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Local Pharmacist Attacked By Robber WEATHER SHOWERS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, DROP IN TEMPERATURE MARKETS The entire market took on a healthy tone today when leading issues were pushed up. VOLUME 2-NUMBER 95 TWO MEN TRAPPED IN GOLD MINE ARE RESCUED NEW TAX BILL IS SLATED FOR QUICK PASSAGE IN HOUSE REPUBLICANS IN FOR A ROUSING BUT LOSING BATTLE WASHINGTON, April 22 (TP)— The admnistration’s new tax bill 1b back In the wings of the House this morning—ready for a quick debut and a speedy passage. The revenue measure probably will be introduced first thing tomorrow, and debate will follow. Two major aims are bound up In the seven-weeks-old measure. First, it is designed to reform the federal system of taxation on cor porations. Second, it is supposed to patch up Franklin Roosevelt’s budget, twice wuonded by the wreck of the AAA and passage of bonus legislation. Minority members of the Ways and Means Committee have al ready attacked the bill. Republi cans are expected to open a rous ing, but losing fight when the bill reaches the floor. Senate leaders are ready to begin study of the involved measure. They probably will be ready to begin work on the bill by the time the House gets it through to passage. Most of Wash ington expects the bill to get a first ratp alteration before It reaches the pen of Franklin Roose velt. TWO MEN NABBED AFTER 6UN BATTLE BANK BANDITS ARRESTED IN MISSOURI CABIN BY “G” MEN KANSAS CITY, April 22 (TP)— Two men. sought for months by federal agents, are in a Kansas City Federal Prison today follow ing a gun battle in which a federal officer and one of the gunmen were injured. Those under arrest are Clarence Sparger, reputed member of the notroious Irish O’Malley gang, and John Langan, wanted for the shoot ing of a deputy sheriff of Kansas last September. Sparger is under indictment for complicity in the $16,685 robbery of the First Na tional Bank of Neosho, Mo., in 1935. Federal agents cornered the two men in a tourist cabin after a heavy cross-fire of bullets. They also found Sparger’s wife, Juanita, huddled in a corner of the cabin. Sparger was wounded in the bat tle. but authorities say the injuries are not serious. A federal agent also was struck by bullets. Fellow officers refused to divulge his name REDWINE TO TALK ON MILL TAX PLAN STATE SENATOR ADDRESS EDUCATORS AT MEET. ING TOMORROW A large delegation of teachers and principals will be on hand to hear the address of State Senator Charles Redwine on the 15-mill t ax ment tomorrow night at 8 o’clock at the municipal auditorium. The invitation of the Chatham County division of the Georgia Real Estate Taxpayers Association to be present at this meeting was forward ed to t he teachers this morning by principals throughout the city and county. The principals receved the Invitation through Ormond B. Strong superintendent of public schools, at the regular meeting of principals yesterday afternoon. George Hunt, chairman of the tax payers association, said yesterday that the division is anxious that the teachers be present to hehr the “oth er side” of the amendment question. "They are against it,” he said, “be cause they have not been informed correctly as to the effect of the pro posed legislation on the public schdols." Call 6183 - 7448 To Start Your SAVANNAH DAILY Savannah Daily Times Confesses Wendel Torture \S%j&&Egfe <■)s&'<■''.'‘s6 : ■£&?•s*&&‘. : $ \. ‘ i * * * Vi” Martin Schlossman, 30, of Brooklyn, N. Y., after nearly three hours of grilling by authorities, confessed to the kidnaping and torture of Paul H. Wendel, New York police announced. Wendel was forced to sign a confession of the Lindbergh baby kidnaping. Schlossman, whose motives have not been revealed, has been booked on the kidnaping charge. —_• .._ (Central Press) Another Murder Added Record Karpis, Public Enemy No. 1; Slew Chicago Policeman 1933 CHICAGO, April 22 (TP).—Anoth ed murder is added today to the grim record of Public Enemy Num ber One, Alvin Karpis. St. Paul authorities notified Chi cago police that the fugitive gang ster is the man who killed a Chicago policeman in 1933. St. Paul District Attorney Classen said Karpis and “Doc” Barker used the same gun in the Chicago police man murder as they used in a $30,- 000 St. Paul bank robbery a week BACK IN PRISON YOUNG KENNAMER, SLAY ER OF PAL TO SERVE OUT LONG TERM TULSA, Okla., April 22 (TP).— The 19-year-old son of Federal Judge Franklin Kennamer is back in the McAlester state penitentiary this morning to serve out his 25-year sen tence for murder. The young convict is Philip Ken namer who returned to the peniten tiary of his own volition when his father failed in his legal battle to free him. Kennamer was ordered to return to the penitentiary this morning. In stead, he appeared before the mas sive prison gates last night, pounded on the door, and asked to be admit ted. Surprised authorities could not learn who brought him to the peni tentiary. The young convict has 24 years more to serve for the murder of his friend, John Gorrell. He donned the drab uniform bearing his old num ber—3l42o, and reported to his old job in the prison twine factory. JOBLESS IN JERSEY \ CONTINUE SIEGE OF LEGISLATIVE HALLS TRENTON, N. J., April 22 (TP).— New Jersey’s unemployed “army of occupation,” held its siege into the second day today, inside the assem bly chamber of the state house. The jobless arm yrushed into the state house when the legislature failed again to provide means for continu ing state relief. The unemployed threatened to stay right there in the chambers until the legislature reconvenes. The leg islature is adjourned until next Monday night. Leaders of the dem onstration said more unemployed are heading Ur Trenton from all pans of lfrr;,W*.y U> add their .voices to mm site before. A St. P3ul policeman was killed in that robbery. Chicago police say that in 1933, Officer Miles Cunningham tried to question several men after a car cmash-up at an intersection. The motorists shot him down and fled. Karpis is hunted by federal agents for the kidnaping of William Hamm, Jr., and Edward Bremer, both of St. Paul. In addition, he is wanted fo r killing a Kansas sheriff and the St. | Paul policeman. j MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR IS CITED IN SUIT KNITTING IwiLLS WIN POINT IN AFTERMATH OF LABOR DISPUTE MINNEAPOLIS, April 22 (TP)— The Strutwear Knitting Mills, long the scene of bitter labor trouble, has won the first round of its slOl,- 500 damage suit against three Minneapolis and Minnesota offic ials. District Judge Baldwin ruled that Mayor Thomas Latimer ex ceeded his authority when he join ed with Governor Olson and Gen eral Walsh in calling national guardsmen to the knitting plant. Latimer Insisted that he could not have been responsible for call ing the troops last December. He said that power rests with the governor. The militia was ordered to the Strutwear plant to keep it closed after repeated outbreaks of vio lence whenever plant executives tried to re-open the factory with strike breakers. The company alleges the com pulsory closiug brought it losses amounting to $101,500. Labor dissension broke out last August, and lasted until a settle ment was reached in March. held on check charge John J. McGarrigle, 33, was held for Superior Court on a charge of • forgery after fc hearing before Judge Mercer Jordan in police j court this morning. The defendant 1 was arrested by Detective Sergt. ; Ellis. ' McGarrigle was said to have , given a worthless check to C. B ijFutch at the store OT the latter SAVANNAH. GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1936 Doctors At Side Scadding And Dr. Robertson; Happy Scene When Pair Reached MOOSE RIVER, N. S. April 22 (TP).—The ten day imprisonment of Dr. D. E. Robertsn and C. A. SVd ding in the Mocse River Gold mine is ended. A rescue crew broke through to the trapped men shortly before 1 ! o’clock this afternoon. Doctors are at the side cf two men. The physicians rushed into the mine tunnel when word came to the surface that rescue workers had brok en through to reach them. Crowd ing along the narrow passageway, the doctors reached the underground chamber which proved the tomb so one man and nearly claimed the lives of Dr. Robertson and Scadding. WOUNDS SUSTAINED BY WOODS DEAFEN HIM, DOCTOR SAYS BELIEVE WOMAN IN BACK GROUND OF STRANGE ATTACK An Interesting angle developed in the case today of Ralph E. Wood. Port Wentworth storekeeper, whose assault at his place of business sev eral nights ago is being probed by county police officers, with the reve lation by the attending physician that Woods’ wounds have deafened him. The victim’s skull was frac tured in more than 10 places and little hopeishgld for his recovery. NVRNPRMBv police officers first reached the injured man as he lay bleeding on his bed in the rear of the little store they reported Wood cried “I’ve been robbed and murder ed.” The officers sai dtheir queries for information brought replies from Woods that he had lost his hearing and would not give them any details of the attack, nor identify his as sailant. Police were inclined to believe Woods was pretending and clearly understood their questions. A phy sician treating the storekeeper stat ed this afternoon Woods’ hurts have robbed him of his hearing. Whether the shopkeeper knew what questions police were asking when they talked to him just after the attack is a matter of conjecture. Authorities reported no material developments in their investigation this after non. It is known cne police supposition is that Woods was beaten 'up yb someone he knew and a wom an figured in the background of the attack. It is also indicated by in vestigators they have the name of a person, strongly suspected as the at tacker, but no arrest had been made early this afternoon . ROOSEVELTS ATTEND HOWE FUNERAL TODAY AT FALL RIVER, MASS. FALL RIVER. Mass., April 22 (TP) —Louis McHenry Howe will come to the grave today. The body of Franklin Roosevelt’s secretary, and personal adviser will arrive by special train this morning. A board the train will be the Presi dent, Mrs. Roosevelt and other , Washington dignitaries. The party will go at once to the cemetery for the burial. Then President Roosevelt will return to Washing ton. The death of Howe on Saturday night was a severe blow to Frank lin Roosevelt, whose career was tenderly forwarded at every step by the retiring little man from Fall River. Howe was a newsman when he met Roosevelt. He joined the President when Roosevelt was a state senator from Dutchess Coun ty. He stayed beside him until Sat urday night. HORNER AND AIDES SEEKING FRIENDSHIP OF NEW DEAL FOES I FRENCH LICK. Ind., April 22 (TP). —Governor Henry Horner of Ilinois and his Democratic support ers are hard at work today repairing their friendship with the New Deal. First gesture of the Illinois Demo crats was to consider asking Interior Secretary Harold Ickes to be an Illi nois candidate to the national party convention. The sharp-tongued cabi net member is a resident of Evans ton, 111. Secretary Ickes has not comment ed on the prospects of being a dele gate Illinois Democrats, however, feels sure he would accept the post If elected at the state Democratic convention on May 1. Final discussion of the proposed in vitation probably will be made today at the resort. By I tonight, expects to I be going help . & ■... immm.-■ msMte -dbicfi -1 j It is believed that some time will pass before the two rescued men are brought to the surface. Physicians fear that sudden relief of the pres sure under which the imprisoned men have been since Easter Sunday may bring cn an attack of the dreaded “bends.” The two men had been trapped on the 140 f.:ot level of the mine since Easter Sunday. After days of fran tice digging a shaft to the trapped men wi scompleted. Hurriedly, weary miners pulled aside rocks and enlarged the open ing. The men at the head of the rescue tunnel finally broke through and rushed to th etwo men. Doctors were sent down the tunnel as it was not believed possible to bring the suffering men to the sur face for another hour at least. The workers are not certain as yet that the rescue tunnel is sufficiently wide to permit carrying the men out on stretchers. Also in the mine is j the body of Herman R. Mcgill—the third man trapped in the Easter Sun day cave-in. M3gill succumbed on Monday to the hardships of his eight day impris onment. Both Dr. Robertson and Scadding were reported cheerful and in fairly g:od physical condition, only a few minutes before the res cuers broke through to their prison. The first news that the imprison ment cf the two men was at an end came at 12:44 p.m. E. S. T. when a dirty-faced, excited miner rushed to the surface —and directly to the min ister of mines—who was standing h:» side a radio microphone—carrying the news of the sensational rescue fight to the world. “I think we’ve broken through,” he panted. A few minutes later the fact that the rescue tunnel had been cut direct ly in the shaft where the men were trapped was definitely confirmed. A wild shout of joy went up from the scores of miners who had been workin..g for days in the fight to cut through more than 150 feet of rock to reach the men. Nearly 10 minutes after the first miner had come from the tunnel, the Canadian government announced officially that the rescuers had cut through the last barrier into the shaft. Miners still are passing rock from the tunnel —widening it to permit the carrying cut of the victims. SOKES WILL MAKE PERSONAL FIGHT IN DEFENSE PWA RIGHT OF GOVERNMENT ENTER POWER BUSI NESS AT STAKE WASHINGTON. April 22 <TP) Public Works Administrator Ickes an nounced today that he would make a personal fight in the courts in de fense of the Government's right to enter the power business. \ The fiery Ickes said he would be glad to testify before the District of Columbia Supreme Court. This body must decide whether the P. W. A. can loan money to build public owned plants in Alabama, Texas, lowa, and Oklahoma. The loans are opposed by four power companies who maintain that their business would be wrecked if the Government entered the field. HELD AS AUTO THIEF John Crowe, arrested by County Officer Dooley at Kingston Hill cn aters road yesterday, was be ing held in custody of police today on a charge of larceny of an auto. TALMADGE SEES RED WHEN GIFT SUSPENDERS AND BELT ARRIVES NEW YORK, April 22 (TP) A brand new pair of red sus penders. with belt to match, are on their way to Georgia's Gov ernor Talmadge today. The belt and suspenders were airmailed to the Governor by a New York group of men’s clothing design ers. They explain the gift is a token of their regard for Tal madge as a well-dressed man. Georgia Gene is noted for his red suspenders and the fact that he always wear both sus penders and bolt. The New York designers decided that since be wears both, the least ' they could do would be to niarke sure that the belt matched the ! HER MURDER SOLVED • ' wIR Fw® WM w s A '|i< ~ '■*-* Z J H —Central Press. A hitherto unpublished picture of Mrs. Nancy Evans Titter ton. mystery story author, who was found murdered in her fash ionable Beekman Place apartment in New York. Police secured a confession yesterday from John Firorenza, 24, a delivery clerk, that he planned and slew Mrs. Titterton . She was assaulted be fore being strangled to death. • Dr. Jerger Struck Down By -Negro As He Emerged From His Garage Last Evening Dr. Adolph Jerger, owner of Jerger's Pharmacy, located 423 East Liberty stret, was atacked and painfully beat en about the head last night by a negro man as he emerged into the lane from his garage into which he had just driven his automobile. The pharmacist was set upon in the lane in the rear of his home at 1017 East Duffy street. He sustained two bad scalp cuts and a cut on the right hand. Dr. Jerger scuffled wtih his assailant and was inclined to believe he may have had his hand cut some how in this ensuing encounter. The victim of. the assault bled profusely from his wounds but advices from the heme of the attending physician were to the effect that the injuries were not severe enough to confine Dr. Jerger to his home for more than a -few days. Dr. Jerger closed up his place of business and drove to the garage in the rear of his residence about 10,30 o’clock last night. He drove' his car into the garage, put out the lights and walked out into the darkness of the lane. As he was pulling shut the garage doors he was struck two swift blows over the head. Dr. Jerger said the next few moments were blank to BARKLEY KEYNOTER KENTUCKY SENATOR PRE DICTED AS DEMOCRATS CHOICE IN JUNE WASHINGTON. April 22 (TP)— Predictions are thicker than hops today that Kentucky’s Senator Alben Barkley will be keynoter of the Democratic National Conven tion. Democratic circles in Wash ington hint pretty strongly, too, that Senator Joseph T. Robinson will become permanent chairman of party. Selection of both executives will be made on Sat urday. Robinson is Democratic leader in the senate and a bear for punish ment. He has whipped through many a back-breaking piece of New Deal legislation. Senator Barkley is his right-hand man. Republicans, of course, selected their keynoter Monday. At Cleve land they named Senator Freder ick Steiwer of Oregon to set the compass for the Republican Na tional Convention in June. Steiw er’s selection put the kibosh on a movement to name Ci. Wayland Brooks, Illinois nominee for Gov ernor and a strong friend of Al fred Landon of Kansas. HOLLYWOOD BOUND NEW YORK. April 22 (TP).—One mere New York stage star turned to wards Holy wood today. Mary Phillips let it be known that she will leave thecast of “The Postmna Always Rings Twice” on Saturday night. The lovely ybft f lays \ cr~ site Published every day excepting Saturdays. J Five cents per copy Sundays; Delivered to your home fifteen cents •yyjjjjK DAYS per week. pAy NQ him. Then he recovered his senses to find himself on the ground. His assailant was bending over him, trying to rifle his pockets. Dr. Jerger began to cry for help while struggling with the negro. The man released him and fled. Dr. Jerger was pulled to his feet in the final stage of the scuffle and set out in pursuit of his attacker. The negro man disappeared before the pharmlst reached Waters avenue nearby and Dr. Jerger returned to his home. It is understood a radio was turned on in the erger home and as a result no sounds of the encounter a few feet away in the lane were heard by Mrs. Jerger who had not yet re tired. Police were immediately notified. A detail headed by Lieut. J. H. Lange and including Detectives Coursey and Hendry and Officers Fountain and Kirby went to the scene. A thorough search of the vicinitty failed to reveal any sign of the missing negro. Dr. Jerger could furnish only a partial deseripition of the marauder. The pharmacist had only a small amount of money on his person. The negro failed in his robbery attempt. The druggist believes the felt hat he was wearing possibly saved his life. NORTH WOODS GIVE UP THREE BODIES FATHER AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN MURDERED HUSTISFORD, Wis., April 22 (TP —The north woods today yielded the bodies of a father and the two small children he had mur dered. Officers have been searching since Monday for Arnold Grimm, his four-year-old daughter, Aria, and his eight-year-old ,son, Wal lace. A posse discovered all three bodies in the Grimm automobile parked in the deep woods. Sheriff Walter Buschkopp said it was apparent that the father had taken the children to the woods, shot them and then turned the gun on himself. Relatives said Grimm was suffering from a ner vous ailment. LONGSHOREMEN CHARGE PASSENGERS UNSAFE ON SEAGOING SHIPS WASHINGTON, April 22 (TP)— Out of the Longshoremen’s disputes today have grown grave charges again st American ocean liners and safety . for passengers at sea. Commerce Sec l retary Roper has promised an investl -3 gation of the charges if they are sub ! stantiated. 5 Roper listened—and Labor Secre : tary Perkins did, too— as a special ; i delegation from East CaasL Seamen TRANSRADIO PRESS WILL ASK CHAIR > FOR CONFESSED ) NEW YORK KILLER FIORENZA WAS TRACED THROUGH STRAND OF TWINE NEW YORK, April 22 (TP). —John Fiorenza marched into the police line-up today and was arraigned on charges that he brutally murdered Nancy Evans Titterton. District At torney Dodge plans to ask the grand jury for a first degree murder in dictment and a prompt trial, convic tion and sentence to the electric chair. * Fiorenza confessed the Titterton \ murder and climaxed the remarkable J case that for nearly a week looked unbreakable. The 24-year-old ex-con vict said he killed the woman writer, returned to is upholstering job and actually reported the murder a few hours later when he delivered a couch to the Titterton apartment. Fiorenz was. traced through a lit tle strand of upholster’s twine. The prisoner confessed that he used u, to tie the hands of the victim, whert he dumped her into the bathtub in , her Beekman place apartment. ROGERS~STORE IS BURGLARIZED A haul consisting of $112.10 in cash and more than S2O worth of cigarettes were obtained when the Rogers chain grocery strde at 1819 Montgomery was burglarized some time last night. Tnis is the second time the store has been robbed recently. E. G. Stucki, an of ficial of the grocery chain here, said a small quantity of merchandise was taken when the place was entered about two monfchs-ago* K. H. Hamil, manager of the Mont ' gomery stret establishment, reported to police at 7:05 o’clock this morning that the place had ben burglarized. Officers P. G. Farris and B. F. Sher rod,who investigated, were informed the money was removed from the cash register till. The thieves aslo took 25 cartons of assorted cigarettes. Burlap bags containing rice were emptied so the burglars could use the sacks to carry off the bulky cartons of cigarettes. Entrance was effected by breaking the glass of a transom over the rear door. The transom lat er was unhodked. Then the prowlers forced open the door Itself. Officer M. M. Kirby reported to po lice headquarters that the store room at the colored swimming pool qust be low 37th street on the Ogeechee road was burglarized last night. An elec tric talking machine was robbed of a little over $lO. Police notified J. C. Lemon, manager of the amusement center. OFFICERS AND SAILORS OF GERMAN SHIP BEGIN “TOUR” OF BALTIMORE BALTIMORE, April 22 (TP)— Officers and members of the crew of the German cruiser Emden today will begin a round of entertainment that will last for the next nine days. The 650 officers, men and cadets ! of the 5,400 ton traing ship that ar * rived pesterday will be feted at dan ces, receptions, parties, and ball games. More than 150 German cadets aboard the ship, who are gettin., cheir first actual sea training, will visit An napolis to see how Uncle Sam’s naval traing is carried on. DR. RITTER IS FETED AT RECEPTION MARKING HOSPITAL’S COMPLETION Dr. A. Ritter of Ridgeland, well known to Savanah as a physician and surgeon, received the congratulations of his friends yesterday upon the com pletion of the beautiful Evelyn Ritter Hospital in South Carolina. In honor of Dr. Ritter a reception was given by Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Dominick at their home, Gregerie Neck Plantation, S. C., at 3:30 in the afternoon, to which over 250 people were invited. The hospital is considered one of the most modern and well equipped of its eize in this section of the country It was built and equipped by Dr. Ritter. SOCIALITE MARJORIE WANTS A DIVORCE CHICAGO, April 22 (TP)—Soc ialite Marjorie Blankhenhorn is su ing her New York broker husband, John Blankenhorn, for divorce. John Blankenhorne is the step son of movie star. Irene Rich.,He was married to Marjo^ I ** *B|f**M j n 1934. His wife’s dive ' charges Blankenhorn } |r afier five months of * Jo The action also rey* ■ |s Bifnkenhorr liwr; . ;ka«K££. £ 1 '