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106 SHREVEPORT, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1934 PRICE FIVE CENTS PER COPY rn 3fr Sf 3fc flf 3f 3fc 3 9f Sfr 9fc 9fc 9fr Sfc 3 3 9fr 3fr 9fr 9f States El WEI we Rhode Island Legislature 4 Refuses to Call for U.S. Troops HELD GUN ON FARM OWNER IN MISSISSIPPI Death Suddenly Takes Mrs. Anne E. Pleasant Constable Mistakes Bandits for Bank Examiners; $3,000 Stolen srr- i i I Wife of Former Governor Accidentally Takes Antiseptic While Reaching in Dark for Medicine Mrs. Anne Ector Pleasant, 56, wife of former Governor Ruffin G.

Pleasant and prom inent in state politics as an active anti-Long worker, died at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in a local sanitarium from the effects of poison taken accidentally. Mrs. Pleasant had been In 111 health for a month and was being treated for a nervous disorder. When she got up at about 5 a.m.

Thursday and went to the bathroom to take some medicine she mistakenly drank from a bottle of antiseptic. She Instantly realized her mistake and called her husband, who rushed her to the Highland sanitarium. Butler Terms Death Accident. Dr. Willis P.

Butler, parish coroner, upon consulting the doctor who had been caring for Mrs. Pleasant and who was at her side when death came, pronounced the case an acci dental death. Mrs. Pleasant had been in (Continued On Page Klxitt.) poor Four Small Twisters Hit Texas Panhandle Sector DENIES CHARGES Gen. Douglas MaeArthur, army chief of staff, In a letter to Senator Gerald P.

Nye, munitions probe committee chief, denied Thursday he acted as "salesman" for American war materials on a recent trip to Turkey. THE troller Missing: A Contrib That lover of excitement, horseback riding, the ladies, bright lights, cigarets and many other things can have none of them except the company of his friends for that tireless contributor to this column, CLINTON SANDERS, Is on his bark In the North Louisiana sanitarium, very sick. The city hall and courthouse reporter for The Times was taken suddenly 111 late Wednesday night. He Is able to receive visitors but it will be some time before he can get back to work. Let's keep his stay from being a lonesome one! Just Between Friends After spending some five months In Hurley, N.

visiting her brother, MARTHA ANN HALL has entered State Normal at Natchitoches. DR. FRANK WALKE Is en route to Kerrvllle today with DR. SAM THOMPSON, world famous lung specialist, who has been visiting DOCTOR WALKE and DR. PEACHY GILMER.

DOCTOR WALKE will return Saturday. MRS. L. C. BLOXOM is another of our good friends In a hospital.

She's doing fine. Schools start Monday and the kiddies are going to miss the smile of the amiable school board medic, DR. GEORGE PAT QUINN. for several weeks yet. "DOC" writes THE STROLLER from Vienna, Austria, he Is working hard In the university medical school.

JOE STACK. JUNIOR, Is going back to L. S. TJ. for his Junior year next week.

ELMER MOTTET, former assistant federal attorney here, and still holder of the rabbit-shooting championship of the Cedar Grove section Is now In Houston, Texas. His closest rival for shooting honors, PAUL (CHIEF) BARTMESS, Is now an oil magnate of Bossier parish. HARRY LAZARUS can appreciate a good Joke, even if It Is on him. BUDDY LA ROCCA has completely diagnosed the New Orleans vote of last Tuesday and can tell you all about it. COLONEL and MRS.

SIDNEY SMITH are now living In New Orleans. He retires from the army next month after serving 36 years In the Infantry, But during those years he has always maintained his official residence here. J. GAY of New Orleans ((ntlniwi On Tan Eight.) ft I 1 inn mi nil i 8 srrrr GOVERNOR HAD ASKED AID IN STRIKE RIOTS Democratic Party Caucus Goes on Record Against Move, Balks Plan LEGION OFFERS AID TO PRESERVE ORDER Action Decided on After Fatal Outbreak at Woonsocket Textile Mill Aragon, Ga Sept. 13 (JP).

A call was sent to Governor Talmadge for troops here late today following the arrival of a "flying squadron" of approximately 250 men with the asserted determination of closing the Aragon cotton mill. Providence, R. Sept. 12 (IP). Gov.

Theodore F. Green today sought the intervention of federal troops to end strike terror in this state, but the Democratic house caucus of the extraordinary session of the assembly which he had dramatically convoked, temporarily, at least, balked him. While United States army troops were being hurriedly recalled to two army posts In Maine end Massachusetts for possible succor of this ttate's badly battered National Guard, the governor In a message to the legislature pleaded for power to call In regular army forces to put down what he described as, not a textile strike, but a "Community uprising." Two Measures Okayed. arlier In the day he had been told by President Roosevelt by telephone from the chief executive's summer (Coullnufd On rage Knell.) JOE HAMITER HAS LEAD OF ONLY 82 VOTES Eighteen Boxes Still Missing in Appeal Court Race; Mills Second With 18 boxes missing In the seven parishes comprising the district, Joe B. Hamlter of Shreveport late Thursday was leading Judge E.

P. Mills, also of Shreveport, by a scant 82 votes In the race for Judge of the Second circuit court of appeals. Judge John B. Hill of Many was low man In the race with 6,944 votes. Results of the five boxes in Natchitoches parish and the 13 in Sabine parish wiU not be disclosed until commissioners, mainly in rural sec tions, bring their ballots to Natchl' toches Saturday noon.

At that time the district Democratic committee will meet with Miss Marie Breazeale, chairman, and certify the returns from Tuesday's primary. Unofficial results late Thursday gave Hamlter 11,171 votes and Mills 11,089. They will contest the seat In the Cct. 18 primary. "I want to thank aU my -ends for their support," Judge Hill said (Continue On Par Mne.) INVESTS 72c BUYS SAFE! WANTED TO BUY Medium-mied second hand iron safe.

Call S-4712. Mr. Claud Hazel, 338 Albany avenue, was in the market for medium-sized safe. He didn't hesitate, but placed the above little, message In The Times "Wanted to Buy" Classification and found just what he wanted. The results were quick and profitable.

Day In and day out, TIMES Want Ads serve aa a market place between "Buyers" and anything or everything from the proverbial "soup to nuts" through Time Want Ad Columns. Profit by the experience of other. Phone 6811 K'e The Times Classified Number. Just say "CHARGE ITt" Times Want Ads mAri Cheaper in the Long Run" First in Results REDUCED RATES ON THREE SEVEN-TIME INSERTIONS GRAND JURY CALLS RESCUE SHIP OFFICERS Subpoenaes Issued After Four Men Criticize Captain of S.S. President Cleveland DOLLAR LINE PLANS OWN PRIVATE PROBE Quartet Gives Depositions and Sails to Prevent Liner Being Delayed New York, Sept.

13 (JP). A rescue ship's four ranking officers, who had sharply criticized their master for delay in sending lifeboats to the aid of Morro Castle victims, called tonight before a federal grand Jury Investigating the disaster. They testified earlier, before a department of commerce Inquiry, that the Dollar liner President Cleveland might have saved additional lives If Capt. Robert Carey had not waited 48 minutes after arriving at the scene before ordering out rescue boats. Saved No Survivors.

"They tried to make a goat out of me," the master declared, "but their (Continued On Pate Nine.) JURY TO ACT ON 'GAS' TAX NEXT MONTH Allows Citizens 30 More Days to Sign Petitions Asking for Referendum Caddo parish citizens have 30 days in which to decide whether they want an additional one-cent gallon tax on gasoline. The police Jury took this action Thursday morning when they post poned the vote on the ordinance until their October meeting. If pe tltions bearing the signatures of 10 per cent of the qualified voters are presented at the next meeting the tax will have to be presented at the November general election. If the signatures are not obtained the passage of the ordinance rests with the Jury. Passage by that body seems assured.

Two Petitions Presented. The ordinance was brought up at the August meeting of the Jury. Instead of passing the measure (a majority of the members were In favor of It) It was decided to wait 30 days for opposition to develop. Petitions were circulated but only two were presented Thursday morning. One bore 89 names and the other one 22 names.

P. E. Wilkerson, who operates gasoline retail stations In the parish, vehemently opposed the extra tax (Contlnurd Un Van Trn. PARISH TAX RATE FIXED Police Jury Continues Levy in Effect for Two Years at Meet Thursday The Caddo parish police Jury meeting Thursday morning fixed a tax rate of five mills for property within the city and seven mills for property outside the city on 1934 as sessments. The same rates have been in effect for the past two years.

The Jury also voted acceptance of all as sessments fixed by the Louisiana tax commission. On city property a rate of two mills general fund tax" was fixed by the Jury and a three mill school tax, making the total five mills. Rate on the property outside the city was four mills for the general fund and three mills school tax, making the total seven mills. A. O.

Hammett. parish tax asses sor, declared he was unable to an nounce the total assessment at the present time, as all have not been complited. BANDITS STEAL $7,500 IN BANK EMPLOYE HOLDUP I Kingston. Jamaica. British West Indies.

Sept. 13 (IP). Three masked, armed men staged the first bank mes senger holdup in the history of Jamaica today, and escaped with 17.500 The bandits halted the messen ger's car at a.m- on the highway 50 miles outside Kingston, overpow ered him and made off with their loot. C. Crops, 28, Says He Kept Victim Covered While Aide Robbed Him OFFICERS RECUE MAN UNHURT AFTER CHASE H.

K. Sage, Planter, Forced Into Own Car and Driven Away From Home Clarksdale, Sept. 13 (P). Sheriff L. A.

Ross said tonight a man, whom he described as L. C. Crops, 28, a negro of Memphis, was held in jail here in connection with the kidnap-robbery of H. K. Sage, 55, near Dublin, Tuesday afternoon.

The sheriff said the negro had made a statement in which he said he held a gun on Mr. Sage, reportedly well-to-do farmer, while another negro robbed him of $2 and a watch. The suspect's statement. Sheriff Ross said, stated that Mr. Sage was forced Into his own automobile and taken from his home.

The planter was rescued by officers a short while later near Clarksdale end returned heme unharmed. Sheriff Ross said the man whom he called Crops was arrested at Lula, today and named another negro whom he said participated in the kidnaping and robbery. FORMER TIGER PITCHER HURT IN CAR CRASH J.O. Prudhomme Suffers Spine Inj'ury When Autos Collide on New Bridge J. O.

Prudhomme. 33, former big league baseball player and son of Deputy Sheriff Will Prudhomme, suffered a fracture of the cervical vertebra in a two-car accident on the new Red river bridge at 7:50 p. m. Thursday. His condition, attendants at the Highland sanitarium said, ia serious.

Returning to City. At the time of the accident Prudhomme was a passenger In a car driven by L. D. Gibson. The two were returning to Shreveport from Benton.

At the bridge a second car, driven by a Mr. Kaiser of Vlcksburg, collided with the Gibson ear. almost demolishing both vehicles. Gibson was slightly injured, but occupants of Kaiser's car apparently were unhurt. Officials Investigating the accident made no arrests and indicated fn (Centlnnra Oa ran Three.) Bible Contest Question Box Q.

Hanghton, La. Arc typewritten answers permissible? A. They may be written or printed In any legible manner. Q. Arcadia, La.

I notice that you are no longer giving groups of verses beneath the pictures, among which the appropriate solutions were found. WIU the later pictures have these helpful groups? A. The groups of verses beneath the pictures have been permanently discontinued. They wera given during the first 16 days of th contest in order to show how the gam is played. Henceforth contestants wiU be "on their own." y.

Mansfield, La. Is It permissible to color the Bible Game pictures and paste them In a nice bound book before they are submitted? A. Bible Oame entrants may, If they wish, embellish their pictures and prepare their sets in book form. Q. Henderson, Texas Must I buy a copy of the Bible Treasury In order to take part In the Bible Game? A.

No. The Bible Treasury may be consulted at your local library or at the office rf The Shreveport Times. See rule No. 7. Q.

Longvlew. Texas What do th pictures represent? A. Each picture represents a specific verse chosen from th Bibl Treasury. In each instance th specific verse is th moat appropriate ons in Um Bible Treasury for the scene portrsyed. Q- Jolnervirie.

Texas Why a) a ehsrg of five 'cents a pier and for the reprinted plctsres? A- That the price of th individual issue of The Shreveport Time which they were originally NO NEW TAX. BILL PLANNED BY CONGRESS Chairman Harrison of Senate Finance Committee Talks With Roosevelt PARTIAL REVIVAL OF CIVIL WORKS SOUGHT Increased Treasury Revenues Cited By Lawmaker in Press Interview Hyde Park, N. Sept. 13 (JP). After a general review with President Roosevelt of the prospective legislative program for next session In the light of existing economic conditions, Chairman Harrison (Democrat of Mississippi) of the senate finance committee said today he believed a new tax bill would not be necessary.

Harrison, called to the summer White House by the president, came away expressing confidence over the present business and agricultural outlook and said If present trends continued It might be possible even to moderate some of the heavy federal relief expenditures, although increased building funds probably would be needed. More money for building projects was urged upon the president In an (Continued On i'age KlevenJ RESUME N. 0. CITY PROBE EARLY TODAY Legislative Committee WiU Reconvene at 1 0 a.m. for Hearings New Orleans, Sept.

13 (). Sena tor Huey P. Long, after a short rest. planned to continue his fight to morrow against the already shat tered political ranks of Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley.

The "Kingfish" Is expected to take the helm once more when his legislative committee Investigating charges of "graft and corruption In New Orleans resumes Its hearing tomorrow at :0 o'clock. The senator, fresh from the tri umph of his candidates over Walms- ley's forces In Tuesday's prlmarry, made a quick trip to Baton Rouge late yesterday for conference with his leaders and then Jumped back to New Orleans today. He returned immediately to his "throne room" In skyscraper hotel. and closeted himself with his political aides. The trip to Baton Rouge started fresh rumors that he planned to call a epeclal session of the legislature within a short time to impeach or address the entire city administration out of office on the basis of testimony by the legislative committee.

The committee has heard numer ous witnesses testify that large sums (Continued On rge Elren.) QUINTUPLETS ARE VERY ILL intestinal toxemia worries Physician Attending Five Infants Callander. Ont Sept. 13 (JP). Suffering frem Intestinal toxemia. the famous Dionne quintuplets were in a condition tonight that caused their physician deep concern.

After visiting them Dr. A. R. Dafoe. ordered extra nursing care, barred all visitors, and said he would probably consult tomorrow with an Internationally known child specialist.

Dr Alan Brown of Toronto. Doctor Daloe expressed the hope that danger was past, but added the children were still so snail any illness might prove fatal. Man Arrested in Tyler Cafe Robbery Probe Tyler. Texas, Sept. 13 UP).

Frank Albertson. 40, was arrested today and charged with robbery with firearms for 'Ji- 49S holdup of James Har mon, cafe proprietor. reace vriicer looks on Calmly While Two Men Force Alabama Cashier to Surrender Cash Millport, Sept. 13 (JP) While a constable who mis took them for bank exam iners, looked on, two un masked bandits held up Ber tye Richards, assistant cash' ier, and escaped with $3,000 from, the Millport State bank today. True to her promise not to sound an alarm for 20 minutes If they would not lock her in an air-tight vault.

Miss Richards said she asked Constable Lewis Fields to wait a few minutes after the men marched out and counted off the minutes from 10:05 to 10:25 a. m. before telling the oriicer the bank had been robbed. The constable came In to get cnecs casnea wnne tne bandits were having Miss Richards pass them cur rency out of the vault. She said they concealed their pistols In such a way as not to cause alarm.

Officers who trailed the bandits after the 20-minute lapse, said they were last reported at Liberty, Ala. PARISH PWA ROAD GRANT IS APPROVED Officials Authorize Issuance of Bonds and Advertisement of Bids The Caddo parish police Jury Thursday in a telegram from PWA officials in Washington were authorized to advertise bonds for sale for a loan and grant of $505,300 for the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges In Caddo parish. Approval for advertising of bids on contracts should be secured from the state engineer's office, the message signed by E. H. Fciey, assistant general counsel said.

An early, special meeting of the Jury will be called to carry out the Instructions. The approval for ad vertising lor bids on contracts will be sought immediately from Orloff Henry, state engineer, J. E. Cupples, Jury president, said. The message arrived late Thursday afternoon, shortly after the Jury had concluded their September meeting.

TEXAS RANGER FORCE FLAYED Prosecuting Attorney at Pales tine Claims Gambling War Balked Palestine. Texas, Sept. 13 (LP). District Attorney creenwooo to night sent letters to Gov. Miriam A.

Ferguson and Attorney General James V. Allred, protesting against tne ai leged refusal of Texas rangers to engage In gambling cleanup In Hous ton county. Greenwood said that a ranger was asked earlier In the week to engage In a raid against slot machines opera tion In violation of state law. The ranger. Greenwood said, got In touch with Henry Hutchlns at Austin and, after the conversation.

eald he had been "recalled" and would be unable to assist In the raids. Greenwood said that 39 slot ma chines had been in operation in Houston co inty. netting the owners a profit of $1,000 a week. from a losing battle of the ballots In last Tuesday's primary with the organization of Senator Huey P. Long when Long's slate of candidates won every race which they contested in the city districts.

The city police, after opposing the national guard In the Long-Walmsley battle for political control of New Orleans, will parade along with the guardsmen at celebration. The battle the memory of which Is being commemorated was fought on (Cntiaeed Oa Face ttmj AUTOS CRASH HEAD-ON, MAN BADLY HURT Richard Clanton of Grand Bayou Taken to Hospital After Accident Loose gravel was blamed Thursday for an automobile accident which at 4 p.m. resulted In the serious injury of Richard Clanton, 24, of Grand Bayou on the Coushatta-Armlstead road one mile from Coushatta and a quarter of a mile from the west end of the new bridge. Clanton was a passenger In a car owned by G. C.

Williams of Coushatta and driven by Williams' 18-year-old son. R. E. King, lawyer for the Gulf Refining company, of Shreveport, in his car struck loose gravel on the road and crashed head on Into the Williams car. The Williams boy was slightly In jured by the crash.

Clanton, unconscious for several minutes, was given first aid by Dr. W. E. Wilkinson of Coushatta and then was rushed to the Highland sanitarium In Shreveport. Attendants said he may have a fractured skull.

Still tn Harmon late Thursday night clearing up details of the accident. King could not be reached for a statement. Sheriff Floyd Jones of Couchatta said that no charges would be filed. Woman Taking Poison Removed From Hospital Sarah Brown, about 24, of 306 Com mon street, who was admitted to the Charity hospital Wednesday night after she admittedly took an overdose of narcotics, was released to her home Thursday. The woman, unconscious for approximately four hours, regained consciousness at about midnight Wednesday.

MRS. ANNE ECTOR PLEASANT Little Damage and Much Fear Caused by Minor Wind Storms Many Go to Cellars for Haven Pampa, Texas. Sept. 13 (JP). Four small wind twisters between Pampa and Canadian, In the upper Texas Panhandle, late today caused much comment, some fear and little damage.

Fences were torn down and because the wind draped barbed wire over telephone lines, Miami was Isolated for a short time. A grain elevator at Coaman, southeast of Pampa, was reported damaged '(Continued On Tage Eight.) HEARINGS ARE TO BE HELD ON AVIATION Series of Public Sessions Washington Planned By Commission in New York, Sept. 13 (JP). Plans for a series of public hearings In Washington were laid today by members of the federal aviation commission, who met with Chairman Clark Howell on his return from Europe. Mr.

Howell, publisher of the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution, said a month's survey of Europe-n aviation had convinced him that the United States was far ahead in the field. "American aviation is incomparably better In every respect," he said, "and they recognize it over there. Every country concedes that we are farther advanced in all phases the army, navy, commercial aviation, manufacturing everything." Howell already had compared notes with other members of the commis sion, who nave Deen maxing a (Continnrd On Tan Eight.) The ultimate scope of the NRA, therefore, is yet to be determined by experience from the experlmnt. PAUL MALLON NSIDE STOR1EK Thm Aowe RahtnA Th Wu Orleans to Commemorate Defeat of Carpetbag Rule Overhauling the Blue Eagle Johnson's Position in Matter Not Clear He's Still Plenty Angry at Richberg That Political Surprise Sixtieth Anniversary of Defeat of Metropolitan Police in Canal Street Battle Will Be Marked I AI MAI.LOS. I legisaltive) will be organized as ad- (Copyright.

1S34. pui Malion.) I verttsed. but only In a cautious, ex-Washington. Sept. 13.

This rather perlmental way. indefinite NRA reorganization Is really only a temporary poultice for the clawed-up black-and-blue eagle. The unannounced purpose behind It Is to heal existing open wounds In preparation for a thorough permanent health Improvement program for the old bird In January At that time. President Roosevelt will submit to congress recommendations for permanent new industrial control legislation. Tou can depend on that There will be some retrenchment of activity at once.

The three branches (Judicial, executive and1 New Orleans, Sept. 13 (JP). Citizens of New Orleans tomorrow will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the overthrow of the Carpetbag reign In Louisiana with ceremonies at the Liberty Monument at the head of Canal street. A company of national guardsmen will pass in review and patriotic speeches will be made with Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley opening the program and welcoming the patlcipants in the ceremonies.

Mayor Walmsley has Just emerged SALESMANSHIP General Johnson's standing In the matter la not entirely clear, either to the general or anyone else. At the Hyde Park conference with the president, he was in an amiable mood. He was willing to do anything. Apparently he has sold the White House on the idea that industry is for Johnson. That may or may not tCMrtinaea Oa rat Si.).