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~ - THE BRUNSWICK NEWS; - VOLUME xxx“. NO. 66. m- LIBBY HOLMAN REYNOLDS IS Indictments Accusing Her of Murder in Connection With Death of Her Husband are Nol Prossed BRINGS ABRUPT HNI) TO SENSATIONAL CASE Ab Walker Also Given Freedom When State’s Attorney De= dares Evidence Insufficient to Convict. Winston-Salem, N. C., Nov. 15. </P) —Libby Holman Reynolds, former Broadway star, was freed today of charges of murdering Smith Rey¬ nolds, her millionaire husband, shot to death at his home here last July. Solicitor Carlisle Higgins announc¬ ed in Forsyth county court that the state of North Carolina would nol pros the charges against the former torch singer and also the indictments against Ab Walker, of Winston-Sa¬ lem, close friend of the dead Rey¬ nolds, jointly indicted with Libby. Libby was not in court when Hig¬ gins made his statement. She was represented by counsel. Benet Poli koff, one of her attorneys, said the nol pi-os was “satisfactory to the de¬ fense.” Higgins statement follows: “After a careful investigation in this case in which the defendants arc* under indictment for murder, I am thoroughly satisfied that we have not sufficient evidence to justify the case in going to trial. I am author¬ ized to say that Sheriff Transou Scott and Assistant Solicitor Erie McMich ael, both of whom have made careful investigations, concur in this opin¬ ion. , 1 “It, therefore, becomes my duty to determine what course the state shall pursue and likewise any other ques¬ tion of human judgment. There might be an error of judgment. If I pro¬ ceed to trial without sufficient testi¬ mony any discoveries of additional evidence hereafter would be of no avail. “If I pursue the course I have de¬ cided in this case, if there should he additional evidence hereafter the state could proceed to trial. In de¬ termining the course that I should pursue I have decided that if I make a mistake it will be the one that leaves a way open for its correction hereafter.” “If the defendants are not guilty, the least the state can do now is to stop the prosecution. If they are guilty, then the door should not be closed to a prosecution should suffi¬ cient evidence to justify it be avail¬ able at any time hereafter. It will be recalled that practically all of the evidence which is now avail¬ able and so far as I know, all of the witnesses who attended the party. Likewise the evidence of all persons who were in the house at the time of killing as well as the evidence of the physicians who made the post-morten examination and found the evidence insufficient to justify a charge against any person and while, the grand jury who preferred such a charge, and while I have no criticism to make of their action, for I know that it was honest and sincere, yet the grand jury did not have the benefit of the evidence of any witnesses who was present at the party or who was in the house at the time of the shoot¬ ing. For these reasons, I request that a nol pros be entered in this case.” By taking a non-suit, Higgins can at any time move to bring Mrs. Rey¬ nolds and Walker to trial merely by appearing before a judge and moving that the case bg reopened on the grounds of newly discovered evidence. Formal entering of the nol pros was delayed momentarily while court attaches w*ent in search of Sheriff Transau Scott who was not in the courtroom when Higgins made his statement. Walker also was absent. W. N. Reynolds, uncle of the dead youth, who requested that the charges be dropped, was present, accompanied by his attorney. Reynolds satisfactory. said the solicitor’s course was Charges of “willful and premedi ) tated” murder were preferred against the 20-year-old widow and her co-de¬ fendant in an indictment voted Au¬ gust 4 by* the Forsyth county grand jury. j T oung Walker was arrested at! once, but the whereabouts of Mrs. Reynolds were unknown to officials. Sheriff Transou Scott, who worked up the case, directed a widespread search, In several states seeking her arrest. But the accused widow evaded de¬ ohna tection, and slipped into North Car- - - - i to surrender only after all ar-! rangemente had been made to insti- j (Continued -- Page I on 3.) Freed By Court Libby Holman Reynolds, former Broadway blues singer, who today was cleared of charges against her in connection with the alleged slaying of her millionaire husband. Smith Reynolds, of Winston-Salem. . Charges of murder against her were dismissed at the request of the state’s attorney. Dyson Is Freed In Slaying Case By Mobile Jury Mobile, Ala., Nov. 15. (TP)—‘Ray¬ mond Dyson, 27-year-old Fairhopg contractor accused of murder in the “honor slaying” of Henry M. Butler, Jr., Mobile social leader, has been freed. A. verdict of acquittal was return¬ ed yesterday afternoon 28 minutes after the jury began deliberation. Dy son and his wife, 'clasped in one an¬ other’s arms, were both crying as the clerk read the finding. , Dyson, during the trial, testified his wife’s confession of intimacies with Butler led him to lure him to a hotel here on a pretext of business for questioning because the contrac¬ tor was “uncertain of the paternity of my son.” A surly answer from Butler, the contractor, led to a fight in which Butley was knocked down. Dyson gagged him and tied his hands to keep him quiet until a physician could be summoned to attend his injuries, to he death. sald^ Butler was found strangled Dyson’s brother, Sam Dyson, also was indicted in the slaying and is still to be tried. STARTS IIS PROBE INVESTIGATION INTO THEFTS OF DYNAMITE AND BLAST¬ ING OF LINES OPENED Atlanta, Nov. 15. (fP)—The Fulton county grand jury today began an in¬ vestigation of the dynamiting of pow¬ er transmission line towers of the Georgia Power Company and alleged thefts of the explosive from govern¬ ment storehouses. The investigating body questioned a number of witnesses presented by Solicitor General John R. Boykin. Chief Sturdivant of the Atlanta po¬ lice and George Mathieson, head of the county police, were also in con¬ ference with the grand jury. The office of Sheriff Jamps I. Low r ery said deputies are working in an effort to obtain information concern¬ ing the dynamiting and alleged thefts. Chief A. W. Lilley, of the DeKalb county police, one of those to appear before the grand jury identified a quantity of dynamite as being part of 600 sticks stolen in DeKalb county three weeks ago. The explosives, recently discovered in various parts of Atlanta, which Lilley identified, were taken the of¬ ficer said, from the county magazine two miles from Decatur. He said a heavy lock on the magazine was smashed and a heavy chain across the door broken to gain entrance. Lilley said six cases, each contain¬ ing 100 sticks of the explosive, were stolen from the magazine. He said the dynamite was of a destinctive type and not used ^ in other north Georgia counties. STATE IS “SANTA CLAUS” Sacramenton, Calif., Nov. 15. (TPj— An indefinite number of violators of California’s prohibition enforcement act, confined in prisons and jails, are expected to be out of their cells by Christmas through executive pardon. California voted last week to repeal act. mm BRUNSWICK, GA.. TUESDAY. NOV. 15. 1932. Appears in Federal Court and Relates Futile Steps He to Prevent Failure of lltili ties SAYS HE CONFERRED WITH MANY Hearing Was Held to Whether There Were Possible Hidden Assets of Two Com** panies. Chicago, Nov. 15. (/R)—Samuel In¬ stil], Jr., told in federal court today of the futile stops he took a year ago to persuade New York and Chicago banks to “go along” with Insull Utili¬ ty Investments, Inc., and Corporation Securities Company to tide them over until loans could he paid and receiver¬ ship avoided. The younger Insull told of confer¬ ences with officials of hanks that had loaned millions of dollars to the firms, now bankrupt. The hearing sought to determine whether there were possible hidden assets. “In December of 1 iK’,1,” said young Insull, who received $70,000 a year as president of both companies, “we de¬ cided the point was being reached, where, because of declining market values, tin* company could not con¬ tinue to post collateral for the bank loans.” * Instill said other officials of the fi¬ nancing companies, including bis fath er. Samuel Insull, Sr., now facing ex¬ tradition from Greece on charges of embezzlement and larceny in connec¬ tion with tin; collapse of his $2,000, 000,000 utilities companies, delegated him to confer with the banks. He was instructed, Insull said, to obtain agreement of the banks not to sell collateral held as security for loans. The collateral consisted of stock in underlying utility operating companies of the two financing corn panics. Dumping of the stock held by Hie banks would have had a serious effect on the market, he said. Insull, Jr., said he visited live Chi banks on December 15, and ofii cials of each indicated they would ad here to a “stand-still” agreement if the New York banks holding loans would do likewise. Officers of the National City Bank and ol tin* Guaranty Trust Company hi New York, he said, reached no de vision. At. one point, lie said, officials of father Guaranty Trust asked if he and his would endorse the loans. all “T believe,” young Insull said, “that my property except a little real estate was tied up in the companies and that therefore my endorsement would be of little value.” TWELVE THOUSAND TO GUARD PRINCE Belfast, Northern Ireland, Nov. 15. —More than 12,000 men will guard the Prince of Wales when he arrives here tomorrow to dedicate the new buildings at Stormont. Four thousands of them will be armed, and all ol them are a part of elaborate precautions ot be taken f °l' the safety of the heir to the British throne during his three-day stay in the capital. Only a few weeks ago Belfast was the scene of violent street rioting, and although this rioting was not connect ?d with the prince’s visit, some groups in \ U northern mnd ho\*t\ Ireland I n.lo Oil have l \ o f' I, announced I, their hostility to his presence. So complete have been the precau¬ tionary steps that the whereabouts of the heir to the throne at any given moment while in Belfast will he offi¬ cial secrets. The time of his arrival may not be announced more than a few hours in advance. FOX HUNTERS OPEN SEASON IN STATE Monticello, Ga., Nov. 15. (TP)— Hounds by the scores yipped and yowled over the hills of Jasper coun¬ ty today in a test of breeds as Geor¬ gia Fox hunters.opened their annual chase. Packs of walkers were pitted against packs of julys and owners argued over the outcome as seven mounted judges followed the dogs. Some 200 hunters were assembled for the chase , today , and , all ,, hounds , were ruled eligible for the initial cast, , It was a big day for Monticello and ; means a big week for the hunts will last through Friday. - A bench show. a barbecue' and fox hunter’s ball also are ori the program. The hounds were quartered last night in the basement of a big brick building and identifying numbers painted “oniicu on mu their tnMir hides njii'-a in ui preparation prenaraiiuii for the- sun-up general cast this ruom- Plan Presented to World Con ference Receives Considerable Good Will But Given Little Hope AMERICAN GROUP IS REPORTED FAVORABLE Italians Have Informally Ex* pressed Degree of Skepticism Over Feasibility of Some of Features. Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 15. (TP)— French proposals for achieving disar¬ mament and security, presented yes¬ terday to the world disarmament con¬ ference bureau have been, generally received with a great deal of good will but the comment is widely heard that the plan is tremendously com¬ plex. The American delegation here ap¬ peal's well disposed toward the French system, especially because the Americans believe it affords a basis for meeting Germany’s arms equality demand and getting Germany back into the disarmament conference. Resumption of that conference with all powers represented is consid¬ ered an essentially preliminary to the success of the disarmament un¬ dertaking. When Baron von Neu rath, the German foreign minister, conics here for the League of Nations council meeting on Monday of next week strenuous efforts will be made by representatives of the other pow¬ ers to reach some agreement on the issue of German equality. The Italians have informally ex¬ pressed a degree of skepticism over the feasibility of some of the French proposals, notably that for the crea¬ tion of an international army under the control of the league, and that for the maintenance of war malei ials stacks under league control. j Among the Germans, and in other emphasize quarters also, the there formidable is a tendency nature of to ] I several questions raised by the French plan, for example, be the proced-1 ure which would necessary concluding the proposed continental i security pacts, the difficulties of re-j organizing national armies as pro- i posed by France, and the questions in-' volved in special supervision international and inspectionj the troops anc j their equipment. been British j There ," has no com- i m( n p Christmas Club Members to Get Many Millions New York, Nov. 15. (TP)—A total of $441,000,000 will be distributed within the next two weeks to 10,500, 000 members of .Christmas clubs by 7,000 banking and other organizations, it was announced today. ' Herbert T. Rawl, president av-1 of Christmas Club, Inc., said that the erage distribution against $47 would depositor be $42 last per j j person per year. But this year’s $42, he pointed: out, will purchase more goods than' last year’s larger average Due to the improvement in the last fall of the nation’t banking situation, he predicted that greater impetus would be given to the Christmas club movement • in 1933. « . i Of the total distribution, it was estimated that $167,500,000 would be used to purchase Christmas presents; $128,500,000 for permanent investment or savihg; $48,500,000 to take care of year-end hills and other commitments; $44,000,000 for taxes; $26,500,000 for mortgage interest and similar charges; $22,000,000 for insurance premiums and the balance of $0,000,000 for edu¬ cation, charity, travel and similar pur¬ poses. COLDER WEATHER FOR WEDNESDAY New Orleans, Nov*. 15. (/P )—His rigid march halted for two days by southern winds, Winter was expected to blow another cold wave into the south tomorrow and Thursday, spread ing chill and freezing temperatures from Virginia to Texas, and sparing only Florida. The weather bureau predicted the cold wave, accompanied by rain, would! tonight spread freezing winds over! Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas and j creep into the northern portions of Louisiana and Mississippi and the i western part of Tennessee. j •ii Georgia, ? V the Carolinas ,..... and Virginia • j | wul not reel , the , , blast until tomorrow night. j j John 1). Rockefeller, 3rd, grandson of the founder of mu* of the world’s largest fortunes, and his bride, the former Blanchette Ferry Hooker, of Greenwich, Conn, are shown after their wedding in Riverside Church, New York, LOSERS AI CAPITOL GROANS AND MOANS FROM DE¬ FEATED AND CHUCKLES FROM VICTORS ARE HEARD By CECIL B. DICKSON Associated Press Stall' Writer Washington, Nov. io. \A i Noises classified as groans and moans and others rated as chortles and chuckles are reverberating up and down the corridors of the house office building these days. Last Tuesday’s election is the cause of it all. Secretaries of nearly 100 defeated Republican bouse members are mak¬ ing the mournful sounds. The glee¬ ful notes come from secretaries of victorious Democrats. Frcqucnt consolation parties arc being held in various offices by dejeetod Republican contingent.. pat.hy is exchanged and plans for the unknown future beginning March 1 are discussed. Jubilation is expressed by t he Don. erratic lass,-,; and they can hardly rc strain themsfelvcK from inunnK Uu* Republican mourners. As one secretary to a delealed lie puhhcan .? Prominence said: Was it a shock? Ill say ,t was. And my boss who has never been wrong ....... before, ..... told me everything ........ ............ was all right. 1 wouldn’t mind it. so much if those smirking little Democratic stenographers wouldn’t rub it in.” A veteran secretary to a southern Democratic member answered: “Those smug Republicans. Humph, I’m glad they got a licking. They thought they couldn’t be beaten. They lorded it over us for ten years and used to brag that, the country wouldn’t trust t,h<- Democrats because they said we had an inferiority com¬ plex and didn’t know how to do the job of running the government. “They are singing a different tune now.” And so on, until night. MILK STRIKE DISPELLED Gincinnati, ()., Nov. 15. UP) The threat of a milk “famine” temporar¬ ily dispelled, residents of the greater Cincinnati area found the familiar bottle hack on their doorstep when they awoke today. A three-day strike of union milk wagon drivers, in which several of their substitutes were beaten, wagons overturned, de liveries suspended and police swamp with ,. a |j.. f 0) . assistance, ended last night, with dealers and drivers agreeing to arbitrate a proposed 20 pcr ccnt waRC reduction. TREASURY FIGURES Washington, _____ Nov. 15. (TP)—Treasury receipts for Nov. 12 were $4,737,- 278.29; expenditures, $10,019,635.03; balance, $669,713,642.67. Customs du ties for 12 days of November were $10,966,063 .18 TWELVE HOUR TYPHOON SURG¬ j ES LAND AN1) SEA AND j TAKES HEAVY TOLL I ~ 77,,. '“kyo, Nov ,, * ^ ! -Mote than ., 100 persons were reported dead ">' missing today in the wake of a 12 hour typhoon that: scourged and and tin! , .!li ruins h : , and l 0 1 k r\^ 100-mile St, ra t ^ gale, , 1 ton ’ f ' n "! a The fishing villages of Fuluisliima prefecture reported 13 motorboats with more than 100 fishermen aboard as missing. The freighter Cnkai Marti, earlier reported in distress, went aground on Osliima island at the mouth of Tokyo hay. Fishermen rescued nine members of the crew, hut the 22 rc maining aboard were feared lost, Tho home office early tonight an nounccil total casualties ashore were 26 dead, 25 seriously injured and 26 missing. This did not include the loss of life at sea. The total number of houses de-1 strayed 'w'ud.ng those burned to- , talhnl and those seriously dam- \ aged 4.413, according to the home of-j f Hje figures. rho typhi.on ziuie included the pro lectures of lokyo Chiba, kanagawa, I Shizuoka and I* iikushima, t he ^‘'i* 'I >*''»• ”»'»*'> (-he lwu«t Of the ' damage. Kanagawa prefecture, 1 v’. 1 the cities of Yokohama and Yokosu¬ i ka reported 15 of the deaths and in Tokyo proper (here were three. slides claimed most of tlx* victims. urns. 1 More than ,, 760 „„„ , houses were destroy «*d and 2,0(10 badly damaged in Tokyo prefecture, and in the capital itself 40,000 houses were partially and tem¬ porarily flooded. The destroyer Ikazauc.hi was blown ashore- but was refloated later with only minor damage. SET NEW RECORD Los Angeles, Nov. 15. (TP)- -Now the holder of three major air speed records, Colonel Roscoe Turner says he docs not expect, to trv ecast -to-coast flight, unt il next spring. Colonel Turner yesterday added a new east-west, transcontinental ord to his list when he flew from New York to Burbank, a Los Angeles su¬ burb, in 12 hours and 38 minutes, breaking Lieutenant Commander Frank Hawks’ record by 2 hours, 17 minutes, fie averaged 208 miles an hour over the 2,540 miles. LOAN AUTHORIZED Washington, Nov. 15. HP)—The in¬ terstate commerce commission today authorized the Gainesville & North • western Railroad Company, which is in receivership, to borrow $22,000 from the Reconstruction Corporation. The money is to be used to pay various i debts owned by the company and for repairs to equipment and maintenance. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Pending Meeting Between Pres* ident Hoover and President* Elect Roosevelt Officials Say Nothing BELGIUM TAKES PART WITH GREAT BRITAIN Conference Between Leaders is Expected to Take Place Next Week to Discuss International Problem. By The Associated Press Official silence has settled in world capitals pending the significant meet¬ ing soon to e<(m<* between President Hoover and Pri‘sidont-Elect Roosevelt on European |n*titions looking toward prolongation off the moratorium and war debt re visa on. Belgium today pointed Great Britian and France in communicating its views to this country. The next was with¬ held temporarily at Washington- pos¬ sibly pending the arrival of the presi¬ dent from the; west tomorrow. lie on the speeding train and Mr. Roosevelt in Albany prepared for their meeting, expected early next week. Members of congress Imek at their Washington desks continued private dioussions of the situation, there being no indications: of change from the at¬ titude of opinosition to revision that was expressed by resolution last year. Stale department officials kept their views to themselves, the position be¬ ing that Mr. Hoover alone can state Hu* administration position as of tho present. Washington, Nov. 15. (TP) — A debt problem of world import, involving bil¬ lions of dollars owed this nation, to¬ day summoned to counsel two of its chosen leaders, President Hoover and President-Elect Roosevelt. To the chief executive speeding east ward to tin* White House, the next president dispatched an acceptance of Mr. Hoover’s invitation to confer, ex tended after Great Britain and Franco bad requestml a re-examination of obligations aggregating over $8,000, 000 000 Their conference, at a date to be set, w «s <nnsider,*d a vital step in plotting this government’s future action in the international financial controversy de¬ scended from the war and an import¬ ant. prelude to the final decision which rests with congress. Closely watching developments, leg¬ islators already were voicing different views. But from them protruded the possibility that congress may prefer a default of any or all of the $123,000, 000 due from European nations De¬ cember 15, to a further moratorium pending a debt settlement. This would leave the obligations on the hooks at their present figures as was the apparent intention of congress when, in approving the one-year mora¬ torium, u it voted V0WHI overwneimmgiy overwhelmingly Jl( , nin . ;t further reduction or canoella y ()n h . lv( , p<W()ibmii( . s o( * a defau | t been lost sight of bv the uriministra whoMe leaders felt such an occur vvmll( , ; ,ffect world economic conditions adversely. But they came Mi( . w alH0 „, at further aid for our European debtors depended pri marily on a self-help program for settling '. f currency, armament, tariff Ulf , 0 w rovorsies in a fashion, s() iniljtHnt a to impress American public thought. A) LaUf . ann ,. ; in j u , Vi the debtor na lions accepted a huge reduction in German reoaration payments in a set¬ tlement. whose fulfillment depended urion revision of debts owed the Unit¬ ed States. Since, the American peo¬ ple have elected a president whose platform flatly opposed cancellation. AGED LAWYER DIES Gainesville, Ga., Nov. 15. iTP)—Col Ferry, 81, lawyer, for¬ >»*>; legislator and state senator and for many years in the civic af tail's ol this city’ died at his home last night after a long illness. Born in Savannah, Ga., he attended Emory College at Oxford, Ga., graduating when 17. He later taught in the North Georgia Agricultural College and there married the daughter of the president, Dr. J. H. Lewis. WINS ORATORICAL CONTEST Kansas City, Nov. 15. (TP)—William Bagot Season, Jr., 16-year-old Meg* getts, S. C., truck farmer, won first prize in the national finals of the Fu¬ ture Farmers of America oratorical contest last night. The prize waa $400. The contest was held in con» nection with the American royal liva* stock and horse show. ^ ___