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All the News That's Fit to Print Since 1871 Page 2 Tuesday, April 20. 1937 THE AUSTIN STATESMAN TEXAS RAINS CUT THREAT OF NEW DROUTH Beware of At the Univeriky of Texas ECONOMY ASKED WHEAT PATTERSDiM HITS DISHONEST VOTE J.D. Moore Gets Chance to Visit His Native Heath The first precaution against moths is to have your winter garments cleaned. When you have them DeLuxe cleaned at Nick Linz, we are glad to store them for you without charge. Ask us about this service today.

Annual Power Show Is Scheduled May 7 THE University of Texas power show and architectural exposition, an event that attracted unprecedented atten tion last year, has been set for May 7 by the college of engineering-. This year the expositions will be held the same day, from RENAMED KERN Slight Charge for Insurance If yon wish the woolen garments left in our care the season injured, this i possible for a slight cost. 1 Lb FUR STORAGE Approved, insured and guaranteed cold storage for your valuable furs. This service has been available for the past ten years. Methods approved by the U.

S. Bureau of Standards are used in cleaning and storing your fur garments. Nick Linz Cleaner Dyer Furrier Hatter 611 Congress Phone 2-3123 (Continued from page 1) have a low regard for the legislature," he said. House member had consumed considerable time in speeches on personal privilege, with much of the questioning of speaker faceti-tiou in nature. 1 'Uniform Pensions A majority of the senate indicated a favorable attitude Tuesday toward uniform old age pension payments, i A provision for such payments to I needy persons over 65 years of age) was indicated in a constitutional amendment under consideration, The issue of financing the pension program, as well as other social security work, by a sales tax had not been settled.

The vote on the equal payments! provision, by Sen. Wilbourne D. Collie of Eastland, wag 13 to 10. Collie charged the present system had led to much discrimination. The house voted, 102 to 14.

to print on minority report a senate bill providing for appointment of the state auditor by a legislative committee rather than the governor. The chanee would become effective in May, 1939. The house then resumed consideration of a proposed constitutional amendment lengthening terms of offices from two to four years. Truck "Relief After long argument, the senate adopted a conference report on a bill exempting privately owned commercial vehicles from regulation under the common carrier motor act. The house previously had adopted the.

report Opponents of the bill said it would result in flooding the highway with thousands of inadequately equipped trucks which could operate without inspection and regulation. They also charged it would discriminate against the established common carrier lines. Advocates maintained the bill would give relief to business men who operated trucks to transport their own products and who were under common carrier act by a supreme court decision. The senate adopted a $100,000 mileage and per diem bill, which also was introduced in the house. The appropriation will bring to $600,000 the total appropriated to date for this session.

Hearing was set for Thursday night before the senate committee on commerce and manufactures on the "fair trades" bill recently passed by the house. 1 'war a I x' FDR MESSAGE (Continued from Page 1) tal of the budget estimates. An increase in appropriation would, of course, nullify our efforts to pre vent a delicit in ihjb. War Danger Cited He said bills being pressed for enactment would commit the government to an expenditure of more than $5,000,000,000, mostly for public works, compared with he had told congress was necessary for an annual works program. Bills providing more than for highways have been introduced.

Mr. Roosevelt added, despite the fact that expenditures for this purpose in the last four years have exceeded $1,000,000,000 and existing authorizations for the next two years provide nearly $450 000.000 more. Referring suddenly to international armament races, the president said "it ia a matter of common knowledge that the principal danger to modern civilization lies in those nation which largely because of an amament race are going directly towards bankruptcy." "In proportion to national budgets," he added, "the United States is spending a far smaller proportion of government income for armament than the nation to which I refer. It behooves us, therefore, to continue our efforts to make both end of our economy meet." Income Tax Estimate Mr. Roosevelt asked that his relief appropriation for next year be made available early in June "so that it expenditure can be properly planned prior to July first." Declaring maintenance of a sound fiscal policy requires careful planning of authorizations and appropriations, the president said it "is to maintain a proper balance between revenues and expenditures unless restraint" ia exercised.

Analysis of tax returns for March, the president said, indicated income taxes would produce than forecast in January estimates and that other reve nues would fall off $337,000,000 "due in lare part to the obstruction of collections by numerous law suits against the government." Mr Roosevelt asserted, however, he expected to save $295,000,000 in current expenditures by eliminat ing or deferring unnecessary spending. Craft on Coast Warned of Wind NEW ORLEANS, April 20. (API Small craft warnings were issued Tuesday by the weather bureau here for the Texas coast, as follows: "Small craft warning ordered 8:30 a. m. (est.) on Texas coast.

Brownsville to Port Arthur. Fresh southerly wind Tuesday afternoon, probably becoming strong at times." BREEDERS OF CATTLE FORM ORGANIZATION BEEVTLLE, April 20 (UP Cattle breeders of South Texas had formed an organization here Tuesday to improve the livestock industry In this section. J. R. Scott of Beeville was elected president of the organization, which took the name of the South Texas Breeder-Feeder association.

HERE COMES RHYTHM SWING TIME with FRED ASTAIRE GINGER ROGERS IT ot own" -Hi I a. m. to 11 p. in the engineer- mg ana architecture buildings The show will be conducted bv Jerry McAfee. Port Arthur student and president of the engineering student council.

Other students on thi committee are Joe Rawlins, civil engineering: Fred Hunt. electrical engineering; Charles Pugsley, mechanical engineering; Herbert Karsch, petroleum production engineering; Maurice Granville, chemical engineering, and John Long, architecture. The college of engineering will undergo an inspection Friday and Saturday by the engineers' council for professional development for the purpose of accrediting the college. THREE PLAYS SET AT GREGG HOISE Three piays will be presented at Gregg house. 107 West 27th street, Tuesday at 8:15 p.

m. in the inter-chnrch dramatic league contest. The Wesley players from the University Methodist church will give "The Finger of God." Gregg house player will give "Madretta," and "God and Country" will be given by the Firpt Congregational church Fellowship playerr. MRS. JOCGHIX tECITAL SET ATRS.

G. LOUIS JOUGHIN, to-prano, will be presented Friday night at 8:15 in a recital in St. Mary's academy assembly room. She will be accompanied at the piano by Miss Dorothy Borchers. As the final number on the program, Mrs.

Joughin and Herbert Wall, baritone, will sing a duet. Mrs. Joughin'g husband, Dr. G. Louis Joughin.

is a member of the English faculty at the University of Texas. NEWMAN TO HAVE FORMAL FRIDAY Newman club. University of Texas Catholic student' organization, will give it annual spring formal dance Friday night in the main ball room of the Texas Union building. AUSTIN GIRL NAMED OUTSTANDING PLEDGE LaVerne Adrian of Austin has been honored by Alpha Xi Delta sorority as the most outstanding pledge of the year. Miss Adrian was awarded a silver cup.

Other awards by the sorority were made to Betty Wynne of Kerrville for the best all-around girl and to Mae Hamme of Edin-burg for the member who does the most for the sorority. MORGAN PRESIDES AT S. A. CONVENTION WAYNE MORGAN of Temple, president of the University of Texas chanter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, will preside at the annual spring convention of student chapters in San Antonio Wednesday and Thursday. Thirty-three Texas students and two professors of civil engineering will attend the conference and make the inspection tour, which includes the Guadalupe river bridge in New Braunfelr.

Robert Dix of Fort Worth and I. N. Mayfield of Giddings. University of Texas students, will read papers at the meeting. TEXAS HISTORIANS MEET FRIDAY Garrison hall on the University of Texas campus will serve as headquarters Friday and Saturday for the annual convention of the Texas State Historical association.

Following a program of meetings and lecture Friday afternoon, a banquet will be given in the Dris-kill hotel Friday at 7 p. m. An executive luncheon will be given at noon Saturday in the Texas Union building. The session will close Saturday afternoon at 2 p. m.

with a business meeting. Miss Retta Murphy, a member of the San Marcop Teachers college faculty, will talk on "The Journey of Inspector General Pedro de Rivera. 1724-1728." TEXAS OIL BIDS Purchasers' nominations for Texas oil during May dropped off for the first time in recent months, the railroad commission announced Tuesday at it hearing preliminary to May proration orders. Buyers offered to take 1.831.837 barrels daily, decline of 4.182 barrels from April. The hearing was finished, and a May proration order will be issued oon.

U.S. bureau of mines estimate of Texas' share in the national market mi increased 42900 barrels daily. OR MONTH LOW OPTIMISTIC By AywUiei Prr Beneficial rains fell Monday night and Tuesday over a large area of West Texas. Ranchers and wheat growers were optimistic as the threat of a drouth was cut short The weather bureau forecart additional shower for late Tuesday, under the impetus of a low-pressure area. Clearink skies were expected Wednesday.

Rams averaging from one-iuarter of an inch to one and a inches fell over the San AiReli fsrm'rg BLUE BIRD Special (Tuesday, April 20, Only) Port, Claret or Burgundy WIIJE 99c GALLON Yo Furnish Container be misled by price advertising. If yoo want whiskey at low prices we have it at distiller eloseout prices. A complete Hne of Whiskiet, Wines, Gins, Cordials "CORRECT PRICES' Onlr One i BLUE BIRD Package Store 221 Consrre Phone 8244 Open 5 mj Close 12 p. m. BLUE BIRD BAR SPECIAL (For Tuet, April 20, Only) Chesterfield.

Old Gold, Lucky Strike or Camel CIGARETTES i. Per Package Af (Limit 3 pkfs. to customer) US rF-i AM STARTS TODAY! 25c Til 1 P. M. Ml tht with ftrt t-tlm on fim4wsT but hi wlf 1 1 him BirARDO roRTFZ GAIL PATRICK AKIM TAMIRriFP Jl.VE MARTKL TOM BROWN -extra: "DIZZY DOCTORS" THTSFF.

STOOGES EDI Pictorial I News LAsl DAY! 11 to! 15 DEANNA DURBIN 10c MAT. 3 to 5 TODAY P-h. and MAKCH of Tisn iI Al I ULDNLtiDAil i 1 OF ty'ourf'Jti erfting 5loy nt'Hh futures ECONOMY5 ENGRAVING COMPANY0 AUTlSTS AMD ADVtS-TI5 Ol usiin's 'Pioneer jn graving tott ei3V CONGO 55 PHONt 2-3542 ill 1 1 1 Wed p.m. "iwte Judge J. D.

Moore, a native Irishman, Tuesday received an Invitation from Alvin Mansfield Owsley. American minister to the Irish Free I State, to visit him and Mrs. Ows ley while they are stationed, in Ireland. Minister Owsley said in his letter that the people of Ireland had received him and Mrs. Owsley cordially and told Judge Moore 'the latchstring is out for you." The letter was dated April and was sent from the American legation at Dublin.

Judge Moore was born in Kil- kenny and attended school in Dub-i un in nis ooynood. and ranching sections Monday night and light rains continued Tuesday. It was the first rain of any consequence in three months. San Angplo reported the precipitation extended northward to Sweetwater, west past Fort Stockton, outh to beyond Sonora and east past Brady. San Angelo received .62 inch, with the heaviest rainfall reported on ranches northwest of there.

Lubbock reported rains on the South Plains area ranged from showers to three inches. It was the first good rain in some section since last November. Plainview reported three-tenth inch, Abilene .28 inch. Amarillo, Wichita Falls. .24.

General showers were reported in Coleman county, ranging from one-half to an inch. Light showers fell at Austin and San Antonio. Millett Mansion offers chefs who know how to prepare foods properly that's why is a pleasure at the Millett Mansion. Drop in today for a delightful meal. Breakfast 35c I.nnch Arte Dinner 45c Phone 8718 9th Brazos M.

ESTES TODAY! WEDNESDAY! Your last chance to see thi grand comedy! Pluo! A IT CLYDE fOMFOV 1.1 r'r A Always and 15c LAST DAY! America close In on the hush-money racket: "SHAKEDOWN" witn LEW ATRES JOA.V PERRY Also "ROBINSON CRUSOE" Radio' Inrle Don present 30 minute of thrills! I WuyriXnliiiMk TOMORROW! -r Am i. mmmmmnmnmi'urw-mr-. flal. 15 Till 5 A iiP OLIVIA Dt IOU1SI OF (Continued from page 1) tance of the synod and cited their authority. "You have great authority over institutions, but it is not your chief job to guide institutions.

Let the care of the pastors and the congregational group come first to the synod." An open discussion was led by Dr. Knubel after his talk and problems of the synod discussed. The session was opened by the Rev. N. H.

Kem of Dallas leading the devotional. Marriage Topic Monday evening services were led by the Rev. James R. Vorkoper of San Antonio. Dr.

Knubel preached on "What God Hath Joined Together Let No Man Put Asunder," a phrase from the marriage ceremony. He spoke of marriage and the other relationships of life, the "God given or joined relationships." The annual convention began Sunday with a mass meeting of honoring Dr. Knubel, and the regular sessions began Monday morning and continued that afternoon. Highlight of the Monday session was the adoption of the president's report warning the churches to guard against encroachment of federal social security legislation upon the merciful work of the church. The president's report also recommended that in conjunction with the promotional program of the church, two group meetings be held each year, attended by representatives of the congregational, societies and pastors to receive promotional information.

The first meeting will be held in September. Membership Grow The synod also went on record as approving inter-Lutheran fellowship and material matters dur ing the year and a campaign for 1938 for adequate church extension funds for improving buildings and equipment was approved. Dr. Knubel reported on the emergency relief fund during the Ohio river valley flood. Expected funds were $25,000 and the total raised and administered totaled $70,000.

Official auxiliaries of the church recognized by the synod were the Men Brotherhood, the Women's Missionary society and the Luther league. Dr. Knubel said Tuesday that the Women's Missionary society was the most powerful single influence. The First English Lutheran was received as a member of the cynod. the congregation having been organized last July.

The condition of the hospital at Cuero was reported to be better than ever before and Mrs. Olive B. Riley commended for her work' mere. Pres. Kern will order the close of the synod upon finishing all business.

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