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WEATHER
DENISON AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy Wednesday
and Thursday
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DENISON, TEXAS, Wednesday, August 4, 1937
WEEKLY FOUNDED 1930—DAILY 1934
VOL. 4—NO. 37
Federal Agents
Join Search To
Locate Victim
i
Ransom Is
Demanded
Of Family
Two and A Half Year Old
Son of Chicago Couple Is
Kidnaped Held for $5000
Ransom; Fear Violence
Kidnapers Use
Rented Machine
Police Stopped when Family
)Fails to Tell of Crime for
Several Minutes After
CHICAGO—Federal agents and
police joined forces in the search
for two men and >a woman who
'kidnapped Donald, 2year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Horst,
Tuesday afternoon while the child
was playing in the yeard near his
mother. The home is in a fa
shionable part of the city.
A demand of $5,000 ransom
was made over the phone a short
time after the kidnaping.
As the woman left in a car
parked" at tfie front by the trio,
she shouted to a cry by Mrs.
Horst that her baby was being
kidnaped, that "the baby is not
her's, it is mine."
Police are mystified that they
were not told of the kidnaping un-
til several minutes after the trio
had fleid1.
The car in which the kidnapers
were riding was identified by li-
cense numbers as being one own-
ed by Arthur Humburg, who
rents cars.
Humburg was questioned and
stated he had rented it to Fred
Ewark, a man with a prison rec-
ord, who was working as a chauf-
feur. He had Idone time for lar-
ceny,, police say.
The car was found and had
been driven about 65 miles, ac
cording to record of the owner.
DENISON
62-50-35
YEARS AGO
By JJULCE MUKUAY
•
August 4, 1875
Will Saunders, a cripple, 12 ot
14 years of age, came near los-
ing his lite Tuesday evening about
6 o'clock. He was in the act of
getting on his pony in front of
Strobe's store, while his younger
brotner and Charley Bradley were
holding the bridle, when the ani-
mal took fright and started in a
xun down the street. His foot
caught in the stirrup and he was
dragged as far as Lebrecht's store
when the pony ran between t
couple of horses tied to the hitch'
ing post and the boy, striking a
b'ox ,the stirrup strap broke and
he was liberated. Several parties
went to his assistance, picked him
up and carried him into Dr. Hold-
er's- drug store. An examina-
tion showed that the boy had re-
ceived quite a bruise on his hip
and back, but nothing serioups
and he was soon able to start
home. The wonder is he was
not instantly killed.
Two thousand pounds of
peaches wore shipped by Express
Dallas wnijCOTTON FARM AID
Stage HH
On Devices
City Manager Spikes Rumor
City Will be Wide Open
By Ordering Police Make
Series of Close Checkups
STRONGLY SOUGHT
WASHINGTON—Strong pres-
sure is being brought today on
the agricultural committee which
is proposing to postpone action on
any farm bill until next session,
to take emergency action to relieve
the cotton farmers of the south.
A proposed bill will suggest a
loan to farmeB of 12c on their
cotton, \vith the proviso that con-
Gaming Places
Will Be Raided
Bookies Come Under Venge-
ful Eye Again; Few Ma-
chines Are Drifting Thru
' «
DALLAS—City Manager Hal
Mosely Tuesday spiked1 rumors
"Dallas would open up gradually"
when he issued orders to the po-
lice department to enforce laws
against all forms of pay-off mar-
ble boards, slot machines and
bookio establishments.
"There have been reports that
Dallas would gradually, begin op-
ening up after Aug. 1, when my
probationary period expired," M''.
Mosely said, "but that is not true.
I have ordered Chief Jones to pick
up every marble board and slot^ Denisonians to cool spots Tuesday p
machine that can be found and to afternoon and threatened to keep ping
use every means possible to keep^ up its wild pace today and Thurs-
th.em out. The same goes for other day.
violations for they will not be
trol of the crops be maintained
for the coming year, it is under-
stood this morning.
Along with this agitation which
may prevent congress adjourning
as soon <as it has planned, jb also
the antl-lynching bill, the Wag-
ner housing act and the substitute
bill on judicial form.
WEATHER CONTINUES
HOTTER OVER STATE
103 Degrees Registered in Denison Tuesday
Afternoon; Wichita Falls Mercury Reads
104; San Francisco Suffers From 76 High
Hunt Bodies
Of Fourteen
Plane Crash
Well-Known Persons Die in
Greatest Air Catastrophe
In History of Amphibian
Flying; Wreck Searched
Submarines To
Aid In Search
Strong Paper
Demands China
Trouble Ended
A heat wave continued to send
(Coutwuefr on t'alie <kl
Millers Form
Junior Outfit,
Seek Contests
Cotton Mill youths under fif-
teen years of age have formed a
Junior Miller team, according to
J. W. Rushing, manager, with
challenge to other teams of like
ages.
With a diamond cf their own in
the 600 block Baker street, the
youths are ready to take on all
comers. The lineup includes,
Rushing, shortstop; E. Mayes, cat
cher; A. Roberson pitcher, Wayne
Shields first, Edwin Bishop, sec-
ond, 'Charles Rushing third, Fred
StrickTin left field, Jack Birdon
center, Freddie Wright right field.
"Substitutes are J. Corbett, K.
Rushing, Leo Shipley, Sherman
lice, D. Neinast and Jack Walton.
Fifteenth Of
Katy Employes
Resigns Job
I The fifteenth of local Katy em-
ployes to file applications for rail-
way retirement pensions appeared
this morning with the resignation
of W. W. Oven through freight
engineer, residing at 917 West
Crawford street.
Mr. Oven has been an employee
of the Katy thirty years, moving
here from Brookfield, Mo., where
he served as fireman. He was im-
mediately placed on the engineers
board here and except for a few
emergency passenger trips, hus
been on freight since that time.
Oven is the third engineer to
take advantage of the lifetime of
loafing with pay since the retire-
ment act went into effect. He
was active in freight service until
a short time ago.
His resignation goes into im-
mediate effect.
tolerated."
The move followed repented re-
ports that a number of paming de-
vices had drifted back tnto the
city in the last few woks, and
police wished to Impvs • on op-
erators they meant business. Dice
games and other gambling places
will be raided as fast as they can
be found, police said.
Hugo Koeppen
Dies Tuesday
From Stroke
Prominent Business Man and
Leader in Denison Suc-
cumbs Tuesday Evening
Yanks And Cubs
Begin Preping
For Big Series
Both Clubs Take 7 Game
Lead by Copping Games
On Tuesday Afternoon
rtrive SAFELY—Hot KecfcUul
PROGRESSIVE BUSINESSES
IN DENISON
On page 2 of today's Denison
ress uhder the heading BUS!-
ESS AND PROFESSIONAL DI-
ECTORY OF DENISON you will
aind a list of progressive busi-
nesses similiar to this. . , .
BUSINESS COLLEGE
'Draughon's Practical Bu ine «
College
J. W. Adamson, Proprietor
One month's salary pays for
entire Course
Denison, Texas
The sccond of Denison's Katy
engineers, W. T. Swain, has pull-
ed the throttle of his engine for
the last time in favor of the pen-
sion offered by the railway retire-
ment act. Mr. Swain filed his
retirement papers with the super-
intendent's office shortly after
noon,' Tuesday.
Swain was on run of Nos. 5 and
2 between Denison and Waco
and he began his engineer senior-
ity September 10, 1001, serving
thirty-six years behind an engine
throttle. His record of fireman
is not known. He is reported to
be near the 70 year age mark.
An extra Pullman coach will be
added to the Limited tonight con-
taining eighty-three carriers of
the Tulsa World witn tneir circu-
lation manager, G. R. Hillman,
who are returning home after
three days spent at Dallas as
guests of the Pan-American expo-
sition.
A freight carload of turpen-
tine was shipped via the Katy
Tuesday from the general navy
stores at Dequlncy, La., billed for
the Pittsburgh Plate Gla«s com-
pany at San Antonio.
Negro members 'of the Wood1
men of the World will leave for
their national convention in Den-
ver on a special Katy train con-
taining eight coaches. The train
scheduled to leave Dallas, the
Following a stroke suffered
during the ^day Tuesday, Hugo
Koeppen, 62, and prominent in
business and lodge circles for
years here, died at his home Tues-
day night. He had resided at 812
West Gandy street for several
years. For the past twenty-five
years he had operated a business
known as the firm of Koeppen &
Baldwin, electrical supplies and
plumbing.
Prior to that time he had been
connected with Chris Waltz in his
office before Mr. Waltz died. He
had been a resident of Denison
for forty-seven years, coming
here from Fredericksburg, where
he was born and received his ed-
ucation.
He was a member of Lutheran
church, Eagles and Vorwaevts so-
city. He had served in an of-
ficial capacity for the state Eagle
organization, and was one of the
few remaining members of the
Vorwaerts organization.
Surviving are his widow and a
sister, Mrs. Chris Waltz.
Funeral services will be con-
ducted at 9:30. a. m. Thursday
from the Short-Murray chapel
with Rev. B. J. Deeney officiat-
ing. Interment will follow at
Falrview with Short-Murray di-
recting. The body will be taken
to the family home Wednesday af
ternoon -vhere It will remain un-
til time for the funeral.
Another Park
Program Will
Be Held Here
Baseball fans are beginning to
save their sheckles for the annual
world' series, almost positive they
will see New York and Chicago
meet in the classic •>vent in Sep-
tember. Tuesday afternoon the
Cubs and Yanks both increased
their respective league loads to
seven full games.
Chicago batters hit three hom-
ers to beat Philadelphia 4 to 1 be-
hind the three-hit pitching of Bill
Lee, while their closest rival, the
Giants, dropped a 3 to 2 de-
cision to Cincinnati in ten frames.
Terry Moors' homer with two
on base gave St. Louis a 5 to 2
victory over Boston while Si John-
son held the Bees to six hits.
Pittsburgh found easy going and
knocked over Brooklyn in both
ends of a double header 5 to 4
and 10 to 4.
The Yanks walloped Chicago in
a twin bill 7 to 2 and 5 to 3,
aided by five homers. Another
homer byi Ear Brucker allowed
Philadelphia to cop off Detroit
and Tommy Bridges 2 and 1.
Lefty Grove was in form and
he held Cleveland down well
enough for Boston to take anoth-
er one 13 to 2. A single by
Johnny Stone in the twelfth with
the bases loaded brought in two
runs and gave Washington and
Wes Ferrell a 3 to 2 decision over
St. Louis. Ferrell went the route
lor the Senators and gave only
eight hits.
In the Texas league Fort Worth
defeated Dallas 5 to 2; San An-
tonio and Galveston broke even
in a double header by the same
score, 3-1; and Oklahoma City
edge,;! out Tulsa 4 to 3.
The highest reading came at 3
m., Tuesday, with 103, drop-
to 85 degrees early today
and climbing back to well above
90 shortly before noon.
The forecast was partly cloudy
with a miximum temperature be-
tween 95 and 100 for Thursday.
Other top temperatures over
the state were Wichita Falls, 104;
Abilene and San Antonio, 100;
Corpus Christi and Galveston, 90;
and Brownsville, 92.
Wichita Falls tied with Okla-
homa City and Kansas City for
the highest reading in the nation.
All three points reported 104 de-
grees.
Very little cool weather was
found, with San Diego and San
Francisco reporting 78 and 76,
respectively, the only readings in
the whole country, below 80.
With only six rains shown in
the country, three of them were
an inch or better. Minneapolis-
St. Paul reported 2.40 inches, fol-
lowed by Miami, F!a., with 1.12,
and Duluth, Minn., with .90.
Files Suit On
Billy Rose As
Song Stealer
Writer Claims Rose Using
Song in Ft. Worth Show
He Refused Use Recently
LOS ANGELES — Billy, Rose,
famous producer of out-door en-
tertainment on a large scale, and
his wife, Fanny Brice, were made
the defendants in a suit for $15,-
000 today by Frederick B. Bow-
ers, song writer.
Bowers says he refused Rose
the use of a song which he is
featuring in one of his shows,
Melody Lane. Rose tried to buy
the song from him, he says and
after being refused, Rose is de-
clared to be using it at the Fort
Bodies of Victims not Found
This Morning But Parts
of Cargo Spotted, Saved
CRISTOBAL, Canal Zone—The
bodies of fourteen persons are
being sought in probably what is
the greatest plane tragedy in the
history of amphibian flying. A
total of twenty-two planes are on
the scene flying over the waters
that hide the wreckage of the
plane, one of the Pan-American
airway line ships. Several sub-
marines are also searching for
bodies, but at an early hour Wed-
nesday none was located.
Two bags of water-soaked mail,
parts of the plane, an uninflaled
life boat, life preservers and a
few other articles had been re-
moved from the water, but no
sign of a human body was to be
reported.
The ships carried emergencies
for fifteen passengers to meet
their needs and that of the crew
for several days.
Among the passengers were a
mother, two children, two offic-
ials from the department of com-
merce from Washington, two em-
ployes of the Ford Motor com-
pany and a representative of the
National City Bank of New York.
The plane has been missing
since Monday night.
Draw Fines In
Picketing Of
Dallas Plant
Four Placed in Jail an Horn-
While Another Soaked 3
Days For Her Actions
DALLAS—Five women drew
fines and jail sentences here Tues-
day for unlawful picketing and
acts of violence in connection with
the recent actions at the Sheba
Ann Frocks, Inc.
Four of the women were fined
$1 and sentenced to two hours
in jail, while the fifth, drew a
penalty of $10 and three days in
jail.
Attorneys for the pickets and
the dressmakers union that order-
ed a strike against the Sheba Ann
plant, said that writ of habeas
corpus probably would be filed in
the Supreme Court in the case of
the contempt sentence against the
woman drawing three days. The
others will serve their sentences
without appeals being taken, it
was indicated.
The defendants testified that
they ignored the temporary re-
straining order on advice of their
Everyday
DENISON
• e
Now that the first two bales
of cotton has arrived in Denison
and the premiums received, more
and more'art coming in. Accord-
ing Co what we hear the local
gin has been swamped with the
staple—but the moguls are not
'kicking. Also, they look forward
to having a great ginning season
this year.
In Dallas a story appears that
a sedative, sodium amytal, is being
used to help amnesia victims re-
call their names and events of
the past. Physicians begin firing
questions at sufferers as the seda-
tive is slowly injected. Medical
science will some day do things
which today are considered prac-
tically impossible.
One of our greatest ambitions—
to be an expert peanut thrower
upper and catcher in the mouth-—
was recalled this morning when a
MajorBattle
Is' Expected
At Peiping
Japanese Troops Rushed to
War Zone After Report
Russia Wil Take Steps to
Square Embassy Attack
- ■" —>
Foreigners May
Evacuate Area
Paper Claims Until China is
Settled With Trouble will
Not Be At Definite End
TOKIO—An influential news-
paper, the Ntchi Ntchi, published
an article today demanding that
Japan once and for all settle the
matter with China and smash the
Nankin government, declared that
youth on Main street threw them]until this is done the trouble will
up and caught them as fast as not end.
he could. There is a certain knack
to the thing only few attain after
years of practice. Silly, yes, but
all of us have done it at one
time or other.
From the Tyler Courier-Times:
If he prefers to wear a tuxedo
but has his picture taken in over-
alls, it's a safe bet he's a politi-
cian.
Those who have been reading of
the possible selection of Douglas
Scott in place of Freddie Bartho-
lomew in the lilms. the latter a
child actor who is being beaten
out of a million dollars by his
kinfoik's squabbling, can see what
to expect in "Lloyds of London,"
Scott plays the youthful Horatio
Nelson of British naval history,
opposite Freddie and docs so well,
one wishes they, had seen more of
him instead of the young English
man.
Worth Frontier Fiesta.
Bowers filed suit in superior^' attorneys, one of them saying tha.
• •Limes Guthrie, who examined wit-
court.
Another of the weekly enter |
tainment programs sponsored by
'the Denison Chamber of Com-
merce will be held at Forest Park
Friday night, according to an-
nouncement today.
The programs, not held last
week because of hot weather, will
feaure some of the outstanding
talent of Denison and should be
one of the best ever held. The
formal program will not be an-
nounced until Thursday, Elliot
Paris Losing
Fashion Name
To Hollywood
NEW YORK—.Fashion design-
ers declared today that Paris is
losing its reputation as a fashion
center to the United StHes, de-
claring that styles over the world
are today being shaped from Hol-
lywood largely, where millions are
spent in costuming movie stars.
There is declared to be a great
demand for clothing fashioned in
this country, the demand coming
from both Europe and the United
States. ,
It is declared that studios
costing many thousands of dol-
lars have been set up in Holly-
wood by, creators of mats for ad-
vertising purposes - which service
is sold to newspapers of the coun-
try, the styles being found to be
Booing Club
Is Organized
LITTLE ROCK. Ark —A group
of young business men of this
city have organized the booing
society.
The purpose of the organiza-
tion is to boo advertisements on
the screen at moving picture
shows. At a given signal the boo-
I ing will start it is announced.
"We do not intend to be bois-
terous, but we will protest against
advertisements being run on
screens when we pay our money
to see pictures and enjoy a show.
That Is what we come to the
show to see, a moving picture and
not a lot of advertisements," de-
clared one of the members of
the organization.
i nesses in the hearing, told them
! the order had been set aside by
j an appeal being taken adn super-
sedeas bond posted. The women
also stated that Civil Deputy
Sheriff Charles W. Young told
them the papers meant nothing
when he served them with the
temporary restraining orders.
Young denied this, however.
When authorities say to remain
still for coolness, they didn't take
into consideration a cure for the
jitters. There are many ways to
keep cool we are told, but what
they are seems a deep secret.
Outstanding cartoon of the last
week depicts a recently born baby
using a telephone to call the local
paper, sore because the sheet had
misquoted his ago at birth. While
it was a joke, he will when he
•grows up. They always do.
KRAFT«K PHENIX
BURLINGTON, Col. — Amos
Holland was out in the hail
storm Tuesday and looked up as
the hall in large lumps was fall-
ing. One of the stones stiuck him
in the mouth, knocking out two
front teeth and cutting his lip.
PLANT PARAGRAPHS
) *
A. F. Henry, employed in the
manufacturing department, has
left for a weeks vacation to spend
visiting relatives in Dallas. While
there Mr. Henry also plans to at-
tend the Pan-American exposition.
Lucan Harris of the manufac-
turing department, has left for a
week's vacation.
Rev. 8'. L. Terry is arranging
to spend « two weeks vacation
this month in New Mexico and
Colorado*
SPORTS: The Cub and Yank
backers ought to begin printing
those ducats for the world series
this fall. . .It looks like they're
the fair haired boys this year. .
tough Dizzy Dean isn't going to
be in it. then it would be the
world series. . .h«'d draw more in
the gates than the series itself
. . .too hot to talk of pigskin
prospects this fall Let 'er ride
for the cooler weather topics. . ,
Tom Beaupre, another of the
"champions" the Dallas News had
built up, was defeated in a 10
Vound bout by Eddie Simmg in L.
A. last night. Those boys are
always backfiring on the Dallas
whoosits. . .their intentions were
probably good, anyhow. . .they
are talking of shipping Paul Dean
back to Houston until his arm is
back in shape. . .Brother Paul
looks like he's through with the
game. That ailing wing will get
the best of them down. ,
The Greensboro (Ga) Herald-
Journal turns out this baby: One
thing for which we can bo thank-
ful. No one has written a song
about the Supreme Court.
BRUSSELS—Bells of the chur-
ches this morning at 8:02, it being
exact tjint hour twenty-three
years ago when the Germans en
tered this city through Belgium
bound for France.
nnmm
PElI'lNG — A major engage-
ment is expected fifteen mile?
north of this city between Jap-
anese and Chinese warriors. Japs
declare that a way has been
blasted out for marching their
soldiers to the war zone.
Chinese troops have stormed
the area on hearing that Russia
might institute a demonstration
against Japan following the at-
tack on the Russian embassy. Rus-
sia in general has demanded that
the Japanese be punished for
their act.
NANKIN—Government offic-
ials are taking steps to have all
foreigners evacuate territory
which may be affected by the
threatened war. There are said to
be 20,000 in Japan, 46,000 In
Formosa and 26,000 In Korea.
Mrs. R. Sitton
Funeral Service
Held Wednesday
Mrs. Roxie A. Sitton, 69, resi-
dent of Denison for the past 17
years and living at 124 East Sears
died at 3:20 p. m. Tuesday follow-
ing an illness of seventeen
months.
Funeral services were conduct-
ed at 0:30 a. m. Wednesday
from the Short-Murray chapel
j with Rev. J. F. Murrell officiat-
ing. Interment will be at Burle-
son, a former home, at 3 p. m.
with Short-Murray directing.
Mr. Sitton, who operated an
insurance business here, died some
time back. Mrs. Sitton was a
members of the Baptist cburch
and of the Maccabees. She was
born July 31, 1868 in Alabama,
her parents being Mr. and Mrs.
R. S. Wilson. She was married
in 18«3 and eight children sur-
vive.
Sons surviving are U. T., of
California; R. L., Itasca; W. F.
of Everman, Tex., and C. M. and
R. J. of this cityv Daughters are
Mrs. W. R. Wilshire, Crowley,
Tex; Mrs. L. L. Wooten, Hills-
boro and Mrs. J. C. Temple, Ok-
lahoma City
Brothers are J D. Wilson, Cle-
burne, E. M. Wilson, Burleson,
Tex.; M. E. Wilson, Joshua, Tex.,
and Lee Wilson, Weatherford,
Tex.
Thirty-nine grandchildren and
four great grandchildren survive
also.
Ms. Sitton came to Denison
seventeen years ago from Hill*
boro. Prior to that time she lived
at Burleson, Tex., to which point
she moved in 1901 from Georgia.
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