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A STRIKING BEAUTY
Beards May Bring New Era
- °^. Strutting Male
Just hh if the future wiurn't uncertain
g €n0Uf?h all?eady, Fortune
Jlagazipe rtuw comes out with an *rtk'
<k.ctaig tb« Pf the male beard.
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& follows: ""'orsity s
■"American mew will blpjssom out in
clouds of beards In a decade or two. Men's
mass tastes change more slowly than wo-
men's, but they change, nevertheless. A new
bearded age is on the -way. Your sons wiU
r be wearing heavy beards."
In the face of such expert advice, the
avsrage male can do nothing but stroke his
chin reflectively, gave on the downy cheek*
of his small eon, and reflect that eventually
those blooming chceks will be hidden behind
a glossy tangle of shrubbery in the style of
a Civil War general.
But when you stop and consider the
matter prayerfully, there seems toj be no
good reason why a renaissance of. beards
should not take place. And if that, in turn,
leads men to regain a little of their old pride
in personal adornment, we are going to
have a more colorful and exciting.world.
There was a time when men were every
bit as persnickety about their looks as wo-
men, if not more so. An Englishman of Eliz-
abeth's day, for instance, was as-vain about
having his beard frizzed and perfumed, and
. as careful about his great starched ruff and
the lace fringes to his sleeves, as his great-
" great-great granddaughter is about her new
born permanent. With it all,-he was no-
body's pansy, either; the men. who follow-
ed Drake around world J sought the
northwest passage wjth Frobkfher, and won
the empire of India may have been pea-
cocks, but they had hair on flieir chests.
But somehow, in this modem world, all
this has gone by the boards. For several
generations now it has been man's lot to
look as drab and as uninspir jig as the tail-
or can make him. His daily gjtrb is dull and
somber; his evening attire is [positively fun-
eral; and if-he had a brief rebellion on the
SHOlf links, and went in for gaudy hose and
aggy knickers, even those have given way
to plain gray flannel slacks.
This isn't good for him. The strutting
instinct lies deep, and it cant be choked off
without setting up univholesome pressures.
It is more than a desire to get a night out
occasionally that leads the modem man to
join lodges and dress up in gold and purple.
The ancient urge to look dazzling, to make
a vain and gaudy show of himself, is still
working.
Beards are surely a modest beginning.
By themselves, they won't do the trick. But
they are a step in the right direction. That,
step once taken, men may at last assert,
themselves and regain the old right to look
as colorful (if not, perhaps, so attractive)
as their womenfolk.
Stanford Students Demand To Be
Taught Courses Marriage Relations
STANFORD, UNIVERSITY, Cal.
May 4 <U.R) —Student* today de-
manded that Stanford's president,
Ray Lyman Wilbur, provide them
toUrses in marriage relations.
They sent up #. formal petition
asking to be instructed in all prob-
lems of married life, including sex
and hygiene, the effects of-wives
■working outside the home, budget-
ing, taxation, legal rights of mar-
ried couples and child rearing.
The petition, pponsored by th<;
• «t,udent faculty relations commit-
tee, charged the faculty with "side-
$tepping seji and marriage pvob-
i Jems."
Two professor?,, Dr. Ernest R.
Eilgard of the psychology depart,-
Kent and Edgar E. Robinson, of
the history department, helped to
frame the petition.
The sponsors said freshmen wo-
men were awaiting in vain to have
aexua! problems discussed in the
regular hygiene courses and that
senior student sporsors in the
freshman women's dormitory were
amazed at the lack of knowledge
on marital affairs shown by in-
coming girls, They suid question-
able sex literature w*s circulating
among the young women.
James Reynolds, student body
president, suggested that the mar.
rlage courses be included in the
, fcygiene and physical education de-
partments 6t Stanford and that in-
structors could be brought in from
other departments. He said some
of the discussions should be in I
mixed groups of men and women,'
and others should be held separate-
ly-
Both men ami women students
were said to favor the plan.
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Ventriloquist Is
Robbed Dummy
FORT WORTH, May 4, (UP)—
A1 Clifton, ventriloquist, reported
today that, his "partner" a dum-
my for whom Clifton was the
voice—was missing. |
The ventriloquist left the dum-l
my in his car Monday night out-
side a night, club. When Clifton I
returned, the dummy wag gone j
Also missing were two suitcases
and several pieces of wearing ap-
parel.
So anxious was he to recover
the "partner" Clifton offered to
let the thieves keep the other
things if they would send home
the dummy.
Bison in the official game sanc-
tuary in Canada have increased
so rapidly that 1200 of them have
been slaughtered and their flesh
sold as food.
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AUSTIN, May 4 <U.PJ_Broad
approval <>f President Roosevelt's
policies, incloding the Supreme
Court reorganisation proposal, was
aaked in a resolution introduced in
the House of Representatives to-
ft*
It was sent to the committee on
agriculture for an early report.
iuXl\£,original resolution merely
price of gold, nwro^and the ad-
the value of the dollar and causing
a decline in value of farm pro-
ducts.
But an amendment was submit-
ted by Rep. Walter Jones, Jourdan-
ton, that would give House approv-
al to the president's policies of in-
dustrial stabilization, natural re-
source conservation, equalization
of opportunities to laboring class-
es, the agricultural adjustment ad-
ministration, outlawing of war and
Supreme Court "revilatization."
An opposition bloc quickly form-
ed when the amendment was offer-
ad. A motion was made to send it
to the committee on federal rela-
tion*. Such committment would
have meant certain death to the
resolution, one of its authors, Rep.
Arthur B. Tarwater, Plainview,
felt.
He moved to send it to the agri-
culture committee, of which he is
chairman. The House agreed.
The resolution does not need
Senate approval.
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Jury Hears All
When Wendel Is
Allowed to Talk
NEWARK, N. J., May 4 OJ.PJ —
Paul H. Wendel, Trenton attorney,
told a jury in federal court today
that before he signed a false con-
fession to participating in the kid-
naping of Charles A. Lindbergh
Jr.' he was told that "if Bruno
burns, you burn."
The threat, he said, wa3 made
by Harry Weiss, who with Martin
Schlossman and Murray Bleefeld
pleaded guilty yesterday to the
federal kidnaping conspiracy in-
dictment. Ellis Tarker Sa., rural
New Jersey Sherlock Holmes, and
his son, Ellis Jr., are on trial.
Wendel testified that he was kid
naped after he attempted to help
the elder Parker investigate the
Lindbergh baby murder. He said
Parker had boasted that "he had a
direct contact from Washington,"
and had so much power that "he
could get President Hoover to
pardon A1 Capone if tie waited un-
til after the 1932 election."
Wendel said that the "Bruno"
threat referred to Bruno Richard
Hauptmann, whose execution for
the slaying of the Lindbergh baby
was delayed three day* by Wen-
dtl's falsa confession.
Wendel was permitted to tell his
story only over the protests of at-
torneys for the Parkers who con-
tended that as a convicted perjurer
he was not permited to testify.
United States Attorney John J.
Quinn pointed out that Wendel re-
ceived a full pardon after the con-
viction and Federal Judge William
Clark directed Wendel to go to the
witness stand.
Century Plant
Grows 3 Inches
in Hours Time
LOS ANGELES, May 4, (UP)
—Mrs. Josephine Menchen looked
in her backyard, rubbed her eyt.s
and thought maybe that "Jack in
the Beanstalk" story was coming
ttue.
A five-year domant century
plant had popped up a two-foot
stalk overnight. Two hours later
the stalk was up another half a
foot, and by noon it was three
feet long. By dusk It topped four
feet.
Mrs. Menchen estimates it is
growing an average of nearly
three inches an hour. Botanists
say the stalk may reach 10 or
20 feet.
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Doctors State
Trapper Faster
to Be All Right
Martha O'Driscoll, movin
make a hit in the films
which is settling into Jean'
(icture starlet, hopes she doesn't fail to
/ever, although Martha missed the ball
lante's glove here, she is quite good at
Softball, having Harred at It in high school.
Rhythm Band if
W. M. White on
Lions Program
The W. M. White school
rhythm band entertained at the
Tuesday luncheon of the Lions
Club. Featuring dances by Wan-
da Dean Partin, Jerry Lou Thome
Patricia Keel and Lucy Lee Dav-
is, the group arrayed in bright
blue uniforms, presented a very
entertaining program. The band
was directed by Master Kenneth
Williams. The teachers directing
the band were Mrs. Ruby Mer-
rell and Miss Lottie Kilgore.
The program was presented by
George Perkins.
Five delegates to attend the
District convention in Tyler were
elected and included Jake Stubbs,
Jack Womack, Jr., Harold Nuss-
baum, Thad Sanders, Sam Wer-
ner.
C. R. Hackney and W. A. Jack-
son were guests.
Charles H. Molony was intro-
duced as a new member.
Fishing Bill
Is Killed by
Speaker House
AUSTIN, May 4. <U.R)—Robert
W. Calvert speaker of the house
of representatives, sustained a
point of order today and killed a
senate bill providing a universal
fishing license for Texas.
The senate passed the measure
under the impression it was a
local bill for McLennan county
It was purely local when it
reached a senate committee af-
ter passage in the house, but the
committee amended it to include
the $1.10 license fee for all
counties.
Back to the house it went this
morning for approval of the
amendment, but the point of or-
der that the amendment changed
the original purpose of the bill
was raised, Calvert sustained it
and the bill died.
Funeral Is Held
for Teague Woman
TEAUGE, May 3, (Spl)—Fun-
eral services were conducted at
Cotton Gin cemetery at 10:80
o'clock Thursday morning for
Mrs. Cordon King who passed
away at her home in Teague Wed-
nesday morning at 11:50 o'clock
Mrs. King was 66 years old. The
obsequies were under the direc-
tion of Ham Bros.
Survivors are her husband, a
daughter, Mrs. W. B. Humphries
of Dallas and ■■
Refused Leave
House on Fire
READ THE, CLASSIFIED ADS
NOTICE
Mexia Drivers
The CITY OF MEXIA has re-
cently installed new street lights
and stop signs and has designated
safety zones and placed 'low
signs at all schools. Citj Police-
men have for the past thir'j
Wanted—$100 to
Transport Band
Wanted —public spirited person,
or group of persons to contribute
$100 to send 11 members of the
Mexia high school band to the Na-
tional Contest to be held in Okla-
homa City May 14 and 15. Inter-
ested party please contact Mexia
school officials.
Frank L. Williams, superinten-
dent and C. R. Hackney, band di-
STOOPING OAK, Tenn., May
a, (UP)—Jackson Whitlow, his
53 day fast borken by m "call
from God," at squirrel broth and
drank beef tea today. Physicians
said the crisis was over and he
would recover.
Accepted by many mountain
folk as a new "savior" and per-
, JTW Blaze Kills One;
'condition closely during the night
to determine if food he had eaten
■would have any unfavorable ef-
fect* on his weakened condition.
It was thought for a time that
his body was too weak to assimil-
ate food. His weight had dropped
from around 185 pounds to 97
pounds as a result of lack of nour.
ishment and he was so weak he
could scarcely move on liie bed.
But today the physicians said re-
covery was assured.
Hundreds of Cumberland mom*
taineers, awed by stories of his
"fight with the devil" came to his
cabin Sunday but Thomas Whit-
low, the zealot's aged father.
barred the road and told them
that "Jackson's still too weak to
see anyone."
Whitlow broke his seven-weeks
fast Saturday. "God told me to
fast last March 10 to meet me,"
Whitlow said.
"I met the test and whipped the
devil when he tried to tempt me
and now I know he will reveal
his mission soon."
The emanciated mountaineer's
fame as a healer and a new di-
vine person" spread largely be-
cause of reports that his play-
ers had healed Evelyn Suggs.
Mrs. Florence Whitlow, wife
of the faster, said Evelyn had
been a cripple for four years but
was healed miraculously when she
came to the cabin "and put her
faith in God like Jackson told her
to."
Whitlow's fast was one of the
longest on record, Dr. R. I!.
Standefer of Dunlap who kept
a record of the case said. Long-
est known fast was that of Ter-
renes MacSwiney, Irish patriot
who died in 1920 after refusing
to cat for 74 days.
days been explaining and ask- j i " tor, said Tuesday that 11 mem-
ing your co-operation that these baix of the band are eligible to
to Serve You
With Two Shops
To our friend* snd customers—-we have opened
a new place in the building recently vacated by
Jack Driver, on Commerce Street.
Now, you can park with eaae. Ph«tg 970 will get
both our shops. Clothes may be left at either.
R. L. Maddox
CLEANING AND PRESSING
Indict One for
Murder of G-man
SAN ANTONIO, May 4. 0J.R)
—A federal grand jury today in-
dicted Ike Young, 85, Austin,
farmer, for the alaying in Feb-
ruary of W. W. Thomason, fed-
eral alcohol tax agent.
J. M. Burnett, assistant dis-
trict attorney, said that Young
was being hfld in Austin for ar-
raignment June 14.
; Baas do not get honey from
flowers. They merely get nectar,
which they transform into honey
by adding certain enaymes. These
convert the complex sugars of tha
yaw nectar into simple sugars,
known to chemists as dextoosa
and levulose. —
regulations be complied with.
Safety is being taught in our
schools.
All these things are bring done
and large expenditures of public
funds are being made solely for
the protection of the lives and
property of our citizenship.
If we save one life over
a period of * generation,
then we believe that our ef-
fort* have not been in vain
*nd the tax money nf our
people haa been spent in a
worth-vhile cause.
STATE LAWS AND CITY
ORDINANCES DEMAND THAT
THE SFEED LIMIT IN MEXIA
BE AS FOLLOWS: TRUCKS—
18 MILES PER HOUR AUTO-
MOBILES — SO MILES FER
HOUR.
When you are passing a atop
sign, STOP, not just slow down.
IT MEANS STOP.
SLOW signs at our Schools
mean slow down to a speed of safe-
ty, during school hours, that your
car may be guided through the
Safety Zones without injuring any
student, going or coming from
school,
Beginning Monday morning,
May Srd, 1637, you will be stopped
and given tickets to appear in Cor-
poration Court for violations of
any of our traffic regulations. So,
Please save your embarrassment
end money by obeying our State
and City laws Our officers are un-
der oath and bond to enforce these
laws as they now stand and they
are going to enforce these laws
regardless of race, color, financial
or racial standing. WE MUST
PROTECT THE CHILDREN AND
OLD FOLKS OF THIS COM-
MUNITY.
Farmers of this trade territory
and the out-of-town traveling pub-
lic will be assisted and given evary
consideration possible by the of-
ficers of tha City of Me*ia. It is
for their protection and aafety that
they may visit with ui and do their
trading with their families with
tha knowledge that we are trying
to protect them from the thought-
less, reckless, careless and drunk-
en driver.
BY ORDER OP THE CITY
COMMISSION:
H. F. MACE, City Manager.
A. B. McKeniie, Chlef-gf-Politt.
complete but that the funds of the
school are. exhausted. They esti-
mated that it would take $100 to
send the youths to the meet.
Hackney pointed out that this
would be the first and last chance
for a majority of the students to
compete in such a meet and that
in all probability some of them
would come away with victories.
Four Injured
Auto Accident
GREENVILLE. Tsxas, May 4
<'J,P)— Four tersons were injured
tcday, one critically, in two acci-
dents near Greenville.
Taylor White, 23, suffered a
skull fracture and R. L, Sherrill,
21, his companion, head cuts and a
chest injury when their automobile
skidded off of the Greenville. Mc-
Kinney highway at a curve and
rolled over several times. Doctors
at a GF5S)rviUe hospital said White
had only a slight chance to survive.
' Luther Prince and Robert Prince
of White Rock were injured, Luth-
er Prince severely, when their car
plunged down an embankment be-
sides the Greenville-Mlneola high-
way, several miles south of Green-
ville.
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The U. S" Marine Band fur-
nishes the. music as White House
receptions; as early as 1803 the
Marine corps played at. Presiden-
tial receptions.
Policeman Who
Killed Family
Thought Insane
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3, —
(UP)—An attorney who repre-
sented George Burkhard, 22, in
a trial on parjury charges, today
offered the only clue to why the
policeman killed his family of
three and then himself.
The attorney, Walter Duana,
said Burghard had suffered from
"delusions of persecution." Police
believed a fit. of insanity pre-
ceded the slayings.
The policemen had been on trial
on perjury charges which grew
out of a grand jury investiga-
tion of police graft in San Fran-
cisco.
Last night Edward O'Reiley
Burkhead's brother-in-law, be-
came curious when the police-
man's family failed to arrive at
hie home for a dinner engagement
Going to their home O'Reilay
found the bodies of Helen Burk-
hard, 20, shot through the abdo-
men; Marion Burkhard, 18, shot
through the chest; and Mrs-
Burkhard, 45, shot in the neck,
The family appavently had
started dressing for the dinner.
One bullet from a repeating rifle
was used in each death. Evidence
showed Burkhard placed the muz-
zle of the gun in his mouth and
pulled the trigger blowing off
the top of his head.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 8,—
(UP)—Two guesta at a drinking
party who refused to leave when
the house caught fire were trap-
ped in an aprs-tment here Sun-
day. One was killed and the other
seriously burned.
The host, Marvin Blaine, 24,
fled to safety but his two com-
panions, he said, refused to join
him and stayed in the blazing
rooms. One tried to telephone the
fire department and the other
crawled under a bed.
Ernest E. Carter, 25, Omaha
brokerage house cashier, was
burned to death. His body was
found on the floor, six feet from
the telephone he had tried to
reach. The party had been in
honor of his visit to Kansas City
He had shared the apartment with
Blaine until he was transferred
to Omaha two weeks ago.
Robert L. Stevenson, 28, was
burned critically. He was found
under the bed unconscious. His
clothes were charred and his hair
burned off.
Blaine said the fire started
when one of them dropped a
lighted cigaret.
Police said they found several
bottles of ginger ale and an emp-
ty whiskey bottle in the ruins.
SEVERE QUAKES
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May
3. (U.R)—Two severe earthquakes
at 11 a. m. and noon were re-
ported today at Rodvig and Stev-
ens Klint, 35 miles southeast of
here Many buildings were dam-
aged, dispatches reported.
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The moon's apparent east to
west passage across the sky is
due to the earth's west to east
spinning on its axis. The moon's
true motion about the earth is
slow, compared to the earth's
rotation.
Famous Rock Hai
Brand New Coloi
PLYMOUTH, Masa., May 8 (U.R)
—Plymouth Rock, stepping stoiv
of the Pilgrim* when they landA
here in 1620, had a reddish tingr-
today.
Saturday night a vandal climbed
a five-foot protecting grill and
daubed hright red paint over th -•
carved numerala "1620" on ,th<*
tin
'to remove paint which had
seeped into crevices.
"It's a sacrilege," said Secretary
of State Frederick W. Cook.
Phone 17
LET US CLEAN
AND PRESS .
YOUR CLOTHES
MAJESTIC
CLEANERS
Used
Cars
BARGAIN
PRICES
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Only a
Few Left
See Us
First!
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Some specie? of plant lice attain
as many as 21 different forms dur-
ing their life time.
The College o Physicians in Dub-
lin, Ireland, was established in
1667.
The cameraman's job in the pro-
duction of a motion picture is said
to be the hardest; the actors and
actresses get the credit.
Chevrolet and Ford
Parts
at Mail Order Prices
latteries up from
MEXIA BATTERY & TIRE CO.
WUNSTOP DUZZIT
FEED! FEED! FEED!
All Kinds ... Best Prices!
Want To Buy
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Will Pay Highest Market Price
Increase Your Yield per Acre by Using
Armour Fertilizer
See me for your needs.
PELZ FEED STORE
HENRY FELZ, Prop.
Buy Genuine
Chevrolet Parts
Yob KNOW tbey are good!
MEXIA MOTOR CAR COMPANY
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