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8 STRIKERS FREE AS CONSPIRATORS IN FIREARM RAID Prosecutor Drops Charge. Mill Men to Mass at Slain Woman's Funeral. Charlotte, N. Sept. 16 (P)-The charge of conspiracy to overthrow the State government preferred last Friday afainst textile union workers and Communists was noll prossed when they appeared in City Recorder's Court today for preliminary hearing.

City Solicitor Oliver Litaker told City Recorder E. M. Currie that the warrant had been withdrawn. A. B.

Justice, who had been retained to assist in prosecuting the men, told the Judge that for "some reason" the State had been unable to secure the needed evidence. The men were C. M. Lell, C. D.

Saylor, George Saul, Paul Sheppard, Taylor Shytle, Dewey Martin, John Gibson and Etley Ritch. J. Frank Flowers, one of the International Labor defense attorneys and his associate, Tom P. Jimison, appeared in recorder's court in behalf of the eight men, but befofre the case had been dismissed. they had an opportunity to speak "Just a subterfuge to hold these men and try keep them from the meeting set for South Gastonia on Saturday," Flowers said afterward.

"It was plain that these charges wouldn't stick." Seven the men were arrested at a rooming house here Thursday night and a quantity of arms and ammunition seized. The eighth man, Saylor, was arrested some hours later, Alibi for Mill Head. Two. Loray mill employees took the witness stand today and gave testimony establishing an alibi for their night superintendent, C. A.

Jolly, one of the 14 men arrested in Judge Thoms J. Shaw's inquiry into "anti-Communist" mob violence in three counties on the night of Sept. 9. The two witnesses, W. A.

Walker and E. E. Roberts, testified that they saw Jolly several times in the plant during the night of the mob activities. The slaying of a woman active in strikers' relief work during Saturday mob activities against Commonist and Labor organizers, with the subsequent arrest of seven men, has brought further complications to North Officials Carolina and counters of the Communist party and the National Textile Workers Union, who stated after the mob flogging and kidnaping of some of their members that they had heard threats against their lives munists," from self adopted "a policy of shifting from hotel to hotel or elsewhere, keeping their whereabouts secret. Several attorneys active in the strike cases had moved from their homes to hotels, where they were reported shifting their rooms from night to night.

Funeral for Woman. Considerable attention was drawn today to the announcement that the International Labor Defense would hold a mass funeral for Mrs. Ella May Wiggins, who was shot to death during the mob frenzy Saturday. Liston M. Oak of New York, publicity director of the organization, said a sign would be placed on the house where the body lay reading: "Ella May, slaughtered by the bosses' black hundred, martyr to the cause of Organized Labor." The inquest into the slaying of Mrs.

Wiggins, for which seven men have been arrested and placed under bond of $1,000 each on manslaughter charges, was recessed yesterday until next Saturday. Trial of 16 men and women for the slaying of Police Chief O. F. Aderholt of Gastonia, a mistrial of which was followed immediately by the mob activities last Monday, will come up again at the next term of court here. F.

T. Morrow was driver of the car which forced truck off the the road and collided with his companions were Theodore Sims, Lowry Davis and Troy Jones. Others charged with manslaughter are George Lingerfelt, driver of the truck; L. Sossoman and Will Lunsford, employees of the Loray Mill at Gastonia. Mrs.

Wiggins was shot and fatally wounded just after the truckload of textile union members and the automobile collided. MOUNT HOOD FOREST FIRE MOVES ON TOWN RESIDENTS ESCAPE Portland, Sept. 16 (AP)Spreading rapidly before a strong east wind, the fire 1 in the Mount Hood national forest today was threatening the community of La Barre, 40 miles southeast of here. Residents, numbering about 100, had deserted, their, burning homes. for the last week, spread to green timber on Squaw Mountain and was creeping through logged -over land north of La Barre despite the efforts of more than 200 fighters.

fire in the upper Little Washougal district of Clark County, Washington, after threatening for more than two weeks, ate its way into the Columbia national forest yesterday and calls were received here for additional fighters. W. S. Blackshear Bars oes FromSt.Matthews; man Leaves in Tears Thu.ce Uthers Remain in Episcopal Church Here After Attack From Pulpit Rector Urges Use of Structures Intended to House Race. Into the midst of his large terday for the morning prayer copal Church of St.

Matthew, the rector, the Rev. FEAR HE'S KIDNAPED 3 James Lanzafane, 7, of 1741 85th who disappeared after his mother refused him 15 cents to go to the movies. "Never mind, I'll get some man to take me," he threatened peevishly--and now it is fell into the hands of kidnapers Saturday. SEWER EXPLOSION RAZES NEWBURGH BLOCK, HURTS 15 High Hudson River Tide Blamed--Firemen Seek Four Missing Persons. Newburgh, N.

Sept. 16 (P)- Fifteen persons were hurt, one probably fatally, in consequence of a series of explosions and fires originating in a sewer in Water between Main and 2d here today. Two men and two women, employees at the book store of William S. Greene, were missing an hour after the blast and firemen were searching the ruins of the building the belief that they had been buried in the wreckage. Four stores burts into immediately after the explosion.

Fronts of buildings were out, and the streets in the vicinity of the blast were strewn with wreckage. Hudson Tide Blamed. Today's explosion is believed to have originated from the same cause that resulted in a similar explosion on Aug. 24, 1928 at that time an abnormally high tide in the Hudson River backed the water up in the sewer mains and gasoline were ignited by a spark. William S.

Greene, proprietor of the book store that was destroyed, was removed to a hospital in a dying condition; Logan Robinson, a tailor, was blown through the side of his shop and injured seriously. Fire apparatus from Beacon, Cornwall and Marlboro assisted locau department in fighting the blaze and National Guardsmen were called out to help police in the fire area. INDICT WAGGONER ON 6 COUNTS FOR SWINDLING BANKS Charles Delos Waggoner, president of the Bank of Telluride, today was indicted by the Federal Grand Jury in Manhattan for use of the mails to defraud. The indictment, containing six counts, was returned to Judge R. T.

Ervin of Mobile, temporarily sitting in this district. United States Attorney Tuttle said that Waggoner would be placed on trial here shortly after he is brought here from Wyoming, where he is being held. Waggoner is charged with having defrauded several New York banks of $500,000. LOST ANYTHING? Just lost ad to The Eagle, Main 6000, phone anytime your the same day up until 10:00 a.m. and the finder will read your ad that night.

Contents of Today's Eagle COMPLETE IN TWO SECTIONS Page. Radio 19 Society 8 Woman's Page 18 Features 20 Long Island Death Notices, Lost, Found 21 Aviation 21 Real Estate 29 LONG ISLAND NEWS And Complete Long Island News NEW YORK CITY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1929. 44 PAGES congregation assembled yesservice at the Protestant EpisMcDonough st. and Tompkins William S. Blackshear, dropped a bombshell by announcing from the pulpit that St.

Matthew's "di dnot want Negroes' money nor Negro members." Some of the white members gasped. One of three Negro women in the church rose and, restraining her tears with an effort, left the edifice. The only Negro man present sat silent with bowed head. Here is the version of Emeline Munt, one of the Negro women present and maid for Dr. Frank E.

Wilson of 1242 Bushwick ave: Tells of Talk. "The rector soon after the start of the services got up and started to read from the church bulletin. He said he wanted to direct special attention to a paragraph in the bulletin about Negroes. Then he went on: 'St. Matthews' Church doesn't want the Negro's money.

We have a couple of Negro members, but we don't want any "One young Negro woman in the congregation got up and went out, wiping her eyes with a a handkerchief. I talked to another of the Negro women after the service ended and she felt as badly about the matter as I did." Dr. Wilson was indignant at what he considered an unnecessary offense to the Negroes. "My girl felt very badly about it," he said today. "After all, a human being is a human being.

I can't conceive how a man could get up in a pulpit and talk the way the St. Matthew's rector did." Dr. Wilson said he was not: member congregation and was not present at the service. His comment, explained, was based on the account given him by his maid. Discourages Attendance.

Mr. Blackshear was asked by The Eagle if he would amplify and give the reason for the paragraph in the church bulletin which reads as follows: Episcopal Church provides churches for Negroes. Several of these churches are within easy reach of this locality. The yare in need support of all true Negro churchmen, therefore the rector of this parish discourages the attendPlease Turn to Page 2. DEPOSITORS GET CITY TRUST FUNDS BY END OF MONTH Transfer to Germanic Is Nearly Done; Branches Here Open Thursday.

All deposits of former City Trust Company depositers are expected to be "available" by the end of this month, according to Harold G. Aron, chairman of the International Germanic Trust Company's. executive board, who said today that by that time the transfer of all accounts formerly with the city Trust to the International Germanic will be completed. By Thursday, Mr. Aron said, the two Brooklyn branches, now in charge of International Germanic officers, will have completed identification of depositors and accounts and will be open for current bustness.

The Brooklyn branches, the Atlantic and Williamsburgh, were last Wednesday for identification purposes. "Depositors have been coming into the branches in moderate numbers each day," said Mr. Aron. "The process of transfer is effecting itself in a quiet orderly manner. By Sept.

26 we expect to be able to open the Manhattan branches for current business." The more than 6,000 Brooklyn identi- positors must be personally fled at the branch offices where their accounts are located, Mr. Aron explained. They must make out affidavits regarding their accounts, Please Turn to Page 2. 5 Girls GIRL. white; general housework: sleep out; adults.

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obtain competent, highgrade men and women easily advertise in The Eagle's "Help Wanted" Columns. For convenience, phone an adtaker today at Main 6000. WHERE TUBE WORK CRACKED WALLS 60 to EAGLE AS A section of the south side of Fulton between Carlton ave. and Adelphi st. The owners of all houses on this block claim subway excavation so cracked and bulged their walls that they had to repair or rebuild them entirely.

PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG FULTON ST. MAY START SUITS Seek Redress for Cost of Shoring Jobs Caused by Subway Construction. Incensed over the damage they charge was done their buildings by excavations connected with the subway that is being built under Fulton owners of the property on the south side of that thoroughfare between Carlton ave. and Adelphi st. were talking today about banding together to sue the subway building contractors.

The brick fronts of every one of the buildings on this side of the block either have been or are being torn down and rebuilt they are being reinforced with metal bolts, binding them to the building work. With one exception the owners of these properties, when interviewed today, insisted that their buildings had been entirely sound before they were shored up with concrate and timbers by the subway makers. This lone individual, B. Juchtern, confectioner, of 829 Fulton claimed his front wall was in good condition after, as well as before, the building was underpinned. Like the others, he said he had no notice from the Brooklyn Building Department to tear down and rebuild his Please Turn to Page 3.

PEACOX BATTLES CHAIR DEATH BY INSANITY CLAIM Torch Victim's "Lover," Defense Witness, Missing as Trial Begins. White Plains, Sept. 16 (P)-Earl Francis Peacox, youthful radio mechanic, went to trial today for the killing of his pretty young wife, Dorothy, and his counsel immediately indicated that his fight against the electric chair would be predicated upon the grounds of accident and insanity. The defense plans were disclosed in a two-hour examination of eight talesmen, from whom but one juror was accepted. He is Edward C.

Rossmaster of Scarsdale, New York silk manufacturer, middle aged and the father of four children. He will be the foreman of the jury, Rossmaster said he would not be influenced by the death penalty, the burning of the girl's body after she was strangled to death last April 21, or the 21-year-old prisoner's love affair with Frances Newman, Peacox's "alibi girl." It was the intoxicated form of Miss Newman, Peacox said after his arrest, which he carried from the house the night of the killing, but authorities said that in his confession the radioman admitted the Please Turn to Page 2. How New Subway Plan Helps Brooklyn-Queens WHAT BROOKLYN GETS. Stuyvesant- -Utica Crosstown Line--From Houston st. and 6th Manhattan (where it connects with the 8th ave.

and 6t Manhattan trunks)), unde rthe East River to Grand to South 4th parallel to Broadway as far as Beaver st. and via Utica ave. to Avenue where it becomes euevated and continues to Avenue thence along Avenue to Nostrand ave. and south on Nostrand to Voorhees ave. Th ere will be two tracks to Driggs four to Union, eight to Bushwick, 4to Avenue S2 and two beyond.

Nostrand Ave. Extension, from Flatbush ave. to Avenue two tracks, Liberty St. Link, connecting the Fulton st. subway trunk via a four -track line from Fulton st.

and Alabama ave. to the Liberty ave. elevated at Grant ave. It is to be subway to about Crescent where it would rise to an elevated to meet the Liberty ave. line.

Total mileage in Brooklyn (from center of East River on Utica ave. line) 16.84 Total estimated cost $114,500,000 WHAT QUEENS GETS. Trunk Line from Manhattan to the Rockaways-Beginning at Worth and Church sets. at a connection with the 8th ave. (Manhattan) trunk, under the East River to a junction with the Stuyvesant-Utica line at S.

4th along the course of that line to Myrtle, along Myrtle and Central aves. to 73d then southerly across Forest Park to and along 98t hand 99th sts. and Hawtree st. and across Jamalaca Bay with two branches, one running to Mott Far Rockaway, and the other to local track facilities over the Stuyvesant-Utica line to Beaver st. Jacob Rids Park This line will be two tracks to 4th express and four tracks to Howard Beach, and from there two tracks to and through the Rockaways.

Fresh Pond Road Line through Glendale, connecting the Queens blvd. line at 78th st. to the Rockaway line at about Fresh Pond rd. and Central ave. It will be subway to 45th elevate dto Fresh Pond rd.

and then subway to Central ave. All two tracks, 120th Street -From the Rockaway line at N. Conduit blvd. easterly to Springfield bivd. and thence to Foch blvd.

All elevated, four tracks from Rockaway line to Van Wyck blvd. and two tracks beyond. Flushing subway extended, with one branch to Bayside and another Whitestone and Point. The Bayside extension will be subway to 155th st. under Roosevelt then elevated beyond.

It will be threetracked to 147th st. and two-tracked beyond. The Whitestone-College Point line will be two tracks and subwayed from 147th st. to 35th ave. and elevated beyond.

Astoria Line extended easterly along Ditmas 112th st. and Nassau bivd. to Cross Island as a two-tracked elevated. Liberty Avenue Line extended easterly from Lefterts bivd. via Brinckerhoff and Hollis aves Springfleld blvd.

This will be three-tracked to 180th st. and two-tracked beyond. Probably all elevated. Van Wucky Boulevard Line, connecting the Queens blvd. line with the 120th ave.

line. It will be a two-tracked subway from the Queens bivd. trunk to 166th ave, and celvated beyond. Jamaica Elevated to be connected by a two-tracked elevated to the Liberty ave. extension via Jamaica ave, and 180th st.

Total mileage 52.37 Total cost, $119,100,000 (For Detailed Story and Map see Page, 23.) NAVAL PARLEY FACES DELAY; FRANCE, ITALY WILL JOIN IN DEBATE MacDonald to Visit City Four Days on His Return From Hoover Conference Premier Coming Here Oct. 10-Also Is Planning Trips to Philadelphia, Niagara Falls and Canada- -Extends His Journey Three Days Longer Than He Expected. London, Sept. 16 (AP) -Prime cording to present plans, will go landing in New York on Oct. 4 for dent Hoover regarding the naval It was stated at well-informed quarters this afternoon that the Prime Minister probably will spend several days at the capital and will then go to Philadelphia on Oct.

7 to meet the doctors who attended him during his illness there on his last visit to the United States. On Thursday, Oct. 10, Mr. MacDonald will go to New York, where he will remain until the morning of the 14th, when he will go to Buffalo, where, it is said, he has expressed the desire to see the American side of Niagara Falls. To Visit Canada.

On the 14th he will cross to Toronto, where it is thought he may visit Premier MacKenzie King of Canada. On the following night he will go to Ottawa and may remain with the Canadian Prime Minister for three days. The British Prime Minister later will go to Montreal and Quebec, from which he will sail for home aboard the steamship Duchess of York on Oct. 25. These plans represent an extensign of three days more than had originally been intended.

Consequently he will not be back in London in time for the assemblying of Parliament on Oct. 29, but will be present the following Monday. GERMAN SPA GETS $1,080,000 FROM U. S. WOMAN PATIENT Bad Nauheim, Germany, Sept.

16 (P) gift of $4,500,000 marks ($1,, 080,000) has been presented to this spa for research of heart diseases by an unidentified "grateful American woman The funde WAS accepted today by the trustees in presence of representatives of the state and city. Under the donor's terms 2,500,000 marks will be available to found an institute for research and to combat heart diseases, while 2,000,000 marks will be used for stipends to research students of cardiac science. It was learned that identity of the donor will not made public until after she has left Nauheim. MARKET SWINGS TO BOTH RECORD AND LOW LEVELS Trading Is Active and Dull With Call Money Easy at Percent. Stocks moved about in a rather uncertain fashion today, going, up one hour and down the During the strong periods some reached record high levels, and during the reactionary periods others reached new lows.

Trading was active and dull at times. Movements reflected the differences of opinion which are held in the street. Money was easy at percent and most of the day's' news, of no great moment, was generally constructive. Much attention was directed to the oil shares when Standard of New Jersey and Royal Dutch went to record high levels in big buying Elsewhere various utility, rubber. steel, copper and miscellaneous stocks were up from 1 to 5 points.

On the other hand, scores were at times down almost as much. Stock Table on Page 33. HOLLYWOOD STARS ROBBED OF $100,000 BY BUCKET SHOP Hollywood, Sept. 16 (P)-An alleged stock market bueket shop in which many persons including several famous motion picture players, vestigated were here victimized today was by being authorities inwho said they had proof that Herbert R. Jackson had fraudulently obtained at least $100.000 from more than a score of persons.

Jackson has disappeared. Deputy District Attorney David Clark began an examination of the missing man's accounts. Clark said the list of names included several featured motion picture actors and actresses. North German Lloyd To Jump N. Y.

Tonnage Bremen, Germany, Sept. 16 (A)- Officers of the North German Lloyd Line announced today that the line would increase Its New York tonnage. The German company has informe dthat the United States Line proposed to make Hamburg instead of Bremerhaven the final port of call in Europe, beginning Jan. 1 at the latest. The action of the North German Lloyd is to meet this situation.

To Insist Powers Meet in Neutral Country, Is Report Stimson Says Time Needed for Plans. MacDonald to Ask More Cruisers on U. S. Visit. Minister MacDonald, acdirectly to Washington after conversations with Presidisarmament problem.

EX-JUDGE DEAD Charles B. Law. CHARLES B. LAW. LEADING LAWYER, DIES SUDDENLY Former Justice Succumbs While Swimming; Was Classmate of Coolidge.

Former Municipal Court Justice Charles B. Law, one of the most prominent lawyers in Brooklyn and during his college days a classmate of Calvin Coolidge, died last night at his summer home on Lake George, according to word received here today. He was 57 year old. Meager details received here indicated that he had been swimming alone in Lake George when he was taken ill, presumably from the effect of the cold water. He had been engaged in the private practice of law since 1925 when he was defeated for re-election by former State Senator Frank E.

Johnson. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ilma Law, and one daughter, Miss Margaret Law, a senior at Vassar College. News of Judge Law's death came AS a shock to his many friends and associates in Brooklyn. Funeral arrangements have not been com- pleted, Up-State Native.

Judge Law, a Republican, was born in the village of Hannibal, N. on Feb. 5, 1872. His grammar school education was obtained in the rural schools up State. Later he attended Colgate Academy at Hamilton, N.

Y. Following his graduation he matriculated at Amherst College at Amherst, and there made the friendship of the young man from New England who was destined to become the President of United States. He was graduated from Amherst in 1895. He went to Rome, N. and there began the practical study of law, finishing off his apprenticeship with a course at the Cornell Law School at Ithaca.

In November, 1897, he was admitted to the Bar in Rochester, and immediatel; moved to Brooklyn, where he has resided ever since. Four Terms in Congress. He served four consecutive terms in Congress from the old 4th District, which is in the East New York section. During 1911, his last year in Washington, he introduced a bill for the development of Jamaica Bay, a project that, greatly Interested him and for which he fought for years. Judge Law was elected In the fall of 1911 the tollowing year upset the Republican organization that had put him in office by coming out for Theodore Roosevelt Please Turn to Page 2.

London, Sept. 16 (AP) An Exchange Telegraph Agency dispatch from Paris said today that France and Italy were likely to accept an invitation to a five-Power naval conference, following progress in the Anglo-American naval conversations, but would insist that it be held in a neutral country. Geneva has been suggested as a possible center. Great Britain desires from the naval negotiations between Prime Minister McDonald and President Hoover that her total cruiser strength of 50 units be divided into two categories, namely, those of eight-inch guns those of sixinch guns, it was authoritatively stated this evening. She maintains that her requirements compel her to divide her 50 cruisers into 15 with eight-inch guns and 35 with six-inch guns, making a total tonnage of 339.000.

The United States proposal is for 21 eight-inch gun cruisers and 15 six-inch gun cruisers, totaling 000 tons. The margin of dispute: is at present three eight-inch gun cruisers and a tonnage of 15,000, as Great suggests the United States should be 300,000, Britain, PEA Page. Editorials 24 Theaters, Rian James 25 Sports Novels, Comics 35 Classified Ads Financial Sermons 12 IN ALL EDITIONS May Delay Conference. Washington, Sept. 16 (P)---Secretary Stimson said today recent developments might necessitate holding the proposed five-Power naval conference in January instead of December.

State Department head explained the necessity of thorough preparation might cause a postponement of previously announced plans. Up to the present ought of diplomatic and nave here and in London fined to the Anglo-A tiations to obtain 8 standing between the and Great Britain. When looked at, broadest view, the parley in which the I Britain, Japan, Italy would partici; realized conference that the woul pre than had been expect The necessary messages, some of by mail, and the tween the coun factors which consideration in a date. Japan, the fo London, favored ing place, also its delegation the convening ti representatives schedule. Holidays 1 The secretary difficulties presented 1.10 possibility of a conference sitting during the Christmas holiday season.

In replying to questions regarding the attitude of the Paris press on the proposed conference, the secretary reiterated previous statements that nothing had been taken up in the Anglo-American conversations which has not been made fully clear to the other three Powers through their diplomatic representatives in Washington and London. He said that they volced no objections during the course of the London conversations, and responded with hearty concurrence when informed of the progress being made by Prime Minister McDonald and Ambassador Dawes. The other nation fully informed botl eral procedure of versations and the of the progress mar The United State ain already have ag differences betwee contributed to the 1927 tri-partite Japan has indicat to participate in toward extending Arms Treaty polle; tion. That treaty cover ships and airplane ca.Tic. the projected conference called upon to consider the tion of cruiser, destroyer and subtions in the major categories.

is This marine strength as well as reducextension of scope brings up the question of the Mediterranean, which France and Italy are both intensely interested. As contemplated, the proposed January conference, by agreement among the five powers as signers of the Washington Arms Treaty of 1921, would take the place of the 1931 conference ment authorized The Eagle Now Easier Eagle readers today share in an 1m; signed to help their eyes. Beginning with continuing hereafter, the legibility of The Increased 10 percent. This improveme brought about by a more liberal spacing slugs on which the type is cast have been to 8 points. This makes a difference every inch of reading matter.

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