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Findings of Probe
In Ky. And Tenn.
To Be Announced
Vote RiKging, Coercion
Other Practices Claimed
By Senate Committee
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
The senate campaign expendi-
tures investigating committee to-
day is expected to bare details
of alleged political irregularities
in Tennessee and Kentucky, two
of sir states in which hotly
fought primary contests will be
decided this week.
The committee will reveal
how much money Sen. George
L. Berry, D. Tenn., reports he
has spent in his effort to retain
his seat, and his replies to in-
quiries whether public funds or
federal patronage has been used
in his behalf. The millionaire
labor leader, backed by the
state organization of Gov. Gor-
don Browning, has as his chief
opponent Tom Stewart, a lawy-
er, who is supported by the
powerful machine of Ed Crump,
Memphis boss, and the federal
patronage organization of
Sen. Kenneth D. McKellar.
Alleged Vote Rigging
Amazed by an investigator's
reports of vote rigging, coercion
and other practices which the
committee denounced as "gut-
ter politics", the group sent six
additional agents into the state.
An effort is being made to ex-
pedite their reports in order
that they may be made public
before the primary on August 4.
The Kentucky election will be
held two days later and the
committee expects to make pub-
lic today the report of an
agent who has investigated
charges that relief workers are
being coerced into supporting
Senate Majority Leader Alben
W. Barkley while his opponent,
Gov. A. B. (Happy) Chandler is
manipulating distribution of old-
age pension chucks to aid his
own candidacy.
Chandler's Denial
In replying to a committee
questionnaire, Chandler denied
that public funds or patronage
had been used to aid him "with
his knowledge and consent", and
reported expenditures of only
$1,000. Works Progress Adminis-
trator Harry L. Hopkins has
publicly denied charges of coer-
cion of WPA workers made by
Chandler's campaign managers.
Four states, Kansas, Missouri,
Virginia and West Virginia,
will ballot on August 2.
o
Primaries Test
Party Strength
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
Clear test of both republican
and democratic leadership will
be made this week in six pri-
mary elections.
In Kansas tomorrow the na-
tion will watch the progress of
Rev. Gerald Winrod, who is
seeking republican senatorial
nomination over the protest of
Chairman John Hamilton of the
national committee. Three addi-
tional primaries are scheduled
tomorrow in Virginia, Missouri
and West Virginia.
Other primaries will take place
in Tennessee and in Kentucky
where President Roosevelt is
supporting Senator Alben Bark-
ley for reelection over Govern-
or A. B. Chandler.
o
Missouri Officers
Hunt Three Bandits
KANSAS CITY — (UP) —
State highway patrolmen today
discounted a theory that three
bandits, who kidnaped and rob-
bed in rural Jackson county yes-
terday, were members of the old
Parker-Barrow gang.
Earlier it was believed that
two of the three men were Floyd
Hamilton and Ted Walters, Tex-
as fugitives who art- wanted in
four states.
Automotive 'Jungle Yachts' to Be Used in
Explorations Into Belgian Congo Regions
Something unusual in auto-
motive transportation for jun-
gle exploration has been de-
veloped for use by Command-
A Attllio Gatti, famous Italian
explorer, who recently embark-
ed with his wife, an American
girl, on his tenth trip to Africa.
Two of these "jungle yachts"
as they are called, have been
shipped to the Belgian Congo,
where they will serve as liv-
ing quarters and operating quar-
ters for the commander and his
wife in the heart of Africa until
late in 1939. They are powered
by International trucks.
Each of these yachts is a
roomy streamlined trailer of
all-welded stainless steel. Each
is carefully insulated, is fitted
with a variety of custom-built
refinements, and is air condi-
tioned. The interior arrangement
of each is completely different.
The appointments include two
bedrooms, bathroom with full-
length tub in black tile, living
room and observation dining
room with library and bar, and
electric kitchen. Two-way radio
controls with 60-mile radius are
provided for intercommunication
of expedition. Air conditioning
is for a maximum temperature
range of 10 degrees. Protection
will also be provided against
wild animal assault and screen-
ing and insulation against heat,
cold, humidity, insects, and even
the pollen of certain tropical
flowers, which cause deadly fev-
ers.
. The expedition has a variety
of objectives. Supported in part
by the Belgian and Colonial
governments, it will make sur-
veys. gather material, and
study itineraries for further
colonial development of the
Congo. It is also under the
auspices of the University of
Johannesburg and of the Royal
Zoological Societies of Rome
and Antwerp, from whom it
has assignments. It has com-
missions from various sources
for the capture of rare and
little-known animals and also
to take a wide variety of still,
motion, and color pictures. It
will make explorations into
great areas still known only as
resents the greatest dis-
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Accidental Death
Verdict Rendered
FORT WORTH — (UP) —
Justice of the Peace Marvin
Beaty today returned a verdict
of accidental death in the shoot-
ing of Morris Hightower, 31,
who became entangled in a cur-
tain Saturday night while look-
ing for a burglar.
o
Colorado Flood
Reaches Gulf
WHARTON — (UP, — The
Colorado river, whose flood
during the past week, caused ap-
proximately $5,000,000 damage,
dumped its burden into the Gulf
of Mexico today.
WHEN THINGS START
POPPING, THEY POP
Near midnight Friday, Cap-
tain Lester Turner, deeply
embroiled in the task of
finding out who held up
and robbed the Santa Fe
agent, how the accident
at the corner of Third and
Elm occurred, and who pass-
ed a forged check a little
earlier in the evening . . .
received a report that two
milk goats were "down on
the courthouse square caus-
ing trouble."
Before he could get some-
one away from more press-
ing matters long enough to
go chase the critters, three
youthful boys appeared lead-
ing the escaped troublemak-
ers, and asking if the police
had a cell for "kids."
"When things start pop-
ping. you are liable to have
most any kind of call," Tur-
ner said, as the pound mas-
ter backed away from the
curb with the two kids
aboard.
Nor red Purchases
Local Equipment
A. R. Norred announces to-
day the purchase of automobile
equipment from Carl Ragland
of the Western Motor company.
The new automobile agency, to
be known as Norred Motor comp-
any, is to be the Sweetwater
dealer for Buick and to render
service for all makes of cars.
Norred, coming here from
Colorado, has been in the au-
tomobile business for twenty-
two years, spending most of that
time in the service departments
of Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac
and Chevrolet dealerships at
Colorado and Snyder.
He is one of the three high
men in the General Motors ser-
vice organization of the Dallas
zone, and plans to stress the
service department of his new
organization, adding new equip-
ment to that purchased from
Western Motor company. J. T.
Wilson is to remain in charge
of the repair department.
"I plan to make the service
department the foundation of my
business", says Norred. "We
hope to render very efficient ser-
vice, and shall like for the peo-
ple of Sweetwater to visit us."
The business is to occupy the
Western Motor company loca-
tion at 213 West Broadway. The
telephone number is the same,
932.
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"Jungle Yachts"
Dallas Officers Search
For Mysterious Jade Ring From China
DALLAS — (UP) — Dal-
las county officers today en-
tered the search for a mys-
tterious jade ring from Chi-
na that was blamed for kid-
napirig of a Dallas negro and
the charging of six persons
for his illegal detention.
They also sougit to deter-
mine the value of the ring.
Dr. F. H. Newton, a promin-
ent Dallas physician from
whose wife the ring was
stolen five months ago,
placed its value at $1,000.
His wife, Dr. Cosete Faust
Newton, said that it was
worth $3,000. Mrs. Newton,
a world traveler and lectur-
er, purchased the ring on one
of her visits to the Oient.
Both Dr. Newton and his
wife were charged with kid-
naping of Mickey Ricketts,
39 negro, who was sus-
pected by the pair of steal-
ing the ring while he worked
as a houseboy at their fash-
ionable Highland Park home.
Previously Arrested
"Ricketts was arrested five
months ago by Highland
Park police, but was freed
by the county grand jury
who declared that there was
not sufficient evidence of
his participation in its
theft to charge him.
Investigation of the case
led to the arrest of three
negro servants now employ-
ed in the Newton home. Of-
ficers charged William Earl
Harrison, the Newton's
chauffeur. * Charlie Blair,
their houseboy, and Mau-
rice Jackson, the cook, in
connection with the kidnap-
ing.
W. R. Newton of Hills-
boro, a brother of Dr. New-
ton, was also charged with
kidnaping after officers
learned that Ricketts alleged-
ly had first been taken to
his home.
All six were free today on
bond.
Found Friday N'itfht
Officers found Ricketts
Friday night in the attic
of Dr. Newton's home. The
negro was handcuffed and
gagged and his eyes were
covered with adhesive tape.
Physicians said that he was
suffering from malnutrition.
Ricketts remained in the
hospital ward of the county
jail today, but doctors said
that his condition was "sat-
isfactory."
L. W. Reid, 39. a disabled
World War veteran whom
Mrs. Newton said represen-
ted himself as an expert
criminologist, was arrested
in connection with the case
and was being held in coun-
ty jail.
Officers unfolded the
story of Ricketts kidnaping
a week ago Friday, and of
his imprisonment first at
Hillsboro, then in the attic
of Newton's home.
During Jjis imprisonment,
he was allegedly questioned
by Reid, whom Mrs. New-
ton said suggested that "if
the fear of the underworld
were used to crowd oiit the
fear of threats gainst
Ricketts' life by the pre-
sent possessor of the line,
he would confess."
o
Welfare—
(Continued from page I
in closing.
\V. H. Haney was chairman of
today's program and introduced
Miss Saylors. Nathan Rozey Abi-
lene, was a visiting Rotarian
Short talks on the National
Salesmen's Crusade were made
by Ben Roberts. Aubrey S I .egg
and George Bpnnitt.
President Luther Watso > pre-
sided.
Harley Sadler
In New Role
Tomorrow Night
To Introduce His Cousin.
Jerry Sadler, Candidate
For Railroad Commission
Harley Sadler
Harley Sadler may be in a I
j new role Tuesday night when he j
introduces his kinsman, Jerry |
Sadler, who opens his run-off
campaign for railroad commis-j
sioner in West Texas in Sweet- j
water but he promises to be!
greeted by his favorite type ot' j
audience, one of those "pack 'em !
in crowds", where they have to j
put out the "Standing Room!
Only" sign. A.s West Texas j
j campaign manager for Jerry |
Sadler, Harley is doing some |
"doubling" this summer. He is j
on tour with his show on the
stage at night and out hustling j
votes during the day. But Harley j
has seen the fruits of his labors j
in the first primary where West!
Texas put Jerry's foot into the I
stirrup for mounting into the|
saddle on his ride to Austin to |
take over the office of railroad
commissioner.
Leaving his show at Dumas to-
morrow, Harley Sadler will ar-
rive in Sweetwater in mid-after-
noon to be on hand for the
speaking. Local committees have
all the preliminary plans set for
making this the outstanding poli-
tical rally of the campaign.
"Everyone is welcome", Har-
ley says, "young and old be
there."
An hour's entertainment is
promised by Sadler's Cowboy
Stringsters. This musical group
has won thousands of friends in
their appearances this sum-
mer with Jerry Sadler.
Allred Studies
Vince Boss Case
AUSTIN—(UP) — Governor
Allred today awaited a report
from the Huntsville prison psy-
chiatrist before deciding if he
will grant a reprieve for Vince
Boss, sentenced to be electrocut-
ed after midnght for the mur-
der of A. W. Albert of Hous-
ton in 1936. A report against
clemency was made by the
state pardon board.
6 Violent Deaths In
Texas Over Weekend
HOUSTON* — (UP) — High-
way and boating accidents and
a suicide claimed the lives of
six persons in this Southeast
Texas area during the weekend.
RAVENA. O. - (UP) — A
Jersey cow born near here had
on its forehead a white patch
closely resembling a map of
the state of Ohio Valentine
Uhrig, on whose farm the ani-
mal was born, has named it the
''"Ohio calf."
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. East of
Midland were overnight visitors
with friends here Sunday eh-
route home from Ennis where
they had been visiting her
mother, Mrs. M. M. Czako, who
has been ill but is reported im-
proving.
* *
Mi and Mrs. I. C. Muns
and family left Sunday for a
motor vacation trip through
California and other western
states.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. John Crabb
and daughter, Jeanne, left Sat-
"day night for a two-weeks
trip to Santa Fe, Grand Canyon,
Boulder Dam, San Francisco,
I.os Angeles and other points.
* *
Mr. and Mrs. George Willis
and son. Wally, and Mr. Willis'
sister. Mrs. W. M. Miles of
Beaumont, returned Saturday
night from a trip through Colo-
rado. 1,'tah and other western
states.
+ *
Ii. W. Adcocli spent the week-
end here with relatives and
friends.
* * *
Davis Clark of Haskell spent
the weekend here with his fath-
er. D. A. Clark.
* * *
ltra\ton Giliuure of Abilene
spent Saturday and Sunday in
Sweetwater with friends.
* * *
<;eorgc Cowan, employe of In-
ternational Harvester company
who has been transferred to
the El Paso branch, left Sun-
day to assume his new duties.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. It. G. Jackson
left Sunday on a two-weeks va-
cation.
* * *
Homer Lrinhurg went to Hal-
linger Monday morning to at-
tend funeral services for a rela-
tive.
* * ♦
Mi>s Willie Elliott and Mrs,
J. ('. Dennis returned Sunday
from a week's stay in Mineral
Wells.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Black and
daughter, Janell, of Merkel vis-
ited in Sweetwater Sunday.
* * *
Mar.jorie Stevenson is spend-
ing the week-end in Lubbock at
the bedside of Gloria Sadler who
is recovering from an operation
at the West Texas hospital.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Dulaney
returned yesterday from Dallas
where they had been at the bed-
side of their son, Jimmy, who
underwent bone surgery in a
Dallas hospital late in the week.
Jimmy was reported resting
nicely following the operation, j
* * *
Mrs. Walter Wirt/, of Amaril-
lo underwent surgery Sunday in
the Sweetwater hospital. She
was reported resting nicely to-
day. i
* * *
Mrs. A. M. Kent, patient in
the Sweetwater hospital for sev-i
eral days, was moved in a!
Yates ambulance to her home
this morning.
* * *
Mrs. G. It. Callieoatte and dau-
ghter Virginia, are in Stamford |
for a week's visit with relatives j
and friends.
* * *
Wanda Hawley is in Spur,
where she went Saturday for a
week's visit with relatives and
friends.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. George Antilley
and daughter, Georgiana. joined
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Antilley, par-
ents of Mr. Antilley. and Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Fry in Abilene
Saturday from whence they
drove to the Antilley's ranch
south of Weatherford for a
weekend vacation. Mr. Antilley's
sister, Miss Dick Antilley, re-^
turned to Sweetwater with them'
and will divide a week's visit
here and at Roscoe with Miss
Marie Wharton her classmate in
McMurrv College.
* * *
Head Coach Laliranee Prtddv,
accompanied by Horace Young,
last year's star Mustang full-
back and Jake Webster, promis-
ing next year's Mustang back,
left this morning for Lubbock
where they will attend the an-
nual Texas High School coaches
association's annual coaching
school. Horace will work out
with the southern squad for
the All-Star game Saturday
night. Jake will do observation
work.
+ * *
Assistant Coach Adrian Clark
left this afternoon for Lubbock
where he is to enroll for the
annual coaching school spon-
sored by the Texas High School
Football Coaches association.
He Will return to Sweetwater to
play with the Gulf Oilers in the
Double Funeral
For Victims of
Car Accident
James H. Guitar and
Son Die In Mishap at
Plainview Saturday
COLORADO — Double fun-
eral services are to be held at
5 o'clock this afternoon for
James H. Guitar, Sr., 60, and his
son, James H. Guitar. Jr . 24,
who were killed Saturday in an
automobile collision near Plain-
view. The services are to be held
at the Guitar residence here.
Young Guitar. June law grad-
uate of the University of Texas,
was killed instantly in a colli-
sion involving two car and a
truck. His head was crushed,
one arm badly mangled and his
body severely broken and bruis-
ed. The accident occurred at
noorj Saturday on Highway 28,
nine miles south of Plainview.
His father, who died at 1
o'clock this morning, suffered
a fractured skull and severe
facial abrasions. No one else
was riding in the Guitar auto-
mobile, and none of the other
participants was injured.
Young Guitar was a native of
Colorado. having graduated
from the Colorado high school
Before entering the University
of Texas, he was a student at
Kemper Military school.
The elder Guitar was manager
of the Guitar compress, an
oil mill and the Guitar gins in
Colorado.
They are survived by the wid-
ow and mother, two sons and
brothers, Don of Colorado and
Hunt of New Orleans, and one
daughter and sister, Sara Gui-
tar of Colorado.
Southern Florida Boasts of
Tree That Will Give You a Bang
LILACS UPSET
1 GARDEN CLUB
LORAIN. O. — (UP) — The
j Garden Club has been forced to
I change its biennial Lorain lilac
| festival to a rose festival because
the lilacs bloomed too early this
year. The club was caught un-
prepared.
softball league playoff, going
back to Lubbock for weekend
sessions of the coaching school.
Down in southern Florida'
some of the more imaginative
citizens are discussing commer-
cial cultivation of a strange tro-
pics! tree whose big, round pods
explode with a loud bang and
bad odor at a certain stage of
their growth.
The idea would be to sell
these | ods before the explosion,
for purchasers to send to the
folk back home, just for the
laugh.
The pods would be picked
when slightly "green" and ship-
ped to an unsuspecting acquain-
tance for use as a mantlepiece.
Then in a few days the thing
would ripen and scare the wits
out of everyone, making for a
very hilarious practical joke in-
deed.
The tree, which thrives around
Miami, is called the cannonbail
or, if you want to get botanical, |
Couroupita Guianensis. It grows
tall and the wood is soft. When
it blooms, huge clusters of
j showy flowers two or three
I feet long hang from its trunk
and lower limbs. The seeds turn
into a ball around which the
blossoms form a hard shell.
When decay sets in, the ball
bursts, throwing seeds in all
directions. The smell is not a
sweet one.
The project to start cannon-
ball orchards around southern
Florida has plenty of opposition
already. Tiny residents are not
intrigued at the thought of be-
ing awakened by freq'^nt loud
bangs in the night during the
season when the pods are ripen-
ing. And several of the nice old
people who went there seeking
peace and quiet are wondering if j
they went to the right place af- j
ter hearing—or smelling—the 1
first ripening fruit of couroupita I
guianensis.
John Davis of Great Britain;
led the first Polar expedition in j
1587.
About 80 per cent of the j
population of Haiti is engaged j
in agriculture.
There is no record of an air-
I plane accident being caused by
j lightning.
Australia is larger than the
I L'nited States by 805 square
! miles.
' The sex of bullfrogs can be I
A cannonbail tree, with pods
about ready to go boom.
determined by their ears; the
male's are larger.
Most Eskimos do not swim, al-
though they spend most of their
lives near water.
There are more than 25,000
taxicabs in New York City.
So abundant is wild asparagus
on the Russian steppes that it is
eaten by cattle like grass,
—.—.—.—0
Warehouses in the London
(i < ks always store enough to-
liacro to supply every man, wo-
man and jhild in Great Britain
with one ounce every week for
a year.
ANNOUNCING ! !
Norred Motor Company
The New
BUICK DEALER
In
SWEETWATER
The fixtures and equipment of the Western Motor Company have been pur-
chased by A. R. Norred of Colorado, Texas. Mr Norred has been as-
sociated with Buick and Pontiac for several years and brings to Sweetwater a
complete knowledge of sales and service for these two popular cars.
Repair And Service - - -
The Norred Motor Co. plans an immediate expansion of its service department
®and will specialize in the highest type of service and repair work by factory
trained experts. Mr. J. T. Wilson, factory trained mechanic will still be con-
nected with the" organization. All Buick and Pontiac owners are cordially in-
vited to drive in for check-up inspection.
NORRED MOTOR CO.
FORMERLY WESTERN MOTOR CO. LOCATION
213 W. BROADWAY OIAL 932
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