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VOLUME 2—NUMBER 141
KNOX NAMED AS LANDON’S TEAM MATE
'FREEDOM’ ISSUE
GOAL OF G. 0. P.
PARTY PLANK.
PLATFORM IN NO UNGER
TAIN TERMS CONDEMNS
“DICTATORSHIP”
CLEVELAND, June 12 (TP).—The
Republican party -will try to turn the
New Deal out of office this November
by telling the country that its most
precious liberties are at stake.
The party platform, adopted by
the national convention in Cleveland
last night, made it plain that the Re
publicans will concentrate on the
issue of freedom versus dictatorshp.
This manifesto to the voters of the
nation declared that the Roosevelt
administration had tried to usurp
the powers of congress, the authority
of the Supreme court and the free
dom of both citizens and business
enterprises. In the opening words
of the plotform the Republicans
claimed that they had dedicated
themselves to the preservation of lib
erty and free opportunity, but that
these things “today for the first time
are threatened by the government it
•elf.”
As far ae the actual planks of the
platform were concerned, they con
tained no sensational innovations.
The one which created the greatest
furore was the gold standard plank.
This was because it had been th?
center of the greatest fight in the
platform committee. Conservatives,
especially Herbert Hoover, wanted
the party to promise to return to the
gold standard, which had been aban
doned by President Roosevelt. Sena
tor Borah and the western wing of
the party said "no.”
As a result, all mention of the gold
standard was left out of the mone
tray Plank, which merely called for
a sound currency. But Gov. Landon
brought the issue right back to the
wore when he wired the convention
that he believed a gold stnadard was
the most important requisite, next to
a balanced budget.
While this pleased the eastern con
servatives, Gov. Landon ftteo made-ir
bid for the support of the liberal and
progressive Republicans. He declar
ed himself in favor of a constitution
al amendment, if necessary, to give
each state the power to regulate the
wages and working conditions of
women and children. While the plat
form had favored such regulation,
the eastern conservatives were dead
set against any constitutional amend
ment to achieve it. They feared ii
would take al Ithe sting out of their
old battle cry: "Save the' Constitu
tion!"
SUGGESTS FORCE
ON STRIKE HEADS
POLICE CHIEF ADVISES
USE OF CLUBS ON
PICKETS
SYRACUSE, N. Y., June 12 (TP)—
Police are under instructions today
to use harsh methods on strikers at
the Remington-Rand plant, if the
strikers start trouble.
Throw away your kid gloves and
use your clubs," was the order from
police Chief Carroll, the third con
secutive day of street rioting in the
three weeks old strike.
Ten strike pickets were arrested
during the day and Chief Carroll in
dicated that his men would make
wholesale arrests in event of further
trouble.
Remington-Rand officiials claim
that the strikes in their plants at
Syracuse, Ilion, Towanda, and other
pointe has been broken. President
James Rand, Jr., said nearly 2,000
workers have returned although
strike leaders insist that lew than 10
per cent of the strikes have gone
back to work.
BLUM FRANTIC AS
STRIKES CONTINUE
SOCIALIST HEAD FACES
SERIOUS PREDICAMENT
IN FRANCE
PARIS. June 12 (TP).—New and
more violent strike troubles harassed
prance today; Premier Blum had
hoped that his promise of a 40-hour
week, higher wages and union recog
nition, would send wqrkers back to
ther jobs. Instead only a few thou
sand workers went back, and many
more walked out.
The strike has spread to hotel and
restaurant workers. Bakers and dairy
workers threaten to follow. Numer
ous reports of violence were received
and the mood of the workers is be
coming dangerous. They realize that
they have the nation on its knees
•nd are begging to revel in their
power.
Union leaders blamed foreign agi
tators for failure of workers to re
turn in plants where Blum arranged
a settlement.
SmranMWiJuWffimrs
Ws. Dean Arrested
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Mrs. Dayton Dean
Mrs. Dayton Dean, wife of
the alleged “executioner” of
the Black Legion in Detroit, is
shown above as she appeared
following her sudden arrest in
connection with the case. Mrs.
Dean was expected to disclose
hitherto unrevealed facts about
the Black Legion when she ap
pears before the grand jury.
—Central Press.
ROOSEVELT PAYS
HOMAGE TEXAS
AT CENTENNIAL
NATION’S EXECUTIVE RE
VERS HISTORY OF LONE
STAR STATE
DALLAS, Tex., June 12 (TP) —
Eager Texans are Braking straight
for the Texas Centennial Exposition
today. President Roosevelt is sched
uled to speak.
Centennial managers promised a
ceremony that will outshine the orig
inal opening of the Chicago world’s
fait. They say all their efforts will
go to making a grand welcome for the
first Democratic . president ever to
enter the-Lone Star State. ’ '
The President arrived in Dallas
fresh from visits to the historic bat-‘
tiegrounds of the Alamo, and San
Jacinto. He will continue later to
day from Dallas into San Antonio for
a farewell stop to Texas before his
special train swings northward. Per
sons who brought the first news of
Governor Landon’s nomination at the
Republican convention received a
beaming smile from the President. He
dismissed them' with a hearty “Thank
you." - .
But Texans in general are not in
terested so much in the Republican
convention today. Always a Democrat
ic party stronghold, the state Is ready
to welcome Mr. Roosevelt in a $25,-
000,000 setting—the Centennial Ex
position. Governor James Allred will
be on hand In person with a brand
new lOgallon hat to present to the
President.
BAD BUSINESS )
LYNN, Mass., June 12 , (TP)—The
principal at Lynn English High school
is investigating evidence that his stu
dents would rather gamble than eat.
Principal Frederick Willard has dis
covered that many of the students
I are totting their lunch money in base
| ball pools. One report is that 1,400
i students bet from five to 20 cents
every day.
TOO BAD GOVERNOR, TOO BAD!
PENNSYLVANIA’S CHIEF EXECUTIVE FINDS WRONG
AUDIENCE COOL TO HIS BIG BUSINESS TALK.
HARRISBURG, Pa.. June 12 (TP)
Governor George Earle of Pennsyl
vania was somewhat contrite today
because he feared he had imposed on
the hospitality of Camden, N. J.
business men. But the “New Dea;’’
governor wasn’t entirely sorry.
“I spoke the truth," he said. “I
wouldn’t have selected quite that spot
to do it, if I’d known the situation,
but I guess it didn't hurt them to
hear it.”
The governor was answering the
angry protests of the Camden busi
nes men over his biting criticism of
“big business’ and "chambers of com
merces" at a meeting in Camdne.
PHONE 6183
TAX ENACTMENT
BALKS EFFORTS
OF PARTY HEADS
TOPSY-TURVEY BILL RE
SISTS CONFERREESIN
FINAL ADJUSTMENTS
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TP).—
Senate and house conferees working
over the controversial new $829,000,-
000 tax bill revealed today that the
heavy “windfall tax’" will remain in
its provisions.
As passed by the house that part
of the bill would collect about SIOO,-
000,000 from processors to.whom the
funds had been returned with the in
validating of the Triple-A. As point
ed out by the president, the proces
sors had for the most part passed
the processing taxes on to the con
sumers and therefore were not en
titled to the rebate or "windfall”
they received.
But that wasn't a very controver
sial part of the tax bil. .1, since sen
ators and representatives have been
in virtual agreement on that score
ever since it was brought up.
The major part of the tax measure
—how great the entirely new levy on
undistributed profits of corporations
will be—still remains to be discussed.
The house wants that tax to be
graduated up to 42 per eent, as sug
gested by the president. The senate
wants to keep it small —about seven
per cent —as an experiment in reve
nue raising.
BIDS OPENED FOR
ROAD PROJECTS
OVER MILLION DOLLARS
TO BE EXPENDED FOR
BETTER ROADS
(Special to The Daily Times)
ATLANTA June 12.—Bids on 17
federal aid and one state aid high
way project, all.JpteUng $1,147,257,
were opened today by the state high
way board.
Today marked the first time in
many months that award of the con
tracts could be made the same day.
This was made possible by the re
lease of federal highway funds to
Georgia by the government following
the withholding of the funds from
the state by the government follow
ing State Treasurer Hamilton’s ejec
tion from office.
Os the projects, only one is in
the vicinity of Savanah. In Bryan
county, seven miles of road will be
paved on the Reidsville-Savannah
highway by John Monaghan, of Pel
ham. At a cost of $146,687.
VENEZUELA STRIKERS
THROWN INTO JAIL
MARACAIBO, Venezuela, June 12
(TP) —The members of a union com
mittee which called a general strike
in Maracaibo are in jail today—but
the strike goes on. •
The general strike was called in the
protest of the new government’s pro
posed law for suppression of ex
tremists. Labor unions charged that
.it was dictatorial.
The government attempted to end
the strike by jailing the ringleaders,
only to have street rioting break out.
Several persons are reported to have
been shot by troops.
A skeleton, organization is keeping
up medical, telephone, light and pow
er service to hospitals, bub all trans
portation and communication except
to the hospitals have been halted.
“CAYUGA” MANNED BY
COAST GUARD STUDENTS
NEW LONDON. Conn., June 12
(TP) —Uncle Sam’s coast guard cut
ter “Oayuga” is en route for Europe
—manned by students at the coast
guard academy..
The students are making their an
nual “shake down" cruise, they will
travel approximately 9,000 miles, visit
ing Scotland, Germany, France and
Denmark.
The governor had been invited to
speak about the hew Philadelphia-
Camden rail line. He said he was
under the impression that he was
talking to the Camden real estate
board, and didn’t realize anythng was
wrong until some of his audience
started to walk out.
Then he found out that the meet
ing was a joint meeting of the Cam
den real estate board, the Chamber
of Commerce and the service clubs.
He finished up with a strong at
tack on conservative and reactionary
poloticians and chambers of com
merce in general.
There was no applause from the
Chamber of Commerce mert>ers.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1936
TICKET NAMED AT RECORD HARMONY CONVENTION
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Alfred M. Landon . .: gj
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Sketched by R. J. Scott, Central Preet Artist-
- HOWELL TO RUN IF GENE DOESN’T
STATE DEMOCRATIC CHIEF ANNOUNCES HE WILL SEEK
GUBERNATORIAL HONORS IF TALMADGE REFUSES.
ATLANTA, June 12 (Special)—“l
will be. a candidate for Governor pro
vided Tahnadge does not seek a third
term." . .
This announcement was made here
today by Hugh Hpwell, chairman of
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee, as reports of a break between
he and Governor Tahnadge remained
unconfirmed. «■ • f.v • •• ’•
Reports of the break were generally
credited today to supporters of Speak
er E. D. Rivers, already a candidate,,
seeking to cause confusion in the
Tahnadge camp.
It is generally conceded in political
circles here that Talmadge will not
seek a third term as Governor but
will oppose Richard B Russell; Jr.,
in the race for United States Senator.
It is still doubtful whether Tal
madge could seek a third term under
the pending constitutional amend
ment to extend the term of the chief
executive to four years.
NEGRO ARRESTED
John Clauden, negro, arrested by
Detective Sergt. T. H. Ehls on the
charge of forgery was held for trial
in Superior court after a hearing in
police court this morning. It was
alleged the man had stolen three
blank checks from the home of R. E.
BlumenfeM and tried to cash one
of the checks after forging it.
HIGH SPOTS IN PAST CONVENTIONS
CINCINNATI, 1876; CHICAGO, 1880
This te the sixth of a series
of articles on important political
conventions of the past
By DAVID C. VORMELKER .
Central Press Staff Writer
CINCINNATI again was the scene
of a party convention in June, 1876,
when the Republicans nominated
Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio, and
William A. Wheeler of New York, as
president and vice president respect
ively.
Only the night previously Blaine
and Bristow had been certain of vic
tory.
A comparatively mild convention
was held by the Democrats in St.
Louis the same month. Among those
contesting for the nomination were
Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana,
Joel Parker at New Jersey, Samuel
J. Tilden of New York and others.
On the second ballpt Samuel J.
Tilden was declared the nominee,
having received more than the neces
sary two thirds of the votes.
The election of 1876 became an
exciting affair
Tilden received • majority of the
popular vote and came within one
of receiving a majority of the elec-
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Answering reports that he and the
Governor held a conference earlier
in the week Howell said today: “I
have not seen the Governor in more
than a week.” The Governor is ex
pected to announce which race he
will enter when he opens his cam
paign at Mcßae July 4.
POSSECLOSES IN
ON ARMED KILLER
INSANE MURDERED IS
' TRAILED BY BLOOD
HOUNDS LAST STAND
ST. PETER, Minn., June 12 (TP)
—State police and deputy sheriffs
followed a fresh trail today in their
hunt for the insane murderer and
robber, Frank Gibson.
Gibson is one of four fugitives
still at large after a break from the
state asylum at St. Peter. Officials
believe Gibson's companions crossed
the lowa state line and are heading
for the Ozark Mountains.
• Gibson's trail was picked up today
in the dense woods only three miles
from the asylum. Bloodhounds are
following it. Officials predicted that
hunger would make Gibson come out
df the dense forests if he is not cap
tured sometime today.
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JAMES A. GARFIELD
Nominated with 399 votes on the
(hirty-Sixth ballot
Frank W. Knox
Sketched by R- J- Scott, Central Prcte Artiet.
GULF PORTS FACE
MENACE OF STRIKE
I
MIAMI, Fla., June 12 (TP)
Ship owners are faced with a zer
ious strike in gulf ports.
# Longshoremen threaten to tie
up shipping in all gulf porta and
in Florida and Georgia on June
27th unless steamship operators
agree to negotiate with the union.
A union organizer, Frank Hen
derson, charged that the oper
ators had refused to bargain with
the Miami union.
NEW CHURCH FOUNDED
BY OUSTED MEMBERS
PHILADELPHIA, June 12 (TP)
The 175 founders of the new Presby
terian Church of America are seek
ing recruits today.
! The new church body was formed
at Philadelphia. It’s members Include
some 40 ministers. It’s leaders, Dr.
J. Gresham Machen and the Rev.
Carl Mclntire recently were suspend
ed by the Presbyterian church in the
U. S. A. for insubordination and dis
obedience. They had refused to obey
orders of the general assembly be
cause they charged it was under mod
ernistic control.
They pledged the new church to
continue “the true spiritual succession
of the Presbyterian church.”
COUPLES MARK DOUBLE
RITES 61 YEARS AGO
ASHBURNHAM, Mass., June 12
(TP). —One hundred and twenty-five
years of married life are being cele
brated at Ashburnham today.
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Lucius of Ash
bumham and Mr. and Mrs. Maxim
Lashua of Otter River, joined in cele
brating their 61st wedding anniversa
ries.
The two couples were married in a
double ceremony in Keene. N. H., on
June 12, 1875. Both couplps are in
excellent health and have been
swamped with congratulations from
their many friends.
‘G’ MEN ESCORT HARVEY, WILLIAMS
NOTORIOUS GEORGIA, FUGITIVES TO BE RETURNED TO
MACON TO FACE federal charges.
(Special to The Daily Times)
ATLANTA, June 12.—LeLand Har
vetr and Robert Williams, notorious
Georgia fugitives under arrest in
Nashville, Tenn., will be returned to
Macon, Ga„ to face federal charges
of transporting a stolen automobile
in interstate commerce, department
of justice officials announced here to
day.
The G-men said Harney and Wil
liams ab the time they were caught
were in possession erf a car stolen
from R. M. Chandler in Macon. A
removal warrant was being sent to
Nashville today, and it was expected
PHONE 6183
SPECTRE OF WAR
DRAWING NEAR IN
CHINO-JAP CRISIS
internal strife hind:
ERING CHINESE AD
VANCE TO FRONT
NANKING, June 12 (TP)—Chi
nese leaders blamed Japan today for
the threatened split between the gov
ernments in the north and south of
China.
The 10 Cantonese who represent
south China on the central govern
ment’s executive committee telegraph
ed , Canton demanding an imme
diate halt to troop movements. They
warned that continued advance by
the Southern’s army in their pro
claimed crusade against Japan would
merely play into the hands of the
Nlpuqfgrh invaders. The movement
of southern troops laaudmrthern,
China, they said, could not help but
throw the nation into a civil war—
and open the way for Japanese seizure
of all China.
Canton remained stubborn. Invita
tions to send delegates to a special
meeting of China’s executive commit
tee on July 10 were turned down.
Militarists insisted the meeting was
a plot by General Chiang to spar for
time and to let Japan increase her
forces in China. They said they
would war against Chiang if neces
sary and then reorganize the nation
for a war against Japan.
SELASSIE TO LEAVE
FOR SWISS RESIDENCE
LONDON, June 12 (TP)—Emperor
Haile Selassie announced today that
he would leave England for Switzer
land on June 17.
The deposed rule of Ethiopia will
take up his new residence at his
chalet ait Vevey in the Swiss Alps.
Since Selassie came to London the
British government has taken little
notice of his presence.
Selassie will reach Switzerland
shortly before the League of Nations
assembly meets for final further con
sideration of the Italian-Ethiopian
situation. 1
the two men will be brought back
to Georgia Saturday.
Harvey and Williams made a sen
sation break from the Troup county
chain gang several weeks ago. Both
were serving terms for bank robbery.
The pair were arrested in a Nash
ville beer parlor Wednesday night by
Tennessee highway patrolmen who
took them in custody for federal au
thorities as suspected hijackers.
When confronted by G-men Harvey
readily admitted his Identity, but Wil
liams denied he had escaped from
Georgia and was identified by finger
prints.
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CONVENTION.
CLEVELAND, June 12 (TP)—ln
an overwhelming nomination on the
part of the Republican National con
vention, Col. Frank Knox of Illinois
was selected as the running mate for
Alf M. Landon in the forthcoming
presidential race. Steamrollered along
by a bloc of 90 votes cast in his di
rection by the New York delegatee,
Knox swept into the crest of the
tide and swept all votes along in his
favor when Senator Arthur Vanden
burg cast his lot with the grey haired
publisher.
Marked by a morning of feverish
activity, the convention caucuses were
heightened by the announcement that
the delegates of Governor Nice of
Maryland and Walter Edge of New
Jersey also went to the popular
choice. The ballot was marked by the
casting of 38 votes in the favor of
Knox by the Michigan delegation, al
though announcements had been
made in yesterday’s conclave that this
bloc would go in favor of Vanden
burg-
In Topeka, Kan., as goevrnor Alf
Landon broke away from his regular
routine today, for the first time since
the Republican convention opened in
Cleveland.
A double task now rests on his
shoulders. He must nob only continue
to guide the destinies of Kansas, but
also bear the Republican party stand
ard in the November election.
Landon smiled acknowledgement to
a throng of mov
ing: then went into private session
with his advisors. Close associates said
the greatest Interest to Landon to
day is the convention’s selection of
his running-mate in the presidential
race.
Landon and his lieutenants already
are plunging into campaign plans.
The governor reminded his co-work
ers of his statement made just be
fore the nomination. Said Landon—
“l propose to wage the most aggres
sive campaign the Republican party
has seen in years."
Knox won all but one Pennsylvania
delegation vote today when the Key
stone state group caucused to choose
its nominee for the G. O. P. vice
presidential nomination.
Only 66 members of Pensylvania’s
O man delegation were present at this
morning’s session. Knox was given
65 votes. Congressman J. Leonard
Replogle of Florida, a native Pennsyl
vanian and a "dark horse" candidate
for the vice president nomination
was given one vote.
Borah Is Grumpy
A rather grumpy and sphinx-like
Senator Borah returned to Washing
ton from the Republican coi'X’ntion
today with a contemptuous snort for
certain features of the message sent
to the convention by the presidential
nominee Alf Landon.
Met by newsmen at the train.
Borah said he hadn’t read Landon’s
message. When he was shown a
copy and read the part about a ‘re
turn to the gold standard, with the
stipulation that it must be held off
until it won't Injure the farmer,
Borah commented disdainfully—
"now what the devil does he mean
by that. He’s not at all clear.”
When he was asked whether he
was displeased with Landon’s mes
sage, he refused to answer and said
he’d make a formal statement this
afternoon, after he'd rested.
Asked whether he would take the
stump for Governor Lafadon’s candi
dacy, Borah declared—“l've made up
my mind about that, but I’m nut
ready yet to tel what it Is." . He let
the newsmen form their own conclu
sions—and most of those conclusions
were that the famous Idaho lone wolf
would not aid the Kansas governor’s
campaign.
At the convention Borah has de
clared against the two ideas men
tioned by Landon—the return to the
gold standard and a constitutional
amendment ofr labor— at this time.
ABOUT LANDON
NATION STUDIES MAN
WHO MAY BECOME THE
NEXT PRESIDENT
CLEVELAND, June 12 (TP)—The
political reputation of Alfred Moss
man Landon had been broadcast far
and wide by speakers at the Cleve
land Republican convention. But to
day, the nation turned to a study cl
the man—his personal achievements
and home life.
The candidate who may become the
next' U. S. president was born at
Middlesex, Pa . 48 years ago. He went
to school in Ohio and at the Univer-
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