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VOL. XXXVII, NO. 22.
PiliL K \ RNER, GENER Ati WSUI* A VOE
The Mexia Weekly Herald
MEXIA. TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 24, )«35.
$1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
SENATE SUSTAINS VETO 40
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Six Die in Seaplane Crash in Naval War Games in Pacific
DEPRESSION IS
I r> * u HIGH MILITARY
SEAPLANE GOES
DOWN AS AIDS
SISTER PLANE
Midway Isl a n d s Is
Scene of Traggic j
Accident
OFFICERS DEAD
Directs Rescue of i
"Attack" Plane ;
Found at Sea j
Roosevelts Green, Fete Veterans
ABOARD U. S. S. PENNSYL-
VANIA, WITH PACIFIC FLEET, ,
May 23 (U.R) — Six navy airplane
crew members were killed Tuesday |
night, while directing rescuers to a i
stricken sister plane, it was reveal- j
ed today. |
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The men died when their plane I
plunged into the Pacific after cir- '
cling high above a second craft |
which had descended in distress 40 j
miles south of Midway Island.
The disaster was the most seri-
ous of a series which have marked
the elaborate fleet problem 16 in
which virutally the entire sea of
the United States are concentrated
in the Pacific.
The lost plane members were
part of the defending forces of the I
fleet. The craft to whose rescue i
they had gone was one of the at- j
tacking force.
The Dead:
Lieut. Harry Brandenburger, 37,
Belleville, 111.
Junior Lieut. Charles J. Skelly,
30, San Francisco,
Chief Machinist Mate P. C. Litts,
Ocean View, Va., (Wife's address
given as Honolulu.)
Radioman Frank Robert Deny,
no address.
First Machinist Mate P. J. Pro-
teau, Whethan Mass.
Third Machinist Mate Q. A.
Sharpe, Heavener, Okla.
The accident occurred during the
third phase of the fleet problem.
The Brandenburger plane, based at
Midway Island, was one of 43 air-
craft which had been dispatched to
Repel from Hawaii a threatened
mimic attack.
Early Tuesday evening it was
scouting the open sea about 40
miles south of Midway, searching
for "enemy" aircraft.
Suddenly it spotted a plane in
trouble on the water. The plane
was one' of the attacking force
which had been forced down when
one engine went dead.
The Brandenburger radioed im-
mediately for destroyers to go to
the rescue of the stricken craft.
It circled about the spot, main-
taining radio communication and
directing the rescuting craft. An
hour later, a few minutes before
the ilght cruiser Raleigh arrived,
the Brandenburger plane itself
plunged into the sea.
BEING STOPPED
SAYSECONOMIST
Irvirig Fisher, Yale
Leader, Tells of
Recovery
TALKSTN TEXAS
Credits Roosevelt
with Leading U. S.
Out of Mire
Wins Rich Mate
Happiness shone on faces of host and hostess and guests as disabled
war veterans were greeted by President and Mrs. Roosevelt on the
occasion ot the annual garden party on the White House lawn. Here,
as the president shakes hands with Francis Craft, Lavonla, Ga.
veteran, the Flrut Lady is ready with extended hand In her turn,
after a comely nurse has wheeled Crjjt't forward.
Borden s New Milk Plant Will
Open Friday Morning in Mexia
With John T. Evans as local
manager, the Borden Milk company
of Texas opens its Mexia branch
Friday morning.
Workmen were rapidly complet-
ing the installation of machinery,
the boiler had up steam, and every-
thing was expected to bo in readi-
ness for the opening schedule.
The opening price is 30 cents per
butterfat pound. Nine trucks are to
bring in milk from as many differ-
ent routes, and some farmers will
bring in their own products,
. The plant optening means a
splendid, permanent market for
whole milk in the Bi-Stone Empire.
Another Admits
Part in Killing
FORT WORTH May 23 <U.R) —
Bird Tracy, 27, implicated in the
robbery-murder of a Hill City store
keeper by his brother-in-law, who
confessed participation in the
crime, today had confessed his part
in the affair.
He admitted he was the second
man in the snooting of Thomas
Holmes, 19, at a Ilall City filling
station.
Tracy, 6 feel 7 inches tall, told
essentially the same story as Max
Cash, 21, who broke under ques-
tioning Tuesday night and confess-
ed.
Children Damage
Chief Benefactor
Perhaps no man in Mexia has
done more for the enjoyment f
children than J. K. Hughes. He
lias given parks, playground
equipment, wading pools and oth-
er facilities for free use of the
children.
An<l yet, Mexia children are in-
vading his own private grounds,
destroying his plum trees and
shrubbery. Mr. Hughes knows the
children do not understand. He
intends to continue to do much
for Mexia children—BUT, he in-
sists his own home grounds be
protected. He hopes he will not
have to prosecute, but he does
intend to keep intruders front
his own grounds.
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TOR BOYS
Traveling Sets
$1.49 to $10.50
Dresser Set*
$2.00 to $2.50
Boys' Jantzens
$2.95 to $5.95
Bill Folds
$1 to $5
Pocket Knives
50c to $2.00
Shaving Sets
$3.99
FOR EITHER
BOY OR GIRL
Shaeffer Pins and
Pencils $1 to "$15
Tennis Rackets
$4.70 to $8
Wrist Watches
$3.09
GRADUATES
.. C. Smith or Corona
Typewriters
$49.50, $60, $07.50
FOR GIRLS
Jantzens
$4.95 to $0.95
Stationery Nets
dith Desk I'en
$3.75
Week End Bag
$8.25
Cologne
$1.00 to $2.50
Rath Powder
50c to $4.00
Vanity Sets
$6.50 to $7.00
Airmaid Hosiery
$1, $1.36, $1.65
Vanities
50c to $2.75
Kendrjck&H
MEXIA
TEXAS
Hired Awaits
McCraw's Advise
AUSTIN, May 23 (U.R) — Go.er-
nor Allred today awaited the advice
of Attorney General William Mc-
Craw on the effect of the marble
machine tax bill passed by the last
r.ession of the legislature. Before
approving or vetoing the bill the
governor wants to know:
(1) Will it legalize any form of
gambling 1
(2) Will it interfere with prose-
cut;on of any pending gambling
eases ?
(3) Will it render anti-gambling
law encorcemont wore difficult.
Negative answers are expected
to all, as State's Attorney Lloyd
Davidson was consulted by Rep. W.
O. Reed of Dallas, author of the
bill.
, SAN ANTONIO, May 23 (U.P.)
—Irving Fisher, economist and
; Yale university professor, assert-
| ed that the economic depression
"is being stopped now," as he
; made a strong appeal for cur-
i rency stabilization in an address
| today before the convention of
i Kiwanis International.
"One would-be witticism now
I going the rounds," he said. "Is
that "Hoover could not prevent
the depression and Roosevelt
could not prevent the recovery'—
A saying unjust to both of our
worthy presidents.
"According to my own diag-
nosis, this depression could have
been almost wholly prevented.
After it was in process, it could
have been stopped very quickly at
any time. It is being stopped
now."
"This diagnosis," he continued,
"is that big booms usually are
due to over-indebtedness with in-
flation of credit currency, while
depressions are duo to liquidation
of debt with deflation of credit
currency."
He expressed the view Unit
"President Roosevelt began lead-
ing us out of the, depression suc-
cessfully by his monetary policies
until his unfortunate admixture
of a policy of wealth destruction."
"And now," he added, "thanks
to the preponderance of the mon-
etary policies, we are recovering
at last, the fundamental reason
being the restoration of the credit
currency, xxx nothing is now in
sight which is likely to again set
back this restoration of our cir-
culating medium."
"There are two main theories,"
Prof. Fisher continued, "of the
depression: Two little money and
too much goods—so-called 'over-
production.' If the latter theory
were correct, a policy of wealth
destruction would be justified.
But it is not correct.
"Our trouble is not too much
goods but too little money to buy
them with. Merely to increase
prices will not help us. The price
increase must be by making more
money, xxx In a depression, in-
civvising prices by monetary
means is goc«J; Increasing them
by curtailing production is bad.
Those who confuse the two sorts
of price-fixing are in a mental
j fog."
| He asserted that the greatest
| hope far the future lay in title
I two of the omnibus banking bill.
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OFFICER FOUND
GUILTY COUNTS
Col. A. E. Williams
Dismissed from
Service
NOTABLE OFFICER
i Took Loan from Auto
Concern Selling to
U. S. Army
The beautiful face ot Iris Adrian,
shown above, looking out of a
lilm magazine page, was a tonic
■to-Charles Over, Jr., rich young
broker, as he lay ill in a Cali-
fornia hospital. Recovered, he
sought an introduction to the
titian-haired actress. Romance
bloomed and now they have
their heads together on plans
for a honeymoon in the Orient.
WASHINGTON, May 23 (U.R) -
I Col. Alexander E. Williams of the
army quartermaster corps was
found guilty on two counts by a
court martial today and sentenced
to be dismissed from the service.
The officer was found to have
solicited and obtained a loan of
I $2,500 from the representative of
an automobile tube concern which
was seeking war department con-
tracts in November, 1938.
I Williams at that time was a J
' brigadier general in charge of the j
transportation division of the |
quartermaster general's office,
ami the tire tube representative
was trying to interest him in the ;
product.
Texas Senators
Split .the Vote
WASHINGTON, May 23 (U.R)—
The bonus roll call in the Senate
today:
To sustain the President—(40):
Democrats — (28) —• Ashurst,
Bailey, Barkley, Brown, Bulkley,
Burke, Byrd, Chavez, Connally, j
Coolidge, Dietrich, Fletcher, Ger- i
ry, Class, Gore, Guffey, Harrison, j
Hayden, King, Lonegran, O'Ma-
honey, Pittman, Pope Radcliffe, j
Robinson, Tydings, \Vugner and |
Walsh.
| Republicans — (12) Austin, j
Barbour, Couzens, Hale, Hastings, I
Johnson, Keyes, McNary, Metcalf, |
Townsend, Vandcyberg and White. j
PATMAN BONUS
PLAN IS LOST
BY VETO VOTE
Single Hand-Clap
in Galleries as
Vote Taken
SOME CHANGES
Dennis Chavez Goes
with President in
Contest
Backyard Oil
Causes Rush in
Williams
charge of
of $2,000.
He was
of giving
a House
committee
was acquitted on
receiving another
To override the president —
(54):
Democrats — (41) Adams,
Kachman, Bankhead, Bilbo, Black,
Bone, Bulow, B.vrns, Caraway,
Clark, Copeland, (,'ostigan, Do
Haney, Duffy, George, Hatch,
Lewis, Logan, Long, MaLoney,
McAdoo, McCarran, McGill, Mc-
Kellar, Minton, Moore, Murphy,
Murray, Neely, Overton, Reyn-
olds,, Russell, Schwellenbadi,
Sheppard.
Smith, Thomas (Okla.); Thom-
as (Utah); Trammel!, Truman,
Van Nuys and Wheeler.
Republicans —(11) - Borah,
Cappei', Carey, Davis, Dickinson,
I Frazier, Gibson, Norris, Nye,
sum Schall and Steiwer.
Progressives—(1)—La Follette.
found guilty, however,, Farmer.ubop _ (1) _ ghip-
false testimony before j sl0#(|
military
which
affairs sub-
investigated
army contracts. Williams had de-
nied to
I received
the
the
committee
loan.
that he
Results of the court martial
jjr• j • y~, | were announced officially by the
Wum.mp.ton, Lai war department after a three-day
* trial which was conducted
Legal Battles
in Post Cases
with
G e o 1 o g i s t s C1 a i m
Seepage Cause of
Bonanza
Defense Asks Trial
at Post, Where
Agent Killed
WILMINGTON, Cal„ May 23
(U.R)—Discovery of a backyard oil
well that produces nearly pure
gasoline sent townspeople rush-
ing to purchase drilling equip-
ment today.
This discovery was made by
Christibal Salcido who sank a
well in his yard for water. At 20
feet he struck oil. He installed a
small hand pump and with the aid
of his wife and six children pro-
duced 15 barrels of oil a day.
Salcido's neighbors heard of his
good fortune and within a short
time 18 other wells were produc-
ing "gasoline."
wealth
oper-
C'hief
Dreams of immediate
faded for the backyard oi
ators, however, when Fire
Ralph Scott served notice upon
owners that the pumping must
stop within three days unless
state and city oil laws were com-
plied with.
was
great secrecy.
The court martial's sentence of j
dismissal was coupled with a tin- |
animous recommendation of clem-
ency "on account of the long and
faithful service of Col. Williams"
the department announced.
Tha findings of the military
court now must be reviewed by
the judge advocate general of
the army and a board of review
composed of three officers. Their
recommendations in turn will be | wjthj,eId a ruling temporarily
transmitted to Secretary George
H. Dern, who will pass them on
to the president.
The verdict and sentence do
not become effective unless ap-
proved by the president.
Col. Williams had a long and
distinguished military record.
He holds the distinguished ser-
vice medal for meritorious ser-
vice as an administrative officer
during the World War.
r.UBBOCK, May 23 'U.R) —
I.egal skirmishing began today in
the unusual trial of four promin-
ent West Texas men on federal
murder charges for the machine
gun killing of Spencer Stafford,
federal narcotic agent.
j Federal Judge James O. Wilson
on
a defense motion for removal of
the trial to Post, Garza county,
where Stafford was slain Feb. 7.
Defendants in the case, the
first charging murder ever tried
in a federal court in West Texas,
were Sheriff W. F. Cato of Garza
county; Dr. L. W. Kitchen, Post
vetprinarian; Dr. V, A. Hartman,
Post physician, and Tom Morgan,
Garza county farmer,
Bystanders Get
Worst of Shots
As selection of jurors proceeded
the venire panel of 00 was quick- j
ly reduced to 45 by excuses and
disqualifications.
U. S. District Attorney Clyde
Eastus headed the battery of gov-
ernment prosecutors, while the
led by Walter
NAMES PRALL
WASHINGTON May 23 (U.R) -
President Roosevelt today nomina-
ted for re-appointment Anning S.
Prall, New York, to be a member
of the federal communications eom-
misrion for seven years from July
i; 1936.
John F. Stite, 62,
Dies in Coolidge
John Francis Stite, 62, died
at his home near Coolidge at 4
a. m, Thui'sday, Funeral services
were to be held at the Church of
Christ in Delia at 5 p. m. with
Elder J. IJ. Moss officiating with
interment in the Delia cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Del-
ia Stite, two daughters, Norene
and Sybil Stite, Coolidge; four
sons, Elbert, Herman, Carl and
J. W. Stite, all of Coolidge
Three sisters live in Tennessee.
Mr. Stite moved to Coolidge
from New Hope community fivo
years ago. The John R. Corley
company was in charge of the
funeral.
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MESSENGER KILLED
DENTON, May 23, (U.R) — O. C,
Horton, 89, mail mesenger at At>
gyle, near Denton, was killed by a
Southbound train at the Argyl*
station today. A coroner's inquest
was planned. Survivors are his
widow and several children.
DALLAS, May 23, (U.P.) —The
innocent bystanders got the worst
or a running gun fight last night
Statutes governing operation of ' between Dallas officers and four 1 defense staff was
oil fields require posting of a automobile thieves whom they were j tj. Scott and W. P. McLean, Fort
$5,000 bond, erection of a full pursuing Worth.
V. L. Renfrow, 31, and David H. i — •—
Motley, 34, were unable to determ- j
city inc whether the shot was fired by
police or the fleeing car thieves. ,
The two men were seated on the i I rtnpn tfi I fill
front steps of Motley's home when 1 "KfH IV J U11
the shot struck them, they said. i
! HILLSBORO, May 23 (U.R) -
WASHINGTON, May 23 <U.R)—
The Senate today sustained Presi-
dent Roosevelt's veto and killed the
Patman bonus bill.
The vote was 54 in favor of the
measure and 40 against.
The bonus forces were nine votes
short of the two-thirds majority
they needed to enact the bill over
the veto.
When the Senate originally pase-
rd the bill, the vote was 55 to 33.
Champions of the $2,200,000,000
measure battled to the last during
the dramatic session. But they
could not win the two-thirds major-
ity necessary to have the Senate
join the House in over-riding the
veto.
The votes against the Patman
plan definitely killed it for this
session, but did not down the bonus
issue.
There was a single hand-clap
from the galleries when Vice Pres- -
ident John N. Garner announced: -
"The bill has not passed."
Last, year when a vote on veter-
ans' legislation was overriden in
the Senate there was a burst of
spontaneous applause from gal-
leries which required several win.
utes to quiet.
The first unexpected develop-
ment during the roll-call was the
vote of Sen. Dcnr.is Chavez, D. N.
I Al. He voted tc sustain the veto al-
: though bonus advocates had an-
i nounced their expectation that he
j would vote to override.
Chavez' close connection with the
i Democratic political organization,
which put him up as a candidate to
j replace the late Sen, Bronson Cut-
j ting, R., N. M., was believed re-
sponsible for the vote.
Twelve Republicans voted with
2$ Democrats to sustain the \i?to.
j Those voting to override the chief
| executive included 43 Democrats 1
and one Progressive.
| !i Republicans, one Farmer-Labor ■
Immediately fater the vote, Sen
Bennett Champ Clark, D., Mo.,
| filed notice of an intention to at-
I tach a bonus rider to the pending
naval appropriation bill.
As the Senate voted Sen Marcus
i Coolidge, D., Mass., was revealed
! as the first switch. He voted to up )
hold the president's veto whereas
| on May 7 he voted for passage oi
' the Patman bill.
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sized derrick, building of retain-
ing walls and other safety de-
vices, and filing of a $100
permit.
The oil "bonanza,'' according
to geologists, is probably the re-
sult of the Southern California
earthquake two years -go. They
explained that the "gasoline" pro-
baby seeped into an underground
pool from leaks in oil refinery
storage tanks nearby.
Oil companies at first believed
the "gasoline" leaked from under-
ground supply lines, but found
their equipment was not damaged.
Bandit Suspect
FATAL INJURY
J-ORT WORTH May 22 (U.R) —
Jim Todd, 49, paving foreman, was
injured fatally last night when run
•loivn by a freight train in the Fort
Worth railroad yards.
Slaying at Race
Track of Amarillo
AMARILLO, May 23, (U.R) — A
30-year-old race track follower was
held in jail today in connection
with the knife slaying last night of
Raymond Dority, 38, at a race
track.
Dority, with his throat cut, was
found lying on the race track late
at night. He gasped, "I know who
cut mc," but died before he could
say |iore.
John Singleton
Given High Post
AUSTIN, May 2;i (U.R)'— John
V. Singleton. Waxahachie. today
was named chief of the division in
the State Board of Control to ad-
minister the law giving board su-
pervision of contracts for buildings
erected under the State Centennial
appropriation.
CORES RICH SAN l
RUSK. May 23 (U.R) — Casing
was being set today, in the Wood
and Young No. 3 New Birmingham
Development Co. well, which cored
two and a half feet of rich sand
yesterday at a total depth of 5,179
feet. The well, the first successful
off-set in the Rusk field, in 700
feet southwest of the No. 1 discov
ery well, which it was expected to
.suiijuss as a producer.
Sheriff R. F. Wilkinson of Hill
county reported today that one of
tw> men who disarmed him and a
deputy at a shack near here last
night had been arrested and jailed.
The prisoner gave his name as
Alec Fulford, 21, of Seven Knobs,
Somervale county.
He said he didn't know the name
of his companion who fled under
protection of a sawed-off shotgun
held on the two peace officers when
they entered the shack.
Fulford was arrested early this
morning when he wrecked his au-
tomobile in a ditch near Blum, 30
miles northwest of here. No trace
of his companion or the sheriff's
car in which he fled has been
found.
Some of the supplies stolen from
ihe store were found in Fulford'*
cttv and burglary charges were fil-
ed against him here ttflay
Plymouth
and
Chrysler
Sales
and
Service
Paul Mason
In Welch Ride
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