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VOLUME 30
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1932
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NUMBER 258
Bourbons Swing Toward New York Governor
; 600M STARTS
ASLOUISIANA
IS VOTED IN
TV.'' ' T ': T"l
nuey Mg j-reiegauuii,
Backine Roosevelt,
Is Successful.
MINNESOTA GROUP
ALSO ADMITTED
'Strong Popularity of New
Yorker Seen in Opening
Actions of Bourbon
Delegates.
,
4 , ... LATE FLASH
..CHICAGO 1- Walsh elected
convention chairman. -
By Leslie J. Smith
. (Associated Press Sta Writer)
. CKCCAOO. June 28 OT Following
their announced - program of going
down the line for Franklin D. Roose
velt, the Oregon delegation to the
Dempcratlo ' national . convention
agreed today to vote for the major
ity report on all contests brought to
the. floor from the credentials com
mittee. - The delegation held to Its agrement
with ten "no" votes on the minority
report ' which -would have unseated
Huoy Long and his followers.
W. H. Dalrymple voted favorably
In' the rules committee meeting on
retaining the two-thirds rule at this
session. His action was 'approved by
the rest of. the Oregon delegation. .
, . Carl Donaugh and H. J. Stllllngs to
day, presented to Governor Roosevelt
through. his son, James Roosevelt, a
soulptured. -silver . donkey on behalf
of Oregon democracy and the Roose-
.velt club.'.' ." ''
d. Y. Horry, announced a meeting
-wouldbe held'WMneBtfay by delegates
from the western stateB tor the pur
pose of effecting a. permanent organ
ization of a western' political and eco
nomic eyalitlon under the .Democratic
banner. . ' -
' CHICAGO STADIUM, June 28 OT
The Roosevelt, delegation fromllnne
sota was seated by a majority vote to
day in the Democratic national con
vention. ....
(Continued on Page Four)
Mcdonald and
gaily named
as delegates
. D. li; Gaily and. Wesley McDonald
i were -elected, as delegates to attend
y the grand lodge of the Knights of
( Pythias to be held In Portland in
I October last .night when they gath
r ered for the last 'meeting before the
slimmer .vacation. The meeting was
i openea witn a pot iuck supper at
T o'clock. The committee in charge,
I - a group -of Pythian sisters, included
7 Mrs.. James Oneal. Mrs. D. L. Gaily
' and-Mrs. Ray- Buell, asstBted by a
committee ox Knights.
' . The pot luck supper Is an annual
event.
' After, the business meeting an in
! tereatlng musical program, prepared
Ky Mrs,. James Qulnland, was pre-
V seated and included a violin solo by
MlsS Williams; reading by Mrs. Gra-
I ham;, vocal solo by Miss Williams;
i planologue, by: Miss Van Houten;
( vocal solo by Mrs. Qulnland; and
J piano solo by Mrs. Hall. .
I ..The next regular meeting will be
I aeld Monday, Sept. 12.
Pair Bound Over
To Grand Jury
O. R. Woods and O. W. Woods, of
tot Lake, charged with larceny of a
Ument mixer, an engine and bed
inens to the amount of 65, waived
;rellmlnary hearing before Judge L.
'enham In the court of the justice
the peace yesterday afternoon, and
re bound over to await the action
the grand Jury. Bond wag set at
i TO- ' '
1 WEATHER FORECAST
lm ' Oregon: Fog on the coast
t and fair in the Interior to
( night and Wednesday: no
, , change In temperature; mod
. erate northwest winds off
) shore.
, WEATHKR TODAY '
41
.7 a. m 70 above.
. Minimum: 67 above.
Condition: Clear.
s;'
o' WFATHER YESTERDAY
a.t. Maximum 02, minimum 68
n.above. -
Mc Condition: Clear.
t WEATHER Jl'NE 28, IDS!
di Maximum 71, minimum 40
jm bove. ,
in1 Condition: Cloudy,
It
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Scouts To Hold
Honor Court At
Pine Cone Camp
Will Present Merit Badges
1 o Boys in Ceremony
Which Parents Will
Witness.
A court of honor will be held to
morrow evening and several Boy
Scouto are expected to have com
pleted the requirements for ' merit
badges, It was announced today. The
court wilt follow a picnic at which
Troop III, of the Methodist church,
is entertaining their parents and oth
er scouts who wish to attend at 6:30
at Pine Cone.
Since directors of the board of re
views were unable to meet tonight to
pass on the merit badges, they will
have a session just preceding the
court of honor tomorrow, about 7:30
and those who expect to receive the
badges will present their require
ments. Plans for the summer camp to open
(Continued on Pago Eight)
Hearst Suggests
New Progressive
Democratic Party
NEW YORK, June 28 (ff) William
Randolph Hearst, publisher, in re
sponse to a question asked by the
Brooklyn Eagle, today ' said "this
might be an Ideal time to start the
pregressive Democratic party."
The question was: Would you sup
port Roosevelt, Baker, or Ritchie If
nominated?
Hearst made the following reply:
I will support any genuine Demo
crat but I will not support any candi
date of Wall street and the Interna
tional bankers nominated to perpetu
ate the Hoover policies and make the
Interests of the United States sub
servient to the Interests of foreign
countries.
"If the public wants the Hoover
policies, they should elect Hoover.
"If they do not want Hoover pol
icies they should have an opportunity
to nrotest them) even if a new nartv
hWB 'to be started to give them, that'
opportunity. .This might be an ideal
time to start the progressive Demo
cratic party, with leaders who have
at this critical time enough Intelli
gence to be progressive; enough cour
age to be Democratic and- enough
patriotism to be devotedly American."
KENTON, Ohio, June 28 JPl C. E.
Wharton, president of the federated
farm clubs of America, said here to
day his organization would project a
third candidate Into the presidential
field If the Democrats fall to nom
inate Governor Roosevelt of New
York, .
: "No candidate except Roosevelt will
be acceptable to the six million mem
bers of the federated farm! clubs of
America," he said, adding that all
those opposed to the New York gov
ernor are "Wall street candidates"
and "If anyone of them is nominated
a third candidate will be a certainty."
If Roosevelt Is hot nominated,
Wharton said,- ho would Issue a call
to all progressives of the nation, espe
cially to members of the farm clubs,
to meet In convention at Cleveland
July 9, In conjunction with the league
for independent political action to
name a third candidate for the presi
dency. Company E Due In
La Grande Tomorrow
After attending the annual en
campment at Camp Clatsop and es
tablishing an enviable record, Com
pany E, 186th infantry, Oregon na
tional guard, will return to La Grande
tomorrow. The exact time of their
arrival has not been announced by
the railway agent here.
Three officers. Captain Walter A.
Bean, Lieutenants Jesse V. Andrews
and W. M. Heughan, and 60 enlisted
men are expected to return.
CAMP CLATSOP, Ore., June 28 (P)
-The annual encampment of the
Oregon national guard came to an
end today.
Virtually every tent was taken down
and the guardsmen had only pup
tents for protection the last night.
However, the Okies were clear and
the weather fairly warm.
Fire Destroys f
Ashland Resort
MED FORD, Ore., June 28 W)
Jackson Hot Springs resort near Ash
lanu was completely destroyed last
night by fire of undetermined ori
gin. The loss, estimated by owners
at $25,000, was partially covered by
Insurance,
No one was Injured but five per
sons lost their clothes, the fire
reading so rapidly they did not
have time to save them.
Weather Stays At
Mark of 92 Above
Despite predictions that yesterday's
heat would surpass Sunday's, 82 above
was again the official reading at
the city building. More heat was
promised again this morning at 7
a. m. when the reading was 71 above.
Last night, however, was pleasant
and fairly cool.
ROOSEVELT
WINS FIRST
VOTE TESTS
First Eun of the Tide is
Favorable To The
New Yorker.
LOUISIANA SEATING
IS SIGNAL VICTORY
Governor's Backers Con
fident Walsh of Mon
tana Will. Win Over
Shouse.
By Byron Price
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
CHICAGO STADIUM, June 38 OT
Rallying ranks which had been
shaken appreciably by the whirling
controversies of the ' last 24 hours,
the supporters of Franklin D. Roose
velt won by the narrowest of margins
their first test In the Democratic
convention today, seating Huey Long's
Louisiana delegation and moving
(Continued on Pac Ftve
! "
High Position In
State Lodge Given
Miss Edna Brown
With the election to the office of
Orand Faith of the Order of Rainbow
for Girls as one of her achievements
at the state convention at Salem,
Ml-ds Edna Brown returned to .La
Grande during the weekend. The con
vention was held Friday and Saturday
In the Masonic temple at Salem. The
office held by Miss Brown,. Is one of
the highest , in the .order. She Vfas
chosen from a field of strong .com
petitors. . ! ' ; -, ..
Miss Eleanor Wright, of Salemv was
placed In -the off loe as grand 'worthy
advisor of the grand assembly, -' to
succeed Miss -Virginia Toney, who Is
retiring. Other officers' elected- In
clude Miss Herbert Chandler, of,
(Continued on Page Eight? ,
Gasoline Prices
Increased Here
Gasoline Jumped 2 cents a gallon
this morning in La Grande, and is
now selling at 23 cents. The Jump
followed an announcement by. The
Standard Oil company of California
yesterday that it had advanced the
retail price. In Portland two major
oil companies announced advances of
24 cents . a gallon yesterday and
representatives of other companies
are said to have expected orders to
raise their price. -
WOULD LOAN MONEY
WASHINGTON', June 28 The
Kenntc today adopted and sent to the
house a resolution under which the
government would lend bonus-seek
ing veterans here the money for
triinsportiitlon bock to their -homes. '
Lindy Takes Witness Stand
Gigantic Gold Mine Exposed
When Glacier Sweeps Off Peak
CORDOVA, Alaska, June 28 W
An apparently Immensely rich gold
bearing ledge reaching back into the
heart of a mountain, unearthed when
a glacier lake swept away one side of
the peak, today led old miners and
prospectors Into the Copper River
railway area.
While the discoverers, Fred Johanson
and E. E. Smith described it as the
"biggest ledge of gold In the world,"
experienced mining men studied the
reports and awaited further ones.
Johanson and Smith have already
staked out 22 claims, they said.
The find was made near mile 41 on
the Copper River railway, only about
two and a half miles from the tracks.
Hid for an untold period of time
within the mountain, Johanson said,
a huge glacier -fed lake at Its side re
cently swept away part of the peak
and revealed the ledge.
"The lake washed the entire aide of
the mountain away," he declared, ex
posing a ledge 1,800 feet wide nnd
1,500 feet high, and giving no Idea
of the depth It went Into the
ground.
"We traced the ledge back a mile
and a half and have 300,000,000 tons
of ore in sight now. Our assays run
3 a ton."
The two men were backed by Emll
Hclekal, a Cordova business man.
Although the ore is of low grade
content, the two discoverers reported
It to be "free milling" and mining
men here said that It offered the
possibilities of being developed Into
the biggest gold mine in the world.
Johanson said that ample water
power was available nearby together
with a good site for a mill and camp,
LAST CHANCE
TO ALTER RULE
IS CAST OUT
Compromise Plan First
Strong Roosevelt ;
Shows Surprise.
FARLEY FAILS IN
DESPERATE EFFORT
Discard Movement To Do
Away With Two-Thirds.
Rule After .Sixth Bal
lot is Cast. ;' ' ,
CHICAGO, June 28 OT -The rule
of the last Democratic convention .re-
quiring a two-thirds majority for
nomination ofa presidential candi
date ware, adopted by the rules com-,
mlttee today after the compromise
was cast aside.
Completing reversing the position
it took yesterday, the committee also
decided to recommend the convention
adopt its platform nominating candi
dates for president and vice presi
dent. The committee opened the way for
adoption by the next convention of
a plan for abolution of the century
old two-thirds rule. . It recommended
the 1936 convention abrogate the rule
but specifically stipulated it would
not be bound by the recommenda
tion, A recommendation that speeches
placing candidates In nomination be
limited to 20 minutes and that sec
onding speeches be no longer than
five minutes was also approved. The
committee also advised the conven-
. (Continued on Page Five?
Merchants Plan
To Enter Floats
In July 4 Parade
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8 Merchants who wish to en-
ter floats in the Fourth of
$ July parade wHlch wlU- be S
P held as a part of the Araierl- $
& can Legion celebration . are 3
4 asked to meet tonight at .8:30 $
at the Sacajawea Inn. . The $
meeting has been - called by
$ the chamber of commerce and
i the legion.
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$$$433$$$k$$$ $$$$
' Several merchants have signified
tllelr Intention of entering floats In
the Fourth of July parade, a gala
event which will open tho festivities
of the day Inside the city. A meet
ing of the merchants and business men
has been called for tonight at 8:30
at the Sacajawea Inn, to discuss the
parade and determine the number or
stores .who plan, to enter floats.
The -number of dances during the
celebration has been swelled to three,
'Pont1nipi nn Pairn KlarhM
and the camp has already been staked
out.
Spaulding Favors
Eddy Efforts To
Stall Car Taxes
ROSEBURO, Ore.. June 28 (En
dorsement of Senator B. L. Eddy's
proposal for a special session of the
legislature to consider a bill provid
ing for Installment payment of motor
licenses was received today by Mr.
Eddy from Charles K. Spaulding.
former member of the state highway
commission. Mr. Spaulding declared
that he had discussed the proposal
at a grange meeting, where members
stated that if some plan of license fee
relief could not be devised, they
would drive their cars and trucks
anyway until arrested. The plan.
Mr. Spaulding states, may cost
the state more money, but would
provide a orm of relief compar
able with emergency employment
would provide a form of relief com
parable with emergency employment
on highways and is "Just as good as
the way we squandered money for
the purpose of providing such class
of labor."
POSTKK I'NDEK Ml'SI'KCT
LOS ANGELES, June 28 OP) Wil
liam Z. Foster, candidate of the com
munist party for the presidency of
the United States, waa arrested today
and booked by police officers on
suspicion of criminal syndicalism.
AL AND McADOO
vi
"Just a social call" was the explanation William Olblm McAdoo
(right) gave or Ills long conference behind closed; doors with Atrred
E. HrnJtli In the tatter's headquarters In the Congress hotel at
Chicago. - McAdoo who narrowly missed the Democratic presidential '
nomination in 1924, Is the anient backer of John N. Garner for
' the nomination at Chicago. The picture Indicated Al (lert) and
McAdoo parted the best of friends utter titer pow-wmv. ,
Teh Americans
Said Kidnaped
In South Honan
HANKOW, China, June 28 WH-Ten
Americans, five adults and five chil
dren, have been kidnaped by Chinese
bandits in the vicinity of Klkungshan,
In Southern Honan province, Chinese
reports reaching here today sold.
IJib reports said the bandits, con
nected with communist forces which
are active in that , vlctnjty, raided
Kikungahan Sunday night, and car-
,rler off- the. . Americans.;. Tb arrival
of Chinese regular' troops prevented
the kidnaping of other, Americans, It
was satd.J - 1
Klkungshan is a summer resort
frequented by missionaries In this
section.
Those kidnaped, all of them mis
sionaries and their children, are:1-'
Mr. and Mra. D. W. Vlkner, of Mead,
Neb., and their three children, at
tached to the Augustana Synod mis
sion with headquarters at Person.
(Continued on Page Eight)
To Honor Dr. Kerr
At All-State Banquet
PORTLAND, Ore., June 38 (fl)
Dr. W. J. Kerr, who has completed
his 25th year as president of Oregon,
State college, will be honored at an
all-Oregon banquet here tonight., The
committee In charge expects about
450 persons will attend. -
Dr. O. E. Holland, . president . of
Washington State college. will be the
principal speaker. Homer D. Angell,
president of the' University of Ore
gon alumni, will carry greetings from
that group to Dr. Kerr.
Tells Story That
Curtis Fabricated
In Kidnap Search
FLEMINOrrON, N. J., June 28 ?)
Edmund Bruce of Elmlra, N. Y., as
serted his faith on the witness stand
today in the innocence of John
Hughes Curtis, on trial for hindering
capture of the murderers of tho
Lindbergh baby.
FLEMINOTON, N. J June 28 (4")
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh testified
today the activities of John Hughes
Curtis had Impeded both his own
and police efforts to trace the kfdnap
murdercrs of the Lindbergh baby.
Col. Lindbergh reaffirmed his faith
in his servants and in Dr. John F.
(Jafsle) Condon, but expressed no
opinion about the character of John
Hughes Curtis on trial for Impeding
capture of the murderers of the Lind
bergh baby.
Under cross-examination Col. Lind
bergh said ho was slow to place
credence in Curtis' statement that he
was in touch with the kidnapers but
had accepted Dr. Condon's story from
the first and still believed It.
"I have alwnys believed," ho said,
"that Dr. Condon had been in con
tact with the kidnapers or their rep
resentatives." The witness said although It wlls
some time before he took any Inter
est in Curtis' statements he consid
ered from the first that Dr. Condon
was in touch with the kidnapers be
cause he had actual proof.
"I have always believed," he said,
"that Dr. Condon had beeri in con
tact with tJfi kidnapers or their rep
i
(continued on Page Eight)
COME TO GRIPS
THIRD ARMY HEAD
IS PORTLANDER
Rain Food Shortage Put
Bonus Marchers In
, t ' Surly Temper, v
WASHINGTON, June 28 P Faced
by new probloms, the bonus army's
leadership today changed hands
again. ' '
. Thomas Kelly of Camden. N. J., who
has' been, acting commander lndh left
of. the tattered war veterans since
the resignation f .WalLor W Waters,
of Portland., Ore., , vacated hls poet,
and was succeeded by George Kleln
holz, of Portland, Ore.
, A downpour of rain aggravated the
temper of the rank and file, now fac
ing a food shortage. Stocks on hand
were sufficient for only a few hours.
' Witlt the expenditure of the last of
the bonus marchers' benefit ' fund,'
police withdrew .from the veterans fi
nancial administration and left them
to solve their own problems.
Metropolitan police also followed
Maryland state police In refusing fur
ther transportation from; the city.
CHICAGO, June 28 (P) A newly
born national Democratic war ver
erans organization was ready today to
fight' for the cash bonus payment
and other platform demands of ex
soldiers in the Democratic, national
convention.
It was formed last night by repre
sentatives of 28 states, among them
many well known war veterans who
have served or serve In congress. As
president they elected Ralph T.
O'Neill of Kansas, past national com
mander of the American Legion. .
A resolution comnllttee, consisting
of Congressman Connerry of Mftssa-
v (Continued on Page Two) .
Brand Affirmed
By Higher Court
In Gresham Case
SALEM;. June 28 The supremo
court today affirmed the decree of
Judge James T. Brand In the collec
tion of a note for aiOOO by the Bank
of OrcBham from O. H. Clarke. Clarke
appealed from the decree, alleging
fraud and misrepresentation in exe
cution of note by O. W. Johnson,
manager of finance for the Oeneral
Refrigerator and Manufacturing com
pany. The appeal was made from
Coos county. Justice J. U. Campbell
wrote the opinion.
Three other opinions were handed
down by the court as follows:
A. F. Mnsterson' and others, appel
lants, vs. Hurry O. Kennard as water-
master of district 1 of Malheur and
Harney county and Nevada Ditch
company, respondents. Appeal from
Malheur county. Suit for injunction
order affecting water rights. Opinion
by Chief Justice Bean. Judge W. W.
Wood, affirmed.
F. L. Turnbow and Nellie M. Turn
bow vs. R. A. Keller and Sylvia Kel
ler, appellants. Motion to dismiss
appeal denied in opinion by Chief
Justice Bean.
Petition for rehearing denied In
Coopey vs. Cole.
I1AWI.KV TAKKH NO ACTION
SALEM. June 28 W Willis C. Haw
loy, congreHsman from the first Ore
gon district, returned to Washington,
D. c, without contesting the nom
ination of James W. Mott for his seat,
Time for filing notice of contest ex
pired last night, and It was under
stood here Hawley left Portland for
the east Sunday. Mott defeated Haw
ley for the nomination by 239 votes.
Likewise W. A. Delzell. who trailed
by but IS votes behind Harvey Stark
weather for the Democratic nomina
tion will not contest tho close elec
tion. .
MacDonald Seeks
To Hold Men At
Lausanne Meet
Tells Leaders Franco-
iGarman Squabble Must
Cease, Diplomat Pleads
As Break-Up Threatens.
LAUSANNE, June 38 im The six
leading powers at the reparations
Conference here will meet tomorrow
to prepare for an adjournment that
would leave their problems In the
hands of a commission of experts un
til autumn, when a new conference
would meet.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 38
VP) Prime Minister Rnmsuy Mac
Ponald called In the French and
Germans today and told them that
If 'the reparations conference Is to
feefr anywhere they will have to bury
the hatchet.
(Continued on Page Bight)
Aid Conference
Compromises On
Emergency Fund
WASHINGTON, June 28 WV-Congressional
conferees on the unem
ployment relief bill agreed today on
a $300,000,000 emergency aid fund to
be; ad ministered partially by the presi
dent on the basis of need.
The conferees determined upon the
$300,000,000 figure provided In the
senate bill but compromised on the
distribution of It to meet President
Hocver'o wishes for an allocation on
the basis of distress rather than en
tirely on population.
Under the compromise plan, the
$300,000,000 fund will be created by
adding to the borrowing power of
the Reconstruction corporation of this
amount $300,000,000 will be allocated
to the state on the basis of popula
tion and the other $100,000,000 will
be ' distributed by the president as
ho sees fit.
BEARDEN HOME,
BURNS; LOSS
IS COVERED
A fire which practically destroyed a
two-story frame house belonging to
O W. Bearden, at 603 Fourth street,
broke out early this morning at 13:30,
Tho firemen fought the blaze for an
hour and 10 minutes before It was
finally extinguished.
Mrs. Bearden built a fire In the
heating stove In the living room and
left to spend the evening away. Fire
men believe that the fire started
there. The house woo a two-story
frame building.
Tho front of the house and prac
tically all of the contents was de
stroyed. Insurance amounting to
$1600 on the houso and $500 on the
contents was held by Mr. Bearden.
The recall was sounded at 3 o'clock,
Fire Chief C. T. LlndBey, stated this
morning.
Woman's Tip Leads
To Suspect's Arrest
' SEATTLE, June 38 (P) A tip given
to postal inspectors by an unnamed
Olympla woman resulted In the ar
rest of E. H. Wlloy of Olympla as
the suspected robber of the post of
flee here last Dec. 33 officers said
today. .
' Wiley and E. A. Chit wood, assistant
post office cashier since 1016, were to
be arranged boforo a U, 8. commis
sioner in connection with the hold
up.
' P. L. Nell, post office inspector In
charge of the case. Bald Wiley con
fessed the loot amounted to only $17,
600 and not the reported $28,600.
Chit wood who officers said, signalled
to Wiley by drawing his handkerchief
across his brow that It was a good
timo to commit the roppery, was re
ported by Nell to have been short
$11,000 In his accounts.
Inspectors announced $500 of the
loot had been recovered from a safety
deposit vault. WJley's coufoHHlon suld
ho gave Chltwood $4500 from the
theft. ;
Railroad Returns
To Full-Time Basis
ST. PAUL, Juno 38 (AO The Clreat
Northern railroad announced that car
Topalr AhopB employing 1659 men re'
turned to a full-time basis today and
that on July 6,' their forces would
be Increased by 320 workers.
W. P. Kenney, president, sold ex
cellent crop prospects throughout the
road's area, with Indications of heavy
tonnage to be moved, were responsible
for the Increased employment.
The car shops havo been operating
psrt time slnco Jan, 1, 1031. Those
returning to a full time bnsls today
included Hlllyard, Wash,, 4B6 men,
CIIAIU.KH HOI'KY DIKS
Charles Boury, for 30 years a paint
er In La Orande, died this afternoon
at an Oregon City hospital, following
a long Illness, according to a tele
gram received at 3 o'clock by Harry
Edwards. Mr. Boury left La Orande a
year ago to enter a Portland hospital.
He was later sent to Oregon City. He
was about 70 years of age and he had
worked for many years for Noah's
Paint shop.
WET REVOLT
SURPRISES
DEMOCRATS
Battle For Chairman Job
Looms As First Big 7
Party Struggle
SHOUSE AND WALSH
GIRD FOR CONTEST
Leaders Amazed By Force
of Anti-Volstead Move4
ment; Lack Dozen Votei
To Put Repeal in Effect
CHICAOp, June 38 ' W
This Is the official program'
for the Dempcratlo national :
convention today:
Noon (O. D. T.) call to order.'
Invocation by Rt. Rev. Mon-
slgnor Ostrowykl of Chicago. '
Report of committee on cn--.'
dentlals, followed by roll call
$ on seating contests. . ' c.
4 Report of committee on per-
4- manent organization, followed :
by showdown on Shouse-
WalBh chairmanship fight. .-s:
Address by permanent
$t chairman. .
$ Report of - committee on
rules. . , .-: -
OHICAOO, June 28 w With the
glint ot battle In their eyes, dele-.
gates swarmed back' today to' the
Oemocratlo national convention hall.
to decide by roll call the bitter strug
gle for control of the gathering's
permanent chairmanship, ' -; :-.
. Means Much to Boosevelt -;
The fight was not only Senator
Walsh'1 of Montana versus Joueti
Shouse, but Franklin D. Roosevelt
wlth Alfred B, Smith la -the foi
front.--- so stisnuousiy has the New'
York governor worked against Shouse
that on the outcome rested much of
his- prestige- In and out .of the dele-
Bnv.w.10 wuuuflMU w 1UU, TBI.
thoueh an' exceedingly doe danlalaA '
was expected.
Before the showdown, the" Room
velt forces spoke confidently; with a
long list of states - committed to
Walsh. But' New York's delegation,
biggest of all, and so far neutral on
night almost three to one, 73 to 34
to be exact, to. support. Shouse, in '
opposing whom Roosevelt's enemies
maintain the . candidate . broke
pledged word. ,
Hnilth Jubilant. - ; .
Smith ohucklod at the New York
vote. . .... ,
"I guoss this elects Shouse with"
out any question," he observed. And
the favorite son delegations, joined
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PLANE CRASHES
IN STORM AS
CROWDS WATCH
PORT WASHINOTON, N. Y., June
38 Pi A storm -tossed airplane,
which terrified hundreds of Long Is
land residents for almost an . hour
finally crashed last night, killing an
army corporal and critically Injuring
a reserve lieutenant, '
Returning to Mltchel field from
anti-aircraft praotlce off Fort Tllden,
the plane was caught In a torrential
thunderstorm. Swinging about In great
circles, close to house tops It sent
roaldenta of Port Washington, Great
Neck and other towns scurrying to
cellars. Graduation exercises at the
high school here were Interrupted.
The dead man was Corporal GIN
bert Burnett, 33. The pilot, Lieut. T.
J. Creedon, 80, was believed to .be
dying. '
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, June 28 OT Enlarged
speculative buying whenever price
dipped put considerable back bone
Into wheat values today. ' j-
Scantluess of arrivals of newly
harvested wheat attracted a - good
deal of notice, with special attention
given to the fact that so far this sea
son Galveston has received very little
grain although harvesting has been cn
In Texas for several weeks.
Scattered selling of rye carried July
delivery of rye down to the lowest
price slnco 1896.
Wheat closed firm, 14 He above
yeaterday's finish; corn unchanged to
V,o higher; oata off, and pro
visions at 7a to 13o advance. , .
CHICAGO, June 38 OT Grain
prices tended upward early today. In
fluenced by ' ilatlve strength . of
wheat quotation at Liverpool and by
reports that stocks ot wheat there
was Insufficient. Improvement of
nanclal conditions in Chicago was al-
a bullish factor. Opening un
changed to c higher, wheat after
ward advanced all around, com,
which also started unchanged to o
up, held near the Initial limits, -