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I ROUND ABOUT TOWN RECORD-CHRONICLE VOL. XXXVII NO. 104 DENTON, TEXAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 14, 1937 Associated Press Leased Wire EIGHT PAGES Bear ye one another's burdens and "so fulfill the-law of Christ Galatians 6-2. How poor are they that have not! patience! What wound did ever heal but by SNOW BLANKETS BOWL WITH COLDER WEATHER IN WIDE SECTION Gun Turret for Flving Forts Rain Brings Needed Moisture to Much of Texas; Temperature Expected to Moderate by Wednesday. For the first time in five years Denton, citizens have been called upon to take full responsibility for helping out the needy citizens.

This year the United Charities has set a goal of $5,500 in its subscription campaign, the amount that will be needed 10 carry on the relief and aid work that hertofore has I done mostly through State and federal aid." Not since 1932 when the first RFC funds were (Bv Associated Press) 6 citizens beer? asked Three to four inches of snow covered the dust bowl to- to shoulder the full relief day but the Amaiillo weatherman reported moisture had and by the same token, not since en itself and the sun was due for an early appearance, the beginning of the depression have citizens locally heen as able to assume responsibility for relief work, I especially for the sick, young and forecast for warmer other unemployables. we ather was the promise for Wed- The goal of the United Charities amounts only to about 50 cents ne for each person in Denton, and is moderate enough when it is noted Snowflakes, heavy sleet and ty rain left little of Texas dry. that the larger cities Texas have tl charity or community chest gjab sleet based highw ays receive of from to per inhabj- tfaat in volume tant. This average amount is lit- mercun skidded to 2 2.7 de-1 tie enough to pay each year to keep in the ubbock area Rain preceded snow in the Big Spring sector, but the temperature Id at a 32 degree minimum. Over- suffering of unfortunate citizens to a minimum and to get adequate food for young children.

By giving funds to the United Chari- ties, the money is spent where it reading at orger. Snow fell yesterday. skies accompan i the 25 de- does the most good, and little if any goes to the professional beggars who are skilled at exciting the sym- Rain Fails pathies of kind-hearted individuals, Drizzling rain reached Abilene where a freezing minimum As yet the homes in Denton have not taken on the Christmas light- was recorded while misting rain fell throughout the night at Wichita effects that the Season of the Falls. Northward into the fringe year justifies. While there are some few homes that have Christmas trees showing through the windows, wreaths over the doors and other of Oklahoma sleet fell.

Fine mist, driven by a brisk north wind, enveloped the Dallas, Fort Worth and Corsicana area but tem- Jseasonal lighting effects, there are peratures held around 40 degrees, not so many as "there will be with- Damp, sticky weather prevailed at in the next few days with the approach of Yuietide. The children of Penton look to the homes to lend theer and Christmas spirit. One woman, telling of a drive over Denton with her children, said, "There are no children in Texarkana. Palestine reported warm and cloudy weather. Rain fell in San hard rain of 1.07 inches, while north winds added to the discomfort.

Hazy, 60-degree weather was the Body of Fourth uri nown Victim Panay Sinking Found Japan Promptly Meets Demands Made by President Roosevelt For Sinking of U. S. Gunboat that report from Corpus SHANGHAI, Dec. Japan's rising sun flag fluttered at each comer of Nanking's walls today and within the ancient stone battlements the abandoned, capital of the Chinese government was reported, in flames. Meager reports from Nanking said several Chinese detachments were trapped within the city but continued their virtually suicidal struggle iyith the Japanese in fierce street fighting, or had barricaded themselves in buildings to delay the Meanwhile, it was said, the Jap- ariese continued their "mopping up" operations.

Chinese sources admitted that the Japanese occupied Pukow, terminus of Tientsiii-Pukow. Railway into China acros sthe Yangtze 'from Nanking. Chinese troops. were (By Associated Press) Japan promptly met the demands of President Roosevelt for satisfaction for sinking the United States gunboat Panay in the Far Eastern war zone. A formal note meeting in the I major ponts of the president's rep- i rcsentations was handed United i States Ambassador Joseph C.

Grew I at Tokyo by Foreign Minister Ko! ki Hirota. One the heels of European experts' acclaim of the U. S. air force as the i It expresses Japan's apologies most efficiently equipped in world, manufacturers of a new "one- and regrets, promised indemnity i pouader" cannon for use on siirplanes demonstrated the weapon at and assure measures already have Newark, N. airport.

Capable dgSring 100 shells a minute, the revolving been taken to prevent recurrence mount makes it possible to the weapon in almost any direction. of the grave incident. Divorced, Must Care for Unborn Child Till Grown The cannon is pictured ready for installation on a plane. PUBLIC COUNCIL ft HELD, IE home, as there are no Christmas lights. My am sure, are no different from other children of Denton and I feel certain that most of them will get more of the Spirit of the Season, as it's a Big Time "for them, with more Christmas lighted homes in Denton." Some people in Denton may have known of the "Security Life Union of Texas," a Denton Insurance Apparently pleased with the- "re- Belter Move in First By Associated Press Government meteorologists at Dallas predicted freezing weather for North Texas with sleet due to mix with rain during Tuesday night and early Wednesday.

reported to have withdrawn' 'to a ception given its public session i municipal auditorium Puchen, about interested citizens could watch Moisture Here Of Benefit Misting rain which fell in Denton County Monday night and was welcomed by grain fanners, as Pukow. i city heads function, the City Com- White clouds of smoke shKmded Monday night slated open the fallen city, a new provisional nouse pr0 grams for the city power! government for the i plant the fire department; aegis of conquering Mayor J. L. Wright will conifer formed at Supt. W.

N. Harris to set a The guiding principles of the new date for the onne r. with Fire Chief regime, reported Domei (Japanese Eugene cook to fix a date for the news agency), were vigorous oppo- a tter open house, the council ask- sition to the government of Gener- e( Kai-Shek, suppression of that has more than three million A high official in Tokyo disclosed the gist of the presidential demands was delivered to Emperor Hirohi- to. This official said the. fact they were presented to the Emperor him self "shows the extent of Japan's eagerness to face the music squarely." Even before receipt of the Japa' nese reply, the United States gov- i emment decided to follow up Mr.

Roosevelt's action with a formal I note of protest. Secretary Hull awaited only more complete official information on the actual number of casualties and the condition of the survivors before sending the note. Some Washington officials considered Sunday's incident the most serious strain on Japanese-American relations since the start of the Japanese-Chinese conflict. Congressional expressions differed widely, from the statement of Chairman Pittman (D-Nev) of the Sente Foreign Relations Committee that "accidents to neutrals are becoming intolerable" to that of Rep- NEW" ALBANY. Ind.

To I resentative Maas (R-Mirm) that INCiVV ii.ljJDrt.INX. JULU- JLU make sure he would have enough I the United States "should get out CHICAGO, Dec. the terms of a divorce decree believed without precedent. Alfred D. Sims, 46, is obliged to care for his unborn child until it comes of age.

The stipulation was contained in a decree granted yesterday to Mrs. Irene Ruth Sims, 26. It provided for payments ranging from $20 to $40 a month until the child becomes 21 if a boy. and 18 if a girl. The court was informed the child was expected in April.

New Fighting Delays Taking Refugees On Ships. SHANGHAlf" Dec. known death toll from the bombing- the United States Gun- joat Panay and three other American steamers increased four today when the badly, ourned.body of an 'led seaman was found. CINCINNATI, Ohio River flood of last January swept away Edward Crew's home. He moved his family into a garage and set about building a new house.

LaM, Saturday he finished the job. started a fire in the furnace to warm the home for moving in. Something went wrong. The new home burned to the ground. Happy Yuietide Labor to Seek Decided Changes In Social Security dollars of 'life insurance in.

force. In Monday's Record-Chronicle, an ad appeared telling of the company -and a short resume of its history. It was interesting to note that 34 collectors and agents are associated with the compam and that if all the policy holders were grouped together that they would make a city comparable in size to The Downtown Bible Class will at 35 degrees Tuesday morning at The Japanese command for the State Experiment Station after ic Nanking campaign announced its hflvinp asr.pnrieri to 70 Mondav af- --Ura-nniatrist nf having ascended to 70 Monday af 1 1 1 Inal oi oevler Suit Wednesday troops completed occupation of Chiang's former capital when the sun---set yesterday on a day of bloody" street fighting. discussed, though no major matters came up for vote. Seek Lower School Item Possibility construe! ion of an addition to the Fred Douglass money for Christmas, Kenneth sr picked' strawberries, sold novelties and "did odd jobs when I.

wasn't busy at the night, club where I work." He has just drawn from nine banks 50 Christmas savings checks for $25 each. of the Orient." Available information on'the'de- struction of the Panay and three Standard Oil vessels by Japanese WASHINGTON, Dec. Both the American Federation of Labor and the C. I. O.

will ask Congress this winter, to make far- reaching changes in the Social Se curity Act. The A. F. of L. announced today it would propose four major amendments: 1.

To extend both the old age pension and unemployment insurance provisions to cover all workers. Domestic marine, and farm labor now is excluded from the old age pension program and employes small" shops "as. and domestic labor are covered by unemployment insurance; 2. To require the states to give Three of the dead were A cans and one an Italian newspaperman, who had taken refuge on the Panay. The seaman's body was found by the United Statees gunboat Oalvu, waiting in the Yangtze River to cue Panay refugees, who were imperiled again by a clash between Japanese and Chinese troops around Hohsien.

It had been expected it would be. possible to begin taking the 52 sur-: vivors aboard the United States gunboat Oahu and the British gunboat Bee late today but the new outbreak oi righting interrupted plans. The two gunboats, along with toe Japanese ship, Hozu, were lying at the mouth of a creek entering the Yangtze at HohsJen, about 45 miles up the river'from. Nanking. Rescue Delayed Naval rescue parties were last reported trying fcf make contact -with the Panay refugees, on-their way from Hanshan, some 20 miles inland, toward the river town, bearing their two dead and eight injured.

warplanes indicated two men were; require uw eight wounded seriously, two unemployment- nefits New Increase in Oil Production Twelve men. selected Monday afternoon to constitute a jury, will give a barbecue to its members ta j- seaLs ni District Court Wedanfl: friends this Tuesday night in nesday and hear the start of the the First Baptist Church at 7 i trial of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Seyler's o'clock. The Downtown Bible class $122,000 damage suit against Jackis a non-sectarian class that meets son-Strickland Transportation Co.

each'Sunday morning in the growing out of an automobile acci- land Theater and is comprised ol dcn on nc sanger Highway June men of various church aifliations. 2. Starting three or four years ago i Testimony in the suit that seeks with, only a handful, some twenty one of the jargest. if not t-he largest, of rrien, the class lias now reached compensations ever asked in the a regular attendance of around local could not be started 150 each Sunday morning. TULSA, Dec.

nation's average daily production School for negroes may bn an item in the coming budget remained, though the council will seek to whittle considerably present cost estimates, it was indicated On hcar- ing W. N. Harris report he 1 drawn specifications a.s instructed and that local builders' estimated the cost at about S7.000 and the of crude oil increased 35,031 bar- council asked him to revise the Last Mile JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. Missouri's new lethal gas chamber claimed its first victim last 100-pound red pig.

The pig "died in three minutes. The State Legislature last spring substituted asphyxiation for hanging as capital punishment. If there's anything that's good to eat it is "more crackins" Roundabout has bcrn enjoying some brought by T. ML. Hannah and this week W.

J. Key. of Justin, renewed the supply. Cracklin combread and milk, either sweet or butter, makes just plain good eating. Doctor: "So you have pains in your' left leg? Why, that's a sign here, of age." Tuesday because of absence of one attorney in the case.

He is aiding a trial in another city and expected that suit to close Monday but learned, after the jury had been picked in his absence, that his work there would not be finished before tonight. Judge Ben W. Boyd recessed the local trial one day and spent Tuesday working on the charge that will carry the Seyler suit to the jury Patient: "But, doctor. I don't have any pains in my right leg. and it's as old as the other one." Trial of the case is expected to rels during the week ending Dec.

plans and see if the total cars be 11 to barrels, the Oil and reduced to $5,000 or lower. Karris was authorized to a rcleasr to American Locomotive certifying present satisfactory opsralion of the No. 2 Diesel unit, at the poweh plant, on winch consirlerabjy work has been none by that firm it, was crippled by operation when it. was installed here months ago. He also reported estimates of placing a requested fire plug on Ruddell Street, which he believed would cost about.

$1.500 figured on four- inch pipe-line. No action was iaV.cn but it appeared unlikely the work i would be ordered in face ol that iigure. Depository Award Held Buck Only one depository bid has been filed, that being from the Denton i Countv National Bank and offer- Journal reported today. Oklahoma increase 4,075 barrels daily to a 560.175. East Texas was up '917 to 417.815 and the total State of Texas increased 14.703 1,0 1.319,057.

Louisiana was off barrels daily to 239,285. California increased 11.750 to 711,750. Kansas increased 10,100 to 178,875. Eastern States including Michigan increased 403 barrels daily to 186.556 and the Rocky Mounftain area dropped 3.690 to 72.620. Quicker Than Eye? OKLAHOMA of the brothers in Ring 53, International Brotherhood 'of Ma- gncians, received 27 votes for vice president.

Startled prestidigitators counted noses. There were only eight at the wounded slightly and 11 foreigners and 81 Chinese were missing. Probably 66 were saved. The Chinese missing included 68 members of the crews of the Stan, dard oil ships Mein Miensa and I Meiping. It was believed most of them had found safety.

i Information was lacking concern- i ing 13 Americans believed to be in i Nanking. Chinese capital city cap- tured by the Japanese. The city was reported in flames. Senate to Fix Limit on Corn and Wheat Grown last all this week and possibly longer, and the remainder of the panel has been dismissed. Jurymen to hear the suit are John Tucker, W.

U. S. Vessels Stay in War Zone Hicks. Bob McNabb. C.

S. McMath, L. P. Enlow. C.

W. Overcash. Raymond Spaiilding. John McReynoJds. M.

L. Barr. C. H. Blackwell.

The oil test on the George Owens F. Reynolds. Arthur Erwin. A. E.

farm, near Ponder, has depth of 1,450 feet, but at present the operation has been closed down. The test will be under way again in a few days, it is said, with heavier equipment, which is being installed, for deeper drilling. The new machinery will take care of i a test of 5,000 feet if necessary. Can you realize that there arc only "nine more shopping days before Christmas? While most people have been shopping for weeks there SHANGHAI. Dec.

miral Harry Yarnell, commander mg one per cent interest on time of the United States Asiatic deposits of sinking figure said tonight "vessels of the United! about which the council has pre- pi 1 States now in China waters will! viously Secret a- VJ1CCK Too Inquisitive McCOOrl. Peter Karlhnuscr is one of the best window wa.shers and polishers in her neighborhood. When she finished washing a window in the front room of her home, it apparently was invisible to a strange dog. The animal jumped through the window and landed in the parlor, amid shattered glass. WASHINGTON, Dec.

I 8The Senate agreed today to fix I a limit on the amount of corn and 1 wheat each farm can market under marketing quotas to be imposed 1 by the "ever-normal granary" bill when supplies become large. This was one of the controversial sections orf the bill which had i been passed over numerous times during debate. The provision agreed to orders the Secretary of Agriculture, acting by state, county and local farmer-com- mittes, to "fix a quota for every farm, irrespective of whether the i farmer had signed a contract. to workers engaged In "legitimate' strikes. As the law stands, benefits can now be withheld should an unemployed person refuse to work in a structural plant.

3. To fix the minimum old age pension at $30 a month for anyone who has paid taxes for five years. The minimum now is $10. 4. To eliminate employe contributions to unemployment insurance funds.

A proposal by Phillip Murray, the vice-president of the United Mine Workers, to use the old age reserve funds for a vast housing program tops the CIO program Social Security Board has estimated reserves will total 47 billion dollars by 1980. Business Fire in Longview Causes Loss of $200,000 CONGRESS (By Associated Press) Today: continues debate. winds up consideration of committee amendments. whip bills. to- may be some who have not as yet gclhcr final draft of bi started.

It's time to start, as shop- spol pin? will be easier, assortment of holiday goods are better now than they will be. Read the ads each day in the Record-Chronicle. You will find reading them will save you time, worry and money. spokesmen object to mediation proposals. subcommittee continues revision slnudies.

Regional mittec hears chief of army engineers 1 and Utah congressmen. i Yesterday: Out at the State Tuberculosis House began debate on wage-hour Sanatorium, doctors, nurses and bill. remain there for protection of United States nationals as long as such necessity existed." His expression came after a Jap- anese naval spokesman, talking; with foreign correspondents, sug- gested United States and British: naval authorities in the Orient withdraw their respective gunboats! from the Yangtze, especially the area above Nanking where fighting is going on. as the most practical 1 method of preventing recurrence of such incidents as the Panay and Ladybird bombings. Admiral Yarnell said no such suggestion had been made to him i and would not be approved if received.

(See PUBLIC COUNCIL. Pace patients contribute annually in the Christmas Seal-Sale. 'Some of our contributions are small." says Roy W. Henson. director of Correspondence, "but the patients here, grateful for sanatorium care to aid them in their personal battle with tuberculosis, are eager to share in the work which is being done to wipe out the scourge of which they are victims." The Christmas seals add much to the appearance of your holiday greeting cards and Christmas packages.

Speed to Assistance Of Crippled Ship NEW YORK. Dec. coast guard cutter Mojave sped today to the assistance of the steamship Carabobo which' reported her boilers out of commission, about 450 1 miles due cast of Fort Pierce. Fla. 1 The coast guard said there was no indication of danger but the Grace Line coastwise vessel was i without power and would need as- President W.

J. McConnell of sistance to reach a harbor. Teachers College was in Commerce The Carabobo, which left Vene- Monday attending a meeting of the i zuela December 7 for San Juan and presidents of Texas State Teachers New York, carries a crew of 59. Colleges. The meeting was held Line offices here -did not know Majority leader Barkley urjfcd Senate to hasten farm vote.

Members of both Houses spoke onu Japanese bombing of U. S- gunboat. ATTENDS PRESIDENTS' MEETING IN COMMERCE Three Killed in Wagon-Car Crash On Iff BOCKDALE, Dec. 14, J. HI KCV IVldFl sion of a truck with the tvapnn near here left rear end of a wagon near here left three persons dead and three others injured Receipts of turkeys dressed and today.

shipped during the recent Cnrist- The dead were Paula Tovar, 71; mas market period here were still i Frances Tovar, 28, and a being checked Tuesdav at the local i of Frances Tovar ine inji dressing plan and totals will not so members of the Tovar be available until Wednesday, E. were Raul. A. Nail, buyer, said Tuesday. a11 children.

Ho estimated the totals would I not vary widely from the average Denton Christmas figures. Purchase of birds for shipping North and East closed Saturday at the plant, A few fowls are being bought for the local trade, with a 15-ccnt quotation on No. 1 turkeys Tuesday. At the nlanfc buying for live shipment, which closed its market The Tovars rode in the wagon. LONGVIEW, Dec.

started in a downtown theater earlv Itoday and spread through fiv business houses to do a damage before firemen from three East Texas towns brought it under control. The theater was ablaze from one end to the other before the fire was discovered. The local fire department fought the fire for an hour before apparatus from Gladewater and Marshall arrived. Firemen were handicapped during the six hours they battled the blaze because none of the buildings involved had rear entrances. Welch's hardware store, with the largest Christmas stock in its history, lost its entire stock.

Firemen had been unable to establish cause of the blaze at noon. Insane Hospital Contracts Given EAST TEXAS: Cloudy, occasion- In Syria, dough containing a silver coin and hung in a tree, becomes leaven at midnight on Epiphany, Twelfth Night eve, according to superstition. earlier. 75.000 pounds season. totals were announced as! al rain tonight and Wednesday; for the Christmas i colder tonight except in west-central and extreme northwest portions 1 and along the Louisiana border FILM r.JT ACTOR MUST STAND Moderate cast to southeast winds on the coast, becoming northerly on the west coast.

WEST TEXAS: Cloudy tonight and Wednesday, probably occasional rain in extreme southeast portion; colder in extreme southeast portion tonight; rising temperature TRIAL LOS ANGELES. Dec. Radph Debose Pckor. 35, former Atlanta, theatrical publicity man and film bit player, must stand trial on charges of slaying William Williamson. 32.

a movie- in north portion Wednesday. the East Texas State Teachers College. 1 how many passengers were aboard the ship. 9 Tdl efiti struck farmer from Missouri. Ke was held for trial at a preliminary hearing hearing which shed considerable light on his muddled marital status.

OKLAHOMA: Cloudy, probably occasional rain in cast and central portions tonight and Wednesday; somewhat wanner in northwest portion Wednesday. AUSTIN, Dec. board of control let contracts yesterday most of the construction work on the new $811.000 state insane hospital at Big Spring and specified it should start early next month. The board eliminated a tunnel, plumbing and heating from the power house through the tunnel to the buildings, a steel tank and elevators in" the general hospital structure. Contracts on these items can be let later if sufficient funds are available.

ported the refugeeaf riad'reached Hohsien'tonight:" attempt made to Induce the Japanese to withdraw from the. area and stop the fighting until the rescue could. be effected. One British officer went ashore with a Japanese naval officer, hoping the atter could persuade Japanese soldiers to move away from Hohsien: Japanese detachments, coming in iver boats, were vigorously press- ng their offensive against Chinese; detachments in that area. The Oahu radioed tonight the- body of Captain C.

H. Carlson, skipper of the Meian, Standard- Oil ompany river vessel bombed at the same time as the Panay- had been recovered. The Jap- anese were preparing it for burial" and it will be sent to Shanghai. Available information of the attack which endangered 79 foreigners, mostly Americans, was that four were dead, six seriously wounded, two slightly wounded, 11 foreigners and 81 Chinese'missing, and probably a total of 66 The Panay party had fled to Hanshan to avoid Chinese-Japanese righting on the river banks. Sandri had represented the Turin newspaper La Stampa.

Before coming to China he had covered wars" in Spain and Ethiopia for Premier' Mussolini's newspaper Popolo d- Italia of Milan. 68 Chinese Missing There was no -word of the 58 missing Chinese members of the crews of the Meian, Meinsia and Meiping, Standard Oil Company boats destroyed in the bombing attacks for which the Japanese navy has accepted full responsibility. It was believed, however, that most had been Names of the foreigners wounded were not known here, Available information thus far listed names of 22 survivors, including Lieutenant Commander James Joseph Hughes, Lieutenant Arthur Anders, and Jim Marshall, Colliers Magazine writer, all of whom were wounded. P. Haydcn Vines of Koanoke, arrived at Wuhu with a slight The Shanghai American consulate' received word that A.

L. Patterson of Washington, D. was not aboard the Panay. He previously, had been listed among those for. Captain C.

H. Carlson of the Mei- an was unaccounted for. The Italian embassy said its Chinese secretary, Albert Ron, was believed to have been aboard "the Panay and that nothing had been- heard from him. JOHN G. HARDIN'S CONDITION SERIOUS DALLAS, Dec.

condition of John G. Hardin, 83, philanthropist, was reported today as "unchanged but decidedly serious." Hardin, West Texas oil man and capitalist whose philanthropies in recent years have exceeded $5,000,000, is ill in a hospital here. Sixth Victim of Killer Located PAKIS, Dec. today found the body of Janine Keller, sixth known victim of the zrmr'-- der-for-profit syndicate, in "Brigand's Cavern," in a corner of Ponr- tainebleau Forest. The discovery came as a result 1 of information given police day by Eugene confessed executioner for the murder.