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SPECIAL SES
Governor-Elect Continues Crusade
For Six 'Favorites'
FORT WORTH
(UP)—w.
Lee O'Daniel 'continued his ra-
dio crusade today in behalf of
six candidates he wants in
state office with ridicule for
"bandwagon riders." The chief
objectors to his endorsement,
he said, were those who became
"original O'Daniel supporters"
after his nomination for gov-
ernor.
"Of course, there was some
objection from the good hoh-
est folk who at first did not un-
derstand the proposition,"
O'Daniel said, concerning his
endorsement. "Rut the biggest
noise came from those who
■ were not for us until the votes
were counted and then they had
jumped aboard the bandwagon
and ridden it so hard and fast
since the first primary that they
had convinced themselves they
were original O'Daniel boost-
ers."
A survey in one town, he said,
revealed that 2,000 persons
claimed to be first primary
O'Daniel voters but only 450
votes were cast for him there.
Farm Tenancy
To Lose Bulge
Started in 1933
FCA Expects to Lend
75 Million Before
Last of Next June
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
Government farm lending agen-
cies estimated today that they
have slowed down the increase
in farm tenancy by more than
50 per cent during the past
year.
The Farm Security Adminis-
tration, through Federal Lani
Banks, and the Farm Security
Administration plan f,o lend
farmers approximately $75,000,-
000 in the fiscal year which be-
gan July 1 to make down pay-
ments on 25,000 farms.
Department of Agriculture sur-
veys showed tenancy increased
by 40,000 a year between 1933
and 1935. Officials said the
number was about, the same
in 1936 and 19"'?. They estimat-
ed 43 out of every 100 farmers
till land in which they have
no equity.
Aid to Nearly 2,000
The Farm Credit Administra-
tion—the farm counterpart of \
the city Federal Housing Ad- j
ministration — reported it is
helping nearly 2,000 farmers
"climb the agricultural ladder"
to land ownership each month.
The FCA has financed the
purchase of 55,000 farms since
its creation by Congress in
1935. The 12 Federal Land
Banks advanced $130,000,000 in
long-term loans to make the
purchases possible.
"Despite lower farm commo-
dity prices the demand for loans
to make the jump to ownership
is about as heavy this year as
at any time since the upswing
in farm purchasing became no-
ticeable in 1935," F. F. Hill, FCA
deputy governor, said.
Fluid of 25 Million Ready
The Farm Security Adminis-
tration, which has $25,000,000
for the purpose, estimated it
would help 5,000 farmers pur-
chase homes this fiscal year.
Last year it aided in the pur-
chase of 2,000 farms.
Officials said the FSA has
money to help only about one
out of every 100 tenants who
want to buy farms.
The FSA has $200,000,000 for
farm aid this year. Congress ap-
propriated $175,000,000 for grants
and loans other than farm pur-
chases. Officials said "around"
$150,000,000 would be available
as loans and that direct grants
probably will not exceed $12,000,-
000. Administration also will
cost about $12,000,000.
Woman's Hand,
Caught in Door,
Cause of Crash
Two Killed, Fifty
Injured in Subway
Collision Monday
NEW YORK — (UP)—A wo-
man's hand, trapped in the door
of an interborough subway, re-
sulted yesterday in a rear-end
collision which killed two per-
sons and injured more than 50.
Police and firemen worked
two hours with blow-torches
and axes, cutting away the
doors and sides of the twisted
cars telescoped in a tunnel af-
ter a ploughed into the
rear ;gtui of a stalled train on
the Lexington avenue line near
llfith street.
The engineer of the rear train,
Salvatore Cotta, 43, was jammed
in his cal) and had to have his
leg amputated before he could
be removed. He died a few min-
utes later in a hospital. A pas-
senger, Emanuel Auerbach of
New York, was the other vic-
tim.
An excited woman, whose
hand was caught in a closed
door, was indirectly responsible
for the accident, police said.
She screamed as the train pulled
out of the station, and a pas-
senger pulled an emergency
cord stopping the train.
The stretch of track near the
HGth street station is one of
the few areas not guarded by
block signals in the New York
underground railway system.
The following local, with no
signals to guide it, plunged into
the stalled train.
An explosion and fire sent
flames shooting through the
street grating above, and the
screams of injured passengers
attracted hundreds to the spot.
Car doors were jammed and had
to be broken open or cut out
with blow-torches.
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Eleven Scouts
To Swim Meet
Eleven Boy Scouts and four
Scoutmasters and Scouters left
this morning for Midland where
they are to participate in the an-
nual swimming and handicraft
meet today.
In addition to annual Buffa-
lo Trail Council swimimng meet
at the Pagoda Pool, an handi-
craft and model airplane show
is to be held. A real barbe-
cue with all the trimmings is
to be provided by the Midland
scouters.
The swim meet includes in-
dividual races in various strokes,
relay matches, diving events,
and fun events of egg and
spoon races, dog paddle, hands
tied, candle race, and water
polo.
Both solid and flying model
airplanes are to be judged and
all types of handicraft are to
be displayed by the Scout par-
ticipants.
Scouts from Sweetwater in-
clude Buck Mullins, Gene Dis-
muke, Raymond Fitzgerald. Tom
Monroe, Billy Chennault, Lingo-
Brown, Douglas Horn, Vernon
Childers, Maurice .'Reich, Jim
Rowland and Vance Jobe. Scout-
master Jimmy Porter, E. L.
Langley, district camping chair-
man. and H. D. Reed and Gene
Porter, scout enthusiasts, ac-
companied the boys to the Mid-
land meet.
(Voice.
VOL. XLI
SWEETWATER, TEXAS,
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1938
NUMBER 120
Musician's Wife Victim in H oil
ood Shooting
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Shot down on the streets of Hollywood by tlie estranged husband of lier maid, Mis. Karl Krue-
gcr, wife of the director of the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra, is shown at left as she
fought for life in Good Samaritan Hospital. Charles K. McDonald, right, admitted the shoot-
ing at a Hollywood police station, sobbing that Mrs. Krueger's kindness to his wife had
"broke ii up my home."
Defeated Senator Files Charge
WASHINGTON — (UP)—Sen-
ator George L. Berry, who was
defeated in the recent Tennes-
see senatorial primary, charged
today that Tennessee WPA em-
ployes were assessed $125,000 in
the campaign. Berry asserted
that information on the WPA
campaign assessment had been
placed before WPA Administra-
tor Harry L. Hopkins "without
avail."
He filed his charges today
with Chairman Morris Sheppard.
D„ Texas, of the senate cam-
paign expenditures investigating
committee.
Death of Four Pennsylvania Convicts
Being Investigated by Officials
Miss Paddock Is
'Best Speller'
The Sweetwater Reporter's
Monday Special misspelled word
contest continues to march on in
interest and popularity with the
shoppers of the Sweetwater
trading area.
This week finds Miss Eliza-
beth Paddock, the winner of the
first prize. Miss Paddock won
second place last week, which
indicates that to keep on trying
is the way to win the prizes.
Winner of second place is Miss
Nellie C. Harbour.'Checks for
both of these winners are wait-
ing at the Reporter office.
The list of words is as follQWs:
See MISS PADDOCD Page 3
Hungary Recognized
By Little Entente
BLED, Yugoslavia — (UP) —
The little entente nations —
Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and
Rumania—today recognized the
right of Hungary to rearm for
the first time since the World
War.
In return, Hungary agreed to
avoid armed force in setting in-
ternational problems.
WEATHER
SWEETWATER — Mostly
fair tonight and Wednesday.
Continued warm.
Maximum temperature yester-
day 96 degrees. Low this morn-
ing 74 degrees. Temperature at
2 p. m. today 94 degrees.
WEST TEXAS—Mostly fair,
continued warm.
2 Trusties Flee
Texas Prison
SUGARLAND — (UP) — Two
state approved trusty prisoners
escaped from the Imperial su;
gar farm near Sugarland yes-
terday.
The two men, John Newton,
35, Chickasha, Okla., and Mabry
Holland, were working without
a guard on a pipeline near the
farm. They drew a knife on C. B.
Honeycutt of Baytown, a natu-
ral gas company employee who
was supervising the job, and
forced him to drive to Houston.
Honeycutt was left tied to a
tree near the Houston city lim-
its. He freed himself and no-
tified officers, the first informa-
tion that the pair had escaped.
Newton was serving a 15
year sentence for robbery with
firearms from Coleman, Tex,
and Holland 10 years for rob-
bery and assault in Harris coun-
ty.
Mrs. Emita Krueger's
Condition Is Grave
HOLLYWOOD — (UP) — A
complaint charging assault with
a deadly weapon today thwart-
ed attempts of Charles E. Mc-
Donald to gain his release from
jail where he has been held since
the shooting of Mrs. Emita Kru-
eger, wife of Carl Krueger, con-
ductor of the Kansas City Phil-
harmonic orchestra.
The complaint was drawn up
on orders of District Attorney
Huron Fitts who first conferred
with the Maestro and Mrs. Fran-
ces McDonald, 28, estranged wife
of the accused assailant.
Fitts recommended $50,000 bail
because of the uncertainty con-
cerning Mrs. Krueger's recovery.
Her condition was so grave that
Fitts ordered two Investigators
to take a statement from her.
PHILADELPHIA — (l*P)
—The preliminary examina-
tion in connection with an !
autopsy on tlie TKKlies of j
lour convicts found dead af-
ter a hunger strike in the
Philadelphia county prison
indicated that they died of
asphyxiation. Coroner Chas.
Herseh said today. He would
not sjiy whether death might
have been caused by
steam or tear gas.
Coroner Charles M. Hersch.
describing the circumstances sur-
rounding the deaths as "very
suspicious." supplemented Dr.
Crane's report with the an-
nouncement that the bodies were
"blue" and that one of the vic-
tims was "black as a ne^ro."
The men, Joseph Walters,
Pittsburgh, and Harry Osborne.
Edward Hayes and James Mr
Quade, all of Philadelphia and
serving long terms for burglary I
and shooting, were found in two j
cells in the "isolation" ward
where hunger strikers were plac-
ed. Two other convicts, Joseph
Forte, 24, and Morris Spatz. 27.
one in each of the cells where
the dead men were found, were
unharmed.
Guards Are Summoned
Superintendent William B.
Mills refused to comment on
the facts other than to charge
the four men were "agitators"
using the hunger strike as an
"excuse to make trouble." In
his first announcement regard-
ing the deaths. Mills described
them as "suicide."
Persons who saw the bodies j
after their transfer to the coun-:
ty morgue said they bore "cuts" i
and appeared "bruised." Pri-j
son officials refused to comment
on the descriptions.
The men were reported to
have refused to touch food since
the strike began Wednesday
night in protest against the
monotony of fried egg plants
and hamhurger and macaroni.
Most of the 650 men who
struck abandoned the strike af-
ter the first two days of water
as a diet.
All but the six men in solitary
confinement where the deaths
See DEATH Uage 2
Goodwill Trips
Planned by Lions
The Sweetwater Lions club
today announced plans for the
first of a series of goodwill
trips into the Sweetwater area
in the interest of the Midwest
Exposition opening here Sept.
13.
The Lions are sponsoring the
first trip, which is to start at
the municipal building at 3:30
o'clock Friday afternoon, and
includes visits to Roscoe. Herm-
leigh, Snyder and Colorado.
Gerald Williams is in charge
of the program. Henry Rogers,
Jr.. outlined some of the fea-
tures of the program to be pre-
sented at each stop on the sche-
dule. Gus Rigsby is in charge
of transportation.
Homer Williams, regional
vice president of the Gulf AAU,
directing the regional Softball
tournament which opened here
last night gave a brief and point-
ed review of the tournament.
Head Coach Laurance Priddy
outlined the program for the
football training camp which is
to open next Monday at New-
man high school. He reviewed
some of the work already in
progress among the candidates
for the Mustang team
A committee was appointed
to work with other civic club
representatives in raising the
rest of the funds necessary for
carrying on the two-week train-
ing camp.
Among the special guests at
the meeting today was S. Q.
Richardson, "the snake man."
Richardson had several of his
"pets" at the meeting, caged for
a demonstration to members.
He passed to members desir-
also passed to members desir-
ing them "rattlesnake sand-
wiches." canned rattlesnake
meat which was served between
crackers.
Labor Secretary Reports 40.000 Men
Put Back To Work
WASHINGTON — (UP)
—Secretary of Ijalior Fran-
ces Perkins reported today
that factory employment in-
creased 40,000 in July and
that weekly factory pa> rolls
increased by nearly 8500,000.
She said that the report
marked a definite improve-
ment in the employment sit-
uation and that it was the
first employment gain
shown in any month since
last September.
FEWER BALES OF
COTTON ARE GINNED
WASHINGTON — ( UP) —
The census bureau reported to-j
day that 313,9334 bales of cotton
from the 1938 crop were ginned
prior to August 16, compared
with 51-1,524 for the same per-
iod last year. Ginnings in Tex-
as this year were 285,750 bales.
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WPA ROAD CREW
FINDS VINEGARROON
J. T. Phillips, Sweetwat-
er, member of a WPA road
crew working on the Bit-
tercreek road 20 miles south
of the city, today brought to
the office a huge specimen
of a vinegarron, found un
der a rock where the crew
was working.
The vinegarroon. so called
from the odor it emits when
alarmed, measures 5 1-2
inches from the tip of its
claws to the tip of its tail.
It is the large Mexican spe-
cies of the "whip scorpion"
popularly supposed to be
very venomous.
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Torso-Murder
Case Clue Found
CLEVELAND — (UP) — A
quilt in which part of the 13th
torso-murder victim of "the mad
butcher of Kingsbury Run" was
wrapped was identified today
and detectives started a hunt for
a swarthy skinned junk col-
lector. Phares Damvn, a barber,
who lived in the neighborhood
where the 12th and 13th bodies
were found a week ago recogniz-
ed the quilt as one which he sold
to a junk man.
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Instructions Given
Ginners And Buyers
Instructions concerning the
proper procedure for filling out
government forms relative to
ginning and buying of the 1938
cotton crop were explained to
ginners and cotton buyers of
Nolan county by County Agent
R. B. Tate at a called meeting
of the group in the county court
room yesterday afternoon.
The explanations were made to
representatives of the county
agent's office last week at a
meeting in Big Spring, at which
time instructions on issuing
marketing quotas for sale of
this year's cotton crop were
also explained.
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Mrs. Moody Not Able
To Enter Tourney
NEW YORK — (UP)—Mrs.!
Helen Wills Moody informed the
United States Lawn Tennis asso- j
ciation today that she was not j
physically able to participate in
the national singles champion-
ship at Forest Hills beginning
September 8.
Rep. Marvin Jones
Says Farm Law
To Be Amended
Asks That Fair Trial
Be Given Before Major
Changes Are Effected
WASHINGTON — (UP.) —:
Rep. Marvin Jones, D., Tex.,
; chairman of the house agricul-
ture committee, predicted today
that there will be amendments
to the farm law at the next
session of congress and asked
that the law be given more trial
before major changes are effect-
ed.
"Some complaints have been
made as to operation of the farm
I act, but there are complaints
| about virtually any kind of a
| farm bill," he said.
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\\ I CC Condemns
Crop Loan Rules
ABILENE — (UP) — The
West Texas Chamber of Com-
merce agriculture committee
passed a resolution yesterday
condemning the government's
! wheat and cotton loan regula-
tions as "discriminatory to West
Texas producers."
Chamber of commerce lead-
ers claimed that the terms of
the 1938 crop loans were not in
accordance with the provisions
of the Agricultural Adjustment
Act of 1938.
"West Texas farmers will be
penalized by freight rates and
handling charges in excess of
those paid by producers in oth-
er regions", WTCC officials de-
clared.
"Should the wheat loan be
made on a basis of a certain per
centum of parity, as authorized
by the 1938 act, all producers j
would get the same loan for the '
same grade of wheat. Now our
producers stand at the bottom
of the list", the committee said.
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Slaver of Farm
Pair Is Hunted
CROCKETT — (UP) — Offi-1
cers searched for the person j
who shot to death Homer Goff, ]
23. a farmer, and his 18-vear-old j
bride as they sat in their home !
playing cards.
The bodies of Goff and his
bride were found today. She had
been shot seven times and Goff
twice.
Sheriff Archie Maples said
that he found four bullet holes
in the wall and that there were !
no powder burns on either of!
the bodies.
"It was a plain case of mur
der." Maples said. A 32 caliber
pistol was found in the home
to which the Goffs had moved
only last week.
Depends on PWA
Action on Loan
For New Building
Plans Ready to Pre-
sent for $2,600,000
State Office Building
FORT WORTH — (UP)—
Governor Allred's plan to
build a *2,000,000 state office
building in Austin met a
cool reception today from
W. Lee O'Daniel, Allred's
probable successor.
O'Daniel said that what
the people wanted was to
save money.
AUSTIN — (UP) — Govern-
or Allred announced today that
if the Public Works adminis-
tration makes a loan and grant
of 45 per cent to construct a
$2,000,000 state office building
here he will call a special ses-
sion of the legislature to raise
funds for 55 per cent of the
building's cost.
Allred refused to say when
the special session might be ne-
cessary.
The plan for the building has
already been drawn. The struc-
ture would have 19 stories and
would house state courts and
departments. It would occupy
a lot just north of the capitol.
Series of Quakes
Felt in Parts
Of Pennsylvania
22-Story City Hall in
West Jersey Rocked by
Tremors Last 24 Hours
TRENTON, N. J. _( UP) —
New Jersey and adjacent parts
of Pennsylvania, near Philadel
phia, were jarred by a series of
four minor earthquakes last
night and today.
One shock shook buildings in
Camden. N. J. Another shook
the 22-story city hall and the
West Jersey hospital at Cam-
den. sent residents of Mount
Holly running from their homes
and broke windows in several
communities.
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Hamilton and Pal
Face 8 Charges
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DALLAS — (UP) — Floyd
Hamilton and Ted Walters were
transferred to the county jail
today after being formally charg-
ed with eight Dallas robberies.
The two men were handcuffed
and shackled and were escorted
from the city jail to the county
building by six police.
Two Negro Women
Engage In Fight
Charges of aggravated assault
were filed against Rosa Lee Na-
tions and a charge of fighting
was filed against Elanor Robin-
son. both negroes in county
court this afternoon following
an altercation late Monday af-
ternoon on West Third street.
The fight started on Pecan
street on the sidewalk west of
the Piggly-Wiggly store. Na-
tions, the smaller of the two
women, chased Robinson inside
the store and Nations follow-
ed her in. J. M. Lawrence, man-
ager of the store, finally stop-
ped the fight, but not before
Robinson had suffered deep
cuts on her shoulders and one
arm.
Officers and Directors of NFL A Meet Monday
Discuss Problems of Aiding Farmers in Financing Projects
More than 100 officers and di-
rectors, representing 24 Nation-
al Farm Loan associations, at-
tended a group meeting hold at
San Angelo, Monday according
to W, H. Bennett, secretary-
treasurer of the Sweetwater As-
sociation, who attended the
meeting. Mr. Bennett reported
that the conference afforded an
excellent opportunity for offi-
cers and directors to discuss pro-
blems of mutual interest as well
as to review the operations of the
associations represented at the
meeting.
More than 1,915 loans totaling
$4,440,400 were made during the
first seven months of 1938 by
the Federal Land bank of Hous-
ton and the Federal Farm Mort-
gage corporation to Texas farm-
ers and ranchers. Of this amount
81,207,780, re; resenting ,596
loans, was for the purchase of
land for agricultural purposes.
Nearly 400 bank-owned farms
were sold to Texas farmers dur-
ing the same period. The sale
of these farms involved consid-
erations totaling $914,032
These significant facts were
brought out hv A, C. Williams,
president of the bank and gen-
eral agent of the FCA of Hous-
ton in talking to the group.
"When the bank is forced to
take over farm properties", said
Mr. Williams, "necessary repairs
and improvements are made and
the units are sold to new owners
as soon as possible."
"Hundreds of young farmers",
he continued, "have found It
possible to acquire farms of their
own either through purchase of
a farm from the federal land
bank or by means of a federal
land bank and land bank com-
missioner loan. In either case
the buyer pays off his mortgage
in reasonable semi-annual pay-
ments that gradually reduce the
principal of the loan over a long
term of years. By taking ad-
vantage of the federal land bank
method of financing, the farm
purchaser avoids the necessity
of costly renewals and has the
added advantage of very low In-
terest rates."
Valentino's Fans
Pay Homage Today
HOLLYWOOD — (UP) —Hun-
dreds of women, who remember-
ed Rudolph Valentino — the
greatest of all Hollywood lovers,
visited his grave today to pay
him homage on the 12th anniver-
sary of his death.
Extra guards were posted
around the cemetery to keep
souvenir hunters from removing
the flowers from his grave. Flow-
ers and letters came from such
scattered places as Philadelphia.
Montana, Indianapolis and
London
Racketeer Heard
In Hines Trial
NEW YORK — (UP) —George
Weinberg, operations manager
for Dutch Shultz's multi-million
dollar policy racket, testified to-
day that he personally handed to
James Hines, Tammany dist-
rict leader, $500 a week.
Roosevelt Assails
Inter-Party Voting
HYDE PARK — (UP) — Pre-
sident Roosevelt today branded
as a violation of political mo-
rality the invasion of party
primaries by voters from other
parties.
The chief executive said the
violations have been overlook-
ed by the press which he said
had not raised its voice at
what he termed the destruction
! of "principles."
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Florida Governor
Is Gravely III
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —(UP)
—Fred Preston Cone, elderly
governor of Florida, fought for
Ills life today under an oxygen
tent in St. Vincent's hospital.
Cone's personal physician, Dr.
Stanley Erwin. announced that
the governor was in a "serious
but not immediately dangerous"
condition.
The governor suffered a coro-
nary thrombosis July 29 and,
according to Erwin, was recover-
ing gradually until stricken with
influenza Saturday morning.
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