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DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE
ABOUT
VOL. XXXV
NO. 196
DENTON.
SIX PAGES
COLDWAVEDROPS MERCURY
NEWTAXBILL
WOOD EXPERTS TESTIMONY
INNORTHWESTOKLAHOMATO
NOITOFULLY
ATTACKED BEFORE COURT OF
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24 DEGREES; DUST SUBSIDES
MEET NEEDS
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PARDONS IN BRUNO’S PLEA
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mittee table, told the legisla-
treasury oflicials were in com-
of the season.
Raton. near hhe North-
FARM PROGRAM
Quffey coal and 1933 securitles acts
MEETINGS FOR
Crash Fatal toll
corded as 18 below zero
Means confession in which the no-
CONGRESS
It takes place.
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hometown news."
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Six Cases Up in
District Court;
5 Plead Guilty
Sugar Institute
Practices Held
Law Violation
forts to have the court act favor-
ably on Hauptmann's plea for mer-
cy—a nica the court once before re-
fused to grant.
Attend Scout
Executive Parley
Falls Short of Funds
Roosevelt Says
allows
thus
S. weather map today a* the cold-
est spot in the United States
The official temperature was re-
L
Mrs. Coulter
is Held Suicide
Advances Principle
Of Equitable Taxes
Flying Cadet
Killed in Crash
night in north portion. Livestock
warnings north and east purtio
$50 Given for
Red Cross; More
Needed at Once
With *60 subscribed in Denton
County for the flood victims in
Eastern states. more money is bad-
ly needed at once, Mrs. Bess Mc-
cullar. Red Cross chapter chair-
man, said Monday. The county has
been asked for *185. contributions
have been asked to leave dona-
tions at either bank or with Mrs.
MeCuliar.
only an intrastate business do not
have to abide by the legislation.
emnment, the Supreme Court refused
today to pass at the present turn on
constitutiomaluty at the publicuui-
I tty holding company act.
Treasury Officials in
Harmony With
Bill Draft. \
MT. CLEMENS. Mich., March 30
—(—Flying Cadet Charles E Kra-
mer. *3, of Selfridge Field, was kill-
ed today when the pursuit plane in
which he was making a solo train-
ing flight crashed two miles north
of New Baltimore, Kramer's home
is at Fulton, Ky.
ment of Justice Investigator "con- colder in interior Tuesday. Lve-
fessed" that he was "hired to kid- stock warnings north portion. Mod-
nap and kill’’ the baby, and that erate to fresh southerly, winds on
Fourteen opinions were delivered,
ill unanimous.
Company.
The government wanta questtons
Tomorrow Last
Taxpaying Day
Part of Trial Testimony Called for by Members;
Governor Presses Efforts to Have Court Act
Favorably for Hauptmann.
City Court Fines
Levied Total $72
he directed the crime and made the
ladder used in the kidnaping.
The Means “confession' has been
WAUKEGAN. II—Ever since
he had six teeth knocked out
in an automobilo accident, Ar-
nold Prusi told the jury, his
saxophone playing ah s been
"fuzny." He blamed it on the
false teeth which replaced the
lost ones.
The Jury awarded a $4,000
the coast.
WEST TEXAS: Partly cloudy in
south, oconsional snow fluzrries in
verdict against the driver of '
the other car
Temperature May Go to 18 Tonight as Spring
Norther Strikes Southwest; Dust Storm
Rages in New Mexico.
(Copyright, 1936, Associated Press)
TRENTON, N. J., March 30.—(AP)—The last ditch
effort to save Bruno Richard Hauptmann from execution
tomorrow night for the Lindbergh baby murder, swung in-
to an attack before the court of pardons today on the testi-
mony of one of the state’s ace witnesses—Arthur J. Koeh-
A. Pope. Attorney General David T.
Wilentz and Anthony M. Hauck Jr..
Hunterdon County prosecutor, rep-
resented the state
The brilliant and warm day failed
to bring out any of the crowds that
were present on the much colder
Jan. 11 when the court, in an all
day session, turned down Haupt-
mann’s previous appeal
One of the arguments for clem-
ency which Gov Hoffman was ex-
pected to present was the Gaston
He is the ROck; His work is per-
fect; for all His ways are Judgment;
a God of truth and without iniqui-
ty, Just and right is He. Deuteron-
omy *3-4.
This is the very perfection of a
man, to find out his own imperfec-
tion. Augustine.
storm c
Bom
By Associated Press)
Senate today:
Considers Capper stockyards bill.
House today:
Considers bill to increase capitali-
zation of Commodity Credit Cor-
poration from $a,000,000 to $100,-
000 000
Ways and means committee meets
at 10 starts hearings on new tax leg-
islation.
Appropriations committee meets
on four department (labor, justice,
commerce and state) appropriation
bill.
Tuesday is the last day that Den-
ton property owners may pay the
last one-half / of their city taxes,
without penait.
A 3 per cent penalty will be at-
tached to all taxes paid after that
date. Payments have been coming
in steady and few are expected to
run over the deadline. J. W. Er-
win, city scretary, said.
SCHWAB DIES ”
LORETTO Pa., March 30-(
Mrs. Pauline Farabaugh Schwab,
mother of Charles M Schwab, the
steel magnate, died at her home
Trash Hauling
Gets Under Way
in Clean-up Here
eastern border, to Clovis. in the far
southeast and center of the state’s
“bread basket,” the Saffron clouds,
churned last night and yesterday
in the Oklahoma and Texas Pan-
handle, cut visibility to two miles
and less.
The “black-blizzard" carried on
by a 40 mile an hour wind at Tu-
cumcari. virtually paralyzed high-
way and sheet aramic there and
at Clovts.-
Merchants turned on store lights
and housewives locked doors and
windows. The streets in both cities
virtually were deserted.
E. L. Hardy, meteorologist of the
U. 8. Weather Bureau here, said
the storm extended north to Trin-
idad. Colo., East to Wichuta and
Canadian, Kansas, and southeast
to Wichita and Canadian. Kan-
sas and South beyond Clovis.
Visibility at Tucumcari and Clo-
vis war zero at Trindad it was 3
miles, at Amarillo, one-half mile,
and at Raton two miles.
Court Postpones
Action on Utility
Holding Co. Act
k
Tusday; colder in north portion to-
night with cold wave and proba-
means conxessuon in wncn me no- , bly freezing temperature in north-
torious convict and formed depart- west and north-centras portions:
“I had my city papers stopped."
said Sam McFall, who stays a big
part of his time at Coppell, where,
he owns a gin. “I found that the
morning papers gave me about the
Isame news as the previous after-
noon Record-Chronicle, and, of
course, I can’t get along without the
TOWNo
a copy c« Wendel's confession, to-
gethef with Wendel’s repudiation,
at issue adjudicated by means of
other rases
County Children
Contribute Poem*
To Book of Verse
Eugene Fry and Ray Dobbins, stu-
dents in the Englsh classes taught
by Mrs. Anna R. Vita at the Cen-
ter Point school, are contributors to
the “Colts of Pegasus," a book of
children’s poems which is being
printed by the Tardy Publishing
Co. of Dallas as a centennial edi-
tion The book is made up of con-
tributions from th* Southwest.
Mrs. Frances Coffin Boaz of Fort
Worth, a poet, compiled and edited
the book, and has done much to
encourage youthful expression in
verse. School executives and teach-
ers have co-operated in the com-
piling of the boos.
Some of Denton's citizens who
wish to vote absentee ballots have
inquired as to the method of such
voting, and taking the law into con-
sideration It would seem that Den-
ton City should pass an ordinance
conforming more to the State law
on absentee voting as the time per-
mitted in the city election is too
short since the local ballots must
GUYMON, Ok., March 30.— (AP)—A cold wave
struck Oklahoma early today, driving the mercury to 24
above here and promising freezing weather and- snow
BYRON, Ga., March 30 -(
Investigators sought today to fix
the blame for the train-motor bus
crash here in which 11 persons
lost their lives. J. B. Home of Ma-
con, Central of Georgia engineer,
who was aboard the bus died to-
day.
Three persons remained in a
serious condition in Macon hos-
pitals. The accident occurred Sat-
urday night The bus driver. O.
H Looney of Macon, died yes-
terday without regaining conscious-
ness.
A belated cold spell has been pre-
dicted for the first part of this
week, which recalls to some of the
old-timers, according to report In
the fifty year ago column of the
Dallas News, that fifty years ago
today Denton County saw some real
cold weather. The News said Mon-
day morning. “Col. W W Ross. Just
in from Pilot Point, reports the
trees there bending with sleet this
morning and fears injury to the
fruit Snow fell in North Texas
towns as far South as Gainesville."
Monday morning's Corporation
Court session saw fines assessed
that put the week's total at *72.
Mayor J. L. Wright received four
pleas of guilty to drunkenness and
assessed fines of *13 in each case,
four pleas of guilty to speeding and
assessed *5 fines in each case. One
case charging drunkenness was dis-
missed on a physician's certifying
the man was physically unable to
work out a fine. Two cases charging
speeding remained to be disposed
of, as did one eve charging using
abusive language.
ivering. standing before the
May Freeze
Here Tonight
Freezing weather may visit this
section of Texas tonight, accord-
ing to tne bureau forecast. It is due
to be colder tonight and Tues-
day, and may ram the forecast
says.
The temperature is due to drop
to between 16 and 22 degrees
in Northwest Texas.
A high northwest wind. carrying
dust, was blowing here at 2:30.
ed guilty to forgery and received a .
five-year suspended sentence. H A.
Porter acted as foreman; other
most vigorous advocate of the con-
demned man before the court, which
he heads
New Sensation -Fade*
The two new figures in the bewil-
dering LinebeH murder case-
Paul H. Wendel and Gaston B.
Means--gaye back the center of the
stage to the Bronx carpenter who
has held it almost continually since
his arrest in New York 1( months
ago with *14.000 worth of ransom
money in his possession.
Wendel, formally charged with
ler, the wood expert.
The court, after having been to
session more than two hours, called
for that part of the Flemington
trial testimony concerned with
Koehler's qualifications as an ex-
pert.
The action was seen as definite
indication that Governor Harold
O. Hoffman was pressing his ef-
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gives plenty of time for absentee
voting.
In regard to absentee voting tne
new Texas law says:
Your poll tax receipts must ac-
company your application for bal-
lot.
Application must be notarised
Twenty-four cents for postage
must be included.
Ballot must be sent direct to no-
tary and not applicant.
The voter marks the ballot in se-
cret.
Ballot envelope must be notariz-
ed
Ballot must be returned to Coun-
ty Clerk three full days before ejec-
tion date.
Dust in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE. N M, March
30—(PP,—Great; silt blackened clouds
swathea Eastern New Mexico ear-
ly today, bringing the worst dust
Traffic Conditions
Much Improved, Says
Phares After Trip
AUSTIN, March 30.—(— L.
G Phares, director of the de-
partment of public safety, said
today the drive of the highway
patrol against reckless and
speeding drivers was having a
decided effect.
Phares said that on a week-
end trip through East Texas he
observed only one speeder. The
man, a truck driver, was arrest-
ed and fined.
scene the night cf the crime came
from the attic at Hauptmann's
Bronx home—testimony regarded as
EAST TEXAS: Cloudy, probably
rain in north portion tonight or
general purport of the committee’s
report," Helvering said, “I am in
complete accord."
He added, however, that he
thought the committee should con-
sider whether there were not addi-
tional sources of temporary revenue
"that can be provided for the next
two or three years to bridge” a gap
between the commttee’s recommen-
dations and those of the president.
The primary purposes at the re-
vision of the corporation tax struc-
ture, Helvering said, are to elimin-
ate present inequalities in taxation
of profits between incorporated and
unincorporated business, to remove
an important source of tax avoid-
ance, and to incrcase Federal rev-
enues to an extent sufficient to bal-
ance the “regular" budget of the
Federal government.
Helvering said revenue producing
alternatives to the proposed cor-
poration tax "appear to be distinct-
ly inferior to the sub-committee's
proposal as respects equity, or ad-
ministrative feasibility."
To raise an equal sum of addi-
tional revenue through an increase
in the existing corporation Income
tax, he said, would require a rate
of approximately 25 1-2 per cent.
This, he said. "would severely pen-
alize all small shareholders,"
Adequate Hearings
Before he began giving his pre-
pared statement, Rep Treadway
(R-Mass), ranking minority mem-
ber of the committee, asked Chair-
man Doughton (D-NC) whether
the regular calendar of assignments
for hearings woud be used. ,
Doughton told him it was the in-
tention to carry on the hearings as
has always been done and that
"adequate hearings will be given
to those who des1 re to oppose any
recommendation made in the report
on which hearings are being held."
Helvering's remarks on providing
additional revenue of a temporary
character apparently were directed
at the committee action in turning
down a presidential suggestion for
new and broader processing taxes.
He said that the corporation tax
would produce an additional $591,-
.000.000 in revenue, aa compared
with *620.000.000 requested by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
One of the old-timers’ of Denton
was here for a short time Saturday
renewing some of his former
friendships. Q. A. Klutts, one-time
resident of Pilot Point and Denton,
now living in Fort Worth, was talk-
ing about things that he recalled
in Denton when John B Schmits
first came to Denton.
Funeral Held for
Mrs. M. L. Hedgpeth
Funeral services were held to
Dallas Friday afternoon for Mrs.
M. L. Hedgepeth, mother of Mrs. F.
H. Kent of Denton, who had lived
in Denton 18 years before going to
Dallas last July. Services were con-
ducted by Rev. H. H. Davis and
burial was in Grove Hill ceme-
tery. A quartet from the Forney
Avenue Baptist Church sang her
three favorite hymns, "Death Is
Only a Dream” "The Old Rug-
gest Cross' and "In the Sweet Bye
and Bye."
Mrs. Hedpeth was born to Na-
varro County and was married to
Robert Hedgepeth. Dre. 11, 1870.,
He died Sept 8, 1900 Besides the
daughter here, her children are
Mrs. Exie Michael of San Bema-
dino, Calif., and L. B. Hedgepeth
of Dallas. Thirteen grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren al-
so survive. Mail clerks to the Dal-
las post office served as pallbear-
ers.
Today's development upheld in
effect, a decision by the Foarth
It was Koehler, a government em- ' Circuit Court at Appeals at Char-
ploye, who testined -that wood to lotte, N. O, that companies doing
the ladder found at the kidnap ---- --------5
Such Thirst!
HARRISBURG, iu. — There’s
more than one way to buy
liquor, residents of the Saline
county poor farm have found
Custodain Claude Butler says
the inmates, returning from
town intoxicated, seemm to have
traded away their shirts and
even their trousers to buy ft.
The board of upervisors
stopped It. however. by forbid-
ding tho farm resident+ from
leaving the premises.
to McKinney Street. South Locust
Street, Bell Avenue and Wolf
Street and a fire m a garage caused
' an alam from 309 Fry Street Sun-
Opening the criminal docket
Monday, District Court had its
busiest day of the spring term to
date, receiving five pleas of guilty
by 2 o'clock and then opening trial;
of a defendant who pleaded not
guilty.
The case of Fapson Sims, negro
charged with turkey theft, opened
the contested cases. A Jury was be-
ing selected shortly after 2 o’clock.
Earl Cofteid, charged with forg-
ery. waived Jury trial and pleaded
guilty before Judge Ben w. Boyd.
He drew a four-vear sentence.
Pleas of guilty were entered by
j w Pullam and w w Blas-
singame. charged with cattle theft,
before the Judge and each was as-
sessed a four-year sentence.
A plea of guilty to driving while
intoxicated was entered by Junior
Locklin, who drew a fine of *50 and
costs. .
Joe Orimes. asking a jury, plead-
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♦ —(PP)-Bruno Richard Haupt- ♦
♦ mann’s attorueys emerged from +
♦ the conference room of the ♦
♦ Sourt of Pardons at 3:45 this ♦; . .
♦ afternoon and said the- argu- + Depantpnrntsotcustioqhad
♦ mentsnrorcana a inst v "had ♦ Vw “ ““ Anyootving Vanaio, of
Hanptmoaneclemeney hd* the legislation brought by Burro
♦ been completed. *i Ine, of Baltimore wins the
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a .u
tance from the capital where sev- night.
en of the eight Judges of the par- Today's visit, like the one of Jan-
dons court went into secret session I uary 18 when her husband was un-
shortly after 11 o'clock this mom- evpectedly reprieved, was made with
ing. a heavy heart, although there wag
Means, a Federa 1 prisoner at' some faint reason to hope si nee the
Leavenworth, stood self-accused by, Court of Pardons was to executive
a "confession" which, like that at- session consaderng a second appeal
tributed to Wendel, was not given I of Hauptmann's for mercy
credence lay most omiciais. | ____________
And thinking about the cleanup,
don't forget that this is the night
when those sacks or boxes, or both,
are supposed to be placed on the
curb, ready for the haulers who
start Tuesday morning. Dr. Piner
urges every one to take part in the
Centennial Cleanup, betieving that
this is about the most important
campaign so far started, saying,
"People from every section at the
United States will be passing
through or stopping in Denton this
year, and it is probable that com-
municable diseases will be brought
in, but these can be held under bet-
. ter control if the entire city is sani-
tary in every respect. And it is im-
portant that we protect our visitors
in every way, and the cleanup cam-
paign is one wav to which we can
afford protection. I urge every citi-
zen to take part and see that this
is a one hundred per cent job."
Dr. H. E. Roberts, Pat and stand-
lee Roberts spent Sunday with their
mother, Mrs. M. J Roberts, to Al-
tus Oklahoma, who celebrated her
seventy-seventh anniversary. "All of
the children, seven boys and two
girls were present for the celebra-
tion. Which was a surprise to our
mother,” said Dr. Roberts, "and we
were delighted to find her to such
excellent health. Looks younger by
far than her years and for the sur-
prise occasion she had a permanent
wave.”
investigated by the Fedegal bureau north portion tonight or Tuesdaj:
of investigation. prosecution offi- cold wave in north portion tonight
clals pointed out, and declared to with temperature 2562 except
be without merit. 116 to 22 In extreme north: colder
Outside the room in which the in central and south portlons Tues-
court convened was Col. Mark O. day with cold wave and freezing
Kimberling. warde not the state in southeast portion. Strong north-
prison and the man whose nod will erly winds his aflernon and to-
signal Hauptmann's execution—if • ‘
MOTHER OF CHARLES
TRENTON, N. J„ March 30—I)
—Mrs. Anna Hauptmann ca’led at
the state prison today to pay what
may be her last visit to her hus-
the Lindbergh baby killing in a bond. Bruno Richard Hauptmann,
surprising midnight action by a convicted slayer at the Lindbergh
Mercer County uetective, was held baby who is under sentence to die
in jail to a phrt of town some dis- in the electric chair tomorrow
and that to his (Marshall’s) opin-
ion. the pardons court "is the prop-
er authority to vas& upon the mat-
ter as it may affect Hauptmann."
“J have no intention of taking a.. . . .. .. ...—
STS i -"20 20
disposed of," Marhali said. ture.Street. About 4 320. 0 clock an-
1 other blaze thratened the Fry
One Member Sick ] Street garage and shortly after 12
Only seven or the eight members o’clock an automobile tire called
of the pardons court heard the' firemen to the rear of the Smoot -
clemency plea today, one member, Curtis Building downtown. In all
being ill. Hauptmann was repre- , cases the tire was extinguished be-
sented by his chief counsel. C. i fore it ‘dld material damage, firt-
Lloyd Fisher and Judge Frederick men reported.
18 Below in Wyoming n . x. -
SHERIDAN, wye, March 30.“IP) rrobc Hishway
—Sheridan was listed, on the U. _ • •
Sword
Sivallowing
Really Real
----- (By Associated Fraas)
P» J. B Farris and Joe Gambill
^reminiscing about their last years
' ‘ deer hunt,/and already planning for
the coming open season. Candidates
getting busier and busiet tn their
campaigns C. L. Richey wishing
he had more houses to rent Paul
Dunkle admits that he’s glad he
lives in Denton County after a trip
to the Panhandle. B. M. (Ham) Hol-
lingsworth says it was all a mistake
about his dancing. Oran Monroe is
looking forward to the time when
better road connections will be of-
fered between Denton and Gaines-
Ville. L. Bailey and Jum Forrester
walking along arm to arm and look-
ing for R H Evers McCrary and
Norman expecting to get busy on
more highway right-of-way soon.
Fred Freeman says that Denton
County is one of the best livestock
counties in the state. Austin Flint
Little up-town after a ten-day ses-
sion with flu. Robert T. Day invites
people out to hear his speech at the
Court House this Monday night. Lo-
cal golfers telling about Increased
interest and of the number of wo-
men now playing on the course. W.
T. (Tom) Morris Just waiting for
the open season for bass, but thinks
he may try out the striped bass
soon. Dr. Piner. City Health Offi-
cer. hoping for the best Spring
cleanup ever. Lee Pool downtown
for the first time in a month, feel-
ing fine Connie Gary. Waxahachie,
up for the Sunday visit with his
family in Sanger.
OKLAHOMA: t nsettira, snow
nurries tonight or Tuesdav, cold
wave tonight with temperature 18
to 1* in north and 2 to M tn
south portion, strong mortherty
winds thio afternoon and tonight;
colder in southeast parti aw Tues-
day. Livestock warninga
piete harmony with the tentatively
drafted revenue program.
The plans embraced raising $591,-
flurries in the state tonight.
Temperatures were expected to
range trom 18 to 22 degrees above
to northern section of the state
tonight and from 22 to 28 in
south portions. The Weather Bu-
reau issued livestock warnings.
The rapid slide in the temper-
ature here, from a high of 68 was
accompanied by a heavy dust storm
this morning, but skies later were
clearing away. .
Dust was borne In by a strong
wind at Enid, where the temper-
ature fell from the fifties to 37
above. Dust was kicked up by the
North wind at Beaver and Wood-
ward, where mercury readings
were 31 and 40, respeetvely
The weather bureau held out
little prospect, however, for mois-
ture relief for the state's dusty
acres.
The burean watched the high
winds raise clouds of silt and
predicted the dust would thicken
as the day wore on.
Visibility was one-half mile at
Waynoka, where the mercury drop-
ped to 3k. At Oklahoma City the
temperature dropped irom 61 to
50 degrees.
10 New Election
Officials Named
Ten precinct chairmen, in vot-
ing boxes whre vacancies had
existed, were filled here Saturday
by the Democratic County Execu-
tive Committee, They, with the
other precinc heads of the city
and county, will hold precinct con-
ventions May 2. Named by the
committee were: 8. A. Gibson at
Roanoke, Q. G. Habern of West
School House, I. L. Moore of Mus-
tang, S. L. Carpenter of Lake
School House. Roy Wallace of
Argyle. O. J. Camp of Denton Pre-
cinet No. 18, R. R. Knox of 8U-
dell, A. B. Minnerly of Drop.
George C. Owens of Ponder and J.
H. Wiley of Corinth.
Members of the executive com-
mittee also held a round table dis-
cussion of various subjects per-
taining to elections. W L. McCor-
mick, chairman, presided.
American States Publle Service
U’s not long now till the twi-
light league softball games start
out, but already people are enJoy-
ing’the practice games (hat are be-
ing played. This afternoon at the
City Park grounds, the Lions and
the K-P'a will stage a practice
game.
Seven Boy Scout executives from
Denton attended the Fort Worth
Area Council of Soout executives
at the, Worth Ranch, near Fort
Worth, Saturday evening and Sun-
day morning.
Dr. and Mrs. W H Hawley,
Mr. and Mrs. R. B Shannon, Mr.
and Mrs. Aubrey Atkinson, H H.
Blagg, Berta Moora Hearon But-
trill, and Lorenzo Johns made the
trip, and were guests for a supper
and breakfast at the Ranch
About 40 executives from the
five counties in the area, Denton.
Tarrant, Palo Pinto, Wie and Jack
Counties, attended the meeting.
Saturday night the group heard
talks by C. A. Nobles, assistant
chief Scout executive of the Fort
Worth area and A. J. Fulkerson,
chief scout executive of the area.
Fulkerson will be to Denton Wed-
nesday night to organize a scout-
ship training course, according to
Dr. Hawley.
Two Dectsions Deferred
among the most damaging to be WASHINGTON, March 30—(AP)
presented aganat the prisoner.' —The Supreme Court deferred to-
Governor Hollman had called the day for at least one week its de-
pardons court to consider Haupt-' cisions on constitutionality of the
mana’s clemency plea, and was the Guffey coal and 1933 securities acts
000.000 additional from a graduated
tax on corporation net income,
based on percentages of that in-
cane turned Into reserves; $100,000,-
000 from a windfall tax on proces-
sors who escaped payment of AAA
processing levies; and suggestions
for bringing in *83.000.000 from tem-
porary continuation of capital
stocks and excess profits taxes and
be printed five days
election, while the
PHILADELPHIA — It's real,
genuine sword-swallowing as
Teo Olivetai goes to work
livecai, a professional sword
swallowcts, was under treat-
ment today for an iujury re-
ceived while practicing The
blade he was swallowing pier- .
ced his chest wall.
W- ■ 1-------
MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 30, 1936
members of the jury were A. H.
Melner. Charley Payne. W D. Pock-
rus. J. M Baker. Will Morris, T. D.
Bryant, "Charley Prater, C. H.
Blackwell, R B Harris, J. W. Cru-
baugh and D. H. Smith.
The government's new farm pro-
gram that replaced the old AAA
will be explained to Denton Coun-
ty farmers by County Agent O. R.
Warren at a series of eight meet-
ings, it was announced following a
Saturday afternoon meeting of the
county farm council here.
At the same meetings, farmers
will elect local committeemen, three
to each block, to administer the
new program during 1936
Start April 1
The meetings will be held April
1. 3 and 3. April 1 the opening
meeting will be held at Aubrey at
9 o'clock that morning, the second
at the municipal building in Den-
ton at 1 o'clock that afternoon, the
third at Krum at 3 o'clock. April
2 a meeting will be held at Justin
at 9 o'clock that morning and at
Little Elm at 2 o'clock that after-
noon. April 3 meetings will be at
Lewisville at 9 o'clock that morn-
ing, at Pilot Point at 1 o'clock that
afternoon and at Sanger at 3 o'clock.
Because of the large number of
sessions to be held in a three-day
period, the meetings will have to
start promptly on scheduled time.
Warren said, and he urged all
farmers to be present on time so
as to hear the entire program
Soil Building Sought
Broadly, the program will offer
benefit payments, simitar to the o'd
AAA, to farmers for diverting land
from cotton and other major
crops to soil building crops.
Additional details are coming in
almost daily to Warren, he said, so
that no attempt will be made to
outline the new program until the
scheduled meetings.
Pointing out that the new plan
is so complicated it requires con-
siderable explanation, the county
agent reminded termers that it will
be impossible for him to explain
the program individually at his of-
fice and urged that all growers be
at their community meetings to
hear it outlined.
Charles C. McKamey of Hebron,
president ot the 'arm council, pre-
sided at the Saturday meeting here.
In which all communities of Denton
County were represented.
After the local committeemen are
named, they will meet later and
from their number name a three-
man county committee.
SAN ANTONIO. March 30— ()
-Justice of the Peace O. L. WUey
held today that Mrs. Alice Morgan
Coulter, wife of Harold K. (Duke)
Coulter, dashing polo star and
former army captain, shot herself
to death at the Coulter apartment
yesterday.
Justice Wiley’s suicide verdict was
returned a full day after Mrs Coul-
ter's body was found by a maid A
bullet had entered her head and a
revolver lay nearby.
Comely Mrs. Coulter was one of
the principals in a secret court
martial that led to her husband s
dismissal from the army on grounds
that he was guilty of misconduct
while married to another woman
Despondency over deprival of her
son by a former marriage probably
caused the woman to take her life,
friends said.
WASHINGTON, March
So—(AP)—An administra-
tion spokesman told the
House ways and means com-
mittee today its revenue
program would advance the
principle of tax equity but
would not “fully cover the
needs for additional reve-
nue" outlined by President
Roosevelt.
Guy T. Helvering, commissioner
of internal revenue, was the first
witness on the tax report drafted
by a ways and means subcommit-
tea as the basis of' hearings after
Mr Roosevelt recommended new
levies to meet bonus payment and
farm relier costs.
He said the additional revenues
that would be obtained by revision
of the present corporate tax struc-
ture would result In the removal of
inequality, sliscr rimination, and tax
avoidance, and "will come mainly
from members of the upper Income
Fights Last Night
CHICAGO—As nearly as po-
licemen Michael Kelly could
figure, It -was a one round
knockout for the telephone
pola
He surprised two men tam-
pering with his car. One dart-
ed around a corner. Policeman
Kelly, tollowing closely, found
his quarry unconscqous on
the pavement
At a hospital the suspect said
he ran into a telephone pole
---------------------- WASHINGTON, March 30—(AP)
TRENTON, N. J.March 30. ♦ — Acceding to_a requesttby anegov-
WASHINGTON, March 30.—(PP—
The Supreme Court today, in its
long awaited Sugar Institute de-
cision. held that the Sherman An-
to-trust law was a "charter of free-
dom" permitting voluntary' action
to end abuses in industry—pro-
video such action does not restrain
competition "unreasonably."
The court upheld to the main
a lower court decision enjoining
the Sugar Institute from many of
its practices, but permitting the
trade asociatlon to continue to ex-
istehce.
In a voluminous decision partial-
ly read by Chief Justice Hughes,
tiic court outlined its view to great
detail of the scope of the tamous
anu- trust statue. There was no
dissent.
It held that exchange of trade
information and statistics iwas
legu.1 An agreement by members
of the Sugar Institute to abide by
posted prices without deviation
was construed as an "unreason-
able restraint" of competition and
so illegal.
e-ROUNI
COUNTYSLATEDS
Mrs. Hauptmann .
Pays Possibly Gist
Visit to Husband
What the prosecutor at Mercer H;.1, A I. ••
Counts may decide to do in thelLign /HUmtS in
case of Wend-, whose confesston" wi • ’ i c , ,
that kidnaped and kled the । n-^ti-cna founded
baby was later repudiated, depend- _ ..
ed in large measure upon what the E181ht , alarms, from Saturday, aft-
Court of Pardons did today , emnoon to Mondar noon, gave!Dent
Erwin E. MAFShan. the prosecu- ton Tremen “ brisk week-end but
tor. said that the pardons court has "didinot addany appreciable amount
— . E - . to the citydamnge totals.
Beztnmg shortly after noon
Saturday, grass fires caused runs
Ful Assoctated Pros Leased Wire
United Prem Service
Tile hauling of trash to the
spring clean-up here as a part of
the state-wide observance of clean-
up wek was begun in the east
part of Denton Monday and haul-
ing in other sections of the, city
will be started Tuesday morn-
ing, according to Mayor J. JL.
Wright.
All trash should be put at the
curb to front of the house, in sub-
stantial containers that will not
collapse if it rains, it was pointed
out.
The co-operation of the entire
citizenship in the clean-up was
urged by Dr. F. E. Piner, city
health officer. He predicted that
more trash would be hauled oil
this time than ever before.
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