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BLIV CHIEF ■itchwohd of ■ REPUBLICANS ft — — i • ■E i ■form Is Evasive In K n , {nuances; G.O.P. wprincipies Upheld ftp taken ■ VI democrats ■ j .1 . 16. <U.R) Pfvsi bid for re-election I Unu.k h ' H behalf by hisil tiX > a y : ■' voluminous plat I »il attract the att.n l IRfrLt' n.. ■■ in ,h, ‘ street main ,|,-j..,'1 iir<- in proposed lib of istli amendment who 'top to read it will jV, militant tone running | , calogue of Republi long h.-hl tele wllll few exception.. praise of the chief ex r program of depr«-s ■ measures. 1 ■, p;,,.. markers, who pi . i ki.ation of party prin K uu ly alter 24 hours of a’- t ■ . and wearisome ..t in trancing delicate did not heed the |hp | fur i,levity for it takes 9.- , 1. led the country wli.it , believes. . - 'b'* picture of H" leader. It closes, after a ; , ...1101l of the 11. n party lor its rule in the . ■. challenge: 1 ■Lr-; .... .nt party faces the ■» unafraid!" ' Republican .. m '.itmg diatribe again. jreguU.e.tv The whole docii « ... h .. v era the eiu i. he a tot. :gn aiTi'o ■ such issues as unemplo) 1 tin- tariff, farm relief I ■r and veterans relief the imprint of the man in ■*hit? House. He was in c.n. ■ touch with its drafters wages and a shorter w..i . we. k, both in private and In government, is th<.'ii th., platform makes to ■ phase <■! the economic prob ■ believe in the principle wages." it declares. omission is th.-- I with which a tired on is wrestling in Washing ■ Presiii.-iit Hoover is ■ xp the bill if it reaches him. gets no guidance from io.platform. The bonus is iioi I lie platform pledges r, . <-f for its war vetera'i .dr dependents. K alleviation of the business and its attendant evil of . a [.i olden Bn forgotten in the sweating over "booze” as tlov.-i Turner of lowa bluntly it the platform offers 11 reconstruct ion pi ■ that President Hoover reespoused and which is now B way through congress. In to two billions for public ■> and "self-liquidating I"'" Min stales and municipaliti'" ■program calls for $:loo.m ■bails to states to feed the ■f party made it clear, however nv page I-'IVE) ■IE ON BONUS I IS PREVENTED ftnmittee Report Is I n■'orable: Thomas Asks ■ Time For Study ■’’Nngton, June 16—<UPI - A ■ ,e vote on the S2,4i)UJMM. ■ Patman bonus bill was i?re today when Senator Tlio- ■ Dem., Okla., objected to a consent agreement for ■ immediate 'ballot. the finance c iiumitt' ■ ■ reported the bill unfavorable Smoot (pressed f n U'’’ house passed the measure and to(iay hundreds of !srs of the bonus expedition ■forcers went to the Senate J t( > watch the fate of the tare ’ asked for post’ponenieni B“ e vote until tomorrow so he have opportunity to study ■ w u.

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Will Attend Meeting Meniibei*. of the board ot county commissioners, members of the county council and officers of the Adams County Anti tuberculosis society will attend a meeting at i the Irene Byron Sanitorium, north; of Fort Wayne tomorrow. W. Guy Brown, president of the 1 Anti-tube:culo-is society and Albert H. heitnann, secretary-treasur-er of the organization will attend meeting. The county officials and offices of bite society will be the guests ot the general staff at the Sanitorium at a dinner Friday noon. An inspection of the ipl ice will be made during the day. INDIANA VOTES FOR PRESIDENT Leslie. Watson Booms Are Stopped Immediately; All Meets Harmonious Chicago Stadium. Chicago, June 16 (U.R) Indiana delegates to the nttional Republican convention prepared to ride on the "band wagon" today as the closing session got under way. Hoover and Curtis were to be! the unanimous choices of the Hoos-. lets despite the fact that they fought the administration's prohibition plank last night when they voted 28 to 3 for the minority report submitted by Senator Hiram Bingham, of Connecticut which was exactly the same plank adopted by the Indiana state party convention last week. Governor Leslie sat next to Will Hays in the Indiana section. Be- j fore the vote he had long "huddles" 1 with Hays. A. M. Smith, and Nat ’ ional Committeeman George A. | Ball. ' jyhen. fuxmer Gavetuvu; Fred Green, of Michigan, was returning to his seat after talking in favor I o( the minority report. Leslie greeted him with an "Hello Fred." The two men had a short chat in the aisle. The Indiana delegation lias been unusually quiet throughout the convention. For the first time in several conventions, the Hoosiers had not had a "favorite son" to offer as a candidate. Rumors have been consistent throughout the conclave that Governor Harry Leslie would be a probable candidate for the vicepresidency. He, however, announced last night that he would not seek the honor. Senator James E. Watson, mentioned tor the same position, ilid not come to the convention although he and Senator Robinson were delegates-at-large. Joseph Cannon Watson, Senator Watson's youngest son. a North western university law student, stopped over in Chicago today enroute from Washington, D. ,C„ to Tuscarora. Nevada. Hoosiers are checking out ot their hotels and preparing to go home and tell the "folks ' about the convention. All meetings have been harmonious and caucus meetings have listed only a few minutes. Prohibition and the vicepresidential candidates, the two topics which have taken long consideration by other states, have not even been mentioned. The highlight of the convention for the Indianans was the dinner and dance Tuesday evening given by \VHi (HaysIndiana backed a "wet platform plank The national party adopted a -moist" one. So everyone s happy and hurrying home to kib !t7 -on the Hoosier Democrats state convention in Indianapolis nex week. Indiana voted 31 votes so Hoover. Aviation C ourse Starts Lafayette, Ind., June 16-(UP)-An eight-week course in avaiation available to engineering students who have completed t! ' ree a . their course, began today at Sham Aidport as an added course : n the Purdue summer session. Laboratory study and practica flying are Offered 1.1 eomse,fo. which university creuu Ranted for successful con.plrtm - Classes Will be in charge of < apt. George W. Haskins, professor of aerotLutical engineering at qtudents who have completed tne flying instruction wWbe gtven an w ug DdPirtment of Commerce. : tSle shoiding and regular ground work instruction.

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PROHIBITION PLANK ADOPTED G. o.l’. Wanders Away In Adopting Own Resubmis-j sion Program On Liquor Chicago, June 16.—(U.R)—Text of the Republican party's plunk on prohibition: The Eighteenth Amendment: The Republican party has always I stood and stands today for obedience to and enforcement of the law as the very foundation of orderly government and civilization. There can be n.) national security otherwise. The duty of the Presi- | dent of the United States and of Hhe officers of the law is clear. The I law must be enforced as they find ;it enacted by the people. To these I courses of action we pledge our I nominees. The Republican party is and always has been the party of the constitution. Nullitication by nonobservance by individuals or state action threatens the stability of government. While the constitution makers sought a high degree of permanence, they foresaw the need ot I changes and provided for them. I Article V limits the proposals of amendments to two methods: (ll Two-thirds of both houses of congress may propose amendments; or (2) on application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the states a national convention shall be called by congress to propose amendments. Thereafter ratification must be had in one of two ways. (1) By the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states; or (2) by conventions held in three-fourths of I the several states. Congress is giv'en power to determine the mode of I ratification. Referendum without constitution ; al sanction cannot furnish a decisive answer. Those who propose . I them innocently are deluded by 'false hopes; those who propose ■them knowingly are deceiving the , people. A nation-wide controversy over i the eighteenth amendment now distracts attention from the constructive solution of many pressing natI ional problems. The principle of ■ national prohibition as embodied lin the amendment was supported 'ami opposed by members of both ■|great political parties. It was sub- , mitted to the states by members of ■ i congress of different political faith and ratified by state legislatures !of different political majorities. It (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o HOLDUP FAILS AT CHICAGO ) —"■ Four Wounded In Battle With Bandits at Fashionable Roadhouse Chicago, June 16. — (U.R) —Four • persons, including a woman, were ■ shot, two of tfrem critically in an ’ attempted holdup of the Dells, sash- • ionable roadhouse today. I The bandits were beaten off after a gun battle in the presence of i 400 patrons clad in evening clothes. '' Three of the wounded were guests 1 and two members of the bandit trio. i The wounded were Miss Marjorie 1 Bruce, 28. condition critical; Fred ' Dacelli, 40, condition critical; Roy Marshanj, 35, said by police to be Idriver of the bandit car; and a sec--1 'ond bandit who escaped. t'i The bandits, armed with shotguns. invaded the crowded roadhouse as more than 200 couples were dancing to the music of Gus Arnheim's orchestra. Guards open- - ed fire on the gunmen as they pass--1 ed the bailroom. Shots crashed out 8 in the dimly lighted dance floor as f patrons screamed in terror. Fleeing without obtaining any - loot, the gunmen were met at their car by a police squad who contiuI ued the battle. r Hospital physicians held little e hope for recovery of Mrs. Bruce ami Dacelli both wounded in the • crossfire ot guards and bandits, f Summons Film Head B II Washington, June 16(—(UP)— !’ William A. Gray, senate banking ' and xnfrrency committee counsel in tl) e stock market Investigation. s announced that William Fox of ' Fox Films, Inc., had been subpoeJ naed to appear at the resumption of hearings today.

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Republican Standard Bearer F W 5" Mm i Bk? i I K' N ■ I v .. h- ■ / ■k 1 A < / Clark K B, / Hoover, A new portrail »tudy of President Hoover, drawn from life by the prominent artist, Wilson B. Forbes. The President is assured of the Republican nomination at the NaUonal Convention in Chicago June 14th.

OECATURELKS ' AT CONVENTION State Meeting Held At Huntington Today; Parade Today’s Feature Several members of the B. P. O. Elks lodge of this city attended »h.e dosing sessions of the thirty-first annual convention of tho Indiana Elk|A association at Huntinigton, today. The convention opened Wednesday morning when 1,026 members registered. John R. Coen of Sterling. Colorado, Giand Exalted Ruler was the principal speaker at the annual convention banquet, Wednesday at six-thirty o’clock. The banquet was held at the Elks club on | West Park Drive, Huntington. and ] was followed by an informal dance. | The sessions today opened at I 9:30 o’clock with reports (being | made by the auditing committee, | credential committee, and other j , committees. The selection of the | place for the 1933 convention was also made. The closing event of the convention was a parade at 11 o’clock this ’ forenoon. At noon a (picnic was held i at Oscar’s on the Maple Grove road i From 8:30 to 12 o'clock midnight a stag party will be held at the Miami County Chib. (Those from this city who attends ed today’s sessions were Lawrence . Beal, Leo Ehiniger, Fred Schurger, i R. A. Stuckey, and Charles Weber, t — o Butler Funeral Friday i ' Funeral services for Mrs. Mel ’ Butler, former Decatur woman who died at her home in Fremont. Tuesday nigiht, will be held Friday afternoon at 12:30 o'•clock (C. S. T.) at Fremont. The body will then * be brought to Fort Wayne and short services will be held at the Linden ’ wood Cemetery at 4:30 o’clock (D S. T.) Burial will be made in the * Fort Wayne cemetery. J Cemetery Up For Sale Indianapolis, June 16 (UP) Anyone wishing a $50,(N0 cemetery B modern and complete in every resB pect, which in the heydey of ipromoB tional activities was rated as “the finest in Indiana", may have same by paying $1,600 in delinquent taxes plus penalties/ aggregating $54. iFay Wright chief deputy treasur--5 er, lias twice sought to sell the 1 148-acre cemetery, located on Kens- (. ler boulevard, northern fringe of •f jndiinapolis. Taxes have been nn- “ paid since 1929 but he had recelv»j ed no bids.

Trucks Haul Binder Twine To This City Robert Strickler and Grade | Light drove two of the large Schafer Hardware Company's trucks to Chicago today and will return tonight or Friday with binder twine, which will be placed on sale at the local store next Monday. The twine was purchased by the Schafer company from the McCor-mick-Deering company and will go on sale at $3.25 per bale. The two trucks will carry approximately 20,000 pounds of twine C. C. Schafer, proprietor pf the store stated. The twine is of the regular standard make and weight and is made at the South Chicago factoy of the McCormick-Deering company. iFartmers will be using binkier twine in the next few weeks when the harvest season opens. SEASON OPENS FOR FISHING Many People Take Advantage of Ideal Weather To Open Season After a 45-day closed sea-on all of Indiana’s fiwh.ing laws were effective today and hundreds of Adams county people took advantage of a perfect fishing day. Many people visited various quariies and iponds in the country, while others motored to northern Indiana lakes. The season for bass, bluegills, cralppies and other game fish opens today and remains in force until next April 30. Game wardens of northern Indiana have issued warnings to fishermen concerning bag limits. It also was emphasized that all persons over 18 years of age who contemplate fishing out of their own county, must have fishing licenses. Licenses can be obtained at the office of any county clerk. Copies of Indiana’s fishing laws also cm be secured at the clerk's office. There is a size limit and quota per fisherman limit. Persons who reside in lAdams county are permitted to fish in Adams county without licenses. It is illegal to spear or dynamite fish in any river, quarry, lake or pond. o————— Association To Meet IThe Adams County Holiness Association will hold its regular monthly meeting Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock (CST) in the Tabernacle at Monroe. Rev. Franklin Moore will be the speaker and special musical numbers will be (presented. Everybody In invited to attend.

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MRS.A.T.HERT I IS PROMINENT Vice-Chairman Seconds Nomination of President Hoover Today Convention Stadium, Chicago, June 16.—(U.R) - Mrs. Alvin T. Hert, national committee vice chairman, seconding nomination of President I Hoover, stressed his “patience, wisdom and statesmanship and genius for organization.’’ "For three years,” she said, Hoo-1 | ver has been fighting the battles, not of our party alone but of the whole of our country . . . and the whole world." “Yet even as he wrought, opposing forces have misrepresented him, impugned his .motives and distorted liis acts," she said. “But from all the clamor, all of the hysteria of the hour, all the false prophets, and all the raucous voices of denunciation and 'criticism there has come no vision of hope, no plan great enough to meet the issues of this fate-charged hour. “One man alone offers a complete. comprehensive and definite program of reconstruction, restoration and hope —the man who now hits in the White House directing tlie destines ot this nation." o Soldiers Start Home Washington June 16 —(UP) —The Kenosha Wis., delegation in the bonus expeditionary forces broke camp today and departed for home Veterans from Wabash. Ind., applied to the police for transportation to that city. WABASH EDITOR FOUND GUILTY Don Nixon. Sentenced To 10 Days For Contempt; Is Fined SIOO Wabash, Ind., June 16.— (U.R) — Don M. Nixon, publisher of the , Wabash Plain Dealer. Peru Trib- , vne and several other newspapers, , was found guilty today by Judge W. H. Eichorn of Bluffton on a charge , ot indirect contempt of court. ; Nixon was fined SIOO and sentenced to serve 10 days in jail. The contempt citation was made , by Circuit Judge Switzer after the Plain Dealer had attacked his appointment of Quinten Carver as receiver in liquidation of the Wabash County Loan and Trust Company. Judge Eichorn was chosen to .[hear the case after the defense I struck out the name of Judge L. W. ' Royce of Kosciusko circuit court and the prosecution eliminated the name of Judge Sumner (CONTTNUETt ON PAGE SIX) O Mrs. English Expires I indiana'polis June 16 —(UP) Mrs. Helen English Prince, Indianapolis woman died in a lavs Angeles hospital today after a brief * illness, friends here were advised. Captain William English, first husband of the deceased was one 1 o the city's most prominent figures ' and let a large estate. —o i Attempts New Record ! Rome. June 16 (UP)— Lieut. , Neri attained an estimated speed ot' 700 kilometers (434.7 miles) an 1 hour in an official attempt at the , world seaplane record on Lake t- Desenzano yesterday, it was an- . nounced today. Several foreign milt itary attaches witnessed the attempt. , The flier had a lucky escape , from injury when the loss ot a I Ipenpendicular rudder forced him . down. He exlpected to make anotlif er attempt in eight days. a -o - — Schutz Is Re-elected Lafayette, Ind., June 16—(UP)— Dr. J. Raymond Schultz, North Manchester, was re-elected president of the Indiana council of religious education, and the follow 8 ing dfetri'et vice presidents were r named: Dr. W. L. Bryan, president a or Indiana University; George .. Beugnot, Auburn, Harry Eller, Crawfordsville; W. B. Farmer, 6 Indianapolis; S. C. Thomas, South i- Bend. y (A mass meeting will close the convention tonight.

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Irene Gerke Graduates » Miss Irene Gerke was graduated I from Nurse's training at the Role ert Long Hospital, Indianapolis, last Monday. The commencement was held at Bloomington in connection with the commencement exercises of Indiana University. Mrs. Martin Gerke and daughter Helen, mother and sister of Miss Irene Gerke attended the services, v Miss Irene Gerke will remain at * tire hospital on duty until September. BOYS'BASEBALL 1 LEAGUE STARTS Legion League Opens Today With Seven County Teams Entered The American Legion junior l>aserl>all league opened today ami will continue through, the summer months, with seven boy's teams taking part. Teams are entered from Monroe, Berne, Geneva and four from Decatur. Following a parade through the business sestion of the city the first games of the season were played at West Adams street athletic field. All teams took part in opening games except Monroe. Tire Monroe team will start in the league play next Monday. Chris Letanan, chairman of the local (post's athletic committee is in change of the summer’s schedule 1 and also the county tournament. More than 75 boys in Adams county . up to 16 years of age are members of the various teams. Each season for the last three years hundreds of baseball fans have attended t'he games, played late each afternoon, and interest this year is at a high pitch. i | The games are free, and seats are provided for several* hundred spectators. Today’s games started at 2 o'clock, but after today the games 'will be (played at 4:30 i o’clock, in order that local business men can see the boys play. o Officers Are Elected * Muncie, Ind., June 16—(UP) — . National oficers of Psi iota Xi sorority, selected at the close of the 35th convention here last night . were: President, Mrs. Anne Duemling . Fort Wayne; vita (president, Mrs. Marguerite Oliver, Muncie; secre- » tary, Mrs. Elizabeth Colvin, Prin- . ceton, Ind., treasurer, Mrs. Margaret Loveless. Thorntown; Adviser, . Miss Thelma Sines. Logansport; a conductress Mrs. Margaret Rainier, Seymour; Editor, Miss Margaret j Crow, Peterdbung, and 'charity > chai: man, Mrs. Waneta Fredricck, Kokiomo. t o t Starts Blanc Flight Newark, N. J., June 16—(UP) — Captain Janies B. Dickson of the United States army air coi|ps reserve hopped oft for Los Angeles - today with three theatrical men as - passengers in an effort to beat the - trans-continental speed record. f Dickson's passengers were Ar- • thur Loew, Henry Gensberg and t William Melnfcker. The plane is a » low wing Lockeed Orion equipped s with a 450 horsepower Wasp motor. Stqps in Indianapolis, Ind.. Wichita, Kan., Albuquerque N. M., and arrival at Ix>s Angeles at 4:30 p. ni. (P.CJT.) wee planned. o f Plan Sunday Program i s (A Children’s Day program will e be given at the Monroe Methodist i- Episcopal church, Sunday evening I- June 19, it was announcecd today. :• An interesting (program has been planned ad the public is invited. e Special music will ire furnished a by the Monroe hllgh school orchesn tra and the Willshire, Ohio school i- orchestra combined under the leadership of Mr. Danner of Willshire. Lee Bays Heads Elks Ij Huntington, Ind., June 16 —(UP) j. —Lee Bays, Sullivan, was advanced to presidency of the Indiana ~ Elks' association at the 31st anp nual state convention here. t Other offi'cers moved forward to 0 j new positions were: vice presidents r Joseph L. Clarke, Indianapolis; C. r ’ J. Boel, Crawffordlsville; O. R'ay I, Miner. Warsaw, Julius Alhe, Vai paradso; secretary, W. C. Groebel e Shelbyville; treasurer, T. E. Jeaneret, Ligonier.

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CONVENTION IS NEARING CLOSE: MAY END TODAY Running Mate Scheduled To Be Named;Curtis Is Choice of Many THOUSANDS AT TODAY’S MEET BULLETIN Convention Stadium, Chicago, June 16.— (U.R) —Herbert Hoover and Charles H. Curtis today were named by the Republican national convention as their party's candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency. The friends of Mr. Hoover swept him into the noomination by an overwhelming vote. Then the supporters of Curtis with aid from some of the administration forces beat down sharp opposition by a close margin and brought about his nomination on the first ballot. The official count on the vicepresidency ballot was: Curtis, 633%; Harbord, 161- %; Fuller, 57; Replogle, 22%; MacNider, 178%; Dawes. 9%; Couzens, 2; Snell, 58; Kenyon, 2; Morgan, 1; Bingham, 1; Hurley, 21. Curtis's nomination was made unanimous. Chicago, .June 16— <U - R) Herbert Hoover was nominated today as the candidate of the Republican party to succeed himself as President of the United States. The Republican national convention after giving the presentation of his name a 2/ minute tribute of well ordered noise, music and cheering, swept Mr. Hoover into the position ot the party's standard bearer with an overwhelming tide ot votes. Before Mr. Hoover was nominated Sen. Joseph 1. France, <>£ Maryland was hurtled from the platform and handled roughly by guards as convention officers ordered him to be removed after he had attempted to force his way to the speakers stand, armed with a volumnous speech nominating Calvin Coolidge for president. Mr. Hoover attained the majority of the votes when New Jersey was reached in the roll cnll. The vote was Hoover 1,126%; Coolidge 444; France 4; Dawes 1; Blaine 13, Wadsworth 1. Mr. Hoover will run on the platform adopted by a tired and excited convention early this morning after spirited debate on the prohibition question. He becomes the first candidate of the Republican party to go before the voters on a platform which deviates from all the “bone dry" policies of Republicanism of the past. Immediately upon announcement of the official count Permanent Chairman Snell of the conven(CONTINI'ED ON PAGE SEVEN) 0 RED MEN TO ATTEND MEET Local Members To Take Part In Inspection At Winona Lake Sunday The members of the Improved Order of Red Men will go to Winona Lake, next Satmday, June 18 to spend the day and inspect the location and buildings that have been proposed for a National Home for aged Red Men. The Great Chiefs of the United States have been invited and the Great Chiefs of Indiana . will be there. An automobile trip to all points of interest aroutkl Wlirsaw and Winona Lake will be made at 1 o'clock and an open meeting will follow in the Billy Sunday Tabernacle where the Great Chiefs will address the meeting, in the eveni Ing the degree work will be exemp- . lifted In the tabernacle for a class of Palefaces. i The Pocahontas ladies will eni tertain the ladies present during the degree work at a Bingo party with music and dancing at their Wigwam in Warsaw. I Several members of the local Red . Men Lodge are planuingi to attend the meeting.