Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 154, Decatur, Adams County, 29 June 1932 — Page 1

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PLATFORM COMMITTEE FOR REPEAL

■b-committee .■LAN FAUSTO ■EET APPROVAL t To Be Voted On Night Session: For ■ [ Beer And Wine <*'[T VOTE I IS 35 TO 17 d ■ BULLETIN I > Headquarters. Chi■o. June 29 —(U.R) —Michael - K; Democratic platform comial member from Illinois today that the rebeer and wine plank had ■ adopted by the Demoniatform committee by a 35 to 17. * — BULLETIN vent ion Headquarters. ChiJune 29. — (U.R) — The platform committoday defeated by a vote of prohibition plank ■»4ch advocated submission of Breleal to the states without ; of the party. . Headquarter-. >^Kik r ". -June 29. —(U.R)—The platform drafting today reported to committee a prohibi“"■slnlank pledging the party it to state conventions of repeal or reof the 18th amendn'np man sub-commit- \ ■eftlit on the plank, six tn throe. I'-ritv advocated a plank in ■BBitting the party to repeal * ■» 1 Jonty plank would not . otn party either way. No roll p BiiLf the division was made pith it was understood that S.-n Walsh. Massachusetts: Sen Montana, and W A Michigan, sought to party and plan to t ike th" tlie convention floor. six members voting for the : plank are understood to been Chairman Gilbert M Senator Hull. Tenni s ? Committeemen O’Mahoinv. Senator G'ass. Virginia: ""■itehell Palmer. District of Co fcb and William G. McAdoo. E’ ■Th- full committee received th<,Bl ■ o,l p ,ill »n plank shortly after 1" The draft platform is tom is expected to be appro\ 'ft 1 fu " comni ittee time 1-" to the convention a' final revision of the draft —'■tt.lthe sub-commit'> " inserted a "frll ca’ling for a 25 per cent reof federal expenditures, made public today a slightliis,‘d version of his wet plank. -hall Insist upon party on this issue and it refuses do ||Ml said, "we will !! convention floor." ■ revised wel plank ! b !!■* •••••••••••-*•*** to iw’.i? ti 11: i !| GIVE REPORT p CONVENTION $ft st ing People of County ■w Hear State Conven||gtinn Report Friday ftWlmeeting of interest to young ■Mies’ societies thioughout AdI has Ibeen called for Friday night at 7:30 o'clock Geneva United Brethren C. D. Teapie. suiperintenthe young people’s division county announced today. Catherine Fravel. Adams gBBy delegate to the .Indiana Sun convention I Bedlord I will give a detailed report I convention. Miss F.avcl h:rI a paper covering all th" I ■Bities and actions taken by ' 118 body. I People interested in lie ChrisI ■■activities of the young .people I county are urged to attend I Kjlpeeting. Fol,owing ui ''"" report other business will I■^F >nsi tcted by the group. Noling ’g^ l ' of all Protestant churches -ft v COUnt X aie urged to attend.

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Senator W alsh Assuming ('hairmanship 'wW-i'SWtM t V- I v '■%. 81 4 fll o I ■ jWJ* Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana is seen assuming the chairmanship of the Democratic national convention in Chicago following his victory over Jouett Shouse of Kansas, it was a Roosevelt victory.

——« Handshakers Prominent At Democrat Conclave .»■ ♦ Chicago, June 29. — (U.R) —There are all sorts of nuts in this world, including those filberts who go in for collecting snuff boxes, broken j down bedsteads an d cross-eyed . Buddalis. but out here at the Democratic convention we have encountered what we feel safe in classifying as choicest nut of them all. We mean those persons who go in for hand-shake collecting. Oi l handclasp collecting as the y I choose to term it. There must be I ten thousand of the collectors here, it’s really a very simple hobby. All you do is lurk in corridors, loiter, on curbstones, spin in and out ofj revolving doors or park in hotel. lobbies until a personage whose | handshake is not in your collet-, tiorr appears. Then, the moment, your quarry hoves in sight, you | CONTINUED TO PAGE FOUR COMMUNIST CHIEF JAILED William Foster Knocked Down by California Policeman While Speaking Las Angeles. June 29 — (UP)— There is no such thing as tree speech in Los Angeles, as far as William Z. Foster. Communist party candidate so the Presidency is concerned, he declared today, Foster contemplated phrases from the constitution as lie sat behind the bars of the county jail today accused of suspicion of criminal syndicalism, and recalled a U>word speech he made yesterday which caused his arrest. ••We protest against the suppression of free speech in Los Angeles. The communist candidate, on a campaign visit here, was a”> e t 0 utter just those few words be o < he was yanked from his automobile knocked to the ground and hustled O ff t 0 3 ail ’ , . /-ant Spectators declared that ( apt. William F. Hynes, head of the police “intelligence” squad, was the man who struck Foster. Foster was reluctant to make any statement, referring questions to his attorney. Leo Gallagher. Nearly 1.000 sympathizers had gathered at the plaza to hear the Communist .party ieader•. were chaperoned by nearly 100 patrolmen, motorcycle officers and squad ' poster and two companions arrived in an automobile as the throngs cheered. He was gone under rprdrce * " ‘can I’INUED TO PAGE rd* — Church Social Planned The Emmanuel Walther League ’ of union Township w‘» *io d a social at the Emmanuel Walther echool Sunday night. July 10. lA mix- ■ ed program will be (presented tree to which the public is cordially invited to attend. ,

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ROOSEVELT IS MAKING GAINS Candidate Said to Be Near 700 Mark In Effort For Nomination Convention Stadium. Chicago, June 29. (U.R) A claim that the ’ ' Roosevelt strength had grown to j 7nli votes was made today by Bruce ! Kremer, Roosevelt leader, i He told the Illinois delegation, i the New York governor is within . 70 votes of the two-thirds neces- ! sary to nominate. He was told that I the Illinois group wants to vote ! first for tile favorite son. Melvin 1 Traylor. Chicago banker, but that I many state delegates are friendly ' to Roosevelt. | Kremer, afterward told the Unitled Press tlie Roosevelt people were i picking up delegates but refused to | say from what delegations. Frank Schofield, manager for Traylor charged that a mysterious visitor had offered him SIO,OOO if I he would persuade Traylor to withI draw his candidacy. I "I threw him out before I could I get his name." said Schofield. "He told me that if Traylor would with- | draw it would mean one million I votes for Roosevelt." | Convention Headquatersa, ( hiI cago, June 29. —(U.R) -J°l in F - Curry, I leader of Tammany Hall, told questioners today that he would announce just before balloting on presidential nominees who will be supported for president by the ma--1 jority of the New York delegation. Tlie New Yorkers have elected < Curry convention chairman for the group. Caucuses and convention polls have shown that Tammany <ontrols (17 votes and Roosevelt Delegate David F. Lee, Binghamton. told tlie United Press Roosevelt had picked up two additional ’ votes. Tammany maintained its lines are holding firm. ' -—oNegro To Die Soon Indianapolis, June 29-lU.R)—ln-diana’s first execution in 19.ta * will lie performed at state prison ' sometime after tomorrow mid- ’ night without interference from ’ Gov Harry G. I-eslie when Ulysses Mack, Gary negro goes to the 1 electric chair, it appeared today. ’ Gov. Leslie was considering a ’ fourth stay of execution. ' Mack was convicted in 1929 on 1 a charge of murdering and ■ attacking Josephine Odoriczzi, -0 ■ I of Gary. 1 o— — Young Man Is Killed Kendallville, Ind., June 29.—(U.R) —Richard Baker, 23, was killed instantly today when he was caught . on a bucket attached to an endless J chain on a coal elevator at the • Wabash-Portland cement plant here ami dropped 40 feet to a concrete He is survived by the widow, whom he married tour weeks ago.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, June 29, 1932.

Bryan Sees Roosevelt In Complete Control

REPEALISTS NEAR MAJORITY Wet Plank Certain In Democrat Platform At National Convention Convention Headquarters, Chicago. June 29 - <U.R) Beer, wine and repeal forces today claimed near a majority of delegates in favor of their platform plank to pledge the Democratic party to an immediate repudiation of national prohibition. The issue will be decided today on the floor of the Democraticnational convention. Leaders of the repeal bloc promised to bring the dispute to the convention floor if the platform committee rejects the coalition anti-prohibition plank.

Majority strength in the drafting subcommittee and in the full committee represent moderate opinion which leans toward submission to state conventions of tlie question of repeal but without committing the party for or against it. The drafting committee. dominated by Roosevelt men by a majority of six to three, has decided to incorporate a submission plank in the tentative platform which is to be offered today to the full committee at 10 a.m. At noon the statement of party policy is scheduled to he reported to the convention by Chairman Gilbert M. Hitchcock of the platform committee. Senator David I. Walsh, Dem, Mass, and Senator Robert Bulkley. Dem, O, assumed the leadership of the wet drive today. Thev claimed for their beer-wine-repeal plank the pledge of 20 platform committee members. Delegates represented by tlie 20 committeemen would constitute close to a majority of the convention but there is no assurance that the delegations will not split. Walsh and his wet campaigners claimed the support of platform committeemen representing: Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, CONTINUED TO PAGE TWO o HOOSIERS ARE STILL MYSTERY Indiana’s 30 Delegates Eyed With Desire By All Candidates By Steve Richards. UP. Staff Correspondent. Chicago, June 29. — (U.R) Indiana’s delegation, having cast a solid 30 votes for Jouett Shouse for permanent chairman of the Democratic national convention, was eyed with increased interest today as the fight for the presidential nomination became more intense. Cheers greeted the announcement by Frank McHale, delegation chairman, that all Hoosier votes were cast for Shouse, an ally of Alfred E. Smith, candidate for the nomination. It was reported, however, that despite the vote for Shouse, which was pledged by National Committeeman Thomas Taggart, Indiana’s strength still was with Franklin D. Roosevelt. As was decided unanimously in a caucus yesterday morning, the Hoosiers voted solidly for the minority report in the contests fol seating of contesting delegations from Minnesota and Louisiana. In both cases the Hoosier votes were with the losing delegations. The decision to stand with the minority was reached after a report by Judge Clarence McNabb, Fort Wayne, a member of the resolutions committee. As the hour for the presidential nominations came near, the block of 30 Indiana votes grew more ini**COimNUED TO PAGE TWO Tom Ivatich Is Held Tom Ivatich, living on Thirteenth street of this city, was taken to the Adam’s county jail yesterday 'afternoon by sheriff Burl Johnson and officer Tom Dowling. He will be held pending the investigation of an insanity charge.

Editors—Willi im Jennings Bryan, Jr., son of "the commoner" Is writing his comment on the Democratic National convention for the United Press. Another of his articles is presented herewith: By William Jennings Bryan, Jr. Written for the United Press Chicago, June 29 —(U.R) — Well’ it’s out in the open at last, with the balloting upon the Louisiana and Minnesota contests and the roll call on the Walsh-Shouse struggle for (permanent ch ilrman, the strength of Governor Roosevelt is clearly revealed. We can ignore the estimates of the “claim agents" and judge from the tacts of the balloting. The delegates from Louisiana and Minnesota, stated by the majority report of the committee were all Roosevelt deleg ites and Sen. Thomas J. Walsh was the petsonal choice of Governor Roosevelt tor permanent chairman. All three ballots were of vital inuportance to the Roosevelt management. We can assume that they mustered their full strength for these votes and that the result is an accurate gauge of the strength CONTINUED TO PAGE THREE SMITH LEADS ANTI GROUP

Former Governor Takes Lead to Keep Roosevelt From M inning Chicago, June 29. — (U.R) —Alfred E. Smith intends to lay tlie groundwork for the coalition drive against his old friend. Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, in a speech today from the Democratic convention platform. lHe expects to take the occasion offered by debate on tlie prohibition plank in the platform to carry out the threat he made a few weeks ago in Washington to "take off his coat and vest” to prevent tlie nomination of the man who nominated him in 1928 as "the Happy Warrior.” Smith does not plan to come out directly, but to make very plain to the delegates his opposition to the candidate who has well over a [majority of tlie delegates and whose I forces tiave seized control of the convention to pave tlie way for nomination. It will be Smith’s great stroke. in numerous conferences here, the 1928 Democratic candidate already lias "taken off his coat and vest" in a desperate effort to beat the man who succeeded him in the governor’s chair at Albany. He is working through one of tlie most astute politicians on the scene, Frank Hague of New Jersey. Hague, as one of the Smith group puts it, is “working 24 hours a day." He is attempting to unite thp leaders and delegates who are gathered here under as diverse a group of “favorable sons" as ever hung out their banners and chant- " ’continued TO PAGE FOUR ————— Big Crowd Hears Band A large crowd attended the weekly band concert presented by the Decatur Junior Band at the Central school building, Tuesday evening. Each number received much applause and many (persons feel that the band is steadily improving. Dave Rice,band leader, announced that another concert will be given next Tuesday evening. .. -o Post Office To Close The Decatur Post office will be closed Monday, July 4. in observance of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, it was announced today. No mail deliveries will be made the entire day. Mail will be collected from the urp town mail boxes, however. The post office will be -closed as usual on Saturday afternoon and Sunday and will not open until Tuesday morning. The change tn postal rates will be effective July 6. Letters which were formerly mailed for two cents will require three cent postage. The rates on postal cards will remain the same. Parcel rpost rates will not be increased until October 1.

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CURTIS HOAX TRIAL GIVEN MORE IMPETUS Newspaper Reporter Is I Star Witness For Prosecution of Case MONEY HELI) AS MOTIVE! Flemington, N. .1., June 29 (U.R> I’he shite of New Jersey I added a new chapter to the John Hughes Curtis hoax story today. Through the testimony ol a New York newspaperman she prosecution in Curtis trial on charges of obstructing justice introduced evidence intended to prove that the Norfolk boat builder’s imagination expanded rapidly under the prospect of obtaining cash. William E. Haskell. Jr., of the New York Herald Tribune, testified that in an effort to collect $25,000 from ttiat paper. Curtis declared that he had made contact with the Lindbergh kidnapers and that at one time he had to restrain Col. Charles A. Lindbergh from jumping off a yacht and swimming to the kidnapers’vessel.

Haskell was the first witness on I tlie third day of Curtis’ trial on charges growing out of his allegedly faked negotiations witli the kidnapers and slayers of tlie Lindbergh baby. He was called by the prosecution to support its contention that Curtis perpetrated a cruel hoax on the Lindberghs for publicity and profit, hoping to sell hie story to the press for a large fee. Curtis description of the contact at sea was vivid. Haskell said. He told of rough seas which prevented transferring tlie baby from tlie kidnapers’ boat to Curtis. Defense attorney asked Haskell if he believed Curtis was in contact witli Hie kidnapers. "Yes. I was convinced he was in contact with the kidnapers," he replied. Although excused as a witness, Colonel Lindbergh occupied a CONTINUED TO PAGE FI VW CONGRESS HAS GOOD RECORD Much Basic Legislation Passed Since Present Session Commenced Washington, June 29 (U.R) Tlie congress now about to adjourn has enacted an unparalleled program of basic economic and fiscal legislation. It lias been accused on many sides of muddling things and play- ' in.g politics. Numerous sharp conflicts have marked tlie session. However, tlie present congress, in ■ its efforts to stimulate business, help unemployment and put tlie government's finances in order, lias passed more fundamental economic legislation than any previous congress. On nearly every major liill it lias followed closely President Hoover’s recommendations. Shortly after it convened last December, congress approved the war debt moratorium which President Hoover put into effect a year ago to alleviate a world wide finCONTINUED TO PAGE FIVI? Decatur Girl Is Attending School , Miss Gladys Eugenia Kern of ■ Decatur is enrolled for the first • term of the 1932 Summer Session i at the University of Kentucky I which opened recently. i Miss Kern (formerly taught school ,in the Decatur Pulblic I Schools before going to Red Bird I Mission. Kentucky, where she whs I engaged in missionary work. Students from 116 counties in I Kentucky, 31 states an two foreign i countries are enrolled for the sumr mer session at tiie University. The total enrollment amounted to 1,270 . at the close of registration. i The first term will continue • through a five weeks period, closing July 16.

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Al’s Wife Interested 'W: > • ® SbSx- - /^7,1 |K * r*IB* w w- •“ l knwwrerr;^ffl l wiHWrtX:--<r:rr-inii>a Mrs. Alfred E. Smith, of New York, is an interested spectator at the Democratic national convention in Chicago Stadium. 12 GRADUATED FROMD.V.B.S, Annual Bible School Commencement Held Tuesday At I). 11. S Gymnasium Twelve children received diplomas at the commencement exercises of the Decatur Daily Vacation Bible School which were held in the high school gymnasium Tuesday night. The program was attended by a large number of persons, and following the graduation service a display of hand work which was completed by the children during the school term, was shown. The pwpils of the school who received diplomas were iaiwreme Anspaugh, Donald Bixler; Benjamin Franklin, Jr., Miller iHakey, Kathryn Elinore Kohls. Arthur Merriman, Laures Meyer, Leia Murphy, Zula i’orter, Ix>is Irene Sovine Arthur Sunderman and Hilda Williams. The commencement exercises, included a program of exercises, musical numbers, recitations, plays, and dramatizations. The class was presented by Mrs. Frank Downs principal of the school land the presentation of diplomas

was made by Rev. M. W. Sunderinan. dean, The program was opened with prayer by Rev. R. E. Vance and closed witli tlie benediction by Rev B. ill. Franklin. The Bible school is conducted for one month during the summer season, following the closing of the public schools. Mrs Frank Downs was the principal of the school this yeir and she was assisted by a large corps of teachers. The final feature of the Bible school was a picnic in the Legion Memorial Park on Winchester street Wednesday. Tlie children enjoyed a picnic dinner at the noon hour and games were features of the entertainment. Chorus Is Organized The Adams County Mixed chorus was organized at a meeting held at the Adams County Court house in this city, Tuesday evening. Mrs. L. A. Holthouse, chairman of the music department of the county Federated clubs, was chosen directoress. Mrs. Henry Neireiter was elected secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. E. W. Busche of Monroe was chosen historian. A librarian will rbe named in the near future, Mrs. Holthouse stated. The next meeting of the chorus members, which total 1(1 at the present time, will be held Monday evening, at the Court room at 8 o’clock. An invitation is extended to everyone in the county who is interested in becoming a member of the chorus, to attend this meeting. O • ■ ■ ' — Close To Invoice Stock The C. E. Baughman five and ten cent store was closed today for invoice. Charles F. Steele and Herman Gillig were assisting in making tlie inventory and tlie owners of the store announced that a state ment would not be made until Friday. The store will remain closed in tlie meantime. The store is owned by Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Baughman and has been in business more than 20 years.

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DELEGATES ARE READY TO VOTE FOR PLATFORM Convention Recesses To 7 o’clock Tonight; Resolutions Not Ready ROOSEVELT IS GAINING BULLETIN Stadium. Chicago, June 29 — (g.p, — Convention leaders decided to recess until 7 p. m. because of the delay in the platform committee. Convention Stadium. Chicago, June 29 (U.R) Firmly in control of the convention inaehinerv, managersol Governor Roosevelt set out today on their final drive lor victory. , This work went on white the convention concerned itself with adoption of the platform. Missouri showed the first result of the Roosevelt work. Possible developments in the Illinois block of 58 votes were hinted at also. A strong movement developed within the Missouri delegation overnight to swing a majority of the state’s 3 votes for Roosevelt after a first ballot vote for the favorite son. former Sen. James A. Reed. "The Roosevelt crowd are promising everything but the mortgage on the family farm,” said one embittered rival manager today. Roosevelt scouts were out in all directions today hunting for the 100 votes needed to send the governor flying across the two-thirds finish line. The most hitter of the antiRoosevelt candidates, Alfred E. Smith, ami the leader of Tammany Hall. John F Curry, conferred at the Drake hotel today. They are rivals in Tammany but Smith is understood to he hoping he can hold Tammany off of the Roosevelt handwagon. Curry

does not want to climb aboard but is confronted by practical political considerations. Unless the antiRoosevelt can unite, he may bo forced to accept Roosevelt within the next 24 hours. Other anti-Roosevolt forces continued their frantic effort to unite on a compromise candidate. Further pent-house conferences in a secret meeting place hi the residential district were expected. Governor Albert Ritchie of Maryland and Newton D. Raker of Ohio were the favored candidates in this group. Efforts assisted by Jouett Shouse to bring about an understanding between the Ritchie COWnNI’EII TO PACK TWO REVISION OF TREATY URGED Germany Demands Versailles Treatv Be Revised: Then Will Pay By Stewart Brown United Piess Stiff Correspondent Lausanne, June 29 (UP)—Germany demanded revision of the Versailles Peace treaty today as a price for future payment of reparations of any type. The German demand was made known through an official announcement after It had been made to British Piime Minister Ramsay MacPonald by German Chancellor Franz von papen. The German delegation earlier had issued a communique in the German League only, declaring bluntly that the Reich did not intend to pay any more repaiations. The conversations tietween French and German delegates seeking an end to the reparations deadlock centered on reaching a compromise on the French demand for economic or political compensation for cancellation of reparations. Then the Germans brought forlh their ddtnand tor revision of the “disci (minatory" iprovlslons of Versailles, which Include restriction of German armament and the clause holding Germany responsible for the war guilt.