Morning Call, The (Newspaper) - September 25, 1929, Laurel, Mississippi A M Edition FULL EIGHT HOUR LEASED SERVICE THE MORNING Vol 158 LAUREL MISS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER The Weather Partly cloudy Wednesday day probable showers warmer ONE DAY AHEAD UNCLE Killer Makes II SAW CHEATS LAI Killer of Aged an Ends Life Trial Came Soon MINISTER'S WIFE KILLED AT TABLE Slayer Admitted Was Guilty Described Tragedy KALAMAZOO Mich Sept Burgess 53 con- fessed hex slayer today hanged himself in his cell in the county jail Burgess and his wife Pearl were charged with slaying Mrs Etta L Fairchild year-old widow of a Methodist minister while she ate dinner in their home last summer Both Mr and Mrs Burgess were to go to trial next week for Mrs Fairchild's death The Burgesses invited Fairchild to their home and as they and the Burgess children Boyd and Eugenie were at dinner Burgess beat the aged woman to death with a hatchet The body was wrapped in burlap and bound wire and then tossed into a cistern on the farm The woman's disappearance caused an investigation to be made and the Burgess family was taken into custody when it was learned she was last seen while enroute to their home I killed her Burgess said according to the police He con- had an evil eye and was always casting spells over my daughter Eugenie Burgess implicated his wife and son in the murder saying that he and his wife planned the in detail and that after he had killed Mrs Fairchild that Boyd aided him in wrapping binding and disposing of her body The son denied any connection saying Why he's can tell from his deeds and words that he s Burgess and Fairchild fam May Declare Borger Tex AUSTIN Texas Sept Governor Dan Moody tonight had under advisement an urgent re- quest that he proclaim martial law in Borger and send state troops to clean up the oil town scene of the assassination of John A Holmes district attorney of Hutchinson county Seemingly police cannot cope successfully with the situation wild life having become such that officers as well as many residents fear other procedures such as the Holmes assassination Most of the residents would welcome the movement anticipated by the ernor owing to the lawless ment having their own way uor is not unknown in Borger Mrs May Precede 1 na I Volcanic Eruptions HONOLULU Sept than twenty severe earthquake shocks were counted last night at Hilo City and declare these conditions are similar to those which preceded the volcanic eruption in 1907 The Kona district on the Island of Hawaii has been almost con- jarred by recurring ries of sharp quake shocks A feeling of distinct discomfort pre- vails among the residents who fear that lava pent up beneath the island may be seeking an out- let Latest reports received here from Hilo say that the shocks arc increasing in strength and vio lence their activity apparently centered in the inactive crater oi Loa Much excitement and sion pervades the sections in which the shocks are being felt most vio ilies had been friends years and before the for many Rev Mr Fairchild's death the two families had spent much time together Plans had been made for their trial Now Mrs Burgess will be tried alone Fight for Life Crisis Reached Beauty and Expense of Salvation Such Is Purport sage Sent Hoover Recently MACDONALD SURE FUTURE SUCCESS High Over- ridden and They Are Silent DETROIT Mich Sept Aimee local charges today found her brand of religion too expensive and severed connections Members of the Four Square Gospel Lighthouse brought the evangelist here last July and ing her stay she is alleged to have run up in bills These in- cluded to a beauty shop and large telephone and items Angelus Temple has also lost two other branches one at Port Huron and the other at Grand Rapids Members at these points also complained of the high cost of Copyright 1929 by Universal Service Inc LONDON Sept 24 smash your naval experts sition and I'll smash mine on this side This was the substance if not the exact text of the direct sage Prime Minister Ramsay donald sent President Hoover less than a month ago It was at that time when the pressure of als and shipbuilders on both sides of the Atlantic against any An- naval agreement reached its peak nnd all the of Ambassador Charles G Dawes and Premier ald were threatened by tion The British premier sent this message which I am able to dis- close now for the first time and which bids fair to be included in the historical annals of Anglo- American relations just before he went to Geneva on August 31 At that time the premier almost paired of the success of his with Ambassador Dawes which had been assiduously carried out since the day after the former vice-president arrived in Britain to take up his ambassadorial post One obstinate was the refusal of of the British ty to reduce their cruisers from 70 as insisted upon at the tive Geneva conference to the 50 demanded by the ald conversations First lord of the admiralty A V Alexander consequently as Macdonald's appointee to his inet post is willing to follow his chief But Sir Charles Madden Vice-Admiral Michael Hodges R C Backhouse and Vice-Admiral H S Flexible Tariff Om Great Safeguard His Claim CARDINAL POINT WHOLE MEASURE Confidence in Result Being Best Known to Him Senator Caraway Wants Wholesale Probe By U S WASHINGTON Sept President Hoover fiom the White House today issued a statement I declaring that the flexible sion of the tariff should be as vital to thu of farmers industries and The I came upon the heels of notice by Senator Simmons of North that will press a ate motion to strike the entire ible tariff fiom the ing measure A formidable coalition is lined up behind Senator Simmons in the flexible tariff fight In the face of this threatening situation Hoover broke Ins silence on the tariff question j Experts Working Out New Plans for Reducing SMALL SALARY MEN TO BENEFIT Class of Taxpayers Affected Not Yet Known Frames Newman companion of Eule testifying in trial of at White N V for minder of hi wife Dorothy r who was out foi airing a policeman as stai witn fi in all r is Continued on Page Eight Judge Pack Opens Circuit Session October 7 Summons for petit jury during the first week of the October term of circuit court are being served by Jones county officers Persons whose names were drawn as the jury list will report at the house in Laurel October 7 at o'clock when Judge W J Pack open court The jury list is composed of the J W Grantham Pryor G W Davis G D Duke W R dox H B Blackledge A Flood A L Slay W E Vick J K gett Viron Jefcoats J L gomery W L Jolly A L Smith W G C II Jones T B Horton Jeff Blackledge W T Royals A McDaniel Joe David B L Williams R II W B Temples Charlie Collins Eugene Wood W M Duke man Jr George Murray W 0 Wiggins A L Graves W T W H NEW YORK Sept Huggins manager of the York Yankees reached the crisis tonight in his fight for life Dr Edward A King his recovery was now entirely up to the fighting little manager mating that medical science could do no more Col Jacob Ruppert owner of the Yankees arrived in New -i today and hurried at once to St Vincent's hospital He was n permitted to see the patient WASHINGTON Sept tion on his resolution for a j let it be known that be con- investigation into the flexible of lobbying racket in Washington will I the utmost and one be demanded in the Senate next of tho most piogiessive steps in week by Senator T H Caraway of Arkansas The author of a requiring the registration on all Washing ton legislative agents Caraway tariff His pronouncement was taken as a warning that the flexible tariff provision must maintained to in making the announcement day was confident that the ate would order the inquiry in view of the revelations before the naval affairs subcommittee in connection with the inquiry into the activities of William B er naval expert and three great shipbuilding concerns Among other said Caraway I want to find out what happened to my in the House The Arkansas senator feels that some of the lobbyists were re- sponsible for killing his which would have required all tive agents to disclose their con when the reached the House after passing the Senate nearly two years ago The public is entitled to know safeguard the public interest Administration leaders believed that as a result of the expression they would easily shall sufficient strength to combat the drive President Hoover said in It is proved by a half of experience that the not be reviewed by nore than once in seven or years It is only a destruction of the of the flexible tariff to that the tariff m recommendations I.e made to congress for action 01 the executive Any person of in tariff legislation in he last half measure I century knows will cannot reopen single items of the tariff without ing discussion all along the line money and how they use it and I can't sec how any senator can ob- ject to this taid Caraway The demand for a general by investigation was echoed by Representative John N Garner Democratic leader of the Houso who declared that a lobby inquiry would disclose widespread ties in with the ing tariff Sinclair Says He Is Innocent WASHINGTON Again Sept his innocence of any wrong doing Harry K clair issued a personal message to his stockholders from his cell in the district jail here today ing them for their support of his policies As to my own fortunes I am confident that time will justify what I have said the oil magnate who is serving months for contempt of the ate and contempt of court DROPS DEAD AT DOOK CALLING ON NEIGHBOR Reveals ment MACON Ga Sept The International Paper and Power company is planning a great hydro-electric development in New York State where it re- cently bought nnd later dered a interest in four newspapers it was disclosed today Archibald K Inter- national president told of this project in testifying in federal Savannah Heidelberg colored living on Ninth dropped dead last night after she had knocked at the door of the home of a neighbor She spoke to the court here as a witness in the Lavarre newspaper suit It in- volves development of power from a series of falls along the Hudson river and may produce from to kilowatt hours of electricity annually said Graustein denied that his com- pany is affiliated with the Killed In Election Riot where these lobbyists get the constant of business and the importation of contentious and factious to the destruction of other ant duties by has literally hundreds of times in the past to any amendment to a tariff exc in periods of general revision The flexible provision is one of the most steps taken in tariff mating mall our history It is entirely that there shall lie no remedy to isolated cases of that may through the failure to adequately certain industries or to destiny the opportunity to duties which may plover higher than to protect some in- aid onerous upon the public To force such a situation upon the public for such long periods is m my i view economically and is prejudicial to ublic I am informed the principle supported by the moU important of faim It is ported by our leading ing It is supported Noted Case Closed in Barrels per Hr Bitter Argument Record Breaker of Counsel There LOS ANGELES One of the seven male juinis in the circ of Alexander Pan- tages was on the verge of collapse shortly after the jury from diner tonight to re- sume deliberations on the woman's fate Leon II alternate ror who was dismissed from vice when the case wai given to the jury told a court official be would have voted for acquittal if he had remained on pain LOS ANGELES 21 With fervid on MEXICO municipal elections riots out the state of Vera Cruz Sunday took a toll of according to an official casualty list published by La ot this city tonight Many of persons were wounded in the political battling the reported The heaviest casualties were re- corded in the cities of Vera Cruz and One of those killed at Cruz is believed to be the nephew of Ortiz Rubio the candidate SAN Sept 21 In the hills of county a new baby worth a day was tonight with no language that of The three year old Yates oil field an old man as oil fields go fathered today its number HO a Yates in nil hour lest of oil and at a depth of only 1070 feit and that through lines that choked its It was then shut in much the manner vii teiin wild hoise and to only pen intake of its Ibis one well would duee oil to for tiie of and is one fifteenth the production of the Germany Angry Over New Plan WASHINGTON Sept Within a week treasury ment experts will begin work on a tax reduction program ing for a in rates that will save the public from 000 to it was arned from nn official source day The program will be worked out along lines suggested by President Hoover who has declared for a re- duction of the tax rates on earned incomes so far as is consistent with government economy and enues The President has made it plain that ho is anxious to re- lieve the tax burdens of the small salaried man as much as possible While the details have not yet been worked out the treasury is to back a substantial on the basis of figures on the productivity of the act available to date officials said In the treasury view the cut should be effective March 15 Income and corporation taxes continued to pour into the today with the September col- lection up to the twenty-second having reached a gain of over the same period last year Officials estimated that the total ber collection would be 000 under June Until the is worked out it will not be disclosed what class of taxpayers will be of the reduction er officials were agreed that first consideration would be given to cuts in the on earned in- conies Taxes have been cut four times since the oppressive maximum Kites existed in The acts since 1920 made the following tax Through business stimulation from tax reduction and the fact that men of large wealth lelt justified in their funds from tax-exempt on Page Eight TWILIGHT HOP that river to private The only relationship between two is a Craves ui a i on Henry Collins II W neighbor and fell in the doorway connection through the New Rogers Loyd J Killgore S dying almost No England Power association G W T Chisholm R A i plans have been made Marshall national subsidiary sells electric Windham C I Depew A Orr P W Harper G W Evans John IV Walters Jim E Brown L H Strahan J C ville D R Sanders Heidelberg The woman husband was 35 years old by labor tions It made a political In the last campaign nine important Di leaders increase of to the tariff I commission o as to extinguish I 1 do not support such a plan i I have no hesitation in that I it as of the utmost SEATTLE Sept in justice to the public interests which a large j ing a hazardous twilight hop the as a for the sound part of New York State Power Russian plane Land of the n and and are in line for the vast St thus evening apparently wa- for the future protection of our development if the slat j winging its way Irom Attu to and our and a distance of that the tariff ly of the commission to the executive should b- maintained As A large bam on the farm of was given out it the executive Leon who lives six miles of licet Senator Smoot i ed a from laurel on the road to Bay defense of the flexible tariff unate debate Fierro Forced Down By Engine Trouble and Fog CITY 21 Colonel Koberto pi i line Mexican fore 1 nfti i i.e nf fiom flv ing fn Id d r as the in the City an found at i Hidalgo unhurt Hi the n im trouble and fug bun vented the inevitable of H iwi plan liv the d the doling plan ill an i t l a mi II In c h 11 Keep tame of the Young Go as Far as You Like Boys CHICAGO Sept p Waggoner dubbed the ing sphinx of Colorado was en- route to New York tonight to Uni can teasing in 1 bankers unsecured of loan of billion proved Go Waggoner i to pav Elects New Officers energy Pow cr to the corporation a Morgan was totally destroyed by vision ir th Undertaker Mclnnis is in unit raid He j fire late Tuesday afternoon The Heart disease was the cause of I his company as completely barn contained a big supply j death of plant i operating successfully Four other v were forcid cuit nf the dny again took f i the leg nf tl air journey an I Ait 1 tin only pilot in the got to 1 start on without to After a short stop lie Mimed his flight to Texas available il aviator in Mexico I service to search for most popular said and do best Asked for a statement he scratched an imaginary whisker grinned and I don't believe I want to sav anything In fact there isn't I much to be said You know it interrupted Mr Waggoner doesn't want to talk until be gets to New there'll probably be plenty of talk then Mr Waggoner is a fine and a model prisoner I'm really enjoying this trip The federal grand jury in York which is investigating Mr Waggoner's coupe has before it fix sent in the name of six Denver banks On INDIANAPOLIS Ind Sept 21 A Booli of lyn sidt nt of tin Christian airl all offin if tin union weie H -i lei ltd at nation ii convention i ic tid with Mr wen Mi- Ida v ifc ident Anna Maiden the strength of these telegrams I Sari Mf Waggoner obtained I t C Munns which be claimed and which r S irah H I will jears and more Lincoln recording tarv than in by costly i Mrs Nellie f pi litigation straighten out the tangle his trick wilts created
