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PAGE TWO THE MONROE (LA.) NEWS-STAR DECEMBER 17. 1935 BROADWAY SINGER MAKES DEBUT ITALY IS SCORED BY SENATOR POPE IN ADDRESS HERE (Continued from First Pspe' Geneva during the sessions of the council of the League of Nations, which was attempting to solve the problem of designs on Ethiopia. He was given a dinner by a group of Italians. The host was a young diplomat who spoke perfect English. asked him." said Senator Pope.

a great and enlightened power like the Italian nation insisted on going to war against a weak, def.use­ less nation such as Ethiopia. His reply was, 'We are doing nothing more than you Americans have done. Italy is over-populated. It must have room to expand, and in its expansion bring the benefits of its own civilization to backward peoples. There are 50,000,000 acres of rich, uncultivated soil in Ethiopia Italy can make that soil productive, give opportunities and advantages to the Ethiopians, build railroads, highways, schools and manufactories.

Our expansion would be a blessing to them. You Americans did Eddie Davis, noted Broadway night club 'ntertainer, making his film the same thing in taking the land debut in romantic comedy, now at the Paramount away from the Indians. You brought today and Wednesday, pounds out a few of his favorite songs for the civilization to those lands, you made benefit of other leading members of the cast including Carl Brisson, Arline the whole country desirable to live in. judge, William Frawley and Inez Courtney. The film centers around the You did the same thing in acquiring hilarious career of a sirging ship stoker, the Panama canal.

You fomented a revolution to accomplish your purpose, and only a short time ago you paid Colombia $50 000,000 as an ac- DECENTRALIZED RELIEF PLAN IS GIVEN BY HOOVER (Continued from First Page) and Russia. Russia fears Japan and Germany. This element of fear has taowledgement "of your obligation produced unrest, distrust, preparation You did something similar in Vene- for war. zuela in President timed Nutcrackers Again Traditional Logic home to America, while arguments are the tradition- on feit thankful that al logic of the Italians, said Senator was coniing back to a country where Pope. I gulped a couple there were no nutcrackers to menace of times when the young official was the and tranquility of the na- reciting them.

They seemed to strike lion when arrived in New York 1 home. Then I asked him if knew that the United States was anything about football. Yes, he i a nutcracker. The embargo on corn- said, 'I know a good deal about it, and that mljht be used in manu- I follow it pretty closely. very well, facture of munitions was one side of I said, A few years ago it was the nutcracker.

The other side was custom to wear spiked shoes in play- tbe result of restraint of trade tag football. That was recognized as between thi3 c0umry and belligerent lawful, according to the rules of the game. But the time came when spiked shoes were banned, because football players became more civilized in their sports. Suppose, however, a THREE HELD IN CUBA KIDNAPING SHOT TO DEATH Continued from First Page) than 1,000 persons who heard him address the John Marshall Republican club of St. Louis and its guests.

He asserted the adminisiration of relief ne ds reform and demanded a set-up devoid of politics. He advanced a plan to public works projects to the projects which meet the needs of the nation," and turn back the states and local all other forms of relief; cut government allotments to states by more than half and relieve human distress "which gaffers enough without the poison of politics in its Political lead: rs commented with approval at the examples of wit and biting searcasrn in the speech which caused frequent interruptions of applause and laughter. Introduced as most distinguished leader of our Hoover launched into a direct attack on the Roosevelt administration. He asserted that under the New Deal a vast political bureaucracy has developed. inevitable and purpose of any he said, to us? its powers to secure its jobs.

The sudden appropriations to cities, counties and states were singularly tuned to elections. in the face of a decrease in the unemployed, tne cost of liei rises from SI ICO, 000. 000 to an appropriation of $4,800,000,000 in a single year, it is certainly reason for ing OBITUARY J. T. HAMMONS CHOUDRANT.

Dec. rites for J. T. Hammons, known as age 85, were held Monday at Downsville Baptist chu.ch, wi.h Rev. F.

Bncahrn of Downsville officiating, assisted by Rev. J. R. Edwards of us ton. The Masonic lodge of Downsville and Choudrant had charge the services, and members acted as pallbearers.

Mr. Hamm us is survived by Os.e Hammons of Downsville, Harvey Hammons, V. Hammons, Mu. Eva Farmer, Mrs. J.

Hammons, Miss Minnie Hammons, all of Choudrant; Farris Hammons of Monroe; V. mons of ton; an i Sanford Hammons of Kilgore. Texas. Interment tobk place in Downsville. INVESTIGATORS IN THELMA TODD (Continued from First Page) of Lhe guest, but Miss Todd only re-' plied; never guess, and you'll be surprised when you The county autopsy surgeon had: a a fiyvw fixed the time of her death at dawn it I Arr I II Sunday.

When he heard Mrs. Ford's i III I statement about talking to the act-; rcss Sunday afternoon, he said: condition of her body leaves no ques-1 tion. The physical facts are uncon- nations. There are those who urge the embargo, which may have the car lost control, and the automobile plunged into a ditch Police announced the prisoners killed were Aurelio Martinez Cuervo, Elio Ortega and Rafael Ponce Gonzalez. (V.tano, s'ill bearing marks of mis- t.eatment at the hands of his whom he described as revo- sion by restraining with the nations of the world.

On the those who fore- the field wearing spiked shoes, claim effect of producing another deprcs- iutionaries, rested in seclusion at his by restraining free commerce Havana nome. inf that it needed to win th? game to establish its prestige and to promote the interests of the college it represented, and it was necessary to overwhelm the other team to teach a valuable lesson. Of course there would be protest; it wasn't done any more. And the fellows with the spiked ahoes would remind the others that they used to win games just that way, and if it was right then, it must be right now. That is the way your argument appeals to me.

Tie only answer the Italian official could make, said Senator Pope, was see the possibility of an American ship loaded with commodities for some warring nation plunged to the bottom cf the sea by a torpedo. Either eventuality inspires fear. It is the nutcracker Abducted as he rode along a dent.al street of Havana a week agu yesterday, he had been pummelled moved about near San Antonio de Las Vegas until the guards freed him and his chauffeur yesterday from one of the hide-out farms. Several suspects were still being Senator Pope, who is a member of questioned, including three of the six the senate committee r-n foreign re- persons a rested after Castano was laticns and also head of the eommis- Liberated. Under a Cuban law sion to investigate the munitions in- gangsterism, enacted last spring dur- dustry, said he no remedies to in8 a revolutionary general strike, suggest to solve the problem, but the conviction for kidnaping carries the problem is He expected to death pena.ty.

make some recommendation to the senate at the opening of the next ses- the we lawyers make when we sion of congress in January, get into a tight place; the two situa- Senator Pope told the story of tions were not famous telegram to Secretary Hull, Senator Pope said he expected to urging the invoking of the Kellogg- present some of th? results of his Briand peace pact as a means to Europtan studies to the senate when stem the tide toward the present Ital- cong ress opens in January, but he ian-Ethiopian w'ar. The telegram was admitted that he no solution for sent while Senator Pope was attend- the European prob.em, though the a meeting of the council of the problem is thsre and big with impor- League of Nations, when the repre- tance to the peace of lhe sentatives of 51 nations spoke on bo- International Nutcrackers 0f peace. International nutcrackers are re- aponsible for the present unrest in Europe, according to a simile employ- I was not a party to ed Pinckney dress here Mondav night Senator Pope, 1 rctary Hul1 t0 invoke the Kellogg- who has just returned from Europe peace pact. Tne next day the where he visited various capitals and secretary had responded in harmony governmental heads, and attended reQuest- of the council of the League Following his address b.fore the of Nations, is spending a short vaca- C1V1C Senator Ptpe held a con- tion in Jackson parish, his birthplace ference with a number of local phy- Last night he spake before a group cians at St. Francis sanitarium, of business and civic leaders, guests where the social security act was at a dinner tendered by Dr.

J. E. Waisworth. a boyhood friend. my stay abroad 1 discussed international affers with virtually every important leader in Europe," he said.

found a peculiar situation. Italy, I discovered, regarded herself as the nut in a nutcracker of ar, with France on one side and Germany on the other. She fears what nations may do to her. Germany simi- ot the legislative com- larly is in a nutcracker, tearing France 1 As they left Murpny refused to ETHIOPIANS HIT SWIFTLY AT FOE ALONG OUTPOSTS (Continued trom F.rst Page) AT THE MOVIES AT THE Eddie Davis. famous Broadway figure and en- I tertainer, is known as star who entertains stars in his own Manhat! tan night club, and The noted night life character makes his screen debut in Paramount's comedy drama, featuring Carl Brisson and Arline Judge, which shows today at the Paramount theater.

Davis introduce; the song hit. written bv Harlan Ttampson and Lew' Gensler. describes the amusing experiences of a ship stoker who becomes the bouncer in a night club waterfront dive, becomes the singing sensation until his talent is discovered by a rich countess who takes him under her wing and makes him her gigolo. How he f.nally realizes his position and bis reaction to his lavish surroundings makes for an hilarious finale. The cast includes William Frawley Mady Christians, with music and lyrics by Lew Gensler, Harlan Thompson and Ray Noble.

Robert Florey- directed. demand that interpellations of the gove.nment on its plan in handling the Italo-Ethiopian s.tuation be post- poned un.il December 27. In a tumultuous session pieceding mies booed and shouted invectives at his supporters in the galleries. As a result of his success, Laval will go to Geneva to debate the Franco-B. itish proposals for terrmna- ion of the war, which he described as a effort at peaceful BONUS PLAN PUT UP TO PRESIDENT 'Continued from First Page) PUBLIC FORUM SUPPER SUCCESS To the Editor; The teuctang staff of the Cypress grade school, ward nine, wish to thank all those who helped to make the I cake walk and pie supper on Friday night, December 13, a succei-s.

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AT THE all the magic attending such an event, the circus came to Hollywood for the filming cf the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture, costarring Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper. The production shows today at the Capitol theater. Behind the mushroom growth of the big, three-ring circus erected on the M-G-M lot was the thorough-going property department of the studio. of universal familiarity with the circus, perfection was required down to the minutest detail While the H. M.

S. Bounty for on the and the Bastile for "A Tale of Two are exact reproductions, any mistake in the construction of the circus would be much more quickly sp tted. Concrete proof that the order was filled without a hitch is the Top, so complete from pink lemonade to calliope that Director Ri-'hard slawski was able to present a full program of circus entertainment cn short notice. For the parade sequence, which th studio planned to be one of the spectacular of its kind ever filmed, zoos and circus winter quarters were used for a prize collection of animals one cf the largest and most diversified ever gathered together. The set was a veritable animal of Babel" as simians, leopards, bears, lions, laughing hyenas and lesser members of the huge menagerie eontributed their offerings to the blatant symphon: din.

Besides the Big Top complete quarters wore erected for the n-ima! men and circus performers who mefarrc-! to remain with the show on location This also proved a boon to the cast; Leona Mancie. Henry Stephenson, Spar.ky McFarland, Willard son. Sarah Haden and Clarence Muse and the rest found the accommodations convenient between scenes. Only Wednesday, 10 A. M.

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Pilice announced they had taken man listed as Clarence Williams, 33 years- old, of St, Louis, into custody in connection with the sho ting. Eight rten of the stau- rant and more than a dozen ployes were thrown into a as two shots were fired Gnllicio's body. Police qu ted patrons of the restaurant as saving Williams muttered that Gallicio had robbed him on two occasions and that it was him or Williams told the police that the two holdups had relieved him of a total of $7,500. "The first holdup occurred about five years he said, I was running game at the St. Claude Inn, in St.

Bernard MRS. JOHN PARNELL CHOUDRANT, Dec. services ior Mrs. John Parnell, 45, who at Monroe, were held at New Hope Bapusi i Sunday afternoon, with the v. D.

Bocahn of Downsville officiating She is survived by her husband and two children, J. and Mrs Margaret Franklin of Choudrant. Interment was made in New Hope cemetery. EDWARD RUSSELL ANSLEY Edward Russell Ansi 16 days, died Monday niy it. in a local 1 hospital.

The funeral was held at the Mulhearn funeral chapel at 10 a Tuesday. Rev. W. Scott, pastor of the First Methodist church, of; ficiated. Interment was made in the old city cem Pallbearers were Fletcher Ashcraft an i Albert Erwin Surviving are the parents, Mr.

and Mrs. E. C. Ansley, and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. L. Kinman of Clarks. JOHN COMER FITZGERALD John Ccmcr J. 37, farmer, died in a local hospital after midnight Turn Liy.

He had been a patient at the hospital for several weeks. Mr. Fitzgerald saw service In the World war and was a member of the American Lcrion. lhe funeral will of a military nature, interment being made in the national cemetery at Pinevilie at 2 p. m.

Wednesday, The funeral cortege will leave the Da.i -Luwhead funeral home nroe at 11 a. m. Wednesday and w.ll proceed directly to P.neville. Mr. Fitzgerald leaves his widow, one brother, W.

A. Fitzgerald of Mangham, an two S'Aets, Mrs Arthur Graves of Gira-d and Mrs E. Tilgere of Mangham. CALEY JOYNER Caley R. Joyner, 35, formerly rcsid- i in Monroe, where he was employed fcy the Ouachita king company.

died at his home nnar Rayville Saturday night after a short illness frcm pneumonia. The funeral was held at the Alto Baptkt church Sunday afterno Rev. Weaver officiated. Interment was in a cemetery at Alto, Surviving are his widow; three daughters, Mrs. Watson Rainbolt of Rayville, Mrs.

Alonzo Johnson of Oak Ridge and Mrs. wry Clark of Nat hez, Mi his father and step- mother. Mr. and Mrs. H.

R. Joyner of Rayville; and fcur brothers. Her- bert, Roy, and Henry yner, all of Rayville, and Wallace Joyner of Monroe. TRAILS FOLLOWED IN MILNE SEARCH 'Continued trom First Page) wealthy grandfather of the young actor, and a man said to be an uncle of the missing man, left the Milne mansion in the German own section and drove toward mid-city. They were gone for about an hour.

Rumor had th; they ere going to a ran om is reported to have demanded -but men kept everyone away frmn the house, OVERCOAT THEFTS BEING CLEARED UP BY POLICE FORCE Tne th fts of numerous overcoats from parkbd automob ios within the city are being solved bp Police cers D. J. B'ds le and L. G. Parker follow.ng the arrest of a 16-year-old I negro boy who conft-s ed selling several coats he had stolen.

The who said his name was Henry ker, was rn. tf last Friday, Recovery of the cots began almost immediately. Six overcoats have been recovered ard two have een re- turned to their ovzmrs. Owners of the then have not been located Among those recovered and now at headquarters are a combination ram and ovf rcoat that was reported stolen Thanksgiving day from an automobile parked at 405 DeSiard street; a blue overcoat said to have stolen from an automobile at Eighth and DeSiard streets, which sold to Koot Pollard. negro for S3; a mixed colored overcoat th it v.r> Id bv the negro to bk-ymond Sherman, negrc for $2 30; and an expensive 1 inking dark blue overcoat which had bv the thief to Is gro, for 56 Two other one belonging! to F.

T. Smith and 'he other to J. T. Roy, of We M- nroe, were returned to their owners. In 1837, an enterprising Ithaca YN.

Y) chembt contorted a camouflage of ice cream. It found a large sale of Sund when bars were closed and he named it a sundae on this account. West, film director and her partner in Sidewalk on the Coast highway. theory, as he told found she was locked out of her apartment, which is above the Sidewalk cafe. She came up the hill to the garage.

I understood she had a weak heart. The climb was too much fcr In a statement to Captain Bruce Clark, West said: was a very stubborn girl, very independent. had been getting home late, and as it was necessary for me to stay up and let her in. I told her, when she started for the Cafe Trocadero Saturday night, that she should be home by 2 in the morning "Smilingly, she replied be home at five minutes after 2. 2 o'clock 1 locked the door.

I stayed awake until 2:50, then retired. I know it must have been Miss Todd at the door who the dog, because if it had been anyone else, the dog would have growled. she didn make any noise, or attempt to awaken me. Instead, she muit have walked up the hill to tae forage in which she kept her the garage at the home owned by my estr iged wife, Jewel Police found the key turned on and the gas tank partly full. Captain Clark said the car had not been running for at least 20 hours.

The police theory, as explained by Capt. Bert she intended to drive some- whe.e to sleep, or else she turned on the motor to keep warm while she waited. She might have thought tin- ga.age door was open enough to the gas fumes out. When she crumpled up. she hit her head on something.

That explains the bi od. The monoxide fume; got her before he knew what was Questions Unexplained Unexplained, however, were the qu What stopped tthe motor of the car? Why did not the actress waken Mr. and Mrs. West and sleep there? A further statement by puzzled officers. He said Sid Grauman, theater impresa-io, telephoned tarn a.

2 a saying Miss Todd was leaving the cat--. West said Miss Todd previously had told him had a 2 a.m. appointment. At 3.30, he said, he was awakened by the growung of his dog Tie final point of variance was the statement by Mrs. rd, w.fe of Wallace Fo d.

film actor, that tive I talked to Thelma on the telephone, Sunday Mrs. Ford said the actress had been to a party at the Fo.d home She said Miss Todd telephoned, tAeen four and Mrs. Ford emphatically stated th voice was Thelma Todd's. It told he the blonde comedienne still was u. evening clothes, and wanted to brin a guest-a guest she d.d not name.

Mrs, Ford laid she asked tne name 5 WPA WORKERS SHOT TO DEATH BY HAD GUNMAN (Continued from First Page) PATSY KELLY SHOCKED AT DEATH HOLLYWOOD, Dec. Kelly, screen and off-, cr en partner of Thelma Todd, collapsed when she learned of the actress' death. dead; I can't believe it. She was too full of life. It's just one of her jokes -she's kidding Then she learned it joke.

Her smile vanished. Her voice choked. "I can't believe it. 1 can beh ve Tie two had just finished a now comedy, All-American ANTI NEW DEAL SUPPORTSOUGHT BY REPUBLICANS (Continued from F.rst Page) only'through political action that the menace can be fou Appealing to fr aid, the resolution continued; ask this aid and coopera'i not only in the comin? election and in the campaign ng it, but 1 after the victory is won and during the trying thru that will follow present conditions an- rrvcttvl nd the nation is being i ron dr a to vernment lor the tit In some quarters was a disposibon to regard thus sent nee as an inferential promise that eratl a in be ting the New 1 would for rotten nf't the For example, mch was the interpret at; placed upon it by the Wnshin Post. with dead and wounded when Layman Nearly 500 men on the job fled for cover as Layman fired.

He was captured two blocks away by Radio Patrolmen armed sawed-off shotguns. shoot he cried, "I all The officers hustled him away as cr; of arose from a fast-gathering crowd. Will Lew.s. WPA medical consultant. describe i the slayer as victim of a mania, with hnllucina- tions of erse ution." Police Captain L.

L. Curtis quoted Laym as raying: tried to njure the ones wno had aggravated me. Tiey did so many things to try to get me off relit I whistle at me and funny noi 1 decided if I couldn't go on working, I might as well take of them with me fore 1 st rvod to He tol police he ught the riLe in a pawnshop yesterday. Je'ise Livermore, Develops Pneumonia SANTA BVLBARA. Dec.

17. Livermore, Jr, son of the Wall otrc stock orator, lay under gon tent today after developing pneumonia in a wounded by a int ride bullet allegedly fired by his Thanksgiving night The Vt hr ke into five piece! i ha ve not -n removed because of boy's condition, which Dr. er and Irving Wills nned xtremcd rious Mr hi Wendt Longcope, his o.h is cha: I with assault with intent to commit murder. ---In F.t f' 1 and Wales, all bull! than 10 ars old must be licensed. CHILD CONVALESCING Erne; ne I Vasseu; r-old daughter of ce Officer and MF.

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