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PAGE SIX NATIONAL HEAD PRAISES RANGE SAVANNAH RIFLE ASSO CIATION PRAISED BY EFFORTS, MITCHELL E. F. Mitchell, Washington, manag er of the competitions division of the National Rifle Association was high in his praise of the work of the Sa vannah Rifle Association in establish ing its new rifle range. Henry C. Walt hour was especially commended for his gift of the land for the range. Mr. Mitchell pointed out that the new range would enable the city and county police to improve their marks manship in addition to affording pri vate citizens to test their skill. A. Duncan Kent said that the na tional association would sponsor a thoot here as soon as the facilities were available. A humorous talk by Stephen N. Harris was one of the high spots of the evening. RATE REDUCTION ANNOUNCED TODAY ELECTRIC COMPANY SAYS COSTS EFFECTIVE JUNE IST , The Savannah Electic and Power Company has announced a reduction in both the residential and commer cial electrical rates effective June 1. The reduction in the residential rate effects only those using over 130 kilo watt hours per month intended to re duce the cost of operation of the larg er electrical appliances. Under the new commercial plan, the charge made during the twelve months encing May, 1936 will be used as a basis for figuring the new rate. Under this rate, which Is optional, the customer will be allowed without charge a certain amount of current over and above the amount used in the same month in the preceding year with a lower rate being placed on any amount over the new allow ance. WINNERS OF CUPS REUNION GUESTS The four winners of the cup award ed the outstanding freshman each year at Benedictine school by the class of '29 will be invited to the an nual ftunlon of the class, it was learned today. The cup has been awarded each year since 1933. The winners have been: 1933, Mahaney Ray, present cadet major: 1934, Charles Laffiteau; and 1935, John Whittington. Thes? men along with the winner for 1936, will be the guests of honor at the an nual reunion of the class of '29 which will be held as soon as possible after the announcement of the award this year. Th* reunion committee for the class of ’29 is composed of J. J. . Downs, William Wolfe, and Sam Col lins The cup committee Is composed of John Corish, Arthur Fleming, and Lawreno? Sbelber. ACADEMY TO HOLD EXERCISES JUNE 3 Ths commencement exercises of Saint Vincent’s academy will be held the afternoon of June 3, at 5 o’clock in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. The Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara, bishop of Savannah, will pre side at the exercises and address the graduates. The 14 young women who will terminate their high school careers at the ceremonies will be dressed in whit? caps and gowns in keeping with the custom established several years ago. The members of the other classes in the school will also take part in the exercises and will dress in pastel shades of organdie. The candidates for graduation are: (Misses Mary Best, Helen IBYennan, Julia Cleary, Mary Jane Fahey, Essie Fountain, Mary Goette. Helen Jack son, Katherine Kelly, Frances Kilroy, Ann McDonald, Mary Osterholtz, Helen Oetgen, Mary Drew Freeman, Margaret Cronin. MORTUARY HENRY CLAY BROWN Funeral services for Henry Clay Brown, who died yesterday afternoon in a local hospital took place at noon today at the residence at Industrial City Gardens, with the Rev. John S. Wilder, D. D., officiating. The body was taken to the Lake Primitive Bap tist Church near Metter for further services. Burial took place in the Church cemetery with the Rev. E. J. Hendricks officiating. Mr. Brown Is survived by five sons, Earl D., S. F., J. E., Henry C., Jr., and E. P. Brown: one daughter, Mrs. J. O. Josey, all of Savannah, and several grandchildren. SIDNEY W. SPIVEY Funeral services for Sidney W. Spivey, who died at his residence in Atlanta yesterday after a long illness, took place this morning at 11 o'clock at the family lot in Laurel Grove Cemetery. The body was brought from Atlanta by Fox and Weeks. He is survived by his wife, and one sis ter, Mrs. S. Martin, Macon; one step son, Sherrod Collins, Waycross; one daughter, Mrs. N. B. Rhodas, St. Louis, Mo. MRS. LOZZIE POGUE Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Pogue, who died yesterday morning at the residence of her son, Robert C. Pogue, 203 West Duffy street, took place this morning at 11 o’clock from the chappel of the Irvine Henderson Funeral Hdfne. Mrs. Pogue was a na tive of Troup county. She was the widow of the late James M. Pogue. Burial was In Laurel Grove Cemetery with the Rev. John S. Sharp, pastor of Grace Methodist Church, officiat ing. The survivors include her son, Robert C. Pogue and several grand children. DIXON’S STAND (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) terestlng to know that so capable a leader as Mr. Dixon is at the helm of Savannah's new newspaper.” Mr. A. R. Sharton, publisher of the New York Journal of Commerce, lead ing financial and mercantile news paper of the East < ffered: "My sin cerest b:st wishes to Mr. King Dixon and his pap.r for a prosperous and distinguished career. Newspapermen and advertisers the country over will undoubtedly be pleased to learn that the historic but progressive city of Savannah is now being served by a new evening journal. I sincerely hope that The Times will carry with it th? loyal support of the readers of Sa vannah.’’ John G. Ryan, news editor of News dom, weekly organ of the newspaper industry’, said: ‘‘Newspapermen will be gratified to learn of Mr. Dixon’s new venture. It Is an undeniable sign of improving times and one which Mr. Dixon has shown no hesitancy in tak ing advantage of with a true pioneer ing spirit. More than this, it is an encouraging symbol to all members of the craft to know that in an era of consolidation and mergers when ven erable dailies are fast vanishing, it is possible in an important city of the mtlon to start afresh, bringing new ideas and talent to bear on th: many local and national problems confront ing us today. It is a pleasure to con gratulate The Tim:s and Mr. Dixon on taking their places with leading newspapers and newspapermen all over the country.” Dr. Henry Bailey Rathbone, chair man of the department of journalism at New York university stated: “In this age of high-sp ed news activity it is especially gratifying to learn of the inauguration of a new daily compe titive newspaper in a large city such as Savannah. The benefits of a new conscientious and al rt newspaper will no doubt stimulate the local situation and the city of Savannah will as a result be the gainer.” Called Sacred Trust Mr. G. C. Lucas, secretary of the National Publishers’ Association, said: “I wish Mr. Dixon and his newspaper all possible success. America c.nnot have too many good newspapers in times such as these. The people of the country look to their newspapers for clear and intelligent interpreta tion of the news of the day and it has been the sacred trust of newspa pers to fulfill this obligation. I sin cerely trust that The Savannah Times in living up to the best tradi tions of a precious heritage will bring distinction not only to itself but to the city it now serves.” Dr. Fredericks B. Robinson, presi dent of the municipally operated col lege of the city of New York, said: "A new newspaper is always very much on trial during its early stages. There is the tremendous responsibil ity of moulding public opinion, of exposing corruption, of providing readers with good, clean and instruc tive material. There is no doubt that Publisher Dixon knows very well what he is doing and that the citi zens of Savannah may expect their new dailj' to fill the dual roll of com munity chronicle and beacon." The advertising club of New York, of which Grover A. Whalen, the city's “official greeter” and chairman of the World’s Fair committee is a prominent member, stated: “The ad vertising club of New York is interest ed in learning of the entrance of The Times into the daily evening ‘field in Savannah and takes this op portunity of extending felicitations to the management.” SCHOLARSHIP EXAMS SET FOR SATURDAY Announcement has been made that the competitive examination for the Knights of Columbus scholarship cov ering the full four years at St. Vin cent’s Academy, will be held at 9 a.m. next Saturday morning at the convent of the Sisters of Mercy, Aber com and Liberty streets. The examination is open to all the Catholic children of the city eligible for entrance into high school. To date 22 applications have been received at the convent. Fourteen have entered from the Sacred Heart school along with eight students of St. Vincent's Parochial school. The examination will be of th? standardized type in use in schools and colleges over the country. The tests are self-correcting. ELECTION HELD FOR OFFICERS LOCAL POST Officers of the newly formed Wil liam L. Graysen Camp, Sons of Spanish American War Veterans were installed last night at a meeting held in Gregory Hall, City Auditorium. The officers are: Robert W. Taylor, President; Henry B. Heller, Jr., senior vice president; Earl D. Alexander, junior vice president: Reuben Kron stadt, secretary; George P. Simmons, treasurer; and PnilHp J. Meyer, Jr., chaplain. Walter P. Powers, and Col. Walter E. Coney officiated at the installa tion. Following the installation, the women’s auxiliary to the Worth Bag ley Camp served refreshments. CLINTON LODGE F. & A. M. TO OBSERVE BIRTHDAY Clinton Lodge, No. 54, F. and A. M., will celebrate Its birthday this eve ning at the Scottish Rit? Temple at 8:15 o'clock. Morton H. Levy, put master of the lodge will make the address of welcome. C. Ray Carter is chairman of th? musical program and refreshments will be served by the wives of the lodge officers. The affair is being given in honor of 27 members of the lodge whose Masonic birthdays occur this month. MORGAN DETAINED Lee B. Morgan was being detained at country police headquarters today, pending the arrival in Savannah of the sheriff of Jenkins county. County Police Officer J. F. Adkins took Mor gan in custody on the charge of beat ing a bnord w’ll in Jen’H*® Strange Romance? HP z i .... ‘ j • 'WK' n David Crookshank, Mrs. Anna Crookshank and Thaddeus Pickens, top to bottom. Charges that his 78-year-old wife had been intimate with a 21-year-old youth were made in court in Los Angeles by David C. Crookshank, 85, a wealthy retired rancher, in a hotly con tested divorce suit between the aged couple. The wife denied the charges. The principals in the strange allegation are shown above, with David Crookshank, top; his wife. Anna, center, and the youth, Thaddeus Pickens, below. —Central Press. NACE IS FREED OF CHARGES IN PROMOTION CASE LACK OF EVIDENCES RE LEASES COLLECTOR’ OF CHURCH FUND Remarking that he did not believe a jury would convict the defendant on the evidence at hand, Recorder H. Mercer Jordan dismissed the charge of attempting to cheat and swindle on which W. E. Nace, age 43. was arraigned in police court this morning as the aftermath of a pro motion drive in which Nace and a companion were said to be rat ing funds for repairs of a local church. Detective Sergt T. H. Ellis arrest ed Nace upon complaint of W. C. Helmly, representing the Savannah Retail Furniture Dealers Association. Rev. T. R. Wynn, pastor of the Ardsley Park Baptist church, ex plained to the court that Nace and one F. R. McDonald had come to him a shrt time ago with a plan for raising money to paint the church building. Both Nace and McDonald were strangers in the city. Rev. Wynn called a meeting which was at tended by the board of deacons and several leading church members. The promoters were to sell stamps bear ing the words "Come to Church.” The church was to get one quarter of the proceeds and Nace and Mc- Donald were to hear all expenses so the “drive.” Many prominent citizen* were called on afterward, including Recorder Jordan, by the promoters and most cf them contributed. Later Mr. Helmly said Nace solicit ed funds from him, posing as past. - )” of the Ardsley Park Baptist church Police investigation followed and Nace was arrested It developed that in the meanwhile McDonald had de parted for points unknowm with some •cf the proceeds of the dri/e. Nace told the court today his partner had ''skipped'’ with baggage of the defendant. ’ The church paster testified he had received so far $26.40 and ticket so: five gaPons of bnseed oil.” Evidence shwed that those records of receiots available from Nonce checked cor rectly with those of the minister. PROMOTION ANNOUNCED Henry S. Oliff, formerly assistant ticket agent at Savannan, has been promoted to passenger agent at Sa vannah for the Central of Georgia and th: Ocean St ramship Company to succeed the late A. P. McPeters. Mr. Olliff cam? to Savannah in 1919 to serve as ticket agent for the Central of Georgia at ht? West Broad street terminal. Before coming to Sa vannah he was connected with the Central at Millen. ON THE OTHER HAND I don’t like spinach. But I like asparagus. I don't like plums so much. But I can always enjoy a juicy yel low apple. I’m not overfond of ice creoat. But I’D take lime sherbet after fl SAVANNAH DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1936 ALLEGED MURDERER SURRENDERS AS OTHER SUSPECTS ARE RELEASED QUIETLY GIVES SELF TO POLICE AND PROMPTLY FACES CHARGE Jeffrey Harris, ngro, is being held at police headquarters today on the charge of murder following the slay ing of Ed Williams, another negro, at a dance at ’ Hall’s Pavilion” at White Bluff early yesterday morning. Harris cam? to county police headquarters yesterday afternoon and surrendered to Officer Frank J. Neary and records of county polio? said Harris turned over to police the pistol with which it is alleged Williams was killed. Earler yesterday Officers T. P. Mahoney and L. S. Fillyaw took in custody George Grayson and Ernest, WOMAN AUTOIST LANDS IN COURT MRS. MORGAN FINED FOR DRIVING CAR WITHOUT PERMIT Mrs. T. Morgan was fined $2 on the charge of driving an automobile without a city permit and dismissed on charges of reckless driving of a car at Live Oak and Victory Drive, thereby running into and injuring Mrs. Peter S. Deßoberts, and leav ing the scene of the accident. According to the testimony. Mrs. Deßoberts was riding a bicycle on Victory Drive and Mrs. Morgan was driving a car on the same thorough fare. A fender of the Morgan car hit Mrs. Deßoberts’ bicycle throwing the cyclist to the street as both ve hicles turn'd into Live Oak street. Mrs. Deßoberts’ suffered a slight in jury to her ankle. The evidence showed Mr. Morgan’s daughter, who was in the auto, called her mother's attention to the fact that Mrs. Deßoberts had been hurt and the Morgan car stopped a short distance from the accident. Queries of attorneys developed that Mrs. De- Roberts and Mrs. Morgan had a sharp exchange of words, whereupon the autoist drove away. When Mrs. Deßoberts later learned the Morgan address the docket case was made. Attorney H. Sol Clark represented the prosecution and Attorney Aaron Kravitch acted as counsel for Mrs. Morgan. LARSEN CONFIDENT OF FUTURE SUCCESS IN POLITICAL WAR W. W. Larsen, Dublin, candidate for the governorship of the state of Georgia, passed through Savannah yesterday. The candidate, one of the two men who have announced for the race was reticent as to his platform stating only that it would be “pro gressive” and give the people what they are asking for. Larsen will support th? national ad ministration because he said: “I am a Democrat, always have been a Dem ocrat, and always will be a Demo crat. If the national administration r wrong then I am wrong.” Mr. Larsen is confident that he will win th? gubernatorial race. ELKS ELECT DUNN TO SUCCEED RICHARD AS CLUB’S TRUSTEE A business session of the Savannah Lodge of Elks was held last evening and Henry M. Dunn, past exalted ruler of th? loe'ige was elected a trus tee to succeed Isaac E. Richard, re signed. Plans were formulated for the an nual orphan's picnic and the initia tion to be held on next Tuesday eve ning. Judge H. Mercer Jordan, exalted ruler, presided. LACK OF OPPOSITION CAUSES LIGHT POLL Because of the lack of opposition to the encumbents, a very light vote was cast in yesterday’s county pri mary. A grand otal of 3,368 votes were cast. Though there was no op position, a number of strikes wero chalked up against the candidates and thus no-one received a perfect score. The straight ticket was voted in all precincts except the fourth and the sixth in the fourth district, and the fifth in the third. Four candidates missed having a perfect score In the baloting by only one vote. They were: Gorson Sa ussy, ordinary: John L. Cabell, tax collector: Dr. G. H. Johnson, coroner; and Robert D. Gig nilliat, county surveyor. SALE OF SHARES NEW YORK TODAY A block of shares of the capital stock of the Union Paper and Bag Company will be offered for public sal? by an investment group in New York city today. The block will include a portion of th? 65.359 shares of new shares which were recently authorized. Proceeds from the sale of the n?w offering will be used to repay bank loans incident to the.building of the company’s huge new plant in Savannah. TIMES WILL MAKE DAILY DELIVERY TO BEACH, FORT SCREVEN Fort Screven and Savannah Beach, have a daily delivery serv ice of the Savannah Daily Times. Carriers will speed with the Daily Times from the north end of the island and Fort Screven to the gay resort section every afternoon. Subscribers who are moving to the beach for the summer months can have their papers delivered at Tybee simply by telephoning 6183. Hall, negroes, for questioning in con nection with the killing. They were released on bond later in tii? day. Williams died shortly after being taken to a hospital. William Fulton, negro, age 43, will be given a hearing in poice court (to morrow morning on a charge of miK"- der, by cutting to death Lawrence Byrd, negro, at an early hour Sunday' morning. James Fuller, 109 Fahm street, and Mamie Edwards, 112 Reyn olds street, are being held in jail as material witnesses in the murder case. The case will be presented to the court tomorrow by Detectives W. B. Gattman, D. B. Graham and Offi cers C. C. Carroll and J. T. Stewart, who participated in the investigation of the murder. SPEAKERS FEATURE FORMAL OPENING NEW FIRE STATION HAS MANY MODERN CON VENIENCES A speakers program and a concert by the band of the Savannah Fire Department will mark the formal opening at 5:15 o’clock this afternoon of the city’s new fire house, Station No. 8 at Ott and 37th streets. Among the speakers will be Mayor Gamble, Aiderman Edgar L. Worts man, chairman of the fire committee; Aiderman H. Lee Fulton, Jr., W. B. Scott and Donald G. Nichols, W. P. A. administrator. Fire Chief Walter S. Blanton will be master of ceremo nies, Rev. John S. Wilder, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Temple, will de liver the invocation. The tablet on the building will be unveiled by Miss Nell Blanton, daugh ter of Chief Blanton. Others on the program will be Master Lee Kuhr, who will raise the flag. Clark Blanton and Joseph Alberino, Jr. D. H. McArthur, will direct the band concert for whch First Assis tant Fire Chief A. J. Tosach has ar ranged the folowing program: The Peerless March (Will Huff). Semper Fidelis March (Sousa). Cloth of Gold Overture (Fred Jewell). The Premium March (Will Huff). Copenhagen Blues (Charlie Davis). The Long Run Galop (A. J. Weidt) Chimes of Spring, Waltz, (Wol* Gilbert and Paul Lincke). The Thunderer March (Sousa). Red Sails in the Sunset, fox trot (Jimmy Kennedy and Hugh Wil liams). The Stars and Stripes Forever march (Sousa). Star Spangled Banner (Francis Scott Key). America. Capt. Charles P. Thompson will be in charge at the new fire station, as sisted by Lieut John L. Tarver. The station is open for public inspection untin 10 o’clock tonight. NORTHERNCHIEFS ATTEND MEETING NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL HEADS IN CONFERENCE WITH LOCAL COUNCIL Two members of the National Re sources board will be in Savannah this week to attend the meeting of the board of directors of the East Georgia Planning Council. H. T. Mc- Intosh. Albany, N. Y., official of the National Resources Board and John Nolen, Cambridge. Mass., recently ap pointed consultant to the board will be on hand to give expert advice on the problems of coastal Georgia. This will be th? first meeting of the East Georgia Planning Council since the government has agreed to provide expert consultants to assist in the work. The nature of the work of the council, which is to make sur veys of stream flow, of timber, of the soil, and in general to collect factual diata to be placed at the disposal of industry in this section, requires the assistance of experts in these lines. Members of the planning council from the 16 countries represented in it are expected to be on hand at the meeting Friday. D. T. Simpson is president of the council, and J. M. Mallory is chairman of the steering committee. NAVAL STORES > Turpentine * Last Today Yesterday Year Tone Firm Firm Firm Regulars 35 1-2 35 3-4 45 1-4 Sales 149 182 346 Rosin Tone Firm Firm 630 X 460 460 . 630 WW 455 455 620-630 WG 450 450 525-530 N 445 445 490-500 M 435 435 450-460 K 435 432 1-2 450-455 I 430 427 1-2 445-450 H 430 427 1-2 445-450 G 427 1-2 425 445-450 F 425 425 430 E 400 395 400-405 D 395 390 380 385 B 335 330 345 Sales 540 385 1476 Statement Stocks April 1 37,488 57.626 Receipts today 293 1,434 This day last year 273 1,732 Receipts for month 10,115 36,900 Receipts for month last season 11,100 38.260 Receipts for reason 16,581 61,757 Receipts same date last year 20,560 70.032 Shipments today .... 341 520 Shipments for month 9,714 30,145 Shipments for season 28,245 56,131 Shipments last season 17,407 68,427 Stock today 25,824 63,252 Same day last r*~r 26,944 116,707 MARKETS NEW YORK, May 27 (TP).—-The stock market returned to the dold rums today. Yesterday’s rally failed to carry through and most stocks showed small losses. Steels sagged fractions to a point. Rails were spotty. Utilities teased off. The bond market turned fnixed and narrow. Wheat and cotton flrmted up. At 1:30 o'clock today- the follow ing prices were quoted; / A Air Reduction (. 60 Allidti. Chem j. 197 Am. Can i 130 1-2 ! Am. Loco • 27 3-4 I Am. Pow. & Light 115-8 Am. Rad | 20 Am. Sugar 56 Am. Tel ( b--.. 165 1-2 Ata. Tob. B | 92 3-4 Anaconda 1 34 1-2 Arhiour 11l 5 Aviation Corp i 5 1-2 A tian. Ref j 28 1-4 B Bald, lieco 3 1-2 B & O’ f. 18 3-4 Bendex 28 1-2 Beth. SiUel j. 52 7-8 Briggs j 48 1-4 > . c Canad. Pfecif 12 3-4 Case .... 4. 162 Cer-teed Rds 13 1-2 Chrysler . j 97 1-4 Com. Solvents ; 16 7-8 Consol. Oil 12 Cur. Wright \ 6 3-8 Cur. Wright A ....' 15 1-2 D Del. Lack 17 Douglas ' I 57 1-4 Du Pont i 144 Del. & Hud i. 42 S Elec. Auto Lit 36 1-2 Elec. Pow. & Lit. 16 Erie 13 1-2 F Fed. Motor 9 1-4 Firestone 28 1-2 G General Elec 37 5-8 General Foods 38 7-8 General Motors 62 7-8 Goodrich 20 1-2 Goodyear 25 3-4 Grt. Wes. Sugr 36 1-2 H Houdaille Her 24 7-8 Howe Sound 50 3-4 Hudson 14 7-8 Hupp .< 218 I 111. Cen 21 3-8 Int. Harves 87 3-8 Int. Nick 47 Int. Tel u J Johns Manvll 97 1-2 K Kelvinator 20 Kemtecott 38 3 8 L Lig. & My. B 108 Loews 47 3 8 M Mack Tr 30 1-2 Marine Mid 9 Mid. Cont. Pet 19 Mont. Ward 44 N Nash 17 Nat. Bls 34 7-8 Nat. Distill 29 1-4 Nat. Steel 61 1 2 N. Y. Cen 36 7 8 O Otis Steel 15 1-2 P Packard 10 1-2 Paramount 8 1-4 Penn. RR 31 1-4 Ply. Oi. 1 13 7 8 Pub. Ser 45 R Radio 11 Rem. Rand 20 1-4 Reo 5 3-8 Rey. Tob. B 53 3-8 S Sears Roe 73 3-4 Simmons Co 28 1-4 Socony 13 Sou. RR 16 1-4 Stand. Oil Cal 37 Stand. Oil NJ 59 7-8 Stand. Brands 15 3-4 Stone & Web 18 1-4 Studebaker 113-8 T Texas Corp. ...» 33 3-4 U Union Bag 40 Union Carbide 84 1-8 Unit Aircrft 23 1-4 United Corp 6 3-8 Unit Gas Imp 15 3-4 U. S. Rubber 31 U. S. Steel 60 7-8 W Warner Picts 9 7.8 Wesson Oil 35 1 2 Western Union 81 1-2 Westinghse H 8 Wilson 7 7.8 Y Yellow Truck 18 Youngstown 60 1-8 Z Zenith Radio 22 Zonite Pds 6 5-8 lOSENSEI see. \ WITHOUT I hp.t J (.(ma see. • 1 ( t BURGLARS, BUSY IN CHY, STEAL LOOT RANGING FROM FISH TO DIAMONDS Police were continuing an investiga tion this afternoon into burglaries of three homes in the southern section ’ of the city this week in which the intruders secured loot which ranged from a can of fish to diamond studs. Effecting an entrance by breaking out the glass in a back window of the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Abra hams, 518 East Victory Drive last night thieves made their get-away with jewelry and silverware of considerable value and a purse containing $25. Mr. Abrahams said today he had not yet completed making an inventory of the loss but he knew diamond studs and a platinum watch chain were missing along with other articles mentioned. Monday night two homes were burg larized. At the home of L. C. Aveihle, 202 East 53rd street, the burglars got in by cutting a screen in a window in the rear of the hame. Nothing was reported missing, however, but a can of fish from the ice box and two pistols. Yesterday morning, Mrs. Dave Atkinson, daughter of Mrs. G. L. Candler, 138 East 46th street, report- PUBLIC ADDRESSES FEATURE MEETING ODD FELLOWS CONVEN TION ENTERS INTO ROU TINE BUSINESS The convention of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, went into the second day ths morning with a pro gram featuring addresses by promi nent Savannahians. The following appeared on the program of the pub lic meeting in the Gold Room of the Hotel De Soto this morning; Rev. John s. Wilder, invocation; Mayor Thomas Gamble, address of welcome; Col. Shelby Myrick, address; Gen eral W. L. Grayson, address; Judge Arthur P. Solomon, and John J. Bou han, addreses of welcome from the county. Thomas M. Hoynes,. past grand master of the Odd Fellows, Mrs. S. E. Dunovant, A. A. Thomas, and M. D. Collins, all delegates to the convention made short talks of welcome. . ■ \. . The Grand Lodge .of Rebekah As sembly were convened at 10 o’clock. The business session lasted until 1 o’clock at which time the meetings were adjourned for lunch. The afternoon session will last from 2 until 4 o'clock after which the convention will leave for Savannah Beach to enjoy a shore dinner. VACANT HOUSE SWEPT BY FIRE ORIGIN OF FLAMES - UN KNOWN; FIREMEN HAMPERED Fire of unknown origin almost com pletely e’estroyed a vacant four-room frame dwelling, owned by the Estate of W. H. Harr, and located in th? rear of the roadside establishment of Johnnie Harris on Victory Drive this morning. A telephone alarm brought Fire Chief Walter S. Blanton and Booster Company No. 3 and Company 7 to the scene at 10 41 o'clock this morn ing. There are no fire plugs at the location and it was necessary for tanks of apparatus of the Booster Company to be filled several times, delaying the work of getting the blaze under control. Meanwhile a large crowd had assembled to view the efforts of the firemen to quell the blaze. The burned dwelling had been used as a servants' quarters by some of the help of Mr. Harris’ establishment up until not long ago. Several trees nearby were burned to some extent by the flames but there was no dam age to the main building where Mr. Harris operates his night club. KNIFE WIELDER WOUNDS MORGAN; NEGRO SOUGHT S. L. Morgan of 524 West 38th street was trented for knife wound.* about the head, arms and body at Warren A. Candler hospital last night after an altercation with a negro at Gwinnett and Montgomery streets. The man was removed to his horn? after his hurts had been attended. According to a polio? report Mor gan was cut by an unidentified ne gro who escaped. The report said th? man whipped out the knife and slashed at Mr. Morgan when the lat ter rebuked the man for cursing in the presence of the victim's mother. A search of the neighborhood by Po lice Officer C. L. Carter and W. P. Mann when police headquarters was informed of the cutting about 8 o’clock failed to show any trace of Morgan s assailant. PILOT CLUB INSTALLS OFFICERS AT MEETING The annual meeting of the Pilot club was held last evening at the Ho tel Savannah and the newly elected officers were installed by Miss Mabel Clair Speth, president of the Pilot International. The new officers are as follows: Mrs. Vera Allen, president; Miss Dorothy Gerken, recording sec retary; Mrs. Lucy Chambers, corre sponding secretary and Miss Annalou Friedman, treasurer. Judge Gordon Saussy was the sp::ak’r of the evening and he ad dressed the club on the steamship “Savannah” the first steamship ever to cross the Atlantic. STIFF SENTENCE HANDED SPEEDER Walter Connor of Waycross was sentenced to pay a fine of S2OO or serve 60 days on the Brown Farm by Recorder H. Mercer Jordan in po- 1 lice court this morning on the charges of reckless driving on an auto and driving an auto while drunk. The defendant was arrested by Sergt. R. P. Crowder after an ac cident in which Coiyior is said to | ed the home of her mother had been ansacked. The Candler family has been visiting in Miami for two months and the house is not occupied at pres ent. Mrs. Atkinson has been visiting her mother’s residence periodically while the occupants are away. The burglars entered through a rear win dow and although the home was ran sacked it could not be determined if 1 anything had been stolen. DRUNKEN DRIVER NAILED BY JUDGE IN ACCIDENT CASE JORDAN HANDS STRAIGHT SENTENCE TO RECK LESS AUTOIST Owsns Kimball, negro, age 50, was ' sentenced to serve Mx months on the Brown Farm without the option of paying a fine and his driving permit was revoked for six months when he was brought before Recorder H. Mer -1 cer Jordan in police court this morn ing to account for a wild ride yester day afternoon which caused the col lision of four automobiles. Sergt. R. P. Crowder and Officer O. F. Love arrested Kimball. They charged him with: reckless and drunken driving of an, auto at Henry and Harmon streets, thereby running 1 into the auto of Jesse Brinson, negro, ! causing th? Brinson auto to collide with the car of Mrs. Mamie Meyer, 1121 Seiler avenue; speeding at the ' rat? of from 45 to 50 miles an hour, ’ leaving the seen? of an accident, reck ’ less €riving by running into the ' parked auot of A. W. Hrarell, 901 ( East Henry street, at Henry Lane and Harmon street, and being drunk in an auto. > Crowder’s Lunch Wails Sergt. Crowder was eeting his lunch ! at his home near the location of the t accident shortly after 1 o'clock when , the screaming of brakes and founds • of collision brought him out on the ’ run. After he and Officer Love had [ apprehended Kimball, who was slight ly injured, and brought him to th? • Georgia Infirmary the negro driver cursed at hospital attendants, they 1 said. 5 Kimball seemed not entirely sober when he faced trial today. He testi- > fled that he did not recall any. de ! bails of the accident and stated in 1 the same breath that he had not had a: drink in six months. Leroy Perkins, negro, ag 2.4, was held for city court on a charge of ( larceny after Detectives W. B. Gatt man and D. B. Graham told the ’ court Perkins had admitted theft of a pistol, and a pair of sho- s from the ■ parking garage of J. O. Cook at Lib erty and Drayton streets. Kent Bound Over E. W. Kent was bound over to city court on the charge of larceny. City Detectives E. L. Hendry and S. W. Coursey handled the cas?. The goods stolen consisted of plumbing fixtures which were taken from property at 317 Broughton street, own'd by W. R. Morrison. Mr. Kent denied any > guilt. H? said a young boy asked him to dispose of about 20 pounds of lead t to a local junk dealer and he did not know the stuff was stolen. The boy has disappeared, police reported. The ■ court was informed the lead was worth about $3. “I got 45 cents for it and gave 15 cents to my wife, 15 cents to the boy and I kept the other i 15 cents,” Kent testified. Caesar Green, negro, charged with a dry law violation, waived prelimi nary hearing through his attorney, Lewis A. Mills, Jr., when the defend ant was araigned in court this morn ing. He was held for city court. De tective Sergt. T. H. Ellis and Detec tives S. W. Coursey said they found 20 gallons of liquor at the mans home. LOCAL POLICEMEN TO DANCE TONIGHT The Savannah Police Department will sponsor a dance and concert of the Police Band tonight at the Coun try club, from 9 until 1 o’clock. Th? band has been practicing regularly for the occasion and several novelty numbers have been arranged along with all the newest dance music. Those in charge say that the ad vance sale of tickets has been large and one of the best dances ever to be staged by the department is an ticipated. The committee on arrange ments promises several surprises for those who attend. Tickets may be obtained from the members of the band or at the dance floor entrance. Traffic Sergeant William L. Dotson is chairman of the committee on arrangements. have run into an E. and W. laundry truck being driven by Willie BTown of 915 West 39th street. 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