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WEATHER Cloudy Tonight and Tomorrow; Continued Warm. MARKETS Trading Cautious; Bonds Quiet; Cotton Eases. VOLUME 2—NUMBER 113 ITALY QUITS LEAGUE COUNCffi MEET State Banks Begin Turning Over Funds To Talmadge’s Treasurer ECKENER VISITS U.S.NAVY CHIEFS IN WASHINGTON TOPIC OF TALK KEPT SE CRET; RETURNS TO GERMANY TONIGHT WASHINGTON, May 11 (TP).— The pilot of the giant dirigible—th 3 Von Hlndenberg Is in conference with officials of the navy department in Washington today. Dr. Hugo Eckener, German wizard of dirigible navigation and construc tion, had breakfast this morning wit;, officials of the German embassy at a prominent hotel. He went immed.- atcly from there to the navy depart ment where he talked with Actins Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Standley and other officials. Navy officials were silent regarding possible topics under discussion at the conference. It is believed, how ever, that Eckener is giving an ac count of the Von Hindenberg’s record breaking flight across the Atlantic. Naval officials have soured on lighter than air construction since accidents befell the two American dirigibles,— the Akron and Macon. Dr. Eckener will leave Washington early this afternoon to prepare for the return trip to Germany. ‘TRAVELINCFLAG ON NEW JOURNEY FAMOUS EMBLEM TO FLY FROM MAST OF THE QUEEN MARY BOSTON, May 11 (TP)—The fa mous flag of the National Geo graphic society is on its way to Eu rop.l to participate in another epoch making sea voyage. When England's huge steamship the Queen Mary, leaves Southamp ton on May 27, this flag will be fly ing from one of the masts. Th? national geographic flag is probably the worlds most traveled emblem. It has journeyed to the north pol? and the south pole. It has leached the highest point in the strat. phene and the lowest point in the bathsyphere. It started on its present trip to Eu rope from Boston aboard the Cunard while star liner Laconia in the cus tody of Frederick Simpich, editor of the National Geographic Magazine. TRUCKMENQUU JOBS CLEVELAND ONLY FOOD AND DRUGS MOVE; 3,500 DESERT AKRON POSTS CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 11 (TP) Truck drivers of 70 firms are on strike today and all local and long dlstar> -. trucking in northern Ohio is Only food and drugs are still moving. Tn the Akron district, 3,500 strik ers are still threatenng trouble at ;ho3 lack and Decker Electric Com pany. They stormed the gates of the plant last night, in an effort to call aut 14-non-strik rs. They beat a pho ;cgrapher ana smashed his camera. The angry strikers were persuaded ;o withdraw by 100 men and wom en pickets who pleaded that they would injure their ovtn cause if they used violence. 3,500 Out in Akron AKRON, Ohio, May 11 (TP)—Po lice prepared for Instant action at Black and Decker Electric Company today; 3,500 strikers stormed the gates of the plant last night and threatened for a moment to dragout 14 non-strikers. The angry strikers were halted by 100 men and women pickets who pleaded that violation of the picket limiting injunction would hurt the cause of the strike. SCHOOL FLAG BILL NOW LAW IN N. Y. ALBANY, N. Y. May 11 (TP) Governor Lehaman today signed the McNaboe Bill which requires the dis play of the America flag in the As sembly Room of all public schools in the state The Massachusetts legislature is considering a bill to wipe out the salute to the flag law, and another bill to void the teacher’s oath rule, which lequires instructors to swear to uphold the Constitution. NEGRO GUARDED AS TRIAL STARTS HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 11 (TP) Four companies of national guards tnen are lined up at Huntsville court house today as the trial of the Ne gro, Walter Miller, got under way. The Negro is charged with killing 19- year-old Vivian Woodward several weeks ago. He was captured in Terre Haute. Ind., and confessed th_ murder. The negro repudiated his statements anc’ was taken to Birmingham after a mob tried to lynch him. §iumnnob wßiiluOiifs: He Won’t Answer NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 11 (TP).—Theres at least one court summons that court attaches are sure wont be answered and there® a lot of doubt as to whether the subpoena will ever be served. The summons is for the appear ance <:f Thomas H. Robinson in court to answer divorce proceed ings instituted by his wife. Rob inson is the object of a nation wide department of justice search. He is ranked as Public Enemy Number One now—and is wanted for the ransom-kidnaping of Mrs. Alice Stok, Louisville society wom an. THREE SHOOTINGS BLAMED ON POLICE NEW YORK PATROLMAN IS CHARGED WITH HOMI CIDE IN DEATH NEW YORK, May 11 (TP).—The pistols of policemen were held respon sible today for the bullets that killed one man and injured three others, including a small negro boy. There were three separate shootings. The most sensational shooting took the life of a taxicab driver, Morris Sperber and sent Robert Fisher to a hospital with critical wounds. Pa trolman Edward Bradley was arrest ed and charged with homicide, when he showed up at his station house with an empty pistol. The wounded man, Fisher, told detectives that he was shot by a man to whom he owed some money. Detectives believe this man was Officer Bradley. Robert Walsko was wounded twice and his three companions were ar rested in a bar room disturbance in Queens. Patrolman Eugene Dietz said Walsko started the trouble by throwing rocks at him. The wounded boy is 13-years old Leonard Brown. He was shot in the head by a policeman who chasad him to the room of a tenement house. The officer was looking for a hold-up man. * The negro boy and his com panion were not involved in a rob bery, but the policeman suspected them of stealing two bottles of milk. FRENCH WARSHIP ON A GOOD-WILL VISIT CHARLESTOWN, Mass., May 11 (TP) —The small French warship “Dilledys” steamed up Boston Harbor today and docked at the Boston Navy Yard for a good will visit. She shun dered out a salute of 13 guns to the Yard’s commandant, Rear Admiral Walter Gherarai. The French ship will remain in Boston for a week. At the Navy Yard Comdt. Emmen elli of the “Dilledys” was formally greeted by representatives of the army, navy and Boston officials. ' The Busy G-Man W ~ * \ W Jta E ■ J. Edgar Hoover has had his hands full in the last few days. He is ' shown here boarding a Washing-, ton-bound plane at Toledo, 0., after the capture of Harry Campbell, . Kurpis henchman. i - . (Central Press) I FIRST NATIONAL AND FULTON PUT OUT $1,827,942 CILt ZENS AND SOUTHERN EXPECTED TO FOLLOW OTHER DEPOSITORIES (Special to the Times) ATLANTA, May 11.—Three Atlanta banks today began paying over to Acting State Treasurer J. B. Daniel some £2.500,000 in state funds held in their vaults following the State Supreme Court decision order ing them to honor warrants is sued by Daniel. The First National bank turned over $745,283 in state funds to the acting treasurer and the Fulton Na tional bank turned over $1,082,661, these funds represented the amounts originally held by the banks with 7 per cent interest. Although no formal announcement was made it was understood the Citi zens and Southern National bank would also pay over state funds held in its vaults. Meanwhile George B. Hamilton ousted state treasurer, announced he did not consider the decision of the supreme court settled the issue aa to whether Governor Talmadge had the right to suspend him, and was pre paring to file quo warranto proceed ings challenging the right of Daniel to hold ofifee. The decision to file the quo war ranto proceedings was made after a conference with his attorney, Marion Smith, Hamilton said. The ousted treasurer pointed out that supreme court held three Atlanta banks should pay over some $2,500,000 to Daniel but did not settle the question of whether Hamilton’s removal was le gal. The quo warranto suit will be filed in Troup county, home of the acting treasurer, and will be confined en tirely to the question of whether Tal iradge had the right to ouster the treasurer elected by the people am’ appoint a successor pending the next legislature meeting. The supreme court next Monday will hear two more suits growing out of Governor Talmadge’s financial dic tatorship of the state. One concerns the right of the treasurer to pay ou funds without an appropriation act and .8 an appeal from a decision of Judge Lee B. Wyatt, of Troup coun ty, throwing the suit out of court or the ground the state cannot be sued without its consent. The other appeals ths decision of Judge Claud Porter, in Floyd superiur court, enjoining the state revenue commission from paying out g .olinc tax money to the acting state treas urer. OFFICER DOTSON WINS PROMOTION TO A SERGEANCY DISTINGUISHED POLICE- MAN TO BE OVER TRAF FIC MOTOR SQUAD Police Captain John J. Clancy an nounced today the appointment of Motorcycle Officer William L. Dot son to the post of traffic sergeant of the police department The promotion was made in pursu ance to an issued by Mayor Thomas Gamble today which recog nized the distinguished service of Officer Dotson on a number of occa sions since his appointment as a po lice officer. The order was the result of a recommendation by Capt. Clancy to the mayor that Officer Dotson be advanced to his new position. The place of traffic sergeant has been unoccupied ever since the trans fer from the city to the county police department more than ten years ago of the late Frank Godbold. “Officer Dotson is a thoroughly ef ficient officer and I am very glad to announce the promotion of a man who has such a conspicuously splen did record,” said Capt. Clancy today in commenting on the advancement. Those who know “Bill.” as the officer is saluted by his many friends, have long held him in high esteem for his courtesy and modesty as well as for his personal bravery. Officer DotsC"* was appointed a member of the police department first on Feb. 26. 1927. He resigned on Aug. 9, 1929 and was re-appoint ed on March 21, 1933. The latent noteworthy accomplish ment of Officer Dotson was the cap ture of a negro man in Savannah who had been sought by Hilliard, Fla., authorities for eight years for the murder of his brother-in-law. The arrest was made Friday. Time and time again the police officer has made arrests in important cases. In April, 1935 he achieved national recognition with the arrest single handed of four escaped convicts. DOG OWNERS DOCKETED L. N. Suddath of 1012 East Hanry street has b:n docketed for a hear ing in police court Saturday on a charge of allowing a vicious dog to run at large. Th? animal is said t hive bitten William Moore of 30f East Liberty street at whose Instanc the charge was made. Police Officer M. F. McCarthy investigated the 1 case. SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, MAY 11, 1936 Karpis Thinks It Over ~ 1 ® I s * AwYn* i i UF* ' - i h ’ I : • If H .Um JLti H! I i w w IT r x I ? ■ wi i I- ? > ’ T . ■ With the prospect of spending the rest of his life behind the bars at Alcatraz Island staring him in the face, it’s little wonder that Alvin Karpis (above), ex-Public Enemy No. 1, is depressed. He is shown in his ceil at the Ramsey County Jail in St. Paul, Minn. (Central Press) STATE JOB SOUGHT BY REPUBLICAN FIRST FULTON COUNTY G. O. P. CANDIDATE IN 40 ODD YEARS ATLANTA, May 11 (PP)—Repub licans will have a rare opportunity the general elections in Atlanta next fall. For the first time in at least 40 years, a candidate for the state legislature is entering the race on the Reublican ticket. The enter prising Republican is T. K. Mcllrath an Atlanta attorney. Mcllrath paid his entrance fee, and since h? is the c dy Reublican candidate entered, his name will au tomatically be placed on the gen eral eketion ballots. Political old timers say they can’t remember who was the last Repub lican to run for office in Fulton coun ty, but they are sure it was more than 40 years ago. U. S. POWER LOANS HEARING RESUMES DEATH JUSTICE WHEAT’S WIFE CAUSED TWO WEEKS RECESS WASHINGTON, May 11 (TP).— Hearings on the government's pro gram for financing municipal power developments were resumed in the District of Columbia Supreme court today. There had been a two-weeks’ recess because of the death of the wife.of Chief Justice Alfred Wheat. There are five suits before the court in which the power companies say the PWA is threatening their exis tence. There are more than 30 simi lar suits on file throughout the coun try. The five suits before the Dis trict of Columbia court involve allo cations of funds totaling $2,440,618, which would finance power plants in several towns. MEMPHISBLUES NEGROES JOIN CITY’S OB SERVANCE OF GALA COTTON CARNIVAL MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 11 (TP). — Beale street in Memphis will re sound tomorrow with the plaintive wail of the “Beale Street Blues.” In connection with the Memphis Cotton Carnival, negroes along Beale street will honor the man who made their thoroughfare famous. He is W. C. Handy, negro music publisher now living in New York, who composed the famous piece of music. Beale street negroes plan a huge banquet in Handy’s honor tomorrow night. Massed bands will play vari ous arrangements of Handy’s com position during the festivities. In addition to “Beale Street Blues.” Handy gave the world the popular sad tune—“ The St. Louis Blues.” STOCK EXCHANGE ELECTS NEW YORK. May 11 (TP)—The annual election of th? New York Stock Exchange is underway today. The president of the exchange, the board of governors and other offi cers for the next year are 1: ? voted on. President Charles Gay ai.d Treasurer Benjamin B’rintcn are as sured of another year in ofice. They are not opposed. GOV. SHOLTZ MAY BE NEXT SENATOR MAY FILL FLORIDA SEAT VACATED BY PARK TRAMMELL’S DEATH WASHINGTON, May 11 (TP)— Word is going around the capital to day that Governor Dave Scholtz will be the next United States Senator from Florida. The reports say that Scholtz may fill the seat left vacant by the death of Senator Park Tram mell last Friday night. Thus far, no other Floridan has been prominently mentioned as Trammell's successor. Scholtz, it Is pointed out, is an ardent New Dealer and is said to .be very friendly with the administration. In addition, the Florida Governor did not run for re-election in his state primary. is, however, a problem as to how the election of Trammell’s suc cessor is to be c.rrle out. There is no doubt that Governor Scholtz will appoint someone to fill the vacancy until the general November elections. The question remains as to how to get candidates for the general elec tion. The filing time for the Florida primary ended on May 2. Some be lieve that the executive committees of both parties will have to name their candidates for the post. SENATORBURIED LAST RITES HELD TODAY FOR PARK TRAMMELL OF FLORIDA LAKELAND, Fla., May 11 (TP). — Late rites for the junior senator from Florida, Park Trammel, are being held this afternoon at his home town. Lakeland. A funeral train which bore the body of the 60-year-old former gover nor of Florida from Washington ar rived in Lakeland early today. Ac companying the body were the sena tor’s widow and a congressional dele gation made up of five senators and five Florida members of the House of Representatives Trammell’s sudden death leaves the Florida senatorial picture in a mud dle. The senator’s term was not due to expire until 1941, under the state law, Governor Dave Scholtz may name a successor to fill the vacant senatorial seat until next November, when a special election would be re quired. However, political leaders hope that some arrangement may be made to include candidates for the open senate position on the June primary ticket, even though entries officially closed May 2. LECHE TO BREAK PRECEDENT; MAKE ADDRESS TONIGHT BATON ROUGE. La., May 11 <TP) —Governor-elect Richard Lech? of Louisiana surprised his followers to day by announcing that he Intends to make his inaugural address to night. The Governci-elect was scheduled to make the add.’-s- t merre-w during formal inauguration ceremonies. He is breaking all precedent by making the address in advance. The speecn will be broadcast on a state-wide ra i dio hook up JOBLESS PROMISE SEIZE CITY HALL AT ST. LOUIS, MO GIVE ALDERMAN UNTIL AFTERNOON TO MEET RELIEF DEMANDS ST. LOUIS, May 11 (TP)—A weary group of 100 unemployed men and women say they are going to seize the aldermanic chambers of St. Louis today, unless their demands for relief are mst. The demonstf*2tors camped in the relief headquarters last Saturday night. They accuse the aidermen of failing to fulfill promise to appro priate more money for relief pur poses. Several women and children joined the group in the relief headquarters this morning. Leaders of the demon stration said they would give the aldermen until this afternoon to listen to their demands. One of the leaders said: “If the aidermen don’t do anything about it we’ll seize the chambers and hold them indefinitely.” SENATE FINANCE GROUP READY TO RUSH TAX BILL BATTLE LOOMS, HOWEVER OVER $800,000,000 MEAS URE PASSED BY HOUSE WASHINGTON, May 11 (TP).— White House Democrat* on the Sen ate finance committee are ready to bring their big guns into play today in a battle to push the $800,000,000 tax bill through the committee. A rising tide of opposition to the bill, as passed by the House, has ad ministration Senators worried. They fear that the battle which looms over the bill will keep it in committee for weeks and may delay adjournment. The latest committeeman to attack the corporate surplus provisions of the new tax bill is Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia. Byrd, in a letter to Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau, complained that according to his fig ures, the corporate tax proposals would cause hardships among small businessas while the nation's huge cor porations would escape the levies en tirely. Byrd based his claim on the theory that small businesses must pile up corporate surpluses for expansion purposes, while big companies could afford to distribute the surpluses in dividends. Byrd’s objection to the House bill adds another name to the rapidly growing list of senators, both Repub licans and Democrats, who are fight ing the corporate tax provisions of the $800,000,000 measure. Despite the strengthening opposition, however Chairman Pat Harrison of the Sen ate finance committee, says he’s con fident that the bill eventually will be passed in much the same form as it cleared the House of Representatives. TYBEE SWARMED WARM SUNDAY SENDS 800 AUTOS AND THRONG TO SAVANNAH BEACH It was a regular summer’s day at Savannah Beach yesterday and the warmth of the city and the beauty of the day sent many Savannahians to the beach to enjoy the cool sea breeze or to take a dip in the.surf. A number of persons took to the water and with the bathers and soft ball players on the beach and the prilling crowd on the boardwalk the resort took on a regular summer-time aspect. The beach concessionaires were on the job and had their place open for business. According to Chief Hildreth of the beach Police Department, better than eight hundred cars visited the resort during the day, an unusual number for this time of the year. CCC TAKES 250 SAVANNAH BOYS Nearly two hundred and fifty young men were enlisted for the CCC camps by Mrs Georgia W. Rudder, supervisor of enrollment from the state FERA office in Atlanta, here today. The enrollment was held in the postoffice building. About 225 of the boys were white ' and 18 were negroes. They will be sent in trucks this afternoon to the various camps around about Savan nah. LEADERS IN WYOMING PICK DELEGATES TODAY CHEYENNE. Wyo., May 11 (TP) Political leaders of both the Demo cratic and Republican parties in Wyoming are meeting today to pick delegates to their national presiden tial conventions. Political observers predict that the Republicans will send an uninstructed delegation to Cleveland. The Demo crats are expected to give President Roosevelt a blanket endorsement. BALDWIN CALLS CABINET LONDON. May 11 (TP). —Prime Minister Baldwin today called a spe cial cabinet meeting to discuss the international situation. The impor tant League of Nations session at Geneva is understood to be the chief item on the cabinet calendar | Conquerors Refuse To Admit Existence Os Ethiopia As A State; Aloisi Takes A Walk GENEVA, May 11 (TP). ltaly boldly threw down the gavutlet to the League of Nations today by refusing to admit the existance of Ethiopia as a state. The Italian delegate, Baron Aloisi, heightened Premier Mus solini’s stand by a dramatic exit he made from the league coun cil. When the members of the corucil assembled to discuss the Ethiopian crisis, the Ethiopian delegate, Wolde Mariam, was present. Aloisi got to his feet at once in the private session. ROUND TWO WENT TO THE JUDGE DETROIT, May 11 (TP)—Two .uxom wrestlers visited a Detroit courtroom today. They came to tell the judge why they put on a wrestling contest in a beer garden without a license. The defendants were Dorothy Walters and Thelma Osborne, wo men wrestlers. The combined weight of the two ladies is 450 pounds. PASSAGE ASSURED RELIEF MEASURE CONGRESS TODAY IS LAST MUST BILL OF ROOSEVELT’S; INFLA TION ACT IS NEXT WASHINGTON. The house passed the deficiency-relief bill this afternoon. The vot: was 340 to 37. The relief bill carries nefe-ly a billion and a half dol la:* for W.2.A., 458 million for sooial security and nearly 40 million for the Tennesee Valley Authority. WASHINGTON, May 11 (TP)— President Roosevelt's last “must” bill —the $1,425,000,000 relief appropria tion measure—is due for passage in the house of representative today. The big relief measure, contained in the first deficiency bill, should re quire only a few minutes of today’s session to clear the house opposition to the bill has crumbled before the steady advance of the administra tion’s lower chamber steamer-roller. Minority Leader Bertram -Snell is expected to open todays considera tion of the bill witn a plea that it b? returned to committee for revi sion. Snell wants the $1,425,000,000 apropriation passed with the require ment that it be administered by non-partisan state boards. His motior is generally expected to fail. On the following roll call, the bill probably will pile up a big majority and sail through the senate. With that out of the way, the long awaited showdown on the $3,000,000, 000 Fraier-Lemke farm mortgage re financing bill comes up before the house. Sponsors of the measure fi nally have secured the 2'B petition signers necessary to call for the bill’s removal from the house rules com mittee, where it has languished for months. Today’s session probably will bring a vote that will release the bil from committee. Then will follow a vot? on the proposal to ballot on the Frazier-Lemke bill tomorrow. Administr -,tion leaders and anti inflationists in the Republican ranks are confident that the Frazier-Lemk' bill will be beaten. The measure, al though its sponsors insist it is not inflationary, would call for the is suance of new currency to refinance farm mortgages. Pop Sees Freddie , Snr : wii Cecil Llewellyn Bartholomew, fa ther of little Freddie Bartholomew, English picture star, is shown as he attended the premiere of the lad’s ■ latest picture in Lono’on. » (Central Press) Published every day excepting Saturdays. mJ Five cents per copy K Sundays. Delivered ■■ [ j to your home fifteen mF ct’-its per week. WEEK DAYS PAY NO MORE TRANSRADIO PRESS The Italian delegate said: “Italy cannot admit the presence of the so called delegate of Ethiopia. The only power there is—is Italian. Any dis cussions on the subject of the so caleld dispute therefore would be vain. I therefore will not participate in such discussions.” With this ultimatum, Alois! stalked out of the council chamber. The Ethiopian delegate stayed on in the session. A short while later, the council resolved itself into a pub lic session. The Ethiopian question was dropped. When Alois! was in formed that the council had taken up discussion of matters foreign to the Ethiopian dispute, he returned and took a seat. Americans Oppose Conquest NEW YORK, May 11 (TP).— The American League Against War and Fascism cabled the League of Na tions secretariat today that it is un alterably opposed to the Italian an nexation of Ethopia. Dr. Harry Ward, national chair man, dispatched the message. It read: “The American League Against War and Fascism—representing over 3,000,000 people demands that even with military conquest the indepen dence of Ethiopia be not sacrificed. American public opinion opposes Ethiopia’s annexation as a province of Italy.” Said the league: “We cannot be lieve that the League of Nations dares tolerate the annexation of Ethiopia by Italy. Mussolini has driven relentlesly to the very heart of this inocent country. If a Fascist state is established in Ethiopia it should not be recognised by the Unit ed States State Department.” EX-U. S. ATTORNEY GENERAL VERY ILL WASHINGTON, May 11 (TP)— Former United States Attorney Gen- I eral, A. Mitchell Palmer, is reported to be in a critical condition today as the result of complications arising from an operation two weeks ago. Palmer was Attorney General for two years in the Wilson Cabinet. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic Presidential nom ination In 1920. ROOSEVELT TOLD 32 STATES ADOPT OLD AGE PENSIONS WASHINGTON, May 11 (TP).— Chairman J. G. Winat of the social security board told President Roose velt today that 32 states have adopt ed old age pension laws to conform with the federal act. Winant advised the president that 12 states have passed laws for unem ployment insurance. He said about 40 per cent of the country’s industrial workers are affected, by unemploy ment insurance. ALLEGED THIEF HELD Police Officer Reid Lucas arrested Henry Chisholm, negro, this morning and brought him to police headquar ters for investigat.cn following a complaint of James Kinlaw, 563 West York street that Chisholm had stolen a coat from the home of the com plainant. After the Kinlaw theft or ders were issued to pick up Chisholm and Officer Lucas loacted the man today. Kinlaw is employed by La mas Brothers and said that the miss ing garment was taken while he was at work. YAMACRAW RETURNS The United States Coast Guard cutter Yamacraw returned to port at noon today after an absence of about ten days. The cutter towed a target from Port Everglades, Fla., to the Norfolk navyyard. The ship stopped in at Savananh on its way north from Florida and after refueling here con tinued to the Virginia port. At Nor folk the cutter went in drydock for routine repairs which consisted of scraping and painting the hull. Lieut. Com. E. 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