Kingsport Times from Kingsport, Tennessee • 1

4 0 PRICE FIVE CENTS EIGHT PAGES TODAY KINGSPORT TENNESSEE FRIDAY JULY 17 1931 VOL 16 NO 170 MEMBER A 9 OAD HILLED WO 1T GELE TOAW TOKM Moad Openin Mrs George Is Celehrat and John A re Storm Pair Killed as Sudden Storm Tosses Tree Across A Concession Booth Seven Others Injured Six are Brought to Kingsport Hospital One Sent to Johnson City None Expected to Die Storm Hit at 3:30 Mrs George Hughes wife of the general superintendent of the Borden Mills of this city and John Hamilton a merchant of Johnson City were killed and at least ten people were injured when a huge tree was blown across a A booth at 3:30 today at the huge road opening celebration staged near the Sullivan-Washington county line mid-way between Kingsport and Johnson City The accident occurred during a heavy wind and rain storm which struck the site of the celebration at about 3:15 oclock and continued with terrific fury for about 20 minutes The tree uprooted was be Speaker at Road Celebration Today GOV HENRY HORTON ROBERTSON ASKED TO RESIGN POST Governors Office Demands Resignation Bank Chief Nox Reason Is Assigned Governor Horton when interviewed this afternoon at the Highway celebration midway between Kingsport and Johnson City 'said that he was not ready to make a statement on the resignation of Robertson However he said that Robertson told him that he would resign AIMEES MOTHER FINDS HER HUSBAND HAS ANOTHER WIFE ASKS ANNULMENT TO REWED RIOTS SPREAD AS FINANCIAL CRISIS NEARS FOR REICH German Officials Speed to Paris to Again Seek Aid Of France In Averting a Financial Catastrophe (By The Associated Press) American statesmen are taking an active hand in the rapidly developing' European situation with Secretary Stim-attending conferences in son Paris and Ambassador Hugh Gibson sitting in on the London meeting of the Young plan experts The Paris meeting concerned itself principally with financial details of helping Germany awaiting arrival of Chancellor Bruening and Foreign Minister Curtius who are expected tomorrow The Young plan experts adjourned until after the meeting of representatives of seven nations at London on Monday There appeared to be a possibility that that session might be postponed for a day or so until conversations at Paris are Concluded i Jn Berlin the -Reichstag steering" cdmmittee' voted down a demand for an extra session and quiet appeared to have been restored where there were serious Communist riots over- night BERLIN JULY 17 (A3) Pistol shots from behind communist barricades in the industrial Ruhr today emphasized the seriousnessof the financial situation which is speeding German officials to Paris tonight for a parley with French statesmen While Chancellor Bruening and his foreign minister were- snatching a few hours sleep in prepara tion for an arduous week end rioting broke out in Gelsenkirchen and police batled communists for possession of the streets About the same time a communist was (Continued on psge six) FOUR KILLED IN FREAK ACCIDENT Wind Blows Box Cars From Siding Into Path of Passenger Train HORACE Kas July 17 (AP) Four men were killed and three were injured late last night in the collision of a westbound local passenger train anJ four box cars propelled from a siding by a high wind DEPRESSION END tween four and 'five feet in circumference at the base It fell directly across the A tent crushing the structure and pinning the occupants beneath the can--cass and the limbs of the! tree Many people had gone to this tent for shelter when the deluge -v vttVmaU 1irtm rnminl Inn of rain which accompanied the wind began to fall It was believed that the main LOS ANGELES Julyl7 (AP) The honeymoon of Mrs Min- me (Ma) Kennedy mother oflwe GOV HORTON RAPS LEGISLATURE FOR ROAD BOND DEATH Says Blame for Failure of Highway Program-Belongs to Legislature for Failure to Act on Bond Issue Governor Henry Horton of Tennessee today in a short and pointed address at the celebia-tion of the formal oplening of S- Highway 23 placed the blame for the failure of the state road construction program on the general assembly where it belong- he said due to the failure of the lower house to act on the $10000000 road bond issue that had been passed by the senate A huge gathering of people from Kentucky Virginia and North Carolina as well ns representatives of Tennessee was at the celebration which was held at a point midway between Kingsport and Johpson City mar tlu Sullivan-Washington county line on the mew highway The highway in its entirety is known as the Appalachian Scenic Highway and the Detroit-Asheville-Minmi Highway Explains Bond Issue Governor Horton carefully outlined the plausibility of the bond issue pointing out that the two cents of gasoline tax set aside for the purpose of paying off road indebtedness would be sufficient to retire the outstanding $47200000 highway indebtedness within 1 1 years and an additional $20000000 within ix years The original bill introduced in legislature provided for a pointed out that with the failure of the road bond issue between 3000 and 4000 persons had been thrown out of work through the funds to carry on the exroad building program by the highway department Sufficient Revenue twm cents of gasoline tax $4500000 of revenue for the highwav department annually said Governor Horton which would be sufficient to pav the interest on the debt and often Aimee Semple McPherson and the meager earnings of my young the Rev Eda Hudson eameSOI1 to buy ood tor the table 1 1 i1 I Hudson said: I am still in to an abrupt end today with the had to depend upon am Hudson is legally married to of the tree or one of the other woman A iff 1 HUNGARIAN FLIERS! PLAN TO FLY BACK TO UNITED STATES Magyar and' Endres Successful in Hop from Harbor Grace to Budapest Will Fly South Atlantic BUDAPEST Hungary July 17 (AP) Focusing the worlds spotlight on their native land with the first trans-Atlantic flight from America to Hungary Captains Alexander Magyar and George Endres gave themselves up today to the plaudits of their countrymen They landed the monoplane Justice for Hungary near the village of Bicske 14 miles from Budapest at 7:40 (1:40 EST) last night missing their goal by the scantiest of margins because their fuel ran out They had flown 3239 miles from Harbor Grace in 26 hours and 22 minutes since Wednesday noon after a short hop from Roosevelt Field on Monday Foggy Trip We hardly saw anything of the ocean during the trip one of them said It was wrapped (Continued On Page Five) PAIR ESCAPE FROM NASHVILLE PRISON Two Prisoners at Large Third in Break Is Captured At Once NASHVILLE July 17 (A3) Lige Cagle 29 and King 18 were at large today following their escape yesterday from the state peniteniary Paul Williams 21 serving a forgery sentence from Nashville was captured a short time after the three got away Cagle was serving a three-to-ten year sentence for housebreaking and larceny from Monroe county and King had served only a few months of a three-to-ten year grand larceny sentence from Shelby county Warden A A McCorkle said the three escaped while working with a gang of convicts near the prison Williams who was unable to swim would not attempt to cross the Cumberland river by hanging onto a'log but said the other two made the crossing in that manner They left their shoes on the prison side of the river None of the possemen was injured Chief Wilson declined to give names of the negroes wounded but said one was in jail here badly wounded and that the other four went to get stove wood and havent returned yet He declined further explanation He said at least 30 negroes had been placed jn jail here at dawn and announced he was setting out with a posse of between 300 and 400 in search of others We want five more he said in cluding a negro from Chattanooga who organized the meetings All of the possemen are armed and we expect further outbreaks any minute Chief Wilson said last nights meeting which was held five miles south of here was the second called in protest of the Scottsboro sentences The first meeting was held Wednesday night at another point six miles west of here He said negroes attending the meetings told him they were to protest the death sentences and that they threatened violence to Governor Miller unless he freed the negroes Weather Rain No Change TENNESSEE: Showers tonight and Saturday except fair in east portion tonight not much change in temperature VIRGINIA: Generally fair tonight and Saturday morning followed by local thundershowers Saturday afternoon little change in temperature gentle variable winds becoming southerly High temperature yesterday98 Same date one year ago 88 Low temperature yesterday 67 Same date one year ago '60 No rain either date Readings taken at 600 each day for preceding 24 hours by Harris USWO CONSIDER PLANS TO USE SHOALS State Commissions Assured of Co-operation of War Department FLORENCE Ala July 17(A) With assurance of Secretary of War Hurley of cooperation from the war department members of the commission appointed to seek a solution of the 10 year old Muscle Shoals question today considered methods of utilizing the huge project for the benefit of agriculture Secretary Hurley told the commission yesterday the nitrate plantsare now obsolete so far as the manufacture of munitions is concerned and that its work would be to find a way irr which the $150000000 development could best be devoted to the manufacture of fertilizer No Military Need Muscle Shoals is no longer necessary for national defense either in time of peace or war Hurley said pointing out that advancement in the field of chemistry had done away with this necessity He said the war department would lend its assistance in working out a plan of operation and that its policy would be one of cooperation and not dictation (Continued on page six) ATTEMPT TO BOMB ST PETERS FAILS Bomb Removed from Cathedral of Rome Explodes In Garden No Harm Done VATICAN CITY July 17(A3) Removed from the interior of the church for examination a bomb exploded early today in the garden of Peters Cathedral six hours after it was discovered It was found late last night near a portable pulpit 50 feet from the great altar where the Pope celeorates irss on important occasions and was removed to the grounds to await inspection The explosion was heard thru-ou't Vatican City but was first attributed to backfire of a motor car It damaged a few trees and was sufficiently powerful to have done considerable harm had it been in the cathedral Home Made Bomb It consisted of a tin pan containing a pound of explosive wrapped tightly with a piece of cord and was believed to have a lighted fuse It was assumed to have been placed by anti-Fascists an attempt to discredit the government during the church-state controversy and to be one of a series of bombing outrages which have occurred in recent months Premier Mussolini was informed of the incident when he awoke and the Pope learned of it some time later Vatican authorities refuse to become disturbed and informed Italian police who are aiding the investigation large limbs struck Mrs Hughes breaking her neck and crushing her skull Her death was almost instant She was an official of rn the T-A and had been assist- ing at the booth throughout the day The body was brought to jmarried life was not very pleas- ant He was out of work and love with Mrs Kennedy and I stand ready to do anything to relieve her of this unhappy mix- up He and Mrs Kenendy-Hudson left here Tuesday for a honeymoon tour but were back Wednesday night with a copy of a newspaper which listed other purported romances in which Mr Hudson had figured What? asked the bride Only three women after him why there should -be 3000 I serve notice on the world Im going to fight for my happiness Mrs Kennedy-Hudson said she would live apart from Hudson until this is all settled The two other women mentioned in the newspapers were a Mrs Guy Edward Hudson of Denver and Mrs Ethel Lee Harbert of Los Angeles Mrs Harbert said Hudson had led her to the mar-(Continued on page eight) hj $20000000 road bond isue but position as superintendent of Ten- wa3 cut in half on the motion nessee banks providing he re-0f Senator Marshall Priest of quested it Governor Horton saidj Carroll administration floor lead-that he did not know who he er would appoint in Robertsons Governor Horton emphatically an undertaking establishment Kingsport It was believed that Mr IIam-sa ilton was also struck by a main) Yen ls settled limb of the tree as his body waswlU be married again And what badly crushed He was rushed a wedding an ambulance to the Appa- Attorney Frank Loder Mrs Kennedy but the hospital Mr Hamilton wras formerly proprietor of a store Referring to Hudson as what man Mrs Kennedy-Hudson preparatory to filing suit for di- place until he had heard Robertsons answer to his message requesting his resignation NASHVILLE July 17 (A3) Robertson of Memphis has been tensive asked by Governor Horton to resign as state superintendent of banks Succeeded Grigsby (Continued on page six) lack of outlined The produces NEGRO KILLED FIVE WOUNDED IN CLASH WITH ALA OFFICERS bride seeking annulment of their marriage on the ground that The sujt was fned here yester- day by Mrs Kennedy-Hudson with the concurrence of Hudson I1 fet forth that at the time of I their marriage in Longview Washf June 28 Hudson still was legally married to Margaret Newton-Hudson Mrs Newton-Hudson Such a man smiled Mrs Newton-Hudson when told of fbese plans If only I could hovn n-iirnn AT 4-Vi hnn have given Ma the benefit of my experience with him Our who was taken to the Appalachian Hospital at Johnson City He suffered only minor bruises and cuts Not considered serious Another tree was uprooted about the same time and fell across a truck occupied by three young boys The boys were riding in the rear end of the truck Two of the three were injured but the nature of their injuries or their names could not be learned The celebration was staged in a woodland about 100 yards from the highway Tle windstorm struck the grove suddenly and with terrific fury The high winds uprooted trees scattered tents and stands and made a chaos of the camp ground The rain fell in torrents adding to the general confusion Some of the occupants of the A tent who escaped injury told a vivid story -of the tragedy The tree fell directly across the tent crushing the occupants and turning the frail structure into a shambles Those uninjured or only slightly injured immediately began dragging their companions from the debris and ambulances were rushed in from Kingsport and Johnson City each town being at a distance of about ten miles from the scene IF HISTORY REPEATS SELFjcreat? a inking fuml that would (permit retirement within 20 yeais of the outstanding indebtedness was originally proposed to be added Escort of Honor Crowds began to gather early for tlu event which got underway i promptly at 11:00 a with a conceit by the Kingsport Concert Band During the con-in ceit the visitors were shown near the Soldiers Home in John- pitv injured Among the injured were the following: Mrs DeGroat of Kingsport who was brought to a local hospital Her injuries were not believed to be serious Mrs Charles A Everhart of Kingsport also brought to a hospital here Her injuries consisted of minor lacerations about the face and hands Boy of Boones Creek and Mrs Boy both of w'hom were brought here Mr Boy suffered a bad scalp wound and other lacerations about the body Mrs Boy was believed to be seriously injured but the nature or extent of her injuries could not be determined until X-rays had been taken Miss Pauline Totten of Kingsport Companions of Miss Totten stated that they believed she was badly hurt but she was not brought to a local hospital and the extent of her injuries could not be learned Alec Yancey 16 son of Dr and Mrs Yancey of this city He was brought to a local hospital suffering with internal injuries A detailed examination was being made of his injuries 'when The Times went to press John Harwood of Johnson City who was taken to the Appalachian Hospital in Johnson City He was suffering with head injuries and physicians believed that his skull was fractured Elwood Gage Boones Creek SEEN SOON 1858-1877 period with the 1931 period the bureau said striking similarities stood out Enormous war-time price inflation gave way to deflation it added that of 1864-65 being accompanied by a business depression in 1865 and that 1920-1921 by a depression 1921 Eight years later after periods marked by recoveries and minor recessions industrial booms developed one in 1873 the other when the boom of 1879-1880 set in The current depression has been on for a year and a half During the two post-war periods commodity prices declined from a level of 'about 240 to 120 in about ten years the post- of WASHINGTON July 17 (AP) If history repeats itself the business depression soon will relinquish its crushing grip on the country The economics bureau in the agriculture department said today it had found in tracing similarities in past business depressions that the fluctuations in the periods 1878-1895 and 1914-1931 jwere analogous thus it added a revival of business in the near future is suggested From a low of 80 per cent in (June 1894 business rose to about 98 in January 1895 the bureau said In the next quarter it added a decline dropped the index to slightly below 90 but a rise followed bringing business to about 106 in the autumn of 1895 CAMPHILL Ala July 17 (A3) One negro was killed and five others wrounded early today as possemen sought leaders of a mass meeting near here at which threats of violence against Governor Miller were made unless he released eight negroes under death sentence for an attack on two white girls near Scottsboro Ala Posses were organized after Sheriff Kyle Young had been wounded seriously and his deputy Jack Thompson slightly hurt when he sought to question the slain negro Ralph Gray Chief of Police Wilson said the five negroes shot one of whom was hurt seriously were wounded in an exchange of fire with the posse Chief Wilson said thirty had been arrested and1 the posse sought five more The negroes opened fire on the posse Chief Wilson said when attempts were made to force entrance to a house two miles south of here Firing through- doors and windows the negroes sent the 15 or 20 possemen scurrying for cover under a hail of at least 50 shots Wilson said abqut the 20 acres necessary for the celebration so that the individual groups could assemble for picnic lunch Many of the visitors brought their lunches with them However many took advantage of the booths set up by the various benevolent organizations where they obtained sandwuches Entertainment The call to lunch was sounded by the drum and fcuglc (Continued on page six) civil war decline being fairly (corps from Soldiers Home at continuous the post-world war Johnson City During the lunch-decline eon hour various entertainment fronijnumbers were presented through the courtesy of Billroys Comedians who have been appearing during the past week in Johnson City in their tent theatre A low of 71 was recorded in January in the present depression The indicator went to 77 1922 to 1929 in the first quarter of this year The bureau added the 1914-but the chart for the second 1931 period fluctuations compar-quarter is incomplete led with those of 1878-1895 in- Comparing the chart for the'dicating similar conditions being interrupted by a period of relative tsability.