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VOLUME 2—NUMBER 170
DANGEROUS COMMUNISTIC SITUATION IN CITY
Attempt MadeTo Assassinate King of England
Gun Hurled
at Monarch
By Britisher
MURDER TRY OCCURS AT
END OF CEREMONIES IN
HYDE PARK; WILD COM
MOTION FOLLOWS ; NEWS
ANGERS ENTIRE WORLD.
LONDON, July 16 (TP)—An Jwsass
ta tried to kill King Edward today
as the young monarch rode his horse
out of Hyde Park.
The would-be killer was a shabbily
dressed Englishman. He hurled a
loaded revolver that struck the flank
of King Edward's horse. The assass
in was speedily overwhelmed by a
doien policemen and rushed from the
spot in an ambulance.
The assassination attempt occurred
at the end of Hyde Park ceremonies
in which the King presented the
colors to six battalions of footguards
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN
TELLS HIS MOTIVE
July 16 (TP).—The
would-be assassin of King Edward
told police he had not meant to
kill the king. The prisoner,
George Andrew Mahon, told police
the following story: *
“It is all the fault of Sir John
Simon (the home secretary). I
wrote him last night and phoned
him this morning, about a griev
ance I had.” Manon broke off in
his story to ask with furtive anx
iety: “The king wasn’t hurt, was
he? I didn’t want to hurt him
anyway. I only did it as a pro
test.”
,■ ■—
A giant throng packed the Park
where the King delivered a strong
speech against war. The Duke of
York, the Queen mother Mary and
other Lords and Ladies of the Royal
family stood by. The ceremonies end
ed amidst a volley of cheers and the
King wheeled his horse to lead the
procession from Hyde Park.
Wild Commotion
Just as King Edward rode below
the arch on Constitution Hill there
was a wild commotion in the crowd.
A woman t creamed. A man shouted
a warning. Just then a ragged figure
broke through the ranks at the curb
and lifted his arm. Something flashed
in the sunlight and struck the flank
of King Edward’s horse. The mount
reared and police charged in. The
missile clanked to the pavement. It
was a heavy revolver. One mounted
officer hurled himself furiously atop
the ragamuffin and tore him from
the crowd. More policemen rushed In
to drive back the crowd. The assassin
was beaten to the ground and pinned
there A bobbie scooped up the re
volver. An ambulance clanged up and
the ragged man was bundled inside
and rushed away from the menacing
crowd. He was held at Hyde Park
Police Station. Police did not reveal
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COUGHUNPLEADS
CAUSE OF LEMKE
SPEAKS TO DELEGATES AT
TOWNSEND CONVEN
TION
CLEVELAND. July 16 (TP)—The
eloquence of the Rev. Charles E.
Coughlin will ring through Cleve
land’s public hall this morning.
More than 10,000 followers of Dr.
Francis E. Townsend are expected to
hear Detroit's radio priest address the
pension plan convention, now in its
second day. Although Dr. Townsend
has asked his supporters to remain
Hpn-partlsan. Fathre Coughlin un
doubtedly will plead the cause of Con
gresman William Lemke. Union party
candidate for president. Lemke is
backed by the priest's national Union
for social justice and has been given
at least tacit endorsement by several
Townsend plan leaders.
The first day of the Townsendlte
tpnventlon saw several speakers pre
dict that their movement would soon
control congress. The Rev. Gerald L.
K. Smith, who claims 5,000,000 fol
lowers in the late Huey Long’s share
lhe wealth plan, was the chief speak
er. '
Like Dr. Townsend, Rev. Smith
prophesied that it was merely a ques
tion of time before a S2OO monthly
government check would be mailed
out to everybody more than 60 years
of age.
At the start of this, the second
Townsendlte convention, the gray
haired founder of the movement an
nounced that his present goal was
5,000,000 new Townsend plan mem
berg by election day.
•§iuinnnaliffifflnilii(!iinfs
PHONE 6183
NARROWLY MISSES DEATH
V'.-
KINO EDWARD OF ENGLAND
ORIENTAL TRAGEDY IS PUZZLE
AMERICAN IS SLAIN ALONG BY-WAY IN SHANGHAI
SUBURB; POLICE UNABLE TO SOL VS CASE.
SHANGHAI. July 16 (TP)—The
young widow of a slain American
sobbed out a mysterious story to
Shanghai police today.
The bsreav'd girl is Mrs. Margaret
Cumming Covert, formerly of Kawan
eity, Oklahoma. Her husband, Leon
ard Covert, a native of Utah, was
found shot to death in #*ark street
of a Shanghai suburb early
Mrs. Covert told authorities her
husband had been c#b of work for
some time. While he hunted for a
job at Shanghai, she stayed with
BRITISH SEEKS
WAY CLEAR OF
LOCARNO MESS
ENGLAND BURNING CAN
DLE FROM BOTH ENDS
IN SITUATION
LONDON. July 16 (TP)—The Brit
ish cabinet met today in another at
tempt to thrasih out Great Britain’s
position in the Locarno conference
tangle. Italy Insists that Germany
be Invited to the parley which will
attempt to patch up the frayed and
tattered Locarno pact. France main
tains that Germany has no right to
representation at the meeting argu
ing that Chancellor Hitler, by refor
tifylng the Rhineland zone, violated
the threaty and disqualified his gov
ernment as a member of the pact.
The British government, wanting
to regain Italy's firendship and, at
the same time, loath to antagonize
France, finds itself in the middle—
as usual. So touchy is the situation
that Premier Baldwin’s cabinet has
so far been unable to decide where
the conference should be held.
The Locarno get-together first was
scheduled to be held in Brussels. Re
cently however, there has been a drive
to- shift the conference site to Lon
don. If Germany finally is invited
to the conference, it is probable that
the parley will be held in the British
capital, rather than in Belgium—the
country which still holds bitter memo
ries of the days of 1914.
BURSTED PIPE CUTS
WATER SUPPLY OFF
ATLANTA, July 16.—The entire
city of Atlanta was without water for
more than an hour shortly after noon
today when a 36-inch main burst In
1 the northeast section of the city.
Eveqy available employe of the wa
' ter department was rushed into im
! mediate service and the break was re-
I paired shortly before 2 o’clock.
friends at the suburban colony.
Last night, the young widow said,
Covert visited her at a late hour. She
admitted her husband appeared de
pressed at his inability to find work,
bub insisted that when he left her, he
appeared cheered by her words of en
couragement. . .
Mrs. Covert'told police that her hus
band had hardly left the house, to
return to Shanghai, when a shot rang
out. She rushed outside to find him
shot through the head. No gun was
found near the slain man.
SOCIALISTS TREAD
•ON BAD GROUND
IN ELECTION TEST
BLUM ASKS ENDORSEMENT
OF PLAN TO REFORM
BANK
PARIS, July 16 (TP) —The new
French Socialist government will risk
an important parliamentary test to
day.
Finance Minister Vincent Aurioi
will ask the chamber of deput'es to
endorse a plan to reform the Bank
of France. The Socialist minister
wants an immediate vote on die new
banking bills, so that they may be
rushed through the senate tomorrow.
The reform bills, drawn up by the
cabinet of Premier Leon Blum arc
aimed at curbing the power of the
200 biggest stockholders of the Bank
of France. The measure appaiently
is due to travel a rocky road. Indica
tion that parliament is balky v. as seen
in the recent defeat of a government
bill which would have given Premier
Blum the right to make the suggested
banking reform by official decree
The radical Socialists par/anintary
bloc squashed that idea and previous
ly helped administer a minor setback
to the Blum government wnen a bul
to nationalize Frencn aircraft fac
tories was downed in the senate.
COAST GUARD AIRPLANE
FLIES TO AID OF MAN
CAPE MAY, N. J., July 16 (TP).—
The coastguard amphibian 133
hopped off today to remove an in
jured seaman from the steamer Bes
simer City, which is lying 58 miles
off Cape Henry, Vs Lt. Christopher
flying the am- .oian, expects to
reach the Bee sen", er and remove the
sailor within an hour.
The man will be flown to Norfolk.
Va.. removed to an ambulance and
rushed to Norfolk hospital for treat
ment.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936
NAVY WONDERS AS
TO COMPLETENESS
OF SPY’S REPORT
BATTLE MANEUVERS MAY
HAVE TO BE REVISED
OFFICIALS FEAR
WASHINGTON, July 16 (TP).~
Admirals and tactical officers of the
U. S. navy are wondering today
whether thye'll have to pitch in and
devise an entirely new program oi
battle maneuvers.
The arrest of former Lieutenant-
Commander John Farnsworth on spy
charges has the entire navy depart
ment guessing. Farnsworth is ac
cused of selling an official and con
fidential fleet document to a Japa
nese naval officer.
The document was first published
in 1916 and has been revised several
times Naval authorities admit that
if Farnsworth really turned a late
edition of battle plans over to the
Japanese, a complete • revision will
have to be made. Farnsworth main
tains that he disposed of an obsolete
edition of the book. If this is proved
true, a deep sigh of relief will go up
from the navy department offices en
Washington’s Pennsylvania Avenue.
Farnsworth will be arraigned on
espionage charges late this month
before a U. S. commissioner in Wash
ington. Meanwhile, authorities are
making ready to present the case to
a federal grand jury. The accused ex
officer is under medical care in Dis
trict of Columbia jail. So far, he has
been unable to furnish the required
SIO,OOO bail.
Investigation into Farnsworth’s ac
tivities brought out the fact that he
attempted to accompany the U. S
fleet ,on maneuvers last year as a
news representative. It was reported
that Farnsworth was turned down
when he was unable to furnish the
necessary credentials from the out
fit he claimed to represent.
The acting secretary of the navy,
Rear-Admiral Standley does not
think that Farnsworth’s arrest and
the recent conviction in California of
Harry Thompson on spy charges are
cause for a spy scare. Admiral Stand
ley said that whenever nations build
up their fleets, other countries auto
matically step up their efforts to get
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SEVERE STORMS
STRIKE GEORGIA
TWO DEAD AND EIGHT ARE
INJURED BY SQUALLS
(Special to The Daily Times)
ATLANTA, Ga„ July 16—Two
persons were dead today and
eight others injured following severe
rain and wind storms wh.ch struck
Atlanta and Macon.
In Atlanta a man identified as Roy
Ellis, of Stone Mountain, was killed
by lightning, and in Macon a negro
woman was killed whan her house
blew down.
The storm struck in the vicinity of
Atlanta Wednesday evening shortly
after 6 o’clock. Torrential rains were
aocompanied by high winds and light
ning. One person was reported in
jured in Atlanta.
In Macon a violent storm striking
shortly after 1 a m. today injured
seven persons in addition to the ne
gro woman killed. Several houses in
South and East Macon were unroofed
and the streets were littered with
debris.
Unofficial estimates placed the
damage in Macon at between $50,000
and $100,00f».
PITTSBURGH’S FIERY MAYOR CONTINUES
COMIC ROLE IN HIS EFFORTS TO OUST
TOM DUNN AS SAFETY DIRECTOR
PITTSBURGH, July 16 (TP).—
Where there's smoke there's fire and
in Pittsburgh there's plenty of smoke
—and also plenty of fireworks.
Mayor Hugh McNair has been sup
plying the citizens of Pittsburgh with
"Reworks for the last couple of
aionths and today his supply seems as
inexhaustible as ever.
All the commotion hinges on the
mayor’s drive to remove’ Safety Direc
tor Tom Dunn from office. He’s
tried before, and once the mayor
even took charge of the police de
partment himself. But that didn’t
work out very well. In fact, the
mayor ended up in one of his own
jails for a brief stay.
Yesterday the mayor suddenly de
cided to remove Dunn for once and
for all. "Dunn, you’re all done." he
said, or words to that effect. He ap
pointed Pittsburgh's city architect,
Robert Bowers as safety director.
To make sure that the change
wouldn’t be kept secret. McNair sent
a sign painter around to Dunn's of-
Did He Betray His Country ?
lift 1
: ■
John S. Farnsworth, former Lieutenant Commander in the United States
Navy, is shown being interviewed by reporters after his arrest on a
charge of selling naval secrets to Japan. Nine years ago Farnsworth
was discharged from the navy on charges of conduct prejudicial to
the service. (’Central Press)
HUGH IS POUTING AT GENE!
CONSENSUS, HOWEVER, IS THAT HOWELL WILL RE
TURN TO TALMADGE FOLD IN NEAR FUTURE.
(Special to The Daily Times)
ATLANTA, July 16.—Hugh Howell
is mad at Gene Talmadge. and just
for meanness the chairman of the
state Democratic executive committee
for the past six years has poked his
nose into the air and walked right
out of the Talmadge camp.
This was the general talk in po
litical circles here today following
Hugh's failure to appear at Carters
ville Wednesday' and lead thp Cheer
ing while Gene and his choice for
governor, Charles D. Redwine, speke.
Gene had invited, in fact urged,
Hugh to “follow the crowds” to Car
tersville, and show a suspicious public
he was still loyal, to the Talmadge
cause. Hugh evidently had other ideas,
however, because it was Teamed - to
day he packed up his family in an
SENATOR MURPHY
KILLED IN CRASH
FISHING TRIP ENDS IN
TRAGEDY FOR JUN
IOR SOLON
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis., July 16
(TP) —The junior U. S. Senator from
lowa, Louis Murphy, was killed to
day in a motor accident near Chip
pewa Falls.
Murphy and Publisher Fred Wood
ward of Dubuque lowa—Murphy’s
home —were en route to the Wiscon
sin northwooas on a fishing trip.
The car driven by Woodward lung
ed from the highway and rolled into
the ditch.
Murphy was the only Democratic
lowa senator in the national upper
chamber.
fice to paint Bower’s name on the
door for all to see.
Dunn in the meantime, had rushed
of to get an injunction stopping the
mayor s dismissal order. He left de
tectives at his office to keep Bowers
from taking over the job.
The painter, William Goodman, ar
rived. The detectives told him to be
on his way. Goodman balked. The
next thing anybody knew the paint
er was on the other side of the glass
door, surrounded by fragments. The
guards rushed the painter off to
court on charges of destroying city
property.
Meanwhile Architect Bowers decid
ed not to take over Dunn's headquar
ters after all. He set a desk up in
the mayor's office and said he would
run the police force from there.
Judge Marshall refused Dunn's re
quest for an Injunction. However,
he said he would hold the application
and added that he might act if prop
erty rights were endangered. All
Pittsburgh is awaiting the next step.
automobile Sunday and left for parts
unknown “to be gone some time.”
Reliable information had it today
also that Hugh had declined an in
vitation from the governor to come
by the capitol and make up last week,
sending word he was “busy.”
Hugh's sudden departure from the
Talmadge ranks came when Gve
named Redwine as his choice for gov
emor. It was a known tact here that
Howell had planned to run for gov
ernor right until the minute.
At one time he even went so far
as to announce he would run “if TaL
madge does not.”
Political leaders here did not be
lieve today, however, that Howell
would oppose Redwine’s candidacy,
but seemed to be of the opinion he
would keep quiet and just "pout” the
campaign away. ;
FOREIGN POWERS
EYE NEXT MOVES
OF UNITED STATES
GREAT BRITAIN AND JA
• PAN WATCH NAVAL
DEVELOPMENTS
WASHINGTON, July 16 (TP).—
Great Britain and Japan > are keep
ing their eyes on Uncle Sam s naval
authorities today.
Britain already has announced
that she intends to take advantage of
so-called -‘escalator provisions” of the
London naval treaty and keep 40,000
tons of over-age destroyers in serv
ice.
The British announcement gives
the United States the right to taka
an identical step. Japan, by the right
of the same treaty clause, could keep
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SUSPECTS NABBED
IN BLACKMAILING
ATTEMPTED E X T 0 R TION
OF BANNISTER IS THE
CAUSE OF ARREST
NEW YORK, July 16 (TP).—
Charges of attempted blackmailing
of screen actress Ann Hardings es
tranged husband. Harry Bannister,
will bring two suspects into the po
lice line-up today. New York authroi
ties nabbed two suspects to whom
Bannister says he paid $2,000 for
papers connected with his marital
difficulties.
The men arrested were Jerome Ja
cobs a lawyer who was indicted in
the recent extortion of Paul Bon wit.
and Ray Derringer, a prohibition era
figure.
Bannister told police these men
and two others claimed to have evi
dence against him which Miss Hand
ing hired them to uncover. The
husband of the famou’ movie star
said he paid $2,000 only to find that
the papers w’ere not what the men
represented them to be.
PHONE 6183
Gamble, Aware of Conditions,
Fails to Take Any Action;
Trouble Expected at Meeting
AGITATOR ARRESTED FOR OBSCENE AND INDECENT
LANGUAGE AFTER ARTICLE IN SAVANNAH DAILY
TIMES EXPOSES MENACING SITUATION.
Following close on the heels of an earnest complaint to The
Savannah Daily Times yesterday of objectionable features of a
negro labor hall which, it is charged, are being winked at by
Mayor Thomas Gamble, Jake Murry, age 49, negro, was hauled
into Police Court this morning on the charge of disorderly con
duct in front of the labor hall. The meeting place referred to is
that of the local union of the International Longshoremen’s Asso
ciation in the “400” block on East Bay street. The case was con
tinued this morning until tomorrow by Acting Recorder Joseph
C. Hester in order that counsel might argue points of law.
Miss Dudley Witness
Miss Eleanor Worrill Dudley, who
conducts a voice and hearing studio
at 410 East Bay street, and Dr. W.
J. Hall, who operates a hobby shop
in the same building, testified this
morning in the case.
The witnesses said a group of more
than a half dozen negro men, of
which Murry was one, were employing
LEWIS UNMOVED
BY ACTION OF
A.F.OFLBOARD
IS SLATED TO GO ON TRIAL
BEFORE LABOR
HEADS
WASHINGTON, July 16 (TP)—
American labor is waiting for John
L. Lewis to speak his mind toda’y
about the American Federation of La
bor’s latest move.
Lewis, and the A F. of L. unions
lined up with him in the committee
for industrial organization, are slated
to go on trial before the federation’s
executive board on Aug. 3. The date
for the unprecedented trial was set
after the board laid charges of in
surrection within the labor movement,
breach of A. F. of L. contracts and
seeking to build a labor organization
in competition with the federation.
Break Delayed
These charges grew out of the C. I.
O.’s fight for industrial unionization
of the nation’s stele, motor and rub
ber industries, in opposition to the
federation's insistence that its craft
union system be upheld. The break
between the two groups was expected
to come to a head yesterday, when
the A. F. of L.’s executive board met
to pass judgment on the insurgent
unions.
Instead, of carrying out its threat
ened charter suspension, the federa
tion’s steering committe held off ac
tion by scheduling the trial for Aug.
3. Whereas the insurgent unions re
fused to appear before the committee
to explain their stand at hear.ngs
held recently, it is expected that the
C. I O. win agree to stand trial in
the labor court to face the federa
tion’s charges.
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RACEBEGINSFOR
LIEUT.-GOVERNOR
DELACY ALLEN TO OPEN
CAMPAIGN IN ALBANY
(Special to Savannah Daily Times)
ALBANY, Ga., July 15.—The race
for the proposed post of lieutenant
governor of Georgia will get under
way here Thursday when DeLacy
Allen, Albany attorney and prominent
legionnaire, opens his campaign at
a barbecue at the American Legion
Country club.
A constitutional amendment creat
ing the post of lieutenant governor
was passed by the last legislature and
will be submitted to the people for
ratification in the next general elec
tion.
All other candidates in the Septem- |
ber primary have been Invited to i
speak at the meeting.
Among those who have signified
their Intention of being present are
R. D. Rivers, candidate for governor; i
Congressman E. E- Cox, of Camilla, !
and his opponent, S. Marvin Griffin, •
of Bainbridge; Homer C. Parker and '
William Harrison, running for comp- i
troller general; Tom Linder, commis- :
sioner of agriculture; Royal K. Mann, 1
prison commission; W. M. Lester, i
Reuben Garland and F. E. Strickland, I
attorney general, and Carl Crow, so
licitor general of the Albany circuit.
Mr. Allen will be introduced by H.
T. Mclntosh, editor of the Albany
Herald.
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obscene and profane language in loud
and boisterous tones in front of the
labor hall about 7 o’clock last night.
They told the court that the oc
currence was a frequent one in front
of the longshoremen’s hall.
Police Officer T. M. Johansen ar
rested &'.firry, saying he had been
summoned to the place. The man was
pointed out to the officer as having
been positively identified as one of
the offenders.
Miss Dudley told of seeing Murry
gesticulating violently and said as she
n:ared the group she heard Murry
make offensive remarks. She said the
disorderly gatherings of the negro
men outside the labor hall were fre
quet and severely injured her business
considerably.
Dr. Hall told the court the nolss
of the congregated negroes had dis
turbed him while he was in his of
fice and he came and heard
improper language being used. He
! said that at times as many as 75 or
80 negro men stood in a group out
side the labor all and that their con
servation and general conduct had in
jured his business and that of others
in the same block.
Richter Murry’s Counsel
Maj. George H. Richter acted as
counsel for Murry. He asked the court
to cite what particular section of the
city code embraced the charge upor
which his client was docketed. Actin/
Recorder Hester replied that the lou<
and boisterous conversation charge* 1
was a violation of a city ordinantx
though he could not recall the sectia
of the code at the moment. He at
sured counsel the information wouk
be forthcoing tomorow and the hear
ing was continued until that time.
Bond of S2OO was set for the release
of Murry. He denied that he was
guilty of the offense charged, saying
he had just joined the group of negro
men when arrested and “I do not
curse or drink.”
In an interview with The Times yes
terday Miss Dudley declared Mayor
Gamble had ignored her complaints
of disorder on previous occasions out
side the labor hall. She said he did
not seem to be concerned when she
informed him of the speeches of black
and white social equality which were
routine at the longshoremen s hall.
Miss Dudley lushed out at Mayor
Gamble again this morning for what
she said was his utter disregard of
continual embarrassment of white
women in the vicinity of the long
shoremen’s labor hall.
"These groups ox negro men gather
in front of this labor hall at all times
during the day and night,’’ said Miss
I Dudley.
Mayor’s Deaf to Pteaa
' "Very often.” she continued, 'there
are so many of them standing on the
sidev.alk that passageway is blocked.”
"More than once I have had to
step off the sidewalk into the street
because these negro men refused to
budge as I came by. I have seen other
white women have to do the same
thing more than once. I have seen
it happen to tourists who w»re sent
down to the Bay .o points cf interest
from the hotls. * •
"The vile language, and at times,
actual indecency of conduct of these /
congregating negro men is hurting the
business of a number of people who
are located in this block. In the block
besides my place, there are those of
Henrik Wallin, architect; R. J. Whal
ley and Company, contractors;, the
Chatham Chemical' Company and
! others.
"I have to come back to my stu*
I frequently at night to teach pup
There are other women office w
; ers in the buildings in this block
; come back aft?r dark at times
| work. The gatherings of these
1 groups of negrees outside th‘s
J hall at night and the loud and
sane language which is so often
coming from them has frightei
"I have begged Mayor Garr
do something which would pr<
from being subjected to these
But he has refused. I begged
have a police officer static
and night at this labor h*
has been refused also.”