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VOLUME 2—NUMBER 117
LEAGUE OF NATIONS ON VERGE DISSOLUTION
Ritter Refuses Be Removed
IMPEACHED FEDERAL JUDGE
PREPARES TO CARRY FIGHT
TO HIGHEST COURT IN LAND
• MIAMI. Fla., May 15 (TP).—Flor
ida’s Federal Judge Halstead Ritter
—who was impeaced by the Senate
about a month ago—refused to give
up his office In the federal building
today. After convicting him of con
duct unbecoming a federal judge, the
Senate ordered Ritter’s removal from
office.
Ritter explained he is going to
fight the removal order in the courts,
lit is believed this is the first time
in the history of America that an im
peached official has planned to fight
a senatorial removal order.
Since the removal order was issued,
Ritter has been attending his office
in the federal building every day.
His fight against the Senate may take
the form of a suit against the gov
ernment for back salary since his re
moval. Ritter claims he will take
the case to the United States Su
preme court if necessary.
Ritter, a month ago when he
emerged from the Senate after hear
ing that body pronounce his fate,
was a broken man. Asked by news-
FEDERAL HOUSING
PROJECTS READY
HUNDRED MILLION DOL
LAR PROGRAM TO
START SOON
WASHINGTON, May 15 (TP).—
A hundred million dollars worth of
large-scale federal housing projects
are ready to be launched. They are
waiting only the Federal Housing Ad
ministration’s approval for mortgage
insurance.
Thlrty-two million dollars worth of
similar projects have already been In
sured or they are awaiting final fi
nancial details. The developments
are designed chiefly for families of
low Incomes. Director, Mlles Colean
of the housing administration pro
gram, said the 60 projects under
study now by the technical division
co*er every section of the country.
They range from SIOO,OOO to $10,000,-
000 and include flats, dwellings, ele
va to r apartments and suburban
homes.
CONGRESS RUSHES
CLEANUP WORK
PLAN FOR QUICK ENDING
OF MINOR BUSINESS,
THEN ADJOURNMENT
WASHINGTON, May 15 (TP).—
Ho se leaders are planning today for
a quick clean up of the remaining mi
nor business on their calendars. As
far as administration "must” bills are
concerned, the House has finished its
talk and is now waiting on the sen
ate.
House members hope to complete
there minor matters and then take
three day recesses while the senate
completes the tax and work relief
bills. The constitution provides that
neither House can recess for more
than three days while the other Is in
session.
' As a reward for two weeks hard
work. House leaders gave the mem
bers a nice week-end vacation. They
adjourned yesterday until Monday.
The Senate will be in session today,
however.
With the knowledge that the fi
nance committee can’t possibly finish
the tax bill until next week, Senate
leaders plan to slip quietly out of
town sometime today for a fishing
trip in North Carolina. This delega
tion will be headed by Vice President
Garner and Majority Leader Robin
son.
ROOSEVELT TO REST
ON CHESAPEAKE BAY
WASHINGTON, May 15 (TP).—
President Roosevelt is bound for the
waters of Chesapeake Bay this eve
nlng for another week-end in the
open.
Late today Mr. Roosevelt and his
party will leave the White House for
a week-end sail on the cutter, Poto
mac. The president will mix business
with fishing. He announced he would
take a sheaf of state papers on the
voyage. Among them will be several
Kmsutm passed by congress which
X. Roosevelt will study to decide
whether he is to affix his signature.
ITUDENT MISSES DEATH
IN ATTEMPT TO ROB INN
ANNAPOLIS. Md., May 15 (TP).—
i 20-year-old St. John’s college st i
lent will be brought before a magis
irate today charged with attempting
i hold up in which he narrowly es
caped death.
Police say the student, Ferdinand
Moble, entered the Roma Inn near
Annapolis early today and drew a
pistol on the manager, firing a shot
at an office door when the manager
backed away. They say Noble was
almost hit by a shot a patron fired
at the student's automobile whV"
WOble was trying to
S au aim all wfflai lii ®m 1 5
paper men for a statement, his only
reply was a bitter and dejected:
"What is there to say?”
Then for weeks he remained silent.
Now, his spirit regained, Ritter has
decided to fight to the bitter end —
the first man who has ever offered
t contest a senatorial pronouncemesi
of Impeachment.
escapmTconvict
PAIR RECAPTURED;
SIX STILL ARE FREE
TWO NABBED IN ROCKY
COUNTRY; THREE HOST
AGES RELEASED
ANTLERS, Okla., May 15 (TP)—
Two of the eight convicts who es
caped from the Oklahoma state peni
tentiary were captured early today.
Ths six other criminals fled into the
Rocky Kiamichi mountain country
after releasing the hostages, a fill
ing station owner and two prison
guards.
Tha convicts broke out of the peni
tentiary at McAlester after 24 pris
oners rioted against the guards. Ons
of the rioters and a guard were
killed, the fugitives kidnaping two
other guards.
Police said the two convicts. Bill
Anderson and Archie Yrrlng, surren
dered without a shot being fired. A
few minutes later the kidnaped guards
and a filling station operator who
was seized by the convicts were found
on a highway. They declared several
of the fugitives are bottled up in the
rocky country. They explained that
every highway leading out of the
territory is bristling with heavily
armed police.
Texas Hunt Continues
DALLAS, Texas, May 15 (TP*—
Search for the escaped Oklahoma
convicts and th;ir three hostages
c: .itered on the Texas-Oklahoma bor
der today.
Highways leading into the lone star
state were ordered blocked by Texas
authorities after it was reported that
the four fugitives were heading for
the border. The quartet of desperadoes
were among the crowd of 24 convicts
who broke out of the Oklahoma state
penitentiary at McAlester two days
ago. They already have wounded two
guards, slain a third prison offlclak
and kidnaped three other persons.
, Airplanes, equipped with radios by
which pilots directed cars filled with
police, cruised over the borderline
country until darkness descended last
night. At dawn today, the planes
again took to the air in an attempt
to spot the fugitives.
‘GOSSIP’ MURDER
TRIAL UNDERWAY
MOTHER OF TWO KIDDIES
FACES JURY FOR THE
DEATH OF NEIGHBOR
ELKTON, Md.. May .15 (TP)—
Maryland's “Gossip” murder trial
went into its second day today in
Elkton after a temporary delay due
to the collapse of the defendant, Mrs.
Rachel Gillespie.
Mrs. Gillespie, the 32 ycay old
mother of two children, has been in
dicted by a grand jpry for shooting
Mrs. Emily Fisher. The shooting took
place at the door of Mrs. Fisher’s
Perryville home after false rumors
linked the names of the dead woman
and Mrs. Gillespie's husband.
Mrs. Gillespie pleaded not guilty
yesterday and the prosecution de
manded a verdict of first degree mur
e'er. Mure than 165 witnesses and a
crowd of spectators, many of them
neighbors of the two women, have
filled the little country courtroom
during the trial.
Mrs. Gillespie collapsed today while
she was being brought to court. The
trial was resumed after she had been
treated by a hastily summoned phy.
sic lan.
PATTY BERG LEADS
U. S. GOLF WOMEN
SOUTHPORT, England, May 15
(TP) —The freckle-faced Minneapolis
golfer, Patty Berg, led the American
contenders with a 79 today in the
first qualifying round of the British
women’s championship. The 18-year
old American girl was three strokes
under Mrs. Maureen Orcutt Crews of
Floiida and Charlotte Glutting of
South Orange, N. J., two British wom
en are leading. They are the defend
ing champion, Wanda Morgan, and
Bridget Newall.
The Fort Worth, Texas, golfer. Mrs
Frank Goldthwait. shot a sparkling
36 on her outward round. She hadn't
Hnish-d when P?tfv B*rg hung up
Near Death, Honored
Dr. J. Tate Mason
Even though he was on his
deathbed and wasn’t expected
to live more than 24 hours, Dr.
J. Tate Mai/Ji of Seattle, above,
president-elect of the American
Medical Association, was in
stalled as president by the medi
cal body in annual convention
at Kansas City, Mo. In a des
perate attempt to save Dr. Ma
son’s life> physicians at Seattle
amputated one of Dr. Mascn’s
legs, but it was said the doctor
had developed gangrene in the
Hcntrol Pracc
other leg. uentrai rress.
BADOLIO’S NAMING
TO ETHIOPIA POST
SEEN AS STRATEGY
APPOINTMENT AS VICEROY
CALLED MANEUVER ON
IL DUCE’S PART
• ROME, May 15 (TP)—Marshal
Pietro Badoglio’s appointment as
viceroy of Ethiopia was labelled a
strategic maneuver on Premier Mus
solini's part today by those who are
keeping a sharp eye on Italian devel
opmrnte. . >
Badoglio is no ardent Fascist sup
porter but a loyal subject and close
personal friend of King Victor
Emanuel. It was the veteran marshal
who begged. King Victor to give him
troops to stop the Fascist march on
Rome when Mussolini rose to power.
Because of his splendid war record
and. his popularity with the Italian
people It was impossible for Mus
solini. to shunt Badoglio into the
background.
After General de Bono’s campaign
fizzled out, Il Duce was forced to call
on the anti-Fascist Badoglio to see
the Ethiopian campaign through.
Now.- with the African nation con
quered, Mussolini has proclaimed
Badgolio’s admirers and. at the same
time, protects Mussolini’s position in
two ways. <
First, according to observers, Bado
glio is the best fitted of all Italian
'commanders to keep Ethiopian na
tives under the Italian thumb by an
efficient military administration. And
secondly, his Ethlopan position will
take hftn out of the public eye and
remove the danger of the war hero
threatening Mussolini’s top position.
It was recalled that General Balbo
was the last to be given a high post
in a foreign land. Balbo was made
governor of Lybia soon after his pop
ularity In Rome grew to proportions
which, It is said, irked Mussolini.
ARABIAN LEADERS
WANT JEWS OUSTED
NEED BRITISH SOLDIERS
TO QUELL RIOTS IN
PALESTINE
JERUSALEM, May .15 (TP) —Arab
leaders proclaimed a strike of civil
disobedience today in their fight to
lieep the Jews out of Palestine.
Araos were urged to refuse to pay
taxes untjl thq British government
checks the Immigration of Jews Into
the Holy Land.
Clashes between the two races in
the past few weeks have brought
death to persons on both side?. The
‘ncreasing tension between Arabs and
Jews has brought heavy detachments
of British soldiers into the area to
prevent new outbreaks.
ECONOMY!
NEWBURYPORT, Mm*., May
15 (TP) —Budget slashing at
Newburyport has put a crimp in
the operations of the police de
partment of the town.
Lark of funds has forced (he
laying up of the patrol wagon,
ambulance service has been dis
continued, patrolmen must -fur
nish their own flashlights, or go
without, and no meals are being
served to prisoners.
BORAH CAPTURES
POPULAR VOTE IN
WEST VIRGINIA
LANDON GETS THE DELE
GATES; NEELY WINS
RENOMINATION
CHARLESTON, W. Va„ May 15
(TP) —The completion of the West
Virginia primary county today showed
that Senator Borah got the Repub
lican popular vote while his rival,
Governor Landon, captured the dele
gates to the national convention.
Running unopposed on the pref
erential primary ballot, Borah got 70,-
000 votes. The West Virginia law,
however, does not bind the delegates
to vote for the man getting the most
votes in the preferential primary.
Therefore, 15 out of the 16 dele
gates elected to the Republican con
vention have announced themselves
in favor of the Kansas governor, in
spite of the Borah popular vote.
President Roosevelt, on the other
hand, won both the popular vote and
the convention delegation for his re
nomination .
Ike Shott won the Republican sen
atorial nomination, and Judge Sum
mers Sharp the gubenatorlal candi
dacy.
Senator Neely was renominated on
the Democratic ticket, while. Attor
ney General Homer Holt was the
Democratic candidate for governor.
DEFIANT LIQUOR
DEALER IS FINED
ASKS NEW TRIAL
Judge B. B Heery of the City Court
of Savannah today sentenced A. B.
Connor, convicted yesterday by a
jury for violation of the State Pro
hibition law, to pay a fine of SIOO or
serve four months on the chain gang.
Connor immediately filed a motion
for a new trial.
CHINATOSEND
SILVER COIN HERE
REORTS CLAIM $75,000,000
READY TO BE SHIPPED
TO U. S. SOON
SHANGHAI. May 15 (TP)—Uncon
firmed reports circulated in Shang
hai today say $75,000,000 in Shang
hai dollars are ready to be shipped
to the United States within the next
few days. ,
If the reports prove true, the
.shipment will be one of the largest
shipments of Chinese silver coin to
head for America since the United
States nationalized the white metal.
When American silver prices first
soared skywards, a flood of Chinese
dollars left the country for the states.
A currency shortage threatened and
at one time the Nanking government
plastered a stiff tax on curency ex
ports in an effort to stme the tiude.
GERMAN’S OUSTING
ANGERS U.S. GROUP
NEW YORK. May 15 (TP)—The
scheduled deportation today of the
young German refugee. Otto Richter,
was labeled "inhuman and out of
keeping with American justice” in a
protest to Labor Secretary Perkins
yesterday.
The protest against Richter's depor
tation was filed by the national com
mittee for defense of political pris
oners. Th? committee called on Miss
Perkins to act Immedlatley to pre
vent the deportatiop. It said Richter
is an innocent young man.
Richter, who fled Germany in 1934
as a sailor and deserted ship in Se
attle is scheduled to be deported to
morrow. He admits that he enters?
the United States without permission
but he charges that if he is sent
beck to Germany he will t>» Impris
oned or shot, because of his anti-
Nazi activities.
admits robbery
First Lieutenant o Police James
Regers announced today the solution
of the recent daylight burglary of
Desßoullions, Jewelers. 114 East
Broughton street.* with the arrest of a
mild.spoken, ten-year-old negro bey.
Harry Lungo. All of the- six gold
watches stolen and valued at SBOO
were recovered.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY MAY 15, 1936
RESCUE WORKERS
FAIL TO REACH
TRAPPED MINERS
REINFORCEMENTS NEED
ED TO SAVE TWO EN
TOMBED COAL MINE
PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 15 (TP)
Rescue crews withdrew from an aban
doned mine of the Pittsburgh Coal
Company today, awaiting reinforce
ments to renew their search for two
mm believed lost underground.
Mining men shivered at the thought,
that this incident might duplicate the
tragic story of the three men caught
in the gold mine at Moose River,
Nova Scotia. The two men arc be
lieved to be lost in the tunnels which
connect eight oi 10 miles of addi
tional mine workings. If a man be
came confused he might wander for
day* in the darkness, if he didn't
perish for want of food and water.
The disappearance of the two men
was reported Ly their companion, who
turned up at a restaurant near Al
legheny county airport. The man
said he became separated from his
fellows and somehow found his way
to the surface. He was highly nervous
and little help to the rescue crews
that set out immediately. A crew of
five (ngineers explored a thousand
feet of the old mine workings and
found tools that seemed to prove that
the men had been working there. The
men are believed to have disap
peared some time last night.
The state inspector of mines was
notified by the bureau and is sending
additional crews. Rescuers are await
ing maps of old workings in the
abandoned m'r.e.
womaiTleaders
OPPOSE ALIMONY
PAYMENT BY WIFE
PLAN FOR FIGHT AGAINST
RULING MADE BY NEW
YORK JUDGE
NEW YORK. May 15 (TP) An
organization of women leaders toox
issue today ’”ith the court order forc
ing a Bronx housewife to pay alimony
to her husband. Executive Secretary
Mildred Palmer was spokesman foi
the National Woman’s Party. She
pointed out that in the first place
the husband, George Picker is said
to be In perfect health. The wife.
Mrs. Sadie Picker, charges that she
supported her husband during their
11 months of married life.
Said Miss Palmer: "In his decision,
Justide Jack Panken is quoted as say.
ing: ‘With the emancipation of wo
man and the conferring on her dt
rights equal with these of men, she
must also assume and respond to her
obligations.’ Miss Palmer said the
National Woman's ”arty is working
to secure equal rights in the law and
equal opportunities in all human re
lationships. Therefore, it cannot ob.
ject to the judge’s order.
“But—on the other hand,” sala
Miss Palmer, "The National Woman's
Party points out that law In New
York and elsewhere is far from equal
for men and women. For the past 15
years women have been refused the
right to serve on juries. Equal pay
has been denied them. If we legally
are responsible for the support of an
unemployed husband,” Miss Palmer
said, “We also demand freedom of
contract and the right to work when
and how our conscience dictates.”
jockeF fator
IN SUICIDE TRY
LEAPS FROM WINDOW OF
HOSPITAL AND FRAC
TURES HIS SKULL
JAMAICA, N. Y„ May 15 (TP).—
The famous Jockey Laverne Fator
tried to commit suicide today by leap
ing out of a hospital window. Fator
crashed to the ground and suffered
a fractured skull. Doctors giv» him
but a flight chance to live.
The jockey entered the hospital on
May 11 with acute appendicitis. Phy
sicians said he was despondent over
his health.
Fator has ridden nearly 5,000 horses
in hs 36 years. He won more than
$2,000,000 in purses for his owners.
’APAN TO HOLD
PACIFIC ISLANDS
TOKYO, Japan, May 15 (TP)—
Japan told th? world today that she
itends to keep the mandated islands
which she won from Germany in
„he war.
Th? Caroline and Marshall Islands
were granted to Japan through the
League of Nations, when the German
empire was broken up.
Since Japan withdrew from the
I ague, several powers have insisted
the J.ipanes; relinquish their rights
over the South Pacific Islands. Ja
pan's foreign Minister Arita told the
Japanese house of representatives
that the Islands could never be given
up—no matter what arguments the
League of Nations may advance for
the return of the possessions,
disapproval.
FIRST PHOTO OF ISLAND CONVICTS
I > j
Convicts on Alcatraz return from work.
This is the first photo ever taken of the convicts housed by
the U. S. government on Alcatraz, the “escape-proof” island pris
on in San Francisco bay. An ingenious photographer with a
long-distance camera snapped this exclusive shot from a bay
boat. At the moment, convicts are returning from their work,
headed for their meal. —Central Press.
AUSTRIA IS TENSE
OVER OUSTING OF
VON STARHEMBERG
PRINCE ISSUES A THREAT
BEFORE LEAVING COUN
TRY TO VISIT ROME
VIENNA, May 15 (TP) —An ex
pected showdown between Chancellor
Schuschnigg and Prince Ernst Von
Starhembsrg kept Austria tense to
day.-'' ' 4
Starhemberg is seething over the
political coup which threw him out
of the Austrian cabinet and threat
ened the existence of his private
army,, the once-powerful Heimwehr.
Before leaving for Rome, the Prince
is qupted as warning Schuschnigg that
the fight had only started.
Ven Starhemberg Angered
“Austria," said tdatrhembsrg. ‘‘will
hear from my Hnmwehr in the not
too distant future.”
The ousted vice chancellor headed
ior Rome ostensibly to atoned an
Austro-Italian football game in his ca
pacity as national sports front leader.
Reliable sources, however, say the
prime object of the visit was an in
terview with Premier Mussolini of
Italy, Starhemberg’s. early sponsor in
a drive to swing Austria into the
ranks of Fascist nations..
Mussolini is reported indifferent to
Starhemberg’s political fate, although
the prince's congratulatory telegram
sent to H Duce when Addis Ababa
was occupied, is said to be the thing
which brought the feud between
Schuschnigg and. starhemberg to a
head. Some reports said that Mus
solini TTas refused- Starhemberg an
interview. Many observers believe the
Italian dictator is disappointed at
Starhemberg’s fllaune to convert more
Austrians to Fascism.
The Heimw'hr ranks are mobilized
at their camps throughout Austria. It
is probable that Schuschnigg will or
der their disarmament wibhin the
next few da vs. Serious trouble may
result from ?ny effort on the part of
the Heimwehr to refuse Schuschnigg’s
xpected decre.
VETERANS SAFETY
DRIVE A SUCCESS
RANDOLPH. Mats., May 15 (TP)
Members of ths veterans of -foreign
wars post at Randolph believe they
have found the answer for getting
■?fe driving conditions on the streets
of ths town. , -. <
They have erected large signs tha’
r ad: “This town has no hospitals
Drive with care.”
A recent state report placed Ran- I
:olph second in a list of 20 cities !
■nd towns in Massachusetts having
ths largest number of automobile ac
cldsnts. The veterans maintain that
Randolph drivers are safe and sanr
operators. They say the high acc>
dent rate is due to out-of-town driver
P’ssing through.
The signs are for the benefit of I
these visiting drivers.
SNAILS SHOW WAY
IN DISEASE CURE
GASTROPODS REVEAL THE
CAUSE DREADED FLUKE
RAVAGING ORIENT
WASHINGTON, May 15 (TP)
The Smithsonian institution declared
today that a chance discovery made
40 years ago by a Washington bi
ologist may rid the Orient of its dread
blood disease. It is estimated that
200,000 000 people are now suffering
from little blood flukes which bore
into the body and kill all energy. In
many cases it is fatal.
The scientist is Dr. Paul Bartsch,
curator of mollusks at the Smith
sonian. Forty years ago Dr. Bartech
was studying snails in the Potomac
river. He found that some kinds of
snails lived, in the Potomac, while
others that lived in the brooks run
ning into the Potomac could' not live
in the river itself.
A lengthy investigation disclosed
that the Potomac was alkaline while
the brooks were slightly acid. Thus,
the doctor, found that certain snails
could live only in acid waters while
others could live only in alkalines.
And this is how the discovery af
fects the dread disease of the Orient.
The blood flukes that attack humans
are bred in snails. These snails were
found to be the “acid kind.” So, as
the result of Dr. Bartsch’s discovery,
Japanese health authorities are pour
ing limestone into acid waters to kill
snails and incidentally stop the breed
ing of the blood flukes.
OPINIONATED
•_
AGED MOTORIST JAILED,
BUT STILL THINKS
LIGHT WAS GREEN
EAST HARTFORD, Conn..
May 15 (TP)—The whistle shrill
ed, his brakes squealed and Char
les Perry pulled his car to the
curb. The peliceman came over
to the car and asked what Perry
meant by driving past a red light.
“What do you mean, red
light?” demanded Perry.
The cop said he meant that red
light, what else? Perry is 73
years old, but be is spry and
spirited. He went down to court,
determined to stand up for his
belief that he went through a
green light—not a red one.
The 'judge fined him $lO and
costs. Perry said: “I’ll go to jail
before I pay the fine.”
The judge said all right. So
73-year-old Charles Perry stamp,
ed off to' jail to work out his $lO
fine at the rate of one dollar a
day. t
SENT TQ ASYLUM
The 75-year-old Savannahian who
was placed under arrest about thre
weeks ago and later committed to the
county jail' on a lunacy warrant after
complaint' that the prisoner had mo
lested two young girls in the southern
roction of the city, was removed to
the state -insane asylum at Milledge '
ville this morning.
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PAY NO MORE
TRANSRADIO PRESS
GUATAMALA QUITS
AND PRECIPITATES
BRAND NEW CRISIS
SMALL SOUTH AMERICAN
NATION SPIKES HOPE
FOR RECONSTRUCTION
GENEVA, May 15 (TP$.
The League of Nations was
given a shock today when it re
ceived a polite note from the
little Republic of Guatamala.
The Central American country
served notice that she is quit
ting the league.
The note merely said that a
letter of explanation is on the
way to Geneva.
The republic thus joins the
ranks of Germany, Japan, Bra
zil and Costa Rica which have
severed all relations with the
league. A few years ago, Guata
mala ’s neighbor state of Costa
Rica resigned from the league
saying that Geneva affairs were
too remote to concern her.
Guatemala's withdrawal now leaves
57 states in the League of Nations.
Two of these states, Italy and Ethio
pia are in dubious standing. Italy
has threatened to quit the League
unless her annexation of Ethiopia is
recognized at Genevea. Premier Mus
solini claims that Ethiopia no longer
exists as a sovereign state and there
fore has no standing at Geneva.
Guatamala’s notice of resignation
dampened the enthusiasm of British
circles who were just about ready to
propose a revision of the League of
Nations. Prime Minister Baldwin had
announced that the League should be
reformed to enable all the states of
the world to join it. As Baldwin was
urging Germany, Japan, and the
United States to walk into' the Ge
neva family—Guatamala walked out.
Try Attract U. S.
The possibility that Great Britain
will lead a drive to reconstruct the
League of Nations so as to attract the
membership of the United States ex
cited diplomats at Geneva today.
The report that John Bull would
head the League revision drive sprang
from statements delivered by Prime
Minister Baldwin in a London ad
dress. Baldwin pointed out the fact
that the League's power as a peace
agency was drastically handicapped
by the fact that the United States,
Germany and Japan are not mem
bers. Then he said:
“Probably at League meetings to be
held this autoumn, members will
have to consider what changes arc
necessary In the League. I hpe thai
any changes made will be helpful in
inducing those outside the League
to come into it.”
Geneva veterans said that Bald
win's remarks were pointed at the
Sanctions provisions of the League
covenant which, according to general
opinion, are due for a shaking up at
League council meetings this fall. *
BRYAN SHERIFF
DECLINES GIVE
UP MIMS BRAGG
(Special to The Times)
CLYDE, May 15—Walter Mims
Bragg, Savannah wife slayer, remains
in jail here today while Sheriff White
of Bryan county attempts to recover
automobiles and other stolen property
acquired by Bragg and his fellow es
caped convict in nightly forays out
from their hiding place in the Can
oochee river swamp.
P. G. Ayccck, officer in charge of
the prison camp near Millen from
which Bragg and Payne escaped, yes
terday dispatched two guards to Clyde
for Bragg. They left empty handed
when Sheriff White refused to give up
Bragg until he had recovered the
property stolen from Bryan county
farmhouses by the fugitive pair.
Sheriff White today refused to com
ment on his refusal to give up Bragg
to the prison camp officers.
BOYS, THREE AND FOUR,
KILL BABY WITH TOY
MERRILL, Wis., May 15 (TP).—
A cornoer today blamed two small
boys, three and four years old, for
the death of two-month-old David
Holl.
Coroner Arthur Taylor said the
boys dropped the baby on t he floor
and then struck him a toy plsto'
when he wouldn't stop crplng. David
died from a fracture skull '
Declaring the boys were too young
to know what they were doing. Tay
lor said no inquest woul dbe held. He
listed the death as a homicide.
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