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1 'f Cold wave (it VOLUME! 81 NfTTrVfRfiT? 79 -H 1 1I3 Am'n. HOPE, ARKANSAS, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1930. at fourtdri Hopt Two Negroes Are Shot Down When Attempt To Escape Broke Seal On Box Car Door In Yards of Kansas City Southern. ONE NEGRO ESCAPES Officers Are Searching for Black Who Made Escape Successful. TEXARKANA.

Jan. Two negroes were dend, another wounded nnd a fourth In been searched for today in connection with breaking seal on box car door thc Kansas City Southern railway wards lost night. Clarence Hart and O.dts Bason were shot by special Weaver thc Kansas City Southern railroad "bmpany when the two negroes nplcd to escape after he had made lie nrrcst. Hacrt started to pull a Mstol but before ho Was able Weaver Pflrcd loud of buckshot Into his body. than tried to make his escape arid was shot down by the officers.

Irn Stewart, a third negro In the party was slightly wounded in thc arm as he made a dash for liberty. Officer Weaver observed the breaking of thc seal from the box car door in the railroad yards, and made the nrrcst und was taking them to police wlicn negroes tried lo make their escape. Thc "ourth negro is sllll at liberty. 125,525 Baie Error In Crop Estimate Figures Compiled Are Less Than Those of Government Says Talmadge. The census bureau of the United Stntes department of agriculture, in its recent crop estimate, made "mistake' 1 of 123,545 bales of cotton the Georgia crop, according to urket Bulletin, by'HIie 'Gfcor.

department of "agriculture, over the name of Eugene Tnlmadge, commissioner. The article follows: "For Ihe pasl two years the department of agriculture has been checking on Ihe federal estimalc of the crop of cotlon in Georgia. "Last year this department took a report from every gin in the state. sent 46 men over the stale lo gel the report on collon aclually ginned and an cslimnte on the bninncc on hand lo bc ginned. Our report was 65,000 bales short of the federal estimate.

I believe thai our reporl was correct. "This year we sent out the same number of men to get this report. Their report shows the total number of bales ginned to November 15, 1,095,543 bales. Thc amount on hand to be ginned, 125,912 bnlos. This makes total for the Georgia crop of 1929 of 1,221,455 bales.

"The number of bales thai thc federal department states have been ginned to December 1, this year, is 1,177,380. Their estimate ns to the number of bales on hand to bc ginned the balance of the season and the number ginned to December 1, lolals 1,345,000. "Our gin and estimale is 1,545 bales short of the federal esti- itc for Georgia. The total estimate of the federal Matthews Appreciates Watermelon Catendai Mr, Tnlbol Pclltl, Hope, Arkansas. Dear Mr.

Feilds; I certainly appreciate your thinking of me and sending me one of your watermelon calendars. The watermelons I sent oul from Hope to various firms throughout the country 1 felt did Arkansas sow: good. Any time we can show that wa excell in nny line gets favorable comment. A lot of these institutions Were banking and investment houses and they displayed thc watermelon in thc window with a card on it showing wai; prown in Arkansas, etc. With kindest personal regards, I beg to remain Yours very truly, Justin Matthews.

Agent's Conference Will Bejeld Here O. L. McMurray and Ella Posey Will Have Charge of Program Tonight. The annual conference for county agents- and home demonstration agents of southwest Arkansas will bo held in Hope, and thc opening session is to bc held tonight at 8 o'clock. Thc meeting will be in charge of district agents O.

1. McMurray Ellr Poscy. Dean Dan T. Gray, director of extension work with headquarters in Faycltevillc, T. Roy reid.

assistant director of exfbntion work, Little Rock; C. Banslngcl, head of homo demonstration work at' Little Rock W. J. Jcrnigan, slate 4-H work- and other members-of the extension stuff will be in attendance. Following is the program for tonight: 8:15 8:45 Weak Points in Club by W.

J. Jerniflnn. 8:45 10:00 Club Agents can Further Slrengcthc.r* County Club Work: Miss Willena Ratliff, Miss Pearly Finlay, Miss Geneva Casllcberry, Miss Mollie Lindsey, W. D. T.

Storey, R. N. Bond, C. L. Rodgers.

Residence of DeQueen Merchant Razed by Fire DE QUEEN, Jan. "re'sidcVice of M. F. Allen, retired DC Queen merchant, was destroyed by fire here yesterday morning causing a loss estimated at $16,000. The home was located about eight blocks northwest of the Public Square and wus considered one of th6 finest in Scvior county.

It occupies a 10-ucre tract and contained 10 rooms. J. C. Hill was cut above the eye when the wntcr tank on the fire pumper exploded. The De Queen Fire Department answered the alarm but was unable lo control the fire due to low water pressure.

Mr. Allen reported that the loss was covered by about insurance. Ministers To Hold Meeting Will Convene Here For All Day Meeting Tuesday. As Firemen Fought Flames at the U. S.

Capitol striking photo was taken as Washington firemen '-fought, to flames: which, for a time, threatened to destroy the historic structure but were finally conquered after a stubborn battle. The blaze swept the House document room, which is situated in the main part of the huge building, a.lrnost directly under the lofty dome, and near the chambers of the supreme court. Water damage was considerable. AH Methodist ministers of the Present District will meet at the local IWcthodist church for an nil day meeting Tuesday, with the Rev, J. A.

Henderson, presiding elder of the dis- govcrnniont for all the cottoji grown (l iet in lm ge The flev. 'Clem Bakin the United Stntes for this cl cml foreijce Sunday school supcrin- is 14,919,000 bales. If they huvo made tcndcnt wi bc present, together with its large a mistake in the other cotton growing states as they have made in Georgia their estimate is over million bales too high. "I wish that all the other departments of ugriculturc of the cotton growing states would have checks made on the federal estimate simi- Jar to that made in Georgia. "It is a great injustice to the cotlon growers of the United States for their crop to be overestimated.

It costs us millions of dollars. The error is never discovered until the cotton is cut out of the farmers' hands. It is thi'n too lale to reimburse him with the difference in the price it brings with the large estimate and what the price finally comes to when the true amount of the crop is known. "EUGENE Jack Hyde Leaves For El Dorado Will Be Chief Telegraph Editor On Daily News There. Jack Hyde who for the past year ha.

1 served as cily editor for the Star left Saturday afternoon for El Dorado where ho will be chief wire editor for the Daily News there. Mr. Hyde has many friends here who will regret lo learn of his Icuv- inr bill will wish him every success in hit; new home. He was succeeded bore by Leonard Elli, who lia.s been with the Star since consolidation about a year ago, und a former employee of Ihe Daily Press. Rev.

Robert Rowe Found Dead In Barn other Sunday school workers, and the new programs of work adopted I for use throughout the church will he introduced. At 7:15 p. m. there will bc a mass meeting of all Sunday school work- ere here, and others who may be interested, at which lime the new programs will be officially installed. Arkansas Has Had Good Crop Year Total Value for State During 1929 Reported As $256,614,000.

Had Served As Minister In Battlefield Community. liev. 1(11111(1 Hubert Howe, age fit, was dead in his bum yesterday evening ill 7 p. in. Sunday school workers from other Ai-cortlin" to reports received here churches are cordially invited to be the Rev.

Howe left home early yesterday Monoplane Burns In Texarkana Pilot Returns To Airport and Finds His Plane Destroyed by Fire. TEXARKANA. Jan. City and county officers are today investigating the mysterious burning of a monoplane here yesterday. C.

D. Clouney. a resident of Houston, Texas, and pilot of the plane. after hilling low wire while flying over the city made a forced landing and started to the city to receive medical aid. On returning to the airport it was discovered his plane had been 'destroyed by fi-i'e un unknown origin.

present at this meeting. France Seeks Right To Kill Seed-Eating Larks PARIS, Jan. Jurk. the of poets and favorite dish of eqicures, has lost prestige in France where a movement has just been started for its extermination. As a result of losses lo agriculture caused by larks sweeping down from the skies arid making a meal on new- lysown wheat seeds, deputies representing the farming districts of the country have asked for a revision of the hunting laws to bring about a more general slaughter of these birds.

Louisiana Man Held In El Dorado for Robbery Mrs. Lillic Foster McRae died in a local hospital this morning at 6:30 o'clock after a brief illness. Deceased was well known in this city where she was born and reared. She was a member of the, First Presbyterian church and was active in church affairs, and took a prominent part in social activities here. She is survived by her husband, Robert G.

McRae; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Foster, of this city; two brothers, W.

Y. Foster, of Hope, and Charles B. Foster, of Shreveport, and daughter, Mrs. Bonnie. Shipp, of Hone.

Funeral services will be held from the family residence tomorrow at 2:30 p. m. conducted by Dr. A. Anderson.

Entcrment in Rose Hill cemetery. Broken Furnace Gives Students Longer Vacation I the report said. The total cotton pro-1 n-. A iductum was approximately Jan. i bales, a value of $117,605.000.

)roki; fumil 11VC lm tluul flvc Several factors were responsible for hundn-d high school students a one- Ihe poor production, Mr. Bouten i extenlion of their holiday vcica- -taiil. The unfavorable weather at' 1 11 planting time firsl dclapetl i.ncl then They did not learn of the broken prevented much planting, that the furnace until they bad reached the acreage- was enl about 10 per cent be- Arkansas during 1920 experienced the best year agriculluiully since 192. the total value of all crops beins 1,000, an increase ot' over the previous year, the annual report of Charles S. Boutcn, federal slate crop statistician revealed.

An increase of in the value of cotton and cottonseed in over 1 J28 more than accounted lor the amount of (lie total crop value increase last year over the preceding year. The drouth during the growing season, iiiaturaily aiding the cotton crop caused the torn growers to experience Ihc'ir worst year since 1901, Mr. Bouten's report, said. Value of the corn crop in HG9 was or almos. less than in 1U2S.

Ui-cauw of the ability uf the cotton plant to yield well despite dry weather, the HC'I yield per acre-of lint I8(i pounds, or nine pounds above the of the previous five years. Mrs. McRae Dies Early This Morning Death Comes As A Distinct Shock To Many Friends Here. morning and was 1 not seen until the finding of the body by neighbors I 1 lu-n the dry weather uf July August causer! nearly a total failure in thin or poor- late yesterday. Rev.

Howe for some lime has served us minister in the Battle-field community. An iuquetil was held and death was attributed to heart Burial will bo held this aflcruo.m at 4 o'clock at the Betel cemetery. ly prepared soils, he said. Wliil'-' ilu 1 as a whole prupero'l agriculturally during the benefits were 1 noi distributed, the report showed. Western and noi'th- westc Arkansas had setbacks, while i nurth Hold Short Session In Congress Today inoi'K and southwest Ar IKK! LoJitli lions.

tlu.i.M anil northeast, or Delta pn sp.M-od, Mr. Boiiten (he iiiitlnok is better in these see than al any time iiin- Tlie building. It is believed the furnace may bc repairer! in time of resumption, of school tomorrow. Harris' Plea Is Insanity for Murder Appoints Young Tennessee Student To Defend Him. No Extension To Obtain License This Year Governor Parnell has announce 3 there will, be no extension this year I'or obtaining car licenses, in 1929, the period was extended to January If anxl up to that time about 19,000 were sold.

Throughout the year, the collector's office disposed of approximately 29,000 license applications. Less than a fourth of the motor vehicles in the slate have been registered, officials of the state Highway Department estimated. The penalty for not securing tags is for ten days after January ,10. The penalty is attached by sheriffs who issue license applications. Mystery Murder of Woman Is Believed Solved Relatives of Little Rock Identify Body At Marked tree, SUSPECT IS HELD Willie WalkeTof Wynne, Is Arrested With Woman's Automobile.

MARKED TREE, Jan. of thc, body of Miss Lena WaughV aged 35, of Little Rock, by relatives and other persons who knew her in Little Rock and the arrest in Dallas, of Willie Walker of Wynne, are thc latest developments si the mystery surrounding the finding ot the wiman's body near here three weeks ago. Besides the parents, Mr. and Mrs. and their son, James N.

Waugh of Independence county, O. A. Cook, automobile and his salcsfnn, Harold Holder, and a negro bell boy ul the Lincoln holel in Little Rock, positively identified the body. Sheriff A. H.

Landers of Poinsetl county is en route to Dallas to return Walker here in connection with the death of the womna. Mr. and Mrs. J. J.

Waugh and their son came here after having learned of almost certain clues concerning the identity of thc body in Little Rock! the warrants were absorbed. Saturday. The parents and thc son stood before the corpse here and were grief stricken. Later they recounted to officers that Miss Waugh had appeared in the same dress only two months ago when she visited her parents near Batesville. They were positive in their identification.

The Little Rock party the request of Mr. and Mrs. Waugh to determine whether or not the body was that of the woman who had bought an automobile Cook Automobile Company "0'f Little Rock almost two months ago. They were certain that the body was that of the same woman who had given her name at "Mrs. CL.

D. Walsh," when she bought the Studebakcr. Large Building Program Slal Hempstead County Men Make Morifey In Radishes H. C. and M.

F. Curtis, of the McCaskill community have just closed a very succesful year in truck farming, according to the Arkansas Farm and Market Bulletin. This monthly publication is issued once" a month by the slate bureau of Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture. It's January issue carries this story: "We are glad to record successful and profitable operations on the farm when such circumstances come to our attention. In this connection it is a pleasure to mention the success of H.

C. and M. F. Curtis kho are engaged in truck farming near McCaskill, in Hempstead county, the past season. On the Dth of December the report says that these two thrifty and industrious farmers had just finished gathering their third crop of truck from a plot of ground of a little less than one acre.

They made p. clear profit of $551,00 from their spring; crop of radishes, followed by r. crop of cucumbers, and then a fall crop of radishes. This is a fine report from a very small area, and shows the possibilities of trucking and intensive cultivation. It is needless to add that other fanners and farm fam- can do comparatively as well.

Many farmers who are favorably situated us to markets can produce enough truck on one acre to enable them to carry on their farm operations on a cash basis and keep out of debt, which is always the first element in successful farming." Be C. of C. Queen Henderson Student To Be Coronated By Governor Parnell, $20,000 Is Asked for Tick Campaign County Required to Handie Deficiency Paper to Get Program. Eradication of the Texas fever tick in Hempslcad county can be accomplished only When Hempstead county banks or other financial institutions absorb $20,000 worth of deficiency warrant 1 that Governor Parnell has issued in behalf of the tick eradication, campaign, said Dr. J.

H. Bux, state velerinarin Saturday. Dr. Bux has communicated this, information to the Board of Directors of the Hope Chamber of Commerce and has informed that organization that work would be started at once This is the second time that Dr. Bux has made this proposal.

The first time the Hope Chamber of Commerce registered opposition to the, plan of financing but since that time Clark county hasi accepted the plan, so it is likely that the organization here will accept in order to start edari- catior. work at once. The deficiency warrants are; state loans bearing six per cent interest. Winston Cobb Entertains Friends With Odd Party Winston Cobb entertained a party of friends at the home of his- parents cast of town, Friday evening, with p. "Tacky Party." Miss Barber and Bill thc prize most tacky girl and boy After aii merri- ment'''the 'guests unique "supper consisting of pork anc bans, cabbage salad, pickles anc beans, cabbage salad, pickles' anc were given" knives, spatulas, spoons and such like which provoked much fun.

$200,000 Ouachita Will Stat on February 20. PLAN MORE State Department Million To Be Over Arkansl ARKADELPHIA, siderablc building in JW forecast for the C. D. Gregory of sembled material mu tarted a force to' jrjck annex on (he of the First annex will' be a tave eight rooms for classes. President D.

Jo he board of trustees of egc and several prominent have agreed on date for breaking" $100,000. science fJieV pus, which buildtnf will be'" itely followed by a new lervatory offine arts also will house large The steedjr milding is expected to continue, most norteworthy erected fn ihe year just'c the Vestal 'ord residence both. the paving district cd. The 1 two'homes i cost mately $100,00 including "fu Arkadelphia probably paving in city already, is paved! 11 According to assurances Aof state highway dfip that will cost more dollars will be laid Arkadelphia, all coming 'infWdJ through here, This! -Jneltit No. 7 road tpjHot connect with the paved tie Rock; No.

Donaldson that WiU'cofinee pavement -on, into Malver and Little Bock; and- 65 taJPrescott the pavement leads Wind Holds Planet' "Motionless" Iii Pauline Cox, of Gurdon, a sophomore in the Henderson State Teachers College, 9rkadelphia, has been selector as queen of the South Arkansas Chamber of Commerce, according to Luther Ellison. Miss Cox will be coronated the night of January 24 by Governor Parnell as the closing feature of the South Arkan- 9 Adjourns Within four Missouri Runaways i Held In House 14 Minutes After Called To Order. EL DORADO, Jan. B. Lipe, of Monroe, uuisiaaa.

today asserted that he was mistaken by officers on information furnished by D. T. Rowe in connection with the breaking of a window und robbing of his store Saturday night. Lipo told police today that he did not break the window, but happened along soon dfter it was crashed and took some cigarettes from Ihe window. WASHINGTON.

D. Jan. House- of Representatives reconvened this morning after the holiday vacation. After speaker Nicholas Longworth called the house to order they accepted the resignation of Depresentative Cardwu. for years leader in Ihe House, who recently accepted an appointment of Governor Roosevelt of New York.

Within fourteen minutes after the hou'su culled lo eorder they adjourned. NGS, Jan. yoimi rcMirlfiMs ul' Oran. who slarU' 1 out Monday to yo to JJ' ot this city, where, on inh r- inatioii ot Missouri oficials. they we' arrestcJ last night and are in the c'ly i jail, awaiting arrival of officers.

Tliey arc Warren Brown, 18; Theoilc'i-' Stiadlinji. 15; R. G. Wall. 7, and Wall.

au. miiteJ any crime in KNOXV1LLE, Jan. different lut'iiUon lo buhl the- Iriul of Thc-o. Harris, negio. cun- Ihe brutal slaying Pr.

Springs Jiill Mrs. B. J. a of Mrs. in llii'ir lionii 1 cumber 24.

Malcolm McDonnii'it. a University ui law student was ap- poinUH 1 to defend ihe case ef Harris but lie preferred arguo the case al some other cily. behoving that Harris could not get a fair irial here. Chamber of Commerce which will be held in Arkadelphia. Miss Cox lias named her maids as follows: Miss Gene Womack, Miss Doris Rutherford, Miss Mary Alice Gardner.

Miss Lacy Gibbs, Miss Mary Leonard, and Miss Hazel Marks. All are students al Henderson. The new queen will succeed Miss Markaret Boorinn of Magnolia, who I was queen in 1829. Dr. James Jelks Dies In California Today Immediate Survey Urged By Cazort Fears Proposed Economy Action May Turn Into Campaign Issue.

LITTE ROCK, Jan. aclion in obtaining a survey of the state government by the Bureau ol Minicipal Research so that its findings can be put into effect and a large saving to the taxpayers can be achieved, is urged in a letter by Lieut. Gov. Lee Cazort yesterday to governor Parnell. Mr.

Cazort wrote that he is not urging an immediate call of the legislature, but that he is' urging immediate action on the proposed survey, otherwise it might develop into campaign issue and the taxpayers may lose out altogelher. The liculenanl governor telephoned Gov. Harry Byrd of Virginia, where a similar survey was made, and was told that the commission there completed its work in five months at a cost of $17,000 and lhal ils report covered county affairs as well. If the survey can be started immediately here, Mr. Cazort wrole, the work can bc completed in 60 to 93 days.

Mr. Cazort's Letter The letter to the governor follows: "Please do not misinterpret my meaning when I ask you to call a special session of the Arkansas legislature to consider a report from the Bureau of Municipal Research I through which Ihe laxpayers of Arkansas should be saved about 5400,000 per annum. You know that I am not suggesting an immediate call of the legislature, but am urging as forcibly as a human can, thai Ibis survey be entered into wilhoul delay, its work completed as quickly as possible, and its recommendations immediately submitted to thc General Assembly in special session in order CORONADO, It isn't speed always but- directionf that in flying, according fo two Ro well field pilots. The 'two, Lieut. I.

A. Woodring Lieut. W. B. Casey, had -a tiff a wind, and the wind emerged tor.

The pilots had taken off for a twov 5 plane formation flight at 25,000, altitude. Lieutenant Casey the height over the flying field; tenant Woodring, wafted by the reached.it over Tijuana, Mexico. Propellers churned the air enough to carry the planes 130 an hour. Half an hour passed. was still motionless over, the flying field.

Woodring looked below to find-himself still over Tijuana. They had been facing a an-hour head wind and were to decend to a lower altitude to get together for the formation. Harper Announces for City Treasurer I Popular Hope Man Support for His Re-election. In its proper column, the Star carries the announcement of Harper as candidate for re-election the office of City Treasurer. It is needless for us lo offer any recommendations for Mr.

Harper, his record alone are proof of his ability in caring for the office to which he aspires. We therefore submit his candidacy to thc citizens of Hope for their port at thc cilj' Officers Capture Still Yesterday 120-Gallon Capacity Still On Display At Mayor's Office Today, Officers J. E. Bcarden, Frank Riley Lewallen. Aleck Purtle and deputy sheriff George Powell, of J'ayello county, Sunday raided a 120- capacity slill localed in River bottoms al thc intersection of that of all counties as welU He said LaFayette counUei the commission worked unduly slow, and completed its won, five ex -convict are aleged thai Ihc people be relieved in in- slcad of wailing unlil 1931.

"In a long distance telephone conversation with Governor Byrd of survey in his state covered not only that of the stale government, but that of all counties as well. Ho said but that to record crowd was on hard this morning to attend the hearing, bu; only newspaper reporters, officials. They denied they had com-land altorncys were admitted into the Missouri courthouse. guessed their parents i It is said that Harris' plea will bo responsible for their arrcsl. 'insanity.

HOT SPRINGS. Jan. News He Informed nieinai been the operators of the survey had cost Virginia $17.000, and, could locate clark that the Bureau of Municipal Bf mith who was at the still when search made a charge only for £fl approac hed made his escape actual expense. Since your proposed rough Thc still is on display at ihe mayorjj Death was attributed lo a stroke of paralysis which he suffeYed about a year ago. The will be cremated in California.

Virginia, and I am sure if you will (Continued on page five and that two cases now pending in Court at.