Bluefield Daily Telegraph (Newspaper) - August 9, 1932, Bluefield, West Virginia cloudy nbt NO HMd Taut could ttio future WH In trip Volume Tuesday FiTe rt VETOES UNO BILLS EOF GULL Opposes Measure To Abolish State Dry Bureau And Bridge Commission QUOTES OPINION FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL LEE Libby Surrenders Posts Heavy Bond T IBBY widow of Smith North Caro lina tobacco fortune sur rendered yesterday to face trial on charge of slaying her hud She Is at liberty after furnishing Declares Reorganization Of The Government Was Not In cluded In Special Call Such Matters May Well Await Ac tion Of Regular Session Governor Conley today vetoed bills passed by the special session of the legislature to abolish the state pro department and the state bridge A veto message was directed to the legislature by the governor In forming It he disapproved of the bridge commission because It was outside his proclamation for the special session and therefore was A similar veto message contain ing also other he was dictated as to the prohibition depart ment bills but had not been tran The bridge commission pro posed to transfer its duties to the etate road Two pro department bills were sub mitted to the governor by the One proposed to abolish the prohibition department and lodge enforcement authority with police The other sought to transfer certain permit duties of department to the state tax commis Opinion The governor quoted an opinion from Attorney General Howard Lea holding all three because they were out side the The executive already lias vetoed for the same reason a to permit physicians to Issue liquor The house of delegates the medicinal 3lquor over the governors 1 at Is awaiting action in the A reorganization of the state gov he said In a veto message to the was not contem plated and Is not included said proclamation and cannot equitably and with safety be dealt with at this session without unduly extending may well await ac tion regular session of the legislature which convenes the elev day of next In my opinion this act is unconstitutional beyond all reasonable Cites Butles Governor Conley said the duties of the bridge commission are not In common with the state road com to which the act proposed to transfer the duties of the bridge Pointing out that the three bridge commissioners receive each he said the economy desired could be affected by reducing their salaries or the salaries Reviewing the purposes of the bridge commission act passed in Governor Conley said that through it the state entered upon a policy of acquiring toll bridges and applying the toll revenues to free ing of the Provision also he for the bridge com mission revenue bonds to be paid out of the bridge but Smith Reynolds Widow Will Stand Trial On Charge Of Murdering Husband BROADWAY BLUES SINGER COMES OUT OF HIDING Prosecutor Indicates Lack Of Evidence To Hold For First Degree Murder In Permitting Bail Actress Sits Silently Through Court Action Accompanied By Swiftest Trading In Stocks In Nearly Two Years Bonds Chalk Up Sharp Advance by Holman former Broad was blues wafl released under bail today ponding her trial on a charge that she mur dered her Smith Rey youthful to onefourth of the Reynolds tobacco The young widow came out of the seclusion which she sought and obtained when of several staves began a search in an effort to serve an arrest warrant on and surrendered to county offices shortly she went into court here with a writ of habeas Dressed in mourning aud heavily she sat silently through the brief proceedings in which the through Solicitor Carlisle consented to ari there was insufficient evidence now to support a first degree murder It was the same announcement and In almost Identical words with Princeton Motorcade To Form On Scott Todays trip to Princeton for dedication of the Memorial building will be considerably ex If the following Jons are observed by partici according to Cheif of Po lice and Conrad chairman of the Legions Trans portation committee People who have promised to loan and delegates who plan to drive their own should form on Scott east of the West Virginian between and 3 Delegates and visitors who want to attend the Princeton cere monies are asked to gather In front of the West Virginian beginning at and not later than Cars for the trip should enter Scott from Raleigh street or from Princeton Cars will start the return trip from Princeton Immediately at the conclusion of the memorial cere E WILL ME IN FALL Chairman Sanders Says Ex President Sev eral Addresses OPTIMISTIC REPORTS BROUGHT TO HOOVER Legionnaires Will Dispose Of Vital Bonus Question At Morning Business Session Frank Bluefield Post Elected Grand Chef de Gare G OP James Francis Suc cumbs Following Heart At tack Ordered To Hospital By White House Physician President Concentrating On Speech Of Acceptance To Be Delivered Thursday Night Confers With Several Po Leaders FORTY AND EIGHT UNIT HAS ANNUAL MEETING Business Session In Municipal Auditorium Fol lowed By Parade And Initia tion Of New Members Buf fet Dance Held ONE of the national officers at the American Legion conven tion in is Richard of national vice who Is to address West Virginia men at this mornings session in Ramsey Dedication Of Memorial Build Will ture Afternoon New moet violent upswing in cotton in more than two the swiftest trading ia stocks in nearly two and the advance in bonds in two marked the big push in the nations leading financial markets Cotton up more than a bale as the government estimated this year crop far below the average of recent and Wall Street quickly recalled that a short crop in that staple in 1921 was an impor tant factor in booming the markets out of the post war Cotton production this year was estimated by the department of agriculture at bales of that made Saturday by when Ab Higgins Albert 19yearold Winston 8 Francis of gen eral counsel of the Republican na tional died at the hospital The announcement came from the White which death was caused by coronary which followed a dilation of the heart that apparently had occurred some at the White time Burke conferred they were not obligations of the The general credit of the Governor Conley will be bet ter maintained if the state continues issuing revenue bonds by an inde pendent commission created for that eo as to distinguish that class of securities from the millions of dollars of road The governor wrote that there was no duplication of effort In the bridge and road commissions and that special economy would be affected by the proposed except the salaries of the three com The vetoes will besent to the leg tomorrow but an adjourn ment was taken Saturday until that date with an understanding that no would be transacted and 600 pounds gross weight compared to bales ginned lost Stocks met three successive waves of profit and the last one was sufficient to reduce the days extreme advances but many leading issues closed to a share end the turnover ot was the largest since October of At the beet when many stocks were to 8 a It was a market which would have gladdened the hearts of the bulls even in the prosperity mad days of The bond market forged ahead in the last when stocks were Blip pins off from the and the turn over in this market at par reached the largest pro portions since In fact the largest since the leading New York banks formed their bond investing pool early in Ad vances in many particularly rails and ranged from to per Price aver ages showed the sharpest gain in this market in two A wide margin ot staples partici pated in the Wheat futures at Chicago advanced 1 12 to 1 34 cents a getting up roughly 10 cents from the years Hidos were a full feature of the New York futures advancing 310 to 510 of a cent a in the largest turnover In nine aggregat ing Butter and eggs reached new highs for the movement at and In New York advances were registered by raw and Salem youth who was a chum of obtained his release un der After the which was witnessed by a crowd that filled the brick Libby went to seven miles in an automobile with her Alfred and who attended the throughout the In concealment the For eyth county grand Jury indicted her and Walker last Libby appeared in Wentworth at coming from the direction of Benet defense said hie client ar in a tobacco manu House with the president this after The president noted that Burke appeared to be the White House announcement and directed Joel his per sonal to attend Upon an Boone ordered him removed to the Garfield who was 65 years had planned to leave for New York today to Join Burke and sail for Europe The trip was can celled on Boones Insistence and Burke was admitted to the hospital early this White House officials saw the president was shocked when advised tonight of Burkes Burke is survived by his widow Francis Scott a wad a a of Pitts ment that Calvin will take part In the campaign to reelect Her bert Hoover was made tonight by Everett chairman of the Republican national Sanders did not say how ex tensive a part of the former presi dent would have in the but Intimated he might be prevailed upon to make one or more who was secretary to during his returned to Republican campaign headquarters here recently after vis iting the former president at Ply mouth Would you say would have a prominent place In the campaign organization San ders was He he will take The purpose of the trip to Ver Sanders was not to In vite to attend the dents acceptance speech in Wash Thursday Talk About Campaign We talk about politics and about the Sanders but the acceptance program was not Sanders the ance ceremonies would have a prom inent part In the Republican cam which is not scheduled to be gin In earnest for another In many states we have made ar rangements for community gather Ings at which thousands of persona will hear Hoovers message by the he Town lodge public radios will be utilized as gathering and even private homes with good Speakers over local radio sta tions will precede the notification Frank of com mander of Bluefield Post 9 of the American Legion and general chairman of the Legion convention was elected Grand Chef de Gare La Des Quarante Hommes et Hull Chevaux 40 and 8 at the annual meeting ot this branch of the American Legion last Bond succeeds Judge Earl Da of Morgan who was elect ed national Other officers elected were of grand chef de train Jack of Hunt grande correspondant Le of was elected grande intend ant Arch of grande guard de la porte Meade of grand cheminot and district dele An outstanding visitor to the an meeting of the Forty and Eight was of correspondant The business session wag held Iti the Municipal auditorium and was followed by the election of officers and national Following the business session a parade was formed on Commerce street in which all members of the Forty and Eight The meeting was brought to a close by the Initiations of new This part of program was staged In the Ramsey BANQUET AT 6 OCLOCK IN HONOR OF COMMANDER Legislative Matters Prevent Appearance Of Governor Conley Monday Louis En For National Post Drum And Bugle Unit Crowned Champion For Third Time Will Attend National Con vention In West Virginia Legionnaires will dispose of the ques tion of the bonus at this mornings business A measure asking Immediate pay ment of the adjusted certificates was introduced In the very first order ot business Monday morning after spirited finally was tabled for a vote this Governor Conley was detained at Charleston by legislative matters claiming his and failed to appear on the program as principal speaker of the opening United States Senator Neely likewise failed to although he had accepted an Congressman Hugh Ike programmed to introduce the goveri delivered an interesting address in the absence of the two principal Johnson A resolution was adopted yester day unanimously endorsing Louis ot for national center about below the Virginia 15miles at after a trip through the He said hie did not know where she came or where she had been since efforts to locate her were Her father declined to permit Libby to be and re fused to make any statement him except to quote the Latin Res Ipse Events speak for So Flans Asked when Libby intended to leave and about her Turn to Page Two DEMOCRAT CHIEFS MEET IN Gather In Party Headquarters In First Of Series Of Strat egy Conferences Loud In Prediction Of Success The Is the to Washington tonight COLORFUL FIGURE James Francis Burke was born In Petroleum Venango October Posts high in the Republic party came to him during his intensively represented the United States in the parliamentary peace confer Brussels in He was a fiery a colorful Burkes father was an oil pro In 1892 he was graduated from the ot Michigan with the degree ot bachelor of While in college he organised the American Republic college He became its The or had a branch in every large university and college in the It was his work In behalf of this league that first brought Burke to the attention of Republican party In 1892 he was chosen secretary of the Republic national He was the youngest person ever to hold that He was appointed to codify the navigation la we of the United Later he became counsel for the agricultural department of In Burke was elected to represent the 31st Pennsylvania dis in congress and was reelected four He became a member ot the hanking and currency com chairman ot the military at ceremonies In some 1111 one of states such arrangements have been OPTIMISTIC REPORTS Washington A series of optimistic all forecast ing victory for President Hoover in his reelection today poured In upon the chief executive and stirred the loudest hum of po activity heard at the White House In many Concentrating on his Thursday night speech of the pres ident talked to one political leader after particularly about his handling of the prohibition and for eign affairs In each conferee reported he had delivered either to Hoover or Walter his pp tie A buffet luncheon and a dance completed SEEK KIDNAPING TRIO S Federal detainers were filed today against three youths held lor the kidnaping of George Rich and orphange from Lewisburg last The charging kidnaping under the federal act recently passed by were sent to Richmond and Lewisburg and will be held pending the outcome of state pros against the Harley Curry of Ronceverte and Walter of are held in Richmond on state charges of attempted robbery with a another adjournment next taken until SENATOR BARKLEY LEADS IN KENTUCKY BALLOTING ator Alben fighting for a chance to be the first In thirty years to serve more than six years in the United States sen was in the lead tonight on the face of incomplete returns from Sat primary election in Ken In the spirited contest for Ken nine seats in the unofficial Democratic administration slate had the edge over Twentyseven candidates sought the nine from the large as a result of re districting act having been held void Leading Wall Street bankers dis rumors of the formation of pools to boost but indications that they would partici pate in the plan suggested by Eugene Meyer to form a large as much as from which loans would he made to finance the movement of raw ma to Meyer was in New York during the and after some futher informal discus left for A com the New York clearing house hanks met to consider the and it was that a statement might be maae later in the seemingly in Turn to Page Two in the The nine leaders were Fred Brent Virgil John Young and Fin ley The returns were from Spence and Vinson ate The incumbent Mau rice led the ticket of 22 candidates for the Republican con gressional Out precincts he had Pol lowing him were Robert Lincoln George William Roun and Hugh Newhall and Rountree an they on the lican The oth ers favored retention of the MORE BRIGHT SPORTS IN FINANCIAL CIRCLE By The Associated Press Buoyed by advancing bonds and cotton the nations busi ness Monday was encouraged by other bright spots in financial cir Developments included New American Loco motive company reported unfilled orders on July 1 at above the amount of un filled orders on the same date last of labor statistics said employment in the radio industry increased percent in June over the previous executive manager of the National Association of Credit pre in a speech a tenyear era of for the northwest with rapid recovery rom the present re construction bureau of mines reported production will be called September 8 for in state highway presi dent of the hoard of said rise in grain prices put new hope In the breasts of American pro New the stock market spurt committee and the recent rise in commodity prices were attributed in parthy two leaders today to what they called the growing conviction Governor Roosevelt will be elected Senator John elitor and publisher and vice chairman of the national and national teeman from Ohio were the making this They with other lieutenants of Democracy had gathered in the partys headquarters for the first of a series of strategy conferences with James They came nineteen states scattered across the Behind closed doors of a hall in the newly opened headquarters they spent five hours going over party party prospects and plans for the As they left the parley they made a claim that a Democra tic victory in November already is in Each of the 24 conferees claimed his state certain tor The upturn In economic conditions was traced to the Democratic party by th J members of the floating advisory committee which will help Farley settle important problems of party strategy and The recent upward trend In stock market and the slight In commodity prices was to be ex said In my has been mainly due to the changed of ths federal reserve which permits federal reserve hanks to make loans individuals and corpora tions to the of and certainty in the minds of the American people that there is to be a change In It is an tact that nine out of every ten people believe that Governor Roosevelt is to be the next president of the United and the acceptance of belief has and Republican LOVED IN PITTSBURGH 8 ff Sad ness on the part of men high In political life and business greeted the announcement here tonight of the death of James Francis The veteran counsel for the Re public national committee was here last night and conferred with Am Mellon and others active in affairs of the Burke left here last night for fair prophecies that the chief executives chances for an other turn In the White House were Senator New after two conferences to taling nearly three said he was able to report that New York and setts could be listed in the Hoover Heavy Majority Seen Representative William said he had told Secretary Newton that trips through Minnesota and Iowa had convinced him Hoover would poll heavy majorities Cleveland former repre sentative from said he had reported that etate and others In the farm belt would fall in line and that Hoovers reelection was White House officials announced that Calvin had Informed the president he could not be present at the notification cere monies because travel Irritated his hay Both he and Cool were invited to be White House but declined In a let ter described as expressing The chief executive re grets also from James Francis counsel for the Republican Turn to Page Four Pact Codification Of ing Policy Senator Swanson Reports On Arms Parley Convention Sidelights brought renewed hone and renewed confidence In the As the conviction grows upon the people that Governor Roosevelt Is to he elected In November x x said Turn to Page Buck forty and full of is the unofficial clown of the fourteenth Everywhere he goes a crowd clots to watch him carry on his And he usually rings the bell with rounds and rounds of Bucy is gift to merry General Albert of chairman of the national de fense committee of the who will deliver the dedicatory this afternoon at the Mercer county Memorial building in ar rived early Monday and was at the weekly luncheon of the Kl Clarksburg Le happens to be here as a delegate to three so to He Is representing his Le gion will attend the fifth dis federal reserve officers con vention and Is alternate delegate to the Democratic judicial convention editor of the Clarksburg Is here as a Legion delegate and as delegate to the Democratic Louis of Clarksburg former state commander of the American who W out front for commander he Legion this was among the early arrivals Sunday Indications point to a spirited con est for the state presidency of the The two one of whom now appears likely to grab he coveted are Cecelia Wll of and Ralph of Some of the newspapermen at the convention Included of the Welch Daily News Edward Editor of the West Virginia News editor of the Clarksburg Exponent Malcolm editor of the Monroe Union Boyd member of the staff of the West Virginia Re view John sports editor ot the New August tary Stimson termed the Kellogg Briand pact the codification of a farreaching new doctrine of inter national relations in an address to the council on foreign relations to night in which he outlined the gov policy under the The new doctrine which the treaty he Is that a war is the concern of every country and not merely of the Before the World war interna tional he pointed was predi to a large extent upon recog of the legality of As an instance he pointed to the definition ot a The development of the doctrine of he was predi upon the duty of a neutral to maintain impartiality between two This Implies that each belligerent has equal rights and is owed equal duties by the It Implies that the war between them Is a legal situation out of which these rights and duties Therefore it is contrary to thU aspect of international law fbr the neutral to take sides between bel or to pass a moral judg ment upon the or wrongfulness of the cause of either least to the extent of translat ing such a judgment into The World war changed this view Secretary Stimson by demonstrating the modern worlds greater vulnerability to war because of Its complexity and the ency of war with normal life of to Fairmont drum and bugle corps eked out victory by the barest mar gin over Parkersburg yesterday afternoon at Wade to be crowned state champion for the third consecutive The annual which drew a capacity crowd to spacious Wade climaxed the first days ac1 of the fourteenth annual con vention of West Virginia Legion naires In Fairmont registered at score of with Parkersburg a danger close second with Charleston received the Judges rat ing of Only three units were entered In the state and each of them received a silver The grand prize of will be used by Fair mont to defray expenses ot the unit to the national convention next month in Drum and bugle corps contests have featured annual conventions of the Legion for three and Fair mont has won all three of At the national convention in Detroit last the unit tied with for fifth Guy is manager of the Fairmont Carl is music director drum and drill Drum and bugle corps from Logan and were present for the convention and marched In the although they took no part In the Clarksburg sent its Boy Scout which is sponsored by the American Legion post Competition for the grand prize was limited to American Legion The contest climaxed a colorful parade ot Legionnaires and members of the auxiliary through the down town The marchers formed to the south of the post and reached the field in a roundabout way that led through most of the important down town In the line of march were delega tions from virtually every post ot the drum and LEGION EVENTS 8 Registration at West Virginian and Matz and for Pestiferous if Convention West Vir inian hotel dining 9 Convention sessions re at Ramsey eral Hugh commanding officer of the Fifth Corps States army address Richard national vice commander of the American 12 luncheon for ladies of the auxiliary at Country 2 Legion business sessions resumed at Ramsey auditorium Senator Henry Hat 3 Motorcade forms on Ra leigh and Commerce streets to go to Princeton for dedication o Mercer county memorial building 6 Banquet at freight sta tion honoring State Commander Addresses by Lemuel past na tional of New and Dan chairman of the na Americanism al so of New Carnival and dance on Commerce Commanders ball with dancing at West Virginian Kike and Masonic bugle corps and other marching Thousands lined the curb to watch the which probably was the most colorful spectacle of the con VETERANS ARE PLANNING TRANSCONTINENTAL TREK A transcontinental trek of World war veterans to a haven In Mexico appeared possible Plans for the long were laid by Doak leader of a wing of the disbanded bonus upon He is immediate pact commander West Virginia de Other speakers of the morning besides Congressman included Freda Fort national vice president of the American Legion and Paul commander of the Ohio American High lights of todays program are the dedicatory exercises at Prince ton this and a Joint quet at 6 oclock In the auditorium of the Norfolk and Western freight A motorcade will form at 3 oclock to carry to Princeton for the dedication of the Mercer county memorial General Albert chairman of the Legions national defense will deliver the main He will be Introduced by Congressman Hugh Ike Banquet Tonight Covers will be laid for guests at tonights which will honor State Commander Jack Thorn It will be followed by the an commanders with danc ing at the West Virginia x Masonic and Elks Jimmy popular restaurant will have charge of the as by ladles ot the local An impressive feature of the morning program was presentation of a Greek flag to the people of West It was presented by Achil les supreme secretary ot the order of and acceptance was made by Commander acting for the After a late not the morning Friends of Colonel candidate for William state com are making themselves known at the The Mc Dowell county brought along various sorts of carriage de banners and placards pro claiming the candidacy of Colonel Colonel Eubank is a promi nent business man of and commanding officer of the In of war to nr o tract of acres of land over to The parade scheduled for 1 the bonus marchers for was delayed slightly as a Carter Immediately Issued orders the crowd seemed to for his followers to head generally become Instead of becoming southwest and took steps to meet Impatient so that lined with in Columbus and sign the curbs as the parade finally a lease proposed by the land moved Described by as fertile bottom the tract is situated Both the one which was passed unanimously Turn to Twol civilization became more emphatic the abnormality of war became more he The secretary called the treaty to outlaw war more than a mere ges ture and said that a nation which sought to mask Imperialistic policy under the guise of protection of Its own nationals would soon be un OPTIMISTIC August porting today on his European as as American ence Senator of Turn to Page Four in the only a Johnson for national commander and few miles across the Rio It the bonus which will be given to the presented by Earl Mor ger said in his telegraphed chairman of the resolu der a lease which for one lions i for five or until the Table Bonus Matter i cohl After a motion had bS keep the Carter said Consider thei measure Mj as vet what I It was ruled out ot decided as yet haa Another waai Meanwhile approximately 150 andI bonus marchers who followed the wnen a former chief of staff of the stopped 4 to from Johnstown where the bonus army camp was it headed out of not presumably toward the the first Their departure followed a drive launched by Police Chief Ben inson against any persons in ot an without visible ol which he V
