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ROUND ABOUT TOWN DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE VOL. XXXVHI NO. 13 DENTON, TEXAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 30,1938 Associated Press Leased Wire SIX PAGES And His mercy is on them, that fear him from generation to 1:50. At least 4520 people are alive today who would have been dead from traffic accidents since the beginning of the year, except for the" amazing decrease in traffic fa- I talities. Last year traffic deaths! were on the upgrade, but for the I first seven months of this year the reduction from the death "toll during the same period in 1937 was 22 per cent, or 4.520 lives.

Death tolls of 307 cities and 39 states were reduced during the seven-month period, and Texas is among those States. Traffic Cop says: More judgment, fewer accidents. HUNDREDS HOMELESS AS SEARCH FOR DEAD CONTINUES AFTER MONTERREY Chamber of Commerce highway committeemen, County Coi Judge Elbert and jners Underwood, Orr, Clark and Boydstun were invited to attend a banquet in Fort Worth this Tuesday evening when Division Engineers Welbom and Woodward will be honor Mr. Welborn has been the Fort Worth Division engineer for several years and he is being transferred to the Yoakum Division, Mr. Woodward has been the engineer for the highways of the Wichita Falls area.

Ham' Bines, of the State Highway Commission, will be the principal speaker of the evening. 19 Known Fatalities and Others Missing; American Tourists Reported Marooned; Rio Grande Flood Threatens. Gold Reserve Handy By Associated Press Ex-Marine Heads Disabled Vets No citizen of this state shall hunt with a gun outside of the counts' of his residence without first having procured a hunting license from some authorized agent of the Game, mated damages would pass the Fish and Oyster Commission of million peso mark and the loss of Texas. ilife was heavy. Persons under seventeen years of "We can account for 10 dead and age will not be required to buy river probably washed away MONTERREY, Mexico, Aug.

hundred homeless persons sought food and shelter here today as this flood and hurricane stricken industrial city counted its dead at 19 and expected hourly to find the bodies of many more as rescue workers poked among, the debris in the wake of the disaster. Frenzied relatives sought missing members of their families and facilities of the Red Cross, municipal, state and military organisations were taxed to care for the storm sufferers. Thq Rio Santa Catarina, ordinarily a dry creek, raged through sections of the city as- water from the high mountains rushed toward the Rio Grande, which is expecled to reach flood stage late today. Four hundred stone were destroyed or damaged heavily by the wind, rain and fiODd waters, which struck here Sunday. Timoteo L.

Hernandez, city secretary, esti- FARKERSBUHG, W. man strode into a used car lot and borrowed a hammer, smashed his dental places and removed the gold. "Thanks," be said. Tm a little hard pressed, and I'jn taking the gold to hock it." Gloom Chaser PITTSBURGH Sour-faced motorists get the from Traffic Officer Jotm J. Sutton break into a The officer imitates bird calls instead of using his shrill police whistle to direct traffic because "it makes a lot of people happier." Britain, France Act to PreventWar, or Meet It if Conflict Comes Police "Busted" After Raids On Schultz Station New York policeman who was New' Yofk policeman who was in rank from a plainclothesman to" a uniformed "harness bull," after he had raided I a Dutch Schultz policy Wins'Em Over DENVER Jack NewmanV grocer, complained that many friends shunned him, on a re-? cent visit to Akron, he once ran a store.

Puzzled, he recalled former Akron customers owed him SoX. 000. So he advertised all ac- counts were cancelled. "Then everybody was he said. "Everybody is my friend; again." hunting license to hunt outside' of" his home county.

The fee for a non-resident citizen or alien hunting license shall be twenty-five dollars' It is unlawful to shoot migratory waterfowl or other game birds or game animals from a motor said boat or boat under any floating device under a motor boat or sail boat. Both hunting and fishing called to the witness stand by the rlCCt tO state today in the conspiracy trial' of Tammany district leader Jauies J. Bines. Previous testified that Hines, as the alleged political 'fixer" for the Schultz racket syndi- The city secretary said several caie. used his influence to cause American tourists were marooned the of persistent police about a mile west of Monterrey.

raiders to outlying districts. "We do not have any word as to Raymond B. Stilley testified he iiany more bodies," Hernandez said. Tourists Marooned Be Adequate to Protect Nation WASHINGTON, Aug. American tourists marooned' raided a drop" station of a SchuOz William Leahy fhfirf Trhn mntrrtll-H nnlirv Vwmt TTOPr, bP WSS da United States fleet, 8 Once a fighting member of the Fifth Marines, now a Minneapolis Iwayer, Owen A.

Galvin. above, is the new head of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War. He is a former state D. A. V.

commander. President and Ml Talk Over Crisis in Europe British People Want to Know What's Happening; Officials What to Do to Halt War Danger LONDON, Aug. in- dozen bar room fights is as many creasing demand for definite action i communities last. night, but they and information was apparent to- added that a series of similar inci- day as the British cabinet met in dents would be of grave concern, emergency session to debate the A policeman was hit with a chair; probabilities- and preventatives of! a mayor had his collar ripped; over Czechoslovakia. i Sudeten German guards surrounded For days British official minimiz- a tavern in which 66 drinking la- ed the importance of preparations i borers were debating politics; a for German army maneuvers, and German's joke started a fir- said there was no reason to doubt all in a -reet; and a Praha WASHINGTON, Aug.

30. President Roosevelt and Secretary cf State Hull conferred this morn- Germany's intentions. free-fpr- storekeeper fought with a' German who But when Sir Nevile Henderson, tore a cartoon window display in the ambassador to Berlin, was night's scraps. called home lor consultations Sat- Crack motorized -units of the urday, the London press admitted army began maneuvers considerable alarm, and today even 056 to the German border, but the isolationist Daily Mafl cried: i 1 06 remained calm. "The British public are disquiet- 1 Toe French general staff decided, ed.

Rumors of all sorts vo "round however, to take the unusual st but from official sources people hear nothing. It is time that thei neuvers from official sources people of replacing troops'-away on ui nun TOnicrreu LIUS mum- Ot ti told nSvedSTSe garrison-at ing on the crisis in Central Europe, rransiy 13H fl1 Hull, before going to the Eouse, talked over -with advisers in! Tne 61 pointed the European division of the statel flurr activity at the foreign department latest dispatches "What does all this ceived from European capitals. fmean?" the U.1C ialL-er was a a mile away. The consensus at the department that Europe is passing through mayor, lorded the nver today in a 1. Alabama has a law which permits a husband to beat his wife.

But the law specifies that he must not use a stick bigger than around his thumb. Nothing is said about the length of the stick. ed and sent back into uniform from inspector's squad, with a S240 a year in pay. Squad Reduced George Weinberg, former business dential section suffered from the i the Schultz racket corn- high water. Mud and silt "was piled i bine, testified he complained most damage.

The exclusive El Mirador resi- half a yard deep in many homes. The water spread over Ocampa Humboldt and Cuahutemo Streets during the night and frequently small houses floated down the tor- (rent. The principal thoroughfares, In Michigan, a husband ovrns his Hidalgo and Marelos Streets, were! wife's clothes and if she runs away covered with mud and silt. and remove Word has been received here of to Hines about the squad's raids and that subsequently nearly the entire sauad was reduced to uni- 1 form. Meanvrliile, it was indicated that Bines" deferse lavryers at- pt to shQvr the testimony of Connecticut residents that they.

"Manned by courageous, skilled and loyal personnel it should oe the greatest insurance of peace our country can have," added Leahy, chief of naval operations. He wrote in the 75th anniversary the Army and Navy Jour- into in Investments After reading of Sir Nevile's report on what he believes are German intentions toward Czechoslovakia and the Sudeten-German minority demands for autonomy, it was generally believed by veteran political observers that Premier Chamberlain asked the ministers these three questions: WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. of the Federal are doing to Bed Cross had received a paso donation fro mthe of Commerce and the Union Ua- i sj ITTtmpr 1335 was case of mistaken identity. that the homogeneous of investment funds for which and equipped with itself and Secretary Swansoh, writing in tfie Army Navy, Journal, total composition of the change-sennet oi.

finanrjfri new, New Deal Tests on Two Coasts (By Associated Press) President Rcosevetls campaign for "election of "liberal" i. 1. How can Britain check the was un(i ergomg tests today in primaries on the Atlantic FaciSc 2. What should Britain do in. the event of a sudden coup by Germany.

Or by the Sudeten Germans of Czechoslovakia? 3. What machinery should be set up now to teke Senators Ellison of South Carolina ana William Me- Adoo of California were up far re- but oa3y. the latter Dallas. He died in California, where he has been for his. health during the last severai months.

Interment Small Villages Warned towns between here and the "'American border were believed 'trigger-man" 01 the Schultz mob, Larry Carney, for Hiaes. Another witness. Charles Wall, Souih end of Lake Dallas. of the water as soon as struck here. Herschel Neal found out that it Ciuaad it also stayed, told Stryker he knew 18 capital ships totaling 630,000 tons.

aircraft carriers, totalling 165,000 tons. 18 heavy cruisers totaling 180,000 tons. 28 light cruisers totaling 232 525 tons. in. I The extent of the shift, its causes and its meaning -will be considered in the examination of insurance company investments by the securities commission.

Tne commission is studying the relationship of these investments to cy if it comes while Parliament is in Despite the general alarm acknowledged by-the press, it-was reported in -reliable- NetfleV-report was not -'too dis- bore presidential endorsement. Mr and there Calm, Firm Stand Due As War Clouds Thicken. LONDON, Aug. Britain arid France today took emergency action to prevent war in Europe and. at the same time-prepared to: meet the conflict if it comes.

Tne cabinets of the two countries, meeting, simultaneously iij the midst of the heaviest war clouds since 1914, gave 0 al to steps, already takon by their foreign ministers In the Czechoslo- vak crisis and agreed on policies to be followed in the future. It was believed the British isters decided to makfi a calm Iwt. firm, flnai demand that Germany, halt the campaign ot "hate against Czechoslovakia and co-operate In efforts to settle the Czechoslovak minority The French cabinet yoted to lengthen Porting hours in national defense industries, public service and "public safety" industries at the same time gave itself virtual to mobilize all French industry if necessary. The fact the French-ministers also "instructions" to French envoys abroad indicate the probability of a strong co-ordinated diplomatic acttei-fcy Britain aod Tisnsiori between Germany and CBechosl wakia, meanwhile, was 1n- hape still that- the Sudeten appealed, even indirectly for the mans would agree wo a measure defeat of an -incumbent congress- -f M. x-u-7 trf compromise with the Czechoslovak government.

Germans Protest Again Ifc was announced in Berlin that man. Smith, whose 3 years of service make him Democratic dean- of the Senate, opposed the court bill and declared, however, he not pay to try to play a tune state of Tamaulipas ceilin fan while it i hih heard from. on a ceiling fan while it is in high gear. With a walking cane, he i telegraph lines to that city went i was tapping the blades" of the fan. ou Sunday as a tropical hurricane uals.

when one of them broke off and went into a plate glass window with rather disastrous resulls- raged over the mountain. Torrential rains that made raging torrents of the Santa Catarino and San Juan Rivers, principal W. E. Scherie, oil operator, says tributaries of the Rio Grande, had "The oil situauon in Demon County ceased toda y- Tfce shrae bright- am status quo." Flood warnings along the Rio New Air Record May Fall Soon LOS ANGELES. Aug.

Alexander P. De Seversky is certain the air record of 10 hours, three The grand total of ships is 272, displacing 1,517,450 tons. 'totaled more than 513.000,000,000 at Sk Jap Bombers Reported Downed eating the Knights of Pythias boys who had put up a strong fight during the evening. The church-men won three of the five games scheduled for the honors of the Civic League. morning would send the river above soon.

CANTON, Ag. Chinese planes were said by Chinese officials today to have shot- down will be able to crack his record I six Japanese bombers near Shui- kwan, on the Canton-Hankow Rail- flood stage in the lower section of The little monoplane he ferried! way in Northeastern Kwangtung the valley would feel high water here for Jacqueline Cochran to fly unless some water left the main ta the Bendix dash can cruise 3.000 The shadysiders are out on vacation, seemingly, as few of them congregate these days for their regular discussions. It may be that they are tired of politics and are taking a rest in order to be ready when the sunnyside club starts functioning. J. I.

Huffines and A. W. Jamison, two somewhat irregular members, were talking and it seems that Mr. Huffines may take a trip to Arkansas, and Mr. Jamison intimated that Huffines was thinking about ixjrrowing his long 'uns.

which he has discarded since his re- turn from Cojorado. "I have about swapped my bed for an automobile scat," ssys A. Lincoln, traveling representative river through flood control unite. miles without refueling its wing- Most lands between the main! to-wing tanks and that he observ- 2ood levee on the American side ed, carries great military signifi- will be flooded especially In. the cance middle and upper valley.

The flood warning read "There will probably be more water than in the July, flood." Livestock owners were advised to move their stock from the bottoms. province. The Chinese planes, the first- reported in Kwangtung, in some time, swooped down from a high altitude," officials said, and surprised 30 "Jap- The Rio Grande this morning reached 27 feet at Rjo Grande City and was rising. High water was gaining to register on the river as far South as Brownsrillc Worried BROWNSVILLE. Aug.

Flood waters from Mexico's hurricane-lashed section drained into the Rio Grande today, combining with heavy Texas rains to send the stream on a steady rise which of the W. P. Whitson Chili and Ta- brought- apprehension to residents male Manufacturing concern. "I i of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, make about fifty thousand miles a year for the business and I find that Whitson's products repeat. He is now selling in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado.

Arizona. Arkansas, Kansas and other Southern States. It may be that people of Demon do not realize the amount of labor- money, to say nothing of ihe material-money expended by this firm In Denton. It is a sum. I know." "I didn't get any of the rain Saturday," said, T.

H. Hannah, "but. lightning killed one of my mules. In fact, I am not wanting any rain now. even though it is terribly dry.

Rain. I think, would do more damage to cotton than help." Dr. L. P. noyd.

Teachers College ficulty member, should be able to read and grade stjxientli exam papers all right, If that's a part of his duties. He sure has the tacles for the work. He was seen carrying: two pair in his hands In addition to the pair resting on his nose. That's surely spectacle- preparedness. W.

J. Schnurbush, Federal meteorologist, waraed farmers in the rich citrus growing valley the Rio Grande would reach flood stage. Many levees on both sides of the river were reported in poor condition because of cracks caused by Saturday Oil Shutdown Again AUSTIN, Aug. of Saturday oil production shutdowns was decreed by the Texas Railroad Commission in its statewide proraWon order for September. Chairman C.

V. Terrell and Commissioner Ernest Thompson signed the order. Lon A. Smith, the third member of the body, said he would have agreed: to a continuation of shut-ins but believed closing of two days each week were not justified. anese' bombers and pursuit participating in a raid.

ships a recent drought. Nine miles belorv here fifty men labored frantically to repair two levee breaks. The threat came just as residents breathed frcdy after the passage into Mexico of a tropical hurricane which marooned ten Texas men on a sand dune off the Mexican coast. An airplane pilot discovered the group safe yesterday. Man Overcome by Heat Here Tuesday Oran 228 Center Street driver of a truck for Monroe-Pearson suffered A sunstroke shortly before" noon Tuesday while his truck was stopped oo Cedar Street He received treatment at (he Hospital and was expected to return during afternoon.

the end of 1937. These securities were almost evenly divided between government and corporate obligations. Oil Production Shoivs Decrease tion of the "slanderous poisoning hatred against Germandom." like soldiers but like beasts" Tivo Gunmen Killed by Officers Aug. Two gunmen were shot to death in a wild exchange of gunfire with three deputies sheriff in Southeastern Indianapolis today. Without warning, the gunmen opened fire on the deputies, who had halted for investigation a taxicab In which the men rode.

The officers proved to be better marksmen and felled the men. one by one. None of the deputies was struck. Deputy Robert Harritt said identity of the gunmen had not? bew established positively. MEXICAN SOLDIERS WOUNDED BY MISTAKE CUERiVAVACA, Morelos.

Aug. army lieutenant and three soldiers were urounded last night by another army pmtrol which in the darkness of a field mistook them for followers of the bandit "El the noodle. Sadler to Pursue Policy, He Says LONGVIEW. Aug. ry Sadler, Democratic nominee for Railroad Commissioner, says lie will adhere to a middle-of-the- road policy in administering the duties of Railroad Commissioner.

Sadler won the nomination over V. Terrell, incumbent, in Saturday's election. believe strictly in a program of conservation and not destruction." Sadler said in discussing plans for building Texas. TDLSA, Aug. production of crude oil in all the fields of the United States declined 1597 barrels daily to an average of 3,395,059 for the week ending Aug.

27, the Oi! and Gas Journal reported today. Oklahoma had a drop of 6,350 barrels daily and an average of 437,050, East Texas increased 411 barrels daily to 441,200 and tiie total State of Texas was up 1,600 barrels daily to 1,395,147. Louisiana's output increased 6.225 barrels daily to 267300. California regisered a drop of 8,050 to 675.300 and Kansas out-put twas off 2,700 barrels daily to 165.375. port its assertion.

-mr TT The Czechoslovak cabinet settled; 1 firee Metl HllTt down meanwhile to study the dis- i pute, which it treated as a domestic i -S-n affair. J. Roosevelt had indicated clearly that he hoped Smith would lose to reiaed-bya second Olin D. an avowed-New against Insults to the Imperial TX 1 ioy CaeebosloTafc. CJigrainy previoosly nad contest was the first to" be decided protested Saturday and demanded in whic hthe chief executive action be taken furthar "slander." Uneasiness also was felt in the Far East as a result of a statement, by: Lieutenant-General Sel- shuVltagaki, Japaneae war min- ster, that clashes between Japanese and Soviet Russian forces the Siberian Irontier were "like- iy to Calm, Una Stand An emergency meeting of British nearly three hours was believed to have reached united decision on a calm, but firm final demand Beichsfuehrer Hitler halt campaign; of hate and co-operate in cHorts to reach a settlameht- of the dangerous Slide- ten.

German, The French cabinet, meeting; eren longer, voted itself virtual power to mobmie French industry for Informed persons said there -was every reason to believe that of the 22 members of the British cabinet meeting at 1 Downing Strajft likewise considered preparedness measures of a military and naval tionship to next months primaries in nearby GftTrgia and Maryland. where the president openly advo- of Tydings, In California, the president's pen- of Little Bird Must Have Told Firemen COFFETVTLLE, Kas. Aug. 30. a little bird turned in the firemen summoned at the height, of last night's electrical storm found bird house biasing on a pole at the roar of the L.

B. Brant home. Lightning was blamed but the occupants could not be located to estimate the loss. ODESSA, were Aug. critically and This capital took the attitude that! the broad international aspects of the probie mwere beyond its scope but that its contribution' to fifdirtg 4 cut of the difficulty which; 2 0 400 000 cmnd to disturbs Europe was a speedy ad- justmentof tee minorftiefSue, fee Bamsdall OH The OMchoslovak ministers met at Kolowrat Palace to discuss the Only Few States Have Methods of Preventing Disregarding Party- Affiliations in Primary Elections WASHINGTON, Aug.

Only about half the states, a survey showed today, have workable methods of preventing voters from disregarding normal party affiliations in primary elections. At, least 10 states have no restrictions against -crossing party lines in the 1 primaries. In more than a dozen others, voters, ran help select candidates of another party by winkinc at the law. President Koosevtlt recently called such tactics "political Idaho is one of three states whteh print tickets of more than party on a single pristfy ballot so that a voter may take his choice. Utah and Minnesota do the same thing, Michigan Primary voters receive ballots for all parties, but use only one.

Primary laws in Ohio, Tennessee. Georgia. Indiana, Mississippi, Texas. Alabama, Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri and some other states provide broadly that voters follow their normal affiliations but there is not much opportunity to of 3,500,000 Germans for territorial autonomy. The foreign office admitted the plan had not yet been submitted in its entirety to the Nazi-supported Sudeten German party but that Konrad Henlein, the Sudeten German leader, knew its broad features.

The Sudeten Germans consequently were able to justify their dday in making known their attitude toward government negotiations with the comment they could not say yes or no to proposals unknown to them. But it was known that Viscount- iRunciman, the unofficial British mediator in the minorities dispute, hoped he would get soms hint from Henlein today or tomorrow as to whether the general trend of the reforms being considered by the! state might be acceptable, German newspapers arriving here said Lord Runciman presented an ultimatum to Henlein demanding concrete concessions within two days. The Czech foreign office denied there was any step resembling an ultimatum but obviously pressure beiag applied- by. the British mission had increased. other workers in the plant time of the blast escaped -unhurt.

The refinery destroyed by fire which followed the explosion of an oil tank. PARIS, Auf motorized units of tne FrencJi anny began maneuvers close to the German border, the cabinet today formally a decree inuue ing the hours of labor in national defense industries: Acting in the midst of haavl- est war clouds in 30 yean, the ministers labelled the decree Three other tanks also exploded. One of the. tanks, weighing 60,000 pounds, was blown about a half a mile. Ilremen were hampered in fighting the fire by the intense heat.

insure In most of these states the only requirement is a pledge that the voter has supported the party of his choice in the last general election, or that he intends to do so in the seek Coot Chechoslovakia seemed to be the coolest nation of the state directly involved. Life seemed entirely normal. Citixens paused at newspaper bulletin boards and displayed interest but not excitement. Czechoslovak officials ordered police in: Sudeten German, areas to alert, discreet watch against a recurrence of brafto thai could be magnified to atrious proportions; during the Sudeten German minorities dispute. Nothing of seribui character had New Rows Split VAW Group DETROIT, Aug.

United Automobile "Workers Union (CIO), rocked by its own disputes and now splitting over John L. drifted further from peace today while President Hcmer Martin counted new support for his forces. "What once was a fight largely confined to UAW circles appeared to be developing unmistakable signs of a duel between the union dent and the CIO chieftain, An open break between the two labor leaders was emphasized by Martin's sharp criticsm of Lewis' tactics in trying to end the union's factional war. To this Martin added hJs admission of a "thoroughly strained" relationship between hinir self 'and Lewis. and made it appUcaole immediately.

The measure was signed by dent Abert Lebrun and every nwm- ber of Premier Rkward Daladter's cabinet as a symbolic act to sbow France's to carry, oat. her treaty cbligatkns to CWchoaio- vakia if necessary. Man Arrested for Of ficers in Dallas Deputies A. L-. Leon Hannah late Monday afternoon, with Dallas officers, arrested south of Lewisville a man wanted in Dallas County for burglary.

The officers sighted the man in Lewisville and pursued htaa on the Lewisville-IMlas highway, overtaking him just north of the Denton- County INSURGENT AIRPLANES LOYALIST PORT MADRID, Aug. Five Insurgent seaplanes today raided the port of Alicante on government Spains Mediterranean coast, three workmen and destroying two warehouses. Government anti-air- aAet crtft guss off..