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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-15
Bonus Army
 Had Parade
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It, was announced Norman Thomas, socialist candidate for president. would address the veter- ns this evening.
 Medical treatment for the bonus army was refused today, and that action plus quick passage of the $2,40O, 100000 bonus bill in the house was expected. to speed up demobilization of the expeditionary force. t
 Use of the sixth marine reserve Headquarters as clinic was dis continued. Dr Don Kn0wleton, chief medical officer of the marine reserves, said 1t was impossible to carry on without proper quarters and assistance. He and his staff have treated 5000 of the destitute army during the past thre weeks.
 Washington physicians and den- lists volunteered to serve the veter- ans without charge, but District of Columbia and federal authorities refused to provide quarters for a hospital and clinic, Dr Knowleton said.
 any more members of the bonus army, saying they had no room. Three veterans lay on stretchers in the marine headquarters for hours yesterday before they finally were admitted to Walter Reed army hos pital. They were Charles H. White, Chattanooga, Tenn; Elmo Cham blis. Indian Harbor, Ind; and George l.. Lynch, Philadelphia.
 The House planned to take up A AAkA kA I.A ( 1AAk .An day when death struck down one of the bonus champions, Repre- sentative Edward E. Eslick. demo- crat. Tenn. Facing galleries crowded with motley squads of the bonus army, Eslick collapsed on the floor of the House while mak- ing am eloquent plea for the vete- rans. He died few moments later.
 Leaders of the bonus army planned to mass thousands of their men at Union station in tribute to Eslick, whose body was to bs placed on an afternoon train for return to his home in Pulaski, Tenn.
 Senate leaders proposed to settle the bonus issue by putting 1t to a vote there as soon as possible. They against 1t. Certain presidential veto awaits the bill If 1t happens to pass.
 Mondays test vote showed the House lacking AZ of the two-thirds majority necessary to override Q veto. Senate leaders said they had written pledges from 35 members to uphold a veto. Only S2 would be necessary.
 Police confidently predicted a general exodus of the bonus army as soon as the bill Is disposed of. Police Chief Pelham D. Glassford was working on new evacuation plan which he expected to an- nounce within 4S hours.
 Hardly any reinforcements have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-15

We've got 8,00O,000 or 9,00O,- 900 people out of work" Governor Dan Turner of Iowa shouted in the free for all airing that preceded the secret session in which the final draft of the platform was per- fected.
 The republican party has / the greatest opportunity since 1861 and yet you twiddle your thumbs about booze" he snorted.
 Jane Addams, famed founder of Hull house in this Convention City, seconded Turner and counselled at- tention to ecoonmic problems which distress the country. She urged recognition of Soviet Russia.
 William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, presented the plea of the unem- ployed.
 For upwards of an hour, vets and drys had their movements be- fore an open session of the plat form committee. Chairman James K. Garfield of the committee al- lottcd one of the four hours for public discussion to the prohibi- ton problem. Shock troops and stars of the opposing factions pre- sented their arguments.
 There was a recess for food and at 8 o'clock last night the full com mittee met in secret, Mter leav- ing the draft work to a select sub- committee.
 To the amazement of experi- enced political leaders the unquali- fled battle was waged by fewer than half a dozen states.
 l.. w. Robinson, South Dakita, James A. Fowler, Tennessee, and Clifford Frazier. North Carolina, pleaded in the secret session that the party would lose those states if the platform tempered with prohibition. Stanley Easton. Idaho. told the committee there was no interest in prohibition in the state of Senator William B. Borah, who is boycotting this convention be- cause he feels President Hoover Is willing to accept a plank unac-. ceptable to him.
 With Bingham summatily shunt- ed off the special platform commit tee, the vets had a committee meeting of their own across the hall from the official platform makers. It was agreed that if the special committee at II .. m. to- day reported a plank unacceptable to the vets, the Bingham group would go to the floor with pro- posa1 for unqualified repeal.
 The completed platform was scheduled for presentation at ?. m to the convention at the bunt- ing -draped stadium. Whatever the plank may finally prove to be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-15
Hoover Resubmission
 Plank Is Opposed
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to change to 18th amendment. This would provide also that in event of repeal, congress should have the right to regulate the liquor traffic SO dry states might be protected in Their desire to retain such benefits as they might feel they have realized from prohibit tion.
 President Hoover has informally approved the plank as sponsored by his associates here. It's final wOrd- ing was hammered out in the all night discussion.
 In general way. the adminis- tration draft ran along the line of the recommendation of the Wick ersham report, and attempted man ifestly to steer course not too in- consistent with declarations of President Hoover four years ago when he said fiatly he was against repeal of the 18th amendment.
 In his acceptance address four years ago he said:
 ''I do not favor repeal of the 18th amendment. I stand for the efficient enforcement of the laws Chd'tCu Nicoih,oh'Oh DA the enforcement laws which would permit that which the constitution forbids is nullifcation. This the American people will not counten- ance. Change in the constitution can and must be brought about only by the straightforward meth ods provided in the constitution it. self. There are those who do not believe in the purposes of several provisions of the constitution. No
 one denies their right to seek to amend 1t. They are not subject to criticism for asserting that right.
 But the republican party does not deny the right of any one to seek to destroy the purposes of the con-
 stitution by indirection itself" R. E. Creagcr, Texas national committeeman, leader of the pro- Dawes movement, arranged to have
 the general placed in nomination tomorrow early on the roll call of states. The tentative plan called
 for Arkansas to yield to Texas. However. Curtis workers were reported to have been negotiating to have Alabama yield to Kansas
 so Charles F. Scott of Iol2. Kans. could make his nominating speech for Curtis. Advance copies of 1t al- l ready have been distributed. Each
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-15
Old Sports Writer Having Barrel Of
 Fun At Convention
Attending to Cactus" Is Childs Play to What Is Transporting Every Minute Out in Chicago at the Republican Caucus

gress Hotel. old caucus experts tell me that the Illinois caucus is the first caucus within a caucus on re- cord.
 This three-ply, ship-to shore brooches buoy, throw w-out.the-life- line caucus Is being conducted in strict private. The knobs on the caucus room doors have been greased, the transoms sealed with wax, and the keyholes plugged with last months edition of field and stream.
 What little information gained on the goings-on came from an in- spection of the room after the cau- cusers. left. The floor was Uttered with bottles. collars. cuffs. ankles. necks, threats, tdire and other wise) and broken promises. Rela- tives of the participants were ad- mitted and allowed to view the re- mains.
 My husband was in here" a lady in black said after examining an empty bottle. Nobody but Charlie could drain one like that. Too. there's one of his broken promises over there in the corner. I'd know them anywhere. They always snap right in the middle"
 Your correspondent will not be able to follow the Illinois caucus to-day, for he must hie himself to the convention stadium where "point with pride and view with alarm" day will be observed. The high spot of this observation will come when Chairman Bertrand H. Shell speaks.
 What Bertrand will Say IS not known, but I have it from an au- thoritative source that he will charge the democrats with (a) the war of the roses; (b) the wreck of old '97; Co the shooting of Dan McGrew; (d) the eugenie hat; (e) spinach soup; CD the Johnstown flood; and (g) college baseball. and give the republicans credit for CD the invention of the automatic milking machine; (2) balloon tires; (3) floating power; D free wheel ing: t5) Greta Garbo: (6) all of Shakespeare's work and CD high and icW tide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-15
Delegates Slow In
 Getting Together
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honorable mention" grew momen-


 tartly.
 Governor Harry Leslie of Indiana modestly said he was not a candf- date. The name of Senator James E. Watson of Indiana who is facing Ia difficult reelection fight was mentioned. Ambassador Walter E. Edge of New Jersey, Theodore Roosevelt, governor of the Philip pine Islands and countless others figured in delegate gosip.
 Though administration leaders still appeared to be loyal to Curtis there was a feeling among some states that his value as candi- date had declined too far within the last few days to warrant keep ing him on the ticket.
 The convention was called to order at 11:49 a. m. by temporary chairman l.. J. Dickinson.
 Delegates began to grow restless after waiting 45 minutes beyond the official opening hour. The stadium stiu was without a portrait of President Hoover.
 "When you get through telling each other about the affairs of your families kindly be quiet so we can attend to the affairs of the convention" Dickinson said, in an appeal to delegates to become orderly.
 Withdrawal of Dawes left his packers chiefly in the Texas dele gation at sea. They were left with out a candidate but were still de- claring they would not vote for Curtis if someone else was avail- able.
 The search was conducted under considerable difficulty because the fight went out of the anti Curtis movement and attention quickly swung toward the difficult prohib!- ton problem.
 Keynoter Dickinson continued to pound his gavel for some time.
 The opening prayer called rather starkly to the attention of the dele gates the economic plight of the country when Father Bona re- marked that the rich are poor and xL> s>~1r ocn b A,rt hrnaA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-15
BY HENRY McLEMORE) Cnitcd Press Stan OCrrcsDOnden

NCnltcU fFcSS StuH OSTTcSIbOuuchtI
 Chicago, June 15. (UP)-Folks, have you ever attended caucus? l said caucus, not cactus. Attend ing 4 cactus Is child's play that will flourish is only occasionally attended with jug of water and a pruning knife.
 But attending caucus-a re- publican political caucus--requires the stamina of q flag pole sitter, tho temerity of a one-eyed Con- molly, the courage of a e-beater. tn. patience of process server and the drinking capacity of a water buffalo with hollow legs.
 Maybe I'd better explain what a caucus is.
 The first requisite is dark. hot small hotel room. The second is plentiful supply of black cigars cigars which have passed the government test of 231 square cubic, feet of poison gas per puff.
 With these two things taken care of, the caucus thrower must invite 10 10 50 persons who are pledged to disagree on all subjects. The finel arrangement is the purchase of c case of wet goods, on which this stamp appears:
 Note to customer: AS measure of protection. break these bottles before they are opened.
 The first caucus your correspond ent attended was sponsored by the delegates from South Carolina. When he entered the boys were in the midst of q violent argument on the relative merits of printed voile and dotted swiss as laprobe mate rial.
 Dotted swiss won the 14th bal lot.
 But the South Carolina caucus, as well as the Nevada, Ohio, Wis consin, Porto Rico and Alaska eau .cuses were but as Baby Peggy to Primo Camera when compared to the Illinois caucus.
 Here was caucus. Or rather. here is a caucus. for, according to the latest bulletins. il still Is rag ing in the Florentine room Cor is If the Byzantine Gril) of the Con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-15
Women Politicians Enjoying Their Own
 Side Of Convention
They Are Holding Courts in the Various Boxes and
 Take Much Interest in Activities of Convention
 All Dress We'll

gled away in an inconspicuous seat in the direct line of the spotlights Is Emily Newell Blair, eight years vice-chairman of the democratic national committee, penning com ments.
 There Is one sensation at this convention. Her name is Kathryn Wits. daughter of George Wits. committeeman from Wisconsin. She Is tall blond girl. just out of school, little brown hat on one side of her waving hair. cream kasha suit capped and edged with wide red fox, joy to the eye.
 Jane Addams received an ova- ton when she presented her peace plans for the cosideration of the resolutions committee. A memor- able figure in black, with a heavy antique chain of silver about her neck, the beloved founder of Hull House made an effective speech.
 Mrs Bertha Baur's dinner for Secretary Hurley brought out all the diamonds. Mrs Baur wore It, tie butterflies on her slippers. pat termed on her frock. She banged with an ivory gavel.
 Mrs Hurley was truly lovely. She wore a simple dress of chiffon the exact color of her hair. Mrs Thad Brown was chic in yellow lace with brown crepe. Mrs William Good wore glowing black satin witt. rhinestone brading. Mrs Carl Hanna. of Cleveland, wore par ticu:arly pretty black satin. bril- lianted gown, with jade green slippers and jade green bag.
 Do these women politicians have a sense of humor about them- selves? said Mrs Arthur Meeker of Chicago in speech to a gathering of delegates:
 I'm getting so old that when I ride on crowded bus women offer me their seats"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-15
Dawes Refuses
 Vice-Presiden
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already has been said," he repeat ed, referring to his statement Mon- day notifying his friends that their activity in a movement to displace Vice President Charles Curtis on the ticket with President Hoover was embarrassing" him.
 "I intend to return immediately to my private banking business in Chicago" Dawes told the United Press. And his friends assured ques tioners that the banker generals last act as president of the Recon struction Finance Corporation which office he left to-day was to pledge his support to reelection of President Hoover.
 So anxious is the fiery Illinoisan to dissassociate himself from poli- tics that he said he would not att tend the fag-end of the republican national convention, but would go to his home in Evanston, Ill, "as soon as l can get away" His fam fly already has left the capital. There is not much l can say about politics." Dawes remarked, Al ready have told my friends that they embarrass me when they men, llOIl IIle dS U Cduuludte TUT puUilc office. l can't make 1t any more emphatic than that, can r."
 From six close personal friends of the general, the United Press learned that Dawes is solidly be- hind teh reelection of MT Hoover One of them was a cabinet mem- Der who said rumors that Dawes would accept the nomination for the e-presidency were too i'm possible to consider seriously. Dawes has always been known for his frankness and trust of friend- ships" this man said. "He might have won the republican nomina- ton for president on two previous occasions except for his friendship for Frank 0. Lowden, former gov ernor. of Illinois. Every one knows Dawes refused to go back on q pledge that whenever Lowden was a candidate, he could have the gen. erals support. There isn't a pos sibility that Dawes would go back on his word"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-15

10 many. With Dawes now listed as definitely eliminated by him. self. there was talk that another mid-western man might be chos- en. Curtis Is regarded by many as no longer available because of the heavy propaganda voiced against his choice"
 They include Theodore Roose- welt. governor of the Philippines; secretary of War Patrick Hurley of Oklahoma, General James G.. Harbord, J. Leonard Replogle. steel manufacturer: Representative Der tram Shell of New York: Hanford MacNider, minister to Canada {; former senator James w. Wads- worth of New York and others.
 The Dawes boosters. however. claim to have 24 state delegations lined up for the vice president in the Coolidge administrations; Cur tfs campaigners on the other hand claim an important development Is forthcoming to-day that will make nomination of Curtis a certainty Dawes himself declares the talk Of him as candidate "embarrasses' him.
 While the feeling aroused over the vice presidential nomination is high enough. it is as nothing to that likely to be aroused during the debate on the complete plat form of the republican party's 1932 campaign.
 Senator Hiram Bingham of Con. necticut plans to offer his repeal plan, and 1t will be an out and out plank calling for repeal of the will have plenty of support is as, eighteenth amendment. That Il will have plenty of support is as sured-Mabel Walker Willebrandt the drys' Joan of Arc in 1928. ever went so far last night as to say that "resubmission is just measi, word"
 Mabel announced in her speech at the women's meeting that If majority of the convention IS de' terrnined to have the constitution changed, she hoped 1t would frank, iy take a position in favor of repea and not attempt to ''straddle."
 Administration leaders in con troI of the platform committed agreed late in the night upon 2 draft of q prohibition plank whlcf would condemn the saloon and ln' sist upon strict adherence to reg ular methods prescribed by tht constitution in event of any attempt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-15

be imbued this and every day of our lives with the altruism and the sense of religious and patriotic duty of those who have founded this blessed heritage of ours; grant that we might be disposed with charity, justice, mercy and right. eousness toward our fellow citi- zens. irrespective of creed. race, color and ancestry and that we might, according to his command ments, support with exemplary reverence all lawfully constituted authority.
 We have gathered here, o Lord. in period of national distress and want. The rich are poor, and the poor are without bread. Forsooth, Thy austere. albeit merciful hand. is restraining us on the brink of ruin, due to our selfishness and
 forgetfulness of our Creator. Grant. o Lord. that we might wildly recognize our transgres- sions, turning with love to Thy paternal heart for succor in this hour of need. Let us be filled with a zeal to set aright what has gone astray; let Us burn with prac- tlCAL COIHpdo5AOu LOE tHc WAuOWSus the orphaned. the hungry. the sick and the wayward, because we are thy children all.
 "The supreme, solemn responsi- bility of presenting to the nation a candidate for the highest office in the state rests upon our should CTS. hence with most fervent prayer for guidance in our delib- erations we turn to thee, o Father of Light. Direct our consciences to select one whose sole aim in of- flee will be to fulfill his duties from motives of sacred, patriotic love for his people. based on a conviction of reckoning with his God.
 "Our Father, who art in heaven. hallowed be Thy name, Thy king dom come: Thy will be done on earth, as 1t is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and for give us our trespasses as we for give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation. but deliver us from evil. Amen"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-15
BLO LODGETT HAS
 TAX DECREASE

Hartford, Conn, June 16--(U. P.) --State Tax Commissioner William H. Blodgett reported to-day q de- crease of $712,266 in the amount of the franchise tax due the state July IS from stock insurance com- panies.
 This years amount is $73b.766, only slightly more than half that of last year. The tax ts based on the flair market value" of the shares of capital stock of the com panies outstanding as of october 31, 1891 as determined by the state board of equalization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-15
WILL ATTEMPT
 GREECE FLIGHT

Boston. June 16-(U. P.) = An aviation instructor and restaura- teur plan to leave here August 20 on a projected nonstop flight to Athens. Greece. Harry Wheeler. in- structor a tBoston airport. and Demetrios J. Kradfmos of Maiden. a World War veteran who took his first flying lesson last year, hope to make the flight in 40 hours or less. , e-.
 Their plane, cabin monopIane. is to be delivered within a fort night. It will be chfistened "George Dilboy" In honor of a Greek Amer ican hero who served with the z6th (Yankee, ptyisions :
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-15

joined the army in the pact two days. Police in revised estimate set It's total at 12.000. Bonus army leaders claimed 10000 were bivouacked in the muddy and humid camps.
 President Hoover had his first glimpse of the bonus marchers last evening when he reviewed a Flag day parade at the Capitol. Two hundred tattered members of the bonus army, holders of Congress sional Medals of Honor. marched in the parade along with thousands of American Legion members and regular army attachments in trim uniforms.
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Evening star., 1932-07-13
Culling the Cauliflowers
BY Francis E. Stan.

tray so excellently gorilla roles in the
movies
Doc Wilson is bona fide medico and
has a good practice.
Then Jim signed off,"
THOSE 1900 faithful and dead
i heads" who journeyed to Boiling
Field last night received good
fill of disqualifications and today prob
ably are debating whether they like
that kind of finish or the conventional
but more dramatic pinning. Some real
excitement, however, greeted the semi
final, the last match Of the card, when
Frank Speers aimed dozen or so kicks
at Billy Bartush's head and the latter
responded by falling to the mat and
letting the crowd look at him inert for
fully 10 minutes. He was awarded the
decision when Referee Billy Jones dis
qualified Speers. The time was 25
minutes.
George Mcleod was disqualified in
the feature bout with Dick Shikat after
stepping on Richards toes repeatedly.
And at time when poor Richard needs
them. He rassles Gus Sonnenberg in
Philly Friday.
other results follow: George Gala
and Danny Winters went to 30
minute OIdW, 1leIlIl Mu1lll plIl1lrO h11hc
Romano, the Masked Marvel" threw
Jim Monchan, and Jack Sherry tossed
Alex Aberg.
THE newest sensation of the 'in-
i dependents" comes to Griffith
Stadium Thursday in Vic Christy,
who wrestles Pat O'Shocker In a pre-
linlinary to the Fred Grobmier-Gino
Garibaldi match.
Christy, winner Of over 500 amateur
bouts, last night in Baltimore tossed
Berto Assirati, his predecessor as the
newest sensation" in the remarkable
time of 3 minutes and 40 seconds.
Christy, only 20 and reputed to be
handsome, is quite some shucks in the
Oriole city now.
Assirati, incidentally, was suspended
by the Maryland State Commission be-
cause he took punch at the referee,
claiming he wasn't pinned.
Evening star., 1932-07-13


knee), cleared his throat and began:
He told Of wrestlers' sidelghts and
hobbies and briefly here they are:
Dick Shikat Is talented violinist
and spends many of his idle moments
in his hotel room playing to himself.
Mike Romano is an interior deco
rator and has done" some of the best
restaurants in New York.
George Mcleod Is a dog fancier and
a high authority on Pekinese dogs.
Paul Jones owns one OF the leading
florist shops in Texas and is noted
throughout the State for his gladiolas
and souvenir de claudiuS pernet.
Milo Steinborn is deep student OF
psychology and (believe 1t or noD has
one of the best and most complete Eng
h-German libraries in the country.
Floyd Marshall, so McGrath states, is
one Of the most remarkable OF the flock.
His mind, according to Jim, is better
than a road map. Floyd can tell just
how to reach nearly every town In the
country and the road number.
Ghafoor Khan is a lnguist. speaking
eight languages and II East Indian
dialects.
Dick Daviscourt is an authority on
the raising of oranges and prlmes and
has an extensive grove in California.
George Kotsonaras is a cinema actor
and a keen student Of animals Which
probably accounts for his ability to por-