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The Coolidge examiner., 1936-08-07
Local Night Ice Plant En-
ploye Forced To Drive A
Fleeing Convict South
DAN DUl|KS 'CONTRAR|NESS' SHIELDS HIN
Victim Gets Thrills And Loses Pair
Of Silk Socks On Occasion Of
His Thirtieth Anniversary

How would you like to celebrate
the thirtieth anniversary of your
birthday by being kidnapped and
forced to drive an escaped convict
II miles?
1t happened in the life of Keith
Kennedy, night plant manager here
for the Arizona Edison Company,
Inc.
At LOO o'clock last Monday morn
ing as Kennedy was sitting in his
Ford Victoria coupe in front of
the plant he was accosted by a
small man about his own size who
brandished a large knife with a
seven-inch blade and told to drive
to Tucson or suffer death.
Kennedy naturally enough, under
the stress of circumstances, obey
ed orders. On reaching Picacho, II
miles south of Coolidge, the gas was
low and Kennedy suggested it
would be necessary to "fill up" be-
fore proceeding further. Charles
Morgan, the escaped convict, told
Kennedy to get out and wait until
he came back from Eloy. But when
Morgan returned for Kennedy he
vas not at the place where Morgan
had left him, SO Morgan turned and
proceeded alone in the Kennedy car
to Bisbee, where he was apprehend-
ed about 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing by Sheriff L. v. Pruitt of Pima
County. Morgan ran and did not
surrender until several shots had
been fired at him by the sheriff.
Held Knife On Kennedy
On the ride" from Coolidge to
Picacho Morgan held the murder
our knife blade against the neck of
Kennedy and suggested that he had
better obey orders" The car was
recovered at Bisbee and the knife
was found on the floor. Kennedy
has the knife and will retain it as
a memento of the most thrilling
event that has taken place in his
thirty years.
Sunday was Kennedy's birthday
and among other presents he had
received a pair Of silk socks. They
were in the car when the ride
began, but when the car was locat
ed in garage at Bisbee the socks
were not in it,
The Kennedy car was driver
from Picacho to Bisbee, 10 miles
by Morgan in less than four hours
Kennedy Phones His Plight
AS soon as Kennedy left the cal
at the command of Morgan at Pi
cacho he proceeded to the nearest
filling station, and tried to enlist
the operator in the task of re
lieveing him of the plight he had
been forced into, but the operator
was evidently suspicious and re
fused to cooperate. Then Kennedy
walked more than a mile to the mex
station, where he got on a tele
phone and notified Geo. B. Jellison
manager of the Edison plant here
CT the thrills that had taken place
few hours back Jellison notified
Constable E. E. Stringer and Deputy
Sheriff Asa Gardner and they got
busy on the case at once. The,
notified Sheriff Walter E. Laveer
at Florence, who passed the in
formation on to Warden A. G. Wal
ker at the State penitentiary. Ii
a short time, due to the activity o
Constable Stringer and Deput,
Sheriff Gardner state wide DRAG
net was spread, resulting in th
early capture of Morgan and re
covery of the car The car wa
undamaged.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-08-07

Mrs. Stella Hayduke, her daugh-
ters Helen and Mildred and son,
George, are leaving next week for
vatation at San Diego.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-08-07
New Congressional Candidate
Continued on page five)

New Congressional Candidate
A new aspirant to Arizona
congressional honors, DR.. L. Cody
Marsh of Oracle, enters the
political field this week. In his
platform he criticises the Roosevelt
administration and offers his eff
forts for reconstruction.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-08-07

Kar1 Dunaway left Tuesday after
noon by train for Oakdale Calf,
where he will visit his aunt, Mrs.
Rosa Eaught until a few days be
fore school opens in Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-08-07

Harvey Davidson, his son, Bill and
Bert Smith spent several days fish
ing at Coolidge lake.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-08-07

Mrs. Chas. Cohen and two daugh-
ters, Rosa Lee and Helen Eta, are
on a two weeks vacation at the
coast.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-08-07

T. G. Parker spent the weekend
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
M l.. Talla.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-08-07

lfr. md Mrs. D. j. Bryce AMI
family spent Sunday at Oak Flat.
Evening star., 1936-07-01
CUMMINGS AIDE
UNSEATED BY BILL
Suydam and 8 Other Nom
Legal Justice Unit Officials
Lose by Proviso.

An inconspicuous proviso in the
Justice Department appropriation bill
today deprived Henry Suydam of his
job as special assistant to Attorney
General Cummings, assigned to public
relations.
The proviso. inserted in the con-
ference report on the bill without
knowledge of department officials and
passed by Congress before they learned
of it, prevents the Justice Department
from employing special assistants wh1
are not regularly qualified lawyers
About eight other non-legal special
assistants are affected. it is understood
Suydam, formerly with the Washing
ton bureau of the Brooklyn Eagle and
contributor to magazines, has had nc
legal training.
Suydam refused to comment today
regarding a report that he has been
offered another post in the Justice
Department. Apparently he is on leave
without pay for the time being, as the
new appropriation becomes effective
with the start of the fiscal year today
The former journalist, because of his
experience in public relations as a
newspaper man, has been a close ad-
wiser to Cummings on matters of pub
lie policy. especially with regard to
radio and screen publicity involving
work Of the department. He has
worked in collaboration with Robert
NJ. Gates, press relations officer of the
department.
The Attorney General appointed
Suydam to the departments Special
Advisory Committee on Crime, an out
growth Of the National Crime Confer
ence held here more than a year ago.
In that capacity Suydam has CO.
operated in preparing a program of
crime prevention for consideration as
permanent departmental activity.
During the World War Suydam was
a correspondent overseas for the
Brooklyn Eagle. He also served as an
attache in the American Legation at
The Hague, under Minister John w.
Garrett.
Suydam has been receiving $4,000
a year-a salary received by few others
in the department.
It was learned at the department
that all employees hit by the proviso
will be taken care Of probably by
assignment to other jobs.
Evening star., 1936-07-01
AUSTRIA TO SEEK
EUROPE'S VIEWS
Hapsburg Restoration Held De-
pendent on Opinions of
Other Nations.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
VIENNA. July 1-Monarchist hopes
for Hapsburg restoration in Austria
depended today on views held by other
European nations.
Leaders in the movement to bring
Archduke Otto to the throne of an
Austrian Kaiser acknowledged senti-
ment in other countries might win or
lose their cause
Reports Chancellor Kurt Schusch-
nigg might go to Geneva to ask League
permission for the restoration received
setback when a government official
asserted "there is no question Of
restoration at the present time"
Legitimists were left with the task.
meanwhile. of seeking action under q
new law which would end the poverty
of the exiled former Empress Zita and
her family.
A statute confiScating for the state
millions of schillings worth Of lands,
buildings and other HapSburg belong.
ings was repealed in July, 1885. A
recent presidential decree made the
repeal effective, but the property has
not yet been returned to the family.
The manner in which the estates
interest and castles will be appor.
toned among the Hapsburg members
and relations is matter of family law,
but it is considered certain Prince Otto
will be favored.
Evening star., 1936-07-01
M'CARL AGAIN HITS
FEDERAL SPENDING
Urges Accounting Office
Workers to Fight for
"laW Observance"

In farewell to the staff of the
General Accounting Office, John r
McCarl, who stepped out last night
as controller general, hit administra-
tive efforts to assume the congress
sional prerogative of deciding how ap-
preparations shall be spent.
This was made known today when
letters embodying a farewell from
McCarl were handed to each of the
accounting employees.
while the blind and selfish resist
ance to law enforcement in connec-
ton with the use of public moneys,
which was so widely encountered dur
ing the organization period Of the
independent accounting system, has
in large measure subsidized" he wrote,
"the efforts appearing now to be di-
rected upon the Congress, for broader
administrative discretion and wider
latitude in the spending of public
moneys-and, unfortunately, to have
been meeting with considerable sue
cesS-when the time comes, as it must,
that a Congress will determine to
resist such importunings and resume
control and direction of the uses of
public moneys, it must look to and
depend upon the independent account
ing system as its only means of ex-
acting obedience to its laws.
Don't fail that Congress. And to
that end, it is Of first importance
that you do your full part toward
maintaining and safeguarding the in
dependence of the accounting sys-
neutrality-suspicious. from both execu-
tive branch and partisan-political
domination-as either would work its
utter undoing.
"You must expect periods Of dis
couragement, as the forces you must
constantly combat are powerful and
resourceful, and it may appear at
times that even Congress has deserted
you, but don't give up-don't even be
downhearted, just keep fighting for
law observance and honesty in Gov
Si SilhllCliI. VI tO1AdlC1y, QUILL QLouldl
periods usually induce beneficial re-
actions, so always remember that a
resolute and purposeful Congress will
seriously need an efficiently function
ing accounting system"
The message praises the efficiency
Of the Office force, expresses McCarl's
gratitude for support, and his conf
dence in its ability to carry on. It
was written yesterday.
The blast was the second 1oosed at
the administration by McCarl as his
15-year term ended.
Richard N. Elliott, first assistant in
the General Accounting Office, is now
acting head Of the Office as President
Roosevelt deferred for at least two
weeks his appointment of a successor
to McCarl.
Much speculation has centered about
the appointment of a successor to the
Nebraskan, but President Roosevelt
has given no indication of his choice,
If one has been made.
Chairman Cochran of the House
Committee on Expenditures, today
termed the selection "the most i'm
portant appointment President Roose-
velt will have to make during his
tenure of Office"
Evening star., 1936-07-01
MRS. HEWITT WINS
ARRAIGNM MENT DELAY
Requires Aid of Two Nurses and
Policeman in Facing Judge
on Two Charges.

by the Associated Press.
JERSEY CITY. N. j., July Mrs.
Maryon Cooper Hewitt, SO weak she
had to be assisted by two nurses and a
policeman, appeared in Criminal Court
today to face charges of attempted
suicide and being fugitive from JUS
tice in California.
Police Judge Anthony J. Botti, on
motion OF her counsel, William ".
Breslin, deferred formal arraignment
again until September "a and fixed
bail at $500 on the two charges.
Bail was supplied and Mrs. Hewitt re-
turned to Medical Center, where she
mas been a patient since February 81.
In deferring further consideration
until September Judge Botti explained
the grand jury would not be in ses-
sion during the Summer and to COM
ply with the statutes, he will sign a
poStponement order every 10 days.
A blue cloth coat with black chin
chilla collar drawn about her, the
woman, who was accused by her
heiress daughter, Ann Cooper Hewitt,
Of conspiring to have a sterilization
operation performed on the younger
woman, trembled as she faced Judge
Botti.
Evening star., 1936-07-01
Singers on 'Occupation Strike''
In Paris Dance for Police

government, whose decision to dissolve
Rightist leagues was upheld by the
Chamber of Deputies after vociferous
debate.
The chamber approved the govern
ment decree against the four National
ist organizations by vote Of 375 to
1872.
Employees Of the state-owned opera
demanded the resignation of the direc-
tor and new wage agreements. En-
camped backstage. the members of the
company organized a ball to pass the
time. They will occupy the theater,
they said, until their demands are ap-
proved by the management.
Threats of impending grave events"
rang through the parliamentary cham-
bers during arguments of Rightists
and government supporters. Spokes-
men for the Croix de Feu and Patriotic
(see SINGERS, Page S.
Evening star., 1936-07-01
HELEN HAYES TO FIGHT
TO END 100000 SUIT
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 1.-Actress Helen
Hayes expressed determination to
"press to a conclusion" the $100, 200
alienation of affections suit brought
against her by Carol Frink, Chicago
movie critic, as the case was called
for hearing today.
Miss Hayes arrived yesterday from
New York. Her husband, Charles
Macarthur, playwright, former Chi
cago newspaper man and ex-husband
of Miss Frink, flew to Chicago from
Hollywood.
I'VE want to get this over because
of our daughter, who is now six years
DID," Macarthur said. The suit has
been pending since 1882.
"The child is getting so that she
can read and we don't like to have
this in the newspapers any longer.
We'd planned to 60 to England for q
vacation, but decided at the last
moment 10 come hare and aght."
Evening star., 1936-07-01
WELLES SEEN DUE
F0RPH|LL|PSPOST
Present Undersecretary Is
Expected to Follow Long
at Rome.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Sumner Welles, Assistant Secretary
OF State, is expected to be appointed
UnderSecretary of State as soon a.
the Italian government gives it!
"agreement" to the appointment o.
William Phillips, jr., as American Am.
baSsador to Rome
These changes among the high off.
cials of the State Department have
become necessary by the unexpected
resignation of Ambassador Brecken.
ridge Long, on account of illness.
Undersecretary Phillips conferred TO.
day at the White House with Presiden'
Roosevelt. On leaving the executive
Office Phillips said he could make nc
statement about his reported appoint
ment.
For diplomatic reasons, the State
Department had hoped that a change
Of Ambassadors in Rome would not
be necessary in the course of the
next few months-until the question
OF Ethiopia was out of the way.
Rome Punctilious About Title.
The official title of Victor Emanuel
to whom the American Ambassador is
accredited, at present is King OF
Italy and Emperor of Ethiopia" News
from Rome indicated the italian gov
ernment is most punctilious about this
new title and that it will insist that
all the new diplomats henceforth shall
be properly accredited to the King
Emperor.
Whether the State Department will
comply with this request which would
meaR that this country is willing to
recognize the annexation of Ethiopia
or whether Mussolini will be willing to
find some formula which will not force
this Government to come out definitely
with such a recognition, is a matter
which is still undetermined. It forms
the object of diplomatic conversations
between the two governments at the
present moment. 1t is assumed that
II Duce will not force an issue at this
time.
UnderSecretary Philips, who has
been Secretary Hulrs first lieutenant
since 1888, is a trained diplomat, who
began as private secretary to the Amer
ican Ambassador in London in 1903.
He rose to the rank of Ambassador to
Belgium in 1924 and agreed to be de-
NOTED In 1927, when for family reasons
he accepted the position as Minister to
Canada.
Phillips Anxious for Field.
Phillips has been anxious to 60 out
in the field again, but until Ambassa-
dor Longs resignation there was no
adequate post open for him. It is en-
phasized in official quarters that the
appointment of the Undersecretary as
Ambassador to Rome has no special
political significance.
Assistant Secretary Welles also is a
career diplomat, who has had expert
ence in the Far East. but soon after
his promotion to first secretary special
lied in Latin American affairs.
The future Undersecretary is firm
believer in closer cooperation be-
tween the United States and the Latin
American continent.
Evening star., 1936-07-01
LEWIS UNIT PLANS
LABOR ROW ACTION
Calls Meeting Tomorrow as
A. FL. Council Summons
Ten Union Heads.
BACKGROUND

6ACh hGROUND-
Organized labor long has been
dipided ON the issue of craft Us.
industrial unionism. The A. F. OF L.,
1Dith William Green as its head,
tdvorS the former, while John L.
LeUis, leader OF the United Mine
Workers, has formed q Committee
for Industrial Organization, uhtch
is spreading the latter doctrine.
With this issue threatening to
split the labor cause Uiolently open
the LeTis faction at the same time
is opening rigorous drive to or
ganise the steel industry. A pitched
battle between capital and labor
seems certain in this attempt.
Aroused by threat of disciplinar,
action from the American Federation
of Labor for allegedly attempting tt
set up a rival or dual organization
John L. Lewis, head of the Committee
for Industrial Organization, has callet
a meeting of that group tomorrow
afternoon to consider future action.
The federation's Executive Council
has cited the Lewis group, composed
of 10 unions with 100000 members
to appear before the council mex
Tuesday to answer a charge Of at.
tempting to split the federation.
William Green, president OF the
federation, refused to comment on the
citation and Lewis said he preferred
to withhold comment until after to.
morrows meeting.
Advises Talk With Green.
"You should talk to Mr.. Green,
Lewis said. THE burning question
is-what is he going to do? Mr.. Greer
is the possessor of the key to all the
secrets-only he can unlock the mys.
teries of the Greeks"
The Committee for Industrial Or.
ganization, representing about one
third of the federation's total member
ship, is now attempting to organize the
steel industry.
Some federation members have urged
the Executive Council to suspend the
10 unions for "disloyalty," and if the
council should act favorably on thi:
request the way would be cleared fol
an open split between the craft anc
industrial organization groups.
Seek to Avoid Break.
A conservative element in the fed.
Grafton, however, was reported seeking
some middle course that would avert
an open break.
The c. I. o. unions started the stee
drive with pledged fund
of S500,000, and this convinced the
(See LABOR, Page 81
Evening star., 1936-07-01
Driver Killed After SWerving
Heavy Machine From
Brink of Gorge.
PASSENGERS CRUSHED
AS VEHICLE OVERTURNS
Fatal Accident Occurs After Skid
on Virginia Highway Dur
ing Rainstorm.
Pictures on Page A-3.)
ey the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
NATURAL BRIDGE, Va, July l.
Five persons were killed and 20 injured,
2 seriously, in the crash about midnight
of passenger bus at the brink of the
el5-foot gorge of the famous Natural
Bridge of Virginia
The heavy bus Skidded as it ap-
preached the bridge in a rainstorm.
Driver J. ]. Olderson. passengers said,
turned the wheel hard to plunge
through a guard rail and into bank
to avoid certain death for all. The
bus rolled over at least once, Olderson
and four others being killed as the
top was forced down on them.
All except 8 of 80 passengers on the
bus were injured. Hospitals said only
Y, however, suffered serious hurts.
The first of the rescuers said pas
sengerS believed Olderson deliberately
swerved the bus through the guard
rail to avoid a plunge over the
precipice, but State Officer L. A. Brugh
said there were tire marks which in
dicated he may have attempted to pull
he skidding vehicle back on the
highway.
Most of Passengers Asleep.
Most of the passengers were asleep
1t the time of the accident, which
occurred too quickly Ito get scared"
according to o. B. Ring, passenger.
Henry Eisenman Of Richmond and
Thomas Connors of Brooklyn told to-
lay from hospital cots how they saved
heir lives In the crash by slipping
lown between the seats when the
Machine began to roll.
Eisenman, who was in the second
eat from the front, awoke when the
JUS slipped into a ditch rounding a
,urve of the highway. just south of
he Rock Bridge.
IT saw the driver trying to make the
,urve and knew what was going to
happen" he said. Il slipped down
between the seats and held on tight
o the one in front. I saw the roof
,ush in to the seat tops when we rolled
over"
RichmOnder's Leg Broken.
The Richmonder's leg was broken as
he was jammed between the seats, but
he felt lucky this morning to be alive
since the five others in the front part
Of the machine were killed.
The gas tank broke and gasoline was
eluiced over some of the passengers.
THE bus was swerving from side
TO side when I awoke," said Connors.
II held fast to the seat and saw the
top buckle down. The seats pro-
tected us.
The Brooklyn man, his foot cut by
glass, climbed out after the accident
and helped a Negro woman and her
child climb through a window of the
overturned vehicle.
There was not much confusion"
Eisenman declared. only one woman
screamed"
Front Of Bus Telescoped.
The front of the bus was telescoped.
The top was smashed down over the
occupants, many of whom were pinned
in their seats. The crushed top, how
ever, ballooned up at the rear, saving
those In the back from more serious
Injury or death.
Horace Hudgins of Christiansburg,
Va, passenger, who was only slightly
(See BUS CRASH, Page 81
Evening star., 1936-07-01
Fy the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July Jimmy Thomp-
son, precocious 7-year-old boy whose
weird account Of the Staying of his
mother has puzzled Investigators,
faced questioning by psychiatrist
today.
The lad, aroused from bed last night,
was cloSeted for a half hour with
officials attempting to solve the enig-
ma surrounding the death of Mrs.
Florence Thompson Castle. Chief of
Detectives John L. Sullivan announced
he would be turned over later to DR..
Harry Hoffman, Criminal Court psy-
chiatrist, and added:
Although there are many clues and
angles, I'm afraid we have made no
definite steps. 1t is just as big a
mystery as ever. We are holding no
one except the boy"
Boys Story Doubted.
Jimmy has told detectives huge
man of Negroid appearance crept into
their hotel room early Monday, crush
ed his mothers skull with blows of a
paving brick and choked her as he
watched the aSSailant. Portions OF
tSee MURDER, Page S.
Evening star., 1936-07-01
Five Bandits Take
Ohioan's Money,
Bonus, Gold Teeth
Ey the Associated Press.

AKRON, Ohio, July Police
were searching today for five
men-thorough men, let it be
said.
John Kelly Of Akron told
police that the quintet followed
him from a beer parlor and at
tackled him in a field near his
home. They not only robbed
him of s44 and two $50 soldiers
bonus bonds, he complained, but
also extracted his two gold teeth.
He was treated at city hospital.
Evening star., 1936-07-01
Man Sought in Staying.

CHICAGO, July H0.-Jack ByerS,
35, was shot and killed today in
front of the home of Thomas Spade.
"a, who was sought for the Staying
after Mrs. Jennie Spade, %, said her
husband had been aroused by Byers'
attentions to her.
Evening star., 1936-07-01
FUNDS IMPROVED
Michigan Starts Year With Bal
ance of $3,OOO,OOO.

LANSING, Mich, July 1 (F).-Mich-
igan began a new fiscal year today
with a balance of $3,Oo0,00 in its
general fund, and with the condition
of the Treasury described by officials
as the best in many years. A yeal
ago the general fund was $500, 900
in the red.
Returns from the States per cent
sales tax, from the liquor monopoly
and from payment of delinquent prop
erty taxes all exceeded early esti-
mates.
Evening star., 1936-07-01
Boy to Be Quizsed in Mystery
Staying of Mother in Hotel
Chicago Police Skeptical
About 7-Year-OId's
Story of Killing.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Rushing screaming to the lobby
OF Chicago hotel, 7-year-old JIM
mie Thompson told that his mother
lay dead in her bed, her head bat
tered by huge intruder, ,pho em-
ployed a brick in the killing.
Jimmie declared that the slayer
spoke to him as he struck the
mother, but that he, Jimmie, lying
beside his mother, went back to
sleep not realizing ho,0 badly hurt
his mother UlS.