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PAGE EIGHT Hearing Thursday In Carellas’ Murder Case CIVIL SERVICE TO HOLD EXAM, NUMEROUS QUALIFICA-, TIONS NECESSARY FOR BOARD RATING A competitive examination for the'! position of sutdent engineer, with ap- j plications to close by July 9, has been announced to be held in Atlanta shortly. The position pays a salary of $1,440 per year, with the follow ing qualifications necessary for ap plication. Applicants must not have reached jtheir 25th birthday on the closing idate for the receipt of applications, •except that this age limit does not apply to persons granted preference because of military or naval service. They must have completed at least three years of an engineering course in g.n engineering college of recog nized standing; provided, that none may enter the examination who have completed the required three years’ college work prior to May of 1933. Further information and applica tion blanks may be obtained from the secretary, board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, at the post office or from the manager Fifth U. S. Civil Service district, New post office building, Atlanta, Ga. FAST SHIPS ARE ADDED TO LINE One of the two vessels just added to the fleet of the Merchants and Miners Transportation Company, the 8. S. Irwin, is expected to shorten the voyage from Baltimore to Savan nah by three or four hours. The Irwin will average about a knot faster than the other ships of the fleet, it is be lieved . Bought recently from the Grace line, the Irwin is 373 feet in length, with a displacement of 6,900 tons, about 120 passengers can be accom modated, which is considerably less than the other ships of the M. and M. T. Co. fleet, although the vessel Is larger than most of the others. The ship will be commanded by Capt. J. L. Dix, formerly master of the S .S. Somerset .The Kent, a sister ship of the Irwin purchased at the same time will probably not call at this port until fall, being placed in use at pres ent on a Philadelphia to Boston run. MORTUARY | MRS. LAURA V. COX Mrs. Laura Virginia Cox, who died Sunday at her residence in Atlanta, was buried this morning in Laurel Grove Cemetery following funeral ser vices at the grave. Officiating was Rev. Samuel McP. Glasgow, D. D., pastor of Independent Presbyterian Church. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Sipple Brothers. Mrs. Cox was the mother of Mrs. Horace A. Crane of Savannah. MRS. JULIA B. LAFITTE Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Best Lafitte, wife of J. O’Brannon Lafitte, will be held this afternoon at 4:30 o’- clock at the home of her daughter Mrs. Guy E. Walker, of 1325 East Henry St., where she died yesterday ifter a lengthy illness. Burial will be in Bonaventure Cemetery, with Rev. John S. Wilder, D. D., pastor of Calvary Baptist Temple, officiating. The pallbearers will be James R Cain, W. V. Denaux, and W. F. Clark, S. W. Dule, George W. Blanton and L.J. Rabey. Besides her husband, Mrs. Laffitte is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Walker and Mrs. F. H. McCrae of Denmark, S. C.; two sons, Walker Laffittee of Savannah and H. O. La ffittee of Lyndhurst, N. J.; a brother, W. L. Best, of Allendale, S. C.; two sisters, Miss Lena Best and Mrs. Howell Keel of Allendale, and several grandchildren. * * » INFANT HOWARD Funeral services were held today for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Howard of Ludowici, who died* jerterday in a local hospital. Burial Will be at Pigot Branch Church. Ir vine Henderson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. DIVORCED FILED Gurlin L. Davis yesterday filed suit for divorce from his wife of 28 years, Mrs. Hattie Mae Johnston Davis, claiming desertion. Married in 1908, the petition avers that Davis was de serted by his wife in 1931. Attorney for the petitioner is Edward A. Dut ton. MRS. ROSA GOBEL Mrs. Rosa Gabel, 67, native of Hungary, died this morning at 3 o'clock, after a short illness. She had been a resident of Savannah most of her life, and would have celebrated her golden wedding anniversary on August 31. Member of a number of civic or ganizations, Mrs. Gabel helped or ganize the League of Women voters, of which she was a charter member. 3he was a member also of the Sis terhood of Temple Mlckve Israel, and the Savannah Council of Jewish Women. Funeral arrangements are in charge or Henderson Brothers, but are incom plete pending the arrival of out-of town relatives. Services will be held tomorrow with Rev. George Solomon rabbit of the Temple Mickve Israel officiating. Burial will be in Laurei Grovq cemetery. Mrs. Gabel is survived by her hus band, Lewis Gabel; five daughters, Mrs. N. W. Winkelman of Philadel phia; Mrs. Herbert Coring, Miss Dor othy Gabel, Miss Rena Gabel, of Sa vannah; Miss Alean Gabel of New York city; three grandchildren, Alean and Junior Winkelman and Ed Gor ing; two ssiters, Mrs. Max Moss and Mrs. Dora Bonn. STEPSON AND WIFE OF MURDERED MAN THINK ELECTRIC CHAIR TOO GOOD FOR KILLER OF KIN ALLEGED SELF-CONFESSED SLAYER AND PALS UNPERTURBED; WIFE OF WILLIE DOUBERLY SURPRISED AT NEWS; HAD VISITED SCENE OF CRIME IN CAR. ACCOMPLICE -V-. ;• m 25 7 3 y 1 1 ¥/ LF.ROY DOUBERLY Willie E. Douberly, 24; his brother, Leroy Douberly, 23, and Edward Kent, 23, will be given a preliminary near ing before Recorder H. Mercer Jor dan in police court Thursday morn ing on charges of the murder of Peter Carellas, Solicitor General Samuel A. Cann announced early this afternoon. The announcemet was made fol lowing a conference at 11 o'clock this morning between the Solicitor General, Assistant Solicitor A. J. Ryan, Jr., and County Police Officer T. J. Mahoney, who handled practical ly every phase of the investigation w’hich resulted in the apprehension of the alleged slayers. Death Implement Found The iron bar, with which the state contends Carellas was robbed of his life, was located yesterday afternoon in the auto wrecking lot operated by the dead man on Bay Street Exten sion. Simultaneously authorities announc ed that Willie Douberly had confess ed to the brutal battering in of the victim's head after which the trio held, and Fred Peters, living adjacent to the roadside filling station main tained by Carellas, in front of the junk lot, had gone to participate in a ball game near No. 2 Convict Camp on the Waters avenue road. According to county police the Douberlys had returned to the scene of the killing upon bringing Kent home at the conclusion of the ball game. The trip past Carella’s place in Willie’s car was to transport Peters to his house. Meanwhile a crowd swarmed about the Carellas filling station and when Willie stopped his car to Join the spectators it was re called by a county police officer today that he ordered Douberly to move on as his and other automobiles were blocking traffic. Death Chair Wished A step-son of Mr. Carellas this morning voiced the hope that the alleged slayer “would get the elec tric chair.” At the time he was seated in a parked automobile out side the home of Peter Carellas at 220 West 31st street, talking with a Savannah Daily Times reporter. His mother, widow of the slain man, a comely blue-eyed woman of middle age, sat alongside him on the front seat of the car and two daughters of Mrs. Carellas were also there. At her son’s remark about the al legedly confessed murderer, the eyes of Mrs. Carellas filled with sororw and outraged anger. “It would be too good for him,” she declared and continued “He ought to be killed same way my husband was murdered. It was not necesary to beat my husband up like he did in order to rob him.” Mrs. Carellas was plainly skeptical of the statement attributed to Willie Douberly that liquor he consumed had been a factor in the crime. The widow of the well-known Greek- American would have celebrated the first anniversary of her wedding to Mr. Carellas on the day after he was killed. Mrs. Willie Douberly, wife of the accused slayer of Carellas. said this morning tht she knew nothing what ever about the killing of Carellas ex cept what she had read in the news papers. She said she and her hus band, his brother, Leroy and the fa ther of the young men, had rode out on the road to join the crowd at the Carellas place of business the night of the murder. ’’But I didn’t get out of the car,” Mrs. Douberly re marked. Wife Is Loyal Seated with a baby in her arms on the stoop of the Douberly home at Lincoln street, Mrs. Douberly was asked by a Times reporter if it was true her husband had killed a younger brother in Tillman, S. C., some years ago. The woman said she knew little about this but what she had been told after her marriage by members of her husband’s family. She said she was informed the af fair was an accident. At the time the Douberlys were living in Tillman and Willie Douberly was “trying to shoot a cat” at the Douberly home. She went on to say that according to the story she heard, Joseph Douberly, age four, was killed when he got in the way of the shotgun charge which was being directed at the animal. About this time of the young Douberly brothers came out on the stoop and interjected “but that’s all been settled by 12 judges.” “I’m too nervous to talk about it,” Mrs. Douber ly ended. Tragedy seems to have stalked the lives of the youthful Kent as well as the Douberlys. Kent’s father was shot and killed during a fishing trip on a boat on Sept. 5, 1931. County police officers who investigated recalled that EYE-WITNESS EDWARI) KENT Pictures Taken By County Police and Developed by Kick Studio. VICTIM AND BRIDE ~ ... Wbß ■ RES HP H&B % % ; i&M ■ ™ %-i iSRM' : HI! ■ m| a V- «■ .mfliili ' ’' PETER CARELLAS AND WIFE the father, Joe Kent, and W. T. Strickland of Savanah were slain on that date by Rochelle F. Weston. They were called boa fish house at Thun derbolt when the boating party had returned from their ill-fated excursion and found Kent dead in the craft. Strickland was mortally wounded and died 30 minutes after reaching a lo cal hospital. H. L. Buckner, of 224 East Broad street, was the fourth member of the fishing party, old rec ords of the county police department show. Woston went on trial on charges of murder of the two men in superior court on April 2, 1932, but was found not guilt;-. . County police indicated that neither of the Douberly brothers in jail ap peared particularly upset at their in carceration. Officers said the pair smiled momentarily as they were led back to the police station house after grilling yesterday. Death Loot $25 The amount of money said to have been taken from the pockets of Carel las and the disposal was conflicting. Police declared Wiilie said he was the person who rifled the man's pockets, taking from them S4O. Officers qutoed him as sayinfc he gave $25 to Edward Kent and kept the other s's, Leroy Douberly nob getting any of the money. Kents previous story to offi cers was that Leroy took the money from the body. Chief W. F. Chapman quoted Kent as saying, when men tion was made of the reward offered 1 for capture of Carellas’ slayer, that j "I don’t want to have anythin? to do with that money." ■ County Police Officer T. J. Maho i ney late yesterday afternoon, a short ; distance from the scene of the killing t fbund an old iron automobile robe ! rod which Willie Douberly 'said ap parently was the death weapon and SAVANNAH DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1936 HELD AS KILLER ■ fen •; > l\ WILLIE DOUBERLY # Leroy Douberly and Kent positively identified it, police reported. In the confession which police re ceived from Willie Douberly, the man explained that ever since the slaying of his younger brother, Jo seph, his mind ‘ was a blank" after he had taken a few drinks and Willie said he had drunk some liquor on the afternoon of the Carellas killing. Frank M. Oliver, attorney, whose name had been mentioned as coun sel for the Douberly brothers before Kent .was charged with the murder also, said, this afternoon he did not represent any of the three defen dants. "I did not accept employment in the case,” said Mr. Oliver. Chapman Praises Mahoney County Police Chief W. F. Chap man highly praised the performance of Officer Mahoney who was given full credit for working up the diffi cult case. The chief referred in com plimentary terms likewise to the ef forts of all other officers of the de partment in the initial stages of the probe of’ the ghastly murder of Mr. Carellas. Photographs of the slain man were taken by J. Wadley Petit, head of the county identification bureau, at the spot where the body was found with the man s head and shoulders propped against the back of an old automobile in the wrecking lot. These photographs together with a ! number of typewritten statements of | witnesses were turned over today to thfc office of Solicitor General Cann. BARKLEY (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) . Talmadge Demoted ; The platform is practically ready. It will be strongly liberal. The fight i against adoption of the two-thirds 11 rule has almost subsided. So the Convention Flashes (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) their planks were warped, trimmed or misland—and now they’re busy with the Democrats. LIKE FATHERS, LIKE SONS PHILADELPHIA, June 23 (TP) The sons of three men who have made party history for the Democrats are delegates to this year's national convention. James Roosevelt, a son of the presi dent, is a delegate from Massachu setts. William Jennings Bryan, Jr„ son of the great commoner, is repre senting California. From Missouri comes Senator Bennett Champ Clark, son of the late House Speaker Champ Clark. PHILADELPHIA, June 23 (TP).— Thomas O'Dowd, civil engineer and amateur song writer, is the unoffi cial poet laureate of the National Democratic convention. O’Dowd hails from New York, and with him he has brought two Irish colleens, Kitty and Dottle Keelr sing his songs to the delegates ...id, incidentally, try to sell them. .Their latest masterpiece is set to the Lan don campaign tune, “Oh, Susannah.” The words go like this — “Oh Susannah, no mortgages for me. Just watch us land on Landon While we vote for Franklin D.” O’Dowd indignantly denied that Kitty and Dottie were a night club act. “Not at all,” he said, just a coupla sweet girls inspired by Roosevelt.” SEEK NEGRO PLANK PHILADELPHIA, June 23 (TP)— The Democrats framing the 1936 platform will be asked for a plank to give equal rights to negroes. The National Democratic Colored Association is calling for the plank. It is also asking for the protection of colored share-croppers against viol ence, a strong anti-lynch law and the scrapping of the civil service law which requires that photographs ac company each application for a civil service job. DAVEY MEETS DEFEAT PHILADELPHIA, June 23 (TP)— Governor Martin L. Davey of Ohio suffered a defeat within his own party today. Ohio delegates to the Philadelphia Democratic convention elected an anti-Davey man to the post of national committeeman from the Buckeye state. The caucus winner was former Lieut. Gov. Charles Sawyer of Cin cinnati. Saw’yer was supported by a faction close to the Roosevelt admin istration. The Davey group fought Sawyer to the last ditch, but their rivals, headed by the Hamilton coun ty Democratic leader, William J. Leonard, won out. The caucus result wras a direct slap at Governor Davey, who has been at odds with the Roosevelt adminis tration several times during the past few months. The Leonard and Saw yer group claims to bs the real New Deal faction of the Ohio delegation. SAWYER ELECTED PHILADELPHIA, June 23 (TP) The former lieutenant governor of Ohio, Charles Sawyer, was elected na tional committeeman from the Buck eye state today. Sawyer, who was backed by a delegation faction oppos ing Governor Martin L. Davey, won the committee post after a stiff caucus battle. THE TWO-THIRDS RULE PHILADELPHI V, June 23 (TP) The Democrats leading the fight to abolish the two-thirds majority rule have found a plan to end southern opposition. Many southern delegates want to retain the two-thirds rule, in the past it has given them veto power over the bigger northern delegations like New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Today they were offered additional delegates. States going Democratic in the previous election would be given the right to seat more delegates on the convention floor. As the south ern states are traditionally Demo cratic, they stand to win by the bo nus delegate proposal. delegates are concentrating on A1 Smith and the five conservative Dem ocrats who are leading the rebel movement. A sixth rebel Democrat, whom the others ignored, was demoted before the convention began. Gov. Eugene Talmadge was ousted as national committeeman by the Georgia delega tion. His committee post went to an ardent New Dealer, Clark Howell, publisher of The Atlanta Constitu tion. Savannah 6:30 p.m.. Pilot club dinner. HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY To get a Good, Guaranteed, Used Typewriter at a Banrain ROYALS, UNDERWOODS, SMITHS, ’ From $7 to S7O-Easy terms can be arranged. SAVANNAH OFFICE EQUIPMENT COMPANY 44 ABERCORN ST 2 DOORS FROM LUCAS THEATER H. L. BARNHARDT, Mgr. ANNOUNCING OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY TODAY Souvenirs Given Away TRY THESE SPECIALS Jumbo Chocolate Milk, tOc jlijjjjr/fr/ Ice Cream Soda* (All Flavor*. lOe iyL\jS«| I Banana Spilt* 10c Sundae** lOe isf |; Sandwiches, Toasted, 10c ilwi| Triple-IMp lee Cream Cones, 5c l/Njid®/ Package Ice Cream. Pint, 20c; Quart 35c / NBfj/ Hamburgers, 10c Hot Dogs, 5c I - Chili, 15c Wl CURB SERVICE—WE DELIVER IGLOO ICE CREAM PARLOR 113 BULL STREET , PHONE 3-1543 BEAUFORT SCENE MURDER TRIAL ERICKSON IN BATTLE FOR LIFE OVER ALLEGED SHOOTING OF WIFE Beaufort was the scene of a bitter court battle today as the witnesses which were summoned to the trial of Theodore Erickson of Blufton who is charged with the slaying of his wife, Mrs. lad Erickson, gave conflicting testimony. The entire defense of the defend ant being made up on the plea of ac cidental shooting, the case has at tracted the greater part of Baeufort county residents who have flocked to the case which began yesterday. The entire day being consumed in the se lection of a jury, the trial began in ernesrt today with the examina tion of the wtinesses .The state, as sisted by James Rahal, local attor ney, in the summing of the case be fore the jury stated that the defend ant was charged with the murder of his wife in their horns on the morn ing of Oct. 5 without the least provo cation and with malice aforethought. The shots taking affect in the abdo men, the wounded woman was brought to Savannah where she died in a lo cal hospital a few days later. BLUE BOOK RANKS SAVANNAH HIGH INDUSTRIAL PLANTS OF CITY IS PRAISED IN PUBLICATION Savannah’s industrial progress for the last year is well illustrated in the annual Blue Book of Southern Prog ress. now off the press, which is pub lished by the Manufacturer’s Record of Baltimore. Shown to advantage are pictures of the Union Bag and Paper Corpora tion and Seaboard Air Line river ter minals, while the pine paper pulp lab oratory of Dr. Charles H. Herty is also prominently pictured. Advertise ments of local industrial firms ap pearing in the publication include the Port Wentworth Corporation, the Industrial Committee and the Savan nah Port Authority, Dixie Crystals sugar, Hercules Powder Company, the Atlantic Creosoting Company, and the Merchants and Miners Transpor tation Company. Industrial progress and develop ment in the South for the year past is featured in the book. NAME OF SCHOOL MEETING TOPIC The Exchange club went on record unanimously at its meeting yesterday as favoring the adoption of the name “Savannah High School” for the new building being erected on Washington avenue. Sentiment was that as the new school was a public institution, the city should enjoy to the fullest extent the resultant publicity such an undertaking will evoke. The resolu tion was introduced by Victor B. Jen kins, Jr. Carson N. Wilson, state vice presi dent of the Sportsmen’s league, was introduced by Olin F. Fulmer, and spoke on game and fish conservation, pointing out that wild life was one of the state’s most valuable resources. Local and world-wide current events were discussed by Richard M. Charl ton. Presiding at the meeting in the absence of Andrew A. Smith, presi dent, was Rev. John S. Sharp, vice president. New officers of the club will be installed at the next meeting. Walter Mercer is the incoming presi dent . A new member, A. K. Dearing, who is president of the new Colonial Chev rolet Company here, was introduced by Carl W. Seiler. Announcement) of the opening for inspection Wednesday of the new Sears, Roebuck and Com pany store was made by Virgil D. Johnston, manager locally for Sears. PROJECTS CONTINUED BY ADDITIONAL FUNDS A 10-day continuance of local projects has been made pos sible through the receipt of addition al funds at the Savannah district of fice, announced Donald G. Nichols district director. This will result In the continuance of several projects, including those at the Telfair and Hermitage farms. Orders given last Wednesday anent the projects ending were rescinded yesterday, and workers informed of the continuance for at least a short while of all projects. CLEAN CLOTHES WEAR LONGER Inadequate methods of home cleaning of summer suits and dresses are not enough to re move perspiration ociors and stains from summer garments. A special process is required line the methods used at Dur den's Cleaners and Dyers. Your clothes always come back fresh and clean when Durden’s does (he cleaning. GIVE US A TRIAL DURDEN’S CLEANERS r & DYERS 1521 Bull St. Dial 9202 I James M. Cargill PRINTING I OFFICE SUPPLIES Phone 9921 1 ELECTRIC and ACEITLE NE WELDING Savannah iron and Wire Works PHONE 3-3228 238 East Broad Street ' New York $ J J! .60 Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday AT 7:55 P. M. 29-Hour Straight Schedule No Change of Buses PAN-AMERICAN BUS LINES GOTTLIEB BROS. . Service Tire Co. 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