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VOLUME 2—NUMBER 152
SUPREME COURT IS SEEN AS CAMPAIGN ISSUE
Two Thirds Rule Meets Death In Committee
SOUTHERN STATES
TWO-THIRDS FIGHT
IS SEEN AS FUTILE
WELL ORGANIZED MOVE
MENT IS EXPECTED TO
CRUSH OPPOSITION
RULE IS SCRAPPED
PHILADELPHIA. June 25 (TP)
—The Democratic Rules Commit-'
tee voted today to scrap the two
thirds majority rule. The vote
will now go to the convention
floor for approval
The decision was taken over
the protest of several southern
states.
PHILADELPHIA. June 25 (TP)—
The fight of the southern states
against abolishing the Democratic
party’s two-thirds rule seems doomed.
Southern states enlisted surprising
strength in their defense of the two
thirds rule at the Democratic Nation
al Convention. However, a well
organized movement headed by the
administration and northern states is
expected to crush the southern op
position—but not before the fight
goes to the convention floor.
Virginia, Alabama, Georgia and
Texas led in the fight of the south.
Governor Bibb Graves of Alabama,
and the Texas governor, James All
red. both spoke bitterly against the
proposed change. The first skirmish
was lost when a motion to put off a
decision until 1940 was voted down.
The south’s complaint is that, if
the two-thirds rule is abrogated, big
northern states which usually go Re
publican, will rule the Democratic
Conventions. Traditionally Democrat
ic southern states, meanwhile, would
be swamped by the superior voting
power of such states as New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The rules committee will vote later
this morning and report Its decision
to the floor immediately. If the
southern delegations make good their
threat to fight it out on the conven
tion floor, there may be real excite
ment.
NORTH DAKOTA
ELECTS WELFORD
LATEST RETURNS SHOW
HUGE MAJORITY OVER
LANGER
BISMARK, N. D., June 25 (TP).— ,
Latest returns on North Dakota's i
primaries assured Governor Walter I
Wclford of renomination today.
Welford is far In the lead over his
opponent, former Governor William
Langer on the ticket. Re
turns from 223 precincts gave Wel
ford 14,853 votes to 8,960 for Langer.
Os national Interest are the polit
ical activities of Representative Wil
liam Lemke, third party presidential
candidate. Lemke was automatically
renominated for his congresional
seat. He had no opposition.
What vote Lemke receives is con
sidered to reflect the state’s opinions
of his national aspirations. Only
nine precincts, which gave him 604
votes, had been reported. Political
experts predict Lemke will receive al
most all of the Republican vote.
ZEPPELIN DRONES ALONG
ON SCHEDULED CROSSING
NEW YORK, June 25 (TP).—The
German Zeppelin Hindenburg pushed
far to the north over the Atlantic to
day on her third trip from the
United States to the fatherland.
Her commander, Dr. Hugo Ecke
ner, reported this morning that all
was wel. lon the homeward flight.
Her postion at that time was about
midway between Labrador and Scot
land, with approximately 700 miles
to go before reaching Engli h shores.
THIS IS NEWS!
MOTHER CHARGED WITH
KIDNAPPING OWN
CHILDREN
JAMAICA. L. 1., June 25 (TP)
A 34-year old mother who has been
married three times was arraigned on
kidnaping charges in Jamaica court
today. She is charged with kidnap
ing her own two children, Virginia,
12, and Harold, 10. The case was
continued until Friday.
Mrs. Osborn's second husband an J
father of the children, Christopher
Lloyd of Grand Rapids, Mich., made
the complaint. According to Lloyd,
the youngsters were taken from him
last January.
The children are now in Balti
more, Mrs. Osborn told police. She
said they are staying with the man
she intends to make her fourth hus
band.
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McADOO LISTENS
IMF iid
K £ 1
Senator William Gibbs McAdoo of California and Constance
C. Packard of Washington, D. C. snapped in earnest conversation
on the convention floor.
PUZZLED DOPESTERS ON A LIMB
LEMKE RESULTS IN NORTH DAKOTA SHOW PERFECT
MAZE OF CONFLICTING POSITIONS.
BISMARCK, N. D., June 25 (TP)
Politicians scratched their heads to
day over a problem in arithmetic at J
the polle.
They are trying to figure out just I
how much support Congressman Wil
liam Lemke received from homestate
voters in his race for president on
the Union party ticket.
In the first) place, no one voted for
primaries, not as a unionist, but as a
Lemke on the presidential question di
rectly. He entered the North Dakota
Republican. In the second place, he
was not running for president, but
for renomination to congress. The
final difficult element was that Lemke
DETECTIVES FIND
CLUES SCARCE IN
$500,000 ROBBERY
SERVANTS EXONERATED
AS SEARCH FOR GEM
THIEVES GOES ON
BROOKVILLE, L. 1., June 25 (TP)
Detectives from four different sources
failed to throw any light’ today on
the half million dollar jewel robbery
at the William R. Coe estate.
Nassau county detectives, men
from the federal department of jus
tice, the Federal Insurance Company
and the’ Pinkerton Detective Agency
have been assigned to the case. Thej'
admitted that not a single hot clue
had been uncovered.
‘ Police denied that footprints had
been found Inside the home of the
wealthy sportsman - victim, William
Coe. They said a few tracks were dis
covered about 100 yards from where
they think the thief climbed to the
second story early yesterday and
seized the fortune in jewels. Finger
prints were found on a silk bag from
which a $300,000 pearl necklace was
taken. Another print was found on
the screen door through which the
robber entered.
All inside servants have been ex
onerated but detectives are still busy
questioning workers on the grounds
of the large estate.
Investigators said they are con
vinced that the robber)' was not the
work of an amateur.
BLUMICLEARSUP
HARBOR STRIKE
WORKERS VICTORIOUS IN
DEMANDS FOR SHORT
ER WEEK
MARSEILLES, France, June 25
(TP). —9,000 triumphant French
sailors go back to work this evening
and 50 ships .will leave ths harbor
for the first time in days. The
"triking sailors won a complete vic
ory. They demanded a 40-hour week
ind vacations with pay.
Shipowners pleaded with Premier
Blum, who thought it over and de
cided the sailors were right. Th"
Frenchmen hauled down the red
flags they ran up when the strike
started. They will go back to work
before nightfall.
was renominated automatically, be
cause he was unopposed on the bal
lot.
With more than a fourth of North
Dakota's 2,242 precincts reported. Re
publicans are out-voting Democrats
5 to 1. But the dopesters
to know how many of those Rpeub
lican votes are meant for Alf Lan
don, and how many will go to Lemke
next November.
In the gubernatorial battle, the in
cumbent Walter Welford is leading
his rival, William Langer, by more
than three to two. John Moses is
ahead on the Democratic slate, trounc
ing the former governor and left
Winger, Ole Olson, two to one.
VAST ARMAMENT
"EXPENSIVE BABY”
EIGHT BILLION SPENT BY
GERMANY IN PRESENT
PROGRAM
LONDON, June 25 (TP) —Ger
many’s vast armament program was
laid open today by news
paper, the ‘‘Morning Post.”
The paper declared that it had
learned from German officials that
the Nazi government had spent’ the
staggering sum of eight billion dol
lars on their war machine from Janu
ary, 1933 to December 1935. .
The Post reported that Germany
has set rearmament expenditures at
more than two billion dollars for this
year. The newspaper’s informers
maintain that this heavy prepared
ness burden can only be born by in
creased taxation.
Financial experts pointed out that
German taxes have already reached
the breaking point. They predict
that Chancellor Hitler must soon de
cide whether to abandon the arma
ment program or create a foreign di
version similar to Italy’s campaign
in Ethiopia. . . .
HOLD-UP FOILED
BY ALERT GUARD
TWO BANDITS DROPPED
BY CALM SHOOTING
OF INSPECTOR
LAWRENCE, Mass., June 25 (TP)
—Three men—two robbers and a
i bank truck guard—are in the Law
i rcnce General Hospital today suffer
ing from bullet wounds. Two oj the
. men, the robbers, are not expected
• to live. They were shot during an at
tempted hold up of a bank truck at
I the Lawrence railroad station this
i morning.
The bandits were shot by Inspector
,' James O’Brien when they tried to
> hold up the bank truck which had
• stopped at the railroad station to de
liver an unnamed amount of money.
. O’Brien had posted himself a short
; distance away and was buarding the
bank car. When the two bandits rush-
I towards the truck. O'Brien opened
\ They both dropped. One was
in the abdomen. The other was
In the spine. ,
> Ih? bank guard was less seriously
:, \ -U'.-’cd. He was accidentally shot
in the leg.
SAVANNAH. GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1936
COAST GUARD PLANE IS SPEEDING
TO RESCUE OF MEN ADRIFT AT SEA
CONDITIONS ACUTE
IN “WHEAT SHED”
AS CROPS WITHER
SECOND HEAT WAVE ON
HEELS OF INSECT
PLAGUE
CHICAGO, June 25 (TP)—Farm
ers throughout the middlewest re
ceived warnings today that an even
greater heat wave than the present
one is spreading over drought-strick
en plains.
Temperatures are expected to soar
above the 100-degree mark today in
all the plains states. Official forecasts
said no relief from the drought is in
sight. The U. S. Weather Bureau
announced this months is the second
driest June on record. The June of
1934 still holds its destructive record.
In Chicago, grain traders said al
most the entire wheat crop of North
Dakota faces destruction. At the same
time wheat farmers were gathering
in Bismarch, N. Dak., to hear Gover
nor Welford report «n the $50,000,000
federal drought relief program for
the northwest.
In Nebraska and lowa the. already
parched crops are in peril as swarms
of grassho/fers move across the
fields. Cattxemen are rushing their
livestock to the markets to escape
complete losses. Several railroads are
operating on special low rates to aid
in the emergency cattle shipments.
Plague Strikes
BEATRICE, Neb., June 25 (TP)
A black colud of grasshoppers is
sweeping high over the vast wheat
fields of eastern Nebraska today.
Millions of insects suddenly appear
ed out of the south and flew north
eastward over the state. Farmers said
the swarm was so thick that it com
pletely blotted out the sun.
The farm community of Hastings
was in a deep shadow for three hours
while the insects flew past. Crop ex
perts said thousands of birds attract
ed by the insects may help destroy
them and save the field crops.
South Gets Relief
ATLANTA, June 25 (TP)—sso,ooo,-
000 worth of scattered rains during
the past two days have broken the
back of the south’s greatest drought.
Agricultural experts figured today
that the rains are worth at least that
amount of money to harrassed farm
ers throughout I'ixie. Several sections
are still suffering, howeve -, from the
prolonged dry spell. But the greater
portions of the Carolinas, Tennessee,
Alaba and Northern Georgia have
been relieved.
At the same time, the farmers are
faced with staggering losses. A great
many of them are attempting to coax
withered stalks back to life. Others
are playing a long shot and replant
ing their crops. The fear is felt that
late yields of cotton will be subject
to attatk by the dreaded boll weevil.
And the late crops will face the pos
sibility of being killed before ripe
by early frosts. i
Estimates of crop losses in the
southeast widely vary—from 150 to
300 million dollars.
HAILE TO GENEVA
LONDON, June 25 (TP)—Ethio
pia's exiled Emperor. Haile Selassie,
will leave England today for the Lea
gue of Nations capital. The slender
little King without a country will
seek an audience with the league—
CONVENTION FLASHES
GLASS NO QUITTER
WASHINGTON, June 25 (TP).—
Pretty much incensed at some press
reports that he had bolted the Demo
cratic convention, the peppery Vir
ginia Senator Carter Glass headed
back to Philadelphia today.
The senator returned to Washing
ton from the convention Tuesday
night. He said then he was tired
and needed a rest.
“But,” he declared heatedly today
on leaving Washington, "any reports
that I bolted the convention are the
darndest nonsense. I merely ce.me
back to Washington to see about
some personal matters.”
Then Senator Glass, speaking for
himself and his coleague, Senator
Byrd, said—" We've said over and
over again that we ll be regular and
support the convention.”
WOMEN VICTORIOUS,
PHILADELPHIA, June 25 (TP)
Women leaders cheered one political
victory this morning and lobbied
energetically to get another. The first
came in an adopted resolution which
permit women to sit as alternates on
resolutions committee of the Demo
cratic national convention. Gov. Paul
McNutt of Indiana introduced th
SALEM, Mass., June 25 (TP)—A
coast guard amphibian “The Cano
pus,’’ roared out of the air base at
Salem today and headed for Nan
tucket Sound.
The giant plane is on the way to
assist in searching for two men re
ported adrift in a small sloop some
where in the sound. The patrol boat
“Faunce” and two motor lifeboats
from the Chatham, Mass., and the
Gay Head coast guard stations have
been searching the waters since last
night without success.
The men were first reported adrift
in a telephone message to the cutter
“Algonquin” from Oak Biuff, Mass
TRANSPORT LAW
WILL BE AIRED
BY I. C. C. SOON
AMERICAN AIRLINES ARE
CHARGED WITH TERRI
TORY INFRINGEMENT
WASHINGTON, June 25 (TP).—
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion today set July 13 for hearing on
a complaint charging the American
Airlines with illegal invasion of east
ern flying territory.
The complaint was filed by the
Eastern Airlines. It charges Ameri
can Airlines unjustly entered the
eastern area by establishing a route
between New York and Washington.
The complaining Eastern Airlines
operates over this route and holds
the Air mail contract.
ROOSEVELT BUSY
CLEARING DESK
SPENDS MOST OF TIME
PREPARING ACCEPT
ANCE SPEECH
WASHINGTON, June 25 (TP)
President Roosevelt took a deep
breath today and started thumbing
through the tall pile of bills on she
White House desk. Before lunch, he
had written “Franklin D. Roosevelt”
more than 50 times.
One of the measures thus approved
was the Anti-Strikebreakers Bill,
which makes it a felony to transport
from one state to another persons
employed to interfere with peaceful
picketing during labor troubles.
The President also signed the bill
authorizing the army to increase its
air force. The army will soon have
2,320 fighting planes.
After the wholesale signing, Presi
dent Roosevelt worked on his speech
of acceptance to be delivered in Phila
dlphia Saturday night. It will be a
short speech, according to the White
House, less than 2,000 words long.
BODY OF VICE CONSUL
SENT BACK TO POST
SINGAPORE. June 25 (TP).—The
body of Uncle Sam’s vice consul to
Singapore, William Dubois Thorne,
will be returned to his post today.
Thorne was on leave visiting an
American engineer in Sumatra when
he was killed in a boating accident.
The boat capsized and Thorne was
drowned in the Siak river. The en
gineer, Austin Penney, was rescued.
Thorne's home was in Jamesburg,
New Jersey.
motion and it was passed without de
bate.
Chairman Mary Dewson of the
women’s division of the Democratic
national committee was credited with
engineering the group. Some say the
victory will bring her the vice chair
manship of the national committee
itself. The wideawake woman Demo
crats cheered Miss Dc’wson and began
to lobby for an equal righty plank in
the 1936 Democratic platform.
FEUD SMOOTHED OVER
PHILADELPHIA June 25 (TP)
The feud between the rival Minnesota
delegations ab the Democratic na
tional convention was smoothed over
in the early hours of today by Na
tional Chairman Jim Farley.
That removed the possibility that
one of th? waring Minnesota groups
might walk out of the convention
and spoil its harmony. The Ryan and
Moonan faction finally agreed to sit
with the wolfe faction, each delegate
holding one-half a vote. Previously,
the Ryan and Moonan group had re
jected the idea of lettmg both dele
gations take their seats—out they
'greed when they were given the
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WHOOPING IT UP FOR F. D. R.
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Two San Antonio, Texas, visitors whoop it up for President
Roosevelt as they “ride to victory” at convention.
HARMONY REIGNS SUPREME
FEW MINOR QUARRELS THAT THREATENED VARIOUS
CONVENTION COMMITTEES HAVE FIZZLED AND DIED.
PHILADELPHIA, June 25 (TP).—
The third day of the Democratic na
tional convention finds harmony
reigning triumphant.
The few minor quarrels that
threatened to break out in the vari
ous committees have fizzled and
died. For a time it was feared that
one of the two rival Minnesota dele
gations might bolt the convention,
but its feud with a rival delegation
was smoothed over during the night.
The platform is virtually complet
ed just as President Roosevelt want
ed it. Until 4:40 o’clock this morn
ing the subcommittee in charge of
Senator Robert Wagner worked on
it. Then Senator Wagner called
President Roosevelt and read the
finished product to hm over the
phone. Wagner told the president
AUSTRIA OFFERS
OLIVE BRANCH TO
HEAD OF NAZIS
PEACE PACT WITH GER
MANY REPORTED AS
IN THE OFFING
BERLIN, June 25 (TP)—A definite .
attempt by Austria to patch up her
differences with Germany was re
ported underway today.
Unofficial sources In Berlin said
that Chancellor Schuschnigg of Aus
tria had sent a four-point memoran
dum to Germany with the demand
that Chancellor Hitler clarify his at
titude towards Austria.
Reportedly, Austria seeks a pledge
that she will be allowed to steer her
own ship of state without interfer
ence from the Nazis. The memoran
dum is said to demand recognition
of Austria’s complete independence
and her right to restore the Haps
burg monarchy if she so desires. The
document also asks Germany to dis
own all Nazi movements within Aus- i
tria.
German diplomats declined to at- I
firm or deny the existence of the I
Austrian note.
BORAH’S OPPONENT HAS
SUPPORT OF TOWNSEND
BOISE). Idaho, June 25 (TP) —The
man o pposing Senator William
Borah's renomination to the senate
has the endorsement of Dr. Francis
Townsend today.
The Idaho senator's opponent is
Byron Defcnbach. one-time Republic
an state treasurer. Defenbach is de
termined to take the place In the
senate which Borah has held for 30
years.
His announcement that he favored
the Townsend pension plan brought
an immediate reply from Dr. Town
send h'mself. Townsend told his
Idaho organization to back Defen
bach at the polls. (
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that no trouble whatever had arisen
over the platform. It will be present
ed for the main committee's approval
shortly, and will be read to the con
vention at tonight’s session.
That is the most important piece
of business today. The only other
important job the Democrats will
tackle today is abolishing the two
thirds rule. Five Southern states
have put up strong opposition to this
proposal, but all realize that it will
get overwhelming approval by the
convention.
The day dawned bright and clear
in Philadelphia, indicating a big
crowd for famous Mummer's pa
rade and Mardi Gras tonight. The
business of renominating the presi
dent and vice president will not get
under way until tomorrow night and
Saturday morning.
ELECTION IS TO AID
NATION’S BUSINESS
LEHMAN PREDICTS NO
SLUMP IS TO RESULT
FROM CAMPAIGN
PHILADELPHIA, June 25 (TP)
When the country goes about the
serious task of electing a President,
busines in general usually suffers.
But that's not going to happen this
year, according to Gov. Lehman of
New York.
Lehman emphasized today that bus
iness for the balance of 1936 appears
promising. He said no reason exists
for anticipating a slump in the pace
while Messrs. Landon and Roosevelt
are fighting it out this summer.
Gov. Lehman is still unwilling to
talk about his plans for next year. A
few weeks ago he announced he would
not seek reelection. Recently, reports
that he would yield to demands of
Democraic leaders and head the state
ticket again have been widespread.
G. 0. P. MOVE GIVES
CURLEY A REST
BOSTON, June 25 (TP)—Republi
can opponents of Governor Curley
sent the state legislature into a sur
prise recess today and gave Curley a
chance to visit the Democratic Na
tional Convention.
The Bay State lawmakers had
wrangled through an all-night ses
sion, but.succeeded in passing several
measures backed by the Democratic
governor. Republican members made
a quick move for recess early this
morning and the motion carried des
pite att mpets of the Democrats to
muster forces and hold on. The leg
islature recessed until Monday.
Governor Curley will leave for the
Philadelphia convention this after-
I noon.
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NOT EXPECTED PLANK
PHILADELPHIA, June 25
(TP).—The Democratic party
will make the Supreme Court
the big issue of its 1936 cam
paign. That conclusion grew
big as a house today from thf
strategy under way in Phila
delphia at the Democratic Na
tionat Convention. One aftei
another, the speakers ha v (
turned their guns on the court
Today, when the platform em
erges, it‘ will pass lightly ovei
the constitutional and Suprenw
Court issue—but only for the
purposes of strategy. The Demo
crats do not wish to urge a con
stitutional amendment in their
platform. In their campaign
speeches they will use it as th<
focal point of their assault or
the court which has nullified
the most important acts of the
Roosevelt administration.
These tactics are believed to havi
been dictated by President Roosevelt
hirtiself. During his campaign tour.-
of the nation this fall, he is expect
ed to work the issue up to a climax.
Robinson Hits Court
The second consecutive attack on
the court was made last night by
Senator Joseph T. Robinson.
“We recognize the decisions of the
court, and we abide by them,” said
Robinson. “Nevertheless, we do not
regard the court above and beyond
those factors which naturally influ
ence the minds of human beings.”
While the platform to be announo
cd today will sidestep the constitu
tional amendment issue, it will lean
decidedly to the left in such matters
as labor legislation and social secur
ity. The other proposals, such as
the monetary, tariff and foreign af
fairs planks, win represent little or
no change from tiie present policies
of the administration.
The platform builders worked un
til 4:40 o’clock this morning behind
the closed doors of their hotel room,
with Senator Wagner of New York in
charge. V7*:en they emerged, Wag
ner said there had been no trouble
and no quarreling over any of the
planks. The delegates appeared to
have followed the suggestions of Mr.
Roosevelt faithfully the only question
that arose during the eight-hour
overnight session was how strongly or
how weakly some of the planks
should be worded.
It was probably the most secretive
session on the platform that the
Democrats had held in convention
for many years. The dozen men on
the drafting subcommittee were
bound by pledges 6f silence. That
was because party leaders didn't
want it known which of the presi
dent's suggestions had aroused the
most discussion.
The platform will be ready for the
convention tonight.
VV4* T WIUgUV,
TOWNSEND HOPES!
PENSION LEADER MAY
NOMINATE CANDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENT
r
PHILADELPHIA, June 25 (T)—
The founder of the old age pension
clubs, Dr. Francis Townsend, said to
cay that his group may nominate a
i candidate for President at its Cleve
i land convention.
The Townscndites w’ere expected to
indorse the candidacy of the union
party leader, Congressman Lemkb.
“We will talk over the union party’s
program in July,” Townsend said, "but
the Townsend Clubs may nominate
a man of their own.”
He said the Tbwnsendites would be
able to register their candidate in at
least thirty states after the Cleve
land session, which opens July 15th.
Townsend was bitter against Con
gressman Schwellenbach of Washing
ton for his failure to go before the
Democratic resolutions committee
with a request that the old ag? pen
sion plan be included in the Demo
cratic platform. The Washington
state delegation had endorsed the
plan in caucus. --
"Schwellenbach will b? sorry.”
Townsend said, "when he sees what
happens to him in the November
election.”