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Home Edition EH THREE CENTS IN EL PASO FIVE CENTS OUTSIDE EL PASO FOURTEEN PAGES Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and tomorrow somewhat warmer tomorrow VOL LI NO 1 7 EL PASO TEXAS FRIDAY JANUARY 19 1934 It Was a Recovery EL AND TWO GWA POLITICAL CHARGE DENIED BYHOLLIDAY $40000 CUT IN PAYROLL OF CWA HERE Reduction of Workers Throughout Under Way MORE WILL LOSE JOBS Where Gunmen Freed Texas Convicts Sue Trammell the baby the eyes of a nation were centered on when Jimmy Wedell the speed pilot rushed her in a stormy 1500-mile night flight from Houston Tex to Baltimore ML for an emergency brain operation is well again Here she peeped out from under her blanket to prove it as she left the hospital for home in her nurse's arms TRUCK DRIVER DIES IN CRASH Crushed to Death in Accident On Carlsbad Road When Vehicle Turns Over AP Mrs Grooch Jumps From Apartment In Shanghai FALLS EIGHT STORIES Holds One Boy Under Each Arm in Fatal Plunge Off Roof By Associated Press SHANGHAI Jan Mrs Grooch of El Paso Texas took her two sons William 6 and Thomas 7 one under each arm and jumped off the roof of an eight-story apartment house today All three were killed Mrs Grooch was the wife of the operations manager of the Pacific -American Airways Their home was in the apartment building from which she jumped one of the most fashionable in the French concession When Mr Grooch heard of the tragedy he lost consciousness and is now in a serious condition as a result of the shock The cause for the suicide was not explained Mrs Grooch came here in December from Rio De Janeiro where she lived six years while her husband was associated there with Pan-American Airways Grooch himself is one of the leading aviation officials in the far east Authorities learned that Mrs Grooch had been scheduled to sail for the United States tonight aboard the Pre silent Wilson to go to the bedside of her father who she had been informed was so seriously ill he might die Husband of Death Leap Victim Was Mechanic William Grooch whose wife leaped to death from- a Shanghai China apartment building attended El Paso schools worked as a me- -chanlc for the Ell Paso Foundry Co and wrestled at the A El Paso friends recalled today Mr Grooch quit his job as an El Faso mechanic in-1918 to join the navy where he learned to fly said Percy McGhee El Paso architect After the World war Mr Groocli was transferred to San Diego Calif where he was married His wife was a member of a prominent Pacific codst family Until three years ago Mr Grooch's mother lived in El Paso Mr Grooch returned to El Paso numerous times to visit his parents and friends Dorris Popular Dry Goods Co department manager recalled today that he and Mr Grooch wrestled in preliminary bouts in El Paso more than 12 years ago Grooch Is an adventurous sort of fellow and a good said Mr Dorris Mr Grooch later was stationed hi Florida and with Pan-American -Airways in South America Mrs McGhee with whom Mr and Mrs Grooch visited described Mrs Grooch -as charming and an accomplished pianist i BIRTH CONTROL SEEN AS ENEMY OF LOVE Doctors Oppose Legalization of No-Child Information By United Press WASHINGTON Jan 19 Birth control legislation would endanger family life in America and Dr Howard A Kelly of Johns- Hopkins University testified today" at a house judiciary committee hearing sort of thing is encouraged in Soviet Russia where family life is discouraged and where they abhor anything like real Dr Kelly'' father of nine children and grandfather of 14 said Passage of the Pierce bill to permit dissemination of birth control information he said would "mean a certain mechanical muddling with married life which is abhorrent am astonished that women can propose such a he said the ultimate result may be that women will lose the capacity to have children" Dr Henry Crosson of Washington who said he officially represented the American Medical Assn testified that the Pierce bill was not backed by the association and that it had no part in drafting the measure MEN NABBED IN FLEE FROM PRISON Seven Prisoners Escape Kansas Penitentiary Prom Bp Associated Press LANSING Kans Jan Seven convicts scaled the walls of the Kansas state prison here today amid a fusillade of shots Two of those who fled were Bob Brady and Jim Clark who were captured in New Mexico and returned to prison after escaping with nine others last Memorial day Prison officials believe some of the convicts were wounded No guards were hurt Brady and dark were capture last fall near Tucumcari Brady at that time was wounded la an attempt to escape capture The convicts overpowered their guard Clyde Deer took his keys locked him in cell house No 2 but did not harm him Member of State Board Issues Statement Answering Moran REPORTED COMPLAINT Lawyer Says He Advised Of Assertion That Unions Forced Men to Join Atty Holliday member of the state relief board today issued a statement denying charges made yesterday that and enemies of organized labor are attempting to make a political machine of CWA workers in El William Moran charged yesterday that is a racket going on here backed by enemies of organized labor and a few damned politicians in the city" He scored Mr Holliday for reporting complaints' made by CWA workers that they were being forced to pay labor unions for temporary permits to hold their jobs Mr Holliday said he doesn't understand what Mr Moran meant by the statement that politicians cause CWA complaints Visited By Committee 10 days ago two stone masons and three bricklayers who said they represented some 20 CWA workers came to my office with a complaint that a man representing himself to be an agent of the union was collecting from $2 to $6 every payday from than for initiation fees for that Mr Holliday said "Those men showed me receipts signed by the secretary of the union The receipts ran from $2 to $6 a week men told me that they were Informed that the Ft Bliss job was a dosed one and that they need not take their tools back to work the next day if they did not join the union Reported Matter view of this representation I reported the matter to the chairman of the local relief committee the administrator CoL Lawrence Westbrook state administrator Franklin Roosevelt president of the United States and other federal agencies knew that if I did my duty that 'some few labor union persons would say that I was an enemy of organized labor That is not true I believe-inan organized bar association and organized labor but I do not believe in supporting a bar association or labor union when I think they are wrong feel that I would be derelict In my duty as a citizen if I did not see that the funds put up by the people of the United States were spent Mr Roosevelt intended them to be I do not feel that money should be taken out of wo-' men and mouths to be paid as bar association dues or labor union dues Moran Replies that be a crime I am guilty If that makes me a politician I am guilty I often differ with Mr Moran in politics but there should be no difference between good citizens in administering to suffering Mr Moran who is secretary of the bricklayers union replied' that Mr Holliday did not investigate before he made charges that the unions were forcing CWA laborers to join to hold CWA jobs knows that no members of the masons and bricklayers union tried to force anyone to join Mr Moran said TWO MEN APOLOGIZE IN POLICE COURT Health Inspector and Oberlin Forget Differences Apologizing to each other Perlmutter 8 health inspector and Oberlin 328 Missouri St smoothed out their differences in police court Mr Perlmutter was to be tried yesterday on charges of assaulting Mr Oberlin Mr Oberlin asked Judge Charles Windberg Jr to dismiss the case The judge complied with the request Mr Perlmutter then asked Judge Windberg to reopen a case against Mr Oberlin and dismiss the charge A $5 fine for disturbing the peace was returned to Mr Oberlin The trouble arose when Mr Oberlin was asked for his vaccination certificate at the Santa Fe St bridge FAVORS PUBLIC OWNERSHIP Mayor Sherman said today that the city in the course of time own or should own all its public utilities with the possible exception of the telephone WIFE GETS DIVORCE Ethel Yount was granted a divorce in 65th district court from Wallace Yount Ruth Corns filed suit for divorce from Corns Days left to pay 1 your poll tax or obtain an exemption certificate entitling you to vote In state and county elections during 1934 Including the Important El Paso city and county home rule election At" noon today 5307 had paid poll taxes and 1751 had obtained exemption certificates 4 Upper picture horseman by the ditch from which Clyde Barrow notorious Texas killer poured -machine gun fire and wounded two guards In freeing Raymond Hamilton and four other prisoners at-the prison farm Below at left is the gate through which Barrow led the escaping felons with a car placed in the same spot where Bonnie Parker is believed to have sat in Lower right is Olin Bozman guard wounded in hand and hip Bottom are Barrow left and' Hamilton right Boy Hangs Self For Getting By Associated Press MICAIGAN CITY InL Jan 19 Frank Williams 13 -year-old grade school pupil hanged himself today in the basement of his home He left this note to his parents: doing this because I got a in arithmetic You and dad split the money I got in the INCREASES VET PAYMENTS 7 21 -Mi I lion Hike Authorized After President Gets Hines Report By Associated Prett WASHINGTON Jan President Roosevelt today authorized an Increase in veterans allowances of $210924205 He ordered the liberalizing of the economy act upon receiving a report of -a study made by Director Hines of the veterans bureau and Director Douglas of the budget The main increase in government expenditures for veterans under the order results from liberalization of the eligibility rules for hospital treatment In non-service connected cases so as to provide this treatment in cases of emergency or extensive medical and surgical care The order Increases the rates of pension for war veterans suffering with service-connected disabilities from $90 to $100 a month for total disability and proportionate increases for such veterans suffering with less than total disabilities Burial and funeral allowance for deceased war veterans is increased from $75 to $100 CITY EXTENDS TIME FOR TAX PAYMENTS Penalty Will Not Be Added Until May Mayor Sherman said today that the city will extend the period during which taxes may be paid without penalty until May 1 The regular taxpaying period ends March 1 Persons who take advantage of the extension will be charged eight per cent interest from March 1 Mayor Sherman said the city will adopt the system of applying a one per cent penalty each month beginning May 1 until the penalty reaches the maximum of 10 per cent Government Has Enough Money to Pay Employes Only Until Feb 10 RELIEF SUMMARY Starting Feb 15 the civil works administration will discharge 1-000000 workers every two weeks to completely demobilize the CWA by May 1 Beginning today the El Paso CWA and relief payroll will be reduced to about $40000 weekly from the $96000 total last week Hours of CWA workers throughout the nation today were ordered reduced from 30 to 24 a week to conserve rapidly diminishing funds Administrator Ilopkins said there is enough CWA money on hand to meet the reduced-hour payroll until Feb 10 CWA activities after Feb 10 will continue if congress appropriates $350000-000 which President Rbosevelt will ask 245000 CWA workers will be reduced to 200000 by next week Texas Relief Administrator Westbrook announced El CWA payroll will be cut about $40000 weekly as a result of drastic reductions in El Paso's quota of jobs and working hours ordered today by federal authorities Last payroll amounted to approximately $98000 About 1500 persons were out of jobs today as a result of the reduction Instructions were to reduce the quota from 8282 to 6687 More BANKER PICKED FOR TEXAS CWA HEAD Herald-Post Bureau WASHINGTON Jin Civil Works Administrator Hopkins refused to discuss report today that Morrison lover Rio Grande valley banker and close friend of Vice Pres John Oerner vlll tie made Texas relief administrator Lawrence-- Westbrook present ad-' ministrator was here today for a conference with Hopkins Feeling is strong here that Westbrook will soon be promoted to assistant to Hopkins and that announcement waits the selection of a man to succeed Westbrook in Texas It is understood here that the new Texas law provides tlist the state relief commission has the power to appoint the state administrator If this la so it is believed that the composition of that commission indicates a new administrator would be No anti-Ferguson man' persons will lose their jobs when the social service department completes work of eliminating all but one member of each family represented on CWA rolls Hours Reduced In accordance with instructions received from state officials CWA officials today reduced the hours of workers employed on projects in the city from 30 to 24 hours a week Workers on county projects will receive only 15 hours a week Paul Henderson relief and CWA administrator ordered city workers placed on a four-day week of six hours a day and country workers placed on a three-day week of five hours a day immediately Administrative employes will not be affected by the reduction in working hours Some will be eliminated from the rolls Sees No Suffering Mr Henderson was to leave today for Austin to plead for restoration of the CWA quota and ask for speedy approval of about 20 major CWA and relief work projects believe we can prevent immediate suffering through rotation of some CWA workers careful hand ling of relief funds and economy he said are many persons on CWA rolls who can exist without the Jobs Fabens Residents to Seek Sewage Disposal Plant Fabens residents will petition the county commissioners to request the CWA to build a $25000 sewage disposal plant at Fabens The petitioners will ask that the CWA furnish $20000 worth of labor and $2500 worth of materials Residents of Fabens will attempt to raise another $2500 for materials through public subscription Dr McCamant will recommend that' the project be approved immediately MORE ABOUT CWA On Page 10 TAX FOR SEWERS ALMOST CERTAIN City Officials Indicate Ordinance Will Pass Despite ProtesU City officials Indicated today that the city will pass an ordinance levying a sewer service charge to repay the $440000 federal loan for sewer extensions and disposal plant remodeling despite protests of some persons opposed to the sewer tag Opponents of the tax will be given a chance to appear before the city council at a public hearing probably next week Mayor Sherman said the sewer tax is the only way that the loan may be repaid City Atty McBroom is preparing the ordinance levying the tax Ray Coffman about 30 Salt Flats was fatally injured early today when the truck he was' driving turned over on the Carlsbad road two miles east of the government radio station EL Gregg 21 Alamogordo who was riding with Mr Coffman was cut and bruised Mr Gregg crawled from the overturned truck and walked to the radio station and summoned aid Mr Coffman- died before help from El Paso arrived' Deputy sheriffs who Investigated the said the right front wheel of the truck struck a soft place in the shoulder of the road The truck' turned over about 30 yards from the spot where the wheel left the pavement Mr Coffman was crushed in the cab of the truck Peak Hagedon mortuary employes said he may have received a broken neck Mr Gregg was treated at Masonic hospital El Pasoan Injured When Auto Turns Over Anthony Dedral 714 Campbell SL was bruised about the head early today when his automobile turned over and struck a telephone pole two miles east of Ascarate He was treated at City-County hospital His automobile was wrecked Police today were seeking the driver of a hit and run automobile who last night struck John Parker 67 109 Mesa Ave at Myrtle and Stanton Sts Parker received a broken left leg two broken ribs and a scalp wound MALLORCA JAILS AMERICAN CITIZENS Four Sent to Jail for Hitting Palma Policeman MADRID Jan Four United States citizens were sentenced to six months and a day imprisonmen today for assaulting a civil guard last year at Palma Mallorca The court acquitted -Rutherford Fullerton Columbus one of five Americans concerned in the' incident Those who must go to jail are Mr and Mrs Clinton Lockwood of West Springfield Mass Roger Mead of New York and Edmund Blodgett of Stamford Conn SPEAKS ON Rabbi Martin Zielonka will speak on Kaddish old Jewish prayer at Temple Mt Sinai services at 8 today sparks of -leap out of the ground at a certain spot Dr Albright began excavations there and unearthed a tomb that dates from before 2000 This the remains of an Israelite temple antedates the Hebrew patriarchs The story of the Book of Genesis describing a civilization In --Moab beyond the river Jordan not been accepted Dr Albright said although it was believed primitive Nomadic tribes may have inhabited the region work in the eastern part of Jordan however proves then was a widely developed civilization with well defined settlements In Moab before and during the time of the patriarchs" Dr Albright said RITES SATURDAY FDR BROWN Death Takes Railroad Man III Since Return from Orient Before-Christmas Funeral services for William Brown 68 division freight and pas-' senger agent for the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway Co who died late yesterday at the family residence 519 Los Angeles St will be held at the Raster Maxon chapel at 2 tomorrow The Rev Wistor Smith will officiate Burial will be in Evergreen Mr BroTyn was ill when he returned shortly before Christmas from a trip'to the Orient with Mrs Brown Mr Brown was born in Brodhead Wis Nov 1865 He entered the service of -the Santa Fe railroad at Deming as chief clerk in August 1887 and five years later was appointed city ticket agent at El Paso Refused Higher Positions Several times he refused higher positions with the Santa Fe because acceptance would have meant leaving El Paso In 1898 he was married to Miss Kate Moore who survives him Their home on-Los 'Angeles St was a favorite gathering place for El Pasoans of all El -Pasoans close to the family said that Mr friends were innumerable and drawn from all classes Besides his widow he Is survived by a sister Mrs Jessie Morehouse Thought of Poor Shortly' before his death Mr Brown said that at a time when many persons including children were suffering privations it seemed a pity to spend money for flowers for the dead Pallbearers all 'Santa Fe employes will be: Erdwurm Gardiner Mulberry Of field Rice nad Stewart BUTCHOFSKY TO RUN FOB COUNTY OFFICE Druggist Announces Candidacy For Commissioner Leonard Butchofsky' 39 Oasis drug store proprietor today announced his first venture in politjes as a candidate for precinct No 1 commissioner the office now held by Griffith Mr Butchofsky is the third candidate to enter the race against Mr' Griffith Mr Butchofsky has-lived in El Paso 38 years He was graduated from El Paso High school and served in the navy during the World war He is a Mason a veteran and El Paso Retail Druggist Assn president His father Lee Butchofsky believed to be the oldest rioneer El-Fasoan was born in a house on the present Hotel Paso del Norte site 70 years ago Mr' Butchofsky is married and has two sons Hunting is his hobby TEMPERATURES New Orleans 70 58 New York 24 38 Phoenix 72 40 Roswell 58 -23 Ban Antonio 50 52 Seattle 48 42 FORECAST 0 Paso Ml Vicinity i Fair tonight and tomorrow somewhat warmer tomorrow: New Mexico and Arisons fair tonight and tomorrow not much change in temperature West Texas (west of 100th meridiem fair tonight and tomorrow somewhat warnier north portions tomorrow HARRISON FISHER DIES SUDOENLY 1 1 Death Follows Emergency Operation In New York By Associated Press NEW YORK Jap Harrison Fisher 57 artist died unexpectedly today in -Doctors hospital after an emergency operation last night Mr Fisher had been ill four months The cause of death was not disclosed Although Mr Fisher frequently championed American girls as the most beautiful in the world he never married He explained that he had too much -of Only last year Mr Fisher reiterated his belief that American girls had no peers for beauty but added he was tired drawing them He said he would like to put cows or maybe sea lions on magazine covers for a change but that the public pretty TO ARREST BISHOP Three orders of arrest have been issued against Rt Rev Juan Navar-rette bishop of Sonora it wag learned in El Paso today He is charged with having protested against a circular issued to 'all cities of the state of Sonora by Governor Rodolfo Elias Calles CITY INCREASES STREET LIGHTS 56 More Will Be Turned On In Downtown Area In Two Days Hie city council today agreed to spend' $2500 a year for 56 additional street lights in the downtown district The council specified that the lights may be discountinued at any time that the city finds it necessary to protect Its financial condition The extra lights may be operated beginning tomorrow or Sunday The council's action followed protests of the Retail Merchants division of the Chamber of Commerce against darkened streets Aid Oscar-J Allen said -be favors more street lights but would rather see the money spent in the fire or police departments it would do more The city has been spending $38000 for street lights SHIFT PACIFIC FLEET By Associated Press WASHINGTON Jan Admiral William H'Standley chief of naval operations: approved today the plans of Admiral David Sellers for the return of 113 ships from the Pacific to the 'Atlantic in April in conformity with' orders of President Roosevelt paign in which two factions seek to break the Long machine Mayor Sonnies Walmsley head of the old regulars the local machine which recently broke with Long had threatened to investigate payrolls of local state offices which It had been charged would show flagrant in preparation for the election next Tuesday No intimation of what the troops were to do was given but It was believed they would take over stats offices today to forestall any attempt to seize records Governor Allen yesterday ordered General Fleming to take charge of the books and records EXCAVATION CONFIRMS BOOK OF GENESIS STORIES Finds Remains of Civilization Described in Ancient Writing Citadel of King Saul Among Ruins Unearthed TROOPS CALLED TO ELECTION FIGHT Louisiana Guardsmen Will Prevent New Orleans Officials From Examining Voting Lists of State Workers By Associated Press BALTIMORE Jan 19 Archaeological discoveries that corroborate stories of ancient civilizations as told in the Book of Genesis were reported by Dr William Albright professor of Semitics at the Johns Hopkins university on his return this week from Jerusalem At Jerusalem Dr Albright excavated the citadel of the Israelite king Saul The age of this massive stone structure -was placed at 1000 It had been damaged by fire and was in a poor state of preservation the walls crumbling in At Adar In the land of Moab however Dr Albright made his most significant discovery and in a most unusual way Inhabitants told of long By United Press NEW ORLEANS Jan 19 detachment of the Louisiana national guard was mobilized today on order of Gov K' Allen a member of Sen Huey Long's political machine presumably for use to forestall efforts of local officials seeking to investigate charges of payroll' padding in state offices The 400 soldiers hastily mustered nto active service at Jackson barracks were Issued side arms and tear gas bombs and were standing by iwalting the orders of Adjutant General Roy Fleming The-mobilization was the newest move in a bitter local election cam.