The Daily News-Journal from Murfreesboro, Tennessee • 1

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MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1929. EIGHT PAGES 5c PER COPY City's Population At Start Of 1930 Estimated At 10,734 Clara Bow and Harry Richman -Coming East to Marry in New York $30,000,000 COTTON MARKETING GROUP IS ASSOCIATION' PLAN Federal Farm Itureau Doaril Members Ami Growers In Session At Memphis NON-PROFIT DEATH TOLL AT NEW YORK STATE PRISON MOUNTS TO 9 LIVES Nine Wounded, One Pe'rhap, Fatally; Warden Suffering From Tear Cas LEAGUE IS1 A MED DEATH OF PROMINENT BOSTOIJIAIIS PROBED; SUICIDE PACT, BELIEF Relatives Of Slain Woman Say Poet turk Her To Apartment To Kill Her aixoholTInJIio DIES Workers for gain the city' breadwinnersnumber 4,536 of whom 3.340 are males. 4 There are 3,006 families in the city compared with 1,503 in 1920. The detailed characteristics of the Murfreesboro population, In which th-present figures are compared with those of the census of 1920, 1930 '1930 Population 10.734 Males 2.446 4.892 Females B.842 Persons over 21 3,305 6,610 Males 1.441 2.881 Females 1,864 3,729 Convict Organization Mem- Said To Have Stirred Dissatisfaction By JAMES L. KILGALLEN International Newi, Service Staff Correspondent Auburn, N.

Dec. 12. With state trooper, militiamen and police'- still -manning the walls of Auburn state prison in a formidable, heavily-armed cordon, quiet reigned today where eight convicts and principal keeper George A. Durnford died in one ot desperate outbreaks ever attempted. Inside the prison, 1,600 thoroughly cowed convicts -silently-regretted the hopeless battle of more than ten hours instigated by a desperate" few, knowing well that the futile attempt would result In' curtailment of their few privU leges.

Nine Wounded Nine prison guards and troopers lay wounded in tfie Auburn city hospital. One of them is not expected to live. Three seriously wounded convicts here in the prison hosptal, only one was expected to survive. Warden Edgar B. Jennings, who with a number of prison guards, was captured and held hostage by the desperadoes who led the sanguinary break for freedom, was recovering from the effects of tear gas and a blow from a convict's pistol-butt suffered during the melee between the prisoners and troopers which resulted in his rescue.

George Sullivan, sergeant of the guard was acting active warden by acting Governor Herbert Lehman, tending the recovery of Warden Jennings Immediately after taking charge of the situation, to rule with an iron hand. Convict League Blamed Sullivan was irate against the mu welfare leagaeHhewnviet's- self- governing body. "tnd' quarters ot which ten clubs and six knives were found. He charged the convicts with: using their privileges as league mem- bers tc stir up trouble. declared too much Jenlency an! too much mixing of desperate prisoners serving long terms with shcjrt-termi convicts were responsible for tfoe latest Auburn outbreak.

Gov. Roosevelt was notified of the outbreak while speeding eastward'frorri Chicago. When he arrived at Syracuse lost evening he found the situation under control and 'proceeded to New York, instead of taotoring here to take personal charge. 'j He, announced hie would make special reeommekidatjohs, to." the IfVrblature when convenes January. These rec ommendatlons, It Is expected, will take the form of a request of expansion of the state prison program, much of the discontent In prisons is blamed upon overcrowded conditions, Persons over 10 3,482 8,964 Males 2.050 4,100 Females 2.432 4.664 Workers for gain 2.268 4,538 Males 1.C70 3J40 Females 598 1,196 Families 1.503 3,006 Local estimate of the 1930 population of the city is 10,500 or more.

CAROLINA DEPUTY TRIAL IS OPENED in I Slate Alleges Workers Were Shot While Running Awfly From Tear Bombs Burnsville, N. Dec. Sketching Its contentions In a few bold outlines, the prosecution continued today to paint its side of the picture of the October 2 massacre of six textile strikers in Marion, for which eight deputy sheriffs are on trial for second degree murder here. A mass of testimony was presented to the jury of rugged mountineer to convince them jfhat the defendants, spurred on by the hysteria of the strike torn town, shot into the strikers without giving them sufficient warningshot them down while they were miming' ay fronVtear gas. J)6mbAr--f C.

L. Moody, a textile unionist, was one of the star witnesses for the state, relating a graphic account of the melee. He asserted that when the off ioers opened fire he strikers were fleeing from the blinding tear gas bombawhich the sheriff's orce had hurled into their midst Moody, like other textile workers who testified, declared there was no Violence among the strikers. One state witness admitted on cross examination lhat several pistol cartridges were found In the pockets of Tilden Carver, one of the victims, when he was taken to a Marion hospital fatally wounded. Dr.

J. F. Miller, manager of the (hospital corroborated the Statement, but Carver's wife, who followed him to the stand, said her husband's pistol, hod not been removed from "their home that day. The state expects to conclude its case by the end of the week. Artist Forfeits $10,000 For The Habit of Smoking Boston," Dec.

12. ws) To smoke or not to Smoke, that's the question. But 'Ruth Anderson, nationally known Boston artist today decided on ihe affirmative and in that way forfeited ft -bequest of willed to her by ah aunt. Miss Ester M. Groom, of Philadelphia, herself a well known artist.

The will, which provided that if Miss Anderson signed' an oath 1 to give up smoking cigarettes the bequest would be hers, was filed for probate at Carlisle, Pa yesterday. "I smoke merely Jbecause I like to do so. That's my view4 on' the subject and I do not intend, to change, it now," said the artist Although she is married to-Samuel Temple, she continues to be known professionally as Ruth The population of Murfreesboro within municipal limits at the opening of 1930 Is 10,734 compared with 6367 in 1920, an Increase of 100 per cent, according, to a survey -estimate bsued by the Newspaper Feature Bureau. The survey is based on excess of births over deaths in the city, since 1920, the increase in youth of school age, the increase', In domestic water lervices and other factors having a bearing on populations and the figures nre released by the Chamber of Com-1 merce. It Is estimated that the 1930 population of Murfreesboro and Its suburbs is In excess of 12 000.

An Interesting feature of the characteristics of the peculation Is that females outnumber males, 5,842 to 4,892, Persons over 21, not all of whom however are qualified voters, number 6,610 with females outnumbering mates ever 800. NEGRO, SUSPECTED OF MURDER, IS RELEASED RIack, Believed To Be Slayer Of Deputy Five Ago, Arrested A negro believed to be George Boyd, sought in connection with the killing of Deputy Sheriff Buck Rucker In the Ninth district five years ago, who was arrested in Kentucky and returned here yesterday, was released today. The negro was taken into custody by Will Sloan, a special officer appointed by the governor to return the suspect to this county. However, when viewed by a group of persons who knew Boyd, an Identification was not made. Rucker was shot to death.

He was a deputy under Sheriff N. W. Powers at the time he was killed. LITTLE TENH HEADS -TO MEET SATURDAY Various Honors To Be Con ferred; All-Little Tenn May Be Picked The officials of the Little Tenn. Athletic association, of which Central High is a member, will meet Saturday morning at Peabody Demonstration school In Nashville for the purpose of; voting various awards ior tne past football season.

The championship cup wftich will be given is due to go to Central High of Nashville. The votes on the sportsmanship cup, which is given each year and which is valued almost as highly as the championship, will be counted and the winner named. The coaches of the various Little Tenn. teams will also select an All-Little Tenn, eleven according to reports. The News-Banner will publish the list of players on this selection as soon as possible.

TO COMMANDER BYRD Washington, Dec. 12, INS Another medal was voted today for the already bfl-medalled breast of Commander Richard F. Byrd, now in the Antarctic. "The regents of the Smithsonian Institution today voted Byrd the Lang-ley medal for aeronautics, because of his polar flights. A similar medal was also voted to Charles Manley, designer of the engine in the original Langley plane.

Scouts To Stage Hunt Friday Night The, local' scout troops will go on a possum (hunt Friday night. All scouts are urged to attend. They- are requested to meet at Col Fox's office by the Princess theatre. Woodmen To Elect Of ficers Tonight The annual, election of the Modern Woodmen of America will be held tonight at 8 o'clock at the Woodman hall, 't A full attendance is urged, according to LTH. Werhle, clerk.

i 70-YEAR-OLD COUPLE KILLED Muncie, InU Dec ,12. (INSH-Mr. and Mrs. George both 70 years old, were, found beaten- to death at their farm home about four miles, south of here today. The couple apparently had been dead since last Tuesday.

Bow, fitry redhead of tbt motion plcturet and fiancf of Rlcbtkan, might ctub favorite, kill Attune the yoke of connubial blht in New York on New Yri Day, Mitt Bow convaletrtng In Lot AngeletL hospital from after-effect of an old etppendlcUit Lr operation. UMrutlonal REV. NOE WILL SPEAK ON "FORGIVENESS" Memphis Minister To Deliver Fourth Of Series Of Spe- cial Sermons "Life is a growth and progress which begins here and continues throughout eternity until the dross of our sinful flt-ph is consumed and the life of Christ reproduced in us," declared the Very Rev. Israel H. Noe, dean of St.

Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Memphis, in the third of a series cf evening services, w'hcih ire being conducted each night at 7:30 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, His subject tonight Is "Forgiveness." tt SaJvajtoV in.acaLd P. Koe, "it is a process. To be fully saved to have Christ's life reproduced In us. The degree of salvation to which we have attained is determined by the measure in which we have re-lived Christ's "Life here Is a school, a preparation -for eternity.

Just as In ur mother's womb the. physical body was built up in which we were to be born, and through which the human life was to function in the physical world; even so here and now there being built up the spiritual body In vhich we are to be born, and through which the divine life is to function in the spiritual world. Before the process of physical development begins in our mother's Womb, a conception must take place, a conception by man. And before the development of the spiritual Lody begins here and now a conception must take place, a conception by God's Holy Spirit. 'Except ye be begotten fvom above ye cannot see the Kingdom of Only as we live the Christ's life can we enter the Kingdom of God.

Here and now we are living in (he womb of Ood, for in Him we live tnd move and have our. being. The conception God's Holy Spirit has taken place, and life here is ai training school to nurture and develop us, so that we might be brought to spiritual The conception by the Holy Spirit takes place in baptism, so that apart from baptism there is no possibility or spiritual development or salvation. To grow the child -needs spiritual food which is provided in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper COLORADO FEUD IS CAUSE OF KILLING Assassins Shoot Down Man Standing In Front Of Poolroom y's Pueblo, Detf. 12.

(INS-Th'e feud that has held Pueblo' and Southern Colorado in its grasp for many years, today had added another death in its bloody list with the shooting in broad daylight of San Soldono as he stood in front of a mldtown poolroom. Soldano died JThe assassins threw away their guns and sped away in a heavily 'curtained automobile," vJohn Gormandson, who sitting inside the pool hall was wounded in the chest by one of the bullets. rV Police were wlthoutclueV but are certain the murder had its origin in the Mafia warfare)' that' has taken at least eighteen lives in Puelo and Southern Colorado during; he lasWelght years. The murder of. Soldano was the first outbreak since Mary and Ralph Soldano were "taken for a tide" last April, and died without tailing who shot them.

300,000 Shares Of Common Stock At $100 Each Will Be Sold By VICTOR BARRON International News Service Staff Correspondent Memphis, Dec. 12. Deflnjte outlines of a $30,000,000 capitalized national cotton marketing, association today stood as an. imposing monument to the first southwlde cotton congress a meeting between three members of the federal farm board and 200 delegates representing 13 cotton co-operative associations of the southland. A plan for tfie creation ot the big cotton association was the cumulative result of three days of discussion here, and was adopted unanimously as the congress came to a close last night.

The new corporation will be a nonprofit. co-operative venture, with a capitalized stock of $30,000,000, to consist of 300,000 shares of common stock of a par value ot $100 per share, each share having one Vote. Capital stock shall be open to subscription on the part of any regional state or district co-operative cotton marketing association, and whose forms of organization comply with the provisions of the Capper-Volstead act TEN GAMES ALREADY OH CENTRAL CARD Tentative Basketball Schedule Indicates Some Fast Contests The schedules which have been arranged so far for fie Central High school boy's and girl's basketball teams were announced today. All the games have not been arranged as yet, but the complete program of tilts will be published as soon as it is finished. The schedule so far is as follows: BOYS Jan.

24 Gallatin, there. Jan. 31. Peabody, there. Feb.

14, Franklin, there. Feb. 21. Gallatin, here. (Rest of games pending) 1 GIRLS Jan.

10. C. H. S. (Nash.) there.

Jan, 24. Gallatin, there. Jan. 31. Peanbody, here.

1 Feb. 7. C. H. a (Nash.) here.

Feb. 14. Franklin, here. Feb. 21.

Gallatin, Jiere. (Rest of games pending) CAGE OFFICIALS Will MEET HERE A meeting of the approved basketball-officials of Tennessee School Athletic association will be held at the Middle Tennessee State Teachers col, lege Saturday. i The meeting will open at 10 o'clock Jn the morning and will continue until late in the afternoon. Luncheon will be served by the school cafeteria. In the afternoon Coach Frank Faulkln-berry, will (have teams on the basket-1 ball court to give some interesting Instructions to the attending officials.

Motorcycle Addend To Service Fleet Allen's Service station, the first station to Inaugurate free road service has announced an extra service. A motorcycle, with side car attachment, which is said to insure the latest of; service, has been added to the" fleet of service vehicles operated by the station. The: company put in the first road service truck nine years ago. Pool Room Operators Sue Two Persons for Alleged Unpaid Bills -An unusual civil suit, was iheard this morning before' Justice of the Peace' Stockard. 1 All kind of accounts have "been taken Into courts, for collection but Is one 'of the first time, if not the first, in local history where a pool room has sued for an account.

Pitts and Williams entered suit against B. Ausbrooks" and H. H. Spears, barber. The latter is dharged With owing $9 while the former Is with being indebted extent of $20.

Judge Stockard took the case under advisement and will give his decision this afternoon. Examiner Finds 'Traces Of Intoxicant During Boston, Dec. 13. (WSWScoutlng the theory of a suicide pact in the tragic deaths yesterday of Henry Grew Crosby, Harvard graduate (and scion of one of Boston's oldest families, -and Mrs. Josephine Roteh bride of another friends of the young, woman today believed that -the! love-crazed poet lured the girl to the New York studio for the purpose cf taking her with him ih death.

Together with relatives, these Intimate friends, declared that Mrs. Blge-low had gone with Crosby to listen to his pleadings and inform him that they were hopeless. She Informed him by radio, according toa message found by the police, that she; would talk with him. This message was received while Crosby was cn the way to this country from pis. Investigation also; revealed that Crosby, after his marriage In 1922 to Mary Jacobs Peabody.

wealthy young divorce, had gone to Paris and set up publishing publishing works of writers who were taboo in the United States. New York, Dec 12fINS)--New York police held to the opinion today that the deaths of Henry Grew Crosby, so-c'ally prominent poet, and Mrs. Josephine Rotch Blgelowv were the result rf a suicide pact' A considerable quantity of alcohol had been found in the body of each, medical examiner Charles Norrls said. POLICY: FOBS-POWER frfii Sec'y. Of State Stimson Continues Conferences In Washington Washington, Dec.

12. American policy at the forthcoming London Naval conference began to take on rough shape today as Secretary of State Stimson continued conferences with members of the delegation and their naval and diplomatic Yesterday's twin sessions of two hours! each marked only the beginning of ai steady month's grind to prepare the delegates for what is ahead in London, or, as Secretary Stimson himself expressed it, "to whip the delegation into a harmonious team. Every pTiase of the situation will be gone over carefully before the delegates step on the gangplank of the ship that is to carry them across the Atlantic. That the London parley Is complicated by delicate questions of International 'Continued On Pane CRICHLOW PUPILS TO GIVE PROGRAM The Crichlow Parent-Teachers as sociation is sponsoring a program which will be given' by the children from Crichlow Grammar School Friday nitfit, December 13, at 8 o'clock. some or the most talented young people in the school will appear on this program.

An unusual and very Attractive part of tft program will be the puppet show, "The King of the Golden River," which is being put on by the sixth grade. attractive feature of this pro gram will be the second grade orches tra. will be 14 1 oh the chronology, landmarks and anecdotes of Murfreesboro and Ifhe volume will remain undoubtedly a record of the town'srtrue story. -When published in serial forni the history was a sensation wherever it was read. connected form the story is far more interesting; and.

with- the many, revisions mode, since its, first appearance1 the history should be greeted In book form next week." with even greater applause. Announcements will be made as to the exact hour the two hundred volumes will be put on sale. 1 However, reservations may be mads bx advance at the, book stores where Ibe edition will be put on sales. MmiMl TWO DEAD AS RESULT OF CHILD'S KIDNAPING Father-in-laW Of Convicted Man Is Murdered; Refuged Defense Funds Chicogo. Dec.

12. (INS) Details of the sensational kidnaping of Billy Ran- leii were recalled here today with the slaying of Thomas Tiritlm, father-in- mw of Angela Pettitl 'who is serving a twenty-five year prison term for the kidnaping. Tiritilli'i death is the second growing out of the kidnaping 'of the Italian child, as Ole Scully, prosecution witness, was slain before the trial began. assassini overtook Tiritilll lost night as he Was walking home and poared a wlleyot revolver-ts into my iwck 6 ciose xnc siayers then fled ih an automobile. Tlrltllli, police assert, refused to supply his son-in-law with funds for his defense in the kidnaping trial ARRESTS FOLLOW NEW YORK BLAZE Officials Of Pathe Film Co.

Charged With Not Taking Proper Precautions New York, Dec. 12r-i(ft-Following hours of questioning by Police Commission Grpyer A. Whalen. John C. Flynn, vice-president of the Pathe Film company, and Henry.

Lalley, rproduc-tlon manager, were arrested today on charges growing out of the destructive fire which swept the Pathe Manhattan film studio ihere costing the lives 6t four girls and six men-- 1 Flynn and Lally were held as violators' of section 1052 of the New York criminal code lh. which "excusable man Slaughter" and culpable negligence are involved. 1 The police said between 50,000 and 100,000 feet of film was' stored by the company in a room not fire proof, When under, the law they were not allowed to keep more than 5,000 feet in such a room. Millionaire Sued For. By Former Secretary New York, Dec.

12. INS) Mrs. Henry H. Rogers, the former Mrs. Basil and Count and Countess Andrew Zichy, are.

the defendants in a $750,000 damage suit on file today-ltt. the ipreme court. The complainant, Edward E. Kern, former secretary; to Colonel Henry H. Rogers, Charges the defendants maliciously worked a conspiracy resulting In discharge from the oil millionaire's 1 Col" Rogers and Mrs; Miles were married in Paris last July, less, than a month after Rogers had divorced his first wife in Holland.

Kem Jn his complaint -declares his discharge was brought about because of an investigation, made. by. him at Col. Rogers request into the mode of living 1 of Mrs. Miles before her to Rogers; In effect, Kern alleged, his discharge was merely a step In Ruge conspiracy which the with Rosa Mos-, cowic2, mother Mrs.

Rogers and Dr. Alfred' Gruenberge, Austrian minister to organized for the purpose of effecting Col Fears' divorce for his first wife and his marriage- to Mrs. Miles. i Six Percent Given I-At Kerr's Today Between the hours of 2 and 2:30 o'clock Drug store offered! new dollar bills for 94 cents. Several of the crisp new bills were sold at the bargain price.

The only catqV was' that "only one to a sign in small letters right under the' big announcement. It proved quite a novel way to get six per cent' interest without, lending the money. CAR OVERTURNS ONE DEAD Birmingham, Dec. 12. (insHi One man was dead, and fifteen" others were injured, several critically, today as a result of the' overturning yesterday of a gasoline truck here.

The dead man has not been identified, i 310 More Shoppings lJntil CHRISTMAS Henderson's History To Appear Iii Book Form On Next Monday The history of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County by Q. C. Henderson which, was carried by the News-Banner In serial form several weeks ago will appear in book form on next Monday. Only two hundred copies will be published and these will be on sale at A L. Smith and Company and SUckney and Griffiths.

1 In book form the history will be called "The Story of Murfreesboro" and will be, handsomely" bound In cloth. Due to the limited number 'of volumes published and the fact that it is the first complete story of the city, and county the book should Increase in value In later years. The author has long been recognized as an authority.