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GREENWOOD COMMONWEALTH VOLUME 20 NUMBER 185. GREENWOOD, LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 4, 1936. FIVE CENTS IU1 ME LEAH, miiiiiuiHiiuuiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiu UlllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIU iMiimminiimnmiiiiniiiiHiiiim Last Minute Efforts To BRUNO INCHAIR IsMITH UnnflN I FHA FYTFNSinN IN CHAIR SMITH COTTON FHA EXTENSION Save Hauptmann Fail-He Dies In Chair IPflWFR P.flMPANY ITfll 1AM PRAFT ICIfiHT ON TflYCQ TTT POWER COMPANYjTALIAN CRAFT FIGHT ON TAXES Funeral Ruleville Sunday HOLDS MEETING STAGE ATTACKS IN GREENWOOD ON ADDIS ABABA "Happy Homer" Meeting Is Held Raiding' Planes Set Fire To Ethi-Lnder Auspices Mississippi opiun Aircraft With Incen- Power Light Co. diary Bullets. PAYS PENALTY FOR BABY OEATH Hauptmann Is Executed for Kidnaping Death of Charles Lindbergh, Jr.

Til' l5. Aociatcd Pressi iniMNiuiM, r. April "This man is dead." With those words, spoken by physician in the crowded prison death house at 8:47:30 last night, repossess it below market I said former regulations were ,.11 I I told the end of New imjiiiiiiiiiiiiijijuiuuumuiiijiimi ADDIS ABABA, April 4 (IP) I A squadron of Italian airplanes attacked the airdrome of this cap. ital of Ethiopia today, machine-1 gunning two Ethiopian plane.ynd firing one of them with incimdi- The five raiding planes flew over the capital itself for 45 minutes, precipitating an evacuation by the populate, but dropped no bombs immediately. The Fascist fliers appeared to concentrate on nearby Surkaki, where both the airdrome r.nd wireless station are situated, but the wireless station was not damaged.

Natives from, the surrounding territory crowded the capital Saturday's market day. At first in panic, crowds started streaming for the countryside, but the evacuation was carried out in orderly fashion. Foreigners went to their legations and took refuge ir. trenches and dug-outs with which a number of these centers were equipped. The Italian -planes, in as.

sault on the airdrome, descended to an altitude of less than 100 feet while turning their machine gun fire on two Ethiopian planes standing outside a hangar. A fire, started by the incendiary bullets, destroyed one of the standing planes an old one, not used for a year. The hangar also was struck and went into flames. From every corner of the city, bearded warriors many of them veterans of the 1896 battle of Aduwa in which an earlier Ital ian invasion was repulsed fired antiquated rifles wildly into the air, but they caused little danger for the planes. The populace, in panic, started streaming toward the countryside, but the fear of a wholesale air raid was less acute than when the first Italian plane appeared over the capital earlier in the war.

The planes reconnoitered for three-quarters of an hour, despite fire from anti-aircraft guns, and then tuned toward northwestern Gojjam province. 0 Streamline Train Visits Greenville GREENVILE, April 4 (P) A streamline train came to the Missisisppi Delta today and during the two hours that the Illinois Central train, Green Diamond, was at Greenville nearly 4000 persons went aboard. The train is making a get acquainted tour. It left this city before noon for Vicksburg where it will be shown. WEATHER OUTLOOK Weather outlook for week beginning Monday: Central and east gulf states; Showers over east portion at beginning of week and general showers' probable latter part of week.

Moderately cool early part of week and moderate temperatures thereafter. Southern plains and west gulf states: Mostly fair except showers over east portion latter part of week. Temperatures below norrtial first part of week, warmer middle and cooler near end. THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE Maximum 56 degrees; minimum 38 degrees; rainfall 0.00; river gauge 20.39, rise 0.54. FOR MISSISSIPPI Unsettled tonight and Sunday, showers in north and west portions Sunday; warmer tonight and in southeast portion Sunday.

i eiiiinwuraiiiNiiliiinimiiiiiiirai Services uiucr Butte umciais, ana a national guard escort headed by Adjutant General John A. O'Keefe, the body will be taken to Ruleville, the home of the popular speaker, for final funeral rites Sunday. The body will lie in state in the Baptist Church at Euleville from 1 o'clock until 2 o'clock P. M. Sunday afternoon.

Funeral services will be conducted from the Ruleville Baptist Church at 2 o'clock, with the Rev. W. A. Bell, pastor of the Church, and Rev. W.

A. Hewitt of Jackson, in charge of the obsequies. Rep. Fielding Wright of Rolling Fork, acting speaker of the house, was enroute to Jackson this morning from his home to assist in the funeral plans and to arrange for the legislative escort to Ruleville tomorrow. Mr.

Stansel was born at Columbus, in Nov. 1888. He received his early education at Franklin Academy, at Columbus, later attending Mississippi State, graduating in 1914 in engineering. As a young man he moved to Ruleville, where he practiced his profession as a civil engineer. He is survived by his widow and two daughters, Misses Mary and Virginia Stansel, students at Mis sissippi State College for Women at Columbus.

Governor White's official proclamation today follows: "Whereas, Horace Stansel, Speaker of thet House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi, passed away at an early hour today, and, "Whereas, the entire citizenship of the State of Mississippi has suffered untold loss in the passing of this great public figure of our state, and, "Whereas, it is fitting that public and private tribute be paid to the memory of this unselfish and devoted servant, "Now, therefore, Hugh White, Governor of the State of Mississippi, do hereby call upon all of the citizens of the state to pay fitting tribute to the memory of the late Horace Stansel, and I do specifically urge that all public offices of the State of Mississippi be closed during this day, Saturday, April 4th, in respect to his memory." Mr. Stansel was born at Columbus, Nov. 5, 1888. In later life he moved to Ruleville, where he was engaged in farming, and practised his profession as a civil engineer. As a youth, Mr.

Stansel attended Franklin Academy at Columbus, but financial reverses forced him to go to work when he had finished the sixth grade. In 1909, he entered Mississippi State College, arriving there, the story goes, with only $2 in his pocket. He worked his way through college, graduating in June, 1914. As a civil engineer he has been employed in road building, drainage and waterworks projects, and other activities of similar nature. He was elected to the house in 1923, and has served continuously since that time.

As a member of the legislature he was interested in measures relating to tho gas tax, the auto tax, and good roads. He had served on practically every important committee of the house, his record finally climaxed with election to the speakership in January without opposition. Mr. Stansel was married to Miss Dovie Pearl High in 1914, and to this union was born two daughters, Misses Mary and Rebecca Stansel. HEATED ARGUMENT ST.

LOUIS Augusta Bova, 39, a chauffeur, and his wife had a wordy quarrel about how to feed their children and as tin words grew hotter Bova pourid kerosene on his clothing and lit a match. A daughter smothered resulting flames with a blanket and Bva was taken to a hospital with burns about his face, arms and body. PLAN APPROVED BY COMMITTEE Farmers Who Obtained Twelve Cent Loans Can Repurchase Cotton WASHINGTON, April 4 UP) Th amicuRine committee approved a plan today to dispose anf Knn 'r minmMt price. The privilege would be extend- ed to those farmers who obtained 12 cents a pound loans. The committee voted a favor Me rcpott Qn th(j bi by chair.

man Smith (D-SC). authorizing the commodity credit corporation I to release th(j coU(m t() cerUficate holders upon payment of a price of one-fourth a cent a pound below the current spot price. However, in no instance could the cotton be redeemed for an amount less than 11.25 cents a pound, meaning that the spot price would have to 'be in excess of 11.50 cents a pound for repossession. Smith said tihe present spot price was around 11.70 cents. Repossession would be limited to 750,000 bales until August 31 of this year.

None could be redeemed between that date and February 1, 1937, but in each sue. 1Qm bales fae between Krfruary 1 and August 31. Smith said the prohibition was placed upon redemption between August and February to allow movement of incoming crops. AUG IC1UHI.OLC IlUilltJI, Oil) 1 Lll said, would benefit from sale of the cotton at a higher figure than he repossessed it. The bill would substitute for one Smith originally introduced providing for disposition of the loan cotton under a system of weekly sales quotas.

Legion Meets Tuesday Keesler-Hamrick-Gillespie Post No. 29 of the American Legion will meet Tuesday night at 7:30 in the rooms of the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce. COURT SESSION COMES TO CLOSE Chancellor R. E. Jackson Ends Two Weeks Term of Chancery Court The March term of the Leflore county chancery court came to a close yesterday after Chancellor R.

E. Jackson had heard the cases I ln the court tor the past two weeks. The following divorce decrees were granted by the chancellor during the term: Eugene L. Miller vs. Christine Sanders Miller.

Mrs. Fiances Craig Foy Read vs. Allie Jessie Read. James P. Read vs.

Shirley Griffin Read. E. L. Miller vs. Mattie Lou Miller.

Polly Parker vs. Willie Parker. Mary Miller Jordan vs. Leo Jordan. Walter Utroska vs.

Thelma Utroska. C. H. Robinette vs. Mrs.

Ann Louise Robinette. S. A. Shaffer vs. Etta Lee Shaffer.

Mrs. Bertis Rivers Pi'uitt vs. Karl L. Pruitt. Mrs.

Bessie Henderson Ray vs. Floyd C. Ray. Mrs. Tommie Grierson vs.

T. E. Grierson. Ellen Elizabeth Jester s. Thomas Carl Jester.

Joseph D. Lemons vs. Mrs. H. A.

Lemons. Mrs. Mary Jean Williams vs. John Pierce Williams. H.

B. Johnson vs. Mrs. Eula L. Johnson.

Mrs. Vassie Gregory vs. C. F. Gregory.

Elizabeth Hataway vs. Willie Hataway. I BILL IS SIGNED New Regulations Arc Mailed Out To Lending Institutions WASHINGTON, April 4 Regulations under which the government will insure modernization loans were mailed to lending in stitutions today shortly alter President Roosevelt signed a bill extending tihe insurance plan until April 1, 1937. Housing administration officials issued witn oniy minor cimngcs necessitated by revisions' in the national housing act. Government authority to insure 1 modernization loans expired Wednesday, but officials ex- plained the bill extending the in I surance is retroactive.

Thus, it was said, loans advanced between the expiration date of the old law and the President's signature of the new bill may be insured. Housing authorities expect a slight drop in the volume of modernization loan insurance as a result of a provision in the new law prohibiting insurance of loans for mova'ble household equipment. The new measure also changes formet requirements as to who may receive modernization loans, stipulating that only owners of property or persons holding leases extending six months after the maturity of their loans are eligible. The amount of insurance for institutions making the loans is cut from 20 per cent of the total advances to 10 per cent. The FHA's liability on such insurance wrs reduced from $200,000,000 to 5100,000,000.

Since August, 1934, the FHA has insured 922,773 loans aggregating $324,672,553. I Although extensive other plans for government encouragement of! home building have been under consideration for several months, officials indicated today that lit tle legislation in addition to the modernization loan extension may be undertaken at this session. Mr. housing experts, long at odds over the question of government subsidies, recently have been reported in a new rift on a proposal that the home owners loan corporation buy sec- ond mortgages. Proponents of this plan have argued it would clear the way for a large volume of private financing by making it unnecessary for lending institutions to advance more than 50 or 60 per cent of a property's valuation.

The government, under the proposal, then would acquire a second mortgage for an additional loan of 20 to 30 per cent. Senator Wagner (D-NY) yes terday introduced a till calling for a permanent low cost hous- ing authority which would ad vance $876,000,000 during the next four year3 in loans and grants to state and municipal i housing bodies. Although several of President Roosevelt's advisors are known to favor this measure, others have expresed the opinion it would be preferable to make a survey of housing needs before setting up a definite subsidy program. "CHRISTIAN INVITATION" BARACA LESSON Mr. Alfred Skmer will use as the basis of his discussion at the Baraca class of the First Baptist Church Sunday, April "Our response to Christ's invitation." The present series of Bible talks are drawn from the gospel of Luke, which are not only timely but are being presented in a most interesting, intsructive and practical way.

The Baraca class meeting each Sunday morning at 9:30 in the First Baptist church, was organized to afford the men of the city who are not ordinarily interested in a Bible class, a class that is especially designed for them. The class makes the proposal to the men of Greenwood, "Drop in on us, and see for yourself." QEEMQDRnRARI Ci FOR CONGRESS Work With No Adjournment In Sight WASHINGTON, April 4 (JP) A three-cornered struggle over $799,000,000 tax program ap peared a possibility today as con- gress ended another week's la- bors with adjournment not yet in sight. The program, on which the house ways and means committee hopes to wind up public hearings Monday, is expected to draw re newed criticism from republicans when it reaches the floor, probably a week from Tuesday. Led by Representative Tread-way (R-Mass), who terms the plan "revolutionary, several minority members already have op ened fire on it. The decision of the tax subcommittee, which drew up the tentative program, to discard President Roosevelt's suggestion for processing levies on a wide range of commodities may also lead to a fighh, some observers believe.

Some administration men are known to feel that these levies should be restored, tut there is also strong sentiment to avoid anything that might be denounced as' increasing the cost of living. The program as it star.ds now is featured by a new type jf tax on corporation net income, graduated according to the percentage of undistributed profits. But committeemen showed sympathy today toward demands from business men for more lenient treatment for corporations required to use part of their earnings to pay debts. As for another major event of the week the house invesliagtion into the Townsend plan many anti Townsendites in congress hoped the probe had punctuated a movement whose political potentialities had made them uneasy. Rep.

McGroarty (-Cal), a leading advocate in congress of $200-a-month pensions for the aged, himself said that if the inquiry continues as "disastrously as it has begun XXX the confidence of Townsend plan members in their leadership may be shaken." The investigating committee comissioned one of its members, Rep. Gavagan (D-NY), to head for California this weekend to dig up new evidence. Other events of Washington's week: The supreme court decision, finding that some of the sugar institute's activities violated the Sherman anti-trust laws, was believed to have set up a major guidepost for trade associations. The communications commission investigation into the American Telephone and Trfegraph Company adjourned temporarily alter silting lODoymg activities of company representatives. Iran (Persia, piqued over the arrest of her minister by Maryland traffic police list fall, closed her legation and consulted in the United States.

Senator Schwellenbaeh -Wash) and William Randolph Hearst, publisher, assailed each other in dispute growing out of the senate lobby committee's seizure of Hearst telegrams. Senator Borah (R-Ida) joined the drive for a sweeping inquiry into WPA, while administrator Hopkins denied again charges of politics in relief. Goyer Company Erects Station Work is under way on the construction of a new fililng station at the corner of Main and Washington streets on the property owned by the Greenwood Lodge of Odd Fellows. The new station will be operated by the Goyer Company handling Sinclair products, and will be one of the most modern and up-to-date service stations in the city. I 1 i Horace S.

Stansel, speaker of the Mississippi house of representa-, tivea and state PWA director. died at his hotel here early to- day after an illness of several weeks. Conscious to the very last, the man who Is generally acclaimed as ine latner of good roads Mississippi," slipped away into endless sleep. His wife, and a nurse were at the bedside when death came, Stricken more than six weeks ago with influenza and pneumonia, Mr. Stansel showed repeated indications of improvement, but wag unable at the last to overcome a heart ailment.

His death removed one of the state's leading public figures from the public spotlight. Mr. Stansel had been a member of the house of representatives since 1923, had served in recent years as state public works administrator. At the recent legislative sesison, he was elected speaker without opposition in the house of representatives. Before entering public service, Mr.

Stansel was one of the state's emineni civil engineers. Big of frame, ruddy and smiling of coutenance, genial and jovial of disposition, Mr. Stansel was held in high esteem ty his colleagues in the legislature and was upon generally through the state as gubernatorial timber for 1939. Mr. Stansel was best known probably to most Mississippians for his long, persistent, and fin ally successful fight for a mod ern state highway system.

It was his work for good roads that is believed to have precipitated the illness from which he failed to recover. It was while on a trip to Washington in connection with the new $40,000,000 highway program, which Mr. Stansel fathered, that he was stricken. He came home ill with influenza. His illness later developed into pneumonia, which was followed by a heart attack while he was recuperating.

A fighter, Mr. Stansel never recognized the word "quit." From the days when he worked his way through Mississippi State College to his final struggle against multiple ailments of the body, Mr. Stansel fought bravely and valiantly. His death cast a snadow of gloom across the administration of Governor Hugh White today. Mr.

Stansel and Governor White were intimate personal and political friends, each with a high regard for the other's ability. Mr. Stansel's election as speaker of the house came as a climax to his long years of service in that body. He had served on practically every important com mittee in the house. Shouldering the burden of se curing a highway program for Governor White's administration, Mr.

Stansel found himself in the midst of the legislative fight for good roads early in the session. He was so succesful in stefrig the highway bill through the however, that all opposition melted, and the road program was aproved without opposition. During the last several years, Mr. Stansel, as state PWA director, had made such an enviable record that he was acclaimed by Senator Pat Harrison recently as "the best PWA director in the nation." Governor Hugh White today issued a proclamation declaring the state in a state of official mourning during the day for the state official. All capitol offices were ordered closed for the day.

"The entire citizenship of the State of Mississippi has suffered untold loss in the passing of this great public figure," Governor White said in his proclamation. Mr. Stansel's body will lie in state at the new capitol from 2 o'clock this afternoon until 8:30 Sunday morning. Accompanied by the Governor, members of the legislature and A "Happy Homer" meeting was held under the auspices of the Mississippi Power Light Company here last night. Featured were talks on more and better electrical appliances to make home life easier and happier.

B. T. Terry, local manager for the Mississippi Power Light Company, presided over the dinner which was served in the basement of the Methodist church annex ty a ciicle of the church. Among the company officials present were P. T.

Lagrone, Grenada; II. B. McGee, Greenville; B. C. Lee, Greenville; Joe Powell, Jackson; I.

G. Richman, Grenada; Les Taylor, Jackson; Miss Mary Alice Willis, Jackson and E. J. Lenz, Greenville. A large number of local appliance dealers and representatives of wholesalers were present for the meeting.

DR. L.E. SELLERS TALKS ON FAITH Christian Minister Likens Modern Man To Pontius Pilate "What Shall I Do With Jesus?" was the subject of Dr. L. E.

Sellers' sermon last night at the meeting being held at the First Christian church. Dr. Sellers compared the modern man to Pilate. "Wre do not have the trial of Jesus, nor does it involve life or death, but we are responsible for our attitude of approval or disapproval," Dr. Sellers declared.

Asserting that each person was responsible and that a friend or Telative could not represent another's religious interests, the preacher said the question of declaration of faith was something that no one could avoid, and as Pilate decided so will every individual have to decide. He explained there are four attitudes to be taken. They are: First, the attitude of apathy; second, the attitude of antagonism; third, the attitude of admiration, and fourth, the attitude of acceptance. "There are many who claim to be not especially interested," Dr. Sellers said in explaining the attitude of apathy, unconcern or indifference.

"The tragedy represents a large element in the United States. Once in a while they will come to church and give thanks for the blessings of God." Dr. Sellers told of a woman who took morphine by mistake. If she went to sleep it meant death. doctor and the woman's husband walked her about to keep her awake, while she begged that she be permitted to sleep.

"I am trying to keep some people from going to sleep. I don't want you to be careless, indifferent or apathetic," Dr. Sellers said. "The attitude of antagonism goes farther than mere indifference. Those who have this state of mind, have a fighting cynical attitude.

They curl their lips and sneer at the church, make fun of the preacher and ridicule church members'. They do not appreciate the work of God. "Religion has the tendency to fix the social, educational and political standards in any community. You cannot afford to be antagonistic to the religious forces. Many people say that it is nice to go to church.

They love the Bible and tell that Jesus is a wonderful man and yet hold themselves aloof and don't participate in the, greah work of the Lord. It is like the man admiring the picture of a great battle but who is not there as a soldier. Jesus wants more than good words and sugary expres-. sions about the gospel. The attitude of acceptance is the proper attitude.

You should come out boldly for Christ." was Jersey's case against the Lindbergh ba1e killer the end of Bruno Richard Hauptmann. He died as most people thought he would-unspeaking, unshaken; eold, unsmiling. A mile and a half away, in a hotel, his weary wife-his widow now cried pileously, unconsola bly: "Oh. God, why did you have to do this?" There was no hysteria, no breakdown, no tears inside the dirty-white four walls where Anna Hauptmann's "poor Richard" sat down to death. "I am not afraid to die," he had written Gov.

Harold G. Hoff-msn only last Tuesday. If he was, he did not show it. Fifty-five witnesses saw him go; fifty-five, and one other: Rcbert Elliott, whose steady hand spun tihe wheel of the rheostat There was another man there; tall military warden, Col O. Kimberling.

It was ha among them all whom the law charged wifih executing the death warrant; but he did not see naupuuam ine. th- hooded figure in it. He gave -y i the hod that signalled the current be turned on. But his head was bowed when the volts struck. He looked up only when the prison physician intoned: "This; man is dead." I They made very sure of it, too.

Six doctors, one at a time, stepped forward, listened for the tremor of the heart of a man who could kidnap and kill a lit-ale "baby, then stepped back. Twice they did this. Then, as though stiill not sure that the lightning thrusts of volts had done their work, the doctors conferred around the chair in which the body sagged against the weight of the restraining straps. Huptiinann was dead. Dr.

How ard vveisier announced it. Col. Kimberling raised his head. His eyes pointed at a large clock which a guard had been holding aloft throughout the death house drama. "It is 8:47 and one-half," he said.

BABY'S WEIGHT PUZZLES DOCTORS HICKORY, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. C.

Hayworth are parents of an eight-pound baby of 15 months. Doctors admit they are puzzled by the child's subnormal weight since apparently it is healthy. Arkansas Is For Roosevelt And Garner LITTLE ROCK, April 4 The state democratic committee today instructed the Arkansas delegation to the democratic national convention in Philadelphia to cast this state's 18 votes for tihe renomination of President Roosevelt and vice-President Garner. Meeting here to select the dele gation, which will include Senator Joe T. Ro'binson, prospective permanent chairman of the Philadelphia convention, the comimttee shortly afternoon unanimously adopted resolutions "endorsing the leadership of President Roosevelt and Vice-President Garner" and instructing the delegation to vote as a unit for them.

The delegates were further instructed to vote as a unit on all other maUers coming before the national conclave. Gov. J. Marion Futrell was elected chairman of the Arkansas delegation. Robinson, one of the delegates at large will have, a half vote in the convention as will all other Arkansas delegates.

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