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The Washington times., 1932-06-15
By GEORGE r. HOLMES

STADIUM, CHICAGO, June Is
QNSO.-Leaving the embattled
vets and drys still at each others
throats in the labor of building
a platform, delegates to the Re.
publican national convention re-
turned to Chicago's million-dollar
stadium today for another ora
torical jamboree.
They came reluctantly to the
hall, for the real battle of this
convention was being waged far
away from the stadium. The dele
gates themselves didn't know
much about it-outside of the
handful that comprises the reso-
lutionS committee.
Hill Didn't Know
But the handful of heavy-eyed
men knew plenty.
They argued all night over just
how wet they could go with
safety, and when they broke up
a few hours before the hour of
convening they still didn't know.
They arrived at a tentative
agreement for re-SubmiSsion of
the Eighteenth amendment, but
the accent was on the tentative.
They still have to sell their deal
to the full committee, and later
to the delegates themselves. Some
high pressure SaleSmanShip will
be necessary if both the vets and
GryS are to be pleased.
The agitation to shelve vice
President Curtis and substitute a
younger and wetter candidate
seemed to be marking time.
But the friends of Gen. Charles
G. Dawes we're as busy as ever.
They claimed to have more than
20 States lined up in an anti-Cur-
tbs bloc, and if General Dawes
proves unavailable, they vowed
their determination to throw it to
some one else. They were asked {:
"WhO?"
Anybody"
The names Of Ambassador Wal
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Curtis Foes Ready to Back
Anyone For the Job

ter E. Edge, of New Jersey; ex-
Senator Jim" Wadsworth of New
York, and Secretary of War Pat
Hurley were all mentioned, ''if
Dawes won't take it,"
Word that General Dawes had
issued another statement in Wash
ington to the effect that he
wouldn't accept the nomination
dribbled through the ranks as
the convention met.
They Are Frightened
The anti-Curtis people were
somewhat taken aback, for they
have been very confident that
although the general could not
afford to be an open candidate,
he nevertheless would consent to
be drafted.
Dawes had a thoroughly good
time during the four years he was
in the Vice Presidency under Cal
win Coolidge.
He liked the life. And there is
(COntinued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1932-06-15
BURKE PLANK
To GET D. K.

CHICAGO, June IS G.N.SD
The new prohibition plunk. pro,
posed for the Republican plat,
form this year, will be approved
by President Hoover. high
administration leader told Inter,
national News Service today.
1t was pointed out that the
new plank virtually follows the
language of the plan proposed
by James Francis Burke, general
counsel of the Republican Ma
tional Committee and one of the
Presidents spokesmen at the con-
vention.
The Burke plan provides:
1--WE favor prompt reSubmiS-
sion of the Eighteenth Amend
ment to the States by Con-
greSS, to state conventions
called to deal with that prob
lem in accordance with the
provisions of article five of the
constitution, as we believe TINS
to be the most expeditions and
exact method of aScertaining
the will of the people on this
subject.
"Such submission should not
be limited solely to repeal, but
should include a constructive
constitutional substitute con-
ferring upon Congress the
power to regulate the manufac-
ture. sale, and transportation
of intoxicating liquors within
the United States and all terri
tory subject to the jurisdiction
thereof.
"By this process, should the
amendment be repealed, a
single uniform law regulating
the liquor traffic is assured in
all such States as shall approve
the manufacture, tranSpOrta-
tiOn, aud sale of intoxicating
liquors within their borders.
The Washington times., 1932-06-15

The tentative date for adjourn
ing Congress was changed today
to June 25.
All hope for adjournment this
weekend was abandoned follow
ing the sudden death of Repre-
sentative Edward E. Eslick CD
of Tennessee upon the House
floor.
Senator McKellar CD of Ten
nessee, a member of the Appro-
priations subcommittee redraft-
ing the Treasury-PoStoffice appro-
priationS bill, was a member of
the funeral party. The bill will
not be redrafted until Saturday
The Washington times., 1932-06-15
JUDGE FLAYS
RANSOM
Thief
Detective Who Got $104, 900
Unperturbed as Proctor
Condemns Him
picture on Page p

After giving him a scathing
rebuke, Justice James NJ. Proc
tor, in District Supreme Court
today sentenced CASTOR B.
Means to Is years imprison-
ment on conviction of larceny
of $1O4,0OO from Mrs. Evalyn
Walsh Mclean.
The 100000 was given to
Means as ransom for the Lind
bergh baby and the $4,000 to de-
fray expenses incident to return
ing the child.
Justice Proctor sentenced Means
to 10 years for the larceny of the
500, 900 and to five years for
larceny of the $4,000. The five
year sentence is to begin after
the 10-year sentence has been
served, the court ordered.
Denied Bond Liberty
The court refused to allow
Means his liberty under bond
pending outcome of an appeal
from his conviction.
When court convened, Means
was standing just outside the
door, guarded by a deputy
marshal.
Affable and debonnaire as
usual, he smiled and waived to
newspaper acquaintances before
entering the room.
During the Is minutes that
Justice Proctor spent in comment
ing upon the case, Means stood
quietly before the bar and seemed
unperturbed. Even pronounce
ment of the severe sentence
failed to make him vince.
Justice Proctor said that Means
had not only capitalized the most
sweet and tender sentiments OF
those with whom he had dealt,
but had played up his criminal
record and inspired former pits
oners to commit crimes.
No Show of Emotion
The Justice referred to a state
ment made by Means that he h"d
told three gunmen how they
could rob a big dairy in New
York.
Means wife and daughter were
in court at the time he was SEN
fenced. Neither Means nor those
close to him made any show OF
emotion. Interviewed in a cell
at the courthouse after sentence
was imposed, Means still was in
good humor. He still main
tanned:
II know more about the steal
ing of the Lindbergh baby than
anyone else does, except the
kidnaperJ."
The Washington times., 1932-06-15
BONUS BILL
PASSES
HOUSE
Patman Measure Now Goes
to the Senate for
Its Action

The Bonus Expeditionary
Force continued today to be
an army of occupation, with
the following developments:
4 House passes Patman bill for
l. payment of bonus.
. Consideration by Brig. Gen.
a Pelham D. Glassford, Superin.
tendent of police, of a plan to
evacuate the bonus army within
q few hours.
. Definite program for pro-
- viding medical care for B.
e. F. outlined at conference of
District Commissioners, head of
municipal departments. and Of
ficials of Veterans Bureau.
A An order of Commander-in-
Il Chief Walter w. Waters, Of
the b. E. F., ordering the first
regiment of the B. E. F. to &C.
company the body of Representa-.
tive Eslick to the Union Station
r A warning from Or. Don
- Knowlton, chief medical Off,
Ger OF the marine reserve, that
Washington faces a serious epi-
demic unless District and Fed
eral agencies act promptly.
G An unofficial estimate that
" 20,483 veterans are encamped
here, the figures coming from
the B. E. F.
y One hundred bonus marchers
Z left Washington this noon for
their homes. The police provided
five large trucks for their trans
port. Earlier IA members of the
Atlanta delegation, provided with
$5 and a two-day food supply,
left for their home State.
Q Continued denial by Com
Q mander Waters that there has
been any effort on the part of
the men to go home.
The Patman-Thomas bill for
cash payment of the $4,000, ,00O,-
900 World War veterans bonus
was rushed toward passage in
the House today after debate was
CONTINUED on Po1 IS, Col. 81
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DAWES SH j n s
c. D. P. OFFER

Definitely eliminating himself
from the Vice Presidential nomi-
nation, Gen. Charles G. Dawes
declared flatly today he could not
accept the nomination if it were
offered
Dawes issued his statement
after a perusal of newspapers
reporting the boom in his favor
at Chicago for second place on
the Republican ticket.
"He said he had not been of.
fered the Vice Presidency and
that he could not accept it in
any event.
@ His statement follows:
"The situation in the cOnven-
tiOn as to the vice presidential
nomination. as reported by the
press, would seem to call for
q more expressive statement of
my attitude.
"TO have been considered for
this nomination is high honor
and 1 appreciate e prOffers
of support. 1 have given the
question consideration and
thought. could not accept I e
nomination if made"
The Washington times., 1932-06-15
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of June
13. $176.021.855.43; expenditures,
sig, ,623, ,771.34; customs receipts,
$T,793,528.20.
The Washington times., 1932-06-15
Pennsylvania Group
Votes for Repeal

CHICAGO, June Is 0N.S0.
The Pennsylvania delegation, in
a caucus today shortly before the
second session of the Republican
national convention opened, voted
SIS to II to request the State COM
mittee to go on record for the re-
peal of the Eighteenth Amendment
and the immediate modification of
the VolStead act.
The Washington times., 1932-06-15
4 MiLitGriSts Jailed
In NeW Spain Plot

LONDON. June Is QN.S0 .-Ac-
cuSed of leading a new monarch
ist plot against the republican gov
ernment of Spain, four militaristS
and civilian we're arrested to-
day. according to a dispatch from
Madrid.
The Washington times., 1932-06-15

1 am and always nave been crazy ABOUT
Dawes. He is able, fearless, and don t
give d for any of 'em.
And, incidentally, he has had nothing
to do with this ambushing of poor 'Lo. }"
It's just an old Republican custom. They
needed some votes and Dawes can get
'em more than anybody else. So he will
be drafted for the job.
So Dawes starts his career all over
again, goes to the vice presidency then
from there to the ambassadorship of
Great Britain. Then again in the fall Of
1897 he8will be brought back home to
head the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration," to assist the same banks he
assisted this year.
So it's Hoover and Dawes.
On prohibition it will be "straddle,
The Washington times., 1932-06-15
PLATFORM
BUILDERS
BOW To
DRYS
State Convention Clause
Seen Negated by U. S.
Regulation Plan
By WILLIAM K. HUTCH
INSON

CHICAGO, June Is (IN.S.).
A compromise prohibition
plank, urging resubmission of
the Eighteenth Amendment
along with a new constitu-
tional amendment empowering
Congress to enact legislation
controlling liquor traffic be-
tween the States, was adopted
early today by 16 tired mem
bers of the Republican plat
form committee
The draft was completed after
more than eight hours Of debate.
1t was modelled along the lines
of the Pennsylvania plank and
the So-called Morrow plan offered
by the New Jersey delegation but
with outright repeal eliminated.
The New Jersey delegation sent
word it would not accept the
plank. 1t demanded outright re-
peal.
In effect, it was a reSubmission
plank but proposed a plan for
controlling the liquor traffic in
event the Eighteenth Amendment
should be repealed.
Repeal Up to States
The plank would submit the
question of repeal to State con-
ventions.
If the plank is approved by the
convention, it will mean that
President Hoover made definite
concessions to the drys. The
first tentative draft that met his
approval carried no alternate
plan for controlling the alcoholic
liquor traffic in event the Eight
eenth Amendment were repealed.
Risks Amendment
A subcommittee of Is drew the
plank, subject to the approval
of President Hoover, the full
resolutions committee, the larger
delegations and the convention
itself. 1t was possible it might
be amended at any one of these
steps.
Under the tentative draft, the
Eighteenth Amendment would be
reSubmitted to State conventions,
promptly and specially called
under article V of the Constitu-
ton to deal with the prohibi-
ton problem.
Uniform Control
The substitute plan of control
was included so that a Single
uniform law"-aS suggested in
the Pennsylvania would be
on the Federal statute books
should the Eighteenth Amendment
be repealed. This control would
be lodged in Congress by the
same proposed constitutional
amendment, necessary to repeal
the eighteenth.
The recommendation for the
substitute plan would empower
Congress to regulate the manu-
facture, sale, and transportation
of intoxicating liquor for bever-
age purposes in the United
States"
At one point, Ambassador Wal
ter E. Edge, of New Jersey,
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
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SAT|SF| led
N|THPLANK
By GEORGE E. DURNO.

CHICAGO, June IS I.N.SD.
The Administrators compromise
plank on prohibition is fairly
satisfactory, to the drys, it was
learned from DR.. Daniel A. Po-
ling, editor of the Christian
Herald, and leader of the con-
Vention dry forces.
Polling made clear he was not
offering support of the plank,
but he seemed elated over the
fact "it is rot repeal" He said.
I'VE seem To have our
friends licked on that"
The Washington times., 1932-06-15
DirigibLe Akron
On Wav From South

The U. S. Naval dirigible Akron
left Paris Island, s. c.. at 1901,
eastern standard time, today for
LakehurSt, N. j., Lieut.. Comdr.
Charles E. Rosendahl informed
the Navy Department. The Akron
is en- route back to its home base
from the West Coast.
The Washington times., 1932-06-15
EDGE WON'T QUIT

CHICAGO, June IS 0.N.S0.
Ambassador Walter E. Edge today
Indignantly denied a report that
he planned to resigned his am
bassadorship to France on March
4, next.
Evening star., 1932-07-22

the Republican platform, including the
prohibition plank.
An Eastern campaign manager. with
headquarters probably IN new YORK, is
to be selected soon. Several Repub-
lican leaders have been suggested for
the post. among them Gen. Edward
Martin. Republican State chairman OF
Pennsylvania; David Baird, lr., former
Senator from New jersey; Earl klns-
lev. national committeeman from YER
mont, and Senator Hebert OF Rhode
Island. Representative Smell ana
Charles D. Hilles, one OF rev VOTE
have been mentioned also, but 1t is said
thss they have expressed desire not
to take on the job.
Wet Issue Is Problem.
The campaign is still very mucn IN
the making. Until the President speaks
ont on prohibition there will be specu-
Iation as to how strong a bid ne Will
make for the dry vote and how 1ar
he will 90 in an effort to align the
wet Republicans of the East with him.
The Republican prohibition plank. call
ING for submission of a new constitu-
tional amendment revising the eight
eenth amendment, is held by many
Republicans to be acceptable 10 the
great rank and file OF the party;
The President and the Republicans
are expected to stress in the coming
campaign the need for stability IN TINS
country at a time when radical pro-
posals of many kinds are being ad-
yanced. The Democratic party will be
labeled the radical party, and at the
same time the party without construc-
five and cafe DrOposals for Government.
Seek Industrial States.
While REPUBLICANS are laying their
plans for holding the East and West,
the Democrats are being forced into
position where they must go with
Speaker Garner in his radical proposals
and seek to win with the West and the
South, or whether they will make more
OF a bid for the East
Apparently the Democratic high COM
mand in New York is determined to line
up the industrial States if it can for
Roosevelt. The speech delivered yester-
day in New Jersey by Chairman James
A. Farley of the Democratic National
Committee was an outright bid for the
support of the Eastern Democrats. par
ticuIarly those who supported Al Smith
in the pre-convention campaign
The Democratic leaders are hopeful
that the extreme wet stand taken by
their party in the national platform
and BY Gov. Roosevelt who has ap-
proved the platform, will hold the
Eastern States in line for them. while
the progressive ideas Of Roosevelt and
Garner will win for them in the West.
The South is regarded by the Demo-
cratic leaders as certain to be carried
by Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1932-07-22
j. S. DISAPPOINTED
IN GENEVA RESULT
Failure of President Hoover's
Disarmament Plan Held
Blow to Hopes.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

High officials in Washington did not
conceal today their disappointment in
the results achieved at Geneva. after
five months of labor by the delegates
Of all nations.
1t had been hoped that President
Hoover's 33 per cent arms slash, while
not entirely acceptable to all nations
gathered at Geneva, would at least in
ject new life in the conference. 1t had
also been hoped that the adjournment
resolution would contain some positive
and constructive points which would
encourage belief that governments are
anxious 20 reduce ornaments as the
people themselves.
Nothing of the sort happened. The
resolution for adjournment es drafted by
CzechcSlovakia'S premier, EdouarG
Benes, has nothing to indicate any such
wish on the parts of those attending the
arms-reduction parley.
Proposal Not Pressed.
The American delegation intended at
one time to take strong stand and de-
mand that some of the important points
of President Hoover's proposals should
be actually included in the adjustment
draft. But, in view of the general po-
litical situation such a request, 1t Is
said, would have appeared as another
American ultimatum." would have met
with sharp opposition and would have
done more harm than good.
Under the circumstances the Ameri-
can delegation decided to Join the other
hoping that at the next meeting the
frame of mind of the world will be
ripper for more concrete results.
Whether America will be in a posi-
tion to send full delegation to Ge-
neva next year depends altogether on
Congress. After the disappointing re-
suits OF the present conference, it
seems doubtful whether Congress would
be willing to vote the necessary funds
to send another delegation abroad. As
it Is, the country has spent over $780,
600 in sending an army OF delegates,
advisors and experts who are returning
to this country With a report contain
ing mostly pious wishes.
Some Results Seen.
According to the strictly official point
of view of the State Department, some
results" have been achieved at Geneva.
For instance, the nations of Ahe world
have expressed their desire Of coming
to a compromise regarding the reduc-
ton of the size and the number of
guns. This, it is said, would mean
minimizing the dangers Of aggressive
wars.
The proposal to limit the electives Of
the various armies. might be considered
another constructive step. BY how
much and in which manner, it Is not
said, but the implication is that dur
ing the recess of the Geneva Confer
ence the technical experts would find
some acceptable solution which they
will submit to the conference when it
meets again in January, 1888.
Evening star., 1932-07-22

vim Coolidge, chose to receive the noti
fication of his nomination for Presi-
dent in Memorial Continental Hall in
the Summer of 1928 Constitution Hall,
which is the new and larger assembly
hall of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, seats about 1000 persons
invitations will be sent to Republican
leaders by the committee in charge of
the notification ceremonies The men,
bers of the committee, appointed by the
national convention. with one member
from each State and the District OF Co.
lumbia and the Territories, will be
present.
Plans for the coming campaign were
discussed yesterday by the President,
the new national chairman and Secre-
tary Mills and Postmaster General
Brown and Walter Newton, one Of the
Presidents secretaries. No announce
ment has been made as to the part the
President will play in the campaign
himself But it Is understood that Mr..
Hoover Will deliver several speeches dur
ing the weeks of the campaign, prob
ably not more than four. One Of these
may be made outside Of Washington.
but the place for such a speech has not
been decided upon.
Will Stick to Job.
In the main. however, the President
will stick to his job here in Washington,
and the campaign for his reelection
will be conducted by his friends and
supporters. The exigencies Of the cam
paign. as it develops. may make it nee
essary to modify these plans to some
extent.
1t was pointed out today that 1t is
usual for a presidential candidate to
make some trips about the country. and
that there will be opportunity for the
President to journey to different parts
of the country to deliver addresses If
he sees fit. However. no swing around
the circle is to be expected.
The speech Of acceptance which will
be made by President Hoover has al
ready received much consideration by
Mr.. Hoover himself. although 1t is said
not yet to have been drafted in COM
plete form. The President has been
working at the speech. however 1t is
reported he will deal fully and frankly
with the prohibition question and will
give his own Interpretation Of the plank
on that subject contained in the Re-
publican national platform.
The President will. it is predicted in
informed quarters, stand squarely upon
Evening star., 1932-07-22
CHINESE ORDER
FORCE into JEHOL
Strong Military Movement Planned
to Combat japanese Inva.
sion of Province.

By the Associated Press
NANKING, China, July 90 The
Kuomin, official Chinese news agency
reported today that armed resistance
without neglecting diplomatic methods"
is the policy decided upon by the
Nationalist government with regard to
what it termed Japanese invasion"
OF the Province of Jehol.
The agency said the government had
ordered Tang Yu-Lin, governor of
Jehol Province, and Chang Hsiao-
LANG, formed Manchurian war lord, to
mobilize strong forces" against the
Japanese At the same time protests
were lodged at Toxic and with the
League of Nations.
A small Japanese expeditionary force,
sent into Jehol several days ago, was
intended merely to rescue Gonshiro
Isnimoto, a former Japanese Army
officer who had been captured by Jehol
troops, Japanese officials said.
They said yesterday that Jehol au-
thoritieS had promised to Hberate
Ishimoto within few days.
Jehol lies on the Manchurian border
and when the new state of Manchoukuo
was established it was claimed by Man
pressed alarm over what they termed
Japan's determination to seize the
province.
Evening star., 1932-07-22
BANDITS KILL EIGHT
IN LOOTING FORAY
Nicaraguan Patrols Pursue Groups
and Recapture Portion
of Property.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Lieut.. Col. Calvin B. Matthews. In
command of the Nicaraeuan National
Guard, today reported to the Navy
eight persons had been killed bv BAN
dts who looted two stores in Eastern
Nicaragua Sunday.
None of the dead were American,
but three were thought to be British
and the other five Nicaraguans.
Guard patrols pursued the bandits.
who scattered as they fled and brushed
with one group, capturing a large part
OF the merchandise stolen from one
store. Another patrol brushed with the
other group of bandits killing two.
Matthews also advised the Navy that
another guard patrol attacked a bandit
camp later that day near Jalapa.
wounded two bandits and captured
quantity of food, blankets and clothing.
The same patrol ran into a second ban
dit group short time later and three
bandits were wounded. Both these
groups Of bandits fled across the border
into Honduras.
Evening star., 1932-07-22

many countries, even by Japan, az a
time when she was indignant over the
Chinese boycott, there was a constant
scramble for funds.
Copyright. 1882, by the New York Times Co.
and North American Newspaper Al
lance, IncD.
Evening star., 1932-07-22

Four hundred giant" lilies. 10 feet
tall, were displayed in Martin Hall
gardens, Norfolk, England, in July.