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Child Bride To Appear Here HOME EDITION FOURTEEN PAGES THREE CENTS KINGSPORT TENNESSEE THURSDAY OCTOBER 28 1937 VOL 22 NO 258 HOUSE PASSES REGISTRATION PURGE 54 TO 33 PRINCIPALS IN HAWKINS DIVORCE CASE RIVALS SOUGHT TO CHANGE BILL SENATE OKAYED MOVE TO SERVE UBEWARRANT IS DEADLOCKED BRITAIN ANDUJ OFFER TO HELP CHINA REFUSED 2 v3: JiMM Amendment Is Added to Bill Before It Is Sent to Senate Governor Quinn Insists He Cannot be Arrested as a Chief Executive Offer to Aid Withdrawal of Battalion to Prevent Stray Bullets Danger BBS I xnkr Hlutod John nlnf-yr-M child bride and her hu-Chariie 22 who became nationally famous following their ie last January will make their first public appearance here Saturday at the Hilan theater WILLIAM JONES MISS ALPHA JONES MRS ELLEN JONES East Tennessees most sensational divorce case rivaling the child marriage of little nine-year-old Eunice Winstead to Charlie Johns 22 less thin year ago for interest was slated to get underway this afternoon after a postponement by Chan -ellor McCanless Mrs Jones charges her 84-year old husband with being unfaithful Miss Alpha Jones is a daughter of the aged couple Famous Child Bride Hubby Scheduled To Appear Here STATE FARM MEET IS STARTED TODAY Judge To Decide If 84 Year Old Man Guilty Infidelity PROVIDENCE Oct 28 UP A warrant for the arrest of Governor Robert Quinn in a $50000C libel suit by Walter SiHara remained in the pocket of heriff Thomas Barry of Kent county as Quinn insisted he could not be arrested as chief executive Meanwhile on petition of State Public Utilities Commissioner Michael Deciantis a "responsible representative of OHaras Star-Tribune was summoned to appear before Superior Judge Charles A Walsh to show cause why the paper should not be held in contempt of court Case Cited Deciantis petition was based he said on a paragraph in an extra edition of the paper which said Judge Walsh was interviewed and Deciantis was politely urged to cool down in the interests of common decency and the sane administration of justice OHara remained free in $5000 bail awaiting arraignment on a grand jury indictment returned yesterday charging him with libeling the governor in an extra edition of the Star Tribune by calling him a liar' The libel action was only one of several confronting OHara managing director of Narrangansett race track A second criminal libel charge has been brought by William Beehan of Larchmont general counsel for the Outdoor Advertising Company who charged OHara called his "a briber Beehan also hought $100-000 in a civil action O'Hara Arrested Tuesday night Governor Quinn OHsra arrested on a civil suit-for $800000 basing his action on a radio speech OHara (Continued on page six) Appearance Here Will Be First In Public For Famed Pair BUSINESS IS GOOD VERS GEN DAWES Fiery General Believe That Nation I Not Facing Serious Decline In Business Leaders Expected to Offer Resolutions on National Legislation for Farms Widely Heralded Hawkins Divorce Trial Scheduled Today ITALY AIDS HITLER REGAIN LOST LAND Isolated in their mountain cabin since Jan 18 the day they were married the famous nine-year-old child bride Eunice Winstead Johns and her husband Charlie SHANGHAI Oct 28 UP The United States Marines and British troops offered tonight to aid withdrawal of a Chinese battalion trapped by Japanese to end the menace of stray bullets falling into Shanghais International Settlement with its thousands of foreigners including Americans The offer was refused The defiant almost certainly-doomed battalion held grimly to a small area within Chinese Chapel which the remainder of their army abandoned yesterday to flames and advancing Japanese Gathered on Roofs Crowds of foreigners and Chinese had gathered on rooftops despite a shower of machine gun bullets to watch the battle along the Settlements northern border when the American and British offer of aid was made There was danger to the International Settlement too on the western edges and along the French concession frontier with a major battle in progress around Hungjao suburb in which are located many of the citys finest homes Brig Gen John Beaumont Marines commander in Shanghai and the British Major General A Telfer-Smollet contacted the embattled battalion in Chapei by a still serviceable telephone line con nectlng with a warehouse in the battle xone The American and British commanders suggested that their forces be used to aid the beleaguered Chinese in obtaining sanctuary south of Soochow Creek Reminded of the destruction that Japanese planes might cause to their position Commander Col Chin-Yuan replied: We are not much worried by the Japanese planes and were prepared for their Infantry" That the final hour of the doomed battalion was at hand seemed certain when a Japanese navy spokesman declared Nippons Bluejackets would mop up all scattered Chinese units in Chapei Japanese naval headquarters advised United States Marines to take precautionary measures against possible severe action to wipe out the Chinese battalion opposite one section of Marine defense lines Designating the Chinese detachment as stragglers the navy spokesman predicted they soon would be killed Crowds of hero worshipping Chinese who flocked to the Settlement side of the creek to cheer their fighting countrymen declared they were not stragglers but the remains of a battalion of Generalis-(Continued on page six) Bv DEWITT MACKENZIE NEW YORK Oct 28 (VP) Home from the foreign wars is our urday at the Hilan theater here Johns 22 will make their first public appearance at 1 pm Sat II Duce Says Nation Must Get Back Colonies Lost During World War according to Malcolm Taylor man- MEMPHIS Tenn Oct 28 (P) several hundred farm leaders of Tennessee met here today for the 14th annual convention of the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation which its president Porter of Columbia Tenn said Is certain to entertain several resolutions regarding national farm legislation The convention opened as a senate subcommittee conducted hearings on farm legislation Round-table discussions were slated for the morning session under the direction of H- Nichols state farm agent and various county residents Dr A Morgan a director of the Tennessee Valley Authority and founder of the Tennessee Extension Service will speak this afternoon on "American Democracy Next will come an address by Oscar Johnston administration cotton advisor on "Agricultural Legislation for the Nation Tomorrows program includes addresses by Gov Clifford Townsend of Indiana and Edward A ONeil president of The American Farm Bureau Federation vibrant General Charles ger Qf the tbemUr II and Maria) Dawes radiating Taylor said today that be had optimism and reading In the cards closed a contract with A Stall -that America Is no! facing a sen- cup representative of an Atlanta ou' bus ness decline Lhest bookin hT Cb incidentally be opens the motor East Tcnneeeswridely publicised shew with its parade of cars In couple oa the Hilan stag Tor five shining armor aided and abetted rerformances during the day by an American Petroleum indue-: Stallcup while in Kingsport yes- triee committee prediction that this terday said he had Mcurrii con-year will record the sale of 11500- lrct by Jbna iV) autos in the sales are wiU bnn them he rating their mountain home in Hancock nd what sort of coincidence do unty to make their first public call this Dawes-motor show appearance before residents of this simultaneousness' Well anyway cty cinity its a fortuitous circumstance in-1 Marriage volving related ideas that impels The marriage of tl he oM hair-your Correspondent to tell you o' schoolftr another prediction and sage de- taincer farm ducUon about motorcars by Gen- throughout the world rulUng in I the condemnation of the state down into the carriage statut es from many sources It ultimately led to by Tha takes us depths of the depression back in i 1 'W BERRY IS FORMING WAGES HOURS BILL NASHVILLE Oct 28 (Jp) By a vote of 54 to 33 the house passed the administrations registration purge bill today Before final action an amendment was adopted limiting the expenditure to $100000 in any one year This was sponsored by Rep Andrew Tanner (Davidson) The bill now goes back to the senate for action on the amendment Tanner explaining his amendment said if you let this bill pass as blanket authority for the expenditure of all money in the general fund it will be unconstitutional This amendment makes it constitutional Following the roll call Rep Charles Brown (Shelby) read the same explanation of the Shelby delegations negative vote as was entered on the senate journal yesterday by the countys delegation there The house however ordered the explanation expunged from the journal after Rep Hugh Gouche-nour (Greene) had objected to all the statements in there 'about Browning dipping his hands into the treasury for his own personal benefit The roll call showed 49 to expunge 17 to etain the explanation and 10 present but not voting Brown then moved on behalf of the Shelby delegation that its protest against passage of the county-unit law be recorded against the purge bill The protest had contended that eight representatives were not eligible to membership by virtue of bolding other state positions Rep McKinney (Cheatham) the administration floor leader did not object to the protest being recorded but he moved nevertheless that the house affirmatively declare the questioned members eligible and voting members of the house This carried 48 to 25 with 7 not voting Reading of the Bill completed Rep John Hammer (Warren) opened debate by asserting: This is not a Purge Bill This is not a bill to try to bring about clean elections Why is it that the Governor the proponent of this bill the only person who expects to benefit by it why is it that hes made the only one who can direct the purging? Hammer asked He will be the czar as I called him last week under this bill YMvert Funds They are fixing it now so they can take charge of the general funds so they can divert funds from The Old-Age Assistance Act and Companion Social Security Acts and put them into the general fimd and use them for what purpose? "To purge the registration lists To try to fix the registration lists so they can get the votes" We dont need a dictator in Tennessee Rep James Ragon Jr (Hamilton) said "But with much more legislation like this I believe well have one And dont think the people of Tennessee are going to stand for any dictating from anybody "We dont fear an investigation in Hamilton County Of Course there are some little mixups about mans eligibility- to vote but the judges pass on that We dont have anything to hide Nobody in any county fears an honest impartial investigation But under this bill I dont believe youre going to get an impartial investigation" Head Of Party The governor whoever he might be is usually the head of the Democratic party in the state Ragon continued And I think this gentlemen that it ill behooves the chief executive to want to purge the very party to which he owes his election Mrs Ruth ODell (Cocke) a Republican spoke for the Mil "Of course it is to the interest (Continue On Page Six) By WILLIAM THOMPSON (Times Staff writer) ROGERSVTLLE Tenn Oct 28 Whether William Jones 84 is guilty of infidelity and cruelty as charged in the divorce bill filed by his 83 year old wife Mrs Ellen Jones will form the issue to be decided by Chancellor George McCanless when the case is called for trial immediately after the noon recess here today Judge McCanless sitting in chancery in exchange with Judge Wallace notified attorneys that the case will be called at Both Mrs Jones wearing gingham dress woolen shawl and bonnet and her husband arrived in separate cars at the court house an hour before court convened at 9 am The court passed the case until afternoon in order to allow all witnesses on both sides to arrive Mrs Jones following 57 years of married life on the couples 40-acre farm three miles north of Church Hill charged her husband with "being enamored or at least under the control of a comparatively young woman Mrs Jones charges also "that for the past several months her (Continued on page six) Both Will Bill Is Acceptable to' Labor and Industry be Given Legislature A830 when the General was am- Pasaador in London Even in those the state Jture dark days he declined to presume ear the death of American business the middle of ounUjroed near Winsteads and ROME Oct 38 (P) Premier Mussolini celebrat'ng the 15th anniversary of the Fascist march on Rome declared today it is Necessary that Germany be restored to her place in the African sun" II Duce thus voiced support for Germanys desire for return of her war-lost colonies He spoke at Mussolinis forum in the presence of 100000 Fascists from all parts of Italy A German delegation sent to Rome by Reichschancellor Hitler for the celebration heard the Premier along with other foreign diplomats Bolshevism Threat "Mussolini turned to what both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy term the threat of "Bolshevism in Europe "For durable and fruitful peace it is necessary that Bolshevism be eliminated in Europe he told the massed Blackshirts and visitors "It necessary that some clauses of the (World War) peace treaties be revised he went on It is necessery that a great people the German people have once more the piaee to which it is entitled and which it once possessed in the African sun 1 The Premier shifted to Italys own colonial empire It is necessary that Italy be lety tranquil because she has created her empire with her own blood and with her resources without touch ing a single corner of the empires ot others he said He defended Italy against what he called foreign criticism in connection with the recently imposed 10 per cent capital levy for re armament We cannot be judged by these ridiculous standards 11 Duce said In Fascist Italy capital is at the orders of the State while in the great democracies the phenomenon is exactly the opposite the State is the servant of capital Appreciative Mussolini expressed appreciation for the presence of Hitler's representatives proves that besides the Rome Berlin axis there is developing an ever greater solidarity be (Continued on page six) the home of the Johns not far from Sneedville the county seat Rev Walter Lamb Baptist minister administered the marriage vows after which the nine-year-old child bride returned to her dolls and toys So great was adverse criticism of the marriage that the Tennessee legislature amended the state's marriage laws prohibiting a recurrence of a similar mar- and hang a crape on the door On the contrary he was wont to roar the declaration that business would recover and that the motor industry would be the first to gt on its feet I That was pretty good shooting in the dark While admitting the Generals sound judgment in most things pht statement about automobiles sounded a bit far-fetched So I told his excellency one day as we sat in his private office at the RULES TIGHTENED ON STOCK BUYING American embassy and asked him rJce the nMrriuM9 Mt January Eunice and her husband have re- to elucidate Federal Reserve Board 'to Make It Harder to Sell Than to Buy Stocks Mrs Anna Hahn Accused of Forging Will of Man She Is Said to Have Slain WASHINGTON Oct 28 (A3) Predicting it would be "acceptable to both labor and industry Senator George Bern of Tennessee said today he bad drafted a wage and hour bill for introduction in the forthcoming special session of congress The measure which passed In the senate last session Berry forecast will remain at a standstill in the House Labor Committee To Fix Maximum Declaring his bill would propose a definite maximum of weekly working hours and a fixed low for wages the junior Tennessee senator added: '1 favor a low minimum wage one which wont require differentials between the North and the South or between industries and one which will not become the maximum wage in any industry" Berry president of the International Printing Pressmen's Union an AFXi affiliate said conferences with labor and industrial leaders were planned prior to the sessions opening His proposal Berry asserted would not provide for any machinery to administer the law or carry on investigations "We could write the wage and hour legislation and let our present law enforcement machinery see it is not violated he Well when I was a young man replied the ambassador as he set tied onto the small of his back omo nr mained in seclusion in their moun tain cabin' According to Taylor WASHINGTON Oct 28 ()- The Farm Credit Administration reported today farmers are repaying loans twice as rapidly as they borrow in the district embracing Ohio Tennessee Kentucky and In diana Ernest Rice president of the Federal Land Bank of Louisville told the administration loans for the first nine months totaled $6- 500000 and repayments on previous loans totaled $13667000 in the same period He said the re payment figure included $5000000 in fully paid loans Can Be Deferred Although payments may be deferred on the principal until next July in most instances Rice said farmers in the district paid $2500-000 on regular installment maturities and another $2500000 in advance on loan principal On commissioner loans Rice said the principal maturing during the nine month period totaled $2156000 but farmers repaid $5- 717000 of which $2000000 represented payments in full These large debt reductions reflect the effect of favorable crops and prices throughout most of the district Rice said Farmers are investing liberal amounts of their surplus profits in their own debts Tobacco producers anticipate another profitable market when the 1937 crop is sold Feed grains and roughage are in abundant supply throughout the district stallcup however the couple in his easy chair and got a far-off horse-end-buggy -days look in his haa consented to appear before eye when I was a young man i the public in Kingsport as the first of planned nation wide a tour Adverse Fubllcttj No marriage was ever publicised lhn ffne sc highly Word of the marriage broke in a depreaaio read rapidly throughout the uni verse bringing nfuch adverse publicity to the state of Tennessee The state became known as the state of the child bride" I Movie contracts were offered the couple but were refused Since that FAIR AND WARMER time the couple has remained se- IflbirreCKT-TENNESSEE: Fair eluded in the mountain home of tonight and Friday: rising temper- the grooms father near need- tu re Friday and In west portion ville in Hancock county toaight The appearance here will mark VIRGINIA: Partly cloudy pro- the first of several planned for cded by rain In extreme north- the Johns Kingsport was select-west portion: slightly colder to- ed promoters said because of might except near Richmond Frl- Eunice and Charlie's aversion to day fair (Continued On Page Six) Glamour is as glamour does Many "beauties who wear false eye lashes also wear false fronts Last Minute News Flashes By WAYNE ADAMS CINCINNATI Oct 28 UP A handwriting experts testimony that Anna Marie Hahn forged the name of Jacob Wagner on three documents Including his purported will was added todaw to the states evidence in her mtmder trial The blonde 31-year-old mother accused by the prosecution of "mass murders for profit Is being tried for the poison death of Wagner 78 a retired gardener Named as Author Albert Osborn of New York engaged by the state to identify documents in the case testified at a night session that Mrs Hahn was the author of a scrawled handwriting which the state asserted she represented as Wagners last wlM and testament" leaving to her all his modest fortune Osborn also declared the signature on an order giving Mrs Hahn power of attorney for Wagner was a poor Imitation" aad that" a check bearing Wagner's name In reality was made out by Mrs Hahn The defense has admitted that the defendant forged a check for $1000 several hours' after Wagner died June Previously Dr Willard Machle a chemist testified lining of a handbag taken from Mrs Hahn when she was arrested Aug 11 contained the same type of metallic poison found In Wagners body Dr Machle over defense objection stated he found scrapings of lint from the bag were 35 per cent poison At Hauptmann Trial Osborn describing himself as the expert in the Bruno Richard Hauptmann trial in the Lindbergh kid-nap-murder case Identified also Mrs Hahn's letters written to Albert Palmer retired watchman WASHINGTON Oct 28 (JP) The Federal Reserve Board apparently seeking to stem the tide of stock market selling has issued regulations which in effect will make it easier to biiy securities than to sell them The new rules effective Monday will cut from 55 to 40 per cent the amount of cash which traders must put up for the purchase of stocks and will require a 50 per cent margin on short sales This readjustment of credit controls over the market is expected by Washington officials to encourage buying and erect a barrier against short selling In practice the buyer of a $100 share of stock will have to put up only $40 in cash If he wants to sell the same security short he will have to hand over $50 in cash Now Ruling The new requirement on short selling is the first ever imposed by the board The only rule heretofore has been one by the stock exchange requiring a 10-point margin The board regulation was drafted in cooperation with the Securities Commission after reserve system legal experts reported it would not transcend authority granted under the federal reserve law Initial reaction in Wall Street was uniformly favorable to the cut in margins on the buying side but the requirements on short sales came as a surprise to some traders The consensus appeared to be that the reserve boards dual action would do much to restore confidence In a market where $25000-000000 in securities values have been washed away recently under heavy waves of selling -Until the board acted last night financial and business demands for easing margin requirements on the buying side had been growing steadily more Insistent Traffic Accidents Account For 28140 Lives This Year Leaders Must Explain Why Pension Scope Is So Small NASHVTLLE Oct 28 age pensions have been diverted" Reps Julian Walker (Tipton) and for general purposes James Ragon Jr (Hamilton) The Resolution: I rafted a resolution today calling 'Whereas it has been charged officials of the Browing admin- that the funds realised from new MAN SLAIN BY OFFICERS JACKSON Tenn Oct 28 UP Sheriff Tom Patton of Madison county reported Calvin Willoughby 43 Madison county farmer died in a clinic here today from bullet wounds inflicted last njght by deputies when they attempted to take him into custody VANDENBERG ASKS FAIR RETURN GRAND RAPIDS Mich Oct 28 (Jp Senator Arthur Van-denburg R-Mich) told a joint meeting of luncheon and community clubs here today that if legitimate American business does not have a fair chance to profitably survivp none of us has a chance to survive 1 DRINKS ACID DIES MEMPHIS Tenn Oct 28 UP A man identified by papers in bis pockets as Robert M- Oliver 35 Milan Tenn died in a hospital here today after having drunk what physicians said was acid -4 SLAYER GETS LIFE SENTENCE LIBERTY Miss Oct 28 UP Counsel tor Gordon Newman Mississippi farmer accused of slaying his wife and Dr A Root Kentwood La dentist withdrew his plea of ip sanity at his bearing here today and accepted a life sentence in the Mississippi penitentiary' for the defendant The pair were slain during a jealous in motor traffic the council said The increase in deaths during the second and third quarters of 1937 was only four per cent over the same periods last year During the first quarter it was 24 per cent Thirteen states reported declines in traffic fatalities tor the first nine months ot 1937 as compared with the same period last year when two reported no change The council figured the reductions represented a saving of 317 lives The distinction of being the safety city among those with more than 500000 population held by New York for 21 consecutive (Continued On Page Stic) CHICAGO Oct 28 (yP) The National Safety Council reported today 28140 persons died in traffic accidents during the first nine months of 1937 a nine per cent increase over the total for the same period last year Despite the increase the council noted "several favorable aspects of the traffic situation September was the second month in which no increase over 1936 was registered The total for the month 3550 represented a 10 per cent drop from August For the first time this year the increase in deaths for 1937 was less than the 10 per cent increase (ration to appear before the House and explain why old-age assistance has reached but a small portion of the persons thereto" Wei tare commissioner George Cate and budget director Henry Burke would be summoned by the resolution to make the explanation tit led taxes- and other sources which were allocated and budgeted for old age pensions have been verted for general fund purposes and therefore not available for old age pension Whereas the honorable commissioner of public welfare who is charged with the administration of the act says he is not in any way responsible for the old people not been by The resolution said "It has charged that income produced "hew and other sources wh'-h receiving the old age benefit and whose death the state listed among end budgeted for old-1 (Continued On Page Six) (Continued Oa Page Mb).