Yuma Daily Sun, The (Newspaper) - January 28, 1938, Yuma, Arizona Today's News TODAY UV THE YUMA DAILY SUN And THE YUMA ARIZONA SENTINEL Today's Newr TODAY WHILE IT IS NEWS 23 YUMA ARIZONA FRIDAY JANUARY 28 1938 WIRE FLASHES SI 111 SAN Jan 28 strong guard was placed on tlic waterfront where a Japanese liner was locked and other ship were being loaded with cotton for shipment to the Orient day Police searched the piers for bombs and they that federal authorities re- warning of a plot to destroy a ship CAKS A DETROIT 228 car problem is keeping manufacturers but it today that extra fort has failed to produce a edy for the crisis There lias been talk of junking vast numbers of cars It has been suggested that the float a loan whereby tos be purchased and con- verted into scrap metal for the 1938 armament program No de- finite stups have been taken to revive the new car market WASHINGTON Jan 28 Sen Edward K Burke D Neu today charged the National bor Relations board with eral attempts to violate the TUB YUMA ARIZONA 23 F R ASKS MORE DEFENSE FUNDS Paving Plan Given Tentative 0 K By State WPA Group Formal application by the of for federal tance in proposed paving First street from Fourth avenue west to the city limits has tentatively approved by state WPA officials and scut to ington for final action it reported today by Councilman Samuel DeCorse and County i W L Ellison who made the right of freedom of surveys ill connection of Mm i j 111 speech of Die press TAKEN IX TOW SAN FRANCISCO Jan 28 The freighter Hubert radioed today that she hail ken a disabled yacht in tow south of Point Sur off ey Mackay radio reported The yacht reported drifting in high seas with motor trouble Name of the yacht was learned immediately were aboard the stricken vessel with the project went to nix earlier in the week to fur willi state WPA executives and at that time were orally in- the proposal was mended It may be several weeks be- fore final sanction is obtained said Tn The purpose of the project SUKI LOS L'S Hpreckcls anil heiress to the noil which if allowed will he the first men granted to Yuma since the be- ginning of federal aid PWA and WPA is to relieve tin unemployment which is ing acute in Yuma said At the same time he declared it offers to First street properly today was owners what he terms an sugar millions mimed a defendant in a i to obtain good paving at damage suit filed by low cost Japanese Specifications for who charged as to width and so was riding in an automobile i yet to be determined with Capt and Mrs R A last July a when the car O collided with -I mobile the forth are he car O J In Crash Near SHOUT CIRCUIT TT i BLAMED FOR FIRB Cal Faulty electric wiring at the Injured when the automobile dwelling house occupied by In which they were riding struck Sanchez Madison street is on abutment at the end of a to have been responsible fori railway spur track near n fire which caused no damage I ville Calif late Wednesday al the home about three Yuma BIRTHDAY BALL SATURDAY NITE That hundreds of Yumans will in the President's Birthday Ball here tomorrow night proceeds from which will go to the national foundation for prevention and cure of tile paralysis was indicated today when members of the Southern Yuma county committee in charge announced wide interest in the program A feature of the cooperative 51 Applications Received Here For CCC Period i Fifty-one applications for en- 1 in the Civilian vation Corps have been received by the Yuma county curity board although the next enrollment period is not uled until March it was an- today Of the 51 applying for CCC duty approximately 35 are not permanent residents but qualified as to need age a it is believed as to physical con- enrollment few weeks ago county a quota Mrs Mulligan Is Dismissed dition The January iod completed i allocated Yuma of only four enrollees and cooks although at that two time more than 50 applications for en- were on file Efforts by the board to have the quota increased were out avail Certification of the pending applications is to be made at once so that the need here may be considered in determining the March quota for the county it was announced campaign here in the fight st the dread disease will be address starting at 15 p m tomorrow over radio by Ray N bell a member of the local com- His talk will be on Fight for it of Land In Mulligan this morning Wiring in the structure purled to have been old with In- exposed causing a short circuit The fire department ed tn the alarm but neither ler nor chemicals was necessary In the smoldering fire women were ed recovering today nt the ley hospital in where they were taken for- treatment Those injured arc Mrs etta Duggar driver of the car Mrs Jean Wilson 51 and her daughter Miss Susan Wilson 17 Their Yuma address was learned The was an- Al Kilts The President's Ball will be held at the Elk's club with ing to begin at p m The orchestra for the occasion being brought from California and the affair is expected to he by scores of as well as by winter visitors here William J Billy Dunne is chairman of the Yuma ted other members being master Joseph Joe Balsz At- torney Harry Colman City Re- corder R I and Attorney Campbell In addition lo the benefit ball admission to which is many mallet contributions are being re- to the Yuma fund it was Sale of 240 acres In the tate of John Mulligan deceased to highest bidder was ed yesterday In superior court here when the objections or heirs to the estate in probate were overruled by Judge William G Hall of Tucson who presided The offer of by P H of Kent Wash was the highest bid of record in the case II was 10 percent more than had been bid for by the L M McLaren Produce com- Notice of appeal from the court order was made orally by Attorney Earl Hull as for the dissenting heirs The 240 acre tract Is located in the Yuma valley In the ity of Avenue D anil Eleventh street Bandits Escape With 17 DROWNED AS 3 BOATS SINK OFF HONDURAS AT o of three defendants to i wf 1 V brought by D O Crowell 23 of hurricane pally ful collection of a Jui in Texas courts thl duras today a to least 17 lives when three of at boats sank and causing widespread damage to plantations Five passengers were drowned including one woman and a child when the schooner Claudia sank off Seven others were lost when the schooner Junita went down in La Ceiba bay and five lost their lives when the schooner Jongo sank near Tela The gales caused much damage along the coast especially to ba- nana plantations and tions lines Ceo Bays Former Yuman Promoted To j ol Uic hip and internal injuries others suffered shuck It was that Mrs Throughout Throughout tile ami tion similar parties are to lie held anil in Tucson the President's Ball will he attended hy Gon 1 1 and hy Mr I of the United States lines land Mrs H M money was taken froi pier to pier il Tho of Tlie of the national Ulc audits all were Instituted by tile Pre- is of ol NEW YORK Jan 28 Four In a today escaped with a armed with machine guns They look the payroll from a line employe and two guards in a passageway at Yuma has I wii promoted to the post of Tucson di- 1 at CHINA'S AI son In word Jan 28 from tile and into tile The other not in- in the crush I hy loral fi lends The appointment is I Kays was transferred tu nix and later to Calif He as assistant P who is gates iir Orent Britain France and Russia today heard Ciina appeal for aid against Japan and were reported have a plan to supply china witli arms and munitions The delegates hoped o obtain Uni- ted Stales cooperation those where infantile is treated will be open to child sufferers of I h e dread malady Iween piers The payroll was delivered to yesterday in three ored trucks Today Arthur nan assistant timekeeper and two guards Joseph Sharkey and Henry Reid set out with it fur In addition lo tin Yuma com- Rock Banishes Care practically nil persons m life in Yuma and Yuma are handling tickets for night's party Plans Made For Registration Period III the passageway they found themselves confronted by the men Hospital Woman Executed In Illinois For Killing Brother III Jan Airs Alaric 37 widowed mother of was executed in he electric at tlir Southern Illinois penitentiary the murder of her ther Her youthful lover the actual killer preceded her Mrs Porter sullen ed pinochle with matrons until she moved to a death II at 0 p in last She walked steadily to the chair unassisted by the guards at icr side She repeated a brief prayer read by a Roman priest then stepped before he chair facing more than 100 all men Well she Maid VI to tlie warden tlie guards and lovely who have stayed with me I hold no toward anyone mercy on my soul had died without a preliminary speech He had ried a cross The executions took place immediately after midnight Mrs Porter and his brother John were convicted nt III for of her ther William Kappen July on the of his marriage to Miss Irene Trail h John a minor j in the plot is serving yours in prison The brothers were io have received SHOO of the Mrs Porter hoped to from insurance on Ulc The policies named us liad quarreled with liis sister and intended to make his beneficiary of his icies Junior Auxiliary Saturday of the H H ley post of the Junior American Auxiliary will meet at 30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Brits tow homu North Seventh avenue officers have announced Dismissal of the legal action a- gainst Mrs Mulligan one of three defendants to a suit Com- is ing made unnecessary defense pleadings which involved Texas statutes and which it was con- tended should be followed in the pending case The statute of limitations in effect was upheld as applying to the defendant Mrs Mulligan Trial of the case against John Mulligan and Sam Mulligan the other two defendants was set for Feb 5 Attorney Hay C Bennett ex- Texan appeared as counsel for Mrs Norma Mulligan with Texas statutes as his defense to the tion in court Attorney Earl Hall counsel for the other ants Individual plaintiffs who com- prise the company bringing suit ure D C Crowell J C Echlin and C M Jrvin They were ed by Attorney Ray N Campbell who moved for dismissal of the action against Mrs Mulligan Council to Take Further Steps In Sale of Members of the city council were to meet in session uL 1 o'clock this noon to take further legal steps toward the sale of to which the city has ob- title through of taxes No other business was uled to come before the council it was said by R T Winn city recorder Seeks More On Lonr Naval Program CAR DRIVER IS EXONERATED IN FATAL CRASH Given Prison Term Of Patients discharged from the Yuma General hospital were an- today noon as Muriel Richardson of Avenue C was admitted January and dis- charged Thursday Jan 27 Stafford of Somerton j Jan 20 and discharged i equivalent Friday Jan 28 the common It has been Robert Dennett of Somerton j exceeded only once in was admitted Dec 0 with when it was or fractured foot and discharged to-1 a and an in- day January 28 crease of over Charles IT Rutherford t Phoenix civil if in aide io the I of war has announced luit applications ior the Citizens I Training Camp will he received until first The ramp will open at kort Arizona on July nth nnd end one month later The camps arc for male citizens of the United States physically qualified and of good moral acter A person must be between j t he ages of 17 and yea rs of age There arc no expenses to h except tlie luxuries he j WASHINGTON 8 both or allows him five Curl D Ca of I cents per mile three wholesome the house affairs thc include meals each day all uniforms introduced a today ling etc a 20 per cent in Camp tlie combat strength of the United The ramp program for the States fleet to provide the STICKL NEW YORK Jan 28 Net income for 19.17 of second largest in the com- was reported today by Eugene O Grace ident of the Bethlehem Steel Cor- The net profit was to a share on REP VINSON INTRODUCES TO INCREASE NAVY'S FLEET 20 PCT Advancing the date set im- position of sentence upon the of physicians Judge Henry C Kelly yesterday after- noon sentenced Ronald Alexander to serve from 18 lo M months in prison at Florence The you in whn pleaded guilty to theft of from tho office of County Assessor O J Lovett was taken later in the day to Florence by Sheriff T H man had and the date for sentencing had been set for Feb 12 Isolation Yesterday morning Judge Kelly and County Attorney Glenn pi wo re inform by Or Horis of the county health unit Urn Cannelle was ill and Unit he should be Isolated where medical attention could be in him The physician's report was to Attorney James B Jr who was appointed Iry tho court to defend and he consented to the in tlie dale Tho youth has boon ill fur somo limo il was said Mini proper c i lilies in the Yum a county jail wore not available for care and treatment 96 Pet Taxes For 1935 Are Collected Collection of more cent of city taxes levied for find of more than Sn percent of the taxes levied for reported today by Miss Frank city and license find tax collu t Apparently heavily laden with are Gov K D Hivers of left and Mayor J R Cathy of Ga above worrying as they sit on famous Rock Given to tho city by Gilbert local editor apd by Governor Hivers the rock u sign inciting all to leave their worries on it ning is taken up by close and extended order drills rifle j manship first aiO i Station personal hygiene military I courtesy discipline and studies in citizenship Tho afternoons are devoted to athletics such as swimming boxing track hall wrestling ings ore devoted to i slons as movies billiards chess etc purpose of the camps is to train healthy Americans to carry on the nation's work and cat navy the nation ever had Tn i espouse to President defense message Vinson congress to authorize nn program calling for 17 new com hat ships including i three morn and 22 new auxiliary vessels 1000 tennis The 1200 officers nnd more enlisted men nf the would in- j tenders naval program beyond ex- Throe submarine treaty limitations to a Fonr seaplane tend new battleships with tho four now ones const rue ted m- appropriated for in the 1 naval supply Mil United Stales ix undor fige Two new aircraft carriers ing a total of eight Eight cruisers ing a total of Twenty five more destroyers milking of Nine more submarines n total of fiS The 22 Of the Hi remains delinquent she stated and nf 117 assessed in IMG only under is unpaid and delinquent License collections currently aro rinse to 100 per cent the report report was hy II I recorder W N Carrol 26 year old El has been exonerated of blame in connection with the highway crash 26 miles east of here last Friday in which B H Lockhart 50 of Napa Calif was killed and three other occupants of the sedan car were injured Carroll driver of the car told that lights from an automobile blinded him as he approached the curve lending to railway overpass Guard Kail The car crashed into the guard j rail broke down six of the porting posts and landed upside down about 50 feet from the way Lockhart a hitch hiker K t 02 and father K were nf the machine All were thrown from it by the force nl the impact was killed almost In- Ills death wan Yuma county's third highway truffle so far this year Treated at Hospital badly injured was taken to the Yuma General pital for treatment nnd was Tuesday Mi corroborated Carroll's count of the accident saying that the lights nf the approaching ear were Newsom like Lockhart was n bitch hiker The driving via US fiO to El in up near Casa Grande U S CRUISERS MAY REMAIN AT SINGAPORE A XI LA Jn n United Status cruisers which are Sydney on route lo Singapore lo attend tho opening of the Great British base may remain in that indefinitely n reliable HOI tree indicated hero today Coincident with 1J resident Roosevelt's navy message there growing indications Ing to reliable sources hero that Britain nnd the United States an repining to stage a friendly handclasp with the opening of the hase nt Singapore Ultimately the cruiser ville may become tho flagship the United States Asiatic fleet replacing the Augusta will tu tlu States for dry docking having boon in Asia since WASHINGTON Ian Roosevelt day warned that America's national defense to for national ity and for a billion dollar defence program ami asked for immediate start On construction of two additional and two new naval cruisers He v asked additions of than to the billion dollar defense called for in the 1939 Mr Roosevelt war alarms spreading through congress turn its mediate attention to enactment of I legislation designed to eliminate I profiteering in any waiT and to equalize burdens of any I war so far as possible Mr Roosevelt's seven point de- fense program 1 Authorization of army anti-aircraft additions with I to he spent in the J S to he appropriated I for increasing tho army reserve in tlic next fiscal year It For for army dies and material of I he spent In fiscal Spending of o army 1 for a flat per cent In naval strength I estimated by leaders to nn I total cost of 0 Inn for of work In fiscal on two additional capital ships and two cruisers I Air did not estimate the cost or this hut said It would he very small I and tion of for tal naval vessels in the eal year The defense program would I to the military and naval costs plus whatever might be spent launching the proposed new and cruisers Tension the world is declared Mr Armies are fighting in the Far East and in thousands of I civilians are being driven from their homes and bombed from the air As commander in chief of tho j army and navy of the United Stales it is my duty to report to the congress that i our national defense is light of the increasing armaments j of other nations inadequate for purposes of national security and CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE Lumber Co Wins on Note In trial proceedings yesterday in superior court i awarded tho plaintiff in the casts of the Fox worth Galbraith ber company against A Whitton and wife in an action for tion of n promissory note The trial was held before Judge i William J Hall of Tucson sitting ISH FRONTIER Jan 28 for Judge Henry C Kelly At- Nationalists averted J Fred Hoover appeared dny that they had defeated for the plaintiff with Attorneys heavy loss Loyalist attacks Fred L and Mercer north of Ternel Hemperley for the defendants Panda Hunter Adds Receives First State Jobless Insurance Check perpetuate its institutions develop comparable with that of young men who will hold their heads high and take honor places M tho and who will spread lho doctrine of good by their daily lives great powers in their building programs The defense security and pence of this Vinson said it absolutely imperative that maintain n Seven small seaplane lenders Three repair ships The authorization for 1000 ad- bring the air strength to ern planes comparable lo that of making William C KussHI was n Is would of first receiv ed in from i1 in ploy men t om mission it was announced last night by Marc C Howe Yuma county deputy for the com mis sion tind Mr KussHI Tho two period for first applicants expired the of this week and checks were mailed out from the nix When William H Harkness diod in China seeking to capture n giant no man had ever accomplished widow look up tlic quest She was successful nnd over a year ago brought to America a specimen of the rare animal Not satisfied she went to the wild country on the border lo seek a mute for the first Now she's on her way back another above nt
