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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
Y&1#ME*XXXI. K hf
NO. 227.
SIDRY Of CRASH
ST SEA REIATED
’ BY RESSENGESS
Tales of Heroism Aboard Sink*
ing Grecian and Work of Kes*
cuers are Told By VVil*
nesses
Gif ATT A NOOGA~CREW
LAUDED FOB HELP
Captain of Passenger Ship Pre*
vended Immediate Sinking
§nd Kept Craft Afloat to Per*
mit Rescue Work.
Boston, May 28. (/P)—The steam
‘ ship City of Chattanooga arrived at
.Boston today with scraped and
twisted plates extending 20 feet bach
from its bow, and a broken forward
flagstaff, telling a tale of a collision
at sea which sank the freighter Gre
, cian and killed four of its crew.
Of the 22 members of the Grecian
Crew, three who were seriously in¬
jured had been removed to Vineyard
Haven hospital yesterday, and 20 dis¬
embarked at Boston Ibis morning
but did not talk for publication. They
Were whisked away in taxicabs to the
offices of the Merchants and Miners of
Transportation Company, owners
the Grecian.
But passengers and others aboard
,.tbe Chattanooga, arriving in Boston
Ya'day late as a result of the collision,
told of the crash in the early morn¬
ing darkness and fog yesterday, oil'
Block Island, and said the impact
was not great. They said most of
the rescued members of the freight¬
er's crew clambered directly aboard
tlie City of Chattanooga while Capt.
C. G. Borum had his ship’s bow
pressed tightly against the gaping
wuond in the Grecian’s side.
radio Edward W. Garcia, of New York,
operator of the City of Chatta
nooga, -said the bow of the Chatta¬
nooga struck the Grecian amidships.
He told how the members of the crew
of the stricken freighter were saved
by climbing over the bow of the Chat¬
tanooga during the nearly 20 minutes
it'remained thrust into the Grecian’s
side. Preventing an inrush of water
that would have sunk the freighter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Timpson of
Tampa, Fla., en route to Salem, with
their maid, to spend the summer, said
the impact did not seem great. He
'said bo had fieCn'told one of those
killed in the collision had been
caught between grinding sections of
the two vessels as ho leaped for a
rope—and missed.
Ray W. Norm of Boston another
passenger, lauded the first officer oi
the City of Chattanooga who, lie
said, put off in a lifeboat in the chop¬
py sea and pulled several men from
the water.
He praised the chief steward for
iiis action in rousing passengers and
seeing that all were equipped with
lifebelts and the second stewart, who
took special care of the children.
With others, he agreed that there
was little excitement, that calmness
reigned generally aboard the Chatta¬
.
nooga, and that the crew of the ves¬
sel behaved as thbugh they had. just
been through a rehearsal. Noon also
lauded the activity of the coast guard
vessel that syril to the scene of the
collision.
. While the passengers of the south¬
ern ports plank were of the still descending steamship, the the
gang of steamship in¬
United States board
spectors already had begun an inves¬
tigation of the collision. The inspec¬
tors will question officers and mem¬
bers of the crews of both vessels.
Passengers and others reiterated
praise today of Captain C. G. Borum,
first voiced yesterday when the ves¬
sel touched at Vineyard Haven, for
his handling of the situation.
A story of how 10-year-old Harold
Crockett of Lynn apparently saved
the life of one of the survivors was
i elated by Noon. the ships
The youngster awoke as
collided and came out on deck, roam¬
ing around among the passengers
and the Grecian’s survivors. Sudden
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vTandsome house
RAIDED; STILL IS
FOUND BY POLICE
Atlanta, May 28. UP )—DeKalb coun¬
ty officers 'reported today that a mid¬
night raid on a handsome house in a
fashionable part of Druid Hills resi¬
dential section resulted in capture
an elaborate whiskey distilling
a quantity of liquor and the
of three persons.
Those under arrest were a
couple giving the names of Mr.
Mrs. W. E. Hartley, and a helper
cd as Mimsey Walker, negro.
The still was in full operation when
the raiding party bi oke into the
the officers said. They reported
ptruction of more than 90 gallons
liquor, aijd about 5,000 gallons
beer. The officers said they
the plant had been in operation
several months.
The still, of 300 gallons
was sain to be one of the most
pensive and compf j*' •
here. J
Star To Wed Again
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John Gilbert, screen wooer, is to
marry again. The engagement of the
actor and his leading woman, Virginia
Bmce, was announced in Hollywood.
The wedding will be after the divorce
of Gilbert and Ina Claire, his third
wife, becomes final.
GO 10 ROOSEVELT
Stale Will Send Its Helena*
lion to National Conven*
ion With Instructions to Vote
For New Yorker.
By The Associated Press
A score more Democratic conven¬
tion votes for Franklin D. Roosevelt
were voted today in Colorado.
Definite instructioin for the New
York governor was expected in Col¬
orado and assured him in Utah,
where a boom was to be launched for
Governor George H. Dean as Roose¬
velt’s running«iate.
No Republican delegates were
chosen today, and neither party will
select any more until June 7. Yes¬
terday the Illinois state Republican
convention named 11 uninstructed
delegates at large, but concentrated
Us activity on a platform, carrying
for the first time since 1920 a plank
favoring prohibition law repeal.
One of the many prohibition planks
which have been drafted by wets and
drys in both political parties is by
Senator Borah (R., Idaho), prohibi¬
tion champion, which agrees with the
organized dry position that a refer¬
endum pladge would be futile.
To what extent the Idahoan will
press his suggestion remains to be
seen. lie lias decided not to attend
the convention this year. Four years
ago lie drafted the rigid enforcement
plank for the Republicans at Kansas
City.
His position is that a political par¬
ty has no right to pledge its members
to submit an amendment to the con¬
stitution and that is what, would he
required to obtain a popular referen¬
dum.
He agrees with the dry organiza¬
tions that such a change cori only be
initiated by congress and of the peo¬
ple want an opportunity to vote on
prohibition they should elect Sena¬
tors and representatives favoring a
referendum.
Vote For Roosevelt
Colorado Springs, Colo., May 28.
UP )—Colorado Democrats, meeting in
convention here today, invoked the
unit rule and by a standing vote will
instruct the delegation to the nation¬
al convention to vote for Franklin
D. Roosevelt of New York for the
presidential nomination. Colorado
has 12 votes in the convention.
ANNAPOLIS GRADS
MUST STAY SINGLE
TWO YEARS LONGER
Washington, May 28. (/!’)- Grad
ua t es 0 f the Naval Academy here
after will have to sail two years
se a before embarking upon a
jnoniai voyage,
This has once again been decided
\ up 0 n, officials said today, on
ground that young officers have
1 hands full in learning their new
brides and babies
ties . “without being bothered
Heretofore, graduation day at
napolis has been filled with
and accompanied by tinkling
bells. The new rule applies to
year’s class.
BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY, MAY 29, 1932.
LONE FLIER OVER
Stanislaus Felix Hausner Disre*
jjartls Warnings of Velerans
and Takes Off For Fondon or
Paris
USING OLD PLANE
PILOTED BY BROCK
Leaves New York Airport After
Havifig Wailed Several Days
on Favorable Weather Re*
ports.
New York, May 28. (/P)—Stanley
Hausner, secretive flier of Newark,
N. J., lifted his reconditioned Bellan
ca monoplane from the long runway
of Floyd Bennett field at 3:05 p. m.
(E. S. T.) today, in an unexpected
start on a projected non-stop flight
to Europe. Martha,
As he kissed ins wife,
godo-bye, he turned to newspapermen
and said he was headed for “London
or Paris.” He gave little other in¬
formation as he maintained the neai
silence which characterized his atti¬
tude during four days of waiting for
favorable weather reports.
His heavily loaded ship rose slowly
as he took off in the face of a south
wind. It reached an altitude of only
100 feet as Hausner tried repeatedly
to lift the nose to higher levels. Fi¬
nally, it attained sufficient speed to
bank and return over the field at
about 500 feet and Hausner headed
southeast in a direction which would
take him quickly out over the sea. lie
expected to follow the coast to Maine
and then head out across the Atlantic
on a route south of the seasonal ship
lanes.
Besides the sandwiches his wife
prepared, Hausner had provided him¬
self with two bananas, two oranges
and two apples. license
His plane, which carries the
number NR-7085, has a cruising
speed of 90 miles an hour and a max¬
imum speed of 130 miles. Hausner,
about, whom little is known, holds
only a limited private private license
which official^ said had only a short
while more to run before it expired.
It is the lowest grade license avail¬
able.
He received his flying instruction
while stationed with the Viaval re¬
serve at Fort Hamilton, in Brooklyn.
Despite Hausner’s assertion he
would head for London or Paris, air¬
port officials said they believed his
destination was Warsaw, Poland. He
is a native of Poland.
Hausner with his wife, Martha,
arrived at Floyd Bennett field to
await favorable weather four days
ago. They had slept each night since
in hangar No. 4 and Mrs. Hausner
prepared four chicken sandwiches and
four ham sandwiches for him to take
along. minutes after the
About fifteen
take-off, Hausner made a wide circle
far to the south of Floyd Bennett
field and flew back over the airport
at an altitude of about 500 leet. He
then headed southeast which would
take him out over the water quick
ly. advised by Clarence
He had been
Chamberlin who in 1927 flew from
New York to Germany, to fly south
of the ship lanes because of unfav¬
orable weather reports from the route
farther north.
REV. II. C. CHRISTIAN DIES AT
HOME OF SISTER AFTER 00
YEARS OF SERVICE
Oxford, Ga., May 28. HP)—The
Rev. H. C. Christian, for 00 years a
member of the north Georgia confer¬
ence, Methodist Episcopal church,
south, died today at the home of a
sister here. He was one of the old¬
est ministers in the state, both in, age
and in years of service.
He married for the second time two
years ago while attending the an¬
imal conference.
Funeral services will he held to¬
morrow at St. James church, Augus¬
ta. Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Maude Christian; a son, Clyde Chris¬
tian of San Jose; a sister, Mrs. M. E.
Stovall of Oxford, where he had made
his home for the last year; and a
brother, T. J. Christian of Covington.
Mr. Christian retired from the
ministry several years ago, but since
that time had been pastor emeritus
of St. James church in Augusta.
He was born in Newton county in
1848 and was ordained in 1870.
SEEK PET POISONER
Macon, Ga., May 28. UP )—A poison¬
er of little boys' dogs and cats is
sought by police here. A dozen dogs
and one cat have been poisoned on
one street here in two weeks. “Lad¬
die,” a seven-year-old collie, died on
Thursday and search for the divg killer
was started. Parents fear some child
might eat some of the animal poison.
Destination Unknown ]
Stanley Hausner, who hopped oft' on
a projected flight to Europe yesterday
without announcing bis destination.
He took off from New York saying
bis goal was either London or Paris.
TAXATION FIGHT
Petitions Circulated in Senate
By Mississippi Solon Urging
Yotes Against Pending l.egis*
lation.
Washington, May 29. (A’)—In the
midst of the sales tax dispute in the
senate today petitions were circulat¬
ed pledging members to vote against
the levy.
Senator Harrison, of Mississippi,
Democratic tax leader, circulated one
on the Democratic side and reported
28 signatures within a few minutes.
He claimed a substantial majority of
the senate would be enrolled.
The petittion read:
“In order to expedite passage of
the revenue hill to balance the budget
and to prevent unnecessary prolonga¬
tion of debate thereon, the tindei
signed now declare that. they will at
this time vote against any and everv
form of a general tax on the pending
bill.”
Senator Robinson, of Arkansas, the
Democratic leader, and Harrison
headed the list of Democratic signers
the petition was going the rounds on
the Republican side also.
Sales tax opponents earlier chal¬
lenged the senate to an immediate
test and warned that any delay in
enactment of the budget balancing
bill rested upon the advocates of the
salts levy.
Proponents of the levy were also
claiming a majority.
CUSTER TO ENTER
JUDGESHIP RACE
Bainbridge, Ga., May 28. i/P)—
Judge William Vance' Ouster today
announced that, he would qualify for
the Georgia court of appeals primary
race to fill the unexpired term of
Judge R. O. Bell, of Cairo, who has
been appointed by Governor Russell
to Hie supreme court.
Judge Ouster came to Bainbridge
from Atlanta in 1910 and began Ihe
practice of law in partnership witti
the fate Albert If. Russell, lie he -
came judge of the Albany judicial cir¬
cuit in 1922 and voluntarily retired
on January 1, 1929. At present in¬
is practicing law in partnership witli
iiis son, Vance Custer, Jr., who was a
member of the legislature in 1920.
Judge Glister is an ardent prohibi¬
tionist, a Knight of Pythias, a Ma¬
son and a member of the Presbyterian
church.
NEGRO DEFEATS
BEAR IN FIGHT
Tallahassee, Fla., May 28.
Frank Wlilliams, negro, met a
500-pound bear in a corn field
about seven miles east of here to¬
day.
Williams opened the. argument
with several volleys of bird shot
from a gun he was carrying. The
big bear was not much impressed
and savagely took up his side of
the dispute. Williams’ gun would
not volley any more so he fell
back on the only other weapon he
had. He swung again and again
with an axe.
Williams won the argument.
Then he skinned the bear and
came to town to celebrate.
OFFICE TO MOVE
Atlanta, May 28. (A 5 )—Georgia
headquarters for U. S. marine corps
recruiting will follow the U. S. navy
recruit office in removing from At¬
lanta to Macon, July 1. Official:-'
termed the move necessary in the in¬
terests of economy and central loca¬
tion. Local marine recruiting offi¬
cials stated that they had recowed
orders to remove the office to Macon
June 30, and open it there July 1.
They refused to comment on the re¬
moval orders, however.
SWIFT PLUNGES
Chairman of Board of Great
Rucking House Loses His Life
in Fall From Chicago Apart¬
ment House
HAD PLANNED TRIP
TO LUROPL SOON
Affairs in Rxcellent Shape Offi¬
cials Declare in Discussing
Untimely Death of Famous
Business Head.
Chicago, May 28. (/P) Edward F.
Swift, Sr., chairman of Swift and
Company, plunged to death at 9 a. m.
today from the window of his sixlb
story apartment at 1550 North State
street.
lie was 64 years old and had been
in ill health for several weeks.
Charles II. Swift, Iiis brother and
vice chairman of the Packing com¬
pany, said that on his physicians
advice Mr. Swift had planned to
leave Tuesday for a vacation and rest
in Europe. A
“Iiis affairs are in ex®lent con¬
dition,” Charles Swift said.
He was the son of the pioneer
packer, Gustavus Franklin Swift,
founder of the firm that became the
world’s largest.
While other great Chicago families
had relinquished their hold on the in
dustries that made them .great and
that. they had made great, the Swifts
had clung to active leadership in their
international packing business.
At, Iiis death, Edward F. Swift was
chairman of the Chicago house and
president of Compania Swift Inter
naeional, which does an extensive
business in South America.
Louis Swift, brother of Edward., is
presoident of Swift and Company and
other brothers, Charles, George, anil
Harold, held high offices in Swift’s
and affiliated interests.
Although all the big packers had
been disappointed in the refusal oi
the United States supreme court re¬
cently to modify the famous “pack¬
ers consent” decree to allow them to
venture into retail marketing, offi¬
cials of Swift and Company have
since stated that their company was
prepared fully for such a decision
and its business was not adversely af¬
fected. Yesterday the company’s
dividend was placed on a $1.00 an¬
imal dividend basis. It hail been $2
theretofore.
Mr. Swift’s death was the third
tragic death among Chicago’s fore¬
most packers. J. Ogden Armour died
in London after struggling vainly to
stem the loss of iiis vast, fortune in
the post war collapse. F. dson While,
who was president of Armour and
Company, fell from Iiis apartment
window and was killed more than a
year ago.
BLAME FOR FAILURF.
OF DRY LAW PLACED
PRESBYTERIANS ACCUSE PAR¬
ENTS AN1) WET PRESS FOR
PROHIBITION BREAKDOWN
Montreal, N. C„ May 28. UP)- ■ The
general assembly of' the Presbyterian
church in the United States adopted a
resolution today blaming “parents and
older generations” and the “wet
press” for t.he “breakdown” of the
prohibition laws.
The resolution was adopted by an
unanimous standing vote.
It, contained a scathing denuncia¬
tion of parents who purchase and
serve liquor, roundly scored the “wet
press” for giving publicity to “prop¬
aganda and unreliable and unproven
data’ and recommended a boycott of
moving pictures for presenting “soi
did and suggestive plays and scenes.”
These latter were described as “de¬
grading and demoralizing in the ex¬
treme” and the boycott was urged as
a means of bringing about t “prompt
and permanent correction.”
ATLANTAN SLAIN;
SIX BEING HELD
Jonesboro, May 28. UP) Russell
Ragsdale, 28, employe of the Atlanta
Athletic Club, was fatally wounded
by a pistol bullet early today near
Hapeville,
Sheriff li. L. Adamson of Clayton
county is seeking to establish the
circumstances of Ragsdale’s death and
is holding six of his companions, three
men and three women, in jail here.
Ragsdale was a brother of
Ragsdale, chief engineer for the
larila Athletic Club and was employ¬
ed in hi: brother’s department. He
also was a brother of Charlie Rags¬
dale, adult probation officer of the
Atlanta police department., and great
nenhew of former Mayor 1. N. Rags¬
dale, of Atlanta.
Ragsdale’s body is being held pend
a coroner’s 'vjuest.
Investigator
T®.' *- -Shi A .V ;
1
Chief Counsel Samuel Sealmry of
the Holst ml ter committee arriving at
the inquiry to question Mayor Walk¬
er.
Prcsiilcnl is Assailed For His
Criticism of Speaker’s Belief
Program Recently Handed to
House.
Washington, May 28. (/i’) Speaker
Garner today in a formal statement
assailed President Hoover for bis
criticism of the $2,300,000,000 relief
program and denied that it was "pork
barrel” legislation.
At iiis daily conference with news¬
papermen, the Texan handed a single
copy of Iiis statement to them. He
said that the president’s allusion to
the proposed public works program in
iiis relief plan as “pork barrel” comes
“with poor grace from one who de¬
mand that congress cooperate with,
him in passing the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation act.”
“It, would be,” Garner added, “just
as logical to refer to tlie reconstruc¬
tion finance companies, railroads and
financial institutions of the country.
“It, is not ‘pork barrel’ nor ran any
other program which will extend aid
in this period of distress be termed
as such.”
Garner smiled as he handed bis
statement, to the newspapermen. He
laughingly said that President Hoov¬
er’s “opposition to the hill to relieve
destitution, to broaden the lending
powers of the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation and to create employ¬
ment by authorizing and expediting
a public works program was not un¬
expected.” did not expect to
“The Democrats
receive real cooperation from the.
president in any matter benefitting
the masses and those who might lie
termed the middle class of Aeriean
people,” Garner said.
Majority Leader Rainey made pub¬
lic a formal printed statement show¬
ing the revised Gunter relief pro¬
gram would total $2,309,084,337, in
eluding public worke construct ion to
cost $1,209,084,337. $100,000,000 for direct
Besides the
relief to lie administered by President
Hoover the program provides $730,
991,809 is newly authorized projects
and $487,092,408 for re-authorized
111' () J GC t M • carried
A total of $421,589,809 is
for rivers and harbors projects. provided
A total of $227,400,000 is
for federal highway aid.
For public buildings, mostly post
offices and court houses, $373,402,000
is authorized. Fi¬
In addition the Reconstruction
nance Corporation is authorized to is¬
sue additional bonds and debentures
totalling $1,000,000,000 for loans to
states and political subdivisions and
to private interests for construction
ol productive projects.
FAME PASTOR HELD
Quitman, Ga., May 28. t/P)- Ihe
Rev. J. 'I'. M. Watkins, who is 73
and has only one leg, was held today
on $5,000 bond on a charge of killing
a neighbor with a walking cane.
Judge ennett McDonald ordered Mr.
Watkins, a retired preacher of Pavo,
held at. preliminary heaifng. 'ihe
victim was a man named Atkinson.
The charge against Mr. Watkins is
voluntary manslaughter. The min¬
ister walks with a crutch and cane
and was arrested Sunday following
Atkinson’s death.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ARRANGE TRIAL
OF CURTIS f 0 R
Indictments Against) Norfolk
Shipbuilder Handed District
Attorney But Contents Not
Announced.
LNRLY HANDLING IS
PROMISED IN CASE
Indications Are That He Will
Not Be Arraigned Tuesday
But Procedure Will Be Post¬
poned Until Later.
Flemington, N. J., May 28. l/P) -An
indictment, presumed to be against
John Hughes Curtis, Norfolk hoaxer
in the Lindbergh case, was handed to¬
day to Justice Thomas Trenchard
who ordered it delivered to quarter
sessions court for further proceed¬
ings.
J. Chester Skillman, foreman of
the grand jury which considered tlie
Curtis ease earlier this week, handed
three indictments to Justice Trench¬
ard, who announced that one of them
dealt, with Julia Winterstein on a
charge of murder. The other two, ho
said, would he sent to quarter ses¬
sions.
The grand jury only considered
three cases at the sitting at which
evidence was presented in the Curtis
(use, and so it seemed certain that,
one of tthe two indictments not made
public today was against the confess¬
ed hoaxer.
The grand jury heard the evidence
on the Curtis case Thursday and af¬
ter it had heard several witnesses and
seen Curtis’ confession reports were
current that an indictment had been
voted unanimously on the first, bal¬
lot . This was not officially confirm¬
ed, nor was il denied.
Prosecutor Anthony llauok would
not say definitely today that the in¬
dictment, bail been returned against
Curtis but he did say: “The Curtis
aase will be tried not later than the
"voek of June 27.”
As an indictment is a necessary
preliminary to trial this statement
was taken as positive corroboration
of the general belief that one of to¬
day’s indictments was against Curtis.
Curtis began his fake negotiations
soon after tile Lindbergh baby was
stolen from his crib on March I. He
was at first unable to interest Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh, but succeeded
in doing so after persuading the very
Rev. H. Dobson-Peacock and Rear
Admiral Guy W. Burrage, retired,
friends of the Lindbergh family, to
intercede in his behalf. Ourlis and
his two former associates live in Nor¬
folk, Va.
On Ihe night of May 12, whim the
body of the murdered baby was
found, Col. Lindbergh was at sea fol¬
lowing up one of Curtis' imaginary
clues and Curtis even then continued
to furnish police with what he later
confessed was false information.
He confessed on iVLjy 17.
Hauck added that Curtis would
not be arraigned for pleading on
Tuesday, as previously indicated, but
would probably plead on Saturday,
June 4. As his plea would be to ail
indictment this statement too was
taken as virtual acknowledgement
that Curtis has bee nindicted.
The prosecutor said he received a
telegram this morning from W. C.
Pender, Norfolk attorney, who wilt
defend Curtis, saying he could riol be
ready to try the case by June 13, the
day the prosecutor had hoped to be¬
gin trial.
In his confession Curtis charged
that Dean Dobson-Peacock could have
stopped the deception, but kept it
alive and told false stories about al¬
leged negotiations because of a de¬
sire to obtain personal publicity. The
dean denied this but refused to come
to New Jersey to confront Curtis, as
state police invited him to do, even
offering to pay his expenses.
Admiral Burrage was not in any
way implicated by Curtis and all con¬
cerned agreed that he had merely
been hoodwinked by Curtis and nud
taken no part in the imaginary activ¬
ities after lending his name in lie
original efforts to convince Colonel
Lindbergh that; Curtis was in contain
witli the kidnapers.
Colonel Lindbergh had not known
Curtis prior to the kidnaping but had
been well acquainted with both Dean
Dobson-Peaeock and Admiral Hut -
rage, and so when they told him they
believed Curtis was really on the trail
of the kidnapers he began to lend
some credence to the Curtis story
himself.
He was sufficiently convinc¬
ed, however,, to accede to a request
that he deposit money in a Norfolk
hank as “earnest money,” showing
his intention to pay a ransom if the
baby was returned.
Shortly before today’s indictments
were returned Colonel H. Norman
Schwarzkopf, superintendent of state
police, announced at Hopewell that
that there were no new developments
in the police search for the kidnap
murderers of the Lindbergh baby.
The Curtis indictment, supposing
the general belief is correct that one
has been found, will be made public)
at the time of his plea next Saturday.