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Crazed War Vet
Surrenders After
2 Brutal Killings
'Sorry I Hit That Poor
Woman After She Was
Dead,' He Tells Police
HOUSTON — (UP) — A de-
mented World War veteran who
beat his elderly mother and his
brother to death with a shotgun
said today that he was sorry
only because he "hit that poor
old woman a second lick after
she was dead."
Relatives identified him as
John Bush, 44, unemployed oil
worker, after he had insisted
he was John Williams, nephew
and cousin of his victims.
Mrs. Silas Bush, 73, and her
son, James, 42, were beaten to
death at their farm home 15
miles east of Houston. The con-
fessed slayer was charged with
murder and placed in jail here.
Bush surrendered after the
slaying yesterday but refused to
admit his true relationship with
his victims. The accused man
said he had spent two years in
a state hospital at Terrell.
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Airlines Heads
Fail To Arrive
A representative committee
from the BCD and the Sweet-
water club was obliged to meet
and have luncheon today
without the honored guests,
When two officials of the Am-
erican Airlines failed to make
their appearance.
Through a misunderstanding
Hugh Smith and Robert Mit-
chell of the Fort Worth office
of the American Airlines, who
were to attend the luncheon in
lieu of R. J. Mosier, executive
vice-president of the company,
had not been advised of the
Sweetwater luncheon meeting
and flew on to Big Spring.
After hearing a brief sum-
mary of the status of Sweet-
water in its efforts to secure
an airmail stop, the committee
went on record endorsing con-
tinued effort towards this end.
Those attending the luncheon
wer: M. G. Allison, Glenn Rus-
sell, James Rowland, C. R.
Simmons, A. S. Legg, D. A.
Clark, C. C. Johnston, Hoyt
West, George Barber, John
Schriever, James IT. Beall, Jr.,
Roy Thompson, Sam Bothwell,
Thelma Bowen, Ben Roberts,
H. A. Walker, Joe Bowen and
George Bennitt.
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Lions Club Maps
Plans For 1939
Plans for the 1039 activity of
the Sweetwater Lions club were
discussed today at a luncheon
meeting at the Blue Bonnet ho-
tel at which John Brookshire
was inducted as a member of
the club.
Guests included Dr. James B.
Stubbs and Rig Edwards.
Plans were made for a Cot-
ton Bingo party and Ladies'
Night program Tuesday at 7:30
p. m. at the Blue Bonnet roof.
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PWA May Absorb
Some WPA Works
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
Senator Hamilton Lewis of Illi-
nois, democratic whip, predicted
that President Roosevelt may
recommend the transfer of some
important activities of the crit-
icized WPA to the Public
Works administration.
PALO PINTO
JAIL BREAKER
IS CAPTURED
ANSON — (UP) — A. G. Pat-
terson, 27, who escaped last
week from Palo Pinto county
jail, was held in jail here today
awaiting reports on the condi-
tion of his mother who is criti-
cally ill at her farm home near
Hamlin.
Patterson, charged with forg-
ery, told officers that he left,
the Palo Pinto jail with W. T.
Hailey, 27, so he could visit his
mother. The pair used an imi-
tation pistol made of blankcncd
soap in the escape, Sheriff John
Kdmonson of Palo Pinto said.
IIalley was still sought tqday.
He left Patterson at Anson ear-
ly Monday, and the latter walk-
ed to his parents' home. Patter-
son was induced by his father,
a respected farmer, to surren-
der.
Because of his mother's ill-
ness, Patterson will l>e allowed
to slay here several days, Kd-|
inonson said.
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VOLUME XLI
SWEETWATER, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1939
NUMBER 223
SenatorUrges U. S* 'Ostracize' Japan
Follows Father
On Capitol Stage
New Year Toll
Mounts To 500
By United Press
The New Year left a trail of
violent deaths across the nation
which today saw the number
of victims rising toward the
500-mark.
A survey showed that, during
the three day holiday at least
435 persons died from accidents,
fires, suicides and slayings, ap-
proximately the total recorded
for the Christmas holidays.
Traffic fatalities accounted
for 256 deaths. New York re-
ported 53 dead to lead all states.
Texas had 14.
8,000 Acres Are
Sold At Abilene
ABILENE — More than 8,000
acres from a 13,000 acre block in
Stonewall county changed hands
Monday when the Stonewall Oil
company completed a $00,000
lease deal with W. I. South-
ern. Inc., of Tulsa, Okla.
The Stonewall firm discover-
ed the only oil pml in Stone-
wall county. Production is be-
lieved to be from the Palo Pinto
lime.
Three Abilene men, forming
the Stonewall company, received
$90,000, part cash and remainder
in deferred oil payments.
Pair Questioned
In Rusk Murder
JACKSONVILLE — (UP) —
A man and a woman are being
held for questioning in the death
of Floyd H. King, 12, World War
veteran.
The man is being held in the
Tyler jail while the woman is in
the Rusk county jail. Both are
from Jacksonville.
King's body was found Friday
on the Rusk highway and indi-
cated a struggle. His skull had
been fractured, and scratches
and abrasions marked his body.
Sweetwater Postal Receipts Show
Marked Increase Over Last Year
I*
Maintaining a lead that began
several years ago, the Sweetwat-
er postoffice again this year
reported gains in general busi-
ness receipts.
Receipts for the calendar year
totaled $55,900.21, a gain of
WEATHER
SWEETWATER — Cloudy
to unsettled and warmer.
Maximum temperature yester-
day 71 degrees. Low this morn-
ing 52 degrees. Temperature at
2 p. m. today 72 degrees.
WEST TEXAS — Fair, mild
temperatures tonight and Wed-
nesday.
EAST TEXAS — Partly clou-,
dy to cloudy tonight and Wed-
nesday. Mild temperatures.
$353.00 over the period for 1937.
The total for that year being
$59,555.25.
Canceling machines at the of-
fice showed that the largest
number of letters handled for
any one day this year was Dec.
21, when 17,890 pieces were
stamped. Last year 17,130 let-
ters and cards were stamped for
a peak. Mrs. Thelma Bowen,
postmaster, explained.
A gain of $684.45 was noted
for December this year in com-
parison with last. Total Decem-
ber receipts being $7,000.53. Lar-
gest sale for any one day in
1938 was Dec. 20, when a total
of $603.33 was received, a gain
over the last year month. "Hea-
vy incoming mail was also hand-
led this year, making it a bal-
anced business with a defin-
ite uptrend noticed", Mrs. Bow-
en said.
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Tli irt y-f i vc-yca r-old Represen-
tative Joseph W. Byrnes, .lr.,
Democrat from Tennessee and
son of the late speaker of the
House, in Washington for con-
gressional baptism.
Ross Covey Buys
Ivy Apartments
The largest real estate trans-
fer of the latter part of the
year was consummated in Dec-
ember when Ross S. Covey,
Sweetwater school superintend-
ent, purchased the Ivy apart-
ment, one of the city's most im-
posing structures.
The light brick building con-
structed in 1029, houses 10 ap-
artments ranging from two room
efficiency apartments to five-
room quarters.
A few changes are being
made this month to provide one
larger apartment.
Covey purchased the proper-
ty located on East Fourth and
Cedar, from the Pioneer Real-
ty company, Kentucky.
Pittman Wants
Peace Groups
To Ask Embargo
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Legislation Needed To
Balk Shipments of Junk
Metal, Solon Claims
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
Chairman Key Pittman, D., Nev.,
of the powerful senate foreign
relations committee, proposed
that, the United States "ostra-
cize" Japan if she continues ac-
tions against which the state
department has protested.
He said he could not con-
ceive a declaration of war by
the Japanese government
against this nation because of
any moral sanctions which the
United States might level in the
interest of international "jus-
tice."
"Japanese statesmen are too
intelligent to declare war against
the United States", he said. "In
the first place, such a declara-
tion would be absurd. They
know and we know that they
do not intend to cross the Paci-
fic to attack."
He added that "such a declara-
tion would do them no good and
us no harm."
Pittman recently issued a for- j
mal statement in which he said
that "people of the United States
do not, like the government of
Japan."
Pittman said he had received j
numerous letters from peace or- j
ganizations asking that the |
United States place an embargo
on shipments of scrap iron to
Japan.
He said such organizations
must place themselves on record
as favoring legislation which
would permit such an embargo,
if they desired to accomplish
that purpose.
Pres. Roosevelt does not have
the authority, he said, to place j
an embargo upon such ship- j
ments under the terms of a sec-!
tion of the tariff act, which au- j
thorizes the chief executive to j
impose economic and financial |
penalties against nations failing !
to observe reciprocity.
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Lon Smith Again
PRIZE NOLAN COUNTY HEREFORDS WILL BE
SHOWN AT SAN FRANCISCO WORLD'S FAIR
Alf Will Have
To Change Suits
In tropical clothes. Pan-Am-
erican Delegate Alf Landon
panses at Cristobal, Canal
Zone, cn routo by plane to
Kansas anil warmer clothes.
Big Nazi Treason
Trial Is Opened
BERLIN — (UP) — The'
greatest treason trial since
Nazis took charge six years
ago started today before the
dreaded "peoples" court. More
than 100 persons were involved
and it was predicted 17 or 18
would be sentenced to death by
beheading.
Five High Soviet
Leaders'Purged'
MOSCOW—(UP) — Five for-
mer officials of the Soviet secret
police were ordered executed
today. They were convicted of
illegal arrest and extorting con-
fessions from innocent persons.
Heads Rail Board ^indsor 1 o \ isit
Queen Mary Alone
AUSTIN — (UP) — Lon
Smith of Austin today became
chairman of the Texas railroad
commission for the second time.
A policy of rotating the chair-
manship has been followed by
the commission. Since Smith
was last chairman, Ernest
Thompson and C. V. Terrell each
have served.
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Indict Salazar In
Kennedy Murders
SAN ANGELO — Frank Sala-
zar. Mexican, was indicted yes-
terday in a Tom Green county
hearing before the grand jury
for the murders Dec. 15 of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Kennedy at their
farm home near Miles.
LONDON — (UP) -- The Duke
of Windsor is expected to arrive
in England alone about January
13 for a visit to his mother,
Dowager Queen Mary, a usual-
ly reliable informant said.
The duke's American born
duchess for whom he gave up
; the throne was said to be most
angry because he agreed to re-
turn without her. It was under-
! stood the duke agreed after
his brother, King George, in-
formed him that the condition
of Queen Mary's heart
i causing some anxiety and
j she had wanted to see
duke.
I Famous Herefords from Nolan
I county will make a circuit of
| some of the greatest livestock
| shows of the world beginning
| late this month. Wimberly Here-
j ford Farm and Jack Frost's
I White Hat ranch are joining in
a show effort that will take prize
Herefords from this area to the
Golelen Gate Exposition in San
Francisco, February 18 to 28.
The first show to be visited
will be at Denver where the Na-
; tional Livestock Show opens on
January 28. Remaining there
until February 4, the show
i strings will move on next to
the Intermountain Show at Og-
den, Utah. When the show clos-
es Nolan county Herefords will
appear in San Francisco to com-
j pete with prize livestock of the
; nation. After completing the
! Golden Gate show a stop will be
1 maele at Tucson, Arizona from
I March 3 to 10 and then home
| for the great Fort Worth show
in March.
Corney Engle for the White
Hat Ranch and Fred Wimberly
for Wimberly Hereford farm are
supervising the show strings
and will spend two months on
the circuit which is expected to j
add new glory for the Sweet- j
water Hereford area.
Wimberly Farm is having its:
annual sale on January 19 at j
the farm 2Ms miles north of!
Sweetwater.
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Franco Predicts
Fall of Artesa
BURGOS — (UP).— Nation-
alist military headquarters- " an-
nounced that their armies had
advanced to the right flank of
the Segre river within rifle
[ range of the strategic city of
I Artesa.
The fall of Artesa is "immi-
j nent," the announcement said.
Rebel Generalissimo Franco
j concentrated his greatest air
| force in a determined effort to
smash loyalist defenses.
With the loyalists claiming to
: have inflicted thousands of cas-
' ualties and slowed the great in-
| surgent offensive, Franco was
reported to have at east GOO air-
| planes on the Segre front.
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Madman Fugitive
May Kill Police
CLEVELAND — (UP) —Po-
i lice warned Chicago authorities
j Frank Haines, 36, ringleader of
j four dangerous convicts at large,
was headed for Chicago "to kill
; someone and
policemen."
One of Favored
For Court Post
From the southwest comes
strong support for .luilge Sam
Bratton of Albuquerque, X.
M., for the United States Su-
preme Court vacancy.
High Court To
Hear AAA Test
WASH 1NGTON — (UP t—The
supreme court today agreed to
hear its first challenge of con-
stitutionality of the administra-
tion's new AAA program.
The court, meanwhile, denied
Missouri university's plea for
reconsideration of the court's
decision ordering that Lloyd
Gaines, St. Louis negro, be ad-
mitted to the university's law
school.
It was the first time that the
question of validity of the farm
program designed to replace
the original AAA, invalidated by
the supreme court, had reached
the high court again.
Acceptance of the AAA test
opened the way for a decision,
possibly later this year, of wide
significance on new deal farm
plans. Revision of the present
farm program is expected to be
debated early in the new con-
gress.
Move To Im
Frances Perkins
Will Be Started
Roosevelt Labor And
WPA Spending Policy
Come In For Attacks
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
The 7Gth congress convened to-
day and immediately opened fire
upon the Roosevelt administra-
tion, aiming principally at the
new deal's labor and Works
Progress administration spend-
ing policy.
Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, R.,
N. J., announced he would in-
troduce a resolution for im-
peachment of Secretary of La-
bor Frances Perkins on charges
of failing to enforce alien depor-
tation laws, specifically failure
to deport Harry Bridges, west
coast CIO leader.
Senator Styles Bridges, R. N.
H., insisted he had enough
votes to reject the nomination
: of Donald Wakefield Smith for
> other term as member of the
, National Labor Relations board.
Both houses met at noon. The
I senate adjourned half an hour
: later after routine organization
but not before its campaign ex-
l penditures committee had report-
: ed evidence of WPA politic; 1 act-
vity in the 1938 campaigns.
William Bankhead, Alabama
lemocrat, was reelected speaker
of the house, defeatng Joseph
.Martin, R., Mass.
The house committee investi
gating un-American activities
si ruck again at Miss Perkins
and Secretary of Interior Harold
lekes and warned the nation of
fa-cist, and communist perils.
Iirni.il Thomas, who would im-
peach Miss Perkins, is a mem-
ber of that committee.
Ser.au r Charles McNary, R.,
Ore., was reelected senate min-
| ority leaner and promised that
his forces would "cooperate
! with any group to decrease gov-
| ernment expenditures."
Democratic leaders acknow-
I ledged the shift of sentiment
nd agreed to increase republi-
can membership on the house
! committees by about 40 j>ot
rent.'They excluded the rules
i committee.
Congress met in an atmos-
■■ phere of impending strife. The
I house and senate will meet to-
morrow to hear the president's
' annual message.
Jap "Mali llari
Assassinated
CHUNGKING — (UP) —Miss
Yoshimko K awash i ma. known
; as "the Mati Hara of Japan",
was assassinated at Tientsin on
Friday, the Chinese news agen-
cy reported today.
The agency asserted that Miss
Kawashima. the tenth daughter
of a Manchu prince, had gone
to Tientsin to rest after direct-
! ing a Japanese spy ring, al-
legedly centered at Hong Kong.
Details of the shooting were
i not given.
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ICC Asks Labor
To Aid Railroads
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
The Interstate Commerce Com-
> mission asked labor, capital and
man; gement today to cooper-
: ate with the government in solv-
ing problems confronting the
' railroad industry.
possibly several
Japanese Find Cheap Resources In
Military Occupied Areas Of China
was
that
the
Boy Scout Council Will Conduct
j
Annual Meet At Big Spring Jan. 17
Tom Taylor, of Brownwood,
president of Howard Payne uni-
versity, will be the principal
speaker at the annual meeting
of the Buffalo Trail council.
Boy Scouts of America, it was
announced today by Charles
Paxton, president of the scout
organization. The meeting is to
be held in Big Spring Tuesday,
Jan. 17 at the Settles hotel.
"Mr. Taylor Is widely known
as a speaker of the Will Rogers
type with a rich background of
experience in education and
boys work that makes his ap-
pearance on the program an as-
surance that all who attend
will enjoy the presentation and
benefit from its message," Mr.
Paxton said.
-The program for the meeting
is divided into two parts— a
Scouters convention in the af-
ternoon with a banquet in the
evening.
First on the program will be
registration and exhibits fol-
lowed by' a preliminary meet-
See BOY SCOUTS Page 4
LCRA Considers
Utility Purchase
AUSTIN — (UP) — The board
| of directors of the Lower Colo-
' rado river authority took under
| advisement today an offer of
j the Texas Power and Light com-
| pany to sell its electrical proper-
I ties in 16 central Texas counties
' for $5,000,000.
The new offer was a $2,398,-
016 reduction from the original
price which the LCRA rejected.
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Legion Post Will
Hold Meet Tonight
First meeting in the New
Year of Oscar McDonald Post
No. 109, American Legion will
be held tonight at the Legion
quarters in the municipal build-
ing. Commander Ernest Odor
said today that he welcomes ex-
servicemen to attend the meet-
ing along with American Legion
members. Time of the meeting
is 7:30 o'clock.
TOKYO—(UP) — Natural re-
sources which Japan lacked for
years are being obtained from
occupied districts of China.
Cotton from North and Cen-
tra! China, tobacco from Shan-
tung, coal from Tatun.g. leath-
er from Shantung, wool from
Chahar. industrial alts from
Tsingtao—all are now available.
The important thing to Japan
is that these raw materials can
be had on her own terms. By
getting them from China. Japan
reduces amounts she must buy
from other countries. It gives
her a balance to use for arma-
ments and development off for-
eign trade, thereby improving
her economic position. ,
From the beginning of the
hostilities against China, Japan
has sought to bring her imports
below her exports.
Lacking natural resources Ja-
pan formerly bought extensive-
ly abroad to keep up her vital
exports. Now, instead of send-
ing money to Britain, the Unit-
ed States or other western na-
.lapan keeps it in East
Asia. Developments of China's
resources enables her to do so.
The tactics of Japanese inter-
ests in China have been criti-
cized on the ground that much
of the acquisition of coal, cot-
ton. wool, leather and other
product ■ have been on a con-
fiscatory basis.
While the immediate effect
might be to give Japan neces-
sities at less cost, persons fam-
iliar with the China situation,
say Chinese producers would
prefer not to sell rather than
at confiscatory prices, and that
confiscation stops the supply of
the product involved.
An example was said to be
in Shantung tobacco. It was
said that, fanners dissatisfied at
the prices paid turned their land
to subsistence crops and aban-
doned the growing of tobacco.
The same sources asserted that
practice also was followed with
cotton. They said that when
Japanese purchasers call next
yeai they won't find anything
to buy.
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