Middlesboro Daily News (Newspaper) - September 17, 1928, Middlesboro, Kentucky The Only Daily Paper Devoted Exclusively to the Interests of the Cumberland Empire Use The Daily News to Tell Message to the People of the Cumberland's VOL XIII NO 125 DRIVE MADE ON VIOLATORS OF TRAFFIC LAWS EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY Citizens Urged to Ob- serve All Traffic Regulations The Department has been given instructions by H H Hutches on city commissioner in charge of police and public be- ginning on morning September 111 to enforce the new traffic regulations in the city He said that his attention had been called to the fact that were continual of the stop and slow signs and rules in Middlesboro and that in some there had been actual clangor to because of these failures to obey j the regulations FLORIDA IS STORM SWEPT AGAIN TODAY Hurricane Hits West Coast of sula Jacksonville Kla great from out of the Indies deall lo the Florida Peninsula sibly death South of cast coast towns and including West Palm Heach were cut off fears were felt for tants MIDDLESBORO M PORTO RICO'S PUBLISHED BT CITIZENS NEWS CO INC We out these the earnest solicitation of the good people of Middlesboro and H of organs -s and we realize that ob- serve the regulations it will be worse than regulation at stated Mr Hutcheson day There is menace to the lives of school children particularly at certain periods in the day and we are therefore going to see that these traffic regulations are rigidly enforced It is not our policy to work any hardship and we do not think we are unreasonable in irig the public to strictly obey regulations Mr called to the fines which will be imposed for these violations The finer are and costs for first and costs for second of- lense and and third offense Mr Hutcheson also pointed out that there had been a considerable violation of traffic rules in East Knd where cars and times go along on the wrong side of the park way This he said constituted a real menace and this will be watched strictly by the lice and violators accordingly The tempest was believed roaring inland in all its fury of winds that cut off tops laid systems and caused dis- tress and death For hours there has been no auth word not DEMOCRATS GET READY FOR RALLY FIVE CENTS CURTIS ASSURED KENTUCKY WILL GO FOR G 0 P Robinson Will Speak Predicts State of pictured here The suffered severe damage what occurred in a radio of mile belt near west Palm Beach win h be- fore the winter influx of visitors is city of inhabitants The United Press correspondent at Titusville curly milay telephoned that a screeching wind of ion miles an hour was rocking houses there Then the line went out Titusville Is miles north of Beach Inland at Orlando houses in the tempest The storm appeared to be ing its way across peninsula a gigantic sword it cut down everything in its path Communication lines were ally out Public utilities w re pled Scores of towns and cities on the edge of the storm's path were in as a result lasi night Before wires t West Palm reports came of house tops BROUGHTON IS DROWNED Drowns When Boat Capsizes While Fishing in Cumberland River was drowned htc Saturday afternoon in Cumberland River near Pineville Mr with a friend fishing the boat in which they were fishing capsized His companion made every effort to him hut due to the darkness as unable to do so A parly was hurriedly organized and the body was found at p m The holly was brought to Mid- about three o'clock day afternoon in the homo or his mother Mrs H H on Funeral services will and thousands in interior are homeless wit ha heavy death list At the top of this you see San Juan's railway station and a public school Municipal Theatre is at the right center and Porto Casino left center In Ih foreground is the Columbia monument in the Plaza Colon YELLOW JACKETS WORKING FOR FIRST BATTLE SATURDAY P M Football Squad Will Meet High day M and the Arc That Teams Will lie Evenly Matched and 21 Good Game the First of the Season Is Anticipated Middlesboro's Pigskin Season ing an will open Saturday afternoon at can sei East Knd Park with High The as the coaches i is to lie I School Kwing is bringing a well Wilson learn that bids Hither man his an fair tn make ail her opponents sit with the lied with I pial up and rub their orbs before the season is hardly started it is re- ported and the coaches here are pondering well Tensive moves sailing through the air trees pulled fra The si ailing be held the at 10 o'clock up like grass and to -ID feet pounding on shore What was happening human lives endangered in the ed storm remained temporarily a malter of conj Red Cross and American Legion units mobilized for relief work at Miami Jacksonville and Tampa Senator T Robinson De- candidate dent was d on a train that left Miami last midnight as a relief expedition Doctors were on board and railroad officials hoped to the vicinity i having of West today I Sampson and offensive to make for the mil in the Coach doubt with nearly all to be fought for in the few days of practice that are left this week Only seven positions are open -in line and from three to five men are in line lor each Four positions are still onen in the ami eight men are in line for these positions For the end positions Yoary Lewis Sampson and Virgil Candy are battling it out Veary and a slight edge on i Candy ofj The with eight dales presents 1 very trying lion to coaches Kirhy and Jacobs who has rejoined are in line for tbe position Goforth Gaunt Williamson Colgan and Harry Hurch are fighting for the half positions and the starting halves for Saturday's game will he determined between and afternoon at 2 Other men who are making a showing are Tucker Otto Yeary Roger Greer Shot by Charles Fultz Night Greer 17 was shol and wounded last Saturday night by Chillies about about at the Fork Church following an in Bowling Green Wednesday Louisville Ky Sept Stale Campaign for the opening of the tial campaign is set for next Wednesday tember ai Howling Green Senator Joseph T of Ar- kansas the party nominee for vico president will make the principal speech on that occasion and from Howling Green will go on a lour or Western Kentucky K M Democratic county chairman of Warren ty lias charge or tbe local ar- fur inaugural find will preside which will ink lie square Howling Green weather Slands have been speaking installed and made lo lale lo people from Glasgow ville and points are planned Senator Alben W Harkley of Will Be Carried by 17 furi if crowds at i political rally in according to nf of both of Kvin for ed Th ane struck the coast their previous experience get a chance in game High School Team here September here October Kv for II yesterday centering near Jupiter in- lit is report d the Greer was in moving furniture in tbe room lo proper and with in work pulled a tain and fired upon On- report that was jealous of with a girl lint a di- reason for the shooting j not been j Greer was brought lo Ih where lied Sunday morning I and is at in the A for Tackle positions will let of Beach Karly lii day it had dealt two successive j and Yeary shocks Town on the fringe of j man who has a position the is it hit th east j near cinched is Spec coast reported high winds at dusk because of his ye tcr lay anil then a lull j rience today same j chri be filled I White Tbe only Kd wards ills and including lando in the of of estimate between Mil and miles an hour before wires failed the storm which considered of s verity fjr er than the death dealing hurricane October October 111 Maryville here October there Ti here November November III November 17 November 2 November 1 liver was son of lie Giver of bridge lor I L A- N and is bis and and hi ol hers Arthur Carl la all of The funeral will In- h and are still battling for th r reported a guard positions wild nobody inds this lime j WATER PLANT MUCH uf comes two years Tuesday morning and burial be at the cemetery Mr is survived by his lacking a day that wife four children one brother struck Miami leaving in its the hollies f of sister Mrs Viola ton and Kulh Ta kett He was well known here having been reared in this community Lester Sharp Is Seriously Injured A telegram was received by Mr mid Mrs Sharp late day afternoon that their son ter had been seriously injured in an automobile acrid nt in Detroit Mr and Mrs Sharp left ly by motor for No further details had received here at twelve o'clock today KEADY IN HARLAN Will He Placed in Operation in Few Days Thump n Funeral Near Clinton Tenn Harlan Ky Kept 17 from tbe new water and plant of the Harlan begin Women lo Have I for Trip Tomorrow A pep uill the Coal i at of the of will luce Mr and will speak nun the same platform with him his trip Tbe distinguished Arkansan will remain in Howling Green day night On his way to where he is scheduled to speak Thursday he will stop at Central city where he will de- liver a talk from rear platform of his Gates Young is campaign man for Davies county Hi has informed state headquarters that a crowd or persons ex- lo hear Senators and at The meeting will be held in the lobacco warehouse building in Hie city Similar plans have been made lor where the will speak Friday and al Friday evening Former Congressman Jo of Speakers Kureau announced last night thai among oilier prominent tic spellbinders who will be hoard on the slump in Kentucky in the near are W F George Congressman li K Cox and C Crisp of Georgia for- mer Senator lamos Hamilton is of Illinois Congressman mas McMillan and McSwain of South former Gov of Wyoming Tyson of Tennessee Congressman It I Henry of Texas former Senator j Alice of A of Mrs j Jewell of Vir i and Mrs Charles Dana son of New Vork City Their in w i I I be annum lien It wax a that Uio vico presidential and Ihi leaders of party tn the State and was regarded by the loaders as uf the fueling fur the Hoover urlis lii kut in Kentucky Kvery practically enmity in the State was resented at meetings bearing lags of tenden and other lilies in tbe of Western tucky bring even in UK lony pro es sion of which bewail wand way into at an early hour yesterday Senator urtis brought good to Kentucky leaders from e Kast ind left here Sunday for Louisville with oven news tu to tbe t tales be will in during In- next two as be was given by the State that Kentucky's thirteen votes will round in col- umn November li He publican assurance was Congressman John M State campaign chairman Maurice H Thatcher Robert Hunter chairman of tbe State entral Senator M former ator Knist and other party leaders fie wa- also able to victory in the Stair by Liming which greeted him and the ovation that was extended to him on arrival in Lexington and at Woodland Auditorium during tbe he told th Slate In an with mcn shortly after his ar rival Satur FESTIVAL ON WEDNESDAY TO BE ATTRACTIVE Everyone Cordially Invited to Visit tival Without Charge Construction of the booths at the Fall Festival at 21st and Chester are practically complete decoration and ment of the displays of merchandise and other interesting exhibits by the various concerns will begin morrow actively and will be in time for the first day of tho Festival on Wednesday Meeting Tuesday NigHt Tho merchants and business men who arc to have charge of the ival will meet at the Festival grounds tomorrow night for a final meeting to discuss minute plans and details and to arrange for any emergency which may arise in the meantime The organization has teen well worked out with S M Roams as general chairman by H K Judy and M Vaughn All of the various committees alloted duties have done their well and it is expected that the int will be the greatest which ha been in the city No Admission It Is emphasized that all visitors re welcomed to this Festival any admission charge whatever No charge will he for anything at the Festival except for such things s may be purchased No entrance fees of liny kind are exacted and i cordial invitation is extended to the people of the surrounding and counties to come for these exhibits to he business men of Middlesboro in Wednesday Thursday and Friday of this week days worth while in instruction claims advanced by the of their ti in Ibe Fast Hi Dial th Republican ticket will the Slates along the seaboard including Vork tlie K Smith the Democratic candidate That the G 11 I will tucky by a majority in excess ol was Ibe prediction of man Only once during bis speech at the rally afternoon did from his set tha at the of Continued On Page Three KELLEY CLAIMS SELF DEFENSE Principal in Trial for Murder Marian Sheriff on Stand Winchester Ky Taking the stand in TIRE BUSINESS IS PICKING UP Most INFANT DIKS THIS The infant of Mr and Mrs n died this morning at their lie at Sterling Funeral services will be held tomorrow at the hon victims and widespread Miami so far has wealh red the i Service Company edge of the hurricane with no in the next few days known damage winds The new plant which was rcd last night but they dwind ed at M cost of is said to led However Lauderdale j be one of the modern and northward was well equipped plants of its kind in cut off Houses were unroofed a Kastern Kentucky to unconfirmed r j new waterworks has a Shipping was al a standstill all normal capacity of gallons along the liulf ai hoi of the hurricane danger daily hut under forced output lie to gallons of purified water a day In Tampa lia three destroy is hailed at anchor ready to be ur patched to aid an in dis- ol Harlan tress The beginning of from the Tampa with it- population of plant marks was under a water today The hurri had caused the old-fashioned h re Friday All mem of the party mid who an torn te i in lint are Ibis those trip are Mrs 1 ski Mi- Arnold MaddoN II H M liams Mi I Moore Mjs V I Mrs II F -s Ada Alexander ing up today airi the growing a K I- Maddox rim girl Stephen Milch from loci girl p Tbe fias an tic r Mi Mil I 1 eight mont and Mrs Tom io Congress Com died Sunday morning Funeral was it In r the h of V laid lilies a distributors -ee the passing t of dealers of lines of Healer silt I'd ed th the Sept his own de- fense and for his two companions Alex Kelley one of the three charged with the murder of two Harlan county officers declared that he shot both officers in self- defense and that he did not know that they were officers at the time of the shooting Alex Napier and Charlie Smith are also on trial for the ings corroborated Kelley's mony The commonwealth was unable to shake their testimony in cross examination Following the testimony of the three men and introduction of one witness attacking the inony given by two witnesses of the slayings court was adjourned until Monday morning Kelley who was the first to testify said that he and his two companions were on their way to Middlesboro when they were ped by two men When one of the men struck him he began shooting he testified The second man was shot in self-defense ho said Kelley declared that neither pier nor Smith had talien any part tbe shooting adding that Smith was some distance when the shooting began The murders for which the men ire being tried occurred on the light of July fi when Sheriff Floyd Hall and Deputy Sheriff lohn were shot lo death on a road near Harlan if the better grade tires down close n the prices asked for the cheaper This is the belief of Mr of Dixie Hdw Co General in Ky many of the small iring plants supplying these second inn sioros with tires have operations current Industrial re- show nway T r j TOS mid burial will be in the th of Tiit i Kama go cheaper lines ol slores with tires have FOR FALL FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER r Wed n Thursday and Friday of This Week for Kail Admission Time for Doing Displays He sure o he on hand for every day of this great event for Hell Lee and counties
