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Borah Stages Surprise Rally In Illinois WEATHER CLOUDY AND COOLER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. VOLUME 2-NUMBER 90 ROOSEVELT TO QUALIFY IN GEORGIA PRIMARY GAINS GROUND AS LATE VOTE ROLLS IN, KNOX TRAILS P RE SID E NT ROOSEVELT SETS PACE, 2 TO 1, IN NEBRASKA CHICAGO, April 16—(TP)—Sena tor William Borah staged a surprise rally this morning in the Illinois pri mary and cut heavily into the mar gin of votes claimed by his rival for the Presidential nomination* 001. Prank Knox. Senator Borah taged 26 of UlinoisS 57 convention delegates as his own today as late returns from Tuesday’s primary strengthened his postiion. Although Col. Prank Knox pilod up an imposing lead in first returns, Borah gained ground in down-state districts. As things stand today, Borah is credited with 26 districts. Knox is conceded the other 31. The Illinois delegation to the their instruction on May 1 when the Cleveland convention is not bound by the primary result. They will get their Instructions on may 1 when the state Republican party holds its con vention. In past years, however re sults have dictated the state conen tion voting. Borah is piling up a five to one lead over Governor Alf Landon of Kansas in the Nebraska primaries. Faryt heads are reluctant to take the Nebraska results as an indication of Landon’s strength, feeing that the Kansan was not officially entered in the primary and received only write in xotes. The Nebraska delegation will go to Cleveland officially instructed. SOUTH CAROLINA PROUD OF MAGNOLIA GARDENS CHARLESTON. S. C., April l*e. All Americans are familiar with Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon and most of the other Seven Won ders described by Baedeker. One of the most beautiful of these Won ders, however, is known to compar atively few of our millions of citi. zens. This is the famous Magnolia and Middleton Gardens near Char leston and Summerville, South Car olina. Up the winding Ashley River, these two fairy gardens, both in ternationally famous, have been the mecca for flower lovers for over 225 years. With their hunderds of acres, landscaped and planted by scores of slaves working through two decades, they present a verit table dreamland. Delicate wistarias come to the ground from 75 to 100 feet high. In addition, dogwood, laurel, bay, spirea, syrlnga, and jessamine a bound, with cherry, holly and cedar trees. Most lovely of all, however, are thb azaleas which in the vil lage of Summerville and in the nearby Magnolia and Middleton Gardens form a colorful spectacle, culminating in "Azalea Week" us ually the latter part of March, which brings thousands of specta tors by special trains or in private parties. ' Near Summerville are also the Cypress Gardens where one is pol ed by guides through an impen etrable water forest of giant cyp ress trees. These gardens are at their very best from February through April. In Summerville, surrounding the famous Pine Forest Inn, once more open to the public, also are gardens of Azaleas and Wisteria covering many acres. It was to Pine For est Inn that Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Taft came during itheir administrations when ihey visited the beautiful gardens. AMBULANCE SPEEDS TRUCK, SIREN WORRIES DRIVER BALTIMORE. April 16—The driv. er of a Baltimore laundy truck, bound downtown rectly, was start, led to hear a siren whine just behind him. He looked into the rear-vision mirror and saw a mun icipal ambulance. Sensing an emer gency, he stepped on the “gas”, and pulled to the side of the street, but the ambulance kept dodging to the rear. After passing several inter sections, he decided to get out of the way completely and turned to the right at the next corner. Call 6183 - 7448 To Start Your SAVANNAH DAILY TIMES Delivery Today Savannah Daily Times Wants Four More Millions Mrs. Pauline V. Rogers (above), widow of Col. Henry Huddleston Rogers, Standard ( Qil magnate, has started suit for an additional four million dollars of the oil man’s $20,000,000 estate, charging she was deceived in waiWhg dower rights. Mrs. Rogers had agreed to accept income from a $2,000,000 trust fund. (Central Prees) LEA BEGINS HIS COMEBACK TRAIL FORMER SENATOR ENTERS reed HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 13 (TP) —Former U. S. Senator Luke Lee | is in the capital today taking the firs!; step in his attempted dramatic come-1 back following two years in the North Carolina state prison for violating the , federal bank law. , Lea said he is going to have a thorough physical examination at Walter Reed Hospital befere start ing to,rebuild his fortune. Lea—a 57- year-old, tall Tennessean —was one of the most powerful bankers and pub Ushers in the Scuth. He also served in the United States Senate from 1911 to 1917. The banker is internation ally known for leading a small group of American soldiers cn a futile chase into Holland in an effort to capture the Kaiser at the close of the World War. Lea was paroled after serving two years cf a six-to-.ten-year sentence for violating the tanking laws. He says there 1s no bitterness in his heart. TAX PROBLEM SEEN UP TO^ONGRESS WHITE HOUSE REPORTS SAY PRESIDENT MAY KEEP HANDS OFF WASHINGTON April 16 (TP) Reports at the White House today indicate that President Roosevelt has derided to let congress stew in it* own kettle of taxes. The reports say that the President will not take any stand on the changes the House Tax committee made on his revenue proposals. The biggest change is the elimination of the pro cesing tax proposal designed to raise about $200,000,000 a year. A house subcommittee is studing the final draft of the bill. It is believed the measure will go to the full com mittee next week. STATE OPENS CASE OF TAMPA FLOGGINGS BARTOW, Fla., April 16. The state is opening it case today against seven men accused of participating in last fall’s Tampa labor floggings. The men are charged with flogging three unemployed labor organisers last No vember 30th. One of the organizers died as the result of wounds re ceived. This is the second time the defend ants are going on trial. Communism and Socialism are ex pected to play a heavy part in the trial. mmuXm ENDORSES F. D. R, COLUMBUS APril 16— (TP)— Re solutions endowing Franklin D. Roose velt for re-election to the Presi dency and condemning Governor Eul gene Talmadge’s financial dictator ship of the state were passed by the Georgia Federation of Labor at its thirty-eighth annual session here to day. The Labor resolution said Roosevelt has proven himself a friend of the people and his defeat would meon a signal for selfish vested Interests to ’ again begin nefarious practices. GOLD MINER TREKS 3,000 MILES FOR HOSPITAL CLINIC BOOHR6TER, Minn., April 16. (TP) — An Alaskan gold miner, 1 Charles Kagerman, reached tlu Mays CiinCc for treatment today after a 3,000 mile trek from the go'dfklda llagxrman was stricken several weeks ago in the Alaskan wilder ness, 300 miles from the nearest railroad. He and two sourdough friends set out on snewshoes for the railroad. They travelled to the coast by j rail and took a steamer to Seattle. From Seattle they jcumeeyed to Rochester by railroad. Doctors at the famous clinic did j net reveal the nature of Hagcr man’s illness. CCC BUYS HEROES Play Major Role in Flood Cleanup and Rehabilitation Outstanding heroes of the March floods which swept a dozen states in the Esst Were members of the Civi lian Conservation Corps. Called into the field as quickly as flood waters reached the crast, the young forest workers served as spec ial policemen and since have played a major role in the task of cleaning up and rebuilding. Besides, an army of a quarter mil lion WPA workers are engaged in general rehabilitation efforts in the flood area. These men, too, helped to get hundreds of families out of the flood zone. Boys Living In Towns Thousands of the COC enrollees, moving into cities and towns from their forest camps, are living in public buildings while they help private res idents to clean and disinfect their premise*. They also ha\% helped to remove millions of cubic yards of mud from streets of cities and towns and coun try roads. Later these youths will return to the forests to repair damage done by the floods to their own camp* and to roads the yhad built. Typical of the service given dur ing the flood is the case of Irwin L. Mericle and John J. Sefiasek, mem bers of a corps near Johnstown, Pa. These men, operating the camp ra dio set, kept Johnstown in communi cation with the outside world when that city was inundated. Letter From Secretary To each 'nan went this note from Secretary War Dern. "When ar communication with the outside world was cut off as a result of serious flood conditions, you, through your devotion to duty, kept ycur station continuously open for a period of 20 hours and were the sole means of communication with the outside world. “I am pleased to commend you on the excellen* manner in which you so promptly furnished information to the War Department. The radio work performed by you—has been of mate rial assistance in the prompt render ing of aid to victims of the flooded areas.’* NO VOTE TODAY WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 16 (TP). Doubt that the Senate will vote today on impeachment charges against Federal Judge Halsted Ritter was general today while the upper chamber continued its debe*s behind locked doors. SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1936 TALMADGE AVOIDS POUTICS IN HIS DARIEN ADDRESS SAVANNAHIANS TAKE PART IN 200TH ANNIVER SARY SEACOAST TOWN DARIEN, Ga., April 16 (TP)— Just 200 pears ago a clan or two of Scotch highlanders emigrated from Inverness and settled 50 miles south of Savannah, Ga., At first they call ed their town New Inverness. Then they changed it to Darien. During the war the little town was destroyed by the march of Union General Sher man. Rich in tradition and history of early colonial and civil war days. Darien boasts the names of many a Georgia pioneer among its files. There was Lachlan Mclntosh, Raymond De Mere, Francis Hopkins and George Threadcraft. Today the descendants of these men and many others are pouring into Darien to celebrate the 200th anniversary of its founding. Governor Gene Talmadge will lead the witnesses to the great pageant and a panoramic of the Battle of the Bloody Marsh. Governor Talmadge spoke at noon today on the colorful and rich his toric background of Darien. He oere fully avoided any utterances of a political nature. There were a num ber of political observers in attendance, alert to hear anything he might say subsequent to the action of the state democatic executive committee in At lanta yesterday. His address, however, was likely an academic cne. Judge Alexander R. Mac Donnell, who will plap the leading role in the pageant celebrating the bicentennial of Darien, today, at 8 o’clock this morning by motor for the historic little city. Accompanying Judke Mac Donnell were Mrs. Mac Donnell, their daughter, ■■ jTfc&. D.ugeant. was writen bp Miss Bessie Lewis and is called the ‘‘Spirit of Atlanta.’’ It depicts in gorgeous scenes the founding of the town in the days of Oglethorpe and its sub sequent history through colorful years. J. Randolph Anderson also left for Darien at an early hour this morning. I-Ie is scheduled to follow Governor Eu gene Talmadge in an address this rfternocn. Miss Ruth Blair, state historian, is the other speaker on the civic program. The 118th Field Artillery Band, will play a concert as its contribution to the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the town this after noon. Accompanied by members of the artillery, the band headed for Darien this morning and will remain until after midnight to assist with the entertainment. Many Sevannahian will witness the pageant end take part in the day’s festivities. Roads between Savannah and Darien were crowded this morn ing with cars going south. The trip is a home-coming for most of the visitors, as a great many of them were born and brought up In Darien or trace their ancestry to the Scotch Highlanders, who established the original colony on this site. Mrs. D. M. Boggs, who spent her girlhood in Darien and who was married in the historic Presbyterian church there, left this morning accompanied by her two daughters, the Misses Eliza beth and Catherine Boggs. Dr. and Mrs. C. D. Meldrim, Mrs. Lillian Sin clair, and Mrs. Hunter Wynne are others spending the day there. DOCTOR ASKS WHISTLER TO PAINT HIS DOOR LONDON, April 16—Whistler had a French poodle of which he was ex travagantly fond. This poodle was seized with an affection of the throat and Whistler had the audacity to send for the great throat specialist, Sir Marell Mackenzie. The latter when he discovered that he had been called to treat a dog, didn't like it much. But he said nothing. He pre scribed, picketed a big fee and drove away. The next day, Doctor Mackenzie sent post haste for Whistler, who, thinking he was summoned on some matter connected with his beloved dog, dropr/.d his work and rushed like the wind to the Mackenzie home. On his arrival, Sir Morell said, grave lq: "How do you do, Mr. Whistler. I wanted to see you about having my front door painted.” GENE LOSES HIS PRIZE HAM ATLANTA, April 16 (TP).—The Governor of Georgia almost lost one of his prize country cured hams —and he definitely lost a val ued servant from his mansion. Police became suspicious when Sam Gaxton, a negro, walked from store to store trying to peddle a luscious 10-pound ham. Investiga tion disclosed two very . pertinent facts. First, Sam was an employee around the executive mansion. Sec. ond, a 16-pound ham was missing from the Governor’s larder. It’s different now. The ham is back where it can plea3e the Gov ernor’s palate. Sam is on a new Job —with the county. It was given him by the judge for the next 60 days. Freed in Reno Mrs. Arthur Loew, the former Barbara Mae Smith, whose first, husband was the pianist and com poser Arthur Levant, has won a divorce from Loew at Reno. She charged cruelty. (Central Press) SUSPECT SUICIDE WAS BOMB SENDER WILKES-BARRE POLICE CONNECT DENOVAGE WITH CRIME WILKES-BARRE, Pa., April 16 (TP) —Police worked today on the theory that a miner who committed 3uicide was the man responsible for the Good Friday bombing. Ex ploding dynamite packages cost three lives and injured other vie. tims. The miner, Anthony Denovage, was found critically injured after an explosion boomed through the deep pits of the Buttonwood Col liery outside Wilkes-Barre. Police who investigated the blast said Denovage undoubtedly set off the charge which eventually snuffed out his life. Puzzled by the miner’s strange act, police probed into the man’s background. Today they announced that statements made by Denovage before his suicide linked him close ly, to the Good Friday bombings. Authorities say it is possible that Denovage either sent the lethal “Easter gift" packages or was in volved in the plot. The third victim o£ the bombings died early today. He was the form er mine union leader, Thomas Ma loney. Maloney was wounded when he opened a package which resemb. led a box of cigars. Maloney’s baby son was killed by the explosion and his daughter was injured seriously. In another of the Wilkes-Barre bombings, an elderly man was killed and his son-in-law injured. MINING GREW DIG FOR ENTOMBED MEN THREE BURIED SINCE LAST SUNDAY IN MOOSE RIVER SHAFT MOOSE RIVER, N. S„ April 16 (TP) —A short-handed crew of min. ers dug through solid reck today in an effort to rescue three men en. tombed in Moose River Gold Mine since Sunday. The men are H. R. Magill, a lawyer, timekeeper Char les Scadding and Dr. D. E. Robert son, surggon and part owner of the mine. The wives of Robertson and Magill posted themselves at the mouth of the mine. They said they were confident their husbands still lived, 141 feet below the top of the shaft. More miners, with more exper ience, will be brought to Moose River today to help drive the shaft —before it is too late. JAILED FOR LIFE AT 75 SEATTLE, Wash., April 16 (TP) —The few years that are left to 75-year-old Perry Coryell will be spent behind cold steel bars and stone walls. Coryell was found guilty of a double murder when pro secution officials convinced a jury that the elderly mining engineer murdered Attorney R. E. Morris and V. M. Laigo. The shooting, which took place in February, occured in Morris’ office, presumably during an argument over a mining deal. SIO,OOO Be Paid, CONSERVATION IS ROOSEVELT S PLEA TODAY S CEREMONY PRESIDENT LAYS CORNER STONE NEW FEDERAL BUILDING WASHINGTON—President Roose velt voiced a fervid plea for national conservation today when he witnessed the laying of the cornerstone of the new $12,000,000 interior department building. As Secretary of the Interior Ickes and other high governmental offi cials listened, President Rooaevelt said: “Every American who loves his country should take to heart the earn est plea of the interior secretary for a Vigorous, persistent national policy of conservation.” “A nation less bountifully endowed than ours,” continued the President, “would have ceased to exist long ago without a national policy of conser vation.” The President mentioned the first Roosevelt to occupy the White House when he said that Theodore Roose velt was the first executive to make people conscious cf the fact that the national resources of the country were the property of the nation, it self, and not the property of any .privileged class. Mr. RoosuveJt- 'jeyt ttap deal a pat on the bick by sayittg the pres conservation program was far beyond the hopes of conservation of other days. The interior department building, the first to be planned and built in the Roosevelt administration, will cover five acres when completed. A broadcasting station will be installed on the upper floor of the mammoth structure. G MEN PUT HEAT ON NINE SUSPECTS BEING QUESTIONED ON ON HALF MILLION DOLLAR THEFT NEW YORK, April 16 —(TP)— Nine men sat under the glare of flood lights today while a ring of Secret Service men, Department of Justice agents and police fired volleys of questions. The nine are held on charges of taking part in a half a mil* lion dollar stock and bond theft and swindle. Five were arrested in New York, two in Florida, one in Washing ton and the ninth in Topeka, Kansas. The nine men are suspected of being part of the gang which staged a sleight-of-hand theft of $590,000 in treasury notes. The notes were snatched fro mthe teller’s cage of a Wall Street bank in 1934. The thieves left no trace and for a long time of ficials thought the money might have been thrown out by mistake. Federal agents say the gang was rounded up when they made an effort to dispose of the stolen securities. More than $3,000,000 of the stolen securities was recovered with the arrest of the nine suspects. G-men think other men were implicated in the plot. They are questioning the nine prisoners In an effort to round up the whole gang. ENBUSN WOMAN DIES ON GALLOWS MRS. WADDINGTON WAS CONVICTED SLAYING RICH PATIENT BIRMINGHAM, England, April H? (TP) —A mother of five children was hanged today in prison for mur dering an elderly woman. The mother, Mrs. Dorothea Wad dington was a nurse. She was con victed of drugging a wealthy pat. ient under her care. Last minute appeals to save her from the rope proved unavailing. She became the eighth woman to hang in Great Britain since 1900. Sir John Simon, the British Home Secretary, spurned Mrs. Wadding ton's mercy plea. CORDELE CHILDREN ARE BACK AT SCHOOL CORDELE, Ga., April 16 (TP)— Cordele children are back at school today after a two weeks vacation fol lowing the dlscstercus tornado. The strong winds partilly destroyes two school buildings. Classes are now being held in church Sunday school rooms which have been transformed to regular public school classrooms by transfering blackboards and oMier naranhanalia. ~* .... Entrance Fee Will Announces Manager COWBOY TALMADGE! DALLAS, Texaa, April 16 (TP) —There's going to be a new Tex as Ranger this week end. He is Governor Eugene Talmadge of Georgia. Governor Allred of Texas ap pointed Arthur Kramer of Dal las as his special representative to invite Talmadge to the Texas exposition in June. Kramer is going to give th* Georgia Governor a ten gallon hat and a commission making him a member of the famous Texas Rangers., SEVERE SETBACK GIVEN TO LEAGUE S HOPE FOR PEACE ITALY DEMANDS ETHI OPIA SURRENDER AND WILL NOT DICKER GENEVA, April 16 (TP).—League of Nations hopes of piaking peace in the Afrioan war received a stunning setback today. Italy let it be known that all peace negotiations must be made directly by Eehlopian and di rectly to the Italian commanders on the Ethiopian front. That means, in effect that Italy demands a complete surrender by Ethiopia—and will not dicker on terms through the league. Premier Mussolini's Representative Baron Alolsi is reported to have in formed the league flatly that peace cannot be discussed at Geneva. The league peace committee meets again this evening. If Italy, as re ported, flatly refuses to talk peace with that body, Britain has said she will insist on further sanctions being imposed on Italy. Italians At Deasye. ASMARA, Eritrea, April 16 (TP). —The victorious commander, Marshal Badoglio, reported today that the first Italian bombing plane had landed at Desaye, almost In the heart of Ethiopia. The Italian planes are now less than an hour’s flight from the Ethio pian capital. Italy’s claim that Dessye ha been taken was denied officially in Addis Ababa. However, Italian dispatches report that the city is under th£ complete control of Fascist troops. Ethopian leaders are depending now on the heavy rains to furnish the chief obstacle to the invader. Down pours are already drenching the mountain region west of Dessye. rains start in full over the high plateau areas, Ethiopions hope the Italians will find the reads impassable and visibility too poor for flying bombing planes. SLEPT WITH HIS CLOTHES ON-WIFE ASKS FOR DIVORCE STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, April 16 (TP —Jennie Gilday Brown has fil ed a cross-action against the divorce petition brought By her 81-year.old husband. Brown started the proceedings when he charged that his wife re fused to eat at the same table with him —and sometimes annointed him with hot coffee. In her petition, Mrs. Brown in sists that her aged husband always ‘‘sleeps with his clothes on/' BARON VIEWED WORK WITH DISDAIN—SHE ASKS FOR DIVORCE CHICAGO—A letter is speeding to Somsel Richtenbvrg at Fhitter, Calif., today. The note informs Richtenburg that he has been divorced. Richtenburg is the son of a Ger man baron. His wife told a Chicago divorce judge that her husband’s no bility was what ruined their married life. Said She: “Rlchtenbtfng just couldn’t bear to work, He said it was beneath him. When I couldn’t sup port him In his usual style, he walked out on me.” HIDE STRIKE ENDS APRIL I..—(TP)—6OO striking leather workers went back to theii jobs today after winning a long fighi for a closed shop. Workers from t score of tanneriers walked out IS days ago when the Hamel Company of Haverhill, Mass., refused to re cognize the ntional leather worker union. The company finally gave li when it wss faced with the ruin o valuable stocks of leather, whicl I union tanners refused to process. Published every day excepting Saturdays. Five cents per copy jk W" Sundays; Delivered to your home fifteen cents WEEK per week. pay NQ MORE TRANSRADIO PRESS TALMADGE FORCES REFUSE COMMENT, PLANS NOT KNOWN GEORGIA FEDERATION OF LABOR ENDORSES PRESIDENT (ATLANTA, GA., April 16—While Marion Allen, Roosevelt campaign manager for Georgia, announced the president would qualify for the June hem ocratic Presidential primary ♦‘with reasonable promptness.” mained a mystery here today, The governor was in Darien and was not expected to return to the oapitol un til Friday Meanwhile the governor’s sup porters. refused to make any state ment as to whether Talmadge would enter the primary. Allen said friends of the President were already contributing toward the SIO,OOO entrance fee which must be paid by May 1. The campaign manager termed the entrance fee “excessive and without precedent”. If only one candidate enters the primary there will be no vote and the entrance fee will be returned, Allen was in a jubilant mood to day when he was informed that the Georgia Federation of Labor, in con vention at Columbus, had endorsed President Roosevelt for renomination and had simultaneosuly severly con demned Governor Talmadge for his opposition to the New Deal and the administration. K. OF P. LODGES CONVENTION HERE INTERESTING ADDRESSES HEARD DURING MORN, ING SESSION Representatives from the third district, Knights of Pythias conven ed here this morning at the Temple, located at York and Barnard streets. The visitors were welcomed by David S. Atkinson, state senator, and A. A. Nathan of Brunswick, re sponded. Delegates here today represent lodges in Savannah, Brunswick, Hinesville, (Jlennville, Jtasup, Blackshear, Waycross, Baxley, Clax ton, Statesboro, Sylvania, Folkston, Glenwood, and Midville. The indic ations are that there will be ap. proximately one hundred represen tatives in attendance. The Lodges will be in session at Castle Hall, York and Barnard Sstreets. *The session was called to order at eleven o’clock by the officers of the convention. Officers are: G. T. Nalley, Chairman; F. A. O. Bahre, Prelate; N. J. Gillespie, Vice Chairman; H. D. Williams, Master at Arms; J. J. Masters, Master at Work; E. T. Barbot, Inner Guard; Herman Schine, Outer Guard. After the joint lodges opened, the acting officers vacated their stations to the regular officers of the con vention. They are: Olin P. DeLoach, President, Glennville; G. W. Rowell, Vice- President, Savannah; H. D. Nor-, man, Prelate, Hinesville; E. A. Burch, Secretary-Treasurer, Savan nah; J. D. Kicklighter, Master at Arms, Glennville; W. P. Konetezeo, Inner Guard, Brunswick; Gilbert Gray, Outer Guard, Hinesville; Guy Hackett, Publicity Man, Brunswick. The welcome address was deliv. ered by David S. Atkinson of Sa vannah. The response to the wel come was made by A. A. Nathan of Brunswick. There will be a presentation of a loving cup donated by J. C. Sipple to the lodge of Glennville, which was won in a contest with the Lodge of Hinesville, Ga., for the greatest increase In membership during the past six months. The presentation was made by Wilkes S. Mac Feeley, Grand Keeper of Records and Seals. At 1 o’clock there was an address on “Citizenship” by King Dixon, publisher of the Savannah Daily Times. HARMON ELECTED HEAD PAINT AND VARNISH CLUB John Harmon was elected to head the Savannah Paint, Oil and Var nish Club at its annual meeting last night. Other officers for the coming year were chosen ss follows: R. J. . Stahl, vice president; John G. But ler, Jr., secretary-treasurer. Mr. , Harmon, an- official of Burns and | Harmon Company, succeeds J. H. ' Spivey, manager of the Pittsburgh t Plate Glass Company, at the head ‘ of the clubs. -*■ —-