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1934 Will
Reward
Hard
Work
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Belgian King Albert
Killed In Climbing
World In Mourning
Brussels, Feb. 19.-—Albert I, the
beloved king of the Belgians, was
mourned Sunday by his tiny nation
as the victim of a piece of frost-
bitten rock which crumbled in the
fingers of the royal mountain
climber.
The tragedy cost Belgium her
ruler and the world an enlighten-
ed monarch in an accident which
climaxed what the king had plan-
ned as a simple afternoon of sport.
The late monarch was 58 years
old and his son, Crown Prince Leo-
pold who will become king in his |
stead, is 32.
Death came to the king some-
time in the late hours of Saturday
but his subjects had no knowledge
of his death until early Sunday
morning.
Nation in Sorrow.
The news plunged the nation
into the deep sorrow it knew when
King Albert was leading its sol-
diers against overwhelming odds in
the World War.
For more than twelve hours,
while the greater part of Bel-
gium’s population slept, their king
lay dead, his skull fractured, in a
deep ravine near the village of Na-
mur, thirty-two miles south of the
Belgian capital
Alone, he had tried to climb a
200-foot cliff, the Rocher de Mar-
che-Les-Dames. The projecting
knob of a stone broke off in his
hand and the man who had climb-
ed snow-clad mountain peaks plung
ed thirty-six feet to his death.
People Unaware of Tragedy.
Not until 7:30 a. m. when the
church bells at Laeken, the site
of the royal palace, tolled out the
sad news and the word spread like
wildfire through the capital did
In “Love Cult” Probe
Two of the principals in the al-
leged "love cult" case in Los An-
geles. At top, Mrs. Muriel B. Wal-
lace, who according to her hus-
band, immured herself and their
four children in the •'Temple” and
the people know their monarch accepted at least three "husbands."
was dead. Below, "Brother" Charles Grossc,
He passed away on the eve of believed to be the leader of the
the twenty-fifth anniversary of cult.
his accession to the throne—a |------------------------
throne on which he sat regally
through the most terrible days his
coun ry ever has known.
Sunday Belgium was a nation
Fort Worth Files
without a king, for the
Crown
Prince Leopold—also beloved by his |
people for his democracy — was
away in Switzerland with his royal !
escort, Princess Astrid.
He and the princess arrived in Port Worth. Texas, Feb. 19.-A
Brussels at midnight and hurried protest against the shift of the
to the castle.
NIS
ENNIS, ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS, MONDAY EVENING, FED. 19, 1934
Athens Man Dead
Woman Wounded
On Country Ride
Dallas, Texas, Feb. 19.—-The mys- |
terious shooting of Mrs. G. B. I
Reedy, 30, Dallas beautician, who
was brought to Baylor hospital
shortly before midnight (Saturday,
unconscious and with two bullet 1
wounds in her neck, was solved
Sunday morning with the finding
of the body of her companion of
i the evening, Riley Bunn, 55, of I
Athens.
Bunn's body was found by a|
searching party headed by Bill
Decker, deputy sheriff, on a road 5
side near Wilmer, at 7:30 a. m.
Sunday. An inquest held two hours
later by J. R. Scott of ‘Mesqui e.
justice of the peace, determined
that Bunn had died from self-in-
flicted gunshot. The body was tak-
en to the O. E, Prewitt undertak-
ing establishment in Kleburk, and
a brother, Walter Bunn, of Fay-
etteville, Ala., was notified.
Although Mrs. Reedy’s condition
prevented her from talking, Mr. |
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Ennis Thanked
For Fund From
1934 Will
Reward
Hard
Work
VOL, XL NO. 342.
Former P M General
President’s Ball Brown Denies He
Mayor Zebbie Howell, Ennis
chairman for the President’s Birth- |
day Ball, has received the follow-
ing letter from Henry B. Doherty, ;
national chairman, in appreciation
for the contribution sent for the
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
for treatment and prevention of
infantile paralysis. |
Washington, Feb. 14, 1934. j
jHon. Zebbie Howell, General
| Chairman,
Birthday Ball for the President,
Ennis, Texas.
Dear Mr. Howell:
Returns from local committees
are now coming in to our national
treasurer, and I know that every
general chairman not only has a
great interest in the result of our
nation-wide campaign, but will be
asked frequently by others for in-
formation.
Just as soon as complete returns
are all in, and audited by a firm
of nationally known certified ac-
countants, full information will be ■
furnished you so that you may !
Decker said that findings at me William P. McCracken det.), Cracken's request that he arrest
scene of the shooting indicated 1 .1: 1 1. 3 .
7 1 former assistant secretary of com- him. The latter refused O accept €
that Bunn had shot Mrs. Reedy.th - ...- Tknow the extent of the success of
Amerce, pictured quiet at his home Jurney s big heartedness and in- 5: - - 1
-this movement, in which you have
been such a generous and helpful
participant. I am writing at this
time to let you know that I. am
fully aware of how much personal
sacrifice must have been entailed
and then himself. .n
—- c in the - apartment of Senate Ser- sisted on parking in his unwilling
Two empty bullet shells, pools of --
geant-at-Arms Chesley W. Jurney jailer’s home.
blood, and several bloody handker- -
chiefs were found at the place
where Mrs. Reedy apparently was_
shot, after she had climbed out of€ D.Liso Vell 1 C.ni
AnIgALS OI ryuas a Ned Dunday
Official To BeIn U. S. Quarter
Here Tonight In Vienna Riots
the car. An automatic pistol, con-
taining one empty shell, was found
besides Bunn’s body, behind a tree
a few feet away.
Mr. Decker said he was told
that Mrs. Reedy’s husband was in
Gladewater, Mrs. Reedy, a former
resident of Athens, had known
Bunn for some time.
Mrs. Reedy spent Saturday af-
ternoon at the home of her sister,
Mrs.R. C. McCool, on the Murchi-
son ranch near Wilmer. She left
there with Bunn about 5 p. m. and
returned an hour and a half later.
About 7 they left for another ride.
She returned to her sister shortly
after 9, alone, wounded, and refus-
ing to discuss the shooting.
Fort Worth Boy
Killed Enroute
Protest Against To Sunday School
Losing Air Base
airmail division point from Fort
Leopold, now the Duke of Bra- Worth to Love Field, Dallas, was
bant, will be crowned King Leopold sent to Washington Saturday by
III and will be officially proclaim- the Fort Worth Chamber of Com-
ed the King Friday, the day foi- merce aviation committee.
lowing the funeral for Albert I. W. G. Fuller, local airport man-
King Albert found death, as he ager, informed of the new ar-
had found life, in royal adventure, rangements by Capt. Harry Wed-
dington, commandment of Hensley
Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 19.—En
route to Sunday school, Billie
Sam Hooper, 11, suffered concus-
sion of brain when an auto-
mobile driven by his brother, Pres-
ton, 14, collided head-on with a
street car Sunday morning. He
died in a hospital without regain-
ing consciousness.
The accident occurred, witnesses
told police, when the boys’ auto-
mobile apparently tried to circle
another.
(right) who had refused Mac- —International Illustrated News
UNITED STATES GRIEVED;
ROOSEVELT WIRES
Washington, Feb. 19.—President
Rocsevelt and official Washington,
were deeply shocked and grieved
Sunday at the death of King Al-
bert of Belgium.
Many recalled the
'Field, Dallas, attended the meeting
of the chamber of commerce. He
sent a protest to Major Harmon
at the army flying field at Shreve-
port.
In reply he received confirmation
from Major Harmon of the order
| making Love Field the base. Only
ruler’s visit one army mechanic will be located
(Turn to Page Four.)
Flyers Killed
— at the Fort Worth, airport, he was
toid. and gasoline vill be needed
— for the mail plates here only in
emer gencies.
When Plane Cold Spell Here
Fell Into Lake 20-25 Degrees
Lakeside, Mo., Feb. 19.—A bliz-
zard which made the surface of the
lake of the Ozarks dangerous for
searchers halted efforts of a score
of men to locate the bodies of two
Violated Any Law
In Contract Probe
James V. Martin, New York air-
by your acceptance of the chair-craft builder, testifies before the
manship in your community, and house military affairs committee
I know that you will always have in Washington on army aircraft
a just pride in having shared in contract s. Martin, who made the
this great and humane work, First bomber sold to the govern-
There must have been in your Ament, by contract, charged aviation
community a large number of peo- in the government was controlled
by an . "air trust." ,
plc who assisted you in making
Hon. L. L. Hoge of Austin. Grand Vienna Feb 19.4 igbting broke your party an outstanding success!
(hancalAr of the TZ night q of Pvth- 1 V ienna, X CD. 10, i 18409 DI OAC ; V - %
cut near the American quarter of and it occurs to me that you w ,
might want them to have some ex- | | a
pression of appreciation from the*
ias Lodge of Texas, will be enter-
tained by the Ennis K. of P. Lodge
Monday evening in an open dis-
trict meeting.
Lodges in the district expected to
have representatives here for the
Vienna Sunday afternoon, throw-
ing sight-seeing crowds
into a
naional committee for their co-
panic. Five persons were killed.
Unseen riflemen posted upon roof operation with you. If you care to
tops suddenly began firing on po-do so, I would be glad to have you :
lice near the Reumann Court, a forward me a list of the names |
palmen block of municipal flats in Vienna’sand addresses of the members of
Meidling district not far from thelyour local committee, subecommita . -
Howard and possibly others. i 1 8 ................-CACT £ :
Tiis will be Grand Chancellor George Washington and Indian tees, patrons, patronesses and oth-
Hoges omnaiar visit to the RHAis Courts, which gave the district its lers who, you feel, should have some
lodge, and he will bring with him I
lo her men outstanding in the or- :
1 I Dollfuss and Vice Chancellor Emil
der. j
I Those in charge of the program
are desirous of having all mem-jother outbreaks of Socialists, wound
jbers and friends a tend the meet- ins many in addition to those who
ing. The first part of the program suffered death.
calls for addresses, a short business! The government continued
session, following which a social efforts to counteract unfavorable
session will be held. I impressions abroad, announced
I through the president of the Na-
By Army
meeting
Corsicana,
and entertainment are
Waxahachie,
nes
Lindbergh Says
Made $187,838
Airways Stocks
Washington, Feb. 19.—Walter F.
Brown, postmaster general in the
Hoover administration, told senate
investigators today that in award-
ing domestic air mail contracts
“every requirement of law was ob-
served and no evidence whatever
of eolllusion between the bidders
thereon or the holders of any other
air mail contract appeared or was
ever suggested by anyone."
Good Response
Buying Tickets
For C. C. Banquet
A splendid response is being re-
ceived by Bert McKee and his
committee in the sale of tickets
for the annual Ennis Chamber of
Commerce banquet to be held
Thursday evening at 7:30 at the
First Christian Church.
This morning at 10 o’clock the
committee assembled at the Cham-
ber of Commerce rooms and are
making a complete canvass of the
business section in the sale of .tick-
ets for the banquet, which arc
only 40 cents each.
Committees selling tickets in-
clude Bert McKee, M. S. Vander-
slice, Sam Davis Jake Talley, Joe
Jolesch, Lorin Tilley, Walter Love,
H. G. Lilley, Dick Kendall, Troy
Dungan.
The officials are anticipating s.
sale of more than 200 tickets for
the banquet, which will be held'
in the basement of the Fim*
Christian church with the ladies of
the church serving the menu.
- Seek Funds For
Washington, Feb. 19.—Inaugurate * A SZAMc * x
name. recognition of whatever they did
The government of Chancellor to assist you. This list of course, ing the greatest peace time job in
Would include the names of all the history of the army air corps,
Fey quickly suppressed this and those who made special contribu- America’s military aces today start-
tions, such as owners of halls, or- led flying the nation’s mail.
chestra leaders, printers or others! Undaunted by the deaths of the
Monument For
NRA Johnson
who donated their materials or three officers on the preliminary |
its services. flights in the west and the forced- Okmulgee, Ok., Feb. 19.—A mon-
Formal acknowledgement of the handings last night of two others, ument to Gen Hugh Samuel John-
Birthday Ball proceeds is being approximately 165 of the army’s son, national recovery administra -
promptly sent to each local com-crack skyriders gathered at the tor, will be erected here if Okmul-
| tional bank that the country’s
economic life was unshaken, and
prepared further to clarify the
political scene by dissolving Chan-
cellor Dollfuss’ own party, the
Christian Socialists.
New York, Feb. 19.—Col. Charles
by our national treasurer, air fields awaiting the "zero hour” gee union labor men carry
but 1 wanted you to know at this that sent them into the air with plans revealed today,
time how greatly the national love letters, business letters, greet-
mnit.ee
out
A. nation-wide appeal for funds
committee appreciates your whole- ings and other correspondence and to erect the monument as an ap-
hearted support and, for myself, the ’packages which comprise the air-
real pleasure it has afforded me mail.
The government also jailed the to have been associated with you 1
correspondent in Vienna of the in this work.
Preston received lacerations on | A. Lindbergh said Sunday night
the face and head, but was allowed (that his total profits from stock |
to go home after receiving emer- s and warrants in Pan-American Air- |
gency treatment.
Soldier Bonus
Again Brought
Before Congress
Washington, Feb. 19.—The soldier
bonus issue—source of bitterness
and bloodshed ever since a ragged
army of veterans marched on
Washington in the spring of 1932—
faced the administration again
Light showers early Sunday morn Sunday.
Indications are that
ing, followed by others later in
the day, were followed by a brisk end of the week the house will
predation of Johnson’s contribu ion
to organized labor is intended by
Although cancellation of the do- the association formed to sponsor
ways, Transcontinental and West-
ern Air and its predecessor, Trans-
continental Air Transport, have
been $187,838.55.
The statement, detailing the col-
Jewish telegraph agency and cap-
tured the most feared Socialist
leaders of the Province of Styria.
Sight Seers Flee to Cover.
Pedes rians who had welcomed
the apparent peace of a Sunday
afternoon to inspect scenes of last
week's warfare fled in terror when
firing broke out in the Meidling
district.\
onel’s financial interest in the air j
lines, was given out at his office, .
where last week he made public
a telegram he sent to President
Roosevelt protesting cancellation
of the domestic air mail contracts
prior to a full hearing.
The statement said that the facts
it made public are clearly set forth
in detail in Colonel Lindbergh’s
answer to the questionnaire of the
United States senate special inves-
tiga ing committee to investigate
A strong force of Heimhewr
(Home Guards) was immediately j
rushed in and placed a cordon 1
about the district.
Although the skirmishes were
before the foreign and domestic, ocean and air
mail contracts.
This answer was mailed to the
norther and by Monday morning be called upon to decide whether T
the temperature regsistered 20 to it will go along with President chairman Man 10.
25, according to various thermome- Roosevelt’s economy program or
ters. vote to pay $2,400,000,000 in bonus-
Oklahoma aviators whose airplane 1
fell into the lake near Bagnell dam AT A 1
Saturday night. Newspaper Code
Hope that the men. George E. T
Searcy, Stillwater, and Frank Win- C -
ans, Duncan, escaped a watery 0ilO Daturuay
grave, was dissipated in the after-, -
noon when no word had been re-, By President
ceived from them. . 13 A 1COACCAL
The boots, overcoats, leather Washington, Feb. 19.—The White
jackets and helmets of the men House announced Sunday that Pres
Sincerely yours,
HENRY L. DOHERTY,
mestic air mail contracts does not the memorial.
become effective until midnight to- Okmulgee is proposed as the sire
night, the army started flying the of the monument because it is
, 'Johnson’s “home town.” His moth-
Chairman, National Committee the mails this afternoon, taking over
Birthday Ball lor the President, all runs which terminated after mid jer and a brother live here.
‘night. ! --
Grand Jury to
Probe Robbing of
Midlothian Bank
Investigation by an Ellis county
small in comparison with the ar- grand jury of the looting of the
: tillery battles of last week, the First National Bank of Midloth- '
n 11 M n J Woman Killed
Dahas Man Dead
WT I • J A Car Overturned
Wire Injured As
Truck Hit Auto
Near Fairfield
Dallas, Texas, Feb. 19.—William
P. Griner, 50. insurance man, of
panic was scarcely less. Sight-see- ian will be held early this week,
mg pedestrians who have been the inquisitorial body having been 1917 McKinney, was killed and his
picking up bullets and other souve-
nirs of the civil war, fled for cov-
er at the sound of gunshots. Pas-
sengers tumbled from street cars
seeking cover.
As troops surrounded tiie scene
of skirmish, street car service was
suspended and all traffic diverted.
Five republican guardists were
I As was the case last week. Col-, , ,
[ slain by Heimwehr troops who sur-
Ionel Lindbergh was not present
es to veterans. A petition calling when the statement was given out. machine gun from a manure pile
for a house vote on the bonus issue! me .
already bears 113 names. When 1 Mrs. J. R. Davidson
thirty-two more congressmen sign ‘
the petition, a vote on the bonus 1
bill will be required under the |
house rules.
Democratic leader Joseph W.
Byrns, opponent of paying the bo-
Of Teague Injured
In Auto Accident
Mrs. J. R. Davidson of Teague
nus now, concedes that the house, was badly bruised in an automobile
in its present temper, will pass the accident Sunday morning at 11:15
found in the cockpit c. the plane ident Roosevelt condi ionally signed bonus bill. If the veterans’ bloc .about one-half mile north of the
led to the belief that they might j the newspaper code Saturday night. jn the senate, headed by Arthur overpass on Highway 75 north of
have attempted to swim to safety.
Hours after the White House had Robinson of Indiana, can force Ennis.
The open cockpit biplane was tow-announced the president had sign-passage of the bill there. Mr. | Mrs. Davidson was en route in
ed to shore. Its speedometer regis-ed the code, NRA spokesmen and Roosevelt will have a choice of her Chevrolet Sedan from Dallas
tered 110 miles an hour.
officials still insisted they had not
The aviators had flown over the been informed of the action,
dam and vicinity for half an hour The code remained in the presi-
between 7:30 and 8 p. m. Saturday, dent’s study and the NRA officials
Although the floodlights near the
dam were lighted, belief was ex-
said they would be unable to ex-
prised
them salvaging a hidden
in the southeastern outskirt of the
capital. The manure pile was found
to cover a concrete "pillbox."
TWO KILLED AS PLANE
CRASHES IN OKLAHOMA
Ada, Ok., Feb. 17.—An airplane
crash cost two lives near Roff,
southwest of here. Friday.
Douglas Johnson, 18, of Roff,
was killed, and his uncle, Floyd
Collins, 33, McAllen, Texas, pi-
vetoing the bill or plunging the to her home in Teague, and a
nation into direct currency infla-|Model T Ford, crossing the high-
tion.
Would Mean Inflation.
way, collided with the Chevrolet.
The owner of the Model T. Ford
The bill—similar to the Patman was not learned.
plain what was in the code or measure which passed the house
Mrs. Davidson was rushed to the
pressed the pilot may have mistak- conditions attached to it until they during the Hoover administration Municipal hospital in the Keever
en the surface of the lake for
received the pact as finally approv-
ambulance, where an examination
tending field
ed
(Turn to Page Four.
revealed no serious injuries.
called to convene Monday.
Four members of the Newton
family of Sapulpa, Ok., have been
charged in connection with the
burglary, in complaints filed in
Waxahachie. They are Bill Newton
and his wife, Minnie Newton, and
his two brothers, Willis and Joe
Newton.
The bank was looted of more
wife injured when a truck ran in-
to the back of their car at 10 p.
m. Sunday on the Northwest High-
way, 300 feet east of the broad-
casting station of WFAA, the Dal-
las News and the Dallas Journal,
about seventeen miles northeast of
Dallas.
| H. H. Fuller, 33, grocer and mar-
ket proprietor, Honey Grove, was
Fairfield, Texas, Feb. 19. -Mrs.
Della Jewel Boyd, 24, was killed
Sunday morning when a car in
which she was riding skidded on
the Ward Prairie road, four miles
from Fairfield, throwing her out
and then overturning, crushing her
to death. Her companion, Powell
Willard, was only slightly injured.
Funeral services will be held at
Pursley, Navarro county, Monday
afternoon. Surviving are her moth-
er, Mrs. John T. Sprinkles, and
several brothers and sisters.
than $7,000 after Night Watchman | driver of the truck, accompanied
R. F. Edwards had been taken cap- by Elmer Denson, 24, also of Hon-
tive. Entrance to vault and safe ey Grove. They were returning to
was made by burning through the Fort Worth. Mr. Fuller said he was
metal with an acetyline torch, blinded by the light of an oncoming
Minnie Newton, arrested in Dal-
las, was held briefly in the county
jail here, after she had been
charged with burglary, being re-
leased subsequently on habeas cor-
pus proceeding in Fort Worth-
Davis Held For Trial.
auto and that the tail light of
the car was not burning. Both truck
and auto went into the ditch after
the crash.
Mr. and .Mrs. Griner had planned
going to Fort Worth, but had
changed their minds and turned
around and were on their way
back home. Mrs. Griner was taken
Two Kidnapers
Given 25 and 18 Years
By Cleburne Jury
Cleburne, Texas, Feb. 19.—A jury
Saturday convicted S. D. Dick and
S. D. Vowell for the kidnaping of
Jude Hazlett, Cleburne service car
driver, last March, and sentenced
them to twenty-five years and
eighteen years, respectively.
state’s principal evidence
fingerprint identification of
The
was
the
to St. Paul's Hospital and later men, who were brought here for
Sapulpa, Ok., Feb. 19. Justice home. Mr. Griner is survived by
lot and owner of the plane, suffer- of the Peace E. H. Snider Satur- his wife; a daughter,
ed injuries from which he died last day bound over Lee Davis for
Virginia
night.
dis rict court trial on a murder
Lowell Hudson, 18, of Roff, was charge growing out of the gun
injured. He was brought to an
Ada hospital where it was said he
probably will recover.
The easy way to sell it is through
Daily News Want Ad
battle at his farm home the night
of Feb. 3, when three outlaws ana
two officers were killed in a pitch-
ed battle. Davis was accused as an
accessory and the state will ask
the death penalty
Griner; and two sons, Bill Bob and
Melvin Griner. The family re-
cently came to Dallas from Okla-
homa City.
Miss Frances Thomas, student
trial from the state penitentiary
The Weather
Not So Cold Tuesday.
East Texas: Fair, colder in south
in S. M. U. spent the week end portion Monday; Tuesday fair, not
here with her parents. Dr. and so cold in west and north portions.
Mrs A L Thomas Temperature Monday morning 25
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