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VOL. 7, NO. 165
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 12,1929
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PRESIDENT TO
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MEMBERS REELECTED
WINTON NAMED HEAD
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MALLORY LINES PLAN
NEW SUMMER SERVICE
EXCAVATION FOR NEW
SKYSCRAPER STARTED
train, and the fourth died from
injuries received when struck by
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ful legs in America. Any num-
• her of corner loafers st Seventh
and Main do that every day—
but let that pass.
. If any Fort Worth woman has
a pair of legs whose measure-
ments are identical to those Mr.
beautiful, she will get a box of
- silk stockngs—sunburn shade.
I have the measuring tape,
and the blank on which to write
the specifications.
interviews will be by appoint-
ment only, and the line forms
on ths right.
TRACTOR KILLS DRIVER
nygnr April 12. — George
Caffelt, 21, was instantly killed
at Pontotoc, 21 miles from here.
Thursday, when the tractor he
was driving overturned on him,
crushing his back and breaking
his neck;
Ko fir' so good.
• get any better.
For there was
VISITOR IS WOUNDED
BY JEALOUS HUSBAND
Bullet Goes Thru Trousers of
Fleeing Companion.
TNCREASING cloudiness, to be
1 accompanied by warmer tem-
peratures, is forecast for tonight
and Saturday
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THE WEATHER: TONIGHT AND SATURDAY, INCREASING CLOUDINESS. WARMER.
First Dirt Turned Back of Ton-
mine Building Thursday.
Excavation for the new 18-story
building to be erected at Seventh
and Throckmorton Streets has be*
gun.
First dirt was turned late Or
Thursday by C. A. and J, W. VII-
blg of Fort Worth and Dallas.
Razing of the Touraine Building
will start Monday with the mov-
ing of Mitchell. Gartner & Wal-
ton, insurance firm, to the new
Electric Building. ,
The Fair Store expects to oc-
cupy the first six floors of the new
building by Feb. 1, 1930.
It is from
“Relation of Church and Law
Enforcement" to De Talked
Senator R. A. Stuart will speak
at the Hemphill Heights Metho-
dist Church at 7:45 p. m. Sun-
day on “Relation of Church to
Law Enforce lent."
RUT enough of that.
D I have gone too far now
to draw back. If you havefc-
lowed me this far with patience,
I will go ahead and untold the
plot, - r ..
I have a letter.
By "NEW’YORK, April 12.—The
New York music world was
staggered today by Marion Tal-
ley's announcement that she
has ended her operatic and con-
cert career, with the exception
of an engagement in Cleveland
May 4, and tnat she expects to
buy a farm “and be like other
farmers..'*
Unable to explain the opera-
tion of the mind of the 23-year-
old prima donna, who made her
debut here in 1924 and has
reached the summit of her mu-
was killed under
struction and paving, or substi-
tute bus service, and the other ,
is a combination of bus and rail
service.”
The city last Wednesday en-
tered into an agreement with the .
Rock Island Railroad whereby it
shall bear 35 per cent of the
Underpass cost and the city 45 1
per cent. The remaining' 20 per
after his arrest on a charge of
embezzling >29,108.90 from the
bank.
The bond set by Flynn is re-
turnable Nov. 4. Federal grand
jury will reconvene April 17.
The complaint charging Umben-
hour with making false entries on
the books of the bank, for the
purpose of deceiving bank officials
and examiners, was sworn out
Wednesday by Jacob Embry, fed-
eral bank examiner.
Umbenhour declared, following
his hearing, that be had no state-
ment to make. His attorneys,
Simpson, Collins A Moore. also
their home five miles northeast
of Azle by Audy Hall, driver of
a milk wagon. I. O. Fain, Azle
justice of che peace, after an in-
quest, announced that Mrs. Hen-
drix had killed her hueband and
then herself.
Hall found the bodies near the
back porch steps when he stopped
to get their dally milk supply. A
shotgun was between the bodies,
about 10 feet apart.
Hend Torn Away.
Hendrix had been shot in the
; back of the left temple apparent-
ly as he started to step upon the
porch. The back of his head was
torn away. Mrs. Hendrix was shot
•thru the breast, near the heart.
during the fire may be obtained .. , , ....
from the negro. - U. S. Commissioner J. W. Flynn,
Concern is working in a tie-up
with Mr. Flo Ziegfeld . . .
and everybody knows who he is.
Mr. Ziegfeld is trying to dis-
eover the most beautiful legs In
America .... women's legs,
of course, .
And here's where the stock
tng man comes in—he is going
to give a box of sirk stockings
—sunburn shade—to the young
lady whose measurements are
identical to the legs that Zieg-
feld decides upon.
He first told be was serving an
eight years' sentence on 22
counts of burglary given in Waco.
Further questioning disclosed that
he has 20 years’ additional sen-
tences for burglary from Waco.
The two youths, 18 and 19,
were arrested separately in the
2600 block on Race and in the
2500 block on Akers by Officers
Pettigrew and Shifflett.
They are alleged to have at-
tempted to remove the safe of the
drug store, containing about 8900
of both the store's and Riverside
postornice’s receipts, which became
jammed in the rear door of the
store. The thieves fled upon dis-
covery of their work by officers.
F. M. Cardwell and Ed Walker
Win School Places Again.
F. M. Cardwell and Ed Walker
were re-elected members of the
Tarrant County school board, can-
vass of last Saturday's trustee
elections showed.'
The votes were canvassed on
Thursday by the Commissioners’
Court. Walker was unopposed
as representative at large, while
Cardwell defeated J. M. Willis 57
to 41 in Precinct 3.
Eighteen votes In the Pantego
district were cast in favor of in-
creasing the district’s tax rate
from 75 cents to >1 on the 8100
valuation without a single unfa-
vorable vote.
Trustees In each of the 37 com-
moh school districts were formal-
ly declared elected by the court.
By United Press.
DALLAS, April 12. — Finding
his former wife in company with
three men, a jealous man last
night wounded one man, sent a
bullet thru the trousers of a sec-
ond and barely missed the third
visitor as he fled from a house in
West Dallas. e
N. A. Talley, 56. horse trainer,
was wounded in the left thigh. A
.38-caliber bullet went thru the
muscle, clipped the bone - and
emerged. His condition was not
critical today.
Jess French,- the former hus-
band. had not been arrested early
today.
Talley and his friends were sit-
ting in the front room with Mrs.
French and her two sisters-in-law
when French walked in started
shooting, they told police. -
“Miss Talley's career has al-
ways been a sad story,” ValanI
said, "with the end inevitable.
Other than having a beautiful
voice, she has no claim to being
an artist. New York orftics
agree I ths. ...
"Her career war launched be-
fbre she was prepared. Kansas
City is partly to blame. It made
much ado about nothing," he
said.
- ValanI la a Tuscan and prom-
inent crlUc of music and litera-
Ex-Convict Confesses He
Escaped From State
Penitentiary
Confession Friday of Leander
Gains, negro, escaped convict
from a State prison, to Chief of
Detectives Jackson that he was
"Fort Worth’s petty theft wave."
came as an aftermath of the seven
other arrests during the week to
solve the recent series of bur-
glaries.
Two youths,___believed to be
today said that it was probable
her wealth at this time is about
that figure. The New York
Telegram said that friends of
the singer estimated her wealth
at from 8500^000 to >750.000;
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By United Press.
KANSAS CITY. April 12.—
Marlon Talley has quit the
stage because she did not get a
renewal of contract. In the
opinion of Luigi ValanI, musical
ture
of Florida—"Old Catts," as he
likes to be called—was expected
here todsy from his home a .
Deuniak Springs. to be arrested
INMAN CASE NEAR JURY
RENO, Nev., April 12.—The
Inman divorce case, revolving
about the liquor capacity of Walk-
er P. Inman. millionaire New
Yorker, and the alleged infidelity
of his pretty wife, Helence Pat-
ton Inman, will be in the hands
of a jury before nightfall. A quick
verdict is expected.
Frank Stangl of the TCU biology
i department.
I Slides showing the various
> types of dinosaurs of prehistoric
. time, and of many kinds of fos-
sils were shown by Dr. Winton.
i Final meeting of the year will
i be May 11 when a social outing
» in the fossil region near Denton
. will be held.
cent is left to the traction com-,
pany.
Should Townsend not agree to
Sartheburdenthotheunder-
career were estimated
000. and the New Yo
MADE ON MARCH 30
Embezzlement charges against
David Umbenhour, assistant cash-
ier of the Stockyards National
Bank, may be investigated at the
special session of the Federal
grand jury this month.
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Miss Talley had a conference
scheduled today ‘ with Gatti-
Casazza, director of the Metro-
politan Opera Company, at
which her contract for next sea-
son was to be dleeueeedt The
Broadway rumor factories got
busy on that basis, with sug-
gestions that perhaps her con-
tract was not to be renewed.
A year ago last February,
Marlon's earnings in her brief
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TWo Others Also
Tragic Deaths
Fort Worth.
ing a short chase after the ugh Special Session May Probe
Embezzlement Case
tive had been discovered ransack-
ing Guinn’s house about 8:30
p. m. Thursday. He was turned
Over to Emergency Officers Ar-
ledge snd Swift of Police Station
No. 2.
, Admits Convictions.
The negro admitted to police
that he escaped from the State
penitentiary during a fire Oct.
9, 1928 Officers believe infor-
mation as to whereabouts here
of other convicts who escaped
In Fort Worth
and vicinity
by D. S. Lan-
dis, local wea-
therman.
Threatening
weather, with
probable
show ers is
predicted for
East Texas for
tonight. Ris-
ing tempera-
t u r e s, how-
Phone Man Dies After
Being Struck by Truck
Thursday.
Four persons met violent deaths
in Fort Worth and Tarrant Coun-
ty Friday.
Two were shot to death, a third
mangled badly.
Messer's body will be sent to
Temple Friday for funeral serv-
ices Saturday. He was working
at a manhole when hit by the
truck.
Vance E. Gray, 20. driver of
the truck, was charged with ag-
gravated assault in County Court
following the accident. Gray ren-
dered aid, according to informa-
tion given the District Attorney's
office. .
among the three who Monday" "WhenTminawetatate,Im
Plane and Flyers Apparently Net
Damaged By Landing
SYDNEY. N. 8. W., Apri 12.
An elaborate rescue expedition
was ready today to reach the
crew of the missing airplane
Southern Cross, stranded on a
mud flat In a wild and almost
Impenetrable region In Northern
Australia.
Capt. Charles P. T. Ulm and
his three companions were re-
ported apparently safe and well
by the airplane Canberra, which
returned to Wyndham today.
They were walking about and
were camped near running water.
The plane appeared undamaged,
giving hope that, if gasoline
were dropped, the plane might
rise under its own power. Food
was dropped.
Carr said Friday. Cost as pro-
jected at present is >200.000.
“We have made no decision
and until we do. I believe the
statement made by Mr. Hurley in
behalf of his league is prema-
ture," Townsend said Friday.
Hurley's statement said:
"The executive committee
charges Townsnd with unfair
policy and with hindering civic
Improvement in the Riverside dis-
trict.
"The traction company has re-
peatedly threatened to remove its
tracks in order to exempt pay-
ment of necessary improvements
in Riverside.
“The people of Riverside are
willing to cooperate with the
traction company but only ask
that they be given a ‘square
deal' and that they not be in-
timidated into supporting move-
ments to prevent the traction
company from paying their
share.” -
a delivery truck.
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Hendrix,
Sylvania Methodists Wipe Out
$4,000 Indebtedness
Late note covering an Indebt-
edness on the Sylvania Heights
Methodist Church will be burned
publicly at the evening service
Sunday, the pastor, Rev. J. J.
Creed, stated.
This action will wipe out an
indebtedness of $4,000, which
has been hanging over the
church property for four years. .
night attempted to rob Seott’s
Drug Store, 3126 Race, were
nabbed shortly after midnight
Thursday by police officers, and
the third member was being
sought Friday. .They were to be
questioned during the day by
Chief Jackson.
Others Arrested.
Other major arrest of the week
was that early Thursday morning
of a negro on East Pruitt Sreet,
who confessed to committing 41
burglaries here during the past
several days. Merchandise valued
at more than >150, much of which
has been Identified by its owners,
was found with the negro. He is
being held for further questioning.
Gaines was caught by H. L.
Guinn, 2216 West Morphy, folow-
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wet," announced J. Tho mat He)
lin Jr., above, ton of the dry-vol
tno but wet-eympathiting Senator
from Alabama, u« ht arrived in
New York from Panama aboard
»hip. Some liquor he brought up
from Panama hadn't lotted the
trip, he taid, but "lott of people
on board had liquor and they
were good to me.” He followed
hit arrival with a "whoopee"
tour of Broadway which had it»
grand finale in a police tiation.
tape inclosed in the letter. and
In order to submit samples.
Uncle Panther has to do the
measuring.
Of course I could delegate
this job to an assistant, but I
don't feel like doing that.
I have been charged with a
trust, and It Is not my nature
to evade responsibilities.
No matter how distasteful or
difficult the job, I shall go thru,
with it . . .' we Panthers are
that way.
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55, .Were found shot to death wt- i a. m. ..
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ever, will prevail Saturday.
Warmer, cloudy weather Is in
prospect for West Texas, accord-
ing to Landis.
Clear skies were reported thru-
out the state at 7 a. m. today, the
minimum temperature being at
Amarillo with 44 degrees.
Landis predicted cloudy weath-
er for Friday.
J. R. (Bob) Silver and
Believed He Will Go From
Houston to California
On Trip
President Herbert Hoover prob-
ably will pay his Fort Worth and
other Texas supporters a visit as
soon as the special session of Con-
gress adjourns, it was indicated
Friday. A
At the White House it was said’
by those in close touch with the
President's plans that be positive-
ly would visit Texas this year.
Fort Worth, being one of the Re-
publican stronghdids in the last
election, probably will be one of
the first places he will visit. ac-
cording to information from there.
invited Here.
It is known that the President
has been invited to Fort Worth on
many ogcastons by Henry Zwelfel,
North Texas Republican leader;
Cato Sells, former Indian Com-
missioner under President Wood-
row Wilson, and others connected
with the last presidential cam-
paign.
According to information from
Washington, the President not
only will visit Fort Worth, but
Dallas and Houston, and then
take the southern route 'to Cali-
fornia, stopping off at El Paso
and other cities en route.
Time Not Certain.
Altho Hoover said he did not
Intend to visit California this year,
his friends say he has not missed
a visit to Palo Alto in five years,
and that they expect him to go
there as soon as Congress ad-
journ. .
Just how long the speclalses-
sion will last is largely problemat-
ical. Some say it will be over by
July 15, while others predict
Sept. 1.
MINE CAVE-IN KILLS 01
PICKER, Okla., April 11
cave-in tn the Veils-Leopard
near here late yesterday res
in the death of Raymond <
42. of Joplin, and the berlov
jury of David wimams of i
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Prof. Alexander of TCU Elected
Secretary
Dr. W. N. Winton, head of the
biology department at TCU, Fri-
day night was elected president
of the Fort Worth Paleontologi-
cal Society at the monthly meet-
ing of the organization at TCU.
Forty-one members were present.
Prof. Ivan Alexander, also of
the TCU biology department, was
elected secretary. They succeed
N. L. Thomas, paleontologist for
the Pure Oil Co., and Prof.
sical career at an age when
most opera stars have only be-
gun, Broadway looked for hid-
den reasons.
One report suggested Marlon
had signed a contract for th"
talkies. Another held that
Miss Talley, despite the alle-
giance of her public, is dissatis-
fied with her own progress In
singing. Supporting this ru-
mor were cited opinions of some
critics recently that her voice
was cold and inflexible and that
she la unable to act
Stone have been dismissed from
the dockets of the Criminal Dis-
trict Court here, it was revealed
in a check of the records Friday.
The dismissals were made late
in the afternoon of Saturday.
March 30, according to the rec-
ords. and nd announcements ol
their dismissals were made. They
were among some 80 other cases
ordered dismissed, according to
District Attorney R. A. Stuart.
Silver and Stone now are serv-
ing life sentences in Huntsville
on conviction of robbery with
firearms charges in connection
with the death of Roscoe Wilson.
Majestic Theater treasurer, on
Jan. 31, 1927.
Under Murder Charges.
The cases dismissed were mur-
der charges against them in con-
nection with Wilson’s death.
Stone was given the 99-year.sen-
tence when he was tried. Silver
was given the- death sentence,
which later was commuted to life
imprisonment by Governor Dan
Moody.
Conner's indictment was for
violation of the anti-mask law
and aggravated assault.
It was charged he was one of
a party of several men who on
July 8, 1827. kidnaped and took
Morris Strauss, Consumers Plumb-
ing Supply Co. head, out on the
old Cleburne Road and whipped
him.
-Was Former Detective.
Conner at that time was city
detective. He was dismissed from
the force and later indicted and
tried. His trial In October, 1827
resulted in a hung jury.
Stuart said the other cases gis-
missed were only minor ones in
which no convictions could be
obtained, or on persons who were
now in the penitentiary on other
charges.
Stuart declared that from time
to time he will dismiss other
cases until approximately 500,are
were non-committal on the
charges.
Engineer Who Burned Women To
Death, Wrote "Lonely Hearts"
By United Press,
ELIZABETH, N. J., April 12.—
The strange mentality of Henry
Colin Campbell, middle-aged en-
gineer, and author of engineering
guidebooks, attracted authorities
today as they attempted to con-
nect him with crimes other than
the nfurder to which he confessed
—that of his bigamous wife, Mrs.
Mildred Mowry.
Campbell was a respected en-
gineer, married, and father of
four children. He just moved In-
to a >25,000 home.
Police found he had written to
numerous matrimonial agencies
and to “Lonely Heart" columns of
daily newspapers. Also, in his
apartment, was a room strewn
with dolls and teddy bears. A
strong-box was opened and it re-
vealed more dolls and teddy bears.
Their import goes unexplained.
N°W I have said it, and done
And as I said at first, I be-
gan with reluctance. Legs are
rather obvious these days. One
can make conversation about
them without being stricken
from the social register or
thrown out of the house.
Yet I confess to a certain
hesitancy in talking about them
... or writing about them.
Still, a box of stockings is a
box of stockings—and a native
and Inherent chivalry, as well
as a deep loyalty to my own
town makes me determined that
if possible, this box of stock-
ings shall go to some lady in
Fort Worth.
I have no zest for my part of
the job, but when stern duty
calls, I have no disposition to
shirk.
Texas Cities \. eL irofit By Im-
provement, Manager Says.
The Clyde Mallory Lines, oper-
ating passenger steamers between
New York City .and Galveston,
will establish an Improved and
faster service for}Texas cities this
summer. Jack Hntt, manager ’of
the Association of Sommerce, has
been advised.
The Improved service will pro-
vide weekly passenger and freight
sailings, with Falls both ways at
Miami.
Check of Records Also .
Shows Dockets Cleared
of Others.
New Administrator Takes
Over Post Here
Government could do more to-
ward abolishing liquor with a
$3,000,000-a -year educational
Riverside Charges “Unfair
Policy” to Townsend
That the Northern Texas Trac-
tion Company is making an ef-
fort to shirk its part in the de-
velopment of East Fourth Street
was the allegation of Riverside
citizens Friday.
Following the announcement
of traction officials that the com-
pany had under consideration
three methods of service for the
Riverside district. President J. J.
Hurley of the Riverside Civic
League issued a tsatement in
which charged 4. F., Townsend,
NTTCo manager, with anthreat
to substitute bus service only to
compel the citizenship of River-
side to consent to exempt the
traction company from partici-
pating in the pavement of East
Fourth Street.”
_ Townsend said, "We are con-
templating three moves now and
will give the city a definite an-
swer within two weeks. One is
to continue the rail service and
son, new pro administrator for
Texas, who ook up his new duties
here Friday,
Jackson, former administrator
at Helena, Wyo., drove thru to
Fort Worth. He succeeds W. D.
Smith, transferred to Helena.
Jones Law Helps.
"Use the three millions to point
out the evils of booze to the
youngsters in schools," Jaekson
urges. "The children are the
ones to get at—you can't tell the
old heads anything,'*
Jackson is of the opinion the
prohibition law is being enforced
as successfully as other laws.
"You’re going to have violations
of this law, . the same as any
other," he says.
He thinks the new Jones taw
will help out his department a
great deal with deportation now
facing foreigners if they are con-
victed of violation of the liquor
laws.
Jsekson Is the oldest pro .ad-
ministrator in the country, in
point of service. His first dry
post was taken in 1921, when he
became prohibition director of
Wyoming.
As divisional chief at Seattle
during 1923, he had charge of
prohibition enforcement in the
four northwestern states and
Alaska.
Former Legisintor.
In 1924, he was made divisional
director at Denver, and adminis-
trator of the 19th district at
Helena in 1927.
Before concentrating his fight
on the bootleggers, Jackson was
for two years a member ' of the
Wyoming state legislature. He was
sheriff at Laramie, Wyo., for four
years.
He looks the part of a sheriff,
too. The new administrator
weighs 235 pounds, and is pretty
close to being a six-footer.
He will start a tour of his new
district, which embraces all of
Texas, early next week. ,
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Waco Man Named President By
Lumbermen
By United Press.
WACO, April 12.— Dallas was
chosen for the 1930 convention
of the Lumbermen's Association
of Texas at its concluding ses-
sion here yesterday.
The following officers Were
elected: President, J. A. Kirkpat-
tick. Waco; vice presidents, 1. B.
McFarland, Houston; J. W. Rock-
well, Houston; W. S. Pfeuffer,
New Braunfels: honorary secre-
tary, J. C. Dionne, Houston;
treasurer, N. C. Hoyt, Houston;
assistant secretary and traffic
manager, R. G. Hyett, Houston;
sergeant-at-arms, John C. Ray,
Waco.
Hendrix’ watch had stopped at
4:33 o'clock. Neighbors reported
bearing what they believed a gun-
shot shortly before dawn. i
Four Children Survive.
Dr. 8. I. Sturges of Azle had
examined Mrs.‘Hendrix Thursday
and told Fain that she was un-
balanced.
The slain couple is survived by
four children, Vance Hendrix and
Miss Eula Hendrix, who teach
school at Saginaw; Mrs. Margie
Harbor of Fort Worth, and Mrs.
Eula Kerr of Dallas. Their bodies
were tsken to the White Funeral
Home at Weatherford, pending
funeral arrangements.
Trainman Killed.
J. F. Johnson, about 40, train-
man on the Texas & Pacific Rail-
way, was killed instantly kt 5:33
a. m. Friday when struck by
switching box cars in Lancaster
Yards.
- William C. Messer, Temple, em- '
ployed by Southwestern Bell Tele- l
phono Company, died at 7:30’a. 1
m. Friday after being run over 1
by a delivery truck in the 2100 1
block on West Seventh Thursday 1
afternoon.
Johnson's body will be sent to 1
Longview, his home, Friday night i
for burial Saturday. The body is «
at the Robertson-Mueller-Harper 1
Mortuary. . 1
Johnson had put up hie engine •
after finishing his run between i
here and West Texas. He was
“Cars“gtruck“him.he“bodywas"
Phonograph of Another Doomed
Man Plays Death March
By United Press.
HUNTSVILLE, April 12. —
With a smile on his lips and a
red rose in his big black bands.
Wade Welborne, negro, calmly
walked to the death chamber of
the State penitentiary here Thurs-
day night and paid the supreme
penalty for the slaying of his
wife.
While the portable phonograph
of another condemned man filled
the silent corridors of the prison
with ."When the Roll Is Called
Up Yonder,” Welborne seated
himself in the death chair and
watched calmly while the at-
tenauntwe"wayustee""the""Heetr00 es'
which sent him to his death.
QIMPLY to write sbout legs is
• not in Itself a difficult task.
The subject has many ramifi-
cations, and one should not suf-
fer for pegs upon whish to hang
a discussion.
It is not simply the business
of writing about legs that dis-
tresses me—it is my own part
in the discussion that gives
pause to my hand.
For unfortunately, I cannot
divorce myself from the matter.
The truth IT. if the thing goes
any further than this column,
I will be forced to play a lead-
ing role . . . and I am not
sure I have the necessary equip-
ment to carry the thing off with
elan and poise.
I should hate to bungle the
job; and I fear that is what I
would do.
BY JOHN SOnRELLS
MAVBE I would do well not
IVI to say anything about this.
Still, it is an announcement of
interest and importance to wom-
en .. . and in a way, I feel
my duty is clear to go ahend.
Yet I begin writing with
reluctance. I have an Idea that
- before it is all over, I, will be
sorry.
For this column is about legs.
TTOLLYWOOD, Cal., April
-11 12.—Mary Pickford and
Douglas Fairbanks will be
seen together in the next
motion picture in which they
appear. They will play
"Katherine” and "Petru-
chio" in Shakespeare's "The
Taming of the Shrew."
The picture will be all-
talk le.
It will be all-color.
It will be'all-costume — ’
no “modern" clothes.
It will folow closely the
trend of the original Shake-
spearean comedy.
Plans for this film, too
rich even for a press agenta
adjectives, were outlined for
the United Press today in an
exclusive interview with
Mary and Doug in the for-
mer’s studio bungalow.
(Copyrluht, 1029. by United t'rm)
PAsn"cahe, constranager O. E. chargng htm withalding
••Old Catts" Faces Charge of Aid-
ing Counterfeiters
Dy United Preus.
PENSACOLA, Fla., April 12.-
Former Governor Sidney J. Catts
HOLD RUMMAGE SALE
The Four Music Clubs of Fort
Worth—Harmony, Euterpean. Mu-
sic Study, and University Place—
will hold a combined rummage
sale at 1410 Houston, Saturday.
Monday and Tuesday.
Proceeds are to be used to cre-
ate an endowment fund. Bundled
or other contributions may be left
at Montrlef & Montrlef, On 13th
Street.
MORE CLOUDINESS
IS FORECAST
felting scheme.
The former Governor and Bap-
tist preacher is charged with
making a loan of >5,000 to Col.
Julian Diaz of Tampa, alleged
head of a counterfeiting ring,
with an understanding he would
receive >25.000 in return after
the venture succeeded. Catts
claims he has been "framed."
The talk is in connection with
a special patriotic and law en-
forcement program. American
Legion members, and other civic
organizations will be special
guests? Frank Pulliam'a Orches
tra and the choir, under A. J.
Wylie, will furnish a musical
program. Rev. P. E. Chappell,
pastor, will conduct the service.
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