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ROUND ABOUT TOWN Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity; and let mt not eat of their dainties. Psalms 141-4. The world loves a spice of wick- I 1 DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE VOU XXXV NO. 262 DENTON, TEXAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 15, 1936 Full Associate Press Leased Wire United Prtae Service SIX PAGES The Soldier Bonus Baby Bonds! started on their trips to those who: are to receive them this Monday morning from Dallas, in this district, and were received in Denton at 9:30 o'clock by the local post office. Those holding boxes at the of- lice were able to get them during the morning hours, but most of the bonds were delivered by carrier in Denton Monday afternoon while rural route bonus men will receive theirs Tuesday.

Both banks, the Oenton County and the First State, will make collection on the bonds without any commission charge, but it seenis the best way to make collection is through the local post offices. The post office can make collection by forwarding bonds to Dallas while the banks will have to make collection through Washington, D. thereby requiring; more time to get checks back to Denton. mv rtflir IN PAID TO VET NUNITEB STATES MM Here's How to Get Bonus Much Cash to be in Circulation as Soon as Bonds Cashed; Local Post Office Distributing! Bonus During Day. WASHINGTON.

June you're a.veteran this is how you get your bonus money: When the bends arrived by registered mail take them to the local jxwtmaster or other-j designated tc handle requests for cash. Prove your identity and sign the spuce on the reverse side oi' tht- bond. Get a receipt upon your surrender of the bonus. Then a United States treasurer's cht-ck for the amount cue will arrive to vou bv mail. HflWTM U.

nuOnlm. Fast on Pull Slow On Draw (Bv Associated Press) wo Policemen and i hree Pirates Killed. Licke was too fast on the pull too slow en the draw. He was fishing when a companion yelled "snake." Lielie yanked at a pistol in his hip pocket and shoi himsolt in the thigh. The snake escaped in the excitement.

PATRd PLANE ST; ONED IN SOUTH Tropical Storm Passes Out to Atlantic After Heavy Rainfall But With No Material "Wind Damage. WASHINGTON, June bonus was paid today to veterans of the World War. The fruit of a 17-year struggle over various forms of adjusted compen sation, "baby" bonds worih almost $1,650.000,000 moved O1 through the mail to some 3,000,000 ex-service men. When mWTltOr the work is completed 38,000.000 bonds will have been A11V 111A f- East Orange Hospital Operated by Can Be Right Board of Missions "No, I haven't needed any rubber £ooL3 lately." said Wade House, Little Elm, who is here to serve on the County Executive Committee which met Monday morning to make out the ballot for the July primary and to make assessments against the candidates for the cost of holding election. "We are not particularly wanting rain at this time." agree George Robertson and P.

Nash of Frisco, "but as soon as the threshing is complete, we'll be asking for one. Crops look good now." sent out. Government, expo: LS said by the end of tlw millions of debars in cash of those mediately 0 swap the bonds foi sovermne.ir Uien will flow Ai ter Argument At 45,000 postoffices pared to accommodate millions of -i -B wo-: 1 be in the OT-jHATl men -w-io seek im- i--ailUOIl iVldpS swap i he bonds foi -j KastWrim into the u-acie I Seeking Presidency I.O Chieftain of Outlaw Band Patient Institution. ROANOKE, the poor railroad engineer who wants 10 be a law-abiding citizen. in AMOY, China, June attacked the! EAST ORANGE.

N. June 15. American hospital here to-! when approaching crossings. Several Southwest Virginian town ordinances prohibit the whistle and bell within the town limits. JACKSONVILLE, June 1 iound the body of Lieut.

Charles Martin Perron, Coast pilot, jammed in the wreckage of his plane' which I piunged into Tampa Bay near St. Petersburg today while on storm patrol. Mr. and Mrs. Doc Akins of Lake Charles, are the guests of his parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Akins. Doc said, "Dad ought to come down our way if he wants to be the because there it is easy to tell the brand of weather in the offing." Some people seemed to doubt John Gale's veracity for the first time Monday when he was telling things about Jim Seaborn. "You know," he said, "I was over in Ponder the other day.

While there I saw Jim and his shirt was all wet with like the real thing, and Jim told ine about how much work he had been doing that morning." are eager to get cash. ll 1." cities for cwiiiWJ ul- 1 TOFEKA. June b'jnds. veter.r.s vernor Air Landon turned his identified to postal workers. Here, the veteran will trade his bonds an unknown man outside his Park Avc.iue home.

Police Chief C. N. Dell said two These slain wtrtr three pirates and policemen. hospital was not dam- ose Week; for a temporary The bonds i pointed to Hie lac: tlmt iiie uie fur Satmxiay lK hl Adjournment. I bie lo land on the bay because of i ond bullet had been fired at oi Foreign Misaons of the; CongreSiJ acselllbl ed today alter a ruu'jh water.

were powder marks Kcionrntu L.iiirch Ci America wiUi respite to Uickld ils Squally weather had prevailed about the head-in support of their New i legislalive problems. ove the bay since tlie passage of Dr. C. H. Holleinsn of Chk-ago.

bullets from .22 caliber revolver i v.vre fired into the man's head. Ke pointed to the 1'ac: tlmt the i thought today to an eastward attack in a campaign for the presidency. will then be sent to the-nearest i The plan battle remained in i theory thai it, was a case of muvdsr. i paying postoffics and checks wiij be i an embr vo la Pending councils; pirjt examination by police and I supernut-noL-Jt of the liaspital and written. today and tomorrow, but the Re- medical examiners disclosed only i Miss of Holland.

No home cial said made arrangements to identify veterans, certify bonds, and forward them to paying offices where Uie and none of the attache; was WASHINGT Junc 15 i Amid expressions of hope but doubt i fur No trace of Radioman Walter O. Morris aviation mechanic William D. Eubanks was seen, the div! rrs reported. Coast guard vessels found grap- i plins equipment insufficient, to i raise the plane which lay in 14 i I feet of water and awaited the ar- i rival of a marine crane. The scene of the crash is about tive miles southeast of St.

Peters- i burg. i Coast guard officers expressed be- lief the plane had developed trou- ble und the pilot found it Impossi- i to land on the bay because of, France's Latest "Man Of Destiny' 7 legislative problems. House and Sc.iute leaders Hie to end the 74th Congress in time checks will be written. Watch Trade Effect Business observers watched John D. Hamilton, manager of Mrs.

Mary W. Taber. a neighbor, thethe Landon campaign, was due heard the early morning argument today from Chicago, where between the two men as they stood he replied to a critical statement outlaws operating by land and sea. in has the district been a pa- passage tropical stonn to the South night. Wind velocities up to the Democratic national convention miles an hour had been expe- next week.

Cut there wen; rienced. barriers to be hurdled. On of the most stubborn obstacles is the strife-torn tux bill on tient in the hospital. which conferees worked throughout last week with little material prog- i ex- i era tic campaign general. pectantly to see what effect the sudden bursts of cash would have on general trace at a time when business normally hits a downswing.

President Roosevelt has urged cooperation in the cashing of Fed- Expected tomorrow to round out the mode of attack are Col. Frank Knox of Chicago, the vice presidential nominee, and the subcommittee in charge of campaign strategy. A quiet Sunday, his first day in the rain. She told police she tuen He had been wounded in a gun heard two shots, and she looked battle with the police of Amoy. from her window to see the retired I A police guard was thrown around inventor's figure sprawled on the the building.

1 WL-L grass near the Moore garage, attack was made tonight Terming Moore's death "murder" i from the sea. The outlaws, armed ress toward compromise. Might as well get ready to enjoy your kinspeople this summer. as many of them will be here for a. visit.

Of course, they're coming to see the in-laws', but each one, it seems, will take advantage in Texas to see the Texas Centennial celebrations, especially in Dallas and Fort Worth. eral checks in order that the flow of relaxation since he won the of cash into trade may start, "with- nomination, left Landon refreshed out unnecessary delay." Home Owners Loan Corporation officials predicted bonus distribution would hasten payment of loans after investigation, homicide squad with pisto's and machine guns, sailed a pirate junk up to the shore From Long on homes. lingness to go Veterans' retention of the bonds, take him. today for the task he set himself- left Landon refreshed today for the task he set into a fighting campaign with a wil- anywhere it might Charles Davis, 1537-47th. San Francisco, writes and inquires about som of Denton County's old- timers.

Maybe some one would like to let him what he writes: Ye Mayor of ye Town of Denton where ye grand prairie meets ye cross timbers and ye hicks of ye sticks, Mr. Mayor pi east 1 ask ye editors of your news papers to send us copies of their papers if any. Our childhood was spent in your neighborhood, we remember the catfish and perch of Denton Creek and the Elm Fork and tho we have since caught striped bass, salmon and halibut of great tonnage do we remember the catfish and perch of Denton Creek. Elm Fork and the Trinity. Tho we have seen the glories of the Rockies and the Sierras and have trod the summit of Mt.

Ranier we still think that Cedar Knob is the greatest mountain and Sam Bass the greatest outlaw. Tho we have at hand the great daily papers of the world, still would we like to read the papers of Denton. Sanger and Pilot Knob. Tho the Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge in their majesty are before our eyes still do we long to know if the suspension bridge over Clear Creek south of Sanger is still standing. In other words we wish to bum some papers.

Ask the editors of your neighborhood papers to send us some copies and if their is anything in the San Francisco Bay Region that thry want we agree to steal it for them. Is J. M. T. kin ofl Keller still Hving, and Bruno Lavoise of that town and Bill Mayers, where is he? While we have been offered our choice of viandes along side of Kings and Princes still do we remember the hot biscuits and steaks of Texas.

While we have seen the beautiful Lombardy Chestnuts of Salt Lake City and the 'Mulberry Trees of Rio de Janierio we still think that the Elms of the Texas rivers and creeks have the most beautiful green that has ever delighted the eyes of man. Tho we have experienced the blizzards and woolies of South West Alaska the most impressive storm of our career was the storm of Feb. 2, 1899 that descended upon Oklahoma and Texas (we were in Sanger at that time). Tho we have seen the streamlined trains and the China Clipper our idea of transportation is the Katy Flier. Do the green bugs still eat the wheat and the corn shoot and miss the stalk and does the cotton square off and quit? Where is Mack Campbell the bartender of Sanger" Is John Dyer of th Cottonwood Schoolhouse near Dan Texas still living? Our tastes are Catholic, we seek information.

Arc the cities of Krum and Slidell still on the map? (we've seen Mexico City and Coquille. Oregon). Our uncle was on the jury that hung the nigger that obtained the change of venue from Denton to Decatur. we saw him hung, we are not proud, please send us some papers. which draw interest at the rate of cent, has beerrurged "by General Frank T.

Hines, Veteran's administrator, "if there is no urgent condition which requires that the bonds be cashed." Bonus Bonds For Veterans Here Postal employes here were busy delivering bonus bonds to Denton veterans Monday. Rural carriers took bonds on their routes when they left during the morning, and city carriers took others out in the afternoon. Tonight, beginning at 6 o'clock, postal officials will be in the civil service room at the postoffice building where they will certify bonds for those wishing to cash them, and at the same time will deliver bonds to veterans who get their mail at the local office. Authoritive sources indicated to- -dfly--the first speeches would be made Hamilton, then Knox, with Landon swinging in for final salvos about August 15, after giving largely Of his time to a special session of the Kansas Legislature in Julv. detectives found themselves baffled by the absence of motives.

Rob- on which the hospital is built. faery was not the motive, detec- when the junk reached shallow tives were for Moore's wal- water, the attackers swarmed over let with S21 in it was untouched. ln side and stormed across the Initial inquiries, they said, failed to sand. disclose he had any enemies. ATHENS, June ID.P)— A defense motion for a.

continuance in the murder trial of George Patton The police, waiting in ambush, opened fire with machine guns. The pirates fought back but were unable to break through the police lines. After a fight, the outlaws turned land escaped -iri their junk. er granted today by Jud- John A. Rawlins of Dallas.

The case was postporfed until erm of court. i Gel Dismissed, luryDi Back Wednesday WASHINGTON, June 15. The interstate commerce ommittce today approved a joint ongressional resolution to continue Denton Gets View Of F.D.R. Smile The week's jury panel, no cases' reaching trial Monday morning, were dismissed until Wednesday morning by District Judge Ben W. Boyd.

On that day, the damage suit of A. C. Owsley vs. City of Denton is on call. Monday morning the damage suit of Joe S.

Gambill Sr. vs. City of Denton was passed to Thursday by agreement between attorneys and another suit formerly on call, a contested divorce case, had been settled when parties and counsel reached an agreement last week. The 100-watt Franklin Delano Roosevelt smile, best known cheerful grin since the times Of his kinsman T. was turned on Denton Saturday afternoon and local citizens, massed about the railroad station, saw close up the features already familiar through news photos and news reels, as the presidential train drove north leaving its Texas trip.

Th train did not stop in Denton. but as it slowly passed through many in the large crowd that lined the tracks and crowded the streets Seven Negroes Killed in Crash TIMPSON, June negroes, five men and two women, were killed and 12 others were injured last night when the lumber truck on which they were riding and a truck loaded with furniture collided three miles from here. At the time of the accident the negroes riding the lumber truck. 25 in number, were returning from on both sides of the train saw the a baseball game played at Logans- president, who smiled and waved port. La.

his hand. City police wer kept busy handling the large number that waited patiently for the train to arrive here from Fort Worth, but kept the situation under control and no accidents or mishaps marred the occasion. Assessments Sets For Candidates Assessments for candidates who will be listed on the Democratic party ticket in the coming summer primaries were set here Monday by the county executive committee. Candidates for the offices of county attorney, sheriff, county clerk, district clerk and tax assessor-collector will pay S122.50 each; for county treasurer. $70; for county judge.

$112; for county commissioner. $84; for Precinct No.l justice of the peace, for const- ble and for Place No. 2 justice in that precinct. $10; for all other precinct candidates for justice of and public McCormick. Monday Payday For Uncle Sam as Well as Veterans the peace, const-able weigher, $2.50 each.

Chairman W. L. WASHINGTON, Jun is payday for your Uncle Sam as well as bonus payment day for World War veterans. Taxpayers have until midnight to meet internal revenue collectors or place checks or money orders in the mails for the second installment of their 1S35 income taxes. Foreign war debtors, with the exception of Finland, have given notive they are defaulting the installment of payments todav.

due sepinfterj W. T. C. C. L.

A. McDonald of Denton has received word of his appointment for another year as chairman of the publicity and promotion commission of the West Texas Cham- oseph B. Eastman as co-ordinator ber of Commerce, largest regional transportation for one year. PARIS, June 15. The rench government today started a lean-up of extremists in order to jrevent the diminishing strike organization of the nation, in which Dentor holds membership.

O. L. Fowler of Demon has been named secre made of Fort WASHINGTON. June President Roosevelt returned to the i capital today, ending a 4.000-mile speaking trip through the west that began last Monday night and covered a dozen states. Arriving at the Union Station 15 minutes ahead of schedule, the president found three members of his official family waiting to greet him.

They were Secretary Morgenthau. Attorney General Cummings snd Postmaster General Farlev. JLittle Wind Damage FORT MYERS. Jun of many South Flor cities were marooned by high waters resulting from a tropical -storm which crossed the state and went out on the Atlantic Ocean today. There was heavy rainfall through the night, but no material damage was reported.

Sheriff Bob King said, he was informed by residents- of Bonita Springs, 20 miles south of here, tlmt the waters there were tine highest they had been in about 10 2 1-2 feet. King said there was no damage in Fort Myers, although the highway south Of the city" was covered by Fred Flanders, government weather observer at Moore Deport- Contests Speer Mo nner of Filing FORT WORTH, June The candidacy of John Speer. associate justice of the Second Court of Civil Appeals, was contested today in a petition filed before the Tarrant County Democratic executive committee. The appointments were Speer was appointed after the by Mayor Van Zandt Jan-is death of Associate Justice P. A.

Worth, new president of movement from flaring up again. the W. T. C. C.

Under this commission is published "West Texas monthly magazine, and the other publicity and promotional work of the chamber is carried on. The work of the W. T. C. C.

is done through five commissions. The other commissions and their chair-. WASHINGTON, June 15. The Senate interstate commerce ommittee voted 9 to 5 today lo approve an amended version of the new Guffey-Vinson bill designed to tabilize the vast soft coal indus- ry by price-fixing. FORT WORTH, Low rough air conditions vere blamed today for the airplane crash yesterday which killed Miss Reba Dee Gunn, 17-year-old ania- cur who had held her pilot's license nine months.

DRAG RIVER FOR BODIES OF YOUTH AND GIRL COLLEGE STATION. June 15 Brazos River was drag- ed today near Wellborn for the bodies of D. G. Cox. A.

M. College Senior: nad Dawn Holic. 7- year-old Bryan girl, who drowned yesterday afternoon. Go's home was in Wichita Falls. Martin.

Charles T. Rowland, a candidate for Speer's place, filed the protest and the petition was read by A. C. Heath, his attorney. It alleged that Speer's application, filed May 14, i for a place on the July 25 ballot, was invalid because it failed to i comply with the article requiring! to'- a.

otiay was 9.33 irehes. the heaviest "since the 1926 murlcanc. Several bridges wer out in the section near Moore Haven, is on Lake The center of the tropical disturbance was near Miami at 8:30 a. when the bare meter Uncertainty and disorders the accession to power of Leon Blum. Socialist leader, 'who.

was destined for the premiership of i France from the moment the ist coalition swept into control-of the Chamber of Deputies at the last election. The new picture above road and the wind velocity 38 miles per lnuj; from the m.nheas: the bureau at i shows him in characteristic informal attitude. Jacksonville ubsnoi 1 to be mov- the Allred to Oven nv- i mem would be to, The east or northeast. the men follow: Mineral andi tnat candidates state their place of rc5 idence and their voting precinct. The petition charged that Speer resided in another county and could not vote in Tarrant County, traffic, W.

B. Hamilton. Wichita Falls; agricultural development Clifford B. Jones. Spur; taxation and expenditures, James D.

Hamlin. Farwell; territorial development, S. A. Wells, Lubbock. Hamilton, Jones and Hamlin are past presidents of the organization.

Co. Equalizers Hearing Protest The County Commissiotieif Court convened here Monday inorn- TEXAN KILLED IN HUNTING ACCIDENT CROCKETT. June Connor. 35, of Belott Community, 10 miles east of here, was killed today by tne accidental discharge of his shotgun as he climbed thru a fence while squirrel hunting. The full charge of shot struck him in the chest.

Eskridge May Not Appeal Case HOUSTON, June for the Rev. Edgar Eskridge, two-gun Baptist preacher convicted taxa We valuations except of slaying a police chief, were ex- additional improvements AUSTIN, Ouna ernor James V. Allred announced today he would formally campaign for re-election with, an address at Waxahachie on. £he night of June 30. Kc will close at Wichita Falls, his home, on the night of preceding the election the- day.

"I intend to give an accounting ing, sitting as a board of equaliza- of my stefardship after the Nation again, this time to hear protests of owners whose property renditions were changed by the equalizers during their recent equalization session. Protest hearings are slated to last from three to four days. In view Of the fact the equalizers announced a policy of not raising Democratic convention atJ Philadelphia," he said. Italy Favored by Time in Sanctions Discussions; Ranks of Sanctionists to Crumble where have peeled" 7 "to today "whether 1 ben made or wher the last year's they would appeal. i il ure was reduced without reflect- Defense attorney Tom Branch said he did not thing the defense would seek a new trial, saying "we regard the verdict as a victory for the defense." Mr.

Eskridge was given a five- year penitentiary sentence Satur- Auction of improvements on the property, the protest hearings are not expected to result in a change from the previous tentative- valuation total for the county. City Begins Wednesday At the municipal building, the day by a jury which found him guilty of murder without malice in ci ty equalization board will come the shotgun slaying of chief of back Wednesday to begin similar police Ed O'Reilly of Orange, a hearings on city valuations. Their ROME, June ex-, 2. A tremendous effort to develop pects time to work in her favor in I Italian raw materials and discover presided over the meeting that lasted till shortly after noon, and E. C.

Garrison acted as secretary. The cul body also ticket for made up th offi- Denton County. MRS. TRIGG'S ITINERARY FOB WEEK ANNOUNCED Mrs. Edna W.

Trigg. county home demonstration agent, has announced her itinerary for week. Monday. Mrs. Trigg was in Lloyd; Tuesday.

he will go to Bolivar. Wednesday to Bethel. Thvjsday to Lake. Friday to Pilot Point and Belew, and aSturday she will be in her office in Denton. prospective sanctions discussions, high Fascist sources said today.

Premier Mussolini's nation, which Thursday begins its eighth month under the war penalties, was declared by economists to be as strong now as before the League of Nations condemned her aggression in East Africa. circles expressed belief the sanctionist ranks wou'd gradually crumble, regardless of what action the league council and assembly decide upon at Geneva late this month. Time will bring not only a fa.c- tual acceptance of the new empire, they declared, but also a break in the sanctionist walls until Italian synthetic substitutes for commodities cut off by sanctions. 3. Transformation of the nature of her imports, eliminating luxuries almost entirely from the list and concentrating on necessary and available raw material.

4. A startling decline in both exports and imports accompanied by a corresponding increase in the national trade deficit. 5. An appreciable drop in "invisible" exports such as tourist expenditures, steamship revenue and freight charges. This decrease was declared partly compensated by gifts from Italians living abroad.

6. Crippling or crushing of some commerce resumes tivities. Diplomatic and economic Fascist sources listed seven developments which the application of war penalties has brought to Rome. They were: 1. Loss of some foreign markets which may or may not be regained later.

small industries not engaged in its normal ac-1 manufacturing materials of war and dependent upon foreign trade. Economists said thec-e losses were counterbalanced 1 by increased business in other lines. 7. Progress in II Duce's project to make Italy more independent preparatory for a possible European conflict for which the dictator said "the wheels of fate turn fast." member of the minister's congregation. sessions are set for three days.

CONGRESS Roosevelt May Seek Office Press) (By Senate today: Considers Wagner Housing bill. Intcrestatc Commerce Committee studies Guffcy-Vinson coal bill. House today: Takes up conference reports on interior department appropriation and other bills. Agriculture committee meets on various committee resolutions and unfinished busi- BOSTON. June Roosevelt, eldest son of the president, refused to comment todav on a published report that he might seek a seat in Congress from a Massachusetts district.

The Boston American in a copyrighted article said Roosevelt' might seek the seat now held by former Mayor Richard Russell of Cambridge. Roosevelt said he had not seen ness. Tax bill conference commit- the report and added "I have no tee meets on divergent House and comment to make on anything revenue. SKEET EL FASAN CHAMPION SHOOTER EL PASO. June skeet shooter of Texas today is D.

W. Conway. El Paso marksman who took the title yesterday when he shot 292 birds of a possible 300. P. Gcod of San Antonio was second with a 288.

whatsoever My Boston are purely business." CHARGED WITH DRIVING WHILE DRUNK Glen Holder of near Ponder faced chargos of driving while intoxicated filed here Monday morning. He was taken into custody by Deputy Cons'-able Hugh Elliott of Jus- tin, at Justin Sunday night. Dr. Blankinship of Wills Point Dies Dr. Ernest Blankinship, former Denton physician, died at his home in Wills Point Friday a heart attack.

'Funeral services were held in Wills Point Saturday Dr. Blankinship visited in Denton about two weeks ago. where his daughters. Misses Cassie and Ernestine Blankinship, are enrolled in the Teachers College and S. C.

W. respectively. He is snrvived 'by his wife and four other children. Mr. and Mrs.

C. C. Core and children from Denton. and Mr. and Mrs.

Alfred Barfield and Mrs. Mattie Farmer. Willis Point residents in Denton for the summer sessions at the two colleges, attended th.3 funeral services. EPISCOPALIANS OBSERVE TEXAS CENTENNIAL MATAGORDA June Episcopalians of Texas will gather here tomorrow in a state-wide pilgrimage to the Matagorda Christ Church, historic "molher church" of their communion. A festive' eu- charist celebrated by Bishop Clinton s.

Quinn of Houston Jbe the high point the centennial observance. EAST TEXAS: Fair tonight Tuesday, slightly warmer in-lhe northwest portion tonight. Gentte to moderate variable (rinds oa the coast. ARKANSAS, OKLAHOMA ASD WEST TEXAS: Fai tonight ana Tuesday..