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PACE 2
THE FORT WORTH PRESS
NEW NIPPON DRIVE OF CHAPE SIDE GLANCES
AREA ANNOUNCED FOR SUNDAY:
AERIAL ATTACK CREAKS TRUCE
By Clark
ROOSEVELT IN
GIRL HELD IN KIDNAPING
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1932
-...-WEAKENED'
FAVOR OF HOME OF BANKER WHO ESCAPED BY GRIEF DIES.
RULE PRO LAW
Soldiers of 31st United States Infantry Land to Reinforce
Foreign Settlement Guard; City Is Quiet
During Lull in Fight
(Starts on Page 1).
Sixth Chinese Air Squadron, was
killed when his plane went into a
nose dive, the communique said.
Pilot Chu Dab-Hsi was credited
with downing the Japanese
bomber.
The Japanese dropped 30
bombs in Chapel and Chenju, six
HERE’S MORE ABOUT
ROBBERY
STARTS ON PAGE 1
miles out from town, during the
early part of today’s bombard-
ment
Col Shen Teh-Hsieh, command-
ing the Chinese air forces at
Hungjao airdrome, outside Shang-
hai in an official statement said
he had 40 a rplanes In six squad
rons ready " participate in the
city’s defense The majority, he
said are based at secret landing
fields to pre vent their destruction
by an air raid.
Evacuation of all Americans in
the bank where the men worked.
They were described as all be-
ing men about five feet seven
inches-tall. One was an elderly
man with slightly greying hair,
while the other two were said to
be young men,
One of the victims believed
they were wearing bullet-proof
vests.
According to information re-
ceived from Dallas, the Pilot
Point bank is one of the first in
Nenl , wy ordered officially to-1 th* state to join the $5,000 bank-
• day by the Ur 1 st ers’ reward offer for bandits kill-
nte-generai mere. About 175 ed while robbing or fleeing a
An ■ rican residents are In the city, bank. . , .
The First Snericans affected by Rangers Hickman and Stanley
♦1 order were proceeding to, are the two who killed two ban-
Shanghai toda PT dits in the act of robbing a bank
Mans Have I eft i at Clarksville, Red River County,
Consui-dent arw. Peck said several years agd.I
t 0 1932 BY NEA SERVIC
REX
4
he was apprehensive that depar- - E
ture might become more difficult Indiana Citizens
daily. Some women and children ...
already had left voluntarily, due Fight With Bandits
to the danger of gunfire in the By United Press.
Reiterates His Stand by
Citing Letter Written
To Wagner in 1930
By United Preu
ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 6.-
Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose pro-
hibition views have confounded
some Democrats, has announced
he favors repeal of the 18th
Amendment and substitution of
another providing “home rule"
by states. r
Abducted Arizona Man Was Found in Dry Well
After Officers Had Routed Abductors
By United Press.
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 6.—A 20-
year-old girl was held today in
connection with the kidnaping of
Gordon Sawyer, prominent bank-
er, imprisoned in a well for $60,-
000 ransom.
In the desert foothills, posses
sought two men who engaged of-
ficers In a pistol batMA at the
suburban house as they closed in
to rescue Sawyer.
"With them as they fled officers
saw a woman and arrested the
girl in Tucson after finding pho-
The governor made known his girl in Tucson after finding pho-
views by calling attention to a tographsin the house. She gave
letter he wrote to Sen. Robert the name of Billie Adkins and de-
F. Wagher Sept. 9, 1930, and nied knowledge of the kidnaping,
declaring that “the sentiments
expressed in that letter are my
Sawyer, vice president of the
Southern Arizona Bank, was re-
personal views today, and I covering from a slight cold, the
only ill affects of his adventure.
own ,___________________
see no reason to change."
The governor's temperate views
on prohibition had been relied
on by some of his supporters In
the fight for the Democratic
The sharp eye of a truck driv-
er frustrated the kidnapers’ dar-
ing scheme. He told police he
had seen “a new automobile”
parked behind a newly occupied
house on the city’s outskirts.
Officers investigated and met
gunfire from the brush, a short
distance from the house. The
police returned the fire while two
men and a woman fled
automobile and escaped.
Officers entered the
They heard a faint shout
to an
house.
1 and
found Sawyer in the bottom of a
nearby dry well.
He said he had been held in
the house for nearly 12 hours
after his capture Thursday night
and forced into the well at gun-
point as the officers approached.
He was captured as he drove
| into his garage Thursday night
after working late at his bank.
Yesterday morning a special
delivery letter demanded $60,000
ransom of Fred J. Stewart, presi-
dent of the bank, “it you want
to see your banker pal again."
The kidnapers eluded pursuing
automobiles after their hiding
place was discovered.
OF PNEUMONII
Lupe Thomas Will Be Buri?
Beside Sister’s Grave
In Cemetery
-Little Lupe Thomas, 9, wea
ened from grieving over the dea
of her sister, was dead of one
monia today.
She was to be burled this at
ernoon beside the grave of h°
sister, Jose, 11, in Mount Oliv”
Cemetery.
She had been nervous and fro
ful since the death of her sist
In November and had been unab
to sleep at night, her fathe
Ralph Thomas, sald. She died j
a hospital yesterday.
Funeral services were to -
held at 3:30 p. m. today at to
San Jose Mission, with Fath
Ripero officiating. Funeral #
rangements were handled by Rc
ertson Mueller-Harper Home.
| Besides her parents, who 11
| at 3404 North Main, she is st
i vived by two brothers, Larad
| and Ralph, Jr., and two oth
I sisters, Rachael and Lizzie •
presidential nomination to win
the backing of southern and
"IVA townra repeal were I AXE pm ICEMAN SenHTS in uni n
expected to determine the atti- LAAL TULIUEMAN ubUUIu IU HULU
tude of friends and followers of |
Alfred E. Smith the 1928 can UIDE OIIADENDEn DIDTUN 1 V OHIIDT Services Sunday
SIS ===== HERE SUSPENDED IBIKI HUAY COURT For MISS Helton
make Fallnwe Finht An fact 22nd Anniversary Af RAue’ ResA %
p. m. tomorrow at the residenggy
2311 McKinley Avenue, H
Burial will be in Mount Olis
Cemetery.
Miss Helton died yesterday I
local hospital after a week's
make
Smith
was expected
known -his intentions this week
end. .
Follows Fisht on Last 22nd Anniversary of Boys'
Roosevelt had been accused of
"straddling" on prohibition
“And I said, ‘Listen, J. G.—now is the time for United
Paper Cups to wake up and start an advertising campaign.’ ”
The letter to Wagner read In
Sunday Morning
Lake Policeman Walter Hale
Movement Is Near
part.
"The crux of the matter is
former capital Peck feared that WAVELAND, Ind., Feb. 6.— |
the conflic at Shanghai might dis-Townsmen battled a band of sev..
TAP rail and river traffic out of en bank raiders here for nearly
Nanking . an hour today and finally drove
The British consular officers off the bandits after the gunmen |
s aited arr 1 i of Sir Miles Lamp- had wrecked the Waveland State i
son, Brijish minister to China, be- Bank with dynamite.
tore deciding on evacuation of The raiders entered town early
British nationals. .today and broke into the. bank. |
sui-Gegeral Peck said that They set off a series of dynamite
all A merican women and children blasts which almost demolished
and men not engaged in work of the building, but obtained no
the most vital importance should loot
!‘ ave immediately, returning on vigalantes gathered and finally
terminatiq of the present mill-repulsed the gunmen with a
steady rain of shots. The raiders
NQUIRY MADE
IN AUTO DEA
FFICERS FIND
BURGLARY LODI
Flagman Killed by Auto of Merchandise Taken Here Is
tary operations in the Yangtze
Valley.
Negro at FW&DC Crossing
An investigation into the death
of E. M. Hendrix, 60, crossing
watchman killed shortly after 11
p. m. yesterday by an auto, was
being made today by the district
Recovered in Dallas
Detectives today had recovered
more than half the loot taken in
two drug store burglaries earlier
in the week and a Dallas druggist
NEUTRAL ZONE PLAN
Am 4ACED TO JAPAN
By th Ved Press
GENEVA. Feb. 6.—The United
States a d Croat Britain were re-
fled to their automobile and drove
off toward Russellville.
All telegraph and telephone
wires were severed. Electric
power lines were broken. For an
our the presence of the raiders
was not known.
perted “ to have invited Tokto| Ruth Morgan, night telephone
to prepare plans for the creation operator, gave the first alarm
01 a ne tral zone around Shang- when she discovered the telephone
hat as part of a program to re-lines had been cut. She called
store and insure peace in that authorities just as the first dyna-
troubled area, mite blast jarred homes and
A league council session was awakened citizens.
expected today to he ar formal an- __________________
nouncement of American action. | ’
Stimson ‘Stands By'
Until Next Week
Br United Press.
WASHINGTON Feb. 6 — See-
retary of State Stimson indicated
today in reply to questions that
HERE’S MORE ABOUT
SILAS STRAWN
STARTS ON PAGE 1
taking as a splendid and necea-
Bo f rther major diplomatic move
in the Far Eastern crisis will be sary move.
ma le until next week. ' He credits Congressman John
while Washington and Garner with playing an important
London are known to be confer- role in its passage and expressed
ring on furti or peace moves al-admiration for Jesse Jones, Hous-
the Stimson wotid netther con-ton, one of the corporation's di-
firm nor deny this publicly rectors.
When i e secretary’s attention Strawn was high: in his praise
was called to ors that Japanfor President" Hoover’s recently
w pla nit a general mobiliza-launched anti-hoarding campaign.
«. The raid he did not Constructive Agency,
be eve the reports | "It is a constructive agency to
" aylor, com-relieve tension. The government
ic fleet ad- s trying to inspire people to
D • riment todayhave confidence in the banks of
°rdi to, word from the the country. Our larger banks
general nr were never on a sounder basis."’
• AC
that
J par
Shanghai a brigade of Japanese
infantry is to be landed in the
International Settlement
Shanghai t' mor row.
Ills strong opposition to direct
, government relief for unemploy-
of ment is based upon the danger
of confusing unemployment in-
attorney's office.
L. C. Hutcherson, 33,
driver of the auto which killed
Hendrix, was turned over to the
district attorney's office by police.
Hutcherson said he was driving
west on East Ninth Street and was
was being held in that city on a
, charge of receiving and concealing,
negro | stoleu property. .
The man was arrested on in-
formation furnished by Detectives
thal the 18th Amendment has
not furthered the cause of a
greater temperance in our pop-
ulation, but, on the other hand
(quoting from the language used
in a resolution adopted by the
1 American Legion), it has ‘fost-
| ered excessive drinking of strong
intoxicants’ and has ‘led to cor-
ruption and 1 hypocrisy,’ has
I brought about "disregard for law
and order' and has ‘flooded the
country with, untaxed and Illicit
liquor...' j__
"The sale of intoxicants to
state agencies should be made
lawful in any state of the union
j where the people of that state
desire It, and conversely, the peo-
has been given a 30-day* suspen-
sion following an. altercation in
the arrest of a man at Crystal
Springs, it was learned today.
forced to stop at the FW&DC
Winston Lewis and Andy Four-
nier. Police here had received the
license number of an auto seen in
the vicinity, of the Park Hill
Pharmacy, 2974 Park Hill Drive
crossing for a switch engine. As Pharmacy, 2974 Park Hill Drive
the switch engine passed, a and Renfro Drug Store No. 16,
switchman on the engine’s tender 2200 Forest Park Boulevard,
motioned for him to come on, he Detective Chief T. W. Jackson
said. | got in touch with authorities at
Austin and learned the name of
the car owner. It was traced to
Dallas. Yesterday afternoon Dal-
las detectives went out to an ad-1
dress and found part of the loot I
taken from the Fort Worth drug
stores.
Hendrix, who wrs returning
to his shanty -after ’ lying stopped
traffic, was struck by Hutcher-
son’s car. Hutcherson rushed Hen-
drix to City-County Hospital but
; he was pronounced dead upon ar-
rival, .
Hendrix had been' a flagman
for the Denver for six years. He
| lived at 615 1 South Main Street,
: and is survived by his widow and
a son, John. The body is at the
Harveson-Cole Funeral Home
pending arrangements. ,
Hutcherson lives at 1330 New
York..
Hendrix was the second
crossing watchman killed in the
last three months.
J. T. Harrelson, 69, flagman for |
the T&P, was killed Nov. 9 when
he fell under the wheels of a|
freight train at the East 17th
Street crossing. It is believed that
his clothing was caught by some
object and he was thrown under
the train. He lived at 660 Bryan
Avenue.
MAN GIVEN TERM
HERE QUITS JAIL
T. F. Watts, manager of the
Park Hill Pharmacy and H. M.
Potts, manager of Renfro's, ac-
companied Lewis and
and identified the
Fournier
merchandise
Thirty-eight cartons of cigarettes
and three cartons of razor blades
were recovered by Watts. Potts
found only 53 of the 153 cartons
of cigarettes taken from his store.
WORLD POLICE
PLAN ASSAILED
French Forget Disarmament
Destroyer Crashes
With British Ship
By {
surance with charity,
* "Th' minute we get out a
federal dole in this country,
we’ve hit the toboggan as a na-
tion..
" There are a half million men
The U s. in this country who have never
destroyer Whipple was slightly worked and never intend to
damaged today in a collision with work."
the British freighter Hannah Close Friend of Mellon.
Moeller in the Whangpoo River Strawn regards the appoint-
below Shanghai mint of Andrew Mellon as am-
The der royer‘,f plates were
damaged. The ship is safely
moored at th. Standard Oil wharf
The Briny A ship was used as a
hospital-vessel during the Han-
ko foods.,year were to be reviewed, seven
0 TP droe an new directors elected and the
shore 10 ° 7 ing leHender-of the United States Cham- |
15Tber of Commerce was to deliver
Drix the principal address of the eve-
ning
CofC officials predicted an at-I
| bassador to Great Britain as a
wise choice. He is a close friend
of the former secretary of the
treasury.
Chamber activities for the past
possible tar
shelling It
tion unhit
firing ceased
howe ver.
he brisk
1 in its posi
until after
A. L. McNutt Escapes At Stephen-
ville Wednesday Night
A. L. McNutt, Under 15 years
sentence from Tarrant County for
a robbery last September, who es-
caped from the Erath County Jail
Wednesday night, was sought
here today.
After receiving the sentence
here, McNutt was taken to Steph-
enville to await trial on charges
of burglary. McNutt and John
Kerns, under 12 years sentence
for burglary, sawed their way out
of the jail at Stephenville, accord-
ing to word received here today
by Sheriff J. R. Wright.
McNutt was convicted here of
robbing George Elam, who oper-
ates a filling station at 1501 Vick-
erey Boulevard, Sept. 20, 1931.
He was tried here Oct. 30.
Delegates Say
By United Press.
GENEVA, Feb. 6.—The
i malic French proposal to
a powerful International
dra-
create
police
Moscow Officially
Denies Reports
By United Press.
MOSCOW, Feb. 6.—Reports of
Russian troop concentrations at1
Vladivostok, published abroad,
were dented officially today.
Officials at the Japanese em-
bessy said they had no knowledge
of reports that Japanese residents
Of Vladivostok had been fired on
tendance of at least 800 for ‘ the
banquet. Three members of the
State Highway Commission and
the state highway engineer are to
be the guests of honor. The com-
missioners are W. R. Ely, D. K.
Martin and Cone Johnson. Gib
Gilchrist is the state engineer.
They will be introduced by
Walter Beck, Fort Worth attor-
ney
TCU AUDIENCE TO HEAR
ABOUT LATIN-AMERICA
Persident R 0. Dulaney will
read the annual report, and Mrs.
‘ Edwin Phillips will speak on
Practical Home Industry,
assistant manager of the
She is
CofC
Poliical quarters regarded the
sensational stories published
abroad as part of a campaign home Industries department,
simed to provoke conflict betweenThe Invocation will be said by
the Soviets and Japan. | Rabbi Harry Merfeld, and Imme-
1 4lately following the dinner, the
directors will be chosen from a
list of 21 nominees. The list fol-
Chinese Must Go,
Admiral Declares
(Copyright, 1932. by United Press)
lows:
Temple Bowen, W. B. Brown,
Ernest Allen, Grover C. Cole,
Continental Secretary of YWCA
Will Speak Tomorrow Night.
- Recent Developments in Latin
America will be discussed at TCU
tomorrow night. ,
The University Religious Fel-
lowship will sponsor this lecture
to be given In the university audi-
torium at 7 p. m. by Miss Anne
Guthrie, continental secretary of
YWCA.
Miss Guthrie, who is appearing
under the auspices of the campus
YWCA, recently spent three years
in Latin America.
Miss Lamoyne Laurence, presi-
dent of the campus YWCA, will
preside, and Miss Grace Richard-
son of the Fort Worth organiza-
tion will introduce the speaker.
i force under control of the League
of Nations was received unfavor-
ably today by leading delegates
to the world disarmament confer-
ence and by leading European
newspapers.
The chances of its acceptance
are slight.
The concensus seemed to be
that creation of a military force
to prevent war, as proposed by
French Minister of War Andre
Tardieu, is not related to disarm-
ament, the purpose of the present
conference.
United States delegates did not
comment. Put they are known
to oppose any plan requiring the
United States to pledge support
for an international army,
A technical expert of the Amer-
ican delegation said he did not
believe such an organization
| could be maintained.
"It's a beautiful fable, but it
| lacks a moral,” a member of the
German delegation declared, "It
appears Lake Geneva will be
filled with battleships, the League
of Nations militarized with tanks
and cannons, the secretariat
turned into a fortress. It is, not
practical nor possible. It‘reflects
only the French thesis of security
and does not provide disarma-
ment."
The Italians voiced similar ob-
jections. •
"The plan purports to create
57 armed states, whereas we have
convened to disarm,” they stated.
A Japanese delegate character-
ized the plan as “castles in the
air.—
SHANGHAI Feb. 6- Elimina-
tion of the Chinese armed forces
from Shanghai was admitted by
Admiral Koichi Shiosawa today to
be Japan’s objective.
I “It is absolutely necessary now
to drive out the 19th Army," the
Admiral said in an interview with
the United Press on the era of
turning over his command to
Admiral Nomurm
"No truce is possible now until
the 19th Army leaves Shanghai.
“We still hope for their volun-
tary withdrawal but we will use
whatever force is necessary.” .
Jolin B Davis, F. M. Fullingim,
Clarence Goodfellow, George J.
Gabriel, Robert K. Hanger, Sam
D Johnson, R. B Mayo, W. Lee
O’Daniel, Ted Robinson, Charles
F. Roeser, W. c Stonestreet, W.
F. Wright, Dr. Webb Walker,
Foster P. Jennings, H. B. Vin-
hedge, B. Max Mehl and H. P.
Bonner,
Stonestreet, serving an unex-
pired term, was renominated. Out-
going directors are A. J. Duncan,
Max Bergman, A. P. Barrett, Wal-
ter B. Scott, Ellison Harding and
, J. M. North Jr.
BUILDING PERMITS ‘
The Broadway Baptist Church
tomorrow will be the scene of the
opening ceremony in the observ-
ance of Anniversary Week, cele-
brating the 22nd birthday of the
ness..
. Born at Hurst, Miss Helton h
lived all her life in Tarri
founding of the Boy Scout move-County.
taken place last Sunday morning ment in America. » Funeral arrangements are
One hundred scouts of the Fort | ing handled by Robertson-Mu
Worth area will receive awards ler-Harper.
at the Court of Honor, starting Survivors are her parents, N
at 2:30 p. m Dr C. Q. Smith, and Mrs. B F Helton; a sisti
chairman, will preside. | Miss Retha Helton; a grandmoa
A Scoutmaster’s K*r will be er. Mrs. Liza Helton, and a grar
The trouble Is said
to have
when Hale interrupted a diffi-
culty near a dance hall there.
Harry Adams, park superinten-
dent, could not be reached for a
statement.
—Hale admitted he had
suspended, but would not
about the case.
been | presented H. C. Hildebrandt, father, J. T. Jones, all of F.
.talkscoutmaster of the Arlington Worth,
"Mr. Adams said if I would
Heights Methodist troop. i -----
Five boys will be made Eagle MRS. WILHITE TO BE
make no statement he wouldn’t," Scouts, highest scout rank. TheyBURIED IN CLEBURNE 1
Hale said. "The matter is in the are Jack Lee J. M. Harris,Funeral services were to 1
hands of the district attorney" George Magoffin and Charles held in Cleburne today for M 1
W. R. Barker, assistant district Braselton, all of the First Pres:N. J Wilhite, 76, who died la 1
attorney, sald he had investigated byterian Church troop, and P. I. night at Temple. 1
Mrs. Wilhite was a freque .
visitor to Fort Worth. She h (
ple of any state should have the ___. n
rirht to prohibit the dale of in the case thoroly and was «ertain Nichols of the Trinity Episcopal -— -...... - ***=
right to prohibit the sale of In- Hale w fault in the trou-troop. visitor to Fort Worth. She i. 4
ble.. Troops 4 and 32 of the Trinity many friends here. ' -
"I am aorry to hear he has Episcopal Church will present a She died at the home of 4 1
been suspended because I don't radio program over KFJZ Thurs- daughter, Mrs. O. L. Mathis 1
think he should have been,” Par-day at 7 p. m. | Two sons also survive Th 1
ker declared. All scouts in the city will take are Luther. Wilhite, who lives: 1
"We took ' statements from all part In a camporee at Camp Shu-Mexico, and wulam Temple
parties in the case and it was de- man, Lake Worth, Friday and r—-— --——-----—-— ---
toxicants, if
they so wished.
within its own borders."
TESTIFY FOR
TURMAN'S AIDE
McDowell Denies He's. Man
Charged in Fraud
Five business and professional
men here testified in behalf of
William McDowell, former busi-
ness manager for L. C. Turman,
oil man.' today in a hearing in
which .the government charges
that he is the man wanted In
vided that the matter, should Saturday. Camp fires, games and
drop.” ' informal entertainment are
| Parker said, however, that evi- planned.
dence showed Hale was slightly' General plans for the observ-
off his beat at the time. He said ance are in charge of A J, Ful-
Hale told him he was having to kerson, scout executive.
patrol both sides of the lake and . - ----------—------
that he was on a cutoff road en-4, ......
route from one side to the other BETTER VISION WEEK
on the White Settlement road . ..... . DE nporourn
ran into the difficulty, made the WILL DE UBSENVEU
San Antonio on mail fraud
charges.
The government charges thst
he is M, P. Murphy, alias Pat
Murphy, charged with three:
others in an oil promotion
scheme in Bexar County, Jan-
uary, 1930.
McDowell testified that he had
come here seven and a half years
ago from .Houston. He worked
for the Marlin Oil Company four
1 years, for E. A. Landreth, oil
man, eight months, and then be-
came associated with L. C. Tur-
man.
He said he met M. J Davis,
charged in the San Antonio case,
In July, 1930, in the Petroleum
Building. He accepted some
money for him In September,
1930, for an audit. Davis, how-
ever, denied being Murphy
Cal Estill, formerly Turman's
attorney, said he met McDowell
in January, 1929. and saw him
arrests, locking the combatants.
In the North Side police station, Optometrists to Hold Clinics and
and going back to his duty.
BUSINESS AIDS
HOOVER'S PLAN
Make Reports on Work
Fort Worth and North Texas
optometrists will focus attention
on the relation of poor vision
and child de linquency during Bet-
'ter Vision Week, beginning to-
morrow.
Clinics will be held Monday
and Wednesday nights at a down-
COLLEGE AVENUE
BAPTIST CHURCH
College and Morphy Sts.
B. M. JACKCON, Pastor
S. S. 9:45; Worship 10:34
"THE HURRY CALL
. OF JEM S''
One Week Revival Begins
Sunday
Many interesting, timely. Bibl
subjects will be discussed.
Training School 6:30
Evening Worship 7:30
“PREPARE TO MEET '
THY GOD”
Worship with us and enjo
good music furnished by the
choir and orchestra.,
n tAi DLLs town hotel. Others are being
CIVIC Leaders Give Pledge planned, but have not been an--
In Hoarding Fight 1 nounced.
IH Roaroing r III | Optometrists of Granbury Mtn- TL A . D.:
„ . eral Wells and Ennis will attend, i ne r 11 si DapuSe
- r Better Vision Week is being L
WASHINGTON, Feb..6. Sixty celebrated nationally. Reports Church
national civic leaders today will be made by local optome-
Church
pledged their support to Presi-trists on original work In de-
dent Hoovers campaign to put veloping procedures for the cor-
Erection of near alghtodnesq
$1,300,000,000 of hoarded money recuion 04 near 3.690983
back to work.
Findings of the North Texas
group will be reported to the Na-
Appeals were made to the lead-tional Bureau on Optometric Re-
1 era by the President, Charles G. search, according to Dr. R B
, Dawes, head of the reconstrue-Hodges, president_______
almost every day for the next
two years In Turman's office.
tion Finance Corporation, and
Acting Secretary of Treasury 1
and that he did not know of any Mills |n an hour and a half meet-
connection McDowell had with.____,
any oil promotion, ins in the cabinet room at the
Others giving similar testimony White House.
were:
Harry Brants, insurance man;
G. F. Hicks, garage owner at
304 Throckmorton: H. L. Brown,
oil man and Turman's former
partner, and R. E. Brunner, audi-
tor for Landreth. <
MAN NO-BILLED
IN CAMP DEATH
Preston It Stone Is Freed By
Grand Jury Yesterday
Preston R. Stone, 38, charged
with the slaying of Homer G.
Knight, tourist camp operator,
was no-billed yesterday by the
grand jury.
Knight was found fatally
wounded by his wife last Satur-
day afternoon at the tourist
camp, 3619 Hemphill. A note ad-
dressed to Mrs. Knight and im-
plicating Stone was found along-
side the body, as was a .45 pls-
tol. Knight was shot thru the
right temple.
Hoover urged the delegates to
contribute their services in this
new endeavor to stimulate busi-
ness.
Dawes, waving his arms, told
them their help was necessary to
success of the administration's
anti-depression efforts.
Mills, in calmer fashion, set
forth the effects of hoarding on
financial and business conditions.
When the speeches were over.
Hoover heard from six guests who
personally pledged their vast or-
ganizations to the national drive.
John Thomas Taylor, executive
of the American Legion, was ap-
plauded when he jumped to his
feet and said:
"Mr. President, 1.250,000 Le-
W. B. WHITE .
Special Sunday Night
Series
Is The World Growing Worse?
SUNDAY EVENING:
Is America Growing Worse?
BROADWAY
BAPTIST CHURCH
7:30
gionnaires are behind you In this ■
movement."
At the close Hoover asked all
those who were in favor of the
campaign to raise their bands and
all did. Details were left to Col.
Frank Knox, Chicago publisher,
who will come here Monday to di-
rect the campaign. .,
CAPT. M. J. BONNER
TO PLAY FOR VETS
| Music of 50 Years Ago To Be
$66,661 FOR WEEK Played at Confederates' Meeting
Largest Is Issued for $25,000
Home in Westover Hills
Building permits for the week
aggregated $66,661, City Build-
ing Clerk E. F. Darby said to-
Major Mose J. Bonner, com-
mander and champion fiddle play
er of Texas Confederate Veter-
ans, will make lively tunes on his
fiddle tomorrow for Fort Worth
veterans.
He will play music of 50 years
ago at the meeting at 2:30 p. n
day,
The largest permit issued was
to Byrne & Luther, Inc., for a at the courthouse of the R.' E.
$25,000 brick veneer residence Lee Camp.
Mrs. Willie K. Jones, 504 South
in Westover Hills.
The year's total was increased Main, will be in charge of
to $181,482, % program.
#*****------- Ch
the
TS it difficult for you to
1 apply the Ten Command-
ments to present day liv-
ing? Hear Dr. J. W. John-
son at FIRST METHODIST
CHURCH Sunday evening
on the subject of the fifth
commandment, "The Duty
and Reward of Filial De-
votion.” Certainly we need
to think about the place of
the home in the whole
range of our life, and the
dangers which threaten it
today.
11:00 a. m., "The Christ-
Conscious Christian."
Strangers and visitors cordi-
ally invited to worship in—
. The Church with * Welcome
800 W. 5th St.
Mr. Francis J. Gable
Author and Lectures of
UNITY SCHOOL OF
CHRISTIANITY”
Will give two lectures, Sun-
day, February 7th, at 11.
a. m. and 7:45 p. m.
At the UNITY CENTER
505 Worth Bldg.
Subject 11 a. m.:
"Ye Shall Be Free”
7:45 P. M.:
“The Will to Do”
'PUBLIC INVITED
Voluntary Offerings
10:50 A. M.
First Christian
Church
Sunday
Feb. 7, 1932
Special
Music by
Poly High
School
Glee Club
"A DIVINELY COMMANDED
DIVISION"
Some forms of division are
strictly forbidden because they
involve fatal results. But one
form is specifically commanded
of all Christians.
7:80 P. M.
“THE SECRET OF POWER"
All desire power for the con-
quering of foes and the per-
formance of duties. Many will
be surprised to know that
power is available.
“Make First Christian Your
Church"
Cor. Sixth and Throckmorton
BROOKS MORRIS
10:00 a. m. all department
I study Luke 21st chapter—Fin
Baptist Church is taking th
whole Bible plus nothing an
minus nothing — all literatur
thrown “overboard" — for mor
than ten years—ft is very grat
flying to see how large number
of other Sunday Schools, orgar
ized classes of all denomination
are taking the whole Bible ir
stead of the hop, skip and jum
| method plus the literature.
The First Baptist Chure
stands without compromise, put
licity, privately, in the press an
over the radio, for all the fundi
mentals of the Christian fall
from the verbal inspiration of th
Bible to the Premillennial com
Ing of Christ. The First Baptis
Church refuses to put on "drives
and "programs" for the unscrip
tural institutions.
Revival begins in the new tab
ernacle In Riverside Monda.
night 7:30 p. m.
Dr. J. Frank Norris speaks a
follows over Radio KTAT, 6:0'
a. m. to 9:30 a. m.; 11:00 a. m
to 1:00 p. m.; 3:00 p. m. to
4:00 p. m.; 7:30 p. m. to mide
night; WBAP 4:00 p. m. to 4:30
p. m.; 7:30 p. m. Riverside pro
gram over KTAT; 8:00 a. in
Rev. Sam Morris and Secretary
J. Howard Williams; WBAP ev.
ery day in the week at 1:30 p. m
Dr. J. Frank Norris speak:
Lipscomb Street Tabernacle ai
follows:
10:00 a. m., Bible Lecture.
11:00 a. m., Tenth Chapter
Revelation.
7:30 p. m. on The Great Tribu
lation, which is prophesied in the
Scriptures. Text, “There shall be
a time of trouble such as never
was since there was a nation." L
Baptizing before services Sunday*
night. s
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