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WEATHER
Partly Cloudy Today and To
morrow; Fair.
MARKETS
Stocks Advance Fractions;
Wheat and Cotton Gain.
VOLUME 2—NUMBER 143
Florida Towns Flooded
After Tropical Storms
Cause Night of Panic
RESIDENTS IN SOUTHWESTERN PART OF STATE CAN
BREATHE MORE EASILY AFTER THREATENING
HURRICANE PASSES OUT TO SEA.
FORT MYERS, Fla., June 15 (TP)
Southwestern Floridans breathed a
sigh of relief this morning as weath
er conditions returned to normal in
their part of the state.
A thirty-five mile an hour gale and
a series of tropical storms late last
night caused southern Florida resi
dents to fear that a repetition of last
fall’s disastrous hurricane was at
hand. The entire section became
nothing more than an inland lake
as the clouds opened up and water
poured from the skies to total an
average *of 14 inches of rainfall in
three days. *
Sum Comes Out
Today, however, the wind blew it
self out over the ocean and a hot sun
appeared to drain the water off the
land at a rapid rate-
Fort Myers, which bore the brunt
of the wind, escaped with little dam
age except flooded stores and littered
shrubbery. As the imperial river re
turned to its banks, £tonita Springs—
the scene of the highest water —was
reached by state road rescue crews.
In general, the crop damage over
the section was slight as the citrus
held to their trees in spite of the
winds and water.
A deluge of rain pelted the Fort
Myers area while the wind rose dur
ing the night. Combined with an ex
traordinarily high tide that sent; tide
water rivers over their banks in many
places, the downpour flooded several
small towns south of Fort Myers,
blocked the famous Tamiami trail
and menaced several bridges.
Bridge Near Collapse
The most threatening situation ap
peared at the town of Bonita Springs,
25 miles south of Fort Myers. A rail
road bridge was close to collapse there
as the Imperial river rose speedily.
Tourist camps along the river bank
were ordered abandoned when the
river spilled over its banks.
MOORE IS SLAIN
BRUTAL MURDER
SURPRISING BURGLAR BE
LIEVED CAUSE OF JER
SEY KILLING
EAST ORANGE, N. J., June 15
(TP) —The aged Inventor, D. McFar
lan Moore, was found shot to death
near his garage today. Neighbors
heard two quick pistol shots and ran
to Moore'a backyard. They found him
dead of a bullet wound in the head.
There was no pistol near the body.
Members of the police homicide
squad examined the scene and decid
ed that the 67-year-old inventor must
have surprised a prowler near the
garage. Moore, a close friend and for
mer associate of Thomas A. Edison,
had planned to drive to Bethlehem,
Pa., today. Police think he was walk
ing towards his garage when he en
countered the burglar and was shot to
death.
LEGION SUSPECTS
IN COURT TODAY
FIFTEEN ALLEGED MEM
BERS FACE HEARING IN
DEATH THREAT CASE
DETROIT, Mich., June 15 (TP).—
Fifteen suspected Black Legion mem
bers come up for court examination
today on murder conspiracy charges.
The men are accused of planning
to kill Mayor William Voisine of
Ecorse and Edithor Arthur Kingsley
of suburban Highland Park. Detroit
officials charge the hooded night
riders tried to kill the two men in a
plot to grab political control in the
two cities.
Meanwhile County Prosecutor Dun
can McCrea launched into a final
roundup of the ‘‘big guns” in the se
cret aoclety. McCrea labelled those
now under arrest “mere small fry.”
Said the prosecutor: ‘‘The real
master-minds of this outfit are still
in hiding—well protected by their
henchmen.”
SO SORRY?
WAR DEBT NATIONS APOL
OGIZE AGAIN FOR NON
PAYMENT TO U. S.
WASHINGTON, June 15 (TP)
The formal regrets are coming In to
day, explaining to Uncle Sam that 13
nations are sorry—but payments on
war debts will have to be postponed
again. Finland, as usual, is making
her semi-annual payment, of $164,000.
Defaulting notes have arrived at the
department from nine other nations;
Four more are expected to reply be
fore the midnight deadline" tonight.
Turkey said she would pay SIOO,OOO,
the first annual Installment on a
$1,300,000 lump sum claimed by Amer
ican cltlens against the Turkish peo
ple. This is not a war debt, but bv
midnight, Uncle Sam will be -short
$183,000,000 dollars which was due
on war debt Installments today.
S nu aniidliß® iiiliilimfs
At the town of Everglades, 75 miles
below Fort Myers, a nook of water
surged through the streets, causing
considerable damage.
Fort Myers Beach, a popular coast
resort, was virtually deserted today.
Residents of the shore community
fled to Fort Myers in the fear that
the flimsy summer bungalows were
doomed by the rising winds and
pounding tides.
OLSON F ACET TEST
AT VOTER’S HANDS
IN MAJOR FIGHT
MINNESOTA GOVERNOR IN
SENATORIAL BATTLE
AGAINST TAYLOR
ST. PAUL, Minn., June 15 (TP)—
Floyd B. Olson, Minnesota’s Farmer-
Labor governor, faces the political
test of his career today*. By the pri
mary ballots cast today, Olson will
know whether he is washed up as a
Farmer-Labor leader or whether his
party will back him up in his cam
paign for the United States senate.
Opposed by Taylor
Olson is opposed by Carl E. Tay
lor for the Fanner-Labor senatorial
nomination. In recent weeks, the
Minnesota governor has come In for
some bitter attacks by party leaders
who maintain he has dropped party
principles in favor of a more con
servative attitude.
Another figure in the senatorial
primary is Mrs. Thomas D. Schall,
widow of the blind Republican sena
tor who was fatally injured in an
auto accident months ago. Mrs. Schall
is opposed by former Governor Theo
dore Christianson. The Democratic
senatorial primary slate carries two
candidates, «oeldwin Loftsgaarden and
Patrick J. Delaney.
Four Seek Seat
Four Farmer-Laborltes and two Re
publicans are seeking nominations for
the governorship. The Farmer-Labor
candidates are U. S. Senator Elmer
Benson, whom Olson appointed to fill
out Schall’s unexpired term; Adolph
W. Olson, Magnus Johnson and Ed
gar Bernard. On the Republican pri
mary ticket are Martin A. Nelson,
who was Republican gubernatorial
candidate in 1834 and Martin A. Nel
son, who was Republican guberna
torial candidate In 1934 and Arthur
Gilbert. Democratic candidates are E.
E. Novak and Fred Curtis.
FATHER OF TRIO
STILL IN DAZE
SUPPORTING TRIPLETS ON
$lB SALARY IS HIS
CHIEF WORRY
NEWTON, Mass., June 15 (TP)—
There is no prouder man on the earth
today than 22-year-old Benjamin
Caira, father of two-day-old triplet
boys, Anthony, Richard and Benja
miin, Jr.
The three normal and healthy boys
were born to his 18-year-old wife Who
smiled joyfully with her husband to
day as she watched the youngsters.
Caira Is employed as a mattress
stitcher at a salary of $lB a week.
Asked how he felt to be the father
of triplets, he replied. “Well, I am
rather in a' daze about it all, but I
wouldn’t part with them for a mil
lion dollars.”
Mrs. Caira is five feet tall and
weighs only 100 pounds.
According to the parents, their
only problem now is to find some way
of bringing up their three growing
sons on Calra’s $lB a week salary.
BODY OF MISSING CHILD
FOUND RIVER’S BOTTOM
MONKTON, Md„ June 15 (TP)
A four-day search by several hundred
CCC workers, police, and neighbors
was ended today when the body of
two-year-old Joan Fuhman was found
on the bottom qf the Little Gunpow
der River.
Two CCC workers found the child’s
body about 500 yards from her home.
Joan disappeared Friday from the
Monkton estate where her mother is
employed.
LABOR IN ORGY WORLD-WIDE STRIKES
AS INDUSTRIALISM STANDS ASKANCE
CAMDEN. N. J., June 15 (TP)—A
workers committee win sit down
around a conference table today with
officials of the R. C. A.-Victory Com
pany's Camc'en plant. On the results
of the session scheduled for this
morning depend the possibility of a
strike which would call more than
2,000 employes of the Jersey factories.
The R. C. A.-Victory employes have
empowered their committee with the
right to call a strike if their demands
for wage increases and a 35-hour work
week are turned down by company
officials. The strike threat includes
PHONE 6183
WHERE COPS WERE TOLD TO “SWING CLUBS”
iitlfijiiif I 111 LI -
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Hundreds of strikers and sympathizers patrol the streets around the Remington-Rand plant
in Syracuse, N. Y., as the long, drawn-out strike of the company at Syracuse and other points
continues. Following the second of a series of street riots, police were instructed to “swing
their clubs” to break up the violence. At Ilion, N. Y., union leaders of 4,000 workers in six Rem
ington-Rand plants disputed company statements that a settlement had been reached.
—Central Press.
BITTER DEADLOCK
FACES ROOSEVELT
ON TAX FIGHT
CONGRESSIONAL BATTLE
GREETS PRESIDENT ON
RETURN TO CAPITOL
WASHINGTON, June 15 (TP).—
President Roosevelt returns to Wash
ington today to be greeted by a con
gressional deadlock whch threatens
to postpone adjournment until the
Dog Days.
The president is due to reach
Washington at noon. His arrival in
the national capital wil mark the
end of a 4,000-mile journey which
stretched down into Texas and--north
again to Indiana. During his trip
the White House tenant delivered
speeches which were cheered by huge
gatherings in Texas, Arkansas, Indi
ana and Kentucky.
While none of these four addresses
were labelled a campaign address by
New Deal chiefs, two speeches, at
least—those delivered at Little Rock,
Arkansas, and at Dallas —included
phrases that were seen by many as
cast in the New Deal vein. Yester
day’s speech at the .dedication of the
George Rogers Clark memciial at
Vincennes, Indiana, was more of a
typical historical address, and the
statement given out by the president
at the birthplace -of Abraham Lin
coln, Hodgenville, Ky., was strictly a
non-partisan announcement, com
prised chiefly of excerpts from Lin
coln’s writings. •
While the president neared Wash
ington aboard his special train, house
and senate conferees ’ battling to
smooth over differences in the tax
bill admitted no progress.
House conferees demand that the
high corporate surplus txa provisions
of ther bill be retained. Senate con
ferees are equally insistent that they
be dropped in favor of other levies
All hope of congresional adjournment
by Saturday—the postponed date set
for the closing of the Capitol Hill
shop—appear doomed to failure.
Some optimistic legislators, how
ever, hope that the president, when
he gets back to his desk today can
work things out so that the adjourn
ment gavel will sound before the end
of the week. . . .
PURSUIT PLANE CONTRACT
IS AWARDED TO CURTIS
BUFFALO, N. Y., June 15 (TP)—
The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor
Company announced today that the
navy department has given it a two
million airplane contract. President
Burdette Wright said the contract is
the second biggest in the history of
the company.
Curtis will build 83 scout-bombing
planes for the nißy. The Curtiss Com
pany is hoping 11 MU get part of an
other fat contract Wednesday, when
the army lets contracts for the build
ing of 150 pursuit planes.
a call for a flat 20 per cent wage
boost.
Company heads say the United
Electrical and Radio Workers Union,
which is represented by the strike
committee today, does not control the
majority of workers at the Camden
plant. A second union, known as the
Employes’ Committee Union, claims
it controls a majority of the Camden
workers. Heads of the second group
have given warning that their mem
bers would not join any strike called
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 8)
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1936
REVOLT RIDING HIGH IN CHINA
CIVIL WAR REARS UGLY HEAD IN HUNAN AS FOREIGN
RESIDENTS PREPARE TO EVACUATE.
OHANSA-HUNAN PROVINCE,
Onina, June 15 (TP) —Hundreds of
foreign residents of South China, in
cluding many Americans, packed their
belongings today in preparation for
sudden flight to safety.
The spirit of revolt runs high in
Hunan Province. South China war
lords, at sword s point with ihe Nank
ing government, appear on the verge
of outright war with their country
man to the north.
Overshadowing the whole threaten
ing situation is the ever-growing pos
sibility of a war between the dis
organized Chinese forces and Japan.
The combination brought an Amer-
MAINE TO DECIDE
ISSUES AT POLLS
GUBERNATORIAL RACE IN
PINE TREE STATE HAS
EYES OF NATION
PORTLAND, Me., June 15 (TP)—
Primary voters headed for primary
polls throughout the pine tree state
of Maine today.
At stake in today’s balloting are
nominations for numerous congres
sional, state, county and municipal
offices. Primary campaigning reached
bitter peaks during the last days of
the pre-ballot battle and a large vote
is expected in the state today.
Former State Senator B. W. Page
is opposing SJcretary of State L. O.
Barrow for the G. O. P. guberna
torial nomination. J. H. Dubord is un
opposed for the nomination on the
Democratic ticket while Governor
Louis Brann will have no opposition
in his primary quest of the Demo
cratic nomination to the United
States senate.
MINE WORKERS MEET
TO SIGN AGREEMENTS
HAZELTON, Pa., June 15 (TP).—
United Mine Workers are arriving in
Hazleton today for the convention
starting Wednesday, during which
they are expected to sign the new
wages and hours agreement negotiat
ed in New York.
This new agreement is reported to
include many improvements for t|e
miners, but there is no increase in
wages. The principal provision of
the new pact establishes a seven-hour
day and a 35-hour week in the sec
ond year of the contract.
MAN SLOWLY AWAKES
FROM SLEEPING COMA
OTTAWA, 111., June 15 (TP).—
The man who has been in a sleeping
coma for 442 days, Joseph Lengan,
seems to be waging a winning fight
against his strange ailment.
Lengan fell asleep on March 28.
1935, and did not awake until last
Saturday. He lost 101 pounds during
his long sleep.
After further treatments with a
recently-invented radio therapy in
strument, Lengan is now much im
proved. He indicated he was hun
gry, smiled at his nurse —and then
yawned.
DEGREE FOR HULL
PROVIDENCE, R. I. June 15 (TP)
Secretary of State Cordell Hull will
receive an honorary degree at Brown
University today. The 168th c'-'.-
mepcement exercises began in the
historic First Baptist meeting house.
Mr. Hull will address the graduates
when he receives a doctor of laws
degree.
lean gun boat, the "Monocacy*', rush
ing into Chansha, the capital of Hun
an Province. The “Monocacy” dropped
anchor alongside of two British war
ships, which are in Chanska harbor
to protect foreigners who may be
caught in a sudden outbreak of the
threatened civil war.
At Amoy, Fukien Province, mean
while, Japanese warships landed
troops while Nipponese authorities
called on Chinese leaders to put a
stop to anti-Japanese agitation.. The
Japanese announced they are ready
to march on South Or Ina at a mom
ent’s notice, should fighting break
out in that sector.
TEACHER’S PET
LIVINGSTON, Tenn., June 15
(TP) .—School’s out for the sum
mer, and Harlan Reeder is no
longer taking lessons from his
wife.
Reeder was the star pupil of the
eighth grade of the Independence
grammar scholo. Recently he won
the undisputed right to the name
of ‘‘Teachers’ Pet”—by marrying
the teacher, Pauline Roberts.
When the ceremony was over
Reeder went back to his studies
and the schoolmarm went back to
her desk.
WAR CONDEMNED
BY SECRETARY
HULL BLASTS RESULTS IN
ADDRESS TO BROWN
GRADUATES
PROVIDENCE. R. 1., June 15 (TP)
Secretary of State Cordell Hull de
clared today that ww is an "unmis-.
takable sign of bankrupt statesman
ship.”
The secretary of state was speak
ing to Brown university graduates.
An honorary Browp university de
gree was conferred 'on the cabinet
member shortly before he started
speaking. Hull is the fifth secretary,
of state to receive such a degree from
the old New England institution in |
nearly 175 years.
Hull attacked the ancient anxiom j
that reads —“In time of peace, pre
pare for war.” He declared that this
"grim counsel is too deeply imbued
with the inevitability of war.”
The secretary of state outlined a
battle that is going on among na
tions of the world —he said that
thoughts of hostility, distrust, sus
picion and gresd were being pitted
against ideals of friendliness, confi
dence, fair dealing, and good faith.
To avoid another war, he said, the
people of the world must see that
good faith and confidence triumph
over all other thoughts.
POPE BESTOWS HONORS
ON NEW CARDINALS
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VATICAN CITY. June 15 (TP).—
Pope Pius increased the sacred col
lege of cardinals to 68 members to
day. He bestowed the red hat on
two of his old friends.
The new princes of the church are
Eugenio Tisserant and Giovanni Mer
cati. For many years they have
served in the great Vatican library.
During the brilliant services ele
vating the cardinals the 79-year-old
pope also announced the appoint
ments of three new bishops in the
United States. Monsignor Hugh
Lamb was raised to auxiliary bishop
to Cardinal Dougherty of Philadel
phia. Monsignor George Leech be
came bishop of Harrisbunrg, Pa., and i
Monselgnor William Adrien was':
named bishop of Nashville, Tenn. J
PHONE 6183
CAMPAIGN PLANS
DISCUSSED WITH
G. 0. P. LEADERS
LANDON CONFERS. WITH
LEADER OF COMMITTEE
OVER COMING FIGHT
TOPEKA, Kan., June 15 (TP)—
Governor Alf Landon of Kansas will
talk over campaign matters with the
new head of the Republican national
committee, John Hamilton today.
Porch Campaign Favored
Governor Alf, the G. O. P. stand
ard-bearer for 1936, is faced with the
necessity of deciding whether he will
conduct a "front-porch” campaign
during the summer or will tour the
country. His campaign manager,
Hamilton, appears to favor the lat 1 -
ter program, although others almost
as close to the Kansas governor are
reported in favor of the “front
porch” idea.
This latter group, including several
old-guard members of the G. O. P.
national committee, will meet in con
ference with the Kansas governor to
morrow. However, with Hamilton
wielding a whip hand in Republican
affairs right now, it is probable that
the man at Topeka will go to to
morrow’s conference with his mind
already made up.
If Governor Landon decides in fa
vor of the cross-country campaign,
he probably will stage his first anti
new deal attack in New York. From
there, Governor Landon is expected
to swing up into New England for
an address in Boston and then to
head west for a Chicago address. It
is possible that the Kansas governor
will visit the west coast before he
winds up his campaign tour —if he
takes a campaign tour.
Refuses All Comment
Pending the arrival of the G. O. P.
moguls with whom he is slated to
discuss campaign plans, the Kansas
governor refused all comment regard
ing the coming battle. He spent yes
terday with h:s family, after church,
and heard from his dark-haired
daughter, Peggy Ann Landon, all the
sidelight details of the Cleveland con
vention which chose him as Republic
an presidential nominee.
Landon's campaign manager, Ham
ilton, arrives in Topeka from Cleve
land this morning with at least one
verbal victory over the Democratic
campaign leader, Postmaster General
Jim Farley, in response to Farley’s
complaint that the Republican plank
on the sound money issue was vague,
Hamilton retorted:
■‘ l X’ny r sound money proposal, of
course, would be vague to the New
Deal's spokesman.”
HOFFMAN SERVED
PARKER PAPERS
JERSEY GOVERNOR RU
MORED TO IGNORE EX
TRADITION PROCESS
TRENTON, N. J., June 15 (TP)
The Paul H. Wendel case will reach
a naw cl’max today when a request
for the extradition of Ellis Parker,
senior, is handed Governor Harold
G. Hoffman.
The extradition papers bear the
signature of acting Governor Bray
of New York. Bray signed the extra
dition request when Brooklyn prosecu
tion forces maintained that Parker
was guilty of kidnaping.
Parker is the Burlington county,
New Jersey, detective, who is blamed
by Brooklyn authorities for holding
Wendel captive until the disbarred
lawyer signed a spurious confession
to the Lindbergh murder. Parker is
a Hoffman supporter and predictions
that the Jersey governor would re
fuse his extradition were numerous.
Later today, the New Jersey state
senate will meet tc okay or turn
down Governor Hoffman’s appoint
ment of Col. Mark O. K mberling as
head of the state police. Hoffman ap
pointed Kimberling in the pl ie of
Col. H. Norman Schwartzkopf, appar
ently because he was dissatisfied with
Schwartzkopf’s handling of the Lind
bergh' investigation.
ROCKEFELLER INDOORS
LISTENING TO RADIO
LAKEWOOD, N. J., June 15 (TP)—
The most prominent citizen of Lake
wood, John D. Rockefeller, Sr„ looked
out the window today and wondered
whether there’s a possibility of a
drive in the sunshine.
Mr. Rockefeller has kept indoors
during the past few days of incessant
rain. He spent much of time listen
ing to his radio. He is an inveterate
radio fan. The aged multi-millionaire
spent Sunday propped up in his chair
listening to church services and music
from the choirs.
SPIRIT OF UNREST AGAIN APPARENT IN
GERMANY AS ANTI-NAZIS BREAK FORTH
BERLIN, June 15 (TP).—Tales of
undercover antl-Nazi organization
reported to be plotting the death of
brownshirt leaders drew furious de
nials from brown shirt leaders today.
The reports, which were circulated
in the Paris press, maintained that a
band of terrorist, known as the “R.
R.” already have killed a score of
storm troop leaders and are aiming
at more assassinations which threat
ened every Nazi official up to Chan
cellor Hitler himself.
The “R. R.” title, according to the
French reports, stands for “Roehm
Racher,” or “avengers of Rohem.”
Denies Death Charge
Ib
f >
On trial for the first degree murder
of her sweetheart last February,
Elizabeth Voloshin (above) told the
jury in a New YorklCity court that
the death was the rehult of a suicide
pact, and that she had believed her
glass as well as her sweetheart’s
contained poison.
(Central Press)
‘DON’T BE SUCKER’
VETERANS WARNED
AS BONUS POURS
BUSINESS BOOM PREDICT
ED AS FORMER SOL
DIERS GET MONEY
WASHINGTON, June 15 TP)—The
bonus is going out! Thousands of the
brown envelopes are in the mails on
the way to their owners—the world
war veterans who have clamored for
years for cash payment on their ad
justed compensation certificates.
PortTiaster John Inman of New
Egypt, N. J., claimed to have handed
out the first bonds at one minute past
midnight this morning. Veteran Ralph
Walton accepted them from Inman.
"Warning Against “Wolves”
There will be four deliveries in the
Metropolitan area of New York to
day. where more than 200,000 of the
3 1-2 million veterans entitled to bon
uses will receive them. The govern
ment has warned all veterans to
watch out for the "wolves” who will
try to fleece tnem out of the bonds
with get-rich-quick schemes.
The shysters, the swindlers and the
get-rich-quick boys have sharpened
their teeth for montlhs. With all man
ner of plans to get hold of the vet
erans’ bonds. But officials of the vet
erans’ organizations say most of the
money will be spent on legitimate pur
chases —such as second-hand cars,
real estate, dental work and medical
care. The Postoffice Department
promised heavy penalties ior swind
lers. Then it addressed a loud warn
ing to the veterans themselves. It
said: "Don’t be a sucker!” if the door
bell rings that means that tfce post
man is on the doorstep, bearing gifts
from Uncle Sam.
In all, about two million dollars
will be represented by the 38,000,000
bonds to be distributed today . The
certificates may be cashed immediate
ly, or they may be tucked away in
safe deposit boxes, there to earn three
per cent unless cashed with the next
year. Government officials admit
the probability that a big percentage
of the bonds will be converted into
cash immediately. “Their chief wor
ry, and the headache of veteran or
ganizations is that many veterans
might fritter away their bonus money
on wild-cat speculation, sprees and
other foolhardy moves that would
leave the veterans empty-handed
within a few days.
Buying Boom Seen
Business leaders expect a sudden
spurt in buying circles when the vet
erans cash their bonds and hunt
around for something to buy. Trades
people who have carried veterans .on
the books for lengthy stretches hope
that the boys who receive their
bonus tonds today will remember the
“please remit” notations.
The chiseler who tries to swindle
the veteran of his bonus money will
face stiff penalties, to be enforced by
federal law. Veteran groups have can
vassed their membership with pleas
to use caution in spending the cash
derived from the converted bonds.
One of the warnings, repeated by
veteran leaders throughout, the coun
try, said: "If you’re a married man,
consult your wife before you spend
a nickel of your bonus money: It’s
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 8)
The band allegedly is made up of the
followers of Captain Ernst Roehm,
who was executed on Hitler’s osiers
during the 1933 purge.
The sensational French stories
maintained that all the victims of
the "R. R.” were found dead on
country roads or in the side streets of
big German cities. All the slain
men, the stories said, were marked
with the “R. R.” insignia.
Hitler’s propaganda department
was indignant in denying the stories.
They blamed the reports on Commu
nist propaganda Issued from Russia
and Switzerland.
Published every day
excepting Saturdays, wj
Five cents per copy k
Sundays. Delivered ■■ j
to your home fifteen MF
cents per week.
WEEK DAYS
PAY NO MORE
TRANSRADIO PRESS
MURDER RACKET
PROBE CONTINUES
IN SPRINGFIELD
MASSACHUSETTS POLICE
UNEARTHING MANY
CLUES IN MYSTERY
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., June 15
(TP) —Residents in an d a round
Springfield cast suspicious looks at
one another today as Authorities con
tinued their intensive investigation
into an alleged whlesale insurance
murder racket.
The probe into the recent deaths
of 50 or more persons in Ludlow,
Springfield, Wilbraham and Chiocopee
is centered around the records of in
surance and poison sales. Authorities
said that since the investigation was
launched attempts have been made
by several persons to cancel insur
ance policies.
One official said an arrest in the
case is likely in a few days. The in
vestigators are having trouble learn
ing the names of persons who have
bought arsenic at drug stores. Per
sons making such purchases are re
quired to sign books. But officials said
that an many cases this was not done.
HOOSIER STATE
AT CROSSROADS
INDIANA POLITICAL KET
TLE BEGINS TO BOIL
OMINOUSLY
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June U
(TP).—Hoosier Democrats stand at
the cross roads today. Their state
convention is scheduled for tomor
row and most party members expect
a three-way battle over the candidate
for governor. Under Indiana law M
governor cannot serve two terms in
succession. Governor McNutt,
an ardent New Dealer, has thrown
his strength behind Lleutentant Gov
ernor Cliff Townsend for the office.
Against McNutt are Indiana's two
United States senators each of whom
is backing his own man. Senator
Frederick Van Neys is boosting a for
mer HOLC manager, Kirk McKinney.
Senator Sherman Minton wants Gov
ernor McNutt’s former patronage
secretary, Pleas Greenka to* be the
next governor.
Tomorrow’s session also may be a
heated fight between the two serf
tors and McNuttt’s forces on another
issue. Senator Van Nuys recently ac
cused the governor of using PWA
jobs to bolster his ranks of support
ers. This charge probably will be
taken up during the convention of
Indiana Democrats.
Pittsburgh Mayor
Is In New Battle
PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 15 (TP)
Safety Director Thomas Dunn and
Mayor William McNair crossed words
again today as the mayor ended a
15-day furlough for Dunn. Director
Dunn pwmplty denied that he had
ever been on furlough. The mayor,
free on $5,000 bond after being
charged with malfeasance an dmis
feasance in office, looked on with in
terest as the grand jury held another
session. The jury is investigating city
magistrates, of whom the mayor is
chief.
Dunn, Police Superintendent Jacob
Dorsey and Dorsey’s assistants went
in toiay to tlel the grand jury what
they know about city magistrates and
their operations. The situation reached
a climax Saturday when Mayor Mc-
Nair ordered all magistrate courts
closed down.
County Judge Smith has told Sher :
iff Gollmar to act as emergency head
of the police department, but Sheriff
Gollmar said he wouldn't take over
the police department unless there is
an actual breakdown in law enforce
ment.
SMARTIDEA!
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PERKINS REVIVES CHAIN
LETTER FAD TO PLEDGE
ROOSEVELT VOTES
NEW YORK, June 15 (TP).—The
signature of the secretary of labor,
Frances Perkins, is at the bottom of
five chain letters that are in the
mall today.
Miss Perkins isn’t trying to revive
the get-rich-quick chain lettet fad
that swept the country last year.
The letters that madame secretary
dropped into the mail slot pledged
support of President Roosevelt’s re
election and ask the five addressees
to each send five more letters, cart
in the same vein.
The chain-letter idea was devised
by the Women's Pro-Roosevelt league
It it lives up to expectations, the let
ters will encircle the country, pledg
ing millions of voters to the New
Deal re-election cause.
Three of the five women to whom
Miss Perkins mailed her chain let
ters were the presdent of the Nation
si Federation of Business and Profes
sional Women. Miss Chari Ormond
Williams: the dean of women at the
University of North Carolina, Har
riet Elliott, and the National Wom
en’s Trade Union League president,
R<xe Schneiderman, _