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WEATHER Slight Breezes; Possible Showers Tonight MARKETS Stocks Firm; Wheat Up; Cotton Gains 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 (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) 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 (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) 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 (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) 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. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) 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. _ WEEK DAYS OC PAY no more Published every day ex cepting Saturdays. Five cents per copy Sundays. Delivered to your home fifteen cents per week. TRANSRADIO PRESS 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.”