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MEXIA, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1936.
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Oklahoma and Texas Shy at Price Fixing for Crude Oil
Republicans Tell Col. Knox
He's Vice Presidential Pick
CHICAGO MADE
SCENE OF BIG
PARTY PARLEY
Attack on New Deal
Recovery Opens
in Chicago
P CEREMONIES
Torchlight Parade
in Big City Is
Feature
By JOE ALEX MORRIS
United Press Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, July 30, (up)—
The Republican campaign rumb-
led into high gear today when
party workers from every state
invaded Chicago to let Frank
Knox know officially that he will
be the vice-presidential candidate.
The hullabaloo, the torchlight
parades, the bands and the crowd
provided an old-time prelude to
the acceptance speech of the runn-
ing mate of Gov. Alf M. Landon.
Simultaneously, party strate-
gists swung into action a nation-
wide political organization, de-
signed to draw to Republican
ranks enough votes to wipe out
the Roosevelt margin of victory
-6,000,000 in 1932.
To Grow Roots
It will be, the Republican lead-
ers reported, the most vigorous
and far-reaching organization in
many years. It will extend to the
"grass roots" where the work of
swaying voters by personal con-
tact will be pressed while the
party's spokesmen broadcast on
the main issues of the campaign.
"It will be the work that you
fellows are going to do when
you go into every precinct, ring-
ing door bells and talking to the
voters, that will be significant
in this campaign," Knox told a
group of party workers.
"The significance of the work
of Republican service men is
shown by the fact it is extramely
probable that a change in the
vote of former soldiers will be
the deciding element in this elec-
tion."
Under direction of National
Chairman D. M. Hamilton, the
campaign preparations at national
headquarters now line up along a
dozen fronts including:
Chicago Stadium Scene of Knox's Notification
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SIX STATES IN
OIL COMPACTS
TALK OVER DEAL
Dallas Conference of
Representatives of
Governors
NO UNIFORM LAW
Physical Waste
Declared Sole
Interest
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"ccno of both the 1032 major party national conventions, the Chicago Stadium, seating 25,000 uas
chosen tor the notification ceremonies of Col Frank Knox inset as Rcpubhcan v.ce esiden£ can-
didate Interior of the mammoth structure, on the block-long stage of which weie placed scats
nearly 700 party notables, is shown here.
Guardsmen to
Take Training
in Huge Camp
Local Guard Among
Many Companies
Off to Gulf
CAMP HULEN, July 30 (u.r)—
Advance detachments of the 36th
Division, Texas National Guard,
began arriving today for their an-
nual encampment here.
Approximately 7,222 men will
bivouac Saturday for two weeks
training. The camp will be prepar-
up before the main body arrives.
Lieut. Col. Dallas J. Matthews,
Fort Worth, acting chief-of-staff
of the 36th Division, arrived today.
Maj. Gen. George P. Rains, who
will retire on age next September,
is commander-in-chief.
Company B, 143rd Infantry, one
of the best outfits of the division,
pride of Mexia and vicinity, will
entrain Saturday for Palacious
and the two-weeks camp, hopeful
of maintaining, under command
of Capatin Lewis Wadle, the high
record of the past.
"We Quit" Says
Jim Ferguson
AUSTIN July 30 (U.R)—The
Ferguson Forum, issued for 19
years by former Gov. James E.
Ferguson, announced its sus-
pension today in an editorial
under the laconic heading "We
Juit."
"While I take this action
with some degree of regret,"
Ferguson said, "I feel that I
have earned a vacation and I
believe that the people are wil-
ling to let me have it."
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Louis Taber
DALLAS, July 30 (u.R)—Farm-
ers of America must stand to-
gether to "preserve Democratic
Institutions in the face of eco-
nomic and political dictators,"
Louis J. Taber of Columbus, Ohio,
master of the National Grange,
told a convention of farmers to-
day. >
The meeting was sponsored by
the Texas Grange.
"Agriculture stands today at
the crossroads of progress, fight-
ing for its future," Taber assert-
ed. "Farmers compose one-third
of the national population, one-
sixth of the nation's wealth, yet
last year they received only one-
twelfth of the nation's income,
"Our first great problem is to
increase farm purchasing power
and bring equality of opportunity
and reward to the open country."
COTTON FUTURES
New YORK, July 30 (U.R) —
Cotton futures closed steady.
Month— Open High Low Close
Jan. 1201 1208 1195 1205-T
March 1202 1210 1195 1206-T
Oct. 1205 1214 1199 1209-10
Dec. 120*0 1210 1190 1207-T
Spots steady, middling 1284,
sales none.
FORD IS 73
BIG BAY, Mich., July 30 (U.R)—
Secluded from the world in the
quiet pine# of Huron Mountain
Camp, Henry Ford, automobile
manufacturer, today celebrated his
73rd birthday anniversary.
Speaker Tells
of Improvement
on Manger Gins
C. E. Herod Explains
Improvements on
Local Gins
W i -
C. e. Herod, cotton buyer for
the Munger Gins, of Mexia, told
Rotarians today at their Thurs-
day lunchoen over the S. p. Cafe
of the installation of new equip-
ment in the two Mexia Munger
gins.
Over ten thousand dollars
worth of equipment — the
best available—Is being installed
in the two gins here Mr. Herod
said. "It is the intention of the
Munger gins to give the farmer
the very best service and the
very best turnout possible."
Mr, Herod said it was not the
idea of the gins to make money
by buying cotton from the farm-
ers, but rather to give the farmer
a market for his cotton.
Mr. Herod also said, "I have
talked with quite a few farmers
who told me they had not gin-
ned in Mexia in the last five
years but were going to come
back to Mexia." It is our job, as
well as the job of other business
houses in Mexia to try and stimu-
late our farmer trade."
Dr. C. p. McKenzie, program
chairman, introduced Mr. Herod.
Wayland Moody, of Jackson-
ville and Rotarian of that city,
was a guest of the club, as was
Mr, Stovall, former superintend-
ent of schools in Mexia and a
former resident of Orange, who
is now making his home in Mexia.
heck Machines
Work on Pensions
AUSTIN, July 30 (U.R) —Check
machines began grinding in the
state comptroller's office sending
out the second old age assistance
payments to be made by the state
on Aug. 1.
Lists were not completed but it
was expected 58,500 wil receive
pensions and that the total pay-
ment including federal matching
will be about $900,000.
First payments were made July
1 when 40,99 checks were sent out,
payments averaging about (16 per
person.
By ROBERT WEAR
DALLAS, July 30 (U.R)—Okla-
homa and Texas stood together
today in steering the oil states
compact commission away from
the controversial ground of price
regulation.
"Price fixing is against the
genius of a free government—
and incidentally, is also uncon-
stitutional," Col. Ernest O.
Thompson, representative of Gov.
James V. Allred, summed up his
attitude.
Former Gov. W, J. Holloway
of Oklahoma, representative of
Gov. E. W. Marland of Oklahoma,
concurred in Thompson's view as
representatives of the six signa-
tory states and observers from
15 other oil producing states met
for the commission's quarterly
session.
The meeting here is the first
held since the commission was
organized a year ago to combat
attempts at federal control of
the oil industry by concerted ac-
tion of oil producing states in-
volved.
But Col. Thompson and Hollo-
way agreed that the commission,
in its capacity as a "fact-finding
body," should not attempt to
draft a uniform conservation law.
Hence, in promoting uniform
oil conservation in signatory
states, they argued, the commis-
sion should merely present the
facts and leave conclusions to the
separate legislatures.
"It isn't our province to try to
tell any state what law it should
pass," Thompson declared. "That
was the very reason this com-
mission was formed, when certain
persons were trying to ram fed-
eral control down our throats.
"Our sole objective is to pre-
vent actual physical waste in oil
and gas production—not to make
oil scarce in order to increase the
price."
He pointed out, however, that
production proration has had the
effect of stabilizing the price ifc
Texas.
Notables Will
Talk to Lions
Judge Davis Aug. 18,
L. A. Woods Aug. 25
in Mexia
Finishing Touches Put on Plans
for Bi-Stone Empire Day at Fair
While iinishing touches were
being put on plans in a score
of towns aid communities of the
Bi-Stone Empire for plans for a
big day at the Texas Centennial
next Tuesday, a large number
of Mexia business houses volun-
teered to close at 1 p. m. Tues-
day to honor Col. J. K. Hughes,
whose birthday is being celebrat-
ed.
News came from Kosse, Wor-
tham, Groesbeck, Coolidge and
other places of plans being made
to participate in the special day
set aside for the Bi-Stone Em-
pire of Limestone and Freestone
counties.
counties. Headquarters will be
set up in the State Club Rooms
of the Allied Industries building,
where all past and present citiz-
ens of the two counties amend-
ing the Centennial that day may
register and receive their badges.
The towns are having ■ then-
badges printed, blue ink on white
paper, carrying the name of their |
own town and also the designa-
tion "Bi-Stone Empire Day."
The Mexia high school band
and various other entertainers
will be featured on this occasion.
The band is to parade through the
grounds of the exposition that
night. Being also Children's Day,
with children admitted at a low-
er rate, five thousand or more
from this area are expected to
attend. Some industries are send-
ing their employes in trucks and
buses or on the train for this
occasion.
Jake Stubbs, Chamber of Com-
merce secretary, says the follow-
ing have already volunteered to
close their places of business on
Tuesday at 1 p. m. and others
are expected to do so later. Some
additional concerns will permit ail
employes who desire to do so,
to attend the Centennial Tues-
day :
Karner-Phillips, J. C. Penney
company, Gene Sinclair, Benson's
Perry Brothers, Duke & Ayres,
Scott Stores, Rogers Mercantile,
Safeway No. 19, Safeway No. 20,
Felz Brothers, Economy Food
Stores, A&P Tea company, P. A.
Bates &, Son, E. E. Rogers, Boren
Food Store, Oilfield Lumber com-
pany, Stanford &. Wofford Beauty
and Barber Shop, Palace Barber
Shop, Mexia Beauty Parlor, Ma-
jestic Beauty Shoppe, J. M. Eller,
Jeweler, A. & W. Sales company,
Western Auto Supply.
LOYALISTS IN
DEFENSE CRY
CLAIM GAINS
Rebel Forces Few
but Equipment
Superior
COLUMNBEATEN
Airplanes Effective
in Dropping Orders
from Skies
Two notable speakers are book-
ed ahead for the Lions club, C. L.
Tatum, club president, announced
Thursday, On Tuesday, August 18,
Judge W. C. Davis of Bryan, one
of the foremost district judges of
Texas, will speak to the club on a
citizenship topic.
On Tuesday, August, 25, Dr. L.
A. Woods, state superintendent of
schools, is to be the club's princi-
pal speaker. Dr. Woods, formerly
of Waco, was recently reelected to
a two-year term in that office.
Next Tuesday, August 4, the
Lions club will meet in the Nurem-
berg restaurant in the Texas Cen-
tennial Exposition grounds at 6 p.
m. with the Rotary club and repre-
sentatives of civic clubs of other
nearby towns.
SPOT COTTON
HOUSTON, July 30 (U.R)-Mid-
dling cotton closed her* today at
12.69. . _
Strict Rule in
Barcelona Banks
No Special Trains
for Americans to
Leave Spain
Labor Backing
Garrett in Race
WASHINGTON, July 30 (U.R)—
The Catalonian government today
established supervision over all
Barcelona banking facilities, giv-
ing strict orders with regard to
how funds shall be paid out from
the banks, American Consul Lynn
W. Franklin reported to the state
department.
Earlier the state department
was advised from Madrid that the
government would not provide a
special train for evacuation of
Americans and other foreigners to
seacoast ports.
Franklin declared "rumors that
authorities at Barcelona have tak-
en over foreign banks and confis-
cated their funds are untrue." He
went on, however, to describe the
strict regulative orders which the
Catalonian government has impos-
ed upon all banks —orders which
placed the financial institutions
practically under government op-
erative supervision.
"There is a local representative
and a representative of the bank
employes union in all banks, and
all operations have to be approved
by the parties." Franklin said.
"Withdrawals are limited to 500
pesetas except for payment of wag
es. The government; insists upon
continuance of overdrafts and dis-
count facilities up to the Estab-
lished limit of funds required for
wage payments.
"Government intervention is
strict. No other banking business
is being done at present.
Franklin's dispatch followed a
few hours his report that despite
the declaration of the Catalonian
government that it could not pro-
tect American's lives and property
in Barcelona in the present crisis,
he had succeeded to date in pro-
tecting American property and
that no Americans had been killed
or injured in Barcelona.
Government Wins
Ail-Night Fight
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, July
30 (U.R) —Government forces, sup-
ported by volunteers of the popu-
lar front and Basque Nationalists,
defeated insurgents seeking to
capture Pasajes today after a bat-
tle which lasted all night.
The rebels fled into the moun-
tains.
Against Blanton for
Unfavorable Labor
Record
FORT WORTH, July 30 (U.R)
—County Judge Clyde L. Garrett,
Eastland, today had the support
of the four railroad Brotherhoods
and the stale Federation of Labor
in his race to displace veteran
Cong. Thomas L. Blanton, Ab-
ilene. .
Joe Steadhani, Fort Worth,
legislative representative of the i
Railway Brotherhoods, said rep-1
resentative of the several labor
units met in Austin Tuesday and i
voted to support Garrett because !
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of Blanton's "unfavorable labor
record."
The rail Brotherhoods for en- [
ginemen, foremen, and conductors
also endorsed Ernest O. Thomp-
son, Amarillo, over Frank Mor-
ris, Dallas, for re-election to the
Texas Railroad Commission. The
other lauor groups took no ac-
tion in this campaign.
Likewise, the Brotherhoods and
Unions decided to remain neutral
in other congressional races, in-
cluding that at Houston between
Oscar Holcombe and Albert
Thomas, and at Fort Worth be-
tween Fritz Lanham and Julien j
C. Hyer.
Coughiin Turns
Fire on Hearst
ROYAL OAK. Mich., July 30
(U.R)—Father Charles E. Cough-
lin's paper, "Social Justice," in
the issue for August 3, will carry |
an open letter, addressed to Wil-
liam Randolph Hearst, newspaper
publisher, criticizing his papers
for "false headlines," and "vicious
news articles." 4
The open letter will be signed
by Father Coughiin, a spokesman |
in his office here said.
(Copyright 1936 by United Press)
WITH THE LOYALIST COL-
UMN ADVANCING ON ZARA-
GOZA NEAR LERIDA, July 30
(U.R) — Government aviators kill-
ed or wounded 250 Fascists in a
bombing raid on a rebel column
marching between Huesca and Za-
ragoza, it was announced today.
The entire column, numbering
500, was dispersed.
Lolayists planes derating from
Catalonia went out today to drop
thousands of leaflets over Zarago-
za, in an effort to demoralize tht
defense. The leaflets said:
"Soldiers of Zaragoza: When the
militia enters Zaragoza shoot yout
leaders and fraternalize with your
comrades. Your officers repre&ent
the blackest sort of reaction. They
are the defenders of the land own
ers who starve the peasants t«.
death.
"Join the forces of the volunteer
columns which are hastening to
liberate you from the treachery ol
Assassin Cabanellas (Gen. Miguel
Cabanellas, head of the rebel "pro-
visional government"). Shoot Ca-
banellas and your officers!"
GIBRALTAR, July 30 (u.r) —A
Spanish submarine today shot
down a rebel airplane which was
carrying troops to Algeciras from
Ceuta, Morocco.
By REYNOLDS PACKARD
United Press Staff Correspondent
(Copyright 1936 by United Press)
ZARAGOZA, Spain, July 29 (U.R)
(delayed) —Six thousand rebel
army regulars have consolidated
their defense of Zaxagoza against
an attacking force of 40,000 loyal-
ists, Hearing the ancient city hi
five columns.
It is a matter of hours, apapr-
ently, untii the government force* .
launch a final attack in force a-
gainst this rebel stronghold which
Spaniards have defended against
Roman and Visigoth, Moor ami
Frenchman, over 20 centuries.
I reached Zaragoza, the great
rebel center in the northeast, and
the old Moorish fortified town oJ
Medinaceli, about 150 miles ta its
southwest, over roads obstructed
by trees felled across them.
Zaragoza is prepared for a
storm and for a long siege. At
Medinaceli the rebels are ready to
start, an independent drive against
Madrid from the northeast.
Five separate columns are closing
in on Zaraguza.
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Ban on Nude at
Dallas Exposition
DALLAS, July 28. (U.R)—May-
or Gergeant pointed out today
that fig leaves may have been
in style in the garden of Eden
but that present styles in Dallas
have changed.
Nude dancers in the "peep
shows" at the Texas Centennial
exposition must go. the mayor
decreed.
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