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THE THE TIDES High tides at St. Marks lighthouse on Frl- day will be at 11 a. m. and 12:30 p. m.

Low tides at four a. m. and 6:30 p. m. VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 205 ASSOCIATED PRESS FULL LEASED WIRE TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 26, 1935 NXA FEATURE 6EBVICE PRICE FIVE CENTS THE WEATHER Extreme Northwest Florida: Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Saturday, scattered showers Saturday.

Florida: Fair tonight and Saturday, local showers Saturday afternoon. DAILY DEMOCRAT Senate Turns Down Nye -Coughlin Plan For Central Bank -Nazi Olympic team accused ofbanonjews American President Says Absence May Not Be Discrimination SHOOTS WOMAN DURING FUNERAL OF HERFATHER Rejected Suitor Injures Two at Undertaking Parlor Service Holds 13 Diamonds In Bridge Game TAMPA, July 26 (AP) It was no joke and the cards weren't stacked. Mrs. Walter H. Newton, playing bridge with three friends last night, was dealt a hand of 13 diamonds.

She was playing with Mrs. J. Frank Buckles as her partner against Miss Dorothy Hicks and Miss Yvonne Stone, of Fort Myers. Mrs. Newton' said she was bo excited that she bid a grand tempting to "build" her score up to a double.

Bridge experts estimate the Ruler of Elks rot jf II A. ft A 4 A 'P 16 President Takes Stand On Silver Purchase Demand in Senate Star Asks Relief ti. a G-MEN TO OPEN POLICE SCHOOL AT WASHINGTON Course of Study Includes Scientific Detection And Gun Play WASHINGTON, July 26 (AP) Twenty-one of the nation's "finest" are converging on the national capital freshmen in Uncle Sam's first college in crime prevention which opens Monday. The school term is three months; the "campus," the air-cooled quarters of the justice department's bureau of investigation. A New Day J.

Edgar Hoover, director of the bureau is "prexy" of the school, which represents the federal government's first attempt on a large-scale to coordinate the work of city, county, state and SCHOOL BOOKS TO COST $17,000 INLEONCOUNTY State Sends Supplies For All Grades To Superintendent The state will spend about this year for school books to be used In Leon county next school term. CHICAGO, July 26 (AP) Avery Brudage, president of the American Olympic committee, today refused to get excited over the disclosure In Berlin that no Jews have been named so far among the athletes already chosen to compete for the German Olympic team. "The fact that no Jews' have been named so far to compete for Germany doesnt necessarily mean that they have been discriminated against on that score," he said. "In 40 years or Olympic history, I doubt If tht number of Jewish athletes competing from all nations totaled one per cent in the games. In fact," I believe one-half of one per cent would be a high percentage.

No Discrimination "I do not Imagine that the American team will have many Jews either, but no one can say Otjjwe discriminate against them. 'L Until there is a concrete proof of racial discrimination, I do not see how or why should make a protest. Mr. Brundage said on his last trip to Germany, he was surprised to learn that one or two star athletes wtih Jewish sounding names were not Jewisrt. but German.

County Superintendent Frank jtroit priest, the substitute would Hartsf ield said today his office al- have set up a "bank of the United ready has made its second requisi- States of America" with full pow-tion for textbooks, a supply for the ers over issuance of money and six high school grades which was regulation of its value as an authorized by legislative act this agency of congress, year. Second Victory Replacements on Hand Its rejection represented the Books for the elementary grades i second victory of supporters of the arrived about two weeks ago. That compromise bank bUl which demo-shipment contained 8,800 books icratic leaders hoped to put and cost the state $3,882.15. through before nightfall without Hartsf ield said this sum is ap- major change after only two full Explanations Conflict BERLIN, July 26. (AP)- The probability that no Jews will participate for Germany in the 1936 Olympic games was seen today in a disclosure by the official German, Olympic committee office that there are no Jews among the athletes already chosen to compete for the German Olympic team.

A member of the staff of Hans von Tschammer und Osten, nazi sports commissioner, pointed to the establishment of a training camp for Jewish sportsmen and opportunities given them for participating to the eliminations, now 1 being concluded, as indicating the nazi fairness to Olympic aspir ants. Men prominent In the Berlin Jewish community, however, said 1 "pressure to lower the morale of Ik our competitors." the virtual ellm- NEW YORK, July 26 (AP) Invading an uptown funeral parlor today, a gunman shot and seriously wounded Margaret Alf 28, as she stood mourning at the bier of her father, Martin. Her companion, Raymond Tabor, 52, also was felled by additional fire. Their assailant fled. A Former Suitor Before lapsing into unconsciousness, Miss Alfano talked with detectives, who began an immediate search for Alfred Ortiz, of Eaton-town, N.

for questioning. Acting Captain James J. Monihan said that the wounded girl described Ortiz, whom she charged as being the assailant, as a former suitor who was arrested a year ago for annoying her. Ortiz, she told police, had been ousiness with her father in tatontown four years ago. She ex piained that at the time of his death her father owed Orti $900 wnich he had been unable to pay, according to detectives, and that as a result of this Ortiz had threatened her father.

Question Maid Alice Douglas, a maid employed by the Alfano family, was taken to the west 152nd street station for questioning and for a more ac curate description of the gunman. miss Aiiano ana Tabor, were taken to Knickerbocker hospital both -suffering serious abdominal wounds. Funeral services for the wound ed girl's father were held as sched uled. BLAMES NAVY IN MACON CRASH Technical Expert Reports On Dirigible AKRON, July 26 (AP) Professor A. V.

DeForest. a mem ber of the eight-man commission appointed by Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson to in vestgate the cause of the loss of the dirigible, Macon, said today the United States navy was re sponsible for the crash. The navy's refusal to permit reinforcement of the Macon's ship structure at the vital point at which it gave way, was respon sible for the crash," said Profes sor DeForest. "Dr.

Karl Amstein, vlce-presl dent of the Goodyear Zeppelin corporation repeatedly begged the navy to allow him to strengthen the structure of that ship when he was building it," Professor De- Forest continued. "The navy refused to allow It tr be built right. The navy re' fused to permit the fatal weak ness to be rectified even after it was notified about it," he as serted. Professor DeForest, a member of the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is attending the Guggenheim light er-than-air institute here. The Macon crashed in the Pacific ocean last February and two men met death.

Chains Dissolve Under New Law Dissolution of a number of chain stores in Florida since pass age of the 1935 license and tax law is reported by Comptroller J. M. Lee. Major chains, Lee said, have not been thus affected, since virtually all of these have scured injunc tions to forestall collection of the tpxes until constitutionality of the act, now on the way to appeal courts, has been determined. Some of the chains have dis solved as such and operators are conducting them as individual units, owners requiring but a sin gle license, while others have turned from the retail business to wholesale lines, the comptroller said.

Lee's office here has reported the receipt so far of 10,421 applications for store permits under the new law. Most of these, it was reported, came from individual store operators. Kitty Got Wet PHILADELPHIA, July 26. (AP) Mischevious children put kitty into the vent of a fire hydrant. An agent of the S.

P. C. turned on the water and wash ed kitty out WASHINGTON, July 26 (AP) The senate today overwhelmingly rejected the Nye proposal or a central bank, offered as a substitute for the main section of the banking bill placing control of the nation's credit in seven reserve board members and five representatives of the regional reserve banks. Proposed by Senator Nye (R-ND) after consultation with Father Charles E. Coughlin, De- oays oi aeoaie.

Suggestions of 46 senators that the administration continue buying silver to push up the price were met by President Roosevelt with a statement he would execute the silver purchase law "in the manner most advantageous to the public interest." A country-wide investigation of bankruptcy proceedings was announced by Chairman Sabath of another house investigating committee after a talk with President Roosevelt. Plans to deport 151 alien criminals, now incarcerated in federal jails and penitentiaries, were announced iy the department of Justice. State 'department officials announced the UnittSo States knew of no plans to sta4 a guad to protect the American legatic-, at Addis Ababa in the event of hostilities between Ethiopia and Italy. Hirry L. Hcrkins, relief administrator, reported a decline of 6.6 per cent in the number of families receiving relief between May and June.

CIRCUIT JUDGE DIES AT OCALA Anderson Was Named To Post in June OCALA, July. 26 (AP) Judge R. L. Anderson of the fifth circuit died this morning after a brief illness at his home "Mar- wood" on the outskirts of Ocala. Becoming ill last Thursday, his companion became worse rapidly and pneumonia deeloped three days ago.

He was 78 years old. On June 7 Anderson was ap pointed by Governor Dave Sholtz, upon the unanimous endorsement of the Ocala Bar association, to fill the unexpired term of the late Judge W. S. Bullock. Born at Mayfield, Judge Anderson was graduated from Wabash college in 1877.

He served for a time as district deputy collector of internal revenue at Paducah, Ky. He and his widow, the former Mary Smity of Mayfield, had lived here for more than 50 years. Among the survivors are three sons Clifford B. Anderson of Tampa; Leslie Anderson of Lexington, and Edward Ander son of Savannah, two daughters Mrs. M.

J. Roess of Jacksonville and Mrs. C. Camp of Ocala, and a brother, H. L.

Ander son of Jacksonville. League to Decide Ethiopia Squabble (By The Associated Press) The League of Nations council is expected to meet July 31 to deal with the controversy between Italy and Ethiopia. With the proposed session recog nized as unpopular with Italy, authoritative sources in Rome indi cated the Mussolini government preferred a revival of the Italy- Ethiopian conciliation commission. The Ethiopian government, how ever, was represented as opposed to such a revival, largely on the grounds that the dispute with Italy could be placed on the path of conciliation only through the deliniations of theg rentiers be tween Ethiopia and the Italian colonies of Eritrea and Somaliland, matter which Italy contends cannot be undertaken by the con ciliation commission. chance of getting 13 cards of a suit dealt in a hand Is once In 635,013,559,600 deals.

OFFICERS SEEK CRAZED YOUTH, AMOK WITH GUN Slays Young Mechanic Wounds Grandfather In Mad Career PHILADELPHIA, July 26 (AP) A 19-year-old boy who killed another lad, wounded a 70 year-old man and fired wild shots at neighbors to "get even' for fancied wrongs eluded police today the alleys of south Philadelphia. Fearing their quarry mad, detectives moved cautiously in their search of the network of narrow streets around the killer's home. The youth they hunted, they said, was Charles Pollino, known to the neighborhood as "Crazy Charlie." Appears Suddenly "Charlie" appeared suddenly on the doorstep of his home yesterday, waving a pistol, neighbors told police. "I'm out to setUe with every body on this street." they said he shouted. "Anybody a it, corae an sii A shot rang out.

Across the street, Frank Mar sala, 16, at work on an automo bile, fell wth a bullet under his heart. Shot in Throat Another shot. Frank's grandfather. Tony Buffa, 70, standing in a doorway, clutched at his throat. Bullets whizzed in an direc tions until the pistol was empty.

Romping children fled. Mothers screamed. Friends hurried Mar, sala and Buffa to a hospital, and Pollino disappeared. The missing youth's father and two sisters were questioned by police but could give no motive for the shooting. Identity Contest Under Full Swing The fun begins today! Find the answers and win $160 in prizes.

Tallahassee's Business Identity contest, sponsored by 50 leading firms of the city and the Daily Democrat is now under full swing. Each day for the next 24 days two cartoons will be printed in a full page advertisement. Each of these cartoons represents one of the 50 firms. You are to find out which one. Everyone except Democrat em ployes and their families are eli 6'ble to compete.

Clip out the cartoons each day, make your se lection as to the firms they rep resent and then send them to the Contest Editor at the end of each week. No one except the artist and the Contest Editor knows the answers, which have been placed in a safety deposit box in the Capital City bank. The merchants taking part in the contest do not know the cartoon which repre sents their business. The contest is strictly one of identification. Coloring the pictures and other smilar added at-tractveness will not be judged.

Neatness and spelling, however, may determine the winner. Eighteen prizes are to be awarded. First prize Is $50 and the last 10 prizes of one dollar each. Two Days Swimming Two Months in Jail KENOSHA. Wis, July 26 (AP) Two days of swimming equalled 60 days of jail for Tony Steponltis.

Tony who was recently exposed to small pox and placed under quarantine was charged with visiting the beach here twice and imperiled 8,000 bathers. He was sentenced to two months in jail which the court said would give Tony time "to reflect." federal law enforcement agencies. For this reason its sponsors believe its opening marks r. new day in society', war against crime. A faculty of 41 experts on crminology will cover sciences and arts related to the preventing of crime, requiring practical work as well as "book larnin' of their students.

Work will be done in psychiatry, ballistics, law, abnormal psychology, toxicology, traffic control, communications, pho tography and finger-printing. To Practice Shooting Consderable time will be de voted tc the use of modern police weapons. Practice will be given in firing from moving ve' hides, firng at moving targets, silhouettes and bobbing targets In use of defensive equipment, of night flares, and in night shoot ing. The program will follow lines laid out by a special committee of the. International Association of Police Chiefs, headed by Andrew J.

Kavanaugh, director of public safety, Miami, Fla. EXCHANGE SEEKS FISH PROTECTION Club Hopes to Obtain Two Local Wardens Following suggestions made in a guest editorial which appeared in a recent issue of the Daily Democrat, the Tallahassee Ex change club today started i movement to obtam two game wardens for Leon and Gadsden counties. The proposal to sponsor this movement was made by Walter T. Moore, who said Lake Talquin and other fishing places are the greatest assets of this section. One game warden in each county is not enough to protect the fish and wild game, Moore said and unless steps are taken to change the present set-up the local lakes will be "fished out." The proposal to sponsor this movement was unanimously ap proved by the members and Frank Shaw, club president, ap pointed W.

H. Wilson and Major C. L. Waller as a committee to contact the state game commissioner in a drive to obtain two game wardens for Leon and two for Gadsden. At the suggestion of Douglas Burnette the club also moved to investigate the cheese factory in Thomasville and see if it were possible to open a similar factory in Leon county.

Burnette and John Ausley were appointed to make the investigation. Several club matters were dis cussed and reports of standings committees made at the lunch eon. Tickets to the benefit dia mondball games which are scheduled for tonight, were passed around to the members. The club also voted to invite a speaker from the treasury de partment in Washington here to talk to the members on the new government bonds. Guests at the luncheon were and Henry Castle of Atlanta Henry Thomas of this city.

Beach Couple Held For Woman's Death JACKSONVILLE BEACH, July 26 (AP) Joseph Armitage, 50, and Mrs. Aretha Johnson, 45, are being held In connection with the death of Armitage's 78-year-old mother, Mrs. Hannah Armitage, whose body was found hanging from a rafter in her one-room cottage off Atlantic boulevard last Sunday. Mrs. Johnson told a coroner's jury the handwriting on a suicide note found in the room where the body was found was that of Armitage.

Mrs. Johnson said she lived with the aged woman. Grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks that's the new title of Judge James T. HaUinan, above, of the New York supreme court after his election at the well-attended 71st annual B. P.

O. E. convention in Columbus, O. Judge Hallinan succeeds Michael F. Shannon, of Los Angeles.

CITY OF MIAMI REVOKES PLAN FOR SALES TAX New Sources of Revenue May Be Required At Later Date MIAMI, July 26 (AP) Abandoning new tax plans including a proposed one per cent "emergency welfare" general sales levy the city commission today whipped into final form an operating budget of $2,579,221 for the present fiscal, year. Unable to evolve a tax plan that would both stretch revenues to cover budget needs and satisfy the city's business men, the commission decided to drop for the present all efforts to impose new levies. "Citizens should not lose sight of the fact," the commission reported, "that the budget as now prepared will probably prove in sufficient to meet public demands and other sources of revenue later will be required." Budget Reduced As now drafted, the 1935-36 fiscal year budget totals $253,407 less than municipal department heads requested. "When the cash position of the city requires it," the commission ers said, "provision for the defi cits in the budget wUI have to be made." There was approximately 000 difference between what the commissioners believed the city required to operate and the an ticipated revenues from estab lished taxes. Welfare Funds Needed Commissioner Alexander Orr, citing the need for providing substantial welfare funds, said trouble might be expected unless proper provision was made for the city's needy.

This, however, was one of the unsettled items. Homestead exemption, unpaid taxes and commitments for fed eral Public Works projects were blamed by the commission for the $500,000 shortage. Stronp opposition from busi ness men brought the abandon' ing, not only of the general sales tax, but also of prior proposals to tax amusements, fire in surance premiums, dogs, weights and measures. Sullivan Better, Hospital Report THOMASVILLE. July 25 (AP) The condition of Jim Sul livan, Florida hotel commissoner, was described as "improving" at local hospital today, and.

his doctor said Sullivan was getting along "fine." Sullivan was brought here last week from Tallahassee suffering from an attack of appendicitis. An operation was performed and it was found that his appendix had burst. He was in a critical condition until a second operation was performed early this week, and improvement in his condition has been noticed since then. During his stay at the hospital he has been visited by Governor Dave Sholtz of Florida. A former Follies star once hailed by Florenz Zlegfeld as the "highest paid chorine," Jessie Reed, 38, shown above in Chicago who num bers millionaires among her ex- husbands, Is broke.

She admitted she might have to apply to Chicago relief bodies for assistance as she faced eviction from a $5-a week hotel room. BOX CARRYING SOLON REVEALED AS BONDJUYER Probe Committee Shows Surprise at News; Denial Entered WASHINGTON, July 26 (AP) Members of the senate lobby committee expressed surprise today at testimony by Representative Pat- ton (D-Tex.) that be had bought $3,000 worth ot bonds during a period this spring when his salary was only $3,100. T-iis followed testimony by a surprise witness that he had seen Patton carry a small box away from the hotel room of John W. Carpenter, president of the Texas Power and Light company the day before Patton voted against the provision in the utility bill for compulsory abolition of "unnecessary" holding companies. Quotes Nephew The witness, E.

V. Sellers, an NRA employee, expressed doubt that the package was cigars and quoted Patton's nephew, who was with them, as saying later: "Hell, that wasn't cigars." There had been previous test! mony that he took a box of cigars from Carpenter's room. "I have never been so shaken and chagrined in all my Patton testified when recalled to the stand. "My bank account is open and the cancelled checks are there. "I've told you the straight hon- est-to-God truth about the situa tion." Row Breaks Out It developed simultaneously that the senate and house themselves nay be called upon to decide whether outside experts may sit in the utilities bill conference seS' sions.

Majority of house conferees re fused today to proceed while Benjamin Cohen, PWA attorney, was present. Chairman Wheeier of the sen ate conferees said that seemed about the only way out. Chair man Rayburn of the house con ferees said that was "one of the possibilities." Representative Hud- dleston one of the three house members who refused to countenance Cohen's presence. likewise said "this might be done, Prospects Not Bright With Huddleston, and Repre sentative Cooper (R-Ohio) and Holmes (R-Mass.) remaining ada mant in their position that has stymied the administration bill in conference, and the senate members just as immovable In their in sistence that Cohen stay as adviser, it was generally admitted prospects for any more meetings under present circumstances were remote. Those chances were further shattered today when it was re ported that Wheeler threatened to go into Cooper district and cam paign against him.

Duval Solon Named Judge for Six Years (By The Associated Press) The commission of A. D- Mc Neill of Jacksonville to be circuit judge of the fourth judicial circuit for a six-year term begin ning July 30 was signed today by Governor Sholtz. McNeill was a member of the Duval county delegation to the 1935 legislature. proximately the same as has been required annually In the past for replacements. The higher grades," supplied with free books this year for the first time, will require about books, and the cost will be be tween $13,000 and $14,000, Harts field said.

He did not know, he said today, if the state will be able to supply the county's full school book requirements for the high school grades. Hartsiield requisitions were based on an estimated increase in enrollment of pupils in all grades here next term. He said last term there were 1.Q75 high school stu dents and 6,345 in the elementary grades, including both ite and negro schools in the efftufiy, Cost Is Reduced The cost will be reduced some what by virtue of the fact that number of usable books are on hand in the county. All books on hand at -he local school book depository have been ordered turned over to the county superintendent. These will be paid for by the state.

State Superintendent W. S. Cawthon recently estimated the state will have $800,999 for free books next term. The state has made its allotment of needed books on the basis of $6.82 for each pupil above the sixth grade The $800,000 fund, Cawthon said, will include a $500,000 appropriation by the 1935 legislature for junior and senior high school books, and the proceeds of a school book tax of three-quarters of one miU. The school book fund now has $377,378.85 on hand, Cawthon said, and added that only 716.38 additional will be required next year, inclding a fund for emergencies.

There are approximately 382,999 students in the public schools. Girl Attacker Placed on Trial July 26 (AP) Miss Ruby Hallmark today took the stand at the first witness to help the state's attempt to send Gerald Thompson to the electric chair for the slaying and ravish ing of her sister, pretty 19-year old Mildred Hallmark. The witness, two years older than the auburn haired girl whose body was found in a cemetery ditch, answered questions of state's Attorney Edwin V. Champion in a low, firm voice. Stolid and without apparent show of emotion the 26 year old defendant watched Champion as he exhibited a coat and white hat which Ruby identified as having been worn by her sister.

The dead girl's underwear. slashed by shears Thompson is alleged to have carried in his car, was exhibited. The defense attorney did not cross-examine the witness, and John McGinnis, "boy friend of the slain girl" was called. He testified as to his acquaintance with the dead girl and their work together in Bishop's Cafeteria, he as a bus boy, she as a hostess. Dade Jury Recesses MIAMI, July 26 (AP) The Dade county grand jury recessed over the week end at noon today without making its expected partial report on matters of public importance reputedly Investigated within the past 10 days.

No witnesses were examined during the morning. of all training facilities. and "the general attitude toward the Jews' constitute "a flagrant violation of at least the spirit of many promises that there would be no discrimination against A nazi official stated: "Of course Jews competed in the first test, but none survived. HOLD CALHOUN MANASJSfflNER Two Met Death in Raid On Liquor Still MARIANNA, July 26 (API- Raymond Branton of Calhoun county was under $500 bond to day as the result of a hearing In a liquor raid gun battle which took the lives of W. R.

Braden, federal alcoholic tax unit agent and a negro still operator, Char ley Ash. On the ground that he was an alleged owner of the still where the shooting took place, Branton was charged by United States Commissioner W. H. Milton with conspiracy to violate the internal revenue laws. Commissioner Milton Lynwood McClelland, ''also of Calhoun county, whom Deputy Sheriff Marvin Freeman said was the white man who tied from the still with two negroes after the shooting.

McClelland claimed he was not present at the still when the shooting took place. Officers said they were seeking the white man and the two negroes. The still was located south of Blountstown. FROST BANK HOLDUP NETS FIVE $16,000.00 SCRANTON, July- 26 (AP) Four men armed with submachine guns entered the Old Forge Discount and Deposit bank near here today, took $16,000 from counters and fled In an automobile manned by a fifth member of the gang. No shots were fired.

The robbery was executed so Quickly that the bandits were speeding toward Scranton before alarm was sounded. At Minooka, a few miles from Forge the men deserted their car, held up a motorist and fled in his machine. The bandits continued toward Scranton and disappeared. i.