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WEATHER Southeast Winds; Continued Warm; Showers Tomorrow MARKETS Stocks Make aGin Wheat Un changed; Cotton Drops. VOLUME 2—NUMBER 146 Huge Relief Measure, Approved By Congress, Is Sent To Roosevelt BILL PROVIDES $2,400,000,. 000 INCLUDING A HUGE SLICE FOR CONTINUING FEDERAL RELIEF; AL LOWS PWA PROJECTS TO BE CONTINUED. WASHINGTON, June 18 (TP) Congress approved the new deficiency and relief bill today and sent it to the White House. The measure pro vides for an appropriation of $2,400,- 000,000 which includes $1,400,000,000 for continuing federal relief. The sen ate supported the house in dropping an appropriation for the Florida ship canal from the measure. The bill also allowed the PWA to continue non federal projects with money from the $300,000,000 revolving fund. The two and a half billion dollar deficiency relief bill moved into the final stages, of passage today in a unprecedneted series of delays whictv for a time had caused uncertainty in several Washington political cir cles. With the exception of $85,000,000 for the resettlement administration the entire relief fund will go into WPA projects, but will be spent un der the president's personal direction and dictation. Other leading items induce the Social Security Program and Emergency works. RAIN POSTPONES FIGHT FOR NIGHT MAX AND LOUIS TO TRY AGAIN TOMORROW IF STORM STOPS NEW YORK, June 18 (TP)—Max Schmeling was granted a 24-hour re prieve today. The German fighter won't meet Joe Louis and fistic death up til tomorrow night. A drenching mid-day rain forced Promoter Mike Jacobs to set back the bout. If it rains tomorow, the fight probably will be held over until early next week. Louis and Schmeling weighed in today, so they won’t have to go through with that formality when the weather man gives the bout his okay. • Louis tipped the scales ab 198 pounds to 192 for Schmeling. Joe was as cool as ice when he stepped on the scales. The ordinarily stolid Ger man appeared nervous. Odds on Louis are soaring. Th? Brown Bomber may crawl through the ropes at 7 or 8 to 1 to beat the German. LINDNERDEPLORES FOREIGN IMPORTS ATTENTION CALLED TO IM PORTATION OF SEED , OIL TO SAVANNAH ATLANTA, June 18—Demand that Importation of ‘'great quantities of cotton seed oil and hundreds of bales of cotton’’ from the Orient through the Port of Savannah be stopped has been made by Tom Linder, State Commissioner. In a communication addressed to senators and congressman from Geor gia and other cotton growing states, the Commissioner said his agents had discovered the importations and de manded that they be stopped because they were "taking away the domestic market from American farmers.” Lin der said a tanker at Savannah pump ed 1,103,765 pounds of cotton seed oil into tank cars for delivery to a Sa vanah vegetable oil plant, and that 2.400 cans of vegetable shortening from the Philippines were also found on Savannah wharves. The Commissioner also said 600 bales of Chinese cotton were found there consigned to a Newnan (Ga.) cotton mill. Linder said he had no way of tell ing how much more oil and Philip pine shortening were moving into this section through the Savannah port. L A B OrTrOUBLES CAUSES GUN - PLAY CAMPANY GUARDS AND STRIKE PICKETS EN GAGE HEATED FIGHT KENT, Ohio, June 18 (TP).—Gun fire ceased at the strike-tom Black and Decker Company plant today, after a threat to call out the national guard. Seven strike pickets and sev en company guards were gassed and wounded during the forenoon battle. Four of thme are in a serious condi tion. 1 Thesniping started when the sher-! Iff was ordered to escort 40 strike brakers inside the plant. The fight started when the strike breakers ar rived. , % KILLS WIFE, ENDS LIFE PITTSBURGH, June 18 (TP).—' 65-year-old man, shot his estrange; wife today and then committed sui cide. Police said he was crazed by drink. Police said Joseph Berger went to his wife's home early in the morning, got her out of bed and shot her during a tussle for the weapon. Snuonnab Wofiihj(Thiirs PHONE 6183 BANKING REFORM BILL IS LAUNCHED BY PREMIER BLUM FRENCH LEFT-WINGS HIT FIRST BLOW AT POWER FUL FRENCH BANK PARIS, June 18 (TP)—The left wing French government launched its first blow at bhe powerful Bank of Franch today. The Blum Cabinet approved a bill calling for the reform of the bank ing institution which has been, the financial overload of France since the days of Napoleon. The measure seeks to take the bank out of the hands of its self-pereptuating direct orate and bring it under control of the state. The measure win be in troduced in the Chamber of Deputies this afternoon. The Cabinet also smashed down on its most virulent political opponent— the Fascist party known as the "Cross of Fire.” For weeks Paris has been alarmed by reports that the Fascist leader, Colonel De. La Roque, was planning a march on the French cap ital with his 500,000 followers. In an emergency decree the Blum Cabinet ordered that the Cross of Fire and other rightwing parties should dis band. The Cabinet also reaffirmed its in tention to keep France on the gold standard by approving a measure to defend the franc. The establishment of a National Wheat Board was also proposed to the French Parliament. A report calling for the nationaliza tion of the French Arms Industry was submitted for consideration of the government. Premier Blum's whirlwind of bills and decrees did not tpuch on the re newed strike movement in Southern France and the African colonies. At Marseilles and Lyons, the siege strikes closed down many plants. A number of the hotels among the world ■ famous reports on the Riviera were forced to shut their doors when their employes walked out demanding that they receive the labor concessions granted by the Chamber of Deputies. RITESSUNDAY FOR SENATOR FLETCHER SERVICES JACKSONVILLE WITH SIX COLLEAGUES - IN ATTENDANCE JACKSONVILLE. Fla., June 18 (TP). —A delegation of six senators and all Florida's members of the House of Representatives are expect ed to attend funeral services for Sen ator Duncan U. Fletcher on Sunday. Senator Fletcher, the second Flor ida senator to die within the past six weeks and the fifth member of the up per chamber to pass on during th« present session of congress succumb ed to a heart attack at his Washing ton home yesterday. He was 77 years old. Senator Fletcher.’s passing brought sorrowful remarks from vir tually every high official in Washing ton. from President Roosevelt down. Tentative plans for the Floridas senator's funeral call for a service l to be held in Jacksonville on Sunday. No official congressional delegation is planned, but many of Fletcher’s colleagues in both houses of congress are expected to make the trip. Fletcher survived his senatorial partner, Senator Park Trammell of Florida, by onjy a little over a month. Trammel. .1 died on May 3. LIGHTNING KILLS TWO NEWARK. N. J., June 18 (TP).— Two men were killed by lightning this noon as they worked on a power cable in Weequahic Park. The vic tims were Alexander Beveridge and Robert Webster, employes of the Public Service Company of New Jer sey. The men were working 15 feet from a spot on which Milford Lee was killed in another thunderstorm last May. | WASHINGTC PROBE BILL PASSED WASHINGTON, June 18 (TP) The senate this afternoon passed a bill which would enable congressional investigating committees to turn balky witnesses over to the U. S. dis trict attorney. All persons held in con tempt of committees would be liable to punishment through the courts for failure to answer questions or furnish information to investigating commit tees. ' EASTMAN LOSES OUT WASHINGTON, June 18 (TP) The senate refused today to consider the Wheeler resolution which would 'we extended the job of railroad co dinator. The office expired last mid 'tot. 10-ordinator Eastman has been .hiing for w’eeks to extend his of i’.ce. Senator Wheeler of Montana led the fight in the senate by advancing the resolution. When it was reached today in calendar bills, the objections JURIST UNLEASHES BITTER ATTACK AT GENE TALMADGE KEYNOTER FORTSON PUTS CHARGES ON GOVERNOR OF ACCEPTING AID I MACON, Ga., June 18 (TP)—The convention of Georgia Democrats [ sponsored by Phillip Weltner, former chancellor of be University of Geor- i gia system, charged Governor Eu gene Talmadge today with accepting certain financial aid from the ardent enemies of President Roosevelt and the national Democratic party in or der to have sponsorship for his ’grass roots” convention in Macon at the beginning of the year. Convening today this convention selected a probable slate of men from whom a gubernatorial candidate may be selected. Judge Blanton Fortson of Athens made the keynote speech praising Weltner's efforts to select a candi date on the basis qf merit and not political affiliations. Attacking Tal madge throughout the entire address, Fortson criticised the vitriolic gover nor for making a political machine out of the various departmental func tions of the state government. In conclusion the superior court jurist emphasized that at the conclu sion of the campaign, whether winner or loser, the opponents of Governor Talmadge will know that they fought a good fight in seeking to overcome the pro-Talmadge regime. LABOR PROBLEMS FACE ASSEMBLY IN FRENCH CRISIS PARLIAMENT TO DEBATE ALL-IMPORTANT WORK ER DEMANDS PARIS, June 18 (TP)—The French Parliament met today with the big questions of a 40-hour working week and collective bargaining rights for workers staring the deputies in the face. On the results of today s debates may depend the course of the strike movement which has swept France and now is spreading to her colonies. First in the strikers’ demands has been the 40-hour week proposal and a cry for collective bargaining has echoed through the country since the strike epidemic began. Parliamentary whips of Premier Leon Blum are hard at work, lining up votes favoring the 40-hour week and collective bargaining bills. Sbc i ialist leaders are confident that the two measures wil Ibe voted through the Chamber of Deputies before night fall. j While the legislators argued, fears arose that strike riots in Algeria and ’ Morocco would prove disastrous. ! Thousands of Algeria nand Morrocan . workers, making virtually the same demands as their countrymen across the Mediterranean, threw down their • tools and refused to work. There was considerable disorder, with several • French factories damaged by enraged ’ strikers.. DEATH WATCH BY ■ GRIM TEXAS MOB SURROUNDS JAIL SEEKING ALLEGED SLAYERS OF OFFICER i . BAY CITY, Tex., June 18 (TP)— i Mob spirit runs high today against eight negroes who are accused of the 1 murder of a special officer, Tip Sim mons. The policeman was killed at a dance hall at El Campo during a free for-all fight. The eight negroes were arrested when one of them confessed and named the others as his com ; panions. • A crowd of grim-faced men sur- - rounded the county jail and demand -1 ed that the sheriff turn over his pri- • soners. The sheriff strapped on his -two guns and stood guard at the jail t door. Later when the officer hinted ! that the negroes had been taken to » another prison the crowd set up a watch at the jail. ON FLASHES were so loud that the resolution was . passed over. [ CLAIM BILL PASSED t WASHINGTON, June 18 (TP) The senate passed a bill today which would allow persons who lost money , on government contracts through compliance with NRA to collect from L the government. The bill was opposed by Comptroller General McCarl. The bill was written by Senator Walsh. It provides for a review of these claims against the government by the court of claims and extends ■ the time when government contrac ' J tors can make their claims. I CANAL BILL KILLED WASHINGTON, June 18 (TP) The senate this afternoon killed the i Florida ship canal bill when the meas- - ure was eliminated from the defi l ciency appropriations bill. The canal f project had al eady been denied fur -1 ther direct relief monies by the White 5 House. SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1936 ! Held in Neighbor’s Death £ * o **** t 1 |K ■ tx k. ■ w i A- a ■ ’LJ | ——■ I 111 ■ I' I ■■■'■■ * 1 ""'I"" I"” 1 ’ William Bingaman, 73-year-old Philadelphian, is shown on his arraign ment in a Philadelphia court where he was held without bail in the death of his neighbor, Carl Tillman, 40. Tillman, police charge, was knocked down the steps of his home in an argument over the erection of an iron fence. He died on his way to a hospital. (Central Press' TALMADGE LEADS THE WAY GOVERNOR’S DECISION TO JOIN F. D. R. BAND-WAGON SEEN BREAKING THREAT OF ANY ANTI-NEW DEAL DEMONSTRATION. PHILADELPHIA, June 18 (TP).— The threat of any serious anti-New Deal demonstration at the Demo- I cratic national convention faded to day with word that Governor Eugene Talmadge will support President Roosevelt. Months ago, Georgias Governor Gene tangled with the New Deal and said some harsh things about the Roosevelt administration. Many ex pected him to announce himself as an anti-Roosevelt candidate, but Tal madge refused to come out on that score. Later, political prohpets were free in their prediction that Tal madge would try to start an anti- Roosevelt movement on the Philadel phia convention floor. Now, howevei. comes the word that Talmadge has withdrawn his opposi tion to the New Deal president. In addressing the Georgia State Demo- Ge 0. P. Pot Simmers As Headmen Rest PARTY LEADERS PLAN SHORT VACATION FROM POLITICS NEW YORK, June 18 (TP)—The 'Big Three” in the Republican Pres idential campaign are all set today to take a vacation from politics. Chairman John Hamilton of the National Committee is in New York. While in the east he plans to take a rest in New Hampshire, after broad casting an address from New. York Monday night, Presidential nominee Alf' Landon is packing* up for a two-week rest-on a Colorado ranch. His running mate, Col.-Frank Knox, is satisfied to take his vacation in his home city of Chicago. Chairman Hamilton has given notice that he will be in complete command of the national headquar ters in Chicago. His assistant chair men are Harrison Spangler of Irwa, Arthur Curtis of Missouri and Charl ton MacVeagh of New York. The ‘‘Fact Finding Division” of the party will continue to operate in Washington. SUSPECTED SLAYERS TO FACE TRIAL IN AGENT MURDER SOUTH BEND, Ind., June 18 (TP) The case of two men accused of kill ing Federal Agent John Foster comes | up today before a federal grand jury. Two Tn-” - pvrolis bootleggers, Har land Crouca "and James Jacobs are charged with the crime. Foster was killed last month while pursuing a car in which Crouch and Jacobs were riding. Jacobs, who was captured shortly after the gun battle, claims Crouch fired the fatal shots. VALUABLE HORSES DIE AS FIRE BURNS SCHOOL NORTON, Mass., June 18 (TP)— Twenty-two valuable riding horses were burned to death today when flames swept through the riding school of the exclusive Wheaton Col lege and House-in-the-Pines School. The fire had gained much headway when it was discovered. By the time firemen reached the scene the barns had been leveled. Cause of the fire was undetermined. The total loss to the exclusive girls schools was placed at $45,000. . -1 cratic executive committee, the tous led-headed governor said: “I am a party man. I will support the candidate and platform chosen at Philadelphia.’ The governor’s announcement came when the 24 delegates to the Phil adelphia convention had been in structed to cast their votes for Pres ident Roosevelt. Senator Wagner of New York is expected in Philadelphia tomorrow with a tentative draft of the Demo cratif platform. Postmaster General James A. Farley, the partys alisimo, predicted that the 193<? plat form would whole-heartedly endorse the New Deal administration. Many took this to mean that the New Deal platform would pledge the party to support legislative moves whch al ready have been termed unconstitu tional by the United States Supreme court. FORMER MINISTER BEGINS JAIL TERM MURDERER FRIEND SUF FERS IN AFTERMATH OF ARGUMENT HOUSTON, Texas, June 18 (TP). A Baptist minister was whisked away to the Texas state prison today to be gin a five-year sentence for the mur der of his former police chief friend. Rev. Edgar Eskridge shot down Po lice Chief Ed O'Reilly on an Orange, Texas street after an argument over the- ministers crusade against gam bling. O’Reilly had threatened to prosecute Eskridge on a charge ■of impersonating an officer. Rev. Esk ridge had led several gambling raids without police permission. Shortly before the fatal shooting, hed personally conducted the cere mony which made the Chief O’Reilly a member of his congregation. ZIONCHECK STILL AWAITS RELEASE WASHINGTON, June 18 (TP)—A gallinger hospital official reported to day that Rep. Marion Zionchecks re lease from the Municipal hospital will only mean a transfer to another similar institution. The congressman from Washington state was taken to Gallinger for mental observation more than two weeks ago following a series of escapades that kept him in the news for five months. Since Monday, officials at the Mu nicipal hospital have indicated that they are ready to release Zioncheck. Each day, however, plans for his re lease have been mysteriously changed. Today Dr. J. L: Gilbert, chief psy chiatrist of t'hfe Municipal hospital, declared that Zioncheck would only be released to another institution. [LLNESS INCAPACITATES POLICEMAN AND FIREMEN The condition of two city firemen and a county police officer, confined to St. Joseph’s Hospital following operations, was reported satisfactorily improving today. Fireman Fred B. Merritt, convalesc ing from an appendix is expected to be discharged within the next several days. Fireman Louis Miller is improving rapidly after a minor operatino. The hospital re ported County Police Officer Claude Henderson can now receive visitors. PHONE 6183 TOWNSEND PLANS VITRIOLIC BLASTS ON PENSION FOES FORMIDABLE OPPOSITION THREATENED BY NEW COALITION FLINT, Mich., June 18 (TP)—Dr. Francis Townsend said he will launch a counter-attack tonight on ths sen ate committee which cited him for contempt. Townsend and his new ally, the Rev. Gerald Smith are in Flint to address a mass-meeting of 15,000 followers tonight. They said their addresses will be directed against the house committee that made an, in vestigation into the old age pension plan. The R'.v. Mr. Smith, who is a lead er of Louisiana’s share-the-wealth club, claims the New Deal wants to tie Dr. Townsend up in legal difficul ties during the presidential campaign. Smith said ‘‘they’re afraid of us— they know we can carry 8.000,000 votes against them alone, and two or three times as many if we united with other anti-Nev/ Deal groups.” LABOR LEADERS START DRIVE FOR MILL UNIONIZATION CONCENTRATED EFFORTS OF WORKER CHIEFS MOVE IN UNISON PITTSBURGH, June 18 (TP).— Half a hundred union organizers set out today in a drive to enlist whole hearted support for industrial unioni zation of the steel industry. The first move of the labor chiefs, headed by John L. Lewis, will take place in Pittsburgh ships. Later, the drive will extend to the steel mills in other parts of the country. 1 ’ Lewis, the president of the United Mine Workers of America, won out in his battle of industrial unioniza tion against craft union policies when the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers voted to throw in with him. The Ameri can Federation of Labor president, William Grene, had fought the move bitterly. Heads of the newly-formed work ers organizing committee at Pitts burgh complanied that steel company heads already are trying to spike the union move. Philip Murray, organi zation committee chairman, sai I workers are being offered vacations with pay as an incentive to turn down union membership. Rumors that many steel companies are ready to offer 10 per cent wage Increases were common. ■ LA FOLLETTFaID HOPE NEW DEAL ENDORSEMENT EXPECTED AT PROGRESSIVES MEET THIS MONTH WASHINGTON, June 18 (TP)— New Dealers expect the progressive convention called by Senator Robert M. LaFollette to bring an endorse ment of the Roosevelt administration. LaFollette, acknowledged friend of President Roosevelt’s policies, an nounced that a conference of progres sive representatives will be held soon afetr the Democratic National Con vention at Philadelphia. The object of the meeting, he said, would be "to determine the course of the country’s progressive leaders during the cam paign. Senator George W. Norris, the Nebraska Republican who endorsed LaFollette’s move, is expected to figure prominently at the conference. An Invitation to attend probably will be sent to Idaho’s Senator William E. Borah, but political veterans said it is doubtful that Borah will accept. Despite the disappointment the Idaho “Lone Wolf” suffered at Cleveland, he is regarded as still a party man. ready to fight for re-election under the G. O. P. banner. The New Deal trend of the LaFollette conference Is expected to keep Borah away from the Progressive parley. MARIS NAMED JUDGE WASHINGTON, June 18 (TP).— President Roosevelt today nominated Albert Branson Maris to the federal district court bench in eastern district. Mr. Roosevelt re cently signed a bill authorizing an ad ditional district Judge for that sec tion of Pennsylvania. MAXIM GORKI, FAMED RUSSIAN WRITER, DIES AFTER AN ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA MOSCOW, June 18 (TP)—One of Russia’s greatest writers, Maxim Gor ki, died of pneumonia today at the age of 74 years. The Titan of mod ern Russian literature has been ailing for a long time. A week ago an at tack of pneumonia sent him to bed and the best doctors in the country were called In to attend him. The hard, dynamic life flickered out today and all the Soviet mourned the pass ing of a magnificent artist. Gorki’s real name was Alexei Max imovich Pyeshkov. Born in the most miserable poverty, Gorki drudged away and traveled endlessly across pre-war Russia gathering the impres sions that he began to put into his books In 1892. He discovered Marx ism for himself in old St. Petersburg, 1 England Urges Lifting Os League Sanctions Imposed On Italy TAX CONFEREES MAY COMPROMISE ON ENACTMENT LAST OBSTACLE TO SCHED ULED ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON, June 18 (TP).— Agreement is expected today on the government’s new tax program and the capitol hopes that congress can adjourn by Monday. Chairman Doughton of the house ways and means committee swallowed his indignation long enough to pre dict that the tax conferees will strike a bargain today. He said treasury experts will then estimate the prob able revenue from the tax bill and it wil be reported to both houses to morrow. Droughton -was angry be cause of the ‘leak’ on the tax propos als yesterday when somebody gave out the tax proposed rates. Chair man Dov.ghton said there was some body in that conference who was “unworthy to be there." Capitol reporters are predicting that opposition to the tax bill will crack up because of the impatience of members of congress to get out of Washington. They expect the tax bill to go booming .through both houses soon after it is introduced. DROUGHT MENACE THREATENS WEST WHEAT FIELDS IN DIRE DANGER FROM LACK OF RAIN WASHINGTON, June 18 (TP).— Government officials said today that the hot, dry danger of another drought is imperilling the great wheat fiends of the American north west. . In Washington, the depart ment <f agricuHure reported that conditions in North Dakota are worse than they were a year ago. That was when the drought took a terrific toll on crops and cattle and 1 even human lives. Secretary Wal lace said rainfall is far below normal in all North Dakota and the north western part of South Dakota. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace 1 was pleased over conditions in the dust bowl. He said there is plenty of rain for cotton in Texas and Okla homa, and that the cotton bolls will open even if there's very little more rain. Wallace said Kentucky is in bad shape and Tennessee, Missouri and eastern Kansas have had too lit tle rain. He declared that unless North Dakota gets rain soon he's afraid the wheat crop won’t be w r orth cutting. BELGIUMSTRIKES IN LAST THROES EMPLOYERS TO ACCEPT WORKERS VARIED DE MANDS SETTLEMENT BRUSSELS, June 18 (TP)—The widespread strikes in Belgium are close to a settlement today. An agree ment was reported to have been reach ed between employers and uriion re presentatives of almost 250,000 strik ers. Officials said that employers had finally accepted the sweeping de mands of the strikers providing for a 40 hour week, holidays with pay and a minimum wage scale. These de mands were provisionally won by workers in France in their wide strike movement. Officials expect that the majority of the Belgian coal, iron, and dock workers will be back on the job Monday. Meanwhile, the government has issued emergency decrees to pro tect the country’s food supplies In case the strike should spread to bak eries, lAeat markets and milk dis tributing agencies. PAY RAISE ENDS STRIKE TOLEDO, Ohio, June 18 (TP).— The strike of 40 employes in the To ledo Shipbuildnig Company was set tled today. The employes were given a raise. became a Socialist Democrat and lat er a Bolshevik. Gorki wrote ”26 Men and a Girl”, "Chelkash”, and his two best-known novels, “The Mother’’, and “A Con fession.” These and his play "The Lower Depths”, made him a national hero. After the Russian revolution he remained an idol among the Rus sian people, but he stood aloof from Government affairs. Russia reward ed by changing the name of his birth place Niznhi Novgorod to Gorki. They also named a ship and the worlds big gest airplane after him. The plane crashed a year ago last month. Amer ica knows Gorki best from his drama, “The Lower Depths”, and the trans lations of two volumes on the Rus sian revolution. “The Bystander” and 1 “The Magnet,” Published every day excepting Saturdays. Five cents per copy Sundays. Delivered to your home fifteen WEEK DAYS cents per week. PAY NO MORE TRANSRADIO PRESS I CABINET FINDS NO LONG ER ANY POINT IN CON TINUING BARRIERS; BUT FLEET WILL CONTINUE TO PATROL MEDITER RANEAN. LONDON, June 18 (TP).—The British cabinet formally announced today that there ,is no longer any point in the League of Nations’con tinuing its sanctions against Italy. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the house of commons that the sanctions policy had failed to halt the Italian aggression. However, Eden declared that his government had not abandoned hope in the prin cipals of collective security.- He said Great Britain would take the lead in Geneva discussions and would stand or fall by the decisions reach ed by the full League. Eden declared that the British fleet would continue to patrol the Mediterranean. He said the experi ences during the past few months required that Mediterranean defenses be stronger than before the dispute with Italy began. Eden also declared that the British government is not prepared to take military action of any kind in the Ethiopian question. The declaration was made shortly after he announced that his govern ment favored the scrapping of League of Nations sanctions. Eden said that there is no Ethiopian go* ernment surviving in the conquered kingdom. He .said that only outside military action could now reverse the Italian occupation of Ethiopia. Great Britain, Eden said, is not will ing to take up arms for that cause. The Ethiopian minister to London, Dr. Martin, proposed today that the League of Nations should filfflffsh money for his defeated nation'to car ry on her fight against Italy alone. The proposal was made in a signed article in the newspaper, “Times.” Martin declared that the League was honor-bound at least ‘i> help Ethiopia get funds to continue the struggle against the Italian conquerors. Lloyd George Angry David Lloyd George bitterly at tacked the government’s decision to day to remove sanctions against Italy. The WoriG war prince minister said the policy which it has held since last August. Lloyd Geofljpe told toe house of commons that he had been a member of the parliamen tfor 50 years, but that Foreign Secretary Eden’s speech was the first time he had ever heard a British minister say that Great Britain had been beaten. LUCANIO GIVEN TERM 50 YEARS FAILS TO “BEAT RAP” IN COSTLY TRIAL IN NEW YORK STATE NEW YORK. June 18 (TP)—The droopy-eyed vice chief, Charles Luca nio, was sentenced from 30 to 50 • years in prison today. Lucanio and eight of his henchmen were convict ed on more than u- counts. Three others pleaded guilty at the outset. ■ Lucanio, better known as “Ludcy Lucanio.” was the general figure in one of the most costly trials in state criminal history. He had always been able to “bsat the rap" before. This time, however, Special Prosecutor Dewey took great pains to pile up his evidence and the jury returned a guilty verdict. Justice Philip Mc- Cook sent Lucanio "up the river”— and prepared to hand long prison terms to his convicted aides. Two of Lucanio’s chief lieutenants, James Betillo, and Jimmy Frederico, drew stiff punishment. Betillo got 25 to 50 years. Frederico got 25. Four others got sentences ranging from seven and a half years to 25. The three men who plead'd guilty at the outset of the long trial were not sen tenced toddy. CORPUSDELICTI! QUESTION WEEM S DEATH PARAMOUNT QUESTION IN STRIKER’S FIGHT LITTLE ROCK. Ark. June 18 (TP) State authorities are waiting for Crittendon County Sheriff Howard Curlin to make good his boast that he can produce Frank Weems alive. Weems is the negro share cropper whom leaders of the Arkansas cotton strike say was killed in a strike bat tle. A minister and a Memphis so cial worker allegedly were flogged by a mob while on their way to Weems' “funeral.” Governor J. M. Futtrell Is lined up with the group which insists Weems is not dead. The governor and oth er state authorities say the striking share-croppers staged a mbek funeral in an attempt to rouse the strikers to violence. Sheriff Curlln says he can produce Weems today. Authorities hope Cur lin can make good his announce ment. They believe that Weems ap pearance would pvt down the rising tide of strike violence in the Arkan sas cotton district. 4