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TBB eORSICANA SEHt-WBBKLY EIGHT. TDESDAT, TOUT 18, 1SS9. nvu DING PROGRAM OF ROOSEVELT MAY BE GIVEN REVISION OPPOSITION FACED IN BOTH BODIES DESPITE PLANNED CHANGES WASHINGTON, July President Roosevelt's $2,800,000,000 lending program may reach the senate floor late next week somewhat changed from its present form. With republicans nnerally and some democrats In both house and senate promising opposition even though the plan la revised, Senator a member of the banking committee considering the measure, said today; "Some changes are inevitable. There are some things all conclude lought to be rewritten." Representative Wolcott (R-Mlch) and Senator Taft (R-Ohlo) banking oommitteemen, argued the bill delegated too much discretionary Twer to the Executive branch, 'hey will try to trim It In thli eapect.

Witnesses have opposed the provision for toll road loana. They argued such highways would not bring the returns hoped for. Opposition also has been expressed to proposals to Increase the lending power of the export-Import bank by $100,000,000 to finance American foreign trade, and to create a corporation under the RFC to buy and lease railroad equipment, One witness, Senator Clark (D- Idaho) proposed an expanalon of the program to provide $83,000,000 for reclamation loans. THREE MEN KILLED IN EFFORT TO BRING ONE TOJOSPITAL NEW YORK, July 1 coaatguardsmen and a man they were flying ashore from the ketch Atlantis for hospltallzation for appendicitis were killed today when their seaplane crashed In the Atlantic approximately 150 miles Southeast of New York. The dead were Identified by coast guard headquarters as Lieut.

William L. Clemmer, commander of the plane; Pilot John Radan, and a man named Priest from the Atlantis, owned by the Woods Hole Oceanographlc Institute. Five other coast guardsmen on the plane were rescued by tho Atlantic, but two of the men were injured. Coast guard headquarters said they apparently broken backs. Coast guard advices said the occurred apparently as the ilane was taking off after picking SQUALUS POKES HER NOSE UP, SHAKES HER LINES-PLUNGES AGAIN TO BOTTOM OF ATLANTIC i i i I W.

Lw. Priest. Softball Clubs Clashed In Friday Night Games The four strongest of the YMCA-Navarro County lea- ie met Friday night on the agnolia Field with the American Well defeating Dr. Pepper 8 to 0, and the Superior Icemen up- letting the Girard Oilers, the league leader, 12 to 7. Tbe three scored by the American Well came late in the Inning, and a rally by the Dr, Peppers was cut short by cool pitching and deliberate fielding.

Only seven were recorded during the game. The Girard held a lead over the Superior icemen until the latter part of the ilxth Inning when a desperate rally headed by Rogers, Burnett, and Whltley tallied three scores. I. quickly followed by Fletcher, Walker, and Wendorf also scoring three The Glrard are ed to return and play a doubleheader Saturday night at the Magnolia Field, They via meet the of Foreign Wars for the tint game and the American Well tor the second, The Box Olrard AB PO A SEVERAL UNITS OF NATIONAL GUARD TO HOLD SCHOOL SUNDAY Approximately 126 and enlisted men from Dallas, Kerens, Fort Worth, Ennis, Coralcana, Marshall, and Italy are expected to participate in the school in orientation and communications Sunday on the south bank of Lake Halbert. The problem will be to establish a battery position In the field and to make all surveys and establish observation and command posts preparatory for a battery to move into camp.

The new army equipment, Including the latest one-man sending and receiving mobile radios and new surveying instruments, will be given thorough testa. They will be used to establish communication between the various posts. The new radios, having a radius of alx to eight miles, will be mounted on automobiles, and their distance and effectiveness under field conditions will be put to test. Outfits participating will be the instrument details from batteries and 132nd Field Artillery, Texas National Guard. The men and officers will meet at the armory here at 9 o'clock Sunday morning and move directly to tho lake.

They will have dinner there and return sometime In the afternoon. The public Is Invited to watch the operations. Robinson, 3b Reddon, cf Tyner, 2b Ruth, Ib B. Horn, as Collins, Maxwell, Hagler. If Thomas, rf 801261 310000 332201 322602 211120 01100 2 0 1 4 1 1602 0 00 0 0 00000 00000 Total 24 Superior 7 8 18 8 6 4 graphic series of pictures shows the submarine, Squalug, as she rose to the auface off Portsmouth, N.

sticks her noae out of the water, and then as if defiant, plunges again to the bottom of the ocean, free of the cables which brought hey to the surface. In the first picture the water churns violently Juat to the right of one of the the underaea craft the surface; Note in the background the boat load of who almost were caught In the awlrl. In the second picture the noae breaks through and In the third picture, rlaea to the peak of ascension. In the fourth picture the Squalus begins to go down again, taking with her the high of the navy In the last picture, the foam again closes over the ill-fated craft. A fl Mima, 2b Fletcher, Walker, 8b JWendorf.

Ib 3ray, SB Sharp, cf Barley, If Kbgers, 200130 220101 322220 382500 2 0 0 -4 2 2 413301 0 0 0 0 3002 212 J. rf 2 1 2 0 0 0 bllock, 201110 TJUIey, 110000 total 27 12 11 21 8 lore by Innings: rd 401 020 Or- 7 irlor Ic SOO 216 AB POA 200100 800124 801120 300510 Ib 2b' 2 8 2 rf Bed, of 00301 00200 200200 1 '1 0 0 200004 100001 Twelfth Respite From Death For Pennsylvanian ERIE, July Blinking his sleep-heavy eyes, 51-year-old Paul Ferry heard without show of emotion that he had been saved from the electric chair a 12th time. "Oh, I like It here, One place is good another," calmly asserted the former WPA worker when awakened by Warden. Matt and advised Gov. Arthur H.

James had execution from next Monday until Sept. 25. Gubernatorial respite's 11 times previously had saved the former WPA worker from the electric chair for chopping his wife to death In a drunken rage on May 8, 1B36. His attorney repeatedly staved off execution on the contention Perry was insane. ENCAMPMENT IOOF INSTALLS OFFICERS FOR ENSUING TERM The following were Installed this week by Navarro Encampment No.

44, IOOF, to serve during the ensuing term: W. J. Seelig, chief patriarch; Hugh Cummins, senior warden; W. S. Blngham, junior warden; L.

F. Flynn, high priest; W. A.Chaf- fee, scribe; B.J3euch, treasurer. Intermediate and Junior Softball Leagues Results The third game of the intermediate series between the Murphree and the ions of the American Legion was won by Murphree, 3 to 2, Friday morning on the Magnolia Field. In the junior game, Joe Bunch's aggregation trounced Billle Jean Water Heating Tank Explodes, Killing Three BURLINGTON, Vt, July copper water heating tank exploded and bowled down a golf club fairway here last night, decapitating two men and a nine- year old girl.

Catapaultlng out of a burning building at the Lake Champlatn club on the Lake Shore, the six foot, 18 Inch tank beheaded T. Russell Brown, 51, club manager, and Edward H. Thornton, 46, ot Burlington, were standing 15 feet away, smashed into a garage nearby and then (truck Suzanne Kelley, standing with her fathet and mother, Mr, and Mrs. Justin Kelley of Burlington. The tank then roared on down the eighth fairway of the golf Course for about 200 yards, gouging deep holes in the turf before burying itself in the sod.

Tho definite, cause of the fire and explosion was not known, but observers theorized fire in the build- Ing converted water in the tank into steam, which blow out both ends of the tank and hurled thn cylindrical portion on its errand of death. FIRST PEACETIME CONSCRIPTS START DRITISHTRAINING THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND 'WAR BABIES' JOINED KING'S ARMY TODAY (By The Associated Press.) Thirty-four thousand "war babies," the first peacetime conscripts in modern British joined King George- VI's Courthouse News District Court. The Navarro county grand jury recessed Friday afternoon until Thursday, July 20, after returning the following four indictments: Allle Mae Brown, murder, in connection with fatal stabbing of Carrie Thanlel, June 10. Fred Farrls, incest, Johnson Cooper, murder, In connection with the fatal shooting of Marlnda Young near Streetman Juno 3. Johnnie D.

Robinson, aggravated assault, allegedly shooting at 25 0 2 17 7 2 out for missing sec- 2b if, 201 200 2 0 0 2 0' 0 200010 200901 211100 211 5 0 0 100000 21 1 2 2 0 v2 0 0 0 IS Hayes' team 7 to 5. R. H. IT-. Murphree 3 7 6 of Amer.

Legion 2 5 A 4 4 1 Cluster of Twenty 000 000.0—0 008 x-8 iiey Hospital. 3RK, July former heavyweight convalescing fropi an left home. raw Tomatoes On Stem C. M. of the Ward Bridge community, brought to the Sun office Saturday a tomato item with 20 well-developed tomatoes on It, About half of them were ripe and the others green.

Mr. Brown said there had. been several smaller tomatoes on the unusual stem but they had been knocked off. Tech Board to Meet. LUBBOCK, July board of directors of Texas Technological College will meet In Fort Worth July 10, President Clifford announced today.

Budget for the first year of the next bien- nlum starting September; 3, will be presented. FUNERAL SERVICES FDR WALTER CASTLES SATURDAYAFTERNDON Funeral services for Walter H. Castles, who died Friday morning following a long illneM, will be held at the home on North Beaton street at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon, and interment was to follow in Oakwood Rev. W. R.

Hall, pastor of tho First Presbyterian church, will conduct the rites. Mr. Castles was born In Arkansas, but had lived in Navarro cqunty and Corslcana for the past 46 years. Surviving are his widow, three none, Walter Castles, Corsicana; Joe Castles, Beaumont, and David Castles, Corsicana; five Mrs. Sidney Barley, Corsloana; Miss Elese Castles, Cor- sioona; Miss Genevieve Castles, Coraloana; Mrs.

L. p. Webb, Buras, Mrs. Lloyd Matthews, Houston; four brothers, W. Castles, Eureka; Blaln Castlei, Dallas- Emmett Castles, San Angelo; Will Castles, Purdon; two sisters, Mrs.

Minnie Tlpton, Dallas; Mrs. Olen Collier, Hubbard; one grandson, and other relatives, Pallbearers will be John Davis, E. Palmer, W. H. Ohewhing, H.

B. Boyd, Pevehouie and George Roxburgh. Sutherland-McOammon Funeral Home had charge of AGED KERENS-WOMAN DIED ON SATURDAY; BURIAL ON SUNDAY 'Mrs. Mary Jane Jones, aged years, long-time resjdent of Navarro county, died at the h.ome of a duaghter, Ivan Todd, at Kerens, Saturday noon. The funeral will be held sometime Sunday with Interment In the Black cemetery.

Mrs. the widow of the late Houston Jones, former Navarro county treasurer. She was born March 2, 1850. Surviving are three Mrs, 8. B.

Henry, Covslcana; Elsie Patterson, Black and Krs, Todd, Kerens; four sons, Jones, Corsleana; Olade Jones, Emhouie; J. Jones, Coraloana, and A. B. Jones, Erlck, and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Corley Funeral Home In charge of arrangements.

All youths in their 21st year, they represented the first group total of more than 200,000 who will learn to shoulder by the end of the year. Britain hailed conscription as Insurance against war and treated the rookies, some of whom went to in limousines, with special attention. Queen Mother Mary inspected the first arrivals at Shorncliffe Camp; government leaders arranged to visit other On the other side of the world, negotiations were opened in Tokyo on the British-Japanese Girl Accidentally Shot KERENS, July Adna Irvln, daughter of Mr and A. Irvin, who live just aouth of Kerens, accidentally Japanese Tientsin, dispute concerning whose British and French concessions were being blockaded by the Japanese for the 32nd day. Japanese Foreign Minister Ha- ohro Arlta and British Ambassador Sir Robert Leslie Cralgle conferred three hours In the initial conference held against a background of anti-British sentiment fanned by patriotic societies.

Less than 24 earlier a giant demonstration of Japanese against the British embassy had been staged. One thousand policemen held the demonstrators back from an attempt to rush the ambasay gatea. General Questions Today's conference, a foreign office statement said, was cott- flned to "general questions" in the dispute precipitated by British refusal to hand over four Chinese wanted by Japanese on of murdering a minor Tientsin official. In Washington, some senators predicted congress wold go home in about three weeks without acting on revision of the neutrality measure. Only yesterday Secretary Hull with President Roosevelt's approval, told congress the embargo clause might tempt well-armed nations bent on conquest to plunge the world Into war.

French Premier Daladler took charge of the Investigation of alleged of a German apy ring in France. Strict secrecy was ordered by the government. French previously had reported the arrests of two French of important dallies and two Spanish (fascists declared between Generalissimo Francisco Franco and foreign guest, Italian Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Clano, amounted to "a virtual and moral) if not written, pact of mutual aid have Investigated a number of other coses during the period they were In session since Tuesday. District Office. The following cases were filed: Mrs.

Agnes Owens vs. Clark Owens, divorce. Oretha V. Womaok White vs Thomas Bruette White, divorce. County Clerk's Office.

The following cases were filed: Southern Wholesale Grocery Company vs. Wilton Lambert et al, suit on account. Jake Lovlno vs. N. Rothenberg Sons, ault on debt, Marriage Licensee.

Marlon Wealey Warner and La- valtar Moody. Robert Wilaon and Mrs, Kate Morgan. Justice Court. One waa fined on an intoxication charge by Judge A. E.

FOB tor. Two were fined on vagrancy charges by Judge Pat Geraughty. Ing than those with unimpaired eyesight. Prospects 'Not LSI! SCANDAL GIVEN BREADTH AS RESULT INDICTMENT OF FOUR BATON ROUGE, Jiily 3 Attorney Dewey J. Sanchez today said Former Gov.

Richard W. Leche had been subpoenaed as a witness before the East Baton Rougo erand jury Monday in the University Inquiry, which he said "will be continued and naturally widened." Sanchez' announcement closely followed appropriation by the police grand Jury of $5,000 requested by the grand jury to continue Its Investigation into the State University and other affairs which already has deaulted In wholesale Indictments Involving many highly placed state and university officials. Loohe was called to testify Thursday but was not heard ponding con. elusion of evidence on which jury last night brought In indictments against Dr. Clarence A.

Lo- rlo, state senator and president of the state medical society; E. Jackson, business manager of the university; George Caldwell, former construction president there and Dr. James Monroe Smith, former president. The first three all were at lib erty today under heavy bonds. Lorio and Jackson made bond last night, but Caldwell remained in jail overnight, the same jail 'in which Smith has spent the lasl ton days after abandonlnng efforts to make ball.

Sanchez previously had Indicated Leche was wanted by the jury to testify to clrcumatances of Smith's resignation throe weeks ago, jus 1 before he took to flight that ended in Canada. Charged Embezzlement. The medical society president, Dr. Clarence A. Lorlo, a state senator and member of the school's board of supervisors, was charged with embezzling and receiving stolen property, Dr, James Monroe Smith, whoso resignation and flight from tho SENATORS PREDICT NEUTRALITY ACTION DEAD THIS SESSION SIGNS POINT TO AN EARLY ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS WITHOUT ACTING WASHINGTON, July Despite President Roosevelt's admonition that It was "highly advisable" to revise the neutrality act, at this session, some senators on both sides of the issue predicted today congress would go home in about three weeks without acting on the matter.

Vacant snats at quorum calls, restlessness in protracted committee sessions and the departure of some veteran legislators Indicated they said, the end was near, regardless of the urgent appeal made yesterday by the President and Secretary Hull for repeal of the embargo provision in the present law. With Mr. Roosevelt's approval, the secretary of state told congress the embargo clause might tempt well-armed natlona bent on conquest to plunge the world into war, knowing that less well prepared opponents would be shut off from arms supplies lathis country. Opponents of the administrations revision program predicted almost unanimous!" It would remain, until the next session, on tho shelf In the senate foreign relations committee, where they placed It recently by a 12 to 11 vote, "They will have to build a fence around Washington to keep some of these senators here much longer," remarked Senator Borah (R- Idaho) one of the in the fight against the administration's DALAD1ER TAKES PERSONAL CHARGE SPY INVESTIGATION PERSONS ALREADY UNDER ARREST CONFESS TAKING MONEY IS REPORT PARIS, July Daladler, taking pornonnl charge of the investigation of alleged op- orations of a German spy ring In Franco, announced todny that persons already under arrest had confessed to receiving money from foreign agents. The government ordered strict secrecy concerning developments of the case, In which French newspapers already have reported the arrests of two French em- ployes of Important Paris dallies and two Germans.

The premier warned no Information must be published until and unless It was glvon out by authorities. Police were reported to have searched the homes of numerous suspects. Some accounts placed the number of those under investigation at IfiO. Daladlor's agents, newspapers said, were concentrating on the activities of an Austrian countess who escaped Into Germany before she could be arrested. She was said to have circulated freely in Paris society and worked closely with Otto Abetz, described as lieutenant of German Minister Joachim Von Foreign Rlbbon- program.

LONDON, July school he headed nine years broke in commercial and other mat- Soviets Bombed Base HSINKING, Manohoukuo, July Japanese Army announced today Soviet Russian planes raided Halunar- important Japanese military base in northwestern Man- choukuo, Monday and Thursday but without inflicting serious damage. This meant that Russian planes carrying the conflict far behind the front along the Man- choukuo-Outer Mongolia border where intermittent warfare has raged since May 11, Halunarshan ii terminus of a newly-completed strategic Japanese railway from Hsinklng and hag been an important base for Japanese operations on the border. It about 125 miles from the Khalka river battle front and has been crowded with wounded frpm the front and reinforcements going forward, Italy to Use Blind Men ROMS, July herself in the arm Friday Italy plans to use blind men to ai the picked UP a 33 calibre listen for. raiding; In any rifle. The.

bullet entered her. future war. arm Just behiw the The ac- In experiments blind operators 1 I rtt nlfinlona naranrlncr HaulrtJifl npt' considered of airplane detecting were but painful. found to have more sensitive bear- Dally Mall predicts that in the existing atmosphere at Tokyo, for the Brltlah-Japan- eae conference on the Tientsin dispute were "not rosy." '''Dangerous thoughts' are among the political in Japan," said the Mall, "to suggest that the outburst of anti-British feeling In Tokyo is a curious way of opening the talks on Tientsin might therefore be considered dangerous thinking. that why little was done to curb the mob who yesterday informed the British embassy that citizens of Tokyo are resolved to overthrow Britain, tho enemy of "The Inevitable official spokesman said this was a 'spontaneous 1 outburst, It hard to there is not much spontonelty in Japan." BRATISLAVTAT Slovakia, July The of luti key, Rumania, Belgium, Sweden and Norway today wore ordered closed because their governments had failed to recognize Slovakia an Independent state.

(The United no consular office In Slovakia.) ROME, July were reported under way today between Germany' and Italy In an effort to work out a trade agreement formula under which the Adriatic port of Trieste would recover some of its former shipping prestige and prosperity. Nothing been laid officially however, concerning what action might be taken to solve the problem resulting from Trlest's diminishing trade since German occupation of Austria and most of Czechoslovakia, formerly Important points for the Italian port's cargo, 'Air Army Raid Not Impoeslblo. BERLIN, July raid on the British Isles by a parachute army is no'longer "impossible" retired rear admiral, Richard Gadow, wrote In the newspaper Deutsche Allgemelne Zletung today. The Gorman military expert! however, expressed belief that success of "such an Invasion on a large scale Is doubtful." Oil Test Spudded In Near Trinity River A well was spudded In recently on the W. J.

Traniel farm by the Topaz Oil Company with Jimmie Nowlln- in charge of operations. Located in the Bazette sector of Navarro county, the site Is on the west 40 In the northeast corner of the R. H. survey. scandal, was chained on 23 counts, from altering records to allow himself a "bonus," to forging the name of tho lato Gov.

Oscar K. Allen. The indicted were E. N. Jackson, business manager'of the university, and George Caldwell, recently ousted construction superintendent of the school.

Caldwell already is under federal charges of diverting WPA materials to private use. Twenty-nine Indictments were returned against the four men last night by the pariah grand jury. Smith, handplckcd by tho late Huoy P. Long to guide tho school, two weeks ago was Indicted by the same Jury on chargea he swln- Idol the university of $100,000. Dr.

Lorlo and Caldwoll were charged Jointly with embezzling HChool building matorlala worth $241, The physician waa charged separately with receiving stolon property, Jackson and Caldwell wore charged Jointly with embezzling school material worth A BCP- arate charge of receiving stolen property waa made agalnat Jackson, Indicted on Two Caldwell was indicted individually on two of embezzling building materials from the school worth 52,090. Twelve Indictments against Smith alleged forgery, two specifically that he forged the name of Allen to two $1,000 university The othr eleven accused him of altering the of the board of supervisors. Among these indlotmenta he was charged with changing the records ao he could: Borrow from three banks a. total of add a $3,000 bonus to his yearly $15,000 sa'lary; allow Caldwell 2 per cent commission on all WPA construction work at the university. Dr.

Lorio holds three other positions with the state for a total yearly salary of $10,800. Ho la medical director, at tho school physician and surgeon for thn state penitentiary, and visiting physician for the tubercular hospital. The doctor was released on nOO bond and Jaokson on $10,000 bond, but Caldwell was unablo to raise the $20,000 bond imposed last night after his arrest. He had been at liberty until then on $10,000 ball on the federal charge against him. The 28 new charges brought against Smith caused his bond to be hiked to $79,500, He remained in jull.

Hands Tied. Democratic Leader Barkley of Kentucky was hopeful the legislation could be revived somehow, some other administration senators who asked their Identity not bo divulged it appeared their hands wore tied so far as gotting action on this subject was concerned. There seemed to be, however, a tacit understanding by both sides that, If war broke out in Europe, congress probably would be called back into special seaalon and neutrality legislation then would bo the first order of business. There waa a disposition among many senators to regard the President's special message of yesterday, transmitting the of the secretary of state, a move to "keep the records straight." Hull's statement asserted "The people of the United States and their government must not fail to make their Just and legitimate contribution to the preservation of peace." Outlining the points on which he said those representing opposite viewpoints could agree Hull contended those who argued for continuance of the ban on the sale of arms to warring were "urging not neutrality, but what will result In actual unneutrallty." He said it was not humanly possible, by enacting an embargo, to hold the scales even between two belligerents, adding that with such an embargo on the books the responsibility for the creation of an unbalanced condition would rest with this country. Aggressor He expressed the opinion that the arms embargo provision Into the hands of those which have taken the load In building up their fighting power." "It works directly against the peace loving natlona, especially those which do not their own munitions plants," the secretary continued.

"It moans that if any country is disposed toward conquest, and devotes Its energy and resources to establish itself as a superior fighting power, that country may be more tempted to try the fortunes of war if It that its less well prepared opponents would be ahut off from those supplies which, under every rule of International law, they should, be able to buy In all neutral ooun- triea, includln" thp United Senator.Borah told reportera: "We can't escape the fact that whatever we think about it, the world situation makes the sale of arms a special advantage to certain natlona and a disadvantage to others and will Inevitably pull Into another European conflict." On the other hand, Chairman Plttman (D-Nev) of the senate foreign relations committee said he thought Hull would be likely to leave a lasting Impression on the American people in the months to come, Garner Off. WASHINGTON, July Vice President Garner paid off today on a bet that would trop. Abetz was ordered out of France June 30, The countess was reported to have loft Paris Just before the arrest of the two newspaper em- ployes, Identified by newspaper as Loys Aubln, chlof news editor of Le Tttmps, and L. Polrlar, em- ploye of the advertising department of Le Figaro, These two are of the most conservative Paris dallies. Jodie S.

Summers Honoree Birthday Dinner on Sunday On Sunday, July flth Jodie 8. Summers was honored with a birthday dinner In his home, given by his children and some friends, this being his 07th birthday. About eleven o'clock they gathered with well filled baskets. A beautiful three-tier birthday cake was baked by his daughter, C. T.

Gllmore. Those present for this happy occasion were the honoree, wife and children, Rena, Travis Ruth; G. L. Gllmore and children, Curtis, Clarence Evllena; Bob Collins, wife and children, Bobble, Charlotte Nadlne of Plokatt; H. L.

Blaokman and wife of Dallas; Lesslor Blaokman, Mrs. Ida Clark of Corslcana; Frank Walker, wife and children, Vlr- Kla Etta, George and Frank, of Oak Valley; Ben Adams of Cor si nan a. In the afternoon they were Joined by Ed and Richard Henry of Plokett; Henry Bummers and wife and sletor, Etta Woodall of Angus; Odle, Lilly Mae Shue Christine Womack of Rice. One son, Edward Bummers and family of O'Donnell were not present, Late In the afternoon all parted for home, wishing Uncle Joe many more happy birthdays, Louisiana Friends Visited In Homes Of Navarro Friends Sammle Patterson and slater, Maudlne, of Evangollne, spent the past week at the homes of Compton and Luoile Horn of Navarro. They also accompanied by Gladys and Luoile, visited relatives at Frost and Mlas Horn's sister of Arp.

Several parties and picnics were given in their honor. On their return trip they were going by way of Sun Antonio and Houston. Their friends of the above places mentioned are looking forward to their vacation next summer when they can visit them again. adjourn by this date. He instructed his aides to seo that a sealed envelope, bearing the names of Secretary of War Wood- rlnff and Secretary of Commerce Hopkins, be delivered to Woodring's office, The exact content of the envelope was not disclosed.

Garner has other bets, however, In which he fixed later dates, which he still to win Bill Would Provide. WASHINGTON, July Blind persons would bo authorized to operate for the sale of tobacco, soft candy and similar articles In all federal in the United States under a bill which has been Introduced by Senator Sheppard (D-Texas). The measure also would authorize federal aid to states In setting up itate programs for blind persons to operate In state and other build- Ings. state commerce to the list of they hope to push through before adjournment. Representative Rayburn of Texas, the democratic leader, said the house probably would start debate on the big bill next Thursday.

It ahould be approved In not more than three daya, ho predicted. But sponaors pointed out that although the committee's bill and a bulky measure already approved In tho senate include tho same gen- oral subjects, the senate measure would attempt to codify the entire Use a DalV Sun Want Ad for Quick interstate commerce act. The house draft only amends the law, They foresaw possibility of between the houses. 'LetoV for Sore Do your gums itch, burn or causo' you discomfort, druggists will return your money If tho firet bottle of "LETO'S" to Johnson Drug Co. and Pharmacy.

Payday. WASHINGTON, July a paylesa payday for municipal employes In the capital, but the promise of checks early next week ended their worries of the fortnight. A bill providing city for the ynar starting July 1 approved by congress yesterday, Of- ficlala said the payroll would be mot as soon as President Roosevelt signed the bill, and they anticipated no delay. The $48,000,000 appropriation has been held up becauae of a dUpute over the amount the federal government ahould contribute, Transportation Legislation. WASHINGTON, July House today added general transportation approved by house Inter- Private Lockers Will rent you locker for $10 per year, and Allow you to pay quarterly, In advance.

Why not arrange for locker and save your beana, peas, berries of all kinds, peachev, figs and moats. Stop in, look plant over. Let us show you how you can keep your own fruits, berries and vegetables. We might take some of the above products as first payment on locker. Walker's Frozen Foods Private Lockers Z10 East Fourth Avenue Oorsloana, Texas.

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