Morning Avalanche (Newspaper) - March 9, 1933, Lubbock, Texas Dr Myrick OCK tie ELEVENTH YEAR NO 93 8 PAGES LUBBOCK TEXAS THURSDAY MARCH 9 1933 MEANS ASSOCIATED I Hold No 111 Declares Youth In Shadow Of Electric Chair J hold no ill feelings for I kind of deserving of It but It Is double on me Ive suffered for shooting a said Mitchell Wednesday after a jury In 72nd court ruled he should die In the electric chair In Ihe holdup and of Robert Mitchell and the instrument of his are shown above EyeWitness Tells Story Of Fatal Belton Burning Surprise In Bank Situation 4 4 44444 444 4 Mitchell Says He Can Stand The Gaff Seven Persons Are Injured When Train Strikes A Car CORSICANA March 8 Seven persons Injured at seriously when Island motor train struck an automobile at the edge of the Mrs Pitz Kenner suffered cuts and bruises and possible Internal Injuries Mrs Tom Kenner also was cut but was not believed to hive been hurt The other members of the party Miss Kenner and John were bruised and cut All were residents of Powell 8 of Corsicana and were en route to Corsicana in asmall coupe which was damaged badly Says Girls Father Threw Contents Of Bucket On Her Hunt For Two Suspects In Kidnaping Is Intensified DENVER March 8 tering in the Dakotas and border Ing states the hunt for two men federal authorities charge with kidnaping Charles Boettcher 2nd wealthy broker for ransom was pushed tonight while police here began building up cases against four other suspects held in jail One of the suspects Carl W 36 Burlington In surance salesman confessed po lice said he wrote the ransom notes to young wealthy father Claude K Boettcher Pearce copied the notes on a typewriter from penciled notes written by Verne Sankey 41 Woman Killed Near Abilene Michigan Woman Is Victim Of Car Accident Husband Feared Fatally Injured At Remit Of Crath 157 The Associated Presi ABILENE March G W Roberts of Bay City was killed and her husband was fear ed fatally Injured when their light coupe overturned on the highway about 12 miles east of here late today State highway officers who In the accident said np the driver lost control of the car when a front tire blew out The machine was virtually demol ished Mrs Roberts body Is held here pending arrival of relatives from Buy City The couple are believed to have been visiting at Lodi and apparently were en route home Mr Roberts is in hospital here in a critical condition By The Associated Press AUSTIN March Carpen ter Belton mall carrier gave his version of the fatal burning of Doris Yarbrough 16 of Belton as was started today in the trial of her foster father 7al B Yarbrough automobile me s Carpenter a neighbor orthe Yar said he was attracted to he garage of Yarbroughs home in ime to see Yarbrough throw the of bucket on Doris his adopted The state con the bucket contained gaso Ine which was ignited from a blow orch Child Was Doris was groaning little at the Carpenter said I say a tin bucket in Yarbroughs hand and saw the contents thrown on followed by a lightninglike lush with flames leaping to the Irls face Then I saw Yarbrough urn around grab a bucket of water md throw it on Doris As soon as he water her I grabbed Doris and took her out of the garage anc Bulled some of the clothes off of icr on fire until the water lit Tlie witness said Yarbrough did not come to the girls assistance The glr ran to the Mayfleld home next to the Yarbrough home Car penter said while he Carpenter In tho garage with Yarbrough There ho said Yarbrough explained the Occurence Explained Carpenter quoted Yarbrough as saying Doris had been cleaning the rear hub of an automobile Yarbrough said he was reaching for gallon bucket sitting on a clean the top the the witness continued He said the balling slipped on one side of ths bucket and caused tho gasoline to spill 6h Doris He said a lighted Wow torch was on the running board of the Mrs Elizabeth Gregory R neigh bor testified Yarbrough frequently had punished his foster daughter severely Mrs Gregory said she saw Doris See FATAL BURNING 3 Impressive Tribute Is Given Cermak By Chicago Citizens CHICAGO March body of Anton J lay in the darkened parlor of his homi went abou their nt a slower tempo af ter according tin Impressive tribute to the mnn who rose from to mayor But one floral piece adorned the ft spray of lilies President Mrs D Tho Hie that brought death ti Chicagos executive was inton represented by aide Campbell B Amarilloan Is Given Penalty Of Death Here First Mm Ever To Receive A Supreme Sentence In This County Tried For Holdup October 15 No 111 Feelings A Wish To Talk To Parents Of Bob Tharp Who Was Killed Jurys Verdict Returned Wednesday By GORDON WEBB Avalanche Staff Writer PAUL MITCHELL facing the elec tric chair for an armed rob bery can stand the The first man to receive a death sentence from a Lubbock county the 24yearold Amarilloan old the Morning Avalanche he had ill the verdict He reiterated a wish to talk to par ents of who was fa tally wounded during holdup of an store here in Shows No Emotion For this confessed hijacking a 72nd district court jury Wednesday morning demanded Mitchells life The verdict was returned at about oclock while the young me sat without visible emotion It hit me kind of hard but I can stand the Mitchell said in a Blow From Golf Ball Takes Life By Associated ABILENE March blow on the head from a golf ball driven off the tee by a friend brought death today to Cecil H Foliard 33 railroad represen here Folliard was hit behind the right ear Tuesday afternoon as he stooped to place ball some 60 feet in front of the tee from which D M Dickey of Anson made his drive The injury at first was con inconsequential Folliard and Dickey completing anine hole round That was late in the afternoon About 10 p m Folliard developed a severe headache and an hour later was conveyed to a hospital in an unconscious condition Paral developed affecting the en tire left side of his body Phy said a clot on the brain was the cause of death which occurred at 3 oclock this af cell in Lubbock county Jail yester day afternoon His next statement was of his mother and his wife who had been with him jail a short tune Holds No 111 Feelings It will be hard on my mother and my he said I hold no ill feelings for I was kind of deserving it but it is double tough on me Ive suffered for shooting the There was no bravado no cock sureness in admitted per of robberies in Big Spring Amarillo Lubbock and Oklahoma He was visibly under a strain His shirt and tie had been removed and he had only a silk or rayon under shirt on his torso An oval purple scar gleamed on his right shoulder the mark of an Oklahoma officers bullet Faced Death Before Mitchell has faced death before See PAUL MITCHELL 3 Local Banks May Reopen Tomorrow Unless other Instructions are re from Washington or Axis tin Lubbock banks will open at 9 a m Friday March 10 local ex said yesterday The Lubbock officials had not been advised of what restrictions will be placed upon their opera tions by state or national banking authorities but whatever those re may bo their handling strictions of business will be bounded by such restrictions Lubbock bankers are of the opinion the national moratorium likely will be extended until Mon day morning March 13 Holder of safety deposit boxes continued yesterday to enter their vaults The Lubbock Clearing House mon ey changing depot nt the chamber of commerce continued In opera tion Trial Of Jack Sullivan h To Be Started Here Today Trial of Jack Sullivan bank robber for armed robbery will be begun In 72nd district court to Sullivan after escaping from Lub hock county Jail commandeered an automobile at intersection Governors Sound Appeal For Unity Solons Ready To Push Bank Plans Across Congress Will Assemble Today Comple tion Of Organization Expect ed In Short Time Bi Tht Associated March fr Senate Votes Down To Kill Colleges To Print Given After Reconsideration And Second Vote Was Sponsor ed By Waco Senator Discussed Small And Back Plan To Provide For Assessment Of The Death Penalty In At tempted Assassinations B7 The Associated AUSTIN March Texas senate today refused to permit a proposing to abolish eight state colleges to be printed after he finance committee had report ed it adversely Refusal to print by a vote of 16 to 10 killed the sponsored by Senator W R Poage of Waco The senate spent hours in de bate on merits of the proposal be fore it finally acted It previously had ordered the printed by a vote of 14 to Senator Will D Pace of Tyler moved to recon sider explaining he had misunder stood the questions and did not mean to Vote to print on minority report Reconsideration prevailed Federal A gents To Leave Speakeasies Up To States Nervous Patrons Of Such Places Receive Assurance They Will Not Be Molested Extension Of By Associated WASHINGTON March 8 Nervous speakeasy patrons unable to shake off an appre thought of possible raids by federal agents received the reassurance today of official word from Prohibition Director Woodcock that henceforth his men will pay little attention to such violations Under a change of policy made known by Woodcock the federal government will concen trate almost entirely on liquor manufacturers and transporters and will leave the speakeasy problem to the states The new plan puts in immed iate effect restrictions imposed by congress against spending any money after July 1 for wire tapping or for purchasing liquor as evidence The regulations went out on March 3 the day before President Roosevelt was inaugurated In a statement Woodcock said the restriction against buying evidence will make it virtually impossible for the bureau to be effective against speakeasies in most jurisdictions and that in the main such complaints will be referred to local authorities It is probably a good thing in the long he added be cause it will tend to focus at tention upon the responsibility of local authorities upon speak easies and similar violations and make our work more effec tive by fixing a more definite See SPEAKEASIES Page 3 New Farm Aid Plan For Quick Passage After Bank Problems Are Out Of Way Being Studied WASHINGTON March 8 An appeal for national unity un exampled In peacetime history was Issued today in simultaneous proclamations by the governors of the states Acting at the suggestion of nonpartisan including civic political and religious lead ers and ihe heads of Important na tional organizations the state ex asked for a solid front In this trial behind President Roosevelt and American tions Reports to the committee tonight congress dominated ay Democrats and pledged to sup port President pro assembles tomorrow In ex session to enact the new administrations emergency banking program Preparing to meet the execu tives demand for speedy action both senate and house Democrats and Republicans rushed their or plans today Leaders Vof two major parties at both ends of the capitol have promised co operation ori the Roosevelt emer gency program Speedy Organization Within about two hours to morrow the organization will be completed and a joint congres committee will be dispatched by the two branches to the White House to notify President Roose velt the congress is ready to do business Either late tomorrow or early Friday Mr Roosevelt will send his first message to congress It is expected by congressional leaders to be limited to the banking crisis and a request for the widest au possible to effect economies arid balance the federal budget as the initial steps toward restoring financial stability Organization of the senate was completed partially at its special were that every governor had Joined In the proclamation except where legal technicalities prohibit ed it Blazing Artesian Well At Continues Burning CORPUS CHRIST March 8 i by an unchecked gas supply the blazing artesian well which al ready had razed 13 homes at Rc continued to resist fire fight ing efforts tonight The well crater was widening its walls crumbled and flames were shooting from numer ous cracks in the ground around it The area involved approximated a city block Firemen roped off sev blocks and traffic the danger zone One house was moved to safety the final blow was delivered Concurrence Refused The house refused to concur In senate amendments to its mak ing appropriations for support of the judiciary for the be ginning on September 1 The senate and house state af fairs committees met in joint ses sion tonight to consider bills rec by a legislative com on organization and econ omy to reorganize the state gov departments If the plan submitted should be adopted the number of departments boards and commissions would be reduced from 139 to 19 Would Abolish The Poage would have abol shed four state teachers colleges STorth Texas at Denton Southwest Texas at San Marcos Ross at Alpine and Stephen F Austin at Nacogdoches The College of Arts and Indus ries at Kingsville College of Mines at El Paso John Tarleton Junior Agricultural college at Stephenville and North Texas or Agricultural college at Arling ton also would have been abolished Hopkins Criticized Advocates of the Poage criticized Senator W K Hopkins See SOLONS READY S Issuance Of Local Scrip May Be Started On Friday WASHINGTON Marchs clarify past treasury officials said definitely today that local clearing houses are permitted now to begin Issuance of scrip lo cally beginning Friday March 10 as set forth in rules issued by Sec Woodin yesterday Tho one qualification on this authority however is that the treas ury retains full power at arty time to revoke the scrip issuing power from any or all clearing houses In the meantime however It is not necessary for them to request spe treasury permission KING IS CHOSEN COLLEGE STATION March S Allan E Bryant of Corsicana senior agricultural student and president of the agronomy society has been elected king of the second annual A and M college cotton ball and pageant to be held here April 7 Leaders Of Farm Organizations Motion Picture Unions Move Asked To Attend Conference Friday Speedy Enactment Will Be Sought See IS KILLED 3 Execution Of General Told General Tang YaLin Reported Arrested And Executed Had Governed Jehol Before The Invasion Of Japs By Associated PEIPING China March arrest and execution of the Chinese General Tang YuLin who gov the province of Jehol until that territory was seized by the Japanese were reported here today A reliable source said General Tang had been seized at kow a pass through the great wall Troops of Marshall Chang Hsiao Liang who has just resigned as the principal North China military commander made the arrest it was said These troops were commanded by General Wan FuLin who gov Heilungkiang province In Manchuria until the Chinese re gime there headed by Marshall Chang was ousted more than a year ago The Luan river cuts through the great wall at WASHINGTON March The preparation of a new farm aid plan to be enacted soon after the session of congress disposes of emergency financial legislation is commanding the close attention of President agricultural advisors Leaders of farm organizations were asked today to attend a con ference Friday by Secretary Wal lace who is make the new plan effective for this years crop Planting begins March 15 in many sections and enactment of needed legislation as soon as possible has been set as the goal Modification Planned Wallace was reluctant to discuss the framework of the new plan other than to admit it is to pro vide for an orderly retreat from pro duction of lands now devoted to cot ton wheat and He said it would be a modification of the al lotment plan and will Involve rent ing of lands devoted to surplus pro From other sources it was learned details of the plan have been work ed out by Wallace and Dr Rexford new assistant secretary of agriculture and that President Roosevelt has approved the princi ple of the measure Determine Acreage From the allotment scheme the new proposal will take the plan for having the secretary of agriculture determine at the beginning of the crop year the acreages of wheat cot ton and corn needed to fill domestic needs The com estimate would be figured in terms of requirements A possibility exists that tobacco would be added to the list of commodities After the quotas of lands to be re moved from production would bo figured for every state county and See FARM PLAN Page 3 To Study Plans For Slashes HOLLYWOOD March 8 Unionized motion picture studio workers opened conferences here to night on the proposal of producers to reduce the pay of all members of the colony except the ex tras as a means of weathering the financial storm Leaders of the unionized workers said their decision would bo transmitted tomorrow night to Pat Casey assistant to Will Hayes film Producers express hope cuts will permit the stu dios to remain hi operation Thirteen Missing In Rocky Canyons Dr Ray Lyman Wilbur Back At Old Place At Stanford STANFORD UNIVERSITY March 8 an hour after arriving here today Dr Ray Ly man Wilbur secretary of the inter ior in the Hoover administration took over his old job the presidency of Stanford university There were no formalities Wilbur said there was a distinct need of confidence among the peo ple of the United States He as the public just begun to learn the real effects of the depres sion The war was fun alongside he added BANFF Alberta March 8 Thirteen men are missing in the canyons of the Rocky mountains near here Two brothers Chris and Joe Dean started on a ski trip to the town of Field B 55 miles from here on Feb 24 They have not been heard from A party of nine leit to search for them last Tues day and they have not reported Fred Geddes chief game warden of Yoho national park and J his assistant took up the search last Sunday They too have not been reported Government Works Busily To Complete Its Plans For A Controlled Expansion With Congress Meeting Today Optimism Prevails Presidents Message Will Delivered Today Or Friday Scrip Plan Is Abandoned By Treasury Officials BV FRANCIS M STEPHENSON Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON March 8 The government worked busily to complete its plans for a controlled expansion of the currency tonight as President Roosevelt drafted a message to congress asking power to continue his command of the na tions banks until the present crisis is passed The approach of the end of the holiday brought word from he White House Mr Roosevelt iesue a new proclamation to make sure of his grip on the na ional gold supply until congress can act or the banking chaos he inherit ed is transformed to order Word Is Awaited Word was eagerly awaited tonight from the buzz of activity at the treasury building on the form of additional currency which Secretary Woodin announced would be issued in thei place of previously consider ed It was made emphatic In official circles during the day this addition al currency which is regarded as es during the crisis was nob a printing press money proposition but would be based on sound standards of monetary practice Trie end of the third day of the banking holiday found optimism pervading the capital of face and smiling Mr Roosevelt received newspapermen in his office this morning and freely exchanged ques tion and answer with them about the banking problem He said he Mr And Mrs John Doe Finding But Few Worries By ROBERT Press Staff Writer NEW YORK March 8 Mr and Mrs John Doe average American citizens found by to night that the banking holiday is interfering little with their normal mode of Although they might have lit tle cash few of their creditors insisting on cash Checks technically might not bo worth at the moment more than the paper they were writ ten on but most everyone Accepting them in good faith And If Mr and Mrs John Doe happened to have their money tied up in savings ac counts or In some other manner that prevented them from be ing personally in a liquid con dition there was still little to worry about There were many other mora than the one on bank withdrawals In scattered sections of the nation moratoriums were de tailed on Insurance policy pay ments court fines storage charges telephone gas and elec tric light bills and forms of personal debt The Alabama legislature re a proposing a six month postponement of fore judgments and liens In Kansas the state commis of Insurance directed all life Insurance companies doing business in the state to grant a 30day additional period of grace on premium payments due after March 4 In many cities magistrates and judges declared a moratorium ou tho payment of fines New York City gas electric light and telephone companies established vi policy of accept ing checks but oven If the pa tron was to tender a check his service not cut off as long as he demonstrated he had funds which were tied up The interstate commerce com ruled that the period ot the bank holiday should not be considered in figuring Fisherman Are Found On Floe Fifteen Men Reported Saved From Extensive Ice Floe In Lake Superior Others Are Still Missing i By The tressl ASHLAND March ports reaching here late today told of the rescue of fifteen fishermen seven of them Indians from an extensive ice floe drifting into Lake Superior south of Madeline island As a blizzard closed in ov er the region rescuers said a num ber o men still on the floe The fishermen canled toward the main body of tho lake when an eight mile ice field broke away from the shore were rescued by Eddie Madosh and John Bennett They marie several trips in n small boat On their last journey to the floe Madosh and Bennett said they saw in the distance several more men walking over the floe The storm increased and the rescuers lost of the men There is a possibility that they were taken to shore by some other boat but it was feared they re mained on the floe had some surprises for tomorrows message to congress i Light Is Seen 1 Secretary Woodin also spoke hope fully We can see light he told newspapermen The continued expressions of pub lic confidence pouring in on the chief executive and his assistants brought a tribute from Mr I am more than stunned with admiration for the cooperation of the American people in a crisis like he snid Things are doing very well It is not due so much to efficiency of this office as it the cooperative spirit of the Ameri can Seek Emergency Powers In his first message Co congress tomorrow Mr Roosevelt will stress of course the banking situation and ask for emergency powers to con his in finding the solution If new legislation Is for the emergency currency that is planned that too will be asked There was a rather definite hint at the White House also that Mr Roosevelt is going to act tomorrow on part of the sweeping government reorganization plan by which he in tends to trim government tures to the first of government col lections Begins On Message The president did not begin writ ing his message until tonight after See EXTENSION Page 3 Elliott Roosevelt Invited To Attend Fort Worth Show FORT WORTH March 8 Roosevelt second son of President Roosevelt has been in to be a honor guest at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat lock show which will open Friday Ight and continue through March 9 fe left Washington at dawn Wed in tin automobile bound for Tucson where he expects to himself on a ranch learning of this officials here In him by telegraph to attend tair marries up his 3nitil hes betaf of this Family I three IV
