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FORT WORTH, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1927
PRICE TWO CENTS FIFTH AND JONES
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M. R. T.
NTO my office walked Garcia
H. Aeveaenes, 79, of Mexi-
cali.
• • *
Tall and thin, with a tine
head, a clear eye, he reminded
me of the fine old Spanish
ranchers Eugene Manlove Rhodes
describes In some of his virile
romances of the high and wide
Southwest.
• * *
This man Is a rancher, a Mex-
ican rancher who was educated
In England therefore has a very
excellent knowledge of the Eng-
lish language, and speaks with a
fluency clear and sparkling.
"Mexico wants the knowledge
that the United States people
can give her," he said, and with
that he added so much that It Is
dear that he was honest In his
utterance,
• • »
I felt that If this man Aeveae-
nes could talk to unprejudiced
minds that are myriad thruout
America, a new vision of the
problem of Mexico could be gain-
ed by all.
• • •
He educates his children In
thillas. He has nothing but
friendliness for all American
people.
• • •
"We want American people to
come to Mexico,” he explained.
"We want the common people
who want to come there and
live and develop the land Just as
pioneers developed the wide
lands of your own west.
• • •
"We want none of your mon-
CRACK TROOPS
OF ENGLAND
TO CHINA
By United Press
LONDON, Jan. 29. — While wives with babies in their
arms tramped along side, the Second Battalion of the famous
Coldstream Guards, bearing full war equipment, marched
today to Waterloo Station and entrained for Southampton,
whence they will embark for China.
It was the first tln»e in history
that the crack guards, one of Eng-
land’s most famous fighting units
i and one used only in rare and Im-
portant situations, has been dis
i patched for service in the Far
East.
World war time reminescence
were stirred when the bugles
sounded "WMves and Sweethearts"
and guards dashed from break
j fast tables, donned full equip-
ment and assembled in the square
where, despite the fact that day-
light had not yet come, a crowd
had gathered to cheer them off.
The guards then marched from
Wellington Barracks on Birdcage
Walk, thru Trafalgar Square
across Westminster bridge, thru
I the heart of the West End and
thence to the Waterloo Station.
• * *
Decisive Battle Near
Shanghai Expected
"There Is no revolution In
Mexico, and. in my country it Is
as peaceful as you can find In
America. You will go a hundred
miles often without meeting a
man.
* • •
"Mexican children are growing
whiter. They r.ro washing their
faces, putting on shoes, and gen-
erally are looking brighter.
• • •
"Our women are becoming
more beautiful—we have beau-
tiful women, fine people.
• • •
"Your people In America
cannot deny us the right to
grow and to live In our own
country, can they? We have no
quarrel with anyone who goes to
our country to live as a citizen.
• • •
"There is a type of person,
tho. who comes to Mexico to get
something for nothing—the men
who sought the concessions on
huge acreage, but gave nothing
to the people of Mexico In re-
turn.
• ♦ *
"These men. these companies,
who have sought to take out
wealth and give In nothing,
would not be welcome In any
country—your own would be as
hostile to that type of Intruder.
* * *
"Our law has offered easy ad-
justment for every man who has
property In Mexico. Those who
have no papers to show they own
land, certainly cannot make
claims stand before any court.
Those who have papers to show
Ihetr right, have no trouble es-
tablishing their right.
* * •
"Mexico has determined that
there will be an end of the some-
thing for nothing plan.
• • *
"Mexico Is friendly to the
common people of America."
NEW APPOINTEES
ARE EXPECTED
hat, where thousands of foreign-
ers, including 4000 Americans,
have sought safety.
Marshal Sun, representative of
the northern war lords, with but
un inferior force, can not hold
out more than two weeks, If a
direct assault Is made, in the
opinion of military experts.
* • •
More Liberal Policy
For China Asked
By United Preu
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29—Pres-
sure for a more “liberal” policy
toward China failed to move the
Administration today.
Despite the cool reception in
Peking of Secretary of State Kel-
logg's statement of policy and de-
mands of the Chinese minister
here for "unconditional termina-
tions of all unequal treaties,"
President Coolidge Is unwilling to
go farther In meeting the Chinese
Nationalists.
He Is, however, ready to discuss
Chinese tariff autonomy and con-
ditional gradual abolition of for-
eign extra territoriality when the
warring factions agree on dele-
gates .
DYING BANKER ACCUS
KIN, WOMAN TESTIFIES
AMERICAN WAR DOG WATCHINGOVER RESTLESS CHINESE PORT
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SHANGHAI. Jan. 29. — The
Cantoneso armies today were
pushing toward Hangchow, strat-
egic point in their northward
march upon Shanghai, and the
lines of Marshal Sun Chuan-Feng,
defender of the great trade port,! ____TT « _
were being drawn for the decis- 111166 IJ, b, v IU1SC1S
live battle. , I Sent to Honolulu
Fearful that Marshal Sun s i
forces, believed to be Inferior nu- By united i>rr»
merically and In equipment to the "
Invaders, will crumble before the
assault that will determine Shang-
hai's fate, foreigners were making
preparations for a hasty exodus
from th,e capital.
The main body of the Canton-
' ese Is now 100 miles south of
Hangchow, but an advance point
has been established at Chuchow,
further north. Two divisions of
troops, far ahead of the main
body, have already menaced the
advance posts of the defending
armies.
Confident of victory, the Can
tonese have made preparations House Appropriates Fund
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The photo above shows an American warship doing “watclif ul waiting” duty In the harbor of Shanghai, the great port of the
eaat coast of China, which Is the prize for which the Cantonese “Nationalists” and the British are contending. Twenty-five U. S.
craft similar to the one pictured are riding In Shanghai's harbor. _
INQUEST HEL
IN KANSAS
■ CITY
Poison Caused Death of
Prominent Financier
SHORTAGE ALLEGED
Witness Reveals Death
Bed Conversation
YWCA PARLEY
OPENS WITH
100 HERE
STROLLING
DOWNTOWN
JJOWDY, FOLKS!
See that lit-
tle fellow bobbing across Sev-
enth? BILL FEELY, it la, carry-
ing four poll tax receipts.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29—Three !
cruisers were ordered to Honolulu
today, the Navy Department an- Representatives
The ships are the Mar-1 Louisiana and Texas
From
nounced.
blehead, Cincinnati and Richmond
At Honolulu they will await fur- IcpxrpD AI
ther orders. The ships carry full * UiawALi
or "'”«>““«*• lWork of Organization to
Be Outlined
"Won't do me any good, tho.”
says Bill, " ’cause you've gotta
know how to read and write to
vote.”
Bill’s the boy who says Waco's
SPEAKERS the only graveyard in the country
° i with electric lights.
HELIUM MONEY
IS PROVIDED
G. A. HEATON, Atlas Supply
man. hop-skipping It north with a
Press.
Midwinter conference of the , And "underwear” LOUIS LEH-
business and professional member- \L\N goln’—passes th’ Texas In
for a triumphal march Into Shang-
To Increase Supply
TWO PROTESTI
FARE RAISE
IIY KENNETH WATSON
Scrlpps-Howurd New* Alliance.
.WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—He-
lium for Uncle Sam's drooping
airships Is provided In a 92,063,-
_ 000 appropriation passed by the
Audit of NTTCo Books Is House.
Nearly Complete
By United PrtM
AUSTIN, Jan. 29. — Governor
Moody was expected to announce
this afternoon additional appoint-
ments, but no intimation was giv-
en as to whether the list would
contain the third member of the
State Highway. Commission.
R. H. Henderson of San Ange-
lo. was called to Austin In con-
nection with this appointment. He
Is said to.have told friends that
Moody eald the only thing in the
way of his appointment is his age.
Protest against the proposed
street car fare hike was voiced in
| two letters to the City Council,
! received at the office of City
| Manager O. E. Carr Saturday.
One letter, said to voice the
sentiment of the Fort Worth
Lodge No. 2 3 of the Brotherhood
of Railway Carmen, declared that
body against the raise In that "ex-
cessive street car fare rates as
; proposed by the Northern Texas
Traction Company would be an
additional burden on the Fort
Worth working people and their
j families.”
The communication, signed by
I Thomas Carroll, secretary of the
I lodge, declares that "owing to
the high cost of living, a great
many of the working people of
Fort Worth find It very difficult
to maintain themselves and fami-
lies, consistent with modern and
correct standards of living."
Audit Nearly Heady.
A second letter of protest was
received from B. D. Kennedy,
1312 Fifth Avenue.
The audit of the books of the
NTTCo will be ready and submit-
ted to the city late Saturday or
Monday, in time to be presented
to the council at its Tuesday
meeting.
Councilman William Monnlg,
chairman of the council commit-
tee studying the raise, declared
himself to be In favor of a
straight 10c rate, with an 8 I-3c
rate for three tokens, and
a 7‘A-cent rate on Un tokens.
There Is little doubt but that
some sort of an increase In fares
will be found advisable. City Man-
ager O. E. Carr said.
For months army and navy air-
ships have had only about one-
half of the helium needed for In-
flation,'according to what R. W.
Cattell, Bureau of Mines helium
chief, told a House committee.
The dirigible Los Angeles has
been laid up for weeks due to
helium lack. Captain Emery Land,
assistant chief of naval aeronaut-
ics said.
More than half the appropria-
tion will be spent on a 25-mile
pipe line Into the Nacona field,
near Fort Worth. The Petrolla
field, fast waning, Is sole source
of supply now.
If the Senate approves, the pipe
line can be built within thre?
months, assuring a 10-year sup-
ply.
POLICE
HERE
WILL BE
IN JUNE
Annual convention of the Tex-
as Police Chiefs and Marshals’ As-
sociation will be held In Fort
Worth June 23, 24 and 25, ac-
cording to a message received
from Chief W. H. Lee by Chester
Leffler, CofC convention secretary,
Saturday.
Lee, who Is in Houston attend-
ing a meeting of the executive
board of the association, announc-
ed that there will be about 750
officers from all over the State
at the meeting.
Chief Lee Is chairman of the
executive board of the association.
C. W. Trammel, chief of police at
Dallas, is president
ship of the Young Women's Chris-
tian Association opened Saturday
at the YWCA with 100 represent-
atives from Louisiana and Texas
in attendance.
This gathering is a part of the
midwinter regional conference of
the YWCA for Arkansas, Louisi-
ana, Oklahoma and Texas, which
has been In seKlon since Thurs-
day.
Both the business and profes-
sional and general regional con-
ferences will continue thru Sun-
day.
Many Cities.
Forney, Houston, Dallas, Abi-
lene, Wichita Falls. Galveston,
San Antonio, New Orleans and
Shreveport were represented in
registrations of the business and
professional group Saturday morn-
ing. The morning’s program was
confined to registration and a
sight-seeing trip.
Gwendolyn Parker, national
council member, of San Antonio,
was to preside at the assembly of
business and professional women
opening at 2 p. m. Saturday. Prin-
cipal address of the afternoon wag
to be made by Margaret William-
son of New York City, national
secretary of the business and pro-
fessional group.
To Outline Organization.
Miss Williamson was to outline
working organization of the New
York YWCA office and give per-
sonal Insight of link between that
office and girls over the country.
Report of the national assem-
bly of the organization held at
Milwaukee was to be made by Ma-
rlon Milam of Dallas, convention
Charlotte H. Adams, dean of the
national school for professional
training of the YWCA, was prin-
cipal speaker at the general re-
gional conference Saturday morn-
ing. She led a round-table dis-
cussion of qualifications for
YWCA leadership, before launch-
ing Into an address on "The As-
sociation and Ourselves — Our
Leadership.”
a new hat. He’s an “undie” manu-
facturer.
* • •
DICK COFFMAN claims he’s
got a really noiseless typewriter.
She doesn't even chew gum!
* • •
Today’s fable: Once upon a time
a man turned over to Throckmor-
ton Street to park—and did.
THE WEATHER
SATURDAY, JAN. 20
BOBBY CRUICKSHANK LEADS
GOLFERS IN TEXAS OPEN
PLAY AT SAN ANTONIO
Fort Worth and Vicinity: To-
night, partly cloudy. Sunday,
partly cloudy.
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By United Preea
SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 29.—The
first golfer to turn in a par score
for the first 18 holes of play In the
sixth annual Texas open golf
championship tournament today,
was Bobby Crulckshank of Pur-
chase, N. Y., who made 71. He
made a 36 and a 35.
Edwin Jueig, of Mercedes,
Texas, who made a sensational 33
on a 36 par first nine, came in
with a 72.
Scores for the first round In-
clude:
Jack Burke, Houston, 75: W. B.
Glass, Dallas, 84; Jim McKenzie,
Dallas, 82; Oleb Clark, Tulsa, 78;
Fred Golding. Houston, 83; Mor-
gan Baker, Houston, 93; W. C.
Garro, Waco, 86; Jack Speer,
Houston, 78; Tracy Park, Hous-
ton, 94; J. G. Hendry, San Angelo,
84; Harold S. Long, Oklahoma
City, 80; C. E. Clark, Tulsa, 79;
Joe Kirkwood, Albany, Ga., 76;
DEL RIO MAN SHOT
Ily United Press. _
DEL RIO, Jan. 29.—Eusebio
Suarez. 30, was shot to death
by Gabriel Crembez, 25, In San
Felipe, suburb near here, during
the night in the resumption of a
feud of long standing. Crembez
surrendered to officers following
the shooting.
Ed Dudley, Oklahoma City. 78;
Clarence Hubby, Waco, 77; Harry
Cooper, Los Angeles, 78; Jack
Forrester, Short Hills, N. J., 78;
Walter Hagen, Pasadena, Fla., 74;
Skeet Fincher, Fort Worth, 82;
Mike Brady, Mamaroneck, 73;
Hutt Martin, Los Angeles, 74.
ARKANSAS FLOOD
DAMAGE HIGH
Levees Break, Drowning
Thousands of Cattle
The Norris Trial
Every question, each answer as taken and tran-
scribed by the official court stenographer has been
printed in a 24-page paper.
The Complete Trial
which resulted in the acquittal of J. Frank Norris for
killing D, E. Chipps is told in the 24 pages. Head
every ruling of Judge Hamilton, the arguments of
the lawyers.
25c
By Mail—At The Press Office—At Your News Dealer
The Press
Press Building Fort Worth
By United Presa.
LITTLE ROCK. Jan. 29.—
Thousands of cattle were drown-
ed and several hundred persons
had to flee for their lives early
today when three levees broke on
th Little Red River between Cun-
ningham and Enright. Ark.
Many of the refugees who
reached Kensett by train this
morning said their homes were
washed away by the flood waters
when the levees, which had been
re-enforced since the recent rises,
weakened and broke.
Thousands of acres of bottom
land In White County were under
water.
By United Preaa
KANSAS CITY, Mo„ Jan. 29.—
The brothers of Gus Ehlers, late
president of the defunct Roanoke
State Bank, were accused by the
bunk official on his death bed of
“getting” him, it was testified at
a coroner's inquest here today.
Ehlers died of bichloride of
mercury poisoning In December,
a few days after his arrest on an
embezzlement charge growing out
of closoing of the bank. Fred
Ehlers, his brother, was accused
by the dead man's widow of poi-
soning her husband.
The brother returned from Pu-
eblo, Colo., "to clear up the mess”
he said. On the day he was to
have appeared at police headquar-
ters for questioning, he commit-
ted suicide, leaving a note indi-
cating financial troubles caused
his act.
Mrs. John Eames, neighbor ol
Gus Ehlers, testified today she
went Into Ehlers' sick room, and
he told her:
"They’ve got me!”
When she asked Ehlers whom
be meant, the dying man replied,
according to Mrs. Eames, "J
won’t shield them any longer —
they're my brothers.”
Charles Ehlers, another broth-
er, was present at the hearing to-
day.
Mrs. Kathryn Ehlers, widow of
Gus, charged her brothers-in-law
induced her husband to take poi-
son to escape the disgrace of ar-
rest.
BULLETINS
By United PreM
BARTLESVILLE, Okla., Jan.
29.—Dr. Howard Webber, 60,
prominent Oklahoma oil oper-
ator as well as active in the
medical profession, and Masonic
circles, died at his home here
today.
By United Pres*
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. —
Opening the tight for the ad-
ministration, Senator Curtis,
Kansas, Republican, floor lead-
er, urged the Senate today not
to vote appropriations for three
new cruisers provided in the na-
val appropriations bill, hut to
wait until the preliminary con-
ference at Geneva.
Places To Pay
Poll Taxes
The time allotted for the
payment of your poll tax is
almost up. Monday Is the
last day.
Just about half of the eli-
gible voters in Tarrant
County have paid. Unless the
tax is paid a voter is not
qualified to vote this year.
Here are the places where
the tax can be paid:
County Tax Collector's of-
fice.
At the desks in the corri-
dors of the Courthouse.
Washer Brothers, Eighth
and Main Streets.
.Monnlg Dry Goods Com-
pany, 510 Houston Street.
Meaeliain Dry Goods Store,
1214 Main Street.
Worth Segar Store, 1017
Main Street.
City Hall.
S t r 1 p I lug's Department
Store. 201 Houston Street.
Holt’s Drug Store, 1610
Main Street.
Homer T. Proctor's Store,
Exchange Avenue.
North Side Police Station,
20th and North Main Streets.
HOLLYWOOD NOT ALL THAT AWAITS FORT WORTH BEAUTY
HOUSTON SHOW
HOUSE ROBBED
FLAPPER FANNY SAYS:
A married couple's third or
fourth meal is often made up
a lot of
By Unit'd Prsss.
HOUSTON, Jan. 29.—Police to-
day were hunting the city for a
flapper and sheik bandit pair that
late last night robbed the Queen
Theater of $1,250 during the last
show.
| The pair entered the office of
Manager Mason Floyd on the sec-
ond floor of the theater building,
under the pretext of having lost
something In the theater.
Both then covered him with
guns and forced him to open the
theater safe. After firing two
shot* at random, one of which
qarrowly missed Floyd, the pair
fled. Roth were about 19 or 20
si i * ■ V-iAfWt JStt. 9&S*
•piGHT up In the doggy class
I** with New York and Holly-
wood!
That’ll be Fort Worth when
The Press-l’alace movie, "Sauce
and Applesauce,” Is finished
and ready for showing.
The picture will make its
debut with a premiere party
at the Greater Palace Theater.
And premiere parties are the
gala social events of the film
colonies.
Toast of the Palace party
will be the lucky miss whom
judges In The Press-Palace
beauty contest pick, aa the
pretUwt *irl *n tojrn.
OEARCH for Fort Worth's
D comeliest maiden Is now
on.
She'll not only play the lead-
ing part In the Fort Worth
movie to be made next month,
but will get a trip with ex-
penses paid to Hollywood—
with chaperone—and screen
teats In the great Famous
Players-Lasky Studio there.
There's no way of telling
yet Just how many other hon-
ors will be heaped upon her.
• • •
PLANS for the premiere par-
I ty are already being made
by Director of Publicity Breaen-
diaa Of the Greater Palace,
where "Sauce and Applesauce”
will be shown.
The picture will be filmed
entirely In Fort Worth, with
Hunter E. Gardner, dramatic
direct* of the Little Theater,
at the megaphone.
Night the picture opens will
he made a gala one at the
Palace.
There'll be personal appear-
ances by the players, of course.
And. for the winner of the
contest, the Indescribable thrill
of seeing herself come to life
on the silversheet—-a real pic-
ture actress at last!
• • *
rpHE contest rules are
1 pie. Any
the Movie Fame Contest Edi-
tor, care of The Press. The
best plan Is to send a studio
portrait and a few kodak
snaps.
Only unmarried girls are
eligible.
All photographs must be In
on or before February 19, next
month.
• • •
mHE winner will be permitted
1 to take along anyone she
chooses for her chaperone on
the trip to Film Land.
She'll be out not one cent
for railroad fare and expenses.
rAt the monster Paramount
West Coast Studio In ^Holly-
screen tests there and a chance
to meet fame face to face.
• • •
IIIAS ever there a girl whose
W heart didn't beat faster
at the thought of glory on the
screen?
Is there a girl In Fort
Worth who hasn't looked with
covetous eyes upon the tame
and riches success on the
yersheet. has
at Gloria St
lels, Norma
Who
Swanson
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WILSON FINES
RAILROAD
Pleads Guilty to Violating
Quarantine Law
Fort Worth Belt Railway was
assessed a fine of $100 in U. 8.
District Court by Judge James C.
Wilson Saturday, on a plea of
guilty to violating Interstate quar-
antine in 1921, on a shipment
from La Flore County, Okla., to
Daggett-Keene Commission Co.,
Fort Worth.
The defendant was charged
transporting Into Fort
shipment of cattle from a
which had been placed «
ederal quarantine.
Fined
A fine of $60
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