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Complete Wijrc Reports of United Press and Associated Press The Knoxville News-Sentinel HOME ESTABLISHED LSSUE No H7(i KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE WEDNESDAY EVENING APRIL 2D HW1 PRICE FIVE CENTS HEART OF SMOKIES PARK ACQUIRED CHAMPION FIBRE CO AGREES TO SELL ITS ALL OVER 9 Two IVecki of Wedded Life Ended by Suicide Finest Peak Becomes Property Of People Of America LAMONT WARNS CHAMBER OF WAGE CUTS MISS WADDLE 3 KHS PUPILS HURT IN CRASH CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON RESULTS IN SUCCESS TODAY TAKE POSSESSION AT ONCE Good News Telephoned To News-Sentinel By Col Chapman Ends Long Efforts Marked by Litigation PRICE CALLED SATISFACTORY TO ALL But Not Revealed 92000 Acres Transferred 39000 of Which Arc on Tennessee Side Includes Mt LeConte The heart of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was acquired today Agreement was reached at a conference in Washington between the representatives of the Tennessee and North Carolina park commissions on the one hand and representatives of the Champion Fibre Co on the other by whieh the vast holdings of this eompany ineluding Mt LeConte and other peaks on the atate line passed into the hands of these commissions Deeds will he drawn up at once and the property quickly transferred to the federal government The good new came to Knox-4 villa in the form of a telephone Lordly LeConte was given his rightful place in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains Park today when agreement was reached on a purchase price for the Champion Fibre Co's 90000 acres In the park 37000 of which are In Tennessee All of LeConte and an area comprising a triangle with LeConte Cllngman'a Dome and Guynt will be acquired Thia picture by Robin Thompson Inc shows LeConte broadside from a point west of Gatlin-burg LeConte is the East's finest peak It is really the tallest mountain east of the Rockies when you consider height from Immediate base IConte rises 5501 feet from the lowest point in a radius of five miles Its height above sea level is 6593 f-et Mount Mitchell in North Carolina is 6684 feet above sea level but rises only 3864 feet above the lowest point in its fire-mile radius SUCCESSFUL Cel Champion Area for Park Meeting SEEK IN GANGSTERS SHOT KELLEY CASE FATALT0NEGR0 Points Out That Prosperity Is Always Coincident With High Wages CITES PAST EXPERIENCES Says Strikes and Riots Accompany Ruthless Handling of Workers ailN Pivm ATLANTIC CITY Secretary of Commerce Robert La-mont brought to the Chamber of Commerce convention here today what was generally Inter- preted as an Administration warn- ing against wage cuts as a means i of recovery from the business de- pression Lamont did Vot mention specifically the controversy over the wage reduction theory which has become healed but he aald very pointedly that the most prosperous periods of our industrial history have been those coincident with high wages and ahorter hours He referred to the retaliation of labor against wage cuts in previous depressions thru strikes and disorder In the Past immediately discharged hundreds of thousand of workers and ruthlessly slashed wages at tha first signs of trouble and labor responded by engaging in the most bitter and destructive strikes involving destruction of property riots and Lamont's lengthy message which was gone over carefully in Washington by President Hoover and thus given added significance was delivered to 3000 representatives of American business who (Please Tura to Last Page) MINES QUIET AFTEBBATTLE Harlan County Sheriff Keeps Machine Gun Handy Special Ta Tba X'm-Snliiri HARLAN -Tha Harlan coal field today was quiet but still tense following the gun battle Tuesday between deputies and hidden men at Black Mountain Sheriff Blair aald that no further disturbances have been reported Miners thia morning went to work at Black Mountain unmolested Hr railed flea HARLAN A Southeastern Kentucky mountaineer sheriff John Henry Blair who speaks with the precision and ready rapidity of the machine gun he kedps handy for emergencies was in militant control here today of a spectacular labor dispute in the big Black Mountain coal mines an organization whose men United Mine Workers arefsceking to unionise yes I've issued orders to shoot to Blair announced after attackers had been routed Tuesday laws of this state give any man the right to protect himself and when ambuahera open fire on my men shoot back and shoot to kilL what we use gun for Notorious Cuckoo Gang Wanted In Kidnaping Police Believe Big Ransom Paid Party Injured When Automobile Strikes Phone Pole Near Morristown TEACHER SEVERELY HURT Wreck Occurs as Knoxvil-lians Return From Concert At Johnson City A lencfKT Mix Elsie Waddle and three itudrnti Johnaon Bertrand Wilhite and Margaret Beaman all of Knoxville High School were injured early thli morning In an automobile acrl-dnl near Morristown and were taken to Morristown I General Hospital Wilhite and Johnson returned to their hoinea at noon Miss Beaman was due this afternoon Misa Waddle the moat seriously injured remained at the hospital Unconscious since the crash she had started to regain consciousness at noon today The injured were part of a party of two carloads of teachers and atudents who went to Johnson 1 ciljr ast night to I attend the Johnson City High I School's orchestra concert Itoundiag a curve near Morris-1 town shortly after I midnight as they returned this morning the front car which Johnson was driv- in crashed into a telephone pole Misa Waddle J- Johnson nn of Mr and Mrs Johnson 2351 East Fifth Avenue and grandson of the Rer and Mrs Dance suffered a broken collar bone Margaret Beaman daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Beaman SOil Magnolia Avenue and Bertrand Wilhite son of Mr and Mrs Merman Wilhite 2635 Jefferson Avenue suffered euts and bruises Ambulance Called Mathews director nr the orchestra was riding in the second car with Kenneth Broome and Oveida Smith students They railed ambulances and helped get the in'jnred ones to the hospital Helen Carty daughter of Mr and Mrs Carty Jr 726 North Third Avenue was riding in the ear that crashed but escaped without serious injury She came on to Knoxville this morning with Kenneth Broome and Oveida Smith and the three returned to classes at Knoxville High school Prof Mathews remained in Morristown last night with the injured Tcaclicr la Popular Miss Waddle most seriously Injured Is one of the best known teachers at the high school She is director of dramatics and has coached all the plays for several years The high school pupils were Invited to come to Johnson City last night for the concert by the Johnson City student musicians when all were in Chattanooga laat week attending the state band and orchestra contest Principal Evans of Knoxville High School was called from Morristown last night about the accident He notified parenta TRAIN HITS TRUCK if But Driver' Escapes Thru Shower of Milk Barnes Avondale 'Creamery truck driver escaped thru a shower of milk when a Southern passenger train graxed the tall of Ills trurk at the Concord Street crossing near Cherokee Spinning Co today Barnes was apparently uninjured The train westbound for Chattanooga stopped for Investigation before continuing said Reserve Officers Hall and Black Barnea had 'almost cleared the tracks with bin loaded milk truck when the crash came' The force of impact tossed the truck body one way demolishing snd burled Barnes clear thev other way Barnes lives at 313 Caldwell Avenue Employes at railway dispatcher's and clHlm agent's offices said they had no information on the accident Hamilton's Wound Fatal Ches-ncy Charged With Murder will be a charge of murder instead of felonious assault which Patrolman James Cheaney will face before Squire Writs at 2 May 6 Jamea Hamilton young negro whom Cheaney shot in front of O'Neil's Cafe Market Street early on the morning of April 11 died of the wound at General Hospital at 7 a today Immediately after death Police i Haynes changed hia formal charge against Cheaney from felonious assault to murder Squire Wells raised the officer's bond from SI 000 to 32000 and Cheaney secured the new bond thru McNew and Boring Young Hamilton 18 of 1920 Bethel Street was the son of Alexander Hamilton Janitor in the city schools for years 'I brought my children up to avoid difficulty with white people Nothing like thia ever happened to me the old father said on one trip to the hospital Young Hamilton had words with while youths in front of the restaurant and had a knife out Cheaney said he repeatedly ordered the negro to drop the knife but that Hamilton refused and advanced threateningly and that he (Cheaney) fired at the last moment to avoid the knife blade call to The News-Sentinel from Col David Chapman chairman of the park commission and of the Col Chapman said that altho the price would not be disclosed for some time was satisfactory to all parties concerned will lake immediate possession of the land and expect to hare title as soon as It can be prepared probably within a week" Fifth of Park The Fibre Company tract consists of more than one-fifth of the total area of the park and lying in the center of the area designated for the park Its arqulsition was imperative for the creation of the park Col Chapman In liis telephone talk asked The News-Senllnni to convey to A McGuire mem- Facie About Acquisition Of Champion Park Lands The Champion Co tract acquired today for the ark by agreement in Washington Ilea In the heart of the ark area and cons L( of 014 1-S acres Of this 8B54D acres lie In TennesMee Ml lie Conte most imposing peak in the Fast lies entirely within the area Other peaks wholly or partly within the Fibre Cotiiuuiy tract include Clingnuin's Dome Mt Mingus Mt Guynt ML hep-hart lautrcl Top and Jump Orf all in Tennessee Chimney Tops Hughes Ridge and Plot! Balsams in North Carolina Indian Cap Highway runs thru the tract titer the state line No announcement was made In Washington as to the irire agreed on During the recent Jury of view hearing at Sevier ville Tennessee Park Commission witnesses valued the acreage In Tennessee at approximately half a million dollars while fibre company witnesses said it was worth over five millions The Jury of view valued the land In Tennessee at 82A23000 Mid consequential damages at 3223NW aiklil tonal ber of the park commission staff Inatrurtlons to stop work at once by park commission crews who were cruising the timber on the Champion Fibre land McGuire did this The fibre company tract consists of 92814 1-2 acres of which 39549 acres lie In Tennessee These figures were given out at Washington today in connection with announcement of the agreement Predict Marly Work While officially development of the park la not to begin until the entire are is acquired it was predicted today by those close to tho situation that since the majority of the acreage has been purchased including the park's leading scenic features development would probably begin soon The superintendent of the park iu Eakin has been on tho job here since the first of the year and Is building trails Superintendent Eakin could not be reached today With Mrs Eakin he was tramping thru the mountains near Bryson City and was not expected back at his Maryville headquarters until Saturday Eakin told The News-Sentinel several weeka ago that he has available about 630000 for development work but that he was holding off the program until 4 Turn to last page thia section) 'X A i-' i f- li DAVID CHAPMAN BEN A MORTON These men represented the Great Smoky Mountain Park Couimission and the people of Tennessee and in the successful negotiations in Washington for acquisition of the Champion Fibre tracts in the park area which include LeConte the East's finest peak ENDS LIFEWITH GUN Trentville Youth In III Healthy Shoots Self Roy Chandler Styles 21 ef near Trentrllle killed himself by plaring a shotgun against his chest and discharging It last night A Jury empaneled by Squire John Adcock who Investigated found tho youth's death suicide Deputy Sheriff Jess Shackelford Thorn Grove said The body was round on the land of Shakelford near the home of Charlea Styles father of the youth Young Styles had been in 111 health Services were to be held at Pot-lard's Cemetery Dumplin Valley at 2:30 today Huff-tker Kodak undertaker ft- CUNY STINE WARWICK HARRKN HOWARD HARREN Two weeks of married life was suddenly terminated for thia couple yesterday when Howard Harren 13 hat cleaning shop employe drained a glass of poison In cigar store In his pockets was found a note to his bride 17 years old In which he said be loved her and couldn't live without her Chrystlne at the home of her parents Mr and Mra Warwick 2500 Lawson Avcpue can't understand it all and neither she nor the boy's relatives can offer any possible motive BRIDE SOBS AS MATE LIES DEAD Harren Suicide Two Weeks After Wedding Leaves Note Tossing hysterically in bed Chrystine Warwick Harren today clutched a note left her by her husband or two weeks Howard Harren and cried repeatedly to her mother: doesn't he come bark to me?" Howard walked Into the United Cigar Storo at Market Street and Union Avinue abbnt 2 yesterday called far a glass of water emp'iled the contents of a small bottle into the glass and drank it then slumped from the soda fountain stool to the floor He died a half hour lated in General Hospital without explaining hia act But he left a note to hia 17 (Turn to last page this section) Jo Jo Says: WARMER HOME GROWN STRAWBERRIES ARE HERE BUT AS USUAL THOSE ON THE BOTTOM ARB NOT BROWN Fair ami warmer tonight Thursday Inm-nxing rloudi-nes not much change in Hr Stmrialcd frmt ST LOUIS Despite denials from the victim members of bis family and his close friends police today were working on a theory a substantial ransom vii paid for the release yesterday of Dr Isaae Kelley Jr prominent physician Three gangsters all former members of tha notorious Cuckoo gang here but now allegedly allied with the equally notorious gang in Southern Illinois were being sought In the case Police believed the gangsters who disappeared from their customary haunts at about the time of the kidnaping hare definite knowledge of the abduction Well Educated Dr description of one of his abductors as educated probably a university graduate" started police in pursuit of the gangster trio One of the men sought ia of good edueatl'n while another is wanted by Government authorities on a serious charge Investigators counted on little aid from Dr Kelley He said was unable to describe the men because they mostly kept him blinded by taped goggles when they were in hia preseince or were masked when be was not wearing the goggles Police were anxious to see three letters Dr Kelley said he wrote to his wife while he was held captive A detective called at the Kelley home last night hoping to see the letters but was told all members of the family were ao fatigued that rest was imperative Investigation Goes On hack tomorrow and we 4 4 4 4 at the White House at 9 a in A White House car met him at the station Won't Attend Dinner Bryan will not be present at the state dinner for the King tonight whieh ia limited only to officials and members of the Siamese royal party President Hoover in receiving Bryan in the executive office promised the lad that he would try to arrange for him to meet the King and Queen at the White House tonight Mr President" Brysn said when he was brought into the office to see you Bryan" the President replied are your Young Untiedt said his father had been 111 hut was better now The President and th bow con- will talk it over" William Orthweln II brother-in-law of Mrs Kelley told him Chief of Police Joseph Gerk said today Dr Kelley's release no means" ended investigation of the case He said police had received no information Indicating the family had been In communlca-iion with the kidnapers and added: we can get sufficient evidence to base prosecution for conspiracy we will do everything possible to spprehend the guilty parties" ENJOINS BOOK COMMISSION Kingsport Senator Halts Adop tion Prior to Assembly AaiMwialcd Pms NASHVILLE A temporary injunction restraining the Stale Textbook Commission from entering Into a binding contract for the adoption of new textbooks prior to the reconvening of the legislature was made publicto-day The injunction was issued yesterday by Judge Campbell at Bristol at the instance of State Senator John Todd of Kingsport Senator Todd said formal suit would be entered here today The bill as prepared for filing said that if the Textbook Com mission is permitted to enter into (Turn to last page this section) veryed for five minutes Bryan did moat of the talking Then Mr Hoover had to prepare to receive the Siamese you at noon at he said to Bryan Wants to See Dogs The lad told Mrs McMullIn housekeeper that he had heard there were a lot of dogs around the White House and they were what he wanted to see most of all So they went to the kennela to have a look the numerous presidential pets including the funny Norwegian elkhound that recently waa presented to Mr Hoover Another arrival at the White House today to gladden the President's heart was Herbert Hoover Jr the son of tho President who has been at Asheville for several month's convalescing FIRE DAMAGES HOUSE Fire near noon today did 6300 damage to a frame dwelling owned and occupied by A Russell at 201 Minnesota Avenue Firemen under Assistant Chief Smith extinguished it BOY HERO SHARES WHITE HOUSE HOSPITALITY WITH A KING TODAY Colorado Lad Who Saved Schoolmates From Freezing Arrives Greeted By Hoover Sees Dogs tty PAUL It MAI LON United Hun Staff Carre pointful WASHINGTON country schoolboy from Colorado shared with the King of Siam the honors of presidential and state attention here today Young Bryan Untledt bero of the Colorado school bus tragedy realised the dream of every schoolboy a personal visit with the President of the United States Tho fact that the King arrived last night complicated the presidential schedule somewhat but Mr Hoover decided to share his time be-tweed the two The boy arrived 4 4 '4 from a lung Infection He is expected to remain for a while at the White House and then continue to his home in California He was accompanied from Asheville by hia wife Their three children have heen at the Whit House for some time White House officials say the lad will bo given all the privileges of a personal presidential guest He was Invited by Mr Hoover after the President read in the newspapers how he stripped off his clothes in a futile effort to save younger children snowbound with him in a Marrh blizzard Five died despite his efforts building fires for them and making them danco to keep warm His arms and legs were frozen but he mirac piously pulled thru when he and 17 others were( rescued I.