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VOLUME 2—NUMBER 108
ETHIOPIAN RESISTANCE TUMBLES
FRANCE IN FEAR
OF MONEY CRISIS
AS VOTE RESULT
CABINET MEETS TODAY A£
STOCKS TUMBLE AND
FRANC WAVERS
PARIS. May 5 (TP)—The
French cabinet is due to meet to
day with a threatened financial
crisis staring it in the face
The left-wing election victory
and the announcement that the
socialist party is ready to take
over the government caused a
financial panic which sent Bank of
France stocks plummeting down
ward and shook the franc. Latest
reports said that heavy drains on
France’s gold reserve are causing
alarm in Parisian money markets.
Premier Sarraut’s cabinet is re
ported still undecided as to what
steps shall be taken to meet the
financial situation. It is probable
that a boost in the national inter
est on gold stocks will be resorted
to in an effort to block the flow
of the precious yellow metal out of
France. . ,
Unofficial rumors said that un
less Premier Sarraut manages to
get complete support of his cab
inet at today’s session, he will of
fer his resignation. If this occurs,
the French Premier is Likely to
call on President Le Brun with the
request that Leon Blum, socialist
party leader, form a new cabinet.
Blunij assured of 145 deputies
in the parliament which will con
vene next month, announced that
the socialists are ready to take
over the government for the first
time in French history. It is held
doubtful, however, that Blum will
accept the Premiership, his health
being regarded as none too good.
Radical socialists and commun
ists, who put over a left-wing vic
tory by joining the socialists in
the general elections, are consider
ing a continuation of the united
front which won for them at the
polls. If the united front is realized,
it will be the first time that
French leftists have left off their
bitter parlimanetary squabbling to
battle right wing political chiefs.
DILLINGERTRIEND’
BEGINS JAIL TERM
FORMER OFFICIAL WHO
HARBORED BAD MAN
OFF TO PRISON
CHICAGO, May 5 (TP)—The
former city prosecutor who gave
aid and shelter to a comrade of
public enemy John Dillinger will
be taken to Leavenworth Friday
to begin a two-year term.
The attorney is Louis Piquet.
His last appeal tor freedom has
been turned down in Federal Cir
cuit Court. Before his trial Piqu r <
boasted that he knew more about
Dillinger than any living man.
The lawyer was acquitted of
harboring John Dillinger. Federal
prosecutors promptly brought a
second charge of harboring Dil
linger’s right-hand-man, Homer
Van Meter. Piquet drew a SIO,OOO
fine and a two-year prison sentence
after conviction of that charge.
Piquet is being held in Cook
County jail pending his removal
to Leavenworth.
AMY MOLLISON LANDS
AT AFRICAN AIRPORT
NIAMEY, French West Africa.
May 5 (TP)—The British girl flier,
Amy Mollison, landed at Niamey
today on her speed flight to Cape
town, South Africa.
The pretty pilot is reported well
ahead of her schedue in her latest
attempt to break the three-day, 17-
hour, 38-minute record for the 7,-
900 mile flight between London and
Capetown.
HOME BOYS GET CHANCE
TO MAKE GOOD AS LIONS
DETROIT, May 5 (TP.) The
world champion professional football
team believes In giving home boys a
chance.
When the Detroit Lions needed a
reserve end for next year’s line-up,
they just went out in their own back
yard and picked up Charley Hanne
man, a Michigan Normal star. Char
ley signed a contract today.
Hanneman is the third Michigan
College star to join the Lions. The
other Michigan players are Ed. Kle
wickl and Sig Wagner.
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September. The six are pictured above with District Attorney Francis
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LOCAL FIREMEN
. AT CONVENTION
J SEVEN SAVANNAH SMOKE-
I EATERS ANNUAL FIRE
COLLEGE ATLANTA
Captains J. F. Fogarty and C. P.
Thomas and Lieutenants George Mc-
Graw and J. L. Tarver of the Savan
nah fire department left by auto this
morning for Atlanta to attend the
Georgia State Fire College annual
sessions. The meeting opens tomor
row and continues through Thurs
.dajcjtf#—
Capt. R. E. Bergman and Private
J. L. Evans are also to attend the
Fire College. They left for Atlanta,
Sunday morning, in company with
Fire Chief Walter S. Blanton. Chief
Blanton is In attendance at the an
nual convention of the Southeastern
Fire Chiefs* Association which open
ed its two-day meeting ip the capital
city Monday. Chief Blanton also L
io be present at the Fire College gath
ering. All of the visiting firemen
from Savannah are expected to re
turn home Saturday.
More than 300 fire chiefs and fire
prevention officials reached Atlanta
yesterday for the convention of fire
officials. The attendance Is the larg
est of the organization to date. Of
ficers for the coming year yill be
elected at the closing sessions today.
RAIL PROBLEMS
UNDER STUDY AT
MEETING HERE
TRAFFIC NEEDS ALSO DIS
CUSSED BY RAILWAY
DELEGATES
Traffic problems and ways and
means of steadily improving the rail
roads were discussed at the round
table meeting of the Central of
Georgia Railway traffic representa
tives, which opened at the Hotel De
Soto this morning. H. D. Pollard,
receiver for the road, was the prin
cipal speaker, talking in general on
freight service, traffic, and passen
ger service. W. McN. Knapp, traf
fic manager, was in charge of the
meeting.
The members of the all day confer
ence gathered here from cities
throughout the United States. Henry
McLean, eastern trafife agent in
New York; Beverly Kelley, commer
cial agent In Miami; G. T. Beeland,
commercial agent in Athens: B. H.
DaCosta, New England agent in Bos
ton; Tinsley Smith, commercial
agent at Denver; W. E. Stewart, as
sistant general freight agent in Ma
con; F. J. Chapman, commercial
agent in Montgomery; and F. D. Rob
inson, commercial agent in Oklahoma
City, all former Savannahlans, are
attending the sessions. A large num
ber of Georgians are also present.
The business meeting will close at
5 o’clock this afternon. A social get
together will be enjoyed this evening
when a dinner in the Breakfast room
of the hotel will be given by the lo
cal officials in honor of the visitors
SUBMARINE OFFICERS
LUNCHED HERE TODAY
Officers of the United States Sub
marine Porpoise 1, which is in port
on a shakedown cruise, were enter
tained at luncheon by Mayor Gam
ble in the Charlton Room of the Sa
vannah Hotel today at 1 o'clock.
Lieut. Com. S. S. Murray, com
manding officer, and his five officers
were the "uests.
The Porpoise will be open to visit
ors this afternoon from 1 to 4
• o'clock.
PROHIBITIONISTS PLEDGE To|
SEE AMERICA DRY AGAIN IN
CONVENTION NIAGARA FALLS
NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y., May 5
(TP.) —The Prohibition party’s na
tional convention opened today to re
new its crusade against liquor. For
three days the drys will debate is
sues, draft and adopt a platform, and
finally name a presidential candidate.
A fight to change the party's name
is expected. Delegate Leo Jeanmele,
of Chicago, says there-is a growing
feeling that the Prohibition party
ought to select a generaj political
name, broader than a word signifying'
only one issue.
The issue of prohibition died with
LOGAN TO HEAD
TYBEE COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD
AFTER OFFICERS ARE
INSTALLED
Following the installation of Ty
oee’s new officials, W. G. Logan was
elected chairman of the Savannah
Beach Town Council yesterday after
noon. H. F Sharpley was chosen vice
chairman, and Mitchell R. Young was
elected fire chief, succeeding A. P.
Solomon, who assumes new duties as
a member of the Council. Judge B.
B. Heery administered the oath of
office.
The officials for the next two years
are Mayor Orrie Bright, and the fol
lowing aldermen: W. G. Logan, H.
F. Sharpley, J, Ferris Cann, Dr. H.
Y. Righton, W. S. Lovell, and A. P.
Solomon. Other officials are chief
of police, A. L. Hildreth; superin
tendent of construction, W. Jerry
Bryant; clerk of Council, Henry
Buckley; sanitary officer, Thomas
Reed; town attorney, Frans Mclntire.
An executive session of the Coun
cil followed the installation. It was
decided to construct a new garage
near the old Town Hall for the new
town trucks. Road improvements
throughout the inhabited section of
the island were discussed at length.
Certain sections of the parkway,
which have been considerably dam
aged and in some cases washed away
by the winter "aters, will be re
paired immedia . it was decided.
Several streets v>..i be paved, includ
ing the strip from Fort Screven into
Second avenue.
JIMMY WALKER’S
PLAYGROUND GOES
NE WYORK, May 5 (TP.)—The
famous old Central Park Casino be
gan to fall before the hands of a
wrecking crew today. Old panels were
ripped out, floors torn up and walls
stripped down. The swank restau
rant in Cental ark is headed for the
scrap heap make room for a city
playground.
For two years there was a bitter
fight to try to keep the parks depart
ment from wrecking the Casino.
When the parks department was no
tified that it had won the legal bat
tle, the wrecking crew was ordered
to go to work on the once fashionable
dining place.
MINOR FIRES
Two minor blazes called out fire
apparatus during the early morning
hours today.
The first summons, an alarm from
Box 56 brought out Engine Com
panies No. 2 and No. 3 to the two
story frame dweling of Henry Bon
ford, negro, at 73 Fahm street, at
■ 4:59 o’clock. Engine Company No. 4
i answered the call to the galvanized
iron garage in the rear of the home
of George Davis, city employe, at
t Park and Dutton avenues. The car
and garage were slightly damaged. .
SAVANNAH, GA.. TUESDAY. MAY 5, 1936
standing, they are Erfgene Bruno, 21; Joseph Bologma, 23; Samue
: Kimmel, 22, and Dommick Rizzo, 35. At the rear is Theodore di Donre
30, and seated, with Geoghan, Salvatore Scata, 18. The largest numbei
ever executed to date in Sing Sing at one time was five, when the quintet
died in 1912 for the slaying of Mrs. Mary Hall of Croton Lake, N. Y
(Central Press
enactment of the national dry law,
then rose up with the repeal of the
prohibition statutes. Now the party
hopes to enlist young peole in a move
to revive the dry issue. The Prohi
bitionists hope to roll up a wad of
votes in November. Three men are
mentioned as nominees for the pres
idential candidacy. They are D. Leigh
Colvin, of New York; will Martin, of
Hasbrouck Heights. N. J., and Clin
ton Howard, of Massachusetts all
veterans of the Prohibition party.
Colvin opened the convention
with a speech urging that “all those
who believe social decency is being
undermined should rally ’round the
banner of the Prohibition party.’’ Dr.
Colvin said that the new liquor traf
fic in the United States is doing the
undermining. There were 400 dele
gates on hand, from 32 states.
TWO BOY CYCLISTS
INJURED BY AUTOS
LADS ARE THROWN TO
GROUND WHEN CARS
HIT BICYCLES
Two boys, one white and one col
cred, were listed in police reports to
day as having been injured when
they were thrown from their bicycles
by women automobile drivers.
Alex Screven, 12, 788 1-2 East Bol
ton street lane, a negro, was slightly
hurt when an auto driven by Miss
Helen Caison, of 1107 East Fiftieth
street, struck him while he was rid
ing his wheel this morning, Police
Officers W. T. Sullivan and C. C.
Carroll reported. Mirs Caison took
the injured youth to the Georgia In
firmary for treatment. He suffered
only slight lacerations. A docket case
is to be made later, officers said.
A. J. Klingon. 13, 818 East Henry
street, while riding his bicycle west
on Henry street near his home at
6:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon was
thrown from his bicycle when he was
hit by an unknown woman driver.
The auto was going east on Henry
street. Police Officer M. F. McCar
thy reported the cyclist was painfully
but not seriously hurt. Mr. and Mrs.
E. I. Roy, of 817 1-2 East Henry
street were witnesses of the accident.
TENSION EASES IN EUROPE’S
TINDER BOX; BALKAN ENTENTE
ACCEDES TURKEY’S DEMAND
BLEGRADE, Yugoslavia, May 5
(TP). —Balkan tension eased off to
day as Yugoslavia, Czechoslavakia,
Rumania and Turkey appeared to
have settled the differences whciih
threatened a grave split.
Turkey’s announcement of her in
tentions to refortify the Dardanelles
disrupted the Balkan entente. Ru
mania made the loudest protest, pro
claiming the reforth'ication of the
strategic Dardenelle straits a* hostile
act cn Turkey’s part.
Until the last minute, Rumania
said she wouldl not send a represent
ative to a Balkan conference called
at Belgrade. However, Rumanian
Foreign Minister Titulescu finally at
tended the parley and, after lengthy
conversations with Yugoslavian and
Czechoslavakia n diplomats, rh anged
his mind about the Darden :lle re
fortifications.
Today, according to well-informed
CONGRESS DELAYS
TOWNSEND PROBE
PENSION PLAN MEETING
MEETS WITH 2-WEEK
POSTPONEMENT
WASHINGTON, May 5 (TP.)—
Open hearings in the congressional
investigation of the famous Townsend
old-age pension plan were suddenly
again postponed today.
The postponement—for two weeks
—came just as the white-haired
founder of the Plan, Dr. Francis
Tqwnzend. abnut to take the
witness stand to defend his organiza
tion.
He took the stand at 10 o’clock
this morning prepared to testify. He
was then called into consultation by
Chairman Bell of the investigation
committee. It was after the confer
ence that Bell announced the post
ponement, giving no reason.
But committee members were ready
with a host of unofficial explanations.
One thought it was because Joseph
Sullivan, counsel for the committee,
was not yet ready with his questions
for Dr. Townsend. Another was that
several important papers which Dr.
Townsend expected to use had not
arrived from California. Still anoth
er was that Dr. Townsend had re
quested the postponement because of
urgent business on the West coast.
One of the committee members,
Representative Hoffman, of Micrlgan,
was loud in his protest.
’T've been ready to question Town
send ever since the investigation be
gan,” he declared. “I’m getting sick
and tired of all this postponement
business. Why don’t they let us
bring out what we want to bring
out?”
MANIDENTIFIED
IN STORE KILLING
INDIANAPOLIS, May 5 (TP)—
Three people from Piqua, Ohio, to
day identified Al Brady as the man
who shot down a grocery clerk dur
ing a hold up in their town.
Brady is being held at Indian
apolis on a charge of killing Police
Sergeant Richard Rivers a week
ago. He confessed that he and
three other men staged a series
of robberies in western Ohio.
The three witnesses said they
are certain that Brady is the man
who shot down Edward Lindsey,
when the gang robbed his store on
March 21
sources, all objection to Turkey s de
fense program has vanished and a
new announcement, proclaiming clos
er bonds between the four Balkan
nations is expected momentarily.
The Balkan entente countries
agreed today that Turkey should be
permitted to refortify the waterways
leading to the Black sea.
The entente is composed of Yugo
slavia, Greece, Rumania and Tur
key.
Turkey has asked a revision of the
Lusanne treaty which prohibited de
fense work along the Dardenelles and
the straits of Bosporos.
Yugoslavia, Greece and Rumania
approved bee refortification plans on
one condition. In case any of the
countries in the entente are attack
ed by an outside state, the three
countries reserve the right to recon
ider their decision. The agreement
was reached at a conference today
in Belgrade.
TWO FACTIONS
SEEK CONTROL
IN CALIFORNIA
SEEKING WHIP HAND NA
TIONAL G. 0. P. CON
VENTION
SAN FRANCISCO, May 5 (TP.)—
Repubican and Democratic leaders
expect more than a million and a
half votes to be cast in todays Cali
fornia primaries.
As the time for the opening of the
polls approaches, it appears that the
principal fight in California lies not
between Democrats and Republicans
but between two factions fighting for
control of California’s forty-four
delegates to the National G. O. P.
convention at Cleveland.
One group is headed by the Ala
meda county politician, Earl Warren.
This slate made its primary campaign
on a plea for an uninstructed delega
tion. A second G O. P. faction, open
ly pledgde to Governor Alf Landon,
of Kansas, battled the first group on
the grounds that it was controlled by
former President Herbert Hoover and
would offer Hoover’s name at Cleve
land The Warren faction replied
with the accusation thai the Landon
slate was under the thumb of Pub
lisher William Randolph Hearst.
The Democratic primary contest
appears much less complicated, al
though three groups of convention
delegates appear on today’s ballot.
Senator William McAdoo heads the
out-and-out Roosevelt faction. Other
delegations on the ballot prefer Rep
resentative John Steven MeGroarty
(a Townsend Plan enthusiast) and
Upton Sinclair, who was defeated twp
years ago for the California gover
norship.
Both MeGroarty and Sinclair made
it clear during the primary campaign,
however, that their candidacies were
purely nominal. Both said they fa
vored President Rooseyelt’e re-elec
tion.
South Dakota primary voters also
will go to the polls today. The only
contest in that state appears to be
in the battle for the state's eight Re
publican convention votes, waged by t
Governor Landon and E—ator Wil
liam E. Borah. Landon claims to
night will see at least three South
Dakota- .convention' -rotes “tn* his col
umn. Borah says all eight conven
tion votes are due to go his way.
In Maryland, where they voted
yesterday, President Roosevelt
carried the state by a six to one
majority. The New York lawyer,
Col. Henry Breckinridge was enter
ed against Mr. Roosevelt in the
Maryland Democratic primary
Down in Alabama the major
fight is betwen Senator Bankhead
and a Birmingham attorney. H. L.
Anderton. Alabama delegates to
the Democratic convention are ex
pected to be instructed to back
Mr. Roosevelt.
CREW OF BURNING
VESSEL IS RESCUED
COAST GUARD CUTTER
PICKS UP MEN DRIFT.
ING IN LIFEBOATS
NORFILK, Va„ May 5 (TP)—
Seven members of the crew of the
“James A. Dewis” are safe at Reed
vine, Va. The seven had a nar
row escape from death when their
craft caught fire in the Chesapeake
Bay.
The “James A. Lewis" burst into
flames off Bluff Point. Md. The
crew of the doomed vessel board
ed lifeboats and fled from the bias
ing craft.
The coast guard cutter “Semi
nole” picked up the drifting life
boats after a lengthy search. The
“Seminole,” together with the cut
ter “Apache”, combed the bay for
hours before the survivors of the
fired ship were found.
The “James A. Lewis” is report
ed a complete wreck. Chesapeake
Bay navigators said the boat burn
ed to the water line.
STATE-WIDE SEARCH
IS ON FOR SLAYER
OF MRS. MATTICE
BUFFALO, N. Y.. May 5 (TP).—A
state-wide search is under way to
day for the murderer of Mrs. Grace
Elizabeth Mattice.
Mrs. Mattice was found dead in
the rear room of a beauty shop she
operated. The gruesome discovery
was made by the slain woman’s 19-
year-old son, who found his mother
dead when he called to take her to a
motion picture show.
MAN RECOVERING FROM
FALL IN SHALLOW
TYBEE BEACH WATER
The condition of Robert Ludgate,
WPA worker who suffered a minor
injury to his neck last week in a fall
while at work on a project at Savan
nah Beach, was reported very much
improved today. It was stated at the
hospital Ludgate apparently sustain
od a dislocation of the neck which
condition has righted itself in the
past few days. The young man was
hvrt when he fell 15 feet from atop
a piling of an erosion project, land
ing on his head in six inches of wa
iter.
NO SOAP!
CHICAGO, May 5 (TP)—A
merhant who operates a small
out-door stand on Chicago’s
Maxwell Street sadly shook his
head today and admitted that
all is not gold that glitters.
The merchant, Andrew Kocet,
showed police a packet of elab
orately engraved bonds, totaling
$234,000 in value. He said they
were left by a stranger on his
stand.
A police sergeant thumbed
through the sheaf of bonds. Said
he: “Too bad, Andrew, they
were worth $234,000, all right—
but they’ve all been cancelled.”
STARS AND
STRIPES HOLD
OUT ETHIOPIA
SMALL BAND OF AMERI
CAN CITIZENS PRO
TECT LEGATION
BULLETIN!
LONDON, May 5 (TP)—The
British Foreign Office report
ed this evening that large
numbers of Italian troops are
pouring into the Ethiopian cap
ital. Trucks and motor cars
are rumbling into the conquer
ed city In a solid line. The first
troops entered at four o’clock
this afternoon, Ethiopian time.
ADDIS ABABA, May 5 (TP.)
The Stars and Stripes still flapped
in the wind over the American lega
tion at Addis Ababa today.
A small band of United States citi
zens, under Ethiopian Minister Cor
nelius Van H. Engert, are holding the
legation from the mobs of riot-fren
•fcad Ethiopians who are pillaging
‘fiielr imperial city.
Huddled in the unfortified com
pound of the American legation are
Engert and his wife, two members of
• his staff, four naval radio men and
a hapdul of whites and natives who
fled to the legation when terror
stalked. the streets of Addis Ababa
and looting, murderous crowds ran
amuck tn the city.
The. nearby British legation, heav-
ITALY CELEBRATES
ROME, May 5 (TP)—Premier
Mussolini ordered all the people
of Italy to mobilize today to
hear the news of the fall of
Addis Ababa.
All the belle and whistles in
Italy summoned the people to
- turn out. The day Is being made
a holiday of rejoicing over the
conquest of Ethiopia.
ily fortified and manned by a squad
of hard-fighting Sihks (Seeks), is try
ing to get aid to the American lega
tion. ’ At last reports, however, the
British had been unable to beat back
the rioters long enough to send a con
voy to bring the Americans to the
safer British stronghold.
Secretary of State Hull, in Wash
ington, urged Engert to abandon his
defense of the legation if the situa
tion grew more serious. The Ameri
can minister to Ethiopia agreed to
head for the British legaton if it ap
peared that the Ethiopian mobs
would overpower the tiny band of de
fenders. However, he added, he was
confident that the American force
could hold out until the arrival of
advancing Italian troops.
The position of the Italian forces
puzzled observers. Yesterday’s reports
had the Black-shirts within a stone's
throw of Addis Ababa. Rome has re
ceived numerous appeals from Amer
ican, French, Belgian and British au
thorities to hasten the occcpation of
the Ethiopian city.
Yet, today’s early reporst said noth
ing of the advance of Marshal Ba
doglio’s* troops into Addis Ababa. One
theory advanced is that the Italians,
fearing stiff resistance by grief
crazed natives, are waiting for the
main troop columns to catch up with
the Black Shirt advance guards be
fore moving into the city.
Italian planes are droning con
stantly over Addis Ababa. However,
they are unable to use machine-guns
on the roaring mobs streaming
through the streets for fear of shoot
ing down foreigners.
MARINE CORPS OFFERS
TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY;
28 SIGN UP IN WEEK
Opportunity for employment,
travel and training has been ex
tended to 28 more young men with
the announcement this week of the
May enlistment quota for the Sa
vannah District Recruting Station
by Major Ralph E. Davis, officer
in Charge;.
Young men between 18 and 25
years of age, ranging in height
from 5 feet 6 inches to 6 feet 2
inches with corresponding weights,
sound physiques, and a fair educa
tion come within the category of
those eligible to receive the oppor
tunities offered by the U. S. Mar
ine Corps.
Full information regarding the
various opportunities the Marine
Corps has to offer young men may
be obtained by visiting or writing
the Marine Corps Recruiting Sta
tion, Post Office Buildng, Savan
nah.
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HAILE’S ARMY
SCATTERS; HEAD
TO NATIVE HILLS
NASIBU ABANDONS ARMY
WHEN HE LEARNS OF
HAILE’S FLIGHT
DJIBOUTI, Fr.ench Somaliland
May 5 (TP). —Reorts of a complete
collapse of all Ethopian resistance to
the Italian invasion reached Djibouti
today.
The northern army, formerly com
manded by Emperor Haile Selassie, is
said to be scattered through the
hills or in panic at Addis Abab l. The
southsrn army, which battled fierce
ly against General Graziani’s Black
Shirt forces at Sasabaneh last week,
is reported in full flight, with most of
its commanders heading for French
Somaliland.
Prince Nasibu, Ethiopian comman
der of the southern army, was unof
ficially reported in French territory,
together with the fore n soldiers of
fortune who helped h.m in his de
fense of Sasabaneh. Nasibu is said
to have abandoned his army when
word reached him that Selassie had
fled Addis Ababa.
The Ethiopian emperor is aboard
the British warship “Enterprise,” on
his way to Jerusalem. Upon his ar
rival in the ancient city, Selassie is
expected to formally announce his
abdication, probably mentioning
Crown Prince Asfou as his successsor.
Italian authorities, however, are ex
pected to dethrone Asfou, if he is
named emperor, and proclaim either
Prince Menelik or the traitor Prince
Gugsa as nominal head of the Ethio
pian government.
OUTSIDE CITY GATES
ROME, May 5 (TP) —Italian dis
patches said today that the main
body of Marshal Badoglio’s troops
are now assembled outside of
Addis Ababa.
The forces are reported to be re
organizing to permit detachments
from all sections of the army to
share in being among the first to
enter the Ethiopian capital.
PROCESSING TAXES
BEING CONSIDERED
FOR NEW REVENUE
SENATE COMMITTEE SEEK
WAY TO ADD $380,000,000
TO INCOME
WASHINGTON, May 5 (TP.)
The Senate finance committee will
consider the inclusion of processing
taxes in the administration’s new tax
bill it was learned today. The com
mittee is seeking means of adding
$380,000,000 to the total revenue to
be raised by the measure. President
Roosevelt suggested processing taxes
but the House omitted this provision.
Sentiment in Senate committee
indicates defeat there also for the
processing tax feature.
The bill, as passed by the House,
is $380,000,000 short of the revenue
which Mr. Roosevelt said was needed.
Chairman Harrison, of the Senate
committee, declined today to specu
late on the probable source of this ad
ditional money, in case the processing
tax proposal Is defeated.
The committee has been hearing
critics of the croporation tax fea
tures of the bill. The measure will
be put into final form for committee
approval when the public hearings
are concluded.
KILLS EMPLOYER
DENVER OIL MAN SLAIN
AS HE CHECKS WORK
ER’S ACCOUNTS
DENVER, Colo., May 5 (TP) —
A gunman who fatally shot a prom
inent Denver oil man, J. C. Cornell,
is behind bars today. Nine detec
tives captured the murder suspect.
The prisoner is Vance Thomp
son, who shot his former employer
as he was checking over alleged
shortages in Thompson’s accounts
The killer wrote a note just be
fore the shooting in which he told
of the planned killing.
Police acuuse Thompson of hold
ing up a gasoline filling station and
stealing a truck to make his get
away. He was captured after *
brief chase.
BRADLEY ENTERS TWO
IN ILLINOIS DERBY
AURORA. 111., May 5 (TP.)
Col. E. R. Bradley named two of his
thoroughbreds today for the $12,000
Illinois Derby. The entries are ’'Ban
ister” and “Bow To Me.”
Both of the horses were nominated
for the Kentucky Derby, but were
scratched because Col. Bradley didn’t
think they were ready for the Ken
tucky classic. ' a, ■->
“Banister” will be well backed
the Illinois Derby May 22. c
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100 CANDLES ON CAKf
ATLANTIC CITY, 'N. 3., Msy 5
(TP) .—There’ll be 100 dandles on a
birthday cake when the dhildren'iqjd
grandchildren 8f Aaron Blumenfeld
bather around the festive board for a
birthday party.
Blumenfeld came to this country
back in 1856. He is One of the few
men still alive who cast their vote for
Abraham Lincoln when Lincoln ran
for a second term in the White Houm
in 1864.