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WEATHER Ctandy Today and Tomorrow MARKETS Stoeka Point Higher; Wheat Narrow; Cotton Eases VOLUME 2-NUMBER 151 DEMOCRATS BUSY AT WORK ON PLAT WOMEN LEADERS PRESENT PLANK TO PARTY HEADS ENUMERATE MANY PEA TURES IN PLANK SU,B MITTED CONVENTION PHILADELPHIA, June 24 (TP)— The various planks which women want included in the Democratic plat form were presented to the resolutions committee today by well-known wo men leaders. The first to appear before the com mittee was Congresswoman Caroline O’Day of New York. As chairman of the Women’s Advisory Platform Com mittee, Miss O’Day submitted eight draft planks. One by one, here are the planks recommended by the Women’s Advis ory Platform Committee: First, that “a program of peace” be pursued by the administration, fur thering the work already done in re cent months toward peace and neut rality; Second, that the Child Labor Amendment be ratified by those states which have not already done so and that the federal government back it up by legislation to make generally effective the 16-year-age standard for child labor; Third, that women be recognized for responsible positions on their merit, without discrimination in res pect of their marital or economic status; Fourth, that the consumers be pro tected by adequate information as to fair prices and market conditions; i Fifth, that the civil service be strengthened and extended; Sixth, that appropriate legislation be enacted for a better Federal Hous ing Program as part of the slum clearance so that slums may be erad icated; Seventh, that the administration continue its educational program so bhat the youth of the land may have increased security and opportunity; Lastly, that the teachers’ oath be abolished wherever it is required and furthermore that the principles of free speech and fre press be preserve*. After Congresswoman O’Day’s tes timony, Mrs. Larue Brown of the Na tional League of Women Voters pre sented a draft plank which would end the so-called “spoils system" in the award of civil services Jobs. GENE PREDICTS CRUSHING DEFEAT FOR ROOSEVELT BARKLEY’S ADDRESS SUB JECT OF SCORN BY TALMADGE V * \ _______ (Special to The Daily Times) ATLANTA, June 24. —Governor Eu gene Talmadge today confidently pre dicted defeat for Roosevelt at the polls this Novebmer. Georgia’s anti new deal governor at his daily press conference today said of the keynote convention address of Senator Albin Barkley: “It sounds the direct) note for centralization of power in Wash ington contrary to Damocratic doc trine of sovereignity of states and the management by the state:, of their own internal affairs.” Roosevelt is overwhelmingly defeated if this key note speech is a fore-runner of the platform on this point." Asked if he did not think Roosevelt would be re-elected regardless of the platform, Talmadge vehemently re CONE LIKELY BE NAMED NOMINEE EARLY FLORIDA RETURNS FAVOR BANKER FOR GOVERNOR TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 24 (TP).—The Lake City banker and lawyer. Fred Cone, seemed assured today of the Democratic nomination as Florida’s governor. Cone was 40,000 votes ahead of his opponent Judge W. Raleigh Pette way, of Tampa, when 1,142 precintc in thep rimary were counted out of the state’s 1,322 precincts. Cone had 148.000 votes to Petteway’s 108,000. Cone, who favors an old age pen sion ulan for Florida, is also report ed to have the support of the pres ent Governor Dave Sholtz . BANK OF NETHERLANDS CUTS DISCOUNT RATE AMSTERDAM, June 24 (TP)—The Bank of Netherlands indicated today that the financial crisis over the flight of gold from Holland had eased off. The bank reduced Its discount rate 1-2 per cent from the high lovel of 4 1-2 per cent. Three weeks ago the rate was jumped one per cent when the Nether lands’ gold-backed currency was un der heavy pressure along with the French gold franc. Savannah Daily Times No Time Out Col. Edwin A. Halsey, of Washing ton, D. C., sergeant-at-arms of the Democratic Convention, finds he can’t take time out for lunch, so he does the next best thing and has his lunch brought in to him at his desk. FRENCH SHIPPING IS PARALYZED BY HARBOR STRIKE WORKER DEMANDS ARE MANY AS “REDS” OC CUPY VESSELS MARSEILLES, France, June 24 (TP). —Red flags are flying over 68 French ships manned by striking seamen In the harbor of Marseilles today. On many of the vessels, the captain and officers have been chased off and driven ashore by the strikers. ✓ The seamen's aeneral strike lor a 40-hour wpeß lias tied up every ves sel in the port except tne fireboat "Alert,” owned by the Marseilles Chamber of Commerce. The Alert is still flying the old French tricolor. Ship owners have diverted all fur ther traffic to other ports. The own ers charge that the sailors have brok en into storerooms on the ships and seized provisions. Dock workers, ship painters and ship carpenters have also dropped their tools. At the port of Rouen on the Seine river, more than 30 vessels are tied to the wharves. Workers at the naval yards of St. Nazaire in Britany also joined the strike movement. Con struction on two armored cruisers and four submarines came to a stand still. With the exception of the seamen’s strike the government reported that the movement was waning. In the past 24 hours the total number of strikers in the country was reduced to 1393,000. LEGAL LOOPHOLES SEALED BY STATE TRIAL DATE FOR LEGION CULT IS EXPECTED TODAY DETROIT, Mich., June 24 (TP)— State’s atomeys worked today to seal the loopholes in their case against the triggerman of the Black Legion, Dayton Dean, and his 12 assistants. A date for the trial of the 13 on murder charges is expected momen tarily. Prosecutor Duncan McCrea said, however, that he will see that the State Is given time to make sure of a conviction before the trial date la named. Meanwhile, at Pontiac, police added four names to the long list of alleged black legionnaires under arrest, The arrests increased the total number of men held on legion charges up to 43. TWO DIE IN FIRE WEIRTON, W. Va„ June 24 (TP) —Two persons were burned to death and eight others were severely burned early today when fire destroyed the home of Thomas McGavltt at Weir ton, whtdh is near Wheeling. The cause of the fire was unknown. RADIO “WATCHES” BALLOON FLIGHT AMATEUR SHORT-WAVE OPERATORS CATCH SIGNALS OF GIANT BAG ON WAY TO STRATOSPHERE. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 24 (TP). —Amateur shortwave radio operators tuned their sets today to catch the signals of an un manned balloon on its way to the stratos phere. The noted balloonist, Professor Jean Piccard, released the 46-foot bag on a trip destined to take It 15 miles above the earth. The balloon is manned only by scientific instru PHONE 6183 BELGIUM BEGINS TOTAL REFORM OF LABOR LAWS NEW COALITION GOVERN MENT TO FAVOR WORK ERS IN POLICIES I BRUSSELS, June 24 (TP).—The new coalition government in Belgium demanded sweeping powers today to reform the country's hbor laws and set up control over banking and armaments. Premier Paul Van Zeeland told the chamber of deputies in a mini-terial declaration of policy that he would like to see labor give na 40-hour week. He demanded large! l doles for the jobless, and asked support for a big public works program. He in- i tends to reform the National Bank | of Belgium and establish government* control of arms manufacturing. To drive through these aims, the premier insisted that the cabinet be given larger powers. He boldly pro posed that the chamber should- re- i duce its membership from 200 to 100 deputies. Van Zeeland said he also hoped to reduce the heavy national debt. He proposed that the $50,000,000 gold bond issue, whch 1s held mainly in the United States, be converted on a more favorable basis. ‘ZIONYDENIED ANY VISITORS AT HOSPITAL DOCTORS BEGIN TESTS TO DETERMINE LUNACY CHARGES TOWSON, Md„ June 24 (TP)—Of ficials of the mental hospital at Tow so,i where Congressman Marion Zion check of Washington state is con fined, said today that he will not be allowed any visitors for at least two or three weeks. , Zioncheck was suddenly transferred tothe Sheppard-Pratb Mental hospital near Baltimore late yesterday from Gallinger hospital in* Washington. The transfer cancelled a lunacy hear ing scheduled for Friday in Washing ton. Doctors at the Towson institution told Transradio that the examinations of Congressman Zioncheck began to day. They said they will not make any statement concerning his condi tion until te tests are completed. Officials said no plans for his re lease had been contemplated. They explained: “His family is in absolute agreement with his confinement here. Zioncheck is an able public servant and he will undoubtedly recover If he is given a chance.” AVIATOR SEEKS TAKE OFF SITE CHAMBERLAIN IS ASCER TAINING A SUITABLE PLACE FOR START BANGOR, Maine, June 24 (I??). Clarence Chamberlain is scouting around up in Maine today for a good place to take off on his flight to Paris. The airman flew from New Jersey last night with the daughter of a Jersey senator, Jean Ashby. Both Chamberlain and Miss Ashby denied there was any romance about the business. Chamberlain plans to make his hop to Paris in mid-July. He thinks he can fly his monoplane through the-stratosphere and land in Paris within about 10 hours. 23 PERSONS INJURED IN AUTO BUS COLLISION MERIDEN, Conn., June 24 (TP) — One woman was killed and 23 per sons were reported injured today when an inter-state bus and an auto mobile crashed In a head-on collsiion. The woman was identified as Miss Betty Gargaley, 27, of Wallingford, Conn. She was riding in a car driven by John Wass of Meriden. Wass suf fered possible internal injuries. Offi cials said the Wass machine was pass ing a truck when the collision occur ed. Six of the bus passengers were taken to the Meriden Hospital for treat ment. None was seriously injured. ments which check atmospheric con ditions automatically. A radio transmitter is sent out the identifying signal of the balloon. The Belgian scientist said those same signals would tell him the alti tude of the bag and other data he is seeking from the upper levels. Pro fessor Piccard estimated that the bal loon will drift about 500 miles be fore it settles to earth again. SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1936 HOTEL PICKETED PHILADELPHIA, June 24 (TP) The hotel in which Arkansas’s Gov. Futrell is staying is being picketed today by persons who de- | mand better living conditions for i share croppers in the Southern state. The hotel of the Arkansas dele- j gation to the Democratic conven tion is also surrounded by a picket line. The pickets are members of the League for Industrial Democracy. Members of the American Federa tion of Teachers joined the picket line this afternoon. A vice presi dent of the school-teachers’ group, the Rev. Claude Williams, has charged that he was flogged by an Arkansas mob while trying to investigate conditions on the share-cropper farms. INSECT PLAGUE BRINGS TERROR DROUGHT AREA NEW PROBLEM ARISES BE FORE SUFFERING FAR MERS OF MIDWEST CHICAGO, June 24 (TP)—Dry weather and the insect plague—main tained their destroying grip on most of the middlewest today. Forecasts of “fair and warmer" warned Illinois and Indiana farmers that they, too, are in danger. The Illinois farm export, A. J. Sarratt, said, his state is desperately in need of rain to check the grasshopper peril. The drought is spreading like plague into the rich Red river valley of North Dakota and Minnesota. Val ley farmers were saved by streams during the past three weeks, but now they report that even the creeks are drying up. Governors of the Dakotas and Mon tana said the northwest wheat belt must have $100,000,000 in federal funds for proper drought relief. Farm ers in the region are rushing thin and underfed livestock to markets. At any price rather than have them die "of tmrst. HAMILTON CALLS NEWS CONFERENCE WASHINGTON, June 24 (TP)— John Hamilton of Kansas called a news conference for this afternoon— when newshawks hope to hear more about A1 Smith and the third party. Hamilton was too weary to talk when he arrived last night from New York. He said only that he was “tickled to death.” by the walkout of A1 Smith and his fellow-Democrats — and that the Democratic party prob ably will lose votes because of the Lemke third party movement. AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS CALL OFF PICKETING PORTLAND, Oregon. June 24 (TP) The automobile mechanics called off their strike today after they were served with an injunction to keep them from picketing. The mechanics agreed to go back to work, but they will protest that the 23 shops that employ them are “unfair.’’ The strike began in May when the mechanics walked out demanding a 40-hour week and a minimum wage of 90 cents an hour. FIVE DIE IN PLANE CRASH CHERBOURG, France, June 24 (TP) —Two French navy planes crash ed in mid-air today during maneuvers over the channel port. Five men were killed in the spectacular collision. CONVENTIQ] LEHMAN ADAMANT PHILADELPHIA, June 24 (TP)— Governor Herbert Lehman of New York stood pat on his retirement de cision today .In spite of persistent ru mors that he will eventually agree to run for office again. The New York governor has been besieged by Demorcats asking him to make another stand for re-election. Many fear his withdrawal from pub lic life will endanger the party’s chances of carrying New York this November. Through his attorney, Lehman said today that he still plans to retire. “Any reports that I have changed my mind," he said, “are inaccurate.” WHAT DID THEY SAY? PHILADELPHIA, June 24 (TP) Everyone held his breath and listened when the governor of North Carolina met the governor of South Carolina on the floor of the Democratic na tional convention. It was an ideal time for North Carolina's governor. J. C. B. Ehring haus, to repeat that famous line “It’s a long time between drinks,” when he spoke to Governor Olin Johnson of South Carolina. Everybody listened, but there was no sale- All Governor Ehringhaus said was —"HI, Olin.” . , KEYNOTER IN ACTION i Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky (above), temporary chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is pictured in action at Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. Barkley delivered the key note address in the Philadelphia Convention Hall tonight.—Central Press Sound Photo. CAPONE STABBED BY PRISON INMATE FELLOW CONVICT BEATEN OFF BY FORMER GANG DOM CHIEF SAN FRANCISCO, June 24 (TP). Prison guards Alcatraz island doubled their watch over A1 Capone today, following an attempt on his life by a fellow-convict. The former overlord of Chicago ’ gangdom was stabbed in the back -by one of the most desperate prisoners on the is land, James Lucas. Capone wheeled < and knocked Lucas down. Lucas was hustled off to solitary confinement and may be brought to trial in San Francisco. Capone was treated for his wound—a minor one —and sent to his cell. Capone was the original public enemy number one. He occupies the same position inside the federal, prison—with his fellow prisoners. They have sworn to “get him” be cause he refused to join in an at tempted break last spring. STRIKE LEADERS ORDER PICKETS AROUND PLANT CAMDEN, N. J., June 24 (TP) Strike leaders ordered pickets around the seven main buildings of the R. C. A.-Victor plant today. Thousands of employes are on strike. They de mand a closed shop, a 20 per cent j wage hike and improved working con- i ditions. Organized labor is backing. The strike to the hilt. The union said 11,000 men are out.. The company said there weren’t that many. But thousands stayed away when the whistles blew for work this morning. N FLASHES [ HIS STAMPEDE FLOPS PHILADELPHIA. June 24 (TP) A one-man attempt to stampede the Democratic national convention to j Governor Alf Landon turned out to be a glorious failure. It was a gentleman named Robert Stable —a dead ringer for George Bernard Shaw—who tried to convert the Philadelphia convention to Re publicanism . While delegates were crowding out of the hall, still cheering for Roose velt and Farley, Stable scrambled up on the speaker’s platform. Thrust ing his chin into the microphone, he commanded th? Democrats to rally for Landon. Nobody paid any atten tion. After a while, the crusader gave up and stamped away in disgust. WOMEN GET GAY PHILADELPHIA. June 24 (TP)— Three women leaders will get JO min utes before the Democratic party's platform committee today to plead the cause of equal rights. Helen Hunt West, Mrs. Alice Canoles and Miss Mary Murray will carry the argu ments to the committee. Mrs. West, chairman of the jongressional com mittee of the national women's party, will speak against any special labor platform planks that do not apply eq-.ally to men and women. The women are solidly opposed to mini mum wage laws for women and chil dren. KEYNOTER IN ACTION BARKLEY VITRIOLIC IN KEYNOTE CALLS NEW DEAL EFFORT OF GOVERNMENT TO PLACE HUMAN VALUES ABOVE CONSIDERATION OF COUNTING HOUSE. PHILADELPHIA, June 24 (TP).— Senator Alben Barkley of Kentucky defended the New Deal as an effort of government to place human values above considerations of the counting house. In the keynote speech of the Democratic national convention last evening, Barkley held the crowd of 12,000 spellbound. , Taking up the challenge issued at Cleveland by Re publican Keynoter Steiwer, Barkley reviewed what he called "twelve long years of Republican rule.” As for the constitution, he declared the Re publican party could not claim that for a new issue. Old Controversy “Controversies over the constitu tion began in the convention which framed it,’ said ’ Barkley. "Ten amendments to it were adopted 'by the first congres that assembled.. The keynoter said a new interpre tation of the constitution is needed to. define more clearly where , the state’s power er.ds and where the federal government’s power can be exercised. “If in the future," he said "further amendments should become necessary to enable the people to work out their destiny and protect their fundamental rights, or to over come some archaic interpretation NORTH DAKOTA IN ELECTION THROES GOVERNOR’S RACE FEA TURED BY COME-BACK ' ATTEMPT OF LANGER BISMARCK, N. D., June 24 (TP) A record .vote is expected .to settle the differences in North Dakota’s pri mary today and wind up one of the bitterest campaigns in years. National interest is centered on Rep. William Lemke who faces no opposition for renomination on the Republican ballot. His backers are watching for the popular reaction to Lemke’s candidacy for president on the new third party ticket. The race for governor overshadows all other campaign battles in the state. Ex-Governor William Langer is attempting to make a comeback after his recent retirement under fire from the gubernatorial chair. Oppos ing hi mis Governor Walter Welford, former lieutenant governor under Langer. THIEVES GET $500,000 LOOT HOME OF WEALTHY SPORTSMAN, WILLIAM R. COE, IS | ROBBED JEWELS AND CASH WHILE COUPLE SLEEP. i BROOKVILLE, L. 1., June 24 (TP) The home of the wealthy sportsman, William R. Coe, was the scene of a half million dollar robbery today. Jewelry valued at more than $475,000 and S7OO in cash was stolen from a dre ser drawer on the second floor of the house. Both Mr. and Mrs. Coe were sleeping in an adjoining room when the theft occurred. Among the pieces of jewelry were a pearl necklace worth $300,000. a diamond bracelet valued at SBB,OOO, a platinum wedding ring and a rope of pearls, both worth $38,000. PHONE 6183 never intended by its framers, 1 doubt not that the people will face that duty with the same calm intel ligence which has guided them in the past.” Hits Hoover Barkley went back to the Hoover administration to defend > the Demo cratic record against that of the G. O. P. President Hdover. He said the acts of Hoover Ignored the needs of the common man, but bestowed favor after favor on big industrialists. Farmers, he said, were losing their homes, cut-throat competition went unchecked and labor worked under sweatshop conditions, with low wages and long hours. At last, Barkley said, "the tinsel tower of false dreams, false pride, false promises and false hopes col lapsed In ruin. Then came Franklin Roosevelt.” Defending his party’s' policies, Barkley listed these accomplishments of the New Deal- Banking laws which reduced bank failures to a. minimum. Laws which have protected secur ity investors from fraud. Farm relief measures which have brought security to the farm, Barkley reiterated Mr. Roosevelt’s pledge that the budget would be bal anced. . . EARLE FOR SENATE PENNSYLVANIA’S GOVER NOR ALSO BOOM HIM FOR 1940 RACE PHILADELPHIA, June 24 (TP)— Pennsylvania Democrats are talking today of running Governor Earle for the senate in two years—or putting him up for president in 1940. The Earle boom got a tremendous boost when he spoke before the Dem ocratic national convention. His speech set off a roar of enthusiasm and for 20 minutes the hall acclaimed the Democratic Pennsylvania gover nor. v Senator Guffej, state Democratic leader, led the demonstration for the governor. Delegates shouted: “Earle is the crown prince of President Roosevelt.” The keystone governor is a -des cendant of “Mad Anthony" Wayne, the Revolutionary war general. He says he , came* from a Republican fam: ily but deserted the party because it betrayed the principles of its founders. Entrance to the mansion, which is one of Long Island’s show places, j was gained by a second story worker , who scaled a marble column. Police i said he cut through a porch screen door and walked through the room : where Mr. and Mrs. Coe were 1 asleep. i Coe told police he Is confident the < robbery was not an inside job. Police < questioned 23 servants today but 1 they are more interested in mud ‘ tracks found lading from the porch < to the dresser. | WEEK DAY! OC PAY NO MORB Published «very day Mr cepting Saturdays. Ftvt cents per copy Sundays. Delivered to your horns fifteen cents per week. TRANSRADIO PRESS Before The Convention Tomorrow LOBBYISTS STORM COM MITTEE WITH IDEAS OF PARTY NEEDS PHILADELPHIA, June 24. (TP). The Democratic plat form began to take final shape today at the National Demo cratic Convention in Philadel phia. Now that the big oratorical bursts are over, the convention will get down to serious work. The Democratic platform of 1936 might be described as a pre-fabricated structure. It was constructed in Washington, aft er many A conference between President Roosevelt and Sena tor “Bob” Wagner of New York. Senator Wagner then brought it to Philadelphia for the convention's inspection be fore the planks are hammered together. This year’s platform will not cause the Democrats as much embarrass ment at the convention as the one of 1932. This one Is completely con trolled by the administration. It won’t be necessary to compromise. From all appearances, the platform will be en dorsed exactly as the president ap proved it. Rough Draft Only Senator Wagner insists that only a rough draft has been written. He Jo consulting leading' figures in the con vention beforehand, jpst to make sure there won’t by any last-minute quar rels. The platform will be only 2,000 words long—which L a third shorter than the Republican document. On the minimum wage issue, it is riot expected to call for a constitutional-~ amendment, as Governor Landon did. Instead, it probably will say that the party will take whatever legal steps are necessary to see that wages and working hours of women and children are safeguarded. The monetary plank will point neither towards immediate stabiliza tion nor to a return to the gold stand ard. Instead, it will promise sound money. In foreign affairs, an effort may be made for stronger neutrality planks and a proposal for govern ment ownership of munitions fac tories. These are unlikely to get by. The platform Is expected to rest upon a general statement that the profit should be taken out of war. A whole flock of lobbyists will go before the platform committee at its first session today. A West Virginia delegate will ask compulsory retire ment of supreme court judges at the age of 70. Secretary Wallace will call for a pledge of federal crop in surance. Veteran-; organizations will try to get immigration reduced. The sub-commiHee will hear these various pleas, put the platform draft together, and turn it over to the main committee for approval. After Presi dent Roosevelt has given it the final “okay," the platform will be present ed to the convention tomrorow night. This momin_ the Democrats heard the report of their credentials com mittee, and adjourned until trnight for the speech of the permanent chairman, Senator Joe Robinson of Arkansas. Many Petitioners A long line of petitioners filed be fore the Democratic resolutions plat form committee with their ideas of what the Democratic platform really needs. There were representatives of pow erful organizations, individuals with pet projects, and a few eccentrics who presented wild Ideas. Representing the newspaper guild was its president, Heywood Broun. Broun accused Publisher William Randolph Hearst with backing the Lemke third party. As he put it: 'Both Lemke and Landon are rid ing in the yellow silk ’ of San Simeon.” Broun attacked the Republican col lectiv? bargaining plank as insincere. He called on the Democrats to in sert a strong collective bargaining plank. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, of fered the same non-partisan labor plank he offered the Republican con vention. Green’s proposal called for a 40-hour week a shorter working day and a well-planned public works pro gram . Another petitioner was former Con gressman William D. Upshaw, who ar rived with a dry plank and an anti communist proposal. Upshaw told the committee that “the twin devils of wets and reds" are ruining Amer ica. Canon Chase of Washington called for a plank which would have the United States treasury appropriate funds for all political campaigns. Chase maintained this step would eliminate graft. Chase also proposed the formation of what he termed the "United States of the world,” to suc ceed th? League of Nations as an in ternational peace congress.
