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MESQUITE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1934.
VOL. LIII. No. 2
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For That Tired, Run Bown f Westerleld
Feeling Let Us Be of As-
sistance to You
llrand Jurors To I
it ftii State Senate! Work As Please
Robert L Hurt
For Second Term
It may be that you are on the vet ye
of a spell of sickness. If so, you had
better see your doctor and then come
to us for the medicine he prescribes.
If your health is good, but you just
feel h and tired from the warm
weather, then take a short visit to
Pleasure Land by treating yourself
to one of our refreshing cold drinks
or delicious ice cream.
PORTER & LYTAL
REGISTERE D DRUGGISTS
FOR RE-EI.ECTION
Chief Justice
Court of Civil
M.
3
Ben Li* Jones
A GREAT CIVIL LAWYER
FOR AN IMPORTANT CIVIL
JUDGESHIP
RIPE IN EXPERIENCE,
LEARNED IN THE LAW,
FAIR AND IMPARTIAL
IN DECISIONS
Judge Jones' ability and honesty
have never been questioned. He
never fails to see the side of
common justice. His recent de-
cision, upholding the constitution-
ality of the Mortgage Moratorium
Statute, by which thousands of
homes were saved from forced
sale, shows him to be a man of
courage and conviction, combin-
ing his legal kuowlodgs with a
natural sense of justice, to uphold
the rights of the common people.
(A friend's contribution).
(Political advertisement)
Mesquite Fair dates: Sept. 20,
21 and 22.
Began Tagging Of
Old Cotton Monday
■ 'j
O. T. Chapman, farmer, of
Hutchins, recently 'appointed
cotton tagger for Dallas County,
opened headquaters in the office
of County Agent A. B. Jolley, in
Dallas Monday. He will have
charge of the tagging of all bales
of old cotton, that are produced
before June 1, for farmers who
wish to be exempt from taxation
tinder the Bankhead bill.
"Responsibility for obtaining
the exemptions rests entirely up-
on the farmers and unless they
come in for the applications and
secure their tags no one else will
be to blame if they have to pay
the tax later on when the cotton
is sold," County Agent Jolley de-
clared in explaining the new
duties of Chapman.
Exemption from tax is allowed
on all cotton harvested and gin-
ned before June 1, 193<f. Applica-
tions for tags showing the cotton
to be exempt must be secured be-
fore August 1, he said.
Unless the old cotton is tagged
the owners will have to pay a
government tax of one half the
/market value fixed by the secre-
tary of Agriculture when the
cotton is sold. All cotton is sub-
ject to the provisions of the bill
whether it is still held by the
farmers or is held in warehouses,
Jolley said.
After applications are secured
by the farmers, at which time he
gives the location of the cotton,
men working under Chapman will
tag the cotton bales.
Chapman was appointed bv the
officials in Washington and as-
sumption of his duties markid
the first real application in Dal-
las County of term9 of the Bank-
head bill.
LOOKING AHEAD
Doris had just lost her baby
teeth and was thrilled at the
prospect of getting new ones.
One day her mother saw her
looking in a mirror, seriously
studying the gap that was soon to
be filled by her second teeth.
Presently Doris turned and said:
"Mother, I hope my new teeth
will be gold ones, don't you? Ex.
WHEN NOAH BUILT
THE ARK
He did not have the advantage of
a lumber yard such as ours, where he
could find everything he needed in
its construction but he built it, un-
der difficulties and made it serve the
purpose. If you have the means and
willingness to build or make repairs
now, it is easg as compared to the
task Noah faced. We are at your
service.
JOHN E. QUARLES CO.
W. L.Wilkinson, Mgr. Phone 15
*•
CLAUDE WESTERFELD
^ In making my race for the State
Senate, I desire that the voters
know what I stand for. Below is a
partial outline1 of my platform:
For the people of Texas and
the new Dallas County Grand
Jury will pay little attention to
the suggestion of Judge Grover
Adams, who .swore them in and
delivered the charge, that they
work only four days a week to
cut down expenses.
"We discussed the matter on
several occasions," said Foreman
Ed Eshelman, "but were never
able to definitely agree on a four,
five or six day schedule. Finally
they agreed to leave the matter
Up to ine. It will be my policy to
have the grand jury work as many
days each week as are required
to do all our work. Some weeks
this may be done in three or four
days, while during other weeks
we may find it necessary to work
six days."
To Oust Fakirs
From Relief Rolls
Fakirs who can get work but
will not accept it are to be cut off
the relief rolls of Dallas County,
as is indicated by the following
statement by Adam R. Johnson
against all chain monopolies thatf:state Relief Director:
have reduced the people who
made Texas to selling peanuts,
pushing tamale carts and operat-
ing junk shops.
Too many public'officials on the
payrolls of corporations. I will try
to make it a felony for any public
official to receive compensation
from a corporation.
Tax-free homes for everybody.
Billions of wealth in Texas has
never been taxed on account of
corporations controlling the Sen-
ate and Legislative bodies, Shift
the burden.
A tax-free vote. The small
amount that is left after the as-
sessor and collector get their part
can easily be shifted to many who
pay no taxes and never have.
Old-age pensions and unemploy-
ment insurance. No citizen should
be asked to get in bread lines and
be without a home in order that
monopolies can make billions to
be sent daily to Wall Street. This
tax can be put on natural resourc.
e> that are now stolen front the
people and the State,
A strict law against lobbying by
special groups to the detriment of
the public at large.
Revise the election laws so that
in large cities special interests can
not put hundreds of employees
around the polls and thwart the
will of the people.
Every boy and girl in this State
is entitled to at least a high school
education, and also a position or
opportunity to earn a livelihood
when he gets old enough to work.
Under our present system he has
nothing but hopes.
Our economic system must be
changed. If radical measures must
be used by way of legislation to
accomplish it.
The utilities are still charging
war-time prices, when everybody
is on their back. If they cannot he
forced to reduce rates to about
half or less, then we mnst have
municipal ownership and devote
the extra millions now used to
pay dividends on watered stocks
and bonds to the payment of the
operation of our government and
take the taxes off of industry and
real estate.
The people in th« last presiden-
tial election declared for a new
deal. To that end I will stand for
the above principles and solicit
your vote.
Your present Senator has been
in Austin for twelve years, but he
has never fostered a single law
for the masses of the people. His
entire time has been devoted to
special interests. He refuses to
come out and defend his record.
Yours for Texas and Texans,
CLAUDE WESTERFELD
(Political advertisement)
Epworth League
July 15
Leader — Edith Crane
Prelude - No. 241
Subject — The Story of Our
Missions in the Orient,
Scripture — Luke 7:19-23 —
Discussed by Leader.
Hymn — No. 242
Sentence Prayers
Hymn — No. 256
Leader's introductory talk
Methodist Work in:
1. China — Catherine Lewis.
2. Japan — Vernon Paschall
3. Korea •— Aneta Job son
4. At Home — Ouida Faye
Paschall
Links in a Chain — Hazel
Brummett
Announcements and Offering
.Hymn — No. 179
League Benediction.
SAD NEWS
Mrs. Faraway —Your husband
seemed to enjoy himself so much
on his visit to us. He mad* him-
self perfectly at home.
Mrs. Homebody — Do you mean
to say he growled about the meals
and scolded the children? Ptn so
sorry he was so rude.—Ex.
Notice to persons on Dallas Co.
relief rolls:
Upon instructions embraced in
a resolution passed by the Teilas
relief commission June 27, 19,14
notice is hereby given to the
effect that persons physically able
to work who are offered employ-
ment at the prevailing wage
scale in the locality wherein the
work is to be performed, and who
refuses to accept without good
cause, shall not he furnished re-
lief.
The following instructions are
issued to all citizens of Dallas
County to-wit:
Any person or persons offering
employment to others, whether in
relief rolls or not, will inform the
local county relief board chair-
man in writing immediately when
employment offered by such citi-
zen is refused. Such advise to the
county board chairman will in-
clude, when possible, the work,
seeker's full name, address, em-
ployment nfftrd and wages offer-
"~3s
When any pelrsoh has been
offered employment and has refus-
ed it, under tfte conditions above
stated, the county relief beferd of
Dallas County is prohibited from
giving either direct or relief work
to such person,
This pronouncement is pub-
lished under direction from the
Texas Relief Commission, whose
membership requests the unni-
versal co-operation of the people
of Texas in support of this act-
ion which is directed at the dis-
placement of persons on relief
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R. L. (Bob) HURT
Robert L. Hurt, Criminal Dis.
trict Attorney, in offering his
candidacy for a second term,
states that he is offering the
Eeople experience, efficiency and
conomy. He is 44 years of age,
has practised law for the past 20
years,/seven of which he spent as
an assistant district attorney, and
has made the best record during
his eighteen months as district
attorney that has ever been made
in that office.
Mr. Hurt invites close inspect-
ion of the record. Upon compari-
son with the record of the past
five district attorneys, it is found
that Hurt tried more cases, with
a higher persentage of convic-
tions and a lower percentage of
dismissals, than any previous
district attorney. That being the
case the unjust and unwarranted
criticism of Hurt's record now
bejng made by his opponent is a
reflection also upon the dis-
tinquished men who have pre-
ceded him in this office.
Hurt says that his opponent
has been out of the law school
only four years; that his opponei t
prosecuted only 90 days in a crim-
inal district court, that he never
tried a capital case or secured a
death penalty; that during the ?0
days he was in the district court
this young man dismissed 37
cases, tried 67, in which he se-
cured convictions on 55 pleas of
guilty an-j got \2 suspended sett-
le tiee-s.
The taxpayers of Dallas County
should not be burdened at this
time with breaking in and ed-
ucating; a man in the district at-
torney's office.
fust two more weeks until the
Texas Democratic primary elec-
tion.
Death Of Judge Thus. K. Bond a
Edward Gray, 73 j Deserving Judge
Judge Edward Gray, promin-
ent lawyer, former District Judge
and bank ptesident, died Sunday
night at his beautiful country
home in the Pleasant Mound com
rnunity, southwest of Mesquite.
Judge Gray was born in Tenn-
essee but his family moved to
Dallas when he was a young boy.
For the past several years he had
lived quietly at his country home.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
|essie Pace Gray; one daughter,
Mrs. Beulah Gray Taylor, two
grandsons, Edward Gray Taylor
and Greer M. Taylor; two sisters,
Mrs. John Catto and Mrs. Watt
Bowser, all of Dallas.
Funeral services were held at
the home Monday afternoon,
conducted by Bishop Harry T.
Moore. Burial was in Greenwood
cemetery.
JOHN ROWLAND
FOR SHERIFF
who refuse to accept work.
ADAM R. JOHNSON,
Director.
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MY PLATFORM
I am a candidate for Sheriff of
Dallas County and wish to pre-
sent my candidacy in a sincere
and straight forward manner and
not cloud the issue by quoting
figures or making boastful state-
ments, I am making the campaign
on my own merits and qualifica-
tions and not on the demerits or
mistakes of others.
I am fully qualified to fill the
office of your Sheriff in both the
criminal and civil capacities, hav-
ing served two years as your
chief deputy. I have had ten years
actual service as a peace officer
and my record as a man and an
officer is above reproach,
t am experienced in handling the
modern youth, and am always in
sympathy with the one that makes
his or her first mistake and falls
into the hands of the law as a
first offender. I intend to gi^e
them my personal attention and
help, if possible, rather than con-
demn, for many a boy or girl has
been boosted on the downward
trail, when by the proper kind of
treatment they might have made
good and useful citizens, and it
shall never be said that John
Rowland refused to offer a help*
ing hand when it was needed.
I will cooperate with all the
law enforcing bodies, from your
precint officer to the highest
federal official, and will not with-
hold any information or other-
wise block justice in order to re-
ceive credit myself I will not send
but will lead my deputies into
action, and there is no man liv-
ing that I would not go out and
arrest, should he violbte the law
and it became my duty to arrest
him.
Tn selecting my deputies I will
see that the different parts of the
city and county are represented
and when I ain elected your
Sheriff I will ask the citizens of
these communities to recommend
a man as their representative and
the best qualified man will get the
place. I will see that your jail and
its records are properly kept
and its operating expenses are
kept within the limit as set by
your legislature and your court,
and I will be the Sheriff for all
people and not a selected few.
The man whom the depression
has hit the hardest will receive
the same kind consideration as
the man who is more fortunate
and has plenty and T will not
ride by a big law violator in order
to go out and arrest a small
offender.
It is my aim to maintain a
twenty-four-hour service and
keep in contact with all parts of
the city and county both day and
night, hereby being ready to give
instant service on demand. I will
give you an honest and efficient
administration, and will not be
influenced in my duty by any
clique or organization.
In conclusion, let me add that I
am a native of this county and
was born and reared in the vicin-
ity of Dallas and have always
stood for that which was best in
the upbuilding of my community
and have been a member and
supported its leading organiza-
tions in order to make this world
a better place for your and my
children to'lhre.
I wish to ask that you investi-
gate each candidate for this office
and vote for the best qualified
man. as a man, as a citizen, and
as an officer. If you do this, I wish
to thank you in advance for your
vote on the 28th day of July.
(Political advertisement)
Working On Plans
To Abandon NRA
Washington, D. C., July 10—
From an autlinritive source
comes the information that the
Roosevelt administration is work-
ing on a plan to supplant the NkA
with a strictly regulated self gov-
ernment for industry.
Hugh S. Johnson, the recovery
administrator, initiated such steps
several weeks ago in a prelim-
inary set-up given to President
Roosevelt for study.
Revisions were suggested. These
are being made now for final con-
sideration and approval by the
President.
\To direct official Government
confirmation could be obtained,
but tlte source of the information
is usually close to the administra-
tion. This authority said the plan
is most certain to be effected.
The program provides for con-
tinuance of codes as a permanent
feature of industrial life.
Under these codes, pursuant to
rules of conduct laid down by the
Federal Government and supervis-
ed closely, industry would be given
the chance to govern itself.
Johnson, it was said, has paid
particular attention to the cor-:
rection of monopolistic tendeu !
cies charged to the NRA.
"The Federal Government,",
said the informant, "would|
watch closely to prevent any rise
in prices it deemed unjustified. If
the Sherman antitrust act contin-
ues under suspension, its pro-
vision probably Would be guard-
ed by a licensing system to pre-'
vent such rises.
"As a measure of protection to]
the smaller business and indus-
trial man, the Federal Govern- I
ment would keep a strict watch |
to prevent any monopolistic ten- 1
dencies."
For some months the view has '
been held by some New Yorkers
prominent in industry and fin-
ance and friendly in the main to
the aims of the Roosevelt admin-
istration that thi* Federal Gov-1
eminent should mishonlder the >
iask of governing industry un-
der the NRA
Some of these men also have
ielt that unemployment insurance,j
one of the points in the Presi-;
dent's program of social reform !
for the next Congress, should be
a patt of any self governing set-
up for industry. They look on j
such insurance as a duty on in-
dustry,
It was not learned, however,
whether such a step was con
templated in the supplanting of
NRA.
Johnson has been in New York
for several days, consulting with ,
various persons on the change.
Having served in the Legi-sla-
iute with fudge Thos. R Bond,
now rounding out two years of
etuk« as District Judge of the
neighboring counties of Kaufman,
Rockwall and Van Zand!, and
knowing his fine legal rapacity,
his energy and rugged honesty
and his devotion to the principle
of real Economy, we have observ
oil with interest and appreciation
the record Ire has made, which so
far as wc know is without afn
equal. During his term as District
judge his trials and his decision*
have never been reversed or
criticised by either the Civil o~
Criminal Supreme Courts of the
.State, and all of the cases pend-
ing on his dockets have bee.i
passed upon. A fair, just and
legal trial record and non-con-
gested dockets are worthy of
praise for any District Judge.
The expense of retrials, congest-
ed dockets and poor legal train-
ing of Judges cause waste of the
people's money. We need more
Judges in Texas like Judge Bond,
to preside over the destiny of our
courts — to dispatch business
rapidly, yet with fairness, to clear
the dockets and prevent rever-
sals, and even though we do not
reside in his district, we are all
interested, for District Judges ar*
State officers and arc paid b|-
lire State.
In the Legislature, Judge B«nd
was a tireless worker arid a
fighter {or what be believed to
be riKht. He is the kind of man
who calls a spade a spade, yet
even those who differed with
him had the utmost confidence
in and respect for him.
Cotton Acreage
One Third Short
l'h,e ' department of Agriculture
ut Washington, Mersey •T'.
miited the cotton acreage in culti-
vation July 1- in*tht United States
t 28,044-,000, which was 68.6 of
the 40,852,000 acres under culti-
vation at. the same period last
year.
The acreage by .states as com-
pared to 1933 was as follows, the
first tigures alter .cach state be-
ing the 1934 acretage and th«
- econd 'he acreage Vyear ago.
Texas 10,91*.000 16.0S0.000
Oklahoma 2.645,000 4,133,000
Arkansas „ 2,306,006 3,548,000
Mississippi 2,636,000 3,82^000
Alabama 2,215,000 3,210,000
,4441,000 2,85§,000
Georgia
S. Carolina,>.V"136,000 1,811,000
N". Carolmr,# 977.000 1.320.0S0
Virginia .r!—- 57,000 76,000
Florida 88,000 119,900
Missouri -- —. 289,000 473,000,
Tennessee .... 760,0TO 1,152,000
I.ouisiania ..
"1,237,000 1,767,000
Vow Mexico 97,000 129,000
California — 225,060 2g3sQ0Q
Ml others .... 19000 J6000
During 1933 cotton farmers
rented approximately 10,495,000
i. the government and plow-
ed up tandmg cor.on. This year
approximately 15,000,000 have
heen rented to rht» government
I he . rup reporting board said
iI,; '?,,ii.M.'*i0 ac;e;, was 31.4 per
. tM 3c than <>:i |uly 1, 1933, and
' I if, cent less than the aver,
r;, i ,t the five ve: r perirnl 1928-
I'K1 inclusive.
I In tit t i e i. e iii'iu last years
it.Mi.te-. ranged from 2!> per cent
in Georgia to 36 per cent in Okla.
\i-i ..iiia and t' iilV.rnia were the
i.it • two lato showing an en-
, i !• e over 1933
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