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VOLUME 2—NUMBER 171
MORNING NEWS CONDEMNED BY BEAUFORT CHAMBER
New Attack
Planned for
Labor Act
ATTEMPT BEING MADE TO
HAVE ORIGINAL MEAS
URE MADE INVALID.
WASHINGTON, D. 0., July
17 <TP).—Hot on the heels of
a major defeat for the National
Labor Relations Board comes
the word that an attempt is be
ing made today to have the act
which created the board de
clared unconstitutional.
In New Orleans, the Federal
Circuit Court of Appeals up
held a verdict against the board
in a case brought by the Jones
& Laughlin Steel Co. A lower
court ruled that the board had
no jurisdiction over questions
concerning the dismissal of
steel plant laborers. Yesterday,
the appeal of the labor board
was turned down.
No# the very life of the labor rela
tions board is threatened by an ac
tion brought by the Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Company. In Washing,
ton today, District Court Judge Luh
ring will return a decision on the
rubber companys request to rule the
national labor relations act unconsti
tutional.
Plea an Old One
The plea grew out of a recent la
bor board report whch charged that
the Goodyear Company was involved
in union disturbances in their Gads
den, Alabama plant. The N. L. R. B.
also charged that the Goodyear Com
pany violated the Wagner Labor laws
by what it termed "dominating an
Akron industrial assembly.”
Another phase of the national la
bor picture has observers guessing as
to the attitude of John L. Lewis and
the 12 unions cited by the executive
board of the American Federation of
Labor. The Lewis group, known as
the committee for industrial organi
zation, is charged with setting up a
rival unit which seeks to undermine
the strength of the federation.
The A. F. of L. executive board
has ordered Lewis and the other lead
ers to appear for trial August 3. None
of the alleged offenders appeared
last week while the board meetings
were hied. Whether they will con
sent to stand trial is problematical.
Steel Denial Made
SOUTH CHICAGO, 111., July 17
(TP). —Officials of the Carnegie-Illi
nois Steel Company today denied
claims that 3,0t0 employes had joined
the John L. Lewis.union movement.
The director of the Lewis campaign
in the Great Lakes area, Van A. Bitt
ner, said the employes of the vast
mills in South Chicago had union
ized. Bittner claimed that 3,000 men
have joined the Amalgamated Asso
ciation of Iron, Steel and Tin Work
ers. %
The organization is one of the in
surgent groups which is under fire
along with President Lewis of the
United Mine Workers by the Ameri
can Federation of Labor.
Steel company officials admitted
that some employes joined the union,
but said they constituted only a small
number—far under the union’s esti
mate of 3,000.
RU S SELL URGES
AID FOR FARMERS
ASKS INCREASE OF GEOR
GIA’S C. C. C. ENROLL
MENT TO 1,500
(Special to Savannah Daily Times)
ATLANTA, July 17.—Increase in
Georgia’! Civilian Conservation Corps
enrollment to at least 1,500 to care
for a portion of the state’s drought
stricken fanners was asked today in
an appeal by Senator Russell to Sec
retary of War Dem and Conserva
tion Director Fechner.
Senator Russell pointed out that
many eastern states have quotas
which were unfilled and asked these
vacancies be transferred to the
Fourth Corps Area.
It was pointed out that by this
plan, there would not be any disloca
tion of families and that it could be
accomplished at a minimum expense.
POLICE NAB FAKERS
POSING AS PHYSICIANS
NORTHHAMPTON, Mass., July 17
(TP)—Two New Yorkers are held
today under charges of posing as doc
tors of eye diseases.
The prisoners are 59-year-old Sam
uel Blustein and his 31-year-old son,
Arthur.
Police arrested the Blusteins wnen
a North Orange woman complained
that they had cheated her of six dol
lars. Detectives think the Blusteins
are members of a six-man fake medi
cal ring which has been working its
eya-traatment racket in New Hamp
shire and MaasachusetU.
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TOWNSEND, AIDE AT CONVENTION
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Dr. Francis E. Townsend Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith
Dr. Francis E. Townsend, left, head of the old age pension
organization bearing his name, and the Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith,
leader of the late Huey Long’s share the wealth organization,
are pictured in informal chat as they participate in flag-raising
ceremonies in Cleveland during the Townsend convention.
—Central Press.
LAW DEVIATES FROM COURSE
ONE WOMAN TO GET CHAIR AND ANOTHER IS FREED
AS FATE REVERSES POSITION.
CHICAGO, July 17 (TP)—Two
Chicago women, both confessed slay
ers of their husbands, face entirely
different futures today.
A jury of 11 married men and a
widower took 25 minutes to find Mrs.
Mildred Bolton guilty of murdering
her husband. It recommended that
DISTRICT COURT
HAMMERS BLOW
LABOR TRIBUNAL
STOPS BOARD FROM HOLD
ING SCHEDULED
MEETING
WASHINGTON, July 17 (TP).—
The United States District Court
drove home another blow today
against the National Labor Relations
board. Justice Oscar Luhring of
the District of Columbia Court re
strained the labor board from hold
ing its scheduled hearing next week
in Akron, Ohio, to decide whether
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
has been guilty of unfair labor prac
tices. The board has charged Good
year violated the Wagner Labor law
by fomenting a riot against rubber
Worker organizers at Gadsden, Ala.
Today’s restraining order will de
lay the labor board’s action against
Goodyear until after next Monday
when the court will hear Goodyear s
plea for an injunction to keep the
board entirely out of the rubber
plant’s quarrel with employes.
MAYORISSLATED
TO SERVE TERM
BANGS WILL HAVE TO FIN
INSH HIS JAIL SEN
TENCE
HUNTINGTON. Ind., July 17 (TP)
—Mayor Clare Bangs looked through
the bars of his jail cell today and
admitted the prospects of immediate
preedom were very remote.
Bangs and two Huntington officials
were locked up two weeks ago for con
tempt of court. They had been order
ed to comply with an Injunction for
bidding the municipal electric plant
from selling electricity to private sub
scribers.
The order was obtained by the
Northern Indiana Power Company
which claimed the Huntingotn plant
was competing with it cnfairly.
Twice since he was jailed, Bangs
and his companions have tried for
writs of habeas corpus. Today they
learned their latest appeal to another
court had been turned down. The
second judge said he “saw no reason
why the sentence should not be
served.”
Mrs. Bolton pay the supreme penalty
of death in the electric chair.
Mrs. B'olton showed no emotion
upon receiving the verdict, although
she had insisted that they “don’t con
vict women in Chicago for shooting
their husbands.’’ Should the sentence
be carried out, Mrs. Bolton will be
te first woman slayer to be executed
in the Illinois electric chair.
The other woman, Mrs. Pauline
Drummond, found the fates more
kind. A coroner's jury acquitted her
aftre she claimed her husband was
brutal towards her and their six chil
dren. Mrs Drummond said she point
ed a gun at her husband without in
tending to pull the trigger.
CLIMAXEXPECTED
IN PFEIFFER CASE
PROSECUTORS ARE TO
CLINCH TESTIMONY IN
ABDUCTION TRIAL
ST. PAUL, Minn., July 17 (TP).—
Federal prosecutor expected to clinch
their case against Johan Pfeiffer to
day with the testimony of the con
fessed kidnaper, Byron Bolton.
Pfeiffer is a former St. Paul night
club operator on tiral for the 3100,-
000 abduction of the wealthy brewer,
William Hamm, Jr. Pfeffer is the
only one of seven defendants who
has not pleaded guilty Or been con
victed.
The former Bensenville, 111., post
master, Edmund Bartholmey, turned
government’s witness after pleading
guilty to conspiracy charges. Rar
tholmey told of the negotiations
| which led to the kidnaping and the
1 use of his home as a gang hideout.
Federal prosecutors say Bolton is
their ace witnes'j. Bolton was a
member of the Karpis-Barker gang
and has admitted that he was one of
the kidnapers.
MURPHY’S DEATH
I SHOCK TO MANY
I
IOWA SENATOR’S FUNE
RAL TO BE HELD MON
‘ DAY
DUBUQUE. lowa, July 17 (TP)—
Funeral services for the late U. S.
Senator Louis Murphy will be held
next Monday.
Senator Murphy was fatally injur?d
yesterday, in a motor accident at
Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Three other occupants of the car,
Mrs. Murphy, the Dubuque publisher.
Fred Woodward and his wife, are in
a hospit 1 suffering from shock and
j bruises. Woodward's condition is seri
-1 OUS •
The tragedy occurred on Senatpr
Murphy’s 19th wedding anniversary.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1936
Split Seen
Followers of
Townsend
OKLAHOMA LEADER TAKES
ISSUE WITH COUGHLIN
ON F. D R. ATTACK
CLEVELAND, 0., July 17 (TP)
Leaders of the Townsend old age pen
sion movement are busy today.
They hope to restore peace and
harmony to the annual convention
which seems close to a definite split.
Although the Townsend organization
has repeatedly labelled itself non-par
tisan in national politics yesterday’s
session took on the aspects of a presi
dential campaign forum and gave rise
to a considerable bitter debate.
Coughlin Stirs Upon
The 4elegates have not officially
gone on record as favoring one can
didate or another. However, the radio
pr-est. Rev. Charles E. Coughlin and
other speakers brought the delegates
to their feet time after time with
sizzling political statements. The De
troit priest who achieved national
fame through a microphone proved
the high point of the convention
when he ripped into President Roose
velt and the New Deal.
Father Coughlin brought a hurri
cane of cheers after attacking the
president, the Republican candidate,
Governor Alf Landon of Kansas, and
the communist candidate, Earl Brow
der. Father Coughlin then told his
audience that he had joined forces
with Dr. F. E. Townsend and the head
of the late Huey Long’s “share the
wealth” movement the Rev. Gerald
Smith to support Congressman Wil
liam Lemke s Union party.
Smith a New Dealer
Later, a leader of the Townsend
?roup from Oklahoma, Gomer Smith,
took the platform to make a strong
pro-Roosevelt speech. He criticized Fa
ther Coughlin and Rev. Gerald Smith
for making what he termed personal
attacks on the president.
Although one of the convention
watchwords has been “free speech for
all.” It is no secret In Cleveland that
Dr. Townsend is ready to part com
pany with Comer Smith because of
the latter’s speech This according to
some opinions may cost the California
doctor a lot of strength in the south
west. The Oklahoma leader told the
convention that he wants to be a
Townsendite but he also wants to re
main a Democrat. He says that thou
sands of Dr. Townsend’s followers
feel the same way.
ELECTRIC CHAIR
TAKES LIVES OF
CONDEMNED DUO
SNUFFS OUT LIVES OF LOV.
ERS WHO MURDERED
WOMAN
OSSINING, N. Y., July 17 (TP)—A
terse sentence is written against the
names of Mrs. Mary Frances Creigh
ton and Everett Applegate in the rec
ords of Sing Sing prison today.
The sentence says only: “Executed
by order of the court.”
Mrs. Creighton, the sixth woman
to die in the Sing Sing electric chair,
was wheeled to the grim execution
machine last night at 11 o’clock, East
ern daylight, time. Suffering from
paralysis brought on by hysteria, she
was strapped into the chair and pro
nounced dead three minutes after the
switch was thrown. She made no last
statement and appeared to be in a
merciful state of semi-consciousness.-
Applegate followed Mrs. Creighton
to the chair, his step firm and his
eyes unwavering as he looked out over
the witnesses.
“Gentleman.’’ he said, “you are
about to see an innocent man execut
ed. May the good God have mercy on
District Attorney Martin W. Little
ton, the man who prosecuted me.”
Those were his last words. He was
pronounced dead less than four min
utes la. r.
Mr?. Creighton and Applegate wer
cqndemned. for the poison death of
Applegate’s wife. She admitted her
part in the crim? but Applegate main
tained his innocence to the end, al
though the woman who died with him
last night insisted that he was in
stigation of the poison plot.
ROOSEVELT "PILOTS
CRAFT INTO PORT
YARMOUTH. N. S.. July 17 (TP'
The presidential schooner “Sewanna”
rolled in the choppy waters of the
Bay of Fundy this morning on her
way toward a tip-end Nova Scotian
port.
President Roosevelt steered the 56
foot craft away from the Maine coast
on an unexepeted tack. Tanned and
cheerful, the president ordered the
change in course despite warnings
that the dangerous bay waters were
even rougher than usual.
The destroyer “Hopkins” and the
presidential cutter "Potomac” cruised
along as escort to the ‘Sewanna.’ Mrs
Roosevelt and his party are scheduled
to return to Main next Wednesday or
Thursday.
Seized After Attempt on Edward’s Life
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This excellent radio photo shows George A. McMahon as he was seized by police after he was thwarted in
his reported attempt to shoot King Edward VIII who was returning to Buckingham Palace after present
ing colors to his favorite regiments. (Central Press)
DEPUTIES VOTE
FOR GOVERNMENT
OWNED INDUSTRY
ONLY ARMAMENT WORKS
WHERE THE CHANGE
WILL BE IN FORCE
PARIS, July 17 (TP)—The French
Chamber of Deputies voted today to
end the private manufacturing of
shells, guns, tanks, and military
planes in France.
A measure calling for the govern
ment ownership of the armament in
dustry was passed by the one sided
vote of 474 to 85. The measure now
goes to the French senate for final
action.
The bill gives the government con
trol over nearly all manufacturing of
war equipment. Ownership of arms
companies will be obtained by taking
over the stock. The government will
buy up company shares at the pre
vailing market prices. Some of the
largest arms companies in the world
will thus pass out of private exis
tence
The new socialist government in
sisted on tak.ng control of arms manu
facturing to prevent profiteering in
wartimes and to end the war-making
influence of private armament mak
ers. Only 85 deputies disagreed with
that view today. They charged th?
whole nationalization act was social
istic
ohioTontinues
IN RELIEF CRISIS
ASSEMBLY VOTES DOWN
PERMANENT BILL FOR
NEEDED AID
COLUMBUS, 0., July 17 (TP)
The state of Ohio plopped right down
in th? middle of its grave muddle
over unemployment again today.
While the hungry- and homeless
raised an angry protest, 4,he state
house of representatives last n ght de
feated th? permanent $9,000 000 re
lief bill by a vote of 54 to 45. It need
ed 90 votes for passage. The Ohio
legislature will continue in session
next week to consider the relief eras. 1
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INVESTIGATION STARTED
INTO DETAILS OF CRASH
MURFREESBORO. Tenn., July 17
(TP)—Navy air offic als started an !
investigation today in a plane crash
that cost the lives of two naval re- :
serve flyers.
The victims are Ensign O. W. Low
master and Machinist’s Vate A. J.
Yassey, both from the naval reserve
station a Gross Point. Mich.
Witne-ses said the plan? crashed
near Murfreesboro while bucking a
gale and a heavy electrical storm. |
The navy ship burst into flames upon
striking the earth.
HATRED GF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT -
BLAMED FOR ATTACK ON MONARCH
LONDON, July 17 (TP).—An es
centric writer’s hatred of capital
punishment is blamed today for an
attempt on the life of British King
Edward, the Eighth.
The writer is George Andrew Mc-
Mahon, a thick set bald-headed man.
It was he who broke through a cor
don of police and spectators yester
day when King Edward, rigid in the
saddle’of his favorite horse, pissed
through Hyde Park comer. London,
as cheers rose in a thunderous
chorus.
Hurled Loaded Gun
McMahon, before those nearest
him could leap, hurled a loaded re
volver at the king. The gun, ac
cording to spectators, . struck the
flank of the king's horse, causing the
animal to shy a bit before his regal
rider reined him in sharply. While
Edward, after a calm stare at the
would-be assassin, rode on, police and
spectators overwhelmed McMahon.
Although cries of * lynch him” went
up, the 32-year-old journalist was
borne away by police with no more
injuries than a bruked face.
Accused of carrying a weapon with
intent to endanger life, McMahon
w-as ordered held for a mental exami-
“I’M NOT GUILTY,”
BECOMES A CHANT
BYFARNSWORTH
FORMER U. S. LIEUTENANT
CONTINUES TO AS
SERT PLEA
WASHINGTON. July 17 (TP)—The
man who sits in jail and awaits his
arraignment on espionage charges,
former Lieutenant Commander John
Farnsworth, kept up hia chant of
“I'm not guilty” today.
Farnsworth is charged with selling
naval secrets to a Japanese agent.
Unable to furnish SIO,OOO bail Farns
worth is locked up pending a hearing
late this month.
The former naval officer admits
handing certain information over to
ths Japanese. But he stoutly main
tains that nothing confidential or
dangerous passed through hit hands.
The dismissed officer claims he made
contacts with Japanese officials in
an effort to obtain a job as an ava
tion advisor.
Farnsworth insists that any oa
pers or photographs handled by him
were available to anyone. Investigators
think he may have sold a copy of the
confidential navy book, “The Service
of Information and Security.” But
the prisoner denies this. He admits
keeping his copy of the precious man
ual after his dismissal from the serv
ices but says that it was destroyed
in a fire last year.
PHONE 6183
I nation. Investigation of his back
ground brought out the capital pun
ishment angle.
Scotland yards investigators learn
ed that McMahon had been active in
a crusade against executions in Eng
land. At one time, they learned, he
had helped Mrs. Violent Van Der
Elst, prime mover in the anti-capital
punishment campaign, write a pamph
let on the subject. He also edited a
small journal against capital punish
ment, attacking government figures
so bitterly on this score that the pa
per was suppressed alter a single
issue.
Theory of Police
In reconstructing McMahon’s pos
sible assassination motive, detectives
recalled that the anti-capital punish
ment agitation had reached a peak
when Mrs. Charlotte Bryant, the
mother of five children, was hanged
on Wednesday. McMahon, they be
lieve, was so wrought up by the hang
ing that he may have decided on the
assassination as a desperate protest.
The prisoner himself, insists that
he did not mean to harm the king,
but continues to give the vague ex
planation that he intended only to
• protest”—against what, he does not
say. McMahon blames the entire in
cident on the British home secretary,
Sir John Simon, because, he com
plains, Simon refused to talk to him
over the telephone. The home secre
tary, before Mrs. Bryant was hanged,
was with appeals from
organizations and individuals who
demanded clemency for the woman.
LOCARNO POWERS
MILL IN iAhGLE
HOWEVER PREMIERS
HAVE AGREED TO AT
TEND TEMPORARILY
LONDON, July 17 (TP)—The pre
mier of France, Great Britain and
Belgium agreed today to meet in Lon
don next week in the hopes of ar
raning a full meeting of the Locarno
powers.
The three-power conference will not
discuss the remilitarization of the
Rhineland and other German ques
tions. Instead Britain will attempt to
persuade France to allow Germany
to attend a full Locamoi conference
later on. Br.tain has insisted that the
exclusion of Germany—and with her
Italy from the Locarno negotiations
v.ni’’-’ throw Europe into two armed
camps.
E.i.lsh officials have warned that i
Europe is drifting into alliances simi- |
lar to those which pi eceded the-World j
war. On the one hand, Brtain. France '
and Rusia, and on the other, Ger- !
many. Italy and Austria
Great Britain is urging ah the pow
ers to work together to prevent the
formmg of opposing blocs o: nations.
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TRANSRADIO PRESS
Says Action
Has Injured
Merchants
PEOPLE OF CAROLINA ARE
HIGHLY INCENSED AT
COLD SHOULDER GIVEN
REGATTA BY LOCAL RE
PUBLICAN PAPER.
The Savannah Daily Timee
has in its possession a stinging
letter from H. R. Polliticr, presi
dent of the Chamber of Com
merce of Beaufort, S. C., which
scathingly criticizes ths Savan
nah Morning News for that pub
lication's poor news coverage and
publicity given Beaufort’s gala
day sailboat regatta at Thunder
bolt.
The communication refers to
the Savannah Morning News as
‘ the “official organ” of the local
Chamber of Commerce. The
Beaufort trade body’s indictment
of the Morning News concerned
the annual sailboat regatta of
South Carolina and Georgia held
last week at Thunderbolt.
The people of the Beaufort county
section, heavy traders with Savannah
business men, are very much incens
ed at the lack of interest the Morn
ing News displayed in the regatta
whch so many South Carolinians
came here last week to attend, Mr.
Pollitzer made it plain.
Mr. Pollitzer stated clearly the
Morning News’ indifference in its
news columns to the regatta in which
so many South Carolinians were in
terested would prove small help to
the Savannah merchant who is seek
ing South Carolina business.
The letter follows:
“Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of last week. South Carolina with
Georgia, held its annual regatta at
Thunderbolt.
"The first day of these races, there
were probably a hundred people. The
last day there were probably one
thousand to twelve hundred people.
.The largest this num- ■
ber were visitors from Carolina. I J
“The people of Carolina are very
much incensed at the lack of public
ity given this annual event by your
official organ, The Savannah Morn- t
ing News.
“Whether you know it or not, or
whether you appreciate it or not, 60
per cent or more of Carolina trade
goes to Savannah from this section
and as a result of this we feel that
we were due more consideration in f
publicizing this event.
“We are too considerate of our
neighbors to charge selfishness, con
sequently, prefer to say, a lack of in- 1
teres t in your own affairs, either of
which should be handled by your
body with this paper, for the possible *
effect it may have with your trade
organizations in the future. • |
We wish to take this means of ex
tending to your city through your
Chamber of commerce, an organisa
tion we are satisfied is interested, an
invitation to attend the races at
Beaufort. South Carolina, July 16, . >
17 and 18th. and we assure you, not
only a welcome to our community,
but a trip well worth while.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) HAL R. POLLITZER,
President j!
Chamber of Commerce.
labor Trouble
CAUSE OF RIOT
CAMDEN THREATENS TC
CALL ON THE STATE '
POLICE t
CAMDEN. N. J„ July 17 (TP)-^ R ** S W
City authorities warned officials of the
R. C. A. Victor Company and union
heads today that a call for stato po
lice protection will be madfe to Gov
ernor Harold G. Hoffman if strike vl- ’|l
olence at the R. C. A. platn con
tinues.
The warning came in the wake of“-* "W
the worst outbreak of the lengthy
labor dispute. Scores were injured in
a battle that took place outside the
R. C. A. plant as non-strikers left
their jobs last evening. More tha.n
2.500 workers, strikers and sympa
thizers were mixed up in the near
riot before police separated the com
batants and arrested 120 men.
Camden authorities charged
the outburst was due largely to
arrival of a small army of Phile
phia union workers, who, accor
to police, entered the strike eon
aid the pickets. State Supreme (
Justice Frank Lloyd ordered '
judges to hold all the arrested i
without bail. \
Those who are found guilt)
crossing the state line ot take’ x
in the strike battle, Justice Lldy
warned, will be glv?n jail sentences,
without the alternative of a fine.
OLSON IMPROVES
ROCHESTER. Minn., July 17 (TP)
Gove mor Floyd Olson of Minnesota
was told today that he may leave the
Mayo clinic in two weeks if he con
tinues to recover rapidly Governor
Olson underwent a stomach oper&tiar
yesterday.