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1 THE WEATHER: S. C.i Fair tonight Sunday partly cloudy. Local showers Sunday afternoon in north and west. FINAL EDITION The Leading Newspaper of Western South Carolina VOL. XV.

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jmcud russ msfatchii GREENWOOD, S. C. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 30, 1934. PRICE: FTVE CENTS QneDAILY WEE OUENAL I II 1 II I I I IRK. E(fli(fl)I0) (0)ffi HIS IRK Ml aulua eLLuUA, an new a V.71 Collision Near Blackvillc er Train Injuries 12 Passe ng 1 I MARKS OF MILWAUKEE STRIKE imi i hip.

urn uniiii ALABAMA'S TORTURED ORPHAN i Luiio (ilh nuii fillip MODERATING SECTION EASTERN 1 star ii 1 i lit FX v. i i t. oj I 3 i Forty-aeven trolleys wen. damaged when a crowd of MM strikers and sympathisers stormed ears of the Mllwaafcac Railway and Light company, a irking la sears, areasing Safferlng from aaalaatrrUon, a broken arm and Infected woands on her body, Mary Virginia Johnson, IS, la shown In a hospital at Jasper, Ala while her mother, Mrs. Earl Porter, awaits trial on charges of lei-taring her.

The red-headed, freckle-faced orphan told aatheriUes he was sakJected to severe) beatinn. heavy manwal labor and aewaehoM trots. Rig htaeers are shown examining one of the daaaagod ears. Rioting which broke oat on fear fronts gave aerlows aspect to the waikoat of employee of the company. dradgery.

A sysBpathetie neighbor while Mrs. Porter was away from President Gets Ready To Leave Washington For A Month's Cruise Two Brooklyn Flyera Fall Short Of Goal And Lano1 In France JAPANESE NAVY roumj MIW PlAftSOM ROUST S. ALUM Secret Service Precede And Accompany rreshk'nl. Ob Trip! Extraordinary irrceaaUom Tike To Protect Chief Exeeetlve; Books, Ft hint. Movie To Aawse Rooievelt On Hawaii a earner Eagene BUck To Qalt Federal Reserve Board Early la Aegwst.

WASHINGTON The departure of the President may lighten the work-load for many around the White House, but for the Secret Service it means triple-duty. For nearly a month the Secret Berries has been preparing for the Presidential exodus First step was to check every member of the crew of the Cruiser Houston. This was necessitated when Roosevelt switched from the U. 8. S.

Indianapolis with a crew already checked The family, hobbles and background of each man are looked up, especially to see If he has any psychopathic tendencies. In advance of Roosevelt, squads of Secret Service men have been working In Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Panama. In each place every crank letter received at the White House for four or five years Is checked up. In some cases the tender, is temporarily jailed Roosevelt has received his share of threatening letters, most of them from insane. About sixty Secret Service men already are in Puerto Rico.

When the President sails, they board a revenue cutter and dash ahead of him to Panama while he stops atthfl.Vlrgui.InU 'IW presidential cruise Is straining the resources of the Secret Service more than any other In history because Roosevelt is otoptpng at so many places Almost every man from continental United States has been drawn off regular duty. And when it became known that Boose' velt would step tn Colombia, the personnel had to be expanded fur ther. Floating White II The President will be able to enjoy two radios during bis cruise- one on his desk, one over his bed His cruise quarters will consist of three rooms dsy cabin, bed room and bath. A double bed, made of metal with mahogany finish, has been Installed in his bedroom In the cabin a five-shelf bookcase filled with 30 books awaits him. It contains fifty volumes, of detective stories such hair-raising thrillers as Thirteen at Diner," "Murder On the Ten-Yard also Tug boat Annie "Practical Book on Oriental "Handbook of Al "History of and "Old China Trade" Forty motion pic tures, many of them not yet released to the public, have also been put aboard the Houston.

The admiral's barge from which Roosevelt will fish baa two swivel chairs mounted on either end William J. Shaw, because, of hU great angling record, baa been se lected as "piscatory adviser." What a responsibility! A band picked from both the Houston and the Indianapolis will make the cruise The Houston was selected by the Navy, not by Roosevelt, although he specified that he did not want to use the Indianapolis again for 'fear It might become known as the President's flagship He opposes favoritism In the Navy The Houston was flagship of the Asiatic Fleet during the Japanese bombardment of Shanghai, has seen more actual fighting than any other modem vessel in the entire fleet Senators Knock This summer 400 college boys from Yale, Harvard, Northwestern, California and elsewhere win cruise on navy vessels, receiving Instruction as members of the Navy R. O. T. O.

To ward off Job-hunters, a sign on the door of Julian Frlant. AAA personnel officer reads "Closed today and tomorrow." Just below is another smaller sign, which reads: "Senators and Congressmen knock" Two and a half years after her husband's death, Senator Rattle Caraway still wears black Visitors to the Eiffel Tower In Pads pay ten francs for ride to the top Visitors to the Washington Monument ride free of charge. It win cost 1 500 XXX) to clean the Washington Monument Rooaevelt mt Walter White, Secretary of the Na-( Continued On Page live) fl VBMt MAM POWER CO VICE CflCELIl, FRUI7 -VfilJ P1PFH lunar inn ia. TAKEN MM Von Schleicher Killed When Resisting Arrest As A Conspirator BERLIN STREETS ARE PATROLLED Prussian Premier Orders All Outside Communication Stopped (Copyright by The Associated Press) BERLIN, June 30, Chancellor Adotph Hitler today rode roughshod over foes attempting to overthrow his regime. Former Chancellor Kurt Von Sen-leltcher, reactionary and monarch- slsted arrest aa a conspirator.

Ceaaaaaader Depeeed. Capt Ernst Roehm. national com-oander of the nasi storm troop, and on of the most advanced radicals, was deposed from power and ejected from the nasi party. Vice Chancellor Frans Von Papen who two weeks ago startled. Germany by criticising- certain radical practices of' the nasi government" wai taken Into "protective custody" together with three members on his staff and removed to secret police headquarters.

Premier Hermann Wllhelm Goer-ing, of Prussia, announced be was carrying out drastic police action on B)tlera personal orders against nasi storm troop leaders attempting to force Si second Germany revolution. la Two Directions He said his measures were extended in two directions against absolute reactionaries and absolute "In order that no false news night get out." Ooerlng told a meeting of foreign press correspondents, "I hart ordered all communications with foreign countries stopped for the present until you hear my statement which gives you the undiluted truth but warn you seriously not JO yvur uwfuuiuvu iiui wuw. "For weeks wt have known that a certain clique of storm troop leaders have been attempting to mislead the brave and decent storm troop men onto a path leading to revolution." Armed Police. Even as Ooerlng made his announcement Berlin street were being petroled by steel helmcted policemen armed with rifles. Hitler's crack special guard, the black-shlrted Schutx Slaffcl.

word to be seen on duty at the various headquarters of the brown shitted nasi storm troops. "All of Prussia Is firm In my hands," said the Prussian premier. "The schuta staffel and my police have everywhere taken charge of party headquarters. The storm troops havw not offered any resistance. They were merely Sakide.

BERLIN. June 30.H4V-Cspt. Evnst Roehm, deposed; leader of the nasi storm troops committed sulctdd today while under arrest. Border Closed VIENNA, June 30. The Aus-tro-Oerman border was closed to aU traffic at noon today.

Von Papen Released. BERLIN. June 30iT)-Af ter Ing held In "protective custody" fof a short time today Vice Chancellor Von Papen was 7 Farmers Indicted, Accused Of Making False Crop Figures ST. LOUI8. June 30 Seven Pemiscot (Mo.) county farmers were indicted Friday In federal district court here on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government by making false statements in applying foe crop production V0mimitJ flrJYY 3 ARE TAKEN Two Southern Passen ger Trains In Collision At Rail Siding 90 BOYS AMONG THE PASSENGERS Party Bound For Mountain Camp In North Carolina Uninjured BLACKVILLE, June 30 ft Twelve persons were Injured, nine very slightly, early today In a col' lision of two Southern Railway pas senser trains at Yall Siding six miles from here.

Mrs. Etta Bhoah, of Miami, was taken to a Columbia hospital as were Engineer H. E. Thompson, of Batesburg. and Mack Moseley Law son, of baggageman of Thompson's train.

Their injuries were said to be not critical. Biaatmg tuaw The last two cars of train No. 34 northbound from Savannah to Chimney Rock. N. with approximately 90 boys going to a summer camp; were derailed when train No.

33, southbound from Columbia, struck them a slanting blow as they projected over the end of the sid ing. The boys, atlhougb shaken, escap ed without Injury and arrangements were made for them to continue to the North Carolina mountain camp. Thompson, a member of the South Carolina state board of labor con dilation, was piloting the south' bound tram. Iojawes Thompson "suffered lacerations and possibly a broken rib. Lawson was bruised and lacerated.

Mrs. Shoah Buffered shock snd bruises. Late Bulletins DILLINGEK AGAIN? SOUTH BEND, lad, Jane iieyA ftrelmaa was shot sad killed today when five men, one at wheat was Identified by a selective as John DWmger. raided the Merchants National REPORT COUNT KILLED BERLIN, Jars 3d WV-Coant Wolf Hearten Hcldorf, natt pence president of Potsdam, was reported le have beea abet and killed today. THREATEN STRIKE OASTONIA, N.

Jane 3d () Operatives of the Dana, Armstrong- and Piedmont mlus here boot. 401 strong-today do-e tared they weald striae Monday an leas an agreeaaent la reached between owners and strikers at the Clara aUU, andar the eaate BMnagemeat as the ether three. Tbla weald bring the nam see of Idle opera Uvea le approximately led. CLINGS TO LIFE SANTA BARBARA. Calif, Jane 3d OP) Marie Dressier clang to life today, ree'aUng the ravages ef wresnle poawnlng with a vitality that emaacd her physicians.

City Without Water In Drought Zone Gets Tank Cargoes DBS MOINES, June 30 WV-The federal emergency relief administration Friday went to the aid of Creston. a city of 1,800 population, facing an acute shortage of water. Tank cars will be used to haul water as an emergency measure be- ginning Monday, Oovemor Herring said after telephone consultation with relief officials In Washington. TO HOSPITAL CRITICALLY HURT spirited the child to the Shortage Of Gasoline Causes Brothers To Come Down At Caen PARIS, June 30. 4V- The monoplane.

City of Warsaw, bearing two Brooklyn flyers, landed safely southwest of Csen, France, today because a shortage of gasoline. The plane was piloted by two brothers, Benjamin and Joseph Ad amowlts. Brooklyn soda pop menu lecturers, who hopped off from Harbor Orace, Newfoundland, yes- terday at a. EST tn an er fort to fly non-stop to Warsaw, railed Last Tear The flying pair whose hopes for a successful flight to Warsaw were dashed last year when they crack' ed up In-Newfoundland, set their plane down safely three miles west of Flers st 10:30 a. EST.

They' Immediately announced their intention of flying to Le Bour-get Field near Paris, ISO miles from Flers, tomorrow. Another Test Case Filed Under NRA WASHINGTON, June 30M-g'a basic Another test case Involving principle of many NRA codes was begun by the trade commission Friday In issuing a complaint for NRA against an ice company which al legedly built additional capacity without permission from the Ice Code Authority. The complaint was against the Purety Ice Company, a Lake land, corporation and Feles Ferllse, the company's president. The defendants, the complaint said, established and operated an ice manufacturing plant at Lakeland wiinoui ODiauung auinoniy to ao so under the public convenience and necessity provision of the ice code. 60-Xear Heat Record Broken In New York NEW YORK, June 30 0P A 60 year heat record for June 2f was broken Friday when the temperature to to Ml degrees in mid-after noon.

1174, was degrees, -t i DC'- s.t.:.- t' id winaoww mm cisBaaaumg the eon What He Has Done About Two Important Bills Still Kept A Secret WASHINGTON, 'June 30. President Roosevelt, a sailor at heart, wound up his landsman's business today for a long ride on the rolling waves. He planned to start tomorrow on a trip of more than month to the Caribbean and the Pacific A question mark curled above the White House as the president la bored. Everyone was trying to uess what he had done about two impor tant bills the one giving bankrupt farmers a virtual fifteen year mora torlum. and the other setting up a uniform pension system for ran roads.

AsuieanceaMBt Withheld He acted on both yesterday but withheld the announcement so he could prepare statements. Tomorrow he will motor to Annapolis where the cruiser Houston lies at anchor ready to steam down Chesapeake Bay as soon as Mr. Roosevelt goes aboard. Astor And Future In-Law Have Run-in NEWPORT, June 30. A substitute bride tripped to the altar of Trinity Episcopal church with John Jacob Astor 3rd In an Informal rehearsal late today of (he ceremony tomorrow at which he will marry Ellen Tuck French but not before young Astor and his future mother-in-law had their first public disagreement.

Mrs. Livingston French, mother of Tucky French, Aster's H-year-old fiancee, arrived at the historic eld church to find the yard crowded with newspapermen and photographers, there by Astor's Invitation. She lost no time In telling Police Chief P. L. Furey to clear the yard and close the church to the reporters'.

Inside the edifice Astor and his future mother-in-law went into heavy conference. Finally, word was relayed that press service represen- tstlves alone would be admitted and they In the galleries, -n 1 Relief Seen As Thun-dershowers Predicted Generally For Week-end 110 WAS ONE OFFICIAL HIGH "Sun Temperature" In New York Central Park Read 137 Degrees (By The Associated Press) Killing -heat that has wilted many sections of the Rockies for dsys was. moderating today. Thunder storms were predicted generally over the week-end. Temperatures as high as 110 were reported yesterday.

In New York City "a sun" temperature reading in Central park was 137 degrees while the shsded official thermometer hit 97. Needles, a desert pout, had aa official reading of 110. Byrd's Lonely Vigil Monotonous, He Admits By Radio LITTLE AMERICA. An tart lea. June 30 0P It took Admiral Byrd Just three months to find out- that variety Is the spice of life.

Reaching the half-way mark of his self-imposed six-month hermit vigil In a south polar Ice hut, Byrd is finding the dally routine somewhat monotonous. For days be' has been alone on a vast stretch of ice, making me teorological as well as other scien tific observations, his only contact with any form of life being via radio Although all his wireless messages to his base camp announce the fact that -all's Byrd admitted that things were becoming less interesting lately. To alleviate the tedious-ness of his Isolation, he has resorted to altering his dally routine, Just to keep him Interested. I vary' my books for the sake of surprise and freshness of point of view," he said. "I vary my dally physical exercises and instead of doing them at a fixed hour, change the time from day to day.

I have tried singing to myself but had to stop because It drove me out of the cabin." Admiral Byrd has ordered his ex pedition to "get ready to move by October 1," marking the beginning of the spring explorations. World' Oldest Man To Undergo Scientific Study ISTANBUL, June 30. Rel atives and doctors quarreled today over the aged body of Zero Agha. and the doctors won after appealing to the premer of Turkey. Therefore, the body of the man who claimed to have been born In 1774 will be subjected to an autopsy.

An expert will look at the brain, the heart and the lungs and try to see whether he can figure out how old Agha really was. If he cant or If he decided the aged Turk really lived 190 years, he will record for medical science the effects of ten decades of life on the vital parts of the human organism. The disposal of the body was not decided, however, without a gesture on the part of the ubiquitous American promoter, who wants to get hold of anything the 'public might pay to see. Two cablegrams came from the United It was Each made an offer for the body, and while the source sand the amounts of the bids were not re vealed. It was said the promoters were willing to pay handsomely.

weeping relatives apparently ig nored the offers and wanted only to bury their famous kinsman privately according to Moslem rites. FEARS 13 LOST Tragic Toll Expected From Crash Of Two Warships And Air Disaster TOKYO, June 30. (PV The Jap anese navy feared a loss of at least 13 men today In the crash of two warships and what appeared to be another tragedy In the air. Four men were known dead, two were missing and four were Injured after two new 1.700 gun destroyers rammed together last night during fleet maneuvers. Three naval air planes have been missing for more than 30 hours with a crew totaling nine.

OGERS jays: BEVERLY BILLS. Cal, Jane 30. Headline says, "13 Bankers In Detroit Indicted. Yon weald think Detroit was a bigger town than thai. The early afternoon edition that I got oat here ett the movie "set" says dear Atarie Dressier Is fighting yet.

We are all jnst afraid, to, get the next paper. Those that don't offer a prayer vfor her, well, tbey Jwt ain't ha-maa, that's akt Mr. Roosevelt's speech seemed to satisfy aU bat those that had made ap their minds In advance that they wouldn't like It, no matter what he said. Dillinger Was Alive Three Weeks Ago, His Father Asserts MOORESVILLt, June 30 W) John Dillinger, desperado, was a- live as recently as three weeks ago, because a letter was received from him In Chicago at that time, his father, John Dillinger, said Fri day. FILES I PROTEST Name Of "Private In terest" Is Disclosed By Public Works Administration WASHINGTON, June JO The power board of review said yesterdsy that the Duke Power com pany had requested the rehearing on the application of Greenwood county S.

for a public works al lotment to build a hydro-electric plant on the Saluda river. Secretary Ickea. the public works administrator, Wednesday announ ced. a $2,767,000 allotment had been approved for the project, but further action had been suspended pending the rehearing. The rehearing will be held July by the power board of review.

France Would Turn Bilateral Confabs Into General Parley LONDON. June 30 JP Develop ments In connection with the naval conversations now under way Indi cate, persons close to the situation said today, the osslbuity of arrang ing a new limitation treaty with out the necessity of holding the formal conference set for next year. This prediction came on the heels of a revelation that France would like to turn the conversations so far Involving only the United flutes and Great Britain into a conference for the writing of a general disarmament convention. The conversations already have turned Into a preliminary confer ence without a hall, for while bilat eral talks, involving five nations, will continue for aid weeks or more, there Is evidence of the situation developing Into what amounts to a general gathering of the powers. Informed observers consider It likely that If the bilateral talks develop the fact a conference would be' reasonably certain to reach an agreement, that conference will fol low Immediately..