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Associated Leased Wire Press I MIAMI DAILY NEWS-RECORDE Ottawa County Population VOL. XXXII; NO. 281 Morning Published by Every Miami Evening News- (Except Saturday) and Sunday Record Publishing (Ine.) MIAMI, AGREE ON Crash of Army Plane, Fatal to Two, Ascribed to Blinding Fog Investigation Conducted After Finding of Bodies Of Lieutenant and Private in Burned Debris on Mountainside Near Pine Valley, One Victim Known in Miami PINE VALLEY, May (P) blinding fog covering the peak of Big Eagle mountain, 12 miles southwest of here, was officially blamed today for the crash of an army plane in which Lieut. Wendell Holladay and Private Ira Hicks lost their lives sometime Sunday. Capt.

Edwin Sullivan of Hatbox field, Muskogee, who investigated the accident, said the two fliers ap- parently had become lost in a storm and passed over the peak of the mountain, obscured by fog, and crashed into a densely Wooded area on the other side, caught fire, and burned. "It appears as though the fliers were lost in a storm and crashed on the far side of the mountain, after passing over the peak, which was obscured by fog," Captain Sullivan said Plane Caught Afire The plane took fire upon crashing and was completely demolished. The body of Lieutenant Holliday was in the wreckage of the fusilage. Private Hicks was thrown clear when the plane crashed." The bodies of the two men were removed to a Heavener funeral home. Relatives were advised, Captain Sullivan added, and were expected to claim the bodies today.

FARMERS FACE RELIEF CHANGE To Be Taken Off OERA Lists, Put on RRA, Eddleman States OKLAHOMA CITY, May 24-(P) -A new policy announced by John Eddleman, Oklahoma emergency relief administrator, is expected to slash some 25,000 farmers from relief rolls and care for their requirements through the Rural Rehabilitation department. Relief rolls will be re-examined to determine which clients are farmers, Eddleman announced yesterday at a meeting of county relief administrators and social service workers. A preliminary, survey indicated. he declared, that approximately 000 clients live on farms, but come to town a few days each month to work for extra relief money. "There is no reason why a majority of state farmers cannot be that declared Eddle- I self-supporting," man, adding crop conditions are ideal.

"If they need feed, seed, or capital goods, we will arrange to get them started by easy-term loans." Pope Pius Decries German Paganism' VATICAN CITY, May 24-(7P) Pope Pius today delivered an attack on I sterilization and the German program of paganism in receiving 400 delegates, including several Americans, to the International Hospital congress. "Our idea on this subject has been abundantly the pope said, "in our encyclical 'Casti This we wrote not only through our sense of religious duty, but also through our love toward humanity. That encyclical received the approbation of the highest medical authorities. "We know Germany, we have many friends there, but must realize that if the German program of paganism is extended to and accepted by other nations, incalculable damage will result to the whole world. "The pagan world, which has given us so many masterpieces of sculpture, literature and painting, also fell into that terrible depravation which St.

Paul recognizes." Five Hurt in Tulsa Radio Car Collision TULSA, May 24 -(P)- Five Tulsa policemen were injured early today when two radio cruisers, to the scene of a burglary, collided at a North Side intersection. The cars overturned several times, and valuable two-way radio equipment, used for experimental purposes, was destroyed. Injured were Melvin Stillwell, who suffered head injuries; C. E. Tucker, five broken ribs; B.

B. Jones, broken hand and 'A. A. Leitch and John Osborn, cuts and bruises. The burglar escaped with $4 and a suit of clothes taken from a residence.

Subscribe for the News-Record. FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1935 21-MONTH DIPLOMAS TO 82 AT I HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT Class of 1935 Graduated in Exercises Marked by Student Program AWARDS PRESENTED Service Groups Designate Recipients--History of Schools Reviewed In a simple, yet effective program, the 82 members of the Miami high school graduating class last night left the public schools with an outlook that seemed much brighter than that held by those who were graduated a year ago. The addresses by four graduatstudents were of a lighter vein, historical in nature. The class was the thirty-eighth in the history of local schools. Virginia Morsey, salutatorian and first of the four to speak, told of the founding of the Boston Latin school in 1635, since high schools this year are observing the 300th anniversary.

She pointed to progress of the high school in the Seventeenth century. Contrast Set Forth The Latin school, she said, trained boys for the ministry--no girls were admitted -whether the students wanted to prepare for that vocation or not. The American Revolution saw the decline of this type of school. She said that students should be grateful of opportunities offered today in her contrast of the period beginning in 1635. Jimmie Durham told of the advent of the academy, successor to the Latin school, and a school favored by Benjamin Franklin.

It become popular and tended to pull away from sectarianism, he said. Schools and the state became more independent. Systems of free elementary education began in a few northern states, he continued, as he pointed to the first Democratic high hool at Boston, established in 1821. He urged conof the nation's emphasis on education M. H.

S. History Reviewed Marian Beck, valedictorian of the class, reviewed the history of the high school in Miami. In 1898 the first school was held in the old opera house on Main street. In 1900, she said, the old Central (Continued on Page Four) Youth Put to For Hatchet Murder M'ALESTER, May 24-(P) -Quietly and apparently resigned, sev-21-year-old Robert Cargo paid the death penalty in the state peniten tiary's electric chair here early today for the murder of A. L.

Luke of Bethany, an aged nurseryman. "I want to thank everybody and all my friends for what they've done for me," the youth whispered to Warden W. S. Key just before the straps were tightened. The 60 spectators did not hear.

Luke's hatchet-battered body was found covered with a rug in his home March 7, 1934. A week later, Cargo was arrested near his home in Birmingham, in possession of Luke's car. This was the first electrocution in the administration of Gov. E. W.

Marland, and it was for the first murder in the history of Bethany, small Nazarene settlement near Oklahoma City. 30.000 Bass Put in Three Relief Lakes Fishermen of the district may get their rods and reels in condition for close-in bass fishing two years from now. This week 30,000 bass fry were distributed equally in three drouth relief lakes, one located near Cardin, another near Narcissa and a third near Afton. Each lake, about seven acres in size, was constructed last fall astan FERA project. Sent in containers by the State Game and Fish commission, the fish were distributed by John Speer, county surveyor.

They are expected to reach 'fishing size" in about two years. Hearing Waived by Barnett Brothers ARDMORE, May 24-(P) -W. J. Barnett, former state bank commissioner, and N. S.

Barnett, his brother and formerly liquidating agent fo rthe defunct American Bank Trust company of Ardmore, charged with wilfully destroying or removing records of a failed bank, waived preliminary hearing, here this morning. They released on $2000 bonds pending trial in trict court probably in September, NRA FEDERALS HAVE REGAINED HALF RANSOMS PAID $230,146 Recovered in Big Kidnaping Cases, Hoover Reports TRACING IS DIFFICULT Urschel Has Retrieved $123,730 of $200,000 Paid to Abductors WASHINGTON, May 24-(P)- Of more than a half million dollars paid to free kidnap victims in halt a dozen or so noted ransom cases, Director J. Edgar Hoover of men today reported recovery of $230,146.65, "or almost half." Hoover said that tracing of ransom money often is more difficult than actual pursuit of the kidnapers. "The largest ransoms paid were $200,000 each in the Urschel and Bremer kidnapings," Hoover said. "Urschel has recovered $123,730, but Bremer less than $3,000.

Usually Spent Rapidly ransom money is rapidly spent in typical criminal fashion; on vice, gambling and articles of luxury." An example of this, Hoover said. was the $60,000 paid for release of Charles Boettcher II, wealthy Denver, broker. "Our men found $9,360 of this cached in the gang hideout on a Dakota farm. The remainder had been dissipated by the six persons indicted." More fortunate was City Manag- er H. F.

McElroy of Kansas City who paid $39,000 for the release of his daughter, Mary, who recently made a sensational plea for the life of her abductor, Walter McGee. "We located $9,200 of the McElroy ransom in the back of a photograph McGee carried when he was arrested," Hoover said. "Another $1,000 was taken from the housekeeper at the gang's hideout, and $1,795 was found buried in a cinder pile near a Kansas City wrecking plant, hidden there by a man who was sentenced to eight years for his part in this crime." Across Several States Tracing the $200,000 ransom paid for Charles F. Urschel of Oklahoma City extended across several states. "Agents found $73,250 in a cotton patch on a ranch near Coleman.

Hoover said. "Harvey J. Bailey, one of the had $700 of gang, the ransom bills on his person when we caught him on the Shannon ranch. a at Paradise, Tex. "When Clara Feldman was arrested she had $1,100 of the extorted money.

Another $5,500 was circulated in Minnesota banks after it paid for 125 cases of whisky." More of the money turned up elsewhere. "The kidnaping band used friends and associates to circulate the ransom, usually through banks. This has become the practice of kidnapers with 'hot Hoover said. In the other $200.000 case, the kidnaping of E. G.

Bremer of St. Paul, for which members of the Barker-Karnis gang recently were sentenced, the trail was even more far-flung, with less recovered by the a government. Ransom money finds its way over the gambling tables, the racetracks, to women and for drugs and protection," Hoover said. "Minor members of the gang are constantly bleeding the leader for money, and because they are 'in the know" their demands are met." Plants develop fever when they aren't feeling well, according to exI periments by experts at College Station, Tex. I Office of Publication and First Avenue N.

Killer EXpos Prince, 20-year-old bull elephant, shown chained in his stall after he had trampled and gored to death his trainer, Joe Reed, 45, in Los Angeles. Prince, started a stampede elephants. (Associated TRIPPERS HEAR GOV. MARLAND Governor Hits at 'Power Trust' in Vinita Talk; Dam Site Visited The 500 trippers who moved down Thursday on the vast basin which would be the area covered by the Grand river dam project last night heard Governor Marland deride the "power trust" at a Vinita theater. Members of the caravan, comprising boosters from a score of Oklahoma cities and towns, cluded their travels at the Craig county seat after they had stopped over for short meetings at.

Grove, Bernice, Ketchum and at the posed dam site near the latter community. Leaving Miami shortly after 1:30 p. the motorists stopped first at Grove, where Tom C. Burckhalter of Vinita spoke to assembled residents on features of projects. A sound wagon was used at each of the towns, so the speaker's message could be carried easily to large crowds.

Some 400 of the trippers were in the caravan that went to the dam site, located at a beautiful and advantageous spot about four miles from Ketchum. When the tour reached Vinita, about 5:30 p. J. Howard Langley of Pryor, president of the Grand River Hydro-electric Development association, was giving an address on the project developments of recent months. The theater, where the crowds gathered, was filled to capacity.

Governor Marland assailed the "power trust" for what he termed was "hamstringing" the Grand River authority bill by shearing it of the right to sell electric power at retail. The governor asserted that waters of Grand river would be harnessed to benefit "all the people." Throughout the state's high executive showed his enthusiastic support toward the project, which may cost approximately 000 if placed under federal construction. Miami business men who toured the basin returned here about 9 o'clock last night, feeling that the rally had accomplished something in the way of stirring up far-reaching interest in the proposed project. Junior College Ends Fifteenth Year With the Graduation of 81 Students Leaving for Their Homes After Final Exercises; Interest in Institution Grows The fifteenth school year Northeastern Oklahoma Junior lege, which originated in 1919 as the Miami School of Mines and continued under that name until 1924, closed Thursday with commencement exercises for 81 of the Class of 1935. and relatives of those completing their required junior college hours, gathered in the auditorium at 10 o'clock yesterday morning for the commencement! program, at the close of which the graduating group was presented with diplomas.

President John E. Holcomb, who will again be head of the institution during the ensuing year, handed out the mas as the members of the group slowly filed across the stage to receive them and to be introduced to those witnessing the ceremony, A Street The class graduating this year was the largest in the history of the school. Last year another big class, but including only 76, received diplomas. Year by year the interest in the college has grown. In the last few years civic clubs, principally the two chambers of commerce, have put shoulders to the wheel to boost the school, creating much interest and attracting many students to enroll.

Scholars from Missouri, Kansas, Texas and Arkansas, as well a8 Oklahoma, are now included on the school rolls, this year more than ever 'before. Booster trips to the various states named and personal contact by members of the school faculty brought new students here from homes hundreds of miles away, PRICE FIVE CENTS Transient Pulls Finance Wizard Hoax on Tulsa Nomad Who Promoted Factory' and 'Bought' $8,000 House While Living at Relief Camp Is Jailed, but Authorities Haven't Thing on Him Except Vagrancy. TULSA, May 24 -(P)- "There's one born every minute," chuckled a 55-year-old "financial wizard" today after he contacted for construction of a $1,000,000 tank factory, rented a suite of offices and "purchased" an $8,000 home here while he was registered at transient camp. Arrested by officers who admitted today "we haven't a thing on him but possible vagrancy," the "wizard" said he was "Ted Baxter of the Baxter Oil company, Shreveport, La." "We picked him up when Negro servants he engaged to run his home appeared at the station and complained they had not been paid," Lieut. Earl Gardner said.

"He had three cents and two cigar stubs when we arrested him." He Is Highly Pleased While Baxter, highly pleased over his "success," remained temporarily in the city jail, officers uncovered details of his coup. His first move, they said, was to rent half of one floor of a Tulsa bank building. Then he "bought" the home and engaged his servants. Spreading out, "Baxter" then contracted with a Tulsa engineering firm to construct the $1,000,000 factory. "Plans were already drawn for the factory, we learned today," Lieutenant Gardner added.

The transient camp dweller next arranged with the bank to $500,000 worth of securities in the factory through a New York brokerage firm, the officer continued. All in One Week The "coup," carried out in the short space of a week, ended with the arrest of the man. "I asked him why he didn't hire a valet, too, as long as he was going in for real living," Lieut. Gardner chuckled. "I never heard of the critter," he said the man replied.

"We'll probably hold him for 24 hours and then release him, because as far as we can see he hasn't violated any law," Gardner added. State Republican Tension Is Eased OKLAHOMA CITY, May 25- of the tension in Republican party ranks was relieved today with an announcement that all Oklahoma Republicans who attend the Springfield, conference next month will be seated as official delegates. "If there are 500 there we'll 1 have just that many delegates and will split up our 135 votes," said Herbert K. Hyde, former United States district attorney and a special delegate committeeman. A split in the party had been threatened by A.

L. Hilpirt, Oklahoma county chairman, who clared the "official" method of selecting delegates for the Springfield conference was not representative. Republicans of the Fifth congressional district will meet here tomorrow. Neosho River Here Begins to Recede The Neosho river apparently had reached its peak during the night and today began to ease on its sharp rise of the last week. Water inundated a large area, embracing a section of the city park on the east side and part of the fairgrounds on the west bank of the stream.

Gravel roads in those sections were impassable. State Flood Toll to 7 as Body Is Found OKMULGEE, May 24- -The toll of recent high waters in Oklahoma stood today at seven deaths. The body of B. H. Thomas, 39-year-old Negro, was discovered in Deep Fork river near Nuyaka yesterday.

He was believed to have drowned while attempting to ford the swollen stream on horseback, ASSASSINS KILL MAN BROOKLYN, N. May 24-(P) -While his wife looked on in ror, George Keeler, boss stevedore, was shot to death by two assassins who invaded his home and fired seven bullets into him as he lay in bed early this morning. SENATE BALLOT TAKES WIND OUT OF BONUS SAILS Proponents Marking Time After Setback, but See Ultimate Victory KILLED FOR SESSION? Something Like Harrison Compromise Only Hope, Leaders Concede WASHINGTON, May Cash bonus forces, somewhat discouraged and disorganized by the size of the Senate vote sustaining President Roosevelt's veto of the Patman bill, counted upon their strong majorities in both houses of Congress today for eventual victory. The decisive defeat of the Patman bill, even by a minority vote, took the wind out of the bonus movement, temporarily at least. Several new proposals were advanced immediately, but the leaders waited to get their breath before plunging into a new drive.

Confident predictions were issued by the veterans' chieftains, forecasting that the bonus would be paid, but there was a noticeable droop in enthusiasm among legislators over the prospects for achieving it at this session of Con- gress. Nine Votes Short Several senators, both for and against the bonus, took the view that the Senate vote yesterday sustaining the President killed the prospects for full cash payment this session. The 54-to-40 vote in favor of the Patman new currency bill fell nine votes short of the two-thirds necessary to over-ride a veto. Several senators predicted there would be no bonus legislation this session unless the veterans' forces were willselling to accept something like the Harrison compromise. On the other hand, the Patmanite forces pointed out that even in the face of President Roosevelt's unprecedented personal appearance the bill it had mustered a majority of 14 votes in the Senate and a vote of more than 3 to 1 in the House, and contended such majorities could not be blocked for long.

Clark Changes Mind In view of divided opinions with(Continued on Page Four) Flashes HOOVER RAPS NRA PALO ALTO, May 24-(P) -Former President Herbert Hoover today issued a statement characterizing as "not American" use of the boycott to enforce the NRA. "American labor," his statement asserted, "will not long of output, stiffling of stand for price fixing, limitations or any other of the monopolistic and Fascist practices inherent in the NRA." ZINC PRICE ADVANCES NEW YORK, May 24-(P)-The American Smelting Refining company was today quoting zine at 4.30 cents a pound, East St. Louis. This is an advance of $1 a ton over the previously quoted level. J.

R. Holmes Spurns College Presidency MUSKOGEE, May 24-(P)-Although the presidency of Northeastern State Teachers college at Tahlequah has been offered J. R. Holmes, he has decided to retain his position as superintendent of Muskogee city schools. Writing yesterday to the State Board of Education, declining the position offered him two weeks ago, Holmes said his "decision was influenced by the uncertain tenure of office as attested by the records, which makes it difficult to develop a constructive program, by appointments other and dismissals prompted by considerations than those of professional Holmes had been named to succeed the late Dr.

M. P. Hammond Suicide Is Sequel To Secret Marriage HAYWARD, May 24-(P) -Tragedy has marched abruptly into the life of Imogene Molling, whose graduation from Lucian high school comes tonight. Rather than reveal to his parents that he and the girl were married secretly May 10, Robert Chelf, hor-20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.

John Chelf, living southwest of here, took his own life late yesterday at home. He was a freshman at Oklahoma 'A. M. college. duos REACHED AT WHITE HOUSE MEETING TODAY Wreckage of the plane, strewn over a wide area, was discovered yesterday by W.

A. Morgan, Lennox farmer. The bodies were located some distance from the where the first bits of wreckage place were sighted. The discovery ended a wide search by army fliers for the two men, who left Muskogee, Sunday for Barksdale field, Shreveport, La. Bodies Identified Captain Sullivan said he based identification of the bodies on the height of the two men, a pair of boots worn by one of the fliers and the motor number of the plane.

The plane apparently traveled about 100 feet through dense foliage before the fuselage struck the ground, Sullivan added. An Associated Press staff corresponded, seeking a picture of the crash scene, was forced to walk eight miles over a rough trail to reach the site. Treetops were twisted and boughs splintered for 100 yards by the ship as it careened to earth, after crossing the top of Big Eagle. The crash scene is about 35 miles southwest of Heavener, in the midst of massive mountain (Continued on Page Four) DEATH TAKES CHAS. WARNER Former Peace Officer in County Dies at Age of 58 at Tulsa Home Charles Warner, 58 years old, former peace officer in county and surrounding districts for some 20 years, died at his Tulsa home Thursday evening.

Warner was known throughout the district in his capacity as an officer, serving part of that time as a deputy sheriff and deputy United States marshal. He had lived at Commerce for many years, moving from the district almost eight years ago. In 1917 and 1918, Mr. Warner was deputy sheriff under former Sheriff Ed Freeman, who now lives in Miami. Warner again worked with Freeman in 1922 as special officer for the.

Frisco railroad. From three to four years ago Warner, then a deputy marshal, I participated in a raid in the Spavinaw hills. In a fusillade of shots that resulted in the capture of eral men wanted at Dodge City, for burglary, he was wounded in the shoulder. The former peace officer told Chief of Police Walter Young about two years ago that he was still troubled by the wound. Mr.

Freeman recalled that about 15 years ago Warner saved the life of Frank Bird, then a deputy United States marshal, in a shooting affray near the old airport, north of Miami. He said that Warner was a fearless officer. Mr. Warner had lived at Tulsa for the last few years. He is survived by his wife, Minnie; four daughters, Mrs.

Frankie Lane, Mrs. Bertha Mrs. Gracie Ketten, all of Tulsa, and Miss Georgie Warner of the home; five grandchildren and one brother, Frank a Warner of near Baxter Springs. Funeral arrangements were incomplete today. An English chemist has developed a paint for outdoor use that is so affected by the sun's rays that it appears black in the daytime and white at night.

DAILY ALMANAC OKLAHOMA Partly cloudy to unsettled, probably showers in extreme west portion tonight and Saturday; slowly rising temperature. ARKANSAS Fair tonight; Saturday increasing cloudiness, slightly warmer. MISSOURI Fair tonight and Saturday; slowly rising temperature. KANSAS Partly cloudy and warmer, possibly showers in extreme west portion tonight; Saturday cloudy, showers in west, warmer in southeast portion. Temperatures in Miami from 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon until noon today: 2 p.m..

...63 2 a.m... ...49 4 p.m.. .63 4 a.m.. ..48 6 p.m... .59 6 a.m..

.....47 8 p.m... .53 8 a.m.. ....57 10 p.m.. ....52 10 a.m.. .62 Jurisdiction 'Substantially Affecting' Interstate Commerce Seen PACT IS TENTATIVE Agreement May Break Senate House Deadlock; Solons Hear Green WASHINGTON, May 24-(P)- President Roosevelt and House and Senate leaders agreed tentatively today on a 21 1-2 months extension of NRA and giving the recovery agency jurisdiction over business "substantially affecting" interstate commerce.

Price-fixing would be barred. They reached that understanding at a White House conference even as William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, was insisting before the House ways and means committee upon a twoyear extension and describing as "short-sighted, reactionary and anti-social" those who opposed that. He said that nation-wide strikes would result if NRA were not continued at least two years. Johnson to Testify Ready to testify later in the day along the same lines was Gen. Hugh S.

Johnson, first boss of the blue eagle. The White House conferees were Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic leader; Harrison of Mississippi, chairman of the finance committee; Speaker Byrns and representative Doughton (D-N. chairman of the House ways and means committee. It was reported by a conferee who declined to let his name be used that if necessary everything but a 21 1-2 months extension would be discarded in order to get the legislation through by June 16, the day the recovery act expires. It could be followed, he explained, by subsequent legislation embodying the other things which the President deemed necessary.

After warning of strikes, Green added he wanted no congressman to think that organized labor was "bluffing." No "General Strike" Threat Answering question after question fired at him, he implied, however, that he did not have a "general strike" in mind. "We explained our position on that question rather clearly at the time of the San Francisco strike," he elaborated. At that time the A. F. of L.

turned down proposals to call a "general strike." Green insisted he had no intention of trying to "threaten" or "intimidate" Congress into doing what labor wanted. "We are just here to reason with you," he said. "The chief objective of the American Federation of Labor is to seek industrial peace." If NRA should be killed, he testified: "Unemployment will increase by leaps and bounds; wages will sink; sweatshops will spring up again all over the country; children will again work in factories and mills in great numbers and under shameful conditions. "Ruthless, bitter competition will reappear, many of its effects falling on the worker, who is helpless to protect himself." Reading from a prepared statement, the labor chief insisted the nine and one-half months' extension voted by the Senate "is in reality a destruction of the NRA, more complete and more dangerous than would be a refusal to continue it in any form." It would, he contended, be better to end the NRA than "to continue it in a form which is doomed to failure, which is certain to bring discredit not only upon itself but upon the entire administration, which makes a farce of our attempts to institute the changes which we recognize as imperative." Ruth Chatterton on Cross-Country Hop NEW YORK, May 24-(P)-Ruth Chatterton left Roosevelt field today at the controls of her own four-seated airplane, determined to be the first film actress ever to negotiate a cross-country flight. She is bound for Los Angeles.

She was accompanied by Pilot Robert Blair, her instructor. Miss Chatterton said she will be at the controls the entire journey. Metal Market NEW YORK, May 24-(AP)Lead steady spot New York 4.20- 30; East St. Louis 4.10. Zine firmer; East St.

Louis spot and future 4.30. LONDON, May 24-4P)-Lead, spot £14 10s; future £14 128 6d. Zine, spot and future $15 26 6d..