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WEST TEXAS
NEWSPAPER
BL. LIX, NO. 29.
he Abilene Reporter ~2ews SUNDAY
WITHOUT, OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS IT GOES, -Byrog
Associated Press (ar)
ABILENE, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1939-THIRTY PAGE IN THREE SECTIONS.
ed Press (AP)
PRICE FIVE CENTS
FATHER AIDS DEFENSE AS SON"
OPENS ARIZONA MURDER TRIAL
Varied July 4
Entertainment
SHE'S FAIREST OF FAIR
4
financial strue-f
ung (left) and
Securities and
shington, D. C.
KINC *
■ PHOENIX, Ariz, July 1—(P-
Robert M Burgunder, former
Seattle, Wash., prosecutor, became
associate defense counsel today vat
• the personal request of his son,
Robert, 22, on trial for murder.
I The son, who is accused of kill-
“ling two Phoenix automobile sales-
ermen, asked superior Judge Arthur
’ T. La’ Prade to permit his father to
d take over his defense.
1 Standing at the counsel table,
young Burgunder said:
' 1 “Your honor. I have been unable
to get along with Mr. (C. T.) Me-
“‘kinney. He has entered technical
objections to evidence which I
@ thought as important. I have ob-
jected to his lengthy cross-exam-
inations"
■ McKinney, addressing the court,
j agreed that he and the defendant
1 were at odds.
• McKinney told La Prade that he
1 12 had known the elder Burgunder in
, Seattle and that he was a member
of the bat in high standing.
La Prade then asked young
Burgunder if ne wished his-father
to defend him.
• "I requested in the beginning that
% m. father net come here." Bur-
my father not come here,” Bur-
gunder replied, “but now .that he
is here I feel that he could be of
help.to me and I would appreciate
"I decline to discharge Mr. Me-
• Kinney from this case and his ap-
ROBERT BURGUNDER
. . . grins at proceedings
pointment stands,” Le Prade said.
"He should conduct your case as
you desire. I believe Mr., McKin-
ney is eminently 'qualified to rep-
resent you, and I believe he has
lent his best efforts.” ;
FD STANDING FIRM IN FIGHTS
• OVER MONEY AND NEUTRALITY
Offered Area .
m.
There’s a full card of enter-
tainment slated in. West Texas
for- the July 4 celebration, with
a prelude to the big day in at
least three towns tomorrow.
Heretofore the slate has been
slightly top-heavy on the rodeo •
side for the holiday party, but new
programs haver been added in new
centers this year.
STAMFORD SHOW TOPS
Stealing the spotlight once again
will be the 10th annual Texas Cow-
boy reunion at Stamford, which
opens Monday and extends through
Wednesday. Total attendance for
the nine rodeo performances is ex-
pected to run from 60,000 to 75,-
000.
Some SOO cowboys will compete
in the calf roping, wild cow milk-
ing. steer riding and bronc riding
contests. Another 50 will participate
in the cutting horse contest. Prizes -
In the various contests will total
$2,600 .
Texas’ biggest race meet, a
thrilling rodeo program, the
queen’s coronation and ball and
a gigantic union religious ser-
vice will serve to make Brady’s
14th annual Jubilee and race
meet. July 3-5, one of the
state’s outstanding holiday at- .
tractions. The three-day cele-
__bration will be staged under the---
direction of, G. C. Kirk, gen- *
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to Rico, Uncle
orro. command-
,000,000 Is to be w
e outpost.
7
I WASHINGTON, Juyl 1—(r
’ President-Roosevelt was reported
• today to have taken a "no surren-
der" position in his, twin battles
with a rebellious * congress over
monetary, and neutrality legisla-
tion.
In an effort to put through the
senate next Wednesday legislation
to revive the president's power to
devalue, the dollar and continue
operation of the $2,000,000,000 sta-
bilization fund. ,
Friends said that apparently the
. chief executive had no thought of
• compromise on either issue. His
last public word on the monetary
' question was an insistence -that
his powers be continued, and Sec-
retary Hull, only today, reasserted
the administration’s demand - for
a neutrality legislation of the sort
• which the house turned down last _
night. .___:
LONG HOLIDAY HELPS
Administration leaders had the
advantage of a long holiday week-
1 eni to rally their shattered forces
.2---*=------
Wallace Made
• Chief Spender
WASHINGTON, July 1——
Secretary Wallace, given new pow.
. ers and funds both by appropria-
• tion measures and the government
reorganisation, became today one
- of the top-most 'spender-lenders '
of the administration.
Budget authorities estimated
the cabinet officer would have
between $2,000,000,000 and $2,
500,000,000 to spend and lend in -
this fiscal year CO programs
designed to help agriculture
nin economic parity with oth-
er groups. -. —
Puerto Rice was
ficial sets of Brig.
Marshall after 9
chief of staff. *
ess,” Brig. Gen.
lin Craig as chief *
the defense plans
ie Atlantia.” 4
A record-sett ing supply bill sign-
• ed somewhat reluctantly by Presi-
dent Roosevelt last night, gave
Wallace $1,194,488,000 to finance
crop and marketing control, sur-
plus, crop disposal. research and
regulatory functions of the agri-
• culture department.' ,
P The 1940 relief J bill, signed the
same night, added 1140.000.000 for
/ “grants and loans to financially,
distressed farmers. (The- president's
proposed new lending program,
now before congress, would ta-
• crease this figure to $390,000,000.)
President Roosevelt's order trans-
ferring the Farm Credit Adminis-
tration and the Commodity Credit
corporation to the agriculture de-
partment gave Wall** control over
. credit resources from which up-
• wards of $1,000,000,000 in loans may
be made this, year.
FCA AID TO OPERATING
The Farm Credit administration,
heretofore an independent agency,
extends loans to farmers for pur-
• chase or refinancing of farms, and
■ for production crops and livestock.
. The Commodity Credit corporation
makes loans to farmers on such
commodities as cotton, corn, wheat,
tobacco, wool and other products
“when surpluses, unduly depress
€prices.
• Assistants * said Wallace would
permit the Farm Credit adminis-
tratio.1 to operate as a semi-au-
tonomous agency, exercising only
the right to pass on broad matters
a of poliey-%
Mann's Fair Trade
Act Ruling Lauded
.: AUSTIN, July 1—()—Formef
- Senator Frank Rawlings of Fort
€ Worth today praised Attorney Gen-
eral Gerald C Mann's recent rul-
ing holding the "fair trade” act
'approved at the general session of
the legislature contravened the
anti-trust laws of the state.
€ Rawlings who represented op-
i ponents Of the measure at com-
mittee hearings attacked g “state:
ment on Senator J. Franklin Spears
of San Antonio, senate sponsor of
* the bill, who asserted Mann's opin-
ion was "absurd, ridiculous and
G absolutely goofy.”
I “The opinions of our able attorney
I general and his staff deserve to be
I received with the respect in keep-
1 Ing with the dignity of this office,”
I Reelings said in a natement.
Both sides admitted that the.
result was in doubt, though
Senator Minton (D-Ind) pre-
dicted that by the time the vote
was taken President Roosevelt’s
friends would be able to count
enough noses to assure adoption
of a conference report already
approved by the house. On the
other hand, Senator Taft (R-
Ohio) said he believed the re-
port might be beaten.
The prospects for neutrality leg-
islation along the lines, desired by
the administration was another
question. It was clear that admin-
istration forces would continue.a
fight for it, but some opponents
contended that the issue was “dead”
for this session.
A controversy within the mone-
Fugitive LSU.
Prexy Nabbed, ,
- Held in Canada
BROCKVILLE, Ont. (By telephone to New York), July 2
—(Sunday)—(AP)—Police disclosed today that Dr. James
Monroe Smith, missing former president of Louisiana State uni-
1. versity, had been arrested and was being held here.
‘ Police said it was believed Dr. Smith would waive extradi.
tion tomorrow, paving the way for his return to the United
—-----------------—------States to face charges of em-
Europe Studies-
Implications of
Danzig 'Putsch'
eral manager.
Beautiful Lake Sweetwater will
be site for boat racing and a bath-
ing revue Tuesday. This replaces
the annual West Texas water car-
nival for summer entertainment in
the Nolan county seat.
PECOS BOASTS RODEO
An elaborate program at Lake
Cisco has been planned for the
holiday. There will be boat racing,
fishing, golfing, skating, bathing
revues and fireworks during the
day of activity.
Ten miles further east, a sis-
ter town, Eastland, will enter-
tain with its third annual July
4 celebration. Prises totaling
more than $500 will be awarded.
Events scheduled Monday in-,
clude- a band concert, trades
day feature, greased pig con-
test, swimming contests, diving
contests, square and other
dance contests. .
On the program Tuesday are
boat races, a horned toad race.
band concert, bathing beauty revue
and a fireworks display.
Everything is in readiness for
opening Monday of the 10th an-
nual-Pecos rodeo and celebration,
a two-day affair. It was 56 years
ago that the first rodeo was' held
at Pecos and today the town lays
claim to the worlds first rodeo.
The Texas Cowboy reunion at
Stamford opens, at 8 o'clock. Mon-
day morning with calf roping in
the arena It is not until 11 a m.
however, that the occasion takes
on a holiday -spirit, for at that
time the grand parade starts.
tary controversy was the conten-
tion by some legislators that a
favorable, senate vote Wednesday
would not revive the monetary
powers which expired, at the stroke
of midnight Friday,
Senators Taft and Vandenberg
(R-Mich), spearheads of the re-
publican attack on the devaluation
authority, asserted today that It
would be necessary for the Roose-
velt forces to introduce entirely
new legislation, taking It through
the routine channels of congress Not RITMAN
VOTE BALKED POST HOLIDAY AT BL EMAN
Seven bands have accepted invi-
tations to participale in the parade,
headed by the famous Hardin-
Simmons Cowboy band, official
rodeo band this year. Others to be
on hand include the Haskell muni-
cipal,band. Old Glory band, Amer-
ican * Legion band of Stamford,
and high school bands of Brecken-
ridge, HamlinFand Stamford.
Visitors at Stamford will
view improvements to a plant
that roel approximately $10,000."
Major item on the construction
The pending legislation was so
written as to extend the expiring
powers A vote on it before the
midnight hour was balked by de-
bate by republicans and some dem-
cerats which dragged out the mses-
sion to 1:53 a m. FST). " J
Before adjournment. It was
agreed- to have a vote at 4 p. m
(CST) Wednesday
Taking issue with Taft and Van- [
denberg. Senator Adams (D-Colo)"
author of a senate-approved
amendment to the bill which would -
have put an end to the devalua-
tion section. said that if the sen-
ate approves the pending legisla-
tion there could be no question as
to the president’s right to cut an
additional nine cents of gold value
out of the dollar any time in the
next two years
Adams stood with Taft and Van-
denberg. however on the conten-
tion that the $2,000,000,000 stabll-
ization fund, set up to maintain
this country’s currency on a desir-
ed level with those of other coun-
tries. could not be revived by the
pending legislation.
“That two billion dollars is ”a
part of the treasury’s general fund
now and the only way that It can
be set up as a stabilization fund is
for congress to appropriate, the
money, which the pending legisla-
tion doesn’t do,” Adams declared
Against this, however, adminis-
tration leaders displayed an un-
dated letter from the attorney gen-
eral to the president asserting his
oumion that the adoption of the
legislation any time after the close
of the fiscal year at midnight
June 30 would confer the same
powers on the president as would
have action before that date.
program was a recreational
building known as The Round-
up. which was built by the old-
time cowboys, association.
Besides this structure., improve-
ments costing $4,500 have been
added to the rodeo arena.
Following the holiday celebra-
tions will be the annual two-day
rodeo and picnic in the Butman
community, 14 miles southwest of
Merkel, in Mulberry canyon.
Completing a busy week will be
the Merkel free rodeo next Satur-
day, the fourth in a series of sum-
mer entertainments.
ACC Graduate Heads
Pepperdine College
. Los ANGELES. July 1 — P
Hugh M Tiner, 31. became the
head of George Pepperdine col-
lege and one of the youngest, col-
lege presidents’In the nation to-
day
Tiner, a clergyman and a grad-
uate of Abilene Chriattan college
in Texas, has been a member of
the Pepperdine faculty since 1937.
He succeeds Dr. Batsell Baxter, re-
signed.
Frances Nalle (above), 22-
year-old red head from Dallas,
Texas, topped several hundred
candidates and was named
“fairest - of the fair" in a con-
test at the New York world's
. fair. She is information girl at
one of the exhibits. Winning
beauty crowns is no novelty to
her. She was one of the beauty
queens at the Dallas Centen-
’ nial exposition.
COMMISSION APPROVES 5.4
MILE EXTENSION FOR NO. 36
Lawyers Elect -
Longview Man
AUSTIN, July 1—(PP)—The Texas
Bar association today concluded Its
58th annual convention with elec-
tion of Angus B Wynne of Long-
view as president after D. A. Frank
of Dallas, the only other nominee,
withdrew "in favor of my friend."
By acclamation, the association
elected Few Brewster of Temple
vice president and Hamilton Lowe
of Corpus Christi secretary. Wll-
llam B. Carrsow of San Antonio
was re-appointed executive secre-
tary. *.
J. Cleo Thompson of Dallas
was elected chairman of the
new board of directors consist-
ing of Carlos Masterson of An-
gleton, John Kilgore of Wichita
Falls, E. M Critz of Coleman,
Robert W. B. Terrell of San An-
tonio, Elmer L. Lincoln of Tex-, ,
arkana. Meade F. Griffin of
— Plainview, G. C. Olsen of Ker-
mit, Harley C. Kenn of Beau-
mont, Lee Gammon of Waxa-
hachie and P. Edward Ponder
of Sweetwater.
The directors will, choose a 1940
convention city at a future meet-
ing ' ..
Tom Pollard of Tyler nominated;
Wynne, asserting the Longview at-
torney was well qualified for the
presidency. Wynne is the eldest son
of William Buck Wynne, well
known pioneer lawyer of Wills
Point.
Frank, nominated as, "a man who
has served us long and well," dra-
bezzlement on which he has lead to war.
been indicted in Louisiana.
By The Associated Press
€ Britain and France reaffirm-
ed Saturday their determina-
tion to fight for Poland in the ■
event of aggression but still
unanswered was the question
whether a nazi putsch from
within Danzig inevitably would
The British stand was underscor-
matically withdrew his name aft-
er several seconding speeches en-
dorsing both candidates
“Wynne Is a good man and my
A delegation of Ablleglans who returned last, night from Austin tid-pee 5
where they attended a monthly hearing of the highway commission the rank, rather than tow that
Friday, reported, the commissioners had approved a 5.4 mile extension Maree number or you did not want
for the Abilene-Cross-Plains highway, state 36. met the oundenes The choice
The group from here had requested a ten mile extension, but the grant should be Jiru mous and I there:
as approved will-bring the road within five and a half miles of Intersec- 10 Pe unanimous and i mere
tion with state highway 191.
WPA PROJECT EVINTC TO CAME
Work on the road, to be carried EVENTS 0 COME
as a WPA project, is expected to re 3
begin as soon as a present crew st IN WICT TEYAK
work laying a caliche base and IN W 1 1LAAJ
paving 16 miles of the road is fin-
ished Paving of the first 14 miles
southeast from the airport is ex-
fore ask your permission to stand
aside"
Dinner for ‘56‘
Smith Surrenders
To Ontario Officer
NEW ORLEANS, July 1— (A) -
Chief Constable W. 8. Young of
Brockville, Ontario, Canada, told the
Times-Picayune by telephone to-
night he was holding Dr. and Mrs.
James Monroe Smith for Louisiana
authorities.
Young said Dr. Smith telephoned
him at 10 pm. Eastern daylight
time tonight from .a resort 20
miles from Brockville.
ed by an official foreign office
spokesman while Foreign Minister
Bonnet was said to have made
France’s position clear in a surprise
conference with the German am-
bassador to Paris
AVOID DEFINITE STAND
Discussing frankly the possibilities
of Adolf Hitler arranging an “ap- -
parently spontaneous" movement
within Danzig for reunion with
The farmer president of Lou-
isiana State university and his
wife, both indicted on charges -
growing out of Irregularities In
university funds, were being
- held- In the Brockville jail,
the constable said.
Asked, if they were in a 'cell and
if they had any money when ar-
rested. Young replied to each ques-
tion. "I can't answer that.”
The constable said Dr. Smith tel-
ephoned from Charlestow, lake, a
resort, and “said he would meet me
within an hour."
Dr. Smith, he reported, told him
he had just read of his indictment
in the papers and wished to return
to face charges.
The Smiths were arrested before
they reached the Brockville / jail,
however, by Constable Ronald
Young, a brother of the chief con-
stable.
“He recognised the car from the
description and license numbers,
and halted them and brought them
in,” W. 8 Young said
ANXIOUS TO RETURN
He added the Smiths appeared
“quite anxious” to return to Louis-
iana.
The Canadian officer said he had
immediately notified Louisiana of-
ficers. who told him they would
leave for the Smiths tomorrow
morning. ‘40 I
* The Smiths Jiad been staying at '
a lake resort. Brockville is a me%
and a half from the St. Lawrence ,
river boundary between Canada and
the United States.
Louisiana Officers
To Go After Smiths
DALLAS, July I -—(P) Larry
Mills of Dallas said today a dinner _________._______-
would be held here Aug. 12 for the (PP— Authorities here, informed of
or. Th. C.thole stat, 56 house members and ten state the arrest of Brockville. Ont., of the
from the airport is ex- OLFEN The Catholic State Lea senators who voted against submit- fugitive Dr. and Mrs. James-Mon-
peeled to be completed within two gue of Texas Will meet at Olfen, | ting a resources-sales tax const:- roe Smith, said tonight they had
weeks. near Ballinger for its 41st annual tutional amendment to the voters requested the couple be held until
The Group who appeared before convention on July 11. 12. and 12. Mills said * statewide committee officers from here may reach the
the commission returned with re- BALLINGER- Regular quisterly of sponsors for the dinner was be- Canadian city to take the indicted
Port that.thexmidennr.s of.nEouL meeting of the Central werT"" nd or——- Psuat. POnet Superintendent Louis
First street along A Funeral Directors and Embalmers
highway was also favored. association will convene in Ballin-
ger on July 11
BRADYBrady’s 14th annual
Jubilee and Race Meet set for July
3, 4 and 5 with 50,000 persons ex-
pected during the three days
STAMFORD-Tenth annual cele-
bration of the Texas Cowboy Re-
BATON ROUGE, La., July
the arrest of Brockville, Ont., of the
The delegation appearing for me
hearing included Taylor County
Judge Carl P. Hulsey Dallas Scar-
borough, Jesse Winters, Robert
Hoppe, Tom, K Eplen end Merle
Gruver Winters and Oruver rep-
resented the chamber of commerce.
The Abilene group also urged
paving of the gap on highway
U in Stonewall and King coun-
ties, a 67 mile stretch from As-
perment to Guthrie. Others
from West Texas who appeared
in behalf of the gap closing in-,
eluded Ted Russell and Bowey
Pope from Hamlin, and repre-
sentatives from Paducah, Chil-
dress. King -and Stonewall
counties.
Charley Thompson of Colorado
City headed s delegation from there
asking for construction of a new
bridge on highway 101 south of
Colorado City The bridge was de-
stroyed recently by flood waters
of the Colorado river.
Judge Hulsey Scarborough and
Eplen remained in Austin for the
Texas Bar association convention,
returning last night with others
who had attended in the bar del-
egation were D M Oldham. E. M.
Overshiner, Ed King. Joe Childers
and W E Martin “
New Postmaster
wickers FALLS, July 1
Pat Hardage was sworn in, today
as acting postmaster for Wichita
Falls He succeeds Milton Gaines,
postmaster for the last three years.
In a statement Friday night Gaines
said he was being moved for poll-
tical reasons.
union, July 3, 4 and 5.
MERKEL-Eighth annual rodeo
Otherwise Little Changed—
TWO RELIEF AGENCIES BECOME SIAMESE TWINS
WASHINGTON, July 1 — and PWA today under the govern-
WPA and PWA. the administra-
tion’s alphabetical agencies to dis-
tribute relief and create employ-
ment. entered a new phase of their
lives today, consolidated for the
first time under one head.
But aside from changes in WPA
ordered by congress, the two agen-
clea will continue for the Time be-
ing with their same programs. The
main change will be in the name:
WPA now means Works Projects
administration instead of Works
Progress administration.
John M Carmody, administrator
of Federal Works agency, which
took ever functions of the old WPA
ment reorganization; fold newsmen
he had confidence in the present
der the new relief act.
Col. E, W Clarke, acting com-
letup of each and for
would continue with’ old
personnel, and programs except
where specifically changed by law
Col. F. C Harrington, the com-
missioner of works projects, tele-
graphed all state administrators to
transfer to the new WPA, with-
out change in salary, all old works
Progress administration employes
and to proceed with work orders.
The only exceptions, he said, would
be the federal theater projects,
which were specifically banned un-
missioner of public works, ordered
PWA to continue the 1938 program
present as it was turned over to Carmody
officers, by former Administrator Harold L
Ickes.
Restrictions congress wrote into
the relief bill will require WPA to
make some changes in administra-
tive procedure.
President Roosevelt, when ren-
Ing the Mil last flight, said in a
public statement that its restrict
five features would work hardships
on approximately, 8,000.000 persoris,
"who through no faults of their
own are in dire need.”
Germany, the British spokesman
asserted this would “at once create
a most dangerous situation.” He
avoided a specific declaration, how-
ever, that such a denouement
would set off a European explosion.
Bonner talked with the German
ambassador and conferred also with-
the British and Polish envoys after
Premier Daladier summoned Ger
eral Maurice Gustaye Gamelin,
commander of' all France's armed
forces, back to Paris for a project-
ed Corsican tour to keep French .
defenses ready in case of trouble
over Danzig
The recall of General Gagne- -
lin followed a three-hour meet-
President Albert Leburn during '
which Daladier received unani-------
mous approval of his backing
given to Poland,
In London Prime Minister Cham-
berlain reported considering adding *
Winston Churchill, war-time first
lord of the admiralty, and former
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden to •
hls cabinet in a further move to
strengthen his hand against Ger-
many. Both ‘Churchill and Eden
have been repeated targets of the
nasi press and now are staunch
supporters of Britain's alliance
building efforts.
Contrasting to the diplomatic ac-
tivity in Paris and London was the
Berlin foreign office, deserted by
officials off on the weekend holiday. .
Before closing shop, however,
high nasi quarters asserted
Danzig probably would return
to Germany through a declara-
tion of Danzig citizens on the
basis “of the -right of self-de-
But when the step would.be taken
rested upon the decision of one
man and one' man alone-Adolf
Hitler.
Danzig itself was modestly arm-
ing for such an eventuality, al-
though spokesmen there said the
free city would not take the initi-
ative. This was taken to mean
that nothing would be done until
the fuehrer gave the word. ♦
New British-French plans for a
three-power mutual assistance front
with Russia were, under scrutiny of
soviet officials.
--------- F Guerre said he talked with Dr
GAD : UJINTT Smith over long distance telephone 1
STOP and THINK as well as to law enforcement of -
- - ficers at Brockville
: Sheriff Newman H De Bretten
said he believed that the couple
| would” waive extradition
Capture of Dr. Smith, resigned
I president of Louisiana State uni-
| versity who Is indicted for $100,000
| embezzlement of university funds,
and his wife, indicted as an acces-
sory, climaxed a six-day hunt
which developed sis e he fled here
Sunday night
There are also other indictments
returned here by -a special grand
jury delving into LSU’s tangled fin-
ancial affaire, a preliminary sur-
vey of which revealed the staid Dr.
Smith as having possessed $1209,-
000 university bonds of which he
used at least half in fantastic
Item—Henry Ford says moni-
tion makers are stirring up war
and talk of war because they
can see no other way of making
money. 7
Did ever, people hear the
voice of God speaking out
ol the Amidst of fire, as
thou hast heard, and live?
Or hath God assayed to
solatior scheduled. July 4 go and take him a nation
ROTAN — Sixth. annual Fisher from the midst of another
County Jack and Stallion show to nation by temptations by
- be held September 20 at Rotan. nagon, omPons, DV
signs, and by wonders, and
by war, and by a mighty
PECOS - Pecos, home of the hand, and by a stretched Houses Open July 4
world's flrat rodeo, to celebrate the oilt arm and .by great ter- Houses Ppe %
Tenth Annual Pecos Rodeo, July 3 . 3 y "
and 4. I rors 7.. Know there- |
to be held at Rutman in Mulberry
canyon. 14 miles southwest of Mer-
kel, July 6 and 7 Fourth in the se-
ries of six free summer rodeos, Sat-
urday, July 8 beginning at 2 p.m.
COLORADO -First regular meet-
ing of the Mid-West Firemens as-
John Bowyer
Death Victim
-In the same home in which he
was born 56 years ago today, John
Bowyer Jr., 1700 South Third street,
died at 12:20 this morning.
Son of the late “Judge” John and
Ellen Berry Bowyer, who were
among the city’s earliest residents,
Mr.” Bowyer had spent his entire
life 2 Abilene. He was a land-
holder and was engaged th the
dairying business
Ne was married July 15, 1908, to
Lovie Favor, who survives him.
There are ‘two children, Elizabeth
a teacher in the city schools, and
a son. ‘Donald, of Abilene. A grand-
son: Jimmy McDonald Bowyer, was
born ten days ago. Three brothers
rors 7 Know there- I WASHINGTON, July 1—(also survive. They are H. T. of
1The United State housing author- Dallas, Robin of Abilene, and Court.
HASKELL — Annual picnic and • for this day, and con- lity today selected July 4—Independ- ney address unknown__. , ....
basket dinner of Irby community, sider * ... thine heart that ence Day-to open the first tire
east of Haskell, to be held July 4 1 510€T " 1 1 € 1- „----€ —,-----
SWEETWATER —Annual Fourth
of July motor boat races and beau-
ty revue to be held July.
SPUR — Annual bathing beauty
revue and water carnival slated
July 4. P
Military Rulings
Upheld by Court
OKLAHOMA CITY July 1- on
—Federal Judge Edgar S Vaught
held today that a court was "pre-
oluded from reviewing the acts of
the secretary of war" and upheld
the right of army officials to, dis-
charge an enlisted man for viola-
tion of alien laws ■
His ruling was handed down in
the case of Olaf Nordmann, Fort
Sill army sergeant, who sought to
void an army order ousting him
from the service on charges of il-
legal entry” into the U. 8.
In dissolving Nordmann's tempo-
rary injunction against army offi-
ciate. Judge Vaught asserted court
interference with the war depart-
ment would "in effect deatroy the
organization and disciplines of the
army." t *
Officials o the federal district
attorney's office said an opposite
ruling -would have allowed, for re-
ample ’ a court injunction to pre-
vent movement of troops from one
point to another.
the Lord he is God in
Wheel speculations.
First Federal Rent
Mr Bowyer was a member of the
of its low-rent rousing projects. First Methodist church. , .
Two of the projects are in Bur- The funeral will be held at 10
Italo and the others are in New Monday morning at the residence.
York-City, Austin, Tex. and Jack-.-It is to be conducted: by the Rev,
sonville. Ma.. 4 J. T. Hamblen, pastor the First:
Methodist church, and the Rev.
heaven above, and upon
the earth beneath there is somvie he
none elsc.—Deuteronomy. my*, wars ,85 SI wins p. Gerhart rector of the
4:33-34, 39. ***- 1 D * Eenanalwhurch
The USHA said the average
A ustin.
Funeral Scheduled at Aspermont:
Monday for Victim of Gun Wound
Heavenly Rest Episcopal church. -
Burial will be in the Masonic com-
atery under the direction of the
Laughter - Funeral home________
The Weather
ASPERMONT, July 1.—(Spil-
Funeral for Dr. D. Le Dodd, 41. who
died. Friday night of gunshot
wounds, will be held at I o’clock
Monday afternoon at the First
Baptist church with the Rev J. B
Rowan,. pastor, officiating Burial
will be in the Aspermont cemetery.
Dr Dodd was the victim of a
blast from a 410 gauge shotgun
held by Dr D C. Wiley, a former
professional partner, according to
the findings of Justice of the
Peace E B. Featherston to his
verdict.
Facing murder charges filed this
morning by T. E. Knight, Stone
wall county attorney. Dr Wiley was
in a Stamford hospital in a eri-
tical condition He is suffering 22
calibre bullet wound in the left
side of his chest just below the
ANILENE ... VIemit,: * $* -
OKLAHOMA: Partly cloudy, scattered
Monday and l. east port
heart, attending physicians said. ----*-— —
He was found at his home here in thence* Meme **.
the serious condition shortly after
the fatal shooting of Dr. Dodd i thundershowers" "
Dr Dood was at one time an MP , N m
instructor in the Baylor university, eensi--
medteal school at Dallas, and was ML ZEMAEL
in that capacity when Dr. Wileyr
the son of a pioneer physician in
th is sections attended the med tical AM
college He later was city health
officer at Austin and was a sur-
geon in a CCC camp in the state
of Colarodo before moving - here
several years ago to begin practice.
Survivors include his wife: five
brothers, Walter O Dodd and Way-
man J Dodd both of Iola W E.
Dodd and ClarenceR. Dodd..oL
Austin, Dr. T. E. Dodd of Kauf-
min. and one sister, Mrs. E. M
Mayor of Los Angeles, calif.
tion Sunday, '
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