The Selma Times-Journal from Selma, Alabama • 1

Cloudy, Monday. thundershowers probably WEATHER Sunday scattered and The Selma VOL. 16, NO. 56 SELMA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 5, 1935 Full Associated Press Report 16 PAGES TODAY FILM NOTABLES IN AUTO WRECK FATAL FOR FOUR Omaha Wins Great Victory In Kentucky Derby JUNIOR DURKIN AND FATHER OF LEFT WINGERS TO START NEW PARTY Leaders Decide Time Ripe For Opening Wedge By Ultra-Liberals LAUNCHING DELAYED Second Meeting Slated At Chicago To Lay More Plans For Drive BY RICHARD L. TURNER Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, May 4-(AP) -Seventy-five left wingers from a dozen states agreed today in secret conference the time was ripe for the organization of a national Liberal third party to drive a wedge between the Democrats and Republicans in 1936.

While the group, including representatives of various progressive political thought, did not reach the point of attempting to effect a new organization, it tentatively planned for another meeting in Chicago in June with the view of obtaining more definite action. Both the Democratic and Republican parties were assailed by a number of speakers, all of whom claimed, there was "no hope for the common man" in either. They agreed that "all we ever got from the old parties was promises." Attendance Varied At the meeting, presided over by Representative George Schneider (Prog-Wis), who was one of the promoters of the parley, were Socialists, Technocrats, Democrats, Republicans, Progressives with a and few Farmer-Laborites, Union Labor leaders. While the proceedings were supposed to be kept secret, one of the group, who declined to be quoted, said there was a marked spirit of aggressiveness in favor of the third party in contrast to a passive attitude taken at a previous meeting. States represented included Minne- (Continued on Page Two) VALUABLE LIST OF PRIZES FOR DOG SHOW HERE Akc Judges To Officiate At Bench Event Set In City Tuesday Merchants of Selma have contributed generously to the premium list of the Dog Show to be held by the Selma Kennel Club Tuesday, May 7, at No.

7 Broad street, with the sanction of the Kennel Club. In addition to the various prizes ranging from dog food and supplies to articles of clothing, cosmetics and other valuable gifts offered by Selma merchants, the Selma Kennel Club is to give a cash prize to the best dog in the show and ribbons to first, second and third place dogs of each breed and sex entered. Hugh- Seals and Cy Beddow, licensed AKC judges, are to judge the dogs, and the sponsoring club is to provide comfortable benching, food, water and attendants. Benching of entries will begin at 09 o'clock Tuesday morning and continue until O'clock, by which time all dogs should be entered and assigned to their respective benches. All entries must come equipped with collar and chain SO that they can be securely fastened in the bench.

The show will open at 1 o'clock, (Continued on Page Two) Takes Over Role of Santa Claus Playing Santa in summertime is the new job of Oscar Phillips, above, Indiana highway policeman, named acting postmaster of Santa Claus, made famous the nation over by stamp collectors. Phillips will be acting Kris Kringle until a permanent postmaster is named by civil service test, to succeed James F. Martin, who died recently. INVENTORS SAY COTTON PICKER READY FOR USE Device Can Gather Staple At Cost Of 98 Cents Per Acre, Claim MEMPHIS, May Two brothers, with memories of tired backs and sore knees from picking cotton on a farm back in Texas, stood beside a machine today, and announced, "She's ready." The brothers John D. and Mack D.

-smailed as they. announced a dream come true--a mechanical cotton picker they believe will do the work of from 50 to 100 men. Experimental models have been shown by the Rust brothers before -at experiment stations and at their business here-hut the new model, practically the same as it will look when it is placed on the market in 1936, will make its debut for the general public- during the national cotton show here next week--May 6-11. The brothers expect to ge into production soon. The machino consists primarily cf an endless belt carrying several hundred smooth wire spindles.

As it passed over the row of cotton, the rotating spindles automatically moistened, penetrate the plants. The moisture causes the open cotton to adhere to the rotating spindles and are wrapped around them and pulled from the burr. The cotton then is stripped from the spindles and delivered by a suction fan to the container. The machine will cover about an acre per hour, the new pull-model can be pulled and powered by an ordinary row-crop farm tractor, being hitched or unhitched, freeing it for other work. (The price tentatively fixed is $995 fob.

factory). John who first had the dream of a mechanical picker, says that it costs approximately one-fourth of the value of cotton to pay for its harvesting by hand and that often thousands of bales are left in the fields because of lack of help. The new machine, he says, can be operated at a cost of 98 cents per acre and that cotton can be- harvested with in an average of about one-fifth the cost of hand-picking. CONGRESS AWAITS COURT NRA STAND Solons Looking To Supreme Justices For Guidance Before Deciding On Future Of Blue Eagle As Early Ruling Looms BY WILLIAM H. MYLANDER Associated Press Staff Writer (P) leaders, split wideWASHINGTON, May ly over NRA's future, today looked definitely toward the nine secluded of the Supreme Court for guidance in determining justices how long and how powerfully the Signs appeared that if the austere high court, in a burst of speed, ruled on NRA's constitutionality before recessing for the summer early next month, Congress would withhold its final say on the extension measure until this measuring stick was available.

SELMA COTTON MARKET Middling 12.55 WOODWARD NAG LEAVES RIVALS ON SOFT TRACK Roman Soldier Places And Whiskolo Barely Wins Show Position ODDS 4 TO 1 Nellie Flag Fourth; Other Favored Horses Trail In Turf Classic BY ALAN GOULD Associated Press Sports Editor CHURCHILL DOWNS, Lousville, May son of a gallant. daddy, William Woodward's Omaha stretched his long legs comfortably today on the cold, rain-drenched surface of the historic Downs oval and galloped to a smashing victory in the sixty-first Kentucky Derby. While a thoroughly soaked but mighty excited crowd of nearly 50,000 spectators roared their ac-. claim, the big, gangling chestnut colt administered a sound beating to 17 rival 3-year olds, including the crack filly favorite. Nellie Flag, and duplicated the triumph (Continued on Page Two) FINGER MAN OF BREMER KIDNAP CASE ARRESTED 230-Pound Suspect Held At New Orleans Prison After Capture NEW ORLEANS, May 4-(P)- Harry Sawyer, 44-year old underworld character and 230-pound alleged "finger man" in the kidnaping of Edward G.

Bremer, wealthy St. Paul, banker, more than a year ago, yas locked in the federal jail here today after his arrest last night near Pass Christian, by department of justice agents. The federal operatives who have been searching the country for months in a roundup of alleged Bremer kidnap conspirators, struck quietly and swiftly last night in apprehending Sawyer. The arrest was made as the fugitive sat in his parked automobile in front of a gulf coat gambling establishment. He offered no resistance and readily admitted his identity.

Sawyer, alias "Sea alias "Omaha Harry," alias "Harry Sandlovich," alias "Harry J. Porche," was rushed to New Orleans immediately after his arrest along with his wife, Gladys, who accompanied the federal agents here voluntarily and without charge. Announcement 'of the capture was made this morning simultaneously in Washington by Edgar Hoover, director of the bureau of investigation of the department of justice, and in New Orleans by David W. McGee, head of the bureau of investigation here. Arraigned before United States Commissioner R.

H. Carter, Sawyer said he fully understood the charge aganist him and expressed a desire to be returned to 'St. Paul immediately. Carter fixed the amount of his bond at $100,000. (Continued on Page Two) HEALTH WORK AID URGED BY THIGPEN Medical Ass'n Head Warns Of Need For More Cash From MONTGOMERY, May 4- Charles A.

Thigpen, president of the Alabama Medical Assoclation, today launched a campaign for a larger appropriation for the State Health Department with a statement threatening to twihdraw the organization's support of the department if sufficient funds for its efficient operation are not made available. His statement, made public today, followed introduction of the new appropriations measure in the legislature, which provides an additional $125,000 cut in the appropriation for the State Health Department. (Continued on Page Two) Figures 'LindberghKidnap' in Because of similarity in a number of details, France compares the kidnaping of 4-year-old Nicole Du Thilleuil (top) from the home of her army colonel father at Chaumont to America's famous Lindbergh case. Gabriel Soclay (below), ex-convict, was seized for questioning about the crime. In spite of a nation wide bunt, no trace of the or body has been found.

FOES OF BONUS PLAN STRATEGY Party Heads. May Pass Cash Payment Plan So Veto Wilt Be Upheld BY NATHAN ROBERTSON Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, May 4-(P)- Democratic leaders conceded privately today the Senate would vote full cash payment of the soldiers bonus next week, despite open warnings of a presidential veto. Still planning to continue their fight over the week end for the Harrison compromise, which the president is reported willing to sign, the administration leaders today apparently gave up hope of mustering. sufficient strength to win. The only question seemed to be whether the Senate would favor the inflationary Patman bill, already approved by an overwhelming House majority, or the Ameri- (Continued on Page Two) ONE INDICTED FOR ROBLES ABDUCTION Former Night Club Owner Cited For Arizona Kidnap Role BY HARRY MONTGOMERY Associated Press Staff Writer TUCSON, May The government obtained one indictment today in the kidnaping case of little June Robels and quickly pressed on in its year-long investigation.

The indictment, charging the mailing of threatening ransom notes, was returned against Oscar H. (Buster) Robson, former night club operator, by a federal grand jury which was instructed immedlately to continue its study of the desert abduction. "I expected they would indict me," grumbled Robson, "but why (Continued on Page Eleven) GOVERNOR WILL TELL STAND TO STATE TUESDAY Solons Will Get Views Of Governor Toward Flood Of New Measures JOINT. MEET SET Several Vital Issues Hinge Upon Position Taken By Chief Executive BY WILLIAM I. TRUBY Associated Press Staff Writer MONTGOMERY, May Alabama today awaited the message of Governor Bibb Graves before rolling up its sleeves and tackling the unprecedented mass of controversial legislation that was introduced this week.

The governor. will deliver his message to the legislature at a joint session Tuesday noon to end weeks of argument and debate over his stand on many of the vexing questions facing the lawmakers. Hotels and restaurants prepared for a rush of lobbyists next week as an outcome of the many tax bills aimed at varied interests in the state. Prohibition Revived Prohibition, ever a burning question in Alabama legislatures, will pop up again Tuesday night when local optionists in the house and senate gather at a downtown hotel to weld their forces together for a determined battle against prohibitionists. Their bid for local option whisky and beer faces a dubious outcome, for many of the legislators have publicly expressed themselves as bound by the "dry" vote victory, in the statewide referendum on Feb.

26. A likewise dubious fate awaits the Arnold bill to increase the pay of legislators from $4 to $6 daily. When the measure was introduced Friday by Representative Arnold of Jefferson it was referred to the house rules committee by Speaker Harry Walker--chairman of the rules committee and an avowed opponent of increasing the salaries of the legislators. (Continued on Page Two) POINTS OF LA' BAR TO RELIEF Federal Lawyers Seeking To Loosen Knots Of Legalities Faced BY W. B.

RAGSDALE Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, May Lawyers in half a dozen government divisions sought today to loosen legal knots said to be delaying President Roosevelt's four billion dollar works program. Some of the problems at which they were said to be working included: Determination of- a method by which the rural electrification division can keep its work from being restricted to those -dozen states that have set up rural electrification authorities. Fixing definite policies to be followed by the rural resettlement division in buying lands and moving persong from farms that are not fertile to others that will pro. duce. Drafting executive orders which will clothe the applications, allotment, progress, rural electrification and grade crossing elimination divisions with proper authority to (Continued on Page Two) Records Here Show Film Actress Bride Of Alabama Dentist Dallas county marriage records disclose the fact that Virginia Reid, motion picture actress, and Dr.

Ralph McClung, Birmingham dentist, were married in Selma on March 31 when they appeared, at the court house accompanied by a party of friends who motored down from Birmingham. The marriage, secret until friends disclosed it in Birmingham Saturday, was confirmed by marriage records in the Dallas county court house. Motion contracts held by Miss Reid were given as the reason (Continued on Page Two) Big Utility Only 'Lemon' to Spy A $35,000,000 property to its stockholders, but just a "lemon" in the code of a girl office spy was the Missouri-Kansas Pipeline Company, the spy, Elsie Walker, above, testified in the mail fraud trial of. Frank P. Parish in Chicago federal court, appearing as' a witness for the defense after her conscience had swerved her from the rival utility that employed her.

RAIN AND SNOW BRING HOPE TO AREAS OF DUST Four-Fifths Of Area Get Relief As Long Arid Siege Ends AMARILLO, Texas, May -Farmers whistled today and housewives sang as they swept their te deums for snow and rain which broke the grip of dust storms on thousands of southwestern acres. The carnival spirit which infused four-fifths of the dust belt even spread into western Kansas, the only one of five affected states fail. ing to receive moisture. There, as low hanging clouds held a promise of rain, Red Cross officials abandoned plans. to set up more emergency hospitals because of improved health conditions.

The rare sight of fields muddy or snow-covered had an electrical effect upon the hitherto dustplagued residents of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles, eastern New Mexico and southeastern Colorado. D. P. Trent, Oklahoma director of agricultural extension, saw the possibility of a feed and cow crop for northwestern Oklahoma. For two months the gloomy word was "everything's gone." At Dalhart, Texas, where farmers even tried to "make rain" by bombarding the sky with explosives, two inches of snow swirled down.

Snow fell in the Amarillo region, which is in the so-called dust belt, more than five hours. Lubbock, another dust area city, had showers. Farmers reported there were prospects -of saving some of the wheat crop they had feared was lost. (Continued 'on Page Two) NEW DEATH CHARGE FACED BY DOCTOR Other Illegal Operations Declared Exposed By State Probe BY FRANCIS E. BARDON Associated Press Staff Writer ENID, May second murder charge, accusing him in the death through an illegal operation of Hermoine Fowler, 20-year-old Oklahoma A.

and M. College co-ed, was filed today against Dr. Guy Brewer, already held on a similar charge in the death of another young woman. The information was filed by County Attorney Roy -Holbird and signed by Lieut. Robert Huston, special investigator for Gov.

E. W. Marland, whose secret investigation preceded filing of the original charges. Miss Fowler died at her home in Red Oak, June 27, 1934. The first charge filed against (Continued on Page Two) COOGAN KILLED GOOD SALARIES PAID BY GOV'T TO UNIT HEADS 989 Pay Checks For Each Year Exceed $10,000, List Reveals BY E.

B. HAAKINSON Associated Press Staff Writer (Copyright, 1035, By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May biggest organization of its kind in history--the United States government-pays 989 salaries of $10,000 a year or more, and 7,223 of between $5,000 and $10,000. With public attention dwelling sporadically on large salaries in private industry, as shown by reports to the Securities Commission, the federal payroll also gets notice on Capitol Hill, The Civil Service Commission's "official register of the United States" is the chief source of information on the treasury pay checks, Although, private compensation for a year's work has in instances run into six figures, the President's $75,000 tops the governmental list. Chief Justice. Second Second is the $20,500 paid the chief justice.

Eight associate justices receive $20,000. The next ranking salary is that of Governor General Frank Murphy of the Philippine Islands at $18,000. Vice President Garner, Speaker Byrns and members of the cabinet rank alike in pay at $15,000. Governor Winship of Puerto Rico and Vice Governor J. R.

Hayden of the Philippines receive $10,000, along with Governors Joseph B. Poindexter of Hawali, John Troy of Alaska, and Julian L. Schley of the Panama Canal Zone. Paul M. Pearson as governor of the Virgin Islands receives $8,500.

Harry Hopkins, FERA director, is listed at $10,000, while Robert: Fechner gets $12,000 as head of the CCC. The railroad coordinator, Joseph Eastman, is paid $12,000 as an Interstate Commerce Commissioner, along with the ten other members. freight service director John R. Turney of the ICC But and regional directors Victor V. Boatner, of Chicago and C.

E. Weaver of Atlanta, get $15,000. Counsel Leslie Craven and J. Batshs of Chicago, are paid the same as Eastman. The RFC has 24 listed in the (Continued on Page Two) 0.

BUILDERS HERE ASKED TO MEET Banks Call Gathering Of Trade Groups To Push Housing Agenda All carpenters, brick layers, contractors and others connected with' the building trades are called to meet Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock at the Court House 1 to discuss with representatives of the four banks of Selma the means by which Selma can better avail itself of the Better Housing program. Call for the meeting, issued in the name of the Selma Trust and Savings Bank, the City National Pank, the Selma National Bank, and the People's Bank and Trust Company is made for the purpose of genuinely arousing this city to the importance of the building revival which can be launched here (Continued on Page Two) Operator Of Store Wounded By Negro Robber At Capital MONTGOMERY, May 4- (A)--J. C. Aman, 40-year old store keeper, was critically wounded here tonight of two negro holdup men, who escaped after shooting without getting into the cash register they had ordered Aman to open. Aman was critically wounded, one bullet penetrating his chest and the two men escaped into the der.

(Continued on Page Eleven) Friend Of Family, Manager Of Ranch Other Two Crash Victims JACKIE INJURED Famous Youth Escapes Bad Hurts In Overturning Of His Car SAN DIEGO, May 4. -(P)-Four persons were killed and Jackie Coogan, famous film juvenile, was injured late today in the sudden plunge of the Coogan car down a roadside embankment in the mountains 55 mulles east of San Diego, The dead: John Coogan, father of Jackie. Junior Durkin, 20, juvenile actor. Robert Horner, Los Angeles. Charles Jones, foreman of the Coogan ranch at Pine Valley.

Jackie Not Badly Hurt The injuries of Jackie Coogan, who skyrocketed to film fame as "The Kid" in Charlie Chaplin's picture of that name, were reported not to be serious, although a Catholic priest was called to his side. (Continued on Page Two) STATE MEET OF EXCHANGE CLUB HERE THURSDAY 150 Delegates To Convene In Selma For Annual Convention Selma will play host Thursday, May 9, to 150 delegates and visitors who will gather here for the annual convention of Alabama Affiliated Exchange Clubs, representing clubs in Birmingham, Fairfield, Florence, Sylacauga, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, Montevallo and CoFlumbiana. The one-day session, to be held at the Hotel Albert, convention headquarters and at the Y. M. C.

A. and the Parish House, where luncheon and banquet programs will be enjoyed, will be attended by a group of outstanding Exchangeites prominent in the National organization. George Bellsnyder of Birmingham, president, and Secretary Hudson will arrive early Thursday. Other groups will reach the city in time for the opening session 10:30 a. m.

in the Hotel Albert parlors, where Harry Gamble will preside, and where Mayor L. P. Burns will welcome the delegates to whom he wrote a personal letter inviting them to come to Selma, and response will be made by a Birmingham Exchangite. The morning session, at which committee appointments will be made and reports read, will be featured by an address by Tom Bailey, former speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, of Meridian, and a former president of the National Exchange organization. A parade will be staged at 12:30 p.

m. of all cars in which delegates traveled to Selma to award a prize for the most attractively decorated (Continued on rage Two) RAIFORD TALKS TO SOUTHERN EDITORS Ringing Plea For Of Press Made By Head Of Times-Journal NEW ORLEANS, May Speakers before the Press Associa. tion of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Florida, meeting here today, demanded that freedom of the press be preserved. The organizations were meeting in advance of the National Editorial Association which convenes Monday in golden jubilee celebration. T.

M. Callahan, editor and publisher of the Lafayette, Advertiser, spoke in behalf of the Loulsiana Press Association, "Don't tremble for the republic," said Mr. Callahan, "If we are satisfied to the highway prepared for us, it should be 0. K. with us.

But if we put out of our minds the idea that the world owes us a living, we must be pre- new blue eagle will reign. Such celerity on the part of the court would be unusual in a case of this importance. It would not be unprecedented, however, and there were some who believed that (Continued on Page Two) (Continued on Page Two).