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In On The South 10 Price Cents 4, NO. 44 LUBBOCK, TriXAB. SUNDAY, JULY 6, 1930 A "BY A SSI M' I KI I KR8 1 rubbock Dairy Helper Is Shot To Death Saturday AAAAAAAAAAA.I Libel Suits Filed Here Echo History Of Ranch I Million To Be Sought In Six Cases 'Fred of Lnbbock Asks $200,000 in First Suit on File Here; Other Lnbbock Persons Plan to Sue Evetts Haley Sued Paim Relative Pictured as Member of Gang of Cattle Rustlers in Publication of Historical Association Fights for U. S. Beauty Crown NE suit charging libel and asking damages amounting to has been filed in 99th dls- frtct court here asd four others for amount arc to be fUed iere and another in Crosby county, inning as defendants J.

Evctta Travis county and former of the Panhandle Hlstort- society, the Capitol Reterva- (too and Francis C. Farwell, Pbarleg F. Harding and Frederick 8. French, trustees of the land syn- tlcate, Lockhart, Garrard and Srown, attorneys for Uic innounccd late SatunViy. The total to be In all suits viU (1.200,000, Spikes, son of the late fohn Spikes, and htnuelf one of ''ftooe characterized In the book a.t al'cgcd lacmbcr of "gunfl of hustlers." the suit in IhJa countjv Employed Hlitorian Tbe petition, Jenethy one, re- that the Capitol Reservation la craner of large ranch pn the Plains and Panhandle known the "Capital Rcs- that on thrar the rar.ch as "X1T" See LIBEL SUIT.

11 Lubhoek Group To Hear Legge Federal Farm Board Chairman and Arthur M. Hyde lo Talk in Amarillo Friday; Local I Delegation Will Attend A large of Lubbock and South Plr-lnx farmers and business men are expected to gather In Amarillo next Friday, July 11, to hear Alexander chairman of the Federal Ftvtni Board, OIK! Arthur JJ, Hyde. of agriculture, vno are scheduled to speak on that i AlbTrt.i McKeiiop, above, who CBiiiornin" won second honors Mismi. teauty contest for the selection of MU's America. March, now threatens court action the judges unleM I thf.v uaKic hit 1 to succeed the winner.

Miss Castment, of FVjrt Worth. Tpjxan, who u-iua because she v.is roamed. The San CVuunfctr of Commerce has joined Miss McKrliop's fight for re cognition. Postal Confab Is Ended Here Late Saturday Resolutions Voice Thanks to Lubbock for Entertainment of Visitors During Annual Three-Day Convention Officers, Elected John R. Green of Lubbock Is Promoted from Second to First Vice-President by Postal Supervisors Here ARKED by the passage of resolutions expressing deep appreciation at the wonderful reception accorded postal authorities by the of Lubbock.

both officially and seml-oiflctaUy, the annual of rural mail carriers and postal supervisors came to a close Saturday afternoon. Previously the postal clerks clo-ed their convention Friday afternoon and the ladies auxiliary of the rural carriers the same day. "Let me say that Lubbock Is not only the first city have held our convention in for some years that did what It promised to do for us, but It is the first to do even more than i they promised to do." Paul Aitftway, Winnsboro, president of the rural carriers, dednred at the close of the; convention. Entertainment Lauded A. J.

Mlchener, postmaster at Bt. Louis and official representative of Uie degtrtJnciit. stated he had. never attended a convention Of postal employes, "where they were any better entertained than right here in Lubbock." Election of officers marked the closing of the two groups. The rural carriers selected Waco Local Couple, Lost In Storm, found After Night Hunt OLD and exhausted from 12 hours of.

hopeless wandering through the endless maze of slopes and canyons of the White Mountains during a storm. H. Y. Price, and Miss Willie Mae Hawthorne, of Lubbock, were found Saturday morning at 6 o'clock by a rescue party organized when the two failed to return from a hike into the mountains riear Kuldoso. N.

according to a telephone message to the Avalanche-Journal last night from R. V. Gault, senior forest ranger. While anxious friends joined with ranges and guards in a search which started Saturday rnomfns a 1 o'clock and continued until Price and Miss Hawthorne aimlessly were seek- ing a -way out of the hills alone. Shortly after they had become separated from others of their party they became lost from each other, according to their story.

Returned To Camp Numb from exposure to the, cold mountain night, the two young people were not returned to Ruidoso until 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon and news of their rescue did not reach Lubbock until after nightfall. The party, numbering 15, left the lodge Friday afternoon, to hike to the top of a mountain about eight miles away. They divided into groups of five each and the two who became lost were of the same party. Their companions, after having gone about six miles, turned back but Price and Miss Hawthorne continued on to the top. When they attempted to return to the lodge they lost their way.

After wandering until dark. Price left the girl, who had tired, to see if he could discover others of the party or give Following Tracks When he failed to return she started searching alone. Price returned later and found her gone. After a long search he discovered her tracks along a small stream and was tracing them when the rescue party arrived. They were about one-half mile apart at the time.

Price, son of Mr. and Mrs. K. See LOST COUPLE, Page 11 W71 Cl Bob White -Victim' pi Maying Northwest of Lubbock Owner Is Bein Held in Statement Is Made Here by G. E.

Loekhart Lcgjfe ar.d Hyde are mniSnjj an extended t-our of the wheat belt, apeaklng Ourinj this week In Nebraska, Kfcnsas. Oklahoma, with the Amarillo encasement the only appearance in Texas. Reason for their tour cf the v-hrit belt Is the pre- Joy ebb of the wheat market. is RT.ticlptUcd that they dis- pjss the world wheat situation, and undoubtedly have much to say cooperative marketing ind the Farm Board's policies now and in the future. To Sponsor Visit Texas M.

college Is the. vHU of Chairman Lsgge and Secretary Hyde to Xf.Tas and every county ogent in the Panhandle will no doubt be In AmnrUlo to hear them speak. Efforts will be made to have Lub- represented In full force because of the interest attaching to the membership drive of the Texas Cotton' Cooperative Association th Cltv is rs. the drive set to start July 15. An attempt was made to secure either Chairman Lcgge or Secretary Hyde for a speaking engagement In Lubbock for nest Saturday, out they both hod arranged to be in Enid, Oklahoma, for that date.

RESCUE EFFORT FATAL Girl Sated bit Rescuer and Spectator Meet Death MADISON, July W) Jn an attempt to save little Marion Olson from drowing in Iiske Mona here Wm. F. Lad wig, a railroad crossing flagman, was drowned to- 'day. A spectator on shore died of fieftrt disease. The girl saved.

She sliftped from an Inflated in- er tube on which she wms floating. unable to swim, stepped Into deep rJitcr and sank Immedl- the man who died of heart at- WM "BuJldOit" DMl" nselow who hM lived Lubbock Candidate for State Representative Woald Divide Texas in Five States; Favors Tech Appropriation G. E. Lockhart, Lubbocfc attorney and candidate for representative frcra the 319th district, Saturday issued his first statement regarding the apprachlng election and his candidacy. Mr.

Lockhart, a resident of the South Plains for twenty years, has boon engaged actively in the practice of law for 21 years. "The most important subject which affects this whole district," staled Mr. in outllnelng his platform, "Is Texas Tech. This Is not a Lubbock Institution and everyone in this district should be as much interested in the instlutJon as any citizen of Lubbock. I will do all in my power, if elected, to secure such appropriations as may be requested by the Board of Regents of the school.

I also favor adequate appropriations for rural schools." Unfairness Claimed Mr. Lockhart also declares that "West Texas has been discriminated against in the distribution of taxes, Src LOCKHART, Page Stc POSTAL MEET. 11 Find Body of Slain Woman Note Telling of Other Bodies Along Road Indicates that Slayer Is "3-X" Murderer of Queens, New York (87 Auocliltd BGTLER, N. J. July 6.

body of a. younR woman, shot twice, was found in on automobile on the Mwiontown road about five miles northwest of here Into today. In the car was a nots saying "you will find the other bodies along the road." The note telling of other victims was unsigned, handwritting this morning wlli compare the quickly followed by two others. And 4 t. Three Persons Are Killed in Factory Blast Two Children Among of Fireworks Explosion in New Jersey; Another Child Missing; Three Badly Hart NKEJJTNE, Three were kliJed two of them children, another child is missine and three aduits were serl- ouf-iy injured In the explosion of a fireworks factory on the outskirts of the city late today.

Three blasts, following each other In quick succession, the factory, owned and managed by Frank Clmino and his story and a half home which stood on the The dead: Clmino, Consiglio, 70, father of Frank Clmino: Clmino, Millie, 9, daughter of Frank; Renna. Dolores, 2, 321 Kevins Brooklyn. The seriously injured: Clmino, Mrs. Mary, wife of Frank: Renna, Mrs. liancy, mother of Dolores; Del Plorc, Alfred, an employ.

Slttlnr Near Blast Dr. M. Gould, Perth Amboy, N. optometrist, was sitting in his automobile a few feet from the- Clm- ino home with J. L.

Coddlngton. also of Perth Amboy, when the blast occurred. Dr. Gould saiu the elder Clmino was sitting on an upper porch ol the factory building. Mrs.

Renna. her daughter, Dolores, and Millie Cimino were standing in the yard. Then the afternoon shattered by a blast quiet which vhs was writing with that on notes writ, tan by the "3X" murder of Queens, on theory that the siay. er Is the maniac who has terrorised the New York borough and commit, ted two murdctri there. Discovers- of the body and the note started state troopers command of Sergeant Simpson of the Pompton Lafcc station on a hunt along lontly roads of the sur.

rounding territory for other victims mentioned in ths note. The Mariontoirt) road Is a desert. ed thoroughfare sometimes as a short cut between Butler and West Milford. The coupe was noticed along the road throughout the day. Last night passmby looked in and saiv the body slumped on the floor with two bullet wounds in her head.

YOUTH SLAIN NEW ALBANY, July 5. (vp) because of the youth's alleged attention to his daughter. Houston Hale, 55, Enterprise, late today shot and killed Roy Hall, 22, of New Albany, and seriously wounded the victim's brother, Chaa. Hall, 21. Two Hunter Brothers Awake From Well Earned Rest To Accept Role As Heroes (Br Associated July 5.

yfV- Their neriii! labors ended after 553 hours, 41 1-3 mlnules of continuous Hyln? to a world's record, the Hunter brothers awoke today 10 face the trial of unaccustomed roies. Contentious managers six of public adultion, and Insistent solicitation of professional exploiters combined to make their return to earth 'AS harroirinr us the three weeks they spent In the air over Sky Harbor airport. knuwn, MM Mrt Kenneth, who piloted the of Chicago" to a nrw world's record by a margin of 133 hours over that of the St. Louis Rob- In, arose at II o'clock, after 10 hours of sleep, breakfasted and, with other Hunter brothers, Walter and Albert, sirttched managers for the fifth time. All fmir were then rushed to a Loop theatre with their sister, Irene, to benln vaudeville Their plans following the next vert in the theatre, were Indefinite.

They Mowtay in their borne at almost Immediately the house and factory which stood side by side- were enveloped In flames. Dr. Gould said he saw Mrs. Renna, her clothes blazing, pick up the two children, one under each arm and start toward the street Before See EXPLOSION. 11 Big Hearted Mayor Prisoners Freed By- Acting Official i TLANTA, July 5.

A Atlanta policemen were hurrying hither and yon today in efforts to re-arrest as many as possible of the 268 municipal prisoners Acting Mayor J. Alien Couch freed yesterday In generous celebration of Independence Das'. Thus far 50 of the convicts granted amnesty have been into custody again, on charges, arid the police hoped to have a greater number back in their cells before nightfall. Jill Emptied Mayor I. N.

Rogsdale was out of the city yesterday and Couch, who Is a member of the board of aldermen, emptied the jail out of. the bigness of his heart. The police department and the recorder's office protested, bC the acting; mayor stuck by his guns. However, many of the prisoners are habitual offenders, and the police stole a march on Couch by the re-arrests on old charges. Seems Mayor RagedaJe returned today and said it "seems wrong to me and I don't think he had a moral to take that action." The mayor, however, doubted if there is any legal remedy.

The city construction department said Couch's action cost about $50,000. as prison labor is used for municipal work, and it will be several days before enough men are sentenced to carry on the enterprises that stopped when the convict workmen were set free. VICTIMS IMPROVE Three Girls Hurt in Holiday Accident Are Better Reports last night from the Lubbock Sanitarium stated that conditions of tne three young women who were injured July 4th in accidents In this section were somn- what Improved. Miss Beatrice Lott, former day superintendent of the Lubbocfc sanitarium, was seriously hurt when the auto in which she was riding overturned on the highway between this city and Post. She sustained fractured right Ischlum and Injuries to her back.

Misses Billie Plrtlc, of Anton, and Vesta Weldon, of Littlefield, were painfully hurt when a car driven by Zenn Brown, also of Littlefield. overturned near Sudan All were said to be resting easily last night. SIX ALIENS ESCAPE Federal Prisoners Still at Large After Break CROOKSTON, July 5. federal prisoners, all aliens, escaped from the Polk county Jail here today by removinff the bricks from around a ventilator. No trace- had found of the men after an all day Those who escaped are Roy Barnard.

Arthur and Thomas McDonaM, McCarthy, Drnnte McClaf- Gangster Slaying Takes Two Lives DETROIT, July 5. sec. ond gangster assassination In thirty, six hours today sent A. Hamtrnck prohibition Investigator and an al. Icged bootlegger to their deaths, bringing; the total number of gun victims here this week to four.

The, Investigator, Barney Roth, was shot dora in the kitchen of his home by one of two who entered at breakfast time. The other man sjhot Johnny Mlctz, was to have been or. ralgned in federal court today on a beer making charge. Mietz had been sitting on Roth's front porch waiting; for the latter to go to court with him. HELD FOR AMARILLO OKLAHOMA CITY, July 5.

(-Pr- Charles A. Becker, chief of police, said tonight that E. B. Gopher, an. rested here yesterday, was being held for authorities at Amarillo where he is wanted on a grand jury indictment charging theft of an automobile.

American Shot In Fight with Chinese Bands Communist Bandits Turn on U. S. Gunboat After City Is Looted; Seamen Silence Riflemen; Englishmen Shot (By Associated Prcscl July 5. culties with revolution-torn China, already climaxed by a state department protest, augmented today by a radio report to the navy department that an American blue- jacket had been killed in a battle with bandits. The seaman was Samuel Elklns.

of Brooklyn, N. attached to the United States gunboat, Guam. He struck by a bandit rifle ball during a short encounter at Yochow, Hunan, China, when brigands turned" from looting the city to fire upon the ship. Fire On British A new report from Shanghai said three Britisn gunboats had been fired upon at the same time, and two sailors vrouncied before the British and American seamen silenced the bandit riflemen. British nnd American seamen silenced the bandit riflemen.

A report of the encounter sent to Secretary Adams by Rear Admiral Charles B. McVay, commander in chief of the Asiatic fleet said: S. Guam reports she was heavily fired upon by communists at about 1 p. m. July 4, while convoying the Neihing past Yo Chow.

Fire was silenced by 26 rounds three Inch and 1,200 i ounds machine guns. Seaman Killed "Seaman first class Samuel Elkiiis was killed by rifle bullet. "No sign of foreigners in Yo 1 SEEK PHANTOM RIDER Masked Man on White Hone Terrorizes Citizens CHEYENNE, July 5. A masked man who rides )a snow white hor.se 'on a mission of terrorizing residents of the wild Fletch-' er Park country In Albany county, is sought by Wyoming officers. The authorities believe his activities presage a cattle war.

Reliable reports received by R. John Allen, state law enforcement officer, say the masked rider has sosted notices through the area where he opeuates warning certain persons to leave the country. It Is reported he has shot at several i persons and wounded one. Throughout th0 district, the lOrseman lias become known as 'the phantom rider." He wears a nmsk that cover? his entire face except the eyes and has always been seen "astride a snow white horse. W.

T. Sessunw Surrenders to Officers Following Fatal. Altercation; Threats Against His Family of Ten Children Claimed in Statement; Wrench Found OB White, about 28, is dead, and W. T. Sessums, local dairy, owner; in the county Jail following a shooting affray which occurred about.

o'clock last night at Bessums' dairy, five miles northwewst of Lubbock. Shortly after the shooting Sessums asked his wife to go to a nearbj house and telephone officers to coine after him. A Mr. Cox. living one- half mile north, was called and he telephoned the police.

Deputy WilJ Earnest and Policemen C. E. Luce, J. D. Johnson and Bill Mabray hurried to the scene.

Heavy Wrench Is Found was found lying in a small room with blood stains over the floor and bed. A heavy piece of wrench, about 18 inches long, -was found near his left hand, according to officers. He was said by Mrs. Sessums to have been left handed. S) -Examination of the body revealed four wounds, one through center of the heart, another over the left eye, a third through the neck and the last in his left wrist.

Sessums gave officers a .38 pistol from which five empty shells were extracted. A filth bullet was found imbedded in the wall behind White's body. Recognizing the officers when they drove up, Sessums was said by Will Earnest to have declared, "I've done the worst thing 1 ever did in my life. Mr. Earnest, I've killed a man." He was brought to town immediately and lodged in jail.

Inquest Continued Justice of the Peace G. R. Scott opened his inquest last night but stated that it would not be completed until today when officers said charges probably would be filed against the dairy owner. of the charge, according to Judge Scott, will be cither murder or homicide. In a verbal statement to officers, Sessums said White had advanced toward him with the heavy tool in his hand.

He said White, who came here two months ago. had quarreled with other workmen at the diary and several of them had left. Sessums also was said to have told of having heard threats against himself and family of ten children, oldest being 12 years. Wfc Feared White Describing events leading up to the shooting. Mrs.

Sessums last night told officers that she often had lain awnke at night through fear of White and what he might do. -'We hired him about two month ngo," she related, "and knew practically nothing about him. I have heard him speak of a brother in St. Louis. Last Sunday he had a fight with Fi-ank Graham, another employe, and Grahafn left.

He had told Langlcy Adams, who also worked for us that he was going to kill my husband nnd that he had a heavy piece of iron under his mattress. "My husband overheard him tell another man this afternoon that he was going to kill him and the children tonight. We ate supper as usual and Whits retired to his room. I See BOH WHITE, Page 11 Lubbock Milk And Ice Fund Threatened With Suspension Unless Relief Comes NLESS immediate action is taken toward relief, the Avalanche-Journal and Federated Aid societies rniuc and ice fund Is threatened 1 with suspension, according to announcement last night by Mrs. T.

Milam, chairman of the fund. With approach of mid-summer u-hen milk and Ice are needed more than ever, officials of the movement are becoming anxious the greatly depleted condition of the. treasury. AH families KaVe been cut from the daily list irtlh exception of those irho are sick unless fuwto are received UM MM these will have to ba neglected. "We have worked diligently through many months," stated Mrs.

Milam, "and a great deal of real good has been accomplished. Many families are still in dire need with sickness in their homes and our workers watch with care every cent that goes out for daily we see the fund grow smaller. I be- Uevc that an appeal ft the citizen? of Lubbock will bring the retiufrwl results and donations for this cause will flow In." All donations should be AJftt IOt Absentee Voting To Begin Monday Beginning Monday the absentee vote for those who expect to be away from thrir homes on primary election day, July 26. wili begin, it was announced at the office of the county clerk. Absentee voters, Amos Howard, clerk, explained, have ten days in which to vote.

They must have them returned on or before July 16. Ballots are mailed out by the clerk these persons. Others who happen to be in Lubbock from other counties, may have until three before the primary, to cast their vote here with the county clerk. These ballots must be voted in the derk's office and be given to him three days before the primary. Owing to intense interest in the year's election, a large absentee vote is anticipated.

Armed Men in Hunt for Two Negro Slayers Search Echo to Argument in Which Two Whites and Two Blacks Killed; One Negro Hanged, Another Shot IB? Associated Press) EMELLE. July bl armed men estimated to, ber from 25 to 50 tonight ed a swamp near the Mississippi line for two negroes. Tom Robertson and his son, Oliver, Participants in an argument with a -white man yesterday night that caused four deaths, two white and two negroes. Two other white men were hurt and two unidentified neerocs were believed hiding in the woods, wounded by possemn's guns. The dead: Grover Boyd, white.

Charlie Marrs, white. John Robertson, brother of. Tom Robertson. Esau Robertson, son of Tom Robertson. Jim Two Others Hurt Ayeres, white, suffering cheek wounds received in a battle with the negroes last night, and: Clarence Boyd, nephew of Grover, was injured seriously about the head with a bottle held by negro.

Grover Boyd was shot down from behind by one of the negroes, and Charlie Marrs was killed whUe possemen and citizens stormed John Roberttson's house last night, where the negroes had taken ref- Stc NEGRO SEARCH, Pace 11 DRUGGISTS TO MEET To Plan Next Convention of Pharmaceutical Group Local druggist will gather this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Hilton Hotel for conference with officials of the West Texas Pharmaceutical association when plans will be formulated for the August con- t-ention of the association. Dates for the annual affair have been set for August 12 and 13. and the Hilton will be headquarters. Lee Stimson, of Snyder, president, and Lawrence Bavis, Sweetwater, secretary, of the regional association, will attend today's assenu bly and will speak briefly to the cal men. The LubbocK" Druggists' associa.

Won was formed this week with L. Robertson as president. i The YOU 60 CM A PiOJIC YtW Ai'USUMLY PACK UP VOUPL AM 01D LUWCH DREAM OF FAME ENDS Ride Over Niagra Falls Is Fatal to Buffalo Chef NIAGARA FALir, N. July 5. thundering horseshoe cataract ended another dream of fame and fortune today as It.

took the life of Georee L. StatbaJfis, 46- yew-old Buffalo chef, vho attempted to ride through the maelstrom tr. a barrel of his own construction. Thousands saw the bane! of wood end plunge over the caturact. But not a vestige of the barrel or a trice of man's body fcw found afterward.

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