The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 1

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317 SHREVEPORT, SATURDAY. APRIL 16. 1938 PRICE FIVE CENTS PER COPY. Mum 2S Well Completed in East Texas Field EASY CREDIT MADE WEAPON Merrill, Batten Champion Fliers SECTOR HELD BY LOYALISTS SPLIT IN TWO Capt. Max Pruss Wins First Rank As Dirigible Pilot for Service if- fK 0S7J xx Paris, April 15 (U.R).

The International League of Aviators tonight announced the selection of Dirk Merrill, left, American flier, as the world's champion aviator for 1937 and Miss Jean Batten, right, of New Zealand, as the rhHinpinn woman filer. Capt. Max Pruss won first rank as a dirigible pilot for his service on Germany's llghter-than-alr ships. Ernest Demuyter of Bel-glum was chosen the best spherical pilot. The selections followed a world-wide poll of aviators and ballnonlsts.

-f3! 25 THOUSANDTH WELL i 'imtm BLOCK 137 I Air Corps Chief Defends Planes As Forceful Instruments of War M. W. McVey, Kilgore Independent producer, completed the well In the East Texas field Thursday with an Initial flow of 20 barrels in 30 minutes. The. well was drilled immediately behind a drug store lu the downtown section of Kllgore, bringing the city's record to 566 wells within the corporate limits.

The field potential at the time the well was completed was recorded at 15,031,957 barrels per hour. Mr. McVey, left, and Scott Lucas, drugstore owner back of whose building the well was completed, are shown at the well site in the above photograph. American Aviation, Both Seen As World's Best Montgomery, April 15 VP). Oscar West-over, U.

S. air corps chief, told the southeastern aviation conference tonight aerial operations in current wars would "have been an entirely different story" with "an air force such as our own well organized and highly efficient GHQ air force available and operating on either side." Westover said "the airplane has 32 Bands Bring 1700 Musicans Here Today Parade at 10 a.m. Will Be Followed by Individual Concerts on Courthouse Lawn AH Day (Picture on Page Three.) Thirty-two high school bands each rated as outstanding in its own community will stage an Easter parade of 1,700 youthful musicians through downtown Shreveport today, followed by a day of free concerts in the second annual Ark-La-Tex band festival, staged under sponsorship of the cham FOR RECOVERY Policy Makes Available for Quick Bank Loans HELP FOR BUSINESS BELIEVED CERTAIN Administration Active As President's Program Is Launched Washington, April 15 (LP). An easy credit policy which will make an additional $750,000,000 available for bank loans and facilitate Issuance of securities by small firms was thrown behind President Roosevelt's new fspending-lendlng attack on the depression tonight. The administration hummed with activity despite the Good Friday holiday as various agencies and congress drove the New Deal's recovery program forward.

The day's developments Included: 1. The Federal Reserve Board ordered member banks to reduce reserve against deposits by 12', per cent. This order, effective at the opening of business tomorrow, will Increase the volume of idle money available for loans to $2,482,000,000 Immediately and to $3,802,000,000 when the government begins spending the $1,400,000,000 in gold which It de-sterilized yesterday. 2. The Securities and Exchange I (Continurd On Pare 8etcntn.) SQUALL DUCKS FISHERMEN AT LAKE OPENING More Than 1,200 Persons Cross Lake for Opening Several Shreveport fishermen re celved sudden cold duckings, more than 1.200 persons swung lines from boats and shores, and lots of crisp fish was served on Shreveport din ner tables last night after the first day of the 1938 fishing season at Cross lake.

At least three of the line swingers had sad stories to tell. The three waded 100 yards to shore, pulling their flooded boat, after a sudden gust of wind sprayed water Into the boat, swamping It. Boats of sev eral others on the lake were filled with water, but there were no cas ualties. Police were kept busy an swerinu telephoned requests about 'the drownings on Cross lake." For Egbert Enders and Sam Bazzlll (Continurd On Pane Elrren.) FROME HUNT IS WIDENED Search Swings Across Old Mexican Border; Pair Elude Police El Paso, Texas April 15 (re search for the torture-slayers of Mrs. Weston G.

Frome and her daughter, Nancy, swung across the international border Into Mexico today. Sheriff Chris Fox, heading the wide-spread manhunt, broadcast to Mexican officials descriptions of a man and woman, occupants of a dark colored automobile reported seen following the Frome sedan March 30. the day the Berkeley (Calif.) women were killed. The sheriff said the descriptions were obtained from Mrs. Hester Worcester and her son, Chauncey, New-buryport (Mass.) tourists, who were driving through the West Texas desert the day of the slaying.

Numerous reports of suspicious characters eluding peace officers In Texas border towns led Fox to the belief the suspected Killers might have slipped across the line Into Mexico. Baby Born on Bridge on Way to Shreveport Time, tide and the stork know no master, as Mrs. J. H. Hall, Haughton, will testify after glvln birth to a eight-pound, three-ounce son In a car while crossing Red creek Thursday morning, en route to Charity hos pital.

Papa Hall was so- excited at the pre-scheduled delivery he rushed back to Haughton to announce the event without so much as determining whether the new-born was a "he" or a she." The "delivery on the run" left mother and child "doing nicely," of Insurgents Reach Continue Drive Toward Victory by Capturing Four Additional Town MIAJA BECOMES LOYALIST LEADER, Man Acclaimed "Savior of Now Virtual Dictator of Government Spain, Except Catalonia Hendaye, Franco Spanish Frontier, Saturday, April 16 (U.R) Generalissimo Francisco Franco's Nationalist forces, following up their capture of Vinaroz and Benicarlo in a smashing victory that completely sliced Loyalist Spain in half, extended their foothold on the eastern Mediterranean coast today along an 18-mile strip by occupying four more strategic towns. Th partition of the government- held areas resulted In the naming of Gen. Jose Miaja, the "Savior of Madrid," as virtual dictator of sll Loyalist Spain except Catalonia la northeast, General Miaja announced In, Madrid that he had received a telephone call from Premier Juan Negria In Barcelona, seat of the Republican government and capital of Catalonia, authorizing him to "take over con-(Cantinurit On Pace RrvenUta.) NINE MEMBERS OF SHIP CREW ARE RESCUED Trawler Burns and Sinks Off Nova Scotia, Message Says Boston, April 15 (IP). The nine members of the crew of the Bostoa Trawler Exeter, which burned and sank off Nova Scotia this morning, were safe tonight aboard the Trawler Illinois after being picked up from lifeboats. Radio reports from the Illinois that she had picked up the men off Browns Banks, 40 miles below the tip Nova Scotia, were Intercepted by the coast guard here and the Radio Cor poration of America at New York.

The rescue terminated a wida search over a 1 area. The coast guard cutter Algonquin, which had assumed direction of the hunt, radioed she would go to the Illinois to pick up the men for return to this port. The brief messages did not indicate whether any of the Exeter crew had been burned or Injured. The rescue ship's position was given as Latitude 42.25 North, Longitude 65.10 West. Those rescued were Capt.

Vernon Nlckerson of Everett; Mate Robia Conrad, Qulncy; Chief Engineer For-man Spinney, Assistant Engineer (CnnHnnH On evct.tern.) THE CLASSIFIED BARGAIN EVENT OF 1938 P. M. TONITB THE CLOSING TIME F0.t SCNDAY ADS More Ads More Profits More A 2 -LINE TIMES AD UP TO 10 WORDS TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS FOR DETAILS! TIMES "The Taper With the Most Want Ads" LARGER NAVY WINS FAVOR OF SENATORS Naval Committee Approves Expansion Bill, Cuts Experiment Funds Washington, April 15 The senate naval committee approved tO' day the $1,158,000,000 naval expan slon bill, Increased $35,000,000 over the amount authorized by the house Chairman Walsh (D-Mass) said the committee approved changes to per' mit the navy to construct three 45,000 ton battleships, at an estimated cost $90,000,000 each. The committee also approved In creased tonnage for two proposed air craft carriers, adding, Walsh estl mated, $20,000,000 to the bill. The committee shifted authorlza tlons for auxiliary vessels under the bill Increasing the number of such vessels to be built to 26 Instead of the 22 approved by the house, The committee cut from the bill a $15,000,000 authorization for use of the navy In experimental purposes.

Included In this Item was $3,000,000 for a lighter-than-lr training ship. IRISH. FREE STATE VOTERS TO CHOOSE PRESIDENT MAY 31 Dublin, April 15 (IP). The govern ment announced today the Irish Free State will elect Its new president on May 31, with the executive assuming office June 30. The position was created by the new constitution which became et-fective Dec.

29. 1937. Under Its terms Eamon De Valera, then president, became prime minister. The president will have duties roughly corresponding to those of the abolished governor-general. Vice Premier Sean O'Kelly and Frank Fahy, speaker of the dail (lower house of parliament), have been mentioned as possible government MISSISSIPPPI STRIKE HEAD IS KIDNAPED Twelve Men In Two Cars Abduct Jimmie Cox In Tupelo Tupelo, April 15 (A1).

Jimmie Cox, leader in the strike which resulted in closing the Tupelo cotton mills here about a year ago, was abducted from the street today about noon and driven away by about 12 men In two automobiles, his com panion. Hollls Nichols, reported to officers. Nichols told County Attorney Claude Clayton and Deputy Sheriff Oscar Trapp the cars drove up and one of the men called to Jimmy to come there and said he wanted to talk to him. Nichols said Jimmy told them to Let me alone," but the men then grabbed him and forced him Into one of the automobiles and drove away Nichols was not molested. Companions of Cox said that sev eral days ago Cox had received a threat that he would be beaten If he did not leave Tupelo.

The mill, at which 400 workers were involved In a sit-down strike, never re-opened after the strike. It is now In receivership and was the seat of prolonged labor troubles in Tupelo during attempts of the C.I.O. to effect permanent organization. Deputy Sheriff Trapp said he was certain that Cox was "unharmed." The only thing I can say Just now is that we are Investigating the case thoroughly," Trapp said, and then added, 'I can also say he is unharmed. That will be all we can say until the investigation Is completed." CRISIS FACED BY JAPANESE Cabinet Divided Over Plan to LIse Full Strength Apain-t China Tokyo, April 18 (Saturday) (P).

Premier Prince Fumlmaro Konoye to day faced the first genuine Japanese government crisis since the start of the Japanese-Chinese conflict, now in Its tenth month. The cabinet was sharply divided into two rival camps and the premier was reported threatening to resign over whether Japan should mobilize her full military strength In an effort to achieve a quick victory. Rigid censorship of news from China kept the people of Japan Ignorant of developments at Taierh-chwang, southern Shantung province city. WORKER IN UNION FOUND DEAD IN CAR, MURDER SUSPECTED El Centro, April 15 (LP). The almost nude body of George Kildow, Imperial Valley organizer for the teamsters' union, was found late today in his rutomoblle.

Kildow, clad only In shoes and socks, had been dead more than a week, according to officers. Because the body's condition cause oi death was not established Immediately, Sheriff Robert Ware said, but Investigators were working on the assumption that Kildow had been shot. The automobile was parked beside desert road 21 miles west of El Centro. Commercial and Military, at Southeastern Meet done nothing to disgrace Itself" co- operating with Infantry advances, making photographs, and attacking ground troops with small bombs and machine guns "In Spain and China." "The real criticism," Westover continued, "which has been levelled at the airplane as an Instrument of war has been because It did not destroy cities, manufacturing establishments and shipping on a large scale. "Entirely Different Story" "The reason there has been less striking success In air force opera tlons In the current wars Is largely because none has been attempted on a major scale, probably due to the fact there have been no largo effi cient air forces engaged.

"Let me assure you that It would have been an entirely different story in all of these theatres of operations had there been a force such as our own well organized and highly efficient GHQ air force available and operating on either side." American aviation, both commercial and military, was viewed by confer ence speakers as holding world-wide supremacy, yet due for tremendous Immediate advancement, despite the handicap of having already outgrown facilities of many airports. Rlckenbacker Speaks Capt. Eddie Rlckenbacker, air line executive and World war ace, ex pressed belief "we'll see dirigibles again, because they have a place in the AKR service;" predicted the At lantic would be bridged commercially within a year, and described "giant boats of the moment" as "peanuts" In comparison with future transports. Both Rlckenbacker and Westover expressed belief a new automatic (Cantlniifd On Pr ElrTfn.) GENERAL PERSHING PREPARES TO MAKE TRIP TO NEW YORK Tucson, April 15 m. Miss May Pershing, sister of General John Pershing, left by train (Golden State Limited) today for New York City to make arrangements for the arrival of the World war chief next week.

Pershing, who m'as near death from a heart ailment in February and March, will leave Sunday to be present at the marriage of his son and Miss Muriel Bache Richards. April 22. Thereafter he likely will go to the Walter Reed Army hospital, Washington. hymn, Crux Fidelia. In a dramatic service tonight, Syrians re-enacted scenes from the Passion, carrying a shrouded cross in a casket from Calvary to the 8tone of Unction and then to a tomb In the Holy Sepulchre where It will remain sealed untlL- Easter.

Jews observed the Feast of the Passover, members of the Greek Orthodox church celebrated the eve of the Festival of St. Lazarus, and Moslems marched In processions to Nebl-musa, reputed shrine of the Prophet Moses, revered by Mohammedans as one of their saints. WAGE SLASH IS REJECTED BY RAIL MEN President of Association Gets Challenge to Enforce Cut Washington, April 15 (U.R). Railway labor leaders today flatly rejected proposals for a voluntary wage re duction for 1,000,000 workers and challenged President J. J.

Pelley of the Association of American Railroads to attempt to enforce the cut George M. Harrison of the Railway Labor Executives association set forth tha workers' position after Pel ley said that unless tne workers rec ognlze tha economic plight of the carriers, his organization will Invoke the railway mediation act. The act provides for compulsory arbitration of disputes and outlaws strikes while negotiations are under way. Harrison made his announcement after his group conferred with Pel ley and his associates. Both sides will meet next week with Sen.

Bur ton K. Wheeler, chairman of the senate Interstate commerce commit tee, who may be able to propose some palliative. "Wage cuts are out of the question," Harrison declared. "That's all there is to that. The carriers asked us to discuss a voluntary wage reduction and we replied, "hell, you're not going to get anything out of us We won even give mem wie whiskers from yesterday's shave." The two groups met after the rail way executive convened privately to discuss the carriers knotty economic problems which were complicated yesterday when the Interstate commerce commission refused the eastern railroads a passenger fare increase.

Pelley said the management prob ably would give the workers "one more chance" before Invoking the mediation act. He said no decision will be made until after the Wheeler conference, tentatively set for next Thursday. He said it appears certain however, that the carriers will have to take advantage of the act. The management proposed the wae cut, estimated variously at irom iv in is npp cent, as one way to end the financial chaos which Is threat enlng the carriers with bankruptcy and which has become so acute that President Roosevelt has asked con- sress to pass remedial legislation. The cut.

eniorcea, wuuia uy I270.000.O00 off wages and this, com bined with the $270,000,000 freight rate increase granted the roads recently, would, according to Pelley, so far toward stable rehabilitation There is just one inuig uuuui. it," Pelley said. "We've got to have more for what we do and pay less for what's done for us. A reduction In wages Is necessary. If the labor unions wouia tai about a voluntary reduction it would only be until times get better.

FOUR CHILDREN, ONE MAN PERISH IN LAKE ACCIDENT Sudbury. April 15 (LP). Four young children and a man perished in a boating accident on Black lake, near here, today. The children were drowned when an old boat In which they and two other playmates had gone fishing capsized, and the man died while at tempting to rescue them, two oi me children in the boat and another man who went to the rescue escaped. The victims were John Dlnwoodie, 34; Armand Rancer, 10, and his brother, Paul, Lawrence Ross, 9, and his brother, Gerard, 8.

La Tex Music Directors associa Stroller Easter Heirloom When little LEANNA LYNN TROSPER, daughter of MR. and MRS. J. L. TROSPER, Greenwood, Is christened Easter Sunday in the Greenwood Methodist church she will wear a dress made by her great-great-grandmother and worn by her grandfather when he was christened.

MR. and MRS. J. M. TROSPER the baby's paternal grandparents and FRANCES and MARY TROSPER, her aunts, ara coming all the way from San Antonio, Texas, for the christening.

E. II. BRAMVKIX, famed for his deer hunting, announced publicly with the opening of the fiKhing season that he has transferred the center of his extra-official activities to fishing. Friends' requests for shares of Ms ratch will be handled In order, MR, BRAS WELL said. Home for the Easter holidays Is WIL-BIR MA BR from L.

S. V. WII.BI has as his guest LEE ANDIOU from New York City. Something Wrong STROLLER decided either ttie picture was upside down or he was Just sitting crooked when he received a snapshot of MRS. SHERMAN M'LEAN, wife of SERGEANT M'LEAN of Barksdale Field.

A candid camera addict, who is also a friend of the 'LEANS', caught the victim "unexpectedly while taking her daily exercises to keep fit to be the mother of her prize-winning baby." The baby, SHIRLEY JEAN, was a blue ribbon winner in a recent Better Babies contest held in Shreveport. MR. and MRS. CHARLES LIE-BERT, both formerly of Shreveport, will pass by a lot of scenery In the next two years. They recently left Chicago for New York, and plan to leave there soon to begin traveling through the United States and Canada they expect to be on the go for about two years.

MRS. LIEBERT is the former HELEN PARKER. R. E. WOLLANK of Delhi, La-sent in 13 pounds of tinfoil for CHARLES T.

HALL and six pounds donated by the G. A. Girls. ARCADIA PROJECT APPROVED Washington. April 15 (yP).

Mem bers of the Louisiana congressional delegation received notification the president 'iad approved Works Progress Administration projects as follows: Ville Platte, improve public cemetery, $2,552. Arcadia, improve athletic field on Arcadia high school grounds, $1,604. ber of commerce and the Ark tion. The parade of the 32 musical organizations and their players, vlll start at 10 a. m.

at the municipal auditorium, It will proceed down Milam street to Market, across to to Texas, back to Common street and then to the disbanding point on Sprague street. A Colorful Spectacle The parade Is expected to offer the most colorful musical sight ever presented in Shreveport. Each band will be In bright-colored uniforms with the drum majors striving to out-do eath other In sprightly antics. On the Journey between Market and McNeil streets, the bands will have free rein to put on drills and marching stunts. President Henry O'Neal of the Chamber of Commerce Issued an ap peal to everyone watching the parade to keep back on the sidewalks.

"These bands plan to stage some brilliant marching maneuvers," he said, "and it will be Impossible for them to carry out their plans If people crowd into the streets. The full width of Texas street will be needed by the bands and I urge everyone to keep back on the sidewalks and give the boys every possible bit of room. They are coming here from long distances in many cases, to entertain us and they have trained and practiced diligently for our benefit. I hope everyone will remember this and not crowd these youngsters." Ent'h to Play Concert After the parade, the 32 bands will give individual concerts on the parish courthouse lawn starting at 11:30 a. m.

and winding up at 6:30 p. m. There will be two concerts running simultaneously throughout the day, one on the Milam street side of the (Continurd On Pase Three.) TEXAN IS KILLED IN SPANISH WAR, REPORT REVEALS Barcelona, April 15 Spanish government authorities today reported the death of Captain Philip Detro of Texas, a member of the Lincoln-Washington International brigade. Detro, 27, died of wounds suffered at Teruel Feb. 23.

When wounded members of the international brigade were evacuated from hospitals near the front last week Detro was too ill to be moved. Two American nurses, Eose Wacks-man and Leonora Temple, both of New York, volunteered to remain with him despite the danger of being cut off by the Insurgent drive. Detro's hometown in Texas was not given. 61 NAMED IN 1'RAl'D Kansas City, April 15 (U.B. A federal grand Jury tonight returned seven indictments charging an additional 61 persons with vote fraud in the 1938 general election.

The Jury was the third to Investigate vote fraud' charges in the election. The number Indicted now totals 357. Good Friday Is Observed By Throngs in Palestine Christians of All Creeds Mix With Moslems and Jews In Variety of Spring Religious Festivals Jerusalem, April 15 (P) Thousands Savior lata tonight by chanting the of pilgrims observing Good Friday today trod the Via Dolorosa where Christ's faltering footsteps led to Calvary. Along with Christians of all creeds, Moslems and Jews observed their springtime festivals In the holy city with heavy police escoru guarding against terrorism. No incidents marred the ceremonies.

Christians began worship at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre today promptly at 8 30 a.m. with a mass of the pre-sanctlfied and ended the day's mourning of the death of the.