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WEATHER 3reezee With Possible Showers Tonight - MARKETS Stocks Gain; Wheat Steady; Cotton Sags 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. SnuiinMKWDftiliitfinifS PHONE 6183 TOWNSEND, AIDE AT CONVENTION / lb - [ Mb WMBi - r ’• / f* '' - 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 Sifeik Jeßl sw 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 | 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. 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 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.