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WEATHER aai Warmer; Probable Shower* Tomorrow MARKETS Stocks are Lower; Cotton Up; Wheat Down VOLUME 2—NUMBER 153 ROOSEVELT TO BE NOMINATED BY ACCLAIM Platform Echoes Ambitions Os President NEW DEAL USED PLANK NUCLEUS BY DEMOCRATS PLATFORM EMPHASIZES SOUND CURRENCY TO CONTINUE PHILADELPHIA, June 26 (TP) The Democratic party has given the signal for full speed ahead! The 1936 platform adopted at its national convention in Philadelphia last night is the most militant ap proved by the party in power since the colonial fathers revolted against England in 1776. The philosophy of the New Deal dominates the platform from the opening paragrpah to the last. Brief ly, the Democratic party declares that if it is given four more years In power, it will march towards the same objectives it has tried for dur ing the current administration. Echoes of President The Democratic platform echoes with phrases coined by President Roosevelt. In the very first plank promising protection to the home and family—the Democrat classify what they call “malefactors of great wealth who defraud and exploit the people’’ —with kidnapers and bandits. Six months ago President Roosevelt ended his first big speech of the year with the phrase: “We shall not retreat!” the Democratic platform of fered the nation today is the full embodiment of that idea. The admin istration does not back down from its announced intentions in a single im portant issue. Unemployment relief will be continued under federal super vision, until private industry has ab sorbed; those oub of work. The cur recncy is to be kept stabilized, but there is no mention of a possible re turn to the gold standard, not men tion of international stabilization. As if in answer to the Republicans and the conservative wing of their, own party ,the Democrats proclaim' “We have the soundest currency in the world today!” The party pledges itself to achieve its aims within the constitution. In making this promise, however, it de clares thab there is need of a new definition of the respective powers of state and federal government. Want New Interpretation What the Democrats believe neces sary is a new interpretation rather than a change in the constitution it self. But they declare that they will not boggle at amending it if amend ing is necessary to regulate commerce and safeguard economic security. In on? important respect the ad ministration indicates it has felt the sharp attack of critics. That is in the matter of civil service. The plat form pledges the extension of the merit system to all federal job holders who do not decide matters of policy. Cheers came from the National League of Women Voters, which has led a fight against the spoils system. In other respects, the Democrats plan to forge ahead on the course they have already charted. Farmers will continue to receive benefit pay ments for soli conservation. Th? gov ernment will continue the develop ment of cheap electric power. In for eign affairs, it will play the role of the “good nrtghbor.” It will pursue a general ncutraltiy policy. The admin istration believes In taking the profits out of war. It will go ahead with re ciprocal tariffs but will try to pro tect both farmers and manufacturers from unfair foreign, competition. It promises to balance the budget at the “earliest possible moment.” Wibh these claims and the Democratic party—with Franklin D. Roosevelt at the helm—will ask the American peo ple for another four years term to complete the work it has started. The text of the platform follows: • We hold this truth to be self-evi dent —that the test of a representa tive government Is its ability to pro mote the safety and happiness of the people. "We hold this truth to be self-evi dent —that twelve years of Republican leadership left our nation sorely ttrlcken in body, mind and spirit: and that three years of Democratic lead ership have put it back on the road to restored health and prosperity. "We hold this truth to be self-evi dent —that twelve years of Republl ean surrender to the dictatorship of i privileged few have been supplant td by a Democratic leadership which has returned the people themselves io the places of authority, and has re vived in them new faith and restored lhe hope which they had almost lost. “We hold this truth to be self evi lent—that this three year recovery in ill the basic values of life and the « establishment of the American way »f living has been brought about by humanizing the policies of the federal government as they affect the per sonal. financial, industrial and agri cultural well-being of the American people. “We hold this truth to be self-evi dent —that government in a modern (CONTINUED ON PAGE 7) tij (Bits PHONE 6183 A TRAGEDY OF THE SEA it [ i HLA ? s w. \ * v ’■ Sr ▲ > I Conflicting wireless messages from the army transport Chat- j eau Thierry shed little light on the tragic deaths of Captain | 1 Lindsay M. Bawsel (left), army flier, and his three children. One story tells of the father giving his life in an effort to save ! the three children, swept overboard in a storm. The other pic- j tured the father, in a moment of derangement, leaping into the sea with the three children in his arms. ,At right, from the top, are Virginia, Lindsay, and Robert Charles Bawsel. FRENCH STRIKE ENDED ANEW \ SAILORS AGAIN WIN POINTS WHEN PAY FOR LOST TIME IS GRANTED BY OWNERS. MARCEILLES, France, June 26 (TP) —The general strike of French seamen in the Port of Marseilles was called off today for the second time. Maritime officials announced that the 9,000 striking sailors would go back to work at once. More than 50 were tied up by the walkout of the sailors. The sailors first struck for a• 40 hour week. When that was granted they struck again to win pay for £he time they spent on strike—and to get a ‘ ’ .] BEAR MAULS MAN PORTSMOUTH, Ohid, June 26 (TP). —A seriously injured man j dragged himself half a mile to his home today and told a strange tale of being attacked by a huge black bear. The victim, Milton Webb of Ot way, was gathering herbs on the banks of a small creek 18 miles west of Portsmouth. Suddenly, he heard a crashing noise in the bushes and the next thing a big black bear came lumbering to ward him. The bear attacked Webb, inflicting serious injuries. Authorities believe the vicious animal escaped from the nearby Roosevelt game preserve. LEMKE PREDICTS WINNING BATTLE THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE OPTIMISTIC OVER CHANCES DETROIT, June 26 (TP)—Rep. William Lemke of North Dakota an nounced today that he will lead the Union party to a clean sweep at the November elections. The third party’s presidential can didate emerged from a conference with the Detroit radio priest, Father Coughlin. Lemka expressed some highly optimistic views of the future. He said he would carry all of New England, Ohio, Pennsylvania and most of the west. The Union party leader frankly ad mitted that he is seeking the support j of the farmers’ union. Dr. Francis I Townsend's old ag? pension group, and the farmer labor party. Both ' he and Father Coughlin remarked, however, that they have mace no I overtures to the Townsend forces. guarantee that strikers would not be discharged. • The ship owners bent to their demands in order to free their vessels from the strikers’ hands. Today red • flags were lowered from the mastheads of the French ships and the tricolor again ran up the halyards. At Paris, government officials sigh ed with relief. They said the ranks of the strikers throughout the country have new been reduced to some 156,- 000. Three weeks ago 1,000,000 men were out. . THUNDER RUMBLE IS FALSE ALARM TO DROUGHT AREA CONDITIONS BECOMING IN CREASINGLY ACUTE IN MIDWEST CHICAGO, June 26 (TP)—The rumble of thunder was only a false hope today to drought-stricken farm ers throughout the middlewest. Black clouds rolled across the parched central plains, but weathec forecasters said very little rain was in sight. Chicago crop experts place the damage already inflicted on the midwestern farm belt conservatively at $10,000,000. Kansas and the northwest, in addi tion to being scorched by the heat, are overrun by grassoppers and other destructive insects. The second worst drought on record is causing prices to scar on many of the nation’s markets. Wheat is selling at 10 cents a bushel over its price on the same day last month. Corn prices increased six cents in the same period. Seared pas turage on dairy farms forced butter prices up to the highest peak since 1930. Livestock prices are rising even though farmers are shipping* their cattle into markets as fast as they can. Dealers said much of the live stock is of poor quality due to weeks of insufficient feeding. CONVICT FACES CHARGES MbALESTER, Okla., June 26 (TP) ! —prosecutilng attorney prepared j murder charges today against Roy Glasby, a convict at the Oklahoma : State Prison. The 24-year-old prisoner stabbed his cell mate, William Barfield, during i an argument over a 25-cent debt. Both men were convicted robbers. SAVANNAH, GA.. FRIDAY. JUNE 26. 1936 BLACK EYES COLOR CONVENTION FREE-FOR-ALL ENLIVENS SESSION WHEN FRIENDS OF AL SMITH START FUTILE RALLY FOR HIM. PHILADELPHIA, June 26 (TP).—I The week’s most exciting Democratic | convention session—the platform ses sion—is the subject of buzzing table conversations today. For the first time since the con vention met, some of the old spirit that made Democratic conventions slam-bang affair in other years came back to life. High Spirits Prevail Everybody in the packed conven tion hall was in high spirits. High cheers kept up a constant thunder and banner's moved back and forth in ceaseless waves. There was even a fist fight to pep up the proceedings. That happened when a group of men, bearing ban ners which said: "Give us Al Smith,” marched into the balconies. Ardent New Dealers went into action with a rush. Fists flew. The Smith ban ners were torn to shreds. Convention hall cops used strong-arm tactics to part the battlers and the Smith sym- CO-OPERATION IS DEMOCRACY’S NEED CLAIMS WALLACE HEAD OF AGRICULTURE PLEADS FOR CLOSER ALLIANCE NEW YORK, June 26 (TP)—Sec retary of Agriculture declar- ed today that coopera w au and still more cooperation—is the only thing that can save democracy in the Unit ed States. i Wallace, writing in Scribner’s Mag- July, tells about the co s operative movement in an article call ed “The Search for the American ( Way.” The Secretary thinks that consum ers’ and producers’ cooperatives will eventually play a large part in Amer ican life. The development of the gen uine cooperative idea to the limit, Wallace says, is the only way democ racy can survive the logical onslaught of the dictator-state aspects of com munism and fascism. Wallace’s article touches on the Supreme Court rejection of the AAA set-up. The Secretary says that the court in its decision chose to inter pret the constitution in the “light of a handicraft age.” juryHconslders DRUKMAN CASE ALLEGED CONSPIRACY IN LAST STAGES OF TRIAL BROOKLYN, N. Y„ June 26 (TP) -T|i* Drukman consipracy case goes to the jury today. The five de fendants charged with attempted ob struction of justice in the probe of Samuel Drukman’s murder may know their fate by nightfall. Drukman was murdered more than two years ago in a Brooklyn garage. Three men were arrested, questioned and dismissed by the examining grand jury. Special Prosec Jjr Todd took over the case, got a new grand jury, returned indictments and sent the same three men to prison for Druk man’s murder. The men on trial to day are charged with bribery and con spiracy to prevent those three men ever coming to trial. CONVENTION FLASHES THINKS NEW DEAL O.K. PHILADELPHIA, June 26 (TP).— ] A woman from the heart of the farming country thinks the New Deal! has done all right by the farmer and farmers’ wives. She is Mrs. Anna Aleson, director of the emergency re lief council in Minnesota. This morn- i ing she addressed the third woman’s ‘ breakfast held by Democratic wom en in Philadelphia. The electrification of rural comma- i nities in the farm belt has done as' much for farm women as any other New Deal project, she said. Instead of being doomed to a life of drudgery the farmer’s wife can now look for , ward to some leisure. The New Deal was also credited with saving the homes and property of thousands of farmers. In Minne-1 sota alone, the speaker declared, the Farm Credit Administration lowered the debt of farmers 16 per cent. WOMEN SATISFIED PHILADELPHIA, June 26 (TP).— Democratic women leaders rallied warmly to the party platform today •with chirrups of satisfaction. Congresswoman Caroline O’Day of New York was tickled pink. She said ■ I pathizers were hustled outside. Later, Pennsylvania’s Democratic Chairman Lawrence told the conven tion that the Smith demonstrators were Republicans from Philadelphia’s south side. He said the invasion was carefully pre-arranged—even to the movie cameras which were ready to take pictures of the fracas. Smith’s Name Boed Senator Clark, chairman of the rules committee, referred to the Smith placard-bearers as “paid hood lums.” Clark was first to mention Al Smith by name in the convention hall. A hurricane of booing greeted the mention of the man who was once the idol of the Democratic party. Clark drew boos his own way a few minutes later when he reported his committee’s decision to scrap the old two-thirds majority rule. Chairman Robinson declared the rules commit tee motion passed over a storm of protest from Southern delegates. I ARAB UPRISING GAINS RECRUITS IN PALESTINE BEDOUINS MASS FORCES FOR CONCERTED AT TACKS ON JEWS LONDON, June 26 (TP)—A mass uprising of Arab nationalists in Trans jordania was reported underway to day. Transjordamia, which is a neighbor ing state of Palestine, is held by Great Britain under a League of Na tions mandate. The London New Chronicle reported today that 60-.000 armed bedouins were massed in Transjordania and read}’ to cross „ the Jordan river to help the Arabs fight in Palestine. The sensational report of the upris ing was not confirmed by the British colonial office, but high authorities stated that they were ready for any emergency. The Bedouins have been traditionally cool to the Palestine Arabs, although they are united in their determination to resist the Jew ish colonization of the near east. British officials understand that 200 sheiks in Transjordania are meeting to decide whether to join the Arab revolt now under suppression in Pales tine. Regardless of their decision it is feared these shrikt and their leader, , the Emir Abduhah. might be unable i to restrain their hot-blooded followers. SPAIOORBIDS LANDING OF GUNS ENGLISH MUNITION RUN NER IS HALTED AT PORT OF CADIZ MADRID, June 26 (TP).—The Spanish government forbid a British , vessel to land machine guns at the port of Cadiz today. The vessel. Santa Maria, steamed into port with 11 cases of machine guns in her holds destined for an un due losed party. The port inspector immediately advised the Madrid gov ernment of the shipment. The gov ernment denied knowledge of any de livery of machine guns. Cadiz offi cials suspected that the guns were destined for Spanish revolutionaries. the peace plank is first rate and that | i the social security provisions mean a lot to women. Chairman Mary Dew son of the women’s division of the Democratic national committee summed up. Said she:—“The whole platform embodies what we women J i are trying to do, hoping for. I think j the platform is a perfectly superb ' expression of the whole policy of the i Democratic party.” HITS AT ONE PLANK PHILADELPHIA, June 26 (TP) The director of the National League . for Women Voters, Mrs. Larue Brown thinks the Democratic platform did not go far enough- on its civil serv- I ice plank. She said today that fail- ■ ure of the platform to pledge repeal ■ of .section 213 of the 1932 economy act was a great disappointment. Until this section is repealed said ZMrs. Brown, "the federal civil serv- 1 ice will not offer equal opportunity for all qualified persons.” The Women’s League interprets I this year's plank to mean that all I postmasters, deputy collectors of in- [ ternal revenue. U. S. marshals and ; other positions will be civil service | jobs. These have long been patron-1 | age positions. PHONE 6183 PARTY’S CHOICE AGAIN IBF i lltllw WRBHI 1 r . . PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT SELASSIE BEFORE LEAGUE TODAY DEPOSED RULER OF ETHIOPIA WINS LION’S SHARE OF ATTENTION IN ARRIVAL AT GENEVA PLEAD CAUSE. ■I ■ _ GENEVA, June 26 (TP)—The de posed ruler of Ethiopia, Emperor Haile Selassie, won the lion’s share of attention today when he arrived at Geneva for the crucial League of Nations sessions. Britain’s Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and the French Foreign Min ister Delbos slipped in the city of international peace almost unnoticed. But thousands of people were on hand to cheer Selassie and wish him luck in his appeal for help, from the ‘GENE’ AND ‘DICK’ PROMPTLY DENY ALLEGED ‘TRADE’ ARCH POLITICAL ENEMIES RE AFFIRM POSITIONS (Special To The Times) ATLANTA, June 26.—Persistant rumors here of a deal "between Sen ator Richard Russell and Governor Talmadge were denied today by the senator from his home in Winder and by the governor’s office. Rumors to the effect that Talmadg? would back Russell for re-election and would in turn receive the senator’s support *for a third term as gover nor were termed “absolutely unfound ed” by Mrs. Eva Drew, secretary to the governor and by Senator Russell. Two indicants strengthened the rumors. One was a causus of Tal madge followers Wednesday. The i other was the fa£t that Senator Rus sell returned to his home at Winder from Philadelphia where he was to ; have seconded the nomination of I President Roosevelt. Senator Russell today reaffirmed his allegiance to the president, and said he had not >x.irned to Philadel phia because he felt the president did j not need his help. The senator came home to be with . his brother Robert Russell, injured in ; an automobile accident. VETERAN LOSES IN WPA FIGHT INJUNCTION RULED NEGA TIVE IN FEDERAL COURT WASHINGTON, June 26 (TP) The federal court for the District of Columbia today threw out an injunc tion suit which WPA authorities said would have tied up their works pro gram on a national scale. Justice Gordon dismissed an action brought by the Philadelphia >* r vet eran, Benjamin Sprang, who asked that the government be compelled to give veterans, their wives and widows preference on all works relief jobs. • league. Selassie was accompanied by r Prince Kassa, the Ethiopian comman -5 der of the northern front in the late war. An even more famous Ethiopian 1 chieftain. Prince Nasibu, also arrived f from Jerusalem. The league council of 14 nations is ’ meeting today. Interest In this ses- • sion is far overshadowed by the open t ing of the league assembly next week. ' It is expected that the council will > recommend all decisions on lifting i sanctions against Italy to the full ? league assembly. • STILL PAYING! SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 26 (TP) —A negro bootblack nam -1 ; cd Sammy Hills is going to be busy I rtith the brushes and polishing I rags for the next few months. ; , When he gets through, he won’t have a cent to show for it. It’s all Joe Louis’ fault, or- maybe Sammy blames it on Max Schmel ing. You see, Sammy went down heavily on the fight last week, only instead of betting money he j bet his customers shoe shines. In some cases he quoted odds as high as 30 to 1 on Louis to beat the German heavyweight. Now Sam my owes just 3,800 shines to citi zens of San Francisco. Sammy savs he knows now who Louis Armstrong, the colored band leader, is thinking of when he sings his famous song, "Shoe Shine Boy, You Shine Shoes Ail Day.” Sammy wants to add anoth er line to the ditty. It is, “And You Never Get No Pay!!!’* HAPPY LANDINGS! PERSISTENCY WINS BRIDE FOR CLARENCE CHAM BERLAIN FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine, Jun» ;26 (TP).—Twenty-four hours after Clarence Chamberlain s fiance had | accepted his 101st marriage proposal, j they told it to a minister today. The noted transatlantic flier and I Miss Louise Ashby were wed early I this morning at the bride’s home in 1 Fort Fairfield. The ceremony was attended by relatives and members of Miss Ashby’s immediate family. She is the daughter of State Senator George F. Ashby of New Jersey. Chamberlain flew to the Ashby home from New Jersey Wednesday. He proposed Wednesday night for the 101th time— and Miss Ashby accept ed him. Chamberlain is in the Pine Tree state completing arrangements for his proposed substratosphere flight to Paris during July. He is said to be trying to Induce Miss Ashby to ac- ; company him on the transatlantic hop as a sort of novel honeymoon I 1 trip. WEEK DAY* PAY NO MOM Published ev«gr dap M oepting Saturday!. lift cent* per copy Sunday*. Delivered to your horn* fifteen cents per week. TRANSRADIO PRESS President’s Name Stirs Stampede PLACED IN NOMINATION BY JUDGE MACK, NEIGH BOR AND FRIEND PHILADELPHIA, June 26 (TP). President Roosevelt’s name was placed in nomination today. An old friend and neighbor of the President, Judge John Mack, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., offered the President’s name to the Democratic National Con vention. The nomination started a wild stampede with horns, band music and a pipe organ adding to the din. Mack said: “I give you as your candidate for President, not a citizen of one state, but a son of all the forty-eight states—Franklin D. Roosevelt.” AWAIT F. D. R PHILADELPHIA, June 26 (TP) —Tomorrow, Saturday, has been proclaimed “President Roosevelt Day” in Philadelphia. The official proclamation was is sued in honor of the President’s appearance to accept the Demo cratic nomination in a giant open air celebration at the University of Pennsylvania Stadium. The elderly judge’s last words sent thousanArtrf-wiroop ing delegates surging through the hall. Judge Mack sketched the president’s political career from the time Mr. Roosevelt became a state senator in New York. “We were raised as boys in adjoin ing towns,” the judge said. “But we have different horizons. My horizon was the Hudson valley—his the uni verse.” Tells of Rise He told how the president rose from the New York senate to become the Democratic vice presidential nominee In 1920. He mentioned a serious illness which kept Mr. Roose velt from public life for several years. Judge Mack said: — “All • the suffering through which he has gone has broadened his heart, has given him a greater capacity for sympathy and understanding of hu man needs.” The judge maintained that the end of the Hoover administration found the country in grave economic dis tress. President Roosevelt, he said, has brought the country back to health. “Our faces are toward progress.” he said. “We shall not turn back in this conflict between humanity and greed.” President Roosevelt told newsmen in Washington today, that he isn’t going to comment on the Democratic party platform until he makes his acceptance speech in Philadelphia to morrow night. The chief executive has’ almost finished work on the speech which he will make at Franklin Field Phil adelphia. Besides the speech, Mr. Roosevelt said laughingly, he has been signing bills in three shifts. There are still 100 measures or more to be disposed of before his White House desk is clear. Among them are the Walsh-Healy bill on govern ment contracts and the ship subsidy measure. The president said he will go to Hyde Park N. Y„ directly after his acceptance speech. He will stay at the New York estate until Monday. Earle Busy Man Elaborate plans are taking shape at the Democratic national conven tion to keep Pensylvania in the Democratic column in November. The state’s governor, George Earle, started the campaign off with a wild demonstration of enthusiasm in his speech Tuesday night. Party leaders have taken care that the fire of that demonstration be kept alive. The governor announced that he would stump every county in the Keystone state for President Roosevelt. Earle’s popularity with the conven tion throngs has increased day by day He is expected to exert a pow n^rence in the campaign. The state’s Democratic leaders an nounced today that Mr. Roosevelt will in Pennsylvania at le?st stX? l S ng ? he car *P ai S n - United States Senator Joseph Guffey who has championed labor legislation will hiS blt ‘ Guffey’s popularity with workers in the western part of u. enns Z vanil “ counted on to d«- llver the Democrats a huge volt.