The Fort Worth Press (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 196, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 1928 Page: 2 of 14
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FIRE LOSS $200,000
START BIG ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
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taupe and blue upholstery
The man who inspires all this
loyalty is Gov. Al Smith, whose
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Your pleasure in selecting is greatly enhanced
here on account, of the enormous and well
assorted stock that we have assembled for you.
ROAD CONTRACTS
LET BY STATE
Oberle, in.charge of convention
arrangements.
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without personal
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reward.
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up to the highest standard ob-
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elation of Commerce hall,
o'clock.
In this atmosphere yesterday,
the House passed the amended
Norris bill for federal manufac-
ture of power at Muscle Shoals,
giving States and municipalities
first call upon the product.
the report of Windmiller, head of
the nominating committee.
DRY PLATFORM
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adopted final reports on shipping
and farm relief bills.
Lightning Strikes Tanks on Mag-
nolle Farm Near Midland.
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County Prepares Plans.
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A new Crimson Limited train,
to be used on the Fort Worth-
Dallas line, is being built for the
Northern Texas Traction Company
Tor delivery about June 15.
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COMPANION CHAIRS TO MATCH
$26.75 EACH
MONNIC ASKS
SIXTH PAVING
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OPEN A COXVEXIKXT cIAKGE ACCOEXT
WEEKLY or MONTHLY
PAYMENTS
But finally he decided the peo-
ple for whom he was fighting,
did not care. Then he was ready
to quit, to get out of-public life.
to put thru the next Leglsla-
ture a bill providing that bar-
bers shall serve two years of j
CARD TOURNAMENT
A benefit card tournament will
be given at the Knights of Co-
Rumbus Hall, 2 to 4 p. m. Friday.
‘ Lovely prizes will be given. Those
desiring reservations should call
Mrs. P. Higgins, 4-3400, or Mrs.
J. W. Thompson. 4-2415.
LUKE WILSON DEAD
Pioneer Texas Cattleman Victim
of Paralytic Stroke
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These fix men have at part of their job for the next four yenrt
the spending of fl6.000.000 to $25.000,000 for epace to advertise
wood, mostly in newspapers. They are trustees of the advertising
program of the National Retail Lumber Dealers' Association. Heated,
left to right, are John Clancy, Chicago; Hawley Wilbur, West Allis,
Wis., and L. P. Lewin, Cincinnati, president. Htanding, left to right,
are Thornton Estes, Birmingham, Ala.; Ered Ludwig, Reading, Pa.,
and Adolph Pfund, Chicago.
to be employed.
Only contracts for the 14
county bridges contemplated will
be awarded by County Commie-
taken on an auto
morning of May \
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THROCKMORTON AT FIRST STREET
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The davenport pic ured above is of the full overstuffed. .
type, employing the full size up-an-over bed feature.
With its soft roll arms, spring filled back and loose
spring filled cushions, the davenport,, when closed, pre-
sents a maximum of seating comfort. When open,
you have a full size, comfortable bed with strong com-
fortable springs. The upholstery is a handsome pat-
tern of Jacquard velour in taupe and rose...........
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Awarding of the road-building'
contracts will be done by the I
continues with Its supervision of'
the work until its completion,
the resident State engineer co-
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This sketch of the largest ho-
mouth, whom everyone trusted
but with whom so few agreed.
What a splendid fight he is mak-
ing—but how futile, you thought.
As great corporations reached
out fbr Muscle Shoals—the Ala-
bama Power Company, F6rd, the
American Cyanamid Company —
he, too, came to feel his struggle
tel in the 1 orid shows how the
fff,000.000 "New Yorker" will
look upon completion. .
Home has been arranged for
the afternoon.
of barbers
You wondered about this quiet, incentive, the House yesterday in
man with kindly eyes and firm' addition to adopting the Muscle
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The House bill eliminates a:
second Senate provision for gov-
ernment manufacture of fertilizer
for farmers, and substitutes man-
ufacture of fixed nitrogen, which
is a raw material for fertilizer
and explosives. Cove Creek, said
to be the best dam site in the
Tennessee basin, also may be de-
veloped by the government under
the bill.
Norris expects s satisfactory
measure to be worked out by the
Senate And House conferees, who
SPEAK IN HILLSBORO
B. B. Bucketidge, industrial
commissioner of the Association
of Commerce, and William Feeley
spoke Thursday noon before he
Hillsboro Lions Club.
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ATTORNEYS TO
FETE CULVER
Favors It for South Side
Seminary Outlet
City Councilman William Mon-
nig Thursday in a letter to City
Manager Cirr made the request
that Sixth Avenue be looked to as
a possible traffic outlet for the
Seminary - Hubbard district, la-
stead of paving a strip thru Rose-
mont Park.
The Rosemont Park proposition
last Tuesday caused a heated con-
troversy between Carr .and Mon-
nig at the council Uble.
From Biddison South.
.Proposed paving of Sixth Ave-
nue would extend from Biddison
to Gambrill. The link as projected
thru the park would connect with
James Street.
Roadway thru the park would
cost approximately $20,000. ac-
cording to engineers' estimates.
"It is my belief that paving cost
on Sixth Avenue would be mi ex-
cess of this," Carr declared.
"However, the Sixth Avenue route
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regular meeting
lotel. ~
"This questionable work, this
making tools of professors and
superintendents, and this crime
committed against youth has been
done by publicity committees, and
years, standing there alone on .
the Senate floor pleading for the educators, regarding Federal
right of the people to retain this Trade Commission rereleten e:
giant power project in ‘Alabama, “power .trust textl------
explaining that the future of the into public schools and colleges,
country depends largely en con-
They were testifying to the
Senate campaign contribution In-
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contest for employes of master
barbers will be held May 28,
when the Texas Association of
Master Barbers opens its coh-
vention.
Work will be done in shops
of the city and the models
brought to the Texas Hotel tor
judging. ' .
There will be a morning
and afternoon session of the
convention and on the day fol-
Shoals measure, passed a host of
minor bills, while the Senate
passed the federal pay Increase
bill, authorized investigation of
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steel folding chairs in red or green lacquer and
a well braced table with leatherette top to
match. Fine for the house, porch or lawn;
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COURT RILL REPORTED
2 . . WASHINGTON, May 17.—The
House/Judiciary Committee today
reported favorably the Jones bill
J creating a new division of the
J United States District Court fn
When election
"KANSAS CITY, Mo.. May 17.
Luke F. Wilson, 8 6, pioneer Tex-
as cattleman, rancher and oil
man. died here today following a
paralytic stroke May 8.
Wilson came to the Southwest
from Illinois, where he was born,
and later engaged in banking and
mercantile business in several
small towns.
In Kansas City he became in-
terested in the savings associa-
tion business. Later he bought
land in Texas, where he had
thousands of head of cattle. Oil
That tangible something called good breeding
is not so much a matter of education, but
association and environment from childhood up.
A properly furnished, attractive, comfortable
home goes a long way toward making a child
sure of himself under any circumstances. It
gives him an air of self respect that nothing
else can quite impart. Is your home so fur-
nished that he ran look back at it from future
years with a glow of pride? If not, it could
-so easily be. Let us explain our easy credit
plan whereby you can enjoy your furniture
AVIATION CADETS TO MEET
Sixteen boys, members of the
Fort Worth Chapter of the Avia-
tion Cadets of America, will re-
ceive commissions at a meeting of
the chapter Friday night. The
meeting will be held in the Asso-
the’ New Jersey primarf, and marcellers and a hair-bobbing
makes me make statements like
that,” said William F. . Kenny,
New York contractor, explaining
a $70,000 campaign contribution,
without strings and without the
Governor's knowledge.
"I have had no salary for the
------------- last month; but we don't work
run. His friends insisted. He for the Governor for any other
------------ - use reason than that we like him—
his name. But he would not we are not particularly Interested
campaign. The voters rallied in salary,” said Mrs. Belle
anyway, sending him beck to the | Moskowitz of New York.
Senate. . | They were testifying to
Encouraged, he took up the , Senaie campaign conite
struggle against the power lobby , vestigating committee,
again. By this time, his mastery
lowing there will be an exec- =
utive session with union offi- ■
cials to discuss the proposed =
barbers' license law. =
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A MBITIOUS barbers here are
A sharpening their shears and
marcellers getting their irons
in order.
A free-for-all contest for
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Senator Norris Wins Shoals Fight—Educator Protests
Utility Textbooks in Schools
Dy United Prean.
MIDLAND, Texas, May IT.—
Loss estimated at 8200,000 was
incurred today when lightning
struck and set fire to two 80,000,
barrel tanks of crude oil on the
Magnolia Oil Company tank farm
near here.
Several shots from a three-inch
cannon were fired into the tanks
to prevent the flaming oil from
boiling over. Despite this precau-
tion, the tanks are expected Ato
boll over during the afternoon.
This probably will result in other
tanks becoming ablaze.
I must now reconcile he two forms
। of the bill.
Old George W. Norris straight- Even tho the President vetoes
ened UP and smiled, a lttle wear- the bill—which is not believed
ily. "Yes, I think we will win—j likely despite his past opposition
now," he said. —Norris thinks ultimate victory
All the hope and discourage- is now assured,
menl and reborn hope of seven . • •
The davenpert to the left employs the new exposed *
rail feature and offers the maximum of style and
comfort. The loose spring filled cushions, deep
spring back and soft roll arms makes for unusual
comfort by day and at night,’ by a simple operation,
-the- piece is Converted into a comfortable full-size
Bridge Bids Only Handled
By County, Beck Says
Contracts awarded for highway 1
improvements contemplated in
the >4,920,000 bond Issue to be
voted on June 15 will be let by
the State Highway Commission. I
This announcement was made
Thursday by Walter Beck, chair-
man of Asaoclation of Commerce
highway commistee, in answer to
iquries concerm g the method
State Highway Commission since
TUI .of the contemplated work in-
volves State highways.
The county prepares its detail
plans and specifications with
cross-sections and all other in-
1 formation so that quantities of
grading, culverts Stand materials
may be accurately determined for
each section.
These plans are submitted by
sections to State Highway Com-
mission and are checked by en-
gineers employed by the State to
see that all construction provided I
for is up to a high standard.
Let in Austin.
With all points agreed upon :
by county. State and federal en-
gineers, when federal aid is to
be considered, the contracts are i
let In Austin, and at Highway
Commission meetings held for |
this purpose a great number of
contractors from all over the I
Southwest have bids on file for |
the work to be done.
Without exception, the lowest
responsible bidder gets the con-
tract. Competition is very keen
and contracting firms tn general'
are better equipped for economt- '
cap work today than they have -
ever been In the past, Beck said. '
State Highway Department
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RSMmma
would provide a suitable outlet,
and possibly can be worked out.”
Petition Previously Presented.
Monnig In his letter calls atten-
tion to the fact that a petition was
presented council some time ago
asking the pavement of Sixth
Avenue,
This petition never received
final attention of the council, get-
Ung no further than into the
hands of the paving committe.
DEMOCRATS CHARTER TRAIN
TOPEKA, Kan., May 17,—An-
nouncement was made today that
Kansas Democrats will charter a
special train to toke them to the
Houston convention. The train
will leave Kansas City at 11'
o'clock in the morning of June 24
and will arrive in Houston the
next morning.
operating with the. county
- neer in seeing thst all work Is
^.^$9.95
• CHILDREN ON PROGRAM
Arlington Heights PTA will
sponsor a benefit program at the
school at 8 p. m. Friday. A
child from each room in the
school will have some part on the
program. •
Vgihl .President of Central Busi-
ness Body.
Formal organization of the
Central Business Men's League,
composed of business. men along
lower Msin Street, was gone into
Thursday noon.
David Velhl was elected presi-
dent. Other officers are J. L.
Cooper, vice president; A. A. Hol-
lingsworth, secretary; E. D. Lew-
Is, treasurer. The directors are as
follows: C. N. Oliver, C. W.
Ritchie, Al Levy, T. B. George, J.
Klar, W. B. West, B. V. Martin,
Walter McKee and H. J. Wind-
years' light against the "powev
trust” was in the voice of the
Shatot from Nebraska. He had
saved Muscle Shoals "for the
government,and the people.” The
House unexpectedly had passed a
bill for government operation,
similar to the measure he
dragged from an unwilling Sen-
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boe ) Governor Analyzes Strength
Of Democratic Party
| ’ Over State
ft *WRn<ay 12.-Those peo;
A d: pie favoring a dry platform .and a
E a-E dry candidate will be in the ma-
f jority in the State Democratic
| convention, and will have a ma-
I jority og 100- votes," Governor
I Dan Moody claimed today, while
' analysing the political strength of
e the party over the Stat?.
Based. on reports telegraphed
' and telephoned to him covering
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By United Press:
LIBERTY, Mo., May 17.—Fol-
lowing reports that Glenn P.
Mohrman, 18 years old, a fresh-
man at William Jewell College,
had disappeared Saturday night,
Dr. S. S. Mohrman ( of Tulsa,
Okla., the boy's father,- arrived
here todsy to aid in the search
for his son. Friends of the youth
could assign no reason for his dis-
appearance.
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nomination as the Democratic
presidential candidate is consid-
ered certain. Other witnesses
talked about him in the same
terms of unusual friendship and
fidelity.
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the big modem
of the Press •
tation Club. •
In four sed
May 26, conH
give test fligE
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of the subject, his disinterested-
ness, his tenacity, had won con-
verts. More Senators came over
to his side. PP
The power lobby got excited.
Its wire-pulling and propaganda
became too apparent even to
Washington, which Is used to
that sort of thing. A Senate in-
vestigation was demanded. The
lobby had spent money improp:
erly in the primaries. It had
tried to influence members of
Congress, it had propagandized
colleges, women's clubs, the
press, it had brought pressure in
high places, Senators charged.
After strenuous efforts the lob-
by blocked the Senate investiga-
tion, shunting the Inquiry to the
less hostile Federal Trade Com-
mission. But public sentiment
was at last aroused. The com-
mission investigation went on,
substantiating most of the Senate
charges against the “trust."
recent county conventions in 211
counties, and taking in the entire,
state, the Governor declared that
Smith's supporters will number
155 in the state convention at;
Beaumont, "he constitutionalist ;
faction has 226 votes, and the
harmony group, led by Moody, has
433. These votes total 814, vary-
ing from the convention total of
818, due to some counties not
holding their conventions.
Negative instructions.
Negative instructions were giv-
en in 14 counties and represent
172 votes, while 96 counties in-
structed for a dry platform under
' the harmony plan, according to
Moody's analysis. Tabulations fur
4 Smith delegtates and uninstructed
delegations have not yet been
completed.
Moody also declared in regard
to statements made by Tom Love
and the constitutional Democrats
claiming the strength of certain
counties that "I hold proxies of
the voters of these ounties on my
desk at this minute and I know
that they are going to abide by
the harmony plans.”
Moody Favors Tarver.
It is understood that Moody
will favor either W. A. Tarver
of Corsicana or Myron Blaylock
of Marshall for the keynote speak-
er and*temporary chairman at the
Beaumont-convention. Both are
staunch prohibitionists and op-
posed to the nomination of Smith
for President.
Governor Moody said he was
opposed to changing the basis of
representation in the convention.
Moody refused to discuss the
proposition to bar from the tem-
porary roll call counties which
had not enforced the pledge.
Judge Dave A. Wilcox ol
Georgetown, state chairman, con-
ferred with Moody today regard-
ing the Beaumont program.
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Luncheon Is Planned for
Saturday Noon
Attorneys, judges, and mem-
bers of the District Attorney'*
staff will entertain Judge Frank
P. Culver Jr., of 17th DIstriet
Court, at a testimonial dinner in
the ballroom of the Texas Satur-
day noon.
Judge Culver waa appointed t< ,
the bench of 17th District Court J,
last week by Governor Dan
Moody, to succeed the late Judge
R. E. L. Roy. The dinner is .
being arranged by members at
the Bar Association in Judge Cui
ver’s honor.
Judge T. H. Conner of the
Court of Civil Appeals, Judge
Bruce Young of 48 th District
Court, and President Sam Sayers
of the Tarrant County Bar are
scheduled to speak.
The place of Assistant District
Attorney, vacated by Judge Cul-
ver on his appointment, has been
filled by George Steere.
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