Messenger-Inquirer from Owensboro, Kentucky • 1

1 THIRTY PAGES IN THIS ISSUE THE WEATHER For Kentucky Mostly clcAidy Sunday and probably showers Monday and In east portion Sunday; cooler In north and east portions. SUNDAY EDITION Business Office Phone 300 OWENSBORO, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1929 Editorial Rooms Phone 301 No. 19. MOORE THIRD FREE TEXTBOOK SUIT TO BE SUBMITTED TO RIAL JUDGE BEATS REPUBLICAN PRINCIPALS IN MACON KILLING Maid Slays Cleveland Society Woman In Butcher Knife Duel FOUR SAW WAY TO WHITE WAY WILL' FREEDOM FOOIBE COMMENCED IN JEFFERSON A I THE PRESEWTYEflR TO FILE BRIEFS III CANDIDATE BJ 1,1 lijJBBITf Democrats Win District Lost to the Late Charles Roark In 1928 Republican Land, slide. FRANKLIN COURT I Toots" Yeiser Is Said To Petition Attacks Constitu Mayor, Commissioners See Conditions Such Undertaking Long Desired In City Be Started.

tionality of Lav; Bell timates Cost of Books Al Have Been Too Large To Crawl Through Hole Where Cell Mate Escaped. The Third Congressional district Million Dollars. rewarded the faith and hard work Frankfort, June 1 VP) Aft Louisville, June 1 Four prisoners who left behind them empty cells, a trail of sawed steel er an all-day session In Franklin Realization of a dream of years will probably occur during the year, Mayor James R. Beck an circuit court today failed to bring bars and a rope of sheets dangling an end to hearings on a petition attacking the constitutionality of 'jr, the free textbook law and seeking xo tne state from purchasing the free textbooks recently VV' jf: -1 a i y) ll iM -fit. wwimiwttM mw adopted by the state textbook com of Democrats battling to recover from the overwhelming defeat administered to them in the last presidential election, when it voted yesterday by a majority of more-than 1,100 to return John W.

Moore, Morgantown banker, to the seat In congress which he occupied for more than four years, until March 4, 1929. Mr. Moore defeated Homer Bellies, Republican, also of Morgan-town, a wounded World War veteran, whose army service was capitalized ly his campaign managers for all they could realize out of it and in some parts of the district with marked success. The election Saturday was to fill the seat in congress made vacant by the death of Charles Roark, of Greenville, who was swept to victory over Mr. Moore last Novem- mission, an agreement wajt reached by opposing attorneys to brief their arguments' and submit them tq nounced yesterday, in giving out the information the commissioners were now definitely determined to build a White Way from the Senior high school in South Frederica to Second street, and east on Seo ond to Daviess street.

Until the new unit for the municipal plant had been installed that sufficient current might be available, and the expense of its building out of the way, the commissioners were unwilling to ven-tui-e into a project that will probably cost $25,000. Installation of a White Way system will entail a great deal of work on the light department, and a longer time will be required than should a contract be awarded. It is the intention of the city executives Judge Ben G. "Williams. The into the coUrtyard of the Jefferson county jail early this morning were still at large late today.

However a squad of county patrolmen flashed word from the outskirts of the city that they had a clue to the whereabouts of Tom Crawford, ringleader in the break, and expected to capture him shortly. Crawford was serving a 21 year term for the murder of Frank Steele, a negro, in November last year. The other prisoners were: Theodore Turner, 35, convicted In Bourbon county of housebreaking and being an habitual criminal and brought here under a life sentence for safekeeping; London McQueen 23, serving five years for carrying a concealed weapon and larceny; and Foreman Price, 28, fondants are to submit their brief by June 5, and the plaintiffs agreed to file their brief within the fol lowing 24 hours. An agreement also was reached. to start hearings in Franklin cir- cult court Saturday, June.

8, on the petition of W. C. Bell, state super- Mrs. Dorothy Snyder, Cleveland society woman and wif nr fe- intendent of public Instruction, which seeks to have the adoption wealthy attorney, who was slain In the kitchen of her fashionable home by Anna Szeman, a maid, is shown above. In the inset is Miss Szeman, who, police say, confessed that she plunged a butcher knife Continued on Page Four also brought here for safekeeping from Bourbon county.

He was mm jars, nnyaers Dreast, following an argument over household af-fairs. Mrs. Snyder was the wife Alonzo M. Snyder, Cleveland attorney, captured after two running gun fights following a safeblowing KING GEORGE IS lEUS OED TODjy The break was the largest and BONDING HOUSE most successful ever made from the Jail considered one of the safest in the country. CUM! FIOEPOBT Woocson Congratulates John moore on Victory, Inoicates ty-four years Democratic national committeeman from Kentucky and secretary of the committee for many jears, last night upon learning of the election of John W.

Moore as congressman from the Third district, 3ent him the following telegram: "Hon. John W. Moore, Morgantown, Ky. Hearty congratulations. YcnA have paved the way for rehabilitation of the Democratic party in Kentucky and in the nation.

UREY WOODSON." Jailer Thomas A. Dover said the SUSPENDS TRAD four had sawed three bars from two cell doors, cut through a steel ventilator, sawed an inch square tumbler, of a door lock, cut out one hn.r from a' uHnHour a mw. set aside, and to nave the commission readvertlse for books and relet contracts. The constitutionality of the free textbook law also Is attacked. When hearings on the petition opened today the- name of Mr.

Bell was substituted for of J. Clarence Kenney, Paris, as plaintiff in the suit. Mr. Bell had been named as co-defendant with the state board of education and Mrs. Emma Guy Cromwell, but upon his request, his name was omitted from the answer filed, by Attorney Gen-eral J.

W. Cam mack. Bell Says Cost Over $1,000,000 Beginning with Mr. neasei were introduced by both sides today in an attempt to establish the financial condition of the state treasury, and to place an estimated figure on the free textbooks adopted by the commission. Skating that he could not give an accurate figure as to the cost of the Associated Press Photo Mrs.

J. C. Powers, 71, (above), Macon, rooming house proprietor, Is alleged to have plotted the killing of James S. Rarks, 21, (left) for a $14,000 Insurance policy. Earl Manchester, 25.

(right) told police Mrs. Powers promised him to kill Parks. Monarch Must Spend His Birthday In Bed, But Shows Improvement. Calling of Loans Closes H. B.

McCoy, EvansvUle end of another bar and bent it, forced out a heavy wire screen and City Judge Is Indicted In aftep lowerIns themselves to the Taylor, Ewart Col, In vestment Bankers. wunjuu ua me euieei rope, usei, a painters scaffold to scale the SO Last Returns. Chicago, June 1. (Jp) Taylor, Ewart and Company, Investment bankers whose annual business last DEMOCRATS HEjCIBESS PLANS COOTS TREflSURER, SUMMER RECESS Executive Committee Meet- Democrats Lending Support ing Passes Resolutions In- In Clearing Up Work To Windsor, June 1 (JP) A definite feeling of relieT characterized the news and comment of the illness of King George tonight following Issuance of a medical bulletin. His majesty must spend his sixty-fourth birthday tomorrow in bed at Windsor castle instead of being the central figure in the ceremony of trooping the colors.

The sovereign of illness. His bed is mounted on rubber wheels and can easily be moved from corner to corner of his big bed room foot Stewart "Toots" Yeiser, alias Bunnie London, of Owensboro, Crawford's cell mate, did not escape. Jailer Dover said that London was too large to have crawled through the hole if he had desired to do so. He is held In connection with a robbery. denied any knowledge of how those who escaped obtained their tools and denied having known that they were getting away.

books because he "did not know what books had been adopted," Mr. Bell estimated that the first cost of the free texts would be In excess of $1,000,000. The enrollment In Kentucky public schools was placed approximately 600,000 by 'Mr. Bell. On cross examination, the superintendent of public schools expressed a desire for legal year amounted to 150,000,000 suspended operations today as a consequence of the action of New York and Chicago banks in calling their demand loans.

The Investment firm, through B. F. Taylor, chairman of the board, issued a statement that said while Bvansville, June 1 The final report of the grand Jury which brought to light alleged irregularities on the part of the mayor' and certain other city officials in the "quicksand" deal in the construction of the Roward Roosa sewer, was returned in circuit court today, adding to the list of those indicted Harlan B. McCoy, city Judge, for "malfeasance in office" because of alleged unlawful remission of fines. The report also contained true ber in the Republican landslide which gave Herbert Hoover a majority for president of 17,000, the most surprising political event ever recorded in the district.

In the face of this avalanche of Republican votes, Moore pulled through with a majority of but 4,000 against him. Moore Rallies Democrats Chosen to make the race again by the Democratic committee, following the death of Roark, who died before taking the oath of office, Moore began to rally and enthuse Democrats in this district and climaxed his effort with a victory which Is expected to completely rehabilitate his party in the viting Return to Party. Permit Adjournment. Victoria tower to catch the sunshine. A military band in the castle grounds plays his favorite Attorney To, Oppose Heflin In Election Birmingham, June 1 (ft) John H.

Bankhead. attorney of it was at least temporary financial difficulties, there should be no loss to any firm or individual if the banks would cooperate. No reason was given for the action of the banks in calling In loans which amounted to approximate bills-. against eight persons whose names were withheld. These indictments, it is said, charge pri advice before he answered a question as to whether there could be any purchase of free textbooks for the year 1929-30 in view of the law requiring school heads to make a requisition at least 120 days before the school opening.

Sam W. Eskew, Louisville accountant, was called by the plaintiff to testify regarding the condition of the state treasury. Basing his fisrures on estimate By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON. Associated Press Staff Writer Washington, June 1.

(JP) Democratic support of the program to dispose of the tariff bill before the regular session begins in December eased up the congressional situation today and set Republican Jasper and Birmingham, announced here today that he would oppose United States Senator J. Thomas Hsflin in next year's Democratic primary. Senator Heflin announced several months ago he would seek reelection. airs. It was officially stated tonight that he had passed a good day and that his condition continues satisfactory.

Thanksgiving services for the recovery of, the king scheduled for' June 16, have been Indefinitely postponed because, although no complications were looked for, recovery of his majesty will probably require some time. It was stated, however, that the monarch was fully able to attend to such important state duties as may result from the complicated political situation. mary election irregularities and gambling. Mayor Herbert Males, members of the board of public works and Bankhead is a descendant of one nty engineer Pfafflin were charg 4rand appropriations and other an j. a muse aiSliriKU lSilea ed ir.

today's report with "wilful I famiitaa 1 and corrupt malfeasance in office." I hadd a' mender" oT he The senate, Senator Heflin being elect- Sam Coots was elected treasurer of the Daviess County Democratic committee in a called meeting of the executive committee Saturday afternoon, with Chairman Gates Young presiding and a fairly good number of the committeemen in attendance Many of the county committeemen were prevented from press of work from attending, but sent word to the chairman they would concur in the actions of the session A resolution was passed unanimously by the committee- inviting all Democrats to join in the primary in the selection of the best candidates to run in the final election in November Another resolution was passed calling uyon all of the candidates to post $10 as a fund for the operations of the committee The chairman named the following members of the committee as a finance committee: Wilbur K. Miller, Pierce Duncan, Joe A. Vit-tetow, V. J. Steele, Kelly Atherton, ly L.

R. Billett, secretary treasurer of -the investment house, said. He estimated its securities were in excellent condition. However, Billett explained the present situation in the securities field might have influenced the banks' action, and indicated the general condition of the money market perhaps was a contributing factor. He said he saw no reason why his firm should not be able to meet every obligation if given the opportunity to liquidate.

Taylor, Ewart and Company, Continued on Page Pour 1 ed to the vacanev in tVi ion ticipated expenditures, Mr. Eskew predicted that expenditures from the general fund for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1930, would be approximately $8,000,000 or in excess of receipts. This deficit, Mr. Eskew said, added to the deficits incurred In previous years, would give an ac Third congressional and to encourage and inspire Democrats throughout the state who have been wanting some evidence of the temporary effect of the reverses they experienced last November. Beliles, who is county clerk of Butler, carried the home county of the two candidates.

Muhlenberg county, where efforts were centered to attempt to pile up a large Republican majority, gavt Beliles 3,401 to 3,201 for Moore, Moore, who first went to congress to fill the unexpired term of the late R. Y. (Bob) Thomas and was reelected once prior to his; defeat by Roark, by this turn of events win have been deprived of his seat In congress but four months, when he resumes his place in that body. Light Vote Cast In view of the light vote cast in Saturday's election, it being about leaders to planning anew on a recess over the hot summer months! This threat of Washington's summer heat also appeared to be giving president Hoover a whip-hand on his entire extra session program, lending force to the drive to dispose of the farm relief controversy at an early date. If farm relief and the census-reapportionment bills are enacted and definite assurance given of a final vote on the tariff measure before December, Mr.

Hoover will malfeasance indictments, it Is said, were predicted upon the charges contained in bills returned last Wednesday in which-it was claimed the mayor, the works board, the engineer and City Attorney Henry T. Hardin had conspired to commit a felony in connection with the payment of $217,099 "extra" to George Pontarelli, sewer constVactor for work to overcome quicksand conditions in the sewer work, campaign. A brother, William B. Bankhead, of Jasper, represents the Tenth Alabama district in con-gross. In his announcement Bankhead said he had been urged by representative citizens In all parts of the state to make the race.

He declared his candidacy against Senator Heflin would give the people of Alabama, an opportunity to OHIO RIVER STAGES Pittsburgh, U.i feet, falling; Parkersburg, 14.3 feet, rising; Pt. Pleasant, 16.9 feet, rising; 19.8 feet, rising; Cincinnati, 20.4 feet, falling; Louisville, 18.5 feet, falling; Cloverport, 23.2 feet, falling; Owensboro, 21.8 feet, falling; Evansville, 27 feet, falling; Henderson, 27 feet, falling; Cairo, 46.4 feet, falling. sanction a congressional recess until September. Senator Simmons, of North Caro- i. -o i 6 cipiession to xne type and lina, ranking Democrat on the fi- cumulated deficit of approximately $7,650,000 in the general expenditure fund as of June 30, 1930.

In answer to Mr. Eskew's testimony, the defense called Seldon R. Glenn. Mr. Glenn denied that a deficit existed or would exist at the end of the fiscal year.

It was contended by the defense that the plaintiff did not take into account the taxes due the state in arriving at the financial condition of the Commonwealth. According to Mr. Glenn, there always have bTin outstanaing warrants against tm treasury since th treasury since the warrant iwui. mulcts, Jr. standard of senator they want to Take Oaths of Office nance committee, announced today after a conference of the minority members of the committee, that S.

H. Pate and P. M. Scheiddegger. Washinerton.

Juno 1 tJPl- half that polled last November Chairan Young requested that all I Body of Dr. Sun Placed In Memorial Nanking, China, June 1. UP) The body of Dr. Sun Yet Sen founder of the Chinese Republic, was interred in its permanent tomb in a mausoleum on the' side of a purple mountain overlooking Nanking. The interment culminated a two weeks' ceremony in the course-of which he body was removed from its former sepulchre near Peking and was i the Democrats would agree that a and in view of the tactics used by of the committeemen send in a list of names for election officers Mr.

Moore's opponents to revive-animosities engendered by the liquor and religious questions in the last campaign, the result was exceedingly pleasing to the Democrats. Beliles said late last night that. "It looks like I am beaten," when sys- new officials of the federal government, Charles Evans Hughes, of New York, and Robert H. Lucas, of Kentucky, took the oath of office today in the presence of their immediate chiefs. Mr.

Hughes entered upon the duties of solicitor general of the United States, a position held by Attorney-General Mitchell, John W. Davis, of Xew York, and other COMPLETIONS IN WEEK 9 WELLS, 365 BARRELS Miller Damron Shoot Second Well at St. Joseph For Good Producer, Open Up Big Pool, They Believe. date be fixed assuring final disposition of the tariff before the regular session in December. Senator Simmons said he did not want a definite date on which the tariff bill should be voted upon that the Democrats would endorse an agreement stipulating Continued on Pae Four to him not later than July 15.

A resolution of thanks was passed to the candidates for their cooperation in withholding their announcements until June 1, which will facilitate the party and demonstrated the good will of prospective candidates toward the party organization. Continued on Pajre Two here. Strike of 3,000 Iron Workers In rV Continued on Page Four Threatens To Hamper Building Plans Chicago, June 1. OP) More than I cession on thM. on ineir Broadway M.

E. Church At wwuuulft -riy i-caucis in Virginia part from a $14 eminent men. He succeeded Mr Mitchell. Mr. Lucas became commissioner of internal revenue, succeeding David H.

Blair, of North Carolina, who with Secretary Mellon, attended the induction ceremonies. Faducah Hit $50,000 Fire silent Un Advice 1 Antiomith Group fforee thousand 'Iron workers went strike today for a dollar a day Paducah, June. 2. Sun (cage increase, Ten wells, but one of them dry, were completed in the area of the Owensboro oil field in the week ended Friday, with a total new production of 365 barrels, mostly in Ohio county. But one well was reported in from Daviess county, As a result, all building projects aay nrst asked.

The employers countered with an offer of $12.50 Work on various buildings, to cost well over $100,000,000 was not seriously hampered today, E. N. Craig, executive secretary of the Building Construction Employers' association, said. He estimated, however, that 30,000 other crafts wnich the Iron framework has Waters Receding From Houston, Flooded Areas Houston, Texas. June 1.

UP) I While the waters of Houston's and sixteen In Muhlenberg county. In the Muhlenberg field six alone are operating around the Greenville pool, recently opened by the Ohio Oil company, where a big producer has been flowing for the last month. St. Joseph Pool Well Miller Damron and Nick Shi-arella, continuing their development of the big St. Joseph oil pool, in the western section of Daviess county, shot their secoond well in the pool yesterday, developing a good producer.

This well is on the Powers leas and an off-set to their Hamilton lease, on which the Continued on Page Two Richmond, June 1 Democratic party leaders of Virginia with one exception, read without comment today the advice given Virginia Anti-SmiTh Democrats by Bishop James Cannon, of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, who endorsed the Anti-Smith ticket for state offices and called for vigorous opposition to state Democratic leaders who supported Alfred E. Smith for the presidency. Rosewell Page, one of three candidates for the Demo-cratie nomination for governor, however, said the Cannon statement would thought they had to vote for the friend or the opponent of James Cannon, Jr. Bishop Cannon was charged with misleading Democrats Into believing he was a Democrat while supporting the Republican nominee last year, In a statement Issued Ey Mr. Page from Oakland, his Hanover county home.

Governor Harry F. Byrd. Democratic national committeeman for Virginia, made no comment on the Cannon letter, written TT Anti-Smith leaders in Virginia, John Garland Pollard, candidate for the Continued eo Psjre Two day (IP) Fire that broke out in the roof shortly after midnight partially destroyed the Broadway Methodist church, at the corner of Jefferson and Broadway before It was brought under control. The damage was estimated at about toO.000. The church, the only stone church in the city, houses one of the largest congregations and the oldest The pastor is the Rev.

T. W. Lewis. The building was erected In 1S96. It is believed the fire was started by a bolt of lightning in an electrical storm late this afternoon and had been smoldering since.

men would be thrown out of employment all work on most of the projects halted if the iron workers remained out a week. Arthur Evenson, chief businrs dot been completed were delay-td. The strike of the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers' union, Hth a membership of 2,200, was tailed last night, and today the rnamer.tal and architectural iron Workers walked out in a sympathetic strike the latter organiza-lon has a membership of 900 and I wage scale of $12 a day, the as the structural workers, unions demandsd a con- this being of 20-barrel capacity. Nine completions In Ohio county showed one dry hole and eight producers for a capacity of 345 barrels. One of these registered 100 barrels, one for eighty barrels, one for sixty, one for fifty, one each for eighteen, sixteen, eleven and ten barrels.

There was -retorted twenty-eight rigs operating In Ohio county, twenty-four in Daviess county most disastrous flood in the last Quarter of a century continued to recede tonight, crests of about a half dozen streams in South Texas, moved gulfward, inundating additional thousands of acres. Buffalo Bayou was first draining off the watershed above Houston and was expected to be back within its banks before dawn. agent for the structural iron workers, announced during the dav tat three contractors had -met the Continued on Page Two liberate friends of mine who.