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WEATHER
DEN I SON AND VICINITY
Partly Cloudy Tuesday, Cooler in
Northern Section
THE DENISON PRESS
7c PER WEEK
A FAST GROWING PAPER
Representative United Press and International Newa Service.
DENISON, TEXAS, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1937 WEBKLY FOUNDED 1930—DAILY 1934
VOL. 3,-—NO. 298
^Engineers Recommend Dam Erection Wow
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SERIES ROBBERIES
A cap left on the crime scene
proved the downfall of Dave
Childs, arrested by city police
Saturday afternoon for the al-
leged robbery of the Katy elec-
Press Feted
At Exposition
Over Weekend
Editors Proclaim Pan-Ameri-
can Show Greater Than
Centennial Of Last Year
Members of the Texas press
were treated with special feature
entertainments .Saturday night
and Sunday at the Pan-American
exposition at Dallas and Denison
parties, members of the Denison
Press force, report it one of the
most elaborate shows ever offer-
ed the public. The outstanding
numbers are in advance of show-
manship of last year and offer a!
type of entertainment not to bej
excelled.
Notable is the Casino with its
extragavait show featuring fifty (
women and thirty-six men in most,
elaborate costuming and settings
played up under a lighting system'
which fairly takes one off their!
seats. The show itself is worth
going to the exposition to see.
The Cavalcade of the Americas
is something different entirely,
from the Cavalcade of Texas, and
is one of the most gigantic pro-
ductions ever staged in any place.
The whole tieup tends to cement
still further the ties of peace
and friendship between the twen-
ty-one nations represented.
Dallas has caught the idea of
giving the people good showman-
ship and this year there is an
abundance of this nature for
those who wish to attend. The
educational displays are none the
less to be seen, but the whole
show this year is different from
that of last.
Ope nine Features.
Opening night Saturday was
featured in many special ways.
Contemporaneous with illumina-
tion contacts from Princetown, N.
J. by Albert Einstein, who set off
the flood of lights by pushing a
button, the impulses of which
were transferred to Dallas, were
vast aerial demonstrations of col-
orful bombs, sky writing and my-
riads of vari-colored lights shoot-
ing their shafts into the heavens.
This was followed by short ad-
dresses by the governor of Texas,
trical supply house, earlier the
same day. Three counts of bur-
glarly were to have been filed
against the Denison negro in jus-
tice courts today.
According to police, Childs was
still suffering from a number of
birdshot wounds inflicted by a
shotgun chargv in the hands of a
Katy employe standing guard
near the supply house while po-
lice entered and routed out the
intruder. In his hurry, the ne-
gro dropped his hat and police
traced it to him a few hours
later.
Additional charges were made
against the negro, an ex-convict,
in connection with a former
robbery of the supply house and
the burglary of a bunk car re-
cently. Police said he confessed
to all three crimes.
When confronted with his cap,
Childs denied the charges, but
confessed when police forced him
to undress and found his back
peppered with shotgun pellets.
A woman is held in connection
with the robbery of a tent be-
longing to Jack Anderson, 917
South Crockett avrfhue and the
theft of several pillows and blank-
ets. The blankets were recover-
ed.
Farm Widow
Held, Death
Elderly Man
Mrs. Charles Higgins, Well
Known to Police, Alleged
To Have Shot and Killed
Preston Bend Man Sunday
First Revival
Services Held
Sunday Night
l Initial sen-ices Sunday night at
the revival meeting on the east
side at Fifth Avenue and East
Gandy street, conducted undei*
auspices of the First Christian
church with the pastor Rev. Ben
F. Heam, doing the preaching
wore well attended, it is reported
by church workers.
Services will be conducted each
night at 7:45 for a period of at
least ten days, according to plans
with the exception of Saturday
night.
Singing is spirited and is under
direction of Otha Odell, a mem-
ber of the choir,
I Rev. Mr. Heam spoke Sun
day night on "Why I Believe tha
Bible:"
James V. Allred, and Senator
Tom Connelly.
Music during Sunday was furn-
ished in special concerts by Pres-
ident Roosevelt's own band, the
Marine band of nearly a hundred
pieces.
START REVIVAL MEETING
NAZARENE CHURCH HERE
Rev. E. A. Green of Durant
will arrive today to take the pul-
pit for the rest of the revival
meeting which started Sunday, at
the Nazarene church of which
Rev. Floyd W. Akin is pastor.Rev.
Aiken opened the revival Sunday
with the two special sermons.
Two services will be conducted
daily at 10 a. m. and 8 p. m. The
church is located at 281 W. Texas
street.
Mat'
750 Delegate*
¥ OKLAHOMA CITY—A total of
750 delegates are attending the
seventh annual meeting of school
custodians of this state. It was
pointed out that a higher stand-
ard of intelligence is being de-
manded for keepers of school
property, since school children
are brought in close contact with
th«r . Custodians should be able
to use good English for one thing,
it is declared.
Drive SAFEIY—Not ReckUuly
Louis Lallier
Dies Monday
At Home Here
Louis T. Lallier, 73, residing
on route 2, died jMonday morning
at 6:40 after an illness of three
days. He had been living at that
point for the past fifty-five years.
Funeral services will likely be
held Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'-
clock from the Short-Murray
chapel, Rev. S. L. Terry officiat-
ing. Interment will be at Fair-
view cemetery. Short-Murray di-
recting.
Mr. Lallier was born at Fon du
Lac, Wis., Oct. 15, 1863. For the
past several years, since retiring
as a truck farmer, he has resided
with his daughter, Mrs. A. Pee-
bles. Before entering truck farm-
ing, Mr. Lallier served the Katy
at the old Ray yards as a yard
foremen for several years.
Surviving are a son, Ralph, ol
•enver, Col.; daughters, Mrs.
Peebles and Mrs. Lois Covington.
Brothers are Herbert C. and Rene
of Denver, Col., and Chas. J. of
Maddison, Wis. Sisters are |Mrs,
Esther Wynne, Roverside, Cal.,
and Mrs. Leonia Calrk. Denison
GIRLS TENNIS TOURNEY
SLATED FOR THIS WEEK
An all-city tennis tournament
for girls, will be held at the Den-
ison club courts Tuesday and
Wednesday, according to M. M.
Marshall. A prize will be given
the winner.
Any girl wishing to participate
is asked to report at the courts
at 2 p. m. Tuesday.
Statement Is
Made, Sheriff
Two Bullets Strike Robert
Jackson, one in Heart and
One Below Vital Organ
Mrs. Charles Higgins, widow re-
siding on a farm three miles west
of Sherman, is in the county jail
today, following the fatal shoot-
ing of Robert Jackson, 50, of
Preston Bend Sunday.
Sheriff Benton Davis said the
woman gave herself up at his of-
fice shortly after the tragedy,
making a statement. Charges of
murder were filed against Mrs.
Higgins.
After Mrs. Higgins had report-
ed the shooting to county offic-
ers, they rushed to the homestead,
only to find Jackson dead with two-
bullets in his body, one in the
heart and one in the right side
below the heart.
Both Mrs. Higgins aud Jackson
were well-known to officers
throughout the county.
Jackson was born Dec. 16, 1887
at Preston Bend, where he has
lived all his life, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Jackson. He was
married Dec. 3, 1910 to Miss
Rennie Thomas, who survives. He
was a member ^of the Masonic
lodge.
^Ir. Jackson was a successful
fruit and pecan grower and was
well known in Denison.
Surviving are one son, Dur-
wood, of Preston; three daughters,
Mrs. Odie Barnhill of Denison,
Mrs. Grady Layiton and Mrs.
Charles Burrage of Preston; two
brothers, Rueben D. of Lorenzo,
Texas and Amos of Lindsey, Ok.,
and one sister, Mrs. Bud Shipp of
Lorenzo.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at 2 p.'m. from the
Preston Bend Methodist church,
Rev. Ray Short of Pottsboro, of'
ficiating. Interment will be made
at Preston Bend, Short-Murray of
Denison, directing.
Perkins Bros.
To Display On
Father's Day
Chamber Banquet to be
Held at Hotel Tonight
DENISON
62-50-35
YEARS AGO
By DULCE MURRAY
June 14, 1875
The election begineth to wax
lively: A big crowd congregated
on the corner of Main and Austin
Saturday night, to hear Col.
Schrader "ventilate." The colonel
turned his battery on trie National
bank and wound up by saying he
was not for sale. ,
Joe Perry mounted the box, al-
so, as the champion spokesman of
Winn. During the progress of his
piece, which was greeted by
shrieks and hisses, he originated
a joke on Jennings that he had
sacrificde his a-w-1 in this canvass
(giggling by Perry) Perry was
very eloquent, and wished he
had the "fulminating" power of
Demosthenes, that he might make
an impression on his hearers. His
powerful effort was brought to
an abrupt close by somebody tip-
piing over the dry goods box on
which he was mounted. But the
most floweryi oration of the ev-
ening was by the irrepressible
Nash. In him was combined the
impressive gestures of Perry,
with the emphatic squat of
Hughes. He too, was suddenly up
set by the overturning of the dry
goods box and closed the night's
entertainment with an indiscrimi-
nate pugilistic demonstration for
the spectators.
If Winn and his friends think
the uproarious demonstration
gain him any voes, they are
gifted with remarkable sanguine
temperaments.
June 14, ,1887
Yesterday a young woman giv-
ing the name of Black, arrived in
the city on the .Missouri-Pacific
south bound train. She was ac-
companied by her little daughter,
aged about three years, and was
in search of her husband, who,
about three months ago, ran away
from her from Elgin, Illinois.
She stated that her truant hus-
band was a railway brakeman and,
that up to the time of his depar-
ture, their married life had been
quite happy. She professed to
be unable to give any reason for
his running away and stated that
it was only by chance that she
discovered he was ether in Deni-1
son or Dallas. Diligent inquiry
among the railroad men here fail-
ed to discover him at this point
and the lady left on the after,
noon train for Dallas to further
prosecute her investigations. She
Program to
Be Informal,
Manager Says
Hope to Have Membership
Make Worthwhile Sugges-
tions For Improvement of
Chamber in Future Years
Scheduled To
Begin At 7:30
Committee (Chairmen Make
Brief Reports Before In-
formal Program to Begin
Everyday
DENISON
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One of the greatest pieces of
news ever to reach Denison is the
report from Washington that the
United States engineering corps
| has reccommended emphatically
erection of the dam immediately,
pointing out the possibility of the
greatest flood of history if it is
not done. The only drawback is
the "wet blanket" thrown on it
by President Roosevelt when he
pointed out that appropriations
did not cover the item.
was very much discouraged at not
finding him here as her money
was nearly all spent.
Main street car No. 1 was beau-
Approaching Father's Day, next
Sunday, Perkins Bros, company.
announce they will feature a fa-
ther's day window in which photos
of Denison fathers will be shown.
In order that the display may be|
success, fathers of the city are tifully decorated with wreaths and
asked to contribute their photos' flowers Sunday by the ladies of
to be shown in the window ar- North Tone avenue, in honor of
ranged by the decorator, Carl' the line having been extended aut
Nesbit. I that avenue. J. A. Phillips is the
The photographs will be return- most accommodating driver on the
ed, it is declared, after Father's* line and "granda" is very popular
Day. I with the lftdies and the little
More than one hundred Denison
Chamber of Commerce members
are expected tonight at the-semi-
annual banquet of the organiza-
tion at Hotel Denison, beginning
at 7:30.
Advance ticket sales indicate
a larger attendance than origin-
ally expected, Elliot McClung, CC
manager, said. The official sale
of tickets was ended at noon to-
day.
An informal program will be
held during the evening at which
it is hoped to have several mem-
bers make valuable suggestions
.for the organization's work dur-
ing future years. It was under-
stood several would make short
addresses on proposed improve-
ments, but each would be im-
promptu.
Opening the banquet, the mem-
bership will sing "America," af-
ter which several corptoittee chair-
men of the ChaiHbe&^vill make
reports covering.* ti|eir work dur-
ing the past severs', months. The
impromptu talks will follow. >
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KATY
Railroad News
• •
Due to a derailment at Musko-
gee yards about 12 p. m. Sun-
day, all trains have been delayed
a considerable length of time. No
facts concerning the derailment
have been received by officials,
here with the exception that the
limited is delayed an hour and
thirty minutes, the Texas Special
delayed 20 minutes and No. 7, two
hours and fifty minutes. Four-
teen cars are believed derailed.
There has always been the
doubtful Thomases in Denison who
did not believe the engineers
would ever make a report on the
matter, at least favorably to the
projects. Now they will have to
retract their statements, but they
can still fall back on "that does
n't mean a thing." They may be
right, but those who known doubt
it. However, it may be some time
before the erection begins, if at
all. At least there has been
something definite said and done
about it.
PRESIDENT THROWS
WET BLANKET THRU
CONGRESS' REPORT
Major General Markham, ,Chief of Army
Engineers Warns Greatest Flood of His-
tory Is Distinctly Possible in Paper to FDR
Major General E. M. Markham, chief of the army
engineering corps, has recommended to Congress the pro-
posed Red River dam near Baer's ferry, at Denison, be
built now, with a warning that a flood far exceeding any
on record is distinctly possible, according to reports from
Washington Sunday.
In transmitting it to Congress, President Roosevelt
threw a wet blanket on General Markham's report, point-
ing out no provision has been made in the budget for the
project recommended. On that point the president's let-
ter of transmittal said "It proposes additional projects
over and above those already authorized at an estimated
cost of more than $800,000,000 of which approximately
one-third would be borne by local interests under existing
authority."
The Corsicana Sun says. Every-
thing goes faster nowadays, except
human thinking.
According to what they tell us,
the Chamber of Commerce ban-
quet tonight, is goings to be one
of the shortest and most inter
esting similar events ever held
here in many years. Every man
who has a ticket, should take ad
vantage and attend. Perhaps you
can help along the CC in what it
is seeking in its membership.
That advertising pays is shown
in a letter sent the publishers
auxiliary, received by Kentucky
sheet "Please discontinue my ad
vertisement for General Foch. ]
have always believed that it pays
extremely to advertise. I believe
now that one can overdo even
advertising So piease discon-
tinue my ad and if that doesn't
slow down business, we'll have to
thrown that linotype in reverse
to way."
One derailment evidently calls
I for anothr as a freight car on
No. 271 left the track at Ray
terminal Sunday evening, neces-
sitating the running of all freight
trains to the union depot instead
of the terminal. No official re-
ports have been made as the in-
vestigations are still being made.
handled by Katy freight Saturday
evening.
Summer reminds economic
housewives of canning fruit to be
( . . used during the winter months.
A window arranged for Mother's ones, hence the decoraortns of his T<) thoge wiyes of GaineB.
Day was the occasion for much car. Such little acts of friendship viHe> carload of fruit
jars was
favorable comment, and Mr. Nes-j go a long: way to smooth the
bit declares he wishes to show no rough path of everyday life.
partiality. I June 14, 1902
•— At a meeting of the city coun-, Mfag Edna Ruth Wils,011i assjs.
CEORGE SHIELD'S CABIN | cil Wedensday night, an ordinance ^ m,anaper of the Uni!)n News
DESTROYED BY FIRE was passed prohibiting the throw-) ^ returne<, iMonday af.
A cabin near Randell lake be-' ing of rubbish of any kind in *heJter spendinjr Sunday viewing the
longing to George Shields of Deni-'street and alleys and fixing a pen- pBT,.American exposition.
son, was completely destroyed by alty of $10 for violation.
fire shortly after noon Sunday,' The finance committee wan in- E ^ crjppeni section laborer
according to city fire reports, structed to c«H <n $25,000 of tin- at ^exas jg a patjel1t at the
Firemen rushed to the scone but funding bonds of 1902 and to Raty, due ^ a maj0r op-
the cabin was too far gone to stop interest. The etiy has $50.- Pmt'lon p<.rform6<l this morning,
save. The cause was undeter- 000 now lying idle in the city ___
mined.
6 Are Injured
MELLOCK, Ind.—Six persons
were injured and five homes de-
stroyed iin a storm which struck
here last night. State police and
local officers are patrolling the
town to preserve order and pro-
tect property.
treasury. 1 Brakemun M. B. Foster of
After a long discussion, it wns smjthville was released by the
decided to abandon the use of oil j,ospjtal Sunday to resume his du-
on the streets. The mayor and tles
others state that for a long time '
a strong protest has been entered San Francisco Bay's famed fer-
against the use of oil; that it rots ricra wjn carry as many as 40,000
the fire hose and in fact does persons in an hour to the World's
more harm than good. In every Fair in 1939.
Listening to a major radio
hookup last night and noticing the
silence which prevails during the
crucial moments of drama, if
brought to our mmas more vivid-
ly one burning ambition we would
like to have realized: to jump up
in the middle of such a perform-
ance when we are one of the
audience and let out a war whoop.
After that, we wouldn't care what
they did to us. It would probably
be plenty.
In the film "This is My Af-
fair," at the Rialto, Teddy Roose-
vetl makes a statement in con-
nection with dealings with crim-
inals which holds a great deal of
philosophy to this day. "He said
"Speak quietly, but hold a big
stick ready.'.'
In his report made pursuant to
a resolution asking for a compe-
titive flood control plan for the
Ohio and lower Mississippi. Gen-
eral Markham discussed the need
for Denison dam and presented a
strong recommendation that it be
built.
"He wrote "A reservoir at Den-
ison, Texas, on the lower Red
River, would remove the threat
oi the coincidence of a larger
flood from the Red with a flood
in the Mississippi and would
also afford highly desirable pro-
tection to the fertile bottom lands
in the Lower Red River valley.
Besides the flood control benefits,
it has valuable potentiality for
power purposes. This reservoir
has a capacity of 9,200,000-acre
feet. Its construction cost is es-
Since Dizzy Dean has been re-
turned to the Cardinal fold after
his suspension for talking too
much (a bad habit for anyone to
have) he hasn't lost many games.
The Cardinals are divived into
three parts, outfield, infield and
Dizzy, i
(Continued on Page 4)
Drift Safely—Not C trlaxly
Four Dead In
Traffic Accidents
OKLAHOMA CITY—Four per-
sons are dead and ten others were
injured in traffic accident? over
the weekend ii. this stale.
J. M. Stewart of '.hi city was
finally injured Sunday morning
Tie died later in a hvpltal. His
car was struck by a truck driven
by E. L. Board. H. S. Smith
of Wewoka was killed and his
wife was severely injured near
that city. Mrs. Julia Newcomb
was another car victim. Her homo
was at Wewoka,
Bucs Knocked
To 4th Place
By Flatbrush
Dizzy Dean Remains Silent
And Cops Another Five
Hitter from Boston Bees
Pittsburgh looked like a million
dollars for a couple iof weeks as
it held the National loop lead,
but Sunday looked like amateurs
when Brooklyn took both ends of
a double header behind Fat Fred-
dy Fitzsimmons and Van (Mungo.
Mungo hurled seven-hit ball to
win 8 to 2, while Freddy set the
Pirates down with five in the
nightcap to cop 4 to 1. St. Louis
took a double header from Bos-j timated at $35,000,000, including
ton 6 to 2 and 1 to 0, the latter! provisions for future power de-
won by Dizzy Dean with a five-; velopments, the costs of lands and
hit performance. Bob Weiland; damages being estimated at $6,-
turned in the initial win. | 700,000."
New York took the second Only One On Red River
game 6 to 2 after Cincinnati had' Denison dam was the only res-
grabbed the opener 5 to 1, barely ervoir on Red River recommend-
allowing the Giants to keep thei | ed. It was one of twentyt-four
loop lead. Chicago knocked ov-, recommended for the lower Mis-
er Philadelphia 16 to 8, then drop- sissippi tributaries and forty-five
ped the afterpiece 4 to 3. j 0n tributaries of the Ohio River.
New York managed to keep the "The benefits from the con-
American lead by winning and tie struction of these reservoirs
ing a twin bill with St. Louis 16 would be widespread." wrote
to 9 and 8-up. Chicago bowled'(Markham. "Computations indicate
over Washington in a double head- their economic justification,
er 9 to 4 and 3 to 2. j "The recent greet flood on the
Eldon Auker held Boston to 5 Ohio is convincing proof of the
hits and Detroit took another one need for developing the maximum
3 to 1. Cleveland ran over Phi!- reservoir capacity to reduce flood
adelphia twice 2 to 1 and 2 to 0.' ilischarge on that stream. The
behind Allen and Whitehill. j development of reservoir flood
In Texas league play Dallas control on the other streams
split a pair with Houston 0 to 4] should not await a similar flood
and C> to 3; Tulsa and Beaumont disaster, but should be undertak-
en in advance thereof. On the
Red River, for example, investiga-
tions indicate that a flood far ex-
ceeding any of record is distinct
ly possible. The Denison reser-
voir would prevent such a flood
from reaching disastrous propor-
tions in the valley below it. It is
to be observed that the expenses
for lands and damages is a major
item in reservoir costs. It would
thus appear that the construction
of these reservoirs, as well as
those of the Ohio Basin, should
now be undertaken."
While conceding the propriety
and equity of the 1936 flood con-
trol act requirement that states
and local interest furnish without
cost to the government all lands
and right of ways necessary for
reservoir construction, General
Markham urged that exceptions
be made when the benefits accrue
to citizens of more than one State.
He said application of the prin-
ciple offers no difficulty as far
as levees and flood walls are
concerned but tfhat flood re'«r-
(Continued ou Page 4>
broke even 9 to 8 and 6 to 8;
Ft. Worth beat Galvetson twice 7
to 4 and 5 to 1; and Oklahoma
City rode over San Antonio 13 to
8.
KRAFT
PHENIX
PLANT PARAGRAPHS
C
Miss Lillie Summons, of the ac-
counting department, is confined
to her home due to illness.
Mrs. Albert Brouer has resum-
ed her duties in the manufactur-
ing department after ten days ab-
sence due to sickness.
J. J. Wommack, mayonnaise sa-
les manager, has left for business
visits at Oklahoma plants.
I. L. Olson, general auditor of
Chicago headquarters, was a plant
visitor Monday.
Miss Ruth Simms of the accoun-
ting department has left for a two
weeks vacation at Dallas, where
she will view the Pan-American
exposition. She will also visit at
Mount Pleaaant, Texas.
*> ; • SAPELY- Ngt Rtckliill
NOTICE
If yon do not get you papei
delivered to you by 6 p. m. •*<>*
day, please phone 800 and on
will be sent you.
THE DENISON PRESS
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