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Two News Services news the Press and the Unite 1 assure Now rc- .1 coverage on all state, national and foreign news. FULL LEASED WIRE ASSOCIA PRESS SERVICE THE WEATHER id water continued cold to the 2' iv, the interior and 15 to 21 in Vegetation ho lit! be pro rsj temperature. vol. 19 Published Dally (Except Sunday) By Star Piibtislilne Co. Ltd.

MONROE, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1929. PRICE FIVE CENTS Early Reports Put Storm Dead at Twenty-Five or More NEW ORLEANS FOURTEEN ARE Fund Not Pact While Kiddies FALLS SNOW IN YEARS to 20 degrees IN TWIN CITIES Jointly Signed Note of Intention Found in Hand. FOR PARDONS Twenty-Two Injured at Oakdale, One Dead in Mem phis. CHICAGO IS HARD HIT i cording tp the official report of Worst of Zero Wave Ex -1 oWrver- Fa peeted to Hit jSontli Tonight. By Associated Press- I WESTERLY, R.

her four small children slept in a ReOliestS of Xf311 rearby room, Mrs. Edith Stewart, Uo-year-old widow, went to her death (1110. Ollian 011 here to ijr in a suicide pact with! George Shipper, 40. of Pawtucket. Police, who broke into the apartment found the two bodies lying I across a bed.

In hand wa i pip i 4 or ic ICTrri clutched a revolver from tvhich five UnuL Id Liu 1 nercurv tumbled down to as 20 degrees here last nicht. ac I 8hotfc hod and in his pocket was a note, jointly signed, Wave Hurts Truck Drops in Ouachita Parish. Tht the 24-hour period ending at 7 thi morning, the maximum temneratur (59 and the minimuin 20 or dron of 4" degTee? from a. m. yet to 7 a.

today. The temoerature dropned 20 degrees several weeks the present cold wave se Lhe worst blizzard 111 ton severe because it conies years blew over the central diate sequence to 1 part of the United States to which read: is a suicide pact had penetr day, death, misery and damage riding on its wings. From the Mississippi river to the eastern seaboard, the snarled traffic, broke down wire communications, marooned autoists, delayed transportation and brought acute sufferings to those ct balmy weather, iri Denatures prevailed. Crop in Oui a result of the cold rh hi Fou breast. Shippee was shot! or a through the head.

A medical vot- examiner said both probably bad died instantly. The four children, the! low as i oldest of which hi? nine years, had i hut been awakened by the shots. more Occupants of another apartment imme- tbe house heard voice? raised to i 0f a loud pitch coming 1 tem- apartment about this, morning and some' ish as heard the shots. They sum mount Lee, who had to break dow ft i door to gain entrance. ide pact.

4 te.i the CjOTcrnor an Now Acrrpt ov Reject Board To Reach All Red ros: chapter that many families of the Twin itier are lacking adequate clothing and food at this time. looking over the cases," Mis Mary Stone, executive of the Ked Cross, find that only a few of these got attention last year; that is. very cases. Mite Stone eontin- st had a major operation in one of their children 1 may have to have an In another family hoes are needed." there will be no Christ- there arc still families are ehionu far performed and anotin operation live pairs 1 Of cours ML Good not the early Associated Press NEW ORLEANS, Due. 19.

Mr? After considering applications of persons in the state penitentiary for mas nardons the pardon IOCK iter you Are yc Chi d. Ma truck that their pa had been spell. Th able andfood lo at R. Harmon ibia roai STORMS WRITE TRAGIC ENDINGS TO AIR EFFORTS board today forwarded to Gov. Huey P.

Long recommendations that 14 be pardoned. Two wt re recommended for restoration to citizenship, ten re at in i all7 If 3 'ODAY. 1 nut; COLD I HI UK AwvJcl ued DENVER, Dec. middl and Miuth made ado today near zero of Saco, yawned tn ennui they went ah- ut their while constrncted tera registered 36 below A large part of Hu; state ported nearly low, although at Kallnpell the mercury stood at 20 above. Wyoming Colorado and New Mexico c.ipituiated slightly to the which the plains e.i't here yesterday, and tiwiay reported from 12 to 15 FI FEfV STApi tMFv WIIL MEET T.G 1 ilrii haves From Fit trial Ten ter: Ion-.

mpter ri, The part illow Webb fi th- Heli (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIXTEEN) EXECUTIVES OF I. C. RAILROAD VISITORS HERE Party Headed By William A twill, of Chicago, i vcneral BOUANCHAUD IS DIST. ATTY, SAINT Rlil.ES Attomey (Tonova 1 11 Nef'ds 0 mission. ELECTED BY PEOPLE Governor Lghq I Li- Refused to I '-sno His Panel's.

NEW ORLEANS, O-o. 19. Attorney (Teneral Pi ivy Saint ruled today that Hewitt Bouanehaud. who was elected district attorney of 18th judicial district after (T oy uey P. Long had attempted to call off the election, did not need a commission from the governor to function legally the office of district attorney.

Saint handtd dow ruling or rermest of Mr. Bouanehaud MAESTRI CASE COMES UP AT LAKE CHARLES HARLES, Art New ilk. of WILL ROGERS IS HEADING FUND TO RELIEVE WIDOWS Pitiful as Replaces flollv. SIX MEN SEEK ACQUITTAL OF DEFENDANTS Other Half of Them are for Convicting Quartet. STILL IS A MYSTERY Sonir of Members Would Like to Free One of Aroused.

COURTROOM, MOUNTAIN VIEW, Dec. With orders to in ihere until a decision is the iury in the Connie lit lin ghost murder trial remained a d- it rerxirted to Judge M. dc Will liarter and a La Oil 1 )eee ti the heaviest Fsrther dov 11 By ted WASHINGTON, of the mitlee of the Na( noraiion which zoperative? at Mempb ill meet with thv ta S'-Iawy for tbe cotton. The group which farm board ight Lieutei to tit N. H.

ited Repre-; 6,000 com- aerdr cor- Africa loon at I B. B. Bn ny, sente to 4 FotlAirffi CONTIN er, Bi ed Df I. ny, frinteni ox he the ranu (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIXTEEN) Th ext week i 0 Vou I'T UGG- SHcvEt I walk Wft Te A CMf CX I THfe XMAS I ---------Ut Pennies ire the Power ot the Chnrtmas Seal HEART ATTACK IS FATAL TO LOCAL SALESMAN TODAY iiirct with brought 1 authorized a blazing 1 a charter and bydavrs sub-; Dutch Gu ic approval of the genera! jbroken ga on Committee and the farm 1 envoi brought il mber? of the subcommittee bor and are; S. L.

Motley, Oklahoma City; Harvv Dallaa, Texas; Williamson, New Orleans, Allen North uigton. Montgomery; B. Blalock. Raleigh, and A. H.

Stone, Greenwood, The capital stock of the proposed national sales agency for cotton will It i8 tltui thir organization will include in its membership all of the existing cotton which are now of the American Cotton Crow- t-rs exchange and such other as arc now in existence and which wfli be formed later. The activities of the corporation, it was said at the farm hoard, today, will cover the entire cotton belt from North Carolina to California. AssociaGona represented at Memphis meeting where preliminary! 'trp were agreed upon handled more do than 1,000,000 bale, of cotton in Ueni on aud the volume is expected to be I as a se greatly Increased next ear. drutf store Oil 111 this mori i the store suddenly evidently from an disease. Par IlH! from a ng motor, the the har- LONG DENIES HE SET EXECUTION FOR TOMORROW Hod Promised That fluffing1 ould Be Fixed for 20tli.

(tipson. 1 1 Dead in Oil City I )iTiff Si ore. Word wiL receivec day telling of the I Oil City at 11 a. tni Life Is Rotten Says Boy Who Made Good NEW ORLEANS, Dec. Huey Long bere today announced that he had set January 3 as the date for the hanging of Henry Wilson, negro sentenced to die on the gallows for attacking a young white woman at Rawille.

The governor said that January 3 was decided upon the execution date several days ago in accordance with the custom of governors to carry out an execution at 30 after sentencing The chief executive denied that he here at noon to- udden death at (CONTINUED ON PAGE XT REN m. this morning I HAMBQNE'S MEDITATIONS a brother of By J. Alley was man. He visited I ity shortly after ng and while in fell over dead, of heart Mr. At' DUHdmj that action wii ary, he tor uin then.

probai generi In ALABAMAN STABS WIFE THEN GOES AFTER HER AGAIN Fires Three Into Her Breast in 1 1 BIRMINGHAM, Dec. W. R. Keith who by her lac in YYoodlawn hoapitnl here, died at Ev Pr, BIRMINGHAM. Koss Keith, who police last right stabbed wife then fired Hoover Will Light Up Capital Christmas Trep 1 Ch C.

No funeral plans had been made i np to time this afternoon, but i it is expected that the body will be brought to this city for interment. T. He is survived by wife. Mory Radio Telephone, 0 a Dec. one ot the CW most, unsuccessful trip? to Europe oti Loins Salazacbeck.

20 New 1 00 Years Old Tomorrow of SoiHh Be Tom LAF ML 6oT 5UMPN HtAvY om HE vmn' Bu'i PtM, 35 Gi MLAvY EFm PEV 5TAYJ oni pAT M5 MIN vEY Radiophone. York, warned all would-be stowaways to stay away from the United 11 Lines. By Aaeoctaud Hi wa- hard at work polishing ma BILOXI. Dec. chinery while he 'old his Tinon, Confederate The lad stowed away on the Le- Jefferson Davis hum Bidtors rote; The following story is the first ever radio telephone from a at chinery while he told his nnon, ontederate veteran at lob to a newspaper in country, i The Tad stowed away on the Le- Jefferson Davis Soldier? home, will The story, told by the subject to riathan when left New York on reach century mark tomorrow 1 R.

general manager Ber- last trip and surrendered to the and Elnathan Tartt. superintendent rtnd vice president Lord it Taylor officers when he was 24 hours is planning a big celebration for the York, J. L. 1,. fan Meter, gen- sen, saying he wanted a job.

He aged veteran. He will be given a traific manager of the long war promptly accommodated bv be- 25-pound cake with 100 Ft 1- linos department ot the A. I. A put to work scrubbing deckt way Tow' veteran? will join in and Roy W. Howard, chairman of the down inside the ing the anniversary.

hoard of tlie news- On way over, at everyone i -------papers, wa? telephoned today to the knows, the weather was about the ACQUITTED New York Telegram by Howard. worst in history, and Louie longed By Cnttsd Brest. for hie happy home. When the ship HARLAN, Dec. By Limed Press.

arrived at Southampton, he was taker sole was found not guilty today of ON BOARD THE S. S. LE51A- killing Moss Metcalf, deputy sheriff THAN, MILES AT (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIXTEEN) in a gun battle at a coal mine. phi? Tenn.t J. M.

tendent, i Morgan, district G. C. Buell cion engineer, Vic A tri the city 'his morn Denartmeni Medal Bv Asovtlated Fr, WASHINGTON. Dec. Frank H.

Lawton, retired, of New Orleans, today awarded the dij- service medal by the war deoartment for otious and dUtingtiished eerrl during the world war chief, icr vision G-4, Taris group, during ne critical days in the summer of the citation said, hi- itiative, tirc- energy and nsarkcil ahjlity he handled n.any supply and evacuation in a highly satisfactory manner, thereby contributing materially to the i of the division in that sector. TWENTY KIIXED Bv I nlted I BARCELONA Spam. Dec. Twwnty were, killed aud 10 Injured today when sn express train I struck an carrying 80 nas- i sengers near Gelida, IS miles from i Barcelona. The bus war shattered and the victims over the tfjg Jin catw Im.

wny. Keith His wifi d. Che KF Live!" Bv Mildred Lamb STARTING SUNDAY IN THK MORNING 05 K. ight RIVER STAGES Woman Ditches Bootlegger Pals and Tips Oft Police Off NaL I' kit Liom i ml jiior Helena Arkansas City Vicksburg Natchez Baton Rouge New Orleans Atcbafalaya; Melville Kansas Cit-. Little Rock Khror Caurdetr Monroe LAK1 At Ui4 ita tra idin.gr inioxicati purposFS- DeRtdder i Kt' IJS xall ld.8 5.7 rue ..30 13.0 4.2 rise 14.2 Unchgd According to the story told by the to and 1 parish Mon tee, Failing to ViUoniier and the worn ca Lake Charles Tuesday night wub au rftcu to of r-cr.

registered at a local hotel and pro notified reeded to make deliveries on mirr hat While the two men making He and ciepv deliveries, officers aay, their woman arretted the me stignting I af i amagard riff Raid rii cider, here and.