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PICTURES! Ot People Here, and Local by the PfCtt Hope Star and warmet Tuesday night; Wednesday rain, cooler Jri west portion, PRICE 5c COPY VOLUME 138 AsBociivteil Press Newspaper Enterprlno Ana'n HOPE, ARKANSAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 23,1937 Star of Hope 1899; Press, 1027. Consolidated January 18, 1929. MOLEY OPPOSES COURT Gov. Murphy Asks Chrysler, Lewis to Conf erWith Him Invites Corporation Head and C. I.

0. Chief to Meet Him GLIMMER OF HOPE Signs That Never MUST Be Spring Sit-Down Strike Method Frankly Worrying Official Washington DETROIT, Mich. (IP) Governor Frank Murphy announced Tuesday ho expected Walter P. Chrysler and John L. Lewis to confer with him Wednesday at Lansing in tin attempt to avert "extreme and costly measures with possible unfortunate in the Chrysler corporation strike.

His aiuiounccment heightened hopes for a peaceable solution of the strike that has grown more ominous daily. Trouble for Washington Washington and the calmer heads among labor would like mighty well to sec an end cf the sit-down but nobody has ad- vanceil any remedy except to grunt all the labor requests for more money for less work. And that idea, carried to its ultimate, frightens official Washington more. The fact is that the idea, crazy as it seems, has worked in an amazingly high percentage of cases. What vexes some of the labor leaders is that it works just about as well for some outlying band of workers not affiliated with any organization labor movement, as it does for the union men who only a year or so ago were battling out their troubles on the picket lines, Already there is evidence that even those deeply with labor, 'including aiiargc public, arc becoming as bored and annoyed by slt-downcrs as they once were at flag-pole-sitters.

Scarcely an official or unofficial voice in Washington defends the sit- down on the ground of legality and all wish the idea really would get funny enough to he laughed out of existence before it is shot out. Trices Counteract The idea of higher wages is not upsetting here as a general thing and not a few business, men have felt labor was entitled to a bigger bite of the industrial pie. But Chairman Eccles of ihe fcdcial reserve board bluntly protested that just about every wage increase wits accompanied by a price increase thai more than offset the better wages. It doesn't take any fancy running around in the economic maze to convince even the plainest people that that won't work, at least for long. And that is precisely what Eccles was talking about.

He didn't say so in his statement but it was plain that he meant simply this: It won't be a idea to start into another depression while the national pants pockets are full of I-Owe-Mc bonds. Remedy Painful The point that Eccles did not was how to balance the budget without pain. He suggested taxes and congress shuddered almost to a man. The chief unbalancing feature of the budget, relief, drew from Eccles only that he did not favor balancing it at the expense of those needing relief. And what's the picture there? Harry Hopkins, WPA administrator, said 1937 would find 6,.

to 7,500,000 unemployed. "Indeed," he said, "it is conceivable that industrial production might level off or go into a decline, in which case the unemployment problem would be correspondingly larger." A crocus can make a mistake about the season. Boys and girls doff their coats to roller skate and ulav marbles at the slightest provocation. Even those new Easter parade outfits make premature ap Dcarances here and there. But when you add to these phenomena that unaccountable yawny feeling Sid men drowsing in the sun, and young couples with far away looks in their eyes trying to casual when seated close together on the you can reach only one conclusion-pSpi; has come.

If you need other proof, look at the calendar. Today IS the day of Oil Field Schools Bible Conference to Be Inspected at Baptist Church New London Inquiry Reveals Danger in Another Building NEW LONDON, inspection of every rural in the vast east Texas oil field area was expected to be the aftermath Tuesday of the disastrous London school explosion, which was caused, experts agreed, by accumulated School doors were shut as the safety experts began a for possible similar conditions that killed 455 here. Extreme caution prcvadcd the area, especially after Gordon C. Hawley, chief engineer of the State Fire Insurance Department, told the military court of inquiry Monday that he had located another school in the vicinity endangered by escaping gas. Actor's Body Is Given Up by Seal Kiwanians Will Visit Hot Springs Father Identifies Vesper, Who Vanished at Party Aboard Ship LONDON, Eng.

Dr. Percy VOSJK.T definitely identified Tuesday the ncde body of a man washed up from the English Channel near Beach Head as that of Frank Vosper, his actor son who has been mysteriously missing since he disappeared from a gay champagne party at sea March 6. He'd Never Met the Lady OKLAHOMA CITY. M'i "Have you ever committed a crime involving moral turpitude?" Attorney J. Q.

A. Harrod asked a federal court witness. The witnexs pondered solemnly, then inquired, "Who's she?" A THOUGHT Everyone can remember (hat which has Plmilus. Hope Is to Send Delegation to Inter-City Meet Wednesday The Hope Kiwanis club completed plans Tuesday to attend an inter-city meeting of the Hot Springs club at the Arlington hotel at JAol Springs Wednesday night. Several carloads of Kiwanians will leave Hope Wednesday morning.

Some of the members plan to attend the horse races during the afternoon. Speakers before the local club at its luncheon meeting at noon Tuesday at New Capital hotel were Dr. J. and H. M.

Mizell of Jackson. and Dick Sands and Wayne Johnson of Texarkana. The weekly prize was won by Mr. Mizell. It was given by Mat Lowe.

John P. Cox will have charge of next week's program. Meeting Poslpmied A meeting of Ihe Men uf First Meth- church, scheduled Tuesday night, has been postponed to Tuesday night. March 110. Sessions Being Held at Church at 2 and 7:30 p.

in. Tuesday A district vacation Bible school conference is being held this Tuesday, in the Educational Building of First Baptist church. Two sessions will be held. The afternoon session began at 2 p. and the night session is to be held at 7:30 p.

m. These conferences are held all over Arkansas this week. They are for the district leaders', pastors, general associational and vacation Bible school superintendents, all Sunday school workers, and those interested in vacation Bible school work. The Rev. George R.

Wilson, pastor of First Baptist church at Smackover, and the Rev. Edgar Williamson, state Sunday school and training union secretary, have charge of the conferences. They will be assisted by workers in each district. Everyone who is interested in promoting a Vacation Bible School this year or in the near future is invited to attend the meeting of the southwest district. Members of other churches of the city will be welcome at this conference.

Italy Denies She Gave Spain Men Contingent Landed at Cadiz Comprises Doctors, Nurses Only LONDON. informed Great Britain Tuesday in reply to urgent queries concerning the reported landing of Italian troops in Spain that the nude- body of a man washed up Cadiz March 5 was made up only of volunteer doctors and nurses. No Italian troops have lauded in Spain, the reply stated flatly. Ancient, Greoce uteil tin 1 "secret ballot" in voting. This method consisted of putting pebbles in a box.

Girl Bus Victim Still Unconscious Seven Are Yet Receiving Treatment at Cora Donnell Hospital Nettie Cross, 18-year-old Lanelnirg High School student and one of 20 persons injured late Friday night in a triple collision between two school buses and a truck, remained in a critical condition at Coru Donnell hospital at Prescott Tuesday. "She is still unconscious and there has been no change in her condition the past 2-1 hours," a physician at the hospital told The Star over telephone at 1:30 p. m. The Cross girl suffered a skull fracture and other injuries. The injury list at the hospital was reduced to seven Tuesday afternoon when Elmer Harper, 24, was removed to his home.

He sustained a crushed chest and broken hip. Those remaining at the hospital, but believed to be out of danger, are: The Rev. A. B. Barham, broken hip and pelvis; Duel Crabbe, 22; Thomas? Barksclale, 17; Faye Harper, 15; broken jaw, pelvis and collar bone; Mr.

and Mrs. Ed Lowe, 27 and 21. The crash occurred on Highway 19 south of Laneburg when a truck loaded with heavy hickory bolts sideswiped one bus and then crashed head-on into the second bus. The two buses were carrying school children and parents home from a school play at Laneburg. Tom Cruise, 30, Prescotl automobile mechanic who was injured early Sunday in a crash four miles north of Prescott on Highway 67.

remained in the hospital Tuesday. Physicians said he would recover. He sustained a crushed chest and severe cuts about the face and-head: Nazis Hunt Head Hunters Sunrise Service at 6 a. m. Easter in New Hope Stadium Plans for City-Wide Easter Service Completed by Committee SEATS FOR 1,800 East Side of New High School Stadium Ready for Occupants A meeting of the general committee arranging for the sunrise Easter service next Sunday morning at 6 o'clock, at the high school stadium, was held Monday night in the council room of the city hall.

This committee, presided over by Roy Anderson, chairman, received reports of committees and completed plans for the sunrise service. Tlie chairman said he had received verbal reports from most of the committees. The grounds committee reported that everything would be in readiness 'Sunday morning. Seats will be available for 1,800. The seats are being given their second coat of paint and will be ready by the the week.

It was decided to make use of a piano for the service. The chairman appointed the following committee to have charge of getting a piano on the platform in front of the stadium: Lloyd Coop, E. P. Young, Marion Monroe. It was decided also to use a public uddress system with loud speakers.

A committee to arrange this is Oliver Mills, Leon Carrington, Victor Cobb. Charles Dana Gibson was appointed to be in charge of electric lights for the parking space arid to arrange for the use the High School auditorium in the event that the; weather should make the inadvisable. Iiv 'charge the seVdraT troops of Boy Scouts under' direction of A. W. Stubbcman, one the Scout masters.

They will be on the grounds by 5:30 a. m. A finance committee was appointed by Mr. Anderson as follows: The Rev. V.

A. Hammond, Dr. J. H. Weaver, Charles Harrcll, L.

F. Higgason. In order to provide transportation to the sunrise service for those who have no other way to come, school buses will call at the various grade schools. Those who have automobiles arc requested to bring their neighbors to the service with them. Others will gather at the various schools where buses will call for them at 5:45 a.

m. i.l'i -A German expedition to the Netherlands East Indies, sponsored by the ex-Kaiser's friend, the famous Gorman savant Leo Frobcnius, has left hevef or the island of Ceram, whose in laud population reputedly consists largely of head hunters. One uf chief objects is to trace (lie links between native cultures in ull parts of the globe. J. F.

Tonnemaker, of Hope, Dies at 73 Funeral of Former Providence Man Wednesday at Rocky Mound J. F. Tonnemaker, 73, of Hope, but who spent almost his entire life in the Providence community, died at his home rcre late Monday afternoon of bronchial pneumonia. The funeral service is to be held at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Mouser graveyard near Rocky Mound. A resident of Hempstead county since a boy, Mr.

Tonnemaker is survived by one son, Dale, of Hope; and four Mrs. O. A. Williams and Mrs. Vcrnon Schoolcy, both of Hope; and Mrs.

D. P. Yeagcr, of San Antonio, Texas; and Mrs. R. L.

Williams, of Dycss, Ark. Pallbearers ut Mr. Tonnemaker's funeral will be: Active: Dale Jones, C. Cook, Gifford Byers, Loo Wray, Jack Thompson, Gus Hawthorne. Honoary: X.

B. Miller, W. M. Brummett, R. V.

Stephenson, T. C. Crosnoc, L. F. Higgason, Ed VaiiSiskle, E.

S. Jones, C. C. Browning, Zan Batcman, W. D.

Morrow. The funeral service will be in charge of the Rev. William R. Hamilton, pastor of First Baptist church. Lewis Has Chance to Supplant Green If Successful, His C.

I. 0. Will Nearly Eliminate A.F.ofL. By PKESTON GROVKR Associated Press Correspondent had an inquiry today that suggested someone might have the impression that John L. Lewis eats fried eggs with his knife and shaves on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Taint's so. Yet it reminds us of that quaint Americanism that likes its public men born in a log cabin but able at the- age of 3a to talk three languages, place long distance calls nonchalantly and know what to do with the third fork on the left of the plate. When members of write (Continued on page six) Attorney General Attacks Hiring of Building Lawyer Campbell Appointment for New Blind School May Be Illegal SAYS BOARD LIABLE Holt Declares Blind School Board May Be Removed LITTLE General Holt ruled Tuesday that members of the board for the State Blind and Deaf Schools who voted Monday to employ an attorney for the board violated a 1935 act and were subject to indictment and removal from office. The minutes of the board meeting Monday showed the appointment of Tom W. Campbell, of Little Rock, as attorney and fiscal agent, to handle the details of the proposed new 5300,000 Blind School received four affirmative and one negative votes.

The contract provided he was to receive one per cent of the amount involved. Voting to retain the attorney were: W. E. Phipps, State Commissioner of Education and chairman of the board; Jack Montgomery, Newport; Ed Stanley and J. F.

Carson, Little Rock. State Senator Roy Milum cast the lone vote against the proposal. W.H, Mann Named 4-County Engineer Will Serve Hempstead, Nevada, Howard, W. H. Mann of Hope, WPA' project engineer for Hempstead' county, has been appointed area engineer for four southwest Arkansas counties.

They include Hempstead, Nevada, Howard and Columbia counties. Mr. Mann will maintain an office in the Elks building, formerly the location of the district WPA office. $125,000 Factory Burns at Ft, Smith Flames Destroy Plate- Glass Plant of Porter Mirror Co. FORT SMITH, destroyed early Tuesday the three-story brick building of the Porter Mirror Glass manufacturers of plate glass.

The loss was estimated at $125,000. MIND Your MANNERS Test your knowledge of correct social usages by answering the following questions, then checking against the authoritative answers below: 1. Do business firms favor half- sized letter sheets for other than intra-house letters? 2. How much white space should be left at the bottom of a business letter? 3. In writing to a business firm where one has directed the letter to the firm with "Attention of Mr.

F. R. Dorscy," should the salutation be "Dear Mr. Dorscy" or 4. Does standard practice accept the writing of "st," "rd" and "th" after the day of the March 15th, 5.

What is the customary form of punctuation after the salutation of a business letter? What would you do You are closing a business letter and wish to leave the impression that you expect an answer? Bayla) Hoping to hear from you in regard to this matter. 1 am, Yours very truly? (b) Trusting to have an early answer from you, I am, Sincerely yours? (c) I hope to hear from you at your earliest convenience in regard to this matter? Answers 1. No. the standard size for letters is 11. 2.

A minimum of one inch, and as much as two inches. 3. "Gentlemen," for the letter is addressed to the firm. 4. No.

write "March 15, 1937." If the day precedes the month it might be "on the- 15th of March." 5. A colon. Sir: Best "What Would You Do" solu- Participial endjngs are obsolete. Made a direct statement. (Copyright.

1937, NBA Service Inc.) Turned Brown By Brown Turner KNOXVILLE, so now there's about as much whisky being made, sold and guzzled as there was during the days of the Eighteenth Amendment, and de- spile the loud wails and throaty mumblings of the bootleggers, business has picked up in other lines so much they're not pestering the relief agencies like they thought they'd have to. Since the Supreme Court's been mad at the New Deal and Congress there hasn't been so many laws passed, so maybe if we can keep them at odds we'll get along better till the Christmas rush starts, anyway. Woodmen Circle in District Meet Southwestern Delegates in Session Here Thursday, March 25 Plans have been completed for the Southwest district convention of the Woodmen Circle which will be held here Thursday, March 25, according to an announcement by Mrs. Nettie Wiggins, chairman of the local committee on arrangements. It will be a one-day meeting, with business sessions during the day and concluding with an open meeting at night.

Delegates and visitors from South Arkansas towns and counties comprising the district will attend. The convention will begin at 10 a.m. in the Woodmen hall. County Judge Frank Rider will welcome the visitors to Hope, and Mrs. Lela Lumpkin of Texarkana, will respond.

Mrs. Eva D. Taylor, and district president, will preside over the business sessions. Appearing on the program will be: Mrs. TressiCCordstickeT', state manager, Little Rock; Meador, Texarkana, state''inner anc Mrs.

Birdie Duchense, North Little Rock, state treasurer. The following Hope district officers will Mrs Bertha Eason and Mrs. Mary Sewell, auditors; Mrs. Ida Wcsterman, chaplain; Mrs. Thelma Northcutt, captain, and Mrs.

Katie Laseter, junior counselor. At 12:30 a luncheon will be served at the New Capital hotel, with Mrs, Goldsticker as toastmistress. At the afternoon session the Texarkana drill team will assist with the initiation of a class of candidates anci will demonstrate floor work. The evening meeting at 7:30 will be open to the public. Mrs.

Goldsticker will be mistress of ceremonies, anc Mayor Albert Graves will deliver the welcome address with response by Mrs. Duchense. B. B. Ragland, Little Rock, state manager for the Woodmen of the World, will give an address The Frances Barham dancing schoo pupils will be presented in.

fancy drills and dances. There will be musical selections by the Hope quartet anc by Geraldine Whittcn at the piano and Dorothy Nesbit on the violin. Mrs W. O. Shipley will give a reading and Miss Harriet story will sing.

The Ridgdill string band will also appear on the program, and the Texarkana drill team will present a fancy drill. Mussolini Loved by French Woman And She Shot French Count Who "Told All," Police Say PARIS, La Ferriere told an investigating magistrate Monday that she shot Count Charles de Chambrun because he revealed her friendship with "my Bcnito," Premier Mussolini of Italy. The newspaper woman, who shot the former ambassador to Italy as he boarded a train Wednesday night, told her story in closed session. To the question "Why did you shoot de Chambrun?" Mine. La Ferriere replied, her lawyers said: "Because I appealed to de Cham- arun's honor to keep my secret.

Arid he agreed. Later I found out he told all." She said that de Chambrun had falsely accused her of being a spy. Pale after the session, she went back jail to rest until Wednesday, when the magistrate will question her again. Mme. la Ferriere, disdaining he prison van as she had when she was brought to court, rode in a taxi.

She was held on a charge of assault and battery. Her attorney said Mine. La Ferriere the court: "1 went to Rome in April. 1936, to j.ci an interview for the newspaper La Liberte. I got it and returned to see Mussolini several times for another wsixipcr.

Lu Tribune des Nations. "During the first part of July he communicating with me. I went to see Alfieri CDini Alfieri, Italian jress minister). I got the impression liat he standing between me and i (Continued ou page six) Former Roosevelt Advisor Denounces It as Un-American Praises President's Intention, But Fearful of His Method CLARKE FOR F. D.

R. Only Living Ex-Supreme Court Justice Upholds Court Bill WASHINGTON. (IP) Raymond Moley, once one of President Roosevelt's closest advisors, opposed the chief executive's court bill Tuesday Oft the ground that it would "abandon the American method" of seeking social and economic changes. "That method," Moley told the senate judiciary committee, "is to tell the publci in an orderly fashion precisely what is necessary in the way of economic and, social change, to seek to convince the people of its wisdom, and then to ask approval of the change. "The ends which Mr.

Roosevelt had so courageously made his own can be achieved within the grand mosaic of American constitutional tradition. But to seek to achieve them through the destruction of American tradition is to operi the way to the death of those ideals which gave them brith." Clarke Sustains F. D. SAN DIEGO, John HeS- sin Clarke, only living retired supreme cpurt justice, told the nation Monday night thsft President Roosevelt's judiciary reform proposal is "plainly within the powers granted to the congress and therefore clearly constitutional." Clarke, who became associate justice in resigned from the Supreme court in 1922 to devote his time to tismting public world peace. Addressing a nation-wide radio audience, he said he yielded to no one in his "confidence in and estimate of the great value of the supreme court as a department of our government, and I shall not criticize hi any manner cither any of its recent decisions, or the proposals of the president.

"Would a conditional increase o( the number of judges of the Supreme Court by act of Congress, as recommended by the president, be constitutional or not?" Clarke asked, "I shall confine myself to that naked legal question. "The government under the constitution was organized in April, 1789, and five months later, in September, by act of congress, approved by President Washington, provision was made for the organization of the Supreme Court, and the number of judges was fixed at six. "This action of congress in determining the number of judges of the Supreme Court was accepted by the country as obviously constitutional, the judges were appointed by President Washington and proceeded to act, under it. "The number of judges remained at six for 11 years, until in 1801 when congress reduced the number to five by an act approved by John Adams, our second president. The number of five judges continued for only one year when, by act of congress, approved by President Jefferson, our third president, the number of was restored to the original six.

"With this number of six judges the court continued for five years, when again by act of congress, also approved by Jefferson, the number was increased to seven. Gambling Cut Off Again at the Spa Hot Springs Forced to Suspend It on Governor's Ultimatum LITTLE few hours after Governor Bailey issued a statement Monday that "open gambling must top," in Hot Springs, he was advised by Gray Albright, superintendent of the state Police Department, that Sheriff Marion Anderson of Garland county had reported that gambling lalls had been closed as soon as news of the governor's statement reached Hot Springs. Sheriff Anderson was quoted by Superintendent Albright as saying the gambling places "will stay closed." The governor's statement said: "It may just as well be understood finally, once and for all, that I have no patience with gambling. It is morally (Continued on page six) Cotton NEW cotton opened Tuesday at 13.88 and closed at 13.85-86. Spot cottoa closed steady 15 points iwn.

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