The Raleigh Register from Beckley, West Virginia • Page 1

Member of THE 'ASSOCIATED PRESS and AVDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS VOLUME 53--NO. 185. BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, A A 26, 1934 Price 5 Cents- veek Income Tax To Stand On Gross Basis No Retroactive Repeal Of Any Revenue Statutes, Says State Senate In 1. Resolution Made Today TAXPAYERS MUST MAKE PAYMENTS Action Taken This Morning Before House Went Into Session By.Tlie Charleston, Jan. 20--The sen ate by resolution today said it "does not contemplate a repeal with retroactive effect of any of the revenue statutes now exist ing" including the gross person al income tax.

The resolution was adopted the house in recess until noon when Delegate Beacoin Democrat, Cabell, planned to introduce a bill calling for a mandatory extension of the income i lax payment date from January 30 to March 1. Adopted without opposition il asserted that "all arc advised to make- their remit lances to the proper collecting authorities within the time specified by law" or any extension the tax commissioner may grant. Introduced by Senator Hodges, Democrat, Monongalia, the resolution recited that fiscal affairs of the stale "are in such condition as to make it'impossible to abate taxes for the past 12 months which have not yet been paid." Erroneous Impression It added thai the impression had been created by a house bill repealing the gross personal income tax a payment might not need to be made. The house bill pejfdingfin the senate- substitutes a net income tax at one-half the rate. Hodges emphasized in pressing for adoption of his resolution that repeal of the gross income (Continued on Page 9) DEVALUATION PRESSURE ON Senate Meets Hour Her As Administration Presses By The Associated PreK-s Washington, Jan.

20--Majority was turned on in the senate today for enactment of the dollar devaluation bill without immediate indications of getting down to a vote. The story in the house was much the same as for days past, another routine departmental appropriation on the way for cert a i passage by late afternoon. This one would give YO run the treasury and post office through the next fiscal year. In the distance can be discerned another farm aid dispute. It will hinge, apparently, on efforts for compulsory reduction of such crops as cotton and wheat.

The administration pressure to get action on the monetary bill in Ihe face of continued Republican challenges on its legality took the form of summoning the senate to meet an hour sooner than usual. Unless the talking Rives way to ballot taking, it was hinted the usual Saturday holiday would be passed by. The day's budget of news elsewhere had cheering tinges, Secretary Morgcnthau announcing a the recent billion dollar federal security issue was nearly live times over subscribed. Also came reports from the department of commerce that national exports gained in December to put the favorable trade balance for the month at $59,000,000 and for 1933 at $226,000,000. Billion Dollars Of Ready Credit And Big Upturn In Industrial Activity Seen Production I a During BecemberirJan- uary Advance in Wholesale Commodity Prices By Tho Associated Press Washington, Jan.

20--An up. tiirn in industrial activity anil nearly a billion dollars of ready business credit were reported yesterday by the federal reserve board. It said December halted a four- month decline to turn industrial production upward in a movement shared by sucli'business indicators as steel. "Factory employment declined somewhat," the board said, 'while employment by public agencies showed a considerable increase." The board's monthly reveicw of conditions also reported an early January advance in wholesale commodity prices "reflecting chiefly increases in the prices of farm products and foods." It added: "Cotton and grains showed marked increases and livestock prices also advanced somewhat." Situation Reviewed Reviewing the credit sHualion, the board said: "At the reserve banks the seasonable return of currency from circulation after the holiday demand amounted to about 000,000 from the high point on December 22. to January 17.

A large part of the funds arising from this inflow of currency to the reserve banks was added to the reserve balances of member banks with the consequence that these balances increased by Janii- iry 17 in excess of legal requirements. "The return currency from circulation and the reduc- of balances held by commercial banks for the United States goyer.nment ncrcase of demand deposits at reporting member banks. Loans of banks declined between December 13 and January 17 while loldings of United States govern- ncnt and other securities in- Teased. Short Term Rates "Short term money rates in the open market which bad shown a advance in December dc- ilincil in January to the previous cvcl." In exact figures, the board said ts index of industrial production, idjustcd to allow for seasonal "advanced from 73 per cnl of the 1023-25 average In 74 per cent in December." It coninued: "From the Fourth quarter of 933 as a whole the volume of in- Uislrial output was 13 per cent arser than for the corresponding icrioil of 1032. "Activity in the steel industry, to seasonal tendency, in- in December uid there was also an increase in ihc oulpiil of automobiles.

Shoe production declined by an amount smaller than is usual in Tlcccm- A textile mills, activity clined further by considerably more than the usual seasonal imoiint to about the low level of ast spring." Moisten Is On Trial For Fry Slaying Three Witnesses Testify They Heard Accused Youth Make Threats Against the Slain Youth Wiley Post Flies to Help Warm Springs FAMOUS AVIATOR HELPS PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALL alleged" victim' -f ra trri 1 nalion wldo work rm I ln or JnfanliIl! Post wl11 ins a dim, member of he Mt on1 comm from city to city In fast tlmo to Beginning of. the i a of Bonnie up the movement to honor the President. Baldwins Opening New Neville Street Market If. Baldwin and two sons, "Vail ami Harry of Btiicficld, will open a new market Saturday under Ihc name of Baldwin's Market, on Neville street, opposite the Baptist church. Their new store will feature meats, fruits and vegetables.

The Baldwins are well known and are devoting their interests in Bccklcy from now on. ficne Ifnwaltl Williams, young son of Banny Williams, of Helen, was a i to Ihc Berkley.hos- pital yesterday for treatment. CONGRESSMEN SEE FAILURE Smith Thinks Reawpor- tionment Unlikely Any Time Soon pv Tiif. Pros" 2C--West Virginia's in congress will mcel shortly to consider an i i a i of the house on a redislricling bill al a caucus on a redistricfng bill at a caucus in Charleston February 6. Little hope for enactment'of a law rcapporlioning the stale's six congressional districts is seen by members of the delegation.

Failure of the house of delegates to pass a bill yesterday is viewed bv Representative Smith, of Recklcy, as making it almost certain no measure i be passed. Representatives Kcc and Ramsey have expressed opposition to the bill passed by the stale senate, contending il would throw too a Republican counties into their districts. CHISHOLM INJURED W. II. Cliishohn, 30, filen Rogers coal loader, was admitted to the Beckley hospilal yesterday for a of injuries resulting from a i slate.

Three witnesses who a they had heard the defendant threaten to "get even" with hi begii Holsten, 18, of. Packsville, for the murder of Charles Fry, 20, on the railroad Iracks near Holsten's home shortly after midnight, Saturday December 3. Howard Bradley, IS, an eyewitness lo the fatal all'ray, was the main wilness in Ibis, morning's session. Testifying for over an hour the boy told a complete slory of Ihe cvenls leading up to Ihe shooling. According to his testimony a crowd of young people were at the house of Lando Johnson listening lo a new radio which Johnson had recently purchased, when Fry came in, Ludic Peltry, reputed to have been Holslen's "girl" and with whom the boy was sil- ling, got up and went over to sit with Fry.

Ilolsten was then heard to remark to another girl, "Well he won't lake her home, this gun will sec to that." Shortly afterwards Ihe two boys, Ilolsten and Fry, became entangled in an argument which ended by. Johnson ordering Fry out of bis home. Bradley said (hat lie went'with Fry; that they jvent to nearby house where they remained for some time, leaving to walk down the road, where they met some olher boys. Shortly after that, the (Continued on Page 9) .1 staled i Holder of the record for girdling the globe twice, Wiley Post thrown his famous plane, the Winnie Mae, into the nation-wide movement to honor the President on his birthday, Jan. 30, by holding a ball In every community in the nation to help raise an endowment for expanding the MUCH LABOP.

NO SUPPLIES School Improvement Projects Temporarily Slowed Up Lack of materials is held responsible by Ihe county superintendent's office for delays en- counlercd in forwarding various conslruclion projects undertaken about county schools under grants of from the Civil Works administration. "We have plenty of labor," E. Van Dorsey said today, "but it lias been i i lo procure supplies as rapidly as needed." He i Stratlon High school and Mark Twain as two points at which work had slowed down for this reason, and added a in view of the general restriction of C. W. A.

work ordered rccenlly. it a i now when supplies could be secured. In several directions, however, work has been accomplished, particularly in Tne matter of a i i various buildings. Tn several instances, notably at Haleigh, coal companies have extended co- opcralion in furnishing materials. Dorsey said that at Raleigh the Raleigh Coal and Coke company, through J.

P. While, general i had provided paint sufficient for three buildings--the Glen Leigh, R. M. and Raleigh Colored schools. A GOOD HABIT The.

Classified Habit is well worth cultivating. It is simply a a a inclinalion lo i of this page whenever it is necessary to buy or sell something. It always results in saving of lime and money. Turn lo Classified Want-Ad- page now! Bead every ad. This page is full of live offers which reflect the buying and selling opportunities in Bccklcy.

Try a want-ad yourself. Sell your discarded-furniture, rent your unused room, or tell the people about your services. He- suits arc certain. Phone 080, and our ad-laker will gladly give you expert service in formulating nn ml that will produce good results. CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE McClintic Takes Matter At Bluefield Under Advisement By Tlie Associated 1'ross Blucficld, 1 Jan.

i a i for contempt of court charging negligence in the escape of two federal prisoners against Sheriff J. C. Fanning of Mercer county and C. W. Thornton a former Mercer county jailer, taken under advisement yesterday by Federal Judge George W.

McClintic. Bonds of 52,000 each were supplied for their appearance at a special court term on Thursday February 22, when a ruling will be handed down. The case was on events lending nji'W 71)6 Ham ft. 'Bluefield anil William Mullens 'from the Mercer county jail on last August Mullens is a fugitive. Albert sur- renilcred.

I3olh were midcr sen to ATlanta prison on liquor charges. Finlcy Cook, chief deputy mar- shall, testified he had advised Ihc Mercer county jail of Ihe plot for the attempted jail break. Fanning entered a general denial of any knowledge of Ihc escape plans and asserted he had not received an advance warning of the jail break plot. LAYLAND MAN IS CRUSHED Jasper H. Foster Killed When Run Over By Empty Trip Jasper H.

Foster, I.ayland miner, was instantly killed yes- Ir-rday morning at il o'clock in Ihc I.ayland mir- wlien he was knocked down and crushed by in empty trip. Foster's head and body were badly crushed. Funeral services will be held lomorrovy- afternoon at 2 o'clock in the llinlon Central Baptist church by Ticv. I.cvi Hackney. 3nrial will he made in Ihe Oreen- iricr Burial Park at Hinton un- ler the direclion of Wallace and Wallace, Rainclle undertakers.

Foster is survived by his wife, Sarah B. Foster; his mother, Mrs. Mary E. Foster, of i and Ihe following brothers and sisIcrs: W. n.

Foster, Pal Foster, A Foster, and Mrs. S. E. a a all of Hinlon; and Mrs. Cora Turner, Toledo, Ohio.

He lad no children. DR. HOUSER OPENS NEW OFFICE HERE Dr. L. G.

Ilouser, favorably mown in this section by virtue of his professional practice in teckley dating back to 1020, announces the opening of new offices ir. suite 200, Hair Brothers building, next Monday morning. -Ie will renew his work in Ihc special fields of the eye, car, mjse, nnr! throat after an absence, /r.pni the city since 1032, during which line his health necessitated his withdrawal from practise. i-- br. and Mrs.

Ilouser nrafcsid- number 51 Wickham nve- illic. lie has many friends in fackloy who will be pleased to iiidwof his return lo city, lie is devoting the presenl week supervising Ihc i a a i of office equipment. TWO KILLED IN ACCIDENT Engineer And Fireman Die When Train Strikes Automobile By The Associated Press Reading. Pa, Jan. engineer and fireman of a Heading company 'express enroulc from Ilarrisburg and New York were killed last night when the train struck an automobile al a grade crossing al Blandon.

The engine and a baggage car were thrown on (heir sides, a passenger coach following tossed across the Iracks and two other passenger conches were derailed by the impact The dead were Charles Bowman, cngineman, and Joseph Sweigert, fireman, both of Ilar- risburg. The automobile, owned -'Miy Sylvester B. Hess of stalled on the as thd (rain approached. Hess was held oil $1,000 Wilncsses said llic driver was a to gel the motor started and ran-itown the roadway waving his arms in rin attempt to warn the express. The engineer apparently applied the emergency brakes, witnesses said, but was unable lo stop before the train struck the automobile.

Outside of a shaking up and other minor injuries. Reading company police said no passengers were hurl. FAMOUS PLANE IS BURNED UP Old Columbia, Which Set Records, Destroyed In Blaze By Thn Associated Prosa Wilmington, Jan. 26--The historic old monoplane Columbia, was destroyed with four other ships in a fire at the Bcllanca plant near New Castle. The single-motored veteran of the skies was buill in 1925 and two years later made aviation listory.

Bert Acosta and Clarence Chanibcrlin flew her to one of the early refueling endurance flight records. A few months later ChamUcr- lin lifted her off Roosevelt field and set her down in Eisleben, ficrmany, 3,911 miles away for- what was then a long-distance non-stop flying record. Charles A. Lcvine, who owned her then, went along as the "first trans- A a i airplane passenger." From 1928 i 1930 Captain I. lirrol Boyd and other aviators used the Columbia for passenger iiops.

The fire a finished her was caused, firemen said, by sparks 'rom grass fire which had been relieved extinguished. Bcllan- ca officials estimated the loss at Bituminous Code Urged By Huntress United Mine Workers Convention Hears Owners' Representative Advocate Support Of Code BEEHLER'S REMOVAL ASKED OF HOPKINS ROCKING OF BOAT MIGHT BE FATAL Speaker Stresses Dangers From Competitive Fuels (Special To Register) Indianapolis, a upon Ihe mine workers to stand shoulder to shoulder with the mine owners in sustaining Ihe bituminous coal code, C. B. Huntress, executive- secretary of the Coal Association, loday addressed (he i i convention of the United Mine Workers of America, in session here. was the first lime on record a the national organization of operators had ever been i i a ly represented at a convention of the miners' union.

"We are all in the same boat;" the speaker said, "Ihc sea is choppy; i might be a a Now is Ihe time for every miner and operator to pull together." "Our i has just emerged from the greatest revolution in employee-relations in business history," Mr. Huntress continued. The bituminous coal code is reckoned as a most liberal grant lo the coal industry. The U. M.

W. of A. fought for the code in good faith. Most operators accepted it in same spirit. We got off to a good a It is pleasing to hear Lewis, your President, reiterate his belief ihai.Ihe.industry, Ihc cotlc, can" govern itself.

Now is Ihc time lo display real (cam-work. Should the code be wrecked, price-cutting would he strained i I government could somehow get the i a i in hand, and, in a a interim, bankruptcies would i i to Ihoii- sands. for Ihc wage scale, which md been held up by code prices, would fall to new lows." Dangers Stressed The speaker stressed Ihc dangers lo the coal i from Ihe nroads of compi'lilivc fuels. He called upon government lo institute a price-equalization pro- orain with respect to fuel oil and gas, which he said was promised by the A last A isl, and asked organized labor lo support a lax on a gas to il.icc a fuel on basis of a i compclilion with coal. In reference lo government promotion of the development of Desperadoes Captured In West State John Dillinger, Mid-Western Bandit, And Three Henchmen Captured In The State Of Arizona Hy Thr PI-OSK Tuscon, Arizona, Jan.

20--John nillingcr, initi-weslcrn desperado and three are back in Ihe hands of Ihe law today. Officers found Ihc men unprepared for a i i a surrounding Ihem late ycslcrday. Not a shot was fired although two of the four atlcmplcd the use of pistols. Dillinger himself calmly surrendered under tin; thrcal of level guns and a i his idcnlily after his followers were taken i custody one by one. They i Charles Makelcy, Russell Clark, and Harry Picrpont.

Clark offered fight, but the crash of a police weapon across his head ended the brief battle. Picrponl, accused of the slaying of Sheriff Jesse Sarber. at Lima, Ohio, in a raid on Ihc jail Ihcre lo free nillingcr, whipped oul Iwo pistols after he was brought to police headquarters, l)ut was quickly disarmed. Three women companions of Ihe outlaw chief and his lieuten- a also were arrested. Makelcy, Clark and Picrpont were among ten convicts who es- from Ihc Michipm C.ily, pri'sVm last 2(i, before Dillingcr was freed 'in Ihc bloody Jail delivery it Lima.

The four gang members carried $27,000 in currency. Officers said hey believed Ihc money was oh- aincd in a holdup of the Central a i a a of Ctrccncaslle Iml. Sufi-machine guns, small arms, bnllcl-proof vesls, and rounds of ammiinilicni were round among i possessions. Senator Neely and All Six Of West Virginia Congressman Request Dismissal Of CWA Head SQUARE DEAL ALL DEMOCRATS SEEK i nower i i powei menace of a he said sal MINE STRIKE NOWJSETTLED Weirton Coal Company Accedes To Demands Of Miners By Tlie Brownsville, a Beehler Makes Reply To Charges Filed By Delegation Hy The A.ssoriatet! Press Washington, Jan. 20--Senator N'cely, Democrat, West Virginia, and all six members of Ihc West Virginia house delegation today asked Civil Works Administrator Harry L.

Hopkins to remove William N. Beehler as slate administrator of the C. W. A. "irTWest" Virginia.

The removal was asked "on Ihe basis of thousands of complaints from'Wcsl Virginia." Hopkins said the complaints would be given close a i but did not commit himself as to a action he would lake. Complaints Cited Senator Necly told Hopkins a i complaints indicated Ihc Civil Works program in West i i i a was being used lo build up Republican machines in many counties. "Complaints of improper ad- i i a i of the program have come from .10 out of Ihc 55 roun- lies of the state," he said. "The worst conditions arc in Logan, Tucker and Peiidlclon." The reiterated his a thai he was nol seeking preference for Democrats in Ihc i i i of Civil Works jobs bid was "merely asking a tiie program be administered properly and a Democrats be given a a i deal." Boohlcr Haps Nccly By TlH- Assncliiln' Press a C. W.

A. a i istrator, replying lo charges by i Slates Sennlor Xocly who his today said "my only i has been a a refusal lo 'Ihc Civil Works program over lo Senator Neely and some oilier politicians." He asserted Nccly "should jct (Continued on Page 9) STORE MEN WILL MEET Organization Conference at Beckley Hotel Next Tuesday Managers and buyers of the coal company stores of the New Hivcr and Winding Gulf districts i hold a meeting al the Hcck- ley hotel' next Tuesday night, liarlv of the Isabella a a 30lh, at 7:30 o'clock, for Tunnelton Man Robbed Of $1,100 By Bandits By hc Associated Press Kingwood, Jan. 28--Ulysses Grant Price of Tiinnclfon was robbed of $1,100 by two armed (audits here laic yesterday. The 70-year-old farmer had the money from a bank al in Ihc afternoon. He came here from Tiinnellon by bus and wulkcd three miles lo Albright and was returning lu.re when held up.

He notified the sheriff. every coal field i ami ion." Citing examples of PWA oans for hydro and i i plants, despite the protests of both miners and operators, he quoted Secretary Ickes as iisscrl- (Continucd on Page 9) NEW RULING ANTICIPATED War Department May Ask Reversal Of McCarl's Edict jy Tlift 1'rcHH Washington, Jan. war lepartment has indicated 'icially il may seek a reversal ol Comptroller General McCarl's ruling that a contract awarded or construction of the i i jam in the Kanawha river in West Virginia is illegal. A spokesman for the depart- mcnl said it is possible the comptroller may reverse his i and added the mailer may be taken to the president. McCarl called a tract awarded Dravo Construction company, of Pittsburgh, illc-gal because the Brader Construction company had enlcred a bid $46,630 lower.

The war department said Ihe contract was given Ihe Dravo company because it was Ihc only bidder equipped lo begin work promptly. Work on Ihe dam is conlinuing, officials said, although the i i hold paymenl of Ihc money lo conlraclor. of plans lo form i day as uepuiy siieniis leu 1 "i.moi..... stores assoualion mine through a i of i Uvo ricls .1 1SSO- a i i strike appeared to- 1 Ihe discussion left inn i i a i of pickets and Ihc Wi'irlon Coal company prepared to accede lo olher demands of Ihc miners. Removal of thc deputies had been one of the demands.

Iwo remained in Isabella and il I was a i they arc pcrman- pence officers. complain pro- a i i a i with I a i a elation. Tlie meeting is called at the in- slance of Waller i manager of Ihc Raleigh Coal Coke Company store al Haleigh, and several associates in the move- whn see in Ihe rule of I necessity for organiza- looking lo i trade motion of Joseph a a lo as- acl a (k si a 0ro a a and buyers in llu- two i i IIP presenl al Ihc meeting. An i i a i is likewise sistanf a I brought on Ihc strike. saiil he had been demoU'd to a i again.

The miners went i a meet- i lo hear i local i president, Dan Sabula, a i lo the operators of the I mines i which Ihc slorrs arc I'onnecti-il, lo he present par- Market Opens With Narrow Changes Hie terms of an agreement reach- I licipalc in the discussion and cd at a sccrel i in i i plans for organizalion. town last i They arc lo vole 1 on il later. II also was reported al mine Hull O. G. I.eighlilcr.

general manager of Ihc company, which is a -subsidiary of Wrirlon Steel, will mccl i i leaders a lo hear a i against IX A. RIoyer, of mine. J. li. JONKS HURT H.

Jones, 37, outside construction foreman for Ihe C. C. R. Smokeless Coal company nl Helen, was treated al Ihc Hccklcy hospital yesterday for an i to his right hand, later leaving the hospilal. Hy A i a Slrccl, V.

Jan. Stocks opened i narrow changes today accompanied by a i a i i Allied Chemical am! Chrysler were unchanged but U. S. Slcol was a I i lower. KCCI.KS MAN TKKATKI) S.

J. Mancos, 31, F.ccles, was treated nl Ihc Beckley hospilal yesterday for a i i lo jiis arm, rcsidling from his falling from deck of his motor Ihc a i raughl fire. lie returned lo his home. THE WF.ATHRR Generally fa i tonight and XMA.V unlay. Colder in east portion lo nighl.

Warmer Saturday. The local low I a during Ihe night degrees, A Maiick said -10- day..