The Daily News-Journal from Murfreesboro, Tennessee • 1

Yd) THE WEATHER TENNESSEE Generally fair tonight; Wednesday partly cloudy probably local thundershowers In west and ex-terme south portions. Final Edition (THE NEWS-BANNER AND THE HOME JOURNAL COMBINED) VOL. II. No. 72 5c Per Copy The Murfreeiboro New rxUhltahed )X4t MUHr Kt Jfc.bOKO lrNNr.SSK.fc TUESDAY.

May 24, 1932 rha Hone Journal EUbilhed 188 MILITIA CALLED TO PROTECT RAILROAD FROM WAR VETERANS "That Panama Would Become You, Goofy" BAKER ADVOCATING SIMPLE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL PLATFORM Free Golf Club Membership is School Prize JAFSIE PAYMENT OF RANSOM MONEY IS STILL CHIEF GLUE Meanwhile Condon Rests In Becket, Massachusetts. Home. vs' -vs. Says Al. Smith's Was Fifty Times as Big As His.

Pilgrims on Way to Washington To Demand Veterans' Legislation. FREIGHT TRAFFIC STOPS Body "Captures" 55-Car Train at Caseyville, Illinois. BREAKS LONG SILENCE $22000 REWARD OFFERED One New Jersey Assemhl Wranls Platform Short Enough to Be Memorized By All. man Call 9 Affair Pub- -licity Stunt. Hopewell, May 24 (U.R) payment of $50,000 to purported five special pages, devoted clusively to the News-Journal cooking school wich opens Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Training School, appear in this issue of the News-Journal.

Turn to these pages now and these special messages from Mur-freesboro and national advertisers and other infoimation regarding this Interesting event. As a special prize at the second day of the cooking school a year's membership in the Murfreesboro Golf and Country Club will be given. This is being offered through the courtesy of Carl Marlin, operator of. tf le golf course and it oims an unusually attractive prize. The-winner of the" award will be permitted to play free on the course at anytime during the year.

The capital prize will be a $16.75 dress to be given Friday. kidnapers of the Lindbergh baby wa3 Caseyville, 111., 24 (U.R)-Slx state militia companies were oitiered here today when local authorities said they were powerless to act against 310 World war veterans who have virtually halted eastbound freight traffic over the Baltimore Ohio railroad. The veterans operating In a military discipline are making a pilgrimage via freight cstrs from the Pacific coast to Washington; D. to demand passage of veterans' legislation. After the latest exploit of the vet-" erans' "capture" of a 55-car train made Cleveland, May 24 U.P Adoption of a Democratic national platform so that the man In the streets can memorize it was urged last night by Newton D.

Baker, speaking for the first time on national politics which mention him prominently as a presidential candidate. On such a platform, he said, selection of a will be of secondary importance. Bakei: broke his studied silence after he had been re-elected chairman of the Cuyahoga county Democratic central committee before a record convention crowd wiich cheered enthusiastically when his name was mentioned for the presidency. Denouncing the Republican tariff FREE MAIL RACKET investigated further by the Bronx county grand Jury today as New Jersey offered $25,000 reward for capture of the actual kidnapers. Jafsie (Dr.

Condon) meanwhile waj resting in the hills of Becket, a Berkshire village, where he went with hi sfriend, Walter C. Goodwin, yesterday. Condon was reported missing from the hut where he planned fust to spend the night, Goodwin's cabin on the shore of Center lake there, but wa3 believed nearby. The New Jersey state reward was offered as result of legislative action last night under suspension of rules. The bill was offered In the senate by Senator Emerson L.

Richards, severe critic of the state police. "No crime ever tugged at the heart strings of the world as has the kidnaping and killing of Ihe Lindbergh baby. The world is waiting 'to see what New Jersey is going to do," he said. Assemblyman Theron McCampbell, oiily dissenting member of the house, said "New Jersey has spent enough on this case. And this is no more than BURDENS GOVERNMENT Trainloads of Campaign Literature Mailed Without Cost.

up largely of perishable freight, the railroad -and sheriff Jerome, munle called on acting Governor Fred G. Sterling to mobilize the national guard. First detachments of the contingent of more than 300 guardsmen were expected shortly before dawn. Munle said a deadlock had been reached which threatened damage to freight. The men refused to allow any Washington, May 24 U.RV-Government expenses are" materially boosted by the heavy tonnage of free mail sent out under congressional frank.

Part and declaring the major problem of the next administration would be to readjust our, economic machinery for a wider and more-equal distribution of labor's products, Woodrow Wilson's secretary of war urged Cuyahoga delegates to fight for a short platform at the Chicago convention. "I have some public advice for the delegates to the Democratic national convention I see here," he said. "The most important Ifilng to be done at Chicago Is the adoption of a short platform, short enough to be memorized by a man whose memory is not very good, a platform bold, truthful and construc- freight train to leave the yards unless they were aboard and the Tailroad refused to move any train on which the veterans were riding. There has been no violence or property damage and officials doubted any would occur. The ticketless excursion of the veterans had been a joy Hide until It reached East St.

Louis Friday. Then began a comic-opera "war" with authorities and rail- road police that today too on more serious aspects. Authorifcies-said-the-calllng out of 4he guardsmen was tantamount to declaring a state of martial law in tnis small Df it Is political campaign literature. It goes out by the trainload. Senators and Congressmen "loan" their franks so that lobbyists and even candidates for public office can, circulate free literature at government expense.

Before reporting some instructive statistics, a specific case will explain --T-(-Oontrnued on Page Eight) a publicity stunt." itlve and addressed to the, evils from At the same time a bill was briefed shirh the country now Is sjifferjng. in tho cpnato whirli wnulrl TYinkfl frid- i JU1 naping punishable by death. Coloner H. Norman Schwarzkopf, In charge -of state police, had no major develoDHient to report. He did offer community which the veterans had been able to dominate by sheer force "At Houston we adopted one neither bold, candid or constructive but by great good fortune the candidate who was nominated, was bold, truthful and constructive.

"Al Smith was 50 times as big as the platform they stood film on. On And Off The Square of numbers. The veterans met with no difficulty BOY KILLS.UIJCLE in their; journey east from Portland. Qreo-under. the leadership of W.

W. Jiqg come, Jor.omeqod Even Black Bottom has been bitten by'tnetkwktcg School bug Aunt lome comment on a "Maryland gangster" reported Involved In the case. -A man known as Katz, Schwarzkopf said, had stated he knew who was responsible for the kidnaping. "Description of this person referred to as Katz was received and investigated. Continued On Page Eight old-fashioned Democratic doctrine.

A platform briefly and boldly stated is Savannah Sue Snow, 95-year old mani- Amelia Earhart Talks to Wales MISS ORA PEARCY DIES III COLORADO Lascassas Native Dies After Illness of Eight Waters, until they reached St. Louis. Railroad men previously had forbade them to ride on trains, then looked (Continued on-Page eight) the kind of platform we ought to have my who's so black she spits ink and WOUNDS COUSIN Columbia Youth Shoots Two Defending IIome Against Intruders. and when that is done. It doesn't seem (Continued on Page eight) London, May24 (U.R Amelia Ear- Years.

MORRIS HILLQUIT TO hart today achieved an honor many former champion pie-baker and woman wrestler on an old, Rutherford county plantation, will be at the Training School back door with her pet poodle dog and eighteen grandchildren tomorrow morning, just to see, she says, "Ef dis heah electricity cookin' smell like de good old days When It cum to fixin' vittles I Was de best used to be Somebodies cum fum all over AMELIA EARHART WILL TALK WITH AVIATORS American girls have sought, a conference with tf.ie Prince of Wales. The American woman, who flew a- HEAD SOCIALISTS The body of Miss Ora Pearcy, 37, a Rutherford county native, who died in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Friday BEER VOTE WILL DEFEAT CONGRESSMEN Both Wets and Drys Predict Fifty Will Lose Their Seats. cross the Atlantic in record time last afternoon at two o'clock, will arrive In; week. was received at the Prince's rest- Elected Chairman After Bit pberywhar to eat my cookin' 'You Londonderry to Ask Noted Flyer for Plane As Memento. Nashville Wednesday morning at 10:50 dence, St.

James Palace, and for, 30 j'clock. minutes discussed her flight with the Miss Pearcy's death followed a long British heir. ter Fight at Presidential Convention. Columbia, May 24 (U.R) One man was killed and his nepfiew critically wounded, yesterday when shot by another nephew, the son of a feud leader who was shot to death from ambush two years ago. The dead man is Cillie Thomason, 36, and the wounded youth is Flournoy Thomason, 19.

They were shot by Jerome Milton Thomason, 17, tfie son of the late W. J. Big Bill)- Thomason. The shopting occurred about 12:30 o'clock and when officers reached the de king at cookin' good sompnteate, Aun' Savannah', dey used to tell mo I guess it wuz cause I suoh a na-chel 'oman I de only nigger on de place whut never was throwed rasslin' Washington, May 24 (U.R Both wet nrd dry leaders in the house predicted GARDENER ARRESTED illness, eight years of which had been spent Colorado in search of health Although she had not been back home xi many years she had many friends here who will regret to learn ofher passing. Funeral services will be held at the London, May 24 (U.R) Amelia Ear-hart Putnam expected to "talk shop" with English aviatrices at tea this afternoon at the residence of Ambassador Andrew today that at least 50 congressmen will be because of their votes on beer.

Rep. O'Connor, N. co ON ASSAULT CHARGE Milwaukee, Morris Hillquit, New York, will again head tlie Socialist party organization despite a bitter factional fight on the floor of the presidential convention here. Hillquit was re-elected chairman of the National Executive Committee by a vote of 108 to 81 over Mayor Daniel W. Hoan, veteran Milwaukee Socialist author of the defeated 2.75 jer cent an' I could lif two bushels ob wheat EtandinLin a haf bushel basket De only man ever throwed me was Booger, big yaller nigger fum de Nawth, an' I merried him Alt my little niggers wuz nachel chillen jest like dey ma 'Cause I feeds 'em good somp'tteats Gals don't know how to fix vittles Miss.

Earhart, a guest at the Ambassadorial residence, since she arrived here the first woman to fly the Atlantic, scene at 4 o'clock, the body of Gillie fctill lay where he fell. Flournoy, despite his Injuries, had crept to Gillie's home, a quarter of a mile away, Jerome Is being held In the sheriff's office here In Columbia He surrend- beer bill, declared the new house to be elected In November- would ihow a majority for- modification. The beer bill was reiprt.ed hv 23R tn IRQ 'cn a residence of ner parents, Mr, ana Jrs-1 Paul Talley Held in "Alleged J. P. Pearcy, at Lascassas Thursday morning at 10 o'clock with" bmial in Attack on spring btreet Evergreen cemetery under the direc-' Woman.

Ion of Jennings and Ayers. Rev. Du-j dese days like den Gawd, yusLhtf of 30 votes would have Riven loader. The New York Socialist was supported by the eastern wing of the pai tv, known as the Conservative ele Dey oughta have a school 'r orapin was up early today for more popping and private visits to-London-friends Several guests were invited to luncheon with Miss Earhart at the Mellon residence. She planned to go to Rome later this week to attend the congress of trans-Atlantic filers and to sail for the United States June 10.

sols and Rev. Webster will officiate. Paul Talley, a young laborer, was ered but -so farl ndla'iarge has been In addition to her parens Miss arrested on a charge of assault and placed! against him. He told officers Pearcy is survived by two brothers, attempted rape on an elderly Mur-( he was working In his field, making a i. and Pearcy, and a sister, Mrs.

I freesboro woman this morning and crop for his widowed mother and his avor Jemiing, all of Lascassas, and placed in the county jail to awa4 pre- baby brother and sister, when Gillie Irs. A. W. Williard of -Murray, Ken- iimlnaiy trial. 'and Flournoy came-; up.

Jeitome said to show 'em how Ain't no wonner de menfolks do so much tomcattln' oun' way: from dey true wimmen, when dey don't feed 'em any better than some gits Put good -eatin's in a manfolks' belly an' he gone stay at an' sleep 'sted gittin' in debil- a majority. The vote put nearly every member record publicly and wet organizations will concentrate their campaigns accordingly. Drys acknowledged they are in for a -fight, but Insisted that some who favored beer will find they misjudged their constituents' views. Prohibitionist also pointed out that while the lioiise mainrit.v ntrnlnst' hpr xuaa rmv Talley Is alleged to have attacked they had been drinking. Londonberry, May 24 (U.R) Citizens of Londonberry urged the mayor to Gillie is survived by his wife and four Mrs.

Sally-Ragsdale, who lives with Lucky. Miss Pearcy was a member of thr Methodist church and was born and raised at Lascassas where the news of her death caused widespread sorrow. ment I never had no troubles wid day to sound out Amelia mi nam on the possibility of presenungTin; Flournoy is the son of Bud Thomason, another brother of Big Bill Thomason? yaller nigger naw nor either de six husban dat succeeded em her airplane to Londonberry as a permanent momento of her trans-Atlantic ment while Hoan's strength was in the militant western faction. Norman Thomas, the Socialist candidate for President, urged election ot Hoan while the party's vice presidential candidate, James H. Maurer, sup- ported Hillquit.

Hoan was called a builder of practical American socialism by William Quick, Milwaukee, who nominated him while Hillquit was characterized the greatest living Socialist," by Maurer. -Hey wood Broun, New York column-demanded a rising vote of the rty to indicate that the Socialist T. party recognizes po creed or race after mention of the word "Jew" in speeches by David George Virginia, and Joseph Shartz, Ohio. flight. I tells you, I bet dese, vittle schools recent votes the senate show am de stuff! (that body still dry by about three to one.

ter cousin, Mrs. Jarman Edwards, at ier home on. North Spring street, af callirg her into the garden to see ome flowers. Mrs. Ragsdale's frenzied scream3 jrought several neighbors hurrying to he icene, to find her suffering from -xtreme nervous shock.

Officers Joe 3 ax ter and John Bowling were summoned and Talley placed under arrest. iVhen the officers arrivedthey found COMMENTS VARY ON ROOSEVELT'S SPEECH GOOD AUDIENCE HEARS LEONARD JACKSON Anti-prohibitionlats vfare, encouraged by three other Senator Johnson Repn. Calif, long Writer Suggests that Congress and Hoover Home and Try to Find Jobs an ardent dry, came out for a refer- eaM nMnollT. oil nm.nl Talley lrr the hothouse calmly water Large and appreciative audiences are hearing Evangelist J. Leonard Jackson each evening the Main Street Chui'ch of Christ.

Mrt Jackson is a Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt's latest speech dealing with the "forgotten man" elicited editorial comment of varying shades, even among his own party press today. Some of the comment; ing some plants. He denied any knowledge of the affair. upon a referendum now.

The prohibition law should be put up to the states and the people themselves given ah (Editor's Note: What do America's political dissenters think of our present economic dilemma? What sug- Talley has been employed by Mrs pleasing and forceful speaker and his sermons- encouraging, helpful "There's no hope of a decent society until he gets through his head that' the producers have got to run industry and the state for the benefit of the producers. Edwards "as a gardener for the past Congress Today The New York Times. Independent and uplifting in their tone and nature gestlons have they for a solution, and five years. Two Cars Meet In Democratic newspaper, today contrasted the speechdellvered Mondays by The preliminary hearing will be held before SquheatricksThursday morning at 10 o'clock. Governor Franklin D.

Roosevelt in At ff-B "111 ff ft lanta with President Hoover's plans for "The state, under that system, ought to benrmere conimlssiorronlndustrlaj and International relations. The producers must know that- financial- and Industrial profit is as out-of-date as tbM his presence is proving a blessing I what hope do they hold for the u-r to The sermon last night had t6Uo with I The United Press has interviewed the "blnaing 'and loosening of Satan" geverai 0f their number and presents and was most Impressively developed i their ideas and -opinions in a series of with the story of the patient Job of i-articles, the second of which follows) Old Testament fame. New York, May 24 (U.PJ John Dos sermons have to do with pre- Ipassos. whose novels reflect a definite Legion to Sell economic recovery, and praised the latter. It said: Hayden (Jew) Allen, charged wh driving while intoxicated, is to be tried duelling.

Poppies Saturday "By a coincidence not too fortunate As for Congress and Mr. Hoover, lin city court Wednesday afternoon at SENATE: Continues debate on tax bill. Finance committee considers change in rubber excise and bank check provisions of revenue bill. Judiciary committee hearing on new bankruptcy bllL Mines and mining subcommittee continues hearings on Davis-Kelly coal regulation bill. Banking and currency committee resumes hearings on Goldsborough b21 to stabilize purchasing power of dollar.

Specie! committee resumes work on sent day conditions, and win enable of rebellion against the existing Td suggest to them gently, that they nve ociock iouowing an automobile -rlLCH An KTnrtH Uanla pff-oaf nt.fnv4A for Governor Roosevelt, his speech at Atlanta was printed yesterday in the same newspapers which carried Presi all who are down cast, depressed and order of things in the western world. all go home and see what luck they afternoon. discouraged to a more hopeful aspect have getting themselves jobs." i isr confident this depression will end just as, the says, ail other depressions of life. The Main Street Church "Of dent Hoover's long letter to the presi Allen's" oape and a sedan driven by Dos Pasbos, Mho roves leisurely about dent of the American Society of Civil liave ended, "leaving the lower middle John Coleman were considerably damaged in a head-on collision. Engineers, outlining his plans for leg class and the working class ruined and the big interests more powerful and islation and for economic recovery.

(Continued on Page eight) Christ is to be congratulated In presenting to the citizenry such a worthy son of Rutherford county. Serviges are conducted at 7:45 each eventngr and the public is cordially invited to attend. Mr. Coleman's small daughter and son, John, Jr, were in the car with him, the Tatter sustaining slight Injuries. more consolidated than ever." the country, always observing -social conditions and trends, can think of but one logical approach in criticizing present-day America.

You must keep in cnlnd, said, "the fact that any situation where any critic of the existing order would be -economy program. On Saturday, May 28, the American Legion Auxiliary celebrates Memoral Day nationally by selling the veteran-made poppies. These poppies are made by disabled men in the government hospitals, by one-armed men. legless men, the crippled and deformed, at a cost of two and one-half cents" per poppy. Onecent Is paid to the man for making them.

Last year the men made 12,000,000 poppies and nearly 11 and one-half millions were sold. Tubercular men are not allowed to mak3 and all those made are ster-Contlnued On page Eight rWhat would I do about he ans rJANQ RECITAL There will be a piano recital at the WARDEN McCORKLE ILL Nashville, Tenn, May 24 (U.R) War- Teachers College tonight at 8 o'clock, in a position to do anything politically HOUSE: Votes on Oklahoma and Pennsylvania election contests. Territories committee (meeti on Britten bill to put Hawaii, under military pr naval government. Foreign affairs committee consider! world court bill. wers unhesitatingly.

"I'd try to get the Industrial worker and the white-collar worker and the farmer the underdog who gels his face pushed down into the pavement every day to understand that She only man who's going to help him is himself. JUDGE miX HERE Judge L. D. HilL Railroad and Pub-' lie Utilities commissioner and candidate for relection, Was a visitor to Murfreesboro yesterday. given by the students of Mrs.

Julius Bayer. Mrs. Julia Wylle Jarrett, soprano will assist -is- ihe program. The events. Ideas, classes, and political con- I tentiary, was reported in a serious cor-victions, than we have before us in this ditionTuesday as result of a recent at- elht) tack of infKiehza public har beerrcordlally invited..