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WEATHER Fair Tonight and Tomorrow With No Change in Temperature. MARKETS Stocks Forged Ahead in Quiet Trading. Cottai Gains; Wheat Drops. 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. Call 6183 - 7448 To Start Your SAVANNAH DAILY TIMES Delivery Today S nuQiuuOltaii&fS Six Lives for One—These Youths Will Die for Murder 3 Mr HHK -s-yi JWk 24- re "OF ' J MEr iW -it •... >< , Sing Sing prepared for the largest mass execution in its history as au thorities were notified.that six men had been convicted for the first degree 'murder of Edwin Esposito, subway messenger, in Brooklyn, N. Y., last September. The six are pictured above with District Attorney Francis ’ X Geoghan as they confessed to the holdup murder. From the left, ► 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. Published every day excepting Saturdays. Five cents per copy T"* Sundays; Delivered to your home fifteen cents WEEK days per week. pAy NQ MORE FRANSRADIO PRESS 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 - 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.