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WEATHER Continued Warm, Probable Showers Tonight. MARKETS Stocks Closed Steady Yesterday; Wheat, Cotton Narrow. VOLUME 2—NUMBER 112 INSURGENT ARMY MARCHES ON ITALIANS ★ ★ ★ A ★ ★ ★ y y Small Countries May Desert League DAGAT’S LEGIONS GATHER TO OUST THE CONQUERORS NEPHEW LATE EMPEROR MENELIK ASSEMBLES 120,000 WARRIORS JERUSALEM, May 10 (TP). Reports reached Jerusalem today that a large Insurgent Ethiopian army is marching on Addis Ababa to dispute the oc cupatioi of Italian troops. The report said that the nephew of the late Emperor Me nelik, 11, had assembled 120,000 swarthy warriors to march on the Ethiopian capital. The nephew is Dagat Taye—who always has been a relentless foe of the defeated Emperor Selas sie. Ever since Selassie seized the Ethiopian throne the nephew of old Menelik had claimed that he was the right ful heir to the throne. Taye’s uncle, the famous Menelik, lea the Ethiopian forces who slaugh tered the Italian army at Adowa in 1896. Taye reportedly has decided to make a supreme effort to seize the throne for himself. His army is said to be forming in the mountains in southwestern Ethio pia. where the Italian conquered have not penetrated. Tayes march on Addis Ababa would be resisted by 30,000 troops, who are now stationed in the capital. This Italian force would be supported by’ the southern army of Genial Osa- - zianl, who is almost ready to join the northern army. Unofficial reports at Addis Ababa said that General Graziani reached the French control led railroad today. It was said that he occupied Dire Dawa on the line after struggling over the quagmire roads during the night. Both armies in Ethiopia, menaced by the insurgent forc:s of Taye, now report only opposition from scattered brigands. However, said Munch, if it proves impossible to get really concrete re sults from the Gen va organization, it will be desirable to consider form ing a new league. Munch said that the consulting nations hadn’t come to any decisive conclusions. They In tended to wait and see what France and Great Britain propose at the opening of the League Counit’s session Monday. British Foreign Secretary Eden fie vi to Parts today to join the French representative on the trip to Geneva. Officials understand that poor health will prevent Foreign Minister Flan din from attending the League Coun cil meeting. The minister of state, Paul Boncour. probably will be his substitute. Boncour has favored firm jnague action against Italy. On all sides In Europe is the feel ing that the league is in the balance. Statesman await Monday's council ses sion with grave expectations. TALLINN, Estonia, May 10 (TP)- Three Baltic nations agreed today that the League of Nations’ covenant needs revision. They are Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia. Representatives of the three coun tries Issued a statement which said that the League might wel give guar antees of security to different parts of Europe. The Baltic Entente is willing to take part in this collective action the delegates said. The representatives of the Baltic countries believe the League is still the best instrument of peace despite its failure to hal the war in Ethio pia. ' GENEVA, May 9 (TP).—The Scan dinavian countries and Holland agreed at a private meeting today to withhold a decision on the question of extending further penalties against Italy. . , The so-called neutral powers of Sweden. Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Hqlland had threatened to bolt the League of Nations unless Italy were punished for her war on Ethi > pia. The nations decided to withhold a judgment on the crisis until they learn what France and Great Britain intend to do at the League council meeting Monday. The Scandinavian countries were represented in today’s meeting by their foreign ministers. This evening delegate.; of Switzer land and Spain are holding a suni ,ar conference. DILLINGER LAWYER BEGINS TERM TODAY FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kans. May 9 (TP) —The lawyer for the late John Dll’inger, Louis Piquett, is ex pected at the Fort Leavenworth Fed eral Penitentiary today to serve a tw° year sentence. Piquett was convicted on charges of aiding the Dll'lnger confederate, Homer Van Meter, in his flight from justice. A federal judge ordered him to pay a $lO 000 fine and serve two years in prison. & a u an nßWWfttlii (n in f£> FEDERAL “G” MEN SMAS ■l. rj l ■ <. K I /....WRWB,: < .<. I'■ ’ ' ' ■ T"' 1111 11,111 - :.-... , I • - c ' • -i - Harry Campbell (arrow), handcuffed and heavily guarded by federal agents, is shown here as he was rushed to the federal court building in St. Paul after his capture at Toledo, Ohio, today. He was seized at Toledo by a squad of federal agents headed by J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and taken by airplane to St. Paul where he will be tried with his former leader, Alvin Karpis, who was captured in New Oriels last week, for his part in the Bremer kidnaping. —Central Press Photo. MAHAN TAKEN TO ISLAND JAIL TO BEGIN SERVING 60-YEAR TERM; ‘ MAY BESENT TO ALCATRAZ LATER SUPREME COURT GIVES GENE KEY TO STATE FUNDS- RULE DANIEL APPOINTMENT LEGAL (Special to The Times) I ATLANTA, May 10.—The State Su preme Court, in a 5 to 1 decision yesterday upheld Governor Talmadge? financial dic-tatorshop of Georgia rul ing the chief executive had the right to suspend State Treasurer George B. Hamilton and appoint J. B. Daniel in his place until the next meeting of the legislature. The decision was handed down on an appeal from the Fulton Superior Court where Atlanta and Marietta banks had sought a legal ruling on whether they should pay out some $2,500,000 in state deposdst to Daniel The high court today said they were justified in honoring Daniel’s war rants and would be fully protected. The lower court, which held Dan iel should have filed an interpleader asserting his right to office, was re vers.d. The decision of the Supreme Court was that Daniel held office le gally and need not interplead. The high tribunal also held a suit against the Talmadge war: action against the state whicn could not be sued without its consent. It was expected this would throw out other suits aimed at the T?J madge dictatorship. Judge Gordon Knox, of Hazlehurst cast the only diss ntlng vote. Other judges who decided the case were. Supreme Court Justices Marcur W. Beck, presiding; John B. Hutche son and Superior Court Judges Es chol Graham, of Mcßae, who wrote the majority opinion; M. D. Dicker son, Douglas, and John Rourke, Jr. Savannah. The court was a specia tribunal appointed by Governor Tal madge, due to disqualification of four Supreme Court justices because the: owned stock in the banks. It was expected the decision woulc release nearly $17,500,000 in federal road money which has been tied up since the controversy started. Governor Talmadge was jubilant over the decision as he left for his farm in Telfair County. “This will have the effect of end ing all litigation and leaving us free to administer state funds.'- he sad., “Th° Supreme Court has recognizee the right of the governor to suspend the state treasurer for cause.” Hamilton, asked if he had any com ment to make, replied: “I’ll have noth to say until I've seen the decision, I studied it thoroughly and consulted with my attorneys.” Although G. B. Carreker, appointed bv Talmadge as comptroller general, to replace William B. Harrison, whom the chief executive ousted, was not involved in the suit, bi was believed the decision would have the same effect on him as Daniel. In the original suit fikd in Fulton Superior Court, the banks sought to force Daniel to file an interpleader, setting forth his right to office. In a majority opinion, Judges E. E. Pomeroy and Vir'.yn Moore held that the interpleader should have been filed and that the banks were justi fied in withholding funds. Judge John D. Humphries, dissenting in the origi nal suit, held the state could not be sued without its permission. The high court today held the lower court should have sustained a demur rer by Daniels attorney to the original action. RITES TOMORROW FLORIDA SOLON SENATOR PARK TRAMMELL TO RE BURIED AT LAKELAND WASHINGTON, May 9 (TP).—Fu neral services for the late Senator ' Park Trammell of Florida will be held at Lakeland, Fla., on Monday after noon. Senator Trammell died sud denly last night in Washington? The Navy department today paid high tribute to the man who was known as the "champion of the Navy.” Acting Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Standley, appointed Captain Zogbaum, commandant of the Pensacola naval air station, to represent the department at the fu neral. Standley also declared: “Senator Trammel was a great patriot and a great friend of the Navy. All true advocates of adequate national de fense will mourn his passing.” Stand ley said that passage of the $529,- 300,000 navy appropriations bill in the senate yesterday was a tribute to Trammell's years of public life. SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1936 TACOMA, Wash., May 9 (TP)— William Mahan began tonight the first hours ox his 60-year prison term for the kidnaping of nine-year-old George Weyerhauser. Mahan was hurried aboard a boat for the short journey to McNeil Is land Prison as soon as a federal judge had pronounced sentence. The kid naper pleaded guilty t° two counts of the indictment, based on last sum mers abduction of the little lumber heir. Hahan received a 60-year term on each count. The sentences run concurrently. "G”-men found in Mahans posses sion some $20,000 of the $200,000 in bills paid to ransom the youngster. The. fugtive was arrested in San Francisco last Thursday. Scarcely 48 hours elapsed between his arrest and his arrival at the federal prison on an is’antl in Puget Sound. Deparment of Justice agents say Mahan may soon join his partner in the kidnaping at Alcatraz Island, in San Francisco Bay. The partner is Harmon Waley, who is serving a 45-year term for the crime. COKER JAILED McALESTER, Okla., May 9 (TP)— The paroled convict, Sam Coker, who was arrested in Toledo in “G” men raids which led to t>3 capture °f Harry Campbell, is back in Oklahoma Penitentiary tonight. Coker was serving a 30-year bank roobery sentence. He fel’ in with the Karpis-Campbeil gang of criminals after his parole. Now he must com plete his sentence as a parole vio lator. MISSING GEORGIA LAWYER LOCATED ROME, Ga., May 9 (TP).—Jack Rogers, a Rome attorney, is no long er listed as missrng today—but the mystery of his aosence xemains. Rogers' iarndy rec 2*.ven a postcard worry. The card was postmarked Chattanooga. The card, however, contained no explanation of his mys terious disappearance. His mother died after his disap pearance Monday and up to the time the card was received federal, state and county as well as local police were looking for him. 5H KARPIS GANG R-1”* 1 ‘ "I i (S 15. x ” iftriiiia-- * , It® i h ' • ; i ; ■> • I .j. * %> ‘-i ’ Sl' Itek.<...L«aKs> „ M AM' ,ik tfbj Alvin Karpis, Public Eucmy No. 1, who was seized by fed eral agents in New Orleans last week. is. shown behind the bars of the Ramsey county jail in St. Paul, fFnhT/wKere'Tie will be held until he goes to trial for his part in the kidnaping of Hamm and Bremer. —Central Press Photo. MAHAN IS CAPTURED 'few— . WHill w tBB William Mahan, the scar-faced ex-convict accused of en gineerjig the $200,000 George Weyerhaeuser kidnaping, was seized by federal agents in San Francisco, Cal., yesterday (May 7th), and sped by plane to the abduction scene at Tacoma, Wash. This photo transmitted from San Francisco to Chicago over long distance telephone lines shows Mahan, Weyerhaeuser kifmping suspect (handcuffed, center), with G-men captors after his quiet 1 capture Friday. —Central Press Sound Photo. WOMAN FOUND DEAD CHICAGO, May 10 (TP).—A 55- year-old gift shop manager, Mrs. Lil ian Guild, was found dead today in her room in the Young Women's Christian Association building. Police say she had been fatally beaten. Mrs. Guild was a native of Attlesboro Mass. Her sister, Mrs. Blanche Bloom owned the gift shop she man.’g.d in a leading Chicago hotel. Mrs. Bloom ‘is now visiting in Attleboro. HARVARD STADIUM BLAZES CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. May 10. (TP). —Fire swept the right wing of ths Harvard stadium this afternoon while the second annual heptagonal tracl and field meet was in progress. The athletic competitions wore haltec while the fire was brought under control. Chief damage was done tc the press box, located high in the sta dium, overlooking the entire field. M SCANDINAVIA MAY JOIN OTHER . SMALLER POWERS IN MOVE TO FORM NEW PROTECTIVE GROUP GENEVA, May 10 (TP).-A hint that a powerful group of small countries is cbnsidering a substitute for the League of Na tions was throw out tonight after secret meetings. The first meeting was held by Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Holland. Then Spain arid Switzerland joined the group. The spokesman for the diplomats, Danish Foreign Min ister Minch, said afterwards that they still have hopes for the present league. They feel that the league’s failure to protect Ethiopia shouldn’t keep the nations from building collective se curity on a firmer foundation. : UNBELIEVERS! I BALTIMORE, May 9 (TP).— Annie Woodland and her husband are being: held in SI,OOO bail each in Baltimore because police re fused to believe the was “just learning: her Psalms.” Bhe 32-yera-cld negress had a Bible in her hands when police questioned her. She closed it quickly. They asked her what she was doing;. She said she was “just learning: her Psalms.” Police say they found slips of paper with numbers written on them in the Bible They asked the woman to explain. Again, she said the slips were just to help her learn her Psalms. ....! . A judge failed to see the con nection between the slips of paper and the Psalms. He ordered the woman and her. husband held on lottery charges. DOTSON CAPTURES NEGRO SOUGHT IN FLORIDA MURDER HUNTED FOR EIGHT YEARS AS KILLER OF HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW Policeman William L. Dotson may gain promotion to a ssrgeahcy for his latest piece of outstanding police work, the capture, of a negro murderer long wanted in Florida. C. J. Jefferson, alias George Suth erland, ,1s in jail, and police say they have his confession of killing his brother-in-law with a shotgun at Hil liard, Fla., eight years ago. Officer Dotson. trailed the negro for several days, and arrested him Friday. Officer Dotson recognized Jefferson from old descriptions. He trailed, him for several days. Friday he donned plain .clothes and went to ths junk company where the negro war work ing, on the pretense of making a purchase. Jefferson was taken with out a. struggle. • o Dotson, a motorcycle patrolman, may be promoted to the sergeancy of th? motorcycle squad. That place has been op?n since the late Frank God bolt was transferred to the county police fore?. That was more than a decade ago. Police circles have recently been re viving the demand for a sergeant to supervise the motorcycle squad. Dot son is the most likely choice, because he is .one of the outstanding men in the department, and at the same time a motorcycle man. Dotson has won national recognition for his as tuteness and courage. STATE WINS POINT IN FLOGGING CASE FORMER POLICE CHIEF’S STATEMENT RULED AS EVIDENCE BARTOW, Fla., May 9 (TP).—The state won an important admission to day in the flogging and mob violence trial at Bartow. Over a strong protest from the de sense, the statement made by former Chief of Police R. G. Tittsworth, ex onerating the policemen from any participation in the floggings, was ruled admissable as evidence. Tittsworth, as well as six of his former patrolmen, is on trial for im plication in the floggings of three la bor organizers, one of whom lost his life. Tittsworth is charged with knowing of the guilt of the former policemen and yet protecting them by the issuance of the official state ment exonerating them of any con nection with the floggings. A Tampa policeman, N. H. Whit worth, testified earlier today that on orders from his Sergeant, C. A. Brown, he had swapped badges with ex-Patrolman John Bridges following the floggings. Both Brown and Bridges are among those on trial. The swapping of the badges-in order to confuse investigation was substan tiated by the Tampa badge custodian, William Kemp, and another police man. '■ ' 1111 Published every day excepting Saturdays. ; Five cents per copy K ' Sundays. Delivered ■ ■ to your home fifteen Wf cents per week. WEEK DAYS PAY NO MORE TRANSRADIO PRESS ROME, May 9 (TP)—Premier Mus solini announced tonight that Italy has annexed the conquered kingdom of Ethiopia The dictator told 40,000,000 hush ed Italian subjects that King Victor Emanuel is now Emperor of Ethiopia. The conqueror of Emperor Haile Se lassie, Marshal Pietro Badoglio, is to be viceroy of the East African posses sion?. Badogl-io once had anti-Fascist leanings. It was he who told Roman authorities that if they’d give him three battalions of regular army sol diers he would halt Mussolini’s mareto oh Rome and sweep the Fascists into Ji oblivion. •' Diplomats had predicted that Mus solini would annex Ethiopia tonight to fulfill his whole program of con quest before the meeting of the League of Nations council Monday. The Fascist grand council met later to ratify the dictator's decisions Mussolini’s words eased the fever of. suspense which has agitated all Italy since the fall of Addis Aoaba. The premier spoke froia -tlie-balaoj-iy of his palace to a square jammed with 200,000 eager. Fascists. The radio carried his words to the rest of the nation and even across the seas to America. As war minister, Mussolini had or dered 600,000 soldiers of the home garrisons throughout Italy to hold maneuvers in field uniforms. The populace joined in the demonstration with wild enthusiasm. Flags waved, bands played, -men and girls danced and cheered. Tomorrow the king emperor will receive Mussolini and his cabinet. The king earlier today promoted General Graziani to the rank of marshal for his victories in southern Ethiopia The scene around Mussolini’s pal ace reached the heights of epic drama when the dictator cried out tonight into a veritable sea of people. “Ethiopia,”, he said, “is now under the entire sovereignty of Italy.” The throng was galvanized into hysterical cheering that re-echoes : through the ancient citv. Haile Appeals JERUSALEM, May 9 (TP).—Em peror Haile Selassie appealed to the world today to see that Ethiopia is justly treated by the League of ifn lions. The defeated ruler sold— “We a..k that justice be done to protect i weak nation against a stronger mi tlon.” The appeal was made in Selassie's first interview since he fie-’ before the Italian invaders of his kingdom. The emperor said he felt that tie League of Nations could not let Ethio pia down. He pointed out that Ethio pia as a member of the League is en titled, to protection from Italy whom the League itself had branded as nn aggressor. • The emperor issued his statement at a Jerusalem hotel where he ;s making his temporary home. EAST COAST HIT BY HEAT WAVE NEW YORK, May 9 (TP).—Sum mer weather let down on the Eastern seaboard today with a vengeance, sending the mercury into the uppar eighties. The sweltering temperatures also extended deep into the mid-We:t. New York's weather experts say to day's normal temperature should »e 58 degrees. But the mercury shot up to =67. The weather forecasters expect howers tonight, with fair skies and cooler temperatures tomorrow. - V Erratic weather is reported through- * out the nation. There was Colorado, a tornado injured nlnq sons in Oklahoma. Rains fell Aver scattered sections of the southwest's 'dust bowl” and were welcomed r with thanksgiving by farmers. \ IF YOU FAIL TO RE CEIVE YOUR PAPER, 0 CALL CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 6183 ? { -AND ONE WILL B$ SENT IMMEDIATELY. ___ . , ../iQ. • '