Savannah daily times. (Savannah, Ga.) 1936-????, May 06, 1936, Image 1

Previous Issue Next Issue

Clip Visible Area View Page Text View PDF

Funding for the digitization of this title was provided by Farris Cadle.

Newspaper Page TextWEATHER Fair Tonight and Tomorrow, Not Much Change in Temperature. MARKETS Stock* Swfcig Higher With Met. alt Leading. Cotton Gains. VOLUME 3—NUMBER 100 EUROPE TENSELY EYES CONQUEST TALMADGE WOULD TAKE LAND HELD BY U. S. IN STATE TWENTY MILLION AGEES IN GEORGIA IS OWNED ILLEGALLY, HE SAYS (Special to The Dally Time*) ATLANTA, May B—Georgia may demand ownership of million* of acre* of land held in this state by the federal government. Governor Talmadge Indicated today In an ar ticle in his weekly paper "The States man." The chief executive claimed the federal government could not acquire any lands in the state without the consent of the general assembly of Georgia, and that the 23 million acres now held belonged rightfully to the state. The article listed the value of the land at 1116,627,198. "The United States now owns more lands than any other national government except Russia." the gov ernor said In this paper. “If the land belongs to the state, it should be returned and sold to the people, so they could build homes and pay their proportionate share of taxes." Hagood’s Quitting Arouses Rumors HINTED A8 RIVAL FOR SEAT HELD BY SEN. BYRNES CHARLESTON, 8. C., May • (TP) —Major General Johnson Hagood’s retirement from the army has let loose a mass of political rumors in Charleston today. At ills own request, Hagood retired from the army Just four days after he was reinstated a* a corps area commander at Chicago. He had previously been relieved of his command at San Antonio for al leged criticism of the WPA. Many South Carolineans are urg ing the outspoken army officer to enter the Democratic primaries against Senator James Byrnes. Before his reinstatement In the army* it was freely predicted that Hagooa uroulfl go into politics. Now the question re mains whether President Roosevelt’s reinstatement of the General will have any effect on hia political plans. Senator Byrnes, against whom Ha gocd would have to run, is one of the staunchest administration supporters on Capitol Hill. His work for President Roosevelt ras earned him the name of "unofficial White House spokes man”. Hagood in the meantime refuse* to talk about politics. He says he is go ing to write a book on American de fenses and do some work for a Chi cago merchandising company. SHIPARRIVES PORT SEVEN WEEKS LATE BOSTON, May 6 (TP).—The Hoi land-American line freighter "Bllder dyk” docked in Boston today—juat seven weeks behind schedule.. On March 10 the ship left Rotter dam for Boston and Philadelphia. Ten days later she lost her rudder off the coast of Nova Scotia, and was towed into Halifax. It was neoessary to obtain a new stern post and rud der from Holland before repairs could be made. Part of the large cargo of freight will be unloaded in Boston. Then the vessel will proceed to Philadelphia. DUST STORM HITS CORNEROFKANSAS KANSAS CITY, Kan., May 6 (TP) Another choking "duster” is blowing across a comer of Kansas today. The storm arose last night and raked sev eral parts of Kansas and Nebraska Colby, Kens., reported the worst dust storm of the year. The black clouds are still rolling over the town. Nebraska skies cleared up today. Grand Island citizens found dust over everything. Temperatures throughout the south west are above normal for this time of year. . ,' TOWNSEND AWAY TO WEST COAST WASHINGTON, May 6 (TP)—Dr. Francis Townsend —founder of the S2OO a month old age pension organis ation —will leave Washington for the west coast late today. The pension leader came to Washingtong from Baltimore for a last visit to his na tional headquarters before leaving. Townsend officials say they expect their leader to remain in California about a week. He is supposed to re turn to Washington to appear before the Congressional Committee invest igating pension by May lg. The com mittee originally ex %oted to question Townsend yesterday. He appeared, but tre hearings were postponed. Townsend officials refused to ex plain the nature of the pension ad vocate's business In California. One official said that he was merely go ing west for a rest. He said that the eastern climate does not agree with th* doctor. Savannah Daily Times WHAT NEXT? CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. May 6 (TP). —Th* dinner gong is miss ing from Eliot Hall at RadcUffe college today. The gong appar ently was taken by the same burglar—or waggish thief—who made way with the time book and an electric clock at the girls’ college. University officials thought anybody might have some use for the electric clock— and She time book might have been lifted by some girl student who wanted to cover up a “late date/’ The book times the go ings and comings of the girls. Mt the missing gong is a real mystery. They've decided that some Harvard man with a yen for queer souvenirs has taken the thing— «r else it was some very serious person who Is planning to start his own amateur hour. MAN KILLS SELF WITH GUN AFTER WIFE LEAVES HIM JAMES MELDRIM, 29, FIRES BULLET INTO HEAD IN SAVANNAH HOME Jamas R Maldrim, aged 29, took his Ufa shortly before 6 o’clock this morning when ha fired a pistol shot Into his right temple at his home »t 411 laat Charlton street, accord ing to a poliea report made by Po lio* Officers P. Q. Farris and G. N - . Paul, who investigated. Dr. G. H. Johnson, oounty coroner, said the case was clearly one of sui cide Relatives said Meldrim and his wife were separated about a week ago and the man’s death was attributed to his brooding over do mestic difficulties. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hill resided on the first floor of the home where Meldrim lived. They were aroused by the sound of a pistol shot and the thump of a falling body at 5.45 o’cock. Hill went upstairs to the Meldrim apartment to sej?.what.had happened'. He~ tod polioe he saw the man lying on the .bedroom floor. The pistol was beside him. There were two notes written by Meldrdim on the mantle. By the notes were a watch, a gold ring and $1.69 in change. One note was seal ed and directed to Mrs. Juniata Meldrim, wife of the dead man. The other concerned the disposition of certain personal property of Mel drim’s. It requested that the watch b* given to John G. Meldrim, of 405 Maupas avenue, father of the deceased, and the ring to Russell L. Meldrim, another son of John Meldrim. The second note also directed that Russell Meldrim get a forthcoming pay check of James Meldrim from the American Can Company, where the latter had been employed. Authorities said it was apparent Meldrim had been thinking of tak ing his life for several days. Neigh bors reported the man ha£ seemed depressed since the couple sepa rated, and yesterday Meldrim did not show up at the can company plant for work. Mrs. Meldrim was said to be employed in a West Broad street restaurant. When Hill discovered the body of Meldrim upstairs, he notified po lice headquarters. Police found the dead man Upon their arrival a few minutes later. Relatives were no tified, Slid the remains were taken In charge by Fox end Weeks. DELPHIAN OFFICER HONOR GUEST HERE IT PAID SOMEBODY AT EX PENSE OF TEXAS FAIR ELECTRICIAN Miss Irm* Jeffries, the Southeast ern director of the Delphian Society was the honor guest at the meeting this morning of the Oglethorpe Chap ter of the Delphian Society, held in the breakfast room of the Hotel De Soto. In the absence of the president, Mrs. Olaf Oto, vioe president, presid ed. Mrs. C. E. Felton conducted the study lesson, which consisted of the analysis of Venetian Painting. Miss Jeffries gave a talk on the Delphian Rally held recently In Jacksonville and announced she would organise another chapter of the Del phian Society during her stay in 3a vanah. Mrs. John P. Stevens will enter tain for Miss Jeffries with a spend the day party at her country home Springfield plantation on next Tues day and the members of the Ogle thorpe Society have been invited to motor down for the day. BUCK HEADS EAST TERRE HAUTE, Ind., May 6 (TP) Th& young distance flier, Bob Buck, skimmed over Terre Haute fchte lin ing on his eastward dash. Buck took off from Burbank, Cal., yesterday to see how far his plane would go with out refueling. If he reaches Indian apolis, about 70 miles away, he will have broken the 1,809 mile record set In 1930. CONNECTICUT HEARS KEYNOTER RAP ROOSEVELT FORMER SENATOR BING HAM SAYS WE NEED COOLIDGE IDEALS HARTFORD, Conn., May 6 (TP) — The nation's Republicans have former U. S. Senator Hiram Bingham's call for a Presidenital candidate who will live up to the Ideals of Calvin Cool idge. Bingham was keynote speaker at the Connecticut State Republican Convention which met at Hartford. The former Senator maintained that President Roosevelt, unlike Ooolidge, broke his campaign promises when the New Deal took over the admin istration. "Is the American voter,” asked Bingram, “going to use good old Yankee common sense in his selection of a President, or is he going to be won over by a soothing radio voice, a professional fireside manner and a charming smile?” The 600 delegates to the State G. O. P. Convention will choose the 19 Connecticut delegates to the Cleve land convention today. Popular pre dictions point to an - uninstructed slate. opposition!*) NEW DEAL TAX BILL DEVELOPS WASHINGTON, May 6 (TP).— Opposition to several phases of the administration tax bill grew strong, er today in the senate finance com mittee. First, there was increasing concern about the fate of the smal stockhold er, who, it was said, will be hit by the tax on undistributed corporation earn ings. As the senators got deeper into corporation tax provision of the bill those who didn’t like it in the first place decided that it was much worse than they thought it was. For in stance, several committeemen are worried over the fact that if the cor poration retains more than 30 per cent of net earnings, the actual tax on the stockholder will be more than he has to pay under the exi*fmr law. The proposed tax on refunded pro cessing taxes is under fire too. Some senators cn the finance committee indicated that they would like to drop this tax altogether If some substitute can be found. ANTONOPOLO NOT GUILTY OF ARSON HARDEMAN DIRECTS VER DICT FREEING REST AURANT MAN Nash Antonopclo went free today when Superior Judge E. N. Hardeman directed a verdict of not guilty on an arson charge growing out of the burning of a West Broad street res taurant. Judge Hardeman directed the ver dict when evidence disclosed that neither the insurance on the building nor on the restaurant fixtures was in Antonopolio’s name. The insur ance, Antonopolo testified, was all carried by his landlord, John Masto poulos. DRY U S. IS STILL IMPORTANT ISSUE PROHIBITIONISTS STAND BY THEIR GUNS NEXT ELECTION NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y., May 6 (TP). —Prohibition is still rated as the most important plank in the plat form of the Prohibition party today. An all-night session of the platform committee at the national conven tion failed to alter the original view point that the dry plank outranks all other clauses in the platform. Other planks approved by the committee deal with social security, crime and law enforcement, peace and "honest politics.” Platform Chairman Will Martin of Hasbrouck Heights, N. J„ said the committee decided an emphatic stand on prohibition must come first and foremost, all the time. Slew Grandfather to Get His Treasure MAYVILLE. Mich., May 6 (TP).— Eighteen-year-old Lloyd Cowell con fesed today that he shot and killed his grandfather to get a sum of money he thought the grandparent had hidden. After the body of the aged man was found the boy surren dered and Admitted the slaying. He said he thought hts grandfather had his life savings hidden about the farm home. The youth said the mur der netted him about sls. MOB AFTER HIT AND RUN DRIVER CHICAGO, May 6 (TP).—A heavy police guard surrounded Andrew Ja cobs today when he was arraigned on charges of hit and run driving. Jacobs denied that he struck a ped estrian and then sped away. Police rescued him from an angry crowd a few blocks from the accident. SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1936 BOY-KINGS RULE OVER MILLIONS Wtm Kin ? Farouk BgU ♦ of Egypt of Yugo.lavia ' - HP iffi] ,0k vf||||| r\ V llrafflaWWWmflr / \ y' " King Ananda ■ 1 —I of Siam —— With the death of his father, King Fuad I of Egypt, 16- year-old King Farouk becomes the oldest of three boy-monarchs who rule today under regencies over millions of subjects in Europe, Asia and Africa. The youngest of the three, King An anda, 10, rules in absentia over 11,000,000 people in Siam. Twelve-year-old King Peter II of Yugoslavia has approximately 16,000,000 subjects, while King Farouk’s kingdom has a popu rnibfnrr Approximately 14,000,000. Actic*is of all'three will be supervised by a regency until they reach a suitable age. —Central Press. Egypt’s Boy Ruler Returns To Kingdom Amidst Acclaim ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, May 6 (Tp7.—King Farouk suc cessor to the Egyptian throne left vacant by the death of King Fuad the first, arrived sci Alexandria today. The young Egyptian monarch reached his native land aboard the British liner “Viceroy of India.” Fuad's son was *u London when his father succumbed to a blood infection. British guboats in Alexandria harbor thundered out a royal salute as Farouk walked down the gangplank, 'the King left im mediately for Cairo. STRIKING CONVICTS GIVEN A WARNING MISSISSIPPI'S GOVERNOR WARNS CONSEQUENCES FROM MUTINY PARCHMAN, Miss., May 6 (TP).— Governor Hugh White of Mississippi warned 60 striking convicts at the Parchman prison farm to report to work today or "take the consequen ces." ■ The prisoners refused to come out of their cages for work on the cotton fields. They declared they intended to sit down and refuse to work until certain demands are met. Prison authorities notified Gover nor White who issued an order that the convicts be forced to work. Said Governor White —“the men will be given a chance to go cut to the fields today. If they refuse, tear gas will be a good method of routing them out of their cages.” Prize Winning Baby Beauties Announced lit Times Contest Tiny Doris Elizabeth Fulcher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fulcher, Twickenham Terrace, is not onlv a lovely, but a lucky little lady today. The Savannah Daily Times C * -test Editor ha 3 just announced that baby Doris is the winner of the Times Baby Beauty Contest. Four other Savarnah babies were also awarded places, and prizes in the contest. Parents of prize-winning babies should call at the Times Office, Bryati and Lincoln streets, Monday at noon to receive their prizes. Here are the winners: FIRST—Doris Elizabeth Fulcher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fulcher, Twickenham Terrace. SECOND—Bebh Neville, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Neville, 312 East Fifty-fourth street. THlßD—Marlene Ranitz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. M. Rcnitz, 1021 East Thirty-ninth street. FOURTH—Eari P. Jones, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl P. Jones, 1231 East Thirty-ninth street. FlFTH—Christine Wahl Gartelman, daughter of Mr. L».id Mrs. Rufus Gartelman, 219 Abercorn street. The Egyptian King put aside all of ficial functions to drive to the Mos que to bow before the tomb of his father, King Fuad. Succession of Farouk to the Egypt ian throne gives the world a trio of boy rulers. King Peter of Yugoslavia ascended the throne after his father, King Alexander, whose assassination almost precipitated a Balkan crisis. King Ananda of Siam succeeded his father, Pradjadjapok, after his ab dication. The former Siamese king was a perennial visitor to the United States. Michael of Roumania would have made the fourth boy king, had he not relinquished the crown when his father, King Carol, returned from exile. Farouk is the oldest of the youthful rulers. He is sixteen. Ananda, the youngest of the trio, is but ten, while Peter is twelve. Monarchy is on its way out the world over. But in those nations where the people still cling to the ancient form of gvoemment the royal show must go on. And these three youths have stepp'd into the leading roles. VON HINDENBURG’ SET FOR MAIDEN FLIGHT TO AMERICA GIANT DIRIGIBLE TO TAKE OFF FROM GERMANY ON HOP TODAY FRIEDRICHSHAFEN. Germany, May 6 (TP)—The mighty Zeppelin Von Hindenburg, loaded wtih 49 pas sengers, mail ajd tons of food is ready to soar away from Loewenthal airdrome today for the United States. The Hindenburg will leave Germany under a glare of floodlights at 8 p. m., which is 3 p. m„ eastern daylight time. The commander of the mighty dir igible is listed by German official orders as Captain Ernst Leh. ;ann. Germany’s famed Zeppelin , expert, Dr. Hugo Eckener, will also be aboard the airship. His name was briefly mentioned in German newspapers for the first time since his clash with nazi authorities over using the dirig ible for German election propaganda. Tre route of the new German flying hotel is still undecided. Weather is favorable for a northern crossing— possibly over Quebec —but the route probably will unt be decided until the Zep is over the North Sea or the English Channel. Among the passen gers aboard for, *tbe flight that will end at Lakehurst, N. J., are the arc tic explorer, Sir Hubert Wilkins and Lady Wilkins; Dr. Karl Ritter of Ger many’s Foreign Office Economic Di vision and seven newsmen. One in teresting phase will be the daily mass to be held by the Rev. Paul Schulte, known as “The Flying Father.” As a personal representative of Pope Pius XI, he installed an altar aboard the Hindenburg, the first ever carried on an airship. At eight o’clock in Germany the order will ire given to “up ship”, and the great Zeppelin will lift her 285 tons, turn on her four 1100 horse power motors and start towards Lake hurst, N. J. MAILER OF BOMB TO CURLEY SOUGHT NFERNAL MACHINE SENT tQ TH£ GOVERN OR OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON, May 6 (TP) —Handwrit- ing experts and chemists are at work today in a search for the identity of the man who mailed Governor James M. Curley a bomb. Governor Curley escaped possible death when he dropped the myster ious package into a basin of water. The Governor’s suspicions were arous ed by a ticking which came from the bundle mailed to his office. Members of Boston’s bomb squad examined the package and found it to contain a clock mechanism, two batteries and an empty tuba which might have contained an explosive which dissolved in the water. Samples of the water into which the package was dropped are being analyzed to day. Other experts are checking the handwriting on the package against samples in the police files. PASTOITmILED TRAVELING CLERGYMAN HELD ON CHARGE DE SERTING FAMILY RIVERHEAD, I. 1., MHay 6 (TP). The traveling pastor, the Rev. Wal ter Ralls, sat glooming in his jail cell today, waiting for his wife to come and see him. The Rev. Ralls is a Seventh Day Adventist pastor. He is charged with abandonment of his wife and their four children— on January 16. Mrs. Ralls was at Hagerstown, Md., this morning. The pastor was returned to River head nom Indianapolis, where he was working as a handy-man. The Rev. Ralls said he took his mother to post-graduate hospital for treatment, and after her death he went to visit a friend at Paterson, N. J. Then the preacher said he decided to go to Florida at his friend’s invitation. But at Brighton, Tenn., he decided to re turn heme. Instead he ended up at Louisville, and later arrived in In rlianaprlis where he got his job. The Rev. Ralls said he had a "wonderful time.” But he announced he would go back home to his wife if she, wanted him to. DOES CRIME PAY? DALLAS. Texas, May 6 (TP). Electrician C. P. Crawford bought himself a new kit of tools today and wondered if it‘s true that “crime doesn’t pay.” Crawford was installing the wiring for the exhibit of Warden Lewis Lawes at the Texas centen nial. The title of the Sing Sing prison display is "Crime Does Not Pay.” When Crawfcrd turned his back, someone stola his tool box. GIRL STRUCK BLIND EDWARDSVILLE, 11., May 6 (TP) Doctors blamed & “temporary nerv ous disorder” today for the sudden blindness of 18-year-old school girl Judith Reilly. Judith walked across the room to sharpen a pencil, on the way back „o her saat she suddenly stumbled and exclaimed. “I can’t see a thing.” Doctors said she is totally blind. Mrs. Reilly, the girl’s mother, said Judith never before had any trouble with her eyes. League Os Nations Must Deal With Defiant Duce As Roman Legions Move Into Ethiopia The world waited for the League of Nations’ uext step in the Ethiopian situation today. Italian Premier Mussolini has warned the league that Ethio pia is all Italy’s. Occupation of Addis Ababa signalled a Romrti mass meeting which was featured by Mussolini’s blunt an nouncement to Geneva that Italy would accept nothing but com plete control of the conquered African nation. The Black Shi t dictator indicated that Italy would sJOin any league suggestion of a mere protectorate over Emperor Haile Selassie’s country. European observers' predicted that should Geneva recommend Italian ccntrol of only part of Ethio pia the offer would be spurned. si *IN IN ETHIOPIA .>I*V", r , ' K ,•••-".>\' •' j W Mrs. A. R. Stadin - Mrs. A. R. Stadin, wife of a doctor attached to the Seventh Day Adventist Mission, was an American casualty in the Addis Ababa riots. She was killed in her sleep by a stray bullet as terrified Ethiopian tribesmen rioted and put the torch to the capital city. Mrs. Stadin’s home was in Loma Linda, Cal. —Central Press. “BOOKIES” LUCKY LEGAL OPEN BETTING IN NEW YORK STUMPS OFFICIALS THERE • > ■ ALBANY, N. Y., May 6 (TP)—At torney General Bennett gave a form al opinion today that “bookie betting” on New York race tracks is illegal. Bennett poJfitsd out, though, that since the legislature has legalized such open betting there is nothing to be done about it. The Senate majority leader. John Dunnigan had asked for the opinion of the Attorney General. He wanted to use the opinion in his fight for passage of his resolution to make pari mutual betting legal on the ract tracks. Bennett reported that betting of any kind is illegal under state laws. The legislature has made civil for feiture the sole penalty for horse race betting. That is, racing associations are relieved of responsibility—but los ers might recover their losses if they want to dr?- their bookmakers into court. ANOTHER CRIME LAID TO KARPIS ST. PAUL, Minn., May 6 (TP).— The Dakota county attorney, Harold Stasen, pinned another crime on Al vin Karpis today. Attorney Stassen accused the gang ster of being a member of the Arthur Barker gang which figured in the’ $30,000 St. Paul payrol Iholdr.p in 1933. A pclice officer was killed in the robbery. The atomey said he wants federal agents who are holding Karpis to con sider his charges against the gang ster. ROGSEVELTMEN RAISE NEEDED FEE (Special to The Daily Times) ATLANTA. May 6.—President Roosevelt’s name is expected to be entered officially in the June 3 Georgia presidential primary within the next few days, Marion H. Allen, the president’s campaign manager in Georgia, said t-oday in announcing the SIO,OOO required for entry had been raised. Meanwhile Governor Talmadge re fused to reveal whether he would b? a candidate. The entry list closes May 16. In announcing the entry fee had been raised. Allen thanked all Gerr gians and said that practically every county in the state had contributed. Published every day excepting Saturdays. ||M Five cents per copy Sundays. Delivered to your home fifteen cents per week. WEEK DAYS PAY NO MORE TRANSRADIO PRESS With the shattered Ethiopian troops in full flight, the capital of the African nation captured and Selas sie on his way to Jerusalem, Musso lini apparently feels that the League of Nations has nothing to offer Italy. The success of the Italian campaign in the face of League sanctions, has boosted the Italian premier’s stock tremendously and, at the same time, has undoubtedly weakened the league. Few believe that Great Britain, leader in the anti-Italian sanctions drive, will call for any action against Mussolini’s complete domination of Ethiopia. France i| almost certain to battle for abandonment of the sanc tions oampaign. Smaller nations, who had hoped to cripple Italy’s war ma chine with exportembargoes, are be lieved to be ready to call the whole thing quits. Although Mussolini’s victory ad dress warned his people that the end of the Ethiopian war might be fol lowed by a renewed anti-Italian eco nomic campaign, not many diplomat ic experts expect the League sanc tions to remain in force more than a few days. Formal abandonment of the League sanctions may not come for weeks, it is pointed out, but a gradually increasing * flow T>r ' foods L from, sanctionist countries into Italy probably will begin within the next 1 few days. L 1 British Cabinet Meets I LONDON, May 6 (TP).—The Brit . ish cabinet is meeting today in an atmosphere charged with tension 1 -ver a crisis in Europe’s diplomatic i affairs. Britain has been a leader in , the struggle of the League of Na ' tions against the Italian Ethiopian campaign. Now the British ministers must face the words of Premier Mussolini that “Ethiopia is ours.” Mussolini called the outcome of the east Afri can war “a shining victory.” For the League's economic sanctions the Ital ian victory was a telling blow. Cabinet members made no com ments as they assembled today Pre mier Baldwin had intimated previous ly that, if the league system of col lective action failed, Britain might have to seek a new course— possibly a reform within the league. The cabinet is expected to postpone any final decisions today. The ministers probably will discuss all possible points of view in the situation which Mussolini has placed at their feet. - The British commons maets to -?i ght { or debate on foreign affairs, rhe entire situation is expected to be gone over when members take the floor to express their views. ADDIS ABABA, May 6 (TP). A of Italian steel surrounds Addis Ababa today. More than 25.000 black shirt troops are occupying the Ethiopian capital. Headed by Marshal Pietro Badoglio, the Italian forces moved into Emper or Haile Selassie’s imperial city on the heels of fleeing Ethiopian rioters who had tried to destroy every public building in the town. The tri-colcr of Rome was hoisted to the top of a towering flag-pole in the center of the riot-torn city. Ital ian soldiers, visibly affected by what appeared to be the end of their seven month campaign against the Ethio pian hordes, swarmed into Selassie’s abandoned palace, took over the rali road station and assumed oontrol of the Ethiopian radio station. Badoglio and his staff, which includes the an unc * er secretary of colonists, Allesandro Lessona, and the gover nor of Rome, Gr.isseppi Bottai, are ,gartered in the Italian legation buildtiilg from which Italian Minis ter Gibblucci was expelled soon aft er t he outbreak of the W3r. Squadrons of black shirt soldiers are on guard at the American, BeV \ gian. French and British legations; A troop of Italian machine gunner* was rushed to the American legation*', when American Consul. WWtam Cramp appealed for aid, reporting that a band of desperate. Ethiopians were atempting to overpower the le gation garrison and loot the build ing. > • Badoglio’® arrival in Addis Ababa •vas generally viewed as at least a temporary end of the northern Ital ian army’s drive. In the south, how eveb. General Graziani h expected to ceptm-ue his move northward, with t.ie occupation of Harar and Plaxlea probable today. *** . i southern cities were reported -Ctt virtually defenseless by the to tal collapse of Ethiopian resistance Prince Nasibu, commander of ths Ethiopian southern army i« in French Somaliland, together with Prince Ssyeum, Prince Kassa ax* other EthiODian o-pnprni*

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Savannah daily times. (Savannah, Ga.) 1936-????, May 06, 1936, Image 1