That seems
to be the general feeling around
tdhquare Monday morning, how-
. Gthe prophets were Itot seen
Walch out for a million dollar rain
by Wednesday—that's the latest In
weather matters.
era. The total amount of loans in
Texas by the Corporation as of Jan-
uary 2, 1936, was $101,823,418, rep-
resenting 43.741 loans. On March
26, 1936. 1,000,749 loans, amounting
to 83,031,168,924 had been closed by
the corporation throughout the
United States The average loan
amounted to <3.030.
Ready for Celebration
ROME April 20 —(P— Orders
went out today to all Fascists or-
ganizations to hold themselves In
readiness for what was believed to
be a national mobilization.
The great general meeting would
be similar to that which marked
the beginning of the Italo-Ethio-
pian war and an authoritative
source indicated that the new mo-
bilization would mark the entrance
of’Italtan troops into Addis Ababa.
tocol the obligations they have
thereby undertaken."
Referring to the failure of concil-
iation efforts and the sanctions at
present in effect against Italy.
Eden said Great Britain was ready
to continue its support of existing
sanctions and ready to join the
other members of the league in ap-
plying additional economic and fi-
nancial feasures if such are deem-
ed necessary.
The foreign secretary declared
that Great Britain still looks to the
League of Nations for pease.
French Would Continue
Joseph Paul - Boncour, French
minister of state, pleaded lor the
continuance of conciliation efforts
“until they are crowned with suc-
cess" »
WASHINGTON, April 20.
—Counsel for private power
companies contesting use of
PWA funds for municipal
plants today charged gov-
ernment agencies were*
, “roaming recklessly in the
I field of private industry.”
a The statement was made by Dean
Acheson, former New Deal Un-
dersecretary of the Treasury, who
presented five combined suite chal-
lenging constitutionality of PWA
to the District of Columbia , 3U-
preme Court.
Chief Justice Wheat, sitting dur-
ing the iliness of Justice Jennings
Joe Hutcheson, who has been sick
for about two months, was able to
be up town Monday for the first
time. He was going to the barber
shop to get his first haircut since
February and he said that he would
be glad to be rid of those long-
locks. He expects to report to the
Atlanta 'Southern League! base-
ball team in about a month
The Mullins Motor Parts Co.
which has heretofore been In the
Paschall Building. East Side Square,
has moved to 223 North Locust
Street, just across from the Post
Office, where they will be found in
the future. The move has brought
a new citizen to Denton. Forest H
Chapman, formerly of Dallas, where
he was associated with the Motor
Parte Depot. wlU be associated with
the Mullins Motor Parts Company
in their new location.
ADDIS ABABA, April 20—(—
Rumors that Italian troops were
nearing Addis Ababa precipitated a
rush of natives from Ethiopia’s
capital today, but most of the for-
eigner* encamped in the big yards
of the legations.
The city was virtually deserted,
with' only the government offices,
the post office, the customs house
and the bank among the few estab-
lishments carrying on activities
The bare-footed, blue-uniformed
police of Halle Selassie maintained
strict supervision over the populace.
The British legation was best-
equipped for defense, and was be-
seiged by hundred* of persons of
many races, calling for protection.
Denton voters today were on the I
eve of their first municipal run-off ।
election.
Tuesday, citizens go to the polls
in the municipal auditorium to
name a mayor and city marshal for
the ensuing two-year terms.
Candidates in the first race will
be Mayor J. L. Wright and George
Fritz. In the second race, City Mar-
shall Lee Knight and I. E. Jones.
They emerged from the general
election two weeks ago with the
highest number of votes, but with-
out a majority of all votes cast, and
under the new election system they
are pitted in the run-off races
Polls will Oe open from 8 o'clock
Tuesday morning until 7 o'clock
Tuesday evening, with W. L. Mc-
Cormick acting as election judge.
Because of the short ticket,
counters are expected to have little
difficulty in keeping up with the
voting and results are hoped for
shortly after the polls close. Most
predictions are for a good vote but
it is not generally expected to be
as high as the 2,323 votes cast April
7 in the general election.
WASHINGTON, April 20.
— (AP)—A treasury report
disclosed today that more
than $2,000,000,000 remain-
ed in the $4,880,000,000
work relief fund at the end
I of the third quarter of this
fiscal year, March 31.
Total expenditures up to that
time were <2,515.082,158. During the
first three months of this calendar
year $843,000,000 of the relief money
was spent.
The se rate of expenditure lor
the next three months would
, lelave a balance of <1218,000,000
at the end of the fiscal year or
considerably more than estimated
by President Roosevelt in his mes-
sage asking for next year’s appro-
priation ,
DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE
DENTON, TEXAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 20, 1936
(By Associated Press)
Senate today:
Debates flood contrel legislation.
Labor subcommittee gets testimony
on use of industrial espionage. La*
bor committee examines Warner
housing bill.
House today:
Considers consent calendar and
minor bills. Ways and means com-
mittee meets on new tax bill. Ap-
propriations committee meets on
deficiency appropriation bill carry-
ing $1,500,000,000 relief item.
under the direction of County, -----------------
Agent G. R. Warren to repeat earl- Portland Youth is
ier explanations of the new gov-
charged with the hijacking: that oc-
curred a few hours before Robert
Wilson of Lewisville was slain at
a similar hijacking near Lewisville.
In Dallas County. Batson was con-
victed and given a 10-year sentence
here two weeks ago.
Jack Terry is under a 20-year
term from Dallas County, given on
murder charges in connection with
the Lewisville case. The indictment
against Buck Terry in Dallas Coun-
ty was dismissed: Bentley was not
charged with participating in that
robbery. .
Jurors Called
Those called for jury duty are:
L. A. Cearley and G. R Aired of
Sanger. W. A. Bounds and G. F,
Vaughn of Argyle, George Black of
It Come* Out Here
CAMDEN, 8 C.— The earth
is Frank Faker’s whistle and it
makes a noise that can be
heard for a miie
Baker drilled for water, but
instead got air. So he attached
a “pipe organ" of whistles
made from canes, to the, two-
inch pipe, and now want* geol-
ogist* to estimate how long
the music will last
Tiie air well, down 30 feet,
has given no sign of producing ■
water, "oil or natural gas.
need peace in Ethiopia in order to Siidelll, Charley Make field of
meet any threat to peace in Europe, ponder, P W Puree. Joe Street and
We need peace in Ethiopia so that Carence Porter of Lewisvile, B. C.
Italy may participate in the work Peterson. Homer Tayor and A B.
Cherry of Justin, L.'O. Boyer, El-
Hiuurn
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. - The treasury report wag the first
of a letter from Smith purporting detailed accounUng or the gigantic
fund sice pie frst of the yean It
,wa* prepared for the use of Con-
This saith the Lord: Do no
wrong: do not violence to the
stranger, the fatherless nor the
widow, neither shed innocent blood
in this place, Jeremiah 22-3.
You will find that the mere re-
solve not to be useless and the hon-
est desire to help other people will,
in the quickest and delicatest way,
improve yourself.—Ruskin.
Tuesday 'tomorrow) brings the
City election when the voters will
choone a Mayor and City Marshall
Candidates in both races hope to
see all the voters cast their prefer-
ence and it I* believed the total vote
will be about the same a* in the
election of April 7th., when Denton
cast the largest vote in its history
with 2,323 ballots
Election officials urge the voters
to bring their poll tax receipts to
Uic poll, as by having them the
voting will be materially expedited
The voters, after the last election,
were loud in their pratse of the
manner in which the election was
held and. It seems, that the presen-
tation at poll tax receipt* at the
time was one of the main factor*
Harry Whte of Graham was
WASHINGTON, April 20, —•P-
A jury at U men was selected in
th. District of Columbia Supreme
Court today to try seven men on
charges of conspiracy to defraud
the government in a Willacy Coun-
ty. Texas, irrigation project
BALTIMORE, April W. —(—
District headquarters of the Town-
send old age preden ergs aba Hf
announced today it* second nation-
al convention would be held July 1>
4, and 5 at Kansas City, Mo., home
of Chairman Bell of the congres-
sional committee investigatine the
movement
EDEN SCORES ITALY’S
ALLEGED USE OF POISON
WASHINGTON, April 20. —(—
. The Senate munition* committee
recommended in a majority report
today the nalionalization at enough
Industrial plants to prodace war-
ships, guns and powder for the
peacetime needs at the army and
navy.
AUSTIN, April 20 -iPi-Politics
in Texas experienced a major week-
end spurt with entrance of Tom F.
Hunter of Wichita Falla in the race
for the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination and announcement by
other candidates they would step
up their campaign schedules.
Hunter, who was runner-p to
Goverr Allred in the primaries
two years ago, was the ninth can-
didate to enter the race la a form-
al announcement he pitched hi*
candidacy on criticism of Governor
Allred's old age pension policy and
conferring with friends
F W. Fischer, Tyler attorney, were established
wreckage of their airplane on a
rocky hilltop 15 miles from Johns-
town.
Sixty miles to the southeast, near
Uniontown, the big air transport
Sun Racer fell in the mountains
April 7 and took the lives of 10 pas-
sengers and two pilot*.
Harvey, a veteran pilot and a di-
rector of Transcontinental and
Western Airlines, had flown East
to meet Mrs. Harvey, returning
frm a visit in England.
The Terrys and Bentley,
Fred Batson at Cleburne.
PORTLAND, Ore.. April 20— UP)
—A World Scout Jamboree in Hun-
i gary furnished the inspiration for
the peace essay that won Eddie
Cantor’s <5,000 scholarship for Owen
W Matthews Jr.
"I just wrote what I knew," said
the 19-year-old Portland High
School graduate. 21
At the jamboree three years ago
in Godollo, Hungary, were boys of
his own age from all countries.
tonight; Tuesday cloudy, much
cooler, probably showers in east
portion in morning.
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Counsel for Private
Companies Heard
By Court.
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The urgent need of more
money for the relief of storm
sufferers was emphasized in a
letter received by Mrs. Bess Me-
Cullar, chairman of the Den-
ton County Red Cross chap-
ter. from the headquarters or-
zfice which acknowledged re-
cript of $80 from this dounty.
Abut $25 has been collect-
ed’ since and will Ibe sent -lat-
er. Additional donations are
being asked by Mrs McCullar.
Lewisville has sent in a total
of <11.
A large crowd of singers attend- in north portien tonight and in
north and west porttan* Tuesday.
Marshal Bentley of Bolivar, charg-
ing robbery of a poker game near
ment Is concerned, so deeply do we
j cause’ of the illness of Bentley’s —•— - —
counsel and illness of witnesses in tion of Spanish
session at Tinchers College Sat-
urday, which drew nearly 100 vis-
itors. Miss Pauline Yewgley of
Sherman was named vice presi-
dent and Miss Alyne Kev of Bon-
ham treasurer, r
Sherman was selected as the site
for the next spring meeting.
A feature; of the luncheon at
noon was an address on education
in Mexico, by Adolf Dominguez.
Mexican consul at Dallas and his
wife sang in Spanish. ,
Sixth grade Demonstration pu-
pils directed by Mrs. Bryce Wilkins
gave a demonstration showing how
Spanish may be taught children of
under high school age. and the
project was explained in detail by
Miss Ann Bradley, sixth grane
teacher at the school. Following
that, those at the sessions inspect
a display of material arranged by
Demonstration School and other
school classes, showing work units
and other matter used in teaching
Spanish.
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TRINIDAD, Colo. April 20—(PP)
—Armed with pistols and clubs, a
detachment of Colorado national
guardsmen set out at dawn today
to enforce Governor Ed C. John-
son’s edfet of martial law against
indigent and alien laborers cross-
ing the southern border of the
state.
The governor, supplementing his
Saturday announcement, said he
would order additional guardsmen
stationed along the other borders
if the itinerants still sought en-
trance to Colorado. *
A mile-wide strip extending the
entire length of the 360-mile bor-
t '. • -
Combined Attack
WASHINGTON, April 20,-
An attack on all that I* left of
the National Industrial Rccovery
Act got under way today Justice
Jennings Bailey of the Ditriet of
Columbia Supreme Court called for
arguments on five sults by power
companies challenging the consti-
tutionality of the Public Work*
Administration.
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Youth Will Be Served
DANSVILLE, N. Y — Marjorie
• Knapp is only 10 year, old but
she was practicing today to en-
ter the Western New York
competitions this season, she
started with toy clubs five
years ago.
The first of a series of five senior
speech recitals at 8. C. W. will be
held this evening at 8:15 o’clock in
the main auditorium
Miss Ethel Levin will read from
Fannie Hurst’s "Humoresque", and
Miss Jane McDade will read selec-
tions from “John Brown's Body",
by Stephen Vincent Benet. 1
Miss Alice Dutton will read from
Edmund Rostand's "Chanticleer"';
and Miss Mary Lou Mulllnlx will
conclude the program with selec-
tion* from “Seven Women", by
James M Barrie.
The second recital of the series
will be given Tuesday evening at
the same hour, with Misses Ruth
Cozby, Donnie Donoho. Virginia
Ann Schultz and Frances Mae
Johnson presented.
Miss Cozby will read from 'The
Old Lady Shows Her Medals"; Miss
Donoho from “Smilin' Through" by
A. L. Martin,' Miss Schultz from
"Gloconda." by Gabriel d’ Annun-
zo; and Miss Johnson a group of
monoldgues. -
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OKLAHOMA: Local shower,
cooler tu north ana west portion
A relief map of the 800,000 acres
that would be included in the pro-
posed Big Bend National Park of
Texas is to be made by technicians
of the National Service. Thia birds-
eye view of the entire area will per-
mil a detailed study in the selec-
tions of sites for roads, trails and
other developments that will be un-
dertaken in the event of the park's
creation, dependent upon lands be-
ing ceded by the State to the Fed-
eral government. It will also serve
as a guide for visitors to the vari-
ous points of interest. In addition
to the map makers, an assistant
geologist and other technicians are
being assigned to the area to col-
lect classify, and assemble speci-
men*, which will form a nucleus
of a collection for a permanent mu-
seum building
“Saw a young sprout perform a
heroic stunt on a recent afternoon
and three or four little girls, who
were present, screamed and giggled
their approval Driving a car at a
high rate of speed the young Bar-
nev Oldfield made the turn at the
lower end of West Walnut safety.
Some find day a heroic stunt like
this will bring woe to mothers and
fathers who permit their little
daughters to go on "spins" with lr-
responsible trigger-brain youths.".
। (nem -30.850.000 telephones in
the entire world.
der of New Mexico and Western Ok-
lahoma was under surveillance. In
addition, Ool. Neil W Kimball, ad-
jutant general of the guard, said
railroad officials assured him of
"wholehearted" co - operation in
searching trains as they approach-
ed the state from New Mexico.
Johnson said his decision was
caused by reports that beet sugar
firms and railroads planned heavy
Importation* of "cheap labor" which
would develop trying condition* in
the caring for unemployed resi-
dents.
His statement brought quick de-
nials from company officials.
solini’s envoy, who said the treaties
did "not abolish the right of re-
prisal* against atrocities such as our
troops have suffered."
The speeches by the two diplo-
mats were filled with sensations
Alolst attacked the Ethiopian
delegation vehemently, accusing its
members of having decided even
before they reached Geneva to re-
fus to negotiate for peace.
"Under these circumstances," ex-
claimed Alolsi. "I wonder why I
FAST TEXAS: showers tonight
and Tuesday; slightly warmer in
northeast portion tonight; cooler
in north portion Tuesday. Freak
southerly winds on the eeasL
WEST TEXAS: Partly cloudy,
probably showers la southeast por-
tion tonight and Tuesday; cooler
All of the colorful pageantry of
Texas history. Including such scenes
as the Inaugural ball of Sam Hous-
ton as president of the Republic,
the dangers that went with the
building of the Spanish missions,
and the coming of La Salle to the
land of the Tejas Indians will be
portrayed by more than 500 Denton
public school children in ‘Texas
Through the Years" at City Park
at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night.
Each public school in the city
will present a different historical
episode in the pageant.
THe last of the eight episodes will
be presented by pupils of the Sen-
ior High School, giving the elabor-
ate inaugural ball scene and his-
torical events of Texas as a Repub-
lic. a state in the Union, and a Con-
federate State. 1
Orchestra and 60 singers of the
Senior High School under the di-
reclion of J. E. Lawhon and Miss
Martha Nichols, respectively, will
furnish music for the presentation.
The public schools will observe a
holiday tomorrow, San Jacinto day.
ped, but he said that war could
never be made humane.
Grand Jury Returns
17 Indictments
988898882,,' *
1
Said the French official "We
Seventeen felony indictments
were returned late- Saturday by the
grand jury, completing its second
session of the spring term, bring-
ing the total of indictments voted
this term to 36
In three cases, defendant* are not
under arrest, and officials withheld
their names Monday. The other
bills were:
B. F. Dobson. George Taylor and
Dan Webb, theft over $50, compan-
ion cases; D. Davis and Lee
Vaughn, theft over <50. companion
cases: Homer Rambo and Alvin
Krueger, turkey theft, companion
cases; R. George, driving while in-
toxicated: Florene Krueger, aiding
escape of a prisoner; Brownlee
Goodall, burglary and then over
<50; Joe La Monte, driving while
intoxicated; E. R. McClendon, driv-
ing while intoxicated; James Jack-
son. driving while intoxicated: L.
E. Moorman, driving while intoxi-
cated; Carl Ray. driving while in-
toxicated.
I Officer* Praised
The grand jury, completing its
sessions, also turned in to District
Judge Ben W. Boyd a brief state-
ment of appreciation commend-
ing cityand county officers for their
efficiency Tn the line of duty as
peace officers'- and lor their work
with the grand jury during its in-
vestigations this term.
New citizens ■ are being bom in
Texas almost twice as fast a* death
takes old citizens. The Census Bu-
reau of the department of com-
merce reports that for every 100
deaths in this State, there are 195
births, which is considerably above
the national average of 155 births
for every 100 death*. Either Texans
are rather prolific, or the Texas ell-
mate is so salubrious that citizens
Tiie "cases against Jack" and Buck
Terry, Fort Worth brothers, and
TOWN o
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