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MEXIA WEEKLY HERALD
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1085.
DURING NIGHT
OF PNEUMONI
WASHINC
Oliver Wend
years a aupr
his gallant f
day He died
-Street home
Funeral se
day—th
TON, March (i -(UP)
11 Holmes, for 20
me court justice, lost i
ght against death to- !
uddenly in his qui«t 11
10 at 2:0r. a. m.
services will be held Frl-j
l)4td birthday of the
"Qmt Liberal"—at All Souls
church in Washington. Burial will
be with full military honors at Ar-
lington National cemetery.
Dissenter to the last, the belov-
ed former justice clung doggedly to
the life he had lived so fully and
loved so well. Pneumonia wore
down his strength and he died with
a few friend.- gathered about him.
"The end was as peaceful as 1
have ever seen," Dr. Thomas A.
Claytor, his physician, said.
Holmes contracted a severe cold
on an automobjle ride, one of his
few outside diversions, a week ago.
Last Thursday his illness was
diagnosed as pneumonia.
Brief Illness
The first official bulletin issued
from the modest red brick house on
1 Street was issued then by Mark
Howe, a former secretary of the
jurist. "The justice is ill and at
his age all illness is serious," Howe
said.
Oxygen tanks were taken into
the house to aid Holmes in his gal-
lant fight for life. He grew stead-
ily weaker. Early yesterday lie
sank into a coma. Life ebbed slow-
ly away. Friends were summoned
to his bedside at midnight.
Dr. Claytor arrived shortly after
2 a. m. a score or more of watchers
with bared heads outside. Howe
emerged at 2:20 a. m. "The justice
is dead," he said simply, his voice
choked with emotion.
Later he issued the following
statement:
"The funeral services will be
held at All Souls church, loth and
Harvard Streets, N. W., Washing-
ton, Friday, March 8, at noon.
"The honorary pallbearers will
he the chief justice and the asso-
ciate justices of the United States
Other mi!ls strive to do so
but somehow fail to equal the
superlative quality of the
RICH flour. Marechal Neil.
\s-k your grocer.
Supreme court. , t
"Private military burial will be |
at Arlington National cemetery."
One Relative
Viol i
.1. Holmes of Boston, a tiep-
Felix Frankfurter of Harvard ]
school, one of Ilo'nu'do-<■ t
, and Howe had maintained
bedside vigil since early in the
afternoon.
Others present when the jurist )
died were Dr. Claytor, Mrs. Ed-
ward J. Holmes, Tom Corcoran,
former secretary; James Rowc, pre
sent secretary; Mary Don:«?'lan.
his housekeeper, and a nurwe.
Howe asked the little group
which had gathered outside to go
home. "I think the justice would
want you to, now," he said.
Ho'mes died just as his philoso-
phy, nutured in a life that spanned
in its long years the rise of Ameri-
ca from an agricultural province to
an industrial empire, was coming
into full flower.
It was Holmes' philosophy, lib-
eral and humanitarian, as expound-
ed in nearly 30 years of dissenting
opinions on the supreme court
bench, which provided muflh of the
basic framework of the New Deal.
Legal History
His humanitarian and liberal in-
terpretations of the constitution
will live long in legal history. He
faced death as calmly and philso-
pbically as he had lived his long
and useful life.
Though the hopes and the love of
a nation was with him, Holmes had
not the resistance to fight off pneu
monia with the stubbornness whieh
enable him to survive seven bul-
let wounds received in Civil War
engagements. His fight, however,
aroused the rnarv 1 of his medical
attendants.
Well as he knew the end wu* in-
evitable, Holmes did not die with-
out one gesture, impish as any of
his life. It was a gesture American
to the core.
Professor Frankfurter had c.ome
early in his illness to his bedside,
worry and concern written large in
his face. Nurses and physicians
hovered about. There was a fuss
and bustle such as never before
had come into Holmes' quiet, sim-
ple life.
As Frankfurter stood beside him, j
the. great justice lifted his hand to j
his face. He placed the thumb ag- |
i ainst his nose and solemnly wag- <
flrled his four fingers.
It was his last gesture. It was, in \
a manner, his jesting farewell to a j
| life he loved so,well and friends in j
| "very walk of life who held him, in j
ROOSEVELT IS
CENTER FIGHT
BY HUEY LONG
Chooses to Die
by Firing Squad
Better Feeds & Seeds
It: doesn't matter what you may want, it is very
likely we have it. Try us before you buy.
MEXIA GRAIN CO.
WASHINGTON. March 5 -(UP)
Oemocratie Leader Joseph T.
'.iobinson today denounced Sen.
tluey P. Long as a madman in a
oply to a speech in which Long at-
tacked the motives of President
Roosevelt.
"It is about time," Robinson said,
'that the manhood in this sennte
should assert itself.' '
The debate was without preced-
ent in the memory of those who
saw Long grimace today and fling
at the senate in sarcastic accents
the name "Franklin Delano Roose-
velt."
Lung, taunting the Democratic
iide with a story which likened the
administration to the "remains" of
a dead noft'io, charged that the
New Deal is a mere combination of
"Farleyism, Baruchism and John-
sonism."
The Kingfish was answering last
night's blistering attack of Gen.
Hugh S. Johnson who, bracketing
the Kingfish with Father Charles
E. Coughlin, likened the pair to
"pied pipers' of depression who
sought to mislead 80,000,000, trou-
bled souls.
Long said Johnson was Baruch's
mere tool, and Baruch a market
opcartor and rigger who controlled
the president and had diverted him
from the path of reform charted in
1932.
"Franklin Delano Roosevelt,"
said Long, rolling the words on his
tongue, lashing his arms in the pe-
culiar windmill gesture which com-
pels'him to slip the buttoned con-
fines of his vest when he really
wants to speak.
The senate stiffened as Long
spoke the name.
Half « dozen Republicans bad
been churckling over Long's sal-
lies. Sens. L. J. Dickinson, R., Ia.,
Daniel O. Hastings, R., Del., had
joined with crowded galleries in ap
preciation of the Kingfish's wise-
cracks. But the reference to Mr.
Roosevelt seemed to chill the
mirth.
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SHIPS TO ENGLAND
NEW YORK, March 5—(UP)—
i Twenty Grand, 3-year-old eham- j
: pion of America in 1931, will be
j shipped to England Friday to seek
i an increase in his life time win-
nings of $2(11,790. He will be point-
ed for the Ascot gold cup and other
big races of 1936.
he Palmer Must
Die for Death
of Prison Guard
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jpjry
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$
X flghl to ?vg<|«> the death pen-,
alty stretching now into vears.
will end for Delliert Green
dliove. triple stayer when he dies
li.v bullets from « tiring squad
In t'tali stale prison at Salt Lake
City Twice convicted after
killing Ills mother wife, and
uncle. lie lost his appeal to the
Itnte supreme court and chose
tsh'jc'it * to, hanging
Gentleman First
Qualification of
New Grid Mentor
Mexia high school is looking for
a football coach as an assistant to
J D. "Skipper" Foster, who has
been promoted to the office of dir-
ector of physicial education for the
Mexia school system. But the qua-
lifications, suys Richard M. Haw-
kins, superientendent of schools
limit the field.
These, according to Superinten-
dent Hawkins, are the qualifica-
tions he is hoping to find wraped
up in one man:
First, a gentleman. But he must
be able to "get rough" if the occa-
sion demands. Ho should be six
feet tall, weight 200 pounds, at
least an A. B. Degree and a record
of actual football playing exper-
ience in college. He should be
young enough to show the players
how, a? well as tell them. He must
have some successful football
coaching experience behind him
also.
Mr. Hawkins says there arc- plen-
ty of Christian gentlemen, and
plenty of excellent, coaches who
have discipline and get results. He
thinks he can find qualifica-
tions combined in one man.
The world's tallest trees are!
the Great Gums or Peppermint!
Gums of Australia.
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Scout Work
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A real bargain
Men's Work <jj| jq
Oxfords * 1
Low heel, tan.
$1-00
Plaids and stripes.
Leather Palm
Work Gloves .
25c
Leather Work Gloves at
49c - 59c - 65c
Men's Work
Pants
98c
10c
Men's Cotton
Sox
White, black, tan, grey
Georgia Knit
Sox, 2 pair
Extra iieavy
Men's Fancy
Sox
Men's Fancy
Sox
Dress Slides
«]' colore, ?;vh
Was. Cotton
Hose
Was. Rayon
tfose
Was. Silk
I Hose'
I Was. White
Pomes
.Values to $1.00
Sweet Pea 1A«
Talcum lUC
Extra large can
Kotex
Box
25 c
15c
19c
... 5c
15c
25c
49c
49c
Hot Saturday
Specials
8-qt. Galvanized 1 C
Buckets IDC
One to customer
—Adults only—
25c Ili-Lo Baking Pow-
der, 2 pound I-!
can at Alt
Rio Cofl'ee
pound
15c
Extra value
Singleton Syrup
gallon
Pure Ribbon Cane Syrup
Dried Prunes
pound
Seedless Raisins
pound
Competition Yel- OC _
low Soap G bars ujC
Sliced Bread
Loaf
59c
Syrup
10c
10c
5c
K.C. Baking Pow. 1
der, 25 oz. can 12/C
Dried Peaches
pound
Choice quality
Decker's Chili
Tall cans
15c
r
12c
Meal CC
20 pounds .. wJC
Table Salt
3 boxes
10c
All kinds of fresh fruits
and vegetables at
lowest prices.
KING'S STORE, Inc.
118 N. SHERMAN ST.
-MEXIA, TEXAS
such high esteem.
Emerson Disciple
Former Justice Holmes, born in
Boston almost 94 years ago, was a
youthful disciple of Ralph Waldo
Emerson.
From the famous sage young
Holmes picked up crumbs of wis-
dom which, developed by his own
thoughtful mind into judicial in
terpretations of the constitution
are being depended on by the nat-
ion's leaders to sustain recovery j
legislation in the courts today. j
Holmes' philosophy long placed j
him in the minority on the bench, j
His dissenting opinions make a j
volume. The phrase "Holmes and I
Brandies dissent." recurred so of- I
ten it became a legul byword. Jus- j
tice Louis D. Brand vis was Holmes' j
closest friend.
It would take a close student of \
history and the works of the two j
men to tell how far the one in-1
fluenced the other, but of Holmes'
admiration for Emerson there was
no doubt. |
Often after one of Emerson's
famous lectures, Holmes would
hurry around to the side door in
the hope of accompanying Emer-
son a part of his way homeward.
The elder was sometimes a cri-
tic of young Holmes literary style.
Once, commenting on a criticism of
Plato whieh Holmes had written.
Emerson commented "when you
shoot at a king you must aim at
his heart." The criticism stuck
long to Holmes' memory. He loved
to repeat: it.
Son of a Poet
Young Holmes, too, no doubt
gained much of his literary style
from his father, poet-essayist and
author of "The Autocrat of the
Breakfast Table." In his youth he
also wrote poetry. It was never
published. All his writing was con-
fined to the law where, probably,
it has had greater influence on the
lives of men wholly unaware of its
influence at all than the writing*
of his famous father.
Nutured in the cultured life of
Boston when Boston culture was
most virlie, Holmes nevertheless
had, by his early majority, lived a
more full life than the common j
man.
In 1882 he became an associate
member of the supreme judicial i
court of Massachusetts. In 1890 he j
became its chief justice and so re- j
mained until President Theodore j
Roosevelt appointed him to the
supreme court in 1902. He served
there for almost 80 years, writing
a new philosophy into the law of
the land.
Name Committee
to Hear Appeals
Hugh Everett, Fanner Franks
and C. E. Carter will compose the
greviance committee which will as-
sist the county agent's cotton con-
tract committee in settling any
disputes arising out of the 1935
adjustment contracts. The three
farmers were named Monday night
at a meting of about 30 farmers at
the city auditorium. B. B. Hutson.
agriculture teacher, presided.
The committee will seek to ad-
just differences in any matters in
which farmers and the. committee
cannot agree on proper terms. Si-
milar committees have been named
in other districts.
AUSTIN, March 6. (U.R)—The
court of criminal appeals today
affirmed thu death sontence giv-
en Joe Palmer for the slaying
of Major Crowson, prison guard,
when Palmer, Ray Hamilton and
others escaped with the aid of
Clyde Barrow.
The escape occurred Jan. 16,
1934. Crowson, shot in the stom-
ach, died Jan. .10. A dying state-
ment said Palmer shot him.
Palmer's appeal was based prin
cipally on a contention that' his
invictment for the prison guard's
slaying coupled with it a convic-
tion in Limestone county of rab-
bery with firearms, May 120, 1929.
Under Texas law a person
twice convicted of an offense for
which capital punishment may be
inflicted, must be given either,
a death sentence or life imprison
ment.
The Limestone county indict-
ment against Palmer had charg-
ed only robbery, not mentioning
firearms or other deadly wea-
pons, use of which is necessary
to make robbery a capital of-
fense.
The court today held that as he
was convicted of robbery with
firearms, that was sufficient to
sustain the indictment on which
he was tried for the prison
guard's slaying.
The Limestone county offense
was robbery, the court held, and
use of firearms or other deadly
weapons affects only the penalty.
L McKinnon of
Fallon Is Dead
Funeral services were held at
the family home at Fallon Wednes-
day at 3 p. m. for Livingston Mc-
Kinnon, 88 year old farmer, who
died at 11:30 a. m. Tuesday. The
Rev. O. K. Alexander, minister of
the Mexia Church of Christ, con-
ducted the funeral, with interment
in the Prairie Grove cemetery, the
Corley company in charge.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Cora McKinnon, four sons, Charles
A. McKinnon, of Teague, J. H. Mc-
Kinnon, of Houston, H. V. McKin-
non, of Los Angeles, and H. H.
McKinnon of Mexia, and two dau-
ghters, Mrs. W. H. Oliphant, of
Mexia, and Mrs. R. L. Humphfus,
of Dallas.
Urges Purchase
of Auto License
A ,ecent act passed by the
legislature legalizes the use of
1935 license plates by automobile
owner* now, 'says Frank C. Oli-
ver.
He urges that automobile owp-
crs get their license plates now
and not wait till the last day to
get them as it will be impossible
to handle more than a certain
number of registrations the latter
part of the month. Mr. Oliver or
Mr*. Oliver will be at the Mexia
Battery and Tire Company from
now till Ajiril 1st to issue the
plates.
Beulah H D. Club
in Two Meetings
During February
By MRS. BERNARD TAYLOR
The Beulah H. D. Club had two
meetings in the last week each
being at the home of Mrs. J. T.
Nicholson. Programs >n , yard
beautification and killing and
dressing poultry proved interest-
ing lo a crowd of visitors and
club members.
At the first meeting held Mon-
day, February 18, the program
was a continuation of previous
yard work. Mrs. Ivan Banks dis-
cussed; making screen plantings.
She gave the names of iritive
and flowering shrubs suitable for
screening outbuildings. Mrs. Ber-
nard Taylor demonstrated making
cuttings and pruning rose bushes,.
Six new members were added as
the result of a membership .drive
now in progress. An entertain-
ment was planned for the mw
future.
At the meeting on February 28
Mrs, Nicholson demonstrated the
Standardized method of kilting
and dressing poultry for market
lo members and visitors from
Thornton, Davis Prairie and
Prairie View. This demonstration
was in connection with plans be-
ing made for the establishment of
a farm home makers market in
this county soon. ' 1
City and Owners
of Bonds Discuss
Future of Taxes
Owners of Mexia's bonds and
the city commission continued a
very complicated struggle Wed-
nesday in an effort to arrive
at some basis of refunding of
Mexia's bonded indebtedness,
with indications there will be
some form of common ground.
At a meeting Tuesday night the
city commissioners were unable
to adopt any plan definitely, but
discussions led to a better under-
standing of the issue.
The city commission was iu a
position or arguing the blue side
of the city's financial picture,
while the bondholders painted a
future for Mexia in terms that
would' have, made the Chamber
of Commerce take a back seat.
All admit the interest rate aver-
aging about 5 Mi per cent is en-
tirely too high, and tbat Mexia's
bonded indebtedness is very high.
Bondholders insist on a 2 per
cent or more rate, while the city
is arguing for a 1 per cent inter-
est rate to start off.
James Tucker, Austin, Harry
J. Aden, of Omaha, Mr. Wells,
representing J. R. .Phillips & Co.,
Houston, and local bond holders
were present at the meeting.
City Manager H. F. Mace put up
a fight for protection of the main
tenance funds of the city. Mayor
J. Sandford Smith presided. An-
other meeting is to be held as
soon as a definite proposal can
be worked out.
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IN ASSISTED DOUBLE
Three Arrested
in Burglary Case
Three negroes were arrested in
Mart Saturday and loot recovered
after the home of J. W. Herring in
Ben Hur community was robbed
Friday night. Tires from a car,
coats, corn, certified cotton seed
and other articles were taken, and
all recovered.
Under arrest were Willie Hen-
derson, Bill Hill and T. B. Slay, all
taken in Marl.
Sheriff Will Adams, Luther Sim-
mons, his deputy, Ernest Williams,
and B. Coker were the officers on
the hunt. '
County Treasurer*
of Freestone Co.
Weds H. C. Roller
The Fairfield Recorder this week
tells of the marriage of H. C. Rol-
ler, hotel ownet. of Mexia, and Mrs.
Esther Williford, county treasurer
of Freestone county, a week ago at
Palestine. The Fairfield paper's re-
port is as follows:
"H. C. Roller of Mexia and Mrs.
Esther Williford of Fairfield were
married in Palestine at the Metho-
dist parson age at 7:15 p. m„ Sun;
day by the pastor, the Rev. H. L.
Matheson.
Mr, Roller is a well known and
successful business man of Mexia,
a native of Fairfield. Mrs. Willi-
ford is Freestone county's popular
and efficient county treasurer, and
is also well known as a capable
school teacher.
"The newiy wedded couple are
making their home in Mexia. Mrs.
•Roller is continuing her duties here
as county treasurer."
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BIO SPRING, March 2. (U.PJ—
Fourteen guns valued at $750
were stolen last night from a
hardware store here. Included in
the lot were six high calibre
rifles. Officers said they had no
clue to the identity of the
thieves.
It has been estimated that mo-
torists in this country travel 193,-
000,000 miles daily, or more than
180,000,000,000 miles each year.
Felz Bros.
-Home-Owned
SPECIAL
Prices for Friday Afternoon,
Saturday and Monday.
HEW LEV'S BEST
FLOUR
12 lb. sack. $ .55
24 lb. sack. . .99
48 lb $1.92
Davis Prairie's
4-H Girls Meet
By WANA LEE BROCK
The Davis Prairie girls 4-H Club
met Wednesday, Feb. 27 with fif-
teen girls and Mrs. McLennan
sponsor present.
As we were planning to have a
program celebrating Texas Inde-
pendence Day, March 2, the meet-
ing was turned into a round table
discussion. Wana Lee Brock, Ber-
niece Hamilton and Marie Varnev
were appointed as the committee
to select the material.
The meeting adjourned at 11:45
o'clock.
Meal 20 lb sk 54c
Early Bird Coffee lb 19c
g'"*] Bright & Early
COFFEE
1 lb 21c
GUARANTEED
FLOUR
48 LB. SACK
$1.53
PRUNES, 2 lbs 15c
Kidnaping May
Be an Elopement
GRAND RAPIDS, March 6—
(UP)—Police today followed two
tracks of investigation into the
disappearance here last night of
Helen J. Banninga, 18, daughter of
a wealthy insurance man.
Whether Miss Banninga eloped
and used a ransom note ruse to dis-
courage pursuit, or whether she
really was kidnaped as revenge for
her part in convicting a bank rob-
ber gang, were the two possibilities
police were developing.
RICE 4 lbs
19c
SYRUP, No. 10 gallon 45c
NO. 1 WHITE COBBLERS
SPUDS, 10 lbs 17 c
LEMONS .. APPLES, each lc
BANANAS, dozen 15c
Bargain Prices!
Probak
Blades
25 for 59c
CHILI, 2 lbs.
VEAL SEVEN
STEAK, 1 lb 11c
VEAL SEVEN
Sliced
Bacon, lb.
Fancy
Steak, 2 lbs. .
Block
Chili, 2 lbs. .
Pork
Sausage, lb.
BEEF
ROAST
ROAST, lb 10c
lb 11c
OYSTERS, pint 25c
(Jet them today at
Kendrick & Horn
Drug Company
17c
Itin. '
TAMPA, March 6—(UP)—Ival
Goodman of the Cincinnati Reds
today claimed the distinction of
making an unassisted double play
from the outfield.
Men who work hard . . child-
ren who play hard, need a
RICH flour to supply energy
and build their endurance—
buy RICH Marechal Neil
Flour at your grocer.
Stokes & Bates
GROCERY and MARKET
LETTUCE
firm head
CARROTS
bunch
GREEN BEANS
lb
A „ POTATOES
...*iC New . . lb. ..
A „ TURNIPS a;
... TOPS
IOC CRACKERS
10 lb. Bag
SUGAR
1 lb.
Strictly Fresh!
EGGS
DOZEN
Pound Loaves
Selected Cobbler
Potatoes 10 lbs.
15c
SOAP
Laundry
Giant Size
Yellow Bars
5 for
19c
Mayfield
Corn 2 No. 2 cans 19c
Mackeral 3 for . 25c
Rice 4 lb. bag 19c
Matches 6 bxs. 24c
Prepared
Mustard, pt 10c
Prunes 2 lbs.. .15c
Dried
Peaches 2 lbs. 25c
Van Camp's
Tomato Juice can . 5c
Marshmallows lb. .15c
Trappey's
Stringless
BEANS
2 FOR
19c
Early Bird Coffee, lb 19c
Bricht & Early
COFFEE
lb 21c
FLOUR SALE
White Lily
Extra high patent
24 lb. bag 93c
48 lb. bag. . $1.75
Bewley's Best
48 lb. bag $1.92
Bewley's Our Gem
4S lb. bag $1.55
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