Evening star., 1938-07-11
R00SEVE[TTRA|N :
.LEAVESFT. WORTH
+ ON WESTERN TRIP
President Greatly Refreshed
to Make Three Platform
Talks in Texas.
TODAY'S MAIN SPEECH
WILL BE AT AMARILLO
Elliott and His Wife at Station for
Departure-Girl Presents Gift
to Chief Executive.

BACKGROUND
President Rooseuelt's cross-coun-
try speaking tour opened In Ohio
and Kentucky on Friday. Other
speeches haze been made In Ar
kansas, Oklahoma and Teras. In
these talks the President expressed
the desire for the denomination of
Senators Buckley, Bdrkley, Cara
way and Thomas. Colorado, Utah
and Neuada Diu be touched by the
presidential party en- route to San
Diego, Cdlit., Dhere on Saturday
the President UtH board a cruiser
for fishing expedition near the
Equator.
BY the Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, Tex, July IL
President Roosevelt, refreshed after .
week end at the ranch home of his
son, Elliott, 10 miles southwest Of here.
left Fort Worth at 1901 am.
&C. S. To- today for Wichita Falls and
Amarillo.
Accompanied by his son. Elliott. and
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ident made long walk from the sta
ton platform to his train.
To Representative Maury Maverick
Of San Antonio, in the midst Of hard
campaign for reelection, the Pres
ident gave q warm greeting.
Beaming at Representative Maver-
lex, Marvin Jones OF Amarillo. Lyn-
don johnson of Austin, Fritz Lanham
of Fort Worth. Hatton Summers Of
Dallas and w. D. MacFarlane Of Gra-
ham, the President remarked that it
looked like a regular old Washington
reunion.
The Representatives and Senator
Tom Connally and Gov. James v. ALL
red boarded the presidential train to
ride to Amarillo.
Girl Presents Lighter.
Shortly before the train departed
the President, standing on the rear
platform with Mr.. and Mrs Elliott
Roosevelt, motioned to Secret Service
men and out Of the crowd came q
flaxen-haired. grinning girl of about
years, Matilda Nail Of Fort Worth
running toward Mr.. Roosevelt She
was hoisted to the platform, dug into
her tiny purse and presented the
President with a shining cigarette
lighter.
Overhead droned a sky writer, re-
leasing clouds Of white smoke that
seemed to voice the sentiments of Q
station crowd of several thousand.
IF. D. R-O. K"
From Elliott's ranch 10 miles SOUTH
west, the President rode through the
city, smiling to thousands who lined
the walks and hung out of oflice
building windows.
A typical West Texas broad.
brimmed hat was worn by the Presi-
dent-temporarily discarding the IA
miliar Panama. It caught the fancy
of the big crowd gathered on the
fringe Of the plains country. Elliott
wore q similar hat.
Agrees to Three Talks.
Taking with him Senator Connally,
Gov Alfred and a group Of Texas
Congressman, the President agreed ia
talk briefly to station crowds at
Wichita Falls, Childress and Clar.
endon.
Wichita Falls is in the district Of
Representative McFarlane Amarillo.
Childress and Clarendon are in the
district Of Representative Jones, chair.
man of the House Agriculture Com
mittee.
The President in an extemporane-
ous radio address to Texans last eve
ming hinted, however, that his remarks
in this State would lack the political
significance Of earlier speeches in
Ohio, Kentucky, Arkansas and Okla
homa.
The Presidents friendly radio talk
suggested the Lone Star State needed
more industries but should not get
them by the route Of cheap wages.
Cheap wages mean low standards
Of living and that means low taxable
values and therefore difnculty in MAIN
tanning good schools, highways, sani-
tation and other public improve
ments," he said
He also told Of his interest in agri-
culture-that one OF the objectives
OF his administration was better land
use and an all-weather crop program,
adding this could not be accomplished
along State lines.
That IS why. since I have been in
Washington" the President asserted,
Il have been working on the agricul-
(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-3)