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The Heart of the Rich
T7t Prrivrn T^attv tot time1
You Can Buy It For
I Canadian Valley
i'x,^ JuL JaJcJN U -L/AlLi 1 iyIij UINd
Less in El Reno
A newspaper devo.
VOLUME 40, NO. 63.
MEMBER ASSOClA» *4r ESS
EL RENO, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1931.
UNITED PRESS SERVICE
SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS
Council Names Park in
Honor of Edgar S.
Bronson
J. O. Cham ness is Hie new
mayor of El Reno.
Not that he is mayor in the
old sense of the word, for accord-
ing to the city charter, there is
really no mayor, but he is chair-
man of the board of city com-
missioners and the chairman is
generally known as mayor. Char-
les Tompkins is the retiring chair-
man.
Mr. Chamness was elected at
the meeting Tuesday night. This
was the first session attended by
the three new commissioners, C.
C. Holden, Roy Leas and Del
Adkins.
Tompkins Present
Mr. Tompkins and Mr. Hci-g-
t hold, retirin'? commissioners,
both attended the meeting. The
oath of office was given the three
new men by Mr. Tompkins. Mr.
llergthold and Mr. Tompkins then
were officially retired. Dr. Neal
is the other out-going cominis
sioner.
Mr. Chamness, who is a hold-
over member, and Mr. Holden,
new member, were both nominat-
ed for chairman. Mr. Chamness
won four to three.
Fred Hampton, who acted as
temporary chairman for the or-
ganization meeting was eltotpd
vice-chairman when he received
three votes. Mr. Holden and Mr.
Leas each received two votes for
this position.
Honor Bronson
Mr. Tompkins, in his farewell
talk to the commissioners, told
them he had but one request. It
was that the park in the south-
east part of town be officially
named Bronson park in honor of
the late Edgar 8. Bronson, well-
known El Reno newspaperman.
A motion <o name the nark
Bronson Park was passed by the
commissioners, who seemed to be
quite favorable to the suggestion.
We Saw Today
/'NUT our west window: The
' reflection of Mrs. John
R. Lowe's home in the large
plate glass window at Bell tie's
jewelry store.
Chamberlain Townsend. Mel-
vin Johnson and Andy Forness
purchasing rods and reels.
They were going on a fishing
trip. Several folks who had to
remain at their posts of duty
were envying the trio.
School children playing
jacks and jumping rope. Some
more sure signs of the ap-
proach of warmer weather.
Ballads are the gypsy chil-
dren of song, born under green
hedgerous, in ithe leafy lane
and by-paths of literature, in
the genial summer-time.'--Long-
fellow.
SPEAKS Iff MEET
OF UNIS CLUB
Psychologist Also Heard
at Civic Club Lunch-
eon Today
Doomed Man, Facing Death
Tomorrow, In High Spirits y (j gj
TRAFI
Cast Working on Parts
for Past Week; Theme
Described
The three act comedy, "Adam
and Eva" which the senior class
of the El Reno highschool will
present in the auditorium Mav
15 has an entirely modern theme.
The plot is centered about Mi.
King, portrayed by William Leas,
a wealthy business man who has
failed to exercise his business
ability in his home. He has two
Speeches were the order of
the day at the Kiwanis weekly
luncheon Wednesday noon.
Miss Ora Simmons, girl evan-
gelist, who is conducting a re-
vival at the First Methodist
church here, was the featured
speaker.
Her talk was on the subject,
"Home-Life."
Declaring that the home, espe-
cially the Christian home, is the
basis upon which our great Amer-
ican government has developed,
she pleaded for a return to the
homes as of 'the past.
Parentk Blamed
Miss Simmons laid the blame
lor the so-called "flaming youth"
at the feet of the parents of to-
day and the lack of Christian
homes.
The young speaker touched up-
on the benefits of Christian home
training, adding that youngsters
who miss this type of home-life
start life with a handicap.
Miss Simmons spoke with re-
gret of the modern use of the
home—merely as a place to eat.
'deep and change clothes, and not
even a place to eat as long as
there is somewhere else to go.
lit was an unusual contrast
when Ur. A. McKeevers an elderly
man more or less defended, In
a friendly way, tile people of
today. Dr. McKeevers is a psy-
chologist. and is ill El Reno for
two or three meetings with stu-
dents, parents and teachers.
The psychologist declared there
is: one redeeming thing about
State Penitentiary, McAlester, | twice tills week by his wife. Yen-
Okla., April 15 (IP)-E. S. "Choc”! "-'rda.v she stayed in death row
, ..... ....., witli him surrounded by seven
Hembree, doomed to die tomonow
night for an assault on a 23-year-
old school teacher, was removed
from death row to the death cham-
ber today.
Hembree, swarthy and stocky
quarter-blood Choctaw, remained
in high spirits and joked with the
prison chaplain.
He still protested his Innocence
in the attack on Leota l^osley.
Gainesville, Tex., on a lonely road
near Loco, Okla., on March 9,
1930. Miss Bosley was shot in
the side by her attacker after the
assault and her right arm is
paralyzed.
He was convicted and sentenced
at Duncan and his younger broth-
er, Ay Hembree, was given a 25
year sentence.
The doomed man was visited
murderers who are awaiting death
and talked with him for an hour
and a •half about her plans to
save him from the chair.
Warden Sam Brown went about
making preparations for the ex-
ecution quietly. It will tie his first
execution as he left his lumber
business at Elk City Monday to
become warden.
R. E. Rich, prison building su-
perintendent, who lias pulled the
switch to send more than 15 men
to death, was working with a
gang of prisoners on the prison
farm today. He looks on tile task
as a duty.
“It’s the state who will kill
Hembree, not me. 1 am only its
agent- one of the citizens of the
entire state who are executing
him," he said.
First Concrete on Project
Is Poured Late
Tuesday
Laying of concrete on U. S. No.
SI between El Reno anil the south
county line has started.
The first concrete was poured
by the Union Construction com-
pany late Tuesday. First inten-
tions had been to start Tuesday
morning, but trouble with a water
line delayed the start.
Detour signs are up. While the
detour begins four miles south of
El Reno, road men here advise
El Reno people to take the mill
road straight through. The route,
in detail follows: South on Rock
Island to Elm street, two blocks
west and straight south on the
! gravel road. This is said to be
the best road to Union City and
south now.
___ j _ Local Labor Used
| Practically all of the labor used
District Elimination Con- Organization Assisted By on the job is from this county.
Only a superintendent and a few
experienced men were brought
here by the company. A number
of the trucks on the joli arc own-
ed in thiH county.
The contractors expect to lay
1.000 feet of paving every day
that is fit for full-time work. This
I would make u little over a mile a
tests Planned
Boys’ Coach
daughters whom he has taken the,
greatest of pleasure In spoilinK. i l*e°Ple» the current of the has.c
Eva. one daughter, Is played by j human nature ru“ unchanged
Miss Maxine McCartney, while the ] through the ages
second one, Julia, is impersonated
Funeral for Pioneer
Near Union City
Funeral services for Theodore
llagel. «o, who died Tuesday at
a Guthrie hospital, will be con-
ducted Thursday afternoon at th?
residence of u sister, Mrs. Carl
Bean, 5 miles east and three-
fourths of u mile south of Union
City.
The Reverend Mllehell of the
Methodist church at l'u!o:i City
will be In churgo of the cere-
monies. Burial will be In the Red
Hill cemetery.
Mr. Hagcl Is well known In rhn
((immunity, having homesteaded
there where he niiide his home for
many year*. A motif the survivors
jj| the sister, Mrs. Bean and a
\i niece and her husband, Mr. and
Mrs. (leorve Uefers, Union City.
The Benson Funeral Horn- here
Is In charge of the funeral ar-
rungenu tits.
Miss Edwards’ Aunt
Dies in Capital City
MIhh Mnry Edward*, inualc In-
slrmlor In the Kt Reno high-
I : eliool, was culled lo Oklahoma
|V City Tuesduy by the dealli of her
jT iiunt. Mrs. Nina Washburn, who
4 died early Tuesday morning In the
home of her sister, Mrs. Thomas
!. Edwards. Funeral jiervlros will
r be conducted in Cordell Thursday
| atternooii.
Ur. anil Mm. HIMMth Mllsd m
I Ed Nnonscliwamler and wife Frl-
il day evening.
by Miss Maxine McDonald. In
these two characters the two fe-
minine leads of the play are
claimed.
Marvin Elkins acts the imrt
of Adam Smith whom Mr. King
has secured to take care of his
family and business during his
absence on a vacation.
The attractive son of a Scotch
peer Is played by Malcolm Gar-
ret who has the name of l/ord
Andrew in the play. He Is one
of the many admirers of Miss
Eva and spends most of his lime
making love to her.
Another amusing character Is
Uncle Horace, King's maternal
uncle, w-ho will lie found In the
easiest chair available. To Ills
fellow students he is known an
Edwin Gamble. Dewey Tennyson
(:ortrsys the part of a physician
who is also another of Miss Eva's
suitors.
Clinton Dewitt, acted by Olin
Shepard, Is the lover of Julia,
and will tie a favorite. Miss Mar-
jorie l.antz lias the pall of Aunt
Abbey, who is the sister of
King's last wife. She Is ill charge
ef the household although most
ill her time Is spent at clubs and
i on vent Ions.
Corlntha, maid of the King
household, Is taken by Miss Jane
Nave. Uoriivlha is proud of the
plac she holds In the King fam-
ily, having been among them for
many years.
1 know of nothing as stable a*
human nature." Dr. McKtevort;
said. "Social life may change,
ways of living may change, but
btiinun nature doesn't.
"We are held solid by the un-
spoiled human nature which bub-
bles forth from the youth genera-
tion after generation," he de-
clared.
Prior to these two talks, A1
Wilson, news editor of the Trlb-:
une, gave a brief professional talk
on "Newspapers."
Funeral at Catholic
Church at 9 o’clock
Last rites for Alexander M.
Ross. 37. who died at a hospital in
Fort Lyon, Colo., Monday night,
will be conducted at the local
Catholic church Friday morning
at 9 o’clock by Father Glynn.
Mr. Ross is a former resident
of this city. Among Ills survivors
are: The widow, Mrs. 7,e|<la Ross,
who arrived in El Reno with the
Glee clubs, quartets, soloists The El Reno highschool netmen
and the mixed chorus of the mu- will have lo make room toi a
sic department of the El Reno] girls' tennis team in the near
highschool will participate in the future, If plans can he worked ^ ^ ^
district elimination contest in Ok-j out satisfactorily I week. However, they point out
lahoma City Saturday for eligl- 1 1 11 ' l'M< . ". . . u rain of any size will ,h<
bility to enter the state Inter- tennis teams, intends to lielV work from two days up
scholastic meet at Norman. i organizing the girls, and securing | ^..........„ *.........
This year a new plan is being » woman c<mch for them A meet-
tried by the music supervisors of •'* /'ak,"K f,‘rlher plttn,‘ ,li t0
the Oklahoma Education assocla- be held this ei
turn. District meetings are be-1 Several girls are showing inter-
lug held over the stale at differ- f'81 "R\ 8?olt a'"1 h!"a
ent points for the contestants - a ties,re that such plans
from the music department of ,,lke place
each highschool In that district. cEMENT CONTRACT LET
A winning place, either first or ()klahnnla clty. Aprii m (LP>—
second, is necessary in the district, Q0n^ra(.^g f,„- suo.tiitii barrels of
contest before the contestant can cemell^ for highway improvement
enter the inter-scholastic events projectg lhree count|eg were to
Ma>' 1- he awarded late today by the state
Extra work is being done on WBhwav <.ommiBBion. Apparently
the preparations for the contest -)i( Ijeblf,h rnrtUllld Cement Un..
since plans were not definitely: of Kangag c)tv |g ,iie apparent
known until last week. | low bidder. The company bid
only on 50(1.000 barrels, which will
make it necessary for the com-
mission to purchase the remain-
ing 300.000 barrels from some
other concern.
Did You Hear
THAT
OCIKXTISTS have said tha'
"ground hogs have been on
fanth 30,000 years.” Imagine
being just one ground hog af-
ter another for 30,000 years.
The best eye-opener, accord-
ing to i’robition Fete, is the
alarm clock.
A throughfare in Washing-
ton, D. C., has beta named
Constitution Avenue. It's best
lo keep on the right side of
this avenue.
Now's the time for that
eagerly anticipated interior re-
novation. Our local stores have
a complete line of ruffled
curtains, as well as curtain ma-
terials In pastel shades. You
will pi so find attractive bed-
spreads that will harmonize
with your color scheme.
WHILE REPUBLIC
IS BEING FORMED
Leaders of New Regime
Move to Make Spain
Safe for Former King
The same company lias the con-
tract for some seven miles of pav-
ing on U. S. (id west of El Reno.
Thjs will not be started' for a
while.
CARELESSNESS BLAMED
Chicago, April 15 (JP)—Reports
of crossed wires or carelessness
on the part of workmen today
were subjects of inquiry by Cor-
oner Herman Rundesen, in his ef-
fort to find the cause of the sani-
tary district tunnel disaster which
brought death to eleven men and
serious injury to sixteen others.
Passenger, Freight
Trains All on Time
Every passenger and freight
train of the second division of
the Rock Island lines was on, .
une Monday, according to W. ('. Yukon Is Burglarized
Maier, chief clerk at the local
Barnett Drug Store at
offices. This is an exceptional
record for the some 300 trains of
the division, Mr. Maier said Tues-
day.
Mrs. W. I*. Deardorff is seriott -
ly ill at the home of her (laugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Tilley, 621 South
Reno avenue.
The Barnett Drug Store at Yu-
kon was burglarized Tuesday
night. Il was reported at the sher-
iff's office Wednesday,
An alarm clock, electric clock,
sonic cigarets, tobacco and two
atomizers were taken.
County authorities Wednesday ] Rock Island avenue, was an ()k-
were looking for the burglars. 1 lahoma City visitor Tuesday,
AIRMAN FAILS
Jacksonville Beach, Fla., April
15 </p) Walter Lees and Fred-
erick Brossy, Detroit airmen,
seeking a world's nonrefueling en-
durance record in a Diesel motor-
ed plane, were forced to land
shortly before 10 a. m., C. S. T.
today, fulling by more than three
hours to equal the present record.
LIQUOR CHARGE
It. L. Hoffman was booked at
the El Reno police station early
Wednesday with possession of li-
quor.
Mrs. W. H. Brown, 114 South
THE NEW MEDICINE BALL
body Wednesday atternooii; his
This cast has been work In v I mother, Mrs. Mina Ross, south-
upon the parts for tin past week ] west of El Reno; a sister, Mrs.
WEATHER
l*'nrrcii»(
Cloudy and unsolll d tonight
r.ml Thursday.
I I Itcim Weather
For 24-liour period ending hi
I |», in., Tuesday: high, 75; low,
til (J; at 4 o'clock. 7 4.
Mt'nlc of weather, fair.
1'reclpitiU.lon past 24 hours,
11 mine.
H sun rlsos tomorrow at 5:24,
Sun sals (today at (1:85.
Dirt Itnaila
Oil Nt south to Chlrkasha.
[ good,
t On HI north In Kingfisher,
'I” good
Du 60 west to Cltnlmi, good.
or (wo and by the lime for their
appearance will have the play de-
veloped to the high degree. .Miss
If fie Jorns, head of the public
ipeaking department, Is directing
their work.
NEGROES CLEAN
UP PART OF CUT
Trash, Ruhhish Hauled
Away by City
This Is clean-up Mine in that
laid of El lleno Inhabit ml by the
dusky-colored citizens. •
It was learnod ai I lie city hull
Wednesday lhat the city lias haul
cu away several wagon louils of
rubbish and Irtish and there Is
more lo haul.
A contest was staged last Sun-
day and another Is planned for
next Sunday, Il was learned.
Negro leaders Wednesday had
mil mad? an official report of (h •
work done by them.
Negro health week was observ-
ed here recently. Miss Anna Pick-
liiin, county health nurse, wns in
charge,
J, W. Hopper, G. E. Good It sad
end J. F Rniilsion transacted
business here Tuesday.
Margaret Corwin. El Reno; two
half sisters. .Miss Lucy I. Itoss,
Seattle, Wash., and Mrs. Genova
Relph. Kredonia. Kails.; four half
brothers. Marlin Ross, Geary, Will-
lain Ross, and Joe Ross, southeast
of El Reno and Richard Ross, of
Kl Reno; a nephew, Fan! Corwin,
El Reno; two nieces. Miss Helen
and Mlsa Mabel Corwin, El lleno;
nil unde, Janies I. Ross, Brooks,
Va„ and an aunt of New Yolk
CUy.
Burial will be In the El lleno
cemetery,
ILI SMALLPOX (ASKS
Oklahoma city, April 15 (ip>
A IotaI of 113 cases of smallpox
were reported In the stale the
past wiek exclusive of Oklahoma
City and Tulsa. Stale lli'alth
Commissioner G. N. Kilby, said
today. This was an Increase of
61 over Hie previous week when
52 cases were reported.
JAPANESE WELCOMED
Washington, April 15 (A’t The
welcome ol America's highest of-
ricliililom, headed by President
mid Mrs, Hoover, was extended to-
day In Prince mid Princess Taka-
matsu of Jnpmi. The jtPyear-old
prince mid Ills princess lire I lie
lies! Imperial Japanese couple lo
visit Washington.
Mrs. L. E. Sheldon, Jr,, and
children, (1 rnla Francis and L. K ,
ill, 515 East Woodson avenue,
expect to leave Friday for a fort-
night's visit In Wichita Falls,
Tex.
Madrid, April 15 (/Pi As King
Alfonso and members of the royal
tanilly scattered into exile today
leaders nt the Spanish repub-
lic moved to insure life of the
:iew regime and to make their
return to Spain impossiple.
The prison gates of Barcelona,
Valencia, Jaca and other Span-
ish cities were opened for thou-
sands of political and revolu-
tionary hostages incarcerated dur-
ing the dictatorships of the lust
eight years, while crowds boister-
ously celebrated the death of the
monarchy and the birth of the
republic.
Board Cruiser
The king, accompanied by Ills
ccuslii, the infante Alfonso ol
Orleans, and Hit Duke of Miran-
da. boarded the cruiser prlnclpt
Alfonso at Curlugena and sailed
awuy before dawn into exile, re-
ported In England. Dispatches
said they would live in London.
Queen Victoria, with four of
her children, the Infantas Chris-
tina and Heatrlz and the prlnc:
of 4he Asturias and Prince Gon-
zalo, left on a train for Irtin and
Paris today and are due ut the
French frontier at 9 o'clock to-
night (3 p. m, C. 8. T. I
The cruiser princlpi Alfonso
with the deposed king was ex-
pected to pass through the straits
at about 3:80 p. in. (0:80 a. m.
C. S. T.', probably lulling at Gi-
braltar to pick up the infante
Juan, Alfonso's third son. The 11-
year-old Infante sent a radio to
his father ulamril the cruiser un-
t'uuncing that lie had arrived at
Gibraltar earlier today on ii de-
stroyer from the naval Irainlug
school at Cadiz, where he was u
student.
The infante Alfonso, Prince of
Asturias, heir lo the throne, look
a motor cur before midnight,
presumably for Hi ndayc, Spanish-
French frontier.
MAX I HEALTH MAX
Oklahoma ORy, April 15 (LP)
(,ov. XV. II. Murray today Issued
a. proclamation declaring May I.
1981, as child health day In Ok-
lahoma. Tin proclamation was is-
sued In conformity with the pro-
clamation of President Hoover
askin'? a nation-wide observance.
lift IMit'l LATKD
Oklahoma City, April 15 i/pi •
ii.in illation of 25 persons with
i.nll-rnhles serum after they bail
Appointment of Third
Member Up to State
Tax Commission
Only one member Is yet to he
appointed on tile new Canadian
county excise board.
The comity commissioners have
appointed Mat Wievvel of near
Okarche while District Judge
Lucius Babcock appointed J. A.
Rinehart, El Reno attorney.
The new law, which was signed
last Friday, provides that the
county excise board shall consist
of three members, one appointed
tiy tlie county commissioners, one
by the district judge and one by
] the state lax commission.
The tax commission has not yet
made its appointment.
First Appointee
I Mr. Rinehart Is believed to be
tin- first excise board member in
Oklahoma to get a commission
under the new law.
It is understood that recommen-
dations have been made to the tax
commission, hut officials here had
not received Information regarding
the appointment.
A proposed county fund trans-
fer is awaiting action. County
Clerk ('. E. Bross said. The trans-
fer was made out once, and then
changed when the law was passed
restoring salaries to the same
basis as that prior to the an-
nouncement of the 193(1 U. S.
census.
It is expected tliut the third
appointment to the excise hoard
will lie announced in the ucur
future.
Jurors Arc Excused Un-
til Next Monday
County court was idle Wed-
1, esday, criminal cases huvlug
been disposed of, at least tem-
porarily, and civil cases having
been settled.
A Jury late Tuesday found Bill
Castle guilty of unlawful posses-
sion of mash and left the punish-
ment to the court.
The jurors were excused until
next Monday morning. Two cri-
minal cases are set for trial nt
that time, having been postpon-
ed at the hearings this week.
E. 0. Quayle, alius Don Abcr,
pleadi d guilty In county court
to charges of forging a $7 check.
He was bound over to district
court.
L
LI
Reports Conflict on Whe-
ther She Is Missing
A Loin Inc Dooley, possibly the
one who wrote the note for help,
lived in El Reno recently, accord-
ing to reports received by the Tri-
bune find the sheriff's force.
One report slated that this Lo-
rnlur Dooley has been missing for
several weeks. Another report
was (lull she bad moved to Okla-
drunk milk rrom a cow that died j hotna City. Neither of her par-
Iron) the disease was scheduled cuts live here now.
here today.
Execution Is Held
Fending Appeal
Up
A note, signed "I,online Dooley,"
asking for help, wns found In a
| fruit Jar flouting down the North
Canadian river this week.
The theory lhat this was a due
In the "mysterious kldnuplng" at
Oklahoma City was blasted Wed-
nesday when press reports stated
that case has been solved, more
or less. Associated Press (lls-
I patches say:
‘Stories of witnesses who luut
Wednesday told of seeing two men
| In an automobile with a red head
ed girl who was screaming and
struggling to escape, wero sub-
stunt luted last night by Allen
Briggs, 21-year-old Oklahoma City
girl, who said she was the victim.
Oklahoma city. April 15 t/pi
Henry Lovelt. convicted sluyer of..... .....- _ ...
Dee Co nil. El Iteno, during an , , . „
attempted Imnk robbery, today
possessed a fighting chance lo es-
cape the electric chair.
lie was granted u stuy of ex-
ecution by Hie criminal court of
appeals yesterday pending un up-1 A. Y
(I
on charges of criminal assault.'
HEAD6 RETAILERS
Oklahoma City. April 15 (IP)
Oklahoma retail Jewelers elected
Boswell, Tulsa, president to
peal (rum Cunudlun county ills- I succeed J. J, Jones, Oklahoma
trlct court. CHy. In the state convention bora,
The trial court hud decreed N, C. McCoy, Cushing, was mm-
ilcuili tor Lovett April 17. ed first vice-president.
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