a Two THE ROANOKE TIMES, ROANOKE, VIRGINIA: TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29, 1931. News Of Virginia Chamber Committee Against Gas Tax Diversion GARLAND FALWELL IS SHOT TO DEATH Brother, Carey, Surrenders, Claiming He Shot in SelfDefense GIVES $10,000 BOND Victim Was Facing Series of Charges Here and in Lynchburg Lynchburg, Dec. 28 Falwell, 25. recently freed from Virginia state penitentiary where he served a sentence for felonious shooting WAS shots and killed tonight the filling station of Warren Falwell, his brother, near this city. Carey Falwell, an older brother, sur.
rendered to the police for the shooting. He said he shot Garland defense. He was freed under $10,000 bond for appearance before a magistrate at Rustburg tomorrow. Garland Falwell was facing charges in Lynchburg and Roanoke. He WAS to appear in municipal court here Wednesday to answer charges of 88- saulting an officer, resisting arrest, reckless driving and failing to stop at an arterial street.
In Roanoke recently he fined $100 and sentenced to ten a days' imprisonment on charges of reckless driving. speeding and driving without liplates. He was arrested also by federal authorities on a warrant charging him with interfering with officers and assault with a deadly weapon. Last week he was shot at by another brother, Carl. Carl wAs committed to Rustburg jail pending meeting of 8 commission in lunacy.
YOUTH IS HELD IN LOUDOUN TRAGEDY Sterling, Dec. 28 -Loudoun county officers today were holding Aubrey Fox, A 20-year old farm hand, in connection with the death fred Bevers, 50, whose decapitated body was found at the bottom of 50 foot well Christmas night. -Police said that Fox would be questioned concerning recent trip he made to Westernport, with Mrs. Revers. Mrs.
Bevers, the 45-year-old mother of grown children, Was in Gainesville, at the time of her husband's murder. She returned here yesterday for the funeral, but immediately returned to Gainesville after the burial. Bevera' body was found with grapping implements after his dinner pail was seen floating on the surface of the well A. searching party went to look for him when he did not show up late Christmas Eve. He was employed on nearby dairy farm.
He left for work on the morning of Christmhas Eve, but did not reach the place of his employment. A sum of money representing most of his wages, and hits watch were missing when the body a found. MOORE KILLING MAKES THIRD ROCKBRIDGE TRAGEDY IN WEEK Lexington. Dec. 28 (Special), -The third tragedy in Rockbridge county within a week occurred Saturday night, when Jake Hawkins is alleged to have shot and killed Marcella Moore in ArMold's Valley.
Hawkins has A wife and thirteen children. Moore, whose age is about 26, left a widow and five children. The Commonwealth's attorney, coroner. sheriff, justice -of peace a State traffic officer went the scene Where an inquest held. WAS A brother of Pete Moore, who shot and killed James Parker in the same neighborhood late in September.
He was acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. Hawkins wAs lodged In jail here early Sunday morning. USE VICK PLAN VICKS Nose Throat DROPS VAPORuB for BETTER CONTROL OF MOTHER SEES SON SHOOT SELF TO DEATH Harrisonburg, Dec. 28 -The Daniel Shifflet, 25-yearold farmer, saw leave his home at Elkton this afternoon and shoot himself to death while still within plain view of the house on the Richard Morris farm. Dr.
Leroy Byers, Rockingham coroner, is investigating circ*mstances of the SEEK SLAYER OF MAN NEAR GRUNDY Quarrel Over Possession of Automobile, Officers Are Told, Led to Tragedy Grundy, Dec. 28 (Special) -Arthur McClanahan, 38, is dead, and county officers are looking for Frank Yates in connection with the fatal shooting which they are told occurred about 3 o'clock this morning, near here. McClanahan was shot in the breast with from A shotgun and died instantly. Two shots also were fired at Riddle McClanahan, brother of the victim. According to the story told officers by Riddle McClanahan, Yates was driving the latter's automobile and when he was asked to relinquish it so that the owner might take Arthur McClanahan to Tazewell county.
where he was employed, Yates demurred, An argument followed and a shot was fired at Riddle McClanahan. Left to Cool off. Yates apparently was drinking, McClanahan told officers, and the brothers left him alone for A while, and then returned to try to reason with him for possession of the automobile. The shooting followed After Arthur McClanahan fell Riddle McClanahan knocked Yates out with a rock and seized the gun. Yates and Riddle McClanahan are and it is had been no previous ill feeling.
Yates escaped and today was still dodging officers. Arthur McClanahan leaves a widow. five small children and 8 sister. He will be buried tomorrow. He was a son of the late Shade McClanahan.
ASKS RULING ON USE OF AUTO DEALER'S LICENSE Winchester. Dec. 28 -Attorney General John R. Saunders has been requested by Magistrate A. J.
Tavener, of Frederick county, to give a ruling on the right of an automobile dealer to transport his children to and from school in a motor car bearing a dealer's license tag. R. N. Cook, of near Winchester, was cited by a state traffic officer to stand trial on charges of using his car in such a manner. The officer said he received instructions from the state motor vehicle division to take such action.
The motor vehicle division was said to hold that a dealer's license tag is to be used only on cars for demonstration purposes. Magistrate Tavener. has postponed trial in the Crok case, A rulby the attorney genending WATCH RETURNED FOR REPAIR RESULTS IN ARREST OF NEGRO Bluefield. W. Dec.
28 (Special), -A colored girl called at Tinsley jewelry store today to have her wrist watch repaired. A. F. Tinsley recognized it as one stolen from his establishment, called police and within an hour a negro youth was in jail charged with the robbery. As show window of the Tinsley store was smashed a hatchet the night of December 7, and three watches were stolen.
Chief of Police R. S. Stanley said that Shelton Woody, 18, negro, had confessed stealing the three watches. He was named by the young negro girl as the person who had given her the watch. The girl was released.
WED AT BOONE MILL. Boone Mill, Dec. 28 Mildred Flora, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
E. Flora, of Wirtz, and Albert C. Flora, son of Mr. and Mrs. B.
T. Flora, of Boone MIll, were married Sunday at noon by the Rev. G. W. Bowman, at the latter's home here.
The couple left for a honeymoon trip during which they will visit a number of Eastern cities. FEATURED IN THE JANUARY VOGUE GOLFLEX does the "Noon to Nine" Frock Wardrobe limited this season? Then select a frock, gay enough to brighten up your dark winter smart enough to shop or bridge or dine informally. This one in three shades of Canton, dots its light blouse in gold threads. The full upper arm accents slim waist and hips. The tight lower sleeve is matched to the Not only is this frock perfectly at home everywhere from noon to nine, but it's reason enough to prolong the casual tea date into the delightful dinner party! White blouse, black skirt, coral sash.
eggshell, black, eggshell, brown, white, navy, green $39.50 0 Hanco*ck-(lay Empany Jefferson Street At Franklin Road "The Best Place to Shop After RAILROADS ASK INCREASED RATES Seek Intrastate Increases Paralleling Those Granted by I. C. C. HEARING NEXT MONDAY Proposal Would Make Charge on Coal 6 Cents Per Ton Higher Richmond, Dec. -28 (A) -Announcement that Virginia railroads have petitioned the State Corporation Commisfor authority to increase Intrastate freight rates on all less than carload shipments two cents per hundred pounds and on certain specified commodities in carload lots from six to 12 cents a ton was made today following a conference between members of the commission and representatives the carriers.
Hearing Monday. Public hearings on the petition, which contains proposals paralleling the increases granted recently by the Interstate Commerce Commission on interstate freight rates, will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock before the Corporation Commission. The petition filed by carriers in the southern classification territory of the state originally asking for a 15 per cent horizontal freight rate increase has been modified to include only those Increases recently granted by the InCommerce Commission and omit agricultural products. Carriers in the official classification, territory of the state have not as yet filed a petition with the. commission but they gave oral notice today that they are parties to the request for proposed increases.
Chambers of commerce, port commissions and traffic organizations throughout the state have been sent notification of the hearing and H. E. Ketner, commerce counsel for the Corporation Commission, 1s expected to appear with those protesting the increase. It was said today, however, that the request the carriers was not unexpected and that any fight against an effort to apply approved interstate rates to intrastate traffic places the state authorities in an awkward posttion since the Interstate Commerce Commission usually approves a parity between the two systems of rates. Mr.
Ketner appeared last summer opposition to the increase of interstate rates when that proposal WAS before the national commission. Apply Three Months. The period for which the increases in interstata rates were granted is from January 4 to March 31 and unless otherwise ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission, the proposed intrastate increases would be for the same period. State rate experts pointed out today that a number of products like tobacco and melons would be seriously affected by the increase coming during the first three months of the year. partial list of the proposed in carloed shipments 15 88 follows: Per hundred pounds--citrus fruit, one cent; bananas, two cents: cantaloupes and melons, one cent; cabbage, one cent; fresh vegetables, one cent; peanuts, one cent; packing house products, two cents; gasoline and petroleum products, one cent; iron and steel products, two cents; common lime, cent; furniture, two cents; automobiles and equipment, two cents; fertilizer, one cent; animal feed, one cent, and leaf tobacco, one cent.
Per ton- six cents: lumber, six cents: phosphate rock and sulphur, 12 cents, and scrap iron, 12 cents. All less than carload freight shipments, irrespective of classification, are listed fo: an increase of two cents per hundred founds, LEG IS BROKEN AS RIDES IN FOX HUNT Charlottesville, Dec. 28 (Special) the weekly drag of the Keswick Hunt club was marred by an accident to Edward Ferrey, well known amateur rider and son of Dr. Ferrey, of Henrico county. His mount, Lightfoot, from the stables of Julian Morris, making a sharp negotiating a hurdle.
sideswiped a tree." Mr. Ferrey's left leg was broken two places, and removed at once to University hospital for treatment. The drag was witnessed by a large following of sport lovers from the Keswick section who parked their cars at vantage points along the course. Hounds were cast at the old Poorhouse farm and led the riders a merry chase of six miles, over many difficult jumps. The finish was at "Holly home of Mrs.
P. C. Stanwood, where hunt breakfast was served riders and guests. Cary Jackson, of New York and Keswick, was master of hounds: Arthur Talcott and Cary Jackson, whipper-ins, and Tom I Dornis the huntsman. SAYS NO SENTIMENT IN CONGRESS FOR DEBT CANCELLATION Norfolk.
Dec. 28 (-There 1s no sentiment in congress favoring the cancellation of debts owed United States by foreign countries, Representative Menaleus Lankford told members of the Propeller club of Hampton Roads at luncheon meeting today, Mr. Lankford said the United States, since 1915, had loaned to foreign countries forty-two billions of dollars and that twelve billions loaned during the World War, had been cancelled. He said England, France Italy were able to pay their Indebtedness to the United States and that Germany, Ir given time, also might pay. Oil Treatment For Roads In Virginia Was Large Last Year Richmond, Dec.
28 The state highway department announced today that 2.083.74 miles of highways were given a bituminous surface treatment during the past year, of which 751.10 miles was list application, This type of surfacing is popularly known as "oiling." Figures by districts follow: Richmond district, 180.09 miles first treatment and 285.88 miles retreatment: Bristol district, 82.8 miles first treatment and 215.7 miles retreatment; Culpeper district, 44.8 first treatment And 228.34 retreatment; Fredericksburg district. 102.4 miles first treatment and 134,4 miles retreatment; Lynchburg district, 146 miles first treatment and 66.5 retreatment; Suffolk district. 63.46 miles first treatment and 65.7 miles retreatment: district, 61.95 miles firat treatment and 248.05 miles retreatment; Salem district, 69 miles first treatment and 88.7 miles retreatment. Wilson's Birthday Brings Many Tributes; Hoover Sends Wreath Washington, Dec. 28 -The birth of Woodrow Wilson at Staunton, 75 years ago was remembered today by his admirers the county over.
President Hoover sent a tribute of sago palm to the former president's tomb in Washington Cathedral, and other floral offerings came from Wilson clubs in California and Michigan, and from individuals throughout the land. Hundreds of visitors to the cathedral paused before the flower-banked recess in which his boy rests. A commemorative luncheon was held by the Democratic women of Washington, There were formal exercises at the: cathedral, 85 there are annually on Armistice Day, but the Rt. Rev. James E.
Freeman, bishop of Washington, and his chaplain, Canon Raymond L. Molven, visited the tomb, and saw a naval alde lay the president's wreath on its grilled front. Formal observance of the -time president's birthday anniversary took place at the Woodrow Wilson Foundation headquarters in York and at Bridgeport, where there was a state meeting of Democratic women. Roland L. Fosdick, of Philadelphia, president of the foundation and ambassador to Japan during the Wilson regime, spoke at New York; Robert Cooper, former governor of South Carolina, was the speaker at Bridgeport.
Wilson was born December 28, 1856, in the Presbyterian Manse at Staunton, where his father, was then minister. Philadelphia, Dec. 28 (P) -The memory of Woodrow Wilson was honored here today by the Women's Democratic Luncheon Club. Mrs. Wilson Was the guest of honor.
Claude G. Bowers, author, the principal speaker, said had it not been for President Wilson, the victorious large nations would have cut Germany to pieces and ignored the smaller nations. The League of Nations would never have existed. Peace Efforts Praised. Boise, Idaho, Dec, 28 (P) -Governor George H.
Dern, of Utah, speaking 8 Woodrow Wilson day banquet tonight, praised the peace efforts of the war time president and declared leadership such AS Wilson gave to the world is needed to solve present problems. "The thing that made Wilson the best beloved leader of our time was that he was actuated by a moral purpose in everything he undertook. We need sort of leadership now, the leadership of men who respond not simply to popular clamor or to demands of special business or political interests, but to the dictates of their own unconquerable souls." Eulogized By Morgenthau. Camden, N. Dec.
28 Democratic party "again will be led out of the wilderness," Henry Morgenthau, former ambassador to Turkey, said tonight, when the spirit of Woodrow Wilson "reanimates some leader as yet unknown." "When that happy day comes," he continued, "the Democratic party again will receive, because it will deserve, the confidence of the American people. Again it will justify its faith in the common man." Speaking at a dinner in observance of the seventy-fifth anniversary of TRAGEDY MARKS HOLIDAY REUNION Slayer of Salesman Held at Chatham for Mental Examination Spring Garden, Dec. 28 (P) Arthur was shot and killed Commers, 45, Washingtonian salesman. this morning at the home 'of his father-in-law, Augustin S. Shields here and tonight his brother-in-law.
Randolph Shields is in Chatham Jail charged with the crime awaiting a mental examination, The shooting, according to the account given by members of the Shields family, brought an unexpected and 1n- explicable end to what had been happy family reunion at the Christmas season. Shields surrendered to officers, who found him in the barn, while members of the family remained terrorstricken in the locked house. He told them his "locked suit case" would reveal the reason for the shooting but examination of the suitcase showed that it contained only clothing and some old papers, none of which had any apparent bearing on Commers or his bride of ten months, the former Miss Eliza Shields. Shoots Three Times. Randolph Shields returned about two months ago from Canada, where he had been growing tobacco and Mr.
and Mrs. Commers recently arrived from Washington to Christmas with her family. This morning while all of the family with the exception of Randolph were in one room and Commers had just opened a paper and started to read it, Randolph entered from the kitchen and leaned over Commers' shoulder, 88 if to see what he was reading. Then, members of the family said, he pressed a pistol to the back of his brother-in-law's head and fired three times before a move could be made to stop him. Members of the family, including several small children, ran, fearing a renewal of the shooting and when Randolph Shields left the house they barred themselves on the inside and waited until officers arrived.
Commers and Shields had exchanged Christmas presents and had given no previous indication of not Being on best of terms. GUNMEN ROB NORFOLK SAFE BY USING TORCH Norfolk. Dec. (P) -Four unidentifled gunmen escaped with $739 early today after binding the watchman and breaking into a heavy safe at the plant of the Colonial 011 Company at the water works road and Virginian Railway crossing in Norfolk. J.
C. Doler, the watchman, was found tightly bound with rope in a truck at the oil plant by other employes when they reported for work. Doler said four negroes drove up to the plant about A. and that when he went out to see what they wanted they overpowered him. bound him, placed him in the truck and then used an acetylene torch to break into the safe.
Poler was able to give the police description of only one of the man. TRUCK OWNERS TO FIGHT FEE RAISE Claims Proposed Charge Will Drive for Hire Vehicles from Roads GROUPS MAP UNITE District of Columbia, N. C. Bodies Expected to Join With Virginians Richmond, Dec. 28 (A) -A.
G. Bell, -treasurer of the Virginia Motor Truck Owners' Association, said tonight that contract or -hire trucks of two and nalf tons or more will be driven from Virginia highways if the license fee schedule proposed by the governor's advisory commission on motor vehicle transportation is adopted by the General Assembly. Mr. Bell said the Carolina Truck Owners' Association and the Commercial Vehicle Owners of the District of Columbia, are expected to join his organization in fighting the proposed fee schedule. He said that while he has not had an opportunity to make thorough study of the schedules, he believes the suggested tax on contract or -hire trucks is the highest in United States.
He added that 22 states do not make any distinction in the tax on contract trucks and other types. Says Plan Not Effective. Jerome Fanciulli, of Bluemont, chairman of the Virg'nia Motor Truck Owners' Association, executive committee, and aiso executive secretary of the Commercial Vehicle Owners of the District of Columbia, is expected to throw the weight of both of these organizations into the fight against the suggested tax schedule, Mr. Bell added. These associations, he said, agree that "taxing the contract haulers out of existence" will not relieve the congestion on the highways, since the Individuals and corporations which now use the contract trucks will be forced to operate their own.
He said that they will use those trucks with less frequency and hence will probably keep them in A less satisfactory state of repair. Mr. Bell objected to the commission's recommendation that any "forhire" truck operating from a neighboring state into Virginia more than three times a month must procure a Virginia license. He said the suggested schedule of taxes will probably be fought by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce and truck manufacturers. The present fee on a two and a half ton "for-hire" truck is $35 and that 5-ton truck of the same type 1s $100.
The commission proposed to raise these amount to $130 and $620, a respectively. Regular trucks of the same capacity now pay $40 and $200, respectively, and these fees will jump to $65 and $310, if the commission's suggestions are followed. STEWARTSVILLE CHILD SUFFERS POWDER BURNS Stewartsville, Dec. 28 (Special) -Little Mary Winston Meade is recovering from powder burns and a lacerated cheek, caused by the explosion of a revolver cartridge, with which she was playing. Funeral of Minnis Huddleston, 20, who died at a Roanoke hospital Sunday morning, was held at the home Monday afternoon and interment was in the family burial ground.
The Stewartsville and Chamblissburg community Sunday schools closed last Sunday until spring. Arthur Woods, colored, was knocked down by an automobile at Stewartaville Sunday morning. The car Was driven by Marvin Spradlin, who carried the boy to Vinton to a physician, where his injuries were found to consist of a few minor cuta and bruises. The Masons gave their annual dinner at the Masonic hall at Chamblisaburg Saturday, A large crowd attended. The Odd Fellows will give an oyster dinner at the Stewartsville hall next Friday.
John L. Holdren, of Vinton, and Mrs. Hester Creasy, of Good view, were married at the home of Rev. Coffman at Daleville December 23, They will make their home at Goodview for the present. Billy Barton and Miss Lallie Holdren were married December 26 at Vinton.
The groom 1s son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Barton, of Stewartsville station, and the bride 18 a daughter of John L.
Holdren. They will reside in Roanoke. The home demonstration club meeting will be held next Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. I. H.
Doyle, at Chamblissburg. Mrs. O. L. Hollins recently visited her aunt, Mrs.
A. L. Vest, who is riously 111 at her home at Copper Hill, Floyd county. Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Bryant and children, Betty and Billy, and Mrs. B. M.
Ferguson, of Chattanooga, who have been visiting relatives near Washington and Roanoke the past week, are expected here this week to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Morgan, of Stewartsville station: Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Dickerson, of Goodview, and Mr. and Mrs.
E. B. Meador, of Roanoke, attended a reunion at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.
M. Wright, In Franklin county Sunday, Among those spending the holidays are Miss Lelia Wood, who teaches at Forest; Miss Hazel Ferguson, of Rownoke Business college, and Miss Marie Simmons, of Jefferson high school, Roanoke. INVESTIGATE DEATH OF LYNCHBURG YOUTH Lynchburg, Dec. 28 (Special). Campbell county authorities were continuIng their investigation of circ*mstances surrounding the death of Clarence Overstreet, 18, of Lynchburg, Saturday night at the home Robcrtson near Rustburg.
According to Miss Esther Robertson, 17, daughter of Otis Robertson, young Overstreet had called upon her and they quarreled. According to officers pretended to be crying and Overtstreet picked up .22 calibre rifle to her brother, placed cart. ridge in the rifle and fired it into one of his eyes and through his brain, He died almost immediately, Miss Robertson, according to officers, said Overstreet used a shell which he brought with him to engage in target practice. Overstreet is survived by his parenta, Mr. and Mra.
A. L. Overstreet, two brothers. Page and Ernest Overstreet and four sisters, Misses Viols and Mattie Overstreet, Mre. Lana James and Mra.
Lillian Hunt, all of Lynchburg. FRIENDLY SCUFFLE IS FATAL TO HENRY MAN Martinsville, Dec. 28 lying in a critical condition with broken. neck In a local hospital Christmas day, Claudius Davis, about 45, and well known citizen of Henry Station section, this county, died this afternoon. He was hurt Friday while engaged in a friendly scuffle with a neighbor at his home, and was rushed here for medical The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon from his home.
Surviving is his wife and several children. BROTHERS HELD IN UNNAMED JAIL Special Grand Jury May Investigate Death of Russell Deputy Sheriff Bluefield, W. Dec. 28 (Special) A special grand jury may be called at Lebanon, this week to investigate fatal shooting of Deputy Sheriff Henry Yates in connection with which Police McKinley Evans, of Honaker, and his brother, Ham Evans, held in an jail, Russell county officials indicated today. The special grand jury would be held in connection with adjourned seasion of the December term of the Russell county circuit court which WAS adjourned last week to reconvene after January 1.
Fear of violence, prompted authorities to spirit McKinley Evans away from the county. Yesterday Ham Evans was spirited away from Honaker to the same jail to which McKinley was taken. He also is sald to have participated, according to authorities, in the shooting Saturday night at Honaker, which culminated in the offlcer's death. Evans Was Under Bond. At the time of Saturday evening's gun play Chief Evans was under $1,000 bond for assaulting a man with a gun, and under $700 bond for shooting another citizen, authorities said.
The Evans brothers were reported be in Abingdon, the altkough Washington this county could jail, not 848 verified. The chief of police was taken away from Honaker early Saturday night when angry mutterings were heard and several citizens had armed themselves, it was reported. It Is said that crowds were milling about the streets in en ugly mood when officers left the town with Evans in custody, Sunday morning, AS reports from Yates' bedside indicated no hope for recovery, officers decided to remove Evans from the county for safekeeping. Evans was wounded in one hand, during the exchange of pistol fire. As witnesses recounted the story, the Evans brothers drove up to the curb in the heart of Honaker.
Yates was walking along the street. Yates was armed with 8 warrant to serve on the chief of police for alleged drunkenness, according to authorities. three men are said to have fired shots. With the exception of a slight wound on one of Ham Evans' hands, however, Yates WAS the only person struck. He was shot in the abdomen.
The wounded deputy sheriff WAS taken immediately to the hospital in Richlands. About December 15, Chief of Police Evans and Trigg Jessee, Russell county policeman, were released on bail of $750 each, charged with shooting Pearl Owen, near Honaker Owen WAS treated for his wounds in Bluefield sanitarium, and 18 said to be recovering. Trouble Grew Out of Arrest. Christmas day, Chief Evans was placed under $1,000 bond for assaulting Smith Adams with A gun. Witnesses said Evans was in the act of serving a warrant upon man named Sword.
Adams, according to Chief Evans, interfered with the chief's efforts to arrest Sword and Evans is alleged to have struck him in the head with his gun. Adama WAS painfully bruised about the nead. Chief Evans had been accused, authorities said, of drunkenness in a warrant which Yates was endeavoring to serve at the time he was shot. Pearl Owen, who is still a patient in Bluefield sanitarium, has made no statement of the manner in which he was shot, except to sey: "I was shot by an officer." Both Evans and Jessee claim that Owen fired first at them. Owen was shot in the leg.
Evana has been chief of police at Honaker for the last eight months. The family moved to that place from near Lex, W. VA. Evans' father is said to have resided in Honker some 18 years ago. McKinley Evans is married and the father of three children.
Not At Abingdon. Abingdon, Dec. 28 McKinley Evans, town policeman at Honaker, arrested Saturday afternoon after shooting match with Henry Yates, deputy sheriff, who was mortally wounded, is not in the county Jail here, county officers assert. Bristol, Dee. 28 Yates.
only son of Deputy Sheriff Henry Yates, of Honker, who was shot to death Saturday night in a gun battle with McKinley Evans, Honaker town policeman, has not been told of his father's death. Young Yates left early last week on an extended hunting trip. His destination was not certain. Relatives have not been successful in efforts to communicate with him. Evans and his brother Ham Evans, were still held in An unnamed jail today and it was stated that preliminary hearings on murder charges would not be held until after Yates' funeral Wednesday.
They were moved from Russell county after an angry crowd gathered at the Evans home shortly after the shooting. Henry Combs WAR arreated near Honaker today for allegedly aiding Ham Evans to flee from Honker following the shooting. KADFORD MAN WEDS Radford, Dec. 28 -On Sunday Miss Mary Barnett, formerly of Macon, and Joseph Levine, of Radford, were married at Columbia, 8. C.
Mr. Levine 1a engaged in the mercantile business here. Their home will be in Radford after Feb- ruary 1. THIEVES PREFER HAM Redford, Dec. 28 (Special) -For several weeks reports of hams being stolen have engaged the attention of the police department.
It seems the meat thieves select ham or two and leave other meat unmolested. Those reporting ham losses of the past few days are Lon Brown, Mr. Hubble, Edward Rader. PROPOSES AID BE GIVEN CITIES Wilson's birth, Mr. Morgenthau also said: "The Democratic party is a party of ideals.
It never prospers, it is never entrusted with power except when it is animated by those ideals. So long as our party merely affords professional politicians a field of action for their proclivities, just so long does the Democratic party remain in eclipse." The former diplomat, who WAS sent abroad on secret missions by Wilson during the war, called the Democrat president "one of the great men of our history" and referred to him as "now among the immortals." "He lifted the Democratic party again to its proper function of a political party with a Mr. Morgenthau said. "Wilson the politician is dead, but Wilson the idealist, Wilson the philosopher, Wilson the prophet, Wilson the spiritual leader, lives and will live forever. Gov.
Cross Speaks. Bridgeport, sponsibility for present economic conditions was placed on the Republican party today by Governor Wilbur L. Cross, Democrat, in in address commemorating Woodrow Wilson's birthday anniversary. Speaking at a meeting of the Connecticut Federation of Democratic Women, Governor Cross and Representative William Tierney predicted election of a Democratic president in 1932. Governor Cross praised the establishment of the Federal Reserve system during Wilson's administration, but charged that under Republican presidents it has fallen into the hands of politicians.
Lauded by Dodd. St. Joseph, Dec. 28 (P) -Prof. William E.
Dodd, of the history department of the University of Chicago, portrayed Woodrow Wilson as a second Thomas Jefferson at the annual luncheon here today of the Wilson Birthday club. A personal friend of the war president, Professor Dodd said Wilson once told him if he had been drowned on the way home from Europe after peace conference, the treaty and the league of nations would have been approved immediately by Congress, but by returning alive he knew ratification was well nigh impossible. Fosdick's Tribute. New York, Dee. 28 (P) -Another Woodrow Wilson was pictured as the nation's present day need by Raymond B.
Fosdick, president of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, in an address today at exercises to observe the seventyfifth anniversary of the war time president's birth. Before a group which included Mrs. Wilson and many friends of her late husband, he deplored what he termed "the clumsy dodges, the face-saving devices, the international puss*-footing that have characterized American foreign policy in the last ten years." "I Wilson were alive today, once more to send that message across land," he continued, "the future would indeed seem less clouded than it looks at the present moment. It is difficult to believe that the one nation which refused to make commitments in advance as to what course it will adopt in any particular contingency is the same nation that Wilson led scarcely more than a decade ago." VIRGINIANS GAIN U. S.
TAX RELIEF Richmond Insurance Firm Receives Slemp and Others Listed Washington, Dec. 28 -A group of 56 individuals, firms and estates in Virginia reaped a harvest of $867,099 in tax refunds last year, An internal revenue bureau report to congress today on refunds greater than $500 showed the Life Insurance pany of Virginia, Richmond, was the largest payee in the Virginia collection district. It received an income tax refund of $320,245. Other large refunds were: Estate of Thomas Atkinson, Thomas Atkinson, Baltimore, executor, Estate of J. L.
Camp, Norfolk, Clinchfield Coal Company, Dante, 009; Norfolk Railway and Light Company, Norfolk. and the Land Company of Florida, Portsmouth, 310. Complete List Given. The complete list of refunds of more than $500 follows: Estate of Mrs. Sue L.
Adams, R. H. T. Adams, and Herbert H. Harris, eecutors, 405 Cabell Street, Lynchburg.
Income, $5,187.55. American National Bank, American Bank and Trust Company, successors, Richmond. Income, $5,222.87 and $510.76 Henry W. Anderson, 913, West Frank. lin Street, Richmond, income, $936.17.
Estate of Thomas Atkinson, Thomas Atkinson, Jr. executor, 13 South Street, Baltimore, Estate $168,747,19. Atlantic Life Insurance Company, 530 East Main Street, Richmond. Income $25,878.92, W. W.
Boxley, income $1,090.15. Brunswick County State Bank, Lawrenceville. Income $1,951.27 and $922.40, L. Cabell, 4 North Eighth Richmond. Income $634.65.
Estate of L. Camp, T. D. Savage, Lawes Camp. William M.
Camp and High D. Camp, executors, 203, Granby Mrs. J. C. Norfolk.
Campbell, Estate Marion. $12,351.05. W. T. Chapin, 137 Twenty-ninth Newport News.
Income, $810.85. Charlottesville Hardware Company, Charlottesville, Va. Income 097.59. Charlottesville Lumber Company, Charlottesville. Income $1.000.32.
Estate of 1 Roy C. Claflin, Arlington (Continued on Page 12) NEWPORT MAN 18 CRITICALLY STRICKEN Newport, Dec. 28-J. M. (Bacon) Smith is critically ill at his home here.
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LUCKY TIGER Points to "Waste" of County Gas Tax and Cost of City Streets FOR HIGHER TRUCK FEES Urges Coordination of Railroad and Bus Transportation Lines Richmond. Dec. 28. (P) Diversion of gas tax funds to other uses than the construction of highways, in Virginia, was emphatically denounced by the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce committee on taxation in its report made public today. "Such a policy cannot be justified, except under conditions of real emergency," the committee asserted.
"It represents sumptuary legislation of A bold order, which should be opposed, since it is contrary to the fundamental principles upon which the tax 18 based." Assails County Tax "Waste." The report quotes the state auditor of public accounts to the effect that while there has been no diversion in state collections from the gasoline tax in Virginia, the portion turned over to the counties has been used in strict accordance with the law, and that the majority of this 16 "wasted" insofar AR accomplishing the maintenance of county highway systems is concerned. Continuing with its discussion of the gasoline tax distribution, the report asserts that if the counties are to receive a share of it, some consideration must be given to the cities. "The entire cost of all streets is at the present time born by the cities themselves," committee said. "The main thoroughfares, on the other hand. have a status quite similar to that of the main state highways.
They carry substantial amount of traffic, the origin and destination of which is elsewhere. As far as the city is concerned, this traffic is carried free of charge. Fairness would seem to demand that some part of the upkeep of the main arteries in cities should be born from special taxes paid to the state from motor vehicles." Urges Higher Truck Tax. With copies of the report being sent to members of the general assembly, the committee strongly urges higher license taxes for trucks using solid tires, because of their damage to the road, and asserts that truck fees in Virginia were found to be far below the average for the country. It recommends higher fees on all trucks of carrying capacity of more than two tons.
and suggests that gross weight would be a fairer basis for measuring the license than load capacity. It added that registration fees on trailers should be increased. The 92-page report asks five questions described as "fundamental" cerning motor vehicle taxation in the state, and answers them, The fundamentals are listed as: "Are the various state and local taxes now applied to motor vehicles in conformity with sound principles of taxation, and are they the most desirable forms that may be imposed under present conditions?" "Should the owners of motor a vehicles bear the cost of construction and maintenance of public highways in excess of that which would have been incurred in the absence of motor transportation?" "Are the present special taxes ARsessed against motor vehicles in Virginia sufficient to meet the additional costs of building and maintaining the public roads?" "Apart from the special tax for highways, are the owners of motor vehicles bearing a fair tax burden in comparison with other taxpaying groups?" "Apart from the special taxes for highways, are motor buses and trucks bearing an equitable burden of taxation in comparison with other transportation agencies and businesses?" Would Abolish Refunds. The report approves of the continued use of the personal property tax on tomobiles by the counties and cities of Virginia. It calls attention to the "serious inequality" of assessment of motor vehicles in Virginia.
It approves of the gasoline tax but does not comment on the present rate of tax. It recommends the abolition of all refunds from the gas tax, and denounces diversion of the gas tax funds to uses other than the construction of highways. committee classes the registration tax as a payment to the state 1 for the availability of the highway, based on the theory that the motor operator should pay for the road on the basis of the destructiveness to the highway which the vehicle will occasion. It ASBerta that it would be impossible for Virginia to finance the annual cost of highways without the use of the license tax. The only alternative, It says, would be to make the gAS tax cessively high." "There la amply justification in Virginia for the continuance of the license tax on motor cars in conjunction with the gasoline tax," it asserts.
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