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HOPE FADING FOR SEVEN OF NOBjLE CREW Two Giant Seaplanes Wait to Start Last Hunt for Party in Arctic. FEAR 10 MAY BE DEAD Nothing Heard of Three Who Started to Walk to Land After Crash. BY ERIK BERNDSEN United Press Staff Correspondent (Copyright. 1928. by United Press) VIRGO BAY, Spitzbergen, June 26.—Two giant seaplanes were waiting today for fog to lift so they could start a last search eastward over the arctic ice for the seven men carried away May 25 with the wrecked gas bag of the polar dirigible Italia. If nothing is seen of them, as is expected, the seven men will be listed here as presumed to have been lost. There was greatest pessimism over the chance of finding these men and the party of three, headed by Prof. Finn Halmgren, Swedish meeeorologist, that started out to walk across the ice to land. Gen. Umberto Nobile, the Italia’s commander, under treatment in his cabin aboard the supply ship Citta di Milano here after his rescue from the ice, frankly is hopeless that ■either the gas bag or Malmgren party will be found. Make Last Careful Search Commandant Umberto Maddalena, in his seaplane Savoia S-55, and Swedish Lieutenant Nilsson, in the three-motored Fokker seaplane Uppland were nominated today to make a last search for the party of seven carried away with the Italia. They will fly as far eastward as they can, keeping one mile apart, while their crews keep a lookout over the barren ice wastes for sign of life. It is feared here by all rescue workers that if these two planes, on this ambitious flight, do not s:.ght the Italia party, the seven men concerned must reluctantly be abandoned as in all probability al- j ready dead. No word has been heard of them since General Nobile’s party, thrown to the ice with the Italia’s gondola when the ship-crashed May 25, saw them swept away eastward over the frozen sea with the wrecked gas bag. Sight Sleds From Camp Likewise nothing has been heard of the Malmgren party that set out four weeks ago to try to walk to North Cape to take rescuers to the Nobile camp, east of Foyn Island. With Malmgren are Capt. Adaloberto Mariano and Capt. Filippo Zappi, of the Italian Royal navy, joint navigators of the Italia. Lieut. Einar-Paal Lundborg, who smashed his little plane on his second heroic flight to the Nobile ice camp Saturday, radioed today that he had sighted two dogsled teams ten miles from the camp, but that observation indicated the Malmgren party was not with them. With these teams are Italian alpine chasseurs, sent from the Citta Di Milano to search for Malmgren's party. Fail to Find Amundsen (Copyright, 1928, by United Press) TROMSOE, Norway, June 26. Arctic experts here believed today the French Farman seaplane carrying Roald Amundsen, discoverer of the South Pole, to the rescue of th§ crew of the dirigible Italia, would be found somewhere west of Bear Island—if at all. The Norwegian fisheries steamship Michael Sars returned to Beaf Island late Monday night after a thorough search of the southern margin of the polar icefields as far as 200 miles east of Bear Island. No trace was seen of the plane or its six men, missing for eight days. Expertsi reached the conclusion that the plane must be west of bear Island. Kill Wolf and Eagle Bn Time* Special CARLISLE, Ind., June 26.—A wolf which killed a lamb was shot by John Driver and its body is on exhibition here. Pafll Purcell killed a bald eagle at his farm. Its wing spread was seven feet.

Cal Is Canoeist By United Press CEDAR ISLAND LODGE, Wis., June 26.—President Coolidge, who is abouc to relinquish his task of guiding the ship of State, is learning to paddle a canoe. After a fishing trip Monday on the Brule River, the President! tried to steer his canoe as it approached the landing docks in front of his summer home. Eye-witnesses said the President had poor luck, succeeding only in paddling the craft around in circles. - John La Roque. Mr. Coolidge’S Indian guide, easily brought the canoe to a safe landing.

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Senator Joseph T. Robinson# left, of Arkansas, will be permanent chairman of the Democratic national convention in Houston, Texas. With him are Mrs. Robinson and his colleague, Senator T. H. Caraway of Arkansas.

FOUR KILLED IN FACTORYBLAST Roar of Fireworks Explosion Heard for Miies. By United Press THOMPSONVILLE, Conn., June 26.—0n explosion of fireworks in the main building of the New England Fireworks Company at North Thompsonv.Ye took four lives today. Wreckage was hurled into the air and fire immediately broke out. The roar of the blast could be heard for miles. \ After examination and search of the disaster, Medical Examiner Simonton announced he believed only four persons died in the explosion. He had failed to find any trace of the fifth person reported by factory employes to have gone into the ill-fated building. None of the victims was employed by the concern. Four employes of the fireworks company were in another structure when the blast occurred. They rushed out to find the building into which the visitors had gone in rums. Fire broke out, but soon was extinguished.

GUARD SHOOTS THIEF Wounded Prowler Drops Loot, Escapes. Earl Berry, 908 Eugene St., night watchman at the Indianapolis Power and Light Company substation at Seventeenth and Mill Sts., engaged in a gun battle with two men he discovered near the plant; at 3 a. m. today. He wounded one. Berry told police he was making his rounds when he saw a Negro and a white man carrying a sack. He yelled at them to stop, but they dropped the sack and tan. He fired four shots and the white man fired back once. Police said they found marks where the man had dragged his leg as he limped away. The sack contained plumbing fixtures, worth S3O, taken from the plant. STRIP OFFICER’S CAR Thieves Get Motometer From Auto of Patrolman Fronzo Wagner. Patrolman Fronzo Wagner was one of the losers to automobile accessory thieves on police records today. He reported a, motometer and bar cap worth $lO stolen from his machine. A suitcase and contents valued at $l5O were stolen from the car of George Playford, St. Louis, Mo., parked at Meridian and Ohio Sts. William Johnson, 2337 College Ave., lost a traveling bag worth $75 from his car parked at Ohio and Pennsylvania Sts.

YOUNG PEOPLE ELECT Charles Welshans Is Named Head of Baptist Group. Charles Welshans was named president of the Baptist Young Peoples Union Monday night at the Thirty-First Street Baptist Church. Other officers are: Miss Mary Miller, Miss Ruth Bandy, Miss Alice Lawson, George Purves and Frank Reynplds, named vice presidents; Miss Annetta Michael, corresponding secretary; Miss Eunice Brown, recording secretary; Ernest Dimmick, treasurer; Welshans, delegate to the national convention in Kansas City next week. COUNTY PICNIC PLANNED Religious Education Council Arranges Outing at Garfield Park. Annual picnic of the Marion County Young People’s Council of Religious Education will be held at Garfield Park at 6 p. m. Wednesday. Robert Harrison is general chairman of the committee in charge. District and township units will provide their own supper to be served at 7p. m. There will be district and township competition. A special Hillside service, games and music are on the program.

STEWART TRIAL , SET FOR OCT. 8 Standard Oil Chief Pleads Not Guilty. B-n United Press WASHINGTON. June 26.—Trial of Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the Indiana Standard Oil Company, on an indictment charging him before the Senate Teapot Dome committee, today was set for Oct. 8. Stewart came to Washington from his Chicago home, starting immediately after the indictment was returned by a District of Columbia grand jury in the local Supreme Court yesterday. The oil millionaire was arraigned today, and pleaded not guilty. His attorney demanded a trial at the earliest possible date, and the date was set immediately. CAROUSING IS CHARGED Seek to Close Sandwich Shop as Public Nuisance. Neighbors today testified that the carousing of sheiks and flappers in and near the sandwich shop of Elijah Yantis, 2301 N. Meridian Stkept them awake nights. Circuit Judge Harry O. Chamberlin heard the testimony in a suit of property owners to close the place as a public nuisance. Arguments will be heard Friday. G. o>. RESTS FOR WEEK Halt Campaign for Democratic Parley in Houston. R// United Press WASHINGTON, June 26.—Republican headquarters and the candidates were inactive today, and will remain so all this week “in courtesy to the Democrats.” Secretary of Interior Hubert Work, Republican chairman, annouced the Hoover-Curtis campaigners would lay low until the Democratic candidates are picked. Senator Charles Curtis announced he would leave Washington June 28, for a ten-day vacation with his daughter, Mrs. Leona Curtis Knight, at her home at Quidnessett, R. I. ARRESTS HOBO ‘PARLEY’ Enthusiastic Box Car ‘Convention’ Traps Nine ‘Delegates.’ Bp United Press TROY, N. Y., June 26.—Nine hoboes held a convention in a box car here and waxed so boisterous in their enthusiasm over the head of their ticket as to disturb the neighborhood for a block around. A policeman was summoned, and sneaking up to the convention hall, snapped the box car door shut and locked it. Then he summoned reserves and a few patrol wagons. Each delegate was given thirty days in jail. GOLFERS FLAUNT lAIN Bad Weather Fails to Put on Damper at Municipal Links. Bad weather has failed to put a damper on golf at municipal links. Pa-k Board President John E Milnor said today. Last week 4,900 day tickets were sold. South Grove course under the management of Harry Schopp led with 2,300 tickets. Riverside sold 1,000, Coffin 900, and Pleasant Run 700.

BRAZIL PRISONER DESCRIBES MURDER OF ORVILLE WIRES AT BLOOMINGTON

By United Press t BRAZIL, Ind., June 26.—Police today believed they had solved the mysterious murder of Orville Wires, who was called to the door of his home in Bloomington and fatally shot two months ago. • Gene Steele, who has been in custody since last Thursday night, according to police, broke down Wednesday night and confessed to a number of crimes, in which he

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MAN SLAYS RIVAL WHO STOLE WIFE Husband Shoots Down Foe as Mate and Children Watch Tragedy. BEATEN BY INTRUDER Former Friend Then Took Family With Him, Killer Says. Wayne Herndon, 34. of 3144 W. Morris St., today shot and killed James “Boo” Faudy, 34, living on the Bluff Rd., scouth of the city, while Mrs. Jessie Herndon, 28, who had left her home with Faudy Sunda/, looked on. The shooting took place at the Herndon home. Faudy, Herndon declared, had been a friend of the family for more than a year, but recently had seemed to be paying too much attention to Mrs. Herndon. Last Sunday, after a party at his home, Faudy “beat him up ’ and took Mrs. Herndon and their two children, Ariin Francis, 7, and lota, 5, away with him, Herndon said. Gets Wife’s Clothes Monday night, Herndon said he learned his wife and Faudy came to the house and took her clothing to a neighbor’s. Herndon took the clothes back ihto the house. Faudy, Mrs. HerndoiTand the twe children were driven to the Herndon home today by Fred Sleele, who operates a filling station on the Bluff Rd. Unable to find the clothes at the neighbor's, the children and man and woman went to the back dooi and Faudy started to kick it in. Shoots Man in Back Herndon approached from tjie rear of the premises with a .38caliber revolver and Fandy ran across the driveway. Herndon fired twice. Fandy stopped and held his arms in the air crying: "My God, don't shoot any more. I’ll not do anytWhgany more.” He fell over the driveway fence, dead. Mrs. Herndon and the two children who had watched the shooting from the back porch, ran to a neighbor’s. Herndon called police on a phone in his home. Mrs. Herndon was held for questioning.

OPTIMIST Hoover Is Sure to Sweep Indiana, Says Senator. Bit United Pres* WASHINGTON, June 26.—Senator Arthur Robinson of Indiana today reported to Herbert Hoover that he is certain the Hoover-Curtis ticket will carry Indiana by 150,000 majority. SORRY ABOUT SENTENCE V Judge Apologizes for Imposing TenYear Prison Term. Bn United Press NEW YORK, June 26.—Judge Martin sentenced Fred Taglerine to ten years in prison for burglary and then apologized for giving him such a heavy sentence. A verdict of the Court of Appeals compelled Martin to give Taglerine ten years. GOVERNOR OF N. J. HURT Car Hits Tree to Avoid Crash With Bakery Wagon. By United Press * TRENTON, N. J., June 26.—Governor A. Harry Moore was injured today when his automobile was driven into a tree by Edward Carney, chauffeur, to avoid striking a bakery wagon. Governor Moore was bruised on the back and head.

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said he and Bob Buchanon, Bloom- ■ field, participated. Steele named Buchanon as the man who murdered Wires. According to the confession, Steele and Buchr on went to Wires’ home in Bloomington to play poker. They last all their money and departed. Steele and Buchanon, the confession, plotted to go back and hold up Wires.

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HOUSTON, Texas, June 26.—Meal prices were boosted for convention crowds in the Rice Hotel, owned by Jesse Jones, who was responsible for bringing the convention here. Regular dinners were increased 50 cents in price; luncheons, breakfasts, ginger ale and bottled water were all boosted 25 per cent or more. The hotel dining room was so crowded-that former Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and his wife were compelled to sit with a 200-pound stranger while they ate. n u a Houston girls are wearing tiny brown derbies held on top of their heads by rubber chin hands. n * tt M. F. Kincaid of St. Paul is one delegate at this convention who is not running for any office whatever. He wishes the world to know it. nan “K. K. K. uniforms for rent here,” was the sign that appeared on one of the doors of the Rice Hotel today. Members of the Alabama delegation, when asked if Senator Heflin was coming to the convention, said: “We would rather not discuss that question. No one in the delegation has /heard from him.” nan The Houston thermometer started its climb toward the nineties early today, and the weather forecaster announced that hot, sultry weather stilt was to be served to the thousands of Houston visitors to the Democratic convention. n n n The picked company of Texas rangers here to keep the lid on during the national convention staged its first raid early today. Entering adjoining rooms on the thirteenth floor of the Rice Hotel, the rangers stopped a poker game and a dice game. Gambling fines were paid by fourteen men. No persons of prominence were in the group. Ranger Captain Aldrich said. n n n The Rev °. R. tfay, bishop of the Methodist Foisccpal Church, South, prayed today at opening of the convention that "divine wisdom may direct the deliberations of this convention.” n n n Perhaps the proudest person In the hall was pretty 11-year-old Annette McKelvie of Houston. She said she was the only girl page selected for the convention. She made herself useful around the press section. Dressed in a light pink dress, she looked fresh and cool. nan The Speaker’s stand had the benefit of extra electric fans, while the spectators within range of the ventilator fans in the roof were given a measure of relief. The convention broadcast started at 1:45 p. m. (eastern daylight time), through a coast-to-coasc hookup of forty-two stations associated with the National Broadcasting Company. /Graham .McNamee was at the microphone to describe the events ct Houston just as he did at the Republican convention at Kansas City.

ATTACK IS CHARGED Woman Hired as Housekeeper Accuses Man. i John Gross, 29, of 3445 Kenwood Ave., was arrested today, after an alleged attack at his home on Mrs Ethel Countryman, 29, of 1719 N. Capitol Ave. He faces blind tiger, assault and battery and drawing deadly weapons charges. Mrs. Countryman said Gross came to her house in answer to a newspaper advertisement to engage her as his housekeeper. When they reached the Gross home he started drinking, she said. She refused to drink and later he chased her with a razor, she charged. Overtaking her as she ran to a neighbor for help, he dragged her into his automobile and took her back to the house, she said. TRAFFIC GROUP MEETS Conference Called to Agree on Changes to Downtown Rules. Members of the-civic traffic committee, considering proposed downtown traffic changes, met this afternoon with the board of safety The conference was ordered by Fred W. Connell, safety board member, to agree upon proposed rules to relieve congestion and give pedestrians a chance.

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This they did. When they entered Wires’' home and demanded the money. Wires refused to turn it over. Then, Steele’s confession continued, Buchanon shot Wires through the stomach. Steel and Buchanon, with the aid of Prentiss Calver t and Marion Strouse, two other accomplices were arrested by the Sheriff at Coaimont, Ind., last Thursday night when they attempted to holdup a garage.

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SMITH NOMINATION SURE AS DEMOCRATS START CONVENTION IN HARMONY

Thousands Pack Way Into . Coliseum, Heated to Baking Point. SESSION TO BE SHORT Main Meeting to Be Held Tonight: Bowers Will Sound Keynote. BY CARL D. GROAT United Press Staff Correspondent CONVENTION HALL, HOUSTON, Texas, June 26.—The cohorts of Democracy began their national convention here today. Bent on nomination of Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York as presidential contender, thousands of delegates and guests swept down on the vast coliseum, which had been erected as a monument to the Democrats and to Houston enterprise. Beneath a baking Texas sun, they marched. Harmony had come to them in advance, and while there were yet points of difference to be cleared, the convention assembled in a spirit that promised avoidance of any serious clashes. Smith Sure Bet The naming of Smith was taken as a foregone conclusion. As his running mate, Senator Joseph Robinson, minority leader of the United States Senate, was largely discussed. Prohibition, which had bidden fair to be a real thorn, was assured of satisfactory solution. Advance agreements envisaged a dry plank calling for enforcement of the prohibition and other laws. This, it seemed assured, would have the convention’s approval. But today, the convention had only preliminaries to dispose of The noon session, with its program of prayer, welcome, and selection of temporary officers and committees, will B£’followed tonight by a session in which Claude Bowers of New York will sound the party’s "keynote” for the 1928 battle. Harmony Is Cry Harmony and heat were„the battle cries of the opening meeting. The thermometer was mounting. Convention hall, beautiful in its setting of American and State flags, bunting and evergreens was hot, though its openwork sides let in some air. Bands began their blaring at midforenoon, but paused from time to time for a rest. It was too hot to keep up their puffing. “The Old Gray Mare” and martial tunes zipped up the early proceedings. At Convention hall, delegates began to come in. Pages in v/hite scurried about. A band on one side of the hall tuned up early and then another on the opposite side crashed in. They kept things lively for a while, though the program called for them to begin only at 11 a. m. The radio chainmen tuned in with the bands’ test tryouts. Shirt Sleeve Session Carpenters were doing some last minute hammering. The ventilator fans were whirring, but it was hot. Early comers stuck bravely to their coats, but it was foreseen that Chairman (3lem Shaver’s suggestion for a “shirt sleeve session” would find favor. The scene was colorful. In the forward portion of the great hall, a forest of markers denoted the State delegation places. Behind that were special reserved seats and then around three sides stretched galleries. The hall was decorated with State flags, while forward above a massive shield of the United States, fringed in evergreen, a dozen American flags wer? draped like a plaque. Festoons of bunting hung from the edges of the balconies and at the front and rear ends of the hall. Women There First Women were the first comers Down in front several Alabamans were the first to arrive in the delegate section. Connecticut, Vermont, Oklahoma and South Carolina delegates were next to appear By 10 a. m. the march on the hall was in swing. Rice Hotel headquarters resembled the New York subway in the rush hours, and the streets leading to Convention Hall were beginning to crowd. The vendors of horned toads, soft drinks, Al Smith banners, flags, popcorn and other things that go

Buchanon was taken to Bloomfield, where he is being held and the other three were taken to Brzail, where they were tried and sentenced ygsterday. The three received sentences in the Pendleton State reformatory ranging from five to twenty years. Calvert and Strouse were taken to prison, but Steel is being held in jail here pending an investigation of his confession.

Stampede for Al on Opening Vote Forecast By United Press T TOUSTON, Texas, June 26.—A JLT possible stampede to Governor Smith on the first ballot was forecast by George R. Van Namee, Smith campaign manager, as the Democratic convention opened today. “The logic of events at Houston and the general good feeling that prevails indicate that* Governor Smith’s popularity is so great that it is doubtful, even if his managers wished, that the nomination could be delayed beyond the first ballot,” Van Namee said. He also predicted a completely harmonious. convention, with no fighting prohibition. Van Namee said the Smith forces have no choice for Vice President and hope only that the party deliberately will choose a candidate who would be worthy of going to the White House should any emergency-require it.

to make up a good show—be it world’s fair, county cattle show, ot Democratic national convention—were doing well, with the iced-drink men in the lead. \ Gray Mare Band Arrives Shortly after 11 a. m., the famous "Old Gray Mare Band” —a Texas institution—marchedinto the hall, led by the mare and her pretty woman rider. It got a great hand, and gave a lively holiday setting. The bandsmen were in cowboy attire, with red shirts and yellow bandanas. Graham McNamee, nationally known radio announcer, was set to broadcast the day’s proceedings A spirit of carnival was in the air. An old man did a jig on the far side of the hall, and the crowds applauded. The, band struck up “A Hot Time in the Old Town,” followed it, up with “Yankee Doodle” and then “Dixie.” The “rebel yell” greeted the latter. Edwards Mops Brow Senator Edwards of New Jersey strolled about the floor, mopping his brow and smiling. Edwin Halsey, Virginia, sergeant-at-arms, told him what was supposed to be a funny story. “That’s too dry for me,” the New Jersey wet declared. Col. R. N. Harper, Washington, D. C., banker and member of the defeated Distriot of Columbia delegation, sat among the distinguished spectators in a box behind the speaker’s platform. Former Senator Alva Adams, attorney, of Pueblo, Colo., accompanied by former Governor Schoop, arrived early for the show. Senator Caraway of Arkansas passed among the delegates and spoke a good word here and there for his Arkansas colleague, Senator Robinson, for the vice presidential nomination. California Gets Cheer "California, Here I Come,” —McAdoo song in the 1924 convention, and Hoover Republican song at the Kansas City convention—drew a ripple of applause. Delegates were coming in more rapidly by 11:30 a. m., clogging up aisles as they chatted. Senator Ellison D. Smith, the South Carolina cotton farmer, took up his seat beside his State standard in the rear of the New York delegation. Senator Bratton, red-haired New Mexican, strolled in half an hour ahead of time carrying a bunch of newspapers under his arm. “I am for a short convention,” he said. Miss Melvina Passmore, Houston, was was to sing the “Star-Span-gled Banner,” was the center of attraction on the speakers’ platform. She wore a big picture print hat and light lavender dress—a Texas beauty. Smith Gets Cheers At noon the first picture of Alfred E. Smith was borne on the shield of the California delegation, and the crowd opened up with “we want Al.” From then on it was music, cheering, chatting, good humor. Politics seertied forgotten. Pre-convention negotiations had assured that the sessions would be harmonious, that Smith would be chosen the nominee, probably with Senator Robinson of Arkansas, as running mate, and with the platform carrying a dry law enforcement plank. This plank will be a compromise which both southern drys and modifleationists from the East will approve. Realizing that, with the possible exception of minor flurries in the convention itself and some battling still remaining for the privacy of the platform committee sessions, the convention would be a ratification meeting, the delegates gave themselves over to noise and good cheer today. Long before the opening hour, this convention had put on more noise than was registered In all the Republican convention M Kansas) Citp. . * . \

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Drys Work Up Powerful Plank; Likely to Be Lost on Floor. MOODY IN BRYAN ROLE Agreement Arranged on Farm and Other Clauses. BY PAUL R. MALLON United Fresa Staff Correspondent HOUSTON, Texas, June 26.—A plank promising stern enforcement of prohibition by name has been worked out by moderate drys and wets to quell any threatened uprising in the Democratic national convention, which convene at noon today for the increasing purpose of nominating Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York for the presidency. The compromise was worked out with the Smith people by the senatorial group including Senator Pittman of Nevada, prospective chairman of the resolutions committee; Senator Caraway, Arkansas; Senator Harrison, Mississippi, and others. Its conclusion soared the vice presidential stock of Senator Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, who with Evans Woollen, Indiana, has been mentioned most prominently as prospective running mate for Smith Deplores G. O. P. Laxity The compromise plank will deplore the failure of the Republican administration to enforce all laws. It will promise vigorous enforcement of every law by Democrats and win mention prohibition specifically. It does not mention either the Eighteenth amendment or the Volstead act by name, the United Press is informed. The extreme drys were not consulted about the arrangement and decided in a midnight conference to continue their fight for the strongest prohibition plank ever written by a national party. This conference was held in the office of Jesse Jones, Houston millionaire host of the convention, and was attended by Josephus Daniels, former secretary of the Navy; Houston Thompson, former member of the Federal trade commission; Governor Dan Moody of Texas, the boy Bryan, who has undertaken leadership of the dry cause; Daniel Roper, former McAdoo supporter, and George Fort Milton, publicity man for the McAdoo forces in 1924Will Present Plank The conferees decided to present their extreme dry planks to the platform committee, despite the agreement of the moderates with the Smith people. They want to name the Eighteenth amendment and the Volstead act. They also decided to contest the Smith nomination to the last balloU Their decision, however, means nothing more than that they are going through with their fight for thfe present, anyway. If they even go through to thi convention floor with their contest, they will face an alliance of the moderate drys and Smith forces which will control about four-fifths of the voting power of the convention. They can not hope to prevail in the face of such overwhelming numbers. Farm Planks Drafted Little disagreement is expected in the committee on the other planks. Several farm planks are to be submitted, but leaders appear to be In general accord that the party should indorse the theory of systematic distribution of surplus crops and at the same time denounce direct Government subsidiaries—the theory upon which the McNary-Haugen farm bill was founded. The committee will be named officially as soon as the temporary organization of the convention is completed this afternoon. It will begin public hearings about mid-afternoon, recessing for the night session, after which It again will take up its labors and probably work through until dawn. The platform probably will be ready for presentation to the cont>, vention tomorrow. A tentative draft upon which Pittman and others have been working for weeks will form the basis of the discussions. Hourly Temperatures 7a.m. .. 56 II a. nr... 56 8 a. nr... 56 12 (noon).. 60 9 a. m.... 56 1 p. m ... 68 10 a. m.... 58

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