The News-Star from Monroe, Louisiana • Page 1

THE WEATHER Cloudy, probably oera.stonal rains in and south portions tonight nd Thursday, not much change in temperature ARKANSAS Conasderabie cloudiness to- n.ght and Thursday slightly warmer In northeast and central portions tonight (JThf WB iavo THIS! PROJI FOB MONROE: Adequata Restocking Fishing Municipal Center City Beautification VOL. 248 MONROE, LOUISIANA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1939 12 PAGES PRICE FIVE CEI CHARGE FALSE REGISTRATION VESSEL STARTS LONG JOURNEY TO ANTARCTIC sw tori a on the Tey to to J.igt bef 1 Star aded fi to a off her 1 end, route ad. A R.K.-ib tV At i a or gave After a ba rrako fc-ni tn r. -k up gbe hoe No 7ea a- ar he ex ed Sta Arirr 'er hart tn be Ph adeSH es After the At Next Barxe: re? fore t1 t) prev mt on the terr United be t' cnngre.v« le re ten most men With thi bile unknown ferent ice first m.gti enough to ned GRAND JURY CALLED FOR FRIDAY MORNING NEW OKI.KANS. Nov 15.

Members of the States grand jury here were summoned today to meet Friday morning at 9.10 o'clock. The grand jury had been in lece.ss subject to call but federal officials today after the issuance of the summonses declined to give any indication (it what ts would He considered John Rogge, assistant attorney general in charge of the Louisiana investigation, is expected to return to New Orleans next week to take the lead in preparing the mail fraud of A Sbushan and four others scheduled to go to trial cember 4. Bodies 500 To 800 Who Died In Fire Hunted Irregularitik TO BE PROBED HEADS NEW TRIP For South Expedition Gets Under Way Without Fanfare WANT TO CLAIM LAND Think Residence For Five Or Six Years Would Give Right BOSTON Nov 15 thout the f.u fate the first half of Uncle first Antarctic expedition in 100 fi frigid Boston of the jour- High Democrats Believe President Won Allow Use Of Name WASH IN 5 Pe 'tes 11 a third ter opinion that. run li not ng ii r- A CHI Id hi fid on exploration of arv'wmo- FT' m'j of Rv rd 15 df- hes a er he her of Fv re to con- ductefj by the of ix milled about North as it arrangementa were e'e ox'crdu The ow i.ser in oil derk the tr fi sweethearta of the 45 men abva I gave them the Christmas prexer be 'sen the dav the south; and rd grinned ked the 1.700-ton cargo for the tv 4 (- 'n meriting that might he r. their dex- tmat; than would be midsurrtr.er there when a The va expe, to tie or i P) rje; a or flying to make the connect Looking as 1-me'v and detached her -ke 'he rugged North Star 1 ad ah apj-e at e.x at: unknown fre.ghter she idled at her dock the darkness before the sailing A jungle light gleamed fmm her crows neat, thtowmg tie shadow of her rigging a roxs the strange hulk of cru sei snuggled sn the for ward we de.

Tine whir.ng of husky dogs eager for was the only sound The crew astir early, but their work of ha I ended last night Thev lounged in the galley, acoffing b.a< coffee. oxer the port ra watching the 1 ghtx of Boston go out, one hv one as darkness fell awe Skipper Ivuk Lv.xtad poked his head out bridge. sniffed the brisk No- vemhei an. and called to a little group of newsmen and cameramen standing on the dock It a great morning -but no fish Then he tugged at the cord of the vessel's booming whistle Three blasts goodbye The motor.ship slid down the channel tn the outer harbor 'Pie crew unfurled an American flag from the stern as the boat headed enst. ectexi prefeie the convente Mi sei eit heir primarv- imtial voting re de lined 1 Cort.r 4 or fie ven th MURRY DIES NhW YORK.

Nov 15 Murry Guggcnheun, capitalist member of the famous copjier mining family, died today Guggenheim, long identified with philaruht pic work New Yotk. died at his Fifth avenue after an illness of several flays He was 81 He is survived hv his widow, Leonie Bernheim Guggenheim a son and a daughter. With his father and three brothers, Guggenheim organized the firm of Guggenheim's Sons in 1881, which merged its smelting and refining blanches in 1901 with the American Smelting and Refining company. Guggenheim was a director of the Yukon Gold company, the Nevada Northern Railway company, the Utah Copper company the Kennec It Copper company, Keno 11.11, Ltd, the Minerec corporation and the Pacific Tin corporation Business associates said a large measure of the success of Guggenheim brothers in the metallurgical and allied fields a result of his business sagacity and foresight. Originally, the business was concerned with the importation and sale of lace.

When it changed to the mining and smelting of metals, Guggenheim became increasingly active the business and spent much of his tune at the smelters Colorado. FLAMES SWEEP THROUGH TOWN IN VENEZUELA Scores Of Doctors And Nurses Fly To Assistance Of Injured OIL FIELD WORKERS President Contreras Decrees Three Days Of Mourning In Nation NO FIGHT SEEN FOR DELEGATES FOR ROOSEVELT President Iy.pej? Contreras, who decreed three days uming throughout the ration quickly raised relie" ch was swelled by any Venezuelan dent Demo- i Kf up 1 towns nrs Several year ago the governmer ttie sas the f. gn a new vi age led idad Ojeda to replace the flimsy LagumHas twever. in spite of the fact the na- Seven'h JAPAN STARTS NEW OFFENSIVE IN SOUTH CHINA it, At te House a rejxorter mentioned the end emrnt that name would go the Dem convent.on ex t-at plans any wav. Mr dent asked The president sn ieii and told to be subtle Senat Van Nuys, Demtn-rat, ln- told ay that lie ight Mr state i.ate whet er he intended to run again "The next ect, is to be rruna Van "and the party and public me tied to iti s.

they can weigh the candidate4 an pick the man in the Pre.sident Roow- vr he .1 net run. need a man o' and ex- pe1 en and a rand, selected and xvv a hectic na- convention. An av i opponent of a third term, Nuy s- coupled his comment with a de. iai.it: that any presidential attempt to designate legislation in the 1940 congrex.s would meet strong ill from a group of senate Idem at with the New Ideal It was learned on good authority Major Military Developments Promised Sooner Than In Europe HONGKONG. Nov 15 Fresh Japanese forces landed t-xias on the Kwangtnng pr nee coast near Pak- hot and launched an assault generally viewed as the of a new south China offensive Japanese headquarters, announcing that a combined army and navy force had landed at the southern port on the Gu.f rf Tonk ng it was pushing it and against Ch nexe defenders Pakho: .100 miles west of Hongkong is just north of Hainan island, strategic base which the Japanese seized last February 10.

On teh same date. Jap.anexe naval planes horn bed Pakhoi. Inconclusive fighting has continued in. the southern ares Lending support to the that a broader southern offensive finally had been launched was a statement by the Japanese foreign office in Tokyo today, saying, connection with the operations undertaken, the Japanese government will adhere strictly tn the policy hitherto puraued toward third Pakhoi and Hainan island are near Ftenrh Indo-China and have been viewed as lying within the French sphere of influence When the Japanese took Hainan both Britain and France inquired as to Japanese aims and were told the occupa? would continue only is long a.s necessary to wage war against Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek Britain is interested in the Gulf of Tonking aiea because of proximity to the big British base of Singapore. The Japanese offensive in north China and the Yangtze valley been quiescent since the Chinese re- pnrted thev had hurled hack an elab- (Cont nurd mi Seventh LONG N.

MAYOR IS KILLED LONG BEACH, N. Nov. 15. Mayor Louis Edwards of Long Beach was shot and killed and his bodyguard, Patrolman James Walsh, was wounded today while on the steps of the mayor home as he was preparing to leave for office. Soon afterward, Patrolman Alvin Dooley presented himself to Long Beach police for questioning Dooley was formerly president of the benevolent association.

Last week he was defeated for tmn by Patrolman Walsh whom the mayor had favored as a candidate. WILL SPEAK HERE TOMORROW NIGHT HERTZ DENIES CARACAS, Venezuela 15 Volunteer workers searched Lake Mm acaibo icy for the bodies of 500 to estimated to have d.ed in winch swept the od town of Lagunilias, a village of wooden shacks per. bed on stilts at the water's edge While the searchers paddled through floating hr and ct arred that remained of the shanty town wh ch. 2 natives employed the great 1 fie nearby the gov- err -erit zed its urces to aid the survivors Airplanes ight sc.re.s of doctors and to aid in the relief work, ad nal f.rxt a. i e- and supplies rushed hv boat fem me her ie of the lake miles away Nat nal ie'arhments over the task of maintaining or- nm: ALI EN F.LI.F.NDER PETITION FOR OPEN HEARING Judge Orders Open ing In St.

Franciiville Court NINE FILE PETITION Declares No Specific Assert Woman No Longer Charge Mode Against Living In Stato Givon Any Person Certificato TAX PROBE SOUGHT Attorneys Want Continuation Of Interrupted 'Racket' Inquiry KARL LONG JOHN H. OVERTON two United senators hn Overton and Allen Eilender, will speak in behalf of the ran- lacy of Governor Earl Long for reelection wnn the governor appears here Thursday night. of Governor Longs state ticket will a so speak The political meeting will be held at Neville High school, beginning at 8 o'clock PRESIDENT AND Governor Long And Full M'NUTT DISCUSS Ticket Will Appear Here SECURITY PLANS Disability Insurance For Workers Under Consideration Speaking At Neville School To Stort At 8 P. M. Thursday WASHINGTON, Nov other business brought a one-di delay today to a conference President Roosevelt and Paul McNutt, federal xeruriG administrator, on further expansion of the federal-state social security system.

Preddent was busy a speech and McNutt preparing to deliver one. so their conference as postjxmed until tomorrow WASHINGTON. Nov 15. Fur- expansion the vast federal- soc security system within the present framework was the subject for a conference today between President Roosevelt Paul V. McNutt, federal security administrator McNutt for the meeting in vrder to ascertain how far the chief executive would be willing to go in filling what he called gaps in the system.

The administrator would not sas what specific proposals he would put forward because, he explained, we shoot we want to be sure what we are But he expressed certainty that they would not be anything like the type of pension proposals rejected recently in California and Ohio "We are interested in having a sound program we can pay he said recent public utterances indicated that his suggestions to the president included; 1 A national health program, along with a plan for disability insurance for workers to supplement the ist.ng unemployment insurance system, Mr Wagner recommended such a program early this year, and Sen- Governor Earl Long and his entire ticket will open their state-wide campa.gn for nomination in the January primary here tomorrow night in a political ra iv at Neville High school auditorium. The speaking will start at 8 o'clock Governor Long will be Feltier, candidate for lieute governor, A Conway. Candida lrr s'cietary of ate. Earl Chnstenbeny. for sti.te treasurer; L.

B. Buynard, candidate for state auditor, Burns, candidate for general; Harry D. Wilson, can for commissioner of agncultuic, Burns, candidate for atu-r- general, Lucille May Grace, didate for registrar of state land office, and Harris, candidate for -upermtendent of education. It will be the first time in the present campaign that the entire Long ticket has been on the platform at same time. Accompanying the Long ticket hete ill he U.

S. Senators John H. Overton jn Allen Ellender. Both will behalf of Gnvernor Loig hus associates. Entertainment for the rally, which us expected to attract a capacity crowd to the Neville auditorium, will be furnished by the Arizona Ranch Girls.

All members of the Long slate are reelection with the exception of Mr Peltier, Mr. Christenberry ana Mr. Bums. Mr. Peltier is a former member of the state legislature end Mr.

Christenberry is secretary to NEW ORLEANS, Nov. petition filed November 9, for an open court hearing on law violations alleged in Orleans parish was denied here today by District Attorney NieLs F. Hertz. Hertz gave as reasons that the petition cited no names and made no specific charges against any particular person or persons. The request was made by Attorney James J.

Morrison and Mouse Steeg, of counsel for seven members of the parish grand jury who brought charges against former District Attorney Charles A Byrne which were heard at an open hearing. The hearing ended abruptly at the resignation of Byrne while it was threatening to dig deep into charges of a tax assessment reduction racket in New Orleans. The petition requested open investigation of alleged tax racket, gambling, dual office-holding and other charges. Hertz said the grand jury would carefully investigate the charges. formal letter replying to Morrison and Steeg stated in part: petition you filed with me November 9, 1939.

consists of 52 large typewritten pages to which Continued on Seventh Page. AMERICAS WILL 'Continued on Seventh Rev. L. T. Hastings Again To Head Baptists Pastor Of Monroe Church Reelected President By Acclamation (Continued on Puce CREW OF SQUALUS TO BE SEPARATED FORTSMOITH.

N. Nov. 15 Thirty-two nav men. snatched from death last May after the submarine Squalus sank in 49 fathoms, bid farewell today to the ill-starred craft but make no secret of the fact that they hcqted it was only to he au revoir." Formal orders decommissioning the submersible from service were in the hands of her commander, Lieutenant Oliver Naquin. His final duty on the vessel he saw carry 26 comrades on their last dive was to read the orders sending all memlters of the crwe elsewhere.

Naquin himself will go to San Diego and three fellow officers, Lieutenant John Nichols, Lieutenant William Doyle, and Lieutenant Robert Robertson, will go to the submarine base at New London. None of the men will leave the submarine service. They will go where they are needed mast enlisted men to New London in a group for the time being. And, to a man. they will take with them memories of the fata! plunge and the long weeks and months of salvage work before the craft was hauled into dry dock All of them want to rejoin her when she ready to put to sea again.

As for the Squalus, she has lost all of the slimy coat she ttrought from the ocean bottom but there is a long period of reconditioning work ahead. Navy yard attaches said it might be a year hefore she would he ready to dive below surface agaui. Rev. Hastings, pastor of the First Baptist church in Monroe, was reelected president of the Louisiana Bap'ist convention by acclamation Wednesday morning by a capacity crowd of delegates from all over the state Election of officers highlighted tiie second morning session of the state Baptists' 92nd annual convention in progress at the First Baptist church in West Monroe, with some 2.000 delegates attending With Rev. Bennett of Mansfield.

retiring vice-president of the convention, presiding. Rev. W. L. Stagg of Bossier City was elected first vice-president; Rev.

E. N. Weaver of Jennings, second vice-president; Rev Morgan of Monroe recording secretary, and Rev. E. E.

Stubblefield of Slaughter, treasurer. Representing the foreign mission hoard of the Southern Baptist convention, Dr. Robert E. Beddoe, recently returned missionary from war-torn China, was giiest speaker Dr. Beddoe was introduced by Dr.

H. Kilpatrick. paMor of the First Baptist church in Minden, following the report on state foreign mission work The work, progress and difficulties of Flashes In The News PLAN SOLUTION OF WAR ISSUES United States Calls For 'Blunt And Realistic' Decisions JUST A MEMORY By Associated Press? VALPARAISO, Ind. A Chicago woman wrote County Clerk Lewis Keller to ask for her marriage license certificate. She said she was married in 1938 but couldn't remember the mans name nor the exact date.

was during the month of August," she wrote, his first name was Eddie The clerk couldn't find any record of the license. HJGH TIME CLAIRTON. are sky high for scholastic achievement at Cla.rton grade school. Teacher Beatrice Howell, a part-time aviatrix, decided to treat her pupils to a plane ride after 21 of the 33 earned averages of about 90 per cent. Four accepted and more are seeking parental consent.

on Seventh Pagei DUCK SHOOTING IN LOUISIANA BEGINS NOT PRESENT VISALIA, Nelson's name turned up on the jury list for a murder trial. But he won sit on the was the man who was killed. A registration clerks error was blamed for the mixup. WASHINGTON, Nov. United States sought today and solutions by the American republics of the economic problems arising from the European war.

The inter-American financial and economic advisory committee, appointed at the Panama conference in September, called its first meeting at the Pan-American union Sumner Welles, acting secretary of state, is the United States representative and chairman of the meeting. Meanwhile, at Guatemala City, delegates from 18 countries are attending the first Pan-American conference of treasury representatives There, too, problems presented by the war in Europe were under discussion. Welles said the advisory committee, composed of technical representatives from each of the 21 republics, has unique opportunity to undertake a task of the highest significance and of the highest usefulness. is called upon to deal with practical problems, and if it is to be successful. the solutions it recommends must in their turn be feasible and practical," he explained.

it points out in a practical manner the way in which existing and urgent problems affecting inter-American communications and trade can actually be solved, bluntly and realistically, it will not only have achieved the purpose for which it was created, ST FRANCISVILLE, Nov. Judge H. H. Kilboumt today ordered an open hearing into charges filed this morning by District Attorney Charles L. Munson and citizens that there had been lties in parish poll registrations.

The hearing was set for next ne.sday, November 22, at 10 a.m. Tht petition alleged a 1938 poll certificate was issued from Sheriff T. Martin's office to a person no longer citizen of the state. It was further asserted in the petition that additional cases of false poll book could be brought out at the open hearing. The petition charged a 1938 poll certificate had been issued last month, whereas law requires that for any certain year may be issued only during that calendar year.

Possession of two poll certificates for consecutive years are required as a quisite for registration for the right to vote. The petition charged that on October 21. 1939, Mrs Ethel Sneed, now a resident of Vicksburg, signed the poll books and was issued a receipt dated December 31, 1938. The petition was accompanied by an affidavit signed by Mrs. Sneed attesting to the truth of the allegation and by an affidavit signed by her son, J.

Sneed, to the effect that to his knowledge his mother was in Vicksburg. all day on December 31. 1938, the date of the receipt and the last day on which poll could be Signed for 1938. The judge ordered as witnesses for the open hearing Mrs. Sneed and her son.

Sheriff Martin. Deputy Sheriff Jim Daniel, who is alleged to have signed the receipt. Deputy Sheriff Wood Fouchaux, Deputy Sheriff Mabel S. Martin; Mrs. Rosa postmistress, and Mrs.

L. Hopgood, a daughter of the registrar of voters. The other petitioners asking the open hearing, in addition to the district attorney, were Louis B. Weybert, merchant; Clayton Rutledge, merchant; P. C.

McGehee, filling station operator at Bains, La Elrie Robinson, newspaperman; W. E. Tinkler, farmer; C. E. Daniel, a former deputy sheriff, and F.

Hamilton, merchant. 5 QUESTIONED IN O'HARE'S DEATH Quintet Seized By Polico In Midnight Raid On Paddock Club (Continued on Seventh Page' ASHLEY WRIGHT'S DEATH IS SUICIDE NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 15 Many gunners were in Louisiana numerous marshes today for the opening of the duck hunting season. Yesterday, on the eve of the season opening. 22 persons were charged in federal court here with violations of the migratory bird act.

Ducks, geese and coots may tie hunted from 7 a m. to 4 p.m.; jacksnipe. doves, rails4 and gallinules from 7 a.m. to sunset. Not more than 10 ducks nor more than four geese may be killed in one day.

Guns must not contain more than three nor can live decoys or bait be used. Hunters must secure state licenses ar.d federal hunting stamps, NO WELCHER SANTA MARIA. Instructor Harold Burum offered to eat his hat if his students ever got the high school paper out on time. The students did it and called on Burum to down the straw topper. They forgot that he was a chemistry Con'imied on Soventh SAVES MONEY BY HAVING TRIPLETS STORY CALLED HOAX LOS ANGELES.

Nov. Stoddard, 21, described by nis aunt as sensation seeker and a headline remained in police custody today for investigation of what officers termed a hoax attempting to link him with the Chicago slaying of Edward J. 0 Hare, race track president. SEDA LI Mo, Nov. Elmer Coon saved money by having triplets instead of just one child.

When she went to the hospital Dr. A. L. Walters told her if she had tw ins he would omit the charge for the second baby; if triplets, he would make I no charge at all; if quadruplets, he (would pay the fee, and if quintuplets, they would the on whatever the babies earned from i photographs and advertising. The physician said he wasn't surprised at triplets but was disappointed there weren't two more.

hoped there would be he said and Callendur, would have i a real Rl'STON, La. Nov. death of T. Ashley Wright. 52, Lincoln parish legislator and superintendent of buildings and grounds at Louisiana Polytechnic institute, from a bullet wound in the head was officially held a suicide today.

Dr. Bennett, parish coroner, said the jury investigating the case for three days returned its verdict today that Wright to his death by a gunshot wound in the head, self- inflicted." Wright was found mortally wounded in his office on the college grounds Saturday and died at 6 p.m. Sunday in the Ruston hospital. E. Richardson, president of Louisiana Tech, announced that ne would recommend to the state board of education the appointment of L.

A. Woodman as superintendent to succeed Wright. Woodman has been serving as coordinator and supervising engineer of government projects here during the past year. He graduated from the Tech school of engineering in 1938. Richardson said Woodman had been closely associated with Wright in college work and was familiar with the duties.

CHICAGO. Nov. upt -Investigators of the slaying of Edward wealthy turfman, held for questioning today five men seized in a midnight raid on the Paddock club in suburban Cicero, once the principal domain of the A1 Capone mob. Lieutenant Thomas Kelly and two squads of state's police visited the club not long after Prosecutor Thomas J. Courtney ordered a roundup of all Capone hoodlums for questioning in the O'Hare case.

Twenty patrons were being entertained by musicians when the arrived at the club, which includes a cocktail bar and rear room and an office. Lieutenant Kelly said he went there to the place over for angles on the O'Hare He said they found a couple oI pistols and a record book which will be examined. He described threa et the men seized as collectors for a slot machine syndicate. The other two were described as boys at park, the race track which O'Hare headed and which is only a few blocks from the Paddock club. The name of Fred Young, Paddock club, Cicero, 111., was jotted down on an envelope found on Albert Russell Stoddard, 21, in Los Angeles yesterday, but apparently as a notation rather than a return address.

Seeming to connect Stoddard with the killing, the letter was later acknowledged by the youth to have been self-composed hoax. State's Attorney Courtney said he was trying to determine whether O'Hare had secret connections with Capone or remnants of the Capone gang, and, if so, whether the slaying last Wednesday was ordered by mobs- (Contmued on Seventh VELMA FINX PAROLED LIMA, Nov. Velma Baker Fink, adjudged insane after she drowned her 10- week-old son Haldon in a creek near Clyde last June 13, was freed from the Lima state hospital for criminal insane on parole today. The 22-year- old divorcee was placed under the supervision of her family physician after hospital officials testified at a hearing that she is now sane. There was no opposition to her release,.