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FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1931
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Senate Plunges Into Hot Fight Over Tariff Law Change
PAT HARRISON
LEADS BATTLE
OF ROOSEVELT
\sk for Power to
Change Tariff as
Desired
CONCEDE VICTORY
Republicans Make
Last Ditch but
Futile
WASHINGTON (U.R>— The Sen-
ate plunged into its hot tariff fight
today with picas from administra-
tive leaders that President Roose-
velt be given broad tariff bargain-
big powers in order to save Ameri-
can industry and agriculture.
Chairman Pat Harrison of the
Senate Finance Committee opened
the debate with a vigorous appeal
Tor united action to restore Ameri-
ca's foreign trade.
The bill to give the president au-
thority to adjust tariff rates and
make reciprocal trade agreements
with foreign powers already has
passed the House. Its consideration
in the Senate marked the begin-
ning of the last lap of the present
session of congress.
Senate passage of the tariff bill
is conceded by Republican leaders.
They planned, however, to oppose
jt stubbornly.
"Tho proposed legislation deals
with- a problem which vitally con-
cerns the welfare of the whole
Country," Harrison said, "A pro-
gram which transcends party lines
jnd party politics. It overshadows
any one iociilit; or section of the
country."
He said enactment of the bill
ivouki mean increased trade, with
Increased employment and bene-
fits to industry and agriculture.
"Under its term's the congress
lays down a broad policy of seeking
to assist in restoring the American
standard of living, in overcoming
domestic unemployment and the |
present economic depression, and
in increasing the purchasing power
of the American public in the pres-
ent emergency through the expan-
sion of foreign markets for Ameri-
can products.
"The executive is authorized to
enter into foreign trade agree-
ments with foreign governments
and to Proclaim such modifications
of existing duties as are required
or appropriate to carry out any
foreign trade agreement that the
president has entered into.
"Defihite limitations are never-
theless laid down restricting the
Preident's action.
"These limitations provide that
Vno proclamation shall be made in-
creasing or decreasing by more
than 50 per cent of. any existing
rate of duty or transferring any
existing rate of duty or transfer-
ring any article between the duti-
able and the free list."
PRESIDENT TO ASK STUDY OF
UNEMPLOYMENT FOR INSURANCE
WASHINGTON. (U.R) President
Roosevelt's forthcoming message
to Congress on social legislation
will propose a joint committee
study of gigantic proportions in-
to the question of a "new deal"
program of labor benefits, it was
learned from a congressional
source today.
Speaker of the House Henry
T. Rainey admitted that the joint
committee inquirf the president
will urge will be a "tremendous
undertaking."
From other sources it was
learned that the study would
probably be the basis for legisla-
tion next session establishing a
federal state cooperative pro-
gram of unemployment insurance
benefits, old age pension security,
and workmen's compensation.
* HOl^TON (U.R) -An indict-
ment charging murder was return-
ed here t^day by the Harris coun-
ty grand Jury against D. L. Har-
grave, 21, iN connection with Bayou
bank slaying of Warrington Dur-
ing! 30.
ranee, 40, Ap)
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VENEZUELA IS
SEEKING GAIN
Fight Russians For
Oil Market of
World •
TULSA, Okla (U.R) — Venezuela,
which until recent years ranked
second So the United States in
world petroleum production, is
making a vigorous effort to regain
that position, Gustavo Toledo of
Marocaibo, Venezuela, told dele-
gates to the International Oil Ex-
position and Congress in session
here.
Toledo, official representative of
his government, said the next few
years will witness a bitter econom-
ic contest between Venezuela and
Russia in the petroleum market.
Russia, through operation of the
first and second five-year plans of
industrial and agricultural expan-
sion, crowded Venezuela into
third place in petroleum produc-
tion. Venezuela now produces
slightly more than 182,000,000 bar-
rels of oil annually, while N. V.
Vannikoff, Soviet representative at
the exposition, said his country is
producing in excess of 200,000,000
barrels annually.
Vanikoff revealed Soviet plans
to nearly double that production
by 1937.
"We are conducting extensive ex
ploratory campaigns in Venezuela"
Toledo said, "But my government
is taking great care that its desire
to keep pace with Russia produc-
tion does not result in wastage or
damage to fields through lowering
pressure. We firmly believe our po-
tential production is great enough
to enable us to regain second po-
sition.
Most of Venezuela's production
is exported to this country and
much of the crude is refined in the
United States, Toledo said.
Toledo has been studying indus-
trial developments in the Mid-Con-
tinent fields. His companion at the
exposition is Camilo Gutierrez of
Bogota, Columbia, representing
that neighboring country.
Gutierrez said South American
geologists believe a series of yet
undiscovered oil pools lie along the
eastern base of the Andes Moun-
tains all the way from Patagonia
on the South to Columbia and Ven-
ezuela on the north. Columbia now
has but one producing field, but
its yield is approximately 16,000,-
000 barrels annually.
*
DALLAS (U.R) — Sam R. Greer,
Tyler, was elected president of the
Texas Bankers Association at the
final convention session here to-
day. He succeeds B. E. Blackburn,
Victoria. A. B. Childs, Naples, was
elected treasurer. .
OIL PROBLEMS
ARE STUDIED
Collett Re-elected
President Oil and
Gas Body
TULSA, Okla. (U.R) — Discussion
of problems confronting various
branches of the oil industry con-
tinued today at meetings of the
general Mid-Continent Oil and Gas
Association and the petroleum di-
vision of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers.
J. D. Collett, Fort Worth, Texas,
was re-elected president of the Oil
and Gas Association Wednesday.
Clarel B. Mapes, Tulsa, acting sec-
retary-treasurer, was named gen-
eral secretary-treasurer.
State vice pesidents chosen
were: Gorge S. Rollin, Tulsa, for
Oklahoma; William II. Francis,
Dallas, for Texas; David W. Har-
ris, Shreveport, La., for Arkansas-
Louisiana; Ralph Prior, Wichita,
for Kansas, and Van S. Welch, Ar-
tesia, for New Mexico.
R. H. Morrison aws named a di-
rector to succeed J. M. Charlton,
in the Texas division.
G. W. BLACK DIES IN THORNTONlf CHISELING
. IS CHARGED IN
PARKER GIVEN
ORDERS STAY
IN EAST TEXAS
FORMER MAYOR
OF THORNTON
IS FOUND DEAD
Funeral Friday at
3:30 for Father
Mrs. Kendrick
DIES AT 83
Visited Roosevelt
in White House
Recently
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FIND NEW CURE
OF HAY FEVER
SAN ANTONIO (U.R) — Hay fe-
ver victims can be cured within an
hour by a newly discovered electri-
cal process, the originator, Dr. H.
L. Warwick of Fort Worth, told
the Texas Medical Association in
convention here today.
The method, known as intranasal
ionization, has been perfected
through seven years of work and
is being used with a high degree
of success, Dr. Warwick said. Of
222 cases he treated personally, all
but about 16 were cured, he said.
SWIM
testtrJSC
at the
CITY POOL
, fou will enjoy your swim
\better if you have the
k,i?ht suit and a Jantzen is
RUGrHT. For men, women
and children.
Kendrick & Horn
MORAL SUPPORT
BUT NO FUNDS
DALLAS, (UP)—Tom MoO'tey,
convicted in San Francisco's pre-
paredness Day bombing, today had
the Texas Federation of Labor's
moral support in his fight for
freedom, but moral support only.
Mooney telegraphed the Fed-
eration, in convention here, for
funds to aid in his fight for
fieedom. The convention voted
its moral support, but mrsed
to contribute funds because none
w re available.
G. W. Black, 82 years old, pa-
trioch of Thornton, only a few
weeks ago entertained at the
White House in Washington by
President and Mrs. Roosevelt,
was found dead in the back yard
of his home at 10 o'clock Thurs-
day morning by his son, Clyde
who investigated whet) the aged
man failed to come to town for
his mail. He lived alone in the
family home, refusing offers of
others to reside with him.
At an inquest it was decided
that Mr. Black had been dead
since late Wednesday afternoon.
He was born in Giles county,
Tennessee, came to Texas in 1882
and lived at Thornton and Sweet-
water since that time.
Mr. Black for years was mayor
of Thornton and represented
Limestone in the legislature about
eight years ago. His wif-> died
November 22, 1933, since whicn
time he has lived alone. With his
daughter, Mrs. W. B. Kendrick,
and her husband he recently vis-
ited another daughter, Mrs. Her-
bert Little, in Washington, it vas
wr"e in Washington that v;r
Black was invited to the White
House to luncheon and visited
with the president. His daughter,
who writes under her maiden
name, Ruby A. Black, is a close
friend of Mrs. Roosevelt.
Surviving are three sons, K. S.
Black, Kosse; Clyde and Rex
Black, of Thornton, and two dau-
ghters Mrs
BACK HOME
Confine Duties of
, Enforcement to
One Area
NO PAY CUT
Two Commissioners
Join in Curb on
Hot Oil Fight
Mrs. E. T. Butler, popular so-
prano formerly of Mexia, now of
Altus, Ok., who returned Thursday
for a visit, singing at the Rotary
club. She added much to Mexia's
luncheon program at the Rotary
convention in Sherman earlier in
the week — declared to be one of
the Southwest'.* most talented
singers.
R0TARIANS HEAR
REPORT OF MEET
HELD AT SHERMAN
Mrs. Butler Entertains
Mayor Smith Presides
at Meeting
Mayor J. Sandford Smith, vice-
president and president-elect of
the Rotary Club, presided at the
regular meeting of the luncheon
club Thursday at noon in the ab-
sence of President Val Horn, who
was unable to attend.
Dr. VV. Duke Pittman had charge
of the program for the day pre-
senting Mrs. E. T. Butler, better
known as "Our Merle," in a group
of beautiful vocal solos, accompan-
ied b,v Airs. Wyatt Hayter and Mrs.
ISillie Walker. Mrs. Butler, wh.o
AUSTIN (U.R) — Railroad Com-
missioner F. O. Thompson today
made public an order, dated May
15, relieving K. D. Parker of all
duty but that of enforcement offic-
er in the East Texas field.
Thompson said the order, just
signed, was solely for the purpose
of leaving Parker free to devote all
his time to the East Texas oil situ-
ation. He said it meant no reduc-
tion in salary.
The order was signed by Com-
missioners Thompson and C. V.
Terrell. Chairman Smith was not
in Austin. Thompson said that so
far as he knew Smith was for the
order and exhibited a telegram
from Smith to Terrell and a letter
to himself on the topic.
"He may have changed
CLYDE BARROW
AT CONVENTION
FORT WORTH. (U.R)—Clyde
Barrow was in Fort Worth at-
tending the Southern Baptist
convention, much to the mom-
entary discomfiture of Billy
Williams, housing director.
"We are sending over Clyde
Barrow, find him a room and
take care of him," Williams
v.as told over the telephone.
The housing director settled
back not knowing what to ex-
pect, but with an idea that
it was not actually the Texas
desperado.
Presently in walked a well-
dressed man. He introduced
liimself as the Rev. Clyde
Barrow of Guthrie, Ky., who
had just arrived tor the con-
vention. Clyde Barrow is his
real name.
TULSA MEETING
Favors New Federal
Bill to Control
Production
mind" said Thompson
know."
•1
his
not
The
itself says:
appeared on the Mexia luncheon
Kendrick of Mexia, | program at the District Rotary
and Mrs. Little of Washington.
Mr. Black was a charter mem-
ber of the Thornton Masonic
lodge and Eastern Star. Through-
out his life he has been active in
affairs of Thornton, where he i for takin
was a successful business man. J Sherman.
The funeral services will be The meeting wa
FORTUNE MAY
BE TOO LATE
EL PASO, (U.R)—A $2,000,000'
fortune which Mrs. Alice Vount
Swenk of El Paso seeks in a suit
at Beaumont, against the M. F.
Yount estate may come too late
to save her from death, she said
today.
Doctors tell Mrs. Swenk that
she may die at any time from
branchial and heart trouble, she
said.
"Two years ago 1 might have
used the money to obtain treat-
ments," she said.
EXPLAIN BID OF
STANDARD GROUP
NEW YORK 0J.R)—The $23,500,-
000 offer by the Standard Oil Com-
pany of California for reorganiz-
ing Richfield Oil and Pan Ameri-
acn Petroleum Companies is the a-
mount Standard agrees to advance
the reorganization rather than the
purchase price for the Richfield
holdings, the committe announced
today.
The Reorganization committee,
thus, will be able to bid for pur-
chase of the properties at foreclo-
sure sale.
held Friday at 3:30 o'clock with
the same list of pallbearers who
served at the funeral of his wife:
W. B. Kendrick Jr., Weldon Black,
Val Horn, Rex Allen Black,
Charles Black and Harold Ken-
drick, all grandsons or grand-
sons-in-law.
.j—
HAMILTON KIN
FACE CHARGES
Concealing1 Stolen
Weapons Charge
against Three
convention held in Sherman, is vis-
iting friends in Alexia for a few
days. Mrs. Butler, George Bell and
their accompanist, Mrs. Hayter,
were given a rising vote of thanks
part on the program at
more or less a
celebration of the Mexia victories
of the Sherman meet and a round
table discussion was held. R. M.
Hawkins, was congratulated and
praised on being elected District
Governor and Mr. Hawkins ex-
pressed his appreciation to the club
and especially to President Horn
| and Dr. O. T. Christoffer for their
The reason for this order is
that the commissioners desire to i
give Mr. Parker full time and ev- j
ery reasonable opportunity to en-'
force the law to the end that ex- I
cess production shall be stopped
in the East Texas field. It is there- j
fore the order of the commission-1
ers that Mr. Parker shall remain in \
the East Te\'as field and eive his I
entire time to the enforcement of |
the law and our orders in that field j
to the end that hot oil in that field I
shall be stopped.'
Commissioner Thompson added:
"What we are doing is merely re-
lieving Mr. Parker of all other du
TWO AGENCIES
WORK FOR A!D
j IN WEST TEXAS
, Planning Bureau Is
Created to Get
Work Started
SAN ANGELO (U.R) — Two ac-
j encies of the West Texas Chamber
of Commerce were authorized to-
j day to work for the industrial ag-
ricultural development of the wes,
| em half of the state.
At the filial session of its annuai
. convention here yesterday, the W.
I T. C. C. authorized it* executive
I staff to cteate a bureau of region
i al planning.
To speed its industrial and agri-
cultural development, West Texas
also moved to secure a modern sys-
tem of highways and roads.
^ committee was named to con- .
fer in Washington with Relief Ad
ministratnr Harry I.. Hopkins on ;
the lone sought $8,HUO.O<lO relief-
load program. Members were.
Anion G. Carter, Fort Worth; Clif- (
ford II. Jones. Spur, and D. A. Ban '
deen, manager of the W. T. C. C.
State Relief Commissioner H• >u;
ton llarte, Julius Doreuiieid
join the con:
tion for road
lief funds.
STRONG LANGUAGE
Not "Independents,"
but Thieves, He
Contends
TULSA. Okla. (U.R)—Harold L.
likes, the national oil administra-
tor, today told the oil fraternity
I assembled at the International
Petroleum Exposition that "hof
oil merchants niasqueradittg as in-
dependent* ale attempting tc
nail the pirate's flay to the mast
head of the industry." . .
Reporting on his year of ste-
wardship of the $14,OOOIOO(J,<)O0
industry, lckes said that within a
year the task of obtaining coop-
eration from divergent interests
m the oil business had been ac*
complished for the most part. He
declared that enactment of the
administration oil biil is essen-
tial to prevent chaos from ugain
ruling the industry.
Battle Cround
Th< immediate battle ground
explained, is in retain areas
when- "hot oil merchants stil! in-
dulge in illegal chiseling."
Hi- rxnri'-setl co.u'ider.ee
i miners ot no'
steal their tie-
it into a refine
a fer.ee for ■
and then boo 1,1
tail market,"
not «oOn.
"1 have font
be u .-iroiith
Ickes to* '
< ortunat
men in
i heir t;
oil"
- h bo
! y w
Ddl
the men wn<
nil. sjuekl
o.- al
roods.
■.ten so
- n r,n
o
■I'-
ll
ties except the enforcement job in k'.arle Adams arc t
East Texas. This is being done so j mi!tee in the appli
that he can promptly stop excess
or hot "oil" production in the great
oil field. That will for the time
be his sole duty. He can get it done.
He has the right to hire and fire
would agr
>o the n
hiy h si-'a.s
rest rained
loot to eaj
made to w
"This g
now he st
progie -s u
pr.ntcii
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:he re-
in' ped
you tc
i roup.'
is un-
. e are
■ ho in
'■ i the
. if left
.otincts
r's flag
ail the
I he
warn
West Texan* were warned to
"drink sparingly at the Washing-
ton banquet board anil leave he-
commission employees in the i
tore you sign away yoi
hirtr,-
| noble work and excellent political
abilities in making possible the vic-
tory and honor for the Mexia Ro-
tarian and club.
A number of Rotary Anns were J
guests of the club.
Fast. Texas field. He will continu
to have that power."
Parker was understood, here, t
have gone to Kilgore. He has been |
chief of the entire oil and gas di-
vision.
ONE MAN HELD
IN KIDNAPING
right" by Denipsey Murphy, asso-
ciate editor of the Chicago Daily
I News, in one of the final convcn-
| tion addresses yesterday.
Plainview was selected as the
regional chamber's 1935 convention
city by a narrow margin of 18
votes over Amarillo, Artesia, N,
iU., also had bid for the convention
una
,rioted i.nd un:
i'on in quest of
! >.,- _,ii s to be
plunk.
v. ill not
tarded in its
r'y und pron-
the bu:h whack -
selfish and de-
but fortunately uncon-
minority. These ob-
are well known and
understood. They do
: not vf,-resent any legitimate oil
interest They are the 'hot oil
i unite re. rhey not only Sieal their
neiubboioil. they steal their
j markets. The c men constitute the
i crooked fringe
nianv a husine
perons status by
ing tactics oi a
structive,
sequential,
sti uetionists
their inotivn
which we find in
TUCSON, Ariz. (U.R)
One man
Cotton fu-
Spots s
scales 200.
DALLAS (U.R) — Three relatives i Mont()
of Raymond Hamilton, hoodlum,' ja()
today faced imprisonment for pos- jyjav
sessing and concealing weapons ju^,
stolen from the government. | pec
Ernest Brown, who married a
sister of Hamilton's, was sentenced
to one year and one day at El
Reno. His brother, Henry Brown,
received a 90-day jail sentence.
Willie Robilio, divorced husband of
a sister of the Browns', was sen-
tenced to 75 days in jail.
The court is not concerned with
who your kin are," said Judge Wil-
liam H. Atwell as the trio entered
pleas of guilty on indictments re-
turned only a few hours before.
All were charged in connection
with two rifles Ernest Brown is al-
leged to have received from Ray
mond Hamilton while working near
Houston.
AUSTIN, (U.R)—Texas KnighU
of Columbus opened a two-day
State Convention here today.
Former Gov. Jamei E.'Ferguson
is a scheduled banquet speaker
for tonight.
COTTON
NEW YORK (U.R) -
tares closed steady.
open high low cloee
1184 1192 1182 1189-1)0
1140 1149 1138 1146- N
1150 1159 1147 1155-56
1177 1186 1175 1185-86
teady, middling 1170,
NO CLUES
DALLAS (U.R) — An all-night
search for Clyde Barrow and Bon-
nie Parker, outlaws, by state high
way patrolmen Produced no defi-
nite clues, Capt. S. O. Hamm re-
ported today.
was held incommunicado and two
others were being questioned b,
authorities today in a general
round-up of suspects in the kid-
naping of 6-year-old June Robles.
Department of justice agents
said that, after the questioning, the
suspects were to be viewed by
June for Purposes ot a possible
identification.
FIVE MESSAGES
WILL BE GIVEN
WASHINGTON (U.R) Five
messages to congress, winding up
President Roosevelt's legislative
program for this sessin. will he
transmitted within the next weei;
the White House said today.
Th< communications will deal
Three Groups
"In order to justify themselves,
they pretend to believe, and try
to make others believe, that they
are fighting the interests.' They
claim to he 'independents,' assum-
ing an honored and rosported des-
ignation under which to serve the
dpvil
with munitions, war debts, sii%«r9
Large crowds gathered threaten- ! the cocoanut oil provision of the re
ingly about the county jail where j cently enacted tax bill, and social
the questioning was in progress. | legislation.
Women with children in theii I
arms mingled with cowboys and ! 11 was explained that i„ sending
Mexicans, wearing the high-heeled ' UP these "Usages with the an
boots and ten-gallon hats.
Chief of Police Wollard said "I
believe we are close to a solution."
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nouncement of a completion of the
administration's legislative pro-
gram, it would help congress ex-
pedite action aud guide both hous-
es toward speedy adjournment.
CHOIRS TO REHEARSE
All members of choirs of the
city are urged to attend the final
rehearsal tonight at the First
Baptist church at 8:30 for the
purpose of preparing music for
commencement sermon which is to
be held Sunday morning. Mrs.
H. M. Gilbough is directing with
Mrs. Wyatt Hayter tha accom-
pany!, ^
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