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PHTL KARNER, GENERA I, INSURANCE
The Mexia Weekly Herald
VOL. 3fXXVII, NO. 20.
HAMILTON, PALMER DIE TONIGH
*1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVA
MEXIA. TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1836.
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DELAY ACTION
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Some Main Issues
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NAVAL AIR FORCE IN MOCK WAR
PLANES LEAVE
Firebug Brands
Self as Fiend
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FACE DELAYS
Governor Will Not
Call Solons Back
until Fall
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AUSTIN May 9 (U.R) — Texas
legislation was at a virtual stand-
still today while resolutions were
'/ushed through both houses to sus-
pend rules and keep bills alive, that
otherwise cannot bo acted upon in
the remaining two days.
The House abandoned efforts to
act finally on extending the $3,000
residence homestead tax exemp-
tion to clear the way for bills.
The Senate tax collections. It
ran into opposition from "dry" sen-
ators to provisions of a bill to get
more state beer revenue.
Beer Debate
Without reaching a decision, sen-
ators gravely debated, if the beer
act should be amended to permit
sales within 300 feet of the capltol.
A 300-foot dry zone now exists a-
round the capitol grounds.
Action on the homestead tax ex-
emption and on a constitutional
amendment to permit further relief
measures at a special, session was
expected before the session end.
The homestad exemption rsolution
was to be taken up again by the
House this afternoon. The Senate
waited for printed copies of the
resolution to permit a relief a-
mendment at a special session.
Agreements were being reported
by conferees on these appropria-
tions, The governor had received
for approval or paring a $3,898,250
judiciary appropriation. It is $14,-
000 less than that two years ago.
Utility regulation had little
chancetoday. House members were
reported bitterly opposed to ac-
cepting the Senate's substitute bill
and senators showed no inclination
to accept the House plan.
Only slight change was made by
the Senate in the bill to tighten oil
tax collections without increasing
the tax rate. Final passage and es-
timated $500,000 additional money
for the state treasury seemed cer-
tain.
Little hope was seen for the bill
to pipe natural gas from the Texas
Panhandle to Detroit and St. Louis.
Following rejection of three pro-
posals to extend the session past
May 11, Governor James V. Allred
announced that he will not attempt
to force an Immediate special ses-
sion. One before September was
not expected.
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A.mad urge to set fires has. led
Carl Peterson, above, self-styled
''genius, but a dangerous neu-
rotic, a fiend," to a Jail cell, with
&.-murder charge Impending. A
slights-dreamy, blond man of 32,
eontof wealth, Peterson, police
eay,t confessed he set more than
fire3"in Chicago, In one-of
ilchtan aged crippled woman
died.
PRIEST PLANS
SEE NEW YORK
IN HIS DRIVE
Father Coughlin is
Greeted by Huge
Ohio Crowds
TELLS PURPOSE
"Stronger Than the
President," Says
of His Lobby
Patman Forces
Deny Compromise
President Calls in
Hines, Morgenthau
for Parley
WASHINGTON, May 9 (U.R) -
The leader of the Patman bonus
forces in the Seate, Sen Elmer
Thomas, D., Okla., refused today
to accept any o fthe compromises
which have been advanced as a pos-
sible means fo obtaining votes to
overridea veto.
While Thomas previously had
said that if the Patman currency-
issue bill could not he enacted, he
would take the next best thing, he
asserted today:
"Once the Patman advocates
start yielding, the bonus fight is
lost."
His remarks appeared to indicate
Thomas laws determined to battle
further for the votes needed to ov-
erride the Patman bill.
President Roosevelt today asked
Gen. Frank T. Hines of the Veteran
Bureau, Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., and other
aids to confer with him in a discus-
sion expected to center around his
intended \eto of the Patman bill.
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Give
MOTHER
a
Box of
CANDY
We have one of the best assortments we have
ever shown. Whitman's and Gales . . . put up in ap-
propriate boxes. $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 per pound.
AIRMAID HOSIERY in all the new shades
Priced St.00, $1.35 nnd $1.65
Kendrick&Hoi
mexia
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Texas
CLEVELAND, O. May 9 (U.R)—
With Michigan and Ohio already
organized into union for social
justice, the Rev. Charles E. Cough-
lin planned to to take in New York
City next. He will hold a mass
meeting in Madison Square Gar-
den May 22 to extend the influence
of his "peoples' lobby."
In a speech bitterly assailing the
banking system and banking, the
priest last night led an audience
of 30,000 in a mass booing of Sen.
Robert J. Burkley, D., Ohio. In out-
lining the purpose of his union, he
said it would be made "stronger
than any president."
Last night's meeting was a for-
mal organization of the Ohio unit
of the union. Michigan was organ-
ized first at a similar mass meet-
ing in Detroit. The New York
meeting, the third, will be follow-
ed by ten others, which, Coughlin
hopes, will organize the union so
closely and so extensively that
no Congressman or Senator who
hopes for re-election will dare op-
pose its demands.
"Hereafter anyone who writes a
platform for a presidential candi-
date must consult the National Un-
ion for Social Justice," he shouted
last night. "You members of the
National Union are stronger than
any president.
Boos Cenator
"Never again will an elected sen-
ator or representative out of his
own state be able to hide hinfself
in the District of Columbia."
Burkley was • booed during
Coughlin's denunciation of sena-
tors who voted against the Patman
inflationary bonus bill.
Sen. Robert F. Wagner, D. N. Y.,
was criticized on the same score.
To persons who have heard
Coughlin merely on the radio, "his
speech in person was a revelation.
Experts agreed he was a fine ora-
tor and easily carried his audience
with him.
While Coughlin did not attack
President Roosevelt directly, he
did denounce "this banker-minded
adminitsration," which he said was
doomed. He laid most of the ills
of the country to the Federal Re-
serve system, terming it the chief
cause of the depression. He de-
manded its abolition, pledged the
union to fight for a central govern-
ment bank, "controlled by the peo-
ple directly through congress."
Coughlin specifically defined the
operations of his union. It is not a
third party. It endeavors to
"change worthy minorities into ma-
jorities."
Takes Oyer Role
of Santa Clans
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Playing Santa in summertime
Is tha new Job of Oscar Phillips,
above, Indiana highway police-
man, named acting postmaster
of Santa Claus, Ind., made fa-
mous the nation over by stamp
collectors. Phillips will be act-
ing Kris Krlngla until a perma-
nent postmaster is named by
clyll service test, to succeed
James F. Martin, who died re-
cently;
HONOLU FOR
MIDWAY ISLES
In : Formation, They
Ply 1200 Miles
over "Enemy"
WAR SECRECY
GOVERNOR WILL
NOT STOP CHAIR
AT HUNTSVILLE
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thesoutuwe&t
KENT OF
TH€ MISSISSIPPI
^ veers of Crime
End in Death in
State Prison
APPEAL DENIED
Pacific War Games
of Navy Attract
Attention
Stanford Payne
Urged Seek Post
AUSTIN, May 9 (U.R) — Rep.
Stanford Payne of Del Rio today
had been urged to announce his
candidacy for commissioner of ag-
riculture in the *1936 election, as
115 colleagues in the Texas House
of Representatives asked him to
makl the race.
Commented Rep. Payne when
shown the petition with 115 signa-
tures:
"I think we had better stick to
the business of the people right a'
this time, and leave politics until
next year."
Payne, 45, was born in Kaufman
county and is married
Hunger Siege is
on in Illinois
March on Capitol as
Legislators Quit
in Filibuster
SPRINGFIELD, 111., May 9 (U.R)
—Seeking to force the state legis-
lature to pass bills that will reopen
relief stations, "hunger marchers"
poured into Springfield today from
all sections of the state.
The marchers gathered at the
bare ruins of the old state arsenal
across from the state house and an-
announced they would camp in the
city until the legislature has ended
a deadlock over the method of rais-
ing state unemployment funds to
match the federal aid.
Before the marchers could organ-
ize a committee to present |Je-
mands, the legislature of the
House, which is deadlocked, by u
Republican filibuster, adjourned to
next week.
Governor Henry Horner, who left
imemdiately for Chicago to discuss
the situation with relief officials,
said a fourth effort to pass the re-
lief program would be made next
week.
Progress Slow
in Ticket Drive
Raising- Funds Send
Small Farmer to
Washington
Funds were coming in slowly
Thursday for the purpose of send
ing a "small farmer" to Wash-
ington on the AAA special train
Sunday.
Those' raising funds to send
Dan Dove, tenant farmer and
spokesman for the little farmers
to Washington along with two
others' from this county reported
a fair degree of success. There
was quite a ways to go before the j
fund is raised.
It was hoped that by Saturday
the needed fund will be produced
so that Dan can leave Sunday.
He was to present the little far-
mer's view in Washington and
also bring the Washington view-
point back to the small farmers
of Limestone county.
HONOLULU, T. H. May 9 (U.R)
— Simulating actual conditions of
war, the navy today launched the
most pretentious mass aviation
demonstration in history as it sent
Hawaii's air defense into the cur-
rent maneuvers on the Pacific
front.
At 7:20 a. m. (Honolulu time)
the first naval plane took off from
Wheeler field, near the navy yard
at Pearl Harbor. Heavy Smoke
screens shrouded the immediate vi-
cinity as the navy sought to hide
its aviation gesture from a mythi-
cal enemy.
No spectators were allowed to
approach the field. From a dis-
tance, observers could hear the
roar of warming motors and catch
an occasional glimpse of a flashing
propellor. Then one of the craft
would shoot aloft through the
smoke billows.
At 7:40 a. m. at least 10 planes
could be seen over the ocean. They
struck formations and awaited the
take off of the others. Two hund-
red officers and men were assign-
to the mass flight which will carry
12 planes to Midway Island, a tiny
cable station 1,200 miles to the
northwest of Hawaii.
The formations will land in a
tropical lagoon which, in the near
future, may become a landing spot
for giant l'an-American Ail Liners
en route from California to China.
The surface craft of the battle
j fleet, which left San Francisco Sat-
urday, in a huge naval maneuver
termed "Problem 16" will follow
the course of the aerial branch of
the service, it was understood. A
strict naval censorship, however
prevented an authentic picture of
just how the fleet and airplanes
will cooperate.
Twenty planes were in the air at
8:20 a. m. Four more had joined
those aloft aloft fifteen minutes
later. The weather was clear. The
lack of wind and heavy loads made
takcoffs difficut for some of the
heavier planes.
The light, fast planes took off
with ea.su and skirted through the
smoke screen toward the sea. The
tails of the planes were painted va-
rious colors in order to simplify
identification of the squadrons
engaged. To ground observers, the
planes appeared new and many of
them were the same.type as the
squadron which flew from Califor-
nia to Honolulu several months
ago.
Shortly after 8:15 a. in. the
planes which took off early in the
maneuvers could not be seen. It
was assumed they had headed to-
ward Midway.
Increasing friction between federal and state governments, and
constitutional limitations which hold back united national action
because o£ states' rights, have caused students to ponder plans to
eliminate state governments entirely Thev would elect Congress
from reRions or departments. Here is one of the suggested
groupings. Representatives would be elected from districts as at
present, but senators would be chosen at large, an equal number
from each department Many proposals along the lines of the
above suggesti*t) are being made by students of government.
Amelia Ewhart n^arwv* Are
flow Wofhoys
to New York Cit ThnrsJc" Noon
Firet Flicrbt Between C^ub Hears Wonder-
Two Cities Made 1 ful Talk on "Moth-
without Stop hood"
attorney Fails to
Get Writ Stop
Executions
NEW YORK, May 9. (U.R)—•
Touseled hair Amelia Earhart
slept late today while the coun-
try acclaimed her latest feat—a
non-stop flight from Mexico City
to New York.
It was the first non-stop flight
between the two cities, but also
the first attempt. Captain Emilio j David Chambers, Junior Rotar-
Carranza, Mexico's flying hero, 'an' was 'n charge of the pro-
attempted a non-stop flight from | ^raiT1 nrK' presided in ail able
Mexico City to Washington, but jmanner-
fell 100 miles short of-his goal. Th(, princ!p|e spealit,r was Mrs.
He died in a crack-up on the re- j G„nlf,e stnbbSi of Wortham, who
Thursday was Mother's Day
at the Rotary luticneon with ail
members having as their guests
their mothers and those without
mothers brought old and es-
teemed friends in memory of
their own mothers.
turn flight.
I gave a wonderful talk on "Moth-
Miss Earhart, who 1ms flown | erhood.'
solo over the Atlantic from New-
foundland to Ireland, and over ; Mrs, George Peyton sang two
the Pacific from Hawaii to Cali- J beautiful old songs, "feilver
fornia, brought her red Lockheed Threads Among the Gold, and
Vega monoplane down at Newark
airport at 10:28:50 p. m. EDT
"Mother Machree" and they were
enjoyed very much by all pres-
last night, 14 hours, 18 minutes fnt' Mrs. Peyton was accompan-
and 50 seconds after she took off j 'ef' ^he piano by Mrs. A. C.
alone from the dry bed of oi l , Richardson, the club pianist.
Lake Texcoco, near Mexico City
The distance is 2100 miles.
Tired but happy, she retired at
Club singing was led by Mrs.
Lawrence Hearn.
The luncheon hall was beauti-
2 a. m. today, leaving orders that j fully decorated with pot plants.
she was not to be disturbed be-
fore 11 a. m.
More exhausting than her
flight, it seemed, was the recep-
tion she was given on landing. A
crowd estimated at 10,000 to 15-
000 persons welcomed her in
scenes reminiscent of the trans-
Atlantic flying days of 1927.
Sweeping aside the 45 policemen
who had been assigned to main-
tain order, the crowd swarmed
over the field toward Miss Ear-
hart's ship.
SPOT COTTON
Check Protection
of State Capitol
AUSTIN, May 9 (U.R) - With
the destruction of Oregon's state
capitol by fire fresh In mind, a
legislative committee today report-
ed that the Texas capitol need*
'{reater protection.
Escorted by Former Sen. Geoigi
Purl of Dallas, piembers toured the
capitol. Purl said they found host
with nozzles missing. A section of
hose "leaked like a sieve".
J. R. Ham, secretary of the state
boatd of control, said he would re
port the committee findings to thi
Wrj).
Labor Committee
BacVs T.abor Bil'
WASHINGTON. May 9. (U.R)-
Thc house labor committee today
voted unanimously to report fav
orably the Wagner-Connery bill
reinforcing the labor guarantees
of Section 7-A and establishing a
permanent labor relations hoard.
The bill as reported by the
house committee would place the
labor board under jurisd:ction of
the labor department, as recom
mended by Secretary France*
Perkins.
TEXAS LEADER DIES
DAI.HART, May 9 (U.R)—Ar-
thur C. Johnson, 40, business
manager of Dalhatt public schools
and former member of the Texas
leg:slature, lied of pneumonia to-
day at his home. He had been ill
<irce last Thursday.
Last June, Johnson was award
ed the distinguished community
service trophy offered by the
Dalhart Lionfc Club for the most
lutstnrdinc: community service in
Ltallr.a i nd H n.Uy counlios.
cut flowers furnished through the
courtesy of Sparks Jenkins.
Giv? Effect to
Centennial Bill
AUSTIN, May 9 (U.R) — Imme-
diate effect for the $3,000,000 Tc>:
as Centennial appropriation bill
was voted by the House of Repre-
sentatives today. The vote was 110
ayes and 22 noes.
The resolution will be sent to
the Senate this afternoon. If it
pases there by two-thirds vote, the
appropriation and all provisions of
the act will be in effect immediate-
ly.
Without resolution the act would
he ineffective until Aug 9. It failed
to get two-thirds vote in the House
and Senate when first passed. Two
thirds vote is necessary for im'medi
ate effect. It has been held by court
decisions that bills failing to get
two-thirds vote can still be made
immediately effective by thep ro
cedure started today.
„ A . .
Kemp Povn to
2270 Now
J. W. Kemp nnd company iH
lown 2270 feet in the Vol De
Long No. 2 test south o' Cedar
Creek area in Limestone county,
drilling an offset to the Crawford
Del.ong No. 1. which produced
gas from an oil sand. The Kemp
concern is drilling throuth a deal
\. ith the Crawford Petroleum
Corporation, ovvners of the form-
er te*t, :
HUNTSVILLE, May 9 (U.R)—
Death in the electric chair became
a certainty today for Raymond
Hamilton and Joe Palmer, Texas
desperadoes convicted ~of killing a
prison guard, as Gov. James V.
Allred refused to grant them
clemency.
The executions will be carried
out a few minutes after midnight
tonight.
I Gov. Allred, in a written state-
j merit issued in Austin, found
| Hamilton's record of crime "as-
j tounding," and sternly asserted
i that "the criminal element may
| just as well understand that mur-
] deters, hijackers and bank rob-
| bers are going to have to pay the
I supreme penalty if a jury gives it*
1 to them."
F'lea Refused
His action came shortly after
i Justices O. S. Lattimorc and F. L.
Hawkins of the Texas Court of
! Criminal Appeals had refused to
accept an application for a writ
j of habeas corpus tendered them
! by Miss Camille Openshaw, Hous-
ton, attorney for Hamilton.
i Miss Opensnaw also visited
| Gov. Allred just before he issued
I his statement refusing clemency
for the two desperadoes. She left
immediately afterward to return
to Huntsville \t-ith Katie Jenkins,
I Hamilton's red-haired sweetheart.
Lee Simmons, general manager
of the Texas prison system, said
; he was "glad to hear" that the
governor had refused to grant
' clemency to Hamilton. He added
I that "out- preparations will go
ahead just as we had planned."
Warden W. W. Waid said Ham-
iltan and I'almer slept well last
night, ate breakfast heartily and
faced execution calmly. Both sub-
stituted a fish dinner for the
usual fried chicken selected by
condemned prisoners.
No efforts had been made in
behalf of Palmer, who tried to
assume full blame for the slaying
of Major Crowson, guard killed in
a break of several convicts from
f.e Eastham state prison farm
January 16, 1934, under the pro-
tecting machine gun fire of the
late Clyde Barrow.
Society's Interest
The state Board of Pardons
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