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Thursday, August 24, 1939. 6600. EL PASO TIMES- -El Paso's HOME Newspaper. 6600. Page 3 President Roosevelt Rushing Back To Washington For Study Of Crisis at the Off to College in DOBBS Classmate You'll be hatted smartly for every occasion at school and in town.

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The trouble is they have not abided by the law. Licenses Governed. "The law provides, among other things, that licenses be issued without favoritism, that lishould, censes might be cancelled by state or city officials it public behavior demanded such action, prohibited sale of liquor to drunkards and minors and within certain distances of schools, hospitals, churches, and military garrisons." Burden of enforcing the laws will be jointly on Chihuahua State police and Juarez police officials, Governor Talamantes said. Bolivian Ruler Ends Own Life Dictator Busch Succumbs To Gunshot Wound In Temple. (Continued From Page 1) was determined to "guide Bolivia along the road of stability." Last April Busch assumed a "totality of power" and became dietator of his predominantly Indianpopulated 3.000,000.

Busch was born of a German father and a Bolivian mother of Spanish descent. The archaeozoic era, in whose rocks no fossils are found, is the oldest era in the geologic scale. Quiz Prisoner In 7 Killings Californian Admits Being In Vicinity Of Each Unsolved Crime. Sacramento, Aug. 23 Ogle, chief criminal deputy sheriff, tonight said Amer Schilling, held here on charges of attempted murder, was being questioned regarding seven California slayings, including those of Anya Sosoyeva, dancer at Los Angeles, and Mathias' Warren, father of Attorney General Earl Warren.

Chief Clarence Morrill, of the division of criminal identification, said Schilling's alibi that he Was working on a ranch at Walnut Grove at the time Warren was beaten to death on May 14. 1938. in Bakersfield, had been disproved. Schilling admitted, Ogle said, that he was at, or near, all the places where the seven slayings were reportedadition to the slaying of Miss Sosoyeva and Warren, Ogle said authorities were checking a possible connection between Schilling and the slaying of three transients in the Stockton "jungles" in early May, Sadie Silver, Los Angeles pawn shop proprietress, who was raped and killed four months ago, and Edgar Jones, a ranch caretaker, whose death in Redding last Thursday was being investigated by Shasta County authorities. Schilling is accused of luring Cecil Ferguson, 24, a farm laborer, Hear Dr.

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to a lonely spot in the Sacramento River delta road and attacking him with an axe in order to steal Ferguson's car. Ogle said under questioning Schilling admitted attack on Ferguson who is in hospital here recovering from scalp wound. STYLED UNIVERSITY MEN by the SHIRT CO up $2 You're going to have lots of problems to solve all by yourself but here's one we can solve for you right now. PAJAMAS What are you going to wear? What's best, smartest, most economical, most suitable for UP the little world you call your school, college or university? We have the answer: Manhattan Shirts, Pajamas, Handkerchiefs and Sportswear, and Mansco Underwear-all products of The Manhattan Shirt Co. Day before yesterday we received a big shipment labeled "Styles for UNDERWEAR 60 of the togs plete its sun we've and kind is so most here.

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Washington, Aug. 23 (AP). President Roosevelt hurried home from a suddenly-curtailed vacation today while Washington wondered if it was his intentionusing his own phrase for it to 'fire another shot for peace" in Europe. officials of the State Debartment made arrangements to go Into conference with the chief executive immediately upon his reurn scheduled for midday tomorrow--and also to go over the situaion at once with Secretary Hull. 'he State Department chief reurned from his vacation today, Meanwhile, State and Department officers meeting discuss America's position in case var actually developed abroad.

They were concerned with the rave questions of keeping domesic business on a keel, safeguarding the foreign value of the lollar, and the problem of removng American citizens from war- henaced regions. FDR In Touch. Mr. Roosevelt was aboard the U. S.

Tuscaloosa, keeping in touch vith the fast-moving European vents by means of dispatches from he State Department, which kept he ship's radio men hard at work. Although the chief executive had tended to do some fishing in the tulf stream and to reach Annapolis, short motoring distance White House Saturday horning, plans were suddenly hanged today. The Tuscaloosa, deayed by fog, headed for Sandy Look, N. J. Officials arranged that special train should meet the President there.

Mr. Roosevelt declined to give any nkling of what measures he might lave in mind. Newsmen on the detroyer Lang, accompanying the Tuscaloosa, sent a radio message the President's ship saying they vanted to know: Questions Asked. Whether a European war would ecessitate a special session of Contress to consider neutrality legisation. Whether there was a possibility hat Ambassador Steinhardt might recalled from Russia to report the implications of the RussoGerman non-aggression pact, now inder negotiation.

Whether Mr. Roosevelt planned ny other than routine conferences pon his arrival here. In reply, a Presidential secretary adioed merely: "Early this morning, the Presilent decided to return to Washingon at once because of the interlational situation." Here at the White House, howver, another secretary, Stephen T. Carly, said there was "nothing pectacular" about the sudden reurn to the capital. The State Deartment had advised the chief xecutive.

he added, that if he came ack on Friday that would be soon nough. Capital Speculates. Washington puzzled, meanwhile, ver what the President might do. has never been his disposition, at time of crisis in Europe, to sit lack and do nothing. He has felt, nd repeatedly said, that it is the uty of this country, for the sake oth of preserving peace and proecting its own interests, to bring Is influence to bear against war.

Thus, in the course of last Sepember's Sudeten crisis, he twice ppealed to Hitler for peace; again st spring, after Hitler had seized he remnant of Czechoslovakia and Tussolini had taken Albania, he sked both dictators for pledges that hey would not send their armies rashing into states now independnt. In return he promised Amercan participation in a general conomic conference, aimed at givhg all access to raw materials of Forld trade. Nazis Warn 'anks To Leave Berlin, Aug. 23 Ameran embassy in Berlin has quietly formed Americans in Germany hat it might be better for them to ave the reich while transportation acilities are still available, it was earned tonight. The embassy informally advised merican nationals who inquired pout the European situation that, event of war, transportation out Germany might be complicated bd difficult to arrange.

For that reason, the embassy said, would be preferable to take adantage of present transportation cilities. It was many Ameriins are this advice and understood, leaving Germany. 00 Americans Book Passage Home London, Aug. 23 by the prospect of possible war Europe, American nationals were shing tonight to get home to the nited States as fast as possible. More than 100 Americans booked assage on the French Liner Norandie tonight, including 40 Ameriins who arrived in England Mony with the intention of spending cations in Europe.

BUILDS $6000 HOME. Permit for construction of a ven-room brick house and a doue garage, total cost to be $6000, as issued by the City building inlector Wednesday to John W. Philcontractor. The new home will at 801 Kern Boulevard. SAYS DIAMOND STOLEN.

Mrs. Grace Allen. 712 North anton Street, told city detectives ednesday that a $325 diamond ring $6 in cash had been stolen from room while she was absent to ake a telephone call. Border Conference To Name Teams (Continued from Page 1) and nationals various countries will enter floats in this division. The period from 1900 to 1940, the modern period, will be represented in the sixth division.

Floats will be entered by colleges, high schools and grade schools. To Be Costumed. "We gave colleges and schools the modern period because all other divisions will be highly costumed and be considerable more expensive," Dr. Hendricks plained. Bands leading each division will play music popular in the period represented by the division.

The Sun Parade will follow the same route it has in past years, officials said. Texas Street, Mesa Avenue and Montana Street. Reservations for 20 floats already have been made for the 1940 event. Sun Carnival Association directors met at association headquarters Wednesday night to go over progress made thus far for the Sun parade and Sun Bowl game and to approve parade division set-ups. Edward C.

Houser Named Vice President Edward C. Houser, president of the Optimist Club, Wednesday night was elected vice president of the Southwestern Sun Carnival Association. Mr. Houser will fill the vacancy created when L. W.

Overlock became president of the association upon the recent death of Leo C. Floyd. Directors said 25 professional and amateur artists have entered in the Sun Carnival poster contest which ends Sept. 5. Other artists still may enter and may obtain information at headquarters in Hotel Hilton.

Death Takes Dan Jackson Former El Pasoan Expires In Veteran Hospital, Washington, D. C. (Continued from Page 1) vate practice. Soon afterward he received his commission in the Army. Mr.

Jackson represented General Madero in El Paso from the time that leader started the revolution against President Porfirio Diaz early in 1910. He accompanied Madero to Mexico City for the revolutionary chief's triumphal entry after the Diaz government had been overthrown. He continued as legal representative until the assassination of Madero in the insurrection that placed president's Victoriano chair at Huerta Mexico in City. the Often Visited Here. Mr.

Jackson returned to El Paso several times on visits after the World War, but never made his home here again. He strongly considered entering the race for Congress in this district against Rep. Claude B. Hudspeth in 1922, but eventually decided against it. In 1932 he ran against Rep.

R. E. Thomason, with repeal of the 18th Amendment as the major plank in his platform, but was defeated. Prior to receiving the appointin the Justice Department, in October, 1923, Mr. Jackson served as secretary and legal adviser of the Senate Cominittee on Mexican Affairs, headed by Senator A.

B. Fall. the chapel Myer, ThursFuneral services, will be held in day, and burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery. Mr. Jackson is survived by his widow, two sons, Rudolph and Tom Jackson, and two daughters, Mrs.

Marion Himmelheber and Miss Danny Jackson. Back To 1922. A newspaper interview with Mr. Jackson, published in June, 1922, contained the following questions and answers: yoWhate was that the you recall? earliest "My event elder in brother taking a candy pie away from me and biting off the stem. I was 19 months old." What was your boyhood ambition?" "To be a news butcher on the train and ride to my heart's conten." What is your favorite sport? "Fishing." If you were counseling a young man about to go into business, what would be your advice? "To accept any honorable means of livelihood except the law." Deaths MISS MEDORA AMBROSE.

Funeral services for Miss Medora Blanche Ambrose. 1715 North Stanton Street, who died Monday, will be held 10 a. Thursday in Martin Mortuary Chapel. C. E.

Stock. of the Christian Science Church, will officiate. Burial will in Evergreen Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Austin Stevens. Lawrence Oppenheimer, David Lerner, Walter Kienle, George Hebron, and R.

D. Herron. WILLIAM A. McCARTHY. Funeral services A.

McCarthy, 66, who died Monday, will be held in St. Patrick's Cathedral at 9 a. m. Thursday with Rev. Father Nicolai officiating.

Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Kaster Maxon. BODY IDENTIFIED. A man whose body was found in Franklin Canal Tuesday night was identified Wednesday as Ascension Raya, 911 Hidalgo Alley. His widow and five children survive. An engineer in Germany has devised a candid camera and an arrangement of flashlights for deepsea photography.

They are built into sphere 18 inches in diameter. To resist the enormous pressure of water in depths below 9000 feet, the walls of the sphere are ten millimeters thick. The device weighs 110 pounds and it is lowered into the water by a cable. The camera and lights are operated by clockwork. Bankhead Bids For Presidency Speaker Of House Tosses His Hat Into Ring At Montgomery.

Montgomery, Aug. 23 (INS). -Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead tossed his hat in the ring tonight as candidate for the Democratic nomination for President. He formally announced, in a prepared statement, that he would accept efforts to get the Alabama delegation to the Democratic national convention pledged to support him for the nomination.

Bankhead said shortly after his arrival in Montgomery tonight to address a joint session of the Alabama Legislature tomorrow: "I am not insensible to the expressed desire of many Alabamans to send a delegation to the next national convention of the Democratic Party who will endeavor to bring about nomination for the office of President of the United States." Want Voters' Approval. Bankhead added, however, that: "I am not interested in having a delegation elected who will support for the Presidential nomination unless a majority of the voters in the primary sincerely favor my nomination. "I assume no responsible leaders plan to deprive the Alabama Democrats of the right to elect their delegates in the regular primary election to be held next May." Refers To Gov. Dixon. This latter, according to political observers, was in reference to a move reportedly under way by Gov.

Frank M. Dixon to have Alabama, and other Southern delegations go to the convention, unpledged so they could trade votes for pledges of assistance in removing allegedly discriminatory freight rates and in other Dixon objectives said the this South afternoon his plan for seeking an uninstructed delegation remained "unchanged," but he insisted he had no objection Bankhead as a candidate. He said if it were proved he could not achieve an unpledged delegation, he would favor the Alabama delegation supporting Bankhead. Solon's Home Picketed Because Of His Anti-New Deal Votes. Aug.

23 (INS) -The Workers' Alliance today began picketing the home of Con. Wesley Disney, protesting against his "antiNew Deal voting in Congress." Ralph Foley, secretary, said that the pickets would be kept on duty for a month. The Congressman chatted amiably with them, explaining his votes. Asl Chihuahua Bar Of 1906 Now Attitude Of Saloon Men Displeases Juarez Authorities. Juarez police officials will begin a survey immediately to determine it bar operators are obeying, not new saloon regulations ordered by Gov.

Gustavo Talamantes, but a Chihuahua state law drafted and approved in 1906. Engineer Garcia Robledo will start measurments Thursday to determine if any saloon in Juarez is located closer than 110 yards from schools, industrial plants, hospitals, churches, and the military garrison. Juarez authorities said that any saloon or bar found within the 110- yard limit would be closed immediately. Gives Orders. Governor Talamantes, in Juarez Tuesday night, informed bar operators that they would have to stop selling liquor over bars, remove liquor from windows of liquor stores, and refrain from selling liquor to minors, drunkards, and military or police officers in uniforms.

Bar operators protested the order, Ysleta Woman Hurt In Mrs. Lilly Auto Accident Lindsey, was treated in Hotel Dieu Wednesday for a severely bruised knee after an automobile accident at San Antonio and Campbell Streets. Motorcycle Patrolman R. W. Fisher, who investigated, said Mrs.

Lindsey had just started across the street with her three children when she was struck by an automobile driven by C. J. Parker, 50, of 3240 Louisville Street. That accident occurred less than an hour after one the 4200 block of Montana Street in which Myrlene Richerson, nine, suffered a head injury. The child was taken to CityCounty Hospital, where it was said the hurt was not serious.

Patrolman Fisher said Myrlene and three other children were "hitching" rides on an ice cream truck, driven by Garnet Luedeke, 316 East Missouri Street. He said the girl apparently became frightened and jumped off the truck while it was running about 25 miles an hour. he left for his office he told his wife: "Don't forget to give these boys some water if they get thirsty walking in the hot FERRY STRIKE ENDS. Seattle, Aug. 23 in the 22-day-old ferry strike Puget Sound tonight announced the strike was over and the men would return to work tomorrow, or as soon as ferry facilities will permit.

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