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THE WEATHER East Texas: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday, unsettled at times near the coast. Gentle to moderate variable winds on coast. (Complete weather report on market pace.) 8 Thermometer Readings 9 10 11 12 I II 2 83 35 86 89 SO 92 94 Home of Patty SUn indSemt-WceMy FULL LEASED WIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE MAAKBTS AT A QLANOE WBT? YORK. July profit MlUnff llnchlfltrialft. Honda ciwy; lead retreat.

Curb, d6wn: hardmt hit. For- diirn Exchange, uteiuiy; stftrlinp rallied. Cotton, Mrra; unfavorable weaiJipr, contracts flcaroe. Su- far. htffher: better drmanrt.

Coffrn. improrM; fnst in Brnxll. hUher; nn- hnrvrnt wathpr. Torn, export trade lair, CalUe, strong. Hops, alo.idy to 10 up.

VOL. XL. NO. 188. CORSICANA, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JULY 8, PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS TEXAS POLITICAL CAMPAIGN AS GOOD AS CIRCUS ANY DAY SHOWMANSHIP HAS REACHED ITS PEAK IN PRESENT DRIVE FOR VOTES By FELIX K.

M'KNIGHT DALLAS, July It isn't the circus season, but this Texas political campaign will do. The amazing Mr. W. Lee (Pass-The-Biscuits Pappy) O'Daniel started it with a hillbilly band. It's hard to tell where it will end.

Showmanship has reached its peak. Fiddle bands, vaudeville acts, mind-readers, gaudy sound trucks an an occasional platform plank. The strangest of all Texas election years. On the human side, with its circus aspect, humor has crept into a campaign that started with a long-face two months ago. Everything has happened.

Dimpled Mr. O'Daniel, the man without a poll tax, Is right in the middle of it. Opponents keep jabbing at that poll tax angle. He tries to drown them out with hillbilly tunes. Out of East Texas came the classic story of Mr.

O'Daniel and his lack of a poll tax. A Dallas attorney questioned a group of eight men as to their gubernatorial preference. All favored O'Daniel. The barrister reminded them that Mr. O'Daniel was without his poll tax.

Come the reply: "Well, we haven't got one neither and that's why we're gon- na vote for him." One On Bill McCraw. Intimates chuckled over this one on Mr, William McCraw: Soon after the campaign's start photographs were made of Mrs. McCraw cooking up a batch of husband-candidate's weakness. Along roared Mr. O'Daniel, the flour man-composer with his "pass the biscuits" ditty.

Lightning-like the McCraw press changed captions on the McCr aw kitchen scene to read: "Candidates wife prepares corn pones for husband," To the hinterlands in search for votes went Mr. McCraw, lover of corn pones, and listed among his wore horseback rides in regalia, apologies for fail- ng to bring along his banjo but assurance that he had remember- Civic Leader Dead See CAMPAIGN, Page 16 Sh owers oring Temporary Relief rom tW ave By The Associated Tress. Thundershpwers in parts of North, Central and Weat Texas early Friday brought what the Dallas weather bureau characterized as "temporary" relief from the current heat wave. At Wichita Falls, where the mercury Thursday climbed to 104, a shower brought coaler early morning weather. Abilene, which had 102, reported .30 of an inch.

Dallas' early morning thunderstorm brought .63 of an Inch, and the weather bureau reported rain at Austin and other Central Texas points. Dr, Joseph L. Cline of the Dallas weather bureau did not believe the break in the heat would last long. FUNERAL SERVICES HELD HERE FRIDAY FOR JOHN P. GARim HUNDREDS "ATTEND LAST RITES FOR PROMINENT CORSICANA CITIZEN 1 JOHN P.

GARITTY Funeral services, attended by hundreds of sorrowing friends, were held Friday morning for City Commissioner John P. Garitty, popular sportsman, civic leader and business man, who died suddenly at his home here Wednesday night. Funeral rites for John P. Garitty, 45, Corsicana civic, financial and political leader and sportsman, who died unexpectedly at his home Wednesday night, were held Friday morning at 10 o'clock from the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The services were conducted by Monsignor V.

Graffco. Interment was made Jn the Catholic cemetery. Hundreds of sorrowing friends attended the rites, while numerous telegrams and messages of condolence were received by the family, attesting popularity gained through years as a business executive, football official and civic leader. Garitty was captain of the 1915 Texas A. and College football team and was one of the greatest grid heroes in the long and illustrious history of Aggieland.

After finishing his college career, he went to the world war as a lieutenant of the 343rd Machine gun company, Ninetieth division. He had been promoted to a captaincy but was discharged as a first lieutenant before his commission arrived. City Official. At the time of his death, he was police and fire commissioner of Corsicana. He was a past CONSIDERABLE CUT IN COTTON ACREAGE FOR PRESENT CROP JULY 1 ACREAGE THIS YEAR 78 PER CENT OF THAT SAME DATE LAST YEAR WORKING MAN'S PARADISE BEING BUILT IN SAHARA ECKENER CHARGES REFUSAL OF HELI POLITICALJANEUVER RIDICULES ICKES STAND FOLLOWING MILITARY-NAVAL AUTHORITIES APPROVAL Germany Eckener, comman- Secretary FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, July Hugo veteran German airship der, today ridiculed Harold L.

Ickes 1 ban on export of helium to Germany. Dr. Eckener intimated that the United States secretary of the interior's veto of a board decision which would have permitted helium export was the result of American politics. Speaking at the opening of a new Zeppelin museum here on the occasion of the 100th birthday anniversary of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, inventor of the Zeppelin, Dr. Eckener said: "One cabinet member now has suddenly given the opinion that the helium promised us last year has military importance and therefore cannot be delivered.

"This seems like a joke, for this gentleman is the secretary of the interior, while military experts of the war and navy departments denied its military importance, "The last, word, however, has not been spoken, as President Roosevelt assured me. "There is no doubt we shall get helium because the refusal hits American airship Interests, which are dependent upon collaboration with us. "Peculiar maneuvers are- com- WASHINGTON, July 8. The Agriculture Department announced today that 26,904,000 acres of cotton were in cultivation July 1. This was 78,0 per cent of the acreage a year ago from which the record crop of 18,945,022 bales was ginned It was the first report on this year's cotton crop.

A law forbids issuance of government reports on condition and probable total production before August each year. That Information will be announced August 8. Cotton in cultivation a year ago totaled 34,471,000 acres, abandonment amounted to 1.0 percent lajt year, and 34,001,000 acres were picked. The yield of lint cotton was 266.9 pounds to the acre and total production was 18,0451022 bales of 500 pounds foi both yield and production. Cotton seed production was 8,423,000 tons.

Average acreage In cultivation July during the previous ten years 1927-36 was 37,380,000 acres, with average abandonment per cent. Acre yield in those averaged 179.7 pounds, av- erfage total production of lint cot- tor, was 13,230,857 bales of 500 ot 2.1 years president of the Corsicana Lions pound, each and cottonseedl pro- See HELIUM, Page 12 ABSENTEE VOTING APPARENTLY GETTING OFF TO SLOW START DESPITE CAMPAIGN INTEREST i i Thrill Stunt Is Fatal to Boston Youth Last Night HOUSTON. July A pistol trick that never failed him in two years of testing missed the first the yesterday for Paul Grasso, 20. Exhibiting the trick anew for two friends who often had exclaimed at its danger in the past, Grasso was shot to death in an automobile parked at a refreshment stand. Officers called the pistol trick a variation of "Russian roulette," a bizarre thrill stunt which was wide attention in the death of a University of Texas student at Austin last year.

"Russian roulette," "gives the 'player 1 they said, one chance against five. With one of its cylinder unloaded, a six- shooter is twirled and the hammer released- The object is to snap tho hammer on tho empty chamber. The bullet that killed Grasso, fired when the cylinder of the .38 caliber revolver stopped on the wrong chamber, struck him at the left, side of the nose and ranged through his head. A verdict of accidental death was returned by Justice of the Peace W. C.

Ragan. By HOWARD C. MARSHALL AUSTIN, July Absentee voting for the primary July 23 seems to be getting off to a slow start despite the increasing tempo of candidates' campaigns. An official in Travis county (Austin) in charge of such voting said interest plainly was lagging behind that two years ago, both requests for ballots and tho number of ballots cast being below comparable figures for 1936, Dallas county also reported slowness, but in Harris county the trend seemed to be in line with the last previous primary. Absentee voting began Monday.

It will continue until July 19. With the Important first election test only two weeks off, the commencement of absentee voting the dispatch of more and more speakers Into tho fray, the heavier cannonading by candidates themselves and the further development of "showmanship" marked the past political week. The capital got a Jook at KarJ Crowley, former solicitor for the postofflce department, when he brought his campaign for governor to Austin, the second of the gubernatorial candidates to do so. It heard him deplore, without mentioning names, what appeared to be the necessity of entertaining crowds with something besides discussions of issues In order to draw them to political rallies. W.

Leo O'Daniel, first of these seeking the governorship to speak in Austin, has boon touring tho See ABSENTEE VOTE, Page club and had served on the Red Cross board and had directed several of its campaigns. Garitty was sales agent for Magnolia Petroleum company for this territory and was a member of the board of directors of the First National bank. He was sponsor of the Red Horses, independent basketball and baseball aggregations, and was vice-president and chairman of the athletic committee of tho Corsicana Dad's club Johnny was a golfer and was a member of the tournament committee of the Corsicana Country club which had charge of the annual Corsicana invitation tournament, one of the outstanding sports events of the year. He was one of tho staunchest and most enthusiastic supporters and advisors for Corsicana high school athletics. He frequently was the main speaker at the pep rallies See GARITTY, Page "7 Former Convicts Sought In Slaying Los Angeles Gambler LOS ANGELES, July Two former convicts are facing arrest for the slaying of George (Los) Bruneman, Los Angeles gambler, police disclosed today.

Pictures of the two have been Identified by witnesses as the gunmen who ambushed Bruneman In the Roost Cafe last October 26. riddling his body with bullets and killing Frankie Gruebard, 24, when the latter tried to get the license number of their getaway car. State Business Holding Up Well; Funds Balances AUSTIN, July business showed little signs of recession in June when disbursements by all departments totaled $26,816,028, an Increase of approximately $10,000,000 over May. Receipts aggregated $22,612,618. A statement from the comptroller's office today showed a balance July 1 in all state funds of $20,893,626, despite large deficits in the general funds and Confederate pension fund.

Balances included $11,550,209 In the highway fund, $3,965,918 In the permanent school fund, $7,981,382 In the county and road district highway fund, $2,956,916 in the highway motor fuel tax fund and $1,416,948 in unprorated cash from tax collectors. ductlon averaged 5,867,000 tons. Cash income from cotton In the 1937 calendar year was reported by the department in December last as $684,622,000 for lint cotton anti $136,535,000 for cottonseed. The acreage in cultivation July 1 and persentage of the 1937 acreage by states, Included: See COTTON ACREAGE, Paga 3 arm Hand Held Admits Guilt In Three Slayings SOUTH ST. PAUL, July Police Chief E.

J. McAlpine of South St. Paul, said today he captured Robert McLeod, 28, sought for killing three persona on a farm near Osseo, and that the man had the slayings. McAlpine said he saw the suspect driving in a car this morning and gave chase. He forced tho oar to the curb and made the arrest.

The victims were a newly married young couple and a hired man, each shot through the head by tho killer who struck during the night. The. three bodies were found late yesterday, about 12 hours after tho tlmo authorities estimated they had been slain. The dead are Kenneth Oswald, 24; his wife, Paula, 24; and John Kujawe. 25.

Deputy Sheriff Fred Kroemer said a former farm hand with whom the Oswalds had had trouble recently was sought for questioning. PRESIDENT GIVES OHIO SENATOR HIS OFFICIALSANCT10N ROOSEVELT OPENS CROSS- COUNTRY TOUR AT MARIETTA WITH DEDICATION While the New Deal proceeds with housing projects on a vast scale, similar advances are being made in distant Tripoli in northern Africa where solid 14-inch thick cement houses are being built for Italian working men and their families at low rentals. Each home comprises a four-room apartment plus tiled kitchen and bath with ample garden space reclaimed and Irrigated from the desert. Presi- of BOMB BLAST KILLS FOUR ARABS AS BUS TORN TOJRAGMENTS BRITAIN HAS INCREASED DEFENSE IN ORDER COPE WITH SITUATION Youth For $1.25 Holdup GOVERNOR ALLRED CHARGES EDUCATION Indiana Killing BOARD IN COERCION JERUSALEM, July bomb blast at Jerusalem's busy Jaffa Gate today killed four; Arabs and wounded 36 in a new outbreak of deadly terror which Great Britain IB trying to crush with warships and troop relnforce- menta. The bomb tore apart a bus In the crowded Arab bus station and a vegetable market in the shadow of David's Tower.

The vehicle was filled with Arab countryfolk about to lenvc for Hebron. Its bloodstained and twisted framework was scattered in a roadway filled with panic- stricken humanity. Troops of the Scottish Black Watch regiment with fixed bayonets cleared the square and started hunting for the bomb thrower. One Jew surrounded by an enraged Arab mob was rescued by police and hustled to safety. About the same time a genera! strike broke out in Amman, in neighboring Transjordan.

Workers struck in sympathy with Palestine Arabs, victims of bomb throwings p.t Haifa, Palestine's chief port. Today's violence raised the casualties in nine days of riots and tension to 37 killed and 150 Injured. The British battle cruiser Repulse, one of the world's biggest battleships, steamed into Haifa harbor to take the place of the British cruiser Emerald. The Repulse trained her cannon on Haifa. MICHIGAN CITY, July Marshall, 22, and Vurtls Neal, 19, of Indianapolis, $1.25 killers," were in the Indiana elec- state prison here to- hold-up slaying -of Bright, Indianapolis police-styled put to death trie chair at day for the William H.

druggist. SAYS NEITHER BOARD HAS POWER TO SET SCHOLASTIC APPORTIONMENT nown Due to Explosion Of Locomotive MISSOULA, July P. Van Pelt, rear brakeman said today the locomotive of a Northern Pacific fast freight train "blew up like a giant firecracker" near Willis, last night killing three of the crew and 2 transients. Carl H. Surla, U.

S. forest ranger at Bonlta, Enst of Misaoula, said Van Pelt told him five were known dead "and might bo more." Van Pelt told the Ranger the dead were: Ernest M. Westin, engineer. E. T.

Dunlap, fireman, Ernest Bedilllon, head break- man, all of Misaoula. Surla quoted the brakoman as saving the fast freight No. 601 left Miasoula about 10 p. head- Ing east. He told the ranger the explosion came without warning near Willis, 20 miles east of Missoula in western Montana at about 11 p.

m. STATE OF TEXAS IN MARKET FOR THREE MILLION DOLLARS SUPPLIES OF VARIOUS KINDS By BAY NEUMANN AUSTIN, July State of Texas on the market today for approximately $3,000,000 worth of supplies Including everything from lipstick to dynamite. 1 he board of control will open nearly 300 bids on more than 1000 items and an army of clerks will consume more than nix weeks tabulating them preparatory to awards for purchases of various governmental departments, eleemosynary and educational Institutions in tho fiscal year starting Sept, 1. Tho purchases, covering about $300,000 worth of groceries, a lesser amount of dry goods, and most items necessary to human labor and existence, are so huge they could well supply a good-sized city for three, six and 12-month periods for which they are contracted. Among unusual Items one would never suspect a state government of buying are some $5,000 worth of face powder, rouge and hairdressing equipment for -beauty shops maintained in insane asylums.

Psychiatrists hove found these excellent for rebuilding the morale of broken minds and pa- tlentH receive the treatment free. Recently a resolution was received for two pianos, since inmates sometimes are accomplished performers and music has been developed into a factor in inducing moods beneficial to tho men tally deranged. The board also purchases dynamite In varying amounts, totaling around $65,000 annually, road con Eee SUPPUES, Page 7 Wave Aiding Crops In Some Sections PROGRAM TO DEFEAT DEATHS ON HIGHWAYS OF TEXAS SOUGHT OFFICIALS OF FOUR STATE SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS IN CONFERENCE FRIDAY AUSTIN, July tion of a program to defeat death on Texas highways was the object of officials of four state safety organizations who met in conference here today. Present were the directors of the Texas traffic safety council, executives of the Texas Good Roads association and members of the public safety and highway commissions, In response to urging at tho state-wide safety rally at Fort Worth In mid-June, the executives considered a permanent plan for a balanced program in engineering, education and enforcement, The program would include organization of a traffic board or commission, composed of official and unofficial interests, in each large city and to provide such organizations with factual matter to guide their work and acquaint them with the needs of state legislation for better traffic control. In the field of engineering, the program would urge adoption, publication and distribution of a uniform code of traffic control standardization throughout the signals and devices to insure state; give the highway depart ment control of installation of signals on all major thoroughfares, and urge employment of a traffic engineer In larger cities to analyze accident causes and See TRAFFIC SAFETY, Pago 7 state financial aid to public schools was a legislative function, Gov.

James V. Allred today charged the state board of education wan attempting to force the automatic tax board to raise athe ad valorem tax rate for school purposes. The chief executive said the tnx hoard which he is a member, and the hoard of education were administrative agencies and neither was empowered by law or constitution to determine the amount of the scholastic apportionment. His criticism was directed at the education board's estimate $37,839,101 would be necessary to finance schools for the 1938-39 term. Unofflclnl estimates wore this figure would require 25-ccnt ad valorem tax rate and an apportionment of $24 for each scholastic compared with the current $22 apportionment nnd 7-cent rate.

Governor Allred said the law specifically set the maximum apportionment at $17.50 and the only method of Increasing tho figure would be by legislative action. "It IH a legislative function to determine what the schools should receive, just as the lawmakers determine what any other state department receives," said. Last year the board increased the apportionment from $19 prior See ALLRRD, Pago 12 By JOSEPH H. SHORT. MARIETTA, 0., July 8.

Roosevelt stepped into the Ohio democratic primary today with a word of praise for ator Robert J. JBulkley. ulkley, candidate for re- nomination, was the only Individual mentioned by tho dent In his first address trans-continental speaking except in his introduction. Introduced by former George White, BulUley's opponent, to a crowd celebrating tho 150th anniversary of tho settling; of northwest territory the chleC executive said: "Governor Davey, Senator ley. Chairman Later in the body of his speech, tho President said; "Tho cavalry captain who protected tho lop cabins of tha Northwest Is now supplanted by legislators, like Senator Bulkley, toiling over the drafting of Btututea and over the efficiency of government machinery to minister them so that protection and help of government car.

he extended to tho full." Tho President thus exercised, at the outset of his journey across tho nation to California, hte previously declared right to intervene In primaries. Bulkley favored Mr. Roosevelt's court re-organization plan and. voted for final passage of tho President's executive tlon measure. Expccta Popular Support.

People, four and five deep, ed against, the rop which blocked off tly-' stand in a park as the chief executive served notice ho was pressing on. with his program and expected. popular support. "I believe," the President said, "that the American people, not afraid of their own capacity tci Sec ROOSEVELT. Pago 12 Retail Trad our to Ten Pet NEW YORK, July red by a long stretch of hot weather, retail trade in the major centers of distribution roso 4 to 10 per cent over last week but continued to lag behind comparative figures of a year ago, Dun Bradstreet 1 today.

More merchants approached levels of year ago, but for the country as whole, retail trade was off 8 to 15 per under the 1037 period, the agency said. Wholesale volume was 8 to 15 per rent under the corresponding period last year, with abrupt noted at many cities. BLOODY STRIFE IN PALESTINE IS DIRECT OUTGROWTH EFFORTS ESTABLISH JEWISH HOMELAND Rnlns, the first since June 28, ranging from more than two inches In the Dawson area to barely a sprinkle around Kerens and Richland, fell early Friday morning, promising relief from six days of temperature of 100 degrees or more. The government gauge in Corsl- oann showed .72 of an inch at 7 a. m.

A survey of the county indicated crops aro in need of moisture, and those In the areas where an inch or more of rain fell will be benefited. Dawson reported 2.19 inches of rain, starting about 4:30, which will be a great benefit to tho crops. Frost had 1.50 Inches and Rice reported a good rain had fallen there since 4 o'clock this morning. Kerens had 'a light sprinkle starting at 5:30 and Richland had a trace of rain that was hardly enough to settle the dust. Corsicana felt their first 100 degree heat Saturday, which was duplicated Sunday.

A new season's high of 103 was set Monday, which tapered otf to 102 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Tho official low reading for Thursday was 72 degrees and the Sun office thermometer registered 83 at 8 a. m. Friday. Big Transport and a taking before BILLINGS, July Northwest transport plane carrying eight crew of two crashed while off from Billings airport dawn today, killing ono person and injuring seven. Mrs.

N. S. Mackay, of Evanston, 111., died at St. Vincent's hospital In Billings shortly after the crash. Her husband, N.

S. Macklc, WM.H also taken to tho hospital. Mrs. W. J.

Tlsdalo, Sloan. B. also being treated at tho hospital The othor five passengers were released after treatment for minor cuts and bruises. A. T.

Peterson, terminal manager for Northwest Airlines aald the plane took off at 2:53 a. for Chicago and crashed about 1,000 feet from the end of tho runway on the edgo of a canon. Ho said tho pilot, Walter Bullock of Minneapolis, could give no reason for the crash, By DeWITT MACKENZIE Associated Prow Foreign NEW YORK, July bloody Arabian-Jewish strife in Palestine the direct outgrowth nt tho efforts to establish a Jewish national home In the Holy Land against the fierce opposition of the Arabs who claim sovereignty of tho country. Reigns of terror here are nothing new. Racial violence has boon going on ever since tho British started to build the home 15 years ago under a League of Nations mandate.

It has even Invaded Jerusalem, Holy City of throe great Judaism and Mohammedanism. In the last two years alone tho casualty list has run Into uncounted dead, apart from thofie Injured, being set at the property loss is high up the ladder of millions. Often death creeps about his business at with a knife, there with a pistol, and again with a bomb tn wreck a train or homo. Throe things of comparatively recent development have contributed to tho fresh outburst of hate: 1. The insistence of tho British on carrying out their compromise scheme of dividing Paltwtlne into threo Arabian nnd British.

Thla plan has been bitterly opposed by both Jews und Arabs. 2. The forced exile of from Germany and Austria and the prospect that as many atf possible will bo sent to Palestine, That matter is being dealt with by tho conference of natlona at Evlan, France, convoked by President Rooaovolt to study the plight of peoples without a country. The Arabs havo resented the advent of iremen Net aves Lif N. Y.

Woman Bee TERRORISM, Page 16 NEW YORK, July a Icmthcr-lunged fire lieutenant shouting instructions, blonde Muriel Strong, 24, dropped from a sixth floor hotel window Into a life net early today. Her left leg was broken as she crashed Into an open French window in her plunge, hut her condition was reported not serious. Detect I vo Charles McGowan, Ha Id sho had exonerated Sidney Smith, 37, of Los Angeles, from whose room she fell. "Don't hold him." she moaned to McGowan. "I just jumped." Many of the witnesses of thft spectacular rescue cnupliul Smith with the firomrn In credit for the girl's life.

Tho Los man hrld her dangling by her wrists while the (iremen hurried with the life net. Smith told pollm ho was a naval supplies Smith Hnid he wan In New York on a husineHfl trip and last night met Strong tho hotel. They Bald, and ho left to his room. Some time later, came to his room. Ho let her In and then wont back to bed while she gat on I ho window sill and continued the argument.

Then, he assorted, she started out the window, screaming. Smith said he jumped out of bod and grabbed her wrists, but was unable to pull her back, In the bar of quarreled, he her and went ho said, she 1.