The Leaf-Chronicle from Clarksville, Tennessee • 1

8. Montgomery County's Own Paper SIPHOLDING THE THINGS WHICH PROMOTE HER WELFARE AND PROSPERITY VOLUME CXX. NO. 48. ASSOCIATED PRESS CLARKSVILLE, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1928.

TEN PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS A COPY. INDUSTRIAL SURVEY HERE IS Candidates Are Called To Accounting PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS TO TALK AT CONVENIENCE FEDERAL PATRONAGE PROBE IN ALL STATES FAV. ORED BY COMMITTEE -FLOOD AND TAX REDUCTION BILLS ARE NEARING FOUR HURT WHEN TWO CARS CRASH YOUTH'S AUTOMOBILE IS OVERTURNED BY HIT AND RUN DRIVER -Painful injuries were sustained by 1 four local youth about 9:30 o'clock Wednesday night when the small roadster in which they were en route to the dance at Springfield, a was sideswiped by another car, the driver of which did not stop and is unidentified, and turned over on its side as-16 skidded out of the road near Cedar Hill. 1. Alvin Gootee, son of Mr.

and Mrs. J. V. Gootee, 751 Main street, who sustained a slight fracture of the right arm and between the wrist and elbow, together with bruises and slight cuts, was the most severely injured of the quartet. Glenn Edmondson, son of Mr.

and' Mrs. A. E. Edmondson on Route 4, owner and driver of the roadster, sus-4 tained a painful injury to the left leg. Billy Staton, son of Mrs.

C. J. Staton Jered a bad cut forehead. and Franklin and Eighth, streets, sufbruises about the body and a badly bruised khee. The least hurt of the four was Jimmie Morrow, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Tom Morrow. Young Morrow received medical aid for a painful bruise on his left leg, The accident was said to have been the fault of the alleged "hit-and-rundriver" whose car the youths were attempting to pass. The driver steered just in front of the Edmondson car to keep him from passing, it is said, causing the sideswipe which resulted in the Edmondson car skidding out of the road and turning over. The unidentified driver did not stop to offer aid.

All four youths were conveyed by a passerby to where they: were given first aid. None was so badly injured that he could not. join in: the merriment at the dance. This morning, they were all, cept Morrow. confined to their pedis with stiff necks, knees and backs.

MRS. ELDEN WALL DIES IN DETROIT FORMER RESIDENT OF THIS COUNTY WILL BE BURIED SATURDAY A telegram Wednesdey notified L. S. Moffitt of the sudden death in Detroit of his daughter, Mrs. Elden Wall.

33. former resident of this county. The message did not give particulars of Mrs. Wall's death except: that it was sudden and probably as the result of a heart disease. She was recovering.

it was thought, from an illness of inNuenza and doctors believe that her heart was weakened by this attack. No arrangements had been made this afternoon for the funeral. The body will leave Detroit late tonight and will probably arrive late Friday night, and the services will likely be held Saturday. Mrs. Wall has lived -in Detroit only Tew weeks, having moved there with her husband from Dickson- county where they had resided since their marriage.

Mrs. Wall was born in Cheatham county, a daughter of L. and Mrs. Mary Lou Moffitt. They removed to Montgomery county while Wall was a baby and she was Hed sixteen years, ago and five of her reared m.

District 17. She was marSIX children survive. Mrs. Wall leaves her husband: five children. Virginia, Allene, Lewis, Maurice and Alice, all, of Detroit: two, R.

Moffit Nashville, and George Evans, District 17, and a sister, Mrs. Ella Mellon, also of District 17. and her father. Her mother has been dead for a number of years. Mrs.

Wall was a member of the Methodist church. BACK UP YOUR Clarksville We WANT INDUSTRIES AUTHORIZED WHAT CITY HAS TO OFFER WILL BE FULLY COMPILED MORGAN CAVALRY VETERAN IS DEAD L. C. ATKINS. NATIVE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

IS BURIED NEAR PORT ROYAL Port Royal. May 3. -(Special to the Leaf-Chronicley Interment took place at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the family cemetery near this place for L. C. Atkins.

82-year-old veteran General John. Morgan's cavalry, whose death occurred Wednesday in a Nashville sanitarium to which he went for treatment a month ago. Mr. Atkins was a native and practically a lifelong resident of Montgomery county, but for a number of years the had resided with a daughter, Mrs. Ada Farmer, at Adams.

Services for Mr. Atkins this afternoon were conducted by the Rev. Haskel Henry, pastor of the Methodist church at Adams, and of which Mr. Atkins was a faithful nember. Overcoming parental objection by running away from home Mr.

Atkins enlisted in Morgan's cavalry when he was only sixteen years of age, and despite his tender years he matte a splendid record of service, participating in the major raids of this famous outfit. with which he served throughTout the conflict. His soldier record was outstanding and a source of pride throughout his life. Mr. Atkins was born in the Fifth district of Montgomery county in April, 1846.

He was the second son in the family of twelve children of the late James and Mrs. Virginia Carr Atkins. His education was received in the ru rat schools of the Port Royal community. He successfully engaged in farming following the war and was regarded as one of the most progressive tobacco growers in this section. Mr.

Atkins thrice married. His first marriage was was to Miss Fannie Grizzard of the Woodford community in 1867. She lived only a few years after her marriage. The daughter, Mrs. Farmer, is a child by this union.

His second marriage was to Miss Rinnie Morrow, sister of E. C. and E. H. Morrow of Clarksville.

She left one daughter, whose death occurred a number of vears ago in Obion county, Tenn. Mr. Atkins' last marriage was to Miss Sallie Bourne, sister of E. W. Bourne of Port Royal.

She died while young, leaving two daughters, one of whom married, L. P. Rosson and preceded her father in death. The other, Estelle, died in infancy. In addition to the daughter and a number of grandchildren, Mr.

Atkins leaves three sisters, Mrs. A. Yates, Nashville: Mrs. 8. N.

Morrow, Springfield, and Mrs. John Farmer, Birmingham. Ala. Mr. Atkins was a man of splendid address and character and enjoyed a widespread friendship in Montgomery and Robertson counties.

He was always interested in the activities and welfare of his Civil war comrades and attended all of their state and national reunions until two or three years ago when his health first became enFeebled. MISS JENNIE ANGLEN DIES IN -NASHVILLE A telegram received Wednesday by Charles W. Anglen, of this city, gave notice of the death his sister. Miss Jennie Anglen, of Nashville. She died Weanesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock and is to be buried today at 4:30 in Mt.

Olivet cemetery. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Prentice A. Pugh, of the Church of the Advent. TYPHOID CLINIC TO BE HELD TOMORROW A typhoid clinic will be held in Howell school Friday morning at 9:30 o'clock by Dr.

F. J. Malone. county health director. All parents who have not had their children immunized.

against typhoid within the last two years are urged by Dr. Malone to take advantage of the clinic tomorrow. It is important that immunization in treatment the year be so given that the possible children typhoid early fever cases might be prevented in the summer when it is more frequent. GOOD OLD SUMMER TAKES THRONE HERE Nashville, May 3. -(AP Leased Wire)-Tennessee -Fair, slightly warmer in northwest portion tonight: Friday, increasing clouditiess, probably showers if cast portion Fri day night.

SOUTHSIDE HIGH TO GRADUATE 10 INTERESTING COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM WILE OPEN ON MAY 13. Commencement exercises for graduating class of ten in the Southside high school will open on Sunday, May 13, the sermon by the Rev. B. J. Duncan, of Portland, which will be preached in the Methodist church.

Members of the class are Robbie Waller, the salutatorian, who averaged 91.2 per cent on her work during the last two years of her study; Allen Pursell, who won the valedictory honor with an average of 92 per cent; Bailey Trotter. Eessie Painter, Jewel Baxter, Doris Hinton, Carmac Hodges, Irvin Davis, Ewing Weakley and Leon Mccloud. One of the principal features of commencement week the play, entitled "Borrowed Money," which will be presented on Wednesday evening, May 16. by the members of the senior class under direction of Mrs. H.

W. Ritter, Jr. On Thursday evening. May 17, the two literary societies will give a joint program directed by Mrs. Theodore Harton.

This program will consist of a debate "Resolved, that further Immigration into the United States should be Restricted." Affirmative speakers are Paul. Plummer and Martha Hinton, while the negative side will be taken by John. Lynch and Mamie Waller. "A Sisterly Scheme," will be reading by Blith, Jones. "Whose uncle Sam' will given by Maggie Batson.

Mary Hudgins and Allen Pursell will give a duet and a solo will be sung by William Wyatt as features of the program. On Friday evening the class exercises will be held. The address will be delivered by D. M. Clements, state supervisor of vocational agriculture in Tennessee.

NOBILE EN ROUTE TO SPITZBERGEN THE ITALIA ENCOUNTERS PLEASANT VOYAGE ON TRIP OVER SWEDEN Stockholm, Sweden, May Leased Wire) General Umberto Nobile. flying the dirigible, Italla from Stolp, Germany, Spitzbergen. for -Arctic explorations. has been favored with wonderfully fine weather in the voyage over Sweden. After winging over the Baltic, the Italia followed the Swedish east coast line, passing Oskarshamm at 7:30.

A direct course was then held for Stockholm, which was reached at 11. o'- clock. The Italia kept at an altitude from 300 to 350 meters. Mild varying breezes swept all clouds and fogs and when the great dirigible floated over Stockholm with an escort. of ten Swedish military planes the spectacle was inspiring, arousing enthusiasm among the thousands of the capital's population.

Continuing her flight at about 50 miles an hour, or a little less, the dirigible, soon after noon, passed Grisselhamn and disappeared over the Gulf of Bothnia. Hambone's Meditations By P. Alley PO-LICEMAN 'LOW HE SHOOTIN' AT DAT NIGGUH TO STOP HIM; -UH-HUH, BUT DE TROUBLE WUZ HE MISSED (Copyright, by The Bell Syndicate, las) YOUTHS CONFESS STEALING MOTOR NASHVILLE RESIDENTS ARE AP. PREHENDED AND JAILED HERE WEDNESDAY NIGHT Apprehended by two local men from whose car they are alleged to have attempted to steal gasoline, two Nashville youths were being held in the city jail today on charges of grand larceny, a charge of attempting to commit petit larceny and probably a federal charge of conveying stolen property from one state into another. The boys, giving their names as William Bard, 18 years of age, 120 Fourth avenue, north, and John Ryman, 19-year-old son of Bud Ryman, 138 Hermitage avenue.

Nashville, admitted to chief of Police J. E. Robinson this morning, it is said, that they stole a new Essex coach automobile from a man named Taylor, a representative of a milk company at Madisonville, in which were riding when arrested here shortly aftor midnight. The capture of the two youths sulted from their alleged attempt to draw gasoline from the automobile belonging to John Y. Hutchison, 10- cal car rental station operator, where it was parked north of Ringgold on the Hopkinsville turnpike, where Hutchison and Kenneth Rosson were frog hunting.

The two men noticed the car halt beside theirs and upon investigation found the boys attempting to draw out the gasoline. As they approached the boys caped into their cam and Hutchison and Rosson, however, gave. chase. in the former's high- powered rondster and the chase was short. They were escorted to town and placed in the custody of Lieutenant of Police J.

Q. Ellarson. The youths gave their names to the night police as Bud and John Ryman, brothers, and said they resided at Madisonville. This morning, however, upon examination by Chief Robinson, they gave their correct names and addresses and admitted the car they were driving was stolen. They said they had been in Madisonville about three days in search of employment and upon failure to find work decided to make their getaway in the car.

The chief police at Madisonville was notified of the boys' this morning and until that time Mr. Taylor had not discovered that his car had been stolen. He said he would come to Clarksville today and recover it. Chief of Detectives Robert Sidebottom of Nashville, stated this morning that his docket showed Bard, had also been arrested in Nashville. Chief Robinson stated this morning that federal authorities would probably prosecute the two youths on the charge of bringing stolen property from Kentucky into Tennessee, and the charge of attempted larceny in connection with the attempt to steal gasoline may not be placed against chem.

CIVITANS START BASEBALL PLANS CHALLENGE OTHER CLUBS FOR HOWELL MILK FUND BENEFIT GAME "In the spring the fancy sometimes turns to thoughts of baseball," might be sung as the result of 8 movement today to organize a baseball team from the ranks of the mem-. bership to challenge the Kiwanis or Rotary club to a championship struggle. Feeling the call of spring, J. B. Barksdale at today's program, suggested that the club organize a machine to challenge one of the other civic bodies with the proceeds to be given to the Howell school milk fund.

This met with general approval and Mr. Barksdale talked himself into a job when Ed T. Wood, vice president. presiding in the absence of President W. D.

Hudson, placed him chairman of a committee to make arrangements. Mr. Barksdale appointed Collier Goodlett and Paul N. Rudolph as members of his committee and will at once get in touch with one of the other clubs. While it was not a settled fact, it is believed the "manager" has his eyes centered on the Rotary club, who so far has been successful in holding the championship.

Adolf Hach lost no, time in asking that he be appointed as "peanut peddler," but the hardboiled manager was afraid he would cat all the peanuts and not give his customers a chance. Please Turn to Page 6. EXPENSES OF PROJECT FULLY ASSURED IN ENTHUSIAS. TIC MEETING THIS MORNING- CHAMBER DIRECTORS ADOPT PLANS FOR FUNDS. In view of the fact that there are a number of industrial bureaus whichhave made offers to make a survey of the city of Clarksville for fees ranging from $700 to $7,500, the directors of the chamber of commerce this afternoon decided it would be wise not to act too hastily 011 closing a deal for a survey, which the membership this morning expressed a desire of having made.

H. E. Hunter, representing the Sherman corporation, of New York. was thanked for having presented his by President F. N.

Smith, who explained, to him that the directors thought best to further investigate the inquiries of other bureaus. A committee of six men. E. E. Laurent, Emory Kimbrough, M.

P. Brothers, Adolf Hach, Judge John T. Cunningham and Mayor H. M. Cooley was appointed to conduct a campaign to raise $5,000 for the purpose of the survey and other activities which might be necessary.

Mr. Cooley was made. a member of the board of directors as mayor of the city. While it is believed that the survey will not require $5.000, it was thought best to raise this amount to take care of activities not anticipated. The committee which has been investigating a survey, was authorized to continue and within a short while.

aftor investigations have been made of other bureaus, a survey will be made. Mr. Hunter's proposal was to a survey of Clarksville which would require from six to eight weeks 10 complete, for the fee of $2,000, and the fee of $100 per annum his company would serve as retainer and would keep in touch with industries moving southward. Mr. Hunter explained that under his contract his company would not represent any oth- er city under 50,000 within a given radius of Clarksville.

Finances Seem Assured The two hundred or more members of the chamber interested in the development of Clarksville, who met in the courthouse this morning, by an unanimous vote expressed themselves as being in favor of the survey and that the money would be forthcoming. This motion was made by Sterling Fort, following a moticn which had been a minute or so prior introduced by W. E. Beach that the matter be referred to the board of directors. President F.

N. Smith promptly called a meeting of the directors for this afternoon to pass on the matter. Mr. Hunter briefly explained what the survey include, and by 11- lustrations of other cities similarly 1o- cated, showed that it is essential. Before an industry would consider locating in a city it would have to know all the factors which would be determined in the survey.

Mr. Hunter said that in a brief visit over Clarksville he learned that there is a preponderance of female labor, which made the industrial situation here unbalanced. He advised ed the building up of plants here which are not running at their capacity, and then reach out and get other industries which would not compete with the local businesses. Survey Outlined A survey such as was suggested included geographical location, population, roads, railroads, industrial con-. ditions, the existing plants and their conditions, taxes, insurance, water, civic co-operation, power, housing.

schools, churches, lumber, transporta- tion, markets and labor conditions. Mr. Hunter announced that he had visited a number of plants here this morning and found them running at 50 per cent of their capacities. He said the poorest way to bring industries to a city is to offer a free site. This would draw industries which would stay about two years, liquidate.

and move on to another city which had made a similar offer. Big industries which are breaking up into smaller units and moving to other locations are not looking for free sites, but for solid foundations where labor can be secured which would give fair returns for the compensation. "Do not go after an outside plant until you have built up your local plants and have the full co-operation of the city," he admonished. He suggested AS remedies to local plants which are operating far under their capacities on account of the lack of a market, that they manufacture new products. Mr.

Hunter, who represents the Sherman corporation York City, was introduced by Frank Goodlett, who while in New York- last week approached his concern as to the cost of a survey. Mr. Goodlett explained that he approached a silk industry contemplating moving south, and realized then the value and necessity of it survey, from the questions asked him. (Please Turn to Page 5). NEW YORK AGAIN WELCOMES FLIERS Washington, May Leased Wire) -All presidential candidates are to be asked to appear before the special senate committee named to inquire into campaign expenditures.

The committee dispatched telegrams today to all of the candidates asking them to testify at their convenience and also name their agents who could report on expenditr res. Sherman Steiwar believes a start of the investigation may be made by next Monday, in view of the fact that many of the candidates already are in Washington. Quizzing of the candidates themselves is a new procedure in this kind of an investigation. The men called were: Republicans Frank O. Lowden, Herbert Hoover and Senators Watson of Indiana, Curtis of Kansas, Norris, Nebraska, and Goff, West, Virginia.

Democrats were Governor Smith of New York, Senators Reed, Missouri; Walsh, Montana, and George, of Georgia; Governor Ritchie, of Maryland; Representative, Cordell Hull, of Tennessee, Hitchcock. of Nebraska, and Atlee Pomerene of Ohio. Washington, May (AP. Leased Wire) report was ordered today by the senate postoffice committec of the Harris-George resolution for an investigation of disposition of federal patronage with an amendment to include all states rather than only Georgia. It "ase the view of the committee that inquiry should begin in Georgia.

Broadening of the scope of the resolution was decided on after Senator McKellar, Democrat, Tennessee, had asked that Tennessee be investigated. Washington, May Leased Wire) -Re-affirming their actions of Wednesday, house and senate conferees agreed today upon the report on the final form of the $325,000,000 Mississippi river flood control Measure and were prepared to push the conference agreement through the two. houses today or tomorrow. If they are successful the revised measure would be ready for President Coolidge Saturday or Monday. Tax Reduction Track Cleared Washington, May Leased Wire) -The $200,000,000 tax reduction bill was taken up for consideration in the senate today and given a clear track until disposed of.

LOS ANGELES MAKES SUCCESSFUL CRUISE Lakehurst, N. May 3. -(AP Leased Wire) -The navy dirigible Los Angeles returned to her hangar at the air station at 4:55 Eastern standard time this morning after an all-night training cruise off the coast. It was the big ship's first flight since the round trip flight to Panama. CLUB WORKERS TO AID DOVER BODY STATE FEDERATION VOTES TO SPONSOR DONELSON HOUSE PROJECT.

New and substantial support today deteloped for the Fort Donelson House Memorial association, of this city, which has as its purpose the rehabilitation of the historic hotel at Dover into a museum for Civil war relics. Meeting in Knoxville in convention today, the Tennessee Federation of Women's -clubs voted to sponsor the project and the endeavors of 8550- ciation as one of its activittes this year. Word of this favorable action was sent by Mrs. J. Moore Dickson, president of the Clarksville Federation and chairman of club' extension work in the state federation, who is attending the convention.

The state federation has 200 affiliated. clubs, many of. which are expectLed to take nssociate memberships in. the association at $10 cach. The personnel of the state federation embraces £1,000 women.

whose influence will be of inestimable value to the muscum project, News of the action in Knoxville toclay was joyfully received by the Fort Donelson House Historical Association and its friends in Clarksville. BREMEN CREW. DECORATED, FLIES SISTER SHIP FROM WASHINGTON TODAY Miller Field. Staten Island, N. May Leased Wire) -The German-Irish crew of the trans monoplane Bremen came back to New York today in a sister ship of their trans-ocean plane, after receiving the welcome of the nation's capital.

The fliers landed in the Junkers P-13, using the repaired propeller of the Bremen, at 11:30 o'clock Eastern daylight time. The fliers were met at the field by city officials and taken to Manhattan were the guests of the Merchants' association at a luncheon. Get Flying Cross Washington, May (AP Leased Wire) -The adventurous crew of the Bremen sailed from Washington today for New York wearing in their cont lapels the insignia of the Ameridistinguished flying CrOSS and cherishing expressions of the good will of the capital which were poured upon them during their day's visit there. Up early with hands blistered from the hardy handshakes which had greeted them Wednesday and Wednesday night, the three, Baron von Huenefeld, Major Fitzmaurice and Captain Koehl, went to Bolling field long before 8 o'clock, tuned up their Junkers plane and took to the air. Captain Kochi was piloting the huge plane when it departed at 8:25 a m.

Less than a hundred persons were present to watch the take-off, the majority of these being newspaper men, photographers, police and aviation mechanics. A rumpus was created just before the ship sailed when a disagreement arose between a motion picture photographer and one of the field offcers. Fisticuffs were narrowly avoided and the picture man was put off the field. The fliers paid no heed to the incident. LITTLE THEATRE PLAY DATES SET "THE TAILOR MADE MAN" WILL BE AT PARISH HOUSE MAY 14 AND 15.

"The Little Theatre Guild," present1gg "The Tailor Made Man," will make its debut in Clarksville at the Parish house on the evenings of Monday and Tuesday, May 14 and 15, and it was stated this morning that all arrangements are being rushed to completition. Although this will be the first endeav, or of the Little Theatre Guild, it will be a high attraction well given anu should be liberally patronized. In reply to the question asked by numbers recently. "What does it mean to be a patron member of a 'Little Theatre an official explained this morning." A patron member of a Little theatre subseribes, by the year, to his or her tickets for all the plays put oh by the active members of the Guild. By so doing, he is given the privilege of having the first choice of seats or reserving the same seat for every production.

By his moral support and Interest manifest in buying a patron ticket encourages and upholds the hard -working active members and becomes a necessary and helpful membot of the Little Theatre Guild. The sale of patron tickets relieves the active workers from the necessity of putting on a large ticket selling cumpaign for every play which would take so much of their time from their work of production. It gives them a yearly budget, with Which to work to improve their plays. It is always an honor and privilege to patronize the arts or any movement for civic betterment. In becoming a patron member of Clarksville's Little Theatre Guild, one will aid in a movement that is good for the city and help to encourage the people in their artistio endeavors?.