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HOPES OF DRYS
ARE BRIGHT IN
REPEAL VOTE
Poll Among Texas Editors
Indicates Dean Law
Will Survive
s EXPECT LIGHT BALLOT
Liquor Foes Campaign, But
• Wets in State Are
Inactive
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Prospects are dim for repeal of
the Texas prohibition statute,
known as the Dean laws at Satur-
days special state election.
Dry campaigners have been very
active Wets hive made practically
no campaign It is an off election
year w ith only a small percentage
of voters having poll tax receipts
for this year.
If the Dean law is repealed, it
will be because the larger and
wetter cities turn out a heavier
vote than is now indicated.
This forecast finds support in
returns received among newspaper
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• editors throughout Texas.
Summary of Poll
Tabulation of reports in the poll
based on letters to editors ask-!
ing them to calculate without bias
he wet and dry sentiment in their
counties reveals that
Out of 157 counties from which
Hometown Friends Pay Last Tribute To Wiley Post At Maysvill
■ 5 reports have been received 62 are
wet and 115 dry, in the opinions -
of newspaper editors „in those-
counties
of course this estimate is based
only on counties as a whole and
does not take ’into consideration
the total of the vote—which in
many dry counties may be close,
enough to be offset by heavier
majorities in wetter sections, or
vice versa.
115,625 Wet Majority in 1938
But, except in a few cases, the
editors appear to have based their
conclusions on 1933 results in
4 the nations! repeal vote when
"Texas, with * total of 510,251
votes, rolled up a wet majority of
115,625
And that figure might mean
something—might mean a great
deal. Indeed—were it not for the
fact that editors from the Pan-
handle to the Gulf; and from
Texarkana to El Paso, report that
the average voter interest on the
Issue almost amounts to apathy.
Wets are basing victory hopes
on the larger communities hoping
that the vote in Dallas, San An-
tonio, Houston, El Paso and Fort
Worth will be greater than pre-
plection indications
2 to 1 Wet at El Paso
For instance Wallace Perry,
editor of the El Paso Herald Post,
estimates, a wet victory out there
vf two to one, while the 1933
otals for El Paso County in the
national repesl test show 6346 for
Thousands of Wiley Post’s “homefolks" gathered at the little
Landmark Baptist Church in Maysville, Okla., yesterday to pay
their last respects to the world-famous filer who crashed to his
death at Point Barrow, Alaska, last week. The photo shows the
PLAIN FOLK PAY
ROGERS HOMAGE
Crowd Begins Gathering At
1 A. M., Swells To
Line of 25.000
By United Press
HOLLYWOOD, Aug 22. —
Plain folks—the kind that Will
Rogera held on an equal footing
with those of high rank of all'
lands—paid their final respects to
the beloved humorist today as his
body lay in state at Forest Lawn
Memorial Park.
The laborer, the housewife, the
cowhand and the film extra made
up the thousands who went swift-
ly and two abreast this morning
past the plain bronze casket that
held the remains of the Oklahoma
cowboy whose homely wit made
him internationally famous.
ind 1196 against
Conservative estimates in the
present poll show Betar County
San Antonio I three to one wet,
and Dallas County about six to
our the same way, whereas In
1933 Bexas favored national re-
veal 33,017 to 3830, and Dallas,
went wet by 18.397 to 9448.
Take Harris County (Houston):
n 19,33 It voted 25,506 for repeal
(Turn to Page 11).
BEER MAY BE SOLD
ON ELECTION DAY
Parker Says Ban Applies to Gen-
eral and Primary Balloting
ALLRED STOPS CITY MAN IS SAFE
HERE PRAISES AFTER HE IS TAKEN
Ol ^^ FOR ‘RIDE’ Ry GANG
Says Bookie Raids, Charges 4 01% 4*11 1 041
Made Yesterday Sign
Of Co-Operation
LIQUOR DRIVE IS NEXT
Governor Goes On To Old
Settlers’ Reunion In
Weatherford
■ By CULLIMGRERSE
1 The drive on race horse bookie
■ shops will be continued .-- the
last one has been forced to fold
% up, Gov. James V. Alfred said
here this morning
E
throng gathered at the entrance of the church, awaiting an op-
porunity to file past the aviator’s casket. It was the first of set-
eral funerals held for the round-the-world flier.
The governor,stopped here a
few minutes on his way to Weath-
erford where he spoke at an old
settlers’ reunion He was ac-
companied to Weatherford, by s
Ranger Owe. Fred."DaniL,
tions will put a halt to bookie
shops,” the governor said “They
can’t stand the expense of mak- 1
fees
junction that stopped the borkle
shops source of information—the
Cutting off the source of nfor-
mation on races has reduced the
out the state to a midimsum, he
Joe W. Nteph
Mob Threatened J. W.
Steph and 3 Other
Fort Worthers
RELATE HORRORS
Kansas City Ring Had
Seized 4 in Row Over
Coin Machines
Joe W. Steph and three Fort
Worth companions went tor an
underworld rhie with Kansas City
mobsters, and came home today
unharmed, to tell of harrowing
The four were held prisoners
tor nlx hours Monday night by a
band of 15 armed men, who
threatened their lives and finally
released them, ordering them to
leave the city, Mr Steph related
RAINFALL GETS
WFICAME WEREWi him were: John Flanna-
WYELUUNL DENIL can, 28, who lives at the Steph
_ " home, 1327 South Jennings Ave.: •
, n Harmon. Talley, 23, 2305 Dalford
Mercury Drops 24 Degrees st.. Riverside, and M. s.. New-
After 67 Inch is berry, 25.2108 East Terrell Ave.
** 20. DO It had been feared, that, the
Recorded four who dropped from sight in
Kansas City three days ago, had
met with foul play.
Feared tor His Life.
“To keep the remaining op-
must have the rullegeo-p-aton today zav* wilted Fort Worthers-"They really intended to
of local officers.” Mr. Alfred said, a new snap. us down,” Mr.rtepb says, blam-
. He praised the d veted . Started on its downward plunge ing the destruction of his auto-
BIRTE MALUILS, H- -ete l l aid sr of an ithemereury Poer
six charges neisg diedI think it was a case of mis-
NEATU "That’s the kind of to-opera- skid* 24 derei, 2444198 3 taken identity- they were look-
"Un I I M 1 M tion the state m vat have -e dertees at € a., a today ing for someone else"
1 009 111 PATHS said, “If the laws are to be en- temperature was the low- An automobile, belonging to
, forced . heaviest Mr. Steph, 30, was found demol-
Body Rests in Oklahoma Governor Aired had "0 com- ... a Weather ***** in a Kansas City tourist
Capitol; Thousands ------"—wina resoned Kansas City dispatches had said
Gather At Church nini 0H AT IN Preaxieg.r “reatene dromms that Mr. Steph and his three
i ----— N1 I I I the rain * * sard-ns companions might have been tak-
er United Press . and feed crops, and aRE en for an underworld "ride" be-
O N a pallet of old quilts stretched on the hard floor of a poor OKLAHOMA CITY: AGE 22 MANEV NIQDNTE ise they profitably played dime
U two-room house in the 4100 block of Avenue H. a. little girlWiley Post, who left the Okla- MUNEI DIOTUIL Weatherman Paul * Cook pre- slot machines belonging to vice
is dying. homa oil fields 10 years ago with deed parycoudy weather with overlords in Kansas City.
- Tomorrow—possibly before the sun sets this evening, say the a blinded eye and just enough, .....- . change th temperature - The four were arrested at
doctors—Ruby Barker, Il-years-old, may be dead, money to buy a aeno-hand an. Unidentified Man Sought for tonight and Fridaj."
And all because the city of Fort Worth coaid give no help at 7
a time when it was sorely needed. Plane, was back in death today
Of course Ruby Barker might have died anyway. to receive the state’s final salute
As to that none can say, but the attending physicians, C. O for peerless accomplishment in
Terrell and A M. Huffman, think that the story might, possibly
have had a different ending.
Father Watches Child Die
On Pallet, Powerless To Act
Ruby Barker, 11, Is Dying of Scarlet Fever: City-
County Hospital Has No Room for Her
ByC. L. DOUGLAS
"She might have had a chance if she could have been entered
in one of the hospitals a week ago,” they said this morning.
• •• e_
HUT there was no room at the
D City-County (which has space
Later, world famous screen for only six or seven contagious
luminaries and state, national and cases at one time) and no. other
international dignitaries were to hospital in the city could accept
pay Mr Rogers homage at funeral the little girl because it was a
services at 2 p. m. but the early : contageous case.
mourners and curious were "com- Ruby Barker is dying of scarlet
mon people,” fever. All last night and all this
Assemble at 1 A. M. morning she called, as best her
Although the gates to Forest swollen throat and mouth would
■ 7 allow, for her mother.
" Lawn were not opened until 7
a. m . crowds began gathering at
1 o'clock.
.I This tribute was touching in-
asmuch as the crowd could do no
more than glance quickly at the
casket, which was kept closed at
the request of the widow, Betty
I Blake Rogers. *
No reason was given for keep-
ing the public from a last view
of Mr. Rogers.. It was said that
Her father, Edgar Barker, wept
as he sat on the floor fanning her
with a newspaper, his voice brok-
en as he repeated over and over:
"I can't stand it . .
lose her."
can't ■
The coolest weather of August
m10W
Kansas City ■ and taken to a
police station where four men.
be leved to be gangsters, appeared
and took them away.' When they
(Turn to Page 5).
Places selling beer can remain
pen during Saturday’s election.' . u isi
District Attorney Will R. Parer FT. WORTH JOINS IN
aid today.
Mr. Parker said a search of
he statutes revealed that the sale
f beer is prohibited only on
ays when general and primary
lections are held. “Since the
lection Saturday ia 1
Tection. it is my opinion places
elling beer can remain open," he
aid.
NIGHT RIDERS
TAR, FEATHER2
California Vigilantes Make
Suspected Communists
Kiss American Flag
As Gladys Rodden ...Th..2n aCuilt carnal
Is Near Death a 33-dexree temperature, reached
at* 2 49 p. m. yesterday. The
aviation. A es-50 tay mercury simmered a 94 degrees -
proden, . w . . 3384 woman 3 when storm clouds, crackling at the tourist camp
Present also were other famous death today at the City County ( ws mentis rolled across the - ----------
flyers who joined Posts adopted Hospital while detectives soughtely
state in paying tribute to a pio- an unidentified man on an assault The rain brought the month’s
ne er in their craft. Post was the to murder charge total to 69 of an inch Only:0%
first man to fly solo around the . The woman was shot about of as Inch was recorded forthe
world and he also held the globe- , . „, „ entire month of AUASE *
girdling speed record 4:30 a m at the residence, of N T last year’s drouth
ralMfou.denalloncar, @1 "Roue Treses M’Tonna - * : m2 sBerift Thomas « Bash declined
near Point Barrow, Alaska, inter- woman told, poles he name ls to 66 degrees The summer’s
Gladys Rodden of Konowa, Okla “low was 41 degrees on June 6
Previously she told an ambulance ,——
did not report back, police found
their car bearing a Texas license
The car
had been demolished with ham-
mers
No Investigation.
Although the Kansas City sher-
ff’s office was notified of the
Texans' disappearance Tuesday,
investigation was ordered
rupted flying experiments in
which Post sought to convert the
to say why he had not ordered
an investigation sooner, United
stratosphere to aviation’s use
For these achievements
(Turn to Page 3)..
and
By United Press. NEDITy NODIETT
SANTA ROSA Cal Aug 22 - UEPUT T NUBLET
A group of Sonoma County citi-
Beside him was his other child, zens, organized as vigilantes today
14-year-old Griffith, who knows, I tarred and feathered two men
as well as his father, that his suspected of communistic activ-
mother wont be home,.
She went away four months ities and spared three others who
ago. Police today were asked to promised to leave the county.
help locate her, but at noon they
had made no progress.
The “tar brush" party climaxed
a riotous night in which tear gas
bombs and shotgun blasts punctu- |
DIES AT HIS HOME
Underwent Brain Operation
Last April
driver her name is Gladys Craig WPA STRIKE 15 BROKEN
According th police the man "
took Miss. Rodden to her residence CHICAGO • . 22 — Three
at the Cochran home from Tom hundred striking WPA workers
Penney’s place at 12th and Jones gave up their demand for a boost
St. After sitting in the car for a in the “security ware" scale today
few minutes they went to the and returned to their jobs. Ralph
woman’s room where, police say, : Burke, deputy administrator, after
they quarreled about some money a conference with a workers’ com-
Mrs. Cochran said she thought mittee announced that the 140-
the man had gone - - ■ heard ho - month would be cut to 130
the shot and found the girl lying hours He informed the strikers,
on the floor, however that no change in wage
Mrs. Cochran said the man filed scales would be authorized The
east on Third Street in nr. auto- 300 strikers, protesting the $55
mobile. security wage demanded $107 25
Press dispatches said.
D W. Moore, operator of the
tourist camp, said the men re-
turned to the tourist camp with
constables. They left with the
constables, Moore said, and he did.
not see them afterward.
A constable stationed in that ■
district told the United Press in
Kansas. City that “I don't know
anything about their disappear-
ance and I don’t want to know
anything about it."
The four Fort Worthers, riding
in Mr. Steph’s car, left here Fri-
day nigh it for Chicago, where they
(Turn to Page 3)
TRIRIITE TO ROGERS THE little girl grew worse this ,
INIBUTE 10 DU 1 morning but the two doctors ated the demonstrations of a
--. — said nothing further could be Citizens Protective Committee
Church Chimes, Darkened Thea- do. of about 300 men against per- home, 2745 May St, following
ters Will Mark Funeral i Sorry for you I can sons they had listed as Com-
Fort Worth today joined in pa m as oXu as can munists.
a special ing final respects to Will Rog- said Dr. Terrells reakins Pushing their two victims be- months after he went into
0 ,6 A. - fore them after shaving t heir sheriff’s department with the
THE WEATHER
ers.
Chimes of the, First Methodist
Church were to peal at 4 p. m.
during funeral services in Holly-
STORM NEAR BERMUDA
AUGUS 19
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wood.
Theaters were to darken their
the
screens for two minutes st
same hour. •
Flags were at half - mast
on
FORT WORTH AND VICINITY- Partly
oudy and not much change in tempera"
re tonight and Friday
TEMPERATURES.
Time- -----
12 Midnight .....91
2 a. m.............8′1
YearAgo Yesterday Today
.91 85 72
downtown buildings.
Mrs. F. L. Jaccard was to play
the church chimes, opening with
a five-minute toll. This was to
be followed by Chopin’s Funeral
March and "Abide With Me."
Fort Worth for years had re-
garded the comedian as an
"adopted" citizen, due to his many
visits here.
4 ABOARD MISSING
PLANE IN ALASKA
By United Press.
MIAMI, Fla., Aug. 22.—Con-
tinuing its direction away from
the mainland, the tropical dis-
turbance in the Atlantic Ocean
probably will pass near and to the
west of Bermuda within the next
24 to 36 hours, the weather bu-
reau here reported today. ]
The morning advisory said the
disturbance is centered about 300
miles southwest of Bermuda, mov-
ing in a northerly direction.
ANTI-CANAL PROPAGANDA
ANSWERED.
5 p. m.
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Maximum........100 96 a.
Minimum ......79 78
Sun rises tomorrow 5:57; sets 7:07.
78
TEXAS RAINFALL REPORT.
24 hours ending I a. m today
10 ....... .06 Kaufman .....
r .......1. 24 Llano .........
ger .,..(. .50 Longview .....
am .....1.1.50 Mexia ........
port ......02 Mt. Pleasant .
wood ... 06 Nacogdoches..
10 Springs. .01!Paris .........
ana ......1.34 Snyder .......
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By United Press.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 22.
A missing airplane and its four
occupants were sought by Arctic
pilots today in the same area over
which the late .Wiley Post and
Will Rogers flew 10 days ago be-
54 tween Dawson and Fairbanks on
10 their way to their deaths near
10 Point Barrow.
os The missing plane was piloted
by Arthur Hines, formerly of
1o Lusk, Wyo. With him were John
.60 Lonz and his wife, and Alton Nor-
ort worth
ouston ...
„ Junction.: to | fale. clerk of the court here.
01 They left Dawson Monday and
o were not heard from afterwards.
ford
»
Answering propaganda
which he said is being dis-
tributed in an attempt to de-
feat the canal project. John
M. Fouta today spiked re-
ports that a preliminary tax
of 2 per cent would be au-
thorized if the canal project
carries.
“The • tax cannot exceed
2c an each $100 valuation,"
he pointed out.
The exact wording of the
proposition on the ballot is:
“For approving creation
of the district and the levy
of a preliminary tax of not
to exceed 2c on each $100
of assessed values."
h
Deputy Sheriff W. J Noblett * . | I i ge \a/ sL
died at 6:30 am today at bis What the Canal Means to Fort W orth-
brain operation last “April, four .
the And Why We Must Approve the Canal District
heads, coating them with tar and present administration. He was
dumping feathers over them, the 61
“vigilantes" paraded them’
through the streets of Santa Rosa. Funeral services will be Satur-
shouting and singing, day. Burial will be in Rose Hill
Just as dawn was breaking the Burial Park
demonstrators dispersed with • A resident of Fort Worth 33
warnings that at least eight other years, Mr. Noblett was formerly
persons would be similarly treated
unless they left the county.
The men subjected to the dem-
a building contractor He was the
son of Rev. A. J. Noblett, Tyler
onstrators’ tar brushes were
known here as Jack Green, a sign
painter, and Sol Nitzberg, a
rancher.
The others seized by the night-
riders and forced to kiss the
American flag and to promise to
get out of Sonoma County, were
said to be Ed Wolf, former
restaurant owner; George Ford
and C. Myer of Cotati.
The vigilantes say they are at-
tempting to drive out communists
who are accused of attempting to
foment strikes among fruit and
hop pickers and packers in this
rich orchard area.
AGREE ON RAIL BILL
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22— An-
other step toward adjournment
was hurdled today when the
House ways and means commit-
tee agreed to report favorably
the railroad payroll tax bill,
companion measure to the rail-
road pension bill enacted earlier
thia week.
minister.
He leaves his wife, three daugh."
ters, Mrs. C. C. Rorie of Dallas:
Mrs. Price Cochran of Oklahoma,
City, and Mrs. Earl Arterbury of
Fort Worth; four brothers and a
sister.
LORTY-EIGHT hours before taxpayer-voters
* go to the polls Saturday to vote on the
creation of a temporary Trinity Diver Canal
and Conservaney District the sitda A stands
thus:
If the Federal Government can be con-
vinced that the direct use of the canal would
save sutNeient money to the community to
justify ■•“ cost, it will build a 400-mile water
way from Fort Worth to Galveston Bay
This waterway will directly connect the
THE only formal or legal agency through
1 which the people of our region and of
Texas can work for the canal and co-operate
with the Government in its construction if
approved, is the Canal District.
Thus voters of Fort Worth and Dallas will
have in their hands Saturday, not only the
fate of the district but possibly of the canal,
and therefore of the economic future of the
whole region.
A big majority vote In favor of the district,
permitting it to raise a war chest by levying a
tax which will not exceed 60 cents on the or-
dinary home, will show ths Government how
Mississippi River system and the whole mid- much we realize the tremendous importance
of the canal.
Define WPA
We Piddle Around’
‘We Promise
Anything’
or
By United Press.
WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 22.—Two
new versions of what WPA
(Works Progress“Administration)
stands for have been brought
forth here:
One unnamed city official said
It stands for, “We Promise Any-
thing," but Bert Wells, city man-
ager, said it means “We Piddle
Around "
west with. Fort Worth, and with a territory
larger than Texas and containing 5,700,000 An adverse vote would dissolve the district
and thereby dissolve the only agency with legal
power to treat with the Government, and to
people, north and west of Fort Worth
Cheap water rates thus afforded would re-
suit in tremendous cuts in freight rates to and
from this whole “region to the outside world, -
thus reducing the cost both of shipping out-
going and incoming goods.
This in turn would permit us to compete
again on even turmwith neighboring regions,
which have received tremendous subsidies in
the form of lower freight rates brought about
by government-constructed waterways for
which we have paid part of the cost
At present we are unable so to compete,
and our region and its cities face an era of
great difficulty and possibly of economic stag-
nation, if the canal is not built
co-operate in the construction of the canal if
so authorized by later votes of the people.
A N adverse vote would tell the Government
A In thunderous terms thst we are not in-
terested enough in our region’s only possibility
of great economic progress and revived pros-
‘ perity to tax ourselves a small amount toward
securing a $75,000,000 grant from Uncle Sam.
Every instinct of self-preservation and of
community spirit would dictate that those who
have rendered their property for taxation and
who are therefore eligible to vote, should vote
Saturday for the creation of the district and
the construction of the canal.
(Editor’s Note: This is the last of 10 sh ort articles on the Trinity River Canal, which
will appear daily in The Press. The fwst sir dealt with the canal tltelf. the others will tell of •
the Canal District, its relation to the project, an d the election scheduled for Aug. 24).
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