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VOLUME 2—NUMBER 129
LABOR BREAK-UP
FORSEEN TODAY
IN HEATED CLASH
ULTIMATUM OF GREEN
GIVES REASON FOR
MAJOR SPLIT
WASHINGTON, May 29 (TP)
The American Federation of Labor
will be defied today when the execu
tive board of the United Miners of
America meets to consider A. F. of L.
President William Green s ultimatum.
Green ordered an insurgent com
mittee on industrial organization to
break up before June 3. Head of the
committee is John L. Lewis, former
A. F. of L. vice-president and head of
the United Miners.
Today’s miners meeting will order
rejection of Green’s command. Then
it will be up to the Federation of
Labor President either to outlaw
unions subscribing to Lewis’ industrial
unionization crusade, or backtrack
hastily. Outlawing of tine Industrial
unions would split the A. F. of L.
from stem to stern and bring the
long-smoul< erlng dispute between the
two labor leaders out into the open
for a pitched battle.
Another big union defying Green
in the industrial unionization dispute
is the powerful Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America. At their con
vention in Cleveland, the clothing
workers unanimously voted to support
Lewis’ industrial union drive.
FIGHTS CONTINUE
IN JEW-ARABWAR
TEAR GAS EQUIPMENT IS
ADDED TO TROOP
SUPPLIES
JERUSALEM, May 29 (TP)—Brit
ish troops in the Palestine riot dis
tricts packed tear gas bombs with
their equipment today.
The tear gas, according to a warn
ing from the British high commission
er will be used freely on unruly mobs
unless rioting is cut short today. The
gas orders went out after the riot
death lists topped 60 and a wounded
British policeman died from wounds
inflicted by Arab rioters.
Indication that the British Tom
mies wIU be given orders to, bear
down harder, if necessary, in their
efforts to stamp out disorders fought
a momentary calm in the terrorism
sweeping Palestine today. Outside of
an uprising at Kibatia, in North Pales
tine, the country has been relatively
quiet.
Arabian insurgents, however, warn
ed British authorities that they would
not end their resistance to Jewish
emigration until their anti-Jewish de
mands were fully met. The defy led
authorities to fear another outburst
of violence sometime today.
“TRAGEDY”SLAYER
TO DIE IN CHAIR
WORCESTER, Mass., May 29 (TP)
—The "American Tragedy" slayer,
Newell Sherman, wu sentenced today
to die in the electric chair during the
week of August 2.
• The burly choir singer was convict
ed of drowning his wife last July, for
the love of a mill girl. The tragic
story so parallelled that Sherman was
composed when Judge Thomas Ham
mond set the date of his death today,
but he looked as if he had spent a
sleepless night.
Sherman's consel said he would ap
peal to the United States Supreme
Court.
TO SELL RAILWAY
AT PUBLIC OUTCR¥
CHICAGO, May 29 (TP)—The en
tire street railway system of Chicago
goes under the auctioneer's gavel to
day.
RaMs, cars and franchises worth
about $l6O 000,000 will be sold to
(he highest bidder. The sale was de
mandicd under a receivership set up
in 1927.
Observers predict the street rail
way system will be brought by a com
mittee authorized by the company
gharehoidiers to reorganize the sys
’ tern. However, any citizen with
enough funds to pay cash on the spot
can acquire the stret car system.
WATERWORRIES
FOJRMER SEA~CAPTAIN TO
HAVE WEDDING ON
THE BOTTOM
SEATTLE, Wash., May 29 (TP)—
The thought of a wedding in church
or some stuffy Justice of the Peace
office bores Captain John Benson al
most to death. The retired seamen
from San Francisco and his bride-to
be, Mrs. Elizabeth Partee of Chlcafo,
have planned an exclusive and unique
wedding after the fashion of Dr. Wil
liam Beebee.
The wedding will take place in
middle June under eight feet of wat
er. The bride will wear a rubber suit
and a diver’s helmet. Captain Benson
will stand at her side and they will
say their "I Do’s" through telephone
connections with the minister on the
surface. Only one thing worries Cap
tain Benson. He has’nt figured out
tww he ’a going to kiss the bride I
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Pretty little Jean Trowbridge, 13-
year-old Stuart, lowa, schoolgirl, is
shown holding the trophy emble
matic of the national spelling chofn
nionship. In the spelling bee at
Washington, D. C., Jean nosed out
Bruce Ackerman, 14, of Morton,
111., when he spelled predilection
with an “e.” With the trophy went
SSOO in cash.
(Central Press)
TAX ENACTMENT
CAUSE OF SPLIT
IN PARK RANKS
SENATE COMMITTEE FAILS
TO HEED PRESIDENT’S
PLEAS
WASHINGTON, May 29 (TP)
Th? senate finance committee is
slatfd to turn its back on President
Roosevelt’s tax pleas today and ap
prove its original bill.
’ A committee deadlock which bhreat
asMck W- pwMponc- wngreMfrwt.' ad
journment past the June 6 deadline,
was broken in a’ caucus of Demo
cratic committeemen. After hours of
bickering, several senators heretofore
loyal to the president’s orders, swung
over to the insurgent side of th?
fence and insured approval of the
committee's own bill.
This tax bill was the measure of
fered the president in a White House
conference held Tuesday night. Mr.
Roobevelt rejected the proposal and
urged the senators to go back to his
original recommendations for high
corporate surplus taxes. The rejection
of the prseident’s recommendations —
a veritable rebellion, according ’to
some opinions—is seen by many as a
blow to presidential prestige on the
eve of the campaign.
The caucus decision, and its prob
able results today, lifted the hope of
those who ar? calling for eerly ad
journment. Finance committee mem
bers believe they Will have th? tax
bill reedy for action by the senate
early next week. With-that measure,
and the relief appropriation bill out
of the way, the senate can pack up
and light out forth? conventions,
leaving a clean ‘ slat? behind them.
Vice President Gamer is believed
to have had a hand in the caucus
results. The white-haired congressional
veteran conferred with committee
loaders when discussion of the tax
tangle was. at its height. A few min
utes later. support of the president s
corporate tex proposals crumpled and
the way was paved for adoption of
the committee’s own tax bill.
JURYPONDERS
WOMAN’S FATE
CHICAGO, May 29 (TP)—A dead
locked jury resumes deliberation of
th? fate of pretty Mrs. Betty Martin
today.
The former hat-check girl is on
trial for the murder of her husband
she shot down in a tavern. The jury
which deliberated over the case for
eight hours was locked up lat? last
ngiht. It will take up the case again
this morning.
Defense attorneys claim Mrs. Mar
tin was temporarily insane When she
shot her husband.
‘QUEEN MARY’ CLIPPING AT TOP SPEED
IN EFFORT TRANS-ATLANTIC RECORD
Stowaway Aboard
ABOARD THE S. S. QUEEN
MARY, May 29 (TP)—The first
stowaway aboard the wonder ship
Quen Mary was reported by
Transradio’s correspondent today.
The name of Frank Gardner
off Cardiff was added to the list
of 1,805 passengers and 1,101
members of the crew on board.
Gardner is an unemployed bache
lor. The 41-year-old Welshman
boarded the ship at Southamp
ton. He mingled with the throngs
visiting the boat. But when the
WPA STATE PROBE
BY WORK LEADERS
PROMISES UPSET
PENNSYLVANIA INVESTI
GATION TO BRING DIS
CLOSURES TO LIGHT
PHILADELPHIA, May 29 (TP)—
A WPA investigation packed with
dynamite gets under way today in
Philadelphia.
A state investigation committee,
headed by State Senator G. Mason
Owlett, wil Ibegin its probe of charges
that WPA jobs are handed out on a
no-vote-no-job basis. The accusations
have been hurled repeatedly by anti-
New Dealers who claim that the Dem
ocratic party is depending on the 260,-
000 WPA workers in Pennsylvania to
swing the keystone state over to the
Democratic column this November,
for the first time since the Civil War.
Among those originally scheduled
to testify at today’s session of the in
vestigation committee included Phila
delphia WPA Administrator Rankin,
WPA Personnel Director Seibert, and
Edward Yarnell, Rankin’s assistant.
Numerous Philadelphia politicians ac
cused of recommending persons for
WPA jobs also were on the slate for
questioning.
Members of the committee complain
that WPA officials have made every
effort to evade the subpoenas. The
fact that the committses life runs
only until the approaching adjourn
ment of the state legislature adds to
the doubt that the inquiry has time
to accomplish much in the way of a
searching probe.
Committeemen, however, hope to
put enough testimony in the records
to definitely prove or disprove the
complaints of political patronage
through WPA jobs.
KINGANNOUNCES
CORONATION DATE
FANFARE OF TRUMPETS TO
CALL CROWDS TO
PALACE
LONDON, May 29 (TP)—A piercing
fanfare of trumpets called great
crowds to St. James Palace today.
In the courtyard, the King’s guard
and the Coldstream band were drawn
up. Above them, a scarlet draped bal
cony jutted out. Heralds in glittering
tabards which were worn in the days
of Edward VI stepped forth and blew
three fanfares on their trump'ts.*
Then the Garter King of Arms, Sir
Gerald Wollaston, stood up with a
scroll a yard wide. At arms length he
sonorously proclaimed that King Ed
ward VIII would be crowned on May
12 next year. The reading took seven
minutes. He concluded Ith a ring
ing "God Save the King!"
The crowds below were so awed by
the pageantry they refrained from
cheering. Afterwards in the bright
sunshine, the proclamation was read
at Charing Cross, at the Temple Bar
and at. the Royal Exchange. The en
tire ceremony followed ancient tradi
tion to the letter—except in one res
pect. Britain’s up-to-date bachelor
King permitted loud speakers to
broadcast the proclamation of his cor
onation date.
JURYCOMPLETED
FOR DAY’S TRIAL
JOILET, HI., May 29 (TP)—A (
handpicked jury assembled today to
hear the opening arguments of law- I
yeys in the case of convict James I
Day.
Four full days were required to pick
a jury. An entire panel of 100 venire
men was exhausted.
Lawyers predicted that today’s ses
sion w|ll be spent in a fight to enter
photographs of the body of Richard
Loeb as evidence. Day admits slaying
the thrill-killer, but claims self de
fense.
PADUCAH SWEPT
BY $200,000 FIRE
PADUCAH, Ky., May 2© (TP)—A
raging fire swept through the busi
ness section of Paducah early today.
Property estimated at $200,000 was
wrecked in the blaze.
The fire started with a terrific ex
plosion in a hardware store. A stiff
breez? carried th? flames to other
buildings. Two men were injured
when the blast knocked in a wall be
tween a stere and a bowling alley.
Twenty other men in the bowling
alley narowly escaped being pinned
beneath the toppling wall. Although
th? fire Is under control, investiga
tors were unabl? to determine the
cause of the blast.
cry, “all ashore that’s going
ashore,'’ pealed out. Gardner
stayed on deck. When he was
found they put him to work in
the engine room.
ABOARD THE QUEEN MARY,
May 29 (TP)—While offioen aboard
tlie huge liner "Queen Mary’’ kept
up their denials that the British ship
will se.k a transatlantic record on her
maiden voya<?, the ship's propellers
f—
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 1$)
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1936
NATION’S RETURN TO NORMALCY
FORECAST BY INDUSTRIAL DIGEST;
x WORK ON PAR WITH PRODUCTION
NEW YORK, May 29 (TP)—The
magazine ’Business Week” came cut
today with cold figures to prove that
current employment is right in line
with production in nearly all major
industries. The editors used the
year 1929 as the yardstick. The in
dustries included steel, building, bit
ouminous coal, anthracite, railroad*,
machine tolls, tires and cigarettes.
"Business Week" said part of the
misunderstanding of the employment
problem was due to manipulation of
percentage changes in comparison to
the progress of employment, proeuc-
SOUTHERN G. 0. P
GIRD FOR BATTLE
ATCONVENTION
REPUBLICAN LEADERS OP
TIMISTIC OVER PAR
TY’S GROWTH
(Special To The Daily Times)
ATLANTA, May 29.—Th? Repub
licans of the South have concentrated
as a progressive program on th? es
tablishment of a real Republican
part)’ in the South so that there can
be two major balanc'd parties in
Southern political activities.
It is the intention of present
Southern Republican political Vaders
to run a Republican oindicate for
state, county, and municipal offices.
Th? meeting for permanent organ
ization is called for June 8 in Cleve
land. Th? Southern Association of
Republicans was launched in 1932 in
the Chicago National convention with
R. <B’. Craegar, the national commit
teeman from Texas as chairman and
C. A. Johas, national committeeman
from North Carolina as secretary.
All Southern delegates and alter
nates will participate in the naming
of permanent officers in the June 8
meeting. Mrs. Bertha M. Field, Geor
gia national committeewoman is tak
ing an active part and will probably
have charge of Southern woman’s ac
tivities. Clint W. Heeger, new chair
man of the Georgia Central Republic
an committee is known for his pro
gressing and untiring efforts in the
promotion of the Republican party
in the state of Georgia. Great prog
ress is expected under his leadership.
STRIKE LEADERS
CLAIM VICTORY
SYRACUSE, N. Y., May 29 (TP)
Strike leaders in cherge of pickets at
the R?mington-Rand Company’s Syra
cuse plant claimed a complete victory
today. •
The strikers maintain th? fact that
the company’s efforts to reopen the
pk.nt yestreday brought no workers
b'ck to the shops refutes the. com
pany claims that the strike is not
backed by a majority of the workers.
A poll, conducted by city officials,
had indicated that at Vast 500 men
were in favor of returning to work.
None of the 500, however, ran the
gauntlet of pickets to get b?ck to
their benches, drspitie heavy police
guards. Seventy-five hundred men are
on the Syracuse strike. Five other
R'mmgton-Rand plants in other cities
are also closed by strike orders.
LIGHT DOCKET IN POLICE
COURT QUICKLY RUN OFF
Following an exceedingly heavy
docket yesterday, an extremely light
one was handled in police court to
day and the session was concluded in
about 15 minutes. Minor traffic vio
lations composed the majority of of
fenses and most of the defendants
had called at police headquarters and
paid the nominal stipulated fines be
fore court was opened.
Today there were but two prison
ers led into the ante-room of the
court which is usually w-ell filled
with law-breakers when the sound of
Recorder H. Mercer Jordan’s gavel
anounces beginning of hearings.
WASHINGTON FLASHES
SEES JOBS ON INCREASE
WASHINGTON, May 29 (TP).—
President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor made
an optimistic report today about re
employment in April. The labor chief
declared that 726.000 workers went
back to jobs. This, he added, was
due to the striking increase in pro
duction and business activity.
Employment of thts number, Green
said, put the total of those out of
work at around 11,500,000. The la
bor leader, however declined to say
•whether re-employment was keeping
a proper ratio with the riae in busi
ness activity.
• • •
BYRNS PESSIMISTIC
WASHINGTON. May 29 (TP).—
Speaker Byrns of the House of Rep
resentatives declared today that he
failed to see how Congress could ad
journ on the set date of June 6.
Byrns thought it improbable that the
tax and relief bills could be passed
by a week- from Saturday. The
speaker suggested that both Houses
might have to recess for the Repub
lican convention.
POWER WORK SPEEDED
WASHINGTON, May 29 (TP).—
Rural electrification for almost 5.000
farms in central Illinois and eastern
tion, payrolls and profits.
The review said there is virtually
no evidence that production has ex
panded out of all proportion to em
ployment; that there Is no general
evidence of stretching hours beyond
limits demanded by improving busi
ness. The industrial magazine said
there is no general evidence of wage
cutting; that hourly earnings are
either equal to or exceed 1929 levels.
106 industries employed about 15,-
000,000 wage-earners in March, 1936,
against an average of about 20,000,-
000 in 1929.
‘SUGAR BOWL’BILLS
CAUSE UPSET IN
N. Y. POLICE RANKS
INVESTIGATION TO PROVE
LIVING CONDITIONS OF
POLICEMEN
NEW YORK. May 29 (TP).—The
case of the "sugar-bowl SIOO bills”
appears likely to shake up one whole
section of the New York police de
partment today.
The "sugar bowl bills" are four
crisp, new SIOO bills found under a
chair in the police headquarters ro n m
used by plainclothes men attached
to the powerful vice squad. Plain
clothes man Edward Shelubov later
claimed the money, explaining that
his brother-in-law had loaned hun
the S4OO for repair work on his
housr.
When questioned, the brother-in
law backed up Shelubov’s stry but
said he had no bank account which
could prove the S4O withdrawal The
brother-in-law, authorities said, ex
plained that he didn't trust banks
and kept the bills in a sugar bowl.
Police Commissioner Valentine is
fran to say he doesn’t believe the
sugar-bowl story. He ordered Ac
counts Commissioner Blanchard to
investigate the financial status and
mode of living of every member of
the vice squad and other police offi
cials who might get crisp new SIOO
bils —from sugar bowls or other
places. The inquiry starts today.
GERMANVISITOR
CAUSE OF RUMORS
AMBASSADOR’S VISIT TO
ENGLAND HAS WORLD
GUESSING
LONDON, May 29 (TP)—Europe s
eyes ar? turned on famous old Down
ing street in the belief that, some
time today, the figure of German am
basador-ait-lairge Von Ribbentrop will
pass that way.
Von Ribbentrop, Chonoellor Hitler’s
spokesman in important matters, is
in London on what he Insists is a
non-political mission. Observers, how
ever, think th? ambassador is merely
taking advantage of his diplomatic
portfolio, to say something which
might be disputed later. The popular
theory is that. Von Ribbentrop is in
the British capital to confer with For
eign Minister Eden or Premier Bald
win. Rumors sa yfrh? German emis
sary is ready to give Hitler’s answer
to Britain's demand for clarification
of Germany’s theory position.
HELD FOR HEARING
James Clay, negro, will be given a
hearing in police court tomorrow
morning on charegs of larceny of two
boxes of cigars and loitering. Clay
was arrested at 8 o’clock this morn
ing by Police Officer M. F. McCarthy.
The following have been summoned
es witneses in the case: J. F. Rogers.
203 West Anderson street; Annie Bell
Adams, 615 Zubly street; Evalina
Brown. 810 Wheaton street; Albert*
Snyder, 208 West Bay street.
Missouri soon wil Ibe an actuality the
rural electrification administration
announced today as it allotted $295,-
000 for the projects.
Five projects, sponsored by farmer
co-operatives, are under way. These
are in Morgan, Pike, Scott and Me
nard counties in Uinois and Marion
count in Missouri. The power is to
be furnished by municipal plants at
Hannibal, Missouri, and Springfield.
Ilinois.
• • •
MINERS AID CROPPERS
WASHINGTON, May 29 (TP).—
The United Mine Workers came out
today in support of the sharecroppers’
strike in northeastern Arkansas.
A statement issued by the interna
tional executive board of the U. M.
W. declared—“ Organized labor and
citizens generally who want a square
deal for all workers in this country
cannot fail to give sympathy and
support to the strike of the share
croppers and agricultural workers."
Pointing out that the strike was
for an increase from the "pitiful
sum" of seven and a half cents an
hour for a ten-hour day to 15 cents
an hour, the United Mine Workers
said "humanitarian considerations
alone would beenough to warrant
every thoughtful American backing
this struggle of the field workers in
the cotton South."
BORAH’S POSITION Zionchecks Again!
LOOMS MYSTERY *
PARTY LEADERS
G. 0. P. PRESIDENTIAL 4
PROSPECT LEAVES MOST ~ '
CRITICS IN DARK fl* - | >
lit" ;
WASHINGTON, May 29 (TP).- ; ' M; j •
Political leaders scanned Senator V- Id
William E. Borah’s latest speech to
day in a vain hunt for some indica- Hr ’
tion of what he wll do should the V,
Republican party sprn his platform I \
recommendations. Hl ’ . \*
Borah sounded a bitter call to arms 1
against what he termed the corpora- \r
tion interests seeking to maintain * I
control of the Republican party. The mßk Z zA I
. v y s>>
Idaho senator used blunt terms in
the radio speech which was to be
his last before the Cleveland G. O.
P. convention.
What political leaders wanted most I HL. J
to know—whether or not Borah will 9
"take a walk’’ if his proposals are , ...rU,
rejected at Cleveland, didn't make
itself evident in the senator's ad 9 v v:
dress. Tere were veiled hints that HH '' . \
Borah might bolt the G O. P. If " gd-j
disappointed, but they were no more
than hints and nothing definite
enough to lay a finger on.
Tha hard-fighting Idaho senator. T 9| \' 9k W
himsegg a candidate for the Republi
can nomination, mentioned none of
his opponents for the title. He did, |t*>f'-s, t,, £
however, lash out at four Republican tSW i
leaders whom be termed represents IfiKT >4
tives of the monied interests. These fe<' ''
he named as J. Henry Roraback, Con- 1
necticut national committeeman:
former postmaster general, Walter F. she Mr. and Mrs.
Brown, Ohio national committeeman;
Charles D. Hilles, national conynit.- Still cutting capers for all
teeman of New York, and the Ohio , • v rr-
state g. o. p. chairman, Edward d. care, Manon Zioncheck,
Schorr. the whirlwind playboy con-
said Borah—“if the men who have gressman from Washington
dominated the party in recent years u:„ v r ;j- n f f mir
and who are seeking to dominate it ,tate and hIS , brl< ? e
still continue to control the party, it weeks, play peek-a-boo With re
is a challenge to the common sense porters in the corridor of their
of the voters to tell them we are not VnrV hotel Rnrontlv re
going back to monopolistic control.” ? eW J, bOtel : KecenU y r . e ‘
Borah threw one remark that turned from a honeymoon in
many interpreted as a slap at Lan- the Caribbean, the two eluci
don. The Idaho senator warned his dated somewhat on their respec
listeners against the influence of .. mu.
dominating oil companies. Landon lv ® speeds to repbrters. The
was a minor oil producer and is gen- wife said she was a ‘ ‘ pretty fast
erally believed to have the support goer,” but that she had to
of numerous oil tatereeU. !> speed up t 0 her hus .
.—sen- “Xe te see her husband
I ator wnuam is. Borah s headcuar. president some day.
ters staff is expected to arrive in . - —Central Press.
Cleveland today to set up camp for '■ ■ 1 '
the Republican national convention. a —
The Idaho senator himself will reabh AR REST ’ ORDERED
the convention city on June 7, the
day before its opening AC DR TOWNSEND
Republicans are busy preparing IVnnOLiiW
the stage for their big political show. DV RFI I PPORFRS
Four chaplains have been appointed ® 1 IKUlMsilww
to alternate at the opening sessions . ‘
with prayer. They are the Most Rev. AGED PENSION LEADER TO
Joseph Schrembs, bishop of the or ATfINPH TN
Cleveland Catholic diocese; the Uli-
nois Methodist Episcopal bishop, COURT
Ernst Lynn Waldorf of' Chicago; .
Rabbi Louis Wolsey of Philadelphia WASHINGTON, May 29 (TP). —
an dthe Rev. Albert Joseph McCart- Warrants for the arrest of Dr. F. E.
ney of Washington, who represent? Townsend and two of the pension
Presbyterians. The Cleveland bands- P lan sponsor’s lieutenants are due
man, Louis Rich, has lined up a 30- today from the office ofU. S. Dis
piece orchestra to play for the show. trict Attorney Leslie Garnett today.
rrWTA’T'/Ml a ending vote of 371 to 41, called
SENATOR FIGHTS f ° r Townsend’s arraignment in the
Washington District Court on con-
SAVAGF RA I II F tempt charges. TTie two Townsend
un 11 luJ-r p j 2n to be arraigned with their
• leader are Jack Feifer of Chicago
REYNOLDS ATTACK • BY and Dr. Clinton Wunder, of New
MAN HIDING UNDER York > 1)0111 Townsend plan organ-
AUTOMOBILE The three ar€ charged with flout-
WASHINGTON~ ~Mav 29 fTPi - lng Con & ressional authority by refus
w ashing ton, May 29 (TP).— ing to aFpear before the mvesti-
North Carolina's Senator Reynolds getion committee. ■ The contempt ci
appeared at his office bright and tation came one week from the day
early today and surprised his aides Townsend marched out of a hear
«wx in 8 and warned- committeemen that
with the story of a street fiaht. he would return only under arrest.
Returning to his parked automo- Keifer and Dr. Wunder later follow
bile after a movie last night, the their chief’s orders to ignore Con
senator surprised a man who was sessional subpoenas. •
ocuiavui H Dr Townsend termed the contempt
hiding under his car. He immedi- action “amusing.’’' He insisted that
ately recognized him as the man who he was glad that, finally, he would
had been following him around for be given a chance to present his side
several days. ’ of the case in court.
After a brief scuffle, the senator . r- ; :
and a friend -Col. Leo Cadlson —sub- “CHAIR” TAKES LIVES
dued the intruder and called the po- 0F QUARTET KILLERS
lice. The man gave his name, as ’-’"***■“* «.***«*** «
David Bremer, 39, an ecohomist. He ‘
was released at midnight after ques- OSSINING, N. Y„ May 29 (TP)—
tioning. No reason was given for F Qur young men dragged leaden feet
the man’s actions. through the "Little Green Door ’ at
This is the second time Senator Sing Sing Prison last night on their
Reynolds has had unusual expert journey td the electric chair and
ences with strangers in a few weeks, eternity.
About a month ago a man walked The f|>ur—George Rosenberg, Vin
into his office and caused a brief cent Dimartino, Charles Krapowitz
rumpus—but was soon let from the and Frank Russo —were executed for
senate office building by capital po- the holdup murder of a Brooklyn
lice. * tavern proprietor, Thomas Gaughan.
ARGENTINA ASKS ITALY’S COMPLIANCE
WITH LEAGUE OF NATIONS DEMANDS
GENEVA. May 29 (TP)—The
South American republic of Argentina
stood up boldly against Italy today
and demanded that she be brought
to terms by the League of Nations.
Argentina is one of the most out
spoken opponents of Italy’s seizure of
Ethiopia.
The Argentina government request
ed that an extraordinary assembly of
th? full league be summoned next
month to consider Italy’s annexation
of Ethiopia. The ass mbly normally
meets once a year in September.
Argentina is a muaber of the League
Council which me-ts on June 15. But
the South American nation felt that
the full league should make a deci
sion on the crucial matteas involved
in the conquest of Ethiopia. Argen
tina wants the league essembly of
little and great nations to decide
whether the Italian annexation will
be recognized, whether sanctions will
be ext: need. and whether the lague
itslf should be reformed. It is undr
stool that Argntina h’s rallied sev
eral other South American countries
to support h:r tdemand forth? con
vention of th? full league assembly.
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PROBE SOUGHT
OF‘LEGION’CHIEF
BY STATE HEADS
“TERRORISTS” GANG SUB
JECT OF UNITED FRONT
BY POLICE
DETROIT, May 29 (TP)—The bat
tle to stamp out the dreaded * Black
Legion” organization went on today
on a dozen scattered fronts.
In Detroit and other Michigan
cities, prosecution authorities are
seeking avenues by which Department
of Justice Agents could be called in
to help the probe.
One possible method, suggested by <
Wayne County Prosecutor, McCrae,
was Income tax investigation of Vir
gil Effinger of Lima, Ohio. McCrae
maintained that Effinger, alleged na
tional head of the organization, made
thousands through the collection of
dues from “Black Legion” members
and the sale of the black robes worn
by the hooded clan in its night riding
activities.
Other Michigan city officials are
asking federal investigation of the
possiblity that postal employes were
members of the “Black Legion”. At
least five Detroit policemen are under
suspension, following the discovery of
their names on the clan’s member
ship rolls.
Reports from Ohio cities indicate
that the “Black Legion” was nearly
as strongly entrenched in the Buckeye
State as in Michigan. McCrae and
others connected with -the Detroit in
quiry insist that the Legion had
branches in 18 states, spreading from
New England west to the Mississippi.
This statement set prosecution author
ities in a score of cities to work in
vestigating slayings, bombings, flog
gings, incendiary fires and blackmail
cases as the possible work of “Black
Legion” members.
Those calling for federal investiga
tion of the secret society are encour
aged by two congressional resolutions
calling for national investigation of
the hooded clan. One request was
made by Congressman Dicksteln of
New York, and the other by Senator
Benson of Minnesota. Each asked for
appointment of a joint Senate-House
committee to investigate un-American
activities..in. the United States.
BANDITS WEEP
AFTER HOLDUP
TEARS FLOW B^FWLOOT
IN JERSEY ROBBERY
ATTEMPT
HALEDON, N. J., May 29 (TP)—
Four holdup men marched into the
First National Bank today. Two of
them carried guns and poked them in
a business-like fashion into the face
of the tellers.
The tellers put up their hands and
backed off. One of them, still un
identifed, backed off to one side and
pressed his oot on a button. In an
instant the interior of the bank was
filled with blinding tear gas. The
weeping bandits choked right up and
fled. They piled into a black sedan
outside, wiped the tears from their
eyes and roared away. The Jersey
bank didn't lose a penny.
BLONDEACTRESS
FLEES WITH CHILD
ANN HARDING IN LEGAL
BATTLE OVER HER
DAUGHTER
NEW YORK. May 2 9(TP) —Harry
<Bannister’s attorney left in a rush
for Canadn today to intercept Ann
Harding before the movie star can i
take her daughter to Europe. Miss '
Harding is en route to Qu'brc from ’
Hollywood, and plans to cr.il for
Southampton tomorrow. Bannister,
her former husband, is wnging a le
gal fight to regain custody of their
daughter, seven-year-old Jane.
Blond Miss Harding won the cus
today of little Jane w T hen she di
vorced Bannister two years ago. She
promised in a R?no courtroom last
week that she will bring Jane back to
the United States right after sha fin
ishes her next picture tn England
Bannister means to halt her be fora
she sails.
His attorney, Stanley Harte, missed
the early morning American airline*
transport for Montreal. He telephoned
frantically until he found a plana
for charter. Then he dashed for the
airport, ccat tails flying.
wantedTplane!
CONFIDENCE MEN PULL
GAG AND TAKE
AIRSHIP
CHICAGO. May 29 (TP).—There’s
a hunt going on today for two con
fidence men who stole an airplane
znd flew away with the greatest of
ease.
The young owner of the plane, H
W. Wagner .told police he brought it
from South Bend to the Chicago air
port. He said two men. one of them
a "Mr. Nelson of Peoria,” approach
ed him and said they would like to
buy the plane for $2,000.
"We’d like to give it a trial spin."
Mr. Nelson explained. “My friend is
a pilot.”
Wegner told them to go right
ahead. The plane took off perfectly
and disappeared in the distance
That’s the last Wagner saw of his
ship.