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VOL. XXXVI
MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 18, 1937
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COURT REFORM
To Evacuate Plants
99
FAIL IN EFFORT
CHRYSLER WINS
(By Associated Press)
re
TO BILL BIG
COURT DECISION
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Pram) -
TAX MEASURE
the
Offer of the presidency of
University of Wiscomsin gave car-
28 KILLED IN
BLASTATMANLA
Dr. P E Piner was "apprehehaive
ter descending to 33 Sunday. Be-
while Bruce Davis was just plain
MU
enlargement of the Su-
plant
know about it in a few days
shot" levies on industries such as
'Denton City and Denton County
county.
ter and were drowned
Snow In Dust Bowl
said a
they are not equipped to
In Accident Suit
mend any reasonable amendment.
for
was seriously injured in an auto-
mobile in which they were riding col-
jury verdict that Monday disposed
Senator King (D-Utah). an op-
week.
death of a negro man and injuries
allegedly suffered by two negro wo- John Hussey is improving and Mrs
was sued for The jury findings held
Besides his parents he is survived at her father's berside. The Ander-
was posted, with
P Bell and
FORT WORTH March 1*.—(-—
driving while drunk. $750; Wood-
000;
4
In Another’s Death
CONGRESS
that hq had shared an apartment in
woman, who today
<By
Press)
committee meets
Ute average hourly rate far labor ed salaries of 10,500 workers $1,002,-
Agriculture sub-
iittee studies
sugar tax proposal.
approximately 82 1-3 centa.
000 a year.
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WM. GREEN
TO ADVOCATE
Rev. J. Owen
Hussey Killed in
Auto Collision
Leche Visits
Fat Stock Shore
15 Days Left,
4,000 Cars Yet
To Get License
— (2y a
PARIS,
W. H. Tatum of
Aubrey Dies at
Age of 96 Years
Detroit Judge Orders
Sit-down Strikers
NEARLY MILLION WORKERS "
GET DIRECT BENEFIT OF
RECENT INCREASES IN WAGES
Boys and Girls
at Stock Show
Group of Bonds
Fixed by Judge
shown Sunday by Byron Eckert of
Mason. was named today as cham-
ence Addison Dykstra. above, an
portunity to step out of the
managership of Cincinnati and
police forces
a personal si
Blame for the collision in issue
was placed on the plaintiffs and
they were denied damages, by the
positively was not killed and Busy
McCray was inclined to accept that
statement as a fact Well know What
parted some progress in the at-
tempt to agree on one or more
children Mrs Mary McBrayer of
Oraham. Mrs Leia Blair of Tulia.
E H Tatum of Aubrey. Ed Tatum
Meager reports from the Univer-
sity City zone where government
Senate today:
Considers Andrew Mellon's offer
of national art mhuseum.
truck. driven by C. J Bird collided
on the Dallas Highway last sum-
gued.
Supreme Court
emphasised that
NO. 182
handle all situations that might
arise. Without equipment peace offi-
cers would be considerably handicap-
ped in case ot some emergencies,
suppose some of the "big-bad men.”
fully equipped with machine guns,
rifles and sawed-off shot guns should
visit Denton on a raid Our officers.
refusing to review the new contro-
versies did not necessarily indicate
the court's views on the litigation.
There are a number of reasons
which might make the court de-
cide to pass on litigation
A final ruling also was postponed
for at least two weeks on constitu-
1. It would be near suicide
e brave officers. especially
Robertson two cases burglary, one
of theft, $750 in each case.
Temperature of
29 Degrees Here
The mercury dropped to 29 de-
gence and that they should not re-
cover for the accident.
Father of Denton
Woman Bady Hurt
J. 8 Corbitt of Fort Worth. fath-
er of Mrs W. O Anderson, remain-
ed in critical condition in a Gal-
veston hospital Monday suffering a
severe concussion and other injuries
received there March 8 when he was
struck by a hit-and-run driver An-
derson with their small daughter.
Molly Ann. returned to Denton Sun-
day. While Mrs Anderson remained
sona went to Galveston last Monday
afternoon on receiving a call notify-
ing them of the accident which
occurred while Mr and Mrs Cor-
bitt were tn that city for a 10-da7
vacation.
to approve treasury pest office ap-
propriation bill
■neos today:
| WASHINGTON, March 15 —
The Supreme Court stirred specula-
tion among administration officials
today by refusing to review eight new
cases challenging constitutionality
of the Wagner .Labor Relations Act
which the government won in lower
courts.
Simultaneously the tribunal post-
poned until at least March 29 a' final
decision on validity of the Wagner
Labor .and Railway Labor laws as
presented in five cases already ar-
ity, near Tuskegee, where he went
in January He had preached at va-
rious points for several years He
was a graduate at the Denton High
School and attended Teachers Col-,
lege. T. C. U. In Fort Worth, George-
town University and the University
of Oklahoma. He was on the foot-
ball team when a student in T. C U
be as iIBcisnt from
joint as any in the
lenten eltizen, “but.
Continued cold was in prospect for most of Texas tonight
with below-freezing temperatures forecaet for the northern
portion of the state. For the south portion 30 to 34 degree
readings were forecast, with the exception of the west coast
and the Rio Grande Valley where the mercury was expect-
ed to range from 34 to 38.
Somewhat warmer weather was ■=======r='
Dancy, oil field inspector. came
upon the scans of a motor car
accident. One car was empty.
He inquired what happened.
“I had a few drinks and knew
I couldn't drive very straight."
Dancy quoted the remaining
driver, “so I saw this car ahead
of me and figured I would fol-
low it down the street."
The driver had overlooked the
fact that the car he chose to
follow was parked at the curb.
in this
oau-
or shorter term, he said, the change
would meet no objection from him.
Opponents of the administration
100,000 New Men
For CCC Camps
Open
Wide,
Please
.ll
g.
Scheduled to Appear
Before Committee
Tuesday.
Wheeler to Lead
Opposition Group
Norris Would Limit
Court Tenure to
Nine Years.
from windows into a swamp, where
they were trapped in mud and sra-
ocratie opponents in his office. Sen-
ator Wheeler (D-Mont disputed
assertions by administration spokes-
men that it would take much time
for them to get together on specific
amendments.
Sees Quick Action
"Our crowd could get together on
>
Madrid today as insurgent artillery
shells tore great holes In buildings I
in the downtown district
would limit earnings to 8 per cent
of investment, but Senate amend-
ed it to make the maximum return i
over a 5-year period 8 per cent with
a 10 per cent return in a single year
allowed.
WOMAN DIBS IN GRADE CROSS-
CRASH
PADUCAH March U—(—1Mrs
Forrest Fleming, injured when a
train struck a stalled truck near
Quanah Wednesday. died today in a
hospttal hehre. Charles Fleming, 3.
was killed instantly and Mrs M L.
Mitcheil died three hours later.
Holds Company Has
Right to Use Its
Property.
DETROIT, March 15.—Cir-
cuit Judge Allan Campbell
today granted an injunction
calling upon sit-down strikers
to evacuate the plants of the
MAN SLAIN BY SAN ANTONIO
OFFICER
BAN ANTONIO. March 15
Charlew Curtis. 38. was shot and
killed by a negro city policeman in
front of a drink stand yesterday.
The policeman. 8. W Curtis, tn a
sworn statement to detectives, said
he shot Curtis after the latter had
advanced on him with a knife.
If the sit-down strikers refused
to, evacuate the plants, the cor-
noratton might apply to the court
for write of attachment, providing
, for arrest of the strikers on Theresa
of contempt
MO workers, totaling $1,500,000 an-
nually,
The International Harvester Com-
pany granted increase of *11300000
a year to its 55,000 employes John
ntoEhoge
Rev J. Owen Hussey, Tl. son of
Mr. End Mrs. C O. Hussey. IWO
1 Carrier Street, was killed and his
Most of the victims were Fillpine
women who had no chance to ear
thfdereninedn"eapotntn eimhz
corporation did not come into court
with "clean hands," ineluding the
corporation's refusal to grant xedu-
ave bargaining rights to the United
Automobile Workers.
schools.
The committee hearing was in re-
cess today. Senator Wheeler < Il-
Mont) has been chosen by oppon-
ents of the plan to begin presenta-
Uon of their case next week
Renewed attention of tna Senate
was focused on the controvervy to-
day when Senate Norris (Inet-Neb»
BAST TEXAS: Fair to east, parity
cloudy in west portien tonieh aha
Tuesday: — " - • ----
property." Therefore, he said, the
citations are not applicable.
____cola tomcht
except slighy warmer to
WOMAN KILLED IN AUTOMO-
BILE ACCIDENT
RAN ANTONIO. March 1S —IP—
Mrs Mack Rosen. Wife of local or-
chestra loader, was killed and five
other persons were injured in an
automobile collision six miles west of
Columbus yesterday.
- _ r- verssty of Southern California law
turn to the educational work which
WASHINGTON. March 1»—(—
obert Pechner, director of emergen-
cy conservation work. said today the
Civilian Conservation Corpe would
accept about 100,000 new enrollees in j
April to fill vacancies.
J
For they all saw him." and were
troubled And immediately be to Mewl
with them, and saith unto them. Be
of good cheer: It is I; be not afraid.
—Mark 6:50.
It is only the fear of God that
cah deliver us from the fear of
man.—Witherspoon.
Eats His Spinach
BYERS. Kas—Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Warren were out riding
with their four-year -old son.
Darrel Dean. While traveling at
a 40-mile-an hour clip, Darrel
Dean fell out of the automobile.
Jamming on the brakes, the
Warrens had horrible visions as
they jumped out of the car. To
their amazement, Darrel Dean
came trudging up to them.
"Arent you hurt.” gasped the
parents,
"No." replied Darrel Dean,
"I'm toufgh."
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. Billy Oatt. car theft. 8750; Paul
Phillips c£ theft. $750; Marvin
Governor Richard W Leche of Lou-
isiana inspected prise animals at the
Southwestern Exposition and Pat
Stock show here today
Governor and Mrs Leche arrived
Saturday and were joined yester-
day by Dr. J. B Francioni and. Col.
Harry Tayden of the Agricultural
Department of the Louisiana State
University They had been traveling
over South and West Texas ranches,
purchasing blooded stock tor the
university herds
he purchased at that time, just
west of the town. His first wife,________
who was Miss Sallie Smith, died a! cape tarough the one exit of
few years after their marriage He -------
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Chrysler Corpo
area which the
pied since last
Judge Campbell held that even if
the Wagner labor relations ack "is
valid” it "still does not give the de-
fendants (sit-down strikers) the
miitiamen and insurgent troops pants of the car did display negii-
have contested for weeks described
wax lacer married to Miss Elia Ann I
Hutson. who died last year.
He is survived by the folowig
FREEZING WEATHER WE
INNOPSSTEXASTONIGHT
ASCSSPELLCONTINUES
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Temperature Drops t. 18 at Amarillo; Some
Bonds for Andrew Sacks, negro
charged with attempt to rape. set
Monday morning by District Judge
Ben W. Boyd, brought to 13 the to-
tal of bonds after indictment fixed
by the official over the week-end.
Sacks bonds were set at 84 000 in
one case, 83.000 each In the two
others. Bond for L. T Brockett, in-
dicted on a charge of disposing of
mortgaged property and who sur-
rendered himself to sheriff's officers
here Saturday, was set at 8750 it
Effective today, 560,000 workers in
the steel industry will receive 10
cents more per hour, fattening their
pay envelopes by 8120,000,000 over
the period of a year. \
In packing plant refrigerators, on
down to the pits of the Minnesota
and Michigan Iron country, in Cal-
ifornia orchards tn humming New
England factories, workers rejoiced
in the wave of pay hikes
The new minimum of a 1-2 cents
country.”
at that
right to occupy property."
The scene in the courtroom was
in marked contrast to that of Sat-
urday when a capacity crowd Jam-
med Ite way into corridors and
hearing chamber while a double One
I of union pickets paraded outside.
1 Only a few spectators were on hand
in the courtroom today, but outride
another large crowd of union mem-
bers began assembling more than
an hour before the courts deciadon
was expected.
B expert for Law Menaced ’
Judge Campbell declared "req nt
for law and order and for the
courts to menaced."
"There must be no rnmrramtee.-
he said
CANTON. O. March 15-(P—De-
tective Captain Elmer B Clark an-
nounced today Deuber 8. Cable.
Canton contractor, had told of his
companionship with a 45-year-old
divorcee held for questioning by au-
thorities Investigating the shotgun
slaying of Cable's socially promin-
ent wife.
Included in Cable's account, Cap-
tain Clark said was a statement
Oats and Com Damaged With Injury to
Fruit Not Yet Determined.
oil, sulphur and natural gas
Anti-Nepotism Probe
___- -____________The House today ordered a legis-
amendments which the Democratic lative investigation of charges of
opposition might support as a body, violation of the antineptotism laws.
After conferring with other Dan- — - -- - -
The resolution, by Rep Ben Cathey
of Quitman, called for the appoint-
ment of a committee of five rep-
resentatives to conduct the inquiry.
The House adopted and sent to
the Senate today a resolution re-
donstnhKerdonaratestananaubdivddtons
an amendment Mkethat," he said,I could tax -
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---1- ---. — ..... peopie And could provide for ac- additional regulatory powers over
Si K. state conventons JUK xrxssr
The injunction was made retum-
able at 1:38 a m. Wednesda. The
Wayne County sheriff must serve
it on the strike leaders before that
time.
Several hundred union men,
missed in the third floor coridor
of the county building, accepted
the decision qutetly.
held his attention many years in l Kir
universities. Regents agreed on D k-
stra as a successor for Dr Glenn
Frank.
the County officers, as they are not
as well supplied with needed arms
ax to the city force.”
The, City force to supplied with
rifles and pistols while the County
police officers have only pistols—not
a rifle nor shotgun much less a ma-
chine gun.
Denton has been placed on the
echedule tor the fourth annual In-
stitute of Public Affaire to be held
April 38 to 30 under the auspices
of the Carnegie Endowment for In-
ternational Peace. “International In-
stitations and World Peace" will be
.. the subject of conference. the second
to receive a grant from the Car-
negie fund. The iMelons will be held
in Dallas. Denton, Fort Worth and
Waxahachie Several of the Insti-
tute speakers will deliver addresses
at the four places, and in Denton
they will speak at the Texas State
College for Women.
With only 13 days remaining in
which automobile owners may get
their 1037 license plates without
penalty, more than 4 000 cars in
Denton County are still not regis-
tered. Tax Assessor -Col lector R T.
Haynie said Monday
He urged that car owners observe
this figure and obtain license plates
at has office Seven hundred and
eighteen passenger automobiles. 30
commercial trucks, and 84 farm
trucks have been registered for 1937
to date, as compared with the 1.197
automobilea. 4g commercials, and
88 farm trucks registered at this
time last year.
by the brother named above, and;
two sisters. Misses Lula Jewell and
Betty Ruth Hussey of Denton. When
the body will be brought here. and
the funeral plans, had nt been
determined at noon Monday
MADRID, March 15—(—Four
ment to limit terms of judges to
nine years and legislation to require
a two-third vote of the court to in-
validate laws.
The constitutional amendment
would be submitted for ratification
by state conventions
Norris Suggestion
Calling life tenure for judges “a
relic of absolute monarchy," Nor-
ris suggested amending the consti-
tution to limit appointments to Ped-
the explosive attacks as fresh at-
tempts to route Gen Francisco
Franco's forces from their barricad-
ed positions.
Just after the explosions, a gov-
ernment air squadron few over the
area on an observation flight
Italian troops reported fighting
on the Insurgent side were declared
by the war ministry to have been
forced from strategic positions In
the Guadalajara sector, northeast
of Madrid
Militia men pushed forward into
two wooded areas 48 miles from Ma-
drid
George 8. Wilson, president of
the Dodge Local, asked if the stt-
.. down strikars would Hoof the evacu-
attaches quickly ation order, said:
today's action of ' "A vote wi be taken on that
question in the Dodge plant to-
night".
____________ .. lided with another car at Tiske- time than will be used to debating
of the suit of Addle Pass et al vs. Ala ' Sunday afternoon. Mr this bill of his."
P E Pennell et al, tried in District and Mrs. ® A. Morgan and daugh- Senator King (D-Utah), an op-
Court the last three days of last ter of Ironwood. Mich. occupants ponent of the Roosevelt bill. de-
of the other car involved, were in- elared a “number of people” had
The damages were sought for the jured. told him supporters of the program
' Word came Monday morning that tad received more time for radio
---- addresses than had foes
how difficult it is to see the road
when approaching a car with such
strong and glaring headlights. There
should be some way to require driv-
ers to dim their lights Many a pe-
destrian has been rundown on
the highways, and many a collision
between a car and a wagon or other
car operating perhaps without tall
nght because of such blinding
ighta." ______ ‘
The “fender-sitter'' from Ponder
Today is the last day on which
income returns can be fUed without
penalty, and, it seems, the return
must actually be in the hands of
W. A. Thomas, Internal Revenue
Collector, at Dallas. If Roundabout
tad any doubt of the efficacy of ad-
vertising, that doubt would have been
dispelled by the results of a little no-
icle office. The Income Deparment
had sent blank returns of all kinds
to this office for the convenience
of those who did not have the re-
turns Weil, many, many people
called for them. In fact, so many
"came that the office ran short of
individual blanks. It is possible that
more returns were made from Den-
ton this year than for a good many
years, and it is probable that 1937
saw more income returns made in
Denton than ever before.
admitted that he was “hopefui" an Eprtmrntstandn'attvtheonstate
rural school, near here,
AUSTIN, March 15—<JP>—House
opponents of s bill to provide an in-
crease of 700 per cent in the fran-
chise tax on corporations failed by
two votes today in an effort to
strike out the enacting clause. The
vote was 88 to 88
The proposal still was pending
when the House recessed for lunch
Supporters defended it as a rm
onable means of obtaining about
810.000,000 in needed revenue while
opponents contended it was unfair
and unnecessary.
The bill proposed to increase the
levy to five per cent of net Income
or one-tenth of one per cent of gross
assets, which ever was larger. The
House adopted amendments to
change the one-tenth to one-twen-
tieth and exempt fraternal benefit
societies and state banks.
The present franchise tax is based
on capitalisation, with many busi-
nesses obtaining exemptions or low-
er rates. It yields about $1,500,000
a year.
petition for reconsideration of the
4 to 4 decision upholding the New
Task Unemployment Insurance act.
Among other actions was the
court's refusal to review a new chal-
lenge of the old age benefit sections
of the Social Security Act, brought
by Norman C Norman of New York.
He loot in the Southern New York
Federal district court.
WASHIGTON, March 15.
—(A?)—Labor President,
Wm. Green will go before the
Senate judiciary committee
tomorrow to advocate enact-
ment at President Roosevelt's
plan to reorganize the Feder-
al courts.
His scheduled appearance was
announced today by Committee
Chairman Ashurst (D-Ariz) who
said he would be followed on the
stand by Justin Miller, president of
the Federal Bar Association and
former dean of the Duke and Uni-
Weather
tag UghiA"----- . FORT WORTH , March 18.
I am sure that every driver knows -
and the hard-working man ' from
Aryle got together Saturday af-
ternoon and talked about some kind
ofcontest that has been brewing for
months Roundabout could not get
all the facts as they did not come
around Saturday afternoon Evl-
dentiy they were in seclusion, mak-
Ing out a set of rules and regu-
.ifions The hard-worker was tn _______
} tdsenton Monday, but absolutely rep Censiders minor legislation.
’ . Mied to divulge the set of rules --------------------
Homer Carter signing as sureties
Bonds were set Saturday in the
following cases, and had not been
made Monday morning: James
tremendous explosions — apparently
from government mines in battle- men when their car and a Pennell
scarred University City — rocked
roll 8100.000 with raises to 500 Akron with the i
The Timken Roller Bearing Com- was held to JaU.
pony announced Inc realm for 8,-
per hour for steel workers wUl make I manurandufrshpevolTnenmahine
promised the extreme northwest
section of the state, which bore the
brunt of last night’s cold wave.
Some fruit growers in the north
portion planned the use of smudges
again tonight. It was too early to
estimate the damage to the fruit
crop. Young oats and com were
damaged in many sections. The
sudden cold wave was hard on
lambs but no losses had been re-
ported.
A eloud blanket over most of the
state sheltered blossoming fruit f
tress somewhat.
18 at Amarillo
Amarillo reported 18 degrees this
morning, the coldest in the state,
with Brownsville, the warmest spot,
reporting 43. The mercury dropped
to 32 at San Antonio, El Paso and
Palestine; to 29 Dallas and Port
Worth; to 36 at Del Rio. Houston
and Beaumont; and to 40 at Cor-
pus Christi and Galveston.
McKinney reported 37 degrees
minimum this morning; Abilene, 27;
Palestine, 30; Van Alstyne, 27; Big
Spring, 38 San Angelo, 28; and
Corsicana. 30.
The cold wave came on the heels
of rain which held up spring plant-
ing to some areas.
Bridgewater, car theft. 8750; Bil The grand champion boys’ club calf.
Starr, car theft. 8730; Tom Allen, ' “ ' ----_ . . -
farmers saidEtoday, and theren **11 great-grandchildren J T. Tatum
” mo" serious, dirt and dust of Aubre§ is a nephew
storms the rest of the season. ________________
CHICAGO, March 16 — IP—Near-
ly • million men and women went
to work today tn United States in-
dustrial centers fortified by the
knowledge their wages had been
raised substantia^y.
Steel workers wtre the chief ben-
eficiaries of wage increases. aggte-
gating 8188.118000 annually, which
became effective for an estimated
Encouraged by another snow that n n e 1
Damages Refused
worrled. Mi- Lena Skiles settied it phere ndheclwutnewi
all with the statement that the fruit frost, many considered it probably
that little damage was done to
fruit or early crops Sunday night.
The precipitation at the station
measured 76 or an tach Saturday
and Sunday but was reported much
heavier in some sections at the
Mo—The Cla
d vmd
Dr J E Blair, faculty member of
the Teachers College, a long time ad-
vocate of more safety on the high-
ways and by-ways, says “A recent
death is an example, apparently, of
the large number of car accidents
on highways caused by blinding
head Ughu
"Either many cars have no dim-
men. or the drivers are so lacking
in courtesy, or in regard for their
own and others safety as to refuse
to operate the dimmers as that they
drive right on with brilliantly glar-
as well as if they were properly In M 1 •
lour Explosions
Rock Madrid As
Attack Continues
Special to Record-Chronicle
AUBREY, March 15—W H Ta-
tum, 96, one of the oldest residents
of Denton County, died at his home
at Aubrey Saturday at midnight,
and the funeral services were to be
held.at Aubrey at 3 o’clock Mon-
day afternoon, conducted by Rev.
W E Craig, pastor of the Meth-
odist Church of Whitesboro, and
Rev. W R. Rosser, pastor at the
Aubrey Methodist Church Burial
was to be at Pilot Point.
Tatum, who was unusually active
for one of his age, fell on icy steps
at his home several weeks ago and
broke his hip. He had never fully
recovered. Mrs. Tatum died Oct. ».
1938
Born in Calhoun County Ala-
bama. Oct 4, 1840. he served in the
Confederate army during most of
the period of the Civil War, and
was wounded in the left arm Sept
14, 1864. He was in the hospital for
a long period and his life was al-
most despaired of. He never htully
recovered the use of his arm.
Pioneer Settler
He moved to Aubrey Feb. 10, 1880.
and at the time of his death was
living on a part of the land which
Apprpprlatu
.. . .depThatufacpiahasratdudpen pot
Refuses Review rr.rgpmzgsgamsid
court with clean hands."
Of Labor Cases -
dared, in that the present detend-
------ ants “freelL admit the seizir «t
eral courts to nine years. If Sen-
ate opinion should favor a longer
Argue Merits
Rep. O. A. McCracken of San An-
tonio contended the state would be
Inconsistent in imposing the tax
“Two years ago," he said. "The
State Planning Board was created
to bring new industry into Texas.
This bill would defeat that purpose."
Rep Jeff D Stinson said the great
industries of the East were decen-
tralising and "are establishing of
branch plants in the states which
will give them a fair deal.”
______ Repa. A. B. Tarwater of Plainview
older justiem .^J^***** o dupreme VourL
was more hea9 fair 7 e N •
MANILA. March 15,—•- Twen-
ty-eight persons were killed in a
terrific explosion of a Chinese fire-
works plant today at Passay, a su-
burb at Manila. Some officials esti-
mate 30 to 30 were missing.
Pire followed the explosion The
force of the blast was felt over a ra-
dius of two miles.
Btrd t was notnesi izentin handung Ch” rS^ tEittte’tetah Comitum
mer. A total of 810,000 damages
"How about the fruit?" That ques-
tion was heard on all sides Monday
morning after the thermometer reg-
istered around 38 Sunday night.
There was plenty of ice. Mark Han-
nah said. "I don't know whether or
not it was killed, but I don't be-
lieve the freeze helped the crop a
bit." John Gale was not only wor-
ried about the injury to fruit, but
he was thinking in terms of garden-
sass. D W Chapman allowed as how
it wasn’t injured to any appreciable
extent, saying. Well. It was a wet
freeze, and as a general thing fruit
is not damaged much in a wet ’un."
Bill Bingham believes no injury will
result from the freeze “ft is an old-
time belief that a month won't kill
its own fruit The blooms arrived
in March and according to that
saying. March wouldn't do damage
to its own. Anyhow, the pecan crop
wasn't damaged in the least and
Im in hopes for the fruit." M L.
Port wood said. "I bant tell; but I
added the Norris pto-
-u__ . - p=es w usV many tt" are study-
Policereported a number jumped ing as alternatives.
_ Senator Van Nuys (D-Ind re-
Genie Looper, a friend of the fam-
llyy. left by airplane from Dallas
at 9 a. m to be at his bedside
until he ts able to return here
Oversight
OKLAHOMA CITY - Ben
tionaltty of the Washington law es- '
tablishing minimum wages for wo-
l men. Action was delayed also on a
been free of colds all winter
long Ite perfect health record
for the term is the first estab-
lished in the district.
The teacher. Miss Qlessie
Vaughn, and the pupils have a
daily "gargle brigade." That
does it, she says.
proposed a constitutional airend-
pion Hereford steer at the Reuth -
western Exposition and Fat Stock
Show
Eckert competed against profes+
sdonai and College feeders.
Farm boys and xiris rolled into
Fort Worth meanwhile for 4-H Club
day. - m
L. L Johnson, State Boys Club
agent, estimated 13,000 children
would be here if weather conditions
were favorable.
northwest poritom frost, _
freezing or lower la merth and M to
M in south perltow excepe M to A
on west ewaal ana la Lomwer Ma
Grande Valley tonight; ring temt
perature Tueday. Gentle to to ■ tor
ate mently northert winds an She-
SWEsr 7ZXM WtoM
momewhat warmer in morth and wW
portions, ?»Itoi ng in seutheast pore
ton tonight; Tuenday elondy, preb-
ably rata in wen portion, warmer. ;
OKLAHOMA: Partly stoaffy,
slighuy warmer in west, ..aStaa^i
sure did everything I could to pro-
1 tect my trees. Used old automobile
tires and oU for smudging during the
night, so I believe I'll get a lot of
fruit from my orchard.” W. S. Long
$-o.?
Although a forty-hour week also
becomes effective today, plants will
continue to operate 48 hours, with
time and a half for overtime
Led by the Big Four"—Swift, Ar-
mour, Wilson and Cudahy—the pack
ing industry jacked its scale to 82
1-3 cents per hour. To the four pack-
era' 120,000 workers, the increase
will mean an addition of 122,000,000
a year to payrolls. Hermel Company
added $1,000,000 annually to wages
of its 3,700 employes The Houston
Packing Ob., boosted its annual pay-
No jury trials are prospective
Monday or Tuesday and the week's
panel was excused until Wednesday
morning by Judge Ben W. Boyd as
the third week opened
Plea of Galfty Taken
An old criminal case was wiped
off the docket Saturday when H
McNatt, charged with chicken theft,
pleaded guilty and was fined 81 and
court costs, a total of 38730. It was
the first criminal matter handled
this court term.
ROUND
ABOUT
TOWN
Quiz Two in
Woman9s Death
DALLAS, March 15—(JP) Quto.
sing of Mrs. Lillian Knox and her
•on. Hiram Ambrose, 28, continued
today in connection with the stay-
ing of Mrs. Mary S Knox, 91; her
mother-in-law, last Friday.
Mn Lillian Knox and Hiram ware
arrested Sunday Later her 19-sesr-
old chauffeur was arrested for
questioning.
Ambrose was wanted in Bu
Spring as a suspect in a forg ■
cage.
The holographic wUl executed by
the elder Mn Knox. Jan. * IMA
was filed for probata. The win Mt
85 each to Mrs Knot and six
erandchiidren. The remainder 0s
the estate, estimated at $75,000, waa
divided equally between the Mg.
Home and the COy
Church.
noMs
Temple
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