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Bonham Dniin Volume XXXVI Local bounty News BONHAM, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEB. 8, 1929United Press Service Number 168 BRIDGES Framed By Love is Tabled Today Bill Dead; Senate Tabled It; Move is Defeated WANTED EASY SAILING FOR HOLTERS. AND SUCH, IT APPEARS By United Presi. AUSTIN, Feb. famous conscience bill drawn by Senator Thomas B.

Love, of Dallas, was killed the senate today when that body 20 to fi to table the motion made by Love to have his bill printed in the minority report. This bill would have prevented party from rejecting the name of 3 party candidate who refuses to the ptrty nominee. Another attempt by Senator Parr to re commit the road bond issue defeated in the senate today. Man is Killed When Truck Overturned -White Rock Lake OTHERS INJURED BY THE SLIP PER CONDITION OK THE STREETS Lindy Blazes New Airmail Rc-to HAV AN Ky United Press. DALLAS.

Feb. 8. Pair fallinr last night turnpd into ice and sleet early today. The mercury tumbled below freezing. Motoring is hazardous on the icy streets.

The sleet is blamed for the death of S. B. Sisco, aged .10. of Greenville, Texas. He was killed opposite White Rock Lake spillway when a truck the slip pery pavement and upse: in a ditch.

Several persons are reported injured in traffic accidents, caused by ice-coated streets. o-------------- Personalities in Committee of the Senate Reach Dirty lexas Lawmakers Stage in Debate Meets Oklahoma ONE SENATOR THINGS IT IS EXPECTED THAT TEXAS ARE THAT WAY. SO DOES AND OKLAHOMA WILL BUY ANOTHER ONE BRIDGES Ben C. Richards is Ple 1S on the Stand Today Buried at Dallas in Case in Brenham, Tex. Edwin Denby Dies Suddenly Today; Secretary of Navy By United Press, AUSTIN, Feb.

words, and were hurled by rival Tarrant county representatives in the house today when an effort was made by simple resolution to revive the demand for a federal investigation prosecutions in Texas. Representative Harding, author of the resolution declared the treatment accorded the witnesses before the house committee on federal relations was of the dirtiest and most outrageous. Representative Duval fir.red th" insinuations in i circular ittackin? the actions as dirtv. By United OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. The Texas committee met witih tho Oklahoma legislative group today to decide on acquiring interstate toll bridges.

An approval of Oklahoma's proposed plan for acquiring Red River toll bridges at a 50-50 cost between the two is peoted to be given by Texas. THREE WITNESSES BEEN HEARD IN THE TODAY DALLAS, Feb. C. Richard-, testified on the stand today, in his own trial on two indictments for forgery in connection with an election bet over the Mayfield-Connally race for the senate. He was the third witness on the stand today.

He gave his life history, war record, political record, and so on. 'THAT AS HIS OLD HOME CITY HAVE RESTED IN HOI STOV By United tpss HOUSTON, Feb. body of Charles Bowen Gillespie, editor of the Houston Chronicle, who died Thursday at a Dallas hospital, came to Houston at 8 o'clock today, and remained for a short while in the I city where he had labored for I past twentyeight years, and at 9:30 it was sent to Brenham. the scene of his young manhood, for burial. Accompanying the remains in a special coach were Houstonians, employes of the Houston Chronicle, and relatives.

Ked box I earn svill conduct the funeral services at Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, an airmail pilot once innre. is again hurdling great stretches of water in the advancement of aviation and the airmail, having celebrated birthday by hop-off from Miami, Fla. 1 he map the course of his flight. NO OPEN SESSION HELD DEATH CALLED FORMER OFFICIAL IN THE CITY OF DETROIT.

MICH. By United Presi DETROI8, Feb. 8. Edwin I XUSTIN, Feb. No open ess ion Denby, former secretary of the of the committee on land investiga- 1 navy, under Harding, died suddenly tion was held this morning.

Aft here this morning. an executive conferenc with prospec- Mr. Denby died of heart failure tive witnesses. the eommittee recess- at his hotel. He had appeared to ed until Saturday morning be in perfect health when at his law office yesterday, and had been there regularly for the last two He was found dead in bed shortly after 8 this It was evident that he died some time after 5 this morning, according to Dr.

A. Jennings, who said he must have died in his sleep. i There being no longer any harness shop in his home town, an L- ilinois man sent a saddle girth to San I Antonio to be repaired. Graveling of all downtown at Rorger is to be completed within thirty days, the weather permitting. ---------------------o Not only is Corpus Christ! building a thirty-six-room high school building.

but $10,000 worth of furniture to go in it. NO TROUBLE IN SECURING SIGNATURES FOR PETITION FOR HIGHWAY BOND ISSUE High School Boy Now on Boston PARIS, Russell, local Brenham. high school product, who has been 0 a member of the Boston Red Sox pitching staff for past three LongVlCW JlVOrS jears, has been notified to leport Bradentown, on March Ralston, former Pans High catcher, has been signed by Rioting and Fights in Progress Today -Trouble Goes Greenville Banker Heads Association For New Year Tent Shows, Rinks LONGVIEW Feb. cit- izens are in favor of tent shows, car- Brocklyn, and has been notified to n.va)g skatinjr rinkii operating re ort to the Florida training camp within t.jtv limits, of that club on Feb. 28.

The sign- was decided in an election here ing of Ralaton makes six Lamar A total of 252 votes were boys who have seen big in favor of and 87 against tent service. Noel (Lefty) shows for and 105 against car- Haynes, another local lad. will re- nivals and 211 for and 99 against port to Fort on March 4. skating rinks. INTEREST -in the development of dairying as a part of a sane and prof.

itable program of balanced farming is growing rapidly in thin section of country. This points to improved conditions for the farming industry. We feel sure that where the individual farmer starts from a small beginning and grows into the induatrv gradually, rather than buying into it all at once, he will pleased with the outcome. Banks everywhere are gladly co. operating with any safe, sound, and practical plan velopment of the dairy industry.

STATE NATIONAL BANK COURTESY EFFICIENCY STBBNGTM RELIGIOUS FANATICS IN THE ORIENT BATLE EACH OTHER TO DEATH By United Press. BOMBAY, Feb. 8. ing between Hindus and and Moslems here brought the death list up to sixty-five at noon today. About 500 were injured, it is estimated.

The reason as before 'is because the Hindu mill hands believed that the Pathans were naping their children, to he buried alive as offerings to their gods. It is reported today that several mosques and temples have been desecrated. Over 200 Present at Greenville C. of C. Meeting ILLE Feb.

North- District Bankers ciation, in session at the Hotel Wash- I ington Tuesday evening with over fifty representatives present, elected officers for the ensuing term and carried out a program cjimaxed with a banquet. The meetnig was pre. sided over by J. C. Thompson of Rent-wed riot.

city. B. R. Brown, Greenville, heads the association for the next term. Other officers elected were D.

N. Hrgrave, Commerce, vice president; J. A. Norton. Greenville, secretary- treasurer.

The executive committee is composed of S. R. Grandbury, Celeste; O. R. Rhodes, Emory; A Sweeney, W.

L. Bortley. Cooper; J. C. McDonald, Sulphur Springs; D.

S. Armstrong, Alba; W. H. Adams, Royse City, and O. Carlyle, Farmersville.

Lions Meeting was Interesting Affair -Quite Enjoyable CLUB TALKED OF ROAD AND SIGNED PETITION AN ELECTION WORK FOR JOHN DEERE IMPLEMENTS For John Deere Implements and Repairs See BAILEY THE DIFFERENCE spending by installments ami banking hi it stallments is simply the difference between Had and Have. THE FANNIN COUNTY STATE BANK BANK OF GREENVILLE, Texas, Feb. More than Greenville citizens at tended a chamber of commerce get- together banquet at the Beckham Hotel here. The banquet was to tender a tribute of gratitude to C. M.

Portwood, recent secretary of the organizaiton and to rededicate time, energy and money toward helping the chamber of commerce build a greater Greenville. Scott Hardy, formerly of Dallas, is now secretary of Greenville chamber. Judge L. L. Bowman presided as toastmaster at the banquet while Judge Lee A.

Clark was the princi- pal speaker, in his address Judge Clark that a well organized, well conducted chamber of commerce is indispensable to any citizenship that hopes to build a community, Judge Clark admonished those in. charge of the chamber of commerce to keep organization on a business basis, pay in advance and stay out of politics. President H. Edmondson tailed the assembly to order and invocation was given by the Rev. J.

r. Murrell, pastor of the First Baptist Church. A singsong was led by Charles Langford, followed by a program of readings by Mrs. E. E.

Sparks. More than 500 carloads of winter vegetables have been shipped from Laredo so far this season, half of which was spinach. Four to Meet Ford and Firestone Edison and rii BIG COMBINATION The Lions had a well attended and interesting meeting Thursday. After the usual preliminaries and luncheon, President Tarter announced that the Clubs of Breckenridge and San Angelo were each asking that the 1930 State Convention meet in their respective towns. After some discussion it was decided to send the Club representative uninstructed to the loming convention.

Clyde Nevill informed the Club that he had been informed by High way Supervisor Dockery that he favored an 80 foot road for Highway No, 5. At the time of this discus lsion. Mr. H. S.

Cole came before the jclub with a petition to the Commis- jj I Court ordering a Good Road jelectin for Fannin County. Mr Cole I is working faithfully to improve road conditions in Fannin county, and he stated that such petitions were being (presented for signatures in severalJ over the county. Each mem bet the Club gladly signed the pcti- tion. I Weber Fouts, a guest the lub, TO I and who is taking an active part If one is to judge the success of the conuty-wide bond by the eagerness manifested by citizens to the petition asking the court to order the election is an of vote of the county in favor of the issue, there is no doubt hut that the bonds will carry with a whoop H. S.

Cole who circulated the petition in Bonham ecu red signatures in about one hour's work and said he met only men who who were opposed to the bond issue. Mayor Tidwell of Ector ecured signatures to his petition in very short time, and states his community is almost solid for the bond issue. The Honey Grove petition was signed by over names. Likewise the Leonard petition, and report" come from both places that the people generally in are i in favor of the bond issue I eral not up rnent county As Cole, whf hairmau tea noon is ver; for ta ted signature (for the The petit to 1 Tuesday. Or thin ways of ennditior.

the past no quest in serving as gen- the campaifti, had commuriit.es but felt that strong all over he bond issue, a day or two in" needed to the petition ourt to order the election. ion wil be formally f'urt Monday or on i 1 ooo W4 would vote provide him cost of about if the i the roads and high- counfcgr are in bad they have been during would be he uccess of A man taxes rth property who a proposition to good roads at three a day would indeed be hard to piease. MEET AND EI EHR ATE EDISON BIRTH DA By United Press. MIAMI Feb. 8.

Presi dent-elect and Mrs. Hoover leave tomorrow for Fort Myers for the cele bration of the H2nd birthday of Fhos Edison. Henry Kord and Harvey Firestone will also be there. WEATHER almost A campaign already started to make Marshall free from mosquitoes next summer dairy project tor the county I made an interesting talk and gav detailed facts of the dairy in- dustry in other sections of the country and the possibilities of the dairy business here. He read a letter from the University of Minnesota, wherein it was shown that in one section of that state which had hitherto been a pine swamp, but on account of the dairy industry had been converted into a prosperous section the average wealth of each farmer in the distru being $15.000.

He refuted the argu- ment that there was danger of 1 production of milk and milk products, tho statistics showing a prevailing shortage of 20 per cent every year, He aUo made a conservative com-, parison of an investment of $100 in a good cow and a like amount an acre of land planted to cotton, the, net profit from the cow being and from the acre of land East. Texaj: Cloudy with rain in He also explained in deta the south and snow in the north- the financing of the cow business a- easl. Colder in the extreme north- being undertaken by the hamber of west portion tonight. A cold I Commerce, the Count) uni in the eastern portion, with others. There are lub buy ature of 111 to 16 in the north and the county who want Jersey heilei, 18 to in the interior.

In the land the ('lub went on record as lend- south 28 to 32 on the coast Saturday, ing its support to boys ami the Cloudy and cilder on the eastern proposition in general coast. Roege McClure lucky on the West Cloudy with a cold prize offered for the day. wave. South temperatures 20 to 28 Clyde Nevill and Roege Md and zero to 10 degrees in north, were designated as the program om A cohl wave in the southeast to- mittee for the next meeitng night. Saturday colder, 1 TUB BELLHOP.

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