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PHIL EARNER. GENERAL INSURANCE
The Mexia Weekly Herald
VOL. XXXX, NO. 19
MEXIA, TEXAS, MRIDAY, MAY 13, 1938
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Texas Fugitives Kidnap Three Motorists
VICTIM SAYS
2 MEN WERE
WANTED PAIR
Descriptions of
Kidnapers Fit
Those of Floyd
Hamilton, Walters
I ALL RELEASED
Dallasite Made
Drive Car at
Point of Gun
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DALLAS, May 12, (U.R)—W. J.
Farley, telephone company em-
ploye, reported to police today
that he had been kidnaped near
Terrell by two men, one of whom
he identified as Ted Walters, fug-
Hive from the Montague county
Jail.
Officers said the description of
the second man fitted Floyd Ham-
ilton, Welter's companion in the
Montague jail break. Farley said
the two were riding in a car, with
pistols pointed at the head of th*
driver to enforce their commands,
when they fcroed the driver to
crowd Farley's car to the edge
of the city, he said, they made
him force another automobile to
the curb. Then they freed Farley
and entered the other car.
Officers said that neither the
first nor the third victim of the
pair had reported being stopped.
60,000 Japs
Mass on Isle
of Formosa
Large Scale In-
vasion Planned
Sources Report
SHANGHAI, May 12 (U.R)—Six-
ty thousand Japanese troops were
massed on the Island of Formosa
and a large Japanese fleet steam-
ed off the port of Soochow, Swa-
tow and Macao, prepared for a
large scale invasion of Southern
China, it was reported here to-
day.
With the occupation of Amoy,
Chinese island port 125 miles west
of Formosa, foreign military ob-
servers believed there was every
Indication that the Japanese in-
tended to extend the occupation up
and down the coast to Soochow in
the north and Macao in the south.
United States warships of the
Pacific fleet prepared to go to the
protection of Americans in the
big Chinese port. The U. S. S. Ed-
sell was en route to Soochow and
the Ashevtlle stood by Amoy.
Mrs. M. L. McGannon
Is Named President
By Band Parents
Mrs. M. L. McGannon was un-
animously elected president of the
Mexia Band Parent's Association
in a meeting held Tuesday night
m the band house at the^ high
school.
W. K. Boyd was named vice
president and publicity agent.
Mrs. L. L. Steele, treasurer, Mrs.
Vornon Moody, secretary and Mrs.
Dean Shank reporter.
Acting in the absence of the out
going president, Mrs. Homer Fra-
zier, was W. K. Boyd, who turned
the gavel over to Mrs. McGan-
non.
Report on Trip
Reports on the trip of the band
to the National contest to be held
in Abilene were given by Band
Director Dean Shank, who told
of the tarnsportation and reser-
vations and Superintendent of
Schools Frank L. Williams, who
pointed out that the trip would be
piade under school supervision.
Williams stressed the fact thai
dlaperones to accompany the band
members would be under direct
sup et vision of the school.
Additional reports on the trip
were made by Jimmie Blair, chair
man of the arrangements commit-
tee, and by W. K. Boyd, for the
chairman of the finance commit-
tee.
With many fathers present at
the meeting, Mrs. McGannon out-
lined plans for the coming year
and asked for the cooperation of
both new and old members of the
association. A good year full of
activity was forecast by Mrs.
McGannon.
Names Committees
Mrs. McGannon named the fol-
lowing committees:
Special Finance Committee for
summer months: W. K. Boyd, Mrs.
L. H. Simpson, Mrs. B. L. Walk-
up, G. E. Blair.
Membership Committee: Mrs.
Lynn Adams, Mrs. W. W. Hinch-
liffe, J. G. Coman, Mrs. W. E.
Boaz, Mrs. W. K. Boyd, Mrs. F. E.
Groover.
Program Committee: Mrs. W.
Duke Pittman, Mrs. T. B. Chat-
ham, Mrs. Dean Shank.
Hospitality Committee: Mrs. A.
J. Laughlin, Mrs. G. P. Donnell,
Mrs. F. L. Williams, Entile Nuss-
baum, Jimmy Blair.
Historian: Mrs. J. G. Coman.
Parliamentarian: Raymond Dil-
lard.
Sino Attacks
on Japanese
Bearing Fruit
SHANGHAI, May 12 0J.R) —
Reinforced Chinese armies based
on Suchow-fu counter-attacked
the Japanese today on ail sectors
in the Eastern Lung-Hai railway
front.
More than 1,000,000 men were
reported locked in a series of bat-
tles in arcs along a great semi-
circle looping Suchow-fu to the
north, east and south.
The Japanese had been unable
to reach the Lung-Hai line at any
point but held at least two posi-
tions within five miles of the rail-
way.
A spokesman here for Gen.
Shunroku Hata, Japanese com-
mandeer in Central China, adm-^-
ted strong Chinese counter attacks
in south Shantung province but
said in general the advancing Jap-
anese columns were continuing to
make minor gains.
"We still hope to entrap about
Suchow-fu area," he said. "We are
pleased that Chinese reinforce-
ments have come up a3 this mere-
ly will increase the size of our
bap."
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TEXAS
'Ye Are Still
in Favor of
the Old Way
Chicago Youths
Invent Machine
Measure Kisses
CHICAGO, May 12, (U.R —Two
youthful Armour Institute of
Technology students oame for-
ward today with their contribu-
tion to the field of science—a
kiss-o-meter.
It was based on the engineer-
ing principal of resistance and is
guaranteed by its inventors, Emil
Daniel and Lawrence Strocchia,
to measure all kinds of kisses
from the hasty peck to the pas-
sionate.
It consists of an ammeter con-
nected with batteries, a volt me-
ter, switches and an amplifying
system. Each subject grasped an
eltrode and the ammeter records
the intensity of the kiss, ranging
from zero to 120. A bell rings
when the meter hits 90.
Average readings for the var-
ious types, the inventors Baid,
were: mother a«d daughter, 20;
mother and son, >G; girl friends,
16; married couples, depending on
the number of years married 30
to 87; and aged couples, 90 to
95. From there on the bell keeps
ringing.
Find Body of
Etex Officer
Fred Helzeston
Killed in Auto
Crash Thursady
HENDERSON, Tex., May 12,
(U.R)—The body of Fred Helves-
ton, 41, Rusk county deptuy sher-
iff was found early today in his
wrecked automobile, 15 miles
northwest o fHenderson on the
Overton highway. Helzeston was
driving aloen when the accident
occurred.
Britain Asks for
Mexican Indemnity
LONDON, May 12, <U.R)—Great
Britain dispatched to Mexico to-
day a note asking immediate pay-
ment of 370,962 pesos ($88,103)
indemnity for losses in Mexican
revolutions between November
1910 and May 1920
ARREST 600
FOLLOWING
RIOT IN RIO
\
Prisoners Face
Possible Trial
for Lives as
Purge Started
NATION QUIET
Estimated Forty
Killed in Rebel
Riot of Fascists
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 12. (U.R)
—More than 600 men implicated
in an abortive revolt of Fascist
Green Shirts faced possible trial
for their lives today as the gov-
ernment began a purge of submer-
sive elements.
Loyalist forces under personal
direction of President Getulio
Vargas, backed by the stern pro-
visions of his new constitution,
were in complete domination and
the country was quiet.
It was estimated unofficially
that 40 men, believed rebels, were
killed during the brief uprising
which authorities described as of
purely Fascist nature.
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Pan-American
Unity Urged
by Maverick'
North and South
American Axis
Asked by Solon
WASHINGTON, May 12. (U.R)
—Rep. Maury Maverick, D., Texas
today proposed military, economic
and cultural collaboration between
North and South America to cre-
ate a united front in the western
hemisphere against foreign inter-
ests and doctrines.
Maverick endorsed a North and
South American axis, linking the
democracies of the western hem-
isphere to repel indoctrination
from abroad. As the opening
wedge in his plan he introduced
a house resolution calling upon
this country to launch a campaign
for closer military, cultural and
trade relations with Latin-Amer-
ican republics and Canada.
Minton Cites
Glenn Frank
Doctor May Have
Much to Explain
States Senator
WASHINGTON, May 12. (U.R)—
Chairman Sherman Minton, D.,
Ind. of the Senate lobby commit-
tee, asserted today in a radio
speech that Dr. Glenn Frank "may
have plenty to explain" concern-
ing his editorship of Rural Pro-
gress, a farm magazine.
Minton charged that Rural Pro-
gress, edited by Frank who is
chairman of the Republican party
program committee, is not non-
partisan and is financed by
"wealthy men who are now and
always have been opposed to Pre-
sident Roosevelt and his adminis-
tration."
Father of Local
Man Serjously 111
Guy Wofford left Thursday for
Cisco to be at the bedside of his
father, II. S. Wofford, w^io is crit-
ically ill. Accompanying him
were the stricken man's brother,
J. L. Wofford and Mis. Herman
Miller, a sister. •
FARIS, May 12, (U.R)—The bank
of France lowered its discount
f t.es today from three to two and
i'" -ha1f per ccnt, 1
Elephant Hunt
in Siam First
in Thirty Years
Hunt to Continue
for Three Days;
Fight to Climax
BANGKOK, Siam, May 12, (U.R)
—Veteran hunters using trained
"decoys" tonight beat their way
through the brush of jungle feed-
ing grounds near Lopburi, round-
ing up game for Siam's first roy-
al elephant hunt in 30 years
which will open tomorrow.
The hunt, reminiscent of days
when Siamese Kings rode into
battle on the backs of gayly cap-
arisoned elephants, will continue
for three days and will be climax-
ed Saturday by a battle to death
among the biggest bulls among
the captured elephants.
The hunt will open officially
by Prince Regent Aditya Dibab-
ha, acting in the absence of the
13-year old king, Anada Mahidol
attending school in Switzerland.
Religious ceremonies blessing
the hunt will be held at a small
Buddhist shrine erected near the
hunting area, about 150 miles
from Bangkok.
The elephant is a royal animal
in Siam and the boy king heads
te select order of the white ele-
phant.
During the three-day hunt the
big game hunters expect to cap-
ture between 100 and 150 wild
bulls, including' many "tuskers."
The siamese ministry of fin-
ance is footing the bill for the
hunt and proceeds from admission
to the most exciting part—when
the wild elephants are driven in-
to a huge teakwood stockade out'
side Lopbnri—will be turned ov.
er to a special fund for con-
struction of a military cadet
school. More than 20,000 persons
are expected to witness this spec-
tacle.
The stockade of Teakwood logs
is a large circular pen, with
sharpened logs pointing inward.
Inside are water throughs to
refresh the bulls and cows after
a long stampede.
Not until Friday will the ele-
phants be sufficiently calm for
hunters, mounted on trained
beasts to venture into the stock-
ade and tie the selected ones by
the hind legs, mooring them to
deeply-driven stakes.
The females and younger ani-
mals will be turned loose and al-
lowed to return to the jungle.
The captured bulls will be
trained and later will be employ
ed in hauling timber from the
teak forests and for other heavy
work in construction of the army
cantonment.
Mexia High PTA
Is Organized
Mrs. Oran Barnet
Named President
of Association
At a Mexia High school Parent
Teachers' Organization meeting
at the high school Tuesday af-
ternoon Mrs. Oran Barnett was
named president by the 30 per-
sons who attended. Mrs. H. V.
Southerland was named vice pres-
ident: Mrs. A. J. Laughlin, sec-
retary; Mrs. ' M. Booker corres-
ponding secretary and Mrs. Leon
Bryant, treasurer.
Prior to the election of officers
Mrs. M. L. McGannon, second
vice president of the Limestone
P. T. A. presided.
Many committees fo^ the com-
ing yecr were named to outline
plans for the Association's act-
ivity.
MAY COTTON
By UNITED PRESS
New York July cotton closed
yesterday at 8.68 and today at
8.M-66. •
New Orleans July cotton closed
"csterday at 8.S1 and today at
INDEPENDENT
OIL MEN RAP
COMMISSION
Mass Meeting in
Gladewater Is
Afraid of U. S.
Intervention
CITE SHUTDOWN
R. R. Commission
Fails in Duty
Group Asserts
GLADEWATER, May 12, (U.R)
Independent petroleum producers
massed here last night and heard
a threat that the federal govern-
ment might be asked to assume
the oil regulatory duties of the
Texas Railroad commission.
John C. Schroder, president of
the East Texas Independent Pet-
roleum Association, led the attack
against the rail commission's new
order for Saturday shutdowns in
the majority of Texas fields.
"When the Railroad Commis-
sion of Texas fails in its duty to
fairly and equitably regulate the
production of oil, then the only
thing to be expected is a clamor
on the part of independent oper-
ators for the federal government
to relieve it of that duty," Schro-
der said.
"We know that there would be
no surplus stocks if all fields of
Texas were prorated equitably
with East Texas," he declared in
charging that the commission
had discriminated against the
East Texas field.
Man Indicted
for Threat on
Life of FJJJl.
Remanded to Jail
in Lieu of Bond
of $10,000
LOS ANGELES, May 12, 0J.R)
—Keith H. Rapp ,29-year old
window trimmer, today was indic-
ted by the federal grand jury on
a charge of threatening the life
of Presient Roosevelt.
The toue-bill wag voted immed-
iately after secret service agents
told the grand jury that Bftpp
had written a letter to the pres-
ident, confessing an "overwhelm-
ing urge" to kill him. He was
captured in Memphis, Tenri. while
en route to Washington.
He was remanded to the coun-
ty jail in lieu of $10,000 bail. Au-
thorities intimated he would be
examined by a psyehaitrist. He
was once committed t.o a state
asylum but released as cured a
year ago.
4.
Ten Rhodes Men From Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. (U.R)—The Un-
iversity of Oregon has contribu-
ted 10 Rhodes scholars to Oxford
University. Seven are now en-
gaged in teaching in universities
and colleges, one is a research
studying and a third is a mem-
ber of a New York law firm.
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It has been estimated that L'ne
forest areas of the world amount
to nearly 8,000,000,000 acres.
St. Kilda, one of the Outer He-
brides, has no postoffice, so
Selassie Snubbed
By Statesmen As
Last Plea Made
GENEVA, May 12, (U.R)—The
League of Nations council, ig-
noring a last despairing plea of
Haile Selassie, recognized the
Italian conquest of Ethiopia to-
day.
GENEVA, May 12, (U.R)—Em-
peror Haile Se-
lassie making a
last vain fight
to prevent world
recognition of
Ethiopia said to-
day that whatev-
er the world
might do, his
people would
fight on until
they forced It-
aly from their
Selassie country or were
themselves exterminated.
Ill and despairing he appeared
before a cold and hostile League
WASHINGTON, May 12,
(U.R)—The United States
stands squarely upon its pol-
icy of refusal to recognize
territory gained by force in
violation of existing treaties.
Secretary of State Cordell
Hull said today.
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of Nations council. He was too
weak to make his speech himself.
It was read for him. He knew
that his plea was made to deaf
ears but. he wanted to put his
case before the world.
Snubbed by statesmen and
League officials alike and know-
ing: that he was unwelcome, know
ing that the great powers had
written the death warrant or his
empire he faced the League coun-
cil defiantly, but his plea brought
no results.
Mayor Sprague
Issues Warning
to Frank Hague
No Funny Stuff
Mayor Warns as
Plans N. J. Trip
See Ckaos in
Current Events
KANSAS CITY, M«., May 12,
(U.R)—A dismal picture of the fu-
ture was presented today to the
convention of the general feder-
ation of Women's elub by its pres
ident, Mrs. Roberta Campbell
Lawson, of Tulsa.
"In viewing tfce o«rrwit events
R is hard to see anything but
efcsos," she told the delegates-
Mr*. Lawsw then told the fed-
eration that an "application of
the Golden Rule" to the solu-
tion of world problems wight re-
sult in a better understanding
and cooperation between peonies.
This, she said, would restore hu-
man happiness out of economic
chaos.
"We have tried all other things
and failed, why not try this,"
she said.
Mrs. Lawson, who spoke before
the opening session of the Trien-
nial convention, proposed that a
national academy of public af-
fairs be established to train per-
sons for government serviee.
Too Much Sinew Costly
OAKLAND, Cal., (U.R)— Stanford
Stanley really didn't know he
was so strong. His automobile
stalled; he gave it an encourag-
ing push with his right arm and
it went over the railing and fell to
the bottom of a 300 foot canyon,
a complete wreck.
Watch the Mink's Hair Boys When
You Start Tossing Those Big Bombs
'XCHI
f K-
MjSCHEL FIELD, N. Y., May
12, * Not one hair of a mink
mi/ ? disu.bed when army
plai *« Jcfend the east coast ag-
ainst t te attack of a mythical
enemy, an irate mink-raiser in
Sudbury, Mass., warned Maj. Gen
Frank Jf. Andrews, corvyiander-
in-chlefjof the war games today.
An unidentified bieuder wrote
ping bombs or permitting planes
to fly low around Sudbury be-
cause there are a let of young
mink on the ranches new and un-
usual noises would upset the ner-
vous mothers so much they would
kill their young.
The write rsaid the government
could expsct a bill for any mink
killed as a result of the maneu
DALLAS, May 12, (U.R)—Mayor
George Sprague of Dallas warned
today that Mayor Frank Hague
of Jersey City, N. J. "better not
try any funny stuff" next month S
when Sprague visits Jersey City.
Muzzling of free speech in Jer-
sey City recently "was more like
Hitler's Germany than the Uuitc.i
States," Sprague said.
Sprague announced he would
?i> t.o New York City to visit his
stm, Mortimer Spragus, former
U. S. military academy football
star, and his wife.
"My daughter-in-law's father is
a bankot in Jersey City so we will
go over there for a visit,"
Srague said.
Prisons Lose
Over Million
Report Shows
Increased Costs,
Population Is
Given Blame
AUSTIN, May 12, (U. -An op-
erating loss of $1,051,180 in the
state prison system was M*m«d
toaay on increased prison popula-
tion, increased commodity w>**a
increased rations and salary
raises fcr guards in tbe annual
report, filed with Governor James
V. Allrfd.
Enlarged industrial operator
with establishment of a cotton
mill was mtmmended by rhaiv-
man Joseph Wear den of *.kot-
ia as a means to tasks the. priH"1
system mora nearly 4a f sustain-
ing t>m or prison miufaeti.mi
goods in state institutions would
♦ a-isish tae leaded out!#; f«> pro-
ductions > i> den sat£ 4ecla;.rg
tb.\t it ha the endors? nan* o* *
ivjit • ffi' r> of the Amevs'.
Federation of Labor.
Smith Scores
Oil Shutdown
Minority Member
of Commission
Attacks Order
DALLAS, May 12, (U.R)—Rail-
road Commissioner Lon A. Smith
today condemned the acti.m of
commissioners Ernest O. Tho-.-ip-
son and C. V. Terrell in ordering
Saturday shutdowns of Texas oil
fields.
Smith, the minority on numer-
ous occasion:, rharjred that the
c (iv.mission had fatted to deal sut-
, ct:>;.,utly sill; tho oil indurlr,'s
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