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nMriM'lii'iM tjl. TV '11 I 11 I'll i i on back page of this section. II I III I 111 fw '---C'rzs CsSOSj III I II I II I Review of The Afternoon Sun at VOL. LXHL No. 226 ASSOCIATED PRESS JACKSON, TENNESSEE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1937 FOURTEEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS Ak Not To BoihId NamMiii apape '4 Before Linden Bank Robbers Shuffle Off To Prison Japanese Airplanes Spread Desolation; But Eight Cut Down Uncle Sam Sitting In While Sino-Jap War Is Being Considered (By Tb Associated Presa) WASHINGTON, Sept.

Hull announced today that the United States had made representations to Japan in protest against that nation's announced intention to bomb Nanking from the air. Iva May Takes Stand Against Kincaid Today Points Alamo Poolroom Operator Out As Slayer Of Frank Evans, Jr. Tells Of Courtship Said Kincaid Had Threatened to Kill Any Boy He Caught With Her Court-room Crowded (By Tb Aaaociatad Praasl 1 SHANGHAI, Sept. 21. Chinese declared-today that eight Japanese warplanes of a fleet of 21 raiding the southern metropolis of Canton were destroyed as Japan spread desolation from the air along the China coast.

Independent observers at the Through Ambassador Joseph CO- rianr IVilrv onH Toronoc A I I A ill 1 A I I IflllPrl IS llPrl Yfl 11Pf'ttUi3 llttl1 11 Oliver Adkins, 35, center, and his nephew, Robert Adkins, 29 right are shown with United States Deputy Marshal Giles Metteer after Judge Martin had sentenced the robbers to 20 years each and fined them $12,500 each for the robbery of the First National Bank at Linden. They will leave for prison shortly. Staff Photo By Randolph 100 CLUB SENDS CONGRATULATIONS TO UNION ELEVEN Portuguese colony of Macao, at the mouth of the Canton River, bore out the Chinese claims. They said 21 Japanese planes passed over Macao in the direction of Canton, but cnly 13 returned two hours later. Many civilians were killed by the earth-rocking bombs but material damage to the great southern river port city was said to have been slight.

Chinese pursuit ships took off in the cool morning air to meet the invaders and the combat high above the city was featured by spectacular dogfights. The Chinese power dived on the tails of the navy bombers, spurting machine gun fire. The Japanese planes were said to be attached to the aircraft tender Notoro which is believed to be cruising just outside the mouth of the Canton River. Japanese planes again raided Canton in mid-afternoon, circling and dropping, to the attack while ground guns barked and Chinese pursuit planes hopped into the air. One Japanese raider was reported shot down.

Observers counted 11 planes and said three pillars of smoke indicated that some of the bombs bad struck their marks during the -15-minute bombardment. Japanese planes were reported by Japanese army authorities to have made a heavy bomb attack on Suchowfu, strategic junction of the great trunk railways traversing China from east to west and north to south. Ccsi-Ierafc: was Jl to nave done to the city, 250 miles northwest of bnangnai anu 700 miles northeast of Canton. Japanese efforts to drive the Chinese out of their fortified line running northwest from Shanghai in the ranture of a num- i Tvn villa pp cn the two In the Lotien sector, 25 miles shanirhaL Jaoanese army officers said Chmchow and Wucbow had lauen. wunc in the Kiangwan sector, four miles due north of Shanghai.

Chuanchiakuo and Tung-chia were taken. Continued heavy rain flooded the low lands of the delta made by the Yangtze and Whangpoo rivers; and seriously hampered the movements of Japanese artillery, tanks and motorized units. Japanese authorities reiterated their threat to attack the native city of Nantao. just south of the Trench concession, with its civilian poupulatlon of more than a million Chinese. The Japanese charged that Chinese troops were filtering into the area and were using it as a base of operations.

BASEBALL RESULTS (By Tb AaMctatcd fnm AMERICAN LEAGUE First came-- R- H. E. Detroit ...001 002 301-7 12 2 Boston 010 0(10)1 OOx 12 15 2 Poffenberger. Coffman. McLaughlin and York, Tebbetts; Graver and DesauseteL Second game Detroit 010 003 Boston 000 00 Gill and York; Wilson and Berg.

Chicago 200 000 010 0 Philadelphia 000 000 120 Cox, Brown, Rensa and Sewell; Williams, Thomas and F. Hayes. Cleveland 010 0 Washington 003 0 Allen and Pytlak; W. Ferrell and R. Ferrell.

Only games. NATIONAL LEAGUE New York ...010 00 Chicago 400 01 Gumbert andDanning; French and Hartnett Boston 100 000 1002 0 Pitts. -350 000 Olx 9 13 1 Fette, Gabler and Lopez, Riddle; Tobin and Padden. First game Phila. 010 000 0203 8 3 Cinnat 020 000 40x 9 2 Walters.

Burkhart and Atwood; Kleinhans, Moody and D. Moore. Second game-Philadelphia 30 Cincinnsi 00 Lama and Grace; Cascarella and Crozen. First game Brooklyn .032 000 00 5 10 1 St Louis ...010 000 70x 8 11 0 Hoyt, Henshaw. Cantwell, Lind-sey and Phelps; Krist, Sunkel and Ogrodowskl.

i West Jackson Wants A New School House A. Group Appears Before Gty Commission This Morning To Examine School Mayor Foust Suggests That Movement for New Build ing Be Kept Alive; Can't Get Federal Aid BY JAMES ELLIOTT Jackson Son Staff Writer Questioning the safety of the present building, erected in 1892, and declaring its general facilities inadequate for present-day usage, a delegation from the West Jackson School Parent-Teachers Association appeared before the city commis sion. tj nested the erec tion of a now fechool buuding. Mayor A. B.

Foust Commissioner J. L. Harris. Commissioner R. L.

Franklin, and Supt. C. B. Ijams heard the plea, declared themselves in sympathy with the move, but stated the matter would have to be left up to the city's voting public expressing itself in a bond Issue which could be called if justified by sufficient public agitation. All four of the city's representa tives did, however, agree to have the present building examined by a state inspector, who will check on both safety of the structure and absence of fire hazards.

The commissioners admitted lighting facilities to be inadequate, describing the building as having electrc lights on ly in the study hall. A promise was made that the class rooms would be lighted in the near future. From the floor, members of the A. delegation stated the build ing could be felt to shake on windy days and they did not feel it was a safe place for their children. Supt Ijams assured, however, that the city engineer had inspected the structure on previous occasions and pronounced it safe.

In his response to the request. (Continued on Page Fourteen) Legislature Is Likely To Pass Liquor Measure If Majority of Tennesseans Ask for It in Referendum Election MEMPHIS 21 (JPh- The results of a poll conducted by the Press-Scimitar showed today that the Tennessee house of representatives would pass a state liquor law should the state vote wet in Thursday's liquor referendum. A majority of the senators expressing their views indicated they, too, would favor a state liquor store system, but only about a third of the senators replied. With 76 of 132 legislators answering, the poll showed: 58 will vote for a state liquor law if the referendum goes wet; 9 will vote against a liquor law regardless of referendum results; will vote according to the referendum result In their home districts; 4 were non-committal. Thirteen of the state's 33 senators replied; 8 would support liquor legislation, 2 would vote dry, 2 would vote according to district returns and one was non-committal.

In the house. 50 would suDDort liquor legislation, 7 were dry, 3 non-committal and 3 would vote according to district returns. The 50 who declared they would vote for a liquor law in the house form a bare majority. Several who did not reply are known to favor repeal, the paper said. The poll showed a majority of wet legislators would want state stores established in counties which voted for their establishment Sev eral indicated they would a local option system.

bassador Hirosi Saito in Washing- ton the state department conveyed to the Japanese foreign office its opposition to the threatened aerial Hull said the protest was based chiefly on the grounds that the bombing of non-combatant popula tions was in violation of international and humanitarian laws. Moreover, he said the American government protested against the threatened action because it might be calculated to interfere with normal relations between this government and China by endangering American diplomatic representatives in the Chinese capital. Nelson T. Johnson, American ambassador to China, already has taken refuge with part of his staff at Nanking aboard the American gunboats Luzon and Guam. The American representations were conveyed to Japan a short time after the Japanese commanding general in China had distributed a warning to all foreign government representatives in Nanking to leave the capital by noon today (Chinese time) or risk grave personal danger from aerial attack.

Hull said he had received no specific assurances thus far by the Japanese government and refused to comment when his attention was called to the fact that the threatened raid had not yet taken place. --Explaining that Johnson, in taking refuge aboard the gunboats with his staff, merely was carrying out the general policy of this government aimed af Avoiding expos ure of its representatives to personal danger in times of emergen cy, Hull emphasized that the action has resulted in no interruption of official relations with the Chinese government Regardless of where the Ameri can envoy goes, the secretary said" full official relations will be car ried on with Nanking officials. V. COLLABORATES WASHINGTON, Sept. The United States collaborated with the League of Nations today for the second time in five years in considering a Sino-Japanese conflict Marking a significant phase of (Continued on Page Fourteen) Federal Court Civil Docket Is Next Business Criminal Matters for Pres ent Session Completed This Morning The next order of business for the United States district court presided over by Judge John D.

Martin will be a call of the civil docket of the court -on Thursday morning when these cases will be set for trial, it was said today. Judge Martin completed the criminal matters pending in the court at the sessions Monday and this morning signed the orders on those sentenced. The first three days of this week were set aside for the hearing of the criminal charges, but defendants in pleading guilty, received sentences and fines without the necessity of calling the jury and going into trial and the work was completed in one day. Judge Martin and other court officials are remaining in Jackson however for the cases to be heard during the last of the week. The complete civil docket will be called on Thursday and the cases set at that time.

The grand jury for the Memphis division of the court will be organized and charged on Monday, September 27 and the court will then return here on Tuesday," September 28th for the organization of the grand jury for this division. CAPT. T. F. PECK SUFFERS STROKE ETOWAH, Tenn Sept 21- P) Capt T.

F. Peck, former state commissioner of agriculture and Republican candidate for governor in 1924, remained in a serious condition today following a paralytic stroke. The 72-year-old man suffered a slight stroke six days ago and another yesterday. Peck served as agriculture commissioner under Gov. Ben Hooper.

He was defeated for governor in 1S24 by Austin Peay. D-r Qf-rtiil Rrvo vrl I OtctLC IJUdi II 1 Session Ordered for 7:30 Tonight for Convenience of Tax Payers New Report Asked Broadbent and Stokes Pre siding at Hearings Today, Tonight and Tomorrow Some fifty or more local persons of the approximately 200 who have filed appeals with the state board of equalization for relief on property assessments appeared before the board this morning to outline their cases, and when many who had appeals pending, failed to appear, -plans made for the board to remain Jn session'" h-re tonight starting at 7:30 o'clock. A. B. Broadbent secretary of state ana cnairman or tne Doara, is presiding with Walter Stokes, state commissioner of finance and taxation, secretary of the board.

Newt Cannon, secretary for Mr. Stokes in the department of finance and taxation is also aiding in the hearing of the appeals today. Last week the Madison county equalization board let it be known what recommendations had been made for reductions in Jackson and Madison county to the state board on valuations. More than $64,000 in the first assessments figure was taken off in the recom-. mendations.

The county board raised assessments in the city and county this year, and protests were immediately made from nany; sources and a Taxpayers' Associa-' tion was organized with A. V. Pat-ton, president Approximately 200 appeals were filed with the state board protesting tne increased assessments and the board came to Jackson on September 2, when all the county board. Even though the amount was reduced some $64,000 many who sought relief found their pleas unanswered. The state board returned today to hear the new appeals and distributed questionnaires to property owners asking that all the questions relative to the property be answered.

The state board will take the reports back to Nashville for study. Members of the board planned to remain in Jackson through tomorrow if necessary to hear all those with appeals and the session this evening starting at 7:30 o'clock is for those who are unable to attend the day sessions. JUSTICE BLACK SAID TO HAVE LEFT FOR UNITED STATES LONDON, Sept 21 (JPh-Justice Hugo L. Black of the United States supreme court, said a usually reliable source today, sailed secretly for home yesterday. He boarded the City of Norfolk at Southampton, this informant declared.

Line offices at London and Southampton said they had no record of reservations for him; but one official, who bade passengers bon voyage, said it was possible that the justice made private arrangements with the captain. A quick check through the boat did not disclose his presence. The shiD is due at NorfoUc va. Sept 29 and at Baltimore on Sept 30. The justice checked out of his hotel yesterday and left for an undisclosed distination, still declining comment on published American newspaper accounts that he Is a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

LOCAL ATTRACTIONS PARAMOUNT Sonji Henie and Tyrone Power in "Thin Ice." STATE "Show Boat" starring Irene Dunne, Allen Jones, Chas. Winninger. Of Equalization Marshall Kincaid, 39, Alamo poolroom operator, today saw Iva May Williams, 22-year-old. dark-eyed brunet, point to him as the slayer of Frank Evans, for whose murder last May 30 he is on trial here. Tried To Disguise "I know Marshall Kincaid," she said, pointing to the accused before a crowded courtroom.

She said that Kincaid tried to disguise himself, but that she recognized his laugh and his voice after "Red" Evans had been killed. Young Evans was described by his brother, Raymond, prosecutor in the case, as a clean-cut, redheaded chap, more than six feet tall. He said that he saw "Red," as Frank, was called by his friends, the afternoon of May 30. 'Red' came to my boarding house about 7:30 o'clock the night of May 30," Iva May later said. "We stayed there about 10 minutes, then drove to Henderson, where we danced for sometime." Drank Beer Iva May said "Red" drank three bottles of beer at intervals there before they started back to Jackson.

route here, they stopped at-a. pig-stand' near froifr thereiney'-went to an isolated cabin. 2 miles north of Jackson, on the Christmasville Road. According to her testimony, she and young Evans went inside, stayed about 30 minutes before someone fired a shot through the window. 'Red yelled for the shooting to cease," she said, "and I also pleaded that there would be no more shooting.

Presently, however, she related that a man, with his face black, appeared in the cabin and shot Evans. The bullet lodged in: his head. She said she begged for her life and that the slayer ordered her to go with him. Details of how Iva May accompanied the slayer across fields, a wooded section and down the railroad, how she was assaulted at the point of a gun, were told by her. She said that she called for a taxi from a suburban store, and that she and a taxi driver came to town and told th police of what had occurred.

Previously, she said that she first met Kincaid at a house off the Bells highway. A warm courtship is supposed to have followed with exchanged letters, dates, and later he supposedly became jealous of her showing any attention to other boys. "He told me that If he ever caught me with another boy, he'd kill us both." She said Kincaid told her this on three different occasions. J. I.

Carter, local policeman, was the third witness to take the stand for the state. Carter told of the Williams girL in company with a taxi driver, notifying him of the murder. He said that he and Deputy Sheriff Marshal Webb accompanied them to the scene of the crime. "Baby Bandits" Are Bound Over To Grand Jury For Attempted Robbery of Rank at Chattanooga Last Week CHATTANOOGA, Sept. 21 (JP) Five youths known as the "Baby Bandits," were held for the Hamilton county grand jury today by City Judge Martin Fleming for participation in an attempted bank robbery here a week ago and a loan company robbery two weeks ago.

They are John Jennings, 19, Paul Payne, 19, and John Callis, 16, of Chattanooga, and Dick Flannery. 16, Memphis and Chicago, and Chester Johnson, 17, Chicago. Jennings was held under two $10,000 bonds on charges of rob bery and shooting with intent to kill; Flannery, Johnson and Callis were held under $10,000 bonds on two highway robbery charges; Payne was held under a $10,000 bond on the highway robbery charge. A girl booked as Dorothy Kelley, 17, arrested at Fort Payne, Ala as a companion of the gang, was held under a $2,000 bond as a material witness. Denhardtls Slain On Eve Three Brothers of Mrs.

Verna Garr Taylor Are Jailed Trio Surrendered Former Lieutenant-Governor of Kentucky Was Ready to Stand Second Trial for Murder SHELBYVILLE, Sept 21. CP) Brig. Gen. Henry H. Den-hardt due to go on trial again today on charges of murdering his fiancee, was shot to death last night The three brothers of comely Mrs.

Verna Garr Taylor, whom the bald, portly, 61-year-old former ad jutant general and former lieutenant governor of Kentucky was alleged to have slain, surrendered immediately after the shooting, which occurred on the main street of this rich, small tobacco town in the blue grass. They were jailed without formal charges being filed against them. Denhardt, "stormy petrel" of Kentucky politics, who had survived three wars and had been wounded in a political controversy in Bowling Green in 1931, died of several bullet wounds without making a statement Patrolman Jeptha Tracey said Roy Garr admitted firing the fatal shots. He was jailed along with his two brothers, Dr. E.

S. Garr and Jack Garr. Tracey said Roy Garr declared "I did it" as he turned over a .45 caliber revolver with two shells discharged. The patrolman said he took a .38 caliber revolver from Dr. Garr with all the shells discharged.

Neither Jack Garr nor Denhardt was armed. The killing after Denhardt and one of his attorneys, Rodes K. Myers of Bowling Green, had ended a conference regarding the scheduled trial today at nearby New Castle. Myers, who was with Denhardt, said the firing began as "we started across the street to the (Armstrong) hotel. "When General Denhardt 'there are the Garr Denhardt (Continued On Page Fourteen) Fred T.

Smith, president of the Hundred Club, addressed the following letter to Union University's football team and CoachTDeLay? last week's game: "Gentlemen, "I wish to extend to each of you, including Coach De-Lay, congratulations of the Hundred Club for your good work last night "Your efforts indicate that you have the ability to win a majority of our games this season. "We are all proud of you and know that you will work for the good of Jackson and Union University on the football field. "Sincerely, "Fred T. Smith, president "Hundred Club" Two Insurgent Battalions Are Annihilated Government Forces Gain Victories On Southern Front MADRID, Sept 21. Annihilation of two insurgent battalions was reported today from the far southern war front, midway between Cordoba and Badajoz, where government forces thrust forward in important gains.

Government dispatches declared one insurgent battalion was destroyed at Sima in a government counter attack following an insurgent advance protected by a heavy artillery barrage. A second battalion, rushed up to reinforce weakened defenses of Granja de Torrehermosa. was wiped out where the government Dame lines Dailoon outward to within 100 miles of the Portuguese frontier. Strategic government eains were reported in the region, 75 miles northwest of Cordoba, where war activity has been relatively slight recently while government and insurgent forces rnnrontratfxl on northern battlefields. DIES AT 101 STILL WELL.

Snt 91 IJP Mrs. "Amanda Rhoarfos mi rfid last night at the home of a daughter, just eight miles west of Evans-ville, Ark where she was born two days before Arkansas became a state. $2,500 Worth Of Liquor Is Taken In Raid Walter Rushing Residence Is Raided By Sheriff and Deputy 60 Cases Captured General David P. Murray Signed Search Warrant and Member of Grand Jury Witnessed Raid One of the richest liquor hauls in Madison county came today when Sheriff Tom Patton and Deputy Sheriff O. E.

Harris captured 60 cases, valued from $2,000 to $2,500, at the Walter Rushing residence, off the Brownsville Highway, shortly before noon. The search warrant was sworn out by General David P. Murray, and Bob Leeper, a member of the grand jury, now in session, accompanied the officers to Rushing's residence. "Why he acted as nice as a preacher," Deputy Sheriff Harris said. "We went right in the house and he didn't try to keep us from searching the place and finding the liquor.

A crowd of bystanders saw a large truck move up to the courthouse around 1:30 o'clock, and deputies and negroes worked up a "sweat unloading tne wnisKey. Although value of the haul isn't expected to run over $2,500, Walter Rushing said at the sheriffs office that a hurried check of the whiskey taken convinced him that fully $3,000 worth was captured. Rushing appeared in the sheriff's office with shirt sleeves rolled up. His attorney said $500 bond had been made before 'Squire L. E.

Ma this. In all probability, Rushing's case will be studied by the Madison county grand jury soon. The inves tigating body is expected to study a number of driving while drunk and public drunkeness cases before it adjourns this session. Indict 24 The grand jury returned 24 in dictments at 2:30 o'clock. The following were indicted: Paul Holloway, James Murphy, Eugene Hemby, W.

C. Pipkin, Robert Knox, R. T. Fullington, Os car Hicks, Mack Earl Newsom, Edgar Sewell, Randolph King, M. H.

Lancaster and David Sugene Potts, all for driving while drunk. Claude Harris. James Mills and Nelson Singleton, all for. gaming; Harvey Forrest Lmnie Forrest Jack Wilson and Congers Nichols, housebreaking and larceny: Hiram M. Hopper, non-sunnort: James Robertson, larceny.

Attention, Bridge Players Tonight's bridge lecture by Harold Sharpsteen at 'the New Southern Hotel will not be free. Earlier announcements conveying the impression that tonight's lecture would be free were in error. These announcements should have referred to the preliminary announcements by the instructor outlining the series to be conducted here. In view of the limited time it was decided to start the series immediately and the first lecture with supervised play will be given tonigh't.