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Lett In El Reno
The El Reno Daily Tribune
A Blue Ribbon Daily Newspaper Serving Oklahoma’s Blue Ribbon Ares.
The Heart of the Rich
Canadian Valley
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EL RENO, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1935.
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VOLUME 44, NO. 37.
248 Students Awarded
High Ranking In Final
Term Of Local Schools
♦
Honor Rolls For Senior
And Junior Divisions
Are Announced
Scholastic honor roll for me sec-
jnd semester of the 1934-35 term,
bearing names of 127 El Reno high-
school and 121 El Reno junior
highschool students, was released
Thursday by Miss Rose Witcher,
principal.
To attain this distinction the
students must have earned a grade
of A in two or more subjects for
the entire semester. The senior
highschool honor roll is given be-
low, followed by the Junior high-
ichool list:
Highschool List
Five A's—James Ellis, Dorothy
Hessenflow, Dorothy Shacklett,
Louise Canon, Barbara Gamble,
William Haun. Clara Ellen Waldo,
Lee Conrad. Orlene Robinson. Jessie
Marie Patton, Mildred Shlflett and
Elnore Seigrlst.
Four A's—Oreta Carter, Frances
Lee Hodges, Helen Jackson. Minnie
Lou Jones. Helen Barnhart, Jo
Anne Chilcott, Virginia Miller, An-
nabel Dias, Carol Nelle Smlt.i
Edna Mae Seamands. Mary Jane
Siler, Major Montgomery, Edward
Bell. Herman Dittmer, Ruth Reed,
Clarence Pearce, Marie Jones, Lor-
etta Rukcs, Lorraine Filkins, Fairry
Hamilton, Velina McNew. Iona
Palmer. Nettle Bell, Rosabell Black,
Jeanette Brown, Evelyn Reuter and
Leonard Weyrick.
Three A's—Aline Bradley. Norma
Helen Cole, Mary Baker, Lee Etta
Wood, Roy Faublon, Richard Yost,
Naeatha McDaniel, Jean Mac-
^Taggart, Wilma Wilder. Murline
(Adams. Bernice Rogers. Evelyn
fechuenemeyer, Robert Jones. Eve-1
lyn Lorenzen, Elmer Schwab. Mar-
lon Hensley, Fern Mason. Allcne
Mittendorf, Earl Yost, Margaret
Davis, Mary Sue Garner. Dorothy
Hensley. Helen Humphreys. Agnes
Svanas, Helen Wallis. Ruth Sca-
mands. Ruby Witcher. Mary L.
Miller and Dorothy Edwards.
Two A's—Juanita Steenrod. Sybil
Davison. Lola Cutrell. Max Brown.
Jack Cooksey. Burliynn Conner.
Franklin Oustafson. Leonard Jen-
sen, Emmie Niemann, Mary L.
Thompson, Jacqueline Nievar. G
W Warllck, Frances Shumate.
Mickey Johnson. Bonnie Holden,
Wtlla Youkey. Mildred Evans, Mary
Lee Finlev, Berdtne Oodfrey. Doro-
thy Lee Smith, Adah VanWagoner,
Viola Armold. Lester Carmichael,
Ruth Olene Hobclman. Kathryn
McCann. Maxine Bartlett, Louise
(StlckJey. Bernice Strcltenberger,
Edward Jones, Lula Mohnlke. Char-
lotte Irving, Paul Mason, Johnnie
Maxey, John McRae, Eva Mae
Miles, J. L Patman, Maxine Rum-
felt. Mary B. Miller, Harry Porter.
(SEE NO. 1 PAGE 81
4-H M GROUP
Canadian Delegation En-
ters Competition
f HS FREEDOM BELIEVED NEAR
Numerous honors were won by
the Canadian county 4-H club dele-
gation to the annual northwestern
district contests in Enid Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, club agent
reported Thursday.
Girls carried home 14 different
honors, won among the 123 partici-
pants from the 17 counties repres-
ented in the girls' work, while the
boys’ dairy judging team, com-
posed of Charles Griggs. John
Matthews and Harry Lorcnzen.
claimed first place. Boys taking
part in the district events num-
bered 114.
Bernice Rogers from the Flying
Aces club won first in Junior home
improvement work; eighth In Jun-
ior canning and fifth in Junior
baking. Other honors won by the
girls arc as follows: Meat identi-
fication—Evelyn Lorcnzen, Flying
Aces, third, Ileenc Griggs, Mustang
Valley, fifth.
Additional Winners
Clothing, advanced—Viola Pat-
zack. Valley Star, second; Ileenc
Griggs, Mustang Valley, fourth;
Evelyn Lorcnzen. Flying Aces, fifth.
Home improvement, advanced —
fcrace Mitchell. Mustang, second;
Evelyn Lorenzen, Flying Aces,
ninth; Ileene Griggs. Mustang Val-
ley. twelfth.
Caiming. advanced—Sybil David-
son. American Eagles, eleventh.
Baking—Ileene Griggs, sixth; Edna
Mae Seamands. American Eagles,
tenth; Sybil Davidson, eleventh;
Evelyn Lorenzen, twelfth. Mavis
Rugg and Margaret Bullock, of
Calumet, also took part in the
contests. |
Griggs High Scorer
Griggs, from the Mustang Valley!
club, was the high scoring con-
testant in the dairy Judging, fol-
lowed by Matthews, Flying Aces,
second; Lorenzen, Flying Aces,
ninth; Ernest Berousek. Mustang
Valley, eleventh; Weldon Spitler,
twelfth. The team scored 9.818 to
take first place while the Major
county team won second with 9,796.
James Rogers, Flying Aces, Don-
ald Erbar, B-Square. Aldean
Thompson, American Eagles, repres-
ented Canadian county in the live-
stock school; Kirk Mitchell and
Paul Stansberry, Mustang, In the
poultry school.
In the girls' division Oklahoma
county was second to Canadian
county in the number of honors
won. the former claiming 13 places
including two firsts, a third, two
fifths, two sixths, a seventh, two
ninths, an eleventh and two thir-
teenths.
Two Are Killed,
Armed Prisoners Escape, Ollliell Hurt
After Attacking Jailor AHUMinui riurt
- BRISTOW. May 30 <4*1 — Dave
McConnell, supcriniendent of the
state bureau of criminal identifica-
tion. lay critically injured in a hos-
pital here todav as the result of an
automobile aretdent which claimed
two lives and Injured two other per-
sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weldman of
Drumright were fatally injured
when their car and one driven by
McConnell collided head on at a
curve four miles west of here on
highway 66 last night. Marg.iret
Weldman, their 10-vear-old daugh-
ter was Injured :erlously. Miss Lor-
ene Ktrbo of Oklahoma City re-
ceived laceration* in the accident.
1 EL RENO GROUPS
Baseball Came And Horse
Show To Conclude
Day’s Activities
V V W
IN COUNT
All city and county offices as
well as many business houses were
closed today as El Reno citizens
prepared to take part In various
programs in observance of Decora-
tion day
In addition to patriotic services,
a baseball game has been planned
for this afternoon at Legion park,
to be followed with a Boy Scout
horse show at 8 p. in.
Patriotic organizations of the
city, including the American Le-
gion and auxiliary, the Grand
Army of the Republic, Ladies of
the O. A. R.. the Womens Relief
Corps, the Veterans of Foreign
In order to permit The Trib-
une employes to participate in
various Memorial day activities,
today's edition was published at
noon. Any news articles which
were omitted from today's pub-
lication in order to meet the
earlier press time will be car-
ried in the Friday edition.
Decoration Day
TODAY, all America joins in honoring her war
dead. Since the time of our most heart-
breaking conflict, the war between the states,
annually we have paid tribute to the soldiers and
sailors who have passed beyond.
Only a scattered few of the veterans of
1861-65 are here now to join in the nation’s trib-
ute to their dead comrades, but their sons and
grandsons, themselves veterans of the Spanish-
American and World wars, have come to take
their places. They too have known the hor-
rors of the battle field, the suffering and the
sorrow, the tragedy of broken bodies, broken
lives and broken homes.
As we pause this day in silent tribute to
our nation’s heroes, both living and dead, let us
breathe a little prayer that the list of those to
whom we thus pay homage may never be in-
creased ; that the sons of today’s war veterans
and their sons’ sons, may never know, save as
they are told by their fathers and grandfathers,
the terrible blight of war; may never he made
to feel its scourge in their lives and upon their
families.
Federal Funds Distribut-
ed on 4H0 Contracts;
Others Due
Let us pray that peace may
henceforth.
be our lot
Wars and auxiliary were scheduled
to join in Memorial day services at
ihe El Reno cemetery during the
morning.
Hodges Is Heard
Members met at the chamber of
commerce rooms at 9:30 a. m. and
proceeded to the cemetery in a
body. Rev. J. W. Hodges, pastor
of First Baptist church, delivered
an appropriate address.
The El Reno Southwest Utility
Icemen will encounter Blackwell
Oilers from Seminole at Legion
park at 3 p. m. in a holiday ex-
o . , .. „ .... , . hlbition at which all Boy Scouts
Ransom money totaling *200,000 lay In a secret hiding place to- and members of the El Reno high-
day. awaiting the kidnapers of 9-year-old George Weyerhaeuser, son ^hooT band are to be special
of a wealthy Tacoma. Wash., lumberman. Preparation of the ran- nUest{:
snm for delivery was believed to indicate that George was being held ' . „ ... , .
near Tacoma and that he might be freed soon. Thp ba>spba11 «amp wl11 “ Prpcpd"
______________ eti by a Boy Scout parade through
| the business district at 2:30 p. in.
Only Mounted Troop
At 8 p. m. Boy Scouts of the El
Reno district will sponsor a horse
show by the Cheyenne troop at Le-
gion park. The Cheyenne troop
Is the only all-mounted Boy Scout
organization in the United States.
Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic will conduct their annual
Memorial services for sailors and
marines at Legion park at 2 p. m.
Sunday, it has been announced
[by those In charge of the program.
All patriotic organizations have
been invited to Join In the observ-
ance.
El
81 LOCAL CLUB MONEY IS READY
‘Biff Jones Speaks At Ki-I Reports Indicate Bov May!
wanis Liim-hpnn Be i<>eed Soon
CHICKASHA. May 30 HP)—-Six
armed prisoners who escaped from
the Grady county Jail last night
after overpowering Jailor Jim
Thompson and smothering him
Into Insensibility with a blanket,
were sought throughout southern
Oklahoma today.
Tile attack upon Thompson came
after five of the prisoners broke
out of a lower floor tank cell,
made their way into a runaround
leading to the cell of Harris Estep,
an escaped prisoner from the Colo-
rado reformatory, and then called
the Jailor to administer to Estep
whom they claimed was suffering
from a heart attack.
When Thompson appeared In the
runaround, the prisoners leaped
upon him, smothering him with
the blanket.
Then they took his keys and
went to the upper floor of the Jail,
Inviting the other prisoners to
rotne along.
As they started out of the Jail,
after securing pistols, Lee Payne, a
trusty sleeping in the lower part,
heard Thompson cry out and atart-
.•d to his aid He wms locked in a
cell by the escaping prisoners.
Attack Fatal To
Mrs. Mittnacht
Funeral arrangunen.s lor Mrs.
Myrtle Mittnacht, 54. who died
Wednesday night al the home of
a staler. Mrs. Lee Wilson, four miles
southeast of El Reno, had not been
lotnpleied at the Wilson funeral
home today.
Mrs. Mittnacht'* death wns at-
tributed to heart disease
GUEST OF NIECE
Jake Wagner, of Tecumseh. Neb.,
is a guest in the home of his niece.
Mrs H H Rollln. and Mr. Rollln,
517 South Rock Island avenue.
Mr and Mrs. LeRoy Miller and
daughter. Patricia Marie, of Pampa,
Tex., Mr. and Mrs Henry Schafer.
Mrs. John A. Delgnan and son.
Junior, of Oklahoma City are spend-
ing Decoration day with relatives
here.
Forecast
Mostly cloudy and unsettled, local
howers In north and central por-
lona tonight and possibly In north
Tlday.
El Reno Weather
For 24-hour period sorting at 4
I. m. Wednesday, high 81; low.
i9, ut 4 p. in , 74; precipitation, 9«
nch
Stale ol weather, clear.
Hun rises tomorrow at 4:59.
Sun set* today at 7:36,
Did You Hear
no ROWLAND, former foot-
D ball coach at the University
of Oklahoma, la predicting that
the Oklahoma team of 1935 will
M to MU Roee Bovl on New
Year* day Rowland, who was
an assistant on the coaching
staff at the university, will
coach at Syracuse, N. Y„ during
the coining season.
" "O' 1 ■
Now that there are so many
different things happening In
NRA circles at Washington, the
folks here have something to
talk about bestdea rumored rises
on the North Canadian river,
H. E. Wrinkle will never know
how many ardent admirers he
has In El Reno-unless he has
»ome way of learning the many
remarks whlrh were made
Wednesday afternoon as news of
hla resignation spread over the
town.
Outlining the possibilities of El
Reno as a dairying center, W W
Chase, who is establishing the Cana-
dian County Dairy Products com-
pany in tills city, was principal
speaker at tne weekly luncheon of
El Reno Klwanls club in the South-
ern hotel Wednesday noon.
In addition to the talk by Mr
Chase, a brief address was given by
Captnifl Lewrence Biff” Jones, head
football conch at the University of
Oklahoma, who was accompanied
here by members of his reaching
staff and other individuals from
Norman
Mr Chase stated that he con-
ducted a survey of various commun-
ities in mldwcstern and southwest-
ern states before selecting the site
of the dairy products plant, and
that El Reno was chosen because
this city offers the best opportuni-
ties along the lines he intends to
develop in his business.
Markets Provided
He pointed out that an ample
supply of rnltk could be brought Into
El Reno for processing, and that
the northern and eastern sections
the United States provide ex-
tensive markets for disposal of the
manutacturcd products.
Mr Chase said his company in-
tends to begin operations on a mod-
erate scale and expand their prop-
ertlcs as developments warrant.
Captain Jones told Ktwanlans
and their guests, most of whom were
alumni of the University of Okla-
homa. that prospects for a strong
fool ball team at the university the
coming season arc exceptionally
good. He explained that with the
late start he and his assistants
had, less lime was provided for
spring training, but that sufficient
material Is available to develop a
football squad which should give a
good account.
Jones described his system of de-
veloping three complete teams, ol
equal strength.
Others Give Reports
R. F Jones, one of the El Reno
delegates U> the Klwanls Interna
tkmul convention in Ban Antonio,
Tex., the past week, gave a brief
report concerning acilvltles on the
El Reno highschool band at the
convention, but his complete report
wns deferred until the following
week.
Rev. Percy W. Beck ndvlsed Kl-
wanlans of plans for forming a
Ban Johnson baseball league in El
Reno, but the question ns to wheth
er the club should sponsor this
movement was referred to the board
of governors for final decision
Frank Clecklrr. secretary of the
University of Oklahoma alumni as-
sociation. announced plans for sale
of season tickets to university foot-
ball games.
Following the Klwanls luncheon,
an informal reception for Captain
Jones and other representatives of
the university athletic department
j was held In ihe hotel lobby
Mrs. M. E. Flaghorty and son,
Ray Flaghorty, 605 South Hoff
avenue, spent Wednesday afternoon
In Chlcktsh*
TACOMA. Wash , May 30. (A’,—
A source close to the Weyerhaeuser
family disclosed today that the
$200,000 ransom—a 50-pound stark
of federal reserve notes In the spec-
ified denominations—lay In a se-
cret hiding place here today await-
ing the kidnapers of 9-year-old
George Weyerhaeuser.
Tire source said the ransom mon-
ey was arranged for only yesterday
although the parents, voung and
wealthy Mi and Mrs. J. P. Weyer-
haeuser, Jr., have advertised repiat-
cdly since Monday that they were
ready to redeem their son.
Preparation of the ransom for de-
livery was believed to indicate that
George was being held nearby and
that he might be freed soon
Humor Strengthened
The report that the full amount
of the ransom had been made ready
for delivery to the extortionists lent
strength to a rumor that there had
been a contact with the kidnapers
yesterday and the parents were as-
sured their son was alive and safe.
A discredited rumor was circulat-
ed that the boy already had been
safely returned to his parents
The rumor was belled bv the un-
usual activity Inst night and early
today of the entire family. The par-
ents were believed to have slipped
out of their darkened mansion, re-
joining their three other children,
Anne. 13, Phillip. 10, and Elizabeth,
2, In the seclusion of a relative's
home on Gravely Lake where they
(SEE NO. 3, PAGE t)
u
Public Sentiment May Aid
Administration
School Letters
Now Available
Letters won by El Reno high-
school and Junior highschool letter-
men during the past term are avail-
able at the office of Miss Rose
Witcher, principal, she announced
Thursday.
Youths have been requested to
call at the principal's office for
their trophies either Friday or Sat-
urday. since it will be closed for the
summer vacation beginning Mon-
day.
The school awnrded 10 "FV1 in
music; 14 In debate; eight in wrest-
ling; five In golf; eight In Junior
highschool basketball; four in track;
nine In senior highschool basket-
ball; and 21 In football The senior
highschool basketball and football
letters have been distributed.
ATTEND COMMENCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. 8. H. Brown, 414
South Rock Island avenue, attended
the commencement exercises of
Oklahoma City university in Okla-
homa City Wednesday morning.
Their daughter, Miss Elsie' Lee
Brown, was a member of the grad
uattng class.
Miss Elizabeth Matson, of Enid,
Is a guest of her cousin, Miss Elsie
IiCe Brown. 414 8outh Rock Island
avenue.
WASHINGTON. May 3(1 (AV Out
of the welter of speculation and
cashing councils Unit followed
NRA's death, these three develop-
ments emerged to gain attention
today:
1. After President Roosevelt In-
dicated he was watching the re-
action of the country before decid-
ing on a course of action, it be-
came clear that many new dealers
hope for mass pressure by the pub-
lic to aid them in salvaging fea-
tures of NRA
2. Hugh S. Johnson, after a con-
ference with the president, eame
forward with a three-point plan for
a "stronger, permanent, better
NRA” and appealed to his radio
listeners to demand of congress
that everything left by the court's
decision be saved."
3. Senatorial foes of NRA showed
disposition to examine any new
plans with a critical eye. Senator
Clark, Democrat, Mo., said there
was no chance or amending the
constitution and hinted at a pro-
longed fight against, such a pro-
posal. Senator Borah of Idaho de-
clared that any system of volun-
tary codes must guard against "all
possibility of monopoly."
Trade Agreement Discussed
Meanwhile, Senator Vandenberg,
Republican, Mich., sought to get
the senate to scrap the Roosevelt
reciprocal farm trade agreement
program, contending that the NRA
decision showed congress unlawfully
delegated treaty-ninking powers to
the president.
Though some administration ad-
visors had talked of non-eompul-
sory codes, in which Industry and
labor eould Join of their own free
will, many observers thought it
was apparent from Mr Roosevelt's
remarks at his press conference late
yesterday that he docs not believe
u wholly voluntary system would
be adequate.
He said what. Is happening
throughout the country Is more
Important than Washington devel-
opments.
BONUS ARGUMENTS HALTED AS
NATION HONORS ITS WAR DEAD
WASHINGTON. May 30 (U.R‘—
Memorial day found America's war
veterans wondering about imme-
diate cash payment of their bonus,
ns argument waxed hotter about It
than at any time since the World
war
What would result, from con-
gress’ fight, over President Roose-
velt's veto of Ihe *2.200.000.000
Patman bill? That question over-
shadowed Memorial day ceremonies.
President. Roosevelt nonetheless
led the national ceremonies In
memory of the war dead. Ho In-
tended to follow the old custom of
presidents, by driving to Arlington
national cemetery. nnd there de-
posit upon the white marble tomb
of the Unknown Soldier, a wreath
of roses.
The American legion, which par-
ticipated In this ceremony and oth-
ers throughout the nation, called
upon all war veterans to do honor
(0 thru iHinw.s who have died in
the cause of the flag.
Few lloys In Blue
Important, too. in the nationwide
ceremonies, were the Civil war vet
erans, whose ranks have thinned
rapidly during the last year. Only
14,106 of them remained altve this
Memorial day. while the majority
of them were too weak In body to
participate at length in the rites.
In the midst of the excitement
over the bonus developments the
veterans bureau, charged with car-
ing for disabled ex-soldiers, revealed
that Amrrica spends seven times a*
much on Its crippled heroes ns
England does—nnd 15 limes as
much as Italy.
There were 4,757,240 American
men mobilized to fight in the
World war. 8lnce then the govern-
ment has paid them *6,074,531,000
Huge Total
That means that from 1918 to
the present the nation has expend-
ed *1,040,000 a day for Die care of
the men who fought for their flag,
Tills includes cost of hospitalization
nnd care of the disabled and does
not Involve the bonus.
Striking an average over the
years, the figures show that this
government, has spent *180 every
year for each man who enlisted in
the army during the World war
Ocrmnny spend* (22 a year for
the same purpose; France *34;
Orczt Britain *26; Canada *98, and
Italy 112
Oklahoma Methods Com-
pare Favorably
OKLAHOMA CITY. May
Federal money amounting to $23,-
! 680, first 1935 rentals on govern-
ment cotton production adjustment
contracts executed in 1934 was flow-
ing into pockets of Canadian coun-
ty farmers today.
A portion of the sum, received on
460 of the 545 Canadian county
contracts, was distributed Wednes-
day by the county agent at Geary
and in the East and West Walnut
[ townships.
Producers In the eastern portion
of ihe county were to have gather-
ed in Yukon today for their checks.
The remainder of the county's cot-
ton growers are to call Friday at
the counLy agent's office in the
federal building.
Growers To Be Notified
Payments on the other 85 con-
tracts are being held up probably
because the contracts were trans-
ferred from one producer to another
since they were executed, it was ex-
plained. Growers will be notified
as soon as their payments are avail-
able.
Farmers will receive another rent-
al nnd another parity payment on
their 1934 contracts, at fleers oS
the Canadian county cotton pro-
duction adjustment association had
no knowledge Thursday as to when
the first payment on the 380 1935
contracts will be received, since
they have Just recently been sub-
mitted to the state board of re-
I view.
First rental checks to farmers
| taking part In the 1935 cotton pro-
duction adjustment program are
moving out much faster than In
1934, however, the Agricultural Ad-
justment administration has report-
ed.
Com pari Mias Shown
I The cotton cheeks are dated three
days in advance of the day they
are normally mailed from Washing-
ton. Through Mav 20, 319,990 checks
representing payments totaling *10.-
925.495 had been prepared for mail-
ing. As of the comparable date u
year ago, only 117,109 checks total-
ing *4.739,857 had been prepared
for mailin*
"Our experience in conducting the
<Speciali-The organization of Ok- Pro«rai71 »* PaVln8 dividends
in the form of smoother and faster
lahoma's tax collecting and en-
forcement machinery compares fa-
vorably to that of many other
states, asserted H L. McCracken,
tax commission chairman, follow-
ing a study recently made by rep-
resentatives of the tax commission
of the lax administrative machin-
ery in Illinois. Wisconsin and Iowa.
The report of Don Abernathy and
L. D. Melton, chiefs of the ac-
counting MBd research divisions of
the commission, who were sent to
examine the accounting and statis-
tical systems of certain other states,
discloses that the centralization of
the tax administrative function in
a single body such as the tax com-
mission makes for economy and
greater efficiency. Excerpts from
the report follow:
"Most outstanding was the mark-1
ed diffusion of the lax admlntstra-1
tlve duties that exists in the states
visited. The collection of taxes is
scattered among several state of-
fices. in many buildings, and even
in different cities. There appears
to be little or no coordination be-
tween these various tax admin-
istrative bodies. Each body has its
mailing division, its enforcement,
legal, statistics, accounting, and
other departments, and eacli is a
complete unit within Itself. Tills
Is In contrast to the Oklahoma sys-
tem, in which one legal division,
mailing division, cashier's division,
enforcement division, statistical di-
vision. and accounting division
serves the entire commission. The
result of surh de-centralization in
other states is an over-lapping of
functions, departmental Jealousy,
a large overheud expense, and a
veritable hodge-podge of a sys-
tem."
•'In each state visited amaze-
ment was expressed that the tax
collecting function in Oklahoma is
so completely centralized in the
Oklahoma tax commission."
operations and belter results gen-
erally." Cully A. Cobb, director of
the division of cotton, sa'd. "Cot-
ton farmers are better acquainted
with the provisions of the contract
and other details. Consequently we
ure able to save much time in the
field and In WaslUngton."
Basis Of Payment
The rental payment on each of
the acres rented under the program
(SEE NO. I PAGE 8)
State May Assume Dam-
age Responsibility
PRICE CUTTING REPORTED
IN INDUSTRIAL CENTERS
CHICAOO. May 30 t/Pi-The legal
death of NRA's B lu< Eagle was
marked today by leports of a spread
In price-cutting but many indus-
trial and business Raders continued
to give assurance that wages and
hours of employment would remain
unchanged dcaplte (he supreme
court's "knockout" blow.
Price-cutting was reported in
New York, Kansas City and law An-
geles with Ihe removal of code re-
strictions and there were several
defections from Hie general rule ol
Industries (lint agreed lo prolong
the Blue Eagles Murd.irris nn a
voluntary basts -notably at Green-
ville, s. C„ whtre the Piedmont
Shirt eompany announced a wage
reduction averaging 25 percent and
an increase In working hours to
from 38 to 40 nnd 44 a week.
Threat* of a general strike of
about 3,000 garment workers were
voiced In Si LouD bv officials of
the International Ladles' Garment
Workers union U mamiiacturers In
this line disregard the wage nnd I
hour conditions that existed tinder
NRA.
RETURN WEDNESDAY
Mr. and Mr:.. C A. Jones. Mr*. J.
A. Trainer and Miss Ida Ferguson
returned Wednesday evening from
a few days' motor trip lo Carlsbad
cavern! near Carlubad, New Mex.
Miss Marcella Hill, of Oklahoma
City, spent Wednesday evening with
her sister. Mrs. Ryan H Morris and
Mr Morris. 603 South Williams
avenue.
We Saw Today
VV/HEN * REMEMBER all the
W friends so link ■
t'vr seen around me fall.
Like leave* in wintry weather
I feel like one who treads alone
Home banquet hull deserted,
Whose light* are fled,
Whcwc gardens dead,
And all but he departed Moore.
-O---
A heap of folks In hundreds of
automobiles — headed In every
direction to spend Decoration
day In their horn**—This being
the crossroad* of Amertcn
■ ■
Joe Griffith reviving hi* boy-
hood day*--He was standing off
to one side eating a whole box
of cherries.....Henry Patter-
son, who said. "If you have a
ctld Just take a tablespoon of
strong horseradish or eat an
onion." Henry even hinted that
a generous portion of garlic
might be eaten if the other two
remedies should fall.
WASHINGTON. May 30 UP) —
Orval Mosler. Oklahoma City man-
ager. and R A Singletary, repres-
enting the chamber of commerce,
sought today to get the state,
through Its conservation division,
to assume responsibility for dam-
ages Incident to the construction
of tlie proposed Fort Reno dam
and to maintain it.
They filed with the army engi-
neers yesterday a resolution of the
Oklahoma City council pledging 81.-
300.000 toward completion of the
six million dollar project. The
formal applications and informa-
tion of the work relief admin-
istration have been referred to the
army engineers for final approval.
Among First Projects
The engineers approved the work
tentatively months ago, listing it
in their Class A projects. They
felt. however, that a new expres-
sion of support should come from
Oklahoma City The council pass-
ed a similar resolution for one
million dollars December 31. 1933.
Singletary said he hoped to con-
fer with F. L. Vaughn and Sain
Bullies, conservation commission
members, today and get them Ut
assume part of the responsibility
lor the state.
"We already have done that for
the Fort Supply and Optima pro-
jects and 1 am sure they will do It
for us." Singletary said. "Since the
dum is so far away from the city,
we feel we could not do it and be-
sides If we did, the city could be
sued " ,
Singletary and Mosler also plan-
ned lo Investigate army records to
find out Imw many of the ap-
proximately 18.900 acres (o be Inun-
dated are government owned. Sing-
; letary said he had heard the to-
I tal was 3600.
ATTEND COMMENCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lively, son
| Lewis Earl, and Miss Thelma But-
ton will leave Thursday for Chll-
occo where they will visit for a
few days with Mr. Lively's sister,
Miss Lola Lively, and attend com-
| menrement activities at the Chllocco
(Indian school, of which Miss Live!/
Is a member of the faculty.
Byrum KroutU. of Yukon, visited
El Reno friends Wednesday eve-
ning.
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