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1 PAY YOUR CARRIER Your carrier boy Is in business for himself He buys his papers wholesale from the Star and sells them to his subscribers Paying your carrier regularly and promptly enables him to make a profit on his route lizabethton he Weather TENNESSEE Cloudy probably light rain tonight and Saturday slightly colder Saturday jH A Daily Devoted to the Interests of Carter County and Vicinity VOL No 118 ELIZABETHTON TENNESSEE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15 1935 PRICE TIIREE CENTS IMP I uprujme mmi mum VICTOR CONSERVATIVES WIN COMMONS MAJORITY Weight Of Dollars Inspires Shopping DELAWARE Nov 15 (A5) This city is going on a silver standard Employers have agreed to pay wages in silver dollars until Christmas explained the Chamber of Commerce that the bulkiness of the coins will inspire a desire to get rid of them and thus stimulate Christinas THREATEN CITY AFTER PITCHED RATTLE IS WON Native Retreat Line Is Bombed By Planes TRUCE ENDED Ilarar Stragetic Point In Ethiopian Defense Marriage Means Change Of Name TOPEKA Kas Nov 15 (AT) Ernest Newman county clerk tells of an elderly negro woman who had been signing relief receipts with her mark This week she signed an instead of an explaining: just got married and changed my BEGIN SALE OF TOBACCO NEXT WEEK Carter Farmers Now Grading And Sorting Carter county tobacco growers will start moving their 1935 crop to the Johnson City floors within the next week Franklin county agent predicted today Although quantity of the tobacco is less than that of 1934 the quality of the 1935 crop l3 said to be much better than last year in Carter county Franklin county agent stated Average number of dollars received for the crop Is expected to be about the same FLOORS OPEN Johnson City floors will open next Monday with the date of the first sale not set as yet according to statement made yesterday by Edmoiyis secretary of the Merchants Credit Association of Johnson City It is expected that the first sale 'Will be held sometime In the first week of December Approximately five million pounds were handled in the four warehouses at Johnson City last year MAKE TOUR Forty Johnson City business men participated yesterday In the first of the annual tobacco tours which (Continued on Page Three) FDR URGES AUTO SAFETY CHICAGO Nov 15 -President Roosevelt in a message to the American Automobile Association convention today urged an intensive and continued campaign for highway safety people must realize once and for all that freedom to use the streets and highways carries with it important responsibilities and he said in his message The president wrote that federal and state government investments in good roads were largely nullified unless a proper degree of safety were assured MYSTERY and CHARM in one story Mystery story readers especially women will welcome Adam Bliss to that select company of write) who have been able to produce a really fascinating stoiy without having recourse to improbable characters bizarre situations and illogical solutions Because It Is skillfully handled and because it possesses a certain charm only given to stories told in the first person you will not want to miss a single instalment of MURDER UPSTAIRS by Adam Bliss Starts today on the Editorial page EARLY DATE WANTED FOR ARGUMENTS Case Will Test TV A ality tiireeTfollow Alabama Power Co Plaintiff In Suit WASHINGTON Nov 15 (AP) The government was reported today to be ready to ask the supreme court to speed up a decision on constitutionality of the Tennessee Valley Authority Aot Stanley Reed soiled tor general was said to be planning to ask the high court to set an early date for arguments on the case which the government won In the court of appeals at New Orleans He also was reported to be planning to ask delay In replying to an attack on the AAA act by eight Southern rice millers AAA The court will hear arguments on validity of the AAA on December 9 in a case: brought by the Hoosac Mills Corporation of Massachusetts Right behind that will come arguments on the Bankhead cotton production control act In a case filed by Lee Moor a Texas planter Reed wants the TV A case argued on December 18 If It followed its regular course It would not be argued before January or February It a as brought by preferred stockholders of Alabama Power Company Final decisions on the three cases would be likely sometime In January FOURTH CASE Arguments probably will be heard In January on a fourth new deal case In which Louisville property owners contest validity of government attempts to condemn land for slum clearance Counsel for preferred stock holders of the Alabama Power Company who brought the suit against TVA asked the supreme court to- (Continued on Page Three) EGYPT UNDER CONTROL NOW CARIO Nov 15 (AP) Armed patrols of police brought quiet to prevail today over the antl-Britlsh demonstrations which resulted in death to four persons and injuries to 150 in their two-day course Carlo Itself was calm with no evidence of the tension whtich mounted Wednesday with the original day" disorders and developed yesterday into a clash between police and demonstrators in which one Egyptian student was killed Despite the insistence of powerful nationalist party for the resignation of Prime Minister Twefik Nessim Pasha and a halt to British Influence in Egyptian affairs officials said the situation was The Queryporter Daily a Star reporter will ask a question of several persons at landom Their answers will appear here question and answers follow: What kind of reading material do you prefer? Mrs Euht Mae Wood (300 Street) like novels of the love story type and good magazines" Mrs Rion (Castle Court very latest In mystery stories is what I dote on Since great men like President Roosevelt read them also I fed It's all right for me to like them" Powers (503 Carter that is printed from dudes to ibe fuEEias" NO ORPHAN I i fry' r'J- it 7 Marie 13-month-old foundling now cla'ms a thousand dadd'es She has been adopled by the Pittsburgh Varletv Cluo compose: of a thousand childless men They have been without a ct'rge since their hist wrf Caine Variety Sheridan ass adopted bv a foster mother Marl? is now Catherine Variety Sheridan FIRST WOMAN TO FLY SEA ALONE SAFE Lays Claim Also Record For Speed RIO DE JANERIO Nov 15 (TP) Miss Jean Batten New Zeland pilot missing on a flight from Natal to this point was found alive today £ne Immediately laid claim to the record for a speed crossing of the Soutu Atlantic declaring: flew from Dakar to French International line whlcn flies regular airmail crossings of the Natal In 13 hours and 15 Officials of south Atlantic said pilot Guillaumet of their coming flew the airplane ovter the route In 13 hours and 37 minutes in October the record up to that time Miss Batten said she expected to flly to Buenos Aires after her plane is repaired The National telegraph company reported Miss Batten had been found (Continued on Page Three) JEWSDEPR1VED OF CITIZENSHIP BERLIN Nov 15 All political rights were taken from Jews in Germany today by an official decree defining closely the citizenship and racial laws promulgated by the Reichstag at its Nurnberg session during the September convention of the Nazi party Jew cannot be a Reichs citizen cannot vote or occupy public ruled the decree published in the Official Gazette functionaries of the government will be pensioned December 31 GIFTS WILL BE NON-SECTARIAN NEW YORK Nov 15 Non-sectarian projects hereafter will receive the bulk of religious donations which John Rockefeller Jr has given In the past to the Baptist denomination His change of policy be has notified the Northern Baptist Convention resulted from a desire to aid emphasizing the basic truths common to all denominations In lowering denominational barriers and In promoting effective cooperation among Christian of whatever ceed" NATIVES TAKE OVER CONTROL GOVERNMENT Rumors Of Uprising Proved To Be Unfounded MANILA I Nov 15 Filipinos took over government of their own islands today while 250000 people celebrated the return of home rule Rumors of extremist uprisings failed to materialize as the crowd said by officials to be the largest in Insular history gathered in a huge square facing the legislature building to watch Inaugural of the Philippine commonwealth and elevation of Manuel Quezon to its presidency Oonstabulary were scattered throughout the throng but there were ho reports of serious outbreak Elaborate precautions to protect the president-elect and other officials had been taken in view of vague reports proponents of Immediate independence might seize on the Inaugural ceremonies as the moment to turn their opposition into violence Both defeated candidates for the Gen Emilio Aguinaldo and Bishop Gregorio Aglipayv-resentfully remained away from the ceremonies Veterans of the revolt against Spain which Auginaldo led also refrained from marching In the parade The pardoning of 60 political the final official act of America's last Governor-General was disclosed as the Filipinos took over their government Frank Murphy retiring governor general announced his action think will set an example of liberalism to the new government" he confided to friends Some of those released were superstitious members of the Col-orum secret societv of Surieao province in the southern Philippines who had been in prison for a decade A few were communists and the remainder Sakadalistas involved In the May 2 uprising In which £0 were killed NEW STATION TO BE OPENED One of the most modem and completely equipped service station to te found in this vicinity will be opened tomorrow at the corner of Elk avenue and Elm street under the management of Dave Brumltt experienced station owner and attendant The new station wllf be tailed Model Service Station" and with all of the Sinclair Refining companys oil and gas products will handle a complete line of auto accessories intended to fill anfl driver's need Specialized lubr cation and complete servicing of outo-mobiles and trucks will be one of the outstanding features of the station the management stated this morning Willard and Southern batteries and Goodyear tires will be handled at the station it was said CAPTURED KNOXVILLE Nov 15 (APj-A man booked as Clarence Peterson 37-year-old escaped iconvict was captured at the Union Bus Terminal here early today by Asheville and Knoxville ville officers DEAD ROANOKE Va Nov 15 The body of a modestly dressed shoeless young woman Identified as Mrs Jimmie Smith of Roanoke was found near here early this morning Police said the woman had bee (brown fnm Baldwin Elected Lead British Again To LONDON Nov 15- (AP) Labor gains slashed Prime Minister unprecedented House of Commons majority today but conservative victories apparently assured a clear mandate to carry forward the national policies Labor party candidates gained 41 seats but government forces carried a majority of more than two to one in the 271 districts where the votes had been counted STRENGTH SHOWN Comparative strength in the incomplete results: Government 191 including conservative 170 liberal national 15 national labor 3 opposition 80 including labor 70 liberal 5 and independent 1-The popular vote in those districts was: Government 4444697 opposition 4138658 Observers interpreted the victory as overwhelming because the majority of the uncounted votes were in rural districts where conservative forces were strong Labor increased its holdings not only in the number of House of Common seats but also by the election of its party leaders swept out of office in the conservative landslide four years ago REELECTED Prime Minister Baldwin was reelected without opposition Among the early winners was Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare who has led the empire in its efforts to choke off the Italo-Ethiopian war Atlee labor chieftain since George Lansbury stepped down was returned as was Sir Stafford Cripps strong laborite The liberal opposition leader Sir Herbert Samuel was defeated by a flood of conservative votes RAMSAY DEFEATED While one former prime minister and his son Ramsay and Malcolm MacDonald were being defeated another former premier and his daughter were being elected-David Lloyd George was reelected from Carnarvon yindj his daughter Miss Megan Lloyd George won in Anglesey Sir Malcolm Campbell the world's automobile speed champion failed in his race for the commons He was defeated by Green of the labor party in the (Continued on Page 3) LIBEL SUIT IS APPEALED Suit for $50000 on charges of libel against the Johnson City Press will be carried to the supreme cour of the state It was indicated yesterday by Mitchell counsel for Jack Chalkley Johnson City attorney plaintiff in the suit after Circuit Judge Ben Allen dismissed the case in law court yesterday Chalkley aleged an editorial written by Hodge editor of the Press caused him to suffer lasses in the practice of his profession INJURED OYSTER BAY Nov 15 CAP) Mrs Kermit Roosevelt widow of President Theodore Roosevelt was confined to a hospital today because of a broken hip She is 74 years old WARNS WASHINGTON Nov 15 Asserting a "considerably increased of war materials Is being exported from the United States Secretary Hull directed trie attention of American business man again toay to President warning that any transactions they have with Ethiopia and Italy are at their mito 1 GUFFEY ACT IS LAWFUL FED JUDGEDECREES Coal Act Is For Good Of The Public LOUISVILLE Ky Nov 15 A federal district court opinion holding congress has the power to decide conclusively what industries affect interstate commerce and to regulate those Industries under the welfare" authorization of the constitution today was headed toward final determination by the supreme court Federal Judge Elwood Hamilton holding the Guffey coal act valid and constlutional at every point of attack hpheld the declaration of congress that -control of the bltu-mlnouj "coal Industry under the set up by the measure was for the public good EXEMPT Judge Hamilton in his decision filed last night also stipulated that coal companies who have attacked the Guffey act In his court may be exempt from the penalty tax of 13 1-2 per cent provided for non-compliance pending final determination of the case by the supreme court All coal companies under provisions of the act pay 1 1-2 per cent production tax for administration For non-compliance coal producers are assessed an additional 13 1-2 pe rcent or 15 per cent total Judge Hamilton ordered all companies to pay only the 1 1-2 per cent tax pending decisions by the circuit of appeals and the supreme court APPEAL TAKEN Former federal Judge Charles I Lawson chief counsel for the coal companies opposing the Guffey regulations announced an Immediate appeal would be taken Judge Hamilton was appointed by President Roosevelt to succeed Daw- (Continued on Page Three) TWO APPEAR IN UQUOR HEARING Millard Johnson 23 of Elizabeih-ton and Harvey Mitchner 22 of High Point will face preliminary hearing before Magistrate Rex Pierce at 2 o'clock this afternoon In Johnson City on charge of possessing 33 gallons of untaxed liquor Johnson and Mitchner were arrested last night In Elizabethton toy two local officers ten minutes after the police had received the call that the two had escaped from their homes and had headed In this direction The raid was made yesterday afternoon by a Federal Agent and Johnson City deputies at trie home of Mitchner TRADETREATY SIGNED TODAY WASHINGTON Nov 15 The new Canadlan-American trade treaty will be signed at 3:30 today in President Roosevelt's office in the presence of the full cabinet Secretary Hull for this country and Prime Minister King for Canada will affix their signatures The treaty expected to become effective by the first of the year is part of the New Deal's program to increase international trades- The provisions of the pact will not be made public until after the text has been telegraphed to Ottawa' for sfcrvufcaneoua publication tfawt ad fo probably By Associated Press) Italian correspondents in Ethiopia reported today the catpure of the strategic city of Harar was imminent Dispatches to Rome said the Italian Colonel Maletti leading a force of native soldiers had advanced In the valley of the Fafan river to a position only about 28 miles his immediate Defenders of the Harar region were reported retreating in disorder after a pitched battle yesterday Harar the (second largest City In Addis Ababa being larger Is just south of the important railroad connecting Addi Ababa and Djibouti French Som aliland Italian forces in bot north and south are reported head ing for this railroad WAR AT A GLANCE ROME-Gen Emilio" Bonq Fascist commander in norther" Ethiopia reported Azbi was occupL ed with lively fighting In wfotcfL 55 Ethiopians were killed and 100 wounded Twenty Askarl were killed on the Italian side and four Italian officers and 50 Askari were wounded the report said The fall of Daggah Bur appeared Imminent In the face of (Continued on Page Three) MURDER TRIAL TO END TODAY ASHLAND CITY Tenn Nov 15 (AP) The state was expected to conclude its testimony today in the murder trial of four brothers and their cousin chained with lynching Baxter Bell 45-year-old negro The trial of the five defendants Luther Jimmie Clyde and Jesse Dotson and Allie Brown began yesterday 10 days after the negro was found shot to death in a thicket near White Bluff Tenn Louis Donnelly White Bluff city marshal testified that it wastho Dotsons and Brown who unarmed him and seized the negro the day after Bell was arrested for allegedly insulting and striking Mrs Luther Dotson They drove off with Bell Donnelly told the circuit court jury of Cheatham county farmers and returned a short time later without him He said Luther Dotson stated we are The negro is a Kingston Crook You can say one thing your gun has killed one HEARD I In Elizabethton BID OV materials for construction and repair of school houses was scheduled as the business for the meeting of school commissioners this afternoon at 2:30 AT LEAST part of Santa pack came into Elizabethton yesterday as a truckload of Christmas gifts were dslievred at the Elizabethton Hardware from Kingsport They will soon be on display ON BUSINESS is Mrs Anderson Payne and' Miss Ethel Croyle superintendent of St Elizabeth hospital in Bristol today RECOVERED are William Smith Wilmington pel and Frank Forrester Trenton New Jet- (Continued on rr Making his appeal to the Britisn voters for re-election on the basis cf the war-scare in the Mediterranean Stanley Baldwin above was returned to the premiership of the national government of Great Britain by yesterdays ballot The National party Is composed chiefly of Conservatives NRS REGISTERS UNEMPLOYED OF GARTER COUNTY Report Work On Siam Road Postponed For Time Registration for work on WPA prepects in this county is reported today to be in full swing in room No 1 in the basement of the local post office Registration will continue through next week No report has been issued as yet as to the projects for the women of the relief rolls but officials expect one In the near future It was said Also a rpiiort has been Issued that anyone who has been placed on the relief rolls since November 1st Is not eligible for work on WPA projects POSTPONED Repair on the Siam road has been indefinitely postponed it was said due to the fact that the city of Fllzabethton has failed to provide Its share of the funds which (Continued on Page Three) KIWANIS SHOW IS A SUCCESS Expectations were voiced today that approximately $100 would be cleared as the results of the three presentations of the Kiwanis show at the Junior High school Wednesday afternoon and evening and last night The eleven act show which was a John Rogers production under the direction of Harold Lukens was entirely of home talent players who portrayed their parts with individual ability and ease The entire program consisted of dance numbers dialogue and singing and was well received by the audiences Kiwanis members express their appreciation for the success of this show proceeds of which will help under-privileged children and Boy Scouts of Elizabethton HOLD CRIPPLE FOR SLAYING Southerland 40 cripple of Washington county was being held today in Jonesboro on charges of shooting John Rich 70-year old resident of the Dry Creek section Washington county last night The incident occured at the home of Southerland one-legged Southerland asserted when arrested that he shot Rich in self-defense after the dead man had tfireatened him 1.

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