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and Saturday, HOPE, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 193i" ATTERSON ROBBERS Ntwtpiptt Au'n. PKtCfi Basket Factory Is Spending $4,500 Per Week in City riant Running Day and Night at Three-Quar- ters Capacity VAST FRIJIT CROPS Manager McGregor Expects Schedule to Last Remainder of 1931 the middle of May the Hope zJasket company plrint has been a Bright spot in Southwest Arkansas industrial operations. The basket factory is running day night in certain departments, and tdtal plant production is ranging be- 60 and 70 per cent of capacity. O. J.

McGregor, general manager, told The Star Friday that from present indications the local plant would con- tll)uc this production schedule through the balance of the year. $4,500 Per Week Hope Basket company is spending ground $4,500 a week for pay roll and timber in Hope and its immediate trade territory, according to plant worked 200 employes last Reveals Capone's Tax Dodging and the average number this Week has been between 210 and 220. One factor behind this sustained activity is the record-breaking fruit crop reported ih all sections of the States, the Hope basket ftctory supplying the trade all the way from the Pacific Northwest coun- tlry to the Piedmont territory of the Carolines. Solid Hope- inade baskets this njjle trins quite 1931 peacji crop is responsible fo)r a part of the activity iri the 'basket trade. re- i tin Mr.

McGregor show an es- iimated -78 'million. skets of peaches, compared with an record of only 68 million, Orchards Active the 'expected return to tile peach producer will be small on account of the tremendous crop, it promises unusual activity for labor Ahd the communities close to the great orchards, particularly the Highland district at Nashville, Hope basket plant has accumulated vast stocks of baskets, piled up by the thousands in a great warehouse behind the local factory. Mr. McGregor, on Thursday took a representative of The Star through the and the plant, and showed in detail the operations of the company's new drying kiln. This is a building of concrete, steel and firebrick, fed below by steam-pipes, with huge fans circulating the heat to every coj-ner of the interior.

An average temperature of 170 degrees is maintained as the baskets are rolled through, and it requires only two hours to dry them out. The big kiln was constructed last fall and enabled the basket company to speed up production considerably. He may prove the nemesis of gangster Al Capone, for Elmer L. Irey, above, is chief of the intelligence bureau of the U. S.

Internal Revenue Department, and it was under'his that the Chicago racketeer's activities as a tax dodger were uncovered. Poison Suspected In Woman's Death Analysis Ordered After fH Former Resident of Vilonia Dies Fruit Specialist Farm Station Wli oam Dameron Assumes Duties With Fruit Crops at Experiment Station Announcement has been made by p. W. Ware, assistant director, in charge of the University of Arkansas Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station that Sam Dtimeron hss jjeen appointed as technical assistant. Mr.

Dameron is a native of the state and a recent graduate of the College of Agriculture, University of Arkansas. He has already assumed his duties, and will work principally with fruit crops on the station. For the past year J. L. Hiler, a grad.

uate of Texas A. and M. College has been connected with the station, devoting his time primarily to vegetable Work. Mr. Hiler will continue his duties in the same capacity.

Municipal Audit For Ten Months Published Today City Lost $6,200 in Ten Made $32,000 in Nine COVERS TWO PAGES Frank Philbrick Co. Statement 'Released By City A 10 months' audit of the City of Hope and a 9-mbnth statement for the Hope Water Light Plant, municipal utility, appear in today's edition of The Star. The audit was ordered by Mayor John Vesey and the city council upon assuming office in April, under the state law requiring a municipal audit to be published twice a year by all cities of the first class. Hope became a city of the first class on the 1930 federal census, with a population of 6,008, and was formally declared a first class corporation at the beginning of 1931. Frank H.

Philbrick local accountants, obtained the contract for the audit, which was certified by Robert Wilson, certified public accountant. The financial statement, which cov ers two pages of The Star, shows the City of Hope to owe approximately $40,000, less $17,000 in current assets or a net indebtedness of about $23,000 Compared to other Arkansas cities the Hope statement is probably one the strongest, regardless of a city' size or total wealth. For the 10 months covered by the audit, July 1, 1930 to April 30, 1931 the City of Hope showed an operating loss of $6,298.79. a nine-month period, July 12 1930, to April 12,1.1931, the municipa light plant showed' a ne profit of Ozan Is Host to Members of American Legion and Auxiliary Thursday Night Mayor E. Haselman, Welcomes Large Number of Ex- Service Men, Their Wives and Friends to Outpost Meeting of Organization.

J. Kos- miniski Is Principal Speaker Southern Railway Adopts 5 Day Plan Measure Voted in Order (o Cut Down Expenses of Company WASHINGTON H. J. Carr. vice president of the International Association of Machinists said Friday Ithat the shop men of the Southern Railway system had voted to accept a five day working week.

This vote was taken after the railroad had informed union heads that it would be necessary to reduce expenses and a five day week instead of laying off more employes. ROOO iiri; af- itclod. SHREVEPORT, (JP) -Corone W. P. Butler Thursday ordered chemical analysis made of the vital or gans of Mrs.

Coy Vernell Sweet, 34 who died Wednesday under circum stances that he" said indicated death by poison. Mrs. Sweet the wife of the Rev L. L. Sweet," "a Nazarene minister Ida, La.

Mrs. Sweet formerly lived at Vilona, near Conway. Coroner Butler said he was told by the attending physician that Mrs Sweet died in convulsions. He saic the husband called the physician after Mrs. Sweet became ill during an automobile Mrs.

Sweet is survived by severa children, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Simpton and other relative; at Vilona, Ark.

Dr. Butler said it would be at least three days before finding could be returned in the investigation. MrsJvaTaylor to Attend Convention Seventeenth Annual Meeting of Woodmen Circle at Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs.

Eva D. Taylor, national secretary and field representalive of the Woodmen Circle, will leave Sunday for Buffalo, N. where she will attend the seventeenth national convention of the society whine convenes Mrs. Taylor is a member of Popular Grove of Hope, and also attended the national convention held in Seattle two years ago. East will meet West in the opening session of the convention when Mrs Mamie E.

Long, state manager of New -York, makes the melcome address which will be responded to by Mrs. Eva Ferguson Battle, of Sacramento, state manager of California. The flags of 45 states in which the society operates, will be presented. Mrs. Taylor has been advised by Mrs.

Mary E. LaRocca, Omaha, national president, that cotton will be at the convention en Monday, June 29. On that day every officer, delegate and visitor will appear wearing cotton, the officers having decreed that day as "Cotton Day" as a pa- traotic move in the consumption of this product. Mrs. Dora Alexander Talley, Omaha national secretary, will deliver an address at the Memorial Service Thursday, June 25, This service will also mark ihe first anniversary of the dedication of the Society's new home for aged members and orphan children at Sherman, ex.

Bronx Beer Lord Held and Henchman Wounded NEW Schultz. known in police circles as the be-r lord of tlie Bronx, was arrested on Thursday and a ranchman n-) aeio, was critically wounded in a straight fight with two detectives. Visiting Day For Negroes Is June 27 Many Colored People of Hempstead and Other Counties Expected Saturday, June 27, has been set as the first negro visiting day at the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station, according to G. W. Ware, Assistant director, in charge.

The meeting for colored people will be held the next day after the annual visiting day for white people, which is set for Friday, June 26. An interesting and Instructive program has been planned. The forenoon will be spent in visiting and studing the various experiments with fruit, truck, and field crops on the station farm. During the noon hour, an entertainment program has been arranged, including quartet, a negro magician, and group singing of spirituals. The afternoon program will consist of short talks by Dean Dan T.

Gray, dean of the College of Agriculture and Director of the Experiment Station, and by the several leading negro educators of the state. H. C. Ray, district agent, will preside over the meeting. On the program will appear J.

B. Watson, President Arkansas Negro College; C. S. Woodard, dean of agriculture, A. M.

N. College; and by Mary Ray, extension agent. J. A. Harris, local Smith-Hughes teacher and H.

C. Yerger, principal of the Hope colored schools are making final arrangements for the meeting at the station. In addition to the above, there will be several agriculturists present to give practical demonstrations in growing, harvesting and storing of food crops, and other live-at-home features. Mr. Ware stated that the meeting will be of very practical nature, and that all colored people are encouraged to attend and bring their lunch.

A number of counties will be represented, and it is reported that Jefferson county will be represented with a delegation of 125 persons. Accepting Bribe Laid to Deputy in Texas BEEVILLE, Ricks, deputy sheriff at Pettus, Bee county, was at liberty under bond Thursday on two charges of accepting a bribe. The deputy was arrested by State Rangers Tom Heard and John Saddler. He waived examining trial and made $500 bond in each case. Between 400 and 450 people attended the Legion and Auxiliary outpost meeting at the church at Ozan Thursday night, to partake of the hospitality if the members in that community, Mayor E.

Haselman, and the citizens of that little city. Mayor Haselman made a splendid speech of welcome to the visitors, reminding the service men of the sacrifices they had made during their war-time service, which could not be made up to them at this time, by the fovernment, nor the people at large. Jarney Hamm responded, thanking he mayor, and the people of Ozan who had gone to such great effort and expense to make the event a memorable one. Edward McFaddin introduced the ipeaker of the evening. He told of his 'ormer appearance in the church of Ozan, on a patriotic occasion.

It was the occasion of the Victory Liberty campaign, after he had returned home from the war, he said. Ozan went over the quota in that drive, in a big way, as always before, stated Mr. McFaddin. "And now, after 12 years," he said, "I find an audience at least tiwse as great, gathered together for another patriotic event." He paid high tribute to those who had done so much to make the meeting worth while. Kosminski Is Speaker Dr.

L. J. Kosminski, of Texarkana, and formerly state commander of the Arkansas Department, American Legion, made the principal speech of the evening. He rapped Andrew' Mellon, secretary attempting t6 interfere with the recent loan on adjusted service certificates. He told how these certificates were given former service men as a partly adjusted pay for their service in the war at from to per day.

Rather than pay service men in cash, the government gave them these certificates, he said, payable in 1945. On the other hand, millions and billions were -paid in cah, immediately after the to complete obligations of the government on unfulfilled contracts; piling up enormous war-time profits, for many who stayed at home while the soldier ate slum gullion and slept in the trenches, he said. The recent legislation was merely a loan of half amount due the individual in coming at a lime which has helped the former service man and his family when he needed it most. Musical Numbers Mrs. D.

E. Goodlett, of Ozan, rendered a beautiful vocal solo for the assemblage. Miss Cornelia Citty gave a stirring patriotic reading. And a vocal duet was rendered by Mrs. Charles and Mrs.

D. E. Goodlett. John Ridgdill's string band rendered several musical numbers for the occasion. At the close of the program, the entire gathering was invited to the Haselman "Hotel, where barbecued' beef, mashed potatoes, chicken salad, pie- mento cheese sandwiches, and ice tea or coffee were 'served to all, in generous measure.

Tables were piled high with food, and when all had been served, there were still, large pieces of the luscious barbecue, and the remains of several home madi The entire citizenship of Ozan joined their Mr. Haselman, and the Auxiliary and Legion member of tn the roya Out" of the county visitors, othei than the principal speaker, were J. McCarty of Texarkana, Robert Evans of Ashdown, and commander of the Little River post. There were also legion officials and members from Prescott and Stamps. Johnny Torrio Has Succeeded Capone As Gang Chief tiar Rumors Persistent That He Hat Left Florida Home for Chicago CALLED fSFlMMUNE 1 Brought Al Capone From Brooklyn to Manage Vice District Herald Examiner said Friday that Johnny "The Immune" Torrio, has succeeded Alphonse Capone as chief tian here.

Rumors have been persistent for weeks that Torrio had abandoned his Florida state to return to the under world he left several years. brought Capone from Brook- yn a decade ago to manage the vice district and he reported he ha'd been idvised Capone had plead guilty to income tax and prohibi- ion charges. Tomatoes to Start Growers Warned to Use- Care in Grading Crop at Home movement of the tomato and cucumber crops from this section will begin Monday, it nas been announced by buyers and associations. It is not expocted that the shipments will be heavy for the first few days, however. Because of the market conditions, growers have been urged to grade tomatoes closely before carrying hem to the shed, and a warning has Jeen issued to the growers not to pick their tomatoes loo green.

Some of the growers have become overanxious about harvesting their toma- oes in the past and have suffered a oss in price because of pulling too green. The immediate shipment is lot only effected but all future shipments are hurt because o) the early poor Duality. It is said that every pafch should reduce some few ripe topiatoes be- ore any harvesting is to be- l'm, and filling in witli gieen toma- oes is very costly in the long run. The cucumbers should also be grad- closely, in order that a definite stablishment of a quality market here lay be assured. Some of the tomatoes and cucumbers ill be sold for cash at the -shed, while others will be sold cash or con- igned, as may seem best when the hipments are ready.

Europe's Finances Interests Hoover Action By Administration Believed Imminent in Washington Hoover is showing vital interest in the involved European financial situation and as a result of a conference Friday there is a belief in Washington that some action by thp administration is imminent. The president called to the White House three senators and Representative Tilson, house republican leader and other leaders are said to be on the way to Washington. Conversations led to the belief that evision of war debts or moratorium was contemplated. Junior Baseball Team Want Games Practice Continues at the Fair Park Each Afternoon Time to Pay Poll Tax Expires July 3 LITTLE ROCK -The irne for paying poll taxes expires uly 3. The state law provides pay- iients may be made up to the Saturday before the first Monday in July, but as that date falls on July 4.

collectors offices over the slate will be closed. Historic Hotel Is Damaged By Fire Structure Used as State Headquarters During Civil War riACON. left winy of the 95 year old Hotel Lanier, headquarters of the state government while Sherman was marching thrnugli Georgia, was destroyed by fire early Friday and the rest of the six --lory structure exeepi the right winy u.is badly damaged. So f-n- as could be determined the 150 guests escaped without injury. Community Fish Fry to Be Held at Newport The American Legion junior baseball team have been doing some real practice during the past week and are rapidly taking on real professional form, preparatory to the beginning of the playing season.

It is announced by the Legion managers that a series of games is to be scheduled in the near future. The local team wants to issue a challenge In any team of similar size in the county or the Legion district, comprised of several Southwest Arkansas counties. Practice is being held in the afternoons at the fair park and all boys between the ages of 12 and 16. who want to play baseball are urged to al- U-iid practice. Everglades' Sugar Crop Totals 50,000,000 Pounds C.C.Spragins,New Rotary President Dr.

W. R. Anderson Reports Improved Crop Condition in 2 States C. C. Spragins, cashier of the Citizens National Bank, was inaugurated president of Hope Rotary for the 1931-32 year at the club luncheon Friday at Hotel Barlow.

Mr. Spragins, who' succeeded George W. Ware as president, Headed the fol- Confession One, Shrevej)p Authorities Bulletins WASHINGTON Justice Frederick L. SUldons of the District of Columbia Supreme Court; who presided at the trial of Harry Sinclair, oil man, and: sentenced him to jail for contempt of 'the' senate died, Friday. Minister NasDonald, In a statement Friday denied that Secretary of the treasury, Mellon was here to discuss war debts at the invitation of the British government.

Commerce Department announced Friday that Amelia Earhcart, noted woman filer had been reprimanded for carelessness and poor judge- ment In handling her autogiro whe.n It crashed at Abilene, Tex. last week. Carter' secretary; Robert Huguenin; treasurer, M. M. Symth; additional members of the board of directors, Jim Henry and C.

S. Lowthorp. The club welcomed A. C. Morleand, of Moreland's drugstore, jas a member, under the classification of "food manufacturer." Guests of the club were, Sam Dameron, new member of the staff of the Fruit Truck Experiment Station; and Dr.

W. R. 'Anderson, pastor of First Presbyterian church. Dr. Anderson, following President Spragins' address, spoke briefly on economic improvement he had noticed in Arkansas and Missouri during a visit two weeks 'ago at his old home town, Palmyra, Mo.

"So noted an economic authority as Rober Babson told iis this week that national business has touched bottom and is already on the upward a fact which 1 think conditions in Arkansas and Missouri bear out," Dr. Anderson said. "Hope is fortunate," he continued, "in being an agricultural rather than an industrial center. Our crops are definitely assured of success this season barring accident, I found wheat Missouri the best in years, and cotton looks equaly food in our own state." Frank Ward, of the program committee, brought up the subject of next Friday's program, June 26, and E. F.

McFaddin moved that the club holds its luncheon at the Fruit Truck Experiment Station, which celebrates Visiting day on that date. "I make this motion," Mr. McFaddin said, believing in Rotary's policy of keeping the time and the meeting place of our luncheons unchanged but believing also that our club wish to take this opportunity of honoring George W. Ware for his successful administration as president, just closed." The motion was seconded by Terrell Cornelius, and the club voted to meet at Jie Experiment Farm next Friday, NEW Damage to Ruth Nichols plane in landing at Jersey City airport Thursday on the first leg of her projected solo flight across' th Atlantic will prevent her leaving before Sunday. RENO, Nev.

Cornelius 'Vanderbilt, filed suit for divorce here Friday charging his the fprmcr. Mary Davidson Weir Logan of Chicago, treated with extreme cruelty. Chief Stuart art Baker Leave Wi rt CLKWISTON. More than Ml million pounds of raw s'tisar was in the Florida Everglades lliis year. The grinding plant of the Southern Sugar company here lias finished its stMson's operations with a total of pounds.

There were gallons of lasses extracted from' the cmiu ground NEWPORT, here. i-'iiyar iv; ny v.i.-ii/ used on i-ivji-a ur llio t'irtt tmif this year. have subscribed $Mi)t) to i'v expenses of a community 1'Hi July 4. Mississippi Men In Pistol Battle 'hysician and Merchant Settle Differences in Shooting Scrape GEORGETOWN, Dr. J.

H. Woods, 58 year old, physician and Fleming, 55, a Rockport, merchant engaged in a pistol duel on a street here Friday and Fleming was fatally wounded. Woods was taken to a hospital with a bullet wound in his head. Police said ill feeling had long existed between the Iwo men. Ford Firm Aeks Probe of Dole Disbursements Ford Motor company Thursday demand a grand jury investigation of Detroit's 1 "icn'hh- municipalshrdl shr sh hh inents, charged the department cf public welfare with negligence' and accused Mayor frank Murnhv w't'i trying to "draw a red hart-ring across the trail." Fayetteville Plans 1 Biggest Farm Week Expect 13th Annual Event to Bring More Folks Than Ever Before FAYETTEVILLE, at the 3th annual Farmers' Week'and 6th annual 4-H club camp, which is to be held here August 4, 5 and 7 by the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture, will probably exceed all previous records, according tb early reports from county agents and county home demonstration agents.

Perry county will send 200 4-H club boys and girls, County Judge Baylor House is furnishing the gasoline and oil for the. busses, which are to be furnished by the county schools. The boys and girls in addition to their regular 4-H Club projects are growing food supplies which they will take with them. Franklin county has already arranged transportation and the 150 4-H Club boys and girls of that county are growing their food supplies for the trip. The Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce is giving 600 trips to Farmers' Week as awards to 4-H Club boys and girls who attended the county rally recently.

The Brannen 4-H Club in Faulkner county will take its entire membership of 44 boys and girls on funds raised by the club through holding pie suppers, picnics, quilting a quilt lop, and giving a play. Touring to Farmers' Week is guint; to be more popular than any previous year. While the majority of farm people attending past Farmers' Weeks have toured to this event, this year will mark probably the greatest number in the history of Farmers' Week. Reports from counties state that county delegations will come in their cars. bringing their camping equipment and Local Men Expect td i plete Identification of Prisoners i Telephone Message Frit Shreveport of Confessu Shreveport (La.) Chief of Police o'clock rested the stoie robbers.

of the men has'' corifessed it the Hope robbery, the other to talk, the Shreveport po.licc chii said over the Believed'identified! Full descriptions- of the telegraphed to "police autL every I city in this Stuart immediately after last authorities to men when they appeared day, according to Chief Stuart, Deputy Sheriff''' cnce Baker, and Dewey 'I DepartrrienMSt Shreveport Friday not identification. Patterson's store was held rrbbed of between $400 and $500 about 8:30 o'clock last Saturday night. Two men, unmasked and weJJ diessed, covered Miss Jack Por at the downstairs cashier's' windowS and M. Patterson, the and Carroll Carpenter who' weie in the mam office on the roezirJA floor Young Carpenter reach-W ed for the bandit's gun and laceiated wrist as the Bobber hit't him with it. "r' Robbers Were fi Mr.

Patterson, Mr. Hendrix, Miss" 5 Porter and other store employes believed able to identify the if caught. 1 Miss Porter and Mr, drix thought one of the men had iii the, store earlier in the day- make a small purchase, determining the location of the windows. 'C Two days after the robbery, Patterson and Mr. Hendrix were 1 ed to Little Rock to attempt the iden-r tificntion of two petty robbers held by the police of that city.

They proved not to be the men however. The Shreveport authorities positive that they hdd the real meri, one of whom they said made a full confession. Jury Selected To Try ft G. Landsdale Degree Murder Charge Held Against Alleged Slayer of McCabe LITTLE jury was before noon Friday to try IT. G.

Landsdale, Atlanta, Georgia Salesman on a first degree murder food. In order to meet this increase i charge, growing out of the shoatin'? the University of Arkansas Coliojie of c-( Representative W. U. McCabe, of Agriculture is enlarging its campins i Baxter county in a hotel here last facilities, which are furnished fn Phosphate at $1.67 Adds 16 Bushles to Wheat Crop McPHERSON, ilu.n 50 soil tests with treble phute are being carried on in of Mc-Pherson cmmly this year, the compound being: seeded in with the wheat or other crop planted. This application, costing about.

SLOT per acre, is credited in experiments al Kansas State college, Manhattan, increasing wheat production as much as 16 bushels. Visits Conway Sites For Vets Hospital CONWAY, A. ren, district supervisor of States veterans buu-au. and James A. Whin, regional dirortur.

three sites here Thursday for the piv- posed velerans hospital. niiited a final selection of MU-; IY, among a dozen visited probably 1 for several months. Defence attorneys in their openii)'? ruiiements said they would seek to jirovo that a party was staged in Mcr e.ibc's room during he evening, apd 1 Ilie pistol and cartridges found i Landsdalc's room were planted therel Vanderbilt Silent on Storm Career Episode O. Viindorbill, was "sorry" Thursday thai he had ''nothing to say" con- corning the latest episode in his stormy reported rift with his over alleged attentions paid her by Peter Arno. noted cartoonist here fur a divorce.

Neil her would Mrs. Vanderbilt nor Arno comment on reports Vaitdeihilt had gone gunning for Arno but had changed his mind before reaching the Arno residence and returned to bis own home. Chief of Police J. M. Kirkley said Air.u come to him Tuesday I'cr protection from Vundcrbill.

who, he aid. Ivad threatened to dj 'bodily.