The Birmingham News from Birmingham, Alabama • 1

i lu iBinninaham Netos HOME EDITION THE WEATHER For Birmingham and vicinity: Fair, cooler Wednesday night, lowest 44 to 48: Thursday fair. For Alabama: Fair, cooler in north and in interior of west portion Wednesday night; Thursday fair. poire THRFF creates Birmingham rnivc. inn.ee t. i ielskwhere rive cents; BIRMINGHAM, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 4, 1 9 3 1 4 4 YEA 2 0 2 26 Panes, 208 Columns r- SLOGAN QUALITY COTTON ednesday In Birmingham Jury Move Comers Hoover Critic K', .0.

P. TO SEIZE Meetings Slated In Alabama, Georgia To Push Drive For Better Staple Victory In Michigan Sector Places Party One Up in plan T() gpend $19,000,000 On Reforesting acejxjm State In 11 Years Meets Voters' Favor IN SEAPOWER ROW Jefferson County Turns Down Proposal By Majority Of Nearly 9 To 1 Alabama voters declared their opposition to further increase in gasoline taxes by defeating the constitutional amendment for a $25,000,000 road bond issue submitted to them Tuesday. The proposed amendment carried a one-cent gasoline tax increase. In Jefferson County the vote was JERSEY GOVERNORSHIP ALSO IN WIN COLUMN STANDARDIZATION WILL BOOST RETURNS, BELIEF Navy League President Faces Possible Star Chamber Probe By Group ALBANY. N.

Gov. Roosevelt has won a uecisive viciuiyj in his test of strength with Alfred E. Smith over a state reforestation program. TEXAS REPRESENTATIVE HAS CHANCE TO OCCUPY HOUSE SPEAKERS POST National attention was drawn to the New York state election by the difference between the governor and Mr. Smith, his long-time friend, and the presidential decisive victory GEN.

COXEY, FRIEND OF UNEMPLOYED AND ANTI-DRY, IS MAYOR Roosevelt Measure Triumphs Over Stern Opposition Of Alfred Smith Present Machinery To Make One Variety Project Profitable Moser WHITE HOUSE HAD HAND IN ADAMS NOTE, VIEW Right Of Counsel Aiid Defense Evidence To Be Denied In Secret Quiz LOUISVILLE JPi Judge Ruby Laffoon (D), led Mayor William B. Harrison (71), by 2,051 majority on reports from 71 of Kentuckys 4,178 precincts at the count got under way Wednesday of the gubernatorial race. The totals were Laffoon 7,577, Harrison 5,526. also mentioned for nomination, over the proposed state amendment calling for a $19,000,000 reforestation program over II years. The governor asked its adoption, to give the state 1,000,000 acres of built on Its idle farm lands, but Mr.

Smith told the voters to throw It out the window." saying it was in the interest of the lumbering and pulp industries. Substantial majorities were returned for the amendment in practically all sections of the state, the Tammany machine backing Roosevelt with almost a two to one result in New York. Two important cities, however, both holding party factions unfriendly to the governor, Buffalo and Albany, voted against it. Mr. Smith was almost alone in his opposition to the reforestation proposal, Tammany, the Republican and Democratic state chairmen, and practically every conservation organization in the state lining up with the governor.

The state will buy idle farm land and plant it with forests, which will be cut and sold by the state as they reach marketable age. EAST IS ALREADY FEELING RISE OF BUSINESS, BELIEF Klein On Visit Here Holds Commerce Is Leveling Out At Bottom NEW ORLEANS P) With draa-j tic cotton acreage curtailment looming in the South next year quality i cotton lias been made the watch 1 word of farm leaders behind the price-boosting movement. An intensive drive for a better product in the Southeast is announced by officials of the Ameri-' can Cotton Cooperative Association land United States Department of I Agriculture experts who plan' to shape their campaign around the county agents. A similar movement already haa been started in Texas and Louisiana. The experts outlined the plan for Mississippi at a conference in Jackson.

At the end of the week, other conferences will be held at the state universities of Georgia and Alabama, to be followed by an invasion of the Carolines and other cotton growing sections of the Southeast. According to Dr. O. F. Cook, of the Bureau of Plant Industry, with the party, the South can best cash In on its principal crop, under the curtailment program, by standardizing staple lengths according to communities.

The plan will be known as the one-variety project, shaped to establish a certain cotton staple in a certain section and keep it producing there, year after year, by pure seed and standardization in ginning to prevent mixing of varying staple lengths when the cotton is ginned. We have all the neoosnry machinery, from the research department at the experiment stations to the marketing systems of the cooperatives, by which the grower is guaranteed a premium for the better staple. Our problem Is to coordinate this machinery tn a united effort. C. O.

Moser, vice president of tha American Cotton Cooperative, said. Premiums will not only go to longer staples, but also to cotton "uniform in staple and character, and produced in large enough quantities to attract buyers' notice," Moser said. The cooperative officials said they had been assured of wholehearted cooperation by all agricultural agencies and now needed only to sell the Idea to the farmer. JOHN N. GARNER Not since the daye of Clevelands administration has a Southern man pounded the gave! in the National House of Representatives.

He was Charles Crisp, Albany, Ga. The last I Democrat to be speaker was Champ Clark, Missouri, successor to Uncle Joe" Cannon, Illinois. Now, John N. Garner, 62, Texas, is within reach of the chair. He is a member of the powerful ways and means committee.

He is credited with possessing uncanny intuition on puzzling matters. His is a fiery tongue. He is recog- 1 nized as a tariff and tax authority. JACOB SECHLER COXEY MASSILLON, Ohio UP; A veteran of conquests for the unemployed was victorious in a new campaign Wednesday. General Jacob S.

Coxey, when 40, led an army of men to Washington to urge thst Congress approve an issue on non-interest bearing bonds to aid the unemployed. Today at 76 he was Maeaillons mayor-elect and atill advocating non-interest bearing bonds to aid unemployed. As a Republican he won, 4,442 to 2,631. He advocated municipal ownership of the public water works, and a $200,000 iatue of non-intereit bearing bonda. Coxey has run for senator, congressman and governor, but his election as mayor waa his first political success.

He is an ardent prohibition law opponent. In 1919 he threatened to lead an army of anti-prohibitionists to Washington to seek repeal. WASHINGTON (INS) President Hoover apparently had William Howard Gardiner, head of the Navy League, completely boxed Wednesday in their controversy as to whether the executive is in "abysmal Ignorance concerning affairs of the navy. Nearly all of the big navy advocates who had been looked upon to support Gardiner In his charges that -Mr. Hoovers economy program is restricting, reducing and starving the fleet at every turn seem to have deserted the cause of the Navy League president.

It looked as though the militant navalist might be forced to capitulate to the presidents demand for a pub- lie apology In part at least. Matters will come to a head Thursday when Gardiner meets with the executive committee of the Navy League and the presidents hand picked committee, appointed to examine the accuracy of Gardiners allegations, Holds its first session. Friends of tlio Navy League spokesman intimated only by withdrawing portions of Ids statement, but renewing certain of his charges, could lie save Ills face. Opinion was divided as to whether the leagues executive committee will want to continue the controversy, particularly In light of the way Mr. Hoover has restricted the inqury and because of the makeup of the Those who have chastised ncr orally since the president took issue with him include Secretary of the Navy Adams, who did an about-face and Issued an attack which was inspired by the White House itself; Henry Breckenridge, member of the league's executive committee, who Continued on Fife 2, Fourth Column BODY TO BE SENT HERE Former Resident Of Birmingham Dies At Daughters Home The body of Mrs.

Louis Gelders, former resident of Birmingham, who died Tuesday at. the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy M. Sterne, New York, will he brought to Birmingham for burial In Temple Emanu-El Cemetery. Mrs.

Gelders died following a heart attack. She is survived by her daughter. Mrs. Sterne, and two sons, Joseph Gelders, teacher at University of Alabama, and Louts Gelders, New York architect. Mr.

and Mrs. Gelders and family were residents of Birmingham many years. Mr. Golders died three years ago. The family was among the earlier residents here and took a leading part in the progress of the city.

Funeral arrangements will be BATTLE PREVENTS JAPANESE REPAIR A sehool of Instruction In riot duty has been started for members of the Alabama National Guard Infantry battalion here, with classes being held at the armory on Third Avenue. Both officers and enlisted ar.cn are attending the sessions. In which the guardsmen are being taught the proper conduct in dealing with civilians. Both officers and enlisted men are attending the classes and In addition special schools are being held for noncommissioned officers. The classes, according to Maj.

Harry E. Smith, battalion commander, aro part of the training guardsmen must receive along with their warfare instruction. a lfarrv Culverhouse Is one of the Siany Auburn alumni in Birmingham who are reveling In the Tigers' comeback. And Harry expects be seated In Cramton Bow! at Jlontgomery Saturday when thg Bengali) from the Plains clash with Tulane's Green Wave. While most people are taking their vacations in the Summer, Huiert "Skeebie Caldwell, reverses the order and now he is en-Joving two weeks of rest with nothing to do hut sleep, eat and take in football games.

II. E. McCormack. 21S0 Twelfth Avenue. North, Wednesday reported theft of a valuable watch he had owned 30 years.

The watch, along with 425 in cash, was taken during the night by -a burglar. It was a French watch valued at $350. Claimant of an almost new automobile is awaited by Officer Watson of the vice squad. The car has been driven only 1,600 miles. Watson said he found it with a fallon of liquor.

Searcy Johnson, district passenger agent of the Southern Hallway. who returned from Atlanta Wednesday, says Shriners of that city are making preparations for entertaining the thousands of Shriners who will attend the convention there Nov. 17. Birmingham, he says, will be represented by about 200 members. A.

M. Crawford finds time from his duties as assistant general pus-enger agent of the Southern Hallway to organize locals in the Yellow Dog order in Birmingham and other Alabama cities. Prior to coming here he was the chief organizer of the order at Detroit, and reports from there say he was the best "yellow dog" in Michigan. He Initiated a class at Hotel Tutwller Tuesday afternoon and says another class is to be initiated in a few t- It was the consensus of opinion of delegates attending the International Association of Municipal Electricians at Jacksonville, lust week that steps should be taken to reduce the radio interference due to improperly installed ami operated electric equipment, aid City Klectrtcian C. M.

Baker, who attended the convention. F. G. Swaim, secretary of the Park Board, is having a busy time with football games nt Degion Field. Mr.

Swaim has supervision of the general sale tickets for the games in Birmingham and has charge of the sale of stadium certificate holders seats. He must check all tickets collected after the game. County Commission Chairman Bishop, Methodist lay leader in Birmingham, left Wednesday for Sylacauga to attend the annual North Alabama Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, which will continue through Monday. Mr. Bishop said he Would return to the city Saturday.

Three persons started taking anti-rabies treatments Wednesday, Health Department records show. They are Herbert Lehman, 4303 Beech Street, Central Park; W. E. Meeks and W. K.

Meeks, Roebuck Springs. The number of persons at the new Jefferson County Home at Ketona was reduced two during October, according to a monthly report made Wednesday by Dr. W. J. Love, superintendent, to the County Commission, showing 206 persons registered at the beginning of the month.

Five persons left the home voluntarily during the month, but three others were admitted. The Exchange lub met at Thomas Jefferson Hotel at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, with Seth P. Storrs, state commissioner of agriculture, as speaker. The Cosmopolitan Club, Paul Parsons, president, held its luncheon at 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday at Thomas Jefferson Hotel. The Lions Club met at Thomas Jefferson Hotel at 1 pm. Wednesday. Winnie Davis Chapter, U. D.

met at Hotel Tutwller at 10 a.m, Wednesday. Rotary Club met at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hotel Tutwller. The German Club will meet at 9 p.m. Wednesday at Hotel Tut- wiler.

DECLINES appointment Burr Will Not Serve On Committee Seeking Ouster Borden Burr, president, Alabama Bar Association, denied Wednesday in was a member of a committee appointed by the executive committee of Birmingham Bar Association to sk impeachment proceedings against Judge John P. McCoy. Mr. Burr said he had been asked 1o serve on such a committee but declined. He stated further he had no official knowledge of any proceedings against Judge McCoy.

Reports stated the committee Would call on Gov. Miller and request him to recommend Impeachment proceedings. In addition Mr. Burr, Forney Johnston, Frank Dominick, J. F.

Thompson and R. DuPont Thompson were reported as members the committee. One member of the committee Hated it had been formed to await Instructions from the executive cqfn-JDllUfifi pJL Birmingham Bar Association. DOROTHY MACKAILL WED 1 1 OLLY WOOD PV Dorothy Mac-1 Mil. film actress, has ended all the Minors about the man she might marry.

She wedded Nell Albert Mill-mght club ami rnTHo-singer Tues nearly 9 to 1 against the amendment, while over the state as a whole it averaged about 2 to 1. A tabulation of 181 Jefferson's 202 boxes showed 9,962 against and 1,726 for. In 757 of the state's 2,115 boxes the vote was 29,330 against and 14.015 for, according to Associated Press tabulations. Light Vote Cast The vote was one of the lightest cast in a statewide election in sojne years. Final tabulation) were expected to show only approximately 75.000 of the states 300,000 qualified voters went to the polls.

Of the state's 67 counties, 47 had reported Wednesday morning and 26 of these relumed majorities ugalnst the amendment. In the larger coun- ties, only Calhoun and Dallas expressed an eagerness for the Issue. Mobile joined with Jefferson In casting a large majority against It. while In Montgomery the voting was i close. In the latter county a margin of 55 votes for ratification was shown with two rural precincts missing.

Tuscaloosa, Houston, Morgan, Mad- Ison and Etowah, all populous counties, voted down ratification of the amendment as did Autauga, Bibb, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Colbert, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Elmore, Escambia, Geneva, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Morgan, Pickens, Pike, Shelby and Walker. Cullman was strongest against the proposal, 30 of that county's 40 boxes showing 1,313 against and 124 for. Counties giving a 1 1 1 for the Issue in addition to Montgomery were Blount. Bullock. Calhoun, Conecuh, Chambers, Dallas.

Hale, Lee, Limestone. Marlon. Monroe, St. Clair. Sumter, Tallapoosa, Winston and Greene.

Some Voted Close In some of these counties the vote was close with enough boxes outstanding to shift the trend either way. The measure would have given every county In the state $275,000 for road work. The amendment stipulated that the entire fund derived from the bonds should be used for highway construction and that none of It should go for paying outstanding obliga-tions. Supporters of the issue held that federal aid funds would increase the amount to $39,000,000, thus making It possible to pave 2,000 miles of Alabama roads. Miller Opposed Issue Gov.

Miller opposed the amendment because It would Increase the state's outstanding Indebtedness which already totals nearly with an additional deficit of When Informed of the amendment's apparent defeat, Uov. Miller stated that "It is the answer of Alabamas voters to a proposal to pile another bonded indebtedness on the state while its other debts remain unpaid." CAPONES PR ISON BOU Ralph On Way From Wintsr Homa To Surrender To U. S. CHICAGO (F) The Capones, Alphonse and Ralph, convicted federal Income tax dodgers, may he prison bound soon, on the same train, with Leavenworth, as their destination. Ralph was reported en route to Chicago Wednesday from his Wintering place In Miami, to surrender for imprisonment on his three-year conviction, the United States Supreme' Court having denied him a review of his case.

Assistant United States District Attorney Grossman Tuesday ordered Capones attorney, George N. Murdock, and the gangster's attorney to produco him Thursday afternoon before Federal Judge Wllkerson. If Capone fails to appear his $35,000 real estate bond will be forfeited. Meanwhile. Alphonse Capone, Ralphs younger brother, was reported to be ready to start for Leavenworth soon to begin the 11-year prison and Jail sentence imposed by Judge Wilkerson, so he will receive credit pending his appeal.

He receives no credit while a prisoner In Jail. FAIR AND COOLER Mercury To Drop In Next 36 Hours, Says Weather Man Fair and cooler is the weather prospect for the next 36 hours. Weatherman Horton says: Fair and cooler Wednesday night, lowest 44 to 48; Thursday fair." The mercury averaged close to normal for the Inst 24 hours, the high being 70, while the Wednesday morning low was 61. BY RALPH E. HURST Dr.

Julius Klein, assistant secretary of commerce who breakfasted in Birmingham Wednesday, does not know when the depression will end. He sakt in an interview that he could only weigh the factors involved. Asked it prosperity was just around the corner, he replied. "That depends upon what you mean by prosperity." Dr. Klein arrived In the city early and breakfasted with a small group of Industrialists before going on to Tuscaloosa to make an address at the University of Alabama.

He will here to speak at a banquet sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce at the Tutwller Hotel at 6:30 p.m. The commercial official is of the opinion that the people of this country are not so bad off as compared with 10 years ago. Asked what section of the country was most likely to first experience relief, he said New England already ia njoying a renews! of activity in the textile and shoe industries. An extension of credit to foreign nations, upon which a renewal of world trade hinges, awaits an assurance of International harmony Continued on 2, Third Column Chinese Use Machine Guns To Hamper Tokyo Soldiers Guarding Crew (By The Associated Press) Democratic majorities in the odd-year elections continued to heap up Wednesday is Kentucky headed away from the Republican fold and Late returns made a landslide of the Democratic victory in New Jersey. Late In starting the count of ballots, the first Kentucky precincts gave Ruby Lafoon.

Democratic candidate for governor, all the best of it. Meantime, A. Harry Moore's Democratic plurality for governor in New Jersey went booming past the mark. Accompanying Moore's sweep to victory was a new element of encouragement for the Democrats, who already had attained in Tuesdays voting a clear majority in the national House of Representatives. The heavily Republican Fifth New Jersey District, where a special election is to be held next month for congressman.

turned to Moore by a majority of 10,000. Chances of the Democrats controlling the next House of Representatives received a boost in Tuesdays election from an unexpected section the rock-ribbed Republican eighth Michigan district. In a lesser degree the Democrats were successful in other sections, electing several mayors In cities wntch nave been under Republican regimes. They failed, however, to shake the Republican party from control of the New York legislature. The Democrats lost three seats and gained the same number.

In New York state, too, Gov. Roosevelt's personally sponsored reforestation amendment won without difficulty. Former Gov. Alfred E. Smith had opposed it, though the amendment was supported bv Tammany Hall, Tammany scored almost complete victory in New York City, reelecting Borough President Levy and other of Its candidates to major offices.

it was notably unsuccessful, however, In the "silk stocking" fifteenth assembly district where it failed in Its vigorous effort to unseat Abbot Low Moffat. Republican, as assemblyman. Moffat is a member of the Hofstadter joint legislative committee which is prying into New York City affairs. In this same "silk stocking" district Republicans reelected Minority Leader Baldwin to lie Board of Aldermen. The Republicans appear, however, to have lost their three other representatives on the board.

The Democratic victor In the eighth Michigan district where the late Congressman Fordriey serv-d for so long as an exponent of the principles of Republicanism was Michael J. Hart. He campaigned as an advocate of prohibition modification, defeating Foss O. Eldred, Republican, who did not stress prohibition. The fact that Hart is a resident of Saginaw, which long has been the home of congressmen from this district, led many to believe party lines gave way in some instances to the desire to maintain the Saginaw tradition.

The congressional seat made vacant by the death of Nicholas Longworth went to another Republican, John B. Hollister. The strongly Republican second Pennsylvania district (Philadelphia) went, as had been expected, to Edward L. Stokes, Republican. The Democratic New York seventh went to Joseph L.

Delaney, and another Democrat, Martin L. Sweeney, took the congressional teat from the twentieth Ohio district by a wide margin of votes. In Cleveland, the city manager government which has withstood repeated attacks, appeared finally to have bowed to Its critics. Detroit reelected Frank Murphy mayor by one of the largest votes Contlnusd on Pore 2, Fourth Column WILL FACE COURT HERE No Change Of Venue Planned In Willie Petersons Trial No change of venue will be asked in the trial of Willie Peterson, negro, charged with the slaying of two Birmingham girls, according to J. H.

Johnson, who said that he and J. T. Roach had been retained by Peterson as defense counsel. Richard H. Fries somo time ago announced he had been retained to defend Peterson.

"There seems to bo a persistent rumor to the effect that we will ask for a change of venue in the 'Willie Peterson case," Mr. Johnson said. Intention of tuklrm sny steps to ob- IN 'nhiB jvl, beeper as he and his millions of workmen labor to make the cry of a baby doll, the growl of a teddy bear and the Birmingham ended the fiscal year Aug. 3, with a balance of $13,637,113. The city's general fund ended the year with a surplus of $20,057.26.

The Board of Kducation had a deficit of $12,109.10 at the end of the year. City revenues amounted Expenditures totalled The genera! fund from wlvch cost of ail general operations of the city, including police, Fire Department and numerous other items are paid, Had revenues totaling Expenditures of the general fund totaled $2,793,564.38. Revenues of the Board of Education amounted to $2,596,860.48, while expenditures were $3,008,969.58. Revenues of interest and sinking fund were $1,508,133.75. Expenditures covering retirement of funds and bond interests were slightly smaller.

Figures for the general fund. Board of Education fund, interest and sinking fund go to make up the total of all city funds City Saves Money Cuts In personnel and appropriations made by the City Commission last February offset the estimated decrease in the revenue for the year. Comptroller Armstrong declared that the showing made by the city in ending the year within Its income is a record of which the citizens should be Justly proud. In February, Armstrong said, It became apparent that the city's revenues would he greatly depreciated and the city Immediately devised means to keep within its income. STRIKERS RETURN Break In Lawrence Textile Trouble Comes When 250 Report For Work NORTH ANDOVER.

Mass. UP) The first definite break in the ranks of Lawrence's 23.000 textile strikers took place Wednesday when approximately 250 reported for work at the mills 'of the M. T. Stevens Sons Company. The return came after a majority had voted Tuesday night to declare the strike off.

SANTA GROWS tain a change of venue. "We took this case more from a humane standpoint than for any other as Willie lias no money. ONLY $23,000 LACKING IN CHEST DONATIONS Eastern Division With $260,045 As Quota, Has Keported As Going Over Top In their first report Wednesday morning Community Chest auditors announced subscriptions checked and accepted up to that time totaled $607,350.27. This leaves less than $93,000 to reach the quota. Of this balance, more than $65,000 is reported in sight.

The Eastern division, Frances MOSCOW (TP) The newspaper Izvestia charged Wednesday that Japanese militarists invented the fablo of possible Soviet interference in Manchuria in order to cover plane for an extension of their own occupation northward at least until Nov. 16 when the League of Nations council meets again. The militarists hoped, the newspaper said, to weaken the resistance of other imperialistic powers by the prospect of a conflict with the Soviet Union, a conflict much desired in imperialist circles in Europe." TOKYO P) Japanese troops advancing to the Nonnl River bridge south of Isltsihar, Manchuria, were reported in Mukden advices Wednesday to have been met by machine gun fire from the Independent Chinese army commanded by Gen. Mah Chan-Shan. Changchun reports also said a detachment of Japanese cavalry had departed for Taonan, Manchuria, supposedly on orders to proceed to the Nonnl River and reinforce troops guarding the bridge repair crew sent there by the Japanese operated South Manchurian Railway.

Chinese machine gun fire was said, to be preventing the crew from working on the bridge. The itructure, over which the Taonan-Angenchi Railroad operates, was damaged recently, allegedly by Chinese troope. The Japanese sought to repair it to that railroad, which ia Chinese-owned but serves as a faeder for the South Manchurian Railway, could resume operation. RATE GROUP TO MEET Will Hear Report Of Committee On Utilities Service Charges The Alabama Rate Association, organized to study service rates of utilities companies was to meet at the Hotel Hillman at 30 p.m. Wednesday when a committee appointed to Interview the City and County Commissions will report.

The committee, headed by Jame Walker, was appointed ta ask the commissions to intervene In cases instituted against the Birmingham Electric Company and the Birmingham Gas Company before the Alabama Public Service Commission. The petition, filed by Attorney J. Q. Smith, alleges service charges of the two companies lor electric current and gas in Birmingham and vicinity are unreasonably high. Neither the City Commission nor the County Commission indicated, after listening to the committee, whether it would take action.

The Alabama Public Service Commission will begin its hearing in the cases nt the courthouse at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. I. F. McDonald, chief engineer of the commission, bus been Investigating rates charged by tile utilities since filing of the petitions and is expected to submit a report.

BROCK CASE NEAR JURY Closing Arguments Are Under Way In Long Trial The jury trying S. J. Brock on a charge of robbery of a Louisville Nashville train last March 14 will receive the case late Wednesday afternoon after 15 court days, for the second longest trial of the year. Only the Sam King case last January has outlasted the Brock hearing. Arguments of counsel began Tuesday afternoon when the case closed about a day sooner than expected This was brought about when the Htate suddenly decided not to put on the stand Rex Brown, who had been awaited one of the main rebuttal witnesses.

When court convened Wednesday Ben F. Ray, of defense counsel, continued his argument which started Tuesday afternoon. He had about 45 minutes left. He was followed by Roderick Beddow, of defense counsel, and the closing argument for the state was to be by Borden Burr, specially commissioned attorney general, prosecuting the case. MOTHER KILL8 CHILD DELAWARE, Ohio UP) Mrs.

James A. Horner, 36. shot and killed her 9-year-old daughter, wounded a baby daughter, probably fatally, and then killed herself, Wednesday, rather than have the children face destitution. Sheppard and T. H.

Benners, "generals" In command, has gone "over the top," and prospects yet to be seen are expected to add a substantial sum to subscriptions In hand. The quota set for this division was $260,045.06, and reports made at headquarters Tuesday night showed a total of $260,170.83 subscribed. Richard Roe, John Does immemorial foe, has Joined the ranks of Community Chest contributors. He walked Into headquarters and handed over $25, remarking he could not let his enemy get ahead of him. Now with Richard Roe and John Doe on the list of contributors the chest quota for 1932 is assured.

If anything were needed to make sure success of the campaign to raise funds to finance the many charity, welfare and upbuilding organizations, this incident gives that assurance. Back in the musty tomes of legal lore, John Doe began his Interminable proceedings against Richard Doe and they have persisted through the centuries with never a legal question too Intricate or complicated for them to mix In It. Now thev have joined forces for the first time In the movement to provide funds for the needy who are looking to the more fortunate of Birmingham for food, clothing and shelter until the wheels of Industry again begin to hum and the thousands of unwilling- continued on Ptro 2. Second Column GRAY TO AMUSE INFANT SOPHISTICATES reason, Wo also have faith in the honesty and Integrity of our Jefferson County Juries. While admitting there are somo persons who are prejudiced against negroes, we believe In the mechanics of a play train more realistic for this year's crop of Christmas children.

Tho little lead soldiers that marched to a make-believe war, the of Manhattan's largest toy concerns, explained. Some of the most Interesting toys this year are actually doses of education, "sugar-coated with gay paint and realism in design, he said. Our children would be bored with tho toys that used to delight us. Little girls used to dream of wax dolls and little boys begged for sleazy cotton Indian suits. Today they want the real thing, dolls with a skin as soft an a rose petal and costumes of leather with real Indian feathers.

Boys still like to play soldier, pirate and cowboy. Girls still like to play house, mother their dolls, and Immh school Mr Phillips said. They The crocodiles this year creep about and flip their tails left and right the while they open cavernous mouths. There Is a water-spouting whalo and a swimming pike. A fierce leopard in real skin crouches and roars, an elephant sways across the floor, a kangaroo hops and a toad croaks and Jumps.

There aro pink pigs, actual wool sheep that baa-aaa, monkeys, bears, and all breeds of dogs. A celluloid Trudy Ederle swims without aid through a tank of water and two divers with magnets sink for treasures at the bottom of the sea and rise again. A musical clock with a little blacksmith hammering away the minutes, a cookie plate that tinkles a pleasant lime, ninl a lullaby-playing pH Already eager children are gazing wide-eyed and wistfully at the toys on display. Johnny Is thinking up his letter to Santa wishing for a model roadster with balloon tires, the boy-sized sailboat, and electrically run bout. He wants an airplane tn which he can sit and run the propeller and roll over the sidewalk as If he were flying.

Betty would adore tho doll house In which she can walk about. The kitchen and bath are equipped with the latest In modern plumbing. She would love to give her smaller dollies a real shower In the beautiful new tile tubs with shower equipment. A'nd dolly's wardrobe will need replenishing. There are leather aviation togs, fur coats, umbrellas, kid gloves, rubber overshoes, kid purses, lorgnettes and even eye glasses.

The stork brought two new baby dolls this year. Ono has a rubber body shaped so realistically one could almost count on Its growing up to be a little lady like Its mother. The other Is just big enough to cuddle jn tiny arms. The newest doll has a skin wig and an elfish face. There are drug stores, delicatessens, school rooms, racing stables, garages and farm all big enough to look real to little men and women.

There Is a lighthouse with a mechanically operated light and little man who opens a door and comes out on watch at intervals. The young horticulturist may have a lovely green house in which to watch his plants grow. And there Is a seed germlnator under glass where he may wutiTT 1116 IIIIOMM lug piuc-edses of plant life. There Is a clock making device, a railroad and train construction plant, a film developing aeL Amusements Wednesday Alabama "The Cisco Kid and vaudeville. Empire Ronald Coleman In Unholy Garden.

RKO Ritz Irene Dunne In "Consolation Marriage." Strand Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, In "Chances. Galax "The Squaw Man." Temple' "The irtuonn a generation ago wont do. Modern youngsters want airplanes that fly, dolls that feel and look and talk like the guilty and In the of any Innocent man, even he a negro. In punishing protection though he Trial of Peterson had been set for humans, electrically operated play-Nov. V.

but was postponed until Dec. tilings and complicated, constructive because of DIM physical COhdUli.UI. to.) that set the adult brain whirl- only want these playthings more like the life around them. More than Son new toys have been created this year, and this season's toy business will be better than last year's, he said. Miss Mackntl and Miller took a Wane to Yuma.

where they "re married by a Justice of the $ace, and immediately after the cer-Mnl flew back to Science and psychology have played a largo part in the manufacture of modern toys. The results accomplished have been fascinating, Philip L. Klrkham. vice president of urn. He Is able to sit up ut Hillman Hospital, where he was taken when shot by Dent Williams, brother of one of the slain girls, and will probably be removed to County Jail next week.

and band." Rialto "Little Caesar" One Heavenly Night. low for sleepy heads, arc other new devices to Intrigue and delight good little boys and girls who still believe tn Santa Claus..