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Confesses Story Murder And Banditry
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VOLUME 2—NUMBER 103
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WEIRD “HEX” MURDER CASE
CONCLUDES WHEN MURDERER
ENDS LIFE IN BUFFALO JAIL
BUFFALO, N. Y.. April 30 (TP) ,
—A weird “Hex” murder case
came to a close In Buffalo today
when the accused murderer com
mitted suicide in his jail cell. The
prisoner was John Tryka who said
he killed John Boettger for putting
a spell on his wife. Tryka hanged
himself by making a npose of his
clothing just before he was to be
arraigned in court. He had con
fessed that he killed Boettger
whom he charged with being a
“witch doctor.”
Tryka said his wife, Magdalene,
visited the home of Boettger, who
was a masseur, to receive treat
ment for an old ailment. Boettger
told the woman that she would die
HUNGER STRIKERS
RETURN TO THEIR
FOODLESS HOMES
ASSEMBLY FAILS TO PASS
LEGISLATION FOR
THEIR RELIEF
TRENTON, N. J., April 30 (TP).—
Nary a hunger marcher can be
found in the New Jersey state house
today.
The hunger marchers, who occu
pied the assembly chamber of the
state house eight days, dispersed last
night when the state legislature
passed a resolution ordering them out
of their stronghold. Although the
demonstrators had sworn tO-Camp V*
the assembly chamber until Tax umr 1
necessary to finance relief were
passed, they left without realizing
the’r goal.
The as ; embly managed to pass a
measure, returning relief to commu
nities, with some state aid. However,
the legislators filled to pass a tax
bill by which this system of relief
could be carried out. The legislators
are expected to stay at Trenton un
til some kind of tax bill passes the
as emblv and senate.
The hunger marchers made no pro
test when they filed out of the as
sembly chamber in obedience to the
assembly’s vote. The last official act
of the so-called squatters was to pass
a resolution thanking custodians of
the state house for their treatment
as the hunger marchers during their
week-long stay at Trenton .
MORGENTHAURAPS
NEW TAX MEASURE
SAYS BILL FALLS SHORT
OF EXPECTATIONS BY
$337,000,000
WASHINGTON, April 30 (TP)—
Secretary of the Treasury Morgan
thau said today that the new tax
bill falls short of expectations but
that he takes it for granted that
Congress will pass it.
The House has already approved
the measure. Secretary Morgen
thau said the present bill fell short
of expectations by $337,000,000
when the House refused to include
processing taxes in the measure.
The present bill is expected to
raise $800,000,000 by taxing undis
tributed corporate income and by
levies against old AAA processing
taxes wiiich were neld up by the
courts.
Morgenthati was he first wit
ness before the Senate Finance
Committee which is holding public
hearings on the tax bill. The treas
ury chief said he thought the tax
bill Is an orderly measure towards
balancing the budge.. He warned
that such orderly processes are
necessary if the government Is to
continue to borrow money a* cheap
rates.
After Morgenthau finished tes
tifying. the Commission of Internal
Revenue Guy Helvering discussed
•.he bill. He said he believes the
House Tax Bill provides the basis
for an excellent and productive
revenue measure.
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, unless she mortgaged her home
and gave him the money. The wo
man said she has paying the
63-year-old masseur large sums of
money for months. In return
Boettger had been giving her black
candles which he cold her would
keep away the evil spirits. He
told her, said Mrs. Tryka, that she
must burn the candles every night
in her bedroom—or she would die
before morning. Her husband said
he went to Boettger’s home and ac
cused him of being a witch doctor.
Tryka said he struck Boettger with
a heavy pipe-wrench. Then he
boarded a street-car and rode to
the police station where he made
his confession,
Tryke walked into a Buffalo po
lice station last night and calmly
admitted that he had killed Boett
ger. Police who hurried to Boett
ger’s office found the 63-year-old
masseur beaten to death. Boett
ger’s Wife and son were found ser
idUsly' injured.
AL BORDEN ADMITS
SLAYING OFFICER
IN INDIANAPOLIS
DESPERADO SAYS THAT HE
WANTED TO IMITATE
DILLINGER
CHICAGO, April 30 (TP).—A con
fessed murderer, Al Borden, told Chi
cago detectives today a story of mur-
Uta**-*wd banditry that extends
through half a dozen states.
Borden said he fired the shot that
killed an Indianapolis police sergeant,
Richard Rivers, Monday night. He
said he and three companions shot
clown Rivers as they battled their
way out of a police trap.
He admitted also, that the same
gang looted a Lima, Ohio, jewelry
store Monday of $15,000.
The desperado said he wanted to
imitate John Dilinger. He was ar
rested in a Chicago hotel early today.
Two other men and two women were
taken with him. They are held on
charges of receiving stolen property.
An arsenal of guns and ammunition
was discovered in Borden’s car.
Borden said the gang formed at the
New Orleans Mardi Gras. It worked
its way northward, holding up stores
in St. Louis, and Dayton, and Lima.
Ohio.
SCIENTISTSBEGIN
WEATHER PROBING
HOPE TO TELL ELEMENTS
TWO WEEKS AHEAD;
ROBOTS TO AID
WASHINGTON, April 30 (TP)—
Hundreds of scientists in all parts
of the world started intensive re
search to see if weather can be
accurately forecast two weeks in
advance. The scientists are co
operating with the United States ,
Weither Bureau. Each will make re
search into his own fields and the
weather bureau will seek to co
ordinate the findings.
This far reaching program was
announced to a group of scientists
meeting in Washington by Dr.
Louis Bean, advisor to Secretaig
of Agriculture Wallace. ,
The scientists expect to make
use of a new radio robot weather
man Two men—L. F. Curtiss of
the Bureau of Standards, and K.
K. Lange of Harvard University—
working independently designe 1 j
the robot instruments. <
Weighing two pounds or less. ,
the instruments are attached to a (
balloon and can be sent ten miles (
into the stratosphere. There they ,
mechanically record the weather
conditions which later can be used
to predict temperatures .pressure,
and humidify on the earth.
CELLULOID FACTORY
IN CHICAGO BURNS
' CHICAGO, April 30 (TP).—Thou-1
sands of work-bound Chicagoans
clapped handkerchiefs over their
faces today to fight off acrid fumes
of ammonia »•' turning cellu
loid.
Three iorernen were overcome bat
tling flames in the seven-story build
ing of a celluloid novelties company.
About six blocks away, at the
same time, ammonia pipes burst in
a cold storage plant. Ammonia
fumes and the gas from the burning
celluloid brought work to a standstill
in the entire area. Hundreds of per
sons fled through the streets in
» search of fresh air.
Hitler’s New Submarine Is Launched |
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The newest weapon of the Third Reich, this 750-ton submarine recently I republic. While specifications have not been made public, the ship is
launched at Kiel, is Hitler’s bid for further rearmament of the German said to have considerable advantage over other undersea craft.
(Central Preet*
ITALIANS CLAIM
MAJOR ADVANCE
SOUTH ETHIOPIA
DEFENDERS SASA BANCH
AND FOES FIGHT IN
POUNDING RAIN
ROME, April 30 (TP)—The Ital
ian government claimed today that
the Southern Ethiopian City of
Sasa Baneh had fallen into Italian
hands. The city has made a spirit
ed resistance to the Fascist army
for more than a week of fierce
fighting.
Pounding rains which drenched
southern Ethiopia spelled hope to
day for the valiant of
Sasa Baneh.
For nearly a week, native troops
of Prince Nasibu’s army have re
sisted the savage assaults of Gen
eral Graziani’s army at Sasa Baneh.
Now, Graziani has withdrawn his
men to give them a breathing spell
while the driving rains make
depthless mud out of the plains
around Sasa Baneh.
possiblFrains to
ALTER DERBY ODDS
MUD HORSES WATCHED AS
THREATENING . SKIES
PROMISE STORM
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 30
(TP) —Betting odds on the Ken
tucky DeDrby swung up and down
today as railbirds watched threat
ening skies.
Rain on Derby Day is possible
and a few bets already are being
made on the mud horses. The race
gets away Saturday afternoon.
“Grand Slam”, a Detroit horse,
is rated among the top notchers
on a wet track. Horsemen predict
a muddy track Saturday may see
Grand SLm carrying narrow odds,
with the current favorite, “Brev
ity,” further down.
The man of mystery at Churchill
Downs is Colonel Bradley. His two
entries, “Bien Joli,* and “Ban
nister,” have made slow times in
tryouts. Those who claim to know:
point out that Colonel Bradley us
ually has an ace in the hole, and
he may give the fans a surprise.
BRIDGE PLAYERS
WATCH POLICE
TO DETERMINE IF GAME
IN NEW YORK IS
GAMBLING
NEW YORK. April 30 (TP)—
Bridge players the county over
watched with keen interest today
a New York court prepared to
decide whetfc >r the national card
game is one skill —or .f it is just
plain gambling.
The case of two women instruc
tors, Mildred Lovejoy and Adelaide
Neuwlrth, bids fair to become a
national bone of contention. The
women were arrested when their
bridge club was raided as a place
for gambling. Attorney Laurence
Axman argued long and forcefully
before Magistiate Anthony Burke
that his clien s were conducting a
duplicate bridge game—the same
kind that goes on all the time at
house parties and so on. This, he
said, cannot by any stretch of the
imagination b< interpreted as
gambling.
Magistrate Burke said the case
seemed to be a “borderline” affair.
He paroled the defendants pending
trial before special sessions It
will be left up to the General Ses
sions Court to decide whether du
plicate bridge is a matter of skill
or a device for illegal gambling
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1936
Deport "Lady in Red”
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Mrs. Anna Sage, “Lady in Red” of the Dillinger case, who got $5,000
from the government for putting the notorious John Dillinger on the
spot, is shown bidding farewell to her son, Stephen Chiolak, in Chicago.
She was on her way to New York for deportation to her native Rumania.
(Central Press)
Actress Daughter Os Bide Dudley
Attempts Suicide In New York
NEW YORK, April 30 (If*).—Po
lice today listed the wounding of a
lovely young Broadway actress as an
attempt at suicide.
The actress is Doris Dudley, fiancee
of Playwright Sidney Kingsley, and
daughter of Bide Dudley, drama
critic. She was wounded with a small
caliber rifle in Kingsley's apartment.
Police said they found a note that
led them to list Miss Dudley’s shoot
ing as an attempt by her to take her
life. Bide Dudley and Kingsley, au
thor of “Men in White,” and “Dead
ARREST IS MADE
IN WENDEL CASE
MYSTERY WOMAN BRINGS
ABOUT DETENTION
OF MARCUS
TRENTON, N. J.. April 30 (TP).—
i A New Jersey bookmaker named Sol-
I ly Marcus was arrrested today as an
accessory to the kidnaping of Paul
Wendel. Detectives from the offices
of King’s county’s District Attorney
Geoghan were in on the pick-up. A
mysterious woman informant is said
to have led police to the suspect.
Two other men under indictments
in the Wendel kidnaping are still at
, large. Ellis Parker, Jr., the son cf
New Jersey’s famous rural detective,
; and Murray Bleefeld are being sought
’ by police. One of the prisoners al
t ready under arrest, Harry Weiss, told
' police that Parker was the "brain”
• of the gang which sezed Wendel and
1 forced him to confess the Lindbergh I
;. kidnaping. > I
End,” denied with emphasis that the
shooting of Miss Dudley was a sui
cide attempt.
Doris Dudley is a pretty blue-eyed
blonde, who has been playing with
Ina Claire in the comedy success,
‘‘End of Summer.” She suffered a
minor wound in her left side from the
rifle which belongs to Kingsley. From
her hospital bed she denied she had
tried to kill herself. Kingsley’s ex
planation said the girl was interested
in target shooting and was examin
ing the rifle when it fell to the floor
and was discharged.
Doris Duke in .
. Role of Co-ed
Amuses Friends
NEW YORK, April 30 (TP).—The
so-called “wealthiest girl in the
world,” Doris Duke Cromwell, is
amusing her New York friends today
wih stories of her adventures as a
co-ed.
Mrs. Cromwell donned a Greta
Carbo outfit to view the Duke uni
versity campvs at first hand. Clad
in a slouch hat and dark glass-, the
tobacco heiress spent several days at
the university founded by her fattier,
the late J. B. Duke. Her stay as a
co-ed. she explained, was in order to
get the real low-down on conditions
I at the university, of which she is a
trustee.
After living the life of the aver
age co-ed at the Durham, N. C. uni
versity. Mrs. Cromwel rejoined hoi
husband, James Cromwell "-nd head
i ed for New York.
LANDON B 0 0 M IS
SURGING AHEAD IN
REPUBLICAN RANKS
DEMOCRATS MAKE SAME
BLANKET CLAIM FOR
ROOSEVELT
WASHINGTON, April 30 (TP).—
The “Landon for. President” move
ment surged ahead today with a new
banner to add to the collection which
the Kansas governor is claiming as
victory markers.
Landon supporters say the Massa
chusetts primary results gave Gover
nor Alf a clean sweep in the Bay
state. Landon, according to final re
sults polled 76,710 votes, as against
7,214 for Herbert Hoover, 4,342 for
Senator William E. Borah, 2,117 for
Sp^Kr>r -nt. Michigan and
Chicago.
All Republican convention dele
gates named by the rather weak
Massachusetts primary turn-out are
unpledged. However, Landon cohorts
say that the primary result insures
Landon the Bay state’s 33 convention
votes are Landon’s. His ten to one
lead over his nearest competitor,
Hoover, they say, insures the Massa
chusetts delegation.
Democrats made the same blanket
claim on behalf of President Roose
velt. All but two delegates named in
the primaries ran on a strict New
Deal ticket. The two unpledged pri
mary victors are generally regarded
as sympathetic to the Roosevelt re
nomination drive.
The primary turn-out disappointed
leaders of both parties who had ex
pected a larger attendance at the
polls.
ST. LOUIS JOBLESS
SEI GE DEVELOPS
AS HUNGER STRIKE
HEALTH OFFICER PUTS
BAN ON FOOD CITY HALL
COUNCIL ROOM
ST. LOUIS, April 30 (TP).—The
chambers develops into a hunger
strike this morning.
More than 30 unemployed men
and women took over the galeries of
the aidermen’s room Dednesday de
manding that the city boost relief
palments. Their number shrank last
night when about a dozen demonstra
tors went outside to eat. They found
the city hall doors closed to them
when they returned.
The hunger strike aspect resulted
from a ruling by the St. Louis health
director. Dr. Joseph Bredeck. He or
dered there should be no eating or
cooking in the galleries.
Strikers charged him with trying
to starve them out. Dr. Bredeck
says his ruling came solely from a
desire to protect the sanitary condi
tion in the hall.
townsendlnquiry
PROVES TOO WARM
MICHIGAN PROBE AD
JOURNS UNTIL ANGERED
FOLKS “COOL OFF”
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., April
30 (TP) —Congressman Clare Hoff
man is waiting for a group of eld
erly Michigan folks to "cool off’’
before he resumes his one-man in
vestigation into the state Town
send Plan organization.
Hoffman moved his inquiry to
Battle Creek from Detroit in an
effort to learn the details of the
Townsend organization’s financial
set-up. A hearing staged by the Re
publican Congressman broke up
yesterday when e'derly Townsend
ites booed and hissed witnesses.
"I'll adjourn this meeting,” Hoff
man snapped, “until some of you
people cool off a little.” i
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106 HARD COAL MINERS ARE
SCHEDULED TO WALK OUT AT
MIDNIGHT IN PENNSYLVANIA
WASHINGTON, April 30 (TP)—
Labor Secretary Frances Perkins
acted today to try to prevent a
walkout of 106,000 hard coal min
ers —schedule ’ for midnight. Miss
Perkins dispatched a telegram to
coal miners and operators in con
ference in New York, uring them
to come to Washington for a talk
with labor officials, if no settle
ment is reached today.
TO QUIT-TOMORROW
NEW YORK. April 30 (TP)—
Hard coal operators and mine
union leaders plunged back into
conference today to stave off the
threatened strike of 106,000 men.
Half Starved
Fishermen Are
Safe In Port
CHICAGO, April 30 (TJ).—Four
half-starved, exhausted fishermen
were brought safely back to Chicago
today after two nights adrift on Lake
Michigan.
They were rescued from their stalled
fishing boat by the tanker, Comet, of
Cleveland. The tanker found the,
men a mile and a half northeast of
Chicago.
The men said their engine failed
when they were returning to their
home wharf.
Two co*«t guard boats and an air
plane had spent nearly 36 hours
hunting through the murky fog for
the fUhcrmen.
SERIOUSCHARGES
CONFRONT AN AGED
MAN BEING HELD
PROMINENT FAMILIES
HERE ARE DEEPLY CON
CERNED IN CASE
Residents in the southern section of
the city are deeply concerned in the
apprehension and detention of j a well
known elderly man in the police bar
racks who is expected to be docketed
upon serious charges within the next
few' hours.
The man in question is a retired
railroad employe and is 75 years old. ,
He resides in Ardsley Park. The al
leged offenses which brought about
the man’s detention yesterday after
noon involves the children of several
prominent families also living in Ard
sley Park.
Captain of Police John J. Clancy
today stated that, in view of the fact
that ihe potential charges resting
against the man held were repeti
tions of similar charges dating back
twelve years, he will insist that a
docket case be made.
Twelve years ago the same man was
detained upon complaint brought by
families in this Identical neighbor
hood. Because of the reluctance of
the families to prosecute after the
arrest had been made, the cases were
quashed. About a year or so ago the
same sort of cases were brought to
the attention of the police depart
ment with the same results.
One of the children involved in
the case which now engages police
attention is the daughter of a well
known attorney.
Captain Clancy stated today that
should the prosecution upon criminal
charges fail, he will Insist upon the
trial of the individual upon a lunacy
warrant. »
Fuad Juried \
EGYPT MOURNS AS KING
IS LAID TO REST IN
CAIRO TOMB
CAIRO, April 30 (TP).—Sorrow
ful throngs lined the streets of Cairo
today when the body of King Fuad
the First, was borne to its last rest
ing place .
Te Egyptian king’s casket was car- j
ried atop a gun caisson. Ahead, rode
a crack troop of lancers, their spears
draped in black crepe. Fuad’s favor
ite horse, a pure white Arabian, fol
low'ed the casket.
Members of the royal family walk
ed behind the gun caisson. All were
heavily cloaked in black. The dead
king’s son, Farouk the First, was not
present. He is on his way to Cairo
from-JCugl'nd, where he was study
ing mtrmry science when word of
his father’s death reached him.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
A marriage license was is ued from
the ordinary’s office today to Len
don C. Tootle of Ggennville and Miss
Lois Lynn of Savannah.
Published every day
excepting Saturdays. J
Five cents per copy f ’
Sundays; Delivered to
your home fifteen cents -WEEK DAYS
per week. pAy NQ MORE
TRANSRADIO PRESS
Pennsylvania diggers are schedul
ed to quit work tomorrow. A five
year wages and hour agreement ex
pires at midnight tonight.
The conferees revealed only that
their parley is making no great
headway to solve the critical dead
lock. President Roosevelt has ex
pressed his own personal hope that
something can be done to avert
a general walkout. Miners want
higher pay—while operators are
insistent on a 17 per cent wage
cut.
Today’s talks are underway in a
subcommittee made up of seven
men from the miners and seven
from the operators. The leader®
are Major W, W. Inglis for the
operators and President John L.
Lewis of United Mine Workers.
Lewis solemnly told operators that
the six hundred million dollar hard
coal industry wijl come to a
standstill uness an agreement is
reached.
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TERM FOR MURDER
REBECCA STUBBS
CONVICTED
HERE ON TESTIMONY
BALLISTICS EXPERT
Otis Johnson was today sentenced
to hard labor for the remainder of
his natural life, because a federal
balistics expert traced a bullet found
In the decaying body -at—Rahwca—
Stubbs to his gun.
A jury late yesterday declared
Johnson guilty. Superior Judge E.
N. Hardeman pronounced sentence
this morning.
Rebecca Stubbs’ body was found
lying in bed. She had been dead for
several days. The hunt led to John
son, and yesterday D. J. Carson came
from the federal department of jus
tice headquarters at Washington to
explain to a Chatham county jury
that the bullet which killed her came
from Johnson’s gun and no other.
PRETTY CHILD’S
TESTIMONY SENDS
ROBBERTO PRISON
PARRISH IS CONVICTED OF
ROBBING A. & P.
STORE
The staunch testimony of a pret
ty thirteen-year-old girl, Billie
Nally, sent Tom Parrish to the
state penitentiary for two years as
the penalty for his part in robbing
an A. and P. Tea Store.
The girl stuck firmly to her iden
tification of Parrish and smilingly
refused to be confused by the cross
examination of Defense Attorney
James Rahal.
chathamlcouts
WIN HICH HONORS
QUILL AWARD AND MERIT
BADGES TO BE GIVEN
BOYS TONIGHT
High honors and merit badges
will be awarded to the Boy Scouts
of Chatham Area Council at the
session of the Public Court of Hon
or tonight at 8 o’clock in the Chat
ham County Court House. A Minis,
Jr., will preside over the court, and
A. L. Alexander and J. P. Houli
han, Jr., will comprise the board
of presentation.
Philip Solomons of Troop 60 Is
due for unusual distinction. He
will achieve the rank of Eagle
Scout and will also be presented
the Gold Quill Award. Maurice
Rosenbloom of Troop 2 will be
come a Life Scout, and David Wall
of Troop 13 will be awarded the 0
I Gold Palm. Lindsey Henderson Os
| Troop 6 and Alvin Siebert* of
Troop 50 will receive the 30 Hour
Civic Service Award.
The docket of awards wilf ajso
include the following scouts: Maur
ice Rosenbloom, Irving Doty, Jr.,
George Kaynes, Kenneth Lewis,
Frank Doar. Will Waring, Harry
Bower, Thomas Coffey, Jack Com
er, Billy DeLoach, J. Edmondson.
Zeke Gaines, Elliot Horovitz, Clin
ton Morris, Leon Slotin. Herbery
Windburn, Edward Yates, Billy
Edwardy,; Gilbert Helmken, Nick
Ellopolo, A. W. Humphries. David
Barnett, John Grotheer. Will War
ing. David Sterling, Marx Weil,
David Rosenbloom, Walter Lowe.