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,1 r- For Nearly A Century Has Set The Pace For Mississippi Journalism Prints All The Netcs That9 Fit To Print And Prints It First FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT JACKSON, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1936- ESTABLISHED 1837 The Daily Washington Merry-Co-Round By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN Authors of 'Washington Merry- Go-Ronnd and "More Merry-Go-Round" ran1 WOfffir'OfVl (nils1 ffllTirRAfnlfiil Tropin inl ub mm) Mr ILUIjuvIZaalLUUJJ lUJLr IlILIUJ Inventors of Cotton-Picker Refuse to Sell Machine to Argentina; Mrs. Roosevelt's Versailles Comment Horrifies French Diplomats; Younjr Japanese Officers Back Border Fights, Want War With USSR; New Dealers Label "Chem-urgy" GOP Plot to Keep Down Farm Prices. I I STATE BEARS BRUNT OF SOUTHERN STORMS 204 Kimtvn Dead, Property damages 3 To 6 Millions; Georgia 0hwn Also Struck Temporary Morgues Over flow With Bodies of Identified Victims CASUALTY LISTS OF STORMS im. arm -'-nfm l.

art i f- -dSi nrar i wtttt Tupelo, Coffeeville and Booneville, with a death toll of around 150 persons, bore the brunt of a series of southern tornadoes Sunday night that claimed between 250 and 300 lives. Above are scenes. typical of the havoc caused at Tupelo when block after block of the city was laid low by the terrible windstorm WASHINGTON, April 6. The Bust Brothers, inventors of the revolutionary cotton picking machine, have refused to sell one of theii machines to the Argentine Government. It had been ordered by Governor Castells of the Chaco Province, which is speeding cotton cultivation in competition with the United States.

The Rust Brothers have been will-in? to forego profits on their invention in order that it may not help competition abroad, also may not throw too many Southern tenant farmers out of work. NOTE Argentine cotton fields' chief need Is labor or labor-saving machinery. Mrs. Roosevelt's Diplomacy Mrs. Roosevelt caused great consternation to the French Government the other day.

In her daily column, written shortly after Hitler had remiliterized the Rhineland, she discussed the moves for peaceable settlement of the matter and said; "No one denies that the Versailles Treaty was unjust in many ways and that revisions should be made. It is quiet evident, however, that Germany has ignored the agreements under, the Locarno Pacts, but it seems more profitable to talk this over than to fight it out again to an unsatisfactory finish to have another peace built on revenge and fears." Since bitter. opposition? to treaty revision is the keynote of the French policy toward Germany, the French Embassy, horrified, cabled the exact text to the French -Foreign Office In Paris. To what extent' was Mrs. Roosevelt speaking for herself? To what extent was she voicing the views of her Husband? That is the burning question which neither the Embassy nor the Foreign Office yet has been able to answer.

East The inside of the Japanese-Russian row, according to confidential cables received here, is that it springs from the same cause as the revolt of the young Army officers in Tokyo last month. The younger military demand war with Russia. They have provoked attacks on the Mongol border with out orders from or the knowledge of Tokyo. Even many of the older officers maintain that war with Russia has been postponed too long, that every month of delay sees the Red Army stronger, more difficult to conquer. The Japanese prefer to have war break first in Europe, so Russia will be occupied on both fronts.

But failing this, the younger generation is willing to take on the Soviets single-handed. This is why trouble In the Far (Continued on Page Five) ISSAT ZO? CHARLESTON, S. April 6 P) Police radio announcers have been arguing whether "that's all," or "that is all," is better for concluding announcements. The shorter form, one group contends, sounds over the radio like, "dat's all" and regard it "cheap talk." MISSISSIPPI Partly cloudy, somewhat warmer in the interior Tuesday. Wednesday partly cloudy, ris-' ing temperatures.

louisiana: Partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday; somewhat warmer Wednesday and in north and west portions Tuesday. Alabama: Partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday; somewhat wanner Wednesday. Extreme northwest Florida: Cloudy and cooler, probably rain in east portion Tuesday; Wednesday partly cloudy. Arkansas: Partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday; slightly warmer in south and east portions Tuesday. Weather bureau records of temperature and rainfall for tha 24 hours ending 8 pjn in the principal cotton growing areas and elsewhere: nigh Low Rain Jackson SO 58 0.08 Atlanta 64 42 0.24 Birmingham 74 43 0.33 Chicago 36 34 0.50 Denver 24 18 0.23 Jacksonville 80 55 000 Little Rock 80 70 0.00 Memphis 73 56 0.00 Meridian 73 56 0.14 Mobile 24 60 0.04 New Orleans 62 62 0.00 MISSISSIPPI RIVER Flood Pres't 24-Hour 1 Stage Stage Change ADD WEATHR St.

Louis 30 16.3 0.4 fall Memphis 34 3o.O 1.0 rise Helena 44 42.7 0.8 rise Arkansas City 42 32.4 J.4 rise Vicksburg 43 32.4 0.6 rise Natchez 46 35.7 0.4 rise Baton Rouge 35 25.6 0.5 rise Donaldsonville 28 19.5 0.5 rise 22 14.2 0.4 rise New Orleans 17 10.5 0.5 -rise OHIO Cairo 40 51.5 0.7 rise. WEATHER Gainesville, Ga. Has -145 Dead in Storm to Tupelo Tragedy GAINESVILLE, April A raging spring windstorm, striking just as the working day twisted the business section here into flaming wreckage, killing at least 145 persons today. Fires, adding to the horror of the scene here, hampered the work of rescue parties and relief authorities said it might be days before all the bodies were removed. The storm struck here like a black horror with the roar of many locomotives.

Torrential rains followed the winds. A moment later the business district of this thriving textile manufacturing center was virtually a shambles. There was not a building In the downtown district which was untouched and most of them, a few minutes before the scene of busy workers commencing their daily tasks, were reduced to piles of wreckage. Screams and cries from the Injured and the fires gave an eerie asnect to the scene. Fire engines and ambulances were trapped tn their, efforts to get through the streets oy ine litter of debris.

Water mains were burst adding to the difficulties of fire fighters. (Continued on Page Ten) -A- GAS STORAGE TANKSJJURN Explosion Is Threatened In Clarksdale Fire; Loss Set at $10,000 CLARKSDALE, April Threatening to cause a major disaster if they explode, three tanks estimated to contain 20,000 gallons of gasoline each were burning here early tonight at the Woco Pep storage plant on West Tallahatchie avenue. The conflagration apparently started from a "short" in an electric pump which caused a spark to light the gasoline. The pump was being used to load a car of gasoline according to Bill Garrett, manager for the Mid-South Oil company here. RESISTANCE OF ETHIOPIA FAILS ASMARA, Eritrea, April 6.

(JP) The Eritrean army corps, striking swiftly into the country beyond Quoram, occupied Alamada today, about 10 miles south, of Quoram. The Italian headquarters reported Emperor Haile Selassie's army was still in confused flight and offering no opposition. Members of the imperial guard, the negus own personal troops, have been captured as far west as Socota, at least 60 miles from the scene of the recent battles. windows were filled with new automobiles. Her husband and son were dead.

Outside a store wherein lay a score or more bodies stood a middle aged man with his face gashed and bruised, "I see you came out alright," said a friend, "I did." said he, "but my wife and baby are In there." Bewilderment was the only emotion evidenced to any extent as the victims today had not yet gathered the full force of their losses. They were shocked, stunned Into sort of paralysis. Aged couples, their homes and all their worldly belongings swept away, walked the streets, talked with friends, and learning how many of their acquaintances had escaped the fury of the winds, seemed Immune to the fact that (Continued on Page Ten), By H. COPPENBARGER Clarion -Ledger Stat News Editor TUPELO. April 7.

(Tuesday) The unofficial death toll in the Tu- pelo sector. this morning stood at 204 persons. Of this total 187 had been identified, 17 were unidentified. Over two score of this number died of injuries, either here or la hospitals outside the town to whidi many of the Injured were taken today. The appalling death toll from, Sunday night's terrific tornado Is still short of its peak, as there are believed more bodies under the wreckage, and more of the injured now being cared for are believed certain to die.

Estimates of the property damage ranged from three to six millions with the opinion expressed that less than half of the loss was covered by Insurance. Tupelo was making rapid progress toward emerging from it confusion tonight. Streets were being cleared up. lights and power were available In most of the city and ccmmunication fa- cilities were briny rapidly re p'aired. Besides the dead here, four wera dead at Booneville and four known dead at Coffeeville.

Earlier" reports that 13 were killed at the latter point were being discredited tonight. The number of Injured at Tupelo exceeds 1,000 and may run as high as 1,500. Tupelo's principal damage In the Willis Heights section, a residential area several blocks west of the business blocks of tho city. The downtown area escaped with minor damage, but the hard- TUPELO, April 6. 6P) Among the more than 200 vie- tfms of the tornado here -rera Mr.

and Mrs. Jim Burroughs and their 11 children. They died huddled In their humble one-room home two miles directly west of Tupelo. The children were: Inez, 20: John, 16; Carl, 14; Thomas, 12; George, 11; James. VonceiaL Loretta and Juanita, sis-year-old twins; Sara Joe, and Allen Earl, 2.

Burroughs was an employe of a cotton mill. hit residence area, including school, church and hospital buildings, was a complete shambles. Scenes which were unmatched In magnitude in the state's history were disclosed by the rising suii this morning. All day the task of rescue, relief and some superficial rehabilitation has gone forward under direction of city authorities beaded by Mayor J. P.

Nan-ney, TV A workmen. National Guardsmen under Adjutant-General John A. OKeefe, Red Coss workers, and a host of volunteers from many cities. Lights, water and telephone systems were paralyzed by the stom but were tonight being gradually repaired for service. Martial law, under the term "military control" reigned in town tonight with curfews, military passes (Continued on Page Ten) ABE MARTIN fho- I Tht A rt i "Well, if ne nad any good qualities well probly hear about 'em now said ole Niles Turner t'day when he heard Tipton Bud's father wus dead.

Who remembers when a girl's intellectual qualities wus an set? TUPELO (White): Mrs. Maggie Lee McCulough. Gertrude Metcalf. Mildred Metcalf. Jane Metcalf, 4 years.

Geraldine Metcalfe, 4 months. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burrough and 11 children. Mrs.

Charles Clifton. Mrs. Felix, Barclay, Ripley. J. E.

Cruber. Otis Wooldridge. Doty. Dan Doty. Unidentified white woman about 40 years old.

Mrs. Jack; StulL Bee Long i Mrs. Green Bill Shirley. Bill Shirley, Jr. Mrs.

BiUStrley. Mr. and Mrs. H. B.

Senter. Henderson Bryson. Mrs. L. Q.

Stone. Mrs. H. A. Godwin.

Mrs. S. Ford. Mrs. Lottie Burton.

Ruby Mae Stutsey. Dave Tuaer. Mrs. iMr, and Mrs. Guy Davis.

Miss Ruth Brown. Virgil Ford Earl CockrelL Jr. Uncle joe Smith, 95. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Hardin. Mrs. j. Y. Cummings.

Kenneth W. Cayson. Billie Lou Cayson. Frank Kirkpatrick. Mrs.

A. L. Wylie. Mrs. Maggie McCarty.

Joe Cooley. Bobbie Ccolev. Mrs. r. W.

McAllster. Ann McAllster. Elmer Caldwell. Mrs. Horture Garner.

Phil Anderson. Mrs. A. T. Leslie.

Helen Jane David. Mrs. Jack Dunn. Gladys Dunn. Juanita Crissom.

Mr. and Mrs. Alton Grissom. Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Lummus. Mrs. J. H. Carathan.

Mr. and Mrs. Luther Young. Bennie Milton Creddelle. Mrs.

Sadie Wylie. Eunice Hall. Mrs. Sam Watson. Mrs.

Louis Watson. Mrs. Harry Armstrong. Mrs. William Jackson and daughter.

T. Rogers. Miss Tommie Davenport. J. L.

Godsey. Mrs. J. L. Berryhlll.

B. A. Lindsay. Catherine Rodgers. Jessie Rodgers and two children.

Lorine Clanton. Mrs. H. Y. Young.

Bessie Young. Mrs. Ton! Clark, Jr. Mrs. Killing.

John L. God sen. George Herring. Two children of Mrs. A.

L. (Continued on Page Ten) 1 KILLED IN STATE CRASH Mother Dies in Collision, Husband and Daughter Seriously Hurt WESSON, April 6 A fast Illinois Central train, hurtling northward, snuffed out the life of one. person' and seriously Injured two others, members of the same family, when an automobile struck it Just behind the engine at a crossing near here shortly after noon today. Mrs. Johnnie White was killed instantly in the collision, reported to have occurred as the car drove headlong into the speeding No.

4, a through passenger, striking the tender of the locomotive. Her husband, John White, and her daughter, 10 years old, were critically Injured, and were rushed to a hospital at Brookhaven where they were being treated tonight. The little girl's condition was said to be critical. Mr. "White suffered a broken arm and shoulder as well as severe head injuries, (Continued on Page Hire).

BRUNO'S BODY IS CREMATED Events Stemming From forts to Disprove Guilt Continue Unabated NEW YORK, April 6 (JP) Bruno Richard Hauptmann's body was given-to a crematory's flames today, but events stemming from efforts to disprove his guilt in the Lindbergh baby's murder continued their course. The widow, Mrs. Anna Haupt-mann, stood before his opened casket and vowed to make someone "pay" for his death. Gov; Harold G. Hoffman of New Jersey vas pictured by Lieutenant Hicks, criminologist associated with him in the last weeks of the executive's campaign to "break the case," as still determined to locate possible accomplices of the stolid Bronx carpenter.

In Brookl3Ti. the weird story Paul H. Wendel told of being' kidnaped in February, and beaten to yield a "confession" of the Sourlands crime spurred half a hundred detectives to seek house in which he said four men kept him prisoner. It was a strange funeral they gave Hauptmann in the stone crematory building overlooking a Lutheran cemetery. Hundreds of (Continued On Page Three) Help Tornado Victims Today Stunned by the horror of the Tupelo disaster but realizing the urgent need for succoring the hundreds of injured, numerous proffers of money for relief of the tornado victims were made yesterday to The Clarion-Ledger.

Pending the designation by Governor White of an official relief agency, such contributions should be turned over to the American Red Cross at Jackson. That organization will, in. all probability, be designated by the governor today as the official relief Money in ample amount will be needed quickly to carry out emergency' relief and to save the lives of scores listed among: the injured. It should and doubtless will be given stint by the people of Mississippi. Contributions sent to the American Red Cross at Jackson will be applied immediately to the work of relief.

Latest reports indicate that the number of injured will run well over 1,000. Many of these persons will die unless they receive immediate hospital and medical attention. The Clarion-Ledger calls upon the people of the state to give liberally of their means to help the stricken people in the devastated area. Give money to buy food, clothing and medicine for men, women and babies. all contributions to the American Red Cross at Jackson.

rebuilt- completely and the city again on Its path of progress. Many more years will be required to rebuild the lives of those who managed to survive the death-dealing' blow, who are today finding that their life-long friends and associates were killed in the storm. Most of these people did not know this morning just where, they stood. Those were in the path of the cyclone which swept a "path through a large section of, the town came down to the business this, morning not knowing who was living, and who was dead, nor where, the storm had wrecked Its greatest havoc and where it had missed They to town this morning to ask about their friends. you seen Ellzey?" they said as they walked into business offices and looked around.

"Where's Jimmy" tttey SEEK TO CUT LARGE CHECKS Publicity for Big AAA Beneficiaries Brings Pressure For Reduction WASHINGTON, April 6. In the wake of senate committee action to turn a publicity spotlight on recipients of big AAA benefit checks. Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich) today suggested a plan for trimming them down. Declaring himself pleased with the action of the senate agriculture committee in approving his resolution to ask -reports on all AAA benefit payments over $10,000 a year, the, Michigan republican declared the size of checks already reported by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace indicated "it may be -desirable to reduce the unit to 'large scale producers. The committee on Saturday 'decided to recommend the" AAA report (Continued from Page Ten) VERNMENT GIVEN VOTE British Parliament Supports Baldwin's German, Italian Policies LONDON, April 6 (JP) The British, government emerged successfully tonight from a stcrm of criticism on its policies toward Italy and Germany, winning a vote of confidence in the house of commons by 361 to 145.

Clement Richard Atlee, leader of the laborite opposition, accused the cabinet of "pursuing a wobbly course." There, were charges of "senile decay" against Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's government. Neville Chamberlain, chancellor of the exchequer, concluding the long, accrimonious debate, declared the labor and liberal opposition members were urging Britain "to wave a revolver In the face of aggressors, regardless of whether the revolver is loaded or not, in the hope that the sight (Continued On Page Ituee GO Pathetic Scenes, Dark Outlook Facing Tupelo half expecting to-be told he was dead. And when they were told he hadn't shown up and it had been said he was killed In the storm, they showed a rerriarkably calm reaction. In fact, a spirit of stoical acceptance of the toll of the storm prevailed over Tupelo. Men told of roofs falling about their heads and the-remarkable way -they escaped Injury those who did es-capa.

Others went about looking for their dead among the many where corpses were brought for identification. Grief and sorrow could be seen on every hand to tell of the horror which many had suffered from the tornado. An attractive young woman with a handkerchief to her, face closed the doors ol a-. firm whose show By H. 1.

COPPENBARGER Clarion -Ledger State News Editor TUPELO. April 6 It will be a long time- before Tupelo gets over this. Above-all the confusion and disorganization following in the wake of a great loss, the fact that Tupelo has received a setback in its progress that take years to is uppermost in the minds of the citizens of this enterprising city. And it will take years many years to repair the damage done to the place, both to its physical properties and to the loves of those who experienced the terror of the sweeping cyclone, the worst catastrophe to strike in Mississippi since the great flood -of 1927. It will be many months before the mere than a hundred homes, the high-school and hospital, churches and public buildings liter-el; -by the winds will be.