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ABILENE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1939 -TWELVE PAGES.
Britain Adds to
Order in U.S. Fleet, Protests
Arms Enforce
Strike Zones
By The Associated Press
Strike sieges in four states
continued under arms-enforced
quiet today in the wake of
bloody rioting and emergency
police measures to combat vio-
lence.
HOMES PICKETED
In Cleveland, O., scene of a strike
by the CIO-United Auto Workers
union at the huge Fisher Body plant,
union spokesmen bitterly protested
establishment of a 500-yard "strike
zone” around the plant.
Strikers picketed in front of
of workers’ homes, but there was no
recurrence of the strife that sent 46
persons to the hospital Monday ■
At Green Mountain Dam, Colo ,
deputized workers who crashed
picket lines with aid of embattled
citizens at the $4,000,000 dam, went
about their jobs with guns handy
today. Five AFL unions called the
strike July 12 to gain recognition as
collective bargaining agents.
In Detroit, renewed bloodshed and
fears of further violence in the pro-
longed General Motors strike forced
police on extra duty.
Bricks" flew and gas guns roared
late yesterday when a 50-man police
escort took 35 non-strikers from the
Fisher Body plant.
STRIKER CLUBBED
Automobile windows were smash-
ed. one picket was clubbed with a
piece of iron pipe, and several strik-
ers and police were injured in the
melee.
The Detroit strike, called by the
CIO-United Auto Workers union,
entered its 29th day with peace con-
ferences continuing under a federal
• mediator
In South Barre Mass., steel-hel-
meted troopers still patrolled the
streets of the town where AFL
Jap Campaign
INTERNATIONAL AT A GLANCE
By The Associated Press
LONDON-Britain announces $51,480,000 program to add 180 ves-
sels to 1939 naval construction schedule; Chamberlain announces "further
vigorous protest" against Japan’s anti-British drive in China.
MILAN—Italian troops repel mock invasion from direction of France
in big war games.
BERLIN—Under Hitler’s orders, German army for first time cele-
brates an anniversary of the World war's beginning.
TOKYO—United States protest reported charging that Japanese
anti-British campaign in China has become general anti-foreignism.
3 LONDON, Aug. 2—(PP)—Prime Minister Chamberlain announced today
Sir Robert Leslie Craigie, ambassador to Japan, had been instructed to
make a further vigorous protest'’ against continuation of anti-British
agitation in North China.
Chamberlain told the house of commons Britain was maintaining
the closest possible contact with the United States and France on develop-
ments in the Far East.
The prime minister, declaring "the country is now ready for an
emergency," formally moved that
parliament adjourn Friday for
summer recess until October 3.
The motion contained a provision
that the speaker could recall mem-
bers of the house at an earlier
date if it were desirable in the pub-
lic interest.
Official circles said Craigie, fol-
lowing out his instructions, had
notified Japan failure to halt the
anti-Brtish demonstrations in North
China was a violation of the un-
derstanding on which the British-
Japanese conference at Tokyo was
based.
Monday Chamberlain told the
house the anti-British agitation in
North China was "carried on by
people who are financed. Inspired
and controlled by the Japanese."
TO MOSCOW SATURDAY
Chamberlain also told commons
the British military missions would
leave Saturday or Sunday for Mos-
cow for the staff talks which are to
parallel negotiations for a British-
French-Russian mutual aid pact.
A British officials said the North
China demonstrations greatly en-
dangered chances for success in
unions struck at the Barre Wool the Tokyo talks in which the two
Combing Co, a week ago
After conferring with Barre of-
ficials. Gov Leverett Saltonstall said
there had been “very real danger of
bloodshed until state troopers were
sent to the scene.
powers are seeking solution of their
Tientsin dispute. *
Evidences of a stiffened British
Associated Press (AP)
. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
GABLE'S CATCH
** •
142d Infantry to
Mobilize Today
Abilene's headquarters company
of the 142d infantry of the Texas
National guard was preparing to
mobilize today.
attitude toward Japan coincided
with disclosure in official quarters
that Britain, with her land, air
and naval forces already at a peace-
time peak, was planning immediate
construction of “number of smaller
type vessels" to augment her sea-
power further.
Mann Upholds Veto
Of Education Jobs
AUSTIN, Aug 2 — (#,— Attorney
General Gerald C. Mann said in
an opinion today Governor W Lee
First Lt. Olney H Bryant, as O'Daniel had full authority to veto
commanding officer of the local appropriations for nine positions in
unit, today received a copy of or-
ders affecting 1,100 men and 80 of -
the state department of education.
Lending Bill
Death Speeds
Adjournment
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-
(AP)—The sudden death of
the president’s lending bill at
the hands of house insurgents
sent congress pellmell into an
adjournment rush today, with
confused administration forces
trying to stave off a final
thrust at the wage-hour law.
WAGE-HOUR VOTE?
As a weekend windup of the
seven months' session appeared
certain, Rep. Rayburn of Texas,
democratic floor leader, said he ex-
pected "insistence from some quar-
ters" for a house vote on wage-hou?
amendments. The administration
is fighting most of these proposed
changes.
SCORE APPLY FOR VET PENNSYLVANIA EXECUTIONER'S JOB
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 2—(P)—A score of men, including a 24-
year-old fellow with a “bad foot'’ who “can’t stand what you call
hard work," seek to succeed ailing Robert G. Elliott as Pennsylvania’s
official executioner.
Among other applicants for the job of throwing the switch on
the state's electric chair are:
A discouraged painter, who offers cut rates
A Pittsburgh electric welder and steel brazer whose last job "re-
quired handling of 2,200 volts of electricity."
A would-be "electric cutior" and a 170-pound steel worker and
farmer who wants to be “lexicuter.”
The job pays $250 per switch thrown, plus $150 for each subsequent
execution the same night.
None of the applicants may get the job “Mr. NX,” an understudy ’
to Elliott, is standing by and probably will send to death the next
batch of condemned criminals marked for the electric chair at Rock-
view penitentiary, Bellefonte. No executions are scheduled until lata
next month. %
Elliott, reported “getting better" in his New York home last’
night, has electrocuted 110 men and one woman in Pennsylvania since
1926 and also served other eastern states as executioner
Applications for Elliott's job began arriving last year, when it
was reported he would retire
WITH WARNING U. S. WON'T STAND FOR 'GAG'-
FD Approves Hatch Bill
MAIL CLERK HERO IN BLOCKING TRAIN ROBBERY
William J Broski (above), 18,
a transient, was overpowered by
Film Hero Clark Gable when
Gable said the youth pointed a
gun at him and demanded
money at Gable’s California
ranch home. The actor said he
grabbed the intruder, took the
gun away from him, then call-
ed police Broski is shown in
jail at Van Nuys, Calif. (AP
Telemat)
While Roosevelt critics hailed the
house refusal to debate the senate-
approved lending measure yester-
day as one of the biggest new deal
defeats since collapse of the su-
preme court bill, the president
calmly told reporters industry, the
unemployed and the taxpayer would
be damaged by the action.
He said taxpayers would have to
pay a good many hundreds of mil-
lions of dollars because industry
would not absorb as many relief
workers as it would have done un-
der the lending program.
Making it clear that he was not
criticizing the house for action it
had a right to take, Mr Roose-
velt said those affected had a right
to know where the responsibility
lay.
He agreed there was no way of
reviving the legislation at this con-
gressional session. ,
HOUSING BILL DEAD
Both proponents and foes of the
$800,000,000 housing bill were agreed
too, that this companion piece to
the lending measure was dead for
this session. Opponents claimed
even more votes against it than
they held in defeat of the lending
bill.
Fending decision on considering
wage-hour amendments, house
leaders called up a deficiency ap-
propriation bill—always one of the
last items of a session.
The only other pre-adjournment
business would develop in event of
agreement by a senate-house com-
mittee on changes in the social se-
curity law The group has been
deadlocked for weeks over differ-
ences in senate and house legis-
lation.
Urges Solons to
Extend Law to
ri
Ear! Boothman (left), mail
clerk, and fellow workers played
heroic roles in frustrating an
attempt to seize a $56,000 army
payroll aboard a train near
Champaign, Ill Boothman
opened fire after two men had
slugged a fellow worker. The
robbery was blocked and one of
the men, shown wounded on
the car floor (right, was cap-
tured. A Chicago driver's li-
cense found on him bore the
name, John Waldron. (AP Tel-
emat.)
fleers in the 142d infantry. The or-
ders were issued by Col. J. Watt
Page of Fort Worth, commanding
officer of the regiment.
Copies of telegrams such as would
be sent to mobilize the regiment to
time of national emergency had
been mailed to 75 officers and the
21 units of the organization to
reach them early today.
They directed the guardsmen to
report to armories in all parts of
Texas to prepare for mobilization.
Besides Lieutenant Bryant, those
affected here were Second Lt.
Thomas B Blain and the 20 enlist-
ed men in the headquarters com-
pany
The telegram ordered into active
military service, effective immedi-
ately, all active and inactive mem-
The opinion, given in answer to a
question from L. A. Woods, super-
intendent of education, pointed out
the rural school aid or equalization
appropriation made lump sum al-
lotments for paying an unspecified
number of school plant and ad-
ministration division employes The
same appropriation measure stipu-
lated itemization for these expenses
for rural aid should be made In
the departmental appropriation
bill.’ Governor O’Daniel vetoed it-
McDaniel Quits
Reporter-News
Ending an association begun al-
most 26 years ago, upon graduation
from high school. George W. Mc-
Daniel Jr. resigned today as circu-
lation manager of the Abilene Re-
porter-News. effective immediately.
He has accepted a position as West
emizations for one plant division
and eight administrative employes
---------------------------—-— Texas circulation representative of
Exemptions Made to
Sunday Truck Ban
AUSTIN, Aug 2—P—The rail-
road commission today ordered sev-
eral exceptions to a previous order
banning movement of commercial
trucks on five cardinal highways on
Sunday and holidays
Exemptions, effected by approval
of commissioners Jerry Sadler and
Ernest O. Thompson, were:
Newspapers, films, bakery prod-
ucta. food for human consumption
In emergency cases, livestock, agri-
cultural products and oil field
equipment in emergency cases.
HOUSE GROUP TRIMS LAST OF
MONEY BILLS TO $53,180,056
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3—(PP)—The house appropiations committee
with a final, session-end appeal for economy trimmed the administra-
tion’s last bill today from $215,891,168 to $53,180,056.
Commenting on its recommendations, the committee said "faced
with the record for the session thus far of appropriations greatly exceed-
ing in the aggregate the sum total of budget estimates." It felt "con-
strained to prune wherever such course would seemingly do no hurt."
Committee records showed the total appropriated since congress met
in January, including so-called “permanent" appropriations governed
--------------------------by law, exceeded 413.000.000.000 com-
Brokers Bullish
On Lend Defeat
Women Forced to
Strip Before Jap
PEEPING, Aug. 2—(P)—Two Brlt-
ish women missionaries who arrived
bers and all units of the 142d in-
fantry, and made effective all pro-
,visons of unit mobilization plans f*1 Peiping, today reported
and general orders issued July 24.
See GUARDS, Pg. 3, Col. 4
Roosevelt Appoints
Sayre's Successor
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 — () —
Henry F Grady, former dean of
the college of commerce of the
University of California, was nom-
, inated by President Roosevelt to-
day to be assistant secretary of
state in charge of the reciprocal
trade agreements section,
Grady, whose appointment Is
subject th senate confirmation, is
now vice chairman of the United
State* Tariff Commission In the
state department, he would suc-
ceed Francis B Sayre, recently
named high commissioner to the
Philippines.
I they
were forced to strip in the presence
of a man while being detained by
Japanese soldiers at Kaifeng
The women came from Sian, capi-
tal of Shensi province to China s
northwest, with a man missionary
They said they were held at Kaifeng
for two days and questioned four
hours July 24 and two hours July 25.
German Army
Celebrates War
Start First Time
BERLIN. Aug 2.—(P)—Under or-
ders of Adolf Hitler the German
the Dallas Morning News, with
headquarters in Abilene. Incidental-
ly. McDaniel's first job as a boy was
delivering the Dallas News in Abi-
lene.
Appointment ef Francis J.
(Frank) Pruitt as circulation
manager to succeed McDaniel
was announced by Howard Mc-
Mahon. assistant publisher.
Pruitt has been assistant circu-
lation manager of The Report-
er-News nearly 10 years. New 30,
he gained his first experience as
a carrier boy for an Edinburg,
Texas, paper. He was assistant
and later circulation manager of
the Harlingen Star before com-
ing to The Reporter - News. Mr
and Mrs. Pruitt reside at 1174
Jeanette.
Finishing Abilene high school in
1913, McDaniel entered Simmons
college that fall and did part-time
work for the Abilene Reporter, col-
lecting money on subscriptions, sell-
ing stationary-that was before the
Dr. Freud Weak
NEW YORK. Aug 2—PThe
Wall street stock market look an
upward slant today after wavering
at the start while traders tried to
appraise the meaning of the ad-
LONDON, Aug 2—(P)—Dr. Sig-
mund Freud, 83, the psychoanalyst,
who has been in delicate health for
several years, suffered from weak-on the lend-spend bill
ness early this week but his daugh-
ter said today that "no anxiety is
felt at the moment."
Funds in Treasury
AUSTIN, Aug. 2—(P)—Despite de-
ficits in three funds amounting to
$24,129,100, the state treasury has
an over-all balance of $15,719,994
Comptroller George H Sheppard
reported today
FDR Outdoes
Cal on Silence
ministration’s defeat in the house
Some shares, recovering minor
early losses, moved ahead for gains
ranging to more than $1. Minor
gains supplanted losses in most
issues on the buying flurry Trad-
ing increased on the upturn.
Contrasting with the surface
indifference of the market
around the opening was a fer-
ment of discussion ta brokers’
boardrooms and business circles
over implications of the ad-
ministration setback on spend-
ing. rated by many the most
important aspect of government
pared with last year s total of $11,-
361.000,000.
The p iicipal reductions effected
in the final appropriation measure
were the complete elimination of a
$119,599,918 item for restoration of
the Commodity Credit corporation s
capital Impairment and reduction of
the proposed outlay for acquisition
of strategic war minerals from $25,-
000,000 to 410.000.000
in addition, the committee flatly
i rejected a proposal to add $50,000,-
000 to the public buildings program
which would have provided two new
federal structures for each con-
gressional district; turned down the
Securities and Exchange commis-
sion’s request* for $102,000 chiefly
for proposed regulation of over-
the-counter markets and for the
commission's new office in London
Eng.
activities under the new deal
from the business standpoint.
• The Weather
ABILENE and vicinity: Partly cloudy to-
light and Thursday
West Texas (west of 100th meridian)
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, ex-
Ft local thundershowers in southwest por-
East Texas (east of 100th meridiami
partly cloudy, scattered thundershowers
ear coast tonight and Thursday
Highest temperature yesterday
Lowest temperature this morning
95
74
TEMPERATURES
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Vet thermometer 69 6973
Relative humidity 33 82 48
paper and the commercial printing
department were separated—and
army today celebrated for the first turning his hand at any other duly
time an anniversary of the out- that came handy His means of get-
ting about was a bicycle 1
From Simmons he graduated in
1916 and began full-time work with
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2)
break of the World war
Special observances of the 25th
anniversary were conducted in all
garrisons of greater Germany, and
Hitler's order made the day an
army holiday
The controlled nail press took oc-
casion to speak at length of the
"heroic battle of 1914 to 1918" on
the heels of a statement yesterday
by Propaganda Minister Paul Jo-
seph Goebbels' Der Angriff that
Germany's military position had
improved vastly in 25 years.
the paper That was before the pa-
no was departmentalized, and until
the circulation department was cre-
ated with the starting of the morn-
ing edition in 1926 with McDanial
as manager, he worked successively
or simultaneously In the advertising
circulation and editorial ends As a
reporter he covered all types of
See MeDANIEL, Pg. J. Col. 4
Fair Projects
Plans Drafted
Plans and specifications were be-
ing drafted today for construction
of a new grandstand and other im-
provements in Fair park.
They were being prepared by en-
gineers and architects engaged by
the West Texas Fair association,
which in turn will submit the plans
and a proposal for financing the
project to the city commission.
Fair officials said the specifica-
tions likely would not be completed
before the commission’s weekly
meeting Friday afternoon.
Meanwhile, City Atty. E M Ov-
ershiner said issuance of time war-
rants appeared to be the logical
course for city financing of the
project, an object of controversy
since last week.
He expressed an opinion it was
entirely legal for the city to expend
tax monies for that purpose since it
own* both the Fair park buildings
and grounds.
Overshiner said provisions of state
bond and warrant laws governing
municipal governments made ex-
ceptions which would permit the
city to issue warrants up to 410.000
without the customary two weeks of
advertising It is proposed the city
advance 45.000 out of current funds
and secure 410.000 more by issuance
of warrants as needed to meet bills
s . for labor and materials. The war-
WPA official* have informed con- I rants would be retired at the rate
WPA to Let Off
11,000 Employes
WASHINGTON, Aug 2-P-
State Employes
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—
(AP) — President Roosevelt
signed into law today the
Hatch bill regulating political
activity of most federal em-
ployes but told congress em-
phatically the American people
would not stand for its enforce-
ment as a "gag act.”
BROAD LEGISLATION
The chief executive said he was
taking the unusual, action of send-
ing a message to congress explain,
ing his position because there had
been “so many misrepresentations”,
of his attitude, which he set out
in these words:
It is because for so many years
I have striven in public life and in
private life for decency in political
campaigns., both on the part of
government servants, or candidates,
or newspapers, and corporations
and of individuals that I regard
this new legislation as at least a
step in the right direction."
Mr. Roosevelt recommended con-
gress study next session extension
of the measure to cover state and
local government employes “who
participate actively in federal elec-
tions." The study should be un-
detaken, he said, with a view to
broadening the act before the 1440
election.
Regarding application of the
law, one of the broadest pieces of
political' regulatory legislation ever
enacted which was sponsored by
Senator Hatch (D-NM), Mr.
Roosevelt said “if the bill Is ad-
ministered in accord with Its spirit,
and if it is in the future admin-
istered without abuse, oppression
or groundless fear, it will serve the
purpose intended by the congress.”
ENUMERATE LEGAL ACTS
He enumerated a long list of ac-
tions which federal employes could,
in his opinion, take without jeop-
ardising their positions under the
law Among these were voluntary
political contributions, speeches
and attendance at meetings. .
Noting policy-making federal
officials and members of con-
gress are exempted, the presi-
dent said it would hardly be
fair to permit these groups, or
newspapers, magazines or radio
broadcasters to make political
attacks on persons covered by
the law without permitting re-
plies.
"That, I repeat would be un-
american, because it would be
unfair," he said, "and the great
mass of Americans like fair play
and insist on It They do not
stand for any gag act"
"It 1*. therefore, my considered
opinion, in which the attorney
general of the United States joins
me, that all federal employes, from
the highest to the lowest, have the
right publicly to answer any attack
or misrepresentation, provided, of
course, they do not make such re-
See HATCH ACT, Pg. 3, Col. 2
Want to Run Stop
Sign?-Cost Is 67.
Cents Per Second
gress they intend to cut about 11,- of $2,000 a year for five years
Some brokerage house comment | 000 administrative employes off the through a two-cent increase in the
rolls in the next two or three city’s park fund levy,
months.
tators assured their followers the
newa was "bullish" in the long run.
They reasoned most business men
would approve and that increased
Twelve years ago today Calvin
Coolidge made his famous I no .
not choose to run” statement, but business confidence eventually
the anniversary brought no intima- would aid revival in private spend-
tion from President Roosevelt •*
to his own plans for 1940.
Mr Roosevelt joked and laughed
loudly yesterday when a reporter
asked whether he would say some-
thing in connection with the Cool-
idge statement. The president ask-
ed if the reporter was suggesting
that he spend his summer holidays
in the Black Hills of South Dako-
Dallas Dort, assistant WPA com-,1 .
missioner told a house appropria- gTOP and THINK
tions subcommittee in testimony DAY CRC ININA
Motorists failing to halt at stop
signs are paying 67 cents for each
ing and investment on a scale
more than sufficient to make up
for elimination of the latest lend-
spend proposals
Sewing Rooms Oked
ta It was while vacationing there
that Mr. Coolidge made the state-
ment.
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 — (P) —
Sen Tom Connally today announe-
ed the president had approved a
WPA allocation of $9,769,896 for
maintenance and operation of
sewing rooms throughout Texas.
With Defense Exercises on West Coost—
ARMY AIR CORPS MARKS 30TH BIRTHDAY WITH MASS FLIGHTS
WASHINGTON, Aug 2.—()-
The army air corpa celebrated its
30th birthdav anniversary today
with mass flight! throughout the
United States and defense exer-
cises over 1,500 miles of the west
coast
t Amid these evidences of aviation
progress in one generation, the air
corps announced Ite second world
record this week. “Flying Fort-
ress yesterday left Wright field
at Dayton, O.. and streaked 625
miles at 259.398 miles an hour
carrying a load of 11,023 pounds
Earlier, a similar plane reached an
altitude of 8,200 feet with a pay
load of 15 1- tons.
The record-breaking craft, being
tie resemblance to the first Amer-
ican military airplane which a war
department board accepted form-
ally from Wilbur and Orville
Wright 30 years ago
It had made • successful trial
flight from, Fort Myer, across the
Potomac from Washington, to Alex-
andria, Va., about five miles away,
at a little more than 42 miles an
corpa expansion program, bear lit-hour
developed in the $300,000,000 air
than «7 miles an hour e
Today the army could point to
pursuit planes that make nearly
10 times that speed ,
Simultaneously It could send out
squadrons of airplanes over Amer-
ican cities and towns from nine air
stations, with President Roosevelt
__giving the signal for their depar-
It returned at little more; ture
made public today the Work Pro)- 1
ects administration I administrative
personnel would be cut from 20 500
to about 20,000 by the end of Sep-
tember
Dort furnished this information
to requesting authority for the
WPA to use an additional $2,000,000
of Its funds to give the terminated
employes their accrued annual
leave
He furnished a table showing the
number to be dropped in each state
between July 1 and Sept 20 It
includes:
Texas, 340
Senators Refuse
Mexican Oil Probe
WASHINGTON, Aug 2—-
The senate foreign relations com-
mittee killed today two resolutions
for an investigation of conditions
surrounding expropriation of Ameri-
can oil properties by Mexico. .
Chairman Pittman (D-Nev) said
the motion for the adverse report
was adopted unanimously by the
committee virtually with ut discus-
sion.
Item “In this jittering age
when nerves are frazzled, thou-
sands of people are trying le
find an earape in drinking.-
Rev. C. Everett Wagner of New
- York’s Union Methodist church.
Who hath woe? who
hath sonow”. who hath
contentions? w ho hath
babbling? who hath
wounds without c a use?
who hath redness of eyes?
They that tarry long at
the wine; they that go to
seek mixed wine. Look not
thou upon the wine when
it is red, when it giveth his
color in the cup, when it
moveth itself aright At
the last it biteth like a ser-
pent, and stingeth like an
adder-Proverbs 23:29.32.
of the three seconds they save by
that practice — provided they’re
caught
Two drivers were fined $2 apiece
in city court this morning for "run-
aing” the signs Two more were
penalized similarly yesterday.
"If a person had rather pay in
this court than to stop three sec-
onds, there is nothing I can do but
fine him," observed City Judge W.
JCunningham.
He was equally severe with an
autoist who drove through the red
light on a traffic signal
"Did you run it?" inquired the
court The reply was In the af-
firmative . /
"I don’t want to hear any more,"
Judge Cunningham interrupted an
explanation "Your fine will be
$1."
He likewise served notice that
parking in alleys will be just at
hard to explain satisfactorily pro-
vided the automobile or truck is
not being loaded or unloaded
“I am going to cooperate with
the police department to stop park-
ing in the alleys,” Judge Cunning-
ham said
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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 65, Ed. 2 Wednesday, August 2, 1939, newspaper, August 2, 1939; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1631223/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.