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DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE
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DENTON, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 12, 1936
VOL. XXXV
NO. 156
DEEPENS FROZEN
NORRIS SCORES
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE AND
WEST AS H BLAST SWEEPS
DRIVERS’ UCENSE LAWS TO
ITO SHIVERING FARM BELT
AM DECISION
BECOME EFFECTIVE THURSDAY
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CONGRESS
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All Teachers in
Denton Schools
Are Re-elected
Sam P. Cochran,
Noted Mason, Dies
Centennial Plans
Discussed Here by
C. of C. Sub-Group
Orders Review in
Gas Penalty Suit
Row over Rent
Leads to Slaying
Critics and Defenders of Federal
Policies Await Three-Way Search
for Places to Curtail Spending
Visiting Odd
Fellows Present
Work in Denton
Roosevelt Pays
Tribute to Lincoln
Four in Family
Burn to Death <
in Farm Home
Denton Group to
' Scout Meeting
Lone Man Pickets
White House Asking
Weekly Bonus Pay
Persons Past 65 Years May Get State Aid;
All Must Have Licenses to Drive Cars
After April 1.
Routed Whitney
Estate Bandits
Frigid Wave Approaches Just as Thaw Start-
ed; New Snowfall Due in Northwest and
Rain Over Gulf States,
ROUND
ABOUT
LAKEWOOD, N. J., Feb. 12.—(/P)
—At least three persons died today
in a fire which destroyed a three
story hotel in this winter resort
village. A score of others were in-
jured, eight seriously, and ten more
were missing when a check-up was
made after the flames were under
control.
ATLANTA, Feb. 12.—(A3)—An LB-
6 army bomber, abandoned by its
parachute-equipped crew when mo-
tors faltered over dangerous ter-
rain, was .demolished in a crash
16 miles southwest of here today.
Four aviators, assigned to the plane
for a mass flight with other ships
from Langley* Field, Va., to the
Panama Canal Zone, escaped with
only bruises and scratches.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. — (A3)—
The Senate foreign relations com-
mittee today approved unanimous-
ly an abridged neutrality bill ex-
tending the present arms embargo
features until May 1, 1937, but ex-
empting American republics from
its application when attacked by
non-American nations.
PRIVATE PLANE WRECK IN NEW
MEXICO
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Feb. 12
—(A3)—A nurse and doctor were sent
hurrying- to Acomita, midway be-
tween hare and Gallup, N. M., today
after an air line officer here re-
ceived a report a private plane had
crashed with two passengers there. .
The airline office) said ilt learned
the ship was piloted by B. C. Skin-
ner and owned by “a man named
Wadlow of Wichita, Kas ”
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JACKSON. Minn., Feb. 12.-—(TP)—
Four members of the Paul Polart
family were burned to death when
a fire of mysterious origin destroy-
ed their farm home, 14 miles from
here Inst night. Poelart, suffering
a head wounded, was held under
guard in a hospital here.
Word of the tragedy, in which
Poelart’s mother, 7Ei, his wifei, and
two infant children, perished, was
brought here by Theodore Alt, a
hired man.
Alft told authorities Poelart sent
him for a load of straw late yester-
day, recalled him and then sent
him to a neighbor’s house to call
a doctor, sheriff and coroner. Up-
on his return Alt said, the home
was in a mass of flames. Locked
doors prevented his entrance.
Poelart was in the barn wounded
and in a semi-conscious condition,
Alt said.
Short Short Story
MUSKOGEE, Ok. — Ernest
McFarland stole a cow Friday,
married Saturday, honeymoon-
ed Sunday, was arrested Mon-
day and pleaded guilty to steal-
ing the cow Tuesday.
Wednesday he started serv-
ing a three-year prison term.
But whoso hath this world’s goods,
and seeth his brother have need,
■ and shutteth up his bowels of com-
passion from him, how dwelleth the
love of God in him? I John 3:17.
To know how to dispense with
things is to possess them.—Regnard.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. —(All-
President Roosevelt visited the Lin-
coln Memorial on the banks of the
Potomac River today to participate
in the observance of the martyred
president’s birthday.
With bowed head in the wintry
cold he stood at the base of the
marble shrine as his wreath was
laid on the statue of Lincoln. Vet-
erans of the United States wars
greeted the president and partici-
pated in the brief exercises.
Mr. Roosevelt returned immedi-
ately to the White House.
WIRE BRIEFS
National Legion
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Commander to be
In Denton Sunday
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 12.—(A3)
—rThe French air line “Air France”
announced today it was still with-
out word concerning the fate of
its airliner “Ville de Buenos Aires,”
long overdue on a flight across the
South Atlantic with five crew and
one passenger.
Temperature Above
Freezing Point
The temperature failed to drop
to the freezing point at the State
Experiment Station at Denton
Tuesday night, for the second time
since Jan. 17. The minimum regis-
tration was 41 degrees.
Rain and more cold are fore-
cast for this section for Thursday.
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Commencement
RALEIGH, N. C.—A day after
Joe A. Snow, 64, a retired mail
clerk, received his license to
practice law, he had his first day
in court.
But he appeared as a client
rather than attorney. He was
awarded a divorce from his wife
from whom he had been sepa-
rated two years.
Steve Barron says that he is going
to help Pete Tobin out, particu-
larly if any more cold weather
comes, saying, “A big possum came
to my house the other night and I
captured it. I am curing the hide
now and soon I’ll have a skull cap
for Pete. He may object to the grey
fur, but he ought to get accustomed
to that all right.”
FORT WORTH, Feb. 12.—(/PJ-
Trouble over rent was blamed today
for a gun fight in which Maurice
A. Laird, tourist camp operator,
was killed and William B. Phillips,
owner of the camp, received a scalp
wound.
Phillips told officers the trouble
started when he wont to Laird Inst
night and tried to convince him
the rent should be higher.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—(A3)
—A lone man paced back and
forth in the cold in front of
the White House today carrying
a placard proposing that Presi-
dent Roosevelt pay the soldier’s
bonus in $15 weekly install-
ments instead of a lump sum.
The man preferred to be
known as the “mysterious Mr.
X.” He was unmolested and al-
most unnoticed.
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PROPERTY OWNERS ORGANIZE
TO FIGHT TAXES
DALLAS, Feb. 12.—(A3)—The Tex-
as Property Owners’ Association,
designed to seek relief from taxa-
tion by organizing property own-
ers in every community of the
state, has been organized at a meet-
ing here.
National Commander’ Ray Murphy
of the American Legion will visit
the Denton post and meet Denton
and Denton County legionnaires
and ex-service men Sunday after-
noon, arriving probably about 4
o’clock. An invitation to halt here
during his Texas tour was tele-
phoned Murphy at Austin Tuesday
night by Tom Standefer, local post
commander, and was accepted.
Murphy, an Ida Grove, la., legion-
naire, will stop here en route from
Mineral Wells to Denison.
Pointing out his other engage-
ments will cut his visit here to a
short period, Standefer today urg-
ed that any who wish to meet the
national commander be at Legion
Hall promptly at 4 o’clock.
The party with Murphy will in-
clude at least three prominent offi-
cials of the state organization,
Commander Ernest F. Goens of Ty-
ler, Adjutant Fred E. Young of Aus-
tin and Service Officer Wynn S.
Goode of Austin, Standefer said.
AUSTIN, Feb. 12.—(A3)—The Su-
preme Court today ordered a review
of a penalty suit filed by the city
of Sherman against the Municipal
Gas Co. for failure to make cer-
tain statutory reports.
The trial court rendered judg-
ment for the city for $80,400 but
the Dallas Court of Civil Appeals
reversed and rendered for the com-
pany, sustaining the company’s
contention it was not required to
file the reports since Sherman, as
a home rule city, was not incor-
porated under the general laws.
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CHICAGO, Feb. 12.—(AP)—Snow clouds whirled
more cold into the frozen west today, rolling new drifts
across crippled food, fuel and transportation lanes. The
traffic-tangling white blanket deepened from Montana to
Ohio as Canada’s ice-lined Mackenzie river basin tipped
new chill down the Rocky Mountains for a winter rendez-
vous with a Texas rainstorm.
Plunging mercury columns hit 10 |
to 36 below zero in the Northwest
as the biting blast jabbed into a
farm belt that was just starting to
thaw.
Strong winds will swirl rain put
of Texas over the Gulf states and
snow into the Northeast within the
next 24 hours, the weatherman
said. It was predicted heavy snow
would pull more zero cold into the
north central states to harass
thousands who took advantage of a
brief 10 to 24 degree temperature
rise to shovel roads and railways
clear.
Fine snow fell all morning in
Chicago, where the overnight mini-
mum was a mild 6 above zero. By
contrast, Devil’s Lake, N. D., had
3& below.
Suffering continued unabated as
the cold wave reached the middle
of its third week. Food and fuel
shortages were acute in many
places, schools remained closed, and
some towns still were marooned.
Fuel Supply Short
Many cities were forced to burn
wood and in a few instances corn
was used to supply heat.
Blizzards choked highways anew
in Western Montana. Highway traf-
fic in Northern Oregon was almost
at a standstill due to sleet storms.
Idaho reported roads blocked
snow for the past four days,
had moderate 1
with rain at San Fran-
Recalls His
Favorite
Lincoln Story
--— (By Associated Press) —--
MERCER, Pa. — George A.
Hamilton, 91, recalled today his
favorite story of President Lin-
coln and the days of the war be-
tween the states, in which he
fought.
Four mules drawing the presi-
dent’s carriage plunged into a
mudhole, Hamilton said, and
the army driver released a flow
of profanity that ceased only
when the carriage reached, dry
ground.
“I never heard better, except
from one of my cabinet mem-
bers,” Hamilton quoted Lin-
coln as saying.
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Says Can Not Stand
If Country To
Prosper.
Declares Opinion
Nullifies Other Laws
Denton plans for Centennial year,
including the formation of a safe- |
ty committee to be added to the
bureau’s sub-organizations, were tne
chief topic before the civic bureau
of the Chamber of Commerce at
its first 1936 meeting, held Tues-
day evening at the municipal build-
ing.
It was voted to form a safety
committee with City Marshal Lee
Knight chairman, with prevention
of accidents to school children and
handling Centennial year traffic its
major objectives. Members of the
bureau suggested placing stop signs
near schools on main streets, and
adding patrolmen if necessary.
Courteous treatment of Centennial
visitors during the state-wide cele-
brations was also stressed.
Chairmen of groups of the Cen-
tennia 1 beautification committee
were named, to concentrate on
beautifying specific spots, as fol-
lows: Mrs. W. C. Kimbrough, North
Locust Street; Mrs. W. E. Lanford,
North Elm Street; Mrs. W. H.
Clark, railway station grounds;
Miss Bonnie Akins, Dallas Highway
underpass; G. R. Warren, negro sec-
tion.
Safety First
BEAUMONT — Twelve-year-
old Harris Stanley attended a
safe driving demonstration and
heard lectures on the preven-
tion of traffic accidents.
As he stood on a curb, watch-
ing an object lesson the dem-
onstration car skidded. Harris’
leg was broken.
We miss you, Uncle Joe, as your
almost daily visit to the office for
tlie afternoon paper over a long
period of years gave us the oppor-
tunity to know you and to learn to
love you for your sterling qualities
of character. We will miss your
visits, but your spirit will be with
us and we will see you sitting in the
lobby, or in the office as you often
times came inside to visit with us.
Mr. Parr lived outside our daily de-,
livery limits, so for years and years
he came to the office each afternoon
to get his paper, and when he failed
to show up each of us wondered if
he could be sick. Yes, Uncle Joe,
we will miss you very much.
Wilson Sims, Denton boy, )s mak-
ing an enviable reputation at A.
6 M. where he is studying. He is
taking five subjects there and his
first report showed that he had
made all A’s. Not good—just per-
fect. Sims got his early education
in the Denton public schools and
later in Teachers College. He work-
ed during his school work in Den-
ton at the Record-Chronicle in the
mailing and circulatin department.
Old-timers of Denton will recall
today—February 12,- 1899—thirty-'
seven years ago when Denton was
visited by the coldest weather. That
was prior to the days of govern-
ment thermometers in Denton, but
thermometers here then gave a reg-
istration of from 12 to 16 degrees
below zero. The two coldest days
were on Saturday and Sunday.
a National Holiday—
Lincoln’s Birthday. Dr. Louis A.
Warren has discovered the num-
ber ‘seven’ was of unusual signifi-
cance in Abraham Lincoln’s life.
Lincoln spent 7 years in Kentucky,
7 years in rural Illinois, 7 years in
th District of Columbia, two times
7 years in Indiana and three thnes
7 years in Spring field, Illinois. He
was elected to public office by the
people 7 times, four times to the
Legislature, once to Congress, and
twice President of the United
States. Arid it is interesting to note
that he had thireen different occu-
pations during his lifetime. He was
a farmer, woodman, boatman, car-
penter, clerk, soldier, merchant, sur-
veyor, postmaster, lawyer, represen-
tative, congressman and President.
Dallas police aided by the State
Highway Patrol are giving Dallas
motorists some trouble right now
about the brakes on their cars. Bet-
ter have your mechanic take a peep
at yours, as there is no telling when
that same kind of inspection will
he brought to Denton, and. too, good,
positive brakes are absolutely es-
sential 'to safe driving. An automo-
bile, going at a speed of 20 miles
per hour, according to the law, is
supposed to be stopped fully within
45 feet, but in some instances thei
cars checked at Dallas could not be
brought to a halt in less than 210
feet. Dangerous conditions, both to
the driver and to the other fellow.
Better have your garage naan check
up and see how positive your brakes
are.
The Bonham Favorite believes,
that we will need the assistance of
a dictionary in a few years to find
out what the- word “depression”
means, saying, “And just to think
that thei next generation may have
to look into a dictionary to learn
what a depression is—or was. How-
ever, it won’t have to look up the
definition of tax, income tax, in-
heritance tax, nuisance tax, death
tax, head tax or high tax. It will
have to get an old, old edition (to
learn what a low tax rate means.”
Work on the modernization and
improvement of thq Denton Coun-
try Club house has been started by
contractor J. A. Bevill who was
awarded the work. The club house,
when completed, will be one of the
very nicest small-city club houses
in the state and the living room
will be enlarged by near three times
its present size.
“I’ve about adjourned the Icity
force in Lake Dallas,” said Mayor
Homer Hollowa here Monday morn-
ing. “There’s been very little city
business and since the police de-
partment demised—my police dog—
I haven’t felt much like carrying-
on. I guess I’ll wait now till I get
another police dog.”
L. G. Phares, acting director of
the safety department, calculated
that on the basis of 2.2 drivers to
each of 1,250,000 vehicles registered
there would be 2,500,000 licenses is-
sued.
Licenses issued without exami-
nation, would be automatically re-
voked of suspended on conviction
of:
1. Negligent homicide in opera-
tion of a motor vehicle.
2. Driving a vehicle while intox-
icated.
3. Any offense; punishable as a
felony under motor vehicle laws.
4. Three convictions in 12 months
for speeding or reckless driving.
5. Failure to stop and render aid
after an accident.
6. Two charges of aggravated as-
sault upon a person with a motor
vehicle.
Revocation Extension
The first revocation would extend
for six months and the second for
one additional year. The revocation
would be extended for a like period
upon conviction of driving while a
license was suspended. Penalties
for driving without a license also
included a jail sentence of two days
to six months and a fine up to
$500.
Licnses would be denied persons
under 14 years old, habitual drun-
kards and narcotic users, those
adjudged insane, epileptic or fee-
ble-minded, and those shown by
common experience to possess de-
fects rendering them incapable of
efficient driving.
A large group of visiting Odd Fel-
lows demonstrated initiatory work
for Denton Lodge No. 82, I. O. O. F;
here, Tuesday night. Nearly 200 were
reported present at the meeting,
with visitors here from several
points. Delbert Connor, district dep-
uty .grand master, Payne L. Bush
and Roy B. Eastus headed a delet-
. gation from Dallas.
The degree staff of Metropolis
Lodge conferred the degree. Walk-
er’s degree team put on the, floor
work. Members were present from
Dallas Lodge No. 44, Metropolis
Lodge No. 378, Walker Lodge No. 7,
Friendship Lodge No. 144, Irving
Lodge No. 872 and Farmer’s Branch
No. 363.
The candidates were furnished by
Metroplis Lodge and Friendship
Lodge. Refreshments were served by
the wives and daughters of Den-
ton Lodge members.
■'A special invitation was extend-
ed all members sent to attend an-
other meeting of this kind at the
William Tell Lodge of Tyler Feb.
22.
erroneous but that it undoubtedly
was “the greatest gift since God
made salvation free.”
Only Hope Left
He said, the soil conservation-
crop control program may fie de-
clared unconstitutional “under ex-
isting court conditions,” but that it
was “the, only hope.”
Referring to the court’s opinion
that Congress had no power to reg-
ulate agriculture prodjueftion, ihe
said if that decision stood “then a
large portion of the laws Congress
passed in the last 100 years are abso-
lutely unconstiiutionaly.’
In this group of laws the Nebras-
kan listed relief from drought, the
jobless, insect control and even the
creation of the bureau of reclama-
tion and the department of Agricul-
ture. >
(they formerly belong to at 7 :/30
o’clock tonight at the regular meet-
ing places. If the meetings are at-
tended by enough former scouts,
plans are to orgnize troops of older
boys.
Full Associated Press Leased Wire
United Press Service
All present teachers in the Den-
ton public schools were re-elected
for another year at a meeting Mon-
day night of the City Board of Ed-
ucation. The election is for the
1936-37 school session.
All teachers were-elected on the
recommendation of the teachers to
the superintendent by the principals
and in turn, the recommendation
by the superintendent t0 the board
members. It is hoped that th plan
may be continued in order that the
teachers will be elected strictly on
their merits raither than on any
other grounds, according to Supt.
R. C. Patterson.
Currie Speaker at
Presbyterian Synod
BRECKENRIDGE, Feb. 12.—(A3)—
Dr. Thomas W. Currie of Austin,
president of a Presbyterian Theo-
logical Seminary, was listed as the
principal speaker today at the 10th
annual convention here of the
Synod of Texas. About 100 delegates
attended the Presbyterian meeting.
Houston bid for the next conven-
tion.
A group of Denton people went
to Fort Worth Tuesday night to at-
tend the annual Fort Worth Scout
area meeting and dinner, as a part
of the annual observance of “Boy
Scout week.” Those making the trip
were Dr. W. H. Hawley, Ed, Miller,
H. B. Blagg, Bert Moore, R. B.
Shannon,, J. D. Hall Jr., Herbert
Decker, Alonzo Johns, Hearon But-
trill. The meeting is held for scout-
ers and scoutmasters. Reports were
heard and officers were elected. A.
L. Shuman was re-elected chairman
of the area.
Scout officials are urging all for-
mer scouts to meet with the troopug
DALLAS, Feb. 12.—(A3)—Members
of the Masonic order of the na-
tion today mourned the death of
Samuel P. Cochran, distinguished
elder statesman of American Free
Masonry and for more than 25
years a prominent figure in public
life*.
The 80-year-old Masonic leader
died late yesterday after a long ill-
ness. Funeral services were arrang-
ed for. 2:30 p. m. today with the
Lone Star chapter, Knights Rose
Croix, conducting the rites.
The veteran Mason was a native
of Lexington, Ky., and his affilia-
tion with Masonry began in 1880,
when he became a member of the
Golden Rule Lodge No. 345 in Cov-
ington. He later affiliated himself
with Dallas Lodge No. 760.
From 1911 until a short time ago,
Mr. Cochran served as sovereign
grand inspector general for Texas
and as member of the Supreme
Council of the ancient and accept-
ed Scottish rite of Free Masonry
for the Southern jurisdiction.
He married Miss Regina Urbish
in 1934. She was his second wife.
His first wife, the former Miss Sue
Webb of Levington, Ky., died in
1928.
The Denton branch of 'the Post-
master General Jim Farley’s organi-
zation is a most efficient organiza-
tion, delivering letters or post cards
that have signs Or diagrams in place
of names and street addresses. The
most recent such letter was one
received here with a man’s picture
and just Denton, Texas—not a
name. The letter was delivered
properly to W. O. Anderson, dis-
trict manager of the Community
Natural Gas Co. Anderson’s picture
was used recently in ithe “Blue
Blaze,” a magazine published by the
Lone Star Gas Co., giving him hon-
or for being ‘high-man’ in the di-
vision. A friend, C. V. Allin, of Waco,
cut out the picture, placed it on
an envelope with the address, “Den-
ton, Texas.” The, letter was deliv-
ered to Anderson Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12,—(A3)—
Critics and defenders of present
government spending eagery await-
ed today the. results of a three-way
search of fiscal ledgers ordered by
President Roosevelt.
The chief executive said last night
he had directed Daniel Bell, acting
budget director, to conduct a triple
quest for possible places to curtail
spending.
The purpose, he said, was to de-
termine what cuts can be made in
(1) appropriations or authoriza-
tions that affect public debt (2)
appropriations affecting next year’s
budget; (3) authorizations for gov-
ernment borrowing and lending.
What reductions will be announ-
ced and what their effect will be on
the current campaign argument
between those who condemn New
Deal spending and those who praise
it were questions awaiting answer.
The controversy over this lanid
other policies continued today, with.
Senator Hastings (R-Del. declaring
AUSTIN, Feb. 12.— (AP)—Pioneer acts for Texas in
social security and highway safety legislation will become
laws tomorrow. Pensions for the aged and licensing of mo-
tor vehicle operators were provided by the acts. They were
two of four major laws passed at the Legislature’s second
called sesson which ended Nov. 14.
Plans wre perfected for admin-
itrartion of the new laws. For one |
a new department was: establish-
ed, the Old Age Assistance Commis-
sion. Licensing of drivers was made
a duty of the; Department of Public
Safety.
Failure of the bill to receive an
affirmative two-'thirds majority on
passage caused the 90-day delay in
operation. Of the other two major j
laws, the liquor control act became
effective immediately and the offi- ]
cers’ salary act Jan. 1. i
Effective Thursday
Administrative agencies generally
regarded Friday as the effective
date, but the Attorney General’s
Department ruled they would be-
come laws one day earlier. The rul-
ing was based on a court decision
that 90 days should elapse, exclu-
sive of the adjournment day and
,the effective day.
Residents of Texas over 65 years
old could be granted aid “if in
need” and in such amounts “as will
provide a reasonable subsistence in
keeping with the accustomed stan-
dards of living of the applicant.”
Maximum state aid authorized was
$15 monthly which could be supple-
mented by Federal contributions.
Among eligibility restrictions
were limitations on property own-
ership and income. Single persons
would be ineligible if they had an
income of more than $360 annually;
owned more than $5,000 of property
or $500 in cash or marketable se-
curities. For married persons the
limits were $720, $7,500 and $1,000,
respectively.
Other disqualifications includeidi
habitual criminality and drunken-
ness and a husband or wife able
to provide adequate support.
Commission Named.
Governor Allred appoonted Judge
A. W. Cunningham of Harlinglen,
H. T. Kimbro of Lubbock and W.
O. Davis of Omaha to the commis-
sion. They selected Orvillei S. Car-
penter, formerly state auditor, as
executive director.
Carpenter divided the state into
20 districts and selected supervis-
ors f°r each. He estimated as many
as 50,000 would be eligible. It would
require $750,000 monthly if the full
$15 was paid t0 that number.
The commission, busy distribut-
ing blanks for an estimatew 200,000
applicants, hoped to make the first
payment by June. The act specified
the benefits should become payable
by July 1.
Liquor taxes, the only revenue
provided for pensions, yielded over
$800,000 in less than two months
for the available fund.
Drivers’ Licenses
Legislators hoped the toll of hu-
man lives in highway traffic acci-
dents would be reduced by the act
requiring every operator of a motor
vehicle (to have a license. The act
provided that licenses for other than
chauffeurs and “professional” driv-
ers should be free.
Drivers were allowed until April
1 to obtain original licenses which
would be effective for three years.
They may be obtained from tax col
lectors simultaneously with automo-
bile registrations.
Supreme Court,” he said.
Referring to Secretary Wallace’s
4 description of the court’s processing
| tax refund order as “the greatest
■ Fear that an attempt had been j legalized steal” in American his-
made to kidnap Gloria Vanderbilt, I tory, Norris observed that might bei
11-year-old heiress, was expressed ■ -• - j—
after Thomas Griffith, above, told
of routing two bandits who held
him up at his home on the Wheat-
ley Hills, I. I., estate of multi-mil-
lionaire Mrs. Harr Payne Whit-
ney, where the girl lives. The ban-
dits fled when Griffith, 77-year-old
superintendent of the estate, lung-
ed at them and his daughter scream-
ed.
EAST TEXAS—Cloudy, probably
rain tonight and Thursday changing
to sleet in extreme north portion
late tonight; colder in north por-
tion tonight and in north portion
and the east coast Thursday. Fresh
southerly winds on the coast shift-
ing to northeasterly on the east
coast Thursday. Livestock warnings
in north portion.
WEST TEXAS — Mostly cloudy,
probably snow in north portion to-
night and Thursday; much colder
in the Panhandle tonight, tempera-
ture 12 to 18. Livestock warnings
in the Panhandle.
OKLAHOMA—Probably snow to-
night and Thursday; much colder
tonight; cold wave in north and
west portions; temperature 4 to 14,
colder in extreme east* portion
Thursday. Livestock warnings.
Would Beautify Yards
Beautifying homes and yards,
clearing vacant lots of weeds and
rubbish, painting and clearing up
business buildings and premises,
were urged by that committee.
Cleaning up streets behind the
court square, and the court house
lawn when papers collect on it, were
also urged.
Suggesting more uniform paint-
ing and more harmonious color
schemes, particularly of business
property, was urged and it was sug-
gested heads of all local clubs be
organized in one committee and
visit property owners to urge a
uniform planting program.
White way lighting for South
Locust Street will be sought by a
committee named with J. C. Coit
chairman and City Engineer W. N.
Harris was asked to get prices on
lighting equipment.
Chairman W. F. 'Hamilton, pre-
siding, urged for the city planning
committee that they work with the
City Commission to secure a zon-
ing ordinance and seek to get the
commission to plan opening or wid-
ening one street a year—widening
of North Locust from McKinney
Street north to Congress Avenue
recommended for 1936.
Members of the bureau present
were w. N. Harris, L. A. McDonald,
G. R. Warren, Jas. R. Wiley, F. E.
Shelton, J. C. Coit, W. E. Smoot,
Lee Knight, Ben Ivey, R. T. May
Jr., W. F. Hamilton, Mmes. W. E.
Lanford, Ella Kelley, Edna W.
Trigg, W. C. Kimbrough, W. R.
Hicks, L. A. McDonald, C. N. Ad-
wisson, J. W. Erwin, J. B. Wood-
rum, Fred McCullar, J. W. Gray,
W. H. Clark, J. W. Ballard, Orland
Harris, E. I. Keim, Dr. Anna Pow-
ell, Miss Helen Wright.
■ t n
(By Associated Press)
Senate today:
Debates farm bill, Foreign rela-
tions committee may vote on neu-
trality. Finance committee studies
liquor administration bill.
House:
Continues consideration of war
department appropriation bill. Mili-
tary affairs sub-committee meets
on national guard and organized
reserves bills.
Senate yesterday:
Debated farm bill. Munitions
committee continued inquiry and
heard that “fair ladies” may be used
in selling munitions. Banking com-
mittee asked Commissioner Landis
to draft bill governing trade in un-
listed securities.
House yesterday:
Continued debate on war depart-
ment appropriation bill.
California
peratures
cisco.
The Ohio River was frozen over
for a 1,000-mile stretch from Pitts-
burgh to Parkersburg, W. Va.
Threats .of disease were reported
in Illinois and Iowa with a rapid
rise in the number ; -.u a nonia I
and scarlet fever caseis. ]
Proposed New Farm
Aid Bill Called
Only Hope.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.
— (AP)—Senator Norris (R-
Neb) declared today that
the Supreme Court is “for all
practical purposes a contin-
uous constitutional conven-
tion” and added its AAA de-
cision “cannot stand if our
country is to live and pros-
per.”
Taking the floor to defend! the
1 administration’s new farm program,
the Republican independent made
I the; first speech of the day in the
: debate that is expected 'to bring a
j final vote on it Friday night.
i ‘I’he people cam change the Con-
i gress, but only Gd can change the
AIX - iEN - PROVENCE, France,
Feb. 12.—(A3)—The court today con-
victed three Croat prisoners of
complicity in the assassination of
the late King Alexander of Yugo-
slavia.
in a speech prepared for delivery
at Wilmington, Del., that Mr. Roose
velt was a “profligate” who “rushes
on his wild career.”
Secretary Ickes' an advocate of
the admin istraction spending poli-
cies, drew another picture of the
president—“a man who bravely tilts
his lance against special privilege
and entrenched greed.”
Congress marked time on the
question of taxes, awaiting MrfJ
Roosevelt’s re>commdnda!tion. Offi-
cials studying the subject talkeid
of limiting the tax bill to $500,000,-
000 this year, though they said
$900,000,000 would be needed to
'clean up obligations incurred under
the invalidated AAA and to finance
subsides provided in the pending
new farm bill.
The president signed last night a
deficiency appropriation bill carry-
ing $296,000,000 to pay farmers for
crop control contracts carried out
prior to AAA’s death. Checks will
go out this week, officials said.
Two-way Danger
LEPANTO, Ark—Mid-shave
sneezes generally are consider-
ed as more dangerous to sneez-
ers than shavers, but this time
the barber suffered.
B. C. Baker was shaving a
customer when the latter was
shaken i?y a sudden, gusty
sneeze.
The chair occupant was' unin-
jured, but Baker was carried
home suffering from three
broken ribs.
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