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THE WEATHER Kentucky: Mostly cloudy; local showers Tuesday; Wednesday partly cloudy; not much, change in 10 PAGES IN THIS ISSUG IXTY-SECOND YEAR Bvlnesa Office Phone 390 OWENSBORO. TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1936 Editorial Phone 301 No. 125 EMOGRATIC HARMONY MP ENTRIES CLOSE J.E GAR Sweden Backs Rainey Bethea Is Indicted By Special Grand Jury For Criminal Assault; 75 More Are Summoned For Jury DELEGATES IGNORE SMITH'S APPEAL URGES CRUSADE AGAINST GRIME Suggests Slogan "Save Boy" Campaign In Speech To National Hi-Y Con gress At Berea. Berea, Ky, June 22. (a5) "America's hope to curb destruction of 500,000 armed thugs, murderers, thieves, firebugs, assassins, robbers, a V' if 'KwmM falJfajr it I W' 0 -v and holdup men," Director J.Edgar NiHoover of the federal bureau of investigation told members of the Hi-Y in a radio address from Washington tonight, lies ui a era sade for a better life for all of youth." Directing his remarks to the first National Hi-Y congress, in session at Berea college, he suggested the slogan, "save a boy from crime.

1,500,000 Major Crimes He pictured criminals responsible for 1300,000 major crimes every year as "rats, vermin, vultures, regurgi tatine their filth to despoil the Messenger-Inquirer Photo by Pichler. Members of the grand jury which Monday indicted Rainev Bethea, negro, for criminal assault in the fatal attack on Mrs. Elza Edwards, are shown above. First row, from left to right, are: Ed Skillman, B. S.

Hemingway, J. W. Karn, Hugh Bailey and John M. Rudy, foreman. Second row, left to right, W.

R. Jones, Ray Jones, M. H. Taylor, W. J.

Dawson, Andy Donovan, W. F. Hafendorfer and B. A. Camp.

Court Promises Speedy Trial, Which (Is Set For Thursday In Daviess Circuit Court; Conviction On Charge Carries Hanging Penalty; Attorneys Visit Accused Negro. After a special grand jury in Daviess circuit court returned an indictment Monday against Rainey -Bethea, negro ex-convict, for criminal assault in the fatal attack on Mrs. Elza Edwards, 70, at her apartment, 322 East Fifth street, on June 7, Circuit Judge George S. Wilson ordered the names of 'seventy-five more men drawn from the jury wheel for possible service at the negro's trial which is scheduled for Thursday. Summonses for the additional jurors were mailed- out last night by the sheriff's department.

La st week 36 men were summoned, bringing the special venire to 111. clean picture of American manhood and womanhood." Gathered before a public address system on Berea college campus, Hi-Y delegates listened attentively while Hoover spoke of law enforcement as a possible vocation for them to follow as worthy of their best efforts as the professions of the law or medicine. Every boy in the audience was silent while the voice of Hoover described the end of such criminals as John Dil-linger, Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson. The boys saved their applause until the close of the address. "There is no romance in crime and there is no romance in criminals," Hoover said.

"We have passed through- an era in which ill advised persons and sentimental sob-sisters have attempted to paint the desperate law violators of America as men and women of ro-jftinance. Jr "They are the absolute opposite. They travel steadily downward un Thursday when ten state policemen will be here to preserve order. As a special precaution against FOR PRIMARIES TO BE HELD AUGUST I Six Democrats and Four Republicans Are Seeking Nominations For U. S.

Senate; Cary Has 2 Foes. Frankfort, June 22. (JP) An drew W. Nichols, Bardstown, was the final candidate to file with the sec retary of state tonight as the midnight deadline arrived for aspirants to office to get into the August pri mary race. Nichols, a Democrat, filed for congressman from the Fourth district.

A few hours before the deadline Fred W. Vinson, Ashland, of the Eighth district loomed as the only incumbent congressman without opposition but shortly thereafter, Frank Saulsberry. Grayson, filed for the office. Vinson or Saulsberry will face one of the four Republi cans seeking nomination when the November general election rolls around. Midnight tonight was the final time for filing, and Charles Arnett, secretary of state, kept his office open until the stroke of twelve to accommodate late arrivals.

Clay To Be Nominated Chief Justice William Rogers Clay of Lexington was assured of renom-jnation on the Democratic ticket to represent the Fifth appellate court district when no other Democrat filed. One Republican entered the Two other late filings were made tonight. James B. Rhody, Frank fort newspaperman, declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for clerk of the court of ap peals. He will oppose Charles' K.

O'Connell, who was appointed to fill last January of his father. Two Republicans seek their party's nom ination for clerk. Elmer T. Gray, Newport, filed for the Democratic nomination for congress from the Fifth district. Five others, including the incumbent, Brent Spence, Fort Thomas, seek 'the Six Democrats and five Republicans entered the race for United States senator.

Seven Democrats and one Republican seek the railroad commlssionership for the Second district to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Oscar Vest of Carrollton. of Candidates The following is a complete list of all candidates who have filed for the various offices to be voted on in November: United States senate J. C. W. Beckham of Louisville, John Young Brown of Lexington, I.

M. Combs of Campton, M. M. Logan of Bowling Green, Dr. K.

N. Salyer of Jett and (Continued on Page 2, Column 5) Says Many Democrats Will Follow Al Smith In "Tak ing a Walk. New York, June 22. UP) John D. M.

Hamilton, opening the Republican campaign in New York state tonight, told guests at a testimonial dinner that former Governor Alfred E. Smith and four other Democrats who had demanded President Roosevelt be sidetracked at Philadelphia "apparently made the choice between party and country as millions of others will do." Hamilton, campaign manager for Governor Alf M. Landon, Republican presidential nominee, inserted in his prepared manuscript the reference to Smith and his colleagues, whom he did not mention specifically by name, shortly before he was to go on the air at the dinner. Hamilton said: "In the words of Governor Landon spoken today at Topeka, 'the line of demarcation between fealty to party and loyalty to country is something for each citizen to determine for "At least five distinguished and determined citizens led by a man who has rendered a distinguished service to your city and your state apparently made the choice between party and country as millions of others will do before the general election In November. "Tonight we honor them for the high ideals that have prompted this action." Before party workers Hamilton sharply denounced the Roosevelt administration and Interpreted the Republican platform as a broadly liberal document.

HAMILTON RAPS MR. ROOSEVELT TO 'TAKE A Alben W. Barkley to Deliver1 Keynote Address Tonight 1923 Nominee Criticised By Party Leaders. By JOHN F. CHESTER.

Philadelphia, June 22. (Paying little open heed to rumbles of thunder on the far right and left, Democratic delegates tonight moved serenely and festively toward the formal opening of their National convention tomorrow. Beneath the harmony-tinted surface of a gathering set to cheer and unanimously renominate Roosevelt and Garner, there was some bitter talk fighting words thrown at Al Smith because of his "oust-Roose-velt" statement of last night. But actual convention disturbances appeared likely to be minor indeed. The campaign ahead, of course, was another matter.

In fact, barring the apparent improbability of Smith taking his seat as a delegate, only two major convention question marks remained Today's Program Philadelphia, June 22. (P) Tomorrow's program for the Democratic National convention: Called to order at 11 a.m. (CST) by Chairman Farley of the National committee. Formal selection of Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky as temporary chairman.

Convenes at 7 p.m. to hear keynote address by Barkley. visible. One stood behind an easily-ended floor struggle against abrogation of the two-thirds rule; another hung over the heightening discussion about the Roosevelt platform. Some thought the president platrorm proposals might contain a "surprise." But what it might be none would say.

Speculation stirred also tonight when Senator Carter Glass of Virginia said he would not serve on the resolutions committee. He was "too worn" to serve, said the man who has opposed some of the Roosevelt currency moves. Talk likewise circled out from the action of the Georgia delegation in replacing Governor Talmadge, New Deal critic, as a National committeeman. Clark Howell, Atlanta publisher, was elected in his stead. Farley Holds Conference James A.

Farley, National committee chairman, held a press conference atop a hotel lobby jammed to the doors with delegates and noise. Outside, crowds lined the flag-festooned marquee after the manner of a movie premiere. Inside and out were all the symptoms of convention fever. "Absolutely not," Farley snapped in answer to a question of whether the call upon the delegates to "take a walk" away from Roosevelt, made yesterday by Smith and four other insurgents and now officially received here, would be presented to the convention. He took the attitude that if Smith wanted to start a fight here, let him come.

"This is a Democratic convention," said Farley. "Smith is a delegate. The floor is his if he wants it." Lehman Denounces Smith Governor Lehman of New York, who once had the backing of the 1928 Democratic presidential nominee, was another who hit at Smith. He enjoyed, said Lehman, the support of "only a handful of Democrats." At least one man, Alfred J. Kennedy, alternate delegate from New (Continued on Page 2, Column 3) L.

L01Y, NEGRO, SHOT AND KILLED Uthel Henry, Negro, Held In Jail On Murder Charge; Trial To Be Wednesday. Len Lowry, 50, negro was shot and killed at Patterson's restau rant, Ninth and Breckenridge streets, shortly after 9 p. m. Sunday, climaxing an argument with Uthel Henry, 29, negro, that started Sunday afternoon over alleged mistreatment of a negro woman by Henry. Police, who investigated the killing, said that negroes who were present when the shooting took place told them that Lowry earlier approached Henry regarding mis treatment of his sister-in-law with whom he had been going.

Between then and the time of the kill-(Continued on Page 6, Column 5) WALK til at last they are no more than craven beasts. Their rewards of plunder merely pass through their hands into those of rotten political renegades who they must pay for protection. Their lives are constant ly harried with no hope of posses sions in the true sense of the word, no chance for a home, no chance for a position of respect or of standing in a community. can liken them only to the scurrying of a horde of rats hunt-ins their dusty holes before the approach of the exterminator." Education of Public The remedy, he said, is invest! gation into the cases behind crime, development of means to force cor rupt politicians to relinquish their hold upon police departments, edu cation of the public to the serious ness of the situation, and "the cru sad ins: spirit of young men who will demand that they be given proper knowledge and assistance by which to protect themselves and their families against a filthy ma RED FLAGS FLY OVER SHIPS AS SAILOjS STRIKE Several Hundred Passengers Leave Steamers In Marseille Harbor; Hotels Are Closed. Paris, June 22.

(JP) Red flags flew over-shirw in Marseillfi harhnr liners were affected. Rightists clashed with police and Leftists here for the third successive day. Sailors aboard French ships in Marseille signalized the first walkout by running up the red banners; then they prevented officers from obeying owners' instructions to remove the flags. Several hundred passengers who were ready to sail on three liners for Mediterranean ports went ashore, but tne sailors refused to move their baggage. The passengers suffered further discomfort because of a hotel strike which left only two estab lishments open.

Many sought to spend the night in private homes, Sailors struck, occupying the ships, when the owners asked for time to consider union demands of a 40-hour week. Most officers left the ships when their orders to lower the red flags were disobeyed, warning the sailors they assumed "grave responsibilities." Nationalist opponents of the government, angry because of an or der dissolving Rightist leagves, announced they would hold daily demonstrations in the streets. Such a demonstration by 1,000 Rightists was broken up at the St. Lazare station by police today. The Rightists showed their opposition by waving handkerchiefs red, wnite and blue the nation's colors.

Leftists came back at them by waving clenched fists, the salute of the "people's front," now in control of the government. -Both groups were dispersed without serious damage. Paducah City Manager Scores Another Victory June 22. (JP) Circuit Judge Joe L. Price early tonight granted a temporary injunction to City Manager L.

V. Bean preventing for the second time in a month a majority of the board of city commissioners from dismissing him. A hearing on the injunction was set for Saturday morning in circuit court. The restraining order was granted less than three hours after the city commission by a vote of 3 to 2 adopted a motion to "terminate the service" of Bean, who came here from Waycross, as city manager. The order specified that the commissioners should not dismiss the manager or interfere in any way with the discharge of his offi cial duties.

to its attention possible bootlegging of drinks and other taxable American movie fans soon may come face to back with a new "Garbo" from Sweden the lovely Ingrid Bergman, who, at 18, has captured the hearts of European nlmgoers. She hasn't yet reached the American scene, but notice that she seems to cast an alluring side glance this way, even though she has turned a charming back toward us. CHANDLER LEADS KENTUCKY GROUP TO PHILADELPHIA Decid es Al Smith's State ment "Will Do No Good, Neither Will It Do Any Harm." By WIGHT L. PITKIN. Philadelphia, June 22.

(Governor A. B. Chandler led the main group of the Kentucky delegation to the Democratic National conven tion into Philadelphia today and then, forgetting politics for a time, went to the St. Louis-Philadelphia ball game before plunging into official activities. The Kentucky chief executive and National committeeman-elect arranged to attend the mayor's reception tonight in honor of visiting governors at Independence Hall company with former Governor J.

C. W. Beckham, who is a candidate for the Democratic senatorial nomination. Uiy Woodson, former Owensboro, publisher, who has attended every -Democratic National convention for the past fifty-six years, announced he was "going to enjoy" this convention and leave work to others. Former Goveror Ruby Laffoon, whose term as national committeeman expires at this convention, designated him to act as committeeman by proxy, Woodson said.

He added he had turned the proxy over to Representative Fred M. Vinson, Ashland, because "I don't want the grief that goes with distributing convention tickets." Kentuckians established headquarters at the Sylvania hotel and awaited arrival of late comers tonight for the first caucus at 9 am. tomorrow. The delegates expressed favor for Governor Chandler as their chairman. Choices for representatives on platform and other important committees will be determined tomorrow.

The plea of Alfred E. Smith that the convention "put aside" President Roosevelt, for whose renomi-natlon Kentucky's twenty-two votes are pledged, brought sharp comment from Chandler. Declaring Smith's statement "will (Continued on Page 2, Column 8) "Roosevelt Nominators" Rallies Planned In State Frankfort, June 22. (JP) Kentucky Democrats will conduct a series of "Rooscevelt nominators" rallies on the night of June 27 when President Roosevelt makes his address of acceptance of the Democratic renomination at Philadelphia, Democratic National committee headquarters announced in a statement released here today. Approximately 30,000 persons are expected to attend the Louisville rally, the announcement said, with Mrs.

J. E. Riddell as chairman. Other cities arranging rallies, the announcement said, are Owensboro, Fred Weir, chairman; Henderson, Jim Manion, Ashland, B. S.

Wilson, chairman; Paducah, Strother Melton, chairman; Frank fort, Kelly Smither, chairman. STATES TD DECIDE ELIGIBLES FOR NEW WPA JOBS Hopkins Directs Administra tors To Select. Relief Workers From Unem ployed On Relief. Washington, June 22. VP) Put ting, much of the responsibility for administering the new WPA pro gram in the hands of state administrators, Harry L.

Hopkins to day directed them to select relief workers from the unemployed, on relief or those certified as "in need of relief." Quotas fixing the number of workers and the amounts to be spent in each state will be fixed shortly, officials said, adding that WPA would provide an average of 2,300,000 jobs during the twelve months beginning July 1. This program, contrasting with the peak of 3,038,973 WPA work ers at the, end of last February, will permit only a few thousand not now employed by WPA to ob tain jobs, officials said. Greater Flexibility Greater flexibility in selection, nowever, will be possible to provide for some needy who under the present rules have difficulty in obtaining either work relief jobs or direct relief from local or state governments. Hopkins told state administrators to disregard his previous requirements that everyone given a WPA job must have been on the dole before No vember 1, 1935. In contrast to the eight months required last year to get the present $4,000,000,000 work program under way, Hopkins order today virtually completed plans for spending the new $1,425,000,000 fund.

Under the decentralized WPA, state and local administrators not only will select workers but will decide how many hours a month they must work and which of the $4,000,000,000 worth of projects already approved but not begun, will be carried out. Three Classifications Although the new appropriation bill does not require that a per son must have been on relief to get a WPA job, officials said Hopkins would confine workers to those now employed by WPA, to those who came on relief after November 1 (Continued on Page 6, Column 7) France Orders Additional Troops To German Border Paris, June 22. (JP) The French government ordered heavy troops reinforcements sent to the German frontier, sources close to the min istry of war said tonight. More than 30,000 soldiers, it was authoritatively estimated, will be moved up to the north and east borders following a decision by Edouard Daladier, minister of national defense, to reinforce the troops already there. The new troops will be stationed at potots forming a line stretching between the Belgian and Swiss borders, A regiment of Morrocan riflemen will be moved from Fez, Morroco, to Metz and Thionville.

Other points receiving reinforcements include Guesnoy. Maubeuge, Sedan, Longuyon, Mezieres, Saint-Avoid. Sarreguemines, Boerroedern, Wissembourg, Nancy, Strasbourg and Mulhouse. violence in the courtroom, Judge Wilson told the grand jury that all would be searched for fire arms before they aire allowed 13 enter and that special guards will be placed along passage lines on the outside of the building and in the halls. Murdered June 7 Mrs.

Edwards was murdered and assaulted about 2:30 a. m. on June 7 by a person who entered her second story bedroom by walking ever a series of roofs. A broken cellu loid ring found in the room that was identified as belonging to Bethea was the first clue to the alleged murderer's identity. Three days later Bethea was arrested and was taken to Louisville for safe keeping.

En route to Louisville he confessed the crime and on arrival there signed the confession. He repudiated this the next day and one day later made a second confession. Members of the grand jury that (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) BANDITS STAGE Take $12,000 From Messen ger Boy of Evansville Dry Goods Company. -Evansville, June 22. Police, deputy sheriffs and authorities of three states, heavily armed, searched the Tri-State Monday afternoon for three daring bandits who held up the messenger boy of the Evansville Dry Goods company and escaped with about $12,000 shortly before 2 o'clock.

Fred Hoffman, 18, 314 Harriet street, and Miss Albert Stevens, 25, 404 Southeast Second street, were emerging from the store, on their way to the National City bank with Saturday's receipts. Just as they walked into the crowded lobby one of the thugs stepped in behind Hoffman and jammed a gun in his back, commanding, "Gimme that bag!" The other whipped out a gun and covered Miss Stevens while a third awaited in the auto. Hoffman told police: "1 and Miss Stevens had just stepped into the (Continued on Page 6, Column 7) rauding army of plunderers." "In a serious way," he said, "crime pushes a path into one home out of every sixteen in America every year so that in a little more than a decade and a half, it marks every American family with the tragedy of robbery, holdup, arson, torneys to represent Bethea, William Wilson, William Wells and W. W. Kirtlay.

Wilson and Kirtley went to Louisville Monday afternoon and conferred with the negro. JIT Peturns Todictmejit The jury was one hour and forty minutes in returning the indictment after leaving the courtroom at 10:05 a. m. Indictment on only one charge assures the "trial will be for criminal assault, conviction of which will carry with it a penalty of hanging in the county in which the crime was committed. It would have been possible to have also returned an indictment for murder had the prosecution so desired.

Grand Jury Instructed Both Judge" George S. Wilson and Commonwealth's Attorney Herman A. Birkhead, who addressed the jury before it retired to its room to investigate the case, pleaded for an orderly trial and promised justice with a speedy trial of the defendant, and hinted at the carrying out of the verdict as soon as possible. Bethea's trial has been set for 88,000 Workers Return To Jobs and Payrolls Jump $6,700,000. Washington, June 22.

(JP) An increase in employment and payrolls during May in contrast to usual seasonal trends was reported today by the labor department. The department said that 83,000 workers were returned to employment last month and total weekly payrolls increased $6,700,000 over April. Secretary Perkins said that such an increase for May had not been registered since the boom May months of 1922 and 1923. Usually, she added, employment and payrolls fall off in that month, re flecting the summer decline in business. The labor secretary attributed part of the increased employment in the building material industries to repair wrork being done at summer resorts which she said indi cated they expected a good summer trade.

The department reported that during May there were 650,000 more workers employed than in May, 1935, and that there was a weekly payroll increase of $36,000,000 over May of last year. The figures were 'based on renorts from 135,000 manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. OHIO RrVER STAGES Pittsburgh, stage of 10.2. falline: Cincinnati, 13.3; Louisville. 9.2.

fall of West Point, 9.4, fall of Leavenworth, 9.3. rise of .4: Addi son, 9.8, fall of Owensboro, 9.7, iaii or wewburg, 9.9, stationary. oreen river at Kurasev 6.3. sta tionary. EMPLOYMENT IN MAY SHOWS GAIN Aassault, manslaughter, or murder." "In spite of this," Hoover con tinued, tne average American family continues merely to lock its doors and to hope for the best." Urging a crusade of youths (Continued ok Page 2, Column 7j LOUISVILLE LOSES PHONE mt ROW Court Holds State Public Service Body Has Com-plete Control Over Rates.

"Bootleggers" of Soft Drinks, Cosmetics Warned By State Revenue Department Frankfort, June 22. The State Public Service commission has complete control over rates and services of public utility companies operating in Kentucky, the court of appeals held today in denying the motion of the City of Louisville for dissolution of a circuit court order preventing the city from enforcing a rate ordinance against the A Southern Bell Telephone Tele-traph company. Jefferson circuit court had granted the company a temporary injunction to block effectiveness of the ordinance, providing for a reduction of rates charged in the city of Louisville. Judge William H. Rees wrote the appellate court opinion, which was concurred "in by all the appellate judges except Chief Justice William (Continued on Face 2, Column 4) Frankfort, Ky, June 22.

OP) Non-Kentucky merchants contemplating the "bootlegging" into Kentucky of articles taxable under the soft-drinks and cosmetics tax bill which goes into effect July 1 were warned today by the state department of revenue that their efforts will be resisted by the state. In a prepared statement, James W. Martin, commissioner in charge of the department of revenue, said the department "has had directed commodities from points outside of Kentucky, particularly from the vicinity of Cincinnati, under the protection of the interstate commerce clause of the federal constitution." Martin said his department "clearly recognizes" the difficulty of collecting a tax from out-of-state merchants making sales in Ken- (Continued on Page 6, Column 4).