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DAILY CLARION-LEDGER, JACKSON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1938 PAGE EIGHT SOLONS ARE NEAR Crash Kills Spectator Boy, 5, Kidnaped INQUIRY PUSHED IN RIOT ARRESTS tual death cf Mrs. Alford and ta witness pointed out Alfcrd as the slayer of her daughter. Neighbors of the Loftons on De-Witt street, where the slaying occurred, were next called to testify resardir-g the shooting and the circumstances which led up to it. J. W.

Salters and his wife, who live next to the Lofton home, told of hearing the shots and seeing Alford running from the Lofton back yard toward the street. They also testified to seeing Mrs. Alf ord's body lying in the yard after her husband, had fled the scene. Mrs. C.

L. Akers testified that she saw Alfcrd go to the Lofton home about two hours before the shooting and saw him return later and go upon the porch. Shortly after arrival the serend time, she said, she heard the shots. She could nuS M. I Tl -v 1 1 X- i -N 1 i L.

A-'v vx v. Jjr a 1 A VK -M i -yvs iv, Xy V.V.V.V v. w- a Vscfl "Cr Badly injured, Emil Andres of Chicago can seen lying on the ground at the right as spectators and national guardsmen rush to him after his car threw a wheel and crashed into a wall, killing Everett Spence of Terre Haute, an onlooker, during the Memorial Day race at Indianapolis. Andres' wrecked automobile is shown at extreme left. HIGHWAY PATROL EAGER FOR ROAD While his mother went next doer to help close the family grocery store for the night, James Bailey Cash, above five and a half years old, was kidnaped from his bed at Princeton, Fla.

Shortly afterwards the child's father, a wealthy merchant, received a demand for $10.0000 ransom. Special Louisiana Legislative Committee Opens Investigation BATON ROUGE, May 31 CP) a special legislative committee today began an investigation of the arrest of 36 men after a riot at the sulphuric acid plant of the Consolidated Chemical Industries Inc. here Saturday night. The committee was appointed by the presiding officers of the house and senate after both houses suspended rues to pass a concurrent resolution authorizing the investigation. Rep, Leonard Spinks.

chairman of the investigating committee, told reporters before the hearing began this afternoon that the proceedings would be executive. Later, however, reporters found the doors of the room in which the committee was meeting had been opened to the public. Testimony given from that point on was presented by persons who hsd been arrested after Saturday's riot. They testified in the main that they had been treated harshly by their captors. Testimony also was eiven to the effect that undue restrictions were set up against bondsmen who offered to furnish bonds for the arrested men.

The riot Saturday night broke a strike which had been in effect at the plant since May 13. Company officials had obtained a federal injunction prohibiting picketers from interfering with the plant's operation. Today at New Orleans, Federal Judge Wayne G. Borah signed an order directing the 36 men arrested to show cause why they should not be held in contempt of th federal injunction. Of the 36 men arrested, 23 of them eave Tangipahoa parish addresses.

Plant officials said none of the men arrested ever worked for the company. Sheriff Newman de Bretton said he and seven deputies arrested thp men after the men charged the company's plant late Saturday night and attempted to halt the plant's operations. The sheriff said his men were armed with tear gas and one machine gun but that none of the weapons were used and no one was hurt. Rep. Spinks declared that 326 men were pacfully picketing the plant when suddenly they were surrounded and arrested by "50 men each armed with a machine gun." The strike began when several of the plant's employes objected to the discharge of some employes, saying seniority rules had been violated in an effort to minimize strength of the local chemical workers union, affiliate of the American Federation of Labor.

Picketing has been abandoned at the plant. Seventeen of the 36 persons arrested still are in jail. LAD'S (Continued from Page One) drawn while agents of the federal bureau of investigation and all local authorities withdrew. Cash had defied a death threat a.gainst his son by notifying federal officers soon after the boy was snatched from his bed last Saturday night. Fears grew the threat misht have been carried out.

While authorities stayed away, private citizens by the hundred, many in the universal overall garb of this citrus and vegetable growing section 25 miles southwest of Miami, congregated in the highway before Cash's combined residence and general store and discussed forming posses to organize a search. Services of the National Guard and American Legion posts were of fere a. There were many supporters, including W. P. Cash, the lad's uncle, for a theory the kidnapers were local residents.

The child was easily frightened by strangers but the mother, helping her husband close the grocery for the night, heard no outcry when he was taken. Maps which accompanied the ransom notes reflected a thorough knowledge of local geography. In accordance with instructions given by the kidnapers, the senior Cash made a solitary drive in the misty dawn today until winking headlights gave a signal. There he tossed a bundle of small bills, making up the $10,000 ransom to the roadside and returned in high spirits, reporting he expected word by noon as to where he could find his boy. "Skeegie." As no word came, apprehension grew.

Mrs. Cash was near cm-lapse. Business went on as usual in the filling station in front of the frame house, however, with Jim Mizell, a youthful attendant, pumping gas for a boom trade. 1- X. C.

REDUCES ACCIDENT TOLL RALEIGH. N. C. (JP) A "do something about if safety campaign reduced North Carolina's death toll on highways nearly 30 per cent the first quarter of this year as compared to the same period of 1937. Last year's record of 1.123 killed and 7.990 injured in highway accidents started it.

LEGISLATIVE GOA I Senate Okays Bulk Of Bills Approved By House, Including Sales Tax BATON ROUGE, May 31 (JP) The administration's legislative program today moved smoothly toward a goal of final enactment before the week is out. The senate finance committee put its okay this afternoon on the bulk of the house-approved administration bills, including the one per cent general sales tax bill. The committee at the request of Governor Richard Leche tacked on an amendment, however, granung a few more specific exemptions from the sales tax. Other house bills sponsored by the state administration which were reported favorably by the senate finance committee were the proposals calling for $4,500,000 bonds for the New Orleans charity hospitals and $6,000,000 bonds for the state ooard of education, appropriating $75,000 to purchase the New Orleans home of the late Huey P. Long for use as a state museum, exempting small businesses from occupational taxes, repealing the tick eradication tax, dedicating proceeds of the soft drink tax to Louisiana State University and exempting homes built after Jan.

1, 1938, from taxes for three years. The house ways and means committee, meanwhile, reported favorably senate-approved administration bills which would prohibit state officials under penalty of law from exceeding their regular budgets without approval of the state board of liquidation, make supervisor of public funds a member of the state bond and tax board, and consolidate memberships of the state hospital public welfare boards. The house ways and means committee amended the administration's bill raising the tax on liquor and sparkling wines so as to lower the tax increase from $1.25 to $1.00 per gallon. Present tax is sixty cents per gallon. The oemmittee also approved the administration house bill authorizing vote on a a constitutional amendment to issue $5,000,000 highway bonds.

While the legislative spotlight centered today on the doings of the various committees, both houses of the legislature passed a number of minor measures. TABLES REVERSED ON GOTHAM MAYOR LaGuardia Is Accused Of Taking Dictatorial Measures NEW YORK, May 31 (JP) Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, who once suggested that a wax figure of Adof Hitler should be placed in a "chamber of horrors" at the 1939 New York World's Fair, came in for comparison with the German fuehrer himself today. Irate city councilmen, called back from their holidays by the mayor to attend an assertedly "illegal" special session, adjourned in turmoil after heaping abuse on what they described as the dictatorial tactics of LaGuardia. "No one can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear," shouted Councilman Howard W.

Spellman, Democrat. "The mayor will never be courteous. He was not born that way." "There Is another gentleman whom it would seem that God Almighty created in the same pattern," he continued. "There is a physical as well as a political similarity. The gentleman is short, the gentleman is an exhibitionist, the gentleman is photogenic, the gentleman is impatient and discourteous, and the gentleman is named Adolf Hitler.

"LaGuardia may be all of that, but he does not yet have the power of his photogenic counterpart. Adolf Hitler." The furore arose over LaGuar-dia's action in sending out copies of his message to newspapers "for immediate release" before the councilmen themselves received it. The message explained LaGuar-dia's veto to a council resolution which criticized two municipal court judges for helping to shield Simon W. Gerson, Communist aid in the Manhattan borough president's office, from unfavorable publicity. The councilmen walked out before the clerk could read it.

Summer Vacation Camp At Gulfport Will Open June 26 Over 100 4-H Club members from Hinds, Madison Rankin and Simpson counties are looking forward to a summer camp to be held at the Gulfport fairgrounds July 26-30. During the four-day outing club members will take part in a round of activities including a tour of fish and oyster canneries, a trip to Ship Island, where they will study plant life and numerous other trips to points of inter it along the coast. A bus will be chartered for the trip to Gulfport. where campers Will stay at th fairgrounds, provided them through the courtes of Ivan Ballenger, city clerk. A corps of capable instructors and life guards will accompany members and parents are assured that special safety measures will be taken in caring for them.

BRITISH GIRL OUT ON BOND NEW ORLEANS, May 31 fP Sylvia May Bradshaw, 22. of Sussex England, was in custody of the British consul today after being released on $1,000 bond following a hearing on violation of passport privileges. The girl had been arrested on Thursday at Shrevepcrt on larges of espionage but federal bureau of iavestigatioa agents sall no el- Examination Shows nr Cl i. rT, lL Irian OJlUL iu Jeam While Securely Tied ox vi wUU- nation of the body of a "ride" victim today led to the belief he had been shot to death while, hobbled with a rope about hts hands and feet, he ran a gangland gauntlet. The body, identified as that ot Fred Vanucci of Chicago.

was spravrled on a road near suburban Crete. It bore 11 bullet wounds Coroner Londos Brannon of Will county said it was apparent! the hog-tied victim had been thrown from a car and punc- i tured with machine gun or re-1 volver bullets while he attempted to struggle out of range. Vanucci's car, the lights still burning, vis found five miles away. ISOLA SCHOOL FINALS HELD ISOLA, May 31. Graduation exercises of the Isola consolidated school were held Monday night.

Thomas L. Bailey of Meridian e'e-livered a most interesting address which was enjoyed by a very large crowd of patrons and visiters. Jeanette Harper delivered the salutatory address and Clara Childress the valedictory speech. STATE (Continued from Page One) was questioned closely concerning the attitude of Alford following his arrest on the night of the murder and on the following day when the inspector said he made the confession admitted in evidence yesterday. The inspector admitted that Alford appeared unconcerned about the matter and.

in the absence of the jury while the court was quali- fying the confession itself, he de- scribed Alford as "about the most coid-DiooGed man" ne naa ever seen, The purpose of the defense obviously was to show that immediately following the commission of the crime Alford's action and demean- or was not that of a normally person. With the completion of the state's case jesterday the defense is expected to being the presentation of its sanity proof this morning without any effort to break down the physical facts case presented by the state to the jury. Two of the state's best known alienists. Dr. R.

R. Welch, former superintendent of the insance hos- pital at Meridian, and Dr. O. A. Schmid, formerly of the staff of Wallace Sanitarium in Memphis.

are expected to be among the early witnesses called by the defense. Dr. weicn, it was learned yesterday, has had Alford under observation for some time and he is expected to be the star witness for the defense in 1 i i i i sav now manv snots were "Mr Akers followed his wile on the stand and testified that he saw Alford run from the back yard of the Lofton home after the shoot in; and asked hum "what's the the witness quoted Alford as replying. Only one question was askf these four witnesses bv the defense. Attorney Nobles asked each if he or she knew why Alford killed his wife and each in turn answered "No" Describes Scene R.

D. Bonner, nolice officer serving as a detective at the time cf the slayinz. testified that he eni to the Loftcn home to investigate the killing and related the incidents which lad to the arrest cf Alford two hours later in a cafe near the Buckeye Cotton Oil Corr.par.y. Alford was employed as nightwatch-man for the oil company. Officer Bonner described the murder scene, telling the jury that hs found the body of Mrs.

Alford Ijin; in the yard to the rear of her mother's home. He said he left his fellow officer. Stewart, at the scene and went in search of alford. The pistol with which Altord is alleged to have killed his wife was offered as an exhibit to Bonner's testimony. The officer said he took it from a man in the cafe where Alford was arrested, explaining that the man had taken it from Alford before he was arrested.

-n was a calibre Smith Wesson revolver, of the "short" tvpe, and contained five empty shells. Officer Bonner said fce r0ceivcd the gun. On cross- examination of the wit ness by Governor Conner, it was brought out that the officer did not tag the gun when he reached, police headquarters with his prisoner but turned the weapon over to his superior. Inspector Crawford, There was no identifying tag or mark on the weapon when it was exhibited to the jury yesterday. Offiotr Bonner said Alford told him on the way to headquarters that he killed his wife because "if I couldn't live with her I didn't want anybody else to have her Alford had asked him.

he said, ho- his wile was and when he was told that she was dead he said the pri soner exclaimed "don't tell me that. Most of the testimony of Inspector Crawford had to do with the confession and the manner in which, it was procured. The inspector said he got two confessions lrom Alford. one on the night of the m'Jjrder and the other the next morning. The confession made on the night of his arrest, the officer said, covered only the "high lishts of the shooting and was devoid of detail.

He said he wrote this confession down in "roush notes" but he could not tell defense attorney George Nobles what became of these notes. Th following morning, the in-scector said, he talked with Alford again and filled in the details of the story, wrote the confession himself on a typewriter and had Alford sign it in the presence of thrca other police offioerr. Body Identified Inspector Crawford said he could not recall whether he filed the original notes made immediately after Alfords arrest, or destroyed them, but he said the completed and detailed confession offered as evidence yesterday corresponded substantially with the first confession. The only difference, he said, was that the second confession contained more details, and a correction written into the text by Alford with a pen at the time he signed it. The last witness for the state was O.

W. Baldwin, an undertaker, who prepared Mrs. Alford's body for burial. This witness described the bullet wounds upon the body ana identified the blood-soaked clothing which was taken from the body. Holding up a gray coat worn.

by Mrs. Alfcrd at the time she was slain. Mr. Baldwin pointed out two bullet holes in the back, botii juil below the shoulder blades. One was on the left sice and the other on the right.

The witness told the jury that the bullet which entered the left side of the dead woman's back ploughed its way through the body and emerged "through the left breast. The other, he S22d, lodged near the cen- ter of the bodr and was removed by probing. In addition to these wounds, the witness said one bullet shattered Mrs. Alford's arm and that one finscr vas broken, cither by a fourth bullet or by one of the first three. Ke was unable to say whether there were four separate and dis- tinct bullet wounds, but admitted o.ood.

With the presentation of this gruesome evidence of the crime, the state abruptly rested its case and Judge Alexander recessed court until today. (SEED (2 Phone 5-S I EMERGENCY FUND SET FOR RELIEF Senate Approves 000 To Be Used In Direct WPA Aid WASHINGTON, May 31 (JP) The senate voted today to make $50,000,000 of WPA funds available for direct relief in event of emergency, but rejected a proposal by Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich) that the amount be increased to The emergency cash would be set aside from the proposed WPA appropriation of $1,425,000 provided in the $3,000,000,000 lending-spending bill. (Direct relief, which consists of outright grants of money and is some times called the "dole," differs from the WPA policy of providing relief through jobs. The WPA policy now is to leave the task of direct relief far unemployables to states and other political subdivisions.) Vandenberg said the plight of the larger industrial cities was a "clear indication" that more direct relief would be necessary to supplement the exsting system. Inclusion of even $50,000,000, Vandenberg said, constituted "recognition that the relief problem may become too large to be handled by work relief alone." Senator Byrnes (D-SC objected to Vandenberg's proposal, saying it would be a departure from WPA policy.

A decision' on the total amount to be allotted WPA was deferred after Senator Lundeen (FL-Minn) offered an amendment to increase iC $3,000,000,000, making in all. A show-down on ear-marking of various sums in the bill was also postponed when Senator Frazier (R-ND) temporarily withdrew an amendment which would have clipped $30,000,000 from certain projects anud devoted it to water conservation work. Frazier proposed the amendment on behalf of Senator Nye (R-ND) but withdrew it in order to confer with other senators interested in the proposal. Administration leaders objected to the manner in which funds were to be apportioned." BOND ALLOWED IN TRUST CASE SOUTH BEND, May 31 (JP) Bond of $2,500 was set by Federal Judge Thomas W. Slick here today for each of the 85 defendants involved in the government's antitrust case against the Ford Motor Company, Chrysler Corporation and General Motors Corporation, their affiliated finance companies and executives.

The government charged coercion was used to set up a monopoly in the automobile finance business. PAINTERGETS LIGHE SENTENCE PLYMOUTH, May 31 (JP) Stanley E. Bakewell, construction foreman of Gibsonia, whose counsel pleaded it was "only a lark," today was convicted of painting historic Plymouth Rock, and faced a nine-months sentence in the house of correction. After finding Bakewell guilty of smearing the rock with red paint, May 8. Judge Elmer L.

Briggs said he would pronounce the sentence tomorrow. Errol Flynn Fails To Reach Jackson; Crowd Disappointed Scores of feminine admirers of handsome, swashbuckling Errol Flynn, current star of the motion picture version of Robin Hood, crowded Municipal Airport last night only to be disappointed when his plane arrived without him. Glamor Boy Flynn and his beautiful wife, the former Lili Damita, booked passage on a Delta Airlines plane at Miami Monday, but cancelled their reservations late yesterday afternoon, giving no reason for the change in plans. Although Johnny Sutton spent most of the day yesterday trying to convince the impatient fem-mes that Mr. Flynn would not arrive as formerly announced, they defiently maintained their vigil, giving up only after the plane had arrived at 9:43 last night, minus their hero.

Flynn and his wife have just finished a cruise around the West Indies on his schooner, Sirocco. They had made reservations for Los Angeles but were to have altered their plans with the announcement, that they were heading for New York instead. Flynn, who has gained nation-wide acclaim through his splendid acting in such pictures as Captain Blood, the Green Light and the Charge of the Light Brigade, has just finished Robin Hood, being produced by Warner Brothers. Flynn was selected as the only actor In Hollywood today who could compare with Douglas Fairbanks in portraying the famous legendary, 14th century character. His adventurous exploints have His adventurous exploits have not been entirely confined to the screen, however, as his life has been crowded with many exciting and hair-raising experiences.

RICHARDSON IN SPELLING WIN WASHINGTON, May 31 (JP) Marian Richardson, 12-year old farm girl from Floyd Coumj, won the national spelling bee and a $500 prize by spelling the word pronunciation" correctly. Marian, whose school teacher-mother instructs her at home, spelled the word after her finalist opponent, Jean I. Pierce, 13, of Ken-more, N. lost out by spelling it "pronounciation." Marian then spelled "sanitarium" correctly to clinch her victory over 21 contestants from all parts of the country. She was the entrant rep resenting the Louisville, Times.

Jean, who won the $300 second prize, was sent here by the Buffalo, N. Y. Evening News. PIKE SWIMMER HURT IN DIVE McCOMB, May 31 Pike county's first swimming casualty was reported today when) A. E.

Par-due, 14, son of the Magnolia Baptist pastor, suffered a severe scalp wround in a dive into Minnehaha creek near the Magnolia primary school. He plunged into the water off the creek bank, boys swimming with hirr. said, and struck bottom with his head1. He returned to land unaided and was carried to the Beacham Clinic where 14 stitches were taken to close the wound. His condition was reported favorable tonight.

Little Rock Wins In 8th Inning MEMPHIS. May 31 (JP) The Little Rock Travelers pushed over two runs on a pair of singles and two walks in the eighth inn ing tonight to defeat the Memphis cnicKs, 3-2, and sweep the four-game series. Grahom tallied the winning run on Schalk's blow to right. Little Rock 001 000 02023 8 1 Memphis 200 000 0002 8 0 Sayles. Kerkshieck and Coble: Doyle, Casey and Monzo.

FOREST, May 31. PhilliD Low ell McDill, age four, whose death occurred at a Jackson hospital after a short illness, were held the Conehatta Methodist church. Rev. H. H.

Boothene of Newton officiated with interment being made in the Methodist cemetery. fcurvivers include his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. McDill; two brothers, Bobbv Sam aaa JimmtQ Pale, all px gonehatta.

66 Officers To Take Part In Drive On State Accidents HATTIESBURG, May 31 (JP) State Safety Director T. B. Bird-song, in a speech here today, asserted the new Mississippi highway patrol "is free from politics and eager for the cooperation of all citizens in a campaign to reduce traffic fatilities." In a summary of the patrol proj ect Major Birdsong said 1,330 per sons applied for the 53 positions and 685 of the applicants present ed themselves for preliminary ex aminations. From the latter group 98 were selected for a months training at Camp Shelby near here. Major Birdsong said tne 98 naa been reduced to 66, who will comprise the patrol of 53 active officers and 13 alternates.

The safety director said there would be 35 motorcycle patrolmen who will be assigned to the state's paved highways, and 18 others would operate in automobiles on the graveled roads. Madison Supplies Fund To Purchase Calves For Boys Forty calves will be awarded to 4-H and FFA club members of Madison county, according to a committee recently named to purchase the stock with a $1500 allotment made by the county board of supervisors. The project is the first move In a plan to stage a livestock show at Canton in March, according to W. D. Mansell, president of the special board of advisors.

Other members of the advisory committee included Coleman Lane, Flora; Dr. W. B. Smith, Canton; J. E.

Richardson, Ridgelanc, and Rimmer Covington, Canton. The calves will be given to members of the two clubs with the understanding that the stock will be paid for from profits made on the animal after it has grown to a saleable size. The money paid back into the fund will be re-invested in calves for members the following year. A premium list oi ow win oe awarded to Madison county farmers at the March show, while club members will share in premiums amounting to $100. State breeders will be unable to enter cattle in the show except on the invitation of the director, N.

S. Estes, Madison county agent. Plans are now being maae oy Estes. W. H.

White, Camden, vocational teacher, and L. B. Bryant, Farmbaven. State Goes Fancy With Auto Plates; 1939 Ones Yellow Mississippi is going in for fancy colors In auto plates. Next year's car tags will be a dazzling canary yellow.

Numerals will be in black. The contract for 365,120 tags for 1939 was awarded today to the Columbus Marble Works of Columbus, Miss. The company's bid of $19,326.30 was over $2,000 lower than the next bid. of the S. G.

Adams company, St. Louis. The Columbus firm has manufactured Mississippi's tags for the past four years. The manufacturers price on each 1939 tag will be 5 1-4 cents. The tags sell to the motorist for $1 (in addition to tax).

The profit will go to support the new state highway patrol and anything left goes into the highway commission maintenance fund. PATRICIA PEVEY DIES YESTERDAY Patricia Bernice Pevey, 10-months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Pevey of Brookhaven, died of pneumonia last night. Mr.

and Mrs. Pevey, formerly of Jackson, moved to Brookhaven only two weeks ago. One brother, James Edward Pevey, and a sister, Rosa Dee Pevey, survive. Funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock this morning from Johns with the Rev. Ed Trouse officiating, interment yVl be made at, Jonas, STATES FORMING INCOME TAX FIGHT Collection Of Levy On Salaries Of Certain Workers Opposed WASHINGTON, May 31 (JP) Fourteen states joined today to seek congressional legislation outlawing collection of federal income taxes for the past 12 years from certain classes of state and municipal' employes who may be liable for them under a recent supreme court decision.

Representatives of the states decided at a conference here to ask the treasury to support such legislation. A meeting with Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau was arranged for tomorrow. The conference was called by Attorney General John J. Bennett, of New York, because of the supreme court decision last week in the New York port authority case. The court held members of the authority were not performing an essential state function and hence thei rsalaries were subject to federal income taxes.

Some treasury officials expresses the opinion after the decision that the court had implied it would uphold federal taxation of all state salaries. Under previous decisions, state salaries had been considered exempt from federal income taxes and vice versa. Lezal representatives were at the meeting from the states of New York. Mississippi. Kansas JJelaware, Rhode Island, Connecticut.

Louisiana, West Virginia, and Washington. Solicitor General Henry Epstein of New York said that in addition pledges of support and cooperation had been received from Ohio, New Mexico, North Carolina. Tennessee and New Hampshire. New Jersey and Maine were represented informally by Senator Milton (D-NJ) and Rep. Brewster (R-Me.) PEACE IS SEEN IN MEX REVOLT Rebel Leader's Sister Believed Go-Between In Settlement MEXICO CITY.

May 31 (Indications that Rebel Leader Satur-nino Cedillo may be arranging with his sister as go-between to surrender to President Lazaro cardenas developed in the capital tonight. from San Luis Potosi. revolt-torn state which the insurgent chief had ruled as agrarian overlord, said that Higinia Cedillo. his sister, visited President Cardenas there jesterday. General Juan Barragan at the war minitry confirmed the reports of the meeting, but said he did not know whether Senorita Cedillo was authorized to negotiate for her brother, who has escaped capture in widespread federal operations a-gainst his rebel followers.

It was recalled that an intimate of Cedillo had quoted him at the outbreak of the revolt 11 days ago as saj'ing TH put a bullet into my head before I'll surrender. President Cardenas said in an interview yesterday that the rebel leader, should he escape to the United States, need not fear an attempt to extradite him. If caught in Mexico, the president said, he would be tried before the proper tribunals, which the law would decide. The president ordered 12 army planes to return to Mexico City "as further evidence" the rebellion has been suppressed. Gen.

Barragan cited three reasons for the revolt's "failure" Ce-dillo's "lack of military ability." the president's precautionary measures, and the "psychological effect, the federal plane operations had onCe-dillo's followers. dence was found to warrant these charges. She is to remain in custody of W. P. Nurse, British vice-consul, pending action on her case by the department of labor in the effort to prove a case of tero- that two of the wounds may have porary insanity.

been caused by one bullet. Mother Sees Slaying The witness also exhibited to the Testimony in the trial was besun jury a shirtwaist worn by Mrs. Al-immediately after the noon recess ford on the night of the tragedy, with the introduction of Mrs. R. M.

It was completely saturated with Lofton, mother of the slam woman, as the first witness for the prosecution. Mrs. Lofton testified briefly as an eye witness to the shooting. By her testimony the state proved the ac- qrrrr 'ID CROQUET SETS TENNIS RACKETS WATER COOLERS Everett Hardware Co. 123-131 SOUTH STATE STREET PHONE 362 "Jackson's Most Complete Hardware Store" Jackson Bottling Wortc: 125 East Pascagoula.