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Vol. 103. No. 233.
Lions Hold Zone
Meeting Here At
Christian Church
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Lions of the Athens zone will‘
meet at the First ("hrisiian‘
church tonight at 7:30 at which
ttme Dictrict . Governor H., A,
stallings of Wayeross will be
present.
(Clubs at Lawvonia, Royston, Toc
coa. Clarkesville, Clayton, Gaines
nd Dahlonega will send rep
resentatives to the meeting who
will make reports on the activities
of their organizations in recent |
months Wives of the members
will also be guests at the meeting
which beging with a dinner at 7:30
One of the features of the meet
ne will be showing of a moving
icture of the Lions, International
convention held at Mexico City
jast. July. ‘Dr. S§. R. Grubb will
sive a lecture in connection with
the picture.
Dr. N. G. Slaughter, president
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Prominent Athens Con
tractor to Be Buried To
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morrow at 4 Q’clock
Funeral services for Charles
Howard Cooper, sr.,, well-known
\thens contractor, who died at his
home on Prince avenue last night
it 8 o'clock after an illness of one
week, will be held tomorrow after
noon at 4 o'clock ‘at Prince Ave
nue Baptist church.
Mr. Cooper, who was 51 years
of age, had been a resident of
Athens for 47 years, having been
born in Oglethorpe county. Until
tbout two years ago, Me. ,Cooper
was construction foreman of the
Georgia State College of -Agricul-
Dr. Pope A. Duncan, pastor of
he Prince Avenue Baptist church,
VIIT officiate at services tomorrow.
assisted by Rev. J., C. Wilkinson,
Pastor of the First Batist church
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TODAY’S QUESTION
ABOUT THE LEGION
WHAT DO MY DUES
ACCOMPLISH
Of the national per eapita tax
f one dollar a year, seventy-five
“nts pays for the member’s sub
‘intion to the American Legion
Monthly for one year. The re
"dining twenty-five cents goes
o the general fund, which is
Ised for the support of American
‘M work, nationa] législative ac
“ities, child welfare and other
“vice programs of the national
Teanization. This fund "is dis
irsed in accordamee with budgets
ied by the National Finance
‘ommittes and approved by the
Nationa] Executive Committee.
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ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Full Associated Press Service
2,500 Ethiopians Killed in 8 Days;
League Votes For Sanctions On Italy
1336 BALLOTS WL
CRR 85 MANES”
I SETES A
WASHINGTON— (#) —The 1936
ballots will carry a liberal sprinkl
ing of “big names,” thus giving
promise of unusual interest in the
senatorial elections,
The Constitution says that one
third, or 32, of the senate's 96 seats
must be filled every two years. Of
the “constitutional 32” at stake
next year, a dozen are now held
by men who are veterans of at least
ten years’ gervice in.the senate.
Included in this 12 are the lead
ers of both major parties—Joseph
T. Robinson, Democrat, Arkansas,
and Charles L. McNary, Republi
can, Oregon—and the senate’s dean
in point of service — William E.
Borah, Republican, Idaho. Borah
came here in 1907. In point of serv
ice, Robinson is tied for fifth place
with George W. Norris, Nebraska
Republican independent, whose seat
also is at stake next year. McNary
holds down No. 8 position.
Other Rankings
Others in the senior first twelve
and their service ranking are:
Morris Sheppard, Democrat, Tex
as, of prohibition fame, tied for No.
4, Arthur Capper, Republican,
Kansas, Pat Harrison, Democrat,
Mississippi, and Henry W. Keyes,
Republican, New Hampshire, tied
for No. 9 Carter Glass, Democrat,
Virginia, No. 10; James Couzens,
‘Republican, Michigan, No. 13; Jes
et H. Metcalf, Republican, Rhode
Island, No. 15 and Thomas D. Schall
Republican, Minnesota, No. 16.
~ The list'of men whose seats will
be involved in the balloting also in«
cludes such figures ag James F.
Byrnes, Democrat, South Carolina,
one of the administration liaison
men; L. J. Dickinson, Republican,
lowa, keynoter at the 1932 Chicago
convention of his party, and J.
Hamilton Lewis, Democrat, Illinois,
now recovering from a severe ill«
ness in Soviet Russia.
Borah, MecNary and Dickinson
have been mentioned for the Re
publican presidential nomination.
Too Early To Predict
Republicans assert it is too early
to do any predicting, but they ex
press hope and confidence they
will make some inroads in the 19
Democratic seats involved in the
balloting, though nine of these are
held by southerners. Seats now
held by thirteen ' Republicans will
be at stake.
Democratic leaders say they will
hold the gains they won in the 1934
elections when they took nine
seats from the opposition. They
point out that with the senate now
almost three-to-one Democratic,
they could lose all 19 seais next
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BOSTON — () — Quick action
by John Roosevelt, the president’s
youngest son, prevented serious
injury to him and his brother,
James, when his car crashed
through a crossing gate and col
lided with an electric train.
James was unhurt. John't left
shoulder was bruised; his roads
ter wag severely damaged.
The two sons of the president
were riding in Johm’s roadster en
route to the East Boston airport
last night. James intended -to take
a plane to New York after visiting
here. John was driving, pclice
said.
Michael’s Receives Big Stock
Of 1936 Model Zenith Radios
The new 1936 Zenith radios,ano, and gives depth and quality
which have just arrived at Mich
ael’'s, embody the newest featureg
both in cabinet desigm and in per
formance, according to R. B. Shel
ley, new manager of Michael's en<l
larged electrical department, i
Mr. Shelley goes on to mention
such features as. the magnavision
dial which simplifies tuning, and
split-second tuning, the most es- |
ficient method for logging and re-f
locating foreign stations. '
Housed in beautiful walnut cab
inets, Zenith radios. are equipped
with most modern radio mechan
jsm. The Overtone Amplifier pro
vides the same variation of tone as
does the sounding board of a pi
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Nearly 2000 years ago Queen
Cleopatra of Egypt won the repu
tation as the most beautiful wo
man in the world Today one ot
her countrywomen holds the title
again—Miss Charlotte Wassas, 18,
entered as ‘‘Miss Egypt” and se!-
ected for the title of “Miss Uni
verse” in the beauty contest con
ducted at Brussels, Belgium.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH
OF GIRL 1S PROBED
Pretty 18-Year-Old High
‘Sehool Girl in Rochester
Found Strangled
ROCHESTER, N. Y. — #® —
Mystery surrounded today the
slaying of Muriel Hall, pretty 18-
ear-old high school girl, who was
strangled to death in the living
room of her home in a fashionable
residential district.
With only the unmistakable mark
of a fingernail on her slender neck
and an unlatched door as clues,
police were questioning fricndg and
schoolmates of the girl in the hope
that they might find some motive
for the slaying. 3 \
The girl was found dead by her
foster father, Leonard I. Hall,
manufacturing company execgtive,}
when he returned home from his
office early last evening. |
She wore the same light brown
dress in which she had returned
from school only two hourg be-{
fore. No sign of a struggle was
apparent in the four-room apart
ment which Hall and the girl oc
cupied on the third floor of the
residence of H. Hewes Sullivan,
prominent business man.
Coroner David H. Atwater per
formed an autopsy.
“Death by strangulation. at the
hands of a person or persong un
known,” was his verdict.
Police who at first believed the
girl had committed suicide or died
a natural death launched a search
for the slayer. ‘
| The girl came here only two
[weeks ago from Fairport, a suburb
i wher'e she had been living with her
| foster mother. The Halls have been
separated for several years.
? Muriel was enrolled at East High
}school here and, so far as police
led by Chief Henry T. Copenhagen
!could learn, she had few friends
|and no enemies. At Fairport school
| authorities reported she was an
]excellent and popular pupil at the
| high school there.
| Mrs. Sullivan, wife of the own
er of the house in which the girl
' lived, was not at home yesterday
iafternoon. She told police how
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heretofore unrealized.
Metaglass tubes are another in
novation. The tubes are glass
with a metal base, making it pos
sible to replace them with either
metal or glass tubes, which has
been impossible before.
The difficult task of separating
crowded foreign stations has been
simplified by the Zenith Magna
vision Dial. Figures are white on
a black face until illuminated,
when they turn red, vyellow and
green. There are five wave bands
on three simplified dial ranges.
Various models of the new Zen
ith are on display in Michael's
electrical department on the mez
zanine. S
Athens, Ga., Thursday, October 10, 1935,
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'Departments Hold Joint
~ Meeting at Church on
! Wednesday Night
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Deacons and Deaconesses
- Elected; Reports Are
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' The tenth annual meeting of the
First Christian church department
during Rev. S.R. Grubh's ministry
was held last night, and new offi
cers for the coming year elected.
A large group of people from
the Sunday school were present at
the meeting, as honor guest. This
group was awarded individually
a token of appreciation from the
Sunday school for good work and
faithful attendance.
The honor guests were Evelyn
Gregory and Philip Durden, who
have not migsed a Sunday school
service .in a year; Miss Ina Rumsey
who has been present every Sun
day for eight years; Mrs. Hamlin
Tappan, who has attended every
Sunday for seven years; Misg Ruth
Tibbetts who has been present for
four years; Miss Josephine Wright,
Hn‘vsm)t every Sunday for six years;
IMrs. Cleve Poss, present for seven
fyears; Mrs. Hattie Herrington,
present for five years; Miss Mil
dred Rumsey, for six years; Miss
Geraldine Wright, one year and
Charleg Rumsey, one year, Una
Rusmey has missed only one Sun
day in eight years, and J. P. Mill
|er has missed only once in seven
| years.,
Reports Given
Reports from the Sunday school
treasurer and secretary were giv
en, and reports from the Young
Peoples society of the Christiar.
Endeavor were heard. New offi
cers and committee chairman of
the group were announced,
Reports from the Junior Chris
tian Endeavor were given. Miss
Ina Rumsey was elected superin
tendent of the organization for
the new church year, and Miss
Hazel Whitehead was named her
assistant.
Deacons and Deaconesses to take
the places of those whose terms
expired ' October 1, were elected.
Men elected are J. Brucke, Hamil
ton Tappen, Grandison Caskey,
Jack Stewart; Women are Mrs. S.
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Athenians Attend Session;
~ Ban on War Loans Urged
l By Speakers
} SANDERSVILL}Q, Ga. —(P)— A
| demand that the United States
| prohibit loans to Italy and Ethio
ipia was made Wednesday night by
| Miss Jeanette Rankin, long-time
advocate of peace who, as a mem
ber of congress from Montana
wept and voted against entry of
the United States intg the World
War.
Coming here from her home in
the woods near Bogart, Ga. where
she has lived for many years since
leaving Montana, Miss Rankin
spoke to a meeting of the Georgia
Peace Society.
“I am deeply concerned over the
continual talk of war,” sheé said
in her address.
Demanding that this nation “pay
the price of non-co-operation”
with warring nations through “re
stricted trade,” Miss Rankin said.
“the price is small contrasted with
the price asked by the profiteers
when they involve us in conflict.
“And go to war we will if we
trade with war. The munition
makers, the bankers, and those
who have vested interest in war
made huge profits in the last war.
“The people’'s share in the war
is 11 million unemployed, 20 mil
lion suffering the humiliation of
relief, taxes for past wars, taxes
for future wars, domination of the
government by the militarists, laws
violating the right of free speech,
reduction of education, economic
insecurity, disillusionment, despair
and chaos—these results all in
tensified by the war system. We
have these disasters with war. 1
prefer to take themr without war.
The Peace Sociey opened its
meeting here Wednesday, and will
hold another session Thursday .
Rev. John Tate, of Athens, is
chairman of the society. Besides
Mr. Tate, and Miss Rankin, Miss
Virginia Smith, president of the
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these days. Maj.-Gen. Malin
Craig is shown here at his desk
in Washington, after he had
assumed the post to which he
recently was named by President
Roosevelt. He succeeded Gen.
: Douglas MacArthur.
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HUSBAND SHOT HER
Information Brought Out
At Kidnaping Trial by
Defense Attorney
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — (#) — Mrs.
Frances A. Robinson related that
her husgand, Thomas H, Robinson,
jr., shot her twice after they were
married as she took the witness
stand today in her own defense at
the Stoll kidnaping trial.
In a low, cool, clear voice, the
24-year-old defenaant, answering
the questions of Charles Embry of
Nashville, defense attorney, told
of her girlhood and school days.
Her father-in-law, Thomas H. Rob
inson, sr., who is on trial with her
on a charge of complicity in the
$50,000 kidnaping of Mrs., Alice
Speed Stoll, Louisville society belle,
here a year ago today, watched her
tensely as she testified. Her hus
band has been hunted for the past
yvear as the kidnaper of Mrs. Stoll.
Mrs. Robinson had been on the
witnesg stand scarcely two minu
tes before defemse counsel brought
from her the information concern
ing Robinson, jr., having wounded
her. She told the jury that at the
time she and Robinson, jr., were
married in 1929 she was attending
a business school in Nashville.
She said that after their mar
riage she continued with her stud
ies and that one day she left class
early and was seen on the street
by her husband. On her return
home, she related, he questioned
her where gshe had been. She told
him she had been at school.
“He seemed to doubt me,” she
testified, “and shot me twice.”
Mrs. Robinson indicated that she
was shot in the leg just above the
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Negro Slayer of 2
Women Near Colbert
Electrocuted Today
| MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — (&) —
Semmie Gaines, 24-year-old Negro
conviced in the slaying of an aged
white woman and her daughter
near Colbert, Ga., was electrocuted
la.t the state prison today.
Gaines was convicted Sept. 16
[of the slaying of Mrs, C. G.
Goolsfiy.
Mrs. Goolsby and her daughter,
Miss Nellie Goolsby, were clubbed
to death in their home mear Col-
Lert June 26. The mother was
slain first and the daughter a
ishort time later as she returned to
| the house from milking the cows.
l Captain R. H. Lawrence, super
’mtendent of the prison, said
‘Gainea was calm as he walked into
the electrocution chamber.
| Two shocks of ‘electricity were
, applied, the first at 10 a. m. east
| ern standard time. He was pro
meunced dead at 10:07 a. m.
Captain Lawrence said Gaines
said he saw the women slain, but
that the attack was made by an
other Negro, and that he had noth
ing to do with it.
AEW YORK. JOURNAL
OTATES HAUPTMAN
MAY YET SAVE SELF
Paper Declares Condemn
ed Man Could Get
SIO.OOO and Life
3 STIPULATIONS
Must Name Accomplice
In Crime and Help State
To Convict Him
NEW YORK.— (#) —The New
York Evening Journal in a copy
righted story from Trenton, N. J.,
said today that Bruno Richard
tauptmann- might yet save him
sell {rom the electric chair by
confessing to the Kkidnap-murder
ol the Lindbergh baby. The Jour
nal said that “one of New Jersey's
moust poweriul oricers’” had given
this assurance.
The Journa} story was in the
form of a letter to Hauptmann,
whose conviction for the murder
of the infant son of Colonel
Charies A. Lindbergh was upheld
yvesterday by the New Jersey
Ceum of Errors and Appeals.
~ “Bruno Richard Hauptmann,”
the paper told the Bronx carpen-
Aur, “you may yet save yourself
from the electric chair and earn
SIO,OOO. tor your confession and
the name of your accomplice in
the kidnaping and murder of the
(Lindbergh baby.” i
. “One of New Jersey's most pow
“erful officers has pledged his sol
~emn word to the Evening Journal
that he will save you.
E “He shas vowed he will pay you
cor your wife and childa this sum
trom his personal fortune ard will
guarantee that you need not fol-
low the searing path of the four
men you have seen led and car
ried through that squat, green,
steel door separating you from
fife and death.”
Would Get Life
“Life imprisonment will be your
reward,” the paper told him, “with
the invaluable opportunity of see
ing your wife often and watching
your son grow to manhood, and
knowing that they will not be left
destitute.
“Your wife will visit you today
to hglp you bear up under the
shock of knowing that there will
be no new trial for you by the
unanimous decision of the state’s
highest tribunal.”
Then dropping the letter form,
the Journal continued with specu-
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ROCKEFELLER OFF
FOR FLORDA HOME
Aged Millionaire Eludes
Reporters and Camera
men in Takeoff
LAKEHURST, N. J. — (# —
John D. Rockefeller, nonegenarian
multimillionaire, entrained today
(at 9:20 a. m.) for his annual trip
to his winter estate at Ormond
Beach, Fla.
Rockefeller boarded the train af
ter a wild automobile ride here
from his estate, “Golf House” in
Lakewood, 9 miles away. He had
originally planned to leave from
Lakewood, but the presence of
cameramen and reporters caused
him to chance his plans. When his
automobile left the Lakewood estate
it quickly shook off all except one
pursuning car, which was forced to
travel over 60 miles an hour to keep
the Rockefeller car in sight.
The Rockefeller car was driven
by a domestic. In the back seat
the aged philanthropist sat with
his valet, John Yordi. Rockefeller
wore an oxford grey cap with ear
laps, and a pair of dark glasses,
Despite the fast, twisting automo
bile drive here, part of it over in
ferior roads, he did not seem to
mind the experience and climbed
into his private car here unaided.
All blinds in the car were im
mediately drawn and the private
car pulled out for Lakewood to
pick up the remainder of the Rocke
feller domestic staff. The train
will then proceed to Farmingdale
where it will be switched for the
Central railroad to the Pennsyl
vania railroad tracks. At Trenton
the Rockefeller cars will be hooked
on to a fast Florita express.
Before the Rockefeller car issu
ed from the Lakewood estate gates
at 9 a. m., a member of the house
hold staff made a trip to the Lake
wood railroad station where a con
siderable crowd had gathered in
anticipation of the multimillion
aire’s departure. It was believed
that his report on the crowd led
to the change of plans, and the
§O-mile an hour circuitous ride to
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Alleged to have contessed that
she and Everett C Applegate,
World War veteran, poisoned his
wife, Mrs. Mary Creighton
(above) was neld at Mineola, L. 1,
The Creightons and Applegates
shared a home at Baidwin, L. L.,
and the veteran admitted im
proper relations with 15-year-oid
Ruth Creighton.
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FLINT, Mich. — (#) — Oak]and‘
county officers said today that al
coroner's autopsy had confirmed '
Ferrin Rowland's confession to St. |
Louis police he drowned his twoi
little stepdaughters in Muddy Bloat
Lake, near here three weeks ago[
“just to get rid of them.”
Bodies of the ghildren, Katherlnl
Woodin, six, and her two-year old‘
sister, Virginia, were found by
searchers last night a few hours}
after the stepfather’s capture and |
confession. The bodies had been |
trussed together with heavy wire;
and weighted with a plowshare, as
he had told police he bound them |
ands then tipped them from a row- |
boat into 25 feet of water. ‘
Coroner J. Lee Voorhees, whoi
conducted the autopsy, said death:
appeared to have been caused by |
drowning and he found no marksl
to indicate they had been struck
before they were dropped into the,
lake. ’ I
The coroner’s examination bore
out Rowland's statement to police
that he left his Harrison, Mich.,
home with the children, ostensibly
to place them in a children's home
at Flint, but instead had taken them
to the lonely lake.
Rowland insisted that his wife,
now held in jail at Harrison with
out charge, had no part in the
slaying of the children, and said
he told her he had placed them
with a family at Flint for adoption.
Traced to St. Louis by letters he
wrote his brother, Elmer, also de
tained by officers for questioning,
the carpenter was captured y St.
Louis police and Michigan officers
who had traced him to a hotel
there.
They said he attempted to shoot
himself when thev entered the
room, but was overpowered before
he could draw a pistol from his
shirt.
Rowland waived extradition, and
the Michigan officers left with him
immediately. They were expected
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~ ForeieN News ON THumBNAIL
| By The Associated Press .
| GENEVA—The assembly of the
|League of Nations, with « majority‘
| vote, gave approval of sanctions
against Mussolini’s Italian fascist
lguvernment. Austria and Hun
gary refused to accept the report
‘of the League council which said
11 Duce resorted to war in disre
'gard of his covenants. Switzerland
| approved sanctions with reserva
| tions. The sanctions commission
lwill decide on the nature of sanc
| tions, g
AKSUM-—This holy city of Eth
iopia has fallen to the invading
Roman legions. Its capture was
first announced by the Italian min
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DALY TWO [TALIANG
MVE BEEN KILLED,
SAYS REPORT TODAY
Naval Blockade to Cut Off.
Italy From Africa Is
Being Discussed i
OTHERS CONSIDERED
Austria and Hungary Join
With ltaly in Voting
Against Sanctions
ITALIAN GENERAL HEAD
QUARTERS IN NORTHERN ‘
ETHlOPlA.—(Exchange - Tele
grhap)—lt wag announced to-'
day that 2,500 Ethiopians have
been killed in the last eight |
days while the Italian 'losses |,
were . placed at two officers
killed and 100 officers and men
wounded. .
The Italiann announcement
also said 600 Ethiopians have.
been made prisoners since the
Italian push into Ethiopia be
gan, §
HOLY CITY FALLS
By The Associated Press
The holy city of Aksum, precious
to the legend and religious life of
the black empire of Ethiopia, fell
today before the onslaught of
Premier Benito Mussolini’s fasecist
army while the League of Nations
in a tense, electric atmesphere
save final approval of penalties
agaijnst Italy. 3
The fall of Aksum was announ
ced by the Italian minister in Ad
dis Ababa.
In the assembly of the League
of Nations a silence pregnant
with the possibilities of war on a
scale many times larger than that
in East Africa was like a symbol
of the sentiment among a majority
of the League members that Ita
had started am unprovoked x
against the empire of Emperor
Haile Selassie. -
Not In Open Yet
Discussed in the corridors but
not yet brought into the open was
a possible plan for establishing a
naval blockade against Italy. in an
effort to bring an end to the blood
shed of Italy’s war for & “com
plete solution” of its »problem}f}n
Africa. e
“Italy is convinced,” - Baren
Pomneo Aloisi, head of the Fascist
delegation, said = hefore a;hushed
chamber of the League membess,
“that it is she who is interpreting
the true spirit of the fi gue
which is isynonymous whith }
agairst the letter of thee,
which is synonymous with death.”
The siturtion of the armlp?gaa’
a glance was: aEod
Right wing of the nm‘&n
army—was moving on Aksum in
the last dispatches to %‘ ‘
miles seutheast of its cons‘_'__v ed
position. - o
Left wing of tha northerm army
—had consolidateq its positions at
Adigrat and Bdagahamus apd was
preceine toward Hauzien. g eves
Southern army—pushed forward
from Ttalian somaliland to —Wear
Dolo, close to the border. ... =
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Greece Sets Stage
For George’s Return
ATHENS — (#) — The govern
ment of Premier Tsaldaris resign
ed today and the nonarchist lvad
er, General George Kondyl{s,. -
ister of war, took the helm. The
resignation came in a swift move
that climaxed a week’s dispute =
over a nonarchy and is expected
to set the stage for the reM%{‘?’:
former King George to thew ;
President Alexander imis,
whose office has hung in the bal
ance for, weeks, is preparing his
resignation in readiness to step
down at the opportune moment.
ister in Addis Ababa and later by 4’5
the Ethiopian government. The
Italian minister was again ordered é
to leave Addis Ababa immediately
by Emperor Haile Selassie.
WITH THE ITALIAN ARMIES—
The drjve into the interior of Eth
iopia is underway once more, On
the northern front, the columns of
fascists have occupiea Aksum on ;
the west and toward Hauzien, south
of Adigrat, on the east. Musso
lini’s forces are driving north from
Italian Somaliland toward Gerlo
gubi, bombed by air squadrons.
l’]‘he objective of these drives from
south and north is Harrar, strates
gic city of eastern Ethiopia. =