Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 234, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 24, 1939 Page: 1 of 6
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WILMA KENNEDY 17. TESTIFIES IN MURDER TRI
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Loyalist Defenses Faltering; Barcelona Doomed
British, French
And Americans
Are Evacuated
Advancing Franco Army
Closes In On Great City,
Air Aaids Continue
PERPIGNAN — (UP) —
The Spanish insurgent armies
of Generalissimo Franco
crashed through the last main
line of loyalist defenses today
and closed in on the great city
of Barcelona.
The msurgents officially an-
nounced the capture of the
key cities of Manresa and Mar-
torell as they fought their
way across the Lobregat river
within striking distance of the
capital.
Barcelona appeared to be
doomed, despite the desperate
rally of every resource of the
republicans to defend it. The
government has moved north
towards Gerona and Figueras
United States, British and
French officials, aided by their
warships, began the evacua
tion of their nationals from
the city. \
Constant air raids brought a
mounting death toll, and nat-
ionalist artillery from the
south bombarded the Barcelona
outskirts.
The nationalists were closing
in swiftly on Barcelona on
three main routes along the
Lobregat river. Along the coast-
al highway from the southwest
they went past Gava toward
the river banks near the out-
skirts of the capital. To the
west they announced they had
taken Martorell, 10 miles
away. To the northwest they
had captured Manresa, 25 miles
from the capital.
The insurgents dominated
part of the left bank of the
Lobregat river and pounded at
hastily reformed lines of tlv.
loyalists.
The government rushed the
evacuation of civilians, but more
than 100 were reported killed by
the aerial raids.
Official military dispatches
from insurgent headquarters at
Burgos and Lerida reported
that rebel troops had smashed
against the loyalist defense line
along the river Lobregat and
had broken it. The dispatches
described the maneuver as> re-
sulting in the "capture of the
entire Lobregat defense line,
which is Barcelona's last de-
fense line."
Details indicated that the
line had been broken by a reb-
el encircling movement around
Martorell but was still holding
near the mouth of the river
where the defense lines are
only about three miles by direct
line but five miles by highway
from the capital.
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Fambro Trial /«
Shifted To Baird
BRECKENRIDGE — Trans-
fer of the case of Alex Fambro,
charged with murdering Dave
Wagley, has been made to
Baird.
OUSTER OF
PERKINS
IS ASKED
WASHINGTON — (UP)—
Rt'l>. J. Parnell Thomas, Rc-
. publican, of N. J., today in-
troduced in the house a reso-
lution calling for an inves-
tigation of Secretary of La-
bor Frances Perkins to de-
termine whether she should
be impeached.
The resolution asked that
the house judiciary commit-
tee, acting as a whole or
by subcommittee, investi-
gate the official conduct of
Miss Perkins.
Half Of Railroads
In Receiverships,
Solons Are Told
Loss Of Traffic Blamed
For Revenue Decrease
Of Major U. S. Lines
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
Seventy eight class I railroads
art- in financial difficulties
which have taken their con-
trol out of their owners'
hands, congress was informed
at the beginning of hearings on
legislation to assist solution of
railroad problems.
Walter M. W. Splawn, a mem-
ber of the Interstate Com-
merce Commission, told the
house interstate commerce
committee that out of 196 class
I roads 39 are in the hands of
the courts, 11 are in receiver-
ship and 28 are in trusteeship.
"The causes for the decline
in net returns of the railways",
Splawn explained, "are in a
large part to be explained by
the loss of traffic, but this has
been accompanied by the re
tention of a high level of wage
rates and decline in the average
revenue per unit of traffic, both
in the freight service and in
the passenger service. The
reduction in average charges is
chiefly the result of competi-
tion with other transport agen-
cies."
Chairman Clarence Lea in a
brief statement opening the
hearing said the committee ex-
pected to hear representatives
of railroad management and la-
bor groups and of other trans
portation interests.
Lea said that the bill which
ho introduced recently and
which is the basis of the pre-
sent hearing is "not specifical-
ly endorsed by the president or
by this committee, and the hear-
ings will be broader in scope
than the provisions of the bill.''
Splawn is chairman of a pre
sidential committee on the rail
road situation. His committee
made recommendatons similar
to those in Lea's bill, but the
committee- regards the Lea bill
as a basis for extended hear-
ings into railroad problems, in-
cluding a proposal to postalize
passenger railroad rates rather
than a final solution.
Mid Continent Oil Threatens
To Shut Struck Tulsa Refinery
TULSA — (UP) — Striking
International Oil Workers un-
ion members said they were
"not impressed" by threat of
Mid-Continent Petroleum corpo-
WEATHER
SWEETWATER — General-
ly fair and continued cool.
Wind from north. Little change
in temperature.
Maximum temperature yes-
terday 62 degrees. Low this
morning 35 degrees. Tempera-
ture at 2 p. m. today 50 de-
grees.
WEST TEXAS — Fair, cold-
er in southeast with frost. Tem-
perature below freezing in north
tonight. Wednesday fair, slight-
ly warmer in east and north por-
tions.
EAST TEXAS — Fair, colder
in east and south portions.
Freezing In north- Frost except
lower coast tonlfht. Wednes-
day fair, rising temperature in
interior.
ration officials to close the
company's west Tulsa refinery,
strike-ridden for the past month.
.lack N. Hays, local union pre-
sident, said his organization had
sufficient resources to continue
the strike into the summer and
that the union had no inten-
tion of backing down on its de
mands for a revised contract
covering vacations, seniority, wa
ges, the checkoff and arbitra-
tion of disputes.
J. C. Denton, vice president
and general counsel for the com-
pany, said a meeting would be
held by Mid-Continent officials
this week to determine the fu-
ture policy of the company.
"I shall tell them," he said,
"that I can run this refinery
and keep it open if I am given
a free hand to hire guards and
take over law enforcement. 1
don't believe they will sanction
such a course."
J. L. Coulter, Fort Worth,
union international vice presi-
dent, conferred today with R.
H. Stickel, regional representa-
tive of the union, and local lead-
ers.
Sweetwater Reporter
VOLUME XLI
SWEETWATER, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1939
NUMBER 23J
FBI Captures Texas Theft Suspect
Eddy's Song of Love
Nelson Eddy, screen and stage master of romantic ballads,
Is pictured with Mrs. Ktldy, the former Ann I). Franklin,
outside lias Vegas, New, courthouse just after their surprise
marriage.
British Begin Probe
Of Airliner Crash
Little indication that lie is on trial for his life, or that he even
is in trouble, can lie gleaned from the expression of the face
of 23-year-old Frank Saiazar as he is hustled to and from the
courtroom flanked by <t cordon of Texas rangers and local
peace officers. Here is Saiazar, pausing <111 his way to the
courtroom for a Reporter cameraman. From left to right in
the picture are Jim White, deputy sheriff of Tom Green
Voin Watfe, sheriff ot .\ohiu unity, tne Mexican, Earl
C. McWilliains, Co. C. Texas rangers and A. L. Barr, IK J Co.
Texas rangers.
Senate Confirms
Harry Hopkins
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
Harry L. Hopkins, son of r,n
Iowa harness maker who be-
came America's No. 1 spender
as head of the Works Progress
Administration, late Monday was
confirmed by the senate as
secretary of commerce.
Tho vote was 58 to 27.
Fifty-three democrats, two re-
publicans, one farmer-laboritc-,
one progressive, and one inde-
pendent voted for Hopkins and
22 republicans, five democrats
and one farmer-laboritc against.
Excused from voting were
Sens. Josiah W. Bailey, D., N.
C., arch-enemy of the cabinet
officer; Millard Tydings, 1)., Mtl.,
and Carter Glass, D., Va.
Bitter denunciation of WPA
activities in politics dominated
debate over Hopkins' fitness to
serve in the cabinet. It was
highlighted by Glass, razor-
tongued new deal critic, who
placed the explosive issue of
politics in relief squarely on
President Roosevelt's door
step.
The Virginia s e n a tor,
who left a sick bed ; gainst doc-
tor's orders to make a radio
speech urging Mr. Roosevelt's
election in 1032 and later broke
with the chief executive be-
cause of his spending and mone-
tary policies, refused to vote on
Hopkins' confirmation.
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Florida Murder Jury
Chosen In 2 Hours
SAN AUGUSTINE, Fla. —
(UP) — The state opened its
case in the trial of Lester Park-
er, charged .with the murder of
Laurie Amie in 1932.
A jury was selected in less
than two hours.
NEW YORK — (UP) — A
British air ministry official and
officers of Imperial Airways,
Ltd., interviewed survivors and
crew members today in an ef-
fort to establish the cause of
the Cavalier's crash at sea.
Passengers who survived the
crash, in which three lives
were lost, said that they had no
warning of danger and that life
belts were not handed out until
the plane hit the water and be-
gan to sink.
Captain M. R. Alderson in a
newspaper interview saiel lie
could not explain tho failure of
the plane's four engines which
made the sea landing neces-
sary. He said he had often
flown through much worse wea-
ther without any trouble. Ask-
ed if ice hael formed on the
carburetors, Alderson said it
was a technical question he
could not answer.
Sought Since 31, ,, . n r T
T ! |Mexican hemams talm
Man Is Arrested
In Memphis. Tenn.
Wanted In Theft Of
$75,000 From Bank
In Paducah 7 Years Ago
DALLAS — (UP) — Agent E
;E. Conroy of the Federal Bu
reau of Investigation announc-
ed today that Grover M. Yowell,
wanted in Texas for embezzle-
ment of $75,000, was arrested i
today in Memphis, Tenn., while
driving a milk wagon.
i Conroy said that Yowell was
charged with embezzlement of
the $75,000 from the Security
National Bank of Paducah, Tex.,
of which he had been a vice
president. He had been sought
Since 1931 when he disappeared.
| Yowell was vice president and
•managing officer of the Padu
i:.,h institution from January 1,
m'il the lmnk was forced
to close on account of his de-
falcations on October 30, 1931,
FBI notices said.
Yowell was indicted by a fed-
eral grand jury at Wichita
Falls on March 27, 1932 and has
been a fugitive until today. Con-
roy said that Yowell had sign-
ed a waiver of removal and
would be brought back to Tex-
as to be tried.
Yowell disappeared with his
| wife and two sons on Novem-
i ber 15, 1931. They were report-
j eel seen later in tourist camps in j ey B- Ragsdale of Crockett fil-
; Houston, Brownsville and Cor- | pd wjth the chief derk of {he
pus Christi. Mrs. Lowell and > , ,
the two children returned to i exas house of representatives
I the home of her father, J. D. today a bill to allow parimutuel
| Wilson, at Cleburne in June, i betting on horse races in com-
i 1932, according to the FBI, but j mUnities which vote their ap-
left about a month later and1
rejoined Yowell.
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Vinson Is Named
Scout Week Head
Garland Vinson, Scoutmaster,
of Troop No. 41 has been select-
ed as chairman of the Anni-
versary Week celebration of the
Boy Scouts, it was announced
today by H. D. Reed, scout
commissioner.
As part of a nation-wide
celebration of the 29th anni-
versary of Scouting in America,
the local Scout troops are plan- j
ning a variety of programs for
the week of February 8 through
14. The high point of the ccle- i
bration will be observance of j
Scout Sunday on February
12th, when a joint church ser-1
vice and court of honor will
be held.
The Scouts of Sweetwater
will again serve as editors of a DETROIT . .
special edition of the Sweetwat-1 sentatives of the United Auto- 11 "■ "
er Reporter. Plans have been mobile Workers union faction! Know n. H«
in I opposing Homer Martin head-
Other Witnesses
Tell Of Mexican
Renting Shotgun
Attractive 17-Year-OM
Daughter Of Murdered
Man Tells Of Abduction
"I was awakened by a
| shot coming from the vicini-
1 ty of the room where my
parents were sleeping," tes-
tified Wilnia Kennedy, "the
next thing I knew someone
was dragging me from the
bed where I was sleeping
with my little sister Imo-
gene.
"Outside, I saw it was Sai-
azar, when he tied my hands
and feel. He then went
hack into the house and
came out with some clothes
and put me in the car and
went back into the house
again.
"Pretty soon he came out
and I asked him about my
family, he would not reply
and got into the car and
drove me off."
' lthough the eighth witness
n the list to be called by the
• ;te. the center of the packed
o"t room, was centered on 37
it- old Miss Kennedy, the
ii. i'l*!iter of the murdered man,
md who wa.' found in Austin
n-dium blond, attired in
. :! - i i a itji a veil anel
t. !j • red agitated
-i "io effects of the
u- • ni train
replied
ingly to
: tragedy.
iti . ss box
audible tones keep-
t: rl bent low, seem
c cape the curious
traze of the audience in the
packed courtroom.
She identified Saiazar and
testified that he had first work-
ed for her father in 1936 pick-
ing cotton. He worked for hiru,
j ji ' S **"' v>? cftd again the
la-t time in April of 1938.
Bill Introduced To
Allow Race Bets
AUSTIN — (UP) — Rep. Bail-
3 Men Adrift On
Lake Huron Ice
proval in local option elections.
The bill was signed by eight
other members of the house. It
would create a Texas horse rac-
ing commission of five unsaia
ied members, each of whom
would have to be a bonafid
breeder of thoroughbred horses
Ragsdale estimated that tlv
bill, if adopted, would provide
a revenue of $2.000,0Q0 a year.
The first 25 per cent would be
allocated to public schools. The
next $75,000 would go to Texas
A&M college for purchasing
jacks anel stallions to be dis-
tributed throughout the state.
Remainder of tfie rqjjenue
would be distributed as follows:
Two thirds for old age pensions
and one third for matching
teachers retirement funds.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.
—(UP)—Three men were re-
ported adrift on an ice floe in
Lake Huron north of Drum-!azar
mond island where they had
been fishing with a group of
Sworn to hold the 23-year-old
. Mexican defendant innocent un-
til his guilt, is proven beyond
I all question of a doubt, the jury
i of 12 men settled back in their
chairs in the box and began to
I hp'ji- ♦'— evidence.
j uregorlo Lopez, a Mexican
j youth of Miles was the first wit-
I ness called and State's ttorney
j Fisher proceeded slowly in a
! low voice to question the dim-
; inutive witness relaying his
) questions through Joe Lopez, in-
i terpreter.
Fisher's questioning brought
• ou! evidence from the youthful
; witness that Saiazar had stay-
' eel at their house about a week
or so before Christmas; that he
had told him that on or about
j Wednesday, December 14, he Sal-
was going to rent a gun
and go hunting; that he did rent
a gun from Mr. Hicks, a plumb-
er in Miles returning it that
same evening; that the next day
> men from Detour, a small
illago on the extreme eastern j ]le rented the gun again and
p of Michigan's upper penin-| never came back. The boy r\so
identified a
Auto Union \V ar
Taken To Lewis
made for special programs
the troops during the week.
Gov. O'Daniel's Transaction Tax
Bill Is Still Without A Sponsor
AUSTIN — (UP) — Gov. W.
Lee O'Daniel's tax and pension
program still were without a
sponsor in the Texas legislature
as 233 bills and 13 proposed con-
stitutional amendments wore in-
troduced in the house of repre-
sentatives.
O'Daniei said that he didn't
know who will introduce the bill
and resolution to put into ef-
fect his 1.0 per cent transac-
tions tax and old age pension
recommendation.
"Those boys are running the
legislature," said the governor.
"I have no 'spokesman' in eith-
er house and I have no desire
eel for Washington where they
will seek recognition by the
Congress of Industrial Organi-
zations as the legal governing
board of the union.
The decision to appeal to John
Lewis, CIO head, and other CIO
officials came after the opposi-
tionists elected R. J. Thomas
acting president to replace Mar-
tin.
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suia.
The men were believed to be
somewhere in Potagannissing
Bay which is a large arm of
Lake Huron.
The temperature at Detour
was 15 degrees above zero and
on the bay it was much cold-
er. It was not known whether
the men had food, fuel or am-
ple clothing.
The coast guard station here
was informed of the trio's plight;
but was unable to attempt a |
rescue because the river lead-1
ing from Lake Huron to Lake j
Superior is choked with ice and |
not navigable.
A fisherman returned to De- j
tour from Drummoncl Island
(UP) Repre- t0 ask aid in locating his com-j
' names were not |
aid they hael been
fishing through the ice off the
island when a portion of the
ice split from the main body.
The three men on it were un-
able to bridge the gap soon en-1
otigli to reach safety. The wind
was drifting them toward the
Canadian shore about 70 miles
awav, he said.
to tell them what to do."
Rep. Dallas Blankenship of
Dallas, frequently mentioned as
the man who would introduce
the O'Daniei proposals, said that .. ..
he would not do so unless re-: ]Jq "ay I Oil 1 OX
Vn&SS grTD £j Here On Monday
Blankenship said he could not Deputies of lax Assessor-Col-
elirect the legislation in the j lector Raymond Bishop wrote
house and accept amendments. 125 poll tax receipts Monday,
Blankenship also said that he the figure reaching a peak for
was informed by competent bus-1 any one day this year, bringing
iness analyists in Dallas that the j the total to 1048.
1.6 per cent transactions levy i Tax payments are setting a
would raise several times the1 pace with only seven days left
$45,000,000 a year estimated by in the period. After Feb. 1, all
the governor. taxes become delinquent.
brown coat as be-
; longing to Saiazar and left in
I their home by him.
Tells Of Renting (inn
D. F. Hicks, plumber of
i Miles, was the next witness
called. His testimony develop-
ed th: t Saiazar had come into
his place of business on Wed-
! nesda.v, December 14, between
I 2 anci 4 p. m. to rent a shot
| gun. He paid 25 cents for a
.410 calibre shot gun. saying he
was going hunting and return-
ed the gun about sun down that
same evening.
Saiazar returned the next day
bout the =ame time and rent-
ed the same gun remarking
that he would like to keep it
overnight as hunting was better
niter in the day. again paying
2."i cents. Hicks testified that
Saiazar did not return again. He
positively identified both the
defendant : nd the gun.
On cross examination by
Chief Defense Counsel Mathis,
he was asked the lencth of the
I arrel of the gun and also the
See SALAZAR Page (i
Anson Oil Land Suit, Heard By
Mauzey, To Be Completed Thursday
ANSON — (UP) — Attorney- < vidence w s submitted. Dist.
said that the third trial of the | Judge A. S. Mauzey'of Sweet-
suit of Annie Lee Stratum et al 1 water is presiding over the
vs. the Alexander Trust estate case after the disqualification
in which the plaintiff seeks an of Dist. Judge W. R. Chapman,
undivided one-quarter interest Chspman was disqualified be-
in 3.000 acres of lend in which cause ho heard the case the sec-
are several producing oil wells ond time it was tried. The ori-
should be completed Thursday, ginal trial resulted in a hung
A jury was completed Mon- jury. Twelve attorneys partici
day afternoon and documentary pated in the trial today.
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