The Town Talk from Alexandria, Louisiana • Page 1

tsTiGt OF BED BITER 4 tM 1 tit tj atortiag a I. i rer r-s teat ad gesd ea fvoamnt 4J (ft aad 3 Ki ll ssst tcr. ASSOCIATE PRFSS SlEYiCE vive cents rrn cpt r.v tmins asm vni4-Tv'i PRICK 55.00 tKAU ALEXANDRIA. LA Mnvn iv uvimpvk io-- NG AD KING SILENT 1 AM OATSHIS; CYR TAKES OATH SENATOR; WIFE, KING TAKES OATH AS GOVERNOR; CYR TO CONSULT LAWYERS RIENDS PRESENT in Pink Pa- 'CHILD KILLED, FOUR BUNKIE PERSONS HURT S. R.

Simmons and Family in Automobile Accident Near Morrow Station Sat-urday Night. A 3-year-uld child killed I four other members of her family I i injured, two c.f them when the autoiiiobiJc in which tlit were returning from Caton Koue Saturday night struck the rear end I of a truck and trailer near em highway 71. The rhild, Lucille Simmons, died in the Uajnist Hospital Alexandria shortly after being brougiit here. The injured were Mrs. S.

R. Simmons, aged 37. of Bunkie; severe burns about lur face, hands and feet, and compound fracture of the right knee. iv. Simmons, ot liuu-ikie; burns on the hands and feet.

John Simmons, actd 11. their so! fractured skull and slight burns. I Miss Sydney Simmons, aged 13, i their daughter: minor laccratiot.s on the face and slight bruisei. I The family was returning to thtir I home in LUmkie after having seen "Old Ironsides." historical wartim; I "I JJiLw' uv mi n.j uuv if r. When their car struck the it burst into flames.

While otlur members of the family were able 'o get out of the car, Mrs. Simmois and the baby were jammed in the wreckage. Mr. Simmons was burned in a heroic attempt to res-cut his wife and baby, who were also severely burned. As soon as expedient, the family was rushed to the local hosuiiul, where the infant succumbed a short hile later.

The remains were takin Sunday to Bunkie by L. P. Carter, brother of Mrs. Simmons, and tu-neral services were conducted at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at St Anthony's Catholic Church by the Rev. Father J.

V. Plauche. interment took place in the Pythian cemetery. Baptist Hospital attendants reported todav that Mr. and Mrs.

Simmons and their son were rc.st- ing well, and that Miss Sydney Sinv moils had been discharged from the hospital. While there are possibilities of complications arising, hospital attendants expressed the belief that all three of the members of the family would recover. RIVER 41 FEET JAN. 31, APPEAL FOR SACKS FOR PINEVILLE LEVEE An appeal for sacks with which to iandbag ths fineville levee front was made this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by Mayor K. C.

I'inevilie. urge all citizens that can possibly afford to give sacks, to bring them to the levee front for immediate use. He said that the steady rain of today had made It imperative that acks be placed on the fee. but added that he believed there was no immediate danger. A crew of men was at work on the levee this afternoon.

$15,000 Verdict For Alienation of Affections Upheld JACKSON, Jan. 2J. (By A. The Mississippi Supreme Court today affirmed a lower court award of 15,000 to an Oklahoma woman who sued a Mississippi woman for alienation of her husband's affections. Mrs.

Hita Cox, of Okmulgee, brought the alienation charges ajrainst Mrs. Dorothy Stanton of I'uss Christian, Miss. Woman at Shreveport Found Dead in Auto Kltr.EVEPORT. In Jan iRv A. Mrs.

Jack Terrell, young member of a prominent Shreveport family, was found dead In her automobile in front of the Sehumpert sanitarium today. She was shot through the heart and a .23 calibre automatic pistol was found at her side. Coroner Willis P. Butler, reported, she committed suicide. Mrs.

Terrell was found by Jack Bonnette, clerk in the city police department. Bonnette, noticed Mrs. Terrell slumped lifeless under the wheel of her automobile. Mrs. Terrell left two notes, one addressed to her husband, Jack Terrell, and the other to her mother, Mrs.

W. II. Alexander. In the notes according to the coroner, Mrs. Terrell asked forgiveness for her act and stated that ill health and the loss of her two brothers recently caused her to decide to kill herself.

Poultry fHICAfiO. Jan. (By A. TV) Poultry alive. 1 esr, trueks; steady.

Fowls 16; springs roosters 10; young hen tnrkeyi 2U; young Toms 17; nl'l Toms to: 'heavy white diielts 20; smsll 18; hesrj- colored dui-ks 19; small 17, geese 13. Chicago Grain CHICAGO. Jan. 23. (By A.

Grain prices averaged lower early today. Enlargement o( world shipments of wheal, together wilh absence of aggressive buying rather than any unusual pressure to sell, formed the chief bearish influence. Opening unchanged to down, wheat afterward sagged all around. Corn started unchanged to 14 higher and subso-queutly reacted. Potatoes CHICAGO, Jan.

25. (By A. (U, H. Department Agriculture) Pots-toes 132; on track 208; total V. S.

shipments Saturday 797, Sunday 20; dull, trading slow: sacked per Wiscou- jm round hites 73 Rice LAKE CHARLES, Jan. 25. (By A Rough rice, southern market. Blua Rnso 2.15 2.40 Fortuna 2.3'J 2.6U earlr prolific 1.83 2. 0U; Edith Lady Wright 2.10 2.23.

lean rice, f. o. b. mills. Blue Rose extra fancy 2 3 4 2 7 8.

fancy 2 12 2 Fortuna extra fancy fancy 4 14; esrlv prolific extra faney 2 11-4, fancy 2'ii Edith extra fancy fancy 4 14: l.adv -Wright extra fancy 14 113 fancy 3 18; Japan extra fancy 2 7 8 3: screenings choice 1 New Orleans Produce JttA Fruits and vegetables met a moderate de- mand and prices were about unchanged tor most lme. Louisiana tegetables ere firm and eabhagn sold oo per rloien I I TO PASS HERE BY PREDICTED Gauge Now 40.3 Feet Pine-ville Levee Raised More Pumps Used on Bayou Rapides. Two feet had been added to the height of the Pine villa leves front today as P.ed Hive continued to rise lowly. New predictions, from the V. S.

Weather Bureau in New Orleans were to tiie effect that P.cJ Kivcr would pass a stage of 41 feet here by January 31. The stage early today was 40.3 feet. Workmen labored all day Saturday and Sunday building up the I'inevilie levee. With a fleet of trucks from the local highway maintenance barn hauling dirt, and a number of Pino, ville volunteers offering their assistance, quick work was made of the task of building up the levee. Lights were, strung along the levee front to assist the workmen In their efforts Saturday night.

Mayor R. C. Lawrence said today that if the river continued to rise, the task of placing sandbags along the top of the levee would be started. In Alexandria's Enterprise addition the situattion bgan to look somewhat worse, but water lias not yet flooded Enterprise proper. Water Is over the road on the north side of the Sixteenth street bridge but is still passable to traffic.

The water has continued to rise In that vicinity, augmented today by a persistent rainfall. Bayou Roberts is overflowing Its banks and is presenting a problem to Residents living along its banks. The bayou, which is dry a large part of the year, is said to be rapidly rising and the swamp area through which it runs is becoming inundated rainfall in Alexandria has been practically steady since Sunday night. The rainfall for the twenty-four hours ending at 6 o'clock today, as reported by the local representative of the government weather bureau, w-as .44 Inches. The rain since 6 o'clock has been somewhat heavier, however, and has made the local flood situation more complex.

Mayor V. V. Lamkln Sunday secured the loan of two additional pumps from Pineville. which are being placed in operation at the mouth of Bayou Bapldes. In an effort to relieve the high water situation on Bayou Rapides.

Mayor Lawrence today expressed appreciation on behalf of the town of Pineville to D. M. Riddle, of the highway maintenance department, and his trucks which were used to haul dirt Saturday and Sunday. Ho also expressed thanks to J. II.

Fon-ner of the Pineville Gas Company; Rid Prothro, of the Pineville Electric Company; Robert Jones, A. B. Burns, S. W. Tudor.

W. Dannen-burg and other citizens for their assistance In emergency levee work. Mayor Lamkin today issued orders to the members of the police department to inspect the Alexandria river front levee, at frequent Intervals, to keep horses and cattle off of it and to see that no other depra-dations are made thereon during the high water. Tt Is announced that a horse was caught on the levee Sunday afternoon, and two others were seen on it Sunday night. Dave Meyer, member of the police jury from Ward 8, and well-known planter of the Rapides community on Red river, was In the city today to get a pump to pump the water out of his levee ditch.

He 'stated, however, that none of his land Is yet under water from overflow. Ked Cross Aids Refugees GLENDORA, Jan. 25. (By A. With flood relief work well in hand in four counties that have been swept by overflow waters of the Tallahatchie river, Red Cross work-I ers now are preparing to meet the menace in two other counties farther south in the Mississippi delta.

All agencies reported that Red Cross aid was reaching refugees ln Tallahatchie and Lei-lore counties. The high waters struck heavily in LcFlore and nrrn, Roing forward today Yazoo City, seat of Yazoo county, was making ready for refugees expected with the rising tide of flood waters. The city is situated on high land In the event of a flood, will tie-conic a mecea for the country's eastern residents. Both Belzonl and Yazoo City are menaced by tho Yazoo river which has been swelled by' the high water of the Tallahatchie river to the north. Reports from the Northern counties today were that waters were either receding or abating unless rain of the flow from Arkansas streams swell the Tallahatchie again, no new flood threat was anticipated.

Fnrrrnst lor llhrrs NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 25. -(By A. The following flood warning was Issued today for Louisiana by R.

A. Dyke, of the United States weather bureau here: "Tlie Ouachita river has come to a stand at Monroe, but the fall at that placo will be very stow. The Blael: river at Jonesville win nnch a ata K0W I0IUJ Z0 UGs ALFRED WELLS CHARGED WITH ROBBING CLUB Armed Bandit Interrupts Game, Forces Spectator To Pass Hat, Gets $300, But Is Captured. The Mecca Social Club at KHU Second street, this city, was held up early Saturday night by a man according to the police, impcrsoii-ated a sheriffs deputy, suddenly duwn upon the place while a "game'' was in progress, and foic-inn those participating; to "stand and deliver." The amount of money obtained lias been variously estimated at different sums, but the police said they had been mto.mcd that it was approximately $300. The man taken in custody and jailed later was Alfred Weils, Mi years old, of Alexandria.

The charge booked against hint on the police blotter is robbery with firearms. The holdup was staged about 8 o'clock. Wells, according; to infoi-ination obtained by the police, entered the quarters of the club, which are located in the second story of the Gehr building ill Second street, and informed the men present that he was a slictilf's deputy and had come to stage a raid He is alleged to have had a pistil drawn. A young man whom he cr-countcred on the stairs ho forced to enter the room and pass a hal around for the money. After he had obtained what he believed to have been all the money in the place he attempted to make his escape, but in his hurried flight I'e dropped the hat containing; the money and the pistol.

A man wi'c had been in the club, the police said, seized the pistol, shooting the bullets in the ground until the weapon until the weapon was empty. Another one of the party grappled with Wells, and held him until Patrolman Joe Baillio. who had heard the shots and observed the excitement, arrived upon the scene, l'l' patrolman took Wells in custody and conveyed htm to police headquarters, where he was locked in a cell, and where he was slill beii'jj held today. The money secured in the holdup, and dropped by Wells in his hasty flight, was all recovered, the police said. It was not definite! ascertained whether the game sj rudely interrupted when the holdup was staged was a poker game cr a dice game.

One report said it was poker and another craps. "We did not make an investigation to ascertain whether it was craps ot poker," one officer said. "It was a game and that's all we know about it" The following names were placed on the police records, as having been witnesses to the hold-up: Krr.a Rachal, Willie Duprec. Johnnie Russo. D.

Koury. Ed Tanner, tu-stice Dupree. George Betar, I.con Danenberg, Horace Labordc, Henry Verrett and Warn Barbee. Police, when questioned today concerning further action against Wells, declared that they did know when a state warrant would be sworn out against him or when he would be transferred to the parish jail. Locked in Refrigerator, Restaurant Is Robbed NEW ORLEANS, Jan.

25. (By A Police today were looking for two negroes who last night robbed Thomas Klg, 24, day manager of a restaurant, locked him In the res-, taurant refrigerator and robbed him. i Klf named two negroes employed by the restaurant as his attackers. Hoi said they robbed tho cash register of I $100. Kig was released today after I spending several hours In the cold quarters.

He was nearly frozen, but refused hospital treatment. FLASHES OF LIFE (By The Associated Press) NIAGARA FALIS. This pussy willow weather has sot a record here. For the first time in twenty-four years no Ice has formed below the falls. The huge Ice mountain usually Is one of the lures that brings tourists.

But there's no Ice and consequently few visitors. CHICAGO. Unless ley blasts foist themselves on this city today, two years of zero-less weather will be celebrated tomorrow. On January 2.1, 1930, the mercury slid to four minus and hasn't born down there since. WILMINGTON, Del.

-Mis. Joseph liavld, C7. was attending her hem: when her hand was scratched by one of tlieni. She died yesterday. Blood' poisoning set In from the scratch.

I im r.n nii.LLTiN I Stages In Mal'ima Flood l'res. 21 Hour I Change 0. II, uneh'ged life i Mississippi it, Lnui, Memphis kshurg Nstrhej Baton Rouge New Orlesna Atehafslsva Melville Morgan City Red ev 'port -Singe 11. 15 3 3.5 I'i 4 1.4 41 3 0.7 Rise n.4 Rise 0.1 Rise n.l Rise 0.0 12 17 S7 8 0 8 3 0 11.9 CS.7 4.7 von 30. in.

0 11.2 K'-e i (l 1 Ills, i 0 .3 Kite i 0.9 I i-a-h U- f'smden Monro 40 47 LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS NOW A SENATOR SENATOR Ht'EV P. LjON'G OUACHITA IS NOW ON STAND Only One-Tenth of Foot Rise At Monroe in 40 Hours MONKOK. Jan. A. The river here toflay, was stationary near the 48-foot mark.

It was considered doubtful, that It will reach the mark of 4S.2 established in the flood period of 1927. unless more rains fall. This morning nt 7 o'clock. Jliss Kate Key, government weather recorder, showed the stage to be 47.7 feet, or a rise of but one-tenth of a foot In the last 40 hours. Cooler weather In the past several has civen rise to the hope that rains may le at an end for some time.

There was a trace of rain Saturday and again today but not enough so far to be measured, Miss Key said. Itecent rises In the river have brought the water up to or above the level of the old levee between the rlver and the north side of West Monroe. At these places the water is being held back by the new levee which runs from the downtown to northern city limits. Water was said to be seeping through the levees at several places on the Monroe side of the river but a careful watch is beinK maintained nd a-s yet no serious consequences are feared. Estimates place tho number of families made refugees In this section at nearly a thousand.

Sacks For Monroe i Jan. 25. cRy' A. Acting under instructions from Major tieneral Lytic Brown, chief of engineers, Major T. B.

Lar-kln, district engineers. Yicksburg, yesterday conferred with the city authorities at Monroe regarding their need of Federal resistance, Following this conference Major Iar-kiii ordered 50,000 sacks dispatched at once to Monroe. I Major Larkin stated that the city of Monroe had put up an excellent ficht acainst the high water and ha.ve prepared as far as possible for a state in excess of 4S feet. Although tho river is stationary at Monroe this morning at 47.7 feet, indications are that the hish stago will be pro longed with possible weakening of; tlie leveo system and rains above Monroe may be expected to Increase the stage nt that point. On his return from an inspection trip yesterday to Columbia, Jones-j ville.

Colfax and Alexandria, Ma lor Inrkln stated that In general the! situation was being well handled nt those points. At Columbia a consld- crablo number of houses in the low- er parts town were under water, I but the families have been moved Into box ears to high ground. No water Is in the town of Jones-ville, but a number of families on the lower ground back of Jonesville, especially along French Creek, a branch of Little river have been forced to move out to the higher ground In tho vicinity of Jena nnd lline-henrt. Colfax on the Hod river Is above present stage but back water has put tho main highway out of commission Just outside tho town. Trains of the L.

A. however, are still able to run into Colfax. Bains Friday and Saturday morning which occurred along tho P.ed river and tributaries above Shreveport may Increase the stages in the lower P.ed river, T- I I Law on i ransporiauoii of Cotton Held Invaliui WASHINGTON, Jan. A. Tho Suprrni" Court, without wittten opinion, today nffirmfd 'he oidrr of federal coutt In Texas Which said that that S'ate's law regulating the ll.

ment of cotton was" Invalid. The Texas law provider! that not morn than ten bales of cotfn coil 1. 1 be hauled by trucks on State roads unless the bales wcie eoniprrsed. ti nlso required that nil shipments more than tui sipiaie or taen'y round biles I'm dlstan-e of more tban 15 miles should le In trucks totally enclosing the coiton. yTTX 1 1 I mm i i I I I i i I I 1 Lake Charles Man Succeeds Long Cyr May Seek Injunction, Is Report.

Statt Offices Guarded. BATON ROUGE. Jan. 25. (By A.

Alvin O. KInr took th oith as Governor of Louisiana at 11:35 a. m. today after be had learned that Huey p. Long had taken thj oath as Senator in Washington at 11:05 Central Standard Time.

In a three minute ceremony. King became ling's successor as thief executive of I.ouisiana. The oath was administered by Miss Allee Lee Grosjean. Secretary of State, in the governor's office In th executive mansion. It was simple and brief In the presence of a few StaU officials, including E.

A. Conway, Rupervisor of public accounts. Miss lucille May Grace, Register of tin State Land Office, and A. P. Tug-well, chairman of the State highway commission.

Cyr To Connilt Law en JEANERETTE. Jan. 25. (By A. When Informed that Huey P.

I-onz had taken his oath In tin United States Senate today. Paul X. Cyr. claimant to the Louisiana governorship, said he would have nothing to say until he had consulted his attorneys. previously Cyr had said ho would slart a movement to claim the governorship as soon as Long had taken thte oath and replace Alvin O.

Kftisr. who assumed the duties today of acting governor. Cyr was at his home In Jeanerctt and Alvin O. King was in the governor's chair at Baton Rouge when Long took the oat's. Since Long has become senator King plans to take the oath as governor.

It was understood that Cyr expected to an Injunction to prevent King from functioning as governor on the claim that Cyr should be governor by right of ht election as lieutenant governor, which he claimed he did not forfeit by taking the oath as governor In his fruitless court fight to oust Longf as governor on the grounds of dual office holding, that of senator and governor. Cyr was ln his dental office and said he was ready to transact any State business. Fleming Confers With King BATON ROUGE. Jan. 23.

(By A. Adjutant-General Ray IT. Fleming called at the executive mansion this afternoon ano conferred with Alvin O. King, but latvr raid that his visit had no connection with use of the national guard in the Klng-Cyr controversy over the governorship. He said tlie conference was entirely about use of the guard's equipment in the north Louisiana flood sections.

"There is no chance of our getting into this unless the affair gets out of the bands of the civil authorities, which we don't anticipate, he asserted. Slate Property Guarded EATON ROUGE, Jan. 23. (By A. Highway police guard protection was extended today to all State property in Baton Rouge.

The guards, in the ineipiency of the controversy between Alvin O. King and Dr. Paul N. Cyr over the governorship, was only placed over the State House and-executive mansion. Details this afternoon had been posted over tho State highway commission, i the offices of the State tax commis sion, and elsewhere.

Cyr Refuses To Comment JEANEItETTE, Jan. 23. (By A. Advised that Alvin O. King had taken the governor's oath and that Huey P.

Long had taken tlie senator's oath. Paul N. Cyr refused flatly to comment, explaining that be would not divulge his plans to claim the governorship for fear his movements might be blocked. He claims that he should have) (NOW TUKN TO PAGE TWO. PLEASE) Man Beaten to Death Over Drink of Liquor, Charged JACKSON, Jan.

23. -(By A Charged with murder for asertedly beating to death Alvas Rbodiis, 24-year-old Magnolia youth yesterday over a drink of whiskey, James Hardy, SO. son of a well known Jackson business man. sat in bis cell today reading western r-'oties, nnd told Inquiries that be 1 had nothing to Sleitiuer Captain Hurt, Tle GALVESTON. Texas, Jan.

25. A. Capt. Olaf Larson, master of the United Fruit Company steamer "Copptnaine," was) i Injured fatally in an accident nboar 1 ship at Orlstobal, Panama. He dted January 17.

KIT HE It FOKKCASr Toiiiiuna: riomlv, occasional rafn to- nltfht and Tuesday; somewhat warmer in north port ion luesda.i. Light to moderate norllieast to east winds on the coast. Arkansas: Probably rain tonight and Tuesday: somewhat warmer In northwest portion I nn i glit somewhat warmer Tuea- day. Fast Texas: Occasional rslns. slight'f warmer tonight-, Tuesdav probably rain, I Light to moderate northerly to tastrrly I on the coast.

AMUSEMENTS TODAY I NUi rt "I'mler r.igVeen Unit Jay, John H.Over. eElecl'd lo Sue- Lorn: wa swoia from Louisiai.a. Lih i senator Long, a I 1... 4k fiV. renewing the it cfiice.

procedure. Loi.g his oath a scn- kfEber. but prefcrrrJ se CMU O' ul bul attcr the primary -accessor was cnoscn. -g brought the Ser-p op to its full quota fcr the first time this Senate custom, Long so the rostrum tor iis ktor Robinson. Ucni instead of Ins col-r Brousard (D.

l.cu- Ircus'aril arc litter po- 1 he new sc-nator tod.iv he would it of Broussard iT CitiiS the second lime it a new senator Ins kl by someone other fugue. Senator Necly 'Sinia) rciucd to Le by Senator Hatfield emu.) lis administered ll-e and a dozen friends liicials watched from bilf-smoKed cigar ca row desk of Sena-is he went to receive 5 hands with Senator i Col. Ldward i'. arv of the Senate, and the oath, Long went ni up the cigar and lo his rear row sea, issard was present. cphens (D.

Mississip- been ill, also returned today, giving the reir full strength of embers for the firs. ion. 'ajiinas, Infrnlrwcd TON, Jan. 25. (By A.

pink pajamas, Louisi-sH'Je political rzar rg-urged the Demo-today to nominate Senator Harrison. or Senator Robinson, for president. fan to change his title to senator, Long got lr'y to discuss presi des and national at- Mpapermen. He sat on reception room of his suite, with his curlv rifled and mussed, a OFAOE TWO, PLEASE) JLLETINS "Hi Approved F0N'. Jan.

A. naval committee to- "10 Vin- r'ruetlnn bill hut post- lf'y future action by Hearing- hi i Fe 2j. Interstate Com- ''on has set March 22 In Lake Charles (Mwa affecting Lake "-wnsi-ina rice mills. to Resign u--na, Jan. 23 -(Rv president of the ex-hlch a Von cor-1 that of Pi tod to his Lorw action To Deatl, Jan.

negroes have t0 rnornlnc at Gold "lord, nf Shreveport, IH Whirl, it fire, ripioM. Dr. Willis p. nut-2 fornner. nnd shrr-Wc Investigating the i HlPf I.

u. J.fc'N' Jan. -'H'ory this nasi for 11 cour. uw 1 i ln 'lie case MUfT the woman's ierMln Full HxtV. llazelhurot .11 'HP fin.f time iii "TV Mion In II.

an. haM "umcleht the Price LJI ft not than I'iRller re- for I- 1 i lv i county, liimliei In the Here Is Louisiana's Political Situation Reviewed in Brief NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 15 By A. After Huey P.

Long, the "Pa jama' governor of Louisiana, today bad become a full-fledged I'nited States Senator and Alvin O. Kine. ling's lieutenant governor, bad taken the governor's! oath at Baton Rouge. lr. Paul N.

Cyr. claimant to the governor's chair, temporarily maintained his silence. Cyr bad said that when Long took the Senate oath he would lieeomo Governor of Ixiulslana because of his election by the leoplo as lieutenant governor along with Governor Long four years ago. But today, when informed that Governor Long had taken the Senator's oath in Washington at 11:05 o'clock (Central Standard Time) and that King had been sworn in as governor at 11:35. Cyr at Jeanerette said that be preferred to consult with his attorneys before he made any statement or did anything because be did not wish to make known his plans.

He said he was prepared at his dental office In Jeanerette to transact any State business. Nearly 100 Lawyers Attend Hearing Over Big Wendel Estate NEW YORK. Jan. 25. (By A.

1'.) Attorneys representing a part of the nearly 2.000 claimants to the estate of the late Ella V. Von Wen-del, variously estimated at between and $100,000,000 appeait today before John Killoran, clerk ni the probate division of the Surrogates' court, to object to the probata of tho will. There were between 75 and 100 lawyers In the group, and several the claimants, including two who ai rived recently from Germany with their attorney to attend the hearing. Faces Burglary Charge, Talks About Sweetheart NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 25.

(By A. Cecil R. Irons, alias Kellogg, 3-, was brought to New Orleans today from Missouri to face a burg lary charge but he says he doesn't want bis sweetheart to know it. She is somewhere in the United States and Is young and pretty, he says, but he refused to give licr name. Irons has Just completed a three year term for robbery In St.

Josepn, Mo. He is charged with robbing the borne of Mrs. J. D. O'Keefc in 1328 when several thousand dollars In cash was stolen.

"I'm sunk, sunk as deep as a man can sink," Irons told city detectives. Kidnaping Syndicate Found CHICAGO, Jan. 25. (By A. Underworld oieratives of the Secret Six.

the Chicago Association of Commerce crime fighting unit, today claimed discovery of a huge kidnaping syndicate with ransom as its object and torture the means of enforcing its demands. Railroad Control Approieil WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. (By A.

The Interstate Comerce Commission today approved conditional control by the Southern Pacific Company of the St. Louis Southwestern. New York Stock Market NEW YoliK. Jan. 23.

(By A. rebate selling of American Telcplinne and Standard of S. J. checked a slow ad vanee In the stock market today, and prompted a last minute reaction which cancelled most of an upturn of 1 lo points in tho rails and miscellaneous in duslrials. Trading, however, was the dullest since early in September, wilh a turn-oer of less thsn a milliiyi shares.

closing tone was barely steady. (By Claude A. Jagger, Associated Praia Financial Editor) NEW YORK. Jan. 25.

Hy A. In hope of relatively good news from S. Steel's divided meeting tomorrow, and Horn the Chicago railway wage conferenee within a day or two, the stock market erei.t cautiiiifly higher today. '1 he market opened with a little fur ther selling, in eoiitinnalion of the move nient of late last week, but offerings were quickly absorbed, and the lost be gan lo work higher in sluggish trading. Ily esrlv afiernonn.

Iliera were numerous advances of 1 to 2 points in principal is sues. The rails, chemicals, tobaccos, merchandising and mlfcellmiemis Industrials made fair progress. Issues up 1 lo 2 points included I ni'iii Pacific, Southern Pacific, New York Central, Pennsylvania. Missouri Pacific, New Haven, Santa Fe, Bnltimora Ohio, Clic.apeake, Je Ohio, I', H. Steel.

American Tobacco ami Liggett A- Mm-is tliaic Allied Chemical, Air Redue' tnion arbide. Sears, Woolwi.rth. liet. eral Foods. National Biscuit, nn fan.

otfnlidatt Has, and others. Auburn pushed up mine than 3. In advance of V. Steel's dividend meeting tomorrow afternoon, triolein were inclined to keep to the sidelines. 'Ihei has not been an inkling from sources eloe to I he steel eorporaiiim as to what action will be taken, hut the flnnnrss of trek reflected i I ti in icunllv weli informed Wall Si re.

quarters lliat an ether quarterly i ivimnl nf us a pes sihility, and that prohahlr at least 6J ceuts a loan would be. dutiiuiod. New Orleans Cotton NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 25.

(By A. The eottou market was moderately active Indav and priees upward slightlv. Follow-but opening advance of 'i to 4 points nwiiie to betier Liverpool e.iblts than duo priees soon easel off I to 4 points on hedge selling, March trding at May b.8() and July at i ox Later in tho morning the market improved owing to an advance in stock accompanied hy price fixing and near neon had advanced to fi.To; May to (i.s.i. and July to 7.0', or 6 to 8 points above Saturday's close. January went out nt noon nt 6.

HO. In the early afternoon the market eased off 1 to ,) points from the highs on realizing and hedge selling. Exports for the day to taled 2H.6KH bales. The market ruled easy around the nnd dlo of the afternoon in sympathy wnn new Iowa at 6.rKt for March. for May and for June, down 5 to 7 point from the highs.

Tlir w-a a rally near tho end on covering and prices recovered five points I from the lows. The close was sleady at net gains for the clay of 6 point! on all active months. Cotton Comment NEW YOliK. Jan. 23.

(By A. 1'.) Conflicting opoiiona as to th" more immediate course of prices were reflected by commission hoiiso comment hero todav but there was a continued undercut rent nf optimism ns to ultimate values. (ienrge F. Jones and Sons'. "While we continue to fed that the lows have been seen, we fed that advanees are not apt to hold for th present and we would buy onlv on dips and with the expectations that 'tnpoilnnt prrfin will not come overnight." J.

S. Bache and "The market II dependent upon trade buying for its principal support, nnd as this demand i it scale dnn limits snv increases in offerings from the Smith, would bring tern porarilv lower priees." Extracts from letters follow: New OrleatH Cotton NEW ORLEANS. Jen. 23. (By Cotton fnlures closed ttcaily at net gains of 6 points.

High ,8.7" (i 3 bow fi Ml i so 7.14 7.3.J Close fi.fil fi.BO 11. "5 7. no 7.11 7.3.1 January March May (letoher 7.H io ember 7.3. Spot eoltnn closed steady Sales 1. 'I 'I Ime i (i.li:i; good noddling 7.03; points up.

r' middling receipts 304: stock l.nrt.i;n. Note: January option expired at noon New York Cotton NEW YORK. Jan. 25. 15 a.

Cotton futures ch ed: High 8.5 .7." I Low u.r,.l "II li 7. 19 7.3(1 Close ft. 6 4 85 T.02 7.25 7.41 March Msv July (I, toher December Futures higher. Spot .7. it losrd stead 4 to nointl middling 6.70.

New Orlesnn Cotlonsesd Oil NEW 25. (By A. Celtonsee.l oil rlo.cd slesdv. I rime summer How 3.7'i 3, o. rnme erime February March 3.

IV'-; 3.2 4 03 April 4.0fi; May i.Ui tfune i.u, July 4.23. New York Cottonseed Oil NEW Vl'HK 25 ill A. P.l-1 roto.nH ml dull, rnme summer (llinv 1 mi: prime erode 'Mi 11.2.3. Jan 4. "3: Mrci 4.42: May 4.JJ; July 1.6G.

bairn cootrctt. heads. Beets brought 25 33c per dozen I iiumporcys Him la? eounues. hunches; carrots 35 4oc; mustard an 4oc Belzool, county seat of Humphreys 4oriC' l'inch "5 350 nd 1 i county, today was fighting back wa-Louisiana oranges brought $2.50 3.25 I tors that have broken through the per box, while half hoxea of best man leveo north of the city. Work of darines and tangerines sold at I 50.

the throwing up of a Florida strawberries sold per pint Fanrv delicious apples sold 2.ou 2.8.i I lpVPe to protect the town was tier box, Potatoes were steady with Maine cob blers or (irern Mountains selling 1.3!)-1.40 per pounds, while Louisiana second crop llliss Triumphs brought $1.81, and Idaho Russets (J.dU. Onions were firm with northern grown stock selling 15.00 5 5n per rt. I.nul-nna iret po soil Eon per ext. Texas cauliflower was arriving by Iru ann sold H.5'1 per doen heads. Texas apinaeh sold 75c 1.00 per bushel; Cuban rkra 2.0U, and Florida map beans i Combined shipments from Louisiana Friday.

Saturdsr and Sunday were eleven I cars mixed vegetables nJ lour tars ol aweet potatoes. Sugar NEW YORK, Jan. 2.5. (By A. Raw sugar was quiet today unchanged at 3.08 for spnta duty raid.

riitures were steadv showing advsncss of 1 point on opening with the mark at middf.y net unchanged to 1 point higher. Refined sugar unchanged at 4.15 for fina granulated. Naval Storel HAVASNA1I, Jan. 23 (Mr A. 1.) Turpentine firm 3:1 1, sales U'2: receipt shipments 181; stork 23.51.1.

Rosin firm: sales 1 4 li reegipn 453; no shipments: stock 2 18.3(1.5. Quote; II 2.45; 2 5 II 2.73V 1 J.f.5: J.IMt; 3.30; i.U); (J 4.25; WW 0.40; S. 7J..