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About Savannah daily times. (Savannah, Ga.) 1936-???? | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1936)
WEATHER Cloudy Today and Tomor row; Probable Showers. MARKETS Stocks Gain Ground; Wheat Firm; Cotton Off VOLUME 2—NUMBER 149 Gene Again Takes Slam At New Deal GOVERNOR GIVE 3 STRONG HINT OF SUPPORT ING AL SMITH (Special To The Timas) ATLANTA, June 22. Governor Talmadge today came out definitely against the renomination of President Roosevelt by the Democratic party in convention at Philadelphia saying It would be “the greatest mistake the Democrats could make.’’ In the fol lowing statement the governor out lined his attitude: ‘‘l am a party man but I am opposed to Roosevelt being the nominee of the party. I believe •the party will make the mistake of its lite In renominating Roosevelt. ”1 am opposed to certain principles of the New Deal, practically all of them, and I was instrumental in bringing court action in the name of the state of Georgia which stopped the operation of some of the New Deal policies. “I think I rendered a great service to the people of America when | took this action. I am a party man and in the party to stay. I believe Al Smith and his crowd would better serve the people by working with me. If my party needs me and calls me, I can be in Philadelphia in three hours.” FLORIDA AGAIN CASTS BALLOTS IN FINAL VOTE SECOND DEMOCRATIC PRI MARY WILL BE HELD IN STATE TOMORROW TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 22 (TP) —For the second time within a month, Florida voters will troop to the polls tomorrow to cast their bal lots in the Democratic primary. They won't have as much trouble voting Tuesday, however, as they had in the first primary. Three weeks ago the ballots contained more than 100 names. This time only four can didates are running for state office*. The second Democratic primary will be a nm-off election for the candidacy for governor and congres sional seats. Out of a field of 14 can didates for governor only two are left. Raleigh Petteway of Tampa and Fred Cone of Lake City remain. Petteway won the right to enter the run-off with several votes to spare. Cone, however, was hard pressed by two other candidate*. Under the primary laws, to be nominated a candidate must have a majority of all the votes cast. Petteway is an avowed Townsendite. He promises if elected to do all in his power to further the Townsend plan, for old-age pensions. Cone is believed to have the backing of the present governor, Dave Sholtz. EXPERTS PONDER NAVAL TREATY PROPOSED RUSSO-BRITAIN DIPLOMATS TO DIS CUSS PACT LONDON, June 22 (TP).—The po litical experts of Soviet Russia and Great Britain took a hand today in the negotiations on the naval treaty between the two countries. The Russian ambassador, Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Brit ain's first lord of the admiralty, Sir Satnuel Hoare, were present at the round table discussion. It was stated that their confemece was purely a matter of familiarizing themselves with the work already done by tech nical experts. They said the meeting in no way implied any differences. The naval experts on both sides have reported that the negotiations are progressing smoothly. The proposed treaty is based on the London naval pact recently signed by Uncle Sam, Great Britain, and Prance. Russia has found the terms of this pact agreeable except in one respect. HAPPY MOTORING CANDIDATES IN SEVEN STATES PLEDGE CUT IN GAS TAX . NEW YORK. June 22 (TP)—The American Petroleum Institute declar ed today that long suffering motorists of at least five states may benefit from the coming political campaigns. Reductions in gasoline taxes have been promised by candidates in Illi nois, Georgia, North Dakota, Tenn essee and Pennsylvania. Now all the drivers have to do is elect the men who say they’ll cut the taxes. In Tennessee, the A. P. I. pointed out, two candidates for governor want to reduce the 7 cents a gallon tax. Another candidate is opposed to di verting the revence from gas taxes to anything but road building. Three Pennsylvania candidates for the legislature are on record as against boosting the current 4 cent tax. Both candidates for governor of North Dakota are against Increases. It’s the same story in Illinois and Georgia. § auannallfoailu®mcs PHONE 6183 Seeks Convention Crown r Miss Mary Jane McCloskey of Overbrook, Pa., will vie with girls from the other 47 states for the honor of being queen of the Democratic National Convention. She was selected to represent her state by Gov. Earle. f Central Press) ARAB UPRISING IN FAR EAST BRITISH REPULSE ATTACK AS DESERT NOMADS SPRING AMBUSH ON TROOP MOVEMENT; FIVE ARE KILLED. JERUSALEM, June 22 (TP)— Mounted Arabs swooped down on a British troop train today in a des perate attempt to halt the movement of soldiers. The ‘ attackers wounded one ser geant. Five Arabs were killed. The ambush was made In a gully which the train passed on its way from Jerusalem to the sea. Heavy boulders were rolled on to the track to block the train. When the troop carrier slowed down, the insurgents struck from all sides. A fuslllage of grenades, shotgun shell and rifle fire poured down on the trapped train. The troops swung into action and answered fire from the car windows. When the at tackers were beaten off, five of them lay dead on the hills. The attack was carried out as bold ly as the ambush mads yesterday on a squadron of soldiers. In that en- PARKING PROBLEM SOLVED NEW YORK, June 22 (TP).— The parking meter was offered to New Yorkers today—a solation to the traffic problem. The New York Merchants Association urged meters be adopted at once, and promised millions to the city in revenue. Oklahoma City and Dal las are using them, and the asso ciation says the meters are down right imperative. The driver parks his car beside the meter, drops in a nickel and goes about his business. A flag pops up from the machine to show that the toll has been paid. At the end of a fixed period, a half hour or so, the flag goes down. Then the car must be moved, or another toll paid. RAILROAD LOSES IN FARE BATTLE INJUNCTION IS GRANTED GOVERNMENT AGAINST LONG ISLAND SYSTEM NEW YORK, June 22 (TP).—The Long Island Railroad has just lost another court battle in its attempt to hold its passenger fares at three, cents a mile. The appellate division of the State Supreme Court upheld an injunction prohibiting the carrier from charging more than two cents a mile. The appellate court granted the Long Is land permission to appeal the deci sion to the court of Appeals. The two cent fare in all coaches was recently set for all railroads by the Interstate Commerce Commis sion. 36 VICTIMS STRICKEN WITH FOOD POISONING SAN FRANCISCO, Oal., June 22 (TP) —36 persons, including ten child ren, are uhder hospital treatment this morning for food poisoning. Author ities think the tainted food came from the same neighborhood. Eigh teen were stricken after a dinner party in Oakland. Three of them are in a critical condition. WIFE MURDER SUSPECT PARKTON, Md„ June 22 (TP) The mother of five children was held by police today while they investi gated the fatal shooting of her hus band, Hollis Almony, in hl* Parkton home. Police say Mrs. Mary Almony has admitted shooting her husbnad after he beat her and threatened to burn down their home. A shotgun was found in the dining room near the body of the farmer. YACHTSMAN DROWNED SEATTLE, Wash., June 22 (TP)— A prominent yachtsman and speed boat enthusiast, Gordon Stewart, was drowned in Lake Union today when a speeding motor boat) capsized. Both Stewart and his companion. Harold Soden, were thrown out of the craft. Soden wa* rescued unharmed. Efforts to revive Stewart with a pulmotor failed. gagement two tommies were killed be , fore bombing planes could relieve them. The Palestine government met the attacks with severe decrees. It forbid the carrying of arms by civil ians on the pain of five years im- • prisonment;. Bomb throwers were held liable under a death penalty. Arab leaders defied the decrees. They or- i dered the Arab civil disobedience strike to be prosecuted with renewed intensity. This strike was called at the outbreak of the racial war to compel Britain to halt Jewish immi gration . The mandatory government sternly promised death or life imprisonment today to anybody caugse throwing explosives. The "iron decrees” were issued to break up riotings in the Holy Land capital. Persons in posses sion of arms and bombs will be sen tenced to five years to life. TRIAL DATES OF LEGION BE SET ALLEGED TERRORISTS ON LAST LAP OF EXTEN SIVE PROBE DETROIT, Mich., June 22 (TP)— Prosecutor Duncan McCrea and At torney General Chester O’Hara will meet today to name the trial dates for members of the Black Legion. Thirty-nine men are under arrest, facing charges that run from flogging to murder. Fifteen are named in the slaying of Charles Poole. Twelve more are charged with conspiracy to kill a Highland Park editor and Mayor ' Voisine of Ecorse. The others are charged with crimes of violence in three Michigan counties. LABOR DEMANDS MET BY OWNERS FRENCH DEPARTMENT : STORE STRIKES SETTLED AFTER LONG DELAY i PARIS, June 22 (TP)—Big French 1 department stores are supposed to re , open today for the first time in the i two and a half long weeks of strike. • The bigger stores have been in a state of occupation by their determin ed employes. The workers just camped in the aisles and behind the counters and stayed there. The interior ministry got approval from employes representatives and announced that the strike is officially ended. Strikers got all their demands, including strike pay—in some in stances—and wage hikes of nearly 25 r per cent. AUTHORITIES ESTABLISH SUICIDE CAUSE DEATH MADISON, Me., June 22 (TP) The homicide bureau is convinced this morning that Mrs. Irving Jones trussed her three young sons together, shot them to death, and committed suicide. The boys, two of whom were twins, were found riddled with bul lets near the Jones home. The moth er lay nearby. Sh? had been shot to death, at close range. A rifle lay near her hands. 25 BULGARIANS DIE IN ELECTRICAL STORM SOFIA, June 22 (TP).—The wild est electrical storm in recent history is crashing over Bulgaria today. Lightning bolts have killed at least 52 people in the past three days. The tremendous thunderstorm has roled back and forth over the moun tains and lighted the whole land with electrical glares. Homes and build ings have been destroyed. The ex tent of the death toll in remote ; mountain districts has not been learned because of the serious dam age to communications. SAVANNAH. GA.. MONDAY, JUNE 22. 1936 Utilities Victors I n Act Ruling U. S. COURT SETS ASIDE STAY BANNING ATTACK ON THE MEASURE WASHINGTON, June 22 (TP) The U. S. court of appeal today set aside a court stay wluch prevented seven utility companies from attack ing the Public Utilities Holding Com pany act- The order opens the fight on the constitutionality of the holding com pany act to plaintiffs other than the Electric Bond and Share Company. The federal government had at tempted to center its defense of the act on one case brought by the Elec tric Bond and Share Company and the District of Columbia supreme court had granted the government’s request. Today the court of appeals in the same district overruled the lower court and opened the field to other test cases. DEMOCRATIC EVE IS SIGNAL G. 0. P. OPENING BLASTS ♦ REPUBLICAN DINNER IS TO BE PACKED AS HAM ILTON SPEAKS NEW YORK, June 22 (TP).—Re publicans all over the country are waiting for the opening gun in their national campaign tonight. On the very eve of the Democratic conven tion in Philadelphia, the dynamic young Republican chief, John Ham : ilton, is going to fire away at the New Deal. There will be 3,500 Republicans at the Astor hotel in New York City to night when Hamilton rises to speak. Millions of others will probably tuue in their radios to listen. The speech is going on the air at 9:30 p.m. The Republican • candidate for gov ernor of Illinois, C. Wayland Brooks, will introduce Hamilton. Congress man Joseph Martin of Massachusetts also will speak. The man Hamilton is trying to elect president, Gov. Alf Landon of Kansas, is getting ready to go on a vacatton.'~"While Hamilton and other lieutenants are stirring things up in the East, the G. O. P. standard bear er will be taking a brief rest in Colo rado. Then Landon will don his war paint and get right in the thick of the political battle. He and his run ning mate, Col. Frank Knox of Illi nois, intend to make a good many speeches between now and election day. hitleTtoTname NEW SECRETARY PROBABLY WILL APPOINT PERSONAL AMBASSA DOR TO HIGH POST BERLIN, June 22 (TP)—Adolf Hit ler will probably name his personal ambassador today to succeed Ger many’s secretary of state for foreign affairs, Bernhard Wilhelm Von Bue low. Von Buelow died Sunday of a lung disorder. The diplomat was a kingpin in the Buening and Strese man governments. His successor is almost sure to be Joachim Von Ribbentrop. He is the former champagne salesman whom Adolf Hitler selected to play his trump cards in the Rhineland dispute and related questions. CONVENTION FLASHES | LEHMAN VS. AL PHILADELPHIA, June 22. (TP).— The man who now occupies the posi tion Al Smith held so long does not agree with Al about Roosevelt and the New Deal. Gov. Herbert Lehman of New York came out today in full support of Franklin Roosevelt. Lehman said the statement issued yesterday by former Gov. Smith and four dissenting party men “repre sents the feeling of only a handful of Democrats.” “The rank and file of the party and the majority of independents are four square behind Roosevelt’s policies,” Lehman said. The governor's statement added fresh impstus to the rumor that he may still seek re-election in Novem ber. Lehman has announced flatly that he would not run again. Polit ical dopesters say his name on the ballot would assure a Roosevelt vic tory in the Empire state. DECIDES RADIO BEST NEW BERN. N. C., June 22 (TP) The 96-year-old Confederate veteran. George Issac Hughes, is going to at tend the Democratic national conven tion by radio. Hughes is the North Carolinian who attracted the attention of med, ical authorities the country over when he became the proud father of two children within the past two years North Carolina’s Senator Robert Reynolds invited Hughes to Philadel phia to attend the convention. Reyn olds asked him to bring along his husky, 18-months-old son, Franklin Roosevelt Hughes. Later Reynolds witdrew the invlta- WHERE DEMOCRATS WILL NAME THEIR TICKET r— ; . ■ - - ■■■■ -t i • "• _ > •• I Interior view of Convention hall in Philadelphia, scene of the 1936 Democratic convention. 1 ROOSEVELT HITS AT STEEL FIRMS DEMANDS ACTION AFTER MAKING CHARGES OF MONOPOLY WASHINGTON, June 22 (TP)— President, Roosevelt has demanded action today against four big steel firms whom he charge with monopoly. U. S- Steel, Inland Steel, Jones and Laughlin and Bethlehem Steel were named in the order. The president declared these four companies are guilty of “collusive bid ding” on PWA contracts." Mr. Roose- 1 velt ordered Attorney General Cum- | mings into the case. He based his charges on a report from the federal trade commission. * UNION HEAD PROMISES SUPPORT TO ROOSEVELT WASHINGTON, June 22 (TP).— The mine union president, John Lewis, assured President Roosevelt ■ again today that the union supports' him for re-election. Lewis made his statement after conferring an hour with Mr. Roose velt at the White House. The two discussed the Guffey coal bill which was killed in a senate filibuster last Friday night. tion explaining that it would be im possible to care for the Confederate veteran in the convention city as he had planned. Just the same, said Hughes, he's going to listen in on the convention proceedings and be right beside the loudspeaker when Presi dent Roosevelt makes his acceptance speech Saturday night. “THREE BLIND MICE” PHILADELPHIA. June 22 (TP) The nursery tune, “Three Blind Mice” —theme song of the Republican con vention at Cleveland —appears due for another good run at the Democratic national convention. The Republicans used th? words, “Three Long Years” as a new lyric for the old tune. The Democrats have a different lyric. It goes like this: “Three Blind Mice “Alf, Knox and Hearst They All Ran After the Worker's Vote They stopped at nothing to make him th? goat They promised him jobs, but just to promote Alf, Knox and Hearst.” FARLEY LAUDS KANSAS PHILADELPHIA, June 22 (TP) Jim Farley refused to be bothered to day by the Al Smith telegram to Democratic convention delegates. With a wave of the hand, Farley dismissed the subject by saying: “There are plenty of talkative Demo ertts around the country who will take care of Al Smith.” Farley was told that an alternate in the New York delegation had wir ed Smith to appear before the con- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5) PHONE 6183 PLANE CRASHES NORMANDIE MANEUVERS CAUSE CRACK UP OF BOMBER ONTO DECK OF FRENCH LINER; LITTLE DAMAGE RESULTS. SOUTHAMPTON, England A British miliary-seaplane-made a re markable forced landing today, smack on the decks of the French liner Normandie. The Royal airforce plane was swooping over the Southampton har bor while the Normandie was dis charging her passengers and cargo. A giant derrick on the ship was lifting an auto from the decks when the sea plane cut down out of the sky. The bombing plane struck the * derrick. THUNDER RUMBLE MUSIC TO FARMERS WEATHER BUREAUS SAYS LITTLE RAIN TO FOL . LOW DISTURBANCE . CHICAGO, June 22 (TP).—The 1 rumble of thunderstorms over most .of the middlewest was sweet music I today to the ears of drought-stricken I farmers. v Weather bureaus report, however, that very little rain will follow the thunderstorms. Vast fields in the central planis are a bleak picture of heat-seared corn and wheat that has become prematurely ripe. In many sections of the southwest even drink ing water is in great demand. Meanwhile, Governor Welford of North Dakota is on his way to Wash ington today to confer with President Roosevelt. The governor is expect ed to ask that federal relief be ex tended to the rich wheat belt of the northwest. The dry spell is causing sharp price reactions on the nation’s great mar ket centers. July futures on wheat jumped eight cents in one week. Corn soared from 61 to 66 cents and oats from 25 to 29 cents. RAINEY’S SON” NAMED TO POST ATLANTA. June 22 (Special to Daily Times) —Governor Talmadge today appointed Clement Evans Rainey, manager of the Dawson News, to succeed his father, the late Judge E. L. Rainey, as a member *of the State Prison Commission. Members of the Commission are expected to name Judge G. H. Jones, of Winder, present vice chairman, chairman of the Commission. PAYROLLS UP WASHINGTON, June 22 (TP) Secretary of Labor Perkins announced today that the nation’s employment in May had reached the highest level in the past six years. She said that payrolls in May also reached a new top for 1936 in spite of the usual sea sonal decline. The weekly payrolls in May this yetr exceeded the pay rolls for May of last year by $36,000.- 000. In the same period, employment rolls increased by 650,000. Down came the auto with a crash. The plane dropped, too, but made a lucky landing on the forecastle deck. The plane remained upright. The pi lot was unhurt and his craft was not seriously damaged. The giant liner# suffered a few bashed rails and dented decks.. Her commander speedily finished the dis charge of cargo and sailed off for Havre, France. The bombing plane remained perched on her bow as she churned out into the channel. PARTY BOLTERS NAMED ‘HAS-BEENS’ BY ‘GENIAL JIM’ FACTION HEADED BY AL SMITH IS SUBJECT OF ’ WITHERING SCORN PHILADELPHIA, June 22 (TP).— Party leaders .turned a cold and scornful eye today upon five outspok en Democrats who threatened 'to bolt unless Franklin Doosevelt is repudiat ed. The critics—Al Smith, Bain bridge Colby, Daniel Cohalan, Jim Reed and Governor Joe Ely of Mas sachusetts—dispatched their warn ing to the assembling Democratic na tional convention “Tut-Tut” The outward attitude of New Deal ers toward the warning was summed up in the two words: “Tut-Tut!” Inwardly, it felt, some Democrats are anxious and embarrassed. • The five dissenters sent their challenge in an open telegram to the whole convention. Sooner oj • later, the challenge must be dealt with. It is this problem that concerns the Democrats today. Jim Farley filed an informal re tort at once. The Democratic gen eralissimo acidly pointed out that Al Smith was brushed aside from Franklin Roosevelt in 1932. That, haid Farley, is the reason why the former New York governor joined in the attack. Another spokesman said: "It is interesting to observe that all of the five signers are ex-men. 'They all used to be something” He pointed out that Colby used to be secretary of state and that Jim Reed I was a Missouri senator; that Daniel Cohalan was a former New York Su preme court justice, and Joseph Ely used to be governor of massachusetts. “These men are nothing today,” said the spokesman, “because the parade has passed them by.” The scorching telegram began as as appeal to the Democrats and end ed in a warning. The signers stern ly told convention delegates that un less they repudiate Mr. Roosevelt, “patriotic voters of all parties will know to what standard they must rally.” The signers left no doubt that they meant to bolt the party the minute President Roosevelt is re nominated; that they will vote Re publican in November. Party leaders—threatened on the one side by a third party and on the I other by this new attack—tried hard to say with conviction: ■ What of it?” WEEK DAYS OC PAY NO MORE Published every day ex cepting Saturdays. Five cents per copy Sundays, pelivered to your home fifteen cents per week. TRANSRADIO PRESS Democrats Storm Into Quaker City “FORWARD WITH ROOSE- VELT” IS KEYNOTE AS DELEGATES ARRIVE PHILADELPHIA, June 22 (TP)— The main army of delegates and visi tors of the second big political circus of the year is flocking into Philadel phia today. And from all appearances, ths Democratic party is being run this year by women. There is at least one woman to every male visitor at the Democratic national convention —probably more. Actually, there are 219 women dele gates and 302 women alternates. That is a larger number than ever seen at any political convention before— but it doesn't half tell the story. Many Women Present Nearly every male delegate who has a wife and daughter has been forced to bring them along, judging from the throngs in the hotel lobbies. What is more, they’re making them selves useful. AU the prettiest girls » at the convention are being rounded up and dressed in costumes like Quaker maids. In every hotel lobby, there is a bevy of Quaker maids sell ing Democratic automobile tags read ing “Forward With Roosevelt”—at $1 per tag. If it had not been for the tele gram sent by five Democratic dis senters, headed by Al Smith, the con vention would be at a loss today for any political subject to discus*. The telegram created a general flurry yes terday, but it was difficult to find anyone today who believed it would have any noticeable effect on the con vention. . Wisconsin Cheers Party Then, too, the Democrats were fur ther encouraged by the slap which Wisconsin handed yesterday to th* third party movement, which is put ting up. Rep. WUliam Lemke ofNort Dakota as its candidate, Lemke hopes for the backing of the Cough lin, Townsend and share-the-wealtb followers, but the party was organized too late to allow it to enter its name on the ballot in any large number of states. Wisconsin’s Farmer-Labor-Pro gresive federation flatly rejected it yesterday. At Philadelphia, the whole affair is to be more of a carnival than a convention. All the business was care fully cut-and-dried before hand. With the suspense thus taken out of it, the delegates seem to be looking for ward more to the mummer's parade next Wednesday night than to the re-nomination of President Roosevelt. LA FOLLETTEIN IMPORTANT ROLE FORCES OP FARMER-LABOR MOVEMENT TO CONCEDE TO HIS WISHES OSHKOSH, Wis., June 22 (TP)— The first annual convention of the Farmer-Labor-Progressive federation is in the embarrassing position to day of bowing to a man who refused federation membership. He is Governor Philip LaFollette of Wisconsin. The governor insisted that the Socialist phrase “production for use’’ be omitted from the party’s platform. The delegates hastened to strike it out. The governor’s power was revealed when the convention proceded to nominate its candidate for governor. Some delegates wanted LaFollette, even though he declined to become associated with the organization. The party’s constitution prohibited that, so the matter was settled by not en dorsing any candidate for‘the office. The state convention also vent on record to table a resolution to sup port the new' Union party and Rep resentative William Lemke of North Dakota. Delegates who opposed the move shouted from the floor that the third party was too hastily put to gether. TRAIN - BUS ACCIDENT KILLS 12, MAIMS MANY CHERBOURG, France, June 22 (TP) —Nine persons were killed and 12 seriously injured today when a train crashed into a pair of crowded motor busses at a railroad crossing. Witnesses said the railroad watch man lifted the barriers and permitted the busses to go ahead, despite the oncoming train. HAIL THE KING EDWARD OF ENGLAND TG MARK 43RD BIRTHDAY TOMORROW LONDON, June 22 (TP)—King Ed ward VIII will ride at the head of his royal troops tomorrow when h< celebrates his 43rd birthday in the ancient ceremony of trooping the colors. The King’s birthday demonstration will be held on the square of the Horse Guards parade. This year the colors of the first Grenadier Guards will be trooped. The bachelor King plans a quiet time for the remainder of the day. The most exciting event for his sub jects is the publication of the King** birthday honors—the first of King Edward's reign. In this annual pub lication the sovereign is accustomed to i aise worthies to the peerage and confer other honors.
