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VOLUME 2-NUMBER 122
ENGLAND WARNS MUSSOLINI ABOUT EGYPT
Another Bandit Makes Escape
From Troup County Chain Gang
BRITISH PUBLIC
FEELS COST OF
WAR MATERIALS
KAMBERLAIN WARNS
TAXPAYERS MEASURES
TO HOLD TAXES HIGH
LONDON. May 21 (TP).—The
►itLsh people were warned today
hat they’ll have to keep on paying
Ugh taxes for some time to come.
The warning came directly from
lie chancellor of the exchequer, Ne
rille Chamberlain. He admitted be
tore the huse of commons that the
'British tax rate was at an undesir
ably high level. But he said Brit
Kin’s increase defense expenditures
snd other government burdens made
the evil of hgh taxation unavoidable
The chancellor recently boosted the*
Income and tea taxes.
Chamberlain pointed to the heavy
Increase in armament demands in
the past year. Besides this, he noted
that old age pensions, husnig funds,
unemployment insurance and other
social programs had doubled in the
past ten years. Right now they
amount to more than a billion dol
lars.
LITTLE HOPE FOR
HOIST IN POLICE
WAGES FRIDAY
DLANCY TO BRING SUBJECT
BEFORE POLICE COM
MITTEE ONCE MORE
No indications were apparent to
day of the restoration any time soon
of a part of the police salary reduc
tions. whch subject was slated to be
brought before the polioe committee
by Police Captain J. J. Clancy at a
sheeting of the committee at police
headquarters at 5 o’clock tomorrow
afternoon.
The meeting was called by Aider
man W. Furman King, committee
chairman, after Sapt. Clancy stated
he had several topics he wanted to
bring to the attention of the body.
The police official sad he planned to
ascertain from the committee what
was the outlook for the pay restora
tion.
Tomorrow afternoon the police
committee will again consider the
question of retirement of John Cou
coules, polioe officer injured In the
line of duty some time ago.
There has been some talk about
slight Increase in salary for mem
bers of both the fire and police de
partments. It was understood, how
ever, there is little possibility of a
favorable reaction from the city fa
thers. Reports are that the aider
men feel they can not restore these
pay cuts without taking the same
steps with regard to salaries of em
ployes of the other city departments
Which also were lowered.
Mayor Gamble Is said to be op
posed to raising police salaries.
FUTUREWARVETS
ENLIST THE ‘DEBS’
USING BEAUTY IN DRIVE
FOR IMMEDIATE BO
NUS PAYMENT
NEW YORK, May 21 (TP)—Back
In the days of 1917, some army re
cruiting officers obtalne dthe ser
vices of young women to help get
young men stirred up about war and
Into uniform. The energetic "Ver
erans of Future Wars” think there’s
something to that idea of using
beauty, as well as brains, to Increase
their own ranks. Thus, late this
afternoon the young New Yorkers,
Stuyvesant Pierrepont, Jr., will make
a brief campaign speech for the Fut
ure Veterans who want their bonuses
now. Then some 20 pretty debutantes
wll] follow up with the sale of cam
paign bhttons in an effort to enttrail
the audience In ahe unique organiza
tion hlch wants to abolish war by
laughing it into limbo.
The Future Veterans will climax
their swift campaign for members
next month when they are scheduled
to make a bonys march on Washing
ton.
IF YOU FAIL TO RE
CEIVE YOUR PAPER,
CALL CIRCULATION
DEPARTMENT 6183
—AND ONE WILL BE
SENT IMMEDIATELY.
(Bines
ANSWER TO H. 0. L.
CHICAGO, May 21 (TP)—The
housewife who wants to know why
J be pays an average of 21 cents
a pound for meat was given the
answer today.
President William Woods of the
American Institute of meat pack
ers told the agriculture club of
Chicago just where that 21 cents
goes. The cattle raiser, he pointed
cut, gets 11 cents for his stock. ;
Eight cents goes toward paying off .
processing and retailing costs. Th*
remaining two cents, Woods ex- j
plained, has to be divided be
tween the meat packer, and the
wholesaler and the transportation
companies.
ESCAPED CONVICT
BACK IN PRISON
OKLAHOMA FUGITIVE 13
TAKEN WITHOUT FIGHT;
TWO STILL AT LARGE
McALESTER. Okla., May 21 (TP)
—Warden Roy Kenny of Oklahoma
State Prison revealed today that the
accused ringleader of last week’s mass
prison escape has been re captured.
The fugitive was Claude Beavers,
who is known as a notorious badman
In his native southeastern Oklahoma.
Kenny said Beavers was captured
without a struggle early today in a
field near Pittsburg, Okla. A blood
hound led searchers to Beaver’s hid
ing place. Only two of the 24 men
who broke from the prison last week
are still at large. Two men were kill
ed in the break and more than a
dozen wounded. The two convicts
still at liberty are thought to be
fleeing towards the west coast.
DUDLEY FUNERAL
SERVICES SUNDAY
NOTED INVENTOR DIES AT
82 ; DEVELOPED THE
PERISCOPE
WAKEFIELD, Mass., May 21 (TP)
—Funeral services for one of Amer
ica's noted inventors, Dana Dudley,
will be held Sunday at his home in
Wakefield. Dudly died yesterday at
the age of 82.
His Pan-Angle telescope led to the
development of the modern periscope
which is indispensable to submarines.
His horseless carriage, developed in
1884, preceded the modern automobile.
Dudley’s power pnenumatic gun was
invente long before modern advances
had been made In the use of explo
sives. Dudley was credited with de
velopment of the electric spark as
applied to Internal combustion en
gines, and with many other labor
saving devices.
NAUGHTY NIGHTIE!
ATLANTA MAN’S NOCTUR
NAL GARB STARTS ROW
IN CANADA
OTTAWA, 111., May 20 (TP).—
Tension mounted today in the sham
battle between residents of Ottawa
and a groifp of night-shirt addicts at
Atlanta, Ga.
The leader of the Ottawa faction
is L. M. Davis, a newsman, He
charges Tom Curtis of Atlanta with
inciting a revolt in the Royal Order
of Night Shirt Wearers. Davis in
turn charges Curtis with trying to
usurp his power.
The Ottawa pajama hater says he
started the revolt against p?jamas
five years ago. and made the South
erner one of his first disciples. Now
Davis complains, Curtis is telling peo
ple that he started the movement to
bring night shirts back into fashion.
Davis sent a note to Curtis today
offering to settle the question on the
field of honor—with pea shooters at
10 paces.
WORKMEN IN CHICAGO
GET ‘JITTERS’ ON SEEING
OCTOPUS IN CANAL
CHICAGO, May 21 (TP)—Director
Walter Chute of Chicago’s Shedd
Aquarium put a damper today on talk
of any sea monsters lurking in the
depths of Lake Michigan.
Workmen shivered when they re
trieved a large object floating down
the Chicago drainage canal, which
connects with Lake Michigan. The ob
ject was a 35-pound octopus—but
very much dead.
Director Chute said no one need
fear the octopus had been making
its home in the lake or canal. He
explained such an ocean creature
cannot live in fresh water. Said the
director- Apparently some roving
museum threw the many-armed crea
ture in the lake when it diel.”
HARVEY AND WILLIAMS NOT IN
MACON DECLARES POLICE CHIEF
(Special to the Times.)
MACON, Ga., May 21.—“ Leland Harvey is not in Macon,’’
Chief of Police Ben T. Watkins declared here today, denying re
ports that Georgia’s most notorious escape artist and Robert
Williams, his pal, were identified as the two bandits who held
up a negro here Wednesday.
M’anwhik, as the search for Har-
i vey and Williams, who overpowered a
guard and fled the Troup county
ch?in gang Monday, spread through
out the South. Word came from La-
Grange that another convict had es
caped from the Troup gang. Robert
Kalb, 21, serving a s;nt?nce for rob
bery, apparently inspired by Harvey’s
sensational break maee a dash for
freedom Wednesday afternoon. He
was wearing stripes, but no leg
chains.
Chief Watkins said reports pub
lished in meny newspapers that Har
vey and Williams were in the Macon
robbry were ‘absolutely without
foundation of fact.” “Harvey is too
well known in Macon,” said Chief
Watkins. “At least six of every 10
persons here would recognize him' on
sight. He wouldn’t have a chance to
hide out here.”
BRITAIN NOT TO
PAY ON U. S. DEBT
CHAMBERLAIN SAYS GOV
ERNMENT HAS NOTH
ING SAY AT PRESENT
LONDON, May 21 (TP)—Britain’s
chancellor of the exchequer, Nevftle
Chamberlain, today put a damper on
American hopes that Great Britain
might soon resume her war wbt pay
ments.
Chamberlain told the house of com
mons that his government had noth
ing .to say about the matter at the
present time. His statement was made
to feopen negotiations on the ques
tion with the United States-
I The chancellor referred his ques
tioner to the British note to Uncle
Sam last December. Great Britain ac
knowledged her war debt then, but
in effect said she could not pay at
the present time. Chamberlain said
bluntly that h? had nothing to add
to that declaration.
HARVARD TO GIVE
WOMEN DEGREES
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 20 (TP)
Harvard Universty's school of public
health is going to grant degrees to
women.
Formerly womsn were eligible to
certificates of public health on com
pletion of the prescribed course ol
study st the school. Under a new rul
ing just announced, they are placed
on the same basis as man and may
become candidates for the degrees oi
doctor or master of public health.
The Harvard graduate school o.'
education is the only other Harvard
school where women are eligible for
degrees.
JUSTICE
THIEF WHO STOLE TAXI
DERMIST’S TURTLE MAY
EAT ARSENIC SOUP
WESTWOOD. N. J., May 20 (TP».
The burglar who stole George Kar
sten’s big 40 pound turtle is going to
face a lot of trouble if he tries to
nrke it into soup.
The turtle is dead, dead of cyanide*
potassium poisoning. Karstens is a
Westwood taxidermist. He killed the
big turtle with the deadly drug prep
aratory to stuffing it. Then the tur
tle suddenlj’ disappeared.
Police were frankly worried. They
don't really care so much about
catching the thief as they do about
keeping him from death by cyanide
poisoning. The turtle is about threo
feet long and weighs nearly 40
pounds. He would make enough
poison sup to incapacitate a small
1 army. One cop summed up the case
’ with grim humor. He warned the
i thief: "If you’re thinking of making
| turtle soup with that turtle, don’t de
it—it ain’t for it!”
I UNDERTAKER’S SPOUSE
GIVES HIM CHOICE OF
HORSES OR HEP
CHICAGO, May 21 (TP)—A Chi-
I cago undertaker’s wife, Mrs. Lillian
i Schmidt, wants her husband to give
I up either his race horses or her.
Mrs. Schmidt marched into Super
ior Court and filed a separate main
tenance suit. She charged that her
husband is taking all the money he
makes in the undertaking business
and spending it on his stable of race
horses.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1936
GOV. LEHMAN’S NOT
CHOOSING LEAVES
N. Y. ‘DEMOS’ VEXED
LEADERS STUMPED PROB
LEM OF CANDIDATE TO
BEAT REPUBLICANS
ALBANY, N. Y„ May 21 (TP)—
The announced retirement of Gover
nor Herbert Lehman left an empty
place against the political sky today.
The genuine shock to Democrat lead
ers, the frantic search for his suc
cessor, and the high glee of Republi
cans whirled up in developments that
took three major courses.
First there was a growing feeling
that the Governor may be drafted
by Democrat leaders and by popular
demand to renounce his plannea re
tirement. Second, there were strong
hints that Senator Robert F. Wagner
will be selected to fight for the job.
And third, the Governor himself may
throw his support to some state Dem
ocrat who will face a terrific fight
from the Republicans.
The Democrats’ main hope is bound
up in efforts to keep a rate party
ma at the head of New York State.
They know they will have to look
hard and work fast to find a man
who carries the vote-getting punch
of thw^rrtiring OovernqK.-**
“G” MEN TURNED
LOOSE ON HARVEY
RE-INDICTMENT ON OLD
FEDERAL CHARGE GIVES
OPERATIVES FREE HAND
(Special To The Daily Times)
ROME, Ga., May 21.—" G” men
were given a free hand to search for
Leland Harvey, Georgia's notorious
escape artist, today* when the federal
grand jury here returned indictments
against him and his pal, Aubrey
Smith. ,
The two were re-indicted on a
charge of robbing a national bank
messenger two years ago. The in
dictments had been nolle prossed. Re
opening of the federal case gave fed
eral operatives the desired privilege
of taking a hand in the search for
the escaped bandit.
NO MORE ALCOHOL
MEN FOR GEORGIA
FEDERAL ADMINISTRA-
TION SAYS NO IDEA IN
CREASING FORCES
WASHINGTON, May 21 TP)—
Word was sent to Georgia today that
the federal alcohol administration
doesn't intend to send any more men
into the Cracker state in an effort to
dry up liquor traffic.
Georgia is a nominally dry Mate,
but illegal traffic in liquor, as in Ala
bama, is said to be heavy. The F.
A. C. A. said today that there are
enough men now in the internal reve
nue bureau and the Georgia alcohol
administration bureau to handle all
the work. No more agents will be
sent from Washington.
SEAPLANE RESCUES
ILL MAN ON LINER
NEW YORK, May 21 (TP)—A
coastguard seaplane rescued a man
stricken ill at sea today.
The steamer Ida Atwater reported
by wireless that she had a man
aboard stricken with appendicitis. The
coastguard seaplane Abhara soared
off from Floyd Bennett field to res
cue the man. The ship lay off Lock
Island at the tip of Long Island,
across th? sound from Connecticut.
The seaplane landed safely beside
the vessel and the stricken man was
taken aboard. He was flown to the
manie hospital at New York.
AUTO TAKES FIRE
Booster Company No. 5 of the fire
department was called out at 11:48
o’clock this morning when an auto
mobile caught fire at the intersection
of the Og:echee road and 35th street.
The owner of the car was Ed Cran
man of 511 East 40th street. Firemen
said the blaez started in the carbure
tor of th? automobile. It was extin
guished with sand before the arrival
of fire apparatus.
Coal Crisis Looms as .Court Kills Guffey Act
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The bituminous coal industry once again faces the difficult task of self-regulation as a re
sult of the six to three decision by the United States Supreme Court invalidating the Guffey
Coal Control Act, sponsored by Senator Joseph F. Guffey (D.), of Pennsylvania. The majority
opinion in the test case was written by Justice George Sutherland, while Chief Justice Charles
Evans Hughes concurred but wrote a separate bpinifin.'’ Dissenting votes were cast by Justices
Brandeis, Stone and Cardozo. The act, regulating the coal industry, was written and passed
after the NRA was held unconstitutioanl, and was designed to eliminate price cutting and secret
rebates as well as other “unfair practices.” Chief Justice Hughes concurred with the majoirty as
to the invalidity of the labor sections, but contended the provisions for regulations of prices
should stand. —Central Press. .
TAX BILL DELAY
POSSIBILITY VEXES
NEW DEAL CHIEFS
ADMINISTRATION LEAD
ERS ARE WORRIED OVER
PROPOSED CHANGES
BULLETIN!
WASHINGTON, May 21 (TP)
The senate finance committee reached
a compromise today in its fight over
corporation taxes in the administra
tion’s new revenue bill.
Committee members approved a
plan calling for a flat tax rate of 18
per cent on the adjusted net incomes
and of corporations, and u seven per
cent supertax on their undistributed
earnings.
WASHINGTON, May 21 (TP).—
Administration leaders worried today
over the possibility of an unforseen
delay in Senate action on the new
tax bill.
Chairman Harrison of the finance
committee wheih is considering the
bill has been bothered by an eye ail
ment. Friends said a blood vessel in
one of his eyes had burst. They fear
ed that the senator’s trouble may
force the tax mediator to retire from
the committee for a whle. In spite
of the bad eye, the senator from Mis
sissippi has gone on with the strenu
ous task of getting an agreement on
the tax bill.
So far, the committee has taken
only one definite step. The senators
have agreed to include a modified
windfall tax in the measure. This
provision to regain uncollected pro
cessing taxes will bring in about
$100,000,000. But $700,000,000 more
is still needed to comply with the
president’s wiches for nex taxes.
Many plans have b?en proposed.
These chiefly hinge on boosting the
normal income tax and taxing undis
tributed corporate incomes. Tax ex
perts say the possibility that the
heavy corporate tax plan may be
scrapped altogether is growing
stronger every day.
CHARGED WITH THEFT
Marion Hamilton, negro, age 17,
will be given a hearing in police
court tomorrow morning on three
charges of larceny. City Detectives
D. B. Graham and W. B. Gattman
arrested the defendant yesterday aft
ernoon. The following have been
subpoenaed as witnesses in the case:
J. H. Muligan, 1810 Jefferson street;
V. W. Cook. 138 West 50th street,
and 8. Bryant, 719 West Sist street.
YOUNG MAN’S FANCY
NEWARK, N. J., May 21 (TP)
—Spring has come and one bold
young bandit’s fancy has apparent
ly turned to thoughts of love and
building a home. Police were con
vinced of the determination of thi
unidentified home-maker with the
latent disappearance of materials
ordinarily used for the modern
bungalow.
William Conway complained that
the burglar stole 3,000 mason
bricks and a big quantity of blue
stone from the street corner. Only
the other day two Newark citizens
reported that someone stole a pile
of blue flagstones from right in
front of their homes.
"We’re watching for this lad,” ,
said officials, ‘‘and we’ll get him >
when he hooks a steam shovel!” |
BURGLARY CHARGE
BRINGS FARM TERM
PRISONER IS SENTENCED
AFTER ATTEMPT TO
SHIFT BLAME
B. C- Lanier, age 35, was given a
straight 30-day Brown Farm sentence
when he appeared before Recorder H.
Mercer Jordan in police court this
morning on a charge of burglary.
City Detectives A. Wiman and H.
F. See be arrested the man about 2
o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the
apartment of Nick Antonopolo, 415
Berrien street, they told the court.
Lanier was charged with being re
sponsible for the disappearance of a
quantity of property from the Antono
polo residence.
The complainant said he rented
two rooms to Lanier and a youth
about 10 days -go. These rooms? were
on the second floor of a building
leased by Antonopolo and just across
the hallway from the Antonopolo
apartment. Antonopolo said several
days ago a door to a storeroom was
taken a suit, an overcoat, three blank
ets and 20 dozen large bath towels.
Antonopolo testified he entered his
apartment Tuesday afternoon and
found the defendant there. H? said
he grabbed the man after picking up
a hammer and threatened Lanhr
with the weapon if an esc pe was at
tempted before police could be sum
moned. Lanier had been drinking
when he was caught.
La., ier pleaded not guilty. He said
the young man he had befriended
may have been the th’ef. The youth
has been missing for se era! days.
Non? of the stolen goods was re
covered. .
GRAZIANI TAKES
COMMAND DUCE’S
AFRICAN EMPIRE
HERO OF SOUTHERN CAM
PAIGN ENTRUSTED PUT
DOWN REVOLTS
ADDIS ABABA, May 21 (TP).—
Marshal Graziani tok over tjie com
mand of Italian forces in Ethiopia
today. . _> .
The hero of the southern campaign
was entrusted with the task of sub
duing Ethiopia when Viceroy Badog
lio departed for Rotrie. The viceroy
officially left for a vacation, but it
was indicated that he would never
return to the land of his military tri
umphs over Emperor Haile Selassie.
Marshal Graziani announced that
his forces had now occupied nearly
the whle of Gqjjpam province
stretching between Addis Ababa and
Lake Tana to the northwest. Fas
cist trops captured the ancient Ethio
pian stronghld of Debra Marcos, the
capital and Holy City of Jojjam prov
ince. The Italians expect to grab
control of the remaining mountain
towns in short order.
COUZENS TO GET
DEMOCRATS AID
MICHIGAN SENATOR WINS
ENDORSEMENT OF RIVAL
PARTY MEN
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., May 21
(TP). —Democrats of Michigan have
endorsed a Republican Senator,
James, Couzens for re-election. The
action was taken in the party's state
convention today, in an atmosphere
of general dissention.
Couzens has backed New* Deal
measures repeatedly, with the result
that a Democratic endorsement of is
candidacy for re-eltction had been
predicted. Republicans of his own
state have asailed his record as too
friendly to the administration.
The senator’s name was grouped
with those of five other candidates
in the endorsement vote. The vote
was taken amidst catcalls and shouts
of "railroading.”
The Michigan Democrats are cau
cusing today for national convention
delegates. Indications were that the
general atmosphere of disagreement
would cause dissention over the se
lections of delegates to attend the
Philadelphia convention.
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Britain Makes
Ready For War
24-Hour Notice
“HANDS OFF EGYPT,” SAYS
BALDWIN AS DEFENSE
PROGRAM PREPARED
LONDON, May 21 (TP). -
Prime Minister Baldwin warned
Italy today that she must keep
“hand off” Egyptian affairs.
Baldwin said flatly that the
British government would re
gard any Italian interference
in Egypt as an “unfriendly
act.” His declaration was made
before the House of Commons.
.Britain’s new co-ordinator ol
defense, Sir Thomas Inskip, de
clared today that his country
must be ready to mobilize hei
full wartime strength on 24
hours’ notice.
Sir Thomas outlined Britain's de
sense needs in a vast preparednesi
program offered before the house »!
commons. He warned that moderr
warfare must be met with, speed. H<
assured the commons that If and
when trouble breaks out, Britain will
be ready. •
Sir Thomas so id that all British
firms are being inspected to deter
mine their usefulness in time of war,
He announced that 400 firm* had
been classified as to their war utility.
500 more firms, he said, are, under
inspection. Motor firms were asked
to build additions at government ex
pense to manufacture fighting air
planes.
A special committee had been ap
pointed, Sir Thomas stated, to make
arrangements for the safety of the
civil population in case of war. Thia
committee under Sir William Bever
idge must see to it that the people
have food) medical supplies and
clothes. Another committee is re
sponsible for the protection of mer
chant shipping, and the defense of
J civilians.
RAILWAY WORKERS
MAKE PEACE WITH
R. R. MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT SIGNED PRO
TECT EMPLOYES LOSING
OUT BY CONSOLIDATION
WASHINGTON, May 21 (TP)
Railroad workers made peace with
railway management today over the
co-ordination question.
After months of dispute, the two
forces signed an agreement to protect
workers #ho . will lose their jobs
through the co-ordination of various
railroad aystmes'.
The terms of the agreement were
announced after labor representatives
arid rail management officials had
conferred with President Roosevelt.
The agreement) makes three main
provisions. First, if a worker is com
pelled to take a job paying less money
because of railway co-ordination, he
w 1 receive compensation for his pay
cut for not longer than five years.
Second, any employe who loses his
job will get compensation up to 60
per cent of his former pay for a pe
riod of years depending on the length
of his service prior to the co-ordina
tion. Finally, any employe afkebed by
the co-ordination may resign and re
ceive a lump sum in compensation.
The federal co-ordinator of rail
roads. Joseph Eastman, had a hand
in bringing about the settlement of
the dispute. Eastmans’ post expires
automatically next month. Railroad
oftiicals have indicted that they
would fight the extension of his of
fice. A bill to keep the railroad co
ordinating administration in opera
tion is pending in the senate.
BOY SCOUTS OPEN
NATIONAL MEET
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., May 21
(TP).—The Boy Scouts of America
opened their 26th annual meeting of
the national council in Chalfonte-
Haddon hall today. The council ses
sions will run three days.
The business before the council' of
sme 500 delegates, who represent
more than a million members, in
cludes discussions on health and
safety education.
The speakers are leading men of
the United States and Great Britain
such as John Skinner Wilson camp
chief of the British Scouts associa
tion and inventor of ‘'rovering”— oi
skillde camping. Then thre is Philip
Wilson, former British parliament '
memmer, Gene Tunney, former
heavyweight boxing champion, and
Dr. George Edgar Vincent, ex-presi
dent of the University of Minnesta.
MEET POSTPONED
The annual military field meet of
the Benedictine School which was
scheduled for this afternoon at 4:00
o’clock ,has been postponed until to
morrow afternoon at the same time
because of the threatening