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CAPITAL i VOL, 8, NO. 7 LUBBOCK, TEXAS, SUNDAY. Driver Sought In High Requirements On Code Are Given Non-Stop World FJightPlanned DENVER, Ocl. 28. A nonstop flight around the world, during which he would re-fuel in the air, will be attempted by Art Goebel, who won a prize of $25,000 for a flight from San Francisco to Hawaii in 1927, he announced here last night.

"It's the only big adventure left in the aviation field," Goubel said in announcing; his plans. No definite date has been set for the flight but Goebel said he will be ready to go when he "obtains the right co-pilot." Ha also is attempting: to obtain financial backing-. Terry County Suspect Saws BarsJ)f Cell Emmett Roberts Gains Freedom Saturday; Tunnels Through To Jail Lobby And Jumps Out Unbarred Window (Special To The Avalanche-Journal) BROWNFIELD; Oct. Roberts, 30-year-old burglary suspect, sawed out of his cell in the Terry county jail and escaped from the third floor of the courthouse on a blanket-rope early today. The fugtitve had not been apprehended late today, said Sheriff Jess Smith.

The escape was discovered at 7 a. but inmates of the jail said Roberts fled between 2 and 3 a. m. Charged In Burglary Roberts, vmom Sheriff Smith said appeared to be younger than 30 years, was charged with burglary of a residence in the north part of the county. He had been in jail about 12 days.

Another prisoner, held on a misdemeanor charee, remained in the jail, on the third floor of the courthouse. Sheriff Smith said the suspect sawed through bars of his cell, tunneled through the plaster and heavy wire of the ceiling, entered the jail lobby, and left through an unbarred window in the lobby. Roberts was described as weighing about 150 pounds and having lair hair and complexion. He was dressed in light gray trousers and i a black slip-on sweater, with a small stripe around the waist. EM loYl "1 Six Practices Wii: Be Banished Under Interpretation (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct.

28. Ami IT the flurry over Henry Ford' status under, NBA, the recover agency went on today toward it mass mobilization of industry proposing a way for all trades agree upon banishing unfair com. petitive practices. Simultaneously, to get Into opera tion Monday morning the retai code, its biggest single one, NBA is sued a series of interpretations, re duced to terms so tlia every storekeeper might get th requirements of the a straight without delay. Ford Case Subsides The Ford case subsided, after yesterday's crackling statements that the Dearborn magnate would be prosecuted promptly if he failed to comply with the automobile code Hugh S.

Johnson had nothing to say on the subject. Without announcement he effected his promised trade-in of the Lincoln limousirie furnished him by the government for a car of similar quality. The next development was to be on motor truck contract letting for the civilian conservation corps. The next NBA problem, the captive mine situation, was at the White House. President Boosevelt has summoned leaders of the steel industry, which owns these mines, to his office Monday for an accounting on his demand made three weeks ago that they work out immediately an agreement with the employes of the coal' mines they control.

Six Basic Principles The code proposals to govern competition made at. NBA were for six basic principles worked out by a joint committee of the re- coverey unit and the department of commerce following a survey of the 1,000 proffered codes; of resolutions adopted by trade' associations; of rules approved by the federal trade See RETAIL, CODE, Page 6 Highway Work Gets Increase Four Men Badly Burned As Flames Spread In Oil Fire KTLGORE, Oct. 28. Pour men were burned badly late today flamps enveloped them as they worked about a battery of tanks on the Brightwell lease near Hill. The injured were Lowan Ford, I.

IG. Murry, Fred Sherron and Shorty Hickok. Burns about the legs and body were Incurred by Sher- Ford and Hickock, while Mur- jry received severe burns about the (arms and upper body. Murry was unable to explain the cause of the fire. He said the men engaged in cleaning out one (of the tanks and were" standing I near a fire wall when the the blaze The fire spread i four other tanks, three of which ell.

Total Estimated Cost Of Projects On Which Bids Will Be Received November 13 Is Hiked To $1,235,000, (By The Associated AUSTIN, Oct. The total estimated cost of projects on which the state highway commission will re ceive bids November 13 was in creased to $1,235,000 today when commission asked for bids oh seven additional works. Bids were asked on the following jobs, by counties: Newton and Jasper, five miles iron oro base with road oil treatmen from the Jasper-Newton line to 2. miles west of Newton on highway 63 Crane, 1.4 miles grading, calich base and triple asphalt surface from the Ector county line to the Ware county line on highway 1. Arkansas, 1.9 miles widening shel surface in Bockport on highway 57 San Jacinfco, 8.1 miles gravel bas from Point Blank, south, on high way 156.

Befugio, flattening slopes and im proving drainage northeast of Tri voli on highway 57. Jasper, concrete paving on high way 8 in Kirbyville. El Paso, .64 miles crushed run stone base and concrete paving 'am 2.18 miles bituminous concrete paving on highway 1 In El Paso. Shoplifting Suspect Walks Out When Left Unguarded A 56-year-olcI Lubbock man, arrested by police as a shoplifting suspect, walked out of the sheriffs office at about 9 o'clock yesterday MurrayThreatens To Call Natto Statement Of Ickes Brings Oklahoma Ire Anger Stirs Some Members Ol Congressional Delegation Says Land Should Go Back To Public Domain ProtestYo FDR No Hope For Approval Of Dam Projects In Drouth Areas 01 State; Entire Delegation To See Roosevelt (By The Associated Press) ASHINGTON, Oct. Anger stirred some members of the Oklahoma congressional delegation today because of a statement attributed to Secretary Ickes that the drouth-stricken area of the state should be -turned back to the public domain.

Senator Thomas (D-Okla), said he entire delegation would go to WILD BILL ACTS OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 28 ffl 5 Oklahoma's entire national guard will be called out by Governor William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray if Secretary Ickes attempts to move Oklahomans from the drouth-stricken northwestern section of the state, the governor said tonight. "As long as 5,000 national guards can maintain quarters in Oklahoma, they won't move one damn man out of this governor declared emphatically. unguarded Of Three Men Identified As Members Of A Robber Gang WEST, Oct.

28. Two of ithree men held in jail at'Waco to- I'night were oefinitely identified as of the robber gang which jtied up two national bank examin- lers, two RFC officials and a'cash- jier last night and escaped with in silver from the National bank West. The three men were arrested to- Iday in Dallas by Sheriff R. A. ISchmid and deputies there and Iwere returned to Waco by Sheriff IW.

B. Moblcy of McClennan county. Sheriff Mobley said tonight the larrest of a fourth man tomorrow fwas expected He said the third ftnan arrested had not been defin- Sltely connected with the robbery. Man Is Charged In Collision Here On Friday As a result ot an accident on west iSTineteenth street Friday night, a flubbock man yesterday was charg- fjd with failure to stop and render id after an accident. An automobile driven by R.

E. Fort Worth Denver City agent here, and that of the Jfuspect were in collision. The was prepared by County Attorney Vaughn E. Wilson and signed by Highway Patrolman Jack by name, merely deploring" the 7aTc leaves. The suspect had not been of intoxicants, whether in cages, I hotels or elsewhere.

morning when he was for a moment. The man, arrested in connection wJth theft of hose from. J. C. Penney Co.

store at 1102 Broadway was carried to county jail by Deputy Constable Nat Mullins. The suspect was left in front office when Mullins went in another room for a member of the department. The man was gone a moment later. West Texas Methodists In Session Deplore Beer Sales SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 28.

The West Texas conference of the Methodist, Episcopal church, south, tonight adopted a resolution condemning the sale of 3.2 per cent beer by anyone but avoided specific reference to any certain hotels and The resolution, as finally passed, however, did not mention any hotel President Boosevelt next week for an explanation. NTo Hope For Projects Bepresentative Marland (D-Okla), aid Ickes made the statement in elling him there was no hope for idministration approval of any of he dam projects in the area. Marland quoted Ickes as saving he government contemplated mov- ng 40,000 persons from the area, perhaps to some point along the ail- American; canal, in California. "It's preposterous," he added, to lewspapermen, pointing out fami- ies had lived there and made their vmg for decades and that the routh was only during the last two 'ears. Meanwhile, Bepresentative Jolin- on (D-Okla) said he took the mat- tee OKLAHOMA KOW Page 8 Dallas Youth Robbed Of Car By Three Heavily Armed Men DALLAS, Oct.

28 heavily armed men tonight held up and roboed a Dallas youth of his automobile, then sped to Fort Worth, w-here, after having an oil station attendant fill the gasoline tank of the car, they took $7.25 from the man and we last seen when headed westward. The Dallas victim was Robert D. Snyder, 18. Two of the robbers were believed by Dallas officers to be Ralph King and Jack Stewart, convicts who escaped from the Hunt county jail at Greenville Thursday. Descriptions given both by Snyder and the Port Worth filling station attendant fitted the two men, who have been' sought by officers throughout North Texas since their escape.

Sailors And Fishermen On Overdue Thought Saf SELKIRK, Oct. 28 without word from 24 sailors a fishermen, six days overdue on run to northern points in storm- swept Lake Winnipeg, relatives and navigators nevertheless expressed growing conviction tonight they are safe. With abatement of the storm airplanes and steamers were searching the lake for two boats carrying the missing men, the Luberc and. the Question Mark. The craft were due back last Sunday.

Lake pilots expressed confidence that the sturdy little vessels had tied up ab some sheltered spot to await favorable weather and were perhaps icebound. 24 PAGES TODAY Deit wa Pride Of Skies Returning Home Germany's pride of the air, the Graf Zeppelin, saluted America's president and capital today, before sailing majestically on toward the east and the Atlantic to turn homeward from a visit to Chicago. The huge aircraft, which circled both the White Hou.sc and capitol and between the two paraded over Pennsylvania avenue was over the city for about 20- minutes. The Graf made her departure from American shores in the late afternoon near Cape May. N.

and later reported she was well out tr- sea. anc MSKon Turks Will Parade In Anniversary Celebration ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 28 A million Turks, marching double quick, will parade throughout Turkey tomorrow in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the republic Soldiers, sailors, school children boy and girl scouts, teachers ans and peasants have been 't ng to march at the required of 150 Ps a mlnute-a bolic of the new Turkey Mustafa Kemal, president, told the ast; and it ears, the ce walk ten Slight Boost In Gold Price Seen Saturday Financial Markets Unresponsive But All, Prices Find Higher Level Than During Close Of Last Week By CLAUDE A. JAGGEB Associated Press Financial Editor NEW YOBK, Oct. 28.

Another slight boost In the gold price today found financial markets unresponsive, although the end of the firsb week of the new managed dollar left share and staple prices substantially higher than a week ago. The stock market, "while "slipping back a dollar a share or so here and there in the dullest trading in two months, registered a net advance over bhe levels of a week ago roughly corresponding to the push up in the domestic price of gold. Staples Slip Back The principal raw staple markets also slipped a little today, but showed substantial net gains over a week ago, although somewhat less marked than those in shares. Wheat reacted 3-8 to 7-8 of a cent a bushel in Chicago, but finished 1-4 to 6 3-8 cents above the clos- ng prices of last Saturday. Cotton at New York, while off 25 to 50 rents a bale from yesterday, ended the week $2.05 to $2.60 over the evels of seven days ago.

The dollar showed a little disposl- to decline in the foreign exchange markets today, to acljusb it- elf to the higher gold prices, but still held substanbially above the evel indicated by gold. While the French' franc rose against the dollar .05 1-2 of a cenb to 5.83 1-2 cents, that indicated a depreciation of the dollar in terms 32 a per cent the RFC's gold price at $3182 an ounce up 6 cents from yesterday, indicated a depreciation of 35 1 per fc ln the gold equivalent of the dollar, Cameron County Alloted $16,407 For Loans On Homes WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 Representative West said today the public works administration had £16,407 to the Cameron emergency relief corporation to cover loans to lower Rio Grande valley residents in Texas whose homes.were damaged In the September hurricance. The loans already have been approved and the money will be disbursed quickly, West said It wllJ be supplemental to whatever loans are obtained from the Home Owners Loan corporation, he added. ORDER IS ISSUED IN, Oct.

28. emer- fl was issued by Texas railroad commission today limiting production from Texas petroleum reserves to 875,000 barrels daily starting at 7 a. Monday. Cotton Loans Being Offered Local Farmers All Compresses In This Area Now Signing Waivers; Some Cash Distributed Saturday By Local Agents Amounts Unknown Several Other Counties Ove Plains Also Are Receiving Funds; Majority Of Farmers Expected To Be Aided ITH all compresses In this area now signing waivers on cotton to be placed with the government on a loan, the work of securing drafts was progressing satisfactorily Saturday. The Lubbock Compress and the Texas Cotton Cooperative association announced that the local "press would sign warehousemen's certificates and waivers.

Loans were being made during the day and drafts cashed. O. P. Caflock of Carlock and Johnson said his firm had made loans on over 1,000 bales of cotton. "The drafts are being cashed," he added, "and farmers get the money." No Checks Made No check-up had been made at the T.

C. C. A. office, H. L.

organization director, said. "We have been too busy to do anything like that," he added. "It looks like now we will make loans to a good proportion of farmers." Besides Oarlock, arid Johnson, Eugene Co, and. John-W, Hunt and are handling loans here. FIRST LOANS MADE BBOWNFIELD, Oct.

28 (Special) first 10 cent cotton loan for Terry county was made Thursday to C. W. Switzer, of the Union community, R. c. Beed, county agent, announced.

The loan, $1,250, covered 23 bales and was made through the Texas Cotton Cooperative association. K. B. McWilliams Is the local branch manager. Since the first, loan thera have been a number of loans.

The local compress is approving the loan blanks. HOWELL GETS FIRST POST, Oct. 28 First 10 cent government cotton loan in Garza county went to Howell Stage Coach, Wrecked As Billy The Kid Swept Down, T6 Make Last Long Drive Across Nation vlsh Wedesday And Plans To rv Los An eles A Other Big Cities; Four Horses Used To Draw The Old Vehicle BECKED in runaway after Billy the Kid, youthful blond killer, had ousted the passengers, driver, and guard, a stage conch has been resurrected by W. A. Rodgers, a Plains resident 35 years, who intends to cross the continent, reminding urban gawkers of the days when; "We buried 'em neat without preacher or sheet "Ami writ on their headboard this Jme complete: 'This hombre was slow with his gam'." Rodgers, who the last year has lived at County Line community, said he procured the coach nt the- Felton ranch, northeast of Snnla Fe, about 20 years ago, or 5 to 10 years after finding it where it hod upset.

Some time before the holdup which led to wreck- Ing of the coach, It had been pierced by bullets. "Shorty- Miller, a driver, dying, Rodgers was told. The Lubbock county man said he would leave Lubbock next Wednesday to take, the See STAGE COACH, Pa ffe 5 Brusque Ultimatum Is Given Steel Industry; Lower Rail PricesSought By Government Administration Moves To HelpjCase Of J. ReadhimeTTs Segment Of Recovery Plan; Set For Trial December 4 Full Examination Of Books Being Demanded (By The Associated Press) Oct. 28 In a late Priciay was for 18 bales, weighing 9,884 pounds See COTTON LOANS Page Ways Of Operating Nudist Camps Talked By Leaders CHICAGO, Oct.

28 and means of operating nudist camps without antagonizing the general public were under discussion by eaders of the movement here, and was generally agreed that one way to do it would be to abolish "mixed sleeping." The suggestion came from Crippene, attorney who represented the International nudist conference at the recent trial of Fred S. Ring vho operated a camp near AJ.Iegani ''Let me suggest that you eliminate 'mixed is men and women sleeping under the same without partitions between the exes, as done in some camps," said Attorney Krlppene brusque ultimatum to America's steel industry to lower its" rail prices to $35'a ton or open its books on costs, the administration moved to protecb a segment of Its recovery program, the creation of jobs or idle railway workers. Through Joseph B. Eastman, the 'ederal railroad coordinator, the iteel companies were notified that no governmental loans would be made the carriers to buy rails wlth- full examination of their here- ofore closed ledgers unless quotations were reduced. ComjKtition Absent Eastman in his demand that letters from the steel-makers fixing a uniform price of $37.75 a gross ton at the mills "bear unmistakable evidence of prior consultation and collusion and absence of competition and left the nexb move up to the steel interests.

Officials who were instrumental bringing about conferences with steel spokesmen that led to the bidding, kept a close watch on developments, explaining that the outcome would affect a primary point in the work-spreading cnmpaign. Question Unanswerable Federal financing of ral! purchases by the carriers wan advanced as a method of Increasing activity In See STEEL INDUSTRY Pa fi Case of j. R. Boacihimer, with murder in bhe fatal shooting of Stokes Campbell, a Ploydada High school student, has been seb for trial December 4, the district attorney's office reported yesterday. Vert A.

Eeadhtmer, son of J. B. Readhimer, was acquitted by a 09th district court jury of murder in a trial ending Saturday, Oct. 21. The 09th district court criminal docket will be called Monday, said District Attorney Daniel A.

Blair. Guard Gaines County Pioneer Dies After Mishap T. W. Sherrel! Is Found Dying On State Highway 137 North Of Seagraves; Funeral Held Saturday Afternoon Searchls Made Motorist Leaves No Clues To Identity; Victim Discovered By Three Men; Gasps Only Few Times Before Death -s YES. Oct.

hit-run driver who loft T. W. SherreU. 54 dying on state highway 137 just north of town last night was beine hunted throughout a wide area tonight. The motorist left no clues, said Sheriff Frank Kuykendall of Gaines Burled Saturday Mr She: rill, pioneer Gaines county resident ana father of 9 children, was buried here this afternoon.

Funeral services were conducted at 4 clock at the Methodist Episcopal church. He was the ninth South Plains automobile victim since Sept. 18. J- B. McCuHoiigh and two companions, driving toward Brownfield, found Mr.

SherreU lying in the center of the highway, about a Quarter mile north of town. The gasped Gimiings For County Mount osures STRIKER KILLED MADISON. Oct. 28. One of their number killed in a.

ticket line clash last night, strlk- ng milk farmers of central Wis- ons-in today said they would keep up the strike. Thn milkmen enter- the strike called by thn National Fanners Holiday association ft week ago. Little activity was reported from other strike centers. Local Woman Is Injured By Discharge Of Pistol uTv aytoclay ront of th(1 ur A .32 caliber revolver "which wouldn't through anything" sent a bullet through a wooden door and a billboard, resulting in a head Injury to a 25-year-old Lubbock woman three-quarters of a block a.way at about 9:45 o'clock last night. Miss Era Brack, 25, an em- ploye of West Texas hospital, was wounded either by a bullet or a piece of tin from the billboard as she and a companion, Miss Ouida Morgan, were walking south in the 1000-bIock of Texas avenue.

James S. Hays, a special watchman who was walking in Thousands Of ForecL On Urban Homes Are Halted WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. W-Tho Home Owners' Loan corporation said today its activities prevented foreclosures on urban properties to a vnlue of $0,903,020 during the week onricd October 20. The nnw total of foreclosures avoided was given at 22,832 with a dollar volume of $65,271,957.

Individual loan applications tentatively approved at the home office reached 86,220, totaling The corporation said that up to October 20, loans completely paid out numbered 2,328 and amounted to $6.724,311. More Than 10,000 Bales Are Ginned During Past Week In Area; 70 Per Cent Of Crop Believed Picked More than 10,000 bales of cotton were by the 33 gins of Lubbock count. for the week ending Saturday afternoon. Check of 30 of thn, gins, with others, showed bales, net gain of from the pievious week. dinners estimated as high 70 pnr cent, of Ihr crop had been picked.

with probably nn average of from So to 65 per cent ginned. Based on this estimate, the county's total should run between 60 000 and 73.000 bales. 30 o'clock. Deputy Called Deputy Sheriff Walter Perry was called at once, but when he arrived Mr. SherreU was dead.

Sherrell and Guy Black, Ama- a "er- Informe at Brown- Held (of the accident, said he had let Mr. Sherrell out of his car to so to the Sherrell home about a mile away. Black drove on to Brown-Held. Sheriff Kuykendall said Mr. Sherrell could roi have walked more StCs before he estimates for two a total of 39276 10,169 bales i struck by an automobile or a truck Mr.

Sherrell was survived by his' widow; five sons. Ray, Joe, and Pete SherreU; and four MrS Bernard Clarice. Mangie. and Aline Sherrell, all of Seagraves. Hollywood Man Is Killed, say today, front of the young women, 01 Progress, heard the bullet hit tha sign- board.

After an investigation in the vicinity he found that two bullets had been fired from a gun.in Fulton Radiator shop, 1006 Avenue H. Bob Teston, who operates a cafe at 1015 Avenue and who said he shot the gun twice at a door of the radiator shop- Bill Hampton, owner of the-gun and an employe of the shop- Jim Fulton, shop owner, of 2204 Ninth street; Herman Brown A vftnu and Otis' Shlpp of Idalou, who were In the shop went to the sheriff's office Immediately. X-ray examination at West LOCAL WOMAN, Marriage Of Doris Kenyan To End In Divorce Courts HOLLYWOOD. Oct. 28.

The rc-ennt marriage of Arthur Hopkins New York broker, and Mrs. Doris Kenyon Sills, widow, of Milton Sills (he actor, soon find its way into the divorce courts, Mrs. Hopkins said today. Incompatibility will be charged, Mrs. Hopkins said.

"My home' is here, my interests are here, while his interests are- far removed from California," said the actress. "Neither of us could work' out a satisfactory compromise." Eight Young Officers Are Quizzed In Military Plot MEXICO, D. Oct. 28 young officers who confessed planning a. military plot were questioned by military leaders today who sought to learn if the conspiracy had any ramifications and whether the group had the backing of any or military fig- All SIiow Increases All gin points showed Increases over the report of tho previous week The six Lubbock gins, with the Tudor and Watson gins, gamed 2,577 bales; seven rural gins gained 1,588 bales; the live Slaton gins around 2.150 bales; four Idalou Bins 1,208 hales; two Shallowater gins bales; twc Monroe gins 445 bales; two Wolf forth gins, 938 bales nnd an estimated gain of 850 bales at Acuff.

Report from that point was not available. No. report was available iron: the McClung gin and Its totals ara not included. However cotton men say the gin would have added several hundred bales for the week's total. By points, following are the gin- 'u ubbock 9 744 bales Walou, 4.300 bales; Shallowater, 925 bales- Monroe, 1,602 bales; Wolfforth 297 bales; Acuff, 4,725 bales, '(es- (eSa ted) anCj W5 Injured In Mishap SULPHUR SPRWGS.

Oct. 28 heart-on collision late today deiuh to A McDonald of Hollywood. nnd injuries to three other persons. The accl- flent happened on the Dallas highway two miles west of Sulphur Springs. Miss Mildred Freeman, Sycamore, 111., was brought to a hospital un- consdous.

Her injuries were considered serious. Mrs. Nell Hamilton, Mfimphis, and Mrs. H. Moore, Chicago, suffered minor here.

Frazier And Hunter Taken To Clarksville For Trial WV-Ater trict judge George P. Blackburn sentenced Charley Frazier and and ter for bery, they were taken to darks- 2 lcftoda there on es of robbery with firearms. Theii ta the Carlos Martin Del Campo, TDM, wever that the movement jacKetl importance nnd declared that one accused nu-j; would be piven full during a court martial. Removal Of Negro's Body To New York Balked By Judge BALTIMORE, Oct. 28 -cge Eugene O'Dunne today refused to permit the transfer of Eue! Lee' to New York and Blackburn ordered the tences giver, the men to secutiveiy.

Prnzier was gi sen- run con- a to- stores and Humer 2S ye raids on threa Deport, Texas, on Occ 8. gave the Two Conditional Pardons Are Given Texas Convicts AUSTIN, Oct. 28. Miriam A. Ferguson today issued two conditional pardons to Te.va* convicts.

One was to J. T. Wolf, El Paso county, forgery, two years, con- farmer. His attorney, Bernard Aries since has made a determined fight York where planned. KILLED Oct.

2S. demonstration was and her husband injured wrtousiy late today when rhejr car skidded and was collision with a truck Just north of Gilmer. was in critical condition tonight at a Gilmer hospital. THfiEE CHARGED BROWNWOOD, Oct. 28.

sault to murder charges were filed against Lee Tullos, Oscar Tate and Louis Helms, ali of Cross PZalns, in connection with an Guy Afeadows nt his home here Jn.st. night. Physicians reported Meadows Jn a condition from numerous stab wounds. Weather Report.