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MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1939
Want-Ad Service—Call 2-5151
THE FORT WORTH PRESS
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PAGE 3
10, 1939
> Elect
: League will
a meeting in
dist Church
m., President
inced today,
ave accepted
nd, said Mr.
will be so-
a sing-song,
•t on achieve-
LLE
Senate Votes
To Submit
Sales Tax Levy
Decision Now Up to
House; Election Would
Be On July 15
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financed by a 7 cent tax on $100
property valuation. It would be
repealed if the new plan is
adopted. «
The House today adopted by
viva voce vote a resolution to ap-
point five members to investigate
affairs of the prison system.
The resolution calls for appoint-
ment of five members by Speaker
' Emmett Morse, to report back to
the legislature within 30 days. It
limits the expense of the inquiry
to $500.
• * *
AUTO OWNERS AGAIN
MADE TAX TARGET
AUSTIN. April 10.—Automobile
users became the mark of new
tax seekers today as the Legisla-
ture began the final month of its
session.
Motorists pay four cents a gal-
lon gasoline tax to the state and
a cent to the federal government.
One cent of the state tax goes
to help support schools. One
cent goes to counties and road dis-
tricts to retire their road bonds.
Two cents goes to the state high-
way department.
A Social Cent
Newest proposal is to raise the
tax a cent and use it for social
security.
ny good
SAVE
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BETTER
Senate Adjourns
To Pay Tribute to
HERE IS MORE ABOUT
Europe
STARTS ON PAGE ONE ||| a a ■
-------------------Hamilton Lewis
the London government would
fight to defend the Greek fron-
tiers. The British position was
understood to have been made
clear to Italy through diplomatic
channels.
Reports of Nazi troop move-
ments in Germany continued to
cause concern regarding a possible
thrust at Poland or even on the,
western frontier against Belgium
or Holland, but authoritative
sources in Berlin expressed con-
fidence that there were no large
or aggressive concentrations at
present.
Greek Frontier Manned
Premier Mussolini, delaying
plans to fly in triumph to Tirana,
Albania, sent his soldiers by land
and air to the nervous Greek and
Jugoslav frontiers and called up.
more reservists at home to boost
Fascist men-in-arms toward 'the
million mark.
The Fascist press warned the
United States to mind its own
business in regard to European de-
velopments and told France that
Italy will never abandon its de-
mands for greater power in the
Mediterranean.
Demo Statesman,
Soldier, Diplomat
Succumbs of Stroke
HERE IS MORE ABOUT
Dentists
STARTS ON PAGE ONE
' Too Many Research Eggs
In One Basket, Flier Says
. By MAJOR AL WILLIAMS
' , Scripps-Howard News Alliance Writer *
For a long time we in aviation have felt that all our research
Dallas Negro Dies In Chair For Ax Murder
By United Press. • To prevent an Easter execu
HUNTSVILLE. April 10.—Har- tion, the board of pardons an I
vey T Nealy, 19-year-old Dallas paroles wave Nealy an additional
negro, was electrocuted in the paroles save Nealy an add dome
penitentiary early today for mur-24-hour stay.
Idering with an ax his foster-fath- ----------------------------
er. Joe Nealy.
The negro was sentenced in Dal-
ONLY NATURAL :
Two sons of Babe Pinelli, major
league umpire, are on the Notre
eggs were in one basket, and in a very precarious position too. On
the increased strength of the state the edge of Langley Field, Va.—near Norfolk- are the mighty lab-Tr . . . ...
society. I oratories and wind tunnels of the National Advisory Committee for last 2 to die, in the
After inspection of the scien-Aeronautics. This plant already is overcrowded, and its work is prison electric chair on March 10,
________________________-1 but Governor O Daniel granted, =
him a 30-day stay. No clemency sophomore, is stationed at short.
estimated total cost of $10,000,-
000 be made immediately Avail-
able Incidentally, the land is
owned by the War Department,
and the first wind tunnel could be
(Starts on Page 1) San Antonio, vice president of the
ed among those who viewed with society, exclaimed: “This conven-
increasing uneasiness the trend of tion is aboslutely beautiful!" And
Administration monetary policies from a professional viewpoint it
and some aspects of Administra-is just that. Streamlined dentists
tion labor strategy. -
Lewis was a splash of color in
the Spanish-American War. There
were minor diplomatic assign-
ments for him, as a member of
the Senate, during the World
War. And he topped off a well-
dressed military and diplomatic
career by being among those
aboard when the troop ship Mount
Vernon was torpedoed.
Had Real Prestige
Lewis has been called a
oratories and wind tunnels of the National Advisory Committee for
This plant already is overcrowded, and its work is
tific exhibits, displaying intricate hampered by the absence of un-
new dental devices of every de- limited electric power facilities
scription. Dr. T. G. Duckworth of
San Antonio, vice president of the
(Some of the tunnels can be run
only between midnight and dawn,
as the power required is so tre-
mendous that private and business |
activities on the Peninsula would'
had been recommended.
i Dame baseball squad.
Ralph, a
I and Roy, a Junior, in the outfield.
chairs stand glistening under bat-
teries of lights. Revolving pyra-
mids of false teeth illustrate the
latest advancements in that de-
partment; movies, charts, X-ray
machines, tooth brushes -every-
thing associated with the profes-
sion is on display. It is a far cry
from the torture chamber days,
when a dentist's chair was some-
com-
That
bination of gab and garb.
was unfair. He was a man of
importance and carried political
prestige in his party.
He dressed like a summer rain-
bow. His whiskers were red, and
as was his hair — and so, in later
Fleets May Warn Italy
France, which has been steadily
increasing her armed forces,
agreed with Britain on strength- guist a
ening of Mediterranean defense political
points and the two nations may -
, demonstrate off Corfu to warn
Italy away from Greece.
German troops, moving in
small groups within the fron-
tiers of the Reich, aroused tears
of Poland, Belgium and Holland,
but Nazi officials insisted that
there was no concentration of
years, was his wig. His waist-
coats almost glimmered. But the
man made the clothes so far as
, thing people dreamed of in night-
mares.
Orthodonists Meet
Breaking up into specialists’
groups, the orthodontists (who
specialize in straightening irregu-
lar teeth) convened in the Cactus
Room at 9 a. m. for a preliminary
session, presided over by Dr. W. B.
McCall of Temple, a past president
of the State Dental Society. At
10 a m., members of the Compon-
ent Officers Club, made "up of of-
ficers in the various branches of
the profession, gathered in the
Centennial Room for their initial
The cent a gallon to retire bonds
has piled up a surplus of $9,000,-
000. It is not the plan, however,
to take that surplus for social se-
curity, County Judges and coun-
ty commissioners are in a legisla- .
tive scramble to see which coun-‘ beevpected before Adolf Hitler’s
ties can get the most of it.
Some propose to increase the
payments to counties for bond re-
tirement; others want to take it
and build lateral roads.
aggressive strength at any point
and indicated that the major
totalitarian reply to the demo-
cratic “peace” front should not
he was concerned. He was a lin-
guist, a scholar, a writer of legal,
and historical works.
His oratorial style was involved
but impeccable. When the late
Huey P. Long rampaged in the,
Senate, Lewis was one of those the Colonial Room,
who could sink him. One blast of Skeet Shoot Scheduled
Lewis complicated periods would However, the convention was
explode around Huey, and the not all business. For the vanguard
Kingfish would subside, more en- of dentists who arrived here yes-
vious than hurt. terday, a three-day skeet and golf
session. At the same time, Oral
Surgeon and Exodontists met in
be crippled if the tunnels were
operated at any other time).
Aside from this, and most im-
portant in the light of recent
world events, is the possibility
that the vulnerable N. A. C. A.
laboratories could be destroyed by
one well-planned air raid in time
of war, and with them would go
our hopes for competing with oth-
er world air powers for many
months, if not years, to come.
Germany, with a more imminent
problem of losing its invaluable
research laboratories in air raids,
has met the problem by building
five major aeronautical research
stations in various parts of the
Reich, and four minor ones.
In addition to the foregoing fac-
tors, there is another important
one to consider: In recent years
our aircraft industry has moved
westward, and the majority of our
large airplane manufacturers, par-
ticularly those who specialize in
military and naval planes, are
situated on the West Coast. Lang-
ley Field is a long way from this
center of activity, and the draw-
back of this great distance is
being felt more and more in the
application of research to produc- 1
tion.
erected in 90 days
Testimony Startling
Dr. Ames appeared before the
House Appropriations subcommit-
tee tri charge of the bill and gave
startling testimony — testimony
which any member of Congress
should have accepted on its face
value without question. Dr. Ames
said that "another power has re-
cently developed aircraft of great-
er military effectiveness than any
American aircraft; and that that
same power has expanded its re-
search organization to such a de-
gree as to constitute a foundation
for enduring supremacy in the
technical development of aircraft,
unless the United States takes ef-
fective action.”
In the face of all these reasons
why a duplicate of the Langley
Field N. A C. A. laboratories
should be established on the West
Coast, the House subcommittee
has just disapproved the entire
program. The reason. Congress
shouldn't be "rushed” into this
expenditure.
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Council Will Tackle
Unemployment Problem
50th birthday on April 20.
Prime Minister Neville Cham- „m------." -—,
berlain, forced to hurry back to figures on the present federal
London from a Scotland vacation
because of the Italian conquest
in Albania, conferred with
cabinet.
City Manager Lewis will present
terday, a three-day skeet and golf
tournament was in prospect. A
sizeable entry list at the Skeet A
Gun Club started the skeet tour-
1 nament off "with a bang" despite
a treacherous wind. Favored to
Last August the late Maj. Gen.
Oscar Westover, chief of the Army
Air Corps, proposed that the N.
A. C. A. plan an additional re-
search center somewhere in the
interior or on the West Coast,
and a committe was appointed to
go into this subject. This com-
win is Dr. Sam Brock of Dallas.
Others participating include Drs. _ , ____
Joe Kennedy, Ray Maddox and mittee studied the country and
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S. L. BUTCHER—1421 Evans Ave. ........
E. C. HOLMES—1312 Bryan .............
ROY HOYLER— Rt. 7 Box 119 ...........
I.EE R. JOHNSON—2604 Prospect ........
V. J. McGARREY—1400 Lipscomb .......
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Artificial Eyes
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Associate Members
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work program in Fort Worth, -— ---------, way auuua and.....von stumseu une country anu
along with a list of additional Guy Gillespie, all of Abilene, and finally selected Sunnyvale, Cal., a |
nis project possibilities, at City Coun- - "
cil’s midweek session Wednesday.
-His report, showing the number ____.___________. J. _ _______
of projects in progress, those ap- lonial Hills Country Club attract- Francisco, and would serve the •
proved and proposals for future ing over 60 entries, Dr W. E. entire West Coast. .
improvements, will be used by Sutton, defending champion was Upon recommendation of Dr
government considered it nenes Cyunvil as a basis for its study on hand to defend his laure.r Joseph S. Ames, chairman of the
1 wo.ent ousidereditneces: of the unemployment problem | Giving him hot competition are N. A C. A., the President sub- f
ofallsmalt T Adoption of a new summer wa-Drs. S. A. Braly of Waco, J. W. mitted to Congress on Feb. 3 the
totalitarian European statesigainst ter rat" also is scheduled for Wed- Outlaw of Beaumont, J M. Mc-proposal that Sunnyvale be estab,
ne insisted that the Den Although nesday. The Manager probably Minn of Dallas, Harry Schwab of fished, and that .$4,000,000 of the
peace front was too centratiC will recommend a summer rate Corpus Christi, Richard Snyder of -
fensiveraberthapercent de-16 2-3 per cent under the regu- Arlington, and H. W. Griffith of'
eneircte ‘Germanyen an attempt to lariachedule, effective on April McAllen.
A strong section of the cab- Mavar Aa
inet including the heads of the l«e city weanesaay, 01
British defense services, are urg- councilmen indicate they „
- Chamberlain to make a public ceed with the election or a
declaration that the government
will defend Greece and Turkey. AMA
Russia a Reservoir leiecuive
Talk Motorist Fees
Other new taxes proposed for
the motorists are in fees. One Peace Not Encirclement
is proposed for new driving In his explanation of the British
licenses; another for certificates military guarantee to Poland, improve
. of car ownership. Registration | Chamberlain made it cear that the council
fees are left unchanged. 2 : • ■ - ------
Price-fixing by law promised to sary, to maintain the independence
come to decisive test during the
week. The barbers’ price bill is
before the house which seemed
loathe to take senate amend-
merits, the price fixing bill for
trade-marked articles was due for
a public hearing before the senate
committee on commerce and man-
ufactures tonight.
John Bowyer of Anson. I sea-level area with ample electric
Ready to Tee Off power and situated between two
In the golf tournament at Co- mountain ranges. It is near San
. Principal clinic speakers for the
Mayor Harrell will be out of convention, due to arrive late to.
the city Wednesday, but other day, include Drs. George M. Ho-
BIGGER BE I I ER
U r IUMEIR15
NO OPTICIAN
Dr. Everett W. Bass
Optometrist-Owner
706 Main St. Phone 2-1074
NEW ‘PHONE BOOK
will pro- lenback of Los Angeles, Leslie M.
, mayor Fitzgerald of Dubuque, Ia., Ed-
and a mayor pro tern for the new ------" * ----* *
ve term. Mayor Harrell ap-
If on Thursday the government peared certain to be re-elected, but The annual dinner dance “ wed-
makes such a declaration, the line a split may develop over the pro nesday night will bring the
on which the democracies will
fight will be virtually completed.
Rumania was understood to be
ready to welcome any British dec- ■ I --------------:—
. laration of support and the Cham-
Perrin shortly before the bank berlain government still hoped to -Trustee Race Tied:
holdup. draw Hungary and Bulgaria into |C Children Kill
Oklahoma officials want Stock- the line-up, with Soviet Russia as 15 children Killed J May Draw Straws
ton for questioning concerning the a potential reservoir of strength By United Press Three trustee candidates from
----. COIRE. Switzerland. April 10. the John T White School District !
Jugoslavia, which has sought Ten to 15 children were killed to-may draw straws to determine
to give the appearance of un- day when a great landslide crush-which two of them take office
---4E- **---ed a children’s home above Fidaz, The three, D. L. Kidd Will 1
inear Flims. The dead ranged in Works and C. L. Bridges,’ each
received eight votes in the April
1 election. Two men were to be
elected. ,
County School Supt. R. D.
Roach said the law provides that
the men may get together and
settle among themselves who shall
HERE IS MORE ABOUT
Posseman
STARTS ON PAGE ONE
1.
ward L. Ball of Cincinnati, and
Carl O. Flagstad of Minneapolis.
1 • ■ -----' —»•■* " — Ui use ses-
tem Dost: u sion to a close, with Dr. Berwick,
The choice apparently lay be- outgoing president, as honored
tween Councilman Marvin Evans guest.
and Councilman R H. W. Drech- ________
kidnap-murder of Joe Ball, Okla in event of war.
homa City postman. Jugoslavia, which has sought
Customers and employes of the
robbed bank recognized Stockton concern over the Italian expan-
at a glance, sion, remains so tightly wedged
between Italy and Germany that
no open declaration was expect-
ed from Belgrade.
With King Zog and his half-
American queen and son in Greece,
the Italian armed forces quickly .-
spread throughout Albania with- returning home from Europe un-
out meeting other than scattered ex.................ey recerdine
resistance from mountain bands
age from four to eight.
Sheriff Edmonson was puzzled
by the action of the ex-convict in
returning to the county where he
was well known to carry on his
criminal exploits.
"He said Stockton would be tried
here for ank robbery on April 29
before he is released to Oklahoma
authorities on the murder charge'.
Mrs. Grace Lutke of Oklahoma .
City, housewife, was expected by Mussolini gave Europe a lesson c DEECE TACCI IDED
authorities to definitely identify in aerial warfare over the week- REECE AJJUREL
Stockton as the slayer of the end by sending about 3000 grena. OF INDEPENDENCE
Oklahoma City postman. Idiers to Tirani by airplane andETENEN V E
She was due here tomorrow or then using aircraft to spread them By Cnitediress.—
Wednesday to attempt to substan- out in large numbers to the Greek 1 ATHENS. Greece, April 10.-
tiate her tentative identification and Jugoslav frontiers. The government of Premier John
of Stockton as the man who kid-
naped her and Ball in Oklahoma,"*1 up in Albania with Djafer Ypi
City Friday after commandeering
Ball’s automobile The man later
killed Ball and she escaped.
Stockton was captured near here
Saturday after a gun fight with
officers. His head creased with
a bullet, his own gun empty, he
surrendered and immediately con-
fessed the holdup of the Graford
bank a few hours earlier. He also
admitted kidnapping James
(Sonny) Ferguson, 21, Marlowe,
Okla., filling station attendant
Friday night, only a few miles
from where Mrs. Lutke was re-
leased and Ball’s body was found.
Sheriff J. W. Bond of Chick-
, asha, Okla/ based his belief that
Stockton was Mrs. Lutke’s kid-
-naper-and the murderer of Ball
on the fact the crime dove-tailed
so perfectly with the kidnaping of
Ferguson and the Graford bank
robbery. |
European democracies in event of
war and congressional committees
invited Col. Charles A. Lindbergh,
Lesson in Warfare
expectedly, to testify regarding
[America's aerial defense prepara-
■ tlons.
take office
If- the men fail to ■ re- Mr.
Roach said he would ask Commis-
sioners’ Court to order a new
election.
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A new pro-Italian regime was Metaxas today announced that
* — "the independence and integrity”
of Greece is "absolutely assured."
An official communique issued
by Metaxas as Italian troops ad-
vanced to the Albanian-Greek
as premier but with the govern-
ment a virtual protectorate under
Rome. Mussolini is expected to fly
to Tirana today or tomorrow to
address the Albanian people and
explain Fascist policy.
Pope Pius XII. in his Easter
Day message to the world, appeal-
ed for “justice and charity” and
for “equitable distribution” of the
world’s riches among all peoples.
Vatican sources viewed his re-
marks as expressing hope that the
world’s troubles can be settled by
international conference.
Preparation in the United States
continued for amending the United
states neutrality law to aid the
frontier said:
“In order to dispell all anxietv
on the part of the public, the
Greek government declares it is
in a position to assure the Greek
people that Greece's independence
and integrity are absolutely as-
sured.
"The people can go about their
occupations peaceably in the cer-
tain knowledge that the govern-
ment is ceaselessly on the watch
to preserve the security and honor
of the country.”
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Ferguson was forced to drive his
kidnaper into Texas and was re-
leased near Perrin, Jack County,
Saturday ‘morning.
ATTEMPTS LIFE TWICE
A 31-year-old woman recovering
from a second suicide attempt in
two days rested well today at
City-County Hospital. The wom-
an, taken to the hospital after she
had taken poison yesterday at her
North Side home, is said by police
to have tried to end her life in
Dallas Saturday by inhaling gas.
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The development by a European
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