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1 II A National Newspaper Largest of mtum Any Kentucky Itfewsptfyy 14 Pages Today JL VOL. CLVI. NEW SERIES NO. 23,232 LOUISVILLE, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9, 1932. TUUCC prMTC ON TRAINS AND BEYOND 1 nrvn.Il.

VCIN 1 O. THIRD zone, five cents. we BARKLEY HAS 32,000 VO LEAD Standing of Candidates MAN SLAIN 'Jim' Burke, Counsel for G. P. Dies LIBBY, FREE ON BOND, OFF TO HIDEAWAY seabury sift inquisition; walkersays "Un-American" Tactics Laid to Prober In Surrebuttal to Charges.

BROWN MAY BREAK SLATE 1 HIS PARTY Is Only Outsider With Chance for Democratic Congressional Nomination. Woman Slain On Her Plea, Negro Says Asked Him to End Her Agony After Taking Poison, Is Story. Special to The Courier-Journal. Bowling Green, Aug. 8.

Remus Griffin. .22 years old, Negro, who surrendered near Glasgow Junction to Warren County officers several days ago in connection with the murder of Mrs. Maude O'Dell Kereia-kes, wife of Gus Kerelakes. proprietor of a hat cleaning establishment here, has made a complete confession to County Attorney Charles Bell, Judge John H. Gilliam, counsel employed by the -family; Jailer Herschel Leaton and a stenographer.

Griffin stated to the officers that. Standing of candidates for Congres sional nomination follows in nu merical order: Democrats. (2.051 Out ot 4,195 Precincts.) Fred M. Vinson 52,264 Virgil Chapman 51,049 A. J.

May 48,353 Glover H. Cary 45.267 W. V. Gregory 44,783 Brent Spence 42,623 John Young Brown 37.341 C. R.

Carden 35,085 Finley Hamilton 33,991 Charles P. Farnsley 31.845 Frank R. Goad 19.623 Charles H. Morris 15.634 R. S.

Mason 14,358 Richard C. Northcutt 11.228 E. Leland Taylor 1 13.062 C. Crossland 10,332 J. Gregory Bruce 9.400 W.

O. Smith 8.902 Paul Meredith 6.424 Dr. L. L. Terrell 5.608 Sam V.

Metzger 5.234 N. Gray Rochester 4,730 Logan C. Wright 4.645 is DENIES WRONGDOING Mayor Indicates He Will Cross-Examine Coun- sel At Albany. Albany, N. Aug.

8 OP) Mayor James J. Walker, facing a public hearing before Governor Roosevelt Thursday on charges of official misconduct, denied with added mence tonight any allegations of Senatorial Rare Returns. The Senatorial race by Congressional districts, with precincts reported and total-precincts in each district, follows: 221-341 Barkley, 1.249; Martin. 1,286: Wright. 165.

Second, 245-318 Barkley, Martin. Wright, 360. Third. 185-283 Barkley. 10,724: Martin.

1.214; Wright. 321. Fourth. 236-318 Barkley, 6,483: Martin, 3,553: Wright, 162. Fifth, 89-633 Barkley, Martin.

1.277: Wright. 29. Sixth. 233-323 Barkley, 6,828: Martin, 4,222: Wright. 274.

Seventh, 188-370 Barkley, Martin. 2.858; Wright. 346. Eighth, 175-267 Barklev, 6.641; Martin, Wright, 302. Ninth, 245-466 Barkley.

6,1151 Martin. Wright. 894. Tenth. 105-346 Barkley.

2.816' Martin. Wright, 194. Eleventh. 199-530 Barkley, 3.805: Martin. 392; Wright.

148. Total. 2.121-4,195 Barkley. 60.937: Martin, 28.524: Wright, 3.195. wrongdoing.

In a terse four-page communica- tion to the Governor, Walker called Samuel Seabury a "reckless and partisan prosecutor" and declared Sea-bur conducted a "one-sided inquisi- 5 tion" before the Hofstadter Legislative Committee. In New York, Former Mayor John Warning to Orient Given By Stimson should resign immediately as a protest against what he called the "unfairness and injustice" of being comoelled to defend himself an atmosphere "which is bound to be political." Walker, talking with New York reporters, indicated' strongly he would insist upon an opportunity to cross examine witnesses at Thursday's hearing. This was taken to mean he would seek to question Seabury and thus reverse the roles they played at the Hofstadter committee hearings, when Walker was subjected to long interrogation by Seabury. Charges Distortion. Walker's communication of tonight was in the nature of a sur-rebuttal to orauurj repiy uie iiajiu luminal denial of allegations looking toward his removal from office.

ftonhnrr irhn snhmittpd with the Governor a set of his own "conclusions" based on the Hofstadter committee testimony, was accused by Walk-er of resorting to "deliberate distortions of my repudiation of his own written statements; and willful misrepresentation of the evidence." Walker took Seabury sharply to task for implying the Mayor was seeking to take refuge behind the statute of limitations when he told the Governor mat two-tniras 01 aeamirys conclusions were barred by virtue of being based on acts that allegedly occurred dnrine- Walkpr's first term in office. AFTER DEPUTY IS WOUNDED Marcellus Stacy Is Shot By Officers Seeking. td Serve Warrant. WAS GANGSTER, CLAIM Dead Man Wanted for Firing At Brother Saturday At Buckhorn. Special to The Courier-Journal.

Hazard. Aug. 8. Marcellus Stacy, 29 years old, alleged member of the Noble mountain gang, was shot to death on Troublesome Creek by two deputy sheriffs this morning after he had wounded a third deputy, Allie Deaton, 34, perhaps fatally. The officers were seeking to serve a warrant charging Stacy with shooting at his brother.

Kelly Stacy, 24 with intent to kill. Deputies D. Y. Wootton and Alfred Amy said Mar cellus turned to walk away from them, but turned suddenly and. shot Deaton four times.

They shot Stacy twice the heart and stomach. Deaton underwent an operation to day in Hazard Hospital for removal of a bullet from his throat. He was shot also in the left side and twice in the left arm. Officers said they found two pistols and two boxes of cartridges on the body of Stacy. The deputies said Kelly Stacy told them his brother Saturday tried to get him to join the "Noble gang," which is charged with one slaying and other crimes in the mountains.

Kelly said he refused and his brother started shooting at him. The shooting occurred at Buckhorn, where Kelly lives. ALLEGED KILLER MOVED. Clay Brown. Accused of Slaying I.aw-renceburg Postmaster, taken to Frankfort.

Lawrenceburg, Aug. 8 C43) Clay Brown, 55 years old, charged with the murder of J. Bert Searcy. 47, Central Kentucky Republican leader and postmaster here for ten years, was taken to the Franklin County jail today lor safekeeping. Anderson County officials said there was no apparent feeling against the prisoner, but they thoaght it best he be transferred to Frankfort as a safety measure.

Searcy-was found on a lonely road near here yesterday afternoon. His throat was slashed and he was stabbed twice in the stomach. He was a cousin of Chesley H. Searcy. Louisville Republican leader.

Brown is a cousin of Searcy and recently returned to Anderson County after living for fifteen years in Oklahoma City. Commonwealth's Attorney H. B. Kinsolving filed a murder charge against him. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon, the Masons to be in charge of the services.

Man Gashed, Tied As Meade Home Burned Gus Heyna, 60, Tells Sheriff He Was Gassed, Robbed of $18. Special to The Courier-Journal. Brandenburg, Aug. 8. Sheriff S.

A. Bunger and Deputy W. E. Brown today Investigated a report that Gus Heyna, 60-year-old farmer, was gassed, robbed of Si bound and gagged and tied to a tree 150 yards in front of hts $2,500 home, which was destroyed by fire Sunday night. The victim, in a highly nervous state, 'could not account for the crime.

Sheriff Bunger said that his investigation at the scene, three miles west ot here in Meade County, disclosed no motive or clew to- the offenders. Heyna said he was alone at his home, between 8 and 9 o'clock, when he was called by a man he did not recognize and who "shot him with gas." He said he was "knocked out" and did not see anyone else. It was estimated he was trussed two and a half hours. He said he saw his dwelling burn, powerless to act. The blaze attracted Louis Shrews-berry, a neighbor, who liberated Heyna and called olficers.

Sheriff Bunger said he found, near -the ruins of the home a pocketbook which Heyna said was taken from him, and wearing apparel, bed clothing and linens in a wagon in the barn lot belonging to Heyna. 'Greatest Show' Special to The Courier-Journal. Beverly Hills, Aug. 8. You folks all over the U.

S. that thought these Olympic games was just some real estate racket of Los Angeles and didn't come, you have been badly fooled. You have missed the greatest show from every angle that was ever held in America. Regardless of hard times there has been from 70.000 to 105,000 people every day. Regardless of this old town's boosting and blowing, they certainly came through beautiful.

It was dignified, impressing and thrilling, and you have just missed something you won't get to see again during our lifetime. And say. don't worry about the Japanese flying over here in case of war. Those birds will swim over. The Argentine won the marathon, twenty-six miles long.

He could stand it, but fainted during his Argentine's national anthem. That is the longest tune in the world and was written to be. played during marathon. Yours, WILL ROGERS. Ask Me Another H.

F. Reed 007 Benjamin H. Sachs 3,855 Edward F. Bannon 3.264 Al. W.

Pfeiffer 2.982 Republicans. (1.834 Out of 4,195 Precincts.) Maurice H. Thatcher 16.757 Robert Blackburn 14,065 William Lewis 13.131 B. T. Rountree 1 1.150 J.

Lincoln Newhall 10.524 George P. Ellison 10.086 Dillard H. Smith ...7 9.580 D. E. McClure 9.235 Ashland T.

Patrick 7.894 Hugh H. Asher "7 892 Dr Ben L. Bruner 7.837 Banford M. Manning 7.584 Frank B. Russell 6.695 W.

K. Elliott 6.298 Walter L. Prince 6.035 Georee L. Phillips 4,618 Trumbo Snedegar 4.18 Adolph Graves 3.963 S. H.

Adams 3.866 S. C. Fereuson 3.742 J. B. Wise 3.308 B.

Huntoon McCann s.iot Kellogg-Briand Pact Held As 'Living Force In World' for Peace. New York. Aug. 8 (UP) Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson tonight officially interpreted the Briand-Kel-logg pact as an active international alliance against war.

Ifl a speech delivered before the Council on Foreign Relations. Stim son intimated the United States will continue to defend the pact from violation the Far East. America is determined, he said, to make the anti-war treaty "a living force in the world." i- nad three pecific motives: Motives Interpreted. 1 To warn Japan that the United States would continue to uphold the Briand-Kelloee pact and oppose re course to arms to accomplish national aims. 2 To inform American public opin ion, especially authorities on foreign affairs, of the legal basis of the State Department's intervention the Far Eastern dispute.

3 To assure the small nations of Europe, main supporters of American policy in League of Nations circles, that the United States could be counted on not to side with an "aggressor nation" which the League acting under its covenant had so branded. The speech took' on added significance in new of the action of the nineteen American nations last week in notifying Paraguay and Bolivia (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) Contract Signed By Judge H. Ford Policyholders Ask Writ From Court of Appeals to Prevent Transfer. Frankfort, Aug. 8 UP) Circuit Judge H.

Church Ford today signed the contract providing for acquisition of the Inter-Southern Life Insurance Company of Louisville by the newly organiBed Kentucky Home Life Insur ance Company. Henry M. Johnson, Louisville, chair man of an Inter-Southern policy holders committee, and Clarence R. Smith. Louisville, a policyholder, who opposed the acquisition, immediately applied in the Kentucky Court of Appeals for a writ of prohibition against Judge Ford to enjoin the transaction.

The policyholders charged their property was being taken from them without due process of law in 'violation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Federal Constitution. Johnson said he was prepared to take the case to the United States Supreme Court. The contract was signed by Judge Ford. Charles I. Brown.

Acting Insurance Commissioner of Kentucky, and Lieut Gov. Albert B. Chandler, one of the receivers of the Inter-Southern. Benjamin S. Washer, attorney for the Kentucky Home Life interests, announced the terms of the contract would be carried out at once.

He said the signatures of officers of the Fidelity Columbia Trust Company. Louisville, joint receiver with Chandler, and of the Kentucky Home Life would be affixed to the contract tomorrow. Judge Ford set for Wednesday. August 10. a hearing to determine the allowance for the receivers and counsel of the Inter-Southern.

The re-ceivershiD was continued to wind up routine business. Witness Stand Defense of Life of Love That Died With Fondness for Flier. six days before Clarke was killed, on a Western aviation venture by which he hoped to gain funds for the iivuig expenses of Mrs. Keith-Miller. Clarke and himself.

He was the first defense witness. Lancaster told of meeting Mrs. Keith-Miller in London in 1927 and of her joining him on a London-Australia flight. Then followed a long story of his financial and aerial reverses in the United States. Lancaster was placed on the stand immediately after Circuit Judge H.

F. Atkinson had denied a defense motion to strike from the record all testimony of Mrs. Keith-Miller and elim inate as exhibits the letters between herself, Lancaster and Clarke I Lancaster said he was 34 JAMES FRANCIS BURKE. Hoover's Close Friend Had Hand In Prohibition Plank In Platform. Washington, Aug.

8 (A) James Francis Burke of Pittsburgh, general counsel of the Republican National Committee, died at the Garfield Hospital tonight. The announcement came from the White House, which said death was caused by coronary thrombosis which followed a dilation of the heart that apaprently had occurred sometime earlier. Burke conferred at the White House with the President this afternoon. The President noted that Mr. Burke appeared to be ill, the White House announcement said, and directed Dr.

Joel T. Boone, his personal physician, to attend him. Upon an examination. Dr. Boone ordered him removed to the hospital.

Burke, who was 65 years old, had planned to leave for New York today to join Mrs. Burke and sail for Europe tomorrow. The trip was canceled on admitted to the hospital early this evening. Burke was born in Petroleum Cen ter, Penn. Posts high in the Republican Party came to him during his intensively active life.

He was a fiery orator, a colorful figure. In 1892 he was graduated from the University of Michigan with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. While in college he organized the American Republican College League. He becyne its president. The organization had a branch in every large university and college in the country.

It was his work in behalf of this league that first brought Burke to the attention of Republican Party (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) HOOVER TOLD G. 0. P. OAIN Friends Predict Re-election As President Works On Address. Aug.

8 CP) A series of optimistic reports today poured in upon the Chief Executive and stirred the loudest hum of political activity heard at the White House in many months. Concentrating on his Thursday night speech of acceptance, the President talked to one political leader after another, particularly about his handling of the prohibition and foreign affairs sections. In return, each conferee reported he had delivered prophecies that the Chief Executive's chances for another turn in the White House were bright. Senator Moses, New Hampshire, Republican, after two conferences said he was "able to report cheerfully" that both New York and Massachusetts could be listed in the Hoover column. Representative William E.

Hull. Illinois, Republican, said that trips through Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa had convinced him Mr. Hoover would poll heavy majorities there. Cleveland Newton, former Representative from Missouri, said he had reported that State and others in the farm belt would fall in line and that Mr. Hoover's re-election was assured.

Meanwhile, White House officials announced that Calvin Coolidge had informed the President, he could not be present at the notification cere- monies because travel irntated his hay fever. The Chief Executive received "re grets" also from James A. Garfield, plank. The President conferred with Garfield three times. The President was assured that Mrs.

Theodore Roosevelt, widow of the late President, would attend the ceremonies. About 500 are expected at a White House garden party and luncheon (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) Torch Singing Widow of Reynolds Heir Surrenders On Warrant. BAIL IS $25,000 Solicitor Says Evidence Does Not Indicate There Was' Premeditation. Wentworth, N. C.

Aug. 8 (UP) Libby Holman Reynolds came back to North Carolina today, a sepulchral figure in black, submitted to arrest and an hour and a half later rolled back down the. ribbon-like road to Reidsville, free under $25,000 bond. She was bound to some secret spot, there to live in deep seclusion until the State calls for her to come and defend herself against the charge that she and Albert Walker killed her husband. Smith Reynolds.

Her bond was furnished by a bonding organization. Libby sat at the Judge's bench and signed it. Only then did she give the crowd which thronged the court room until it was packed tighter than any theater which she ever played, just one peep at her left eye. With a tiny, half-gloved hand she raised the thick black veil, which covered her face like a diving helmet, that she might see to sign the paper. Except for that brief glimpse at one eye.

the crowd saw only a moving bit of black which passed through the court room, sat at the bar. said nothing, but yet harbored within it the girl who had brought Broadway to hsr feet with her exotic appeal. Her dress was a long, loose garb of black. Her slippers and stockings were black. Over her black hair war a close-fitting black hat, and drawn over that and covering her entire face was thifk' black veil that nung to net As long as these charges stand against her," said her father, Alfred Holman, "even though it should mean to the end of her life.

Libby will never talk to anyene about it. Her picture will never be taken." The State interposed no objection to her release on bond. "I would say at this time," announced Carlisle Higgins, the solicitor, when the defense brought. Libby into court on a technical habeas corpus proceedings, "that the State has not sufficient evidence of premeditation and deliberation in this case to warrant holding this defendant for an unbailable offense. "I want to specify that the State reserves the right, at any time, should evidence justify however, to press a first-degree murder charge." Libby shuddered and iabbed at her veiled face with a tiny, white handkerchief.

But the words should have brought some satisfaction to the heart of Libby, for it meant that the Stat? could not prove that had planned to do away with her husband. The proceedings gave Wentworth perhaps its greatest day. There is nothing here but tha highway which twists, between the county jail, the general store, the postoffice and what was once a hotel on one side of the road and the Court House on the other. It nestles in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. About 10 o'clock this morning Lib-by's attorneys in Winston-Salem had announced that she would- be in Wentworth at 3 o'clock this afternoon to surrender and ask release on bail.

The word spread rapidly. By 1 o'clock there probably were 100 cars parked around Rockingham County's brick Court House. Libby, it became known, in the meantime had come to Reidsville, about miles away. Where she came from none would say. About 2 o'clock her lawyers left by automobile from Wentworth Court House, but they did not go until they had made arrangements which assured Libby every consideration.

Mrs. (Continued on Page 5, Column 3.) SHOOTING SUSPECT FREED ON BOND Robert Fuller, 48 years old. Security Apaitments, was released on $10,000 bond, and Melvin H. Means. 44.

Louisville Hotel, was remanded to jail in default of similar bond, Monday, following their arraignment in the Police Court in connection with the shooting Saturday nigh, of Ralph D. Kinnaird, 33. Glasgow bank cashier, in front of The Kentucky. Fuller's bond was signed by E. S.

Monohan, St. Matthews. Means was charged with shooting and wounding; Fuller was charged with shooting and wounding and accessory to shooting and wounding. By agreement of counsel, trial of both men was postponed until August 23. Means is represented by Brent Overstreet; Fuller's lawyer is L.

R. CuUis. Kinnaird Is in a critical condition at the Jewish Hospital. motivated by revenge as the result of a lone family feud, drove to the Mer rill mansion. Glenn Burnne, where Miss Merrill lived alone, last Thurs day night in a buggy, and that Miss Dockery held a lamp while Dana shot the spinster 'to death.

His. theory was supported by finger prints taken from a shattered lamp, which were identified by experts late today as those of Miss Dockery. Dana and Miss Merrill possessed the only two buggies in the neighborhood. Authorities said the feud between the women was over damage done by a herd of Miss Dockery's goats on nrHninincT vTorrni tof0 tmh. tors thought it possible that 'the feud nad an eariier origin, that perhaps i Continued oa Fae 5, Column 4 Says He Answered.

Seabury. in his last communication, remarked this was a plea "which one is not obliged to make if he is willing to. meet issues on their merits." Walker, replying, said: "A3 your excellency well knows, and as anbody who took the trouble to read my answer wall knows, I answered each of the fifteen 'conclu- sions" or charges submitted bv on the merits. As you also know, I expressly stated In my answer: I shall meet every one of these conclusions on the facts. The purpose which animated the filing of all of them Is defeated by a recital of the truth.

I do this in order that there may be no misapprehension as to whether the facts would justify of- 1 icial consideration by you. even though well settled authority does bar two-thirds of Seabury's assertion that it was "a sorrv sight Indeed to see a person occupying high nublic office, whose honor is impugened. taking the posi- THATCHER ALSO AHEAD Martin's Early Strength In Jefferson County Cut As Count Progresses. My J. HOWARD HENDERSON.

Alben W. Barkley, United Statet Senator, held a lead of 32.413 votes over George B. Martin. Catlettsburg, for the Democratic nomination lor Senator when slightly more than 50 per cent the precincts had been counted Monday night. His Indicated majority is conservatively estimated at 40.000, and may pass 50.000.

Mr. Barkley led on the day's count in Lexington and Newport, and trailed Mr. Martin slightly in Louisville. improved his position in Louisville as the count progressed Monday. Early count in Louisville gave Martin a two to one lead, but by night only a slight margin remained for the Catlettsburg man.

Brown Apparently Breaks Slate. The Congressional slate, made up two weeks ago when the courts threw the Congressional races into a Statewide contest, was riding along to apparent victory with one exception. John Young Brown, Speaker of the 1932 General Assembly, looked to be a slate-breaker. If he wins when all the vote is tabulated, some member of the slate will be eliminated. When 2,051 precincts out of 4.195 ia the State had been counted Monday night Mr.

Brown was ahead of three men on the slate. His total, 37,341, was 2.000 of C. R. Carden, Congressman from the Fourth District. Mr.

Carden's vote was 35,085. He i the only ir.cum int Congressman who is behind Mr. Brown. Far out ahead of Mr. Brown were Fied M.

Vinson. Congressman from the Ninth District, with 52.204; Virgil Chapman, Congressman from the Seventh, with A. J. May. Congressman from the Tenth, with 48.353.

Glover H. Cary. Congressman from the Second District, had W. Voris Gregory. First District Congressman.

44,783 and Brent Spence, Sixth District Congressman, 42.623. If Mr. Farnsley is eliminated in the end. Jefferson County would be without a candidate on the Democratic ticket. If Mr.

Brown maintains his position, and is on the list named by the Democrats, the Seventh Congressional District will have two men on the Democratic ticket Mr. Brown and Mr. Chapman. Thatcher Leads Republicans. In the Republican rjrimarv.

Maurice H. Thatcher Louisville, led the list in his party seeking State-at-large nominations for Congressman. He had 16,757 votes when 1.834 precincts had been counted. Robert Blackburn, William Lewis, B. T.

Rountree. J. Lincoln Newhall. George P. Ellison.

Hillard H. Smith, D. E. McClure and Ashland H. Patrick followed Mr.

Thatcher in the order named. If they could retain their positions they would be the Republican nominees. Four other Repi-licans were less than 1,000 votes behind Mr. Patrick. Mr.

Brown's showing in the State was regarded as the more remarkable by politicians when they considered that each Congressman Rot the heln of every other Congressman in their districts, while Mr. Brown was not on the slate in any section. Attention Monday night began to center on the possibility of who would be eliminated. Only nine nominees can be named. Nine candidates were slated.

If Mr. Brown is winner in the end, one of the nine who was slated will he eliminated; He will have thrown his support to the other eight, without having benefited in eaual degree bv their support. Further back than Mr. Cardpn were Charles P. Farnsley.

Louisville, and Finlev Hamilton. London. Mr. Hamilton held a lead of slightly more than 2,000 over Mr. Farnsley, whose position will be improved over Mr.

Hamilton as the count from Louisville speeds up. Farnsley's Hope to Cain Slight. Mr. Farnsley, however, had little hope of making much gain in Louisville over Mr. Brown, where, with eighty-nine precincts Mr.

Farnsley led Brown by 158 votes. Mr. Farnsley only of the slated candidates lead Mr. Brown in Louisville. Because he was running well ahead of the other slated candidates in Louisville.

Mr. Brown would make decided gains over th? Congressmen now leading? him, if he maintains the pace. In the State as a whole Mr. Farnsley had 31,845 votes, and Mr. Hamll- (Continued on Page 3.

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C. I Inclose herewith cent In com carefuliv ft (or copv of 1 he Courier-Journal booklet. Canning Fruits and at Home." Name Street Cttv Stat he shot Mrs. Kereiakes twice at her request, and fired a third shot at himself, but missed and made no further attempt commit, suicide He declared the woman, by whose husband he formerly was employed, asked him repeatedly to shoot her and end the suffering caused by taking poison in a suicide attempt. He said she told him she had fixed everything so he would not become implicated.

He denied that he struck her or molested her in any other way. He said he alone was responsible for ner aeatn. Griffin was taken to the Jefferson County jail at Louisville immediately after his arrest at his request and was returned to Warren County jail the ionowing nignt. The body of Mrs. Kereiakes was found in a wooded section, two miles south of here.

Friday afternoon, July 29. She was last seen by her husband on the afternoon of the day before the finding of the body. DEMOCRATS ASK CREDIT FOR RISE Cohen Says Trade Spurt Due to Confidence In Party's Success. New York, Aug. 8 (P) Business improvement, the stock market spurt and the recent rise in commodity prices were attributed in part by two Democratic leaders today to what they called the "growing conviction" Governor Roosevelt will be elected President; Senator John S.

Atlanta editor and publisher and vice chairman of the- National Committee, and W. A. Julian. National Committee man irom Ohio, were the leaders making this claim. They, with other lieutenants of Democracy, had gathered in the party's National headquarters for the first of a series of strategy copferences with James A.

Farley. Nineteen States Concur. They came from nineteen States scattered across map. Behind closed doors they spent five hours going over party finances, party prospects and plans for the Roosevelt-Hoover battle. They made a unanimous claim that a Democratic victory in November already is in sight.

Each of the twenty-four conferees claimed his state "certain for Roose velt." The upturn in economic conditions was traced to the Democratic Party by three members of the "floating" advisory committee which will help (Continued on Page 2. Column 1.) Highway Employes Have Citation Right Acting Judge Rules In Truck Case; Declines Opinion On- Arrests. Acting County Judge Reuben Ruth-enburg Monday declined to rule on the right of employes of the State Highway and Tax Commissions to make arrests for violations of the new motor truck law, but held they were within their rights in citing violators to appear in court. The ruling was announced by the Judge in denying a motion of dismissal by defense counsel in the case of C. E.

Borders, driver for the South Louisville Coal Company. He held that a citation is not an arrest and that the citation does not violate the constitutional rights of the motor truck operator. The Borders case was transferred from the court of Magistrate Fred Hauler to the County Court. Borders had been cited to appear in the Magistrate's court by Frank E. Smidt.

State highway patrolman. Borders was charged with operating a truck without a governor or proper mirror. Judge Ruthenburg held that Smidt was within his legal rights in raising the hood of the motor to determine whether it was properly equipped as required by law. J. C.

Cloyd, defense attorney in the Borders case, attacked the constitutionality of the law. A further hearing in the case is expected to be held Thursday, and upon the decision will hinge a test of the constitutionality of the Jaw. Judge in another case, ruled that since the citation does not constitute an arrest, road patrolmen are not entitled to the $1 fee collected asvcosts from the violators. On motion of R. Boyd Robertson, attorney for the Model Farms Dairy, Judge Ruthenburg ordered refund of $1 paid by the company as part of the costs of a fine imposed on the concern for violation of the law.

Calendar of Events Tuesday. Lions Brown Hotel, 12:15 p.m.: luncheon-meeting Optimist Club, Emmart Packing Company, 12:15 p.m.: luncheon-meeting. Municipal Athletic Committee, The Kentucky, 5:30 p.m.; meeting and dinner. Hotel Greeters. The Seelbach, 7 p.m.: dinner.

Ladies' Auxiliary to the Hotel Greeters, The Seelbach, 8 p.m.: meeting. Brotherhccd of Railway Clerks, Hotel, 7:30 meeting. tion that the rjeonle must suffer him continue in his public office be- cause he was fortunate enough not to be caught in time." provoked this statement from Walker: Trap Door In Floor Foils Bank Robbers Surprise Does the Trick, Even When Cashier Falls, Not Bandit. New Philadelphia, Ohio. Aug.

8 Walter R. Moomaw, of the Exchange State Bank at Stone Cre2k, knew exactly what to do today when he looked into the barrel of a re- voiver suaaemy pruuuu uy a man." He released a trap door and vanished into the basement of the bank. The astonished "salesman" fled to a car where two companions were waiting, leaving Moomaw still clutching the fountain pen he had been asked to buy. Pinchot Pays Fine For Flicker Cook Uniontown. Aug.

8 C4) The jail sentence a woman served for kill ing a fucker to teed her nungry iam- ilv ended today because Governor Pinchot paid her fine of $17.90. Mrs. Anna Chess of Fairchance was sentenced to twenty days in jail for uolating the State gafne laws. Game wardens found her cooking the flick er, a bird protected by the game laws, when they visited her home last weeic. Girl, 89 Travels By Air Express Detroit.

Aug. 8 (P) Fifty pounds of the air express transported from Detroit to Chicago by a Transameri- Continued on Page 2, Column ".) Kidnaping of Banker Is Laid to Extortion Threatening Letters Signed By One of Suspects Are Revealed. Taylorsville, Aug. 8 UP) Charges of kidnaping for ransom, a capital offense, were lodged today against the two men held as suspects in the kidnaping and beating of John Colegrove, 69-year-old head of a defunct bank. The charges were placed after Cole-grove, recovering in a Springfield hospital from severe head wounds and the effects of more than thirty-six hours' exposure, told State's Attorney Harry B.

Grundy his kidnapers had demanded $30,000 ransom and that he previously had received threatening letters signed allegedly by James Gammaitoni, one of those held. Gammaitoni and Amelio Pouzzouti, seized a few hours after Colegrove disappeared, stolidly refused to explain the presence of Colegroves pocketbook and other personal belongings officials said they found at Gamma itoni's home near Springfield. Grundy and T. P. Sullivan, head of the State Bureau of Criminal Investigation, questioned Colegrove only briefly as he was still weak from his experience.

He told them he believed four men participated in the kidnaping, although he saw only two when he was set upon in his small home Friday night. Lancaster Takes At Miami In Mrs. Keith-Miller Tells Haden Clarke and Miami, Aug. 8 (A3) Recitation by Mrs. Jessie M.

Keith-Miller of her love for Haden Clarke, young author, and of a love that changed to "intense fondness" for Capt. W. N. Lancaster, charged with slaying Clarke, toda3 preceded the closing of the State's case against the British flier. As she walked from the witness stand, Mrs.

Keith-Miller became semi-hysterical. "They're crucifying me," she wept. Lancaster, poised and calm, took the stand in the afternoon to relate in detail his experiences up to the time he left Miami, March 6, forty- WHAS And other radio programmes will be found on page 7., I have no word at my command that rould adequately characterize such blatant hypocrisy, in the face of answer." "I met every 'conclusion' on the and more than two-thirds of my answer was devoted to a discussion of them 'on the My primary purpose in submitting to you a long and conclusive list of authori- Uiiu I I 11 1 I '111 make it plain that certain of the conclusions or charges submitted by Mr. Seabury were presented either in in- vniQflhlA Iffnnranco nf tVtA Invu nr In utter disregard of it. His attempts L.r on1 (rof QrnnnH tViocn onthrr- ties is a 'sorry sight indeed.

Says Acts Un-American. In his sur-rebuttal. Walker declared that Seabury, acting as "prosecutor i i a trial, professed to have proven him guilty. "Nothing could be more un-American, unfair and in violation of every principle of constitutional Government than this pronouncement of guilt so made," he said. "There is only one way in which facts can be determined and the truth ascertained.

That is by calling these witnesses before your excellency so that you yourself may see and hear (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) THE WEATHER. Kentucky Fair, slightly warmer Tuesday: Wednesday partly cloudy: possibly local thunder-showers in west portion. Tennessee Fair Tuesday; Wednesday partly cloudy; possibly local thunder showers in west portion; not much change in temperature. Indiana Partly cloudy Tuesday; possibly scattered showers at night or on Wednesday: not much change in temperature. Comparative Temperatures Here Goat Woman and Wild Man, Once Social Lights, Held for Murder Slaying of Confederate General's Recluse Daughter Laid to Mississippi Eccentrics.

Natchez, Aug. 8 (UP) joint charges of murder were filed tonight against Miss Octavia Dockery, 60 years old. daughter of a Confederate General, and Dick Dana, 61, bearded eccentric and nephew of I Charles A. Dana, the journalist in connection with the slaying oi TOss Jane Sur-ct Merrill. 72-year-old recluse, and one-time "belle of the Old South." The two accused persons, known "o--- w-man" and the "rild man," were social contemporaries of Miss Merrill when she, a daughter of Avers Merrill, former U.

S. Ambassa- 1931 Yesterday 1S32 1 A 73 "i A 70 2 A 78 A 2 A.M. 69 3AM 77 3 A 68 4 AM 76 fH 4 ATI 67 SAM 75 fj 5AM fiS 6AM .75 6 A 67 A.M 78 7AM 68 8AM SI i3 3AM 12 9 a f. 1 -j 10 A 85 tt 10 A.M 80 A 83 II AM .81 12 90 9 12 82 1PM 1 83 2PM 91 2 P.M 84 3 P.M 92 3 P.M 85 4PM 92 4 p.M R5 5 P.M .92 5 P.M. S4 90 6PM 83 7 F.M 89 a 7 P.M 82 cor to Belgium and friend of Preii-jth(1 1 Who was Max Mulier? I 2 What is a sagamore? 3 What is a charge d'affaiis? 4 What well-known nocturnal ani-j mal do the Chiroptera include? 5 What does "disingenuous" Answers to today's "Ask Me An-' axe oa the back page.

dent Grant, ruled local society forty pears ago It is the theory of Sheriff C. P- Eobert Uat Miss Dockery and panaj (Continued oa Page 5, Column 5.).