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Reads DANVILLE PAPERS In Trading Area FOUNDED FEBRUARY, 1899. NO. 14,078. TVA DECISION HAS RIGHT TO SELL POWER, COURT HOLDS Supreme Tribunal Ruling Is Major Victory For Administration--Holds TVA Can Dispose Of Surplus Power Manufactured At Wilson DamOpinion Declares Federal Disposition Of Power Question For Congress To Answer And Not Courts. BY JAMES W.

DOUTHAT (Associated Press Staff Writer) WASHINGTON, Feb. governwon a major victory in the supreme court today the nine justices held the TVA could dispose of power manufactured at Wilson Dam at Muscle Chief Justice Hughes before a crowd of of congress at one p. m. Only power from Wilson The justices held that a question for congress The court upheld the right of all surplus power made navigation or aid national The government owned the prop-1 erty, said Hughes, and there was nothing in the constitution to limit the government's disposition of the power. The general purposes of TVA.

it WAS decided, present no "justiciable question." "The Tennessee river is a navigable stream." he continued. "In its present condition the river not adequate for commercial navication." The only thing involved in the present case. esaid. was validity of contract for sale of transmission lines by the Alabama Power Company to TVA. Reading deliberately before a distinguished audience, the chief justice dismissed at the start the contention that those suing had no right to do 80 because they were preferred stockholders of the Alabama Company.

Justice Brandeis had by implication questioned their right. court of equity should not shut Its door against such actions," he asserted. The general purposes of the TVA. he proceeded, do not provide "a turn to page 8, column 1) To Sell PWA Bonds Before Month's End Council Ready to Offer Big Bloc on the Open Market The city auditor today was endeavering to arrange a meeting of the eity council tonight for the purpose of organizing the sale of PWA bonds, setting the amount to be issued and the date of taking the bids. Usually the finance committee attends to the details but in view of the size of the issue and the identification of the government with the whole hydroelectric project, the couneil will order their sale and make the award.

The exceptation is that the bids will be ordered for the last of this month providing sufficient time for the city to advertise them in financial Journals. Several enquiries have already been received in connection with the Issue. $1.513,000. More interest will be shown locally in the flotation of the bonds than any other issue of recent years. If even small premium is offered it will mean a handsome sum for the general fund.

The belief prevails that the sound financial position of the city will attract some good offers. If a premium 1s not offered, then the bonds may be offered to the government which guarantees the city against any loss in their sale. Other matters which might come up at a meeting held tonight would be a recommendation on "the request for $3,500 to finance a survey of the Danville school system. News Behind (By PAUL MALLON) (Copyright, 1936, by Paul Mallon) FACETING-Washington, Feb. 17.

-The political campaign may seem to some people to be hot enough already, but apparently it is not." Promises to stoke it up are currently being spread expert pyrotechnicians on the forgotten but not gone Senate Lobby committee. Chairman Black is permitting his pals to sa that he has secretly accumulated storehouse full of gasoline cans, (Please Turn to Editorial Page) WEATHER: Virginia and North Carolina- Cloudy, Probably Rain Tonight and Tuesday; Not Much Change ha Temperature. The Bee. WIRES) DANVILLE, MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 17, 1936 FAVORS DISORDERS MAR SPANISH HINT BREAK IN BRUNO CASE "PROGRESS" REPORTED BY LEIBOWITZ New Counsel Hurried to See Governor After "Hard Questioning" of Hauptmann (ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED handed down the detailed prominent lawyers and mem- Dam had been sold by the federal disposition of power to answer, not the courts. of the government to disat dams intended to prodefense.

Requisition Is Challenged By Carolinian George Bendall Arrives at Lex. ington. N. C. for Surrender of Charles Smithey Commonwealth's Attorney George Bendall left here at 11:30 o'clock this morning for Lexington.

N. in order to argue for the state of Virginia for the surrender by the state of North Carolina of Charles Smithey, who Is alleged to have removed from Virginia into North Carolina furniture sold to Smithey allegedly in violation of the sales contract Smithey WAS arrested in Reidsville, N. and when Officers Belton and Fields went to take him into custody they found that he had retained counsel who challenged the legality of the extradition papers issued by Governor Peery and honored by Governor Ehringhaus of North Carolina. The contest led the the form of writ habeas corpus tor and it is being argued at Lexington this afternoon before Judge Rousseau. Smithey claims to have the law with him and that he is guiltless of violating his contract by removing the goods.

Mr. Bendall will offer the contract in evidence and will seek to show that it was explicitly agreed that the merchandise could not be removed until after payment for them had been completed. CONVINCING Wife's Scheme to Cure Hubby's Jealousy Brings Divorce Step SEATTLE, Feb. Charles L. Fuge, glancing through his wife's dairy, found the name of a strange man.

Then another, and another. When he got through the book he had an imposing list of 10 strangers. His wife, Martha, said the names were fictitious. She wanted to break her husband of Jealousy. and "burn him up." He sued for divorce.

BUTTER AND EGGS CHICAGO, Feb. 9,348, firm: creamery -specials (93 score) 37 1-4 3-4; extras (92) 36 3-4; extr A firsts (90-91) 36 firsts a (88-89) 35 35 1-2: standards (90 centralized carlots) 36 1-2. Eggs: 1,331, unsettled: extra firsts cars 32 local 32; fresh graded firsts CArS 32, 31 1-2; current receipts 30 31. TRENTON, N. Feb.

Bruno Richard Hauptmann, persisting in his denial of the Lindbergh baby kidnap-slaying, may be resentenced today or tomorrow to die for the crime. The convicted man underwent long period of sharp questioning last night by Samuel S. Leibowitz, New York attorney who recently was added to Hauptmann's defense staff. "We are making progress," Leibowitz said as he left the conference in Hauptmann's death cell in the New state prison. Leibowitz refused to explain what he meant by "progress, but it was learned afterward that Hauptmann had not changed his story.

After the prison conference, Leibow1tz hurried to the South Amboy home of Governor Harold G. Hoffman, whose 30-day reprieve of Hauptmann's first death sentence expired Saturday at midnight. Subsequently, the governor reiterated that he would not grant the condemned man another reprieve unless Attorney General David T. Wilentz agreed one was necessary. With the first reprieve expired, state attorneys planned to ask Justice Thomas W.

Trenchard. who presided at Hauptmann's Flemington trial, to set a new execution date. This would fall sometime between March 23 and April 18. Gov. Hoffman himself said in brief after his three and a half with Leibowitz that statement, the lawyer had subjected Hauptmann to "perhaps the hardest questioning" he has faced so far.

In his statement, issued through press aide, the governor said: "In my first talk with Mr. Leibowitz, I was impressed with the fact that in his two conferences with Bruno Richard Hauptmann -one lasting an hour and the other two and a half hours--he placed the prisoner under perhaps the hardest questoning he has been subjected to at any time in his efforts to determine whether he was a participant in the crime." The Rev. John Matthiesen, Trenton pastor, and Hauptmann's spiritual adviser, accompanied Leib. 6 itz into Hauptmann's death cell. Leibowitz reportedly told Hauptmann his only chance to escape the chair lay in telling the truth, to which the condemned man replied that he had told it.

"You're worse as Wilentz," Hauptmann told Leibowitz. the defense attorney said, after during their latest conference, the defense attorney later related. Leibowitz said he would see Hauptmann again sometime this week. Jas. L.

Saunders Died on Sunday From Blood Poison Funeral services for James L. Saunders, who died Sunday morning at 9:15 o'clock will be conducted Tuesafternoon at four o'clock from East Thomas Street Tabernacle, by Rev. R. J. Barber.

Mr. Saunders had been sick in his home for the past two weeks, death being attributed to blood oison. He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Ella R.

Saunders, three daughters. Miss Mattie Saunders, Mrs. Mattie Shelton and Miss Bettie Saunders, all of Danville. He is also survived by the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Mable Simpson, Mrs.

Alice Hatcher. W. J. Saunders, H. J.

Saunders, of New Brunswick, N. J. Rescuers Strive To Open Road To Marooned Village Residents Dole Out Dwindling Supplies as Workers Battle to Reach Them HATFIELD, Feb. Snow -trapped Hatfield's 200 marooned townspeople doled out dwindling food supplies today while rescuers battled to open an emergency road to the town before nightfall. Aided by two snow plows, volunteers had cleared a dirt road, impassable for a month, to a point four miles from town.

Only 10 pounds of sugar and dozen sacks of flour remained in Charley Jones' general store. Coal and kerosene were exhausted weeks agO. Old buildings and shade trees were chopped for firewood. One Buy and Sell Thru CLASSIFIED SECTION Of The Register-Bee (HOME EDITION) PRICE: THREE CENTS. GOVERNMENT ELECTION ORDER STATE OF ALARM AS FEARS GROW LATE NEWS BULLETINS APPROVE PROBE WASHINGTON, Feb.

vestigation of the Townsend and was approved today by the House DEATH VERDICT FOR WASHINGTON, Feb. Mississippi negroes upon their white planter, in Kemper county, the supreme court. RUSSIA TO WITHDRAW TOKYO, Feb. Japanese all her consulates, that information from Heinking Manchoukuo. HIRAM MAXIM, LA JUNTA.

Feb. internationally known inventor in Mennonite hospital here today of BOTH SIDES REST MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. of Isadore (Kidd Cann) Blumenfeld, in the machine gun slaying of after the state called witnesses in familiar with firearms. NEUTRALITY WASHINGTON, Feb.

abridged neutrality bill was begun Democratic leaders planned to shove with a minimum of debate. WRITER'S SLAYER slaver of Carl N. Taylor, magazine A ALBUQUERQUE. N. Feb.

gree murder today and was sentenced 99 to 100 years in the state ALEXANDER PANTAGES LOS ANGELES, Feb. owner. horseman and veteran of dead in bed at his home here today. OF RENSION PLANS resolution for a congressional inother old age pension movements Rules committee. NEGROES SET ASIDE sentences imposed on three conviction of slaying Raymond Stewat, a Mississippi were set aside today by CONSULATES foreign office spokesman said tonight indicated Russia soon would withdraw consulate-general at Narbin, from INVENTOR DIES Percy Maxim of Hartford.

and mechanical engineer, died a throat infection. IN KID CANN CASE sides rested today in the trial charged with first degree murder Walter Liggett. newspaper publisher, an effort to show the defendant was BILL TAKEN UP -Consideration of the administration's by the Senate today shortly before the measure through the House GETS 99 YEARS Trujillo, confessed writer, pleaded guilty to second deby Judge Fred E. Wilson to from penitentiary. FOUND DEAD Pantages, wealthy theater the Klondike gold days, was found SCRAMBLE TO BUY POWER SHARES NEW YORK.

Feb. Street stock tickers hummed with transactions of electric power shares at advancing prices today as soon as word reached the financial center that Chief Justice Hughes was reading the TVA decision. Gains in the power ranged from 25 cents to $2 and blocks of 1.000 to nearly 30.000 shares changed hands in the stock exchange and the curb. City to Start War on All Forms of Motor Accidents; Civic Leaders Meet Friday Three Service Clubs Take Initiative in Public Safety Campaign in View of Rise in Accident RateIndustrial Commission's Statistician to Appear at Meeting at Which Plans Will be Formulated. A concerted effort to curtail and human injuries through the operation of automobiles in the city was launched today when the three servIce clubs, the Lions, Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs joined hands in calling A meeting of the representatives of all Danville civic organizations to meet on Friday night to discuss a plan of campaign.

Today, letters were forwarded to the heads of all local organizations asking them to name delegates to attend the meeting to be held at 7:45 p. m. in the Danville Hotel. These are signed by R. T.

Read, chairman of the provisional public safety committee, Eldrid Fisher, secretary. Major Frank P. Evans, statistician for the industrial commission of Virginia has accepted an invitation to come here and make an address on the night of the meeting when the ground work for a campaign will be laid. About three months ago the Danville Lions Club tendered its offices to the chief of police in doing anything possible towards lowering the accident rate in Danville and the other two clubs, Kiwanis and Rotary, readily fell into line. Since then.

it was felt that to make the movement more formidable the three clubs should consolidate and launch an aggressive campaign in which would be enlisted the public generally. Danville has a high accident rate. Numerous injuries have been recorded since the first of the year and there has been a rise in the number of cases in which, police charge, drivers have hit a victim and immediately left the scene. The proposed campaign would not only seek to impress on the motorists the urgent necessity of implicit obedience to the traffic ordinance and the development of A greater sense of responsibility but it would apply also to the pedostrian whose thoughtlessness often is the cause of his own death or injury. Numerous plans are being turned over in the minds of the leaders of the drive, a broad and far-reaching campaign of education, a demand for the recodification of the existing traffic laws and the elimination of those provisions which have become archaic, sharper penalties in cases of proven criminal negligence in the courts, the mustering in of unofficial observers willing to report flagrant traffic law violations to the police and to appear on the witness stand against offenders, the employment of Boy Scouts to warn pedestrians of the dangers of Jay-walking, the driving home of the DOOR HANDLE SPEARS MAN USINGKNIFE Fights for Baby Six Thomas Saul, Engaged in Fight, Meets Death Pursuing Victim Thomas Grady Saul of Schoolfield, was fatally injured late last night near Setliff's store when, while pursuing Martin King, who police say, he had already cut three times, he crashed into the side of a moving automobile.

The sharp spear-like handle on the door of the car which was driven by Douglas Ross penetrated Saul's abdomen and virtually ripped him open, causing his death at Memorial hospital this morning. King slashed about the face, the neck. shoulder and the arm was also conveyed to the same hospital. He appeared to be doing well today Ross, surrendering to the Schoolfield authorities immediately after the sickening affair was quickly exonerated by eyewitnesses. The fact that Saul's body struck the side of showed that he had run into the car rather than the car running into him.

Dr. H. A. Wiseman who treated both of the injured men last night performed his duties as coroner this morning and was checking the stories of witnesses all of which indicated that when King has recovered sufficiently there will be a court hearing. King had gone into a restaurant close to the side of the Greensboro road and when he did so Saul 16.

reported to have made an abusive remark which caused King to strike him with his fist. Saul is then said to have drawn knife and to have wielded it effectively. King, unarmed but already freely bleeding sought escape from further injury by fleeing from the scene and he dashed out of the door. He saw the advancing car just in time to stop short but Saul, racing after him could not stop his momentum and overshooting his victim crashed into the side of the car where the sharp door handle speared him and inflicted a ghastly would before being torn from its socket. Witnesses were horrified at the appearance of King badly slashed and his pursuer with whom fate had dealt with so mercilessly.

They were hastened to the hospital where Dr. Wiseman quickly saw that irreparable damage had been done Saul. Both of the men are said to have been employed in the cotton mill. Saul was 21 years of age and lived with his family at 25 Harrison ave. He was employed in No.

4 Weave room. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Millard Saul, two brothers and four sisters, Coy Saul and Buford Saul of Schoolfield: Mrs. Beulah Holloman of Schoolfield: Mrs. Mattie Eanes of Burlington, N.

Mrs. Mamie Walker of Pelham and Miss Laddie Saul of Schoolfield. Funeral arrangements had not been completed early this afternoon. Three Die in Train Wreck JORDAN, Feb. Three engine crew members were killed and one injured when a freight train on the Chicago, St.

Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha railroad crashed into the rear of a stalled freight early today. The dead were Albert Holly, about 55, the engineer and two trainmen not immediately identified. Ray Ebert, suffering two broken legs, was taken to Minneapolis hospital. Dr. Gordon E.

Mordoff (top) of Chicago holds the three-year-old boy who he claims is his son. Chicago court is deciding case of Miss Margaret Mann (bottom) who alleges that the boy is hers and that she left the child with the doctor in answer to an advertisement that he and his wife, now dead, would board an infant. N. C. Father, 96, Expects Another Heir During May NEW BERN, N.

Feb. Ninety-six year old George Hughes expects another heir in May, J. Gaskill McDaniel, associate editor of the Kinston Morning Herald. said Hughes confided the news to him here yesterday. A son was born to Hughes' wife, who is in her early twenties, 14 months ago.

He was named Franklin Roosevelt Hughes. The authenticated case of the aged father was recently printed in the journal of the American Medical Association. PLAN CONFERENCE PLAN CONFERENCE NEW YORK. Feb. Plans for the annual conference of the Junior Leagues of America to be neld in Richmond, in May were being made today at a Junior League national board meeting.

Personal Evangelism Defended by Dr. Kernahan Opening Danville's First Campaign Along New Lines "Jesus never, never held meeting; He preached, and oh, how He preached. but when He turned to the building of His church, He did it by dividual contact." said Dr. A. Earl Kernahan of Washington, in an address yesterday afternoon at Mount Vernon Methodist church.

when the visitation evangelism effort to be conducted in Danville for the next ten days under his direction was officially launched. Dr. Kernahan spoke before a crowd that almost filled the church auditorium of people from the fifteen churches that will participate in the effort, speaking first primarily to those who will take part in the visitation work during the last four days of the effort and then to the workers who will take part in the religious survey of the city, beginning today Dr. Kernahan spoke about a dozen times yesterday in various churches and Sunday schools. Dr.

Kernahan, who has been in the ministry for a good many years, related his own experiences, first as an Killed in Elections in Which Leftists Score Victories Government Takes Precautionary Measures in Face of Rumors That "State of War" Might Be Instituted- Cabinet Called Into Session. ment when surplus Shoals. ruling bers TVA. was pose mote BY ALEXANDER H. UHL (Associated Press Foreign Staff) MADRID.

Feb. 17-P-A "state of alarm." to last eght days, was declared throughout Spain today following the deaths of six persons in yesterday's general election. The state of alarm which requires that, police authorities be constantly on the alert but does not suspend civil processes--was proclaimed in the face of rumors that a "state or war" might be instituted. Authorities feared that disorders might result from large Leftist gains in the election. A cabinet session was called.

The ministers authorized the of alarm and indicated that a state of war could be decreed at once should necessity arise. President Zamora's family Was transferred from the Zamora home to the presidential palace where there were more facilities for defense. The government authorized the publicaton and broadcasting of manifesto by the Socialists and Left Republicans in which they claimed victory and called on their party members to maintain order and tranquility. The failure of the government to give, out any official reports on the election results led to a belief that Leftists had proved stronger than had hitherto been admitted, in their campaign against the government Center-Righist coalition for seats in the new parliament. Although six were killed in election disputes, officials said the day passed more quietly than previous Spanish election days.

The latest 1-official returns indicated a sharp swing to the left, cutting into the Rightist strength, (Please turn to page 8, column 8) Miss Flynn Passes Away. At Washington realizaion of economic loss which may result from a moment's carelessness. Heads of Danville organizations today are receiving copies of the following letter: "We. the representatives of the Rotary. Lions and Kiwanis clubs of Danville in joint assembly, feeling the need of concerted action to stop the appalling loss of life, limb and property on our streets and highways, deem it wise to invite the full cooperation of all active organizations and assemblies, the state and local forces of law.

school authorities, industrial and business houses in this campaign against needless carelessness and waste. "To this end we earnestly request that you appoint two delegates to meet with us at a general meeting of the committee to be held in the Danville Room, Hotel Danville, the night of Friday, February 21, 1936, at 7:45 p. m. where Major Frank P. Evans, statistician of the State Industrial Commission, will address the committee, and the general plan of the public safety campaign will be developed.

"It is important that we have the names of all representatives in advance. Address all replies to Mr. E. B. Fisher, secretary, Box 471, Danville, Virginia.

"Yours for greater safety. T. READ. Chairman, B. FISHER, "Public Safety Purse With Rings Are Stolen From Office in Temple Mrs.

Roger B. Davis was the victime of a thief Saturday evening who stole her pocketbook from her office in the Masonic Temple. When Mrs. Davis sought her purse she found that it had been taken. In it WAS a small amount of money, one white gold diamond ring and two other gold rings.

Police were notified who later found the purse in the stairway of the temple. The rings had been stolen. PASTOR ACCEPTS CALL BLACKSTONE, Feb. The Rev. W.

W. Parkinson. of Warrenton, has accepted a call to the pastorate of the First Baptist church of Blackstone, it was announced here today, He will move here with his family "At once." members of the local congregation said. Former Bellevue School Principal Died Early on Sunday Miss Kate Flynn, a resident Danville for many years, passed away after several months' illness at her residence, 217 8th street, Southwest, Washington, D. after entering the 76th year of her age.

Miss Flynn taught for many years in Belleview school, North Danville, of which she was principal at the time of her retirement. Miss Kate, as she was affectionately known by many of her pupils, was appointed principal succeeding Prof. F. H. Wheatley.

Miss Flynn was born at Marshall, in Fauquier county, Jan. 13, 1861, but came to Danville as young girl. She WAS the daughter of the late William Austin and Alice Juliet Davis Flynn. She was preceded in death by her sisters. Miss Buenna V.

Flynn, Mrs. David w. Blount, Mrs. P. G.

Ragland, Danville, and her brothers, Austin Flynn, and R. D. Flynn. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. Miss Flynn was a devout christian.

being a member of the Calvary Methodist church, transferring her membership to the Marvin M. E. Church, South, of Washington, D. upon her arrival in Washington. Rev, Mr.

Burruss, pastor, assisted by Rev. Mr. Owens. former pastor of Marvin church, will conduct the funeral services which will be held at her late Washington residence, tomorrow at 8:15 p. m.

and she will be laid at rest with her mother and father at Marshall. Interment will be at 10 a. Wednesday. woman had ripped up the floor of her home for fuel. Hatfield is 16 miles from A railroad.

But farmfolk bent the spirit of pioneers to the emergency as reports of privation, hunger and need for medical aid reached the outsde. Men with three teams of horses burrowed through the heavy snow drifts yesterday to send a doctor to Charles Willet, critically 111 on his nearby farm. Ben Gately's 30 head of cattle died of cold and hunger. George Beiden said he would lose 100. head unless food arrived.

None was in sight. advocate of mass evangelism and then his gradual realization that if people were to be won to Christianity in large numbers it must be done largely by church members themselves rather than by the ministry. "I have always felt," said he. "that the first essential of a call to the ministry should be the ability to win people to Christ, and that has been the supreme passion of my life. "I had not been preaching very long before I began to realize that there were a great many people who could never be reached regular program of the church.

As I looked about I observed only one plan being used by the church at that time; that of mass evangelism, and I threw myself with a great deal of enthusiasm into this method of work. It was my custom to carry on several such meetings a year: at least one in my own church and others in churches of brother ministers. "I soon came to the conclusion, (Please turn to page 2, Con Today's Queer Story OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 11. Keeper Leo Blondin went down to San Antonio, for two ostriches.

He came back with one and this story about an ostrich that hid its head: "There wasn't any sand in truck. "One of them managed to squeeze her head through a small hole the floor. I heard a twitter which mounted to a squawk. "By the time 1 got around to back of the truck. Well--there only one ostrich..