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MONROE, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1934 Entered As Second Class Matter June 1909, At Monroe Postoffice PRICE FIVE CENTS PORTER TO LAUNCH FIGHT FOR COURT POST rn WALMSLEY SAYS DEFEAT INTIMIDATE HIM Orleans Mayor Comments On Recent Election In New York MENTIONS JURY PROBE Charges Textile Eyes Fixed On Hyde Park Long Loom Against Aides, Official Declares NEW YORK, Sept. were not in the least intimidated by the result of the recent election." That was the answer of T. Semmes Waimsley, mayor of New Orleans, to a flurry of questions as he stepped off the train today. "Huey Long has succeeded in outvoting us he said, "but he has never defeated us, and he won this time. When we finish with the grand jury investigation there will probably be some Some one asked if charges were to be brought against Senator Long.

not against the Mayor Waimsley replied, against members of the Long machine. On our side we have nothing to fear from so-called investigation of the city of New Orleans. We could have obtained an injunction against the investigation but we bother. Our hands are clean. Long stole the election, but he accomplish anything by The dapperly dressed city executive said that he had come to New York to preside over a meeting of the United States Council of Mayors, and announced that the two most important questions up for discussion were unemployment insurance and old age pensions.

"I am in favor of he said, I believe a plan of cooperation between the federal government and local authorities can be worked out whereby both can be put into effect. He was asked about the charges made by members of the Long faction in Louisiana that New Orleans had been unable to handle its own relief problem. "That is he said. "The federal authorities asked us if w-e could provide for our own idle and we said we could. We have.

Long tried to take the funds we had raised for city relief for general state purposes but he get away with it. Glad to have seen you, gentlemen. With which, Mr. Waimsley took his wife off to breakfast. STRANGE MESSAGE MAY BE FROM THE MYSTERIOUS JINNY frsty, ddffes, zpkqig, rye, circle, corn ttggiie, open, This message was received by the editor Thursday just before press lime and, as no one on the paper could decipher it, we are publishing the message, just as we received it.

We hope that some one in Monroe understanding the early Norwegian language can let us into the secret. If there is any one in Monroe wrho was in the intelligence department during the World war he may be able to translate the message. As there is no signature to it, our only clue is that it must be from the Jinky man. The phone rings again and again and still we ale in the dark on this Jinky business. Gracious, we wish that the thing would hurry and break, so we could get back to our own worries.

about the town HUNDREDS HUNT FOR LITTLE GIRL, LOST OR STOLEN U. S. Agents Work On Theory Six-Year-Old Child Is Kidnaped VIEW SUBSTANTIATED Strange Car Is Seen In Neighborhood Tot Was Last Noticed NASHVILLE, Sept. blood-stained handkerchief bearing the initial and what appear to be blood stains on the street near 6-year-old Dorothy home, police today in their efforts to solve the mystery of the child's disappearance. HEIRESS WEDS AND WANDERS ON Lid Is Clamped Tight On Orleans NEW ORLEANS, Sept.

(PF The threat of the militia today hung menacingly over gambling interests of the New Orleans area and not even a nickel could be bet in a dice game I which used to be seen sometimes late at night in the alley before Senator Huey Long came to town. Partial martial law orders used by Governor O. K. Allen, Longs ally, in the recent election here, reputedly closed the doors of every resort of chance in St. Bernard and Jefferson parishes, outside the city limits, and every casino door was darkened.

Most of the big nearby palaces of chance have remained closed during the vice crusade of the senator and his legislative committee in New Orleans, but it was reported that at least two of the houses had been running the risk of the blockade. Sharp orders were issued last night from headquarters and all gambling in the New Orleans area supposedly ceased. One of the martial law ders directed the militia to "inves- such places where gambling suspected and this brought on fear of raids and confiscation. The sat back today and satisfaction over the success his drive to rid New Orleans of Aptly illustrating the reluctance of folks a few decades ago to gb'e way before modem inventions is this story told by a well known local druggist, whose name is omitted for obvious reasons; The father was elected a member of the Mississippi state legislature. After attending his initial session of the body, he went back to his home town and told the folks that ice was made in the summer at Jackson.

They scoffed. They became Indignant that such stories should be told. The following Sunday, the hapless legislator, by unanimous vote of the members of the church, was turned out of the instiiu tion in disgrace NASHVILLE, Sept. state bacteriologist, Dr. William Litterer, today examined stains found on a roadway near the home of the missing six-year- old Dorothy Ann Distelhurst, to determine if they were made by her blood.

The child disappeared yesterday afternoon while en route to her home from kindergarten. The stains on the pavement of Scott avenue began with small spots, dripping for more than 5 feet along the roadway, and ended in a large blot. A segment of the road pavement was taken to Dr. Litterer by police. He said his analysis could not be completed before tomorrow.

After the discovery of the searching parties again were being organized on the theory that the child may have been killed accidentally and her body secluded in the vicinity. PRESIDENT MEETS PERKINS, WINANT FOR CONFERENCE Luncheon Confab Held Ai Summer White House In New York NASHVILLE. Sept. five square miles of suburban east Nashville weary-eyed hundreds The Solon pleaded searched today for little Dorothy Dis- for a hearing and after much insist- telhurst, lost or kidnaped. United States department of justice ence on his part, the churc p- agents are working on the six-year- This heiress and the mate who came to her on the open road are headed for California to make their own a monthly allowance from the father.

Virginia Ewing Gates. 23, and her new husband, Dan Me- Cafferty, 26, wrestler-laborer, first met at a rodeo dance. They met again in Boise recently, after the girl, daughter of T. S. Gates, former Morgan partner and president of the University of Pennsylvania, vanished from a dude ranch and went hitch-hiking.

A few days later they were wed in Moscow, Idaho. appointed a committee of three breth- 0fd disappearance rn the be- ren to go to Jackson to see if ice lief that she may have been abducted. Substantiating evidence to this theory was developed early today with the report that a strange automobile was seen in the neighborhood of where the girl was last noticed about home from a private kindergarten about 1:15 p. rn. From the kindergarten to the mally was manufactured in the sum mer.

The committee returned and verified the legislator's story. But, lo and behold, at the next services, all three of the committee members likewise were deprived of of Mr. and Mrs. A. them church membership dr.

drug- LDiiKlhul5 wa. seen by a neighbor. gist related with a chuckle. Which at. a Miss Louis Underwood, as she walked proves that Missourians are not the only ones who have to be shown! Dear Ramblin Here is a problem that has been bothering me for a long time.

Although it is evident that this could not actually happen, it is a type of problem which. from a scientific standpoint, can be considered to have a definite result. The problem: Three snakes, equal in every respect, take hold of one tails with their mouths, forming a circle. At the same time and rate of speed each begins to swallow the snake in front, starting with the tail. Imagining that the snakes continued to live, what would become of them? Would they disappear completely? If one digested the other what would become of the remains? Under the principle of conservation of matter something must be left at the end.

What this is I leave to the readers of H. M. JAMES. 78 JAP AIRSHIPS REACH KINKING EIGHT ARE HURT WHEN AUTO HITS AFTER LONG TRIP COTTON PICKERS (Continued on Third Page) RIVERS DAILY STAGES Flood Present 24-Hour Stations: Stage Stage Change St Louis 30 3.1 0.9 Fall Memphis 34 4.91.1 Rise Helena $.. 44 5.5 0.6 Rise Arkansas City 42 490.5 Rise Vicksburg 43 2.6 0.2 Rise Natchez 46 4.4 0.1 Rise Baton Rouge 35 2.9 0.1 Fall Camden 26 4.00.1 Fall Monroe 4013.9 0.3 Fall Pittsburgh 25 10.4 0.3 Fall Cincinnati 52 12.3 0.4 Fall 40 12.7 0.1 Rise Chattanooga 30 7.5 OO Cc 9.3 0.2 Rise I Bort Smith 2210.2 2.5 Fall CuJe Rock .....23 8.42.0 Rise 39 61 0,7 Rise 4.4 0.4 Fall SANFORD CHARGED IN DEATH OF ROY Manslaughter Count Is Filed Following Fight Over Livestock A warrant charging manslaughter had been sworn out Thursday against Vollie Sanford.

38, living in ward six in Olo Beulah community, in connection with the killing Tuesday night of Lawrence Roy, 50, neighbor, in what the latter said was a fist fight. It was Sanford's contention that he had no intention of killing Roy and that he only struck him once with his fist, after Roy had drawn back as if to strike him. Roy never re, gained consciousness after he had been struck and died at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning at his home. (Continued on Third Page) ARREST IS MADE IN MILK WAR IN MONROE SECTION Jersey Gold Manager Accused Of Violating City Milk Ordinance One of the principal developments Thursday in the milk war between producing dairymen of this area and the two plant dairies of Monroe was the arrest of Ernest Cole, local manager of tfie Jersey Gold Creameries, 2303 South Grand street, on a charge of violating the city milk ordinance. After being taken into custody by police on a warrant sworn out by Arthur West, city sanitary inspector, Mr.

Cole was released on bond of $200. Tile provision of the city ordinance which the warrant charged had been violated was that requiring that all pasteurized milk sold in the city of Monroe must be pasteurized in Ouachita parish. Regarding the situation, Dr. J. W.

(Continued on Third Page) Leche Assumes Duties As Appeal Court Judge Mass Maneuver Made After Manchukuo Protests To Russia TOKYO. Sept. A successful flight of 78 Japanese military airplanes across the 450 miles of space from Darien to Hsinking, Manchukuo, was reported today by the Hsinking correspondent of the newspaper Asahi. The complete fleet was in ing at 3:35 p. rn.

today after overcoming head winds which spoiled their formation but did not interfere with the success of the movement. The head winds caused 21 of the ships to run low on fuel and land at Liaoyang, where they refueled and caught up with the advance part of the fleet. Tile mass maneuver was made shortly after Manchukuo sent a protest to Soviet Russia. An official denial was made here that the planes were sent as a result of difficulties with the Soviet. Instead, it was said, the action was a gesture of friendship and congratulation to Emperor Kang Teh of Man- Legs Of Victims When Dragged From Truck OAK GROVE.

Sept. white man and seven groes were injured seriously, several of them probably fatally, when an automobile driven by Jewell Collins, 25. of near Gilbert, in Franklin parish, I side-swiped a truck loaded with negro cotton pickers about 6:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Collins, who suffered a compound fracture of the left arm and bruises on the head. face and body, was arrested and placed in jail at Oak Grove.

Persons who arrived at the scene soon after the accident said that the legs of the seven injured negroes, were literally scrambled, and that would be necessary in at least three or four cases. In addition, some of the negroes suffered internal and head injuries. The negroes, who were sitting on the side of the truck, with their legs hanging over, were strewn along the highway for a dis- tance of about 30 yards, and some of REPORT IS SUBMITTED Strike Centers Are Quiet After Sporadic Rows Wednesday (By Associated Press) The textile world anxiously awaited reports from a luncheon conference Thursday at Hyde Park, the summer White House. President Roosevelt, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins and Governor John G. Winant of New Hampshire, chairman of the textile mediation board, were to meet at the conference table.

Confronting them was threat to spread the strike to IOO OOO more textile workers unless a settlement is reached this week. Two things were uppermost in the public mind: The mediation board's report, and possible steps toward settlement. Textile centers for the most part were quiet after sporadic outbreaks of disorder Wednesday, but threats of violence lingered. North Carolina prepared to bury the thirteenth victim. Ernest K.

Riley, 40-year-old striker and father of ten children, who died of a stab wound after a melee Tuesday night at Belmont, N. C- Vigilante committees were on duty in Belmont and in Lexington, N. where strikers and workers clashed Wednesday as a silk mill re-opened. Forty militia units patroled in the Carolinas. Demobilization of troops continued in Connecticut, but in Maine, a howitzer unit of the national guard was ordered to Waterville.

A soldier was injured at Waterville last night when strike sympathizers stoned troops on duty at the Lockwood Manufacturing company's cotton plant. The outbreak followed a bitter fray between police and 200 strikers, 16 hours earlier. The Woonsocket Rayon company plant at Woonsocket, R. re-opened without disorder. The plant closed last week after rioting in which two persons were killed and several injured.

Police at Saylesville, R. said two homes were stoned Thurs- day. Last week Saylesville was the scene of a riot in which one person was killed and several wounded. Thirty-four strikers were held in I jail in Macon, after a tear gas (Continued on Third Page) SUSPECT ARRESTED WASHINGTON. Sept.

Acrest of Richard Hauptmann In New York City In connection with the Lindbergh kidnaping was announced today by Attorney General Cummings. Cummings said "Hauptmann is known to have passed some of the Llndhergh ransom money and to have had a substantial amount of It In his home at the time of his Cummings said that a full announcement on the matter would he Issued by Police Commissioner Ryan In New York City. J. Edgar Hoover, director of tho division of Investigation, who handled the climax of the (mac In New York was In telephonic communication with the attorney general during the luncheon hour. NEW YORK, Sept.

re announced today they have In custody tho man who received the $50,000 ransom money paid by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh in an ineffectual effort to recover his kidnaped son two years ago. The man is Bernard Richard Hauptmann of 1279 East 222nd street, the Bronx. Tile announcement said the man Is an alien and came to this country as a stowaway eleven years ago.

STEPS TAKEN TO REVIVE ACTIVITY OF MUSIC GROUP Campaign To Enlist Members Will Be Launched Monday LAWYER TO FILE SUIT AT CAPITAL WITHOUT DELAY Deposed Committee Chairman Acts In Capacity Of Attorney NOMINATION CLAIMED State Supreme Tribunal Election Termed BATON ROUGE, La Sept. Arthur Edwards of Lake Charley deposed as chairman of the supreme court third district committee after he ruled Judge Thomas F. Porter nominee for the high tribunal following the death of only primary opponent, came to Baton today to open legal fight for tile nomination in the face of Senator Huey P. determined opposition. Edwards, attorney for Porter, planned to file suit without delay in East Baton Rouge district court supporting the Lake Charles claim to nomination, but withheld comment regarding the nature of the contemplated action pending actual filing.

He declared Porter, political enemy of Senator Long, the nominee for the supreme court from the third district after Porter's opponent, Justice Winston Overton, died three days before the September ll primary. Edwards claimed that under law Porter bec aune the nominee without opposition. The district committee, however, at Senator Long's direction, declared the September ll primary "no and set October 9 as date for a after removing Edwards chairman. (Continued on Third Page) (Continued on Third Page) Proletarians Have Better Time Than John Astor 3rd NEW ORLEANS, Sept. Richard W.

Leche. until yesterday secretary to Governor Oscar K. Allen, i today began his duties as judge of Dr. C. L.

Mengis, parish coroner, the court of appeals of Orleans parish who held an autopsy, said he found to complete the unexpired term of two severe wounds on head, one Judge Archibald T. Higgins, now sit- of which apparently could not have been caused by a fist blow. Mrs. Roy i testified that she heard two blows as a culmination of a dispute between her husband and Sanford over livestock. The two men had been good friends I in the community for many years, and were said never to have had a I previous quarrel.

ting as associate justice of the state supreme court. Leche for several years has acted as manager of Senator Huey P. Longs campaigns, both in the state and in Now Orleans. He was educated at Tulane and Loyola universities and is 36 years old. He became Governor Allen's secretary when Allen went into NEW YORK, Sept.

2,500 inquisitive proletarians had a much better time at a society wedding yesterday than did John Jacob Astor III. It needed 20 policemen to keep them in their place, which was the sidewalk in front of the Church of Heavenly Rest, because their manners were not always according to the book. Mr. Astor, who has been perturbed of late by published accounts to the effect that he and his bride quarrelled publicly at Providence. R.

Mrs. Astor called the report) was the object of the proletarian eyes. He arrived alone, his wife (the former Ellen Tuck French) being a bridesmaid, and he frowned to the assembled people. There were some cheesr, which he elected to ignore. He sat alone in a rear pew while Miss Joan Blake was being united in matrimony to Mr.

Henry Herman Harjns. As the bridal party passed from the church the sidewalk crowd gave the law officers a shoving around, and vice versa. As Mrs. Astor was proceeding down the lane which had been cleared for the wedding party, the proletarians got out of hand. Her dress was slightly tom, and some people kept getting in her path.

She said: "Oh, mercy! Oh, and finally got away. Astor, who has never been one to curry public notice, sought to depart from a side door at which no commoners had thought to assemble. Some journalists, however, were there. They inquired if Mr. Astor cared to make any statement to the public.

Mr. Astor indicated he desired to make no statement. A taxicab came along and Mr. Asi tor departed in it. The crowd out in I front WM much disappointed.

1 AAA ATTORNEYS STUDY BANKHEAD COTON STATUTE Will Report Saturday Whether Act May Be Suspended WASHINGTON, Sept. torneys for the agricultural adjustment administration are examining tile Bankhead cotton control act to determine whether it can be suspended for a year and their report will be made Saturday at a meeting which probably will determine what action is to be taken in face of the short 1934 crop. Southern congressional leaders are pleading for relief of small farmers. Senators and representatives from cotton states wall meet with Secretary Wallace Saturday and the report of the attorneys will be given them. lf the lawyers find the law cannot be suspended, indications were that the AAA might recommend to President Roosevelt a termination of the (Continued on Third Page) Association Directors Vote Down Farm Strike DES MOINES.

Sept. bor I of directors of the National, Holiday association today unanimously decided that a farmers strike would not be called at this time. Milo Reno, president of the as- seriation, announced. Reno said that a discussion of the subject brought out that the farmers had nothing to sell and that they had nothing to gain by striking at this time. The threat of an agricultural strike in Iowa still obtained, however, as the annual convention of the Iowa union considered a suggestion that the 4,551 members of the cation in launch rn strike, Plans for the revival of activities of the Monroe Civic Music association, which for four years up to the season of 1930-31 sponsored the appearance of nationally famous musical artists in this city, will be discussed at a meeting to be held at 7:30 tonight in the chamber of commerce rooms in Hotel Virginia.

A campaign to enlist memberships In the organization is expected to begin next Monday, when all persons interested in the cultural welfare of Monroe and its adjoining communities will be invited to participate in an effort to bring several important concerts and recitals to this city during the coming fall and winter. Under the plan of the Civic Music association revenues derived from the membership fees will be used to defray the expenses incurred in bringing the artists here. It is hoped, according to announcement by Albert Horuff, serving as chairman of the organization committee, to enlist OLK) music lovers in the membership. If this goal is reached it would mean, Mr. Horuff said, the appearance of some of the most noted artists and musical groups in the country in Mon- I roe this season.

The Monroe Kiwanis club, the Lions club and other civic organizations, have pledged their cooperation in making the plans for the music revival under the auspices of the asso- elation a success. IS BEING HUNTED Straight-Shooting Police Women Set Out To Pick Up Trail CHICAGO, Sept. straight-shooting police women set out to pick up the trail of an moron. For several days he has terrified women in several northside dropping suddenly in their path from the lower limbs of trees where he waits. So shocked have the women been who have seen him, that tile descriptions given police are confusing and contradictory.

But early police said they believed it may be the same short stock man of about 24 accosted six girls homeward bound from a club meeting. Without a word, he lashed out with a pen-knife and fled. Miss Marie Griffin. 19. an attractive stenographer clutched at her throat, and screamed.

Five stitches were taken at a hospital to close the wound. Supervising Captain John Horan assigned extra men to six districts and selected two police women as decoys. He said he would read the description to all officers at roll call 1 RADIO OPERATOR GIVES TESTIMONY ABOUT DISASTER Alagna Declares He Had To Plead With Warms To Send SOS NEW YORK. Sept. (JPb- George I.

Alagna, first assistant radio operator of the Morro Castle, testified before a federal Inquiry hoard today that officers and crew of the burned vessel were advised after the tragedy to "cooperate with the Ward line and good care will he taken of NEW YORK. Sept. federal hoard investigating the Morro Castle disaster today heard First Assistant Radio Operator George I. Alagna charge that Acting Captain W. F.

Warms ordered an SOS sent from the burning ship only after "strong on Alagna's fifth trip to the bridge for instructions. Alagna described conditions on bridge as "unintelligible and He said Capt. Warms "just kept and he had to follow him about and then doubted if captain recognized him. The man at the wheel, Alagna testified, just turned the wheel around and around as though it was out of order and that by the time he had made his fourth trip to the bridge, the wheel had been abandoned. Finally, he said, he saw Capt.

Warms leaping over the bridge rail to the foredeck and he exclaimed to George Rogers, chief operator who had joined him after sending the SOS: "Look at yellow rat leaving ua Alagna, whose testimony has been awaited with eagerness because of charges he is understood to have made before a federal grand jury investigating the disaster, told a story of smoke and leaping flames and 'Continued on Tenth Page) ROGERS HAS HIS SAY EDINBURGH. Sept. You get these Scotchmen wrong, why they are the most liberal and hospitable people you ever saw. Course I have to carry an interpreter to tell me what they say, but they awful friendly. Grouse Is principal export.

You got to rent a castle then tent some drivers to drive the by the castle, then the has been shot at so much they know just about who can hit and who a racket and the grouse and Scotchmen work together and Americans and the English pay the bUl. Yours. McKwslt agitate, ha..