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WEATHER Continued Warm; Probable Showers Tonight or Tomorrow MARKETS Stocks RLse in Dull Trading; Cotton Sags, Wheat Up VOLUME 2—NUMBER 155 TOWNSEND NAMES EX-LONG COHORT AS NEW DIRECTOR DEFINITE MERGER FORE SEEN IN APPOINT MENT DETROIT, June 29 (TP)—-Definite merging of the Townsend old-age pen sion group and the share-the-wealth organization sponsored by the late Huey Long was seen today with the appointment of Rev. Gerald Smith as a director of the Townsend plan. The announcement was made by Town send headquarters. Smith, a Long lieutenant, took over command of the share-the-wealthers on Senator Long’s death. He was present at the congressional hearings into the Townsend plan when Dr. Townsend made his sensational bolt from the committee room, refusing to testify further. Together Smith and Townsend have conferred with the leader of the new Union party, Representative William Lemke of North Dakota. They have not yet in dicated, however, whether they will support Lemke s party. Smith will take the place on the Townsend directorate o' Dr. Alfred Wright of Cleveland who testified against the Townsend plan during the c ngressional hearings Said todays announcement: “Be cause of his attitude, Dr. Wright’s usefulness in the Townsend move ment is at an end and he, therefore, is removed from the national board of directors." UNKNOWN NEGRO MURDERS WOMAN BRUTAL SLAYING CONVERSES WITH YOUNG SON OF VICTIM DUR ING ACT CHICAGO, June 29 (TP)—Con- versing with her seven-year-old son while he beat the boy’s mother to death, an unknown negro early this morning brutally murdered Mrs. Florence Thompson Castle, 26. by beating in her head with a brick. Telling the boy, who was awakened when the intruder gained entarnce from a fire escape, he was a “good doctor," the man after killing Mrs . Castle, wrote “Thia is Black Legion’’ on the dresser mirrow with her lip stick. The boy went back to’sleep, but when he was unable to awaken his mother in the morning, he ran screaming to the'hotel desk. The boy said his mother put him to bed about 7 o'clock after reeding to him. He does not know how long he slept before he awoke, and saw the negro bending over the bed, and hitting his mother over the haad with a brick. WEEK-END SHOWS MANY CASUALTIES HIGHWAYS TAKE TOLL OF THREE VICTIMS; 85 INJURED (Special To The Daily Times) ATLANTA, June 29.—The usual weekend toll of highway casualties cost approximately 85 persons their lives, with the accidents caused by highway mishaps, railroad crossing collision, and the many other types of common highway accidents. E. S. Pittman of McDonough, Ga., lost his life in an auto collision, and six others were injured. Another col lision in Atlanta killed James F. Coombe, and hurt his wife and daughter. In Athens, Wilma Nichol son was fatally injured and her mother, four brothers, and three sis ters hurt. Pennsylvania and Illinois led the country in week-end fatalities, with New York third. BALDWIN TO REST LONDON June 29 (TP)—Prime Minister Baldwin sent word to his cabinet today from his country place at Chequers, saying he must take a few days rest. The Prime Minister wished to put aside the cares of state until Thursday and ease the tension he has been under for the past month. Today’s meeting of the cabinet was presided by the .Lord President of the Council, Ramsay MacDonald. IN ETHIOPIA? ADDIS ABABA, June 29 (TP) Ethiopian chicken coops are tak ing a terrific beating these days. Transradio's correspondent at Addis Ababa, Eleanor Meade, re ports that chicken-stealing has be come a popular sport. Food is scarce. Canned goods sell for from 10 to 20 times the amount usually paid. Flour is un heard of—except for the flour turned out by Armenian and Greek traders. Accordini* to Miss Mead, that kind of flour is something no one in his right mind would dare touch. Chickens and eggs, of course, are at a premium. The few Addis Ababa residents who kept chick ens are confronted with empty coops now. What hens the Ethio pians didn’t steal, she reports, the Italian soldiers accounted for. SfluannaKwOdilnOTinits PHONE 6183 Quizzed In Slaying ||||dy' ■ X Lucille Ackerman Miss Lucille Ackerman was ques tioned by Frankfort, Ky., police fol lowing the discovery of the headless body of her fiance in a culvert. Miss Ackerman was held under $5,000 bond, but ordered to remain in Frankfort. The fiance, Jesse Rob erts, Jr., had been missing for two weeks. —Central Press. BEASLEY IS NOT SEEKING OFFICE COMMISSIONER STATE SENATOR PUTS THE ‘QUIETUS’ ON ELEC TION RUMORS GLENN VILLE, Ga„ June 29 (TP) —State Senator John C. Beasley said today he would not be a candidate for the unexpired term of the late Judge E. L. Rainey as Prison Com missioner. Senator Beasley said press reports saying he is seriously consider ing the race were unfounded. Several South Georgia papers have said pre viously in the week that the Glenn ville Senator would very likely be a candidate. While the Senator admit ted he had been approached on the matter by a number of friends he said he had not given the matter consider ation and will not be a candidate. The Senator, who is one of South Georgia’s leading political figures, made it plain that he is not a candi date for any state office in the forth coming primary. Senator Beast's statement fol lows: . “I wish to express my profound gratitude to my many friends who have asked me to make the race for prison commissioner and pledged me their support. I wish it were possible to sacrifice my business interests and serve my state in this capacity but I cannot afford to do it. Press re ports that I am seriously considering entering the race are erroneous, for I have not given it serious considera tion or intended at any time to launch a state-wide campaign for the place.” COURT OUTLAWS FREIGHT RATES IMPORTANT DECISION TO AFFECT MANY SHIP MENTS WASHINGTON, June 29 (TP)— The so-called contract system of fox ing freight rates on cargo shipped from Gulf ,of Mexico ports to the west coast was outlawed by a federal court today. ’ The case involved the Gulf Confer ence of Shippers composed of the Luckenback Gulf Steamship Com pany, the Hoyt and Swayne Company and the Gulf, Pacific Mail Line. The conference had given freight reduc tions to shippers who signed six months contracts for their exclusive business. The Department of Com merce held that this contract system created k furor and appealed the decision to the District Federal Court at Washington. D. C. The court sustained the Department of Com merce. SELASSIE BEFORE LEAGUE TODAY ETHIOPIA’S DEPOSED EMPEROR ADAMANT ON APPEAL ALTHOUGH WARNED NOT TO BY EDEN. GENEVA, June 29 (TP).—The de posed Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, is determined to speak be fore the League of Nations assembly —although he has no invitation to make an appeal. The emperor notified the secretary general of the League today that he must state his case before the full League body. He will attend tomor row’s meeting of the assembly as the head of the Ethiopian legation. Brit ain’s foreign secretary. Anthony Eden ZIONCHECK STILL AT LARGE “MADCAP” SOLON NOT FUGITIVE SO OFFICERS ARE BAFFLED AS TO ARREST UNLESS HE BREAKS LAW. WASHINGTON. June 29 (TP)— Congressman Marion Zioncheck is at large in the District of Columbia to da*. The Washington state repre sentative fled from the Sheppard- Pratt Mental hospital at Towson, Md., and is reported to have re-entered his office today in the house so repre sentaives building. The story came from a charwoman, who said Zion check drove her away, entered his of fice and locked the door. Telephone SUICIDE VERDICT ATLANTA, Ga., June 29 (TP) If the theory of Atlanta’s coroner is correct, a common rubber band takes its place as an instrument of suicide. An aged Atlanta invalid, Mrs. John P. Ivy, was found strangled to death with a small elastic knotted tightly around her throat. Coroner Done ho o pronounced death due to strangulation. Then, he says, members of the family told him that the victim had re peatedly threatened to take her life. They kept all possible weapons from her reach, they said, except a little rubber band. ENGLAND EXTENDS CONTROL ON RADIO FOR 10 MORE YEARS HOLD, HOWEVER, IS IN CONTRAST TO THAT OF UNITED STATES LONDON, June 29 (TP).—The British system of government control over radio broadcasting which is in complete contrast to the American system, will be extended another ten years. An official announcement issued in London today revealed the govern ment has reached its decision on the question of continuing the British Broadcasting Corporation. The de cision follows closely the recommen dations made recently by the Ulis water parliamentary committee, with certain minor exceptions. Commercial advertisements are taboo, in line with the government’s rigid policy of control of all radio broadcasting since its inception in England, Wales, Scotland and north Ireland. Thus the organizations which have sought to introduce the American system of radio program sponsorship by advertisers have been sternly rebuked. The government will appropriate more money, if necessary, to finance the expenses of the British Broad casting Corporation but no promise was made to brighten up the British radio programs whic hhave been widely criticized in England in re cent years. / RETIRED DENTIST COMMITS SUICIDE ILL HEALTH IS GIVEN AS CAUSE FOR ACT (Special to The Daily Times) STATESBORO, Ga., June 29.—11 l health was assigned as the reason for the suicide of Dr. R. L. Durrence, 76, retired dentist of Statesboro, yester day. Funeral services will bt held this afternoon at 4:30 o’clock. Surviving the deceased are two sisters, Mrs. Jo sephine Cox of Statesboro, who lived in the home with Dr. Durrence, and Mrs. Laura V. Sands of Charleston, S. C.; one nephew and four nieces, all of Charleston. The funeral will be at the residence of Dr. Durrence on Broad street, and interment will be in East Side ceme tery. WEDDING BRAWL VICTIM BURIED AT NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS, June 29 (TP) Funeral services were held today for Harry Summers Carpenter, victim of a brawl at a fashionable New Or leans wedding reception. At the same time .police tried to unravel the circumstances that led to the fight. university's as sistant football coach, James Percy, is at liberty on $2,500 bond, accused of manslaughter. Police quoted Percy as saying he struck Carpenter during a quarrel. The victim’s neck was broken as he fell. has tried in vain to dissuade Selassie from appearing before the League. Great Britain and other powers have decided that sanctions against Italy must be dropped. They fear that Se lassie may upset their apple cart with an impassioned appeal to the small nations whch are members of the League. Selassie has indicated he will re turn to western Ethiopia to take up the battle against Italy again, single handed, if the League turns him down this week. SAVANNAH. GA.. MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1936 calls to the office got no response. Washington police said they are powerless to arres* Zioncheck < unless he breaks the law. He is not a fugi tive from justice. The Washington’s congressman’s latest exploit came when he leaped a seven-foot wire fence and fled the Sheppard-Pratt hospital, into the woods near Towson. He was held as a private patient in the Institution un der mental observation. ‘RAIN TOO LATE,’ FEAR OF FARMERS IN ARID DISTRICT WHEAT ALREADY RUINED BUT PASTURAGE MAY BE SAVED CHICAGO June 29 (TP)—Weath er forecasters predicted heavy rains in northwestern wheat states today— but farmers in the region looked out on their scorched fields with the comment: “Too late.” If the rains materialize they will be the first of any consequence in the past 30 days. Farmers say their wheat already is ruined, but a soak ing downpour might save their pas turage. States is the southwestern half of the wheat belt are more fortunate than their neighbors in the north. A $200,000,000 wheat crop is , being harvested in Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri. The yield in Kansas also is reported better than in state’s far ther north. A six-man board in Washington is working out a drougfft -relief program for the stricken northwest. President Roosevelt will go over the plan to morrow when he retumes to his desk from his home at Hyde Park. McCARL ATTACKS POLICY NEW DEAL COMPTROLLER GENERAL ISSUES BLAST ON EVE OF RETIREMENT WASHINGTON, June 29 (TP)— Comptroller General McCarl on the eve of his retjrement, charged the New Deal today with ’’waste and ex travagance." McCarl retires tomor row after 15 years as “the watchdog of the treasury.” It was predicted in some quarters that he might go cam paigning for Gov. Alf Landon. The Comptroller cited the fact that the committee of Virginia’s Senator Byrd did not accept his offer of aid in its proposed investigation of ways and means to reorganize federal agencies for greater economy. McCarl said the reorganization problem is legislative. He hoped that Congress might get busy next year "to system atically reorganize the. regular agencies and eliminate a lot of the special and emergency bureaus.” The Assistant Comptroller General, Richard Elliott, will become acting Comptroller with McCarl’s retirement. McCarl said he guessed he w’ould go back to practicing law. Or he said he might write down some of his ob servations —or he might go into poli tics. ELLIOTT LEADS CHEERS FOR DAD * Elliott Roosevelt, second son of the President, leads the Texas delegation in a noisy demonstration for his dad on the floor of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia. Central PrcsS. STEEL’S ANSWER TO LABOR BODES INDUSTRIAL WAR LEWIS PROMISES “FIGHT TO FINISH IN MILI TANT REPLY PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 29 (TP) —John L. Lewis’ committee for in dustrial organization today answered the formal declaration of war by the steel companies. As expected, the committee replied with a fighting statement that said in effect: “The war is on. It is a fight to the finish.” Last night the institute which re presents all major steel companies de clared it would battle every effort to unionize the industry. The institute declared that it will use every pos sible means to maintain an open shop in its factories. The committee declared today that the institute’s statement underlines references made by President Roose velt with regard to what he called “economic royalists” last Saturday night in his speech accepting the Democratic nomination. The commit tee added that the institute’s state ment used the identical wording in reference to collective bargaining as did the Republican platform. The Lewis organization said it was not interested in fomenting strikes, and denied any connection with com munistic activity. The steel magnates’ reference to communism was called a "red herring.” The committe also said that the statement was typical of the steel industrialists. They charged that the steel men were trying to thwart the 12-hour day movement and have been doing so ever since the turn of the century. The committee declared fur ther that the steel men have con sistently fought all progressive labor legislation. GEORGIA SOLON FILES CANDIDACY LESTER ENTERS RACE FOR ATTORNEY GEN ERALSHIP AUGUSTA, Ga., June 29 (TP).— The fourth man to qualify in the ap proaching race for the attorney gen eralship of Georgia was State Sena tor W. W. Lester of Augusta. Lester has been a prominent figure in state political circles for a number of years, and w r as appointed in 1935 by Governor Talmadge to the chairman ship of a committee to study the tax system of Georgia. He was among those interested in 1934 in a state-wide conference of law offiicals which sought means of tightening loop-holes in criminal courts. HELEN HAYES IN REAL DRAMA MOVIE ACTRESS PLAYS ROLE IN CHICAGO COURT CHICAGO, June 29 (TP)—One of America's greatest actresses, Helen Hayes, will play a role in a real drama today when she is called on to answer a suit for SIOO,OOO. The plaintiff is the Chicago dram atic critic Carol Frink, ex-wife of writer Charles McArthur. Miss Frink charges alienation of affections. Circuit Court Judge William V. Brothers will preside today when the case is brought up. In Weird Love-Death Triangle wy .. iL jWfrfiinr 'i J* K Police of Los Angeles charge a triangular love affair between a 42-year old mother, her 18-year-old daughter, and a former lieutenant of who was found murdered after he had drawn a SSOO veterans’ bonus. The mother, Mrs. Caroline Lindahl, a widow, was arrested on charges of sus picion of murder, and the daughter, Caroline, as a material witness. (Central Press) 1 LABOR CHAOS REIGNS IN FRANCE WORKERS CONTINUE UNPRECEDENTED UPHEAVAL BY MILITANT DEMANDS FOR HIGHER WAGES. PARIS, June 29 (TP).—The French government has three strikes on its hands today on widely sepa rated fronts. Along the Riviera 450 fashionable hotels closed down. Their owners say they cannot meet the demands for higher wages made by cooks, wait ers and chambermaids. The-services in Cannes, Nice and Mentone are paralyzed. More than 1,200 tourUts are without service in their rooms. The general strike of 30,000 work- MYSTERY DEATHS YET UNEXPLAINED EXPERT AND DETECTIVES CLASH OVER POSSI BLE THEORIES PITTSBURGH, Pa, June 2£ (TP) City detectives clashed head-on with ! a Washington criminologist today over the violet death of Mrs. Martin Feely and her two children. The mother and youngsters were strangled to death in their East End home 10 days ago. The homicide bureau maintain the weight of evidence, -nd apparent lack of motive, point to murder and sui cide. Criminologist B. J. Creel of Washington answered that the mur ders were the brutal work of a prowl er. It was physically impossible for Mrs. Creel to have done this thing herself,” he said. Professor Martin Feely stoutly de nied that his wife could have slain their children and killed herself. He chimed in wl en criminologist creel said Mrs. Feely was ot a crimnail type and that murder was a physical impossibility. ITALYTO RAISE ANCIENT VESSELS SEEK TO RECOVER TREAS URES FROM SEA BOTTOM ROME, June 29 (TP)—ltalian en gineers are overhauling their equip-' ment today, preparing to sail for Egypt to raise the French warships sunk by Lord Nelson 138 years ago. The Italians will sail from the port of Spezia (Speet-sia) in one of the biggest diving expeditions ever organ ized. The engineers and diving ex perts, aided by Egyptian guides, will try to raise the warships and recover the treasures sene to the bottom by Lord Nelson in the battle of Aboukir. The sunken ships lie in the Nile river delta about 70 nautical miles northeast of Alexandria. Permission for the work was granted by the Egyptian government. A French sal vage company Is financing the expedi tion, which will be directed by the Italian engineer, Seminati. He esti mates that it will take a year to raise the ships from the bottom. thatsTbuddyi DOG DIGS GRAVE FOR THi? BODY OF PAL IOWA FALLS, lowa, June 29 (TP) —An lowa Falls sportsman I. A. Nichols, returned from a hunting trip today with a curious tale of animal friendship. Nichols was hunting ground hogs with his favorite dog, a Great Dane. A smaller dog made friends with the Dane and joined the hunt. A few min utes later Nichols mistook the new comer for a ground hog and shot it. < The huge Dane picked up its ac- i quaintance and carried it a nearby i spot. Then it scocped out a hole with 1 its paws and buried the accident vic- 1 tlm. 1 PHONE 6183 men in the northwestern district of Lorraine continued today. The men in the iron and steel region axound Metz complain that their employers have refused to grant them the bene fits of the labor reforms established by Premier Blum. The third great strike is in full force at the naval yards at St. Nazaire. Almost 10,000 men engaged in construction of French battleships have thrown down their tools. They are demanding higher wage scales. WOMEN FLYERS CRASH IN HUNT ANNUAL TREASURE EVENT CAUSES SMASH OF TWO PLANES CHENEY, Wash., June 29 (TP).— Two wrecked planes mark the course of the Washington women, flier’s treasure hunt today. One plane cracked up as it swoop ed in to a landing at Cheney. Four women were injured, inclding the wife of the former mayor of Yakima, Mrs. Charles Smith. Another who was hurt in the Cheney crash was Mrs. Dora Skinner, also of Yakima. The other two women escaped with cuts and bruises. The women fliers from Portland. Oregon, Alyce P. Ashburg and Emma Westover, were seriously injured when their plane plummeted to the ground near Mount Archer, Washing ton. A national guard ship located tihe fallen plane and a rescue expedi tion managed to reach the scene of the crash to take the crash victims to a hospital. Fear was felt for the safety of Gov ernor Clarence B. Martin of Wash ington when his plane went unreport ed for six hours after he was due to reach Spokane. A flotilla of nation al guard planes scattered through the state and finally located the gov ernor at Cheney, where he had land ed to view the wreckage of Mrs. Smith’s plane. LEHMANRETICENT CONCERNING PLANS REPORTED RETIREMENT CAUSES SPECULATION IN POLITICAL RING ALBANY, N. Y„ June 29 (TP).— Governor Herbert Lehman’s slogan Is still—"no comment.” Although the National Democratic party is waiting for Lehman’s an nouncement that he has changed his mind about retiring, the governor still maintains his frigid silence about the rumored reconsideration. An ovation at the Democratic na tional convention failed to bring out the long-awaited statement. Now it appears that a breakfast with Pres ident Roosevelt, and a long confer ence which followed the breakfast, also failed to draw out the reconsid eration announcement. Despite Leh man's silecne, the New York gover nor is generally expected to run for a third term. New Dealers fear that without Leh man to head the New York state ticket, the Empire state may be switched to the doubtful column next November. They are pleading with Lehman to run again on the grounds that he owes that effort to his party. “QUEEN” HOME AGAIN CHERBOURG, France, June 29 (TP) —The British luxury liner Queen Mary, completed her second roundtrip between America and Eu rope to?ay. She docked at Cher bourg at ten o’clock. Her speed for the 2.620-mile voyage averaged 28.85 knots an hour. _ WEEK DAYS JC PAY no more Published every day ex cepting Saturdays. Five cents per copy Sundays. Delivered to your home fifteen cents per week. TRANSRADIO PRESS IL DUCE DEMANDS LEAGUE ISSUANCE MANDATE RIGHTS ETHIOPIAN CONQUEST IS SOUGHT TO BE ESTAB LISHED GENEVA, June 29 (TP).—ltaly is preparing to demand that the League of Nations recognize her conquest of Ethiopia on a mandatory basis. It ,was semi-officially learned that Premier Mussolini will ask the League to accord Italy the rights and privileges which go with a League of Nations mandate. Such mandates are held by Britain and France over the former German Colonies in Africa. Mussolini is willing to maintain an open door trading policy in the Afri can kingdom if his demands are met in Geneva. His plan, with its con cession, will be laid before the League of Nations assembly when it meets tomorrow. The note insists that Italy has no intention of exploiting the Ethiopian natives nor of forcing them into her army. The League’s condemnation of Italy as an aggressor is termed un warranted. Italy maintains that she :. furnishing a stable government to Ethiopia in the same way that the European powers govern their Afri can colonies. The : emorandum states that Italy is willing to resume her full share of League responsibilities when sanc tions are lifted and the League polit ical front against Italy is abandoned. ROOSEVELT PLANS WITH LIEUTENANTS VARIED FRONT PRESENT ED TO ATTENTION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE HYDE PARK, N. Y., June 29 (TP) —President Roosevelt held staff talks with his party lieutenants today. Illi nois’ Governor Henry Horner and the hilippine Islands Commissioner, Frank Murphy, showed up at the Roosevelt estate for a quiet chat. Murphy is prominently mentioned as a Gubernatorial possibility in his native Michigan. Horner faces a fight with Republican G. Wayland Brooks for the Governor’s chair in Illinois. New York Democrats watched eager ly for some |ign from Mr. Roosevelt or GovemofTLehman TTffirthfTMwr nor has decided to run again. They were disappointed. There was no state ment on this burning issue at all. Neither could newshawks pick up any fragments about the reported plans for retirement of “Big Jim” Farley, from the Postmaster Generalship. Mr. Roosevelt will clean up his confer ences by evening and get back to his desk in Washington Tuesday. SON OF FORMER CHANCELLOR HURT GERMAN CAPTAIN SERI OUSLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT BERLIN June 29 (TP)—The son of Theodore Von Bethmann-Hollweg, the late German Chancellor, was ser iously injured in an automobile crash today. The victim is Captain Von Beth mann-Hollweg. His car smashed full speed into another auto. Both cars were demolished. 'The son of Ger many’s world-war Chancellor was taken to a hospital. Physicians say he suffered a fractured skull. It was Chancellor Von Bethman- Hollweg who made the famous re mark that Germnay’s treaty with Bel gium was “a scrap of paper.” While the Chancellor was willing to justify the invasion of Belgium he refused to support Field Marshal Von Hinden burg in his campaign for unrestricted submarine warfare and was ousted from power in 1917. CATHOLIC STUDENTS OPPOSE RADIO PRIEST ST. LOUIS, June 29 (TP) —Hun- dreds of Catholic college students went on record today as opposing Father Charles Coughlin’s program for social justice. The convention of students took its stand by refusing to adopt a resolution endorsing the radio priest’s ideas. The resolution had been Introduced by the Detroit University Dean of Men Reverend Joseph Luther. DAUGHTER’S ILLNESS WORRY TO MUSSOLINI ROME, June 29 (TP).—Premier Mussolini tourned his back on af fairs of state today and rushed to the bedside of his youngest daughter, Anna Maria, who Is critically ill. The child is six years old. She is with Her mother and other members of the family in a summer villa on the oi tskirts of Rome. Il duce would see nobody but the doctors and his daughter. No official bulletins were issued but reports reached Rome that Anna Maria’s condition is extremely gravt.