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VOLUME 2-NUMBER 120
GEORGIA GETS $17,000,000 FOR HIGHWAYS
Harvey Threatens Raid On “Pen”
Heavily Armed
Guard On Duty
In Milledgeville
EXPECT NOTORIOUS ES
CAPE ARTIST RETURN
FOR AUBREY SMITH
(Special to the Daily Times)
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., May
19.—Special guards were placed
around the state penitentiary
here today as prison officials
prepared for an expected at
tempt by Leland Harvey, Geor
gia’s Public Enemy No. 1, to
free his pal in numerous tilts
with the law, Aubrey Smith, in
carcerated in the penitentiary.
Harvey, with Robert Wil
liams, long term bank robber,
escaped from the Troup county
chain gang Monday after kid
naping a guard and stealing a
county truck. The guard, Ral
eigh Wright, was released a few
miles from the escape scene, and
the truck was found Monday
night hidden near White Sul
phur Springs in Meriwether
county.
Gordon Robinson, Covington fill
ing station operator, reported to
Cheriff B. L. Johnson, of Newton
County, shrtly after 10 o’clock Mon
day night that two men, one answer
ing Harvey’s description, had stopped
at his filling station, and after buy
ing drinks headed toward Milledge
v!«e. At the state prison here special
guards had been armed with high
powered rifles, and given orders to
“shoot to kill” in case of trouble.
Smith is confined to the prison hos
pital. Harvey and Smith were par
doned by Governor Talmadge while
lervlng terms totaling more than 100
rears each. Before that time they
had been pals in numerous escapes
In August, 1934, following their par
don they robbed a messenger of the
National City Bank of Rome, (Ga.),
and several weeks ago were sen
tenced to serve eight to ten years in
the penitentiary for the holdup.
At the time of his last sentence
Harvey was already serving three to
five years for attempting to shoot his
way to freedom while being taken ot
Rome to face the bank robbery
charge. He was completing this sen
tence in the Troup county chain gang
Monday at the time of his escape.
The escape Monday was Harvey’s
sixth break for freedom. Wiliams,
also a notorious escape artist, bas
made three other breaks. Police
throughout Georgia and Alabama
were searching for the escaped men
today, and in Atlanta Chief of Police
T. O Sturdivant sent out special or
der to police "prowl cars'* to "shoot
to kill” either of the two men on
sight.
TAX BILL ‘MUST’
SAYS PRESIDENT
SENATE FINANCE COMMIT
TEE SPURS EFFORTS
FOR COMPROMISE
WASNIHGTON. May 19 (TP).—
White House word that the new tax
bill must not die in committee spur
red the Senate finance committee on
today with renewed effort to draw up
a compromise measure.
Reports that the tax bill, which ran
into a hurricane of criticism after
being passed on from the House to
the Senate, would slumber in commit
tee until adjournment reportedly
brought a sharp reply from the
White House.
President Roosevelt, according to
well-based information, told Senator
Pat Harrison, chairman of the Sen
ate committee, that regardless of its
type, a new tax bill must be passed
before adjournment.
Harrison Is depending on the sub
committees appointed from the ranks
of his committee to offer compromise
tax suggestions which can be reported
out onto the floor of the Senate be
fore the end of the week. Some op
timistic observer said It was possible
that the senate’s new tax bill will be
offered the Senate for debate tomor
row
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The body of Sheriff William B. Young of Orange County, is being carried from the siege of the cabin of
William Wills, Negro, at Gordonsville, Va. A posse of 1,000 surrounded the cabin, riddling it with bullets,
and finally setting it afire, cremating Wills and his sister, Cora. Young had sought to arrest Wills for a
mental examination after the Negro had threatened a white woman with a gun.
; (Central Press)
HOFFMAN GIRDS
FOR VOTE FIGHT
IN NEW JERSEY
BATTLE LOOMS BETWEEN
GOVERNOR AND FORM
ER CONGRESSMAN
TRENTON, N. J., May 19 (TP)
The enemy camps were pitched to
day and most of the political cam
paigners sat back to watch the out
come of New Jersey’s sizzling prl
maries. Not so with Governor Hoff
man. The stocky, hard-driving execu
tive prepared for two radio speeches
this afternoon to add impetus to his
fight. That fight is with former
Representative Franklin Fort, for a
delegate-at-large seat at the Repub
lican National Convention. In New
Jersey at least, it has eclipsed the
first outright test between Governor
Landon and Senator Borah for G. O.
P. Presidential support.
Former Representative Fort opposes
Hoffman on the issue of Bruno Rich
ard Hauptmann. He charges that the
Governor’s activities in the case have
‘ flouted the law and distorted just
ice.” Governor Hoffman confident
ly predicted victory for himself.
Kansas Governor Landon is a bet
ting favorite in the National Capital
to beat Senator Borah and scoop up
most of the 32 Republican delegates
to the convention. Thus far, Borah
has displayed little power in the east,
and this test —direct and formal —is
Important. President Roosevelt is op
posed in the Democratic primaries
by Col. Henry Breckenridge, who is
running on a Presidential preference
basis. Mr. Roosevelt is a hands-down
favorite. All 32 delegate-candidates
are pledged to him.
ENGINE TROUBLES
CAUSE OF WARSHIPS
RETURN, NOT CRASH
SAN PEDRO, Cal., May 19 (TP). -
Two of the navy's battleships, the U
S. S. New Mexico, and Mississippi,
headed back towards San Pedro har
bor today with engine trouble. A
few hours earlier published reports
had said that the two battle wagons
collided off Panama.
The navy department came out
with a quick denial Officials an
nounced: "There is no basis for ru
mors appearing in te press regardinhg
a collision between te U. S. S. Mis
sissippi and New Mexico. Both ves
sels have suffered from certain tur
bine derangements and are being
detached from the maneuvers and re
turned to San Pedro under escort of
three navy tugs.”
FORMER ACTRESS LOSES
SUIT FOR $30,000,000
WASHINGTON, May 19 (TP).—
A federal judge today dismissed the
$30,000,000 suit filed against the Pull
man Company by a once famous ac
tress.
The court action was brought by
Mrs. Agnes R. Rasman, once leading
lady for the actor Richard Mansfield.
She charged the Pullman Company
with maintaining a monopoly and
keeping her sleeping car improve
ments out of the market. Federal
Judge Clarence Galston threw the
icase out of court today.
FISH STORY
EAST ORANGE, N. J., May 19
(TP) —There was bitterness writ
s ten ail over Frank Racine’s face
teday. He took detectives down
to his cellar and pointed ot his
fP h ing lilt where it lay in the oci;.,,
ncr. It was empty.
Some fisherman burglar sneak
ed down and packed off $75 worth
of Racine's rods, reels and expen
sive tackle. The worst part of it,
of course was that Racine was all
set to take a fishing trip of his
own.
Said Racine: “I hope that burg
lar guy catches the biggest fish in
the world —and I hope it gets
away!”
NEW PRESIDENT
TO TAKE OFFICE
FESTIVE SPIRIT TO GREET
INCOMING HEAD OF
CUBA
HAVANA, May 19 (TP)—Cubans
are in a festive mood today as they
prepare for the inauguration of their
n?w president, Dr. Miguel Mariana
Gomez • u
The new' chief executive of the is
land republic will be installed tomor
row while the islanders take a na
tional holiday.
Gomez rosa to power during the>
two years after the overthrow of the
dictator, Gerado Machado. In the
first election held in other years, Go
mez won an easy victory over the
aged aristocrat, General Menocal. Go
mez is the son of the second presi
dent of Cuba, Jose Gomez, who fought
Spain in the final revolt.
President Gomez has pledged his
regime to maintain friendly relations
with the United States. He has prom
ised to take action on the $40,000,000
bond issue held in the United States
which has been allowed to lapse. The
president visited Washington and
toured throughout the United States
last month.
YOUTH FACES JURY
WOMAN’S MURDER
FIORENZA GOES ON TRIAL
FOR LIF* IN KILLING
OF MRS TITTERTON
NEW YORK, May 19 (TP).—John
Fiorenza will go on trial today on
first degree murder charges in the
sensational murder of Mrs. Nancy
Titterton.
Fiorenza worked for an upholster
ing shop until he was arrested. It
was the same upholstering shp that
repaired a couch for Mrs. Titterton.
the wife of a radio executive and a
writer of literary criticism. Fiorenza
said he discovered Mrs. Titterton’s
body. Ten days later he was arrest
ed on the meagre evidence of a piece
of upholsterer’s cord, found on the
murder scene. That piece of cord
and a statement from Fiorenza made
up the bulk of the state's evidence.
District Attorney Wiliam C. Dodd will
personally prosecute the case, and he
will ask the jury to send Fiorenza to
the electric chair.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1936
G. 0. P. CHIEFTAINS
ARE GLAD HOOVER
“DOESN’T CHOOSE”
WANT EX-PRESIDENT’S
PRESTIGE BUT CANNOT
SEE AS CANDIDATE *
WASHINGTON, May 19 (TP)
Herbert Hoovers statement that he
is not a candidate for president wiped
out one worry of Republican leaders
today. Even as the former president
left Chicago and headed for his home
in California, they smiled and de
cided that things have broken just
right.
Hooper said in Chicago: "It should
be evident by this time that I am
not a candidate. I am not opposing
any of the candidates. My concern is
with principles.”
Mr. Hoover’s concern with prin
ciples, his personal prestige and his
potential position as titular Republic
an leader are said to suit most party
chieftains right down to the ground.
Th?y would have been glad to use Mr.
Hoover’s prestige as titular party
leader before this, but they were
afraid such action might advance him
as a- candidate. The senate's minority
leader McNary summed it up this
way. Said he: “I have looked for this
for some time. I believe his interest
was in party principles.”
MEXICANRAILROAD
STRIKE NEARS END
SETTLEMENT IS EXPECTED
BEFORE NIGHTFALL
TODAY
MEXICO CITY, May 19 (TP).—A
general railroad strike which para
lyzed all but a few fcrs’gn-owned rail
way lines in Mexico is due to end
before nightfall today.
The return of the strikers to their
jobs was predicted when the Mexican
government proclaimed the National-
Mexican railroad walkout illegal and
paved the way for the employment of
troops as strike-breakers.
Labor leaders were free to admit
that they contemplated no extended
strike. The labor demonstration, they
explained, was intended as a warn
ing to employers who have turned
down demands for 15 per cent pay
raises.
Th? government's order, labelling
the railroad strike illegal, gave the
railroad workers 24 hours to return
to work before strike-breaking moves
were started. The general opinion is
that the train workers will be back
on the job long before the deadline.
There were few disorders reported, de
spite the fact that 35,000 railroad em
ployes joined the strike.
GRANTS VACATIONS
QUINCY, Mass., May 19 (TP).—
Workers at the Fore river shipbuild
ing plant in Quincy are sporting
broad smiles today.
They have juat been notified by
company officials that all Industrial
employes who have worked at the
Quincy yards five years or more wii.
be given a week’s vacation w!7' r y.
The company is one of the flrs«, can
cerns in Quincy to grant vacations to
industrial employes.
STEEL BARONS TO
FIGHT EXTENSION
RAILWAY CHARGES
BUCK CONTINUATION EM
ERGENCY SURCHARGES
EXPIRING JUNE 1
WASHINGTON, May 19 (TP)—Six
of the dountriss largest steel com
panies filed a protest with the Inter
state Commerce Commission today
against the extension of the emer
gency freight surcharges. The rat:s
expire on June 30.
The companies , charged that the
surcharges discriminated against steel
operations in the Lake Erie and Chi
cago districts in favor of the Pitts
burgh-Wheeling Steel region. The pro
testing steel firms all operate blast
furnaces on Lake Erie ports and in
the Chicago district. They said that
the freight surcharges meant an in
crease of 53 cents a ton on iron ere
and coal in their district, while it
brought only a 22-cent increase in the
Pittsburgh area. The latter was low.r.
they claimed, because shipping was
diverted on river barges instead of
by train.
The complaining companies are:
The B’ethlehem Steel Company, In
land Steel Company, Interlake Iron
Company, Otis Steel Company, Re
public Steel Corp, and the Youngs
town Sheet and Tube Company.
GUFFEYDECisION
SEEN STIMULANT
FOR PRICE WAR
SOFT COAL MEN PLANNING
CONFAB TO PREVENT
RATE SLASH
WASHINGTON, May 19 (TP)—Re
ports are current .n the capital that
soft coal operators are planning to
hold a series of quiet conferences to
prevent a price war ni the industry.
The supreme court’s decision in
validating the Guffey coal act was
viewed in coal circles as issuing an
open invitation to operators to slash
prices.
Several leading producers vie.v the
court's decision as a challenge to the
industry to take care of itself.
Both operators and mine union
chiefs are skeptical as to the pos
sibility of future legislation this ses
sion to replace the Guffey act. They
tack such an important problem,
to close at hand for congress to at
believe that the end of the session is
Leading opzrators and mine chisf
are of the opinion thab the court’s
price fixing mechanisms for the coal
industry. It is believed that the union
chiefs would join the operators in a
demand for an act built on' this prin
ciple. Union chiefs believe that a
price war among th? operators would
ultimately result in lower labor stand
ards.
ASKS FARLEY’S AID
MAIL FRAUD CASF
DEFENDANT WANTS POST
MASTER GENERAL TO
TESTIFY AT TRIAL
MILWAUKEE. Wis., May 19 (TP)
Defense attorneys in a Milwaukee
mail fraud case are demanding that
Postmaster General Farley be sum
moned as a witness.
The defendant is John Busch, who
is accused of using the mails to dis
tribuet to postmasters a publication
called the "Unitde States Democrat.”
Busch is charged with selling the
publication with an alleged endorse
ment of Farley and the national
Democratic committee.
The defendant's attorney, A. W.
Richter, declared at a preliminary
hearing thatthe government contends
Farley did not endorse the publica
tion. Said Richter: "We have the
right to hear Mr. Farlry himself say
so. and to examine him.”
U. S. commissioner Floyd Jrnkins
continued the hearing to May 27 at
which time the government intends
to complete its case.
NEW ORLEANS OFFICIAL
MURDERED IN OFFICE
NEW ORLEANS. May 19 (TP).—
The homicide bureau put Ben Fau
thier on the grill today about the
murder of the city utilities executive.
Jim Brewer. Gauthier w r as arrested
at the home of his father-in-law, aft
er Brewer was slain.
A man named I W. Sylvester rush
ed to Brewer’s aid last night when
the secretary-treasurer of City Utili
ties was attacked in his office. It was
too late. Several smashing blows by
his assailant fatally injured Brewer.
He died an hour later.
Riot Marks Sailors’ Strike
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Policemen and striking sailors engaged in hand-to-hand battling as au
thorities broke up a demonstration staged by the striking seamen of the
liner Virginia at West 21st Street in Mew York City. Twenty-four
strikers were injured and five jailed. The ship sailed on schedule.
(Central Press)
NEW DEALERS, STUNNED BY
LATEST DEFEATS, PREPARE
TO MOLD NEW LEGISLATION
The New Deal nursed another su
preme court black eye today and
pondered over Its next step in the
iine of price-fixing legislation.
The supreme court’s five-one-three
decision which ruled the Guffey coal
act invalid appears to have left it
squarely up to the New Deal to de
cide whether or not a drive for con
stitutional revision will have its place
in the forthcoming political cam
paign.
The Guffey act’s death, according
o some opinions, hit harder at th?
White Hous? than any of the other
New Deal programs nullified by th?
nation’s highest tribunal. The Guffey
act, you remember, was rushed
through congress after President
Roosevelt, in a note to a house com
mittee chairman, urged pissage of
the bill regardless of the committee’s
opinion concerning its constitutional
tty. The supreme court decision, some
b lieve, strikes directly at the presi
dent’s attitude in urging legislation
regardless of the question of consti
tutionality.
On the other hand, New Dealers
maintain that Chief Justice Charles
Evans Hughes', separate opinion
showed them that the administra
tion’s campaign for price-fixing leg
islation is not hopeless. Justice
; T ughes’ opinion steered between the
flat unconstitutionality rulings of
Justices Van Devanter, Mcßeynolds,
Butler and Roberts, and the favorable
FARLEY TO OPEN
MICHIGAN MEETING
HIS APPEARANCE, HOW
EVER, MAY MEAN STIFF
PARTY STRUGGLE
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 19
(TP) —Postmaster General J?,mes
Farley is scheduled to start off Nie
Michigan Democratic Convention to
morrow night with a party pep talk.
The Postmaster General’s appear
ance at the Michigan meeting may
mean a part ystruggle. Many of the
delegates expect Farley to boost Frank
Murphy, former Governor General of
the Phillippines, as exclusive candi
date for Governor. Backers of other
aspirants for the Michigan post claim
they would rather see several candi
dates in the field. The ultimate can
didate then could be chosen when
Michigan voters go to the polls for
their primary election.
LIGHTNING STARTS FIRE
DIGHTON, Mass., May 19 (TP)
Fire started by a bolt of lightning
destroyed the main building of the
Bristol County Agricultural School
at Segregansett early today. The
two-stcry brick structure was valued
?t SIOO,OOO. The building was a mass
of fhmes when firemen from sur
rounding communities reached the
scene. It was too late then to battle
the blaze,
minority opinions of Justices Cardoza,
Brandeis and Stone. The chief jus
tice’s ruling h:ld that the price-fix
ing provisons of the Guffey act were
constitutional but that the labor pro
visions—setting hours and wages for
th? soft coal industry—were uncon
stitutional.
New dealers hope that new legisla
tion, to be introduced soon, can be
frapied so that Hughes will swing to
wards the minority view, and, per
haps, bring one of th? four adversely
opinionated justices with him.
Although mine union leaders John
L. Lewis was bitter in his comments
regarding the Guffey act’s fate, few
expect any immediate labor trouble
in the coal fields. Whll? the Guffey
measure—which established a so-called
"little N.R.A.” for the soft coal in
dustry—hung fire, miners and em
ployers apparently reached an under
standing which should forestall any
immediate, strike action.
Political experts were dubious about
the possibility of a new deal cam
paign drive for constitutional revision
which would remove the supreme
court’s authority over congressional
bills. It was generally agreed, how
ever. that when and if Mr. Roosevelt
returns to the White House, there
will be a moveemnt in the direction
of constitutional amendment to pro
test labor and price-fixing legislation
from the frowns of the supreme
court.
BABY DICTATOR
MAY CLEAR UP
AUSTRIAN MESS
VON STARHEMBERG RE
TURNING FROM CONFER
ENCE WITH IL DUCE
VIENNA, May 19 (TP) —Austria's
mudled political situation may be
cleared up today when Prince Ernst
Von Starhemberg makes his scheduled
return to Vienna from Rom?.
Starhemberg, fornvr vice chancel
lor of Austria, was ousted in a po
litical coup maneuvered by Chancellor
Schuschings. One of the chancellor's
first acts was to order Starhemberg s
private army, the Heimwehr, dis
armed.
The prince rushed to Italy, where
he conferred with Premier Mussolini,
supposedly the backer of Starhem
berg's Fascist drive in Austria. Cred
itable reports say II Duce told the
Austrian prince to avoid a direct clash
with the Schuschnigg government.
The Heimwehr. meanwhile, has sur
rendered not one gun in response to
the order from Schuschnigg. Today,
when and if Starhemberg returns.
Austria will watch anxiously to see
whether the Fascist leader orders his
troops to lay down their rifles or
whether he will defy Schuschnitrg's
ultimatum.
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PAY NO MORE
TRANSRADIO PRESS
Begin Biggest
Road Program
State History
PROJECTS TOTALLING $2,-
500,000 BE UNDER WAY
IN TWO WEEKS
(Special to the Daily Times.)
ATLANTA, May 19—Georgia
today prepared to launch the
most extensive highway build
ing program in the history of
the state following release of
the 17 million dollar federal
highway funds due the state in
Washington. t
Governor Talmadge immedi
ately signed warrants turning
over to the Highway Depart
ment $1,600,000 in state funds,
and department officials an
nounced $2,500,000 worth of
projects would be under way
within two weeks.
Part of the money turned over by
Talmadge will be used for road proj
ects and maintenance work while the
remainder will be used to match fed
eral funds.
The money was made up of $992,686
due the highway department from the
sale of motor vehicle tags; $369,936
a refund of money withdrawn from
the banks and held in cash during
bank litigation and $334,396 in oil
tax payments.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
has been holding up the Georgia road
fund for several months pending le
gal settlement of the state financial
tangle. The State Supreme Court
decision .that B- Danipl,. Talmadge
appointee, was the legal treasurer of
the state, led to final release of the
funds.
Chairman W. E. Wilburn, on the
State Highway department, pointed
out tht $500,000 in road bids had al
ready been advertised for letting June
5 and said that an additional million
dollars in federal road work would be
I let as quickly thereafter as possible.
AVERSE SENATE
RATIFIES LIMITS
OF NAVAL PACT
WORDY DISCUSSIONS FEA
TURE WARSHIP LIMI
TATIONS AGREEMENT
WASHINGTON, May 19 (TP)
A ratified naval treaty waits for Pres
ident Roosevelt’s signature today.
The Senate, by a unanimous vote,
placed its stamp of approval on the
New London naval pact, after lengthy
discussions which made it clear that
the upper Congressional chamber was
none too enthusiastic about the new
agreement.
The pact, signed by Great Britain,
France and the United States, limits
the type of warships built by the
three naval powers, although not the
quantity of vessels constructed.
; Clauses attached to the pact make it
i possible for any signing nation to ex-
I ceed treaty building limitations in
case a non-signing nation begins an
: abnormal naval building spurt
Senator Pittman, chairman of the
I Senate foreign affairs committee
which considered the treaty, admit-
I ted that the .agreement goes only a
| ihort way towards naval building re
strictions. However, he added, the
principles of the pact may prevent a
naval building race on the part of
other nations. Pittman said he had
high hopes that Japan eventually will
sign up under the same terms. Japan
walked out of the London naval con
ference when her demands for naval
parity were given the cold shoulder.
DISGRUNTLED LITIGANT
SCRATCHES JURIST
BALTIMORE, May 19 (TP)—A
special committee of the Bar Associa
tio nos Baltimore today is investigat
ing the attack made by a woman on
Judge Albert Owens of the Baltimore
Supreme bench in his own home.
The woman. Mrs. William Sleitzer,
scratched and attempted to choke
the jurist Sunday. The woman's hus
band said the attack was made to
"arouse public .sentiment” over what
the Sleitzers believe was a too lenient
decision by Judge Owens in a case
Involving their daughter.
MARITIME DAY FRIDAY
WASHINGTON, May 19 (TP)—
President Roosevelt issued a formal
call to all citizens today to aid in the
celebration of National Maritime Day
on Friday. Mr. Roosevelt asked that
the people of the nation display tIM
flag at their homes.