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A 3- A THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, SPRINGFIELD, FRIDAY; JULY: 23, 1937' 17 WILL HELP SEND ESCAPED TEXAN TO DIE IN CHAIR Courageous Hostages Who Halted Traxler's Wild Flight Join With Prosecutors HUGO, July 22 (AP) Two courageous hostages who halted the wild flight of Roy (Pete) Traxler with his own. firearms Joined prosecutors tonight in efforts to send the escaped Texas desperado to the electric chair. County attorneys of both Madill and Bryan Counties, both of whom charged Traxler with armed robbery, a capital offense, said the hostages agreed to help prosecute the outlaw they wounded after slaying his fugitive companion, Fred Tindol. To Ask Death P'enalty. "Te will ask.

the death penalty for Traxler, regardless of which county he is tried in first," said Sam Colby, Madill prosecutor. "We have. agreed to try. him in the Arst of the two counties to have a term of District Court." "Sure I'd testify against him," said James Denton, oil feld worker who with Frank Trimmer, a farmer, was forced, to the accompany fugitives' Traxler flight and from Tin- 8 posse. Trimmer also agreed to help prosecutors.

i Saying he was "almost certain" Traxler, now in custody of the Choctaw County sheriff, would be released to the two counties for trial, Colby added, "We have him here in Oklahoma and I don't sce why he should be turned over to Texas." Traxler was serving a 99-year sentence for armed robbery when he. escaped with eight convicts from Eastham (Tex.) prison farm July 8. Previously. James V. Allred of Texas had announced be would seek extradition" of the wounded outlaw.

Traxler had said he would "rather die" than be returned to Texas. FIX PRICES OF SECOND-HAND AUTOMOBILES Pennsylvania Begins TwoYear Experiment as Gov. Earle Appoihts Commissioners HARRISBURG, July 22 (AP)Pennsylvania started a two-year experiment today in fixing the sale price of second -hand automobiles. Gov. George appointed three of five members of a motor vehicle dealers' commission to regulate the industry.

Two other members will be appointed later. Motor car dealers who charged some competitors were granting "exorbitant" allowances on trade-ins sponsored the legislation as a "little NRA" for the industry. Other dealers opposed the Idea. safety Measure Some dealers argued that the authority. given to the value of cars work gafcty mcasoff the highways.

ure by keeping worn out automobiles Willis H. Daniels, counsel for the automobile dealers, said the law was the first of its. kind in the Nation, adding that similar legislation in Wis- THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEAGUE By GLUYAS WILLIAMS 000 10 7 3 A 5 THE TEAM WAITED HOPEFULLY WHILE ITS ONLY 600D PITCHER WENT INTO HIS HOUSE TO ARRANGE POSTPONING DOING SOME CHORES HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE DONE YESTERDAY, BUT AS TIME PASSED AND HIS DOOR DID NOT REOPEN, FEAR BECAME CERTAINTY THAT GLYAS (Copyright, 1937, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 7-23 9 SOMETHING HAD GONE WRONG WITH HIS ARRANGEMENTS consin, Minnesota and Nebraska did not go So far as the Pennsylvania plan. One Republican, Senator C. Gilbert Wolfenden of Indiana County voiced the feelings of New Deal supporters in the Democratic-controlled Legislature 'by hailing the 'law as a pricefixing plan which the industry itself would finance through licensing of dealers.

Wolfenden said Pennsylvania could use the law to determine whether price-fixing legal under the state constitution. The commission will make a survey each months of the average prices allowed Dealers will report each transaction. On the basis. of those prices the commission will fix the maximum allowance for used cars in the following month. The commission will license all dealers, salesmen and appraisers, and the license fees will be used to defray costs of administration.

Female Guard Has Hand Always on Her Holster HOUSTON, July 22 (AP)-It's an easy job being an air mail guard. And Mrs. Ruth Langford, probably the only woman air mail guard in the U. enjoys her work. Eight times every day Mrs.

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The union had contended the property was ordinarily used by the public and that parts of it were under control of the Department of Street Railways. Testimony of the first witness called by: Louis Colombo, chief Ford counsol, was intended to discredit the story of John Godelski, NLRB witness yesterday, that he heard a man. he identified as Harry Bennett, Ford personnel director, call. "Good work, boys" to two men he. said participated in the beating 'of union workers.

The Ford witness, Arthur Ogle, Detroit news reporter, said was with Bennett from 12.30 p.m. until 3 o'clock May 26, during which time the fighting occurred. Didn't Gire Exact Hour Godelski had not stated the exact hour at which he heard the remark, but -said it was after the riot. In his motion for -dismissal of the complaint, Colombo renewed the company's contention that 'employes involved were not 'engaged in Interstate commerce and that the board's witnesses had failed to establish the validity: of any charge, made against the Before the NLRB casc was concluded, the board deleted from the complaint: names of five men it charged the Ford company. dismissed because of union membership or activity.

Atty. Laurence A. Knapp said the evidence relating to them was inconclusive and that most of the five had ordosire for reinstatement, in their Rockefeller Stock Seat Membership, Purchased in 1883 Goes to Laurence Rockefeller, Grandson NEW YORK, July 22 (AP) -'The New York Stock Exchange, member-' ship of the late John D. Rockefeller was posted for transfer today to Lau.rence S. Rockefeller, his grandson.

The Rockefeller membership was purchased in 1883, and was held primarily. to save commissions in security dealings. Rockefeller never took an active, interest in stock exchange af-. fairs. Laurence S.

Rockefeller is the son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Nurses Seek Support For Eight-Hour Day LONDON, July 22 -Delegates to. the a International Congress of Nurses declared today they will seek public support for an eight-hour day "more humane conditions" for the nursing profession. 'More than: nurses.

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