The Leaf-Chronicle from Clarksville, Tennessee • 1

VOLUME CXX. NO. 41. ASSOCIATED PRESS clarksville; Wednesday, april 192a EIGHT PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS A COPY. 0 BY Lit SERUM fill AetorLSpeedef Killed.

-1 rr i 1 1 FAILS TO 2 ROTARIANS PLAN FOR ACTIVITIES MEETS DEATH ATTEMPTING TO BREAK RECENT: RECORD WIFE OF AVIATOR, BVRD AND OTHER FRIENDS ARE AT BEDSIDE IN QUEBEC HOSPITALS-ROSE FROM 7 OBSCURITY IN NAVY IN FEW YEARS. BLOWOUT CAUSES ACCI DENT FATAL FOR FAMOUS jfoRlVERWIFE WITNESSES SMASH AND IS REN- DERED HYSTERICAL BY HIS DEATH. lOVERlNSli OHIO, MICHIGAN CAPTURES DELEGATES-AT-LARGE IN EACH. RTATE AND SOME OTHERS Columbus, Ohio, April 23." (AP Leased Wire) Complete primary returns today from the; only close-district' in-the state showed that Secre tary Herbert Hoover would have 31 of Ohio's 61 delegates at the Knnsas City The commerce secretary captured all of the seven delegates-at-larje by wide, margins and got two delegates from each of the twelve I Antl Hoover delegates' originally pledged to the late Senator. Frank n.

Willis were elected in ten dls-tnets. -Riving' the opposition twenty Gets Mich lean's Seven Detroit, April 25: (AP Leased' Wire Michigan's fcwrtflolegareit-large'. to the Republican national convention at will carry Instructions to vote for Herbert Hoover for president. The, instructions were de ctoed upon by the Republican, state i'j-ention. POST HEARS PASTOR ON TOMORROW NIGHT Tomorrow tThursday night at o'clock and not; next Tuesday night, is the date and hour Dr.

John A. Davison," pastor --of '-the First-'- Baptist church.Vwill address the Archie Wood post of American Legion, on whatever theme he chooses" to aik. The Leaf-Chronicler through on.j of those "we-don't-know how-t -happened" flukes stated Davison would speak to th post next (Tuesday night. Legionnaires are timed to revamp anrt rearrFiigr plans to hear him tomorrow night. STROKE FATAL FOR MRS, MARY FORT TODAY Mrs, Mary Hampton Fort, about 70 years of auc" died' at 2 Qifock this af-, at Hampton Station without kv ewr reuained consciousness PRESBYTERIAN AND METHODIST UNION FORECAST 11 I Chicago, AprU 2s (AP Leased :7 Wire) Union of the Presbyte- ian j.Methodist Episcopal churches 1 involving- 17,000,000 communicants in 25,006 churches was predicted today by William FV.TVIcDermoU, of 'the promo- tional department of the Mefh-' odist" Episcopal chul-cli.

i The proposal wiSh come ofll v-cially before the supreme bodies1 of both denomination next month. i Dr. Ray Allen of Cornell, N. will present a memorial for anion with the Presbyterians to' the quadrennial general confer--ence of the Methodist Episcopal church in Kansas- City, McDr- mott said, and an unnamed dele-'gate to the general assembly of the Presbyterlart church o.t-Tut-- sji, will oft'pr I in liar res olution. No such Siweepiug union of churches in the United States has been proposed or promoted officially before, but there has' been such a tremendous growth in- the spirit t-sunlty.

that Mc-Dermott beKVvM "the move will be given serious -FLOOD FLIGHTS- CONTINUE Atlanta, April Leased Wire) InhabltatiU if low lands -1. In thre stares por'jnii tlieh flight from the rciU-rs of advancing floods today 'with the worst situation In the. I'aryvUle dis-' trlct of Florida, Ut h. virtually has been evacua. -f WhJte.iloireKS wm! j4m4--' the lower basins of the Okmui gee and Ocotiee- rivers in Georgia spreading: over fertile bot- torn lands and driving: farmers to safety on high ground, rcsi-' dents of Westville, opposite Caryville on the Choctawatchie river prepared to leave their homes because Of rising waters.

A brighter picture was present-- ed at Brewton, Ala. More: than families homeless in the Caryville district. Damage at Caryville and Westville was estimated in excess of $2,500,000. FATHER OF DELTA G. M'KNIGHT DIES L.

G. McKhight, 67 years old. fath er of G. McKnight, this city, died at his home on the Franklin turnpike near Nashville at 4:30 o'clock this morning following an illness of infltf- enza and pneumonia. Since the death of his wife in December, Mr.

McKnight has resided, a considerable portion of the time with his son. He also vis ited here frequently and made many jriends. Mr. McKnight was born in' Auborn: ton. Cannon county, Tenn; September 8, 1861.

He was a consistent member of the Missionary Baptist church anil had been a Mason for many years. having served the Bethesda lodge as He is survived by a Mrs. Jesse Davenport, Woodbury. his son, D. O.

McKnight. and a grandson. James Leonard McKnight. Funeral arrangements, had not been completed this afternoon. Hambonirrs Meditations By Pi Alley 'door he 6wiME wHup AAE, BUT HE.

TJETTUM BRN6 He'P; I SHO' SWINE WORK HN OVtR-TlME ON PAT -la-- mum V. 'I 9 BE1IETT EX-MAYORS WILL iipptiua UltNU iiltUINU ODD FELLOWS PLAN FINE FARE-WELL FOR THE YORK FAM- 4 ILY TONIGHT vThe present and all past living mayors of Clarksville, the majority of whom are members of some lodge of Odd Fellows, are to be honor guests at the farewell courtesy to be given tonight" by the order for and Mrs. E. York who ore to leave soon for Plnlnfteld, Ind, to re- siae. ine nst inciuaes Mayor u.

m. Cooley James H. Smith, Dr. N. L.

Carney, Judge, B. Young, E. E. Laurent, W. E.

Mac R. Han-ner and B. Wood, past mayors. John F. Blevlns, of BlountvillerTenn will be, a guest of Mr who is an attorned, was unable to attend trie last meeting here of the board of trustees which, was held on April 10, due to being CDnncrtd with, a lawsuit that was, being trt at that time.

By virtue of his office he is a member of the board. i The party wilf be an elaborate affair and members of various iiXiKW rt Fellows." but the ftianv friends of Me. and York throucrh. out the county are cordially invited to attend. The party will be held at Pythagoras and Home lodges hall at Franklin and Second streets The hours will be from 8 until 10 o'clock, JV A number of.

Odd Fellows, 'who served on the board of trustees since Mr, York has been-superintendent of the home here, will be present and probably make brief They are Judge AVR. Golson, M.vA." Bland, T. E. McReynolds, Hervey Whitfield and R. A.

Gardner. CONDITION OF MR. GOLD NOW SERIOUS Suffering from -pneumonia, Ambrose Goldr, former tobacconist of Clarksville and New Providence and brother of Mrs. James Oldham, this -city, is In a critical, conaiuon in ine sanitarium- has been, a patient for nearly two year). Mr.

Gold was stricken with influenza which developed into pneumonia Sunday night. Mr. Gold has many friends here who are -concerned over his condition While patient in the sanitarium, ha has visited Mrs, frequently until some five or six months ago when his health became worse. While residing in Clarksville he made his home with his Mr. Gold had not been active in business here for the past three or, four years on account of feeble health.

GRAY VETS ARE TO -ATTEND THE REUNION Approximately half a dozen veterans of the Confederacy in, this section are expected to attend the annual reunion which is to be held at Little Rock, Ark, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, May 8, 9, and 10. it was stated thls- mornlng by Joe B. Williams, command er of Forbes bivouac, United Confederate Veterans. A number of members of the Eons' and Daughters of the Confederacy ore also expected to attend, the reunion. Certificates through Vwh leh sneclaL transportation rates bver tho L.

n. railroad which may be obtained by any members of the above named Organl- zatfons for the trip' to Little Rock, have been obtained, Mr. WUllams an- and may be had upon application to Mrs. J. Moore Dickson.

The certificates allow about fifty per cent discount on the railroad rates. All veterans planning to attend the. reunion who have, uniforms are to wear thera. FARM 3.V0TEISDUE TODAY" Washington. April 25.

-(AP Leased Wire) The house today decided to elve the MCNary-Hatiaen farm ron bill the immediate Ieeislative ritht-ir" way upon disposition of three minor ThU Is expected to brinff up the farw bill late today, AVE SLAIN IN CHINA PRESBYTERIAN SHOT BY SOL-DIER METHODIST REPORT- ED EXECUTED Shanghai: April 25. APt Leased Wire)Dri Walter Seymour, sup-erintendetit of the: Presbyterian Board of Foreiga v.MiiSjions hospital at-Tsin-ing, Sotitheastejfn Shahtung. was shot to deatn byw Chinese soldier. Dr. Seymour-was-slain when shot through the heart on April 16.

Because of Interrupted communid-tions in Shantung the news of the shooting only reached hero today. Reported Executed Vv-' Tokyo, April 25. (AP Leased Wire A Peking dispatch to the Japanese news agency' Rengo says that an American Methodist missionary is reported to have been executed by the Nationalists at Yenchowfu on a clmrge of hiding wmmded Northern prisoners-. Evacuations Slow Washington, April 25. (AP Leased Wire) American Consul Edwin F.

Stantdn at Tsinanfu reported to the state department today that evacua tionof women and children of that Place and nearby points was proceeding, but that the majority of them showed no disposition to leave. Three Americans have evacuated Taian by boat, and it was hoped to two more tne next The Americans who remained in Tneghslen, the said, have telegraphed to the effect that they and their property were -unharmed and the troops'didot molest them, TUESDAY TOBACCO- AVEBAGW $16.57 Lugs, a large per cent of which are from crops hought before the market opened, are decreasing the average on the Clarksville loose leaf floors. Tuesday's complete reports showed a sale of 167,345 pounds for an average of M6.57. Prices ranged from $3.50 to $46. Today Thomas Edwards Company sold 21,520 pounds for $3,382.84, an average of $15.72.

Prices were from $4 to $34.50. Brewer, Durrett Elliott sold 15,500 pounds for an average of $13.62., Tues day this house sold 85,200 pounds for art average of $16.96. High price was $46. Tuesday Julien F. Gracey, Cotripany sold "20,550 "pounds" for' an average of "$19.50.

High price was $40. Receipts of $1,479.75 on a sale of 9.. 865 was the report of McCraw, Rudolph Minor today. Prices, ranged from, $4 to $35. GMBTOSFEtlDA! MONTH IH FLORIOA Leaving tomorrow for Quincy, where a orancn or tne local bureau of entomology Is located, S.

E. Crumb, assist ant entomologist here, will spend a month in Florida. With headquarters in Qumcy, Mr. crumb will assist F. 6.

Chamberlin, new entomologist there, in launching his work In connection with the tobacco, beetle. The Qulhcy laboratory has been conducted a number of years under direction of the local bureau. MORE RAIN TO COME TONIGHT, FORECAST Nashville, April 25, (AP Leased Wire) Tennessee Partly cloudy tonight; Thursday increasing cloudmess, followed by showers in west portion. Not much change in temper- turc. Cumberland rivef was still rising thi' morning, but so slow that It was expected to find-its crest this after noon.

The stage at 7 a. was 38.9 ixt, only HtUe more than a foot from top of the low banks, but tne water will rise only a few more inches. In the opinion of Meterologist Hodgson. the water to rise 1 feet, the stage Tues day morning having been 35.6. Little more than a trace or rain fell during uie past night, and that was not The high mercury today was 82.

up noon. The sprinkle-of rain during the night only serve to the liut lower than the day previous when the highest was- 77. During the niht Utc lowest was 46. The lowest a air go was J9 and the maximum was M. NEW OFFICIALS TAKE OVER WORK NEXT WEEKELECTION "QUESTIONED." of past presidents as to the future outlook ttnd a puzzle as to whether oj' not the election held three weeks', ago, was.

legal or void, composed the program of the Rotary club today. -tlTJfTel-man, president, 1 -anhodikia that through a motion of "Beach three weeks ago the ticket, nominated had been elected. A. B. Broadbenl had some "faltering" faith us to whether Or not the election was general, or a primary affair, and contended that since the by-laws called, for an election on the last Wednesday in April, the election should be held It was not Robert O'Neal read Mr.

Beach's motion that the nominatlonK be closed jnd the nominees elected, before, the dispute -w, Bailey, incoming president, will take over, the gavel on next Wednesday. Criticism Offered Constructive criticism was offered, by a number of the past presidents while others reminisced somewhat, when this; feature of the program Welch, while explaining that he was not criticizing- any of the three Cfvie organizations," he had frequently; thought, of the great good which the $10,00 or spent an nually by the three clubs could do along -a commercial line. He recom-meiihed: something definite to work for and also stressed the value of proper co-operation of committees, Recalling-Jihat -during year of "Rotary therej had beerf many "doubting Thomases," Dr. G. M.

Sadler recalled how the club has grown since it was first He said tlfftt while the money spent by the civic clubs would do much good In-the chamber: of commerce, at the same time he believed that the chamber was much: stronger, from the fact, that the civic clubs functioned. future of the Rotary club depends upon the individuals, was the keynote struck by. H. M. Lupton.

He called, -upon the members to support the new president and to follow his cue of every member finding a place in Rotary. Take Rotary seriously, -he admonished," declaring that he felt that his' classification in Rotary had been "only loaned to him." Crippled children's worn and activity of the club in Boy Scouts, alone justifies the existence of Rotaryr Mr A. Bland declared, and he suggested that these two programs be duly stressedjn the new administration. I Members Responsible" The success, or the. failure of Rotary for the next year depends -not Upon the president, but upon the members, Q.

W. Scarborough declared. He recalled a part of his administration when a burlesque was pulled by C. A. Welch and Dr.

G. MA Sadlef ttihis expense. if i C' Hoping that he would not "excite, the ire of the press" in his remarib' A. B. Broadbent complimented the 'new president as being the man to lead Rotary next year and suggested that he call a meeting of the board of directors every week.

W. Bailey confined his remarks to a brief summary of work for the immediate future. H. H. Jones, former president of the club; was a guest.

Mr. Jones explained that Tuesday night 'a -Rotary club of -17 charter members 'jwas organized for Springfield. The 'baby Rotary organization will meet every Wednesday. He said it was "without a president" for the next twelve, months, -T G. C.

Wright; new county agent; was a guest. SIXTH BOY IN FAMILY IS PNEUMONIA VICTIM A family chain of. eight was broken at 6 o'clock Tuesday afternoon by the death at the home in the Salem community of Gerald Lacy Coks, two years and ten. months -old. For the past two months, the child, the sixth son of Mr.

and Mrs. Newell Coke hail been ill of bronchial pneumonia. The and five brothers. Charles Thomas, Cecil, Norman, Harold and Walton Coke, survive, together with i Ihe maternal grandparents. Mr.

and MrsC-B. -Crawford, of Greenbrier, and the paternal grandmother, Mrs. James Coke. THis was the first death in the happy family and has occasioned much sympathetic grief in Funeral services were conducted at the.grive in Greenwood cemetery at 3 o'clock this afternoon by the Rev. W.

T. S. Cook, pastor, of the dist church at Quebec, April 25. (AP Leased Wire Floyd who flew over; the North pole' with Commander Richard E. Byrd, died a.

m.rtodny from double pneumonia. VI Bennett's death came while his wife was near him, herself a patient In the same hospital with tonsilitds. His' closest man friend, Commander Byrd, was also there, having canceled all engage-: ments and rushed there as soon as Bennett's condition became serious. Col. Charles A.

Lindbergh was also rr in Quebec, having flown here from New YorkTuesday night carrying anti-pneumonia serum in a gallant, but the 'North" pole Bennett was brought to the Jeffrey Hale hospital by airplane Lake St. Agnes Sunday After being stiictiPn. while commanding an air ef.T'"'1 to the relief of the stranded turns-Atlantic fliers on Greenly Island." Bennett undertook this relief expedition with" Bern Blachen, "although both of them had to leave sick beds to do so. After Bennett's cold turned into pneumonia -and had" to drop out of the expedition, Balchen pushed on without him. t' Bennett's condition became increasingly serious as.

the days and hours ipiJti se-'ell t)4s jwoitj-ing, specialists brought here to tend him irom New York announced thtft everything was in vain and that he was Fifty minutes later he passed away. "Discovered" by Byrd Bennett was born in' Warrensburg, N. in 1890. was for the first thirty-five years of his life an obscure figure whose potentialities awaited only the moment of opportunity for moment, in 1925 when Commander Richard Byrd was given the pick of the whole navy from which to choose mechanics for his Greenland expedition with Donald McMillan. Byrd discovered Ben nett, a Virtually unknown aviation me chanic, aboard a man of war.

a navy ''grease bail' indistinguishable from his fellows under the smear of oil that was the garb of his profession. He-Was not-even especially well known on his own ship. Lindbergh Returns to New York QuebecrAprlT wfrel Col. Charles A. Lindbergh hopped Off on his return flight for-New York at 11:20 this morning.

Ford Plane May Be Used Lake St. Agnes, Queoec, April 25. (AP Leased Wire) Messages received today from the marooned transat lantic fliers on Greenly Island stated that softening ice had caused them to abandoned their hope of flying to Murray Bay. in the Junkers monoplane Bremen and that they would leave the island in the Ford relief plane piloted by Bernt Balchen. The message was received here at H'6'clock snd at that time the fliers had not' yet oft.

SEVEN ROTARIANS ATTEND CONVENTION Seven local Rotarians left this morning to attend the district convention of International Rotary which Is to be held in ChatCanooga Thursday and Friday. Three, motor parties left today and are to return Saturday or Sunday. C. G. Carney, Dr.

L. R. Uffeiraan. S. Newberger, and W.

E. Beach, comprises one party, and R. L. McRcynolds and John Tarpley motored together. Mr.

and Mrs. C. W. Bailey also made ihe trip by motor." BRATTON SUPPORTS MARINES RETENTION Washington. April 25.

(AP Leased Wire)-Maintenance of Xjarfnes in -Nicaragua until after tlir-ationql elections was endorsed, in the senate today by Senator Brattoh, Democrat of New Mexico, although be assaited the sdministration for sending troops there last year. I Senator Bratton who 'opened the second week of debate on the. proposal to restrict use of navy funds after tjxt February these Marines declared he thought President Coolidge had acted unwisely, and unjustly Hi tending them Daytona Beach Fla.v April AP Leased- Wire) Frank- Lockhart -rode to his death here today in attempting to break the world's speed record for straightaway mile, set by Ray Keechln J. M. White's big triplex 30-cylinder.

car last Sunday for 207.55 miles an hour. Lockhart had made three test runs and was .500 yards away from the, beginning of-the official mile at more than 200 miles an hour When his Stutz Black Hawk special went out. of control, turned sidewtee and hurtled thirty feet through the air-- It went more than 100. yards, turned over and came down on; the beach broken all to pieces. Locklyirt was clear, of the machine.

Spectators found him breathing heavily and bleeding profusely, about the mouth and head. He vas placed In an automobile and rushed to the hospital, but was dead when, he reached there. He was at 8:35 a. fifteen minutes after, the accident. -v Mrs Lockhart, was one of the 2Q0 spectators In the stand who witnessed the accident.

She was among the first to reach her husband's side. She became, hysterical; She. swas jijacfid ijft. thesame autompbile which took her husband to the hospital and became more hysterical when doctors -pro nounccd him dead. Attempt Today Lockhart had been coming out on the beach for the past several morning in the early hours to make test On his first test this morning he had been clocked- at 147 miles an hour, and the return trial was made at a speed of 193 miles.

L. William F. Sturm, Lockhart's manager, said before the. tryout that ho did not believe Lockhart, would make the run or attempt a record today because the -unfavorablebeach and because he did not believe Lockhart had his motor tuned up properly. The beach was said to have, been in the worst, condition of the past week.

Adverse wind conditions had left ridges parallel to the course jwhich looked like a washboard. Blowout Caused-Aeeidentr Daytona April 25 (AP Leased-. Wire) Blowing out of his right rear tire was the cause of the accident which resulted in the death of. Frank Lockhart here today while attempting to break world's automobile speed reconliaidJJ5djs- Porter, official timer of the American Automobile association. IMPROVEMENT SHOWN BYlOME OF SICK With his condition Jilowlv-weakening, unfavorable reports were received today from R.

G. McCauley, veteran grocer, who on March 29, sustained a fracture of his thigh when he fell on "the" sidewalk" "Tieaf- his stweon. -fl nicrce street. At periods Mr. McCauley rests, more comtortabiythan at others.

He rested well Tuesday nieht. Tlie condition of Titus showed little change today. He was unable rest this afternoon. reports were received today from Mrs. LouL-e Booth at the iocul hosnitSi.

Mrs. Booth is rccov-cnng- i.ufTlcieni.lv jt'rom. a tonsil opcra-iion aun rests more-f rapidly from the le: TfactiifeThe received when struck py nn automobile a week ago, R. L. Par-tw.

local mule dealer, was this afternoon removed from the Clarksville hospital, where he has been undergoing-treatment, to his; homer-237 West Hemic. FLOOD BILL IS TO GET-QUICK-ACTION Wastnngton. April 25. (AP Leased Vire Early "disnosiiion of the flood control passed Tuesday by the house bv an overwhelming vote is favored by" Chairman Jones of the commerce when the bilT token up again in the senate for con sidcrAtion of house The vote-n themesure late Tuesday was 254 to 90 i stroke or paralysis a week ago May Her sister, Lucy Dixon, t.V SiienrervUte, arrived few minutes, after her death. Mrs.

Fort is "Widely-known throuijh-out. Montgomery and Robertson 44 Mid-wM beloved by aeores-r-ot-friends nnd relatives. -was the widow of E. W. Fort.

Tiic ninerai naci not been this afternoon, however it was understood that burial would Jw made in Greenwood cemetery. ENDLOR TRADING PROBE NOW NEAR "SINCI.AIK EXPECTED TO FURNISH CLOSING EVIDENCE AT HEARING TUESDAY 'Washington. 25. AP Leased Wire) The iippcarance of Harry' F. Sinclair before the Senate Teapoi DVW'- committee next Tuesday may tO ate Ihe long inquiry into fhe "dipition of the bonds" of the "Con trtiental-TTading-'fompaBjv Cainculeht with the preparation of a resolution today by benator waisn of Montana to dismiss senate contempt charges attaint Robert W.

Stewart of the Standard Oil company of Indiana, both Walsh and Chairman Nye sai'd the winding tin of the investigation would depend largely i-on Uie chnracttr of Sinclair's.