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WEATHER Probable Showers This After noon or Tonight. Tomorrow, fair. MARKETS Stock Prices Fall; Wheat Drops; Cotton Up. 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 IF YOU FAIL TO RE CEIVE YOUR PAPER, CALL CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 6183 —AND ONE WILL BE SENT IMMEDIATELY. § nu unnliMfflft t tu ® mcs A Brother and Sister Died for This Murder WO ' ■J W ? NakSdiOßTw ! Ww - Ay < SHIP T ; < \ II- SI * ESI ' < '' '''' ~ ; 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 a < ~ * a.? Jr * 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. Published every day excepting Saturdays. mJ Five cents per copy K Sundays. Delivered KJ w J to your home fifteen cents per week. WEEK DAYS 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.