The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 43, No. 202, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 6, 1934 Page: 1 of 8
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THE TRIBUNE’S NEW SERIAL STORY OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE BEGINS WITH THIS EDITION ON PAGE'
w^-The El Reno Daily Tribune
A Blue Ribbon Dally Newspaper Serving Oklahoma’s Blue Ribbon Area.
Single Copy, Three Cents
OP) MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
EL RENO, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6,1934.
<U.» MEANS UNITED PRESS
VOLUME 43, NO. 202.
1934 TAXES ARE
Tax Rolls Not Expected
By Treasurer Prior
To January 1
Scores of requests for statements
of 1934 ad valorem taxes on both
personal and real property have
been received at the office of
John Spencer. Canadian county
treasurer, who states It Is im-
possible to issue statements at this
time since the tax rolls have not
been completed.
Mr. Spencer announced today
that the 1934 tax rolls will not be
prepared prior to Jan. 1 or pos-
sibly later, and that the 1934 ad
valorem taxes on both personal and
real property assessments will not
become delinquent until 30 days
after the rolls are delivered to him.
It was stated that requests for
the 1934 statements have been so
numerous It would be impossible for
the treasurer’s office to mall re-
plies In each case, even if the
treasurer were able to announce
the exact date upon which the rolls
will be complete.
Half Will Be Due
While the taxes are supposed
to be paid In quarterly installments,
it is pointed out by Mr. 8pencer
that since the rolls will be de-
livered to hts office much later
than was anticipated, the taxpay-
ers are cautioned that at least
half of their assessments will be-
come delinquent 30 days after rolls
are received. For this reason, all
Individuals who send the treasurer's
of lice their checks in blank should
direct the payment of half the to-
tal tax. rather than the first quar-
ter. so that penalties may be avoid-
ed.
rt was .stressed today by Mr.
Spencer that the 1934 rolls will In
no event reach his office prior to
Jan 1. and that statements cannot
lx* Issued to individual taxpayers
until these have been received.
mHE
A ma
“TIRED BUSINESS
man" of El Reno who may
complain he never can find
anything to read at his home
may be surprised to know the
local library now has on its
shelves a total of 18,508 vol-
umes—which, If one stops to
consider, represents a lot of
reading.
And records maintained at
the library show many persons
are taking advantage of their
opportunities, since an average
of 344 books are checked out
dally.
Elmer Orlfflth, who resides In
the Riverside community, be-
lieves he knows Just how cha-
grined the Prince of Wales may
become when he takes one of
his celebrated tumbles from his
steed. Mr. Orlfflth didn’t fall
from a horse. It was merely
horse food which caused hlB
downfa^. He fell from the top
of a load of hay. suffering no
Injuries.
MINIS OF
DU Yon Htar MINICFI
! MIBMlI’S i Rooseve*t Trophies At 4*H Congress |
Et RENO ALUMNI
We Saw Today \
H ARREST IN
TAX MEASURES
Groups Must Bear Just
Portion of Burden
DETAILED REPORT
Collections At El Reno
During November
Total $4,355
Meeting Postponed By
Piedmont Farm Club
Rruular meeting of the Piedmont
fiirin women's club, scheduled for
Wednesday afternoon In the home
of Mrs. Blanche Oarten was post-
poned due to conflicting dates,
Miss Harvey Thompson, home dem-
onstration agent announced Thurs-
day. The Hub will not convene
until its usual date In January at
which time Mrs. Oarten will be
hostess.
PONCA CITY, Dec. 8 ^.—Gov-
ernor - elect E. W. Marland has
checked up to representatives of
business. Industry and agriculture,
the task of seeing that their own
interests pay sufficient but not ex-
cessive taxes.
The governor-elect met with his
revenue and taxation committee
and* eight sub-committees who will
act In an advisory capacity, yes-
terday.
"It will be your Job to sec that
we raise the necessary revenues to
meet ordinary expenses of govern-
ment. extraordinary expenses caus-
ed by relief and unemployment,
and to refund the public's debt,"
Marland told the group.
"It will be your Job to show
me that It can be done with per-
fect Justice Insofar as It is humanly
possible to every man and Indus-
try.”
Detailed report of operations In
all city departments of El Reno
during the month of November has
been prepared by C. C. Holden,
city manager, and announced to-
day.
Collections totaling $4,355.99 were
made at the office of the city
clerk. These were Itemized as fol-
lows:
Water. 83,863.37; water service
repair, *20.71; building permits. 85;
gas inspections, 813; electric serv-
ice 834.66; cemetery $162; police
court. 674; licenses, 646. electric
inspections. *22; plumbing permits,
81; rent. 85; library fines, 8100;
miscellaneous, 89.35.
Police Department
In the police department, re-
ports show 43 arrests made during tne
month, which were classified as
follows: Drunkenness, 13; selling
or possession of liquor, 4; trafflo
violations. 4; petit larceny, 9; car-
rying concealed weapons, 1; loi-
tering, 3; held for county. 1; burg-
lary 1; keeping disorderly house,
2;investigation,*; disturbing peace,
1.
Ten of the 43 offenders were re-
leased to higher authority, three
paroled. 16 were convicted in po-
lice court, pleaded guilty, or for-
feited bonds; four cases are still
pending and three unable to pay
fines were worked on public works.
Records show 26.980.000 gallons
ot water were pumped during the
month of November.
Streets Repaired
In the street department, all dirt
and gravel streets were gone over,
while the regular street force was
kept busy repairing streets, grad-
Mary Wien, 17 yean old, of La-
fayette, Ind., and William Kleael,
Jr., 20 years old, of Pryor, Okla..
both 4-H club members, with the
President Roosevelt trophies they
won for excellence in farm work
IN CAGE CH
First Basketball Game of
Season Scheduled For
Monday Night
SOVIET ‘ENEMIES’
Late Wire
Flashes
Initial appearance this season of
El Reno highschool Indian cagers
will be made against an alumni
team In a contest at the high-
school gymnasium at 7:45 p. m.
Monday, It was announced by Dick
Horton, coach. A large crowd is
expected to witness this pre-sea-
son performance which affords the
fans their first opportunity to sec
the new team in action.
Horton, who has been In charge
of Junior highschool athletics for
several years, Is serving his first
season as director of the Indlari
basketball squad, and for the past
month has conducted early work-
6uts with squadmen.
While Monday night's game Is
due to get underway promptly at
7:45 p. m., doors to the gymna-
sium will not open until 7:30, since
other activities scheduled at the
highschool the same night will
not be completed earlier.
Grim Thrust Made
Against Terrorism
MOSCOW. Dec. 6 iA»i-A swift!
death to 66 "enemies" was Soviet
Russia’s grim counter - thrust at I
terrorism today as she buried the I
ashes of Sergia Ktroff. assassinated
Red leader.
Then men were brought to
Ing and placing drain pipes. The;trial in Moscow and Leningrad
FERA labor opened a number of yesterday, speedily convicted and!
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 6 i/Vi
—A ruling of probable cause
sufficient (or file removal to
Oklahoma of Alvin H. Scott,
and Mrs. Margaret Hurtienne,
his housekeeper, held on a
conspiracy charge in connec-
tion with the kidnaping of
Charles F. Urachel, Oklahoma
millionaire, last year was hand-
ed down today by Kenneth
Frasier, United States commis-
sioner.
DU8INE88 FIRMS all dolled
D up In their smartest holi-
day garbs-That reminds us our
local stores are Just brim full
of useful as well as ornamen-
tal Christmas gifts—You'll be
able to find just the correct
thing for dad, mother, big sis-
ter. little sister, big brother, lit-
tle brother, grandfather, grand-
mother, aunts, uncles, nieces,
nephews, cousins, ln-laws and
friends.
-o—
Jesse M. Burge trying to lo-
cate Ray Maher—vou see Jesse
Attorney General King Is
Planning To Aid Ken*
namer Prosecution
understands that Ray Is author-
ity on just what to do in con-
tract bridge "when you bid
spades and your opponents hold
all the honors”???
1
Out our way—A cherry tree
still holding on to its leaves.
REPRIEVES ARE
6 OP)—A forecast 1
sensational arrest-
Executions Stayed Today
By Governor Murray
B D. Aslibrnok. 519 8outh Hoff
avenue, transacted business In Ana-
durko Thursday.
C&skurii^
amxiinjg
mm
HIGHWAY EXPENDITURES
TO BE INVESTIGATED
PONCA CITY. Dec. 6 Oov-
emor-elect E. W. Marland an-
nounced today he would ask an Im-
mediate Investigation of heavy ex-
penditures by the vast state high-
way department and an alleged
63.406.467 deficit.
Marland said he was reliably in-
formed the deficit reached that
amount more than a month ago
and that he would call the matter
to the attention of his highway
investigating committee, headed by
Scott Ferris, national committee,
to see If anything can be done
about it."
Perris announced In Oklahoma
City that his committee would meet
for the first time Saturday night.
The present deficit as of Oc-
tober 31. 1934 which does not In-
clude the November appropriations
D I3.40g.497.4g." Marland said he
was informed. "The deficit has
been Increased to that figure since
July 1. 1934. at which time It was
1949,156.93.
"I'm advised, however, that these
figures are not exact. I am ad-
vised further that on Monday of
this week there were appropriations
totaling about 9140.000 for con-
struction of black top and rock as-
phalt In the districts of Highway
Commissioners L B. Salman and
L. V. Orton.
"Previous to that, in Salman's
district on July I about 875000
was appropriated for the same
purpose and about 170000 in Or-
ton's district."
drainage ditches, put in several
hundred feet of sidewalk and drive
approaches. This work has prov-
en quite popular. Mr. Holden re-
ports. due to the low price and
excellent quality of the work.
Reports from the health depart-
ment disclose 10 class A dairies in
operation, with 18 Inspections made
Immediately executed. Only
of the 71 "White Guards." fo
of the regime, escaped a simll
fate at least temporarily. They i
were held for further question-,
lng.
There were no defense attorneys.,
no prosecutors, and no appeals |
were allowed.
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MO. 2. PAGE g)
Yugoslav Government
RUSSIA WOULD DELAY
POLITICAL ALLIANCE
OL74EVA. Dec. 6 OP>—Alarmed
at the prospects of a close under-
standing between Prance and Ger-
many. Soviet Russia has asked
Prance not to conclude any spec-
cial political accord with another
nation pending the fate of the
projected tasks of eastern Eur-
opean securities.
DALLAS, Dec. 6 i/l’i—A rob-
ber believed to be Raymond
Hamilton, notorious condemned
killer, anjj two companions
robbed the Continental Refin-
ing company office of 8300 this
afternoon. H. P. Forrest, cash-
ier, said he was positive the
leader of the three robbers was
Hamilton, whom he has known
for several years.
Many To Perform
At least eight of last season's
letter winners will be given an
opportunity to demonstrate In the
Monday contest. Horton said today.
These Include Carl Roblyer, Har-
vey Slade. Dugan McCray. Eugene
Olass. Cecil Wright, Kcno Taylor
and Bill Slaughter. Victor Hack-
ney, who also lettered a year ago,
will not be eligible for conference
games until the second semester,
but may be permitted to play
against the alumni. Individuals
who will appear In the starting
lineup lor El Reno were not des-
ignated for the various positions,
however.
Green New Recruit
A new recruit In the Indian
ranks Is Olenn Green, junior stu-
(SEB NO. 9. PAOE 41
will Expel Thousands | Rites For Runkle
To Be Arranged
PORTLAND, Me., Dec. 6 OFi
—Fire roared along Portland's
water front this afternoon, con-
suming lumber yard and wharf
bnlldlngi and destroying freight
can and small water craft
Five persons leaped overboard
from a yacht and were ret-
coed. Damage ran into hun-
dreds of thousands of dollars.
BE
El
Union City Date Arrang-
ed Jan. 14
BULLETIN
BELGRADE. Dec. 8 V—On
lop of an .anthoratatlve an-
noanccmcnt that Yagaalnvla Is
“ ‘ who
r chi-
Mnen
i gov-
Je Ha
in a
i the
Arrangements tor the funeral
rites for James Runkle. 85. El
Reno, who died early Thursday,
were pending word from relatives
late this afternoon at the Wilson
funeral home.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 6 0P>-
Fresident Roosevelt returned to-
the capital today from Warm
Springs to continue his task of
preparing a legislative program
for congress.
•helps
John T. Naylon were Oklahoma City
visitors Wednesday.
VISITING AUNT
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Showaiter.
of Los Angeles. Calif., arc visiting
In the home of the former's aunt,
Mrs. Ernest Ewing and Mr. Ewing.
718 8outh Macomb avenue.
Due to conflicting engagements
previously arranged at Union City,
i It will be Impossible for El Reno’s
Junior chamber of commerce to
present thetr free minstrel enter-
tainment there on Dec. 10, and it
is probable the program will be
staged Monday night. Jan. 14.
It was stated by officials of the
Junior chamber that the organisa-
tion would not be able to present
their minstrel on a later date In
December, due to Increased ac-
tivities of members during the holi-
day season.
In accordance with present plans,
the goodwill program will be pre-
sented at Union City gymnasium
on the night of Jan. 14. *
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 6 UP)-
Oov. W. H. Murray stayed the ex-
ecution of seven condemned men
today.
At the same time, he disclosed
an "Inside plot” at the state's pris-
on to murder a convict whose testi-
mony was largely responsible for
conviction of four of the doomed
prisoners.
Warden Sani Brown has placed
Geoffrey Sinclair Redfem, a Brit-
ish subject serving 10 years for
burglary, in solitary confinement
for the remainder of his term to
protect him from vengeance.
The stays were granted Robert
Cargo, Goldie McCollum. Willie
Edwards, Howard Porter. John
Williams, Bun Riley and Clyde
Halford.
Redfem Gave Evidence
Four of the reprieves went to con-
victs sentenced to die for killing a
fellow prisoner. Redfern gave the
chief evidence against them. Red-
fern has been In the prison hospital
four weeks as a result of being beat-
en with an Iron pipe.
The four slayers and the new
dates for their execution are Mc-
Collum and Edwards, June 31, 1935.
Porter and Williams April 5, 1935.
Bun Riley, convicted of a triple
slaying at Canadian, was given a
stay until June 31. 1935. and Clyde
Halford, another prison slayer, was
given until April 5, 1935.
Robert Cflrgo, 31. convicted of
killing a Bethany florist, was given
until March IS, 1935.
TULSA. Dec.
of a new and
In the John Oorrel slaying of i
Thanksgiving today apparently!
awaited the return from Kansas
City of Sergeant H. B. Maddux,
of the Tulsa detective department,}
to materialize.
Maddux announced he had evi
dence upon which to base the newt
arrest after a day of investigating
Kansas City angles of the cue. I
He said charges of accessory toi
murder would be filed
Meanwhile, other developments i«
were:
Attorney General J. Berry King!
conferred at length with County ]
Attorney Holly Anderson, prepan
tory to aiding the proaeeutlon of?
Phil Kennamer, 19-year-old son of
Federal Judge Franklin E. Ken-
namer, confessed slayer of Qor-
nil.
Other Angles Investigated
Deputy 8heriff E. E. Benson’
reported upon his return (ram
Springfield. Mo., that 8am Shu-
mate, convicted burglar, had no'
valuable Information to Impart but
simply was trying “to get out In
the fresh air awhile."
An assistant county attorney
conferred for aome time with
young Kennamer but declined to
say whether the talk wu In con
nectlon with a letter rumored to
have been found by officials and
having a bearing on the case.
Anderson said he planned to ask
Cleveland county authorities at
Norman to obtain a signed stats
ment from a University of Okla-
homa co-ed who wu reported to
have talked with Kennamer about
a week prior to the slaying.
Dec. 6
ment. it
igartans
Kidnap Plot Is
Disclosed Today
BOSTON. Mam. Dee. 6 qp>-A
threat to kidnap Bugenia H. Drew.
17-ytar-oid adopted daughter of
Randolph Olark Orew. member of
one of Beaton's oMoat families and
a brother of Joseph O. Orew.
lunDciMdof to vtpMii lofliy loon
heavily armed federal agent* to
the Orew summer eatate at Man*
cluster.
The kidnap threat, content* of
which were net dketoasd. wu re-
ceived by Mr. Orew at midnight
Tuudiy.
New* of the threat and the twin
elaborate precauUona became known
early today*
i means
t r Hun*
I via.
ity that
t gradual
I relent*
at some
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i igVugo-
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r I permit
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of a Hghler and hie man-
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yoo'rt laug kter-petef, la
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Monday, Dec. 10
in
THE TRIBUNE
MTuam moms
Joseph Creighton has returned
to his home In Lea Angeles. Calif*
following a two week* visit with
his daughter. Mrs. J. N. Murray,
and Mr. Murray. •>« South Admin
avenue.
WIATRBR
to partly
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fir M-hav wriid eadtot at 4
a, m. Wednesday: high, Bit tow,
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WANTED - A NEW WATCHMAN
Monetary Program
Urged By Thomas
Juniors To State Enter
tainment Friday
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levathan
who at*
Oklaho*
il when
r an ad*
i
WASHINOTON. Dec. 6 Sen-
ator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma
continued his campaign for fur-
ther devaluation of the dollar to-
day In a letter to members of
congress, contending the adminis-
tration's monetary program already
has brought about "a shifting of
values to the benefit of the tax-
payers and public generally In the
tout sum of 8162,000,000,000."
The Oklahoma senator outlined
his monetary beliefs in a long let-
ter addressed also to governors,
bankers, economists, editors, edu-
cators, ministers, and "leaders of
public thought and action."
He said that despite benefits
from the first devaluation of the
dollar, "the dollar still has a value
of 1M cents and the excess is a
penalty on the producing and
debtor classes and a congressional
or governmental subsidy to the tax
consumer, bond holder and creditor
Best stage equipment ever avail-
able in the B
auditorium will ha used in to*
presentation of the annual Junior
class play, “The Goose 1
High,” st I p. m. Friday, to*
stage crew announced Thursday.
Final dress rehearsal of the pro-
duction, being directed by
Bffie Joms, head of too speech
department, was held in the aud-
itorium Thursday afternoon, cU
maxing the past
work.
Members of the daw taking
part In the play, through which
Racial Problems
In CCC Schools
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 6 i/Pb-
The Icgtl right of the Civilian
Conservation corps to maintain
schools with both white and negro
students In the same classes wen
questioned today In a letter to
Attorney Ooncral J. Berry King
from Lieutenant Oslo Putnam.
mmanding camp M6 at Chan*
dler.
Putnam wrote Uwt there art
both white and negro students
in several claaaei.
The attorney general's office
pointed out that under the gen-
eral statutes of Oklahoma "It is
unlawful for whites and negroes
to be taught In to* same school."
also that the statute* provide that
a teacher who sliowt negroes and
whites to to in the same dams,
on conviction, may be fined from
•5 tn no for each day such classes
an tauihL
DIaw ttraabftrtl rail
jtcK kkc ii itcponca
Rccovtrtng Frm Injury
Jack Rice. 4-year*«M sen of Mr,
and Mrs. Ridertik llto*, if east at
i Hem, who surtMed a fine*
lured right tea Ratwrthy. dm ra-
nked m sett as seuM to
Christmas atmosphere prevails,
are Barbara Oamble. T. J. Harris,
Dorothy Bhacklett. Carl
Mur line Adams. W. B. Jennings,
Charlotte Irvtng. Bui Yost. Wil-
liam Haun, Lsla Morris, Eva Mas
Miles. Leland Crabbe and Harvey
Blade.
Stage Crow
Included In the new
Is the cycioramat, a new sat of
curtains sad a sat of tonne
In charge of the stage this ysar
is the following staff: John Ms-
Coy. stage manaaer: Donald MgW,
electrician; Olark Mvsr,
electrician; Richard Kama, prop-
erty man; Lerogr Heine, aariafant
property manager; Osoq
stage carpenter; Archie
aeelatont: Dick Hobauth. assistant:
Walter Wan. fly man.
Other addition* to toi equipment
were brought about by the repairs,
mad* by ths state hands. Ikrtr
work rmiirtti! of nflnishlng and
re varnishing of ths staaa (tom;
patching et aoanwy, ohangtog
lights from grid, front hoards
d farther front; throe new
sets of stags brams; a damn nsw
stags screws; rtbuUdiag of slain.
The switch board has
repaired.
Mrs. W. R. Walker, Ul
Williams avenue, has rriumad from
a visit with retottVM at
Texas.
RETURNS
■ D.
few days' atop to Wash
RvnoteMws w my
tnuSa** toS^hL*.
goveramaate stonrty. 8a*
ad. MrtSlwi^^H
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