Morning Call, The (Newspaper) - June 7, 1929, Laurel, Mississippi A M Edition FULL EIGHT HOUH LEASED SERVICE THE MORNING CALL The Weather Probable thunder showers day and Monday in East and South portions Vol 91 LAUREL MISS SUNDAY JULY ONE DAY AHEAD Federal 0 UNION TO OPPOSE IT Striking Men Three On Saturday July and stockholders of New Orleans Public Service Inc in New York Chicago Philadelphia and other cities outside oT New Orleans plied to federal court today for an injunction to prevent the members of the striking street car men from ing with the of the street cars s Judge Wayne G Borah sci next Tuesday for a hearing and union officials who were served with tations said that they would wer the application and oppose it No deaths or violence took place today as no street cars were moved the commission council having that none be ed to prevent possible trouble The i council tried to bring about peace Between the two tions but Public Service insisted that they would re-employ all the men only in an open shop The strikers declined saying they only return to work when the union was recognized Several fist fights took place and three street cars were burned ly today but there was no other outbreak The strikers denied that they had anything to do with the burning of the street cars People still rode in trucks tos and wagons and paid from 10 to 25 cents to be transported to various of the city The merchants are leading a movement to stop the strike and the theatres which have been hard hit joining them No more arrived here today although dispatches said more were on the way Threat to Kill Results in Peace Bond Following alleged threats to kill Marvin Pitts J B Turner white farmer who lives south of Laurel was placed under a peace bond Saturday by justice of the Peace R C Scharborough Turner it was charged at the hearing had had an encounter with Pitts at a dipping vat and on June 17 made threats on his life The defendant made request that Pitts also be placed under a peace bond but the request was denied by Justice Sharborough By Special Correspondent JACKSON July little of a legislative nature was done by the extraordinary session in the three days it was in session this week political circles in Jackson have been filled with more ex- citing rumors than in any week for several years past From the ernor down to the three state highway whom the ernor says have been caught with the on them state officials wve taxed themselves week to furnish enough teeming gossip to keep political wiseacres gassing for months and months First of all came the charge by Bilbo's senate highway ing committee that gross had been found in the state highway department While the state was recovering from this shocking statement bers tof the highway commission countered with a slush fund is at hand for the purchasing of votes to the way department and also D A Matison is Back in Laurel The many friends of D A son will be glad to learn Of his re- turn from Nashville Tenn where for some time he has been the recipient of medical attention Mr Matison arrived in Laurel day afternoon The condition of the popular Laurel merchant seems greatly im- proved and his friends wish him the speediest possible restoration to perfect health Mr Matison had had ben in poor health for several months before he went to ville for treatment by specialists Officials Unite to Make Week Most Exciting In Years In State Politics Man Recovers Dog Second Time Thru The That imported McRae's got away agam day and ths owner resorted to the employed a few months when the Canine de- to residences as some puppies are to do and place in the miscellaneous of The Morning Call Previously dog be- came lost the owner had him returned with after the Call bearing the street and McRae be- gan to suspect of the little however last night a farmer giving his name as Thornton and residing five miles northwest of He had a Morning Call ad in one rhand and with the dog in his was anxious for the which he got got to his home is a mystery Yes the little liners are great ters Jurors Declare Ann is Just a Nice Little Country Lass CHICAGO July jury night expressed its faith in Ann Livingston being a nice little country girl by awarding her a verdict of in her breach of promise suit against Franklin S Hardinge millionaire oil heater manufacturer The jury was out approximately four hours During the last two weeks the Tulsa divorcee and the millionaire have been hurling charges and ges good bad and indifferent at each other Today both Franklin dear and sweet Ann had burning ears as they listened to the stories ed for the jurors by the attorneys Continued on Page Two S 1 AT ing that sell offered to bonds to well and company of Nashville in an agreement whereby the state Will Not Join in Act Reflecting Upon Mrs Hoover VOICES SOCIAL EQUALITY Ignores Petition Presented to Signature Him AUSTIN Tex July nor Dan Moody will have nothing whatsoever to do with ed reflection upon Mrs Herbert Hoover as a result of her having entertained the wife of a colored congressman at her party This was given officially and emphatically when a resolution prepared for the purpose was pre- sented to him He immediately de- would have forfeited which I clared his avowal not to in any had been offered as a premium by way take any part or even other and higher bidden than the tenance anything that would re- banking house Not content to stand idly by and see the commissioners grab too big a place in the public spotlight the governor once more took the bull by the horns in a Fourth of July oration and explained why he had announced his intention of op- posing W F Bond for re-election as state superintendent of tion in 1932 having but one plank in his platform and that a state printing plant Superintendent Bond has been a follower of Bilbo for many years past and the ernor justified his somewhat early announcement by asserting his right to wallop his own jackass when he pleaded Superintendent Bond however did not see fit to argue that he was not the governor's jackass and dismissed Bilbo's statement by saying that he was sorry for the governor If between the lines of the superintendent's statement one should read that the tendent believes that Bilbo has Continued on Page Two George Co ors Issue Statement to Public Suit for Brought by Man Who Drank Flies i Alleging that a bottle of Cola which ho drank contained flies and that he had unknowingly swallowed some dt them T A Gooch by attorney has filed suit in county court against the Laurel Coca-Cola Bottling company for On June 14 according the declaration of the Mr Gooch obtained bottle of Cola from a dealer and drank some of it before he discovered that it contained flics and that he had V some of tho flies He was I made deathly sick he alleges was nauseated and was caused to A limit this alleged injury he seeks damages Ada Williams Adel Evans Become Brides LOS ANGELES July Williams and William Incc eldest son of the late Thomas H Incc That a privately owned toll bridge across Pascagoula river at Merrill need not stand in the way of construction of the Central Mississippi Highway running from Laurel via Richton Beaumont Lain Leaf and Merrill to dale was announced by members of the George County Board of Supervisors in a signed statement has been received by Goode Montgomery L a u r el attorney president of the Central pi Highway association In this statement the George county supervisors expressed their intention of taking over the toll bridge as soon as a road to and from it is completed The bridge according to the supervisors was constructed with the consent of the Mississippi State Highway commission The signed statement of the George county supervisors was made in reply to reports which haJ been circulated Ih an effort to de- feat the Central Mississippi way because of existence of the privately owned toH bridge The statement follows in JO WHOM IT MAY We the undersigned members of the board of supervisors of George county Mississippi having will be married Sunday at a m at the Beverly Hills hotel The Rev Charles Chapman of St John's Episcopal church will perform the ceremony LOS ANGELES July exactly one minute and 55 seconds by the clock Michael John Cudahy heir to a meat packer's fortune today made his dreams come true In that brief span young exchanged his state of single blessedness for something much dearer to him the dazzling blonde Adel Evanson known to the screen world Muriel Evans They were married at Riverside by Justice of the Peace Leonard Difani A luncheon at the Mission Inn followed the ceremony The returned to Hollywood Very soon it was announced they will leave for a moon in the fleet upon the wife of the dent of the United States His attitude for some time was doubted although there were those who were of the belief that the state's chief executive would give voice to the resolution in the ing were doomed to pointment since he would ically state his desire to pass it by without comment comment came with the pre- of the resolution ning Mrs Hoover and which ure was adopted by the legislature He did state however that he dis- believed in actions bringing the two races together on a social plane He stated that mingling of the races on a plane of social ity was intolerable but he attempt any criticism of any son's vote that should dependent however when it came to passing upon such incidents ter they had happened ernor felt that there could be no great good come of St Al TD SV im I il I Pictures From go Galleries Seen by Art Lovers Defying torridity the local art panorama still continues its un- wavering course at Lauren ers Library and Museum of Art The northeast corner of the um takes no vacation In this spot dedicated to circulating pictures no whang the latest two of the sent here from time to time for exhibit and ble sale by the circulating ment of the Chicago Galleries sociation Here is a little shrine of art preserved by artists of that region be- gins with the Ohio and ends with the Golden Gate But if the artists themselves are drawn from a circumscribed area they are not confined to home grown subjects Take the last two to be viewed this month by all who would benefit by the cultural Continued on Page Endurance Flyers Byron K Newcomb and Roy L Mitchell piloted the City of Cleveland to a new endurance record when they remained in the air for approximately 174 hours exceeding the mark of the Fort Worth by more than one hour Ride in Old Flivver Pass Thru Town Unnoticed KINGMAN Ariz July pair of casual visitors dropped in on Kingman this afternoon They came in a Falcon biplane A tall lean bronzed chap was one of the visitors The other was a quiet attractive young woman It was just Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh They arrived so quietly they didn't even evoke a ripple of ex- In fact it wasn't until hours after arrival that Kingman learned of their presence And then it was too late to do anything about it For Col Lindbergh and his bride were swimming with a couple of friends and Kingman knows enough not to disturb a dry and dusty bride and groom when they arc enjoying a swim to the utmost They arrived here from Winslow at this afternoon There was but one man on the field assistant engineer Brodt of the Air Transport of which the famous Lindy is technical advisor Mr Brodt had a flivver an anti- obsolete rut hopper which he uses now and then It was at the field Col Lindbergh grateful ly accepted the transportation it offered The in the flivver rattled and spoke and they were off They the town amid a cloud of dust without even a passing hail To Kingman it was nothin more than another flivver At the Heale hotel the city's Continued on Page Two learned that propaganda is being used against that part of the tral Mississippi Highway running from Laurel via Richton Beau- mont McLain Leaf Merrill to Lucedale on account of the con- struction of a privately owned toll bridge across Pascagoula river at desire to state that this constructed with consent of the Mississippi Statt Highway commission who agreed to maintain a road to and from same It is our intention to take over said bridge as we arc fully by the state laws and made in the franchise We hope to start a movement to take over said bridge as soon as a road to and from same is cd Respectfully submitted Forince Maples M Bonnett C P J Amus T P M members of board of supervisors George county Will Whittington Urges Co-Operation to Remedy Menace of River Floods Desperado Warns Troopers He Will Shoot It Out If Upstate Posse Finds Him By W M WHITTINGTON The recent request submitted to President Hoover by and representatives from the lower Mississippi valley asking for an executive interpretation of the flood control act to provide for compensation for rights in floodways and diversions ed an agitation for amendments to the flood control act of 1928 The interest was increased by the re- quest of the Louisiana levee board to the chief of engineers for mission to raise the levees in the socalled fuse plug area in the of Arkansas City The flood of 1929 with the highest recorded gauges in the history of the Mississippi river at Greenville and Arkansas City ex- cept in the flood of 1927 has in- and renewed agitation for an amendatory act The water area in the lower basin was r than estimated and with the late high water year there was unprecedented damage and destruction Scarcely anv money crops will be grown in the backwater area this year There have been two excessive and floods in one season The flood control act provider for investigations and surveys of tributaries of the Mississippi river and it Is expected that the reports of the Yazoo river and other tri- will be submitted in a few months While others may ask delay and advocate postponement favor co-operation in the ex- of the project The act itself provides for compensation for flowage rights I maintain that the levees along the main river must be supplemented by di- versions and Will be Chief Witness at Murder Trial Later ALLEGED SLAYER IN UNKNOWN JAIL Some Believe Morgan Will Not Be Safe Any Time HERNANDO MISS July Ill feeling against Lloyd Morgan well known planter near here has been increasing since the funeral of Mrs Mattic While there had been whisperings about among some of the residents of the vicinity of the murdered man's home nothing public came until the funeral since which time feeling has been giving way and it is the opinion tonight that gan will not be tried in this ty at any time This significant statement was made by one of the leading men of the county He is also among the most conservative and when his opinion came which it did like a lightening bolt out of a clear sky who had held their opinion to themselves openly ex- pressed their opinions Enraged over tho alleged ure to nay a debt the woman is said to nave been flogged by gan Later reports have it his ire became such that the fatal shooting followed It is openly stated here tonight that it is well that the whereabouts of Morgan is not known Also that Sheriff R C Clifton performed ah act of wisdom in spirting Morgan away and to an unknown jail There will be one chief witness against Morgan when his trial comes to pass This will he one who is said to have knowledge of the tragedy and this person is Sadie daughter of tho dead woman The girl is 19 years old It is believed that her mony alone will be regarded as the heaviest and most damaging to Morgan IOP I 31 11 I Y Carters Return From Memphis Son In Hospital Senator and Mrs B F Carter returned from Tenn last night where they have been at a at the bedside of their ton B Frank Carter Junior and will remain in Laurel for some time Mrs Carter who has been mott and at the bedside of her son for the past seven weeks stated that they left their son in fairly good condition all ered and that he was apparently improving in some ways however there is no of his re covery While they gave encourage to a stated the and devoted mother they did not hesitate to state that our son may never recover They he might overcome certain weakness- es caused through the effects of the accident but again he may not and the result cannot be told at this time by far Mr and Mrs Carter will re main in Laurel for some time Senator Carter who had been busily engaged for some time at the capitol with legislative proceeded to Memphis where he visited his wife and son after which of the boy B victim of the accidental discharge of a proceeded to rel It given out incidentally however that young Carter was making a gallant fight for life and that this fact would prove greatly in his favor Bilbo Saves Killer from Death Noose JACKSON July Bilbo today prevented the first legal hanging scheduled to take place in Lawrence county in 80 years when he commuted the ileath sentence of Oliver Magce Silver Creek negro to life im- prisonment The negro was con- last February of a charge of having murdered his landlord Ernest Tyrone as the result of a dispute over a small account Commutation by the governor was the end of a long legal battle which the attorneys for the negro had waged to save his life The case had been appealed to the court of Mississippi which upheld the decision of the county tribunal BY AGENTS ECHA H I Two Oklahoma Men Killed in Raids Okla July Charges of murder have been filed against W W Thomason federal prohibition agent and Jeff D ris Tom Little and John liams special men who have been working under Thomason for the fatal shooting of James Harris 34 and his brother-in-law Oscar 34 farmers Thursday morning Jeff Harris is charged with tho murder of and the four for the murder of James Harris died Friday following the death of James Harris day evening The shots which killed the two farmers were fired by Jeff Harris according to his statements to Randall Pittman county attorney and the story told by witnesses to the shooting Thomason has been enforcement officer since prohibition according to statements from the tomic county sheriffs office being detailed from Oklahoma City headquarters for work in different counties in the state For six months he has been working in Continued on Page Two Hundreds of Young People Expected at A H S Several hundred 4-H club and girls are expected to attend the county club short course which will be held at the Jones County A H S at Thursday and Fr day ul next week Daily will held from nine a m to four p m and all club members attending are requested to bring picnic lunches All parents of club members as well as members of the county council are requested to be cnt Friday afternoon at two o'clock when matters of special interest tc them will be discussed A number of contests have arranged for both and girls and visits will probably be made to the fruit and vegetable show show which will be in at Laurel during the short sponsored by the two local banks Virginia Brantley homa demonstration agent has notified all club in Jones county of for their part of the short course Contests for girls will include bread canning and home improvements on day poultry judging and blc judging on Thursday correct dress and leadership on Friday Being Maintained at Booneville Ire is Displayed GENO SENDS WORD DEFIES PURSUERS Will He Says State Sends Troops BOONEVILLE MISS July of thit town at late hour tonight were all agog over expectant the army of men counties for Dewitt Geno alleged tlayer of Amy Jumper and Vance Ledbeter Geno learned that were to be tent and he replied that he vrai ready io it with hit The call for state troops lowed closely upon the petition of Sheriff Womack who stated the details of the last ing out the nature of the killing Governor Bilbo was informed that Jumper was shot in the back four bullets entering his body killing him instantly This fact is what one hears here when tho is discussed which it is on all sides It it not believed there will be much deep in the town of ville usually retired for the clay at an early hour General ing against Geno is bitter even those who claim to have been friends of his for years resent hia last murder and the manner fn which it was committed Facts bear out a statement mode repeatedly that there are a number of erstwhile friends of the man in the ranks of the posse seeking his whereabouts Major Allen McCluer is at tho heat of the state troops and swamps and most remote ties arc being traversed re- ports state although some areas have been found to be almost impenetrable owing to swamps and wilderness Sheriff Womack in charge of his own and a number of special deputies whom he has sworn into none of whom seemed dis- pleased arc scouting dense tions of the vicinity of relatives of Geno They are not of the ion that Geno is hiding with any of his relatives but believe he has taken to the wilds and has ed himself where he will have a position of advantage if dis- covered None of tho officers knowing his nature believe he will be taken alive Baldness o Order European scientists are ed in the new drug thallium tate which enables one to bald for a week Three ter taking a dose the subject is as hairiest as at birth A week later tho hair begins to grow again During the week doctors may treat various scalp complaints Bandits Take Car Clothes and Cash Then Woman Cries CHICAGO July Mae Kasset tof Findlay 0 drove into the city today and within 10 minutes had lost her new automobile her vacation ing and about 8100 in cash I'd heard tell about the speed of the Chicago Mrs mused but I never dreamed I'd fall victim to them Soon after Mrs Fassett drove her car into tho city limits a car carrying four men forced her machine to tie curb and one man jumped on the running board of her car Move over com- mander the bandit as he took possession of the wheel Then began a long drive The car was finally stopped Now little girl get and the bandit said began to cry Shut up sister you're in Chicago now Here's a dollar for carfare
