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WEATHER Cloudy Today and Tomorrow; Probable Showers MARKETS Stocks Gain Grounds; Wheat, Cotton Little Changed. VOLUME 2—NUMBER 139 RIFT IS FORESEEN BY PARTY HEADS IN NEW TAX BILL AMENDMENTS TO LEGIS LATION CAUSE OF DISSENSION WASHINGTON, June 10 (TP).— Clashing views on what should be written Into the new tax bill occupied the attention of house and senate conferees today. They’re meeting aft er an intensive study by the house conferees yesterday of the compro mise bill to raise $829,000,000 In reve nue. Fresh from their study of the 289 amendments put Into their or | nal bill by the senate, the house mem bers have given indication of com promise on most of them. But on the major point—suggested and back ed by President Roosevelt —of stiff, entirely new taxes on the undistribut ed Incomes of corporations they in tend to remain firm. The house measure calls for a graduated tax up to 42 per cent on the undistributed Incomes. The sen ate bill would retain some of the pres ent taxes and add a straight seven per cent tax on undistributed income. The conferees from both houses, however, are expected to make big concessions in the rush toward ad journment. The Republican repre sentative Crowther of New York, holding the proxies of the other Re publican conferees who have gone on to Cleveland ,1s carrying on a sugie- j handed fight against the five Demo crats on the house committee. STRIKE BREAKERS TO REOPEN PLANT TROUBLE IS EXPECTED WHEN SHIFTS “TAKE OVER” FACTORY SYRACUSE, N. Y., June 10 (TP) —A heavy police guard was prepared for trouble this morning as the time neared for the scheduled reopening of the Remington Rand factory. Company officials have announced that they will fill the jobs of striking employees with 500 new workers. Union men threatened trouble if the •trike-breakers try to enter the plant. Sixteen non-strikers were attacked last night. The strikers bombarded the workers with eggs as they left the plant under guard. Later when the police had been dismissed the workers were mobbed near their hotel. Police broke up the fighting with night sticks and tear gas. POSSE ON TRAIL ARMED MANIACS ROUNDUP OF ESCAPES CONTINUES IN TWO STATES ST. PETER, Minn., June 10 (TP) National guardsmen narrowed down their hunt for the fugitive maniacs of Minnesota to aevtn men today. Two of the escaped convicts were seized early this morning as they at tempted to swim across the Minnesota river near St. Peter, They are Percy Kenosha and Walter Hornst‘in, both convicted slayers. The capture ac counted for nine of the 16 insane criminals who escaped from St. Pe ter asylum last Sunday. The search was extended into Illi nois when it was reported that the leader of the fugitive, Lawrence de Vol, was seen there.. De Vol is a for mer lieutenant of Alvin Karpls. The six remaining fugitives are believed in the densely wooded Minnesota river valley. NEW BRITISH TROOPS SENT TO HOLY LAND % JERUSALEM, June 10 (TP).— Great Britain rushed another battal ion of troops into the riot-torn Holy Land today to help keep order. There are now eight battalions of British loldiers in Palestine. British soldiers with the native aonstabulary are now stationed at all itrateglc roads and towns in the country. British authorities an nounced that the riots among Arabs Ind Jews have resulted in the arrest »f about 1,500 persons. Os these more than 1,300 were Arab national ists. More than 180 Jews have been arrested. 104 of these have been sent to jail or concentration camps for taking part in the riots. GOfANY SPUDS? EXPERTS PREDICT POTA TO SHORTAGE UNTIL AUGUST i CHICAGO, Juns 10 (TP).—Market experts predicted today that the na tional potato shortage will last until August. Dry weather throughout the potato fields of Idaho, Michigan, the Caro linas and Maine has sent the spuds to almost prohibitive prices. New po tatoes retailed in Chicago today at $1.05 a peck or seven cents a pound. The Chicago wholesale market has broken sharply under a housewives boycott. Commission men said though, that shipments during the next month and a half will be of low quality. Relief is expected when the later yields are harvested in August and § nits SILENT ON REPORTED NUPTIALS m tv ;/i tr 1 L I I **** 4 WW? ' r?.l £1 HF B1 F i i- W tlUk R i 4 151 * Uli Ifeiti a. pwfc- <>4■ v * Charlie Chaplin, shown above with Paulette Goddard at Del Monte, Cal., following their return from a world tour, still refuses to say whether they are married but he does offer to risk a fortune on the gamble that Miss Goddard can become a great motion picture star. The film comedian disclosed that his dark-haired companion would be starred in the next picture that bears his name. He will direct and produce it but not ap pear in it. —Central Press. CHINESE AFFAIRS IN NEW TURN AS CIVIL WAR LOOMS NORTH AND SOUTH PROV INCES ADAMANT IN SEPARATE STANDS NANKING, June 10 (TP) —General Chiang Kai-Shek is struggling to.ay to head off the dcuble-barrelkd threat of a Chinese civil war and war with Japan. Chiang appealed to South China leaders to halt their march into oth er provinces and to drop anti-Japan ese agitation. He warned that Can tons movement of troops to the north put the entire nation in danger. He insisted that separate military action against Japan by South China would result only in de’eat. He said China s very existance is threatened unless she presents a united front Southern leaders continued rebel lious. They said the Chinese people no longer can tolerate Japanese ag gression, and Indicated they would fight Japan alone if the central gov ernment falls to take action. WOMEN DEMAND PLATFORM PLANKS ORGANIZATION OF VOT ERS THREATEN CHANGE TO DEMOCRATS CLEVELAND, June 10 (TP)—A group of determined women ' are camped today on the doorstep of the G. O. P. convention. The women are demanding that planks endorsed by national women's organizations be included in the Re publica platform. If they aren’t, the women threaten, to swing to the Democratic party. The planks demanded by the wo men would repeal the law which oust ed many married women from fed eral jobs, and recognize the right of women to be paid equally with men according to their ability, regardless of whether they are married or sin gle. The women are headed by Assem blywoman Jane Todd of New York, Doris Stevens, Chsirman of the Inter- American Commission of Women, Mrs. Florence Fifer Bohrer, a former Illinois Republican Senator and Miss Lillian Rock, head of the "League for Women for Public Office.” Miss Rock has hopes of persuading the Republicans that they ought to name a woman candidate for Vice- President. CONTINUED DROUGHT PERILS COTTON SCATTERING OF SHOWERS HAS FAILED TO BRING NEEJDED RELIEF; FARM LANDS PARCHED. ATLANTA, June 10 (TP)—Despite a smattering of thundershowers, the southeast remains in the grip of one of the most devastating drouths in its history. Thousands of acres of fine farming land lie baked into a hard cake, with vegetation parched into a crisp. In many’ instances, cattle have no pasture grasses, and can often be seen eating leaves off oak and poplar trees. Dairy farmers in many section; are being forced to purchase hay and dried foods for their stock- I CHURCH BURNING i HINTED AS WORK j OF BLACK LEGION BLAME OF BLAZE LAID AT FEET OF “TERROR IST” GROUP DETROIT, June 10 (TP)—Authori ties are investigating the possibility that Michigan’s night-riding black legion burned down Father Charles Coughlin’s shrine of the little flower and planned to kill the radio priest). Possibility that the leg on was re sponsible for the church fire has been dis'eused several times. Recently newspapers have been printing stories alleg:dly written by a woman w’ho claims to be the wife of a legion trig ger man. One of the stories said that she had heard black legionaires dis cuss plans to assassinate Father Coughlin. The woman is Mrs. Margaret O’Rourke. She said she was the wife of Dayton Dean, who has confessed a black legion killing. Police are questioning Mrs. O’Rourke to find out if she wrote the stories and if she can give any real evidence of legion crimes. ) Meanwhile six more members of the torture cult were held under SIOO,OOO bail for kidnaping and flogging a 1 steel worker. One of the prisoners con fessed, although the alleged victim . denied that he had been flogged A huge mass meeting to protest against the activities of the Black Legion has been called for Friday night by the conference for the pro ■ tection of civil rights. The conference also has appointed , several national leaders in cultural, religious and labor fields to investi gate the night riding society. Among them are Rabbi Stephen j Wise, North Dakota s Senator Gerald • Nye and Senator Elmer Bensen of ! Minnesota. > Officials are holding 19 Black Le gionnaires on charges of kidnaping, . murder and floggings. OLD VETERANS SNUB YOUTHFUL FUNSTERS L 1 MOBILE, Ala., June 10 (TP).— Spanish-American war veterans in Alabama decided today to snub the Veterans of Future Wars. • Someone at the state convention of the Spanish vets urged a reprimand for the youngsters who are poking fun at exsoldiers. > A former national commander of ! the Alabama group, Judge Leon Mc- Cord, declarec. the convention would 1 do no such thirty. > He said—" Why bother even to con demn them? They are just a bunch of donkeys, anyway.” In many instances, distresed fami lies are turning for food to milk goat instead of the cow. Goats are easily fed. They prefer tree leaves to grass. In most cases they drink less water also. Three goat farms have sprung up almost over night in the vicinity of Charlotte. Meanwhile, hope for a second plant ing of cotton is rapidly diminishing. Agriculturists say that unless a gen eral rain of heavy precipitation is forthcoming before June 15, chances for a second planting will be gone. SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY. JUNE 10, 1936 LEGION HEAD SEES BOOM IN BUSINESS AS BONUS RESULT NATIONAL COMMANDER VOICES ROSY PICTURE IMPROVED OUTLOOK WASHINGTON. June 10 (TP) “Bonus payments will prime all busi ness and industry” predicted Roy Murphy, national commander of the American Legion, in reminding the nation that the money will be dis tributed exactly as the army and navy was recruited, on "an even basis of distribution of population.” • R:pr:sentative Wright Patman of Texas, a persistent worker in pushing the bonus legislation through con gres, prophesied that “the country will witness a remarkable spurt in business when veterans receive their checks and start buying.” The huge improvement in business conditions was for?seen from the un official estimates as to the amount of cash which will Immediately be put Into circulation by the bonuseers, which run as high as 60 per cent. The treasury is borrowing money at the rate of SSO 000,000 per week to meet the expected drains of the bonds being cashed, which will be continued until the trend of the v: terans' in tions are known. An estimated $1,836,213,950 is to be made available in bonds, w<th an ad ditional $87,786,050 in checks to be paid which represents the surplus re maining after the amount due vet erans has been divided into as many SSO bonds as possible. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) VOTERSPRIME FOR RUN-OFF PRIMARY NORTH CAROLINA CANDI-,| DATES “SET” FOR COM ING BATTLE RALEIGH. N. C., June 10 (TP).— Clyde R. Hoey and Ralph W. McDon aid have already begun their cam paigns to win the favor of North Carolina’s Democratic voters for their run off primary July 4. The two men outdistanced a field of four in the first primary last Sat urday. Hoey was given a slight mar gin over McDonald in an election which brought out the largest Demo cratic vote on record in the state. However, no candidate received a majority of the more than 470,000 votes cast. McDon ald-'ar supporters say he will bring forth his liquor control plan as a main plank in his platform. The plan calls for local option on county controlled liquor stores. Just what effect it will have on the race is unknown. But it is sure to gain many wet votes. Roughly there are 130,000 votes which were cast for the two low men in the four man race. These votes, hanging in the balance, will determine whether Hoey t or McDonald will be North Carolina’s next governor. Hoey is a life-long dry. Neverthe les, he has declared he will submit to a state wide referendum on the liquor situation. N E RVE AILMENT RETIRES COCHRANE BOSTON, June 10 (TP)—The world’s champion Detroit baseball team suffered a severe blow today whin it lost the services of its play er-manager, Mickey Cochrane, for an indefinite period. Cochran? is on his way to Detroit for treatment of a hyper-thyroid condition. Other play ers on the Tiger's team said that Cochrane’s condition is serious and it is not known how soon he will be able to return to tie baseball field. During the absence of Mickry Coch rane his right-hand man. Coach Del Baker, will manager the team. He will be assisted by Coach Cy Perkins. HIGH SPOTS IN PAST CONVENTIONS CHICAGO IN 1860 _ • L This is the fourth of a series of articles on important political conventions of the past. By C. DAVID VORMELKER (Central Prrss Staff Writer) PRESIDENT LINCOLN was unani mously renominated at the National Union convention in Baltimore on Wednesda, June 8, 1864. Anti-slavery, emancipation, the Monroe Doctrine a liberal immigra tion policy and strong indorsement of the construction of the Pacific rail road constituted the main planks in the part s platform. Andrew Johnson of Tennessee was given the vice presidential nomina tion. Hi? was destined to become president, when Lincoln was assassi nated and later, he was toface im peachment. The national Democratic conven tion. held in the Wigwam in Chicago, partly in memory of Stephen A. Doug las who had died, did not open until the last cas, of August of the me morable year of 1864. On Democratic Side The newspapers carried accounts of the surrender of Fort Morgan, of the activities of Nathaniel Bedford Forrest, Gen. Sherman, Gen. u . rt, Gen- Wh:eler and others the news columns carrying notifica tion of the nomination of a war horse (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) SNELL ASKS G. 0. P TO LEAD NATION BACK TO ‘SANITY’ SEES AMERICA HEADED FOR COMMUNISM UN DER ROOSEVELT CLEVELAND. June 10 (TP) Bertrand Snell of New York, repre sentative of eastern conservatism, called o$ th? Republican party today to lead the country back to “sanity and safety.” The veteran old guard minority leader in the house of representatives with cold and bitter phrases, declared that America is headed straight for a communist dictatorship under Roosevelt. "This year,” Snell said, “the Re publican party is not contending against the Democratic party as such. It offers to lead America against the unconstitutional dictatorship—yes, the arrogant individualism of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. For nearly four years,” Snell continued, "America has floundered in the grotesque failures of the New Deal. Every dollar of our currency advertises the shame of its debasement. L:t us begin our march to r -ity and safety. We shall need the senices of constitutional Demo crats and Republicans alike.” This invitation to the Democrats to desert their party for the Repub lican standard brought a round of ap plause from the convention floor. Snell continued with an attack on every measure and every consequence of the N<w Deal. He charged the Roosevelt administration with wast, with extravagance, with corruption and broken promises. "But overshadowing all these grave assaults upon the liberties of the people,” Snell declared, “is the presi dent's personal affection for a gov ernment-dictated collectivist order.” “ZIONY”ESCAPES FROM HOSPITAL MADCAP CONGRESSMAN ELUDES GUARDS IN ESCAPADE .WASHINGTON, June 10 (TP)— The 210 pound male guard for the interned Representative Marion Zion check from Washington state is a little more watchful today than he has been. The representative who was con fined to Washington’s gallinger hos pital after a series of escapades which raised people's eyebrows and attracted police attenton. se?m?d perfectly calm and contented today. But last night as soon as his guard left the room, he crumpled the screens of his window’s and darted out to the frercom of the hospital grounds, clad only in pajamas and bathrobe. He didn’t go very far, mere ly wandered around the grounds and engaged passers-by in conversation, but he attracted so much attention from other inmates that guards had to go and capture him after a merry half-hour chase. He promised not to try to break cut again, but his guard is paying a little closer attention to him than for merly. ECHOES OF ‘GOSSIP CASE’ REVERBERATE IN SUIT ELKTON. Md., June 10 (TP)—Wil liam Fisher filed a suit for in Elkton today against Mrs. Rachel Gillespie who w:s convicted of the fatal "community gossip” shooting of Fisher’s wife. Fisher filed the suit through his attorney. Frederick for the loss of his wife's services. Mrs. Fish er was shot at the door of her Perry ville home by Mrs. Gillespie last March after unfounded gossip linked the names of Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Gillespie’s hutoand. Mrs. Gillespie was sentenced to four years in the house of correction. She is free on SIO,OOO bail pending ap appeal. SNELL ASKS G. 0. P \ Wk i ANDREW JOHNSON Nominated as vice president when Lincoln was renominated; became president for the remainder of Lin coln's term w hen he was assassinated Hoover Captures Spotlight On His Arrival In Cleveland To Be Guest Speaker At Convention Tonight AS CONVENTION BOWED IN PRAYER ■ 'y's ■ RS* ||| BL J|9H |Bv> Mt wMSy A-wjj& # BHR iMf •; «IMW JMKMHHaISI r * The Rev. Albert Joseph McCr tney of Washington, D. C. opens the Republican convention in Cleveland with invocation. Henry P. Fletcher, in white, chairman of the national Republi can committee, is seen alongside. ROBERTS HINTED AS ‘DARK HORSE’ CONVENTION RUMORS ALSO CLAIM THAT HOOVER HAS TURNED RADICAL ON MONETARY PLANK AND HAS.TIED UP WITH FATHER COUGHLIN, 1 By LESLIE EICHEL CLEVELAND, June 10—At no other convention have rumors flown so thlclt and fast. At no other convention has it been more difficult to track down rumors—for conferences have been held in some instances 120 city blocks apart. Even farther —miles out, at estates far, far out. It was from such an estate that a rumor came which electrified the convention delegates—that Justice Owen J. Roberts of the U. S. Su preme Court would be agreed upon as the "dark horse”. It seemed ab surd, with Governor Alfred M. Lan don of Kansas so far in the lead. But—according to the rumor—for mer President Herbert Hoover would stop off in outlying Sandusky, 0., on Lake Erie, to consult with Col. Frank Knox. And Mr. Hoover would con vince Mr. Knox to drop out and to unite in favor of Justice Roberts. A sweet morsel! But wait till you hear the next. Hoover a adical? The next had Mr. Hoover suddenly turned radical on the monetary plank. He would, according to this rumor, declare lor a central government bank—and tie In generally with the Father Coughlinites. Furthermore, he would charge in his speech before the Cleveland con vention that it was the bankers who gave him “a ride” in 1932. And now he would give the bankers “a ride”. In short, the new Hoover would be scmethlng apart from the old Hoov er. • An amazing picture! It is no wone’er the delegates have appeared bewildered. They no sooner have begun cLee.-mg somebody thuc. their hero has teen switched-by a • •mcr —and »« •- had to learn to cheer somebody else. It must be said of the Landon peo ple, however, the honest-to-goocness Landon people, that they have stood steadfast. They have had midwest em deggedness. But Borah supporters have been up hill and down dale over his against and for, or stop and go policy as to candidates. Os course, it is his idea to be an influence—but that has been hard on cheering supporters. TEXAN’S TEMPER THREATENS TUGWELL NEW DEALER MAY GET IN NOSE FOR MOTION PICTURE OF DUST BOWL MADE BY GOVERNMENT. AUSTIN. Texas. June 10 (TP).— Under Secretary of Agriculture Rex ford Tugwell was threatened with a “punch in the nose” today—because loyal Texans don’t like to be remind ed of the “dust bowl.” State Representative Eugene Wor ley said he intends to a k the Demo cratic national convention to de nounce the government’s motion pic tures of the Southwest. The pictures Speaking of rumors, it wouldn’t . surprise anybody to hear one any > minute that the rumor-mongers had [ the Republicans calling off the con : vention and deciding to go home, and. > permit Mr. Roosevelt to hang himself, r At least, many men have had the sat isfying experience of hearing them selves nominated by rumor in Cleve land. Well, a “dark horse” won the Ken -1 tucky Derby. ROOSEVELT TALKS OVER AIR TONIGHT HOOVER ALSO SLATED TO BROADCAST CONVEN TION SPEECH • NEW YORK. June 10 (TP).—Both President Roosevelt and his old cam paign rival former President Hoover will be on the air waves tonight. Hoover is to make th? principal speech at the Republican convention in Cleveland —probably at ‘ 9 p.m.‘ E. S, T. His talk together with all oth er convention activities will be broad cast by the mutual, National and Co lumbia networks. President Roosevelt is speaking at the Arkansas centennial in Little Rock, at 7 p.m. E. S. T. He has re quested that the broadcast of his talk be omitted if the Cleveland conven tion is in .-.ession at that hour. If the convention i,s not in session the talk will be broadcast by Columbia and National networks. The presi dent said that he will confine his talk to historical subjects and will not ■touch on politics. ALLEGED MURDERER BEFORE GRAND ‘JURY MONROEVILLE. Ala., June 10 (TP) —The suspected poison-slayer of Earl Dean was held ov~r today for grand jury action. He is Arin Lambert, who is charged with poisoning Dean to collect $15,000 on the victim's life insurance policy. Witnesses testified that Lambert made hims'lf the beneficiary a short 1 time before Dean was killed. were taken under the supervision ol the rural settlement administration, headed by Tugwell. Worley, who Is a convention delegate, demands that the film be destroyed. Said Worley—“That picture is a libel on the greatest section in the United States because the camera man selected the wor t spots. If Dr Tugwell doesn't destroy the film, I m liable to punch him in the nose.” Published every day excepting Saturdays. ■ J Five cents per copy Sundays. Delivered to your home fifteen cents per week. WEEK DAYS PAY NO MORE TRANSRADIO PRESS FORMER PRESIDENT EX PECTED TO GIVE VIEWS ON MONETARY PLANK; PLATFORM WILL BE OF FERED AT CONCLUSION OF HIS TALK; BORAH’S AID IS SOUGHT BY LAN DONITES. CLEVELAND, June 10 (TP)—This is Herbert Hoover’s day at hte Re publican National Convention. The white-haired ex-President titular leader of his party—reached the Con vention City this morning in high spirits. A throng of several thousand ad mirers was on hand to greet him. Hoover beamed with satisfaction at the welcome they gave him, but he waved questioners aside. He had nothing to say at this moment, he said. About the candidates or other matters before the convention. He will address the convention V night at 8 o’clock E. S. T.—the only guest speak er invited to state his views. At the train to meet Hoover was a small army of former officials in his administration. They crowded around him eagerly, shaking his hand. Former War Secretary Pat Hurley of Oklahoma, ex-Secretary of Agricul ture Arthur M. Hyde of Missouri, ono time Postmaster General Walter S. Brown, Ogden Mills, Henry Fletcher, Hoover’s old secretaries, Lawrence Richey and George Akerson, and many others were there. Parade Leads Hoover Someone carried an American, flag at the head of the procession which led the 31st President from the sta tion to his hotel. There was no brass band to greet him, but Hoover’® broad smile plainly showed his satisfaction at the warmth of the welcome. It was different at the convention of 1932, when he was up for renomina tion. At that convention he had sunk to the lowest level of his popularity. • The party would not even exhibit his - picture in the convention hall, and the keynote speaker did not mention . his name. It was a different Hoover that ar rived today for the Cleveland con vention. And it’s safe to say that, when he mounts the rostrum tonight a to make his speech, the crowd will ’ give him a welcoming roar of ap-' plause. „ Pennsylvania’s big: delegation wted j today to pass 49 votes for Landon and t 13 for Senator Borah—of which eight may be thrown into Landon after the V first ballot. Senator Vandenberg of 1 Michigan got one Pennsylvania vote . and Senator Lester Dickinson of lowa three. Some of the 75 delegates were missing and others didn’t vote. It was a clear cut victory for the ,- Landonites. The work of drafting the . party platform has been suspended , until the Landonites can further con fer with Senator Borah. They tried all night and this morn ing to reach the Idaho Senator, with out success. Borah is threatening to , withdraw his support of the party ) unless his view of foreign policy, , monopolies and the money question are embodied in the platform. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 7) VOTERS DECIDE " , ‘CATSUP’ EPISODE r PATRICK GETS REVENGE j FOR WALLOP BY i HUDDLESTON BIRMINGHAM, Ala. June 10 (TP) . Radio Entertainer Luther Patrick . has his revenge today for the ket chup bottle wallop he got from Con t gressman George Huddleston. » The revenge consists of the Demo . cratic nomination to the House of : RFepresentatives from the Birming ham congressional district. Patrick fought Huddleston on the grounds j that the congressman had voted i against many important New Deal bills. The fight was so bitter that : the two men got into a personal dls ; pute while dining in the same case. Huddleston hit Patrick over the head with a ketchup bottle. ‘ I’ll take your seat in congress for that,” Patrick vowed. Returns from yesterday’s primary election indicate that he has made good his boast. INTHEBAG! LANDON COMPLETES HIS PREPARATIONS AND IS READY FOR VACATION TOPEKA. Kan., June 10 (TP)— Governor Alf Landon ate a hearty breakfast today and then turned to preparations for taking a vacation ‘‘somewhere out West.” Landon’s associates said he intend ed to take the vacation no matter what happens at the Republican con vention in Cleveland. The governor went to bed early last night after listening to the radio broadcast of Senator Steiwer’s key note address before the convention. Said Landon: ‘‘l listened with inter est to what I considered a fine speech.” ’ Meanwhile, in Independence, Kan., Lane on s home town, extensive prepa reticns are under way ifor a mast celebration upon his nomination for president, w