The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, September 17, 1920 Page: 1 of 8

                                
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The Mexia Weekly Herald.
VOL. XXII. NO. 38.
MEXIA, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPT. 17, 1920.
$1.50 Per Year, in Advance
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OPEJtA HOUSE
Advance Program
Today (Friday)—
Douglas Fairbanks, in
J>The Good Bad Man"
TOPICS and COMEDY
Saturday, 18th—
Harry Carey, in
"BULLET PROOF"
and a BIG V Comedy
Monday & Tuesday, 20-21—
"THE COURAGE OF
MARGE O'DOONE"
A great big story of the snow
bound north—it's great.
Wednesday, 22nd—
Mary Anderson
"BUBBLES"
in
It bubbles over with joy and
gladness. Also
"LOST CITY" No. 12
Thursday, 23rd—
William S. Hart in
"THE COLD DECK"
A re-creation
thrilling acts.
in six spine-
Friday, 24th—
Mary Miles Minter
IN
"Jenny Be Good"
TOPICS and COMEDY
Saturday, 25th— _
The biggest and funniest
show ever put on the screen;
JACK DEMPSEY
The world's champion heavy-
weight, in—
"Dare Devil Jack"
And—
FATTY ARBUCKLE
--m--
—in the besi comedy he .ever
made;
"THE GARAGE"
Also—
HAROLD LLOYD
IN
An Eastern Westerner
There never was such a com-
bination of STARS shown in
Mexia since pictures were
discovered.
New York City Explo-
sion Kills 24; Injures 70
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Reception at the
Methodist Church
The First Methodist Church
gave a reception yesterday ev-
ening in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
S. J. Jackson, who are leaving
Mexia to make their home in
Corsicana. The pastor, Rev.
Sam G. Thompson, presided ov-
er the meeting.
Several speeches were made
in praise of the honorees as good
citizens, fine church workers
and splendid neighbors. Mr. J.
I. Riddle, president of the Com-
mercial Club, spoke of Mr.
Jackson as a citizen. Mr. A. H.
(By International News Selvice)
New York, (Noon) Sept. 16.
—A mighty explosion, believed
by the police to have been caus-
ed either by a time bomb of ter-
I rifle power, or the careless han-
dling of high explosives, com-
pletely wrecked the-magnificent
office of J. P. Morgan Company,
Broad and Wall Streets at ex-
actly noon today. >
Thirty minutes later the po-
lice announced seventeen known
dead and seventy injured and it
is believed the death list will be
still higher when the wreckage
has been cleared away.
th J financial "^district S'° the^ hira * clrarch
Z cuA markets "re closed. * I JT
New York Stock Exchange and;h Glowing libute. were paid
All members of the Moigan^y ajj j.j,e speakers and deep re-
firm escaped but Junius Spencer Kret was expressed at the loss
Morgan, son of J. I. Morgan, Alexia would sustain by the go-
who was badly cut about the ing of this spiendid familv.
hands and face by flying glass.
The Morgan offices were com-
pletely wrecked.
Pedestrians were hurled from
their feet so terrific was the ex-
plosion's force.
The police are certain that
the explosion was caused by dy-
namite or TNT, or a mixture of
both.
It was definitely setablished,
upon close examination of the
building, that the explosion oc-
curred on the Wall Street side,
opposite the sub-treasury. Un-
ited States troops have been
rushed from. Governor's Island
to guard the sub-treasury. The
latter buliding was uninjured.
Government Will Investigate
Washington, Sept. 16—Attor-
ney General Palmer this after-
noon, ordered the bureau of in-
vestigation of the Justice De-
partment to make an immediate
thorough investigation into the
Morgan explosion in New York.
After the speaking, delight-
ful refreshments were served
and the large crowd enjoyed a
good time socially.
Mexia Cotton Buyers
Now in the Market
Upon inquiry of the News-
Herald reporter made this week,
there were found to be seven
cotton buyers now in the Mexia
market. Their names are given
for the benefit of farmers and
owners of cotton to be marketed
here: Zeno King, Hermann
Nussbaum, Fielder & Walton,
Akin & Keeling, Ernest Watson,
Smith Cotton Co. (E. L. Smith),
Smith & Nolen.
I
Cotton Receipts in
Mexia to Date
Cotton receipts up to noon on
Thursday were as follows:
(Later)—One theory advanc- n u^'n|on n Warehouse
ed by the police was that a wa- [r2,21o; Hughes Cotton Yard.
, gon load of dynamite on the way j . , / .
i to the new stock exchange buil- { "u ~, ia '.e„ gin"
; ding, was bumped into by an au-! "ed 2'' f> .^les as follows:
itomobile,' causing the explosion.! ali)ier21o1'1 "
j The known dead now number] " ' • Gin Co., 513.
! 24 and it is believed there will;
be more. Th emain floor of the I TAvae (To Silo Will iko
Broad Street Hospital where! Value W111 DC
most of the dead and injured!
v.ere taken is covered with!
blood. So great was the number,
of victims that there were not i
sufficient cots available in the; San Antonio, Sept. 16.—One
hospital and the injured were; hundred and fifty thousand head
laid on the floor.
T5ie damage will amount to
j over a million dollars.
Shipped to Germany
(By International News Service)
Maxwell House Coffee: Good
to the last drop. Sold at Tid-
well's. Phone 83.
Trading is Suspended
New York—Trading on the
various exchanges in the finan-
cial district was suspended this
afternoon on account of the ex-!lion dollars.
of Texas cattle will be shipped
to Austria and Germany during
the next six months, according
to announcement today by .dele-
gates who were in attendance at
the National Catholic Central
Society convention, just closed
here.
The cattle are worth ten mil-
plosion. Members of the cotton
exchange fled from the building
panic stricken.
The first eight hundred head
will be shipped from Galveston
to Austria in the next ten days.
TIDWEL'S FOR GROCERIES
BACON, Good dry salt, per lb., only 25c
SUGAR, Pure cane, fine granulated, per lb., only 20c
COFFEE, A good Rio now, 3 lbs. for     $1.00
' COFFEE, A Peaberry you will want more of, per lb. only 44c
FLOUR, 48's White Crest  ,....$3.85
FLOUR, 48!s American Beauty     $3.75
MEAL, 25 lb. sacks fresh meal, per sack $1.25
BEANS, Pintos, a bean that cooks good, 8 lbs for $1.00
IRISH POTATOES and Sweet Potatoes, per lb 6c
CRISCO, 3 lbs, 95c; 6 lbs., $1.85; 9 lbs. for $2.75
CORN, Extra fancy Country Gentleman braird, 5 cans $1.00
SAUER KRAUT, fancy grade large size cans, 6 for $1.00
HOMINY, Van Camps large size cans, 6 for .. .$1.00
Everything we sell must make good or we do
Now Showing The New Styles
—in Ladies and Misses
—Coat Suits, Coats, Skirts,
—Dresses and Waists.
We now sho wthe biggest assortment of styles and colorings and cloths, ever attempted.
And our price range is indeed liberal—whatever you may wish to pay, you will find the
garment you want—and at the price to suit.
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Hayter Buys Interest
in Grocery Firmj
 
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vVyatt Hayter has disposed of
his tailoring business to Fred|
Wright, who took charge of the
business Tuesday morning. Mr.
Hayter has purchased the halt'
interest in the grocery firm of:
Smith & Wilson, from E. L.j
Smith and assumed his new du-
ties at the store Tuesday morn-
ing.
The new fiwn will be known
as. the Hayter & Wilson Grocery,
and will continue as an up-to-;
date and .general grocery busi-,
r.esa of the first class. The new
firm hopes to be located in their
new home about the first of Oc-|
tober, or after the Mexia Tire
Company has removed to their j
new location now under con-
struction.
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Save your eyes and money too
When you wear our Hawke's
glasses. Optician here Friday,
September 24th. Mexia Drug
Co.
Westminster College, Tehuacana, Texas
Democrat Nominated
for Governor in Illinois
(By International News Service)
Chicago, Sept. 16.—The result
of yesterday's primaries in Illi-
nois are still doubtful.
The only sure winner is James
Hamilton Lewis, Democratic
nominee for governor.
Five Thousand Miners
Return to Work
• ——— 
(By International Newt Service)
Scranton, Pa. Sept. 16.—Five
thousand miners in the Scran-
ton district resumed work to-
day.
Indications are that seventy
thousand idle men in the local
district, will be back by the end
of the week.
Tehuacana is to Cele-
brate 25th Anniver-
sary of Westminster
Next Wednesday, Sept. 22nd.
is the date of the big rally and
annivxersary celebration at Te-
huacana in observance of the
25th anniversary of the West-
minster College.
We publish the program as
furnished ' the News-Herald,
which will be supplemented with
other entertainment of a varied
nature throughout the day.
Large crowds are expected
from Wortham, Coolidge and
Mexia, and those in charge an-
ticipate one of the most success-
ful meetings of the kind ever
held before.
The program follows: •
Music by Wortham Orchestra.
Prayer.
Piano Solo, Sallie Joe Taylor
of Coolidge.
Welcome Address, Dr. J. C.
Williams.
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Allen Hatch
of Mexia.
Special Address.
Wortham Orchestra.
Reading, Jack Hill of Coolidge
Piano Duet, Vera Wofford and
Valley oBunds.
Address, Jack Harp, of Mexia.
Music, Mrs. Munroe of Wor-
tham.
Hobby Calls Special
Session of Legislature
(By International News Service)
Austin, Sept. 15.—A procla-
mation of Governor Hobby, call-
ing for the Thirty-Sixth Legis-
lature to convene in extra ses-
sion on Tuesday, September 21,
at 11 a. m. was issued today.
The only subject mentioned
for consideration is the safe-
guarding of the general election
and to prescribe the qualifica-
tions of voters.
The Governor reserves the
right to present other subjects
for consideration.