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ROUIVD ABOUT TOWN All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. Ecclesiastes. is a man, if his chief good, and market of his time, be but to steep, and feed? a beast, no more. Shakespeare. VOL.

XXXV DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE NO. 244 I5ENTON, TEXAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 25,1936 Pull The Softball leagues offer for the week the following games. Civic League "May 25: Baptists vs. Rotary. May 26: Kiwanis vs.

Lions. May 28: CCC vs. Methodists. May 29: Odd Fellows vs. K.

P. Industrial May 25: Seven Uppers vs. North Side Firemen. May 26: Little Majors vs. Seven Uppers.

May 27: Mother's Food vs. Double Dip. May 3B: North Firemen vs. Central Firemen. Postponed games will be sandwiched in during the week, an- noi'incement of which will be made your newspaper.

"Henry Stewart and I are undecided-as to whether or not we will Jet £yhn Henderson go fishing with us on our next trip," said Buddie Henderson. "So far Lynn has never caught a single fish when out with us, but he's sure a good sleeper. No sooner do we -get started fishing than: goe the shady place where we have camped. does get up a little firewood, and he does help with the i cooking, so we have let him trek along' with us. Maybe someday a fish will-get on his line." Federal Bankruptcy Statute For Cities, Counties Held Invalid United Serrlce EIGHT PAGES MURDER IS CHARGED TO 'BLACK Majority Decision Holds Invasion of State's Rights.

WASHINGTON, May 25. Supreme! Court today wiped put the Feels Like Knocking Down Tombstones (By Associated NEWCASTLE. Eddie Roberts. 19. went to the reformatory refusing to discuss his toppling of 83 tombstones, some of which required a derrick tc replace, except to say: "I had been drinking and tthen I'm drinking I feel like knocking down tombstones." The City Commission and the Police Department, in making Bell Avenue a one-side parking street, should be commended for their action, as with so many students crossing, and recrossing that street, it had become quite dangerous with cars parked on both sides.

Bell Avenue-is not a very wide street and with': automobiles parked on both sides was hardly room for two cars to pass. It is more than likely accidents will be avoid- ed'by the one-side parking. Speeders and reckless drivers are beginning to learn that the City Police officers are sincere in their efforts to reduce accidents in Denton, since a good many of those have violated the rules have been called before the Mayor. The stop signs must be observed, says Marshall Jones, both day and night, as their is no telling when a pedestrian will be using the streets, especially in the business sections. Hoyt (Carter) Norwood, West of Sanger, is not; quite: so Certain this that- he -will make- as -much cmts as that, he will probably get more than last.

iyear. Wren oats' 1 looked so promising last year, Garter-was certain of a big yield, came those'Spring floods to. make light his gathering. He made few oats in 1935. ''The oats are spotted this year," he said, "but I feel as though I'm going to thresh more than from the last crop." "Bob Fowler is barred." said Dick Wood, who has challenged John Fowler to a crutch-race, and Bob said that if Bob were permitted entry that both he and Dick might well not run, saying, "Why.

Bob. can outrun most any of you fellows that-'are not handicapped by crutches." The date of the race has not been set as yet. Miss Mary Ann Smith is neither afraid nor ashamed of her weight. The other morning Roundabout saw her as she mounted a set of scales to see her exact weight. She didn't in th least mind the 130, but she old object strenuously when Roundabout announced 165 and a tack.

cities, counties and other po- subdivisions reduce their indebtedness through Federal bankruptcy courts. A five to "four decision held the act violated the rights of states, and therefore was unconstitutional. Justice McReynolds spoke for the majority and Justice Cardozo for the minority. Chief Justices Hughes and Justices Brandeis and Stone agreed with Cardozo. "If obligatioAs of states of their political subdivisions may be subjected to th interference here attempted, they are no longer free to manage their own affairs," the majority opinion said.

It was set forth that "the wijl of Congress" would prevail over them, should the law be allowed to stand. Indians are particular about their debts, according to a statement in Clarendon News: An old Indian came to his office to subscribe for hi paper. The editor took the money, but th Indian wanted a receipt. The editor tried to talk him of it. but the Indian insisted on getting a receipt.

After making out the receipt the editor wanted to know why the Indian was so persistent about wanting such recognition. The Indian said, 'Me die some day. Go to big gate. St. Peter ask if I had been good I say yes.

He say: Did you pay editor for paper? I say yes. He say. Where is receipt? I no hav it. I have to run all over other place to find you and get receipt." Clyde Warwick, newspaper man of Canyon who is well known in Denton. hag been quite proud of his government rain guage which was installed at his home so he might know the rainfall.

But think of his, embarrassment when he went out to look at it after one of those- 'Panhandle" showers and found. the guage showing three (It was discovered that the hose, watering the grass, had been directed at the guage.) The Lewisville Enterprise is authority for this: "Persons sharing in the new Federal old age pension plan number around 250.000. Twenty-one states have -qualified by matching the Federal appropriation with state money. Monthly pensions average $17.30." Governor Allred, who went to Washington in the interest of the Texas Old Age Pension, that the Federal Pension Department had allocated more than one million dollars for July and August to match Texas funds. The" clock on the court house at Newnan, announces noontime each day with 13 strokes.

Cardozo for Statute Justice Cardozo -asserted that great carp'had been taken under the legislation to "maintain inviolate" the "governmental powers of the state and its subdivisions." and "the statute is constitutional." The ruling reversed a decision by the Fifth" Circuit Court of'Appeals which upheld.the legislation. The act had been challenged by certain bondholders of- the ori: County, 'Texas, water, District No. l. the broad grant of power of Congress 'to'lay and collect taxes'," the majority said, previous decisions show "that Congress could not levy any tax on bonds issued by the respondent (water or upon income derived therefrom. "So to do would be an unwarranted interference with fiscal matters of the to her existence.

Many" opinions explain and support this view. "The especial purpose of all bankruptcy legislation is to interfere with 'the relations between the parties change, modify or impair the obligations of their contracts. "The statute before 'expresses this design in plain terms. "It undertakes to extend the supposed- power of the Federal government" incident to bankruptcy over any embarrassed district which may apply to the court." Offered Small Sum Bondholders attacking the law owned approximately one-tenth of the $800,000 bonds outstanding. They said they were offered only 49.8 per cent of the face valu of the obligations under the reorganization plan.

I The Southern Texas Federal District Court htfd the act invalid and dismissed the debt refunding plan. It required a $400,000 loan from the Reconstruction Corporation. Under the legislation, the agreement had to be approved by the Federal court and a majority of creditors ranging under certain conditions from 66 and 2-3 to 75 per cent. The act recently was extended to 1940. It was introduced by Rep.

Wilcox (D-Fla). Farm Hazards WALLA WALLA, Frances Lieuallen of Adam-; was run over by his ow. barn and sent to a with a crushed pelvis. He was towing the barn on wheels when it caught up with him on a slide and ran him down. Olympic Prospect IDABEL.

Sheriff Tom Foster of Nc.w Texas, trainer and caretaker of bloodhounds, who came here recently to aid in the search for an escaped convict, belieces the dogs need daily practice. Friends said would unlock lh oBwie County jail door, select a prisoner and giv him his freedom if he could earn it by eluding the hounds. "In all the years I have had charge of the dogs," Foster said, "I hav lost only one C. L. Huffman 9-year-cId son of Mr.

and Mrs. C. L. Huffman of Denton, was in a serious condition in the Denton Hospital Monday afternoon, as the result of being scalded by steam Monday morning. According to information available here, the boiler at the test oil well in th Green Valley community exploded, and the steam struck the boy.

badly burning him over much of the body. His condition was said (o be critical. AS far as could bf learned, little other damage was done by the explosion. Teachers College. Demonstration School a nd Denton Senior High School graduating classes Sunday heard their baccalaureate sermons, and prepared for commencement exercises this week.

At the college auditorium, ihe 190 candidates for Teachers College degrees heard Dr. Clifford S. Weaver, pastor of the First Chrtsiian Church af McKinney, urge that their lives be dedicated to serv ices of society and to God. The I graduating seniors of Demonstru- tion School participated jointly.in that Sunday morning program. L.

P. Floyd of the college faculty gave the invocation and benediction, and the College Choir sang. First Graduation Tonight The first of the week's commence ment programs will held for the Demonstration School graduates this evening, at 8 o'clock in the college auditorium they hear B. Masters of the faculty deliver th commencement address, and' receive their from Dr. £.

A. Sharp, director. Also on that program will be brieS talks by students of the school, Elwyn Beams, class president. Wilma Daniels arid Helen Barns, and the benediction will be given by A. 5- Keith-of the faculty.

Following the commencement, a reception, given by the faculty for the Demonstration School graduates and their families and guests, tbX.Mary 1'T Award Degrees Wednesday College degrees -will be awarded Wednesday evening at 3 o'clock in the college, auditorium, presented by Dr. W. j. McConnell. president.

Since one member of the class will receive two degrees, a total of 191 awards will be made. Saturday the campus saw the graduates reach the climax of senior social activities, with a day's Program that included the annual Mary Arden breakfast, the annual Gammadion and the annual alumni banquet that evening. D. H. S.

class hears Price Denton High School's senior class Sunday evening assembled in the First Methodist Church, to hear Lyle Price of Denton preach on Finding of the bullet-riddled br5y of Chatlcs A. Poole. 32. in a Dearborn io.vnohip ditch near Detroit, led to a sleeping investigation which bared activities of the Black Legion. Alleged to be pat- trrnrd after the Ku Klux Klau.

members are declared to havc worn hoods and gowns as are shown at right, a police officer posing in the robes. Beside him arc weapons authorities say they took from Black Legion members. Below are shown four alleged leaders, to have admitted aiding in the killing of Poole. Left to right are Dayton Dean, Harvey Davis, "colonel" the organization; Urban Lipps and Irvin Lee. The legion membership form is said to Prostetanism an a to combat Communism," while waging a "morals crusade." Byrns, Bankhead Demand Action Against Townsend WASHINGTON.

May 25. Speaker Byrns and Representative Bankhead. the Democratic leader, told newsmen today that definite action must be taken against Dr. F. E.

Townsend for his defiance of a House investigating committee. At a joint press conference at which they said the? House was "not to be flouted." both agreed the old age pension leader's walk-out'on the committee and subsequent defiant statements were ample' basis for a contempt action. "The action defied the powers of Congress to make investigations." Bankhead said, "and some action, of course, must be taken." Byrns said if the "House is not willing to assert its authority it would destroy all future congressional investigations." Speaking 'personally, the speaker said he believed the case shouid be turned over to the Federal court instead of tried, in the House. Harmony Prevails As G. 0.

P. Meets FORT WORTH, May At a meeting marked by harmony the Re-publican state executive committee her today criticized the New Deal and named temporary officers for the state convention here tomorrow. George C. Hopkins of Dallas was chosen temporary chairman and keynoter of tomorrow's session. whil Orville Bullington, Wichita Falls, was selected permanent chairman.

John W. Philp. Dallas, was named temporary secretary; Charles W. Beck, Hillsboro, sergeant-at- arms. arid Henry Zwtifel, Fort Worth, parliamentarian.

For the first time within the memory of the oldest committeeman there were no contests and at the end of the hour-long meeting. R. B. Creager. Brownsville, national committeeman from Texas, facetiously moved "that we adjourn before somebody starts, something." Fire was levelled at the administration as T.

committee chairman, opened the gathering WIRE BRIEFS Ma.r Socialists won the greatest representation in the new parliament, virtually complete returns from the general election showed ed today, placing their 70-year-old leader, Emile Vanbcrveldc, in a position to become the nation's next premier. May Arizona's petition for permission to sn California and five other states for a final determination of water rights on the Colorado River was denied today by Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, May Swiss corporation lost today in the Supreme Court in its effort keep the United States from sefeing Hs grold in this country with a face value of "Life's compass," as the spring baccalaureate sermon, inviting the graduates to consider the Bible as their guide through future Music was played by the high school orchestra and chorus, and Principal A. O. Calhoun made brief announcements relative to graduation activitiesc, and Dr, D.

Hawk gave the invocation and benediction. Friday evening at 8 o'clock, in the same place, the graduates will receive their diplomas. RDER AND KIDNAPING AGAINST 0 'BLACK LEGION MEMBERS DETROIT. JVfey and kidnaping warrants were asked by Prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea today for 13 members of the Black Legion held here in the slaying of to several unsolved deaths as state and local agencies sought to determine If they were linked with the Black Legion, which Harry Colburn.

McCrea's chief investigator. Charles A. Poole. and for 12 John had I35 anncd members in haw Michigan alone. In Jackson.

Ray Ernest, a guard at the state penitentiary, was held for investigation in th reported Does who meeting at which tion" was planned. The prosecutor. Poole'5 "execu- declaring the vigilante society is "an outlaw organization national in scope," announced he would the "department of justice to help us drive it out of existence." Two of the men held, McCrea CONGRESS Senate today: Debates commodity exchange regulation bill. Finance committee considers revenne bilJ. Appropriations subcommittee analyzes relief deficiency bill.

House today: Considers District of Columbia legislation. said, had admitted that Poole, a young WPA worker, was "put to death because he knew too much," and not because he had been accused, falsely, of beating his wife. The 13 named in the warrant recommendation were: Harvey Davis, a "colonel" in the black-cloaked order which has a death's head for its insignia; Dayton Dean, accused of emptying two pistols into Poole's body on a lonely suburban road May 13; Ervin D. Urban Lipps, both of whom McCrea said have 1 confessed; George C. Johnson.

Paul R. Edwards, and Edgar Baldwin, who arc accused of having been present at the killing: Herschel- Gill and Lowell Rushing, relatives of Poole by marriage: Thomas R. Craig. John Banncrman, John B. Mitchell, and John S.

Vincent. James Roy Lorance, one of the men detailed last week, will be released. McCrea said. Three others, Bert Graham. Leonard Lipps, and Luther Glasgow were released previously.

Investigations were under way in- FASCISTS, UNDER ORDERS OF MUSSOLIW, START MARCH TO TRIUMPHS IN ECONOMIC FIELD flogging death of Paul Every, who investigators said had tried to withdraw from the Black Legion. Papers seized in Ernest's home indicated he was a in the secret society. Prosecutor Owen Dudley of Jackson County announced. Traffic Danger Drive Brings 22 Speeding Ch arges What was thought to be a new record for speeding cases was recorded by Corporation Court Monday morning when city police charges of speeding were on against 22 defendants. Of that number.

Mayor J. L. Wright had received picas of guilty from 13 and had assessed fines of $5 in each cas Monday at noon. Of the remainder, all had telephoned Wright they were heeding the summons and would be in court in the immediate future. FnH Docket Produced The police and court drive against C.

of C. Courtesy' Meeting Galled Outof-sUto-anid put-of town will-get hospitality -not only reflecting the normal Texas courtesy but polished by an educational course in how-to serve the. visitor's needs, according to plans of the local Chamber, of A centennial courtesy committee has-been named'by the chamber's publicity bureau, Secretary O. Fowler said today, and that sub-group will meet Wednesday evening at 8 with Denton filling station attendants, hotel employes, drug store and cafe clerks and other persons who will-have-considerable contact with tourists this summer. At the meeting In the municipal building folders printed to give data on Denton will be given out for distribution to out of town- visitors, and ways and means of proving the city's friendliness for visitors discussed.

Members appointed by O. D. Bell, publicity bureau chairman on the committee are: -W. R. Hicks, chairman; E.

N. Woodrum, L. A. McDonald, Fred Cobb, Ray Lakey. F.

C. Ernst, Bay Tobin. Dillon Smith, Joe Wankan, J. L. Wright, George p.

Elbert. Z. D. Lewis, and t. E.

Jones. Democrats See Succcess This Year ROME. May Jt- as meaning not ily. under Premier Mussolini's or- mor probably "straight new economic a ders. began marching ahead' 1 today, aiming at this time in the field.

Immediately after II Duce's latest declaration. will march just as straight ahead in the future," the kingdom's guilds credit institutes marshaled their resources for economic conquest of the empire already conquered by arms. When Mussolini proclaimed, several weeks before the Italo-Ethiopian war tsa.rted last Oct. 3. "we will march straight ahead," his phrase was interpreted universally to mean the East African conflict inevitable." His echoing of this phrase, however, during yesterday's celebration of the 21st anniversary of Italy's entry into the World War, was interpreted to well-informed circles necessarily war but economic and social The European situation, nevertheless, was still far from clear.

Marshal Pjetro Badoglio. commander-in-chief of the Italian armies in East Africa, chief Of the staff and new viceroy of Ethiopia, was embarking at Massa- wa. Eritrea, for Italy. There was bad blood between th Italian and English governments over the dumdum bullet affair, the English charged an attempt was made to fabricate evidence that British firms supplied illegal ammunition to Ethiopia. There was uncertainty over the attitude of the new French government, coming to power in June with the new chamber of deputies in which the "People's Front" of.

Radical-Socialists and Communists held a traffic rule violations, asked jointly by the City Commission and a citizens' traffic had produced 18 other charges during the week. They were: Four charged with running past stop-signs, three fined SI each and the other remaining to be disposed of. Eight charged with double-parking, four fined $1 each and the other four remaininc to be disposed of. Two charged with parkins by fire hydrants, remaining to disposed of. Four charged with parking in fire lanes, remaining to be disposed of.

Because of thc unusual number of cases, it was expected to require virtually all Monday and probably part of Tuesday, to dispose of the pending cases. The mayor also received two pleas of guilty to drunkenness and assessed fines of $13 each. SAN ANTONIO. May Thousands of Texas Democrats gathered here today for state convention opening tomorrow at which delegates to the national convention at Philadelphia will be chosen. Prior to a meeting of the state executive committee to plan a tem' porary organization.

Congressman Sam Ray bum of Bonham, slated to be convention keynoter, expressed confidence th Democratic ticket was due to sweep the nation again with the greatest majority of votes in the history of presidential elections. Several Highways in That Section Under Water Some Damage But Generally of Benefit More Precipitation. Of Benefit in Panhandle. (By Associated Press) Fears of floods in South Texas were minimized to dgr by engineers though highways were under water and farmers in scattered lowland regions had been warned to vacate. There remained, danger of damage from high water- if leaden skies continued; to loose downpours such as-fell over all of Texas- during''the Crop damages were reported-today from some sections but" authorities agreed" downpours on the whole, decidedly beneficial; Highways.

Omfer Water Highways south of Houston under water but' traffic to Corpus Christi and San Antonio was able, to get through by the, flooded sections. The Austin-Houston road was blocked at Elgin and the flooded sections. The Austin-Houston road was blocked at and the detour route for Highway 2 from Georgetown north was closed through Taylor and Temple cause of high water in the San Gabriel River. The Colorado River was reported three feet over, the Houston-San Antonio hghway for- a quarter "of a mile east of'Cohnribus, but traffic through Hemp-. reports -were the stream was- nearing' flood stage of 3124 feet at.

Columbus, and rising at other points. Heaviest canie from Sugarland where unofficial" observers said 83 inches fell' yesterday and showers were continuing today. Oyster- -Cieek was reported only a few bankfull and- crop anticipated. Just" tho opposite effect from rains was expected in the Texas Panhandle and plains section where fanners hailed- wftirrenewed optimism drenching falls. Reports from Amarillo were that 3.90 inches of rain had fallen and light precipitation was continuing.

Rainfall was continuing in the area surrounding 'San Angelo with 2.50 inches measured over weekend. Pampa reported 1.12 inches for the 24-hour period ending at 7 a. m. today, Lubbocfc 2.83 inches, lene 1.05, Plainview 2.55, Borger more than 2 inches, Dalhart 1.75, and Spearman 3.45. Wheat was revived by th'e moisture and estimates were-for a fair crop.

NEW YORK, May indictments attempted jrowinu out of thc Alfred Smith case were returned loday by the court grand jury EAST TEXAS: Cloudy, local rains tonight; Tuesday mostly cloudy, local rains in east portion, wanner in extreme northwest portion. Moderate to fresh easterly to northerly winds on the comst, occasionally strony on east coast this afternoon and possiWy tonight WEST TEXAS: Mostly cloudy, local showers in cast portion to- nijrht; Tuesday parily cloudy, warmer in north portion. OKLAHOMA: Cloudy, local show- tonifht; Tves- Desmond." portions. Dost Bowl Drenched GUYMON. May Drenching rains which fell during -the week-end in parts of" Oklahoma.

Texas and Kansas brought at least a temporary end to "black blizzards" in a large part of the nation's dust bowl, farm officials lieved today. While the Oklahoma Panhandle's dust was turned into mud by the hardest rains in three years, torrential downpours in T.exas sent the Colorado River near Columbus out of its banks and soaking rains in widespread sections' of the Kansas benefited wheat crops. The Texas Panhandle received moisture which brought cheer to farmers. "The rains in this'vicinity will start vegetation growing even if we receive no more moisture for a while," said H. C.

Hyer, Texas County, farm agent. "I expect row 1 crops to start growing now and to get well underway." At Beaver, residents turned, oat" in large numbers to witness the unusual sight of a river, flowing bsnlc full, after 2.71 Inches of rain made sodden fields of what once were sand dunes. The North Canadian River, which had been virtually dry for three years, ran bank full for several inches. 1.75 Inches of Rainfall Here Rainfall totalling 1.75 Inches was- recorded at the State Experiment; Station here Saturday afternoon and night. WhJle much of the western and central parts of the county have received plenty of moisture, it is dry in the eastern part of the county and more moisture is there.

Only a light shower jfeH Saturday. WASHINGTON, May CompfeoUer General J. R. rvfcd today in effect thai ttonal BttnmiiMvs Cwu 4on was Mi exUnfvhbei ky tta Svpreme Ctmrt dccfeton the Gnffey act..