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PLAN APPEAL IN REYNOLDS SUIT Tobacco Man's First Wife to Take Adverse Rule to Higher Court WINSTON-SALEM, N. March 16 AP--Denied her claim to the full $30,000,000 fortune the late Smith Reynolds, Anne Cannon Smith--first wife of the young heir to the Reynolds tobacco fortune--carried her light to higher courts today. Her defeat, however, was victory for Libby Broadway actress and Heyaolds' second wile. Superior Court Judge Clayton Moore yesterday approved a family settlement which divides the fortune among the former Anne Cannon, Miss Holman, and the children of each, with a portion of the estate going as a memorial bequest The decree provided partition of the estate on the following basis: (1) Anne Cannon Reynolds, four-year- 8hte 5' of tne first marriage, (2) Christopher Smith Reynolds, two-year-old son of Libby Holman, (3) To the brother and sisters, $0,000,000, which they pledged for a charitable foundation; and (4) -to Miss Holman, $750,000. The State of North Carolina was allocated for taxes.

Miss Holman's attorney, Benet Folikoff, made a bitter attack upon Mrs. Anne Cannon Reynolds Smith, who sought to bar little Christopher from a share of the fortune by tending that her Reno divorce from young Reynolds was invalid, and that consequently the son born of the second marriage was not a legitimate heir. Pplikoff declared that on the basis of Mrs. Smith's own contentions in the case she had "perpetrated a fraud upon the state of Nevada, and had perpetrated fraud upon Brandon Smith (her second husband) when she caused him to become an adulterer and herself a bigamist." The attorney's denunciation of Mrs. Smith came after her legal counsel, T.

Harstell, of Concord, THE CHARLESTON DAILY MAffi, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1935 Southern Capital Imperiled by Flood Waters PAGE SEVER A startling spectacle in the sweep of the floods that are ravaging nearly a dozen states in South and Midwest is this scene in Jackson, where occupants of tall buildings in the capital city can look down on the waters of Pearl river, surging through the residential section and menacing the business area. 100 ATTENDING YOUTH PARLEY Several Counties Send Delegates to Epworth League Meetings Nearly 100 Methodist youths, member-! of the Epworth league fiom Kanawha, Clay, Fayette, Summers and Grcenbrler counties assembled Saturday at the First E. church lor the beginning of classes at the league's annual conference. The members and delegates began to assemble in on Friday and they attended a get-together banquet Friday at the church. Rev Robert Bag- ncll, host pastor, was the speaker.

The theme of the conference is "Christian Youth Building a New World The conference opened Saturday morning at 9 o'clock with a general meeting and classes started at 9 30 o'clock to continue through the day At 3 o'clock Saturday evening a second banquet will be held. Vesper services will be conducted at 7 15 o'clock and at 8 o'clock the league will present a drama, "The Umighted Cross," at the church. Bishop William Fraser McDowell, of Washington, will deliver the sermon at 11 o'clock Sunday morning at the First M. E. DEATHS and FUNERALS had declared she had not been "treated fair" and that there was no justification "in law, in equity, or in fact" for the arrangement to give the second wife $750,000.

Mrs. Ellen Dongrlas Baldwin--Mrs Ellen Douglas Baldwin, 82 years old of Baltimore, mother of W. D. Bald win, president of the Baldwin Sup ply company, of Charleston, diec Saturday morning in Baltimoie. Be i Paris Sets Trials For 2 Americans PARIS, March 16 secret trial of Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Gordon Switz and 19 suspected accomplices on charges of spying against France for Soviet Russia probably will start March 25, court officials indicated today. The authorities were unable to predict the length of the trial because of the huge mass of documentary evidence and the number of suspects involved. They were hastening the ease however, now that piehminary investigation has ended. Public Prosecutor Hamel already has begun studying the evidence upon which the Switzes and 30 other persons accused.

Indictments against them were returned yesterday. Some are fugitives and some already in jail, where the Switzes have been for 15 months. Corn, Hog Group Will Select Staff The Kanawha county corn-hog association was to meet Saturday afternoon in the office of T. H. McGov- ran, county agriculture agent, to reorganize for the 1935 season and to attend an appraisal school.

Officers were to be elected. W. H. Vlckere, of Elkview, is president of the association. Mr.

McGovran was to instruct the farmers the beat methods to appraise their corn crops. sides Mr. Baldwin, she is survived by six sons and two daughters Mrs. Baldwin had been a resident in Baltimore all of her life. Excepting one other son T.

A Baldwin, an engineer of Trenton, all of her children reside in Baltimore. Mr. Baldwin plans to leave for Baltimore on Saturday night. Skiles Services---Funeral services for George A. Skiles, 69 years old, who died Friday morning at his home at 1004 First avenue, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock at the Humphreys Memorial church.

Hev. W. Given and Rev. Charles H. will conduct the services.

Burial will be the Sunset Memorial park. John C. Lcgrg- Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the residence for John C. Legg, 88 years old, Civil war veteran and retired farmer, who died Friday afternoon at his home on Tuppers creek. He was an active member of the Baptist church.

Surviving aie: Four sons, Samuel Legg and Cargill Legg, of Tuppeis creek, Grant Legg, of Chaileston, and Winston Legg, of the SissonviIIe load, six daughters, Mis Mattie Scott, of Fayette county; Mrs Fannie Shaw, night in a Huntington hospital. The body will lie in state at the home oC Mrs. R. Bailey until the funeral Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial park. Mrs, Bogie Zimmerman--Word has been received by relatives here of the death of Mrs.

Rosie Zimmerman, 83 years offl, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jennie Stedley, of Queens Village, Long Island, N. Y. Other survivois are: Miss Julia Zimmerman, of Brooklyn, N. J.

H. Zimmerman, of Charleston; two brother Rabbi Jacob Grossman, 81 Charleston, and A. Block, of Pike- viUt, one sister. Mrs. Edith Gluckman of Brooklj-n, five grandchildren and four gioat grandchildren Mrs Zimmeirnan haa visited in Charleston.

HEIRESS' WILL TO BEFOUGHT Greater Part of Estate of Mrs. Davidson Is Left to Husband Rabbi Jacob Grossman--Word has been received by Giossman Charleston, at the death of his brother, Rabbi Jacob Grosman 81 years old, at his home in Kopen- gen, Denmark He had visited re seveial years ago on his trip across the Atlantic CITY DAY BY DAY --Chancery suits filed In circuit court are: Katherine Hughes Davenport against Honald E. Davenport, and Glen Klein against Emma Trimble Klein. --Federal Judge George W. McClintic was expected to close the Huntington term of court Saturday or Monday, and return to his offices in the post office building.

The Charleston term will open April 16. i Talk on Spanish Jews Is Given at Synagogue Rabbi Fernando N. Friedman, of Barcelona, Spain, who is touring the country in behalf of refugee Jews who have been welcomed to Spain from Germany and other countries, addressed the congregation of the B'nai Jacob synagogue at the weekly forum Friday night. Taking up the history of the Jews and Jewish colonies from the earliest times, Rabbi Friedman said that Spain is now welcoming colonies from Germany, Russia and other countries. He said that the immigrants are very poor, and he is here to request the aid of American Jews.

He will be in the city for several days and will speak in Huntington next week Cecelia Cavendei, of Pittsburgh, Mis Ray Res-singer, of South Charleston, Mis Delia Comer and Mrs. Cora Monday, of Tappers creek. Mrs. J. F.

Mpadows--Mrs. J. Meadow, 65 years old, died Friday night at her home in Gaidner avenue. Surviving are: Two daughters, Mrs W. Hinze- man, of Dunbar, and Miss Virginia Meadows, of Charleston, one son John Meadows, of Dover, four sisters and two brothers Funeral services will bo held Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock at the Lester Adkim--Lester Adkms, 28 ears old, of Widen died Fuday jght at a local hospital He is sui- vived by his parents Mr and Mis Adkins, of Widen, and sevetai brothers, Smith Funeral--Fimei al sei vices or Goodwin Smith, husband of the mation and a biother of Captain Dan Smith, bo held a 430 clock Sunday afteinoon at the Adopted i i of the late RALEIGH, N.

March 16 (AP) --J. M. Bioughlon, an attorney for the Statler interests, today said he would lodge a protest against the purported will of Mis Elva Statler Davidson filed at Carthage Broughton said the protest would be filed "within a few davs He dm not disclose the grounds upon which the -will leaving virtually all oX the 22-year-old personal estate to her husband would be fought The adopted daughter of the late Statler hotel magnate a i ned Biadk-v Davidson of Washington tv.o months before hei death at Pinchiast Februaiy 27, Bequeath to Husband CARTHAGE March 16 (AP) A purported will of Mrs Elva Statlei DaMdson, leaving the bulk of her peisonal estate to her husband, H. Bradley David 1 on, Jr 42 of Pmehurt and Washington, is on file with the cleik of Moore county superioi court The only bequests o'her than to hei husband weie 000 to Radchffe college Boston, and $7000 to the Dvi ignt school of Englpwood, New Jersov. ei i 22-ve ir-old Central church Hev Workman i ofliciaie and will bo in the Spiing i cemt-toi Mi Smith, who was 73 i old died Friday morning at his home in Laidley stieet.

He was a ictiicd lumberman. Hlntoii Child Funeral tees Shepherd's Chapel church Rev. W. Mojer will officiate and burial will be in the Spring Hill cemetery. Mrs.

Emily Brogran--Funeral services will be held at 2.30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Church of Christ in South Charleston for Emily Molly) Brogan, 76 years old, who died Saturday morning at the home of her son, J. E. Murphy, in South Charleston Rev. Lucas wall officiate and burial will be in the Hudson cemetery, near Spi ing Hill. Another son, Hugh Murphy of South Charleston, survives.

George Brown--Funeral services will be held at the Catholic- church at Montgomery at 1 30 o'clock Sunday afternoon for George Brown, 39 years old. of Montgomery, ho died Thursday ill be hPld at Hinton on Sunday foi Charles Joe Hinton, 8-vear-oId" son of E. Hinton, of Hinton diod Fuday at the home of his a paicnts, Mr and Mrs at Clifton Forge. Schcmmer Funeral Last ritos were held Friday afternoon nt Albuquerque, N. for Mrs Schemmer, the former Miss Madeline Lewis, of Charleston, died Wednesday at her home there.

Ncwhousc Services--Funeral tci vices for Mrs. Cassie Sigmon Nevt- house, 52 years old, who died Wednesday night at her home at Kanawha Two-Mile, were held Saturday morning at th icsidorue Rev Mark Jan ett officiated and i was in the family cemetery, Meadows Rites--Last rites for Mrs James Meadows 64 a i old, who died Thursday at her home on- Simmons creek, wpie to be held Set tin- day afternoon at the Witchers Cieek Baptist church. Rev John i i to officiate and i a was to be the Witcheis Creek cemetery StaflPi a i and heirc 1 to .5 ijrti ol i was found dead of a i nrtii'Mdp 1 in hei gamine n' i on i a i 27. Solicitor Knvrland Pi j-aid he foul and the Mallei IcinuU an investigation made hv pi ate detectives Aftei a longl'iv inquest, a coi oner i a PI diet of death i om carbon monoxide gas under unknown circumstances 232 Added" To Nurses 9 Rolls Rains Are Predicted For Valley This Week WASHINGTON, March 16 (AP) -Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday: Middle Atlantic states: Rain in south and light snow over north portion Sunday night, thon generally fair except ram about Wednesday and again Saturday or Sunday Much colder Monday, rising temperature Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday, and colder Thursday night and Friday. Ohio valley: Ram Tuesday night or Wednesday and again at end of Otherwise generally fair Much colder Sunday night, warmer Monday afternoon and Tuesday, colder Wednesday night and Thursday and warmer by Saturday.

Held in Liquor Case i i a Spencer, Negro, of Charleston, is held in the county jail for hearing in the April term of federal court on a charge of possessing illicit liquor. He was arrested at Huntington last week and ordered held for the grand jury when arraigned before a United States commissioner. Judge George W. McClintic ordered his transfer to Charleston on Friday when he failed to give bond BOAT MOVEMENTS The Hallic, up. Marmct lock at 3.45 a.

m. The Mitchell, down, lock 6 at 8 a. m. The Staunton, down, lock at 8 05 a. m.

The Creighton, up, lock 11 at 3 45 a. m. The Juamta, down, Marmet lock at 8.20 a. m. The Daa Sullivan, down, Marmet lock at 12 noon.

Ask PWA Funds To Lay Gas Pipe Line WASHINGTON, March 16 (UP) -Plans for constructing a natural gas pipeline from the Texas panhandle to Detroit and St Louis were launched today. R. B. Anderson, Texas tax commissioner, and Srott Games, assistant state attoiney general, laid befoie Public Works Administrator Haiold L. Ickes their program for eitabh-h- ing the Texas Gas Conservation corporation to administer the project The pipe line, starting near Amarillo, would cost $60,000,000 if it goes both to Detroit and St Louis, and $45 000,000 if it is constructed to serve only the Michigan city.

Anderson said a PWA loan would be fmanced through bonds i.ssued by the coiporation The secuiities would bo given PWA as collatcial The proposed pipe line would run dnectly to Detroit arid St Louis from western Texas, where 1 000,000,000 cubic fret of gas now is being wasted every day Erlmiston's Chauffeur Held for Kidnap Story WASHINGTON Match 10 (AP) --A Negro chauffeur employed bv Representative A i EdmKton Democrat, West Viigima was a i restcd in the police investigation ol kidnap thieats leputedly dirertod against Edmiston's 5-eai-oJd daughter, Jane Police said that the chauffeur, William C. James, 2 had confessed that he fabricated the of the kidnap threat as a means of solidifying hi.s position with tho ton family "His excuse for doing this was that he had been late a number of mornings in reporting for woik and was afraid he might be disc harped." Insppctoi Burke of the Washington police said. No formal chaiRe hod been placed against James Legionnaires Will Go to Montgomery About 100 members of the John Brawlev of the American Legion will journey to Montgomery on Sunday to attend the eighth dtstnct conference of post No. 58, Montgomery Legion, at the New Rivei Slate college's auditorium Claude Smith, of St Albans, West Vuginia State commander, will speak al the conference Indigent Sterilised, Grand Jury Is Told MARTINEZ, a Mai eh 16 (AP) --Allogrd u-i' of stfi ns a means of dectcasing thp relief bur don of destitute families was i i gated i today by District Attoi- iioy Francis The Contra C'os-tii tfinnd Healy annmmrcd is seeking i i a i i on leports taht a bfi of women, including an old glil, undoiwent operations on the advice of Mis Ruth McCord county social welfaie dircctoi. Two hunched and i new patients vvere admitted to the rolls of tho Chaileston Public Health Nursing association for tiealments dm ing Februaiy, Mis Frank A.

Thomas, piesidont stated I making the monthly report of the association's activities. A total of 217 patients wei dis- chaiijcd from the tolls and 7(32 pat i remained on tho at the end of the month a.s compared to 750 nt the end of January. Mnlermty visits bv tho nurses in the month totaled 216 Child i nursing and instructive Visits numbered 287. The nurses made 273 visits to communicable disease rases, made 34 tuberculosis visits, 1(57 other nursing vi.slts and 20 visits for miscellaneous pm poses Montgomery Iligli Paper Js Honored Aw a i of mci it wore won i We4 i i i lugl sr-hool newspapers in thp annual na lion-wide contest of tho Columbis Scholastic Pios.s association. Tho association is now in convention New York, where the award WPI announced Friday The 'Monlgomeiy Stien," publication of Montgomery high school, was placed in the medalist 01 highest class in 1he section for schools with of 301 to 800 Three other papers weie included in this, class St Albnn.s high school's "Simmrr- ings" placed in third in the section, and the "Fountain," White Sulphui KprhiRs high school papei, won second class rank.

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AIbunn, W. Va, Jail Mine Union Officers WILKES-BARRE, Pa March 16 A i officeis of thp united Anthracite minois of Pennsylvania jailed today foi contempt of court They ipfused to rescind a strike call at the Glei AJden Coal company opei aliens as decreed by Judge W. A. Valentine. Thousand File Tax Returns at Deadline Moie than 1,000 filed ied- i a income tax i i deputy revenue collerlois in thp iedruil com I i oom Pucl.iy and i day night closing the anmuil i pci tod The deputies i until i night, tho diMdlme, ind the ofHce rJtKpd Saimday The total ber of i 01 the a rol- Jpcted had not been calculated Sat- day.

Are You Moving To a New Home? Thpn have The Daily Man follow you. Just give youi newspaper boy your new address or you can dial Cap ilol 22-141 and ask for the cu culntton department Immediate arrangements will be made to have The Daily Mail delivered to your door as usual. Lias Arrested In Tax Evasion Case WASHINGTON. March 11 (AP) -William Lias, held here at the request of Wheeling, W. police was freed $10,000 bond today on charges of evading income tax payments.

The bail was set by United States Commission Needham Tuinage, who set March 29 as the date for a hearing on removal to West Virginia for trial in federal court there. Lias was arrested by agents of the internal revenue bureau at a Washington hotel yestetday, wheie he was stopping with his bride, on their return from a honeymoon Floiida. Ho was married recently an elaborate ceremony ift Brooklyn and v.as reported to have been on his northward from Florida when found. He is charged with failure to report a $122 641 income for 1931, theieby defrauding the government of $21,819. Senators Hurry Huge Relief Bill (Continued from Page One) Vhgima, and Adams, Democrat, Colorado, want to slash it to $1.880,000,000 and 2,880,000 000 respectively.

The Democratic leaders were described as confident these efforts would not get very far. Other attempts to change the measure lay ahead. Senator La Follette, Progressive, Wisconsin, would like to see the total boosted to $10,000,000,000. Bonus and inflation riders are in the offing, also. The American Federation of Labor deplored the defeat of the McCarran amendment, which would have required President Roosevelt to pay wage rates prevailing private industry to all the 3,500,000 "employ- ables" to whom the administration bays it will give work.

"The working people of the nation," President William Green said, "will feel that congress failed them in this crucial test." The successful compromise--to which most of the McCarranites rallied after the defeat of their amendment--was proposed by Senator Richard B. Russell, of Georgia, who at 37 is the youngest member of the senate. It leaves the President free to pay "security wages," estimated by officials at $50 a month, piovided they do not "affect adversely" the wage scale in private industry. On all permanent federal building projects, however, he must pay the prevailing rate. ROW SETTLED BY OPERATORS Wage Conference Resumes Monday With Effort to Reach Pact Soon WASHINGTON, March 16 (AP)-Drafting new wage and hour contracts to cover thousands of soft coal miners in the vast Appalachian fields is to start Monday.

Preliminary oratory and a quarrel among the operators out of the way, a committee of 28 operators and an equal number of United Mine Workers will assemble to do the negotiating. Probe Ship Disaster WASHINGTON, March 16 senate ordered an investigation into the Morrow Castle steamship disaster. It approved the Wagner resolution appropriating $15,000 for an inquiry by the commerce committee. Of Liquors Are Burned (Continued from Page One) O'Conner and Fireman Lawrence O'Connell. Three others are reported in serious condition Both the squad and the engine company left their joint headquarters to answer an alarm at Wabash avenue and Jackson boulevard.

Tiavelmg by different routes at high speed, they crashed at State and Adams streets. To complete its complicated job within two weeks, the committee will have to work at unprecedented speed. After the contiacts are drafted, they are subject to approval by the joint wage conference of several hundred operators and miners. John Lewis, president of the union, has said the contracts must be signed by April 1. or there will be no work in the mines from that day unti they are.

Northern and southern producers after a dispute as to which group northern West Virginia should sit with, compromised their differences yesterday. Northern West Virginia is to have two members on the committee. They are to have no vote in the case of North-South ties, unless the matter at issue concerns north-t ern West Virginia. The miners are asking a 50 cent increase in the basic daily wage, now $5 in the North and $4 60 in the South. They also ask a 30 hour work week instead of the present 35 hour week.

The operators offer renewal of present contracts for one year. Minden Miner Is Killed in Accident Queen Is III STOCKHOLM, March 18 Alexandrine of Denmaik, in Sweden for festivities arrompanying the engagement of Crown Pnnce Tredenk and Princess Astrid. was humedly taken to a hospital this morning foi an operation. Moundsville Man Is Killed in Missouri KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 16 AP) --A man killed by a Missouri Pacific railroad train near Dexter, was tentatively identified as Charles Brunner, 24, of Moundsville, W. Va Coroner Reynolds said he was told by Thomas Gallagher, who was with Brunner, they left Moundsville about a month ago to seek woi k.

MINDEN, a 16 (AP) -Chailes Bragg, 48, fire boss, was killed today an explosion of gas the Minden mine of the New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal company. Other men working in the came room with Bragg were not injured and all left the mine immediately, said the state department of mines. Officers of the coal company refused to discuss the accident. In Charleston, P. Rinehart, chief of the department of mines, he had not yet received an official report from his district in- rpector, J.

S. Mason, but that he understood the Minden fatal accident was "not exactly what you would ca 1 an explosion He said Charles Bragg evidently had been burned to death rather than killed by the force of a blast. Bragg's body taken to an un-' cr taking establishment at Oak Hill, i HITLER VOIDS PEACE TREATY German Dictator Orders Army of 500,000 Men and Raps Allies (Continued from Page One) it was shattered on the opposition of other powers. "But such disarmament has not come, Germany could no longer take any part such conferences." "(Germany withdrew from the disarmament conference.) Goebbels tonight will address a mass meeting at the huge sports jaiace as part of the observance of Sunday's Memorial day and he is expected to refer to the new law and the proclamation. The law was entitled "strengthen- ng the German defense arm" and as signed by Hitler and members the cabinet.

France to Push Plans PARIS, March 16 (UP) --News of Germany's arms plans sent Foreign Minister Pierre Laval hurrying the Quai D'Orsay late today. It was oejieved France would consult at once with Great Britain, Italy and Russia. The chairman of the French chamber of deputies naval committee said: "The navy committee will rush plans for building the first of two 35,000 ton super-cruisers but I fear they won't be ready time." Observers said that France might be expected to confer with other powers before deciding whether any action could be taken as a result of Germany's open violation of the Versailles treaty. Premier iPerre-Etienne Flandin was expected to call a cabinet meeting for Monday or Tuesday France had anticipated the German action, as shown in Flandin's speech the chamber yesterday 5 German LONDON, a 16 (UP) -Speedy consultation between France and Great Britain was foreseen today as a result of the German action of the Versailles treaty Now Playing 'HARD HOMBRE With Hoot Gibson Added EpI. No.

10 Law of the Wild Repression Hoars Dally TUI 2 P. M. EVERYBODY 100 Does Your Gro BEGINNING Sunday, The Daily Mail will publish a series of 12 daily articles on various important phases of home g.irdening These articles have been written by six outstanding government specialists. Crisp, concise, well illustrated, they vull help you plan and build a garden which can be tho envy of the entire neighborhood. In those articles, you will be told how to prepare the soil for planting socds and seedlings, uhat vegetables to plant and how, how to lay out your gnrden, what is meant by a rock garden, all a formal and informal pools, annuals, perennials and bulb flowers, and so on.

Finally, a specialist on plant diseases and pests has written two valuable arlicles which should enable you to keep your plants healthy and vigorous. Altogether, this series is a complete guide in planting and maintaining a successful garden. Start With the First Article Sunday in The Daily Mail HERE THEY ARE six exports of the Now Jei sey College Piofessor Nisslry, extension hoi ticulture; McLean, special associate professor of entomology. of ornamental plants; department R. Cox, ex- r.

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