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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
VOLUME XXXI. NO. 291.
LANCASTER TELLS
Flier Charged With Slaying of
His Companion in Miami Re*
cites How He Discovered
Death of Clarke
OOFS INTO DETAILS
ON WITNESS STAND
Admits Writing "Suicide" Notes
and Signing Them in Dead
Man’s Name During His Ex*
citement.
Miami, Fla., Aug. 10. (A 3 )—Descrip¬
tion of his discovery of the fatally
wounded body of Haden Clarke, for
whose murder he is on trial, was re¬
lated in calm, even tones today by
Captain W. N. Lancaster.
He previously had denied that he
killed Clarke.
Lancaster is charged with killing
Clarke, a young author who had won
the affections of Mrs. J. M. Keith
Miller, Lancaster’s flying partner.
“I was awakened by a bang,’ Lan¬
caster said. “I thought it was a win¬
dow.”
He previously told how the two had
retired in their room after a heart
to-heart talk about their love tangle,
‘I called ‘What was that, Haden?’”
he continued. “I heard a gurgling
noise from his bed.”
Lancaster said he leaped from I|?d.
“There was Haden lying on the bed.
Blood was streaming about his chin.
“I think the next thing I said was,
‘Haden, what have you done?”’
Earlier in the morning session Lan¬
caster made a reference to “Haden’s
suicide.”
Lancaster said he shook Clarke by
the shoulder.
“There was no reply.”
“Where was the pistol—in his
hand?” Carson asked.
“No,’ the witness responded evenly,
“The gun was not in his hand. His
right hand was across his breast—
the pistol lay beside his right hip.”
“Where was the last place you saw
the pistol?” Carson asked.
“On the table between our beds.
I_iad unpacked it .that night and we
had talked about it. Haden had asked
me what I was going to do about Hus¬
ton's gun—the one I pawned—and I
showed him the new one.
“Haden picked it up and I remem¬
ber distinctly telling him to look out, it
was loaded. That was before he went
to sleep.
“I looked around the room—out in
the hall—on the table. I could see
no notes or anything to indicate what
had happened.
‘Then I sat down and wrote two
suicide notes. I don’t remember the
words. I asked Haden if he could sign
them.
“There was no answer but a groan,
and Clarkes head moved feebly back
and forth.”
“Then I did something I shouldn’t
have done,” Lancaster said, leaning
forward and speaking intently to Car
son.
“I called Chubbie—there was no
answer. I took a pencil and signed
the notes. One Haden and one with
the initial H.”
Then Lancaster ran to Mrs. Keith
''Miller’s room, awakened her, he said.
She called him ridiciulous and said
there was no gun in the house when
he said Haden had shot himself.
“I told her there Was a gun—that
I brought one back with me,” he
said.
TEAMSTER UNION
LOCALS FEARING
GANGSTER RULE
Chicago, Aug. 10. I/P )—The Chica¬
go Tribune says a group of gangsters,
comprising lieutenants of the impris¬
oned A1 Capone and the exiled George
“Bugs” Moran, are reported to have
formed a syndicate to dominate all
teamster union locals> particularly
those hauling foodstuffs, in the city.
The Milk Wagon Drivers’ Union,
the Tribune states, has been selected
as the first point of attack. In prep¬
aration for the onslaught, officials of
the Milk Wagon Drivers’ Union are
reported to have heavily fortified
their headquarters.
Gangsters are reported to have in¬
vaded the union headquarters recently
and threatened officials unless they
turned the union over to them. The
officials refused. Since then, the
Tribune says, Robert C. Fitchie, un¬
ion president, was kidnaped and Pat¬
rick Berrell, vice president of the
parent International Brotherhood of
Teamsters, was slain.
TREASURY RECEIPTS
Washington, Aug. 10. i/P)
ury receipts for August 8 were $6,-
585,758.97; expenditures $29,780,
998.64; balance $511,795,360.89. Cus¬
toms duties for 8 days of August were
$6,291,794.93.
PIRATES FINALLY WIN
Boston, Aug. 10. i/P )—The Pitts¬
burg Pirates broke a ten-game losing
streak by defeating the Braves 5 to 2
today in the first game of a double
header. The Braves had taken
straight from the league leaders prior
to today.
Campaigns For Dad
Frances Hatcher is managing the
campaign of her father, W. Gregory
Hatcher, for the post of railroad com -
missioner in Texas.
ATTEMPT TO STOP ‘
WALKER HEARING
Supreme Court Justice to Listen
to Argument on Application
For Writ of Prohibition in
Case.
New York, Aug. 10. (A 3 )—Supreme
Court Justice John E. McGeehan, sit¬
ting in special trial term of supreme
court in the Bronx, agreed today to
listen to argument on an application
for a writ of prohibition to prevent
Governor Roosevelt from hearing the
charges against Mayor James J.
Walker tomorrow.
The application was made by Sidney
S. Levine, a lawyer, on behalf of
George Donnelly, who was secretary
to Cyrus Miller when the latter was
borough president of the Bronx.
In the application Donnelly called
Governor Roosevelt’s attention to the
state constitution, under winch, he as¬
serted, the governor is without power
to hear removal charges against the
mayor.
Donnelly said he took this matter
to the supreme court after failing to
receive a satisfactory answer from
the governor.
El
SOLE WOMAN IN U. S. SENATE
HAD TWO TO ONE LEAD IN
ARKANSAS RACE
Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 10. (A 3 )—
Mis. Hattie W. Caraway, sole woman
in the United States senate and the
politically befriends of Louisiana’s
senator Huey P. Long, led her near¬
est opponent for renomination nearly
two to one in incomplete returns from
the Democratic primary today. "
Returns from 795 of the State’s 2,
041 precincts gave the widow of the
colorful Tharreus If. Caraway 28,-
299 votes to 14,539 for Majro O. L.
Bodenhamer of El Dorado, former na¬
tional commander for the American
Legion and the leader of her six op¬
posing candidates. The others, all
men, trailed far behind.
Meanwhile, in the race for gover¬
nor, Chancellor J. Marion Futrell of
Paragould, whom the incumbent Gov¬
ernor Harvey Parnell supported, held
a similarly impressive lead over his
six opponents. He led former Gov¬
ernor Tom J. Terra!, highest of the
others, by a vote of 225,706 to 13,219
in 773 precincts.
Running third in the senatorial
race was Vincent M. Miles of Fort
Smith, national Democratic commit¬
teeman, with 6,041 votes. Former
Governor Charles H. Brough ran
fourth with 5,722, Judge W. F. Kir¬
by fifth with 3,007, W. G. button,
former sheriff of Little Rock and a
prohibition repeal candidate, sixth
with 1,813 and Melbourne M. Martin
of Little Rock seventh with 1,620.
Senator Long contributed to the
campaign color of the state by an in¬
vasion with sound trucks and bally¬
hoo to urge nomination of Mrs. Car¬
away.
HOOVER IS 58 TODAY
Washington, Aug. 30. (A 1 )—Presi
oover today observed his 58th
birthday, but bis celebration consisted
of practically no celebration at all
Early to work and a long day at
desk was the word as to what
Mr. Hoover would take of his anni
versary.
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RICHTER IS ELECTED
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 10. UP )—Major
George H. Richter of Savannah, has
| been elected state councilor of the
junior order of United American me
ehanics to succeed Virgil E. Echols of
[Atlanta.
BRUNSWICK, GA., WEDNESDAY. AUG. 10, 1932.
SEVILLE SEIZED
General Jose Canjurjo, Who
Escorted Queen Victoria to
Exile, is Leading Figure in
Movement
COUNTRY IS UNDER
RULE OF MILITARY
Troops Patrolling Streets of
Principal Cities and Excite*
ment Runs High in Populat*
ed Sections.
Madrid, Aug. 10. (A 3 )—'Royalist ar¬
my leaders plunged Spain into Rebel¬
lion today, attacking the ministry of
war at Madrid and seizing control of
the city of Seville.
General Jose Sanjurjo, the man
who escorted Queen Victoria to ex¬
ile, appeared to be an outstanding
figure in the movement. It was he
w'ho took over Seville and the small¬
er town of Jerez de la Fronte.
The entire country was practically
under martial law as the Republican
Government mobilized to prevent the
uprising from spreading. Troops pa¬
trolled the streets of the principal
cities of the south and excitement ran
high.
The civil guard, backbone of the
government’s armed forces, was di¬
vided. Many of the men garrisoned
in the south followed their popular
former commander, General Sanjur¬
jo. Sentiment was divided also among
the civil population.
The rebellion began with an attack
at dawn on the war ministry, hut the
federal authorities had been warned
in advance, and were ready for ma¬
chine guns.
The attack was repulsed quickly,
but seven men were killed and a doz¬
en or more were wounded.
That ended the fighting in the cap¬
ital and during the day the city was
outwardly calm, this was .not true,
however, in the southern provinces
where there were guerilla skirmishes
principally among civilian factions.
Former King Alfonso, at present on
vacation in Czechoslovakia, apparent¬
ly was not directly connected with
the movement, but political observ¬
ers had no doubt it was a monarchist
uprising with the objective of en¬
throning Prince Juan, Alfonso’s third
son, who is now a cadet in the British
navy.
Madiji , Aug. 10. I/P )—Seven men
were kl ed and seven wounded in a
sharp battle fought in front of the
war ministry building today between
police and a force of rebellious army
troops and some civilians whose aim
was the capture of the principal gov¬
ernment buildings.
The dead numbered three policemen
and four of the assailants. Three po¬
licemen and four of the attackers
were wounded.
The attack, which broke out at
dawn was put down after more than
an hour of intermittent heavy fight¬
ing during which the Cibeles Plaza
and adjoining streets were raked by
machine gun fire.
Authorities described the attacking
forces variously as disaffected troops,
communists, monarchists and other
extremists.
The first attack began in front of
the war ministry building. Two au¬
tomobiles filled with the attackers
appeared before the building, heavily
armed, and were met with a burst of
fire from the government police, un¬
der the personal direction of Director
of Public Safety Menendez, who had
been forewarned that trouble was
brewing.
The attackers dispersed under the
gruelling drill of the police machine
guns and rifles, but later a larger
force returned to renew the assault.
When the rebels charged again
Menendez’s men spread their machine
gun batteries out over the surround¬
ing area, sweeping it with a steady
rain of fire for twenty minutes.
The government announced that
this completely wiped out the attack
and the area immediately became
quiet again.
It was understood several officers
of the army were arrested in connec¬
tion with the attack.
SEARCH MONTREAL
FOR LONG BLONDE
HAIR FOR SCIENCE
Montreal, Aug. -4. I/P )—The Mc¬
Gill University weather man was
searching Mintreal today for a blonde
with golden tresses reaching to her
waist.
The meteorologist needs the long,
fine, sensitive hair for a recording
Hydrograph, an instrument for rcg
istering humidity changes from hour
to hour. The hair of brunette is
too coaTse, he said.
In former days the weather man
had Ititle difficulty finding waist
long blonde hair, and with the far
sightedness of a prophet this partic
ular meteorologist laid in a good
supply when women were abandoning
long hair for the bob, but it is now
exhausted.
BYRD AS LEADER
Three Major Selections in
Roosevelt = (iarner
are Announced Today By
National Chairman
WOOLEN AND TOBIN
OTHER MEN SELECTED
Just What Financial Prospects
of Party Not Yet Known But
Organization Being Formed to
Get Funds.
New York, Aug. 10. (A 3 )—Demo¬
cratic National Chairman James A.
Farley announced three major ap¬
pointments in the Roosevelt-Garner
campaign organization today.
They are:
Former Governor Harry F. Byrd,
of Virginia, chairman of. the executive
finance committee.
Frans Woollen, of Indianapolis,
head of the entire finance organiza¬
tion functioning through the execu¬
tive finance committee.
Daniel J. Tobin, of Indianapolis,
chairman of the labor committee.
The appointment of Woollen, who
is president of the Fletcher Savings
& i>. t.—* Trust Company, n ------------- was vevealed in
Indianapolis last night.
Just what are the financial pros¬
pects of the Roosevelt-Garner cam¬
paign is not publicly known. The
new national committee took over an
organization said to be still owing
about $400,000 to John J. Raskol), for¬
mer national chairman, and to the
County Trust Company of New York.
The victory campaign for $1,500,
000 raised less than $1,000,000. Alt¬
er a meeting last week between Ras
kob and Governor Roosevelt in Albany,
it was said the new committee would
take over the books of the victory
campaign organization and, as money
came in, would put aside a certain
percentage for payment of the debt.
Roosevelt leaders have indicated
from the start that the campaign this
year would be run on lines more
economical and less extensive than
in former years.
Tobin, the labor committee chair¬
man. is president of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs,
Stablemen and Helpers of America.
He began his career as a labor leader
in Boston in 1901, and is a former
treasurer of the American Federation
of Labor.
Continuing his conferences with
state leaders. Farlev met today with
James B. Hodges, Florida state chair¬
man; chairman; Lawrence S. Camp, Georgia!
state E. W. Pettis, Alabama
state chairman; F. G. Williams, Mis¬
sissippi state chairman; Charles W.
Greenwade, Missouri state chairman;
Alfred Debo, Michigan state chair¬
man, and W. W. Howes, national com¬
mitteeman from South Dakota, who
is also regional director representing
the Dakotas, Minnesota and Iowa.
MAN IS CHIEFLY RESPONSIBLE
FOR CONVICTION OK GANG¬
STER IS NAMED JURIST
Q. Chicago, Aug. 10. (A*)—-George E.
Johnson, the man who was largely
instrumental in putting AI Capone
behind prison bars, has been named
by President Hoover as federal dis¬
trict judge for northern Illinois.
The appointment, announced in
Washington yesterday was interpret¬
ed by Chicago friends of the federal
district attorney as a reward for his
100 per cent record in sending a doz¬
en other gangsters and politicians to
prison for evading their income tax¬
es.
At the same time the president
named Assistant U. S. Attorney
Dwight H. Green to take Mr. John¬
son’s place as chief federal prosecu¬
tor in Chicago. Both are recess ap¬
pointments and must be confirmed by
the senate in December.
Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson,
who sentenced AI Capone to Atlanta,
and who declared “you cannot bar¬
gain with the federal court” when
Capone attempted to trade a plea of
guilty for a light sentence, has been
nominated hy President Hoover for
the circuit court of appeals bench.
His promotion, however, has been
held up by objections of labor lead¬
ers, who opposed bis elevation be¬
cause of an injunction the judge
granted in a strike case years ago.
PLAN EDUCATION WORK
Atlanta, Aug. 10. (A 3 )—Dr. J.
Sutton, state veterinarian, ----------- announc¬
ed today he had made arrangements
tor the work or eradicating bovine
tuberculosis to start in Richmond,
Columbia, McDuffie and Hancock
counties in the near future. Dr. Sut¬
ton said that since the eradication
work began in 1928 all cattle in 55
Georgia counties have been tested and
all animals found diseased killed urr
der official supervision.
j
Libby Holman Reynolds was escorted from the Wentworth. N. (’.,
courtroom after she made bond of $25,000 to face trial on a charge of
slaying her husband. Smith Reynolds, at Winston-Salem. Just behind the
former Broadway revue favorite, is her father, Albert Holman, Cincinnati
lawyer.
F. Barbee Must Die in Electric
Chair For Slaying of His Son*
in=Law, Says Supreme
Today.
Atlanta, Aug. 10. (A*) -The
sentence of J. F. Barbee., of
ville, was affirmed today by the
supreme court. Barbee was convict
ed of slaying his son-in-law,
Cannon, 22, of Macon.
Bai bee was convicted in Pulaski
county last year. Cannon was shot
to death as he came to Barbee’s home
with Mrs. Cannon, Barbee’s eldest
daughter, after she had received a
message that her father was ill.
Testimony said Cannon was killed
while running toward his uncle’s
bouse nearby as a number of shots
were fired at him as he arrived at
Barbee’s house
The decision of the supreme court,
written by the chief justice, Richard
B. Russell, Hr., said. “All the testi¬
mony shows that the defendant, with¬
out any apparent provocation, and
■while engaged in conversation with
the deceased, drew a pistol and began
firing at the deceased; that the de¬
ceased had no weapon and began to
run as rapidly as possible; while he
was running the accused fired at him
five times as he ran, until lie dropped,
mortally wounded, at the steps of his
uncle's home, whither he was fleeing
for refuge.”
“All Or Nothing!”
Is Hitler’s Aim
In Latest Drive
By W. F. BROCK MANN
Berlin, Aug. 10. UP) Thousands of
Adolf Hitler’s Nazi storm troops were
reported concentrating today in the
vicinity of Berlin and central Ger¬
many. The Nazi commander him¬
self was understood to be ready to
lay down a final demand for the right
to lead the German government.
“All or nothing!” is the reply Hit¬
ler was understood to have made
when asked for a statement on his at¬
titude.
Leftist newspapers made much of
the concentrations of storm troops.
Many persons felt alarm over the sit¬
uation but others regarded it as a tac¬
tical movement. BerTiRper
The Tagcblatt, powerful
liberal newspaper, expressed the
opinion the shift of troops was mere¬
ly a Nazi ruse hy whieh Hitler was
trying to persuade the government
he is rio longer- able to hold his men
in check, so as to emphasize his de¬
mands for complete control.
Two men were killed and a number
injured in a string of battles last
night.
The outspoken demand of the off3
Nazi press agency yesterday that
Hitler u„ be named ------- 1 chancellor’ ..i--------n.... indicated -- 1: - - '
that feelers put out by the govern¬
ment for a compromise with Hitler
had been unavailing.
As a result if. was expected Chan
cellor Von Papen would riot be able
to present a complete slate for a cab
irret to the president but that he
would have to resort to*long negotia
tions before any new government can
be formed.
Refreshed After Brief
Period at Opening They
and Resume Their
Display.
New York, Aug. 10. (A’l
j after a brief resting period at
opening when heavy profit
came into the market, stocks
resumed their bullish display of
vancing prices.
Early wavering of the
list was ended when the
stocks presented strikingly strong
sistance to selling, some of them
vancing $! to $5 a share against
general tide. This strength was
quickly imparted to all classifications
of slocks, and rails, utilities and in¬
dustrials shared in a broad advance in
which gains ranged from $1 to $7 a
share.
Cotton was up nearly $1 a hale and
wheat was strong, benofitting from
lather encouraging predictions as to
the forthcoming spring wheat crop
forecast and from rumors that action
is contemplated in Washington which
may promote a better commercial
understanding between Soviet Russia
and the United Slates.
Railroad stocks drew heavy specu¬
lative buying. Union Bacilli; run up
$5 a share to around $70. Delaware
& Hudson made a similar gain and
Norfolk & Western moved more than
$6 higher, selling round $95. New
York Central led the lower priced
rails, with a spurt of about $3, ad¬
vancing to approximately $25. Gains
of $2 or $3 a share were made hy
Northern Pacific, Atlantic Coast Line,
Santa Ke and New Haven.
J. I. Case, with a spectacular up
i ush of $7 to around $47 featured acti¬
vity in tire industrial group. U. S.
Steel advanced more than $2, crossing
$32. Gains of $2 to $4 were also
made by Sears Roebuck, International
Business Machine, Houston Oil, Air Re¬
duction, American Can and Allied
Chemical. The utilities rose under
leadership of American Telephone,
which soared $4 to around $115.
COST ROSENWALD
MILLIONS TO SAVE
MANY EMPLOYEES
Chicago, Aug. 10. (A 3 )—-It cost Ju¬
lius Roserrwald, the late philanthrop¬
ist, $7,825,000 to guarantee employes
of Sears Roebuck and Company
against, stock market losses in 1929.
His benefaction was revealed today
when executors of his estate inter¬
preted the action of the Chase Nation¬
al Bank of New York which filed a
claim for that amount against his cs
tatetate.
When values crashed on the New
York stock exchange in 1929, Rosen
wald told his employes they would
not lose money in their arounls. He
posted 101,359 shares of his com¬
pany’s stock as security against hav¬
ing their accounts sold out.
Chase National loaned the money.
MANUFACTURER DIES
i Atlanta, Aug. 10. lAfi—Alfred Fox,
president of the Fox Manufacturing
; Company and the National Manufae
turirrg arid Stores Cor poration, died
here late yesterday of a heart attack,
He was 56. Mr. Fox was stricken
during a business conference and died
! before medical aid reached him. •-
PRICE FIVE CENTS
RECENT EVICTION
OF WAR VETERANS
Group Calls at White House
Today Representing National
Committee For Defense of
Political Prisoners
ADMITTANCE DENIED
BY THEODORE JOSIJN
President Too Busy to Receive
Group and They Walk Away
Sending Verbal Attacks at
Chief Executive.
Washington, Aug. 30. (A 3 )—A dele¬
gation of writers representing the
National Committee for the Defense
of Political Prisoners today called at
the White oil use to protest against
President Hoover’s part in the evic¬
tion of the bonus marchers from the
national capital, but were denied ad¬
mittance to the chief executive’s of¬
fice.
Theodore Joslin, one of the presi¬
dent's secretaries, received the dele¬
gation, which included Sherwood An¬
derson, James Roily arid Waldo
Fr ank, an accepted from them a writ¬
ten statement bitterly assailing the
use of federal troops against the bon¬
us army.
Ife said Mr. Hoover was loo busy
to receive the delegation personally.
The result led the writers to attack
Mr. Hoover verbally as they left the
While House.
Joslin, receiving the group, read
them the followng prepared state¬
ment:
“I would Ike to talk to you ns an
individual rather than in arr official
capacity. 1 want to give you my per¬
sonal views as fellow craftsman. It
is vour duly to spread the truth.
“If you do so you will relate that
from 3,000 to 4.000 men. turning from
their own leaders to the leadership
of radicals and commufiists, made an
organized attack on the police of the
District of Columbia. In this attack
they injured a score of policemen.
They overwhelmed the police and two
rioters were killed. #•
“The officials of the District of Co¬
lumbia demanded in writing to the
president that being unable to pre¬
serve older in the capital of the na¬
tion, troops should be sent, to prevent
further disorder.
“From the moment the troops en¬
tered the city not a shot was fired,
not a man injured. Law and order
were promptly restored. . . If you
ilo your duty you will tell these in¬
disputable facts to the American peo¬
ple”
Anderson, upon leaving the White
House, told newspapermen that mo¬
tion pictures he had seen “did not bear
out Mr. Joslin’s statement.” Rorty
added, “JosIinn description of the evic¬
tion of the bonus army didn't jibe
with accounts of competent reporters
for newspaper s that are not: consider¬
ed radical.”
POLICE GUARDING
SUSPECTED HIDING
PLACE OF LIBBY
Aberdeen, Md., Aug, 10. f/P)—Sher¬
iff Reese Bowman of Harford county,
sairl today he had received a request
to place guards around Oakington es¬
tate, believed to have been the recent;
hideaway of Libby Holman Reynolds.
He said the request came from Mrs.
Louisa Jenny, of Wilmington, Del., a
friend of the torch singer, who two
days ago was released in North Car¬
olina on $25,000 bond in connection
with the death of her husband, Smith
Reynodls.
The sheriff said he did not, know if
Mrs. Reynolds was at, the estate, but
Benjamin Ray, chief of Aberdeen po¬
lice arid a deputy under Sheriff Bow¬
man, said he had “positive informa¬
tion” Mrs. Reynolds was at Oaking¬
ton last night.
Servants said Mrs. Reynolds had
not arrived there.
MANY REPUBLICAN
WOMEN GUESTS OF
MRS. T. ROOSEVELT
Oyster Bay, N. Y., Aug. 10. (A 3 )—
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., who
has been embarrassed since tbe Dem¬
ocratic national convention by well
wishers who wired their congratula¬
tions apparently under the impres¬
sion that the late Colonel Roosevelt
was still alive arid running for presi¬
dent on the Democratic ticket, was
hostess today to several hundred Re¬
publican women.
A luncheon and Republican rally
were held at Sagamore Hill, the oc¬
casion being a celebration of the fif¬
ty-eighth birthday anniversary of
President Herbert Hoover.
PLANT TO REOPEN
Macon, Ga., Aug. 10. I/P)—The Con¬
tinental Packing Company here will
resume operations this week and offer
work to more than 300 men and wo¬
men. Officials of the company said
prospects for a prosperous season
were bright. The plant will can only
Peppers this year, ,___ _______,