Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light (Newspaper) - February 10, 1933, Corsicana, Texas Corsicana Precinct Population OQ 1930 Census g the Dally Sin Morning CULL LEASED ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE Navarro County Population FEBRUARY 22 DENISONS 9 RELIEF FROM COLD PROMISED TEXAS BACKBONE OF COLD WAVE SEEMS BROKEN TEMPERATURES RISE LIVESTOCK LOSSES HEAVY VEGETABLE CROPS RE PORTED DESTROYED By The Associated Press Warm weather followed today in the wake of near zero temperatures and the back of the cold wave which descended upon Texas Mon day night seemed to have been The moderation was less in certain sections of West than else where and cities in those areas wondered what the day would bring The official weatherman pre rising His forecast for East Texas was in creasing probably rain on west coast and the southwest and warmer tonight and He expected West Texas weather to become increasingly probably rain in tha southeast portion and along with somewhat Amarillos overnight minimum temperature was 7 below compared with 8 below yester At Pampa was 6 lour degrees higher than the cold est weather of 24 hours Plainview witnessed a drop from 15 above to 5 to 5 below at E which suffered in zero weather was 5 warmer roday and the mercury was rising reading rose from 17 zero yesterday to 6 above oday but then it fell back to Tylers thermometers had risen degrees to S above and Sher also had 3 degree lie maximum at Denton yes was 21 but during the night 10 degrees was In the sane range At Dallas and Fort Worth the lowest mark reached overnight was livestock At Witchita Falls the low was 12 but the temperature had risen to 14 at 8 Temperatures at Austin and Corsicana were and at Abilene and Houston Livestock men heavy losses about one of the biggest cattlemen in that estimated his loss es as high as 10 per Vege table crops were reported de Other lows were San Antonio San Beaumont Laredo 2 and Brownsville Cloudy skios kept the temper ature in the lower Rio Grande Six Omaha Firemen Die In Hotel Fire Thursday Twentyone Others Hurt WINTERS EMBATTLED FRONT ADVANCED ON ATLANTIC SEABOARD Continued on Page SPRINGLIKE WEATHER RE PLACED BY COLD THAT COVERS REST OF NATION By The Associated Press Subnormal in by the blizzard spending itself on the east ern blanketed the country at all points except Every other federal ob server reported tempera tures below 44 deaths due directly to the new low rec ords throughout the Middle West and the worst snowstorm the year in the East told the story of the storm as it passed out into the Atlantic The snow which left the Rock ies Monday night took a 50degree fall out of springlike weather which bathed the seaboard Wed Atlantas reading was significant of the frigid weather which enveloped the Piedmont region and destroyed crops in The cold drove mer cury out of sight in Montana causing federal ob servers to predict there will be no relief for the central west un til There were 17 death in Illinois all in Chicago six in Missouri in five in two in Oregon and Louis three in and one in Nebraska and Six firemen died fighting flames of an old hotel bulding in Omaha at 15 below Another was missing and 21 hurt during tho Although Yellowstone Park was the cold spot in the country Wednesday night at colder ones were found today Anaconda said it was 15 At George town Like and Silver Bow in the same the mercury rined from view at minus Chicago had the coldest weather in exactly 34 years when federal thermometers said 19 at 9 Continued on page NEW DEAL FOR WOMEN DURING DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION BRINGS NAMES TO FOREFRONT BOTH BRANCHES OF CONGRESS BUSY ON MINOR LEGISLATION PREPAR ING FOR ACTION ON IM PORTANT BILLS LATER Both branches of congress busied themselves today with an lation of minor legislation piled in the jam of the past few leaving committees to pre pare for action on the bigger is The of economy leg the rider to the treasury appropriation attached by the was being studied by house Democratic leaders before naming a conference committee to seek adjustment of the changes made in the since the house passed wide pow Franklin Roosevelt to and abolish government bu Widely approved by Dem it was assailed by house Republican Leader Sneil today as giving the next president dicta The after dealing with minor planned to get action on the agriculture department ap propriation Leaders indi the prohibition repeal res probably would be taken up within The senate judiciary committee decided to drop ths case of Da on Page of the new Democratic adminis tration to give a new deal for women in the government service bring two names prominently in to the Frances Per of New York for secretary of and Ruth Bryan of Florida for minister to daughter of the late William Jennings is completing service in the house of representatives for which she was defeated for renomination in the last Miss Perkins is the New York Commissioner of La The of women under seri ous consideration for other im portant offices in the new gov includes almost a score of prominent is Nellie Tayloe former governor of Wyo who is mentioned for the civil service and also Stanley Hodge of who is talked of for post mistress for Minneapolis or for collector of internal James the national who is busy here com piling the tentative slate of ap to the vast federal has made a promise that women shall receive greater con His list is understood to include the following for various appoint ments Emily Newell Blair of Missouri Emmy Guffey Miller of Pittsburgh Caro line ODay of Ethel national commis for Tennessee and Menton McMillin of Tenn essee John of Mrs Sam of Ky of Miss Mance of Forest Jean Whittel more of Six firemen were one was 21 others were injured when a spec fire destroyed the Millard his toric downtown early during a 15 be low zero The loss estimated at The dead CAPTAIN EDWARD CAPTAIN THOMAS JOHN FIREMAN FRANKLIN FIREMAN LOUIS FIRE INSPECTOR CLAR ENCE Fireman John was miss ing during tho forenoon and Chief Cogan no relation ex pressed belief at 11 that he had been After seven hours only the body of Captain Ed Schmidt had been recovered from the He had been killed in the collapse of a wall which buried him and at least three Two more were buried under debris in the Senior Captain George brother of Fire Chief Patrick and Fire Inspector Clarence Urban were dropped into the basement after an explosion brought the roof down on them as they stood on the first Fireman Walter who had entered the shop with them was rescued an hour Rescuers talked with Cogan but were unable to him or Urban Little hope was hold that they would be res cued Chief Cogan led res in an effort to save his and stimulants passed down to him in the hope it might minimize the effect of the 15 below temperature in which firemen were The three almost cer tainly were Captain Thom as Pipeman John Brandt and Fireman Franklin They were on a ladder in an working with when the rear wall Harry proprietor of tho four story brick esti mated loss at All of the 45 guests were believed ac counted ELECTION PROBE COMMITTEE REFUSES REQUEST OF LONG FIERY LOUISIANAN WANTED WITNESSES PLACED UNDER COMMITTEE RULE NEW Senator Huey counsel for Representative John H Over and his supporter In his was threatened with remov al as counsel if he did not con duct himself more Chairman Howell explain ed that Senator Long was coun sel purely through the courtesy of the committee and that he must change hii Senator Long said he wanted the record to show his objection to the counsel for the committee being able to keep wit nesses out of the and his own witnesses in the Long then sat down and the commit tee NEW The senate committee resuming investigation today of the last Louisiana senatorial primary re fused to permit Senator Huey attorney for John Over to have witnesses he de sired to summon placed under Continued Page Texas Railroad Seeks Funds For Its Refinancing The Houston and Hen derson Railroad today to the Interstate Com merce Commission borrow to refinance hat amount of its first mortgage five per cent gold bonds due April The railroad operates in Texas and is jointly owned by the In a sub of the Missouri and tho TWO HELD AFTER ATTEMPT EXTORT PAYMENT DEMAND ED ON THREAT TO KIDNAP COLONELS SECOND SON took into cus tody today Joe and Norman in what they charge was a crude attempt to extort from Colonel Lindbergh under threat to kidnap his second The two both residents of are held for United States A denial that they had any con with threatening letters or that they engaged in corre with a Roanoke police man who represented himself as a representative of Colonel was made by both Bryant and Harvey were arrest ed on a ruse employed by police took a check that had been planted in a stump in a wooded section in the Weaver Heights area some days to the State and City Bank to ob tain Bryant walked into the bank about and went to the window at which Skelton is Bank tellers and cashiers had been tipped off for two or three weeks to be on the alert for this check and Skelton recognized it at I want to get this said the who appears to be of limited and writes a poor All just a said and turning about in the handed the check to Leigh assistant and asked him to get the bundle of money How do you want it Skelton Continued on Page 9 Grip of Winter Locally Showing Signs Weakening Winter seems reluctant to re lease his grasp on this section of Texas tut was gradually weak ening under pressure of the rays of Old Sol Below freez ing temperatures had been main until noon Thursday Kince early Tuesday morning when the blizzard but a promise of warmer although has been made by the weather readings on Wed and Thursday mornings were 4 12 and 13 respective HUe was clear but tho wind was not so strong or The 3 oclock reading Thursday morning on the Daily Sim thermometer was 2C and by noon It had climbed to the highest since the cold wave Automobile radiators were being thawed out and water pipes were being repaired in the homes to day and normal activity will be resumed shortly if weather continues to NEW STREETS OF CAIRO interesting feature of Chi cagos Worlds Fair which opens in will be an Oriental vil a bigger and better Streets of which is to be con along the design shown in this architects The village will occupy three and a half acres of the fair PROGRAM OUTLINED THAT MAY SET WORLD ARIGHT HOST OF FAMOUS MEN AND WOMEN TO GATHER IN LONDON FOR MEET BY FRANK KING Associated Press Staff Roused to new hope for the return of the na tions Of the world have been Inst night In her damage assured by Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald that the World Economic Conference will be held at the earliest Girl Is Awarded Damages Result Of Loss of Hair SAN Judgment of for tho loss of her hair was awarded Lola Viola by a jury hero possible moment A survey by Associated Press correspondents stationed in the various European capitals shows that the conference preparatory with its work just has focused attention on a program for League of Nations officials al ready have arrived in London to discuss conference arrangements with the British That MacDonald will preside over the first assembly of its kind in with the sessions starting in July In old Jamess is likely unless a new and unex move is made to shift the conference to The World Economic Conference will bring to London from more than fifty nations a host of fam ous men and not only beared highbrow econ on Pace 2 Cone Johnson Is Somewhat Improved John member of the com who has been seriously ill at his home was reported slightly better His condition became so serious suit The bald above a lino covered liy a claimed her hair fell out following treatment with an XRay while tho defense maintained a scalp was tho last night that attending physi cians feared he would not He became ill recently as a result of a general rundown con LONE ENGLISHMAN FLYING ATLANTIC AS OTHERS WAIT ANOTHER ENGLISH TEAM RESTS WEATHER DELAYS FRENCH ASPIRANTS By The Associated One team of British aviators Is resting down near Cape Town with a new worlds record for sus distance and er Englishman is flying alone across the South Atlantic from America to At Aires a Frenchman is preparing to fly back to and In France two of his coun chafed at the bad weather which prevented the start of their flight to Java or South and the new South flight LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES AGREE NOT BRIEF FILED SAYS LEGISLA TIVE ACTION COULD NOT FORESTALL SEIZURES Eighteen Texas life insur ance companies have agreed to withhold foreclosures on Texas rural and urban during accord ing to a statement read in the Texas house of repre today and purportedly signed by the 18 The statement was read im mediately before the house start ed consideration of a that would prohibit the taking of de judgments in instances property sold to satisfy a did not sell for enough to satisfy the In the absence extreme necessity it will be our fixed policy during tills period to avoid fore closure proceedings and for bear with borrowers to the end that they may ultimately save their property and meet their ob the statement Tho statement recited that It would be unfortunate for any one to be deprived of his home merely through inability to pay and that it the sense of the companies that no foreclosure proceedings bo instituted on this In cases where homesteads are not the companies Continued on Page HOT ARGUMENTS IN TEXAS SENATE AS WRANGLES FAIL BRING ACTION MUST HAVE SECRET SESSION The Texas senate adjourned in confusion at today after an executive session in which no disposi tion was made of Governor Miriam Fergusons re quest that Denison of Temple be again considered for appointment as chairman of the Texas highway commission Tex as senate was thrown into a long debate today when Governor Miriam Ferguson returned to it for tho name of of to be chairman of the state highway commission after it previously had rejected Charges that the governor had changed the vote of one or more senators who yesterday voted against confirmation of Denison by threatening to appropria tions and legislation n which they were were as the senate how It should proceed in considering the woman governors latest The senators had noon recess and early this noon still were debating the of the committee on nominations to go session to reconsider the yote ol Governor Ferguson said there appeared to have been some confusion and misunder standing In the senate vote of confirmation and that she therefore was his The nature of this con fusion and misunderstanding was not Denison was rejected in a se cret A twothirds fa vote would have been necessary to confirm reports were that ho lacked orio vote of receiving that ma As soon as thn governors mes sage had been Senator Holbrook of Galveston raised a point of order that an appoint ment once rejected by the sen p could not be Senator Hopkins gained the floor first to argue against the point of He said that tho Immortal Woodrow Wilson appointed Justice Brandels of the United States Supreme Court three times before ho finally was confirmed by the Senator Waller Woodward of Continued on Page KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN FAMILY ARE CHARGED WITH DIVINE SACRIFICE OF AGED MOTHER ing for mem bers of a mountain family were in Jail here seven of them charged with murder following the cult sacrifice of an aged Police said they crashed through barred doors into the desolate Mills homestead as plans were made to place the body of Lucinda on an Interrupting the ritual of fast ing and mystic rites which po lice say started last the officers arrested two two a and two and a of the slain The prisoners were John and sons of the woman a 25yearold grandson Elaine MeGinnis and Tim Mol lie MeGinnis and Ora and John a Tom Boyd was held as a ma let ial officers add ing that the remaining seven were charged with An inquest by Judge Hardin brought a verdict that Mills died at the hands of her son John and oth Questioned at the members of the family told police that hours of sing ing and dancing called forth di vine commands that the life of one person present be offered in human Mills was they and John grasped his moth er by the neck as the others look ed Elaine McGinnia ties ho wanted to told authori prevent tho sacrifice but that a feeling impelled hirn to stand He said that his was a chain was fastened about her throat and preparations were made for a burnt offer A or an was to have been he and her body placed upon it and It at this point that the summoned by fright ened Judge Hardin explained that numerous cult gatherings have been held in the isolated hills near Inez but no indications had ever been given heretofore that the rites might lead to death and Police say the cult members claim they perform such as converting water into and grapevine stalks into curling are at Walfish after a 57hour across miles from Captain veteran of many long flights is trying the South Atlantic who crossed from Africa to South not long is waiting for a break in the weather to start back from Lucien and Maurice who have been held down by weather for sever al were checkmated again and had to forego their scheduled takeoff for South America or Railroads Asked Congress Today For More Credit The railroads asked congress to day for more liberal government credit to prevent receiverships which their spokesman suggested would bring wreck and ruin to the financial structure cf the na Alfred general coun sel foe the association of Rail way testified before a renato committee that sion of loans to railroads would mean abandoning He that top heavy financial structure of the roads might force of but urged that credit he coull be extended until that tary of the that preservation of testified the rail roads and upholding them is an indispensible part gram for of any pro SOUTHERN SENATORS HAVE EVOLVED LATEST PLAN FOR RELIEF COTTON GROWERS By Associated 1ress Staff The latest idea in farm an ingenious plan developed by Southern senators to apply to cot found considerable favor In capitol circles today as sponsors laid plans for seeking Its enact ment as an emergency measure this The senate agriculture commit tee was so favorably inclined to ward the idea which bears the name of its ranking Democratic Senator Smith of that Chairman McNary predicted a favorable report on the when the com meets again on Strongly allied with Smith In advocating the plan are Senators Georgn of Georgia and connally of Thn temporarily ment 1 would use the tics of cotton accumulated by the farm board and other govern ment agencies as an indictment to to cut acreage this A cotton farmer in return for agreeing to cut his production 30 ONE TIE TEXAS PUBLIC OFFICIAL HELD EDWARD SAYS WAS CONVICTED OF SLAY ING DEPUTY SHERIFF which has displaced the domestic allot ment as a topic of discussion sizeable quanli per cent under last year would be given an option of an equal amount of cotton held in the gov The option would entitle him to buy at the present 15 of price and sell after August without putting up a penny As the decreased production Is counted to send the price up the cotton farmer theoretically would profit by the deal and at the same time a substantial slice would be cut off the heavy sur A similar has been intro on pace SAN once a public official at Port surrendered to police here yesterday and admitted he was a fugitive I give ho told Police Lieu George Im Id rather go to prison than stand in a And I cant fight off the yearning to see my family any I had a wife and eight children when I fled from Port Whats left of the family T dont Eight years Is a long years In which I havent dared to write who said he was con of slaying John Light a Toxas deputy was a former justice of the peace at Port Isabel and a former com missioner of Cameron He said he was sentenced to servo five His James pealed case since and ap hen com arose anil an Innocent person was about to become In he jumped hall and through and He came to San Francisco months ago with Continued on 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