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For Over A Century Has Set The Pace For Mississippi Journalism Prints All The News That's Fit To Print Ami Prints It First FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS EEPOETS JACKSON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 31, 1939 ESTABLISHED 1837 Wilbur Shaw's Winning Start CkSOTLtCLU After BTtousiy, The Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round By DREW PEAKSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN Authors or "Washington Merry Go Round" and "More Merry-Go-Round FDR ASKS TWO-ACRE hinimom President Now Agrees Sit-Down Strikes Probably Illegal Coll ision; 4 Wilbur Shaw, extreme left, off to a rolling start in yesterday's Indianapolis race as shown here, won the $20,000 first prize as well as other awards. Jimmy Snyder, right, on the front row, finished second. Lou Meyer, in the middle, quit with seven miles to go after the second of two bad spins with his car. At extreme right is the starter, giving the -Go" signal to 33 entries.

The picture was telephoned from Indianapolis to Atlanta and air-mailed to Jackson. Hester Makes $10,000 Bond On Charge After Audit Shows Shortage REFUGEE BILL FAILURE SEEN Secret Poll Indicates Plan To Admit 20,000 German Children Doomed HYDE PARK, N. May 30 President Roosevelt, tie-less and in shirt sleeves, today advocated more elbow room for rural borne builders and then ranged over a wide variety of subjects, Including labor legislation. Postmaster General Farley's cross-country "sounding" trip, travel plans and the visit of British Royalty. Mr.

Roosevelt said he had seen news dispatches that Senator Van-denberg (R-Mich) announced he would be receptive to the presidential nomination on a pledge not to seek more than one term, ATLANTA, May 30 W) At-torney General Frank Murphy linked a tribute to President Roosevelt's leadership tonight with the comment that talk a third term for the president was becoming more and more general. The third term question came up at press conference the attorney general held during a stop-over on his trans-Continental trip, and he laid: "People are thinking about it (the third term) and fiscuss-ing it more than ever before. There nas never been any one like him (IRoosevelt) in his great courage. Most Americans, whether they agree with him or not, realize that here is a great leader fighting it out for the people. His work must go on." but he was noncommittal beyond that observation.

He said Farley's reports on his swing through the country were very faborable. The president said he had noted that Chairman J. Warren Madden had told the house labor committee in Washington that the National Labor Relations Board would amend its regulations to give employers the right to ask for a collective bargaining election. There had been some question, he said, as to whether the board had tne power to do that under the labor relations act. Commenting on the Pennsylvania legislature's passage of a bill to outlaw sit-down strikes.

Roosevelt said there never had been any question that such strikes, by and large, were illegal under the laws of most states and that they were chiefly a matter of state jurisdiction. He expressed agreement With Secretary Hull's proposals for revision of the neutrality law directed chiefly at repeal of a section for automatic embargoes on snipments of arms and ammunition and said he believed there rhould be action by this congress. The president, amid his acres overlooking the Hudson, proposed for. his home county an ordinance requiring rural home owners to build on tracts of at least two acres with" a minimum frontage of 100 feet. He suggested that the rest of the nation might similarly expand its country dwellings.

He conceded that the plan patterned after the government's resettlement program was drastic but worth considering. -n- Uncle of Youth On Trial Found Shot To Death VENUS. May' 30 WJ Ed Franks, uncle of Burton Franks, 22-year-old Bonham man on trial for the bank robbery slaying of W. D. Wilemon, was found shot to death at his home here.

Ed Franks, free on bond under a charpe of being an accessory to the killing of the Maypearl bank president, was found sprawled in his chicken coop, a shotgun at his feet. Justice of the Peace J. W. Brewer said he would withhold his verdict until tomorrow. I i 1 4 Lat Advertising Agent's Helped Break Up AFL-CIO reace Tarley; Had Monopoly of Federation Magazine; Left Bequests to Claude Bowers may run Into Another Fascist War If he goes to Chile; Jack Garner will either Listen to Marian Anderson or Snub the King.

WASHINGTON, May 30 The story didn't leak out of the time, but a dead man exploded a bombshell at the last meeting of the AFL-CIO peace makers. It may have far-reaching effect on the outcome of the negotiations when ttiey are resumed. The dead man was John Marri-son. late head of the Morrison Advertising Agency Bible House, New York City, which for many years has had a monopoly on advertising in The Federationist, monthly magazine of the, AFL. This lucrative monopoly netted Morrison an annual income that enabled him to leave a gross estate of $559,294.

What caused the explosion the peace parley was the discovery by the CIO that in his will Morrison had made bequests to a number of top flight AFL leaders as fol- lows: $5,000 to William Green AFL president. $5,000 to William Hutcheson, pre sident of the carpenters. $5000 to Frank Duffy, vice pre sident of the carpenters. $5,000 to Frank Morrison (no re lative), secretary of the AFL. $25,000 to Thomas Rickert president of the United Garment Work ers and a peace negotiator, plus ne-fiftn interest in the annual in come of the Morrison Agency.

These happen to be the men who for years have dominated the AFL (Continued on Page Seven) LONG-FOUGHT CASE IN FEDERAL COURT Louisiana Public Service Commission, Utility Hearing Set NEW ORLEANS, May 30. (JF) The long-fought case involving Louisiana Public Service commission Juxisdicton over the business of the Interstate Natural Gas was lodged in federal court here today. The company, a Delaware corporation, obtained a restraining order in federal district court enjoining the commission from continuing its investigation costs against the company pending a hearing of the case on its merits before a three-judge federal court. The hearing was set for June 9 or as soon thereafter as the court could be held there. The federal court declined to act several months ago because the pipeline company had not exhausted its recourse to the commission on appeal.

The Interstate went into federal court on complaint that its exceptions to the state commission Jurisdicion had been overruled despite the contention that less than one percent of the company's Justness is intrastate and that its books were ordered surrendered without hearing. The interstate company also took exceptions to being assessed the cost of conducting the investigation. $45,000, which It claimed was a hindrance to interstate commerce. The federal court held that it vwu. IMC jurisdiction on the grounds that the state commis-swn.

in ordering the company to vur wny is sn oujcl not produce its books, had failed to set a hearing and hsrf i-m-inia order for production of the books auu. MISSISSIPPI jnosur Houdy. uraiter- SBrtten" "8t ni Thnrsd.y, wostly rloudy. turd tnandershowfrs in snuthmt portion. ARKANSAS Thursday, partly cloudy.

local thunder- nonnwfsc portion. LOUISIANA k.VT-; 5tJ cloudy. scattered tlons por cIouJy scattered thun-cershowers in southeast portion. JACKSON Atlanta 84 Birmingham a Chicago Denver 88 Jacksonvi: pn Little Kock fi Meridian $2 M'jnphts Mobile 78 New Oresns fui New York 04 Vicksbun "is MISSISSIPPI St. Louis 3a io 9 Memphis 34 Helena.

44 Arkansas City 43 17 2 Vicksburg 43 55 Angola 45 27.4 Baton Ecn.se 35 20.9 28 15.1 Reserve 22 11. 1 New Orleaca 17 8.4 omo Low Rain 6ft OOI 6ft 63 58 72 68 68 72 72 63 68 0.21 0.14 0.03 0.41 0.S8 4.1 rise 00 0.4 fan 0.3 rtse 0.5 fall 0.9 fall 1.0 fall OS tall 0.7 fall 0.6 all 0.1 Xftil WEATHER HOPE FADING FOR JMATOR Thomas H. Smith Still Un- heard-Of In Atlantic Crossing LONDON, May 30 Hope for Thomas H. Smith and his "Baby Clipper" faded tonight. to the outside chance he had landed in some remote part of the British Isles or was afloat at sea after his attempt to span the Atlantic in a flivver-type plane.

Most airport officials and pilots expressed fear, however, that Smith had been trying an even more risky flight than Karl Back-mann who left "Newfoundland May 16 on a projected hop to Sweden and has not been heard from since. Smith left Old Orchard Beach, Sunday in a type of monoplane seldom used for flights of more than 250 miles. His plane carried a fuel supply to last him 36 to 42 hours flying. Even rumors which flooded northern Ireland and England yesterday reporting "a tiny strange plane" died out as hope for him dwindled. Nevertheless, the air- ministry and police and coast guard officials remained puzzled over Identity of the small plane which flew low over Saint Bees Head, Cumberland, northwest England, yesterday evening at about the time Smith was expected.

"If it was not Smith's plane," one police official said, "it is remarkable that the pilot, whoever he was, has kept, silent today." This pilot circled low over the coast guard station and, after his position was signalled to him, flew off southward in the direction of London. His plane was small and gray like Smith's. Air experts recalled that in .1919 Harry Hawkev nd Commander Mackenzie Grieve attempted an Atlantic crossing and were miss ing for seven days before it was learned they had been picked up by a Danish vessel that had no radio. BANK DEPOSITOR TAKES IT ON CHIN Newark Bank To Pay No More Interest On Deposits After July 1 NEW YORK. May 30 The bank depositor is "taking it on the nose again," Hie Bank of Commerce of Newark.

New Jersey, has announced it will not pay any interest on any deposits after July 1. This bank is the first commercial institution in this area to take suck a step, but it is believed that many other banks will follow suit. The bank has been paying one percent interest on time and savings accounts under $5,000, although it ceased paying interest on commercial or demand deposits when federal deposit insurance became effective. "With United States government bonds selling at prices that make it necessary to hold them six years to maturity to get an annual return of one percent, our board of directors is faced with the alternative of broadening our investment policy or of eliminating interest and keeping in a liquid position, and we have decided to take the latter step," said R. D.

Marzano, president, explaining the new policy. Once depositors in banks throughout the nation got 3 to 4 percent interest on savings. Came the depression, and deposit interest was cut to around 2 percent, and in some cases to one percent or less. Some people in Wall street think the end is not yet. Bank vaults are bulging with idle cash.

But yields on good bonds remain very low and commercial loans are fr under normal. And when a bank does get a chance to loan out its money, the interest return is far smaller than in former years due principally to government fiscal policies and heavy flow of foreign funds into this country. WPA Worker Is Held In Death Of Upstate Man GREENWOOD, May 30. VT Sheriff Earl Equen said today that a charge of murder had been preferred against S. D.

Pate, WPA. worker and part-time nsn- erman of Money, following the death of W. A. Montgomery, 60-year-old fisherman. Montgomery died in a hospital here, the sheriff said, following a street fight at -Money late The fisherman's 10 year old daughter, Ruth Pauline, was re ported cut severely on the arm whn she rushed to the aid of her father.

A native of West Point, Montgomery lived with his family on a fish -boat in the -Tallahatchie rivert HATTIESBUKG, May SO Attendants at the Methodist hospital here late tonight reported II. C. Daniels, 5404 Brandon avenue, Jackson, was making a desperate fight for his life despite a skull fracture an.fl severe body bruises he suffered in an nutomobile-truck collision. The attendants said he fra "resting: better' and hope wa held for his recovery. HATTIESBURG, May 30-H.

C. Daniels, 2404 Brandon avenue, Jackson, is in the Methodist hospital in a serious condition suffering from a frontal fracture of the skull and severe body bruises, following an automobile-truck accident on Highway 11, near Hatties-burg. Samuel Parson Carroll, Fortification street, Jackson, driver of the car, suffered a bruise over the left eye. Ann Lee Rawls, of Hatticsburp, another passenger in the car, suffered a cut under the left arm. Neither she nor Carroll remained in the hospital for further treatment.

R. L. Beech, Purvis, route one, driver of the truck was slightly hurt. Highway Patrolman M. S.

Willis and Police Captain C. Harris and Officer T. J. Messer made the investigation of the accident. Their report listed the injured persons.

It stated the sedan driven by Carroll was headed south on the highway when it was involved, in a collision with the rear of the Beech truck. Both machines were badly damaged. HATTIESBURG, May 30. Thrown from a heavy truck when the driver swerved the machine to avoid colliding with a passenger car, Arthur Joe Reeves of Perk-inston received injuries which proved fatal tonight. He died, in a local to which the was brought for treatment after the accident in Smith county.

Ford Howell of Lucedale, driver of the truck, is also being treated here, but his condition was described as "much improved" at the South Mississippi Infirmary here. suffered internal injuries when thrown from a CCC truck driven bv Ford Howell, of Lucedale, an enroHee. The truck suddenly swerved io prevent a collision with an automobile. Reeves was a foreman of construction of CCC camps and was engaged in moving a camp at th time of the accident. Funeral services will be held at the Perkinston Banf ist rhurrh Wed nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock con ducted by the Rev.

D. T. Rlrijrway, pastor of the Wiggins Methodist church, assisted bv Rev. Sells, pastor of Court Street Meth- ocust cnurcn. liattiesourg.

interment will be in the Whittmrtiri cemetery. Reeves was a member of the board of stewards of the Wiggins Methodist church. Survivors are: his wife. Mrs -Ta Reeves: five riauhtprsr Mrs Ver non Davis, Hattiesburg; Miss Zona neeves, HattiesDurg: Mrs. Iva Whit-taker.

Perkinston: Miss Ottm Reeves, Perkinston; Mrs. Tony R-o- setta, biioxi; two brothers, A. L. Reeves, Ocean Springs: M. L.

Reeves, Perkinston; two sisters, Mrs. Lorena Bang, Hattiesburg; Mrs. G. McQuaggs, Dothon, Ala. Paralysis Victim Improving; Visits Shrine Every Day LOURDES, France, May 30 (INS) Continuing devotions at the Shrine of Lourdcs which he with giving him 'spiritual uplift," Frederick B.

Snite, attended two masses this morning. The young: Chicago infantile paralysis victim. who lives in an "iron lung," attend ed services with other members of his family at 6:30 and 7 a. m. The priest transmitted the Pope's blessinr to Snite, who then receiv ed Holy Communion.

Snite Is now showing signs of re cuperating from the effects of his long journey from Florida and the rigorous religious program he as signed to himself during his first few days at the famous shrine. Abe Martin We've alius noticed that a good sized man with a heavy voice can Jest about sav what he pleases. We know who wakes us up, but wlia wakes th' motorcyclist up? iw. SALUTE GIVEN SUBJICTIMS 21 -Gun Discharge Honors Men Who Died Aboard Squalus PORTSMOUTH, N.H., May 30 UR Slow-paced 21 gun salutes the navy's rarest dirge sounded today above the deep sea "grave" of the 26 who died aboard the submarine Squalus. Flowers floated from a sheeling airplane to the cold Atlantic shroud of the men who made the "supreme sacrifice, each for the other." Solemnly, the 33 survivors joined the relatives of the missing in prayer for those who died, "ecry man at his appointed station.

the best tradition of the navy Thus, "in' memoriam," the navy paused momentarily today in the delicate task of shifting the Squa lus to a shallower, warmer berth nearer shore a new plan forced upon the salvage crew by the freezmg temperatures and terrific pressures encountered at the present 240-foot depth. The extreme danger and the ex actress oi tne salvage task was (Continued On Page Two) ORLEANS COTTON CLOSES STEADY Liquidation, Hedge Selling Depress Price? -Slightly NEW ORLEANS, May 30 UPr Liquidation and hedge selling to gether with some profit-taking de pressed cotton futures slightly here today but increased covering re sulted in minor rallies in late deal ings and closing prices were steady, 1 to 2 points net lower. Aside from lower Liverpool cab les the market was without incen tive and fluctuated within an ex tremely narrow range in quiet trading. The best prices of the duy were reached in late dealings and the close was at or near the top. Julv contracts finished at 8.94-bid, Oct.

at 8.29, Dec at 8.08, Jan. at 8.04-bid, Mch. At 7.96, May at 7.94-bid and Jly; (new) at 7.90-bid. Spot cot-ton was dull and middling closed unchanged at 9.40 on sales of 23 bales. cn which the state is accumulating stocks for the army to live on.

About the first question any American resident in Germany hears from an American visitor is: "Is there really a food shortage here? I seem to be able to get all the (Continued On Page Five) NAZIS SEIZE CHURCH HOME Palace of Catholic Primate of Germany Is Being Taken Over rvmr -T -rA palace of Archbishop Sigismurfcd Waitz of Salzburg, the Catholic primate of Germany, was in rjosoession of the nazi black shirted elite guard tonight after an a'ppeal directly to Chancellor jH.ilier naa gone unxieeaeu. The archbishop asked the ueh rer to rescind the seizure order, which deprived him of the use of his residence. Authorities seized the building yesterday while the archbishop was away. All the furnishings were removed and stored. The primate, finding himself dispossessed, took, temporary residence in a seminary.

What steps he planned next were not disclosed. Archbishop Waitz was notified by authorities a month ago that he would have to 'leave the palace, which is state property, on the contention the S. S. troopers needed the building. At that time the archbishop wrote to Hitler asking him to (Continued On Page Two) IMRKETSABROAD ARE OPTIMISTIC Firm Trend Prevails In Most European, North American Circles NEW YORK.

May 30 (Principal United States securities and commodities exchanges were closed for the Memorial holiday today but a firm trend prevailed in most European and North American markets which were open. In London, a more optimistic view on the international situation brought moderate rises in the stock exchange, after the Whitsun holiday Monday: At the close U.S. Steel up $2 a share, at the equivalent of $50.25 and international nickel up 62 cents at $49.62. Similar firmness generally pre vailed in the Paris bourse, with banks and electrical shares leading. Prices moved upward in the Toronto stock exchange with western oils in the lead.

Profit-taking kept gold shares at an even keel. Liverpool grain market, which had a light session, closed unchanged to the equivalent of 3-8 cent higher. in- the newspaper, then in desperation picking out only the best. Still many splendid studies were neglected. (I The three judges who made the appearing in today's pa 'per a child health worker with the state board ot health, an executive of an orphan's home with a lifelong acquaintance with children, and a photography expert had a job even more tough.

To pick the winners, they had to balance shades of difference in quality. Whether two pictures looked equally outstanding to an uncritical eye, they had to make a choice Since they considered the entries HAZLEHURST, May 30 A warrant charging W. i. Hester, resigned sheriff of Copiah county, with the embezzlement of in tax money collected by him as tax collector of the county, was issued here late today on an affidavit sworn to by James W. Cassedy, district attorney.

Mr. Hester accepted service of the warrant immediately and posted bond in the sum of $10,000 for his appearance before the grand jury at the next term of the circuit court. The charges against the sheriff grew out of the audit of his office by accountants from -the state au- oitors "Office in Jackson. The amount of the alleged mA- bczzlement is the sum chareed bv the auditors as a shortage in the sheriff's tax collection accounts for the period from January to May, 1939. Auditors working on the matter (Continued On Page Five) SOUTH BUSINESS STILL AHEAD '38 Store Sales, Residential Building Take Up Some Of April -Slack ATLANTA, May 30 The Federal Reserve Bank reported today business industrial activity in the sixth district of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee declined some-above the corresponding period of what in April, but continued well last year.

The daily rate of department store sales increased less than usual, but still was the hishest for April of any recent year, tha report said. Residential building increased, but other construction declined, and textile operations, iron and steel production and coal output were lower. The review said the value of residential contracts awarded in April was 14 per cent larger than for March the largest for any month in 11 years and compared with an 8.6 per cent decrease for he 37 eastern states. Other classes of construction contracts for April in the six states were dowTi 20 per cent, although 38 per cent larger than for April last year. Other highlights of the review in cluded: The index of daily average de partment store sales, after season al adjustment, declined 8 per cent from March.

At 114.6 per cent of the 1923-25 average, however, it was higher than for April of any other year since 1920. Estimates based on latest avail able figures indicated reserve deposits on May 17, amounting to 185.2 millions of dollars, were about 41..4 "millions or 28.8 per cent in excess of legal requirements. could be carried if any space were to be left for general news. Editors who had hoped for reasonable interest among Clarion- Ledger families in the contest wrere a wee bit disappointed the first when the only entry was a picture from Clarksdale. "Something's wrong with pur: contest," they muttered dolefully for the first and last time because then came the flood.

Pictures poured in by the hun dreds, with the contest editor first picking out studies which woulti make fair prints, then picking oit those which would show up bettp WASHINGTON, May 30. (INS) Completing a secret poll, congressional backers of legislation to admit 20,000 German refugee children to the United States found today the program faces almost certain defeat. The results of the poll may bring an attempt to kill the legislation in senate and house committees because of its controversial nature. It was predicted that should both houses debate, the issue the controversy might prove a stumbling block to adjournment by July 15. As supporters of the legislation called for a showdown in the near future, Senator Reynolds (D.) North Carolina, placed an additional barrier in the path of the bill with the threat to "filibuster to death." The issue is expected to come (Continued On Page Two) G-Women Would Make Good, Says J.

Edgar Hoover BATON ROUGE, May 30. UP) Cherchez la femme it's still a good policy for a detective. So said J. Edgar Hoover, FBI chief, while visiting Governor Richard W. Leche here with Attorney General Frank Murphy.

"Women," Hoover observed, "are the most venomous of the species. The worst crimes, the bloodiest crimes, are committed by women. I don't know why, but it's a fact. "The most successful criminal gangs have had a woman in them or behind them. All the big.

kidnaping rackets have been conceived by women." At the same time, he said, women have it all over men with their intuition and for this reason he may employ some as G-women. "The only reason we don't have women on the staff now is because it is relatively small." said Hoover. "But, if our staff should be enlarged to a point where we could use women agents, we would have them in a minute." He elaborated on women's intuition. "Men are logical, you know," the FBI chief said. "Women aren't.

Men have to have everything in the ABC's. Women don't. "Certainly I believe in women's intuition. I know they have it. My secretary, a woman who has been my secretary for 20 years, has it.

Sometimes I'll ask her about someone in the department. Is he loyal? What does she think of his future? She will express herself and I'll say 'humbug' and then, just about year later, maybe less, her intuition will be proved right." from the standpoint of photographs and not as possible newspaper engravings, they selected as winners several soft focus studies which naturally did' not appear to best advantage when printed. The contest editor will begin returning immediately all pictures which were accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelopes. Others will be kept in the Clarion-Ledger office for their owners during a period of two weeks. The loving cups of the winners are now being properly engraved.

As soon as they are ready, the trophies, certificates and checks will be delivered at the same time, within the nest lew days. Germans Celebrate As Oranges Are Available Special Section Honors Picture Contest Winners BERLIN, May 30 IT) Oranges seemingly plentiful quantities brightened Berlin tables tonight after many months of inability to get more than one or two, if any. because of the Nazi government's food conservation policy. The, appearance of the big boxes or the Spanish fruit in stores eased a burden for housewives and prompted many questions as to why oranges suddenly became plentiful. The customary answer given in streets was that Spanish nationalist leader General Francisco Franco was paying off part of his "war debts" to Germany in that way.

Otherwise, German supplies of food and raw materials are practically on a wartime footing. Food hoarding has been undertaken on a gigantic scale by the German state. Canneries, day in and day out. are putting up meats, vegetables and fruits as reserves against the rainy day that will come should the country be Involv ed in a war. Besides food, benzine, copper.

nickel, textiles and dozens of other commodities essential for the conduct of war are being stored. The food shortage experienced by the average citizen does not mean, how ever, that the country as such is so badly off. It reflects the seals The Clarion-Ledger Baby Picture contest becomes history today with publication of a special section devoted to" the prize winners and honoring the little rulers of Mississippi homes. One of the heart-breaking realities of a thoroughly engrossing month for the contest editor was the impossibility of printing all the pictures submitted. Still vivid, in his mind are some of the beautiful studies which were neglected, because there just wasn't enough room in the Clarion- Ledger.

With a total of 4.000 nictures on hand, only a comparative few.