The Opelousas Herald from Opelousas, Louisiana • 3

1(4 ISSUES FOR FRIDAY EDITION vL LOUISIANAS GREATEST SEMI-WEEKLY VOL. NO. 8 OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1936 NO. 62 CTZ3 MAX1E ARRIVES FIGHTING MAD CARRYING ON FOR EMPIRE! 4 4 4 i- 1 1 MADRID FEARS 1 BY INSURGENT ARMIES SOON Air Raid fakes 63 Government Planes Answer Attack, Shoot Dowrt Five Ships (By the Associated Press) Madrid, Dec. 17.

The Spanish capital tonight fears another Fascist infantry attack after an thr raid in which 63 wore killed and 200 wounded. Government planes answered the attack, shooting down five enemy ships. The Insurgents have captured Boar-dilla del Monte, capital suburb, after 82 defenders were killed. Twenty Fascist bombing planes dumped scores of bombs on the fringes of Madrid today, taking 18 live3 ami wounding at least 50 persons befwe government aircraft shot down two of the attacking machines amjgdrove off the rest. The bombers weie acocmpanied by 27 pursuit planes.

Government sources said the air attack appeared to be a prelude to a major onslaught from several fronts. The insurgentrplanes, which government officials declared were of Italian manufacture, dropped 60 bombs on tne village of Majadahonda, about eight miles west of Madrid, and then. dumped more explosives on the thickly-populated Cuatro Caminos district on the edge of the capital. The resumption of raids strengthened the belief among government officers that the Fascists planned a new push to capture Madrid, their goal through a five months struggle. DIE WRITTEN BLESSINGS AS BELOVED JETS TRANK fills Former King Recipient of 6,000 atulatory Letters Wally Gets Threatening Letters (fly (lie Assrclntcd Irtwwi) Enzefeld, Austria, 17.

Edward, tuke of Windsor and his beloved Wally Simpson for whom he gave Up the British throne, are receiving different kinds of letters today. Edward, suffering from severe headaches, was applauded by 6,000 feminine admirers for his "romantic gesture In abdicating the crown. Mrs. Simpson, at Cannes, continues to get threats for causing the abdication. Bareheaded and happy, Edwaid, Duke of Windsor, played a losing round of golf with his statuesque hostess today, between secret arrangements for reunion with Wallis War-field Simpson.

An unimp(4hable source said the Duke was occupied with the possibility that Mrs. Simpson will come here from Cannes at a later, indefinite date. The details, including the manner of arrival, remained be worked out. Even the cold and misty weather of the Enzesfeld golf course, a dubbed tee-shot, the aftermath of a head and earache and the deprecatory words of the Archbishop of Canterbury, failed to affect the former British monarchs rising spirits. It was bravo! excellent! when the Baroness Rothschild, tall, blue-eyed and American-born, Bent a straight one sailing from the 60 yards down the fairway.

It was oh, pshaw! and a hearty laugh, when Edwards own drive hop-and dribbled a bare 100 yards. Angered by the proposed James Braddock-Joe Louis 'Xhlbition, ax Schmeling, who holds a contract to meet Braddock for the heavyweight championship, arrived in New York from Germany, declaring he was ready to fight Braddock "as soon as he can be lured into the ring. The German heavy is shown (right) as he was greeted on his arrival by Joa Jacobs (Associated Press Photo) This radiophoto, the first taken of the Duke of York since the abdication of King Edward, shows him returning home from Windsor castle. The Duke, whose full name is Albert Frederick Arthur George, becomes King because Edward renounced the ritish throne that he may wed Mrs. Wallis Simpson.

(Associated Pr Photo Wrath of House Falls On B. B. C. For Fiery Talk Archbishops Criticism of Former King Stirs England (By the Associated Tress) London, Doc. 17.

The wrath of militant members cf the House of Commons fell today on the British Broadcasting Company for the Archbishop of Cafiteibuiys recent de- nunciation of foimer King Edward liOVOrjllTICnt IvOprCSCntcl and his fi lends. They are prepaiing to investigate the arrangements for the prelate's recent speech. CIVIL STRIFE AFTER CONFAB tives Confer With British Adviser of Rebel 'X i'ty si I yAr Twenty-Two Year Old Teacher Gets 20-Year Sentence (By the Associated Press) Edith Maxwell, 22, West Virginia former school teacher, was convicted of second dpgree murder today in the death of her father, Trigg Maxwell. She was sentenced to twenty jears in prison. It was the second trial for the mountain girl, having been previously sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary for first degree murder.

She said her father abused her. Cotton Consumption Continues To Rise, Census Bureau Says Continuance through November ot the recent high rate of domestic cotton consumption, with a sharp slump In exports, wa3 reported today1 by the census bureau. November consumption of 626,695 running bales was well ahead of the 512,312 bales for the same month last year, and pushed the four-month total thi3 season to 2,477,210 bales compared with 1,925,124 bales last season Cotton held in consuming lishments and in public storage and at compress was slightly larger than last month than a year ago. TTD REACH BUDGET LONS CLAIMS Abolishment of Nuisance Taxes, Too Expensive to Maintain, Looms as Very Probable (By the A'soeiatcd Press) Washington, I. Tk, 17.

President Roosevelt will start his second term without a general calinet shake-up, it was reliably reported today. (By the Associated Press) Washington, D. C. Dec. 17.

Important revisions in the federal governments tax structure with probable abolishment of the many nuisance levies was deemed probable today by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Pat Harrison of Mississippi. The senator said, after a conference with the president, that the administration was considering a number of changes in the present tax structure, adding that with further business improvement, he hoped to see the budget balanced by 1938. He reiterated his previous declaration that no increased taxes were being considered for the next session of Congress, lie also said that Tie was studying the present situation with a view of eliminating the miscellaneous and nuisance taxes where the administration cost is out of propotion with the revenue collected. He said the administration was considering a modification of the earnings tax so that it shall not fall too heavily on debt-ridden corpoiations and on those using funds to enlarge their plants. The House appropriation committeemen saw the possibility today of increased appropriations for ordinary government expenses.

Chairman Buchanan, Texas, said, As long as we keep adding to the functions of the government, we must appropriate for them. Train Plunges In Another; Three of Workers Are Dead (Bv the Associated Press) Castleberry, Dec. 17. A spectacular train accident today claimed the lives of Joe Go. Phillip Grizzard.

engineers, and a negro fireman. No passengers were injured. The train, the Southbound Louisville and Nashville passenger, plunged into a train standing at the station. An investigation of the accident is being planned. Berkley county.

West Virginia, the birthplace of Robert Trimble, American jurist, foimerly vas in Virginia. Scientists have classified the Solen-opsis ant as a thief, which raid3 the homes of beetles. VS3 Tc? Meanwhile London and Great Britain in general are still agog over the Archbishops temerity in expressing himself about the forriier kings social set. It Is hoped In many quarters that the King will carry out his supposedly avowed Intention of replying to the Church dignitary. Brigadier-General Dies Suddenly (By the Associated Press) Washington, D.

Dec. 17. Biiga-dier General Patrick W. Guiney, assistant army quartermaster general, died today. He was a veteran in service, including an expedition against the Boxers in China and a campaign to Auell the Philipping insurrectoin.

Heilso served in the World War and was decorated for gallantry iieach campaign. Eunice-Crowley Oil Field Goes Forward As Oil Flows Fast New Well Success -Plans Made for Further Ex- pansion The revival of the Acadia Evangeline field through development of flank, production went forward today as oifJ poured into tanks at a daily 1 la9Pv Ms LI ff 7 V' EVERYWHERE Besides saving money, youll enjoy AIU-CONDI-TIONED comfort and have more time there if you go by Southern Pacific. If serve principal points of Texas and Louisiana with fast overnight and daylight Air-Conditioned ra i service to points beyond too. Ask Agent for Fares and foil information. OscnflEueinin JPasaflii G.

J. BOURGEOIS, Agent Phone 44 Marshal IIsuch-Liang (By the Associated Press) Nanking, Dec. 17. Government officials saw new hope today for ending Chinas civil war and the release of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek after a conference with James Elder, British adviser of Marshall Chang Hsueh-Liang, rebel chief. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, whether dead or nlive, was the prize fox; which two Chinese armies contended today.

(The Nanking government announced the rebel leader, Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang, would be "given a final chance to release unharmed, the generalissimo, his prisoner since last Friday. i But the government, nevertheless, ordered the start of a punititive expedition against the rebel marshal, Throwing some of Chiangs finest lighting units into the disturbed northwestern areas. Eight or 10 government divisions, estimated to total 5,000 men, already were operating on the Shensi front, and an indecisive clash between loyal and rebel troops west of Sianfu was reported. Christmas Party Claims Attention Of Student Club man of the L. S.

U. parish clubs. The party will be given at the Edgewater Club in Lafayette on Decemlrer 22. Speakers on the program include Ray Mobley, alumni secretary, and officers of the alumni chapters of the various parishes. A floor show will be presented in the latter part of the program.

This is the second party given by the parishes of these districts, the first having been held on September n. Parishes planning to participate are Acadia, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion, Iberia and Lafayette, Mr.

LeBlanc is chairman of the com- mittee in charge of arrangements for the occasion. Paper manufacturing in Pennsylvania today is estimated as a business. 2 Leckelt, 3C0 feet west and a little north of the new producer. Concrete was being poured for derrick foundations, and crews this morning were breaking down drill pipe on No. 1 Eunice-Crowley to move to the new location.

Superiors other west flank drilling operation. No. 1 Jennings-Heywood Syndicate continued to log formation showing oil. Ten feet of hard sand with some shale was cored from 6.570 to 6,580 feet. It had a good odor of oil.

Coring was resumed in quest of a larger sand body. FIVE HUNDRED MISSING SHIP AH Possible Traces of Airplane Passengers Believed Lost as Snow Storm Hits Salt Lake City (By the Associated Press) Sslt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 17. Death found an ally in newly-fallen snow today as a howling mountain blizzard wiped out all traces of a lost transport plane and its seven occupants now believed dead. Aircraft and five hundred men on foot and horseback searched the mountains southeast of here today for the ship, now missing two days.

A blizzard Wednesday interrupted the hunt for the big airliner lost with seven persons just as one searcher reported a possible clue. The storm blew, up to sweep much of a mountainous' region 25 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. There amid precipitous crags and treacherousg.canyons, the five men and two wTrmen in the Western Air Express plane missing since early Tuesday have been given up by officials for dead. First tangible report in the anxious search, John I. Hess, CCC camp foreman, said late today he found what might be tracks of the lost liner on a ridge northeast of Alpine.

On a ridge northeast of that village where early risers reported hearing a plane in distress early Tuesday, Hess said he found a place where a tree had been broken off and, farther on earth and shale dug up as, if the wheels of a plane had struck? Bowl Discussion at Rotary Club Meeting Leon S. Haas spoke in behalf of the Candy Bowl benefit football game of next Sunday at Tuesday luncheon of the Opelousas Rotary Club. The contest, an all-star affair, is sponsored jointly by the Rotarians and the Kiwanis Club. A musical duet was rendered by Gloria Gordon and Miriam McBride. A solo by Miss Genevieve Gordon followed with Miss Adeel at the key3.

T. M. Davenport of Atlanta, was the guest of J. N. Langford.

H. L. Pearce and J. A. Brown of Denham Springs were guests of J.

G. Lawler. Cognizance was taken by the club of the newly organized Rotary units in Abbeville, Jeanerette and Morgan City. P. Rudolph Roy, sister and brother-in-law of M.

Mouton; The Rev. Johani Roget. Catholic pastor at Youngsville; Dr. Merrick E. Saucier, Lafayette physician; Mrs.

Caroline Severine Belles, mother of Mrs. W. N. Thilmony of Lafayette; Jay Davidron. Lafayette publisher; Albert T.

Boudreaux, Lafayette railroad man and World war veteran; Frank Greig, New Iberia business man. Mouton Gardens In Lafayette Will Be Opened Next Sunday Lcche, Other State Digna-tarics to Attend Exercises Formal opening in Lafayette of Les Jardins de Mouton Sunday will attract the attention of people from all sctions of Louisiana and adjoining states. The beautiful garden spot was made possible by the careful planning and an outlay of a large sum by Robert L. Bob Mouton, United States representation. High state officials, including Governor Richard W.

Leche, Robert Maestri, mayor of New Oi leans, Gaston Porterie, attorney general, and others are expected to be present for the formal opening which is set for 11 oclock in the morning. The visiting state dignitaries and city officials will be guests of Mr. Mouton at a dinner. Located on River Les Jardins de Mouton is located just south of the city on the Old Spanish Trail. It occupies 55 acres bordering the languid Vermilion river for a distance of almost 1000 yards.

A section of it includes beautiful and stately Louisiana oaks and cypress trees, while the remainder includes several lakes, lagoons, a shrine and the attractive gardens. Visitors to Les Jardins de Mouton predict that the local enterprise will become the most outstanding estate of its kind in the United States. Peter Chopin, famous New Orleans' florist, visited this section of the country last spring and inspected the site of the present Mouton estate. Following the visit, Mr. Chopin reported that the natural beauty of the site was superior to the(ojiighly advertised and cultivated gardens of other sections.

4000 Rose Bushes During the last year, Mr. Mouton has transformed the naturally beautiful site into its present attractiveness. In the rose garden, Mr. Mouton has arranged nearly 4000 bushes of different varieties, while countless azaleas, camellias, magnolias, palmet-toes, Louisianairis, dogwood and other flowers are to be found. The shrine, which was blessed by the Rt.

Rev. Jules B. Jeanmard, bishop of the Lafayette diocese, was dedicated to his parents, the late Mr. and i Mrs. Jules Jean Mouton.

The shrine includes a grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes and 14 stations of the cross.) Eleven of the stations have beenj dedicated to the memory of deceased friends of Mr. Mouton, including: Corinne Louallier, his grandmother; the Rev. Francis X. Twellmeyer, S. president of Spring Hill college, vice president of St.

Charles college, provincial of the Jesuit order for the i southern province; Athanias seur Mouton. mother of Felix H. Mouton. clerk of court, and F. Vavas-j seur Mouton, french consular agent' of this city; United States Sen.

Hueyj Pierce Long; Heloise Oliver Roy and! Plans for a Christmas party to be given by members of the L. S. U. par-rate of 600 barrels from a second pro- ish student clubs of the third and ducer off the dome edge on the west i seventh congressional districts are side of the 35-year-old pool. being made, it has been announced by The new well is Superior Oil com-'Jbn Le Blanc, Lafayette, pre-law stu-panys No.

1 Eunice-Crowley Oil com- dentt the university Ihd state chair- POLL TAX CERTIFICATES ARE AVAILABLE ONLY UNTIL DECEMBER 31st, 1936 pany. It was flowing at its hourly rate of 25 barrels through a small choke a 12-64 inch. Gas pressure on tubing was 1,050 pounds, and casing pressure was 1,000 pounds. The oil was of 38.8 gravity the same as that from the first producer on the west flank, Superiors No. 1 Leckelt.

The Eunice Crowley well was brought in from perforations of casing thiough a 100-foot strip of oil sand, from 5,450 to 5,550 feet, while the Leckelt completion had been in oil sand from 6,352 to 6,367 feet in a hole. Preparations already were under way for drilling of another well. No. Call at the Sheriffs Office and sign the poll book, and if not registered step across the hall and REGISTER with the Registraiof Voters. Unless you sign the poll book at the Sheriffs Office before December 31st you will not be able to vote in coming elections.

Dr. M. R. Higgins Osteopathic Physician OFFICE HOURS: 9 to 12; 2 to 5 Evenings by Appointment i 532 SOUTH MAIN PHONE 641 Henry D. larcade, Jr.

State Representative.