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WEATHER Fair Tonight and Tomorrow, No Temperature Change. MARKETS Stocks In Slight Gain; Wheat Firm; Cotton Mixed 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 $lO fine at the rate of one dollar a day. t SENT TQ ASYLUM The 75-year-old Savannahian who was placed under arrest about thre weeks ago and later committed to the county jail' on a lunacy warrant after complaint' that the prisoner had mo lested two young girls in the southern roction of the city, was removed to the state -insane asylum at Milledge ' ville this morning. Published every day excepting Saturdays. Five cents per copy K Sundays. Delivered gj BJi to your home fifteen BF cents per week. WEEK DAYS PAY NO MORE TRANSRADIO PRESS GUATAMALA QUITS AND PRECIPITATES BRAND NEW CRISIS SMALL SOUTH AMERICAN NATION SPIKES HOPE FOR RECONSTRUCTION GENEVA, May 15 (TP$. 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. IF YOU FAIL TO RE CEIVE YOUR PAPER, CALL CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 6183 —AND ONE WILL BE SENT IMMEDIATELY.