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NO BRITISH QUEEN IN NEAR FUTURE CLAIM FRIENDS CLOSEST TO KING LONDON, May 2 (TP)—British subjects who hoped for a new queen to sit beside Edward VIII are disappointed today. Reports which came from sources close to Britain's king said that Edward is not contemplating an early mar riage at this time. The report that Edward would choose a bride this summer sprang from a parliamentary appropria tions bill which set aside a sizeable sum for the king’s wedding. Im mediately, the rumor-mongers be- ENTRIES CLOSED IN BABY CONTEST PICTURES OF WINNERS TO BE PUBLISHED IN SA VANNAH TIMES The Baby Beauty Contest of the Savannah Daily Times closed yester day with approximately 50 photo graphs of tots from two years old down entered for the five valuable prizes to be awarded by five Savan nah merchants. Announcements of the winners will be made just as soon as the judges can stop admiring the dimpled contestants long enough to make a sane decision. Rich’s Studio, Highsmith Lumber Company, the new Baby Shop, Derst Bakery, and the New Yay Laundry are the donors of the prizes, and very At Meeting Os Women’s Clubs KraftF-.’x ’ illlywF * wBB <- ftV ’ wHBh H ■' \W 1 / mHF * Bk iHw J - ' ■*> E-r. HSEsSSBEsJ -v.. . —Central Press. Mrs. Roberta Campbell Lawson Mrs. T. V. Moore As chairman of the national convention of the General Fed eration of Women’s Clubs, Mrs. T. V. Moore of Miami, Fla., right, greets the national president, Mrs. Roberta Campbell Lawson of Tulsa, 0k 1 ?.., left, at Coral Gables, Fla., scene of the convention. FRENCH VOTERS AT POLLS TODAY RIGHTISTS IN DESPERATE EFFORT TO STEM LEFT WING SWEEP PARIS, May 2 (TP)—Right wing political leaders scurried about today in a last-minute drive for votes in tomorrow’s run-off elec tions. The rightists are trying des perately to stem what appears to be a clean sweep by left-wing forces. Tomorrow’s elections will take place in districts where can didates failed to get an absolute majority in last Sunday’s elections. The leftists, who include Social ists, Comrjunlsts and Radical-Soc ialists, a’'e virtually assured a ma jority in the next chamber of de puties. The left-wing has aligned Itself in a united front, in which leftists candidates who receved the most ballots last week will get the solid 'support of voters from the other two parties. More than 500 candidates \ are fighting for the 433 parliamentary seats which will be settled tomor row. SEN. "VANDENBERG ENTERS G.O.P. RACE LANDING. Mich., May 2 (TP).— Senator Arthur Vandenberg, of Mich igan. definitely threw his hat into , the Republican presidential ring to • day. The senator announced that j Governor Fitzgerald would present i his name at the Cleveland G. O. P. i convention. 1 Governor Fitzgerald received a let t ter from Vandenberg asking him to ; make the nominating speech. The Michigan governor said he would pre sent Vandenberg’s name but that he would stress the fact he is not ore aenting a “competitive candidate.” . PNCLE SAM WARNS AGAINST FAKE CIVIL SERVICE’ SCHOOLS WASHINGTON. D C.. May 2. The United States Civil Service Com jrlsrion has sent a notice to pos; of fices. warning that misleading Infor mat‘cn is being given the public by representatives of some of the corre spondence schools which sell “civil service” courses. For a long time, the commission . has been receiving complaints from SOCIETY .•-*** gan spreading the word that this Princess or that Duchess was the girl favored by Edward. While the court news channeb kept echoing the statement thai King Edward will not wed, a per sistent group of match-makers in sisted that the British ruler is dal lying with the idea of saying, “I do” with Princess Eugenia, a daughter of Prince George of Greece. Eugenie’s sister. Princess Marina, is the wife of the Duke of Kent. unusual and attractive prizes they are. The mother whose baby wins will be a proud and happy parent in deed. Pictures of the winners wll be pub lished in the Times. Look for them daily. Maybe you will see your own curly headed daughter or your grin ning son or that mischevlous-eyed nephew of yours looking out from the Times’ pages. SPRING FASHION Maxine Gray wears a stunning en semble of white satin with the jacket embroidered in Brittany blue and an ascot of the same shade in chiffon. Her warm voice is one of the high lights of ‘‘The Great American Tour ist” series starring Phil Baker, Beetle, Bottle, ‘‘Cunei’’ Kemp’s Band and the Seven G’s over the WABC-Colum bia network every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. E. S. T. Maxine’s voice and good looks have won her contracts for a number of movie shorts.” different parts cf the country which indicate t'at opportunites for obtain ing federal employment have been greatly exaggerated. It was made clear that no school has any connection whatever with the Civil Service Commission or with any other branch of the government, and also that the commission has no agents who solicit applications for civil service positions or who sell “civil Arvice” courses. No school can “guarantee” govern ment employment and none is given information regarding examinations, or any other information, whioh Is not available to the general public. The commission stuled that it does not recommend ary school, and ex plained that it is not necessary for any one to take a course with a so called civil service school in order to compete in a civil service examina tion. A special point was made of the fact that information concerning ex aminations may be obtained at any time without cost from the seers* ay cf the Civil Scuke board at any first—or second class post office or from the commission’s office in Washington, D. C. FIREMEN FINDS FLOOD HERO ROLE COSTS HIGH PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 2 (TP). Fireman Martin Westman learned yesterday that being a hero can be an expensive business. During the recent flood Westman spent his time rescuing distressed homeowners. He won credit for sav ing several lives. When his month’s pay check arrived, he discovered that it was drawn for $25.40 less than he expected. Westman was told that the city had docked him four days for the time he spent rescuing flood victims. He protested that he thought fire men were assigned to flood work where needed. For that reason, ne says, he didn’t bother to report to firehouse No. 53. DETECTIVES STUDY BIRTH REGISTRATION FOR BURGLAR CLUE BUTTE, Mont., May 2 (TP).— The two-gun detectives on Butte's police force are solemnly studying the birth registrations today. The sleuths hope that the birth registrations will furnish a clew to the identity of a certain burglar. The burglar in question stole a baby carriage with a set of blankets and a complete _Layefette. Since the articles are not easily saleable the police believe the thief stole the out fit either for his own use or for some needy friend. F ...... —. .... 7 • jwfe HU-3*- I -/?sCi'B3 y * T Jjgg.; < JBMMfr • W ’ s4l nlC* lH' aHs » 4r’L’=’ .* V. v r ■ F/- . ■ HkW *9 jMBA vh|w UK • : tiß IWwF IBP/# - ' ;; Ilr IL- > • -• sB v < Hl' tfjw ™jff : • —rnoto By Kictt. The above picture was made when the Beta Sigma Phi entertained with a supper dance at the General Oglethorpe on Tuesday evening, on the occasion of the Georgia Chapter’s fifth anniversary. The affair was a brilliant success. Reading from left to right, front row. > Miss Elsie Bush, corresponding secretary; Miss Mary Mann, vice president; Miss Margie Banks, president; Miss Emma Richter, pledge; Miss Jane Horswell, recording secretary; Miss Matt Tuten. Second Row: Miss Sarah Joiner, Miss Marion Robinson, Miss Ethel Banks, Miss Rhea Daniels, Miss Mary Entleman, Miss Lourlene Seyden, Miss Bertha Judkins, Miss Dorothy Waters. Thrd Row: Miss Vernice Hickman, Miss Francis Richter, Miss Dorothy Chapman, Miss Helen Meeks, Miss Neota Bar ber, Miss Harriett Sheppard and Mrs. Harold Hotte. Other members of the sorority not appearing in the above picture are: Miss Nina Hammond, director; Miss Helen Ivey of Brenau College; Miss Elizabeth Kelley of Georgia Women's College in Valdosta; Miss Sara Robertson. Mrs. Luther A DeLoach and Mrs. Richard Meyer, Jr., are sponsors for the sorority which is the only national sor ority in Savannah. CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED MAY 10 FAIRBANKS - MORSE .R E - CONTEST COMES TO CLOSE Winners of the SI,OOO Fairbanks- Morse electric refrigerator contest, which came to a close Friday, will be anounced in the Savannah Daily Times of Sunday, May 10. This contest was staged through the courtesy of the Dixie Fixture Company, leading fixture house of Savanah, and the judges who are deciding the winners are the Hon Thomas R Jones, executive vice pres ident of the Chamber of Commerce; Ernest A. I.iwe, president of the Armstrong Ju;.lor Colege, and Boy kin Paschal, v.'ce president of the Savannah Mar. ing News. 46 ARENABBED IN BOOTLEG RAID LYNCHBURG, Va., May 2 (TP) —Officers of the Virginia Alcohol Board and Lynchburg police ar rested 46 persons today in a city wide raid to stamp out bootleg ging. They announced that several guns also had been seized. One of those arrested was an 18- year-old youth who vainly tried to gain his release by offering four of the policemen a bribe of $lO. WELL. THAT’S SETTLED! NOW GO ON WITH YOUR PLOUGHING! BALTIMORE, May 2 (TP)— Three men and two women clear ed their heads and their voices yesterday and carefully announced the ingredients of the new Preak ness cocktail so all might sit rnd sip. The men and women sat down in a Baltimore hotel last night and drank cocktails fast as they were mixed to find one that would be the official cocktail of Maryland’s Preakness Week. The ’udges remained above the iable right through the contest. They hope their choice of cocktail will be to the Maryland Preakness what mint julips are to the Ken tucky Derby. They announced that he Preakness cocktail is mixed his way: One dash of peychaud bitters; Two dashes of Benedictine (for moothness); One twist of a lemon peel; One third Italian Vermouth; Two thirds Maryland whiskey (it must be Maryland). Shake, sip, and —watch out. GRAIN MARKET CHICAGO, May 2 (TP).—Grrin orices showed an easier tone today. Bearish weather reports brought a moderate amount of selling. Wheat declined 1-8 to 5 8 cents a bushel. Coarse grains followed the down trend of the major cereal. _ SAVANNAH DAILY TIMSS, SUNDAY. MAY 3.1936 SORORITY SISTERS AT GENERAL OGLETHORPE Picked As Michigan’s Fairest w I Mi —Central Press. Virginia Pound. Selected as the fairest of Michigan’s beauties, Vir ginia Pound of Grand Rapids will be queen of the state’s Blos som Festival at Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, May 3to 10. A salesgirl in a Grand Rapids dress shop, Miss Pound hopes some day to be a hotel manager. KARRIS (Continued from Page One) by federal officers. Hoover himseli ass'sled in the arrest. A girl friend of the g?ngster is still held in New Oi leans. Her identity is withheld. It was Hoover who headed the “G” man squad which 1 surreunded Karpis on a New Orleans ridewalk yesterday, pointed Tommy-guns at his head and said— “ Okay, Mister Karpis, do you go quietly or on a slab?” Karpis went quietly. The dreaded gunman surrendered, confessed to a St. Paul kidnaping and waived extra dition to Minnesota. Most of the relatives of gangster Alvin Karpis received the news of his arrest without comment t:day. The gangster’s relatives are highly respect’d citizens of the community in which they live. In Chicago, the aged father and mother of the gangster, whose real name is Raymond Karpavicz, retired into seclusion. The gangster’s fa ther said: We have nothing to say There isn’t anything we can say.” On the floor of his home a little :hild was playing. Asked whor.e child t was, Karpavicz said:—“lt's his — (laymond’s This is his boy. He's 11 months old.” The mother of the child is Kar ols’ common-law wife, Margaret De ianey, the baby was left with the gangster’s parents when it’s mother was sentenced to a federal prison for . arboring Karpis. The former wife of Karpis, Doro thy Slayman, who lives in Tulsa, Okla homa, said—“l’m not surprised. I knew Alvin would be caught sooner or later.” In Topeka. Kansas, a sister of the captured gangster refused to see newsmen Her husband said:—“My wife is grief stricken that Alvin has been captured, but she is glad no one wos hurt when he was caught.” Another sister in Chicago blamed bad associates for her brother’s trou ble. Said she—“ Alvin wasn’t as Jnd as he’s painted. Freddie Barker is the one to blame for all his trouble.” POEM WINS PRAISE BERT ROTUREAU, WPA CHIEF, WRITES SAFETY WARNING IN VERSE Inspired by the muse. Bert Rotu reau, head of safety in 31 counties under the WPA. published some verses entitled “Be Wise. Be Safe” in the latest Safety Bulletin of his department. As a result he yester day received a letter cf congratula tions from Washington. It was sign ed. Keller F. Melton, national field safety representative, and said in part: "I want to take this opportunity to compliment you on this timely ad monition, especially the clever way in which it was written.” Here are the verses: He feared that he might be called timid. So he threw all precautions down flat And cleaned his machine while ’twas running: He could use but one hand after that. He feared that the wearing cf gog gles While grinding would make him look queer; The emery dust flew and as a result He won’t look at all for a year. He feared that some one might guy him If he had a cut dressed by a nurse After six weeks of blood poisoning He went for a ride—in a hearse. GASOLINE THIEVES FRIGHTENED AWAY Police officers, hurrying to the scene, found thsir quarry had flown the coop when they investigated a complaint of Arthur G. Corkery, 314 Kinde avenue, Gordonston, that two men were in his garage attempting to teal his automobile. • Police Officers C. M. O’Conner and A. H. Hodges answered the call at 10:45 o’clock last night. There was no trace of the prowlers. The officers learned later it was not the truck in the garage, but gasoline in the car which the unwelcome visitors were trying to make away with. The cap had been removed from the truck gaso’lne tank, preparatory to siphon ing out the gas. ?ETER D’ROBERTS, FAMILY LEAVE CITY, MOTOR TRIP Peter S. Deßoberts, director of the Savannah police department band, leaves today with his family on a vacation trip for Chicago. They will travel by motor, stop ping en route at Atlanta, Chatta nooga and Nashville. Police Officer J. J. McGinley will direct the band activities while Mr. Deßoberts is away. NEGRO WOMAN SLASHED Police Officer J. E. Wilson re ported to police headsuarters yes terday that Ella Meyers, negro, of 229 Lathrop avenue, had been cut three times on the left arm at Demmond street and Lathrop ave nue at 11 o’clock Friday night. The woman’s assailant was said to be an unknown man. M:ss Baldwin To Frank D. Hawden Is Os Outstanding Interest Here Os outstanding interest to social circles in Savannah and St. Louis is the announcement of the en gagement o r iss Roccena Dodge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin of St Louis, Mo., to Frank D. How den, son of Mrs. Frederick J. Howden and one of the best known and popular young men in Savan nah. Miss Baldwin formerly lived in Savannah. Her father was formerly general manager of the Central of Georgia Railroad and is one of the most widely known railroad exec utives in the nation. Miss Baldwin was graduated from Oldsfleld School in Maryland. She was intro duced to society in St. Louis where she has been an active Junior Lea guer. While Miss Baldwin made her PHIL BAKER’S SONGSTRESS Pretty Maxine Gray, Louisiana Lark, is the chamming songstress heard with comedian Phil Bakar and Hal Kemp’s Orchestra every Sun day evening over the WABC-Calum bia network at 6:30 p.m. E. S. T. Maxine is a versatile singer of all types of popular melodies and sings in Spanish as fluently as in English. And believe it or not, she knits at. her rehearsals. SENATOR BORAH’S NEPHEW WEDS • J| • ywhMfe i ■ L d I ■- 3 b - ; g W w u. i>. ullage wayae G. Borah and His Wile. U. S. Judge Wayne G. Borah, son of the late Charles F. Borah of New Orleans and a nephew of Senator William E. Borah of Idaho, is pictured with his bride, the former Elizabeth King Pipes, following their wedding in New Orleans. Miss Pipes is a socially prominent debutante and has been maid of a number of carnival courts in New Orleans. —Central Press. STANLEY & COMPANY MARKING ANNIVERSARY • Stanley and Company, jewelers, celebrated their second anniversary yesterday with the launching of sale of numerous articles at moderate prices. The merchandise Is available on the company’s liberal credit plan. The concern has become one of the foremost jewelry houses of the city since its opening at 21 East Brough ton street, with Joseph Perelstine as president and general manager two years ago. ROADWAY CAVES IN Police Officer B. W. Harper re ported to police headquarters yes terday mo nirig there was a cave ni in the roadway at the inter section of Fortieth street and the Ogeechee road. The City lot was notified to repair the damage. WOMAN’S AUTO STOLEN Miss Mabel ' Royal, operating room supervisor of the Central of Georgia hospital reported to police headquarters at 7:30 o'clock yes terday morning her coupe automo bile had been stolen from the hos pital garage. marlnFTews April saw a decrease by two ves sels in the number of foreign steamers entering and clearing at (he U. S. customs house as com pared with the month of March. During April 33 ships entered and cleared foreign and in March there were 35. Coastwise passenger and freight steamers of the Ocean Steamship Company entering and clearing in April were 12 and for March, 13. The figures for the coastwise ships of the Merchant and Miners Trans portation Company for April were 39 steamers and for March, 41. These tabulations of the April and March shipping in the local harbor were exclusive of vessels travelling in the intercoastal trade and tankers. wvaaManmBMMHNRXBnRi Sperial Permanent Wave $2.50 Ideal Beauty Shoppe 117 EAST BROUGHTON ST. SAVANNAH, GA. - PHONE 32783 Other Permanents Reduced Eye Brow and Lash Dye PAGE THREE home in St. Louis, since her fam ily’s removal to that city, she has been a frequent visitor to Savan nah during the winter months She ( visited Savannah as the guest of Miss Katherino Bell, daughter of , Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Bell. i Mr. Howden, better known to his r friends as ‘Mike’ Howden, was graduated from the Georgia School of Technology, is a member of the Chi Phi fraternity and a prominent busine-ss man in Savannah. With his brother. Frederick J. Howden, he operates the Howden Utilities Company. Mr. Howden is well known in Georgia golf circles and was the former champion of the Savannah Golf Club. No date has yet been set for the wedding, but it is to take place dur ing the summer. AUTO DRIVERS FREED W. F. King. Miss Theresa Mc- Gee and Mrs. Frances Elmore were dismissed when they appeared in pc lice court yesterday to answmr charges of reckless driving of their autos. 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